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this is bbc news, i'm shaun ley. the headlines at twelve. more than 300 people are killed after a powerful earthquake triggers a tsunami sending huge waves through an indonesian city. translation: as for the tsunami damage, we have received a number of reports that many bodies were found along the shoreline but the numbers are still unknown. facebook resets the accounts of more than 50 million users after a major security breach. the car giant toyota says production at its derbyshire factory would be severely disrupted if britain crashed out of the eu without a deal. also coming up — first blood to europe at the ryder cup this morning. rory mcilroy and sergio garcia extend the lead over the usa in paris with an opening fourball win. and in click — the team looks at the calls to control the use of personal data held by the tech giants. rescue teams in indonesia
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are struggling to deal with the aftermath of a major earthquake and tsunami which has struck the island of sulawesi. more than 380 people are known to have died and hundreds more were injured, after giant waves hit the shoreline yesterday evening. hundreds more have been injured in the city of palu. many people who had gathered for a festival on the beach are reported to have been swept to their death. here's andy moore. the tsunami struck very soon after a powerful earthquake. some people had already taken to higher buildings for safety. you can see here the dome of the mosque has alrready collapsed. the double disaster occurred on friday evening just as many worshippers would have been heading to prayer. the fate of hundreds
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of people, who were due to attend a beach festival to celebrate the city of palu's anniversary, is unknown. here you can see a collapsed bridge, a sign of the huge forces that battered the city. the death toll is growing rapidly and stands in the hundreds, with hundreds more injured. indonesia's disaster agency say thousands of homes had been destroyed. translation: as for the tsunami damage, we have received a number of reports that many bodies were found along the shoreline but the numbers are still unknown. with bodies lining the streets, the scale of the clear up operation is enormous. translation: as for the tsunami damage, we have received a number of the city's airport has been badly damaged, major roads are closed. relief aid is being moved to the area from the capital, jakarta. indonesian authorities say a tsunami one was issued but lifted half an hour after the quake. it is unclear whether the wave had
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already hit the coastline by then. jan gelfand is from the international federation of red cross and red crescent charity in the indonesian capital, jakarta. he's been giving me the latest. when you have a situation of a 7.7 earthquake, that was followed by hundreds of tremors afterwards and that was followed by a tsunami, the devastation, and we have seen those terrible images, so when that happens, collpased buildings, you have people that are in the streets, you have communication infrastructure down, transportation is complicated. the nearest airport is between ten and 12 hours away because the airport, the closest airport, the control tower was damaged. it is quite chaotic on the ground as it is after a compound disaster such as this one. it is very serious.
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the initial concern must be for life and for those who may have either died, we have a figure of 380, which is persumably to rise, but the many people whose lives have been affected in terms of injury but also loss of shelter, loss of reliable clean water supplies and so on. what kind of operation is now gearing up to try to help them? well, you have the humanitarian world looking at this with concern. we in the international red cross and red crescent society, are working with host national society here, which is the indonesiann red cross, which has over half a million volunteers throughout the territory. we have mobilised the volunteers that are in the area, we have emptied our warehouses, we are bringing in water trucks, we're bringing in medical teams we're bringing in tarpaulins, family and hygiene kits. things that people really need immediately.
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we will provide people with social support because you can imagine the trauma people feel. the entire humanitarian community is doing this kind of work. the concern is getting there, it is very difficult, communication is not very good. we already have teams on the road. they are making that long ten or 12 hour drive and we don't know what the road conditions are going to be like. there is a lot of uncertainty which is normal so soon after an event like this. the tremors felt on friday seem to have been less intense than those felt previously yet the damage seems to be pretty widespread across much of the island. yes, but when you have a 7.7 level of earthquake, that is 27 kilometres off the coast and only ten kilometres deep, you have the chance because the plates can move a lot. this isjust a recipe for a lot of damage. that one was huge, 7.7 earthquake
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is a huge earthquake. with that low depth it is bound to do a great deal of damage. facebook has reset tens of millions of accounts after discovering its worst ever security breach. the company says that almost 50—million users worldwide after discovering its worst ever security breach. were directly affected, but it's not clear whether any profiles were misused, or who was responsible. facebook‘s boss, mark zuckerberg, whose own account was affected, says the breach was "really serious". 0ur north america technology reporter dave lee has more. voiceover: we came here to stay
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in touch with friends... if you tried to use facebook on friday and found you had been logged out, you may have been one of the 50 million people affected by the security breach. by logging back in, you were produced what is known as a new access token, sort of like changing the locks. you don't, however, need to change your password. all of this is happening because last tuesday, facebook discovered a massive hacking attack on its network. a flaw in a feature known as "view as" which shows you what other people see when they look at your profile, gave hackers the ability to take full control of accounts. voiceover: we didn't come here for clickbait, spam and data misuse. with this power, they could do anything the real user could, including logging in to third party sites that use facebook‘s system, such as airbnb, tinder and many, many others. facebook said it did not know who was behind the attack, nor what they may have done with the access.
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the company has informed data regulators in the us and in ireland where its european operations are based. even facebook‘s founder mark zuckerberg was affected by the breach. he told reporters that keeping ahead of hackers was difficult. security is an arms race and we're continuing to improve our defences. this also underscores that there are just constant attacks from people who are trying to take over accounts or steal information from people in our community. facebook wouldn't say whether its investigation would look at why the bug was missed by its developers. the company also wouldn't comment on whether anyone at facebook would be held accountable for what is another huge security breach is the world's biggest social network. dave lee, bbc news, in san francisco. welljoining me now is kate bevan, who's editor of which? computing. you are one of the victims of this
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particular outage. what happened? wendyjuno? was it only wants facebook alerted you? wendyjuno? was it only wants facebook alerted you ?|j wendyjuno? was it only wants facebook alerted you? i was locked out of my account last night as were nearly 90 million people, 50 million have been compromised and we have had a message saying you have been hit by this. i find had a message saying you have been hit by this. ifind out had a message saying you have been hit by this. i find out about it last night when everybody else did. in terms of what has been accessed, presumably it isn't clear what information they may have harvested because it would depend on each individual users both their security settings and what we use facebook taxes. potentially, it is an enormous bleach. i don't use it to access anything else. lots of other people do. potentially... and you are encouraged to do it. they like it because they can track what you
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are doing. individuals like it's because there are fewer passes to remember. i don't do it because i write about security for a living. without that, if somebody has been inside my account i have got over a thousand friends, potentially they have seen everything from those friends too. what was the cause of this? facebook says it is a feature and there was something wrong with it. is that only half the story? we don't know. they discovered it on tuesday when they noticed a spike of people accessing facebook outside the ordinary which is how you detect breaches like this, you look at a unusual activity. it has been fraught with the view as feature which means you can go to your home page and click on a and it shows you what the profile looks like two other people. it exploited that. that is an opening for who knows
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what damage and people will only find out when they discover activity, unauthorised activity on other accounts. what is the lesson? you have given us one, don't login via facebook to any other site. what else can we do? specifically from that time, have separate accou nts from that time, have separate accounts for other accounts you have. keep a separate e—mail address from logging into accounts, don't tied to your normal e—mail address. my tied to your normal e—mail address. my standard advice is use a password manager that looks after your passwords for you, generally it's tough, implacable parsers. 0ne passwords for you, generally it's tough, implacable parsers. one of the problems is people reuse passwords all the time to the other piece of advice is, use authentication. when you login from authentication. when you login from a new device you get sent a code to your phone to confirm that it is you. thank you so much. two british women have been killed in a car crash in oman. the incident took place on the south coast of salalah,
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close to the border with yemen. a british man was also injured in the crash, and is believed to be in hospital in a stable condition. the identity of the victims is not yet known. the business secretary, greg clark, has asked the competition watchdog to review britain's audit industry, which is dominated by four large firms. mr clark said the collapse of the construction giant, carillion, injanuary had exposed weaknesses in the audit process, and that it was time to "apply" the lessons learned from it. the car giant toyota has told the bbc that production at its derbyshire factory would be severely disrupted if britain crashed out of the eu without a deal. it said delays for parts at the border and stops in its assembly line would be expensive, and could have an impact on jobs and investment at the plant in future. sanchia berg reports. 600 cars roll off the line here every day at toyota's factory near derby. each one built to order. it works because the parts only arrive when they are needed. summoned at a day's notice from suppliers in the uk
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and europe, put straight onto the production line. there is no wearhouse so if the truck gets stuck the line can stop. hard brexit, delays at the border would magnify that. if we crash out of the eu at the end of march the supply chain will be impacted and we will see production stopped in our factory. he doesn't know how long that disruption would be. hours, days, possibly weeks. that would be expensive for toyota which has just invested a quarter of a billion pounds in this plant to build the new corolla here. it would reduce our competitiveness. sadly i think that would reduce the number of cars made in the uk and that would costjobs. they are calling for free movement of goods between britain and the eu as the prime minister outlined in her chequers proposal. toyota is not the only car—maker to be worried
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about the implications of a hard brexit. all major manufacturers have complex supply chains extending in the european union. and while the sector directly employees under 200,000 people it is estimated that close to a million british jobs depend on it. the government said it was determined to ensure that britain remains a competitive location for carmaking, that it had proposed a credible plan to the eu for the future relationship and it looked forward to continuing the negotiations. joining me now from worcester is the automotive industry consultant, dean bowkett. thanks very much for being with us to talk about this news from toyota. some will see it as a straightforward bit of lobbying, the sort of thing we've heard from companies over the last few months.
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but it is unusual from toyota to involve itself in politics? it isn't the sort of stuff you associate the company waived. the problem you've got here is, toyota like a lot of japanese manufacturers and a lot of manufacturers nowadays, they have to know exactly when the part are going to be arriving as you said during the video. but then, it is planning. they need to know where and when they are going to get those components. if there is not going to the method is hard brexit the need to start preparing for that. they won't move to a situation they've got stockpiles of stock, it doesn't work particularly in, get where margins can be thin. why is that the case? people living back a few decades and it was routine for money that manufacturers to carry a lot of
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stock. i was involved in the early 19905 stock. i was involved in the early i990s so it has been around for 30 to 40 i990s so it has been around for 30 to a0 years, surprisingly. the issue you have got is absolute sense. if you have got is absolute sense. if you look at was got on with the change in emissions with the world wide vehicle testing process, that has created an issue for the car industry. there are certain manufacturers that have had to stop manufacturing of vehicle so they can modify them to go through the new testing processes. this is another fly in the ointment. he can't afford to have thousands or millions of pounds wrapped up in stock but could be obsolete because the legislator has new regulations. brexit is effectively another piece of regulation. i we going to move to the world trade organisation tardis? that will increase costs. i we going
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to have some sort of trade agreement and it is going to be business as usual? in terms of potential impact, this goes beyond toyota, it will affect other company factors, that is will affect a lot of production thatis is will affect a lot of production that is done in this country when it involves imported parts from other parts of the eu. it actually affects the whole eu because let's not forget, not only do we import parts into the uk that export components into the uk that export components into europe. the car industry is incredibly intertwined. we've got vauxhall owned by peugeot citroen, mini coming in the ox wagon. we have manufacturing with plans in the uk and europe. the components of trade is going in both directions. this
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will impact the whole industry not as free uk car manufacturing. thank you very much indeed forjoining us from worcester. the headlines on bbc news — hundreds of people are killed after a powerful earthquake triggers i'll a tsunami sending huge waves through an indonesian city. i'll a tsunami sending huge waves through an indonesian city. facebook resets the accounts of more than fifty million users after a major security breach. the car giant toyota says production at its derbyshire factory would be severely disrupted if britain crashed out of the eu without a deal. let's return to our lead story and the devastating earthquake in indonesia. markfield has treated the uk's deep condolences to all those affected in the tsunami. he said that both the tsunami and the earthquake near the fco is
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considering the families and friends of the victims. there will be major international aid operation and emergency relief operation to try and ensure the numbers suffering are kept reduced as quickly as possible. let's cross to jakarta and our correspondence there. what do we know about the extent of the damage given that, presumably, that are pa rt given that, presumably, that are part of the island that and co nta cta ble part of the island that and contactable at the moment? yes. it was a huge wave coming from the sea, up to six metres high. it swept everything that it goes through. a major bridge that connects the north and south part of the island, it is a modern
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construction, now it is flattened, it is destroyed. there eight story hotels with hundreds of people now flattened to earth. the water brings everything into the flat. it also brings the cars, the people obviously, people say they have declined open trees for up to six metres to survive. police and army, everybody remembers over christmas 15 years ago now, lead to major investment in tsunami warning systems. was that effective? was there much notice given the earthquake happened of the risk of the tsunami? yes. the disaster management agency lifted the tsunami warning early after the 7—.7—mac my attitude earthquake. it is creating a lot of
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criticism because people were not informed. the agencies say that the tsunami came from a landslide from the sea bed and not from the 7.5 magnitude. that is why they... everybody was surprised that is why a lot of people became wounded or killed by the tsunami. just very briefly, do we have any update on the casualty numbers? it is now up to —— three onjune 8a. the number will increase. the rescue teams are racing against time to find more people that may be trapped underneath the rubble or swept by the waters. especially because when it happened, there was festivities
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planned and hundreds of people gathered at the beachfront. all these people that were involved in these people that were involved in the festivities are unknown. they went missing. that is why the number, the death toll all people injured, maybe the rise. the shocking time for the country. thank you for that update and we will talk to you later as a get more information. the conservatives' annual party conference will get under way in birmingham later, exactly six months ahead of the uk's departure from the european union. ahead of the conference sirjohn major has criticised conservative mps, who he claims routinely attack theresa may. he says those who "taunt" the prime minister over brexit, call have no "coherent" plan of their own. theresa may is continuing to stress that her chequers plan is the only one on the table despite some of her own mps calling it a "dead duck". theresa may has got a couple of
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problems. there is a lot of pressure on her but she has now allied herself with the chequers deal. it be difficult for her to come out and say, i got its wrong and we need an alternative. there are those people who think the idea of a canada style wheel isn't realistic. they don't think it will solve the problem on the island border. when you look at the island border. when you look at the canada deal it took seven years to come to and we don't have that time. a lot of pressure on theresa may. from all sides of her party. it is interesting today, heidi alan hughes aborted remain has come out today as the latest tory backbencher today as the latest tory backbencher to say she will support a people's vote. —— heidi alan who voted for
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remain. i was prepared to give chequers, i mean, for goodness' sake, it's the prime minister negotiating on behalf of the country, i was prepared to give her as long as possible and i'm not entirely surprised the eu would push back. i thought they would push back on goods, forgive me, services as well as goods and free movement of people which i would have been content with. but i think it is the way that the right wing end of my party, you know, sirjohn major clearly articulated last night, they have behaved unacceptably throughout this and have completely tied her hands and it is they who have made chequers dead. that being the case, they have made their position very clear that it is the end of the road which is very disappointing and for me, leaves us with no alternative other than, should we come to that and no deal, that looks like that's what is going to happen, then we need to go back to the public to decide. you heard there from our political
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correspondent. a nightclub was evacuated and a0 people were treated by paramedics after reports that an irritant, suspected to be tear gas, had been released inside the venue. dorset police were called after people at cameo nightclub in bournemouth complained of irritated eyes and shortness of breath. one person was taken to hospital as precaution. police said there is no ongoing risk to the public. a man has died after a collision in burnley, in which the police were following the car he was travelling in. prior to the collision, which took place on colne road shortly before 1.30 this morning, the vehicle had been requested to stop by the police and was being followed. the car then collided with a lampost, killing the front seat passenger, a 23 year old man from burnley. the other two men who were in the car, are being treated for their injuries in hospital. the incident has been referred to the independent office for police conduct who are conducting an independent investigation. president trump has accepted a demand from us senators for an fbi investigation into sexual
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misconduct allegations against his supreme court nominee, brett kavanaugh. it follows his appearance before a senate committee on thursday, when he strenuously denied attacking a woman when they were at high school together in the 1980s. chris buckler reports. (tx next) look at me when i'm talking to you! you're telling me that my assault doesn't matter! this moment when a senator came face—to—face with victims campaigners may have changed the course of brett kavanaugh‘s confirmation hearings. ..that you'll let people like that go into the highest court of the land... jeff flake was the key republican vote on the judiciary committee and up to this point, he appeared to support judge kavanaugh‘s nomination, despite the allegations of sexual assault. do you think that brett kavanaugh is telling the truth? when the committee reconvened, he was absent from his chair, involved in meetings with democrats. when he returned, he would only vote yes if the senators agreed
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to a delay. this is ripping the country apart and the calls i have been ido i do think we can have a short pause and make sure that the fda can investigate. —— fbi. this is ripping the country apart and the calls i have been getting, e—mails and texts, it has been rough to see and we haven't had a process, i think, that we can be proud of. the white house says the fbi has now begun a new background investigation into brett kavanaugh which will look into what they called current credible allegations including the conflicting testimonies given this week by both him and christine blasey ford who has accused him of sexual assault. brett put his hand over my mouth to stop me from yelling. this is what terrified me the most. i have never done this, to her or to anyone. republicans are doing all they can
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to speed things up. in senate, they have begun the process that will eventually lead to a vote. all 51 republican members of the senate support the motion to proceed. president trump has insisted that the fbi must complete its investigation into his pick for the supreme court within a week. but as the last few days have shown, that is a very long time in this city. chris buckler, bbc news, washington. well after a tumultous few days, let's take a look at what happens next. the fbi has been given less than seven days to complete its inquiry into sexual abuse allegations against brett kavanaugh. the full senate will then debate the nomination and vote on it. the timing is crucial — republicans want their nominee in place before the upcoming mid—term elections, when they could lose their 51—a9 control of the senate. time for the sport now. let's cross
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to the bbc sports centre and it is mike bushell. thank you. at this rate, the final day of the ryder cup could be one big european party. europe have exceeded their ad vantage. let's get the latest from our man in paris, oui’ the latest from our man in paris, our lucky man, john watson. any sign of the last match of some sort of american fight back? any glimmer of hope for them? i think other basis of what we're seeing, probably not. they haven't been playing the course very well. we seen very wayward tee shots, little bit of wind here. europe get the chance to set up this course to help them and it has been doing that. three more points around the board will stop europe lead the united states 8—3. jordan spieth and justin thomas are out at the moment up justin thomas are out at the moment up against ian poulter and jon rahm.
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it is all going the way of europe as we can see now. playing alongside sergio garcia, rory mcilroy, what a partnership they have proved to be. up partnership they have proved to be. up against brooks koepka and tony finau. look at this from sergio garcia on the 17th to win it 2—1. that puts europe 6—3 up at this point. tyrrell hatton has been playing alongside paul casey. casey backin playing alongside paul casey. casey back in the ryder cup team for the first time in ten years, up against rickie fowler and dustin johnson. it's all them won three and two. you've got to say, tiger woods, his first tournament victory in five yea rs, first tournament victory in five years, he has been in the past so far. he has played poorly. he has been struggling. this was francesco molinari, that tiger woods miss allowing molinari athletes
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