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be expected to work, but if you have a low level mobility issue your employer could make reasonable adjustments, perhaps including adaptations to enable you to work from home. if you're feeling anxious or depressed then, of course, you should get the support and treatment you need to manage your condition, but that doesn't mean we should assume you can't engage in work. here was the labour leader sir keir starmer�*s reaction earlier today. labour has, for a long time, been urging measures to be taken to deal with the problem of people getting back into work because it's inhibiting their ability to work, it's also restraining us in terms of what we can do with the economy, and that's why we've had a laser focus on how we get waiting lists down because the biggest problem here, frankly, is that the government's broken the nhs and waiting lists
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are up at 7.6 million. let's bring you up to date with some other news now, and the publisher of the memoir of the former prime minister liz truss has apologised after the board of deputies of britishjews flagged a made—up, anti—semitic quote in her memoir �*ten years to save the west'. historians claim that the quote, attributed to the founder of the rothschild banking dynasty about his desire to gain control of a nation's money, is falsely attributed, and may have been presented as his by those holding anti—semitic views. liz truss�* spokesperson says she had believed it was a "useful way of illustrating a point about the bank of england". her publisher, biteback, have promised it will be removed from the e—book version and any future print editions.
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joining me now is director of public affairs for the board of deputies of britishjews, daniel sugarman. what was your reaction to the comments and the response from liz truss and her publishers? i comments and the response from liz truss and her publishers?— truss and her publishers? i think that when we _ truss and her publishers? i think that when we first _ truss and her publishers? i think that when we first saw _ truss and her publishers? i think that when we first saw the - truss and her publishers? i think. that when we first saw the specific passage in the book and the quotes i think that there was a great deal of surprise at the fact that this could have been included, given that, as you suggested, the quote was not by the founder of the rothschild banking industry, it was written in 1935 by an individual cold gertrude coogan, who was anti—semitic and obsessed with the rothschild family and had entirely fabricated the
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coach. we reached out —— we reached out to the publishers to express our significant concern. we've heard back extremely quickly from them and from liz truss's game, expressing their profound dismay, in fact horror at the fact that this quote that had been used was an incorrect coach, a fake one, expressing their determination that it would be taken out of the e—book edition and any subsequent print editions. what subsequent print editions. what lessons do _ subsequent print editions. what lessons do you _ subsequent print editions. what lessons do you think _ subsequent print editions. what lessons do you think learnt here? subsequent print editions. what i lessons do you think learnt here? i lessons do you think learnt here? i think it is very important that if one is going to site a quote that is attributed to the rothschild family, given the unfortunate history of anti—semitism that there is surrounding the rothschild family and accusations regarding monetary control, global control and banking
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systems, that it is always wise to check with an organisation, perhaps the community security trust in this country, that have a significant amount of knowledge of these issues, have experts who can advise weather a coach is in fact accurate or fabricated. a coach is in fact accurate or fabricated-— a coach is in fact accurate or fabricated. women in the north—west say they feel unsafe after videos taken of them on nights out without their knowledge have gained millions of views on social media and attracted misogynistic comments. police say they are now actively trying to catch the person making the videos and asking anyone who has been filmed to come forward. laura oneill reports.
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these women didn't realise they were being filmed but millions of people have been watching them online. i didn't see him, i didn't know anyone was recording me. i can't believe, like, i have been targeted in that way, i have been looked at and he thought, "yeah, i'll video that." meg is a make—up artist and presenter on tiktok. she is one of the victims of a disturbing social media trend that sees women filmed on nights out in cities across the north west without their knowledge or consent. i bumped into these two girls because i saw that they were actually being harassed. i walked with them to go to get another taxi so we were all together. just ended up having a little conversation with them. the video of meg was posted that night on social media by a stranger. it is one of dozens uploaded daily to platforms like tiktok, youtube and instagram, usually on the same evening they were filmed. the clips, which are often titled manchester or liverpool night life, have racked up millions of views along with a slew of
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misogynistic comments. greater manchester police say they are now actively trying to catch the people making the videos. we have spoken to women who are clearly unaware they are being recorded. they say although it is not illegal to film people in public without their consent, if the behaviour is causing alarm and distress it could be considered criminal. a lot of people speak to their phone as they are walking past. we don't know if it is a video not while they are going up the street so it's quite hard to get that one. have many women spoken to you on the street about it? just one. it's like a little ray ban sort of glasses and the colour of it is this little camera thing and then it flashes red. we need people to come forward. we are very much up against it if we don't get that in time, information coming from the actual victims in the communities themselves. our plea from our organisation is that people in england, if you see any suspicious behaviour, contact us and we will make sure that we will be there. social media platforms say they have removed a number of accounts relating to this content for violating their guidelines. a tiktok spokesperson said, misogyny is prohibited on tiktok. any content that violates
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these guidelines will be removed from the platform. for meg, the day the videos are gone for good can't come soon enough. they shouldn't be allowed to be posted online without consent. these videos are creating almost like a danger of violence towards women. glastonbury has announced it will have its first ever dedicated south asian area at this summer's festival. it was designed by south asian cultural organisations and will be part of the shangri—la area. named �*arrivals', the space will host artists including dj ritu, anish kumar, manara and nabihah iqbal. the announcement follows rising calls for greater representation of british asian music and artists. let's speak to dj bobby friction, who says the dedicated space a dream come true —
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tell us a bit more about your reaction to this news. well, for me, as someone who has been going to glastonbury since 1992, first as a festival go then as a performer, it has always been something i have wanted to see, always something on the edges of what i could imagine was possible and after lots of hard work, lots of good thumbs up from glastonbury and the avis family, it is happening this year. my understanding is that you're helping to put this space together. what can festival goers expect? this space has been put together by my organisation and another south asian festival organisation and a collection of djs and artists. what we are bringing to the festival is something massively unique, a space that represents british asian artistry and songs as well, because
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glastonbury is all about the music. it is culturally and artistically going to be reflecting that british asian vibe. something, by the way, that has been going on in britain for 30 years, but it is kind of invisible. we are going to make sure we showcase that it glastonbury to people who want to experience the new. . , people who want to experience the new. ., , . ., , people who want to experience the new. ., , .., , ., new. there have been calls for the sace to new. there have been calls for the space to be _ new. there have been calls for the space to be held _ new. there have been calls for the space to be held there _ new. there have been calls for the space to be held there for - new. there have been calls for the space to be held there for some i space to be held there for some time. why do you think the organisers decided to act this year? it is all about momentum, really. i was one of the people calling forth those spaces, not particularly at glastonbury, but talking about the invisibility of south asian artistry. it is happening globally. the numbers are up there with other forms of music, but somehow i am pretty and i think we are stuck. it was going to happen and i think with a bit of interplay between myself and emily avis and other
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organisations, we have finally got off the ground. it has been a long time coming. off the ground. it has been a long time coming-— off the ground. it has been a long time coming. thank you for “oining us, dj time coming. thank you for “oining o; bobby fl time coming. thank you for “oining us, dj bobby friction. * now it's time for a look at the weather with ben rich. hello. high pressure is going to be building across the uk this weekend. high pressure normally means dry weather and it will be largely dry. however, it will not always be sunny. often it will be cloudy, quite chilly too. the brightest and warmest weather to be found across the west of the uk. here is our area of high pressure right now, sitting just to the west of the uk. the jet stream, the flow of winds high in the atmosphere, is running just to the north of that high and then diving down across continental europe. the jet really meandering across europe this weekend. actually, if anything, it's going to bend back on itself
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and that will allow colder air in across the eastern half of the uk. through the rest of today, an old weather front is clearing the south. a little bit of rain with that. behind it some sunny spells. quite breezy close to this east coast, making it feel rather chilly. eight degrees there in aberdeen, the highest temperatures further south and west, 15 or 16 degrees. this evening and tonight it will stay fairly breezy close to this east coast. there may be the odd shower. a bit more cloud pushing into the north of scotland, but in between some clear spells, the odd mist patch and it is going to be a cold night, a touch of frost for some as we start saturday morning. saturday should start for most of us with a decent amount of sunshine. however, i think we will see cloud building as the day wears on. some showers potentially across these eastern parts, where it will stay quite breezy. cloud and some patchy rain as a weather front moves into northern scotland. the best of the sunshine and the warmth likely to be across northern ireland. 15 degrees here. compare that with just eight, nine
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or ten for some north sea coasts. as we move into the second half of the weekend, yes, our area of high pressure will be with us, but this frontal system really just gets stuck in the flow. that will bring a band of cloud, maybe the odd shower, so i can't completely rule out a showerfor the london marathon. certainly, there will be quite a lot of cloud and i think it will feel very cool, particularly given this nagging breeze that will affect south—eastern parts of england. a fair amount of cloud around on sunday. there will be some bright or sunny spells. i think the best of the sunshine across northern ireland, that could lift temperatures to 18 degrees, but further east i think it will feel quite chilly.
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live from london. this is bbc news. the united states is leading calls for de—escalation following the presumed israeli attack on iran. we are committed to israel's security, we are also committed to de—escalating, to trying to bring this tension to a close. explosions were earlier heard in iran. us officials say it's israel's response to iran's weekend drone and missile attack. an iranian official says there is no
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plan for immediate retaliation — and state tv says no damage has been reported. welcome to bbc news now, 3 hours of fast—moving news, interviews and reaction. america's top diplomat, antony blinken, has reiterated the importance of de—escalation in the middle east after an apparent israeli strike on iran. and the head of the un, antonio guterres, is appealing to the international community to prevent any developments that could lead to "devastating consequences for the entire "region and beyond". speaking at a g7 meeting in italy, mr blinken refused to comment on reports that israel had informed washington of its plans strike before they were effected. according to us officials, israel was responsible for air strikes here, near the city of isfahan —

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