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this is bbc news. i'm james menendez. our top stories: the search for a wider terror network linked to the manchester suicide bomber is continuing. there's been another arrest in the moss side area of the city. there are reports that donald trump's son—in—law, jared kushner, is now part of the fbi inquiry into russian involvement in the us election. nasa releases the first detailed pictures ofjupiter‘s polar regions revealing giant cyclones the size of earth. dealing with the trump card. the question is can the g7 leaders keep the us president on side over trade and climate change? plus, from rags to riches. it's the global capital of cast of clothing that is india's textile recycling trade now under threat? the number of people arrested
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by police in connection with the manchester suicide bombing has risen to ten as the search continues for a possible network that helped plan the attack. security across britain has been increased. national campaigning resumes today ahead of next month's general election. greg dawson reports: this is the reality for a country now facing a critical terror threat. at king's cross, one of london's busiest train stations, armed police and sniffer dogs are on patrol. and for the first time, specialist firearms officers are also on board trains travelling across the uk. one of many precautions as police try to establish the manchester bomb, salman abedi, was part of a terror network. on thursday night, that
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investigation brought officers to wigan in greater manchester. residents were escorted out of the area is a bomb disposal unit was moved in. on this occasion, no leaves were found but investigators say they made significant progress so say they made significant progress so farand say they made significant progress so far and have described finding very important items during a series of raids. as the police continued their business, so too will politicians when national campaigning the next month's general election resumes. labour leader jeremy corbyn will deliver a speech about tackling terrorism, specifically linking it to the uk's past involvement in foreign wars. he is expected to say: excitement rejected by the labour
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parliamentarian in office during the london tube bombings. you is simply wrong. the core attacks from september 11 and beforehand come from forces trying to ditch troy the whole of our society. this is before the reich war and the war in syria. as the political truce comes to an end, the relationship between uk police in us intelligence services appears to be recommended. it was briefly cut off after a series of lea ks to briefly cut off after a series of leaks to the american media but officials say details are being shared again after precious sort —— assurances were made. it was rough let's take a look at some of the other stories making making the news. a former greek prime minister has been injured by an explosion inside a car in athens.
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lucas papademos suffered leg, arm and stomach injuries, and his driver was also hurt by the blast but their lives are not believed to be in danger. police say the device was apparently inside an envelope. mr papademos served as prime ministerfor six months during a period of political and economic turmoil in 2012. authorities in them philippines say jihadists from overseas are among militants killed in the southern city of marawi. hundreds of residents have fled the fighting, prompting officials to declare martial law across the island of mindanao. greg gianforte, a high profile republican candidate for the us congress, has been charged with assault. it's after he allegedly knocked a guardian journalist to the ground, on the eve of an important by—election. mr gianforte's spokesman said benjacobs entered an office without permission and was aggressive. the guardian newspaper has published audio of what happened. it's reported that president trump
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‘s son—in—law, jared kushner, is under scrutiny by the fbi enquiry into russian interference in last year ‘s election. jared kushner, seen here at his father—in—law‘s side, at a time when donald trump's base in certain members of his inner circle is thought to be waning, the influence wielded by members of the first family is on the ascent. at the age of 36, jared kushner is the president's closest to buy a fashion adviser. jared kushner is reported to have caught the attention of the fbi because of his meetings with this man, russia's ambassador to the us. he is also thought to have met with a head of a russian bank which was subject to sanctions imposed by the obama administration. jared kushner, the president's son—in—law. .. kushner, the president's son-in-law. .. it kushner, the president's son-in-law... it was kushner, the president's son-in-law. .. it was reported kushner, the president's son-in-law... it was reported last week by the washington post that a
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senior member of the trump administration had been drawn into the rush enquiry, this city has been 3909 the rush enquiry, this city has been agog with rumour and speculation. yes, definitely. the person we were referring to last week is jared kushner. we have done more reporting to lock down that that person is jared kushner. it was this man, donald trump's former national security adviser michael flynn who was seen as the prime focus of the fbi investigation. he was forced to resign after making misleading state m e nts resign after making misleading statements about the extent of his ties to the russian ambassador. the suggestion that jared kushner ties to the russian ambassador. the suggestion thatjared kushner might also have information of interest to the fbi is significant because it potentially places the rush enquiry not only at the doorstep of the white house but also in the trump's family circle itself. responding to the allegations, jared kushner‘s lawyers said in a statement: there is no collusion. russia is
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fine. but whether it's russia or anybody else, my total priority, believe me, is the united states of america. president trump has denied any suggestion of collusion between the kremlin and his campaign but as it grows in size and scope, the rush enquiry threatens not only to dominate the headlines here but to overs ha d ow dominate the headlines here but to overshadow the legislative agenda of this nation administration. the g7 summit of industrialised nations gets under way later on friday. heads of state from canada, france, germany, italy, japan, the uk and the us are meeting in the sicilian resort town of taormina. the european union is also represented. the bbc‘s diplomatic correspondent james landale is there with a look at what's expected to be discussed. theresa may arrived in sicily last night for her first g7 summit, a rare chance for her and just six other leaders to discuss the world's problems, face—to—face, around a table. and as they gather around the ancient coatal town of taormina they will be hoping for few dramas,
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above all from donald trump, who's made his doubts about multi—lateral groups like this well known. at this summit, as ever, they will discuss world trade, climate change, migration from north africa across these very seas, but after events from recent days, almost inevitably, the focus will be on the fight against global terrorism. theresa may will sit down formally with the us president and discuss not justthose leaks from the manchester bombing investigation, but how she, he and other g7 leaders can work together to fight extremism and terror plots online, with internet firms doing more anda new international forum sharing new technology. i suspect theresa may will say, look, let's all agree that we need a totallyjoined up security effort, the sort we have within the united kingdom, amongst the g7 as a whole, so we don't get embroiled on who is leaking what and can just focus on the main job.
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but if there is agreement among these heads of government over terror, they may fall out over other issues. international trade, climate change, and global migration. areas where mr trump's smiles are not matched by his g7 colleagues. this summit will be overshadowed, notjust by mount edna, but also by the events in manchester. so mrs may will leave early this evening as the investigation continues. james landale, bbc news, sicily. and while the summit, he was ben with the rest of the news. we are also looking at that two day summit of the g7 group of top industrialised nations. let's just take a look at how important this group is — and what's on their agenda.
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the seven countries account for getting on for half of the world's wealth — over 46%. but many of them are struggling with comparatively stagnant economies. the international monetary fund is forecasting that world's economy will grow by 3.5% this year. butjust 1.9% in the g7. also high on the list of worries — the rise of trade protectionism after president trump came to power promising to put america first. the other g7 members will be pushing him to soften this position. then there's the environment — and the future of the 2015 paris climate change agreement. president trump has threatened to pull the us out of the deal. his fellow g7 leaders will try to convince him otherwise the hosts italy are at the forefront of the migrant crisis. they will be pushing plans to strengthen africa's economies — to try and cut the number
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of migrants leaving — and to promote food security for developing countries. we'll be hearing from an expert in transatlantic relations in 20 minutes time. we are also in northern india — to investigate a rags—to—riches story that may not have a happy ending. it's where much of the discarded clothing donated to charity ends up to be recycled into new cloth. but as our reporter shilpa kannan has been finding out, the industry is under threat more masculine in about 20 minutes. tuesday with others. indigenous leaders gather in australia to try to wreck it —— reconcile the past and define their place in the
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country's future. in the biggest international sporting spectacle ever seen, up to 30 million people have taken part in sponsored athletic events to aid famine relief in africa. the first of what the makers of star wars hope will be thousands of queues started forming at 7am. taunting which led to scuffles, scuffles to fighting, fighting to full—scale riot as the liverpool fans broke out of their area and into the juve ntus enclosure. the belgian police had lost control. the whole world will mourn the tragic death of mr nehru today. he was the father of the indian people from the day of independence. the oprah winfrey show comes to an end after 25 years and more than a500 episodes. the chat show has made her one of the richest people on the planet. geri halliwell, otherwise known as ginger spice, has announced she's left the spice girls. i don't believe it, she's the one with the bounce, the go, the girl power. not geri, why? this is bbc news.
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the latest headlines: the search for a wider terror network linked to the manchester suicide bomber is continuing — there's been another arrest, in the moss side area of the city. all 22 people who lost their lives have now been identified. ten teenagers and children were among those killed — the youngest was just eight years old. judith moritz reports now on the victims and the loss felt by their families and friends. they were loved and they are mourned. taken by the bomb, their names keep coming. eilidh macleod, 14 years old, from the outer hebrides, a vivacious teenager, who played the bagpipes and was full of fun. 19—year—old courtney boyle from gateshead. a university student
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who made herfamily proud. courtney's mother has suffered double heartache because her partner philip tron was killed too. described as gorgeous and crazy, it's said he made the world a happy place. also lost, wendy fawell from otley near leeds, a mum and a school helper, said to have touched the lives of so many. wendy and her friend caroline had been together collecting their children from the concert. injured herself, caroline remembers being frantic with worry. i couldn't see wendy anywhere. and then i think it were a policeman talking to me and got me sat up and then asked me if i could walk. immediately straight away when i got outside and her phone just rang and rang and rang.
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17—year—old chloe rutherford from south shields was studying music and planned a career in travel. she was at the show with her boyfriend, liam curry. 19—year—old liam lost his father to cancer earlier this year. he and chloe were young sweethearts, described as inseparable. their families say the teenagers' wings were ready but their hearts are not. and elaine mciver, a police officer who loved music and had gone to the concert on her night off duty. flowers have been laid at cheshire police headquarters for elaine, who started as a volunteer special constable and rose up to work for the organised crime unit. elaine mciver spent more than 20 years working for cheshire police, her colleagues and friends came into work to learn that they had lost one of their own.
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cheshire's chief constable opened a book of condolence for the officer. i think it's rocked the core of the organisation in all sorts of different ways and we're really touched by the outpouring of support from the wider police family, other organisations we work with and messages from the public of cheshire, which has been really warming at such a difficult time. so many communities are bereft. in bury, north of manchester, hundreds turned out tonight, riding in convoy into the city centre. they came to remember their friend, olivia campbell, and herfamily came too, taking comfort from the tributes left for all of the victims. 22 killed. more than 100 injured. we know their names and their harrowing stories. but we will never understand their terrible, unfathomable loss. judith moritz, bbc news, cheshire.
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australia's indigenous leaders have gathered at the sacred landmark of uluru to decide how the country's first inhabitants should be recognised. they are preparing to deliver a statement of their findings. one option is a referendum to give indigenous australians full legal protection against discrimination. but many want changes to go further. our correspondent, hywel griffith, is in sydney. what sort of changes are they looking for? recognition, constitution is one thing but really they want meaningful, pratt to call changes that might go some way to improve the lives of indigenous people across australia. —— crack the call. aboriginal people are still amongst the poorest in
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society, lowest education attainment, the highest number of children in care said they would like things like representation within the federal parliament so that every year, a change in law is consulted upon with a group of indigenous people. also some would like reparation. one suggestion from tasmania saying up to 3% of the national gdp should be paid in compensation to indigenous people for the loss of their land that they suffered more than 200 years ago. interesting that this might go to a referendum — what is the feeling about some of these changes, are they likely to go through?m about some of these changes, are they likely to go through? it all comes down to what you ask in the referendum. this has been a long process , referendum. this has been a long process, it has political will behind, both the prime minister and
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the leader of the opposition say they want a referendum but they want to questions that the wider australian public as well as indigenous leaders can agree upon. how much further and how much political and financial strength will be behind it is the difficult thing, later we will see what ideas that will come to later today. the former us secretary of state, john kerry, took a shot at president trump on wednesday. when he suggested to harvard graduates that they should learn russian. in a speech to students, mr kerry said it was the secret to having an impact on the current white house. so what is actually the best language for american students to learn? the bbc‘s rajini vaidyanathan has herself been learning. what is the secret to having a real impact on government?
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buy a rosetta stone and learn russian. he may have beenjoking about current going ons in washington, but there is a strong correlation between global politics and the languages that americans learn. we have not seen an uptick in russian classes just yet but when the soviet union was the enemy, the language was in demand. china's rise has seen a number of american children learning the language. president obama set a target ofi million. if our countries will do more together around the world, then speaking each other‘s language, truly understanding each other, is a good place to start. in a decade after 9/11, arabic was the fastest—growing language being learned in the us. demand rose for pashtun
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and urdu speakers as well. these all pale in comparison. there are 45 million spanish speakers in the us already. the reality is that most american students do not learn a second language. they hope that english is enough. some sport now and we start with football. the fifa president, gianni infantino, has admitted there have been human rights abuses of workers involved in the construction of the arena in st petersburg due to host matches for next year's world cup in russia. in a letter to the presidents of four nordic football associations infantino also acknowledged that some men from north korea are working under appalling conditions, and had been deployed to work at the zenit arena in st petersburg. wayne rooney says he has "more or less" decided about his manchester united future —
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but won't say what that is for another two weeks. as for the 31 year old's international career, well that looks to be coming to a close. england's record scorer has been been left out again by head coach gareth southgate who's named his squad to face scotland and france next month. rooney has been a bit player in his club sides season, with former club everton or the chinese super league possible destinations if he leaves old trafford. marco silva has resigned as hull city manager after the club's relegation from the premier league the portuguese took the job injanuary on a deal until the end of the season but couldn't save them from the drop to the championship. the club were relegated in the penultimate week of the season. dutchman tom dumoulin took a massive step towards winning the giro d'italia when he fended off some desperate attacks by colombian nairo quintana on stage 18 to retain the leaders pinkjersey. the dolomites looked tailor—made for movistar‘s quintana but, try as he could, he failed to make any of his attacks stick.
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with two days of climbing left dumoulin retained his lead of 31 seconds, and now looks favourite to win the first of the year's grand tour races. american tejay van garderen took his first ever grand tour stage win by edging out fellow day—long breakaway member mikel landa at the finish. india captain virat kohli insists he doesn't feel nervous about playing in the icc champions trophy tournament in england following the manchester bomb attack. prince charles was shown the trophy as he attended the official launch of the competition at the oval in london on tuesday. the tournament begins next thursday while india's first match is against pakistan in birmingham three days later. scientists working on the american space agency's newjuno mission say its first look atjupiter has taken their breath away. in particular, they've been amazed by the storms they're seeing at the planet's poles. dozens of hurricanes — each the size of earth — all whirling around each other.
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the bbc‘s science reporter jonathan amos has more. juno is the first mission to get a good view ofjupiter‘s poles and they look nothing like the rest of the planet. we're all familiar with hubble telescope pictures showing parallel bands of weather systems that circle the equator and mid latitudes. but further north and south, the clouds swirl into a random bustle of vortices, huge anvil clouds reach up from the atmosphere. for decades scientists have assumed that if we drop below the cloud tops, below where the sun light reaches, the pretty muchjupiter was uniform inside and it really did not matter where you looked it would all look the same. and what we are finding is anything but that is the truth. it is very different and very complex. juno is making discoveries at every turn. the planet's magnetic field is twice as strong as first thought and its core is most unusual, not a solid rocky wall but something quite diffuse.
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"fuzzy" is how nasa scientists describe it. there is great excitement now asjuno approaches its next investigation — a detailed look atjupiter‘s famous giant red spot, a storm known to have raged for hundreds of years. jonathan amos reporting. before we go, a video of a woman who clearly had no intention of letting a carjacker getaway with taking the car. a thief jumped a carjacker getaway with taking the car. a thiefjumped in, she had other ideas. she said she was acting on instinct and it was not until later she conceded how dangerous her actions had been. the thief eventually gave up and ran off. stay with us, is this next. more hot weather on the way.
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no change to the forecast there. temperatures up to 27 or 28 degrees. on friday they could even be a degree or so higher than that. it's a little bit fresher around the coast but remember the sun is just as powerful whatever the temperature is, whether it's 21 or 28 degrees celsius, you could burn just as easily if you are not protected from that sun with any sunscreen. a very warm morning. temperatures in glasgow around 17, just that little bit fresher closer to the north sea coast there in east anglia, and then those hot south—easterly winds keep wafting in off the near continent, wafting in that hot air. these values could even be quite conservative, it might even get up to 28—29 aqcross parts of scotland. it might even get up to 28—29 across parts of scotland. maybe 28 degrees in london. on those eu the levels — high throughout the uk but especially high, unusually high, across more southern areas of the uk.
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it looks as though it will stay like that right through the course of the weekend. there is a change on the way to our weather, after a sunny friday, it does look as though the clouds are goingto be increasing and we could see some storms, at least the threat of storms, across western areas by the time we get to friday night, early hours of saturday, and through saturday itself. quite often with storms we get fresher air but it's not going to be necessarily the case on saturday because the air is still going to be coming in from the south, it still will be humid. yes, there could be some temporary downpours, some temporary relief, but thoee temperatures some temporary relief, but those temperatures could still nudge up to 28—30 degrees across some south—eastern areas, mid—20s across scotland. on sunday it does looks as though slightly fresher air will be getting in to the northern half of the uk. we are talking about high teens, maybe low 20s but again, across the south, it's going to stay very warm and humid and we could see a return of that heat to southern areas with the threat of thunderstorms again during the course of monday.
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so bank holiday monday potential downpours across some south—eastern and central areas of the uk. now, very difficult to forecast the tem,perature. now, very difficult to forecast the temperature. if it stays cloudy and rainy, 21 but it could even get up to 25 degrees. so bank holiday monday warm and humid with the threat of storms in the south, fresher further north. this is bbc world news, the headlines. the number of people arrested by police in connection with the manchester suicide bombing has risen to 10 as the search continues for a possible network that helped planned the attack. security has been stepped up across britain. president trump's son—in—law and senior advisor, jared kushner, is reported to be under fbi scrutiny in connection with the investigation into links with russia. mr kushner‘s lawyer said his client had already volunteered to share with congress what he knew. the heads of government of seven of the world's leading economies —— the g seven — begin a two—day summit in sicily today. they're expected to agree on the need to do more to tackle
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