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this is bbc news with the latest headlines. pressure on the home secretary suella braverman to tackle conditions at a kent migrant processing centre. the fact of the matter is, it is overwhelmed, and it is wholly unacceptable. we need a range of things to know from the home secretary, including knowing what action is being taken to deal with the illegal overcrowding. clearly there is more to do but we are making progress. but we've got to stop these people being exploited. the prime minister says he may attend this year's kop 27 climate summit in egypt. parts of ukraine's capital kyiv are without power and water after russia launches more missile
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strikes across the country. and, a victorious comeback. brazil's former president, lula da silva, beats his far—right opponent, jair bolsanaro, to win his old job back. labour is demanding that the home secretary, suella braverman, addresses mps today about worsening conditions at a migrant processing centre in kent. many migrants that arrive in small boats are processed at the port of dover. but some are moved to a holding facility further north in manston where there is overcrowding, and there have been reports of a diptheria outbreak. let's take a look at what's been happening in more detail. over the weekend there was a petrol bomb attack at a home office migrant centre in dover.
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hundreds of people were then taken to a migrant processing centre in manston. last week, the independent border inspector, david neal, told mps he had been left speechless by the "really dangerous" situation at manston. the government said it was controlling immigration and deterring traffickers and that health and safety was the priority at manston. yesterday, the new immigration minister robertjenrick visited the manston immigration centre. he travelled there with sir roger gale — conservative mp for thanet north — he's been speaking to the today programme about how he felt with what he saw. hugely depressed, because when i last visited in july it was a hugely depressed, because when i last visited injuly it was a good facility being very well run with people moving through as they were intended to. that's how the facility was set up. what i saw yesterday and indeed previously on thursday, was a deterioration actually between thursday and yesterday. the staff, the home office staff, the civilian
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staff and medical staff are doing a fantasticjob under very difficult fantastic job under very difficult circumstances fantasticjob under very difficult circumstances but the fact of the matter is, it is overwhelmed and it is wholly unacceptable. the matter is, it is overwhelmed and it is wholly unacceptable.— is wholly unacceptable. the chief insector is wholly unacceptable. the chief insnector said — is wholly unacceptable. the chief inspector said that _ is wholly unacceptable. the chief inspector said that he _ is wholly unacceptable. the chief inspector said that he thought i is wholly unacceptable. the chief| inspector said that he thought the conditions were dangerous and that the conditions in which some people are being _ the conditions in which some people are being held left him speechless. is that _ are being held left him speechless. is that a _ are being held left him speechless. is that a view you share? i are being held left him speechless. is that a view you share?— is that a view you share? i don't entirely share _ is that a view you share? i don't entirely share the _ is that a view you share? i don't entirely share the inspector's i is that a view you share? i don't i entirely share the inspector's view. the food and catering facilities are excellent. the care on the part of the people looking after people is good. the medicalfacilities are excellent. there are simply far too many people there and this situation should never have been allowed to develop and i'm not sure that it hasn't almost been developed deliberately.— hasn't almost been developed deliberatel. , , ., . m deliberately. deliberately? why? it a- ears, i deliberately. deliberately? why? it appears. i was _ deliberately. deliberately? why? it appears, i was told _ deliberately. deliberately? why? it appears, i was told that _ deliberately. deliberately? why? it appears, i was told that the - deliberately. deliberately? why? it appears, i was told that the home l appears, i was told that the home office is finding it very difficult to secure hotel accommodation. i now understand that this was a policy issue and the decision was taken not to book additional hotel space. i think that's like driving your car
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down the motorway, seeing mo to a clearer head, then there is a car crash and suddenly there is a five mile tailback. the car crash was the decision not to book more hotel space. our home affairs correspondent daniel sandford is in dover. some quite incredible words there, to be calling this something that has been done deliberately by the government. has been done deliberately by the government-— has been done deliberately by the covernment. , ., . ., . government. yes, i mean, the concern is that there _ government. yes, i mean, the concern is that there was _ government. yes, i mean, the concern is that there was a _ government. yes, i mean, the concern is that there was a decision _ government. yes, i mean, the concern is that there was a decision made i is that there was a decision made when suella braverman was first home secretary, viewers may remember that he she was appointed home secretary by liz truss, then resigned and then was reappointed by rishi sunak. when she was first home secretary there was a reluctance to block book any more hotels for people who had crossed the channel in small boats. that didn't deal with the reality of the situation which was that large numbers of people were still crossing the channel. so what has happened is in the last few weeks a large number of people have filled
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up large number of people have filled up at manston airport, where they have done the processing, where they are supposed to be for 2h hours while they are processed, but there is nowhere to go on to because people normally after manston would go on either to a hotel or an immigration detention centre if there was concerns they might then abscond. the vast majority of people going to hotels but there are no hotel rooms booked so there is nowhere for them to go. there is some talk now of trying to book rooms in hotels where there are guest staying, but obviously that could be a big change in policy and could be a big change in policy and could in itself be controversial. they are now in a sort of crisis moment and robertjenrick, the immigration minister, as roger gale was saying, did visit manston yesterday. we believe he might still be in kent. some quick decisions will have to be made to stop the manston processing centre becoming even more overwhelmed than it already is. i have been here this
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morning. we haven't seen people crossing in small boats today, although the weather is good so that may at least give them some temporary relief, but if the weather stays like this then people could arrive again today. and if we get fewer than 100 more crossing the channel in the next couple of days then we will actually get to a record number of people... we have already passed the record, we would get to 40,000 people having already crossed the channel in small boats this year. it was 28,000 last year and we still have two more months of the year to go. in november and december last year 8000 people crossed despite the much colder conditions. this is not a problem thatis conditions. this is not a problem that is likely to go away. it is very unlikely that anyone is able to turn off the numbers of people leaving the beaches of france for dover. that doesn't seem to be something that is in control at the moment. in something that is in control at the moment. ., ._
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something that is in control at the moment. . , ., , moment. in a way, the petrol bomb attack highlighted _ moment. in a way, the petrol bomb attack highlighted issues _ moment. in a way, the petrol bomb attack highlighted issues that i moment. in a way, the petrol bomb attack highlighted issues that were | attack highlighted issues that were very much already there.— very much already there. that's ritht. very much already there. that's right- the _ very much already there. that's right. the petrol— very much already there. that's right. the petrol bomb - very much already there. that's right. the petrol bomb attack i very much already there. that's| right. the petrol bomb attack in many ways is irrelevant to the crisis at manston. that was already something that was being talked about in the house of commons last week. yes, there were 700 people in the very short—term holding facility here at dover when it was attacked by a petrol bomb and they had to be more quickly moved across to manston. but those are 700 people just took numbers at manston from 3300 to 4000. it was only designed to take 1600, so it was already a double capacity. people were sleeping their 32 days when they were supposed to be there 24 hours. that crisis already existed. the petrol bombing just exacerbated the problem yesterday. the petrol bombing in the end didn't really do any damage. there were some minor devices against the outside of the very short—term processing facility
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here. of course tragically the person who carried out the attack then took their own life very shortly afterwards. kent police are investigating that, but it looks like it will be a case almost of mental health or something similar to that. ., ., ~ mental health or something similar to that. ., . ~' , ., to that. daniel sandford, thank you very much- — our political correspondent nick eardley is at westminster. labour are hoping to get the home secretary suella braverman in the house of commons to answer questions on all of this. house of commons to answer questions on all of this-— on all of this. yes, they are. partly because _ on all of this. yes, they are. partly because it _ on all of this. yes, they are. partly because itjust - on all of this. yes, they are. partly because it just feels l on all of this. yes, they are. i partly because itjust feels like there is a growing sense of crisis around the asylum system, particularly, as daniel was talking about, at manston in kent. we have heard stories over the last few days about the deteriorating situation there, about increasing concerns about overcrowding. allegations from conservative mps as well as
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opposition one is that the home secretary suella braverman just didn't do enough to alleviate some of those issues, that she didn't sign off on hotel rooms which could have eased the overcrowding. labour are saying basically this is a whole problem with the system now and it needs a complete rethink. have a listen to the shadow home secretary yvette cooper. we think we need an overhaul of the whole _ we think we need an overhaul of the whole system. we have a series of different _ whole system. we have a series of different problems. we had actually 'ust different problems. we had actually just these weekend, really, the reports — just these weekend, really, the reports around the serious overcrowding, possibly illegal overcrowding, possibly illegal overcrowding, and diphtheria outbreak at manston. that attack at doveh _ outbreak at manston. that attack at dover. there have been other serious home _ dover. there have been other serious home affairs — dover. there have been other serious home affairs issues this morning including — home affairs issues this morning including serious cybersecurity allegations. the person who should be responding on your programme this morning _ be responding on your programme this morning is— be responding on your programme this morning is the home secretary. she should _ morning is the home secretary. she should he _ morning is the home secretary. she should be putting a statement into parliament as well, but is unable to do so _ parliament as well, but is unable to do so because she can't answer her own about — do so because she can't answer her own about security breaches.
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there was a tweet from suella braverman overnight about the situation in dover that we have been covering this morning but we have not heard from the home secretary about some of the more substantive issues around manston. we've not heard her talk about the lapse in security that led to her being forced to resign a couple of weeks ago only to be brought back as home secretary by rishi sunak. so it really does feel like there is increasing pressure on the home office for some answers and some increasing pressure on suella braverman's position itself. number ten says that the prime minister's priority is to deal with human issues, to make sure that people are being kept in safe environments. my understanding there is likely to be talks between the home secretary and prime minister about what to do next on this today.
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as i say, there arejust about what to do next on this today. as i say, there are just wider questions about whether the asylum system is working and whether the government is managing to deal with all these pressures that it is facing at the moment. have a listen to the government minister mark spencer on bbc breakfast. we are working with local authorities. we have put over £20 million _ authorities. we have put over £20 million into— authorities. we have put over £20 million into the scheme to work with local authorities. million into the scheme to work with localauthorities. let's million into the scheme to work with local authorities. let's not lose track, — local authorities. let's not lose track, loose site, if you like, of the people _ track, loose site, if you like, of the people who are at fault he offers — the people who are at fault he offers that these are basically very vicious _ offers that these are basically very vicious people who are putting vulnerable people on small boats, on unseaworthy boats, putting them on the channel and sending them across at the _ the channel and sending them across at the same — the channel and sending them across at the same time as taking their life savings for that privilege. we have _ life savings for that privilege. we have to _ life savings for that privilege. we have to break that model, we have to break— have to break that model, we have to break the _ have to break that model, we have to break the model of those very vicious — break the model of those very vicious people that are exploiting the most — vicious people that are exploiting the most vulnerable people in the world _ you will notice the government want to talk about the small boats issue and dealing with that but there are many who are saying this morning, you just need to deal with the wider
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humanitarian issue in these asylum processing centres. you need to deal with the overcrowding, the backlog, and do it immediately. when roger gale, the conservative mp who represents where manston is what's on radio four this morning, he says he thinks some people will be moved out of there today. but he's also questioning why the home secretary didn't do more sooner. so expect pressure on that expect more questions of the home secretary about that e—mail issue. remember, she was forced to resign for sending some sensitive information to a parliamentary colleague from a private e—mail account, then brought back by rishi sunak. there are no questions over whether she alerted senior civil servants as quickly as she claimed to. there are some e—mails which have emerged to the bbc which suggest there were a few hours between her realising their
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mistake and reporting it to the cabinet secretary. so all that pressure on the home secretary, and it's something that has really been a big issue so farfor it's something that has really been a big issue so far for the it's something that has really been a big issue so farfor the prime minister rishi sunak. a lot of conservative mps are happy with how mr sunak�*s premiership has gone so far. less than happy about all the pressure and questions aimed at the home office. hick pressure and questions aimed at the home office-— home office. nick eardley, thank ou. let's get more now from kevin saunders. he was a chief immigration officer in calais from 2001 to 2016. thank you so much forjoining us. what has gone wrong here? good morninr. what has gone wrong here? good morning- it's _ what has gone wrong here? good morning. it's the _ what has gone wrong here? good morning. it's the numbers. i what has gone wrong here? (13mm morning. it's the numbers. we've just got too many people coming across that we can deal with. the manston facility is just totally and absolutely overcrowded to breaking point. absolutely overcrowded to breaking oint. ., . ~' absolutely overcrowded to breaking oint, ., ., ~' ., absolutely overcrowded to breaking oint. ., ., ,, ., , point. you talk about there being too many peeple _ point. you talk about there being too many people coming - point. you talk about there being too many people coming across l point. you talk about there being i too many people coming across the channel. isn't it then, doesn't it
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make more sense, as some are saying, to create more space for them to be processed. to create more space for them to be rocessed. , , , ., to create more space for them to be rocessed. , , i. �* to create more space for them to be processed-— processed. yes, but you can't make sace processed. yes, but you can't make space overnight. _ processed. yes, but you can't make space overnight. i— processed. yes, but you can't make space overnight. i understand i processed. yes, but you can't make j space overnight. i understand about manston that the military are going to look at expanding the size of the facility this week. so that may well be of some help.— be of some help. there has been talk, be of some help. there has been talk. hasn't _ be of some help. there has been talk, hasn't there, _ be of some help. there has been talk, hasn't there, that _ talk, hasn't there, that potentially, allegedly, the home secretary denied legal advice, ignored legal advice telling her to do more. denied money to pay for more hotels. could it be that the government needs to do more at this point to try to alleviate the issue? i'm not a politician so i don't know what the home secretary said and didn't say. i'm not privy to any of that. so i really don't know. we do need to do more. part of the
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problem, and i saw this this weekend, the area that i live in had hotels earmarked for refugees. they absolutely flatly refused to take them. the local mp got involved and now they are not taking them. so we do have a little bit of nimbyism going on here as well. iunfith do have a little bit of nimbyism going on here as well. with the answer be. _ going on here as well. with the answer be, as _ going on here as well. with the answer be, as some _ going on here as well. with the answer be, as some people i going on here as well. with the i answer be, as some people have suggested, a safe and legal route for asylum seekers to the uk without having to cross the channel in the way they do?— having to cross the channel in the wa the do? ., ., ., ., ~' way they do? no, that will not work. because you — way they do? no, that will not work. because you set _ way they do? no, that will not work. because you set up _ way they do? no, that will not work. because you set up what _ way they do? no, that will not work. because you set up what you - way they do? no, that will not work. because you set up what you call- way they do? no, that will not work. because you set up what you call a l because you set up what you call a safe route, so that people are not eligible for the safe route will still try to come across the channel. so that answer doesn't work. i have a suggestion. i think that it's time to go back to an idea that it's time to go back to an idea that was mooted a couple of years ago, which would be to put a cruise
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liner in the middle of the channel and to take everybody straight to the cruise liner, not land them in the cruise liner, not land them in the uk at all. 80% of the people coming are from albania, so they are not going to be able to claim asylum anyway. so we take them to the cruise liner, which will be nice, it will be relatively comfortable. we can then process them there and the people that we think we can land in the uk we do, and the others we send it straight back to albania. if you think about _ it straight back to albania. if you think about that, _ it straight back to albania. if you think about that, that _ it straight back to albania. if you think about that, that is - it straight back to albania. if you | think about that, that is basically off shoring asylum seekers. for australia, that kind of plan hasn't worked, for example. they have spent millions of australian dollar is trying to do that and the fact is that people will still try to cross the channel on boats, whether you put them on a ship at the end of it or in a hotel, the fact of the matter is that these are people crossing the channel, it is dangerous, and it is too much for the system. it
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dangerous, and it is too much for the system-— dangerous, and it is too much for thes stem. , . ., , . the system. it is certainly too much for the system- _ the system. it is certainly too much for the system. i _ the system. it is certainly too much for the system. i don't _ the system. it is certainly too much for the system. i don't agree i the system. it is certainly too much for the system. i don't agree with l for the system. i don't agree with you that the australian system didn't work. the australian system didn't work. the australian system did work by stopping boat people coming. it was a success at that level. we have tried absolutely everything we can to stop these people coming across the channel and embarking on these dangerous routes. nothing has worked. the french won't play ball so we have got to try something else.— play ball so we have got to try something else. kevin saunders, thank ou something else. kevin saunders, thank you for— something else. kevin saunders, thank you for talking _ something else. kevin saunders, thank you for talking to - something else. kevin saunders, thank you for talking to us. i the headlines on bbc news... pressure on the home secretary suella braverman to tackle conditions at a kent migrant processing centre. the prime minister says he may attend this year's cop 27 climate summit in egypt. parts of ukraine's capital kyiv are without power and water after russia launches more missile strikes across the country.
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kyiv�*s mayor says parts of the capital are without power and water after russian air strikes hit the city's critical infrastructure. ukrainian authorities have warned people in the capital to remain in shelters because of the possibility of "renewed shelling". the bbc�*s hugo bachega is in the ukrainian capital kyiv. tell us more about the shelling that i know earlier you had to go down to a basement because of it. we have been given the all clear from the authorities so we are back in our usual position in kyiv. we know that critical infrastructure has been hit here in the capital. there are reports of power cuts across the city. also, water outages across the city. also, water outages across the city. also, water outages across the capital this morning. there have been attacks reported in
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the city of kharkiv, the country's second largest city in the north—east of the country. the mayor moments ago described the situation is quite complicated in the city. in zaporizhzhia in the south, again critical infrastructure was hit and again power cuts have been reported in the city of zaporizhzhia. we had a reaction from the country's foreign minister who said that instead of fighting on the battlefields, russia fights civilians. it seems to be part of the strategy here. russia has been attacking civilian infrastructure across the country four weeks ahead of winter so there is a lot of concern here that because of these attacks the system is not going to be able to cope. this is a country where temperatures can drop to —15, -20 where temperatures can drop to —15, —20 celsius. president zelensky has said a third of the country's electrical infrastructure has been damaged and last week we heard a
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dramatic plea from the country's deputy prime minister telling ukrainians who have fled the country to stay where they are to help ease the pressure on the system and to return only after winter. so there is a lot of concern that these attacks are going to continue and again the ukrainians are saying that this is how the russians are reacting, responding to setbacks on the battlefield, by attacking civilian sites and civilian infrastructure in cities across the country including places away from the front lines.— country including places away from the front lines. hugo bachega, thank ou. the south korean president, yoon suk—yeol, has opened a memorial to the victims of saturday's halloween stampede. together with his wife, he laid a single white flower at a huge altar set up in central seoulfor the 154 people who died in the crush in a narrow alley. there's growing anger in the city that police failed to control crowds that had built up in the popular itaewon district. the government has promised a thorough investigation. our correspondent nick
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marsh is in itaewon — the area of seoul where the tragedy took place. give us more detail into the latest into the investigation as to how this happened. i into the investigation as to how this happened-— into the investigation as to how this happened. i am here in the district in _ this happened. i am here in the district in which _ this happened. i am here in the district in which this _ this happened. i am here in the district in which this tragedy i district in which this tragedy occurred on saturday night, itaewon. behind me there is a small impromptu memorial vigil that has started in the last hour. we had prayers earlier from some the last hour. we had prayers earlierfrom some monks the last hour. we had prayers earlier from some monks and the last hour. we had prayers earlierfrom some monks and candles being lit as well. you can't see but a cross on the pavement there is a sea of white flowers that has been laid, people coming up in waves to lay down flowers and putting down bottles of a korean alcoholic drink. just any kind of tribute, to share grief and pay tribute and show condolence to those 154 overwhelmingly young people, in their teens and early 20s, who went
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out for what was supposed to be a fun halloween saturday night and unfortunately didn't come home. there are reports that potentially there were not enough police out on there were not enough police out on the streets. there were not enough police out on the streets-— there were not enough police out on the streets. yeah, that is something that is going — the streets. yeah, that is something that is going to _ the streets. yeah, that is something that is going to be _ the streets. yeah, that is something that is going to be one _ the streets. yeah, that is something that is going to be one of _ the streets. yeah, that is something that is going to be one of the - that is going to be one of the central questions of the investigation which has now started. there is no official explanation given by the authorities as to what caused this crush but there are some things we do know. we know that the vast majority of these 154 people who died on saturday night died just across here. about 20 metres from where i'm standing in an alleyway. it goes slight incline. it is very tightly packed, narrow alleyway which people were walking through as part of their night out, perhaps trying to get from bar to bar. eyewitnesses say that those at the top of the slope perhaps fell and
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caused a domino effect and those at the bottom would have been caught under the weight and the sheer number of bodies and lost their life that way. i have to stress that is not the official explanation. we do not the official explanation. we do not yet have an official explanation. but that is what a lot of eyewitness reports have been saying and there is a lot of corroborating evidence to suggest that. the police say they only had 200 officers on duty, the same number deployed this time last year for halloween on the saturday night before halloween, and farfewer people were out on the streets that night because of covid restrictions. the authorities say themselves that they were surprised that 100,000 people were on the streets. another question notjust about people were on the streets. another question not just about whether there were enough police officers on there were enough police officers on the streets, but were these officers putting enough emphasis on crowd control? what would they hear to do? were they for conventional anti—crime prevention or were they
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here to make sure people were not going through these dangerous and narrow alleyways? were they doing enough to make sure that something as tragic as what happened on saturday didn't happen. hick as tragic as what happened on saturday didn't happen. nick marsh, thank ou. joining me now is isabel canete—medina, she was in the area where the crush happened with her husband and son. thank you forjoining us. talk me through what happened to you on saturday evening. mr; through what happened to you on saturday evening.— through what happened to you on saturday evening. my son wanted to to to saturday evening. my son wanted to go to itaewon _ saturday evening. my son wanted to go to itaewon to _ saturday evening. my son wanted to go to itaewon to see _ saturday evening. my son wanted to go to itaewon to see the _ saturday evening. my son wanted to go to itaewon to see the nightlife. i go to itaewon to see the nightlife. we decided to accompany him. we thought he would split up, my husband and i would go one place to enjoy ourselves and he would go to another area. we arrived at itaewon subway station at around 8:30pm. as soon as we got out of the train there was a big crowd trying to get
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out of the station. so we were shoulder to shoulder, wall to wall, everyone trying to go out of the z-e§= fand stepjby—step it took a exit. and step—by—step it took a while to get out of the station. as a transport professional this is a little bit concerning for me because i know that this is not something thatis i know that this is not something that is usual. and i was thinking of feeling trapped there. one mishap and there could be a stampede in the station and people could get crushed. so i wasjust station and people could get crushed. so i was just hoping that people would all get out safely. and once we got out on the streets outside the station we were met with a crowd of people just standing on the sidewalk. it was so packed you couldn't go anywhere. and no wonder people couldn't get out of the because there was no is
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sidewalk. some people had tried the sidewalk. some people had tried to go on the roadway. we were right in front of the hamilton hotel, the intersection there. some people were trying to go into the roadway to tracing tea 555 hits thsr�*gasiesaif tar ' " " crowds on erasing ees ges inees ehe’r�*eeeiz-eee 'ees ' " " crowds on sidewalk erasing ees ges insees ehe’r�*eeeiz-eee ees” ' ” ” crowds on sidewalk but avoid the crowds on the sidewalk but officials were telling to on the sidewalk. cars were stay on the sidewalk. cars were passing through and everyone had the space there. as soon as we turned, my husband and i and my son crossed in the direction of the hamilton hotel. the hotel is just adjacent to the alleyway where the incident happened. we went there and stayed there for a while, and there were not many people in the entrance. we were trying to look at the situation, trying to figure out how we were going to get in that area. it seemed like a lot of the congestion was localised in that
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intersection. we were trying to see whether we should turn right or turn left, not knowing where the crowds were. so we decided maybe we should just get out of that area and walk away from the hotel. band just get out of that area and walk away from the hotel.— just get out of that area and walk away from the hotel. and so you got awa ? away from the hotel. and so you got away? you — away from the hotel. and so you got away? you left _ away from the hotel. and so you got away? you left the _ away from the hotel. and so you got away? you left the area. _ away from the hotel. and so you got away? you left the area. thank i away? you left the area. thank goodness for you and your family. how did you feel when you heard what had happened there, given what you just said to me about your own thoughts, worrying about the potential for a crush?- thoughts, worrying about the potential for a crush? where we got awa , we potential for a crush? where we got away. we got _ potential for a crush? where we got away. we got away _ potential for a crush? where we got away. we got away by _ potential for a crush? where we got away, we got away by riding - potential for a crush? where we got away, we got away by riding a i potential for a crush? where we got away, we got away by riding a bus. l away, we got away by riding a bus. the site works were so crowded. we went past the alley where the incident happened and we saw a bus. after a while we decided the only way to get out of the area was to ride the bus to anywhere and get off someplace where we could take a taxi. so we went back to our hotel,
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feeling like, aren't we glad we got out of there. and the next morning i received a text from my son, with the message pointing to the news. and it said there that a lot of people, you know, were crushed. so when i saw that i thought to myself, oh, my god. something like this, we thought about it could happen and it actually happened. it was still shocking, very shocking, even though we were thinking that it was a possibility. but we were also very saddened. our hearts go out to all the families. we felt fortunate to have been safe and to have left the area, but unfortunately families are grieving because of what happened
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there that night. goad grieving because of what happened there that night.— there that night. good to talk to ou. i there that night. good to talk to you- i am _ there that night. good to talk to you- i am very _ there that night. good to talk to you. i am very grateful- there that night. good to talk to you. i am very grateful for- there that night. good to talk to you. i am very grateful for you | you. i am very grateful for you taking the time to talk to us. thank ou. now it's time for a look at the weather with carol. good morning. today has been a dry start to the day for many. some sunshine and a few showers in the west. a band of rain is coming across western scotland and northern ireland which will be heavy especially across northern ireland. the wind will pick up around it as well. temperatures today, 12—17 north to south. this evening, showers already in the south will continue to migrate north. something to bear in mind if you are heading out trick or treating. the rain will slowly move east. temperatures, nine - 14 slowly move east. temperatures, nine — 14 as the overnight lows. tomorrow morning, the rain pushing smartly north and east eventually clearing away. behind us, back into sunshine
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and showers with strong wind still across the english channel. we are looking at temperatures between 12 in the north and 15 in the south. temperatures falling away a touch as we go through this week. hello this is bbc news. pressure on the home secretary suella braverman to tackle conditions at a kent migrant processing centre. the prime minister says he may attend this year's cop 27 climate summit in egypt. parts of ukraine's capital kyiv are without power and water after russia launches more missile strikes across the country. and a victorious comeback. brazil's former president lula da silva beats his far—right opponentjair bolsanaro to win his old job back. sport and for a full round—up,
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from the bbc sport centre, here'sjohn watson. good morning. 15 months after last playing for england marcus rashford may be about to play his way into garteh southgate's world cup squad, after scoring yesterday for manchester united, who are now eight games unbeaten in all competitions — and just a point off the top four after beating west ham 1—0. rashford playing a key part with the only goal of the game, his seventh of the season and 100th for the club. and he is clearly feeling in a better place on and off the pitch. marcus rashford, i think he's representing that fact. he scored a brilliant goal, great pass from christian eriksen, great header, the day before his birthday — his 100 — is a real milestone, and it's a fantastic achievement. the arsenal forward bukayo saka could face a race to be fit in time for the world cup after going off injured in arsenal's victory yesterday he set up the first goal for gabriel martinelli in their 5—0 victory over forest.
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but then came the injury — after being tackled — and he was substituted. it's not a bad injury. he it was a tricky afternoon but we started well. yeah, he had to come off. he wasn't comfortable. he had a really bad kick in the first ball and he could not continue, so let's see how he is. no news yet? no. in the scottish premiership. celtic restored their four point gap at the top of the table no guesses needed where this ball�*s going. greg taylor with their second in a three nil win over livingston. there was another defeat for bottom club ross county — as they lost at home to hearts. history was made in the women's super league —
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as arsenal set a new record of 13 successive wins. they beat west ham 3—1 — frida maanum with arsenal's final goal. elsewhere, tottenham thrashed brighton 8—0 while there were also wins for manchester united, manchester city, chelsea and reading. at the t20 world cup — ireland could move up to second place in the table if they beat australia in their latest match in brisbane, buoyed by that victory over england, bowling first. currently ireland four wickets down. meanwhile in the same group — england play top of the table new zealand tomorrow. friday's wash—out against australia left their hopes hanging in the balance. the team know a win is needed — and they're being encouraged to go out and fight for it. you don't win world cups by being conservative, you have to be one
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step ahead. the power of our batting line—up has been something other teams have feared in recent years and we have to make sure we utilise that and be smart with it. obviously the grounds are bigger over here but when you get the opportunity you take it and show your power. with the ongoing financial issues in rugby union, some good news for wasps, who could play again next year after a rescue deal has been found. the clubs' administrators said they had accepted an offer to buy the club, after being suspended and relegated from the top flight, having entered administration earlier this month. the deal only covers the men's and academy sides. talking of setting records — max verstappen has set a new one for the most race wins in a season. his 14th came at the mexico grand prix, having started on pole. lewis hamilton came second — over 15 seconds behind verstappen, with his red bull team—mate sergio perez in third. meanwhile, england are celebrating becoming the inaugral physical disability rugby league world cup champions.
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they beat new zealand in the final in warrington — winning 42—10. the home side ran in eight tries — including two each for captain scott gobin and sam zeller. the victory completes an unbeaten tournament for england — who won all four of their matches. that's all the sport for now. in a stunning political comeback, luiz inacio lula da silva has been elected brazil's next president. it was a tight race — the former left—wing leader won nearly 51% of the vote, his far—right rival, the incumbent, jair bolsonaro, won 49%. mr lula couldn't run in the last presidential election in 2018 because he was injail. mr bolsonaro now becomes the first sitting president in brazil to lose re—election. our south america correspondent katy watson reports. cheering. celebration on the streets of sao paulo, and a sense of relief. they predicted a tight race and it
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was a nailbiter to the very end. i feel relieved not only for the brazilian people, but for the whole planet, for the amazon, for the democracy, for human rights. so we are very happy. it is a very divided country, though. there will be a lot of people unhappy. yes, because it was very little difference, a small difference. so we have to be very patient and we have to leave the anger and the hatred away. what a comeback for brazil's president—elect, a man who left powerjust 12 years ago with a sky—high approval rating but who then subsequently fell
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from grace over corruption scandals. here he is again, lula 2.0. translation: it was the hardest campaign of my life. _ it wasn't men against men, party against party — it was a group of people who love freedom and democracy, against authoritarianism. the noise on the streets filled the silence from bolsonaro's camp. the speculation was that he went to bed. while voting was largely peaceful, there was a lot of expectation and nerves on sunday as people cast their ballot. in this unequal country the divide was clear — rich and poor, left and right. people had a stark choice to make. i voted for bolsonaro, of course. what's the best thing about bolsonaro? why do you like bolsonaro? i don't agree with him, like, 100%. i think he has a lot of flaws. but he's a man of god, he has the right principles. it's very sad in my opinion to see brazil in this state where we have to decide between two candidates that make brazil such a polarised country, inciting violence, extremes. i think especially,
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they don't represent any of the young population, right? any progress in the country. it's really very sad. so my vote is a vote of protest. amid such division, it was lula who made it to the finish line first. people here are shouting, "lula has returned." like him or loathe him, this is a historic moment for brazil, 20 years after lula first became president, he's back in the top job. but for these people, a lula victory is not a victory for brazil. his job will be to unite them and be their president, too. lula will have to contend with conservative lawmakers in whatever he wants to do. it won't be easy but tonight these supporters aren't worried. he's back in the top job and he's back to change brazil. katy watson, bbc news, sao paolo. world leaders have congratulated lula on his victory, prime minister rishi sunak has
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congratulated the new leader saying, "i look forward to working together on the issues that matter to the uk and brazil, from growing the global economy to protecting the planet's natural resources and promoting democratic values". us presidentjoe biden said lula's win followed free, fair and credible elections and that he looked forward to working together. the french president, emmanuel macron, also offered his good wishes, saying the poll opened "a new page" in brazil's history. i'm nowjoined by dawisson belem lopes, a professor of international and comparative politics at the federal university of minas gerais in brazil. these have been the most divisive and polarising election since the return to democracy in 1985, what can lula da silva do to bring the country back? i
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can lula da silva do to bring the country back?— can lula da silva do to bring the count back? , ., , , country back? i believe he has every means to bring _ country back? i believe he has every means to bring the _ country back? i believe he has every means to bring the country - country back? i believe he has every means to bring the country togetherj means to bring the country together again. during the campaign he has already brought to the vote... this will be a coalition government, i have reason to believe he will be able to rule the country and we really need it. the world's democracy loving nations are greeting lula da silva, because brazil really needed this victory. let's talk about how easy it will be to get through all of the different policies he wants to because, let's be honest, there are more opponents in congress than he would like, how tricky will they make it for him? it definitely won't be easy. he has
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been there before. brazil hasn't had many left—wing government low over time and when lula was president of the country from 2003 to 2011, he succeeded in office with a record approval of 85%. he has been there before, knows how to do it. yes, we all know about his social welfare programme that did a lot to help poorer communities, that's got a lot of support in the north—western provinces. what are those people expect of the new president? they have voted massively for lula again. they expect their lives to get better because brazil nowadays have very high level of starvation, hunger all across the territory.
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especially in brazil's north—eastern region. this is why they have voted for lula, because they expect all those social policies to come back. he talked about the environment, the rainforest. of course, there will be environmentalists, climate scientists around the world who will be relieved, i am sure about this result. what difference do think it will make to the amazonian rainforest over the next few years that lula is now in charge? can he call back what was lost underjair bolsanaro? this is one of the main agenda and topics were brazil has a voice in the world, the global environmental sector, lula has said more than once he wants a turnaround and he wants to give brazil a seat at the table again. jair bolsanaro has been the updating brazil's
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political capital especially environmentally, lula has invited the population to consider the topic of deforestation. all the issues around biodiversity, indigenous peoples, he has put a lot of emphasis on these topics so i have every reason to believe he is serious when he says this is one of his main agenda there for the future. ., ~' , ., his main agenda there for the future. ., ,, i. ., ,,., at least 141 people have died following the collapse of a footbridge in western india, according to local police. hundreds were thought to have been on the bridge in morbi in gujarat when it went down, plunging them into a river. the bridge was only reopened last week after extensive renovations. our south asia correspondent, yogita limaye, reports. moments after the collapse, survivors tried to clamber up what remains of the footbridge. at this popular spot in the western town of morbi,
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families were out together at the end of a week of holidays for diwali festivities. locals were the first to respond, helping pull people out. some even swimming out to rescue those stuck in the middle of the river. at one of the banks, people tried to form a human chain to reach as many as they could. the bridge, built in the 19th century, was closed for renovation for six months, reopened less than a week ago. schools were off, and so lots of people were here along with their children. the bridge collapsed because of overcrowding, sukram, an eyewitness said. at the hospital, a steady stream of the injured were brought in. this is indian prime minister nahendra modi's home state and his party is in power here. he announced compensation for those who have been affected. once the struggle to save people is over, for officials here,
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there will be many tough questions to answer. yogita limaye, bbc news, india. the headlines on bbc news... pressure on the home secretary suella braverman to tackle conditions at a kent migrant processing centre. the prime minister says he may attend this year's cop 27 climate summit in egypt. parts of ukraine's capital kyiv are without power and water after russia launches more missile strikes across the country. police are appealing for witnesses following the fatal shooting of two men in south london. officers were called to railton road in brixton just before eight o'clock last night, where both victims were pronounced dead at the scene. no arrests have been made. vincent mcaviney has been in brixton and sent this update. police forensic officers have been
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combing this scene overnight. vincent mcaviney has been in brixton and sent this update. police forensic officers have been combing this scene overnight. they've got a cordon in place over several roads. that's because at around 7:50pm last night they were called by members of the public after hearing gunshots. firearm officers were deployed as well as the ambulance and air ambulance service. they found two men in the street injured. despite their best efforts, though, they sadly succumbed to those injuries without ever making it to hospital. the police are continuing their investigations here. locals are saying that they heard around 12 gunshots last night and that they were being fired, they think, between a pair on a moped and then that crashed car further down the street. the two victims have not yet been identified, so their next of kin haven't been told. they will undergo postmortems later on today. the police have not made any arrests. they're going to continue making inquiries.
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they're going to do extra patrols in this part of south london. but it is, though, the second double deadly shooting in the capital in just under a week. when it comes to giving up smoking, you've probably heard of nicotine patches — but what about nicotine pouches? they're tiny sacks, placed between the lip and the gum, to release nicotine into the body — and there's no law stopping children from buying them. anti—smoking campaigners say more regulation is urgently needed, as graham satchell reports. a pub in the centre of london, and two friends meet for a drink. blink and you'll miss it. but they're both using something called nicotine pouches. sometimes i've been in the pub and i've had my tub with me, and they've asked me why i've brought my hair gel with me. but steadily over the years, the awareness has just grown. more people are aware of it and more people are maybe looking at it as an option of quitting smoking. nicotine patches are how i quit smoking. since using them, i've been able
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to quit smoking entirely, completely cold turkey. and it's been really great, great positive effects on my health as well. the pouches are sold in small tubs, often in fruit, mint or other flavours. they contain nicotine in a range of strengths, but no tobacco. researchers say they're safer than cigarettes because there's no smoke. it's the smoke that kills, not the nicotine. we think if you are a smoker, moving to something else is a good idea. but if you've never smoked, it's not a good idea to take up using nicotine because it is addictive and it may produce a dependence so that you then have to continue to keep buying these products or other products, which is not a great situation to be in. adverts for nicotine pouches on social media. they're regulated as general products. it means at the moment they can be marketed freely and even sold to children. most nicotine pouch products are owned and made by big tobacco companies.
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they're very good at marketing products. they've been doing it a very long time. we see them at music festivals, which is prominently at point of sale, partnering with clubs, music venues, which is total tobacco industry playbook of how you sell an addictive product to a young population. new figures from action on smoking and health suggest the number of people using pouches so far is small. in a survey of 13,000 people, only 4% say they've tried them. but awareness is highest among 18 to 24—year—olds, with 45% having heard of them. nicotine pouches are now sold everywhere. supermarkets, newsagents, corner shops. nicotine pouches are a small pouch... nicky small from japan tobacco international says they've spearheaded a self—regulatory framework, which limits access to their brand, nordic spirit, to over 18 years. i think there needs to be appropriate and balanced regulation on nicotine pouches because they are a nicotine product and should be treated as such,
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particularly to ensure that those under the age of 18 do not have access to and are not sold nicotine pouches. so you can concentrate on enjoying nordic spirit. nordic spirit admit they give away free samples of their product and have partnered with a number of music festivals but say they're not targeting younger people and would welcome greater regulation. campaigners and health experts say whatever the potential benefits of nicotine pouches as an alternative to smoking, it is wrong that they can legally be sold to children. we need a regulatory framework that captures all nicotine products, and that means thinking about how these products are being marketed and whether it's appropriate, having an age of sale for a product, which is highly addictive. so let's have a proper regulation of nicotine that means that we have a robust policy for the future. the department of health in england told us they're reviewing the impact of nicotine pouches. campaigners say that's not enough, and a ban on the sale of all nicotine products to under 18 years is needed now.
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graeme satchell, bbc news. south west water has been criticised after raw sewage was pictured flowing into the sea on a cornish beach yesterday. this video was filmed near st agnes. south west water says it was a "permitted storm overflow" triggered by heavy rainfall but the campaign group, surfers against sewage accused the company of treating nature like a sewer. earlier on breakfast, the environment minister mark spencer said progress is being made on combatting waterway pollution. we are actually measuring this house so we can make improvements, increase the maximum size of the fines we can now issue to these water companies and we are making sure we are investing billions of pounds, and i mean billions, in trying to solve this challenge. we all acknowledge that we have to do it but it is a huge, huge problem
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because there are lots of houses up and down the country where that sewage needs to be dealt with. but we are making some progress, i acknowledge me to go a little quicker and we are working with water companies to do that. finally to the us where it's just over a week to go until the midterm elections, and all eyes are on pennsylvania— control of the us senate could come down to which party wins here. there's a governors race in pennsylvania and competitive congressional elections too. presidentjoe biden was born in scranton, pennsylvania and won the state back from donald trump in 2020 - the bbc�*s laura trevelyan has been taking the political temperature in mr biden's birthplace. # well, i was born in a small town...#. scranton, pennsylvania, where the geography ofjoe biden's hometown reflects the division of the nation. it is a county donald trump won.
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but a democratic city. joe biden was victorious in 2020 and with where to go until the mid—terms, pennsylvania is once again a pivotal state and democrats and republicans are chasing votes. from swing voters. i need to pick up another job to make my money. people say, i need to pick up anotherjob to make more money. this had chef sees how his staff are struggling with high prices. he is one of the few voters who does not always support the same party. he voted for donald trump into thousand 16 and joe biden in 2020 now on the fence. i do not really know where the future of america is headed. it is so split down the middle. you are either extremely hard on one side or the other. ifeel there is not much middle ground.
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the final of the baseball world series keeps him busy in the kitchen. he thinks about how to vote, the cost of living is on his mind. i do not know many people who can pay $5 a gallon per gas. just to make $7.25 an hour. it is just crazy in 2022 people only making that much money. which way are you leaning? it is tough. college football is a saturday afternoon ritual and supporters of the falcons are out. abortion rights are a key issue here. i am very concerned about women's rights, women's health, opportunity to choose. what would you like to see happening in the state on abortion? i would like to see the right to have a choice.
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this is hometown america here. robyn is a republican party official. her message is that abortion rights will not disappear if the state goes red. it is not going to be completely illegal in any state. i don't think they can go that far so i would say relax on that issue, you are ok. this isjoe biden's childhood home. he has used his scranton roots to pull voters who deserted donald trump. —— deserted for trump. despite his low national approval rating, pennsylvania is one state wherejoe biden is campaigning hard in the midterms. but even here, he's facing headwinds. back at the football game, scranton's most famous son is blamed is blamed for the high price in gas and groceries. he forgot about american people.
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he went full ukraine. we cannot afford the rent. you cannot afford your day to day bills because of inflation all overl the world and it is tough, it is crazy _ as scranton's president awaits the votes, once again pennsylvania is the ultimate battleground state. what happens here will show the world where the political gravity centre lies in america. laura trevelyan, bbc news. now it's time for a look at the weather with carol. this morning it has been dry for many— this morning it has been dry for many barring _ this morning it has been dry for many barring a _ this morning it has been dry for many barring a few— this morning it has been dry for many barring a few showers i this morning it has been dry for many barring a few showers but this morning it has been dry for- many barring a few showers but the weather _ many barring a few showers but the weather front — many barring a few showers but the weather front in _ many barring a few showers but the weather front in the _ many barring a few showers but the weather front in the west _ many barring a few showers but the weather front in the west bringing i weather front in the west bringing some _ weather front in the west bringing some rain— weather front in the west bringing some rain in— weather front in the west bringing some rain in across _ weather front in the west bringing some rain in across western - weather front in the west bringing i some rain in across western scotland and northern— some rain in across western scotland and northern ireland _ some rain in across western scotland and northern ireland and _ some rain in across western scotland and northern ireland and gusty- some rain in across western scotland and northern ireland and gusty windl and northern ireland and gusty wind
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especially— and northern ireland and gusty wind especially in — and northern ireland and gusty wind especially in the _ and northern ireland and gusty wind especially in the west. _ and northern ireland and gusty wind especially in the west. lots - and northern ireland and gusty wind especially in the west.— especially in the west. lots of dry weather, sunshine _ especially in the west. lots of dry weather, sunshine or— especially in the west. lots of dry weather, sunshine or bright i especially in the west. lots of dry i weather, sunshine or bright spells. just a few showers then the rain comes in. heavy across northern ireland, moving out of the western isles through the course of the day and don't forget the gusty wind, by the end of the afternoon watching some showers come across southern england. temperatures 13—18 north to south. this evening and overnight —ish i was moved north fold in hot pursuit by another band of showers, if you are out trick—or—treating or guising something to bear in mind. weather front guising something to bear in mind. weatherfront in the guising something to bear in mind. weather front in the west producing some rain. the whole lot merging. the wind strengthens across the english channel, and adjacent areas, temperatures not particularly cold for this time of year, 9—12 or 14. into tomorrow, all the rain pushes northwards and eastwards, clearing quite smartly. behind it, bright
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spells, sunshine, showers. most of the showers in the west, heavy and thundery. some in southern areas and moving across scotland, temperatures 12-15. moving across scotland, temperatures 12—15. slipping attached. tuesday into wednesday, we start off with these transient thought note, then low pressure brings its fronts. a chillier note than we have been used to, lots of dry weather before the eynde riches —— edges and from the west, moving eastwards. gusty especially in western areas, temperatures 11—16. same area of low pressure, the weather front moving away from the south east. taking its rain with it through the course of the morning, lots of dry weather, some sunshine, some showers, where
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we have the centre of the low pressure, it will be windiest. further rain coming in from the west. through the day, the blustery wind eases and looking at temperatures then in the north to about 13 towards the south.
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this is bbc news — these are the latest headlines in the uk and around the world. reporter: how big does the crisis need to get, home secretary? i pressure on the home secretary, suella braverman, to tackle conditions at a kent migrant processing centre. the fact of the matter is, it is overwhelmed, and it is wholly unacceptable. we need a range of things to know from the home secretary, including knowing what action is being taken to deal with the illegal overcrowding. clearly there is more to do but we are making progress. but we've got to stop these people being exploited. parts of ukraine's capital kyiv are without power and water
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after russia launches more missile strikes across the country.

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