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the bbc reveals evidence of a vast new network of internment camps in china. it's thought as many as a million muslims are being held inside without trial. satellite images include what experts believe is one of the biggest detention centres in the world. familes are separated from loved ones inside. their dad is in there...? why can't we ask some questions? the muslims in the camps are part of the persecuted uighur community. we have a special report from inside china. also tonight... the moment the saudi crown prince, widely suspected of ordering the killing ofjamal khashoggi, meets the murdered journalist's son. marching on the streets of glasgow — council workers stage what's believed to be the biggest ever strike for equal pay. the dilemma facing sheep famers — how to sell the lambs bred now that will be sold after brexit? and ronaldo‘sjuventus make it a disappointing night
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for manchester united in the champions league. coming up in sportsday on bbc news... england captain eoin morgan questions his side's attitude, as they slump to a record one—day defeat against sri lanka in colombo. good evening. the bbc has new evidence tonight that china is building a vast network of internment camps for its muslim population in the western region of xinjiang. experts say one facility we've identified could be one of the biggest detention centres in the world. it's thought as many as a million muslims from the uighur community are being held
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without trial in xinjiang. china denies the claims, saying it has a programme of "vocational training centres", which it says centres", which it says are needed to combat the threat of terrorism. but the bbc has seen analysis that suggests the number of secure, prison—like facilities in the area has more than doubled in the past two years. accounts of life for individuals inside these places tell of abuse and humiliation. our china correspondent john sudworth reports from a part of the country where journalists are often prevented from filming. in xinjiang, displays of police might are everywhere. but there is something here they don't want you to see. huge fences all around. behind these blue steel walls, in a former school, is what china calls a vocational training centre. but it looks more like a prison. nearby, relatives queue up to visit. from above, the grim details can be picked out.
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last year, the school had a football pitch. today, it's covered with what look like accommodation blocks. watchtowers are visible. on a corner, just outside the camp fence, we stopped the camp fence, we stop to speak to a family. some officials try to stop us filming, but another intervenes. let them speak, she says. i ask who they're visiting. my dad, he replies. china denies it is detaining muslims in xinjiang. in response to the allegations, state television has been showing classrooms of supposedly grateful adults, willingly undergoing the education. undergoing "re—education".
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"without this, i might have followed religious extremists," this woman says. but the bbc has seen new, detailed satellite analysis of dozens of suspected camps across xinjiang. few of them look much like schools. this giant compound is surrounded by a high wall with 16 watchtowers. we try to approach the site by car. look at this... only to discover that it's being expanded on a massive scale. it's like a city... then the police block our way. if this really is all about education, then why the effort to stop us getting close? the satellite analysts show us a more recent image. it is clear how much
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the site has grown. but the team is able to show that this one camp is part of something much bigger. of something much bigger, by identifying many other similar secure facilities right across xinjiang. plotting their growth over time shows just how fast they're being built. satellites see beyond what the human eye can see. as the years pass, we have detected that the number of infrastructures being built increases and, most significantly, in the past two years. and prison design experts tell us this could now be one of the biggest detention facilities in the world, holding 11,000 inmates at the very least. xinjiang's mainly muslim minority are known as the uighurs. now, many of their homes are locked and deserted.
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sinister official notices on the doors say the missing are being "looked after". "re—education", "vocational training", to use china's euphemisms, suggest something limited and temporary, but our evidence shows that the camps and prisons being used for that purpose are large—scale and seemingly permanent. the big question, then, is where does all of this end? and the history of mass incarcerations, of course, offers some pretty ominous prescedents. from a vegetable field to another one of china's new schools. in less than six months, complete with watchtowers. we tried to film one of them. but once again, while trying to get to the truth, we're asked to leave. john — some shocking images in your report there. what does china say about all of this?
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well, fiona, china says it faces a real threat of terrorism in xinjiang andindeed real threat of terrorism in xinjiang and indeed there have been some violent attacks. it's answer is re—education, anti—extremism training, which as you saw in my report, the suggestion is that muslims are willingly submitting themselves to that. but our evidence suggests a very different reality. even that large site that you saw us try to visit, locals call that a re—education centre, basically a school. but you have to ask what kind of school needs 16 watchtowers? and what can you tell us about life inside these detention centres? well, reports from people who've beenin well, reports from people who've been in them suggest a programme of brainwashing, of study of china's
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anti—extremism legislation and abuse and violence. and good evidence suggests, fiona, that even the mildest of dissent, even the most moderate of religious practice, is enough to get people swept up into these camps. in the second of my reports, tomorrow, we will hearfrom people who've been inside and we will also be speaking to british uighurs whose families have been swept up into this massive system of mass incarceration. john sudworth in beijing, thank you. turkey's president erdogan has said the savage murder ofjournalist jamal khashoggi in istanbul was premeditated and demanded that the men being held for it be handed over by saudi arabia and put on trial in turkey. tonight president trump described saudi's handling of the matter as "the worst cover—up ever". from istanbul, mark lowen reports. jamal khashoggi's last
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steps into the saudi consulate and towards his death. he came just four papers to prove his divorce had let him remarry. three weeks on, the search for the truth continues. president erdogan vowed to provide today the "naked truth", in his words. in the end, no new bombshell, but accusations of a premeditated act. translation: all the information and evidence shows that jamal khashoggi was killed in a violent, savage murder. we expect those responsible to be exposed. we have strong evidence that it was a planned operation, not an accidental death. he called for an independent investigation and tightened pressure on those arrested in riyadh. many of them close to the crown prince. the president of turkey, the world's biggestjailer ofjournalists, now an unlikely defender of the saudi journalist's cause. translation: the 18 people must be tried in istanbul. this is my proposal.
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but the decision is for the saudis to make. president erdogan laid out how the journalist's murder was orchestrated. he said planning for it began whenjamal khashoggi booked his appointment at the consulate to get divorce papers. the day before his killing, a saudi reconnaissance team scouted a forest in istanbul where he may now be buried. president erdogan went on, the 15 strong hit squad assembled that morning at the consulate, removing hard discs from security cameras. then mr khashoggi received a call to confirm his appointment at the consulate. it was at 1308 that jamal khashoggi was last seen alive. one saudi operative then donned the journalist's clothes and a fake beard and glasses, walking in istanbul, apparently as a diversion. more evidence, it seems, of meticulous planning. given the gruesome leaks of what happened here, sedatives, strangling,
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dismemberment, a president who does not shy away from confrontation was surprisingly restrained today. i am told that he wanted to show that this was not against saudi arabia, to urge the king to act without targeting him and to warn there will be more dirt if riyadh stays silent. in the saudi capital today, they put on a brave face, opening a glitzy investment conference, but many multinationals and politicians are boycotting it and the opening speaker could not avoid the topic. the terrible acts reported in recent weeks are alien to our culture and our dna. getting the us to change tack is harder. its treasury secretary pulled out of the conference but still met the crown prince, the saudis praising the strategic partnership. and the white house is yet to be convinced by turkey's allegations. what did president erdogan said? yes. well, he was pretty rough.
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i want to see the facts first. look, saudi arabia has been a really great ally, one of the biggest investors, maybe the biggest investor in our country. imagine the pain here forjamal khashoggi's son, meeting king salman and the crown prince, widely accused of ordering the murder. beyond the geopolitics, the regional relations turned upside down, it comes down to this, a father killed, a family torn apart. tim willcox is in the saudi capital riyadh, where that international conference is taking place. whilst many world leaders have spoken out against the murder ofjamal khashoggi, and some pulled out of the summit. nonetheless, business there is still brisk. it has been, the british government did not attend overall, they decided not to overnight. but the first day ended with a gala dinner at the ritz—carlton hotel, a hotel used as a sort of luxury prison by the crown
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prince one year ago to detain scores of saudis and members of the royal family in an anticorruption drive. but i think from a saudis perspective, they will be pleased with the way it has gone today. the crown prince himself came to the conference, was mobbed like a rockstar by delegates there, not only saudis but also europeans and russians and chinese wanting selfies and trying to shake his hand. i caught up with him and i had a very brief chat with him and i said, given the background to this, how do you think things are going? and he said, great, more people and more money. and i think the truth here is that despite a boycott by politicians and ceos, a lot of business people have come but perhaps lower down the pecking order. they don't want to lose out on this 2030 vision of saudi arabia that the crown prince has. they want a piece of the action in terms of the huge wealth this country has and will continue to have over the next few decades. but it is the
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diplomatic pressure which continues, and that is uncomfortable, i think, for the saudi royal family, not least what president erdogan had to say today but also a strongly worded statement from the g7, saying that they welcome transparency from the saudis in admitting the killing of mr kershaw due, they still said that there were many more questions which remained unanswered. tim willcox, thank you. what is thought to be the uk's biggest ever strike about equal pay is underway in glasgow. thousands of council workers are striking for 48 hours, resulting in the closure of hundreds of schools, and affecting some care services. scotland's highest court last year ruled that women at the council had been discriminated against since 2006 and that some had lost thousands of pounds a year in pay. our scotland editor sarah smith reports from glasgow frances is a social care worker who says she didn't want to go on strike, but feels she has no choice. frances and her colleagues say they are paid up to £3 an hour less
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than men doing similar work because of pay structures that penalise those who work irregular hours, the vast majority of whom are women. there are cleaners and carers and there's dinner school ladies all getting a lot less than men for doing the same jobs, or similarjobs. we do so much more, we're getting compared to a cleansing worker, a gardener, so there's no comparison there. we're dealing with people's lives. this is why we want equality. we want to be treated equal. primary schools and nurseries across the city are closed, and most home care services suspended. glasgow city council say that's putting some vulnerable people at risk, like irene, who needs four care visits a day to make sure that she takes essential medication. what do you need that you're not getting today? pills. medication.
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iam bipolar. i am bipolar. i iam bipolar. i need to i am bipolar. i need to get my pills. how did you feel when your carer told you she wouldn't be coming in today? i felt quite shaky. she's striking for equal pay. are you annoyed she's not here helping you today, or...? no. they deserve it. thousands of women and some male colleagues took to the streets today after 12 years of arguing about equal pay. the irony is that the pay structures in dispute here were put in place to try and end discrimination. but the woman who are on strike say theyjust entrenched the inequality. for a decade, under labour control, the council fought the women's claims in court, where their pay scheme was ruled to be less favourable to female workers. the snp took charge last year, promising to settle the dispute. unions say negotiations have stalled, but the council insists this strike is completely unnecessary. we have been trying to meet every single one of their demands, and have agreed ways forward on everything.
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they had every reason to withdraw the strike action right up until this morning. at this point, we're not clear what it is that they still want. campaigners say the cost of settling 12,000 equal pay claims could be over half a billion pounds. the council dispute that figure but admit it is facing a huge financial challenge. sarah smith, bbc news, glasgow. an allegation of contempt of court against former english defence league leader tommy robinson has been referred up to the government's top legal adviser. mr robinson appeared at the old bailey, facing an allegation that he had committed contempt by filming people at a criminal trial. thejudge ruled it needed to be referred to the attorney general for further consideration. 35—year—old robinson — who appeared under his real name, stephen yaxley—lennon — is on bail. the government will urge ferry and freight companies to plan alternative routes if a no—deal
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brexit blocks cross—channel traffic. the plans emerged after today's cabinet meeting in downing street, at which ministers were updated on contingency plans if we leave the eu without a deal. our deputy political editor john pienaar is in downing street. what more can you tell us? preparations for the disruption of brexit talks ending in no deal have grown more urgent and today worries about protecting the supply of vital commodities, including medicines came up at the cabinet, and one important contingency plan is to get carriers and freight companies to use alternative routes and ports in belgium and holland if blockages in calais for example interrupted vital supplies. one senior member of the government told me this was not about hiring suddenly ships or vessels to keep the nhs going or
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chartering vessels to get supplies across the water, it was about making sure that the companies that are there to do this job carry out that function. the fact is that ministers and officials are worried about long delays and blockages and all sorts of interruption and disruption to services and businesses in this country. they are having to come up with ways to deal with that potential problem. today's meeting, feelings run high, the foreign secretary was adamant that there should be no indefinite stay in an arrangement with the european union which would stop britain from striking its own trade deals. if it took too long, longer than promised took too long, longer than promised to strike a trade deal with the european union. that is exactly what theresa may says is her intention, but the pressure is on and the mood there are today demonstrated how little room that she has four manoeuvre. tomorrow she little room that she has four manoeuvre. tomorrow she will meet her backbenchers, conservative mps
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at westminster and you will be hoping that meeting goes smoothly and there is support and not suspicion and hostility. thank you. the irish government has announced that the site of a former mother—and—baby home — where almost 800 babies and children may be buried — will be excavated. an investigation has already found that "significa nt quantities" of human remains are at the site in county galway. the irish children's minister said she wanted to ensure all the babies and children — who died at the catholic—run home — have a ' respectful burial‘. here's our ireland correspondent emma va rdy. this was once the grounds of a former home for unmarried mothers, known as the fallen women. a mass grave was found here four decades ago. then, people were told that it held the remains of those who had died during the great famine. but more recent research found the grave contained the bodies of almost 800 babies and children. it's believed they were buried in a septic tank. now, the site will be excavated to recover the remains.
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at a press conference today, the minister for children said it was a huge task which presents technical and legal issues. the actions which will now be taken are... a phased approach to the forensic excavation and recovery of the children's remains, insofar as this is possible. and then arrangements for the respectful reburial and memorialisation, as well as appropriate conservation of the site. it was an important step, she said, for those who believe they have a loved one whose remains are here. this catholic—run institution had high infant mortality. from the 1920s to 1961, many children died of sickness and malnutrition. the bodies to be exhumed are all believed to be of those aged between two days and nine years old. well, it is great, really, for all the mothers that had babies here, whether they were adopted
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or fostered or buried here. at least it's an acknowledgement that the state and church did wrong. it was an amateur historian who first brought this scandal to light. catherine corless's findings exposed the vast number of child deaths. she has long called for the mass grave to be dug up. i'm just very, very relieved, i'm very happy for the survivors. i am happy for all the little babies who are buried right on this spot, right underneath us here, in the tanks, and it's more than we expected, really. the excavation it's hoped will uncover the secrets of this site. former residents of the home and their families have waited many years for answers. emma vardy, bbc news. the european commission has told italy to revise its budget, saying it breaks eu rules on public spending. the commission has asked rome to submit a new budget within three
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weeks or face disciplinary action. italy's governing populist parties have vowed to push ahead with campaign promises, including a minimum income for the unemployed. elderly people suffered painful and distressing deaths due to poor care in a nursing home, according to their families who have spoken to the bbc. relatives of two women who died at a home run by bupa said their loved ones suffered terribly. the health watchdog the care quality commission says it is concerned that it's a national problem, with some care homes having staff shortages and a lack of training in end of life care. here's our health editor, hugh pym. i saw the most cruel thing that no one should ever go through. you should not have to die that way. this is a photograph of my mother in the nursing home. ingrid is haunted by the way her mother ann died last year, aged 92. she was in a private care home run by the health provider bupa. it advertised proactive end of life care and that is what her family expected when they knew she did not have much longer to live,
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but the reality was very different. the frustration of having all the end of life drugs that would have eased her pain and agitation and fear down the corridor and not getting anyone prepared to administer them without a sign off from a gp is absolutely awful. awful. and will be with me forever. i know that. that is her in sri lanka... lindy is another who feels let down by the same care home. her mother, barbara, who was 106, enjoyed living there, but when her condition worsened, she was in distress for several hours as the right medication was not given through a device known as a syringe driver. lindy thinks it was down to a lack of training. i feel that nurses who work, who care for the elderly, should have extra training in palliative care and that this should be legislated by the government. the website for the bupa care home
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in west london highlights smart fixtures and fittings. fees can be over £100,000 a year. it advertises palliative care, that is symptom management at end of life, making sure physical and psychological needs are met, but an inspection by the regulator, the cqc, in august last year said it required improvement. in a statement, bupa told us that the team here had undertaken additional training since the cqc inspection and that nurses do have the equipment to administer pain relief. it added that syringe driver training is available for all registered nurses in the care homes. the regulator believes there is a growing problem with some nursing homes not providing the right level of care for residents in their final days. it is not acceptable that we cannot support people at the end of their life in the way that they want to. some people can definitely do it, but it is not happening everywhere
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and we need to get that sorted. ingrid says it is time to end the taboo of not talking about death and to strive to get every care home properly enabled to allow residents to die with dignity. hugh pym, bbc news. sheep farmers around the uk are facing a challenge this breeding season, as they put their rams in the fields. the lambs they are planning for will be born after brexit in march — and so decision making is unusually difficult. and the latest figures show that breeding ewes are fetching the lowest price in more than 3 years. our consumer affairs correspondent colletta smith has been talking to farmers in cumbria. on a crisp autumn day there are few places more appealing than being up on the hills with the sheep at this farm. but for rachel and her family it is getting harder to make the sums add up. 300 lambs, £30. you're talking a £30 loss or £30 less... yes, it is about £9,000.
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we have friends with £20,000 back. it is a bit of a worry, because obviously you have got your bills to pay. but she is already having to make the big decisions about next spring. we put them in with the sheep, we have got lambs inside sheep and we don't know if they will be able to sell, but you cannot not put your rams in with your sheep, so you just have to carry on, really. this is crunch time of year for sheep farmers, they are finding out how much they made on all their lambs from last spring and how much they are going to have to invest in breeding stock this year. because, it is market season. so i am heading down the road to one of the biggest livestock markets in the country. almost 500 rams were sold here today for breeding next spring's lambs. at auctions across the country, prices were down.
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farmers as a whole, as a race, if you like, as a group of people, are pretty resilient. we had a difficult winter, really bad spring, beast from the east and all the assorted weather, followed by a really dry summerand brexit, so, yes, the amount of uncertainty is probably greater than we have seen for a long time. but that is how the land lies for farmers this breeding season. they are going to be in a situation where those lambs are going to be born post—brexit, in a completely different market. we might be under world trade organisation tariffs then which would really hit. 90% of our lamb trade in this country goes to europe, so that if we go under wto rules, we are in a really difficult situation, where we do not have free trade access to our biggest market. rachel's daughter catherine is watching as her parents make big financial decisions about the farm
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she loves and hopes to run one day. definitely it is in the back of my mind, like what is going to happen after brexit? but i do think we need to persevere, because we are the people who provide the food for the uk. whatever happens, decisions by farmers to reduce their flock now will have an impact on the price we pay in the shops for lamb next year. coletta smith, bbc news in kirby stephen. juventus have beaten manchester united 1—0 in the champions league group stages. the match sawjuventus striker cristiano ronaldo return to his old club where he first achieved world renown. from old trafford, david ornstein sent this report... old trafford is known as the theatre of dreams, and tonight, one man took centre stage. cristiano ronaldo, formerly the star of manchester united, now hoping to haunt them with juventus. ronaldo has recently been in the spotlight for other reasons, accused of rape, which he denies.
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but here, the focus was on football, and the portuguese soon made his mark, setting up paulo dybala to give the italian champions an early lead. from provider, ronaldo almost turned scorer, only to meet his match in david de gea, the spaniard saving united just before half—time, and then again shortly after the break... ronaldo! ..to keep the struggling hosts in contention. finally, united awoke and it was their own marquee name paul pogba who came within inches of showing why united paid a then world record fee to sign him from juve two years ago. that, however, was as good as it would get forjose mourinho's men, another setback in a troubled season, a night forjuventus and ronaldo to savour.

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