closed on monday as a precaution to keep children safe and people are being urged at the moment in pirotut 6,000 people, they've been told to stay inside their homes because these gases can be very, very dangerous. and what more do we know about the chemicals as well? the ammonia that the train was carrying? so, ammonia is widely used as a fertiliser both on an industrial scale and even in some people's back gardens. and it is usually safe if it transported and stored correctly and safely. however, in this case, obviously that went off the rails and this is something that many people are concerned about, especially with patients reporting all sorts of respiratory distress since this incident, it can cause burning in your airwaves, and inflammation. it can also be flammable so that's a big concern as the story develops. naomi choy smith there. rescue teams are searching for survivors of an avalanche in western austria. it's thought two people remain unaccounted for after a number of skiers were buried by snow in an off piste area around the lech zurs resort. helena wilkinson reports. a hu

have been admitted to hospital after a train carrying ammonia derailed near the southeastern city of pirot warned not to leave their homes. naomi choy smith joins me now for more. tell me what we know about the latest? the latest that we know is that this training was carrying ammonia, toxic chemicals actually derailed in it is unclear what caused the train to derail at the stage but 20 carriages came off of the tracks and one fell into the tracks and one fell into the nearby river and by releasing this toxic gas in a chemical reaction. that has sickened about 50 people so far. they have been taken to hospital for treatment for their poisoning and as you said, this is a small town of 60,000 people. they have all been asked to stay in their homes because this chemical can be considered dangerous and schools will be closed tomorrow, mondayjust as a caution to keep everyone safe. this is still unfolding and potentially quite a dangerous situation that we have here on the border with bulgaria. [30 situation that we have here on the border with bulgaria. do we know any more _ the border with bu

suspected toxic poisoning in serbia after a train carrying ammonia derailed near the south—eastern city of pirotw on bbc news, ending the falklands war. and a warning, this programme contains content some viewers may find upsetting. recording now. yeah, yeah, yeah. right, i'm ready to go. are you keen to answer it as well? oh, yes, yes. you can stop to think about an answer, you don't have to do it all in one go — it'sjust a conversation with me and i'll take you — i'll take you through the experiences. absolutely, yeah. um, yeah, 0k. clapper bangs. you're literally lying face down, pressed yourface into this frozen earth, thinking, "i don't want "to die here. "i don't want to die here. "why?" sniffs. yeah. you know, that, i think — well, it was, for all of us, it was hugely traumatic. there's corpses of your enemy, corpses of your friends, you know, just lying there. it had a massive effect on me and i know it had a massive effect on a lot of my friends, too. that scene of horror will never, never leave my mind. not a single day in the last 40 years have gone by when i'vel not thought about it.

suspected toxic poisoning in serbia after a train carrying ammonia derailed near the southeastern city of pirotpeople have been warned not to leave their homes. a state of emergency has been declared after 20 carriages came off the tracks. police investigating the shooting of a 26—year—old woman at a pub near liverpool last night have appealed for the public to come forward with any information relating to the incident. merseyside police said �*it did not believe�* the victim — who was out with her sister and friends at the lighthouse inn in wallasee — was targeted by the gunmun. four other people were also injured in the attack — one is in a critical condition. 0ur north of england correspondent judith moritz reports. late on christmas eve, the lighthouse pub was full of people counting down the minutes towards midnight. it was a lively scene, butjust before 12:00am the pub�*s neighbours heard a particularly loud noise. i was in bed and i was on my phone and i heard "bang, bang, bang, bang" — four times. i waited, because i thought it was going to be a firework and i thought i'd hear the "ssh"

admitted to hospital in serbia after a train carrying ammonia derailed near the southeastern city of pirotpeople have been warned not to leave their homes. a state of emergency has been declared in the area after 20 carriages came off the tracks. now on bbc news, it's hardtalk with stephen sackur. welcome to hardtalk. i'm stephen sackur, and this is the stage of the royal shakespeare theatre in stratford—upon—avon, birthplace of william shakespeare. 400 years and more after his death, his words and stories still resonate around the world, transcending languages and borders. well, my guest today is the just—retired artistic director of the royal shakespeare company, greg doran. why do we continue to make much ado about william shakespeare? gregory doran, welcome to hardtalk. thank you. nice to be here. well, it's a real pleasure to be on your stage here at the royal shakespeare company. you first set foot on this stage 35 years ago. idid. in fact, this month, it's 50 years since i saw my first show at the rsc, which was eileen atkins in as you like it. and my mum had packed us all into the

the accident, 20 buses overturned, at least one of them fell into the ni shava river in the city of pirotere the incident occurred, and the authorities declared a state of emergency and urged residents not to leave their homes with trembits, horns and axes in kryvorivno , which in the carpathian region celebrated christmas for the first time, a festive service and the hutsul kolyad took place here on december 25. this was decided by the community together with the priest father ivan rybaruk . boys and men near the church announce the birth of christ and go from house to house to carol, a resident of kryvorivna mykola potyak has been caroling since childhood, he says that his father was active and now keep mykola is already teaching his grandchildren to respect traditions. this is a holiday. and we go caroling and talking together. christmas carols glorify god at christmas near the church in kryvorivno. do not push through. hundreds of guests of the village pass by here or see the authentic tradition of the highlanders. they listen to carols with delight and look at the colorful clothes of