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this thousands, obviously their thousands of troopsl could get through. and so this question will be asked, but we also know that putin is veryi good at deflating attention. from his mistakes or russia'sl mistakes into something else. joining me tonight is the telegraph's, deputy comment editor annabel denham and the democratic political strategist and former executive director of the la democratic party, drexel heard. first —— the latest headlines. moscow is rushing reinforcements to its southwestern region of kursk in an attempt to repel a large—scale incursion by ukrainian troops. the kremlin, in a brief statement, did not mention kursk by name, saying only that the council had discussed combatting what it called �*terrorism'. there's been heavy fighting there since ukraine launched a surprise attack on tuesday.
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president zelensky says at least 1a people have now been confirmed dead, and 43 injured, after a russian missile hit a supermarket close to the front line in donetsk region. elsewhere, ukraine's military intelligence says special forces conducted a raid on the russian—occupied kinburn spit in the black sea, destroying six armoured vehicles and personnel. to brazil where a plane carrying 62 people on board has crashed in sao paulo. it's not yet known if anyone survived, or how the accident occured. the voepass flight was travelling from cascavel in parana state to sao paulo�*s international airport. video posted on social media appeared to show it plunging to the ground, followed by a large cloud of smoke. here, the first prison sentences are being handed down to people who used social media follwoing the recent violence wich swept through england and northern ireland. 28—year—old jordan parlour was among them, after encouraging people on facebook to attack a hotel
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in leeds, housing asylum seekers. he was sentenced to 20 months. the prime minister says the sentences show social media isn't a law free zone. we start with the war in ukraine, as kyiv says it's made advances inside russia, hitting a military airfield, on the fourth day of its cross—border incursion. according to the us—based institute for the study of war, ukrainian forces could have reached as far as 20 miles — or 32 kilometres — inside the kursk region. state media in russia is reporting that moscow is sending reinforcements and extra military hardware to the area. it's also declared a state of emergency in the region. fighting is thought to be concentrated close to the town of sudzha with up to a thousand ukrainian troops involved — according to moscow. there are now concerns about the region's nuclear plant.
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these images being shared on social media, which have been verified by the bbc, show a convoy of russian troop carriers, damaged, burned and abandoned in the kursk region. the person who uploaded them has since been arrested. the un nuclear agency has urged russia and ukraine to exercise maximum restraint, as fighting in the russian border region of kursk draws closer to a nuclear power plant. the iaea said there were reports of significant military activity near the facility, and urged both sides to avoid a nuclear accident. inside ukraine, the emergency services say a russian missile strike on a supermarket in a town in the eastern don—etsk region has killed 14 people and wounded at least a0. president zelensky shared these pictures of what he said was the scene of the attack. he said people had been trapped in the rubble and vowed that russia would be held accountable. we are joined by katarzyna zysk,
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professor at the norwegian institute for defence studies in oslo. good to have you. so, let's talk first of all about the incursion across the border into russia and if we believe those proximity is, it would be a significant incursion into russia. how will this be viewed, do you think, by the kremlin right now? i viewed, do you think, by the kremlin riaht now? ~ , , right now? i think this is quite humiliating. — right now? i think this is quite humiliating, for— right now? i think this is quite humiliating, for the _ right now? i think this is quite humiliating, for the kremlin. l right now? i think this is quite i humiliating, for the kremlin. at domestic level, the incursion, appears contrary to what putin has tried to do over the last decade. basically, build an image of himself as a strongman, and one that provide safety and security, stability in russia, reinstating russia is a great power. this makes him look weak, ineffective and unable to pray tact russia. thinking about their own safety rather than victory in other places
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so this looks really bad because russia is not only losing people now, weapons, but also territory which could potentially contribute to changing the perception of the work in russia.— work in russia. what, if anything, can we read _ work in russia. what, if anything, can we read into _ work in russia. what, if anything, can we read into the _ work in russia. what, if anything, can we read into the timing - work in russia. what, if anything, can we read into the timing of - work in russia. what, if anything, i can we read into the timing of this incursion because i know there are certain prancing deadlines and here we are once again... impending bad weather, was that have played a factor in the timing of this incursion? {iii factor in the timing of this incursion?— factor in the timing of this incursion? , , , factor in the timing of this incursion? , , incursion? of course, both sides are ressured incursion? of course, both sides are pressured for _ incursion? of course, both sides are pressured for time _ incursion? of course, both sides are pressured for time because - incursion? of course, both sides are pressured for time because we - incursion? of course, both sides are pressured for time because we have | pressured for time because we have seen over the last three years that the frontal is slow down because of the frontal is slow down because of the cold, because of the rain, so certainly both sides want to push ahead. we know that russia has been having some success in the east, pushing, regaining some of the territory that ukraine took over the last few months. so, this is something that could have contributed to the timing of this
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operation but i think that what is really remarkable is the scale of it. we have seen ukraine incursion before but this is at the time of it so it is lasting for much longer time, the scale is much larger, we still try to get the facts but there are indications that ukraine might actually try to keep the territory. for, they were just crossing into the border, making as much chaos as possible and get in quickly on. this is different. so, the question is of course whether the objections behind that. one might be in the region, so the town where it is logistically important. there is port and terminalfor rational important. there is port and terminal for rational gas switch may be of interest ukraine. it was attacking russian energy facilities with drones. so, this is an important source of russian income, the sales of natural gas to europe.
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that could be one possibility. of course, the political objectives behind this kind of operations are also important, symbolic aspects of that are quite tangible as well. this operation has provided a sort of breath of fresh air for the russian, ukrainian troops. a boosted morale, during this war it has been incredibly important. not only to maintain the will to fight among the ukrainians, the troops, the population, but also to maintain the tension in the west for the war and maintain support for the war at a time where there were so many other computer crisis, not least in the east of the middle east. so, this is also something that could have contributed to the consideration among the ukrainian leadership. star; among the ukrainian leadership. stay with us, i among the ukrainian leadership. stay with us. i want— among the ukrainian leadership. stay with us, i want to bring in a couple of other people. let me stop with you on this because, as we were
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hearing, there are pressing deadlines as far as the diplomacy internationally is concerned. if there is a change of residence in there is a change of residence in the white house and what that at me as far as america's support for the one ukraine. and russia's intention. that could change the balance power, couldn't it? the that could change the balance power, couldn't it? �* couldn't it? the biden administration, - couldn't it? the biden administration, it - couldn't it? the biden administration, it has| couldn't it? the biden - administration, it has been very clear. _ administration, it has been very clear, about the support for president zelensky and the war. we know_ president zelensky and the war. we know that _ president zelensky and the war. we know that the democrats and the house _ know that the democrats and the house of— know that the democrats and the house of the senate have been working — house of the senate have been working with the biden administration to lift some of the demands— administration to lift some of the demands on how weapons are used in ukraine _ demands on how weapons are used in ukraine to _ demands on how weapons are used in ukraine to that ukraine has the ability— ukraine to that ukraine has the ability to— ukraine to that ukraine has the ability to fight the war, to fight on the — ability to fight the war, to fight on the ground. so, we it is committed to making sure that this war ends— committed to making sure that this war ends and that democrats are certainly. — war ends and that democrats are certainly, vice present has come at a running _
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certainly, vice present has come at a running mate, i going to be clear eyed _ a running mate, i going to be clear eyed and _ a running mate, i going to be clear eyed and supporting your print's efforts — eyed and supporting your print's efforts it— eyed and supporting your print's efforts. if this changes to trump administration, we know where donald trump _ administration, we know where donald trump is _ administration, we know where donald trump is on _ administration, we know where donald trump is on this war. he is certainly— trump is on this war. he is certainly a _ trump is on this war. he is certainly a leader who has focused primarily— certainly a leader who has focused primarily on his support for president putin, he did so earlier this week— president putin, he did so earlier this week during a rally. he began the phrase, specifically, for release _ the phrase, specifically, for release of hostages that was only delivered — release of hostages that was only delivered by president biden and kamaia _ delivered by president biden and kamala harris, we know where this change _ kamala harris, we know where this change could happen. thus, this administration has been focused on ukraine's_ administration has been focused on ukraine's efforts. we administration has been focused on ukraine's efforts.— ukraine's efforts. we know too that uuite a ukraine's efforts. we know too that quite a symbolic— ukraine's efforts. we know too that quite a symbolic victory, _ ukraine's efforts. we know too that quite a symbolic victory, as - ukraine's efforts. we know too that quite a symbolic victory, as far- ukraine's efforts. we know too that quite a symbolic victory, as far as l quite a symbolic victory, as far as that incursion into russian territory is concerned, we know that zelinsky is keen to draw support for ukraine to make attacks inside russian territory. but, of course,
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there are quick questions as to what alice will commit that. one assumes this is a symbolic victory, even if they are it will take a lot of manpower to sustain that. this is victory nonetheless.— how long it maintains its advance remains — how long it maintains its advance remains to— how long it maintains its advance remains to tre— how long it maintains its advance remains to be seen— how long it maintains its advance remains to be seen and _ how long it maintains its advance remains to be seen and of- how long it maintains its advance remains to be seen and of coursej how long it maintains its advance - remains to be seen and of course the further— remains to be seen and of course the further they— remains to be seen and of course the further they move, _ remains to be seen and of course the further they move, the _ remains to be seen and of course the further they move, the more - further they move, the more logistically— further they move, the more logistically difficult _ further they move, the more logistically difficult it - further they move, the more logistically difficult it would i further they move, the more i logistically difficult it would be for them — logistically difficult it would be for them to— logistically difficult it would be for them to keep, _ logistically difficult it would be for them to keep, the - logistically difficult it would be for them to keep, the army. logistically difficult it would be for them to keep, the army to| logistically difficult it would be - for them to keep, the army to keep hold of— for them to keep, the army to keep hold of some — for them to keep, the army to keep hold of some of _ for them to keep, the army to keep hold of some of those _ for them to keep, the army to keep hold of some of those games. - for them to keep, the army to keep hold of some of those games. as . for them to keep, the army to keep. hold of some of those games. as you say, it— hold of some of those games. as you say, it is— hold of some of those games. as you say, it is nonetheless _ hold of some of those games. as you say, it is nonetheless a _ hold of some of those games. as you say, it is nonetheless a very- say, it is nonetheless a very significant _ say, it is nonetheless a very significant moment, - say, it is nonetheless a very significant moment, they. say, it is nonetheless a veryl significant moment, they are say, it is nonetheless a very- significant moment, they are doing this with _ significant moment, they are doing this with approval— significant moment, they are doing this with approval from _ significant moment, they are doing this with approval from the - significant moment, they are doing this with approval from the west... j this with approval from the west... however. _ this with approval from the west... however. there _ this with approval from the west... however, there are _ this with approval from the west... however, there are concerns - this with approval from the west... however, there are concerns in - this with approval from the west... i however, there are concerns in kyiv and understandably so. _ however, there are concerns in kyiv and understandably so. the - however, there are concerns in kyiv| and understandably so. the western resolve, _ and understandably so. the western resolve, the — and understandably so. the western resolve, the western _ and understandably so. the western resolve, the western support, - and understandably so. the western resolve, the western support, for. resolve, the western support, for the conflict — resolve, the western support, for the conflict and _ resolve, the western support, for the conflict and pushing - resolve, the western support, for the conflict and pushing out- resolve, the western support, for. the conflict and pushing out russian sub forces— the conflict and pushing out russian sub forces will— the conflict and pushing out russian sub forces will start _ the conflict and pushing out russian sub forces will start to _ the conflict and pushing out russian sub forces will start to wane. - sub forces will start to wane. we have _ sub forces will start to wane. we have seen— sub forces will start to wane. we have seen this _ sub forces will start to wane. we have seen this happen _ sub forces will start to wane. we have seen this happen before. i
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sub forces will start to wane. we| have seen this happen before. as sub forces will start to wane. we - have seen this happen before. as he said, _ have seen this happen before. as he said. the _ have seen this happen before. as he said. the real— have seen this happen before. as he said, the real concern _ have seen this happen before. as he said, the real concern is _ have seen this happen before. as he said, the real concern is that- have seen this happen before. as he said, the real concern is that the - said, the real concern is that the trump _ said, the real concern is that the trump administration _ said, the real concern is that the trump administration in - said, the real concern is that the trump administration in the - said, the real concern is that the i trump administration in the white house _ trump administration in the white house hid — trump administration in the white house hid this _ trump administration in the white house bid this year— trump administration in the white house bid this year and _ trump administration in the white house bid this year and however. house bid this year and however much, _ house bid this year and however much, not — house bid this year and however much, not least _ house bid this year and however much, not least the _ house bid this year and however much, not least the uk, - house bid this year and howeveri much, not least the uk, maintain house bid this year and however- much, not least the uk, maintain the support— much, not least the uk, maintain the support of— much, not least the uk, maintain the support of ukraine, _ much, not least the uk, maintain the support of ukraine, it— much, not least the uk, maintain the support of ukraine, it must— support of ukraine, it must be not be enough — support of ukraine, it must be not be enough. although, _ support of ukraine, it must be not be enough. although, at- support of ukraine, it must be not be enough. although, at this - support of ukraine, it must be not. be enough. although, at this point, we are _ be enough. although, at this point, we are only— be enough. although, at this point, we are only giving _ be enough. although, at this point, we are only giving them, _ be enough. although, at this point, we are only giving them, this- be enough. although, at this point, we are only giving them, this is- be enough. although, at this point, we are only giving them, this is in. we are only giving them, this is in this case — we are only giving them, this is in this case ever— we are only giving them, this is in this case ever since _ this case ever since february two years— this case ever since february two years ago. — this case ever since february two years ago. we _ this case ever since february two years ago. we have _ this case ever since february two years ago, we have given- this case ever since february two years ago, we have given them l this case ever since february two - years ago, we have given them enough in order— years ago, we have given them enough in order to _ years ago, we have given them enough in order to sustain— years ago, we have given them enough in order to sustain and _ years ago, we have given them enough in order to sustain and to _ years ago, we have given them enough in order to sustain and to keep- in order to sustain and to keep russian forces _ in order to sustain and to keep russian forces out _ in order to sustain and to keep russian forces out to a degree j russian forces out to a degree but we have _ russian forces out to a degree but we have not— russian forces out to a degree but we have not been— russian forces out to a degree but we have not been able _ russian forces out to a degree but we have not been able to give - russian forces out to a degree but. we have not been able to give them enough _ we have not been able to give them enough to— we have not been able to give them enough to win _ we have not been able to give them enough to win. that _ we have not been able to give them enough to win. that is _ we have not been able to give them enough to win. that is in the - we have not been able to give them enough to win. that is in the story. enough to win. that is in the story of the _ enough to win. that is in the story of the russian _ enough to win. that is in the story of the russian ukraine _ enough to win. that is in the story of the russian ukraine was- enough to win. that is in the story of the russian ukraine was this i enough to win. that is in the story. of the russian ukraine was this far. but that i_ of the russian ukraine was this far. but that i wonder _ of the russian ukraine was this far. but that i wonder what _ of the russian ukraine was this far. but that i wonder what the - of the russian ukraine was this far. but that i wonder what the sort - of the russian ukraine was this far. but that i wonder what the sort of i but that i wonder what the sort of incursion means for ukraine, the troops, this gives them a bit of a morale boost. what does this mean a russia right now because what we would assume that means more troops will be called up, deployed, that is hugely unpopular within russia itself. �* , , ~'
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hugely unpopular within russia itself. �* , , ~ , hugely unpopular within russia itself. , ~ , , itself. absolutely, i think this is a very important _ itself. absolutely, i think this is a very important point. - itself. absolutely, i think this is a very important point. in - itself. absolutely, i think this is a very important point. in this i a very important point. in this incursion creates a dilemma. it will likely come as you mentioned, pressure russia to think about the border, to allocate more forces to other important places along the border. we can... ongoing offensive in the east where russia has had some territory gains. yes, this is bequest and we know, they have been struggling with getting enough personnel because they have been increasing this salary, the payment forjoining the forces. again, this indicates that they are struggling. so, the big question is whether they will have to do moved to a general mobilisation. this is something i put in's regime, they had a void because they know that once this happens, they do risk a much larger opposition in the population, they risk larger profit which may to be difficult to contain in the scale if it is large enough. but
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difficult to contain in the scale if it is large enough.— it is large enough. but are with us, our correspondent. _ it is large enough. but are with us, our correspondent. you _ it is large enough. but are with us, our correspondent. you will - it is large enough. but are with us, our correspondent. you will stay i our correspondent. you will stay with us but thank you. around the world and across the uk, you are watching bbc news.
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the first prison sentences have been handed down to people using social media. imposed for offences including inciting racial hatred for hotels housing asylum seekers to be set alight. the prime minister sir keir starmer said the sentences show that social media isn't a �*law free zone'. police — who've now made nearly 600 arrests for offences relating to the disorder — say they're prepared for this weekend, with 6,000 officers on duty. our home and legal correspondent dominic casciani reports from leeds crown court.
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this isjordan parlour. a knock at the door from the police and an arrest for his words rather than his actions during last week's disorder. at the weekend, he sat at home watching what was going on. leeds crown court heard he was angry about immigration and a local hotel housing asylum seekers. it had already been pelted by stones as disorder spread to leeds parlour, then posted to his 1500 facebook followers, encouraging them to do it again. every man and their dog should be smashing britannia hotel, he said. the asylum seekers there were living a life of riley, he claimed. staff initiated a lockdown of the premises and police had to patrol it. jailing parlourfor 20 months, the judge at leeds crown court said he had been motivated by his anger over immigration. although you said that you had no intention of carrying out any act of violence. there can be no doubt that you were inciting others to do so.
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otherwise, why post the comment? his post terrified people at this hotel. a man sitting at home triggered an emergency with real world consequences. so the government hopes this sentence sends a message to keyboard agitators. but ministers are also under pressure to deal with the social media companies if they won't take this kind of content down. the disorder that spread from southport began with lies online. the new online safety act imposes fines for social media companies if they fail to remove illegal content, but they're not yet in force and critics say they're too weak anyway. today, the prime minister signalled that the government may take further action. this is not a law free zone. i do agree that we're going to have to look more broadly at social media after this disorder. but the focus at the moment has to be on dealing with the disorder and making sure that our communities are safe and secure. 26—year—old tyler k was the second
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man to be jailed today for online hate, receiving 38 months for calling for attacks on asylum seeker hotels. otherjailings today include these men samir ali and adnan ghafoor. they were part of a counter—protest in leeds against far right activists. they punched a group of white men saying they had been provoked by anti—muslim insults. the judge said that was no excuse and gave them both 18 months. arrests and charges are still continuing, including this former labour councillor rickyjones, accused of encouraging others to act violently towards far right protesters. the criminaljustice response to the disorder of the last week has only just begun. annabel denham , deputy comment editor, i wonder. this will but of that justice needs to be seen to be done and done quickly to deter any further outbreaks. all rioting, specifically over the weekend. the
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speed at which this has happened will take many by surprise, won't it? , ., ., ., , ., it? yes, it well and one has to wonder how realistic - it? yes, it well and one has to wonder how realistic some... | it? yes, it well and one has to i wonder how realistic some... the rhetoric coming from the prime minister really is. now, he is absolutely right to warn rioters that they will feel the full force of the law. they should do. these people have behaved absolutely appallingly, the violence that we have seen a rat on our streets has been grotesque. the idea that they have targeted asylum seekers with the most vulnerable people in the world, and signed them, it defies belief. muslims in the uk, they don't feel safe any more. you have to wonder what sort of society we are living and of course, incitement to violence should be punished and of course, those who set police vans ablaze and throwing bricks to the windows of mask should be brought to justice but as i say, how sustainable is this? how realistic
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is it? when you look at the state of the justice system, the fact that only weeks ago the labour party, the labour government, were announcing plans to catch and release, the early release of sick prisoners because of prisons ijammed full. we've only got about “too prison spaces, we are running a strictly hot and none of those places would be suitable for some anyway i got this massive backlog in the uk. the course, not to mention that we have a policing, not least staff retention and recruitment, so there are a number of issues that the labour government needs to deal with. now, i do have some sympathy for keir starmer, he can hardly be held responsible for those problems. he's only been another temperament. in fact, these problems have been a slow motion disaster. the success of government have failed to confront and this is unfortunately the situation we find ourselves in.
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that, it is incumbent on labour to fix it because what sort of deterrent is it to criminals if they know that prisons are so full that they would be able to house them? that is the entire point of this, isn't it? it's prevention, it's about sending a message of it will be tolerated to don't even think about going to do it so one would hope that if it is enough to prevent people able to be on the line. this is about it's true but the simply possibly know that even if they are thrown into jail, then they might be released soon after because there simply isn't the capacity and oven than mention that some of the root causes of crime that we have uk. notjust talking that root causes of crime that we have uk. not just talking that the root causes of crime that we have uk. notjust talking that the riots here but across the board. again, poverty, deprivation drugs, gangs, these are major societal issues, i
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don't think politicians have really been willing to address in recent years. i think his hands in force. one of the things that politicians are perhaps trying to address of the way this rhetoric, hate speech, threatening messages, incitement to violence are being able to be spread on social media and i wonder whether you've been able to follow this but the london mayor saying that the act which monitors harm is online and social media is not fit for purpose. that is part of this problem, isn't it? for people who are hiding behind anonymous account, able to spread messages of hate and misinformation and whip up the sort of violence and incite violence, pretty easily, in a way that they haven't been able to perform? way that they haven't been able to erform? . . way that they haven't been able to erform? , , ,., . way that they haven't been able to erform? , , . perform? this is something that has been auoin perform? this is something that has been going on _ perform? this is something that has been going on for years. certainly, i been going on for years. certainly, since _ been going on for years. certainly, since the _ been going on for years. certainly, since the first of the social media bubble it — since the first of the social media bubble. it will happen hiding behind
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their anonymous usernames to go after— their anonymous usernames to go after those — their anonymous usernames to go after those people they wouldn't go after those people they wouldn't go after a _ after those people they wouldn't go after a person. we have seen that rise. _ after a person. we have seen that rise, certainly in the change over x. free _ rise, certainly in the change over x, free speech here in america so it's only— x, free speech here in america so it's only that — x, free speech here in america so it's only that but is a bad consequence. when you are hiding behind _ consequence. when you are hiding behind your social media and ominously, and able to go after people — ominously, and able to go after people and spread misinformation, information about their personal lives. _ information about their personal iives. with— information about their personal lives, with anti—semitism or ante is none _ lives, with anti—semitism or ante is none rhetoric— lives, with anti—semitism or ante is none rhetoric or anti—lgbt rhetoric or anything — none rhetoric or anti—lgbt rhetoric or anything included inciting towards _ or anything included inciting towards people and left behind in some _ towards people and left behind in some way they are able to utilise social— some way they are able to utilise social media platforms in a way that they weren't necessarily designed. it is they weren't necessarily designed. it is like _ they weren't necessarily designed. it is like the town square, times 100 _ it is like the town square, times 100 with— it is like the town square, times 100. with whips and chains all around — 100. with whips and chains all around and nobody is regulating that~ _ around and nobody is regulating that so. — around and nobody is regulating that so. it— around and nobody is regulating that. so, it is incumbent upon those
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who own _ that. so, it is incumbent upon those who own the — that. so, it is incumbent upon those who own the social media platforms to say. _ who own the social media platforms to say, look, we're going to be part of the _ to say, look, we're going to be part of the solution to bring down that rhetoric. — of the solution to bring down that rhetoric. to— of the solution to bring down that rhetoric, to bring down, to monitor those _ rhetoric, to bring down, to monitor those things. we are just not seeing that right _ those things. we are just not seeing that right now so hopefully we will be able _ that right now so hopefully we will be able to — that right now so hopefully we will be able to see that change over the next few _ be able to see that change over the next few months as these things ramp up. next few months as these things ramp u, . �* next few months as these things ramp u -. ~ �* . next few months as these things ramp u . _ . �* , ., ., , next few months as these things ramp up. we'll see what, anything, can chance. up. we'll see what, anything, can change- news _ up. we'll see what, anything, can change. news that _ the twin—engine aircraft was flying from cascavel in the southern state in the southern state of parana to the international airport in sao paulo when it came down in the town of vinhedo. officials said the aircraft crashed into a condominium complex in the town but there were no injuries on the ground. president lula has expressed solidarity with the families and friends of the victims. our south american correspondent lone wells brought us the latest from sao paulo there are horrifying images that
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have been published on social media by terrified onlookers who are just going about their day to day lives when suddenly this plane started spiralling out of the sky, clearly completely out of control because there was no time for any kind of controlled clash branding. it spirals out of the sky, crashes into the ground in the countryside where you can then seep in through the footage, flames are erupting and big clouds of black smoke. local authorities have said that there were no survivors, an outcome which feels sadly inevitable given the scenes of that plane falling from the sky. all 50 passengers and the full crew members on board have been killed. in terms of the surrounding area, it did crash a residential area, it did crash a residential area but authorities say that there haven't been any casualties or injuries in the surrounding area, just one home in the residential complex where it landed was damaged. but, there is a lot of uncertainties
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about this case. inaudible this is life in sao paulo where there's been a press conference right to update reporters with what is known so far, we must save very little is known. firefighting teams were sent to the area and emergency personnel were actually town in sao paulo. no one injured on the ground but as we have been told, 50 passengers and four crew on board that plane were killed. we will have the very latest even a moment, stay with us here on bbc news. should rich outsource by sunday, but it is going to be a gradual warming through the weekend and on top of that for humidity will rise, especially in the south. today, it has been a fresh day in the of the country, brisk winds of the
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atlantic bringing scattered clouds and doesn't across the lake district — whereas further south, it has been a generally dry and bright day and the evening, absolutely fine out there. temperatures at 8:00 still hovering around 20 to 23 celsius across the bulk of england. not far off of that in wales, a bit fresher in the north. and in the north, the showers will continue through the night. in the south, by around midnight, it'll turn cloudy across many south—western areas of the uk, this sort of thick area of light rain and drizzle spreading to coastal parts of wales, the south—west of england too. shouldn't be raining in the east and actually the south could be clear. these are the morning temperatures — 12 in glasgow, about 11; in london. so on saturday, well, broadly speaking, the southern half of the uk at times could be quite cloudy with some damp weather from time to time here in these western areas. i think sunny along the south coast of england, but the best of the sunshine in belfast, around the lake district, newcastle. scotland, sunny spells and showers. now, by sunday, we have hot air
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spreading in from france. high pressure's in charge of the weather, the winds are light, strong sunshine. temperatures are likely to hit high 20s widely across england and into wales, and probably hitting 30 degrees in one or two spots. and then by monday, that hot air which will have spread from spain through france, towards the uk, will be peaking. so we could see temperatures as high as 33 celsius, but far from it across some western and northern areas. in fact, a weather front will be sweeping through. there could be some storms in northern ireland, in the north—west of england, across scotland. so, much cooler here, whereas across the bulk of central, eastern and southern england, we've got that heat. but it is going to be a brief heat wave, if you can call it that, a couple of days of fairly intense heat, and then after that, from tuesday onwards, it's back to where we were. so, weatherfronts sweeping off the atlantic and much fresher conditions.
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hello, i'm ben thompson. you're watching the context on bbc news. israel has agreed to send a delegation to a new round of talks on a possible ceasefire deal with hamas.
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hello to you, welcome. israel has agreed to send a delegation to a new round of talks on a possible ceasefire deal with hamas that would also see remaining hostages released. the united states, egypt and qatar issued a joint call for talks to resume next week in either cairo or doha, but hamas has yet to respond. fears have been growing that the gaza war will escalate into a wider conflict after the killing of the hamas leader ismail haniyeh in iran. alon pinkas was an adviser to former israeli prime ministers ehud barak and shimon peres. he explained how benjamin netanyahu came to the decision to send a delegation for a fresh round of talks. he's not listening to anyone. he's only listening to his political instincts, only manipulating the, you know, a given situation, thinking of how he gets through the next day. there's no long—term strategic thinking.
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the thing is, where you're right in how you described it,

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