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World Service,16 Sep 2026,49 mins

Who should pay for mountain rescues?

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From next year, people who attempt to climb Mount Fuji during off-peak seasons and then require rescue by helicopter will have to pay for the service, authorities governing the northern part of the peak say. The fee is among a series of measures Japan's Yamanashi prefecture is introducing to deter reckless and poorly prepared climbers. We speak to climbers. Rescuers in Gaza are searching for survivors after a war-damaged building collapsed overnight, killing more than 20 people. We have the latest. Olu Jacobs, one of Nigeria's best known actors, whose career spanned several decades across theatre, television and film, has died at the age of 84. We hear tributes and speak to our global affairs correspondent. All of the remaining support acts on Ed Sheeran's US tour have quit, after the rapper Macklemore was dropped from the line-up for making pro-Palestinian remarks on stage. We hear reaction from fans and explain why Ed Sheeran is facing the biggest controversy of his career. Presenter: James Reynolds. (Photo: Mount Fuji (also known as Fuji-san) is the highest mountain on the island of Honshu and indeed in all of Japan. Credit: Fred Adler/BBC)

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