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this is bbc news. the headlines at 7. two people are arrested following a car bombing in londonderry last night. police describe the attack as ‘unbelievably reckless' a highly unstable crude device, it could have detonated at any time. a careless act, a deliberate act against the people of derry. theresa may briefs ministers on cross—party talks — about the next steps on brexit. parliament has not got the right to hijack the brexit process, because parliament said to the people of this country, we will make a contract with you. you will make the decision, and we will honour it. a funeral is held in hertfordshire for six unknown auschwitz victims, whose remains were handed to a british museum more than 20 years ago. police speak to the duke of edinburgh after he was seen driving without a seat belt, two days after being involved in a crash near sandringham. and astronomers are hoping for clear skies early tomorrow morning, to view a total lunar eclipse known as a "super blood wolf moon". defending champion roger federer is knocked out of the austrialian open
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in the fourth round, that, and the rest of the day's sport, is coming up in sportsday at 7:30pm. good evening. and welcome to bbc news. there's been widespread condemnation of a car bombing outside the courthouse in londonderry last night which police have called a callous attempt to kill people. no one was injured, but a nearby hotel was evacuated. the dissident republican group , the new ira , is suspected of being behind the attack. two men have been arrested. our ireland correspondent, emma vardy, reports. this cctv shows the vehicle arriving outside the courthouse in londonderry city centre. the driver parks up, then runs away.
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shortly after, a group of people passed by oblivious. the device detonates atjust after eight o'clock last night. i thought this was all a thing of the past, so it's a bit, you know, don't really know what to think, to be honest. this doesn't accomplish anything, it doesn't prove anything. what are they trying to prove? a warning was called in, but police had already spotted the suspicious vehicle some ten minutes earlier, and were evacuating the city centre. hundreds of people related to safety from the busy hotels and bars. today, two men in their 20s were arrested and remain in custody. thankfully, the local community and the police service acted bravely together, and we got everybody awayjust in time. the bomb detonated just as we were leaving the area, and it's on by good grace that local people weren't killed. this attack has been linked to the distant republican group, known as the new ira, prescribed organisation which
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aims to bring about a reunited ireland. police say a pizza delivery van was hijacked by two armed men in derry, a short time before the explosion. it was a very crude device that was placed inside this vehicle, but officers described it as a significant attempt to kill people. scenes like this were once common in northern ireland, but not any more. my message to those, whoever they are, who were responsible for this action, is to stop. to understand that they have no support for such actions. the democratic unionist party leader, arlene foster, called that a pointless act of terror, which must be condemned in the strongest terms. the police evacuation meant they were no injuries, but the incident reawakens memories of darker times. emma vardy, bbc news, derry. theresa may has been speaking with members of her cabinet to discuss how she intends to break the brexit deadlock. the prime minister is due to address mps tomorrow.
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meanwhile, with the uk due to leave the eu on march the 29th, at least one cross party group of mps is discussing how parliament could ensure a ‘no deal‘ brexit is avoided. our political correspondent alex forsyth reports. the no's have it. it's been five days since theresa may's brexit plan was thrown out, rejected by mps. and while she's working out her next steps, some of the back benches have plans of their own. some want to change parliament's rules, its standing orders, so mps could delay the brexit process to stop deal scenario. the commons, or this group of mps is doing, is trying to work within the normal traditions of the house, albeit changing some of the standing orders, to try and ensure the house of commons has a proper voice in, what is without doubt, the biggest crisis in our modern peacetime history. it could change the way this place works, giving backbench mps not ministers more power to dictate what comes before
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parliament, shaping policy. something government claim, that's extremely concerning. what we are now getting are some of those who are always, absolutely opposed to the result of the referendum trying to hijack brexit, and in fact steal the result from the people. the bottom line is parliament is gridlocked, while some mps want a pause in the process, others want to get on and leave, deal or not. some want a total rethink, or another public note, and some believe the prime minister's deal, with some changes, can be salvaged. the international trade secretary said changing the controversial plan to avoid a hard irish border might bring mps around. we actually agree that no matter what, there should be an agreement that ensures that there's no hard border between the united kingdom and ireland, the question is, can we achieved with the irish government wants, and what we went, by a different mechanism? but there's no detail of an alternative and at the irish foreign minister isn't convinced, tweeting,
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the irish government's commitment to the current withdrawal agreement, the existing plan, is absolute. labour says theresa may now has to fundamentally shift her position. if the prime minister won't move her redline, she can see what's going to happen, which is parliament is going to try to take control of the process. that is, that is because people are frustrated with the prime minister this is only happening because of not, and i think in the next week or two, other options will now be tested one way, or another. so, you can expect further turbulent scenes when the prime minister appears here tomorrow to update mps on her thinking, the battle now isn'tjust over what should happen with brexit, but who gets to control it. alex forsyth, bbc news, westminster. atwood ended more than a thousand flights, it's due to appear in the
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court on tuesday. a man has been arrested on suspicion of committing a 21—year—old boxer, near the runwayjust days after a scare at gatwick grounded more than 1,000 flights. he's due to appear at uxbridge magistrates' court on tuesday. a man has been arrested on suspicion of murdering a 21—year—old boxer at a pub in doncaster. tom bell was shot on thursday night, and died in hospital. he trained at doncaster plantworks amateur boxing club, which said in a statement it is "devastated by the loss of a great warrior" norfolk police have spoken to the duke of edinburgh after he was photographed driving without wearing a seat belt — 48 hours following his collision near sandringham. meanwhile a woman injured in the accident says she's yet to receive an apology from the duke. simonjones has the latest. behind the wheel again, prince philip and his new land rover. but something is missing, he's not wearing seat belts. norfolk police say they have been made aware of these images, ta ken near the entrance of the estate. the duke insists he's been given suitable words of advice. just days ago, the car crashed along this busy road. emma a fairweather was a passenger in achaea, driven by herfriend with a baby in the back.
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they collided with prince philip's land rover, f" 1”; ' '* f ' "f * .,§ ——broke her wrist. annafairweather—tsld'the sunday and he hasn't even said sorry. expected more of the royal family. involved in the crash, but emmajaimeathelsaidsheonlv received a call from a police family liaison officer, saying the queen and duke of edinburgh would like to be remembered to you. she says that's not an apology or 0ls. —— a well wish. and she's concerned thatjust days after the incident, the duke chose to drive without buckling up. yelled at the danger of not wearing a seat belt is that if you are in an accident, you are literally going to get thrown around inside the car. that's going to hurt, the seat belt is there to stop that from happening.
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it's going to hold you in place. the investigation into the crash along this stretch of road is continuing. the duke asked passed his eyesight test this morning, but blind but plice as they will take action if necessary. the palace‘s response to what happened is coming under increasing scrutiny. the un says it believes that 170 migrants trying to reach europe may have drowned in two incidents in the mediterranean sea in recent days. a rubber dinghy with one—hundred—and—twenty people on board sank in the sea off the libyan coast on friday. more than fifty people are also said to have died in the waters between spain and morocco. elizabeth throssell from the un refugee agency says more help is needed to stop people making the crossing. well i think what we have to remember is we are talking about people, we are talking about individuals who are at the risk of drowning. what are we going to do? just let them drown? absolutely vital to save lives, that's part of international law at sea for example. it also if you think about the people who are prepared
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to set up across the mediterranean in these rubber dinghies, for example, the rubber dinghy that set off where 170 people are believed to drown, that's a tragedy waiting to happen. how desperate must they be to actually embark on that kind ofjourney, and whether rescue vessels are not rescue vessels, they will still make that type of journey, what we have to focus on is really creating ways that they are not, they don't feel that they are absolutely forced it to make these desperate journeys, and that means countries working together. establishing safe and legal ways that people who are fleeing persecution, or fleeing discrimination, or conflict, are able to make the journey safely. two people have died and 22 others have been injured in a fire in the ski resort of courchevel in the french alps. the blaze broke out in the middle of the night in an accommodation block for resort workers. it took 70 firefighters until daybreak to bring it under control. at least 79 people are now known to have died in a fuel
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pipeline explosion in central mexico. the governor of the state of hidalgo has said that more bodies had been found at the site.the accident happened as crowds of people filled up containers with fuel after the pipeline was deliberately ruptured by thieves. democrats have rejected terms plan on immigration, and an attempt to end the partial shutdown of the us government, it's now affected 800,000 government workers, making it the longest in american history. david willis reports from washington. if we build a powerful and fully designed see—through steel barrier on our southern border, the crime rate and drug problem have and the government shutdown. and solve the crisis. 0n the southern border. president terms
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i think what this really shows is that this shutdown is impacting a lot of people. many of the folks that we were talking with have never done this before. they've never had to stand in line for a plate of food. but they are hurting. thank you for showing up! anyone else? as we come, a woman handed out money, workers will face a second pair is payday. david willis, bbc news, washington. the headlines on bbc news. two people are arrested following a car bombing in londonderry last night. police describe the attack as ‘unbelievably reckless‘. the prime minister briefs her cabinet ahead of a statement to mps tomorrow about the ‘next steps‘ on brexit. a funeral is held in hertfordshire for six unknown auschwitz victims, whose remains were handed to a british museum more than 20 years ago the authorities in zimbabwe has,
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following a week of bloodshed in the country. local rights - say at ei}; fuel they eff}; fuel they have e fuele they have e out lg costs they have eellee eet efe —— — ,, ., to rests they heye eyttee tel”; ete e . e e to her, the rests they heye eyttee tel”; ete e e e e return i her, the with - crisis. more than 70 years after the liberation of the nazi concentration camps, the remains of six unidentified victims of the holocaust have been laid to rest today. the remains, belonging to 5 adults and 1 child —— were anonymously donated to the imperial war museum in 1997. 0ur religion editor, martin bashir, reports. we don‘t know if you are male orfemale... their names are unknown. we don‘t know which countries you came from... the chief rabbi addresses a small casket, containing human bone fragments from the nazi death camp at auschwitz. it could have been anybody in my family. that‘s why, because they
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never had a burial. i lost grandparents on both sides of my family, my mother lost her parents and grandparents, my father lost his entire family. the material was among a number of holocaust related items, donated to the imperial war museum in 1997. but only subjected to scientific testing last month. we sought expert analysis, which was able to confirm that visa where human remains, and infact that they came from at least five adults, and at least one child. it‘s critical to bear in mind that amongst this vast history, what we are really talking about are acts of murder. the findings from humanities darkest hour were quickly shared with the nations chief rabbi. we find exceptional poignancy and the fact that there are six souls that we are burying, each one stands fori million souls who perished. among 1000 mourners, were 3a
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survivors of the holocaust, who accompanied the casket to the burial site. we need a strong reminder such as this to let us know what can result, even within a democratic society, even amongst civilized society, if anti—semitism, if racism, go unchecked. quoting the prophet isaiah, the chief rabbi said that the six unknown victims would now have an everlasting name in the presence of god himself. from tomorrow , eu citizens in the uk will be able to apply for a new legal status allowing them to continue to live and work here after brexit. the new "settled status" will cost 65 pounds for adults and be awarded by the home office through online registration.
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but as our home editor mark easton reports, the system‘s already being criticised. from tomorrow, millions of eu citizens, some left on the decades have been urged to register with the authorities and pay £65, or ultimately, risk deportation. mariella, a characterfrom poland, and relations man from finland have had different reactions to the new home office rules on staying in the uk. they scanned my passport, scan my head, i had to pay £65. just answer a few questions, and it‘s done. too i‘m not going to apply for it. a few questions, and it‘s done. too i'm not going to apply for it. why? because i've been here for 15 years, i own because i've been here for 15 years, iown in because i've been here for 15 years, i own in house, i've got two children, a british wife, so i am settled already. under the
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government settlement scheme, eu nationals resident care continuously for five years can apply for settled status to remain in the uk after july 2021. those here for last, can apply for pre—settled status until eligible forfull apply for pre—settled status until eligible for full settlement rates. the rules do not apply to irish citizens. we know that most people find the process easy, but even if 5% of people miss out, that's still nearly 200,000 people. the home office has developed an act, currently only available on android phones, that allows people with by electric passports to apply for settled status electronically. now next 3 million eu citizens is a big number, but they‘ve got to a half years in which to go through the process we‘ve deliberately made this a streamlined, straightforward process. the home office does not have at fantastic reputation with the stuff, there are so many stories, that scandalous perhaps one the worst. actually, the home office has a much better record then you might expect.
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one that we won awards for. dan schmitz, a school administrator, who was born in britain to german parents and has lived here all his life as a german citizen, he has £65 to pay to avoid being deported. i was born here, i have paid taxes, i done everything. i have a nationality from somewhere else. which frankly, i don't think is fair. the home office is trying to reassure you that maggie is citizens in the uk they are welcomed and valued, but if freedom of movement goes, than their status must change. and so will their relationship at the country they currently call home. mark easton, bbc news. the world‘s oldest man has died injapan aged one—hundred—and—thirteen. just a warning the following pictures have some flash photography. masazo nonaka was recognised by guinness world records as the oldest living man in the world last year. he was born injuly 1905. he revealed the secret to his long life was eating sweets, taking hot baths and watching sumo wrestling.
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japan has one of the world‘s highest life expectancies and has been home to several people recognised as among the oldest humans to have ever lived. footage of a group of teenagers taunting a native american man in washington dc has drawn widespread criticism. the group were filmed surrounding nathan phillips, a native american veteran of the vietnam war, and mocking his singing and drumming. many of the teenagers who are students at a catholic school in kentucky, were wearing caps emblazoned with president trump‘s slogan , ‘make america great again‘. the school has apologised , ,. ~ w, to mr phillips. in an attempt to find a two year old boy who fell down an yhmarked wellaweeieagg around the clock to try to find julen rosello. his family say they heard him cry out as he fell, but he hasn‘t been heard from since.
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courtney bembridge reports. a normally quiet part of southern spain, is now the scene of a large—scale rescue operation. it‘s been a week since the time they disappeared from a family outing, and his father raised the alarm. translation revealed that, but with the hope we have an angel that will help my son get out of there as soon as possible. we won‘t stop until we‘ve take my child out from where he is. thank you very much for the support, thank you very much for the support, thank you very much for the support, thank you very much for your work. the boy fell into an unmarked illegal well, just 25 cm wide. it‘s too narrow for rescu e rs just 25 cm wide. it‘s too narrow for rescuers to just 25 cm wide. it‘s too narrow for rescu e f5 to a ccess , just 25 cm wide. it‘s too narrow for rescuers to access, so just 25 cm wide. it‘s too narrow for rescuers to access, so they are drilling a wider tunnel next to it, hoping to reach in that way. but the operation is complex. translation we are hopeful that this work will
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ta ke we are hopeful that this work will take as as little time as possible, and under favourable conditions. we hope the conditions will be better than the last few days. officials have been unable to find signs of life, but say they are working on the basis that child is still alive. rescuers have used a camera to inspect the shaft, finding here belonging to the boy, as well asa here belonging to the boy, as well as a bag of sweets and a cop. there‘s a blockage stopping them from getting to the bottom the hole. translation all the colleagues and people working here has as their only goal, reaching the boy as soon as possible, therefore we are incredibly motivated. incredible. we don‘t feel the hours, we don‘t feel the fatigue, and we don‘t feel the lack of sleep. we don‘t feel the fatigue, and we don't feel the lack of sleep. the story has gripped the nation, making front—page and story has gripped the nation, making front—page - and triggering an front-page news and trigggg'gg gg of public support. outpouring of public support. have have merged in residents have have merged in support of the family this week. translation this is the voice of the town that‘s living a nightmare. because somehow living a nightmare. because somehow we are
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living a nightmare. because somehow we are all inside that well. the desperate search involving engineers, emergency services, and volunteers, will continue around the clock. the drilling operation is expected to run until at least until the end of the day. courtney bay breads, bbc news. astronomers are hoping for clear skies early tomorrow morning, to view a total lunar eclipse, or what some are referring to as a "super blood wolf moon". the spectacular lunar event, in which the moon turns a striking shade of red,should be most visible in the uk — cloud permitting at around 5 o‘clock in the morning. the entire eclipse will also be visible from north and south america, as well as other parts of western europe and north africa. joining me now via webcam from guildford is professor lucie green, an astronomer and professor of physics at university college london. thank you very much forjoining us. just how special is that this particular lunar eclipse? i think this lunatic that‘s especial for a couple of reasons. one, it‘s
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that the moon is a little bit closer thanit that the moon is a little bit closer than it normally is. so that means that it appears bigger in the sky. so, more of the spectacle. the other reason is that the lunar eclipse, i mean they are not that rare, but you have to be in the right place at the right time to see them. and so, for the uk, we want to have another total eclipse of this kind, where we see the total eclipse until december 2029, so it‘s rare, and it‘s special, and we won‘t get something like this for another ten years. yeah, so we better make the most of it while it‘s there, let‘s break down the name dull, a super blood wolf moon, why has it got that name? yes, so the super part of it refers that the moon is at the point in its orbit around the earth, where it‘s relatively close to us. so that super refers to the fact that it‘s bigger in the sky, and then the blood part refers to the fact that during that total eclipse phase, the
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moon will turn a stunning deep red colour, and then the wealth moon refers to the fact that this is an eclipse that‘s taking part in january, and for some reason those eclipses have been referred to as a wealth moon. would you like to get these eclipses so many different exhaustive names, don‘t you? what causes this incredible deep red colour? it's colour? it‘s an effect of the moon passing through the shadow of the earth, so the alignment is such that the sun, the alignment is such that the sun, the earth, and the moon are all in a straight line, and when the moon passes into the shadow that the earth casts into space, that shadow has two sections to it. so initially, the moon moves into what‘s called, the name isn‘t important, it will start to get darker at that point, and then move across. but when the moon passes into the central part of the shadow, that‘s the bit when it turns red. so you might think well actually, the moon willjust go completely dark, but that‘s not the case, because some of the light coming from the
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sunjust some of the light coming from the sun just manages to sort of come through the atmosphere of the earth, and it‘s the red light that makes it through. and so that it then falls onto the moon and makes the moon like rad. it‘s kind of a similar effect to what we see during sunset when it‘s the red light coming through the sun that we see. so it‘s about the way that the suns light moves through the earths atmosphere. so if you‘re up late, or up early, and you want to have a look at it, what special equipment if any do you need? while this is what is so wonderful about a literary clips, you don‘t need anything special at all. it‘s com pletely need anything special at all. it‘s completely safe to let that, all you need are your eyes, if you have a pairof need are your eyes, if you have a pair of binoculars get them out have a look at the moon, or if you have a small telescope, get that out as well. but it‘s fantastic, it‘s accessible to everybody. so as long as we have clear weather, you don‘t need anything special to see this wonderful event. i think mars is quite visible at the moment, or has been, is that right? gallon i guess that‘s right, if you have a small telescope, considerate training to mars as well, mars is
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straightforward to identify and, at times mars is out, because mars is red, it looks red to the human eye, it‘s fairly easy to pick out against the background stars. and mars is definitely one to go and look at, but i always enjoy having a look at, but i always enjoy having a look at, but i always enjoy having a look at the mars. professor lizzie greene from university college, thank you very much for talking to us thank you very much for talking to us this evening. all around the world, scientists are looking for medical breakthroughs — to help beat cancer and other diseases. and it‘s often with the help of the very latest technology that researchers make great progress, as our science correspondent richard westcott has been finding out in cambridge. this nobel prize—winning machine is revolutionising health care. to treat a disease, it helps to actually see the parts that are going wrong. that‘s where a microscope comes in. a few energetic lots of different ways from lots of different angles, you can build up a 3d model is that
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right? what that's right. by right? what that's right. by flash freezing the parcels, it can take images that weren‘t possible before. and it‘s quicker as well. so what if previously taken decades to get a single snapshot of the functioning ribosomes, can now be done in potentially months, or even weeks. this microscope at diamond light source is looking at a sample from a sick patient, so scientists can see his ribosomes. they are that tiny nanomachines that help build our bodies, but this one is breaking down on thejob. we got close, closer, and closer still. i know this is a bit fuzzy, but how about this? the final three bnh of the ribosome. complete with troublesome yellow lamp, a protein that‘s meant to break off, but gets stuck, causing a rare but dangerous condition. it's condition. it‘s exciting, we have these new technologies, the new microscope facility. in his lap, professor alan
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moran is using the pictures to find a drug treatment, like testing keys for a lock, it‘s about matching up the shapes. you literally need to zoom into here and see the shapes that you are trying to find, you are looking for a drug to fit that shape. correct, so the idea is that we can find a drug that might settle the interface between this protein and the rest of the ribosome, so we went to find something that will get into the groove, and knocked off this protein from this ribosome. the groove, and knocked off this protein from this ribosomem the groove, and knocked off this protein from this ribosome. it so interesting, without the modern a looking at that shape of is still really critical molecules is still really critical to your work. yes, i think that‘s true. 10 trillion, little in your e in your body, if” " in your body, when " in your body, whenihey 1' break down, they‘ve been - to can 21,7: that 21,71 that can is: that can help. richard find drugs that can help. richard wescott, bbc news, now it‘s time for a look at the weather with nick miller
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is looking promising if you want to look at that eclipse later tonight, because there are clear spouse around widespread frost it's quite cold outside. there is a weak weather front moving southwards, this area of cloud, a bit of patchy rain, getting in the way. high clouds will be spilling into parts of scotla nd clouds will be spilling into parts of scotland and northern ireland i have a weather system will come in tomorrow. ifair have a weather system will come in tomorrow. i fair amount of clear weather, but cold rusty weather overnight and into the morning. so, tomorrow night, it‘s a fairly quiet start, frosty start, we‘ve established that. patchy clouds, hazy or sunny spells daylight hours crossing england and wales. scotland and northern ireland, clouds thickening further. you can see the rain living in as well, especially in the afternoon and into the evening. more persistent for northern ireland, westin scotland, stronger winds, these average
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