a group of men who had been on the minibus gathered today at a bowling club back in newtongrange.e of shock. none of them would be interviewed, but they wanted to thank two groups of people — members of the public who stopped here and offered first aid, blankets and cups of tea, and the emergency services who dealt with the aftermath and ferried them to hospital. aged between 24 and 75, many of the group were regulars at this community—run pub in the close—knit former mining village of newtongrange. i know my neighbour across the road. he got out hospital last night, he was concussed. his father—in—law was under the bus, very serious. these are all people i know. 59—year—old rossjones barker was pronounced dead at the scene. six other men remain in hospital with serious injuries. all are said to be in a stable condition. david cowan reporting there. the president of the european commission, jean—claude juncker, has urged britain to get its act together and stop expecting the eu to solve its problems over brexit. the comments come as the senior brexiteer minister, liam fox, said th

a group of men who had been on the minibus gathered today at a bowling club back in newtongrange.hem clearly still in a state of shock. none of them would be interviewed, but they wanted to thank two groups of people — the members of the public who stopped here and offered first aid, blankets and cups of tea, and the emergency services who dealt with the aftermath and ferried them en masse to hospital. aged between 2a and 75, many of the group were regulars at this community—run pub in the close—knit former mining village of newtongrange. i know my neighbour, across the road from me, he got out hospital last night, he was concussed. i know his father—in—law. he was very bad, he was under the bus, very serious. these are all people i know. 59—year—old rossjones barker was pronounced dead at the scene. six other men remain in hospital with serious injuries. all are said to be in a stable condition. david cowan reporting there. now on bbc news, it is time for witness, and a special edition looking back at some of most compelling stories of 2018, from the great niece of the tsar refle

.” this community run pub in the village of newtongrange.tal last night with concussion. his father—in—law was under the bus. very serious. these are people i know. 59-year-old ross jones barker was pronounced dead at the scene. six other men remain in hospital with serious injuries. all are said to be in a stable condition. david cowan reporting there. new year's eve travel on some of the country's busiest rail routes is likely to be disrupted by another strike in the long—running dispute over guards on trains. members of the rmt union on south western railway will walk out for 24 hours. long queues and broken voting machines have disrupted voting in the democratic republic of congo's presidential election. voters have been choosing a successor to presidentjoseph kabila, who's been in office for 17 years. the election is expected to bring the country's first democratic transfer of power since independence in 1960. from kinshasa, louise dewast sent this report — it contains some flashing images. elections are under way and they are chaotic.

police have said it's a private minibus that was travelling from newtongrange to kelso. policing unit initially declared this as a major incident and they worked with the ambulance service and the fire and rescue service to quickly provide assistance to those involved. as you can see this evening, the road is still closed here in both directions as the investigation continues and police have said that anyone who has any concerns about anyone who may have been injured on the minibus to please contact them on 101. catriona renton. hannover airport is currently closed after a man broke through a gate with his car near a runway, local police say. the incident happened just after lunchtime. hanover police said officials were able to stop the car and take a man into custody. several flights have been diverted to other airports. the department for transport has spent more than £100 million on extra capacity on ferries to ensure the delivery of critical goods in the event of a no—deal brexit. the ships have been chartered to ease congestion at dover, and allow more lorries throu

the minibus had been travelling from newtongrange to kelso, with 23 adult passengers on board, plus thethey were on an annual day out to the races. the minibus overturned on this stretch of road between the tiny villages of carfraemill and gordon. one man was pronounced dead at the scene. his next—of—kin have now been informed. the other passengers and the driver were taken to various hospitals for treatment. police initially declared the collision a major incident. as evening fell, the minibus was loaded onto a recovery truck. officers have asked for anyone concerned about loved ones to get in touch. an horrific accident, just days after christmas — what should have been one of the happiest times of the year. catriona renton, bbc news, in the scottish borders. more than 1,000 people, including the monty python star michael palin, the model twiggy and the england football captain harry kane, have been recognised in the new year honours list. and hundreds of members of the public have been honoured for their service and bravery, including a father who campaigns against knife crime after

the minibus had been travelling from newtongrange to kelso, with 23 adult passengers on board plus theo the races. the minibus overturned on this stretch of road between the tiny villages of carfraemill and gordon. one man was pronounced dead at the scene. his next of kin have now been informed. the other passengers and the driver were taken to various hospitals for treatment. police initially declared the collision a major incident. as evening fell, the minibus was lowered onto a recovery truck. officers have asked for anyone concerned about loved ones to get in touch. an horrific accident, just days after christmas, what should have been one of the happiest times of the year. catriona renton, bbc news, in the scottish borders. a woman has appeared in court accused of murdering her toddler twins. the children, a boy and a girl who were almost two years old, were discovered at their home in margate early on thursday morning. samantha ford, who's 37, appeared at canterbury magistrates‘ court. she's been remanded in custody until monday. more than £100 million has been spent on extra cap

the minibus had been travelling from newtongrange to kelso, with 23 adult passengers on board, plus thees. the minibus overturned on this stretch of road between the tiny villages of carfraemill and gordon. one man was pronounced dead at the scene. his next—of—kin have now been informed. the other passengers and the driver were taken to various hospitals for treatment. police initially declared the collision a major incident. as evening fell, the minibus was loaded onto a recovery truck. officers have asked for anyone concerned about loved ones to get in touch. an horrific accident, just days after christmas — what should have been one of the happiest times of the year. catriona renton, bbc news, in the scottish borders. it has been revealed that more than £100 million has been spent on extra capacity on ferries to ensure the delivery of critical goods in the event of a no—deal brexit. the ships have been chartered by the department for transport to ease congestion at dover and allow more lorries through other ports. here is our business correspondentjoe miller. it might not look like m

the private minibus was carrying 23 adults plus the driver and had been travelling from newtongrangeronounced dead at the scene and their next of kin have been informed. the other 22 passengers and the driver were taken to the borders general hospital, edinburgh royal infirmary and the queen elizabeth hospital in glasgow for treatment. this collision has been declared a major incident and they have been working with the ambulance service and fire rescue to assist those involved. the police say anyone who is concerned they might have a loved one involved in the incident or if they have any information, should get in touch immediately with the police scotland. the headlines on bbc news... the immigration minister — caroline nokes — is in dover — as the home secretary cuts short a family holiday to deal with the rising number of migrants crossing the channel in small boats. one person has died and a number of people are in hospital after a minibus carrying 20 passengers overturns on the scottish borders. more than £100 million is to be spent chartering extra ferries to bring in vital su