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this is bbc news, i'm lukwesa burak. the headlines at 6pm. powerful aftershocks have continued to hit the indonesian island of sulawesi, following an earthquake and tsunami which killed hundreds of people. rescuers say dozens are still missing. translation: as for the damage of the tsunami, we have received numerous reports that many bodies we re numerous reports that many bodies were found along the shoreline, but the numbers are still unknown. theresa may arrives for the conservative party conference in birmingham as a breach in security of the official conference app reveals the contact details for senior politicians. a warning from the business secretary that a no—deal brexit could jeopardise britain's status as a world leader in the car industry. also coming up, facebook has reset tens of millions of accounts after discovering its worst—ever security breach the company said attackers were able to exploit a vulnerability in a feature known as view as to gain control of up to 50 million accounts.
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rory mcilroy and sergio garcia draw first blood as europe take a commanding four—point lead over the usa. more than 380 people have now died and many more are injured or missing after a powerful earthquake triggered a tsunami in indonesia. hundreds were getting ready for a beach festival when the tsunami struck. homes, hospitals and a shopping centre collapsed as waves swept through palu on sulawesi island. our correspondent rebecca henschke sent this report from sulawesi. this mobile phone footage captures the terrifying moment the three
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metre high waves hit, flooding houses closest to shore and then rushing in to 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 roads into the city. translation: 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. 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
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called in to help. translation: we were dispatched, a medical team assembled from the marine corps, and the army and national search and rescue agencies. and also the logistic transportation unit. the main hospital in the city of palu 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. power and telecommunications completely cut off in the nearby town, the closest to the epicentre of yesterday's huge quake. and today, powerful after—shocks have hit the area. the terrified residents forced to stay out in the open. indonesia is in the ring of fire and no stranger to natural disasters. injuly and august earthquakes on the tourist island of lombok killed more than 500 people.
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and now, so soon after, authorities are struggling to cope with the scale of this disaster. rebecca henschke, bbc news, sulawesi. preparations for the conservative party conference in birmingham were knocked off course earlier today, after it emerged that the official phone app for the event had been launched with a major security flaw. the glitch meant anyone knowing the email address of a politician or party member was able to log in and obtain other personal data, including their phone number. 0ur political correspondent, chris mason, is in birmingham, where the conservative party conference opens tomorrow. what's the latest on this security flaw? good evening. i only half heard your question, because as you heard your question, because as you heard behind me there are some vociferous anti—brexit campaigners who have spent plenty of time
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outside parliament, find themselves in liverpool last week for the labour party conference, and are now in full possession of the megaphone, as you can here. they arejust in full possession of the megaphone, as you can here. they are just a few metres in front of me on the other side of the security cordon here. the prime minister arrived and are so ago. let me tell you about this app. we can show you some pictures of the conservative party conference at which was available for anyone to download. it was meant to help like me and party activists find their way around the conference over the next four days, for a period this afternoon people who accessed the app were able, if they were in position of the e—mail address, to access the photograph and other personal information of people. the conservative party has now apologised saying that the technical issue has been rectified. the information commissioner's office has been speaking publicly about this this afternoon saying they are
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aware of the incident and have been in touch with the party. in the context of this weekend with a cabinet minister expressing his concern about facebook‘s data breach, and the broader context of data security and those gdp regulations are kicked in a few months ago, it's a bumpy start to what is already likely to be a bumpy few days. chris, the agenda. 0bviously brexit bill dominate. there are members who will be very vocal, as vocal as the gentlemen we could hear on the loudspeaker. just ta ke could hear on the loudspeaker. just take us through what mrs may will have to deal with. a potted summary can be done in one word, brexit. there are plenty of conservative activists with strong views about brexit, and they will be loudly articulated, perhaps even more loudly than our friend out of shot, but others will make a night and that there is other stuff to talk
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about, whether employment, education reform or a million other things, the things that happened on the fringe as well as on the conference floor. they will articulate some of those other priorities. but the stark political reality of the moment is that brexit is this giant elephant that crushes anything and everything else in its path. it will be around brexit and in particular whether the prime ministers able to say anything else about her so—called checkers plan, hard compromise plan around brexit in the next few days. she is doggedly sticking to it, andrea leadsom, the brexiteers leader of the houses defending in an interview on the bbc this evening. but the crucial thing is, does she offer any sense of movement in terms of strategy? given that we saw it being pretty loud roundly pooh—poohed by the european union in salzburg a few days ago, plenty in her own party have also articulated concern as well. chris, thanks. the car giant toyota
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has told the bbc that production at its derbyshire factory would be severely disrupted if britain left 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 onjobs and future investment at the plant. 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 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.
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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 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,
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that it had proposed a credible plan to the eu for the future relationship and it looked forward to continuing the negotiations. 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 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. 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, after police followed the car he was travelling in.
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before the collision — which took place on colne road shortly before 1:30 this morning — the vehicle had been requested to stop by the police. the car hit a lampost, killing the front seat passenger. two other men in the car are being treated for their injuries in hospital. the business secretary greg clark has called a security breach affecting millions of facebook users 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, but the breach has now been fixed. this report from our business correspondent, joe miller, contains some flash photography. 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
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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 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
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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. attish pattni, from the cyber security company, link—ii, explained the background to the breach. the breach was announced earlier in
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the week, and from the point facebook announced it to stopping the breach took approximately two days. what's more worrying is that they are pointing to the fact that this occurred on the back of changes to code the made injuly 2017, so potentially this has been going on unnoticed since july 2017, potentially this has been going on unnoticed sincejuly 2017, and that is probably more worrying, the length of time they have been exposed. so they been battling the hackers since that time?|j exposed. so they been battling the hackers since that time? i would say more that they have become aware of the breach this week, but potentially the vulnerabilities have beenin potentially the vulnerabilities have been in place for over a year. whether the attackers have been using a flat time remains unknown. what's the big problem? that we as users of social media apps and what have you need to be aware of? there isa have you need to be aware of? there is a bigger problem, in that we all find managing passwords difficult, memorising passwords is a big challenge. 0ne
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memorising passwords is a big challenge. one of the models we have seen grow in the cyber security space in the last few years is single signing, that is, i can use my facebook or google credentials in other applications. the risk is to have the... they encourage us to do that. absolutely. and two of those companies have had significant breaches. so if we go to these companies to trust them to look after our credentials and they are being breached, that poses a serious risk not just being breached, that poses a serious risk notjust on facebook but on other accounts at the login with using our facebook credentials. this week as the news was grabbing our attention, i realised that end of last week, beginning of this week, i started getting messages popping up on my pc and phone about implementing two—factor authentication. what something going on behind—the—scenes that the industry knew that had not been made public to us as users? two-factor
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authentication has been a best practice recommendation for protecting passwords for about 15 yea rs. we protecting passwords for about 15 years. we use it when we use a token for banking when we login with thumbprint as well. we are seeing two —fa ctor thumbprint as well. we are seeing two—factor authentication systems being rolled out across applications, and it isjust one being rolled out across applications, and it is just one of the many controls that applications need to, they need several controls around them in order to protect your credentials. the headlines on bbc news... strong aftershocks have continued to hit the indonesian island of sulawesi, where an earthquake and tsunami killed hundreds of people yesterday. dozens are still missing. theresa may arrives for the conservative party conference in birmingham as a breach in security of the official conference app reveals the contact details of senior politicians. a warning from the business secretary that a no—deal brexit could jeopardise britain's status as a world leader
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in the car industry. three men — including a police officer — have been seriously injured after they were bitten by a dog in leeds earlier today. the incident involved two dogs and took place in the back garden of a house in the moortown area. early this morning two men were attacked by two dogs. he smashed plant pots the only visible sign. two men were seriously injured here in the incident in the early hours. a 59—year—old man has been left with potentially life changing injuries, and a 79—year—old man is also seriously hurt. a police officer was
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badly injured as well while trying to detain one of the animals, and he is also currently in hospital. as detectives and the scenes of crime officers went about their work, local people expressed shock. officers went about their work, local people expressed shockm officers went about their work, local people expressed shock. is a very nice area, never heard before. four o'clock in morning, very strange. two dogs, police, and tax? this is shocking for us. one of them is one of our customers and the others are officers and neighbours. four o'clock in the morning, it's really strange. it's a big shock. the cul—de—sac is a nice area and i know most of the neighbours. they are very nice. we have been here ten yea rs, are very nice. we have been here ten years, and very rare to have these things. it is shocking for us. police have declined to reveal what breed of dog they were, but both animals have been seized. two people believed to be the owners have been arrested. west yorkshire police has asked for anyone with information on
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what happened to come forward. 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. 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
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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. 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.
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dominic hughes, bbc news. professor stephen durham is consultant allergist at the royal brompton hospital and imperial college london and hejoins us now. firstly, this shortage. this is not something new, it has been going on for a time. it has been going on for many months, that's right. do we know why this has happened? i'm not sure, you have to consult with manufacturers. there are production problems that is affecting the manufacture of epipens and a knock—on effects to other manufacturers of adrenaline devices as well, because there is a shortage now because of the lack of epipens. from that could we conclude that the amount of allergens or allergies that people are developing our increasing? is that a fair conclusion to draw? there is an
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increasing demand for epipens, there is no question, there is an increase in allergies, this has been for the last 20 years. and a fourfold increase in admissions to hospital for anaphylaxis, for example, many of which are due to food allergies, including peanuts. that might be pa rt including peanuts. that might be part of the explanation, there are certainly increased demand, and it is up to companies to ramp up their production in a safeway in order to meet that demand. a lot of people living with allergies and having to manage them are looking at their lifestyle very closely. are there things that people can do to manage her allergy? heitinga the moment the thing to do is to avoid provoking the allergen. so you require an accurate diagnosis of what you are allergic to. how easy is it to get that diagnosis? there are specialist allergen services within the nhs and
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practitioners can refer to them. it's very important that patients with potentially life—threatening allergies are seen by a specialist, and the point is to avoid the provoking allergens and have epipens or other devices, and to be absolutely sure that you know how to use it, to be trained in the device, and family should be trained in the use of the device. and it is very important that teachers, there will be epipens available in schools and on planes, i think air hostesses need to be able to use them for sure. in your work, is there some truth that are environments are to clea n ? truth that are environments are to clean? absolutely. this is particularly explaining the increase in inhale and allergies like a fever and asthma. but the peanut allergy epidemic is something different. this has happened in the past 10—20 yea rs. this has happened in the past 10—20 years. i think it is only in part
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related to government advice to avoid peanuts in the first three yea rs of life. avoid peanuts in the first three years of life. this was the directive from both europe, the uk and the us in the early 1990s, and it has been since that time there has been such an increase in peanut allergies. there is now very good data from evidence produced in king's college london showing that if you can introduce peanut at an early stage to children at risk, between four and ten months... and pregnancy, maybe? that's going too far, there is no evidence at the moment to support that, but certainly the early introduction of peanut result in an 85% reduction in the risk of developing peanut allergy in children who are so disposed. so if you have a young child, i young disposed. so if you have a young child, iyoung baby disposed. so if you have a young child, i young baby with eczema, for example, you should be consulting yourgp example, you should be consulting your gp about whether or not she should be having an early introduction of peanut, because such
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a child house about a 15% risk of developing a peanut allergy. and you can register risk by 85% with the early introduction of peanut between four and ten months of age. so if you have the eczema, go to your doctor... ? that's right, but do not introduce the peanut without discussing it with your doctor. professor stephen durham, thank you. the human rights lawyer, amal clooney, is calling on the authorities in myanmar to pardon and release two reuters journalists who've been imprisoned there. wah lone and jaw soh 0o were sentenced to seven years hard labour earlier this month for violating the 0fficial 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 of two reuters journalists
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is widely seen as a test of democratic freedoms in myanmar and a travesty of justice. democratic freedoms in myanmar and a travesty ofjustice. it is a ma nifest travesty ofjustice. it is a manifest injustice. they were victims of a setup. they had documents planted on them, and then police were lying in wait to arrest them, and the whole trial was a charente, basically. what happened was that they were investigating and reporting on massacre of ranger men, and officials found out about it and wa nted and officials found out about it and wanted to silence them and they arrested them on this false pretest and arrested on a show trial. the leader has said this trial is nothing to do with freedom of expression of these journalists violated the secrets act. what would you say to her? we were disappointed to say that she would defend this
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case when she is or is someone who has spoken out about free speech she has spoken out about free speech she has ashley been imprisoned in the same prison where they now sit as political prisoner. and when she won the nobel peace prize, she said one political prisoner is one too many, we must all fight to get them out. that is exactly what we're doing, and 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 the path to democracy, and towards the rule of law. we tried to make the case today to answer and samson chi's call and said if anyone think there has been a miscarriage of justice let them explain why there has been a case. there's been a call for the to become more involved, including here in the united states, journalists have been described as enemies. firstly think it is disappointing that in the united states which is traditionally a
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staunch defender of free speech that you have a president branding people enemies of the people and saying he is at war with the media. i cannot think of a case of a political prisoner around the world are have not reached out to the us and asked them to take the lead. in this case they have been extremely helpful, they have been extremely helpful, the white house and others, but we need that kind of leadership evra going to make headway, and essentially it has always been convenient for authoritarian regimes to try to silence critics. we have to try to silence critics. we have to be more determined than them. three years ago, amal clooney was involved in cases ofjournalist imprisoned in cairo. cases have worsened since then. unfortunately i don't see an improvement since then. we know from organisations that track this that the number of journalists in prison is the highest it has ever been. demonstrably does
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not getting better. and we just have to keep fighting each case and hope we can effect positive change. now it's time for a look at the weather with aleena jenkins. hello, it's a fine enter the afternoon in england and wales, different further north, with more clout for and scotland. the bricks of rainfor clout for and scotland. the bricks of rain for western isles, and strong winds. gusts up to 50 mph for the western isles of scotland. warm in the sunshine in southern england, cooler view through the evening and overnight. 0utbrea ks of cooler view through the evening and overnight. outbreaks of rain slip siphoned eastwards, weakening overnight. behind it, clearskies, blustery showers, and ahead of its clear skies as well with temperatures down to 2—3 for some southern counties of england. we start sunday with cloud across northern england in the midlands, that will slip south and east. a
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cloudy day for england and wales, some bright sunny spells, austria showers across northern ireland and scotland. some of them could be heavy, some gusty winds as well, and a cooler feel for all of us. hello, this is bbc news. the headlines... powerful actor shocks have hit an indonesian island following an earthquake and tsunami which has killed hundreds of people. rescuers say hundreds more have been injured and dozens are still missing. theresa may a arise for the conservative party conference in birmingham asa conservative party conference in birmingham as a breach of security of the official conference at
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