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drier and sunnier seeing some drier and sunnier moments. again, still relatively mild for this time of year. that's it. iwill mild for this time of year. that's it. i will be backjust before liz30pm. this is bbc news. the headlines at 4pm... counting the cost of storm eunice, three deaths and more than 190,000 homes across the uk still without power as the big clean—up gets underway. the wind and the rain is hampering efforts to repair storm damage and to restore power to people's homes. ukrainian president volodymyr zelenskiy says international rules protecting countries from attack are no longer working, amid fears of a russian invasion. translation: the security architecture _ translation: the security architecture of _ translation: the security architecture of our - translation: the security architecture of our world i translation: the security architecture of our world is | architecture of our world is obsolete, the rules that had been agreed upon years ago i no longer working. they are not catching up
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with new threats nor overcoming them. as reports emerge of shelling in eastern ukraine, borisjohnson issues a new warning about the consquences of any russian invasion. if ukraine is invaded, and if ukraine is overwhelmed, we will witness the destruction of a democratic state, a country that has been free for a generation, with a proud history of elections. and a first medal at the winter olympics for team gb — a silver in the men's curling losing to sweden in the final. good afternoon. around 190,000 homes are still without power after one of the worst storms to hit
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the uk in decades. three people died in storm eunice yesterday as fierce winds toppled trees and sent debris flying. there are still yellow weather warnings in wales and southern england for potentially damaging winds, and in parts of yorkshire, lancashire and the peak district for what could be disruptive falls of snow. 0ur correspondent jenny kumah has more. one of the worst storms to hit the uk in decades. now the work begins to repair the damage. how much is it? here on dartmoor in devon, the gray family have been without power since yesterday morning. they have a wood burner to keep warm and means of heating food, but they are having to live a simpler life without electricity. i feel for the guys who are out there doing all the work. it's not an easy life forthem, is it? we're 0k, we've got hot water. we've got candles and heating. you know, it's a bit different
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for us, but sometimes it's nice. a yellow weather warning is in place, and the wind and the rain is hampering efforts to repair storm damage and to restore power to people's homes. across the country, more than 200,000 homes remain without power. passengers at london paddington rushing to get one of the few trains to the west country. the transport secretary said teams had been working through the night to get transport links back up and running, but he expects disruption to last for another day or two. trains are in the wrong locations. there is still debris being removed from our roads. airports are expected to be very busy, people catching up with flights, and potentially queues at ports. so expect disruption and check before you travel. we're still on a yellow warning today as well, so it's still windy out there, but things are returning to normal. among the swathes of places wrecked by the ferocity of the wind was dartmoor zoo,
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where several trees fell down, damaging a perimeter fence. if the wallabies had been in this section, they'd have been through and probably happily cavorting all across south devon. through and probably happily cavorting all across south devon. but luckily, they're on the other side because of the bird flu. we had to keep the birds separate. in london, with more than 8 million residents, the scale of the clean—up became clearer. sections of the roof of the 02 arena in london were shredded by high winds. after the fury of yesterday in wales, there are still wind warnings which could hamper clear—up work. jenny kumah, bbc news. we heard a bit about the travel situation there. simonjones has been at paddington station and sent us this update. the advice today is don't travel unless you absolutely have to. but by the number of people here at paddington station, many people are
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desperate to make a journey, some people got stranded here in london yesterday when services were shut down. we have seen some rather chaotic scenes. a short time ago, they announced at the first train heading down to the south—west of england. there was a big crowd of people who rushed towards the platform, not everybody could get on board that train. so the police told people to get off the concourse and come and wait for the next train. let me show you the picture over here with the departure board. services are starting to resume, but there are still a lot of cancelled signs on that board. a sign that the disruption is very much continuing here. and expected to last throughout much of today. why are there still problems given that the storm has now blown through? well, yesterday, so many trees were blown down onto the tracks, there was so much debris, that it is taking a long time to clear all of that to check thousands of miles of railway
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track to make sure it is safe. plus, there are still weather warnings in place for strong winds covering most of southern england and southern wales. services may have to go slow too. continued problems here during the day. simonjones reporting. we bring you up—to—date with the latest coronavirus figures for the uk. there are the government figures. those are the latest figures on coronavirus in the uk. let's turn our attention now to the situation in ukraine. the prime minister has warned that any russian invasion of ukraine would see the destruction of a democratic state. speaking in the last hour at the annual munich security conference, borisjohnson said nato and its allies were united
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at "a moment of extreme danger". they could not allow themselves to be blackmailed by russia, he said. ukraine says it is concerned by the worsening situation in the conflict zone on its eastern border. and the country's president volodymyr zelenskiy has said ukraine is determined to protect itself from russia, with or without support from its partners. it comes as russia has today claimed shells have been fired onto its territory. 0ur chief international correspondent, lyse doucet, has the latest. another day of diplomacy. another day where ukraine could be closer to a war. that's the mood here in munich, the warning to moscow from washington... we have engaged in good faith. russia continues to claim it is ready for talks, while at the same time, it narrows the avenues for diplomacy.
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the image munich wants to send at this hour. ukraine's president zelenskiy meeting western allies like borisjohnson. ukraine's leader was advised not to leave his country now, but this show of support matters to him as the west faces off against russia. if ukraine is invaded, and if ukraine is overwhelmed, we will witness the destruction of a democratic state, a country that has been free for a generation, with a proud history of elections. but even now, they are still talking about finding a way out. i think diplomacy has not spoken its last word. it is of paramount importance that we keep up the diplomatic channels. as far as i'm informed, tomorrow president macron will call president putin. but on the ground in eastern
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ukraine, tensions mount. residents being told to leave their homes by russian—backed separatists to take refuge across the border. there are more incidents now shelling with ukrainian forces, the worst in years. the mood here in munich is grim. conferences like this are meant to accelerate diplomacy to resolve major world crises. but there is a growing pessimism that they can stop a conflict that could have massive consequences not just for ukraine, but for all of europe and far beyond. lyse doucet, bbc news, munich. we will be talking to her very shortly. vladimir putin has been overseeing russian military drills today, as tensions continue over a potential invasion of ukraine. these pictures of the training operations have been released by the russian ministry of defence. the kremlin says ballistic and cruise missiles were tested as part of annual strategic nuclear
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exercises. russian authorities say land and sea—based targets were hit during the drills, observed by president putin and his belarusian counterpart, alexander lukashenko. in the last hour, the ukrainian president volodymyr zelenskiy has been addressing the munich conference. he said global security is fragile and needs to be updated. translation: now the world is talkin: translation: now the world is talking about — translation: now the world is talking about the _ translation: now the world is talking about the threat - translation: now the world is talking about the threat of - translation: now the world is talking about the threat of a - translation: now the world is talking about the threat of a big | talking about the threat of a big war, it begs the question is there anything left? the security architecture of europe and beyond is almost destroyed, it is too late now to talk about facing it. it is high time for a new one. mankind did so on two occasions having paid and extensively high price as the two world wars. we have a chance to break that trend became it became a trend and build a new system. before
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we pay millions of casualties based on the experience of two world wars, without a third one to come in. president zelenskiy of ukraine. the prime minister has been speaking to reporters in munich in the last hour. let's take a listen. what is going on in eastern ukraine? we have had reports of missiles, false narratives, evacuations. has it begun, do you think, and has vladimir putin decided to invade? i think only one person knows the answer to that question and that is vladimir putin. i think there is still time for wiser counsel, still time for commonsense to win. we hope that president putin will think better of what i think would be an absolutely crazy and disastrous venture in ukraine. i think what is happening at the moment in donbas is what we would expect to happen.
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the kind of provocations that the russians engage in generally, and i'm afraid this could well be the prelude to bigger action. the americans seem to think he has decided — is our intelligence different to theirs? i think certainly things are in motion, the question is whether it can all be pulled back. and whether the president of russia is still able to call off this operation. i think that possibility must logically still exist, and therefore i think it is absolutely vital that we have a path of dialogue and reason. you know, you just cannot see how this makes sense for russia. imagine the invasion, in a country of 45 million people, second biggest country in europe geographically, apart from russia itself. an absolutely colossal place. you can't hold it down.
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there would be a protracted, violent, bloody insurgency with the loss of life for young russians as well as for ukrainians. and lysejoins us now from munich. is there a sense of inevitability that they will be a russian invasion?— that they will be a russian invasion? ., ., ~ . invasion? the mood here in munich chanced invasion? the mood here in munich changed visibly _ invasion? the mood here in munich changed visibly even _ invasion? the mood here in munich changed visibly even from - invasion? the mood here in munich| changed visibly even from yesterday to today. yesterday, people were saying, "there is still a chance, we have to keep the door open for diplomacy." today, there is a sharp intake of breath. they were all looking at the same intelligence, president biden has shared his intelligence within nato partners. we have all seen what there is to be seen, in effect as a lot of intelligence around. it is only president biden who has been coming out in public to basically, it is believed he is trying to call out president putin, hopefully to pre—empt any moves that the
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intelligence seems to indicate he will take. they are still saying they hope there is a way forward, but almost everyone we have spoken to today, and people from many different countries, they all seem to say now, "well, it looks like the tensions in eastern ukraine are expelling something quite ominous." and we heard this afternoon from president zelenskiy of ukraine, some people were saying he should not have even travelled to munich, that it was dangerous for him to leave ukraine at all. but his message was very much that ukraine should be given a date when it can join nato. there was electricity in the hall in that grand hoteljust behind me, president zelenskiy when he entered got a standing ovation. yes, everybody knew that senior american officials, including president biden, has said that maybe it is not the best time to leave his country. what leader would want to look scared to leave his own country? he has just left munich, we just saw the convoy behind us. he said, "the situation in eastern ukraine is
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underfull situation in eastern ukraine is under full control." yes, he situation in eastern ukraine is underfull control." yes, he knows, everybody in the whole new that what president putin wants at the top of his list is a legal guarantee that ukraine will neverjoin nato. and even though president zelenskiy even just this week have said it would take a long time before we are ready, today he called on the west, not in his words to appease russia, but to give him a very clear definite path to becoming a member of the military alliance. i5 definite path to becoming a member of the military alliance.— of the military alliance. is there a sense amongst _ of the military alliance. is there a sense amongst all— of the military alliance. is there a sense amongst all of— of the military alliance. is there a sense amongst all of the - of the military alliance. is there a sense amongst all of the leaders| sense amongst all of the leaders gathered there in munich over failure? that the west has failed ukraine? and allow it to be in this position where it is being bullied by russia? position where it is being bullied b russia? ~ , ., position where it is being bullied b russia? ~ . ., , position where it is being bullied b russia? . ., , ., by russia? well, you certainly got that impression _ by russia? well, you certainly got that impression from _ by russia? well, you certainly got that impression from president. that impression from president zelenskiy, he basically said that they have been holding the line against russia. i have to say that
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ever since 2014 when russia first invaded ukraine, annexed crimea, in this hall, every year, year after year, i've heard western leaders are saying you cannot change borders in this century, we will never allow this century, we will never allow this to happen. but where are we now in 2022? crimea is still annexed, russian backed separatists are still in eastern ukraine. this is why nato is acting more quickly this time, because they did get caught last time. they showed themselves unable to roll back the russian advance. this is why they are trying to do everything possible to warn russia of far—reaching consequences if it happens again. of far-reaching consequences if it happens again-— of far-reaching consequences if it happens again. many thanks indeed. let's take you _ happens again. many thanks indeed. let's take you back _ happens again. many thanks indeed. let's take you back to _ happens again. many thanks indeed. let's take you back to storm - happens again. many thanks indeed. let's take you back to storm eunice l let's take you back to storm eunice now which has been blamed for at least four deaths across mainland europe.
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amsterdam's famous tree—lined streets were transformed into death traps. four people were killed by falling trunks, including someone riding a bicycle. coastal areas experienced the most intense winds, with gusts of up to 90 mph. this was scheveningen, on the edge of the hague. the highest code red weather warning has been lifted, for now. this is just one garden in one city, but people are clearing up scenes like these and far, far worse right across the netherlands this lunchtime. over the border in belgium, 80 mile an hour winds sent the tip of a crane crashing through the roof of a hospital in tournai. according to local media, none of the patients were killed, but some were injured.
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across the continent, storm eunice will remain in the memories long after these winds have subsided. the netherlands is taking a breath and bracing for storm franklin, which is forecast to hit tomorrow. anna holligan, bbc news in the hague. sport and for a full round—up, from the bbc sport centre, here's gavin. we will get the latest in the winter olympics. hello. a busy day in the football — we'll update you in a moment. but first to the winter olympics. and it took a while, but britain are off the mark with the medals. it was an agonising silver for them in the men's curling earlier — theyjust lost out to sweden 5—4.
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bruce mouat�*s rink took the match to an extra end. sweden used their last stone to score, and then mouat�*s final shot to try and force a steal failed to come off. britain's 98—year wait for men's curling gold goes on. the women's side have the chance to win gold when they face japan, early tomorrow morning. ido i do feel pretty proud of myself and part of my guys as well. i'm still a bit raw, i don't know how to describe it. i'm short on the line eventually i will feel pretty good about this medal. i mean, it's pretty heavy. yeah, still trying to take it all in. to the day's lunchtime kick—off in the premier league now. west ham were held at home by newcastle — who continue their unbeaten run. the hammers miss the chance to move into the top four — as nesta mcgregor reports. the official forecast of adverse conditions, but raining cats and dogs also perfectly summed up the weather in east london. category a, those who hated it, category b and those who hated it, category b and those who hated it, category b and those who loved it. west ham are pushing for europe, newcastle pulling towards safety. it was the hammers who threatened first. the
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bar denying jarrod bowen. shortly after, they did take the lead with craig dawson using his head to score, then his knees for the celebration. 0n the stroke of half—time, newcastle were level, declan rice failed to clear and joe willock took advantage. the ball a whisker over the line. the first half was littered with chances, but after the break, the rain and the goal action both dried up. david moyes unable to hide his disappointment as west ham wasted another chance to break into the top four stop in the end, a hard—fought point each, which probably best pleased at the magpies. eight games in total, across the premier league. leaders manchester city host spurs later. liverpool have a chance to put some pressure on them and close the gap to six points at the top. liverpool. and it is sadio mane who
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has scored for liverpool. it is 1—1 at anfield. elsewhere, arsenal can go fifth with a win over brentford. burnley are two goals up against brighton. storm eunice has seen off seven games in the football league today, but fulham missed the chance to extend their lead at the top of the championship by losing 2—1 to huddersfield. the terriers opened the scoring after half an hour at craven cottage thanks to danny ward. duane holmes doubled their advantage after marek rodak was judged to have fouled sorba thomas. bobby decordova—reid pulled one back, but fulham couldn't rescue a point. no matches for rangers or celtic in the scottish premiership, butjim goodwin takes charge of aberdeen for the first time, after making the switch from st mirren. it's a tough opening game too for the man who was only appointed last night, away to mothewell. they are winning1—0 against motherwell. a good start so far for goodwin. st mirren have put an interim
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coaching team in place. they're in charge for the trip to livingstone. in rugby league, defending champions st helens won 38—6 at hull fc in the lunchtime super league match. hull played most of the game a man short after luke gale was sent off. saints ran in six tries, two of them scored byjosh simm. keely hodgkinson picked up 2,500 dollars, that's around £1,800, for breaking the 800 metres british record at the indoor grand prix in birmingham. the 19—year—old from manchester finished in one minute 57.21 seconds to take half a second off jemma's reekie's record. and after 21 years, paula radcliffe's british half marathon record has been broken. eilish mccolgan is the woman who's done it, she came sixth in the ras al khaimah half marathon
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the uae in a time of 66 minutes and 21 seconds, beating radcliffe's record by 26 seconds. that's all the sport for now. all the liverpool one, it looks like a good match. they havejust as all the liverpool one, it looks like a good match. they have just as good as i am talking to you. 2—1 to liverpool. mohamed salah and sadio mane. prime minister borisjohnson has returned his questionnaire about allegations of downing street lockdown breaches to the metropolitan police. around 50 people received the document, which has the same status as information given in a police interview under caution. the prime minister has previously said he didn't believe he'd broken any rules but apologised "for the things we simply didn't get right". canadian police have clashed with protestors and made more than 100 arrests while trying to clear a demonstration that has brought
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the capital to a standstill. the anti—covid restriction movement has used lorries to block roads in ottawa for three weeks. aru na iyengar reports. in freezing temperatures and fresh snow, police work action, in freezing temperatures and fresh snow, police work together in a planned action, pushing into crowds of demonstrators to clear them from the streets of downtown 0ttawa. so far, the protests have been non—violent, but now scuffles are breaking out. we are focused on returning our city to the place we all know and love. we will run this operation 24 hours a day until the residents and community have their entire city back _ there were tense moments. criticisms of police on horseback trampling a demonstrator. police say that the protester threw a bike at a horse. others had their hands tied. this time—lapse footage shows police moving protesters away from a blockaded junction. dozens of trucks still remain, but fewer now since the arrests began. three of the main organisers were arrested before the weekend.
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officers have set up 100 roadblocks near the protest site. it all started as a freedom convoy against mandatory jabs for truckers crossing the canada—us border. but it has broadened to anger with the government and prime ministerjustin trudeau. on monday, the prime minister resorted to emergency powers to stop the protests. it came after truckers blocked us border crossings, interrupting key trade routes like this. police are turning trucks away from the protest area, freezing them out, stopping access and starving protesters of food and fuel. people started facing the reality of it, and i did see a couple of dozen trucks leave during the day. so some people are choosing to go ahead and clear out before they get arrested or have their truck impounded. it remains to be seen how long the die—hard protesters can hold out. aruna iyengar, bbc news.
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the nhs in england is going to stop using money donated by the betting industry to help treat gambling addicts. the move comes after patients and medics raised concerns about a conflict of interest. a woman from west london says she has overcome bowel cancer to play football. a woman from west london says she's overcome hurdles to play football after bowel cancer. navjohal says she wants to show people they can continue doing what they love despite setbacks. and she's been speaking openly about her day to day challenges with bbc asian network's anisa kadri. back doing what she loves after bowel cancer.— back doing what she loves after bowel cancer. ~ , .. ,., . ~ bowel cancer. when i first came back on the pitch. — bowel cancer. when i first came back on the pitch. it _ bowel cancer. when i first came back on the pitch, it was _ bowel cancer. when i first came back on the pitch, it was a _ bowel cancer. when i first came back on the pitch, it was a super - on the pitch, it was a super emotionalfor me. yes, i can do it, because that was one of the things i would not be able to get back to. she was diagnosed with cancer in her 30s after noticing bleeding when going to the toilet. she had her tumour removed almost three years ago. following surgery, it took her
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eight months to get back to playing football, and she initially played with a stone bag which connects waste. i with a stone bag which connects waste. . , , , waste. i had my intestines poking out of my stomach, _ waste. i had my intestines poking out of my stomach, and - waste. i had my intestines poking out of my stomach, and i - waste. i had my intestines poking out of my stomach, and i put - waste. i had my intestines poking out of my stomach, and i put in i waste. i had my intestines poking out of my stomach, and i put in a | out of my stomach, and i put in a pad for two years whilst my insides healed. i was worried about my injury, so i wore a card and i worried about people going in heavy challenges. the girls i played with were super cautious with me. i now go to the loo in the normal way, it is difficult for me to control my function at times and to be able to be out all day. so having a stoma actually gave me a better quality of life than what i have currently. the advice we give _ life than what i have currently. the advice we give to people is before you go— advice we give to people is before you go back to doing something physically active like playing football, speak to us, look at
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exercises _ football, speak to us, look at exercises you can do to strengthen your core _ exercises you can do to strengthen your core and also look at overall muscle _ your core and also look at overall muscle strength activities. as a nav johal decide — muscle strength activities. as a nav johal decide whether _ muscle strength activities. as a nav johal decide whether to _ muscle strength activities. as a nav johal decide whether to have - muscle strength activities. as a nav johal decide whether to have a - muscle strength activities. as a nav i johal decide whether to have a stoma bag again, she says it has been an emotional time. you have played together since you were little kids, then? ,, . . ., together since you were little kids, then? ,, . .., ., ~ together since you were little kids, then? ,, . ., ~ ,, , together since you were little kids, then? ,, . ., ~ ,, then? since we could walk. she is a lot quicker— then? since we could walk. she is a lot quicker than _ then? since we could walk. she is a lot quicker than me, _ then? since we could walk. she is a lot quicker than me, she _ then? since we could walk. she is a lot quicker than me, she has - then? since we could walk. she is a lot quicker than me, she has gone i lot quicker than me, she has gone through— lot quicker than me, she has gone through many operations but is still quicker, _ through many operations but is still quicker, faster. better football than _ quicker, faster. better football than me — quicker, faster. better football than me. doesn't stop her. from doing _ than me. doesn't stop her. from doing anything she wants to be. she will still— doing anything she wants to be. she will still try. doing anything she wants to be. she will stilltry. new doing anything she wants to be. she will still try-— will still try. nav johal says she not back will still try. nav johal says she got back to _ will still try. nav johal says she got back to playing _ will still try. nav johal says she got back to playing football- will still try. nav johal says she got back to playing football thej got back to playing football the help of organisations that support. she says it has helped her overcome challenges after cancer. i am she says it has helped her overcome challenges after cancer.— challenges after cancer. i am really roud of challenges after cancer. i am really proud of you- _ challenges after cancer. i am really proud of you. that _ challenges after cancer. i am really proud of you. that is _ challenges after cancer. i am really proud of you. that is pretty - challenges after cancer. i am really proud of you. that is pretty chahal| proud of you. that is pretty chahal endin: proud of you. that is pretty chahal ending that _ proud of you. that is pretty chahal ending that report. _ preetijohal ending that report from anisa kadri. let's go back to the clean—up after storm eunice, and over to essex, where a 200—year—old oak tree came crashing down onto this house on friday morning. dominic good lives here.
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tell us, it is a very dramatic image the tree there behind you. what happened?— the tree there behind you. what ha ened? ~ , happened? well, we were sitting in the house working, _ happened? well, we were sitting in the house working, all— happened? well, we were sitting in the house working, all of _ happened? well, we were sitting in the house working, all of us - happened? well, we were sitting in the house working, all of us were i the house working, all of us were working from home. it was about 11:30am yesterday. probably the height of the wind speed, i would say. wejust height of the wind speed, i would say. we just felt the house move, and that was a big gust of wind, seconds later the tree just crashed into the house. we were covered in dust and just general degree and we ran outside to see what had happened. and we were confronted with what you can see behind us. spain, it must have been pretty scary, wasn't it?— scary, wasn't it? yeah, it was absolutely — scary, wasn't it? yeah, it was absolutely terrifying. - scary, wasn't it? yeah, it was absolutely terrifying. i - scary, wasn't it? yeah, it was absolutely terrifying. i was i scary, wasn't it? yeah, it was - absolutely terrifying. i was working there _ absolutely terrifying. i was working there where it hit. i was in a conference call as well and i heard a creek— conference call as well and i heard a creek and — conference call as well and i heard a creek and a huge bang. you can feel the _ a creek and a huge bang. you can feel the whole house vibrating. i run underneath the doorway. we were
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in absolute _ run underneath the doorway. we were in absolute shock at that you don't know _ in absolute shock at that you don't know what — in absolute shock at that you don't know what is going on. i ran outside to see _ know what is going on. i ran outside to see my— know what is going on. i ran outside to see my card completely destroyed and went— to see my card completely destroyed and went upstairs to my bedroom which _ and went upstairs to my bedroom which had — and went upstairs to my bedroom which had no walls any more! it was amazing _ which had no walls any more! it was amazing at— which had no walls any more! it was amazing at something like that can happen _ amazing at something like that can happen i_ amazing at something like that can ha en. ~ , amazing at something like that can ha en. ~' , , amazing at something like that can hauen. ~ , , ~' happen. i think this tree, this oak tree is a few— happen. i think this tree, this oak tree is a few hundred _ happen. i think this tree, this oak tree is a few hundred years - happen. i think this tree, this oak tree is a few hundred years old. l happen. i think this tree, this oak i tree is a few hundred years old. had you been worried about it with the storm? did you think it might come crashing down? ida. storm? did you think it might come crashing down?— crashing down? no, not at all. we measured the _ crashing down? no, not at all. we measured the base _ crashing down? no, not at all. we measured the base of _ crashing down? no, not at all. we measured the base of it _ crashing down? no, not at all. we measured the base of it some - crashing down? no, not at all. we | measured the base of it some time ago and calculating it was probably about 300 years old or thereabouts. it was a well—known lovely tree, and it is a feature of the house. whenever people come to the house, they generally comment on what an amazing tree we've got. quite a surprise to see it snapped in two by the power of the wind. the surprise to see it snapped in two by the power of the wind.— surprise to see it snapped in two by the power of the wind. the good news is ou are the power of the wind. the good news is you are all — the power of the wind. the good news is you are all 0k. _ the power of the wind. the good news is you are all ok, you are _ the power of the wind. the good news is you are all ok, you are all- is you are all ok, you are all fine. 0bviously is you are all ok, you are all fine. obviously a lot of damage to the house. do you have any idea how much it is going to cost to repair that? a big insurance claim? i'sre
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it is going to cost to repair that? a big insurance claim?— a big insurance claim? i've got absolutely _ a big insurance claim? i've got absolutely no _ a big insurance claim? i've got absolutely no idea. _ a big insurance claim? i've got absolutely no idea. i'm - a big insurance claim? i've got absolutely no idea. i'm not -
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