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this is bbc news. i'm martine croxall. the headlines at 11: this eyewitness described the moment he was able to turn over and that was the first time i saw his face, andl was the first time i saw his face, and i realised i was holding the duke of edinburgh. a buckingham palace spokesman said contact has been made with the two women injured in the collision, his former lawyer to lie to congress about his business links with russia. a prescription problem. patients complain of long delays in getting painkillers and anti—depressants, as pharmacists warn of shortages in over 80 common medicines. season's greetings for one essex art dealer, who's bought banky‘s latest artwork for a six—figure sum. a very close encounter for one group
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of divers in hawaii, who came up close and personal with a great white shark and used ts! tell the tats; ' agiaé‘fi“ $2115.33}? 3: michael booker, and mirror columnist, susie—5m good evening. welcome to bbc news. buckingham palace has revealed that the duke of edinburgh went to hospital today for a checkup, after being involved in a car crash at sandringham yesterday afternoon. they say he had no "injuries of concern." police in norfolk have confirmed they're investigating the crash, and will take "any appropriate action."
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an eyewitness who helped the 97—year—old prince out of his overturned land rover described the scene of the collision as "horrendous", at a road junction near the sandringham estate. the woman driving the other vehicle in the crash was treated in hospital for cuts, while herfemale passenger broke her wrist. a 9—month—old baby, who was also in their car, wasn't hurt. our home affairs correspondent daniel sandford has been at sandringham for us tonight. 30 hours after prince philip's crash, we are much clearer about what happened here on the a149. clearer too how miraculous it is that no—one was seriously injured and that the duke himself escaped unhurt. it was the devastating car crash that the queen's 97—year—old husband simply walked away from. his land rover freelander ended up on its side, but a hospital visit this morning confirmed that the duke of edinburgh had no injuries of concern.
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roy warne was the first at the scene, telling me what had initially caught his eye. i saw a car somersaulting across the road from my right. it was tumbling. it was turning over. he rushed to help the clearly elderly driver of what was a land rover freelander, but at first, the man's legs were trapped. when his left leg moved, his right leg became free and he was able to turn over. that was the first time i saw his face and i realised i was holding the duke of edinburgh and i said something to myself — something like, "blimey", but probably a bit stronger. roy warne then helped the duke out of the car through the sunroof. he walked away from his car and asked if other people were all right. so, his kind of immediate concern at that point seemed to be for the well—being of the people travelling in the other vehicle? he was much more concerned about other people than about himself.
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in the aftermath, the duke told police the low winter sun had been a problem yesterday afternoon. he mentioned that he was dazzled by the sun, which would have been directly in front of him from the direction of his travel. police are still looking into the crash, which they say they're going to investigate just like any other road traffic accident. but it seems that what happened is, with the sun low in the sky, the duke of edinburgh pulled out into this busy road and was in a collision with a blue kia. his car then tumbled down the road, ending up here with the driver's door on the ground, and he then had to be helped out of the vehicle. there will now be questions about whether the duke of edinburgh iiii; 77155 2351? 5:5; 55:3 zelfmz? 52; like poor eyesight and dementia. but what could have been a replacement land rover
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for the duke was photographed arriving at sandringham today, and it was business as usual for the royal family. royal highness, how is the duke of edinburgh this morning? no idea. "no idea" was princess anne's response. the road where the accident happened has claimed five lives in six years. by chance, it was up for discussion at a council meeting today, where it was agreed that the speed limit should be reduced from 60 to 50. daniel sandford, bbc news, sandringham. the white house has confirmed that donald trump will hold a second summit with the north korean leader, kim jong—un. the venue hasn't been finalised, but the hope is they'll meet some time at the end of next month. the announcement comes after talks in washington between the us secretary of state, mike pompeo, and the lead north korean negotiator, kim yong—chol. there are demands in washington for an investigation into reports president trump ordered his former lawyer michael cohen to lie to congress
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about his links with russia. a report by the buzzfeed news service claims the president directed mr cohen to lie about his plans to build a trump tower in moscow, before he took office. mr cohen already faces a three yearjail sentence for violating campaign finance laws. here's our north america editor, jon sopel. the subject that just won't go away — the president and russia — and the most serious allegations to date about his attempts to hide the efforts the trump organisation was making to build a trump tower in moscowjust before the election. after donald trump became president, his then personal lawyer michael cohen went before congress and said on oath that the plan was scrapped in january 2016. that wasn't true, and a lie that earned him time injail. but according to a detailed buzzfeed report, the lie wasn't his idea. the special counsel's office learned about trump's directive for cohen to lie to congress through interviews with multiple witnesses from the trump organisation, and internal company e—mails, text messages,
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and a cache of other documents. and the report goes on. the president personally instructed him to lie, by claiming that negotiations ended months earlier than they actually did, in order to obscure trump's involvement. the president's current personal attorney rudy giuliani has categorically denied this. the white house has been more circumspect. this isjust another in a long line of ridiculous charges without any corroboration or credibility whatsoever. you're saying the president did not tell michael cohen to do that? i's telling you right now, this is exactly why the president refuses to give any credence or credibility to news outlets because they have no ability to corroborate anything they're putting out there. instead, they're just using innuendo and shady sources. that was not a denial of my question. no, but the premise is ridiculous. and the president's press secretary stuck rigidly to quoting rudy giuliani's words.
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that's absolutely ridiculous. i think that the president's outside counsel addressed this best and said in a statement earlier today that's categorically false. the chairman of the house intelligence committee, adam schiff, tweeted this... "the allegation that the president of the united states may have suborned perjury before our committee in an effort to curtail the investigation and cover up his business dealings with russia is among the most serious to date. we will do what is necessary to find out if it is true." "suborned perjury" — that phrase has been used a couple of times before. it's the charge that brought richard nixon down, it's the accusation that led to bill clinton too being impeached over lies that he told about his relationship with monica lewinsky. the week started with the bizarre spectacle of the president feeling it necessary to come out before the cameras and say that he wasn't working for the russians. it ends with him facing serious allegations of obstructing justice. the reason this is so significant is that obstruction ofjustice is considered a high crime and misdemeanour — something that can
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lead to impeachment. jon sopel, bbc news, washington. the prime minister has spent the day speaking to other european leaders, and meeting members of her cabinet, to discuss the future of her brexit plans, which were overwhelmingly rejected by mps earlier this week. mrs may is due to present new proposals to parliament on monday. our political correspondent ben wright reports. mr gove, are you confident of getting a brexit deal toshare theiradvice... , , who has a brexit deal the house of commons hates and the eu insists cannot be changed. just got to get into a car. tight lipped, but for brexiteers, some red lines on trade must stay. i don't believe we could have an independent trade policy if we stayed in a customs union
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and the reason for that is, in a customs union, with the european union, we would have to apply european trade law, without having a say in how it's made. he's happy to sign agreements with australia, but he won't sign up to a customs union compromise that might lead to cross—party support in parliament for a new deal. but if there is no deal, there are no trade agreements nailed down with 40 major economies to replace the existing ones we have as members of the eu. liam fox said other countries needed to put more work in. while some in theresa may's divided cabinet are telling her that leaving the european union without a deal would be ok, others, particularly a camp dubbed the gang of five, are urging the prime minister to find a cross—party solution to this crisis, to compromise, and to rule out what they think will be the disaster of a no—deal brexit. and of course, there's very little time left. on monday, the prime minister will make a statement in the commons setting out the government's plan b, and mps will start to put forward their alternative ideas as amendments to that motion. the following tuesday,
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we'll then see a series of crunch votes on that. and as things stand, exactly two months later, the uk's set to leave the eu, whether parliament has agreed a brexit deal or not. touring ,a brexitsunborting. ,. - fl-.. and under no circumstances, to delay the uk's departure. telling the british public, after all this hooha, that we've abandoned the project of leaving the european union would be so utterly pathetic, it would reinforce people's view that there's some kind of plot going on at westminster to stop this thing. here, competing ideas to break the political paralysis are being argued over and many mps do see the merits in asking for some more time. if we need further negotiation and article 50 is extended
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for a few months, let's say till the summer, then i don't have a problem — or a few months — and i don't think the public, who are fairly reasonable on this, would have a problem either. before leaving downing street for a working weekend, theresa may spoke to eu leaders, but her headache is here, trapped between the demands of her divided party and a fractured parliament. ben wright, bbc news, westminster. three men have beenjailed for life for murdering five people, in an explosion at a shop in leicester last february. aram kurd and arkan ali will each serve a minimum of 38 years, while hawkar hassan was given 33 years. the court heard they caused the explosion as part of an insurance scam. this report by sima kotecha contains distressing images from the start. shortly after 7pm, a massive explosion in the basement of a shop. its magnitude meant that it destroyed the entire building, and killed the five people inside it.
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sirens three men were responsible — hawkar hassan, arkan ali and aram kurd. this afternoon, all were sentenced to life injailfor murder. today marks the end of a long and complex investigation and will provide, i hope, some closure to the families, whose strength, resolve and dignity throughout the last year has been nothing short of remarkable. the men deliberately caused the explosion as part of a plan to profit from a false insurance claim. their victims, 46—year—old mary ragoobar, her two teenage sons, sean and shane, shane's girlfriend, 18—year—old leah reek. all were enjoying a quiet sunday evening in theirflat. i don't think you ever get over it. no. it is still not real, if you know what i mean? we know she's gone, but to see her walk out the house and never, ever see her again... yeah. it hurts all the time, doesn't it?
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yeah. also killed in the polish supermarket below the flat, 22—year—old viktorija ijevleva, a co—conspirator who they left to die because she knew too much about their plans. this empty space is a constant reminder of what happened last february on that incredibly cold evening. this community still feels the shock of the fire, that resonated around this city. jose ragoobeer said his world was shattered after losing his wife and sons. his youngest son, scotty, was the only one to survive the blast. every day, i cry. i cried every day, because everything you do... you think of them. thejudge described the men as exceptionally callous and deceithaltwhek you were watching bbc news.
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—— you are watching bbc news. the headlines on bbc news: buckingham palace says the duke of edinburgh has visited hospital as a precautionary measure following yesterday's car crash in norfolk. the white house says president trump will hold his second summit leaving patients complaining of delays in getting the drugs they need. the bbc has learned there's been a big rise in the number of medicines placed on the "shortage of supply" list for england. increased global demand and the rising cost of raw materials are being blamed for some of the supply problems. here's our health correspondent catherine burns. the drug candesartan which, as you can see here, has gone completely red. as we film, the realisation that another drug is running low.
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this main wholesaler has now gone completely out of stock. now, suddenly, we are going to have to start shopping around to make sure customers and patients continue to get access to this medicine. it's not unusual for this to happen — problems with supply and demand for medicines. in fact, every month, the government agrees to pay a premium for some drugs where availability is low. lists are published every month showing which medicines are in such short supply. in january 2015, there were 12. the highest number was in 2017, well before brexit became a pressing issue. at the end of last year, there was a surge from 45 in the autumn to the most recent figure, 80. many of the shortages have been for commonly prescribed drugs like furosemide, used to treat high blood pressure, and naproxen, a common anti—inflammatory. wendy turner can struggle with everyday tasks. she has a condition which means
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she's always in pain. she says naproxen keeps it down to a manageable level. i've got tablets left for today and tomorrow and then they're gone. and i'm worried, i'm a bit scared about it. and it's — it's stress. if she can't get any in time, she's going to have to take a less strong alternative. pharmacists say there's almost always something else to try, as long as people get their prescriptions in in good time. most people won't notice this and will still be getting their prescriptions filled as normal. but i've spoken to others who are really worried, especially people with long—term conditions. one woman told me she's tracked down her medicines online in america. others say they're sharing with friends. and one man told me he's having to cut tablets in half to get the right dosage. all of those have their own risks. there are several possible reasons why this is happening, from increased global demand to the rising costs of raw materials.
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some in the industry also think there could be an element of so—called unconscious stockpiling along the supply chain ahead of brexit. but the government and others say there is no evidence that is happening. i don't think brexit is a factor at the moment. it's too early. we're too far away. but there are still questions about how the possibility of no deal could impact these shortages. we've got challenges today. those challenges, potentially, can only get worse. the element that we have at the moment is the department of health are working very closely in getting manufacturers to hold an extra six weeks of stock in the uk. but if you've got nothing, six weeks of nothing is still nothing. the government says if everyone follows the plan, there's no reason why the supply of medicines would be interrupted by a no—deal brexit. killing 11 people at eee ereferee e'ferewle gm; did nothing to recover from a stunt which had gone wrong until he was just 100
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andrew hill is accused of 11 counts of manslaughter by gross negligence. 4l}, g'ggggfigirkg sé—eg=~.~?—g';;;é;?~———r w . ,.,, which claimed 96 lives, the former sheffield wednesday club secretary, graham mackrell, denies two safety charges, while the police match commander, david duckenfield, denies the gross negligence manslaughter of 95 liverpool fans in april 1989. judith moritz reports. graham mackrell was a safety officer without any safety training. sheffield wednesday's former club secretary qualified as an accountant, the jury heard. yet, in 1989, he was responsible for safety at the hillsborough stadium. he's accused of turning a blind eye to the way fans were going to make their way through the turnstiles and failing to make contingency plans. jason beer qc, defending
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mr mackrell, told the jury that 30 years ago, the role of a safety officer was a new concept. he said they mustjudge him by the standards of the time. the court also heard that the structure and layout of the hillsborough ground were approved before mr mackrell joined the club. the stadium was a prestigious venue, used to hosting big matches, but the jury was also told that there had been previous problems with overcrowding before the fatal crush in 1989. eight years earlier, spurs played wolves in an fa cup semi—final. when a crush in the crowd began, police allowed fans onto the touchline. you can see them sitting along the pitch, having got out. the court heard from spurs supporterjames chumley, who was stopped from going on to the full terraces. he wrote a letter afterwards to complain he'd missed the match, saying a police officer told him leppings lane was the stadium's worst end and he added that the situation was always the same at big games.
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when the crush happened in 1989, 96 lives were lost. their families are now sitting through a criminal trial nearly 30 years after the disaster. judith moritz, bbc news, preston. since it first appeared on the side of a port talbot garage, more than 20,000 people have been to visit. but now, this work has been bought by an essex—based art dealer. i think this is a phenomenal picture by banksy. it sums up, in one small area,
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so many things about social society. banksy confirmed it was genuine on his instagram account in december with the message, "season's greetings". the image has attracted attention from people across the world and made an impact on the local community. when i was a child, you had to bring your washing on certain;days ,, , from the steel company. you would get smudges one offer, in particular, stood out to me. it was less than the other offers but the man has promised to keep it in the town.
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and i know a lot of good is going to come from it. we're going to move it from here to protect it, take it into the middle of town, and i am going to bring up about four, five or six other banksy pieces to join it, so that it becomes a magnet for tourists to port talbot. the price that's been paid for it remains under wraps. sian lloyd, bbc news, port talbot. you might think that no—one would be daft enough to swim with a great white shark, but a group of divers in hawaii had a close encounter with one of the huge predators and lived to tell the tale. a diver swam alongside one of the largest sharks ever recorded, and this is only the third ever sighting of her. our reporter suzanne lowry has more. a very close ‘ with what is be the zx‘, fé, :‘x‘_' zx‘, ii if.
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decided to take in an extremely daring photo part in an extremely daring photo shoot with a six metre long shot. after she spotted it off. coast of came and slowly made e if up up to the carcass and she kind way up to the carcass and she kind of looked at as a little bit and we looked back and my friend said to me" kin, that is a great white shark" and i said "andrew, i know." she didn't really pay attention to us she didn't really pay attention to us other than a couple of curious passes. but she was so focused on eating that it was really kind of, are eating that it was really kind of, a re really eating that it was really kind of, are really different and very unique experience. it was only later that experience. 7 7 another ekeiem'beeeeflv and another dive realised ' ton shark, known as deep the 2.5 ton shark, known as deep blue, was actually the largest ever blade. was actgelly the leased ever , . .., documented. blee. wee ecteelly the leased ever , . .., documented. it blee. wee ecteellt’ the leased ever e e eeee documented. it had blee. wee ecteellt' the lereett ever e e eeee documented. it had last been seen in mexico six years ago. at this point 2 et; e'ig don't realise that. is deep loo we are swimming - we we are swimming we it that we are £2229 £212, 2; 2353; t was like a massive great white
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shark. it was humbling, shark. it was incredibly humbling, you know, as a photographer, youjl offa you know, as a photographer, youjl off a momentg this to of across your sort of come across your lap and after i many days of looking, i kind of order had given up hope. the has the has rare the a margin itsn yr‘t‘tyf“‘i.ii.£‘1iiy iiip i??? remarkably rare opportunity to see sharks in - natural environment. sharks in their natural environment. there are habits are so different from ours, you know? make these really deep dive string the day and spent much of surface briefly it is no wonder we don't see them. during filming kimberly‘s team also found three pregnant sharks and she believes this discovery will provide data that will deepen the world's knowledge of this often misunderstood creatures. suzanne lowry, bbc news. why would you? why? time for a look at the weather now. friday was a bit of a disappointing day, courtesy of this area of low pressure which is ground to a halt
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110w pressure which is ground to a halt now over the uk and it means for the weekend it will bring us a lot of cloud and outbreaks of rain, maybe some hill, sleet and snow for a while but it is a dying feature, circa the early part of saturday it looks fairly wet across parts of england and wales with some sleet and snow particular of the higher ground of the east and north—east. further north, across scotland, the far north of england where we have the best of any clear skies here it will be the coldest start to the day but at least you will have the sunshine does compensate so much of the northern half of scotland bright, cold and crisp through this morning. further south into england and wales and the parts of northern ireland we have the weather fronts so ireland we have the weather fronts so it stays cloudy for most of us a nyway so it stays cloudy for most of us anyway with outbreaks of rain and a little bit of hill sleet and snow continuing, particularly across this north—east corner of england. it has bitten through the course of today the weather front will continue to wea ken the weather front will continue to weaken and many places will turn drive but hold on to a legacy of cloud and we should this heavy
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showers developing across south wales into south—west england with a few sunny spells which could push temperatures up to 10 degrees here but elsewhere it will be chilly despite the sunshine. across the finals of scotland. then through saturday night it turns drive the most but again, we continue to see quite a bit of cloud around, a little bit of fog and even some freezing fog across northern parts of the country and once again it will be chilly and a clear skies with some frost maybe even a risk of ice. heading into sunday we are in between weather systems, pressure will build across much of the country but this weak weather front will bring further cloud outbreaks of rain to the north—west corner. the scotland, northern ireland, a band of rain spread that both upwards and fizzles out and they could be some hill snow for a while but behind the skies it brightens nicely with them sunshine but for england and wales will hold on to quite a lot of cloud and the best of any brightness will be across the far east of england. once again, chilli,
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