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the dup leader, arlene foster, vows to keep opposing borisjohnson‘s brexit deal unless changes are made. californian authorities order 50,000 more people to leave their homes which are threatened by raging wildfires. and we'll be taking an in—depth look at the papers with our reviewers jo phillips and nigel nelson — stay with us for that. good evening. police have charged a man with 39 counts of manslaughter and conspiracy to traffic people, after 39 bodies were discovered in a refrigerated lorry container in essex. maurice robinson, the 25—year—old driver, will appear at chelmsford magistrates‘ court on monday. four others remain in police custody. several families in vietnam have contacted the bbc,
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fearing relatives are among the dead. jon donnison reports. 25—year—old maurice robinson, from northern ireland. arrested on wednesday, he's now facing multiple charges, including 39 counts of manslaughter, conspiracy to traffic people, and money laundering. he was the driver of the lorry. detectives say identifying those who died will take time, but the focus is now on the vietnamese community. i've met with the vietnamese ambassador and we are building a really good and rapid rapport. but underlying all that, of course, we don't know exactly the nationality of our individuals, but at the moment, i'm going to focus and engage as much as i possibly can within the vietnamese community. in vietnam, the family of nguyen dinh tu is already grieving. he was trying to reach the uk, while his wife and young son stayed behind at home. his father said he feels certain his son
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was inside the lorry. translation: he was on that truck, all 39 are dead and he must be one of them. he's gone now. father anthony dang huu nam s a vietnamese priest who has been speaking to families whose relatives are missing. "they were on their way to a new life, but they lost their lives", he says. "the district is in sorrow. it's a tragedy for the whole country to bear." 21—year—old pham thi tra is another feared victim. in glasgow, we managed to speak to a friend who was hoping to see her once she arrived in the uk. he didn't want to be identified and spoke to us through a translator. translation: i have spoken to some of the families. they told me their daughters and sons travelled on that day. they know about the news, but they don't want to believe it. they are waiting for a miracle.
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in central vietnam, a makeshift shrine has been set up at the home of one woman. her relatives are also fearing the worst. another heartbroken family, who can only wait for confirmation of what they think they already know. this morning, at tilbury docks, more bodies were driven away by private ambulance. all 39 have now been removed from the container. they've been taken to broomfield hospital, in chelmsford, for postmortem examinations. jon donnison, bbc news, in grays, in essex. england's rugby team produced one of their greatest ever performances to beat defending champions new zealand and reach the rugby world cup final injapan. the all blacks were clear favourites before the game, but england dominated, taking the lead in the second minute, and eventually winning by 19—7. they'll face either wales or south africa, who play tomorrow, in the final.
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the way the boys played today out there for us was incredible. it was relentless, from start to finish. those were the blacks, how good is it going to get? it was amazing. superb, fantastic. if that's how good they were now, every single one of them will be wearing a white shirt for the final. don't count your chickens and older, obviously, but fingers crossed, all will go well. if we could do that, who knows? from start to finish, fantastic. do you see them winning the world cup now? who knows? if they go again, they'll win it, it's as simple as that.
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the atmosphere was amazing. we had a whole load of all blacks supporters next to us at one side, and we totally drowned them out. it was just superb right from the beginning. wonderful. a really positive atmosphere as well. how good were england? really good. incredible. really, really good. her first international rugby match. a good start, yeah! mark cueto played 55 times for england including the 2007 world cup final against south africa. he”s now commercial director at sale sharks. incredible. from literally the opening minutes, the way they addressed the haka, there's so much talk — you know, how do you address it, how do you stand up to it, how would you respect it? and we saw a completely different address from the england team and the england boys today and, you know, from that first kick—off, i think it was less then 90 seconds
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later, manu tuilagi goes over for got early try. they just set the tempo, set the speed, the aggression. you know, everything was... i think they outplayed the all blacks in every department of the game and it was an incredible performance. well, you asked a couple of questions there, i wonder if you can help answer them. you just said, how do you address it, how do you face that? what did they do differently, then, as a team? theyjust set up differently. i think because the all blacks have been so dominant for a decade, if not longer, you know, you are forever trying to break them down, not just aspects of what they do in the game, what they're strong at, what they're weak at, but the haka has become such a big part of the early stages of the game. you know, it allows them almost to get that mental high ground, you know, from even before that kick—off, you know, the whistle goes.
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so i think for england to set up slightly different, you know, to almost challenge them, they were in the v, 0wen fowler is the captain at the point of the v at back, almost sort of protecting 0wen. i think from that second, it showed that they were mentally up for this game and throughout the game, let's bear in mind that they had two disallowed tries as well. so there was at least another 10, if not 14 points left out there, which is incredible, really. well, they're going to be watching tomorrow very closely. what will they be hoping for? what are they hoping to see? i think a lot of their focus will be purely on themselves. you know, when you get to a world cup final, it doesn't matter who you face, it's going to be a tough game, it's going to be a tight game. they've played south africa a lot over the years, and last year's autumn internationals, we got beat by south africa by a point.
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so, you know, that was the last time we played them. obviously more recently we have played wales a lot more. you could probably argue we know a little bit more about the welsh because we play them that much more year in year out but i think certainly at the moment, they will be completely focused on themselves. i think they seem to be peaking at the right time. the pool stages of this world cup were not worrying but they didn't look to be on top form and everything didn't quite seem to fall into place, but certainly last week against australia, it was a step up, a fantastic performance and result last week, and it was another step up this week, or today, sorry, against the all blacks. and i think if they perform as well as they did today, they've got a fantastic chance of winning next week. that was mark cueto speaking to me
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earlier. and we will have a full report on the rugby in the sports bulletin. the democratic unionist party in northern ireland has vowed to oppose the prime minister's brexit deal in the coming weeks unless he negotiates changes. dup leader arlene foster told the party conference today her mps would use their votes to defeat borisjohnson in westminster. here's our ireland correspondent emma vardy — and a warning, there's some flash photography in her report. what a difference! this time last year, it was boris johnson walking onto this stage to rapturous applause. today, he was scolded by the dup leader. rather than have boris with us today, we have had to send him to the naughty step in parliament twice in this last week. twice! the party has refused to back the government on crucial brexit votes, saying borisjohnson sacrificed commitments he made to the dup in order to get a deal. we will not give support to the government when we believe
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they are fundamentally wrong and acting in a way that is detrimental to northern ireland and taking us in the wrong direction. last year, borisjohnson was warmly welcomed when he said no government should put a border down the irish sea. but his revised brexit deal requires new checks at northern ireland's ports to keep frictionless trade over the irish land border. it's a concession that for the dup undermines northern ireland's place in the united kingdom, which arlene foster has promised to uphold. now more than ever, let us stand strong for the union. thank you very much. arlene foster was keen to remind delegates the dup's votes in westminster have made a difference in recent days. and despite what members see as borisjohnson‘s betrayal of promises that he made here last year, they continue to hope the party can wield enough influence to get the prime minister to change course in the days ahead. just going to have to go back
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and think very hard about how he will get back our ten votes. it's as simple as that, there's arithmetic to be played. if he don't, i don't see any future for boris, i have to say. the price for an agreement with the eu has been losing the support of allies here. emma vardy, bbc news, belfast. 0ur political correspondencejessica parkeris 0ur political correspondencejessica parker is talking about the possible decision to hold an election on december nine. if they don't like brexit and they don't want to be seen dancing to borisjohnson‘s soon, they have written to donald tusk, president of the encounter, saying give us a longer extension of three months and we will put a general election on december nine. and crafting some legislation to
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that and, and if, it's a big if, and crafting some legislation to thatand, and if, it's a big if, it would require a simple majority to pass. i think they are worried if they think brussels isn't going to do anything with a longer delay to brexit, they want a shorter one to put pressure on mps to pass boris johnson's brexit deal. but look, this is a plan, like a lot of plans cooked up in westminster, it might not work. the government may prefer to have an urgent on their own terms, not someone else's. the family of a british student who disappeared after a party on a cambodian island has flown out to join the search for her. 21—year—old amelia bambridge from worthing, was last seen in the backpacker resort of koh rong on wednesday. her handbag has been found on a nearby beach. more anti—government demonstrators have died in iraq where protests have continued, despite a call for a pause until the new year. protesters are demanding more jobs, better public services and an end to corruption.
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three people were reported dead after security forces fired tear gas canisters in the capital baghdad, and at least two more were killed in the city of nasiriya. 0ur middle east correspondent tom bateman has the story. protesters were back on the streets in their thousands. they chanted "freedom!" they demanded jobs and an end to corruption. in the southern city of nasiriyah, a group of protesters tried to storm the house of a local official. at least two people died in the violence. in the capital, baghdad, security forces were ready to protect the green zone — the fortified area that hosts iraq's parliament. protesters blame a political system put in place after the us—led invasion of 2003, when governmentjobs were handed out on religious and ethnic lines. they say it has impoverished the people, but enriched their leaders.
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"these are my brothers," this woman said. "if i don't protect them, i can't protect my country." more than 50 people died in clashes yesterday, as security forces used live ammunition to break up protests. today, they buried the dead. it's the second serious bout of violence this month, with the government's handling of the demonstrations only fuelling more unrest. iraq's prime minister, adil abdul—mahdi — in office for only a year — finds himself under growing pressure. he's promised a cabinet reshuffle and a package of reforms, but it has done little to quell the anger. it's likely to take far more from the government to calm iraq's streets. tom bateman, bbc news. torrential rain has caused flooding and landslides in japan, leaving at least ten people dead.the chiba and fukushima regions, have been badly affected — with a months worth of rain falling
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in half a day in some areas. the prime minister, shinzo abe, said the authorities were doing everything possible to help people in the affected areas. it comes just weeks after typhoon hagbis left almost 80 dead and caused widespread damage. millions of people in california, face having their power cut — as the emergency services continue to battle two rapidly—spreading wildfires in the state. 50,000 people have already been forced to leave their homes, and a state of emergency has been declared in two counties. angus crawford reports. through smoke and flames, help from the skies. emergency services at either end of the state tackling wildfires driven by 70 mph gales. wine country north of san francisco under threat. everyone evacuate! the fire's coming up!
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everyone evacuate! and fear further south in santa clarita. 50,000 residents forced to evacuate. two days now, two very long, sad, disappointing days. there's nothing to burn in my area. it all burned out. literally around 2am, 3am in the morning, it felt like it was a train ripping through my car. even pets had to seek sanctuary. there's been limited damage, no injuries reported and most fires are under control. but rising winds may stoke the flames. we're potentially going to see a historical wind event. and it has us highly concerned that the vulnerable areas of california could see some explosive fires. for now, then, firefighters must watch and wait. angus crawford, bbc news. the headlines on bbc news:
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police charge the driver of the sx lorry with the manslaughter of the 39 people found dead inside the trailer. —— essex. england reached the final of the rugby world cup with a stunning win against new zealand in yokohama. du p leader arlene foster vows to keep opposing boris johnson's brexit arlene foster vows to keep opposing borisjohnson‘s brexit deal unless changes are made. sport, and for a full round—up, from the bbc sport centre. here's jane. england will be watching tomorrow's other semi—final very closely to see who they will face in the final. after they believed —— they defeated
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the all blacks i9— santon. —— 19—7. "19-7. england captain 0wen farrell says their success was down to the preparation before the game and having the right mind—set. going and having the right mind—set. into it, we feel in ci what going into it, we feel in control of what we're doing. obviously that comes from our preparation. the work that we put in the week. especially in the big test match. so when they scored points today,, there were no exceptions. so who will england play next? well, it could be wales, they take on south africa in the second semi—final tomorrow. this is wales's second semi—final appearance in three tournaments. wing george north is one of four players starting against south africa, who were in the team that narrowly lost to france the last time they reached the semis — eight years ago. and north admits that his form
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injapan has been "mixed" — but he believes wales are in a stronger position than ever to reach a first final. asi as i said, obviously the france game was idealfor us to bounce off as i said, obviously the france game was ideal for us to bounce off 32 where we are now. i think the most annoying thing is waiting for the game. getting the mixer and getting playing. there were five matches in the premier league. on to football and there were five matches in the premier league today, with leaders liverpool playing tomorrow — so manchester city capitalised by closing the gap to three points with a 3—0 win over aston villa. all the goals were in the second half — raheem sterling giving city the lead.
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city then had to wait until the sixty—fifth minute to double that lead, david silva just getting on the end of kevin de bruyne's cross. minutes later ilkay gundogan confirmed city's return to second place in the table — liverpool play tottenham tomorrow. let's take a look at the rest of the results. brighton beat struggling everton 3—2. there was a 1—1 draw between west ham and sheffield united, it ended 0—0 between bottom club watford and bournemouth. and chelsea beat burnley 4—2 at turf moor. with the scottish premiership's top four playing each other tomorrow — results today were all about the lower end of the table. bottom side stjohnstone recorded their first win of the season, 3—2 against hamilton accies. kilmarnockjump into the top three — for now — after beating st mirreni—o. both edinburgh clubs continue to struggle this season. hibs drew two all with ross county and livingstone held hearts to a 0—0 draw. lewis hamilton could seal his sixth formula i world title at tomorrow's mexican grand prix. he'll start from fourth and needs to finish at least third. but his mercedes team—mate and only title rival, valtteri bottas crashed heavily in qualifying and will start sixth. max verstappen is on pole ahead of ferrari's charles leclerc
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and sebastian vettel. i enjoyed it, i enjoy the challenge in the battle. lucky valtteri is ok. just a quick update on the boxing at london's 02, david price's team threw the towel in in the fourth round so dereck chisora the winner. josh taylor is currently fighting regis progray. you can keep up—to—date on that and all those stories on the bbc sport website. that's bbc.co.uk/sport. jane, thank you. police in barcelona say 350,000 people have turned out for another protest against the jailing of nine catalan separatist leaders. at least 200 people have been arrested at demonstrations across catalonia since the supreme court handed down sentences of up to 13 years. our correspondent, sarah rainsford
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has been on the streets of barcelona this evening. i think you just saw their one man with his face covered in blood just being led away by the riot police. he is one of two we have just seen arrested by police here stop for a long time, about 2.5 hours, things we re very long time, about 2.5 hours, things were very calm on the streets. about 10,000 protesters here in the centre of barcelona, mainly focused on the national police headquarters here and they've been chanting, throwing bottles but just in and they've been chanting, throwing bottles butjust in the last ten minutes or so, the riot police clearly have had enough. they have moved in on the crowd and sent in these police buses, vans you can see behind me and i pushed the crowd back. a bit of tear gas in the air. there's certainly been, this evening firecrackers thrown from the crowd and the police appear to have lost their patients and have moved in to try to clear the streets. certainly
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last week, they were extremely violent —— scenes in the independence leaders here had called the protests today to remain peaceful and it had been that way all of the day. some 350,000 people at separate protests earlier in this crowd of 10,000, mainly peaceful, lots of them sitting on the streets, protesting their presence. just in the last three minutes. trying to clear the streets. but the mood here was obviously angry. pro—independence leaders prosecuted and sentenced to long terms in prison and that is what this protest is all about and as we see today again, it has begun to send into violence on the streets of barcelona. we will continue with
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this conversation. there have been calls for dialogue. what has happened? calls for dialogue. what has happened ? there was calls for dialogue. what has happened? there was not a lot of dialogue here. i can see the police in front of me trying to detain another couple of protesters. they are lying on the streets. as you can see, the police are trying to bundle them away. there was a small demonstration today, people saying they needed to be dialogue. people do with flags, either catalan or spanish and both sides need to sit down, precisely because of the violence. but it was time for talk, time for unity but this is an issue that so divides both catalan society and spain as a whole and it's one that feel extremely passionately about. we've been hearing the protesters shouting at the police here, calling them fascists and occupiers, obviously very strong feelings on both sides of this
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issue, this divide. and there have been, understand, some other protests taking place as well. in favour of staying unified. can you tell us what they have been saying, the narrative, because not everybody supports the independence protesters ? supports the independence protesters? in fact, the majority, in according to polls, would want catalonia to stay part of a united spain and there is another major rally planned here for barcelona when those who support catalonia staying as part of spain are expected to take to the streets. the organisers of this protesters, there isa man organisers of this protesters, there is a man there kicking a police van, the pro—independence politicians and leaders have called for as many people as possible to take to the streets today, precisely because they wanted to get out again numbers than those remaining are part of spain on sunday. it's been a rather
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wet saturday, phil. it certainly has for the southern half of written. a slightly different story for the north as you will see in just a second these sort of seems quite widely available across parts of wales into the midlands, eastern england, many of the southern counties. we change location here but the stories very much the same. it wasn't until later on in the day that parts of the north midlands, the peak district, western side of wales began to improve, simply because this weather front eventually all too slowly for some, especially in the far south—east, whether rain is, took time to move away towards the south and east. following behind, the south is clearer. wanted to into northern ireland. what that weather front is
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going to do, is to take away the cloud. wanted to is what's across the south today. a cold night across the south today. a cold night across the southern half of britain. enough trees to keep i suspect frosted bay for many. don't forget, the clocks are going to go back tonight later on in this is how we start the new day on sunday. what a contrast for england and wales. it's cold and crisp and sunny and dry. so too for much of northern ireland and the southern half of scotland throughout the day. plenty of showers. wanted to through the north channel. that the gusts for you. still well above 40 the gusts for you. still well above a0 miles an hour across the northern parts of scotland will only add to that cold feel you will certainly
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notice in the south. tomorrow, top of the shop, roundabout 13. into the forthcoming week. certainly the first half, it will be drier. it is sunnierfor the most first half, it will be drier. it is sunnier for the most part. first half, it will be drier. it is sunnierfor the most part. quite a bit of cloud. second half of the wea ker bit of cloud. second half of the weaker changes. watch out the cold days and cold months to come.
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