this is the news live from berlin in genoa hopes of finding any more survivors under an blabs bridge are fading at least thirty nine people confirmed dead right now and there's mounting anger as people look for answers we'll get the latest from our correspondent on the scene also coming up a malaysian court rules the trial of two women accused of assassinating the half brother of north korea's leader can proceed the women were hoping to be freed today but the judge says they were part of a well planned conspiracy. i'm brian thomas a very warm welcome to the show rescue teams in the italian city of genoa are still working to pull survivors and bodies from the rubble of a collapsed highway bridge at least thirty nine people were killed when a stretch of the brandy bridge caved in during busy midday traffic tuesday the italian government initially attributed part of the blame to the e.u. accusing it of limiting funding for infrastructure but the focus of criticism is now shifting to autostrada a that's the motorways operator locals say there's a long history of concerns about the bridge

genoa's emergency workers began an immediate search for survivors. they found several injured trapped in the rubble below. translation: we are continuing with the rescue operations because we think there are other people alive under the rubble. we have extracted people from the rubble and now we are focusing on assisting the people. and later on we will understand what caused the collapse of the bridge. prime minister, why did the bridge collapse? i put this question to italy's prime minister conte. at the moment it is not possible. we don't know the cause. you don't know the cause? the italian government has promised to go after anyone responsible for the collapse. translation: as an italian citizen, i will do everything to get the names and surnames of the past and present managers, because it is unacceptable to die like that in italy. this viaduct was built more than half a century ago, designed as a speedy coastal route towards the italian and french riviera. it was refurbished two years ago. this morning, the authorities report that a maintenanc

genoa from trial bridge into u.k. joining us on skype and further. structural engineer and bridge designer and from milan journalist thankfully the parliamentary gentleman thank you for joining me. ian first let me start with you the marandi bridge when it was built back in the one nine hundred sixty s. was considered as some sort of a feat of engineering innovation in hindsight and i know it's a bit too early to speculate what caused the disaster what were they were there any problems in its design for long term use age i think you could you hello yes indeed i think yes you're right it was considered time to be something innovative it was certainly unusual when it was built it had a sister structure also designed by what i. learned in venezuela but i think very soon after it was completed it already began to have difficulties and i think it had a rather short. period of enjoying the limelight if you like because treasury quickly people began to realise that it had some flaws they were illegal most so you actually liv

genoa from trial bridge into u.k. joining us on skype is ian first. structural engineer and bridge designer and from milan journalist thank lady palmeri gentleman thank you for joining me. in first let me start with you the marandi bridge when it was built back in the one nine hundred sixty s. was considered as some sort of a feat of engineering innovation in hindsight and i know it's a bit too early to speculate what caused the disaster what were they were there any problems in its design for long term use age. i think you could you hello yes indeed i think yes you're right it was considered time to be something innovative it was certainly unusual when it was built it had a sister structure also designed by what i. learned in venezuela but i think very soon after it was completed it already began to have difficulties and i think it had a rather short. period of enjoying the limelight if you like because treasury quickly people began to realise that it had some flaws. they were illegal most so you actually live in gen

commemorating the day the stage for the victims of tuesday's bridge collapse in the northern city of genoa relatives and friends joined the country's leaders to say goodbye to their loved ones but some families refused to take part of the ceremony we'll have the latest from our correspondent. and thousands wait for a rescue of catastrophic floods batter southern india one minister calls a disaster the worst in the century it's already claimed more than three hundred lives. welcome to the program i'm married to haven't seen the former united nations chief and nobel peace prize laureate kofi annan has died anon was the first black african to take up the role of the world's top diplomat serving two terms from nine hundred ninety seven to two thousand and six he later served as the u.n. special envoy for syria leading efforts to find a peaceful solution to the conflict going on died after a short illness at the age of eighty. i'm joined now in the studio by our correspondent doc my vitek and she's been he is africa correspondent for many years and dagmar i understand that you actually met kofi

devastating scenes — as a motorway bridge collapses in genoa, italy. at least 26 people have been killed. the rescuers behind me there are still trying to lift up several large slabs of concrete under which they believe several more vehicles may be trapped. a man is arrested outside the uk parliament after a car swerves into pedestrians and crashes into barriers. i'm babita sharma in london. also in the programme: the catholic church in pennsylvania is accused of covering up the sexual abuse of children by hundreds of priests over 70 years. and a fishy tale from china. the humble trout has now been elevated into the salmon family. live from our studios in singapore and london, this is bbc world news — it's newsday. glad you could join us. it's 8am in singapore, 1am in london, and 2am in genoa, where italian rescue teams are continuing to search for survivors following the collapse of a road bridge. at least 26 people are known to have died when the bridge came down, with cars and trucks falling almost 100 metres. the country's transport minister call

a state funeral is held for some of the victims of tuesday's bridge collapse in genoa but some families or the event. and entire states and flood alerts in their deploys thousands of soldiers to carola devastated by the worst floods in a century. and one of the world's biggest sporting events is officially underway where in jakarta for the asian games. former united nations secretary-general kofi annan has died at the age of eighty born in ghana on a rose through the ranks of the organization to service leader for two terms and during that time he championed efforts to end conflicts across africa asia and the middle east and even earned the nobel peace prize along with the u.n. in two thousand and one but he was criticized for failing to stop the rwandan genocide and later for a corruption scandal involving his son our diplomatic editor james space looks back at his life. a towering figure on the global stage bringing the peace bell of the united nations a man who did so much in the cause of global peace. the u.n. secretary general for ten years a nobel peace no. kofi annan was born in

genoa's emergency workers began an immediate search for survivors. they found several injured trapped in the rubble below. translation: we are continuing with the rescue operations because we think there are other people alive under the rubble. we have extracted people from the rubble and now we are focusing on assisting the people. and later on we will understand what caused the collapse of the bridge. prime minister, why did the bridge collapse? are you satisfied... i put this question to italy's prime minister conte. at the moment, it's not possible. we don't know the cause. you don't know the cause? the italian government has promised to go after anyone responsible for the structure's collapse. translation: as an italian citizen, i will do everything to get the names and surnames of the past and present managers, because it is unacceptable to die like that in italy. this viaduct was built more than half a century ago, designed as a speedy coastal route towards the italian and french riviera. it was refurbished two years ago. this morning, the aut

this is deja vu news live from berlin in genoa hopes of finding more survivors under a collapse time weybridge are fading at least thirty nine people are confirmed dead now anger and accusations and the debate over who's to blame heats up we'll get the latest from our correspondent on the scene. also coming up a court in malaysia blows the trial of two women accused of killing the half brother of north korean leader kim yong on must precede the women that were hoping to be freed today but a judge says there is enough evidence to support the charges against them. and tracking the movement of animals from space will tell you how the e-commerce project will help us better understand natural phenomena here on earth. i'm sumi so misconduct good to have you with us we start in genoa where rescue teams are still working to pull survivors and bodies from the rubble of the collapsed highway bridge at least thirty nine people were killed when a stretch of the marandi bridge collapsed on tuesday the government has declared a year long state of emergency for the region but with hopes of finding

says' bridge collapse in genoa you've just seen president said. greeting those marines some family members say that boycotting this hour mean said they're choosing to have their own private ceremony is because they blame the government for the disaster that has befallen them meanwhile the remains of a family a husband wife and a nine year old but being recovered from the rubble of a night. the indian prime minister narendra modi has taken a look at what's being described as some of the worst flooding in a century in the state of carola thousands of people have been moved from their homes more than three hundred twenty have been killed heavy rains over the past few days have triggered landslides and that sent water rushing through villages the former cricket sorry man cullen has been sworn in as prime minister of pakistan it's taken him more than two decades to get the top job after retiring from sport and turning his attention to politics he was elected prime minister in a vote at the country's national assembly on friday his p.t.i. party won the

dead italy holds a state funeral for the victims of tuesday's bridge collapse in the northern city of genoa relatives and friends joined the country's leaders to stay confined to their loved ones but some families refused to take part in the ceremony. and should restaurants be allowed to bad children one owner here in germany has come under fire for doing just that he says it's because parents turn a blind eye to their kids' bad behavior. welcome to the program i marionette and seen so. the former united nations chief and nobel peace prize laureate kofi anon has died anon was the first black african to take up the role of the world's top diplomat serving two terms from the one nine hundred ninety seven to two thousand and six he later served as the u.n. special envoy for syria leading efforts to find a peaceful solution to the conflict anon died after a short illness at the age of eighty. we're joined now on the line by correspondent isaac allegedly who's an awkward the capital of gano which is the country where kofi annan was born so i think thanks for joining us tell us how are people in

james reynolds, bbc news, genoa. it's a journey that has taken 22 years, but on friday the former captain of the pakistan cricket team, imran khan, was confirmed in a vote by parliament as the country's prime minister. his pti party gained the most seats in last month's elections, and he will be formally sworn into office in a ceremony on saturday. secunder kermani has been looking at some of the challenges he will face in office. imran... cheers for pakistan's next prime minister, but alongside them, angry chants from his rivals. they continued as he gave a fiery speech promising action against corrupt politicians. translation: those who stole the future of our children while in power, those who stole money and took it abroad, i will hold them all accountable. imran khan has promised to create a new pakistan, improving education and healthcare for ordinary people. the country faces real challenges, amongst them the highest rate of newborn infant mortality in the world. a lack of facilities and trained staff are amon

genoa from trial bridge into u.k. joining us on skype is even further. structural engineer and bridge designer and from milan journalist thank lady palmeri gentleman thank you for joining me. ian first let me start with you the marandi bridge when it was built back in the one nine hundred sixty s. was considered as some sort of a feat of engineering innovation in hindsight and i know it's a bit too early to speculate what caused the disaster what were they were there any problems in its design for long term use age. i think you could you hello yes indeed i think yes you're right it was considered time to be something innovative it was certainly unusual when it was built it had a sister structure also designed by what i. learned in venezuela but i think very soon after it was completed it already began to have difficulties and i think it had a rather short. period of enjoying the limelight if you like because treasury quickly people began to realise that it had some flaws. they were illegal most so you actually live in

genoa's emergency workers began an immediate search for survivors. they found several injured trapped in the rubble below. translation: we are continuing with the rescue operations because we think there are other people alive under the rubble. we have extracted people from the rubble and now we are focusing on assisting the people. and later on we will understand what caused the collapse of the bridge. prime minister, why did the bridge collapse? i put this question to italy's prime minister conte. at the moment it is not possible. we don't know the cause. you don't know the cause? the italian government has promised to go after anyone responsible for the structure's collapse. translation: as an italian citizen, i will do everything to get the names and surnames of the past and present managers, because it is unacceptable to die like that in italy. this viaduct was built more than half a century ago, designed as a speedy coastal route towards the italian and french riviera. it was refurbished two years ago. this morning, the authorities report that

james arnold there in genoa —— james reynolds. britain's new aircraft carrier, hms queen elizabeth, leaves portsmouth today, sailing to the east coast of america. two f—35 test aircraft will conduct a number of take off and landings from the £3 billion carrier while she's at sea. 0ur defence correspondent jonathan beale reports. the largest warship ever built for the royal navy is now preparing to leave portsmouth with 1500 sailors, aircrew and marines on board. hms queen elizabeth, which cost more than £3 billion, is about to sail to the east coast of america. what the royal navy says will be an iconic moment in the latest stage of the trials. the first time fast jets will fly off her massive deck. hugely symbolic for the country, very exciting, and of course, it was eight years nearly to the day since i was in command of ark royal and we took off the last harrier from the north sea. so eight years later, here we are, getting the first one back. these are the kind of aircraft that will be taking part in the trials. the us has

in genoa because of the collapse of the bridge. known as the marandi bridge. in the which would give you. five million euros have been allocated as an emergency fund. this is. the first. week. this is our response to this tragedy which has struck us. what we are doing now. is trying to identify the missing people. we have also visited the site. this morning i was there. on the side. i had the opportunity of speaking to. major officials me. to all the injured and those who are in. serious state of health in hospitals we send our best which is. unfortunately the casualty toll is increasing. use and all we can do is to express our compassion and. sympathy empathy with all those people. and that of course includes all the staff concerned the medics the rescuers and so on. these are tragedies which are unacceptable in a modern society like italy. and we will do our utmost to avoid these kind of things in the future we have already anticipated that. by withdrawing the concessions on the motorway from the motorway company who was responsible for this tract. obviously

sheer devastation in genoa northern italy. firefighters and doctors have been working around the clock pulling survivors out of the rubble they're hopeful they'll show. and more. but the families of those killed are facing a grim reality. jim i started to call him forty times fifty times and then i started also to call his friend who was together with his wife and then i came to the hospital and they said that he was no more. some relatives are waiting at the hospital for news of loved ones. his name is not among the missing not among the hospitals patients we don't know anything i hope he's in this ambulance arriving now because i was just told that they found someone and he answered his phone last night so we hope this could be a good sign. if there were. emergency workers say the most difficult part of the rescue effort is still to come. from this evening we'll start moving some of the biggest segments of concrete from the collapsed bridge where. we're doing this in order to create new spaces for our teams to enter so they

a state funeral in genoa for some of those killed in the disaster. the names of the dead read out to applause. a city in mourning. for one. dollar that. it could all load in quantum around the collapse of the marandi bridge slash the heart of genoa the deep wound is caused above all by the immense pain to perform for those who lost their lives and for the missing. piano pearsall of even if it is spades. how to started the company responsible for the bridge in a press conference held only hours after the state funeral said it would give five hundred million euros to the city of genoa. many of pointing the finger at how to start it but they stop short of taking responsibility. for your line of vision and we strongly feel compassion closeness torment toward the victims and the relatives of the victims and their friends. and towards the society and local community. affordable but we don't believe that under the current circumstances we should take responsibility for an event that is still being investigated in-depth look at that i mean. but bringing hand

from genoa, james reynolds reports. amid the heavy machinery and the tons of rubble, the search for survivors sometimes comes down to a single voice. "anybody there?" shouts a rescuer. there is no reply. but they will keep going for a while longer. it's difficult to say we will finish tomorrow, but i can tell you that probably in a couple of days we should finish. but it is really depending on how we can remove all the debris. parts of the operation are extremely delicate. here, firefighters reversed a truck abandoned right next to the edge of the collapse. professor antonio brencich is on the official investigation commission. before he was appointed, he told me that the original engineer's bridge design was flawed. he made some decisions that produced a bridge, a new bridge, different from the others. the attempt to find a new way, a new structure orform, failed. it failed? it failed, si. this is the result of that collapse. the families of the dead gathered around their coffins. the victims will be given a state fune

james reynolds, bbc news, genoa. the headlines on bbc news: the first black united nations secretary general — kofi annan, dies at the age of 80. facing the worst monsoon in a century — hundreds of thousands are made homeless in southern india. thousands mourn for the victims of the motorway bridge collapse in genoa. sport and for a full round up, from the bbc sport centre, here's adam wild. good evening, lets start at stamford bridge. chelsea against arsenal always looked likely to be the game of the day and that's exactly how it's turned out. two new managers, five goals between their sides, joe lynskey was watching. the premier league landscape is a lwa ys the premier league landscape is always shifting with new faces bring always shifting with new faces bring a new eras. arsenal and chelsea have both switched title winning managers for unproven pedigree but new ideas may not cure arsenal's mindset. he inherits a team that is too easy to place throughout the opening goal was a familiar picture. this mess looke

this is the interview news live from berlin in genoa hopes of finding any more survivors under a collapsed highway bridge are fading at this hour at least thirty nine people are now confirmed dead and anger and accusations accusations as the debate over who's to blame itself will get the latest from our correspondent on the scene also coming up on the show a malaysian court rules the trial of two women accused of assassinating the half brother of north korea's leader can proceed the women who are hoping to be freed today but a judge says they were part of a well planned conspiracy. and could bracks and lead to food shortages in britain we need one farmer who says he would be able to cope without easy subsidies and the foreign workers who harvest his crops. i'm brian thomas thanks so much for being with us we'll have those stories for you in a moment but first we have this breaking news coming in mali's president him or him . has been officially re-elected kate has been declared the winner of the country's election having won sixty seven percent of the vote the opposition led by somalia sis

genoa from trial bridge into u.k. joining us on skype is even further. structural engineer and bridge designer and from a land journalist enclave people many gentlemen thank you for joining me. in first let me start with you the marandi bridge when it was built back in the one nine hundred sixty s. was considered as some sort of a feat of engineering innovation in hindsight and i know it's a bit too early to speculate what caused the disaster what were they were there any problems in its design for long term use age. i think you could you hello yes indeed i think yes you're right it was considered time to be something innovative it was certainly unusual when it was built it had a sister structure also designed by what i. learned in venezuela but i think very soon after it was completed it already began to have difficulties and i think it had a rather short. period of enjoying the limelight if you like because treasury quickly people began to realise that it had some flaws they were illegal most so you actually live in

we'll have the latest from genoa. also tonight... anti—terrorism police are questioning a 29—year—old man suspected of deliberately crashing a car outside the houses of parliament this morning. the car hit several cyclists and pedestrians before

dead italy holds a state funeral for the victims of tuesday's bridge collapse in the northern city of genoa relatives and friends joined the country's leaders to say goodbye to their loved ones but some families refused to take part in the ceremony. and should restaurants be allowed to ban children one owner here in germany has come under fire for doing just that he says because parents turn a blind eye to their kids that being here. thanks for joining us hi mary. the former united nations chief and nobel peace prize laureate kofi annan has dined anon was the first black african to take up the role of the world com diplomat serving two terms from one thousand nine hundred seven to two thousand and six when leaders served as the u.n. special envoy for syria leading efforts to find a peaceful solution to the conflict and on diet after a short illness at the age of eighty. we're joined now on the line by correspondent isaac allegedly who's an actor the capital of gonna which is the country where kofi annan was born so i think thanks for joining us to tell us how are people in ghana reacting to

a state funeral in genoa for some of those killed in the disaster. the names of the dead read out to a close friend chief. denied a city in mourning. there was i saw. the collapse of them around the bridge slashed the heart of genoa. the deep wound is caused above all by the immense pain for those who lost their lives and for the missing. he spit. out a started the company responsible for the bridge in a press conference held only hours after the state funeral said it would give five hundred million euros to the city of genoa for rebuilding many of pointing the finger at altus that are dead but they stopped short of taking responsibility. for your. vision and said we strongly feel our compassion our closeness our torment toward the victims and the relatives of the victims and their friends. and towards the society and local communities. afford it but we don't believe that under the current circumstances we should take responsibility for an event that is still being investigated in depth look at that i mean. that's bringing hands won't quell locals an

here are the latest pictures out of genoa. these are amazing aerial footage of the scene — you can really get a sense of how huge the bridge was. almost a0 vehicles plunged off it when it collapsed — they fell 45 meters. the rescue effort has now turned a tragic corner — from searching for survivors — to searching for bodies. sniffer dogs have been brought in to help locate them. it's hot and heavy work. and it's very dangerous for the fire fighters too — many parts of the rubble are still unstable. look at this rescuer — suspended from what seems to be a car wreck. of the 39 victims, 37 have been identified. amoung them, this family of three. they were on their way to sardinia for a summer holiday. their little son, samuel, was one of the first victims to be recovered. this is andrea cerulli, a keen amateur footballer with a toddler son. he was on his way to work. and this is elisa bozzo, she recently wrote on her facebook page, "how can i not celebrate life?" but there are also amazing stories of survival. my col

our correspondent, james reynolds, sent this report from genoa. can there be anyone left underneath all this? to find out, rescuers will have to search under every broken concrete slab. but signs of life from beneath the rubble have now died away. translation: we haven't heard any cries since yesterday afternoon, but we may still find survivors. looking up, you can see that some vehicles have been abandoned right on the edges of the section which is still standing, just ahead of the collapse. a few more seconds, and those drivers would have crashed to the ground. they were all incredibly lucky to survive. nicola and lisa henton—mitchell from oxfordshire were here on holiday with their two kids. they told me they were driving towards the bridge when they saw a commotion up ahead. people started shouting, waving their arms to reverse out the windows. and tooting horns and everything like that. and so we tried to reverse, and we couldn't go anywhere. and the car in front hit the front of our car, and then people were running, screaming in italian,

about his legacy also on the show how safe are good lisa bridges with anger mounting over the deadly genoa bridge collapse italians told e.w. they're worried about the condition of other bridges across the country. and fans paid tribute to the queen of soul. aretha franklin guided her home into troy michigan yesterday at the age of seventy six we'll take a look at the life of a cultural icon. i'm brian thomas a very warm welcome to the show thousands of people are paying homage today to india's former prime minister atal bihari vajpayee who died thursday at the age of ninety three he's being given full state honors at a funeral ceremony in delhi schools and colleges. are closed in the indian capital on the government has announced a seven day mourning period bars pay he was among india's most popular politicians and a founding leader of the governing hindu nationalist party he served three times as foreign minister. here's a look back at a man who oversaw india's growth into a regional powerhouse. he was a poet journalist and a moderate face of hindu nationalism to some former indian prime

genoa's emergency workers began an immediate search for survivors. they found several injured trapped in the rubble below. translation: we are continuing with the rescue operations because we think there are other people alive under the rubble. we have extracted people from the rubble and now we are focusing on assisting the people. and later on we will understand what caused the collapse of the bridge. prime minister, why did the bridge collapse? i put this question to italy's prime minister conte. at the moment it's not possible. we don't know the cause. you don't know the cause? the italian government has promised to go after anyone responsible for the structure's collapse. translation: as an italian citizen, i will do everything to get the names and surnames of the past and present managers, because it is unacceptable to die like that in italy. this viaduct was built more than half a century ago, designed as a speedy coastal route towards the italian and french riviera. it was refurbished two years ago. this morning, the authorities report that a

a state funeral is under way for some of the victims of the genoa bridge collapse. a state funeral for some of the victims of tuesday's bridge disaster in genoa is under way, led by italian president sergio mattarella. some families are reportedly staying away from the ceremony because of anger at the government. they blamed the authorities for the tragedy earlier this week. this morning firefighters found the bodies of a couple and their nine—year—old daughter who had been trapped under the wreckage. this brings the total of those who died to 41 after the collapse of the motorway bridge, with several still not accounted for. 0ur correspondent james reynolds has been in genoa — he says the funeral itself is not without controversy. this state funeral is for just under half the victims of the genoa bridge collapse, and it is of course a chance for politicians, family members, relief workers and also members of the public to come together and to pause. it is worth saying that many families have chosen not to take part in this ceremony. their relatives, their vic

in a race against time, rescue workers in genoa, italy say they will spend all night searching the ruins of a collapsed bridge for survivors. dramatic images today where the highway y bridge brokeke up durg severe weather. at least 22 people are dead. we will have the latest on the rescue effort. also coming up, british police investigate an apparent terrorist attack. they are searching three properties in central england, after a driver rammed passersby before crashing into barriers outside the houses of parliament. and turkish president recep tayyip erdogan opens a new front in his diplomatic spat with united states. he is now threatening to boycott u.s. electronic goods. ♪ brent: i'm brent goff. it's good to have you with us. as darkness falls in italy, rescue workers in genoa say they are planning to go all night in the hopes of finding people still alive. earlier today, a huge section of a major highway bridge and genoa collapsed during severe weather. cars and trucks and the people inside plummeted down into the void below. at least 22 people have been confirmed dead, but officia

from genoa, james reynolds reports. amid the heavy machinery and the tons of rubble, the search for survivors sometimes comes down to a single voice. "anybody there?" shouts a rescuer. there is no reply. but they will keep going for a while longer. it's difficult to say we will finish tomorrow, but i can tell you that probably in a couple of days we should finish. but it is really depending on how we can remove all the debris. parts of the operation are extremely delicate. here, firefighters reversed a truck abandoned right next to the edge of the collapse. professor antonio brencich is on the official investigation commission. before he was appointed, he told me that the original engineer's bridge design was flawed. he made some decisions that produced a bridge, a new bridge, different from the others. the attempt to find a new way, a new structure orform, failed. it failed? it failed, si. this is the result of that collapse. this afternoon, the families of the dead gathered around their coffins. in the morning, the vi

and is known as the brooklyn bridge of genoa. for the very latest i'm joined now by john the sea monkey double is monitoring the situation from the italian capital groom of the dead still has risen to at least thirty people what can you tell us about the victims where what we do know is that yet and tomorrow really is a major public holiday here in italy it's the may just summer holiday and so there were probably people on that bridge either preparing to travel out of the city going to the mountains or going to the beach and so that's why we do see this death toll are rising and there's concern of course as they try to discover how many people were underneath we have heard reports of many people missing and so we have that death toll at the moment as well as many people injured some of which seriously so we'll have to see how things progress in the next couple of hours and perhaps even days what we do know that there was some thirty cars involved as well as three trucks in this incident as that the massive concrete slabs came cra

and a state funeral is under way for some of the victims of the genoa bridge collapse. retailers selling single—use water bottles, takeaway boxes and coffee cups face a new tax on plastics expected to be announced in the next budget. it comes after a record 162,000 responses to a government consultation on how to reduce waste and improve recycling. let's talk to emma priestland, a plastics campaigner for friends of the earth . emma, good to see you. we spoken about this and there seems to be pace in the official response to concerns about % is concerns about plastic. what is driving it, do you think? the response has been incredible from the government. it is hard to the government to ignore the strength of feeling of normal citizens. i think what is driving it is, people have just woken up to the fact that lives are filled with plastic. and some of these items are essential but the majority of them are not. this question of what is what is and is not essential will be debated presumably by manufacturers and members of the public in terms of what they find convenient

we will bring you the latest from genoa. hopefully we will be live at the scene with oui’ we will be live at the scene with our correspondent, dan johnson. police have named the 29—year—old man who was arrested on the scene of yesterday's suspected westminster terrorist attack. he's salih khater, who's a british citizen originally from sudan, and is being questioned by police. searches have been carried out at three addresses in the midlands, in connection with the incident. three people were injured after the vehicle hit cyclists and pedestrians during tuesday morning's rush hour. the silver ford fiesta then crashed into security barriers outside the houses of parliament just before 07:40. a little earlier, tomos morgan gave us this update from westminster 29—year—old sally kater, originally from sudan, a british citizen. initial reports have suggested he resided in birmingham. we understand on monday night he drove from birmingham to london between half past one and six in the morning. his silver ford fiesta was

tim willcox is in genoa. before, and after. genoa's skyline for ever changed. scores of dead and many injured. rescuers worked through the night using infrared cameras, continuing the hopeful search for survivors. the focus has shifted to recovering bodies instead of finding survivors. friends and families... friends and family have left tributes on the families... facebook page of roberto robbiano, who is thought to have died along with his wife, ersilia piccinino, and their son samuel. talk has turned to blame, the bridge was operated by a private company. this afternoon the transport minister vowed to hold them accountable. tragic events like this must not be allowed to happen in a civilised and modern country like italy. those responsible must pay until the end. this was a cute baby country's transport minister. suggesting fines could exceed many millions. they say they carried out sophisticated tax on the structure before it happened. today at a press conference, the country's deputy minister matias beanie to refuse to talk about the disaster opting to sti

and a state funeral for some of the victims of the genoa bridge collapse took place today. in sport, ben stokes receives a mixed reception as he mixes england return in the third test, chris woa kes taking three return in the third test, chris woakes taking three wickets with batting first. an injury time penalty miss costs newcastle all three points at cargo. he could also face retrospective action for kicking out that the opposition earlier in the game. celtic put a difficult week behind them as they reach the quarterfinals of the scottish league cup with a 3—1 win at partick thistle. more on all those stories in the next hour. the number of children and young adults in england and wales with type 2 diabetes has risen by more than 40% in just four years, according to the royal college of paediatrics. council leaders described the increase as "extremely worrying" and called for a boost in public health funding. the department of health says its new childhood obesity plan will get children exercising more in schools and reduce their exposure to sugary and fatty foods. a n

our correspondent, james reynolds, sent this report from genoa. can there be anyone left underneath all this? to find out, rescuers will have to search under every broken concrete slab. but signs of life from beneath the rubble have now died away. translation: we haven't heard any cries since yesterday afternoon, but we may still find survivors. looking up, you can see that some vehicles have been abandoned right on the edges of the section which is still standing, just ahead of the collapse. a few more seconds, and those drivers would have crashed to the ground. they were all incredibly lucky to survive. nicola and lisa henton—mitchell, from oxfordshire, were here on holiday with their two kids. they told me they were driving towards the bridge when they saw a commotion up ahead. people started shouting, waving their arms to reverse out the windows. and tooting horns and everything like that. and so we tried to reverse, and we couldn't go anywhere. and the car in front hit the front of our car, and people were running, screaming in italian, "ru

a state funeral in genoa for some of those killed in the disaster. the names of the dead read out to a close friend. gennaro a city in mourning. your one. dollar. bill could all load in the collapse of the marandi bridge slash the heart of genoa. the deep wound is caused above all by the immense pain for those who lost their lives and for the missing. he spit. out a started the company responsible for the bridge in a press conference held only hours after the state funeral said it would give five hundred million euros to the city of general many of pointing the finger at altus that are dead but they stop short of taking responsibility. for your line of vision and we strongly feel compassion closeness torment toward the victims and the relatives of the victims and their friends. and towards the society and local communities. afford but we don't believe that under the current circumstances we should take responsibility for an event that is still being investigated in depth look at that i mean. what's bringing hands quell locals anger. so moved by the p

muslim faith in genoa so were. there has to albania and victims who were of the islamic faith. on coming out to pay their respects now some of the victims' relatives have declared that they will be and they have stayed away from today's funeral service why is that us. well a number said that they simply want to hold the funeral for their loved one in their own homes close to their own homes so that friends and family can attend more conveniently but they have behind us who. spoke very polemically of what happened as a state homicide and so there was no sense in that tape taking part in a state funeral there's a sense that the government failed to supervise the yeah safety of this bridge because that's of a major move to a bridge something that simply should not happen and so we're sure to come out a bank at. the relatives of the victims and so we're really quite understandable decision that many of them didn't want to buy dissipate in this funeral service in general. it's very stark or it's over a very very tragic event the firm response of all for the maintenance of the bridge

it's good to have you with us we are quickly approaching midnight the city of genoa italy rescue workers say that they are planing to go all night in the hopes of finding people still alive in the rubble of a collapsed bridge earlier today a huge section of a major highway. collapsed during severe weather cars and drugs and the people inside plummeted you see that red section right there they plummeted down into the void below at least twenty six people have been confirmed dead we are being warned however that number will rise. all. this man witnessed what many have described as a poor kalid take in just seconds a huge section of a motorway bridge crumbled into pieces. a truck managed to stop right on the edge but many were less fortunate and plunged forty five meters off onto warehouses and bro road tracks below. the incident happened on the eve of a major holiday with traffic than usual and eyewitness described the tragic moment . i heard a noise i looked out i saw the cars falling and we ran away now the electricity is switched off and we're waiting to be evacuated. what's your. the m

danjohnson reports from genoa. this long, grey scar of broken concrete, the ribbon of rubble, marks the valley once crossed by a grand, imposing viaduct. but how much more death and destruction is hidden beneath here? could any of the missing still be alive in this tangled mess? we keep on working until every single metre of this rubble will be controlled. how long will that take? actually, it is a very difficult question. it's going to be a long work. alongside sad stories of lives lost are near misses and amazing escapes. this british couple stopped their car about 100m short of the section that collapsed. people started shouting, waving their arms to reverse out the windows. and tooting horns, and everything like that. people were running, screaming in italian, "run, out." "everyone out, cars, out, cars!" so we just literally — "kids, run, run," because we didn't know what was happening. we left everything in the car and we just ran for our lives. last night the interior minister, matteo salvini, came here and

dead italy holds a stage funeral for the victims of tuesday's bridge collapse in the northern city of genoa relatives and friends join the country's leader to say goodbye to their loved ones. welcome to the program i'm marrying a. german chancellor on the america all and russian president vladimir putin are holding talks here in germany german or russian ties have been tense for years bonked marital stress the need to talk saying controversial issues can only be addressed in dialogue and through dialogue while the conflicts in syria and ukraine are feed. during high on the agenda which also covers energy issues and trade. well i'm joined now by moscow correspondent emily sure when and thomas sparrow who's in mare's about where the meeting between putin and merkel is underway and here in the studio with me is our political correspondent nina hasa thomas i'd like to begin with you we just mentioned that american protein so i'm sure the recently in sochi so what exactly is the purpose of having this meeting so soon and here in germany today on the one hand i think going to mccall recently surv

people in genoa will be praying for victims of this tragedy. churches will be open to pray, to say prayers for those who died. many, many of them are from genoa, but also there are people from other parts of italy and strangers to italy. so the whole community has been affected by this, obviously. a lot of talk about not enough maintenance of this bridge, perhaps cuts in public spending, perhaps cuts in public spending, perhaps leaving structures across italy crumbling and without the kind of work done to them to make sure that they are safe. yes, here in the afternoon, the prime minister of italy and the authorities of genoa said that they are really sorry for those who were injured and those who died, they have been engaging the staff and the police and everybody wa nts to staff and the police and everybody wants to understand how this tragedy could have been avoided. now the magistrates are opening, i do not know how to say in english, they are trying to understand through the legal acts have this happen. somebody who does the works says the

well the prosecutor here in genoa says there are all still ten to twenty people missing and that is why emergency workers hundreds of them and fire fighters have been trying to sift through the rubble at the scene best still having to try and shift these huge concrete slabs which fell to the bridge collapsed on tuesday using heavy machinery then they are going in with their bare hands using sniff adults to try and see if there are any signs of life as the hours and days paulson cools hopes are diminishing but they could still be somebody trapped in an pocket they could have survived this long emergency workers saying that is why they are continuing their work and say they will not give up until that certain that there is nobody left now the country will be united in mourning on saturday they will be a state funeral state ceremony here in genoa attended by families of the victims and also by the prime minister and various officials but several families have actually said that they will be holding private funerals and ceremonies for their loved ones this is of course a moment of great gri

bill could all lot in the collapse of the marandi bridge slash the heart of genoa. the deep wound is caused above all by the immense pain for those who lost their lives and for the missing. he spit. out a started the company responsible for the bridge in a press conference held only hours after the state funeral said it would give five hundred million euros to the city of genoa many of pointing the finger at altus that are dead but they stop short of taking responsibility. for the finance and we strongly feel our compassion our closeness our torment toward the victims and the relatives of the victims and their friends. and towards the society and local communities. afford it but we don't believe that under the current circumstances we should take responsibility for an event that is still being investigated in depth look at the i mean the situation but bringing hands won't quell locals anger. from moves by you get into your mind these are mistakes that keep on being repeated and now for the umpteenth time angels flew in the sky and paid for mistakes of other human be

words of italy's transport minister after a huge motorway bridge collapses in the northern city of genoa and at least eleven people are reported to have died as the structure tumbled on to a railway line and house was. also coming up police in the u.k. are treating a car crash outside the houses of parliament as an act of terrorism a man has been arrested but he is so far refusing to cooperate with police. and turkish president want to open a new front in his diplomatic and trade dispute with the united states is now threatening to boycott u.s. electronic goods including the i phone. hello i'm terry martin thanks for joining us we begin with a breaking story out of italy the media there say at least eleven people are dead after a motorway bridge collapsed in the northwestern city of genoa and there are fears that the death toll will rise at least twenty vehicles including cars and trucks are believed to have been involved in the collapse rescue workers have pulled two victims alive from the rubble so far italy's transport minister has called. has described the incident as an immense trag

no, but the public prosecutor's office in genoa will begina criminal prosecutor's office in genoa will begin a criminal investigation. the prime minister says he wants anybody responsible held to account. mr co nte responsible held to account. mr conte has responsible held to account. mr co nte has access responsible held to account. mr conte has access to special funds which will allow him to make the area safer. beyond that italy faces wider questions. how has this country perpetuated over so many yea rs country perpetuated over so many years a country perpetuated over so many yea rs a culture country perpetuated over so many years a culture which has allowed its infrastructure to degrade? italy spends less money on its bridges and roads than other similarly sized european countries, and even when it spends that it is often wasted on corruption mismanagement. one engineer said about this bridge when it was standing that it was more expensive to maintain it than it would have been to knock it down and start over. italy may have to consider changing the way its country works. james rey

genoa's emergency workers began an immediate search for survivors. they found several injured trapped in the rubble below. translation: we are continuing with the rescue operations because we think there are other people live under the rubble. we have extracted people from the rubble and now we are focusing on assisting the people. and later on we will understand what caused the collapse of the bridge. prime minister, why did the bridge collapse? i put this question to italy's prime minister co nte. question to italy's prime minister conte. at the moment it is not possible. we don't know the cause. you don't know the cause? the italian government has promised to go after anyone responsible for the collapse. translation: as an italian citizen i will do everything to get the names and surnames of the past and present managers because it is unacceptable and present managers because it is u na cce pta ble to and present managers because it is unacceptable to die like that in italy. this viaduct was built more than half a century ago, designed as a speedy