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p.i p. i can't even save up bit by bit p. i can't even get insurance on my daughter. people have life insurance, i can't get insurance for my daughter, because of her disability. how would that make any mother feel? i can't even go out there and get a job, because i have to look after my sick little girl. how would that make any mother feel? i can't even have a life. you know? how would that make any mother feel? when she was 19 she was in hospital fighting for her life. this has happened several times, i have got oxygen in my house which i have to give to my daughter. no mother
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should have to you know face that. i shouldn't have to face my little girl in that bed every day fighting for her life. this what these people done to me, because they didn't tell me about this drug. no mother should have to put up with that. i me about this drug. no mother should have to put up with that.— have to put up with that. i am so sor , i have to put up with that. i am so sorry. i am _ have to put up with that. i am so sorry. i am so. _ have to put up with that. i am so sorry, i am so, so _ have to put up with that. i am so sorry, i am so, so sorry, - have to put up with that. i am so sorry, i am so, so sorry, karen. | have to put up with that. i am so i sorry, i am so, so sorry, karen. no sorry, lam so, so sorry, karen. fir? mother should have to go through what mothers and fathers out there. and i told the mhra back in
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the corporation has now been compelled to release correspondence revealing how it dealt with the issue. the bbc said many of the emails were largely "irreleva nt". the corporation has now been compelled to release correspondence revealing how it dealt with the issue. the bbc said many of the emails were largely "irreleva nt". the serial killer nurse lucy letby has lost the first stage of the process to appeal her convictions. a judge refused her application. letby, who's 3a, was given 14 whole life sentences for the murders of seven babies and the attempted murder of six others. a man armed with a crossbow has been shot dead by police in south—east london. the met said the man, who was in his 30s, was trying
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to force his way into a building in the surrey quays area you're live with bbc news. for the first time in nearly two years it looks like northern ireland will have a devolved government and an assembly up and running by the end of next week. the announcement came 2a hours after a meeting of the dup executive — the unionist party that collapsed power sharing in february 2022 in protest at the post—brexit trading rules and checks which they said undermined northern ireland's place within the united kingdom.(boxed northern ireland's place within the united kingdom. they now believe they have the assurances they need from westminster to return to government, with the nationalists, sinn fein. our ireland correspondent sara girvin has this report. last night was a night of high stakes and high drama for the democratic unionist party. there were protests and the leak of a private meeting to contend with. it is understood a party member wore a wire to record proceedings which were then live posted on social media. but despite all the noise,
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there was a breakthrough, and news of a deal negotiated between the dup and the government that could see the return of devolved institutions in northern ireland after almost two years. the details will be released tomorrow but today sirjeffrey donaldson was confident. i believe that what we have delivered is significant, and on the basis that the government continues to deliver, then we will be in a position to convene a meeting of the assembly and proceed with the restoration of the political institutions. the dup walked out of power—sharing in 2022 in protest at trading arrangements brought in after brexit. the party says those arrangements saw northern ireland treated differently from the rest of the uk and it has been negotiating with westminster for measures to remove what it sees as economic barriers. the secretary of state for northern ireland said he would fulfil his side of the deal. i believe that all the conditions are now in place for the assembly
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to return, and i look forward very much to the restoration of the institutions at stormont as soon as possible. the assembly may be recalled as early as friday or even saturday but whenever the power—sharing institutions do return, they will do so with a nationalist first minister in the shape of sinn fein�*s michelle o'neill. it will be the first time in northern ireland's existence — more than a century — that the top job will be held by a leader who wants a united ireland. power—sharing is the only show in town so i am finally glad - we are getting to a juncture where actually that may be | possible once again. i believe in power—sharing - and i believe in life you get much, much more done when you work together as opposed _ to working apart. after two years of uncertainty, frustration and division, it looks like the stormont stalemate will soon be at an end, but it is not done yet. and so people in northern ireland must do what they have done for nearly two years now — wait. sara girvan, bbc news, belfast.
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an australian state mp has accused a local news channel of misoygny after it edited an image of her to give her larger breasts and more revealing clothing. in a message on social media — showing the altered image and the real one side by side — georgie purcell said she had �*endured a lot�* but did not expect to have her image photoshopped by a media outlet, adding that something like this would never happen to a male mp. we can cross live to melbourne and speak to mp georgie purcell herself. ms purcell represents north victoria in the state parliament for the animaljustice party. thank you so much for your time this morning. firstly, what did you think and feel the he first saw that image and feel the he first saw that image and how it had been changed? thanks for havin: and how it had been changed? thanks for having the — and how it had been changed? thanks for having the end. _ and how it had been changed? thanks for having the end. i was _ and how it had been changed? thanks for having the end. i was confronted l for having the end. i was confronted to see my body alternative live on the news. i actually had just had a really catastrophic day at work and get on the just made it worse. i think that many young women like myself struggle with negative body
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image and we need to do better for women in public life. particularly with the emerging threat of ai and other forms of editing. i with the emerging threat of ai and other forms of editing.— other forms of editing. i want to come to ai _ other forms of editing. i want to come to ai in — other forms of editing. i want to come to ai in just _ other forms of editing. i want to come to ai in just a _ other forms of editing. i want to come to ai in just a bit, - other forms of editing. i want to come to ai in just a bit, but - come to ai in just a bit, but first i want to ask if you accept the explanation blaming the automation by photoshop for creating the image. photoshop�*s developer says human intervention and approval but still have been needed.— intervention and approval but still have been needed. yeah, look, i have acceted have been needed. yeah, look, i have accepted their — have been needed. yeah, look, i have accepted their apology. _ have been needed. yeah, look, i have accepted their apology. i _ have been needed. yeah, look, i have accepted their apology. i guess - have been needed. yeah, look, i have accepted their apology. i guess my . accepted their apology. i guess my position on this is complex. i'm satisfied with every other way that they have dealt with this scenario and they did apologise to me unreservedly. however, iam not sure i totally buy everything behind it. i'm not an expert and photo editing and i want to claim to be. i've left that narrative up to the people who know it best. however i do think this question is raised now that adobe correspondent has said that it would have required in human intervention. and ijust hope that they have learned a lesson from this. ,, ._ .,
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they have learned a lesson from this. ,, ., ,, ., , they have learned a lesson from this. ,, ., ,, ., this. singer taylor swift has also been subjected _ this. singer taylor swift has also been subjected to _ this. singer taylor swift has also been subjected to altered - this. singer taylor swift has also | been subjected to altered images recently, explicit nature, what concerns you most about this and what you have experienced? considering our lives notjust here in victoria or in australia, across the entire world. ai is moving at such a rapid pace that our laws are not equipped to deal with it. obviously this has happened to myself this week and it has happened to taylor swift, but my biggest concern is that it will happen to other women who don't have a public profile who don't have a voice to call it out. and people who think those images are real. it's very, very damaging. we've done a lot of work to stop image—based abuse and image—based exploitation of real images and we have done some work here in victoria around so—called deep fake pornography, but this is moving at a pace that i don't think we've kept up with and we need to seriously consider how we are going to stop by to play devils advocate, there may be some people that have seen this story the
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there may be some people that have seen this story— seen this story the photos that have been altered. _ seen this story the photos that have been altered, and _ seen this story the photos that have been altered, and thought - seen this story the photos that have been altered, and thought so - seen this story the photos that have been altered, and thought so what, | been altered, and thought so what, why is this a story? what would you say to them? i why is this a story? what would you say to them?— say to them? i would say that for women it is _ say to them? i would say that for women it is a _ say to them? i would say that for women it is a big _ say to them? i would say that for women it is a big deal _ say to them? i would say that for women it is a big deal when - say to them? i would say that for women it is a big deal when our i women it is a big deal when our bodies are altered without our consent. it raises a broader issue, misogyny, sexism and mistreatment of women in public life, as i said, this is something that would never have happened to a male politician. we are held to a higher standard, our lips are constantly under the microscope, again, that doesn't happen to men. this deters women and young girls away from a career in public life, despite having a valuable contribution to share, and thatis valuable contribution to share, and that is the last thing they want. and particularly as more and more young people move into the political ranks like i have, i'm the youngest woman in our parliament here, we are going to see more of this and we need do better. what do you thinks needs to happen in order to bring about meaningful change in how women are seen in the media? we've come a long way on this issue
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but this shows that there is still more to do. that we need to make politics and public life as a safe and welcoming space and needs to be with the quality and respect our marrow counterparts received in australia we have done a lot to overcome the really obvious sexism and misogyny that was happening in politics. in the parliament we actually have gender parity, there is an equal amount of mail in female mps but it does feel that we have to work twice as hard to get in there and then had to prove our right to be there and thatjust because of misogynistic views within our society. i think editing woman's body to meet conventional beauty standards is a bully speaking to a bigger issue. standards is a bully speaking to a bigger issue-— bigger issue. thank you for your time. georgie purcell, ausralian mp for north victoria. the tech billionaire elon musk says his company has successfully
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implanted a wireless computer chip in a human brain. the device, created by neuralink, aims to tackle complex neurological conditions, by allowing users to control devices like mobile phones and computers with their thoughts. several rival companies have already implanted similar devices. our north america correspondent emma vardy has the details. hello. we're thrilled to introduce neuralink�*s prime study. the man who's continually tried to make science fiction a reality has now taken a step closer to allowing people to control phones and computers with their brains. imagine the joy of connecting with your loved ones... this is elon musk�*s latest venture, following his enterprises in electric cars, space rockets and social media. no wires or physical movement are required. now, elon musk has said implanting a chip into a person for the first time has gone well. last year, his neuralink company was given permission to test its chip on humans, and it asked for volunteers. to enable people who have lost the brain—body connection to be able
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to operate a computer or a phone faster than someone who has hands that work. previously, this monkey with a brain implant was shown playing a video game, controlled by its thoughts. elon musk�*s california—based company isn't the first to experiment using chips in humans to control movement. but it's his notoriety and celebrity status which raises the profile of this technology and could speed up development. a decade ago, scientists implanted a microchip into the brain of a patient, who was then able to control a robotic arm. you know, people are kind of divided as to what elon musk brings to the table. for some folks, the kind of hype and often the controversy that he brings is a detriment. and for others, it can even be a good thing for someone to put such attention, such a spotlight, to bring such money to this field. some experts have safety and ethical concerns, but the hope that brain implants could one day allow people
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with disabilities to use smartphones and computers with their minds opens up life—changing possibilities. emma vardy, bbc news, los angeles. the renowned broadway actress, singer and dancer chita rivera has died, aged 91. known as a �*triple threat�* performer, she was best known for being the first to play anita in west side story and then velma kelly in the smash hit chicago. rivera — who the new york times have called "electrifying" started on broadway before she was 20 and continued all the way into her early 80s, winning two tony awards along the way. she died in new york after a brief illness. you can find out more on our website. more on all of our stories featured on our programme.
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that�*s all for now — stay with bbc news. hello. a fairly potent area of low pressure is going to move to the north of the uk. it�*s been named storm ingunn by the norwegian metservice. the southern half of the uk is going to be bright and breezy on wednesday, but that storm will bring some strong winds and heavy rain across northern parts of the uk, particularly so for parts of scotland, where the strongest winds could reach around 85 mph. here�*s the storm system, you can see it developing here. it is moving well to the north of us. but just look at all those isobars heading our way through the day on wednesday. so that�*s the active front that�*s
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bringing the strong squally winds and heavy rain. first thing wednesday, i think temperatures are going to be nearfreezing, perhaps even a little below through central parts of england and wales. but i think frost free further north where we�*ve got the cloud, the winds — gales already during wednesday morning and the rain moving in. so that rain willjust shift its way gradually further eastwards across parts of scotland through the morning. this line here could produce some really heavy bursts, perhaps some hail and thunder. and those gusts of wind could reach 85, possibly close to 90 mph up towards the western isles. but widely, we�*re looking at gales across scotland, parts of northern ireland and northern england as well. so gusts 55, perhaps 60 mph across this zone, enough to cause some significant disruption, particularly when combined with the heavy rain. further south across england and wales, you should stay dry for a good part of the day, not as windy as further north, but still blustery. 8—ii celsius towards the south, a touch colder in the north with that fresher air moving in. and some wintry showers follow on overnight into thursday across the high ground of scotland. but eventually the cloud and the rain clear away, so it�*s going to be another fairly chilly night, actually. we�*re likely to see a touch of frost
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in a few prone spots, certainly as we head on into thursday. but thursday does look like a much quieter day because we�*ll lose the tail end of that storm system. and this ridge of higher pressure builds its way in for thursday. so that�*s going to squeeze away most of the rain and it will bring lighter winds. still quite a breezy day across northern and western scotland with some rain arriving later. best of the sunshine for central, southern and eastern parts of the uk. and here temperatures perhaps down a touch on recent days, 9—10 celsius, so a slightly fresher feel to the weather. but then it looks like we see things turning milder once again. so looking ahead for friday into the weekend, some rain in the north and the west, drier towards the south, but it is looking mild for all of us. bye— bye.
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this is bbc news. we will have the headlines at the top of the hour as newsday continues straight after hardtalk. welcome to hardtalk. i�*m stephen sackur. israel has been ordered by the international court ofjustice to take specific measures to prevent genocide in gaza.
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the case for genocide — the very worst crime humanity can commit — was brought by south africa and will now be the basis of a full trial lasting years. the israeli government is outraged. world reaction has been mixed. but in terms of the situation on the ground in gaza, nothing seems to have changed. my guest is ronald lamola, south africa�*s justice minister. could the war in gaza be a game changer in geopolitics? ronald lamola injohannesburg, welcome to hardtalk. thank you. thank you very much. minister, it�*s great to have you on the programme.

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