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this is bbc news. i'm lukwesa burak with the latest headlines for viewers in the uk and around the world. a boeing 737 passenger plane has crashed into the sea shortly after take—off from jakarta, indonesia. 62 people were on board. the uk has now recorded more than three million cases of coronavirus since the start of the pandemic. nearly 60,000 people tested positive for covid—19 on saturday, with more than 1,000 deaths. the second impeachment process against donald trump could begin as early as monday according to democrats, who've circulated a draft of their resolution to remove him. and the queen and prince philip both receive coronavirus vaccinations
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at windsor castle. hello and welcome if you're watching in the uk or around the world. and in the uk or around the world. we start with the in| and we start with the indonesian plane crash. authorities say they have found the location of where they believe sriwijaya air sj 182 crashed into the sea in the thousand islands region off the coast of the capitaljakarta. more than ten navy ships have been deployed to the site with navy divers. the boeing 737 passenger plane was carrying 62 people. jonathan head reports. flight sj 182 had only been in the airforfour minutes when all contact was lost.
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with no emergency call from the pilots, indonesian officials struggled to piece together what might have happened. transport minister budi karya sumadi described the boeing aircraft veering off—course before disappearing from radar screens. the flight tracking app flightradar monitored the plane making an apparent plunge from 10,000 feet to near sea level before it vanished. friends and relatives were left waiting at its destination in the city of pontianak, but there was no information to give them. the authorities are now setting up a crisis centre for them in the capital, jakarta. a depressingly familiar scene in indonesia, which has a poor aviation safety record. several boats were sent out to search for any signs of the missing plane. some reported finding what looked like debris, but by nightfall, the search had to be called off until morning.
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translation: we are deeply sorry for what has happened to flight sj182. we hope our prayers can help with the searching process and that everything goes well. the plane disappeared close to where lion air flight 610 crashed two years ago. that exposed flaws in the design of the brand—new boeing 737 max. this flight involved a much older plane, though sriwijaya air says there was no known problems with it. the airline is one of dozens which have proliferated in indonesia in the past 20 years, giving millions access to air travel for the first time but raising worrying questions about safety. jonathan head, bbc news, bangkok. let's get the very latest. rebecca henschke is asia editor for the bbc world service. we have got some new details now, rebecca. that is right, the indonesian authorities say they have found what they believe is the exact location where they believe this
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sriwijaya air sj182 crashed into the sea. is in a region known the thousand islands, a lot of small islands off the... more than ten days —— ten navy ships have been deployed to this location with divers coming late in the evening indonesian time, bags filled with some of what those divers have found at that site have arrived at the port of jakarta and investigators are going through those, and it is nearly daybreak now in indonesia and that search and rescue operation in this site will 110w rescue operation in this site will now intensify. i suppose as these details start filtering back to the relatives, this must be a terrible time for them, what is happening with them with the airlines? what information have they been given? what have they been saying? information have they been given? what have they been saying ?m information have they been given? what have they been saying? it is a horrific time, and i imagine few of them have had sleep tonight in indonesia. 0fficials them have had sleep tonight in
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indonesia. officials have set of hotlines and information desk for them. he is taking to some of these relatives, one man who said he had his wife and three young children on the plane, he was expected them to arrive in borneo for a family holiday. he was absolutely distraught. there was a number of children and babies on the plane, as well as adults travelling to this other island, and these scenes are families waiting, crying, grieving, as well as debris being pulled from the ocean in indonesia, depressingly familiarfor a lot the ocean in indonesia, depressingly familiar for a lot of indonesians. it was not long ago we saw similar scenes with the lion air back in 2018, the crashing into the sea, then years before that, the airasia crashes. rebecca, many people will be asking what is by tragic history in indonesia's aviation history. there has been a lot of talk by the
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rate of expansion. that is right. it isa rate of expansion. that is right. it is a booming economy, indonesia, and archipelago nation, so new —— people need to get around. sriwijaya air is a low—cost airline, it has had a fairly good safety track record to now, but the lion air investigation focused on the boeing max's issue, that investigation also raised issues about the monitoring of safety measures in indonesia, and that is where questions will be asked again. but of course, it is too early to say what caused this crash was to all we know at the moment is that it seemed, shortly after take—off, it fell very suddenly from the sky. we can see that from flight track data as well as from eyewitnesses,
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fishermen we have spoken to in the bay who described seeing a plane falling out of the sky like lightning. rebecca, ijust want to very quickly, if you can provide the background in terms of, you talk about the hard well in the airline industry, how it has developed quite quickly. were they all knew planes 01’ quickly. were they all knew planes orare quickly. were they all knew planes or are they refurbished? this plane in particular is quite an old plane. it isa in particular is quite an old plane. it is a boeing 737, it was around 25 yea rs it is a boeing 737, it was around 25 years old, so it had spent quite a lot of time flying. sriwijaya says it was in good nick, that on previous flights that day, there we re previous flights that day, there were no problems and the maintenance record showed no issues, but there are some questions about whether it should have been out of service. 0k, rebecca henschke, thank you very much for that update, thank you. mark weiss is a former 737 pilot with american airlines and heads the weiss consulting group. he outlined what investigators
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would be looking for. every accident follows a procedural method. certainly, we'll grieve for the families, the loved ones that we re the families, the loved ones that were lost on the aircraft. typically what is good to happen now is that the investigative agencies of indonesia, because it was a us built aeroplane, the ntsb will be brought in —— what is going to happen. the manufacturing firm another major component manufacturers will be brought in to see if there was any difficulties or any problems with the parts of the aircraft, whether it was the engines, the wings, if there was fuel contamination. they're going to go over, investigators are going to go over every bit and every detail of every inch of that aircraft, from the history of that aircraft, what happened to the pilots, give us the
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last 2a or 48 hours happened to the pilots, give us the last 24 or 48 hours of the crew — we re last 24 or 48 hours of the crew — were they asleep come they flying a lot? tell me about the history of the aeroplane. this, i believe, was the aeroplane. this, i believe, was the third leg of that aircraft during that day. that was mark weiss there. scientists and senior public health officials in the uk are warning that, despite the lockdown, even tougher restrictions are needed in england to kerb the surge in coronavirus cases, hospital admissions and deaths. government figures show that since the pandemic began, more than 80,000 people in the uk have died within 28 days of a positive covid—19 test. 0ur health correspondent katharine da costa reports. one, two, three... another dark day in this pandemic, and still the pressure builds for those on the front line — hospitals across the country are treating 50% more covid patients than during the first peak in april.
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and with 4,000 new admissions today, nhs staff say this year's winter pressure is off the charts. it really is unprecedented, in terms of the numbers of patients that require intensive care, being put on a ventilator at one time, and most hospitals have reached... ..have expanded their intensive care capacity to somewhere in the region of three times their normal capacity. some trusts are urgently trying to discharge patients to free up extra beds. this hotel in south london's working with king's college hospital, providing a stopgap for homeless or vulnerable patients while they wait for emergency housing. once more, we must all stay home... a simple, clear message in this new government campaign, reinforcing just how critical it is to keep your distance, wear a mask, wash your hands, and ventilate indoor spaces. because even with the uk—wide lockdowns, experts warn the new variant spreads more easily,
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which is likely to make the virus much harder to control. the sort of transmission that perhaps we were seeing during lockdowns last year, that level of transmission would now be 40% or 50% higher, so we're going to have to work that much harder to achieve the same effect. so the race is on to protect the most vulnerable — this, the home of bristol city football club, now one of seven mass covid vaccination centres in england. from monday, trained volunteers will begin offering immunisations, joining hundreds of gp sites and hospital hubs around the country. they have been working genuinely day and night, and they're working all through weekends as well, to make sure that their populations get vaccinated. and it's not like flu clinics — this has been hugely complex. today, the queen and the duke of edinburgh, both in the 90s, received their first doses at windsor castle. vaccinations will eventually help to relieve pressure on the health service, but with new infections are still at record levels,
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hospital admissions and deaths are expected to continue rising for several weeks to come. katharine da costa, bbc news. staying with the uk, buckingham palace has confirmed that both the queen and the duke of edinburgh have been vaccinated against covid—19. royal sources say the jabs were administered by a household doctor at windsor castle, though we've not been told which vaccination they received. it's being reported that the decision to release the news was made by the queen, so as to prevent any inaccuracies or further speculation. 0ur royal correspondent nicholas witchell has more details. normally, of course, the queen and the royals are very sensitive about disclosing medical details, but in this instance, clearly, they want to set an example and encourage people to come forward and have the vaccinations. so buckingham palace has let it be known, and it is the queen's decision, that both she and the duke of edinburgh had their covid
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vaccinations earlier today. they were administered by a doctorfrom the medical household at windsor castle, and of course they are both, at their ages — the queen 94, just a few months short of her 95th birthday, the duke 99 — they are both, of course, in the categories that are entitled to early vaccination, so there is no question of a sort ofjumping of the queue, but they will want this to be generally known that they have received their vaccinations, in the hope that this will encourage any of those who have misgivings about the vaccination process. nicholas witchell reporting. us prosecutors say they've arrested three prominent figures in wednesday's riots at the us capitol. the fbi is appealing for public help in its search for those responsible for the attack. president donald trump also is facing a renewed drive by democrats to remove him from office for his role in wednesday's storming of the us capitol. here's our washington
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correspondent lebo diseko. it is almost certain dumb trouble face impeachment. that process sta rts face impeachment. that process starts in the house of representatives, it requires only simple majority to get through. it will make donald from the first president ever to be impeached twice. the question is whether or not he will be convicted. that process happens in the senate, and requires a two thirds majority, needing some republicans to get on board, and it is not at all certain there is enough support for that. of course this comes after the scenes of violence that we saw here at the capitol on wednesday, and there have been some prominent arrests since then. 0n been some prominent arrests since then. on saturday, jacob chansley, who prosecutors say was the man wearing a horn hat running to the capital, was arrested. so too,
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richard barnett, the man pictured with his feet on nancy pelosi's desk. both have been charged with unlawful entry into sorely conduct on the grounds of the capital. —— and disorderly contact. that was lebo diseko. in an interview released on saturday, pope francis said people working against democracy must be condemned whoever they are, and lessons should be learned from this week's attack on the us capitol by supporters of president donald trump. speaking to an italian tv station, he said the assault on the capitol was "against democracy and against common good." translation: i was astonished because americans are people so disciplined in democracy. but it's a reality, even in the most developed democracy, there is always something that is not working, with people taking a path against the community, against democracy and against the common good.
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yes, this must be condemned. the headlines on bbc news: the indonesian navy believe it's found the crash site of a boeing 737 passenger plane that crashed into the sea shortly after take—off from the capital jakarta. the uk has now recorded more than three million cases of coronavirus since the start of the pandemic. nearly 60,000 people tested positive for covid—19 on saturday, with more than 1,000 deaths. the second impeachment process against donald trump could begin as early as monday according to democrats, who've circulated a draft of their resolution to remove him. and in the uk, queen elizabeth and prince philip both receive coronavirus vaccinations at windsor castle.
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power has been restored to some areas of pakistan after large parts of the country lost its electricity supply. major cities, including the capital islamabad, lahore and karachi, were suddenly cut offjust after midnight local time. the power minister said the cause of the blackout was being investigated. 0ur pakistan correspondent secunder kermani has more from islamabad. at midnight local time, power was cut to homes across the country, including, as you say, to my one here in islamabad. now, the power minister has appealed for calm. he said this had been because of a drop in frequency in the transmission system and he said that officials are working on restoring services. this has been, though, a really nationwide blackout with residents from every major city, every province talking about power outages in their areas. we are now getting reports that in some places, power is being restored, but officials have said that
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it could take several hours for services to be fully restored right across the country. i've been in pakistan reporting here for four years and certainly we've never seen anything like this. power cuts are not uncommon, definitely not on this scale. often what you would see at the height of summer, when a lot of people are using fans and air conditioners because of the heat, would be a couple of hours or a number of hours of power cuts, but certainly something like this has really taken people by surprise. there is concern, of course, about what the impact could be on hospitals, for example, but because power cuts, even if they are not on this scale, are not uncommon, places like hospitals, places like airports, even many individual better off families have diesel powered generators which can provide electricity for a period of time, so i have been speaking to some
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airports and some hospitals and they say for the moment, they're all 0k, although if this continues for a lot longer, concerns would be rising. for the moment, though, people seem to be fairly calm. there is a wedding happening down the street from me and that has been continuing despite the power cut. secunder kermani there. let's get more on the storming of the us capitol on wednesday by pro—trump supporters. the way the crowd managed to breach the building's security has many in the us and around the world asking questions about the differences between the policing of black lives matter protests, compared with what we saw earlier in the week. any time black people gather, we are met with tear gas, rubber bullets, we are beaten with batons, told to move back. and then to witness a group
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of people violently storm the us capitol with little police resistance, it was a sort of the tale of two americas. as a pro—trump mob stormed the us capitol in an attempt to overturn the presidential election, many black americans called out double standards in policing, patriotism and protest. when i was watching everything, i wasjust, "oh, my god. if that was us, we would have been murdered." let's look at the police response. no one can tell me that if that had been a group of black lives matter protesting yesterday, they wouldn't have been treated very, very differently than the mob of thugs that stormed the capitol. and it is unacceptable, totally u na cce pta ble. after the death of george floyd, nearly 5,000 national guardsmen
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and 1,600 active—duty troops were sent to dc to defend the city and were placed close to where protesters had been expected. this time, it was different — no riot police, no national guard on the steps, and the police that were there were not enough. just educate yourself on the history of this country and you will realise that it's totally about race. these people literally took over the capitol with weapons, and they were welcomed in and taking selfies with the police. capitol police deny race was a factor in how they handled events and say officers were overwhelmed. it took officers four hours to secure the us capitol and at least five people have died. and while law enforcement is looking to file additional charges, so far, the majority of arrests have been for violating curfew. in fact, 68 people were arrested on wednesday night on this charge compared with 325 charged with curfew violations
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over four days in june. we're going to walk down to the capitol and we're going to cheer on our brave senators and congressmen and women. president donald trump has been accused of riling the mob with false claims of a stolen election. when black lives matter activists were actually protesting someone being killed, they have been classified, you know, as thugs, as extremists — the president classified us as anarchists, as anti—american — but somehow these terrorists are protesters. go home. we love you, you're very special. he later condemned their actions and the national guard was deployed after rioters reached the capitol. to those who broke
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the law, you will pay. but for some, it was too little, too late. the very reason why the police showed extreme restraint and even was unprepared for these white domestic terrorists are some of the same reasons why the police refuse to show restraint in too many cases and end up killing black people. i'm like, "yo, this is america," and it's the america that we literally tried to dismantle. and so when we say "defund the police," this is what we are talking about, that they don't keep us safe. the world's oldest living olympic champion is celebrating her 100th birthday. the hungarian gymnast agnesh kellerti won ten medals in the 1950s. jatinder dhillon reports. she'sjust turned 100,
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but agnes keleti's bubbling energy and enthusiasm has no bounds. celebrating her birthday with close family, she says of her remarkable long life that it so far has passed by in a flash. translation: 100 years seemsjust like 60 to me, really. i love to live and i wish for health and there it is! i like to live and i live well. what else is better? i'm healthy and i like my life very much. in her elegant apartment in budapest, this feisty 0lympian and holocaust survivor is surrounded by mementos and medals of her life story, which include adventures and great achievements, but also heartbreak and tragedy. herfirst love was music, but inspired by her father's love of rowing with the family on the danube, agnes swapped her cello for a leotard and took up gymnastics, winning several national medals.
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in 1940, during the second world war, she was barred from taking part in any of her country's sporting activities because of herjewish background. after the nazi german occupation of hungary in 1944, she skipped deportation to a death camp by assuming the identity of a maid and went into hiding. her father and several relatives were killed in auschwitz. her mother and brother escaped to sweden. she made her mark as an 0lympian, winning five gold medals in the 1952 helsinki games, and at the 1956 melbourne games, which were won after she turned 30 and was competing against gymnasts half her age. when the soviet tanks crushed the hungarian revolution in 1956, she stayed first in australia and then moved to israel, only returning to hungary in 2015. the queen of gymnastics! and now, to mark her centenary, there's a new book about her life,
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and the energetic spirit of hungary's most successful gymnast remains intact. translation: am i 100 years old? let's blow those candles out! jatinder dhillon, bbc news. you've been watching bbc news. and we'll be taking another look at the papers with our reviewers calum macdonald and sienna rodgers. that's coming up after the headlines at 11:30pm. to get us there, though, here's the weather. hello again. saturday was another cold day, but it's the last of a run of cold days really. it is to be turning milder over the next few. there were some places across east anglia, cambridgeshire area where the fog lingered all day. temperatures didn't get above freezing. but where the sunshine came out, we had temperatures about 3—4 degrees, but either way, it was on the cold side for many of us. however, looking at the temperatures into sunday, it is going to be quite a bit milder, with our temperatures much closer to average for the time of year.
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now, right now, partly due to this change to milder weather, we've got this weather frontjust sinking southwards from scotland, bringing some rain here across into the far north of england, too. fog patches across east anglia, southern counties of england. and where the skies clear behind that weather front, again it's going to be cold with some frost. notjust frost, there's an ice risk as well, in particular for eastern scotland, maybe the far north east of england as well. so a cold start here. fog further south—east, east anglia, southern counties of england. again could lingerfor a good part of the morning, but probably a better chance of clearing, really, as we head into the afternoon. some sunshine here. thickest cloud across north—western areas. some persistent rain for western scotland. damp weather at times for the north west of england and wales. the only real cold air is across the northern isles in shetland. two degrees in lerwick. there's likely to be some snow showers here and some accumulations of snow as well. now for monday, that milder air gets even milder as we start to get these south—westerly winds blowing a bit more strongly across the uk. they will, though, be bringing some more persistent outbreaks of rain. combined with snowmelt, well,
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there's a risk of some localised flooding across western scotland. but for the north of scotland, we've still got some cold airfeeding in, so we may well still see some snow across the northern isles and perhaps across the hills of northern scotland as well. but otherwise it's mild, temperatures 7—9 degrees celsius. now, beyond that, as we head into tuesday, we get rid of these weather fronts. they move southwards, and we allow some cooler northerly winds to flow in again. cold, frost but sunny to start the day for many of us. there will, though, be a few wintry showers coming down the north sea coasts, and always a bit more in the way of cloud further west. temperatures, well, coming down a little bit across northern areas. 4—6 degrees celsius, but still maybe 9—10 in the cloudier south west of the uk. beyond that, well, we've got a spell of rain that's going to come through on wednesday, and then after that clears, a lot of dry weather, really, with temperatures for some staying a little above average. that's your latest weather. bye for now.
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hello. this is bbc news with me, lukwesa burak. we'll be taking a look at tomorrow morning's papers in a moment. first, the headlines — the indonesian navy says it has found the location of where it believes a passengerjet crashed into the sea. 62 people were on board. the latest coronavirus figures show there's been 1035 more deaths in the uk, taking the overall total to more than 80,000. a new campaign in the uk is urging people to abide by lockdown rules. scientists and senior public health officials are warning that despite the lockdown, even tougher restrictions may be necessary. the queen and the duke of edinburgh have received their first covid—19 vaccinations. the queen is 94 years old, and prince philip is 99. democrats in the us house of representatives say

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