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campaign across gaza this weekend — to protect children from polio. the territory this month identified its first case of the disease for 25 years. it's hoped more than six hundred thousand children will be vaccinated. the programme has been disrupted by the war in gaza — israel and hamas have agreed three localised pauses in the fighting to allow health teams to carry out their work. professor david salisbury is chair of the world health organisation's global commission for certifying polio eradication. he gave me his assessment of the logistics of reaching every child in gaza. i'm sure it will be difficult, especially with the degree of disruption of the infrastructure, but i think that there's a lot of experience on delivering polio vaccine campaigns in difficult circumstances. and if you've got three essential things, you can get success, and one is having vaccine people to do the vaccinating and people
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to be vaccinated. and i have every hope that it will be a success. with the pauses in the fighting that have been agreed. do they go? will they be going on for as long as is necessary for this to be implemented, or are the aid workers out there under a time pressure to roll out the vaccinations? my understanding is that these are daytime pauses for three days with an option for a fourth day. but again, i sincerely hope that if the work isn't completed, there will be more opportunities to get every child vaccinated, because that's what will be needed. with the vaccination programme. as it stands then, with the caveats and limitations, how likely do you think it is to tackle this resurgence in polio in the area? i'm sure it will be difficult for the logistic reasons that are pretty obvious.
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but again, if a success is achieved and a second round will be needed in september, then hopefully this transmission of polio virus will be stopped and it's really important that it is stopped. how crucial is this for the health and safety of the children and people in the area? i mean, in terms of containing this outbreak, how much of a vital difference will vaccination make? well, the vaccination will be essential to protect children and make sure that any who are vulnerable simply do not get polio. it is essential. it's important that high uptake of vaccination is achieved and if it is achieved and two rounds are done successfully, it will be a great success to have to stop this transmission of polio virus. and it's worth reminding viewers, isn't it, of the serious impact of this disease?
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oh for sure. i mean, most people who are infected with polio don't get paralysed, but some do. and for them, the consequences are lifelong. and of course, very, very serious. i think it's worth pointing out that this sort of campaign has been done before. i mean, even 30 years ago, there were days of tranquillity starting in peru when fighting was suspended so that children can be vaccinated. it's really important that a success is made of this. how surprised were you to hear that polio had re—emerged after a quarter of a century? i wasn't at all surprised, given particularly the disruption to the sewage system and the disruption to routine polio vaccination. i don't think anyone would be surprised that there had been transmission of polio virus, and
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if that then happens, tragically, someone is at risk of being paralysed. given that the pauses have been agreed in order to roll out this vaccination programme, does it a lot of people watching might wonder, well, in that case, is it possible to get an agreement between the two sides for other similar humanitarian pauses? because, of course, polio is not the only issue facing civilians in gaza. i think this is a really important start, and if we can make a success of this, then i think people will look at this experience and say, well, that was a great achievement. maybe there will be more opportunities. and it's worth reiterating for viewers who may not be familiar with how the vaccination programme works. what are the logistical practicalities? how will this, uh, inoculation be rolled out? i mean, there will be many logistical difficulties.
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first of all, the polio vaccine has to be kept at between 2 and 8 c, so it's got to be kept chilled. then you've got to have people who have been trained in how to give the vaccine. it is given by drops, so it's not by injection. so giving it by drops is much easier. but you've got to have the right children in the right place at the right time. people trained to administer the vaccine and plenty of vaccine supplies. get all of those and we can be hopeful for success. the convenience and breaking news about the polio vaccination programme we have just been referring to. we have just been referring to. we have just heard that some palestinian health workers have already started vaccinating some babies in gaza against polio and batters ahead of the mass immunisation programme thatis mass immunisation programme that is officially starting sunday morning. an israeli air strike on an aid
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convoy carrying food and fuel to a gaza hospital killed four palestinians, according to us—based aid group anera. it happened on thursday, but has only now come to light. israel says those in the convoy were "armed assailants," but that is denied by the group. our correspondent jon donnison is in jerusalem for us. he told us more about the attack. this happened on thursday and it was a convoy from this american aid organisation that was travelling towards the hospital in rafa which is right in the south of gaza and what they say happened was that the lead vehicle in that convoy carrying medical supplies was hit by an israeli air strike. the group is saying that the four people travelling with that convoy who were killed were not their employees but had been brought in from the local community to protect against looters as they headed down to rafa.
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israel, though, is saying they were palestinian militants who were exporting the fact that this convoy was heading south. we will be speaking to an aid worker in gaza shortly but we want to find out what the situation is there in terms of the humanitarian side of things. well, it is absolutely grim on the humanitarian front and the un and aid agencies have been saying this for the best part of a year. it is desperate in terms of first of all the heat that people are living in an gaza, many of them are intense with shortages of water, fuel, food, medicalsupplies. we have had a rare bit of positive news coming out of gaza in the last few days on the humanitarian front and that is that we have this
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polio vaccination programme that is going to start tomorrow. that came after the first confirmed case of polio in a io—month—old baby in a 25 years. that approach and has been left partially paralysed. the un has been pushing very hard to get this vaccination programme started. to allow that to happen, there will be these area specific pauses in fighting so that is not a ceasefire, it is not the long—awaited ceasefire that people have been pushing for for months, but it is these temporary pauses to allow vaccinations to take place in specific areas. the un saying they want to vaccinate 640,000 young children. i just want to touch on something from lucy's report there which was filed late last night, so those were events yesterday, but i have just heard from lucy who is still in itjenin and she says there is a lot
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of military activity going on there in the north of the west bank, there are helicopters from the israeli military flying overjenin at the moment and it has been more active there today and it has been for the last 2a hours. next to south america — and the social media platform x — formerly known as twitter — has been banned in brazil. the ruling was made after the company missed a deadline to name a new legal representative there. a supreme court judge ordered the "immediate and complete suspension" of x until it complies with all court orders and pays existing fines. x removed its legal representative from brazil, claiming thejudge had threatened her with arrest. elon musk says: �*free speech is the bedrock of democracy and an unelected pseudo—judge in brazil, is destroying it for political purposes.�* 0ur colleague daniel gallas from bbc brazil explained the disagreement between musk and the supreme court. it's a long battle between
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the supreme court and elon musk and twitter and x in brazil. basically, the supreme court has been conducting an inquest about fake news, the spread of fake news and they identified a number of accounts on x that are supposedly propagating fake news in brazil. so, they demanded that they bring down those accounts and x said that it would not because that is a violation of free speech. so the war escalated to the point where supreme court was finding x in brazil and then musk decided to remove the representative of x and remove many of the offices of x in brazil. it no longer has a company, it can no longer pay the fines or no longer has to abide to many of these rules by the supreme court. so, the supreme court in response that now has suspended the use of x across brazil which is quite an extreme measure. so, this is a war that has been excellent
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escalating between both sides. how has this been viewed in brazil? it is very divisive issue and you have two distinct camps, some people who say that musk is right and that this isn't an issue of freedom of expression, millions of people should not be not allowed to use x and x is not, does not have any obligation to take down those accounts that are spreading fake news because it's all a matter of expression. 0n the other hand, they think the judges right and that he is violating sovereignty by not obeying brazilian laws. that includes the president of brazil who said that musk is not above the law, any company that is operating a brazil must combine with local laws. these two camps that are measured, they
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mimic a lot of what we see in society, usually there are camps that are aligned with musk and they align with the former president and right—wing conservatives. these people are very critical of all the judge who was seen also as an enemy of the right—wing camp so you hundreds of thousands of oasis fans have been trying to get their tickets online to one of the most hotly anticipated reunions in rock history. some fans reported websites crashing seeing this image on your screens, some fans reported website crashing. but at least one provider — ticketmaster — denied that. the band warned against fans reselling tickets after some were re—listed for thousands of pounds. the group says tickets being sold over face value on websites not linked to their promoter will be "cancelled". earlier i spoke to our reporter chi chi izundu and asked her what sort of issues 0asis fans have been
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in dublin and the rest of the uk, they try to get access to the ticketmaster seat tickets and website, those of the official ticket holders. i was before actual on sale tickets went on. it will put in a queue. they were getting an error 503 backend problem site page, and then they were being kicked off then they were being kicked off the websites or they were being put in the queue and then kicked out of the queue again. a lot of people are reporting a lot of problems, ticketmaster have said categorically that their site has not crashed. people are still able to get in, the he was moving along for fans to buy tickets. but yet, will a lot of unhappy fans then we are hearing from happy fans.
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it's mad, isn't it? the people should go through all this ordealjust to pay money for something that they are being asked to buy. something that they are being asked to buy-— something that they are being asked to buy. indeed, 30 years since oasis _ asked to buy. indeed, 30 years since oasis broke _ asked to buy. indeed, 30 years since oasis broke up, _ asked to buy. indeed, 30 years since oasis broke up, 30 - asked to buy. indeed, 30 years since oasis broke up, 30 years| since oasis broke up, 30 years since oasis broke up, 30 years since they reformed a lot of people have been hoping that the brothers would find that love again, the brotherly love, they have. they are going on tour so yes demand of course was going to be high, there is only 17 dates announced so far because it is a worldwide tour. if only announced uk and ireland dates so there might be other dates in other cities around the world. but now, yes people are being asked to pay money for something that they can't get their hands on. that is causing _ can't get their hands on. that is causing a — can't get their hands on. that is causing a surge _ can't get their hands on. that is causing a surge of- can't get their hands on. that is causing a surge of demand. some tickets and they could get their hands on are being flogged for insane amounts of money. flogged for insane amounts of mone . , flogged for insane amounts of mone. , , , money. yes, yesterday when i was having — money. yes, yesterday when i was having a _ money. yes, yesterday when i was having a look— money. yes, yesterday when i was having a look on - money. yes, yesterday when i| was having a look on secondary website i saw someone trying to sell tickets standing tickets for the dating manchester but
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more than £22,000. a tad ridiculous slash optimistic but you never know, demand is high, there were other prices like £6,000 a few hundred pounds but at the oasis brothers and the oasis team are basically saying there is an official resell site that you can resell your voices tickets for a close eye which means that what they have priced them at at 10% more that is the maximum they want people to make. they are trying to avoid types, ticket touts, or high power sellers from swiping up high power sellers from swiping up all the tickets and then reselling them at those ridiculous prices. therefore, they are asking fans if you need to resell your ticket because plans might change, go to the official people that they have partnered with and therefore they won't cancel tickets which they threaten but we don't know yet in any detail how that will be enforced. if
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they decide we re were going to stop a football after a flurry of late activity, the attention turned back to the action on the pitch. arsenal now to the signing of raheem sterling on a season long loan from chelsea, not available to play for them yet but they are hosting brighton in the early kick—off but as it comes into the game with two wins out of two. arsenal late on in the first half in front of goal to nil who went with the goal. the rest of today's matches you can see as well. late game, manchester city continue the defence of the title with a trip to west ham in the late kick—off. trip to west ham in the late kick-off. ~ , trip to west ham in the late kick-offl— trip to west ham in the late kick-off. ~ , . ., ., , ., kick-off. west ham already had a really good — kick-off. west ham already had a really good squad _ kick-off. west ham already had a really good squad and - kick-off. west ham already had a really good squad and this - a really good squad and this transfer, the summer, brings
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new players and especially up front, physicality, especially up front, physicality, especially up front, they have incredible weapons, this is a really strong team.— weapons, this is a really stron: team. ~ ~ ., ., strong team. we know about the auali of strong team. we know about the quality of city — strong team. we know about the quality of city players, _ strong team. we know about the quality of city players, the - quality of city players, the city — quality of city players, the city coach, the style of the team, _ city coach, the style of the team, it _ city coach, the style of the team, it is changed but we are going — team, it is changed but we are going to — team, it is changed but we are going to work... saturday, we aim _ going to work... saturday, we aim to — going to work... saturday, we aim to be _ going to work... saturday, we aim to be able to get our medicai— aim to be able to get our medical team. aim to be able to get our medicalteam. he aim to be able to get our medical team.— aim to be able to get our medical team. he was open tennis takes _ medical team. he was open tennis takes on _ medical team. he was open tennis takes on the - medical team. he was open tennis takes on the action l tennis takes on the action later as well as these two. if they both progressed, they not going to to face the full time winner in new york, because he is out. it is the australian who've said the defending champion when their third—round match in four sets in new york. he was not happy with the way he played afterwards. i
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he was not happy with the way he played afterwards.- he played afterwards. i played some of the — he played afterwards. i played some of the worst _ he played afterwards. i played some of the worst tennis - he played afterwards. i played some of the worst tennis i'vel some of the worst tennis i've ever played honestly, serving by far the worst ever. so yeah, if you play in a quick service like this without a serve, but that ability to win three points there, the lower percentage and forth and you can't win. percentage and forth and you can't win-— can't win. every five gold medals _ can't win. every five gold medals won _ can't win. every five gold medals won already - can't win. every five gold medals won already this | medals won already this saturday at the athletics at the paralympic games in paris. the women's 5000 metres, of switzerland took the gold in the paralympic records time. ten minutes .43 .62 ahead of her rivals. 0ne ten minutes .43 .62 ahead of her rivals. one of the final defending champions was the winner originally from st petersburg, he is competing under a neutralflag. petersburg, he is competing undera neutralflag. finishing under a neutral flag. finishing ahead undera neutralflag. finishing ahead of athletes from australia and france. lewis
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hamilton finished fastest in final practice at the italian grand prix, he led one to edging out his team—mate. it was announced that the 18—year—old will be his replacement at the mercedes next year. his debut on friday's first practice did not go to plan. he crashed his car, it meant that he missed almost half an hour a second practice because the team were repairing the damage. and england's cricket has extended their lead on the second test against sri lanka at lord's, 159—4 in their second, which led to... would give them an unassailable two nil lead. you can follow that on the website. that is all the but for now. state elections will be held
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in germany on sunday, and in the country's east, the far—right party alternative for germany stands a real chance of winning. the md has built a strong base in the states of saxony and thuringia — and anger with chancellor 0laf scholz�*s government is surging, especially after a knife attack last weekend in which three people were killed. the main suspect is a syrian asylum seeker who had been facing deportation. this the anti—immigration party is now germany's fifth largest party. a win this weekend would be its first state victory. a warning: jessica parker's report contains some flashing images. booing. boos and shouts aimed at chancellor 0laf scholz, among them "traitor" and "warmonger". chancellor scholz has not been very visible during this campaign in the east. he's not exactly seen as an electoral asset, and the reception for him here, it's mixed. an argument in the crowd.
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the man on the left supports the far—right alternative for deutschland. the man on the right does not. does germany feel divided does germany feel divided to you at the moment? to you at the moment? yeah. yeah. yes, they say. yes, they say. that's the one thing that's the one thing they can agree on. they can agree on. some upbeat music, some upbeat music, but don't be fooled. but don't be fooled. there's tension in germany, there's tension in germany, especially around immigration. especially around immigration. that's feeding the afd�*s that's feeding the afd�*s popularity, a party popularity, a party in thuringia that's classed in thuringia that's classed by domestic intelligence by domestic intelligence as right—wing extremist. as right—wing extremist. some people in germany, they're some people in germany, they're not just critical of the afd, not just critical of the afd, they say they're actually they say they're actually scared of the afd. scared of the afd. translation: no-one wants translation: no-one wants to be called right-wing - to be called right-wing - extremist or nazis. extremist or nazis. we make conservative . we make conservative . politics, but it's far away politics, but it's far away from right—wing extremism. from right—wing extremism. that's what people are that's what people are being told every day, i being told every day, i and they fall for it. and they fall for it. life looks good here, life looks good here, but something's bubbling but something's bubbling
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in the former communist east. in the former communist east. what's driving this discontent? well, there's angst on issues ranging from immigration to germany sending weapons to ukraine, a deep frustration with the parties that have governed this country since reunification, and a dissatisfaction amongst people in east germany about what reunification has or hasn't delivered. you can constantly see where the east begins and where the west begins. better infrastructure, better industry, its more more concentration on the west, like.... and we are getting, like, forgotten. constantin, who says he'll support the afd, hops on his east german—made simpson s50 moped. 0ver decades, pride in the east was dented. many would dispute whether the far—right�*s the way to get it back, but here, that's where the momentum lies. jessica parker, bbc
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news, in thuringia.
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to the community. it is still a community that is deeply in shock. i've just been talking to one local resident who says it's difficult to comprehend how this boy's family and friends are feeling. you can see behind me the floral tributes outside this house, some candles as well and balloons spelling out rip on the door. we're expecting more of those tributes throughout today. we can bring you some of the first image is now coming from the mass vaccination programme in gaza to protect children against polio. we brought you the breaking news that palestinian health workers vaccinating some babies in gaza against polio ahead of a mass of a mass health workers immunisation programme that's starting on sunday. health workers carried out the vaccinations in nasser
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hospital in khan younis. unicef says the official campaign will start at seven—thirty in the morning local time in deir al—balah on sunday last month that it was detected for the first time in 25 years. stay with us on bbc news. it's been a glorious sunny staff and most of us to begin this weekend however it is not the same for everyone. we do have more clout around southern and eastern areas. to the weekend, will start seeing an increasing chance of showers and thunderstorms across england and wales. but, it has been a glorious start as a nation, here is a beautiful scenes from conway, a big contrast to the service. we are drawing this cloud from the north sea on a fairly brisk easterly breeze across southern areas where it is further north. forthe areas where it is further north. for the rest of the day, it does look like it's going to
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stay rather cloudy across the south and south—east, may be a few showers starting to push up from the continent later in the day. but, it does look like it's going to stay rather cloudy across the south and south—east, may be a few showers starting to push up from the continent later in the day. but, a 112 can with low glasgow and load 20s in north—west england and wales. 0vernight, the crowd started to northwards, it can import some humour that could increase the chance of not everyone will get them. we can see that that we are importing this from the neocons and so quite a muggy night to come for england and wales. no lower than 16 or 17 degrees in the south—east. we start off with a bit more clout across england and wales on sunday, best ascension towards the north but even then it tends to build. there is a chance of seeing showers and thunderstorms becoming more widespread across parts of england was, hitting the showers, not everyone will get one and there is a? to the extent of the showers. they could be a bit further north or westwards, a warm and humid day
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to come. the monday, we have a big area of low pressure across the country, a couple of weather fronts which might enhance activity, we could see some showers and storms across eastern areas and could be? as to be because he some sunny spells across the south—east and then across the forest we could be into the high 20s. getting quite warm here, generally high teens or low 20s elsewhere with more clout and shower surround. are you enter the wood, conditions that will improve, you notice showers and thunderstorms early on but high whether could come later stay tuned.
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this is bbc news, the headlines: palestinian health workers start vaccinating some babies in gaza against polio before a mass immunisation programme is due to begin on sunday. israel and hamas agree to three localised pauses in fighting to enable children the delivery of vaccines. brazil begins implementing a block on elon musk�*s social media platform, x, in a dispute about the spread of disinformation. a supreme courtjudge ordered the suspension. some brazilians report that their access is already blocked.
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demonstrations are expected in the eastern german states of saxony and thuringia by supporters and opponents of the far right alternative for germany party, which is expected to poll strongly in sunday's state elections. tickets for the reunion tour for rockband 0asis go on sale. the official websites were quickly overloaded. ticketmaster insists the queue is moving. now on bbc news: the media show. hi, i'm ros atkins with this week's edition of the media show. we're going to talk about the messaging app telegram after its founder was arrested close to paris. we'll also bejoined by the editor of the satirical website in the us, the onion, which is relaunching its print edition. and we'll hear about a blockbuster game which has been made in china. let's start by talking about the messaging app telegram, because its founder and its ceo, pavel durov, has
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been arrested close to paris — and we're going to explore

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