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the british—iranian woman nazanin zaghari—ratcliffe, held for almost six years in tehran, speaks of her ordeal. in her first interview since she was freed last week, she said her release should have happened six years ago. coming back to a daughter who is nearly eight, i left her when she was not even two. there is a whole lot to catch up with richard and gabriella and getting to know them better. also this lunchtime, ukraine rejects a russian deadline for mariupol�*s defenders to lay down their arms in exchange for safe passage out. it comes as civilians dig graves in the street, following weeks of russian bombardment that's left residents with no power or running water. a man goes on trial charged with murdering conservative mp sir david amess as he met
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constituents last year. the spring covid boosterjab programme launches for the over—75s and those with high risk in england. how the royal mint is turning our old phones into gold for commemorative coins. and coming up on the bbc news channel... world champion max verstappen criticises his red bull team's reliability in their double retirement for fi's season opener. lewis hamilton was third with ferrari on top. good afternoon. welcome to the bbc news at one. the british—iranian woman nazanin zaghari ratcliffe, who was held for nearly six years in detention in iran, has been speaking for the first
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time since her return to the uk last week. mrs zaghari—ratcliffe thanked her "amazing, wonderful" husband richard for "tirelessly" campaigning for her. she also thanked daughter gabriella "for being very, very patient with mummy to be coming home". and she said her release should have happened six years ago. she was originally accused of spying, then charged with plotting to overthrow the iranian government. she's always strenuously denied the allegations. our diplomatic correspondent james landale reports. the six years, richard ratcliffe has come to parliament to campaign for his wife. , . , , his wife. this was the first time she came _ his wife. this was the first time she came too. _ his wife. this was the first time she came too. nazanin - she came too. nazanin zaghari—ratcliffe has long been a victim, hostage, because with family and supporters speaking on her behalf. but today she was welcome to the house of commons by the speaker to do the one thing she had never been free to do before, to tell her own story in her own words, in her own story in her own words, in her own time. in the parliament were so many had campaigned for her release.
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i am very grateful... she many had campaigned for her release. i am very grateful. . ._ i am very grateful... she thanked her friends. _ i am very grateful... she thanked her friends, doctors _ i am very grateful... she thanked her friends, doctors and - i am very grateful... she thanked her friends, doctors and lawyers l i am very grateful... she thanked i her friends, doctors and lawyers and above all the man sitting next to her. y above all the man sitting next to her. ~ , . . above all the man sitting next to her. g . . above all the man sitting next to her. g ., ., , ., above all the man sitting next to her. g . . ., above all the man sitting next to her. . ., , her. my amazing husband who has been tirelessly campaigning _ her. my amazing husband who has been tirelessly campaigning for— her. my amazing husband who has been tirelessly campaigning for me, - her. my amazing husband who has been tirelessly campaigning for me, so - tirelessly campaigning for me, so thank you so much, and my daughter for being very, very patient with mummy to be coming home. i am so grateful. mummy to be coming home. i am so crateful. ~ , . ., ., . , mummy to be coming home. i am so crateful. ~ , . . , ., grateful. mrs zaghari-ratcliffe and another british _ grateful. mrs zaghari-ratcliffe and another british iranian _ grateful. mrs zaghari-ratcliffe and another british iranian detainee . another british iranian detainee arrived back in britain last week after being released by the authorities after britain finally paid iran an historic debt. a deck she made clear the uk could and should have paid many years before. —— a debt. i should have paid many years before. -- a debt. . , ., -- a debt. i have seen five foreign secretaries _ -- a debt. i have seen five foreign secretaries change _ -- a debt. i have seen five foreign secretaries change over _ -- a debt. i have seen five foreign secretaries change over the - -- a debt. i have seen five foreign| secretaries change over the course of six years. that is unprecedented given the politics of the uk. i love you, richard, i respect whatever you believe, but i was told many, many times that, oh, we are going to get you home. that never happened. there
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was a time that i felt like i wouldn't trust you because i believe many times i would be taken home and that never happened. how many foreign secretaries does it take? it should have been one of them eventually so now here we are, what has happened now should have happened six years ago. but has happened now should have happened six years ago. but now it was time to — happened six years ago. but now it was time to heal— happened six years ago. but now it was time to heal stop _ happened six years ago. but now it was time to heal stop we _ happened six years ago. but now it was time to heal stop we have - was time to heal stop we have gone through a lot, it has been a tough journey. through a lot, it has been a tough “ourne . . ., through a lot, it has been a tough “ourne . _, . ,, .,, journey. the coming back was also very tough- _ journey. the coming back was also very tough- you — journey. the coming back was also very tough. you realise _ journey. the coming back was also very tough. you realise that - journey. the coming back was also | very tough. you realise that coming back to a daughter who is nearly eight, i left her when she was not even two, there is a whole lot to catch up with richard and gabriella, getting to know them better. i would appreciate the privacy. bud getting to know them better. i would appreciate the privacy.— appreciate the privacy. and she called for other _ appreciate the privacy. and she called for other dual _ appreciate the privacy. and she called for other dual nationals i appreciate the privacy. and she . called for other dual nationals held in iran to be freed. morad tahbaz who uk, us and iranians citizenship was released on house arrest for a
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couple of days last week but was taken back verse to jail and then an unidentified hotel. his sister says her brother, who has cancer, has been abandoned by the foreign office. ., ., , office. from the outset, we were alwa s office. from the outset, we were always sure _ office. from the outset, we were always sure that _ office. from the outset, we were always sure that my _ office. from the outset, we were always sure that my father - office. from the outset, we were always sure that my father would | office. from the outset, we were i always sure that my father would be included _ always sure that my father would be included in — always sure that my father would be included in any deal that was made to release — included in any deal that was made to release all of the hostages, so we are _ to release all of the hostages, so we are truly devastated knowing now that this _ we are truly devastated knowing now that this was not the case. to prime minister— that this was not the case. to prime ministerjohnson and foreign minister johnson and foreign secretary ministerjohnson and foreign secretary liz trust, we beg you to stand _ secretary liz trust, we beg you to stand by— secretary liz trust, we beg you to stand by your word and bring back both my— stand by your word and bring back both my parents, my father and my mothen _ both my parents, my father and my mother. ., , . , ~ mother. the foreign office says mr tahbaz's mother. the foreign office says mr tahhaz's case _ mother. the foreign office says mr tahbaz's case is _ mother. the foreign office says mr tahbaz's case is complicated - mother. the foreign office says mr l tahbaz's case is complicated because iran are views him as an american. he is being held over talks to reverse the iran nuclear deal. our diplomatic correspondent caroline hawley was at the press conference in westminster. so much warmth towards her. she was so composed after all she has been
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through. 50 so composed after all she has been throu~h. _, so composed after all she has been throu~h. through. so composed, so dignified. i think it through. so composed, so dignified. i think it tells _ through. so composed, so dignified. i think it tells you _ through. so composed, so dignified. i think it tells you so _ through. so composed, so dignified. i think it tells you so much _ through. so composed, so dignified. i think it tells you so much about - i think it tells you so much about richard and nazanin as a couple that, for them, it was important to have morad tahbaz because my daughter there at the press conference to shine a light that he has been left behind. as nazanin said, she felt for so long left behind. it was very, very moving. a motion of the many of the journalists there. just before the press conference started, i heard richard whisper to nazanin, "are you 0k?" they were holding hands when morad tahbaz poz my daughter spoke and got upset. richard put his arm around her and nazanin was constantly looking over and gabriella, who were sitting next to me playing video games. it was an amazing moment. to hearfrom nazanin
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herself after all this time, she wouldn't be drawn on what she had gone through, the dark, dark time she spent in solitary confinement. she just she spent in solitary confinement. shejust said she spent in solitary confinement. she just said that what happened there would haunt her for the rest of her life and she spoke of the injustice of what she had been through, "my life was linked to something i had nothing to do with stop" for them now, the focus is on getting to know each other and nazanin said she wanted to do things like get to know her daughter's friends, because she hasn't seen her for 2.5 years. friends, because she hasn't seen her for 2-5 years— ukraine has rejected a russian deadline for its forces to stop fighting in the besieged port city of mariupol, saying there could be no question of soldiers laying down their arms. tens of thousands of civilians remain trapped in the city, which has been devastated by russian bombardment and has little food, water or power. in kyiv a curfew has been announced from eight o'clock local time this evening until wednesday morning. from there our correspondent
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james waterhouse reports. mariupol, a place where 90% of buildings are now destroyed or damaged and where they are burying bodies in the street. translation: i hope there will be some sort of reburial and this isjust hope there will be some sort of reburial and this is just temporary but the military told us to put the body somewhere in the cold and the only place now ice our basements. there are people in the basement so we bury them here.— there are people in the basement so we bury them here. 200,000 people are still trapped _ we bury them here. 200,000 people are still trapped in _ we bury them here. 200,000 people are still trapped in the _ we bury them here. 200,000 people are still trapped in the city. _ we bury them here. 200,000 people are still trapped in the city. their- are still trapped in the city. their impossible choice, stay and hope you survive more continued shelling with no running water and little food or leave along a humanitarian route which could well be attacked to a destination you don't know. translation: we destination you don't know. translation:— destination you don't know. translation: ~ ., , ., translation: we have been in a basement for _ translation: we have been in a basement for 11 _ translation: we have been in a basement for 11 days. _ translation: we have been in a basement for 11 days. this - translation: we have been in a basement for 11 days. this is - translation: we have been in a basement for 11 days. this is the i basement for 11 days. this is the 25th day of war. we have been counting every one of them. we hope for the best, to live as humans. the apartment has been broken, everything is broken stop where can
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we go from the basement? we are cooking at a fire. for now, we have food and firewood stop in a week, we will have nothing, no food at all. what should we do?— will have nothing, no food at all. what should we do? wish it offered authorities here _ what should we do? wish it offered authorities here safe _ what should we do? wish it offered authorities here safe passage - what should we do? wish it offered authorities here safe passage for i authorities here safe passage for anyone who wanted to escape. in return, they wanted the city to surrender. mariupol refused. when it comes to ukraine's fight for its survival, surrendering has long not beenin survival, surrendering has long not been in its vocabulary, however work to get civilians out of mariupol continues. translation: tote to get civilians out of mariupol continues. translation: we have -lans continues. translation: we have lans for continues. translation: we have plans for the _ continues. translation: we have plans for the work _ continues. translation: we have plans for the work of _ continues. translation: we have plans for the work of humanitarian | plans for the work of humanitarian work today. today, eight corridors are agreed. in the several routes will open today. in kyiv, a missile hit a shopping centre, felt and heard across much of the city. it left this. eight people are known to have died and a curfew has been announced for
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tonight. just look at that new block of flats. the reason for curfews like this isn'tjust about of flats. the reason for curfews like this isn't just about the impacts, it is to do with the wider damage. every building we can see around here has got smashed windows or some of the cladding has fallen off, everything has been affected. while ukraine isn't putting down its weapons, it is still trying to help people escape. 10 million ukrainians have now had to leave their homes, according to the un, almost a quarter of the population, all wondering if or when they will be back and what they will return to. james waterhouse, bbc news, in kyiv. winning the battle for the southern port city of mariupol would be seen as a major strategic success for russia, giving it control over much of ukraine's south coast. our security correspondent gordon corera has this assessment of the russian advance. russian military strategy has changed since the war began. when they first invaded nearly
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a month ago, the russian forces came in broadly on three fronts, from the north, from the south and from the east. the aim seems to have been for lightning strikes to take key cities. but instead they met more fiercer resistance than they expected and that strategy effectively failed. so what has happened since then? if we look at the capital kyiv, they have been trying to encircle the city, but they've not managed that entirely and it doesn't look like they've got the combat power to go in and take the heavily—defended capital. so instead we have seen these kind of missile strikes on it. but the russians are regrouping and bringing in reinforcements. if we next look at the south, they have made more progress here and we've heard a lot in recent days about mariupol and you can see the strategic importance of that city because it would allow the russians to connect up some of the territory they control. and they've effectively been laying siege to that city, inflicting some pretty terrible devastation.
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if we then move on to the east, what we can see is there has been fighting here in kharkiv, which has been pretty intense. and one of the concerns there is is that russian forces could then drive in from multiple directions and then they'd be able to surround a ukrainian fighting force, which is here, and potentially cut it off. now, we've also seen strikes all the way over here around lviv. what that looks to be is the russians targeting the military infrastructure which supports ukraine, including the supply routes for it. so overall what we get from this is a sense of a war of attrition, in which the russians are trying to pound some of the cities, trying to do as much damage as they can to the ukrainian military. all that points to is potentially a long haul and many casualties, including civilian casualties.
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gordon corera reporting. in a moment we can talk to our correspondent caroline davies in moscow. first lets talk to our chief international correspondent lyse doucet in kyiv. lyse, how is the situation there changing? in mariupol, there is extraordinary defiance despite deteriorating circumstances.— defiance despite deteriorating circumstances. what a show of defiance in _ circumstances. what a show of defiance in the _ circumstances. what a show of defiance in the midst - circumstances. what a show of defiance in the midst of- circumstances. what a show of defiance in the midst of all- circumstances. what a show of defiance in the midst of all of. circumstances. what a show of i defiance in the midst of all of this danger and dread and devastation for the residents of mariupol which has seen the worst horrors of this war, and that is saying a lot. even in other areas, the first areas to fall under russia's control where russian forces are on the ground, people are still taking to the streets, still taunting russian forces and refusing to accept russian control. so it was even went so much of mariupol is
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flattened, about 90%, the officials in the city refusing to give up. mariupol matters to russia. in strategic terms, political terms. today, the deputy prime minister of ukraine is underlining in matters in personal terms for president putin. mariupol was not taken by russia when it occupied the crimean peninsula in eastern ukraine in 2014. it fell briefly and ukrainians took it back stop this time, president putin seems to be allowing no chance that he will enter this campaign without mariupol in his grasp, but at what cost to russia and tragically at what cost for ukraine? ., ~ and tragically at what cost for ukraine? ., ,, , ., , and tragically at what cost for ukraine? ., ,, i. , . and tragically at what cost for ukraine? ., ~' ,, , . , , ukraine? thank you very much. lyse doucet caroline, how is the situation in mariupol being portrayed by the kremlin? the russian authorities here are saying this is a humanitarian crisis but they are not taking the blame
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for that. they are saying this is entirely down to come in their words, the ukrainian nationalist. there was a statement by the russian defence here saying they were talking about atrocities we have seen images of. maternity was, kindergartens, schools and saying that would have come from ukraine. if you see how the russians are portraying it, they have offered humanitarian corridors. what they haven't said is ukraine has said that they will not be surrendering mariupol. in fact, some of the channels here have even suggested that ukrainian troops wanted to surrender, they were on the edge of deciding that they wanted to give up mariupol. clearly, a contradictory message coming out of russia. it is obvious the russian authorities know they cannot completely ignore the images coming out of mariupol. they are trying to direct and divert
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attention trying to suggest this is an issue with ukraine in stead. in terms of what happens next, we spoke to the press office, peace talks had not progressed in the way russia wanted and blamed ukraine for that. the real concern is what happens nextin the real concern is what happens next in mariupol in the real concern is that things will further intensify. is that things will further intensify-— is that things will further intensify. is that things will further intensi . ., ., ., ,, , intensify. caroline, thank you very much. caroline _ intensify. caroline, thank you very much. caroline davey— intensify. caroline, thank you very much. caroline davey is— intensify. caroline, thank you very much. caroline davey is in - intensify. caroline, thank you very l much. caroline davey is in moscow. a 26—year—old man has gone on trial accused of murdering the former mp for southend west, sir david amess. ali harbi ali denies fatally stabbing sir david at his constituency surgery last october. he also also denies preparing acts of terrorism. our home affairs corresponent daniel sandford is at the old bailey. opening the case for the prosecution, tom little qc described the murder of sir david amess as an assassination for terrorist purposes, a cold and calculated
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murder carried out at a place of worship by a young man who for many years had been planning just such an attack. years had been planning 'ust such an attack. ., ,, ~ attack. tom little qc said ali harvey ali — attack. tom little qc said ali harvey ali had _ attack. tom little qc said ali harvey ali had bought - attack. tom little qc said ali harvey ali had bought the i attack. tom little qc said ali i harvey ali had bought the knife five years earlier and had carried out reconnaissance at the home of the levelling up secretary michael gove mp and at the constituency office of michael freer mp. tom little said ali harbi ali was relaxed and chatty just before the attack in a church in southend and then he had said sorry to sir david amess and then started stabbing him in a frenzied attack. he later came out and witnesses will tell the jury that he said i killed him, i killed him, i want him dead, i want every parliament minister who signed up to the bombing in syria and who agree to the iraqi war to die. one witness will tell the jury, to the iraqi war to die. one witness will tell thejury, the to the iraqi war to die. one witness will tell the jury, the prosecutor said, that at the end when he was asked to put down the knife he said, no, because i want to be shot and i
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am going to die, i want to die, i want to bea am going to die, i want to die, i want to be a hero. ali harbi ali denies both murder and preparation of terrorist acts.— of terrorist acts. daniel sanford at the old bailey. _ our top story this lunchtime. the british—iranian woman nazanin zaghari—ratcliffe, speaks for the first time since her release from tehran saying it should have happened six years ago. and coming up — how the royal mint is turning electronic waste into gold. coming up on the bbc news channel... former chelsea captainjohn terry is among a group of ex—players and fans trying to buy a stake in the club as more bids come in, following sanctions on current owner roman abramovich. the chancellor rishi sunak will deliver his spring statement on the economy this week, as he faces increasing pressure to help households with the soaring cost of living. millions of household are facing sharp rises in energy bills,
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the price of petrol and diesel is on the rise and the bank of england has warned inflation could hit 7% this year. food clubs, which provide food at a low cost, are becoming increasingly popular, as elaine dunkley now reports. every week the queues get longer for the bread and butter thing. it's a charity that takes surplus food from supermarkets and factories to provide affordable food for families. oh, lovely, thank you. at the start of the pandemic in darlington we met kylie. i think it's absolutely fantastic, it's just helped massively. it's so surreal, you just couldn't imagine yourself being in this situation. in manchester at the start of last year we met pavel. he had just lost hisjob. i am an engineer, i was working on aircrafts and trains, so i am qualified but at the moment i am struggling and basically the parcel has everything we need to survive for a week for a family of four.
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many families are still struggling with the effects of the pandemic and now with the rising cost of living and the impact the war in ukraine will have on food prices. gracielle runs a hair salon in harbour heights in manchester. i have one lady that knows the price of everything. you just say, "how much is sugar?" "well, in asda it's this much, in tesco's it's this much." she knows everything. i'm like, "how do you know all this?" gracielle uses the bread and butter thing and recommends food clubs to all her clients. you see a lot of people actually going to the reduced aisle. you see when they pull the rack of bread out, lots of hands, people jumping on top of each other to get the reduced staff. what can i say? i don't want to get emotional myself, but... it's sad. the government says it is providing £12 billion of support over this financial year and next to ease the cost of living pressures, but as inflation reaches a 30—year
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high there is growing concern. people that have never faced this sort of thing before really don't know what to do. people are struggling. anyone can join the bread and butter thing and it is changing the way people shop. our members get for £7.50 three bags of food. that would normally cost you around £35 to £45 in the supermarket. something has gone wrong if families that are working for a living can't afford to put food on the table. we have got widening gaps of people that have got static wages but growing prices for food, energy and debt. we need to think about the eligibility criteria of so many different things and benefits right now. free school meals are not accessible to a lot of people that were on the cusp already. some of the food collected by the bread and butter thing is delivered to this community centre in salford. volunteers turn it into a three course meal, free to anyone who fancies eating out.
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i think the food cycle is a charity that has saved millions of tonnes of food that would have originally gone out to waste and people like we are seeing here tonight, some of our guests, they can come here, they can socialise, they can have a chat, a three course meal on us. it's got to be a good thing. the bread and butter thing has doubled in size since the start of the pandemic, serving thousands of families and opening hubs in schools and community centres across the north of england. and as prices continue to rise, an increasing number of people are turning to schemes like this to put food on the table. elaine dunkley, bbc news. a china eastern airlines plane carrying 132 people has crashed in guangxi province. the boeing 737 took off from kunming in the south west and headed east for guangzhou. it came down in a mountainous region in wuzhou. emergency services have arrived at the crash site and say
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there is no sign of any survivors. the reason for the crash is not yet know. our correspondent stephen mcdonell is in beijing. what further details are emerging? what further details are emerging? what has really shocked people in this country, which normally has a very good air safety record, has been this image of a passengerjet plummeting vertically towards the ground. there is a little clip of this which has been shared on social media and the information on these flights tracking apps would appear to corroborate this footage to show that that is indeed what happened to the plane. rescue teams that battled to get to this remote mountain area say the plane when it hit the ground was completely obliterated. it started a fire in an abandoned forest and they have not been able
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to find any indication of any survivors. on the flagship evening television news china's leader was quoted as saying that investigators needed to urgently find out what caused this catastrophic incident because people in china need to know that flights are safe, that the whole industry is safe. but as a precaution the entire fleet of boeing 737 800s being operated by china eastern airline has now been grounded. and the families of those who were on board that flight that never made it to one show are gathering at the airport hoping for some sort of good news, but they must realise that none of their loved ones are coming home because it would be completely impossible for anyone to have survived that. stephen mcdonell in beijing. the former tennis champion boris becker arrived at court this
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morning to stand trial accused of failing to hand over his trophies to settle debts. the 54—year—old commentator was declared bankrupt injune 2017. it's alleged he transferred hundreds of thousands of pounds to other accounts, including to his former wife and his estranged wife. the trial is expected to last three weeks. he denies all 24 charges in connection with his conduct before and after his bankruptcy. hundreds of thousands of vulnerable people in england can book an additional covid booster jab from today. invitations are being sent to all those aged over 75, care home residents, and anyone aged 12 and over with a weakened immune system. official figures show infection rates are rising in all age groups, including the over 70s. spring boosters are already being rolled out in wales and scotland. our health correspondent michelle roberts is here. it's happening today? from today in england people on that list you just
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mention are deemed vulnerable, are being offered these extra vaccines, spring jab. many people have already had three and this will be a fourth vaccine to see them through, because we know infection rates have been going up. luckily although the vaccine does not seem to be stopping those infection so far, we have had quite arise recently as has waned a bit, but the important things is the vaccines are working really well against severe incidences. tell vaccines are working really well against severe incidences. tell us a little bit about — against severe incidences. tell us a little bit about those _ against severe incidences. tell us a little bit about those figures - against severe incidences. tell us a little bit about those figures in i little bit about those figures in the case numbers and hospitalisations.- the case numbers and hospitalisations. the case numbers and hositalisations. ~ ., hospitalisations. we had some new data out on — hospitalisations. we had some new data out on friday _ hospitalisations. we had some new data out on friday that _ hospitalisations. we had some new data out on friday that was - hospitalisations. we had some new data out on friday that was looking | data out on friday that was looking at the community and we know that around one in 20 people at the moment has the virus, there is plenty of it around to catch and spread. we have seen hospital numbers going up again as well. there are about 14,000 people currently in hospital. some of those
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patients are not very poorly with the virus, which is good. the number of people on respirators and things like that is much, much lower than previously in the pandemic. we have got really effective treatments now that can also help people who have caught it and are feeling unwell. michelle roberts. every year we throw away millions of tonnes of electronic waste — old computers, mobile phones, televisions. all of them have circuit boards in them. now the royal mint has found a way to extract precious metals from them, turning our discarded electrics into gold. our science editor rebecca morelle reports. it's a problem that's piling up — the electronic waste that we're throwing away. but for the royal mint, this isn't rubbish. it's a precious resource. they're taking the circuit boards from laptops and phones and placing them in a secret solution.
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over a series of steps, chemicals extract what's inside. what comes out is this brown powder. it's then heated for 30 minutes at more than 1,000 celsius, and the end result becomes clear — its pure gold. we're hoping to recover all of the metals on the board, primarily gold to start with, but we're looking at copper, nickel, tin, particularly tin, and some silver. it's set to provide a new source of materials for the royal mint�*s main business, making coins. this whole space is about to be transformed. by this time next year, 90 tonnes of e—waste will pass through here each week, and the plan is eventually for every single part of every electronic component to be extracted and reused. the process needs to be shifted from the lab to work on an industrial scale.
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so if you take all of the disused electronics around your home, that represents about 7% of the world's gold. that is a huge number, and really gives us the initiative and the imperative to start recycling those electronics. globally, about 50 million tonnes of e—waste is being produced annually, but only 20% is currently being recycled. in the uk, each person generates 24 kilograms of e—waste each year. that's the second highest amount in the world. scientists say we could look to other countries who are doing a betterjob of meeting their waste targets, like switzerland. one of the reasons it's working there is they have made the opportunities for consumers to take back their waste very widespread. so you could walk into any shop that sells electronics with your broken toothbrush, even if they don't sell toothbrushes, and they
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have to take it back. turning e—waste into gold is just one solution, but the problem is growing so fast, we need many more, and this means rethinking what we're throwing away and recognising that even our rubbish has value. rebecca morelle, bbc news. time for a look at the weather here's stav danaos. i want to know can i get rid of my big coat and hope that everywhere will enjoy that sort of thing? it is horrible at the moment and it is cold mornings and you need a big coat and then it is worn in the afternoon. but it will be warming up as we move through the week. isi is ijust mentioned, things are set to warm up this week and we are holding onto high—pressure. as those temperatures rise we are likely to see the odd shower in the middle part of the week in the northern part of the week in the northern part of the country. here is the
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pressure setup, a big area of

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