bus when it crashed in the early evening in in the city of canico, east of the island's capital, funchalall group of islands off the coast of north africa that are part of the republic of portugal. it is a popular destination for those seeking early—season sun. tonight, work at the scene goes on. ben ando, bbc news. also making news today: the indian airline jet airways has cancelled all international and domestic flights with immediate effect. the company said it was forced to act afterfailing to get emergency funding. it has been struggling with debts of more than a billion dollars. cheering crowds have turned out to greet the new mayor of the turkish city of istanbul. ekrem imamoglu told thousands of supporters that his win marked a new dawn for the city. electoral authorities confirmed his victory over the governing ak party, despite numerous challenges to the result. robert mueller‘s long—awaited report on russian meddling in the us election is set to be released in the coming hours. significant portions of the report are expected to be blacked out. the inquiry has long been a spect

the crash happened just outside the capital city, funchal.r, and it's feared pedestrians may be among the dead. ben ando reports. the coach, which was carrying german holiday—makers, came to rest on its on its side after apparently coming off the road on a tight curve and rolling down the mountain. exactly how it happened isn't clear. the bus is badly damaged with most of its windows broken. it seems many of the victims were thrown onto the ground in the crash. local people quickly gathered, some assisting the emergency services as they helped injured survivors get clear of the wreckage. 55 people were on board the bus when it crashed in the early evening in in the city of canico, east of the island's capital, funchal. madeira is one of a small group of islands off the coast of north africa that are part of the republic of portugal. it is a popular destination for those seeking early—season sun. tonight, work at the scene goes on. ben ando, bbc news. stay with us on bbc world news, still to come: tintoretto crosses the atlantic. some of the a

bus when it crashed in the early evening in in the city of canico, east of the island's capital, funchal off the coast of north africa that are part of the republic of portugal. it is a popular destination for those seeking early—season sun. tonight, work at the scene goes on. here, the foreign office is it standing by to offer assistance to any britons caught up in the tragedy, but so far those involved appear to be german tourists or locals. ben ando, bbc news. cathedral bells rung out across france at ten to seven on wednesday evening to mark the exact moment when a huge fire broke out at notre dame cathedral in paris. today some of the firefighters who saved notre dame from collapse described how a hundred of them were tasked with protecting the works of art and treasures from inside the cathedral as the roof went up in flames. lucy williamson reports from paris. notre—dame today is a cathedral divided by the fire. marks of tragedy, surrounded by tranquillity. this video, given exclusively to the bbc, shows stained glass intact under a jagged hole where the roof used to be. polished

another 27 were injured in the accidentjust outside the capital city, funchal.urists on the bus were german but some local people could also be among the casualties. 0ur reporter in lisbon, alison roberts, has more. madeira is known for its rugged terrain, and it was on a relatively narrow, winding road in the hills surrounding the capital funchal that a tour bus went out of control on wednesday, plunging down a slope and killing most of its passengers. it and another coach had been transporting a group of german tourists. translation: the information we have is that the bus was relatively new, about five years old. what i can say is that every tourist vehicle and all vehicles on madeira's roads are properly inspected. the cause of the crash — it's premature to talk about that. in the wake of the accident, portugal's president and prime minister expressed their condolences to the families of the victims and to the german authorities. madeira's regional government has declared three days of mourning. more than two dozen injured, including a tour guide and the coa

than two dozen injured, including a tour guide and the coach's driver, were taken to a hospital in funchalmergency services were on the scene within minutes, but with many of the victims apparently having been thrown from their seats when the coach came off the road, the death toll was high. according to local officials, the passengers were mainly in their 40s. madeira is a popular tourist destination, attracting around 1 million holidaymakers each year, above all from germany and the uk. a major pr problem unfolding for smartphone maker samsung. its new $2,000 galaxy fold smartphone has been tested by the press and the results are disappointing. several reviewers reports serious screen issues after only two days of use. with me priya lakhani, founder and ceo of century tech, a uk—based education technology platform. the verge, "screen broke afterjust a day." cnbc, "completely unusable afterjust two days of use." what do you make of this? well, we all use them. this was a thing which was supposed to be so exciting, samsung's opportunity to rival huawei, who came out with foldable screen te

the bus crashed just outside the capital city, funchal.be among the dead. ben ando has more. the coach, which was carrying german holiday—makers, came to rest on its on its side after apparently coming off the road on a tight curve and rolling down the mountain. exactly how it happened isn't clear. the bus is badly damaged, with most of its windows broken. it seems many of the victims were thrown onto the ground in the crash. local people quickly gathered, some assisting the emergency services as they helped injured survivors get clear of the wreckage. 55 people were on board the bus when it crashed in the early evening in the city of canico, east of the island's capital, funchal. madeira is one of a small group of islands off the coast of north africa that are part of the republic of portugal. it's a popular destination for those seeking early—season sun. tonight, work at the scene goes on. here, the foreign office says it's standing by to offer assistance to any britons caught up in the tragedy, but so for those involved appear to be ger

another 27 were injured in the accidentjust outside the capital city, funchal.has confirmed all the tourists on the bus were german but some local people could also be among the casualties. 0ur reporter in lisbon, alison roberts, has more. madeira is known for its rugged terrain, and it was on a relatively narrow, winding road in the hills surrounding the capital funchal that a tour bus went out of control on wednesday, plunging down a slope and killing most of its passengers. it and another coach had been transporting a group of german tourists. translation: the information we have is that the bus was relatively new, about five years old. what i can say is that every tourist vehicle and all tourist industry vehicles on madeira's roads are properly inspected. the cause of the crash, it's premature to talk about that. in the wake of the accident, portugal's president and prime minister expressed their condolences to the families of the victims and to the german authorities. madeira's regional government has declared three days of mourning. more than two dozen inj

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off the road and came down an embankment, landing on the roof of a house just outside the capital funchalnfirmed that all the tourists on the bus were german but some local people could also be among the casualties. retail sales have risen more than expected last month despite turmoil on the high street. the office for national statistics says the year—on—year growth in march was 6.7%, the highest since october 2016. our business correspondentjonty bloom is here. is this a surprise? it is a bit of a surprise because sales are continuing to increase but if you look at the graph comparing this year with last year, that 6.7 increase sounds impressive but this time last year in march we had the beast from the east and people just weren‘t going out shopping so that is slightly deceptive. what‘s more reliable is over the last three months retail sales have increased by1.6%, months retail sales have increased by 1.6%, that is really quite encouraging for shops and it is probably because we are seeing wages increasing considerably faster than inflation and therefore people have more money to spen

another 27 were injured in the accident outside the capital city funchal.gal's president has confirmed all the tourists on the bus were german but some local people could also be among the casualties. officials said the bus met safety standards and it was "premature to talk about what caused the crash". north korea has test—fired a new tactical guided weapon with a powerful warhead, according to the country's state media. it's the first test of this kind since de—nuclearisation talks between leader kim jong—un and us president donald trump ended without agreement in february. last week, mr kim said mr trump needed to have the "right attitude" for talks to continue. the bbc children's television star mya—lecia naylor has died suddenly at the age of 16. mya—lecia appeared in the shows "millie inbetween" and "almost never". the cbbc website announced the news of her death, which happened 11 days ago, saying she was a "much—loved" part of the family. three extinction rebellion protestors, who've been charged with obstructing the railway after climbing on top of

another 27 were injured in the accident near the town of canico just outside the capital city, funchall's president has confirmed all the tourists on the bus were german, but some local people could also be among the casualties. our reporter in lisbon, alison roberts, has more. madeira is known for its rugged terrain, and it was on a relatively narrow, winding road in the hills surrounding the capital funchal that a tour bus went out of control on wednesday, plunging down a slope and killing most of its passengers. it and another coach had been transporting a group of german tourists. translation: the information we have is that the bus was relatively new, about five years old. what i can say is that every tourist vehicle and all vehicles on madeira's roads are properly inspected. because of the crash, it is premature to talk about that. in the wake of the accident, portugal's president and prime minister expressed their condolences to the families of the victims and to the german authorities. madeira's regional government has declared three days of mourning. more than two dozen injure

the bus crashed just outside the capital city, funchal. may also be among the dead. ben ando has more. the coach, which was carrying german holiday—makers, came to rest on its on its side after apparently coming off the road on a tight curve and rolling down the mountain. exactly how it happened isn't clear. the bus is badly damaged with most of its windows broken. it seems many of the victims were thrown onto the ground in the crash. local people quickly gathered, some assisting the emergency services as they helped injured survivors get clear of the wreckage.