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this is bbc news — welcome, if you're watching here in the uk or around the globe. i'm maryam moshiri. our top stories. a man shot dead by police after stabbing people in london had just been released from prison for terror offences. i hear three shots and i see how he dropped. and he was alive for a good two, three minutes on the floor but he heard police say, please tell everybody we have to move in case a blast goes off. sudesh amman — who was 20 — was freed around a week ago after serving half of his three—yearjail term. the coronavirus continues to spread — chinese officials say more than 360 people have now died and over 17,000
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infected. the first world war film 1917 wins seven british academy film awards, including best film. and we'll have all the reaction as kansas city chiefs beat san francisco 49ers in the 54th super bowl. it's been revealed that a man shot dead by police after stabbing two people in london, had onlyjust been released from prison for terror offences. sudesh amman, who was 20, had served half of a three—year sentence. he was under surveillance, when he attacked a man and a woman on streatham high street in south london before armed officers moved in. here's our home affairs correspondent daniel sandford.
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it isjust moments after a terrorism suspect was shot in broad daylight by undercover officers. they are extremely nervous as he appears to be wearing a suicide vest. another pursuing officer arrives on a motorbike as they retreat. trying to clear the area, while keeping the suspect who is still moving in their sights. within minutes, the whole area is flooded with armed officers. the man the officers shot was released just days ago halfway through a prison sentence of three years and four months for distributing terrorism propaganda.
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the home secretary said the government would be laying out even stronger counterterrorism measures. thos actions will build up what we have put in place very swiftly in terms of investing in counter terrorism and the licensing regime around counterterrorism offenders and ending the early release, and in the early release of counterterrorism offenders. it is right that these individuals are kept behind bars. police think the man who had been followed stabbed a man and woman before he shot. i saw the blood and the guy on the floor and other people running. i saw the police coming straight up the hill. as people rushed to help the injured, officers chased him down to outside boots. armed officers part of a counterterrorism operation and were following the suspect on foot were in immediate attendance and shot a male
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suspect dead at the scene. 0ne witness told me he saw the officers opening fire. i heard three shots and i saw him drop and he was alive for a good two or three minutes on the floor, but he had a vest. police told everybody we have to move back in case a blast goes off. just over an hour after this all started, police declared it a terrorist—related incident and the main a23 road through south london remains closed tonight. as the shooting was sealed off for investigation, and a knife could be seen lying on the pavement next to sudesh amman with his fake suicide vest. china's main stockmarkets have dropped sharply in response to the coronavirus outbreak as they opened for the first time since the extended lunar new year holiday
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china's central bank is to release more than $170 billion to try to reassure the markets. health officials in china say more than 360 have died and they've confirmed 17,000 infections in the country. john sudworth reports. as a man's sobs in a hospital ward, he's asked who has died. "my father," comes the reply. just outside, eight body bags are counted. and here, a patient films across the ward. these unverified images show a city and health system overwhelmed. visiting from the us, she says her sick relatives cannot even get into hospital.
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the hospital told them they could not perform the tasks. i think it is because a capacity issue. that suggests from your experience is quite likely that the real picture of the infections could be much higher than the official figures suggest. i think so because people either choose not to go to the hospital or they do want to be officially tested but they are not able to. this footage is to show a body being removed. not from a hospital but home. while china tries to show the world it is coping, building this hospital injust ten days, it is becoming clear that more could have been done earlier. this doctor was one of the first to pick up signs of the new strain of virus. his online posts were censored and police had him sign this confession amongst several others for spreading rumours.
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one month on this giant economy has been brought to a standstill. good public health care depends upon transparency and the timely release of information, precisely the things lacking in a place so obsessed with control. and an international one as well. this philippines hospital the first to report a death outside of china. john sudworth, bbc news, beijing. 0ur correspondent mariko 0i is in hong kong and she told us of increasing concerns about the virus in the territory. over the weekend, we attended a meeting of one of the medical unions who voted to go on strike as of today unless the government closes all the borders with mainland china. on sunday they had negotiations with authorities which did not
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go well, so, as of today nonessential staff, thousands of doctors and nurses are walking out of work. they say if the government does not meet their demands by the end of today, even essential staff are expected to go on strike from tuesday. the union is rather political, formed during the pro—democracy demonstrations late last year. when we attended their meeting, they were not shy that it is very political and to put more pressure on the city's leader carrie lam, but at the same time they said it is to stop the spread of the virus and memories of the sars virus is very fresh. staff also suffered from the infection and some of them died which is why they want to protect themselves as well. what is the impact of day—to—day life in hong kong? if the strike goes ahead and then possibly
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tomorrow onwards, there is a possible impact on the medical infrastructure. whether or not doctors and nurses really are ready to abandon these patients during this outbreak and that is how serious they are about pressuring the hong kong government about closing the borders. they only closed part of the border and reduce the number of flights that they say that is not enough. they heard from various countries like the united states taking more drastic measures of banning anyone other than american citizens who have been to china in the past 1a days, barred from entering their country and that is what they want the hong kong government to do as well. let's get some of the day's other news the process of choosing a democratic nominee for the 2020 us presidential election starts on monday in the state of iowa. democrats will cast their
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ballots to decide who will take on president trump in november. every us state will hold its own selection process between now and june. a japanese war—ship is on its way to the gulf of oman in a controversial deployment that critics say goes against japan's pacifist constitution. prime minister shinzo abe said the ship was on an intelligence mission and that it was vital to protect shipping lanes in the middle east. for the first time ever, cars have been banned from the centre of milan. the ban was enforced from 10am sunday morning until 6pm sunday evening. the city's mayor introduced it as smog levels have been high for several weeks. any driver taking their car into the city was stopped by police. britain's prime minister boris johnson will set out the government's proposals on monday, for a new trade agreement with the european union. it's expected he'll rule out any deal that would mean the uk will continue to follow eu rules and regulations. the foreign secretary,
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dominic raab, said the uk wanted a ca nada—style arrangement, which would mean divergence from brussels. here's our political correspondent, chris mason. from the theatrics of the big brexit moment on friday night, equipped with props and a loitering photographer... are you trying to shift the goal post? to the tv studios on sunday morning... and the nitty—gritty of the negotiations to come. the government wants a relaitvely loose agreement with the eu like the one canada has which gets rid of most important taxes on goods and services which dominates the uk economy. i think it is getting clarity at the outset, so that is not on the negotiating table or the issue of redlines. it is not even in the negotiating room. ministers are irritated that the eu wants the uk to hold onto its rules despite leaving and wanting to go its own way. the irish prime minister, battling to keep hisjob in the general election
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campaign, points out both sides agreed to this last autumn. if we will have tariff—free and quota—free with the uk which is essentially what we have with canada on almost everything, that needs to come with a level playing field. as ever, there is no shortage of reflections on offer from opposition parties. labour reckons that the prime minister is contradicting himself. 0n the one hand he is now sort of saying that will not happen in the negotiations. i always like a prop. the prime minister is not the only one with an eye for what makes a photo, nigel farage brandishing a brexit coin. and arguing that the eu is worried that the uk sets its own rules. what they fear is a competitor on their doorstep and that terrifies them. what we should be doing is making sure we are a competitor. only two days ago the countdown clock was emblazoned
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all over number ten downing st. but today goes to prove it is far from the end of the story. tomorrow the prime minister and the eu will set out their stalls for the talks to come and the negotiations proper will not start until next month. brexit noise will continue through this year and possibly beyond. chris mason, bbc news, in downing street. stay with us on bbc news, still to come. the biggest night of the year for the british film industry — and it's a maginficent seven for the world war i epic 1917. after his long years in exile, the first hesitant steps on iranian soil. the south african white government has offered
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opponents agreement unparalleled. nelson mandela is to be freed. a countdown to critical moments, all 27 engines ignited at once. it is this recycling of the rocket cutting the cost of the rocket cutting the cost of the launch making this a breakthrough in space travel. two americans have become the first humans to walk in space without any lifeline to their spaceship. thousands of people have given ellen macarthur is spectacular homecoming in falmouth after she smashed the world record for sailing solo around the world nonstop. this is bbc world news, the latest headlines. british police say the man shot dead after stabbing two people in london had recently been released from jail — after being convicted
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of islamist terrorist offences. the coronavirus continues to spread. chinese health officials say more than 360 people have now died and over 17,000 infected. the epic world war i film 1917 was the big winner at the bafta film awards, taking seven prizes, including best film and best director for sir sam mendes. but, as our arts editor will gompertz reports, the ceremony faced criticism for a lack of diversity among its nominees. it is the british film business' big night out. legendary actors and rising stars gather alongside hollywood royalty and british royalty for the baftas. as they make their way up into the royal albert hall, they do so under a cloud of controversy about lack of diversity among the nominees for tonight's awards,
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and an issue bound to come up during the night's event. and so it did whenjoaquin phoenix took the stage to collect the best actor award for his performance injoker. i think we send a clear message to people of colour that you are not welcome here. we have to really do the hard work to truly understand systemic racism. i think it is the obligation of the people that have created and perpetuate and benefit from a system of oppression to be the ones to dismantle it, so, that is on us. the subject of diversity rose again when rebel wilson made thisjoke... about the all—male best director line—up... i do not think i could do what they do. honestly, i do not have the balls. and the category won by sam mendes for 1917,
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winning seven baftas including prestigious best film. it was a wonderful night, thank you very much. the best actress went to renee zellweger for her portrayal of judy garland. laura dern won for best supporting actress for playing a super—smart lawyer in marriage story. best supporting actor went to brad pitt who was absent but wrote a speech that margo robbie read out on his behalf. hey, britain, heard you just became single, welcome to the club. he said he will name this harry because he is excited about bringing it back to the states. prince william, bafta's president, might have found it funny. but when it came his time to speak he was in no mood forjoking. in 2020, and not for the first time in the last few years, we find ourselves talking again about the need to do
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more to bring more diversity in the sector, and the awards process. that is simply something cannot be right in the day and age. a serious point to end a night of celebration. i've been speaking to sandro monetti, editor in chief of hollywood international film—maker magazine and i asked him whether he felt this year's winners were all too predictable. speaking in my perspective as a magazine editor, yeah, we followed this story for so long. the winners who have won, won all the previous awards. i am talking about the four major acting awards. a bit of history, the first time since 1977 that four americans have won all the acting awards at the baftas. the critics' choice, the golden globes. in los angeles, next sunday, of course, they are red—hot favourites to win the oscars, especially after this win. so, their domination, and the domination of 1917, and the diversity question are very much the talking
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points from the baftas. let us talk about 1917, have you seen it? i have, three times, and, for my money, it is by far and away the best of the films this year. and perhaps one of the best of the last ten years. it is a technical and emotional super—achievement, and well done to sam mandes, clearly, a very personal story to him because it was based on the war stories of his own grandfather. and i think a lot of the film—makers, when they have a personal connection to the story, the work is excellent, and the baftas is an event that celebrates excellence, and there was nothing more excellent than 1917. this year, it won seven of the nine nominations it received, its nearest competitor, joker, winning three, that's quite a gap at the top. you talked about diversity, it was a theme from these baftas, joachim phoenix giving that speech when he accepted his award for best actor, talking about the lack of diversity.
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bafta need to sit down and think about this for next year at the very least. yes, that was very much acknowledged tonight, that is not going to be an ostrich burying their head in the sand situation. prince william in his tenth year as bafta president using his remarks to give a loud and clear message this is being reviewed. it is a shame because bafta has been a leader in so many ways in diversity programmes but clearly this has not been rewarded, or acknowledged in the nominations. so, there is a wide—scale review going on. this situation has clearly got to change because there was lots of incredibly talented work certainly in those main categories not so rewarded. they are more rewarded in the technical levels. i know, it is a problem clearly being addressed and has to be with total urgency. where does the problem lie, do you think?
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you could say it is a problem with bafta, or is it a problem with the industry as a whole that opportunities just aren't there. well, that is basically what the review will focus it's been so interesting hearing the interviews on the red carpet tonight. where a lot of people have got opinions. the performers themselves. and so the key now is to listen to all those opinions and make sure this changes. i thoughtjoachim phoenix's remarks there which got a huge round of applause shows that his peers in the industry want to work together to change this. let us talk about prince william and kate, as well. a bit of a joke from margot robbie when she accepted the award for best supporting actor, for brad pitt, when he said, i'm going to name this award harry because i'm taking it to america with me.
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kate laughed at that one. she did, i loved brad pitt wasn't there but sends margot robbie with a controversial joke, on his behalf. it is nice to see prince william can keep smiling over what has been a very headline—hitting and challenging time for him, i'm sure. kansas city chiefs have won america's 2020 super bowl — the sporting event billed as the greatest show on earth. they beat the san francisco 49ers in miami. an estimated global tv audience of 100 million people in the us alone watched the culmination of the american football season. the game also included half—time performances byjennifer lopez and shakira. i spoke to two very happy fans, kj and jeff lady, in leawood kansas, who were celebrating the first victory in 50 years. it has been amazing,
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the last time it was super bowl iv, it 54! most of us were not even born when they won the super bowl last time. what does it mean to win the super bowl? explain to people who do not get it outside of america? american football is huge here, and in kansas city, we are the best fans in the world! (cheering). it was an exciting game as well, wasn't it, because there was a long time when they were in the lead and kansas city pulled back, didn't they? yes, true kansas city style. patrick mulholland is a comeback kid. the biggest sports are in america now? in the world! this week has not seen anything like him. what makes him so special? the guy i can do anything, he
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can run, pass, he is so smart. he thinks in the moment and the guy is incredible... go team! what does this mean for kansas chiefs, you cannot beat this, unless next year perhaps? for the first time in 50 years the chiefs is not only brought back the trophy but they brought the super bowl as well. did you guys, any of you guys stay to watch the half—time show with jennifer lopez and shakira? absolutely. professional. i heard it was really good? one of the best half—time shows they have had in a while. before i go, let me know what does this victory mean to kansas city? cheering.
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sunday is groundhog day in the us and canada, with celebrations taking place for the 134th year. in pennsylvania, punxsutawney phil the groundhog, has made his annual appearance at gobblers knob — to decide whether we're in for an extended winter or an early spring. my my forecast on a day that is a palindrome will cause some to cheer and some to moan. so, do i hope you think it is neighbourly, for there is no shadow of me, spring, it will be early, it is a certainty! early spring, ladies and gentlemen! i have heard he has a 40% success i have heard he has a 40% success rate in his prediction. you can reach me on twitter —
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through early tuesday, so a decent speu through early tuesday, so a decent spell of some very windy weather. here it is, early on tuesday, still 50, 60 here it is, early on tuesday, still 50,60 mph here it is, early on tuesday, still 50, 60 mph gusts across this corner of the country but elsewhere the weather improving and by the time we get to the afternoon, the gills should have gone by then and by the evening, it will fall flat and calm. the temperature on tuesday will peak at around about ten in the south and then the north not far off that. this is the forecast for wednesday so this is the forecast for wednesday so high pressure across the uk meaning very settled conditions and also means it will be a chilly start to wednesday as well. let's summarise all of that. we are in for a windy start to the week with lots of showers and hill snow and even blizzards for a time in scotland but for a blizzards for a time in scotland but fora mid blizzards for a time in scotland but for a mid week, blizzards for a time in scotland but fora mid week, drierand much brighter.
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this is bbc news, the headlines. police in london investigating a stabbing attack have confirmed that the suspect had only recently been released from jail — after serving a sentence for terrorism—related offences. the man — named as sudesh amman — was shot dead by police after stabbing two people in the streatham area. health officials in china have confirmed more than 2,000 new cases of the coronavirus — bringing the total number of people infected to over 17,000. in hubei province, 56 further deaths were announced on sunday — bringing the total to 361. the epic world war one film 1917 has been the big winner at the british academy film awards, taking seven prizes, including best film and best director for sir sam mendes. joaquin phoenix won best actorforjoker. renee zellweger was named best actress for her portrayal of judy garland.
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