how busy is stresa and lake maggiore generally at the moment l maggiore generally at the moment becausecovid? the maggiore generally at the moment because of covid?— because of covid? the cable car itself had only _ because of covid? the cable car itself had only recently - because of covid? the cable carl itself had only recently reopened from the second lockdown of the pandemic. it opens on the 24th of april. it was a cable car that... between 2014 and 2016 for restoration work that cost over 4 million euros it was deemed to be safe and various equipment was put on board to check the structure and everything to be safe and reopened in 2016. it is, as you say, a very beautiful part of the country. from going up to the swiss border, very popular in summer and winter. and italy is slowly reopening to tourists. we do not know the nationalities of those on board. the home secretary priti patel says the bbc�*s reputation has been "compromised" following lord dyson's report into howjournalist martin bashir obtained his interview with princess diana for panorama in 1995. she said the bbc�*s g

heading up the mountain from lake maggiore in north—west italy, it's a stunning spot.th other attractions, is one of the reasons tourists come to stresa and the lake, and just before the pandemic, it used to transport 100,000 passengers every year. for those in the area, and even planning to have taken the trip themselves, deep shock. translation: we got. on the cable car an hour before the tragedy. when we got on, the cable car didn't give any strange signals. everything was fine. translation: | think - it was an accident because the system is in good order. the maintenance companies are leaders in italy. - the cable car had reopened from covid lockdown just last month. it underwent a two—year, 4 million euro repair in 2014. an investigation will try to discover how and why a trip through this tourist idyll collapsed in disaster. mark lowen, bbc news, rome. let s get some of the day s other news. some of china's top long—distance runners are believed to be among 21 athletes who died in extreme weather during a 100km race. the competitors were hit by plummeting tempera

how busy is stresa and lake maggiore generally at the moment because of covid? the cable car itself had only recently reopened from the second lockdown of the pandemic. it re—opened on the 24th of april. it was a cable car that... between 2014 and 2016 shut for restoration work that cost over 4 million euros it was deemed to be safe and various equipment was put on board to check the structure and deemed to be safe and reopened in 2016. it is, as you say, a very beautiful part of the country. from going up to the swiss border, very popular in summer and winter. and italy is slowly reopening to tourists. we do not know the nationalities of those on board. luca gemelli is a travel agent based in stresa, and says both the town and the wider region are very popular with tourists. lake maggiore is in the northern part of italy and is one of the big lakes in the northern part of italy. quite popular with tourists, especially during the spring and summer. and the cable car that we have been talking about where this accident happened, it is a popular destination for peo

heading up the mountain from lake maggiore in north—west italy, it's a stunning spot.ctions, is one of the reasons tourists come to stresa and the lake, and just before the pandemic, it used to transport 100,000 passengers every year. for those in the area, and even planning to have taken the trip themselves, deep shock. translation: we got. on the cable car an hour before the tragedy. when we got on, the cable car didn't give any strange signals. everything was fine. translation: | think - it was an accident because the system is in good order. the maintenance companies are leaders in italy. - the cable car had reopened from covid lockdown just last month. it underwent a two—year, 4 million euro repair in 2014. an investigation will try to discover how and why a trip through this tourist idyll collapsed in disaster. mark lowen, bbc news, rome. stay with us on bbc world news, still to come... the eurovision winner's lead singer agrees to a drugs test — after speculation over this competition footage in the biggest international sporting spectacle ever seen, up to 30 mi

heading up the mountain from lake maggiore in north—west italy, it's a stunning spot. popular destination. it used to carry, before covid, approximately 100,000 passengers every year. and nothing has ever happened of this type before. the cable car had reopened from covid lockdown just last month. it underwent a two—year, four million euros repair in 2014. an investigation will try to discover how and why a trip through this tourist idyll collapsed in disaster. mark lowen, bbc news, rome. to the democratic republic of congo where people have started to return to their homes after one of world s most active volcanoes erupted on saturday night. thousands of homes were destroyed and at least five people died in the rush to get away from the lava — which stopped just short of the city of goma. heres 0ur africa correspondent reha kansara. this is one of the world's deadliest volcanoes. mount nyiragongo erupted late saturday night, setting homes and roads on fire. the first warning came when a thick orange cloud illuminated the night sky. locals fled in desperation. some of

heading up the mountain from lake maggiore in north—west italy, it's a stunning spot.to carry, before covid, approximately 100,000 passengers every year. and nothing has ever happened of this type before. the cable car had reopened from covid lockdown just last month. it underwent a two—year, four million euros repair in 2014. an investigation will try to discover how and why a trip through this tourist idyll collapsed in disaster. mark lowen, bbc news, rome. the headlines on bbc news. two doses of the main covid vaccines used in the uk are found to be highly effective against the indian variant of the virus. belarus forces a ryanair plane to divert to minsk so it can arrest an opposition activist onboard. nato demands an international investigation a mountain cable car has plunged to the ground in northern italy, killing at least 1a people. the sister of the murdered mpjo cox has been chosen as labour's candidate to fight the batley and spen by—election. kim leadbeater said she was "overwhelmed and humbled" by the support she had received from party members in the sea

heading up the mountain from lake maggiore in north—west italy, it's a stunning spot.to carry, before covid, approximately 100,000 passengers every year. and nothing has ever happened of this type before. the cable car had reopened from covid lockdown just last month. it underwent a two—year, 4 million euros repair in 2014. an investigation will try to discover how and why a trip through this tourist idyll collapsed in disaster. mark lowen, bbc news, rome. the former bbcjournalist, martin bashir , who's been found to have used lies and fake documents to secure his 1995 panorama interview with princess diana, has insisted he never intended to harm her. he told the sunday times that everything about the interview was done in line with the princess's wishes. here's our home editor mark easton. martin bashir, the bbc reporter whose lies and deception initiated the current crisis at the corporation, has given an interview to the sunday times putting his side of the story on that interview with princess diana. i never wanted to harm diana in any way, he tells the paper. "obv

heading up the mountain from lake maggiore in north—west italy, it's a stunning spot. how and why a trip through this tourist idyll collapsed in disaster. mark lowen, bbc news, rome. some of china's top long distance runners are believed to be among 21 athletes who died in extreme weather during a 100—kilometre race. the competitors were hit by plummeting temperatures freezing rain and gales on a mountainous course in gansu province. aru na iyengar reports. it's one of the deadliest incidents in chinese sporting history. the race crosses complex terrain, making search and rescue operations more difficult. over 20 competitors in the 100km mountain ultramarathon have died and others are receiving treatment in hospital. 1200 rescuers were sent to search for the missing runners. those who died of thought have suffered from hypothermia. officials have apologised, but there is anger no one seemed to predict the bad weather. translation: as organisers - of the event, we feel deeply guilty and take full responsibility for these deaths. we express our deepest condolences to the

northern italy after their cable car plunged to the ground as it approached a mountain summit beside lake maggiore. hikers nearby were quoted as having heard a hissing sound immediately before the crash — adding to suspicions that a cable supporting the car snapped. the lead singer of the italian band that won the eurovision song contest says he will take a voluntary drugs test on monday. the glam—rock band maneskin denied taking drugs after footage showed their singer leaning over a table. now on bbc news — the media show. welcome. israel and the palestinians — it is a story that we have been stuck on for a long time. but the battleground is shifting. i'm talking tiktok media tutorials, infographics on instagram, and a twitter spat between a supermodel and the israeli government. it might sound petty, but social media is now a weapon of war. the lines have been drawn, hearts and minds are the prize. to chat about this and a whole lot of other stuff, i have a lovely bunch of people with me. sara hirschhorn is visiting assistant professor of israel studies at northwestern university in the usa. gab

the cable cars take tourists from the city to the top of lake maggiore. it's a terrible blow just as the country eases its rules. people thought they were going out, the mayor says. instead it's an awful disaster. it had just reopened after covid rules lifted. cable cars are normally safe. today's tragedy was the worst accident since 1998 when a low-flying u.s. military jet cut through the ski lift killing 20 people. rescue workers saying tonight's death toll may climb even higher. matt bradley, nbc news. >>> the white house today speaking out about a disturbing rise of anti-semitic violence in this country. one of the latest incidents happened last night in brooklyn, new york. the group was yell "free palestine." they're working with organizations to condemn other recent attacks. >> rallies across the country today honoring george floyd. the coming week marks one year since he was killed by a minneapolis police officer. tonight, we're starting a week-long series of reports about his death, the global protest it started and how much things have changed si

italy — after their cable car plunged to the ground as it approached a mountain summit beside lake maggiorekers nearby were quoted as having heard a hissing sound immediately before the crash — adding to suspicions that a cable supporting the car snapped. the lead singer of the italian band that won the eurovision song contest says he will take a voluntary drugs test on monday. the glam—rock band — maneskin — denied taking drugs afterfootage showed their singer leaning over a table. he said he was clearing up a broken glass. now on bbc news... it's a special edition of hardtalk from the natural history museum in london. welcome to hardtalk, i'm stephen sackur. now, this has to be one of the most distinctive museum spaces in the world, the main hall of the natural history museum in london. for more than a century, this space was dominated by the vast skeleton of dippy, the diplodocus dinosaur. but dippy has gone, to be replaced by hope, the blue whale. and that is perhaps a symbol of this museum's desire to focus not so much on the deep past and more on the fragility of our planet today. my

the cable car takes people from the town of stresa, on lake maggiore, up almost a mile above sea levelthe top of the mottarone mountain. we can show you the latest pictures that have coming to us from this region of italy... a 20 minute cable car, or denial of the really popular with tourists, offers a spectacular mountain views of the alps —— ordinarily a really popular... the summit isjust under 5000 ordinarily a really popular... the summit is just under 5000 feet. it may have been caused by a broken cable at the top of the system, according to reports from a local news agency. but that has not been confirmed yet, because the investigation is still under way. two people seriously injured, we are told, eight people have died. there were 11 people in the cabin that failed. the latest pictures they are from stresa in italy. we will bring you more when we get the details. the pfizer and astrazeneca vaccines are effective against the indian variant of coronavirus a new study has found. health officials have urged people to take up the offer of a second dose — which experts believe makes