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theresa may at the 620 summit in argentina, but brexit is still top of her agenda. as world leaders gather, her message for mps back home is to vote in the national interest for her brexit deal. this is the deal that's on the table — this is the deal. it's a good dealfor the uk. it delivers on the vote of the referendum, but it protects peoples jobs and security. elsewhere, at the 620 there's an enthusiastic greeting between president putin and the saudi crown prince, suspected of ordering the murder of a journalist. we'll bring you all the latest from the meeting where tensions are beginning to emerge between the world leaders. also tonight... passenger anger as rail fares rise by over 3%, despite months of chaos and delays. there's a housing shortage but almost one in four homes for the military is empty. ambulance service — is the patient breathing? and the 999 call from a four—year—old girl that saved her mother's life. coming up on sportsday on bbc news:
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we're live at solihull moors for fa cup second round action, as the national league side host league one side blackpool. good evening and welcome to the bbc news at six. the prime minister has urged mps of all parties to cast their vote on the 11th of december in the national interest and to back her brexit deal. mrs may has been speaking at the 620 summit of world leaders in the argentine capital buenos aires, where she's refused to be drawn on a plan b if her withdrawal agreement is voted down a week on tuesday. she insists her deal is about delivering on the referendum result while protecting people'sjobs. 0ur political editor laura kuenssberg has been speaking to the prime minister at the 620 summit.
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theresa may, prime minister of the united kingdom. a solitary moment. world leaders can't help theresa may much. the mps whose minds she needs to change are thousands of miles away, but is the prime minister on the edge of her undoing, with dozens of tories committed to reject her brexit compromise? i think people should remember that we gave the vote to the british people, as to whether or not to leave the european union. people voted for brexit, and i think it's up to us to deliver brexit. the message i get from members of the public is that they want the government to do that. they want us to deliver brexit. prime minister, you know very well, it is your colleagues who make the difference here, and you have not been able to get them all on board. just to be clear, do you still think you have a chance of winning this vote? i am still working to ensure that when we come to the vote on the 11th of december, mps... this is a really important moment for us, and i think it's important for us all to be thinking of the national interest. but one of the many reasons why some of your own colleagues don't
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like this deal is they think some of the claims you've made about it are misleading. you say it gives us all control of our laws, but there will still be a big role for the european court. you've said there are guarantees in there on trade and fishing but you know very well many of those things are in the political declaration — they are not things that are guaranteed for the future. some people think you're being misleading about what you've agreed. there's nothing misleading about what we've agreed. first of all, the political declaration is very clear. we will have an independent trade policy. we are also very clear that there is not going to be a long—standing role for the european court ofjustice, in having jurisdiction in the united kingdom. if your vote falls, would you rule out holding a second vote in parliament on your deal? i'm focused on the vote that is taking place on december the 11th, and i want everybody who is going to participate, all members of parliament, to focus on what there is a vote does. but you're not ruling out a second vote? i'm focusing on the vote in two weeks‘ time. even here, the eu's still clear, right now,
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there's nothing else on offer. if the vote falls, they wouldn't magically get back round the table to save her. a few days before the vote in the house of commons, it is becoming more and more clear that this deal is the best possible. in fact, the only possible one. theresa may, if that vote falls, will you still be prime minister in a fortnight‘s time? what i'm doing is focusing on that vote, because this is not about me or any individual member of parliament... it is about you, theresa may. this is your deal. you are the leader of the country. don't you think the public want to know, maybe have a right to know what your plans are, if your deal is rejected by mps? what i think the public want to know is that every member of parliament is going to put the national interest first, is going to put the interests of their constituents at the forefront of their thinking, and is going to put the importance of delivering on the brexit vote for the british people at the forefront of their thinking too.
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things have changed. it's not now the eu theresa may has to win over, powerful world leaders are not who she needs right now — it's at home theresa may is on the hunt for reliable friends. let's talk to laura this evening. laura, you've been spending time with the prime minister, she seems as determined as ever to get her deal through — and, of course, brexit is not the only thing she's dealing with there in buenos aires. that is right. difficult conversations at home and abroad. in a few hours' time, theresa may is due to meet the saudi leader, the crown prince. her team have told us during that meeting she will definitely be raising the awful case of what happened to the journalist jamal casalej. of what happened to the journalist jamal casale j. people of what happened to the journalist jamal casalej. people may remember the foreign secretaryjeremy hunt has a ready made absolutely plain the uk is demanding a full and transparent investigation into what
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really happened. they are demanding that saudi arabia gets to the bottom of exactly what happened in what has been universally condemned as a terrible event and there is particular interest, in terms of the role of the crown prince himself. theresa may will be face—to—face with him in a few hours' time. we are told she will not be asking him for personal reinsurance is of any role he may have had but it is clear whether on this or indeed on yemen that theresa may plans to have some pretty tough conversations with the saudis tonight. butjust as on brexit, it's a very tricky balancing act, in terms of the diplomacy. but again, brexit is so overwhelming and hugein again, brexit is so overwhelming and huge in westminster and at home, but ona huge in westminster and at home, but on a day like today, a reminder that the rest of the world still turns. laura, in buenos aires, thank you. meanwhile, as world leaders gather at the 620 summit, president putin and the saudi crown prince — suspected of ordering the murder of the journalist jamal khasoggi high fived as they took their seats. donald trump appeared to snub
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the russian president, though, over russia's seizure of three ukrainian ships last week. and new details have emerged about his commercial interests in russia during the presidential campaign. 0ur north america editor, jon sopel is at the 620. all sorts of strains appear to be emerging at this summit, and notjust confined to president trump. yes. at these occasions, what you haveis yes. at these occasions, what you have is the formal agenda, where people go through the business of the day but realistically, this is an opportunity for world leaders to kind of discuss issues of common interest. it's speed dating for the ruling class, if you like. but theresa may isn't saying donald trump over his comments on brexit and donald trump isn't seeing vladimir putin over the issue of the ukraine and not many people, it seems, want to see mohammed bin salman, the saudi leader, over what happened to jamal khashoggi. it's all a little bit tense. it's not the most catchy acronym but the usmca, or the united states mexico canada agreement, shows that donald the disruptor. ..
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this has been a battle. ..can also be donald the builder. the usmca is the largest, most significant, modern and balanced trade agreement in history. all of our countries will benefit greatly. it is probably the largest trade deal ever made also. but his protectionist "america first" instincts are causing deep unease, and though they were all smiles, listen to the words of the canadian prime minister... make no mistake — we will stand up for our workers and fight for their families and their communities. and, donald, it's all the more reason why we need to keep working to remove the tariffs on steel and aluminium between our countries. the key meeting of this 620 will take place tomorrow evening, when most of the other world leaders are already on their way home. with donald trump threatening further tariffs against the chinese, his meeting with president xi is absolutely critical. it's no exaggeration that the future direction of the global economy
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could be decided at the meeting. one person he won't be meeting is vladimir putin, ostensibly over russia's seizing of three ukrainian vessels and ukrainian sailors. but the investigation into donald trump's links with moscow in the run—up to the election has ta ken another twist. in court yesterday his long—term personal lawyer and mr fix—it, michael cohen, revealed that for far longer than previously stated his boss was looking to build a trump tower in moscow. today from the president, a grudging acknowledgement that was true. and look at the body language here, as no eye contact is made between the american and russian presidents. the one person who did seem happy, almost overjoyed, to see vladimir putin, was the saudi leader mohammad bin salman. he's looking to rebuild his reputation
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after the brutal murder of jamal khashoggi. but donald trump won't to see him, and a number of other world leaders have declined meetings too. the young saudi prince is discovering what people in this city, in particular, have known for a long time — it takes two to tango. jon sopel, bbc news, buenos aires. millions of rail passengers will be paying more for their tickets from january with fares rising by an average of 3.1%. about 40% of fares, including season tickets, will be affected. the rise comes after a year of timetable chaos, strikes and delays on some parts of the network. sophie long reports. sorry for the cramped conditions on board today... chaos and cancellations as services were scrapped in the summer. 6ovia thameslink had to apologise for the fiasco that followed the introduction of its new timetable. autumn brought more disruption. passengers were stranded, after a test train damaged power cables. and yet, as winter arrives,
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commuters are told theirjourneys will cost more next year. so, how will the average rise ofjust over 3% affect ticket prices? well, an annual season ticket from brighton to london will go up by nearly £150. if you're travelling between manchester and liverpool, you'll be paying £100 more, while tweedbank to edinburgh will be £88 more expensive from january 2nd next year. the hike didn't go down well with customers on the buxton to manchester line. they left notes for northern rail, saying overcrowding and cancellations meant services aren't worth the prices they're paying at the moment — let alone more. but the organisation that represents the train companies says the revenue will be invested in the railways. no one wants to pay extra for their fares, but what do these fare increases cover? the day—to—day running of the railways, which allows billions of extra money to be focused on investment. new stations, new carriages and extra services.
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so, how's that going down with passengers? i think it's already very expensive, so, i'm already trying to control how much i use it. the trains are normally late. the trains are usually dead busy, i never get a seat. it's too much money, isn't it? for a very bad service? if the fares don't go up, you won't get the investment. it's as simple as that, really. the costs go up, and what do you want? do you want a situation where the networkjust declines gradually? the industry is promising a more comfortable and more reliable ride on thousands of new services from 2021. but that's cold comfort for passengers who've called for fares to be frozen, fed up with feeling the pain of paying higher prices before they see the improvements. no one wants to pay more and eve ryo ne no one wants to pay more and everyone can see the current system
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is under strain. the rail delivery group says i will be 7000 brand—new co mforta ble group says i will be 7000 brand—new comfortable carriages, but not for a couple of years. that is tricky for people who are already struggling with the cost of their commute now. remember, fares don't go up until the new year so it might be worth renewing your season ticket before then. thank you. the records of 500 million customers of the hotel group marriott international have been involved in a data breach. the cyber attack began four years ago and for over 300 million guests it could include passport details and phone numbers. simon 6ompertz is outside one of the hotels within the hotel group, so who's affected? well, it's a clutch of luxury hotels across the world. the sheraton in london and other sheratons in the world a re london and other sheratons in the world are amongst those. 6uests here but also the meridian, saint regis, w hotels, western hotels. the one brand not affected is mariette
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itself. it has a different booking system but all those other ones. and over a period of four years, between 2014 and the 10th of september this year, 6uest information was put in danger and the hundreds of millions of those cases, it is as you say, not just their names of those cases, it is as you say, notjust their names but of those cases, it is as you say, not just their names but also of those cases, it is as you say, notjust their names but also their addresses, e—mailaddresses, telephone numbers, passport details and, in some cases, credit card numbers. this looks like one of the worst data breaches for a major corporation around the world and although marriott says it regrets it and will do what it can for customers, because there are so many people involved, so much data, it's likely they will face fines, not just in the united states but here in the uk the information commissioner buzz mac office, which has the power to fine companies millions of pounds for data breaches says it's also going to take a look. simon 6ompertz, thank you.
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new figures obtained by the bbc reveal that almost one in four houses reserved for military families is standing empty. there are over 11,000 vacant ministry of defence homes across the uk, costing the taxpayer millions of pounds a year in rent and maintenance. and this when there is a national housing shortage. angus crawford reports. houses no—one calls home. thousands for military families stand empty — some vandalised. many vacant for years. this looks like a lovely place to live, only no—one does. well, someone's told me some of these houses have been empty for more than a decade. on a former raf base in cambridgeshire, rows of family homes, but no families. for local councillor, john morris, it beggars belief. they could be really nice, it could be a really nice family house, this. yeah, it's a crying shame.
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i mean, locally we've got 3500 households on the housing register. more than 20 years ago, the military sold off almost all its family homes and agreed to rent them back — occupied or not. it's difficult to find the words to describe what a bad deal the mod have actually entered into. and there's many more across the uk. from cambridgeshire. .. ..to west london... ..and canterbury in kent, where vandals got to work as soon as the soldiers and theirfamilies moved out. the mod says it has to keep renting these properties in case it needs to move a military family in at short notice. but if you keep a place like this vacant for too long, this is what can happen. someone's broken in and ripped out most of the piping and a lot of the electrical cabling. now, if you look in there, you can see that if a family's ever going to move back into this place, it's going to cost the taxpayer thousands of pounds to put right. and new figures show the real scale of the problem. across the uk, 11,342 military homes are currently empty,
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costing at least £25 million a year. just a mile away, frankie and her daughter lily, who's never had a real home, starting life in a hostel, and they're still on the housing waiting list. it's completely crazy. they're just going to sit there, rotting, basically, being damaged, vandalised. people like us could do with them. there's other families that could do with them. in a statement, the mod says it needs empty houses to "manage up to 20,000 service family moves per year", but is working to "bring down the vacancy rate through subletting and disposing of properties we no longer need." but, for now, despite the uk's housing crisis, the government's still paying to keep good homes empty. angus crawford, bbc news. the time has just gone 6.15pm.
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our top story this evening: theresa may travels to buenos aires for the 620 summit. her message for mps back home is to vote in the national interest and for her brexit deal. still to come... and a formal commendation from the emergency services for the four—year—old girl whose 999 call saved her mother's life. coming up on sportsday on bbc news, we're live at solihull moors for fa cup second—round action, as the national league side host league 1's blackpool. earlier this week, the met office warned of significant temperature rises in the uk in the decades ahead. one of the consequences of those rising temperatures is likely to be rising sea levels, with forecasts of increases of over a metre. 0ur correspondent danny savage has
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been to england's east coast to talk to communities that are already having to deal with the consequences of living on land below sea level. east yorkshire has an eroding coastline. this row of concrete blocks was put in at the cliff base in world war ii. the gap between them and the cliff is what's been washed away since. we have to move this fence back every year. this farmer worries that a potential rise in sea level could accelerate the erosion and one day leave his family with nothing. we won't be able to go buy anything anywhere else because we won't have the money, because that's washed into the sea. so it'll be... ..wipe it off and... just have to start a new life somewhere? start a new, yeah, new life. in 1953, more than 300 people died when a storm surge flooded communities along the east coast of england. defences are now in place, but will they hold if sea levels rise? in lincolnshire, more than 30,000
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homes and businesses are at risk from flooding. already, getting planning permission to build new homes is difficult, and that affects business and employment. we're seeing major growth in the visitor economy, and for that, we need people and people have to work in the industry. but if we haven't got the houses for those people, then we're not going to continue to grow, and that's going to be really sad for the area. a long stretch of coastline, both north and south of skegness, is about the same height as sea level. so, a small rise in sea level is a big deal. if this water gets through the defences, it wouldn't just flood the coastal strip, the water would keep going for miles inland. so, will the downside of living by the sea affect the future decisions of the teenagers in this town? with water levels rising, you don't really want to put the risk of, like, raising a family up here and, like, buying a house and then if it does end up flooding, you have to leave that.
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the authorities say they are preparing for a worst—case scenario, so up and down the lincolnshire coast, you'll find these red evacuation route signs. that's 13 different routes to get local residents quickly and safely to higher ground. if this was the bank top, the water came higher and higher... five years ago, a storm surge began to push the north sea over this bank near boston. it's now been raised to compensate for future surges, after farmers gave up land for the work. it changed our mindset, to realise that, actually, the climate is changing. if we don't do something, fast, then we're going to lose this. these fields lie below sea level. the government is investing in flood defences, but the environment agency admits it won't be able to protect everywhere in the future. danny savage, bbc news. the inquest into the death of the former welsh government
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minister carl sargeant, whose body was found last november, has been adjourned until a date yet to be announced by the coroner. the first minister of wales, carwynjones, will be recalled to face fresh questions. he sacked mr sargeant over allegations that he'd acted inappropriately towards women. today carl sargeant‘s family said they were disappointed that after five days in court the inquest had yet to conclude. a search for a couple missing near the coast in south—west scotland has been called off for the day due to bad weather. susan and james kenneavy‘s car was found empty on drummore beach yesterday morning. police say they've had no contact with their family, but searching by land, sea and airwill resume this weekend. the number of excess deaths in england and wales last winter was the highest recorded for more than 40 years. the office for national statistics estimates that more than 50,000 people died mainly as a result of flu and the particularly cold weather — a statistic not seen since the winter of 1975 to ‘76.
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0ur health editor hugh pym is here. hugh, why are these figures for last winter so particularly high? fiona, excess winter deaths measures the deaths between december and march compared to the average for non—winter months and it was the highest in the most recent winter in england and wales since the mid—1970s. is say it was largely down to the fact that the flu vaccine wasn't particularly effective for the elderly —— statisticians say. and they say you get these peaks in some pointers. backin get these peaks in some pointers. back in 1999 it was quite similar, but all this comes at a time of increasing debate over life expectancy. asking if it is stolen, and some argue it is down to pressures on the nhs and social care, though that is strongly denied by the government. public health officials are carrying out a review currently of mortality data trends to see if there is something rather
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more concerning that merits further investigation. hugh, thank you. a four—year—old girl has been praised for making a 999 call that saved her mother's life. kaitlyn wright rang the emergency services when she was at home with her mother charlene, who was having multiple seizures. today kaitlyn met the 999 call—handler who spoke to her on the phone and was commended for her calm and bravery. 0ur correspondent fiona lamdin was there. they've spoken on the phone before... hello, kaitlyn. and i said, "is she awake?" but this is the first time this unlikely team meet face—to—face. you live down a hill. yes. when four—year—old kaitlyn dialled 999, it was jess who answered her call. she is a superstar. i was the proudest mum in the world,
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that she'd done that for me. it just shows that she listens. and she's brave and she's confident which is good. but i didn't think she'd do it. kaitlyn's mum has fibromyalgia and is in constant pain. she can have up to 40 seizures a week so they made sure their little girl knew what to do. we practised on a pretend phone, with kaitlyn. a dog and a kitten, 0k. when mummy was really poorly, what did you do? can you show me. i called 999, green button. it's never too young to teach them. it's just showing them three little buttons and pressing the green one. make a game of it, like we did. she saved charlene's life. if she hadn't have been there and done that, she might not be sat here today. and, yeah. fiona lamdin, bbc news.
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i don't know about you but that might have brought a tear to my eye. here's helen willetts. amazing, absolutely. i just amazing, absolutely. ijust want to show you this beautiful rainbow, sentin show you this beautiful rainbow, sent in from the west of wales. let's get on with the weekend, it doesn't look very nice at all. massive cloud on the atlantic satellite picture heading our way. although the showers are a little wintry that is taste of what is to come. we will keep that cold air in the north, actually for much of the week in, but this is coming into the south. wetter weather by the morning. a touch of frost as well, further north. however, this is another set of weather fronts. yet again this week it has been so wet and parcelled
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again this week it has been so wet and pa rcelled in again this week it has been so wet and parcelled in their some mild atla ntic and parcelled in their some mild atlantic air. we will have that maybe through the weekend, not many showers are not that much rain, but further south much more persistent cloud and grey and damp weather, even though the heaviest rain clears away, lots of mistakes cloud and drizzle, and it may brush into southern ireland and northern scotland, but central scotland much brighter with good spells of wintry sunshine, and we can see that the bessemer of course heading into december. into the afternoon, temperatures lifting, 12—14 in the south but barely six or seven in the north. a real contrast going on. into sunday, slightly different weather. a band of rain clearing through the morning for eastern areas. temperatures still relatively mild in the south. in the north, scotla nd mild in the south. in the north, scotland and northern ireland, sunday looks wetter. there are some big showers coming later, and noticed the snow on the hills. just a hint of what is to come next week. we may well get some northerly winds
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andi we may well get some northerly winds and i can show you that before we leave. low—pressure for sunday and behind that the blast of arctic wind. unsettled unfortunately for the weekend, not a complete wash—out, and dryer and —— weather for some us. thank you very much. a reminder of our top story... theresa may travels to the 620 summit in argentina and urges mps back home is to vote in the national interest and for her brexit deal. that's all from the bbc news at six. so, it's goodbye from me, and on bbc one we nowjoin the bbc‘s we mag has refused to rule out
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another comments put on her bed to deal if mps rejected although she believes she can win the board. average railfares war believes she can win the board. average rail fares war when they might rise by 3.1% injanuary but annual season ticket is going by around per year. some transport groups have called for prices to be frozen. 0ne groups have called for prices to be frozen. one of the biggest hotel groups in the world, marriott international have said hackers have been able to get details of have a million guests after database was breached. a new figures obtained the bbc revealed that almost one in four houses met
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