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more than five years since his ship capsized, francesco schettino's fight forfreedom capsized, francescoettino's fight forfreedom is over and is spending his first night inside this prison in rome. it follows a definitive ruling here at italy's highest court that his 16 year sentence was sound. his convictions include multiple counts of manslaughter, causing a maritime accident and abandoning ship before his passengers had been evacuated. translation: this ruling causes an extraordinary, terrifying affair. 72 hearings in the first trial, then the appeal trial, finally the supreme court. we are glad the supreme court. we are glad the supreme court. we are glad the supreme court have put an end to this because our client needed the sentence. a needed truth and justice. 32 people were killed when the costa concordia capsized on a cold january evening, in 2012. the ship left its planned moving towards the island of giglio. before it saw the island of giglio. before it saw the rock it was too late. a gaping hole was ripped in the stern. water filled in and the power failed before it eventuall
more than five years since his ship capsized, francesco schettino's fight forfreedom capsized, francescoettino's fight forfreedom is over and is spending his first night inside this prison in rome. it follows a definitive ruling here at italy's highest court that his 16 year sentence was sound. his convictions include multiple counts of manslaughter, causing a maritime accident and abandoning ship before his passengers had been evacuated. translation: this ruling causes an extraordinary,...
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captain, francesco schettino was also convicted of abandoning ship before passengers and crew were cleariran's presidential election exchanged barbs in their final debate on friday, accusing each other of corruption and economic mismanagement. the current president hassan rouhani is contesting the election, to be held next week, along with five other candidates. soldiers in ivory coast have opened fire in at least five military bases across the country. they're shooting in the air in protest at a deal made with the government to scrap plans to give them back—pay and bonuses. it follows a televised apology by a spokesman for the soldiers over previous demonstrations. the bbc‘s tamasin ford has been following the story from abidjan, the economic capital. it was a scene of panic. the army had quarters in the city ‘s financial district. people were running through the streets with the sound of heavy gunfire at their backs. the city has experienced devastating fighting during the civil war just devastating fighting during the civil warjust six devastating fighting during the civil war just si
captain, francesco schettino was also convicted of abandoning ship before passengers and crew were cleariran's presidential election exchanged barbs in their final debate on friday, accusing each other of corruption and economic mismanagement. the current president hassan rouhani is contesting the election, to be held next week, along with five other candidates. soldiers in ivory coast have opened fire in at least five military bases across the country. they're shooting in the air in protest at...
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francesco schettino, the former captain who crashed the costa concordia cruise ship, has reported torison to start a sixteen—year sentence for his role in the disaster. italy's highest court upheld the sentence, marking the end of the country's appeals process. it's been more than five years since the disaster. now on bbc news it's time for the travel show. coming up on this week's travel show: we're in colombia, exploring the legacy of one of the country's most controversial criminals. we're here at pablo's prison slash five star resort! ooops! did ijust make that man crash? i hit the road in tokyo, taking tourists for a ride. they look a bit shell—shocked! and global gadgets gives you the lowdown on how to take a selfie from up in the sky! hello and welcome to the travel show, coming to you this week from tokyo in japan, with me carmen roberts. a little later on in the show, i'll be trying my hand at pulling one of the iconic rickshaws that weaves its way through the streets here. but first... we're in medellin, in the north west of colombia. two decades ago it was one of the most
francesco schettino, the former captain who crashed the costa concordia cruise ship, has reported torison to start a sixteen—year sentence for his role in the disaster. italy's highest court upheld the sentence, marking the end of the country's appeals process. it's been more than five years since the disaster. now on bbc news it's time for the travel show. coming up on this week's travel show: we're in colombia, exploring the legacy of one of the country's most controversial criminals. we're...
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captain, francesco schettino was also convicted of abandoning ship before passengers and crew were clearlared in the north of the democratic republic of congo. nine people are suspected to have contracted the virus, three of them have died. so far one of the cases has been confirmed as ebola. turkish police have detained more than 50 employees of istanbul's stock exchange. it is part of an investigation into lastjuly‘s failed coup. they are accused of being followers of the cleric accused by the government of orchestrating the plot. the venezuelan president nicolas maduro has sacked his health minister after she released official figures showing a sharp rise in child mortality and maternal deaths. venezuela is facing a serious economic crisis and a shortage of food, medicines and medical equipment. thousands of elderly venezuelans held street protests on friday to show their anger. from caracas, here's vladimir hernandez. it's now the elderly in venezuelan who are clashing with police in the streets. this was called the grandpa rents' march. its aim was to protest medicinal shortage, whi
captain, francesco schettino was also convicted of abandoning ship before passengers and crew were clearlared in the north of the democratic republic of congo. nine people are suspected to have contracted the virus, three of them have died. so far one of the cases has been confirmed as ebola. turkish police have detained more than 50 employees of istanbul's stock exchange. it is part of an investigation into lastjuly‘s failed coup. they are accused of being followers of the cleric accused by...
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francesco schettino, the former captain who crashed the costa concordia cruise ship, has reported toson to start a 16—year sentence for his role in the disaster. italy's highest court upheld the sentence — marking the end of the country's appeals process. now on bbc news, it's time for click. this week: regenerating keys. unusual vegetation. and goodness gracious, great balls of fire! —— teeth. energy. as our demand for it grows, the world is faced with a challenge. when we burn coal, the energy that has been stored inside for millions of years is released, to power our cities and machines. but so, of course, is all the bad stuff that is polluting and changing our environment. countries have met and agreed to reduce carbon emissions and invest in cleaner energy solutions. we are harnessing more solar and wind energy than ever. and last month, the uk had its first day of electricity supply without burning any coal. but green power is still a long way from taking over from fossil fuels. but what if there was a clean energy source that could rest release —— release ten times the energy
francesco schettino, the former captain who crashed the costa concordia cruise ship, has reported toson to start a 16—year sentence for his role in the disaster. italy's highest court upheld the sentence — marking the end of the country's appeals process. now on bbc news, it's time for click. this week: regenerating keys. unusual vegetation. and goodness gracious, great balls of fire! —— teeth. energy. as our demand for it grows, the world is faced with a challenge. when we burn coal,...
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captain, francesco schettino was also convicted of abandoning ship before passengers and crew were clearthe democratic republic of congo. the world health organization confirmed that one person who died, had tested positive for the most deadly zaire strain of the virus. nine people in the area have fallen ill with a fever, three of them have died. pope francis has been greeting pilgrims at the fatima shrine complex in portugal, where he's due to make two new saints on saturday. portugal has temporarily re—imposed border controls to keep track of the hundreds of thousands of people coming in from elsewhere in the european union. the shrine remembers three child shepherds who are said to have had repeated visions of the virgin mary in 1917. candidates in iran's presidential election have clashed in their final debate on friday, accusing each other of corruption and financial mismanagement. the current president hassan rouhani is contesting the election, to be held next week. he's up against five other candidates. if you've been following the english premier league this season, it won't com
captain, francesco schettino was also convicted of abandoning ship before passengers and crew were clearthe democratic republic of congo. the world health organization confirmed that one person who died, had tested positive for the most deadly zaire strain of the virus. nine people in the area have fallen ill with a fever, three of them have died. pope francis has been greeting pilgrims at the fatima shrine complex in portugal, where he's due to make two new saints on saturday. portugal has...
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upheld the 16—year jail sentence imposed on the captain of the cruise ship, costa concordia, francesco schettinothirty—two people aboard died when the ship capsized off the italian island of giglio five years ago. the english football club chelsea have won the premier league title. they beat west brom i—o and now have an unassailable lead over their nearest rivals tottenham. now on bbc news, it's hardtalk. rich, ruthless, and famous: my guest is a new york institution, known for the buildings he's built, and the wives he's divorced. you don't want to cross him, though, because he likes getting even. and he's made it a rule that no—one pushes him around — ever. so how did he lose all his money, and then get it back again? donald trump, a very warm welcome to the programme. you say you can't make an omelette without breaking eggs. that sounds like a very destructive business philosophy, is it? well i'm not sure i've actually used those words. but generally, you have to shake things up pretty — pretty much, in order to do something of consequence. and i have shaken things up, and i've had the best
upheld the 16—year jail sentence imposed on the captain of the cruise ship, costa concordia, francesco schettinothirty—two people aboard died when the ship capsized off the italian island of giglio five years ago. the english football club chelsea have won the premier league title. they beat west brom i—o and now have an unassailable lead over their nearest rivals tottenham. now on bbc news, it's hardtalk. rich, ruthless, and famous: my guest is a new york institution, known for the...