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news, in the firing line. each year we go behind the camera and into the freelance journalist to capture and bring us some of the most important news stories of our time. 0ften bring us some of the most important news stories of our time. often an extremely difficult and dangerous sta nces. extremely difficult and dangerous stances. —— circumstances. some of the most powerful images of this year. 0ften filmed in difficult and dangerous places. but who are the people who bring up these pictures? why do they do it? how do they do it? and what has been the impact on them personally? each year, we step behind the camera and speak to the men and women who capture and bring us some men and women who capture and bring us some of the most important news stories of our time. 0ften

us some of the most important news stories of our time. often under extremely difficult circumstances, and facing great personal strain. these freelance video journalists are honoured by awards, named after are honoured by awards, named after a british freelancer who was killed in moscow covering the october coup in 1983. his memory lives on through the trust, which now works to support freelance journalists and theirfamilies support freelance journalists and their families worldwide. this year, their families worldwide. this year, the films chosen by the judges include stories about authoritarian regimes, surviving war, and displacement. first up, the rory peck award for news, that capture the immediacy of a story. in april 2019, this journalist reported on the plight of the men, women, and children in north—east

syria. the al—hawl camp sheltered more than 70,000 displaced people. most of them women and children, abandoned by the jihadist fighters. what makes this camp different is first, the people are locked in. they have no freedom of movement, so it's more like a jail than a camp. and of course, they are mostly families from islamic state, so you a lwa ys families from islamic state, so you always put people in the prison before you start to shoot. the camp conditions were deteriorating day by day, with the lack of food and medications making living conditions impossible. malnourished babies were rushed to a crowded clinic stopping those in critical condition travelled two hours on a bumpy road to hassaka travelled two hours on a bumpy road to hassa ka hospital treatment.

travelled two hours on a bumpy road to hassaka hospital treatment. this journalist managed to gain the trust of those fleeing and they shared their stories of suffering and survival. among them were young women who were forced to follow her gerhardy husband. we have talked with several women inside the camp. some of them were strong supporters of the islamic state, but many have no chance. they get married as a 12—year—old and they have to follow their husbands wherever they go. these women, they are very afraid of being the target of the radical ones, of course. the judges thought the footage was extraordinary. it conveyed the human cost of war, no matter which side you are on.

in early 2019, after years of conflict in north—east syria, the us backed syrian democratic forces pushed islamic state group to the brink of total defeat. the remaining ies fighters were waiting out their days and a cluster of tiny villages, nestled between the river and the iraqi border. for this assignment, this cameraman and his vice news team, embedded with an sdf unit in a deserted farmhouse on the frontline. they were with a group of kurdish peoples protection fighters, and a number of foreign volunteers who travelled thousands of miles for a finalfight. but, travelled thousands of miles for a final fight. but, the travelled thousands of miles for a finalfight. but, the last diehard ies fighters weren't giving up. they ca ptu red ies fighters weren't giving up. they captured the fierce exchange of fire

between the two groups. are kept the camera rolling. some sniperfire camera rolling. some sniperfire came very close. it was scary. further north, american forces and sdf intelligence officers combed through those who had surrendered, looking for fleeing ies fighters. another important sequence in the film is the interviews with islamic state women. their stories were horrendous. he fears for the region. now that the american forces have pulled out of north—eastern syria, their sense

of north—eastern syria, their sense of independence has been shattered again. the judges said, given the conditions in the intensity of the fighting, his footage was beautifully framed and incredibly steady. it was powerful to look at. after yea rs of after years of armed conflict and instability, nicola agra was turning a corner and moving towards economic growth and political security, but that all changed in 2018, as protests erupted across the country. a response to the government's social security reforms after president daniel 0rtega approved cuts to state pensions and benefit payments. the demonstrations rapidly escalated into a larger movement against the government. winner of

the news award, luis sequiera's film, captured the accelerating conflict and clashes between the opposition supporters and security forces. 0ne one of those killed was 15—year—old 0rlando court over. —— cordova.

throughout the following four months, over 300 people were killed and hundreds more were jailed. tens of thousands went into exile. some fearing that they could never return. thejudges thought the judges thought luis sequeira's filled with humanity. has characters obviously trusted him and allowed him in their most intimate moments. his work showed a level headedness and creativity that stood out. next, the rory peck awards for news

features, for films that look beyond the immediacy of the news story. since 2015, yemen has been devastated by conflict. in august 2018, the battle for the port city of her data intensified. embedded with you many troops as they prepared to retake a crucial houthi supply route. they were singing and dancing and really trying to pump themselves up into this mood, and they wanted to show this craziness of this scene. but the operation descended into chaos, as the troops

found themselves cut off from their convoy, trapped by houthi sniper fire. the first thing we did when we started getting shot at as pullover and try to get some hardcover. in that situation, just trying to get what coverage you can. it's quite comforting to have the in that situation. young children were caught up in the crossfire stopping the local hospital was struggling to cope, with just one doctor left to treat the casualties. the next hospital was three hours away. he ca ptu red hospital was three hours away. he captured the events of a very chaotic news situation, but also tried to reflect the human cost of this fierce war. i think one of the more important parts of the piece was our interview with the colonel,

it was important to hold someone from the uae, from the coalition to account. al corresponded isabel certainly didn't hold back. that's not the only thing the uae are doing, there are also a lot of airstrikes which have caused many deaths of civilians recently. stop this. it's a fine line, do a keep filming or do a knot? he could shut alcohol shoot down at that point. i tried to pull back and give him some space but they wanted to keep rolling to get this interaction. the judges said, fully‘s camerawork was consistently brilliant. he captured the humanity of the characters and the immediacy of the characters and the immediacy of the characters and the immediacy of the situation. from the hospital to the front line, you were right

there. malaria is one of the major causes of death and illness in sierra leone, with children under five particularly at risk. paul miles and zoe gill filmed inside a children's hospital in sierra leone. having previously worked on various journalism project to raise awareness on behalf of marginal communities, miles wanted to highlight the ever present threat of malaria. we trained a network of community reporters from around the country, ever since then they have been reporting on the ebola crisis, disability rights, health issues, and it's thought that more people died of malaria than ebola the ebola crisis, so that was a story that this local network really wanted to

tell. to add to the pressures of the co nsta nt strea m of to add to the pressures of the constant stream of sick children being brought in, power cuts are a huge problem, especially for the patients and i icu. literally two minutes into us being there, the lights went out stop the longer it we nt lights went out stop the longer it went on, the more risk that children we re went on, the more risk that children were at and one child did end up playing in that time. the doctors worked really hard to save a child's life and the infrastructure just wasn't there to support them in that. a free health programme has given doctors a fighting chance of saving lives, but this help is dependent on international funding and is not guaranteed to continue.

there has been years of funding which has helped the number of malaria cases go down over the years, but if some of this funding dries up, then the cases of malaria are just going to start to go back up are just going to start to go back up overthe are just going to start to go back up over the next ten or 20 years. so excited, being able to go home after 26 hours, knowing you did or you could do to save a life is very rewarding. the judges thought this interested out because there was a real sense of intimacy about it. nyandarua county, central kenya. last year 70 people committed

suicide, almost all of them were men. peter murimi's winning film for bbc africa was an investigation into the rise of male suicides in the region. poverty, unemploymentand lack of prospects were just some of the reasons for depression in men. but most importantly, masculinity taboo is and the fear of appearing wea k taboo is and the fear of appearing weak make men reluctant to speak about the state of mind. culturally, men are not supposed to be vulnerable, they are supposed to be strong, especially with the patriarchal system. people are afraid to come out and accept that they need help. murimi spoke to a young man whose father had committed suicide. devastated by what had happened to his father, the boy also wa nted happened to his father, the boy also wanted to take his own life. luckily he was found in time.

it was one of the most inspiring things of the story in a very weird way. there is a saying that when you ta ke way. there is a saying that when you take your own life the pain doesn't end, you just transfer it. those we re very end, you just transfer it. those were very wise words for a young man. and i think even outline itself has gone a long way in kenya to raise awareness about suicide, especially people who are vulnerable, thinking that it is the end of the pain. it's not. murimi thinks that by reporting on the issue we can raise awareness of this devastating problem.|j issue we can raise awareness of this devastating problem. i think the community were very happy that i was telling the story in a sense, because they said "we don't want this to happen to anyone else. " the

judges thought murimi skilfully delivered a sensitive story. he was close to the characters, almost an invisible person around people and extremely distressing situations. and finally, the sony impact award for current affairs, for films that really examine an issue and have an impact. every year a growing number of people leave their homes in search of freedom or a better life elsewhere. the roots they take are often dangerous and uncertain. many go missing during transit. 0r once they reach their destination. in this series of films, freelance filmmaker matthew cassel documented

the stories of missing people from five different communities across three different continents. but rather than focusing on those who left, cassel‘s videos piece together each missing person's story through the lives of the loved ones they have left behind. too often we talk about this crisis and how it is impact on those of us in countries that people are trying to reach. not often enough do we hear about the communities that people are leaving. so i wanted to hear from the family members, the relatives, the loved ones of the missing.

the five stories are unique, but the pain of losing a loved one is universal. it doesn't matter where you're from, all the families shared a very kind of unbearable, deep pain, and they maintain hope that that person is going to call them one day, or walk into the door. —— walking through the door.

migration and displacement stories have been covered before, but the judges thought cassel‘s films brought respect and dignity to his contributors. in april 2018, protests against pension reform plans in nicaragua turned into a widespread anti—government movement. the country's regime under resident daniel 0rtega crack down hard on the demonstrations. independent media coverage was suppressed , demonstrations. independent media coverage was suppressed, hundreds of people were killed and imprisoned. thousands were forced into exile. many are still missing. rodrigo vazquez was sent on assignment to investigate the causes and the

aftermath of the situation, under a cover story of reporting on the 20th anniversary of the sandinista revolution for venezuelan national television. 0n revolution for venezuelan national television. on arrival in managua, rodrigo vazquez was told that none of his planned meetings with government officials would go ahead. we were told that the vice president 0rtega's wife had to personally authorise every single interview. she had not been able to do so because she was dealing, together with her husband, with the possible negotiations with the opposition.- get to the real story, vazquez tracked down one of the student activist who was still in hiding. he described how pa ramilitaries activist who was still in hiding. he described how paramilitaries oil to the government attacked them inside a university complex. —— loyal to the government.

vazquez filmed in neighbouring costa rica and spoke to some of the refugee activists. backin back in nicaragua, some of the political prisoners spoke of total treatment by government forces. —— brutal. soon after vazquez had to leave nicaragua quickly due to threats to his safety. when we came out, i immediately got an anonymous phone call, and the voice on the other side of the line said "—— said my name and what i was, and hung up.

i realised that my cover story was probably blown, so this led me to believe that it was not safe, and very early the following morning we drove to the costa rica border and i left. the judges thought vazquez's extensive experience in south america made him the right person to cover this story. what he produced was shocking and revolutionary. paraguay is the sixth largest producer of soybeans in the world stop producer of soybeans in the world sto p m ost producer of soybeans in the world stop most of it for export. but this comes at a price. martin boudot and matias denizo's winning film shows the human suffering caused by pesticides in this industry. highly

toxic components are causing genetic abnormalities amongst the rural farming population. with the help of a doctor heading the paediatric team at asuncion hospital, boudot and denizo set up the first controlled study into the cause of the health problems. we are trying to combine science and journalism at the same time. they have the scientific tools, and we did have the means at the time to organise the samples with the activist in the field. we had two samples and then send the samples of the collaboratory and get the result, and then make the link between the industry and the

government. we assembled 50 children ina government. we assembled 50 children in a village and 50 children in another one, one is sprayed by the pesticides and the other is in the organic agriculture. and we found there was a lot of differences. with there was a lot of differences. with the result confirming that both abnormalities are due to the use of pesticides, the villagers travelled to the heart of the capital to demand answers. this film was pivotal in bringing change to the laws, and as a result the national agency in charge of pesticides in paraguay is reviewing their study. agency in charge of pesticides in paraguay is reviewing their studylj paraguay is reviewing their study.” really hope that this might be the beginning of a new movement, and things might change for them. and ta ke things might change for them. and take the fight to another step. and try to make things better. make them better, and maybe we have been useful. it is the aim of this. the

judges said this film stood out from the rest, it was beautifully shot and having science at the heart of it gave it credibility. it ticked all the boxes. that did for this year ‘s edition of the firing line which featured the finalists and winners of the 2019 rory peck awards. goodbye. hello there, you might remember in the last week venice was hit with severe flooding, and we could see similar conditions building up today. the high watermark coming after midday, 1.6 metres, not quite as high as tuesday but one of the highest of the last 90 years, widespread flooding will result. now looking at the weather conditions here. at the moment we

have patches of frost forming, where we have a clear skies in scotland and a few patches as well across southern england. we have the cloud and consistent damp weather across north—east england at the moment, and through the rest of sunday it will be more of this across north—east england, the north midlands and wales will be the thickest cloud, and patches of rain coming and going. writer guys in the south, although a few showers coming into kent, the thames estuary including the far south—west of england, the best of the day's for northern ireland and for scotland, there will be some showers for northern scotland, and it will feel chilly with temperature is around six or seven degrees.

hello, and welcome to bbc news. prince andrew has told the bbc he categorically denies having sex with virginia roberts, who says she was forced to have sex with him when she was 17 years old. in an interview with bbc‘s newsnight he's answered questions for the first time about his links with the convicted sex offender jeffrey epstein. the duke of york said a "sense of honour" led him to continue his assocation with the disgraced financier.