tv BBC News BBC News August 21, 2022 5:00pm-5:31pm BST
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this is bbc news. i'm shaun ley. the headlines at 5pm: the unite union begins eight days of strike action by staff at the uk's largest container port, felixstowe, in a dispute over pay. the met police say they had contact with student nurse owami davies on the day she was reported missing by herfamily. daria dugina, the daughter of one of president putin's close allies, dies after her car exploded as she was driving home. we'll be live in altrincham, where police will be making a statement shortly on the stabbing of tyson fury�*s cousin, rico burton. good afternoon. i am a detective
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superintendent with greater manchester police. at around 3am this morning on sunday the 21st of august, emergency services received multiple calls about a disturbance at goose green. on arrival, we found at goose green. on arrival, we found a 17—year—old male and 31—year—old man with stab wounds receiving first aid for of the public before officers and paramedics took over. both males were taken to manchester royal infirmary, where sadly the 31—year—old man succumbed to his injuries and died. i can confirm that male is rico burton. the 17—year—old male remains in hospital with serious injuries. i would like to take this opportunity to pass on my sincere condolences to rico burton's family and friends and can i also praise the members of the public who stepped in and provided first aid. greater manchester police
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has launched a murder investigation and reckless officers are supporting both families. 21—year—old was arrested at the scene and a short while later a 20—year—old male was further arrested in connection with this incident and both remain in custody. the specialist officers are supporting both families. this is without doubt a senseless attack and both victims should have returned home this morning after enjoying a night out with friends. goose green is a popular nightspot and would have been busy at the time. i appeal for anyone who was there overnight on saturday the 20th of august or anyone with information about this incident, including photograph footage or videos to come forward, in particular any friends of either victims or suspects who may have been out with them that night who have not yet come forward. we have increased police patrols in the area
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and knife crime remains a priority for greater manchester police. the devastating effect of which has been demonstrated this morning. i am happy to answer any questions should you wish. happy to answer any questions should ou wish. ~ . ., ,., happy to answer any questions should ou wish. ~ . ., ., , ~ ., you wish. what about any kind of arc ument you wish. what about any kind of argument or— you wish. what about any kind of argument or disagreement - you wish. what about any kind of i argument or disagreement before? you wish. what about any kind of - argument or disagreement before? we are argument or disagreement before? we. are still argument or disagreement before? - are still continuing with a very light investigation that's obviously a factor we are looking into and again it important that anyone who was with these groups are indeed without drinking or eating in goose green comes forward to help us with that information. his only serious but not life—threatening condition. what do you know about the person you named — what do you know about the person you named today? at what do you know about the person you named today?— you named today? at this stage we don't know any _ you named today? at this stage we don't know any further _ you named today? at this stage we | don't know any further information, we are in contact with his family. as i say, this was a senseless attack. he was out enjoying an
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evening with friends and this has taken place spontaneously and unplanned. it's a very, very tragic ending to what should have been a good night with friends. [30 ending to what should have been a good night with friends.— ending to what should have been a good night with friends. do you know if the perpetrators _ good night with friends. do you know if the perpetrators were _ good night with friends. do you know if the perpetrators were known - good night with friends. do you know if the perpetrators were known to - if the perpetrators were known to the victim — if the perpetrators were known to the victim or— if the perpetrators were known to the victim or vice _ if the perpetrators were known to the victim or vice versa? - if the perpetrators were known to the victim or vice versa? [- if the perpetrators were known to the victim or vice versa?- the victim or vice versa? i cannot confirm at _ the victim or vice versa? i cannot confirm at this _ the victim or vice versa? i cannot confirm at this stage _ the victim or vice versa? i cannot confirm at this stage if _ the victim or vice versa? i cannot confirm at this stage if that - the victim or vice versa? i cannot confirm at this stage if that is - the victim or vice versa? i cannot| confirm at this stage if that is the case, but again, we are right in the middle of a live investigation with two individuals in custody and that's something we will certainly look at. i'm very keen for friends surviving the victims or suspects to come forward if they've not yet to do to explain. come forward if they've not yet to do to exoiain-_ do to explain. what were they arrested on — do to explain. what were they arrested on suspicion - do to explain. what were they arrested on suspicion of? - do to explain. what were they arrested on suspicion of? on | do to explain. what were they - arrested on suspicion of? on section 18 and murder- _ arrested on suspicion of? on section 18 and murder. there _ arrested on suspicion of? on section 18 and murder. there are _ arrested on suspicion of? on section 18 and murder. there are a - arrested on suspicion of? on section 18 and murder. there are a numberl arrested on suspicion of? on section. 18 and murder. there are a number of people we need i8 and murder. there are a number of people we need to identify and that's again why i stress that anyone who was out with these groups
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come forward if they have yet to do so because it is imperative we eliminate, identify and eliminate people as quickly as possible. tyson fu has people as quickly as possible. tyson fury has been _ people as quickly as possible. tyson fury has been tweeting _ people as quickly as possible. tyson fury has been tweeting about - people as quickly as possible. tyson fury has been tweeting about this. iam aware i am aware of the media circulation. i am aware of the media circulation. i cannot confirm if there is any connection with the family. knife crime remains a priority. we've all seen recently nationally the devastating effects of knife crime here in manchester as well as much further and it remains a number one priority of ours to remove knives from the street and try and tackle these types of incidents. haste from the street and try and tackle these types of incidents. have you covered any _ these types of incidents. have you covered any weapons? _ these types of incidents. have you covered any weapons? i _ these types of incidents. have you covered any weapons? i am - these types of incidents. have you covered any weapons? i am not i these types of incidents. have you covered any weapons? i am not in| these types of incidents. have you | covered any weapons? i am not in a osition covered any weapons? i am not in a position to — covered any weapons? i am not in a position to confirm _ covered any weapons? i am not in a position to confirm at _ covered any weapons? i am not in a position to confirm at the _ covered any weapons? i am not in a position to confirm at the moment i covered any weapons? i am not in a| position to confirm at the moment if we have recovered weapons because there is a live investigation under way at i would prefer to not going to do much detail. it was in goose
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green which is a popular local area with bars and restaurants and as i say, a number of venues would have been open at the time. again, there are a number of people who would have been there and i again want to reiterate the outstanding effort of members of the public who stepped in and apply first aid before emergency services arrived. the incident took place outside in the courtyard area. sorry, can you outline for us what came _ sorry, can you outline for us what came at _ sorry, can you outline for us what came at work you're doing at scene today? _ came at work you're doing at scene toda ? ,. , , . .,, today? the scene is still closed. it's a today? the scene is still closed. its a subject _ today? the scene is still closed. it's a subject of— today? the scene is still closed. it's a subject of an _ today? the scene is still closed. it's a subject of an ongoing - it's a subject of an ongoing forensic investigation. as you can imagine, how long that will remain closed i'm not able to confirm at
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the time. there might be impact on the time. there might be impact on the local area, we are mindful of that, howeverthere the local area, we are mindful of that, however there is a serious incident with open inquiries to carry out and that will include a search, an outside search, cctv footage, a whole array of forensic activities which will take place. 0k, activities which will take place. ok, thank you very much for your time. thank you.— time. thank you. that was superintendent _ time. thank you. that was superintendent of - time. thank you. that was . superintendent of manchester time. thank you. that was _ superintendent of manchester police. explaining the circumstances that led to fatal stabbing in early hours of this morning in the goose green area of greater manchester. we now know that the man who died was called rico burton, cousin of the boxer tyson fury, who has tweeted his anger about what happened to his cousin earlier this morning. he tweeted, my cousin was stabbed in the neck. this was becoming ridiculous. idiots carrying knives,
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this needs to stop. and he attached a picture saying stop knife crime. the superintendent was referring to section 18, which basically is grievous bodily harm. two suspects have been arrested, one on section 18 offences and one on suspicion of i8 offences and one on suspicion of section 18 offences and murder. they remain in custody. dockers at britain's largest container port, felixstowe, have gone on strike for the first time in three decades. almost 200,000 workers are taking part in the eight—day action — after rejecting a 7% pay offer. there are warnings that the strike will cause disruption to supply chains for shops and other retailers. half of britain's container trade goes through the port in suffolk. the government says supply chains are resilient. here's our business correspondent marc ashdown. the summer of strikes has reached felixstowe docks. these workers would normally be making sure essential goods find their way to households, but today,
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1,900 members of the unite union are starting an eight day walk—out. people are so angry now that a company who made £240 million profit over the last two years are unwilling to share that. well, when i say share it, unwilling to share it, in 2020, the same company paid out £99 million in dividends to its shareholders. the offer on the table is a 7% pay rise, with a £500 one—off lump sum, but inflation is at 10% and rising. a strike here threatens to disrupt britain's supply chain. it is called the port of britain for a reason. about 4 million standard size containers are moved in and out of felixstowe every year, about half the uk total, filled with everything from food and consumer goods to car parts. but for the next eight days, nothing will be moving. the port of felixstowe says
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the strike is disappointing and believes the pay offer is reasonable. the numbers they quoted are fanciful, they aren't anything like the profit we make, but we do make a profit. we are a successful business, and it is because we are a successful and profitable business that we pay well here. this follows disputes at royal mail, bt, british airways and the rail operators, pressure on the incoming prime minister, then, to set out a plan to tackle the rising cost of living. 7%, 8%, 9% pay rises, a few years ago, anyone would have bitten your hand off. this soaring rate of inflation is fuelling most of these disputes. the department for transport said felixstowe is well set to mitigate disruption and supply chains are resilient, but unless there is movement in this dispute, nothing here will move for at least a week. marc ashdown, bbc news. the metropolitan police has
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confirmed that officers spoke to the missing student nurse owami davies, on the same day that her family reported her disappearance. the 2a year—old went missing from her home in essex on the fourth ofjuly. sanchia berg has more. you have my number. owami davies, as herfriends, family and colleagues know her — a bubbly, lively student nurse with a promising future. she has just secured a permanentjob at one of london's most prestigious hospital trusts. and this is the last confirmed sighting of her, more than six weeks ago, outside the african food centre in croydon, 30 miles from her home, looking dishevelled and disorientated. it was the 11th ofjuly when she left her home in essex. 48 hours later, her mother contacted the police. the next day, she was seen on cctv at derby road near west croydon station around midnight, with an unidentified man. 12 hours later, the last sighting.
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earlier this month, five men were arrested, two on suspicion of murder. they have all been released on bail. we now know that on the 6th ofjuly, the same day her family reported owami missing, metropolitan officers had spoken to her at an address in croydon. they had been called because someone raised concerns about the welfare of a woman there. the officers called an ambulance, but owami said she didn't want help and they left. they did not know at that time that she had been reported missing because the information had not yet been shared by essex police across the national systems. the matter has now been referred to the independent office of police conduct, and they will decide over the next few days whether to investigate. meanwhile, herfamily are increasingly worried about her. we miss her.
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i'm so broken and empty. and so are her brothers. police are expected to launch a new public appeal for information next week. sancha berg, bbc news. some breaking news. borisjohnson, joe biden and the french president emmanuel macron have held a joint telephone call to discuss ukraine and in the call according to downing street, the leaders stressed the importance of ensuring the safety and security of nuclear installations in ukraine following the urging of un secretary general that nuclear inspectors should be allowed into the nuclear plant in ukraine. it is now effectively russian —controlled territory and there are concerns that russia intends to disconnect it from the
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electricity grid. in theory, it should have back—up generators, but nobody is sure about the status of those generators. they are concerned that the status of the security installation should be given priority. ukrainians are accusing russia of creating circumstances that could create a dangerous facility. the russians are denying that and that they have been storing weapons there and say they only have guard units. the daughter of one of president putin's close allies, aleksandr dugin, has been killed in a bomb attack. russian media says darya dugina died after her car exploded near moscow. there's been no comment from the authorities. it's thought that her father, a prominent ultra—nationalist philosopher and strategist, sometimes described as putin's brain, was the target. the pair were reportedly set to travel back from an event in the same vehicle, but mr dugin had switched bbc russia's anastasia
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golubeva has more on this. just outside moscow, a cultural event there, they were leaving in the late evening yesterday. they arrived in the two cars. alexander dugin, it was reported he was supposed to get into the car with his daughter. but he switched cars at the very last moment and went home with someone else and the car that his daughter was in exploded eventually. it was an improvised explosive device that went off under the bottom of the car. something like this pretty unusual in russia? if you know the history of russia, russia, accidents of this sort happened in the 90s but now to witness such an explosion just outside moscow is quite unusual and shocking to many.
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law enforcement do not have any official version on who might be behind this death. they said this murder of darya dugin is of the contract nature. i noticed the foreign ministry spokeswoman, sometimes quite outspoken, suggested it was in connection with ukraine. the reason for that is presumably because alexander dugin is known as a proponent of this idea of reuniting of the russian—speaking lands. it is true, there is no wonder why there is the belief that this death and attempted assassination is linked to the war in ukraine. the authorities of a self proclaimed the republic have already blamed a ukrainian regime
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on the explosions. the ukrainian authorities denied any involvement with this accident. the headlines on bbc news: the unite union begins eight days of strike action by staff at the uk's largest container port, felixstowe, in a dispute over pay. boxer tyson fury called for the police investigation and an end to knife crime after his cousin rico burton was stabbed to death. the met police say they had contact with student nurse owami davies on the day she was reported missing by her family. sport now and a full round up from the bbc sport centre. it could be a day for surprises. leeds united only survived delegation. unbeaten in three now. yesterday's 3—0 win over chelsea no
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doubt the highlight to a bright start to the campaign. this is how it feels whenever bingo is a plan. the team had earned the right to celebrate. they gave chelsea the runaround from the off. they needed a handful to stop him. they needed a handful to stop him. the first premier league goal would soon follow. a moment for marsh to enjoy and soon there would be another. great delivery from jack harrison. that doubled the lead. leeds didn't give chelsea a moments peace all afternoon and this was their reward.— peace all afternoon and this was their reward. ., , ., , y their reward. rodrygo! finished off b jack their reward. rodrygo! finished off by jack harrison. _ their reward. rodrygo! finished off by jack harrison. chelsea _ their reward. rodrygo! finished off by jack harrison. chelsea had - their reward. rodrygo! finished off by jack harrison. chelsea had beenj by jack harrison. chelsea had been outla ed by jack harrison. chelsea had been outplayed and _ by jack harrison. chelsea had been outplayed and finished _ by jack harrison. chelsea had been outplayed and finished the - by jack harrison. chelsea had been outplayed and finished the game i by jack harrison. chelsea had been l outplayed and finished the game one man short. after battling relegation last season, there's been a lot of
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leeds fans to enjoy. seven points from three games, the coach described this as their best performance so far. things are starting to take off. west ham united have replaced manchester united at the bottom of the premier league — still pointless after three games. the latest defeat came at home to brighton — thanks to goals from alexis mcallister and leandro trossa rd. west ham without a point and without a goal so far. brighton stay unbeaten. manchester city can go top if they beat newcastle by two goals. started well with ilkay gundogan scoring inside five minutes. an equaliser on the halfway mark and callum wilson has just fired newcastle ahead. a very loud at st james's park. it is newcastle 2—1 manchester city. you can listen to commentary on radio five live. celtic preserved their 100% record in the scottish premiership, returning to the top of the table
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with a 2—0 win at home to hearts. kyogo furuhashi and giorgios giakoumakis on the scoresheet. so to saudi arabia then where anthonyjoshua lost his world heavyweight rematch against oleksandr usyk. whilst closer than their meeting 11 months ago, the ukrainian edged joshua on a split points decision and dedicated the win to those fighting the war in his homeland. forjoshua — whose post fight antics puzzled many — questions remain over where his career goes next. ade adedoyin reports from jeddah. a night of high emotions... and still the unified... anger and frustration for anthonyjoshua, who threw the champion's belt out of the ring before storming out only to return to the ring with a rambling rant a strange and surreal end to a brilliant bout. it was a cat and mouse affair which came to life in the ninth round. usyk was hurt, joshua piled on the pressure, but the ukrainian weathered the storm and rallied
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in the next round. from the brink of victory to the edge of defeat, it was now joshua on the receiving end. from ukraine, oleksandr. .. it was a great moment for usyk who was only recently part of ukraine's defence forces himself and dedicated the win to his country. translation: ukrainians never give up, they always go - to the end, they always win. emotions were still raw whenjoshua attended the press conference. well, i'm upset, really, deep down in my heart. ah, man... cheering. so, a disappointing night for anthonyjoshua, in a bout that fell into a similar pattern as the first one, but usyk showed real class, courage and a champion's heart to prevail. up next for usyk could be a unification bout against tyson fury. as forjoshua, it's back to the drawing board. ade adedoyin, bbc news, jeddah.
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it's been a day to remember for britain's gymnasts — with medals galore on the final day of the european championships. courtney tulloch won bronze on the rings — while jake jarman took bronze in the floor event before returning to the arena — and winning gold. jarman wasn't even meant to be competing in the vault event, but a late withdrawl from team—mate giarni regini moran saw jarman deliver two impressive vaults to secure the win. and that hasn't been the only gold of the day — joe fraser picking up his third victory at the championships — finishing first in the parallel bars. team—mate giarnni regini moran won bronze. and on the water — emma wiggs won her second gold in two days, whilst laura sugar, closest to the camera, added the european to her paralympic and world titles. there was a silver too for charlotte henshaw and three bronzes for the british team. and in rome at the european aquatics championship — more success for great britain. jack laugher and anthony harding won gold in the men's synchronised 3 metre springboard event. that's all the sport for now.
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ifa if a report in sports day at 7:30pm. some students are still waiting for their vocational exam results this morning, three days after they were due to get them. the exam boards pearson and ocr have apologised to pupils who have been affected. it's left some unable to confirm their university places. it's long been known that the popularity of our coastal towns and resorts with holiday and second home owners has led to a decrease in the numbers of young people living there. but, perhaps less known, is the impact that is having on the ability for the rnli to recruit and train new lifeboat crews. our reporter phil chapman has been to yorkshire to find out more. nearly 200 years after the rnli was formed, the skills needed to bravely carry out rescues at sea are being passed on to a new generation, and some volunteers among the team here at at the staithes and runswick lifeboat station are proudly sharing their knowledge with their sons and daughters.
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my name's lee jackson, helmsman at staithes lifeboat. hi, i'm elena and i'm his daughter. it's something i've always wanted to do since i was little. i've always looked up to my dad as a role model figure, and i've just always had a big passion for the lifeboat. and hopefully, if i stay in the village, i'd like to carry it on with my family. we've got to try and keep it going in the village. obviously the village is quite a touristy place now, with the holiday cottages and the holiday homes, so we need the local people that are here to come along and train and be crew. i'm colin harrison - and these are my twins. it has kind of brought us together as a family in a different way as well. it's nice just to see them, especially at the station that there are multiple families consistently involved. i think it's importantj to help save people, because quite a lot of people - underestimate the tides or weather
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conditions and get trapped. if no one's there to save them, - then who knows what could happen? generations that have gone from here — as i was, going to sea before we could walk — but so many of the crew around the country now are not, and the minority have got a maritime experience, and with all the new technology, it's important we do training, as we saw lee doing with the chart work, and apply that to electronic stuff as well. and as the rnli approaches its 200th anniversary in 2024, there are plenty of volunteering and fundraising opportunities to get involved with around the country. and here on the north yorkshire coast it's clear that the future of this life—saving charity is in good hands. phil chapman, bbc news, staithes. a three—day state of alert is under way in portugal which is seeing devastating wildfires and drought this summer. the measure grants authorities special, temporary powers such as barring people from woodlands. it's a response to forecasts of temperatures above a0 degrees celsius in what could be the country's third heatwave this summer.
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alison roberts is in the portuguese capital lisbon and has more. here in lisbon the temperatures are in the low 30s, but we've seen considerably higher temperatures in the interior. that itself is not so unusual in august, but it does come again as the third heatwave this summer on top of a severe or extreme drought in the whole of main land to portugal. that means particularly in the interior there was an extreme risk of wildfires in the countries forests and that is expected to continue at least until tuesday. i continue at least until tuesday. i was reading about the fires in the national park, big fires lasting several days there and they have been brought under control now, haven't they? but there are concerns they could flare up again. yes. they could flare up again. yes, there always — they could flare up again. yes, there always are. _ they could flare up again. yes, there always are. they - they could flare up again. yes, there always are. they have i they could flare up again. ya: there always are. they have been thought to be put under control
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somewhat earlier, but there were several readmissions in different places. it's never quite clear what causes those, there are always allegations of arson. there is very little needed in these drought conditions to start fires and that is why the government has declared a state of alert and under that measure has restricted public access to restricted areas and the use of machinery even by farmers which has been severely limited because any spark can set off a fire very easily. now it's time for a look at the weather, with elizabeth. rather unsettled as we head into the start of next week, low pressure dominating and a mix of everything. sunny spells but showery riggs at times. feeling humid especially in the south. that humidity swept away by fresher bringing error by the time we get to the end of the working week. our weather front
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moving northwards and eastwards. muqqy moving northwards and eastwards. muggy and mild under that cloud. towards the north—east of scotland and england, clear spells. temperatures here dropping back into high single figures. this is the position of the weather front on monday set to continue eastwards throughout the day. mostly light patchy rain but the odd heavy downpour at times. especially the scottish borders by the end of the afternoon. a keen south westerly wind. more sunshine in north—east scotland.
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for an end to knife crime after his cousin rico burton was stabbed to death in cheshire. the met police say they had contact with student nurse owami davies on the day she was reported missing by her family. daria dugina, the daughter of one of president putin's close allies, dies after her car exploded as she was driving home. i will have a full summary of all the day's news at six o'clock, but it is now time for the media show. hello. in march this year, the bbc gave one of its biggest soaps, holby city, a do not resuscitate order after 23 years. injuly, channel 5 decided we no longer needed good neighbours and the sun went down on ramsay street after 37 years.
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