tv Newsday BBC News July 21, 2017 1:00am-1:31am BST
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i'm sharanjit leyl in singapore, the headlines. thank you, thank you. after nine years injail, us football star oj simpson is granted early release from his 33—year prison sentence for armed robbery. please do not go past the soldiers behind you. will north korea accept an invitation for the first military talks for two years with south korea? we report from the demilitarized zone between the two states. i'm kasia madera in london. also in the programme: ajoint us and european police operation shuts down two of the biggest illegal market places on the dark web. and, digging up dali — one of the greatest surrealist painters, salvador dali's body is exhumed in a paternity case. good morning.
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it's 8am in singapore, 1am in london and 5pm in nevada where after nine years in jail, one—time american sports legend oj simpson has just learned he will be released early from a 33 year sentence for armed robbery. it was an earlier case, when he was accused and then acquitted of murdering his ex wife and herfriend that turned him from an all american hero to one of the most divisive figures in the country. our correspondent james cook has been following the story from los
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angeles. earlier he explained why simpson was granted the early release. it's not unusual if it was found that he should not remain locked up. that's what it was about in nevada. oj simpson spoke for some length from the correctional facility where he is held. the parole board members concluded he did not pose a risk to the public. he had followed the rules. he had essentially been, by his own and others‘ accounts, a model prisoner. thus they decided that he could at this stage he could be freed on parole. we know he is famous, should i say infamous, as a face in the us, where tv networks interrupted their broadcasts to air his hearing. so, what has been the reaction to this? well, as they did more than 20
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years ago when the bodies of nicole brown simpson, his ex—wife, and herfriend ron goldman were found on the sidewalk near los angeles, near sunset boulevard in los angeles, and then there followed of course a slow—speed televised chase of oj simpson in a white ford bronco across the city, then the trial and the sensational acquittal. you are right to say, to distinguish "famous" or "infamous", because he continues to divide people in the us. and indeed, here in la, the city is divided not least —— and indeed, here in la, the city is divided not least on racial lines, at least, it was in the ‘90s. increasing evidence would suggest while there is something of a racial divide on perceptions of oj simpson, actually, few americans believe in his innocence at the time. for example, in one recent survey, one recent poll suggested only 7%
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of americans were sure that he was not guilty of those murders. indeed, he was found responsible for the deaths in a civil case. let's take a look at some of the day's other news. the first military talks for two years between north and south korea could begin in a few hours time, as long as pyongyang agrees to attend. seoul made an offer of talks in an effort to ease tensions on the border. north korea hasn't explicitly said it won't take part, but it hasn't confirmed its attendance either. karen allen travelled to the de—militarized zone and sent this report. please, do not make any hand gestures to the north and do not go past the soldiers behind you. this is the demilitarised zone, the closest we can get to north korea.
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it's a neutral area about four kilometres, that's about two and a half miles. we've been warned not to make any hand gestures, no sudden movements, because of concerns about any startling gestures, given the fact that things are still quite tentative. so, those of you on my left should now be standing in north korea. this is one of the rooms where military talks are held. this is where the generals come. on the right—hand side of the table it is represented by south korea. here on the left, north korea. any future talks, this is where they are likely to happen. in the distance there, north korea, you can see the flag fluttering just up there. a very potent symbol and a reminder that in the field, the areas which are heavily mined all around here, recent mines at that, there have been a number of atrocities over the years, many un soldiers, also south korean soldiers have lost their lives here.
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and it is a reminder that this is still a very active conflict. back at the base of the dmz, there is even a gift shop. this may seem a strange place to end the tour, where you can buy your own set of military fatigues, there are t—shirts here, fridge magnets. if you feel particular patriotic, of course you can buy a flag. but it is so puzzling, because this all seems so normal, and yet north korea has nuclear ambitions, it has artillery pointed in this direction and it is primed and ready for war. and that is something people just seem to have got used to here. also making news today, police have launched teargas at protesters in the streets of the venezuelan capital caracas during a nationwide strike. at least one demonstrator has been killed in a clash with security forces. the strike was called by the opposition as part of a civil disobedience campaign against president nicolas maduro. the number of people in yemen with cholera is now the largest ever recorded in any country in a single year since records began.
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the outbreak started three months ago and oxfam says there are already 360,000 suspected cases. that's more than the numbers seen in haiti in 2011. the epidemic follows two years of a brutal civil war in yemen. the head of minneapolis police has distanced her force from the death of the australian woman justine damond. in a press conference, police chief janee harteau said ms damond's death did not have to happen. ms damond was shot after approaching two officers in their car on saturday after reporting a suspected rape. did not have die. based on the publicly released information, this should not have happened. on our squad cars, you will find the words, to protect with courage and serve with compassion. this did not happen
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——justine with compassion. this did not happen —— justine did not have to die. a bag used to collect the very first samples of dust and rock from the surface of the moon has been sold at auction for $1.8 million. the seller had bought the bag on a government auction website three years ago for less than $1,000. it sat, unidentified, in a box at thejohnson space centre in houston for years, and was once nearly thrown away as rubbish. malaysia has banned state broadcasters from playing the hit single despaseeto following concerns about the song's lyrics. a senior malaysian minister said the single, which is the most streamed song of all time, was un—islamic. in the women's cricket world cup, india have beaten australia to reach the final. the winning margin was 36 runs. they will play hosts england on sunday at lord's.
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it was enough to test even the strongest of marriages, as the duke and duchess of cambridge found themselves pitted against each other in a rowing race in germany. they were coxing rival boats in the city of heidlelberg, the latest stop on their european tour. william got off to a good start, and ultimately proved too strong for kate, with his boat winning. two of the largest market places, in a hidden area of the internet known as the dark web, have been shut down. the alphabay and hansa sites had been linked with trade in drugs, weapons, counterfeit goods and stolen data. the operation to shut them down involved police in america and europe. angus crawford has the story. hidden, illegal and hugely profitable, hansa and alphabay, from drugs to guns, credit cards to counterfeit goods. now closed permanently, thanks to operation bearnet. good morning, this is the largest,
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dark market web—based take—down in world history. announced in washington to celebrate the work of police in the us and in europe for shutting down 40,000 illegal sellers. this is two of the top three marketplaces. we've taken out the infrastructure supporting the trading of 350,000 different types of illegal drugs and other illicit commodities, so this is a big impact. dark web sites cannot be found on google, but only by using the specialist tor search engine. messages are encrypted and anonymous, payments by virtual currency like bitcoin, almost untraceable. buyers log on, choose a product and have it delivered to their door. tonight, more than 30 sites are still operating. 40,000 vendors put out of business. it is a huge result for law enforcement, but buyers will always find new suppliers.
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it's taken me about 20 seconds to register on this dark web market. it's now offering me anything from cannabis, to speed, to cocaine. for computer experts that's just the nature of these markets. other sites will come along to take its place, but it will take a while for them to become established. it's an issue of trust, many of these sites abscond with their customers‘ funds after a few months and therefore it takes a while before people trust them. the fbi calls it the most sophisticated criminal marketplace on the internet. and we have been here before. in 2013, police broke into silk road, the first and most notorious. it made its creator, ross albrecht, a multimillionaire, but he's now serving a life sentence with no hope of parole. more vendors and users may soon be
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following him to prison. as part of the day's operation, dutch police took over and ran hansa for a month. 10,000 customers expecting a delivery may instead get a knock on the door. angus crawford, bbc news. the british foreign secretary boris johnson is in japan, where he's trying to allay fears about the impact of brexit on the uk economy. japanese carmakers with plants in britain have expressed concern about the uk leaving the single market. mrjohnson is meeting his japanese counterpart on friday, foreign minister fumio kishida. their talks will also encompass security cooperation to tackle threats to regional stability. our correspondent in tokyo, rupert wingfield—hayes, has been following mr johnson's movements. on his first day here we saw him shaking hands with a robot.
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he is going to visit the tokyo olympics sites because, of course, he had a lot to do with the london olympics. but he will not escape brexit. that's the only topic on the minds of many seniorjapanese government ministers and corporate executives when it comes to relationships with the uk now. as you say, japan has huge investment in the uk. it directly employs, japanese companies directly employ about 140,000 in the uk. half of all investment injapan going into the eu goes to britain. that is, i have been told by senior executives inside japanese corporations here, that is now in jeopardy because of brexit. if the uk falls outside the common market, the european union single market after it leaves the eu, then i have been told that a lot ofjapanese companies will head for the door. that's really interesting stuff. and, away from the trade talks, he will also be talking to his japanese counterparts
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about foreign and security policy cooperation. what does that mean? well, it's all sorts of things. the uk and japan share common security interests now. obviously, they'll be talking about north korea, they'll be talking about china. but again, japan is interested in britain's experience in the middle east. britain has close ties to saudi arabia, and has been taking a lead on the opening of iran, the nuclear negotiations with iran. japan has very close business ties with iran and is deeply concerned about the trump administration's, sort of, turn—back towards the opening and rapprochement with iran, so they'll talk about that as well, no doubt. but, of course, north korea is always on everybody‘s mind when it comes to this part of the world. you're watching newsday on the bbc. still to come on the programme: why the chinese muslim community in egypt is facing a crackdown.
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also on the programme: digging up dali — the body of spain's great surrealist artist is exhumed for a paternity case. mission control: you can see them coming down the ladder now. it's one small step for man, one giant leap for mankind. a catastrophic engine fire is being blamed tonight for the first crash in the 30 year history of concorde, the world's only supersonic airliner. it was one of the most vivid symbols of the violence and hatred that tore apart the state of yugoslavia. but now, a decade later, it's been painstakingly rebuilt and opens again today. there's been a 50% decrease in sperm
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quantity and an increase in malfunction of sperm unable to swim properly. thousands of households across the country are suspiciously quiet this lunchtime as children bury their noses in the final instalment of harry potter. this is newsday on the bbc. i'm sharanjit leyl, in singapore. and i'm kasia madera, in london. our top stories: oj simpson, the former football star and actor, has won parole after serving nine years in prison. he's expected to be released in october. the first military talks for two years between north and south korea could begin shortly, if pyongyang agrees to attend. let's take a look at some front pages from around the world.
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in britain, the times newspaper reports on britain possibly keeping it's borders open after brexit. according to the paper, a form of free movement will be maintained for two years after brexit, under so called ‘transitional arrangements‘. the china daily reports on beijing‘s growing influence over the middle east. it says china could play a bigger role in the region. in the last few days both the palestinian president and tunisian foreign minister have held high level talks in china. the south china morning post reports on a stern message from hong kong‘s second most senior official. chief secretary matthew cheung kin—chung said the government would not compromise the rule of law to mend fences with opposition lawmakers. that brings you up to date.
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now, what stories are sparking discussions online? it isa it is a really sad story that is trending at the moment. that‘s the death of chester bennington, the lead singer of an american rock band, at the age ofjust 41. a coroner said it appeared that the linkin park front man took his own life, although investigations are ongoing. his band sold 70 million albums worldwide. thailand‘s former prime minister yingluck shinawatra is facing prison and political exile if found guilty of criminal negligence over a controversial rice subsidy scheme. she‘s expected to appear at her trial on friday when the final hearing is scheduled to take place. her supporters claim
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the case against her is politically motivated. jonathan head has more now from bangkok. we don‘t see much of yingluck shinawatra in public these days, but she does remain a potentially significant political figure. a proven vote—winner in the past for her party and, for many thais today, a symbol of opposition to the militaryjunta, which ousted her government three years ago. so, her trial on charges of failing to prevent excessive losses in a rice subsidy scheme does have political ramifications. opponents of the shinawatra clan argue that the rice scheme amounts to a form of policy corruption, that it effectively bribed farmers to vote for ms yingluck‘s party in the last election held six years ago. they want her to be held to account for the costs that run into billions of dollars. but her supporters believe that this trial is little more than an attempt to weaken her party in the run—up to the election, which is expected to restore some form of democratic
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government by the end of next year. they point out that no one has yet been convicted for corruption in relation to the rice scheme and that the policy, while generous, was also popular and legal. today the last eight witnesses for the defence will be testifying in court. a verdict is expected in the next few weeks. if convicted, ms yingluck faces not just a possibly long prison sentence, but also a lifetime ban from holding political office. dozens of uighurs, a chinese muslim minority, have been arrested in cairo in recent weeks in what appears to be a crackdown by egyptian authorities. they fear persecution in china, where many are accused of separatism and terrorism. from cairo, the bbc‘s sally nabil reports. handcuffed in what is believed to be a security van, this art reportedly
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members of the uighur community in egypt,a members of the uighur community in egypt, a chinese muslim minority who have been arrested. the bbc can‘t independently verify this footage. in this neighbourhood in eastern cairo, most of the arrests are said to have taken place. eyewitnesses say police raided restaurants, supermarkets and private homes. this restau ra nt supermarkets and private homes. this restaurant was supermarkets and private homes. this restau ra nt was ru n supermarkets and private homes. this restaurant was run by the uighurs and served many uighur customers, but there are many other restaurants like this one all over the area, but 110w like this one all over the area, but now all of them have been closed until further notice. residents now all of them have been closed untilfurther notice. residents here tell me that hundreds of uighurs used to live here, but over the past few days all of them have disappeared. when will staff at ten to turkey from egypt, his home for the last 15 years, saying he had to flee after police raided his house.
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—— mustafa came to turkey. he is afraid of being sent back to china. translation: if they remain injail in egypt for years that is far better than being reported. —— deported. they can still be treated as human beings in egyptian prisons. the freedom of faith will be respected. listeners in egypt can pray and read the koran, but in china they will be treated like animals. the government did not respond to our interview requests, but the state new jay z quoted the security source as saying: —— state news agency. spanish authorities says they have removed dna samples from the body of one of the most celebrated artistic figures of the 20th
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century, salvador dali. the highly unusual process was ordered by a court following claims by a tarot card reader that the surrealist painter was her biological father. our arts editor will gompertz reports. this is the salvador dali theatre museum, a popular visitor attraction on the north—east coast of spain, and tonight the site for a highly controversial exhumation. underneath this blank stone slab in the middle of the theatre‘s glass—domed atrium, unbeknownst to most, lies salvador dali, the local artist who became a global superstar. it was his wish to be buried beneath the stage in his dali world museum, where he has lain in peace after his death in 1989. but tonight he is being exhumed on the instructions of a judge, in order to settle a paternity claim being made by pilar abel, a tarot card reader from a nearby
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town who says she is his love child. translation: we have the testimony of the person who worked in a supermarket and delivered products to salvador dali. dali paid this person to let him know what pilar‘s mother was doing. there are more testimonies, but this one has been notarised. behind me is the house that salvador dali created with his wife, gala, and it is along this piece of coastline that pilar abel says her mother antonia met the famous spanish artist in the mid—1950s and started a clandestine affair. salvador dali was embalmed before he was buried by this man, who says tonight‘s excavation will be labourious. translation: there are three parts to the process, the first is the technical one which is the lifting of the slab which weighs 1.5 tons. the second is the extraction
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of samples from the body of salvador, probably from his teeth and bones. the third part is the laboratory tests esxtracting dna from the samples taken. if the dna sample confirms pilar abel‘s claim to be dali‘s daughter, she could be entitled to one quarter of his estate which is reported to be worth at least £300 million. fascinating story there. you have been watching newsday. we‘ve just got time to show you a whale having a good time, and why not? this was filmed near lady elliot island, in queensland. it is doing a pirouette in the water before returning to its mother in march deeper water.
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a number of schools have just started their long summer break but i‘m afraid right on cue we have low pressure bringing disturbed weather rather than the high—pressure settling things down nicely, encouraging you to get away to the seaside or out into the fresh air. what does that low pressure mean? first up it means a wet and windy start across the western side of the british isles. further east is not a cold start, but a dry and fine one, with sunshine for the east of england and the north of scotland. right from the word go the winds will be really quite noticeable. gusts inland could push towards 30— 40 mph and there will be showers if not longer spells of rain. dry further east, right up to the eastern side of the pennines. not wall—to—wall sunshine but a good deal drier. northern ireland, an atrocious start. surface water and spray around and a fair breeze as well. the north of scotland having had such a wet end to thursday, a
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glorious start of the new day on friday. all the while that low pressure churns away very slowly, just sitting over the southern part of the republic of ireland and that weather front is really struggling to make meaningful eastward progress. good news for the eastern side of england, but it will turn and stay very wet for a good part of northern ireland well into the afternoon and wales. that will be a really tough day at the office for both golfers and spectators alike for the second day of the open. a lot of cloud around and the early showers will to be longer spells of rain. the breeze snacking all the while. the cause of the low pressure, heavy showers around. breezy for a time. there will be drier interludes as well. not a write—off by any means. here we are on saturday. breezy in the circulation of the low and that‘s where we have the bulk of the
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showers. maybe a rumble of thunder. a scattering of showers developing further north of england and wales, the borders of scotland and through the borders of scotland and through the northern ireland. further east to the drier it will be and in the north of scotland make the most of saturday because he is sunday. an onshore wind and this is rain rather than showers. the showers are there to be had further south across many parts. not everybody gets to see them, but the odd one thrown in there will be heavy. a lot of cloud at lords and the chance of a shower. unbroken play throughout the day, i think that‘s very unlikely indeed. enjoy the weekend. i‘m kasia madera with bbc news. our top story. oj simpson — the former football star and actor — is to be freed from jail. he‘s been granted early release by a parole board after serving nine years behind bars. he‘s expected to be released in october. nine years was the minimum he could serve of his 33—year sentence for the armed robbery in las vegas. the first military talks for two
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years between north and south korea could begin shortly — if pyongyang agrees to attend. seoul made an offer of talks in an effort to ease tensions on the border. and this video is trending on bbc.com. the body of salvador dali is being exhumed from his crypt in northeastern spain — so that samples of his dna can be ta ken to try to settle a paternity suit. it follows a court ruling in favour of a wioman who claims to be his daughter. that‘s all from me now. stay with bbc news. and the top story here in the uk. new figures show a 10 percent rise in recorded crimes in england
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