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cracking down on dirty money in britain. the wife of a former banker from azerbijan is told to prove where her wealth came from in the first case of its kind. zamira hajiyeva spent millions of pounds in harrods, bought an £11 million home nearby as well as a golf course in berkshire. and all kuwait. i caught it that the sheep £16 million inside. she's been told that if she can't prove where her wealth comes from, she could lose her home. also this lunchtime. a british couple are among eight people who've been killed in flash flood in mallorca — nine others are still missing. the uk's highest court has ruled that the refusal of a christian bakery to ice a cake with the slogan "support gay marriage" did not break discrimination laws. the westminster terror attack inquest hears from the two close protection officers — one of whom fired the shots that killed khalid massood. and we hearfrom england's newest
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and youngest recruit — 18—year—old jadon sancho — who's making his debut this weekend. and coming up on bbc news. england begin the first match of their one day series against sri lanka in dambulla looking to underline their reputation as favourites to win next years world cup. good afternoon and welcome to the bbc news at one. a woman who spent £16 million in harrods is fighting to keep her home after becoming the first target for a new uk anti—corruption order. she has been named as zamira hajiyeva, who's orginally from azerbaijan and is the wife of a former state banker. as well as her multi—million pound shopping sprees, she bought a house worth £11 million
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close to the harrods store in knightsbridge, and a golf course in berkshire. the high court has ordered her to explain the source of her wealth. if she can't she risks losing her home. investigators from the national crime agency say they believe there are billions of pounds of dirty money invested in british property — but it is almost impossible to charge the owners with a crime or seize the assets because of a lack of evidence. dominic casciani reports. a luxury home worth more than £11 million, in one of the most expensive and exclusive neighbourhoods of london. but it's also property at the heart of a ground—breaking legal battle to reveal suspected corrupt foreign wealth hidden in the capital. the owner and his wife are the target of the uk's first use of a new anti—corruption power, an unexplained wealth order, demanding they reveal how they became so rich. the court order targets this man's wealth.
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jahangir hajiyev, former chairman of the international bank of azerbaijan. jailed for 15 years for fraud and embezzlement, tens of millions of pounds disappeared from his bank. where did the money go? jedward is one of the department store ‘s best customers. armed with three harrods loyalty cards and 35 credit cards, mrs a went on a bit of a spending spree. the high court heard that over a decade, she blew £16 million inside. she indulged her love of luxury goods throughout the store. one day, £150,000 went on jewellery. the next, 1800 topping up the wine cellar. and it's notjust her harrods big spending that's under official scrutiny. the national crime agency also wants to know how a company controlled by her could afford to buy this
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berkshire golf club, for more than £10 million. the couple's lawyers say mr hajiyev was, in their words, "a fat cat banker, but not a crook. "he's the victim of a miscarriage ofjustice and his wife is seeking "to overturn the unexplained wealth order. " anti—corruption campaigners say the new power could finally turn off the tap of dirty money that's been poured into the british property market. the police themselves have estimated that money laundering through the united kingdom is in the order of hundreds of billions of pounds a year. these first unexplained wealth orders are an incredibly important test case. but we are going to need many more of them to pursue the proceeds of crime that have come to the united kingdom. and we're going to need a transformation in our attitude to dirty money from around the world. if the couple can't now prove a legal source for their wealth, the courts could seize the property. investigators are preparing to target other suspects. the battle to uncover corrupt cash has just begun. and dominic is with me.
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are talking about extraordinary sums of, £16 million over a decade, do investigators think this could be the tip of the iceberg?” investigators think this could be the tip of the iceberg? i think everyone's jaws dropped in court, it works out at about £4000 a day over ten years. spending habits. she brought her own golf stream jet for $42 million and has two private car parking bays within the harrods car park. the national crime agency is looking at this in terms of the bigger picture because this is a test case around a lot about what constitutes the type of person they can target, notjust government ministers, but also the families of officials involved in state enterprises as zamira hajiyeva has 110w enterprises as zamira hajiyeva has now been found to be. they have got nine more unexplained wealth orders
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in the pipeline against other targets, other people they want to bring into court to explain their wealth. they hope this process will lead to the recovery of assets in some cases which would otherwise be impossible. we have just some cases which would otherwise be impossible. we havejust had a statement from her lawyers, they say she has made clear her intention to engage fully in the judicial process and will present her case to the court at the appropriate moment and will make no further comment at this time. a british couple have died after their taxi was swept away during flash floods on the spanish island of majorca. nine people have been killed and six are still missing after a huge wave of water engulfed the town of sant llorenc following heavy rain. the spanish military has deployed more than 100 emergency workers, asjenny kumah reports. a brutal and fatal flash flood. eight inches of rainfall injust four hours. that's three times the normal amount for the whole of
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october. two british people are believed to be among the fatalities. it's been reported they were travelling in a taxi when they were caught in the flood. the foreign office says it is in touch with the spanish authorities and is seeking updates. hundreds of residents have had to leave their homes and seek shelter. translation: everything is destroyed. destroyed. it's a tragedy what happened. ijust can't believe it. translation: it's a disaster. at the moment we are cut off and waiting for the emergency services to tell us what to do. in daylight the search for the dozens of people missing continues. as time passes there is growing fear that the death toll will increase. here, emergency teams lift out a car washed away by the flood. they think a victim might be inside. but the car is empty.
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the flood swept cars away over long distances. this resident managed to find his cousin's vehicle over half a mile away from where it had been parked. translation: it was taken by the flood. we live on the first floor and saw how the water washed away everything. the only thing we could do is go to another host a shelter. this is normally a calm, picturesque holiday resort. it's where the reality show love island is filmed. but for the residents here, it will take months to recover from the flash floods' impact. jenny kumah, bbc news. the supreme court has ruled that the christian owners of a bakery in belfast did not breach the law when they refused to bake a cake, decorated with a message supporting same—sex marriage. the judgment overturns two previous rulings that found ashers bakery had discriminated against the customer. emma vardy was in court.
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it's four years since gay—rights activist gareth lee walked into this belfast bakery to place an order. his purchase of a cake became a bitter legal row over the extent to which businesses can refuse to promote political views. the cake was to be iced with the message support gay marriage. today the supreme court ruled that the ba kery‘s refusal to take supreme court ruled that the bakery‘s refusal to take the order did not amount to discrimination. this court has held that nobody should be forced to have our express political opinion in which he does not believe. the bakery's connors had previously been sued for discrimination and had lost their subsequent appeal. the decision of the uk's highest court to overturn a previous rulings marks a hard part vindication of their views. we did
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not turn down this order because of the person who made it but because of the message itself. thejudges have given a clear signal today, in fa ct, have given a clear signal today, in fact, it could not be more clear, family businesses like ours are free to focus on giving all their customers the best service they can, without being forced to promote other people's campaigns. the customer, gareth lee, spoke of his disappointment that seen the judgment overturned. disappointment that seen the judgment overturnedlj disappointment that seen the judgment overturned. i paid my money. my money was taken and a few days later it was refused. based upon the beliefs of the business owners. that made me feel like a second—class citizen and the judgment today tells me that that is 0k. judgment today tells me that that is ok. iam judgment today tells me that that is ok. i am concerned notjust for the implications for myself or other gay people, but for every single one of us. people, but for every single one of us. the supreme courtjudges said the conclusions reached today were not intended to diminish the need to protect people who are gay from discrimination, saying it would be
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an affront to human dignity to refuse someone an affront to human dignity to refuse someone servers an affront to human dignity to refuse someone servers based on sexual orientation but that does not have that happened in this case. the original cake cost £36. legal bills are no more than 200,000. the westminster terror attack inquest has heard from one of the bodyguards who eventually helped to bring the attack to an end. the close protection officer told the old bailey how he saw khalid masood advancing towards him and his colleague outside parliament, wielding a large kitchen knife. helena lee was in court. he and a colleague were in new palace ya rd he and a colleague were in new palace yard on that day, they were close protection officers to a minister, it had been prime minister's questions, they described to the court how they first heard a loud explosion, they went over to carriage gates wear pc keith palmer was stationed. they saw uniformed
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officers and members of the public screening and coming towards them. at that point they both described seeing khalid masood. the close protection officer who did end up shooting masood got visibly upset in court, his voice was shaking at times, and he said when he saw masood he was carrying two large knives and i could see they were covered in blood. thejury was shown footage of the moment that officer and his colleague went towards masood, masood did not change direction, he kept coming forward and at that point despite warnings from both close protection officers khalid masood carried on so one of them decided to fire shots and ended up them decided to fire shots and ended up shooting masood three times. he fell to the ground and both officers described it to court how they both assisted in first aid on khalid masood and helped to handcuff him. they have both finished giving evidence in court and this afternoon
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we'll hear more from those who attended the scene. the jury is expected to begin deliberations on friday. the bbc understands that the democratic unionist party's ten mps at westminster are threatening to vote down the government's budget in a few weeks time — if the brexit deal agreed with the eu breaks the party's red lines. our assistant political editor, norman smith, is in westminster. yet another headache for the prime minister? we know theresa may is under huge pressure from hard—line brexiteers, but now the heat on the brexit bunts and burn is being turned up by the dup who are threatening to vote against the budget at the end of this month, why that would matter is because theresa may depends on them for her majority and if they vote against it the budget could be lost. that is crucial because a government that loses its budget cannot get its taxis in, cannot get its money in and is often seen here as tantamount
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toa and is often seen here as tantamount to a vote of no—confidence in the government. more than that, it would signal that the deal done between the dup and theresa may to keep in power is off, it's over. and lastly it would suggest that if theresa may comes back with her checkers —— chequers deal, that the dup are certain to vote against it. so the heat is really on theresa may. the prime minister has appointed the uk's first minister for suicide prevention and promised more support for young people to mark world mental health day. ministers and officials from more than 50 countries have gathered in london for what's said to be the first international summit on mental health, with experts warning of a global crisis. around 4,500 people take their lives every year in england, and suicide remains the leading cause of death among men under the age of 45. sophie hutchinson reports. the duke and duchess of cambridge showing their support for the global summit
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on mental health, which is under way. today the government acknowledged more support was needed for those suffering. i recognise the treatments on mental health in the nhs to date has not always been as good as it needs to be. and as we put in an extra £20 billion we are going to make sure we address those concerns foursquare. the 20 billion is for the whole of the nhs in england and it's not yet known how much will go to mental health. the government wants to tackle suicide, rates are falling but for the half thousand people still take their lives every year in england. the government has announced new funding for the samaritans to injury helpline remains free for the next four years and a new title for the health ministerjackie doyle price, to become the uk's first minister
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for suicide prevention. but some have questioned this is enough. we hear about people suffering from a nswe i’s hear about people suffering from answers they wait for an appointment. just this week a poll suggested a quarter of mental health patients were waiting at least three months to see a specialist in england, wales and scotland and some say delays are putting lives at risk. we are failing people at the moment, so what the minister will do without having money to change the front line and employ more doctors and nurses and open more psychiatric beds, i don't see how we will prevent the loss of life. the government insists mental health is a priority, whether it is will become clearer when the nhs10—year plan is published next month. and to find out how your local services are performing you can visit the bbc‘s nhs tracker at www. bbc.co.uk/nhstracker. our top story this lunchtime. a woman who spent £16 million
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in harrods is fighting to keep her home after becoming the first target for a new uk anti—corruption order. and still to come. thejersey cows who are enjoying some of the fastest broadband in the world. coming up on bbc news... johanna konta is searching for her fourth coach in three years after splitting with michaeljoyce after another dissapointing season. up to half a million people have been urged to evacuate their homes in florida as hurricane michael approaches. the category four storm is packing winds of up to 130 miles an hour, and could produce waves 13 feet high when it makes landfall later today. president trump has declared a state of emergency in florida — with thousands of troops deployed to prepare for the hurricane's arrival. jon donnison reports.
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hurricane michael is whipping towards florida with full force. sustained winds of more than 200 kilometres an hour. in parts of the state, there has already been severe flooding. and forecasters are warning of a possible four metre storm surge. businesses have been battening down the hatches. evacuation orders have been issued to more than 300,000 people. and for many it's a case of pack up and get out. if it was just the adults we would have rode it out, but, you know, got to be safe since they're with us. long trafficjams have formed as people head inland. fuel is running low and supermarket shelves are emptying. this is the last thing we are picking up, just extra water. usually busy holiday resorts are practically deserted. but the authorities are warning people not to take chances. you cannot hide, there's no way to hide from storm surge.
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it is impossible. so get prepared, and get out if an evacuation is ordered. every family must be prepared now. some, though, are determined to stay put. the media sometimes gets things a little bit, you know, crazy. and, you know, peoplejump and run and they should do that, but we have just been through so many that we're comfortable staying. so we're going to. and we've got enough food and a generator, gas. so we'll be just fine. satellite images show the scale of hurricane michael as it tracks north. it has already reportedly left more than a dozen people dead in central america. this is not what you would hope for on a caribbean cruise. but this ship on the way to cuba got caught up in the storm, forcing passengers to ride it out. back in florida, emergency services are bracing themselves for a difficult 24 hours. reinforcements have been brought
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in from as far away as pennsylvania. the worst of hurricane michael is still to come. john donnison, bbc news. turkish television has aired new images which are said to show a saudi journalist who went missing earlier this month in istanbul. jamal khashoggi, a critic of the saudi monarchy, visited his country's consulate in the city more than a week ago — but failed to re—emerge. turkish security sources fear he was murdered in the building — but saudi arabia denies this. our correspondent in istanbul, mark lowen, reports. the last time jamal the last timejamal khashoggi was seen the last timejamal khashoggi was seen alive entering the saudi consulate in istanbul last week to get papers for his upcoming marriage. there's nothing to show that he left foot top techie alleges the journalist was killed that he left foot top techie alleges thejournalist was killed inside that he left foot top techie alleges the journalist was killed inside the consulate by a saudi hit squad, this pro—government paper printing photos
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of the 15 men it claims comprised it. cctv shows there are rival in istanbul are private jet, hours before the disappearance of mr ‘s khashoggi. there seemed checking into hotels near the saudi consulate, their booking was for several days of they left early. blacked out vocals are shown around the consulate, moving to the residents of the consul general around 90 minutes after mr khashoggi vanished. did they contain his body? the planes flew back to riyadh that night, one to dubai and the other to cairo the home profile saudi dissident had been living in self—imposed exile in the us for the past year. critical of the new crown prince mohammed bin salman, he recently told the bbc he could not return to saudi arabia has called the turkish allegations completely false and tasteless claiming that mr khashoggi left the consulate that day. they provided no footage to
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back that up. meanwhile his turkish fiance waits for news, urging president trump to support him in an open letter. i do not know how i could keep living if he was abducted or killed, she said. if the claims are true there will be pressure on the west for a tough response to riyadh. jersey now has some of the fastest broadband speeds in the world after the installation of a direct fibre optic connection to 40,000 homes and businesses. it's hoped the investment will ‘future—proof‘ the island, allowing instant access to the internet for everyone from schools to dairy farmers, as rory cellan—jones reports. they've all got it. from a castle where it arrives down a causeway which is under water at high tide... come on ladies, laptops out! ..to a girls school where all students and teachers rely on in it lessons... ..to the farm where these jersey cows are arriving at a high—tech milking parlour. yes, they've all got fast fibre broadband, now available everywhere on the island. that's becausejersey has gone down a different route from the uk,
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taking fibre right into the home rather than relying on a copper cable for the last stretch. in the uk, the fibre is typically connected to a cabinet, a green cabinet in your street close to your home. it is as if a motorway is being built to the bottom of your road. whereas injersey, we are actually building the motorway all the way in to your home. the hope is that having a future—proofed broadband connection will help all kinds of businesses, like lodge farm with its 200 dairy cattle. this may look like an old—fashioned kind of business, but it is benefiting from the fast fibre. because each of these cows is effectively online, sending data to the cloud. this afternoon she has given just over eight litres of milk. the cows are sending data, not just to the farm's computers, but to a company in the uk monitoring the performance of the milking equipment. it has definitely improved profitability and our productivity. as problems arise, we can sort them out within seconds. at beaulieu school, every pupil has
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a small laptop connected to the fast wi—fi network. as you can see on your google classroom, you are going to be working in groups, 0k, small groups. all the lessons are stored online, accessible at home as well as at school. and the whole system is now cheaper to run. it hasn't been cheap to dig up the roads and lay fibre—optic cables everywhere. but with the main telecoms company owned by the island's government, they have been able to take a long—term view. nowjersey thinks it can teach the rest of us a few lessons about the fast fibre future. rory cellanjones, bbc news, jersey. the winner of the royal institute of british architects‘ most prestigious award — the riba stirling prize — will be announced this evening. among those shortlisted this year are a new art gallery, student housing, a lecture theatre and a nursery. our correspondent, david sillito, has been to see the buildings and speak to the architects behind them.
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so if you could put yourfinger on one thing that makes a place a place, what is it? we're in cambridge to see a village hall. but storey‘s field is a community centre with a difference. my guide, daisy, helps communities get the best buildings for their needs. and this, she thinks, is one of the best she has ever seen. into the reception of the building. it's quite a nice reception for a community hall? the whole building does not feel like a community centre in any way. also helping us test out the nursery were allegra and teddy. the architects have travelled around the world looking at what makes the perfect nursery. this is the sleeping room. even the colour of the nap room is said to be the ideal colour to aid sleep. and the main hall has been designed to do everything, from chamber
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music to funerals and children's parties, to dance. very spacious and one of the most spacious community halls i've ever seen. they can even change the acoustic in the room by lowering the blinds. just listen to the change in the echo. give me a clap. quite an echo there. another clap, please. it's really changed the sound, hasn't it? i think we were below half a second. it's around half a second. however, when it came to a public vote it was this billion pound office development, bloomberg's european hq, that topped the poll. i like that bit and that bit. nevertheless, the odds—on favourite for tonight's stirling prize, britain's best new building, is this community hall, that will probably make every village in britain a bitjealous. david sillito, bbc news, cambridge. and you can find out the winner tonight in a special programme
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on the bbc news channel at 8.30. jadon sancho has been speaking of his excitement at being selected for the england team. at 18 years of age, he's become the first person in the national squad born after the millenium. the teenager, who left manchester city to join borussia dortmund, said he was thrilled to have been chosen for england's nations league matches against croatia and spain. he was speaking to our sports correspondent, katherine downes. gareth southgate's newest star, with a name made for chanting. a name already sung in germany, jadon sancho is snubbing the big—money and big names at manchester city to sign for borussia dortmund and guarantee himself the chance to shine. a big risk, but one that's paid off. and here he is, part of the senior england squad. just get my opportunity on the pitch and obviously i can show the world what i can do. and obviously, people
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are taking notice. i'm just grateful. there's a lot of great young players out there and i just think that is because they are so determined to play. and obviously playing in front of the world, i'm just grateful i'm living that dream. england are the under 17 world cup winners! sancho already has a world cup winners medal to his name, part of the victorious under 17 squad last year. some say his senior call—up has perhaps come too soon. but he's among his peers here. much has been made of his talent and of course his youth. the first player born this century to represent england. remarkable, perhaps. but then, if you consider the squad as a whole has an average age ofjust 23, he is just a part of gareth southgate's bright new england. i've seen him in training today and i think this kid's a good player. i'm sure the england fans will see him very soon. obviously i think a lot of people know about him already, so. no, but i'm happy to see him and all
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the other young lads and you know, obviously the quality has got them here and it is no surprise because they are doing really well for their clubs. whether or not he can stand the scrutiny, and set england hearts aflutter, will become clear when england take on croatia and then spain on friday and monday. for now, he is already winning new fans, to many of whom what he has achieved just by being here at 18, may not seem quite so far out of reach. katherine downes, bbc news, at st george's park. time for a look at the weather... here's helen willets. and a terrible storm about to hit florida. this is hurricane michael, and if it gets is a category for that would be the most powerful ever to hit the panhandle and likely to cause disruption with its wind and inundation from floodwater as well.
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the storm surge the height of a double—decker bus and also a sustained wind of 145 miles an hour and also around eight, ten inches of parts of georgia and alabama and then across into the carolinas tomorrow. so if you have an interest in that part of the world state should do the forecast. back home it is really a mind at the moment, we have already 24 celsius in some places and staying warm for most for the rest of the day. a lovely autumnal day. unfortunately it will not last because overnight we bring in some showers across the channel through the latter part of the evening. there will be
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