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this is bbc news, i'm lukwesa burak. the headlines at 3pm: rescuers in indonesia say hundreds of people have been killed in the tsunami that struck the island of sulawesi. as for the damage of the tsunami, we have received a number of reports that many bodies were found along the shoreline, but the numbers are still unknown. the business secretary warns that a no—deal brexit could jeopardise britain's status as a world leader in the car industry. facebook says almost 50 million of its users were left exposed by a security flaw. 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 click, the team looks at the calls to control the use of personal data held by the tech giants. rescuers in indonesia say at least
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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 henschke is on the island and sent this report. 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.
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translation: as for the damage of the tsunami, we have received a number of reports that many bodies we re number of reports that many bodies were found along the shoreline, but 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. translation:, we will dispatch, a medical team assembled from the marine corps, army, national search and rescue agency and the logistic transportation unit. the main hospital in the city
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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. the car giant toyota has told the bbc that production at its derbyshire factory would be severely disrupted if britain leaves the eu without a trade 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
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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 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
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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 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. david bailey, professor of industry and strategy at aston university says there is increasing frustration in the car manufacturing industry over uncertainty after brexit. increasingly we are hearing a lot of
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the common fractures voicing frustration. 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 land rover, tens of thousands of job losses warnings from land rover, tens of thousands ofjob losses they said in the event of a hard brexit. honda stockpiling parts, bmw and is a shutdown of its mini plant at the end of march, now toyota 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 in favour for their management system? the uncertainty is difficult for them to manage, that is why we have seen such a big reduction in foreign investment. companies do not know if
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they will be able to operate in the way they have. these companies are very much integrated. into the european industry. their supply lines were cross borders many times, components crossing channels, trying to operate that kind of system in a world where there are custom delays becomes increasingly difficult. concern about the uncertainty, and the ability to run the fact is, longer term even if there is a deal, concern about whether there will be carrots or non—parrot barriers and the bureaucracy that might come with it. a load of issues, and the car industry, which has done very well in recent years, is becoming increasingly frustrated at the uncertainty it faces. toyota have made a significant investment in that derbyshire plant. with a really halt production? they mentioned the possibility ofjob losses. that is a red flag to any government. the decision on the investment goes back
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some years, and that decision was taken before the referendum in 2016. that is now come through, production starting sometime next year. they have already gone down the line of the new model, the issue is what will come after in terms of future investment and whether the plants will even remain in the uk. before then, the uncertainty that they do not know if the current plant and 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 hard brexit we will ultimately see plants close in the uk and jobs shipped abroad. facebook‘s founder and chief executive, mark zuckerberg, has said a security breach which affected the accounts of 50 million users is being treated very seriously. the company says the problem was discovered earlier this week, and has since been fixed. the govenment says the information commissioner would be taking steps with facebook to ensure lessons are learnt. our business correspondent jo miller reports.
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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. heidi allen has become the latest conservative mp 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
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prime minister, sirjohn major, also made the case for another brexit vote. 0ur political correspondent chris mason is in birmingham, where the conservative party conference starts tomorrow. what can we look ahead to? we can look ahead to also lots of rivals and ding—dong and awkwardness for the prime minister, but she is schooled in difficult and awkward political times, you will remember the tory conference in manchester last year was like an exiling the dream play out a reality when she gave her conference speech. the heckler who handed her a fake people to five, she lost her voice and the stage started falling around and falling down behind her. compared with that she must think as she arrives in birmingham later this afternoon, it can't be worse than last year, surely. and yet the big question this year is that we are so
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much closer to brexit happening at the end of march next year and we know that our plan, her compromise plan as she sees it, the so—called checkers deal, is something that is being shot at from all sides, criticism from the ee you, this adversely expressed that the somerton sulzberger ten days ago, criticism within the conservative party from the likes of boris johnson on the brexit here side of the argument will stop similar criticism from the opposite side of the apartment for people like heidi alan, whojoins the apartment for people like heidi alan, who joins a the apartment for people like heidi alan, whojoins a small the apartment for people like heidi alan, who joins a small but the cypriots group of conservatives who are also critical of the plan but conclude that there is the potential need for a second referendum as the result of not begin to find a smooth way around the whole process brexit. it will be brexit, brexit, brexit and an extra dollop of brexit, every minute of every hour of every day between now and wednesday at the conservative conference. an other words, a bit like politics every
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other day. i understand that there are certain issues with internet security. there is, a rich irony in all of this because you willjust have seen greg clark in our report about facebook talking about the deep concerns around that social media platform's dealings with what has gone on and the exposure of people's private data. the conservatives are very proud of having a conference at. no private information is visible on this screen. the conference at that allows people like me to find our way around and turn up to things like that as late as opposed to 20 which is usually what happens with me. until eight minutes ago do work able to go onto this and, if you knew the e—mail address of someone else attending, you could type it in and up would pop the person's photo and up would pop the person's photo and mobile phone number. which is
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data breaches go is a little u nfortu nate. data breaches go is a little unfortunate. 0ne. data breaches go is a little unfortunate. one. the guardian columnist among the first to spot this, she was tweeting about it, we checkedit this, she was tweeting about it, we checked it just by this, she was tweeting about it, we checked itjust by putting each other‘s details n and we were able to feature photos and telephone numbers. the problem appears to have been solved. 0ne numbers. the problem appears to have been solved. one of the boxes you click on has magically disappeared. at that suggest that someone at the conservative party hq has been hammering away at the laptop with a sweaty brow trying to sort it out. deeply embarrassing in the context of the facebook row today and the broader questions that are passed around data security and all this stuff we're been talked about recently, needing to be careful about information security and personal data. i have been on the phone to the conservative party, they were aware of the issue but a yet to say anything publicly in response to it.
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the headlines on bbc news: rescuers in indonesia say at least 384 people have been killed in the tsunami that struck the island of sulawesi. the business secretary warns that a no—deal brexit could jeopardise britain's status as a world leader in the car industry. facebook‘s chief executive, mark zuckerberg, says the company must continue to develop new tools to combat cyber crime, after discovering its worst ever security breach. europe continue to dominate, extended their lead over the usa to 8-4, the extended their lead over the usa to 8—4, the afternoon finally balance. manchester united's season finally balanced, it is their worst start to a weak season in 29 years. valtteri
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bottas beats said his team—mate lewis hamilton to pole position for the russian grand prix. i'll update you on all those stories in the next hour. let's get more on the devastating tsunami caused by the earthquake that has killed more than 380 people in indonesia. with me is endang nurdin from the bbc‘s indonesian service. there are still a lot of uncertainty has you would expect our financial disaster like this. what is the latest? the disaster response unit from the latest press conference said so far that 384 people were killed by the tsunami and earthquake, only from palu, so obviously there is no information yet from the hardest—hit area which is around 300 kilometres coastline.
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there are around 300,000 people living there, the national disaster unit said the two medications that we re unit said the two medications that were totally crippled. the red cross says it is very worrying, the vice president has said the numbers of casualties could reach thousands because they are uncertainties. the area is only around 70 kilometres from the capital, palu, but the main road to bear was cut adage medication is were also totally crippled. that is why it is very, there are uncertainties. the focus now is to find, get the victims, and also to find bodies. it hit the timing come timing was terrible, evening prayers, the numbers really
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are quite worrying. yes, besides evening prayers there were hundreds of people preparing for the beach festival which had been due to start on friday evening. when the tsunami alert was on, the people there were still doing the activities on the beach. palu is an area with about 350,000 people, and they have at least two shopping balls, hotels, very close from the coastline. residential area, so... the numbers of casualties are expected to rise. you describe some of the issues that will hinder access, i understand the airport was closed, two medications
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down, the leader has said that the military are going to be helping. access the area? they have accessed the error, and the port, which is partly damaged. 0nly open now for the military and disaster relief, so some of the —— some of them are already there. because of communications being cut off and the electricity cut off, that makes it difficult, hinders the organisation for the rescue efforts. thank you very much for that update. 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 4 months. our health correspondent, dominic hughes has more. the inquest into the death
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of natasha ednan—laperouse has highlighted the issues facing people who suffer from severe allergic reactions. 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
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official expiry date. 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. two british women have been killed in a car crash in oman. the incident took place on the south coast of salalah —— 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. a man has died after a collision in burnley in which the police were following the car
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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 0ffice for police conduct — who are conducting an independent investigation. in barcelonia, protestors in favour of catalonian independence have clashed with police. monday marks the one—year anniversary since the banned referendum in catalonia, which led to a police crackdown and a political crisis. the demonstrators marched next to the spanish police headquarters where they pelted police with powder paint. the human rights lawyer amal clooney is calling on the authorities in myanmar to pardon and release two reuters journalists who've
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been imprisoned there. wah lone and jaw soh 0o were sentenced to seven years hard labour earlier this month, for violating the official secrets act. they were investigating the killing of rohingya muslims by security forces. amal clooney, who's representing the two men, told our chief international correspondent lyce doucet that they were "set up". this case to reuters journalists is widely seen as a test of democratic freedoms in my r. h travesty of justice also. it is a manifest injustice. they were the victims of a setup, they had documents planted on them, and police were lying in wait to arrest them and the whole trial was a charade. what really happened is that they were investigating and reporting on a
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massacre of rohingya muslim men, the officials found out about it and wa nted officials found out about it and wanted to silence them. so they have arrested them on this false pretext and subjected them to a show trial. the meme of leader said this trial has nothing to do with freedom of expression, thejealous has nothing to do with freedom of expression, the jealous violated the official secrets act. we were disappointed to see that she would be defending this case when she has a lwa ys be defending this case when she has always been someone who has spoken out about the need for free speech. she has been imprisoned in the same prison where they are. as a political prisoner. when she won the nobel peace prize she said that one little prisoner is one too many, we must all fight to get them out. that is what we are now doing. she holds the key to their liberty, so we very much hope that she will now live up to her own principles and actually released them and in doing so set our country back on course towards
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the path to democracy and the rule of law, and we tried to make the case today to answer her call where she stood up in hanoi and said if anyone thinks there has been a miscarriage of justice, anyone thinks there has been a miscarriage ofjustice, that the next lane wide. there has been a call for the united nations become more involved, many countries including here in the united states. journalists are being described as enemies. it is disappointing that in the united states, the staunch defender of free speech traditionally, that you're the president handing the press as the enemies of the people and saying he is at war with them. i don't, i cannot think of a case of a pick—up where i haven't reached out to the us to take the lead. in this case they have been given a helpful, state department, white house, and others. but we need that kind of leadership if we're going to make headway, and essentially it is a lwa ys headway, and essentially it is always going to be convenient for
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authoritarian regimes to try and silence critics. we have got to be more determined than them. three yea rs more determined than them. three years ago, and malcolm rooney was involved in journalists case with al jazeera. s freedoms worldwide have worsened since then. unfortunately i do not see an improvement since then. we know from organisations that track list, like the committee for the protection ofjealous that the number of journalists in for the protection ofjealous that the number ofjournalists in prison if they highest it has been. moshe blake it is not getting better. we have two keep fighting each case and hope we can affect positive change. —— demonstrably it is not getting better. it's been another good morning for europe's golfers at the ryder cup in paris. after this morning's balls, where europe won three out of the four matches taking place, europe now hold an 8—4 lead over the united states. 0ur sports reporter john watson is there. a great performance from europe and
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those four balls this morning, plenty more golf being played this afternoon in the foursomes, four—man which sees each player take alternate shots with the same ball as part of their team. there foursome format is one that europe dominated in yesterday. they managed that clean sweep winning all four of their matches. the first time that europe had managed to do that in ryder cup history, setting a platform for this big margin they currently have. as things stand, they are up in to europe, down into of those four matches. as things stand, midway through their respective rows, europe could be looking at what would be a 10—6 advantage, heading into those final singles matches to come tomorrow. the all—importa nt
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singles matches to come tomorrow. the all—important figure is 14.5 points, seeing them free gain the ryder cup trophy which is currently in american hands. 4.5 points is all they would need at those 12 singles matches tomorrow. it has been a superb performance from europe, significant for the europe captain thomas bjorn, justifying his takes, he had four selections outside of the players that qualified by achieving the requisite points. of those four, sergio garcia, henrik stenson, paul casey and ryder cup himself ian porter also elected, played very well over this weekend so far. this has been a big advantage for europe, and as we know the course being played here in paris, the first time that the ryder cup has been staged here, when it is played in europe and give the home tea m played in europe and give the home team the advantage to set up the cause as they would like and that is what thomas bjorn has done, very tight, america has so far struggled.
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a lot of straight key shots from them, struggling to find the fairways, and that has seen an end up fairways, and that has seen an end up in the thick rough which is really ha rd to up in the thick rough which is really hard to get out of. certainly the united states are paying for it at the moment. kightly in this afternoon paul spike foursomes, europe up in two, downing two, if they can hold back to that advantage, it would set up things beautifully for the final singles to comment. all 12 players from both european and united states will face each other. all eyes on tiger woods, because as we know he had the big win any tour championship, first win in five years, came into this having played so well, he hasn't won a as yet here in the ryder cup. he has a terrible record in this competition. it'll be interesting to see through the faces tomorrow. —— who see faces. there's been a confirmed sighting of a beluga whale in the river thames at gravesend this lunchtime, according to the london port authority.
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it's been seen near the barges, where it has spent much of the past four days. the whale appears to be moving up and down a one—mile stretch of the river. now it's time for a look at the weather with alina jenkins. a fine enter the afternoon. different story further north, more clout for northern ireland and scotland, further outbreaks of rape and western isles, strong wind as well. just to get up to 50 mph, some warmth in the sunshine across central and southern england, turning cooler here to this evening and overnight. we will see outbreaks of rate slipping their way south and east to southern scotland, weakening as they do, clear skies behind, blustery showers and i had some clearer skies. tempter started to you all three

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