tv BBC News at One BBC News February 14, 2019 1:00pm-1:30pm GMT
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a british teenager who went to syria to join the islamic state group is told she could face prosecution if she returns home. shamima begum is pregnant and wants to return for her unborn child, but is unruffled by what she did and saw. we'll be looking at what might now happen to the former british schoolgirl. also this lunchtime: i'm in westminster, where theresa may is staring another commons defeat in the face over her brexit deal. downing street warns that a revolt by tory brexiteers could "seriously damage" the prime minister's attempts to get a revised brexit deal. waiting times in english accident and emergency departments are at their worst level for 15 years. and the queen meets competition winners and descendants of the original codebreakers of gchq, which is celebrating its hundredth birthday. and coming up on bbc news:
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west indies bowler shannon gabriel apologises for asking england captainjoe root if he liked boys during their on—field clash in the third test in st lucia. good afternoon and welcome to the bbc news at one. a teenage woman who ran away to join fighters from the islamic state group in syria four years ago and now wants to return to britain will face a police investigation if she comes back, according to a government minister. shamima begum, who's now 19, was one of three schoolgirls who left east london in 2015. in an interview with the times, she talked about seeing "severed heads" in bins while there, and said that it "did not faze her".
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the security minister ben wallace told the bbc that shamima begum, who's now in a syrian refugee camp, faces potential prosecution for committing terrorist offences. here's our correspondent jon donnison. bring me home. four years after running away to join bring me home. four years after running away tojoin islamic bring me home. four years after running away to join islamic state and become a teenagejihadi bride, shamima begum wants to come back to britain. she's one of hundreds of women and children to flee is‘s last tiny bolthole in eastern syria. and this sprawling refugee camp in the north of the country is now home to the former east london schoolgirl, i9 the former east london schoolgirl, 19 years old, nine months pregnant, having already lost two children to sickness and malnutrition.” having already lost two children to sickness and malnutrition. i have to think about my baby. after several weeks in the camp, and
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due to give birth any day, she was discovered by anthony lloyd, a journalist with the times newspaper. she spoke to me, she was a veiled but she spoke to me in a london accent, she said, i'm a bethnal green girl, and then i knew. so we talked, there was no one else, just her and talked, there was no one else, just herand i. i talked, there was no one else, just her and i. i said, talked, there was no one else, just herand i. isaid, can you lift your niqab so i can see your face? and she said, yes, shamima begum. i'm she was 15 when she made the journey to the battlefields of syria, seen here on route in turkey with two teenage school friends who made the same journey. teenage school friends who made the samejourney. she teenage school friends who made the same journey. she married teenage school friends who made the samejourney. she married an islamic state fighter. she says she has no regrets, and says at least initially live in syria met all her aspirations. at herformer
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at her former school, questions at herformer school, questions have been asked about whether more could been asked about whether more could be done to intervene to stop the teenager going. the government now says it won't provide diplomatic help to get shamima begum out of syria, and if she makes it back on her own, she could face charges. ultimately what we have to do is protect the public, and people who we nt protect the public, and people who went out there, often as amateurs, and our professional terrorists or supporters of terrorism, and we have to make sure we need to mitigate that threat should they come back. others, though, believe shamima begum should be treated as a victim.
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we're talking about 15—year—old children who were groomed. they were on the internet, radicalised, their families had no idea whatsoever about what was going on. i appreciate she is now 19, these were individuals who were groomed. with the fall of islamic state in syria imminent, more supporters like shamima begum will likely flee. some will seek to return to the uk. their legal status is not clear. jon donnison, bbc news. our correspondent anisa kadri is in bethnal green in east london. what are people saying to you? this is a very multicultural part of london, an area that shamima begum knew so well before she left syria four years ago. there is a large asian community here, and many of them have been telling me that what shamima begum did, going to syria, joining the so—called islamic state,
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they say to me it doesn't represent them, and it does not represent their muslim faith either. where they are divided is what should happen if and when shamima begum comes back to britain. some of them say shejoined a comes back to britain. some of them say she joined a murderous group, she should stay out there, she hasn't appeared particularly remorse. but others say she was 15 when she left the syria, she should be given the benefit of the doubt. and that was the view of the student who went to the same school as her at the time. the school is just in that direction over there, where shamima begum went to school, and i have been speaking to a few students who went about school. one of them said to me that she should be given the benefit of the doubt. another one said to me that what happened to shamima begum isn't representative of the community, but they are following what happened closely. 0k, anisa, many thanks. our correspondent mark lowen is in irbil in northern iraq. what more do we know about where shamima begum was found?
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reeta, shamima begum is in the refugee camp some 150 miles west of where i am at the moment, across the syrian border. it is an area of syrian border. it is an area of syria that was held for some time by the islamic state group, then was ca ptu red the islamic state group, then was captured by kurdish fighters back in 2015. the refugee camp has about 35,000 people in it, conditions are pretty wretched as you can imagine, and shamima begum was among the truckloads of civilians who have been evacuated in recent days and weeks from the last patch of territory held by the islamic state group in eastern syria, close to the iraqi border. it is really the last desperate grasp of the group before it implodes, so the fighting there is extremely fierce. a few hundred is fighters are holed up injust is extremely fierce. a few hundred is fighters are holed up in just a couple of villages, they have dug tunnels, there are suicide bombers. they're in mind it once held territory the size of britain, and it is now back to this last patch.
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when it falls in the next few hours or days, donald trump is likely to declare victory against is. he will say that 100% of the self—declared caliphate of is has been liberated, but here in iraq, it is not over, there are sleeper cells, guerilla attacks, insurgency that could continue for some years to come. it has not ended, the fighters have dispersed, and in many ways that will be harder to deal with. mark, thank you, mark lowen there. theresa may is facing the threat of another rebellion by her own backbenchers today as she tries to maintain support for her brexit plan. mps have started debating the next steps in the process ahead of a vote in the house of commons later this afternoon. simon mccoy is in westminster. reeta. the question here at westminster is less whether theresa may will lose tonight's vote and more what damage a defeat would do to her renegotiations with the eu. with members of the backbench european research group expected to withdraw their support for the government, downing street fears another commons defeat will send out all the wrong signals,
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as our political correspondent jonathan blake reports. it should have beenjust it should have been just another day at westminster, but instead, there is trouble in the air again. the prime minister is facing another revolt from her own mps. the house of commons has another chance to debate and vote to back or block theresa may's attempts to get changes to her brexit deal. this parliament's changes to her brexit deal. this pa rliament‘s mandate changes to her brexit deal. this parliament's mandate must now be given the opportunity to achieve its end, and the prime minister the chance to do so. so it is clear that the government's priority is to interest the indefinite nature of the backstop, which under article 50 is legally required to be temporary. but the devil is in the detail, and the wording of the motion the government has put forward for mps to vote on. it states that the house of commons welcomes the prime minister's statement earlier this
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week, and reiterate its support for the approach to leaving the eu expressed by the house on the 29th of january. it might sound simple enough, but in that vote at the end of last month, the majority of mps voted to reject a no—deal brexit, so some conservatives, who want bad option to remain on the table, say they can't support the government tonight. those mps working to stop a no—deal brexit say their colleagues threatening to rebel need to acknowledge they are outnumbered. downing street is desperate on this now. it would have been much better if they had consulted the 100 or so mps which represent the majority of their backbenchers before tabling this motion. i think the lack of consultation has not improved the atmosphere of trust. i think those who are going to vote against this tonight need to face up to the facts that twice now the majority in parliament has been made clear, most of us do not want to leave without a deal. the government argues this is not the time for a party squabble.
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the debate today is an opportunity to show that the house of commons is behind the prime minister in her bid to renegotiate the irish backstop, because if those who are watching believe that we have a united parliament, that would deliver an agreement with the european union if those changes were made, then they are more likely to happen. if the government loses tonight's vote, it won't stop the brexit process in its tracks, but downing street says defeat will significantly damaged theresa may's chances of getting changes to her brexit deal at a time when progress is already slow. jonathan blake, bbc news, westminster. are assisting political editor norman smith is in the lobby in the houses of parliament. it is notjust me saying this, downing street openly acknowledge that even if only
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a proportion of the tory brexiteers we re a proportion of the tory brexiteers were to add stein, then she will go down, and this is despite number 10 trying to turn up the bunsen burner on the brexit tears by saying, if you defeat misses may, you will scupper her chances of getting some sort of revised brexit deal. their responses to say, pull the other one. they believe this is really all about slowly, slowly, slowly taking the no deal option off the table, and, they believe, paving the way for blaming them when misses may fails to secure any significant concessions. but here's the thing. when you say to number 10, why don't you tweet the language and you would avoid a potential bloodbath, they say you can't even do that, and therein lies
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misses may's problem, trying to keep both sides of her fractures, feuding party together, and itjust points to the sort of precarious parliamentary arithmetic she faces if she is to get any brexit deal through. norman, thank you very much. with 43 days to go until march the 29th, there's been mounting concern amongst businesses at the prospect of leaving the eu without a deal. the future of uk fishing has been at the heart of the brexit debate, and ben thompson has been at a busy fish market in aberdeenshire this morning to see how they are preparing. welcome to peterhead fish market just north of aberdeen, and all the stuff that is down here will get sold this morning. these boxes of haddock down here go for about £120 this morning, caughtjust in the waters here. so what could brexit mean for the fishermen and the communities that rely on fishing here in scotland? well, with me is elaine from the clyde fishermen‘s association. good morning. it's so funny, isn't it? you see all of this here, yet most of it destined for europe,
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and any delays at the border, in the event of a no—deal brexit, could be disastrous for this industry, couldn't it? yes. these stocks are mainly fin fish, but yes, a lot of this goes to the eu. any fresh product, yes, any delays are disastrous, particularly as well for anyone who's fishing shellfish, because about 87% of that goes to the eu. and that's a time—critical market. 66, 68, 68... most uk fishermen voted overwhelmingly to leave the eu, so why? and what could brexit and specifically a no—deal brexit mean for fishermen? jimmy is with me from the scottish fishermen‘s association. good morning to you, jimmy. explain this. it's a bit of a conundrum, isn't it? because overwhelmingly fishermen around here voted to leave the european union, yet you rely on it for most of your sales. talk us through what's here and where it's going. well, we've got a wide array of fish here. we've got monkfish, squid, hake, haddock, cod. the other fish like the monkfish, the squid, more high—value species, our european cousins appear to have the appetite for those.
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if there is a no—deal brexit, and we talked about delays at the border, this stuff is perishable. it will go off at the border if it's in a queue. what does that mean for your? we've got to have a to keep the free flow that goes in and out of the uk, both ways. but we've also got to realise that there's a lot of politics in this. and we have no say in that. i also say that people are the market. i mean, politicians can posture all they want, but people need to eat, and we've got a good quality product here. so we will find a solution to this market, however we go about it. there's a real challenge for the fishermen here in this region about making sure that they have access to the waters that they want to fish in, and not subject to the quotas that determine what they can fish, but nonetheless some real challenges for an industry that is so important in this part of the world, and one that could have serious implications in the event of a no—deal brexit.
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ben thompson reporting there. of course, it's notjust the uk that will be affected by brexit. germany has europe's biggest economy, but it's on the brink of recession, and many in germany are blaming the issue of brexit for slower growth there. some are suggesting that the german chancellor angela merkel should come to theresa may's aid and help break the deadlock with the eu over brexit. our berlin correspondent jenny hill reports. europe's capitals are in countdown, perhaps none more so than berlin. a no—deal brexit looms ever closer, threatening germany's economic might. in the reichstag, they're worried. as every hour passes, politicians, industry leaders prepare for the worst, but germany's position stays the same. there's been this frequent idea that somehow merkel will save the day because it's going to be too costly for germany, too costly for german businesses, they're lobbying merkel very hard so eventually they will cave in. but it's not going to happen.
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germany has not changed its position. for germany, keeping the eu together is a raison d'etre and it's willing to pay an economic price for that. warm words for britain from europe's most famous deal—maker, but even angela merkel, with her reputation for compromise, has stuck to her script. "let's keep the relationship close," she said, "but there can be no cherry picking for britain." then last week, a new phrase. "with creativity," she said, "a solution to the irish backstop impasse might be found." was this finally, some wondered, merkel wading in to rescue the deal? she's a political pragmatist and she struggles with the notion that an unresolvable issue can really exist in the realm of politics. when mrs merkel says there is a way forward if we are creative about it, what does she actually mean?
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she says it's not upon her to resolve the brexit problem. in the corridors of german power — whispers. mrs merkel said to be frustrated with theresa may. but there is, they'll tell you here, no german plan b. when you speak to people here, behind closed doors, away from the tv cameras, on any given subject, you normally find views which are divergent to the official german government position. it's what you'd expect. brexit appears to be the exception. what you do encounter here consistently is frustration, a willingness to compromise, but also a sense that britain must make the first move. caught in the complexities of brexit, germany feels britain's loss — but it will put europe first. jenny hill, bbc news, berlin. reeta, the voting here starts at 5pm,
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there are three amendments to be discussed first. the result of expected around 70. defeat for the government is a real possibility. full coverage on the bbc news channel. back to you. simon, thanks very much. a heroin addict has been handed a 15—year prison sentence for killing a 100—year—old nazi prison camp survivor in a street robbery last may. artur waszkiewicz attacked sofija kaczan as she was walking to church, knocking her to the ground and snatching her handbag. she died a month later after suffering multiple injuries. waiting times in a&e departments in england have reached their worst level since the four—hour target was introduced in 200a. our health editor hugh pym is here. talk us through these new figures. this time last year there were more headlines about ambulances queueing at hospitals and real strains within some of them. now we've had
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confirmation, we haven't had so many headlines, but the strains are just as acute as ever. let's look at the latest figures out today for england. what they show is that in january, 84.4% of patients going into a andy were treated, assessed or seen into a andy were treated, assessed or seen within the four hours, that's the lowest on record since this dataset began in 200a. below scotland, slightly ahead of wales and northern ireland and the numbers coming in through the front door of the hospitals are going up and up. if you look at the number of emergency admissions, people who came in but needed to be kept there for the rest of the day or overnight, that was up more than 7%, year—on—year, just showing the pressures of patient numbers, often frail, elderly, often very sick. so what we see here is what some think ta nks what we see here is what some think tanks are already seeing is a hidden crisis in hospitals. yes, they may appear to be coping, but the pressures a re appear to be coping, but the pressures are just as they were. nhs england is saying if you look at
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december and january together, the wind is slightly better in terms of performance than last winter —— the winter is slightly better. but we haven't had any cold weather yet apart from a few days, there hasn't been any series of flu cases as there was this time last year, and we've still got this sort of figure being published today. so the nhs is very much under intense pressure. the winter is far from over. thank you. our top story this lunchtime... british teenager shamima begum, who went to syria to join the islamic state group, is told she could face prosecution if she returns home. coming up... know your heart as well as you know your bank pin code — a new campaign says it could save your life. coming up on bbc news — sir alex ferguson calls eric harrison one of the greatest coaches of our time, following the death of the former manchester united youth coach credited for developing class of ‘92. airbus has pulled the plug
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on its a380 superjumbo, which entered service just 12 years ago. the last deliveries of the plane, which is the world's largest passenger aircraft, would be made in 2021. the superjumbo, which cost nearly £20 billion to develop, has faced fierce competition from smaller, more efficient aircraft — and has never made a profit. our business correspondent emma simpson reports. when it first took to the skies, the a380 was billed as the future of long—haul air travel. a double—decker super jumbo, carrying more than 500 passengers. but, today, just 13 years after its launch, airbus has called it a day. i think what we are seeing here is the end of the large four engine aircraft and that is what it is. there has been speculation for years whether we were ten years too early with the 380.
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i think it becomes clear that we were probably at least ten years too late. passengers loved it. so much room. the a380 was designed to carry large numbers of people between heavily congested hub airports like london, dubai and singapore. but smaller, more fuel—efficient planes were already coming along. easier for airlines to fill. what is happening now is that the way we fly has changed. we all want to fly from our local airport and the modern twin engined aircraft allow us to do that. we can bypass the hubs. demand for this plane never really took off. its largest customer, emirates, has scaled back orders for new a380s, sealing this jumbo jet‘s fate. production will now end in two years' time. its wings are made in the uk, mostly at airbus's huge site here at broughton,
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in north wales. several hundred staff will be affected, but the hope is many will be redeployed to more popular models. i have onlyjust heard about it this morning. that is all i can say, really. it is quite sad, really. there is not a lot we can do about it. the a380 will still be in the skies for years to come. technically brilliant, but too expensive for many airlines. a jumbo project which ultimately never made a profit, but will still earn its place in aviation history. emma simpson, bbc news. do you know your cholesterol level or your blood pressure? nhs england says people should know these personal details in the way they know their bank pin code — because it could be a life—saver. here's our health correspondent, dominic hughes. let's just slip this on your hand. having your blood pressure taken, or getting your cholesterol tested. these are simple steps that can alert us to the danger of developing
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cardiovascular disease. through heart attacks, stroke and dementia it's the main cause of premature death and disability in england. when he was aged 37, keith wilson had a heart attack out of the blue. now he's 60, and believes everyone should know if they are also at risk. i was at that age where i didn't feel it was relevant and there wasn't any standard practice that i was aware of for blood tests for cholesterol, or even blood pressure. it would be foolish not to take advantage of a system that allows you to be checked. i think if there's risk factors and you're aware of them, it's best to be aware of them before the event rather than after the event. so in order to tackle cardiovascular disease within the next decade, doctors want to be able to detect and treat 80% of all those with high blood pressure, to check the cholesterol levels of three quarters of all a0 to 75—year—olds and assess their risk of cardiovascular disease, and to treat with statins 45% of those found to be at high risk.
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we really want people to know what their numbers are. so these abcs — atrial fibrillation, blood pressure and cholesterol — people can find out their risk of having those through things like the nhs health check programme. so if you're aged between a0 and 7a, you get invited for a check every five years. these checks can often be done quickly and easily by a gp or a practice nurse. doctors say we all know our bank pin numbers, but not the important numbers relating to our blood pressure and cholesterol that could save our lives. dominic hughes, bbc news. children across the uk are preparing to take part in protests tomorrow, calling for tougher measures to deal with global warming. headteachers have expressed concern that many pupils could be missing classes, and that the schools for climate action protests will be disruptive. james waterhouse — a reporter with the victoria derbyshire programme —has been to fort william where one young teenager regularly takes part in demonstrations.
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i care about climate change because it's my future and it's pretty bleak if we don't do anything about climate change. for more than a century, our planet has been getting warmer. and the row over what global leaders should do about it isn't exactly cooling off. now, schoolchildren are taking a stand for their futures. we are on our way to meet a 13—year—old girl in the scottish highlands. it's usually the job of environmental lobbyists or experienced campaigners to tell the people in power to do more about climate change. but there are a growing number of younger voices now able to do that, as well. patiently waiting at fort william is 13—year—old holly gillibrand. what do we want? climate action! when do we want it? now! holly has been missing an hour of class every friday morning. thousands of students around the world shouldn't be having
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to strike from school to make our voices heard. i want to get scottish leaders to take climate change seriously, and that they are destroying my future. most of my teachers are quite supportive of me. unfortunately, the highland council and my headteacher don't like what i'm doing. if they say they are going to punish you in some way, will that put you off doing it? no. it's a small price to pay for standing up for our planet. i mean, if you get a detention, that is nothing compared to how we will suffer in the future if nothing is done. james waterhouse with that report there. the queen has marked the centenary of the intelligence agency gchq by visiting its original home. when it first opened, watergate house in central london was known as the government code and cypher school and was a top secret location.
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our royal correspondent sarah campbell is there. indeed, this was the first public engagement to be carried out by the queen after her long winter break. just before she arrived here actually, there was an update on a story that has been making headlines while the queen has been away from london, and that was to do with her husband, the duke of edinburgh, who was involved in a car accident last month, and we have word from the crown prosecution service this morning that the duke of edinburgh is to face no further action over his sandringham car crash. that of course when his car was involved with a collision in a car carrying two women and a baby last month, so he will not be prosecuted over that incident. onto today. this was the queen arriving as you say to celebrate the centenary of the uk's intelligence agency, gchq. it was
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here forjust intelligence agency, gchq. it was here for just two years, back intelligence agency, gchq. it was here forjust two years, back in 1919 is when it opened, a key plank of britain's intelligence service over the years. it then moved to bletchley park which proved so crucial during the second world war, and when the queen was inside, she was inside for about an hour, one of the people she met was 92—year—old ruth born, one of those who cracked the enigma code. the queen is well used unveiling plaques. for anyone who wants to come and see this, as you would expect from gchq, it's not just the words there, there's also a hidden code, so if you want to come here and read what it says, jenna upon your morse code! back to you. tributes have been paid to the former manchester united youth coach eric harrison, who's died aged 81. he played a key role in the careers of david beckham, paul scholes and ryan giggs, who collectively became known as the class of ‘92.
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