charlotte gallagher has this report.eet station last night. people who saw what happened were screaming and running away in tears. suddenly, alarms started going off, and all the members of staff were running around the place, yelling. i was on the escalators going down to the platform when a number of staff was running down the escalators, yelling at people to get out of the way. it was on this platform where the family had their miraculous escape. distracted by the arrivals board, the mother fell off the platform, along with her child in a buggy. her partnerjumped down to help, and the three managed to crawl into the shallow pit under the rails. the whole point about the pits, which the people cowered underneath the train, is that they were built precisely for this eventuality. so the people who designed the tube more than 100 years ago realised that people might fall onto the tracks, and that they might be able to hide underneath the train in the pit. and that's what it did, it did itsjob. the track's electric current

charlotte gallagher, bbc news.lix its first major festival victory. it seals the online streaming company's reputation as a big name in arthouse movies, as laura westbrook reports. alfonso cuaron‘s roma is a deeply personal black—and—white memoir. it was inspired by his childhood in the roma district of mexico city, and the film seems to have inspired the judges too... alfonso cuaron for roma! ..taking the top prize at the venice film festival. it was a decision that was reached entirely unanimous by the entire jury, so 9—0. applause. i am the queen. but you are mad. the favourite which, like roma, focuses predominantly on female characters, took the grand jury prize. its star, olivia colman, received the best actress award for her portrayal of queen anne. best actor went to willem dafoe, who played vincent van gogh in the biopic at eternity‘s gate. despite stories about women dominating the festival, only one of the films was directed by a woman. jennifer kent took the specialjury prize for the nightingale, a reve

charlotte gallagher, bbc news.day designed to stop nuisance calls from personal injury and claim management firms. you'll now need to opt in to allow companies to contact you. businesses that don't comply could face a fine of £500,000. manuela saragosa has the details. for many of us, cold calls are a daily torment. hello? the financial conduct authority says some 2.7 billion nuisance calls texts and e—mails were made over the past year. that works out to be about 50 calls, texts and e—mails sent to every single adult in the country. many are made by companies offering to settle personal injury claims, or to claim back ppi — payment protection insurance. but, from now on, these companies will have to check first that the recipient has explicitly agreed to receive those calls and messages. companies that don't could face a fine of up to £500,000, and people are encouraged to report them to the ico — the information commissioner's office. some companies will see the new change in law and i think they will desist from

charlotte gallagher has this report.nister trending. but for the wrong reasons. while many people tweeted they were cringing, others were offended and scott morrison ended up apologising with another tweet. and, of course, he is not the only world leader to be mocked on social media. the british prime minister dusting off her dancing shoes during a trip to kenya. she was called a baby robot giraffe by one twitter user, but theresa may saw the funny side. but sometimes a social media mistake can work in a politician's favour. take ed balls day. it marks the day when the british politician ed balls sent out this tweet. he was searching for articles about himself and accidentally posted his own name instead. and, yes, he was ridiculed at the time, but it raised his profile and introduced him to a younger audience who probably didn't know who he was. he now has his own bbc programme, which, of course, has led to more social media hashtags. it's one of the most recognisable cars in the world — the volkswagen beetle. from its

charlotte gallagher, bbc news. of driving centre—left mps like himself out of the party. russian warplanes have launched fresh strikes on rebel—held positions in the syrian province of idlib, as protesters call for international help to stop the offensive. companies can no longer make cold calls unless a claimant has opted in to receive them. claims management companies that break the rules will face large fines. sport and for a full round up, from the bbc sport centre, here'sjohn watson. good evening. naomi osaka has become the first japanese woman to win a grand slam title, beating serena williams at the us open. the match though will be remembered for several outbursts from williams who argued with teh match umpire. first williams was given a code violation after the umpire had accused her of recieving coaching from her team during the match. she recieved point penalty for smashing her racket as the match appeared to move away from her. having called the umpire a thief she was given a game penalty in the second

charlotte gallagher, bbc world service radiojoins us now. to clear this up, what is a frat house?an exclusive prestigious society where people can audition to join when they enter college. that is pa rt when they enter college. that is part of the problem, they take part in hazing ceremonies to get into these fraternities, which involves drinking a lot of alcohol and performing humiliating tasks. they've been linked to serious cases and even deaths to students getting into fraternities. and this ban on ha rd into fraternities. and this ban on hard alcohol, that is spirits? americans would call it strong liquor, so whiskey, vodka and tequila, they will not be allowed in any frat houses. they say beer and wine will be allowed and even people over 21, the ag country illegally in america, they will not be allowed spirits in these houses. who will check it? it relies on colleges to police frat houses and fraternities themselves. it is saying to teenagers really that you are not allowed spirits any more, people are saying it is a positive move by the organisations but how many of these