rescue efforts have now ended. officials in odisha state have now revised downwards the number of dead to 275. it's thought around 2,000 people were on board the two trains involved in the crash. railways minister ashwini vaishnaw says — despite the initial findings they have to wait for the final investigation report. translation: it is about the machine and the chains interlocking _ which caused this accident and whoever did it and whatever other reasons will be known after the investigation. as train lines reopen, families are queueing outside balasore hospitals, anxiously searching for loved ones. bbc�*s archana shukla reports from the district hospital where the injured have been brought. more than a0 hours have passed since the train accident on friday evening, and many of the people have still not found their family members and relatives who were travelling in the train.

not sure whether they are dead or alive even. since train services on the tracks in this region were affected, many families from far off places like in behind the state of bihar or in chennai could not reach balasore in time. they're only coming in to the morning and trying to find their relatives. we are here in this hospital in balasore, just 25 minutes away from the accident site, which is where most of the injured and dead bodies were brought in yesterday morning in the initial few hours of the train accident. but now we understand from government sources and health officials that most of the dead bodies are now being transported to the bigger capital city of bhubaneshwar, which has better morgue facilities, better resources and capacity to store dead bodies till the time family members come and identify them. so while most families are coming here and it's adding to their distress,

they are trying to seek information and then will have to make a four—hour travel ordeal again to travel from balasore to the capital city of bhubaneshwar. and this is adding to distress. it's adding to a lot of questions that family members want to ask the government. how did an accident of this scale happen when the government has been investing millions of pounds in strengthening railway safety, signalling infrastructure, while prime minister narendra modi's government is launching bullet trains and vande bharat express and it's been a flagship scheme of the government, how come then that after so many years, a train accident of such severity could occur? in the midst of ongoing rescue operations at the crash site, a glimmer of hope has emerged. 0ne survivor has been discovered alive after being trapped in the wreckage for more than 20 hours. earlier i spoke to the journalist and author sandeep sahu, who witnessed the remarkable

scene earlier today. i was told by the officials present at the ground that about 170 bodies which were recovered yesterday were removed late in the night because more facilities are not available in adequate quantities here. so they were shifted to the state capital, where there are better facilities and there are still bodies being recovered. i saw five bodies recovered this morning. that was more than 36 hours after the accident. and they were lined up in a school building. and even as i was looking at the bodies, the mobile phone inside one of the victims started ringing and there was nobody to respond to the call. it was obviously a worried relative who was eager and anxious to get in touch with his relative without quite knowing that he is already dead. that was a very horrifying scene.

that was blood splattered all over the place and it was stinking. the bodies had started stinking because it was more than 36 hours, as i told you, after the accident. and they were removed. and one miraculous thing happened, which is one of the people injured stuck in the mangled remains of the train, was recovered, rescued alive this morning and rushed to a hospital right before my eyes in an ambulance. that was a miracle of sorts because most people believed there were no more people alive anymore. but i was witness to the scene where the person was still alive but critically injured. he was recovered, rescued today and shipped to the hospital. ukraine has been hit by a series of air strikes overnight —

with attacks reported on the capital, kyiv, and cities in the north and east of the country. in dnipro, a 2—year—old girl was killed and 22 people were wounded when a residential building was destroyed — which was described by ukraine's president as a deliberate russian attack. russia has stepped up regular attacks on kyiv since may, especially at night, in what officials say is an attempt to damage morale. and some breaking news from officials in russia's belgorod region — they have urged those living in towns and villages along the ukrainian border to evacuate to avoid cross—border shelling. they said there were more strikes in the area last night. we'll bring you more on that as we get it. the bbc understands that the cost of detaining and deporting people arriving to the uk on small boats under the planned new legislation could reach £6 billion over the next two years. the illegal migration bill, which is currently going

through parliament, would give the power to remove anyone arriving to the uk illegally and stop them claiming asylum here, including those crossing the channel in small boats. 0ur reporter aruna iyengar has more on this. well, the government here is under huge political pressure to get down the numbers of illegal immigrants coming to the uk. last year, 16,000 illegal migrants tried to cross the english channel by boat. 16,000 is a huge number and a big, big rise on the year before. and it's been rising really over the past 5 to 10 years. so the government's brought in this new act, the illegal migration bill, which is going through parliament at the moment. but it could really be stopped at the european court of rights, it could be stopped at the court of appeal, and also it might even not get through the house of lords at the moment. the bill really is saying that what's going to happen to these migrants is that they will be held

in the uk for 21 days while they're processed and then those people would be sent abroad back to their homes in the countries that they came from or to a safe country such as rwanda, for example, where the british government has been setting up accommodation facilities to receive these migrants. at the moment, though, housing those illegal migrants in the uk costs around £6 million a day. so the question is whether this is going to be an extra charge on top or whether in fact the costs are roughly around the same. we're not quite sure about that. and we are going to get clarification on that. robertjenrick, who's the immigration minister, has been talking about the policy with laura kuenssberg today. we can't be reliant on hotels. we've got to use things like barges or disused army bases. we also can't allow the uk to be perceived to be a soft touch. and i've just spent the last week visiting european countries like france and italy and those further upstream in north africa and all european countries are grappling with the same challenge. how do you accommodate very large numbers of mostly economic migrants? how do you deal with their cases

in an efficient manner? the asylum system is riddled with abuse. we have to be honest with ourselves. myjob is to be honest with the public, and the way to tackle that is by changing fundamentally the way we handle asylum. and that's what we're doing with our illegal migration bill. so that was robertjenrick speaking about the illegal migration bill, which is currently in the house of lords and being considered by parliamentarians here in the uk. the former uk prime minister boris johnson, has been warned that he could lose legal funding, if he undermines the coronavirus inquiry set up by the government. in extracts of a letter published by the sunday times, mrjohnson is told that he will have to submit any statements to officials so redactions can be applied. the government has begun legal action to challenge the inquiry�*s demand to see all of the former prime minister's unredacted whatsapp messages and notebooks.

he says he'll give them to the investigation directly. a woman in her 70s has died, after being attacked by a dog in warwickshire on friday. a 52—year—old man and a 49—year—old woman have been arrested on suspicion of owning a banned breed and having a dog dangerously out of control. police say the animal has been siezed. to poland, where thousands of polish government opponents are demonstrating in warsaw against a new law that critics say could be used to target opposition politicians in an election year. the law sets up a commission to investigate undue russian influence in polish politics since 2007. it has the power to, in effect, ban people from public office. president duda has proposed amending this. but critics say it could still be used against people including the main opposition leader and former prime minister, donald tusk. 0ur europe regional editor danny aeberhard joins us

now from the newsroom. lets go to the basis on this. what is the heart of these protests? it is the heart of these protests? it is partly a rally for the opposition ahead of elections which will take place in october or november this year. there are some things that that they are protesting against, they are protesting for what should be a free democratic and pro—european poland. that is the broad context but they are being galvanised in particular by this law that was passed this week's, passed into law by president duda on monday and there's law sets up a commission that looks into undue influence from

moscow in polish politics. it goes back to 2007, that date isn't coincidental, it is the date that donald tusk who was prime minister until 2014 took power. he later went on to become the president of the european council so here's figure. he has since re—entered polish politics and is expected to challenge for the premiership. the commission doesn't have investigative powers, it also have power to bar people from office by stopping them managing public funds. that is the background. the president who signed it only days ago now says the law should be amended, which has provoked some criticism from the opposition who said why do need just veto the law originally? he said the commission showed no longer have power to bar people from office but should still

criticise people for being influenced by russian lobbyists or signing gas deals, some of those energy deals signed under the premiership of donald tusk. lats energy deals signed under the premiership of donald tusk. lots of eo - le in premiership of donald tusk. lots of peeple in warsaw — premiership of donald tusk. lots of people in warsaw there, _ premiership of donald tusk. lots of people in warsaw there, it - premiership of donald tusk. lots of people in warsaw there, it looks . people in warsaw there, it looks like a very nice day there. from what you are saying about this commission and the fact they are saying they might amend it, is there some sort of climb—down? it is some sort of climb-down? it is difficult to _ some sort of climb-down? it is difficult to say _ some sort of climb-down? it is difficult to say at _ some sort of climb-down? it is difficult to say at this _ some sort of climb—down? it 3 difficult to say at this stage. what you have got is a proposal to amend the law that is already in effect. the opposition says that we don't know when those amendments will likely take place. even if they do, there are still problems. if the commission which is due to report in september, only weeks before the

election, if it highlights people as having paying undue to moscow, it would could tarnish the reputation considerably. even within an amendment there is a new way of subjecting the commission's findings tojudicial review, there subjecting the commission's findings to judicial review, there currently isn't, that is one of them men problems for washington or the european commission that it doesn't have anyjudicial oversight over the have any judicial oversight over the commission's have anyjudicial oversight over the commission's findings. if that is put into play, thatjudicial review might still take a long time even after the elections, so for anyone to clear their name after the court, it may take a long time. we to clear their name after the court, it may take a long time.— it may take a long time. we will continue watching _ it may take a long time. we will continue watching that - it may take a long time. we will continue watching that valley i it may take a long time. we will continue watching that valley in | continue watching that valley in warsaw. china's defence minister has told asia's largest security conference in singapore that his country "won't hesitate for a second" to use force in defence

of its claims over taiwan, a day after his american counterpart criticised him for refusing a meeting. general li shangfu blamed what he called a resurgence of a cold war mentality for increased tension in the asia—pacific region. beijing regards the self—governing island as a breakaway province which should be returned to its control. the general warned other countries not to interfere. translation: we will strive for the prospect of peace - and reunification with greatest efforts and we make no promise to renounce the use of force. if anyone dares to separate taiwan from china, chinese military will not hesitate for a second, we will fear no opponent and resolutely safeguard territorial integrity regardless of any cost. 0ur correspondent, monica miller, reports now from the summit in singapore. the two countries disagree on many things, including taiwan, trade, and the territory in the south china sea. china's defence minister has warned

of a cold war mentality and said that mutual respect needs to prevail over bullying and hegemony. the us defense secretary has said that partnerships will make the region grow even closer and that these alliances will keep peace and prosperity. but they do agree on one thing — they need to open a line of dialogue in order to avoid a confrontation. however, some analysts here are saying that's going to be tricky until the us lifts sanctions on general li which have been in place since 2018. the defense minister will be in this position for the next five years. just imagine during the five years without lifting sanctions, he cannot go to visit the united states and he cannot invite lloyd austin to come because otherwise how can lloyd austin come because he has to be invited? and then about a hotline, i think minister li is a man that would talk most of this hotline and how can they talk to each other? so this would be very,

very difficult. and this actually should not be very difficult for the united states because the sanction is an executive order. that means the biden administration can actually lift it. now, outwardly speaking, it may not seem like much progress has been made here at the dialogue. and the people here are taking rather a realistic tone. they know they have their work cut out for them. but there have been many meetings taking place behind closed doors that are ironing out a roadmap to try to diffuse this situation. general li said that he has met with other defence ministers from other countries, including australia, south korea and japan, which are key allies of the united states. some breaking news out of hong kong — where police detained leader of the hong kong opposition party. as we already mention a number of rights activists were detained by the police on the eve of the 34th anniversary of the tiananmen square

squaremassacre in beijing. square massacre in beijing. the activists were stopped near a key location where vigils used to be held for the pro—democracy protesters who were killed by the military in 1989. such vigils have now been banned after china imposed a national security law on the territory. pride celebrations are taking place in thailand today with parades held under the theme "door to equal asia." thailand is open to lgbtq+ communities but has never passed the same sex marriage law. however, the winner of the recent election, the move forward party, says adopting this law is part of its main agenda. 0ur south east asia correspondentjonathan head is at a march in bangkok. welcome to bangkok pride 2023 and as you would expect, this is a spectacular show. there is a spectacular series of events this month, and everyone knows thailand is lgbtq

friendly, but it has legal obstacles that it has to be overcome for full equality. one of the slogans they are using here about this march is as a gate to an equal asia because the situation is not the same in many of thailand's neighbours, countries like malaysia, indonesia, nothing like as many opportunities or as much recognition of the rights of lgbtq people and i think they are hoping spectacular events like this will push the agendas in those countries and perhaps the reason for a lot of the excitement you see here is this extraordinary election result we saw earlier this month, in the middle of last month, a young progressive party, move forward party, did spectacularly well including in its raft of wide reaching reform policy is a commitment to equal marriage and equal recognition of gender. that's a big dealfor the lgbtq community and unfortunate to be

that's a big dealfor the lgbtq community and i am fortunate to be joined by the policy campaign managerfor move forward party. first of all, how important is this issue to your party of getting full and equal recognition for the lgbtq community? it is a very important issue. this event is an annual event which is exciting but the timing of the event this year is particularly exciting because it is being held at a time when people are anticipating the passage of a marriage equality bill which was stuck since the last parliamentary term. it got stuck in a second reading before parliament was dissolved but we are proposing is a simple but fundamental proposal which is that every couple regardless of gender or sexual orientation should have an equal right to marry one another.

and on one level it means every couple's love is respected and supported by the state but on another level the right to marry leads to other rights and benefits as well, whether adoption, tax deduction, inheritance. why has it taken so long in thailand because everyone knows this is a country accepting of lgbtq lifestyles? if you look at the issue of equal marriage in talent politics in general, i think society here is in a tug between an increasingly progressive society and a regressive set of laws and political system. and i think part of the agenda of move forward party has been to amend the regressive laws and systems and ensure it catches up with an increasingly progressive society in order to move thailand to a country that is free and fair and respects everyone equally and embraces diversity as a core

strength of society. part of that is the equal marriage bill and we are seeing signing of a memorandum of understanding between various parties and there are 23 policies that the parties will push as a joint agenda and one that is equal marriage but it goes beyond marriage, it's ensuring we have a society inclusive of all groups, that we democratise the country and demilitarise politics, we decentralise and de—monopolise to ensure there is free and their competition. thank you very much. everything depends on move forward party getting into government, it's complicated and there are some ways to go but the atmosphere at this march tells you how positive people feel that it's notjust the lgbtq community here, so many people coming from all walks of life to celebrate this and everyone hopes thailand will continue on its march to be one of the best places for the lgbtq

community to be accepted. later today, a group of 6 female rowers will set off on an epic challenge, rowing 2,000 miles around the entire coast of great britain. it's the toughest rowing race in the world as our environment correspondent, jonah fisher, reports. this is known as the world's toughest road race for a reason. the women range in age from 29 to 53. 1.4. if they make it, theirjourney will take them 2000 miles around the coast of great britain without ever setting foot on land. aimee's the youngest crew member, but the only one to have rowed across the atlantic ocean. this is so much tougher than the atlantic. navigating busy coastal waters can be more dangerous than following a course through the open sea. you have to think about the weather.

it changes direction almost, you know, every few hours. the tide changes direction every six hours. there's always something new to think about. last year, all three boats that attempted to go round britain had to be rescued in the irish sea. the waves were huge, you know, like three storeys high. emma somehow kept on filming as her boat capsized. 0h, here we go. right. she's the skipper this time around. it doesn't matter if you're male orfemale, for me, as long as you're the right person for thejob. i think it's more about the personalities. and these girls are all robust. they�* re really clever. they know what they're doing. if they make it back to tower bridge in under 51 days, the women will become record breakers. this is a non—stop challenge, which means the crew are going to be taking it in turns rowing for two hours, then having a break for two hours. let's just take a quick look at the living quarters down here. emma, talk me through

what we've got here. this is where we are. this is our sleeping bag. we've got food that we keep under here. we get freeze dried food so it's nice and light. add boiling hot water there. that's our cooker. dare i ask you, what about showers? what about toilets? the shower is a wet wipe and the toilet is a bucket. that's the loo. there's also a scientific component to the trip. as they row, the boat will be sampling the seawater, recording aquatic sounds and looking for the presence of tiny plastic particles called microplastics. by collecting these samples from the whole of the great british coastline, we'll be able to create this ocean pollution map of data and work with the university of portsmouth to analyse that, to understand what can we do better to help protect our waters and really influence policy decisions in the uk. the crew will first head west along the south coast before starting the long and potentially treacherous

row north towards scotland. jonah fisher, bbc news. a reminder of our top story this half hour — india's railways minister says the cause and people responsible for the country's worst train crash in more than two decades there have been protests in warsaw today _ there have been protests in warsaw today and — there have been protests in warsaw today. and we can also show you pictures — today. and we can also show you pictures of— today. and we can also show you pictures of the crash site in india. hello there. it's a fairly straightforward weather headline today, a settled sunny sunday for most of us. we've had sunshine from the word go down towards the west. once again, this is porth beach near newquay in cornwall. lots of sunshine around and even

the cloud cover across lincolnshire was fairly fragmented and is starting to ease away. this is a satellite picture over the last few hours. you can see that cloud across the east midlands, lincolnshire, lingering for a time across eastern scotland and it may well linger for much of the day into the northern isles. it's an outside chance as well of an isolated shower with the heat of the day across parts of northwest scotland and a brisk breeze running down through the strait of dover. but further west with the best of the sunshine, that's where it will once again see the best of the warmth. temperatures likely to peak into the mid twenties. that's the mid 70s fahrenheit. so no surprises to hear that uv is going to be pretty high across the country. if you are out for any length of time, you need to perhaps bear that in mind. and if you have plans with friends and family outside this evening, it'll be perfect. once again, overnight, the cloud will start to roll back in off the north sea. we could see a little bit of patchy mist and fog developing out to the west. only the early birds will see that it will lift

quite readily away. the cloud will take its time to ease, though eventually the sunshine burning it back to the north sea. it might linger in one or two spots and that'll have an impact on the feel of the weather. but generally the story is dry, settled and sunny and still pleasantly warm, particularly with any shelter in the west. now, as we move out of monday into tuesday, high pressure will start to drift its way steadily north and east. there is the potential for this low to perhaps bring some showers, maybe thursday into friday across the south west. it's a long way off. we're going to have to keep an eye on that one. but more importantly, the wind direction will change to a southeasterly driving in a warmer, drier air source. so areas that have been a little bit cooler and cloudy of late will improve. so cambridgeshire generally in the south east, perhaps temperatures into the mid twenties, a similar story for perth as well. so looking ahead, yes, it's a dry start to the week with the sunniest of the weather continuing in the west. but by the end of the week

the temperatures will rise. but we could see a few sharp showers.

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