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the uk government has threatened retaliation. a jury in new york orders donald trump to pay $83 million in damages to the writer e jean carroll. mr trump had already been found to have defamed her with comments he made in 2019. mr trump says he will appeal against the order. john lewis has confirmed it's considering making further cuts to its workforce over the next five years. there are reports that up to 11,000 jobs could be axed at its department stores and waitrose supermarkets. let's get more on this with our business correspondent, marc ashdown. is this a surprise? potentially. it has been on _ is this a surprise? potentially. it has been on the _ is this a surprise? potentially. it has been on the cards, - is this a surprise? potentially. it has been on the cards, really. it| is this a surprise? potentially. it l has been on the cards, really. it is the darling of the high street, but it is not immune from these gloomy
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financial pressures that all businesses are facing. it has been hit by high inflation, soaring costs to freight and energy bills, staffing costs. they posted a £230 million loss back in march, just the second time it has ever made a full year loss. the second time it had to scrap its staff bonus. they are partners, they co—own the business through a trust. about 4000 jobs went back then. somejohn lewis and waitrose stores were closed. now it seems there is some more pain ahead. a spokesman confirmed they are drawing up plans to shrink the 76,000 person workforce. they would not go into the specifics. as you mentioned, the guardian newspaper reporting possibly 11,000 jobs, about 10% of the workforce. certainly these spokespeople were not pushing back on the figures. the acts will not fall immediately, it will be over five years, a mixture of not replacing people when they leave, the horrible term natural wastage, but there could be some redundancies. d0 wastage, but there could be some redundancies.— wastage, but there could be some redundancies. ~' ., . , ., redundancies. do you know any more about john lewis _ redundancies. do you know any more about john lewis about _
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redundancies. do you know any more about john lewis about why? - redundancies. do you know any more about john lewis about why? people | aboutjohn lewis about why? people changing to online or other factors? it is about a plan to return the business to profit. they say they are investing heavily in technology and physical stores, to improve or enhance the customer experience was not basically trying to get tills ringing again, trying to get back into profit. they do say in their words, sadly, it means reducing the number of partners we need in our business. they see it as inappropriate to discuss these details, but those partners would be the first to find out about the changes. it has been a tough time for staff. just last week they were written to by the group to be told they were changing the redundancy package. from february, anyone living or getjust one week of pay per year of service instead of two. this perhaps was in the works. unfortunately, of course, we are looking at perhaps 11,000 jobs going. it is a huge number. any reaction from people working as partners at the store? de guardian re ”ortin partners at the store? de guardian reporting that _ partners at the store? de guardian reporting that some _ partners at the store? de guardian reporting that some of _ partners at the store? de guardian reporting that some of these - partners at the store? de guardian i reporting that some of these workers have been expressing their
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frustrations on the message boards. there is an internal messaging board. some say there should be an emergency meeting of the partners council which gives them that democratic voice. it sounds like a bit of frustration out there. not a good look for the mood on the high street, as well. there's been a feeling in recent weeks that we were turning a corner, inflation coming down, interest rate cuts potentially on the horizon, but plenty of big names are still feeling the pinch as consumers seem to keep finding ever more notches on their belts to tighten. in terms ofjohn lewis, a difficult time for the chair, she has recently announced she will step down in 2025. you will have only been there about five years, but it seems a more jobs could been there about five years, but it seems a morejobs could go before she hangs up her badge. seems a more jobs could go before she hangs up her badge.— seems a more jobs could go before she hangs up her badge. thank you very much- — the queen has left the london clinic after visiting the king, who remains in hospital after having surgery for an enlarged prostate. live now to our reporter ellie price, who's outside the hospital in central london. yes, the queen at left about in the
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last half hour or so. she had been visiting for a few hours, she arrived at about midday. we are being led to believe that it probably means is on for another night in hospital. he came here yesterday that relatively routine operation on his enlarged prostate. he obviously came with queen camilla yesterday, she stayed with him while he had that operation and then left, and came back again in the evening, may be having visited him already today, she may come back later. it certainly does not look like you will be leaving today. don't forget, he is not the only senior royal in this hospital today because we have also got catherine, princess of wales, who has been here for the last 12 days having undergone abdominal surgery. last 12 days having undergone abdominalsurgery. now, we last 12 days having undergone abdominal surgery. now, we were told that she was likely to stay here for the next ten days to 14 days. it is day 12 now, so it may be that queen camilla also visited her, that we have not been given a roaming
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commentary from buckingham palace —— running commentary. commentary from buckingham palace -- running commentary.— running commentary. thank you for that update — running commentary. thank you for that update from _ running commentary. thank you for that update from outside _ running commentary. thank you for that update from outside the - that update from outside the hospital. the public inquiry into the post office scandal has begun considering the action taken against sub—postmasters from across northern ireland. maureen mckelvey was one of them. she was prosecuted over shortfalls totalling £30,000, but subsequently found not guilty. she was accompanied at the inquiry by three other victims. our business correspondent emma simpson went to meet them. the best of friends after the worst of times. maureen mckelvey waited years before being cleared of theft. the stress caused her thyroid to rupture. deirdre connolly went bankrupt after losing her post office. katherine mcalerney was interviewed under caution 23 days after giving birth. heather earley lost her pension trying to make up for losses that weren't real. how important was it for you to come?
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has it brought it all back? yes, very much so. i felt very sick when i seen her on the screen. it took me back a lot of years, but i'm relieved now that i've done this, this is another step forward for me. because i've carried this for years. and in the process you lost your business, your health, and your reputation. yes, i know we had a good reputation and a good name in the community and everybody respected us, and we lost that. and, deidre, they even accused you of stealing money for the paramilitaries? yeah. i was totally shocked, totally shocked when that question came out of the investigator's mouth. and of course, incredibly serious... scared, yeah. serious, serious thing to ask people. how much has it meant to you that you can all talk to each other and share similar experiences? i think it's been great _ because in the initial stages we'd been told we were the only one and i believed _
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that for a really long time. we all did. yeah. and when you kind of found out - there were other people, and other people in northern ireland as well, it was actually such a relief - and i know that sounds such a horrible thing to say. - yeah, we all feel the same. that, yeah, you found other people who'd gone through a similar- traumatic experience. but it was, it - actually was a relief. you're fighting together now. yeah. — we are strong together. we're not the only one any more. yeah _ you have had a sea change in terms of support. yes, absolutely, yeah, we have. because, as kathy says, you know, people didn't understand, as much as you tried to tell them. and once they seen the drama, they said, "did you see those poor people in england, what they went through?" and i said, "we went through that as well." are you waiting for final compensation? oh, yeah. i've got nothing. nothing? no. no interim payment? no, nothing. and i'm one of the longest cases. why haven't you had anything, maureen? that's a question for the post office. what do you want to happen now?
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justice, my money back. 0ur lives back! you know, we just don't have the same lives as what we did before all this happened. you know, we've been going a long time and, you know... we're not the happy people that we used to be. you're constantly keeping your head down, and i wasn't even going outside the house. and we need accountability, - that those who did this are held to account and brought to justice. are you watching the inquiry? yeah, we watch it all the time. you know, people are only starting to watch it now but we actually have been watching, sometimes very emotional. and it's unbelievable, some of it. because they can't remember? they can't remember. can't recall. what you want to say to the post office? how could yous? how could yous do this? how could you let it happen? a respectable, what we thought was a respectable company to work for. yeah. i would have put my life on them, 25 years ago, but not now. the inquiry is trying
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to get to the truth and it continues next week. these four women will be watching closely. emma simpson, bbc news. and we will continue to stream the inquiry every day next week on the bbc iplayer. skincare is big business, but there is growing concern among dermatologists about children as young as eight using anti—ageing products intended for adults. they often contain active ingredients such as exfoliating acids. and social media has helped make them increasingly popular with children. annabel rackham reports. eight—year—old sadie says she first came across videos of influencers doing skincare routines a couple of months ago. she saw products being advertised on tiktok and youtube shorts and asked family members to buy them for her as presents. what is it that you love about skincare? mostly about the packaging because i like all the colours on it
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and like the labels. how does it... how does it all get laid out? what do you do? ijust do, like, the biggest to the smallest. so, like washing my face. that's the biggest thing. and then like lip balm, that's the smallest thing. and then this is the... but skin specialists say they're worried about what ingredients are in some of the products that are most popular with children. why have you stopped using some of the products? well, it's because i'm a bit young and i know that my face is a bit young and sometimes it hurts. how does it hurt? like, stinging. beauty stores across the country stock these products. there's no age limit on buying them and they're freely available on shelves. but with many parents going in to buy them on behalf of their children, it's hard to get the message across that they are not suitable for them. some of the most popular products
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with children contain anti—ageing ingredients such as exfoliating acids and retinol. we met with a dermatologist to learn more about the effects these may have on young skin. anything that's cosmetic will have to have pretty low levels of anything active. so that's the first thing to say. these are anti—ageing products. they are exfoliating acids. they may be suitable for older skin and they're not suitable for children and young people who do not need to use anti—aging products, they can cause irritation to the skin, whatever age you are. but clearly for younger skin, for people with eczema prone skin, these can be potentially dangerous or problematic. one of the most popular brands with young people, drunk elephant, has released a statement advising kids and tweens to stay away from their most potent products that include acids and retinols. a lot of the policing is falling on parents like sadie's mum, who are having to educate themselves on what these products contain. so stopped the tiktok part because that's easy to police because you shouldn't be on it under 13 anyway. in a lot of the videos
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is sort of hidden things of the products rather than it being displaying it. so it's very cleverly done so that children are seeing it but not even thinking they're seeing it. and it's in everything that is on there. every video now that she watches has got some kind of skincare product in it. sadie's is my youngest child and she's eight. i didn't think i'd have to worry about her doing skincare and policing skincare at this age. you know, i feel like they grow up so quickly anyway, and it feels like her childhood has now been taken away and she's all of a sudden a teenager, looking at skincare when she doesn't have to. lucy, like many other parents, is hoping that retailers and brands do more to stop products that aren't designed for children from getting into the wrong hands. annabel rackham, bbc news. absolutely fascinating report there. we cross live now to consultant dermatologist dr emma wedgeworth, who can give us more insight into this.
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watching that, emma, who do you think is to blame? is it parents, the social media companies, is it the social media companies, is it the people that are selling these without any age restrictions? i think fundamentally this is a trend, like so many other trends that tend to filter down to younger people. in terms of blame, i think fundamentally social media is really responsible for a lot of this. brands have talked about anti ageing products, i do not think they were aware that this was necessarily going to happen, but because it has i think it is now a responsibility to actually label products and ensure they do not fall into the wrong hands. ensure they do not fall into the wrong hande— ensure they do not fall into the wron: hands. �* ., ., , ., wrong hands. and what would you recommend. _ wrong hands. and what would you recommend, then? _ wrong hands. and what would you recommend, then? for— wrong hands. and what would you recommend, then? for example, | wrong hands. and what would you i recommend, then? for example, is wrong hands. and what would you - recommend, then? for example, is a dermatologist, do you think there should be better warning labels? of course, they are intended for adults, not for children. i think labellin: adults, not for children. i think labelling could _ adults, not for children. i think labelling could be _ adults, not for children. i think labelling could be helpful. - adults, not for children. i think labelling could be helpful. i - adults, not for children. i think l labelling could be helpful. i think also there is this insidious advertising that cd's mum was
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talking about, that children are watching these sorts of things on tiktok with no real regulation. i think we need checkpoints at every sort of stage, reducing the advertising that can happen to young people, and also brands ensuring that their products are labelled properly to ensure that they are not used by younger people. it properly to ensure that they are not used by younger people.— used by younger people. it was touched on _ used by younger people. it was touched on a _ used by younger people. it was touched on a little _ used by younger people. it was touched on a little bit - used by younger people. it was touched on a little bit in - used by younger people. it was touched on a little bit in that i touched on a little bit in that report, but given that you are a consultant dermatologist yourself, what is the real damage that can be inflicted on a child of ten or 12 if she is using some of these products? well, children's skin and teenagers' skin, they are different to adult skin, they are different to adult skin, it has had a different physiology, different skin barrier. using these sorts of products which are designed to tackle signs of ageing could cause potential irritation, eczema, damage to the skin barrier, and also potential allergies, contact allergies, if these products are used over long
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periods of time. find these products are used over long periods of time.— periods of time. and you yourself have a 12-year-old _ periods of time. and you yourself have a 12-year-old daughter. - periods of time. and you yourself have a 12-year-old daughter. are periods of time. and you yourself- have a 12-year-old daughter. are you have a 12—year—old daughter. are you concerned about the kind of change now, not a social media, but in wider social cold here with children that young being obsessed about their appearance? decades ago when you and i were 12 perhaps, we were not looking at skin creams, were we? absolutely. that to me as one of my major concerns, this preoccupation with image, putting us up against unrealistic beauty standards. what people see on social media is not real, particularly in terms of skin. that i think is one of my major concerns around the impact on body image, on self—confidence and mental health. image, on self-confidence and mental health. ., ., . ., health. doctor emma wedgeworth, consultant dermatologist, - health. doctor emma wedgeworth, consultant dermatologist, thank i health. doctor emma wedgeworth, | consultant dermatologist, thank you very much for taking us through that story. very much for taking us through that sto . . ~ very much for taking us through that sto . ., ,, , ., major landmarks — including the london eye,
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liverpool's albert dock and cardiff castle — will be lit up in purple later today, to mark holocaust memorial day. people are being encouraged to light a candle in a window this evening to signal their opposition to hatred and prejudice. here's our religion editor, aleem maqbool. the holocaust robbed joan salter of many members of her extended family. today in particular, she remembers them. the bravery ofjoan's mother meant she survived. my mother climbed over the mountains and to spain and then she gave me up, in the hope that i would survive. that is where prejudice gets you. littlejoan was shipped to the us until the war was over, when she was reunited with her parents in the uk. she says she feels the lessons of the holocaust have not yet been learned. it's just to get over what hatred does and how quickly people turn on each other. that, to me, is the message on holocaust memorial day, and the hope is that people
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will understand that. holocaust memorial day has been established to commemorate the 6 millionjews that were murdered by the nazis, but also the victims of other genocides since. at this year's main remembrance event, there was special focus on rwanda, 2024 marking 30 years since the horrific massacres of hundreds of thousands of tutsis there. earlier this week, referring to the case against israel at the international court ofjustice, the uk's chief rabbi, ephraim mirvis, said the accusation of genocide was an affront to the victims and survivors of the holocaust around this memorial day. he sings. and the conflict in gaza and associated rise in anti—semitism has meant that the holocaust memorial day
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trust advised on fewer public events this year. particularly thejewish community, but also muslims, are much more anxious about being out in public and visibly being jewish or muslim. so we've worked very closely with the police to issue guidance and actually, ourjob on holocaust memorial day is to remind people of what can happen when hatred gets out of hand. the holocaust memorial day trust is encouraging people to light a candle and place it in a window too, in its words, remember those who were killed for who they were and to stand against prejudice and hatred today. aleem maqbool, bbc news, in north london. live now to antoinette mutabazi. she's a survivor of the 1994 rwandan genocide. thank you very much forjoining us,
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antoinette. as we saw in that report, this year's commemorations on holocaust memorial day will have a special focus on what happened in rwanda 30 years ago. thank you for agreeing to come onto the bbc and to share your story with us. if you could begin by telling us what happened to you back then. i appreciate it is a distressing story. appreciate it is a distressing sto . , , ., ,�* ., story. yes, my name is antoinette mutabazi. story. yes, my name is antoinette mutabazi- in _ story. yes, my name is antoinette mutabazi. in 1994 _ story. yes, my name is antoinette mutabazi. in 1994 genocide - story. yes, my name is antoinette | mutabazi. in 1994 genocide against tutsi, i was 11 years old. i turned 12 during that time. i have lost almost 80 family members that died during the genocide. my mum and my two brothers were also monitored. so, being a child and hiding was... yes, it is one of the things that i
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have never wanted anyone to ever go through that. and i come here today, as we commemorate the holocaust memorial day, also remember those who work murdered in rwanda 1994 genocide against czech one, that we can hopefully learn from the past —— against tutsi. irate can hopefully learn from the past -- against tutsi-— against tutsi. we are 'ust showing ima . es of against tutsi. we are 'ust showing images of r — against tutsi. we are 'ust showing images of i think _ against tutsi. we are just showing images of i think your _ against tutsi. we are just showing images of i think your mother - against tutsi. we are just showing images of i think your mother and | images of i think your mother and your brother that you shared with us from back then. you are saying just then your mother was killed on your 12th birthday, antoinette. yes. then your mother was killed on your 12th birthday, antoinette.— 12th birthday, antoinette. yes, my mother was _ 12th birthday, antoinette. yes, my mother was murdered _ 12th birthday, antoinette. yes, my mother was murdered on - 12th birthday, antoinette. yes, my mother was murdered on my - 12th birthday, antoinette. yes, my mother was murdered on my 12th. mother was murdered on my 12th birthday. i heard the story from my aunt, the only sister she has who survived. she was telling me the story of how she was running, because my brother who you see in
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the picture, they were hidden with other 50 children in the village. the killers saw the mother taking food for them and they burnt all those 50 children in the village to death. so, yes, we have to remember my mother on my birthday.— my mother on my birthday. there are so many other— my mother on my birthday. there are so many other families _ my mother on my birthday. there are so many other families who _ my mother on my birthday. there are so many other families who will- my mother on my birthday. there are so many other families who will also l so many other families who will also be remembering today. back in 1994, according to the holocaust memorial trust, approximately1 million trust, approximately 1 million tutsis trust, approximately1 million tutsis and moderate beauties were murdered in that genocide in rwanda. —— moderate houthi is. are you in touch with other survivors, do you talk to other people about what happened? talk to other people about what ha ened? , talk to other people about what happened?— talk to other people about what hauened? , ., , ., , happened? yes, we have survivors in the uk and — happened? yes, we have survivors in the uk and we _ happened? yes, we have survivors in the uk and we have _ happened? yes, we have survivors in the uk and we have a _ happened? yes, we have survivors in the uk and we have a community - happened? yes, we have survivors in the uk and we have a community of. the uk and we have a community of
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different survivors that come together. at this time, as a rwandan community and survivors, we will be coming together this year in april to commemorate 30 years after the genocide against tutsi in rwanda. yes, we are connected. haifa genocide against tutsi in rwanda. yes, we are connected.— genocide against tutsi in rwanda. yes, we are connected. how did you end u- in yes, we are connected. how did you end no in the _ yes, we are connected. how did you end no in the uk _ yes, we are connected. how did you end up in the uk given _ yes, we are connected. how did you end up in the uk given that - yes, we are connected. how did you end up in the uk given that you - yes, we are connected. how did you | end up in the uk given that you have lost so many family members? i came to the uk in — lost so many family members? i came to the uk in 2011 — lost so many family members? i came to the uk in 2011 for— lost so many family members? i came to the uk in 2011 for the _ lost so many family members? i came to the uk in 2011 for the first - to the uk in 2011 for the first time. i was here to do a reconciliation and justice school will stop most of the people will know that in rwanda, at this time we really wanted to be one of the countries that promotes peace and reconciliation. i want to put what the president has said, that we cannot let our past define our future, we must learn from it and move forward. that is one of the ways, as a survivor moving forward, i came here to learn about
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reconciliation, about peace. i have been going back to rwanda and working as well. so, rwanda is moving forward and we want to be able to promote peace and reconciliation across the globe. did ou reconciliation across the globe. did you seek asylum when you came here? you live here now, do you? i iiee you live here now, do you? i live here, i you live here now, do you? i live here. i have _ you live here now, do you? i live here, i have never— you live here now, do you? i live here, i have never seek- you live here now, do you? i live here, i have never seek asylum. | you live here now, do you? i live| here, i have never seek asylum. i you live here now, do you? i ie: here, i have never seek asylum. lam here, i have never seek asylum. i am a missionary, iam here to here, i have never seek asylum. i am a missionary, i am here to promote peace and reconciliation. i was invited with the holocaust memorial day trust to join the holocaust education where we raise awareness about the genocide that happens and how we can challenge prejudice. so i have never seek asylum, i am here as a missionary. have never seek asylum, i am here as a missionary-— a missionary. tells about the work ou do as a missionary. tells about the work you do as a _ a missionary. tells about the work you do as a missionary _ a missionary. tells about the work you do as a missionary and - a missionary. tells about the work you do as a missionary and a - a missionary. tells about the work you do as a missionary and a bit i you do as a missionary and a bit more detail, then. i you do as a missionary and a bit more detail, then.— more detail, then. i work as a chalain more detail, then. i work as a chaplain at — more detail, then. i work as a chaplain at the... _ more detail, then. i work as a chaplain at the... as - more detail, then. i work as a chaplain at the. .. as well- more detail, then. i work as a chaplain at the... as well as l more detail, then. i work as a chaplain at the... as well as a missionary with any youth with
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mission, my work has to been to go around schools and share my story. as i said, with the holocaust memorial day, we learn from the past histories, from these tragedies that happen, for the betterfuture. when i speak or when i share with young generations, and i share my childhood time, you know, being discriminated, being dehumanised, and i champion next generation to really respect, to love each other, to connect, and to build peace. and this year, in the beginning of this year, i was able to join the un global peace summit. why? because we want to hopefully encourage and inspire the next generation to build a better place for everyone. antoinette, i am sure you are an
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inspiration to so many people. thank you very much for sharing a very harrowing story with us on bbc news. we really appreciate you taking the time. . ~' ,. the number of illegal vapes seized at uk ports and airports surged last year, according to figures released by uk border force. the government is expected to announce new controls on vapes, with some reports saying they re considering an outright ban on disposables. ben king has more. the number of people vaping has surged in recent years, driven by a rush of disposable vapes imported from china. but many of those are illegal because they don't meet uk regulations, like these ones seized by trading standards. figures released to the bbc after a freedom of information request show how the number of illegal vapes seized at the uk's ports and airports has risen from less than 5,000 in 2021 to just under a million in 2022 to 4.5 million in the first ten months of last year. that's nearly ten tonnes.
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i bought this vape in a shop, i bought this one online. and both of them have more than the allowed amount of nicotine—containing liquid. that means they don't meet uk regulations, they won't have been through a retailer's stringent safety checks and you can't be quite sure what's in them. last year, the government allocated £3 million to help sniff out illegal vapes and underage sales. an announcement on further restrictions on vapes is expected next week — perhaps even a ban on disposables. if disposables were to be banned, then the illegal market would balloon because they're such an important part of the market. and, already we know that border force, customs, trading standards are having problems, dealing with the illegal vapes there are already, so they'd have a much biggerjob to do. for every one the authorities seize, many more go undetected. getting illegal vapes off the streets will not be an easy task. ben king, bbc news. let's take a look at the weather with darren bett. hello.
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temperatures have been a little bit higher today, but we have seen more cloud around, particularly across more western parts of the uk. a lot of the cloud is still quite thin. high cloud, mind you. and if you have a look at the satellite picture, you can see all that cloud that's been coming in from the atlantic to the south of our weather front that's been hanging around in the north and northwest of scotland, bringing some outbreaks of rain. but through the night, as we see a southerly wind picking up, we're going to blow that rain band out of the way. it still could be quite cloudy in northern ireland and scotland, but dampness in the air now and again, rather more variable cloud across england and wales. and last night it got to minus three at exeter airport. lowest temperatures will be across eastern parts of england where we have clearer skies. there could be a touch of ground frost first thing on sunday morning. but with that wind picking up on sunday, we should see temperatures continuing to rise and most places will have a dry day again. some sunshine at times, a bit more cloud in the south west of england, maybe moving into the midlands and ahead of our rain band approaching northern ireland and heading into the northwest of scotland. it's going to be windy with some
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gales in the northwest, some quite lively winds developing through the irish sea as well. but it is a southerly wind and that's why temperatures are continuing to rise. it's going to be a milder day on sunday, could make 14 degrees in north wales and the murray firth. —— in north wales and the moray firth. now those southerly winds are coming from a long way south and they could actually pick up some saharan dust which will get blown in towards the uk just ahead of that weather front there, which will bring some wet weather and we've got a bit more rain pushing towards england and wales could turn quite heavy rain over the hills of wales, across northern england and in the southern uplands. we're likely to find some snow falling as things get colder in scotland and northern ireland. but for the midlands, many parts of eastern england it may well be dry and we're in milder air here. so temperatures are likely to reach 14 or 15 degrees. that milder air, though, will get pushed away overnight as these weather fronts move their way eastwards, could bring some snow to other higher parts of eastern scotland before that, low pressure is out of the way and all the wet
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weather is out of the way. leaving cloud for england and wales, sunshine across scotland and northern ireland. that'll push a bit further south through the day. it will introduce cooler air, mind you. so we've got eight degrees in glasgow. could make 12 degrees in the southeast. live from london, this is bbc news. the uk joins the list of countries to suspend funding for the un agency for palestinian refugees after israel accuses some of its staff of being involved in the 7th of october attacks. the former chief spokesperson for unrwa told us defended the agency and told us this. let us not lose sight of the fact
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that even though there may be some bad apples, there are thousands and thousands of workers who are committed absolutely and robustly to their humanitarian mandate. a houthi missile hits a british—linked oil tanker off the coast of yemen. the uk government threatens retaliation. donald trump says he'll appeal against a court order to pay 83 million dollars in damages to a woman he defamed. hello — i'm rajini vaidyanathan. welcome to this hour. the uk hasjoined the us, australia, italy, finland and canada in suspending funding to the un relief and works agency for palestinian refugees — also known as unrwa. israel has accused some unrwa staff of being involved in the seventh of october attacks, in which hamas killed about 1,200 people. unrwa's head said a full investigation into the allegations
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