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welcome to bbc news. i'm lucy grey. our top stories: reports prince charles has voiced his opposition to the british government's plan to send some migrants to rwanda. more misery for mariupol, with warnings of the risk of cholera and other infectious diseases, as the dead go unburied. after thursday's hearing into the deadly insurrection at the us capitol, president biden warns the threat to democracy still remains. pop—starjustin bieber cancels a number of shows after being diagnosed with an illness that's partially paralysed his face. and how the shamans of peru are trying to help the national football team qualify for the world cup.
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welcome to our viewers on pbs in america and around the globe. prince charles is reported to have privately described the british government's policy of sending migrants to rwanda as "appalling". the comments, reported in the times newspaper, emerged after the high court ruled that the first flight taking asylum seekers from the uk to the central african country could go ahead next tuesday. we have more on his comments in a moment. but first here's the bbc�*s mark easton on the legal proceedings. is it lawful to give people seeking asylum in the uk a one—way ticket to rwanda? telling them to pursue refugee status thousands of miles south in east africa? the first migrants are due to make thatjourney next tuesday, with campaigners today failing in their legal bid to stop the removals. the high court in london heard from home office lawyers that
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six asylum seekers who had been due to be deported have had their removal directions cancelled, but the judge was not persuaded to halt the flight carrying 31 others, dismissing arguments that the policy is unlawful. the government welcomed thejudgement. campaigners said the fight goes on. no, it's absolutely not a landmark day and it is important to note this isn't the substantive hearing, so this isn't in any way a vindication of the home secretary's policy. that is still to be tested in the courts in the next few weeks. the lawyer representing those trying to stop next week's flights, raza husain, pointed out that the home office has repeatedly claimed that their rwanda policy has been given the green light by the unhcr, the un agency responsible for the refugee convention. "that's misleading and incorrect," he told the judge. the united nations has used rwanda for several years... priti patel has consistently claimed her deal with rwanda is lawful, under the refugee convention. this agreement is comparable with all our domestic and international
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legal obligations. but in court today, a barrister for the un told thejudge... notjust once, but on numerous occasions it was claimed. after the deal was signed in kigali in april, the un had two meetings with priti patel and told her the arrangement broke international law. the government's legal team, however, interprets the convention differently, noting that more than 10,000 asylum seekers have risked their lives crossing the channel in small boats already this year, and arguing there is a significant public interest in a policy that will deter people from making those journeys and undermine the activities of criminal people smugglers. around 100 asylum seekers are now in immigration detention, threatened with deportation to rwanda. in brook house near gatwick, some have been on hunger strike. 0ne syrian spoke to the bbc, a translator has
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voiced his words. translation: i came to the uk because it's the only place - i have connections to. my brother, my uncle and my aunt live here. if i end up in rwanda, my future and the future of my two kids will be destroyed. the home office had always expected a legal challenge and welcoming the high court decision tonight, the home secretary insisted she will not be deterred. however, campaigners have been given permission to appeal against today's judgement. the matter to be decided at a hearing on monday, just hours before the flight to kigali is due to take off. mark easton, bbc news. we've been speaking to polly mackenzie, a political commentator, about prince charles reportedly calling the government's rwanda policy "appalling". charles, who will be king, potentially sooner than we might wish, given her majesty's ill—health, his position is unique and he has to have a constitutionally independent role. he has to find a way to be neutral and essentially
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a sort of a counsellor to the government of the day, but it is not his call what the government does. in the end, they are voted in by a democratic system and, you know, charles has made these blunders — i guess you might call them — or has been outspoken throughout his life. there have so often been controversies. again, lots of them on issues where i tend to agree with him, around the kind of housebuilding that we do, or around the importance of nature. but i think it will be a challenge. of course, having spent — unlike the queen who has spent almost all of her adult life as the monarch — charles is now in his 70s and is still only the heir to the throne. i think that adaptation will be challenging and it is a reminder, i'm sure, for him and those around him that even private remarks can so often become a public controversy so quickly. i think it is also just worth mentioning
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that it has probably come to light because he will be representing the queen in kigali at the commonwealth heads of government meeting. polly mackenzie there. president biden has announced that the leaders of 20 countries attending the americas summit, in los angeles, have endorsed a plan to address mass migration. the us has seen record numbers of people reaching its border with mexico every month. speaking on the final day of the summit, mr biden said that the declaration outlines specific measures to address the phenomenon. with these declaration, we are transforming our approach to managing migration in the americas. each of us is signing up americas. each of us is signing up to commitments that recognise the challenges we all share and if the responsibility that impacts on all of our nations. ukrainian officials are warning that humanitarian conditions in the russian—occupied city of mariupol have deteriorated so far that there's a risk of diseases, such as cholera and dysentery breaking out. the exiled deputy mayor
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of the southern port city says bodies are still being discovered in the ruins, there's a lack of doctors, and food and water are in short supply. our correspondet nick beake has more from kyiv. the big concern is that the dire conditions in mariupol, this city of death and destruction, are idealfor the rapid spread of this disease, among the 100,000 people who are still said to be living there. tonight, the ministry of health here in ukraine have told us they actually have not recorded any official cases. that's not to say they do not exist, but they say it is more a case that they cannot do any testing there because the russians are allowing people in and out. this is a city where it is very hard to get any information from, communications are poor. but earlier today, we were able to speak to one ukrainian woman, anastasia, and she said her mum managed to flee a week ago and left behind a city where the corpses are not being buried, where rubbish is piling up in the streets, as the temperature rises, as we go further into the summer, where there are very
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few medical supplies, where sewage is mixing with drinking water, and any rations that the russian soldiers are giving out, are simply said to be not sufficient. so tonight, russia may well control the city of mariupol, but it stands accused of failing to provide the very basic services to the very people. it says it has gone in to liberate. nick beake. president biden has warned that the "forces" behind the deadly insurrection at the us capitol last year remain a threat to democracy. his remarks came after an explosive congressional hearing, where the former president donald trump was blamed for an "attempted coup" which sparked the violence at the capitol in january last year. our north america editor sarah smith's report contains some strong language. we have a breach of the capitol! never—before—seen footage of rioters storming the capitol was designed to shock. because you'll never take
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back our country with weakness. you have to show strength, and you have to be strong. cheering and applause. as the committee promised to demonstrate, donald trump deliberately orchestrated this attack. president trump summoned the mob, assembled the mob and lit the flame of this attack. i mean, i saw friends with blood all over their faces. i was slipping in people's blood. the first police officer to be injured in the attack described the sheer scale of the violence. what i saw wasjust a war scene. it was carnage. it was chaos. chanting: hang mike pence! hang mike pence! _ as the crowd chanted "hang mike pence," the vice president, the committee says trump agreed with them. mike pence, quote, "deserves it". donald trump has denied ever thinking or saying hang mike pence, and on his social media channel says...
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the committee will produce more evidence over the next couple of weeks that they hope will convince people donald trump conspired illegally to try and overturn the election, but they can't actually bring criminal charges against him. they're trying to convict him in the court of public opinion. president biden calls the january 6th attack a brutal assault on democracy. it's important the american people understand what truly happened and to understand that the same forces that led january 6th remain at work today. testimony from committee witnesses was used to show that trump knew the election was not stolen. i did not agree with the idea of saying the election was stolen and putting out this stuff, which i told the president was bleep. even his daughter and senior adviser agreed. i respect attorney general barr. um, so i accepted what he was saying. it is an historic evening... the primetime broadcast commanded attention...
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it shows donald trump at the centre of a violent plot to overturn... ..but it may not convince an audience who have largely made up their minds about who's to blame for the capitol attack. trump—supporting tv channels like fox refused to air the hearing live. the whole thing is insulting. in fact, it's deranged, and we're not playing along. five more hearings will provide more detail about what committee members say amounts to an attempted coup in america. sarah smith, bbc news, washington. allan lichtman is a us presidential historian and distinguished professor of history at the american university in washington. first of all, what do you think this enquiry will achieve? will it change anybody�*s opinion of what happened? it it change anybody's opinion of what happened?— it change anybody's opinion of what happened? it would really matter if you — what happened? it would really matter if you change _ what happened? it would really matter if you change one - matter if you change one person's opinion or reinforce his opinion. i am talking about the attorney general who nearly
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a year and a half afterjanuary 6th and even longer than that, after the beginning of the donald trump's plot, does not seem to have moved to prosecute the leaders and that is what really matters. unless you hold donald trump and his allies accountable, they are going to do the same thing over and over again and perhaps next time succeed in destroying our democracy. in terms of moving the american people, your commentary is right. most people are hard baked in interviews but if they only move 2—5% of voters it will make a difference for the upcoming term elections, some could turn on a point or two. you study these things and have been looking at the rise of
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conspiracy theories. does it surprise you that so many millions of people still believe the election was stolen even though courts, elected officials, even republicans admit it was not stolen but a lot of people still believe that it was?— lot of people still believe that it was? ~ , ,., , that it was? absolutely. there is something _ that it was? absolutely. there is something called _ that it was? absolutely. there is something called the - that it was? absolutely. there is something called the big . is something called the big light which has been exploited by every authoritarian in the modern world. if you say something loudly and often enough, people are going to come to believe it, particularly people who feel a bond with you, as many americans do with donald trump. the american people, at last some of them support donald trump, are not fact checkers and have locked into this and believe their president. you also have to understand the role of social media which tends to create this insular bubbles whereby algorithm reinforces the belief however erroneous. for example, there
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are people who believe the earth is flat and they are caught in a bubble that reinforces that believe and they come to be a note to any kind of any information to the opposite. —— inert. there are people who believe that democratic party is run by satanists or by shape shifting reptiles. it is incredible what social media and the big lie can do. . ~ . social media and the big lie can do. ., ~' ., , , social media and the big lie cando. .,, , can do. taking a step back, what you — can do. taking a step back, what you think _ can do. taking a step back, what you think impact - can do. taking a step back, what you think impact on . what you think impact on democracy is? i mean, you could forgive people for thinking there are always issues over us presidential elections. there have been debate so many times about whether they were fair or not. what impact does that have? ., ~ ., have? you know, the conservatives - have? you know, the conservatives are - have? you know, the i conservatives are trying have? you know, the - conservatives are trying to change the subject. we should
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be talking about inflation, for example. inflation comes and goes and neither party has an answer because it is driven by fundamental economic forces but once you lose your democracy, you are not going to get it and i would stress to all of your viewers how close we came to losing our democracy. it was due to some incredible heroism and brilliance by some of the police defenders that they did not stop the counting and that they didn't either badly injure or kill members of the house or senate. if they had stopped the count, there is nothing in the constitution to restore that and notjump to succeeded in throwing the elections to the state where republicans have got a majority. if mike pence had got into that car he was asked to, he may not have had a chance to preside over the counting of the vote. the other
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thing you must understand, kawann is not as singular event. it was a combination of events. . ~ event. it was a combination of events. ., ~ , ., ., ., events. thank you for “oining us. the united states is lifting the requirement for international travellers to have a covid test in the 2a hours before boarding their flights. it will take effect from sunday. the move ends one of the last restrictions related to the pandemic in the us. stay with us on bbc news: still to come, we'll take you beneath the waves off the coast of england for what's been described as the most important maritime discovery for the last a0 years.
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the day the british liberated the falklands. and by tonight, british troops have begun the task of disarming the enemy. in the heart of the west german capital, this was gorbymania at its height. the crowd packed to see the man who, for them, has raised great hopes for an end to the division of europe. it happened as the queen moved towards horse guards parade - for the start of- trooping the colour. gunshots the queen looks worried, but recovers quickly. - as long as they'll pay to go see me, i'll get out there and kick �*em down the hills. what does it feel like to be the first man to go across the channel by your own power? it feels pretty neat. - it feels marvellous, really. this is bbc news. the latest headlines: justin bieber has revealed why he's cancelled upcoming shows, explaining to fans that he's
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been diagnosed with ramsay hunt syndrome, and is partially paralysed. ramsay hunt syndrome often occurs from the same virus that causes chickenpox and shingles, and can mimick stroke—like symptoms such as facial paralysis. here's whatjustin bieber had to say: as you can probably see from my face, i have this syndrome called... ramsay hunt syndrome. and it is from this virus that attacks the nerve in my ear, in my facial nerves, and has caused my face to have paralysis. as you can see, this eye is not blinking. i can't smile on this side of my face.
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this nostril will not move. so there's full paralysis on this side of my face. joining me now from miami is doctor and icu medical director, dr andrew pastewski. it looks really alarming, doesn't it, the way he can't really move that side of his face and his eyes seem to be affected, just explain to us what this ramsay hunt syndrome is? it what this ramsay hunt syndrome is? , ., , . ., , what this ramsay hunt syndrome is? ., is? it is a scary thing for the patient. _ is? it is a scary thing for the patient, because _ is? it is a scary thing for the patient, because the - is? it is a scary thing for the patient, because the big - is? it is a scary thing for the l patient, because the big thing everybody thinks about when you have facial paralysis, when something is not moving, is everybody thinks about a stroke. and strokes can be devastating, especially as justin was my age, that is a big deal. but it is not what is actually happening with him. —— justin's h. what is actually happening with him is other because of facial paralysis.
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one that is everyone —— one of the one that everyone is familiar with is bell's palsy which is caused by the herpes simplex virus, what what he has is ramsay hunt syndrome, which is ramsay hunt syndrome, which is caused by the same virus as chickenpox, and it is actually a reactivation of the virus from the chickenpox in his neural cells in the face, specifically the eight cranial nerve that presents in a way where he has facial paralysis on one side of his face doesn't work, it also develops a rash which can be fairly painful, and also infectious, because the rash can pop and particles can infect other people. and it also presents with hearing issues, which for someone like justin, is the real concern, because as a singer, hearing is just as important as smelling is to cook. just as important as smelling is to cook-— just as important as smelling is to cook. �* ., ., .., ., is to cook. and how long can at last, is to cook. and how long can at last. these _ is to cook. and how long can at last, these symptoms? - is to cook. and how long can at last, these symptoms? so - last, these symptoms? so typically. _ last, these symptoms? sr typically, this is a result —— this is resolved within 3— five
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weeks. bell's palsy which is the better—known entity, 95% of those cases resolved completely. however ramsay hunt syndrome is not as good as els palsy. the numbers are about 84- 85% palsy. the numbers are about 84— 85% resolved completely, but there are people who will develop permanent hearing loss, and it is a known disability to have ramsay hunt syndrome with permanent hearing loss or facial paralysis.— permanent hearing loss or facial paralysis. and can it be worse if you _ facial paralysis. and can it be worse if you are _ facial paralysis. and can it be worse if you are particularly i worse if you are particularly rundown? he says in the video he says he thinks it's his body �*s way of telling him to slow down a bit, can it be affected ijy down a bit, can it be affected by that sort of thing? this should not _ by that sort of thing? this should not happen - by that sort of thing? this should not happen in - by that sort of thing? ti 3 should not happen in someone with a normal immune system. this is very similar to shingles, which is the second activation of chickenpox that most people, when they are elderly and immunocompromised, this is a similar entity where it should not happen in a normal person, and the fact
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that it happened to someone so young and in such decent shape does indicate he probably was very rundown, working his body way too hard, and not able to have an immune system fight to respond and fight this off, and it probably was evident he was working too hard.— working too hard. thank you very much — working too hard. thank you very much for— working too hard. thank you very much for explaining - working too hard. thank you very much for explaining all| very much for explaining all that to us. football now, and the line—up for this year's world cup is almost complete. there are two spots still up for grabs, and in the coming days we'll find out who'll be filling them. new zealand are due to take on costa rica, but first peru face australia. and the peruvians are looking for some spiritual help, as the bbc�*s tim allman explains. chanting. when it comes to world cup qualification, the shamans of lima are leaving nothing to chance. these ancient rituals involving flowers, plants,
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seashells and some football posters are aimed at bringing good fortune — both a mystical ceremony and a sort of spiritual team talk. translation: we have carried out a victory ceremony. - there are 13 shamans because they play on 13june. we have foreseen peru passing to the next round. peru will be present in the qatar world cup because we have seen the people's joy. but the people are taking no chances, and nor are their pets. a special event with dogs decked out in the colours of the national team. if the shamans don't do the trick, this should seal the deal, surely. translation: we are excited peru will win, and this parade| will encourage them. with support both divine and canine, victory must be a formality. tim allman, bbc news.
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a 17th—century ship which sank off the coast of england has been found. experts say it is the most important maritime discovery in the last a0 years. the bbc'sjo black reports. beneath the surface, 30 miles off the great yarmouth coast, lies the gloucester, a 17th century warship which came to a tragic end. it sank 340 years ago after hitting the sandbank. on board was james stuart, duke of york and future king. he survived, but it is estimated up to 250 people did not. since 1682, the vessel remained half buried on the sea bed and its exact location was unknown. now we know that it has been discovered, it has caused much excitement with some saying that this is the most important maritime find since the mary rose. artefacts recovered from the ship include pipes with tobacco, spectacles with spare lenses, and bottles — some
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with wine still inside. and there's also the ship's bell. it was julian and lincoln barnwell�*s quest for a new challenge that led to this discovery. the printers from norfolk are also professional divers. four years and 5,000 nautical miles later, they found the gloucester. i was kneeling on the sea bed surrounded by just a fantastically huge cannon. and there was more than one, a group of them. and ijust knelt there, took the moment in, probably five minutes and just, just... just unbelievable, one i'll never forget. he popped up, and normally you take all your kit off, because it's really heavy. he was so pumped with adrenaline, he just climbed up our stainless steel ladders, hand extended, and said, "we've found her. " ifell over, didn't i? you did! then he fell over! many will want to see the gloucester raised but whether that is even possible is still to be determined. for now, this fascinating time capsule remains on the sea bed.
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jo black, bbc news, great yarmouth. congratulations to them. you can reach me on twitter — i'm @lucyegrey. hello there. a bit like on friday, the weather this weekend is looking rather mixed. there will be some warm spells of sunshine, but there will be some blustery showers. most of those will be across the northern half of the uk once again. now, on friday, we had some torrential, thundery downpours pushing eastwards across scotland, quite a few showers for northern ireland, but further south, lots of sunshine. just look at that view across london, you could see for miles. if you are stepping out early in the morning, in the sunshine across england and wales, temperatures of 13—14 degrees. further north, though, there is more cloud, some wetter weather, particularly in the north—west of scotland. we've still got some very high pollen levels on saturday across england and wales. those levels are dropping a bit across northern england and north wales, perhaps because there will be a bit
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more cloud around on saturday and maybe a few more showers, too, but further south, probably going to be dry. most of the showers coming in across northern ireland and scotland, some longer spells of rain in the north—west of scotland and windy in scotland with some gales in the far north of the country. and it may be a little bit cooler in scotland and northern ireland on saturday, but warm in the sunshine for england and wales. it will be breezy here, certainly some brisk winds blowing across trent bridge again on saturday for day two of the test match. should stay dry, really, through the rest of the match itself. those westerly winds tending to ease down. that's really because that low pressure is bringing the windier weather and most of the showers, but that's moving away as we head into sunday. so, it won't be as windy on sunday. there will be a scattering of lighter showers across scotland, northern ireland and perhaps the far north of england, but head further south across england and wales, more in the way of sunshine, not much cloud and with lighter winds. again, it will feel quite warm. temperatures this time, 21 degrees in london,
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perhaps 15 in the central belt of scotland. the start of next week sees one area of low pressure then moving away. another one coming in from the atlantic, these weather fronts approaching the north—west, they will not give much if any rain on monday but we will see more cloud coming into scotland and northern ireland. the winds will be lighter across england and wales and we will see some spells of sunshine coming and going. temperatures not changing much, 16 to 22 degrees, but south—eastern parts of the uk could get very much warmer later next week.
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this is bbc news. the headlines: the heir to the british throne prince charles is reported to have criticised the government's policy of sending some migrants to rwanda. the times newspaper says prince charles expressed his opposition in several private conversations. royal officials have refused to comment but didn't deny the story. ukrainian officials are warning of the risks of an epidemic in the russian—occupied port of mariupol because of the poor humanitarian conditions there. the city's mayor, who's now sought safety in ukrainian—controlled territory, has alleged there were already cases of cholera, dysentery and other infectious diseases. justin bieber has revealed why he's cancelled upcoming shows, explaining to fans he's been diagnosed with ramsay hunt syndrome and his face is partially paralysed.
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