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esme stallard has the story. ali julood was a happy child who loved playing football with his friends. at 15, he was diagnosed with leukaemia, and last year, after six years of treatment for cancer, he died. in 2022, he documented his life for the bbc, living close to polluting gas flares, where gas is burned off during oil production. his family have been left devastated by ali's passing. now his father has started legal action against bp seeking compensation for his son's medical treatment. translation: it has been a year since ali died. - may his soul rest in peace. it was very sad year for the family. for me, his mother, for his brothers, too. ali was an unforgettable person. he was my backbone. i depended on him in my work, my life, and in everything in the house. all the days we live are sad. this claim will be the first time that an individual has taken legal action againstan oil giant for gas flaring. gas flaring happens all over the world at oilfields, it's a by—product of oil production, but it's happ
esme stallard has the story. ali julood was a happy child who loved playing football with his friends. at 15, he was diagnosed with leukaemia, and last year, after six years of treatment for cancer, he died. in 2022, he documented his life for the bbc, living close to polluting gas flares, where gas is burned off during oil production. his family have been left devastated by ali's passing. now his father has started legal action against bp seeking compensation for his son's medical treatment....
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esme stallard, bbc news. parts of the french city of beziers have been brought to a standstill by a demonstration against the local mayor. protesters a re u nha ppy with robert menard — claiming he represents �*far right�* ideas. he'sjust announced a night—time curfew for anyone under the age of 13 — which he says is necessary to tackle youth violence. but others think there is a more sinister motive. translation: this whole international _ translation: this whole international contacts - translation: this whole international contacts that suggest by right ideas are gaining ground. we have nationstates that are increasingly in competition with each other and those who suffer at the workers are on the front line, whether it's on the front line, whether it's on the labour market or even on the labour market or even on the battlefields. that's what we see in countries that are not so far away. a zoo injapan that's spent years puzzling over the behaviour of a male hippopotamus has discovered that �*he
esme stallard, bbc news. parts of the french city of beziers have been brought to a standstill by a demonstration against the local mayor. protesters a re u nha ppy with robert menard — claiming he represents �*far right�* ideas. he'sjust announced a night—time curfew for anyone under the age of 13 — which he says is necessary to tackle youth violence. but others think there is a more sinister motive. translation: this whole international _ translation: this whole international...
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esme stallard, bbc news. nasa says its voyager1 probe, the most distant man—made object in the universe, is sending usable information and data back to earth again after months of spouting gibberish. the spaceship was launched from earth in 1977 and is currently more than 15 billion miles from earth. 0ur science correspondent victoria gill explains. we have ignition — and we have lift—off. a spacecraft bound for a journey no—one imagined. when voyager1 launched in 1977, its mission was to explore our solar system. it captured details of saturn's rings and discovered thatjupiter has a thin ring of its own. then itjust kept going. in 2012, it became the first human—made object to leave our solar system and enter interstellar space. but last year, after nearly 50 years exploring, something finally went wrong. the data voyager1 was sending back to earth stopped making sense. nasa engineers worked out that one chip on its decades—old onboard computer had stopped working. to fix it, they transmitted an
esme stallard, bbc news. nasa says its voyager1 probe, the most distant man—made object in the universe, is sending usable information and data back to earth again after months of spouting gibberish. the spaceship was launched from earth in 1977 and is currently more than 15 billion miles from earth. 0ur science correspondent victoria gill explains. we have ignition — and we have lift—off. a spacecraft bound for a journey no—one imagined. when voyager1 launched in 1977, its mission was...
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esme stallard, bbc news. two of the most valuable items ever recovered from the titanic are coming up for auction tomorrow. they're a violin case belonging to the man who led the orchestra on deck as the ship sank in 1912 and a gold watch worn by one of the richest men in the world. duncan kennedy reports. it was supposed to be the defining standard of nautical opulence. the titanic — totemic of a new era of human achievement. but on the night of april 1ath, 1912, the ship hit an iceberg in the north atlantic and sank. more than 1,500 people died. now, two of the most valuable personal items ever recovered from the disaster are coming to auction — a bag and a watch belonging to two people whose stories have become fables from that fateful night. the james cameron movie titanic... hey, astor! ..depicts both men. well, hello, molly. jothacob astor, the wealthiest man on board and one of the richest in the world, and wallace hartley, the violin player who bravely led the orchestra to calm passengers' nerves
esme stallard, bbc news. two of the most valuable items ever recovered from the titanic are coming up for auction tomorrow. they're a violin case belonging to the man who led the orchestra on deck as the ship sank in 1912 and a gold watch worn by one of the richest men in the world. duncan kennedy reports. it was supposed to be the defining standard of nautical opulence. the titanic — totemic of a new era of human achievement. but on the night of april 1ath, 1912, the ship hit an iceberg in...
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for more on bp's response, here's esme stallard again. bp reiterated their response that they made a couple of years ago when claims first came to light in a bbc investigation called under poisonous skies, where bbc arabic showed the true scale within this region within iraq and said they are working ——scale of flaring within this region within iraq and said they are working with the operator of the field to try to reduce flaring and its emissions. but they say that they made this statement a few years ago and since then, he still continues to see flaring on an almost daily basis near his village. an extreme soil erosion is causing regions to disappear. gully erosion is advancing at a worrying speed because of deforestation and also the extreme weather caused by climate change as well as a lack of urban planning. 0ur population correspondent has this report. the city in brazil is at risk of falling apart. the city in brazil is at risk of falling apart-— the city in brazil is at risk of fallin: aart. , .,~ ., falling apart. this has
for more on bp's response, here's esme stallard again. bp reiterated their response that they made a couple of years ago when claims first came to light in a bbc investigation called under poisonous skies, where bbc arabic showed the true scale within this region within iraq and said they are working ——scale of flaring within this region within iraq and said they are working with the operator of the field to try to reduce flaring and its emissions. but they say that they made this statement...
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esme stallard, bbc news. stay with us here on bbc news. hello. thing in short supply this month of sunshine. i'm sure the sunnier scan the sun shines would have been welcome. temperatures as low as minus six celsius in cumbria. we saw some showers develop as you can see here on the radar picture. some showers worked into cornwall, some big thunderclouds here on the horizon. overnight, outbreaks of rain move into southern england, reaching the far south of wales, some showers for northern scotland but temperatures will melt away. clear skies will allow another widespread frost. in the south it's frost—free because of the cloud and rain moving in. this weekend, low pressure moves up from spain, bringing heavy rain. on saturday, some rain pushes into southern england, reaching across wales and east anglia with a chilly north—easterly wind. a few heavy showers into southern england into the afternoon. for northern ireland, northern england and scotland, showers will be around into the afternoon and another chilly day, temperatures ten to 13 degre
esme stallard, bbc news. stay with us here on bbc news. hello. thing in short supply this month of sunshine. i'm sure the sunnier scan the sun shines would have been welcome. temperatures as low as minus six celsius in cumbria. we saw some showers develop as you can see here on the radar picture. some showers worked into cornwall, some big thunderclouds here on the horizon. overnight, outbreaks of rain move into southern england, reaching the far south of wales, some showers for northern...
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with more on this, i'm joined by our climate and science reporter esme stallard. tell us more about this. this is potentially _ tell us more about this. this is potentially the _ tell us more about this. this is potentially the first _ tell us more about this. this is potentially the first case i tell us more about this. this is i potentially the first case globally where an individual has taken the oil giant to court. he is looking for compensation for the moral loss of his son, but also for the money he has to pay for his treatment. he undertook treatment locally but also in turkey. undertook treatment locally but also in turke . ~ ., undertook treatment locally but also in turke . ~ . ., undertook treatment locally but also inturke . ~ . ., undertook treatment locally but also inturke .~ . ., , in turkey. what a spot response has fun bp? bp — in turkey. what a spot response has fun bp? bp reiterated _ in turkey. what a spot response has fun bp? bp reiterated the _ in turkey. what a spot response has fun bp? bp reiterated the response| fun bp? bp reiterated th
with more on this, i'm joined by our climate and science reporter esme stallard. tell us more about this. this is potentially _ tell us more about this. this is potentially the _ tell us more about this. this is potentially the first _ tell us more about this. this is potentially the first case i tell us more about this. this is i potentially the first case globally where an individual has taken the oil giant to court. he is looking for compensation for the moral loss of his son, but also for...