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this is bbc news. the headlines at seven... sajid javid says he recognises the "huge responsibility" facing him as he takes over as health secretary, following matt hancock's resignation. i will do everything i can to make sure that i deliver for the people of this great country. we are still in a pandemic and i want to see that come to an end as soon as possible. labour leader sir keir starmer says that there are "huge questions still to answer" in the aftermath of matt hancock's resignation. if anybody thinks that the resignation of matt hancock is the end of the issue i think
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they're wrong, and i think the incoming health secretary and the prime minister now have serious questions to answer about the cctv, about the access, the passes, the contracts, etc. a painful search through the rubble in florida — four more bodies are found in the ruins of the collapsed building in miami an urgent investigation as classified ministry of defence documents — containing details about an urgent investigation as classified ministry of defence documents — containing details about the british military — are found behind a bus stop in kent. and as ibiza prepares to welcome back british tourists, one of the party capitals of the world experiments with reopening its famous clubs. police say they are searching for a spectator — police say they are searching for a spectator who _ police say they are searching for a spectator who caused _ police say they are searching for a spectator who caused a _ police say they are searching for a spectator who caused a large - spectator who caused a large multi-rider_ spectator who caused a large multi—rider piled _ spectator who caused a large multi—rider piled up - spectator who caused a large multi—rider piled up during . spectator who caused a large i multi—rider piled up during the first stage _ multi—rider piled up during the first stage of— multi—rider piled up during the first stage of the _ multi—rider piled up during the first stage of the tour - multi—rider piled up during the first stage of the tour de - multi—rider piled up during the. first stage of the tour de france multi—rider piled up during the - first stage of the tour de france on friday _ good evening. the new health secretary sajid javid says his immediate priority is to get the country through the pandemic so life can return to normal as quickly as possible. he's returning to the government to replace matt hancock — who resigned after pictures emerged of him breaching social distancing by kissing an aide in his office.
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our political correspondent ben wright reports. after 18 months away from the cabinet, sajid javid is back. an old hand in a newjob. the former chancellor and home secretary arrived at the department of health this morning, and the cameras outside were ready. we are still in a pandemic, and i want to see that come to an end as soon as possible. and that will be my most immediate priority — to see that we can return to normal as soon and as quickly as possible. mrjavid was appointed quickly following matt hancock's resignation last night. on friday, images were published of him kissing a colleague in his office. by breaking the government's own covid rules, mr hancock's political credibility was damaged, and his personal authority was tarnished because of
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the way his affair was exposed. at first, matt hancock hoped an apology would be enough to cling on, and number ten stuck by him, repeatedly saying that it considered the matter closed. but, privately, senior tories were telling downing street and mr hancock that his position was untenable. labour said borisjohnson should have sacked his health secretary on friday. matt hancock was right to resign, because he broke the rules. he had to go. but the prime minister should have sacked him. yet again, borisjohnson was too slow, too weak, and didn't show the leadership that was needed. and then there's the question of how on earth these images were captured from inside matt hancock's private office. was it cctv or a hidden camera? ministers want answers. viewers will have seen this morning, there's been some coverage in the press around what people are saying has happened. the department of health will be investigating this, quite rightly, to understand how this was able to happen — putting aside what was on the pictures, the fact that it was leaked at all. camera shutters click. sajid javid has a daunting in—tray from dealing with an ongoing pandemic to an nhs under pressure.
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he will also have a big say over covid rules, and may have a different view to his predecessor. i don't imagine that, actually, his caution will be diminished | when it comes to the pandemic, but i certainly think his view - could be defined as a lot more liberal when it comes- to covid restrictions. and after the last few days, borisjohnson will hope mrjavid's return restores trust in the government's messaging. ben wright, bbc news. as you heard there — as well as the pandemic, the new health secretary's inbox includes other pressures on the nhs in england — and the government's ambition for a social care plan. here's our health correspondent, dominic hughes as we had heard sajid javid is a man with a lot of white whole experience
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and he plunges into big responsibilities particularly with regards to what to do next in terms of the lifting of health restrictions in england. of the lifting of health restrictions in encland. restrictions in england. there will be a statement _ restrictions in england. there will be a statement showing - restrictions in england. there will be a statement showing whetherl restrictions in england. there will i be a statement showing whether or not restrictions can be lifted a bit early in july the not restrictions can be lifted a bit early injuly the 5th. nobody expects that to happen. july the 19th is still a moment covered restrictions are expected to be lifted entirely in england so he is at the heart of things and that is where the government wants a focus to be. labour, though, wants to try and keep the political heat on the government in the circumstances than in the departure of matt hancock. why borisjohnson since i on friday? they want to know about the access that his aide had to the heart of government. they want to know whether cctv footage came from and, i should say, ministers want to know the answer to that too. that one unanswered question is how that footage got to the sun newspaper.
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here's dominic grieve. i'm very surprised if there was such a camera at all but if there was such a committee should be told about but it is possible that he knew about it and it should simply diving directed at the door. that is an internal matter within his department but if it was there without his knowledge i find it quite astonishing. indeed, i could make clear that could apply for commending's office without knowing about it is the fact the images were clearly obtained by somebody and leaked that as a security breach, yes. the people consent may argue that they were acting in a whistle—blowing capacity and therefore they were justified in doing it but it is still a security breach and suggests somebody in the department who clearly did not approve of mr hancock overall, if you're going to run a proper ministerial department then trust is in the heart of it but it will be of
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concern to parents and for that happens in his department. dominic urieve. the latest government figures on coronavirus show there have been ia,876 cases and 11 deaths and in the latest 2a hour period. however a technical error meant some data hasn't been processed, so the true figures are likely to be higher. on average there were 14,865 new cases per day in the last week. in the last 2a hours just over 230,000 people received a first vaccine dose. that takes us to more than 44 million people having had theirfirstjab. close to 200,000 people have just had their second jab which means nearly 32.5 million people fully vaccinated — or more than 61% of uk adults. classified ministry of defence documents — including details about the warship hms defender — have been found at a bus stop in kent by a member of the public.
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after the papers were passed to the bbc, the government acknowledged a serious breach of security — and an investigation has been launched. 0ur diplomatic correspondent paul adams reports. when hms defender left the ukrainian port of odessa last week, at the start of a journey likely to draw hostile attention from russia, secret documents about its mission were lying in a soggy heap behind a bus stop in kent. the documents show that officials were keenly aware that sailing close to the coast of crimea, which russia annexed in 2014, could cause an incident. "what do we understand about the possible welcome party?" one of them asked. this map shows two possible routes. the one marked in green would challenge russia's claims of sovereignty. possible russian responses could range from "safe and professional" to "neither safe nor professional". to sail further south could be interpreted by russia as a sign the uk was being scared and running away. hands to action stations... hms defender took the green route. russia's response was hostile.
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this wasn't the point of the exercise, but the documents show that this was hardly unexpected. all that is now in the past but the papers don't stop there. there is much more. the range of material is quite alarming because it covers relations with russia, with hms defender, it covers afg ha nista n, it covers arms exports, relations with the united states. the level of classification of all this stuff is not all that high, but anything that's classified shouldn't be going outside the mod, covering this range of issues. one issue perhaps, but not this range of issues. that's pretty sensitive. nato is in the middle of withdrawing from afghanistan. britain's still negotiating with its partners, especially the americans, about what kind of british military presence might remain. 0ne document makes a number of recommendations with dates, locations and numbers — and there are warnings. "any uk footprint in afghanistan that persist is assessed
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"to be vulnerable to targeting by a complex network of actors." the government says the loss of documents is now being looked at. i think it is a serious breach, and the ministry of defence, i've spoken to the defence secretary, they are taking forward an internal investigation into how this happened. labour says the crew of hms defender did theirjob well last week, but the security lapse shows the government didn't. i want to see the defence secretary complete his investigation urgently, come to the house of commons this week to reassure the public about what's happened, whether any military operation were put at risk. this whole episode has been more embarrassing than damaging — had the material fallen into other than damaging — had the materialfallen into other the material fallen into other hands, officials know it could have been a lot worse. 0ne document makes recommendations with dates, locations and numbers. paul adams, bbc news.
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police in west sussex have been responding to a large unlicensed music event. social media footage showed hundreds of party goers dancing near steyning in the early hours of this morning. they say a direction to leave has been issued to those at us out and if it is not safe to do so they will be of make 23 charges have been made. those people are being taken into custody. they also say police officers have been met with some hostility at the site. one police officer has been assaulted, a second police officer has been injured in a collision with a car driven by someone leaving the event and a significant number of people, they say, have travelled to the site from areas outside of sussex to people who mull over the country and people say they're going to fully investigate the illegal activity and take positive action against those who are found to have organised it. those leaving the event have been for actively stopped to ensure drivers are in a fit state to drive and there continues to be disruption on the food network and into a large number of badly parked vehicles and police are still being urged to
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avoid the area if possible —— still continues to be disruption on the road network. under the coronavirus rules gatherings must not exceed 30 people unless by a legal exemption and illegal gatherings of up to 50 people outdoors can face fines up to £10,000. i was looking at videos of this event on social media earlier this event on social media earlier this morning and last night and it shows clouds crowds gathered throughout saturday night passing into the morning. those professional sound system, lighting systems were erected, gazebos, dozens of cars lining country roads it was, in a festival. people who are living in the capital, dhaka, ahead of lockdown say that they do not have any choice but to flee from the city. most of the people earn on a daily basis. they will have no work while lockdown would be in place. tens of thousands of people are leaving the capital, dhaka,
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as they cannot afford to support their families this is what happens when the authorities announced the toughest of national lockdowns. tens of thousands of people struggling to leave dhaka before it kicks in. many are migrant workers who have no choice. what that means no work, no working means no money forfood, prevent, to look after families. working means no money forfood, prevent, to look afterfamilies. the sharp rise in covid cases means rail and bus services are overly suspended and these ferries are one of the only way is out. police say the numbers are unmanageable and officials fear it can only add to already solving cases of the delta variant sweeping the country. bangladesh has recorded its highest daily death toll from covid. the government has described it as dangerous and alarming. vaccinations offer a way out. the roll—out here has been slow, partly because of the
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hold—up in vaccines in india. but there is good news. 2.5 million doses of the moderna vaccine of on the way. a gift to bangladesh from the way. a gift to bangladesh from the united states under the covax programme. global initiative aimed at providing equitable access to vaccines. it is a ray of hope, but with a population of around 170 million, things may well get worse before this impact. bbc news. the headlines on bbc news... sajid javid says he recognises the huge responsibility facing him as he takes over as health secretary. for more bodies are found in the ruins of the collapsed building in miami. energy investigations classified as your defence documents containing details about the british ministry of found by a bus stop in kent.
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nine people are now confirmed to have died in the collapse of a block of flats near miami beach after the discovery of four more bodies. 150 people are still missing, four days on from the disaster. safety checks have been ordered on all buildings of a similar age. 0ur correspondent will grant is at the scene. we have six to eight squads that are on the pile actively searching at any given time. hundreds of team members are on standby to rotate as we need a fresh start, so we are not lacking any personnel. but we have the best. we have the right people and the right number and we are getting it done. as we continue to sweep these piles with our canines, with our cameras, with our sonar, we are standing with our engineers
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as well, making sure that our first responders are safe. we need to be sure that the pile does not fall on them, that it does not fall on any possible survivors, and we are diligently pursuing that as we do our work. so, we're cutting a deep trench to assist us. it's now 125 feet in length. into the pile, it's 20 feet wide and a0 feet deep. now, this trench is very critical to the continuation of the search and rescue process. we've continued all night to build that trench, and, as a result of that, we were able to recover four additional bodies in the rubble as well as additional human remains. as of today, one victim passed away in the hospital, and we've recovered eight more victims on site, so i am confirming today that the death toll is at nine. we have six to eight squads that are on the pile actively searching at any given time. we've identified four of the victims and notified the next of kin. my deepest condolences to the families, the friends, the communities of those who've lost their lives, and my prayers with the families and the whole community as they mourn this tragic loss. will grant is our correspondent in miami. it continues to be an absolutely horrific situation for the families who are growing increasingly desperate for information and frustrated at the slow trickle of information from the authorities. well it has been said, of course, they appreciate how hard the search
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and rescue teams are working. as you've said, nine bodies have now been pulled from the rubble. those have been identified but, clearly, everybody here expect those two numbers to rise significantly in the coming days. numbers to rise significantly in the coming days— numbers to rise significantly in the coming days. abbey rescue workers still listening. _ coming days. abbey rescue workers still listening, or _ coming days. abbey rescue workers still listening, or have _ coming days. abbey rescue workers still listening, or have they - coming days. abbey rescue workers still listening, or have they had - coming days. abbey rescue workers still listening, or have they had to l still listening, or have they had to go past that stage? irate still listening, or have they had to go past that stage? we understand that they are. _ go past that stage? we understand that they are, that _ go past that stage? we understand that they are, that this _ go past that stage? we understand that they are, that this is _ go past that stage? we understand that they are, that this is still, - that they are, that this is still, in essence, a search and rescue operation. now, the question that is being asked is well and it becomes a search and recovery, ie that they stop looking for survivors and start looking for bodies. 0bviously, that will become another harrowing moment for the families waiting and watching. there have been minor pieces of good news. there was a very persistent fire at the site and they have managed to get that the control so that will be hindering the rescue operation any further but, other than that, there is very, very little good news or positive updates of family sold on to. i suppose that is why the memorial wall is so important as well, with old memories?— old memories? that's right. of course, old memories? that's right. of course. it _ old memories? that's right. of course, it was _ old memories? that's right. of course, it was max _ old memories? that's right. of course, it was max and - old memories? that's right. of course, it was max and there i old memories? that's right. of. course, it was max and there have been church services, we went to a mass that was just by the collapsed building itself. the parish church,
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a lot of those who were missing were parishioners there and that was very moving, very very touching. this is a community currently holding onto prayer, holding onto hopes, hoping for miracles, but you are increasingly coming out, hearing even family members say that they don't expect a positive outcome, that they're not expecting to be reunited with their relatives. will reunited with their relatives. will blunt their reporting from florida. bt and satellite operator 0neweb have signed a deal to explore ways to provide broadband internet to remote areas of the uk. 0neweb, which is partly uk taxpayer—owned, has hundreds of satellites in low earth orbit. it's currently adding to its network, and said it should start to provide services later in the year. our business correspondentm katy austin, is here. we have heard a lot of optimistic promises and ideas about broadband around the uk. for more than a decade now and in lots of areas they
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still think they don't have a good service. . , still think they don't have a good service. ., , ., service. that is right and the need to make sure _ service. that is right and the need to make sure that _ service. that is right and the need to make sure that more _ service. that is right and the need to make sure that more parts - service. that is right and the need | to make sure that more parts and, service. that is right and the need i to make sure that more parts and, in fact, all parts of the country can have really fast internet and good mobile phone signal is not new, we've heard about this for years, but i do think the pandemic is actually really sped up the need for this change to be accelerated and bt has now agreed to... it is not really a deal, it is a memorandum of understanding. they have agreed to work with one web to look at ways where, perhaps, one web's satellite technology could be used to improve both broadband speed and mobile coverage in remote areas, so these kind of drivel blackspots we hear a lot about, for example. now, there is no timescale for this. it is really at a very early—stage and 0neweb doesn't really provide any of these internet —based bob and services at the moment but it is working on it and it has currently
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got more than 200 and it satellite in low earth orbit and it has got another launch on thursday, put in the total number above 250, so it is a growing company and it hopes to provide services to customers and businesses in the uk by the end of this year and of the northern hemisphere areas as well. these demands and _ hemisphere areas as well. these demands and go _ hemisphere areas as well. these demands and go to _ hemisphere areas as well. these demands and go to listen, - hemisphere areas as well. these demands and go to listen, add i hemisphere areas as well. these | demands and go to listen, add a? hemisphere areas as well. these - demands and go to listen, add a? we have heard so much as the result of the pandemic about people feeling they can never work successfully home and the option to work from wherever you like as long as you've got a good broadband and a good mobile phone connection but for many parts of the country they don't really have the levels that local businesses say enough to make them truly competitive. yet. businesses say enough to make them truly competitive.— truly competitive. yet, when you're thinkin: truly competitive. yet, when you're thinking about _ truly competitive. yet, when you're thinking about fast _ truly competitive. yet, when you're thinking about fast internet, - truly competitive. yet, when you're thinking about fast internet, so - thinking about fast internet, so full fibre, for example, that require something physical happened, basically a cable to relate to your door, so thinking of other options, the use of satellites is quite important and 0neweb is definitely not the only player in town here. in fact, elon musk was my company
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called starling was granted and licensed by 0fcom late last year and started on trial here so it is something that is being looked at more broadly as well. 0neweb is an interesting company as well because it is partly owned by the vichy taxpayer and that is because it actually kind of declared bankruptcy last year but was saved by a group including the uk government. katie austen, including the uk government. katie austen. thanks _ including the uk government. katie austen, thanks very _ including the uk government. katie austen, thanks very much. china's national space operation has released new photos and video captured by its mars probe. the company also released photos from zhurong's lending in may. the robot is investigating a region of mars known as utopia planetia. now, for other people i is probably utopia
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they would like to be part of. —— id theft. —— ibiza. ibiza, the party capital of the world, was forced to stop dancing and close down its entire club scene because of the pandemic. now the mediterranean island is hoping a test event this weekend could prove the vital clubbing industry is capable of reopening without causing a spike in infections — just in time for the return of british tourists. anna holligan was there, and sent this report. dance music plays. music is the pulse of this island. ibiza's economy revolves around its nightclubs. now ibiza's been green—listed by the uk, this island is gearing up
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for the return of mass tourism, and this experiment could represent its revival. the guinea pigs are all key workers — like these nursing assistants. lucia told me, "i really want to dance. it's been so long since we've able to party around here." her friend said, "it's true. "after such a long time, you do really want to go for it." most other bars are serving again, but, beyond this event, dancing is still banned. there are signs ibiza is emerging from the crisis. there are no restrictions on people travelling to these shores from the uk. but the balearic politicians want to tighten the entry rules. we think that, with the increase in the number of cases in the uk, now is the right moment, you know, to put in place some controls to make sure everyone that comes here is in the right condition, is safe and can have a safe holiday. balearic beats were born here, and the ibiza experience can draw people in for life. and the ibiza experience can you know, kids come here at17,18,19 years old, fall in love with the place, and they keep coming back, yearafteryear, until, you know, even in their 50s, they're bringing their kids here and they're renting villas. so, you know, the clubs play a really important part of being that gateway
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to discover the island. djs worry that if the tune doesn't change soon, the clubbers will simply go elsewhere. there is something - magical about the island. ibiza is about the clubbing. and it would be foolish... you can't stop clubbing, simple as. you know, there needs to be a place for it somewhere, . and if it's not here, _ it's going to be somewhere else. there is a lot riding on a sensitive experiment. media access was tightly controlled. and, soon, the moves that were meant to be restricted to the dance floor were breaking out elsewhere. ibiza's iconic venues should reopen within weeks — if the results from this event prove clubbing can happen without ruining efforts to beat the pandemic. anna holligan, bbc news, ibiza. racquets at the ready —
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wimbledon returns tomorrow! after the championships were cancelled last summer, this year's event will look a bit different. as part of the government's test event programme, a larger number of fans will be allowed to attend as the two weeks progress. chris slegg has been behind the scenes to see how preparations are going. wimbledon fell silent last year. now, a familiar sound of summer can be heard once more. grunting. it was only last monday that those running the tournament learned how many spectators will be allowed. we will start off at around 50% of the grounds capacity — so that's around 22,000 — and as we work our way through the championships, that will increase, and we've been enabled to get to 100% of our capacity for the men's and ladies�* finals weekend. 0n wimbledon fortnight last year, this place was completely deserted because, for the first time since the second world war, the championships didn't even take place. well, this year, the show is back on, and come finals weekend, there will be a capacity crowd of 15,000 spectators here on centre court. ground staff have been ensuring the courts look as immaculate as ever while working in covid bubbles.
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ithink, ifanything, it's, kind of, made the team more, sort of, empowered to deliver better than normal, purely because we missed out for a year and everyone realised how much they missed it. so now, you know, we're kind of chomping at the bit to get the championships under way. the ladies�* final won't feature simona halep — the defending champion has withdrawn with a calf injury. rafa nadal is out. roger federer has fitness concerns. novak djokovic — favourite to retain his 2019 title. andy murray will play singles for the first time since 2017. despite living close by, like all players, he'll have to stay in the tournament hotel in central london. it'll have a reduced capacity, but henman hill is open, and when people are sat there, or sat around any of the tennis courts, they won't have to wear one of these.
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we're asking people to wear masks, but when they're seated — so that could be on the hill, it could be in centre court, it could be on court 12 — people will be able to remove their masks so that they can enjoy the environment. and, because all these people have been through the covid certification, they can look each other in the eye and know that not only have they passed the test and the entry requirements, so have the people sitting next to them. the familiar sight of the queue won't be seen — tickets have been sold online. those who take to these seats over the next fortnight feeling luckier than ever to be here. chris slegg, bbc news, wimbledon. now, it's time for a look at the weather. many parts of northern england, scotland and northern ireland on sunday saw some blue sky and some sunshine but that was in short supply further south. this was the picture in devon during sunday afternoon's heavy rain this afternoon's heavy rain this afternoon and we will continue to
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see heavy downpours positive this evening and night, across much of south—west england. 0ther southern and eastern parts of england also having some heavy showers, rumbles of thunder mixing in the early doubles in the south, localised flooding by tomorrow morning especially in south—west england but way from there we will start to see dry conditions. tomorrow some such an event for northern ireland and northern england but cloudy skies further south in some outbreaks of rain. bit of sunshine developing for southern england and also scattered showers and thunderstorms by the time we get the afternoon. not much in the way of a breeze around but if you do catch one of the show as it can be quite slow moving. they are few and far between with many of you is dry and in the sunshine and temperatures up to 21 or 22 degrees. bye for now.
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hello, this is bbc news. i'm shaun ley. the headlines: sajid javid says he recognises the "huge responsibility" facing him as he takes over as health secretary, following matt hancock's resignation. the labour leader says there are huge questions still to answer in the aftermath of mr hancock's resignation. a painful search through the rubble in florida — four more bodies are found in the ruins of the collapsed building in miami. an urgent investigation as classified ministry of defence documents — containing details about the british military —
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