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this is bbc news with the latest headlines. holidaymakers and hauliers face a third day of disruption at the channel tunnel. delays around the port of dover appear to have eased, but other travellers spent all night stuck in queues. at stuck in queues. folkestone about 9am yesterday morning, at folkestone about 9am yesterday morning, we have been clawing along for the —— claw crawling along. the entire board of cricket scotland resigns ahead of a review expected to find scottish cricket to be institutionally racist. russia admits it was responsible for a missile strike on the port of odesa on saturday targeting military installations. ukraine's president denounced the attack as "barbaric". rishi sunak and liz truss vow to toughen controls on migration, in their latest announcements
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in the conservative leadership race. and supermodel kate moss tells the bbc that being asked to take off her bra during a photoshoot when she was 15 years old opened her eyes to the dangers of the fashion industry. i could feel there was something wrong. so i got my stuff and i ran away. i think it sharpened my instincts, i can kind of tell a wrong un a mile away. the port of dover says work has been continuing "around the clock" to help holidaymakers and lorries get across the channel, after they faced lengthy waits over the past two days. queues at the port are expected to be reduced to about
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an hour this afternoon. the port's chief executive, doug bannister, thanked travellers and residents of dover for their understanding during what he described as a "challenging period". people using eurotunnel to travel to france have been warned to expect long delays at folkestone. simonjones reports. the not—so—great getaway continues. the port of dover is expecting another six and a half thousand cars to travel today, but is confident it can cope. but in folkestone, holiday—makers have been struggling to get to the eurotunnel terminal, some forced to spend the night in their cars. we arrived at folkestone at about 9am yesterday morning for a train at 10:30, and then we've slowly been crawling along for the past 21—plus hours. the immediate challenge has been to begin getting the 1,500 hgvs parked on the motorway on their way. we have lorries currently stacking on the m20 as part of operation brock. some of them have been there for several, several hours and we need to now help them get through and across the channel.
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so we need to make sure that some priority is given to help get some freight across. but, ultimately, we now need to see some movement. the blame game continues. the british government said the french authorities had failed to mobilize enough border staff to check passports and demanded action to resolve what it's calling a terrible situation. the french transport minister hit back, insisting france is not responsible for brexit and the extra checks that brings. but there are now growing calls from politicians in kent for new infrastructure, such as lorry parks, to get freight off the road when there's cross—channel disruption. what we've been pushing - for for quite a long time is to say these should be treated as projects | of national significance, nationallyl significant infrastructure, because clearly it has, i as we've been talking about, - a horrible effect on people in kent and a damaging effect. it is also significant from the point of view of the country it is also significant from - the point of view of the country as a whole. this is the artery through - which so much of our trade goes.
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the department for transport says it's investing more than £30 million to improve lorry parking facilities in england. but for now, the warning is that the coming months are set to be challenging. it will still be very, very busy throughout the whole summer. we've got another busy weekend next weekend, huge numbers of tourists crossing. we're back to pre—pandemic levels of tourists that are crossing the channel. in fact, in some places it's been even busier than it was three or four years ago. so we are prepared for that. we have traffic management plans in place in kent to really deal with that. food and drink has been handed out to some of those stuck in the queues, clinging to the hope of finally getting away on holiday. simonjones, bbc news, dover. our business correspondent vishala sri—pathma is in folkestone and has the latest on the queues there. so, frustration appears to have shifted here to folkstone. that's partly because of the roads leading to the channel tunnel entrance, which isjust behind me.
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now, there are queues of cars and lorries, as you can see, and there are about 600 lorries here, some of which have been here for 15 hours plus. that's because the stretch of road they're on on the m20 has been partly closed to accommodate them, effectively becoming a lorry park for them, and other traffic has been diverted to other roads and those roads have been struggling to cope. now eurotunnel say once you get to the tunnel, the trains are running fine and they will keep passengers updated as much as possible, but they can't control the surrounding roads. so, they're saying they're expecting about 7,000 cars today. the advice is to stay hydrated and bring a packed lunch — you may be here a while. cricket scotland's entire board has resigned with immediate effect, a day ahead of the publication of a review of racism in the sport. it is expected to report findings of institutional racism in the scottish game. 0ur scotland correspondent, alexandra mackenzie, told us more. we have seen that letter of
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resignation. now, they said they had taken initial steps to deliver a resolution to the issues of racism. but they also said that this was a huge challenge for an organisation like cricket scotland. now, the board has said that they hadn't seen the full report, but they were committed to implementing the findings of that report, which is due out tomorrow. but they said they had become aware of certain proposals which they wrote about in their letter of resignations and they said that that included time scales and actions to be carried out that would make things unachievable for them to do. so, they said it was time for them to step aside. but the board also said it was truly sorry to anyone who had experienced racism
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of any kind in cricket in scotland. russia has admitted it carried out yesterday's missile attack on ukraine's port of 0desa, just a day after signing a deal to unblock shipments of grain through the black sea. moscow said it hit a military ship. ukraine has declined to say whether it was a military or civilian vessel. we'rejoined from kyiv by our correspondent, paul adams. where does this leave that grain deal? ~ , ., ., ., where does this leave that grain deal? ~ , ., , ., ., deal? well it is a good question and i think the answer _ deal? well it is a good question and i think the answer is _ deal? well it is a good question and i think the answer is you _ deal? well it is a good question and i think the answer is you know, - deal? well it is a good question and i think the answer is you know, it i i think the answer is you know, it is a little uncertain. until this morning we hadn't heard from the russians at all about what happened yesterday. now, we have had this confirmation that they reckon they hit two military targets, one a military patrol boat and the other a depot of us—supplied harpoon antiship missiles. the ukrainians have not confirmed that. but it
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raises an interesting question, which is what do the terms of deal signed in istanbul on friday actually mean? i think russia would argue, although it has not openly said, it does not preclude them conducting operations against military targets. the key phrase is the parties will not undertake attacks on civilian vessels and port facilities engaged in this. the russians would argue perhaps rather cynically that they can continue to conduct military operations. of course, it does raise a huge question about safety. this was already going to be a complex and potentially hazardous operation, with shipping needing to be guided through potentially waters in which there are mines floating. but now we have this additional element of risk that there could be an explosion in the port, while ships are in there trying to load up with grain. from
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the point of view of the shipping companies involved, that is yet another reason to be cautious and it is hard not to see that causing some kind of delay, although the ukrainians say they are ready to go ahead pretty soon. it is ukrainians say they are ready to go ahead pretty soon.— ahead pretty soon. it is not 'ust this deal that is i ahead pretty soon. it is notjust this deal that is jeopardised - ahead pretty soon. it is notjust this deal that is jeopardised by| ahead pretty soon. it is notjust i this deal that is jeopardised by the missile strike, because this was seen as a significant moment, an agreement on something substantial between the two sides, despite the conflict, if there is a feeling that even this couldn't last a day, do you get the sense it may make it difficult to reach agreement on anything else in future, because of mistrust? . , anything else in future, because of mistrust? ., , , , , mistrust? certainly mistrust is rife. ithink— mistrust? certainly mistrust is rife. i think it _ mistrust? certainly mistrust is rife. i think it was _ mistrust? certainly mistrust is rife. i think it was only - mistrust? certainly mistrust is l rife. i think it was only president recep tayyip erdogan of turkey who suggested that this agreement could in some way set the scene for a wider agreement which might begin to tackle the differences between russia and ukraine. no one else
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shared that optimism and people are not surprised that russia has chose on the act in this way. perhaps this is russia saying this deal go ahead, but on our terms. and just to throw a gratuitous spanner in the works just when everyone was thinking this might go ahead successfully. perhaps they don't want ukraine to feel they have achieved too much. paul. they don't want ukraine to feel they have achieved too much. paul, thank ou. russia's foreign minister, sergei lavrov, has embarked on a diplomatic offensive in africa, as his country faces international anger over saturday's attack on the ukrainian port of 0desa. his first stop is cairo, where he gave a press conference with his egyptian counterpart. egypt — which imports large amounts of grain from russia — is trying to balance alliances with both russia and the us. mr lavrov will travel on to ethiopia, uganda
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and congo—brazzaville. 0verall more than 40% of africa's wheat comes from russia and ukraine. the focus of the conservative leadership race to elect the next prime minister has switched to immigration, with both candidates setting out measures to control the uk's borders. the former chancellor, rishi sunak, has proposed a ten—point plan — including a cap on refugee numbers, and witholding aid from countries that won't accept the return of asylum seekers whose claims have failed. the foreign secretary, liz truss, has told a newspaper she would increase the number of frontline border force staff by a fifth. joining me now is our political correspondent, tony bonsignore. it is noticeable the drive to appeal to those who would like to see tougher action on this issue within the conservative party? yes. the conservative party? yes, remember — the conservative party? yes, remember that _ the conservative party? yes, remember that the _ the conservative party? yes, | remember that the electorate the conservative party? ye: remember that the electorate here is conservative party members, about 160,000 of them and both of the
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remaining candidates clearly sense that among those members there is a desire to do more to, as they would say, secure borders. so, what we have had in the last 2a hours or so, first liz truss, we are expecting more from her on this topic. today, she said she wants to make the rwanda scheme work, she says, because of course at the moment there has been no deportations to rwanda. you mentioned increasing border staff by nearly 2,000 and strengthening the bill of rights, she said, so there is a legal basis to tackle illegal immigration. rishi sunak has gone further, i will give you a flavour of the things he is talking about, a narrower definition of who qualified for asylum, that is reducing the power in this context of the the european court of human
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rights. enhanced powers to detain. you mentioned withholding aid from countries who don't co—operate on taking back asylum seeker. the most striking proposal, a cap on the number of refugees to be allowed into britain, with that cap being... decided by parliament. so rishi sunak going further than liz truss saying the current system is chaotic, broke ann it and an emergency. chaotic, broke ann it and an emergency-— chaotic, broke ann it and an emeruen . ., , ., emergency. both have been part of government — emergency. both have been part of government that _ emergency. both have been part of government that has _ emergency. both have been part of government that has been - emergency. both have been part of. government that has been responsible for getting a grip on what they say is a broken issue. it is for getting a grip on what they say is a broken issue.— is a broken issue. it is a key problem _ is a broken issue. it is a key problem for _ is a broken issue. it is a key problem for both _ is a broken issue. it is a key| problem for both candidates, is a broken issue. it is a key - problem for both candidates, on all subjects, they're so closely associated with borisjohnson�*s government and the events of past few years. i think rishi sunak sensesjust a bit
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few years. i think rishi sunak senses just a bit of an opportunity here, that this might be fertile ground for him, given that liz truss is foreign secretary. and he is more on the economic side. while she has been attacking his record, on the economy, he perhaps sees this as a bit of a fruitful area for him to focus on and perhaps where he can say maybe there is a more of a clean start under his prime ministership. but for both it is a problem. because they're so closely associated with borisjohnson and the policies that are in place now. thank you. joining me now is professor of international politics and policy at ucl, and expert on migration, brad blitz. what do you make of the ambitions the two candidates have set out? this is nothing but smoke and mirrors. the fact that they keep
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returning to this rwanda deal, this idea that we can actually send people to a country, which doesn't have the capacity to process claims for asylum, have the capacity to process claims forasylum, orto have the capacity to process claims for asylum, or to manage asylum seekers, which has only taken only, only granted refugee status to about 285 people, this, it is just nonsense. the idea, rishi sunak talks of returning people to countries of origin should they be refused asylum seeker, the reason they are fleeing is because they're being persecuted, whether their claim is or isn't successful. these are countries that most unlikely to receive them back and if they do receive them back and if they do receive them back and if they do receive them back, it is because probably we already have policies in place. this isjust absolute nonsense. they talk about making
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certain countries priorities, those who face imminent risk, but they have done so little for afghans at risk. my colleagues are still stuck in afghanistan. this is more smoke and mirrors, an attempt to pander to the masses in the tory heartland who are ignorant of the facts and figures and don't realise this won't work. , ., . ., ., . work. there is anecdotal evidence that perhaps _ work. there is anecdotal evidence that perhaps the _ work. there is anecdotal evidence that perhaps the policy _ work. there is anecdotal evidence that perhaps the policy of - work. there is anecdotal evidence that perhaps the policy of sending people to rwanda, pending the outcome of the application for asylum is working.— outcome of the application for asylum is working. what anecdotal. the irish taoiseach _ asylum is working. what anecdotal. the irish taoiseach saying - asylum is working. what anecdotal. the irish taoiseach saying that - the irish taoiseach saying that arrivals of asylum seekers in ireland has gone up since the rwanda policy was introduced. does that not
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suggest that people are not then trying to cross the channel as much and seeking other places to go? i’m and seeking other places to go? i'm talkin: and seeking other places to go? i“n talking about the unlawful attempt to remove people and send them to rwanda. not people who are entering ireland. and the idea that the uk government can send people to rwanda, where they were receive fair treatment under international law is nonsense. when you look at the numbers, the fact is rwanda has only given refugee status to 185 refugees of this kind. it has over 127,000 others, principally from neighbouring states. this country cannot give the sort of protection thatis cannot give the sort of protection that is being promised by the uk government. and that was told the british government by a number of un agents, not least the unhcr. i don't
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accept this anecdotal evidence. it is nonsense. if accept this anecdotal evidence. it is nonsense-— accept this anecdotal evidence. it is nonsense. , . ., ., is nonsense. if they were coming to ou, if is nonsense. if they were coming to you. if the — is nonsense. if they were coming to you. if the two _ is nonsense. if they were coming to you, if the two candidates - is nonsense. if they were coming to you, if the two candidates were - you, if the two candidates were coming to you, saying, we have concerned about people risking their lives crossing the channel to get to the uk, how do we stop that and stop traffickers making money from people's misery. i traffickers making money from people's misery-— traffickers making money from people's misery. i wish they would -hone people's misery. i wish they would hone an people's misery. i wish they would phone an expert- _ people's misery. i wish they would phone an expert. they're - people's misery. i wish they would phone an expert. they're not - phone an expert. they're not listening to people in the home office who have expertise or the office who have expertise or the academics. it is clear that boat arrivals raise all sorts of risks, not least for those on the boats. the creation of a small boat task force, but who will take part? the idea of prioritising those at risks is also a good idea. but how it is going to be implemented. before they make promises they need to do some
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hard thinking about what they're promising, how this is going to work and who is going to do those jobs. because you know, there were almost 30,000 both arrivals last year. the idea that sending a few hundred people to rwanda will solve that is again just, people to rwanda will solve that is againjust, it is people to rwanda will solve that is again just, it is fantasy. they need tolike at look at the reasons why people are identify opportunities for co—operation with other european governments. that is the only way we are going to see some of these numbers come down.— are going to see some of these numbers come down. more than 1,000 migrants have arrived in italy within a few hours this weekend. hundreds of others, rescued by humanitarian boats in the central mediterranean, are waiting for a port to receive them. local reports say the reception centre on the island of lampedusa has been overwhelmed. so far this year, 3a—thousand people have arrived in italy by sea, up from 25,000 during the same
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period last year. a state of emergency has been declared in part of california as a wildfire continues to spread rapidly near yosemite national park. the oak fire began on friday, and firefighters are struggling to control the blaze. more than 6,000 people have been evacuated from their homes. the us special envoy for climate says the world is not moving fast enough to tackle the global climate crisis. speaking to the bbc�*s jim naughtie, senatorjohn kerry said president biden is considering whether to announce a climate emergency, to give him additional powers to push his renewable energy agenda. we are moving forward, but we are not making enough progress and we are not moving forward fast enough. so we are behind where we need to be to avoid the worst consequences of climate crisis and i think everybody
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in the united states, europe and around the world are feeling the early parts of that, of those consequences. hopefully, we can turn this around and accelerate what we promised to do in glasgow. it is interesting, because that requires in the industrialised nations courage in governments, doesn't it, because it sometimes requires giving a tough message, saying, look, the benefits of this will not be felt for some time. historically, responsible nations have moved to try to reduce pollution and protect their citizens. we need to do that now — that's a benefit and that's a benefit now. thejobs, are benefits now, fastest growing job in the united states the last two years was wind turbine technician. third fastest growing job, solar panel installer. most countries could significantly grow their renewable energy base, balance their grid more effectively, provide cleaner energy and less expensive energy to their citizens, with less damaging negative consequences at the same time. also with china and india, now you spend
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a lot of time talking to those two nations and you know that they get the effects of climate change. in china it has got to do with water and irrigation. and yet, you know that their policies are against what needs to be done. how fast do you think they're likely to increase their pace, because if they don't, we are all going to fall behind? it's notjust china and india, it is every one of the top 20 countries that equal 80% of all the emissions. they all have to do more. china has a new plan they have put in place. we think they could do more. we'd like to see them transition off coal faster if possible. we think there are ways to make that happen. india has set a goal of deploying 500 gigawatts — that's a lot of energy — in the next eight years in order to try to meet their
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obligation and they are deploying very rapidly. they're working very hard at this. president biden said he could arrange climate finance by 2024, because of congressional opposition he only found part of that. it is less than _ he only found part of that. it is less than ideal _ he only found part of that. it is less than ideal not _ he only found part of that. it is less than ideal not to - he only found part of that. it 3 less than ideal not to have the entire congress full throatedly adopting the measures, so the world can see a united united states. i regret that is not where we are. that is not something where he or i or others have to struggle to get people to understand what is happening. mother nature is doing thatjob very happening. mother nature is doing that job very effectively and for
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younger people this is the no 1 issue and it should be, because it issue and it should be, because it is about life itself. we are seeing the consequences of not doing it. that was john kerry speaking to the bbc�*sjim naughtie on radio 4's the world this weekend. a year ago this month, thousands of cubans turned out in angry anti—government protests across the island. the government's response was swift and brutal — hundreds faced summary trials and long prison sentences. the one person who was killed by police that day and around 100 of those who went to prison came from the same poor neighbourhood in havana called la guinera. will grant reports. the living conditions in la guinera are among the most precarious in havana. few know that better than elizabeth leon martinez. already struggling, she was plunged into deeper poverty after three of her children were jailed over the anti—government uprising a year ago. without their incomes, she can't provide for their children on her own.
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i have no life, she says. i used to sell our subsidized food, but if i do that now, what will we eat? two of her children were convicted of sedition over the protests that is inciting people to rebel against the state. but elizabeth insists mobile phone footage shows the police simply tore into la guinera, arresting people at random. translation: here in la guinera there wasn't any vandalism. no one destroyed patrol cars or broke up stores. here there was a response to what the police did. they threw stones, fire, shot at us. all those kids did in return was run. ever since the nationwide revolt a year ago, the government has said the protesters were anti revolutionaries backed by washington. the state also insists the jail sentences were proportionate to the alleged crimes. human rights groups and the protesters' parents disagree.
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wilber aguilar is under such scrutiny from cuban state security. we had to meet on the other side of havana. his son has learning difficulties yet was sentenced to 12 years in what he calls a sham trial. translation: he was convicted of sedition. how can you imagine that a young black man from la guinera who barely graduated the ninth grade at a special school could be guilty of sedition. it's alljust a huge lie. a year on and many here feel that their young people were unfairly targeted, that the full weight of the law in cuba, indeed the full weight of the entire revolution came down on this poor, marginalised and mainly black community to make an example of it to the rest of the island. parents, especially mothers across la guinera, are going through the same thing. confused as to why their children were singled out to spend decades in jail for a collective outburst against the system. but in cuba's tightly controlled
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police state, it's illegal for the relatives to organise. translation: we've tried to - organise, but they always stop us. we were going to have a meeting of the affected mothers, - but somehow state security found out and visited us one by one. _ we don't belong to any group. we're just fighting - for our children's freedom. while things have calmed in cuba. many factors which prompted people to the streets last year grinding poverty, rising inflation and shortages of basic goods remain in place, especially in la guinera. but the state's message to the neighbourhood is clear. anyone even thinking of demonstrating again can expect the harshest of punishments. will grant, bbc news, havana. one of the world's most famous models, kate moss, has revealed how a photoshoot as a teenager opened her eyes to the dangers of the fashion industry. ms moss told the bbc�*s desert island discs that she was asked to take her bra off at a shoot when she was 15 years old.
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the model said the experience had "sharpened her instinct" and that as a result she could "tell a wrong �*un a mile away". i had a horrible experience for a bra catalogue. i was only 15, probably. and he said, take your top off. i took my top off, and i was really shy then about my body. and he said, take your bra off. and i could feel there was something wrong, so i got myself and i ran away. how did that affect you, that experience? i think it sharpened my instincts. i can kind of tell a wrong'un a mile away. time for the weather with chris. we have some sunshine around east anglia and south—east england, but for the rest of the uk we are seeing is rain in western areas and this rain working into northern ireland is really quite heavy. that is going
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to be with with you for the next hour or so before pushing into scotland. there could be some localised flooding. some rain in wales into the north midlands and the peak district. temperatures low to mid 20s. in the sunshine in east anglia and the south—east, it is hot. temperatures high 20s to low 30s. tonight low pressure still us with, the rain comes back into northern scotland. fresher air on the northerly winds and temperatures not as high in scotland and northern ireland, but warm in england and wales, about 16 to 18 degree for many. tomorrow rain in scotland and eastern england. some bright spells elsewhere, but temperatures dropping into the high teens. still warm in the south—east, but not as warm as today. that is the latest.
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hello, this is bbc news. the headlines. holidaymakers and hauliers face a third day of disruption at the channel tunnel. delays around the port of dover appear to have eased, but other travellers spent all night stuck in queues. at folkestone about 9am yesterday morning for a train at 10.30, and then we slowly have been crawling along for the past 21 plus hours. the entire board of cricket scotland resigns ahead of a review expected to find scottish cricket to be institutionally racist. russia admits it was responsible for a missile strike on the port of 0desa on saturday targeting military installations. ukraine's president denounced the attack as �*barbaric�*. now on bbc news. split at birth: twins divided.
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