tv Victoria Derbyshire BBC News May 21, 2018 9:00am-11:00am BST
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hello, it's 9 o'clock, i'm in for victoria, welcome to the programme "they can kill our sons but they can't kill our spirit." the mum of a man who died in the manchester bombing and the mum of a british teenager who died fighting for is in syria tell us, in an exclusive interview, how they've put aside their differences to become friends. we lost our sons to the same monster, it doesn't matter in which faith, it's the same organisation, same ideals, that both our sons died for. you can watch that full, exclusive, interview at 9.15. it's nearly a year since 71 people died in the fire at grenfell tower in west london. today, an inquiry opens into what happened — it'll start by hearing from the relatives and friends of those killed. and are you guilty of sharing too much information about your children online? you could be putting them at risk of identity theft when they're grown up. we'll hear from the experts.
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hello. welcome to the programme, we're live until 11 this morning. also today, we're talking to a mother who says the home office has "signed a death warant" for her 12—year—old son. billy has severe epilepsy — his gp had written a prescription for cannabis oil, which the family were using as justification for getting the drug for him from abroad. now the home office have told the doctor he shouldn't write any more. do you use illegal drugs to treat a medical condition? do you think cannabis should be legalised for medical use or do you think the risks haven't been properly investigated 7 do get in touch on all the stories we're talking about this morning — use the hashtag #victorialive, and if you text, you will be charged at the standard network rate. relatives of those killed in the grenfell tower fire will tell a public inquiry into the disaster how the tragedy has affected them.
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71 people died in the blaze at the block of flats in west london lastjune — and one other person died several months later after being hospitalised as a result of the fire. over the next two weeks, sir martin moore—bick, the inquiry chair, will hear tributes to the victims. our home affairs correspondent, tom symonds, has this report. chanting. we're approaching the end of a traumatic year for the bereaved, the survivors and the residents of g re nfell tower. their fight for justice for answers, and in some cases just somewhere to live, is not over. the start of the grenfell inquiry is dedicated to those who lost loved ones. they will be able to speak and present pictures and videos of the victims. there's no time limit. two minutes or an hour or more — it's up to them. the process is expected to take at least two weeks and will be streamed on the internet. the inquiry will then begin taking evidence. on 4thjune, the lawyers
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at the inquiry will begin making opening statements. from 18th june, evidence begins on the way the fire broke out. the inquiry hears the accounts of fire fighters, for four weeks, starting on 2nd july. and a month of hearings involving the bereaved, the survivors and residents, witnesses, begins in september. next year, phase two of the inquiry will examine the wider social issues surrounding the fire. the chairman, sir martin moore—bick, will be joined by two additional panellists — a decision made in a recent government u—turn. tom symonds, bbc news. joanna is in the bbc newsroom with a summary of the rest of the day's news. rail passengers are experiencing more delays and cancellations this morning, as the effect of new timetables that came into effect yesterday continues to be felt. it's been billed as the biggest timetable overhaul in the uk. train operator govia thameslink has rescheduled every service
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on its great northern, thameslink and southern franchises. it had to apologise for widespread disruption yesterday, and today it's been forced to cancel more trains. jon donnison is at st pancras station in london. how is it going, jon? well, a mixed victor i think for commuters, undoubtedly for a lot of them it has been a fairly blue monday. two issuesit been a fairly blue monday. two issues it seems. a lot of people turning up and finding their usual train wasn't there and saying that the timetable had been changed and they hadn't have enough warning of it. other people simply saying, is infar it. other people simply saying, is in farfewer it. other people simply saying, is infarfewertrains, and it. other people simply saying, is in farfewer trains, and undoubtedly there have been dozens of cancellations this morning. on the other hand, we have come across cute as this morning who have said, there we re as this morning who have said, there were more trains on their route and they did not experience any problem. the line from the company is that basically, this is short—term pain
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for long—term gain and that, you know, you've got 400 extra trains a day as part of this, able to cope with some 50,000 more passengers a day. the train unions are not so happy, the rmt saying these companies could not run a bath, let alone a rail service, saying the basic problem today has been, there we re basic problem today has been, there were not enough drivers properly trained to run these amended services. national security is being put at risk because the uk is turning a "blind eye" to russian corruption, according to a group of mps. the house of commons foreign affairs committee said the city of london was being used to hide the "corrupt assets" of russia's president vladimir putin and his allies, despite the recent nerve agent attack in salisbury. security minister ben wallace said the uk was determined to drive out "dirty money". it's being reported that the owner of chelsea football club, roman abramovich, is facing delays in renewing his uk visa. the russian billionaire did not attend his team's fa cup final
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victory over manchester united at wembley on saturday. mr abramoviich's office said it did not discuss personal matters while the security ministry would not comment on individual cases. almost a year after the manchester arena attack which claimed the lives of 22 people, two grieving women have formed an unlikely bond. figen murray's son, martyn hett, was killed in the bomb attack at last year's ariana grande concert. nicola benyahia's son, rasheed, died fighting for so—called islamic state in syria. both nicola and figen have been speaking exclusively to the victoria derbyshire programme. i can't be cross with either the guy who killed martyn, nor can i be upset with your son. they're children, young men who have been groomed into ideals that are not really savoury. and you can see that interview with figan murray and nicola benyahia in full right
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after the sports news at about 9:15am. theresa may will pledge to revolutionise the nhs today by deploying artificial intelligence able to tranform outcomes through early diagnosis of cancer and other diseases. health officials say ai can be used to analyse patients' data and lifestyle information to tackle life—threatening illnesses before it's too late. it's hoped the measures will help prevent 22,000 cancer deaths a year by 2033 and cut the number of heart attacks. i think it's mainly about collecting data and analysing data, that's what artificial intelligence would do. and it would allow us, for example, using ct scans we know that we can extra ct using ct scans we know that we can extract information from them which we can't at the moment, to identify people who might suffer a heart attack in the future. retinal scans which people can have, which can predict the development of heart disease, and other areas as well, of
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course, the use of artificial intelligence to identify risk of cancer of various types as well. medical officials in the democratic republic of congo will begin a vaccination campaign in a bid to control an ebola outbreak. 25 people have died in the current outbreak, which began in a remote area of the country. there are fears the disease could spread to the capital, kinshasa. residents of hawaii who have been dealing with a major volcanic eruption face a new hazard, as lava mixing with the ocean sends up clouds of noxious gas. the combination of erupting lava and sea water could send up plumes of "laze", a mix of hydrochloric acid, steam and volcanic glass particles, according to the hawaii county civil defense department. the lava has also blocked part of a coastal road, cutting off a key escape route for residents. the duchess of sussex has given an indication of the kind of role she will take in the royal family in her new page on the official website. meghan will undertake royal duties in support of the queen both in the uk and overseas. the site emphasises her charity work and awareness of social
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issues from a young age. it also includes a quote from her speech to a united nations conference in 2015, in which she declared she was "proud to be a woman and a feminist". it's been revealed that the keepers at chester zoo got a bit of a shock last week, when one of their elephants unexpectedly gave birth. it was thought the 35—year—old mother's pregnancy had failed. but three months after the due date, this male calf appeared. the average pregnancy for an elephant is 18 to 22 months but this one is thought to have lasted 25. the baby is yet to be named. that's a summary of the latest bbc news — more at 9.30am. do get in touch with us throughout the morning — use the hashtag #victorialive. if you text, you will be charged at the standard network rate. let's get some sport with hugh woozencroft, and he had a successful
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weekend, chelsea winning the fa cup, but it looks like that's not going to be good enough to stop antonio conte getting the sack at chelsea? yeah, we have already seen quite a few premier league managers losing theirjobs over the few premier league managers losing their jobs over the last few premier league managers losing theirjobs over the last week and there could be a couple more this week as well. but if the fa cup final was to be antonio conte's last game in charge then at least he will leave with some silverware this season, to add to the premier league title that he won for the club last yearin title that he won for the club last year in what was his first season at sta mford year in what was his first season at stamford bridge. although he was all smiles on the pitch afterwards, he was in defiant mood when he spoke to the press, he said he was a serial winner, but what was really interesting was the refusal of a couple of his players to back him, firstly gary cahill, the club captain, refusing to say he wanted antonio conte to stay, and then midfielder willian posting this on social media, taking antonio conte
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out of the celebratory shot. the question is, will antonio conte be out of the frame at stamford bridge as well? he is set to pay the price for failing as well? he is set to pay the price forfailing to reach as well? he is set to pay the price for failing to reach the champions league spots for next season. now, simon yates... he may not be a household name yet, but simon yates is on the way to making british cycling history? yes. the talk going into the giro d'italia this year was all about chris froome, a far more well—known name. he could have become the first person to win three consecutive grand tours but it has been a bit of a nightmare for him, almost five minutes behind. this man simon yates could be taking up the mantle of british cycling in the future. he could become the first british person to win the giro d'italia and it seems he's going from strength to strength, winning the 15th stage yesterday with a great so low ride. and it was really disappointing for
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second placed tom dumoulin, who put ina poor second placed tom dumoulin, who put in a poor performance which means today could be a definitive day the simon yates as he takes a big step towards overall victory. he now has a lead of two minutes and 11 seconds with one week to go in the race. bit emotional after today. i gave it everything and it is a good good. i've been fighting since israel to have a good gap. i now have one and lam happy have a good gap. i now have one and i am happy with it but it could vanish in 35 kilometres, so we'll see! they have got a rest day today, so some see! they have got a rest day today, so some time for him to gather his thoughts before he goes for that assault on victory. and one rider had a lucky escape at le mans? yeah, we know about the dangers of motorsport, of course. one rider yesterday had a very lucky escape, thanks to pretty much a hollywood style leap as we look at these pictures in the final stages of the french grand prix at suzuka. a big crash and he had to think fast,
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somehow managing to get his bike up and over, basically using the other bike asa and over, basically using the other bike as a springboard. and he managed to get the bike back onto the track as well, and going on to finish a sixth. incredible! "we lost our sons to the same monster — is" — the words of two grieving mums in an exclusive interview, who've forged an unlikely friendship after their sons were killed in very different circumstances — one by a suicide bomber at the manchester arena attack almost a year ago, and one after he left his home in birmingham to become a volunteer fighter for is in syria. figen murray, the mother of 29—year—old martyn hett, and nicola benyahia, the mother of 19—year—old rasheed say they hope others can learn from theirfriendship — "it's not the differences, but what connects us". we brought them together to talk publicly for the first time. in our exclusive interview, figen murray says she cries herself to sleep about losing her son, but isn't angry with the suicide bomber.
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both women reveal they have been trolled online — ms murray, who forgave her son's killer was told, "with that attitude, he deserved to die." ms benyahia says she's been called "the mother of satan". each night she sleeps with her son's jumper under her pillow. the pair began by explaining when they first met, at an event at which nicola was describing how her son had become radicalised. well, talked to her and approached her is an understatement. i was sat there thinking, "i want to go on stage and hug this lady." because people who knew what happened to me, i didn't dare in case they thought i was going to attack her. so i didn't dare go. but all my instincts were, give this woman a hug. and in fact you did approach her afterwards and nicola, you were a little bit cautious, weren't you? why? absolutely. ijust had a lot of nerves
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when i was on stage and then coming off and being greeted by figen, it was quite overwhelming because i'd never met anybody who had actually been a victim of a terrorist group. it was really difficult because obviously i had not long gone public and it was all very difficult, having that shame and that silence that i had carried for a long time, and then for figen to approach me, it was almost like a hurdle to get through again in part of the healing process for me. and did you know that figen was martyn hett‘s mum, who died in the manchester arena bombing? absolutely not. i had no idea she was in the audience. nobody told me or anything. ijust did my bit on stage to talk about this awareness of my experience and what happened. and then she approached me and explained. that's why it was very difficult and i was a little bit shell—shocked because i was having to take it all in. it took me probably all the journey home back to birmingham to really process actually what had just happened in that moment. you have developed a friendship?
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yeah. you have so many connections, you are both counsellors, you are both mothers, you have both lost sons in similar circumstances to so—called islamic state. how has this friendship developed? for me it was a few days to process it and then you approached me, didn't you? that's when we felt we really connected and i think we actually pushed aside differences and it was actually what was uniting us and we we re two actually what was uniting us and we were two grieving mothers and that's when we started talking about our experience, although there are parts of it that is very different, there are a huge amount of similarities between this and it was that that we we re between this and it was that that we were connecting with and developing. absolutely command like you said, we lost our sons to the same monster. it doesn't matter in which way, it's the same organisation, the same
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ideals that both our sons died for. which is interesting that you put it like that because some people might think because martyn was killed by a suicide bomber pledging allegiance to so—called islamic state and your son rasheed left burning and went to fight with them, perhaps you shouldn't be friends with somebody like nicola. but at the end of the day somebody who is actually radical by whatever means, it doesn't really matter, often it's the same with the person who killed martyn, when i looked at that guy in the newspapers, i thought, looked at that guy in the newspapers, ithought, you looked at that guy in the newspapers, i thought, you foolish boy, you are only a child. and, you know, your son boy, you are only a child. and, you know, your sofi was a boy, you are only a child. and, you know, your son was a child and somehow these monsters target children, young boys, young men, and, you know, i can't... i can't be
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ci’oss and, you know, i can't... i can't be cross with either the guy who killed martyn, nor can i be upset with your sofi. martyn, nor can i be upset with your son. they are children, they are young men who have been groomed into ideals that are not really savoury. what do you think people can learn from your friendship?” what do you think people can learn from your friendship? i think with us from your friendship? i think with us it's not actually the differences that we kind of really look at. us it's not actually the differences that we kind of really look atm is actually what connects us, we have similar loves in life and similar ambitions in life. it's all of those things we go forward with, isn't it? absolutely, yes. have there been any difficult compositions about the different circumstances of your sons‘ death? no, we have racked our brains and we have never felt we had to put a filter when we talk to each other. we didn't feel there was anything
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out of bounds when we talk. we are very open with each other about our experiences. so there really isn't anything that we feel uncomfortable with. we ask each other questions. we do. people would think i can't believe you are asking that. what is an example? obviously i've had a funeral, i've had the ritual of cremating martyn, i've got martyn's ashes at home which i personally draw a lot of comfort from. nicola on the other hand never had that opportunity and my heart as a mother absolutely goes out to nicola because i know how important it is to have had the funeral, the ritual, everything around it, we have had all that support and lots of people came to the funeral. nicola didn't have anything like that and neither has her family, the siblings didn't have unending. there wasjust
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nothing. explain to our audience why there was nobody off your son for you to bury. when somebody gets killed out there, literally if you are lucky you get a phone call. out there as in syria? yes, in syria, we just got a five minute phone call. from a fellow fighter? yes, he had been with him when he had been killed, and you put the phone down and that's it. you don't get the luxury of being able to bring back their body. i actually don't know where his body is. or i was told was literally it is somewhere on the syrian iraq border and that could mean absolutely anything, so u nfortu nately we mean absolutely anything, so unfortunately we cannot have... there is no means of getting his body back and we do not know where it is and there is no death certificate without the body and new funeral and all of these things carry on. people don't realise it is really, really difficult to move on because you don't have a focal point
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and where to grieve. that is something that is difficult for us every year that we don't have anything to commemorate him, or to remember, because we don't have that body or anything to kind of grieve over. are either a few angry... ? no. i'm interested, immediately you said no... about losing your son in the manner in which he died. said no... about losing your son in the manner in which he diedlj said no... about losing your son in the manner in which he died. i think martyn knew he was going to die. i don't think he knew how he was going to die but he always said he would die young and tragic, he said he would not see his 30th birthday. he had typed up his funeral arrangements, we found them on his computer. so it was his time in whatever circumstances. i kind of me to a cce pt whatever circumstances. i kind of me to accept that that is what happened. me getting angry isn't going to bring him back. it'sjust,
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i will internalise my anger, and that's not healthy. i don't want my other children to see me as an angry, bitter person. it's not healthy for them. i just angry, bitter person. it's not healthy for them. ijust picked up the pieces and i carry on with life. that doesn't mean i'm not grieving. i don't cry publicly, i don't cry sort of in front of my friends and stuff but, trust me, i am in bits, and often, no doubt you as well, i cried myself to sleep. on saturday morning i spent two and a half hours on my balcony, the weather was nice, andi on my balcony, the weather was nice, and i was just sat watching his youtube stuff crying for two and a half hours solid. i do cry, i'm absolutely in bits, but part of me is very strong, and i'm determined to carry on with life. you know, it's important. yeah. are you angry,
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nicola? people ask me that often for the past year and a half and it's almost like when i say i'm not angry people are shocked, and the reason is it's almost like they feel that i should be angry and that if i'm angry then i'm condemning them. i condemn them but i'm not angry and i think there is part of me inside thatis think there is part of me inside that is angry but for me it is the energy of going forward and pushing on, because a five held onto that angerl on, because a five held onto that anger i wouldn't be able to support people with the organisations with what i do with families —— because ifi what i do with families —— because if i held onto that anger. it is a destructive emotion, isn't it? absolutely and it's the positive energy you put into actually going out there and saying i will not be silenced, and i'm going to talk about it. you have both been trolled. yes. yes. you wrote an article for an american newspaper and there were some hateful
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messages. you have also been trolled, figen. yes, because i went public and said i had forgiven the guy that killed martyn and i was told that with that attitude my son deserved to die. with the internet people feel safe behind their laptop in the privacy of their home to control people. they wouldn't say it to my face off to yours, i don't think. but did it hurt? not really because i had to learn very quickly that people are people and people are entitled to their opinions. but i know why i did what i did. uncomfortable with that. —— i am comfortable. what kind of messages have you received, nicola? obviously quite horrible messages like they hope he died in pain and he screamed for me and that i am the mother of satan and things like that. they are
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difficult. i tried to steer away from reading them because it does impact me and i am quite sensitive and it does hurt hearing that about my son. so i steer away from them because actually what i realise is i can quite easily spiral, it can take that energy away from what i'm doing, and that's why i almost have to ignore it and let it go. it's almost a year since martyn was killed. obviously you mark his death every single day. on the actual day, though, what will you do? half my family will be going to manchester to the cathedral, and obviously mark the occasion that way. i will be at home where martyn's ashes are, that's my place as his mum i think. half of those ashes, i know the other half is with your ex, why do
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they give you such comfort?” other half is with your ex, why do they give you such comfort? i feel close to him that way. it just feels comforting at the moment and that's where i need to be. nicola, you have explained how difficult it is because you don't have your son's body, there is no focus how do you mark the anniversary of the death of rasheed? quite often i subconsciously feel it is coming and there is part of me that starts going quiet and withdrawing so i tend to take a day away out of everything and just beyond my own. like i said, there is no actual focal point but the only thing i do haveis focal point but the only thing i do have is his jumper that focal point but the only thing i do have is hisjumper that stayed focal point but the only thing i do have is his jumper that stayed with me under my pillow and that's the nearest thing i can get to him, having that under my pillow sleeping with him every night. having that under my pillow sleeping with him every nightlj having that under my pillow sleeping with him every night. i wonder if you have a mental picture of martyn on that night at the arena because he was so into that event, wasn't he? martyn used to love easy, he was
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kicked out of a leona lewis concert once because he sang so loud it disrupted her singing. he used to go there frequently and really loved it and enjoyed himself. when martyn enjoyed he enjoyed fully, that means the use to sing at the top of his voice, dance, he had almost no inhibition. he wasn't self—conscious about himself at all in those events. he just knew how to have a good time. i think he went to the loo and because of the rules the arena hasi loo and because of the rules the arena has i think within ten minutes of leaving the arena you can't go backin of leaving the arena you can't go back in because of the crowds coming towards you. i've been told by several people who were in the foyer, they sent me random videos of martin dancing, singing, wine glass in hand, singing at the top of his voice and people watching him. and
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obviously he was the exact opposite, what he displayed, very openly gay, very openly drunk, thank god as a mother for once i was pleased he was really, really drunk that night. he was carefree and that guy must have looked at him thinking, you are just exactly the sort of people i want to target. that was the end of martyn. i want to ask you finally, do you have a message for so—called islamic state ? have a message for so—called islamic state? what would your message be? i think for me it is actually that you are not going to silence me. that's the whole point, it was a really risky thing i did going public with this. but it was actually a fact that if i was silenced it was going to continue and they were instilling the same fear and that was my
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message, you are not going to silence me, you are not going to silence me, you are not going to silence my family and i'm going to continue with what i'm doing. you mean you could have been silenced because of the shame of your son joining is? i understand. and for me,| joining is? i understand. and for me, iwant joining is? i understand. and for me, i want to say to isis, or islamic state, they don't deserve that description, but i want to say to them that they can kill our sons, they can murder our sons but they will never kill our spirit. and actually they have killed the wrong mothers' children, they picked the wrong people to kill. thank you both very much for coming on the programme. that was figen murray and nicola benyahia speaking to victoria. tomorrow marks a year since the manchester arena attack. a national one—minute silence will be held at 2:30pm, when prince william and theresa may will attend a remembrance service at manchester cathedral along with families, survivors and first responders. and in the morning on our programme — we'll have an interview with a woman who was there
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when the bomb went off. still to come. a former newcastle united football coach is due in court today, charged with sexual offences dating back to the ‘705. we'll have the very latest. hundreds of people who claim a metal hip implant left them in pain will find out whether they've been successful in suing the manufacturer. we'll meet one woman who says she's suffered serious problems. time for the latest news. the bbc news headlines this morning. relatives of those killed in the grenfell tower fire will tell a public inquiry into the disaster how the tragedy has affected them. 71 people died in the blaze at the block of flats in west london lastjune, and one other person died several months later after being hospitalised as a result of the fire. over the next two weeks, inquiry chair sir martin moore—bick will hear tributes to the victims. rail passengers are
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experiencing more delays and cancellations this morning, as the effect of new timetables that came into effect yesterday continue to be felt. it's been billed as the biggest timetable overhaul in the uk. train operator govia thameslink has rescheduled every service on its great northern, thameslink and southern franchises. it had to apologise for widespread disruption yesterday, and today it's been forced to cancel more trains. national security is being put at risk because the uk is turning a "blind eye" to russian corruption, according to a group of mps. the house of commons foreign affairs committee said the city of london was being used to hide the "corrupt assets" of russia's president vladimir putin and his allies, despite the recent nerve agent attack in salisbury. security minister ben wallace said the uk was determined to drive out "dirty money". it's being reported that the owner of chelsea football club, roman abramovich, is facing delays in renewing his uk visa. the russian billionaire did not attend his team's fa cup final victory over manchester united
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at wembley on saturday. mr abramoviich's office said it did not discuss personal matters, while the security ministry would not comment on individual cases. almost a year after the manchester arena attack which claimed the lives of 22 people, two grieving women have formed an unlikely bond. figen murray's son, martyn hett, was killed in the bomb attack at last year's ariana grande concert. nicola benyahia's son, rasheed, died fighting for so—called islamic state in syria. both nicola and figen have been speaking exclusively to the victoria derbyshire programme. in around 45 minutes we are going to be speaking to the mother of a 12—year—old boy who wants him to be prescribed medical cannabis oil
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because he has epilepsy. she has been using it and it has really reduced the number of episodes that he has. lots of you getting in touch with us with your experiences this morning. simon has texted to say... i think cannabis should be legal for medical use if no other medicine works better. this one says... great to see you talking about medical cannabis, highlighting that the gp has been told not to write any more prescriptions, so his opinion is no longer valid? children suffering unnecessarily... and this one says... i have primary progressive multiple sclerosis and i take very strong steroids. these drugs have a terrible side effect of making me drowsy. how can these drugs be the only medication authorities recommend? i believe cannabis oil is far less toxic. but despite all the evidence british doctors and politicians continue to deny the evidence before them. keep your thoughts coming into us using the hashtag #bbcbizlive. time for some
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sport. speculation continues to grow over the future of the chelsea boss antonio conte. it's thought that he could be sacked by the club, despite winning the fa cup on saturday. simon yates is on course to make british cycling history. he leads byjust over two minutes, and will become the first briton to win the giro d'italia if he can hold on to his lead for the rest of this week. sir mo farah said he was "pretty tired" from running the london marathon last month but he still managed to win the great manchester run for the first time yesterday, completing the 10k in 28 minutes and 27 seconds. and rafael nadal has returned to the number one spot in men's tennis after he beat alexander zverev in three sets to win an eighth title at the italian open. that's all the sport for now. (tx floats) a former coach at newcastle united football club will appear in court today charged with 35 sexual offences going back to 1973. our reporterjim reed has been covering allegations of abuse in football since they first emerged on this programme in relation
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to a different coach more than a year ago. he's here now. so what's happening today, jim? so, this is the trial of 61—year—old george ormond, who is in court today in newcastle charged with 35 counts of historical sexual abuse, said to have taken place over a 25 year period from73 19 to 1998. he denies all of these charges, which relates to 18 separate complaints. what exactly is he accused of? 35 charges of sexual abuse, 33 of those are cou nts of sexual abuse, 33 of those are counts of indecent assault. none of the alleged victims in this case can obviously be named obloquy at the moment for legal reasons. we can tell you, though, that george ormond volunteered as a coach at newcastle united back in the 19905 and volunteered a5 a coach at newcastle united back in the 19905 and he was also linked to other bench clubs in the north of england and one in
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particular to the west of newcastle city centre. he was charged by northumbria police a5 city centre. he was charged by northumbria police as part of something called operation tied, which is a wider investigation into allegations of historical abuse in 5ociety allegations of historical abuse in society in general, notjust in football. we expect the trial to last between four and five weeks and he denies all the charges in this case. coming up. "proud to be a feminist." that's how the new duche55 of sussex is described on the royal family website. we'll have reaction to her bold statement. 300 people will find out within the next hour whether they've been successful in their attempt to sue the manufacturers of a metal hip implant which they say has left them in pain and with permanent damage. the pinnacle implants were used in 20,000 patients in the uk between 2002 and 2013, before being withdrawn from the market. it's the first time a big group of people has sued the makers of a medical device
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they say is defective. that they say is defective. up until now, people have only received payouts from the nhs when things go wrong — but this is putting the blame at the manufacturer's door in5tead. whichever way the judgment goes, there are big implications. we'll bring you the result after ten o'clock. but first, our reporter jean mackenzie meets one of the claimants, tina. no—one's ever said those words before. that's quite hard to hear. i will have had six hip replacements. hello. 0h, hi, tina. tina needed both her hips replaced when she was just 50 because of early arthritis. it was like sharp spiky pain, as if i had stones in thejoint. she was offered a new type of implant, a metal ball and socket.
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they were supposed to be more durable and were offered to younger patients with the promise they'd last for ever. my impression was, this is wonderful, fantastic, and that's what the surgeon felt, too. i think the world of hips was excited by these. tina became one of 20,000 people in the uk to be fitted with a type of metal—on—metal hip called the pinnacle. so, i had this, going from, it was hard to walk to the front gate, to — my whole life set off again, until things started to go wrong. so do you spend a lot of time in the garden? we do. we're fairweather gardeners. and how do you find gardening now with your hips? painful, actually. and i have to make the decision. am i going tojust do it anyway? i always feel it in the night.
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it wakes me up in the night. three years on, tina started to notice pain around her hips. stinging sensations coming down my leg and around here. and then it would go away again. i thought, what is that anyway? why would it be stinging? i had a hip replacement — why would it sting? she wasn't alone, and soon leading surgeons had started to raise concerns that tiny metal fragments were breaking off from the hips and seeping into patients' tissues. so, when you went for the tests, what did they find? they took x—rays but they also then took blood tests and that showed high levels of metal in my blood, which i found quite frightening because blood goes everywhere in my whole body and suddenly i am flooded with metal. in my brain. you know? that was quite scary, actually. both her hips had to be removed
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and during the surgery, doctors found that part of her leg tissue had been eroded. what he said was that when he opened up my hip, a rust—coloured liquid drained away out onto the table. there is a gap, like a dent, like half an orange size gap. like... a missing piece. can i feel? you can. go that way. yes. it dips in. does that hurt? yes, it hurts. there's always hurt there. and mostly i don't poke around in it! you are the first other person ever to poke around in it! my missing bottom. the hips were eventually taken off the market in 2013. thousands like tina have not only had to have them removed,
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but say they have been left with permanent damage and pain. it's got a lovely button and i can lift my legs up which means i can adjust the pressure on my hips, which is lovely. constant pain means tina has had to give up herjob teaching at a university. i was teaching 27 people. i had to move 27 tables and 27 chairs, which was too much. i couldn't manage the pain well and continue teaching. what else can't you do because of the pain? one of my losses is around my grandchildren. when i said to my grandchildren, "i'm going to talk to about this," my granddaughter said, "you don't pick us up, grandma." i thought no, i really don't. and there is a loss in that. tina is one of 300 patients who've sued the manufacturer. it's the first big class action in this country against the makers of a medical device, and it raises questions about how these devices are regulated and who can and should be held responsible when things go wrong. although tina has now been fitted
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with a different type of hip, she's been told they won't last forever. what's it like to know, having had four hip replacements already, that you will need another two in your lifetime? i don't want that to happen. that's not ok at all. it's horrible. but if it will be that or stop walking, then i will do it again but i don't want to do that again. i wish that wasn't ever going to happen to me. are you angry that you are probably going to have to have six? no one has ever said those words before, either. that's quite hard to hear. i will have had six hip replacements. the only thing i'm angry about is them fighting, saying it's not true. if they'd said, "yay, look at that.
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we got that wrong," that would have been it for me. i'm 62. it's more than six. i might have to have more than that. we can speak now to tom goodhead, he's a barrister and a clinical negligence expert. how many stories like that have you heard? a very large number of them, i'm afraid. it's something which are thousands of people in the uk have suffered from and across the world will be more than a quarter of a million people will have heard some form of an implant such as the pinnacle implant, and the story we've just heard unfortunately is a very we've just heard unfortunately is a very common one. we've just heard unfortunately is a very common one. and just explain to us the legal definition of a medical defect? yes, so, a defect is in a product, so it could be anything from a bike or if it is something which has been implanted in someone's body for medical purposes, thenit someone's body for medical purposes, then it is defective if it does not
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meet the safety that persons generally are expected to expect. that might sound easy, but it's not an air hasjust been a 14 that might sound easy, but it's not an air has just been a 14 week trial about what the meaning of defective actually is, because whilst the claimants will say if something has gone wrong with it, as we've just heard, it is per se defective. whereas the defendants will say, there are benefits and risks in all types of medical devices and just because we experience what might be categorised as a side—effect or an u nfortu nate categorised as a side—effect or an unfortunate incident, that does not make something defective of itself. and how do these implants compared to previous ones, for example, on the length of time it can be in someone's body... ? the length of time it can be in someone's body. . . ? the claimants say that they fail at a far higher rate than previous ones. traditionally, rather than metal—on—metal, it was metal on plastic, or metal on ceramic. and those used to last for a shorter period of time. and then someone may have five or six hip
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replacement surgery is. these were marketed and are supplied on the basis that people might only require one or two surgeries, but the claimants are alleging that this is failing up to 150 times higher than the alternatives which were available at the time. these were fitted over quite a long period, between 2002 and 2013 — when were problems first reported? is the claimants and experts say they will warning about problems with these from the beginning and with any form of medical device there are differing opinions within the medical community and that's one of theissues medical community and that's one of the issues that will have been addressed at trial but certain experts say these are problems that either the manufacturer ought to have been aware of, or in fact were aware of going back to the development of these in the late
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19905. development of these in the late 1990s. this case is so significant because of the wider implications. put that into context. there have been very few cases, as you said a new introduction, brought against medical device manufacturers in the uk, it is not like australia, canada or the us where lots of litigation is brought and there is a central question at the heart of the case which is the meaning of what is a defect in a product. they have been a couple of cases in the past which looked at that but none with the breadth of legal argument. we have had lots of different queens councils in this case for claimants and manufacturers of other metal on metal hip implants that have not gone to trial yet, telling the court what they believe and what the court should find its meaning of the defect under the law. that is why it is significant. it could go beyond hip implants, we have the lots on this programme about the ginormous. absolutely, there are a number of different solicitors firm is looking at that case you have featured the
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sterilisation implant in the past and there are other types of meshes, hernia meshes, the definition of what they defect is in this case may have wider implications. the difference is, sorry to sound like a lawyer, each case turns on its own fa cts , lawyer, each case turns on its own facts, just because they may find a certain type of metal hip implant to be defective it doesn't mean other ones are and there is a broader point about the growth of what we call these group actions in the united kingdom, so there is a large claim being brought by a firm of lawyers against volkswagen at the moment, which isn't a medical device but it is a huge claim being brought by about 60,000 people. tom goodhead, thank you for coming in. depuy, the company involved, told us in a statement — "we have no greater responsibility than to the patients who use our products. the device is backed by a strong record of clinical data showing reduced pain and restored mobility for patients suffering from chronic hip pain." the firm argued in court that the product met
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all relevant eu and uk standards in place at the time and that the benefits outweighed the risks. they said medical professionals were always able to guide patients in their choice. the royal wedding was a fairytale event, a beautiful bride, a gorgeous dress, the bride accompanied down the aisle by a man — in this case, prince charles, to another man, her husband prince harry. but is that where the tradition ends? the new duchess of sussex — who is a significant campaigner for women's rights — has indicated how she'll shape her new role in the royal family in a biography on the official website. she makes a powerful statement: "i am proud to be a woman and a feminist." she's already working with charities including un women, and was its women's advocate for women's political participation and leadership in 2015. if we needed any reminder, let's have a look again at the highlights of this weekend's wedding. music: "crazy little thing called love" by queen music: "only you" by yazoo
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music: "you're the only one" by petula clarke it was an incredible day, i was on the long walk in the beating some. —— beating sun. so is meghan our first out and out feminist royal? here with me to discuss that is afua hirsch, author of brit—ish, a book on race, identity and belonging. and next to her is reader of early modern history at roehampton university, suzannah lipscomb. thank you forjoining us. what did you make of the wedding from a feminist perspective? was that as feminist perspective? was that as feminist a wedding as you could have? traditional white weddings aren't really symbols of radical feminism but i have to say it felt like one that she had put her stamp on. she entered alone, which some people are interpreting as a sad and lonely situation but i thought it
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was actually quite a positive statement of her independence. she looked happy and strong. she looked happy and confident and some people said charles had agreed to walk her the last few metres. i think she chose charles and she was making a statement that she accepts this family, she accepts this quite complicated and very conservative institution. and so for me the question is whether she can blend these things, her personal feminism which feels authentic, she has a track record of feminist activism since she was a child, she didn't bolt it onto her celebrity, it is who she is, kenji continued activism inafamily who she is, kenji continued activism in a family that is by definition conservative, perhaps one of the most conservative institutions in the world? most conservative institutions in the world ? can most conservative institutions in the world? can there be a force of progressive change in a family like that was mac can there be? the fact of being unescorted, it was or was the plan, even when thomas markle, her father, would watch her last bit she was always going to walk in alone so it was all was the statement about being a strong independent woman and not being
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given from one man to the other. well yes, this is the question, there is lots of royal etiquette about not being politically active. being politically neutral. the question is whether she continues to speak up. that is what she has said about being a feminist, she means men and women should be treated equally. she has said harry is a feminist as well so we will see if he acknowledges that. and she came out calling trump misogynist a few years back so that is quite strong. whether she continues to say stuff like that seems to be rather difficult because the role of the royal family used to represent charities but not a view on politics. . there is a difference, isn't there, between whether she had married prince william, clearly as the heir to the throne that would be com pletely u na cce pta ble the heir to the throne that would be completely unacceptable but as someone who is realistically very unlikely to ever become the queen in this country, isn't she cut a bit more slack? this goes to the heart of what the royal family are about
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and their role in society. the fact we are having this debate, where it anybody else in another role, for a woman to be a feminist and her husband to be feminist it would be standard and it's not a new story. when it is somebody in a prominent position at the senior level of the royalfamily it position at the senior level of the royal family it is such a departure from the more safe areas of charity they chose before. there is a difference between charity and activism. not to downplay it, charity does great work in helping people and encouraging giving and compassion but charity is challenging —— activism is challenging —— activism is challenging the structures that oppress people. that is new territory and we are in a moment when many women and men self identify as feminists but there is a backlash of these movements who cast feminism as a man hating ideology and that is somewhere where meghan markle is helpful because they set the cultural tone in great britain and if somebody like her can normalise feminism and send a message that this is standard, this is what we expect the people in his ocea ns is what we expect the people in his oceans of power and influence that could be helpful. there are women
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who hesitate about identifying as feminists because they still think it has this baggage. i hope that meghan markle will say there is nothing to be ashamed of in being a feminist, it is what we should expect of men and women who believe in progress and equality. that is especially true for young women, she isa especially true for young women, she is a woman of her generation that she acknowledges herself as a feminist but fort millennials and people coming through their teens and 205, it seems to be harder for them to say that. we have to rememberthe them to say that. we have to remember the royal family can demonstrate things by what they do as well as what they say. thinking of princess diana walking out on the explosive side with landmines, touching and aids victim, even by nominating one of the charities they gave money to for the wedding, there are changes to the symbolic role of being in the royal family and doing things as well are speaking out about it. all eyes will be on her in the coming days and there will be markers set on what she has achieved. realistically, what you expect to see within her role,
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saying she is a feminist, do you expect her to achieve in the first year? it is important to put this in the context that she is one woman in an institution which is by definition not radical or revolutionary. it would be unfair to place high expectations on her. the royalfamily are place high expectations on her. the royal family are a symbolic institution for me. it is not so much what they can achieve in terms of changing these things, historically deeply entrenched problems, it is a message about what other people can do and identify with. it is the symbolism, tone and cultural atmosphere and she already does that by the way she conducts herself and what she has already said. if she doesn't make a mark in some way said. if she doesn't make a mark in some way coming at appearing still to bea some way coming at appearing still to be a feminist in this first year she will be criticised, ironically for the thing she was praised for being before the marriage, a strong and independent woman. if she doesn't keep it up and it seems like she looks like she is being quieted. i read a disturbing thing the other weekend which is that royal etiquette experts worked with kate middleton to help her lower her
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voice. we do not hear kate speak that much, do we? when we hear about the comments about her being a mannequin, which were perhaps taken out of context and seen as a little harsh but we sort of knew what she was getting at in that we just see her looking lovely and producing these lovely children but do not hear her speak much. the question is in the first year whether meghan will continue to be of the speak, or whether her words before marriage, i ama whether her words before marriage, i am a feminist, is where her voice stops. i hope that's not the case. judging by the interviews she has done, she has spoken more than prince harry in those interviews, hasn't she? we know what she's like, she's outspoken and to gillett and confident inexpressive her views, but whether she can thrive in the royal family, they will accept, tolerate or encourage that is a whole other question, we did have examples of where that worked out well. diana suffered immensely by trying to be a different kind of royal and a different kind of woman
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andl royal and a different kind of woman and i personally think strategically the royal family need to embrace this kind of behaviour if they want to continue to be relevant to new generations. they cannot expect women to behave as kate has done and continues to do. not to criticise her that it is not in sync with how most women aspire to be and that's the tension of the royal family. meghan and harry have more leeway because they are not direct heirs but at the same time kate and william represent the traditional continuity that is so difficult for us in modern society to relate to. there is no other realm in which we would accept that a woman gets married and basically goes silent. it is completely the opposite of modern values. giving up her career, even the first step is striking to us. coming to a different country and giving up her social media accounts. we will watch and see. j°ny let's get the latest weatherjony update — with simon king. good morning. the weather was fantastic over the weekend,
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especially for the royal wedding, lots of blue skies, lots of warm sunshine and for many of us as we go through this week it is going to stay largely fine and settled. this is this morning in norwich, lots of sunshine here this morning but more cloud across the far north and west of the uk, you can see it on the satellite imagery, this cloud across northern ireland, the west of scotla nd northern ireland, the west of scotland also bringing outbreaks of rain. further east across england and wales, plenty of blue skies. as we go through the day we have some mist around the coastal areas of lincolnshire and east yorkshire that will tend to burn away, the cloud and rain will continue in far north—western areas. in the south with some sunshine and heat developing there will be showers this afternoon. some of these showers could be heavy and perhaps even thundery across southern england, up into the midlands and the south pennines, catching a shower. those temperatures in the low 205. cooler in northern ireland and north west of scotland, beneath this cloud and rain. for eastern,
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central and southern scotland, some sunshine, temperatures in the high teens. this evening and tonight, these showers across england and wales slowly fade away and the rain fades away towards the north—west of the uk into tuesday morning. these are your overnight temperatures. during tuesday high—pressure dominating things mostly so that keeps things pretty settled. we have this weather front sitting in the middle of the high meaning it is quite a week affair that weather front bringing cloud to scotland, northern ireland, not so much of the rain we are having today. but for england and wales, dry and sunny day, a few showers again across the south, maybe the south—east of england, but with the sunshine, temperatures getting into the high teens and low 205, it will be a bit cooler and fresher in the far north—east of scotland compared to today. on into wednesday, again, plenty of dry weather, plenty of sunshine again across england and wales and with that sunshine in the
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will start to build. as we go through wednesday, it will be a warm day, temperatures up to 24, 20 five celsius across the south—east. further north, 19 degrees in edinburgh, around the coast scotland, the far north—east of england, could be patchy mist and sea fog through this week, in summary, plenty of dry weather, where there is plenty of dry weather, sunny spells and it will feel warm, a chance of a few showers in the southern parts of england and the midlands today and perhaps the far south—east tomorrow. bye bye. hello, it's ten o'clock, i'm chloe tilley. our top story — the public inquiry into the grenfell tower fire which killed 72 people opens this morning, with a chance for every bereaved family to tell their story. an unlikely friendship between two mums whose sons were killed in very different circumstances — one who died in the manchester bombing and another who was a british
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teenager who died fighting for is in syria. they tell us, in an exclusive interview, how they are standing united against so—called islamic state. they can kill our sons, they can murder our sons, they can never kill our spirit. and actually, they've killed the wrong mothers' children, i would say, for both of us. yeah, the wrong people. and we'rejoined by the mum of 12—year—old billy caldwell, who suffered from repeated seizures until he was treated with medicinal cannabis from the us. now her gp has been told he must stop writing prescriptions for the drug for billy. (titles — pause) good morning. here'sjoanna in the bbc newsroom with a summary of today's news. relatives of those killed in the grenfell tower fire will tell a public inquiry into the disaster how the tragedy has affected them. 71 people died in the blaze at the block of flats in west london lastjune —
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and one other person died several months later after being hospitalised as a result of the fire. over the next two weeks, sir martin moore—bick, the inquiry chair, will hear tributes to the victims. rail passengers are experiencing more delays and cancellations this morning — as the effect of new timetables that came into effect yesterday continue to be felt. it's been billed as the biggest timetable overhaul in the uk. train operator govia thameslink has rescheduled every service on its great northern, thameslink and southern franchises. it had to apologise for widespread disruption yesterday, and today, it's been forced to cancel more trains. jon donnison is at st pancras station in london. a mixed picture i think for commuters. undoubtedly for a lot of people it has been a pretty blue monday. two issues it seems. a lot of people turning up and finding
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their usual train wasn't there and saying that the timetable has been changed and that they had not heard enough warning. others saying that simple there were far fewer trains. and undoubtedly there have been dozens and undoubtedly there have been d oze ns of and undoubtedly there have been dozens of cancellations this morning. on the other hand we have come across commuters this morning who have set, there were more trains on their route and they did not really experience any problem. the line from the company is that basically, this is short—term pain for long—term gain and that, you know, you've got 400 extra trains a day as part of this, able to cope with some 50,000 more passengers a the trade train union is not so happy, the rmt saying these companies could not run a bath, let alone a rail service and saying that the basic problem today was that there were not enough drivers properly trained to run these amended services. national security is being put at risk because the uk is turning a "blind eye" to russian corruption, according
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to a group of mps. the house of commons foreign affairs committee said the city of london was being used to hide the "corrupt assets" of russia's president vladimir putin and his allies, despite the recent nerve agent attack in salisbury. security minister ben wallace said the uk was determined to drive out "dirty money". medical officials in the democratic republic of congo will begin a vaccination campaign in a bid to control an ebola outbreak. 25 people have died in the current outbreak, which began in a remote area of the country. there are fears the disease could spread to the capital, kinshasa. community policing has undergone a sharp decline in the last decade, according to a new report. the police foundation says resources are being used to respond to incidents and investigate crimes rather than engage with local neighbourhoods. the home office said most police and crime commissioners had set out plans to protect or improve frontline policing this year. flights from luton were delayed for longer than any other uk airport last year, according to analysis of civil aviation authority data.
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planes left luton 19.7 minutes late on average. the top performers were heathrow, leeds bradford, belfast city and london city. scheduled and charter flights, but not cancelled services, from the 25 busiest airports were examined in the study. that's a summary of the latest bbc news — more at 10.30. do get in touch with us throughout the morning — use the hashtag #victorialive. and if you text, you will be charged at the standard network rate. time for some sport. good morning. speculation is growing over the future of the chelsea manager antonio conte, who could be sacked by the club — despite winning the fa cup on saturday. let's say good morning to the former chelsea winger pat nevin. is it all about champions league
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qualification, why would the board wa nt to qualification, why would the board want to sack a manager who has just won the fa cup? i am not convinced it is all about getting into the jenkins lead, because purely and simply this discussion was happening long before antonio conte had failed to get into the champions league for chelsea. so it must be something else. and remember, chelsea in the past have been the champions and they have got rid of their manager even when they have got into the champions league. it is more than that, it is about relationships within the club, at different levels of the club, and it has to work. and he has not gone yet, absolutely, antonio conte, and as we all know he won the league last season, he won the fa cup this season, so it is not a completely foregone conclusion but i think we all accept it is very likely. yeah, it seems likely. interestingly, after the game, back cahill, club captain, refused to say
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he wanted conte to stay, and we saw willian, another of the players, cutting antonio conte out of a celebration photograph on social media. what is his relationship like with those players, if is that the reason he may leave? well, the relationship with players is usually, and it is no different from what it always was, if he's playing you every week, you probably quite like him. and if he's leaving you out you're probably fed up with him! that has never changed. the willian one is very interesting because he is such a placid character, and if that was a joke which was meant to be barbed, it is very unlike willian. but he has been under pressure because he has not been given that many chances this season and it is a world cup year and he wa nts to and it is a world cup year and he wants to get that position in the brazilian team. and for all players it isa brazilian team. and for all players it is a big thing getting into the world cup team orjust the squad, even. but it is ten times that when
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it isa even. but it is ten times that when it is a brazilian that is in the same position. sub a willian probably under a bit of stress and knowing that he's playing very well and can't get a game, i can understand why players, if they have a lwa ys understand why players, if they have always acted like that and felt like that since time in memorial. and just quickly before we go, if conte does leave the role, who do you think is suitable to take over? i'm going to give you a very strange a nswer to going to give you a very strange answer to that i am not sure it really matters. they've had some anime managers over such a long period of time, and just have a look at what happens — they tend to keep on winning trophiesjust at what happens — they tend to keep on winning trophies just so there area on winning trophies just so there are a lot of fairly good managers out there. if they get rid of antonio conte they're going to struggle to get somebody who is actually better than him. have a look at what he has won in italy and in england. he is as he says himself a serial winner. having said that they've got a lot of good players andi they've got a lot of good players and i suspect they will buy some more good ones in the summer and
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whoever takes over, if if he is at least competent, if they will probably be quite successful again. we shall see, pat nevin, thanks so much forjoining us to talk chelsea. that's the sport for wow. almost a year after the grenfell tower fire, a public inquiry into the disaster starts today. it's looking into how 71 people died in the blaze at the block of flats in west london lastjune — and one other person died several months later in hospital. the first phase of the inquiry will hear from the relatives and friends of those killed. we can take a look back now at the events of the night. a small kitchen fire somehow turned into the worst tragedy of its type
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in living memory. at ten to one in the morning, this lady was woken by her next neighbour. then came the first of more than 100 calls to the london fire brigade. the first trucks were dispatched from north kensington, hammersmith and paddington. they were on the site in five minutes. this telephone footage was filmed by a crew later that night. in the end
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there would be 40 fire engines, 100 medics and 250 firefighters called in. by half past one in the morning the fire was starting to spread quickly. this photo shows flames already reaching the top of the building. just 40 minutes later and the fire had spread around to the northside. at this stage residents we re northside. at this stage residents were still being told to stay inside their flats. that advice were still being told to stay inside theirflats. that advice is were still being told to stay inside their flats. that advice is standard in tower block fires, which can normally be contained and put out quickly. josephjohn normally be contained and put out quickly. joseph john escaped from one of the lower floors with his family. you need to ring 999, there is a
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dedicated line for this incident...! a short statement was released to the media saying emergency services we re the media saying emergency services were tackling a large blaze. two people had been treated for smoke inhalation. around the same time, that statement was officially rescinded and the policy to stay put was rescinded and people were told to get out of their flats, if they could. seed and his wife were higher up could. seed and his wife were higher up on the 15th floor. he just escaped with his life around 2.15 that morning. by by four o'clock in the morning the impact was starting to become clear. mayor of london made his first comment on twitterjust in horrific conditions the fire crews made progress. at quarter to ten in the morning it was confirmed they have reached the top of the building, the 215t reached the top of the building, the 21st floor. justice is the biggest thing for everybody that lived in
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g re nfell tower. thing for everybody that lived in grenfell tower. you know, all those who passed away, and for the survivors as well. it's very, very emotional. thinking that, you know, you've got friends there who support you, who is always there with you. and then all of a sudden, they're not there. even now i'm sitting down here and watching the building, its like, that's not happening, nobody can believe that, what happened.” can believe that, what happened.” can bring you some breaking news which isjust reaching us here at the bbc. we were talking earlier on about the 300 people who were trying to sue the manufacturers of a metal hip implant which they say had left them in pain and with permanent damage. well, we've just them in pain and with permanent damage. well, we'vejust heard them in pain and with permanent damage. well, we've just heard that the claimants have lost and depuy, the claimants have lost and depuy, the manufacturer, if is not liable.
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our health editor hugh pym will be dropping by to give us a more details in a few minutes but it is reaching us that the claimants have lost that case against the manufacturer of those metal hip implants. lets return to the story about the grenfell tower and inquiry, which starts today. our correspondent is at the inquiry. just outline first of all what we're going to see overall in the inquiry, but first of all in the first couple of weeks? going to see in the inquiry and over the first two weeks? this is the beginning of two weeks? this is the beginning of two weeks set aside for the loved ones of those killed in the fire to pay tribute to them. we have just been given the names of the six victims whose loved ones will pay tribute to them today. those messages or state m e nts them today. those messages or statements will be either made by the loved ones, or they might have recorded a video and that video will be played to the public inquiry in the hotel behind me, for their role is might read the statement on their behalf. the first name, the first victim who will be commemorated is
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baby logan gomez quite poignantly, he was stillborn in the hours following the fire, his mother andrea gomez and his father marco we re andrea gomez and his father marco were trapped on the first floor and made it out but she was two months away from giving birth and lost her baby in the fire. dennis murphy, 56, from ireland trapped on the 14th floor and mohammad amir ned trapped on the 33rd floor, apparently he tried to rescue his neighbours on the top floor of the building. josef daniels trapped on the 16th floor reportedly suffered from dementia and got confused and neighbours struggled to persuade him to leave the building, and finally today mary mendy and khadija saye, mother and daughter, mary was a methodist church minister and khadija was a promising young photographer and artist. it is two weeks for the relatives to pay tribute to the people who died and it will be very moving. the idea is to make sure that throughout this inquiry, it
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could go on for two years well into 2020 potentially, there will be lots of technical detail about the cause of technical detail about the cause of the fire, why the fire spread so quickly, the refurbishment of the building, the materials used. when the inquiry inevitably gets bogged down with technical detail, the idea is the victims, people who died are not just is the victims, people who died are notjust names, is the victims, people who died are not just names, they is the victims, people who died are notjust names, they are notjust statistics, they are the reason this inquiry is happening and the reason why this inquiry is trying to find out what happened and why it happened. the second phase of the inquiry will have a more diverse panel, and that is something the families, the survivors had been pushing so strongly for. yes, we do not know the people who will be appointed to sit alongside sir martin moore—bick, the former high courtjudge leading the inquiry, but this inquiry, the preliminary phases, have been running for months and it has faced some criticism from the relatives of those people killed in the fire. some of them wanted a
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much more diverse remit looking at economic factors, the sort of economic factors, the sort of economic broader sense of the tragedy, broader social sense and the politics around it. a lot of that won't be happening in this inquiry. but it will run for a long time from now on. i think firstly the concession to allow a much more diverse panel is an attempt by the inquiry to make sure that it has as much confidence as possible from the relatives and from the local community in north kensington surrounding grenfell tower. ever since this tragedy they, and i think we can all agree this was a tragedy that none of us think, thought could be conceivable in our capital city in 2017 so there has been lots of anger since the fire understandably and there has been a lot of
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questions and confusion, and therefore there has been a real push by the inquiry, and these two weeks we hear from the relatives is crucial to that to win the confidence of the relatives and of the community in that part of london. tom burridge, thank you, speaking to us live from where the inquiry will begin. the shadow home secretary diane abbott told me the inquiry has the potential to prevent something like this from ever happening again. i want to have faith in it. some inquiries, they come and go and often seen as the government brushing everything under the carpet but this inquiry could be a really important inquiry, like the macpherson inquiry into the death of stephen lawrence which both looked at the detail of how he died but also talked about wider issues like racism. what can it achieved realistically? well, first it can give the bereaved and the survivors the comfort of knowing what really happened. it can also, by
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establishing what really happened, try and make sure that the same thing doesn't happen again, whether it is less outsourcing, less privatisation, whether it is just looking at the type of cladding. it can also point to wider issues. when i saw that tower in flames you start to think about what it divided society we live in in london. may be the inquiry can point to the importance of health and safety, which was much derided, we have health and safety to keep people safe. it can also talk about why that community in grenfell tower felt almost abandoned. do you think that community feels this inquiry is going to represent them, because there was so much controversy at the beginning that it wasn't fairly reflecting the community and in touch with the community. it was wrong for theresa may to take a year to agree to some sort of panel
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because what made the macpherson inquiry work, you had a judge but also panel members who knew about the community and the wider issues. i want to be positive, i want to believe that this inquiry can get to the bottom of things and find out who was responsible. what does justice look like at the end of this? justice looks like knowing why the fire happened and holding individuals and organisations responsible so it doesn't happen again. when you talk to families who have been so profoundly affected by the grenfell tower fire, do you feel that they believe enough in this inquiry? because they have to believe in it or there is no point, is there? i have spoken to a number of families and i think they want to believe the inquiry can work. but you know, they campaigned for a panel, they have got it panel and that will help. everyone wants the
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inquiry to come up with the answers and point to who was responsible. inquiry to come up with the answers and point to who was responsiblem course the cladding is such a huge issue and the government will have a consultation on banning this kind of cladding. that's got to be something that has got to be welcomed.” cladding. that's got to be something that has got to be welcomed. i don't know why they are consulting, i don't know why they do notjust ban it because in other countries in the world you could not use that kind of cladding in tower blocks. it's not as simple as itjust being the cladding, there was a myriad of reasons why the fire happened.” know but you are asking me about the cladding, why have a consultation, why not ban it? there are other reasons we want the inquiry to get to the bottom of. peter herbert is from bme lawyers for grenfell — an umbrella group of leading black and minority ethnic lawyers who have been involved in consultations with the moore—bick inquiry. he just happens to be in nairobi this morning. hejoins us live. thank he joins us live. thank you for your time this morning. today is an incredibly difficult day for the families and survivors of grenfell, but also incredibly important day,
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isn't it? it is, yes. our hearts and prayers go out to those who lost loved ones and those who were injured. it is a sad fact it has taken over a year to have this inquiry start. it is a real shame that, in a sense, the community has had to fight to force the government and the chair of the inquiry to have and the chair of the inquiry to have a diverse panel, albeit in part two of the inquiry. what we saw the consultation is a rather inept shambolic attempt at community consultation, which actually undermined a lot of the community confidence that would have been given otherwise in other circumstances. i want to pick up on the point you made about it taking too long. you feel a year is too long for the inquiry to take to begin? well, it is. all sorts of excuses were given about the number of documents, millions of documents, and the fact there is a police
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inquiry alongside. if you look across the united states you have senior counsel robert muller who has managed to conduct an inquiry broadcast interrupted by interference. and done so in a far shorter time period. it is not quite the same but i think the scale of disorganisation that that predicated the aftermath of the fire was repeated at the start of the inquiry process. as i say, we hope that the inquiry now is from the victims, from the families, and actually this is a people's inquiry kameda is not a bad judge, legal team and lawyers, they are simbu there to facilitate the search for justice simbu there to facilitate the search forjustice and truth in a tragedy that should never have happened. talking to family and survivors, do you get a sense now there is going to bea you get a sense now there is going to be a diverse panel in the second phase, that the community around g re nfell phase, that the community around grenfell have faith in this public inquiry? i think there needs to be,
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and the royal family represents a diverse britain and therefore when you have an avoidable tragedies such as this it is absolutely essential that the people who sit in judgment over that, the search for the truth, have to represent the people they serve. they do not have to come from that community but they must know what it is to live in a tower block, they must know what it is to experience the ignorance of local authorities who ignore working—class communities often and communities they perceive to be different when they perceive to be different when they are actually some of the most talented, vociferous, and articulate communities in any part of the country will stop that innocence is not how they were dealt with in the yea rs not how they were dealt with in the years preceding this fire and in the immediate aftermath. peter herbert, thank you forjoining us on a slightly scratchy skype line. if you want to find out more about the grenfell tower inquiry,
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eddie mair is presenting a podcast every day the inquiry sits — which looks in detail at what's been said and heard each day. you can download it from the bbc iplayer radio app, itunes or your podcast provider. time for the latest news. it is 10:27am. here isjoanna. thank you. relatives of those killed in the grenfell tower fire will tell a public inquiry into the disaster how the tragedy has affected them. 71 people died in the blaze at the block of flats in west london lastjune — and one other person died several months later after being hospitalised as a result of the fire. over the next two weeks, sir martin moore—bick, the inquiry chair, will hear tributes to the victims. people suing the makers of a metal hip implant which, they say, left them in pain and with permanent damage, have lost case at the high court. the pinnacle implants were used in 20,000 patients in the uk between 2002 and 2013 before being withdrawn. the court ruled that the implants‘ manufacturer, depuy, was not liable. rail passengers are experiencing more delays and cancellations this morning — as the effect of new timetables that came into effect yesterday continue to be felt.
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it's been billed as the biggest timetable overhaul in the uk. train operator govia thameslink has rescheduled every service on its great northern, thameslink and southern franchises. it had to apologise for widespread disruption yesterday — and today it's been forced to cancel more trains. national security is being put at risk because the uk is turning a "blind eye" to russian corruption, according to a group of mps. the house of commons foreign affairs committee said the city of london was being used to hide the "corrupt assets" of russia's president vladimir putin and his allies, despite the recent nerve agent attack in salisbury. security minister ben wallace said the uk was determined to drive out "dirty money". that's a summary of the latest bbc news. thank you, joanna. here's some sport now with hugh. speculation continues to grow over the future of the chelsea boss antonio conte.
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it's thought that he could be sacked by the club, despite winning the fa cup on saturday. wigan warriors head coach shaun wane has announced he's stepping down at the end of the season. he has led wigan to two super league grand final wins, a challenge cup and world club challenge win but says the "it's the right time to seek a new challenge" simon yates is on course to make british cycling history. he leads byjust over two minutes, and will become the first briton to win the giro d'italia if he can hold on to his lead for the rest of this week. and rafael nadal has returned to the number one spot in men's tennis after he beat alexander zverev in three sets to win an eighth title at the italian open. that's all the sport for now. we will have more in newsroom live after 11am. 12—year—old billy caldwell suffers from severe epilepsy. he's here right now, but can'tjoin us on set in case he has a fit. at one point, billy was suffering from hundreds of fits a day. that was until his mum charlotte, whojoins me now, travelled to the usa to get him medical cannabis, where its legal. when they got back home
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to northern ireland, charlotte went to see their local gp in desperation — who wrote him a prescription. but now the home office has written to the gp to say he can't write any more and billy's supply of medicinal cannabis runs out next month. this isn't the first time that we've heard about cannabis oil helping epilepsy symptoms on this programme. earlier this year we spoke to the mum of six—year—old alfie dingley, who also suffers from a rare form epilepsy which causes hundreds of seizures a month. his family are waiting to hear from the government whether they can use cannabis oil to treat him. his mum, hannah, described to us how seriously ill alfie was before the drug reduced his seizures. alfie has a condition which is a genetic condition which causes cluster seizures. so he was having a cluster of very severe seizures every four to ten days. of very severe seizures he doesn't have seizures every day but when he does, they are very aggressive. he doesn't breathe, and they don't stop without intravenous steroids. so when he starts having a cluster, we can't manage it at home.
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we are always into a&e via ambulance. before he was on medical cannabis, i have to say. always into a&e and by the time we had got into our local hospital, which is 15 minutes away, he would sometimes have had four or five seizures. so it's a very aggressive presentation and the only thing which stops it is intravenous steroids. it's horrendous. it's the worst thing i have ever experienced in my life and i did it for two years. let's talk now to charlotte caldwell, who is billy's mum. dr henry fisher is the scientific lead for cannabis europa — a conference that's being held in london this week. george freeman is a conservative mp and chaired theresa may's policy board. thank you all forjoining us. charlotte can you explain to us how
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billy's life was before using the decimal cannabis? billy was suffering up to 100 seizures per day. has a condition called intractable epilepsy which simply means that his seizures could not be controlled by medication or diet and also a condition which means that every seizure that billy has, he cannot stop the seizure on his own, he has to be administered a rescue medication, he goes blue and oxygen has to be administered as well. so you took the decision to take billy to america to get medical cannabis, and what effect did that have on him well, ? we and what effect did that have on him well,? we did not go to and what effect did that have on him well, ? we did not go to the states looking for medicinal cannabis, we went there because his condition had got that bad and we could not get the care in great britain and ireland because the waiting list was too long. and when we have got to the states, and after an awful lot of diagnostic tests done by a
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paediatric herpetologist there, who specialises in epilepsy, if they found a lesion on his left temple lobe which was the cause of his life—threatening seizures. the lesion was in a position on his front left at pro lobe that they couldn't do epilepsy surgery on billy because they would have had to have removed all of the left temporal lobe, which meant that billy would have lost his memory and speech. and it was then that the pathologist started to talk to me about medicinal cannabis. and when he took it what difference did it make to his life? it was a slow process , make to his life? it was a slow process, it was not an overnight thing, it was over a period of time, they did not give him the oil one day and the seizures stopped the next. for billy it was a slow process and it was several oils that has to be trying tried but eventually i started to see first of all the seizures started to reduce in the length of time and then they
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started to regions in quantity. and so, cannabis oil is illegal to be given here in the uk but you went to yourgp and he given here in the uk but you went to your gp and he wrote you a per scratching — how did that work? your gp and he wrote you a per scratching - how did that work? yep, we returned from the states, billy got his perception and he has been on his medicinal cannabis now for 18 months in total, 19 months in total in the uk, for one year and one month he has been using his medicinal cannabis. we have travelled extensively, all over the uk and ireland, because at the moment we're in the middle of a campaign to actually get medicinal cannabis legalised for absolutely every single child in this country that has this... but it is not legal so how did the gp right your prescription? the gp wrote the prescription, he said common sense prevailed in billy's case of. and i'm sure we are all aware that doctors have, one of the regulation is is, first, do no harm. but going
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back to it, i travelled all over the uk, in and out through airports, we are in the, an the campaign to try and get this legalised notjust for billy but for absolutely all the children who desperately need this medicine. and what i am trying to do this week here in london is first and foremost to appeal, whoever the individual is that has now signed my son's death warrant, they have taken away his medicine, whether it be in the home office or in the northern ireland health department. please come forward, please come forward and show your face because a computer did not do this, a computer did not take away my son's medicine, it was an individual and i am asking them to come forward, i want to meet with them. we have been involved with them. we have been involved with billy's campaign and another campaign over the last few months, we have been to numerous politicians, we sit down, we are
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mature and reasonable people. we now have a solution that not only billy... and this is not about one child. iam billy... and this is not about one child. i am sick of it, i have had it up to my back teeth. this is not about one child, this is not about billy or any one individual child in this country. i am taking calls for the last year from hundreds and i mean hundreds, victoria, of children, disabled, in their wheelchair, suffering enormous amount of seizures a day, and their mothers, victoria, crying on the phone if these children are dying in our country and we now have to stand up our country and we now have to stand up here in the uk and say enough is enough. we can see the emotion, we can see the mother's plea with a new. i want to bring in dr fisher and also george friend mannus wow. is there evidence that this works for every single person that takes medicinal cannabis? when we talk about evidence for every single
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person, what we need to look at is the conditions that people have. i think one of the main criticisms thatis think one of the main criticisms that is levelled against medical cannabis is that there is not enough evidence of. to be honest that is a red herring, especially for some conditions, things like childhood epilepsy, if nausea with chemotherapy, spasticity with ms, chronic pain and a growing number of other conditions. the evidence is there. we have had analyses and reviews and it is strong and that's why lots of other countries have chosen to regulate medical cannabis in some way or another. let me bring in george freemen i want to read you a couple of comments which have come in. this one says... i see no reason while talented cure is like cannabis oil and others cannot be used under strict medical supervision is in the case of that young lad, it seems to allow him a better life and no amount of self—righteous pontificating will change that. this one says. . . pontificating will change that. this one says... it's it be legal —— it
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should be legal, period. would you agree that now is the time to legalise medicinal cannabis? the evidence... that's why i'm going along to the conference this week. let mejust be along to the conference this week. let me just be very clear... that is really frustrating, isn't it? we now can't. .. sorry we really frustrating, isn't it? we now can't... sorry we have got a really scratchy line to you and we are struggling to hear you, which is very frustrating because i wanted to get a sense of whether things might change. the concern of some people is that the analysis of medicinal cannabis hasn't been around for that long, over a long period of time and there are concerns about the long—term impact on people?m there are concerns about the long-term impact on people? it is certainly true that we don't know as much about the cannabinoid system is, the system within our bodies which cannabinoids actor on, we don't know as much about that system as we do about some other systems in the body. but we have known about this system for 40 years, we know
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enough to know that it is safe and actually, compared to very serious conditions, where you could be being prescribed something like steroids, which also have very serious side effects, actually cannabis is well to is safe. the side—effects are relatively minor. and it is clearly hugely beneficial for some people. do you worry about safety? no, not at all, because when you are left in at all, because when you are left in a position, victoria, where you have absolutely no other alternative, to administer this medicine to save your child's life, for us, we have no alternative, and for me, billy is now leading a much better quality—of—life. i would now leading a much better quality—of—life. iwould point now leading a much better quality—of—life. i would point out at this stage as well, i am not on here to declare that my son is cured, because that would be a really dangerous thing for me to do, considering the nature of his condition, which is epilepsy. we all know that epilepsy can be controlled for a while and then return. but
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what i am saying is, medicinal cannabis is an amazing alternative to try on these kids, notjust billy, notjust one child, but on absolutely all of these children that are suffering this brutal condition everyday. now is our time, we have the resolution, please come forward and talk to us. thank you so much for coming in. a home office spokesperson said this is a devolved matter in northern ireland, it is a matter in northern ireland, it is a matter for the department of health northern ireland to consider any controlled drug licensing applications from companies and individuals. the home office says it recognises that people with chronic pain and debilitating illnesses are looking to alleviate their symptoms. however it is important that medicines are thoroughly tested to make sure they meet rigorous standards before being placed on the market so that doctors and patients are assured of their efficiency and quality and safety. we contacted the department of health northern ireland and they said it is not possible to comment on specific
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details relating to an individual patient. however, cannabis is a class beaten for drug because in its raw form it currently has no recognised medicinal or legitimate uses beyond potential research. as suchit uses beyond potential research. as such it is unlawful to possess, supply, such it is unlawful to possess, supply, produce, import or export this drug in northern ireland except under licence. still to come... putting photos and information about your children on social media is the norm in today's digital world — but there's warning that sharing too much information online could lead to identity fraud. let's hear again from the two mothers who forged an unlikely friendship after losing their sons — one, martyn hett, was killed in the manchester arena bombing, while19—year—old rasheed benyahia died fighting for islamic state in syria. in our exclusive interview, the mums, nicola benyahia and figen murray, say, "it's not about the differences, but what connects us." figen began by describing how the mothers are drawn together. they can kill our sons,
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they can murder our sons. they will never kill our spirit. i think we actually pushed aside the differences and it was actually what was uniting us and we were two grieving mothers. i think that was what then we started talking about, our experience. although there are parts of it that are very, very different, but there are a huge amount of similarities between us. absolutely. and like you said, we lost our sons to the same monster. it doesn't matter in which way. it's the same organisation, the same ideals that both our sons died for. i can't be cross with either the guy who killed martyn nor can i be upset with your son. they are children. they are young men who have been groomed into ideals that
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are not really savoury. we talked about how i've had a funeral. i've had the ritual of cremating martyn. i've got martyn's ashes at home, which i draw personally a lot of comfort from. nicola on the other hand never had that opportunity and my heart as a mother absolutely goes out to nicola because i know how important it is to have had the funeral, the vigil, everything around it. we've had all that support. lots of people came to the funeral. nicola didn't have anything like that. and you can watch that full 15—minute interview on our programme website. i'm just reading lots of the
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comments coming in to us after you've watched those conversations. this one says... these ladies are beautiful and their sons were amazing. this one says... two inspiring women. it says... she could have chosen anger and hate but instead chose to find things which unite them, figen murray. this one says... women are often seen as emotional and weak, seeing the interview of two incredible women, you will never think that again. and this one says... what they credit these two mothers are as they deal with such painful experiences. men can learn a lot about how to turn loss and anger into love and compassion. they are an inspiration to us all. we were talking a bit earlier on about the hip replacement, people who had had hip replacements, who were bringing an
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attempt to sue the manufacturers, 300 people in total, because they said they had been left in pain and with permanent damage after using them. they were implanted in people between 2002 and 2013. we heard a few minutes ago that the claimants have lost that case. and the manufacturer, depuy, is not liable. the legal teams representing the claimants have released this joint statement in response to the judgment. we are extremely disappointed. it is troubling that thejudge found disappointed. it is troubling that the judge found the nationaljoint registry data unreliable as it is the largest and one of the most respected registries of its kind in the world. we are also concerned by the world. we are also concerned by the comments in the judgment the world. we are also concerned by the comments in thejudgment in relation to the national institutes of health and clinical excellence. the claimants‘ view was that the guidelines are relevant to the expectation of safety. we are hoping that we will be able to speak to our health editor, hugh pym, in the next few minutes, once he‘s got that
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judgment and will be able to speak to us. if you‘re the sort of person who just love sharing photos and details of your children‘s lives on social media, you may actually be putting them at risk of fraud once they grow up. barclays bank is warning that so—called "sharenting" could mean all the information needed for an identity to be stolen — things like date of birth, street name, mother‘s maiden name and more, could easily be found on a parent‘s social media accounts. they suggest as many as 80% of parents share sensitive information like this and by 2030 it could cost nearly £700 million. we can speak now to houda elhafidi — she is a parent of two who admits she is unaware of the risks of long—term identity theft. jim winters is managing director of fraud at barclays and mike haley, deputy chief executive at cifas who specialises in this area. thank you forjoining us. houda,,
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your children are ten and seven? that‘s right. your children are ten and seven? that's right. they use your social media can? my daughter has her own and my son, islet in use mine sometimes. —— i let him. we do not share addresses or school names. we do not share date of birth, but i guess i do post pictures on their birthday so, yes, that can give it away. not their full names. birthday so, yes, that can give it away. not theirfull names. their full names are not shared, and also we keep the account private, so young lee friends and family. we monitor who she follows and who follows her. —— only friends and family. so we do take some precautions. it's worth saying, mike, you‘re meant to be 13 to have a social media account anyway. do you think the precautions houda is
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talking about are sufficient? identity fraud is one of the greatest increases in types of fraud and we have seen a 15% increase in 14-24 and we have seen a 15% increase in 14—24 —year—olds having identities stolen. identity criminals are going after those details because they can find so much on social media. we have to look at privacy settings, making sure to only share with close friends and family and also making sure that you have spoken to your children about how much they are sharing as well. i think this is increasing. the reports say this is only for the future but this is happening right here right now and we all have a responsibility as parents. schools have a responsibility to make sure that our children are only sharing information with their close friends, but also as parents that we make sure we are taking the right steps. jim, i want to bring you in. are you concerned that we are just all a bit blase and we are putting up all a bit blase and we are putting up pictures of our kids‘ birthday parties, and that jigsaw identification is quite easy for
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fraudsters? yes, we are concerned and this is why barclays launched the great digital reboot today to raise awareness of these risks, and it's clear from our research that parents are comfortable sharing this information, you mentioned 80% before, but his parents sharing information about themselves so this isn'tjust about information about themselves so this isn't just about the digital footprint parents are creating for their children, is about the risk they are posing to themselves as well and our research tells us that everyone is really comfortable sharing this personal information. houda, had you even thought about this before? no, to be honest, because i have my own precautions in place so i‘ve had a talk with my daughter before i allowed her to use instagram, i have a password, her account is private, and we don‘t share certain personal information. asa share certain personal information. as a parent it is our duty to educate the kids. i don‘t think we can put them in a bubble and not let them use it but when they are old enough to use it they they are exposed to lots of things like this from a young age, even if they are
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not allowed to use it until they are 13, that is something i wasn‘t aware of. but it is also the social media platform providers‘ responsibility, when they say it is a private account it remains private and it makes it harder for fraudsters to gain access. absolutely, i think the social media companies should do more about putting messages on their education because they already have a captive audience. it is a bit naive to think kids under 13 will not sign on, we have to deal with the real world, my daughter is 11 and has an instagram account and we communicate on that as well. i think they might say it is communicate on that as well. i think they might say it i513 and hope it is happening but it's not happening and you are socially ostracised as a child if we don't have a smartphone and you are communicating. so let's make it easy and safe for them, let the social networks actually put education to work and it should be
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taught in schools. we have developed education plans for teachers to use on fraud in the curriculum and it goesin on fraud in the curriculum and it goes in the pshe, personal, social health and economic classes and parents should demand from their schools that this is taught as part of becoming a citizen in the modern world. jim, what advice would you give to houda and other parents watching this thinking, my word, i think i‘ve shared too much? is there anything you can do to unravel that? we don't want to scare people off from using social media, it is driving a lot of good and people have a lot of fun sharing the information but hopefully not too sensitive. at ipswich shares changing passwords regularly, at least once every three months, use something not easy to guess, the standard online safety advice, the second one would be to review your privacy settings on your social media accounts, who you are sharing with and what you are sharing, remember that some people have quite a few friends as friends on social
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media. do you really trust all of those friends? even if you have those friends? even if you have those settings restricted to friends only, who are they and who are they sharing information with? the earth advice is, please talk to your children, our children are being born into a social media area and it is important they are educated as to the risks of over sharing and think about who else is sharing your information. our research suggested 30% of parents have had family members or friends share information about their children without their consent. it is bad enough when we have friends, isn‘t it, who shared things about us that we don‘t want, so we need to talk about that. thank you forjoining us. we are very grateful to you. we have had a statement from the manufacture of the hip implants, we talked about the hip implants, we talked about the fact the claimants have lost the case, there has been no liability by
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depuy who make those metal hip implants. the statement says: at depuy we have no greater responsibility than to the patients who use our products, the metal on metal hip device is backed by a strong record of clinical data showing reduced pain and restored mobility for patients suffering from chronic hip pain. we are pleased the court ruled that it met the standard of safety under the consumer protection act and performed as well or better than other prosthesis on the market at the time it was introduced. sudanese teenager noura hussein‘s ambition had been to be a teacher — but instead this week she is facing a death sentence, after the 19—year—old fatally stabbed a husband she says she was forced to marry in 2017. noura claims that her husband raped her while his relatives held her down — and then when he attempted it again, she killed him by stabbing him with a knife. in sudan the legal age of marriage is just ten years old,
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and marital rape isn‘t a crime — so a court sentenced her to death on 10th may. her lawyers have just 15 days to appeal. a change.org petition asking the sudanese government to save her from death has over 800 thousand signatures, and the #justicefornoura campaign on social media has been gathering momentum. let‘s talk about the case more with randa elzein, who works for the seema center, a khartoum—based organisation that has pushed for noura‘s release. randa was in court when noura was sentenced to death. phumzile mlambo is executive director of un women — the un organisation dedicated to gender equality and the empowerment of women — which has been campaigning for noura‘s release. she joins us from new york. randa elzein, you were in court as
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the sentence was passed down, what was the sense in the courtroom as it was the sense in the courtroom as it was passed down? that is frustrating, that would suggest randa elzein cannot hear me. hopefully phumzile mlambo can hear me. give us a sense of the mood in sue dann. we have said child marriage is legal, marital rape is not seen as a crime. generally, do people support noura, or do they feel this is justice? clearly there are people who accept the situation as it is in sue dann but there is a bigger number of people supporting noura, who do not accept the laws as they are who are working with us —— sue dann. we are trying to have these laws changed. how many other
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women like noura are there in sudan right now? women having to endure this and women being brought to trial for trying to defend themselves? the majority of women do get married at a very early age, notwithstanding that the government has been working with us to end violence towards women so sometimes it feels like we are giving mixed messages. during the 16 days of activism last year to end violence against one in we were working very ha rd to call against one in we were working very hard to call for the end of violence against in. but to the extent the laws are still the way they are it makes it very difficult for us to succeed. does international pressure make a difference? will the sudanese
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government listen if nations around the world put pressure on them? we have to try. civil society, different governments, the african union, notjust different governments, the african union, not just african different governments, the african union, notjust african women, the un, the whole un system is appealing for it. thank you for speaking to us, i‘m grateful to you, pantilimon amber, executive director of un women, campaigning for the release of noura, just 19 years old and sentenced to death after she killed her husband after he had raped her. —— phumzile mlambo. tomorrow we mark the year since the manchester arena bombing and we will talk to a woman who was there with her boyfriend when the bomb went off. bbc news from live is coming up next. thank you forjoining us. have a great day andi you forjoining us. have a great day and i hope you canjoin me again tomorrow. good morning. after the relatively
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fine weekend across many parts of the uk, the good weather will continue as we go through this week. plenty of sunshine around this morning, this was in sheffield. there has been a bit of cloud and a bit of misty nests around the eastern coastal areas but that is pretty much clearing away. the only other cloud today‘s scotland and northern ireland with outbreaks of rain in the north—western areas, later this afternoon the cloud bubbling up to give some showers across southern england and the midlands, though showers could be heavy, perhaps even thundery later this afternoon, for many of us those temperatures getting into the low 205 with plenty of sunshine. overnight tonight the rain will fizzle away into the early hours of tuesday morning, the cloud clearing away, temperatures into tuesday 12
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degrees, through the week plenty of finance dry weather, warm and sunny spells, chance of a few showers, predominantly towards southern parts. this is bbc news, and these are the top stories developing at 11.00. bereaved families of the grenfell tower disaster will pay tribute to their relatives — as the public inquiry into the disaster gets underway. it will be a moving day, the beginning of two weeks when all those relatives and loved ones of the 72 people killed by the fire
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will get their chance to pay tribute to those who were killed. also this hour — it‘s being billed as the biggest overhaul of uk rail timetables. changes have been made to every service on great northern, thameslink and southern routes, but dozens of trains are cancelled as the timetable comes into effect. nazanin zaghari—ratcliffe — the british womanjailed in iran — is told to expect another conviction after appearing in court charged with spreading propaganda.
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