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this is bbc news. i'm chris rogers. the headlines at 6pm... officials confirm that seven—year—old british boy, julian cadman, died in the attack in barcelona. his mother is still in hospital. spain's king and queen attend a special mass in the city to honour those killed in the attacks. police say the terror cell had collected more than 120 gas cannisters in the house which exploded in alcaner. here — cold—callers who scam people out of their pension could soon face fines of up to half a million pounds. 700 people have died in floods across south asia. the red cross say five million people are affected in bangladesh alone. and around the world in much more than 80 days... 12 racing yachts set sail from liverpool on their 40,000 mile round the world trip in the clipper world yacht race. the final sprint, the final chapter,
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the final win for mo farah. and farewell from farah in his final uk track race — more in sportsday in half an hour, here on bbc news. good afternoon and welcome to bbc news. it's been confirmed that a seven—year—old boy who'd been missing since the barcelona attack on thursday is among the dead. julian cadman, who held joint british and australian nationality, became separated from his mother when a van was driven into the crowds on las ramblas. his family said they would remember his smiles and hold his memory dear to their hearts. 1a people were killed in that attack and a second one in nearby cambrils. today the police revealed that extremists had planned to detonate three huge gas bombs.
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0urfirst report is from james reynolds. this morning, barcelona's sagrada familia basilica — monumental, unfinished — gave the city a place in which to mourn all the victims. renato was one of the first in the queue. it is... enormous sadness. it is incredible sadness. because this city is a symbol of freedom. of tolerance. between religions, races. what is happening is unbelievable. the people of barcelona now realise that they are as vulnerable as everyone else. and they now face a choice. change the way their city lives or carry on as before? the archbishop of barcelona asked
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the city to unite against fear. and he offered consolation to the bereaved. the cadman family now mourns seven—year—old julian, the youngest named victim of the attack. he and his mother were together on las ramblas when they were struck. in a statement, his family says... he was so energetic, funny and cheeky. always bringing a smile to our faces. we are so blessed to have had him in our lives and will remember his smiles and hold his memory dear to our hearts. the street in which he was struck has been taken back by residents, visitors and mourners.
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the ramblas avenue has become its own memorial. james reynolds, bbc news, barcelona. the spanish police revealed today that the attackers had planned to detonate three huge bombs. they discovered more than 100 gas cannisters at the men's bomb factory near barcelona. the father of two of the men, who were shot dead by police on friday, told the bbc he blames the imam at their local mosque for their radicalisation. 0ur correspondent wyre davies reports from the town of rippol, where most of the plotters lived. captured by cctv and mobile phone, the horror and panic of the attack in barcelona. as a white van hurtles down las ramblas. killing 13 people and injuring more than 100. but we now know it could have been much worse. if the attackers had carried out their original planned to detonate three massive car bombs. this is the small town
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of ripoll in the foothills of the spanish pyrenees, where at least eight, perhaps all 12, of those accused of being involved in the attacks came from. most were of moroccan origin and prayed at the local mosque. the name of the one attacker still at large, younis abu—yaqub, written on the wall with others who contributed to mosque funding. —— younes abouyaaqoub. police are asking if this man, the imam at the mosque, was the cell leader and mastermind of the attacks. this was his tiny flat at the top of the building in the town. his bedroom has since been emptied of everything by police. according to people at the mosque,
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he left two months ago to go on an extended journey to morocco but we know from his flatmate here and others in the town that he left as recently as last tuesday very suddenly. all that is left here is a small koran and his empty bedroom. today i spoke to the devastated father of two of the attackers from ripoll. the last time i saw my youngest son, he told me, was at three o'clock on thursday, hours before the attack in barcelona and cambrils. he did not come back. he roundly blames the imam for radicalising his sons and the others. translation: he took these young, impressionable minds. messed around with their brains and now they are dead. my sons and the others, it is all the imam's fault. it is believed the imam was killed in the explosion that destroyed a bomb factory in the town of alca nar last wednesday. it was there that police found 120 large gas canisters, which they say were to be used to make three car bombs.
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but the explosion at the house forced the gang to change their plans. here in ripoll, whose sons carried out these attacks, there is a determination that however brutal, what happened. however brutal, what happened must not be allowed to tear apart this tolerant and peaceful community. wyre davies, bbc news. companies selling and arranging pension plans are to be banned from making unsolicited phone calls and sending emails and text messages to prospective customers. the government says it's trying to tackle pension scams after fraudsters tricked elderly savers out of nearly five—million pounds in the first five months of this year. here's our business correspondent, joe lynam. chas drew lives in the forest of dean. he invested his retirement savings into a fund which did not deliver what was promised. the company has gone bust
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and he doesn't know how much of his money he will ever get back. pretty sick. i don't think i'm stupid and yet you think, how could you have been sucked in? rather than having a pension that i knew i could rely on, i have a zero pension right now. what i am doing is managing to cash in one of the investments, the smaller one, but in little bits. which is giving me an income. since the restrictions on how we invest our pension savings were lifted three years ago, allowing people to spend their savings as they wished, 3000 people have been defrauded by an average of £15,000. much of that arose from cold calls from bogus companies. £113 million worth of pensioners‘ funds were scammed since april 2014. that is a significant problem. it is preying on your parents, my parents, on the elderly and the vulnerable and we want to stop it. what the government wants to do
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is make it illegalfor companies to call you up cold to talk about your pension pot without prior permission. and even if you had agreed to the call, it has to be with an established company with regular, up—to—date accounts. so you can't hand over your savings to a bogus entity. this ban on cold calls can't and won't, though, apply to foreign companies. age uk welcomed the clamp—down on cold calls but said that the public should remain vigilant. their message is, if in doubt, hang—up. joe lynam, bbc news. the iraqi army has begun an offensive to retake the last major city in the country held by the islamic state group. tal afar is a key strategic bastion, close to the border with syria and around 50 miles west of mosul, which was recaptured by government forces last month. iraq's prime minister said is fighters had a choice between surrender and death. monsoon flooding in south asia is now known to have claimed more
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than 700 lives and driven more than a million people from their homes. large parts of bangladesh, nepal and india have been affected, with some areas cut off by the floodwaters. in bangladesh, the flooding is the worst for 30 years — food supplies are now running low, and as our correspondent sanjoy majumder reports, the relief effort is being hampered by the scale of the disaster. flooding on a scale that bangladesh has not seen in decades. water where once roads existed, entire villages washed away. people trying to salvage what little can be retrieved. in this case, a mattress floating in the water. when you have nothing left, every little possession is invaluable. this used to be nur hussein's home. he tells me how the water rose without warning at night, swirling through his house. translation: i saved my brother and his wife and came back to get
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some clothes and blankets, but by then it was too late for me to get away. i had to spend the night on a tree. there's now a sense of desperation among the survivors. aid workers bringing supplies of fresh water are soon surrounded, but there is simply not enough to go around, leaving behind angry and frustrated villagers. those who were lucky enough to escape have ended up in relief camps. this one is built on a narrow embankment surrounded by water. there are 2,000 people living here along with cattle and the problem is, with most of their homes washed away, they are going to be here a while. with so much water around and people squeezed into every inch of dry land, there's now a fear that disease from contaminated water could spread rapidly among the survivors. sanjoy majumder, bangladesh. a british man has been charged with the murder
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of a hair stylist in chicago. andrew warren, a former oxford university employee, and us professor wyndham lathem are accused of killing trenton cornell—duranleau. the 26—year—old was found with a0 stab wounds at the end ofjuly. the two men handed themselves in following a nationwide man hunt. the south african government has confirmed that it granted diplomatic immunity to zimbabwe's first lady, grace mugabe, allowing her to leave the country without answering questions about an assault allegation. president mugabe's wife is accused of assaulting a 20—year—old model, gabriella engels, a week ago at a johannesburg hotel. south africa's department for international relations said the decision to confer diplomatic immunity was not an easy one, but it was imperitive to maintain good relations with zimbabwe. one of the victim's lawyers said he planned to challenge the decision. a british paramedic — who was injured while trying to help
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victims of a terror attack in finland — has denied he's a hero and spoken of his sadness that he could not save a woman's life. hassan zubier is in hospital in the city of turku in finland, after he was wounded in the attack that killed two women and injured several other people. anna holligan has been speaking to him. this wasn't a typical tourist destination or a capital city. finland's first suspected islamist militant attacker brought terror to a market square in turku and chose women as the targets. two days ago, hassan was strolling on the cobbles. i heard a scream, a really heartbreaking scream. so i turned around and there was a man standing over her, stabbing her. the father of two was stabbed multiple times as he tried to defend his girlfriend and save a stranger's life. i ran immediately straight to her. i tried to stop the blood.
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he tried to stab me and i kicked him off, he was standing opposite me and i kicked him off and he ran away. he came back and i did not see him. i just felt that someone hit me. and i thought, ok, something has happened, i am stabbed. i told my girlfriend to get away, run off. he then gave me, i did not know if it was one or two stabbings, i went back to the girl but her injuries were too severe. some really bad cuts. yes, we lost. the suspect, an 18—year—old asylum seeker from morocco who arrived in finland last year, was shot in the late by police was shot in the leg by police and is now in hospital. an attack described by finland's president as shocking
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and cowardly has been met with courage and defiance. hassan‘s says he would do it again. i am not a hero, i am just a person who cannot look away. hassan zubier, speaking to our correspondent, anna holligan. the headlines on bbc news: seven—year—old julian cadman, with dual british and australian citizenship, has been confirmed as one of the victims to die in the terrorist attack in barcelona. police investigating the attacks that claimed 1a lives say they've seized more than 120 gas canisters in the house which exploded in alcaner on wednesday. fraudsters aiming to scam people out of their pension could soon face fines of up to £500,000, as the government introduces new measures to tackle cold—callers. the wreckage of a us naval ship, sunk by the japanese towards the end of the second world war, has been discovered
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in the philippine sea. the uss indianapolis has been located more than three miles below the surface by a search vessel funded by the microsoft co—founder, paul allen. it was destroyed returning from its secret mission to deliver parts for the atomic bomb which was later used on hiroshima. norfolk police have increased patrols in the seaside town of cromer after an outbreak of what they have described as low—level disorder over the weekend. last night, pubs and bars decided to shut because of the trouble. the local council says it is trying to get a group of travellers to leave an illegal camp—site in a public car park. jenny kirk reports. a group of 35 people refusing to leave and stealing bottles of al
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cole. i did not want to have the customers affected, especially the table with little children. they we re table with little children. they were really shaken up. what kind of people would do this?” were really shaken up. what kind of people would do this? i do not want a cuban —— compare them with animals because animals are better behaved. his wife, nephew and daughter tried to get them to leave and his wife claimed six women penned her behind the door and shouted abuse as she screamed they were breaking her arm. other businesses reported the group causing problems and today were choosing not to open. local people claim that the group were travellers here illegally. we have had some problems of travellers before but not on the scale. we are saddened for the businesses that are closed today. this is the height of the summer season, we need today. this is the height of the summer season, we need the tourists who come here to keep chrome are going. footage taken last night she was a large police presence where the travellers were apart. earlier in the final parade for the former
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carnival went right past the site. the children of these travellers we re the children of these travellers were throwing objects, and in some cases bottles at them. we do not need that. the council has served eviction notices on 23 caravans on the side on saturday and by this afternoon most had left, as did the extra police. norfolk police has said they received reports of theft, shoplifting and of a large group of people refusing to pay for their drinks in bars and restaurants. they have described it as a slight increase in low—level anti—social behaviour and crime. they are not linking earache that happened in the town on friday night, they have not arrested anyone. jenny kirk, bbc look east, enckelman. —— in cromer. it's almost three months since a bomb struck the manchester arena, killing twenty—two people. in the days after the attack a memorial of flowers and candles grew in manchester's st ann's square but now thoughts are turning
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to a permanent memorial to remember those who died. clare fallon reports. in the days and weeks after the bomb, this is how thousands of people chose to respond. now, almost three months on, attention is turning to a permanent memorial. i had 22 shrapnel wounds. martin is one of many whose lives were changed forever that night. he has been told he will never walk again. it went through my neck. severed my main arteries. his injuries and the manchester tattoo on his back is his own personal reminder of what happened but he wants the public to have a memorial and hopes those who survived and the families of those killed will be involved with the process. i think there would have to be something at the arena, whether it is a plaque or something to show that act of terrorism, violence, however you want to word it, happened there. and then i think something in the city centre just again
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because how everybody in manchester came together. the amount of people, the donations to the manchester fund. something just to celebrate being manchester. i get the sense it feels important to you that you feel listened to? for sure, yeah. everyone has an opinion on this so they will have to be sensitive. i don't think it can bejust one thing. so i think maybe a remembrance concert, something like that, where the medical profession, the police, fire brigade, the survivors, the families of the dead, can and alljoin hands and remember. getting it right will be tough. capturing the feelings of grief and remembrance, but also pride and defiance but, while it will be difficult, you just have to listen to martin to realise how important it is. there are days i've not wanted to get out of bed and days when i've had a wobble,
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it's kind of coming back to friends and families and strangers and thinking, do you know what, i'm not letting myself down, i'm letting people down, so honestly, the love and attention we've had has been amazing. the clipper round the world yacht race has set off from albert dock in liverpool. 12 teams will spend a year sailing the globe in a 40,000 nautical mile race, featuring 700 participants over eight stages. the first leg of the race is a 35 day voyage across the atlantic to uruguay. our correspondent andy gill was at the docks as the teams prepared to set off and said not all of the crews were experienced sailors. about 40% of the people on the crews have never done any ocean sailing before. of course, they have been trained. with me is the founder of the race. why do people put themselves through this? i think there is a sense of adventure in people. they want to do something a bit different, a bit
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special with their lives. they want to do something and say, i've done that, and be proud. you were the first man to sail solo, non—stop around the world. when you see them go out, do you have a hankering to think, i want to do that again? yes, but of course, i did it on my own. they have all this crew here, it's slightly different! i see them and think, yes, i would quite like to be going. when they go through the training, do you ever find that people who put themselves forward, do you think, actually, they are not going to make it? yes, we do. it usually turns up in the first week of training. normally they would discover it for themselves, and they say, this isn't for me. there may be the odd person who you have to say to them, best drop out now. what do you think will be the most difficult thing for people who have not done it before to get used to? living in such a confined space, having to give and take.
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the discipline of a boat, the teamwork that is necessary. you can't switch channels when the weather gets nasty, you've just got to live through it. the boat is your priority throughout. look after the boat, you will be all right. that's something they have to get used to, and that is what i keep telling them. look after the boat, it will look after you. thousands of people we can see here, this is a very big day for liverpool as well, because of its maritime history? liverpool's special like that. liverpool has a maritime personality. so when you throw an event, anything to do with the sea in liverpool, people come out to watch it. you have great crowds turning up, which is very exciting for the crews, to have that sendoff. and when the crews come back, they will be different people from when they set off, won't they? most certainly. that inner confidence that comes from taking on nature in the raw, saying, i have been through things
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that people can't believe. 80—foot waves, things like that. they can say, i've done that. thank you very much indeed. the 12 yachts will be back in liverpool for the end of the race in july next year. many of us dream about quitting our jobs to go see the world. well, one couple did that 17 years ago and haven't been home since. the zapps left argentina in a vintage car injanuary 2000. since then, they've had four children as they crossed continents. now, almost two decades later, the zapps are here in the uk. emma glasbey went to meet them in north yorkshire. 17 years, 80 countries and four babies along the way. the zapps travelled the world in their vintage car, relying on the generosity of people they meet. now they have arrived in north yorkshire to spend time with a family at a farm.
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they say they are living the dream. we should all follow our dreams. that is the reason why we are here, on this planet. you must have had some difficult times? very difficult, very challenging times. sometimes i wonder why i have this challenge. i would prefer to be in my house. when the zapps left argentina, it was just the two of them. their children were born in the us, argentina, canada and their youngest son, wallaby, arrived in australia. the children are taught by their parents on the road. geography lessons are something special. i think if you have kids, you have a responsibility to show them the beautiful world we live in, geography lessons. we never heard them say, are we there yet? they know that we will get there.
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after a few days in york, they will be exploring the north of england, and then scotland. it is something of a change from some of their more recent tropical destinations. what do you think of the weather? it is very rainy. it rains a lot. it rains a lot, but it is really nice when it's sunny. what do you think of our weather? it is like a woman. in one day you are getting everything from her... the zapps are trying to fund the rest of their travels with a book about their lives. at some point they will return home to argentina, but for now, there is so much more of the world to explore. police in arkansas in the us are searching for thieves who stole an atm from a bank using a fork lift
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truck. the raid was carried out in the city of conway in the early hours of wednesday morning. police say the suspect or suspects can't be seen in the cctv footage but they believe it is someone who works in the construction industry. and we're all aware of the potential consequences of not paying attention while driving. but a man in china found out in a rather unusual way. a giant sinkhole opened up on a street of guangxi in the south of the country. but for one scooter rider, his interests were focused on his phone rather than on the road causing him to drive straight into the pit. apart from a potential drop in signal and his dignity, the man remained unhurt from the incident. the man did emerge safely and an
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injured. time for the weather now. there was some cloud and rain and that rain will be present with the low cloud all over the southern counties of england and wales and indeed into northern ireland as we get on into the start of monday. the best thing that can be said is that it is mild, clear skies for the north will translate into a sunny start but cool for monday. that band of weather is moving north across england and wales, robbing the east of the sunshine. it is getting the rain across northern ireland and the south—west of scotland. if the sun brea ks south—west of scotland. if the sun breaks in the south we could be looking at 22, 23, 24 degrees and that rain continues and it will be a slow journey up that rain continues and it will be a slowjourney up to the northern part of scotland. tuesday, the rain is close to the west of northern ireland, further south, if the sun
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comes out, 26 or 27 could be yours. hello. this is bbc news. the headlines: seven—year—old, julian cadman, with dual british and australian citizenship, has been confirmed as one of the victims to die in the terrorist attack in barcelona. earlier today, the country's king and queen attended a special mass in barcelona to honour those killed in the catalonia attacks. police in spain investigating the terror attacks that claimed 14 lives have said they've seized more than 120 gas canisters in the house which exploded in alcaner on wednesday. fraudsters aiming to scam people out their pension could soon face fines of up to half a million pounds, as the government
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