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now the president of a super—lig club. it is time to go 5 bbc now it is time to go straight to the bbc sport centre, and let us join gavin. we will start with the turkish football story and bosses in turkey have spending all leagues in the country indefinitely following an incident where a referee was punched to the ground by a club president on monday. the referee was struck by the president of super—lig side after they conceded a 97th minute equaliser. he was formally arrested for injuring a public official. the chairman of the turkish fa described it as a night of shame for turkish football. football. fin
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it as a night of shame for turkish football. football.— football. football. on the social media, football. football. on the social media. peeple _ football. football. on the social media, people are _ football. football. on the social media, people are furious, - football. football. on the social media, people are furious, and| football. football. on the social - media, people are furious, and they are asking how on earth such an incident can happen. in turkey both football federation and the referees have sharply been criticised in the past but this is an extraordinary event, personally, idon�*t past but this is an extraordinary event, personally, i don't remember such an attack at turkish super—lig game for a long time. time. all the necessary decision need to be taken by all the clubs fan, it seems they support turkish football federation's decision to suspend all league games under further notice at this stage. but regarding the next steps we will wait and see. in the champions league now a huge match in store for manchester united whose champions league fate hangs in the balance ahead of their game with bayern munich. bayern are through to the last 16. is manchester united need a win. they are the group's top
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scorers but have just one win in their previous five. their manager insist they could beat any opponent though. i insist they could beat any opponent thou . h. ~ insist they could beat any opponent thou~h. ~ ., ., though. i never think a negative scenario, though. i never think a negative scenario. i _ though. i never think a negative scenario, i think, _ though. i never think a negative scenario, i think, we _ though. i never think a negative scenario, i think, we think- scenario, i think, we think positive, so we know what to do, we have to win, to stay in europe, so it is all about that, so, we will prepare the team with that feeling and with that belief, that we are able to do it and i think we have shown in the last weeks, when we are on our best, then we can do it. fiur on our best, then we can do it. our came on our best, then we can do it. our game with — on our best, then we can do it. our game with manchester united is a big game _ game with manchester united is a big game it_ game with manchester united is a big game. it cannot be described in any other_ game. it cannot be described in any other way, — game. it cannot be described in any otherway. it— game. it cannot be described in any other way, it is a egg big stage, it is a big _ other way, it is a egg big stage, it is a big club, _ other way, it is a egg big stage, it is a big club, it is one of the biggest _ is a big club, it is one of the biggest stages in world football. it has a _ biggest stages in world football. it has a certain aura and electricity round _ has a certain aura and electricity round it. — has a certain aura and electricity round it, and to prepare we make it ourself— round it, and to prepare we make it
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ourseif very — round it, and to prepare we make it ourself very easy, we prepare the best moments and prepare ourselves for the _ best moments and prepare ourselves for the best, for the best manchester united team. and — manchester united team. and india's tour of south africa continues with the second of their t20 match, india are three wicks down. currently 59—3 at st george's park. and the former england rugby union cap at thejoe yap has been appoint at the new full—time coach of the new zealand women's team following the departure of the sole female head coach of a senior israel team. he boasted an impressive cv. and afterjoining the la dodgers in biggest deal in baseball history
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their new signing... the two time mvp has agreed to take home $2 million a year until 2024 and he will be paid 68 million a year until 20043. they have more freedom to add to their roster. that is about all the sport for now. see you later. fiesmt let's go back to our main story, the debate in the uk parliament in the uk parliament continues over the government's plan to send some of the people arriving to the uk in small boats, to rwanda. it's a flagship policy for the prime minister — one which has sparked debate within his party. the uk government is paying the rwandan government hundreds of millions of pounds for facilitating the scheme. let's take a moment to see how this policy is seen in rwanda. we can go live to diana iriza, a journalist based in kigali. diana, it very good to speak to you here on bbc news, thank you for joining us, what is the mood in
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rwanda about this policy, is it making headlines? hi. rwanda about this policy, is it making headlines?— rwanda about this policy, is it making headlines? rwanda about this policy, is it makin: headlines? ., ,, ., making headlines? hi, thank you for havin: making headlines? hi, thank you for having me. — making headlines? hi, thank you for having me. yes. _ making headlines? hi, thank you for having me, yes, this _ making headlines? hi, thank you for having me, yes, this news _ making headlines? hi, thank you for having me, yes, this news is - having me, yes, this news is definitely making headlines, but i would say rwandans are not very much invested in it. there is a very limited, showing very limited interest in this topic, but we have a very wide understanding on the government's works we believe the rwandan government is providing safe asylum to the, safe haven to the asylum to the, safe haven to the asylum seekers, this is something, thatis asylum seekers, this is something, that is not new to us, we have been seeing this for so many year, the government has been hosting immigrants for so many countries such as burundi, afghanistan, the drc and we have managed to see how beneficial this has been to these immigrants. find
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beneficial this has been to these immigrants-_ beneficial this has been to these immiurants. �* ., ,., ., immigrants. and tell me about how as lum immigrants. and tell me about how asylum seekers _ immigrants. and tell me about how asylum seekers are _ immigrants. and tell me about how asylum seekers are received - immigrants. and tell me about how asylum seekers are received in - asylum seekers are received in rwanda, are they given any support, what kind of support, how does it work when they are there? there has been a concern here about what happens to people who are sent from the uk to rwanda? i5 happens to people who are sent from the uk to rwanda?— the uk to rwanda? is seal seekers are received — the uk to rwanda? is seal seekers are received in _ the uk to rwanda? is seal seekers are received in a _ the uk to rwanda? is seal seekers are received in a very _ the uk to rwanda? is seal seekers are received in a very proper - are received in a very proper manner, there is no issue to —— asylum seekers. there is no issue to receiving them here. this is a very safe country. the immigrants and asylum seekers are given opportunity to integrate with the local, to integrate within the communities, to set up small businesses, to find their way round the country, so, they are received very well. i believe all the controversies mostly is in the uk but here there isn't much controversy in relation to this deal.
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much controversy in relation to this deal . much controversy in relation to this deal. . , much controversy in relation to this deal . ,. , deal. ok, that is an interesting persnective- — deal. ok, that is an interesting persnective- i— deal. ok, that is an interesting perspective. i also _ deal. ok, that is an interesting perspective. i also wanted - deal. ok, that is an interesting perspective. i also wanted to i deal. ok, that is an interesting i perspective. i also wanted to ask you about this, some people have asked me in rearen't days, what is in this for rwanda? 0f asked me in rearen't days, what is in this for rwanda? of course, there is cold hard cash but what do you think is it in for the rwandan government, why are they doing this? just to make one thing clear, i am giving my answers from a stand point of a journalist and rwandan citizen, i believe there are people that would be perfect to talktor, people that hold the key in giving the right and official insight and perspective on this topic but to briefly an yourself question, i believe that the goal is to give a safe haven to the asylum seekers, thatis safe haven to the asylum seekers, that is main goal here, and i don't know about what the country is to benefit but it is mostly for the benefit but it is mostly for the benefit of the asylum seekers. qm.
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benefit of the asylum seekers. ok, diana, benefit of the asylum seekers. ok, diana. thank— benefit of the asylum seekers. ok, diana, thank you _ benefit of the asylum seekers. 0k, diana, thank you very much for joining us here. just a reminder if you want to follow that debate that is continuing in the uk parliament, you can go to bbc news website, where we are running a live page, and there you can see it there, if you click on play at the top, if you really want to see every single second of that debate there you can see it. you can click on the bbc news website. go to the live page, press play and watch the debate. go to the live page, press play and watch the debate. ukraine's president volodymyr zelensky is in washington, making his case for the us to offer more aid to support his country's fight against the russian invasion. the deal has been deadlocked in congress, over a row about more funding for american border security. mr zelensky is expected to meet leaders in the senate and house of representatives before moving on to the white house for talks with president biden. we are joined now by our north america correspondent, nomia iqbal.
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always good to talk to you u so we saw president zelensky arrive to capitol hill a few moments ago, what happens now?— happens now? well,ing what a difference _ happens now? well,ing what a difference a — happens now? well,ing what a difference a year _ happens now? well,ing what a difference a year make, - happens now? well,ing what a difference a year make, i - happens now? well,ing what a - difference a year make, i remember last year when he arrived here to make his first speech to congress he was treated like a rock star, people applauded him, they pledged their support, they were very optimistic about the spring offensive, and saying they would do whatever it takes to help ukraine win but as i say what a difference a year makes he comes to congress where support for him, particularly among republicans is fading away, and he has come here to make that case to continue supporting ukraine, you have this, this spending package that has stalled in congress that would see more than $60 billion be sent to ukraine, and he is making that case, so, he has met all 100
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senator, listen to the senate majority leader democrat chuck schumer and what he had to say. it was a very powerful meeting. president zelensky made it so clear how he _ president zelensky made it so clear how he needs help, but if gets the help he _ how he needs help, but if gets the help he can win this war and he outlined — help he can win this war and he outlined in _ help he can win this war and he outlined in great detail the kind of help he _ outlined in great detail the kind of help he needs, and how it will help him win _ help he needs, and how it will help him win. even many of our republican colleagues _ him win. even many of our republican colleagues talked about we are winning — colleagues talked about we are winning this war, and if we get the help that, — winning this war, and if we get the help that, if— winning this war, and if we get the help that, if he gets the help he needs. — help that, if he gets the help he needs. he — help that, if he gets the help he needs, he will win, on the other hand _ needs, he will win, on the other hand he — needs, he will win, on the other hand he made it clear and we all made _ hand he made it clear and we all made it— hand he made it clear and we all made it clear, if we lose putin wins — made it clear, if we lose putin wins and _ made it clear, if we lose putin wins. and this will be very very dangerous— wins. and this will be very very dangerous for the us, wins. and this will be very very dangerous forthe us, so wins. and this will be very very dangerous for the us, so we cannot let putin _ dangerous for the us, so we cannot let putin influence through any surrogate what we need to do for ukraine, — surrogate what we need to do for ukraine, he also made one other point, _ ukraine, he also made one other point, he — ukraine, he also made one other point, he needs the aid quickly. if we don't — point, he needs the aid quickly. if we don't give the aid quickly, several— we don't give the aid quickly, several things will happen. first
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the military needs, but second, europe — the military needs, but second, europe and many other allies will say what — europe and many other allies will say what is — europe and many other allies will say what is going on here, they are not giving — say what is going on here, they are not giving them the aid. well_ not giving them the aid. well that argument is that one is just not working for republicans, we spoke to republican senator lindsey graham after that meeting and he was hard line about it. when we said does it make a difference that zelensky who is a wartime leader has come here to make the case, he said no, no, no, he said to quote the senator that he believes that zelensky is being used by democrats, so, zelensky has quite the challenge, and as you mentioned there, he is going to emeet the speaker of the house republican mike johnson and then he is going to the white house to talk to president biden. ., ., ., , , ., ., biden. nomia, we are less than a ear biden. nomia, we are less than a year away — biden. nomia, we are less than a year away from — biden. nomia, we are less than a year away from the _ biden. nomia, we are less than a year away from the next - biden. nomia, we are less than a i year away from the next presidential election, is politics playing a part in all of this? i
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election, is politics playing a part in all of this?— in all of this? i think it probably is, in all of this? i think it probably is. because _ in all of this? i think it probably is, because while _ in all of this? i think it probably is, because while zelensky - in all of this? i think it probably is, because while zelensky is i in all of this? i think it probably - is, because while zelensky is coming with a powerful message and we heard from that chuck schumer, which is we need this money, we need it now, if we don't get it we will not win the war in ukraine, we will not beat russia and vladimir putin will become a nightmare for everyone. that is a powerful message, republicans have a powerful me chanel to send back about border security. border security, chanel to send back about border security. bordersecurity, us max co—is an issue that is confounding law makers for decades, it is a contentious issue and it is one that matter tos the american public and the republicans are saying you care about your security, we care about ours, we care about security on the border and that is a powerful argument to make to the americanlike that the so i think it is fair to say politics domestic politics is playing a huge part in this discussion.— playing a huge part in this discussion. ., ,, , ., ., discussion. thank you for the moment- _
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discussion. thank you for the moment- we _ discussion. thank you for the moment. we can _ discussion. thank you for the moment. we can now - discussion. thank you for the moment. we can now go - discussion. thank you for the moment. we can now go to l discussion. thank you for the i moment. we can now go to our correspondent in kyivjessica correspondent in kyiv jessica parker. correspondent in kyivjessica parker. good to talk to you as well. how essential is this funding to the ukrainian counter offensive? hugely crucial, i mean, _ ukrainian counter offensive? hugely crucial, i mean, you _ ukrainian counter offensive? hugely crucial, i mean, you ask _ ukrainian counter offensive? hugely crucial, i mean, you ask in - ukrainian counter offensive? hugely crucial, i mean, you ask in terms i ukrainian counter offensive? hugely crucial, i mean, you ask in terms of| crucial, i mean, you ask in terms of how crucial is the ukrainian counter offensive? it is not clear that is happening in terms of on the land at the moment, recently we have heard president zelensky talk about a new phase of war, there seems to be more on defence and fortification as winter as you can see clearly has arrived in ukraine, but long—term, it is really crucial, if you look at the statistics, america is by far and away the most single biggest backer so far, in terms of military aid, no european ally or country really comes close in that regard, although the eu has donated a lot of economic assistance, and when you speak to people here, just people in
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the streets or officials, as well, it is not like they turn round and say to you, oh, well if us aid doesn't come through, they will keep fighting but the attitude seem to be we are counting on that aid, we hope it will come through, we have faith they will find a way forward, there is a sense it is incomprehensible for ukrainians to think that aid could fade away.— for ukrainians to think that aid could fade away. briefly jessica, i want to pick _ could fade away. briefly jessica, i want to pick op — could fade away. briefly jessica, i want to pick up on _ could fade away. briefly jessica, i want to pick up on what _ could fade away. briefly jessica, i want to pick up on what you - could fade away. briefly jessica, i want to pick up on what you said l want to pick up on what you said about speaking to people in ukraine, why is the wider mood about how the war is going? it is why is the wider mood about how the war is going?— war is going? it is really difficult time, i war is going? it is really difficult time. i think— war is going? it is really difficult time, | think it _ war is going? it is really difficult time, i think it is _ war is going? it is really difficult time, i think it is fair _ war is going? it is really difficult time, i think it is fair to - war is going? it is really difficult time, i think it is fair to say - time, i think it is fair to say speaking to people it feels like the most difficult time since around the start of the actual invasion itself. a few reasons for that briefly, the counter offensive seen to have faltered, the world's attention has been diverted by what is happening in israel and gaza and there a deep concern about wavering western aid,
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there has been some struggles ongoing struggles to approve economic aid from the european union and that looks like it will come to and that looks like it will come to a head on thursday at a summit in brussels. around the world and across the uk
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you are live with bbc news. the british museum has given an update on the theft of 2,000 objects from its collection, saying that the member of staff they believe was responsible isn't co—operating with their attempts to get everything back. he has denied any wrongdoing, some of the artefacts were sold online for a few pounds, the museum's chairman says they were the victim of an insidejob museum's chairman says they were the victim of an inside job and implementing the recommendations of an independent review. with more here is zoe conway. thea;r
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an independent review. with more here is zoe conway. they estimate 2,000 here is zoe conway. they estimate 2.000 objects _ here is zoe conway. they estimate 2,000 objects have _ here is zoe conway. they estimate 2,000 objects have been - here is zoe conway. they estimate 2,000 objects have been either i 2,000 objects have been either stolen or damages within the museum's collection. what those objects include are roman gems, jewellery, small fragments of sculpture, and greek pottery. and this has thrown the british museum into a crisis, the biggest crisis of its 270 year history what this review has found, rather shockingly, is that the thief has behaved, the suspected thief has behaved in a grubby fashion, because what they suspect is that he made may be only £100,000 from selling these objects of on platforms like ebay, even though to people that know about these objects they will be considered priceless, ancient objects so it is an incredibly sad
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day for the museum, but the chair of the british museum george osborne says they are determined to learn the lessons from this. so what this review has done is to come up with a number of recommendations, and that really is about tightening the security of the collection, but also getting a much better understanding of what happen objects the museum holds of properly cataloguing them. perhaps once of the most shocking throughs that have merged is most of the objects were not catalogued, now the objects were not catalogued, now the museum has made some progress in recovering the objects, 3751 have been recovered by the museum and another 300 have been identified, but we still don't know exactly which objects are missing. a court injapan has found three former soldiers guilty of sexually assaulting a female colleague, in a case that has attracted local and international attention.
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rina gonoi left the army last year and went public with her accusations, a rare step injapan, where speaking out against sexual violence remains largely taboo. the three men received suspended sentences of two years' imprisonment, and japan's defence ministry apologised publicly to ms gonoi. japan is seeking to build up its military and recruit more women soldiers. 0ur tokyo corresponent shaimaa khalil has been following this case for some time. she has the latest on what this verdict means. this verdict comes can after rina gonoi rina gonoi's long search for justice. thejudge found gonoi rina gonoi's long search for justice. the judge found the three soldiers guilty of sexual assault with each receiving a suspended two—year sentence, prosecutors told the court they had no regard for her dignity when they assaulted her in front of people. i remember speaking to rina gonoi herself, sitting down with her a few months ago when she told me her two dreams were to become a judo player and a soldier and they were both within reach when he joined japan's ground self—defense force, she spoke to me about the harassment that she received very early after she joined the army, the inappropriate touching, the remarks about her body from superior and from colleagues, and of course august 2021 that dark
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turning point when three of her colleagues pinned her down to the ground, sexually assaulted her while others watched and laughed. she also spoke to me about the depression that she after shejoined spoke to me about the depression that she after she joined the army, the inappropriate touching, the remarks about her body from superior and from colleagues, and of course august 2021 that dark turning point when three of her colleagues pinned her down to the ground, sexually assaulted her while others watched and laughed. she also spoke to me about the depression that she suffered, the trauma, she said "i felt a great sense of despair, i asked myself how i could go on with my body tainted. " she complained but nothing happened in the beginning, then she went public with her claims on youtube and social media and everyone when she got attention she received a great deal of online abuse including a death threat. her efforts did pay off, she got a public apology from japan's defence ministry and she is now seen as a symbol for courage but it did come as a heavy price for her, she told me she could no longer go back told me she could no longer go back tojudo for the army, told me she could no longer go back to judo for the army, the two things she loves the most because of the trauma she suffered. when the verdict came out, she said that this proves what they did to her was a
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crime. defence ministry and she is now seen as a symbol for courage but it did come as a heavy price for her, she told me she could no longer go back tojudo her, she told me she could no longer go back to judo for the army, the two things she loves the most because of the trauma she suffered. when the verdict came out, she said that this proves what they did to her was a crime. she said "i hope they face up to that and reflect on their actions. they face up to that and reflect on theiractions. " they face up to that and reflect on their actions. " she told me earlier that, she hoped her case would encourage more sexual assault survivors to come forward but there are still many challenges, and while this verdict is seen as a landmark step in the right direction there are many challenge, one is assault survivors that are shamed into silence still. campaigners in the uk have written to police asking them to investigate some of the thousands of deaths of patients with mental health issues in the norfolk and suffolk nhs trust. a report by independent auditors found as many as 8,440 patients had died unexpectedly over three years. the trust says it's started a review of patient deaths. sophie hutchinson reports. for many years, there's been deep concern about the safety of mental health services across norfolk and suffolk. now, there are calls for the police to investigate why patients are dying.
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everything that they didn't do exacerbated his state. 21—year—old student theo brennan—hulme suffered from bouts of severe anxiety. his mother told me that the plan when he was in crisis was to call her, but the mental health services failed to do that and days after a short emergency appointment, he was found having taken his life in his university bedroom. the coroner at theo's inquest issued what's as a prevention of future death report, or pfd, highlighting concerns about the mental health services and warning of a risk that future deaths could occur if action wasn't taken. the lack of training, the lack of staffing, the lack of care was known about. i know there were previous pfds before theo that suggested things needed to improve.
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but they couldn't have got any worse for theo, and that's abhorrent to the memory of all the people who went before him. a group of bereaved families, staff at the trust and patients has now asked police to investigate deaths where coroners have repeatedly flagged up risks, such as delays in treatment, lack of patient follow—ups and chaotic record—keeping. we think there's a criminal case to answer and we want the police to investigate. so we're asking them to look at all the deaths, but particularly the deaths that have occurred when the coroner has issued a prevention of future deaths certificate, or notice, and where the same mistakes have been repeated time and time again. serious questions remain about the deaths of mental health patients here. just six months ago, independent auditors came to the conclusion that the norfolk and suffolk trust had simply lost track of those who'd died.
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in its report, it found that over the course of three years, more than 8,000 patients had died unexpectedly. it's very toxic within the trust. there are undertones of bullying and if you raise concerns about patient safety or even staff safety, you're not listened to. charlie, not his real name, is a nurse at the trust. he told me about severe staff shortages, that a youth team had lost eight members of staff in a month, and that one of the crisis teams was so short—staffed it no longer functioned at night. from your experience, do you think any of the deaths that you've been aware of have been preventable? i think a significant proportion of those deaths have been preventable. i think very simple measures could have been put into place to avoid these people dying. the trust has offered its severe condolences to families of people affected. it said "it's working hard to learn from these incidents, to change the culture and is reviewing all the prevention
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of future deaths reports". sophie hutchinson, bbc news, norfolk. viewers in the uk can see details of organisations offering information and support with mental health, orfeelings of despair, on bbc.co.uk/actionline. that is it for this hour. stay with
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there are ups and downs in the weather store roar the rest of the week. various changes on the horizon but in the horticulture term it this area of low pressure that dominates the rest of today. showers or longer spells of rain in association with this, in fact a slow—moving band of rain affecting some eastern and south—east parts of scotland, into north east england, bringing the risk of some flooding as that rain continues through the rest of the day and into tonight. elsewhere a scattering of showers of, heavy thundery ones with hail. temperatures as we head into the first part of the evening generally between six and nine degrees, and then through this evening and tonight that rain keeps on coming and more especially north east england, a lot of cloud generally in england, a lot of cloud generally in england and wales, some bits and
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pieces of showery rain, for northern ireland and scotland, the skies will tend to clear and that will allow it to get cold in places, maybe down to minus three in parts of the highlands. milder, where we keep more cloud further south. as we head into wednesday, we change the wind direction, the winds started to come from the north or north east. and that bring a cooler, chillier feel for many. through the day on wednesday, a lot of cloud and rain across, a good part of england into the eastern side of wale, brightness out west, the best in northern ireland and scot but generally a colder feel to the weather, temperatures north to south four to nine, maybe ten degrees in the south—west, and the channel islands, through wednesday night under this slice of clear sky it will get quite cold but we bring rain none there the west. briefly snow over high ground in scotland and northern england and we started to see things turning milder again, from the west, some sunshine through thursday
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afternoon, a few showers, particularly to the north—west of scotland and temperatures just starting to rise a little and that is a sign of things to come. high pressure is set to build strongly to the south of the uk, frontal systems bringing rain at times up to the north but broadly a south or south—westerly flow of air and that is going to bring a very mild feel to the weatherfor is going to bring a very mild feel to the weather for the time of year. double digit temperatures heading into the weekend but there will often be a
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live from london. this is bbc news. these are the live pictures from the house of commons as mps are debating that rwanda bill. we will bring you the very latest. a new draft resolution is expected to be announced shortly at the un climate summit after the backlash against plans which made no mention of phasing out fossil fuels. the bombardment of gaza continues as a un aid chief says civilians there are enduring hell on earth.
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hello, i'm rajini vaidyanathan, welcome to verified live, three hours of breaking stories, and checking out the truth behind them. there are just hours to go until britain's prime minister faces a knife edge vote in parliament, on his flagship bill which is designed to send some migrants who arrive to the uk in small boats, to rwanda. the policy has proved controversial — and has divided opinion in mr sunak�*s conservative party. some of his mps feel the bill doesn't go far enough — others argue it could violate international law. this morning the prime minister has been working hard to shore up support for the bill — britain's climate minister has even left the cop summit in dubai early to come back to vote. for more on this here's our political correspondent alex forsyth — a warning her report contains flash photography.
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it was still dark when conservative mps arrived at downing street

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