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Daily News · October 30, 2026

· 4:06 · With Maya and Alex

In this bulletin: Spain train crash toll reaches 69 as investigators examine control centre; Ukraine and Russia begin aid operation and evacuations in Oleshky; Italy sees…

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Vocabulary in this episode
control-room communications

A train crash in Spain has killed 69 people, and investigators are examining control-room communications and safety systems.

These are messages or contact between staff in the train control room and others.

evacuating

A joint Russia-Ukraine operation is delivering aid and evacuating residents from occupied Oleshky during a local ceasefire.

It means moving residents away from a dangerous place to safety.

living costs

Students and workers marched across Italy, protesting living costs and wages; students also called for more funding for schools and universities.

These are the usual costs of daily life, such as housing and food.

preliminary report

The preliminary report says a chain of failures, instructions and actions could have led to the crash if necessary safety measures had not been in place; investigators say all possible causes remain open.

This is an early report made before the investigation is complete.

chain of failures

The preliminary report says a chain of failures, instructions and actions could have led to the crash if necessary safety measures had not been in place; investigators say all possible causes remain open.

This means a series of problems, where one failure may lead to another.

remain open

The preliminary report says a chain of failures, instructions and actions could have led to the crash if necessary safety measures had not been in place; investigators say all possible causes remain open.

It means investigators have not yet ruled out any possible cause.

under way

Russian and Ukrainian officials say the operation is under way, and groups of residents have begun boarding buses.

The operation has started and is continuing.

extensive damage

Oleshky has suffered extensive damage and flooding.

The city has suffered a large amount of damage.

full-scale invasion

Russian forces took control of it in the first days of the full-scale invasion in 2022.

This means a large military attack involving many forces, rather than a limited one.

cost of living

In Italy, tens of thousands of students and workers marched in dozens of cities over the cost of living and public spending.

This means the amount people need to pay for everyday needs.

general strike

The USB trade union called a general strike, and truck drivers, taxi drivers and farmers joined the protests.

A general strike is when workers in many different jobs stop working to protest.

scuffles

There were minor scuffles with police in Turin, but no major clashes had been reported by midday.

These were short, small fights or struggles involving people and police.

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  • Spain train crash toll reaches 69 as investigators examine control centre
  • Ukraine and Russia begin aid operation and evacuations in Oleshky
  • Italy sees nationwide protests and general strike over living costs
  • Patrick Stewart, star of stage and screen, dies at 86
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