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tonight at six: the duke and duchess of sussex are stripped of their patronages and honorary titles as they leave royal life for good. buckingham palace confirms that prince harry and meghan will not return as working members of the royal family. prince harry will lose all his military titles given to him by the queen, which one friend says will be a blow. i know that, personally, he will be gutted, in many regards, at certain things which he cares so much about, he will not be able to have such a direct involvement with any more, you know, like his titles within the military, for example. buckingham palace says everyone is "saddened" by their decision but the couple remain "much loved members of the family". also tonight: coronavirus infection rates keep falling across the uk — just over 550,000 people have the virus last week, according to the latest data.
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the welsh government says its stay—at—home rule could be lifted in three weeks�* time. all primary school children could be back by the 15th of march. the uk�*s highest court rules that uber drivers must be treated as workers rather than self—employed — they could now be entitled to a minimum wage and holiday pay the first images from marsas nasa prepares to release shortly the first colour images beamed back by its rover perseverance. and coming up in sport on bbc news: crystal palace�*s wilfried zaha becomes the first premier league player to say he�*ll stop taking a knee before games.
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good evening and welcome to the bbc news at six. buckingham palace has confirmed that the duke and duchess of sussex will not be returning as working members of the royal family. prince harry and meghan stepped down from royal duties last year and moved to the united states, saying their decision would be reviewed within the year. now their break with the institution is final. the couple — who are expecting their second child — have been stripped of their patronages and honorary titles — which will be returned to the queen — and distributed elsewhere in the royal family. here�*s our royal correspondent nicholas witchell. the bond which was once so close has, in every formal royal sense, been shattered. the breach, in terms of the business of royalty, is complete, and, bara of the business of royalty, is complete, and, bar a complete about face by the sussexes, it is final.
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for harry, then, perhaps, a sense of long sought freedom. for william, one imagines, a deep sense of disappointment. today�*s news is not unexpected. in the year since harry and meghan made their last appearance at a formal royal engagement at westminster abbey, the gulf between them and the rest of harry�*s family has grown ever wider. the couple have bought a house in california, negotiated deals with us media companies and made it clear that they relish their new life. at midday today, buckingham palace confirmed they would not return as working members of the royalfamily. a statement said that, following conversations with harry, the queen has written confirming that in stepping away from the work of the royal family, stepping away from the work of the royalfamily, it is not stepping away from the work of the royal family, it is not possible to continue with the responsibilities and duties that come with a life of public service. the statement finished: while all are saddened by their decision, the duke and duchess
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remain much loved members of the family. this was the sussexes response, as evidenced by their work over the past year, the duke and duchess of sussex remain committed to their duty and service to the uk and around the world and have offered their continued support to the organisations they have represented, regardless of official role. they finish their statement by saying this: we can all live a life of service. service is universal. for harry, the loss of his military roles, particularly as captain general of the royal marines, will be particularly hard. i general of the royal marines, will be particularly hard.— general of the royal marines, will be particularly hard. i know that he will be personally _ be particularly hard. i know that he will be personally gutted, - be particularly hard. i know that he will be personally gutted, just - be particularly hard. i know that he will be personally gutted, just as i | will be personally gutted, just as i was, that he is not allowed to pull a military uniform on any more. regardless, it doesn�*t change his commitment to the individuals that serve in it and those that require care beyond it. serve in it and those that require care beyond it— serve in it and those that require care be ond it. ,, ~ ., care beyond it. supporters of meghan understand why _ care beyond it. supporters of meghan understand why she _ care beyond it. supporters of meghan understand why she wants _ care beyond it. supporters of meghan understand why she wants a - care beyond it. supporters of meghan understand why she wants a new- care beyond it. supporters of meghan understand why she wants a new life. j understand why she wants a new life.
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if she was going to stay here any longer, — if she was going to stay here any longer, i— if she was going to stay here any longer, i think they would probably have made her ill because it isn't a relationship — have made her ill because it isn't a relationship that most americans are used to _ relationship that most americans are used to. ,, ., relationship that most americans are used to. ., relationship that most americans are used to, ., ., relationship that most americans are used to. ., ., ., used to. so, one of the royal famil 's used to. so, one of the royal family's most _ used to. so, one of the royal family's most popular- used to. so, one of the royal. family's most popular members, used to. so, one of the royal - family's most popular members, a man family�*s most popular members, a man for whom, family�*s most popular members, a man forwhom, overthe family�*s most popular members, a man for whom, over the years, there has been great sympathy and admiration, now faces a very different future. the way back to royal duty has been closed. you can never again wear military uniform. harry�*s future lies in california with his wife and family. and nick is with me. no one really expected them to come back, but this decision does seem very final. it back, but this decision does seem ve final. , ., , back, but this decision does seem ve final. , . , ., , very final. it is a very absolute position. _ very final. it is a very absolute position, sophie, _ very final. it is a very absolute position, sophie, and - very final. it is a very absolute position, sophie, and make i very final. it is a very absolute | position, sophie, and make no mistake, this is led by the queen. her view is that you just can�*t pick those bits of being royal that you most enjoy. that is not compatible with the kind of life that they are developing for themselves in california, and i think you can get
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a real sense of some of the exasperation in both of these statements today. the fact that the palace, the queen, refers so explicitly to duties that come with a life of public service. i live a public service — a reminder of the life i have let as queen, or my husband or the rest of the family are continuing to lead. and then the final line of the sussex statement — we can all live a life of service. service is universal. decode that. the sussexes are telling the palace you don�*t need to be royal to be in service. it is as close as you can get to being impertinent, really. many people who support they will wish them the best of luck within their new life. within the palace and the family, there was undoubtedly sadness, disappointment, i think a bit of waywardness as well, and the bonds of family are strong, and they are as the palace has said, and as the family have said, much loved members of the family. said, much loved members of the famil . w' said, much loved members of the famil . ., ~ the duke of edinburgh is expected
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to remain in hospital over the weekend and into next week for observation and rest. he was driven to hospital on tuesday night after feeling unwell for a few days. it�*s understood that prince philip�*s doctor is acting with what�*s being called an "abundance of caution" and the duke, who�*s 100, injune, remains in good spirits. the number of coronavirus cases is continuing to fall in all parts of the uk. the latest r number, estimated to be between 0.6 and 0.9, also suggests infection numbers are shrinking. but experts warn that with more than half a million people currently infected — there is still plenty of virus circulating for people to catch. they say any lifting of restrictions should be done slowly and cautiously. here�*s our health correspondent, catherine burns. the pressure is easing on the nhs, but from a very bad situation. injanuary, hospitals in england treated 100,000 covid patients, a third of all the people they had seen with coronavirus since the pandemic started. it�*s better now but far from normal.
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there are still many hospitals around the country with intensive care units that have more covid patients than they had at the peak of the first wave back in april, and there are still intensive care units who are at double their normal baseline capacity. on monday, we�*ll hear about the government�*s road map out of lockdown in england, with the promise that they�*ll be led by data, not dates. and that data is definitely going in the right direction. essentially, cases halved over three weeks. the office for national statistics figures suggest that in the third week injanuary, one in 55 people across the uk would have tested positive for coronavirus. by the end of that month, it was rarer. cases had fallen to under one in 65 people. and at the start of february, fewer still, one in 80 people.
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in the most recent figures, four last week, it was won in 115. ——for last week, it was one in 115. the numbers are going down across the uk, one in 115 in england. it is one in 125 in wales. for northern ireland, it�*s one in 105, and scotland has the lowest rates, at one in 180. we�*ve been in this position before, poised on the verge of restrictions easing. 0n the 10th of may last year, the prime minister announced how we would come out of the first lockdown. ..provide the first sketch of a road map for reopening society. but things are different now. like then, case numbers are falling, but from a much higher level. back in may, hospitals were treating almost 12,000 covid patients. now, it�*s more like 19,000. 0n the other hand, though, we didn�*t have a vaccine then. almost 17 million people have
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had their first dose, and about 600,000 of them have now had their second boosterjab, too. we are waiting for numbers showing what impact this is having on the virus, but the early signs are positive. it's only been two or three months since we started vaccinating, and it takes quite a long time to collect the data needed to really get a good handle on how effective the vaccination is proving to be. whatever the road map out of lockdown looks like, it won�*t be a straight path. we can expect small steps with pauses in between. but the hope is, in a few months�* time, life will look a lot more normal. catherine burns, bbc news. the latest government figures show there were 12,027 new infections recorded in the latest 24—hour period — a fall of 20% since last friday. it means an average of 11,639 new cases were recorded per day in the last week. more than 19,000 people are in hospital with coronavirus across the uk.
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in the last 2a hours, 533 deaths have been recorded, that�*s people who died within 28 days of a positive covid test — that�*s down by almost a third since this time last week. on average, 519 deaths were announced every day in the past week. the total number of people who�*ve died is 119,920. more than 450,000 people have had their first dose of one the three approved vaccines in the latest 24—hour period. almost 17 million people have now had their firstjab. 0ur health editor hugh pym is with me now. all this latest data we�*ve been looking at is crucial, because this is what the prime minister will be looking at the head of monday, when he announces what happens next. yes. he announces what happens next. yes, sohie, he announces what happens next. yes, sephie. and — he announces what happens next. yes, 5°phie: and it's— he announces what happens next. ye: sophie, and it's important today sophie, and it�*s important today that we got this awareness survey we were hearing about following imperial college�*s react study yesterday. they are studies across a
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whole community, looking at random testing results among people who don�*t have symptoms and don�*t know that they are positive, whereas the daily reported case numbers which have been coming down for a little while orjust people who have gone forward for testing. the whole picture adds up to certain infections and infection rates moving in the right direction, and we�*ve had the r number range, 0.6— 0.9. anything below one, of course, suggest the virus is receding, and that 0.6 bottom of the the lowest we have seen since this data started being published by the government backin being published by the government back in may, although of course it is a range that we have on that. so the prime minister will announce the road map for england on monday, and the data, not dates is important, because it suggests they may well announce measures to take effect on the 8th of march, but after that it willjust be indicative date which willjust be indicative date which will depend on how the data develops from there. the prime minister has
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said he wants infections to be really low. they still are at a relatively high level. more progress will be needed on that, and of course more data on the nhs and how busy hospital wards are and remain with covid patients. hugh busy hospital wards are and remain with covid patients.— busy hospital wards are and remain with covid patients. hugh pym, thank ou. the first minister of wales says he hopes the country has entered its last three weeks of the "stay at home" rules. but mark drakeford said further changes to lockdown will depend on case rates continuing to fall. whilst younger primary school children return to school on monday, he said all primary pupils and students in years 11 and 13 may be able to return from 15 march. some non—essential shops and hairdressers could also reopen then. from tomorrow up to four people from two different households can exercise outdoors together. but pubs, restaurants, cafes and gyms are likely to remain closed for a while. 0ur wales correspondent hywel griffith is in cardiff for us.
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sophie, wales has been in full lockdown for the last two months. today, for the first time, at least a suggestion that the end may be in sight, but even that comes with an abundance of caution and caveats. infection rates must continue going down, vaccination numbers must continue going up. it will be up to the welsh government to decide how exactly, as they gradually ease restrictions, they will find the right balance. yet another family walk. for nicola and her children, this has been the routine for 2021. but in three weeks�* time, if infection rates keep falling, nine—year—old evan and eight to old lyla can take their first step back to school. i think we will be skipping into the school playground. and i think it is great the kids are able to get back to school and get back to some structure and normality in a school environment. the classrooms are ready. the first pupils, those aged 3—7
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years old, start back on monday. it�*ll be wonderful to have children back in these classrooms. that means about half ofjenny�*s pupils. for now, the balance feels right, to be honest. i think we need to get it right with our younger pupils first so that we can reassure children, staff, families, the school community that it is as safe as we can possibly make it for the children to return to school. classrooms may be coming back to life but this is going to be a slow and staggered process. some secondary school students might not be back until after the easter holidays. the welsh government is starting an incremental process of easing measures while still trying to give families some hope. ministers will not give a detailed route map for exiting lockdown. just a direction of travel. i hope, with all the ifs that i always have to emphasise, that this may be the last three weeks of the stay at home restrictions because we would all like to be able to do more than we are doing now.
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the first minister says he looks forward to the green shoots of recovery. here, theyjust want to start selling them. garden centres in wales are not allowed to open. they might get the go—ahead in three weeks but you can�*t keep plants on pause. the stock has been ordered months and months in advance because we know at some point we will open so we have to have staff here to take the stock in, display it, get it ready, and then we don't know if we will open. incredibly frustrating. caution, hesitation, there will be plenty of it in the weeks to come as we feel our way towards greater freedom. hywel griffith, bbc news, cardiff. the high court has ruled that the government acted unlawfully when it did not reveal details of some of the covid contracts it had signed while procuring personal protective equipment within the required timeframe. the court said the health secretary matt hancock had "acted unlawfully" and he had "breached his legal obligation".
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the department of health and social care said it had been forced to sign deals within very short timescales and against a background of unparalleled global demand. 0rganisations representing health care staff say their lives are being put at risk because the ppe they use is providing inadequate protection against airborne transmission of coronavirus. the group, which includes the british medical association and the royal college of nursing, says more than 900 workers have died of covid. paramedics are especially worried. 0ur science editor david shukman has more. ambulance crews are first on the scene at the most serious covid cases and phil rennie from 0ldham, roger moore from falkirk, and alan haigh from carmarthenshire are among more than 20 to die of the virus leaving colleagues scared that they are not better protected. people call us through the college
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and describe themselves as cannon fodder, as canaries in a coal mine, as not worth anything. they feel devalued, demoralised. the standard protection for ambulance crews includes a thin surgical mask but many feel that�*s not enough when they�*ve got covid patients with them. ambulances are thought to be a particular risk because you are indoors with little fresh air, close to people who are infected and for long periods of time and when you combine all those factors it is much more likely you will become infected. and the ambulances are often queueing for hours to deliver their patients, with paramedics waiting inside have caught the virus, like george. ijust i just felt i didn�*t ijust felt i didn�*t have enough protection to protect me especially because some of the things that i�*d have to do to treat the meant i�*d have to do to treat the meant i�*d have to do to treat the meant i�*d have to get close to them so not
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only am i in a small metal box with a patient, i�*m having to get close to treat them because they are very unwell and they need care. the worry is that the virus is spreading through the air in tiny infectious particles called aerosols but the big focus has been on hands and surfaces and keeping them clean. people are washing their shopping, washing their pets, all sorts of things but what people were not doing is thinking the virus might be floating in the air. and, so, we were so stuck in a mental model of droplets and things we touch that we completely forgot the air we breathe. the government says there is no need to change the guidelines on ppe but it is monitoring the emerging research into airborne transmission and it says that safety is always the priority. david shukman, bbc news. the time is almost 6:20pm. our top story this evening. the duke and duchess of sussex are stripped of their patronages
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and honorary titles as they leave royal life for good. and coming up — nasa prepares to release colour images from mars — beamed back by its rover perseverance. coming up on sportsday on bbc news, looking to win his first grand slam title, russia�*s daniil medvedev beats stefanos tsitsipas to reach the australian open final where he will play novak djokovic on sunday. the supreme court has ruled that a group of uber drivers must be treated as workers rather than self—employed — a decision which means they could be entitled to a minimum wage and holiday pay. the decision marks the end of a five—year legal battle. the case could have implications for many others. with more here�*s our transport correspondent caroline davies. the supreme court unanimously dismisses uber�*s appeal.
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the supreme court unanimously dismisses uber's appeal.- dismisses uber's appeal. relief after years _ dismisses uber's appeal. relief after years of — dismisses uber's appeal. relief after years of fighting. - dismisses uber's appeal. relief after years of fighting. today i after years of fighting. today outside the supreme court, yaseen aslam and james heard the decision they were waiting for that when driving for uber they will work is not self—employed. i driving for uber they will work is not self-employed.— driving for uber they will work is not self-employed. i am delighted, to be honest. _ not self-employed. i am delighted, to be honest, it— not self-employed. i am delighted, to be honest, it is— not self-employed. i am delighted, to be honest, it is victory— not self-employed. i am delighted, to be honest, it is victory and - not self-employed. i am delighted, to be honest, it is victory and i- to be honest, it is victory and i think it sends a strong signal to big massive companies like uber that workers can find them. the? big massive companies like uber that workers can find them.— workers can find them. they spent millions of pounds _ workers can find them. they spent millions of pounds to _ workers can find them. they spent millions of pounds to try _ workers can find them. they spent millions of pounds to try to - workers can find them. they spent millions of pounds to try to defeat | millions of pounds to try to defeat workers _ millions of pounds to try to defeat workers. it's reprehensible they've done _ workers. it's reprehensible they've done this_ workers. it's reprehensible they've done this but i am delighted, thrilled — done this but i am delighted, thrilled and relieved.- done this but i am delighted, thrilled and relieved. work status isn't the same _ thrilled and relieved. work status isn't the same as _ thrilled and relieved. work status isn't the same as an _ thrilled and relieved. work status isn't the same as an employee i thrilled and relieved. work status | isn't the same as an employee but thrilled and relieved. work status i isn't the same as an employee but it isn�*t the same as an employee but it means they had a right to a minimum wage and holiday pay. the ride hailing app has claimed it as an intermediary but that was rejected by the supreme court. uber say this judgment applies to the drivers that first brought the case in 2016 not to every uber drive in the country because they say they have made changes since then. some drivers and lawyers would disagree. today the
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court set out the reasons why it thought these drivers were workers which include the fact that uber set the pay and contracts without any say from the drivers. how to do�*s verdict will affect the drivers today and other workers will be the subject of future court cases. 0ther subject of future court cases. other companies in the gig economy might already be working out what it means for them. , ., ., ., ., ~' already be working out what it means for them. , ., ., ., ., ~ ., for them. they will have to look at their business _ for them. they will have to look at their business model. _ for them. they will have to look at their business model. if _ for them. they will have to look at their business model. if they - for them. they will have to look at their business model. if they think they can continue with the self—employed model, it is quite clear the judiciary isn�*t afraid to intervene in this, to find they are self—employed individuals are actually workers. the self-employed individuals are actually workers.— self-employed individuals are actually workers. self-employed individuals are actuall workers. actually workers. the court says the drivers working _ actually workers. the court says the drivers working from _ actually workers. the court says the drivers working from when - actually workers. the court says the drivers working from when they - actually workers. the court says the drivers working from when they log | drivers working from when they log into the app notjust when they have a passenger. some drivers are worried that if uber have to pay a minimum wage for those hours they could cut down on drivers or change the way uber operates. samuel has driven for uberfor the the way uber operates. samuel has driven for uber for the last five years and is concerned. it driven for uber for the last five years and is concerned. it doesn't im - ress years and is concerned. it doesn't impress me- _ years and is concerned. it doesn't impress me. the _ years and is concerned. it doesn't impress me. the only _ years and is concerned. it doesn't impress me. the only reason - years and is concerned. it doesn't impress me. the only reason i . years and is concerned. it doesn't| impress me. the only reason i am attracted to drive on the app is the
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flexibility. attracted to drive on the app is the flexibili . , _ , attracted to drive on the app is the flexibili . , , ,, . flexibility. uber say they respect the court's _ flexibility. uber say they respect the court's decision _ flexibility. uber say they respect the court's decision and - flexibility. uber say they respect the court's decision and will- the court�*s decision and will consult with every active drive across the uk to understand the changes they want to see. today�*s case sets a legal precedent that could have huge applications for uber and otherfirms could have huge applications for uber and other firms that rely on flexible labour. the company once thought of as the big disruptor might now have been disrupted. yes! well done, well— might now have been disrupted. jesi well done, well done! might now have been disrupted. yes! well done, well done! caroline - well done, well done! caroline davies, well done, well done! caroline davies. bbc— well done, well done! caroline davies, bbc news. _ the family of princess latifa — the daughter of the ruler of dubai — say she remains in the care of her family, and will hopefully return to public life "at the appropriate time". they�*ve released a statement after secret videos were obtained by the bbc�*s panorama programme, in which she accused her father of holding her hostage in the city. the un has asked to see proof she�*s alive. our special correspondent nawal al—maghafi is with me. so, this is the first news of her from herfamily for a long time. exactly and it started in 2018 when
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princess latifa tried to flee to buy. before she did she recorded a video saying if things go badly wrong you will be watching this and her friends and all of us saw that. no one knew if she was ok so the un launched an inquiry through the un�*s working group on enforced disappearances and the requested proof of life from the uae back then. a few weeks after that these pictures of her with mary robinson at this lunch proved she was alive and mary robinson came to the bbc and mary robinson came to the bbc and said she was a troubled young lady in the loving care of her family which force the un to drop their case back then but this latest panorama released on tuesday brings it all back to the surface because it all back to the surface because it has messages from princess latifa saying she is being held captive in central dubai and it has an interview with mary robinson saying she thinks in 2018 she was misled, she thinks in 2018 she was misled, she was told that princess latifa has bipolar disorder, and that she thinks she was tricked so today the un has asked for proof of life once
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again because we haven�*t heard from her in months. the uae has released a statement and in it they say she�*s in the care of herfamily and medical professionals, that isn�*t reflective, the reporting, of their position but they are yet to prove she is still alive.— she is still alive. nawal al-maghafi, _ she is still alive. nawal al-maghafi, thank - she is still alive. nawal| al-maghafi, thank you. the metropolitan police and national crime agency have made one of britain�*s biggest—ever drug seizures. the cocaine, estimated to be worth £181! million, arrived on a boat from colombia hidden in a consignment of bananas. three people have been charged. the bbc was given exclusive access to the final hours of the operation. here�*s our home affairs correspondent tom symonds. inside control during a big police drugs operation. two males outside, going in and in to the smaller shutter. they�*ve got an industrial unit under surveillance. we can�*t report the full details, but they�*re monitoring everything that�*s going on. we started to gather the intelligence last weekend into what was going on,
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and we�*ve worked really hard, almost 2a hours a day since then, to achieve what you�*ve seen this afternoon. yeah, delonghi's not in view yet, but i believe they directed him to come in, go ahead. a suspected gang has allegedly arranged a shipment of more than two tonnes of cocaine from colombia through portsmouth. the crucial decision for this joint met and national crime agency team, when is there enough evidence to make a move? radio: strike, strike, strike. shouting and banging. these are specialist counterterrorism firearms officers. inside, 41 pallets used to transport the load, but these are dummy packages. police seized the real drugs in portsmouth. we are talking about probably one of the biggest seizures of cocaine ever in the uk. we think about 2.3 metric tonnes. by the time that�*s divided down into deals, we could be possibly talking about 5 million deals.
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it is, in fact, roughly half the average cocaine seizure for a whole year in the uk, drugs which now won�*t be sold on streets across britain. tom symonds, bbc news. nasa has just released nasa hasjust released its nasa has just released its latest images from mars taken by its rover perserverance which landed last night. it�*s hoped it�*ll find microscopic life from millions of years ago. it was an extraordinary and perilous landing one helped by a company in devon, as rebecca morrell reports. images sent back from the perserverance riverjust after it landed providing a first glimpse of the terrain it is about to explore. the science team is really excited to get going here. we have years of scientific investigation ahead of us. you can see that we landed about two kilometres to the south—east of the delta.
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there are rocks in this field of view. we don�*t know exactly how big they are, but they might be about ten centimetres, would be a reasonable guess. and also, in the background, there are features in the back that look like the cliffs of the delta. it�*s the start of the rover�*s two—year mission, and its main objective is to search for signs of life. perseverance is in an area called thejezero crater. it was once a huge lake. called thejezero crater. you can see the river flowing into it and out of it. and this purple area is a beautifully preserved river delta where microorganisms could once have lived. this is one of these existential questions of — are we alone in the universe? and what i can say is that all the raw materials, the building blocks, are there for there to be life, so if there's going to be life, it should be in this type of environment. the rover survived a perilous descent, travelling at the speed of a bullet before a supersonic parachute helped it to the ground.
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and this crucial bit of kit is made in this fabric factory in tiverton in devon. it was a nerve—racking moment for them. i could hardly watch, and then it sort of really hit home. you know, there was lots of things that could go wrong, but it all went right, and all of us, the whole team and everybody working at heathcotes, was elated that we had another successful mission. perseverance will send back more images soon, including the first video of its landing. for now, the rover�*s being checked over before it begins to investigate its new home. rebecca morrelle, bbc news. time for a look at the weather here�*s ben rich. hello, we are back down to earth with a bump, with a very mild but in places very wet and windy weekend in prospect. the heaviest rain will be found across high ground in the western side of the uk particular
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across the south of wales where there is a met office amber warning enforced through tonight into tomorrow. the very wettest places over the highest ground could see up to 200 millimetres of rain and you can see the wet weather by piling on across the south—west of england, parts of northern england tonight, but a little bit drier towards the south—east and trying out for a time in northern ireland and scotland. mightjust get a bit on the chilly side in scotland but nothing exceptional. for most of us a very mild night and a mild start to tomorrow. but with this frontal system wriggling around that�*ll bring pulses of heavy rain once again through the day particular across western parts through the south—west of england in two parts of wales where we have the amber warning enforced. northern england, too, the rain going back into northern ireland and scotland. noticed east anglia and the south—east sticking with something drier and potentially brighter. it�*ll be a windy day for everyone, gusts of 50—60 miles an hour for exposed coasts in the west with the
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