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a court in egypt has sentenced 75 supporters of the muslim botherhood to death over a protest which killed at least 800 people, five years ago. the demonstration in cairo, began after the military removed the then president mohamed morsi from office. the united nations is warning of a humanitarian crisis in syria's idlib province as russian warplanes intensify airstrikes on rebel positions there. idlib is the last major rebel stronghold in northern syria. sweden's prime minister has issued a final warning about the dangers of extremism as the country prepares to head to the polls in its general election on sunday. the anti—immigrant sweden democrats are predicted to become the second biggest party in parliament. new powers have come into force designed to stop nuisance calls from personal injury and claim management firms. you'll now need to opt in to allow companies to contact you. businesses that don't comply
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could face a fine of half a million pounds. manuela saragosa has the details. for many of us, cold calls are a daily torment. hello? the financial conduct authority says some 2.7 billion nuisance calls texts and e—mails were made over the past year. that works out to be about 50 calls, texts and e—mails sent to every single adult in the country. many are made by companies offering to settle personal injury claims, or to claim back ppi — payment protection insurance. but, from now on, these companies will have to check first that the recipient has explicitly agreed to receive those calls and messages. companies that don't could face a fine of up to £500,000, and people are encouraged to report them to the ico — the information commissioner's office. some companies will see the new change in law and i think they will desist from the activity. when they don't, i'm afraid people are going to have to complain. the ico does need the information
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from people about these calls, and she will then tackle, use her powers and, slowly but surely, we will get on top of it and they will completely cease. campaigners, though, say the new rules do not go far enough. they won't, for example, stop calls from fraudsters and note, too, that firms based overseas are not covered. the issue of consent, they argue, is a red herring and they would prefer to see the authorities rule that unsolicited direct marketing calls are not a legitimate way of doing business. manuela saragosa, bbc news. now on bbc news, the travel show. this week, we're injohannesburg. where i will be taking a lesson with some of the most famous township dancers in south africa. so it's going to be — one, two, one, two. one, two, one, one, two, one, one, two, one. easy!
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we hit the ibiza clubs in a wheelchair. i feel myself on the dance floor. i'm not a chair, i'm not a person in a chair, i'mjust...|‘m me. and we had to scotland to catch a glimpse of some rare flying visitors to 0rkney. we're not entirely sure where the eagles have come from. there is an outside chance they've come direct from norway. first up on this week's programme, we head to ibiza. a balearic island known
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as much for its nightlife as its idyllic sunsets. but what's it like hitting the famous dance clubs there in a wheelchair? alex taylor agreed to take us for a spin to find out. alex: ibiza, home to a world—famous nightlife scene four decades strong, and a paradise for clubbers worldwide. as someone who lives for clubbing, parties and a good time, it's no wonder i've ended up here. the only difference is, i'm in one of these. i'm alex, and i'm a bbcjournalist. i've got cerebral palsy and have used a wheelchair since i was young. so i need a carer to help me with lots of day—to—day things. i also happen to be a pretty big clubber. i am myself on the dance floor.
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i'm not a chair, i'm not a person in a chair, i'm just... i'm me. last year i went to ibiza for the first time and i had a pretty bad experience in terms of access. this summer, i'm heading back to ibiza to see if things might be changing. i will bejoined by my carers — james and rachel. in ibiza, i am staying in a specially adapted hotel room. it's got the space and facilities i need, but i'm not wasting any time. we're heading straight out to ocean beach for one of their famous pool parties. i had a fantastic time here last year and the access was actually really good. i always find it is a bit odd how much attention
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i get on the dance floor. it can be fun to have people always asking me for selfies, but i think it also shows how long we've got to go before seeing a wheelchair on the dance floor is the norm and not a novelty. right, so ijust left ocean beach, had a great time, it's a really good atmosphere. a really good party. i have got loads of stuff on my face, i have no idea what it is. back at the hotel and i'm getting ready for our first night out, and we are heading to pasha. it's a big name on the island, it's been here for years and years. i've heard it is actually quite upmarket, which is ok, i can make the effort and look good — hopefully enough to get in. otherwise, i hope it has access. in my chair, at least,
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so i can actually have a good time and have a dance, which is what i am there for. rachel is a private carer. i often ask her to help me on evenings out and if i go out partying, because she likes to party like me. one way in which ibiza has made progress with accessibility is with its taxis. many of which are wheelchair accessible. when we arrive at pasha, it was a good start. a member of security spotted us and guided us through a side door into the garden. we tried to enter the club but were greeted with three steps and no ramp. so we were stuck in the garden. it wasn't until almost half an hour later that someone noticed us and showed us in through a fire exit. after a bit of a dance,
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i wanted to check out the toilet. they had no bars or anything that would actually help you to use the toilet as a wheelchair user with mobility issues. so, we are going to call it a night. 0nce james managed to drag me out of bed, rachel and i had a catch—up about last night by the pool. people are willing to sell you a ticket for a0 euros. exactly. to only be able to go into the garden, or, you know, they didn't say to you,
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"you have to get someone to come and open a fire escape for you to actually get in." it's just all seems a bit... eugh. since filming, pasha say that they are sorry for the way i was initially treated when i arrived at their club. in a statement, they say... accessibility laws in ibiza are similar to those in the uk, stating that businesses must make reasonable adjustments to cater for those with access issues. but there is also a new clause in local law that aims to initiate fines for clubs that fail to make reasonable adjustments for access. i'm meeting vicente,
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a wheelchair user from ibiza. tonight, we are heading to the world—famous amnesia. last year i had a pretty bad experience there and i'm hoping things might have changed. no, i don't have a ticket, i'm with alex.
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i have the ticket. i have one ticket. so, just like last year, they wanted to charge my carer to enter. so that would add an extra 55 euros on to the cost, and i can't really afford that. there is no way he can go in without me. you need a ticket also. but i'm his carer. it's not fair. it cost a lot of money, you see. so i don't have a choice, because i have to have her help. if it was you, what would you do? after about five minutes of arguing, the security guard backed down. however, once i was inside, the disabled access was fantastic and i felt really welcome.
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after filming, we contacted amnesia about my experiences but they did not respond. i wanted to finish my ibiza holiday with a bang, so we are heading to es paradis. it's a place where, despite some access issues, i felt overwhelmingly welcome and that's really half the battle. in my opinion there should be more of accessibility — try and include everyone. it's refreshing to see somebody in a wheelchair like alex. everybody approaches him, nobody feels like he is in a wheelchair so we distance ourselves from him. i wonder why they're a lot more open in that environment then maybe if i was walking down the high street, well, not walking, but you know, going down the high street. i think it's because it's
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an environment which is all about enjoyment, acceptance and things like that. i think maybe that's why. but i've often wondered why it can't be extended everywhere, you know. everyone is nice to me always, but there is a different attitude when you are on the dance floor. i don't know if i actually have the answer as to why yet. despite all of this, nothing will stop me from going clubbing, because when i'm on the dance floor, i feel free. still to come on the travel show... we travel to scotland to track down some rare flying visitors to 0rkney. and i meet the township dancers here in south africa who have
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taken new york by storm. one, two, one, one, two, one. one, two, one. yes! so don't go away. we are off to scotland now, where, back in 2016, for the first time in 140 years, white—tailed sea eagles returned to 0rkney. now, to the greatjoy of islanders, two chicks have been successfully hatched. so we went to find out what the historic return means for the island. white—tailed eagles were persecuted to extinction in the british isles. 2018 is the hundredth anniversary of when the last british bird was shot. so in a way it's quite nice to celebrate with some good news. we're not entirely sure where the eagles have come from. we know that they don't come
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from youngsters from the east coast. there's an outside chance that they've come direct from norway, which would be quite nice, because there are these links between 0rkney and norway. and i can see one chick at the moment, but the nest ledge slopes right down at the back. so both the chicks can disappear down into the nest. they're the only white—tailed eagles nesting in 0rkney. they've tried a couple of previous times and haven't managed to produce any chicks, so it's really lovely to see them growing so well and looking really healthy. 0ur dad found the tomb in 1958. he found it by accident, looking for stone to make corner posts for fencing. he discovered it was a wall, so he followed the wall through a pile of rubble and eventually he came to a black hole. it was dark, so he got a cigarette lighter, put that in, lit it, and there were between 20 and 30
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skulls smiling back at him. along with human remains, there were lots of bird remains, and, in particular, bones of the sea eagle, the white—tailed eagle. there were 70 talons found altogether. one person appears to have five buried with him, another had seven. so the sea eagle was obviously very, very important to these people, 4,000, 5,000 years ago. so this is the life—size outline of the male, and the female is a bit bigger than this. we're really lucky that the birds have chosen to nest right opposite a car park. so we get a lot of visitors stopping off here who have heard that the eagles are here. so is itjust underneath that? above that and to the right. above, to the right. the islanders have very much taken them to their hearts. yesterday you said that they're bigger thanjess. because we have such a great range
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of wildlife in 0rkney, really, the white—tailed eagles are the icing on the 0rkney wildlife cake. so there are people come from all over the world. nobody really knows what the next step will be for the birds, because nobody who's alive now has seen this before. but there's great potential for this to be the start of a new population. and they really look like they belong, soaring up on the cliffs. visitors have been coming to see the tomb of the eagles for many years now. it's good now that they can go to hoy and see the real bird. to wrap up this week, i'm in alexandra, a township in south africa's largest city, johannesburg, and home to a sensational
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form of street dance. combining high—energy routines with eye—popping fashion, this is pa ntsula. this style of dancing is absolutely incredible. it's fast paced, it's energetic... ..and it's technical. but for young south africans, it's so much more than this. it's a movement that encapsulates storytelling, fashion and social expression. and just look at those dance moves. my mind is just blown. for via vyndal, everything in their act holds a special significance — from their moves to their costumes. and their clothes are
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the colours of the national flag. pantsula, it's a local culture. you would never get it anywhere in the suburbs. whatever we do, we're telling our stories, background stories, through dance. so, you tailor dance moves depending on how you are feeling, what kind of story you are trying to tell? that's how we create stories. i can even sit home and be watching tv and be like, gents, let's just try this move and be like... all of us, like, you know, like together. can you do that, like all together? just that once. one, two, one two. you guys are always ready. yeah. i love that! from growing up in this poor neighbourhood, the group has gone on to international acclaim. position one goes to... applause. in 2017, director danny boyle handpicked them to perform at one of new york's most prestigious
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venues — carnegie hall. we really killed the stage. it was a peak experience, especially because, to be honest, it was our first time on the plane. and being in new york, it was something different. you could tell that we were far away from home. now, i read that one of you cried tears ofjoy. who was that? you're denying it now. no shame. no embarrassment. the background of the dance is closely tied to the history of the nation. we're on our way to the biggest township in south africa — soweto. here, the pa ntsula has a deeply political message. soweto has a reputation for activism. it was home to nelson mandela during apartheid in the years prior to his arrest. pantsula has its roots in the same era.
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it matched contemporary forms with traditional african dance — an act of cultural defiance against the oppresive white government. talk to me about the kind of social and political messages that you express when you dance. the first political message is to be seen as black people. we are powerful, you know. the second is we're trying to tell the world that we're still free, but we're still bearing a lot of problems. we still have to push ourselves. and we have to push ourselves, like, 10 times harder than any other individual. before i try out some moves with via vyndal, this teacher and performer has offered to show me some beginner steps. i've heard a lot about this train step.
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i know nothing about it. tell me about it. it is named for the mimicking of the effect that the trains are used. this is the first. and then we go back. that's it. now, you're gonna be fast, because the train is going fast. can't get on the train slow. you've got it! yes! i think i need a little bit more practice, though. for he and other pantsula performers, they want to see the dance continue to grow throughout their communities. 0k, as far as i understand it, pa ntsula is performed with traditionally male groups.
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but you're reppin‘ for the ladies. i always believed that pantsula is a black people's culture, it's not only for boys. pantsula must be a career, like other dances. pantsula must be taught at schools and it's for everyone. just want to give it to the whole world. teach more people. people who are interested. it doesn't have to just be in south africa. and now, the moment of truth. do i have what it takes to become an honorary member of the troop? 0k, stand here. 0k. it's going to be, one, two, one, two. one, two, one, two. oh, no. yeah. so it's going to be, one, two, one, two. one, two, one, one, two, one, one, two, one. easy! 0k. slow. one, two, one, two. one, two, one, one, two,
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one, one, two, one. i'm not getting the last bit. come on, focus up here. focus on my feet. one, two, one, two, one, two, one, two, one. yes! thanks, guys. i'm not good enough to join the group. but thank you for teaching me some moves. sadly, that's all we have time for this week. join us next time when... carmen's in australia, heading to a resort that's going crazy for crypto currency. ok, so we're going to pay by litecoin. thank you. amazing, that was so fast. and don't forget, you can keep up with us on social media. the details are on your screen now.
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until next time, from me, and the rest of the team in johannesburg, it's goodbye. hello. the first half of the weekend has brought some fairly mixed weather and i can't see the second half being particularly different. sunday will bring rain at times. breezy weather, even windy weather across the north. but amidst all of that, there will still be some spells of sunshine. the pressure pattern is a fairly complicated one. low pressure up to the north—west. a few different frontal systems here crossing the country, bringing outbreaks of rain. this front in the west will bring some outbreaks of patchy rain
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across the south—west of england, wales, north—west england, northern ireland for a time through the first part of the morning. tending to fizzle as they drift eastwards. some heavier rain, though, moving northwards across scotland. by the afternoon, many places should be fine and dry, if rather breezy. there will be some spells of sunshine, a bit of patchy cloud as well, but a warmer day across the south—eastern corner. 23 degrees in london. there could be some showers from our old weather front just moving across wales, into the midlands, maybe north—west england. much of northern england fine with some spells of sunshine. northern ireland having a decent afternoon. eastern scotland cheering up quite nicely. but for western scotland, you can see these showers and perhaps thunderstorms pushing back in from the west. they will continue during sunday evening into the night, blown in on an increasingly strong wind. we could see wind gusts of up to 50, maybe 55mph. so that wet and windy weather will continue to sweep eastwards across scotland as we go through into monday. further south, largely dry. some clear spells, but despite those clear, starry skies overhead, there will still be a bit
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of a breeze so it won't get too cold. many places holding up in double digits. so, we get into monday and we still have showers across northern and western parts of scotland. further south, a decent day. spells of sunshine and then later on, rain will return to northern ireland and once again, the western side of scotland, the odd heavy burst and it will turn windy again as well. 15 or 16 degrees across parts of scotland, but 22, still quite warm towards the south—east. that sort of split is going to continue as we get deeper into the week. by tuesday, we're going to be left with this trailing cold front. uncertainty about exactly where it will turn up but it will bring some cloud and some outbreaks of patchy rain. to the north of it will be bringing in some cool air. but down to the south, we will be drawing in some warm air. so, a split in our temperatures as we get deeper into the week. northern areas rather cool, quite breezy with some rain at times. further south, those temperatures could get up into the middle 20s for a time, particularly on tuesday.
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but even here, we're expecting something a little cooler and fresher for the middle of the week. welcome to bbc news, broadcasting to viewers in north america and around the globe. my name is lebo diseko. our top stories: a court in egypt sentences 75 people to death over a huge anti—government protest in 2013. human rights groups call the trial a mockery of justice. syrian and russian airstrikes on rebel positions in idlib intensify, after calls for a truce are rejected. sweden's prime minister issues a warning about extremism as the country prepares to vote in a general election. and japan's naomi 0saka wins herfirst grand slam at the us open, but her opponent serena williams clashes with the umpire.
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