27/08/2016 BBC Weekend News

A national day of mourning in Italy, as the number

of dead from Wednesday's earthquake nears 300.

The Prime Minister and President attend a mass funeral

A lorry hits a pedestrian bridge on the M20 in Kent,

causing its collapse on one of the busiest travel

Syrian human rights activists say at least 15 are dead after an air

raid on a rebel-held district of Aleppo.

Theresa May says she wants a review of public services to tackle

It's divided on class, it's divided on race,

You can see we're not all being treated equal and it's

And Hull lift the Challenge Cup for the first time at

Hundreds of mourners have attended a mass

funeral in central Italy for dozens of victims

On a day of national mourning, the Italian President

and Prime Minister were among the congregation in a packed sports

hall in the town of Ascoli Piceno, and the service was relayed

on loudspeakers to hundreds more people outside.

The total number of dead now stands at close to 300.

This morning, in a municipal gym, Italy improvised a state funeral.

The country's President, Sergio Mattarella, tried

He's declared this a day of national mourning.

The coffins of more than 30 victims were lined up, they include

They'll all be buried in the ground that claimed their lives.

During the service, a bishop announced the recovery

In this hall, on this day, consolation came without words.

TRANSLATION: When the earthquake struck my friend, Steffanina,

tried to shield her 82-year-old mother with her body.

Her mother lived, but she didn't make it.

Among the congregation there were a number of rescuers

taking their first break from the relief effort.

TRANSLATION: My colleagues and I were the ones who arrived

straight after the earthquake struck in the middle of the night.

We helped to rescue people and being here was the least

For Italy, this is a moment of national grief.

Its most intense period of mourning in years.

The country will hope that this ceremony and these crowds will have

given some consolation to the families of the dead.

Francescio Premiano just wants to see what's happened to his house.

Firefighters took him through the ruins of the village

"We left the house a couple of days before the quake", he said.

His neighbour, who was here, was killed.

Relief workers allow survivors to pick up belongings

They carry away pieces of their old lives which they'll use

James Reynolds, BBC News, Ascoli Piceno.

The M20 in both directions near Maidstone in Kent remains

closed following the collapse of a pedestrian bridge.

One motorcyclist was injured after a lorry crashed

into the bridge, causing it to give way on one of the busiest

The driver of this truck is counting his blessings,

the footbridge just missed his cab as it crashed across

Underneath the concrete, a motorcyclist is pinned

to the ground with suspected broken ribs, but is soon taken to hospital.

For many others too this was a close call.

We were, literally, four or five cars behind.

Obviously, you're not really expecting that sort

Kent Police say the digger being carried on the back of this

lorry struck the bridge, bringing half the concrete structure down.

You can see bits of it still lying across the vehicle, but the digger

On what is the busiest travel day of the Bank Holiday weekend,

the closure of the M20 caused major disruption,

and not just here, the motorway is one of the main routes to France

and traffic backed up on the M25 and M26, too.

Apart from the motorcyclist there were, astonishingly,

no other injuries in this accident and when you get this close you can

see just how many lucky escapes there were today.

Even the driver of that white truck walked away shaken,

Clearing this stretch of motorway will not be quick.

As well as the fallen concrete beam, both lorries must be removed

and the rest of the footbridge will have to be made safe

But thankfully, this is a story of disruption and not disaster.

Richard Lister, BBC News, on the M20 in Kent.

The Highways Agency has got control of this site, they have sent in a

crane and heavy lifting equipment and the bright lights you can see

behind me are team of engineers who will spend the night assessing this

carefully, working out how to best remove the remaining parts of the

bridge, how to make the rest of the bridge safe and then how to take

both trucks away that have been damaged and repair damage to the

tarmac. That will take all night just to assess that heavy lifting

work, it will probably not take place until tomorrow. How long will

that take? Highways England will give us an update tomorrow. Thank

you very much, Richard Lister. Human rights activists say at least

15 people have been killed in an air raid on a rebel-held

district of the Syrian The British-based Syrian Observatory

for Human Rights says government planes dropped two barrel bombs

several minutes apart. The attack comes as the UN continues

to push for a 48-hour ceasefire in the fighting

to allow aid into the city. One more winded Syrian child rescued

after a government bombardment in Aleppo. This time Syrian government

forces dropped in on two bombs in such success in Barney Rubble held

district. The first hit families mourning their dead from a previous

attack. The second struck as emergency workers rushed to help the

dead and wounded. Reports on the ground points to makeshift devices

known as barrel bombs, cheap and primitive and illegal. Used as they

have been countless times by the forces of President Assad, despite

official denials. This man said that one of the barrel bombs hit the

building behind him, killing 15 people. As the rubble was being

cleared away, the UN issued and other urgent call for all sides

battling for Aleppo to allow aid in. The UN is seeking a weekly 48-hour

pause in the fighting to bring in food and medicine to both sides of

the divided city. On the outskirts of Damascus, the last rebel fighters

left the time today. It was one of the first to rise up against

President Assad and was seen by many as one of the last symbols of the

lost idealism of those days. It was pummelled into submission by barrel

bombs and a four-year siege. Some residents are already being

rehoused. Their memories still raw. TRANSLATION: It was a ferocious

siege. We used to grow our own food but this year we could not grow

anything, nothing. We suffered to the very last moment. On another

battlefront in the north-east, Turkish air strikes have hit Kurdish

positions in an effort to push them back. The Turkish government does

not want them to have any chance of forming their own state.

International efforts to revive field ceasefires and remaining --

trying to restart meaningful peace talks continue but the situation on

the ground only seems to become more complicated.

Police have been given extra time to question five men arrested over

The suspects - from Stoke on Trent and Birmingham -

A police cordon was put up in Birmingham city centre

for several hours as army bomb disposal units were called

Detectives can hold them until September 2nd without charge.

Lifeguards will be stationed on the beach at Camber Sands

in East Sussex until the end of the summer following the deaths

of five young men from London on Wednesday.

It still isn't clear exactly what happened,

but the men's families say if lifeguards had been on duty,

The Prime Minister Theresa May has announced a wide ranging review

of public services as part of a drive to tackle

She says monitoring how people from different backgrounds

are treated by the Health Service, in education and the criminal

justice system would reveal "difficult truths".

Final preparations for Britain's biggest street festival.

Notting Hill Carnival, a celebration of multiculturalism.

But people here say, when it comes to equality,

You can see we are not being treated equally.

It is never going to happen, regardless.

It's divided on class, on race, on geography, all kind of things.

There are substantial areas in the public sector

and in the private sector where equality does not exist.

Where there is clearly evidence of discriminatory practices.

In Theresa May's opening address as Prime Minister, she promised

a hard stance to stamp out discrimination.

If you are born poor, you will die on average nine years

If you are black, you are treated more harshly by the criminal justice

If you are a white working-class boy, you are less likely than anyone

If you are at a state school, you are less likely to reach

the top professions than if you are educated privately.

And now a new unit will scrutinise racism in education,

employment, health and the justice system.

But precisely what it will find or what the government

What is certain is the Prime Minister has her work cut out.

According to a recent report by the Equality

and Human Rights Commission, inequality is entrenched in Britain.

Black graduates for example earn 23% less than their white

colleagues and are more likely to face unemployment.

Theresa May says she wants to remove barriers that face

Boys from this background are least likely to go to university.

What they should have been doing is looking

at the equality impact of the cuts they were proposing to make.

All they have done is push the poorest people into deprivation.

Disproportionately black BME people are impacted but women and disabled

The government says that the scheme will shine a light

Some say the truth has been obvious for too long and want action.

With all the sport, here's Katherine Downes

Hull have won Rugby League's Challenge Cup in a thrilling final.

They came from behind to beat Warrington -

their first win at Wembley in nine attempts.

This is the day the North comes site. The traditional heartland of

the game arriving at the Challenge Cup's traditional home. For these

fans, a well worn path but for Hull this has not always been a happy

journey. Eight finals here without a win, a tradition they were desperate

to end. But this is a Warrington side that does know how to win on

big occasions, such changes can be draining in this heat. Chris Sandow

eventually caught but Warrington would not be stopped for long. Matty

Russell scoring with half-time despite moments away. A dramatic

moment! Burst wide open! And it was Warrington turning up the heat yet

further. Ben Currie finding a rare moment of space against the tiring

legs, he could not be caught. The decisive blow? Perhaps not, Hull,

stifled on the pitch, took the aerial route. Restoring some hope.

And that encouragement can take a side in no way, Jamie Shaw,

astonishingly, pulling Hull level and giving them the chance to be put

two points ahead with moments remaining. And he has put it over!

Such a small margins are how this cup was won and per Warrington, how

it was lost. Ben Currie's last-gasp moment of glory inches from the

line. Warrington's chance was gone. History is made. As a fairy tale

ending for Hull, for once the worlds were not the bad guys and after

years of disappointment, finally, the Black and Whites have one on the

biggest stage for this game. There were eight fixtures

in the Premier League today - but it's time to leave the room

if you don't want to know today's results as Match of the Day

follows soon on BBC One. Champions Leicester

picked up their first win of the season with a 2-1

victory over Swansea. And it was a first goal

of the season for Jamie Vardy in very wet conditions

at the King Power Stadium. Wes Morgan scored

Leicester's second. Chelsea and Manchester United both

maintained their 100% records. Tottenham and Liverpool drew 1-1

in the lunchtime kick-off. There were wins, too,

for Everton and Arsenal. And Celtic have gone to the top

of the Scottish Premiership Hearts are up to third

after their victory England's cricketers have beaten

Pakistan by four wickets at Lord's in the second one-day international

to take a 2-0 lead in Joe Root made his fourth-successive

half-century in an ODI, eventually falling for 89

as England successfully chased It's England's first one-day win

at Lord's since 2012. Lewis Hamilton will start

tomorrow's Belgian Grand Prix The world champion has taken a 55

place grid penalty after running His Mercedes teammate

Nico Rosberg starts on pole. He'll be looking to cut

Hamilton's 19 point lead Red Bull's Max Verstappen starts

alongside him on the front row. And that is all the sport. Actor

you. Thank you for that. -- back to you.

Finally, a missing couple who had been stranded on a desert island

for a week have been rescued after they drew an SOS

The 20 foot high sign on the tiny Pacific island of East Fayu

in Micronesia was spotted by a US Navy helicopter.

Linus and Sabina Jack, who are in their 50s,

disappeared after setting sail from another Pacific

You can see more on all of today's stories on the BBC News Channel.

But from me and the rest of the team, have a very good night.

Good evening, it was a nice day for some other others, and

meteorological mayhem. Every picture tells a story, violent thunderstorms

across southern