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this is nnc news. the headlines at 5. police fire tear gas on the streets of paris as anti—government protestors clash with officers in a fourth weekend of demonstrations. police in new zealand are to charge a 26—year—old man with the murder of british backpacker, grace millane — who went missing in auckland last week. sadly the evidence we have gathered to this point of the inquiry have established that this is a homicide. amber rudd becomes the first government minister to publicly discuss an alternative to theresa may's brexit deal. what happened if it is voted down? and anything could happen. there are lots of different things that could happen. most of which they will not wa nt happen. most of which they will not want to happen, so when they think about this deal they need to weigh up about this deal they need to weigh up the alternatives as well. six people — five of them teenagers — have died after a stampede at a nightclub in italy. in sports — mo salah scored
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a hat—trick to send liverpool top of the premier league with a comfortable a—nil win over bournemouth. and, also before 6:00, imagine inserting magnets in your fingers, implanting headphones in your ears, and trying to change your dna. we've been to meet biohackers around the world who are doing just that to try and improve thier lives. good evening. police have used tear gas on protestors in paris — as thousands of people rallied for a fourth weekend of demonstrations against president macron‘s government. the yellow vest movement — as it's called — began three weeks ago, against a planned rise in fuel tax.
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that's been suspended, but french ministers say the protests have been hijacked by "ultra—violent" extremists. our paris correspondent, hugh schofield reports. from early morning, once again, the yellow vests began arriving in numbers on the champs—elysees, the luxury shops along the avenue now boarded up because of the threat of more violence. riot police, out in force, had adopted new tactics after last saturday's chaos. today, they were stopping and searching, confiscating anything that could serve as a missile against them. the focus became, once again, the area around the arc de triomphe and here there were the first signs of trouble — a crowd goading riot police, police responding with tear gas and moving out to retake ground, keep the crowd moving. the riot police have moved out from a side street to take up a position along the avenue here. you can see them standing at the ready, and they're being insulted, booed,
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had the occasional projectile thrown at them by the crowd around. most of the yellow vests kept well back from the trouble spots. all they wanted was to get their message out. translation: emmanuel macron has to step down. the parliament should be dissolved and we have to return to better foundations. everything should be fair, because we're fed up. as the morning wore on, it was clear that so far, the government's worst fears had not been realised. the prime minister, edouard philippe, appeared on television to announce there'd been more than 200 arrests, and to emphasise again the exceptional scale of the police operation that's been mounted, both in paris and across the country. a combination of police saturation on the ground, smaller—than—expected numbers of protesters, the government is beginning to hope that the moment of peak danger is passing. we ta ke
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we take you live now to paris, and you can see the crowds, obviously it did it start now and at this point last week it was pretty violent. this is... it gives you an idea of what the security services, fire ambulances have had to deal with, fire engines rather have had to deal with through the day. you can see just one of the vehicles that has been set on fire, and buildings also reportedly on fire, looting taking place, a lot of tear gas on the streets of central paris too. it is early evening there, so i think they are an hourahead, early evening there, so i think they are an hour ahead, so it isjust gone six o'clock in paris. what can be said about thisi those side, extremist as they
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the violent side, extremist as they have been described by government ministers, but business is in preparation for demonstrations this weekend have boarded up, a lot of forest sites had also closed down, access not given to the public in preparation for the protesters, this fourth weekend of demonstrations by the group, so that is just one of the group, so that is just one of the vehicles that has been set on fire. this is coming to you live from central paris. earlier i spoke to our correspondent, hugh schofield, who is in central paris. here there has been quite clearly a flare—up of tension in the last half hour. when we arrived there was a car burning, maybe a barricade burning up the street. it has gone out. there were rightfully his position in the middle of the square. they have moved on. if we move around to my right, i asked my camera man to move around here. you can see the riot police are waiting
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to see if anything does flare up again. it is tenant, somewhat, but one feels the moment has passed here -- it is one feels the moment has passed here —— it is tenant, you see shops that have been smashed can see shops that have been smashed open, graffiti all over, the walls, shops put up boards to give away looters, they are covered in graffiti as well. this is one of many flash points which have sprung up many flash points which have sprung upi many flash points which have sprung up i would say in the last hour or two as the protesters who have been on the sean believes they feel they have been bottled in a bid, unable to express themselves, or simply decided to go on and as the evening sets and we are getting little groups disbursed around the place who are probably harder to deal with by the riot police and are causing some damage, but there is a new tactic as well, which seems to be in place, the police more proactive getting up there moving quickly around the city. you'll be hearing about the soldier violent extremists who are behind the violence. is
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there any tension between if i can call them genuine protesters and the people that have infiltrated these demonstrations who are keen to be violent and cause all of this damage? i think there are shades here. it is all black and white, all on one side, nor the others on the other side. it is not good protesters, bad agitators and vandals. it is shades of be other and at the back of the demonstrations you will see people who are critically peaceable, some extremely understanding towards the people at the front who are causing the trouble and vandalism and throwing things at the police. it is difficult to categorise. there are certainly last week there were groups of left—wing agitators and far right wing agitators among the protesters. i see left excited that this time around. most people seem to be honest to goodness yellowjackets, may be a hard variety
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than the thousands of thousands who have not come to paris to stayed at home, and undoubtedly they have been grafted of other elements in a thing as the evening comes and i'm afraid we see other groups coming in, what we see other groups coming in, what we call kids, joining others setting ca i’s we call kids, joining others setting cars alight is probably one of their speciality. police in new zealand are preparing to charge a 26—year—old man with the murder of british backpacker, grace millane. grace was last seen in auckland exactly a week ago. police say there's evidence she's dead — but her body has yet to be found. angus crawford reports. fun—loving and family orientated. grace millane's parents say her disappearance a week ago was entirely out of character, and was extremely hard to take. now they've been given the worst possible news. the evidence we have gathered to this point of the inquiry has established that this is a homicide. grace's family have been
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advised of this development and they are devastated. police say a 26—year—old man will be charged with her murder when he appears in court on monday. grace arrived in new zealand last month, and had been staying at a backpackers' hostel in auckland. she was last spotted on saturday night, entering a hotel in the city with a male companion, who the police say had been with her during the evening. detectives have released pictures of jewellery they believe grace had with her. this necklace, and a distinctive pink watch, are both missing from her possessions and could help them find her body. when grace's father arrived in new zealand, he spoke to the media and was hopeful she could be found alive. but this is now a murder investigation, a man will soon be charged, and the police search for grace continues. angus crawford, bbc news.
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amber rudd has become the first government minister to publicaly discuss, an alternative to theresa may's brexit deal. the work and pensions secretary described the so—called, "norway plus" option — as plausible — if mps reject mrs may's deal in the vote scheduled for tuesday. if such a plan were adopted, the uk would retain its access to the single market — but would have to permit free movement of eu citizens into the uk. our political correspondent, matt cole reports. far and wide this week, ministers have travelled the uk, selling the idea of theresa may's brexit plan. the message — a simple one. there is no alternative. until this morning, when the work and pensions secretary amber rudd opened the door to a plan b and what might happen if mps vote down the deal on tuesday. i do not think the house will support no deal. and if the house is not going to support no deal, it needs to come forward with an alternative deal.
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and i have seen that there is a lot of support for norway plus in the house of commons. there is a certain amount of support for a people's vote. nobody knows what would happen and people should think very clearly if they are not going to vote for the government's withdrawal agreement, whether they would actually prefer those alternatives. amber rudd insists those alternatives are not as good as the prime minister's brexit plan and says the deal is not dead. but ministers know how their words are weighed. so, is her suggestion that a deal like norway has with the eu would be plausible, an early shot in the looming battle of the plan bs? and if so, what would it involve? under norway plus, britain would leave the eu, but not the single market, keeping access. but that would mean continuing to allow the free movement of eu citizens and, whilst britain would have to pay into the eu budget for this, it would lose voting rights in brussels. the uk would be free to trade with the rest of the world. but the straightforward norway deal
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wouldn't resolve how to keep the border with the republic of ireland open, hence the plus bit, some form of customs arrangement would be needed to solve that problem. but a deal like norway's would struggle to win many brexiteers' backing, some proposing their own alternatives. there are discussions taking place, i was told last week by the leader of the house of lords, between the uk and the eu for preparing for a brexit without a withdrawal agreement. what's known as no deal? yes, and those discussions should be intensified. for there to be a plan b theresa may's plan must first be rejected, and that looks ever more likely. matt cole, bbc news. six people have been killed in a stampede at a nightclub in northern italy. the crush happened in the early hours of this morning in the town of corinaldo near ancona on the adriatic coast. james reynolds reports: the blue lantern nightclub
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in the town of corinaldo was packed. around 1000 people, many of them teenagers, had gone to see a concert by one of italy's leading rappers. at around one in the morning some reports say that a pepper spray—like substance was used, provoking a stampede. translation: we were together. we started seeing everyone rush towards the emergency exits. at the beginning we didn't understand why, but then we started to cough and thought there might be a fire or something, so we decided to leave. one of the emergency exits was blocked. in the crush to get out of the club, a railing collapsed causing dozens of partygoers to fall. translation: since three this morning we were very close to the bodies and to the relatives. and then we've accompanied them here to the morgue. you can imagine it's been a very sudden thing.
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you cannot believe that it's true. the government has named the dead as teenagers between the ages of 14 and i6, and the 39—year—old mother of one of these victims was also killed. italy's interior minister, matteo salvini, says the authorities will find those responsible for turning a party night into a tragedy. james reynolds, bbc news, rome. one of the uk's biggest government contractors is reported to be seeking a second rescue deal — after accumulating debts of more than half a billion pounds. interserve works in prisons, schools, and hospitals; it also mends roads and motorways. the firm says it is considering ways of raising money. is just isjust coming is just coming up to isjust coming up to a is just coming up to a quarter past five. time for the headlines on bbc news. police have... police in new zealand
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investigating the disappearance of the british backpackers say a man is to be charged with her murder. the work and pensions secretary amber rudd has warned the country would be in uncharted territory if mps reject theresa may's brexit deal. parliament might have closed for the weekend, but there's still time for voters to lobby their mps on tuesday's meaningful vote. the prime minister is hoping there'll be enough public support for her deal to persuade mps of different parties to help get her deal through. have voters been listening? this week nina warhurst has been on a 400 mile tour of the north west of england speaking to members of the public. she sent this report from ince blundell in merseyside.
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iis i is for iis forand i is for and spawned incest on merseyside, and this quiet village close to liverpool around 52% voted remained. this small economy is doing well, and someone thinks to stay just as they are. doing well, and someone thinks to stayjust as they are. i'm applying it shocked her and i voted to remain. i don't think the current deal will get through. i think to be voted against. i still think now that if there was a second referendum the bill would be different. people say it is sour grapes, you just won another vote until you get what you want.|j grapes, you just won another vote until you get what you want. i don't necessarily want another boat. what i want is a future, realistically, and i'm worried, i'm worried. their mps expected to reject the prime minister's deal next week, he thinks it creates economic uncertainty. this generation wants stability for the next, but are divided on how to pass on the good life. my name is
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ronnie, i'm retired and i voted to remain. we are doing 0k in, and i am a european. i feel remain. we are doing 0k in, and i am a european. ifeeli remain. we are doing 0k in, and i am a european. ifeel i belong to europe. i know a lot of people want another vote, i'm wondering if anybody would change their mind. you seem slightly heartbroken about it. im. iam, because seem slightly heartbroken about it. im. i am, because you see families are arguing about it, it should not be like that. this family has farmed the land here for five generations, they recognise the value of european funding for agriculture, but they think it is time to stand alone. my name isjamie, mrs. generation farmer and a voted to leave. —— i am a fifth—generation farmer. the european union in brussels have been telling us what to do, how to do and when to do it and to be honest we've had enough of that red tape, strangled and why should top ——
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someone strangled and why should top —— someone tell us what we can and cannot grow on our own farm?m someone tell us what we can and cannot grow on our own farm? it has taken a very long time despite that, despite is not knowing what is coming next time you doesn't want out? yes, definitely. but the great back into great britain. let's be self—sufficient. back into great britain. let's be self-sufficient. 52% year voted to remain, nationally 52% voted to leave, it could hardly have been closer. were harder to predict what comes next. china's foreign ministry has called on canada to release an executive employed by the telecoms giant huawei or warned it would otherwise face consequences. meng wanzhou, the company's global chief financial officer, was arrested in vancouver last weekend and faces extradition to the united states. she's the daughter of huawei's founder and is accused of breaking american sanctions on iran. it is fascinating they decided to come out with this today after days
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of relative silence, not saying very much at all. i think really that beijing at the moment is trying to appeal to china's domestic audience. there have been a lot of calls inside china, lots of people writing on chinese social media platforms saying that she is effectively a hostage in the us china trade war, that this arrest was political, that canada should not have carried out this arrest on behalf of the united states. a lot of shock and accusations against canada, and so i think really beijing feel the need to show that it is trying to do something, and that is why it's come out with this. it is really not going to help matters in the fact that this world's largest network equipment banker has been arguing for yea rs equipment banker has been arguing for years now that it has no strong ties with the chinese government, thatis ties with the chinese government, that is not a proxy for the chinese military, so the fact that the chinese government have come out with such strong words, urging for
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9°”9 with such strong words, urging for gong wanzhou with such strong words, urging for gong wa nzhou to with such strong words, urging for gong wanzhou to be released a kind of goes against that argument. it is complicated, but basically some of the equipment still uses us microchips, us technology, which is proprietary, so it violates us unilateral sanctions against iran. for that, those chips, which are put in the equipment to then be sold on to iran. fora in the equipment to then be sold on to iran. for a long time, the company has said we are not breaking any rules, we are not violating sanctions, we are not concerned about this, but what she is accused of, she's accused of defrauding us banks. she's accused of assuring them that another company called sky, which was selling equipment to iran, we believe, she was telling them they're two different companies. she sat on the board of sky calm, she was the cfo of huawei, but what us prosecutors are arguing is that the two companies are one, and because she's the one who assured us banks that they were
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separate, she is the one who is really on the hook for this. a british sailor, whose yacht was crippled by a ferocious storm during a round—the—world race, has been rescued. susie goodall was sailing alone when she ran into trouble 2,000 miles off the coast of chile as andy moore reports. safety at last. the cargo ship that rescued susie goodall used its crane to winch her on board. she's reported to be uninjured and in good spirits. it was an ordeal that began 50 hours earlier with this distress call in the teeth of a ferocious storm. her yacht had lost its mast and water had to be pumped out. in one of the remotest places on earth, she had a long wait for help to arrive. she was tossed about, seasick, in a disabled boat, in heavy seas. it was a difficult rescue right to the end.
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the engine on susie's yacht kept cutting out as it manoeuvred alongside the rescue ship, the tian fu. and then the first news of success in a brief tweet. "0n the ship", she wrote, followed by three exclamation marks. in the time waiting to be rescued with a broken cooker, she said she'd been longing for a cup of tea. so it was no surprise that in the second message she said she had enjoyed a very good hot drink. her friends welcomed the good news after an agonising wait. it was an absolutely huge relief, a massive relief, and i think everybody in our sailing community was just absolutely overjoyed by the news. susie is now on her way to chile. her dream of sailing solo around the world is over, for now, but at least she's safe. andy moore, bbc news. now it's time for a look at the weather with phil avery.
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hello, once again the rest of the day will still be marked by blustery showers ripping in on quite a noticeable west to south—westerly wind and some of that wind tonight across western and southern parts of the british isles will be quite strong. could be quite disruptive to your travel plans, some of the wind gust pushing toward 60 if not 70 miles an hour. showers aplenty from northern ireland down to the borders of scotla nd northern ireland down to the borders of scotland and across the rest of england. further north as the night goes on and so the skies may well begin to clear along with temperatures to get away, not such a problem for the south given the combination of strong winds and also some of those showers as well. what a sunday? brighter skies pretty much from the word go. a frosty start here and increasingly through the day as the weather feature drag the showers often when you're confident the brighter skies will win out save perhaps for some of the western extremities of scotland, england and wales and also into northern ireland but elsewhere a lot of sunshine around, top temperature on the date
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around, top temperature on the date a rather cool feeling ten or ii. good evening. france is facing more anti—government protests tonight — with riot police deploying water cannon and tear gas to disperse demonstrators. thousands of the so—called "yellow vest" protesters have ta ken to the streets of paris where cars and barricades have been set alight. the yellow vest movement began three weeks ago in opposition to a rise in fuel tax, but ministers say it's been hijacked by ultra—violent protesters. from paris, lucy williamson reports. they called it a protest. at times it looked more like a game of urban war. groups of protesters found through the capital's streets today. from the arc de triomphe to republic, boulevards once built to open the veins of the city filled with tear gas, firecrackers and riot police. 0n the champs—elysees this
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morning, the mood was largely peaceful. protesters arriving from across france caught up in a familiar dance of conflict with police. police are pushing the protesters back down out of the side straight onto the champs—elysees, they have been pushing them up and down the street all morning and attention is starting to rise. the police were well prepared for this confrontation, with armoured vehicles, new tactics and bag searches, seizing gas masks and helmets and anything that could be used against police. the tear gas far stronger than usual took many protesters by surprise. and rapid reaction squad mark bright by orange arm bands were stationed among the protesters to spot trouble and make early arrests. translation: since the start of the demonstrations there have been more injuries on the side of the security forces than on the protesters because the idea is to contain things but that tactic has limits, particularly when faced
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with people who want to behave like it isa with people who want to behave like it is a war so today we change the tactics so there will be more checks and immediate interventions. despite the violence of previous protests, this movement still has the backing of many voters in france. its members proud of their lack of leadership and the diversity of their support. translation: sylvie isafar their support. translation: sylvie is a far left supporter and your friend is a fan of the far right. they say the yellow vests have united different people against president macron. translation: that is what president macron does not like, that we are united, he has brought back solidarity among the france, we are united in combat for now and after that, who knows? but this movement is already splintering into two kinds of protest, one that looks towards a new political programme and violent weighing, opposed to any negotiation. it is ha rd to opposed to any negotiation. it is
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hard to exclude and even harder to control. well, the police here on the champs—elysees have pushed the remaining protesters back down towards the place de la concorde and history behind them looks largely empty. you might the helicopters above me circling the city and there have been clashes across paris today and across france, confrontations in marseille, lyon and toulouse but we have not seen the kind of extreme violence that the government warned about and i think tonight, despite the clashes here, the government will be pleased with its new tactics and how the police are performed. thank you, lucy. amber rudd, the work and pensions secretary, has become the first government minister to openly discuss an alternative brexit strategy if the prime minister's deal is rejected in the commons on tuesday. she said she still supported theresa may's withdrawal agreement but it could be chaotic if mps didn't back the plan. she said a so—called "norway plus" option or another referendum would both be possibilities in such a situation. 0ur political correspondent, iain watson, reports.
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you know what it's like in the run—up to christmas. you will be told that great deals are available, but you will be tempted to wait for the january sales. and one cabinet minister is telling mps that if they don't like the prime minister's brexit deal, then a different one could come up. amber rudd supports theresa may's deal. she says it is the best option but if it is defeated... then it needs to come forward with an alternative deal. and i have seen that there is a lot of support for norway plus in the house of commons, there is a certain amount of support for a people's vote, nobody knows what would happen. people should think clearly if they are not going to vote for the government's withdrawal agreement whether they would prefer those alternatives. so what does she mean by norway plus? like doorway, the uk be outside the eu but with
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access to the single market, we would have greater control of our agriculture and fishing industries and the plus but, unlike norway we would be inside the customs union or something very like to avoid the ha rd something very like to avoid the hard border in ireland. but there would be fewer restrictions on freedom of movement and we would pay into eu budgets. you don't need me to tell you that we are living in extraordinary political times and is another example. cabinet ministers are expected to sing from the same hymn sheet, and notjust at this time of year. yet amber rudd is speaking openly about the defeat of her own government and setting out our preferred plan b, now she doesn't want the prime minister to resign but theresa may's authority is looking less deep rooted. but some senior conservative figures say we don't have to be like norway or have another referendum if theresa may's deal is defeated. instead, we could leave the eu without a fully fledged deal. we should seek to put in place some ad hoc temporary arrangements with the agreement of
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the european union which would minimise and perhaps even eliminate any disruption at the border on the 30th of march next year. there is no much festive cheer at westminster. the prime minister and amber rudd say the brexiteers will bring certainty but some sceptical conservative mps believe pushing on with next week's wrote was simply be a gift to the opposition. iain watson, bbc news, westminster. six people — five of them teenagers — have died after a stampede at a nightclub in italy. dozens were injured in the club in corinaldo near ancona on italy's east coast. it's reported that panic broke out at a rap concert after a substance like pepper spray was used. police in new zealand are preparing to charge a 26—year—old man with the murder of the british backpacker grace millane. grace was last seen in auckland a week ago. police say there's evidence she's dead but her body has yet to be found. simonjones reports. described by her family as lovely, outgoing, fun—loving. in grace millane's hometown in essex, they're trying to comprehend the news
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that her disappearance is being treated as murder. this is very, very sad. devastating for the family, obviously, and friends. many of the young people in our parish knew her. some went to school with her and went on schooljourneys with her. so it will affect the parish really very badly. despite an extensive search, police have now reached this conclusion. the evidence we have gathered to this point in the inquiry has established that this is a homicide. grace's family have been advised of this development and they are devastated. police say a 26—year—old man will be charged with her murder when he appears in court on monday. grace arrived in new zealand last month and had been staying at a backpackers' hostel in auckland. she was last seen last saturday night entering a hotel in the city with a male companion, who the police say had been with her during the evening.
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detectives have released pictures of jewellery they believe grace had with her — this necklace and a distinctive pink watch that are both missing from her possessions and could help them find her body. here at the catholic church in wickford, special prayers will be said for grace at services throughout the weekend. a moment of contemplation to mark a young life cut short. we have been extremely concerned for her welfare... grace's father had flown to new zealand to plead for help in finding her. now he needs to know where her body is. the police say they will do everything they can to return her to the family. simonjones, bbc news, wickford. one of the uk's biggest outsourcing companies — interserve — is reported to be in rescue talks to avoid its collapse. interserve employs 16,000 people here, providing services in key sectors including schools and hospitals. most of its income comes from government contracts. in today's football there was change at the top in both scotland and england.
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celtic replaced kilmarnock at the head of the scottish premiership with a 5—1 win. while in england, liverpool are the new leaders of the premier league. a hat—trick from mohamed salah saw them ease past bournemouth 4—0. they've displaced manchester city who have just kicked—off at chelsea. there's more throughout the evening on the bbc news channel. we're back with the late news at 10pm. now on bbc one, it's time for the news where you are. goodbye. good afternoon evening, i'm katherine downes with the latest sports news. manchester city have just kicked off against chelsea so for now liverpool are top of the premier league. a hat—trick from mo salah gave them a four nil win over bournemouth. that's sixteen games unbeaten so far. from the first second, really in the
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game a, was always on the line, wanting to help what runs and behind, that is massively important. i was really happy with the performance and the three goals obviously is big for him and important for us. manchester united are up to sixth after their biggest win of the season. they beat bottom club fulham 4—1 at old trafford. it's their first win in the premier league since october. we scored the first goal and quite soon we scored the first goal and quite soon and he managed to keep going until it was very strong, so i am really pleased with that. i think the players understand that we have 11 players sticking together, fighting together, working together with the ball is a unit and a team,
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we can be a much better team. arsenal are third after a one nil win at home to huddersfield. burnleyjump out of the relegation zone and above the terriers after after beating brighton. a loss for new southampton manager ralph hasenhuttl and his first match in charge — they were beaten one nil by cardiff. and west ham edged a five goal game with crystal palace. kilmarnock were hoping to "do a leicester" after they topped the scottish premiership midweek — but they were thumped by celtic 5—1 — so celtic are top now. elsewhere there were wins for stjohnston, hearts and livingston. all the day's football is on the bbc sport website. cries of disappointment around the newsroom here because this is a big step there, the last few seconds, let us take a look at the live
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pictures, it turns out that scotland will be taking part in their first ever women's world cup, drawn in england's group. so scotland and england, look at that in group d with england for the world cup in japan next summer. it is what nobody wanted. so japan also in the japan next summer. it is what nobody wanted. sojapan also in the group, the team that knocked england out in the team that knocked england out in the semifinals at the last world cup in canada. so england will face scotla nd in canada. so england will face scotland and japan, it is looking like a tough group for england and scotla nd like a tough group for england and scotland as they take part in their first ever women's world cop will keep you up dated on that throughout the rugby union's champions cup returned this weekend, after the international break, and holders leinster have taken a big step towards the knockout stage, with a 17—10 win over bath at the rec. the match was in the ballance in the second half at 7—all, untiljordan larmour caught this interception to put the irish side in front. the result leaves bath still without a win and effectively ends their champions cup campaign.
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exeter‘s hopes of reaching the knockout stage are all but over after they lost at home to gloucester in an all—premiership tie. ben morgan's try sealed a 27—19 win to send gloucester top of pool 2. exeter are still without a win in the competition. elsewhere, glasgow have gone top of pool three after they thrashed lyon 42—22 in france. toulon beat motpellier 38—28 and in the late kick—off at the ricoh arena. wasps are up 3—0. plenty more rugby on the bbc sport website. england's matt wallace is well placed going into the final
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