27/08/2016 BBC Weekend News


27/08/2016

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A mass funeral has been held in Italy on a day of national

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mourning for the victims of Wednesday's earthquake.

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Italy's Prime Minister and President were among those who attended

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the service for 34 victims in the town of Ascoli Piceno.

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The number of people killed has risen to more than 280

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after more bodies were recovered overnight.

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34 coffins lined up in the sports hall of Ascoli Piceno,

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victims of Wednesday's devastating earthquake.

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And the number of dead is still rising.

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Relatives sit next to the coffins and flowers, staring at photos

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A moment to come together for comfort.

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Among the families, the emergency services who pulled so many people

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alive from the rubble in the hours after the quake struck said

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TRANSLATION: All the firefighters who are here today are the ones

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who found the people alive straight after the earthquake and pulled them

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We felt that we wanted to be here for them.

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Other rescue teams are still looking for people under the rubble,

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and we will join them as soon as the ceremony ends.

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Security is tight, as the President, Sergio Mattarella,

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and Prime Minister, Matteo Renzi, joined the congregation.

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They're all here to pay tribute to those who died in the towns

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villages that some are saying simply don't exist any more.

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Meanwhile, the rescue workers continue their search of the rubble.

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Their grim task is to recover all the victims of the earthquake.

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Lucy Grey is in Ascoli Piceno, where the funeral ceremony

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She joins us now. Yes, there has just been a round of

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applause here as they brought out one of the coffins of one of the

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victims of this earthquake that struck on Wednesday morning, it was

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the small white coffin of a little dull. It has been a very emotional

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service here with the local bishop telling people not to be afraid to

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cry out in their suffering, he urged them to find the strength to rebuild

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their homes and communities. The 34 coffins were lined up at the front

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of the sports hall, the family members sat next to them holding

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photos of the loved ones they lost. Alongside them was the Prime

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Minister, Matteo Renzi, and the president, Sergio Mattarella. He was

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seen afterwards talking to a lot of the relatives and hugging some of

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them at times. As you heard, there were members of the emergency

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services here as well who will now go out and read join their

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colleagues, thousands of them, who are still picking their way through

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the dusty rocks and ribbons of people's homes.

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Lucy, thank you. A footbridge has collapsed

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on the M20 in Kent, It happened between junctions 3

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and 4 - the motorway Emergency services, included police

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and Kent Fire and Rescue Service, are on the scene and it is not yet

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known if anyone has been injured. Amy Cole is with us, what more could

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you tell others? This information is just coming into

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us now, developing situation. As you the M20 is closed after the

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pedestrian bridge crashed onto the motorway between junction three and

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junction four. It has partly crushed a lorry and possibly another lorry

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as well. Emergency services including police and Kent Fire and

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rescue are on the scene as we speak. As you can imagine, social media is

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having a lot of comments coming through. One has come through from

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one user, a witness, saying a lorry carrying heavy machinery including a

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digger seemed to have been driving up the hard shoulder and struck the

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concrete bridge, which then collapsed. The bridge collapsed,

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came down on the lorry with heavy machinery and an articulated lorry

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as well. This person understands the lorry drivers are OK but at this

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point we don't know what the injuries and casualties are like.

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The Prime Minister has called for a review of public services

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as part of a drive to tackle inequality in society.

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Theresa May said it will look at how ethnic minorities and white working

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class people are treated in public services.

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The study, into whether people are treated differently in schools,

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hospitals and the criminal justice system because of their racial

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background, will be published next year.

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The BBC show Casualty celebrates its 30th birthday tonight with a special

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It's the longest-running British television series of its kind,

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but the programme has evolved with the times, as our Wales

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correspondent Tomos Morgan found out when he spent the day on set

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If the cameras weren't here, you'd be forgiven for thinking this was,

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on first appearances, a real 21st-century hospital.

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Over the past 30 years, Casualty has cemented itself

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as a much-loved BAFTA award-winning BBC drama.

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The template for the show was put in place by its original producer,

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Since its first programme in 1986, it struck a chord with the audience,

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aiming to blend current issues within a hospital environment,

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a vision that's still being put in practice today.

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With each new series, the ideas for those accidents have

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become bigger, culminating in a season finale five years ago

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with the hospital in ruins - a theatrical end to Casualty's time

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Five years ago, Casualty moved here to its new studios

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in Cardiff Bay, a more realistic hospital environment.

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Over the years, they've had big-name stars working on the programme

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But many have been here since the programme began.

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Oscar is one of those, an extra that has seen

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But why has he stuck with the same old programme

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The reason why I have stuck with them is because I just love

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working on Casualty, like I've always done.

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As it holds on to an audience of over 5 million, Casualty

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aired its 1000th episode in June - a huge achievement for

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The 30th anniversary programme, titled Too Old For This Shift,

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is in its usual slot tonight, with producers promising viewers

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And you can see that special 30th anniversary episode

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The next news on BBC One is at 6.50pm.

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