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this is bbc news. the headlines at five: egypt carries out air strikes on those they say were behind the terror attack on a mosque, which left more than 300 people dead. the actress emma thompson joins a demonstration in london in support of nazanin zaghari—ratcliffe, the british—iranian woman jailed in iran. this is our community and one of our community has been imprisoned without trial, has been separated from her child for 19 months. the situation is desperate. there's no clear link between suicides in prisons and overcrowding, according to an international study. they were called the dreadnoughts of the trenches that changed the face of modern warfare. and a 100 years they are joining together to remember those
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who lost their lives when they were first deployed in the battle of cambrai. good afternoon. welcome to bbc news. more than 300 people are now known to have been killed byjihadists at a mosque in egypt. air strikes have been carried out against suspected supporters of the group that calls itself islamic state. the authorities say up to 30 armed men were involved in yesterday's attack. from cairo, sally nabil reports. confusion, chaos and dispair, here in the city of ismailia, the closest to sinai, people gathered outside of the hospital where many of the victims lie, hoping for some good news. residents rushed to donate blood to save as many lives as possible. some of the wounded made it but others are gone.
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inside the hospital, eyewitnesses have harrowing stories to tell. translation mac they destroyed everything. some are winded but there were many more are killed. some of the wounded have been brought here to this hospital in cairo, many of them are in a critical condition. cameras are not allowed inside. many bereaved families have buried their loved ones overnight. there is a deep sense of anger, grief and shock here. some social media users have even described the attack as a genocide. this is where hundreds of lives have been lost, including nearly 30 children. an explosion followed by a massive, unprecedented armed assault on defenceless worshippers, who werejust going to friday prayers. military forces responded by air
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strikes, said to have targeted a number of vehicles with militants in them but many wonder if the iron fist strategy is good enough. is—affiliated jihadists have been operating in sinai for a couple of years. in 2015, they managed to down a russian plane in the red sea resort of sharm el—sheikh, killing more than 200 people on board. last december, they bombed a main church in the heart of cairo. their common target has always been military troops, as well as christian families, but it is their first time to change tactics and shoot at their fellow muslims inside a mosque. sally nabil, bbc news, cairo. australia has criticised a proposal for trade after brexit — warning that it could limit their access to the uk markets. it's been suggested that britain and the eu should split existing quotas on the amount of goods
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from around the world that can be imported without incurring full tariffs. australia is one of several countries that britain is hoping to make deals with, when it leaves the eu as our political correspondent, jonathan blake explains. how things were at the moment is there are tariffs on imports coming in from countries like the us, india, canada, china, which outside the eu, the charge in effect to stop countries importing goods too cheaply and harming manufacturing and other industries for countries within the eu. some goods, such as bmb within the eu. some goods, such as lamb from new zealand, gets a slightly reduced rate, tariff rate quotas which allows a certain amount of particular goods to be imported ata of particular goods to be imported at a reduced rate. the plan is for when we leave the eu for that to continue, but the quarters will be
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divided. with the example of land, 60% will go to other eu countries, 40% will come to the uk as it does just that, we will carry on as normal and everyone will be happy, except the knot. the countries importing those goods say this is a chance for us to import more to the uk, it should the market in the rest of europe fall away it will be affected for any reason, we are not getting the flexibility and the room to do that, we shouldn't have to have this ticket or lead an system. how important will always this beef with the uk and trade? it could be very important, as we leave the european union we will need to strike new free trade agreements with countries like australia, new zealand, the us, brazil and so forth because at the moment most of our trade is done through the eu and its single market trading zone. the fact these countries are already making angry noises about the plans that the uk and the eu want to put in place is significant, it will affect negotiations between the uk and those other countries and specifically australia as we are hearing today, seeing this as a
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point in principle. it depends how you look at it. one argument is this is the country getting an early in what will be a long and completed trade negotiation to try and get the best deal it can. the actress emma thompson is the latest high profile celebrity to back the campaign to free a british iranian woman in prison in iran. nazanin zaghari—ratcliffe has been injail in tehran since april last year, when she was arrested at the city's airport after a holiday with her young daughter. emma thompson led a march of families from mrs ratcliffe's neighbourhood in north london — they're urging iran to reunite nazanin with her husband and daughter gabriella, as alice hutton reports. and nazanin zaghari—ratcliffe's favourite song, imprisoned in iran and unable to sing it with her own young daughter, 200 members of her community in west ham stayed in london came out today to form a
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man's protest. they werejoined by local mum and oscar—winning actress emma thompson, who braved pneumonia to lend her voice to the protests. this is our community and one of her community has been imprisoned without trial, has been separated from her child more or less for 19 months. the situation is desperate. i'm not supposed to be out at all, but i said to my doctor, well, i can't not come to speak because i am free. together, they marched to the nearby islamic centre of england to deliver a letter addressed to the supreme deliver a letter addressed to the supreme leader of iran, calling for nazanin‘s release. supreme leader of iran, calling for nazanin's release. really pleased with that, thank you to our muslim friends in the islamic centre. one person who did hear the voices was nazanin herself. she rang from prison in iran to thank them for their support, especially her husband, richard. thank you so much.
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iamso husband, richard. thank you so much. i am so grateful. i don't think i deserve it, to be honest. it is amazing. thank you for all your support. thank you everyone from the bottom and top of my heart, i really feel beloved. nazanin can feel beloved, that is the most important thing, that's what keeps us going. with fresh charges and the new court date next month, this is a time of great anxiety or freddie ratcliffe family. today was all about local support and showing that nazanin might have dual british union citizenship, but it is this committee that she home. —— she calls home. the former television presenter john leslie has been charged with sexually assaulting a woman in an edinburgh nightclub. the 52—year—old former "wheel of fortune" and blue peter star is alleged to have put his hand up the woman's skirt. the 26—year—old woman was on a hen night when the alleged incident took place at "atik" in the city's tollcross area. it is said to have occurred at an event to mark the club's re—opening in june.
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two men have been interviewed by detectives after an incident at 0xfrod circus tube station caused public panic yesterday evening. the men, aged 21 and 40, attended a police station voluntarily following an appeal. sixteen people were treated after they were injured fleeing the station. dr chris cocking is an expert in crowd behaviour at the university of brighton. he says social media may have exacerbated the panic yesterday. 0lly murs, for example, who has nearly eight million followers on twitter has been vilified for tweeting that he was in selfridge's and he heard gunshots. but to be fair to him in that situation, if that information was available to him and he didn't know any better. the crucial things with these things is that to avoid false rumours circulating on social media, the authorities should be providing as much honest information as possible about the incident. unfortunately, in these situations, there's often a fear if they provide information of the threat, it will cause panic. we would say it's actually the opposite. to get people to evacuate effectively, they need to have as much information as possible about the situation.
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i understand that in this situation, an automatic tannoy announcement was generated, which is a bit impersonal and a bit faceless. we would say it would be better to have people on the ground providing accurate information to say, for example, there's been a fight here, move along the platform. in the absence of that information, it's perhaps not unsurprising that rumours can and do circulate. bangladesh is warning rohingya muslim refugees returning to myanmar that they'll initially have to live in temporary camps because most of their villages have been burnt down. the arrangement is likely to cause concern in the un, which is already warning about the dangers of returning the rohingya to "confinement and ghettos". anbarasan ethirajan reports. hundreds of thousands of people have fled their home, the accuse the
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myanmar military of setting fire to their homes. the myanmar government denies the accusations. today, there are more than 600,000 refugees living in camps like this one. but the governments of bangladesh and myanmar now have an agreement for their return. the returnees will be taking to the original lands or wherever they want to live. in the primary stages they will stay in temporary camps, the two sides have agreed to complete the pagination process a ny agreed to complete the pagination process any reasonable time after a verification process, the rohingya the will be taken back. our priority is to ensure their safe return to their homeland with honour, we are aiming for that. the arrangement will cause concern at the un which has already warned of the dangers of returning the rohingya to confinement and getters. many of the
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issues that forced the rohingya to flee in the first place remain unaddressed. some refugees say they do not want to return unless they get citizenship in myanmar. do not want to return unless they get citizenship in myanmarlj do not want to return unless they get citizenship in myanmar. i cannot trust the myanmar government, if the international community promises to keep us safe and if there are people there to protect us, we will go. if they send us back without this guarantee, we will be persecuted again. rights groups say the idea that myanmar will allow the rohingya back with open arms is wishful thinking. it is also not clear whether the myanmar military will agree to delete a steal. for now, please rohingya muslims continue to face an uncertain future. detectives in belfast have arrested a 20—year—old woman on suspicion of attempted murder after three men were stabbed. police officers responding to reports of a disturbance at a house in the north of the city early this morning found a man
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in his 20s with stab wounds to his head. a short time later, two other men, who had also been stabbed, were found about a quarter of a mile away. all three are said to be in a stable condition in hospital. a heathrow security worker is among four people who have been arrested on suspicion of involvement in importing cocaine from colombia. the man was arrested along with a colombian man in a toilet at the airport. two other men have also been held. a large—scale international study into suicide in prison suggests there's no clear link between self—inflicted deaths and rates of overcrowding. the research found inmates were more likely to kill themselves in the countries with the lowest rates of imprisonment. our home affairs correspondent danny shaw reports. prisons can be harsh, depressing and brutal places at times. suicide is a regular occurrence. in england and wales, last year was the worst on record. 119 inmates took their own lives, two every week.
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staff shortages and population pressures may have played some part in the high suicide rate, but the conditions prisoners are held in are a less significant factor than traditionally thought according to a new study. the research looked at cases across the world. it examined more than 3900 prison suicides in 2a countries. the study found wide variation in prison suicide rates, but no link with prison overcrowding, except in low—income countries where extremely crowded cells might cause extra stress. there are no simple explanations for this prison suicide, so overcrowding, prisoner numbers, prison officer numbers, how much you spend on prison, that didn't seem to be an explanation for these differences in rates of suicide. the study found proportionately more self—inflicted deaths in jails in countries such as norway and sweden.
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there, custody was generally reserved for the most violent and dangerous offenders, including those with mental health problems. that led researchers to conclude that the best way to reduce prison suicides would be to cut dramatically the number of inmates with severe mental illness and improve access to psychiatric care and social welfare provision. danny shaw, bbc news. the headlines on bbc news: egypt carries out air strikes on those they say were behind the terror attack on a mosque —— which left more than 300 people dead. the actress emma thompson joins a demonstration in london in support of nazanin zaghari—ratcliffe —— the british—iranian woman jailed in iran. there's no clear link between suicides in prisons and overcrowding — according to an international study. the democratic unionist leader, arlene foster, has told sinn fein
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to "get serious" about a deal to restore stormont powersharing. mrs foster was speaking at her party conference in belfast, where she insisted she was committed to resurrecting devolution. speaking a little earlier our ireland correspondent chirs page sent us this update from belfast. arlene foster has finished her address to the democratic unionist pa rty‘s address to the democratic unionist party's annual conference, she said there is an unprecedented attention on the dup at the moment because of their pact with the tories at westminster, they are making up the numbers, giving theresa may a working majority in parliament. there was plenty of focus as you would expect on what had is happening in london and brussels as well as what is happening in belfast, she had a focus on that most important issue of these times and that is brexit. we want our border to remain open for people to
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move freely, north and south for work, for education and as tourists. we wa nt work, for education and as tourists. we want to see continued trading across the border in the economic interests of our two countries. i also said that any exit deal must recognise the reality of our geography and of history and bad for us geography and of history and bad for us and we wanted to get the best dealfor northern us and we wanted to get the best deal for northern ireland and the united kingdom as a whole. we want a sensible brexit, a brexit that works for northern ireland and the united kingdom. however, we will not support any arrangements that create barriers to trade between northern ireland and the rest of the uk. 0r any suggestion that northern ireland, unlike the rest of the uk, will have two minor european regulations. i have written to the heads of government of each of the eu 27 member states, setting out their reviews. mrs foster rejecting
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suggestions that have been made by the irish government that the way to solve the conundrum around how to keep the border open between northern ireland and the republic in its present state, a border that is invisible with low checkpoints, is for northern ireland to remain in the european union customs union ought to continue to follow the rules and regulations of the european customs union. she's been very clear about it will not accept any arrangement which would set northern ireland apart from the rest of the uk but create a trade barrier between northern ireland and the rest of the uk, she says it is great britain, england, scotland and wales, that is the most important trading market. she had a message fresh and think in the continuing deadlock at stormont. they hold sinn fein responsible for that. she said the party is up for respect, but says the eye at the crux of the continuing problems. she has called for sinn fein to respect british culture, elements of culture which would be important in unionists, she
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has said over the whole of this year the protection of the irish language, a sticking point, she respects that and has indicated she is prepared to legislated to protect the irish language but only if those parallel legislation to protect cultural elements which are more important unionists, for example the ulster scots language. these are points she has raised before and sinn fein has rejected them. no sign of any movement in particular with the negotiating position in the talks towards devolution. she is making it clear that despite the dup's position, she is still committed to getting stormont back up committed to getting stormont back up and running if the deal is right. car vandalism in england and wales hasjumped by 10 per cent in three years. 210,000 vehicles suffered criminal damage, such as smashed windows and slashed tyres in 2016, according to data obtained by rac insurance. it's believed the number of incidents of vandalism
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could be even higher, with many motorists not claiming for damage because they fear insurance premiums will rise. richard lister reports. it's an infuriating problem for motorists and it's on the rise. around 60 cars were vandalised on this colchester industrial estate in august, costing thousands of pounds to fix. new police figures show that across the country, more than 210,000 cars suffered criminal damage last year. that's up 10% since 2013 but the increase in hertfordshire and in west yorkshire was 25%, while greater manchester saw a 37% rise. and none of us are immune. in 2009, the former cabinet minister, hazel blears, found her car had been attacked by vandals. slashed tyres and broken windows mean a vehicle can be off the road for days. very frustrating for a motorist because of the inconvenience, the cost and the time it takes to get an effective repair. but we feel it is probablyjust the tip of an iceberg as many people
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won't report a small incident of vandalism and certainly won't make an insurance claim. in this area near luton airport, holiday—makers who had parked in residential streets to avoid airport car parks had an unwelcome surprise when they returned. paying for secure parking would have been cheaper, and if that's not available, the advice is to find well—lit, unobtrusive spaces to avoid the vandals. richard lister, bbc news. the president of argentina has ordered an investigation into what happened to a submarine that disappeared more than a week ago. relatives of the 44 crew members of the san juan say they've lost any hope of seeing them alive again. the navy says it believes there was an explosion close to its last known location. aaron safir reports. above the atlantic ocean, the search continues for the ara sanjuan and its 44 crew members.
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it is a huge multinational operation with more than one dozen countries involved, but so far the search has revealed no clues. even as more sophisticated equipment arrives in argentina, it is all but officially acknowledged that any hope of finding the crew alive has gone. speaking at the headquarters of the argentine navy, the president ordered an investigation, promising the submarine would be found in the coming days. translation: meanwhile, until we have all the information, we should not seek to find culprits, to find those responsible. first, we have to know with certainty what happened and why it happened. but neither he nor the navy has said if they think the crew has died. at the base where the submarine was supposed to arrive, the families have come to that conclusion themselves. translation: my son and the other 42 boys, and the girl,
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are no longer with us. evaluating responsibilities is ridiculous. my only wish is to know what happened and to learn the truth. the navy and the president has been accused of mismanagement from the start. the vessel reported an electircal breakdown in its last communication more than one week ago. that news was not made public for days. and only on thursday did the navy confirm that there had been a sound consistent with an explosion shortly after that last contact. there have also been questions about the condition of the submarine. the weather in the search area is improving, meaning scans of the ocean floor can begin. a russian ship with mini submarines is also on its way. the search will continue. but for the families and friends waiting on land, and for a nation demanding to know how something like this could happen, all that can be done is wait. they were called the
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dreadnoughts of the trenches. 100 years after the first tanks were deployed, in the battle of cambrai in the first world war, members of the royal tank regiment have returned to the french town to mark the loss of life there. robert halljoined the crowds paying their respects. 0n the terrace lawn of the cambrai memorial, today's tank crews look back to a week which cemented the bonds of a new military family. in november 1917, the early tank men clambered into over 400 lumbering machines, for the largest tank attack ever mounted. inside the metal hulls, crews we re ove rco m e by heat and exhaust fumes. many tanks broke down. 0ne battle—scarred veteran has been adopted by the french village where it fought. tank d51 — deborah to her crew — was abandoned and lost, until a local historian found her back in 1998 and began
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the task of preserving her. today, deborah is the centrepiece of a new museum, commemorating her part in the battle and the five crewmen she lost. it is simply a love story. it's a love story which has started when first i met a lady who let me know that she knows a place where a tank was buried. deborah's crew were buried nearby, lost on a day when tanks advanced further and faster than anyone imagined. but the bravery of the crews and the sheer power of the tanks came to naught. the allies were once again driven back. cambrai, however, did mark the start of a change in the way wars were fought. the tank had proved its worth. a machine that is still evolving, still a terrifying presence. its birth came at a high cost. these ceremonies mark the passing of the tank men who still lie under the rolling farmland they crossed.
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robert hall, bbc news, on the battlefield of cambrai. susan powell has the weather. hello there. after a cold day, we're in for a similarly chilly night with a widespread frost developing. beautiful blue skies this afternoon across yorkshire. here's a picture from elvington. there was some sunshine across the brecon beacons, too, but also quite a bit of cloud feeding in and that brought some wintry showers. you can see snow across the tops of the brecons. we'll continue with showers to the north and west overnight tonight, and with a widespread frost developing, the next thing for us to talk about is a risk of some icy patches, particularly as we move into the small hours of sunday. here are those showers overnight tonight. wintry again, particularly across the high ground of scotland. perhaps a little bit wintry further south for a time, too, for example pushing into the pennines.
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widespread frost and where we've got any lying surface water, we will see showers through the small hours, there will be that risk of slippery surfaces first thing sunday. some decent sunshine for southern and eastern scotland through the day, but towards the north and west it's still windy and it will be a cold start to the day, too. a bit more cloud for northern ireland, maybe fewer showers first thing on sunday. some showers pushing in to the north west of england, through the liverpool bay area and into the midlands. a chance of showers once again, a little bit wintry across the brecons and some more showers for the south west of england. if anything though, subtle differences for sunday, will be a slightly lighter wind, perhaps a bit more cloud coming across from the west and fewer in the way of showers generally through the course of the day. temperatures similar to today, top temperatures seven or eight at best. generally seeing figures below this and with the effect of the wind, it will feel cold. through sunday evening and overnight into monday, a weather system rolls its way across the british isles. as that weather front dives away to the south by the end of monday, once again we open the flood gates, straight from the north,
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straight from the arctic, to bring air across the british isles for the remainder of the week ahead. it's going to feel very chilly with a raw wind. it will be briefly milder thanks to that weather system across the british isles on monday. the cloud, the wind and the rain helping to hold the temperatures up. but for the rest of the week, the prospects are chilly. here is monday, some more persistent rain to the south through the day, showers following behind and again take a look at those temperatures, you can start to see the colder air pushing in. for tuesday, a lot of sunshine. showers draping themselves around the coast. but even in the sunshine with the wind, it is going to feel particularly raw. hello. this is bbc news. the headlines: egypt carries out air strikes on those they say were behind the terror attack
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on a mosque which left more than 300 people dead. the actress emma thompson joins a demonstration in london in support of nazanin zaghari—ratcliffe, the british—iranian woman jailed in iran. there's no clear link between suicides in prisons and overcrowding — according to an international study. in the sport news now, we can go for a full round—up at the bbc sports centre. what's to get through tonight including the latest football and the latest from the rugby league world cup. we start with rugby union, and scotland finished their series on a high with a record thumping of australia, 53—24 it finished with the wallabies down to 14 finished with the wallabies down to 1a men.
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despite losing their star man to injury before kick—off there was a feeling that this could be a special day and so it started, murrayfield is not particularly used to seeing this kind of football. can he win the race? a squid kick but still going! and he scores for scotland. the visitors responded, two tries in three minutes and scotland were on the back foot. then a red card for australia and the second —— and a serious chance for the hosts. so the floodgates opened, and gaps appeared in the aussie armour and the scottish chamber stronger than ever. try after try against a tiling and weakened australian defence, the murrayfield crowd roaring louder. eight tries scored, a record win over australia in scottish rugby is ina good over australia in scottish rugby is in a good place. an amazing results
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to think we have scored so many points against the current number of the team in the world and obviously have to take into account the red card. they were playing well at the beginning and came back well in the second half but i felt we kept the mindset of wanting to play in working very hard and got on words. england finished their internationals with three wins out of three, beating samoa by 48—14. the samoa ns have of three, beating samoa by 48—14. the samoans have lost every game, and england only pulled away in the second half. a last—minute score made it a record victory against samoa, this was england's seventh try. and the captain dylan hartley said he was happier with the score than the performance. wales are looking to make history at the principality stadium, looking to beat the all blacks for the first time since 1853. new zealand have
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lost the last 29 matches between these two sides, let's take a look then at the live pictures from the principality stadium. that was a replay of the try that new zealand scored, they have also converted that. they are 7—3 up against wales, wales has taken the earlier point. a busy day of action in the premier league seen manchester united narrow the gap on manchester city to five point after they beat brighton 1—0 at old trafford. it is seven wins out of seven ford josie menino's side who needed a second—half own goal to take the points. brighton had been doing better side until that point. matt ryan also produced a fine double save to keep romelu lukaku and a fine double save to keep romelu lu ka ku and pogba's a fine double save to keep romelu lukaku and pogba's shot out on the net. weekly to many amazing matches you, scoring so many goals, plain
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beautiful football, in you, scoring so many goals, plain beautifulfootball, in match like this always comes in when it arrives, many times the 0—0 is there in the1—1 is arrives, many times the 0—0 is there in the 1—1 is there and we started to score. congratulations to them, and amazing attitude on the pitch and amazing attitude on the pitch and the game and an amazing approach. and my boys, they did not play well but they gave everything. fresh from topping the champions league group of death tottenham had to come from one goal down to earn a 1-1 to come from one goal down to earn a 1—1 draw to west brom. delhi ali giveaway devolved and then some awful defending led to the opener. harry caine equalised at close range from delhi ali cross. despite having more than 75% possession theyjust could not find a winner. we're disappointed because the effort was
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massive but we conceded a goal so early in the game. they had the belief in which the person it was difficult for us to find a stay —— find the space. the last 15 minutes, i think we increased our level and at the end i think we were much better and created the chance to score. having left her so long it was disappointing, the man of the goal we conceded. however we are playing a next, a side as spurs are on another site, we should be blocking the cross. 0k they had a lot of possession, they have not had what i would call absolutely clear—cut chances, so from that point of view i think we defended really well but on that occasion we did not. it was an afternoon to forget at saint james did not. it was an afternoon to forget at saintjames ‘s park as newcastle came to their fourth
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consecutive defeat. hammered 3—0 by watford. this is the first time they have managed back—to—back wins this season. watford remain eighth in the table just season. watford remain eighth in the tablejust 3.4 season. watford remain eighth in the table just 3.4 fourth—place spurs. use castle are 13, four point adrift from the bottom three. elsewhere in the premier league there was late, drama in selhurst park as the captain bagged crystal palace a late winner against stoke deep into injury time. it is only their second win of the season as they fought from one goal down. leroy firmest equalled an opportunity to take the points home for swansea, and liverpool v chelsea has just kicked off when it is currently liverpool mill chelsea now. so at the top of the table united remain today's nearest rivals, the city are at huddersfield tomorrow as the race for the top four gets tighter.
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liverpool arsenal burnley and watford all there in the mix. it is just as tight at the bottom, crystal palace remain at the bottom after their win palace remain at the bottom after theirwin and palace remain at the bottom after their win and west brom move out of their win and west brom move out of the bottom three after the away win at spurs. two games in the scottish premiership today, had earlier missed the chance to go second in the table after drawing one at hamilton academical, hearts have now gone five games without a win after they played out a goalless draw with ross county. in the's cricketer of resume the first ashes test later tonight with a narrow seven run lead and just eight second innings wickets in hand. the australian fast bowler turned up the heat on the english batsmen after steve smith scored an unbeaten century. and the swiss was watching. after a bad start to the ashes, was this the day that the pendulum finally swung? it edged tantalisingly towards england, shaun marsh one of a cluster of early wickets, but they couldn't shift australia's rock. steve smith had notjust a century but a batting masterclass.
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that's what it needs to rescue your team and he guided australia into the lead. when their innings finally ended, australia were 26 ahead and smith 141 not out, cheered to the rafters. now for england's openers to steady the ship — or not. a hook from alastair cook. it didn't get any better in a torrid final session. australia's pacemen piled on the pressure. a horrible moment forjoe root, thankfully unhurt. he clung on to the close but england are up against it. a bit disappointed to win two wickets but it could have been a lot worse. it was just proper theatre, proper test match cricket, fast bowling, batsmen playing well. tomorrow will be slightly different.
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a day which began so promisingly for england has ended with them under huge pressure. after two days of local pegging, it's now australia with the upper hand. it has been two decades since england appeared a rugby league world cup final, and after a world —— nerve shredding game with tonga england go through. for england, some wins are worth waiting for. after three straight defeats in world cup semifinals, victory finally came, but with a scare. to get to brisbane, england had to cross the red sea. in auckland they were staring down at tonga's town. this stadium can hold a quarter of the nation, but england found an early break. wing play in this sport is about timing and jermaine mcgillivray is rarely late.
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by half—time they had it under control. the team looked safe and sound and john bateman's third score looked to have sealed it. england's try. it's looking as if it will be england in the semifinal. but the drama was just beginning. tonga's fans sing hymns from the stands and now the team had found something almighty. the chorus inspired them to three tries in the last seven minutes and in the final seconds, they were on charge for the line. fifita has lost it! he has lost it and england have won it! tonga may never get so close to the top of world sport, but in the end england's cruise control became survival instinct. tonga trauma overcome, it is australia next for the title. it was a great feeling. plenty of
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young kids home watching this and they have been waiting a long time. 0ne they have been waiting a long time. one of the best games i have ever played in. it is unbelievable and you can see tonight they keep fighting to the end and they are passionate. now we're off to the final. have finally was how the's hopes of ending with the formula 1 season with a win suffered a blow after being beaten by his mercedes team—mate qualified with abu dhabi grand prix. he smashed the track record to claim top spot on the grid by more than a tenth of a second, it is the fourth ball of the season for the finn who has an chance of finishing second in the championship. to do that he needs to win sunday's race and hope sebastian vettel finishes no higher than ninth. and that other sport now, you can
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find out more on all of those stories on the bbc sport website, thatis stories on the bbc sport website, that is bbc .co .uk/ sport and we are back with a full round—up on sports day at 6:30 p:m.. see you then. good afternoon. the authorities in a gypsy good afternoon. the authorities in a gypsy gunmen who attacked a mosque during friday prayer killing more than 300 people were carrying the flag of islamic state. hash—mac the authorities in egypt. in response, egyptian forces have been carrying out ever strikes on some militant targets. egyptian warplanes take to the skies to target militants in northern sinai. there has been no claim of responsibility but according to the
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officials the attackers brandished the flags of the so—called islamic state. and here one of the many victims in the general hospital is this boy. he was shot twice. in the hand and leg. but he is not the only victim in his family. in the same ward his 17—year—old cousin, also shot twice, once in the back. his mother is looking to god to punish those who got such torment. translation: i hope their hearts will be burned just like ours. the women have become widowed. there are no men left, they are all gone. they are all gone. then she leaned in to whisper that she has been bereaved for times. losing her husband, oldest son, an uncle and
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cousin. she did not want her son to know the death toll. in another word we found doctors consoling a man who was praying with his extended family when the attacker struck. he lost two of his brothers and two of their children. who was shooting and people started running he told us, somejumped people started running he told us, some jumped out the window. god saved some of us but others lost their lives. among the visitors today a local leader of the coptic church, christians are regular targets in their places of worship. now muslims have joined them. targets in their places of worship. now muslims havejoined them. more than 40 survivors of the attack were brought to this hospital, but the death toll is continuing to climb. five of those who came here have already lost their lives. well—wishers and relatives are coming and going, trying to offer support and across the country
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egyptians are struggling to come to terms with this attack. there is grief across the country as the dead are laid to rest. the scene of the attack has lost one quarter of its men. tonight hundreds of families are in mourning. and there are fears here that egypt may be entering a new phase, in the words of one commentator here, with so words of one commentator here, with so many casualties in a single attack egypt could start to look like another iraq. there are concerns to that the military does not have a strategy that can rein in the militants. it has been carrying out a large—scale offensive against them in northern syria for years. the militants have retained notjust the ability to strike but to hit harder than ever. two men have been interviewed by detectives, after an altercation at oxford street tube station in central london yesterday, led mass panic.
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sixteen people were hurt in a rush to leave the area, after reports of gunshots. investigators now say there's no evidence weapons were fired. the leader of northern ireland's democratic unionists, arlene foster, has warned sinn fein to "get serious," about restoring power sharing at stormont. during a speech at her party's conference in belfast, she said she's committed to resurrecting devolution, but it must deliver for everyone. she said the dup needs what she called ‘serious partners in government." they were called the ‘dreadnoughts of the trenches,‘ and changed the face of modern warfare. now, 100 years since the first tanks were deployed in the battle of combray in the first world war, members of the royal tank regiment have returned to the french town, to commemorate those who died. robert halljoined the crowds paying their respects. 0n the terrace lawn of the cambrai memorial, today's tank crews look back to a week which cemented the bonds of a new military family.
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in november 1917, the early tank men clambered into over 400 lumbering machines, for the largest tank attack ever mounted. inside the metal hulls, crews we re ove rco m e by heat and exhaust fumes. many tanks broke down. 0ne battle—scarred veteran has been adopted by the french village where it fought. tank d51 — deborah to her crew — was abandoned and lost, until a local historian found her back in 1998 and began the task of preserving her. today, deborah is the centrepiece of a new museum, commemorating her part in the battle and the five crewmen she lost. it is simply a love story. it's a love story which has started when first i met a lady who let me know that she knows a place where a tank was buried. deborah's crew were buried nearby, lost on a day when tanks advanced further and faster
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than anyone imagined. but the bravery of the crews and the sheer power of the tanks came to naught. the allies were once again driven back. cambrai, however, did mark the start of a change in the way wars were fought. the tank had proved its worth. a machine that is still evolving, still a terrifying presence. its birth came at a high cost. these ceremonies mark the passing of the tank men who still lie under the rolling farmland they crossed. robert hall, bbc news, on the battlefield of cambrai. england are through to their first rugby league world cup final since 1995. they beat tonga in the semi finals, and now face the co—hosts australia for the chance to be crowned champions. joe lynskey reports. for england, some wins are worth waiting for. after three straight defeats
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in world cup semifinals, victory finally came, but with a scare. to get to brisbane, england had to cross the red sea. in auckland they were staring down at tonga's town. wing play in this sport is about timing and jermaine mcgillivray is rarely late. by half—time they had it under control. the team looked safe and sound and john bateman's third score looked to have sealed it. it's looking as if it will be england in the semifinal. but the drama was just beginning. tonga's fans sing hymns from the stands and now the team had found something almighty. the chorus inspired them to three tries in the last seven minutes and in the final seconds, they were on charge for the line. fifita has lost it! he has lost it and england have won it! tonga may never get so close to the top of world sport, but in the end england's cruise
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control became survival instinct. and scotland have beaten australia, in the latest round of autumn rugby union internationals. they won by 53 points to 24, their biggest winning margin ever over the wallabies, scoring 8 tries. it's the second time scotland have defeated australia this year. england have a slim lead over australia, after day three of the first ashes test in brisbane. but it was the hosts who really shone, with a century from their captain steve smith, before his bowlers took two quick wickets in the final hour. our sports correspondent andy swiss reports. after a bad start to the ashes, was this the day that the pendulum finally swung? it edged tantalisingly towards england, shaun marsh one of a cluster of early wickets, but they couldn't shift australia's rock. steve smith had notjust a century but a batting masterclass.
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that's what it needs to rescue your team and he guided australia into the lead. when their innings finally ended, australia were 26 ahead and smith 141 not out, cheered to the rafters. now for england's openers to steady the ship — or not. a hook from alastair cook. australia's pacemen piled on the pressure. a horrible moment forjoe root, thankfully unhurt. he clung on to the close but england are up against it. it was just proper theatre, proper test match cricket, fast bowling, batsmen playing well. tomorrow will be slightly different. a day which began so promisingly for england has ended with them under huge pressure. after two days of local pegging, it's now australia with the upper hand. that's it.
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i'll be back with the late news at ten. now on bbc one, it's time for the news where you are. bye for now. after a cold day we are in for a similarly chilly night, beautiful blue sky this afternoon across yorkshire, he was a picture from elvington. some sunshine across the brecon beacons, too. quite a bit of cloud feeding in. we could see some snow just across the tops cloud feeding in. we could see some snowjust across the tops of brecon. we continue with showers on the north and but right about frost developing. we also have the risk of icy patches into the small errors sunday. it will be when the again over the high ground of scotland, but it will go south for the time, too, pushing into the pennines. widespread frost, and we could see
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some showers in the early hours. that is the risk of slippery surfaces on sunday. decent sunshine through the day but were the north and west it is windy and of course it will be a cold start. work love for northern ireland, a few showers on sunday, showers pushing into the west of england and the bay area and into the midlands. it'll be when the across the brecon is in some showers in the of england. if anything there are subtle differences for sunday, meaning a light wind. work out coming in from the west and temperatures pretty similar to today, top temperatures seven or eight at best. generally below this with the effect of wind it will feel cold. the sunday evening and into monday a weather system roles as way across the british isles, the weather front then dives away to the south and once again we open the floodgates straight from the north,
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to bring air across the british isles for the remainder of the week ahead meaning it will feel very chilly. it will be briefly milder back to the weather system on monday, the cloud wind and rain helps keep the temperature is up but for the rest of the week the prospect actually. he was monday, persistent rain to the south during the day and you can start a cd cold airbrushing in. on tuesday a lot of sunshine, and it will feel particularly cold. this is bbc news. i'm sophie long. the headlines at six: egypt carries out air strikes on those they say were behind the terror attack on a mosque, which left more than 300 people dead. the actress emma thompson joins a demonstration in london in support of nazanin zaghari—ratcliffe, the british—iranian womanjailed in iran, who gave her thanks via telephone.
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iamso i am so grateful for everybody. thank you so much, i am so grateful. a 20—year—old woman has been bailed by police after three men were stabbed in north belfast. former television presenter john leslie has been charged with sexually assaulting a woman at a nightclub in edinburgh. they were called the dreadnoughts of the trenches that changed the face of modern warfare.
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