well, unfortunately, rayan is dead. well, unfortunately, rayan is dead., even if it doesn't make sense for this story to end in a good manner because if you spent five daysin manner because if you spent five days in the bottom of a well, and you are only five years old, it is very unlikely that you can survive this terrible experience. so, tonight, at around 9:30pm local time, 8:30pm gmt, the ambulance came to the front door of this cave, and the rescue team just put the body there is rayan and left, and we didn't know at the time what was happening. but, then, we had the breaking news, the king himself, king mohammed the sixth, he called the father and mother of rayan and presented his condolences to him cash to them live on television. this is something that never ever happened in the history of morocco, that the king himself expresses his condolences to family live on television. after that, isawjust condolences to family live on television. after that, i sawjust a short bit of the news at nine o'clock here, and there was an official statement from the

every means was used to save rayan. most of the i was used to save rayan.ot local and they came from all over morocco and they were helped by geologists and experts who know exactly what should be done. because it was a very risky operation and they couldn't take any risks to save rayan and also save themselves. when you have to dig something like 32 metres, and you can't believe the amount of rubble and soil they have to remove in the last days, so it was it was a frightening experience and luckily, it ended well tonight even if we don't know yet in what state the small rayan is. but at last it is over, for everyone, and mainly for rayan, who had to spend five days in this terrible, terrible condition. you are absolutely right to make that point, that although we have heard the cheers of relief that the rescuers have brought him out of the well, at this stage we do not know his condition. we have had no update on the boy's condition. i his condition. we have had no update on the boy's condition.— on the boy's condition. i hope that the officials _ on the b

we will never forget our son, rayan. he will- workers. we will never forget | our son, rayan.n of this village, but the child of the whole world.— village, but the child of the whole world. ,. . , , whole world. rescue crews using bulldozers mounted _ whole world. rescue crews using bulldozers mounted a _ whole world. rescue crews using bulldozers mounted a huge - bulldozers mounted a huge operation to get rayan out stop crowds came to watch and thousands more are followed on social media. the opening to the well was just 45 centimetres wide, too narrow for rescuers to enter, so they dug a slope into the hill before carefully tunnelling towards rayan to avoid causing a landslide. on saturday night, crowds cheered as rescue workers finally reach rayan and pulled him out, but thejoy turned to grief when it was announced that the boy was dead. king mohammed the sixth called rayan�*s to give condolences. pope francis on the french president, emmanuel macron, have also sent messages with the pope praising the beatle sight of people gathered together to try to save a child. —— the b

rayan�*s ordeal began on tuesday.of the five—year—old with a blooded face captured by the rescue teams who'd lowered a camera to him. they'd also fed in systems to provide oxygen and water though it's unclear if he was able to use them. rayan had slipped down the well while out with his father. the hole was the depth of a ten—storey buidling but the width of a newspaper. that meant the rescuers could not go down the hole and had instead to gouge out a new trench at the side. hundreds of construction workers, engineers, and volunteers, burrowed forfive days, removing tonnes of rock and sand. for the final few delicate metres, they had held up the brittle, collapse—prone strata with plastic and metal tunnels. the story of the little trapped boy brought moroccans out to witness this unfolding drama in the hills near one of their northern towns. rayan�*s story was told around the world. but it seems the rescue teams could not get to him in time. and the prayers of a nation went unanswered. a country hoping for a child's s

king mohammed vi called rayan�*s to give condolences.messages with the pope praising the beautiful sight of people gathered together to try to save a child. the boy�*s death has left moroccans in shock but there is thanks as well. thank you to the journalists, to the excavator drivers, to the people who helped us, to the people who came from all over morocco from the arab world and every person he reached out to us. the area excavated is now being filled back. many here take strength from the good will showed by different faiths towards a defenceless boy in danger. let�*s get some of the day�*s other news. truckers in the canadian capital ottawa have been ordered to stop sounding their horns in an ongoing protest that has snarled up the city. the loud constant blare of truck horns has become one of the defining features of the movement — pushing back against covid restrictions. a state of emergency has been declared in the city. campaigning for presidential elections in the philippines is officially getting under way. the country�*s mill

king mohammed vi called rayan�*s to give condolences.raising the beautiful sight of people gathered together to try to save a child. the boy's death has left moroccans in shock but there is thanks as well. thank you to the journalists, to the excavator drivers, to the people who helped us, to the people who came from all over morocco, from the arab world and every person he reached out to us. the area that was excavated is now being filled back. many here take strength from the good will showed by different faiths towards a defenceless boy in danger. the australian prime minister scott morrison has made a formal apology in parliament to brittany higgins — a former staffer who alleges she was raped in parliament house in 2019. ms higgins' allegations and complaints about the way she was treated afterwards, sparked an independent review into the workplace culture in parliament offices. i am sorry. we are sorry. i am sorry to miss higgins for the terrible things that took place here, in the place that should have been a place of safety and

rayan is the son of all moroccans.t at home. imiss him. an oxygen mask, food and water have been lowered into the well. whether the little boy has drunk or eaten is not known. early attempts to reach him through the well�*s opening failed because of the narrowness of the hole's diameter. since then, rescuers have been working through the night to extract the ground next to the boy. once at his level, they hope to create an opening. after days of digging, there are just metres to go, but there is the risk of a landslide. translation: considerable efforts have been deployed by local- authorities and all participating bodies to accelerate the process and rescue the child, rayan, as soon as possible. the only solution remains to use bulldozers in order to make a hole to extract the child as soon as possible. this is an extremely delicate operation. rescuers, though, are hopeful that soon they will be able to free rayan and return the little boy to his family. helen wilkinson, bbc news. scientists in south africa — in a med

translation: rayan is very much loved in the _ translation: rayan is very much loved in the village _ust at home. i miss him, it has been three nights. but rescuers are working _ been three nights. but rescuers are working against _ been three nights. but rescuers are working against the - been three nights. but rescuers are working against the clock. are working against the clock and conditions are difficult. they remain hopeful they can reach rayan and bring him to safety. aruna iyengar, bbc news. the nominations for the 2022 british academy film awards have been announced. science—fiction epic dune, an adaptation of frank herbert's 1965 novel, led the nominations, securing ii nods. jane campion's dark western the power of the dog, starring benedict cumberbatch, following with eight. belfast, kenneth brannagh's semi—autobiographical black and white film set during northern ireland's troubles, received six nominations. the winners will be announced at the ceremony on 13th march. well, i've been talking to los angeles—based entertainment journalist piya sinha—roy because, as always, t

are praying for rayan to be alive. _ translation: we are praying for rayan to be alive.ayan to be alive. may his - translation: we are praying for rayan to be alive. may his family| rayan to be alive. may his family have patience and honestly, our hearts are breaking. i have patience and honestly, our hearts are breaking.— have patience and honestly, our hearts are breaking. i hope he will come out of _ hearts are breaking. i hope he will come out of this _ hearts are breaking. i hope he will come out of this 0k. _ hearts are breaking. i hope he will come out of this 0k. it _ hearts are breaking. i hope he will come out of this 0k. it is - hearts are breaking. i hope he will come out of this 0k. it is like - hearts are breaking. i hope he will come out of this 0k. it is like one | come out of this 0k. it is like one of our— come out of this 0k. it is like one of our own— come out of this 0k. it is like one of our own children has fallen. we are praying — of our own children has fallen. we are praying for his safety. he is one of— are praying for his safety. he is one of

translation: | rayan is very much-loved here rayan is very much—loved here in the — rayan is very much—lovedme _ in the village, not just at home i_ in the village, not just at home. i miss him. an in the village, not 'ust at home. i miss him. an oxygen mask, home. i miss him. an oxygen mask. food — home. i miss him. an oxygen mask, food and _ home. i miss him. an oxygen mask, food and water- home. i miss him. an oxygen mask, food and water have . home. i miss him. an oxygen i mask, food and water have been lowered into the well. whether the little boy has drank or eaten is not known. early attempts to reach him through the well�*s opening failed because of the narrowness of the whole's diameter. since then, rescuers have been working through the night to extract the ground next to the boy, and once at his level they hope to create an opening. after days of digging, there arejust after days of digging, there are just metres to go but there is the risk of a landslide. translation: considerable efforts have _ translation: considerable efforts have been _ translation: considerable efforts have

rayan is the son of all moroccans.e. imiss him. an oxygen mask, food and water have been lowered into the well. whether the little boy has drunk or eaten is not known. early attempts to reach him through the well�*s opening failed because of the narrowness of the hole's diameter. since then, rescuers have been working through the night to extract the ground next to the boy. once at his level, they hope to create an opening. after days of digging, there are just metres to go, but there is the risk of a landslide. translation: considerable efforts have been deployed by local- authorities and all participating bodies to accelerate the process and rescue the child, rayan, as soon as possible. the only solution remains to use bulldozers in order to make a hole to extract the child as soon as possible. this is an extremely delicate operation. rescuers, though, are hopeful that soon they will be able to free rayan and return the little boy to his family. helen wilkinson, bbc news. a former member of the house of lords has bee

translation: we are praying for rayan _ hope. translation: we are praying for rayan to - hope.s family have patients, and honestly, our hearts are breaking. and honestly, our hearts are breaking-— and honestly, our hearts are breakinu. ~ ,, ~ .,, breaking. translation: i hope he'll come _ breaking. translation: i hope he'll come out _ breaking. translation: i hope he'll come out of— breaking. translation: i hope he'll come out of this _ breaking. translation: i hope he'll come out of this 0k. - breaking. translation: i hope he'll come out of this 0k. he'sl he'll come out of this 0k. he's like -- — he'll come out of this 0k. he's like -- it's— he'll come out of this 0k. he's like —— it's like one of our own— like —— it's like one of our own children has fallen. we are praying — own children has fallen. we are praying for his safety. he is one — praying for his safety. he is one of— praying for his safety. he is one of our— praying for his safety. he is one of our children.- one of our children. this is the opening _ one of our children. this is the opening of— one of our childre

who had never met rayan to try to save him.crossing madagascar. a minister told the bbc at least 35 thousand people have been forced to leave their homes and move to safety. lucy grey reports. cyclone batsirai making landfall, heavy rain and winds of more than 180 kilometres an hour batter madagascar, the island still reeling from a storm less than a fortnight ago. they've been preparing, reinforcing their roofs here, and taking shelter. 200 people crammed into this one room, bracing themselves for the full force of the cyclone. translation: the problem| is there is no drinking water, there is nothing, we make do with what we have at first but it scares us because of diseases and all that, it makes us anxious. i am a widow, i have no husband. i have difficulty finding food and so do my children. less than two weeks ago, tropical storm anna caused landslides and widespread flooding, leaving at least 55 people dead, and tens of thousands homeless. many are still in the evacuation centres and temporary shelters they had fled then.

who had never met rayan to try to save him.significant milestone in british royal history — as queen elizabeth has now reigned for exactly 70 years. she was visiting kenya when herfather, george vi, died in february, 1952. anne soy has been looking back at that moment, and the queen's ongoing bond with africa. the royal visitor stepped off into the hot sunshine of nairobi. it was just a week ago today. no one knew then that the girl would arrive here as princess elizabeth, with leave again five days later as queen. if the queen were to come to kenya today, this is probably where she would stay. at the high commissioner's residence, and it is here in kenya that the then princess elizabeth learned of her father's death and that she would succeed him. things were quite different back then. it took some time for the news of the king's test to come from britain to this remote royal lodge in central kenya. it was prince philip, her husband of five years at the time, that broke the news to her. she had come here to represent her fathe

who had never met rayan to try to save him.ay, as are the winds. we are having a little ridge of high pressure building in. not only are the winds easing but as the showers die down, the cloud is breaking and temperatures tumbling away. close to freezing in many parts by dawn, so a cold start by monday morning and potentially an icy start. it will be close to freezing on the roads. you can stay up—to—date with the warnings on our website. for the day ahead, we have got further weather fronts coming in and fairly brisk winds, but not as windy as it has been, and as those weather fronts come in further south, there will not be that much rain but they will introduce much milder air through the day. there could be some snow on the edge of that weather front as it moves into the hills of scotland, but it will turn back to rain quite quickly. we will find the sunshine will tend to fade as the cloud comes in, still quite dry and bright, but drizzly rain and hail fog across western and northern areas, more significant rain for the high

who had never met rayan to try to save him.the first time. they've beaten egypt on penalities after the game finished goaless. in a match billed as being a battle between two liverpool stars— mo salah from egypt and sadio mane from senegal, it was mane who provided the games most pivotal moments, as piers edwards reports from cameroon. this is where they won their first ever africa cup of nations title, their first ever major title of any note. this was billed as a match between mane and his liverpool team—mate salah. and it was next likely going the way that mane had hoped it would. he and the egyptian keeper blocking, and that really pleaded to the egyptian hands. they don't like to come out of their shell and they wanted to hit senegal on they wanted to hit senegal on the break and just rely on the defence which got them through on penalties and a round of 16 against a good ivory coast side and on the semifinals on the beach cameroon, the host nation. but neither side could make it past the goalkeepers and chelsea was a good

this is the opening of the well that rayan fell down.. a large hole is being dug parallel to the well to try to reach the boy. there are only a few metres to go, but that brings with it its own dangers — the possibility of a landslide. the gathered crowd are desperate for progress and a happy outcome. rayan�*s father says he hasn't slept a wink. his mother says she's trying to remain positive. but this is a complex and delicate operation. oxygen and water has been sent down the well. a helicopter is on standby to get the boy to hospital. but rayan remains trapped while the most challenging part of the rescue is still ahead. simon jones, bbc news. this is bbc news. the headlines: mike pence criticises donald trump for saying the ex us vice president could have altered the outcome of the 2020 presidential election. the presidents of china and russia meet ahead of the winter olympics opening ceremony. president xi backs russia in opposing the expansion of nato. a possible russian invasion of ukraine is a top international concern, but commu

rayan had been trapped since tuesday.she celebrates the 70th anniversary of her accession to the throne, queen elizabeth, she says she'd like her daughter—in law, camilla, to become queen consort. hoping to steady the ship. uk prime minister borisjohnson adds new recruits to his inner circle at downing street. and firming up legislation in the uk — that will force global social media companies to take down harmful content more quickly. hello and welcome if you're watching in the uk or around the world. the operation to rescue a five—year—old boy trapped in a well in morocco since tuesday has ended in tragedy. emergency workers were able to reach the boy, rayan awram, earlier this evening — but the moroccan authorities confirmed that he had died. king mohammed sent condolences to his parents. rayan awram, aged five, fell into the well on tuesday, triggering a huge rescue effort that engrossed the country. moroccan journalist hassan alawii has been following the story — he gave us his reaction to tonight's news. we were hop

rayan awram, aged five, fell into the well on tuesday, triggering a huge rescue effort that engrossedennedy has more on the story. for a few moments, the crowd to gather to witness this difficult national spectacle cheered. apparently in the belief that five—year—old rayam was being brought out alive. but as an ambulance left the scene, it later became evident that rayam had not survived. the royal court confirmed that the five—year—old boy had died. and said king mohammed had contacted his parents to tell them the news. the ordeal began on tuesday. this ghostly images of the five—year—old with captured by the rescue teams. they also fed him systems to provide him oxygen and water but is unclear if he is able to use them. he had slid down the well while out with his father. and the ten story building, but the width of a newspaper. that meant the rescuers could not go down the whole and had instead gouged out a new trench at the side. hundreds of construction workers, engineers and volunteers, burrowed for five days, leaving tonnes of rock and sand. for the final few delicate breeders,

rayan�*s ordeal began on tuesday.th a blooded face captured by the rescue teams. they also fed him systems to provide him oxygen and water but is unclear if he is able to use them. rayan had slid down the well while out with his father. the whole that meant the rescuers could not go down the whole and had instead gouged out a new trench at the side. hundreds of construction workers, engineers and volunteers, burrowed for five days, leaving tonnes of rock and sand. for the final few delicate metres they had held up collapsed prone strata with plastic and metal terminals. the story of the little trapped boy proper story was told around the world. it seems the rescue teams could not get to him in time. and the prayers of the nation went unanswered. the country hoping for a child's salvation has been left bereft and rayan�*s parents can only mourn their son. i'm joined now byjournalist aida alami who's been following the story. thank you for being with us. i'm so sorry it's on such a desperately sad story but what more ar

this is the opening of the well that rayan fell down.large hole is being dug parallel to the well to try to reach the boy. there are only a few metres to go, but that brings with it its own dangers — the possibility of a landslide. the gathered crowd are desperate for progress and a happy outcome. rayan�*s father says he hasn't slept a wink. his mother says she's trying to remain positive. but this is a complex and delicate operation. oxygen and water has been sent down the well. a helicopter is on standby to get the boy to hospital. but rayan remains trapped while the most challenging part of the rescue is still ahead. simon jones, bbc news. stay with us on bbc world news. still to come: why iceland is promising to stop centuries of tradition by ending commercial whale hunting within two years. this is the moment that millions in iran have been waiting for. after his long years in exile, the first hesitant steps of ayatollah khomeini on iranian soil. south africa's white government has offered its black opponents concessions unparallele

who had never met rayan to try to save him.i has been following the story. she explained how the rescue efforts gripped the nation. i'm still trying to make sense of what happened. the boy fell down the well on tuesday. at first, the villagers scrambled to get him out and then there was an actual rescue operation put into place. at first, we were given images of the boy, seemingly breathing, and there was some hope. and as of yesterday, they stopped communicating about the status of his health or reassuring anybody about what was going on so this is when i started to get a feeling that it was not going to go well. everyone was holding hope and this is, this week, everyone was just waiting, there had been sleepless nights for thousands of people around the world, hoping for a happy ending. and then, i mean, the most likely scenario happened, unfortunately. as we saw in the pictures in the report, hundreds of people gathered around the site, this captured the hearts and minds of people in morocco. yes, definitely. it's a very com

rayan awram is stuck 35m below ground.narrowness of the well has been hampering efforts. the hole diameter is very small at just 25cm. at the depth of 28 metres, the hole is even smaller, making it impossibel for an adult to pass through. so rescue crews have come up with another technique — digging a horizontal tunnel and clearing earth at the side of the tunnel pocket using bulldozers and front—end loaders. the final 2 metres are proving to be the most difficult because of the risk of landslides. simonjones sent simon jones sent this simonjones sent this report. it's a race against time. rayan has now spent a fortnight trapped deep underground, pictured by a camera lowered into the well. above him, the effort to save the five—year—old has continued around the clock. rescue workers say they won't stop until they get him out, while worried locals can only look on and hope. translation: we are praying for rayan to be alive _ may his family have patience. and honestly, our hearts are breaking. translation: i hope he will com

rayan has spent a fourth night below ground.worried locals can only look on and hope. translation: we are praying for rayan to be alive. - may his family have patience and honestly, our hearts are breaking. i hope he will come out of this 0k. it is like one of our own children has fallen. we are praying for his safety. he is one of our children. this is the opening of the well rayan fell down. it is too narrow for the rescue was to get to him, so they have had to come up with a different plan. a large hole is being dug parallel to the well to try to reach the boy. there are only a few metres to go. but that brings with it its own dangers, the possibility of a landslide. the gathered crowd are desperate for progress and a happy outcome. rayan�*s father says he has not slept a wink. his mother says she is trying to remain positive. this is a complex and delicate operation. oxygen and water has been sent down the well, a helicopter is on standby to get the boy to hospital. but rayan remains trapped while the most challenging part o

who had never met rayan to try to save him.aine, with 70 percent of the forces it would need now in place — according to reports from the united states. nearly 3,000 additional american troops have been deployed to the polish—ukrainian border, as us security officials warn a russian invasion could cause as many as 50,000 civilian deaths. moscow has repeatedly denied planning to invade. the headlines on bbc news... as queen elizabeth celebrates 70 years on the throne — she says she wants the duchess of cornwall, to be known as queen consort when prince charles becomes king. india begins two days of mourning, as one of the country's most famous singers lata mangeshkar dies aged 92. british prime minister borisjohnson considers further changes to his top team, following a wave of resignations over lockdown parties. let's go back to our top story and the 70th anniversary of queen elizabeth's reign. 0ur presenterjane hill is at buckingham palace throughout the day for bbc news. thank you. for many hundreds of people gathered outside

who had never met rayan to try to save him.throne — she says she wants the duchess of cornwall, to be known as queen consort when prince charles becomes king. india begins two days of mourning as one of the country's most famous singers lata mangeshkar dies aged 92. british prime minister boris johnson has announced new appointments to his backroom staff following a wave of resignations over lockdown parties held at number 10. as we've been hearing, today is a significant milestone in british royal history as queen elizabeth has now been reigning for exactly 70 years. she was visiting kenya when herfather, george vi — died in february, 1952. anne soy has been looking back at that moment, and the queen's ongoing bond with africa. the royal visitor stepped off into the hot sunshine of nairobi. that the girl who would arrive here as princess elizabeth would leave again five days later as queen. if the queen were to come to kenya today this is probably where she would stay the high commissioner's residence, and it is here in kenya

rayan awram is stuck 35m below ground.ing round the clock to try to reach him. as you can see, the scale of that effort to try and reach him. a race against time. he has been down there forfive days. we against time. he has been down there for five days. we understand they're entering the final stages of their operation. they are about a metre away from reaching him. there have been other complications, fears of a possible landslide, have made the complicated task even more complicated. but as we can see, this huge effort to rescue the young boy, rayan. he fell 35 metres. we will return to that and keep across the detail of that. let me just explain a bit about the complications. but the narrowness of the well has been hampering efforts. the hole diameter is very small at just 25cm. at the depth of 28 metres, the hole is even smaller, making it impossible for an adult to pass through. so, rescue crews have come up with another technique — digging a horizontal tunnel and clearing earth at the side of the tunnel pocket using

rayan�*s plight has touched the hearts of moroccans.crowds have gathered at the site, anxious to hear the latest on the rescue. translation: rayan is very much loved here in the village, - notjust at home. i miss him, it's been three nights. but rescuers are working against the clock and conditions are difficult. they remain hopeful they can reach rayan and bring him to safety. aruna iyengar, bbc news. let's get some of the day's other news. hello, i'm gavin ramjaun — and this is your update from the bbc sport centre. egypt are through to the final of the africa cup of nations — after a dramatic penalty shootout victory over the hosts cameroon. the match was goalless in yaounde after extra time. egypt goalkeeper gabaski proving the hero, saving two cameroon spot kicks before clinton n'jie missed the crucial one. egypt winning 3—1 on penalties — and they go to the final on sunday where they take on senegal, hoping for a record—extending 8th cup of nations crown. english premier league side liverpool professed their pride in their two sta

the plight of rayan has touched the hearts of moroccans. anxious to hear the latest on the rescue. translation: rayan is very much loved in the village _ notjust at home. i miss him, it has been three nights. but rescuers are working against the clock and conditions are difficult. they remain hopeful they can reach rayan and bring him to safety. aruna iyengar, bbc news. this year's bafta nominations for the film awards have been announced. the sci—fi epic dune leads the way, with eleven nominations including best film. the power of the dog, a 1920s western starring benedict cumberbatch, is also in the running for 8 awards. and belfast, sir kenneth branagh�*s semi—auto—biographical coming of age film, has six nods. our culture editor, katie razzall is in belfast, where she's been talking to one of the film's youngest stars. we all have a story to tell. this story is kenneth branagh�*s, set in the city he grew up in. when i grow up i want to marry her. jude hill plays nine—year—old buddy who is a fictionalised version of the young ken, which

rayan is the son of all more rock candles. >> m -- rayan is very much loved in the village, not just an oxygen mask and food and water have been lowered. whether the boy has been able to reach them isn't known. rescuers have been working through the night to ex tract the ground next to the boy. once at his level, they hope to create an opening. after days of digging, there are just mets to go but there is the risk of a landslide. >> considerable efforts have been deployed by local not and all participating bodies to accelerate the process and rescue the child as soon as possible. the only solution remains to use bulldozers in order to make a hole to extract the child as soon as possible. >> this is an extremely delicate operation. rescuers are hopeful that soon they will be able to free him and return him to his family. >> traditional -- have been a fixture of ghana's institutions for centuries. the rulers, who include kings and weeks, don't have direct political power but they play an important role in society. the bbc was given an audience with the queen to find out how her traditi

rayan had been trapped since falling into the well on tuesday. appointments at number ten as the prime minister shakes up his team after the resignations over downing street parties. ministers in the uk are strengthening legislation that will force global social media companies to take down harmful content more quickly. a parent whose daughter took her own life wants the heads of these firms to be held to account. the queen hosts a reception at sandringham house for members of the local community ahead of the 70th anniversary of her accession to the throne. the operation to rescue a five—year—old boy trapped in a well in morocco since tuesday has ended in tragedy. emergency workers were able to reach the boy, rayan awram, earlier this evening but about an hour ago, the moroccan authorities confirmed that he had died. moroccan journalist hassan alaoui has been following the story. he gave us his reaction to tonight's news. we were hoping to have some good news, even if it doesn't make sense for this story to end in a good manner because if you spe

rayan awram is stuck 35m below ground.working round the clock to try to reach him. but the narrowness of the well has been hampering efforts. the hole diameter is very small at just 25cm. he's been trapped more than 30 metres below the ground. that's made it very difficult for adults to get down that hole. so, rescue crews have come up with another technique — digging a horizontal tunnel and clearing earth at the side of the tunnel pocket using bulldozers and front—end loaders. the final 2 metres are proving to be the most difficult because of the risk of landslides. let's have a look at some pictures now from the scene, where it is now past seven o'clock in the evening and dark, and you can see a number of workers there. we continue to monitor what's been going on, and when we've seen other shots, we've seen groups of dozens, perhaps hundreds of people there continuing to watch those efforts, which have been ongoing since rayan fell down the well on tuesday. i'm joined now by morrocan journalist hassan alaoui who is follo

who've never met rayan to try to save him., earning her a huge globalfollowing. she recorded tens of thousands of songs in more than 30 languages, lending her voice to many bollywood heroines. 0n the second day of the winter olympics in beijing, britain's mixed curling team have qualified for the semi—finals, despite losing to norway. there was also an impressive result for makayla gerken schofield, making it to the final of the moguls skiing. our sports correspondent, andy swiss, has the latest. very close... for britain's curlers, a nail—biting day. bruce mouat and jen dodds knew a win over norway would see them into the semis of the mixed event. it didn't look good. that's exactly what has happened. but despite losing 6—2, other results later went their way, taking them into the last four and a shot at the medals. this is textbook! elsewhere, it was a day for speeding through the snow. makayla gerken—schofield became the first british skier to reach an olympic moguls final, finishing an impressive eighth. here we go, then.

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rayan awram is stuck 35 metres below ground.cal diggers have been working round the clock, to try to reach him. you can see a few of those who are closest to the entrance of the well. we understand they have got as close as one metre to him but efforts to rescue him have been complicated by concerns of a possible landslide, thatis concerns of a possible landslide, that is what they want to avoid happening, that would make the task of reaching him even more difficult thanit of reaching him even more difficult than it already is. and the tunnel itself, the narrowness of the well, has been hampering the efforts. the diameter of the whole is very small, just 25 centimetres. at the depth of 28 metres, the whole is even smaller, making it impossible for an aduu smaller, making it impossible for an adult to pass through. you can see towards the bottom of your screen, the hole actually narrows, and that is what it has not been possible for any adult rescuers to get to the boy and reach him where he is. so they have come up with quite an

rayan's plight has touched the hearts of moroccans. gathered at the site, anxious to hear the latest on the rescue. translation: rayan is very much loved here in the village, notjust at home. i miss him, it's been three nights. but rescuers are working against the clock and conditions are difficult. they remain hopeful they can reach rayan and bring him to safety. aruna iyengar, bbc news. a classroom in a van and lessons at a boxing club, it's not something you'd usually expect from the school day. but the unique idea is aimed at encouraging children who often truant or have been excluded from school to get back into learning, and it's proven to be popular so far, as phillip norton reports. we are on the road in grimsby. this is a school assistant principal with a former gang member. when students don't go to school, they take the school to the students. are you all right? all right? are you ready for today? yeah. come on, then. some of them struggled to regulate their behaviour in mainstream. are you looking forward to today? yes. att

rayan�*s plight has touched the hearts of moroccans.een an outpouring of sympathy online, with the hashtag #staystrong going viral across north africa. crowds have gathered at the site, anxious to hear the latest on the rescue. translation: rayan is very much loved here in the village, - notjust at home. i miss him, it's been three nights. but rescuers are working against the clock and conditions are difficult. they remain hopeful they can reach rayan and bring him to safety. aruna iyengar, bbc news. an expedition is setting off this weekend to try to find the shipwreck of the antartic explorer sir ernest shackleton. his vessel, the endurance, sank more than 100 years ago — and is believed to be nearly two miles below sea level. our science editor rebecca morelle has been to meet the team hoping to find the wreck. caught on camera more than 100 years ago. the final moments of the endurance. this footage restored and released by the bfi shows sir ernest shackleton�*s famous ship as it was lost to the antarctic ice. there's the endurance.

this is the opening of the well rayan fell down.eing dug parallel to the well to try to reach the boy. there are only a few metres to go. but that brings with it its own dangers, the possibility of a landslide. the gathered crowd are desperate for progress and a happy outcome. rayan's father says he has not slept a wink. his mother says she is trying to remain positive. this is a complex and delicate operation. oxygen and water has been sent down the well, a helicopter is on standby to get the boy to hospital. but rayan remains trapped while the most challenging part of the rescue is still ahead. simon jones, bbc news. from today, most adults in austria must be vaccinated against covid—19. the measure applies to everyone over 18 except pregnant women, people who've had covid in the past six months, and the medically exempt. the government is strengthening the law to force social media companies to take down illegal content without waiting for it to be reported by users. under the online safety bill, firms will have to remove a numbe

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rayan's plight has touched the hearts of moroccans.ds have gathered at the site, anxious to hear the latest on the rescue. translation: rayan is very much loved here in the village, - notjust at home. i miss him, it's been three nights. but rescuers are working against the clock and conditions are difficult. they remain hopeful they can reach rayan and bring him to safety. aruna iyengar, bbc news. for nearly two years now, the world has lived under the shadow of coronavirus. the pandemic has instilled plenty of fear and anxiety — but it has also inspired creativity. an exhibition of art made during lockdown has opened in sweden — showcasing the challenges people faced. tim allman has more. getting a haircut during lockdown was hard enough but this is ridiculous. and how about this? a zoom meeting recreated in watercolour and pastels. art that speaks of loneliness, of confinement and of time passing. it's a reaction about the pandemic. it's a consequence of the pandemic. you work at home, you woke in the studio, you are not outside. a s

agency, which says reports will morocco say a rescue team has finally reached a five—year—old boy rayan metres down a well while playing on tuesday. you can see live pictures there or some of the rescue team. medical workers are reported to be examining the boy. photos taken by rescuers two days ago showed he had sustained some head injuries. the rescue effort has been going on since tuesday. it has got bigger and bigger. essentially, the rescuers found the shaft the boy fell down was too narrow and they needed to dig a parallel tunnel next to the shaft and then dig horizontally in order to reach him. the most grave danger in recent days has been the risk of landslides. we have been monitoring the situation through the day, and according to the reuters news agency, reports from morocco say the rescue team has finally reached the five—year—old boy rayan. we will update you as the story develops. now on bbc news, time for click. this week, we are on the hunt for the parrot pirates. you've missed a bit! how to spot when buildings go wrong. and the musicians taking on the streaming scrooge.

the child, who's called rayan, slid more than 30 metres into the narrow shaft on tuesday while his fatherairing it. coming up in around 10 minutes�* time, we'll have newswatch. but first on bbc news, here's click. this week, lara is doing something unusual. she's left the city to join someone special on a walk. she's in the new forest national park with wildlife tv legend chris packham. what a beautiful scene. tell me about this area. well, we're in the new forest national park here, which is famous for various habitats, its valley moors, its sandy lowland heath, but also, its ancient woodland, and there are a number of veteran trees here, a significant number, so we're talking about trees that are 5, 6, 6.5, maybe even 700 years old, and because there's been woodland here for that amount of time, it means that it supports a lot of other life — there is a great richness of biodiversity. the bird fauna here is really important too — we've got a number of national rarities. you can hear the birds — this isn't a sound i'm used to living in the city! no, what we got? hold on. we've got a bit

rayan awram is stuck 35m below ground.k, to try to reach him. the boy, named by local media as rayan, was reportedly playing this is the seen live in morocco were to just past five o'clock in the afternoon you can see the hundreds of people, crowds and villagers who have come to watch the rescue and you can see one of the diggers over the last few days the rescue effort has found that it could not simply go down and bring the buyout of the well because the bill was too narrow and they have in digging parallel to the well shaft where the boy was struck. we can show some of the process. he has been stalked and that very narrow shaft and fell down there on tuesday. it is too difficult for rescuers to try to eat him directly from that because it is too narrow for adults to get down so, instead, the rescuers have been trying to date, as you can see there, next to the boy, a much wider tunnel and then they are digging horizontally to try to reach him and pull out sideways and you can see there is some work to go and construction