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this is bbc news. the headlines at 2pm: hundreds of people are killed after a powerful earthquake triggers a tsunami, sending huge waves through an indonesian city. as for the salami damage, we have received a number of reports that many bodies were found along these shoreline body numbers are unknown. —— tsunami damage. 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 — a magnificent morning's work by europe's golfers in the ryder cup. rory mcilroy and sergio garcia lead the charge as europe go four points clear of the usa. and in witness — a former british prisoner of war describes how he survived sickness, starvation and brutality as the japanese forced allied prisoners to build the bridge over the river kwai. good afternoon.
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rescuers in indonesia say at least 384 people have been killed in the tsunami that struck the island of sulawesi. hundreds of people preparing for a beach festival are among those who are missing. the tsunami was caused by an earthquake, with a magnitude of 7.5, with palu the most seriously affected area. our correspondent, rebecca hensch—key is on the island and sent this report. ——henshke.
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this mobile phone footage captures the terrifying moment the three metre high waves hit. flattening houses close to the shore and then rushing into the densely populated coastal city of palu. the waves and the powerful quake leaving a trail of destruction. this bridge is one of the main access road into the city. translation: the numbers are still unknown. authorities issued a tsunami warning immediately after the huge 7.7 magnitude quake hit. but residents did not have long to get to higher land. rescue workers are now struggling to reach the area as two access roads are blocked and the airport is now closed. the runway cracked in the quake. the military has been called in to help. press, national search and rescue
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agency, and also the logistics has bought asian unit. the main hospital in the city was also damaged and medical workers are now struggling to treat the injured in makeshift tents. the death toll is expected to continue to rise. after—shocks are still being felt in the area and residents are being told to stay out in the open. indonesia is in the ring of fire and no stranger to natural disasters. earthquakes injuly and august killed more than 500 people on the tourist island of lombok. and now, so soon after, authorities are once again struggling to cope with the scale of this disaster. rebecca henschke, bbc news, sulawesi. bbc indonesia's mehulika sitepu is in the capitaljakarta. she's been speaking to my colleague, shaun ley, about the latest situation there. it was a huge wave coming from the
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sea, up to five, six metres high, swept everything that it goes through. you know, a major bridge that connects the north and south pa rt that connects the north and south part of the city, a major modern construction, now it is flat and destroyed. there are eight story hotels with hundreds of people now flattened to earth. the water brings everything into the flat, and also brings the cast, the people, people say they have two climb up trees for up say they have two climb up trees for up to six metres to survive. this tsunami everyone remembers over christmas 15 years ago, led to a
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major investment in tsunami warning systems in the region. do we know it at that operated effectively, and if there was much notice given when the earthquake happened of the rest of the sudan a? yes, the disaster management agency left the tsunami warning early after the earthquake, the 7.5 magnitude, and it is actually creating a lot of criticism, because people say that people are not informed well. the agencies say that the tsunami came from a landslide in the sea bed and not the 7.5 magnitude that is why they are caught in the sea when it came, everyone surprised, that is why a lot of people became wounded oi’ why a lot of people became wounded or killed by the tsunami. do we have any update on the casual teen
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numbers? it is now up to 384, but the number presumably will still increase now the rescue teams are racing against time to find more people that might be trapped underneath the rubble, or sweat by the waters. especially because when it happened there is a festivity night that was planned and hundreds of people were gathered in the beachfront, and all these people that were involved in the fist are now unknown, they went missing, that is why the number, the death toll or people who are injured might be on the rise. the business secretary greg clark has called a security breach affecting millions of users of facebook a "very worrying development". mr clark told the bbc the information commissioner would be taking steps with facebook to ensure lessons are learnt. the company says 50 million users worldwide were affected,
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but the breach has now been fixed. our business correspondent, joe miller, reports. last time uk authorities stepped in over a facebook data breach, it led to this raid on cambridge analytica's offices in london. now, facebook itself is dealing with a far more complex and sinister invasion by unknown attackers. until yesterday facebook users could click on a tab called "view as" to see what their profile looked like to friends and to members of the general public. but a vulnerability in the code for that feature allowed hackers to infiltrate millions of accounts and it is why users around the world received messages like this and were forced to log back in on all of their devices. facebook boss mark zuckerberg often leaves the firefighting to his lieutenants. but this time he sought to reassure reporters himself, saying the bug had been fixed, but warning that facebook would always be a target. it's an arms race, and we are continuing to improve our defences. i think that this also underscores that there are just constant attacks from people who are trying to take
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over accounts or steal information from people in our community. such attacks are also of concern to the uk government. we don't know what the source or the reason for the breach is, and how far reaching its consequences are. but the information commissioner in this country, i know, will be taking steps with the company to make sure that the lessons are learned to prevent it happening in future. we didn't come here for clickbait... facebook‘s previous scandal wiped tens of billions off its market value. not so this time, as investors are starting to believe that, despite negative headlines, its 2 million users will not desert the platform. joe miller, bbc news. well, joining me now is emily orton, co—founder and director of darktrace — a cyber artificial intelligance company. very quickly, we have heard about
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facebook we setting people's accounts. if that a general text, is that enough? as a facebook user, i think, ami that enough? as a facebook user, i think, am i still say the if that is all you have to do? the fixes nothing more than attached to this particular problem. you need to bear in mind that using facebook there are potentially lots in mind that using facebook there a re potentially lots of vulnerabilities that could crop up at any time. you are so vulnerabilities that could crop up at any time. you are s0 is an interactive and a software platform which is made up of millions of lines of code. that is written by human programmers and sometimes they make mistakes. it is an ongoing process to fix bugs, but it is not realistic to think that they are not... we can eradicate these problems. you're talking about code and bug fixes, they must test the systems before they are made life. absolutely, they do testing, and we
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do not hear about a lot of potential bugs and problems because they are fixed. but there is no silver bullet to cyber security. it is constantly evolving new features, new updates because consumers like them. it is good that they have fixed this particular problem but we need longer term strategies to see how we can fight back in a meaningful way against increasingly sophisticated attacks. when you mention longer term solutions, from within the cyber security world, what is the future of the past work, because we hear so much that numerical passwords really do not work. the passwords really do not work. the password is still alive and kicking and strong passwords are a huge, and usually more resilient tool than a week password, which is why we hear about numerical but also mixing it up about numerical but also mixing it up to make it as strong as possible.
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they are not going away any time soon. what is important is that that thatis soon. what is important is that that that is the perimeter, that is like saying you have skin on your body, i am strong, i am fine. we need a good perimeter and what to make it hard to enter, but we have to have an immune system, something that is entirely looking at what is going on. that is the abolition of cyber defence. you can no longer say, i can stop people getting into my system. that game is over, everyone is vulnerable. if facebook, a huge company that is dealing with user privacy that has a high priority, they will be vulnerable and will get attacked, and everyone is. we need a better solution, look at advanced technology, artificial intelligence which is a big game changer. the status quo of passwords and perimeter detection is not good enough today. all of this is not
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helped by social media websites and companies helped by social media websites and com pa nies co nsta ntly helped by social media websites and companies constantly trying to get more data from us. that is correct, and cybercriminals use all of that data to perpetrate their crimes. we make a choice when we use these platforms, and we need to be very... they need to be transparent to the choice is essentially to hand over an out of our privacy in order to get features, and a lot of those features are free, so it needs to be a much bigger debate, the debate we are having now is helpful, and as users we need to decide if we like this free service so much that we are going to an extent put some personal details potentially at risk. heidi allen has become the latest conservative mp
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to say she could back another eu referendum. she said members on the right of her party had killed off theresa may's preferred chequers plan. it comes after the former prime minister, sirjohn major, also made the case for another brexit vote. our political correspondent, chris mason, is in birmingham, where the conservative party conference starts tomorrow. as well as brexit and dominating the schedule conference, what else is theresa may having to firefight? ultimately you have two fight your way through the reeds and tickets are brexit to try and find any other topic that has this stature to stand up topic that has this stature to stand up and sit alongside or stand alongside the whole question of brexit. running through the theme of brexit, which will dominate this conference at the next few days, is the other question which is connected to it, which is the future
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of theresa may, she says she remains wedded to their so—called checkers plan. the compromise plan that she agreed with her cabinet or most of them before two members reside at backin them before two members reside at back injuly. them before two members reside at back in july. this them before two members reside at back injuly. this idea of a quote unquote commons rule book over goods and agri— food and the trade between them, whereas going our own way as far as services are concerned. the problem for her is that has come under attack from both sides. you have critics from a more pro—european side who make the argument that it involves too much divergence from the european union. other critics like borisjohnson who thundered into the debate again yesterday with that vast essay in the daily telegraph making of support of you that it had involved the uk becoming a vassal state of the uk becoming a vassal state of the eu had not sufficient distance from the uk and eu under that model after brexit. brexit will be the dominating theme with a subtext of
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people asking how long theresa may can remain. can she see brexit through to march next year, will she stand down after, could she be forced out before that, could she stay until much closer to the next scheduled general election in 2022? those looking for topics beyond brexit at this conference will need to have gone to the opticians before turning up in birmingham. checkers, toyota, the people's vote. what about the general shape of the party is self? talking about the leadership, are they united? the short answer is no. that is particularly the case around brexit, because the fascinating thing with brexit as a topic is its capacity to cut through political parties. we saw that at the labour gathering in liverpool last week, we will see it again here at the conservatives, because within the conservative party the parliamentary party, the
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broad party at the grassroots are more certainly amongst conservative voters across the country, is inside brexit range from one perspective right across to the other, so from those who deeply regret the idea of brexit as close as possible relationship with the eu and afterwards and ideally as they would seek another referendum and they trust estate end, all the way to the other suspect that says that the prime minister's compromise plan is no good, has to bejunked, and advocate a so—called canada plus plus plus model. a free—trade arrangement that the eu has with canada. not as close as the relationship that some would like to see, but in the view of some brexit ears, it allows the uk to be flexible in free—trade deals around the world and escape the influence of the eu and oversight by the european court of justice. of the eu and oversight by the european court ofjustice. wherever we turn between now and wednesday, this conference culminates in theresa may's big address to
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conservative activist, the question of brexit will dominate. coupled with questions are around theresa may, as far as she is concerned it will be difficult, but she is used to the difficult, the maxing out and giving into the red because it has been like that since she became prime minister. at the conference in manchester last year, she had a nightmarish situation when she was giving a speech and she was heckled bya giving a speech and she was heckled by a prankster try to hand her a fa ke by a prankster try to hand her a fake people to five, she might lose her boys, and the stage collapsed around her. we are told by the party chairman that there is no felt being used in the conference backdrop this year, and no there's either, so at least that problem of last year with those letters being defeated by gravity should not in theory catch them out again. the headlines on bbc news: rescuers in indonesia say at least
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384 people have been killed in the tsunami that struck the island of sulawesi. 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. 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
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from suppliers in the uk 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 birmingham is david bailey, professor of industry and strategy at aston university. just how significant is it that toyota a re just how significant is it that toyota are speaking out?|j just how significant is it that toyota are speaking out? i think increasingly we are hearing a lot of
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common fractures voicing frustration. less than six months away, the clock is ticking. these planned managers do not know if they will be able to run their factories at the end of march, warnings from jaguar, tens of thousands ofjob losses, in the event of a hard brexit, honda and saying it would stockpile parts, bmw and is a shutdown of its mini plant at the end of march, and alkaloids are also warning of a possible shutdown because of the uncertainty about whether they will get parts. increasing frustration in the industry. is it that it is a hard brexit and no deal that is concerning to them? would they be speaking out at there was a firm plan and it still wasn't favourable for their management systems? clearly the uncertainty is difficult for them to manage, that is why we have seen a big reduction in investment in the uk car industry. com pletely investment in the uk car industry. completely not know if they will be able to operate in the way they have. these companies are integrated. into the european
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industry, the supply lines crossing borders many times. a component could cross the channel three or four times. operating that system in a world where there are custom delays would become difficult. there isa delays would become difficult. there is a concern about the uncertainty, ability to run the fact is, longer term even if there is a deal, a concern about whether there will be carrots are nontariff barriers and bureaucracy. there is a whole load of issues and the car industry, which has done well in recent years, is becoming increasingly the stated about the uncertainty. toyota have made a significant investment in that derbyshire plant. would they really halt production? they mentioned that the severity ofjob losses, that is a red flag. yes, the decision on the investment in the carola goes back some years and that decision was taken before the referendum back in 2016. it has now come through. but she will start
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next year. they have gone down the line already. the issue is what will come after the terms of future investment and the plant will even remain in the uk. before then, the uncertainty and the fact that they do not know if the current plant and the current models will be able to be produced come the end of march because of potential delays and disruption to their supply chain. there was a short—term issue, a longer—term issue, if we do have a ha rd longer—term issue, if we do have a hard brexit we will ultimately see pla nts hard brexit we will ultimately see plants close in the uk and jobs shipped abroad. people with severe allergies have been told they can use their epipens past their normal expiry date, because of a continuing shortage. the medicines regulator said it had agreed to extend the use—by date of some of the devices by four months. our health correspondent dominic hughes has more. the inquest into the death of natasha ednan—laperouse has highlighted the issues facing people who suffer from severe allergic reactions.
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in her case, adrenaline injections from a device called an epipen were not enough to save her. but many rely on them for emergency treatment. michelle henry uses them to protect her nine—year—old son who lives with multiple allergies. now a shortage of epipens, the uk's biggest brand, means desperate parents have been left looking for alternatives. it is not good enough and the problem is, the onus is on the parent, not the doctor, not the pharmacist, not the supplier, to deal with the problem. your child, you know the danger your child has and the onus is very much on you to actually physically go round the houses until you get a solution. the department for health and social care is warning that stocks of the adrenaline injector for children have run out and that epipens for children and adults will remain in short supply for the rest of the year. patients are being advised that some batches can be used for up to four months after the official expiry date.
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i would certainly recommend to my patients that if they were having a severe reaction and they noticed their epipen was out of date, i would rather that they checked to look, if the liquid inside is clear, it is safe to use even though it is expired. that said, it won't be as effective but it's better than not using anything at all. of course, make sure you call for emergency help straightaway. some patients will be advised to start using alternative injected devices. meanwhile, the government is working with the makers of epipen to resolve the issue. dominic hughes, bbc news. molly williams suffers from a number allergies that can result in anaphylactic shock — and shejoins me now via webcam from north london. take us through your situation.|j take us through your situation. i am almost 15 weeks pregnant currently, andi almost 15 weeks pregnant currently, and i have been looking for a device
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of some sort in the last three months. i was originally given a prescription for emma rate which is the first one that they prescribed. i went to multiple pharmacies, and i was told there was no start and i needed to get a discussion for a epipen. i got a prescription, went and got the same story, i tried the nha ‘s application which is called echo, supposedly delivering prescriptions to your door, thinking they would have more options. —— nhs. i waited they would have more options. —— nhs. iwaited nine they would have more options. —— nhs. i waited nine days before i was told that my order would be dispatched and then three days later was told that my order had been cancelled because they could not get the item. i went to another pharmacy who told me that there was no epipens and the only other option was something called something else but was not as popular. pharmacies are only allowed to order three of these items per day week, so if you
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missed the three that have been ordered, you out of luck and you have to try again. you have been looking, you been without, how has that impacted on the way you conduct yourself? my allergies are not one of the more common ones, you have peanuts and lactose which up very well labelled in supermarkets and stores. my allergy is actually pineapple which is not a very common analogy. when you are looking at things in ingredients, and a lot of companies well laced fruit flavourings but it will not list the fruits or what is actually in the item, itjust fruits or what is actually in the item, it just says fruit. fruits or what is actually in the item, itjust says fruit. so when i go grocery shopping i have to stay away from all those things. the fruit and vegetable aisle can be a bit dodgy sometimes for me. when i go shopping my partner usually does most of the food while shopping. it
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is just most of the food while shopping. it isjust being most of the food while shopping. it is just being really careful at restau ra nts a nd is just being really careful at restaurants and letting them know that if anything touches pineapple andi that if anything touches pineapple and i and my baby are in quite a lot of trouble. i wish you a lot of like in your hunt for an alternative. thank you very much indeed. president trump has accepted a demand from us senators for an fbi investigation into sexual 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. 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
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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 to a delay. 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.
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i have never done this, to her or to anyone. president trump has insisted that the fbi must complete iam i am pleased to announce that all 51 republican members of the senate report in motion. 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. it's been another good morning for europe's golfers at the ryder cup in paris. after this morning's fourballs, where europe won 3 out of the 4 matches taking place, europe now hold a 8 points to 4 lead
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