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this is bbc news. i'm lukwesa burak. the headlines at 11 — more than 800 people are known to have died in the indonesian earthquake and tsunami. as rescuers search the rubble for survivors, relatives wait anxiously for news. lam going i am going out of my mind. i do they wear my children are. i have no news at all. theresa may accuses labour of undermining brexit and urges conservatives to unite behind her as her party's annual conference begins. my my message to the labour party is that they should stop playing politics with brexit. we need to come together and get the best deal for britain. new research suggests young people between the age of 16 and 2a are lonelier than any other age group. and celebrations in paris as europe's golfers convincingly
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beat the united states to re—gain the ryder cup — proving the doubters wrong. and at 11:30 we'll be taking an in—depth look at the papers with our reviewers ruth lea and rachel shabi. stay with us for that. the indonesian authorities are digging mass graves for hundreds of victims of the earthquake and tsunami that hit the island of sulawesi on friday. the death toll currently stands at over 800, but officials are warning thousands may have perished. the quake, with a magnitude of 7.5, struck to the north of the island and was followed by a deadly tsunami along the coast. the closest town to the epicentre is the heavily populated fishing
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area of donggala, with over 300,000 people. rescuers have yet to reach it. further south, in the city of palu over 820 people have been confirmed dead. 0ur correspondent rebecca henshke is there. up up to 50 people are believed to be still under the rubble of this hotel here in palu city. rescuers are trying to find survivors. with no heavy building equipment available, they are using whatever they have. cries of help had been heard from the rubble. in this case, it came too late. translation: looking at the conditions, there are still
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unidentified bodies as well as victims under the rubble. there are still remote areas yet to be reached. president joko widodo has visited the area, promising to speed up visited the area, promising to speed up the aid operation. hundreds of military personnel have been deployed and some of the most vulnerable are getting help. those left behind are struggling. with aid only now just trickling left behind are struggling. with aid only nowjust trickling in, desperate residents are taking matters into their own hands. translation: we need to eat, we don't have any other choice, we must get food. translation: we are in a crisis. we have nothing for our asic needs. food, water, we desperately need them. —— basic. food, water, we desperately need them. -- basic. people are flocking to the area to try and find out the fate of loved ones. as supplies run out, many haven't made it. people have been waiting that ours is the
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petrol since this morning. they have come this way —— let this way to try and reach palu to find out what has happened to their loved ones. —— hours. this lady hasn't heard from her son and daughter. translation: i'm going out of my mind. i don't know where my children are. i'm going crazy with worry about them. i have no news at all. she still has a long way to go to reach palu. we arrived after hours waiting for landslides to be cleared. these are the scenes that are greeting people who are able to get through. rows of rubble along the coastline. this would have been a thriving fishing village, houses packed closely together next to shops, now reduced to rubble. amongst it, cars smashed by the powerful waves, boats turned upside down in amongst the rubble of people's possessions. the bodies from this area are lined up at the nearby health clinic.
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doctors say that, in this muslim majority country, they will be buried in a mass grave soon to stop the spread of diseases. translation: they are starting to smell. we want to wait for relatives to pick them up but we can't wait any longer. this five—year—old girl was found alone with a broken leg. she knows her name, herfamily is missing and she can't remember where she lived. doctors are doing what they can to look after her. rebecca henschke, bbc news, palu, sulawesi. so what's caused this devastating earthquake and tsunami? well, indonesia sits on what is known as the ring of fire — an area home to 90% of the world's earthquakes and 75% of its volcanoes. in the last few months there had been over 30 tremors in the region a day — so did the early
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warning system fail? richard lister reports. this ring of fire around the pacific seas most of the world's activity. this one which triggered friday's earthquake is the most active. it i’u ns earthquake is the most active. it runs right through the town of palu so runs right through the town of palu so people here were well aware of the threat. but this footage shows that even as the work —— waves surged towards palu, people were still driving along the seafront. either unaware or heedless of the danger. so why did the warning systems fail? tsunami warning network was put in place in indonesia after the devastating one in 2004. indonesia after the devastating one in 200a. the system relies on a series of sensors. when it detects an earthquake, it assesses the threat and sends the data to a boy floating on the surface. —— buoy. it
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then sends a warning to officials on then sends a warning to officials on the ground. in 2016, it was revealed that none of the buoys were working due to damage by fishermen or a lack of maintenance. it has been delayed bya of maintenance. it has been delayed by a lack of funding. 0ther of maintenance. it has been delayed by a lack of funding. other more basic sensors are still in place and authorities say that before the waves rolled in, warnings were sent out using sirens and text messages but the earthquake cut power, disabling sirens and damaging communications towers, too. the warnings didn't get through to everyone. what is more, the remaining sensors had picked up the tidal wave at just six remaining sensors had picked up the tidal wave atjust six centimetres but as it was squeezed by this narrow inlet, that wave grew to a height of up to six metres. no one in palu knew the scale of what was coming until it was too late. richard lister reporting. well our correspondent, nick beake is in the indonesian capitaljakarta, from where the aid response is being coordinated. he's just sent this update.
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this is the military airport where the relief effort is being co—ordinated. beyond the security, they are loading up another plane, packing it full of the essentials we re packing it full of the essentials were trying to sustain life. water, food and medicine. they are also putting in equipment were trying to find any more survivors. 0ne putting in equipment were trying to find any more survivors. one thing they don't have, though, is time. this is already a desperate race. some aid has already been dispatched and more will go in the coming hours. also trying to get to the worst hit areas other relatives who have heard nothing from their loved ones. we met one man tonight who said his six—year—old daughter was due to be dancing at a festival on the beach where the tsunami struck. the family car has been found that his daughter and his wife have not been. that is just one of many personal stories which is propelling this huge effort. we can go back now to rebecca henschke who is in the city of palu on sulawesi, where she sent us this update.
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people i am meeting have said they haven't received any of the promised aid. the houses behind me that have been completely destroyed by the quake, those families are now camping out in tents. savaging what they could for their homes. they say they could for their homes. they say they have only limited supplies to last into the coming days. they are breaking down in tears when i ask them about how they are coping. all along this coast road from the left to the right, four metres, is all rubble. all of these families have lead to higher ground. those that didn't flee in time were caught up in —— those waves. —— fleed. the hospitals are struggling to cope with the injured and many people are still missing and unable to find
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theirfamilies. theresa may has urged the conservatives to "come together" and back her plan for brexit. speaking at the start of her party's conference in birmingham, the prime minister rejected coments from the former foreign secretary, boris johnson, that her chequers plan is ‘deranged' and ‘preposterous'. she insisted her plan is in the national interest and called on the eu to make counter proposals. this report from our political editor laura kuenssberg contains some flash photography. boo! arguments over brexit aren't over. we know the struggle. bullocks to brexit! the volume rising... go and live there, if you like it so much. ..as the tories get together here. because, in the next few weeks, the kind brexit we get will be decided.
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the kind of future theresa may faces might be settled, too. so she started against the backdrop of noise, with a simple plea. my message to my party is, let's come together and get the best deal for britain. i do believe in brexit but, crucially, i believe in delivering brexit in a way that respects the vote and delivers on the vote of the british people while also protecting our union, protecting jobs and ensuring that we make a success brexit for the future. chuck chequers. there is a big push here to ditch her so—called chequers compromise plan, where parts of the economy stay under eu rule. but a blast at the continent from the platform from the foreign secretary — take britain's proposal seriously or rue the day. if you turn the eu club into a prison, the desire to get out of it won't diminish. it will grow, and we won't be the only prisoner that will want to escape. applause. 0n the edges, here, a full throated cry for a brexit very difficult to what the government is agonising over.
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this is not the queue to see a serving minister speak from the platform. this is the queue right around this conference centre to hear disgruntled brexiteers explain why the prime minister has to ditch her chequers plan. it is not only a dying duck in a thunderstorm, it is the deadest of dying ducks in any thunderstorm in recent history. applause. agony over europe has been the talk of tory conferences for years. agony this week will be over exactly how we leave, but the negotiations are, remember, in the closing stages. privately, cabinet ministers say it's crazy to imagine the government could dramatically shift course but here, this week, mps and some party members will still try their hardest. the prime minister is intent on finding our way out of the european union but,
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in the next few days, as in the next few weeks, it's notjust about charting a way through for the eu, but about securing her place with her party. no—one is sitting comfortably, here. there's been a low turnout in macedonia on a referendum whether to change the country's name to north macedonia. shortly before polling closed, the electoral authorities said little more than a third of macedonians had voted, well short of the 50% needed for it to be valid. the bbc‘s guy delauney told me it was a bit setback for the government. it was the key to opening up a whole new path for macedonia's development. certainly for the government and for a lot of the population as well. all these years, 27 years, since declared its independence, greece has wielded a
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veto over its potential membership of the european union. security, economic austerity and reforms which would not just end economic austerity and reforms which would notjust end corruption but approvejudiciary would notjust end corruption but approve judiciary and education and health services. it was a high—stakes referendum. the government tried to make that argument but it seems they were only preaching to the converted. we think the turnout would have been about 3540%. that is pretty much the proportion of voters who would have voted for the party anyway. —— 35 or 40%. voted for the party anyway. —— 35 or a0%. there seems to be a campaign to boycott the vote that was led by the opposition party and as a result, of the people who voted, about 90% of those who voted for the name change but most stayed away from the polls. it seems to have been an effective tactic, the veto, it seems. the headlines on bbc news: rescue teams search the rubble for survivors of the indonesian earthquake and tsunami.
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0fficials fear the eventual death toll could be in the thousands. theresa may urges the conservatives to come together, as her party's annual conference begins. but borisjohnson calls her brexit plan deranged. new research suggests young people between the age of 16 and 2a are lonelier than any other age group. sport, and a full round—up from the bbc sport centre. good evening. the party is continuing in paris this evening as europe celebrates winning the ryder cup. they beat the americans by 17.5—10.5 to regain the trophy. ben croucher has this report. in safe hands. it was built as a
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ryder cup. in the end europe orchestrated one of the most impressive ryder cup performance as you will see. whether four point lead at the start of sunday, europe pack their best players at the beginning but rory mcilroy and justin rose found themselves beaten by an american team dreaming of drama. jon rahm had other ideas. he beat tiger woods, pumped up. thorbjorn 0lesen shocked jordan spieth while the rankings suggested ian poulter would struggle against dustinjohnson, number one the world. but this is ian poulter, this is the ryder cup, and you know the rest. look at him go! francesco molinari had already won four points, and he found the drink. molinari the man to ensure the ryder cup would be staying this side of the pond.
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well, they said it couldn't be done. at least some did. but look at him now. as the beer flowed and the champagne sprayed, europe showed that power. if you fancied a fitting finale, alex noren is your man. another debutant on the 18th green, galleries packed, never looked like missing. seven points the margin of victory, the meaning is so much more. this is a europe united. it's been absolutely amazing. it's been fairly easy to captain them, to be honest. we're just delighted. a while ago i thought this american team will be very strong and difficult to beat, but as we saw the 12 american guys on the tee, that was a strong line—up, and we have
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to have our best. but everybody showed up with attitude and their best golf. lewis hamilton has taken another step towards a fifth world championship after victory at the russian grand prix. mercedes bosses ordered his team—mate valtteri bottas to let hamilton by to boost his chances of beating title rival sebastian vettel. the briton's championship lead is now 50 points, with five races remaining. in the premier league, burnley beat cardiff city 2—1. sam vokes scored the winning goal. the result moves burnley up to 12th, but leaves cardiff still searching for their first win of the season. in the scottish premiership, steven gerrard lost only his second game since becoming rangers manager. newly promoted livingston beat them 1—0, dolly menga scoring the only goal of the game. but there was an unsavoury incident with assistant referee callum spence, at top of your screen, being hit by an object thrown from the crowd. he was ok to continue.
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the result means rangers are sixth in the table, with livingston up to third. in rugby league, hull kingston rovers will play in super league next season. they did what they needed to do by beating already relegated widnes 30—0. needing to win by 1a points to seal third place in the qualifiers, and their spot in the top flight for 2019, the hosts made easy work of victory. in the premiership, leicester tigers won 19—15 against sale, england fly—half george ford with four penalties and a conversion, to seal a victory that takes leicester up to seventh in the table. that's all the sport for now. the ministry ofjustice says that a disturbance at long lartin prison in worcestershire which left six members of staff needing treatment for injuries has now been resolved. seven inmates have been placed in isolation and will be transferred to other prisons.
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an investigation has been launched. a 28—year—old man has been charged with murder following the deaths of two women at a house near tonbridge, in kent. officers have been at the scene in the village of hadlow since yesterday. lucy vladev has the latest. two people stabbed to death, and another left seriously injured. as police launch a murder investigation, many in this quiet village have been left with questions. i think the whole village is just completely shocked. it's — we're a very friendly village, big community, sense of community here. 0bviously incredibly sad for the family. they seemed very friendly and nice, andjust quiet, kept themselves to themselves a bit. but, as you say, you just don't expect that here. the two women in their 50s and 70s who died at the scene yesterday have
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been named locally as sharon harris and her mother, margaret. meanwhile, a man in his 70s remains in a serious but stable condition in hospital. early yesterday morning, police were called here to carpenters lane by the ambulance service. since then, there has been a constant presence here, with forensics teams carrying out searches and speaking to neighbours to try to piece together what happened. today, the local church held a special service for a community left mourning. we certainly pray today for those who unfortunately died. we pray for the chap who's in hospital recovering. and we also offer prayers even for the alleged perpetrator, because something terrible has gone on there, as well. officers say 28—year—old jack ralph has been charged with two counts of murder and one of attempted murder. he is due to appeart magistrates court tomorrow. lucy vladev, bbc southeast today, hadlow. police on merseyside have launched a murder investigation after a woman died from stab wounds. 0fficers attended an address onjohn street, in birkenhead, where a 44—year—old woman was pronounced dead at the scene.
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a 32—year—old man from the wirral area has been arrested on suspicion of murder. police are appealing for anyone, particularly taxi divers, who may have captured dashcam footage in the area to come forward. 0lympic diver tom daley says he grew up feeling inferior to everyone because of his sexuality, but that gave him the motivation to become a success. speaking on radio 4's desert island discs, he said he was speaking out about gay rights to give others hope. i think there is something, as well, of growing up feeling slightly different and not feeling like the rest of your classmates, not feeling like you fit in. and i didn't realise that it wasn't socially acceptable, if you like, to like boys and girls, and it wasn't until i went to secondary school that i started to realise, oh, not chronos is like me. and you feel less land.
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and i think to this date those feelings are feeling less than an feelings are feeling less than an feeling different other things that have given me the power and strength to be able to succeed in the other things that i have done, because you wa nt to things that i have done, because you want to prove that are not less than, and you want to prove that you something, and you are someone, and iam not something, and you are someone, and i am not going to disappoint eve ryo ne i am not going to disappoint everyone when they eventually were to learn my truth. new research shows younger people experience loneliness more often and more intensely than any other age group. the nationwide survey found that 40% of 16— to 2a—year—olds feel lonely often, or very often. james gallagher reports. it's just — you just feel empty. you just feel so alone, and so low. it's like you're completely isolated from everyone else, even though you might not be. it's horrible, it's a horrible feeling.
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hannah describes herself as confident and friendly, yet she also says she is lonely. the bbc survey shows that, like hannah, it is between the ages of 16 and 2a that we feel lonely more often and more intensely than at any other time in our lives. like, with working with older people, it's a little bit easier for them to admit that they're lonely. but for younger people, they're like, why are you lonely? you go to school every day, you're constantly surrounded by people. there's absolutely no need to be lonely. and i think that is — that's the stigma around it. and are there any good sides to loneliness? well, in my experience, it's got me to where i am now, talking to you, ‘cause if you had met me back then, i would be hiding under the table. scientists at the university of manchester say the study reinforces that we can be alone in a crowd, and that being disconnected from the world around us is a major cause of loneliness.
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that might be why the young are most at risk. what you're doing is you're going out in the world, you're having to work out who you are, what groups you fit into, and it's a real point in your life of lots of changes. so there are — you're almost vulnerable to loneliness because of that. volunteering is one way hannah copes with her loneliness. she helps organise fast friends. it is a place for young people who are feeling lonely to find someone to talk to. it's not really rocket science. i think you just have to talk to young people about how they feel, and try and get — blow that stigma out of the water, really. hannah may not be society's stereotype of loneliness, but if there is one thing this study shows, it is how loneliness can affect us at any stage of our lives. james gallagher, bbc news.
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it is not everyday you see a flock of sheep in central london. but today, 600 freemen and alan titchmarsh drove a flock of sheep across london bridge. the tv gardenerjoined in with the centuries—old tradition as they exercised their rights to herd animals in the capital. the ritual dates back to the 12th century, when freemen were allowed to bring their livestock into the city without paying tax. it was amazing, and it is a fairly narrow one side of the bridge. they have minds of their own. they either wa nt to lea p have minds of their own. they either want to leap over and into the water 01’ come want to leap over and into the water or come backwards. and the lord mayor, you think this could be a capital offence if i let them go backwards. we managed, we got right over the bridge. sorted. now it's time for a look at the weather. how is it looking for the week ahead? well, a fleece may come in handy. it is going to be quite
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chilly. we've got clear skies at the moment, so temperatures plummeting away pretty quickly at the moment. a touch of frost in scotland, northern england and the countryside. even the towns and cities not far behind. two or three degrees in newcastle and edinburgh over the next few hours. a ridge of high pressure to start the day on monday, here it is. low pressure in iceland were chippies weather fronts into the north—west of the uk so actually, probably the sunniest day of the week ahead coming up. starting off ona week ahead coming up. starting off on a cold note, but a glorious start. things will turn to cloud over a ci’oss start. things will turn to cloud over across the north—west of the day goes by and it will be a few showers running down the irish sea. we could get some of those in cheshire, merseyside, greater manchester and north wales. the biggest changes this area of rain work in the scotland and maybe northern ireland as well. as we go through monday night we get this area of milderair through monday night we get this area of milder air moving in off the atlantic. that is because we have a warm front pushing on. warmest of the air will be across england and
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wales, where it will be a cloudy night with outbreaks of rain. but this is how we start tuesday morning. these kinds of temperatures. 1a degrees in belfast, as well is that there will be cold and rain coming and going, perhaps a bit of fog over the higher ground as well. through the rest of tuesday, a few cloud breaks perhaps. in south—east england it will be a warm day. temperatures up to 20 degrees if we see some brighter spells but for scotland, northern ireland and the final north of england, temperatures 12 to 1a degrees, sat in that cooler air. we get another of these warm fronts moving on through wednesday. again a pretty cloudy day, and in scotland there will be more rain to come with that front across the north—west. it will be pretty breezy. temperatures still the highest across the south. the highest around 1920 degrees given a few brighter spells although many will have cloud. thursday a more active weather front pushes into the north—west. scotland and northern ireland get a spell of rain. it will be quite windy here, and a few patches of rain moving in across the
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coast and hills of north—west england and the northern part of wales. again it should stay dry and bright towards southern england, highs of 19 degrees in london. all in all, whetherfor the highs of 19 degrees in london. all in all, whether for the week ahead is looking pretty cloudy, often cloudy for most of us. there will be some rain around, particularly around north—western parts of the country, and at times it will be quite breezy as well. so make the most of tomorrow's sunshine. for many of us it is a cloudy week ahead. that is your latest weather. goodbye. hello. this is bbc news. we'll be taking a look at tomorrow mornings papers in a moment — first the headlines. officials in indonesia say they fear thousands of people may have died in the earthquake and tsunami which struck the island of sulawesi. rescuers are still trying to reach people thought to be trapped under rubble. theresa may urges the conservative party to "come together" and back her brexit plan as their annual conference gets underway in birmingham. she also accuses labour of undermining the national interest.
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