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outside the nasser hospital. the uk's home secretaryjames cleverly is in rwanda to sign a new treaty with the government there to facilitate the deportation of asylum seekers. that's despite the supreme court's ruling that the scheme violates human rights laws. at the un's climate summit in dubai, the focus is on energy and industry. a whistleblower at tesla, a former service technician, says he doesn't believe the electric car's assisted—driving technology is sufficiently safe. more now on the uk home secretaryjames cleverly�*s visit to rwanda. he will sign a new asylum treaty with the country. in the capital, kigali. the government hopes it could restart plans to send some asylum seekers there to have their claims processed after the uk supreme court
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ruled against the policy. the government is putting more measures in place, which could include allowing parliament to vote and confirm that rwanda is a safe destination for asylum seekers who come to the uk. our correspondent mayeni jones is in the capital kigali. it's a very packed day for the home secretary. he will only be spending a few days here in kigali, the capital of rwanda. his agenda includes visiting the british high commission. he will also be taking a tour of the rwandan genocide memorial, which was erected to commemorate the 1994 genocide here in rwanda that so many members of the tutsi ethnic clan killed. after that, he will have a break. he will have a short bilateral meeting under the treaty will be signed and there will be press conferences. as we flew in, we could see many international visitors coming here. that is the image rwanda wants to
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present, that it is a modern country, one of africa's fastest developing economies. but its critics and members of the opposition say the country is not yet in a position to accept asylum seekers. it is still a developing nation. it should be taken care of its own. they have also been concerns raised by human rights groups as to whether asylum seekers sent here would be treated fairly or would be given a fair shot, or would be sad back to countries that could potentially be dangerous. these are all criticism is the one than government has dismissed. this is the country is perfectly safe, but it has a big job to do to convince the rest of the web that this is indeed the case, particularly after last month's supreme court ruling. we can go live now to former attorney general dominic grieve. let's put aside the policy for a second and talk about the mechanics of what is going on. the supreme
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court ruled that the previous plan is unlawful. the government is now trying to work past that obstacle. how can it do that, and what is it planning to do? it how can it do that, and what is it planning to do?— how can it do that, and what is it planning to do? it may be able to do that. it's important _ planning to do? it may be able to do that. it's important to _ planning to do? it may be able to do that. it's important to understand i that. it's important to understand that. it's important to understand that the supreme court's judgment was based on its factual analysis. in had endorsed the factual analysis of the court of appeal that rwanda was not a safe country to which to send asylum seekers, not because it considered the government of rwanda was deliberately trying to breach asylum seekers' rights, but there was evidence that it was not able to control what went on and there were instances in which asylum seekers had been mistreated, including being sent back to their countries of origin, where they might suffer punishments or hurt of a kind that breached the refugee convention and our own domestic english law. that was the finding. so it's perfectly open to the government to do a treaty with rwanda and to try to
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ensure by that treaty that it could satisfy our courts that it meets the standards laid down by our own domestic laws and by the refugee convention and the human rights act. but the supreme court made the point that the human rights act was actually secondary to the international conventions under domestic law that covers it in our country. now, the problem is not about going to sign the treaty, it's about going to sign the treaty, it's about what the government decides to do next. the government has announced that not only is it going to sign the treaty, but then having signed the treaty, it is going to go to parliament and passed a statute that has now we have signed the treaty, rwanda can be deemed to be a safe country and effectively bypass our own national courts and prevent them from considering the matter any further. and that is constitutionally very unusual. and i think a number of people have characterised it as grossly
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improper. i think it's likely to lead to problems for the government, because it is probable that they wouldn't be able to get that legislation through parliament immediately because it might be blocked in the house of lords. so it's difficult to understand the government's strategy. it's also apparent that there appeared to be some officials in the home office who are doubtful that even with this treaty, the standard necessary to allow for asylum seekers to be sent to rwanda will be met. so those are the challenges facing the government. so clearly, during the treaty is a step from the government's point of view in the right direction, but it by no means resolves its problems. considering the le . al resolves its problems. considering the legal challenges _ resolves its problems. considering the legal challenges that - resolves its problems. considering the legal challenges that have - the legal challenges that have existed previously and considering the steps you have outlined that could take months, let's be honest, and considering that the prime minister wants to get this established before a looming general election, this is such a complex
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situation. why doesn't the government to abandon it and look elsewhere if it wants to find alternative plans? it strikes me that this is a very long path that it continues to work. i that this is a very long path that it continues to work.— that this is a very long path that it continues to work. i agree. it is a lona it continues to work. i agree. it is a long path. _ it continues to work. i agree. it is a long path. and _ it continues to work. i agree. it is a long path, and i— it continues to work. i agree. it is a long path, and i don't— it continues to work. i agree. it is a long path, and i don't really- it continues to work. i agree. it is| a long path, and i don't really see any prospect of it being resolved to the government's satisfaction by the time we reach the next general election. the problem the government has is that clearly, there is a lot of public disquiet about illegal asylum seeking or migration and people turning up in boats on beachesin people turning up in boats on beaches in the south of england. and it wants to stop it. the truth is that this is a rather symbolic policy, because the government's hope is that by showing that some people who come to the uk illegally end up in rwanda, it will break the business model of the people—smugglers. some people have questioned whether, in the light of the current circumstances and mass migration, that will in fact happen at all. ., ~ ., , , .,
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at all. the former attorney general dominic grieve, _ at all. the former attorney general dominic grieve, thank _ at all. the former attorney general dominic grieve, thank you. - for some people, spending tens of thousands of pounds on a luxury watch is worth every penny — but it can also put them at increased risk of muggers. watches worth more than £50 million were stolen in london last year — according to police figures given to the watch register database. tir dhondy has explored this issue for a bbc three documentary in which she met some of the victims — and the criminals. london, the watch theft capital of the uk. thieves like these ruthlessly steal watches worth thousands of pounds. and you can see the size of the blade. i met andrew dinsmore, a conservative councillor who last year was robbed by moped thieves wielding an 18—inch machete. we were on our way to the cinema, sort of broad daylight. and as we turned down a residential road, a man got off the back of a moped, charged towards me screaming,
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"give me your watch, give me your effing watch, give me your watch." my wife thought it was a terrorist attack. you can see here, she actually just like collapses. oh, gosh. andrew's attackers are now in prison. and how do you think the watch was spotted? at the time, i was wearing a long—sleeved jumper. there's basically no way you could have seen it from the road and the way that they approached us — very directly straight to me — that's why i think it was definitely that they wanted the watch and the only time it would have been visible was when we were in the restaurant, you know, when i pulled myjumper up and we were eating. our investigation heard how thieves are known to stalk victims and plan their attacks. one surprising turn was when the teenager who stole a £17,000 watch from welsh singer aled jones contacted me directly offering an interview. you good? yeah. i met him a month before his trial, where he was handed a two—year sentence.
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distorted voice: ijust thought i had to get money, so i would walk around in this area where i knew that i would see something. due to his age, he cannot be legally identified and he was not named in court. ijust clocked the guy, who was in a well—off shop and i noticed that he was wearing a rolex. ifollowed him for a couple of minutes and then he went on to a back road. he was with his son, but i didn't know it was his son. what i did, ijust pulled out a machete on them. moments after the attack, he was captured on cctv carrying the blade. and what are the consequences? 0k. during the interview, we noticed that he was carrying a large machete.
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we decided we couldn't press him for answers and kept our interview short. we contacted aled jones, but he did not wish to comment. watch theft happens across the uk, though it is particularly prevalent in london, where the met police are actively targeting street thieves. just got a call from our sister car. they've apparently got a gentleman stopped. we've been asked to just come and assist. i spotted him following two females off down the side street. and then i could clearly see him looking at a watch and almost crouching down to get a look at the face where we've now gone into a bit of darkness. no one's going to have £150,000 in their wallet, but they have got it on their wrist. so it's easier to steal a watch than it is a car, as well. they're doing surveillance work. it would then go to a handler and then potentially out of the country or sold on the black market. the watch thieves i met see it as a crime with rich pickings, but those who get caught face hefty prison sentences.
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tir dhondy, bbc news. you can watch the full documentary — hunting the rolex rippers — on bbc iplayer. the number of 15—year—olds regularly skipping meals due to poverty in the uk is one of the highest in europe, according to a new report. the pisa test looks at the education and welfare of 15—year—olds around the world, and shows that nearly 11% in the uk are having to miss meals due to the cost—of—living crisis. our education correspondent elaine dunkley reports. every morning starts with a free breakfast for all children at cockshut hill secondary school in birmingham. do you want something? for the head teacher, this is the first priority of the day. for some pupils, school is the only place where they're guaranteed a hot meal. our main priority is obviously the education of the children, but if they're hungry, they're tired or cold, they're not going to learn.
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more than 60% of the pupils here are on free school meals. according to the pisa report, which compares 15—year—olds around the world, 11% in the uk miss meals regularly because of poverty, one of the highest figures in europe. how do you feel that some 15—year—olds are having to miss meals? as a 15—year—old, you shouldn't have to worry about eating and putting food on the table. there is that percentage that are struggling with food. you may not see what's going on, but it definitely is happening. people have to budget here and there, so they can't get new clothes for school, new shoes, for example, and it reallyjust makes people sad. have you had anything? as well as children arriving hungry, schools are now dealing with many more issues. we've even provided, through the hardshipl fund, bedding, clothes. we have uniform that we provide. schools are having to be a lot more responsible l for lots of other things.
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there has been a massive rise in mental health issues. - we have an increase in homelessness, and other safeguarding issues - are massively on the rise. the pisa report has historically compared the skills and knowledge of 15—year—olds in 81 countries and economies around the world to evaluate education systems. but now it also looks at other indicators to reflect the changing lives of schoolchildren. food is not the only issue. we've seen a marked drop in parental support and engagement in the uk, where families discuss their child's progress. these are signs that overall social support may not be sufficient for students to actually engage them in learning. if gaining qualifications is something that is important... the department for education says that academically, england is ranked high in maths, reading and science. but the statistics also show that many teenagers
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are having a tough time. but the good thing is that you know what options you have got available to you. at this school, despite high levels of deprivation, there's no shortage of aspiration. a former service technician for tesla says he doesn't believe the electric car's assisted—driving technology — autopilot — is safe. lukasz krupski is in the uk this week to receive the blueprint for free speech award for deciding to blow the whistle at the company and leak internal memos allegedly regarding safety issues, from tesla's norway ho. the firm has declined to comment. here's our technology editor zoe kleinman. over—the—air software updates ensure that autopilot gets even better... this is how tesla wants its autopilot software to be seen, assisting a human driver who is ultimately still in control. but when former employee lucasz krupski voiced concerns he felt about safety in his own workplace, and later on with the tech itself, his dream job turned into a nightmare. i became very depressed and anxious.
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i couldn't sleep. mr krupski was personally praised by tesla owner elon musk after putting out a fire. he claims his managers turned against him when he raised his concerns directly with the tech billionaire. he then told us he found he could easily access a huge trove of sensitive internal company data, ranging from personal staff details to safety information. he chose to hand it over to us regulators and, controversially, the press. i spoke to multiple hr partners, managers, different levels of compliance, and it didn't work. if you don't speak to compliance, what else you can do? the dutch data protection authority, where tesla's european h0 is, are looking into the data breach. some of what mr krupski says he saw continues to alarm him. phantom braking is when the car unexpectedly brakes out of nowhere, because it interpreted a shadow as, let's say, some obstacle and needs to suddenly brake. and that can put the car in danger,
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and everyone behind as well. last month, the government announced new proposals for driverless car regulation here in the uk. in san francisco and beijing, you can hire a taxi with no human driver at all. but are we ready for the tech? so it might be relatively easy to get the technology to drive relatively safely on, say, a motorway, which is already quite a controlled environment. it might be next to impossible to get it to drive safely through central london so that we can all be really confident that it causes no additional risk. but that's all a long way away from the hype that's currently coming from the people developing the technology. do you think that tesla autopilot is safe? unfortunately not. i don't think the hardware is ready and the software is ready. so even if you don't have a tesla, your children still walk
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on the footpath. i have this terrifying feeling that one day, a car mightjust harm them. tesla did not respond to our emails. according to its own data, at the end of 2022, us tesla customers using autopilot averaged one crash where the airbag deployed roughly every five million miles travelled. tesla drivers not using it averaged once every 1.5 million miles or so. the us driver overall average was once every 600,000 miles, but we can't independently verify tesla's figures. meanwhile, the first delivery of the car—maker's latest vehicle, the cybertruck, went ahead in the us last week. tesla's boss elon musk continues his push for a driverless future, and the uk aims to be on a similar track. zoe kleinman, bbc news. it was dubbed the wagatha christie case and became one of the most sensational trials of recent times — a dispute between former friends and footballer�*s wives coleen rooney and rebekah vardy, over allegations
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that vardy leaked stories about her friend to the press. in her new book, coleen shares her experience of the trial and opens up about her husband wayne's infidelity. she's been speaking to our correspondent colin paterson. coleen rooney. the last time i saw you, i was about 20 feet away from you in the high court, because i covered every day of that case in there. what was that two—week period like for you? oh, it wasjust draining. it was so stressful. and it was the unknown going into it. i've never been in the court before, and ijust didn't know what to expect. i'd never seen a courtroom, obviously, only on films or on tv. so it was all new. and it was scary. it was emotional. how closely were you following the coverage of the case? not much. i pretty much went back to the hotel room, switched off,
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and then it was mostly of a morning when we put the tv on, we would catch a little bit and see myself on there. and i didn't follow it. my focus was on myself. what was the moment when thejudgment was handed down like for you? because we all gathered outside the high court, although nothing was happening there that day, it somehow felt the natural place. from the book, yours wasn't that glamorous a location. no, no. mine was in, like, a retail estate in salford. we didn't know when the judgement was going to come out and it came on us really quick. i literally got a phone call saying "it's coming out tomorrow." obviously when the verdict come out, i thought, you know, it's time for me now to tell my side of the story. and it was my account to give. it's my story to tell.
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obviously when the verdict come out, i thought, you know, it's time for me now to tell my side of the story. and it was my account to give. it's my story to tell. i was terrified, and i thought the nerves are going to get the better of me and i could fall to pieces on that stand. i get through life saying to myself, come on, you will get through this. this was my chance to deliver my truth. ., , , ., ,, this was my chance to deliver my truth. ., _ . ,, ~ ,, truth. honesty, fairness, kindness. when did you _ truth. honesty, fairness, kindness. when did you first _ truth. honesty, fairness, kindness. when did you first adopt _ truth. honesty, fairness, kindness. when did you first adopt them - truth. honesty, fairness, kindness. when did you first adopt them as l when did you first adopt them as your values?— when did you first adopt them as your values? from the beginning. that was what _ your values? from the beginning. that was what my _ your values? from the beginning. that was what my dad _ your values? from the beginning. that was what my dad instilled i your values? from the beginning. that was what my dad instilled in | your values? from the beginning. i that was what my dad instilled in us as kids. it isjust that was what my dad instilled in us as kids. it is just respecting people. that was a big thing in the court cases. there was no respect. i
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don't agree with that. and the book does not shy away from things. you talk about your miscarriages for the first time. you speak about wayne's infidelities. what worries did you have about putting this out there? none, because i've lived them, i've dealt with them. i've moved on. we've dealt with them as a family. i'm one of them that can move on, and i'm not afraid to shy away from it. it's comething that's happened and everyone knows about it, so why not tell tell my side of it? i've been in the press for 20 years. more than half your life. yeah, and people didn't know much. even though i've been there and i can be in the papers and stuff day in, day out, you don't really know me as a person, which i feel like from the book, hopefully they get me a lot more. what does a good day look like for coleen rooney? p, what does a good day look like for coleen rooney?— coleen rooney? a good day is 'ust caettin to coleen rooney? a good day is 'ust getting to the fi coleen rooney? a good day is 'ust getting to the corneri coleen rooney? a good day is 'ust getting to the corner in i coleen rooney? a good day is 'ust
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getting to the corner in the h coleen rooney? a good day isjust. getting to the corner in the morning and not having a fight between the four boys. on a sunday, we maybe do a few football matches and then we have a nice sunday roast as a family. have a nice sunday roast as a famil . ., ., have a nice sunday roast as a famil. ., ., family. you are saying the boys are so . be family. you are saying the boys are sporty- be honest _ family. you are saying the boys are sporty. be honest think— family. you are saying the boys are sporty. be honest think that - family. you are saying the boys are sporty. be honest think that what l family. you are saying the boys are| sporty. be honest think that what is your favourite sport?— sporty. be honest think that what is your favourite sport? obviously now, i have to your favourite sport? obviously now, i have to say — your favourite sport? obviously now, i have to say football. _ your favourite sport? obviously now, i have to say football. not _ your favourite sport? obviously now, i have to say football. not because i i have to say football. not because of my husband, because of the children. i think i have learned a lot more now about football going to watch my children than i ever did for my husband. i have to pay attention, because they want feedback from me after the game. you can tive feedback from me after the game. you can give feedback now? yeah. - feedback from me after the game. you can give feedback now? yeah. not - feedback from me after the game. you can give feedback now? yeah. not to l can give feedback now? yeah. not to the level that — can give feedback now? yeah. not to the level that wayne _ can give feedback now? yeah. not to the level that wayne can _ can give feedback now? yeah. not to the level that wayne can give, - can give feedback now? yeah. not to the level that wayne can give, but i the level that wayne can give, but he can't go to all the matches, so i am second best.— he can't go to all the matches, so i am second best. this is the time for ou. it am second best. this is the time for you- it feels — am second best. this is the time for you. it feels like _ am second best. this is the time for you. it feels like you _ am second best. this is the time for you. it feels like you can _ am second best. this is the time for you. it feels like you can draw i am second best. this is the time for you. it feels like you can draw a i you. it feels like you can draw a line under certain periods of your life and sit back and think about the future. what are you wanted to do? you have got a platform. how are
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you going to use it?— you going to use it? obviously, it's been a really _ you going to use it? obviously, it's been a really busy _ you going to use it? obviously, it's been a really busy period. - you going to use it? obviously, it's been a really busy period. we i you going to use it? obviously, it's been a really busy period. we are i been a really busy period. we are coming to the end of the year, which is a nice way to end it. so i am just going to enjoy christmas and then get back to work injanuary and see what i fancy doing. what then get back to work in january and see what i fancy doing.— see what i fancy doing. what kind of thints will see what i fancy doing. what kind of things will you _ see what i fancy doing. what kind of things will you do? _ see what i fancy doing. what kind of things will you do? i _ see what i fancy doing. what kind of things will you do? i don't _ see what i fancy doing. what kind of things will you do? i don't know. in| things will you do? i don't know. in the tast, things will you do? i don't know. in the past. i— things will you do? i don't know. in the past. l have — things will you do? i don't know. in the past, i have done _ things will you do? i don't know. in the past, i have done things i things will you do? i don't know. in the past, i have done things that i the past, i have done things that are fashion related and i have done are fashion related and i have done a bit of tv. so maybe revisit that area. but i don't know, maybe try something new. what does a rooney christmas look like? it's always at home because it all revolves around football, and we have a family christmas. we do the whole... we will go out for a dinner on christmas eve, like an early tea, and then we'll go home and do the whole pyjamas, reindeer food out, leave the carrots and snack for santa, and then get the kids to bed. and then father christmas comes.
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have you nailed wayne's present yet? we don't buy for each other on christmas. why not? we've been together too long. it's all about the kids. coleen rooney, thank you very much for speaking to us. thank you. lovely to meet you. if you're scared of heights, you may want to look away 110w. this is a wakeboarder called brian grubb, who decided that being pulled along by a drone on top of a huge skyscraper wasn't quite scary enough. so he went up a ramp and off the side of the 77—storey building, in dubai, for a bit of base—jumping. it's said to be the first time anyone has combined the two extreme sports. the images are incredible, but i don't think you should try this at home. also, if your home is a 77—storey building in dubai, fair play to you. now it's time for a look
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at the weather with carol kirkwood. hello again. some parts of scotland and northern ireland started the day with some frost, but as we go through the next few days, you will find the temperature is going to climb. it's going to get into double figures, but you can see how the yellows replace the colder blues and it's going to continue like this right the way into the weekend. so instead of low single figures, we will be looking at low double figures. but today, we have low pressure pulling away into the near continent. still a brisk breeze for a time along the east coast. but the wind will ease as we go through the day. and the cloud is continuing to drift further east with some showers in eastern areas. we'll hang onto some showers at times across eastern parts of northern ireland, pembrokeshire and devon and cornwall. but the lion's share of the sunshine will be across scotland and parts of northern ireland, but it will still feel cold. overnight, eventually,
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the lower pressure does pull away. we'll have clearer skies and mist and fog patches forming across parts of scotland, but especially central and southern england, where we'll have some freezing fog. these are the temperatures in the towns and cities, so a cold and frosty night. but in sheltered glens, temperatures could fall away to —10, or —4 in the midlands. a lot of dry weather and sunshine to start the day tomorrow. crisp and frosty. some of the freezing fog will only lift into low cloud through the afternoon. towards the west, the cloud is going to build, the wind will strengthen and the rain will arrive. and with that will come milder conditions. push further east, and it's still going to be a cold day. overnight wednesday into thursday and thursday itself, as this band of rain pushes north into the cold air, we could see some disruptive hill snow across northern england and the hills of scotland, but it will be transient. behind it, we'll see a return to brighter skies and showers, but milder across the board. beyond that, low pressures come
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in from the atlantic as we head through friday and into the weekend. so the weather is going to remain unsettled. it will be cloudy and wet at times. it's also going to be windy at times. but compared to the temperatures and the weather we had last weekend, temperatures are going to be higher, with most of us getting into double figures.
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it is terrifying. i have women and children hold onto me, hold on to my clothes, please give as water, get as out of here. it comes as the israeli defence force announces 90—minute �*local tactical pause' in the southern city of rafah. the uk home secretary james cleverly is in rwanda to sign a new treaty to facilitate the deportation of asylum seekers. that's despite the supreme court's ruling that the scheme violates human rights. iamat i am at the kop 28 climate conference in dubai where there was more controversy about the role of fossil fuel companies at this year's summits.
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