Alex Ritson

Colonel Katie Coleman. Still to come in this podcast.

Colonel Katie Coleman. Still to come in this podcast.

Five years on from Covid, we hear from people in the Italian city of Bergamo.

Five years on from Covid, we hear from people in the Italian city of Bergamo.

In Peru, the government has declared a 30-day state of emergency after a wave of violence in the capital Lima and neighbouring town of Calau. It means that free movement has been suspended and allows the police to search people's homes without a warrant. More troops will also be deployed to combat crime. President Dina Baluarte is reportedly considering introducing the death penalty.

In Peru, the government has declared a 30-day state of emergency after a wave of violence in the capital Lima and neighbouring town of Calau. It means that free movement has been suspended and allows the police to search people's homes without a warrant. More troops will also be deployed to combat crime. President Dina Baluarte is reportedly considering introducing the death penalty.

So what kind of crime are we talking about? Chris Burrow spoke to our America's editor, Leonardo Rocha.

So what kind of crime are we talking about? Chris Burrow spoke to our America's editor, Leonardo Rocha.

Leonardo Rocha. In March 2020, images of army trucks trundling through the streets of Bergamo in northern Italy gripped the attention of a world just beginning to grasp the reality of the global pandemic. They were there to move bodies because the local crematorium simply couldn't cope with the scale of the disaster. There were almost six times as many deaths in Bergamo as the year before.

Leonardo Rocha. In March 2020, images of army trucks trundling through the streets of Bergamo in northern Italy gripped the attention of a world just beginning to grasp the reality of the global pandemic. They were there to move bodies because the local crematorium simply couldn't cope with the scale of the disaster. There were almost six times as many deaths in Bergamo as the year before.

By some estimates, as many people died there during the first wave of Covid as in whole countries like Canada or the Netherlands. Five years on, Mark Duff has returned to the city to gauge what sense, if any, the people of Bergamo have managed to make of the tragedy that ravaged their community. CHOIR SINGS

By some estimates, as many people died there during the first wave of Covid as in whole countries like Canada or the Netherlands. Five years on, Mark Duff has returned to the city to gauge what sense, if any, the people of Bergamo have managed to make of the tragedy that ravaged their community. CHOIR SINGS

Mark Duff The last surviving British pilot from the Battle of Britain has died at the age of 105. John Paddy Hemingway took part in the nearly four-month campaign in 1940 to defend his country against large-scale attacks by Nazi Germany's Air Force, the Luftwaffe. David Lewis looks back at his life.

Mark Duff The last surviving British pilot from the Battle of Britain has died at the age of 105. John Paddy Hemingway took part in the nearly four-month campaign in 1940 to defend his country against large-scale attacks by Nazi Germany's Air Force, the Luftwaffe. David Lewis looks back at his life.

David Lewis. The rock band Queen, the jazz pianist Herbie Hancock and the Canadian soprano and conductor Barbara Hannigan have been announced as this year's recipients of the Polar Music Prize, the closest thing music has to a Nobel Prize. Created by ABBA's manager Stig Andersen, the award was first given to Paul McCartney in 1992. This report from Colin Patterson.

David Lewis. The rock band Queen, the jazz pianist Herbie Hancock and the Canadian soprano and conductor Barbara Hannigan have been announced as this year's recipients of the Polar Music Prize, the closest thing music has to a Nobel Prize. Created by ABBA's manager Stig Andersen, the award was first given to Paul McCartney in 1992. This report from Colin Patterson.

And that's all from us for now, but there will be a new edition of the Global News Podcast later. If you want to comment on this podcast or the topics covered in it, you can send us an email. The address is globalpodcast at bbc.co.uk. You can also find us on X at BBC World Service. Use the hashtag Global News Pod.

And that's all from us for now, but there will be a new edition of the Global News Podcast later. If you want to comment on this podcast or the topics covered in it, you can send us an email. The address is globalpodcast at bbc.co.uk. You can also find us on X at BBC World Service. Use the hashtag Global News Pod.

This edition was mixed by Rebecca Miller and the producers were Carla Conti and Stephanie Tillotson. The editor is Karen Martin. I'm Alex Ritson. Until next time, goodbye.

This edition was mixed by Rebecca Miller and the producers were Carla Conti and Stephanie Tillotson. The editor is Karen Martin. I'm Alex Ritson. Until next time, goodbye.