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live from london, this is bbc news. houthis vow to respond after fresh uk and uk airstrikes in yemen hit 36 targets — in the latest response to attacks on red sea ships. more than 50 people have been killed and over 1,000 homes destroyed in what's believed to be the deadliest wildfire on record in chile. the mother of the murdered teenager, brianna ghey, is calling for a ban on access to social media apps for under—16s. a woman killed in a dog attack in essex has been named as esther martin by herfamily. police say a man has been arrested following the attack in the village of jaywick. # myself for hours. ..# and the grammy awards — celebrating the best of the music industry — are set to be
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dominated by female artists. hello. the us and the uk have carried out fresh strikes on more than 30 targets linked to the iran—backed houthi rebels in yemen. they were supported by six other countries, as they continue attempts to stop the houthis targeting ships in the red sea. the raids in yemen follow us strikes in iraq and syria on friday — 85 sites were hit in retaliation for the killing injordan of three american soldiers by iranian—backed militants. louisa pilbeam has the very latest. british fighterjets taking off from an raf military base in cyprus, ahead of new strikes on houthi positions overnight. it's the third time the uk joined the us in targeting the houthis, in an attempt to stop their attacks
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on commercial ships in the red sea. the us military said 13 locations were hit across yemen, including the capital sana'a. the places struck included underground weapons facilities and missile launchers. we are going to craft essex now and listen to the very latest on the dog attack healing. —— crossed to essex now. attack healing. -- crossed to essex now. , , u, ., attack healing. -- crossed to essex now. , ., ., now. yesterday we were called to a house in january — now. yesterday we were called to a house in january after _ now. yesterday we were called to a house in january after receiving - house in january after receiving reports of a woman injured there. our officers arrived within minutes 0ur officers arrived within minutes but sadly a 68—year—old woman died at the scene. although she has not been formally identified, essex police can confirm her name as esther martin. i want to express my condolences to her family and friends and we have got specialist
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trained officers supporting them. we believe esther had been attacked by two dogs inside the house. when essex police officers entered the house, their priority was as always, to keep their community safe. the unflinching bravery and professionalism ensured that there is no ongoing threat to the people of essex as a result of this incident. both dogs were destroyed inside the house. i repeat, thanks to their swift actions, i can reassure the community ofj week that there is no ongoing risk posed to them by this incident. i would also like to thank the local people, he tried to get into the house to help esther martin. you should be proud. last night, we arrested a
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39—year—old man from jaywick on suspicion of dangerous dog offences. he remains in custody. i know there is speculation about the breed of the dogs involved and we are working with experts to establish this and i won't say anything further on that today. i would ask you not to speculate. we will establish the facts and we will keep the community of jaywick updated. facts and we will keep the community ofjaywick updated. experienced of jaywick updated. experienced detectives are ofjaywick updated. experienced detectives are investigating this incident. you will see us in the area throughout the day. if anyone has any information or concerns, please come and speak to one of our officers, they will be pleased to help you. it is understandable that people will have questions. if you have specific concerns about any animal that might be a risk to you
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or to others you should contact us immediately. finally, ourthoughts immediately. finally, our thoughts remain immediately. finally, ourthoughts remain with everyone affected by what has happened. i have seen the flowers laid down for esther, as have my officers. i would like to thank all of those who have come together to pay tribute to her. thank you. thank you for coming today. i haven't got long but i'm happy to take a couple of questions. as i said, we are not to speculate on the breed of the animals involved. the investigations will continue and we need to take expert advice to establish the breed of the dogs. the relationship with esther and the suspect, i think, is a
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familial relationship and that has been part of the investigation. that is my understanding. the investigation will continue to explore all lines of inquiry and to further people need to be spoken to they will be spoken to as part of that investigation. the investigation will look at all avenues of inquiry and background. i know no other information at this time. thank you very much for coming today. time. thank you very much for coming toda . ., ., , time. thank you very much for coming toda . . . , ., , time. thank you very much for coming toda . . ., , ., ., today. that was the latest following the death of— today. that was the latest following the death of 68-year-old _ today. that was the latest following the death of 68-year-old aston - the death of 68—year—old aston martin from woodford green in london, who travelled to clacton—on—sea and was attacked by two dogs. the dogs had been destroyed and sadly she was declared dead at the house. a39—year—old man has been arrested on suspicion of
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dangerous dog offences. as you may have heard, there is the understanding the relationship of a man to esther was a familial relationship. in terms of the breed of dog, there is work to establish the facts is what we were told. and establish the breed of the two dogs. esther martin, 68 years old. you can see on your screen, from woodford green, london, had been visiting relatives in clacton—on—sea where she died following an attack by two dogs. we do not have confirmation on the breed of the dogs. she was a grandmother to eight and a great grandmother to eight and a great grandmother to eight and a great grandmother to three. the us and the uk have carried out fresh strikes on more than 30 targets linked to the iran—backed houthi the rebels in yemen. they were supported by six other countries, as they continue attempts to stop the houthis targeting ships in the red sea. the raids in yemen follow us strikes in iraq and syria on friday —
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85 sites were hit in retaliation for the killing injordan of three american soldiers by iranian—backed militants. with some context, here's david waddell. the british and american response to houthi attacks on ships entering or leaving the red sea has expanded. it is notjust in yemen where those strikes are taking place but also now in syria and iraq. that's about 2000 kilometres north of the gulf of aden. us national security council has said the targets were carefully selected to avoid civilian casualties and based on clear and irrefutable evidence they were connected to attacks on us personnel in the region. the iraqi army has said the attacks constitute a violation of iraqi sovereignty. this crisis has been rumbling on since october when iran—backed houthi militias started launching missile attacks upon israel from yemen.
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0n the 19th of november, houthis started attacking commercial ships. this houthi video shows an assault on a car transporter — the galaxy leader. the ship's 25 crew were kidnapped and remain in detention. the other attacks have led shipping companies to make big changes to their routes. look here for example at this passage from taiwan to the netherlands. that traverses the bab el—mandeb strait end the suez canal. in normal times, 15% of global trade passes through the red sea every year. now many ship masters are taking them much longer passage around the cape of good hope, adding eight to ten days to the journey. the british foreign secretary lord cameron has said the reckless actions of the houthis are putting innocent lives at risk, threatening the freedom of navigation and destabilising the region. and iran, which backs the houthis, has said the us and uk are fuelling chaos, disorder, insecurity and instability by supporting israel. a reward of up to 20,000 is being offered for information leading to the arrest of the suspect in a chemical attack on a mother and her daughters in clapham.
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police have released this new footage of abdul ezedi. officers say he was last seen leaving tower hill underground station at 9:30 on wednesday evening. investigators believe people who know where he is have yet to come forward. they warned anyone found assisting him faces arrest. the mother of brianna ghey, the 16—year—old who was murdered by two other teenagers, is calling for a ban on access to social media apps for under—16s. esther ghey said the internet was out of control and children needed to be protected. her daughter's killers, scarlettjenkinson and eddie ratcliffe, were jailed for life on friday. she also wants parents to be able to see what they're children are accessing social media on their mobile phones, as noor nanji reports. the family of brianna ghey spoke about their heartbreak after hearing the sentencing of her killers. brianna was stabbed to death
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almost exactly a year ago. she was just the life and soul of the party, really. today, her mother said she is open to speaking to the mother of one of the killers. i'd like to understand more how their life was and what they went through, and i also want her to know that i don't blame her for what her child's done. scarlettjenkinson and eddie ratcliffe had plotted the murder on messaging apps, and scarlett had searched out videos of torture and violence on the dark web. brianna's mother now wants a law introduced so there are mobile phones that are only suitable for under—16s. if you are over 16, you can have an adult phone, but then under the age of 16, you can have a children's phone, which will not have all of the social media apps that are out there now. and also to have software that is automatically downloaded on a parent's phone which links the children's phone. introducing age limits on smartphones is not something that the government is considering,
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but it does raise the wider issue of keeping young people safe as they use the internet. the 0nline safety bill was recently introduced, and the education secretary said ministers are looking at other measures, such as guidance on the use of phones in schools. it is quite radical to ban smartphones from under—16s. i think that is quite radical. even banning it in schools, you know, is quite a big step. but that just shows just how much we know and understand that this is really worrying to parents. all of this comes as the world's biggest tech bosses came face—to—face with bereaved parents in america. but even they can't control what's going on on the dark web, where brianna's killers were looking. what's clear is that brianna's murder has once again shone a spotlight on that central question, what more can we do to protect children online? noor nanji, bbc news.
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emergency teams in chilly are battling to combat wildfires. rescue teams have warned that more bodies will be found. more than 1,000 homes have been destroyed. a state of emergency is in place in central and southern parts of the country — where many people have been told to evacuate. the chilean president gabriel boric said he would make "all necessary resources" available. for more on this, we are joined by mimi swaby, our news reporter who specialises in latin america. hello. just how bad are these fires affecting chili? we hello. just how bad are these fires affecting chili?— affecting chili? we know so far at least 51 peeple — affecting chili? we know so far at least 51 people have _ affecting chili? we know so far at least 51 people have been - affecting chili? we know so far at least 51 people have been killed. | affecting chili? we know so far at i least 51 people have been killed. as the interior minister said, this likely is going to rise by very likely, as more bodies are found as rescue workers which the central region in chilly. we understand 3000
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homes have been destroyed and thousands more impacted. these fires are being investigated because people think they were started on purpose. many fires, around 90 fires, are still active with firefighters really battling against them using trucks and helicopters, trying to quell and contain them. these fires have impacted 43,000 hectares. very worrying they are close to urban areas. the most delicate region is in the city of valparaiso, which has been engulfed by huge claims driven by strong winds and high temperatures up to 45 celsius. some other areas particularly hard hit al around the coastal, and other tourist city, as many rescue workers are unable to get into areas to try to firstly contain the fires and also carry out
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rescue operations as well. set, contain the fires and also carry out rescue operations as well. a number of shelters have _ rescue operations as well. a number of shelters have been _ rescue operations as well. a number of shelters have been set _ rescue operations as well. a number of shelters have been set up - rescue operations as well. a number of shelters have been set up around | of shelters have been set up around valparaiso. there seems to be some confusion. evacuate or stay where you are so the emergency crews can get through. how well coordinated our efforts?— get through. how well coordinated our efforts? , , , , _ our efforts? these responses by the government — our efforts? these responses by the government had _ our efforts? these responses by the government had been _ our efforts? these responses by the government had been contradictory| government had been contradictory and confusing. it has also had a curfew imposed. do you stay or go? anyone told to evacuate to do so as quickly as possible. a state of emergency has been put in force by the president in order to make all resources available to cope with this emergency and help the families who are impacted. military units have also been deployed to the areas to try and help contain these claims. this is the worst disaster chile is facing since the earthquake in 2010 which killed around 500 people. right now the methods i really am trying to contain and put
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up really am trying to contain and put up frames to increase rescue and evacuation efforts where needed. a little bit of confusion when they are needed or not in some areas and also identify bodies which have already been discovered. in also identify bodies which have already been discovered. in 2020 and already been discovered. in 2020 and a number of — already been discovered. in 2020 and a number of latin _ already been discovered. in 2020 and a number of latin american _ already been discovered. in 2020 and a number of latin american countries| a number of latin american countries suffered devastating wildfires. that was down to deforestation. this year, it seems el nino is having a major effect on whether in the region. colombia injanuary region. colombia in january suffering region. colombia injanuary suffering forest fires. how have people in chile been responding? is it shock resignation?— it shock resignation? every year it seems wildfires _ it shock resignation? every year it seems wildfires are _ it shock resignation? every year it seems wildfires are getting - it shock resignation? every year it seems wildfires are getting worse j seems wildfires are getting worse across the region, notjust in chile. last year on the back of a record heat wave, 27 people died and 400,000 hectares were burned. this year, the fires that chile are
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experiencing are smaller and spreading quickly. they are in urban areas which is relatively new and not that common. is a very worrying aspect. in south america over recent years and recent weeks, many countries have been fighting unusually fierce wildfires. 0nly countries have been fighting unusually fierce wildfires. only a few months ago in patagonia in argentina. this is due to the climate phenomenon el nino. some of these fires are thought to have been started on purpose. the government is investigating that as well. thank ou ve is investigating that as well. thank you very much _ is investigating that as well. thank you very much indeed. _ is investigating that as well. thank you very much indeed. q. -- - is investigating that as well. thank| you very much indeed. q. -- thank you. now, it's time for a look at today's sport. the premier league title race could tighten later with leaders liverpool facing arsenal at the emirates. the home side could go second and just two points
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behind liverpool. there's four games in the premier league on sunday. three of them have already got under way. manchester united are looking for a win to leapfrog their opponents, west ham into sixth place. currently goalless at old trafford. elsewhere, chelsea will want to react to their thrashing by liverpool midweek. there has been a goal. bournemouth lead nottingham forest 1—0. but the biggest game of the day kicks off in just over two hours, and both managers had strong messages for thier players. the team will have to give that first step and the crowd will have to react to that. on sunday it has to react to that. on sunday it has to be different, from the beginning, from the whistle, the way you approach the game, the way you sit in the stand. you had to create an atmosphere. i am very confident that will be the case. that is going to happen, i think. will be the case. that is going to happen, ithink. we will be the case. that is going to happen, i think. we have to look at the team. that is it. the job is not to reflect on what
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they— the job is not to reflect on what they did. — the job is not to reflect on what they did, how fantastic they are, good _ they did, how fantastic they are, good looking on top of all this kind of thing _ good looking on top of all this kind of thing it— good looking on top of all this kind of thing. it is really about us. digging — of thing. it is really about us. digging deep and keep going, hold your breath, buckle up, all this kind _ your breath, buckle up, all this kind of— your breath, buckle up, all this kind of thing and go for it. india are favourites to level their test series against england after setting the tourists 399 to win the second match in vizag. the third day started well for ben stokes' side with james anderson taking two quick wickets. shubman gill — with his place in the india side under scrutiny — not only survived, he went on to make his third test century. england's bowlers stuck to their task and tom hartley ended up taking four wickets with india finally all—out for 255. in reply, england have made a positive start but lost ben duckett just before the close, finishing on 67—1. it felt like they were unsure what a
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good score would be against us. the wicket is still pretty good. also what we have seen today is shipment played brilliantly. there are still schools to be made out there. so much quality in the dressing room. the morning session that is going to happen— the morning session that is going to happen tomorrow is going to be very important _ happen tomorrow is going to be very important. coming tomorrow in the morning _ important. coming tomorrow in the morning that will be the key for us. us open champion wyndham clark will start the final round of the pebble beach pro—am with the lead after shooting a course—record 60. the american got four birdies and two eagles on just his front nine including this one at the sixth. he holds a one—shot third—round lead on 17 under after an incredibly impressive 12—under—par round in california.
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i think anyone that has ever shot 59 or gets in that kind of zone, you don't think about the score, you are so focused on the next shot. i really didn't think about it till i got to the 18th tee box. when i did i was like, it would have been nice to have one of those last two, because then i only had to birdie 18. but once i hit the fairway on 18 i knew i was going to have a chance to try to shoot that special number. i give it my best shot. unfortunately, i left some putts short. but i am super happy with my round. anytime you shoot 12 under anywhere you have got to be happy. in the nba, stephen curry scored 60 points for only the second time in his nba career — but the golden state warriors still lost in overtime to the atlanta hawks. elsewhere, cleveland cavaliers beat san antonio spurs 117—99 for their fifth win in a row. donovan mitchell scored 31 points and was then ejected for this altercation with zach collins.
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they are third. keep up—to—date with the football. thank— keep up—to—date with the football. thank you — parisians will vote today on whether to a introduce higher parking charges for suvs parked in the city by non—residents. the city council is backing the increase to try to discourage the use of the cars, which it says are more dangerous and bad for the environment. let's go live now to paris and get the latest from french journalist anne—elisabeth moutet. lovely to have you with us. 1.3 million parisians are involved in this. how het up are they over this issue? ., . , this. how het up are they over this issue? ., ., , . this. how het up are they over this issue? ., .,, . .,, i., ~ issue? not as much as you think, exce -t issue? not as much as you think, except the _ issue? not as much as you think, except the ones _ issue? not as much as you think, except the ones who _ issue? not as much as you think, except the ones who are - issue? not as much as you think, except the ones who are a - issue? not as much as you think, i except the ones who are a minority who own suvs. there was an issue about scooters that was much more het up because scooters,
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essentially, did not respect any kind of driving rules and there were lots of accidents as a result. the suv thing is the way by the city to introduce a threefold rise in cost of parking for the category of drivers and the mayor wants justification of the vote. not many people will vote you cannot vote electronically. there are subsidiaries city hall is in the city. it is on a sunday and the general reaction would be like previous votes like that, always destined to underline the well of the mayor to begin with, there will be less than 10% of the population voting in this. be less than 10% of the population voting in thia— be less than 10% of the population voting in this. turning to the mayor very quickly. _ voting in this. turning to the mayor very quickly. she — voting in this. turning to the mayor very quickly, she is _ voting in this. turning to the mayor very quickly, she is very _ voting in this. turning to the mayor very quickly, she is very proud - voting in this. turning to the mayor very quickly, she is very proud of. very quickly, she is very proud of her environmental credentials. what action has she taken to protect her city. she has the olympics coming up, of course. it
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city. she has the olympics coming up. of course-— up, of course. it is also a national cause. up, of course. it is also a national cause- the _ up, of course. it is also a national cause. the mayor _ up, of course. it is also a national cause. the mayor is _ up, of course. it is also a national cause. the mayor is in _ up, of course. it is also a national cause. the mayor is in a - up, of course. it is also a national cause. the mayor is in a politicall cause. the mayor is in a political coalition with the greens, the way she would not be in power. she is a socialist, she is essentially delegating green issues to the green party and the green party in paris is probably more extreme than in other places. they are very punitive. the whole point is to designate somebody to, i would say, almost hatred of the rest of the citizens. when you multiply two we had kicked out many cars from paris, we have the equivalent of ulez and that kind of thing. it has been done without consideration for the people. sock it to the poor. the thing with suvs is socket to the rich. the consequence is it is not
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done very diplomatically. {iii rich. the consequence is it is not done very diplomatically. of course, there are other— done very diplomatically. of course, there are other cities _ done very diplomatically. of course, there are other cities in _ done very diplomatically. of course, there are other cities in france - there are other cities in france watching very closely. i understand the green party in may well follow suit. , . . the green party in may well follow suit. , ., . , ., suit. they have decided they would do it. they will _ suit. they have decided they would do it. they will not _ suit. they have decided they would do it. they will not have _ suit. they have decided they would do it. they will not have a - suit. they have decided they would do it. they will not have a vote. . do it. they will not have a vote. that is the same thing. the mayor of leon has the same strain, fairly antagonistic. it will be seen as one of the elements of the class struggle. it is one way of doing it. as it happens, my father was born in lyon. it is not like paris with large avenues and boulevards. some of it is still on the map. to some extent, it is more understandable in a place like that but it is not much welcome. like everywhere else, the centre of the city, it is fine not to have cars or suvs. the minute you get out of the city, because you have driven out because housing
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costs are too high... h have driven out because housing costs are too high. . .— have driven out because housing costs are too high... i have ran out of time. costs are too high... i have ran out oftime- i— costs are too high... i have ran out of time- i am _ costs are too high... i have ran out of time. i am so _ costs are too high... i have ran out of time. i am so sorry. _ costs are too high... i have ran out of time. i am so sorry. thank- costs are too high... i have ran out of time. i am so sorry. thank you i of time. i am so sorry. thank you very much. you are watching bbc news. a mild weekend for early february. in worcestershire we have seen temperatures reaching 61 fahrenheit. to get there will be fairly complicated. we will see mild and cold ad tussling it out there working its way up and down the country before the cold air went out next weekend. in getting there we will see spells of wind and rain across the country at times. as cold air starts to wane out, may be on the hills and into lower levels as we go through later in the week. later in the week it is rain. the heavy bursts of rain we see in northern ireland and england will
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ease up to something lighter and patchy. 0ne ease up to something lighter and patchy. one or two breaks in the cloud. whether you are, a blustery day. wins may be up to 60 in shetland. we will continue to see sunny spells. 5 degrees here. most of us will be in double figures, is not low to mid—teens. tonight many areas in the south will be dry. relentless rain in western scotland, particularly the western highlands will be mounting up. 150 millimetres of rain. there could be flooding and travel disruption, even land slips. some of that rain turning to snow. for many, a might start to the monday morning rush—hour. there will be a few more breaks to my east central eastern england to begin with. drizzle on western coasts and hills. and the northern part of scotland the rain continues. three degrees and check them tomorrow,
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turning colder. some of the rain turning colder. some of the rain turning to sleet and snow. more wintry weather on tuesday. in scotland i will be more sunshine. cloudy, outbreaks of rain and drizzle for england and wales, turning more persistent and heavy later. some energised weather on tuesday in the south—east, which could head mega hit 14 or 15. drier, colderfor could head mega hit 14 or 15. drier, colder for wednesday. could head mega hit 14 or 15. drier, colderforwednesday. —— could head mega hit 14 or 15. drier, colder for wednesday. —— which could hit 14 or 15. cold air will interact and turn to sleet and snow. a colder feel next weekend.
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this is bbc news, the headlines. the houthis in yemen say the latest american and british airstrikes on the country will not go unpunished. third round ofjoint strikes hit 36 iran—backed rebel positions in the latest response to attacks on red sea ships. the capital, sana'a, was among the locations targeted. more than 50 people have been killed and over 1,000 homes destroyed in what's believed to be the deadliest wildfire on record in chile. president gabriel boric declared a state of emergency and said he would make "all necessary resources" available to tackle the situation. a woman killed in a dog attack in essex has been named as esther martin by herfamily. police say a man has been arrested following the attack in the village of jaywick. and the grammy awards — celebrating the best of the music industry —
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are set to be dominated by female artists with multiple nominations for chart stars taylor swift,

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