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this is bbc news i'm lukwesa burak. the headlines at 2: jeremy corbyn orders a review of the role of the labour's deputy leader — amidst a row over a bid to oust tom watson on the first day of labour's party conference. the nec agreed this morning that we are going to consult on the future of diversifying the deputy leader position to reflect the adversity of society. position to reflect the adversity of society. does tom watson have your full confidence? tom watson is the deputy leader of the party and i enjoy working with him. the travel firm thomas cook has approached the government for emergency funding, as it tries to avoid going into administration, leaving customers with uncertainty. just don't know what the situation is. they will either have a flight back into manchester and be fortunate are all things could... you know, things could collapse
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in the next couple of days or hours and we have nothing. the us is sending troops and missile defence systems to saudi arabia and the uae in response to last week's attack to saudi arabia and the uae on saudi oilfacilities. 75 years on from the battle of arnhem — a mass parachute drop is taking place in the netherlands, to mark what was known as ‘0peration market garden‘ in world war two. and favourites new zealand, hold on to beat south africa in their opening match of the rugby world cup injapan. and coming up — for its second week as a tv show as well as a podcast — another busy week in politics is reviewed in brexitcast .at half past two
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good afternoon. the labour leader, jeremy corbyn, has quashed an attempt to oust tom watson as his deputy, following an angry backlash from mps. the grassroots group, momentum, had tabled a motion at the party's ruling national executive committee, to abolish mr watson's role — but this morning, the nec backed mr corbyn‘s proposal to review the position instead. tom watson described the ploy to remove him as a "sectarian attack". our political correspondent, nick eardley, reports. what does he want to be talking about? the nec agreed this morning that we are going to consult on the future, of diversifying the deputy leadership positions to reflect the diversity of our society... policies? his plan for government? definitely. the green industrial revolution, green new deal that we are putting forward... factional infighting, getting rid of his deputy, probably not. tom watson is the deputy
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leader of the party and i enjoy working with him. but as labour gets ready for its annual conference, it's an internal row that is dominating, after mr corbyn‘s left—wing backers in momentum tried to oust tom watson by scrapping his deputy leader position. it's a straight sectarian attack on a broad—church party and it is moving us into a different kind of institution, where pluralism isn't tolerated, where factional observance has to be adhered to completely, and it is kind of completely going against the traditions the labour party has had for 100 years. some of mr corbyn‘s allies have been angry at mr watson for publicly contradicting the leader in recent months. but the timing of this plot, potentially just weeks before a general election, left others furious. i think lots of people will be
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frustrated that this move from a small section, from a small clique, is actually undermining jeremy corbyn‘s ability to get the message across about the transformative policies that a labour government will introduce. but, just as quickly as the plot emerged, it was off. at this meeting of labour's executive, jeremy corbyn ordered a review into the deputy leader position. the can has been kicked down the road. we want to review our democratic structures. we think that is the right thing to do. labour conference is only just getting under way, and already the deep splits in the party are on show for everyone to see. that was nick eardley reporting. more now on how tour operator, thomas cook, has asked the government for financial help — as it tries to avoid collapse. britain's oldest package
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holiday firm, could fall into administration this weekend — unless it finds £200 million to secure a rescue deal. a collapse could leave around 150,000 british holiday—makers stranded. katie prescott has more. it's a low season for thomas cook — in more ways than one. the weak pound makes it more expensive for it to buy the flights and hotels it pays for in euros and dollars. it is in a competitive market where profits are small and it has a lot of costs — hundreds of shops and 22,000 staff. now heading into the winter period, the debt—laden company has a cash flow crisis. if we book a holiday with thomas cook, we will pay for it before we go, obviously, but they actually do not pay the hotel until after we are back, so they pay 60 to 90 days later, which means that everybody that went on holiday through the summer, it is now that thomas cook is beginning to have to pay the hotels. they simply can't and if they can't pay the suppliers, then the company faces a pretty tough time.
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the company lenders say it needs an extra £200 million on top of the money it's already secured for a bailout. with a vote on that lifeline next friday, the company is hoping it can get over the next few days to reach that finish. it's a nervous time for customers. we just don't know what the situation is. we will either have a flight back and get back to manchester and be fortunate or things could collapse in the next couple of days or hours and we have nothing to go back on, so it's just a case of waiting, really. if the company goes into administration, their 150,000 uk package holiday customers will be brought home and those who've booked holidays will be refunded. katie prescott, bbc news. the independent‘s travel editor simon calder said the next 48 hours are crucial for the future of the tour operator.
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i think this looks more serious. we have deadlines coming up next friday when all the stakeholders involved in an incredibly complicated rescue bid need to agree that that is going to go through. it involves the chinese company fosun — which also owns club med and wolverhampton wanderers — putting in an awful lot of money. the lenders are transferring some of the debt they are owed into shares in the company and lots of other people involved in giving it the say—so, but the banks have said, "unless you've got another £200 million available to see you through the winter, then we're not going to go ahead with this". and furthermore, just to make things even more lively at the political party conference season, 1st of october, a week on monday, their atoll license becomes due for renewal and they can't really continue as a package holiday company without that. so, lots of deadlines, lots of talks.
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that was simon calder. iran has warned that any military strike on its country, will lead to the destruction of the attacker. it comes after last week's attack on saudi oil production facilities — which the us has blamed on iran. major general hossein salami, reiterated tehran‘s defiance after the us announced it was sending more troops to shore up defences in saudi arabia and the united arab emirates. translation: anyone who wants the nation to become a battlefield, they are welcome. but we will never allow war to be declared on iran. our security correspondent, frank gardner, is in the saudi capital riyadh. he has more on the reaction to washington's decision of sending forces to saudi arabia. well, very badly across the water in iran where there has been a furious verbal response from the iranian revolutionary
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guards, who have talked about a "crushing response" if anybody tries to hit iran. they have interpreted this move as being offensive, being aggressive, whereas here in saudi arabia, it is seen as defensive because, let's not forget, just a week ago, saudi arabia suffered a catastrophic attack by masked drones and cruise missiles that slammed into its critical oil infrastructure. so they have been working out, with their american allies, how to best respond to this and they have decided not to retaliate against iran, who they suspect was responsible, and instead to deploy further and bolster this country's air defences, so here in saudi it's being seen as a mild, defensive measure. it is not seen that way in iran at all. four people have been arrested — after extinction rebellion protesters occupied one side of a dual carriageway in kent in an attempt to "blockade" the port of dover. the climate activists have also reportedly glued themselves to the surface of the a20 —
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where they're holding up cars. the "no food on a dying planet" action at dover is expected to be mirrored across the channel by other extinction rebellion groups. it's thought more than a million people will soon be living with the symptoms of dementia in the uk — but, despite this, new research suggests there's still stigma around the condition. as part of world alzheimer's day, campaigners are calling for more of us to recognise the needs of those living with dementia. catherine da—costa has more. tenerife is my favourite, our favourite... holiday. yeah, tenerife is our favourite place. yeah, we like that, don't we? six years ago, angie, from banbury in oxfordshire, was diagnosed with early onset dementia, a rare form of the condition. still in her early 60s, she lead an active life but struggles with language and everyday tasks. and i hate it. cos when i am saying things to him
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i am obviously saying the wrong things and stuff. so it's horrible. but dementia is like an elephant in the room. when you meet other people, nobody likes to talk about it. people try to ignore it. "0h, don't like to mention it." maybe because they don't want to hurt you or maybe because they don't want to know or maybe because they don't understand it. every year, more than 200,000 people are diagnosed with dementia in the uk. that's three every minute. it's estimated the number living with the condition will reachi million by 2021. good girl, well done. mick's hoping to break down some of the barriers for patients like angie. he helps to advise the nhs and businesses on how they can improve their care and services. katharine da costa, bbc news, in banbury. british and allied veterans have joined events to honour them on the 75th anniversary of the largest airborne operation
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of the second world war, the battle of arnhem, including a mass parachute drop. it marked the failed bid to recapture a bridge across the river rhine from the nazis where more than 1500 servicemen died. one veteran, 97—year—old sandy cortmann, joined nato pa ratroopers on today's jump in the netherlands. our defence correspondent, jonathan beale gave us this update from arnhem. this is probably one of the last, biggest events like this they will hold while they can share it with those veterans who are still alive — an ever—dwindling number of the, around 60 here, as you mentioned. sandy was the only one who carried out that assisted jump with the parachute regiment‘s red devils. he landed here. he was applauded by the crowds. we're seeing a few more now jumping out here from an aircraft. that has been happening throughout the day, as you say. hundreds of british but also nato troops
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simulating that landing that took place, obviously in more difficult circumstances, 75 years ago. an operation, let's remember, that ultimately failed because they did not capture that bridge at arnhem. nevertheless, the people here still appreciate the sacrifice and each year children, schoolchildren, go to the cemeteries, the british war graves, and lay a flower on the graves of those who lost their lives. 1500 british were killed in that operation, 6000 taken prisoner. this is a special moment for the community here, also for the visitors, the families of those who took part in the event who have travelled overfrom britain, also from america as well. but it may well, as i say, be one of the last big occasions that those veterans are here to witness and to share this moment with the locals. french police have arrested dozens of people at the latest yellow vest anti—government
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protests in paris. 7,500 members of the security forces have been deployed, far outnumbering the demonstrators. we will bring you some pictures in a while. tear gas has been fired in places including the champs elysees, rocks have been thrown at shop windows were smashed glass. really, this is a repetition of the riots that have been a number of months. this is the 45th weekend of the gilet ja. this is the 45th weekend of the giletja. a number of arrests have taken place, giletja. a number of arrests have ta ken place, but giletja. a number of arrests have taken place, but there have been reports that the number of security services on the streets of paris really outnumbering the number of
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protests. —— the giletjaune. the 45t h protests. —— the giletjaune. the 45th weekend of these giletjaune protests. we a re 45th weekend of these giletjaune protests. we are watching this closely, we will bring you more on that in a moment. but there have been accusations that there has been a lot of heavy—handed tactics by police, the parisian police. more as and when we get it. the time is 2:15pm, a reminder of your headlines on bbc news. jeremy corbyn has quashed an attempt to oust tom watson as the deputy labour leader, a row which has overshadowed the start of the party's conference in brighton. the travel firm thomas cook has approached the government for emergency funding as it tries to avoid going into administration. iran reacts defiantly in response to the us sending troops and missile defence systems to saudi arabia and the uae, after last week's attack on saudi oilfacilities.
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and coming up — we find out why england's national parks say they want every schoolchild to spend a night "under the stars". let's stick with that story. every schoolchild should have the chance to visit national parks and areas of outstanding natural beauty and spend a night under the stars according to a government review. the report also recommends creating new national parks in the chilterns, the cotswolds and dorset. phil mackie reports. the first national parks and areas of outstanding natural beauty in england were created 70 years ago. they include some of the nation's most beautiful landscapes, like the lake district. the problem, according to the review, is that too few people are enjoying them — and, when they do go, they don't spend enough time there. it says that every schoolchild
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in england should be given a chance to visit one of the ten parks and 3a aonbs and spend the night there, under the stars. it says it has a big, bold plan, including 27 recommendations. among them, it says there should be a new national landscapes service to bring the national parks and areas of outstanding natural beauty together, programmes to increase the number of visitors from black and minority ethnic communities, and the creation of a housing association to build affordable homes within the parks. it also wants park rangers to be introduced, similar to those who patrol national parks in the united states. huge numbers of people in our country come and love places like this wonderful spot in the peak district we are in today. millions of people enjoy it, but millions don't, and we've got to make sure that these landscapes are here for everybody. that's one of the core findings in our report we are publishing today. its desire is that england's most cherished places should become more important parts of people's lives, to help to make the nation greener, healthier and happier.
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phil mackie, bbc news. and our reporterjayne mccubbin is out in the glorious derbyshire countryside where she caught up with the author of this new report. come and meet the norton family. good morning, everybody. maureen from the campsite, you are not posh, are you? how much do you pay for a room? £14 a night for a tent. £14 a night, fantastic. hannah and david, you come camping every year, and when did this love start? we have always been camping, ever since we were children. we used to go to cubs, scouts, all of that, parents took me... duke of edinburgh. that's how you got hooked. this is like a third generation passion. i think so, yes, my mum and dad took me camping 20—30 times a year, lots of times across europe. last year, we bought a camper van to get back into this again. this is fantastic. this is about opening up
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the national parks to more people. maureen, you bring duke of edinburgh kids to your campsite, and what is gorgeous, many years down the line? yes, many of them come back and visit us with their girlfriends or wives, you know, and it is really good. that is fab. come and meet the author now. you wrote this report, tell us the big idea. the big idea is that 70 years after we founded our national parks and areas of outstanding beauty, we have to do a lot more to make sure they are available for all people of the country, everybody can come to them. we propose a night under the stars for every child, they can come from school, enjoy the countryside, get to know us and get to love it. and we propose a lot more for nature, too, because we have a crisis of biodiversity, the challenge of climate change, there were protests this week, so more for nature and what people to make the place is greener, beautiful and happier. who wouldn't want that? i have to tell you, a statement from the government, which is that they welcomed the findings of this report and agree with the spirit
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of ambition in it, and they will now carefully consider the recommendations set out in the review. andrew, finally, you are from the campaign for national parks. is any of this going to happen? we certainly hope so. there are some really big ambitions that have been spelled—out this morning, and really, this is day one, the hard work really starts here, so we are looking forward to working with julian, theresa villiers and other politicians to make sure that we see national parts that are thriving for people and nature. ok, well we will keep across this story, but for now, shall i leave you with this magnificent view over here? isn't it gorgeous? and remember, the campsite round the corner, £7 per night! young people might communicate using brain implants and hologram technology in the future — that's according to a new survey from the children's charity barnardos. they asked more than 3000 children and adults across britain how they think young people will talk
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to each other in 30 years‘ time. holograms and implants were amongst the most popular answers. the survey is part of a new report from the charity which urges the government to introduce new legislation to help protect children online now and in the future. earlier, my colleague geeta guru murphy spoke to barnardo's director of policy and communications, sagar sharma. i asked him to tell us a bit more about the findings of the survey. so, what was really interesting about this survey was it really indicates, on the 30th anniversary of both the internet and the children's act, the pace of change around children and young people has been enormous, so we've got 9% of adults and 13% of children saying that they don't believe in 30 years hence we will be using written communication at all, actually, so there is only 13% and 9% who think that we will still be relying
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on written communication. there is much more focus, now, on holograms. so, 30% of children think that we will be using holograms. 40% believe there will be body implants. i'm wearing wearable technology today. it's not a huge leap of the imagination to think that that could become a reality. what sort of body implants are you talking about? well, they did not specify what. it was just this, the next iteration of this is likely to be noticeable. now, that carries dangers, of course, as well. now, we know that the internet has had huge opportunities for children. it has changed the way they learn, they way they communicate with each other. it's an amazing way for them to entertain themselves, but there are huge dangers online. even now, when you can see... my eight—year—old daughter, i can see when she's on the ipad in the room. if this becomes wearable technology, our regulation, which is already 30 years out of date based on the
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children's act, has no chance of keeping up, so what barnardos is saying is, look, technology is fantastic. young people benefit hugely from it, but our regulation around keeping children safe online — as we do off—line in playgrounds, which are safe by design — so should that experience online be safe. if we don‘t do it now, then in 30 years‘ time, where some of the futurologists that we‘ve interviewed are saying, well, much of what we think is going to drive communication in the future has not even been invented yet. so, we clearly cannot regulate for that. what we can do though, is really bring back the online harm white paper, which the government, we commend, has done some great work with select committees in putting together with the help of charities like barnardos. what we need to do, regardless of which party is in power, in the next couple of months this is an argue for something that needs to be put into legislation. we need to update for the online world.
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fears that thousands people could storm the top secret us military base — known as "area 51" last night — turned out to be unfounded. more than 3 million responded to a facebook post injune, calling for people to raid the facility in nevada in an attempt to uncover evidence of extra—terrestrial life. but only around 75 people turned up, many of them in costume, and no—one attempted to enter the site. tim allman has more. shouting. laughter. as invasions go — alien or otherwise — this was a little underwhelming. here at area 51, it seems fewer than that number bothered to turn up. but, for those who did, the hunt for little green men is always worthwhile. a bunch of random people in weird costumes, standing outside of a government base? why would you want to miss that? that‘s a once—in—a—lifetime
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experience. it‘s like halloween, but we‘re just. . .annoying people. we clicked that we'd be going, just for the fun of it, but as it got more popular, we decided, "hey, why not go down and actually make a fun trip out of it?" so we came down, we're going camping and we're going to check out the base — as much as we can — from here. but that‘s easier said than done. miles of barbed wire fences and security cameras circle this top secret facility in nevada. what actually happens here is hush—hush, but it‘s believed to be a test site for experimental aircraft. go in peace. others, though, remain convinced — the truth is still out there. i think if you witness it, you will believe. there‘s stuff out there that‘s incredible that you wouldn‘t believe it unless you saw it for yourself. i‘m a believer — there are aliens. there are aliens. one person was briefly detained for urinating near the main gate,
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but the whole event was reasonably good—natu red. then, invasion over, much like et, they all went home. tim allman, bbc news. let‘s just take you to brighton now where the labour party conference is about to get underway in the next few minutes. the labour supporters are collecting, about to sit down, getting ready for the conference. somewhat overshadowed, though, by the upset and infighting that has been triggered after an attempt by the momentum leader to remove the deputy leader, tom watson. that idea, we were expecting a second vote at this conference today, the idea of him being ousted has been put on hold, after leaderjeremy corbyn said we need to review the
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future of that position instead. so from 2:30pm, it actually starts at this time, and around that time, we are going to be hearing from wendy nicholls, who is the executive committee chair, she kicks it off. eventually, expecting the first day to end at around 6pm between then and 7:30pm. interesting lines to come out of this conference, we will update you on bbc news, stay with us. us singerjennifer lopez, closed the versace‘s spring 2020 show in milan in an updated version of the iconic green dress she wore nearly 20 years ago. lopez first wore the versace gown to the grammy awards in february 2000 that caught the world‘s attention. countless seaches for
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the dress online led to the invention of google images. former google ceo eric schmidt said at the time said it was the most popular search query we had ever seen. and about to kick off again, i suspect. now it‘s time for a look at the weather with lucy martin. we saw 27 celsius on anglesey today, plenty of blue sky and sunshine for much of the british isles. some sharp showers pushing into the south—west of england, wales as well, a few shops showers for northern ireland, some thunder possible with these. elsewhere, dry and fine with lots of sunshine as we move through this afternoon. temperatures getting into the mid to high 20s, a warm day across the board. change is on the way, we will see a cold front working in as we move overnight. some showers ahead of it, could become heavy and
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thundery. temperature is mild overnight, some not getting much lower than 17 celsius. tomorrow, xiao was pushing north and a more prolonged spell of rain, could be the odd rumble of thunder as well. bright skies behind, still the risk ofa bright skies behind, still the risk of a few sharp showers, cooler tomorrow, highs of around 23 celsius. it is looking unsettled through next week, temperatures are sitting in the mid to high teens.
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hello this is bbc news. the headlines: jeremy corbyn has quashed an attempt to oust tom watson as the deputy labour leader — a row which has overshadowed the start of the party‘s conference in brighton. the travel firm thomas cook has approached the government for emergency funding as it tries to avoid going into administration. iran reacts defiantly in response to the us sending troops and missile defence systems to saudi arabia and the uae, after last week‘s attack on saudi oil facilities. and 75 years on from the battle of arnhem — a mass parachute drop is taking place in the netherlands to mark what was known as ‘operation market garden‘ in world war two. now on bbc news it‘s time for the latest edition of brexitcast — in its second week as a tv show

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