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all this is bbc news, the headlines: the ukrainian military has released a video, which it says shows the destruction of second key bridge inside the kursk region of russia. the attack will further isolate russian troops, as ukraine fights to expand its hold on russian territory. meanwhile russia says it has captured another village in the donetsk region. some doctors in india have decided to continue protesting after a 2k hour strike came to an end. they're seen here marching in kolkata where a junior doctor was raped and murdered last week. they are demanding swift justice for the victim, and improvements to the safety of healthcare workers, especially women. the us secretary of state, antony blinken is making his ninth trip to israel since the war in gaza began. the us and israel have said that there's been positive progress on a ceasefire—hostage release deal, since talks resumed in qatar last week.
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let's return to the news that the home office says it will include extreme misogyny, the hatred of women, among types of extremism which the government should take steps to tackle. it's started a rapid review to address gaps in the current system and will develop plans to map and monitor extremist trends, both on and offline. the home secretary yvette cooper said that for too long governments had failed to address the issue. jamie klingler is co—founder of reclaim these streets, a campaign group set up following the murder of sarah everard in south london in march 2021. she believes the move to recognise extreme misogyny, and label it, is a big step forwards in the campaign for womens�* safety. i just think it's a great step in the right direction. if you're not recognising a problem, you're not fixing it. and for so long we've been campaigning for misogyny to be recognised. and at one point, actually the monday after the vigil
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for sarah everard, borisjohnson had promised it was going to happen and then six months later, they said they weren't able to do it because it would overwhelm the police. and thatjust puts you in the state of mind that it's not a mitigating factor, and it doesn't recognise that a lot of times when women are attacked, it's much less about our personal belongings and much more about keeping ourselves from getting raped. and that's the difference. it's one thing if you grab my bag and take my money, fine, but if you're then threatening me because i'm a woman, it is a mitigating factor of a hate crime. so what would you like the government to see, to do then, to tackle this? i think this is the first step because mitigating factors and the data behind how many crimes are initiated because the victim is a woman, we have to have that data in order to make the decisions on sentencing guidelines and work towards helping those women a lot more. what do you think, though, the government can do when it comes to online misogyny? how strict can they be? how can they put safeguards in place?
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it's really difficult, and i know that the online safety bill has gone back and forth and all over the place, but we have to also do a lot of education in schools about what consent looks like, both online and off and what privacy looks like. i think that there's a myriad of issues and i, because of the work i do, i get tons and tons of horrible messages sent to me. but you have to be able to grade which ones are a threat and which ones aren't. so. yeah, exactly. how do you do that? there's definitely levels and the amount of times it happens. um, and, and to what extreme the language is. and that's part of why they need to look at people like andrew tate. the language is accelerated, the entitlement to women's time and behaviour. being flashed all the time online. every time i'm on tv, i get 15 pictures of men, men's genitalia. it's that type of thing that we've got to stomp out and we've got to recognise it. and men have to fix violence against women. it's really not something women can fix. and i suppose it's notjust about direct threats to women, is it?
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it's about how you stop young men almost being groomed to to think a certain way and behave a certain way. yeah. they really need to use the curriculum to talk about why we dehumanise people and the levels it's gone to because it's online, because your parents can't always see your phone. um, and, and what we're doing to girls in terms of sharing pictures and everything else, it's a huge amount of work. but i think the educational part is a big is a big stepping stone. and actually having a government withjess phillips, who behind closed doors in the last four years has been really supportive, and she fights the good fight for women like me that are campaigning for women's safety. the us secretary of state anthony blinken is travelling to middle east as cautious optimism grows amongst israeli negotiators about the possibility of reaching a deal on gaza. it comes after president biden said that a ceasefire deal was closer than ever. but — senior hamas figures have dismissed such optimism as an illusion. meanwhile, there have been more israeli
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airstrikes in gaza — and israel also said it had struck targets inside neighbouring lebanon. the us feels the stakes are so high with the threat of an all out regional conflict that wider peace is essential. that's according to our middle east correspondent, sebastian usher. let's take a listen: i think we've got three messages coming out from the us very strong, very urgent very much pushing ceasefire negotiations. the? very urgent very much pushing ceasefire negotiations. they have broken down _ ceasefire negotiations. they have broken down a _ ceasefire negotiations. they have broken down a number _ ceasefire negotiations. they have broken down a number of - ceasefire negotiations. they have broken down a number of times l broken down a number of times before. but i think the us feels stakes are so high with us conflict erupting with the kismet killing of ismail haniyeh in... that the ceasefire or wider peace in the region is essential. they want this
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signed and sealed by the end of this week. from israel, we've heard some positive indications, but from others not so much. what the us presented in the talks that took place in qatar was a attempt to bridge these long—standing differences between israel and hamas. israel says there has been progress made on that, but i don't think there has been full commitment made. that is to do with two potential conditions. one is the philadelphia corridor which runs on the border with israel because israel doesn't want to hand over
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control of that because they believe thatis control of that because they believe that is where weapons come in... and would restore hamas military capability... and the other which has been a big obstacle for a long time which is to allow all palestinians to go to the north of gaza. israel has a concern that among them there may be hamas fighters. from the mass perspective —— macca mass perspective —— can off perspective they feel that the israeli government has put in extra conditions. they want to go back to the deal as was originally
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discussed. antony blinken is coming to the region as his tenth visit. it would be pushing very, very hard with israeli and palestinian officials to get this deal done. more than a hundred hostages being held in gaza... it's coming up to more than a year... do you get a sense that is reaching a conclusion now? ., . .,, sense that is reaching a conclusion now? ., _,, _,, ., now? the human cost, the cost of the palestinians — now? the human cost, the cost of the palestinians continues _ now? the human cost, the cost of the palestinians continues on _ now? the human cost, the cost of the palestinians continues on a _ now? the human cost, the cost of the palestinians continues on a daily - palestinians continues on a daily basis. we had a strike in gaza which
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officials say killed 17 individuals mostly from the same family. israel says it needs to act in this way because hamas and other palestinian groups have taken positions where civilians are sheltering. the pressure for the hostages to be released is increasing... there was a protest taking place in israel but has fallen... there may not be that many israeli hostages able to be saved now. there isn't a moment to waste and i think that feeling is
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echoing among many people in israel and gaza. the london fire brigade is investigating the cause of a fire which damaged part of the roof at somerset house. more than 120 firefighters tackled the blaze at the historic building in central london which started at lunchtime yesterday. our culture reporter, noor nanji, reports. clouds of grey smoke filling the central london skyline on a busy saturday afternoon. they came from a fire that broke out in somerset house just before midday. staff and visitors were evacuated and 20 fire engines were sent to the scene. this is where efforts to tackle the fire are being focussed. on the side of the river that faces the river thames. you can see some of the scale of the operation behind me. they're spraying water onto the building's roof, which is where the flames are believed to be located. the cause of the blaze is currently under investigation. the response was complex and technical due to the age and design of the building. and firefighters will remain at the scene today.
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a number of staff and visitors left somerset house before the brigade arrived, and there are no reports of any injuries. somerset house is an historic site dating back centuries. it's now used as an arts venue and is home to the courtauld gallery, which houses priceless artworks including by van gogh, claude monet and paul cezanne. those artworks are believed to be safe. it's too early to comment on the building's condition, but i think thanks to the efforts of the emergency services, i'm confident that the damage is to one small part of the building. the venue will remain closed until further notice, but the courtauld gallery will reopen to the public today. noor nanji, bbc news. and noorjoins me now live from somerset house in central london.
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what the situation there? it's a lot auieter what the situation there? it's a lot quieter here _ what the situation there? it's a lot quieter here today _ what the situation there? it's a lot quieter here today as _ what the situation there? it's a lot quieter here today as we _ what the situation there? it's a lot quieter here today as we were - quieter here today as we were hearing their many firefighters were sent to tackle the blaze yesterday around midday. it all seems a lot quieter than it was yesterday. we know that the fire now has been contained and there are no reported injuries. somerset house still remains closed but the courtauld gallery has reopened. that gallery holds a lot of priceless art. i went there earlier and can confirm it all looks fine. there were a lot of tourists around. there is an investigation going on to find out what happened... the fire broke out
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in a separate part of the building that holds offices and storage. the fire seemed _ that holds offices and storage. the fire seemed fairly contained? it - that holds offices and storage. the fire seemed fairly contained? it is| fire seemed fairly contained? it is es it is a fire seemed fairly contained? it is yes it is a historic— fire seemed fairly contained? it 3 yes it is a historic building... there is obviously concern for the people inside the building but it was immediately evacuated. and also, there is concern for the artwork. but the director of somerset house told us that the artwork seem to be safe. that is the message that we have been told. i'vejust safe. that is the message that we have been told. i've just gone safe. that is the message that we have been told. i'vejust gone in there and seen it for myself and it seems to be fine which will be a relief. there were tourists queueing this morning who had changed their
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plans and a lot of people are very pleased to see that the gallery is now open that they can go and see the art. research by a uk think tank suggests that — contrary to popular perception — older people are the least lonely age group in the country. four in ten elderly people say they sometimes feel lonely. but the figure jumps to seven out of ten when under twenty—fives are questioned. the researchers say the elderly are much more likely to socialise and volunteer. josh nicholson from the centre for socialjustice wrote the study, and told me a little more about it. so the centre for socialjustice polled a representative sample of about 2000 adults from across the uk, and we also conducted a major analysis of a survey called understanding society, which contains tens of thousands of households. um, as well as research that we did in partnership with grassroots charities across the uk. and what came out of that study was that older people are indeed the least lonely group in society. and i think this shatters the stereotype stereotype that older
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people are the most lonely. um, and actually, it's young people, 70% of young people saying they feel lonely, at least some of the time. and that's an astonishing number. you go into a place where young people are probablyjust three out of ten of them not feeling lonely, at least some of the time. so there are major issues across our society that government really needs to get a handle on. so what do you think those issues are when it comes to young people? why are so many feeling lonely? and do you think this has changed though over the years? it has changed over the years, and i think one of the most significant changes to occur for younger people is a decline in the perceived strength of family relationships. so another organisation who we've worked with and spoken to have found that over the last 20 years, the decline in family relationships, the strength of family relationships has caused a decline in wellbeing and a rise in loneliness in young people. um, and lonely nation part two, which we published today, which specifically looks at older
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people, finds that there's lots to learn from older people. they're more likely to see members of their extended family, they're more engaged in their community. they volunteer more. these all protect against loneliness. so there's lots we can learn from our olderfriends in our communities. and what's that decline in family relations down to, do you think? i think there's been significant changes. one of the most significant changes that the centre for socialjustice has identified as contributing to loneliness is family breakdown. um, the uk has actually got some of the most unstable family structures in europe, and this is actually quite ignored in loneliness research. it's not really looked at very often. um, so as i said, the report that we published today is the second part in our series, but earlier in the year, we published a report specifically arguing that strengthening family needs to be at the heart of a new, refreshed loneliness strategy. and that really is the overarching core of, um, these four reports that we'll be producing this year is that government needs to refresh its loneliness strategy. it's a rising issue in society. we haven't heard anything about it
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yet from the new government, but it needs to be tackled. yeah. and what about social media? what part, if any, does that play, do you think? is there perhaps too much time spent online by young people and not enough in the real world? so there's evidence to suggest that, yes, young people are spending a lot more time on social media, on smartphones, and this potentially might be causing a rise in loneliness because they're lacking those in—person communities. interestingly enough, in our research, we found that in older people, the opposite is taking place. that actually in older people, being on a smartphone using a smartphone is associated with being less lonely. so in older people, the causes of loneliness might be very different to young people, which requires a lot more work by government to to address this. so we're calling for a new digital inclusion strategy and a new and digital champions fund that would work to support the charities that are getting older people online, teaching them those skills that is having a massive impact on their ability
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to form relationships in a very digital world. youtube stars ksi and the sidemen have been named alongside the creators of candy crush, minecraft and grand theft auto as some of the richest gamers and creators in the uk. ksi and the sidemen are the highest placed gamers, coming injoint 2ist with £50 million. taking the top spot of the sunday times' inaugural top 30 gaming rich list are the co—founders of playrix — brothers igor and dmitry bukhman. earlier we heard from gaming journalist and critic, joshua lamb. i asked him how these influential gamers were able to make so much money. but the list has got a real variety of names on it, as you mentioned there. um, playrix are at the top. they're known for, uh, mobile games like gardenscapes and, uh, township. um, but as you go through the list, there's a big variety of people like you mentioned, ksi, who, uh, started off by streaming games like fifa on youtube and has now gone on to become a boxer and a singer. but the further down the list you go, you've also got independent game makers like luca galante,
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who made vampire survivors, uh, which won the bafta for best game of the year in 2022. so it's a real mix of, uh, creative talent in there across the entire spectrum of what video games offer. and how do they actually make their money then? is it from sponsorship? itjust depends. so, for example, playrix, uh, use a specific format of um, of video games where they're free to download, but they'll be advertising in the game. there's microtransactions within the game as well. um, people like ksi, you know, again, it's sponsorship. it's a variety of different careers. so it does depend on on which, uh, which person you're looking at, really. and there's youtubers on this list as well, isn't there? there is. yeah. so, uh, so ksi, pewdiepie is another example, um, who started out by making youtube videos on minecraft that, you know, just grown in popularity across, you know, social media, youtube, instagram, these kind of platforms. um, and like you say, get sponsorship.
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they, they rack up views. um, and they've been able to project themselves into a variety of different careers off the back of video games. so for any gamers watching or frustrated parents of gamers concerned, their kids are spending too much time online on gaming. how do you go about starting to make money in gaming? uh, well, i think the first place to start is to pick up a controller. um, it's knowing your audience, i think, as well, knowing which platforms to use. so youtube, twitch. um, i think esports is quite important here as well, because that's a whole it's a whole different industry. but, um, you know, many young gamers are turning to, to esports as a way of, of competing. you know, if you're good at playing fortnite, why not compete against other people? and eventually it's about building an audience and building a following. and, you know, if you're lucky enough, you might get a sponsorship deal, you might get a professional team pick you up. um, you've just got to play the games and build the audience, connect and engage with the people
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that are watching you. and, uh, yeah, who knows? you might end up a millionaire. a week on from the olympics closing ceremony, some of team gb�*s medal winners have been celebrating their paris success with a homecoming party in manchester. just a warning, there is some flash photography injo currie's report from the red carpet. surely this is where keely has to put her foot down? surely this is where she goes away. in paris keely hodgkinson's world turned golden. now that team gb are back on home soil, she's already targeting the 800m world record. i think for a number of years everyone thought it was impossible to get to. i welcome the change in technology and the science, and i think it's what's helping us to get nearer to it. and i don't see it as something that's too far away now, and ijust love to see how close i can get to it. even for the athletes whose games didn't finish on the podium, this is an opportunity to reflect and celebrate their olympic journeys. i feel very fortunate to have had such an amazing amount
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of support of people celebrating my career as a whole. i think that's what i need to try and do. just take my time, zoom out and reflect on the thing as all as 24 year career. so yeah, i can be very proud. while some athletes are saying goodbye to their olympic careers, others are just at the start of theirs. 19—year—old toby roberts gold medal in climbing has put him and his sport in the spotlight. it's been absolutely wild. olympic champion still doesn't quite feel real and to be like here with a gold medal around my neck has just been it's like truly surreal. the homecoming saw athletes and fans treated to a concert involving artists such as rag'n'bone man and jess glynne. the olympics may be over, but their impact is only just getting started. jo currie, bbc news, manchester. as the premier league kicks off for the season, this week we've heard from some of the teams making new appearances. ipswich town haven't been in the league for 22 years; southampton fc were relegated to the championship before fighting their way back to the top.
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but what about the team who have won the premier league title four years in a row? do they think they can do it again? we are of course talking about manchester city. earlier i spoke to manchester city fan, rachel herdson. i asked her if the team have what it takes to take a fifth consecutive ( sor tx) i know you've just referenced... the top two tiers of english football here we are about to embark on another season, optimistic again. chelsea are not easy to beat are they?
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chelsea are not easy to beat are the ? ., ,., , chelsea are not easy to beat are the ? , ., ._ ., ., ., they? nobodies got any idea of how the 're they? nobodies got any idea of how they're going _ they? nobodies got any idea of how they're going to _ they? nobodies got any idea of how they're going to line _ they? nobodies got any idea of how they're going to line up. _ they? nobodies got any idea of how they're going to line up. it - they? nobodies got any idea of how they're going to line up. it was - they? nobodies got any idea of how they're going to line up. it was a - they're going to line up. it was a great game last year for us at stamford bridge. we'll see what today brings. even if we lose today it's a long, long season, as all football fans know.— it's a long, long season, as all football fans know. what are the challenges _ football fans know. what are the challenges ahead _ football fans know. what are the challenges ahead for _ football fans know. what are the challenges ahead for man - football fans know. what are the challenges ahead for man city? i football fans know. what are the i challenges ahead for man city? last season was — challenges ahead for man city? last season was pretty incur credible for us. if we can manage to keep players fit, obviously we've had some disappointing news with some... but
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ultimately we've got a big squad. hopefully we hope to be challenged on all four fronts. we achieve the treble this season before that. if pep wants to bow out... we've just got to enjoy the journey. part in races dressed in inflatable dinosaur costumes. it took place at the emerald downs race course in auburn. it's a 91 metre dash...with runners taking part in heats before making it to the final. it's neck and neck there. anyway
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there was an eventual winner. now it's time for a look at the weather with simon king. hello there. your sunday morning has started off on a rather pleasant note across many areas of the uk. we've got some dry weather with some sunny spells. a beautiful scene here in the shetland isles first thing this morning with some fair weather cumulus cloud in the sky, but there are a few showers moving their way through scotland at the moment. they'll continue to ease off into the afternoon, becoming few and far between. still a little bit breezy here. elsewhere, we've just got some sunny spells this afternoon and maximum temperatures getting up to about 2k, maybe 25 degrees towards the south east of england. further north about 17 or 18 celsius there in aberdeen. 1a degrees in the northern isles. now through this evening and tonight, there'll be some clear skies across england and wales, but the cloud will thicken in northern ireland and scotland, maybe some spots of rain arriving here late in the night. overnight temperatures down to about nine to 12 degrees. but in the countryside we could see temperatures down into fairly low single figures. so it could be a bit of a fresh
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start to your monday morning. but as we go through monday, well, there'll be some changes because we've got this area of low pressure moving in, these weather fronts, that's set to bring in some wet and also windy weather throughout the day on monday. but across eastern areas, starting off with some sunshine. and you'll keep that sunshine for pretty much all day. elsewhere, the cloud increasing, rain moving in and that will turn quite heavy, especially for northern ireland, northwest scotland into the southwest of wales. windy conditions for all of us, but particularly so around this irish sea coast. some significant gusts through the day and top temperatures about 16 to 17 degrees. where you've got that cloud and the rain. further south and east still temperatures in the low 20s. that rain moves east overnight, so it'll be with you on tuesday morning across eastern areas. it will clear then we're going to see some showers coming in across western areas of scotland where again it's going to feel quite cool. 13—14 celsius here. there'll be some sunny spells in between the showers and again temperatures getting up into the low to the mid 20s across eastern and southeastern areas.
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as we go through wednesday and thursday, this area of low pressure that's going to move in. it will make it a particularly windy day both on wednesday and thursday. unseasonably strong winds perhaps. with that, there'll be some outbreaks of rain coming in, especially across northern areas. further south a little bit drier with some sunny spells there in london. that's it from me. bye— bye.
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live from london. this is bbc news. ukraine says it's destroyed another key bridge in russia's kursk region, while the russian military claims to have taken a village on the frontline. us secretary of state antony blinken travels to the middle east for the ninth time since war broke out in gaza. health ministers from southern africa agree to hold an urgent meeting to tackle the region's mpox outbreak. and — a second world war bomb dug up at a building site triggers the evacuation of a community in northern ireland. hello, i'm samantha simmonds. ukraine's air force say they've destroyed another bridge in russia's kursk region. air force commander mykola oleshchuck air force commander mykola oleshchuck released the footage, saying russia was "minus one more bridge" and that strikes were depriving russia
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