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to its people and its economy. theresa may says the government will work with the territory to get the best possible brexit outcome — gibraltar‘s chief minister says the key point is trade. gibraltar‘s chief minister says when we get the deal in brexit, it must be a deal for the when we get the deal in brexit, it must be a dealfor the united kingdom in terms of 02 trade, and it should only be fair that it applies to gibraltar. a race to find survivors in colombia after the mudslides that have killed at least 200 people. after the mudslides that have killed a teenage asylum seeker remains seriously ill in hospital after being attacked at a london bus stop. in iraq the bbc sees evidence of so called islamic state fighters appearing to use children as human shields. and celtic celebrate a 6th successive scottish league title. good evening.
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the prime minister has told the people of gibraltar that the uk would "never" allow it to slip from british control against their will. from british control in a telephone call aimed at reassuring the territory about its future after brexit, theresa may said britain was steadfast in its commitment. theresa may said britain the eu's negotiation guidelines have suggested that spain, which claims sovereignty over gibraltar, could have a say in whether a future trade deal with the uk will apply to it. here's our political correspondent iain watson. gibraltar has been british for almost 300 years, nearly as long as
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the uk has existed. and nearly all of its residents want it to remain that way. but, evoking the falklands conflict, a former conservative minister said this could be taken to task. another woman prime minister sent a task force halfway across the world to protect another small group of british people against another spanish speaking country. i am absolutely clear that our current woman prime minister will share the same resolve in relation to gibraltar, as her predecessor did. don't panic, no one is preparing to ci’oss don't panic, no one is preparing to cross this border in anger. rather than seizing sovereignty, spain is more likely to want a say over gibraltar‘s low tax regime. the bbc has been told gibraltar‘s government press downing street to mention its interests in the prime minister's letter triggering the exit strategy.
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the row over gibraltar was always likely to focus on trade and taxation, rather than territory. likely to focus on trade and taxation, ratherthan territory. so it was significant when the prime minister called gibraltar‘s leading politician today, she made a steadfast report, notjust for the southern tree, but its economy. and the chief of gibraltar seemed reassured. when the time comes we make the right decisions with the prime minister leading us in those negotiations, which will be in the interests of the people of gibraltar and pursuit of their wishes. but labour says it still poses an economic risk to gibraltar. how will the deal we come to with the european union affect the gibraltar economy? what access will be have access to the single market because the economy could be strangled if the economy could be strangled if the negotiations go wrong. this is just the start of the process of leaving the european union. downing
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street has moved to defuse any row involving gibraltar, but difficult negotiations with the eu and spain lie ahead. around 30,000 people live in gibraltar with many spaniards coming into the territory to work there. after its overwhelming vote to remain in the eu in last year's referendum, our correspondent tom burridge reports from gibraltar on the mood about the brexit talks. distinct and disputed. about the brexit talks. the rock's relationship with it neighbour has always been fractious. but spain is emboldened by brexit. neighbour has always been fractious. cue defiance from this very gibraltarian and british cabbie. you can close the border down, you can starve us economically. at the end of the day, who ever remains here in gibraltar, there is only one person, one gibraltarian, gibraltar will still be british and gibraltarian under that one gibraltarian. and gibraltarian under that one that's all that counts, that's all that matters. britain's support for this british territory, today unflinchingly.
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territory, today unflinching. britain's support for this british territory, today unflinching. but there is concern here about what brexit will mean. we've just got to look at the interest and 30,000 people in gibraltar, and that importance to them. i don't think so. and that importance to them. somehow we always manage to get by, so i'm sure we will find a way. gibraltar‘s moneymaking machine is a success story and its relationship with the eu has helped that happen. paul graham owns an investment company here. gibraltar desperately, from the financial services, but from all the other trade, we need, we need the eu market. so i think gibraltar will be fully exposed and i think spain will have some sort of sovereignty on gibraltar. because of the economic aspect. of sovereignty on gibraltar. and with southern spain just over the border, still struggling with low growth and high unemployment, madrid has long argued that gibraltar‘s setup is unfair. gibraltar, in the european union has it all.
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it is an economic sweet spot with low taxes. and access to spain, just over there and the rest of europe. but the rock is now a bargaining chip for the european side. and the wider negotiation between britain and the eu looks even more complicated. between britain and the eu looks but a bad dealfor gibraltar and spaniards will also suffer. thousands come here for work. and spaniards will also suffer. mercedes is hoping for the best. and spaniards will also suffer. many, many people work in gibraltar. and spaniards will also suffer. so gibraltar can go out to enjoy our places, you know? so there needs to be friendly agreement? yes, of course. friendly agreement? gibraltar thrives on being a place apart and with our exit from the eu, its rocky relationship with its neighbour is in british hands. with its neighbour rescue teams in colombia are continuing to search through tonnes of mud and debris
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for anyone who might have survived devastating mudslides in the south of the country. more than 200 people have been killed but with many others injured or missing. killed but with many the colombian president says the final death toll is impossible to predict. the final death toll the mud engulfed the town of mocoa, burying entire neighbourhoods, bad weather is now hampering the rescue effort. richard lister reports. the rescue effort. mocoa is a place of mud and misery. the rescue effort. when the rolling wall of water and debris rushed through here on friday night, it swept away houses, cars, trees and people. it swept away houses, whole families died here. it swept away houses, the painstaking search for survivors is continuing. rescue workers moving quietly through flattened neighbourhoods, hoping for sounds of life in the wreckage. nothing here. in the wreckage. with every hour that passes, hopes of finding more people alive diminish.
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hopes of finding more within hours of the deluge, message boards went up, listing the dead and missing. message boards went up, many of those unaccounted for are children. "we are searching for a baby", she says. "a little baby. for a baby", she says. we can't find him anywhere". for a baby", she says. this man has lost his daughter. for a baby", she says. "i hope somebody has her", he says. for a baby", she says. "she's called luisa". for a baby", she says. closest to the river, the streets are now boulder fields, full of people trying to retrieve what they can of their lives. the shock of this disaster is still sinking in. in the worst affected areas, people struggle to find the places where their houses once stood. people struggle to find the places the rains that caused this flood were unusually heavy, but deforestation upstream played a part, too. emergency teams have been working here night and day, since the river burst its banks. working here night and day,
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more help from the government is on its way. translation: there are ten water tankers here and ten more are on their way. tankers here and ten we are also bringing water purification equipment and generators to ensure there is a clean water supply for the people. there is a clean water for now, though, many people in this town of 40,000 still lack access to power and fresh water. town of 40,000 still lack access the homeless need housing. town of 40,000 still lack access the infrastructure needs to be restored and the wreckage cleared. deep in the amazon basin, mocoa was hard to reach before. now, with roads and bridges washed away, the challenge is even greater. richard lister, bbc news. away, the challenge is even greater. eight people are being questioned by police after an attack on a 17—year—old asylum seeker at a bus stop in south london. the teenager, who's kurdish iranian, remains seriously ill in hospital after being subjected to what police called a "savage" attack. simonjones reports. called a "savage" attack. he was waiting for a bus on friday
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night but the 17—year—old, a kurdish iranian, was approached by a group of eight people, according to the police. by a group of eight people, they asked where he was from. by a group of eight people, he said he was an asylum seeker. by a group of eight people, at that point, the police say, the group started chasing the 17—year—old, who was with a couple of friends, away from the bus stop, down this street and around the corner, where the attack took place. he suffered several blows to the head. kana varathan heard the screams. blows to the head. normally, the friday night, they are always making noise. then it sounded really funny. they are always making noise. then looking out the window, the group of people beating one person. the group of people some people tried to intervene, others dialled 999. the police are treating the attack as a hate crime. the local mp, who is also the housing minister, told me he was appalled. the housing minister, i described them on twitter as scum. the housing minister, i think these are cowardly, and a despicable attack,
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and i hope we find the people responsible and they'll face the full force of our justice system. police patrols have been stepped up to try to reassure people this is not typical for the area, but this is a community in shock. it is very appalling really. but this is a community in shock. you expect people to appreciate one another here. this is a diverse society. appreciate one another here. yesterday, it was a shock. appreciate one another here. because i have got my two daughters, a boy and my wife is coming to school then. daughters, a boy and my wife it's not good, it's not safe. daughters, a boy and my wife tonight, one response to what police have condemned as a savage attack. simonjones, bbc news, croydon. have condemned as a savage attack. a university student has paid tribute to her mother and younger brother who were stabbed to death in their home in the west midlands last week. to death in their home lydia wilkinson laid flowers outside the house in stourbridge. comforted by her boyfriend, she said her mother tracey had always put others first. she said her mother tracey had 23—year—old aaron barley, who is known to the family, has been charged with the murders and with the attempted murder of lydia's father peter. and with the attempted murder
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the bbc has seen evidence of so—called islamic state appearing to use children as human shields in the battle for mosul. it comes as the militants are all but encircled in the old centre of iraq's second city, with rising concern over civilian casualties. city, with rising concern over bbc persian‘s nafiseh kouhnavard and producerjoe inwood were given exclusive access to iraqi helicopter pilots flying over mosul. far below, a city that was home to 2 million people. we are flying with the helicopters of the iraqi army as they fight the so—called islamic state. we are now over old mosul, where the battle is at its fiercest, as the last isis fighters, with many civilians, still trapped in the narrow alleys. with many civilians,
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and this footage, taken from our helicopter‘s camera, shows the challenges the pilots in mosulface. radio. the pilots in mosulface. it shows armed men walking through a war zone with children. through a war zone with radio. through a war zone with military sources have told the bbc this is the clearest example yet of the use of human shields in mosul. on the ground, major osama explains why human shields are effective. why human shields are on the ground, major osama explains why human shields are effective. why human shields are isis use the kids so they escape from our aircraft because they know we can't shoot at them. they escape this way. can't shoot at them. but many civilians have been killed since the beginning of the war. been killed since the mohammed is one of the most experienced pilots in the army. experienced pilots
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he says sometimes he has to trust to a higher power. i ask my god, when i shoot every time, when i shoot the fire, please, god, save the civilians, just kill the bad guys. please, god, save the the battle for mosul is notjust about taking back a city. it is about regaining the trust of its people. every civilian casualty undermines that work and so, the iraqi forces have to take their time. translation: we have two reasons for slowing down. one is the civilians, the second is that we have got to old mosul. the second is that we it is a difficult part of the city to fight in, full of narrow streets with small houses. it is ancient and crowded. with small houses. back above mosul, the pilots circle, looking for targets. they spot a group gathered in an alley. the men have seen us, too. gathered in an alley. they shoot into the sky. gathered in an alley. the helicopter returned fire. gathered in an alley.
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it is clear why air power has been so vital. mosul is now surrounded but the battle for the old city will come at a cost. but the battle for the old city will much of it paid by the civilians still trapped inside. nafiseh kouhnavard, bbc news. still trapped inside. tributes have been paid to the civil rights campaigner darcus howe who has died at the age of 74. rights campaigner darcus howe the writer and broadcaster campaigned for black rights and against racism for more than 50 years. our correspondent elaine dunkley looks back at his life. in the fight against police brutality and racism, heroes of a struggle were born. brutality and racism, darcus howe, a prominent figure in the british black panther movement. in the 19705, he was arrested, charged with inciting a riot with a group of activists protesting about police harassment at the mangrove restaurant in notting hill.
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about police harassment at the it was a completely non—event. about police harassment at the until you looked around and saw 600 police. and we thought, hell, what's this? and saw 600 police. at the trial, all nine were cleared. and saw 600 police. the mangrove nine became a landmark case, exposing heavy—handed police tactics towards the black community. case, exposing heavy—handed police in 1981, darcus howe organised a 20,000 strong black people's day of action in protest over the police handling of the investigation into the new cross fire in which 13 black teenagers died. darcus was a fearless warrior. black teenagers died. he helped to establish a tradition of black self organisation to tackle racial oppression. of black self organisation darcus howe, at times controversial and confrontational. you are not a stranger to riots yourself, i understand, are you? following the london riots in 2011,
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there was this heated exchange. i have never taken part in a single riot. i have been on demonstrations that ended up in a conflict. and have some respect for an old west indian negro and stop accusing me of being a rioter. at the commonwealth institute, an art exhibition is on show. as well as an activist, he was a well—known broadcaster and writer. he was a well—known always formidable and fearless. he was a well—known for more than 50 years, darcus howe was at the forefront of the fight against racism. darcus howe was at the forefront darcus howe, who's died at the age of 74. time now for the sport. we've had some important matches in the premier league and the scottish premiership. in the premier league match of the day 2 and then, if you're in scotland, sportscene will follow the news. if you're in scotland, but i've got some goals and results coming up, if you can't wait that long.
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and results coming up, starting in scotland, celtic are champions for the sixth season in a row. celtic are champions they beat hearts 5—0 to win the title with eight games to spare. that equals a record set by rangers 88 years ago. here's our sports correspondent, natalie pirks. her reports does contain some flash photography. brendan rodgers' first match with celtic was at tynecastle, a perfect venue for their coronation. celtic was at tynecastle, a perfect today told the story of a season where celtic beat everyone into submission. of a season where celtic beat scott sinclair's thunderous effort sent them on their way. that sent them on their way. is just wonderful. just three minutes later a devastating break provided sinclair with a second. a devastating break provided a party was breaking out and stuart armstrong brought the bubbly with his fizzing run. and stuart armstrong brought they and stuart armstrong brought have that title winni again. but for celtic it is not merely about winning, it is about how they win and they were going for it, with a little help from hearts. and they were going for it,
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scott sinclair was on a hat—trick. and they were going for it, we all know the rest. and they were going for it, his 2ist goal of the season sealed a 5—star performance. he supported the team as a boy and when you know the great history of the club, i was happy to take on the responsibility to make them happy and hopefully we have done that. them happy and hopefully back them happy and hopefully under blue skies at celti park, back under blue skies at celtic park, the faithful gathered. they arejust amazing, park, the faithful gathered. they are just amazing, they are just the best tea m are just amazing, they are just the best team in the world. who is going to keep up with us? no one. no one can keep up with their moods either. brendan rogers‘ all singing, all dancing unbeaten celtic, reigned supreme. the premier league title race still has some some distance to run. arsenal remain 6th and manchester city 4th after a 2—2 draw at the emirates stadium.
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city 4th after a 2—2 draw the gunners came from behind twice. city 4th after a 2—2 draw they remain seven points behind city and the champions league places. the other match today, swansea against middlesbrough, was goaless. saracens are the only british club to make it through to rugby union‘s european champions cup semi—finals. to make it through to rugby union‘s the reigning champions were far too strong for glasgow warriors. chris ashton scored two of sarries‘ four tries at allianz park. they won 38—13 and will face munster for a place in the final. it was a dramatic day on the thames at the annual boat races. oxford‘s men were victorious, and that made up for their women‘s crew, who handed cambridge victory from the very start of their race. organisers were just thankful that there was any racing at all. kate grey reports. that there was any racing at all. when that there was any racing at all. and unexploded w bomb when and unexploded world war ii bomb washed up on the thames river bank, just metres from the start of the boat race, there were fears the event would be cancelled. emergency services were called in and worked overnight to remove the device. racing was given the go—ahead.
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despite the uncertainty, a crowd have turned out in their thousands, desperate to catch a glimpse of this historic head—to—head oxford versus cambridge. the women‘s race was over before it began when this happened to be oxford boat when they took their first stroke. they were left standing and cambridge capitalised on the advantage, pulling further away and eventually crossing the line ina away and eventually crossing the line in a new course record. the men‘s race was much more of a battle, with the clashing of all is. but it was the favourite, oxford but the control of the race with all of the control of the race with all of the experience and power, just a length ahead of cambridge. ending another memorable boat race, both teams heading home with a win. and teams heading home with a win. that is all the spo that‘s all from me, stay with us on bbc one — it‘s time for the news where you are.
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you‘re watching bbc news. let‘s return now to the death of the civil rights campaigner and broadcaster darcus howe. farrukh dhondy was a friend and colleague of darcus howe. he told me the story of when they first met. a gang of us were sitting in an underground train, and this very handsome looking fellow comes across, with a newspaper called the black eagle and asked if we wanted to buy one, "fight the british state". we said ok and we bought one. i think we were going home from a hyde park lecture. my friend said, "thank you". he asked me if i wanted one and i said, "i will share it with him", and he said, "will you share the same jail sentence?" you knew what you were getting from the beginning! yes, he went away, and then i subsequentlyjoined the black panther movement in britain which consisted mainly of west indians and west indian youth but within the leadership there were some asians
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and theoreticians, all sorts. and one of the first things we did was join a mangrove demonstration which was a demonstration against the harassment by the police of the mangrove restaurant in notting hill. when that happened, the british state acted a bit stupidly, arresting nine people and throwing very big charges against them. if you accuse somebody of throwing a stone at a policeman, well, that is one thing, but they accused them of affray and conspiracy to undermine the state and all sorts of things. how significant was the mangrove nine trial and darcus howe‘s role in it? darcus howe was the star of the trial because he decided to defend himself. and there he was, you know, he loved it, he loved every moment of standing up in the box, and questioning people. he had been trained as a lawyer.
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he could do it. i had thejob, the humblejob of summarising for the black panther movement, the day‘s events. two or three of the defendants were from the black panthers‘ central core membership in the trial. so we used to write up this trial all the time and suddenly, even in the bulletins that i wrote up every evening of the trial, darcus emerged as the articulate star. he spent 50 years as an activist. what did he feel his real achievements had been in all that time? darcus never boasted about it. he boasted about all sorts of things but never about his achievements as such. but i can tell you that i thought he was one of the bravest, one of the most courageous, and one of the most significant activists for black people‘s rights in this country. since immigration started, say,
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in the ‘50s and ‘60s, that is post—colonial immigration to this country, blacks, asians, all sorts came to this country. darcus was the most... well, not self—effacing in a modest kind of way but a very modest leader, who would speak directly to the people. and when we got to the black panther movement, it was he who inspired us to start talking straight and campaigning rather than writing articles about race and class, or in fact having ambitions to join the labour party by saying the labour party ought to let, you know, black people in and so forth. we weren‘t fighting that battle. we were fighting battles on the ground, education, schooling, housing, employment. and it was campaign after campaign and it was notjust demonstrations, it was practical things.
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like after we left the black panther movement, it broke up. we immediately, he immediately started, or was appointed to be the editor of race today which was a separate magazine, but it wasn‘t a magazine like writing theoretical pieces about race and class. we actually went into the east end of london and squatted 400 houses. briefly and finally, what do you think his legacy will be? to many people, he was known as a broadcaster who made many wonderful programmes but in a nutshell, what is his legacy? well, i think it has to be broken into two. first as a political activist in the black panther movement, and in race today, the magazine and the campaigning platform. when i became commissioning editor of channel 4, i knew him for 20 years and knew he was one of the best
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journalists around and gave him thejob of running the bandu file that to channel 4, and then he too got the job as devils advocate which we formulated together. it was to make a challenge. it was a kind of challenge, to my mind, and of course i would say so, to my mind it was multiculturalism as it should be, with a black presenter challenging people about the general issues, not saying, "we are ticking boxes by being on screen". a friend and colleague of the civil rights campaigner darcus howe, who has died at the age of 74. time for the weather with louise. it's it‘s not been too bad weekend for most, the first weekend of april has
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been mostly sunshine and not much in the way of april showers, a beautiful afternoon in herne bay in kent, shown by this weather watchers picture. and generally in the south—east today, highs of 17 degrees. there was a bit of nuisance cloud across the northeast and through the latter stages of the afternoon across the south west but most of us, clear skies and lots of sunshine but those clear sky through the night are going allow temperatures to fall away. as they tend to at this time of year. we keep a quiet night to come with breeze picking up into the north—west as we go through the night and north—west as we go through the nightand a north—west as we go through the night and a little more cloud gradually arriving but for most of us, some patchy mist and fog forming and temperatures falling away. perhaps in rural spots and sheltered areas, we could see temperatures close to freezing and perhaps a light frost in one or two spots but chilly start but sunny for many of us. chilly start but sunny for many of us. early mist and fog quickly melting away, a decent day, the exception these weather front is starting to show their hand from the west. they will bring more cloud and rain as we go into the afternoon. for the isles of scilly and perhaps
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the foot of cornwall, mulraney into the foot of cornwall, mulraney into the afternoon, brushing the fringes of western wales as well. certainly more cloud here. but central and eastern areas will see some warmth, and away from the coasts, temperatures could get into the mid to high teens again. the cloud and outbreaks of rain, along with strengthening wind, sitting across the irish sea, towards the isle of man and into northern ireland and parts of scotland. eastern scotland should keep some brightness through most of the day but not quite as warm here, io—i3 most of the day but not quite as warm here, 10—13 the overall high. whether france drawing a blanket of crowd and showreel outbreaks of rain from the west gradually drifting eastward
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