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this is bbc news. the headlines at 3pm. violence breaks out in east london as protesters throw fireworks and bottles, angry at the death of a 20—year—old man restrained by police last week. north korea boasts that its latest missile test proves the whole of the us mainland is within range of its weapons. more turmoil at the white house, donald trump names generaljohn kelly as his next chief of staff after days of public infighting. general kelly has been a star, done an incrediblejob general kelly has been a star, done an incredible job this far, respected by everybody, great american. uk universities‘ pension fund deficit doubles to more than £17 billion in the last year. a pensions expert says universities may have to reduce benefits for its members, or increase tuition fees for students, to fill
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the black hole. and in half an hour. click goes to las vegas to see the latest cutting—edge hacking technology from some of the world's greatest minds. good afternoon. welcome to bbc news. violence broke out overnight in east london following a protest over the death of a man after he was restrained by police a week ago. the independent police complaints commission is investigating the death of 20—year—old rashan charles. a vigil is to be held outside newington police station the day
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after bottles and fireworks were thrown at officers, as richard lister reports. the tension had been building all afternoon. a peaceful protest about the death of a young man in custody in east london's started to turn into something else. the police were out in force, trying to maintain calm, but it didn't last. by 10pm, a fleet of police vans is facing police vans was facing a burning barricades and an angry crowd. fireworks and bottles were thrown. hundreds of officers trying to keep people back. move away, we have the dogs. police in riot gear and repeatedly tried to clear the street. mounted officers were brought in. it took at least another hour for any kind of order to be established, debris still smouldering in the street. the confrontation was sparked by the death of rashan charles. he was chased into a shop by police a week ago. officers say he tried to swallow something, there was a struggle and he became ill. just over an hour later, rashan charles was declared dead.
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he was 20. he's the third young man to die after being stopped by police in london injust over one month. it stirred up long—standing grievances. they are angry and confused because they are not being represented in life itself, they have to sell drugs, carry knives because they are living in fear. they have no spirituality. they have to sell drugs? yes. why? they are forced into situations where they don't understand how to live, make money, work for what they want. they don't want to work for the system. this morning, the council has been cleaning up and trying to move on. it spent the week trying to ease concerns in this community. the charles family has warned that hostile actions by demonstrators are unhelpful. now. demonstrators are gathering in hackney again today. i'm quite worried people will come from outside of hackney who haven't listened to the family's requests and don't necessarily have the motivation to have
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a peaceful protest. i think as long as it remains peaceful, people should be able to gather. the independent police complaints commission says it will seek to answer the questions from his family about his death and will follow the evidence wherever it leads. richard lister, bbc news, hackney. our correspondent, simonjones, our correspondent, simon jones, is in hackney. you are outside the police station in stoke newington. everything looks calm 7 police station in stoke newington. everything looks calm? yes. you have people taking part individual macro —— individual —— people taking part individual macro -- individual -- i people taking part individual macro —— individual —— i vigil. they are talking to police liaison officers. the organisers want it to be peaceful but there are a lot
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of angry people in this community who say they need answers. they want to know how a 20 year run went into his local convenience store, follwed by a police officer, early in the morning and then ended up dead in hospital. his family and friends have spoken about the situation. believe me, young people it's you i want to talk to, not the media, we understand you're frustrated, your anger, don't think the family don't feel that too. what the family knows is that taking to the streets doesn't give
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you justice, burning down your own homes and your neighbourhood will not give you justice. the government don't care if you burn down where you live. an appeal for don't care if you burn down where you live. an appealfor calm. they wa nt to you live. an appealfor calm. they want to wait for the independent police complaints commission to deliver the findings, and the family had their only goal representation. what they don't want is for these protests to have any violence associated with them. studio:, simon, with these police deaths and when a person of colour is involved, this becomes more about this element in itself. people feel angry, confused and don't feel represented. what have they been saying to you today? chrissy
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—— the community are being told they will be answers, at their are references to the grenfell tower disaster. people believe their voices are not being listened to, not being heard and that is why they wa nt to not being heard and that is why they want to come out to the police station on this saturday afternoon to ta ke station on this saturday afternoon to take part in this road test. as far as the protests that took place last night, the majority of people took part in a peaceful vigil, but a police of his was injured and someone was police of his was injured and someone was assaulted, pushed off their bikes. the police will allow for lawful process but they do not wa nt for lawful process but they do not want what happened, the spiralling out of control that happened last
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night. but very, very peaceful here today. the north korean leader kimjong—un claims any target on the us mainland is now within striking range. it follows his military‘s latest intercontinental missile test, the second within a month. as with previous launches, the event was celebrated by north korean state media. from seoul, here's our correspondent karen allen. cloa ked in darkness, state run tv captured the final moments before the missile launch. a potent symbol of north korea's defiance in the face of international sanctions. its leader kim jong—un there to witness it all. then the dramatic lift—off. and the moment that pyongyang thumbed its nose at the world. the second launch of an intercontinental ballistic missile in less than a month. it travelled higher and further than the missile fired before,
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eventually smashing down into the ocean off the coast of japan. then came the official confirmation from pyongyang. the newsreader announcing that this test was proof that the whole of the us is now within reach. pictures show a triumphant north korean leader. in washington, president trump described the tests as reckless and dangerous. the reaction from north korea's neighbour in the south was equally harsh. translation: dashing the international community's hopes of eased inter—korean military tensions and in particular, seoul's offer of bilateral military talks. these joint us south korea military drills a response to the launch, designed to send a clear message that seoul and washington stand
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shoulder—to—shoulder in the face of an increasingly belligerent north korea. the us already has battleships in the pacific ocean. now, it has promised to scale up its strategic assets in response to this latest threat. more aircraft carriers and stealth bombers could soon be on the way. a jubilant kim jong—un wants us recognition as a nuclear power. instead, in the wake of another missile test, he's likely to face stiffer sanctions with china and russia under pressure not to stand in the way. karen allen, bbc news, seoul. we are bringing you some breaking news. it's being reported by thames valley police that a former pre—marked store is currently the scene of a 60 metre tall crane, the store itself is empty. the force
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we re store itself is empty. the force were called to the scene on west street. the crane collapsed and is resting against the shop. we understand that the berkshire fire and rescue service and the south central ambulance service are at the scene, but as of yet, no one has been reported injured. a crane has fallen against a former pre—marked store which is currently empty and being redeveloped. it's emerged that uk universities have a pension fund with a deficit that has grown to more than 17 billion pounds, the largest in the uk. the universities super—annuation scheme caters for existing and retired academics. pensions experts warn universities may have to reduce benefits for members, or increase tuition fees for students, to fill the black hole. jon rouse says it's down to poor management. in 2008, the scheme was in surplus,
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and many people like me have been warning that they have been kicking they can down the road for a number of years and they need to face up to it and do something. the pension authorities had been taking money from individual members of the pension scheme and individual employers, and they could have been putting those into safe investments, bonds. but they haven't. they've been putting it into equities, hedge funds and complex risky bets. president trump has described his new chief of staff, john kelly, as a true star of his administration
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after reince priebus stood down from the post. mr trump said mr kelly, a retired military general, had done a spectacularjob as the head of homeland security, where he introduced a tougher immigration policy. the resignation of mr priebus came after he was criticised by the president's new communications director, anthony scaramucci, who accused him of leaking to the press. here's our north america correspondent, peter bowes. another tweet, another resignation, another day in the trump presidency. reince priebus is the latest senior figure in the white house to leave his job prematurely. the shortest serving chief—of—staff in history. he is being replaced by a retired four—star general. john kelly is currently in charge of the department of homeland security. donald trump revealed that reince priebus had been replaced at the end of a tumultuous week in washington. earlier, the two men travelled together to an event in long island, where mr trump lavished praise onjohn kelly. one of our real stars. truly one of our stars. the president was heading back to the white house that he tweeted
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news of general kelly's newjob. he spoke briefly to reporters. reince is a good man. john kelly will do a fantasticjob. general kelly has been a star. done an incredible job thus far. respected by everybody. a great, great american. reince priebus a good man. there was a time when they seemed so close. ever since the election, the right—hand man, reince priebus, rarely far from the president's side. but he tendered his resignation on thursday, following what he said was several days of discussions. the president wanted to go in a different direction. i support him in that. the president has a right to hit a reset button. i think it's a good time to hit the reset button. i think he was right to hit the reset button and i think that it was something that i think the white house needs. i think it's healthy and i support him in it. asked about an interview
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in which he was described by the new white house communications chief, anthony scaramucci, as "a paranoid schizophrenic," mr priebus said "he didn't want to get into the mud." next week, a new start at the white house with a general in charge. let's talk to our correspondent in washington laura bicker.. it's been an up and down week for the white house, hasn't it? you wonder what else is coming next. last night, we got that weed from the president saying that priebus was out and general kelly was in. maybe on monday to reset button will be pressed. what does this bring to the white house? he's a 4—star general with a a0 year the white house? he's a a—star general with a a0 year career in the armed forces. he used to be in charge of guantanamo bay which is why he was put into homeland security because he knew about
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securing orders. but when it comes to the white house, what does he know? he may bring military discipline to the white house which has been leaking left, right and centre. he might be able to order his staff, but when it comes to politics, what does he know about running a political organisation and thatis running a political organisation and that is one of the questions being asked by key critics today? looking at the make up of the white house, in terms of traditional republican support network, there's not much of it. it is a dangerous position for mrtrump? it. it is a dangerous position for mr trump? priebus was the last established republican figure in the white house, and when it came to his appointment, you always got the feeling that donald trump had had him put upon him by the party. they said to him that he needs political
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operatives who can liaise between the republican party, congress and you so you know how to run this kind of white house with regards to being influenced by the party. sean spicer was one of those two. priebus, he is now out, replaced by general kelly. you get the feeling that donald trump is adrift in party politics, and maybe that's how he wants it. he's been tweeting about senate rules. if nothing gets done in congress, despite the fact that republicans control the senate, the white house, he will be able to say, hang on, it was not my fault. it makes him look both separate from the party and separate from politics, and that's what his base really likes. laura bicker, thank
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you very much. the headlines on bbc news. angry clashes in east london during a protest over the death of a man who was restrained by police last week. north korea boasts that its latest missile test proves the whole of the us mainland is within range of its weapons. president trump describes the action as reckless and dangerous. president trump names retired military generaljohn kelly as his new chief of staff after reince priebus stood down from the post after days of in —fighting. to germany, where police say a man who killed one person and injured 6 others in a supermarket knife attack in hamburg was a "known islamist", "but not a jihadist". the suspect attacked customers at random yesterday. german police say he acted alone and was overpowered by passers—by. two men have been arrested by police
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investigating two separate rape attacks on a schoolgirl. the ia year—old was assaulted in a secluded part of birmingham's witton railway station on tuesday night. when she flagged down a passing carfor help, she was attacked a second time. nearly a quarter of shops are breaking the law, by selling knives to underage people, some as young as 13 years old. that's according to new figures from the local government association which says some retailers, including two supermarket chains, have been caught out. adina campbell has more. with knife crime at its highest level in six years in england and wales, retailers are under increasing pressure to do more to tackle the problem. local trading standards teams tried to buy knives earlier this year. almost one in four shops they visited were found to be selling knives to people underage. seven out of 29 retailers, including two major supermarkets, in areas like devon, somerset and bristol, sold a blade to a person under 18.
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they included a machete, a lock knife and kitchen knives. last year, similar test purchases were carried out by london trading standards, with eight knives a month being sold to children as young as 13. safety campaigners are now calling for tougher rules. these rules should be applied. if retailers continue to do this, they should be punished and put out of business. it's illegal to sell knives to anyone under the age of 18, but in scotland 16 to 18—year—olds can buy a kitchen knife or cutlery. shops caught breaking the law face six months in prison or a fine of up to £5,000. the local government association says more needs to be done to stop lives being put at risk, and shops need to put up
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higher safety checks. adina campbell, bbc news. north wales police are searching for a missing five—year—old girl. detectives believe molly owens, from holyhead in anglesey, may be with her father, brian george owens, who failed to attend a court hearing yesterday. we're all told to save for our retirement. but more than a quarter of pensioners who are on their own, rely on just what the state provides. numbers are at a 22 year high and there are worries it will keep on rising, as paul lewis, the presenter of radio a's moneybox programme, has been finding out. i started work at 16, done lots of differentjobs, and i eventually retired at 63. 67—year—old jean storey is one of more than a million single pensioners in the uk who are completely dependent on the state. jean lives on £170 a week.
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when i was married, my husband paid into a private pension, and as we progressed through the years, and our income got better, he put more and more money into the pension, so i always thought that when we both retired, there would be a good pension, so i never bothered. jean divorced in her mid a0s. with two young children, she just couldn't afford to start saving into a pension. that's left her facing a very different retirement to the one she planned. it's difficult! it is difficult, but ijust have to manage my money. and it sounds ridiculous, but i know where every pound is going to be spent, i really do. you know, so every week, i budget what i've got. so what would you say to young people watching this now
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about the importance of saving for a pension while they're at work? i would say it's very important. if i'd known then what i know now, because i do know one of my friends, this is the one that's going on a cruise, she did that all through her working life, and even though she and her husband split up and she is on her own, she actually had the foresight to see that. so she has got this extra money that she can do things with, so it does make a really big difference when you get older. even ifjean had started to save, it's unlikely — in her a0s — that she would have put enough in. tom mcphail is head of retirement at hargreaves la nsdown. living on the state pension alone is manageable, but it's not something you'd choose to do if you can avoid it. what's worrying is that there are millions of people who still aren't saving for a pension, either because they weren't caught in their employer's auto—enrolment scheme, or because they're simply self—employed, so it doesn't apply to them.
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to put this into context, if you wanted to double your state pension, if you wanted to get another £8,300 a year by saving in a private pension, for someone in their mid 20s today, that would cost around £300 a month you'd have to save all the way through until your mid 60s. for young people worried about student debt and owning their own home, being told to save that amount of money for a0 years to retire on what is just over the national living wage might seem hard to swallow, but it's a messagejean storey hopes people will listen to. when waheed arian was a young boy growing up in afghanistan, he witnessed the suffering of war. many years later, he's now an emergency medic living in chester and is using virtual reality to help today's victims of violence in his homeland. his "tele—medicine" system allows doctors in war zones to get help from specialists in the west. here's our world affairs editor, john simpson. we hear plenty of depressing
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stories about afghanistan, but this is not one of them. quite the opposite, in fact. afghanistan has one of the lowest standards of medical care in the world. doctors often aren't highly trained and their equipment is pretty basic. but they can contact dr waheed arian, an afghan who qualified as a doctor in britain, and he can give them detailed medical advice using social media. from his home in chester, he takes messages day and night. he calls it telemedicine. they don't have the cutting edge technologies, the expertise, the advanced, evidence—based medicine. they need any expertise, any advice that is more world—class here. that is very useful for them.
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i will take the arrow and we place it along... now, waheed arian and his team are developing new ways of showing doctors there what to do. it went very well. we discussed a medical case, we solved the problem, it was a live medical case in a hospital in kabul, using augmented reality, we discussed it and managed their problem. as a boy in the 1980s, he had to escape from the russians who had invaded his country. he and his family were lucky to survive. when the civil war flared up in afghanistan, his parents sent him on his own to britain. he was 15 and didn't speak much english, yet within four years, he was studying medicine at cambridge. he became passionate about helping people in the country of his birth. i have seen so much suffering
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in my childhood, and that suffering was still very vivid in my memory. i wanted to see if i could help in any way, alleviate that suffering for many people that were in a similar position to mine as a child. he doesn't get much time with his family in chester. he has taken leave of absence to develop his ideas, but in order to pay the bills, he has to work every weekend as an a & e doctor. he is awaya lot, and it can be hard and lonely at times when you're on your own and you're seeing all the other families out. but on the other side, i know he's doing amazing things for humanity, he's going to be saving thousands of lives, so i look at the positives. we have come a long way in just two years, we are helping places that have no other support. this is so important.
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lives are at stake and we can help save those lives. waheed arian has survived a lot. helping others in afghanistan to survive is, he says, his therapy. viewers in the north—west of england can watch the full documentary waheed's wars: saving lives across the world on monday evening at 7pm on bbc one. it will then be available on the iplayer shortly afterwards. well, let's catch up with the weather for the weekend. the weather front is moving across to the north. they lot of different weather across the country right now. the show was moved through the
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midlands tonight. by the end of the night, hull and newcastle have rain and some clear spells and showers across the north as well. tomorrow, across the north as well. tomorrow, a breezy day, initially arranged in the north—east, and then the showers coming from the atlantic and it will be very changeable. some of us might miss some of the showers but be prepared to catch moisture anywhere in the uk. hello. this is bbc news. the headlines: there have been clashes in east london last night after protesters threw fireworkers and bottles at riot police angry over the death of a man who was restrained by police last week.
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