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the conservatives and labour are promising to do more to tackle the family of victim georgina callander said the government must open its ice or more parents will lose children to terror. the conservatives and labour are promising to do more to tackle the threat of terrorism, if they win the election. british airways hopes to operate a near—normal service from gatwick, and most flights out of heathrow — after a computer failure saw all flights cancelled. i'm here at heathrow were some people slept in terminal five overnights, and long queues are already building up this morning. tributes to two passengers killed on an american plain, try to protect women from anti—muslim views.
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—— and high muslim and abuse. good morning and welcome to bbc news. in manchester have released new images of salman abedi — the man who carried out the bombing — on the night of the attack. with 11 men under arrest and searches at addresses across the north west of england, police say they are putting together the parents of one of the teenagers killed in the manchester attack have warned that other young people could die unless the government "opens its eyes". yesterday the family of 18—year—old georgina callander laid flowers in memory of their daughter, who had just won a place to study at university. in a statement released through greater manchester police, with 11 men under arrest and searches at addresses across the north west of england, police say they are putting together a picture of his last hours, as esyllt carr reports. in a crowd, he would
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barely have been noticed. this is the manchester bomber, salman abedi, on the night he murdered 22 children, women and men. a rucksack on his back, he'd flown in from libya five days earlier. police have released this picture, its background removed, because they want information about what he did in that time. day and night, they've crisscrossed manchester, raiding buildings, making arrests. this was moss side yesterday. the area was cordoned off for a while with the bomb disposal team on standby. 11 men are in custody, and there are now 17 searches either concluded or continuing, largely in the north—west of england. police have revealed that after the bombing at 10:33 on monday night, forensic officers went straight in to examine the aftermath. within two hours, they'd identified the bomber, possibly from id found on his body.
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they've tracked his movements from the family home to the flat he's said to have rented before disappearing to libya, returning on the 18th of may to move into a city centre apartment where the bomb was likely to have been assembled. they've pieced together his network — friends and relatives are in custody. they're gathering financial evidence of who backed him, but crucially they now know how the bomb was put together. that will help them judge the ongoing risk of another attack. yesterday, the terrorism threat level was lowered, an attack now considered highly likely but not imminent. security remains high at public events over the bank holiday weekend, with soldiers expected on the streets until midnight on monday. meanwhile, the police are urging the public to remain vigilant. esyllt carr, bbc news. theresa may is highlighting new
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plans to counter extremism, while jeremy corbyn says cuts have undermined security and is pledging to recruit an extra 10,000 police and more security staff. with me is our political correspondent, matt cole. give us a little bit more of what i decided saying. good morning. the conservatives are focusing on their ma nifesto conservatives are focusing on their manifesto pledge for this commission to countering extremism. trying to flush out what it means, they say they will have a remit to identify all forms of extremism, notjust violent extremism. they say this will be a legal duty, that it will have a statutory footing and will have a statutory footing and will have teeth, although what they haven't explained is how it will identify extremism and in what way. i say it will have a specific role to look at extremism affecting women, with issues like female
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genital mutilation. again the questions of finance and how this will be funded not quite clear. theresa may made very clear in articles in newspapers today that she very much wants to tackle, stand up she very much wants to tackle, stand up against terrorism, particularly, she says, in a scenario where, in a multicultural society, some people might: barrett to start speaking out forfear might: barrett to start speaking out for fear of perhaps upsetting other control identities. she says that something people have to get over, basically. labour are reiterating their manifesto pledge for 10,000 more police on the streets, to try to counter the 20,000 only half the number who were cut in the government cuts. in addition, beyond the manifesto pledges, they also committing to 1000 extra security staff for the likes of m15, gchq and mi6. staff for the likes of m15, gchq and mig. it is staff for the likes of m15, gchq and m16. it is a prominent issue now for obvious reasons. how long do you think that will be the case?” obvious reasons. how long do you think that will be the case? i don't think that will be the case? i don't think this weekend we were likely to be talking about security had a terrible event in manchester not occurred. the first is you have
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government is to protect the public, so government is to protect the public, soi government is to protect the public, so i think there is no way that the different parties could avoid trying to showcase what they are offering, albeit treading through this as a very sensitive time. however, i think there are issues like brexit, the key message of theresa may's campaign, that she will want to get back onto as soon as possible, not least after a difficult beginning to this week, which has been rather forgotten now in terms of a u—turn over the questions of social care policy, which was causing quite a lot of outcry after the manifesto was published. labour have been easy for their own party quite a lot to this campaign. i suspect after jeremy corbyn made his first speech since the manchester bombing on friday, they will look ahead in the week to try to look at the broader offering. thank you. british airways is hoping to run a "near normal schedule" at gatwick and most services from heathrow later, after an it failure led to dozens of cancellations. ba has apologised — it's refunding and rebooking customers. let's go live to heathrow. what's
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happening? there are still a lot of problems here at london heathrow. quite a few people slept in terminal five overnights, but if you were moved on from that terminal to other terminal to spend a nightmare. there are big problems this morning at terminal five, the are big problems this morning at terminalfive, the british airways terminal. this is a message sent ten minutes ago by somebody tweeting british airways, chaos at london heathrow, no one is directing queues, flight leaves in one hour and stuck in line will stop nothing moving, get more staff here. we are hearing that sort of message from a lot of people. the message from british airways to their passengers is not to turn up at the airport today unless they are booked and have a confirmed seat on a flight. that means many of the people who we re that means many of the people who were cancelled yesterday won't be able to get on a flight today, nor will they be able to get their
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luggage back but was stuck at the terminal. the message from ba is not to come to the airport to collect your luggage, that will be careered onto you. despite those messages, ba saying don't turn up until 90 minutes before your flight, saying don't turn up until 90 minutes before yourflight, because otherwise your country —— you will contribute to the congestion. people understandably perhaps aren't getting those messages or don't trust them, so a lot of congestion still here today a will. those problems likely to continue from sunday to come. thank you. we can speak to the aviation consultant john strickland is, here with me. are we any clearer finding out what went one? in a word, no. may have been considered power outage but more than that we haven't heard. what's striking is the complexity. this has not been one system. as it began yesterday, i thought it might have been a problem with the check—in system, but that seemed to be the least of their worries
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because it's seemingly cut across all areas of the company. the purring loader sheets, awaiting balance information for flights to leave, cannot be done. flight plans could be filed. even today be a finding that many of the systems are back functioning but they are not all functioning, and seems to be some discrepancies in information. they are really having to work on a hand to mouth basis to get things going. it doesn't appear to have been any former packing. no, again, perhaps too early to tell. it doesn't seem to have them. it also illustrates how dependent and —— and organisation of this size is on a computer system working, and you therefore wonder why they don't back it up with isn't some full—back. therefore wonder why they don't back it up with isn't some full-back. as things become clearer, when the programme is back to normal and other systems are functioning, as they start their own detailed analysis, i guess a forensic wash,
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that's going to have to be looked at. i would that's going to have to be looked at. iwould imagine that's going to have to be looked at. i would imagine that isn't to back—up system, but obviously whether there was all was not, it didn't assist in this particular problem. there has to be a full analysis and understanding of what happened. it was a similar, in terms of mind issues, it event with delta airlines in the usa last year. they certainly follow through with a lot of changes. they were upgrading systems that the time and expedited that after bad problem. ba had introduced a new state—of—the—art check—in system last year, said they we re check—in system last year, said they were already in the process of modernising parts of the infrastructure. we can see some new pictures coming in from terminal five at heathrow. people in vast queues waiting to find out more or learn what's going to become of theirflights. learn what's going to become of their flights. what is your assessment of the way bea has handled this in terms of communicating with passengers? the challenges to have something to
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communicate about. the staff themselves didn't have information themselves didn't have information the way we normally would. today we are living in an online social media world, and many airlines have been able to use websites, twitter and so on as the means of communication. all the other systems were down, said those things which would have got the message out to lots of people quickly were not at the disposal of staff. i was at terminal five bike wizards yesterday meeting someone five bike wizards yesterday meeting someone off a flight, so ba staff are pleasant and the terminal, giving out letters of apology. there wasn't very much they could give. the only key thing they could state was when they cancelled or the flight was when they cancelled or the flight out right. that was in itself a way to give... even today more fights expected to operate as normal, but there will still be problems. delays and cancellations in ba flights expected to stay at heathrow, as you would expect. they
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will prioritise as much as they can, long—haul flights, inbound flights. he threw being the largest customer, there is no wriggle room. when something goes wrong, it's another case of putting passengers from one day onto the next day because those lights are still, too. if you have inflicted pain on some passengers, there is a wish to not inflict it on additional people. anyone who booked to travel today on a flight and operates will probably travel as normal, but that won't solve the problem for those who maybe cannot be fully accommodated. how much reputational damage does this do? be fully accommodated. how much reputational damage does this dwm isa reputational damage does this dwm is a qualitative sort of issue. we don't know. airlines are many businesses, face really very challenging situations for one
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reason or another. the key is how they handle it in the immediate situation, and then following up. today we are hearing the apologies from bea, hearing that refreshments will be provided to today's passengers, but there has to be absolute clarity, when it can be given, in terms of sharing information about the examination and giving reassurance that the company is able to avoid repetition of this again. british airways is a leading airline for the world, better placed than most. this could happen to any airline, any other kind of airline including, for example, a low—cost airline. british airways has more resources in terms of people and systems to deal with challenges. they are used to dealing with bad weather runway blockages. but if they find it difficult, others would find it substantially more so. others would find it substantially more so. thank you very much. a vigil has been held in the us city of portland for two men who were killed when they tried
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to stop a man from racially abusing two teenage girls. it's thought the girls were muslim. the suspected killer, jeremyjoseph christian, is said by us media to hold racist and extremist views. caroline davies reports. panic and fear on a normal commuter train. another mac i was so scared. there were people running around and crying. this was the scene in portland. two men were stabbed to death here. other passengers said they were trying to stop a man abusing two teenage girls who appeared to be muslim. this is the suspects, jeremy dose of question. while travelling on a train on friday afternoon, police said the he became aggressive. he was yelling, ranting, raving a lot of things which would be characterised as hate speech. some people approached him, appeared to try to intervene with his behaviour, and some of the people he was yelling out, they were
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attacked viciously by the suspect. he left the station but was arrested by police. this phone footage shows the moment he was cornered. two men lost their lives. in portland, the deaths were met with onset and angen deaths were met with onset and anger. there is too much hatred in the world right now. and far too much violence. a recurrent little climate allows far too much room for those whose bread bigotry. violent words can lead to violent acts. on social media there were strong feelings, with many pointing to the suspect‘s apparent extreme right wing views. former presidential candidate hillary clinton tweeted that no one should have to endure this racist abuse. and no one should have to give their lives to stop it. after the attack, the council on american islamic relations urged president trump to speak out against
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increasing islamophobia in the us. not in ourtown! increasing islamophobia in the us. not in our town! the groupjoined a vigil to remember the two men who lost their lives. rickyjohn best and this man. his mother posted this picture calling her son a hero. both men will be remembered for standing up men will be remembered for standing up to hatred. the headlines on bbc news: police release images of the manchester suicide bomber and appeal to the public to help piece together his final movements. british airways warns of delays and cancellations as it resumes flights after computer failure is all cancelled yesterday. tributes have been painted to passengers killed on american train trying to define —— defend two women from anti—muslim abuse. a man has been arrested. clare fallon is that gregor
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registered police headquarters. what is the latest on the police investigation? police have given us some of the key details now of the investigation they are running into the attack at manchester arena on monday. which killed 22 people. i think the details they have given us really paint a picture of the scale of the investigation that we have in place. in all, since monday night, 18 addresses have been searched, and we know the vast majority of those buildings are still the focus of police activity, with intense forensic work being done now to try to gather evidence and gather information about what happens. in all 13 people have been arrested according to greater manchester police. we know 11 of those people remain in custody. we have been told 1000 people are involved in this
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police investigation. in terms of the scale of the evidence, the amount of evidence police have to work their way through, they got more than 200 digital exhibits, as they call it. that means things like mobile phones and computers. i have almost 13,000 hours of cctv images. every single seconds of that video will need to be gone through to check whether there is anything significant that can be seen. late last night, police released a picture of salman abedi, the man who blew themselves up at manchester arena on monday night, killing 22 people. the point behind releasing images to show people what he looks like on the evening of the attack, in order to try and get someone to recall something that maybe they haven't recalled before, to let people know what he looks like in the hope that it will mean some kind of recollection from people, that they might have seen him somewhere that may be significant to the police. since yesterday's decision
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to downgrade the threat level from critical to severe, we have not been told about any more significant police developments, no more arrests the police have told us about. they do seem to feel they have this situation under control now. on friday evening, we had that yukon to greater manchester police leaving this hq building, going into the city centre of manchester to go and look at the flowers, speak to people, try to offer some kind of public reassurance. as well as offering reassurance, we can take it from that as a sign that if he felt able to leave this active investigation for that period of time, they do for comfortable now that they're getting things under control. thank you. frankie mccamley as an artist cathedral where prayers are being served with the victims of the attack this morning. tell us more about what is due to happen in the coming hours. good morning.
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there is a service taking place as we speak. 0ne there is a service taking place as we speak. one of my colleagues inside has been saying the dean of manchester has been addressing the attack this week, saying that this cathedral was in fact closed for a number of days. it only reopened on thursday after part of the police cordoned was listed. the dean was saying prayers in the streets. many of the services came out onto the streets and made their way to a nearby hospital. he is saying faqs at the moment, offering his prayers and thoughts to all the those affected in the attack. more people will be arriving for a much bigger service around 10:30am. behind me you can probably see heightened security there. there are a number of bike checks taking place. that doesn't usually happen. —— bag checks. many more seats in place inside, because a lot of people were expected to come to offer their condolences, to reflect on what
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happens earlier this week. 0nly condolences, to reflect on what happens earlier this week. only a few hundred metres from where the attack to place just to the right of me. a police cordoned in place there. there has been a statement from the dean of manchester, who said the cathedral community is devastated by the terrorist attack. the concert attended by mostly young people, intended to be a fun experience, was turned into a graveyard for innocent young people. he said such acts are unacceptable, the cathedral will be a place for prayer and reflection over the next few days. and he has also said a book of condolence has been opened for people who want to go in and pay their respects and offer support for those people who have been affected. there was a big gig last night, the second biggest events in the city since the attack. 50,000 people to see live music. and greater manchester run taking place, thousands of people expected there. the message from manchester is the city is well and truly open. thank
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you. we will be at that greater manchester run a little bit later. and first minister nicola sturgeon will be the latest leader in the hot seat talking to andrew neil — you can see that at 6pm this evening on bbc one. tooth decay is the biggest cause of hospital admissions in england for children underfive, and now the british dentaljournal warns children from disadvantaged backgrounds are more likely to require treatment. salford has one of the highest rates of tooth decay in england, so local dentist andrew wilson has made a series of videos to help teachers educate pupils on the importance of good dental hygiene.
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dominic hughes went to meet him — we should warn you there are images of tooth decay in his report. it is important to brush your teeth because... they get tooth decay! and you will get holes in your teeth. you will not be able to eat anymore. you will have to speak like this. a class of excited four to five—year—olds are discovering more about teeth, things like how to clean them and keep them safe from decay. andrew wilson is the dentist behind this project. he has come to salford, one of the worst places for tooth decay in england. he says it is never too early to learn about teeth. if you are making it fun, children will lap up information, and they will hopefully go home and talk to mum and dad,
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and hopefully they will think about what they are doing with brushing their teeth. as part of his mission, he has developed a series of films to help teachers in the classroom. given the consequences for children if tooth decay goes unchecked, these are lessons that need to be learned. classes like this one matter because tooth decay is by far the biggest reason children are admitted to hospital. many dentists say that educating children and families is important because the dangers of tooth decay are being overlooked. children are going into accident and emergency for a variety of dental problems. they first come to the department with a variety of bad diseases, with things like abscesses. the second type come in because of pain caused by quite bad decay and tooth pain. they don't need it in a hospital,
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they need to see a dentist. tooth decay is completely preventable but is completely linked to a sugary diet. if left unaffected, it could affect sleeping, eating and even growth and self—esteem. after the lesson today, these children from salford will go home knowing how to take care of their teeth, and what happens if they don't. people who see me smile will think i did not take care of my teeth when i was younger. that i ate too many sweets and did not brush my teeth. when you smile, your teeth will be all black, and people will think you have not taken care of them. if you break them, you will not have any, because after your grown—up teeth, you will not get any more. dominic hughes, bbc news, salford.
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one of the founding members of the rock group, the allman brothers band, gregg allman, has died. he was sixty nine. a statement on his website says he had struggled with many health issues. gregg allman and his older brother duane started the band in the southern american state of georgia in the 1960s. 0ur reporter — tim allman — no relation — has more. gregg allman doing what he did best. long—haired psychedelia, mixed with the blues, country and jazz. what came to be known as southern rock. as pa rt of came to be known as southern rock. as part of the allman brothers band, one of the biggest acts of the 19705. one of the biggest acts of the 1970s. which made what happens next all the more unusual. his marriage
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to share, and romantic and professional relationship that caused a little controversy. she had the big idea, go on stage together. then we got to europe, and have the audience over here was an tuxedo than the other half in backpacks. they were yelling, who, get off the stage! sheila the morning on social media, saying, i've tried... songwriter melissa etheridge posted, my southern rock art is breaking... and john mayer tweeted... gregg allman was born in nashville, tennessee, in 19117. together with his brother, he formed the allman
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brothers band in 1969. they enjoyed huge success, but his brother would die ina huge success, but his brother would die in a motorbike accident at the age of 24. he continued performing, but would suffer from health problems and an addiction to drugs and alcohol. he passed away peacefully at his home in savannah, georgia. described as a kind and gentle soul, a brilliant pioneering music. gregg allman who has died at the age of 69. now darren has the weather. many parts still dry as we had through the afternoon, with some sunshine, lighter winds and yesterday, but this cloud massing across the channel. storms had a particularly towards the southbank —— south—west of england. sharp
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showers in the south—east where temperatures into the mid—20s. cooler around the moray firth, 27 degrees yesterday, nearer 15 or 16 today. that's enough in the sunshine, not very nice if you were underneath these downpours. they will continue to push northwards. storms and heavy rain becoming more extensive storms and heavy rain becoming more exte ns ive a cross storms and heavy rain becoming more extensive across england and wales overnight. lighter rain for northern cooler kris commons, a muddy and uncomfortable night across the south. storms and heavy rain from northern england in the morning. the rain making further inroads across scotland, clearing away from northern ireland to the south. it may brighten to give us some sunshine. quite warm muggy the south—eastwards showers, but much cooler in scotland.
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