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this is bbc news. the headlines at three. leicester city fans are laying flowers at king power stadium this lunchtime, close to where a helicopter belonging to the club's owner crashed last night. ijust can't believe it. he has done a lot for the club and they are nice people. us officials say the man accused of murdering 11 people in a synagogue in pittsburgh made statements about genocide during the assault. the city's mayor had this message for the community. we will be here to help you through this horrific episode. we will get through this darkest day, of pittsburgh's history, by working together. chancellor philip hammond, who will present his budget tomorrow, says an end to austerity depends on what kind of brexit deal the country gets. glenn hoddle is "responding well" to treatment after suffering a heart attack on saturday. a spokesman for the former england manager and player said he remains in a serious condition in hospital. the bbc has been told the owner
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of leicester city football club was on board the helicopter that crashed and burst into flames only minutes after taking off from the king power stadium last night. it's understood vichai srivaddhanaprabha had been flying home after watching his team play west ham. fans have visited the ground this morning to leave flowers and tributes to the man who bought leicester city eight years ago, pouring millions of pounds into the club and watching it win the premier league in 2016. it's not yet known how many other people were on the helicopter. sima kotecha reports. the scene today. helicopter wreckage after the crash yesterday evening. an hour or so after
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the final whistle, this. a huge fireball. people stunned, in shock, bewildered. oh, my god. a helicopter‘s just crashed next to the stadium. the bbc understands the chair and owner of leicester city football club was on board. vichai srivaddhanaprabha has been in charge since 2010. it's still not clear who else was with him. he has just been so fantastic all—round, you know? yeah, the financial backing has been wonderful, some of the players that we have bought, the fact that we won the league, etc, etc, but it's more the local stuff as well, the things he has done with the community, you know, the generous donations to the hospital are well publicised but also the things he has done for the fans. today, flowers, tears and tributes. we will still go on, carry on fighting, try and get to the top of the premier league table just for him. eyewitnesses have told us the helicopter lost control midair
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and was only in the sky for a matter of seconds. the crash happened over there, just behind the stadium. people rushed towards it to try and help those inside the helicopter. the security staff attempted to stop them and maintain order. leicester city had played west ham last night. they drew 1—1. like at the most matches involving leicester city, vichai srivaddhanaprabha was picked up off the pitch by helicopter. he was usually taken back to his home in london. the club has flourished under his ownership. two years ago, it won the premier league against all odds. now, fans in mourning as they try to come to terms with what happened. sima kotecha, bbc news, leicester. 0ur correspondent kathryn stanczyszyn is at the king power stadium. we catherine, we can see some of the
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crowds behind you come to lay tributes. yes, all day, leicester city fans and notjust leicester city fans and notjust leicester city fans and notjust leicester city fans football fans have been arriving here outside the king power stadium. this area behind me. it started off with just some flowers and some flags and shirt, against the wall there, was a sort of bit of a cordoned off area, that has had to be expanded four times as more and more people come down, they stand silently, and they think about this accident that happened last night. we know that on the south—east corner of the king power stadium, work continues at the crash site. air dent investigators are there at the moment. forensic teams as well but we are still to get any news or confirmation of passengers onboard that helicopter, although of course we understand that the owner was among those onboard. plenty of fans
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here telling me that actually, this clu b here telling me that actually, this club has been made into a very special place, since 2010, when that owner took over. and that actually it is not just owner took over. and that actually it is notjust about leicester city football clu b it is notjust about leicester city football club but leicester as a city, the nature of it and the community that this football club has helped to forge. i am here with alan clarke who is i think it is fairto alan clarke who is i think it is fair to say alan clarke who is i think it is fairto saya alan clarke who is i think it is fair to say a lifelong fan, how long? 55 years plus. so so tell us why you felt the need to be here now? it is what he has cone for the club, he is one of us, he is a foot ball club, he is one of us, he is a football fan and what he has put into the club is unbelievable. it produced that impossible dream, which i never thought we would ever see in my lifetime. quarrel list in the champions league, —— quart finalist in the champions league, and this guy is leicester city. i would like to thank milan mandaric
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for picking these guy, he knew what he was doing when he sold the club to them, because they are football fans through and through and not just in it for the asset stripping and money grabbing that some other chairman are, but... we are feeling that outpouring of grief and respect and affinity here, as well. were you here yesterday? yes, home and away i go, soi here yesterday? yes, home and away i go, so i go home and away games and we here yesterday, and ijust couldn't believe it when i heard the new, it was, no, it can't be right. it isjust not happened unfortunately these accidents do occur, don't they, but... it's leicester city will never die. foxes never quit. and, you know, he was one of us. and i can't say any more hearty of the guy of his son and the
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board, it has been fantastic. alan, thank you so much for sharing that with us, and you can see how upset people are here, people wiping away tea rs, people are here, people wiping away tears, people who have spent several hours just because they want to be here with other fans today. we are still waiting for any kind of confirmation about passengers or what happened. we may be able to bring you some of that later but at the moment this is about people, fan, the wider football community and the community of leicester coming together. a sombre day in the city i should imagine, thank you very much. the suspect in the mass shooting at a synagogue in the united states has been charged with 11 counts of murder. authorities in pittsburgh say they have identified all the victims — the eldest was 97 years old. the suspect, robert bowers, is being treated for several gunshot wounds in hospital after surrendering to police following the shooting. if convicted, he could face the death penalty. it's emerged he has a history of posting anti—semitic material on social media,
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as gary 0'donoghue reports. just a few short hours after the hate—filled murder of 11 jewish worshippers, hundreds of people from this community came to grieve and to comfort one another. some chose to speak up, some just to stand and remain silent, all still in shock and disbelief over the horror of what had taken place. all day, the police were at the scene of the shooting, meticulously gathering their evidence. the sheer scale and brutality of the crime becoming clearer by the minute. i just found out that i have a friend that was shot. i don't really know her status other than that she is ok. it sickens me, because this is a close—knit neighbourhood and there is no doubt that there are going to be people on that list that i know. later in the evening, robert bowers was indicted with 29 separate charges laid against him. many accusing him of murder motivated by religious hatred.
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announcer: donald] trump. donald trump was out campaigning in illinois, announcing his intention to travel to pittsburgh in the coming days. he's also ordered flags to be flown at half—mast on the white house and other federal buildings for the next four days. this evil, anti—semitic attack is an assault on all of us. it's an assault on humanity. later, the names of those who died will be released and the fbi are expected to answer questions about how someone with such a flagrantly anti—semitic online presence wasn't picked up. the authorities here sayjustice will be swift and severe, but for the jewish community of squirrel hill, it's going to take a long, long time to come to terms with how someone could commit such a hate—filled crime. gary 0'donoghue, bbc news, pittsburgh, pennsylvania. speaking at a news conference,
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the president of thejewish federation of greater pittsburgh, jeff finkelstein, said they would do everything to help those affected. i've seen this room a lot of times on tv, and i never thought i'd be at this podium. this is an awful, awful period for ourjewish community, and especially for the families who have been affected, and it's real once you hear the names. we're going to do everything we can to help the families, we're in the process of doing that now, and we'll be there for them and be there to help ourjewish community and the pittsburgh region healfrom this. the chief of pittsburgh police, wendell hissrich, praised the quick response of his officers in apprehending robert bowers before more people were hurt. i still want to praise the officers for what they did.
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i mean, they ran into danger, they ran into gunfire, to help others. some of that's training, some of that's experience, but it's their inner core that wants them to help others, that wants to save lives, and they did that yesterday. so we want to praise them for that. the four officers that were injured, one was released yesterday, we're praying one will be released today and the other two have a little bit more that needs to be done. pittsburgh's mayor, bill peduto, paid tribute to the 11 victims and their families, and pledged to eradicate violence from the city. pittsburgh is a strong town. we are a resilient city, we have been knocked down and we have found ways to stand back up, and we have always done it in one way, by working together. to the victims' family, to
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the victims' friends, we are here as a community of one, for you. we will be here to help you through this horrific episode. we will get through this darkest day, of pittsburgh's history, by working together. we know that we as a society are better than this. we know that hatred will never when out. that those that try to divide us out. that those that try to divide us because of the way that we pray, 01’ us because of the way that we pray, or wear orfamilies are us because of the way that we pray, or wear or families are from, around the world, will lose, and in pittsburgh, we are pragmatic, and we find solutions to problems. we will not try to rationalise irrational behaviour, we will not try to figure out ways in order to lesson the degree of crimes such as this, we will work to eradicate it. we will work to eradicate it from our city,
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from our nation, and our world. hatred will not have a place anywhere. rabbi mark goodman is from a synagogue near to the one which was attacked. hejoins me via webcam from pittsburgh. thank you for speaking to us on what must be a very sad weekend for everybody in pittsburgh, never mind the jewish community, what everybody in pittsburgh, never mind thejewish community, what can you tell us about the tree of life synagogue. thank you for having me on your programme. the tree of life isa on your programme. the tree of life is a mixed synagogue, it houses three differentjewish communities that worship together in separate spaces, they are all strong, a little bit small, and ijust wanted to add that you know, the shooter came in at10.00 to add that you know, the shooter came in at 10.00 in the morning on the days of a bris which is a day of celebration of a boy coming into the community and he came in early, he came in at the begins of service
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which meant he struck at the people who make it a point to show up early to pray, the people who really care, the people who, who are really the best of our community, who are deep and abiding and love and faith and i think that that, any attack on any american by a crazed shooter is horrific, but to attack people at prayer and people who are deeply committed is, is really, one of the most awful tragedies i can imagine. what has been the record in recent yea rs of what has been the record in recent years of anti—semitism, in pittsburgh? in pittsburgh, pittsburgh? in pittsburgh, pittsburgh i think tracks a lot of american cities whereas you hear little, you get a little incident here and there, someone writing a swastika on the side of a car, or you know, saying something inappropriate at a soccer match or ata inappropriate at a soccer match or at a football game to a kid, but it's all low level stuff, you don't really hear about you know, active,
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a cts really hear about you know, active, acts of violence againstjewish individuals, in this community, that is is really rare. so, this is definitely a shock for us. there's been a kind of security issue for synagogues really all over the world in recent year, if you walk round london you often see security guards outside synagogue, it has become a kind of depressing fact of life, has security bun a major concern for you and other rabbis in the city or not something you have been particularly worried about. we have all been concerned is about security for over ten or 15 year, we have been increasing security at everyjewish institution, throughout the united states, mostjewish institution, throughout the united states, most jewish institutions have a security gart, a series of buzzin have a security gart, a series of buzz in door, a camera system, —— guard. there is a few synagogues that will have a security guard full—time or armed guard but it is expensive and rare and honestly,
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until maybe yesterday i'm not sure most synagogues thought it was necessary. how is the community kind of responding to these vents, because it is is a different synagogue, but it is in the nature of things people will know other people from other synagogues and places of worship because of community events because of family connections, what has been the reaction? it's, it's mixed. i mean it is uniform in that it's appalled and crushed and there's a deep desire for everybody in the pittsburgh jewish community, and desire for everybody in the pittsburthewish community, and all pits burgers to reach out to each other and say this will not stand, this is not how who we rwe will come together, support each other, one of my colleagues, who was formally in pittsburgh and they have moved on to florida, his daughter came to him, 12, in tears after hearing about it and said dad i don't want to go to synagogue and
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get killed. these are children, and they see what's going on and they see how to a dummetts are affected and the idea that attending a worship service in your faith community of choice could be a dangerous act in 2018 america is soul crushing, i think people of all faiths, muslim, jewish, buddhistany kind should feel safe at prayer and the feeling that you could go to a house of worship and be a target is horrendous for all of us. it certainly is, and hearing it from our correspondent here gary 0'donoghue in pittsburgh earlier, he was drawing attention to the age range of those who died, and seems to have been older people in the mid 50s upwards, one woman in her 90s and he was making the point she will have lived through potentially a very difficult century forjews, this was supposed to be a time in which people felt safer than they
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had in the ‘30s and the ‘aos for many who had come the america as a place of ref tune, whether it was at the end of the 19th century or as a result of the rise of the nazi, do you know any more about the victim?s i don't. i know of one victim through a mutual friend who was a grandfather and you know, what he was saying about his father, who was killed yesterday, was that he is, he ta kes joy killed yesterday, was that he is, he takesjoy in killed yesterday, was that he is, he takes joy in two things primarily, his synagogue community and his grandchildren, and and i think that thatis grandchildren, and and i think that that is a good indication of who the people were that died yesterday, they were people who were deep and abiding infaith they were people who were deep and abiding in faith for god. they loved their community, they loved their families, they were overwhelmingly older, and i think that it, it heightens the tragedy to a deeper degree, that nobodieses were really
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peace loving, kind, —— these folks we re peace loving, kind, —— these folks were really peace loving, and kind. thank you. the headlines on bbc news. leicester city fans are laying flowers at king power stadium this morning, close to where a helicopter belonging to the club's owner crashed last night. us officials say the man accused of murdering 11 people in a synagogue in pittsburgh made statements about genocide during the assault. it is believed to be the worst anti—semitic attack in recent us history. glenn hoddle is "responding well" to treatment after suffering a heart attack on saturday. a spokesman for the former england manager said he remains in a serious condition in hospital. and in sport, 2—2 at selhurst park. the two goals at home for crystal palace as they keep up with arsenal. chelsea are 3—0 up at burnley. celtic had the better of hearts in
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the scottish league cup. they are 3-0 the scottish league cup. they are 3—0 up on the premiership leaders and it is race day for lewis hamilton, will he chin clich clinch his fifth world title at the mexican grand prix this evening. i will have more in the the chancellor, philip hammond, has said tomorrow's budget would have to be followed ‘by an emergency budget in the event of a no—deal brexit. he's warned future plans for government spending — that he'll outline to parliament — are contingent on britain and the eu reaching a deal. here's our political correspondent, peter saull. when a chancellor delivers a budget, the contents of his red box normally become a reality but these are not normal times. today philip hammond admitted that a no—deal brexit would force a rethink. if there was an unexpected turn of events the right thing to do when a chancellor delivers a budget, the contents of his red box normally become a reality but these are not normal times. if there was an unexpected turn
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of events the right thing to do would be to revisit where we are, decide how best to respond, that depends on what the markets are doing, the circumstances of the moment, but the important point is i have got fiscal reserves that would enable me to intervene. while some think the impact of leaving the eu without a deal is overblown, labour believes that scenario should be avoided at all costs. i'm deeply worried. i've seen interviews from philip hammond todays, loss of sound, edging towards what he said a short while back, no—deal brexit, and i'm really worried about that. it's the worst of all options. it could damage our economy, undermine jobs, and we'll do everything we can in parliament to make sure we get a deal that will protectjobs and the economy. philip hammond is a naturally cautious chancellor and he already had this to live up to. a decade after the financial crash people need to know that the austerity it led to is over and that their hard work has paid off. labour willjudge the budget against that bar, so where might
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the chancellor flash the cash? higher than expected tax receipts give him some wriggle room. there'll be a bit of extra spending on roads, both on major routes and fixing potholes on local streets. some conservatives think money is needed to help fix universal credit too. and this morning a hint the chancellor is listening. it's absolutely right we pursue this structural reform. notjust because it's a better welfare system but because it's also a key element of creating an economy that works for the future and gets people into work. of course there have been teething issues along the way. the pressure's on the chancellor to signal a change in direction. peter saull, bbc news. just to tell you that tomorrow on bbc news we'll be joined by financial journalists jasmine birtles and clare barrett to answer your questions about the chancellor's plans. to get involved, you can text your questions to 611211, email to askthis@bbc.co.uk, or on twitter using the hashtag bbcaskthis. that's tomorrow evening at 8.30 on bbc news. polls have opened in the second
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and final round of brazil's presidential election. millions of people are expected to vote in one of the most divisive and violent political campaign's in the country's history. voters are choosing between the far—right candidate jair bolsonaro and fernando haddad of the left—wing workers' party. 0ur correspondentjulia carneiro said rather than feeling represented by the two candidates, many voters feel like they have been left to decide who is "less worse". i'm just outside the rocinha favela, the biggest shanty town in rio, at a voting station, one of the many voting stations set up across brazil where people are coming in and out to place their vote for a president,
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and here in rio for governor as well, in the run off vote. these have been very divisive elections, with unprecedented events in the run—up to today, which will be a historic day. we are seeing leading candidate jair bolsonaro ten percentage points ahead of his contender, despite very controversial comments he has made in the past that have been considered racist, homophobic, misogynistic. he has gained support, however, defending a hard line stance against violence, corruption, promising to deliver something different. i'm going inside to take a look at how voting is coming along. so inside the school all the of the classrooms have been converted into temporary voting stations. so people line up, wait for their turn, they go inside, place their votes. in this station here, this lady has just voted, both for perfect and for governor. i have been speaking to some of the voters here. this woman is about to cast her vote.
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are you hopeful about the results that will be announced later today? so she says she is hopeful, and that she is choosing the candidate she considers less worse for brazil to improve, and i think this is typical for what we are seeing at the moment. lots of people are undecided, going for the candidate that they consider less worse, not really feeling represented by the options that are available. the electronic voting system here is electronic, so we will have the results out later tonight, and we will keep you up—to—date about who the next president of brazil will be. sir philip green has again denied allegations he racially and sexually abused former employees. the businessman told the mail on sunday newspaper there had only been, in his words, "some banter " which had never been offensive.
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he had been granted an injunction banning the publication of the allegations but the labour peer lord hain named him in parliament. sir philip says the last week has been the worst of his life. 0ur correspondent angus crawford said sir philip complained that he was being used for what he called "target practice". he described this as the worst week of his life. he is at a health resort in arizona, where the mail on sunday contacted him. he said he'd never set out to cause any kind of offence. he described the situation as a horror story and said he was very upset and felt he was being used for target practice, whatever that means. he said it was also injuring his businesses also. interesting that he went on to say during his time at the top of his businesses, there has been from time to time some banter, as he called it, and a bit of humour. but he said if he caused offence, he was happy to apologise. the duke and duchess of sussex have been welcomed to new zealand
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with a traditional maori greeting for the last stop on their 16—day tour. they performed a hongi, where they touched noses and foreheads with maori elders. 0ur royal correspondent jonny dymond sent this report. it seems like a pretty odd kind of greeting. but it was a maori welcome to new zealand for harry and meghan. harry braced for the challenge. he maintained eye contact all the way. he passed the test, and the welcome was complete. a moment of solemnity at new zealand's memorial to the fallen. a reminder ofjoint sacrifice
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and shared history. and then time to meet the well—wishers gathered all around. thousands of people have waited on this chilly sunday afternoon to catch a glimpse of or, if they're lucky, have a chat with the royal couple. a more intimate chat for meghan in the evening with new zealand's prime minister. and a rallying cry for the rights of women. feminism is about fairness. suffrage is not simply about the right to vote but also about what that represents. the basic and fundamental human rights of being able to participate in the choices for your future and that of your community. new zealand may have come last on this royal tour but here again the couple were making their mark. two police officers in australia
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pulled off a dramatic beach rescue with a difference, when a kangaroo got itself into difficulty at sea. the animal was drowning when sergeants christopher russo and kirby tonkin ran into the sea off the coast of melbourne to pull it out. they dragged the unconsious kangaroo to the shore, where they performed chest compressions and managed to save its life. now it's time for a look at the weather with sarah keith lucas it has been a chilly weekend which has brought a mix of sunshine and showers but where you have avoided the showers it has been glorious, this was high land scot. we have snow on the mountains there we with are seeing clear skies. so the heavening and overnight, much of the country looking clear, still a few rogue shower, and the odd patch of mist and freezing fog first thing
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monday monday morning, so temperatures on the cold side. watch out ffr the patches of freezing fog which should clear away by monday morning, monday is looking descent, few icy stretches possible where we are have had the showers in the east but for many places a dry day. sunny spell, temperatures still on the cool side, round about seven to ten degrees on monday. things turn milder but more unsettled as we look to the middle part of the week. bye for

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