tv Outside Source BBC News June 19, 2017 9:30pm-10:00pm BST
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hello, i'm ros atkins, this is outside source. we start at the finsbury park mosque in north london where a man drove into worshippers late sunday night. the van hit a crowd who had gathered to help an elderly man who had collapsed and later died. it's not clear if his death was the result of the attack. ten others were also hurt. a man has been arrested for terror offences. the bbc understands he is 47—year—old darren osborne. in nigeria: half of all the aid for people fleeing the country's islamist insurgency has not reached those who need it. we'll find out why. the number of people believed to have died in a tower block fire in london last week has now risen to 79. five have been named so far. and in os sport — we'll be talking about brooks koepka. he's notjust won the us open, he's equalled the best ever score for the competition. extraordinary statement
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from the nigerian government today. half of the food aid meant for people who've been forced to leave home because of islamists in the north east has not reached them. here's a statement from the acting president "diversion of relief materials has dogged food delivery", he then references the "reported diversion of over 50 trucks in every 100 trucks sent". he also announced that hundreds of soldiers and police will guard the convoys in an effort to keep them safe. you want a measure of how pressing the situation is for some nigerians, the situation is for some nigerians, the un is estimating eight and a half million people are in need of life saving aid. close to 6 million
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require emergency health care and with reference to that islamist insurgency being driven by boko haram in the north—east of nigeria, that has left over 2.5 million people away from their homes. we saw that statement from the acting president in nigeria, we got in touch with our correspondent there, martin patience and he recorded this for us. the suffering in north—east nigeria is enormous. more than 2 million people have been displaced by the fighting, caused by the boko haram insurgency. and most of them are living in sprawling camps, and they are entirely dependent upon aid hand—outs. tens of thousands of children are currently at risk of dying of starvation. that's how serious a crisis this is in that part of the country. and this acknowledgement from the nigerian government that aid is effectively being stolen, whilst shocking, is not a huge surprise. i have spoken to a humanitarian organisation up there as well as local officials, and they say this has been an ongoing problem. what the government says is that previously up to half the trucks
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delivering assistance or aid, those trucks would be diverted. effectively, the aid would be stolen. in order to fix this problem, the government now says that those aid convoys will be accompanied by soldiers and police, to make sure that aid goes from the warehouses to those that need it the most. now, even if all that aid does reach the camps, the most vulnerable — some of the most vulnerable anywhere in the world — that might not be enough. that's because the un says that it needs more than $1 billion worth of assistance in order to help those suffering in north—east nigeria. as things stand, at the moment, they say they have only received a quarter of the money that they actually need. now we must turn to paris because a
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car has crashed into a police van in the champs—elysees, right in the centre of town, the car then burst into fla m es centre of town, the car then burst into flames and the driver died. here are some pictures we have had in common you can make out the damaged car that was involved. we know when police got into the vehicle there were weapons inside. there were no other injuries other than to the man who was driving the car, who was unconscious when taken out of it. he died later. this is the update we would given by the police. translation: there were several weapons inside the car. including explosives which were powerful enough to blow the vehicle up. the individual concerned is dead. the investigation has been passed to the anti—terrorism section in the paris prosecutor's office. once again, this shows that the threat level in france is extremely high. portugal has announced three days of mourning as firefighters continue to battle a forest fire which killed more than 60 people over the weekend.
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many of those who died were trapped in their cars as they tried to escape. our correspondent james reynolds reports. these are the flames of portugal's worst disaster for more than a quarter of a century. for a third day here in the centre of the country, forests burn. on saturday, flames quickly engulfed this road. the fire caught families who'd been trying to drive to safety. it's hard to conceive of their last minutes. portugal has more forest fires than any other country in southern europe. it's had years to make proper preparations, and yet on this road dozens lost their lives in the fire. the village of nodeirinho watched the fires approach. a dozen residentsjumped into this water tank to escape. 84—year—old marta da conceicao
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was helped in by her daughter. "oh god, oh god, it was awful", she tells me. "like hell". the rescue effort continues during a three—day period of national mourning. the country now asks why its most isolated residents were left to save themselves. james reynolds, bbc news, central portugal. there is further reporting from portugal available through the bbc news at which you can download on your smartphone. let's turn to the sport... golf. this is brooks koepka. you may not have heard of him but he's just the us open — but he's just won the us open —
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one of golf‘s four majors. he didn'tjust win — he equalled the competition's best ever score. let's speak to tolson live from our sports centre. introduce us to him then. brooks koepka, 27-year-old from florida, took up golf is a sport when he was a child because he was involved in a car accident. he could not play contact sports who went headfirst into golf. in this final round, it was a remarkable round, 14, 15 and i6 final round, it was a remarkable round, 14, 15 and 16 holes with three consecutive birdies pretty much did it for him. he did equal rory mcilroy‘s record from 2011 which were 16 under par, that was congressional on a 71 under par, or 71 pa rt congressional on a 71 under par, or 71 part course. this was an incredible effort from koepka. he came from absolutely nowhere to witness. brian harman who looked as though he weighs in with a shout, went backwards on the back nine. someone else also an hour, hideki
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matsuyama, the number four someone else also an hour, hideki matsuyama, the numberfour in someone else also an hour, hideki matsuyama, the number four in the world from japan, he could be a chance of winning a major in the future. but let's hear from chance of winning a major in the future. but let's hearfrom brooks koepka, who won his maiden title. future. but let's hearfrom brooks koepka, who won his maiden titlelj just koepka, who won his maiden title.|j just stayed in the moment. i thought ifi just stayed in the moment. i thought if i thought ahead, if i strayed from the game plan at all, i thought that was where things would go wayward. sideways, so you start thinking ahead. you start thinking about having the trophy, about other things. you are here to play golf. we've got 18 holes, just got it out for that long. then you can celebrate. so many bad stories in the news lately but that one from brooks koepka is certainly a feel—good story. now from golf to something a little bit dirtier... dirt bikes. this is the redbull hare scramble. it was in austria.
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i was hoping i could show you some pictures but i will show you those ina minute pictures but i will show you those in a minute because they are not playing. 500 competitors took part with the task of getting from the bottom of this quarry to the top. you can look it up online if you haven't see cnet, sorry about that. the death toll in the london tower block fire has reached 79 — police say that's the number of people who either died or are missing presumed dead. the fluid nature of any building of this size means there remain questions over who was in the block at the time of the fire. today a minute's silence was held across the uk to commemorate the victims. these are
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firefighters in london. and this was birmingham. frankie mccamley has this report from the streets just by the tower. this is where people have come to bring flowers, leave messages and show their support. people have been arriving throughout the day and flowers have been growing. just around 500 metres from here we observed a minute ‘s silence only on. firefighters came back to the scene for the first time, they were visibly upset. as a minutes silence took place. some broke down in tea rs. took place. some broke down in tears. one firefighter said to me, there were so many children. this just shows how many people have been affected here. but you do see this huge sense of community spirit. lots
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of people coming, this church behind me has seen three tonnes of food that has been dispatched to people who really need it. there was had lots of clothes, new clothes, that they have 70 families who have been affected by this. but here on the ground, you really do get this real sense of anger, people here say they feel forgotten, forgotten by the government, and they want answers. they want answers as to why this happened, and how so many people could die. and who if anyone is to blame for this awful fire. the uk government has begun making emergency fund payments to those made homeless by the fire. our special correspondent lucy manning reports on the impact of the relief effort and the continuing search for survivors. she is just 12 years old, but those who know her say she is a remarkable young woman. firdaws starred in a comic relief debate just two months ago. unrealistic to think that it
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will disappear like this, as bill gates said we have to raise the bar. now firdaws, her six—year brother, 13—year—old brother and parents are feared to have been killed in the fire. there is no doubt that she and the other children had wonderfulfutures. sean and hidil were taken on activity trips and after—school activities. they were intelligent, always asked sensible questions, and she was inquisitive, she had a thirst for knowledge, she was always learning and teaching the younger children. the oldest child absolutely loved football. always making jokes, had a brilliant sense of humour, two beautiful souls. the younger child was a bundle of energy. so many children lost in this community. a community still struggling to get all the help that it needs. miguel alvez lived on the 13th floor of grenfell and now his home
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is a room on the 14th floor of a hotel with his wife and two children. they promised me they will do something in the next three orfour weeks. nobody contacted me. has anybody contacted you from the council about help? no, i had to go and do it myself. miguel‘s family received £500 from them yesterday but miguel is struggling to get new documents and needs his family's cards in the tower block. the youngest need help too. ryan and tina write a message for six—year—old yacob who was their friend. their mum tells me many of the children here will need support. just while i was playing that report
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we have had some breaking news here. it concerns the american who had been detained in north korea, we covered his story last week. u nfortu nately covered his story last week. unfortunately his family has released a statement in which they have said he has died, you may remember this story from last week because the north koreans had detained otto warmbier since march last year. he was found guilty of trying to steal a propaganda sign and was given a sentence of 15 years in prison. last week he was flown home via japan via the us. we learned quickly he had a serious condition, he was in a coma, and the north koreans were saying he had suffered from botulism but the doctors treating him said it was not clear. his family have put up this statement saying it is our sad duty to report our sun has completed his
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journey home. they talk about a warm, engaging, brilliant young man. they pay tribute to him over some paragraphs. you can find that statement online very easily. it's being shared on bbc accounts and other accounts as well. stay with us on outside source — still to come... the united nations has called on thailand to amend its harsh law against insulting the monarchy. we'll have a report on that. the former children's tv presenter brian cant has died at the age of 83. he found fame as the host of many bbc programmes including play school and play away, and was honoured by bafta in 2010. his agent said he had been living with parkinson's disease. david sillitto looks back at his life. a house with a door. one, two, three, four. i'm judy. and i'm brian. ready to play, what's the day? brian cant. for millions his voice
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immediately evokes childhood. hugh, pugh... in the early 60s, an audition in which he was asked to sit in a cardboard box led to a job on a new programme. do you know what day it is? playschool. i had been called to go and do an audition for joy whitby who was the producer. she kicked the box out from under her desk and said get in that box. tv: it's a fairly calm day. and i took some... i took some quells. it was a very similar box. i think i was a bit slimmer then. born in ipswich, he trained as a printer before having a go at acting. it's windy miller.
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hello, windy. his warm, friendly voice was also perfect for another children's venture. kemblewick green. trumpton, and the slightly more industrial chigley. it gives me great pleasure to unveil the biscuit fountain. if it sounds as though it was recorded in the cupboard, it's because it was. along with play away, bric—a—brac, he was part of children's tv for more than 20 years. he also wrote and appeared on stage, but more than anything he was for many a much loved part of childhood. this is outside source live
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from the bbc newsroom. our lead story: following an attack on a mosque in north london last night — the bbc understands that this man, darren osborne is responsible. he was arrested at the scene for terror offences. the united nations has called on thailand to amend the harsh law against insulting the monarchy. the un's high commissionerfor human rights said that since the military coup in 2014 the number of people investigated for violating the lese majeste law has risen to more than double the number investigated in the previous 12 years. trials are routinely held in closed session, often in military courts where defendants‘ rights are limited. earlier this month a man was given a 35—year sentence for facebook posts judged to have defamed the monarchy, the harshest penalty to date. our south east asia correspondent, jonathan head, looks at the case of a woman who was given a similarly harsh sentence two years ago,
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in the city of chiang mai. once a week, sasiwimon takes a day off work and it is the granddaughter is ready to meet their grandmother. her daughter is in prison, her crime: posts on facebook that insulted tide and's monarchy. translation: it is difficult. i have to ta ke translation: it is difficult. i have to take care of them alone. they are girls, i have two ensure that they are safe. even if they are home. and iam out are safe. even if they are home. and i am out working. the women's prison isa i am out working. the women's prison is a short drive away. two years ago, sasiwimon was given a sentence of 28 years. few of the other families waiting to meet inmates are
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dealing with sentences like that. translation: i never thought this would happen. ithought translation: i never thought this would happen. i thought it would be a one—year prison term. may be suspended. we did not sell drugs, we did not kill anyone. suspended. we did not sell drugs, we did not killanyone. or suspended. we did not sell drugs, we did not kill anyone. or steal anything. so when she was summoned by the police, i thought it was just for questioning. i did not think it would turn out like this. sasiwimon has told me it all started because of her anger over her husband, who had gone off with another woman. she says a friend suggested a way of getting back at her, by setting up a facebook account in her name and posting controversial comments. but she did it using sasiwimon's computer. which was later traced by the police. even by the harsh standards of thailand's majesty law, the sentence passed on this woman was exceptionally severe. especially when you consider she has no history of political involvement, says she is loyal to the monarchy, and that she was coerced
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into confessing and pleading guilty. she would not even be in prison if she had not been informed on by ordinary thai citizens who believe it's their duty to defend the monarchy. this man is a passionate royalist. memories of the late king who died last year still affect him deeply. he runsa last year still affect him deeply. he runs a group of volunteers in shanghai, who monitor facebook for anti—monarchy content. it was he who informed the police about sasiwimon's posts, but he did not realise at the time who was behind them. translation: realise at the time who was behind them. translationzlj realise at the time who was behind them. translation: i don't regret it. no one does. there is an issue affecting the highest and most respected institution in the country. i don't understand, we are the only country in the world which
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still has these feelings. and treats kings like gods. like demigods. our late king was more than a god. he was a living god. that's how thai feel about him. at sasiwimon's home, they still keep the tattered calendar on the wall, fixed on the month when she was convicted. translation: the kids were distressed at first. they found it ha rd to distressed at first. they found it hard to accept. the older ones seem to understand. she knew that her mamma had been given a 28 year imprisonment sentence. but she could not imagine how many days or months, 28 years were going to be. the little one when she heard 28 years, thought her mum was going to come home on the 28th of the month. long sentence has now been reduced ina long sentence has now been reduced in a royal pardon to 12 years. but
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that still means that her daughters will have grown up by the time she comes out. tomorrow the us state of georgia will hold a special election to fill an empty congressional seat. that's usually not the stuff of international headlines but this race is different and costly. the bbc‘s rajini vaidyathan has been breaking down the numbers for us. i'mjon ossoff. i've been involved in the sixth district... the race to represent georgia's six representative congressional district has become the most expensive ever. close to $40 million already spent. for decades, the seat has been republican. many democrats see this as a referendum on president trump. their candidatejon ossoff has raised the most cash so far. nearly six times more than his republican rival, karen handel. mr ossoff relied on smaller donations to fund his campaign. liberal extremists will stop at nothing to push
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their radical agenda... now they are turning their attention to georgia. republican ads like this that hit out at him argue that most of his cash is not coming from voters within the district. they are right. the lion's share of his fundraising has come from outside the state of georgia. karen handel's office budget increased 42%. democrats point out that karen handel has also benefited from outside spending. millions of dollars from the republican party and some of its fundraising committees have been spent on ads attacking john ossoff. there's been a record turnout in early voting, a close race that will send a message to washington whatever the outcome. see you tomorrow. goodbye. another hot day in the city and for
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some of us a little too hot. temperatures got up to 33 degrees again. the hottest day of the year so again. the hottest day of the year so faron again. the hottest day of the year so far on monday. just west of london, 33 degrees, and this temperature was higher than the forecast temperatures for all of these fabulous places. in fact, we are beating acapulco, we are beating singapore, the other side of the atla ntic singapore, the other side of the atlantic are there in miami. it's not even 30 celsius. the setup for the rest of the week, at least across southern areas, is that heat wafting in from the south. the jet strea m wafting in from the south. the jet stream is closer to northern ireland and scotland, so here we have a fresher, slightly more unsettled weather. that cooler air will be reaching southern areas but not until a lot later in the week. i wa nt to until a lot later in the week. i want to show you the temperatures around midnight into tuesday. look at these values, 23, 20 4 degrees across some southern at these values, 23, 20 4 degrees across some southern and central parts of the uk. this is midnight. sundown. we normally get that during
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the daytime. these are the night—time temperatures. just shows how unusually hot the air is over us. how unusually hot the air is over us. of course, a lot fresher and more pleasant across scotland and northern ireland. one thing that will be happening to the course of monday night into tuesday, a very cold front moving across the uk, moving south. that means the fresher air here in the north will be sinking southwards as well. pushing the heat a bit further south. 3a cardiff and london, not far off for plymouth. coastal areas and further north a lot fresher. on wednesday, we see weather fronts moving in an encroaching, some outbreaks of rain, possibly thunderstorms around. anywhere from northern ireland into northern england and scotland as well. much fresher feel. northern england and scotland as well. much fresherfeel. fairly humid, fairly muggy, but those temperatures certainly nowhere near as high as those in the south. it could even be creeping up over 30 degrees again in the south. wednesday is the start of
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glastonbury, of course, but look how quickly those temperatures dip away from 29 back to the high teens as we go through the week. the reason we see this temperatures dip is eventually a cool front, you can see here moving across the uk, another one heading our way as well. this one heading our way as well. this one behind it, those temperatures dip away so you can see the team is still some heat, just about ahead of it there. across the south—east and east anglia. on thursday. friday, that process continues, so fresher whether getting most of us, cloudy with rain around, but again that extreme south—east may hold onto some of that war. the weekend, looks like low pressure will be close by. it will be sending fresher air, essentially that fresher air will be cutting off the supply of that war, wafting in from the south drawn in by high pressure. —— that warmth. next week there's not an awful lot of change, it's all about the orientation. looks like the low
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pressure still brings the fresh air m, pressure still brings the fresh air in, but that high pressure still very close. you can see that warm air is close to the south—east, so it takes a little nudge these two, a little shift, and that will make all the difference to how warm or cool it's going to be in different parts of the country. over all next week, pressure for most. some rain around. probably staying on the one side. across southern areas. stay cool. tonight at ten: police are still questioning a man in connection with a terrorist attack near a mosque in north london last night. it happened when a van was driven into worshippers just after midnight. the driver was pinned down by local people until police arrived. he was shouting, where are all muslims? i want to kill all muslims. literally he said that. the man arrested has been named as darren osborne, who's 47 and had been living in cardiff. 11 people were injured at the scene and one man died — though he'd collapsed before the attack and the cause of his death isn't clear.
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