Several killed, injured, after car hits Vancouver festival

Police in Vancouver are reporting that a number of people have been killed and multiple injured after a driver has crashed into a crowd at a popular Filipino festival.

Also in the programme: In Iran, at least fourteen people have been killed and more than 750 wounded in an explosion at one of the country's key ports. And, in Socotra, an island that's part of Yemen, described as the Galapagos of the Indian Ocean, dragon trees producing frankincense -an aromatic resin used worldwide for centuries in incense, perfumes and traditional medicine, are becoming scant.

This programme was edited on 28 April 2025

(Photo: Police officers at the scene, as bodies of victims lie covered on the ground, after a vehicle drove into a crowd at a festival in Vancouver, Canada. 27 April 2025. Reuters/ Chris Helgren)