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you are with bbc news. the latest headlines to viewers in the uk and around the world. international aid starts to arrive in india but not quickly enough for many as many die on the streets and hospitals collapse. an enquiry into the police force that shot breonna taylor to see if that officers routinely behaved unconstitutionally. routinely behaved unconstitutionall. g , . unconstitutionally. the justice department — unconstitutionally. the justice department will _ unconstitutionally. the justice department will aim - unconstitutionally. the justice department will aim to - unconstitutionally. the justice department will aim to work. department will aim to work with the city and police department to arrive at a set of mutually agreeable steps that they can take to correct and avoid unlawful patterns of
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practices. and avoid unlawful patterns of ractices. ., , and avoid unlawful patterns of ractices. ., ., , practices. the eu goes against astrazeneca. _ practices. the eu goes against astrazeneca. the _ practices. the eu goes against astrazeneca. the company - practices. the eu goes againstl astrazeneca. the company says their case is basis. an much of their case is basis. an much of the world witnesses the super moon. a very warm welcome. we began today in india when doctors via a peak in coronavirus infections is still to come. despite medical aid started to arrive from across the world. some ventilators from the uk have arrived, germany has promised to send oxygen in the next few days while the united states and france have also offered help. as have other
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countries. a haunting warning — as these funeral pyres burn through the night in the western indian city of nakpur, they indicate how the country is failing to save precious lives. this public hospital in india's capital, delhi, is simply unable to cope. romilla kumar came with her mother, who is on oxygen support and needs immediate aid. but, like many others, they are forced to wait for hours outside. since morning, we are calling people, trying for oxygen and everything, but nobody�*s responding. even though the government is opening new covid facilities to admit patients and transporting additional oxygen supply to the city, they cannot meet the unprecedented rush in the hospitals. for now, countries like the uk and the us have come to india's aid with essential medical supplies and oxygen kits, but much more is needed. and until then, for thousands
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in the city, the endless nightmare continues during the day. on sunday, this hospital in north delhi has its oxygen stock dwindled. families like that of this man were told to organise oxygen on their own. he managed to refill the cylinder by paying 900 times the regular cost. for him, it's a small price to keep his father alive and breathing in the icu. translation: | got 10 | litres of oxygen cylinder, but how will it help? it won't last for more than one hour. where do we go? which government should we go to? who will give us oxygen? my father is in the hospital right now. as radit rushes to search for another oxygen refill, throughout the day, countless others are running out of time in india's capital. devina gupta, for bbc news, delhi. to the us where thejustice department has ordered an
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assignation into the lewisville police department in kentucky following the fatal shooting of breanna taylor during a police raid a year ago. the announcement came a week after derek shelving, a former police officer, was found guilty of murdering george floyd, whose death spiked the black lives matter protests. —— chauvin. the inquest will look at whether the police acted unlawfully. today, thejustice department is opening a civil investigation into the louisvillejefferson county metro government and the louisville metro police department, to determine whether lmpd engages in a pattern or practice of violations of the constitution or federal law. the investigation will assess whether lmpd engages in a pattern or practice of using unreasonable force, including with respect to people involved in
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peaceful expressive activities. atticus scott is a kentucky activist fighting for police accountability. she introduced accountability. she introduced a bill earlier this year which would band no knock search warrants in kentucky. she gave us her reaction to this enquiry. look, it is a start and definitely and i will say that the hundreds of people across the country who wrote to the attorney—general are the reason we are here today. it is a beginning. notjustice because justice would be breonna taylor being here and think she is not, we still demand that all of the officers involved in her murder are fired, arrested and charged. this is a beginning, a step towards accountability. i would say that there are definitely some folks here at home who are hopeful that that is indeed the case but we know what history has
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shown us with the department ofjustice investigating into police department so we remain hopeful that it is a thorough and complete investigation. the system is not working. that is why every single week we are hearing about somebody�*s child being shot four times in the chest by police or a child with his hands up being murdered by police. this investigation is one of the tools that we need to have to hold police departments accountable. but it is definitely not justice, it is the beginning. in other news, the karen national union claim to have captured an outpost. witnesses in thailand said heavy findings that erupted with videos posted on social media showing flames and smoke on the hillside. a spokesman for the karen national unity said they had captured an outpost and bent it down. prisoners have been released in burundi following a presidential pardon. a move to
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decrease the prison population by 40% and decrease a huge number of critical prisoners. in total 3000 will be released and a further 2000 have had that sentences enabling them to walk free within weeks. in moscow, the suspension of all activity in the offices of alexei navalny. teams working for alexei navalny will have to cease working across the country while the court decides if they are extremists. in the uk, borisjohnson has denied saying that he would rather let the bodies piled high in their thousands then agreed to another covid lockdown. the remarks were alleged to have
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been made during a heated discussion last autumn. people familiar with the conversation who have spoken to the bbc say the prime minister did make the comment. thejohnson said the reports were total rubbish. sources have told the bbc boris johnson said he would rather see bodies piled high intake country into another lockdown. mrjohnson has denied saying this. renovations in it is flat, once owned by theresa may, and now by borisjohnson — who have been paying for them? and link details about proposed new lockdown in england six months ago. just nine days out
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from devolved local, police and crime elections, the government's arguments are squeezed out by questions and only some answers. expect the prime minister to emphasise the importance of focusing on every date concerns, such as the vaccine rollout and reviving the economy rather than the noise from westminster. the flat is the _ noise from westminster. the flat is the least _ noise from westminster. tue: flat is the least important issue because it did not cost the taxpayer a penny. either the taxpayer a penny. either the prime minister or tory party donors have paid for it and i don't care as long as my constituents did not pay for it. ., ,., constituents did not pay for it. ., , constituents did not pay for it. labour says there is a stench — it. labour says there is a stench around _ it. labour says there is a stench around the - it. labour says there is a - stench around the government. although one senior figure alleged it may not matter hugely to everyone. whether it cuts through — hugely to everyone. whether it cuts through or _ hugely to everyone. whether it cuts through or not _ hugely to everyone. whether it cuts through or not or- hugely to everyone. whether it cuts through or not or to - hugely to everyone. whether it cuts through or not or to be - cuts through or not or to be
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honest, i am cuts through or not or to be honest, iam not cuts through or not or to be honest, i am not bothered. cuts through or not or to be honest, iam not bothered. i actually do think ordinary working people expect the prime minister to be honest and decent and open.- minister to be honest and decent and open. labour added that what called _ decent and open. labour added that what called the _ decent and open. labour added that what called the long - that what called the long delayed list of ministers financial interests should be published immediately. chris mason, bbc news. somalia is facing its worst political crisis in recent history after the president extended his term in power. on monday night, protesters gathered as opposition took control of areas in the capital. several people were killed during a violent exhalation, raising consent from neighbouring country in the horn of africa that somalia could slip back into civil war. triggered by a controversial extension of the president's mandate, these protesters are demanding
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a free and fair election. after somalia's elections in february were cancelled because of disagreements over how to conduct them, the country's expired president, mohamed abdullahi mohamed, signed a law extending his presidency by two years. translation: we do not want the extension. - the country must have an election. the failed president must resign. we don't want him in power any longer. gun fire. the protests continue after fighting broke out between government forces and soldiers allied to the various opposition leaders, on sunday. since then, armed opposition forces have taken over key parts of mogadishu, near the presidential palace. schools and universities are closed and some civilians have tried to leave, saying power and water has been cut off. the prime minister has called
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for all sides to stop fighting during the holy month of ramadan. translation: | would - like to tell the somali public that i am sorry for the clashes in mogadishu, which were intended to re—stabilise the peace in the city during this holy month of ramadan. i encourage everybody to work towards peace and avoid conflict. the international community has raised concerns that the violence could distract security forces from their internationally—backed fight against al-qaeda—linked insurgents, while neighbouring countries consider what an unstable somalia could mean to the wider region. sophia tran—thomson, bbc news. stay with us here on bbc news. still to come — why the lunar
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light is looking larger than life at the moment. nothing, it seemed, was too big to withstand the force of the tornado. the extent of the devastation will lead to renewed calls for government help to build better housing. internationally, there have already been protests. sweden says it received no warning of the accident. indeed, the russians at first denied anything had gone wrong. only when radioactivity levels began to increase outside russia were they forced to admit the accident. for the mujahideen, the mood here is of great celebration. this is the end of a 12—year war for them. they have taken the capital which they have been fighting for for so long. it was 7 o'clock in _ the morning when power began to pass from the minority- to the majority, when africa, after 300 years, reclaimed
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its last white colony. - this is bbc news, the latest headlines: international are aid starts arrived in india but not quick enough to many as patience die on the streets and hospitals collapse. and the usjustice department launches an enquiry into the police force that shot breonna taylor to see if there offices routinely behaved unconstitutionally. the european union has launched legal action against vaccine manufacturer astrazeneca for not delivering the number of doses it said it would. astrazeneca says the move is "without merit" and it will "strongly defend itself in court". it comes as the vaccination effort ramps up across europe — and many countries start to ease restrictions. courtney bembridge reports. while a long—running dispute
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over supply of the astrazeneca vaccine plays out in brussels, here in barcelona, 1,000 doses are being given to people aged over 60. more than ia million doses have been given in spain. its aim is to offer 70% of adults their first dose byjune. translation: i feel relieved. there are many people in the world who have suffered a lot. i'm one of the privileged ones and i have already had the vaccine. after a slow start, several vaccination centres like this one are popping up across the country. translation: it has not been done very well. - it should be that everyone had access sooner. i am very happy that they called me, of course. the vaccination programme is gaining pace across europe.
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in italy restrictions have started to ease — cinemas, theatres and museums have reopened, along with outdoor restaurants and bars. translation: it is a beautiful feeling. | we were about to forget what it feels like to hold a glass of wine. it is very enjoyable to be able to sit down and enjoy milan, finally. some good news for portugal, too — for the second time since the pandemic began, it's recorded no coronavirus left reported in a 24—hour period. courtney bembridge, bbc news. inafew in a few hours, the european parliament will vote whether or not to approve a trade deal the uk. the negotiations leading to the deal only finally concluded at the end of last year and what of the toughest sticking point was fishing and access to uk because the toughest sticking point was fishing and access to uk coastal waters. ros atkins is looking at whether promises made during the brexit referendum and whether trade talks have been met, starting with the pledge that britain would take back control of its waters. for
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those who _ control of its waters. for those who supported, i control of its waters. fr?" those who supported, it is about taking back control, an idea that resonated with fishermen and women. we should be the guardians _ fishermen and women. we should be the guardians of _ be the guardians of our own seas: — seas, not ministers who we do not know. _ seas, not ministers who we do not know, who we haven't voted in, not know, who we haven't voted in. making — not know, who we haven't voted in, making decisions for us. boris — in, making decisions for us. borisjohnson argued in, making decisions for us. boris johnson argued more borisjohnson argued more prosperity would come with more control. ., ., ., control. you have got the eu commission _ control. you have got the eu commission sitting - control. you have got the eu commission sitting instead l control. you have got the eu | commission sitting instead of us deciding how fish stocks, our uk fish are going to be parcelled out and divvied up. you take back control. this parcelled out and diwied up. you take back control. as the trade talks unfolded last - you take back control. as the | trade talks unfolded last year, the idea of control was there again. the idea of control was there a . ain. the idea of control was there aaain. , . , ., , again. the principle of being independent _ again. the principle of being independent coastal - again. the principle of being independent coastal state i independent coastal state controlling access to our waters is a redline for this government.— waters is a redline for this government. but did boris johnson and _ government. but did boris johnson and his _ government. but did boris l johnson and his government government. but did boris - johnson and his government keep these promises? the brexit trade deal reduces the value of the fish that eu boats can catch in uk waters by 25% across five years. it is estimated that by 2026, uk boats will have access to an
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extra £145 million worth of fish every year. that is a shift but definitely not taking back control immediately and what happens beyond 2026 is not settled. because of this, not everyone is happy. this is a fisherman before the deal. difference get 84% of the channel cod and uk gets 9%, which doesn't strike me being particularly fair. but which doesn't strike me being particularly fair.— particularly fair. but brexit hasn't changed _ particularly fair. but brexit hasn't changed the - hasn't changed the equation on cod. then there is the brexit promise of keeping eu fishing boats out. this is the fisheries minister before the deal. �* . . , , fisheries minister before the deal. ,, ., �*, deal. access to the uk's territorial _ deal. access to the uk's territorial seas - deal. access to the uk's territorial seas are - deal. access to the uk's territorial seas are out l deal. access to the uk's| territorial seas are out of scope for any fisheries framework agreement with the eu. �* ., , �* framework agreement with the eu. �* �* ., ., framework agreement with the eu. but it wasn't out of scope. uk then signed _ eu. but it wasn't out of scope. uk then signed a _ eu. but it wasn't out of scope. uk then signed a deal- eu. but it wasn't out of scope. uk then signed a deal that - uk then signed a deal that allowed some eu boats to finish those waters, fishing news this under the headline, boris exit betrayal. it argued that a one of chance to write historic wrongs had been squandered and boris johnson's defence wrongs had been squandered and borisjohnson's defence was to look to the long—term. ibm;n
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boris johnson's defence was to look to the long-term. by 2026, the fishing _ look to the long-term. by 2026, the fishing people _ look to the long-term. by 2026, the fishing people of _ look to the long-term. by 2026, the fishing people of this - the fishing people of this country will have access to all of the fish in all of the territories waters of this country. territories waters of this country-— territories waters of this count . , ., , , country. this low is highly unlikely to _ country. this low is highly unlikely to happen - country. this low is highly. unlikely to happen because country. this low is highly - unlikely to happen because the eu's response would make that move very costly. then there is shellfish. while in the eu, the uk can sell it fresh within the european union. now, in most circumstances it cannot. and some businesses are already on the brink. this is a muscle farmer. ~ the brink. this is a muscle farmer-— the brink. this is a muscle farmer. ~ ., farmer. we reached a point where we _ farmer. we reached a point where we have _ farmer. we reached a point where we have got - farmer. we reached a point where we have got to - farmer. we reached a pointj where we have got to make farmer. we reached a point. where we have got to make up our minds whether to basically stop and demolish the farm, take it apart and i don't know. the uk's environment secretary's response of this was to criticise the eu and say that if they won't change their position then we made it to, and seek other markets. we will see that happens but more broadly, some supporters of brexit have already seen enough. brexit have already seen enough-— enough. we were very disappointed with the | enough. we were very - disappointed with the overall shape of the deal on fisheries.
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we want to be able to take advantage of being an independent coastal state fully are not essentially wonder where we feel we have got our hands tied behind our backs. but the reason some people feel like their hands are tied behind their backs is all connected to where uk sells its fish which is neatly summarised this fish merchant. gigs fish which is neatly summarised this fish merchant.— this fish merchant. 9596 of what we bu is this fish merchant. 9596 of what we buy is exported, _ this fish merchant. 9596 of what we buy is exported, mainly - this fish merchant. 9596 of what we buy is exported, mainly to l we buy is exported, mainly to the eu. so it is our marcus. without it, we would have no business. without it, we would have no business-— without it, we would have no business. -- markets. this is about two — business. -- markets. this is about two factors, _ business. -- markets. this is about two factors, the - business. -- markets. this is about two factors, the eu's i about two factors, the eu's access to uk waters in the eu's access to uk waters in the eu's access to uk marcus. these factors have been constantly balanced and brexit does not change that. for his part, borisjohnson is saying that after 2026. .. borisjohnson is saying that after2026... tia boris johnson is saying that after 2026. . . after 2026. .. no theoretical limit beyond _ after 2026. .. no theoretical limit beyond those - after 2026. .. no theoretical limit beyond those placed . after 2026. .. no theoretical| limit beyond those placed by science or conservation on the quantity of our own fish that we can fish in our waters. there is no theoretical limit but there is a very clear
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practical wonder. but there is a very clear practicalwonder. in but there is a very clear practical wonder. in reality, the uk government in 2026 is not going to block or eu access to uk waters because the price paid in lost export markets would be too high. mrjohnson knows this, not least because thatis knows this, not least because that is what happened with his trade deal. it is a compromise, wonder has brought some changes but so farfor wonder has brought some changes but so far for uk fishing, brexit is farfrom but so far for uk fishing, brexit is far from the transformational moment it was sold as. ross atkins with a look at brexit and how displaying out. hello, this is your sports news where we start with the story that the icc says it's monitoring the coronavirus situation in india, and the effect it may have on the indian premier league, after several australian cricketers and the india all rounder ravichandran ashwin left the competition amid rising cases in the country. adam zampa, kane richardson and andrew tye have ended their season early to return home.
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the ecb said they're not currently aware of any england players planning to leave the ipl. the icc also said it's too early to say if there will be a knock—on for the men's t20 world cup, which is due to take place in india in october and november. we are constantly talking about the situation that is unfolding outside of our bubble. it is not nice to be honest watching from afar, certainly considering how lucky we are to be in a bubble and not be affected by its very much. we fight this together no matter where in the world you are. to italy's serie a and lazio kept their hopes of champions league qualification alive on monday with a 3—0 win over ac milan. joaquin correa scored two before ciro immobile scored the third with three minutes left as lazio move five points off the champions league spots with a game in hand on their rivals. napoli have moved above juventus into third place in the league, after a 2—0 win at struggling torino. victor osimhen scored napoli's second to put them back
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in the champions league places. to the premier league where leicester city moved closer to european champions league qualification as they came from behind to beat crystal palace 2—1. kelechi iheanacho scored his 12th goal in nine games for the foxes after they'd gone behind early. the result leaves leicester third in the premier league, but takes them seven points clear of fifth—placed west ham with five matches left, leaving the manager in awe of his nigerian forward. we have had to change him about with injuries he has had and he has come in and been exceptional. just in his goal and his overall play and linkup play. his work rate, he is so happy to work hard for the team. in nuc has quality, it is phenomenal. —— and you see. the opening leg of the champions league semi—final between real madrid and chelsea will be played in spain later on tuesday. chelsea visit the 13 time winners high
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on confidence after a revival under thomas tuchel who joined the blues in late january. and after the european super league upheaval last week the german believes his team don't deserve to be penalised because of it. we deserve to be in the semi—finaljust like real madrid deserve to be there and not because of political decisions or influence or size or nice shirts or because of our logo. we deserve because we came a long way. three—time winner mark selby is through to the quarter—finals of the world snooker championship after easing past mark allen. the englishman was a 13 frames to seven winner over northern ireland's allen, winning four of the five frames in monday's evening session and will play another three—time winner mark williams for a place in the last four. 2005 champion shaun murphy was also a 13—7 winner over china's yan bingtao and he'll face world number one judd trump who went through earlier on monday as did stuart bingham. you can get all the latest sports news at our website —
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that's bbc.com/sport. but from me tulsen tollett and the rest of the team that's your sports news for now. our thanks to tolson tollett and the scene. —— team. before we go, we've got some incredible pictures of the first supermoon of 2021. a supermoon refers to a full moon that occurs when the moon's orbit is closest to earth — making it appear larger than life. this is how it appeared in istanbul on monday evening, over the city's galata tower at dusk. it was also seen in many other places around the world. these pictures come from venezuela. and earlier the supermoon was also seen in australia — these shots were taken at sydney's bondi beach. according to nasa this month's supermoon is set to be at peak illumination on april 27 or tuesday, so if you haven't caught itjust yet, there's still time.
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on my way in, in the earliest hours of this morning, i didn't look out the window. i was busy reading all the news as you do so i missed that. i might pop out in a moment. hello again. this month has been a really dry month, particularly across parts of england and wales, where we've just recorded five millimetres of rainfall so far. and that's left the ground completely dried out, desiccated and cracked in places. but there are changes on the way. on monday, we started to see low pressure move in across scotland, and that brought some thicker cloud and finally some rain. and looking at the rainfall amounts that we're expecting through the rest of this week, we'll get around 5—10 millimetres of rain. in the grand scheme of things, that's not a huge amount, but it's easily doubling what we've seen for many so far this month. so the rain, i'm sure, is going to be pretty welcome for the farmers and growers, although you probably want even more than we're going to get. so, there's our area of low pressure moving its way in, and as we go through the next few hours, the rain will continue to push its way
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southwards, always quite showery in nature, across northern ireland, northern parts of england as well. but with the cloudy skies across these northern areas, it doesn't get that cold. in the south, still cold enough, though, for some pockets of frost. it's here where we'll have the clear skies to start the day, and for some it will be a nice sunrise as well. through the day, our centre of low pressure is going to start to wobble back inland and dive in a diagonal south—westwards towards wales, and that will bring outbreaks of rain across northern england, wales, into the midlands. still some showers around for northern ireland and scotland as well, but it is an area of low pressure where the amount of rain that we see from place to place is going to vary quite a lot. now, on into wednesday, our low pressure continues its journey southwards, so again we'll see some rain moving into wales, parts of the midlands, southern areas of england this time with a few showers following. but on wednesday, we'll also
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start to get a really quite brisk and cold east—to—north—easterly wind blowing in off the chilly north sea, and that means around some of our eastern coasts, temperatures may well struggle to get into double figures in places. even further west, it's not going to be exactly warm for the time of year. now, looking at the weather charts as we end the week, our area of low pressure moves back out into europe, but in its place, the winds tend to become pretty light. we've got cold air back with us, so again we're likely to see some night—time frosts. there will be loads of showers around, particularly on friday. and because there's not going to be that much wind around, there'll be nothing really to blow those showers along, so some of them could end up being pretty slow—moving in nature. and it's not going to be a particularly warm end to the week, but at least there's going to be a bit of rain.
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this is bbc news with the latest business headlines for viewers in the uk and around the world. facebook takes a bite out of apple, after the tech giant unveils a new ad—tracking system which will effect company's such as the popular social media firm. —— companiess such as the popular social media firm. tesla announces record profits, as the firm puts its foot down to accelerate its �*electric dreams'. and we'll tell you why australia's strong dollar is causing headaches for the local economy.
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let's start with apple, which has launched the latest

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