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detained for long, only will not be detained for long, only long enough to secure her attendance at a future hearing. he said her liberty is on the line but, unfortunately, we've reached the of the line in relation to this matter. katie price has previously quipped that she is so fed up with her legal troubles that she would rather go to prison and be done with it all. thank you very much for that. just want to bring you an update now about the events in southport. we have a name of one of the young victims. portuguese government minister has confirmed a nine—year—old portuguese girl called alice has died in the attack in southport. they told a portuguese tv station that unfortunately a child who is the daughter of portuguese parents has died. she was born on october iii
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parents has died. she was born on october 1a 2014 and parents has died. she was born on october 14 2014 and was nine years old. she was one of the victims of this awful crime. the family lives in southport. the family so in a state of shock. they are going to continue to give them the support they need and we are in direct contact with an aunt of the youngest girl so that confirmation from the portuguese government minister on the name, identity of one of the victims. a nine—year—old portuguese girl of portuguese parents and the government minister talking to portuguese tv station said there is. a child who is the daughter of portuguese parents has died. she was born on october 14, 2014. she was nine years old. she was one of the victims of this awful crime. the family lives in southport. the parents are in a state of shock. we will continue to give them the support we need and we are in direct
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contact with an aunt of the young girl. they have released that picture. another two children were also killed and five more are still in a critical condition and two adults are also in a critical condition. the chancellor has defended her decision to scrap winter fuel payments for millions of pensioners. she told the bbc she had to make tough decisions because of a £22 million black hole in public finances. her conservative predecessor has denied that he left a massive shortfall in government funding. a correspondence as this. he she claims overspending forced
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her hand. the decisions i made on winter fuel payment yesterday are not decisions i wanted to make. there are not decisions that i expected to make but when confronted with a £22 billion black hole i had to act and i preserve them for pensioners on pension credits. the former chancellor was furious that the claim saying miss reeves was blaming him for her political decision. in blaming him for her political decision. . , blaming him for her political decision. ._ , blaming him for her political decision. , , , blaming him for her political decision. ._ , , , decision. in 24 day she set up the national wealth _ decision. in 24 day she set up the national wealth fund _ decision. in 24 day she set up the national wealth fund of— decision. in 24 day she set up the national wealth fund of nearly - decision. in 24 day she set up the national wealth fund of nearly £8 | national wealth fund of nearly £8 billion, _ national wealth fund of nearly £8 billion, gp energy again around £8 billion, _ billion, gp energy again around £8 billion, public sector pay rises, £9 billion _ billion, public sector pay rises, £9 billion that— billion, public sector pay rises, £9 billion. that is nearly £1 billion of spending for every day that labour— of spending for every day that labour have been in office. the independent — labour have been in office. tue: independent institute labour have been in office. tte: independent institute for labour have been in office. "tt2 independent institute for fiscal studies says there were some astonishing areas of unfunded spending by the conservatives revealed yesterday. it also that many of the tough decisions facing this government were already known about. one of the consequences is labour scrapping unexpected cap on
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journey, they hope. nothing is ever certain. she needs major surgery for her scoliosis, delayed now for six months. i: the whole world to look at us with compassion. i could not believe it when they contacted me that my daughter was amongst those on the list going outside gaza for treatment. so many need to be healed but is real�*s war against hamas has closed hospitals, killed doctors, blocked medicines. inflicted traumatic injuries. and trauma. indie traumatic in'uries. and trauma. we were traumatic injuries. and trauma. 2 were struck. my eldest son was killed. my father was killed. my youngest son lost his sight. his left eye was blown out with a skull fracture. my middle son suffers from a leg injury and leg deformities. and i suffer a skull fracture, blindness in my left eye and a broken shoulder and ribs. there is
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no safe place _ broken shoulder and ribs. there is no safe place in _ broken shoulder and ribs. there is no safe place in gaza. _ broken shoulder and ribs. there is no safe place in gaza. the - broken shoulder and ribs. there is no safe place in gaza. the front i no safe place in gaza. the front line keeps closing in. many have flee time and time again. they have nowhere to go. this is one of the only way is out. medical evacuation but it is the biggest. this 12—year—old lost her foot in an explosion. t 12-year-old lost her foot in an exnlosion-_ 12-year-old lost her foot in an exlosion. , ., ., explosion. i wish that the world would end _ explosion. i wish that the world would end and _ explosion. i wish that the world would end and that _ explosion. i wish that the world would end and that all - explosion. i wish that the world would end and that all childrenl explosion. i wish that the world . would end and that all children like me would — would end and that all children like me would be able to come with me and have artificial lens fitted and received _ have artificial lens fitted and received treatment abroad. i also hope _ received treatment abroad. i also hope that— received treatment abroad. i also hope that i— received treatment abroad. i also hope that i will return to see my father — hope that i will return to see my father. it — hope that i will return to see my father. , ., , , hope that i will return to see my father. , . , , _ father. it is a bittersweet goodbye in the middle _ father. it is a bittersweet goodbye in the middle of _ father. it is a bittersweet goodbye in the middle of a _ father. it is a bittersweet goodbye in the middle of a war. _ father. it is a bittersweet goodbye in the middle of a war. hoping - father. it is a bittersweet goodbye in the middle of a war. hoping for| father. it is a bittersweet goodbye l in the middle of a war. hoping for a cure, hoping even more they will see theirfamilies again but cure, hoping even more they will see their families again but one day they will be able to return. the public inquiry into the 1998 omagh bombing is holding its first
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hearing. our ireland correspondent has the details. walking into a public inquiry. these are steps that omagh families have waited a quarter of a century to take. they want answers for their loved ones. this is aiden's place on the stone. it was a war crime what happened here. but the people that done it were never charged with a war crime. aiden was in omagh shopping on the day of the bomb, but the 21—year—old never came home. in what was the darkest single day in northern ireland's troubles, 29 people, including a woman pregnant with twins, were murdered in the real ira attack. no—one has ever been convicted of the atrocity. bereaved families have spent years fighting for a public inquiry. after a lengthy legal delays, it finally opens today. what do you want to get out of the inquiry?
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well, first of all, we need answers. we need to know was there anything that could have been done to prevent this bomb from happening? that is probably the most important question that we could ask. this is the worst single failure of intelligence and security in the history of northern ireland. the inquiry is chaired by lord turnbull. i know that the pain of bereavement and the trauma caused by the bombing was felt far beyond the community of omagh. i know that those killed and injured ranged in age from those yet to be even born through babies, infants, children and young people with their whole lives ahead of them. these are the names of those killed in the bombing. - james barker. fernando blasco baselga.
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after the names were read, a minute's silence. for michael, today is an important step forward in a journey that started nearly 26 years ago. ijust feel that, um, aiden's life was totally and absolutely wasted in order that some people wanted to make a political point. he was just a young person that wanted to enjoy his life. paris has been set on the storm alert. strong thunderstorms are expected on tuesday afternoon. a previous storm caused sewage to contaminate the river seine causing the men's triathlon to be postponed just hours before it was due to start. officials made the decision early on tuesday. condition of the
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what has been subject to controversy in the run—up to the olympics with warnings that pollution could harm the athletes. simon ward is a high performance coach who trains athletes for triathlons. tt is performance coach who trains athletes for triathlons. it is not su er athletes for triathlons. it is not soper common _ athletes for triathlons. it is not super common but _ athletes for triathlons. it is not super common but you - athletes for triathlons. it is not super common but you are - athletes for triathlons. it is not - super common but you are interacting with nature so i guess that nature always plays a hand and whether it is too much rain, too much pollution, blue or green algae, the athletes have to be aware of what might happen and be prepared for that. you probably have to sit in it for 12 or 24 hours with the poor stomach and then, depending on how toxic the water is at the time, that might last for a day or a few days but it will certainly affect the health of some if not all of the swimmers, depending on the toxicity of the water. t swimmers, depending on the toxicity of the water-— of the water. i “ust want to take it back to of the water. i just want to take it back to southport _ of the water. i just want to take it back to southport now. _ of the water. i just want to take it back to southport now. does - of the water. i just want to take it back to southport now. does the | of the water. i just want to take it - back to southport now. does the news that we have had while we have been on air here. one the victims. alice is the girl being named by a
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portuguese government minister speaking on portuguese tv. the government minister said unfortunately, a child who is the daughter of portuguese parents, originally from the madeira region has died. she was nine years old. she was one of the victims of this awful crime. the family lives in southport. the parents are in a state of shock. they're going to continue to give them the support they need and we are in direct contact with an aunt of the young girl. we will have, of course, continuing coverage from southport throughout the hours ahead but let's get the weather with chris. it is going to be hotter than it was yesterday. scotland and northern ireland having fine weather. a few showers across the far north.
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temperatures into the low 20s. the heat really built across england and wales. top temperatures 32 are maybe 33 toy south—east england. it is likely by a few tenths of a degrees celsius to be the hottest day of the year so far and up to such a day those temperatures overnight will be very slow to come down so still at 11 o'clock we are looking at temperatures in a number of towns and cities up above the 20 celsius mark and of course it does depend where you lift. in the centre of london, 23 at 11 o'clock. there temperatures four or 5 degrees lower if you are out in the countryside. the countryside loses the heat much more quickly than the concrete jungle. temporary system hired
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disruption. it is going to be another hot day for england and wales. temperatures coming up over scotland and northern ireland to feeling warmer here. friday and saturday eventually low pressure will take over from the atlantic bringing a change to the weather pattern for scotland and northern ireland with windier weather here. temperatures are just coming down across these north—western areas but it will still stay pretty hot across much of england and wales with temperatures for many still reaching the mid to upper 20s. the cooler, fresher air will eventually arrive and as we look at the to begin the temperatures look to be closer to normal for the time of year.
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live from london. this is bbc news the first picture is released — of nine—year—old alice — after police confirm she's the third child to have died — after yesterday's stabbing attack in north—west england. it's understood — one of the two adults attacked is — leanne lucas, the yoga teacher running the summer holiday dance—class. she has been praised for her bravery. we'll hear from our correspodnents live in southport — and outside alder hey children's hospital. reports of three deaths in venezuela's protests — as anger over the election result spills over. critics say the vote was rigged. a series of devastating landslides
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in southern india kills more than 90 people, officials warn many more victims are trapped. and pollution in the seine forces the olympic organisers to postpone the men's triathlon — just hours before it was due to begin. hello. police have confirmed that a third girl has died from her injuries — after the multiple stabbings in southport in the north west of england. the attack, on a summer—holiday dance workshop, has also left five the first picture of the nine—year—old girl has been released, this is a lease, she is the daughter of portuguese parents. this is the first image, the heartbreaking image, and has been released in the last few moments.
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the attack, on a summer—holiday dance workshop, has also left five

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