mrs diya says all three could swim and never said anything contrary to that to the spanish police.ells this about the sequence of events leading up to the death of her husband and two of her children. there were reports her daughter had jumped in or fallen there were reports her daughter had jumped in orfallen in. she said she did notjump. jumped in orfallen in. she said she did not jump. they jumped in orfallen in. she said she did notjump. they got in and were dragged to the centre of the pool and could not get out. she said they we re and could not get out. she said they were dragged into the middle of the pool were dragged into the middle of the pool. that is a key part of the statement. she says her husband went in using the steps while she went to try and get help from apartments at the resort but when she returned her husband and two children were under the water. spanish police have investigated and spanish police divers retreated the nine—year—old's swimming which led to report that they may be something wrong with the pump by the result has insisted that was not the case.

mr diya's wife and the children's mother, 0lubunmi diya, says all three could swim and suggested therewas nothing wrong with it, but the family lawyer has questioned that. translation: if the spanish police can give us a possible cause for this tragic incident, we might do a parallel investigation with experts to find out what happened. it's very rare for three people to die in the centre of a swimming pool — especially in the case of a tall, hefty man. earlier, the resort where the family was staying issued a new statement, disputing mrs diya's claims. it said they were directly at odds with the findings of the police report and it makes clear, it said, that their exhaustive investigations have confirmed the pool was working normally and there was no malfunction of any kind. it was on christmas eve when the family all went to this pool. mrs diya says her children went in by the steps but found themselves dragged into the middle, where it was deeper. her husband jumped in to help. not long after, all three were underwater. the police have described it as a tragic accident. but the fami

the civil guard also said they'd been told mr diya could not swim.them, saying she had not seen him swimming while they were together. but mrs diya insists her husband, son and daughter all knew how to swim, and she says her children went into the pool by the steps but found themselves dragged into the middle where it was deeper. her husband jumped in to help, not long after all three were underwater. the police have described it as a tragic accident but the wife and mother of the victims appears to still have many questions as to exactly how this happened. helena wilkinson, bbc news. detectives are continuing to appeal for anyone with information to come forward after a man was fatally shot in wandsworth, south west london, on christmas eve. flamur beqiri — was a swedish national aged 36. his family said they were in a state of shock. no arrests have been made. at least 70 people are reported to have been killed after a car bomb exploded during morning rush hour in the capital of somalia. the blast took place at a checkpoint at a busy intersection i

the civil guard also said they'd been told mr diya could not swim.hem, saying she had not seen him swimming while they were together. but mrs diya insists her husband, son and daughter all knew how to swim, and she says her children went into the pool by the steps but found themselves dragged into the middle where it was deeper. her husband jumped in to help, not long after all three were underwater. the police have described it as a tragic accident but the wife and mother of the victims appears to still have many questions as to exactly how this happened. helena wilkinson, bbc news. the headlines on bbc news... recognised in the new year honours list — but the cabinet office apologises, after the home addresses of more than a thousand recipients were accidentally published online. a woman whose husband and two children drowned, on christmas eve, in a swimming pool at a resort in spain, says all 3 could swim. she blames a fault with the pool. more than 70 people have died after a car bomb exploded in the somalian capital, mogadishu. campaigners are c

it said: the civil guard also said they'd been told mr diya could not swim., saying she had not seen him swimming while they were together. but mrs diya insists her husband, son and daughter all knew how to swim and she says her children went into the pool by the steps but found themselves dragged into the middle where it was deeper. her husband jumped in to help, not long after all three were underwater. the police have described it as a tragic accident, but the wife and mother of the victims appears to still have many questions as to exactly how this happened. helena wilkinson, bbc news. campaigners are calling for a radical overhaul of britain's railways to try to improve travel. the pressure group campaign for better transport argues there should be a major fares reform, a single national railcard and more control of services given to major cities outside london. olivia richwald has the details. tannoy: the train to nottingham has been cancelled... leeds station this morning where passengers faced delays and cancellations. britain's trains have been descr

mr diya's wife and the children's mother, 0lubunmi diya, says all three could swim and suggested therethe pool. police say there was nothing wrong with it, but the family lawyer has questioned that. translation: if the spanish police can give us a possible cause for this tragic incident, we might do a parallel investigation with experts to find out what happened. it's very rare for three people to die in the centre of a swimming pool — especially in the case of a tall, hefty man. earlier, the resort where the family was staying issued a new statement, disputing mrs diya's claims. it said they were directly at odds with the findings of the police report and it makes clear, it said, that their exhaustive investigations have confirmed the pool was working normally and there was no malfunction of any kind. it was on christmas eve when the family all went to this pool. mrs diya says her children went in by the steps but found themselves dragged into the middle, where it was deeper. her husband jumped in to help. not long after, all three were underwater. the police have described it as a tr

this is the first time we have heard from mrs diya since it happened on christmas eve in spain. been putting out in terms of information. mrs diya has put out a statement saying she is disturbed by what she describes as an accurate information. initially, it had been reported that the father and your numberto it had been reported that the father and your number to my children could not swim, where unable to swim, did not swim, where unable to swim, did not know how. she has said that is com pletely not know how. she has said that is completely untrue, all three of them knew how to swim and she has given more detail about what happened on that day. she said the whole family, they have another daughter as well, they have another daughter as well, the five of them went to the swimming pool. the children went in down the steps and as you mentioned, she said the children find themselves dragged into the middle of the pool, which was deeper. her husband went in to help the children, she went off to get assistance and when she returned, she says all three were under water. in her words

the london church where mr diya was a pastor say their prayers are with the family.72 hours on and police are trying to understand how three members of the same family drowned in this pool in one of spain's most popular tourist destinations. it's thought nine—year—old comfort got into trouble in the water and then her father and 16—year—old brother tried to rescue her. gabriel diya was a pastor at this church in south london. 0n was a pastor at this church in south london. on their facebook page they have said that macro underneath, hundreds of comments have been left. in the family neighbourhood, shock and sadness. i am still trying to get it into my head, this has really happened to them. it is shocking, shocking. drowning, especially, they we nt shocking. drowning, especially, they went for a holiday. the foreign 0ffice went for a holiday. the foreign office is continuing to support a british woman, believed to be the children's' mother. in the meantime, the spanish police said they found nothing wrong with the pool, which has since reopened. 0ur reporter emily un

mrs diya denied earlier reports that her daughter had told police that none of the three could swim.n from a christmas tragedy, a mother in morning speaks out. her husband, daughterand tragedy, a mother in morning speaks out. her husband, daughter and son died at this pool at club la costa world. speaking for the first time since that death, the mother, olubunmi diya, sought to correct inadequate information. she says the family was present when they found themselves in trouble and the father tried to help them. all three died. ina tried to help them. all three died. in a tribute from the spanish resort she spoke to the love her family brought to the world and she said she believes something was wrong with the pool that must have made swimming difficult at that point in time. the honours of club la costa world refute this, pointing to an official police report, they say but mrs diya says police investigations are ongoing and no such conclusion has been shed with her and her family. —— such conclusion has been shed with herand herfamily. —— shared. sean dilley, bbc news. authorities i

mrs diya has put out a statement saying she is disturbed by what she describes as inaccurate information reported that the father and their two children could not swim, did not know how to. she has said that is completely untrue, all three of them knew how to swim and she has given more detail about what happened on that day. she said the whole family, they have another daughter as well, the five of them went to the swimming pool. the children got in, they went down the steps and as you mentioned, she said the children found themselves dragged into the middle of the pool, which was deeper. her husband went in to try to help the two children, she went off to get assistance and when she returned, she says all three were under water. in her words, she says, i believe something was wrong with the pool which must have made swimming difficult for them at that point in time. as you mentioned, the resort has put out a statement saying the police have done extensive investigations into the swimming pool, it was working properly and there was no malfunction of any kind. that was helena wilkinson.

earlier, the resort where the family was staying issued a new statement disputing mrs diya's claims.at odds with the findings of the police report and it makes clear, it said, that their exhaustive investigations have confirmed the pull was working normally and there was no malfunction of any kind —— pool was no malfunction of any kind —— pool. it christmas eve when the family all went to this pool. mrs diya says her children went in baby steps, but found themselves dragged into the middle where it was deeper. her husband jumped in to help —— by the steps. not long after, all three we re the steps. not long after, all three were underwater. the police have described it as a tragic accident, but the family's suggestion of carrying out their own investigation shows just how dissatisfied they are. helena wilkinson, bbc news. it is coming up to ten past six. good morning. we return to our top story. the fallout from the data breach which saw new year honours recipients have their addresses made publicly available online, is on several of the front pages this morning. the files included t

mr diya was a parish pastor.sociated with has paid tribute, saying their thoughts were with his family and friends at this difficult time. the foreign office says it's continuing to support a british woman in spain, thought to be the children's mother, and the resort has tonight said it is continuing to fully co—operate with authorities and offer any assistance it asks for. it also says it's helping support bereaved family members. the hotel owners have described the incident as a tragic accident, and say the investigation found no concerns relating to the pool or procedures in place. but questions remain as to precisely what happened to a father and his two children on their christmas holiday in spain. helena wilkinson, bbc news. forfive months, huge protests have rocked hong kong. hundreds of thousands of people taking on the authorities now on bbc news, one of the highlights of the year from our world. for much of 2019 protests have rocked hong kong, pitting hundreds of thousands of young, idealistic demonstra

spanish police believe the deaths happened after they got out of their depth, but mr diya's wife, olubunmithere was a fault with the pool. it is very devastating, because i just broke the news this morning. she has made a u—turn from where she was going and she is coming to see her. the family is upset. my mother is 92 years old. i can't tell her. we are in a devastated state at the moment, very devastated. it didn't immediately read that it was my friend, i saw the name diya and i thought, this has to be a nigerian family, so i went to look for gabriel diya on google and then i saw the twitter account and, when i looked on that, i saw the picture andl looked on that, i saw the picture and i said to my friend, that is them, and immediatelyl and i said to my friend, that is them, and immediately i was broken, i was upset. i was weeping. i was angry, really angry, this can't be happening to someone that is so close. here in the uk, it's been more than two years since big ben's famous bongs were paused to allow for essential maintenance work to be carried out. but new year's eve just wouldn't

mr diya was a parish pastor.were with his family and friends at this difficult time. the hotel owners have described the incident as a tragic accident, saying the investigation found no concerns relating to the pool or procedures in place. but questions remain as to precisely what happened to a father and his two children on their christmas holiday in spain. answers on their christmas holiday in spain. to those quest to answers to those questions are going to be the focus of the police investigation into this christmas eve tragedy. officers in spain are trying to piece together exactly what happened in the moments before. a statement has been issued. they are cooperating with authorities and they are supporting bereaved family members. at the foreign office it says it is continuing to support a british woman in spain, understood to be the children's mother. at least 16 people have died and many more are missing after a typhoon hit the phillippines on christmas eve. the storm brought winds of 120 miles an hour at

mr diya was a parish pastor.ng their thoughts were with his family and friends at this difficult time. the foreign office says it's continuing to support a british woman in spain, thought to be the children's mother, and the resort has tonight said it is continuing to fully co—operate with authorities and offer any assistance it asks for. it also says it's helping support bereaved family members. the hotel owners have described the incident as a tragic accident, and say the investigation found no concerns relating to the pool or procedures in place. but questions remain as to precisely what happened to a father and his two children on their christmas holiday in spain. helena wilkinson, bbc news. tu rkey‘s turkey's constitutional court has ruled the ban on wikipedia in the country is illegal. the court said that it violates rights of freedom of expression, and ordered that it be lifted. the turkish government barred the online encyclopaedia in 2017, because of entries which suggest that turkey cooperated with what

emily unia is at the church in charlton, in south—east london, where mr diya was a pastor. to the family? yes, when you hear what neighbours have to say about this family, you can hear the loss the impact will have. they have described gabriel diya and his family is very religious, very friendly and very humble. his nine—year—old daughter comfort humble. his nine—year—old daughter co mfo rt we nt humble. his nine—year—old daughter comfort went to a local primary school and it will be a very sad start to the time for all the children at the school. the church where gabriel diya is a christian pastor has put a statement on its facebook page paying tribute to the family. it says, with heavy hearts we extend our condolences to the family, parish and associates of gabriel diya who passed away along with two of his children in a tragic incident on a family holiday in spain. there are hundreds of comments written below this post, people wanting to pay tribute to the family they were clearly very fond of. spanish police said they have investigated the pool where this happened and t

the london church where mr diya was a pastor say their prayers are with the family. uth—east london — where gabriel diya was a pastor. reaction continues to pour in following this awful news? yes and people here in the community are shocked and saddened to hear about what happened. pastor diya was very popular and people cannot believe. his daughter, nine—year—old daughter, comfort, was at a school year. they put a statement on the website saying she will be greatly messed and was a role model for it goes on to say there will be support for any child or parent when the term starts again on the 6th of january and they offer their condolences to family and friends who have been affected. spanish police did investigate the pool where this happened and said they could find nothing wrong with the pump or filtration system although they did find comfort‘s swimming hat. divers could not find anything wrong and this now reopened to the public. the company who run the resort say they are cooperating fully with the spanish authorities on their investigations which are continuin

spanish police believe the deaths happened after they got out of their depth — but mr diya's wife, olubunminow the family have been speaking to the bbc. it's very devastating, because ijust broke the news to my older sister this morning. she has made a u—turn from where she was going and she is coming to see her as well. the family is upset. my mother is 93 years old. i can't tell my mum. we are in a devastated state at the moment, very devastated. i saw the name diya and it didn't immediately register that it was my friend. i saw the name diya and i said, ok, this has to be a nigerian family, most likely a british minority family, so i went to look for gabriel diya on google, and then i saw the twitter account, and when i clicked on the twitter account, i saw this picture and i saw my friend right beside him, and immediately i was just broken. i was broken, i was upset, i was sad, i was weeping. and i was angry. i was really angry, no, this can't be happening to someone so close to home. a group of former labour mps who lost their seats in the election have called for "fundamental change"

mr diya was a parish pastor.paid tribute, saying their thoughts were with his family and friends at this difficult time. the foreign office says it's continuing to support a british woman in spain, thought to be the children's mother, and the resort has tonight said it is continuing to fully cooperate with authorities and offer any assistance it asks for. it also says it's helping support bereaved family members. the hotel owners have described the incident as a tragic accident, and say the investigation found no concerns relating to the pool or procedures in place. but questions remain as to precisely what happened to a father and his two children on their christmas holiday in spain. helena wilkinson, bbc news. at least 16 people have died and many more are missing after a typhoon hit the phillippines on christmas eve. the storm brought winds of 120 mph at its height and has left a trail of devastation through the centre of the country. james waterhouse reports. typhoon phanfone first arrived on tuesday night. w

investigations and there was no malfunction of any kind and the pool was working normally, but according to mrs diyaon is still continuing, and questions remain unanswered about how a father and his two children drowned so quickly in this pool. let's take a look at some of today's other news. a huge vehicle bomb has exploded in the somali capital, mogadishu. ambulance staff say more than 70 people died at a checkpoint in the south—west of the city. around 90 people were wounded, many of them university students. it's not yet clear who carried out the attack. the former labour deputy leader, tom watson, has said he stood down as an mp because of "brutality and hostility" within his party. he told the guardian that criticism from factions of the party and on social media became a "heavy load". mr watson also claimed party officials concealed a death threat towards him. two prison officers were taken to hospital overnight after violence broke out at a young offenders' institute. the ministry ofjustice said a fight at feltham in london was brought under control within 25 minutes. 14 staff were treated.

but mrs diya says police investigations are ongoing and that no such conclusion has been shared withando torres, a localjournalist who has been following events. he gave an update about what the police and hotel have been saying. the pool, at this very moment, they didn't find nothing wrong, neither the police nor the government, because they sent people from the government to check the place. neither the pool managers. nobody found nothing working wrong. so, maybe, i think we just need to wait for the police about what they tell to the family. that's all we can do right now because anything else could be hysterical. yeah. what about the suggestion that the mother has denied, that none of the three people who died could swim, or they weren't good swimmers? do we have any idea where that information came from? police said yesterday, officially, my newspaper had this information the day before. yesterday, they confirmed. they said officially, according to their child and the mother , we know that they told us they didn't know how to swim properly. that's a very important detail because

the church in london where mr diya was a pastor say their prayers are with their family. australia are bracing themselves for another heatwave as they continue to tackle raging bush fires. temperatures of over a0 degrees centigrade are expected in several states. there are more than 100 fires still burning across new south wales, southern australia and victoria bad weather, black friday deals and online sales are being blamed for a fall in the number of boxing day shoppers. analysts said the number of people braving the high streets and shopping centres was just over ten—per—cent lower than the same day last year. astronomers are warning that thousands of satellites due to be blasted into space next year could impede their research. the aim is to create internet access for every corner of the globe but scientists say there's evidence that crowded skies are already causing problems. having to leave a child in hospital is tough for any parent, particularly at this time of year. to ease the strain, a third of neo—natal units in the uk have signed up to a new mobile phone app

but mr diya's widow wants the investigation to continue. gavin lee has been following the case from fuengirola. flowers by the poolside. the tributes from tourists in a case that's baffled investigators. how three members of the same family drowned within five minutes in the afternoon on christmas eve. how it could be that 16—year—old praise—emmanuel and his father gabriel, both over six feet tall and only four inches shorter than the deepest part of the pool, couldn't save nine—year—old comfort or get out themselves. police returned to the scene today, though the initial investigation has concluded it was an accident, not a fault in the pool. what happened in this swimming pool, as spanish police see things, was, frankly, a tragic end freak accident. as far as they're concerned, this is case closed. but that's not good enough for the surviving family who want more answers and question the thoroughness of this whole investigation. translation: with cases so exceptional and so strange it's a sum of factors, it's not only one. it could be the

but what mrs diya is saying now she think there was something very much wrong with that pool that caused her husband to drown and specifically that the children were pulled away from the edges of the pool into the deeper centre of the poor were they got into trouble and started calling for help. that's a key pa rt started calling for help. that's a key part of the statement and she points out in the statement that the spanish police are still carrying out their investigation to try and determine what happened given that the police were those that set on christmas day that the pool could be reopened one wonders now in light of the statement whether that decision will be reviewed. it could well be and she says that the spanish police are continuing their investigations which sound slightly different to what we have been told before. heather did not appear to be any suspicious circumstances to the death that it was a tragic accident, mrs her once says to be refuting that suggestion and there is something suspicious about this and something suspicious about this and something wrong with the

the london church where mr diya was a pastor say their prayers are with the family.re than 72 hours on and police are still trying to understand how three members of the same family drowned in this pool in one of spain's most popular tourist destinations. it is thought that nine—year—old comfort diya got into trouble in the water, and that her 52—year—old father, gabriel, and 16—year—old brother, praise—emmanuel, tried to rescue her at the club la costa resort. gabriel diya was a pastor at this church, in south—east london. in a post on their facebook page, they said... underneath, hundreds of comments have been left. in the diya family neighbourhood, shock and sadness. i'm still trying to get it in my head that this has really happened to them. yeah, it's shocking, shocking, shocking to hear somebody died by drowning, especially, who went for holiday. the foreign office is continuing to support a british woman believed to be the children's mother, meanwhile spanish police say they found nothing wrong with the pool which has since reopened. sean dilley, bbc news. 0ur

the london church where mr diya was a pastor say their prayers are with the family.orts. more than 72 hours on a police are still trying to understand how three members of the same family drowned into this bill in one of spain's most popular tourist destinations. it is thought the nine—year—old got into trouble in the water and that her father and brother tried to rescue her at the resort. a with heavy hearts the church wrote... underneath, hundreds of comments have been left. in the family neighbourhood, shock and sadness.” am still trying to get it in my head that this has really happened to them. it is a shocking, shocking, drowning, especially, who went for holiday. the foreign office is continuing to support a british woman believed to be the children's mother meanwhile spanish police say they found nothing wrong with the pool which is sent been opened. sean dilley, bbc news plans to offer free hospital parking to some nhs staff and patients in england will be rolled out in april, the government has announced. most visitors to hospitals in scotland, wales and no

but mrs diya says police investigations are ongoing and that no such conclusion has been shared withd resort in fuengirola where we can speak to fernando torres, a local journalist who has been following events there. you have been following this story since the terrible events on christmas eve. what are the police and the hotel saying at the moment? they are saying what you have already said. the swimming pool, at this moment, they did not find anything wrong, neither the police oi’ anything wrong, neither the police or the government because they sent people from the government to check the place. the swimming pool managers, nobody found nothing working wrongly. i think we just need to wait for what the police tell to the family. that is all we can do now. what about the suggestion that the mother has denied, that none of the three people who died could swim, or they we re people who died could swim, or they were not good swimmers? do we have any idea where that information came from? police said yesterday, officially, our newspaper, we had this information the day before, but yest

but mr diya's widow wants the investigation to continue. 0ur correspondent gavin lee reports.s by the poolside. the tributes from tourists in a case that has baffled investigators. how are three members of the same family drowned within five minutes on the afternoon of a christmas eve. how it could be that 16—year—old praise—emmanuel and his father, gabriel, both over six feet tall and only ten centimetres smaller than the deepest part of the pool, couldn't save the daughter or get out themselves. police returned to the scene today, that the initial investigation has concluded it was an accident, not a fault in the pool an accident, not a fault in the pool. what happened in the swimming pool pool. what happened in the swimming pool, as spanish police see things, is frankly a freak accident. star as they are concerned, this is case closed. but that is not good enough for the surviving family, who want more answers. translation: earle with cases so exceptional and so strange, it is a sum of the fact is, it is not only one. it could be the shape of the swimming couple, the levels

hotel, of club la costa resort, refute this, pointing at an official police report, they say but mrs diyaat no such conclusion has been shared with her or herfamily. sean dilley, bbc news. rescuers have found the bodies of six people after a helicopter crashed at the top of a mountain on the hawaiian island of kauai. the aircraft was carrying seven people but officials said there were no signs of survivors. it was reported missing as it was getting dark on thursday evening. the weather conditions were described as challenging, with low visibility and blustery winds. earlier, localjounalist blaze lovell told us what will happen next in the investigation. they are going to continue the search tomorrow to possibly find the seventh person aboard that aircraft. cou nty seventh person aboard that aircraft. county fire officials say it does not appear they will be any survivors. this is a very rugged area in the island of kauai. they have been crashes before, to have been deadly in the early 2000 ‘s. right now the county is trying to identify who the bodies are trying to make contact with those

but mr diya's widow wants the investigation to continue. our correspondent gavin lee reports.mily drowned within five minutes in the afternoon of christmas eve. how it could be that 16—year—old praise—emmanuel and his father gabriel, both over six feet tall and only ten centimetre stronger than the deepest part of the swimming pool could not save nine—year—old comfort or get out themselves. police returned to the scene today, though the initial investigation has concluded it was an accident, not a fault in swimming pool. what happened in the spoonful a spanish police he thinks was frankly a tragic and freak accident. they say it is case close but that is not good enough for the surviving family who want more answers question the fairness of the investigation. translation: with cases so exceptional and so strange it is a sum of factors, not only one. it could be the shape of the swimming pool, the temperature of the water, the levels of distress but it is clear that with a lifeguard this would not have happened. when three people die in the same spoonful there has to be another