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today at one: efforts to secure safe passage from afghanistan to britain for people entitled to settle in the uk. the foreign secretary dominic raab holds talks in pakistan where more than three million afghan refugees are already living. we will support those regional partners, particularly like pakistan who i can imagine is very concerned about the risk of numbers coming across the border. we'll have the latest from kabul. also this lunchtime... police shoot dead a violent extremist who stabbed and injured six people in new zealand. ministers consider raising national insurance to fund social care reform, despite a conservative election promise not to increase taxes. plans to make pet theft a criminal offence in england, following a rise in the number of dogs stolen during the pandemic.
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and football's world governing body, fifa, investigates last night's events in hungary where england players were racially abused during their 4—0 win. and coming up in sport on the bbc news channel... paralympicsgb pass the 100 medal mark on day ten in tokyo, as emma wiggs makes history by winning the canoe sprint. good afternoon and welcome to the bbc news at one. the foreign secretary, dominic raab, says he's had constructive discussions with his counterpart in pakistan about securing safe passage from afghanistan for people entitled to settle in the uk. with kabul�*s airport still closed, pakistan is crucial in the mission to help people flee afghanistan because the two nations share a land
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border. he told a news conference in islamabad that britain was sending £30 million of aid to help afghanistan's neighbours cope with refugees. he also said uk experts were heading to the region to co—ordinate efforts. this report from our diplomatic correspondent james landale. for anyone trying to flee afghanistan by land, this is the kind of border crossing they'll face — wire fences, armed guards and queues of refugees not going anywhere fast. this is to the east of kabul, one of main gate ways to pakistan. in normal times, thousands cross it every day. now, it's just a trickle. translation: at present the taliban are just standing by _ waiting, they're not settled yet. once they're in full power, then we will know if the situation will improve or not. this morning dominic raab visited the town to see for himself the realities
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that afghans and british nationals would face if they arrived here hoping to flee the taliban. there are already about three million afghan refugees in pakistan and after talks with his counter part, the foreign secretary heard the country's concerns about adding to their number. can we block them? well, we can't. can we regulate them? yes, we should. are there risks? yes, there are. dominic raab said britain would shoulder its responsibilities and announced £30 million of humanitarian aid to provide shelter and sanitation for refugees. we'll support those regional partners, particularly like pakistan who i imagine is very concerned about the risk of numbers coming across the border. we want to make sure we can support those partners in the region deal with that. as for the people of afghanistan, dominic raab said any aid would be administered through charities and not the taliban. but he promised more dialogue with the group. without it, he said, britain
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could not have evacuated more than 15,000 people from kabul airport. we need to try and forger stronger group of countries and a wider group of countries around those basic issues. more inclusive government, safe passage out, no safe haven for terrorism, the humanitarian lifeline that it's in _ all sides' interests to see allowed and preserved to preserve regional stability. but aid and refugees often have to cross by land and these mountains show how hard that may be. diplomats say there is a real risk of a refugee crisis in afghanistan and it's not clear yet what the outside world might do to avoid it. and much depends on how the taliban choose to govern. for now, the celebrations of victory continue, with more parades of seized american military equipment. james landale, bbc news. our chief international correspondent lyse doucet is in kabul.
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the taliban are forming a government, what we know about its make—up so far? we government, what we know about its make-up so far?— government, what we know about its make-op so far?— government, what we know about its make-up so far? we are told that the taliban are forming _ make-up so far? we are told that the taliban are forming their _ make-up so far? we are told that the taliban are forming their new- taliban are forming their new government, the taliban posted a few days ago photographs from their presidential palace, this walled citadel in the heart of the city. piles of their taliban white flags with the black script, saying, we are going to announce the government soon on a grand ceremony. and every day including today we are told, it won't be today. we believe part of the delay is because the taliban are very proud to boast they now control more of afghanistan than they did when they were in charge in the 19905, when they were in charge in the 1990s, but one of the smallest provinces with one of the biggest legends which are still holding out, a valley about 50 kilometres away from kabul in eastern afghanistan, there are said to be thousands of militias, forming and soldiers, led by one of the former vice presidents and commanded by 32—year—old london
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graduate of sandhurst military academy in britain, who is the son of the famed commander who fought against the taliban and against the soviets. that is sides are said to be trying to negotiate a way out, but there is no solution in sight. and therefore we've heard reports of heavy fighting in the last 2a hours. there is a lot of defiance in that valley, that hard to see how they can hold out for so long with the taliban so determined to say they are now in complete charge of afghanistan. lyse doucet, there, reporting from kabul. a leaked government document seen by the bbc says the treasury must urgently confirm extra funding for locals authorities to house afghan refugees. our political correspondent ione wells is in westminster — how big is the shortfall thought to be? the cost of housing refugees are still being worked out, but this
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leaked government document which was discussed by ministers on wednesday suggests in the next ten years about £2.5 billion could be needed to resettle afghan refugees was stop it also says that in this current window of government spending, just under £400 million has already been committed, but about £557 million could still be needed over the next three years, and why this is significant is, on the one hand the uk government are currently calling on local authorities, councils, to come forward with offers of support to house and support afghan refugees. on the other hand, this government document says the treasury needs to urgently commit to that extra funding so that councils can come forward with these offers of support. so there is a slight tension here between what has been promised publicly and, privately what the estimates of the costs are. local leaders are meeting with communities secretary robertjen communities secretary robert jen regulator, communities secretary robertjen regulator, some of them have also expressed concerns about a lack of clarity about how much funding they will get to how's each refugee, but at the core of all of this is the
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fact that the uk has promised to resettle afghan citizens, both those that help the uk government but also vulnerable people who are fleeing persecution in the country. the question now that ministers have to answer is will they put their money where their mouth is, will they commit to this extra funding which this government document estimates is needed so that councils can come forward with that support in the knowledge they will be able to foot the bill for it?— a man who stabbed and wounded at least six people at a supermarket in new zealand has been described by the country's prime minister as a "violent extremist". the sri lankan man was shot and killed by police. jacinda ardern said he had been known to authorities. our correspondent phil mercer reports. the attacker was under 24—hour surveillance when he began his rampage at a supermarket in auckland. it lasted less than a minute, but six people were wounded, some of them seriously. he stabbed this woman when she came out, i was going in. i went down to the other end,
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there was an old gentleman, european man, lying on the ground. jacinda ardern, the new zealand prime minister, said the assailant was shot dead by the police within 60 seconds of the attack starting. what happened today was despicable. it was hateful, it was wrong. it was carried out by an individual, not a face, —— nota —— not a faith. not a culture, not an ethnicity. but an individual person who was gripped by ideology that is not supported here. senior officers have insisted that armed police intervened as quickly as they could. the reality is that when you are surveilling someone on a 24/7 basis, it is not possible to be immediately next to them at all times. staff intervened as quickly as they could and they prevented further injury in what was a terrifying situation. the man, a sri lankan national,
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arrived in new zealand a decade ago, was identified as a national security threat in 2016 and had been monitored ever since. despite his dangerous views, there was no legal reason for him to be detained. we was no legal reason for him to be detained. ~ ., , detained. we have utilised every leual and detained. we have utilised every legal and surveillance _ detained. we have utilised every legal and surveillance power- legal and surveillance power available to us to try and keep people safe from this individual. many agencies and people were involved. , .,. many agencies and people were involved. , ., ., . involved. this act of violence will stir painful— involved. this act of violence will stir painful memories _ involved. this act of violence will stir painful memories in - involved. this act of violence will stir painful memories in new. involved. this act of violence will- stir painful memories in new zealand of the deadly mask attacks in christchurch in march 2019, when a gunman, a self—confessed white supremacist, murdered 51 worshippers. once again, the nation's isolation has been no defence against extremism. phil mercer, bbc news. a former conservative health secretary is urging the government to raise tax to fund the reform
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of social care, despite an election pledge not to. jeremy hunt, who chairs the commons health committee, said the amount needed was — in his words — "far bigger than the chancellor could find down the back of the sofa." our correspondentjonathan blake is in westminster. how likely is it that a tax increase is coming? it looks likely. there is no effort from downing street today to deny reports that the chancellor, the prime minister and health secretary have been discussing raising national insurance contributions as a way to fund reform of social care and help nhs clear the backlog caused by the pandemic. it is a hugely controversial little decision though, for a couple of reasons. conservatives don't like raising taxes at all, this is one that would see around 25 million people are paying more from their earnings in tax every month. what is more, it attacks the conservatives
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specifically promise not to raise before the last election. their meth manifesto committed to not putting up manifesto committed to not putting up national insurance vat or income tax. at the prime minister appears possibly ready to break that promise in order to keep another one. which he made on his first day in office in 2019, to fix the problem of social care once and for all. there is no doubt that a properly funded system of caring for the elderly, disabled and others who need support day today is one of the most pressing problem is that the government faces. while no decisions have been made, i'm told, it seems a decision could come, an announcement could come next week, and with that will have to come a case made by the prime minister that this is going to cost you but in the end it will be worth it. , ., . . cost you but in the end it will be worth it. , ., ., ., ., ~ i., , worth it. jonathan, thank you very much. football's world government body, fifa, is investigating racial abuse by hungary fans towards england players during last night's world cup qualifier in budapest. england condemned the abuse as "completely unacceptable" and borisjohnson has urged fifa to take "strong action" against supporters who made monkey
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noises and threw objects onto the pitch during the game, which england won 4—0. natalie pirks report. the atmosphere was hostile from the very start in the arena. booing please not to boo england's antiracism gesture of taking the knee fell on deaf ears. but it got worse. players were pelted with plastic cups and some faced monkey chance from the stands by some of the so—called ultras. i don't think our players can do anything more than they have done over the last two or three years in trying to get the right messages out, take the right stands, and it's for other people to protect them, it's for me to protect them in the main, but for the authorities to protect them as well.— main, but for the authorities to protect them as well. many feel racist fans _ protect them as well. many feel racist fans shouldn't _ protect them as well. many feel
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racist fans shouldn't have - protect them as well. many feel racist fans shouldn't have been | racist fans shouldn't have been there in the first place. hungary were handed a three match ban by uefa, european football's governing body, for racism and homophobia this summer. but because last night's game was a world cup qualifier, under fifa, the ban hadn't kicked in. , ., , under fifa, the ban hadn't kicked in. , ., ._ under fifa, the ban hadn't kicked in. this was a match that really should have — in. this was a match that really should have been _ in. this was a match that really should have been played - in. this was a match that really | should have been played behind closed doors. hungary have been sanctioned for three matches with one suspended by uefa following events at the euros. religious 56 weeks ago. then see them playing a full house match against a big racially diverse team like england was disappointing. this racially diverse team like england was disappointing.— racially diverse team like england was disappointing. this morning a bit first there — was disappointing. this morning a bit first there was _ was disappointing. this morning a bit first there was sadness - was disappointing. this morning a bit first there was sadness at - was disappointing. this morning a | bit first there was sadness at what happened. the bit first there was sadness at what hauened. , , , . bit first there was sadness at what hat-ened. , , , . ., happened. the racism is very much a roblem happened. the racism is very much a problem here — happened. the racism is very much a problem here in _ happened. the racism is very much a problem here in hungary. _ happened. the racism is very much a problem here in hungary. maybe - happened. the racism is very much a| problem here in hungary. maybe they need to travel — problem here in hungary. maybe they need to travel more _ problem here in hungary. maybe they need to travel more around _ problem here in hungary. maybe they need to travel more around the - problem here in hungary. maybe they need to travel more around the world | need to travel more around the world and see _ need to travel more around the world and see how— need to travel more around the world and see how other people behave. a report and see how other people behave. report containing video evidence of the racism is now with fifa, but hungary's foreign minister dismissed the atmosphere last night as simply
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hostile, and similar to what italy faced at wembley in the european final. england does have its own problem with racist abuse in football, but for hungary more sanctions are surely heading its way. natalie pirks, bbc news. our top story this lunchtime: the foreign secretary holds talks in pakistan to help people settle in the uk. and three more golds for britain at the paralympics. and coming up: three more golds for great britain in canoeing and athletics take the team past the 100—medal mark at the tokyo paralympics. people who steal pets in england are to face tougher penalties. pet abductions increased
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during the pandemic. figures show 2,000 dogs were reported stolen last year alone. theft of pets is currently treated as a �*loss of property�* but there are now plans to make the abduction of animals a criminal offence. our correspondent duncan kennedy reports. barking. there are 12 million dogs in the uk — their status among many families going way beyond "pet". today's new figures show that 2,000 dogs were reported stolen last year. when your dogs are stolen, it is devastating. for anybody who has had a dog stolen, they will immediately know. for anybody who has a dog or a cat, you know how much you love them, they are priceless, irreplaceable members of our family. it's devastating, what happens to families. yet until now there's been no specific law to cover stolen pets. today the government says it is to change that, to make it a criminal offence to abduct a pet, as a way of recognising the emotional pain caused to owners. when you have the abduction and the theft of a pet, it is of a very different order, it causes huge trauma for the family
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who lose that loved pet, but also can cause trauma for the animal as well. so what we're doing today is recognising that, creating a specific offence of pet abduction, and i think that will make it easier to record this crime, keep track of it, but also easier to prosecute it as well. it was a government task force that came up with today's recommendations. as well as a new pet abduction offence, the government also wants to make pet microchip databases more accessible and pet owners would have to register additional details to improve the data surrounding pet ownership. this is an issue that dogs trust and many other charities have been calling on for many years, and we know dog owners are extremely worried about this issue at the moment, and one dog stolen is too many, so we would like to see urgent action and the recommendations that have been outlined today to be taken forward as quickly as possible.
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the police say many dogs are stolen so thieves can make money from their puppies — which have been in huge demand during the pandemic. the aim of the new law is to make it clear that pets are more than just property. duncan kennedy, bbc news. the us presidentjoe biden claims the destruction caused by hurricane ida and its aftermath proves that the "climate crisis" is here. ida had been downgraded to a storm, but flash flooding in the north east of the united states is known to have killed at least 45 people. in new york, people drowned while trapped in basement apartments and cars, as simonjones reports the destruction — in the words of the us president, joe biden — is everywhere. it's a matter of life and death, we are all in this together, he said. emergencies have been declared in newjersey and in new york. dramatic rescues for people stuck in their cars.
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the governor said the heavens opening had brought niagara falls levels of water to the city. hundreds of people were stranded on subway trains. up above, the streets were quickly flooded. at some points we were experiencing three to four inches of rain in one hour, causing all the flooding and people getting trapped in their cars. more of an issue was people getting trapped in their basements where they live, and that's how a lot of people died as well. in pennsylvania, normal ways of getting around had to be abandoned, replaced by boats. i woke up to a lot of people banging on my door and just a lot of noises in my house, basically, coming from my basement. and i went downstairs and saw about six feet of water in my basement, and opened the front door and noticed the entire street was about four or five feet high with all the cars submerged in water. pretty crazy.
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the record amounts of rainfall in such a short space of time, caused by the remnants of hurricane ida, seemed to take everyone by surprise. we were staying at the residence inn, when the waters rose much higher and faster than we anticipated. and we found ourselves trapped. climate experts say change is needed. we have 20th—century or even 19th century cities in the united states, and a brave new 21st—century climate. so there is a mismatch between what we have built in our cities today and the climate reality that face modern cities. in california, it is fires rather than flooding that are causing chaos. the past few days of hurricane ida, the wildfires in the west and the unprecedented flash floods in new york and newjersey is yet another reminder that these extreme storms
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and the climate crisis are here. the time to act, he says, is now. but keeping a lid on future destructionwon�*t be easy. simon jones, bbc news. one in ten "buy now pay later" shoppers have been chased by debt collectors, according to the charity citizens advice. it says the rapid expansion of this type of service has left consumers "unprotected and ill—informed", but companies who use it defend it as a cheaper alternative to credit cards. our consumer affairs correspondent colletta smith reports. # these boots are made forwalking...#. - it's easy, it's fast and it's everywhere. since buy now pay later options arrived in the uk, lots of us have been clicking those buttons to spread the payments. normally you split the bill over a couple of months with no added interest, but missed payments do have consequences, asjordan found out. he's 23, and spent about £300 on clothes with clearpay, klarna and laybuy.
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but then things went wrong, and his accounts were passed over to debt collection agencies. at that time i was in a financial situation where, ok, i have this first instalment that i can pay now, i'm going to get paid next week, i can pay the second instalment, i'm going to pay the next week, third instalment, i lose myjob and then i'm straight in debt for a while. citizens advice say that none of the leading retailers' websites clearly warned people that they could be referred to debt collectors, or that they could be charged extra at that point. the charity's latest research shows buy now pay later shoppers were charged £39 million in late fees in the past year. the problem with the buy now pay later sector is that it's grown incredibly quickly, so it trebled in size in 2020 alone. and this means you have effectively an unregulated sector, with lots and lots of potential problems for consumers. so we'd like to see more prominence
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given to the warnings at checkouts about the risks of perhaps paying late fees or the risks of being subject to debt collection. we'd like to see better treatment of those who actually fall into difficulty, as you have in other areas where people fall behind on payments in other sectors. so, strong regulation is incredibly important, it's desperately needed and needs to be brought in as quickly as possible. the government say they are already planning to bring in regulation to protect consumers, but they also say that buy now pay later can be a helpful way to manage your finances. regulation can't come soon enough for debt charities, who say they are seeing more and more people turn to them for help. and those who have already been caught in a debt trap have a warning for others. the amount of things you can actually buy on buy now pay later, i always thought it was just clothes, i thought you could just get clothes on buy now pay later. you can get laptops, you can get iphones, you can get all these... you can get jewellery. you can get all these things on buy now pay later that just slam you in debt. now you can just put yourself
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straight into owing money, you've already spent money out of your next paycheque. coletta smith, bbc news. now, a hat—trick of gold medals for great britain on day ten of the paralympics. owen miller won the 1,500 metres, jonathan broom—edwards came first in the highjump and emma wiggs took top spot in the canoe sprint. it takes great britain's total number of medals to 104. andy swiss has the latest from tokyo. celebrations don't get much soggier. emma wiggs proving that when it comes to paddle power, she's the best in the business. the 41—year—old charging clear in the canoe sprint to take her second paralympic gold. for wiggs the elation of victory was followed by emotion on the podium. just getting to these games was a struggle after a serious wrist injury. to be honest it is probably the first time in my life that i felt disabled and that was 20 years after becoming disabled. so it was probably a bit of a rock
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bottom moment and now we sit here today with this! it was also thumbs up in the athletics for dunfermline's owen miller as he ripped up the form book with a brilliant run to take the 1,500 metres title. in the highjump, jonathan broom—edwards produced the leap of his life. after silver in rio, it was gold in tokyo — the world champion finally the paralympic champion. enter one of british team's biggest stars — richard whitehead going for his third 200 metres title, but instead it was the changing of the guard — from a 45—year—old to a 19—year—old, south africa's natandi malangou didn't walk until he was 10. now he had beaten one of the all—time greats. but the biggest thriller was the wheelchair tennis doubles final and if there was a prize for shot of the year, well alfie hewett mightjust have won it. that flash of brilliance helped
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hewitt and gordon reid battle back before losing a deciding tie—break to the french pair. agony and ecstasy in equal measure. andy swiss, bbc news, tokyo. yes, what a nail—biter that final was and the british team has reached the 100 medal mark and they currently have 108 medals at these games. they were set a target beforehand of between 100 and 140 medals and there are still two more days to go. thank you. japan is the first country in olympic history to host the paralympic games twice, but what is it like to be a person with a disability living injapan today? it is one of the few countries that require companies by law to hire a certain percentage of disabled employees. but, as our tokyo correspondent rupert wingfield—hayes discovers, prejudice against people with disabilities is still widespread.
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naskoi calls herself "the tiny 100 centimetre mum". she was born with brittle bone disease. that means she cannot stand and has repeatedly broken numerous bones. but she has given birth to two children, something almost unheard of for someone with her disability injapan and something she says many people here do not accept or approve of. many people are surprised. they do not believe i have got children. if people say honest feelings, they think it is not good. honestly, many people think it's not good way to have children for disabled people. natsuko's experience shows how far japan has still has to go,
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but also how far it has come, because the last time the paralympics was held here in tokyo, back in 1964, japan was still forcibly sterilising disabled people to prevent them from having children of their own. that so—called "eugenics protection law" was only finally repealed in 1996 and to this day the japanese government has not fully recognised the role it played in violating the rights of more than 20,000 disabled people. you had no control over... yumi suzuki is one of those victims. she was born with celebral palsy. when she was 12 years old, her womb was removed without her knowledge or consent. suzuki and other victims are now suing the japanese government, demanding it compensate them for what was done.
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close to the paralympic village japanese school kids are learning what it's like to have to use a wheelchair to get around. this is a start. but natsuko thinks the real barrier to acceptance for people like her is that most japanese people have never actually met a disabled person. i've a wheelchair and many people react strangely, like go the other way. my children often take hold of my wheelchair together.
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many people feel it strangely, just watching and if i watch them, they ignore me. because they don't have the chance to live with people with disabilities. natsuko says all she really wants is to be given the same rights and to be treated the same way as any other mum. for that, she says japan still has some way to go. cricket now, and on day two of the fourth test match at the oval england have made steady progress in chasing india first innings score of 190. at lunch they were 139—5. time for a look at the weather, here's louise lear. thank you. good afternoon, change, cloudier and cooler in north and west. but this is the isle of wight this morning, glorious and i'm sure it is coming as welcome news, it has

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