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BBC OS: 2023/04/10 16:06 GMT: Italy: Migrant rescue operations

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Italy: Migrant rescue operations

2023/04/10 16:06 GMT

2023/04/10 16:06 GMT: Italy: Migrant rescue operations

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The Italian coastguard is carrying out two rescue operations of boats carrying migrants

The Italian coastguard is carrying out two rescue operations of boats carrying migrants.

The Italian coastguard is working to rescue some 1,200 migrants from two overloaded boats off the Sicilian coast. Our Europe regional editor in the BBC newsroom has the latest.

Six people have been killed in an avalanche in the French Alps. We speak to a local journalist about the accident and find out what usually causes avalanches. 

The BBC is objecting to a new label describing it as "government funded media" on its main Twitter account. Our North America tech reporter James Clayton explains what happened when he was in direct contact with the Twitter boss over the issue. 

Three people - in the US, the UK and South Africa - share what it is like to care for people with multiple sclerosis (MS).

Presenter: James Reynolds

(Photo: Orange life buoy with an emergency light for localization over a boat with a rough sea on background. Credit: Getty Images)

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