christian, how significant is network rail's guilty plea?ant that network rail does admit that it made some tragic mistakes. particularly, it made two mistakes. on the day, it actually should not have allowed this train to be going at light speed, when there was a risk of flooding and landslips in the area, and its controller rather mis—read the weather forecast for that. there is a issue there also, where there were repairs on this area, and they were repairs on this area, and they were not carried out properly by the contractor, who would have been in the dock today, karelian, except the fact they have subsequently, a very big company, i've gone bust. and so, network rail have to take the can for the fact that they did not check that that work had been done properly, and if it has been done properly, and if it has been done properly, this landslip would not have occurred. find properly, this landslip would not have occurred.— properly, this landslip would not have occurred. and christian, what does this all _ have occurred. and christian, w

now network rail is due in court _ usually taken.il is due in court over a _ usually taken. now network rail is due in court over a train _ usually taken. now network rail is due in court over a train crash - usually taken. now network rail is due in court over a train crash that| due in court over a train crash that claimed three lives. the case is being heard at the high court in aberdeen and the proceedings are under way. aberdeen and the proceedings are underway. let's aberdeen and the proceedings are under way. let's take you to the court. court rise. thank you. my my lord i appear on behalf of network rail infrastructure limited. which pleads guilty to the charge on this indictment. my my lord it should be a1 and 9. my my lord i move for sentence against network rail infrastructure limited and i tender a schedule of previous convictions. from which his lordship will see there are a number of similar previous convictions, spanning from 1998 until the schedule ending in 2022. yes. "last night," he says. for ahmed, school has alwa

, network rail had begun to record intense convective rain as a result of climate change and that ithat network rail had faced extraordinary challenges on the day of the derailment as a result of intense rain. he also said that the company's remorse could not be greater or more genuine and that it was determined that such a tragedy should not be repeated. the british government has failed to attract bids from developers in its auction of offshore wind projects. there have been warnings for months that the state subsidies on offer are too low to offset the rising costs of installing turbines. the uk government aims to triple offshore wind capacity to 50 gigawatts by 2030 to help meet its legally—binding target of net zero carbon emissions by 2050, so this is a blow to that ambition. earlier, jess ralston, energy analyst at the energy and climate intelligence unit, told us about the benefits and consequences of getting into this bid. well, there's two things, actually. the government has set its price under this auction for offshore wind too low. and like you said, supply chain, supply

network rail had accepted that a series of failures have led up to the crash.outside the court after that fine was imposed, the father of the driver of the train, who was one of the three individuals who died on that day back in august 2020 when this train derailed, he said that his son had loved hisjob, and at the train should not have gone out that day, end of story. well, the lawyer representing network rail said that around 2018, a couple of years before the crash, network rail had begun to record intense rain as a result of climate change, and it had been difficult to know when and where this rainfall might occur. he went on to say that network rail had faced extraordinary challenges on the day of the derailment as a result of intense rain. he also said that the company's remorse could not be greater or more genuine, and that it was determined that such tragedy should not be repeated. lama it was determined that such tragedy should not be repeated. lorna gordon there with the — should not be repeated. lorna gordon there with the latest. _ should not be rep

well, the lawyer representing network rail said that the company's remorse could not be greater, or more that such a tragedy should not be repeated. lorna gordon, thank you. the prime minister, rishi sunak, has arrived in delhi for the g20 summit — a meeting of leaders of the world's 19 largest economies, plus the european union. among the issues for discussion is russia's invasion of ukraine. two of the most powerful men in the world were on the guest list for the summit, but aren't there — russia's president vladimir putin and president xi of china. samira hussain sent this report. prime minister rishi sunak landed in india, he was greeted by indian dignitary, and dancers. but the colourful arrival won't mask the thorny issues at play. mr sunakry rated his commitment to supporting the most vulnerable but made it clear the uk will support ukraine. one of the priorities i have being here, is to highlight the impact of russia's war on millions of vulnerable people round the world, and that is the impact of food price, recently russia has pulled out of something called the black sea grain

network rail has admitted serious health and safety feelings clinical failings after a train derailedssenger died when the train travelling from aberdeen to glasgow came off the rails near stonehaven after hitting a landslip. the broken and twisted wreckage of the fatal derailment in aberdeenshire. network rail today in court admitting a series of errors contributed to the crash and the deaths of three on board. i appear on behalf of _ deaths of three on board. i appear on behalf of network _ deaths of three on board. i appear on behalf of network rail - on behalf of network rail infrastructure limited which pleads guilty to the charge on this indictment.— guilty to the charge on this indictment. ., , ., , indictment. there had been heavy rain that day. _ indictment. there had been heavy rain that day, it _ indictment. there had been heavy rain that day, it caused _ indictment. there had been heavy rain that day, it caused gravel- indictment. there had been heavyl rain that day, it caused gravel from a poorly constructed ditch to wash onto the track. in some bulk or whim language, the

my lord, i appear on behalf of network rail _ on behalf of network rail infrastructure limited, which there had been heavy rain that day. it called gravel from a poorly constructed ditch to wash onto the track. in sombre courtroom language, thejudge was told track. in sombre courtroom language, the judge was told that the train had been travelling at 73 miles an hour and that the driver had insufficient time, just three and a half seconds, to avoid the danger ahead. , , , , half seconds, to avoid the danger ahead. , ,, , , ., half seconds, to avoid the danger ahead. , ahead. despite his efforts to slow the train using _ ahead. despite his efforts to slow the train using the _ ahead. despite his efforts to slow the train using the emergency - ahead. despite his efforts to slow . the train using the emergency brake, the train using the emergency brake, the driver of the train was unable to stop prior to the debris on the track. the train struck the debris, derailed and collided with a bridge parapet. this caused the train to veer off the bridge and down the steep embankment below the br

network it can be a complementary power. well, my training is a meter project of bandar imam towards khorramshahr. in the future, the rail network in most of the free areas is looking for it. if it is built , we will also connect the mother of bandar imam, and this will be increased again. if the connection with the persian gulf countries has a great impact, it means that this connection can be followed by other connections , when chabahar is connected to zahedan and from this center of life , we can do the isfahan project towards ahvaz, but the supplementary projects are far away. the time between is reduced at different points and the volume of transit work in the world today is hercules, which has less time and less cost. today, it is considered to increase the experience and capacity, and this connection point in iran through providing to syria and then the mediterranean sea in the future can have a great impact in the region, that's why. i have tried many different things in different years and fortunately in the 13th government, to achieve our goals , we just have to solve the issue of the trucks myself and be able

from zahedan to the rail network and then connected through the precise connection of the rail network . we can connect to ahvaz, that is, to a kind of chabahar port , we can connect to the western side of the countries of iraq, syria, and the mediterranean sea , so that many projects are defined in this regard, and there is a large volume of transit goods that can be done. finally, there is something to go east. this project with transit translation and how much cargo is expected, usually for flat lines , but we usually estimate about 6 million to 8 million tomans per year in proportion to the number of trains that exist and the volume of goods, and of course, when it becomes simple , it becomes this number. to about 15 million to 18 million, there is no increase in the plan for this to happen. in reality, when the connection of our blood happens in north korea, to the south and east , and both the keys of fa, and now where is the city with a very small volume, out of business. the world is established between china and europe, we now include the services of movie networks let's compl

network rail says they have introduced more safety measures since the incident. —— the train struck aork rail admitted failing to impose a speed resriction or warn the driver, and several other failures over the maintainance of the area. it says it has introduced a number of new safety measures since the incident. around the world and across the uk. this is bbc news. let's look at some other stories making news. pet—owners are being invited to contribute to a review of the veterinary industry being carried out by the competition and markets authority. the watchdog is warning that the cost of animal care is rising at a faster rate than other goods and services and people may not be getting value for money. a scheme that provided free heating on prescription to people with underlying health conditions has found it reduced the need to see a gp. sheffield hallam university said it was too soon to say if a wider scheme would save the nhs money. the uk government said it would "keep options under review to further help vulnerable households". the bp—funded scheme has ended. royal mail has u

network rail, the company which maintains much of the uk's railway network, has pleaded guilty to criminals, following an aberdeenshire train crash in which three people died. train driver brett mccullough, conductor donald dinnie, and christopher stuchbury, who was a passenger, died in the derailment near stonehaven, aberdeenshire, in august of 2020. six other people were injured. the train struck a landslide, which appeared to have been caused by heavy rain. network rail admitted failing to impose a speed resriction or warn the driver, and several other failures over the maintainance of the area. it says it has introduced a number of new safety measures since the incident. around the world and across the uk. this is bbc news. let's look at some other stories making news. pet—owners are being invited to contribute to a review of the veterinary industry being carried out by the competition and markets authority. the watchdog is warning that the cost of animal care is rising at a faster rate than other goods and services —— and people may not be getting value for money. a scheme that provid

from zahedan, we are connected to the network through the connection of our rail network.fact, we can connect to ahvaz, which means we can go to chabahar port in the west. the countries of iraq, syria and the mediterranean let's connect the mediterranean so that many projects are defined in this regard and there is a large volume of transit goods that can be done. finally , you have done the eastern karto project. about six months, 28 million tomans can be estimated according to the number of trains and the volume of goods, and of course , when we simply convert this amount to about 15 million to 18 million , there is an increase in the program that will happen and we in fact, this connection happened to our iranian blood in north korea south, east and west, a very small volume of world trade between china and europe will be established , the networks will be complete, create many routes and works , according to the axis contract, the bottom of china will be towards iran, now it is either through humans or later corridors like afghanistan's china chamber towards iran after

network rail — which is responsible for track and infrastructure — admitted to a number of safety andted to the derailment. police are set to begin investigating dozens of baby deaths and injuries at a hospital trust. the maternity units at nottingham university hospitals nhs trust are already being examined in a review by the senior midwife donna 0ckenden. 0ur social affairs correspondent michael buchanan has the details. a warning — his report contains some distressing images. oh, my goodness... for most people this would be a moment of idyllic family life, but for the hawkins there will always be a missing piece. lottie should have an older sister, but harriet died before birth in 2016 due to nhs maternity failures. her parents welcome news of the police investigation. i think the thing that really makes me emotional is that the families in nottinghamshire are the ones that are serving a life sentence, not the people that failed us, not the people that have conducted the cover—up, and there needs to be accountability for that. dozens of babies died or suffered avoidable harm at not

network rail has been fined £6.7 million forfailings leading up to the train derailment near stonehaventh and safety at work act breaches at the high court in aberdeen, after the train hit a landslide following heavy rain. judge lord matthews said no penalty he could impose could come close to compensating those impacted. health authorities in the uk have published new data about the latest covid variant. it appears to show that transmission is taking place in the community — although there's not enough data to know how much of a threat to public health it poses. our health editor hugh pym was in the newsroom earlier to tell us more about the new variant. this serb variance —— serb variance. it has been detected in the us, denmark and the uk. we had an update short time ago from the health agency on what they discovered. they said last week they had found three cases of this variant and they were watching it closely, as are all the health organisations. they are reporting their 3a cases, and 28 of them were in one single care home. on the face of it that may be 0n the face of it that ma

network rail has admitted a series of health and safety failings connected to a train derailment in scotlandhree people died. the rail operator says a number of errors contributed to the crash at stonehaven in bad weather in 2020. you're live with bbc news. california's legislature has become the first in the us to approve a bill banning caste discrimination. the caste system in india dates back over 3,000 years — and divides hindu society into rigid hierarchical groups. us lawmakers say the measure will protect people of south asian descent from unfair treatment. the state's governor must now decide whether to sign the bill into law — amid arguments from some hindu group that the caste system is not a serious issue in north america. live now to thenmozhi soundararajan, an indian—american dalit rights activist and the executive director of equality labs, who campaigned in support of the california bill. how important was it for the state to bring in a law like this? wonderful to be here theyjust want to emphasise how crucial it was that this bill_ to emphasise how crucial it was that this bi

network rail care at the nih.iver that the track near stonehaven was unsafe in august of 2020. the scotrail train derailed after hitting a landslide and leading to the death of the driver for the conductor and a passenger as well . there's more conductor and a passenger as well. there's more on all of those stories on our website, gbnews.com . gbnews.com. >> direct bullion sponsors. the finance report on gb news for gold and silver investment . gold and silver investment. >> let's take a look at the day's markets. the pound will buy you 1.2, four, eight, $4 and ,1.1656. price of gold £1,538.92 per ounce. and the ftse 100 closed the day at 7441 points. direct bullion sponsors. >> the finance report on gb news investments that matter a brighter outlook with boxt solar >> proud sponsors of weather on . gb news. >> hello again. it's aidan mcgivern here from the met office with the gb news forecast. hot sunshine once again for many, especially towards the southeast and the northwest of scotland, cloudy elsewhere and th

network rail has admitted a series of failings connected to a train the realm it in which three people operators said a number of errors had contributed to the crash in stone haven in bad weather. you are live with bbc news. the supreme court in mexico has decriminalized abortion across the country. it said the denial of the possibility of a termination was a violation of women's rights. this is two years after the court ruled in favor of a challenge to the law in one northern states. this is part of a trend in latin america on loosening restrictions on abortio i have a guest including the former supreme court justice. thank you for coming on the program. >> hello. i am very glad to speak to you today and to your audience. host: we are very pleased you are here. what is your reaction to the decision? >> well, yesterday was a double joy in my professional career for my advocacy and for women's rights. for 60 years, i have been fighting for women and girls rights and the feminist movement both in mexico and internationally. my first joy i want to share is that we have two female candidat

to be opened, actually hamadan to sanandaj railway line connects the kurdistan province to the rail networke third of this rail line, god willing, is actually the continuation of the rasht rail line towards the caspian. the fourth is actually the ardabil freeway, which connects to the rail network in ardabil province. says the head of the commission the economic council of the majlis said that efforts will be made to pass clauses on the impact of taxpayers' duties in the implementation of the law on shopping terminals next week in the parliament. rahimi said in his travel plan that according to the laws, from this year's mehr, the tax affairs organization must use the taxpayers' system to calculate taxes, and the auditor has no right to do so. the axle is slow to solve, the help of peugeot and saman and the desert of the store to the economic activists themselves. why was it pleasant? we previously had many lawsuits with many problems between the experts of the economic organization . the law of the people's system has been recognized as an alternative to the system-centered store. the depu

. >> network rail has pleaded guilty to health and safety failings over a train crash that killed three people. the company didn't warn the driver. the track near stonehaven was unsafe in august 2020. the scotrail train derailed after hitting a landslide and then crashed into the side of a bridge, causing carriages to fall down an embankment. the train driver, conductor and a passenger died . conductor and a passenger died. the prime minister is facing another by—election following the resignation of his former deputy chief whip, chris pincher . the mp for tamworth made the decision after losing an appeal against an eight week suspension over groping allegations . he was over groping allegations. he was accused of drunkenly assaulting two men at a private member's club last summer. in a statement , mr pincher said he didn't want uncertain bounty for his constituents science secretary michelle donelan told gb news the situation has been a huge distraction . distraction. >> we, of course, want to ensure that the every constituent across the country gets the very best service from their me

of railway engineering, and anna—jane hunter, a rail operations expert and former director at network railin. we invented rail travel. it's hard to imagine that now. why do we find it so hard with grand projects, financially, attention span, management problems? where does the main problem life? is management problems? where does the main problem life?— main problem life? is almost impossible — main problem life? is almost impossible to _ main problem life? is almost impossible to put _ main problem life? is almost impossible to put one - main problem life? is almost impossible to put one fingerl main problem life? is almost l impossible to put one finger on main problem life? is almost - impossible to put one finger on the main problem. however, we have made an abject failure of winning hearts and minds on this project. to me, thatis and minds on this project. to me, that is the biggest single thing that is the biggest single thing that should have been happening for the there is a sign at the shin cancel, the high bullet train station in tokyo, which said, this railway is a product of th

in fact, the hamedan railway line connects to sanandaj in kurdistan province to the rail network . whichnects to the rail network in ardabil province. parand metro in the southwest of tehran is ready to open . with the opening of this line, the 50-kilometer distance from parand to shahid station on line 1 will be reduced to 33% . the 18-year wait of the people of parand in southwest tehran is finally over. arrived and the metro of this city is ready it has been opened, let's have a private car that has one hour of metro and less than one meter every six and a half hours, it will arrive earlier than the direct time, we can go, come on, people, it's very good, god will take care of your vehicle , maybe how many taxis are here, or the cartoon bus. with the power of a bigger device, it would be good and the price would be more reasonable. it would be great. our expenses would be approximately 200-300 tomans a day. and if i really start a subway, it would be very good for the people. it is not really necessary with this crowd now that the workers who are employees are commuting to tehran , th

network rail has pleaded guilty over charges to health and safety fillings following an aberdeenshirerash in which three people died. it has admitted it failed to ensure so far as was reasonably practical that railway workers not in its employment and members of the public travelling by train were not exposed to the risk of serious injury and death from train derailment as result of failures in construction and maintenance of draining in adverse and extreme weather planning. dozens of young autistic people have died after serious care failings, despite repeated warnings from coroners — bbc news has found. an investigation revealed more than 50 cases where health and social care authorities across england and wales were told to take action to prevent future deaths. our reporter ruth clegg has been following the stories of two young autistic women. i'm saffron. and i have a lot of problems, but that's not all about. i love rainbows, i love the colour yellow, and i really want to help people. this is saffie. we've been chatting for over six months now. we chat via video call, video messa

in fact, it is the hamadan to sanandaj rail route that connects the kurdistan province to the rail network. the third of this rail line, god willing, is actually the continuation of the rasht rail line towards the caspian. the fourth is actually the ardabil freeway. it connects to the rail network in ardabil province. the third and last court hearing of the case of the second terrorist incident in the shrine of shahcheragh, peace be upon him, was held in the presence of the defendants and their lawyers and the parents of the martyrs of this incident. the first line of the case by accepting all the charges from including being a member of the isis group and carrying out an armed attack on the sacred shrine of shahcheragh, peace be upon him, with the intention of disrupting the security of the country, he said that all the work was done under the guidance of the leader of isis, who issued orders through cyberspace. at the end of this meeting and after the presentation of the last defenses of the defense lawyers of the three defendants announced the end of the proceedings in this case and sai

network rail is due in court over a train crash that killed three people.any's accused of failing to warn the driver that the track was unsafe . the fatal incident was unsafe. the fatal incident happened near stonehaven in august 2020. the train driver, conductor and a passenger were killed in the derailed isn't, which happened after the train hit a landslide and the vet industry is under review following concern as pet owners are being overcharged . charged are being overcharged. charged figures suggest the cost of care and medicines has surged, rising faster than inflation. the consumer and markets authority is worried. pet owners aren't getting value for money. it also fears they aren't given access. easy access to information about pricing and treatment options when deciding which vet to use. the regulator wants both the pubuc the regulator wants both the public and practitioners to contribute to the review . and contribute to the review. and you can get more on all of those stories by visiting our website, gbnews.com. now, though, it's back over to and

this railway line will connect the kurdistan province to the country's rail network. rail with its latches good news is about to be heard. what is the stage of the work? it is a kilometer long and it is part of the national plan for the construction of the tehran-hamadan-sanandaj railway. the tehran -hamadan section was put into operation in 2016. now what the officials say, the project started in 2084 and until last year, only 65% ​​of the physical progress has been made, and in the last one year, equivalent to one third of the total work has been done so far, and today we have reached the percentage of changes of 9596 in the project set, which is russia , which was 1104. billion and 300 million tomans allocated from last year, the act of transfer allocation and this project in in fact, it has been paid and until the last allocation was yesterday and the meetings we had last week in tehran, hopefully, the project will be delivered to the islamic republic of iran railway company by the next month at the latest for operation. it can be seen that the construction of the

network rail local authority.£6.7 million after admitting to a number of safety failings that resulted in three people being killed in a crash in aberdeenshire. a train driver , a conductor and a driver, a conductor and a passenger died when a train was derailed near stonehaven in because of heavy rain and a landslide in 2020. the fine was reduced from £10 million because the operator pleaded guilty to maintenance failures and accepted it. didn't warn the driver or tell him to slow down. and the uk is on track for a record september when it comes to warm weather. yesterday was the hottest day of the year so far with 32.6 degrees being recorded in surrey. the met office expects the heatwave to last until sunday, which would mean six consecutive days of 30 degrees plus for the first time in september. the degrees plus for the first time in september . the record in september. the record previously was three days in a row . this is gb news on your tv, row. this is gb news on your tv, on digital radio, and on your sma

network rail has been fined £6.7 million after admitting failings which led to the deaths of three peoplevy rain in august 2020. the driver of the train, a conductor, and a passenger died in the tragedy. another weight—loss injection has been given the green light for use on the nhs. tirzepatide, also known as mounjaro, could help about 180,000 people with type two diabetes. it's expected to be available for patients from early next year. research shows five millions disposable vapes are being thrown away each week in the uk, which is a fourfold increase over the past year. the campaign group material focus says fewer than one in five people recycle their vapes in the correct way. you're live with bbc news. in its first—ever reckoning of the world's progress in cutting carbon emissions, the united nations has warned we are way off track. the report says there is a "rapidly—narrowing window" to introduce existing commitments to limit global warming to 1.5 celsius. the un estimates the planet is currently due to warm by 2.4 centigrade above pre—industrial levels — far above the 1.5 degree t

network rail has acknowledged that the performance has not been good enough for passengers, but sayslosely with train operating companies to improve. the family of the six—year—old boy thrown from the tenth floor of the tate gallery four years ago says he's continuing to recover. he now uses his wheelchair only for longer trips, and is beginning to be able to rememberfilms he watches. a teenager was jailed for the attack. more children are likely to arrive at school this term with unclean clothes and unbrushed teeth, teachers have suggested. nearly three in four school staff believe there has been an increase in "hygiene poverty" issues in their school in the last year. dirty uniforms and pe kits and unwashed hair were the most cited indicators of the issue. a bbc investigation has found that at least five women have died after family courts allowed fathers accused of abuse to apply for contact with their children. some took their own life and one had a heart attack outside court. a separate study has found that 75 children in england were forced into contact with fathers who had pre

network rail has admitted a series of health and safety failings connected to a train derailment in aberdeenshires had contributed to the crash at stonehaven in bad weather in 2020. the rail operator also admitted it hadn't warned the driver that part of the track near stonehaven was unsafe. you're live with bbc news. the head of nato says ukrainian forces are continuing to make progress, retaking lands occupied by russian forces. butjens stoltenberg said progress was slow, estimating an advance ofjust 100 metres a day. 0vernight, suspected ukrainian drone attacks were reported on the russian city of rostov—on—don and near moscow. these buildings are not far from the region's military headquarters, but again, no casualties were reported. it comes as the us secretary of state antony blinkin continues a two—day visit to kyiv. mr blinken has already announced a new aid package of more than a billion dollars for ukraine, including shells to be used on us abrams tanks. they're made of depleted uranium, which is a by—product of uranium enrichment but has stripped of most radioactive material. 0ur diplo

network rail has acknowledged that the performance has not been good enough for passengers, but sayscompanies to improve. the family of the six—year—old boy thrown from the tenth floor of the tate gallery four years ago says he's continuing to recover. he now uses his wheelchair only for longer trips and is beginning to be able to rememberfilms he watches. a teenager was jailed for the attack. more children are likely to arrive at school this term with unclean clothes and unbrushed teeth teachers have suggested. nearly three in four school staff believe there has been an increase in "hygiene poverty" issues in their school in the last year. dirty uniforms and pe kits and unwashed hair were the most cited indicators of the issue. you're live with bbc news. this week, bbc news is taking an in depth look at the global cost of living crisis's impact on the world's children. here's a preview of some of the stories we will be featuring. translation: when i was at school, used _ translation: when i was at school, used to _ translation: when i was at school, used to dream - translation: when

network rail has admitted a series of health and safety failings connected to a train derailment in scotland a number of errors contributed to the crash at stonehaven in bad weather in 2020. the rail operator also admitted it hadn't warned the driver that part of the track near stonehaven was unsafe. the company will be sentenced tomorrow. you're live with bbc news. police in the uk are set to begin investigating dozens of baby deaths and injuries at a hospital trust. the maternity units at nottingham university hospitals nhs trust are already being examined in a review by the senior midwife donna 0ckenden. 0ur social affairs correspondent michael buchanan has the details — a warning his report contains some distressing images. oh, my goodness... for most people this would be a moment of idyllic family life, but for the hawkins there will always be a missing piece. lottie should have an older sister, but harriet died before birth in 2016 due to nhs maternity failures. her parents welcome news of the police investigation. i think the thing that really makes me emotional is that the families i

network rail pleads guilty to health and safety failings over a derailment which killed three people.

network rail has been fined £6.7 million for failings which led to a fatal train crash near stonehavenlling three people on board including the driver and conductor. elon musk has acknowledged not acting on a request from kyiv to activate his satellite network helping ukraine carry out an attack on russian forces in crimea. he said his company would have been complicit in an act of war if he'd agreed. the incident is revealed in a new book on the billionaire. we've got an update on coronavirus for you now, with the health security agency saying a new variant that's just been detected is likely to be spreading within the community in the uk. it's thought to be linked to an outbreak of infections at a care home in norfolk. hugh pym is here. however health experts are saying it is not at this stage is seen as a variant of concern, and there is no evidence it causes more rapid transition or that it makes people more seriously ill and previous covid variants are more seriously ill and previous covid variant- more seriously ill and previous covid variant . , covid variants we have seen in th

that estimate by a very credible former network rail engineer , former network rail engineer, michaelk anyway, that the reason this project is happening isn't because of speed. who cares about 20 minutes to london, to birmingham when you can work on wi—fi a seat? it really wi—fi at a seat? it isn't really about either . wi—fi at a seat? it isn't really about either. there's about capacity either. there's already, you know, perfectly decent trains from to decent trains from london to birmingham. there two lines birmingham. there are two lines you via euston or via you can go via euston or via marylebone to stone. the chiltern snow hill, chiltern line snow hill, birmingham. the real reason this is happening is because ministerial inertia. no one wants to stay stop . right? but wants to stay stop. right? but also because the engineering conglomerates are a massive lobby group. they're getting loads state money then loads of state money and then property specular motors have bought up and down the line bought land up and down the line . that get more valuable . that set to get more valuab

network rail has admitted a series of health and safety failings connected to a train derailment in aberdeenshire in bad weather in 2020. the rail operator also admitted it hadn't warned the driver you're live with bbc news. next, the supreme court in mexico has decriminalised abortion across the country. it said the "denial of the possibility of a termination was a violation of women's rights". this is two years after the court ruled in favour of a challenge to the law in one northern state. this is part of a trend in latin america of loosening restrictions on abortion. senator 0lga sanchez corderojoins me now. she is also the country's former home affairs secretary and a former supreme courtjustice. thank you very much for coming on the programme. thank you very much for coming on the programme-— the programme. hello, lewis. i'm ve lad the programme. hello, lewis. i'm very glad to _ the programme. hello, lewis. i'm very glad to speak— the programme. hello, lewis. i'm very glad to speak to _ the programme. hello, lewis. i'm very glad to speak to you - the programme. hello, lewis. i'm very glad t

network rail has been fined £6.7 million after admitting feelings which led to the deaths of three peopleitting a landslide following heavy rain in august 2020. the driver of the train, the conductor, and a passenger died in the tragedy. you are live with bbc news. here in the uk, the first anniversary of king charles�*s succession has been marked with the traditional gun salutes. —— accession. soldiers and horses which took part in queen elizabeth ii's state funeral procession return for the succession day anniversary. the king is spending the day in balmoral, in the same way that the late queen did on the anniversary of her accession. private prayers were held near balmoral castle. the comic we recall with great affection her long life, great service, and what she meant all of us. i'm are deeply grateful for the love and support that has been shown to my wife and myself as we do our utmost to be of service to you all. we do our utmost to be of service to ou all. . we do our utmost to be of service to ou all. , ., ., ., ., you all. lets go to our royal correspondent _ you all. lets go to

network rail has been fined £6.7 million after a derailment when a train hit after a derailment wheny rain. 6lasgow line following heavy rain. here in the uk, the anniversary of king charles�*s accession has been marked by consulates in —— gun salutes in london, edinburgh and cardiff. soldiers who took part in queen elizabeth ii's state funeral procession took part in the king's honour. he is working one year since the queen died with private prayers in a church near balmoral. they visited the kirk after private prayers and a moment of reflection on the life of the late monarch. the couple then made their way over to speak to well—wishers near the church, and the public. with more on this, we canjoin our royal correspondent who is down at buckingham palace. you correspondent who is down at buckingham palace.— correspondent who is down at buckingham palace. you 'oin us on another baking * buckingham palace. you 'oin us on another baking hot _ buckingham palace. youjoin us on another baking hot afternoon. - buckingham palace. youjoin us on another baking hot afternoon. all i another ba

network rail has been fined £6.7 million after admitting to a number of safety failings that resulted people being killed in a crash in aberdeenshire. a train driver, conductor and a passenger died when a train derailed near stonehaven because of heavy rain and a landslide in 2020. the fine was reduced from £10 million, though because the operator pleaded guilty to maintenance failures and also accepted it did not warn the driver or tell him to slow down. and costa coffee fears a number of sandwiches and wraps from its stores could contain small stones. the impacted products include chicken salad and blt sandwiches , as well as bacon, sandwiches, as well as bacon, caesar and southern fried chicken wraps . they've used by chicken wraps. they've used by dates between the sixth and 8th of september. the company apologised and says it's taking the issue extremely seriously and has confirmed it will refund those who bought them . this is those who bought them. this is gb news across the uk on tv on digital radio and on your smart speaker too. that's it from me. now back to . now back to. p

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looking at the aslef website they add there is an overtime ban across the uk rail network on friday theay the second to friday the 6th of october. that is likely to impact 0ctober. that is likely to impact staff members on the rail network across the uk. another two days of strike action by aslef, the train drivers' union on saturday the 30th september and wednesday the 11th of october. saturday marks a year since mahsa amini died in state custody in iran, after she'd been arrested by the country's morality police for allegedly not wearing her veil properly. it sparked widespread protests, and authorities have carried out a wave of arrests in recent weeks to prevent new unrest. iranian film—maker and activist mojgan ilanlu has been arrested several times in the last year for not wearing the hijab and criticising the country's leadership. exceptionally, she agreed to speak with the bbc�*s caroline hawley from her home in tehran without wearing a veil. translation: what has changed after mahsa's death is men's - public opinion of women. in the streets, in the metro, in bazaars, men consta

network rail says it is working with train operators to make improvements. the state of our schools, and as i said there, as well, who knows what other public buildings. hospitals, court buildings. what do you see? what do you want to say? get in touch. the chancellorjeremy hunt did a big interview yesterday with laura kuenssberg, and he said the government was undertaking an exhaustive programme of survey in schools, but admitted, this is key, we might find new information in the weeks and months ahead. is this a tip of an iceberg? who knows. some people have their suspicions it is a topic we will be returning to again and again. we will be talking about portacabin primary is and who knows what else. let's speak to some guests in a second, and hopefully your good self. 0ne bbc breakfast, the education secretary gillian keegan was asked by sally nugent whether the costs would be covered by new money or it would come from existing budgets. 50. by new money or it would come from existing budgets.— existing budgets. so, it will be from a combination _ existing

the country is fever is really expanding, rail and road networks. half of all projects have gone to china. in return, china will get the long awaited connection to western europe from the greek port of b reyes. serbia has become china is bridge to europe, symbolized by the poop and branch at 1500 meters long. and one of the most important then you crossings in belgrade. it was the 1st chinese project here built by chinese firms with chinese fund. china is serbian policy is built on the principle of modern infrastructure investments and loans worth billions in exchange for influence and access to your another prestige project is the high speed rail line between budapest and downgrade a joint venture by serbia, china and russia. a chinese bank is financing the lion's share of the more than 2000000000 euro project. of the china has a strong interest in an effective bulking rail network. the capital belgrade is the investment hotspot. construction will soon begin on a subway system financed and built by china. chinese companies will also build a new sew

of the china has a strong interest in an effective bulking rail network. the capital bel grade is the investment hotspots. construction will soon begin on a subway system financed and built by china. chinese companies will also build a new sewage treatment plant for the serbian capital, an estimated investment of almost 10000000000. europe's china is active and commercial enterprise. a recent chinese investment isn't automotive factory. in northern serbia, which will also produce parts for german companies. it's launched in the spring of 2023 was virtually a states ceremony. president alexander of router which sees chinese involvement in his country as a great opportunity. it's a good part to serve. you may have had so far the regular relationship and they've been invested in investing shortly and to or still mainland or corporate mind. and it was an open trust brent, under procedure for the corporate mine and other feel companies i have applied for that and it was pretty much the same pace with the steel mill and they saved more than 5000 people's drop in

area of ​​the west-east corridor is on the agenda to be completed, which will become part of the rail networkand it will be well received . the type of service should not be boring a lot of things happened and we saw an acceptable summation, which is really from all the rail fleet, from all the road fleet, from all the air fleet , telephone taxi for anna 's future . two amounts are more less involved that until the last pilgrims to you today my mother zahra had 20 thousand of dear travelers who returned to tehran today we were able to create a more structured game with more consensus next year with more public services building and increasing the fleet at the same time better service to the dear pilgrims and all the people will be more successful, may god almighty first of all please our great and dear nation , arbaeen headquarters, mr. ahmadi, mr. vahidi, his colleagues, all his colleagues in the ministry of roads and urban development, who really did not have many opportunities to visit serving the people is of all kinds. i sincerely thank everyone who helped us in this great and important

from now on, the rail network will be completed this southern part, you mentioned in the right part , kermanshah khosravi , is one of our most important projects in the area of ​​completing the west-east corridor of the country's railway. many passengers are moved in a day. this product became the blood of this service . there were many things that happened. we saw an acceptable solution . we really appreciate all the rail fleets, all the road fleets, all the air fleets, and all the dear ones who are in the service. dear, thank you very much they are busy serving these loved ones . a month or two is more or less involved, which will be transferred to you until the last pilgrim. today we are at the border of mehran, 20,000 of our dear travelers and the return has been completed. we will create more by providing more public services and increasing the fleet, also in better serving the dear language and the same people , may god almighty be pleased with our great and dear nation. arbaeen mr. mirmohammadi mr. vahidi everyone all their colleagues my colleagues in the ministry of roads and

shalamcheh basra railway line is very important, anyway, the first one that connects us to the rail networkthe iraqi part, and in this respect, the transportation of goods and transit cargo, as well as the passengers and pilgrims who are going it plays a very important role in the direction of karbala, it facilitates the journey and from the side the iraqi railway network is also connected to syria. in fact, if this railway line is added , it will somehow connect us to the syrian railway lines. on the other hand , we have connected to the railway lines of the eurasian countries and the central regions. about all these countries, the existence of this the railway network will be connected. in fact, this network and this puzzle will be completed. it is not estimated. there is a problem. these areas where sorush is going to be built have been mined because it is during the war for us, and it should be done before the railway line is built. ok, now the agreements that have been made will go and have been made and since when i was talking to the officials of the photo from the time when the fiel

asia provides the mediterranean for iraqis and rail lines iraq to iran's rail network through iran cane you the caucasus countries from the countries of pakistan and afghanistan, the open seas to the sea, find you for the second unique opportunity of the second rail line for iranian zul eaz, which i want to go to najaf ashraf to karbala muala closed to prove the excellence after najaf and karbala and a very good facilitation will happen again for aziz in the next few years, from their own origins, they can go to khorramshahr shalamcheh by rail lines, and najaf ashraf and karbala muala to any place of pilgrimage that has a desire for a great event that is blessed by imam hussain. peace be upon him that during the days of arbaeen we will spend the food of the lord and the leader of the martyrs. their occurrence will not return to our reality. the project is not inside the territory of iran. between the two countries, a large part of the laws and regulations related to the country of iraq, iraq has its own laws and regulations. that the agreement is 18 months to 2 years, the year of the b

. >> rail has been fined >> network rail has been fined £6.7 admitting to £6.7 million after admitting safety failings that a number of safety failings that resulted in three people being killed in a crash in aberdeenshire , a train driver, a aberdeenshire, a train driver, a conductor and a passenger died when a train was derailed near stonehaven because heavy rain stonehaven because of heavy rain and landslide in 2020. the and a landslide in 2020. the fine was reduced from £10 million because the operator pleaded guilty to maintenance failures and accepted that it didn't warn the driver or tell him to slow down. this is gb news across the uk on tv in your car, on digital radio and on your smart speaker by saying play gb news. now let's get back to . michelle thanks for that to. michelle thanks for that michelle dewberry with you till 7:00 tonight. >> alongside me, daniel moylan, a tory peer in the house of lords and laurie laban, a policy researcher, researcher. good evening, gentlemen. nice to see you again. i've not seen you for a little while . you know the a little while. you know