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this is bbc news. i'm samantha simmonds with the latest headlines for viewers in the uk and around the world. tributes and a minute's silence — borisjohnson and his fellow mp's to share memories of their colleague, sir david amess, when the house of common returns from recess later today. we have a special report from the afghan ministry for vice and virtue — what does the future hold women and girls under taliban rule? the earthshot for build a waste—free world goes to... ..the city of milan! the winners of prince william's million—pound earthshot environmental prize have been revealed at a star—studded event. britains�*s cameron norrie claims the biggest win of his career to collect
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indian wells tennis title. and naked and painted white — hundreds of volunteers pose nude for photoshoot to highlight the plight of the receding dead sea coastline. hello and welcome to the programme. ther british prime minister, borisjohnson, will lead tributes in parliament this afternoon to the conservative mp sir david amess, following his murder on friday. the 25—year—old suspect, ali harbi ali, remains in custody where he's being questioned under the terrorism act. over the weekend, the uk government said it was considering whether additional measures were necessary to protect politicians. aruna iyengar has the latest.
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church to remember the life of sir david amess, attacked and killed while doing hisjob sir david amess, attacked and killed while doing his job as an mp. he was committed to the people he was a servant of our town, he was a servant of our town, he had done a lot of good. in a statement, his family gave this plea. this afternoon, mps will pay tribute in the house of commons. there will be a minute's silence ahead of a church service for his memory at westminster abbey. to my right honourable friend... to my right honourable friend. . .— to my right honourable friend... ., , ., friend... he was married with five children. _ friend... he was married with five children. a _ friend... he was married with five children. a conservative l five children. a conservative mp since 1983, later in south and west, known and loved for his hands on approach with
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voters. launching the bed! voters. launchin: the bed! ., , launching the bed! one of his campaigns — launching the bed! one of his campaigns was _ launching the bed! one of his campaigns was to _ launching the bed! one of his campaigns was to get - launching the bed! one of his campaigns was to get city - campaigns was to get city status for south end. police have arrested a man on suspicion of murder, and over the weekend they have been searching three properties in london. the man in a custody is ali harbi ali. 25 years old and a british national of somali heritage. he went to school in croydon, south london. a few years ago he was referred to the prevent scheme, which is meant to stop people from being drawn into terrorism. there are no calls to increase security for mps. the home secretary priti patel is considering police guards at constituency meetings. we must not let the terrorist order our way of lies, but we also need to as we move forward push back against this, do this in a responsible way. for now, south end is in mourning for a man who dedicated his life to the service of his community. let's get some of the day's other news.
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opposition parties in hungary have chosen their candidate to take on the right—wing prime minister, viktor orban, in elections next year. a conservative political outsider with no party affiliation, peter marki—zay, has won the country's first ever opposition primaries. the spanish prime minister, pedro sanchez, has pledged to outlaw prostitution in the country. mr sanchez told his socialist paty�*s congress that prostitution "enslaved" women. currently, there is no punishment for those who offer paid sexual services as long as it does not take place in public spaces. facebook has announced plans to hire 10,000 people in the european union to develop a �*metaverse' or virtual reality version of the internet. it says the eu offers many advantages, including a large consumer market, first class universities and high—quality talent. the french ambassador to belarus has left the country after being ordered out by the government. belarus hasn't given any reason for the expulsion of nicolas de bouillane de lacoste, who was appointed last year. but local media say he had
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failed to present his credentials to president alexander lukashenko. it's been a month since the taliban banned girls from secondary schools in most of afghanistan. women, except for those in the public health sector, have not been allowed to return to work yet. the bbc has obtained exclusive access to the former women's affairs ministry in kabul, now replaced by the feared taliban vice and virtue ministry, to question the group's spokesman on the prospects for women in the country. from kabul, our correspondent yogita limaye reports. at 17, her life, with all its possibilities, has been shut down. before the taliban took over, she would have been preparing for school, along with her brother, each morning. now afghan girls face the biggest rollback in human rights in recent times.
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at the top of her class, she wanted to be a doctor. the family lives hand—to—mouth and education was their path to a better future. under an all—male taliban regime, women are disappearing from public life. they haven't been allowed to return to work yet. those who have marched to claim back their rights
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have been beaten. woman yells. we met one of the protesters who was lashed with electric cables in kabul. till august, she supported herfamily of six. now, she's out of a job. sobs. the taliban are keen to show they're more moderate than their last time in power. their actions so far belie the claims. this used to be the women's affairs ministry, which no longer exists under the taliban government. it's been replaced by the ministry of vice and virtue, which used to be
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the most feared section of the previous taliban regime. "what future do women have in an afghanistan ruled by the taliban?" we are here to ask. it's hard to imagine afghan women journalists would get to question the taliban like this. surrounded by their men, i asked a taliban spokesman when girls could go back to school, women to work. your government, your leaders have said that women should not return to work right now because of the security situation. you said the same thing about girls going to secondary schools. so it's not true that you have allowed them and they are not going.
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how much time? don't you think the women and girls in your country deserve to know when they can go back to their education, when they can go back to theirjobs? they are the future of afghanistan, but half of this country's population has no place in it right now. afghan girls are asking if the world will hold the taliban to account. yogita limaye, bbc news, kabul. the winners of the duke of cambridge's inaugural earthshot prize have been announced at a star—studded event in london. the awards celebrate the most innovative solutions to some of the biggest environmental problems the world faces. there were five prizes of one million pounds given away, as our science editor
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david shukman reports. each year, we will award five £1 million prizes to those who we believe can transform our chances of repairing our planet. inspired by the missions to the moon, the aim is to heal planet earth, to try to tackle the most serious environmental problems. cheering and applause. at the ceremony to hand out the awards, a call to action from sir david attenborough. we don't have eternity. we need to do this now and over the next ten years. and if we put our minds to it, i believe we can do that. cheering and applause. congratulations to coral vita. the winning teams are mostly small, but with big potential — a project to grow coral in the bahamas using special tanks to speed up the process of restoring reefs, a portable machine developed in india to turn agricultural waste into fertiliser so that farmers don't burn their fields
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and cause air pollution, and a clever design in thailand using renewable energy to make hydrogen. applause. winning this prize is recognition that we are going in the right direction. it will support us to go into mass production and it will boost us towards our goal of accelerating the access of green hydrogen for everyone. the earthshot for build a waste—free world goes to... ..the city of milan! another global challenge is waste, and the city of milan wins a prize for collecting unused food and giving it to people who need it most. the final prize, for restoring nature, went to costa rica — a country that once cleared most of its forests but has now doubled the number of trees.
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the plan now is for the winning projects to be scaled up so that they can make a real difference globally. we'll have to see how well that works out in practice but in any event, they'll offer something badly needed in the run—up to the climate summit in glasgow next month — a sense of optimism. david shukman, bbc news. stay with us on bbc news, still to come: britain's cameron norrie claims biggest win of his career to collect indian wells tennis title. a historic moment that many of his victims have waited for for decades — the former dictator in the dock, older, slimmer and, as he sat down, obedient enough. dawn, and as the sun breaks through the piercing chill of night on the plain outside korem, it lights up a biblical famine, now, in the 20th century.
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the depressing conclusion — in argentina today, - it is actually cheaper— to paper your walls with money. we've had controversies in the past with great britain but as good friends, we have always found a good and lasting solution. concorde bows out in style after almost three decades in service. an aircraft that has enthralled its many admirers for so long taxies home one last time. this is bbc news. the latest headlines: mps from across the united kingdom will come together in the house of commons later to honour their murdered colleague, sir david amess.
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prime minister borisjohnson will lead the tributes. in an exclusive interview with the bbc, a taliban spokesman from the afghan ministry for vice and virtue denies banning girls from secondary education and puts the blame on them for not attending. a us charity has confirmed the kidnapping of 17 people in haiti associated with its christian missionary work. the group was taken off a bus after a visit to an orphanage. a statement from the christian aid ministries says the group includes five men, seven women, and five children. so far no ransom request has been officially made. haiti has one of the highest rates of kidnapping in the world, there has been a 300% rise in abductions sincejuly due to a lack of security. in total, there have been 628 abductions this year as the country becomes increasingly unstable. let's talk to amy wilentz, contributing editor to the nation magazine and an expert on haiti. welcome to you. thanks for
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being with us. do we know anymore at the moment this kidnapping was yellow i don't think so. i think everyone is being very quiet about it who might know, the haitian government, the american government. nobody wants to go running around publicly talking about ransom requests or other requests that these gangs might make, this gang might make. i think pretty much it is in and wait and see moment. i don't know if anyone has an idea of the whereabouts of these victims, kidnap victims. we haven't really heard anything of that type yet. haven't really heard anything of that type yet-— of that type yet. officials are sa in: of that type yet. officials are saying they _ of that type yet. officials are saying they think _ of that type yet. officials are saying they think they - of that type yet. officials are saying they think they are i saying they think they are being held by a gang called the 400 mautz again. they are notorious in the region. they are notorious _ notorious in the region. they are notorious in _ notorious in the region. they are notorious in the - notorious in the region. they are notorious in the whole i are notorious in the whole country, they function pretty much nationwide. it is a small country so that is not saying that much. it they are very
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much across the country. it is very much a bigger operation than that. very much a bigger operation than that-— very much a bigger operation than that. . ., , ., ., than that. haiti has one of the hi . hest than that. haiti has one of the highest kidnap _ than that. haiti has one of the highest kidnap race _ than that. haiti has one of the highest kidnap race in - than that. haiti has one of the highest kidnap race in the - highest kidnap race in the world, hasn't it?- highest kidnap race in the world, hasn't it? yes, it has climbed _ come world, hasn't it? yes, it has come to _ world, hasn't it? yes, it has come to claim _ world, hasn't it? yes, it has come to claim the _ world, hasn't it? yes, it has come to claim the title - come to claim the title recently. kidnapping has become a terrible problem in accuracy because of the gross negligence of the government and the inability to deal with these, this situation, and even sometimes many stories about contributions on the part of politicians to various gangs because gangs are running things that.— because gangs are running thins that. �* , .,, ., things that. and people from all walks of _ things that. and people from all walks of life _ things that. and people from all walks of life are _ things that. and people from all walks of life are sadly - all walks of life are sadly targeted, aren't they? that's riuht. targeted, aren't they? that's right- the — targeted, aren't they? that's right. the poorest _ targeted, aren't they? that's right. the poorest people - targeted, aren't they? that's| right. the poorest people are kidnapped as well as some of the wealthier people in haiti. and most easy target are asian americans and haitians from other countries coming into haiti to visit their families and they are met basically at
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the airport by kidnappers. it is absolutely terrible in this situation has deteriorated significantly, asic, since the summer when the prison was assassinated. —— hasn't it. i think the gangs felt there was not only jockeying think the gangs felt there was not onlyjockeying position in the country, but there was a larger vacuum than ever, if there was a possible thing, in haiti in terms of who would deal with them, may no—one. and in fact that has been the case since the prison was assassinated. but that was pretty much the case before the present was assassinated, unfortunately.— present was assassinated, unfortunately. amy wilentz, thank you — unfortunately. amy wilentz, thank you for _ unfortunately. amy wilentz, thank you forjoining - unfortunately. amy wilentz, thank you forjoining us - unfortunately. amy wilentz, | thank you forjoining us from los angeles to update us. time to catch up with all the latest sport news. hello, i'm gavin ramjaun, and this is your latest update from the bbc sport centre. cameron norrie has won the men's indian wells tournament — it's the biggest victory of his career. and he came from a set down to beat nikoloz basilashvili in california. norrie lost the first set
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6—3 to the georgian. but battled back to take the second 6—4. then cruised the decider 6—1. he's the first brit to win the atp 1000 event. his form means he'll become the new british number one — with a chance to also make the season—ending atp finals. and before that, glory for spain's paula badosa. she overcame the former world number one, and two—time indian wells champion, victoria azarenka on her tournament debut. badosa edged a thriller, taking the deciding set on a tie—break in just over three hours. it was a nightmare start for newcastle united, under new saudi ownership in the english premier league. they were beaten 3—2, at home, by tottenham. and remain without a win this season — second from bottom in the table. english forward callum wilson had given them the lead, but they were pegged back soon after tanguy ndombele, harry kane and heung—min son, before a late eric dier own goal gave spurs the win, piling more pressure on struggling newcastle manager steve bruce. we have to defend better. and
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there is the problem at the moment. we have tried to be a little bit more adventurous and trying to be a little more on the front foot, if that is the right word, and trying to be a little better to watch stock but, unfortunately, as soon as we open ourselves up a little bit we concede and that is a big rob them at the minute. —— problem. and absolutely stunning performance from bayern munich on sunday put them back on top of the bundesliga, as they blew away high fliers bayer leverkusen five goals to one. all the bayern goals coming in the first half. two a piece for robert lewandowski and serge gnabry, with one from thomas muller was too much. bayern lead the way again, after losing their last league match before the international break. in the nfl, the arizona cardinals remain the only unbeaten side after thrashing the cleveland browns 37—14. and the jacksonville jaguars are off the mark. they beat the miami dolphins in a thrilling finish to the last of the nfl's london games. and the jags�* mascot certainly knows how to make an entrance. he bungee jumped from the top of the stadium before the game. it was all tied at 20 points a piece and boiled down to this last second field goal kick from matthew wright. his 53—yard attempt sailed between the posts
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and the jaguars won 23—20. it's a first win in 20 matches forjacksonville and a first ever in the nfl for their quarterback trevor lawrence, the number one draft pick. rory mcilroy has won his 20th title on the pga tour with victory in las vegas. he shot a final round 66, which included this eagle from off the green at the 14th hole, to win the cj cup by one stroke. mcilroy held off a late charge from collin morikawa who fired a ten—under par 62 to finish second. rickie fowler, who led after three rounds, ended tied for third. there was a lot of reflection the last couple of week and, you know, this is what i need to play golf, a need to simplified, i need tojust to play golf, a need to simplified, i need to just be me. i think for the last few months it was trying to be
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someone else to try to get better and a sort of realise that being me is enough and being may i can do things like this. you can get all the latest sports news at our website — that's bbc.com/sport. but from me, gavin ramjaun, and the rest of the sport team — we'll see you next time. thanks to gavin there. irish parliament and broad caster brynden camelie has died at the age of 85. he published more than 30 books of poetry and received numerous awards for irish literature. the president of ilan said he had formed a special bond in the hearts of people. bill clinton has left hospital where he was receiving treatment for an infection. this 75—year—old bank healthcare workers as he walked out of the innovative california's urban medical centre where he was admitted five days ago. he was accompanied by his wife, hillary. officials in the canary islands of spain say there is no end in sight to the
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volcanic eruption on la palma and the lava flows that have caused the most damage. several thousand people have been forced from their homes and more than 1000 buildings have been destroyed on the island so far. no serious injuries have been reported and nobody has been reported and nobody has been killed since the eruption began. earth tremors have been recorded most constantly since before the first eruption happened last month. more than 300 people took their clothes off at the dead sea on sunday to become part of artist spencer tunick�*s latest photo shoot. the photographer says he's trying to raise awareness of the environmental catastrophe unfolding there, by drawing attention to the region's natural wonder. tom bateman reports. they came in the desert sun with nothing to show but themselves. their footsteps with nothing to show but themselves. theirfootsteps in front of the artist's lens. this mass of the living is here to highlight the fate of the dead sea. the photographer
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spencer tunick is on his third visit here, drawing attention to the sea's receding shoreline. all over the world he has used naked subjects to show the plight of the environment.- show the plight of the environment. we are very vulnerable. _ environment. we are very vulnerable. being - environment. we are very vulnerable. being nude i environment. we are very. vulnerable. being nude can elevate information, but we are also affected by everything in the environment from diseases to the need for a sustainable water source. it to the need for a sustainable water source.— water source. it has been takin: water source. it has been taking a _ water source. it has been taking a while _ water source. it has been taking a while to - water source. it has been taking a while to get - water source. it has been taking a while to get the | water source. it has been - taking a while to get the shot is exactly right, but you can see and feel what the point is here about humans' impact on nature. they are painted as white as the seas salt columns left by this mineral rich water. it left by this mineral rich water. . left by this mineral rich water. , ., , . ., water. it is fascinating, because _ water. it is fascinating, because you _ water. it is fascinating, because you see - water. it is fascinating, because you see so - water. it is fascinating, l because you see so many water. it is fascinating, - because you see so many people taking part in this act of art, i'm helping him and i am enjoying myself.- i'm helping him and i am enjoying myself. the dead sea sits at the _ enjoying myself. the dead sea sits at the lowest _ enjoying myself. the dead sea sits at the lowest point - enjoying myself. the dead sea sits at the lowest point on - sits at the lowest point on earth stop the shoreline is shared between jordan, earth stop the shoreline is shared betweenjordan, israel, and the occupied west bank, and
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is being starved of its freshwater supply. you can just soak up the beauty here. it's why people want to come, of course. but it's so sad at the same time because you know that at so many points across the shoreline this won't be possible in even if you years' time. the dead sea is shrinking.— time. the dead sea is shrinkina. ., , ., shrinking. probably about five ears shrinking. probably about five years from — shrinking. probably about five years from now _ shrinking. probably about five years from now you _ shrinking. probably about five years from now you won't - shrinking. probably about five years from now you won't see water where we are seeing water today full dot whisper expert says it is entirely a man—made problem. says it is entirely a man-made roblem. ~ , , says it is entirely a man-made roblem. , . , problem. with the sea's sources dammed for _ problem. with the sea's sources dammed for farming _ problem. with the sea's sources dammed for farming and - problem. with the sea's sourcesl dammed for farming and drinking dammed forfarming and drinking water. dammed for farming and drinking water. ,, . " :: , water. since the 1970s there have been — water. since the 1970s there have been large _ water. since the 1970s there have been large water- have been large water diversions pumping water out of of the sea of galilee, is was to jordan and of the sea of galilee, is was tojordan and into israel. slowly we are losing this unique and 1—of—a—kind ecological system. it unique and1-of-a-kind ecological system.- unique and 1-of-a-kind ecological system. it is so serious that _ ecological system. it is so serious that ground - ecological system. it is so | serious that ground around ecological system. it is so - serious that ground around the dead sea is collapsing into huge sinkholes. there are ideas to pump freshwater back to the
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dead sea, but they are costly and impractical. for now, the art of preserving how much we will use is the message from this naked attraction. i will use is the message from this naked attraction.- this naked attraction. i love all the participants - this naked attraction. i love all the participants who - this naked attraction. i love i all the participants who came and risked everything, risked their bodies, their reputations. but they are true art warriors and they are adventurers. thank you. tom bateman, bbc news. just before we go. a rare waterspout was spotted off the coast of cuba on saturday. the residents along the country's south coast were witness to the spectacular phenomenon looming over the area in the late afternoon. waterspouts are tornadoes that occur over a body of water but never reach land — they're much less dangerous than their land counterparts. despite the drama no damage was reported great pictures though. that is it from me for the moment.
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you can reach me on twitter — i'm @samanthatvnews. i'll be back in a moment with all the day's top stories. see you then. hello. i fancy you'll be delving into different sections of your autumn wardrobe through the week ahead. certainly some waterproofs required during the first half — we're going to see spells of wet and windy weather, punctuated by some sunnier moments, but temperatures will be a big contrast as well. to start the week, with low pressure across the atlantic, we're actually going to drag our air up from the tropics — some unusually mild air coming ourway. but as that low pressure pushes its way eastwards, we may see the return of sunshine more widely, but there will be a brief shot ofarctic air coming in from the north. that's a long way off to begin with, though, and it's the mild air taking hold through monday, beginning pretty mild notes for many for many in the morning rush hour. coolest with single—figure temperatures across the midlands, east anglia, south—east. best of the sunshine here lasting longest through the day as well. rain through the morning rush hour in northern ireland, spreading in across wales, western england and scotland during the morning
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and into the afternoon. and a bit further eastwards, it's not arriving to the channel islands, east anglia, south—east until later in the afternoon, and for some maybe not even into the evening. brighter conditions to end the day in some western parts but still fairly cloudy. temperatures, though, above where we'd normally expect this stage in mid october. heavy rain to end the day, then. east anglia and south—east, that gradually clears away. some dry conditions for a time overnight. best of the clear weather to the north and east but more wet and increasingly windy weather starting to push in from the south—west. probably one of the mildest nights of the week, then, monday night into tuesday, with temperatures higher in the morning then we'd normally expect during the afternoon! and that's because we have still got that area of low pressure just to the west of us, dragging in southerly winds. the warmest of the airjust ahead of these weather fronts which are going to spread rain more extensively across the country on tuesday. some heavy bursts, fairly erratic, that movement, northwards and eastwards, some seeing higher rainfall totals than others. brightening up across ireland later on, adding some afternoon sunshine potentially in east anglia and the south—east — even if it's on the hazy side. we could see temperatures get up to around 21 degrees. this stage in october, your average temperatures are around 10—14 degrees
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across the country. and we could be probably around those values through night and into thursday morning. low pressure still around across the country through wednesday night, and we're going to see more in the area of low pressure systems spreading their way northwards and eastwards. this one will bring heavy rain at times through the central swathe of the country, brightening up on the southern flank of it before more wet and windy weather arrives. not a bad day through the northern half of scotland, and sunshine and showers later in northern ireland. but whilst we'll see temperatures 17 or 18 in the south and east, it's turning cold across the north. that cooling trend continues into thursday.
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this is bbc news with the latest business headlines, for viewers in the uk and around the world. china's third quarter growth disappoints, coming in at 4.9% from a year ago, below market expectations. despite a recent drop in container freight prices, they remain at record highs. and the cost of care. $30 billion a year in wages as they take unpaid leave to support those closest to them. data out in the last hours showing that china's economic
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