tv 40 Years On BBC News June 18, 2022 2:30am-3:01am BST
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this is bbc news. the headlines: in a speech to an economic forum in st petersburg, president putin described the sanctions imposed on russia as "stupid" and "insane". he said the measures had failed to work and were impacting the west instead. he denied that russia was to blame for the current crisis. the british prime minister borisjohnson has paid a surprise second visit to kyiv to offer president zelensky a major training programme for ukrainian forces. mrjohnson pledged a uk—led operation to train up to 10,000 soldiers every four months and to supply extra equipment. brazilian police say they've confirmed from dental records the remains of one of the two bodies found in the remote amazon rainforest is that of missing british journalist dom phillips. a second body, believed to be
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that of indigenous expert bruno pereira, is still under analysis. there's more evidence today of the sharp rise in the cost of living with the price of petrol and diesel breaking new records and the rate of inflation heading to levels not seen for decades. ministers have urged people to be "sensible" in their demands for higher wages, but a major new survey for the bbc indicates the concerns that people have about their household finances. 0ur economics editor faisal islam reports. 0bviously, your tinned food, your packet food, cereal, things like that... at the east durham trust community centre, manager lindsay is shocked by what she is seeing in terms of who needs help with food supplies and with massive debts. this is the front line of a cost of living crisis. people who've never, ever thought they would come to the trust for support before
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are contacting us and saying, "i really need your help. "actually, i used to previously donate food on a regular basis "and i need some help and i feel eally embarrassed "and i need some help and i feel really embarrassed "to say that, but i do". as prices rise, fewer people can afford to donate but demand is up 30%. i think we are getting to the point where people can't afford the very basic necessities in life and even, "do i go along to the hospital, get on the bus "to the hospital to go to appointments because i have "to weigh up the books and i don't know if i'm "going to buy food". they will stay at home and not go to a hospital appointment because they can't afford the bus fare? yeah. while thankfulfor the government's support, the energy price surge is affecting everyone. people are ringing us and saying, "my energy provider "has taken a sum of money out of my bank and it's totally "wiped my bank account out" and we have to tell people to cancel the direct debit. set upa set up a standing order to pay your payment but cancel your
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direct debit to pay the payment as affordable. this surge in the cost of living is hitting deep and it's hitting wide, too, affecting working households that never would have considered themselves anything other than comfortable before now. it could also be impacting upon the great british public�*s expectations of what and how much a government intervenes in a crisis. and right now, the critical question economically is how much workers expect wages to bridge this gap. 0ur survey shines a light on that link, suggesting that over eight in ten britons think wages should go up with prices and over half of workers said they were planning to ask for a pay rise this year, with 35% saying they would ask for their pay to go up at least as much as prices — currently 9% and rising. hundreds of pounds of help towards bills is on its way to every household, says the treasury, but wages should not be expected to match inflation. there is not an automaticity, if you like, between inflation and pay setting and we need to be very careful to avoid, as i say, fuelling an inflationary spiral in a way which actually is to everyone�*s
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detriment if we allow it to run away from us, and that is what the governments of the �*70s failed to address. that's what we need to prevent from occurring in 2020. back in peterlee, janine is from a working family but says those in old mining communities like this feel abandoned again. myself and my partner, we work full—time. i thought i would never have to worry about, you know, food. but that's my main worry every day right now. before�*s roast right now, we're looking at £15 per sunday, that £60 a month, so i know that my family alone and other families are starting to grow their own vegetables. are starting to grow their own vegetables-— vegetables. people are resilient _ vegetables. people are resilient through - vegetables. people are i resilient through hardship vegetables. people are - resilient through hardship but with petrol prices with new records and international gas prices now surging again, there are limits. faisal islam, bbc news in county durham. now on bbc news, a0 years on: fighting for the falklands. it was a conflict a0 years ago
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but it is because that argentina still believes worth fighting for. awar a war started by a dictator, an unpopular nationalist, fighting against colonialism. it's extraordinary to talk about colonialism when you a population that has chosen its own future. population that has chosen its own future-— population that has chosen its own future. �* , ., own future. the british won the war but argentina _ own future. the british won the war but argentina still- own future. the british won the war but argentina still dreams l war but argentina still dreams of change. 0n the 1ath ofjune, the argentine surrendered. on the 14th ofjune, the argentine surrendered. what it was a conflict _ argentine surrendered. what it was a conflict that _ argentine surrendered. what it was a conflict that scarred - was a conflict that scarred argentina for ever.
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rejoice at that news and congratulate our forces and the marines. i'm a i'm a british reporter living in south america as the bbc�*s correspondent here. growing up in the uk, we learned about the falklands is a war that was one on the other side of the world. but living here, i've come to learn of a very different version of history, notjust of war but of nationhood, too. people here, they are not the falkland islands, they are the malvinas. they are not british, either. they will always be argentinian. the war in 1982 cost many lives — 255 british soldiers, three islanders and its hundred and a9 argentinians. it was a conflict that lasted little more than two months but one that hangs over argentina a0 years later.
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are situated right at the bottom of south america. they may be small and remote but they are strategic, having passed through hispanic, ridge and british hands over the past hundred years ago. the uk says it was the first to claim the islands in 1765 but argentina says that it legally took possession of the islands in the 1820s, inheriting them from the 1820s, inheriting them from the spanish crown. diplomatic talks between the two countries eventually broke down. it was this man who made the fateful decision to go to war, dilatory dictator general gratteri. his popularity was waning so he went to war to unite the argentinians behind a national cause and shift the focus from a crisis in the middle of a dictatorship. —— galtieri. argentina invaded on april the second but it did not expect such a heavy response from the
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uk, just ten weeks later argentina surrendered. re'oice at that news i argentina surrendered. re'oice at that news and i argentina surrendered. rejoice at that news and congratulate l at that news and congratulate our forces and the marines. find our forces and the marines. and without, our forces and the marines. and without. the _ our forces and the marines. and without, the friendship between the uk and argentina was for ever. there's no doubt that 1982 was a defining moment for argentina and its relationship with the uk. take this tower, for example, originally called the english tower. it was a gift 1916 by the british community here in one of vires to mark 100 years of argentina's independence but after 1982, argentina's independence but after1982, its argentina's independence but after 1982, its name was scrapped. it became the monumental tower and the plaza that it sits in, the british square, that name was scrapped too. but most pointedly perhaps was the fact they decided to build the monument to the fallen right in front of it. last post plays. every day, the soldiers are remembered, every
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day argentine come and pay their respects to the fall and that this memorial and boilers libraries. this is a war that feels recurrent, the pain and anger have not gone away. take the world cup of 1986, for example, when maradona scored against england. many saw that as payback for the uk's victory in the war. the hand of god made maradona and argentine god. such was the feeling among people here. most argentinians outside the un as backing their cause. that's because of a recommendation by the un special committee on decolonisation. in 1965, the un general assembly adopted resolution 260 —— 2065 imager talks about the cherished aim of bringing to an end everywhere colonialism in all its forms. 0ne everywhere colonialism in all its forms. one of which covers the case of the falkland islands or the malvinas. inviting both governments to proceed with negotiations with a view to finding a peaceful solution to the problem, taking into consideration people who live on the island. but more
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than half a century later, the issueis than half a century later, the issue is yet to be resolved and the war played a big part in that. ., , that. for some, the past three years- -- _ that. for some, the past three years--- after— that. for some, the past three years... after1982, _ that. for some, the past three years... after1982, islandersl years... after 1982, islanders were giving — years... after 1982, islanders were giving british _ were giving british citizenship, the islands are now more british than ever. in fact, in 2013, there was a referendum in which 99% of people said they wanted to remain british. it was for the uk a victory. but speaking to the bbc, argentina's president accused the uk of outdated colonialism. what makes a nation? is it the land or the people?
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there must be a lot of trauma at the fact that there is a lot of colonial history in this region. and the uk has these islands are so close to argentina. how difficult is it having the uk sitting on those islands? the uk is not the colonial power that it used to be. do you think something like brexit
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denies. �* , ., ., ., , is one the british government denies. �*, w, ., , ., denies. it's extraordinary to about colonialism _ denies. it's extraordinary to about colonialism when - denies. it's extraordinary to about colonialism when you j denies. it's extraordinary to - about colonialism when you have about colonialism when you have a population that has chosen its own future in line with the concept of self—determination, as set out in the un charter. for us, this is not a question of who owns a piece of land, its how can these people, this amazing, strong community take their own decisions, determine their own decisions, determine their own decisions, determine their own future, whether that's about the political future, the economic future, the cultural future? future, the economic future, the culturalfuture? i future, the economic future, the cultural future?- the cultural future? i think there's been _ the cultural future? i think there's been a _ the cultural future? i think there's been a lot - the cultural future? i think there's been a lot of - there's been a lot of discussion in the past few years about colonialism. argentinians at the it is a colonial issue. do you, can you see where the argentinians are coming from? it see where the argentinians are coming from?— see where the argentinians are coming from? it is very obvious how strongly — coming from? it is very obvious how strongly the _ coming from? it is very obvious how strongly the argentines - how strongly the argentines feel about this issue and i think perhaps in a way that is difficult for those living in the uk to understand because the uk to understand because the legal position is it's so clear and, you know, our sovereignty of the island is so
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indisputable. i think sometimes, people don't appreciate how strongly the issueis appreciate how strongly the issue is felt here and particularly after the conflict, i think it is a source of great pain to the argentine people. again, i talking about colonialism is really appropriate here. colonialism occurs when a country takes over the administration of a territory against the will of its people. that's actually what argentina is proposing to do in this case.— do in this case. beyond the arguments _ do in this case. beyond the arguments about _ do in this case. beyond the i arguments about ownership, there is also a parallel trauma felt by most argentinians. that argentina should never have gone to war in the first place. on the streets of buena cyrus, 0n the streets of buena cyrus, thatis 0n the streets of buena cyrus, that is a view repeated time and time again. —— buena cyrus. we don't have to celebrate it, because war can never be
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happening. not a0 years ago, not now. because in russia and ukraine we are having the same situation that we have felt here. not for the same reasons, maybe, but as i knew about this war, i believe that argentina was the principal enemy of argentina. that is what i believe. because soldiers, they went there without any information, without good armour, they were sent there to die. �* , ., armour, they were sent there to die. �* , . , ., armour, they were sent there to die. �* , ., ., die. and it is a point of view that norma _ die. and it is a point of view that norma agrees - die. and it is a point of view that norma agrees with, - die. and it is a point of view - that norma agrees with, having spent her life picking up the pieces after her brother's death.
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this is the last picture the family has of eduardo. for more than 30 years norma's family didn't know the whereabouts of his body. they visited the islands to search for him. this photo showing norma and her mother next to a simple cross of an unknown soldier. her mother passed away in 2017, three months before his body was found. phenomena, it a form
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of closure, and his body remains there. armed forces seized power in argentina in 1976. and during what was known as the dirty war, some 30,000 people were disappeared. it was against this backdrop that argentinians remember the conflict in the malvinas, or the falklands. people didn't know what to do with a just cause led by a dictatorship. a very unpopular dictatorship. a very unpopular dictatorship. so people don't know how to talk about the war without defending the dictatorship, and don't know what to do with the dictators who were the ones who tried to recover the islands, which is a
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very... very deep feeling for people, even more now that we have the dead there, and many relatives of the dead.— relatives of the dead. malvinas is a subject _ relatives of the dead. malvinas is a subject that _ relatives of the dead. malvinas is a subject that unites - relatives of the dead. malvinas is a subject that unites most i is a subject that unites most argentines. in fact poles show that more than 80% support their country's claimed the islands. but it is subject that feels much more personal in southern argentina, which is much closer to the island. so we travelled to tierra del fuego, at the bottom of south america. it is often referred to at the end of the world, but argentinians also like to say it is at the beginning of everything. it is known as the capital of the malvinas, the islands are hundreds of kilometres from here but this is still the city that feels closest to them. and there are references to the malvinas everywhere. they lost the war but argentinians are still fighting to win back the islands once more. danielle
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goodman is a veteran of the war and now works as a journalist and now works as a journalist and activist in ushuaia. for him, history is important in shaping future generations here. daniel lost 12 friends in the war. their names are inscribed on these walls. it was a period that marks him to this day. it is hard to forget when there are so many powerful memories all around are so many powerful memories allaround him. but it are so many powerful memories all around him. but it was a war that he says people including him went into wanting to fight.
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a couple of hours north is the city of rio grande, another part of the archipelago that feels that sense of loss. this is a place that still lives and breathes the malvinas. it is the place where the planes took off to head to the islands. there is a big sense of pride and patriotism here. but so too is there a sense of longing and frustration that the islands over there are still not recognised as argentinians. this house has been turned into a shrine. a memorial of the war a0 years ago. he wasn't born in tierra del fuego, but after the war this felt like home. it was as close as he could be to the cause he fought for.
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not far away, these teenagers are preparing for the anniversary. it's a big year, and they want to market. these students were born many years after the war. the story of what happened has been passed down from their grandparents and parents. but that doesn't mean they don't feel strongly about what happened.
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and that is something the children here are taught from a young age. this is a story given to schoolchildren and endorsed by the ministry of education. it tells the story of a penguin who lived happily on the malvinas with his friends, until one day the monster, and ugly monster, a scary monster comes along in a pirate ship with british flags and chucks the penguin off the island. and the story goes on trying to explain how he ran to his friends, trying to get support to check the monster off, because by the end of the book the monster is still in his cave. ushuaia sits on the beagle channel, named after the ship used by naturalist charles darwin. british influences all around here, or was. where once there was a thriving trade between the islands and argentina, these waters are now much quieter. as we head out on
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patrol with argentina's coastguards, the malvinas, or falklands, feel world away, as the real sense of loss, politically, commercially and geographically. the history of the falklands, or the malvinas, is rich and varied. it has been shaped by so many. foreign forces, local ties, and of course war. the question is how you define a nation through people and land. and it also challenges who has power in this world, and what effect colonialism had, and for many still has.
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hello there. friday brought the peak of the heat that's been building over the last few days. the highest temperatures we saw across the uk were very close to 33 degrees — but look at these temperatures on friday across the south of spain, the south of france, a3—aa degrees. 35 was the top temperature in paris. that heat being scooped northwards into parts of england, wales and indeed the channel islands. in fact, jersey had its hottest june day on record. 33 degrees or very close to it across parts of east anglia, through the london area as well. whereas further north and west,
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with these westerly winds, we had some cooler conditions. temperatures in western scotland, for example, no higher than 16 degrees. and more and more of us are going to get into those cooler conditions as we head through saturday. we've got this frontal system pushing southwards, a cold front, introducing that cooler air. so, these are the temperatures as we start saturday morning. 9—10 degrees for scotland, northern ireland, the far north of england. whereas further south, we're still in the grip of those warm, even hot conditions. 18 to start the morning in london. and across this south—east corner, where we see spells of sunshine, it will be another hot day. across parts of the west country, wales, the midlands, east anglia, we'll see cloud bringing outbreaks of heavy, potentially thundery rain at times. to the north of that, some spells of sunshine. showers into north—west scotland, maybe the odd one for northern ireland. temperatures for most of us 15—16, maybe up to 18 degrees. whereas down towards the south, highs of 27—29 once again. and with that heat, well, we could see the odd thunderstorm popping up across the south—east of england as we go on into the evening, and then through the early hours of sunday, we see this heavy rain still swarming
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across the channel islands and the south—west of england. and again, that could produce some thunder and lightning into sunday morning. so, there certainly will be some thunderstorms rumbling around, mostlyjust to the south of us on sunday. some could just clip into southern england, but for most of us, sunday is a mainly fine day, some spells of sunshine, some areas of patchy cloud, just the odd shower in the north. but with these northerly winds, we're cutting off the supply of heat from the continent, so temperatures by this stage 1a—19 degrees. it will feel significantly cooler. now, for some, those temperatures will climb again as we head through next week. a bit of rain at times, decent amount of sunshine, but it certainly won't be as hot as it has been. source of great pain to the
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argentine people. welcome to bbc news. i'm nuala mcgovern. our top stories: russia strikes a defiant note: president putin accuses western powers of provoking humanitarian catastrophes around the world. on a surprise visit to kyiv, britain's borisjohnson announces a military training programme that he says could change the war. police in brazil have confirmed one of the two bodies found in the remote amazon rainforest is that of the missing british journalist dom phillips. the heat goes on: parts of europe are on alert this weekend with temperatures still on the rise. # be running up that road. # be running up that hill. and running up that hill, slowly: the pop single that's gone to number one 37 years after it was first released.
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