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in southern lebanon. america's top diplomat antony blinken is due in tel aviv as part of his attempts to stop the gaza conflict from spreading. the covers forced straight and abortion by the founder of evangelical church. oppenheimer has won big at the golden globe awards in los angeles, taking home five of the night's big prizes. let's bring you some breaking news that franz beckenbauer has died at the age of 78. he was nicknamed the
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emperor, one of the greatest players of all time stop tributes are flooding in for him at the moment. here's someone who has the unusual accolade of winning a cup as both player and manager. accolade of winning a cup as both playerand manager. news accolade of winning a cup as both player and manager. newsjust coming in that germany's franz beckenbauer, has died at the age of 78. we will bring you more on that and bring you more tributes as they come into us. for the momentjust bringing that sad news for you. let's get a quick look at the business news. we start with boeing shares in the us aircraft giant have sunk almost 9% wiping nearly $13 billion off its stock market value after the grounding of some of its 737 max planes on safety concerns. a door panel or �*plug'
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on an alaskan airlines 737 max nine blew out mid flight over the us state of oregon on friday forcing the jet to make an emergency landing. there were no major injuries among the 177 people on board. late on sunday the us national transportation safety board or ntsb confirmed the part had been found by a member of the public in his back yard in portland. i am excited to announce that we found the door plug. thank you, bob. bob...| will not give you bob's last name, but bob contacted us at witness@ntsb.gov with two photos of the door plug and said he found it in his back yard. it's the latest controversy to affect the boeing 737 max airliner since it was launched back in 2015. 189 people died when a 737 max
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operated by indonesia's lion air crashed into the java sea in october 2018, 13 minutes after take off. then in march 2019, a 737 max operated by ethiopian air went down six minutes after take off from addis abbaba, killing all 157 people on board. the jet was grounded worldwide for 20 months. a us investigation found boeing had failed in its design and development of the max. us aviation regulators were also criticised. the bbc�*s theo leggett has been following the story he told me this latest incident could have been much worse. we should be grateful that nobody was seriously injured. the consequences if this accident had happened in a slightly different way could have been extremely severe.
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so what happened in this case was an unused door blew out of the aircraft when it was around 16,000 feet, and it was a few minutes from take—off. so at that point in the flight, all of the passengers would have been strapped in place, they would have had their seat belts on, and the aircraft was not travelling too high. nevertheless, there was still a sudden decompression, we have heard that the cabin door flew open, that the headsets were ripped off the pilots, that phones and other debris went out of the aperture, but if that same incident had happened at cruising altitude, which for the 737 max is about 38,000 feet, the pressure differential between outside the plane and inside would have been much greater, and people would likely... at that stage in the flight they would have been moving around the plane, they probably wouldn't have had their seat belts on, and in a worst case, people could have been sucked out of the aircraft. there would likely have been fatalities. there would certainly have been severe injuries. so, yes, it could have been a great deal worse.
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and the ntsb has actually said as much. ok, the boeing brand, this was huge, it was known for its safety record. just how much reputational damage have they suffered, and financially, what has that translated to, theo? well, the problem is that the 737 max is boeing's flagship aircraft, it is one of the bestselling aircraft of all time, but its safety record has already been badly tarnished by the two crashes in ethiopia and off in indonesia that you mentioned earlier. now, that aircraft had to go through an entire recertification process, it was described by the head of the us regulator as the most scrutinised aircraft in history. boeing insist that it is a very safe aircraft, but the manufacturer has come underfire in the past for putting profit over safety, for trying to ramp up production as quickly as possible while allowing conditions in its factories and its quality control processes to become lax. boeing insists that it is a changed company now, that this is not the case. but now we have another 737
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max which has suffered a serious problem. it is a new aircraft, so the idea that this might be lax maintenance is not really there at the moment. the ntsb says it is not focusing on design issues, which takes the focus really on to production and how the door was installed. now, that is stuff that has been done by boeing and by its supplier, spirit aerosystems, so it does look as though at some stage in that process there has been an error. the question, is that error on the part of boeing or on the part of its supplier? and either way, what does that do to the 737 max brand? and what extra regulatory interference in boeing's everyday operations going to come in? is there going to be more fao oversight? i think that is why we are seeing the share price of boeing dropping now, because don't forget, this company had to pay out some $20 billion in fines and compensation and so on after those two accidents. it can't really afford more problems with its flagship aircraft.
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to the latest unmanned moon mission now which as we've been hearing has run into some trouble. a technical hitch on the peregrine spacecraft carrying a lunar lander developed by the private company, astrobotic has experienced an �*anomaly�* that has stopped it from pointing its solar panels at the sun. without the ability to charge its batteries the mission won't be able to proceed. astrobotic said engineers were working on the issue as they attempt the first ever soft lunar landing by a private company. joining me now is kristina nikolaus co founder of space traffic management firm. management firm okapi:orbits. thank you forjoining us. there is an anomaly in the data, or the telemetry of the technical aspect of it. how easy, or how likely is it, that that can be fixed remotely? i
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think now it is really too early to say if they can fix it and how they will fix it. for now i think it is too early. will fix it. for now i think it is too early-— will fix it. for now i think it is too earl . ~ ., ., ., _ ., too early. what do we mean by a soft lunar landing? _ too early. what do we mean by a soft lunar landing? they _ too early. what do we mean by a soft lunar landing? they tried _ too early. what do we mean by a soft lunar landing? they tried to - too early. what do we mean by a soft lunar landing? they tried to utilise i lunar landing? they tried to utilise resource on _ lunar landing? they tried to utilise resource on the _ lunar landing? they tried to utilise resource on the moon _ lunar landing? they tried to utilise resource on the moon and - lunar landing? they tried to utilise resource on the moon and there i lunar landing? they tried to utilise resource on the moon and there isj lunar landing? they tried to utilise i resource on the moon and there is -- resource on the moon and there is —— but this is an increasingly important topic. it but this is an increasingly important topic.- but this is an increasingly important topic. but this is an increasingly im--ortanttoic. ., , ., ,, ., ., important topic. it does appear that a lot of private _ important topic. it does appear that a lot of private companies _ important topic. it does appear that a lot of private companies are - a lot of private companies are entering the sector. without them do you think they could have been as much progress as there has been in space travel? i much progress as there has been in space travel?— space travel? i think naturally government _ space travel? i think naturally government led _ space travel? i think naturally government led missions - space travel? i think naturally - government led missions dominated the space sectorfor government led missions dominated the space sector for decades. but the space sector for decades. but the entrance of commercial players in the last few years especially, the commercial space sector has proven to develop technology. we are
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also executing on a really cost efficient way. we have seen that this allows us to bring innovation easier to the market. i think we will see commercial companies coming into the sector but also working together with government remains crucial. , ., , together with government remains crucial. , . , ., ., crucial. the big names, we have got sace x, crucial. the big names, we have got space x, astrobotic, _ crucial. the big names, we have got space x, astrobotic, blue _ crucial. the big names, we have got space x, astrobotic, blue origin - crucial. the big names, we have gotj space x, astrobotic, blue origin and we have boeing. in terms of space tourism that is very elitist. the general public, what can we benefit from developing space travel and the space economy? i from developing space travel and the space economy?— space economy? i think we see a lot of applications. _ space economy? i think we see a lot of applications, especially _ space economy? i think we see a lot of applications, especially in - space economy? i think we see a lot of applications, especially in the - of applications, especially in the last year, benefiting life on earth. especially resources and also making life and unsustainable. here we see everyone has space technology everyday on their phone at hand. . i
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have got about 20 seconds. in terms of plotting travel to the moon, just how crowded is it up there? how dangerous is it? generally we see it has become more and more crowded. we has become more and more crowded. - still have some room but we need to keep orbit sustainable. we need to use it properly and especially the lunar economy is also something to focus on in the future. i lunar economy is also something to focus on in the future.— focus on in the future. i have so many more _ focus on in the future. i have so many more questions _ focus on in the future. i have so many more questions but - focus on in the future. i have so many more questions but we i focus on in the future. i have so i many more questions but we have run out of time! thank you very much for that. you are watching bbc news. dawn on the ashdown forest. immediately we spot a herd of fallow
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deer. numbers have reached unprecedented levels. we are estimated _ unprecedented levels. we are estimated to _ unprecedented levels. we are estimated to have _ unprecedented levels. we are estimated to have around i unprecedented levels. we are | estimated to have around 14.2 unprecedented levels. we are i estimated to have around 14.2 deer per square kilometre around the ashdown forest, in comparison to where we aren't to end up. scotland have suggested that five is a healthy number to be around. shooting the animals is very controversial. some see culling is a cruel and ineffective way of controlling numbers. the ashdown forest's own countryside manager agrees a dramatic increase in the deer population is affecting native wildlife, and says numbers need to be sustainably managed. you're live with bbc news.
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the men who were part of a hindu mob, had been serving life terms for the attack. they were released in august 2022. they were also found guilty of the murder of 14 of her family members during anti—muslim riots in 2002. for more lets speak to indira jaising, former additional solicitor general of india and senior advocate at the supreme court of india. thank you forjoining us here on bbc news. how unusual or unexpected is this decision by the supreme court? it was an extraordinaryjudgment of the situation it was addressing was also extraordinary. it was a situation of gang rape and murder, as you pointed out, in a situation of extreme violence. it was targeted
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against the muslim community. how extraordinary, why is it extraordinary? the court overruled one of its own judgments, which extraordinary? the court overruled one of its ownjudgments, which had earlier said that the state of gujarat could grant remission. inasmuch as they had concealed relevant facts from the court and this required that the earlier judgment that the court should be set aside. apart from its immense reiteration ofjudicial power, and the fact that the court was willing to uphold the rule of law. haifa the fact that the court was willing to uphold the rule of law. how did this come about _ to uphold the rule of law. how did this come about because - to uphold the rule of law. how did this come about because mac i to uphold the rule of law. how did this come about because mac wasj to uphold the rule of law. how did i this come about because mac was at an appeal? where advocates are pushing for this? how did it, an appeal? where advocates are pushing forthis? how did it, in an appeal? where advocates are pushing for this? how did it, in the first place? it pushing for this? how did it, in the first lace? pushing for this? how did it, in the first place?— first place? it came about because the convict —
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first place? it came about because the convict signed _ first place? it came about because the convict signed mission - first place? it came about because the convict signed mission directlyj the convict signed mission directly on the supreme court. it was not an appeal. it is important to remember that because indian law does allow direct access to the supreme court if the has been a violation of fundamental rights. in doing so to suppress the fact that there was a previous judgment at the gujarat high court which had held that the gujarat government has no jurisdiction to grant remission. there were several of the suppression is with the court points to. you must understand also that bilkis bano was not made a party to that earlier petition. it is in the circumstances that many of us from civil society went to the court, to the supreme court of india, pointing out that this remission was without authority of law. bilkis bano find her own commission and she was ably
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represented. that is how this judgment has come about. i have to tell you that it was basically the collective responsibility of the women's movement since 2022 in supporting bilkis bano. she had many supporters. supporting bilkis bano. she had many su orters. ., ~' ,. , . supporting bilkis bano. she had many su orters. ., ~ , . ., supporters. thank you very much for “oininr us supporters. thank you very much for joining us from _ supporters. thank you very much for joining us from delhi. _ two major charities working in al aqsa hospital say they have been forced to stop operating as result of increased israeli military activity. of increased israeli military activi . ., , ., activity. hospitals and medical staff are protected _ activity. hospitals and medical staff are protected under i staff are protected under international law, but patients and doctors have reportedly been forced to flee al aqsa's hospital due to ongoing fighting and intense israeli air strikes. ongoing fighting and intense israeli airstrikes. it ongoing fighting and intense israeli air strikes. it is now the only functioning hospital in the area in central gaza. the world health organization said last night that
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over 600 patients and medical staff reportedly had to leave the hospital, which has left it understaffed, as injured people continue to arrive. this video was taken by bho staff inside the hospital. gives you some idea of the situation. two major charities working in gaza's hospital say they have been forced to stop all activity in hospitals as a result of the increased israeli military activity in the area. the irc and medical aid for palestinian said the israeli army had dropped leaflets, designating areas around the hospital as a red zone. recent footage does appear to show signs of fighting. this was posted on the 6th of january and shows a fighting. this was posted on the 6th ofjanuary and shows a plume of smoke. we were able to verify this as being near the al aqsa hospital because of this blue sign, which is a medical laboratory close to the city. here's another video posted yesterday. we have been able locate this leading the blue sign as well
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as the mosque in the background. in the video you can hear gunshots. we can't verify where the shots are coming from and who is firing them. satellite imagery shows us just how much the area around the hospital has changed since the conflict began. this is a satellite image from before, on the 15th of october. compare that to this one on the 5th of january. you compare that to this one on the 5th ofjanuary. you can compare that to this one on the 5th of january. you can see how compare that to this one on the 5th ofjanuary. you can see how many tents pop up in the small place around the hospital, from people fleeing other area of gaza, seeking shelter and safety. we have asked the israeli army for comment but they haven't yet responded. this is they haven't yet responded. this is the latest in a series of hospitals that have been severely affected by the israeli army activity. now the question being asked is, how will the injured get the help that they need. the in'ured get the help that they need. ., ., the in'ured get the help that they need. ., ,., ., ., need. the film about the inventor of the atomic bomb, _ need. the film about the inventor of the atomic bomb, oppenheimer, i need. the film about the inventor of| the atomic bomb, oppenheimer, has been the big fella when at the golden globe awards, taking home several of the night's big prizes, including best director, best
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director and other winners included emma stone who won best comedy film actress for poor things. anatomy of actress for poor things. anatomy of a for won the best foreign language film award. earlier i spoke to film critic anna smith who told me more about the night's awards. i think we were all expecting it to do well. it is such a prestigious title. it has an incredible cast, christopher nolan is a well loved director, very fastidious. there are so many wonderful craftspeople working on this film. as expected, leading the way. i was interested in the fact that barbie managed to win an award as well. the two were kind of head—to—head at the box office at the same time. tell us about the ward that barbie one, because it is a new one. it is a new award which is about
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the box office success. barbie had already won that because we honestly know it had done well. it was introduced i think to try to get more people to tune in, to kind of have an award for things that really have mass appeal. though actually, when you look at oppenheimer and barbie, they both did well at the box office. it is one of those years where we see the awards favourites are really popular with the public as well. let's move to tv. my favourite show, succession, there were multiple actors up against each other in some of the categories. tell us about how many awards that show scooped. kieran culkin, sarah snook, matthew macfadyen. and it won overall best drama. they pretty much swept the board in its own categories. what an ensemble cast and like you, i absolutely loved this. what a way to go out on a high. the writing is exceptional. it really is one of those series that wouldn't work without such strong writing for each character. i think each cast member who was rewarded yesterday was rightly so. they all brought something different and special to the table.
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how relevant do you think these awards are? and they usually seen as a precursor to the oscars? i think in recent years they have diverged from the oscars and they have had a reboot recently, with an increased membership. it is worth thinking that 300 people currently vote for the golden globes. when you look at the oscars and baftas, thousands vote for those. rather than journalists, the oscars are voted for by peers. they are voted for by people in the industry. we don't always get the same results. we can look at it as an indicator and it might influence on voters for the oscars and baftas, but is not a given that what one at the golden globes will win again. and just briefly as well, anything else you want to point out from the awards list? we saw musicals scooping some awards. that's right. poor things, that is a lovely film to look forward to. the holdovers, that i would recommend. that is coming out soon.
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i was really pleased to see lily gladstone break records as the first indigenous woman to win the best actress award. if you want a full list we have a full and complete list on the bbc news website. you are watching bbc news. finally, when retired postman, rodney holbrook, noticed that the workbench in his shed kept being mysteriously tidied, he decided to do a bit of detective work. and here's what he found when he set up a night vision camera. his secret helper was in fact a little mouse picking up pegs, corks, nuts and bolts. joining me now is rodney holbrook. he will explain what all that is about. what made you set up this night—vision camera critical of the
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first interest was i found peanuts in the box that i had in there, they were going missing for a couple of days. i put men they disappeared. i put the nuts back every day and another morning i went in and the nuts were covered with all these bits and pieces as you see on the video. i thought, bits and pieces as you see on the video. ithought, what bits and pieces as you see on the video. i thought, what have we got here because mac be a mouse? so i set up my night camera and filmed him one night. it took so many videos, which it does. it could take up videos, which it does. it could take up to about 50 videos at night. when i put them on my computer in the morning, that is what i saw. this mouse doing what you see on the video. ~ ., , ., . ., i. video. who needs a cleaner when you have not video. who needs a cleaner when you have got this — video. who needs a cleaner when you have got this mouse! _ video. who needs a cleaner when you have got this mouse! there _ video. who needs a cleaner when you have got this mouse! there you i video. who needs a cleaner when you have got this mouse! there you are! l have got this mouse! there you are! where is this — have got this mouse! there you are! where is this mouse _ have got this mouse! there you are! where is this mouse now? - have got this mouse! there you are! where is this mouse now? what i
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a mess out every night, just so the mask and clean it up? yes. i take it out of the box every day so i can get to the nuts and feed some of the nuts to the birds. it is cleared out every day. it is on the table. on the workbenches. you going in the morning and it is all put back again. morning and it is all put back aaain. ~ ., , , morning and it is all put back arain. ., , , ., morning and it is all put back aaain. . , , ., morning and it is all put back. again-— ijust morning and it is all put back aaain. ~ ., , , ., i'ust call again. what is his name? i 'ust call it welsh again. what is his name? i 'ust call it welsh back i again. what is his name? i 'ust call it welsh back to. i i again. what is his name? i 'ust call it welsh back to. i think i again. what is his name? ijust call it welsh back to. i think you - again. what is his name? ijust call it welsh back to. i think you should leave some — it welsh back to. i think you should leave some cheese _ it welsh back to. i think you should leave some cheese out _ it welsh back to. i think you should leave some cheese out for- it welsh back to. i think you should leave some cheese out for welsh i it welsh back to. i think you should i leave some cheese out for welsh tiny mouse. it has made you a bit of a tv star. i mouse. it has made you a bit of a tv star. , , mouse. it has made you a bit of a tv star. ,., , . ., mouse. it has made you a bit of a tv star. ,., , .., , ., star. i say he but it could be a she. i star. i say he but it could be a she- iwill— star. i say he but it could be a she. i will never _ star. i say he but it could be a she. i will never know. - star. i say he but it could be a she. i will never know. on i star. i say he but it could be a | she. i will never know. on that note, she. i will never know. on that note. thank — she. i will never know. on that note, thank you _ she. i will never know. on that note, thank you very _ she. i will never know. on that note, thank you very much i she. i will never know. on that note, thank you very much for| note, thank you very much for joining us here on bbc news and good luck with the interviews that mouse is now bringing you. now it's time for a look
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at the weather with chris fawkes. hello. there are still well over 100 flood warnings in force, so the flooding situation hasn't fully resolved itself, but things should improve over the next few days. today, though, the main talking point, isuppose, is the chance of seeing a few flurries of snow working in across parts of the east. it's not very exciting snow, to be honest with you. in most cases it's not going to settle, you'lljust see a few flakes like this. in one or two areas, you might see an odd centimetre or two building in. i think the main threat, though, is that the weather could turn quite icy across these parts of east anglia and south—east england. the satellite picture shows extensive cloud cover today and with the winds continuing to blow in from the east, it does feel cold if you're out and about. a few showers coming into eastern areas of scotland, mostly falling as rain. we've also got some rain showers moving in across northern ireland. it's a day where those temperatures are really struggling with highs between four and six degrees for most. heading into this evening and overnight, particularly where we've seen showers by day, there's a risk of some ice developing, so east scotland, northern ireland, eastern and southern areas of england probably the iciest spots, if you like, but anywhere
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where we see water seeping in from those fields after that recent spell of very heavy rain could also have the roads and pavements turn pretty icy. tomorrow morning, another cold day, a frosty and icy start. we continue to see the winds coming in generally from an easterly direction. there should be a much better chance of seeing cloud breaks across parts of midlands, eastern and south—east england, there's a bit more sunshine here, but otherwise still probably quite a lot of cloud around, thick enough to continue to bring showers into eastern scotland and north—east england. little difference for the temperatures, it will be another very cold feeling day. the wind starts to turn more to a north—easterly direction on wednesday and that will push the cloud southwards, so most areas having a cloudy day. maybe a few breaks for northern ireland, west scotland, north—west england, but the best of the sunshine is most likely across southern counties of england. temperatures still below average for the time of year for most of us. really, as we look at the forecast through the rest of the week and into the weekend, it stays generally on the chilly side, with some further sharp
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morning frost to come. however, into next week, things get a bit more exciting. the winds come round to a more northerly direction. it stays cold, but there's an increasing threat next week that we could see some snow. that's the latest.
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live from london, this is bbc news. a senior hezbollah commander is killed by an israeli drone strike in southern lebanon. as medical charities pull out of one
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of the last functioning hospitals in gaza, bbc verify has been looking at the latest footage from their and how it is being affected by the war. pressure grows on the uk government to help hundreds of post office branch managers wrongly convicted after faulty it software indicated they'd committed fraud. and the legendary german footballer and manager franz beckenbauer has died at the age of 78. hello, iam hello, i am rajini vaidyanathan. welcome to verified live. more on the middle east in a moment, but first a story breaking this hour. franz beckenbauer, one of germany's greatest ever footballers, has died at the age of 78. he captained his country to world cup victory in 1974,
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then won the tournament again as manager in 1990.

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