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this is bbc news. the headlines at 9am. drone users will be required to take safety awareness tasks as part of plans to tackle rogue operators. ireland's eu commissioner says dublin will "play tough to the end" over its threat to veto brexit talks moving on to discuss trade. a warning to airlines after ash clouds spew from a volcano on the indonesian island of bali. also in the next hour: for the first time in the 357—year history of the changing of the guard ceremony, royal navy sailors will perform the intricate routines and drill movements at buckingham palace this morning. australia are on the verge of victory at the end of day four the fevernmen!’ esme: le harasse— ——— .. .,,,, w they will soon fly into water
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and back out again. the government wants to tap into these new technologies but also prevent abuse of drones. the proposed drone bill could mean that owners of drones weighing more than 250 grams will need to register and do a test. they'll be banned from flying near airports or higher than 120 metres. police will get new powers to seize unmanned aerial vehicles. and the new aviation minister also wants britain to tap into the wider benefits of drones. we've looked at the drones today which can help in the construction industry, in the mining industry, on offshore oil rigs. and what's really exciting is that they can do jobs which actually put people at risk, and so hopefully it will help with safety as well. and the safety concerns were highlighted in july when gatwick airport had to close when a drone was flown under a plane about to land.
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there have been a few near—misses at leeds, bradford, cork, and manchester airports since 2015. joe lynam, bbc news. assistant chief constable serena kennedy is the national police chiefs‘ council lead officer on drones. she's in salford this morning. good morning. this is a problem in all sorts of areas. do you think these new proposals will make a great deal of difference? that the purpose of the draft legislation. we are keen to work across government with the agencies affected by the misuse of drones to understand how we can implement this legislation and how to make a difference to us and how to make a difference to us and policing. because we have different extremes. people using drones in an anti—social way that cos as drones in an anti—social way that cos as demand for us in terms of
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policing, but we also have people who are using them for serious criminality. we hope through this legislation is that we can encourage people to own drones responsibly and use them responsibly, so that we can concentrate on those people that are using them in that serious criminal way. in a moment we will talk to an expert about what they can be used for, and from your point of view, particularly when used for direct criminal activity, this is the stuff of science fiction a few years ago, but it is a reality you face, isn't it? we're seeing an increased use in drones ina it? we're seeing an increased use in drones in a criminal manner, and one of the ways they're being used is flying items into prison. we hope this legislation will help us tackle this legislation will help us tackle this criminality. let's talk to christian struwe, head of european policy at one of the world's biggest drone manufacturers, dji. expert joining
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expertjoining us. drones for many people have come almost from nowhere ina very people have come almost from nowhere in a very short time. it's true, you can say the drone industry has exploded in the past five years, it has gone from something being specialised for hobbyists to being a high—street off—the—shelf product thatis high—street off—the—shelf product that is used for many positive uses as well as the more negative ones we ca re as well as the more negative ones we care about. but the negative ones can be can be serious. talking to a police leader thereabout criminal use, but there is the business of endangering aeroplanes. certainly, and nobody wants to see drones being used either for and nobody wants to see drones being used eitherfor criminal and nobody wants to see drones being used either for criminal purposes or for endangering aeroplanes. we are building in technology into our drones that allow them to stay away from airfields and don't go into heights where you normally see civil
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air traffic. we're also working on different of technology to keep drones out of prison, for instance. you could have a situation where airliners in cells carry anti—drone equipment, and perhaps prisons could be protected in some way? that could be protected in some way? that could be one way. any drone today is equipped with gps, as long as we know the court notes of airports in prisons and places we don't want them, we can programme that into drones and they cannot fly into there. if determined enough and your criminal, there are ways around that, but that where policing arms into it. there are technological advances that can help you as well, but criminals will always try to stay ahead of you, would they? absolutely, and that's why we have to keep working with industry to
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stop drones being used in a criminal manner. do you have experience of people have sent up drones near aeroplanes, is generally an accidental thing that happens or are the people trying to do something horribly dangerous? at the moment from my perspective i would say it is people using them in an irresponsible way without understanding the consequences. and that's why we are really keen with this legislation to encourage that responsible ownership and use. you will only get people to sign up for courses who are legitimate, that is a lwa ys courses who are legitimate, that is always the central problem with this sort of thing. that is the purpose of the consultation period, to understand the impact of the legislation, and how do we police it. the registration in terms of the requirement to register drones in the same way you register your vehicle is a way forward for us to start to tackle this problem. and this industry, the government. in
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last week about technology and all the things would want to encourage in this country, it is exploding in the best possible sense. it is. we're seeing countless uses of drones for positive purposes. u nfortu nately drones for positive purposes. unfortunately the only thing that seems to make the headlines is when we see dangerous use of drones. as i said, nobody has the interest of using them for anything negative, so we really want to promote stricter penalties for people who deliberately break laws, as well as encourage everyone who has positive use of drones to speak out about it. if one looks ahead, we have heard about delivery of goods, giants like amazon talking about doing it. are the actually doing it at the moment in some parts of the world? there are regulatory challenges and technological challenges preventing us from going there yet. i'm sure we'll get there, but it is not right round the corner. indeed thanks to
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both of you very much full stop. a 12 —year—old boy is among five people who died when a stolen car collided with a tree in leeds last night. two 15 year olds and two men in their 20s also lost their lives, when a renault clio crashed on stonegate road, in the north of the city. two 15 year olds have been arrested as police conduct an investigation into what caused the collision. ireland's european commissioner has urged the uk not to leave the single market and customs union. phil hogan told the observer that it would be the best way to avoid stringent border controls between northern ireland and the republic. theresa may hopes the eu will agree to move the brexit talks onto trade at next month's summit. but mr hogan warns ireland will use its veto to stop progress if it is not satisfed. 0ur political correspondent chris mason explains. the government is desperate to move these brexit talks on to the future relationship to talk about trade.
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but, in order to do that, they have three big issues they have got to be seen to be making significant progress on. talk of a divorce bill, talk of citizens rights, that is brits elsewhere and european citizens in the uk, and then this issue which is becoming a really big sticking point, the irish border, the border between northern ireland and the republic of ireland. at the moment it is almost invisible. but when the uk leaves the european union, that will be the frontier between the uk and the eu. now, the argument is it cannot be a hard border, something that is very physical and very obvious to see. but how does the uk achieve that if it is leaving the single market and the customs union? in other words, will be operating economies under different rules to the european union. there is a lot of talk trying to find a technological solution, but there is very little talk about precise details. and ireland wields a huge amount of power at the moment as they can
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veto, they can stop, the uk being able to move on to the second stage of the brexit talks. and as if this was not all complicated and involved enough, there's even the potential for an irish general election before christmas because of political turbulence there. and there is plenty of political turbulence here, and it's happening elsewhere in europe, right at the heart of these brexit negotiations. a police officer has been seriously injured after a van was driven at him in liverpool. it happened in the norris green area of the city after a number of officers tried to stop the vehicle. merseyside police have called the incident a "despicable attack" and say a man has been arrested. indonesia has warned airlines to avoid flying near a volcano on the island of bali, which is spitting ash and smoke high into the air. at least 100 thousand people on the island have left their homes for temporary shelter after mount
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agung started spewing smoke and steam. andrew plant reports. plumes of black smoke as people on the indonesian island of bali look on from a distance. thousands have now been told to move away from the area. airlines have been warned about volcanic ash in the air from the billowing smoke. many flights here have now been cancelled. it's really kind of inconvenient, but there's not much you can do, it's a natural disaster. so, umm, yeah, it's... yeah, one of those things. it's kind of difficult. they lost my bag as well, so i have been waiting for my bag, but now i'm just going to go back to the hotel and come back tomorrow, i guess. the volcano has been showing signs of unrest since september, with many leaving their homes for temporary shelters. now, people within eight miles have been told to evacuate, with more than 120,000 displaced,
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scattered in camps across the island. the mountain is sacred to people here. these are the latest pictures we getting. you can see the thick plume of lexmark which is forcing enormous numbers to leave their home. that's what seemed like right now. there's been a big explosion at a factory in the chinese port city of ningbo, south of shanghai. the blast occurred in the city'sjiangbei district. a local official described the situation as serious, and said a large number of ambulances had been sent to the scene. some nearby buildings have collapsed. initial reports suggest two people have died, and up to 30 others have been taken to hospital. pakistan's government has called
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on the army to restore order in the capital, islamabad, after violence broke out during protests by islamists. the demonstrators want a government minister, who they accuse of blasphemy, to be sacked. the violence in islamabad has reportedly led to several deaths and around 200 people being injured at faizabad interchange — a key highway in the city. security forces tried to break up a sit—in there which has been going on for weeks. the demonstrations have also spread to lahore and karachi. anbarasan ettirajan reports. islamabad, the capital city of pakistan, turned into a battle zone. police fired tear gas and rubber bullets to disperse the islamist ‘s mum about breaking prepared. ——
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became prepared and responded with stones and bricks. several police va ns we re stones and bricks. several police vans were set on fire. many injured we re vans were set on fire. many injured were taken to hospital. at one point the police had to retreat as hundreds more demonstrators turned up hundreds more demonstrators turned upi hundreds more demonstrators turned up i expect to be. afterfailing to disperse the islamists, the government has asked the military to restore order in islamabad. the islamists have been blocking a key highway for weeks, demanding the sacking of a government and mr them they accuse of blasphemy. the protesters are defiant. we're protesting against the operation, the cruel action the government is carrying out against the law of holy prophet and are leaders in islamabad. we curse the government, and demand is that the operation should be stopped with immediate
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effect. as the protests spread, they represent a direct challenge to the governing pakistan muslim league. they also illustrate the government's difficulty in dealing with the gaming popularity of religious extremists among some sections of society. the headlines on bbc news: drone users will be required to take safety awareness tests as part of plans to tackle rogue operators. ireland's eu commissioner says dublin will play tough till the end of its threat to veto wrecks of talks which are moving on to discuss trade. and a warning to airlines as ashton loads spew from a volcano on the indonesian island of ali. egyptian officials say gunmen who carried out an attack
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on a mosque in sinai were carrying the flag of the islamic state group. no one has claimed responsibility yet, but egypt's military says it's conducted several air strikes in response. warplanes take to the skies bound for northern sinai. president sisi has promised egypt will avenge its martyrs. the army says air strikes destroyed destroyed weapons stockpiles and vehicles used by the militants who attacked the mosque. it still stands, but is now a monument to sorrow. in the general hospital in ismailiyah, one of the young survivors. suleiman is 13. he was shot twice, in the hand and the leg. and he's not the only casualty in his family. in the bed nearby, his 17—year—old cousin, eid, also shot twice, once in the back.
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his mother is looking to god to punish those who brought such torment. translation: i hope their hearts will be burned just like ours. the women have all become widowed. there are no men left. they are all gone. here, doctors consoling ahmed saleem, who made it out alive without two of his brothers and two of their children. "there was shooting," he said. "people just started running." "some jumped out of the window." "it is like i fell into a coma." "god saved some of us, but others lost their lives." loss on this scale has brought shock, uncertainty, and fear. the village of bir al—abd has been robbed of a quarter of its men. for now, at least, egyptians seem united in grief.
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0rla guerin, bbc news. ‘leave no one behind' is the theme for this year's un campaign to end violence against women. thousands have been taking to the streets around the world to mark the international day. france has vowed to introduce new measures protecting women, while in italy hundreds were invited to speak in the lower virginia langeberg has more. united and and silenced, more than 2000 women on the streets of his number will insure female solidarity. this demonstration was initially barred by turkish police. the women openly denouncing the common's gender policies, and say they will remain on the streets for
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as long as they can. around the world, anti—violence campaigners we re world, anti—violence campaigners were making their voices heard. with marchers on the streets of paris, in lisbon, to remember the a70 women who have died as a result of domestic violence in portugal since 2003. and an italian parliament, and historical first, 1300 female victims even the floor to speak uncensored. among them, serafina, a doctor attacked and raped by a patient. translation: i managed to present myself here today because i am alive. i want to underline that i did notand am alive. i want to underline that i did not and do not feel ashamed of what happened to me. while i was being violently gripped by my attacker, i thought about all women who suffer all kings of violence in italy as well as in the world. her courage and that of many others welcomed by the speaker of the house. translation: it is no longer
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the time to stay quiet about it. silence kills. it is speaking that saves. that is why today i want to give the floor to you. sentiment echoed in france were president emmanuel macron announced a raft of new measures to try to combat the problem, including a minimum age of 15 to consent for sex, currently the country has no such law. translation: there is no room for complacency or excuses because it is our responsibility as a republic, france should no longer be one of those countries where women lived in fear. it was officially the international day for the elimination of violence against women. today was their day. the hope is tomorrow and thereafter the message carries through. more than 30 migrants have drowned off the coast of libya
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when their boat capsized on saturday morning. they were part of a group of over 200 people — trying to make the illegal and perilous journey to southern europe. the vessel sank off the shores of garaboulli, a coastal town, east of the libyan capital. the bbc‘s north africa correspondent, rana jawad reports for these survivors of this latest boat capsized off the western coast of libya, the bodies they walk past could have been them. despite this, economic migrants, refugees and asylu m economic migrants, refugees and asylum seekers continue to risk their lives in the mediterranean in their lives in the mediterranean in the hope of a better one in europe. there were two rubber dinghy is packed with migrants that set off from libya's shores on saturday, and one of them sang. the dead included several children. translation: the coast guard went out to sea after hearing distress signals, and when they got there, they found a group of people hanging on the remainder of people hanging on the remainder of the dinghy. the rest had died. they had spread out while the dinghy
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was sinking. around 60 people were rescued from this dinghy, and the bodies of 31 others were picked up. these survivors are back in a lawless state with grim prospect. some could be voluntarily repatriated to the countries you don't see a future in, but most end up don't see a future in, but most end up being locked up in libya's overcrowded detention centres, overseen by unrelieved emissions, and exposed to a range of abuse. 0thers and exposed to a range of abuse. others could even be passed onto human traffickers to attempt the journey again. hondurans will cast their votes on sunday, to decide who will be elected as the country's president for the next four years.
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current presidentjuan 0rlando hernandez is the first candidate in honduras's recent history to run for re—election, after a law prohibiting a president serving more than one term was controversially changed two years ago. it's led to fears of unrest on voting day, and 30,000 security personnel at polling stations across the country, as kathryn armstrong reports. heavy security across honduras as ballot box and start to arrive as people move to the polling stations to pick the next president. soldiers overseas and election day were one candidates has proved divisive. the president has held the post since 201a, and is now the favourite for re—election. but this election has been controversial. until recently, president could only serve a single term, then, ajer after taking office, the honduran supreme court change the rules. his main rival is atv change the rules. his main rival is a tv anchorman turned politician. he campaigned hard against overturning the one term rule. nevertheless,
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opinion polls suggest mr hernandez could be elected for a second term. his stance on violent crime has been popular. last year he sent gang leaders to newly built prisons, part ofa leaders to newly built prisons, part of a wider plan to take back control of a wider plan to take back control of ponderous's jails, in a country with one of the highest murder rates in the world. more than 6 million people are eligible to vote in a system that sees the winner decided after just a system that sees the winner decided afterjust a single round. the changing of the guard is a british institution, with millions of tourists flocking to buckingham palace every year to watch the spectacle. the duty usually falls to the army's household division — famous for their red coats and bearskin hats, but today, for the very first time, sailors from the royal navy will lead the ceremony. tim muffet has been watching the final preparations. 86 sailors from a5 royal navy ships and establishments. final rehearsals at wellington barracks for a moment of military history.
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it's a massive day. the royal navy's never conducted this duty before. the ministry of defence described 2017 as "the year of the navy, prompted in part by the arrival of its new aircraft carrier, hms queen elizabeth, hence an invitation to officially guard the monarch for the very first time. we've been trained by the guards who have been fantastic. and we have overcome challenges of translating their orders into royal navy or "jackspeak" as we would say. we have individuals who havejust come back from the gulf. we have people who will deploy injanuary back out to the mediterranean and out to somalia on operations. and we also have contingent members that have come from submarines and the fleet air arm as well. it is normally soldiers from the household division of the army who guard the monarch and royal palaces. they've done so since 1660. the changing of the guard typically takes place outside buckingham palace every two days. it's one of the world's most famous ceremonial events.
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the scarlet tunics and bearskin caps, a vivid symbol of britain. with the dark blue coats and the hats, it will be a different thing for people to see in london. as he leads proceedings, lieutenant commander steve elliot will be the captain, the royal navy's first, it's believed, since sir walter riley in 1587. it is a great honour, a fantastic privilege and honour to be trusted with the security of the monarch. as well as buckingham palace, royal navy guarding duties await outside windsor castle, st james's palace, and the tower of london. formed 357 years ago, a new temporary role for the royal navy. now let's get the weather. something
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milder and the forecast, but it will not last long, and it hasn't arrived just yet. it is a chilly start. but bright enough for this weather watcher in north lincolnshire. it stays chilly through the rest of the day. tonight there is a change, turning wet and windy in places, and this is where we see some milder weather, but it will only stay mild for a very short time, the cold air will return. for the rest of today, central and eastern areas largely dry and bright, showers feeding in the west. it will feel chilly. seven celsius in london with good spells of sunshine. some showers across the south—west into wales in north—west england, but the showers tend to fade as the afternoon goes on. temperatures struggling in manchester. any of sunshine in
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north—east england into scotland, but across northern ireland and western scotland the cloud will thicken up. some rain into the north coast of northern ireland by the middle of the afternoon, and then the rain will spread eastwards. heavy rain in many places through the evening as the rain moves across scotland. we will see snow developing over high ground, and then some really heavy downpours through northern england and wales overnight. some strong gusty winds, gale —force overnight. some strong gusty winds, gale—force winds likely. head of the rain band we will temporarily draw in milderair. 11 rain band we will temporarily draw in milder air. 11 celsius in the far south—west to start in the morning. the cold air holes on the further north you are, and during tomorrow the cold air will come southwards again. not before a very wet rush—hour in southern england, in south wales could even be minor transport disruption. the rain will move away and skies will brighten, spells of sunshine. some hefty showers chasing behind in the brisk winds. that could be to force winds
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in places and the showers in the north will be wintry over high ground. temperatures dipping away, cold air moving from the north to the south. 0nce cold air moving from the north to the south. once we get back into the cold air tomorrow we are stuck with it for much of the week ahead. northerly winds all the way from the arctic, and a very chilly field. crisp autumn sunshine but showers as well, and with the showers canopy could be wintry.
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