the boat, as you say, headed out from tobruk in libya about five days ago _ out from tobruk in libya authorities were first alerted to its presence on tuesday— first alerted to its presence on tuesday around lunchtime and at that time both— tuesday around lunchtime and at that time both greek authorities and cargo _ time both greek authorities and cargo ships in the area had approached the vessel to try and offer— approached the vessel to try and offer it— approached the vessel to try and offer it aid, food and so on. on one occasion— offer it aid, food and so on. on one occasion they excepted the food from one of the _ occasion they excepted the food from one of the cargo ships, but they kept _ one of the cargo ships, but they kept refusing the agent saying they were destined to italy wanted to get to italy— were destined to italy wanted to get to italy than the coastguard vessel visited _ to italy than the coastguard vessel visited the area on tuesday night and essentially remained in the area, _ and essentially remained in the area, noticed the time that there were _ area, noticed

hundreds are feared to have been on board the ship which was thought to have been travelling from tobruk greece. the bodies of some of those drought have been brought to the port of cala matta where some of the survivors are being treated. you can see just how packed the boat was. barely room to move and not a life jacket in sight. we don't yet know who the victims are, but every one of them had a name, friends, family, and their own reason for making a deadlyjourney. the greek coastguard rescued more than 100 people after the boat's engine apparently failed. but they are facing heavy criticism for not intervening earlier. charities say they knew it was in distress for hours before the fishing vessel sank in one of the deepest parts of the mediterranean. the greek authorities say their initial offers of help were refused because those in charge of the boat wanted to head for italy. but it's unlikely this young survivor, or any others, had a choice. many of those brought to safety on land need medical treatment and are deeply traumatised. 0ne young man started to cry and said, "i need my

the boat is reported to have been heading to italy from the libyan port of tobruk when it began takingys an extensive search operation was complicated by strong winds. officials in western nigeria say at least 150 people are feared to have drowned after their boat capsized. search and rescue efforts are underway in the state of kwara. the vessel, with more than 300 passengers on board, sank in the river niger on monday. the passengers were returning from a wedding party in neighbouring niger state. the state funeral of silvio berlusconi is under way in milan's massive cathedral sack. many members of the current government, led by the current prime minister giorgia meloni, attending. mr berlusconi's coffin was carried into the cathedral a little earlier. there was applause from people inside as well as those outside. hundreds of his supporters gathered outside il duomo, watching the ceremony on giant screens. not everyone has come to pay their respects to the former prime minister. some opposition politicians have opted to stay away and very few foreign leaders are in attendance. i know

. >> survivors say the vessel left the libyan port city of tobruk headed to italy.he ship sank some 80 kilometers from the greek coast near a town of kulas. the greek coast guard claims that passengers repeatedly refused an offer of help when they were spotted late tuesday. greece is one of the main routes into the european union for migrants from africa, the middle east, and asia. -- says that they are well-equipped to cope with the emergency. we are shocked like everyone agrees -- in greece. we have taken care of everything. the site has been prepared, the toilets, showers, everything that is needed including clothing. >> grief president katerina flew to the board of kalamata to assess the situation and visit survivors in hospital. the united nations says more than 70,000 refugees and migrants have arrived so far this year in europe's front-line mediterranean countries. host: earlier i spoke with journalist in athens. this is what she told me. >> the latest is that the death toll is rising. and the search-and-rescue operation is continuing. the death toll is now u

the boat is reported to have been heading to italy from the libyan port of tobruk, when it began takingwater late on tuesday. more than 100 people have been rescued and taken to the greek port of kalamata. the greek coastguard says the search operation has been hampered by strong winds. it's thought the vessel may have been carrying up to 400 people. kalamata's mayor has been talking to the media. translation: we are shocked. we are shocked like everyone in greece, obviously. after we were informed of this incident, all services were mobilised. the municipality of kalamata we have prepared. we are hearing that, unfortunately, the number of dead is increasing. our europe correspondent nick beake is in athens and has this update. we don't know the scale of this disaster tonight, but it's clear it is bad. more than 100 people have been rescued, but survivors are saying that up to 700 people, they believe, were on board this fishing boat. it set off reportedly from libya and was heading to italy. an image has emerged showing the vessel packed with people in the deepest part of the mediterra

the boat is reported to have been heading to italy from the libyan port of tobruk, when it began takingn water late on tuesday. more than a hundred people have been rescued and taken to the greek port of kalamata. the greek coastguard says the search operation has been hampered by strong winds. it's thought the vessel may have been carrying up to 400 people. our europe correspondent nick beake is in athens and has this update. we don't know the scale of this disaster tonight, but it's clear it is bad. more than 100 people have been rescued, but survivors are saying that up to 700 people, they believe, were on board this fishing boat. it set off reportedly from libya and was heading to italy. an image has emerged showing the vessel packed with people in the deepest part of the mediterranean. no—one, it would seem, had a life jacket on. the greek authorities have said tonight that they went towards the vessel and that no—one wanted help when they offered it. but that has been challenged by an organisation which provides an emergency phone number for people at sea, and it says, in fact, th

have spoken of the trawler carrying as many as 700 people when it set off from the libyan port of tobruk 100 children in its hold. but most of those saved have been young men. a local health official said the disaster was unprecedented in scale. it's the worst tragedy in the mediterranean sea for years, and likely to be one of the deadliest ever. caroline hawley, bbc news. live now to kalamata, with red cross volunteer, dimitris chaliotis. every detail of this is horrifying. take me through the day that you've had. �* ., , ., ., take me through the day that you've had. �* .,, ., ., ., ., had. and there was a lot of pain on the faces of — had. and there was a lot of pain on the faces of survivors. _ had. and there was a lot of pain on the faces of survivors. they - had. and there was a lot of pain on the faces of survivors. they have . the faces of survivors. they have already been on this boat for days, they have suffered a lack of water and other basic supplies during the trip. unfortunately, they ended up in this wreck. it was a tremendous feeling to see all these people who survived,

the boat is reported to have been heading to italy from the libyan port of tobruk, when it began takingtuesday. more than a hundred people have been rescued and taken to the greek port of kalamata.the greek coastguard says the search operation has been hampered by strong winds. it's thought the vessel may have been carrying up to 400 people. earlier yiorgos michaelidis, a spokesperson for greece's migration ministry, told the bbc that 104 people had been rescued but he could not verify reports that several hundred people were still missing. it is a very bad incident, a tragedy actually, one of the biggest tragedies ever happen in greece, as far as migration is concerned. we have 79 dead people found and 104 people found alive and they are right now being taken care of and the greek authorities are right now searching for more and more people in the sea. 0ur europe correspondent nick beake is in athens and has this update. we don't know the scale of this disaster tonight, but it's clear it is bad. more than 100 people have been rescued, but survivors are saying that up to 700 people, the

hundreds are feared to have been on board the ship which was thought to have been travelling from tobrukly when it capsized around 80 kilometres southwest of pylos in greece. the bodies of some of those drowned have been brought to the port of kalamata, where some of hundred or so survivors are also being treated. our europe correspondent has the latest from greece. this is the port where the survivors were brought to. they are being looked after. about 100 people were rescued, but worryingly, they say that as many as 750 people were on the fishing boat when it sank. that raises the possibility of maybe 650 people having been killed in this disaster. and, extremely worryingly, we hearing that may be 100 children with mothers were inside the boats, in the whole of the boat when went down. —— in the hull of the boat. satellite contact was made with people on board. they were told that they did not want to be rescued, that they were heading to italy. that account has been challenged, in particular by one group who run an emergency phone line for migrants who are stuck at sea or in difficult

the andriana is said to have left from tobruk in libya and was en route to italy — a common migrant routest shipwreck off the greek coast so far this year. whilst conflicts in countries like yemen and syria rage on, and now a worsening economic situation in lebanon and egypt has now meant even more people are making this treacherous journey. and it's notjust instability in the middle east. asylum—seekers from sub—saharan africa and countries as far away as afghanistan and bangladesh are making long treks to north africa to embark on these sea voyages. the numbers of refugees and migrants crossing through the central mediterranean has been on the upward climb. nearly 42,165 have made the journey already this year — a threefold increase on last year. and as the number of those making the crossing increases, so do the number of deaths. already in the first quarter of this year, the un's migration agency, the iom, has reported 441 deaths — the highest first quarter total since 2017. they describe it as the most perilous known migration route in the world. tunisia in particular is a cause for

the boat is reported to have been heading to italy from the libyan port of tobruk when it began takingdeadliest shipwreck off the greek coast this year. the survivors are recovering in the port of kalamata, welcome, thank you for being with us. bring us up to date on what we know about this story and how events unfolded. it’s know about this story and how events unfolded. �* , ., ., ., know about this story and how events unfolded. �*, ., ., ., , , , unfolded. it's a lot of mystery about how — unfolded. it's a lot of mystery about how this _ unfolded. it's a lot of mystery about how this sinking - unfolded. it's a lot of mystery| about how this sinking actually unfolded. it's a lot of mystery i about how this sinking actually came about. the boat as you said headed out about five days ago. and greek authorities were first alerted to its presence on tuesday around noon lunch time. at that time both greek authorities and cargo ships in the area had approached the vessel to try and offer aid, food and so on. i'm on occasion they accepted food from one of the cargo ships but they kept refu

have spoken of the trawler carrying as many as 700 people when it set off from the libyan port of tobrukin its hold. but most of those saved have been young men. a local health official said the disaster was unprecedented in scale. it's the worst tragedy in the mediterranean sea for years, and likely to be one of the deadliest ever. caroline hawley, bbc news. a court has been shown footage of the moment a young woman was shot dead outside a merseyside pub on christmas eve. elle edwards, 26, killed 20 gunmen opened fire just before midnight. the prosecution says two men who were injured were in fact the target. the result of a long—running feud between two criminal gangs. 0ur correspondent is at liverpool crown court. explain more about what the court has told. elle edwards, 26—year—old beautician, and with relatives in friends in lighthouse pub in wallasey village. she went outside for a cigarette just before wallasey village. she went outside for a cigarettejust before midnight and the gunmen appeared and shot into the group of friends, using a military grade submachine gun. the jury mi

hundreds are feared to have been on board the ship, which was thought to have been travelling from tobruk in libya to italy, when it capsized around 80 kilometres southwest of pylos in greece. the bodies of some of those drowned have been brought to the port of kalamata, where some of 100 or so survivors are also being treated. our europe correspondent nick beake has the latest from greece. the true scale of this disaster is not yet known, but it's clear it's extremely bad. more than 100 people were rescued but survivors claim up to 700 people were on board the boat when it began to sink. and this was the vessel, packed, in the deepest part of the mediterranean sea. no—one seemingly wearing a life jacket. translation: , ., translation: it is indeed a tra . ic translation: it is indeed a tragic situation, _ translation: it is indeed a tragic situation, a _ translation: it is indeed a tragic situation, a very - tragic situation, a very difficult situation with a very large number of shipwrecked people. a number i think we haven't invested in the past to such an extent. translation: �* ., .,

the boat is reported to have been heading to italy from the libyan port of tobruk when it began takinghe port of kalamata, where the mayor has been talking to the media: we are shocked. we are shocked like everyone increase. after we were informed of this incident, all services are mobilised and we have prepared. we are preparing and the number is increasing. the united nations secretary—general antonio guterres is said to be horrified by the news from greece: today, we have yet another tragic illustration of the secretary general being horrified by reports of a shipwreck that took place of the courts of greece claiming the lives of scores of men women and children. he stressed before that every person searching for a better life needs dignity and safety. this is another example of member states to come together and create orderly safe pathways for people forced to flee in for comprehensive action to save lives and reduce perilous journeys. save lives and reduce perilous “ourne s. �* :, ~ save lives and reduce perilous journeys-— save lives and reduce perilous “ourne s. �* w , ., journ

the ship was thought to have been travelling from tobruk in libya — to italy, when it capsized arounddrowned have been brought to the port of kalamata, where the survivors are also being treated. are there on the programme, i spoke to a red cross volunteer in kalamata, who described what he is seen through the course of today. there were a lot of pain on the faces of survivors. they had already been on this boat for days, they have suffered the lack of water and other basic supplies during their trip. and unfortunately, they end up with this wreck. it was a tremendous feeling to see all these people who survived, seeking further family, their friends, survived, seeking further family, theirfriends, their survived, seeking further family, their friends, their beloved survived, seeking further family, theirfriends, their beloved persons around, having no answers to the questions of what really happened. that must be very, very distressing to witness that. in terms of the conversations you have had, what are people saying to you about the sorts of numbers that were on the split, roughly?

the boat is reported to have been heading to italy from the libyan port of tobruk when it began takingk coast this year. the survivors are recovering in the port of kalamata, where the mayor has been talking to the media. we are shocked. we are shocked like everyone in greece. 0bviously, after we were informed of this incident, all services were mobilized, the municipality of kalamata, health care, etc. we have prepared. we are hearing that unfortunately the number of dead is increasing. we will keep you across the story. let's get some reaction to it from our panel because this is certainly not a new issue here in europe. we have been battling with it for years now. this problem of people coming across that stretch of water, very dangerous and it seems like we just got another example of that now. exactly and i think we have to look a very long and hard at policy towards migration because the unhcr, the human rights and health agency is saying that 117.2 million people will be forcibly displaced or at stateless in 2023. a massive increase, 17% on the previous year. a lot of that is no

the ship was thought to have been travelling from tobruk in libya to italy when it capsized around 80owned have been brought to the port of kalamata, where the survivors are also being treated. dr yael schacher is the director for the americas and europe at refugees international. good to have you with us, thank you forjoining us on the programme. the magnitude of this disaster does seem larger than others we have seen in the mediterranean. how do you understand that these tragedies keep happening? understand that these tragedies keep ha enin: ? ~ understand that these tragedies keep haueninu? ~ ., understand that these tragedies keep hauenina? ., understand that these tragedies keep hauenina? . ., , understand that these tragedies keep haueninu? . ., happening? well, a part of it is a roduct happening? well, a part of it is a product of _ happening? well, a part of it is a product of policy _ happening? well, a part of it is a product of policy in _ happening? well, a part of it is a product of policy in the _ happening? well, a part of it is a product of policy in the european j pro