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BBC OS: 2024/01/02 17:06 GMT: Five dead after plane collision in Tokyo

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Five dead after plane collision in Tokyo

2024/01/02 17:06 GMT

2024/01/02 17:06 GMT: Five dead after plane collision in Tokyo

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Five people on a Japanese coastguard plane died after colliding with a passenger plane

Five people aboard a Japanese coastguard plane have died after colliding with a passenger plane. The coastguard plane was due to deliver aid after a deadly earthquake hit central Japan on New Year's Day. We hear the latest from our business correspondent.

Hamas has confirmed the death of its deputy head, Saleh al-Arouri in a blast south of Beirut. Al-Arouri was the deputy head of Hamas's political bureau, who was known to be deeply involved in its military affairs.

A long list of people associated with the late sex offender Jeffrey Epstein is expected to be made public in the coming days. Our correspondent in New York explains the possible implications.

The BBC’s culture reporter joins live to describe the trailer for a new horror film based on an early version of Mickey Mouse, after Disney’s copyright expires.

And we hear from three ordinary people suffering from the effects of long Covid, now years since first falling ill.

(Picture: Firefighters work at Haneda International Airport after Japan Airlines' A350 airplane caught on fire, in Tokyo, Japan January 2, 2024. Picture credit: REUTERS/Issei Kato)

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