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a public outcry in america after a photograph emerges of a father and child who drowned trying to cross the borderfrom mexico. more than 100,000 tried to enter the us illegally last month alone — many risking their lives. this man and his baby daughter died after they were swept away trying to cross into texas — his mother says she feared it could happen. translation: as a mother, you get a feeling. i cried a lot when we said goodbye, because in my heart i felt it was going to be the last time iwould hug him. president trump said he hated seeing the photograph but blamed the opposition democrats for obstructing his tough border policies. also tonight: a jury is shown cctv of an argument on a train moments before a passenger died after being stabbed 18 times.
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england's care system — failing financially and failing the older and disabled people who need it — says a new report. mouse droppings at a takeaway — hundreds of restaurants with poor hygiene ratings are delivering food using two of the biggest delivery services. and controversial comments from the dalai lama on the importance of looks for his successor if she's a woman if female dalai lama comes and should be more attractive. if female dalai lama, oh, god. dead people i think prefer not see a dead face. and coming up on sportsday on bbc news, pakistan put the pressure on england as victory over new zealand moves them within a point of the hosts at the cricket world cup.
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good evening. there's been widespread public outcry in the united states after a photograph emerged of a man and his baby daughter — lying face down in a river after drowning as they tried to cross the mexican border into texas. the image has sparked more anger about the treatment of migrant families in detention centres and the us government's border policies. president trump said he hated seeing the image. but blamed the oppositon for obstructing his border policies. when president trump took office just over 30,000 people were stopped by authorities at the border. after an intial decline that number has increased to well over 100,000 last month alone. at least 283 migrants died last year on the us—mexico border according to officials. human rights activists say the true figure‘s likely to be higher. fewer mexicans have been trying to cross recently but more and more are coming from guatemala,
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honduras and el salvador. from there, our correspondent 0rla guerin sent this report. just to warn you it does contain the photograph that's emerged of the dead father and child. searching the muddy waters of the rio grande, where hidden currents can so quickly claim lives. many migrant deaths pass unnoticed or ignored. not this time. because of a single stark image with the power to shock the world. a father and baby daughter from el salvador, 0scar and valeria ramirez. her tiny arm around his neck. we met 0scar‘s grieving mother, rosa, at the family home in san salvador. she said they were poor in material things but rich in love. 0scar sent her a photo
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when they reached mexico. father and daughter together in life, as in death. valeria's first word was papa. she would have been two next month. when they left rosa was filled with dread. translation: as a mother, you get a feeling. i cried a lot when we said goodbye, because in my heart i felt it was going to be the last time iwould hug him. i told him i loved him very much and to take care of himself. he told me the same. he said he wanted to help the whole family and that, god willing, he would make it. and the last text he sent me was on saturday morning. he said he loved me very much.
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and that was the last message before he passed away. a day later he perished with his daughter. his wife, tania, saw it all. rosa is begging others not to go, as she begged her son. translation: my message is don't follow the dream that ends in death. i know everything is hard here, but life is valuable. stay in your country and fight. but many are desperate to get away from no—go neighbourhoods like oscar's, where gangs are in control. the community here has been deeply affected by this tragedy. will it stop others trying to make the same riskyjourney? probably not. many young salvadorans feel that reaching the united states is their only hope of finding a decentjob and a better life.
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countless numbers from across central america are willing to risk death for that new life. president trump has tried hard to stem the flow, backed by plenty of his countrymen. the president says open borders mean drownings. he is blaming the democrats and gave this reaction to the photo of oscar and his daughter. i hate it, and i know it could stop immediately if the democrats change the law. they had to change the laws, and then that father, who probably was this wonderful guy, with his daughter, things like that wouldn't happen, because that journey across that river, thatjourney across that river is a very dangerous journey. it was a journey 0scar ramirez could not complete. he was just 25 that a dedicated family man who doted on his daughter.
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his mother told us she is very proud of her only son and says this photo shows he fought for his child until his last breath. 0rla guerin, bbc news, san salvador. 0ur north america correspondent chris buckler is in brownsville, texas on the us borderfor us. it is such a shocking photograph, will it change anything? the democrats have asked president trump to look at that picture of a father and his daughter drowned, trying to make their way to america. they say it is not the criminals and the gangs he so often talks about, but the president believes that tougher immigration laws are the way forward and people back him on that. he believes barriers like this along the path where mexico meets america could save lives. the republican—controlled senate and the
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democrat —controlled house of representatives have passed bills allocating billions of funds to the border, but neither of them can agree on where the money should be spent. in sense they cancel each other out. if you look through the bars, you can see above the border crossings where people can legally ci’oss crossings where people can legally cross if they are allowed to. just below is part of the rio grande, the river where 0scar martinez ramirez and his daughter drowned. many people try to get across places like that. it is tens of thousands every month and that is what is concerning the authorities. the fact they are trying to make thatjourney say so much, notjust trying to make thatjourney say so much, not just about the trying to make thatjourney say so much, notjust about the new life they asked trying to start in america, but also in the country they are trying to flee. chris buckler in texas, thank you. the jury at the trial of a man accused of stabbing a passenger to death on a train in surrey has
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been shown cctv footage of the attack. lee pomeroy was killed as he travelled with his teenage son between guildford and london in january. darren pencille denies murder. sarah walton reports from the old bailey. it was meant to be a fun trip to celebrate his upcoming birthday. but neither lee pomeroy, nor his son, could know what was about to happen. boarding the same carriage was 36—year—old darren pencille. the pair are seen in a dispute, before lee pomeroy follows mr pencille into the adjoining carriage, where their altercation continues — both shouting and gesticulating. the jury was then shown more footage of the pair struggling with each other, in what police describe as a quick and frenzied attack, lasting just 25 seconds, in which lee pomeroy suffered 18 knife wounds. he was bleeding heavily as he staggered to a nearby seat. mr pencille is then seen picking up his phone and sunglasses before leaving the train at the next stop. also on trial is darren pencille's girlfriend, 27—year—old
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chelsea mitchell, who is accused of assisting an offender. today, the court was shown footage of her visiting a pharmacy after the attack, and buying sterilising wipes and plasters. in court today to see the evidence were lee pomeroy‘s wife and family. darren pencille and chelsea mitchell both deny the charges against them. the trial continues. sarah walton, bbc news. the care system is "failing financially and failing the older and disabled people who need it," that's according to leaders of social care departments in england. a new report from those who run adult social services describes "an escalating crisis", with more and more councils saying they can't meet their legal duties to the public. here's our social affairs correspondent, alison holt. here you go. this is the reality of the need for care in the uk. can you reach? yeah, i can reach. look how swollen my legs are. they are, aren't they? you need to keep them up a little bit, roger. an increasing number of people
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living longer and living with more complex conditions. today's report from the directors who run council care services in england warns the system is now failing too many people. one, two, three... as a care worker, lauren counsell is at the sharp end of the pressures. she works for a private company, but many of her clients are local authority funded. dashing from call to call, she often finds people need more support than they get. a lot of the people that you go and see don't have the hours what they need. so it makes our lives more difficult, because you're in there a lot longer than you're supposed to be. the council, they have a criteria and they have to stick to that criteria. if somebody doesn't meet it, they're not going to give it to you, no matter how hard you push. tell me if it pulls. how? 0n yourskin. despite the growing demand for care, councils warn financial pressures mean they expect to support fewer people in the next two years, leaving more families to fund their own care, like the brooks.
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80—year—old mick has parkinson's disease and dementia. his wife, jan, is his main carer. i'm his 24/7 carer. i do everything for him. as well as looking after the house. shopping, cooking, washing. are you nice and comfortable there, mick, yeah? they pay for the two care visits they get each day. we bite into our savings. and once you bite into them, they're soon gone. it does just annoy me that, because we've worked hard and saved all our lives, and provided for our retirement, that there is no help available whatsoever. the report also points to the ongoing difficulties of recruiting and keeping care staff. for those providing care, that's one more sign of the depth of the sector's problems. it'sjust the whole, system to me, is broken. but it's broken from the top. it's not social services' fault,
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it's not our fault, it's not the nurses' fault, it needs to go way higher than us. it needs to go back to the people right at the top that are making these damning decisions. i'll get your mouthwash ready for you, 0k? the government says it's put extra money into the care system, and that it will publish its much delayed plans for the future funding of care at the earliest opportunity. alison holt, bbc news. the mp chris williamson has been readmitted to the labour party after an investigation into comments he made about the party's handling of allegations about anti—semitism. mr williamson was suspended in february after saying labour had "given too much ground" in the face of criticism on the issue and had been "too apologetic". chris mason is in westminster. something of an angry reaction to this decision? a furious decision.
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the board of deputies of british jews has said it is a disgrace, senior labour mp margaret hodge, who isjewish, said senior labour mp margaret hodge, who is jewish, said it senior labour mp margaret hodge, who isjewish, said it was equivalent to allowing political pals backing and turning a blind eye tojew hate. some people say that it might be due toa snap some people say that it might be due to a snap election and unless mr williamson was led back into the party would not be able to stand. at least one of the panel of three who make this decision and was in favour of mr williamson being let back in is on the right of the party, not the wing thatjeremy corbyn is part of. but for pretty much the entire time ofjeremy corbyn‘s leadership of the labour party, the issue of anti—semitism has not gone away, and yet again tonight, it is swirling around. food from hundreds of takeaways with poor hygiene ratings is being delivered to customers
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using two of the biggest delivery companies — just eat and deliveroo. that's the finding of the bbc‘s latest investigation into whether enough is being done to protect consumers. the food regulator says the companies are undermining trust in the food we order. butjust eat and deliveroo both say they're committed to improving standards. angus crawford reports. absolutely filthy. dirty kitchens... the rice, when did you take that out of the fridge? ..food unfit to eat. our investigation last year. we were promised things would change. the food ordering app just eat says it will remove all restaurants with a hygiene rating of zero from its platform. so we checked. most have gone, but some have slipped through the net. like this one in newport, south wales. fish and chips, ordered onjust eat, despite the rating. but look, it's also onjust eat‘s big rival, deliveroo. it says it doesn't allow places rated zero or one. deliveroo, food freedom. so what can a kitchen with a hygiene
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rating of one look like? hold your nose. this is absolutely disgusting. you can clearly see the underside, you can see a build—up of grease. this is the perfect environment for pests like cockroaches to thrive in. well, you can make someone sick. if there's mice in the premises, they will be defecating all over the surfaces abd everywhere. 0bviously that then goes on to food. can you see the mouse droppings? and guess what? it's on deliveroo. i'm still feeling, really, a little bit sick. in the main food preparation area, there was evidence that there were mice there, there were mice droppings. there had also been cockroaches. and yet this is still on deliveroo. food is still going out from this kitchen, right now, to paying customers. and this place is not alone. our investigation found that in birmingham, manchester and london, on deliveroo, there are 251 takeaways with a hygiene rating of one, and 18 rated zero. 0njust eat, 259 are rated one, with three still rated zero.
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the awful consequence is that they get something wrong, and somebody is seriously ill or, in the worst consequence, somebody dies. that's as serious as it is. but they're also undermining trust in food. they're not helping drive up standards. they're not doing the consumer a service. convenience is fantastic, but convenience at what cost? just eat told us, "we are at the forefront of raising food hygiene standards across the uk takeaway sector." and is "investing more than £1 million in a bespoke improvement programme for restaurants." deliveroo said, "over 80% of all the restaurants we work with have either a four or five star rating," and says it carries out "regular checks to remove restaurants who fall below the high standards we expect." as for that chip shop in newport, it has since been refurbished and given the top rating of five.
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but how difficult it is to sign up to one of these delivery platforms? find out tomorrow, as we try and get our restaurant onto a another online giant, uber eats. hygiene checks? what hygiene checks? never mind! angus crawford, bbc news. prince william has said he would fully support his children if they announced that they were gay or lesbian. but the duke of cambridge said he would worry, as a parent, about the additional pressures they'd face. the prince made the remarks during a visit to an lgbt charity in london. ben hunte reports. it was a visit to support the lgbt community, an opportunity for the duke of cambridge to listen, but also an insight into some personal concerns. the albert kennedy trust, or akt, helps young lgbt people who were made homeless after being rejected by theirfamilies. during the visit, prince william was asked how he would feel
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if one of his own children was gay or lesbian. i'd fully support whatever decision they make, but it does worry me from a parent point of view how many barriers, you know, hateful words, persecution and discrimination that might come with it, that's the bit that really troubles me a little bit. but that's for all of us to try to help correct and make sure we can put that to the past. it was a candid moment from a senior member of the royal family, a recognition his own three children might find it harder to be accepted as gay or lesbian because of the public role they've been born into. he is willing, with his whole heart, to fully support his children, and he is willing as well to support the lgbt community as well. and that, across the world, it would really change people's minds. we are normal people. it would really influence a better safe space, safe environment for lgbt people. it's not the first time prince william has voiced his
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support for the challenges faced by the lgbt community. in 2016 he was the front cover star of gay lifestyle magazine attitude. but his comments today could have an even wider impact. homosexual activity is still a criminal offence in 35 of the 53 commonwealth nations. many will wonder whether prince william's words could change opinions in these places, where people are still fighting for their lives because of who they love. ben hunte, bbc news. brexit is dominating the race to be the next prime minister. borisjohnson and jeremy hunt have begun giving some detail as to how they will tackle it. both men have made clear that they are prepared to leave the eu with no deal if they have to. so how different are their approaches? as part of our series over the next few weeks on where the leadership contenders stand on important policy areas, our chief political correspondent vicki young has this report. the race is on. in four weeks, a new prime minister will be in charge
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here in westminster. and the major issue he will face is, of course, brexit. march 29th was the original exit date, but after two agreed extensions, the uk is now due to leave the eu on october the 31st. so how are the two candidates for the top job planning to solve the brexit deadlock? borisjohnson lead the leave campaign back in 2016 and quit the cabinet over theresa may's plan. he voted against it twice before backing her in the final failed vote. he says we will leave the eu on october the 31st with or without a deal, do or die, and he'd withhold the £39 billion divorce payment the uk is due to give the eu. mrjohnson wants a new deal which would remove the so—called irish backstop from the withdrawal agreement. that is the exit plan agreed between london and brussels, but rejected by parliament. this is extremely controversial because it is the insurance policy to avoid the return of checks at the border between northern ireland and ireland.
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mrjohnson wants the issue dealt with later, but remember, the eu has said repeatedly they will not reopen the agreement. his second option is to seek a new temporary arrangement with brussels to avoid the need for taxes on goods crossing the border. mrjohnson would also ramp up plans for no deal — that's leaving without any agreement at all — just in case these other options fail. now, jeremy hunt campaigned for remain but did support theresa may's deal to leave. he said he would opt for no deal if the alternative is no brexit. mr hunt also wants to make changes to the withdrawal agreement and thinks it is possible to get them made by the 31st of october. but he has called that a fake deadline. he'd delay brexit beyond that if a new deal was close. he proposes sending a new negotiating team to brussels, including conservative mps who have opposed the current deal and members of northern ireland's democratic unionist party. his plans for the irish backstop?
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well, mr hunt says he has spoken to european leaders who understand that changes are needed. again, the official line from brussels is no renegotiation. on top of that, some conservative mps are threatening to do anything to block a no—deal brexit, even if that means bringing down a tory prime minister. both candidates are hoping that a fresh face in downing street will prompt some goodwill from the eu. it is not impossible, but huge political uncertainty lies ahead. vicki young reporting, there. two of england's key players may not be able to play in tomorrow's women's world cup quarterfinal against norway. captain steph houghton was injured during england's victory over cameroon on sunday, while fellow centre—back millie bright has picked up a virus. but manager phil neville says he's confident that his back—up players are ready to step up to the challenge if his first choices are ruled out of the game. the dalai lama says president trump lacks moral principle.
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in a rare interview, he also shared some controversial views on women. the buddhist spiritual leader fled to india from tibet in 1959 after china sent in thousands of troops to enforce its claim on the region. 0ur south asia correspondent rajini vaidyanathan went to meet him, as he approaches his 84th birthday. in the shadows of these himalayan peaks, he's lived in exile. i have come to the north indian town of dharamshala, home to one of the world's best known religious leaders. his spiritual stardom attracts celebrities and politicians the world ever. but as china rises, is his influence fading? so one chinese official had called me a demon. so when i first heard that, my response was, "yes,
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i'm a demon with horns". this is nothing. actually, i feel pity for their ignorance. and their political sort of thinking. it's very narrow—minded. you once said that you would be interested in meeting president trump. has he ever asked you for a meeting? no. frankly speaking, his emotions are also a little bit... it is too complicated. what do you mean by that? what do you think of him in office? one day he says something, another day he says something. but i think lack of moral principle. or when he became president, he expressed america first. that's wrong. america should take the global responsibility. you once said that you would be open
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to a female successor. that's also possible. you also told one of my colleagues that the female must be attractive, otherwise it's not much use. 0k, yes. can you see why that comment upset a lot of women? that was one time. if a female dalai lama comes, she should be more attractive. if the female dalai lama... then people, i think, prefer not to see that face. but a lot of women would say that's objectifying women, and it's about who you are inside, is it not? yes, i think it's both. a lot of people say this world today, is far less tolerant than it used to be. yes. what would you say to people who are looking for answers? many problems are our own creations. you see, we forget oneness of humanity. 0ne world, forget.
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just small, "my country, my religious faith." too much of that is there. chanting. in changing times, the meaning of his message has evolved. compassionate, yet controversial. the dalai lama continues to inspire generations. rajini vaidyanathan, bbc news, dharamshala. newsnight is on bbc two in a few minutes, here on bbc one it's time for the news where you are.
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hello and welcome to sportsday. pakistan keep their world cup semi—final hopes alive with victory over new zealand in another hammer blow to england. england's lionesses are on the hunt for their third consecutive world cup semi final — but will they have to do it without their captain? and britain's number one kyle edmund beats the number two to set up another all british quarter final at eastbourne.
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hello and welcome to sportsday. hello and welcome. england's task of qualifying for the semi finals of the cricket world cup has been made more difficult this evening. that's because pakistan — one of the sides that could pip them to a top four place — have beaten new zealand by 6 wickets at edgbaston. if pakistan win their last two matches — against afghanistan and bangladesh, then england would have to win their last two games against india and new zealand. patrick gearey reports. my my back if pakistan has a plan, not an easy one to work out after games, then constant volume. first pull. new zealand's swept away and kinetic energy that they thrived on, powering their captain to somehow
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grasp. we could see everywhere, movements all over the place. like the sharp spin, kim williamson, the captain out, pakistan and endless time to make england nervous, pakistan could catch them. added, between them the heat new zealand to 237. so, how would pakistan cope when faced with the attack? ferguson made him flinch and let it fly two down. a times for level heads, they called him to the professor but this is an miscalculation, their crickets are most unpredictable and were to blow it. in amongst the chaos, operating in his own bubble of calm. every drive drained the new zealand bowlers in a game so complicated he made a century look simple,
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