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that person concerns about safety, that person won't be released. that is a safeguard not available under the labour scheme, and it is critical to prioritise public safety, that is our absolute focus. there's been a significant rise in cases of whooping cough in northern ireland. pregnant women and parents of younger children are being urged to get vaccinated against the infection. our health correspondent marie—louise connolly reports. it isa it is a distressing sound, captured the public information film and later 82 —— 1982. while now it is nowhere near that level of concern, the easily spread bacterial infection is out there. the first signs can be similar to a cold with a runny nose and sore throats, but after a week or so some patients will develop the most distinctive and debilitating cough, which can be
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tough on young children. 1milli tough on young children. with whooin: tough on young children. with wh00ping cough _ tough on young children. with whooping cough you _ tough on young children. it? whooping cough you get tough on young children. ii�*u whooping cough you get severe bouts of coughing, which could be worse in the evening, and in children it can involve this intake of breath, which is distinctive. it can be worrying. younger children can be blue around their mouth because they are struggling to breathe. it their mouth because they are struggling to breathe.- their mouth because they are struggling to breathe. it can be serious. this _ struggling to breathe. it can be serious. this year _ struggling to breathe. it can be serious. this year have - struggling to breathe. it can be serious. this year have been i struggling to breathe. it can bei serious. this year have been 72 confirmed cases of whooping cough compared to just two between 2021 and 2023, which has triggered the response from the public health agency. we response from the public health auen . ~ . response from the public health auen .~ ., ., response from the public health aren .~ ., , response from the public health aen .~ ., , ., agency. we are asking parents to check their— agency. we are asking parents to check their children _ agency. we are asking parents to check their children have - agency. we are asking parents to check their children have had - agency. we are asking parents to check their children have had the | check their children have had the vaccine, talks about gps, they should be offered it and a booster before school, and pregnant women should have from 20 — 30 weeks for the protection of the baby. pics should have from 20 - 30 weeks for the protection of the baby.- the protection of the baby. pics of whooin: the protection of the baby. pics of wh00ping one _ the protection of the baby. pics of whooping one or _ the protection of the baby. pics of whooping one or expected - the protection of the baby. pics of whooping one or expected every l the protection of the baby. pics of i whooping one or expected every few years, but this current bout is being associated with the pandemic
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when fewer people were vaccinated, also reduce social mixing meant the infection wasn't in its normal cycle of circulation. cases so far among children to those aged in their 70s. more than a0 gang members have been jailed and more than 20 banned from parts of suffolk. that's in the last year following the fatal stabbing of teenagerjames quigley. yesterday two 19 year olds gang members were jailed for more than 20 years for his murder. suffolk police say they're now on top of the fight against organised groups exploiting young people. zoe o'brien reports. friday night in ipswich. this police unit has a clear mission, to stop gangs recruiting children. we have come across _ gangs recruiting children. we have come across a _ gangs recruiting children. we have come across a young _ gangs recruiting children. we have come across a young man - gangs recruiting children. we have come across a young man we - gangs recruiting children. we have come across a young man we are l come across a young man we are interested in, where we've got big concerns. it’s interested in, where we've got big concerns. �* , . interested in, where we've got big concerns. h ., , ., concerns. it's a constant battle auainst concerns. it's a constant battle against exploiters _ concerns. it's a constant battle against exploiters enticing - concerns. it's a constant battle l against exploiters enticing young people with false promises and friendship until they are in 2d. we've managed to find him in an area
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well—known for drugs. 0ur we've managed to find him in an area well—known for drugs. our main aim is we will find a young person at a young age that has been exploited and we can stop it. who knows what road we have stopped them going down? ., ., ., , ., down? compared to one year, the olice down? compared to one year, the police feel— down? compared to one year, the police feel they — down? compared to one year, the police feel they are _ down? compared to one year, the police feel they are getting - down? compared to one year, the police feel they are getting ahead| police feel they are getting ahead of the gangs, but how do gangs and drug dealers recruit here? we met luciano in ipswich. just drug dealers recruit here? we met luciano in ipswich.— luciano in ipswich. just for the mone , luciano in ipswich. just for the money. so _ luciano in ipswich. just for the money. so i — luciano in ipswich. just for the money, so i could _ luciano in ipswich. just for the money, so i could survive, - luciano in ipswich. just for the l money, so i could survive, feed luciano in ipswich. just for the - money, so i could survive, feed my brother and sister, and so i could have warm at night and a meal that day. doing that thing from 1a, it is pressure. day. doing that thing from 14, it is ressure. ~ . , day. doing that thing from 14, it is ressure. ~ ., , , pressure. with handling drugs comes violence. i would _ pressure. with handling drugs comes violence. i would carry _ pressure. with handling drugs comes violence. i would carry a _ pressure. with handling drugs comes violence. i would carry a weapon, - pressure. with handling drugs comes violence. i would carry a weapon, if. violence. i would carry a weapon, if i did feel violence. i would carry a weapon, if i did feel i — violence. i would carry a weapon, if i did feel i had — violence. i would carry a weapon, if i did feel i had to. _ violence. i would carry a weapon, if i did feel i had to. i _ violence. i would carry a weapon, if i did feel i had to. i felt _ violence. i would carry a weapon, if i did feel i had to. i felt like - violence. i would carry a weapon, if i did feel i had to. i felt like if - i did feel i had to. ifelt like if anything happened, i could just protect myself. anything happened, i could “ust protect myselfi anything happened, i could “ust rotectm self. �* , ., , protect myself. anybody from these areas can be —
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protect myself. anybody from these areas can be dragged _ protect myself. anybody from these areas can be dragged in _ protect myself. anybody from these areas can be dragged in to - protect myself. anybody from these areas can be dragged in to these - areas can be dragged in to these wars _ areas can be dragged in to these wars. ., . , areas can be dragged in to these wars. ., . ., areas can be dragged in to these wars. .,. ., , areas can be dragged in to these wars. ., , wars. police say gang activity has reduced in _ wars. police say gang activity has reduced in ipswich. _ wars. police say gang activity has reduced in ipswich. in _ wars. police say gang activity has reduced in ipswich. in the - wars. police say gang activity has reduced in ipswich. in the last. reduced in ipswich. in the last year, more than 40 members have been jailed and more than 20 criminal behaviour orders have banned people from the town, but they admit gangs are here and cuts makes exploitation easier and theirjob harder. the easier and their 'ob harder. the art of easier and their 'ob harder. the part of the — easier and their 'ob harder. the part of the job — easier and theirjob harder. tue: part of the job is easier and theirjob harder. t'ta: part of the job is to easier and theirjob harder. tt2 part of the job is to hold others accountable for their other role in this bigger picture. so that we can go back to policing. in this bigger picture. so that we can go back to policing.— go back to policing. in ipswich the effort to protect _ go back to policing. in ipswich the effort to protect children - go back to policing. in ipswich the effort to protect children and - effort to protect children and prevent exploitation is ongoing. the war against gangs far from over. but everyone in this battle says they won't give up. there must be more recognition and support for them because children's lives are counting on it. bbc south can reveal how scammers are impersonating genuine recruitment companies and advertising fake jobs to steal personal information or money. they're posting fake adverts online
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or sending messages via whatsapp to lure their victims. the owner of a surrey recruitment business said their name was used by a scammer who targeted job hunters online. it comes as the city of london police says the number of people reporting these scams to action fraud increased by more than 700% in a year. fiona irving reports. a good salary, fantastic benefits, the chance of working from home. the only problem is the job doesn't exist. more and more of us are falling for recruitment scams. elaborate and sophisticated frauds where the criminals contactjob—seekers, often posing as genuine recruiters. we were taking calls from candidates saying, is there a david there? and we said, no, we don't have a david. when david, the con man, posted a job on the jobs website, indeed, pretending to be a two eye
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recruitment employee, the genuine firm in surrey was inundated with calls from angryjob—seekers. what has david asked you? well, he's contacted us about a job ad that you're advertising. so i would reply and say, well, we're not advertising that particularjob. that's not a job that's on our books, you know? can you send us a screenshot of the vacancy? can you discuss it further? and they were very, very upset. you know, they were basically implying that people from my business had been trying to get their personal information. julia from surrey was conned after being contacted by a fake recruiter claiming to be from a legitimate recruitment firm. he lost £7,000. i got a sort of panic attack. like, i lost my balance. i started seeing blurry, like being nervous. i felt my temperature went high. i should realise these things. i should see the signs. but i didn't see it. these scammers can be really tricky to track down.
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they use encrypted messaging systems like whatsapp, meaning their communications are largely untraceable and they're often not operating from within the uk. their crimes can have devastating financial consequences. we've had instances where people think that they've got this genuine job lined up. they've maybe paid this advance fee for a criminal record check or some sort of spurious online course. they leave theirjob and in some cases have relocated. these people turn up at the office they think is their new place of work, only to be turned away because no such business exists. the jobs website indeed says it removes tens of millions ofjob listings each month that don't meet its quality guidelines. but with so many scammers evadingjustice, ourjobs boards and messaging services doing enough to disable the criminals operations?
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fiona irving, bbc south east today. frank foster is a huge football fan, but after a knee injury ended his dreams of playing, he turned to refereeing grassroots games. for the last 44 years that's exactly what he's been doing — and at the age of 90, he shows no signs of slowing down any time soon. hannah gray has been to meet him. 0k. frank foster doing what he enjoys most. this 90—year—old great—grandfather from sheffield referees about three times a week. i just love football. being out in the fresh air. i had a 98% mark in my referee exam. i wanted to give that back out, whether it be boys, girls, men 01’ women. i just love it. frank played for bamford football club back in the 1950s. after a knee injury, he couldn't play in the team any more,
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but he's now in his 44th year of refereeing. my legs are tired afterwards, because i don't have linespeople, and i anticipate a move and go with it. and if i get any arguments, i'm straight in, talking to them. i don't talk down to them. that's rubbish, that. just talk to them naturally. spectators are often stunned to learn his age. it's really hard, isn't it, being a ref? so, the fact that he's still doing it at 90 is absolutely amazing. i can't believe it. and he's keeping up with play, which actually some of the younger lads don't even do. so, yeah, absolutely brilliant to see him here, yeah. it's obviously great for the girls. he's still very mobile, - running up and down the pitch. so, yeah, it's brilliant. people my age, as a grandparent, i'm a bit envious, really. you know, he's 20 years older than me, and i wish i could do what he's doing now. an inspiration to us all. frank, can we come back and chat
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to you when you turn 100, and will we still find you refereeing? as long as you push me wheelchair, i will. and you're going to continue for a while? oh, i'm going to continue, yes. i've got no reasons or intentions of stopping. age isjust a number. it's just a number. forget how old you are. do what you can as long as you can. determined to keep on handing out those red and yellow cards for as long as he possibly can. hannah gray, bbc news. you take care. you, too. now it's time for a look at the weather. hello there. good afternoon. well, it's been another wet start to the day with a band of heavy rain moving eastwards, particularly across england and wales. sodden ground here in herefordshire, although the rain is largely eased here. lots of low cloud, still some rather
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misty, murky conditions for the rest of this week. you'll notice that it is turning milder with more of a south—westerly wind. more rain to come, though. and here's the rainfall accumulation chart for the rest of the week. you can see for most of us, another 20 to 30 millimetres, but for some spots for northwest england and for western wales, as much as perhaps 70 to 80 millimetres of rain, more flooding. plenty of flood warnings up through the severn estuary and towards the south coast with those high spring tides yesterday and today. and here's the satellite picture showing all of that cloud. the weather fronts gradually pushing through. the rain will eventually clear east anglia in the far south east of england. some showers following on behind a lot of low cloud. perhaps the best of the brightness today will be across north western areas of scotland, although here perhaps still a few showers and a brisk south—westerly wind dragging in that mild feeling air, 12 or 13 degrees celsius across the south of england. now, overnight tonight, we'll see further weather fronts just gradually push their way in from the west, bringing some
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heavy rain across north western scotland, northern ireland and down through northwest england as well. further south and east, it is drier. there'll be lots of low clouds and misty, murky conditions, still rather breezy, ten or 11 degrees celsius. it's a mild start to the day on wednesday. now, wednesday, that weatherfront stores across north west, england and west and wales, there will be some rain here to the south of the front, plenty of cloud, a few brighter skies. and that will really help to lift the temperature. sunshine and showers further north and gales blowing across the far north of scotland. but that milder air now firmly established across most of the uk. 0ur weather front will gradually be pushing further northwards as we head through thursday. bringing some more heavy rain across perhaps parts of northern ireland, southern scotland and another rash of showers pushing eastward, some heavy and thundery, particularly out towards the west. if we do get any brightness on thursday, temperatures across parts of east anglia could rise as high as perhaps 16 or 17 degrees celsius. there's more showers to come in. the forecast, though, as we head through friday, drier by the end of the day,
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the air stays mild, but still some more wet weather to come. bye— bye.
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live from jerusalem, this is bbc news. the bbc sees evidence that staff at nasser hospital in gaza were mistreated by israeli forces we'll bring you a special report. a ship loaded with 200 tonnes of humanitarian aid has left cyprus's larnaca port for gaza. also on the programme this hour, the prime minister of haiti calls for stability in the country after announcing his resignation. andrew tait and his brother kristan have appeared in court after the uk issued warrants for their arrest. —— his brother tristan. and serves up for a huge tidal wave. —— and surf�*s up for a huge tidal wave.

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