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this is bbc news with the latest headlines. i'm frankie mccamley. extreme right—wing terrorist ideology was behind the firebombing of a migrant processing centre in dover last sunday, say the police. a �*disturbance�* at a london immigration removalfacility during a power outage — with reports suggesting it was caused by the detainees. disruption on the railways, despite a series of strikes being called off by the unions. thousands of people gathered in seoul to remember the victims of last week's halloween crush — many are demanding the president resign. they're anti—government and they're affiliated with the main opposition party. now, really, it's more of a protest than a vigil. the us climate envoy, john kerry,
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is calling on richer countries to "step up" to help developing nations reduce their dependence on fossil fuels. good afternoon. police say the firebombing of a migrant processing centre in dover last sunday was motivated by an extreme right—wing terrorist ideology. 66—year—old andrew leak from buckinghamshire threw up to three devices at the site. he is believed to have later taken his own life. the government has been facing widespread criticism for its handling of overcrowding at an immigration centre nearby. in a separate development, there was a disturbance overnight at an immigration centre in west london. it's understood that a group
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of detainees armed themselves with weapons during a power cut. the home office says no one was injured. our correspondent emily unia joins me now. there are two different incidents here. let's start in dover and those developments. we here. let's start in dover and those developments-_ developments. we have had it confirmed _ developments. we have had it confirmed this _ developments. we have had it confirmed this was _ developments. we have had it confirmed this was a _ developments. we have had it confirmed this was a terroristl confirmed this was a terrorist incident that happened last sunday. this is the firebombing of the centre in kent to first have a man who carried out that attack, andrew leak, he is believed to have killed himself after throwing two or three crude incendiary devices. nobody was hurt seriously in that attack but two people sustained minor injuries and 700 people had to be moved to manston a processing centre which we know is already crowded. we have heard from counterterrorism policing, he has said he has assessed the evidence and after
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considering it has been satisfied that the suspect�*s action were primarily driven by an extremist ideology. he said this incident met the threshold for a terrorist incident. ., , the threshold for a terrorist incident. . , ., ., incident. then, last night, another incident. then, last night, another incident at a _ incident. then, last night, another incident at a migrant _ incident. then, last night, another incident at a migrant centre - incident. then, last night, another incident at a migrant centre and i incident at a migrant centre and that was in london. talk as to what happened there. this that was in london. talk as to what happened there-— happened there. this happened in harmondsworth, _ happened there. this happened in harmondsworth, not _ happened there. this happened in harmondsworth, not far _ happened there. this happened in harmondsworth, not far from - harmondsworth, not farfrom heathrow. there was a power cut overnight. detainees left their rooms, the bbc understand they were armed with various weapons, they went into the courtyard and caused with the home office has described as a disturbance. officers from the met police attended with staff from the prison service. we've had no reports of any injuries or any detainees leaving the site, the last that they swear they were back in their rooms but we have since then have reports of coaches at the site and i understand having been speaking to a few people, it looks like there may be movements of people from harmondsworth today.
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thank you very much indeed. we'll be following that story as it develops. passengers are being warned to expect "significant disruption" on the railways, despite strike action being called off late yesterday. tens of thousands of rail workers had been due to walk out in the long—running dispute over pay and working conditions. strikes planned for monday and wednesday have also been cancelled — as negotiations between the rmt union and train operators continue. our business correspondent, marc ashdown reports. today's strike action may have been called off, but widespread disruption will continue. network rail welcomed the decision but said that services which had been cancelled can't be reinstated at such late notice. a reduced strike timetable means just 20% of services will run across england, scotland and wales. those which do will start much later and finish by the early evening. thousands of members of the rmt union at 14 rail companies, and network rail, are involved in this long—running dispute about pay, jobs
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and terms and conditions. we are at a late venue tonight, and then we are coming back tomorrow morning, so it will affect us. we are definitely affected by that, because i am going to london now and i have to take taxi back which costs us £200. the problem i findl is the information's not conveyed very well. so i know there's some trains running, but i don't from - what stations or what times, at the moment. _ the union said that previous strikes had made the rail companies see sense, and it looks forward to intensive negotiations to try and reach a settlement. the rail delivery group said it's glad the union stepped back from the brink, and it too is committed to negotiating, but it warned passengers will see disruption on monday as well, as it's too late to change strike rosters. the advice is to only travel if absolutely necessary. marc ashdown, bbc news. our correspondent luxmy gopal is at leeds station. what can you tell us, what is
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happening there? leeds train station is normally a really busy help, but it is a lot quieter than usual because it has been affected by the disruption as a result of the strikes being called off too late for network rail to put on full timetable as usual. that is according to network rail. to give you an idea of some of the disruption here, there are many cancellations, many services cancelled altogether. there are no trains running between here and london, manchester, nottingham or health. there are no trains between here and pontefract and halifax and barnsley and harrogate. as you can see behind me, there are plenty northern trains because there are trains coming and going that even the services that are running are affected by disruption because the last train is earlier than usual. services are winding down earlier than usual. by 6:30pm, for in fact.
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the birmingham new street train from leeds to parts, the last departs in just over an hour. passengers who turned their peer today, some of them told me they had expected this deception, they haven't realised it with affect their trains. this is is as a result of the strikes that were due to happen today, monday and wednesday being called off. according to network rail, not early enough of them to put on a timetable as normal. we will expect to see this level of deception on monday as well. they say they are working to try and get a full timetable running by wednesday. the advice from northern rail and from network rail more widely is don't travel unless it is absolutely necessary and if you are going to travel, make sure you are going to travel, make sure you do so, make sure you check before doing so. we have been talking about the negotiations that are going on, what
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more do we know about that? are we getting a sense the unions are now moving forward with the rail companies? it moving forward with the rail companies?— companies? it is a potential encouraging _ companies? it is a potential encouraging sign _ companies? it is a potential encouraging sign because . companies? it is a potential encouraging sign because itj companies? it is a potential. encouraging sign because it is companies? it is a potential- encouraging sign because it is the first time in the current long—running dispute between rmt and the rail operators that the strikes have been called off. as we know, this has been going on for quite a while and it is over pay and conditions. this is the first time that the action has been stood down. the rmt said it is entering a period of negotiations with network rail and train operators. this is potentially a positive sign but as yet there is no detail as to what is going around the table and what we are hearing. the fact this is the first time the strikes have been called off before going ahead is significant. as network rail and other operators have said, it is
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important to remember that the disruption is still going to affect services. just to give you a bit more information in case this is useful to you, if you are travelling on these services, another transport union had also called off action that it had planned over november, it had planned action. avanti said yesterday it won't be reinstating services today, monday and wednesday so just bear that in services today, monday and wednesday sojust bear that in mind if you're planning to travel later in the week. west midlands train said the reduced timetable will in place for sun —— saturday and monday, and for wednesday it will be a case of waiting for nearer the time. thank ou ve waiting for nearer the time. thank you very much- — thousands of people have been taking part in candlelit vigils in south korea, to remember the 156 people killed in a crush on halloween. the victims, mostly young people, were among around 100,000 people who had flocked to the popular
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itaewon nightlife district in the capital seoul. law enforcement officials have conceded that there was insufficient safety planning for a crowd that large, and opposition politicians have accused the government of not taking responsibility for the disaster. our correspondent nick marsh is there and sent this report. this vigil has been organised by one of the main civic action groups in south korea. they're anti—government and are affiliated with the main opposition party. it is really more of a protest than a vigil. the people i have been speaking to here all afternoon and into the night want the resignation of south korean president yoon suk—yeol. they say that he and his government are responsible for the tragic loss of life on saturday night. clearly, we know that there have been police failings. not enough officers were deployed on saturday night,
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there was nowhere near enough planning, huge numbers and little to no thought being put into things like crowd control. whether the responsibility goes all the way up to government levels, and ultimately to the president, will be something that south koreans will have to decide. but one thing is sure — over the course of this week, the initial grief and the shock felt by so many south koreans has turned into anger and has turned into a desire to get answers as to what went wrong. twitter�*s new owner elon musk has defended his decision to sack about half the firm's workforce without warning. mr musk said the social media platform was losing large sums of money every day. he's insisted twitter�*s commitment to content moderation remains unchanged, despite the loss of key staff and anxiety among advertisers. in an interview, elon musk
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revealed that twitter was losing around $4 million a day, meaning costs had to be cut. he promised twitter wouldn't degenerate into what he called a "free—for—all hellscape' when content moderation is loosened. but advertisers including general motors have withdrawn their business, which is likely to lead to a drop in revenues. and now twitter faces lawsuits from the hundreds of employees over the way they were fired. sinn fein's vice—president, michelle o'neill, has been addressing her party's conference in dublin. sinn fein became the largest party in the stormont assembly at the last election, but ms o'neill has not been able to take up the role of northern ireland's first minister, while the dup refuses to go back into an executive. our correspondent emma vardy is live in dublin for us.
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michelle o'neill, the vice president of sinn fein, has been making some strong statements today. when she is addressing the party conference in that a reference to a crisis in politics instalment. there hasn't been a government in northern ireland since the may elections, or a fully functioning government anyway. back in those may elections, it is a historic turning point because for the very first time sinn fein became the largest party at the stormont assembly. that is an historic moment, the first time for a nationalist party to become the largest party in northern ireland since the formation of the ten to 100 years ago. that should have meant sinn fein michelle o'neill�*s should have become northern ireland's first minister. that wasn't possible because the rules governing power sharing me the dup and sinn fein have to agree to govern together and the dup was
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against that because of their opposition to the post—brexit trading arrangements. michelle o'neill was telling people today, i believe the dup just don't want power—sharing because they don't want to serve as a deputy first minister alongside a first minister who is a nationalist. they are punishing people leaving people without a government. the dup have responded to this quickly, they say they deny that, they are prepared to go back into power—sharing, they respect the mandate of voters that their opposition is to the brexit arrangements which have left northern ireland with a trade bother between it and the rest of the uk. strong words from michelle o'neill and the party is filling up the mess here today because not only have they become the largest party in northern ireland, the poll suggests they could be on course to also become the largest party in the republic of ireland at the next irish elections. if they become the largest in the north, in northern
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ireland, in the republic of ireland, that of course it shows they have the momentum and their ultimate goal is to get aboard the poll for northern ireland to leave the uk and become a united ireland. they are feeling optimistic and they have the momentum behind them. thank feeling optimistic and they have the momentum behind them. thank you very much indeed- _ the us climate envoy, john kerry, is calling on richer countries to "step up" and provide money to help developing nations reduce their dependence on fossil fuels. speaking to the bbc on the eve of the cop27 climate conference in egypt, mr kerry praised the development of renewable sources of energy, but said the war in ukraine and the cost of living crisis had slowed progress. is there loss? is there damage in places in the world? yes, i mean, you'd be an idiot if you didn't acknowledge and obviously those countries with greater means across the board, and that includes some developing countries who have greater means,
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need to also step up and help in this transition. but we don't view it, and we are not going to view it as compensation, we are going to view it as our efforts to try to help countries be able to adapt, be able to become more resilient, and obviously to address the challenges that they face as a result of some of the losses and damages. )joining me now is tessa khan, founder and director of uplift, which campaigns for a fossil fuel—free future for the uk. thank you ever so much forjoining us here. could this be a real key turning point, do you think? i certainly think that it is a very welcome acknowledgement that that is a responsibility on the part of developed countries like the us, the uk to provide financial support, which they have promised for more than a decade, to developing
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countries to make sure that they transition away from fossil fuels as quickly as possible. the other drivers of climate change. actually, countries like the uk absolutely have to deliver on that funding, it is difficult to think that we have the credibility to encourage developing countries to forego the development of their domestic oil and gas reserves when in the uk and in the us we have governments that are actively encouraging the extraction of oil and gas and the expansions of those industries. you mention that _ expansions of those industries. you mention that stuff does that mean you get some sense that it may be some of the developed countries might be moving backwards? our government in the uk has opened a new licensing round in the north sea, we could see a new coalmine. absolutely. it is alarming, it is inconsistent with the promises by
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the uk government and others have made to keep climate change at a safe limit. more to the point, in the last year, because of the war in ukraine, we have seen with the true cost of our dependency on oil and gas is. we are feeding the russian war machine every time we use oil and gas. it is exported from russia. gas has quadrupled in price and what is making energy unaffordable for many millions of people. there are twin very powerful driving imperatives for us to move away from oil and gas as quickly as possible. the uk government has just announced a new licensing round for oil and gas in the north sea. it is considering approving a massive new oil bank which is three times the size of the controversial oil i didn't go through last year. it is really hard to reconcile but the government is doing on the one hand about needing to address climate
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change and doing the right thing by millions of people who are in poverty and what they are doing in terms of the active supports for oil and gas extraction. that terms of the active supports for oil and gas extraction.— terms of the active supports for oil and gas extraction. at the moment we are seeinu and gas extraction. at the moment we are seeing the — and gas extraction. at the moment we are seeing the floods _ and gas extraction. at the moment we are seeing the floods in _ and gas extraction. at the moment we are seeing the floods in pakistan, - are seeing the floods in pakistan, the drought in somalia, when it comes to developed countries promising help to developing countries, there is a long history of that, isn't there? do you think in this meeting they will be a sense of trust that is discussed here? absolutely. there is a long history, it has been many years that countries have been promising to provide that funding and they haven't managed to make it at the scale that was promised. developing countries are mistrusting of those sorts of promises and gestures. that is what it is going to be an issue at this cop27, africa is exceptionally vulnerable to the impacts of climate change but it is a continent and responsible for 3%
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of global greenhouse gas emissions. it is not its fault that it is suffering the impacts and it is at the rich countries that have benefited historically from burning oil, gas and coal that they help them survive those impacts and are supported to develop away from fossil fuels. supported to develop away from fossil fuels-— supported to develop away from fossil fuels. ., ~ , ., ,., fossil fuels. 0k, thank you ever so much forjoining _ fossil fuels. 0k, thank you ever so much forjoining us _ fossil fuels. 0k, thank you ever so much forjoining us here _ fossil fuels. 0k, thank you ever so much forjoining us here on - fossil fuels. 0k, thank you ever so much forjoining us here on bbc i much forjoining us here on bbc news. there's a warning this morning that unpaid carers are being pushed into poverty, as the cost of living continues to impact families up and down the country. according to carers uk, a growing number of people who look after their ill, disabled or elderly family members are now themselves struggling with debt and unable to pay their bills. the government says it recognises the valuable role of unpaid carers and is committed to helping them financially. peter whittlesea reports. making ends meet is a puzzle that many unpaid carers are struggling to solve this winter. john peters has emphysema and copd. have not found this piece yet?
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he's cared for by his wife, helen. they have seen their household bills saw in recent months. i dreaded if we get it really, really cold, freezing, if the heating will be running all day, every day, instead of on the clock like it is now. i worry about each time i go shopping, the cost of food is more. it is all your daily stuff, it is not luxuries. again, with the heat, it is not a luxury to be warm. a survey by the charity, carers uk says one in six unpaid carers are indebted as they monthly bills. one in three say they had to cut back on food and heating. the worst affected are those who receive their carers' allowance, which is £69.70 per week
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for those providing 35 hours or more of unpaid care. unpaid carers unlike the rest of us can'tjust put a jumper on and switch that he did not because they need to keep the person who is vulnerable say. they need to have that temperature — the consistent heat. they need to ensure that important medical equipment is kept on. helen and john have embraced technology to keep energy bills down but he relies on an electricity mobility cuter to get around and struggles to breathe if it gets colder down. in summer it is fantastic, but the bungalow is lovely and warm, we don't have the heating on. in winter we have to have it on the majority of the day. yes, i have a vest on, i have a body warmer on, and i will put a fleece on if necessary. carers uk is campaigning for allowances to cover inflationary pressures.
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the department for work and pensions says it recognises the valuable role of unpaid carers and is committed to helping them financially, along with their health, wellbeing and employment chances. it says universal credit includes a carer's element worth more than £160 a month. you can find more information, support and advice online at the bbc�*s cost of living web page. just search for "bbc cost of living" in your browser. antarctica may seem like a far—off place to most people, but it's about to get a whole lot closer for 10 teenagers from across the uk. all from underpriviliged backgrounds, they've been nominated by members of their community to be part of the first carbon neutral expedition of its kind aboard a specially chartered ship. john maguire reports. they are travelling from the four corners of the uk to the end of the earth. antarctica. the ten underprivileged young people will spend the next two weeks here,
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exploring, experimenting, experiencing. ok, so you have the one for malachi? it is the brainchild of two adventurers who believe people from a wider range of backgrounds deserve the chance to visit the world's wildest places. we want them to know that antarctica is not this place that is a myth, legend, only on tv. it's a real place and has a lot of consequences to us and we need to protect it and we think the best way to get these young people to start looking at nature and the outdoors as a viable career path and something worth looking after is by taking them out into the thick of it. the whole idea and motto is it is not about planting flags, it's about planting seeds and by picking the young people from some of these deprived areas, we have planted the seed that anyone from any area or any background can do this and we want them to plant that the seed in their own community to show that everyone can do good. ten chosen from 700, most of whom were put forward by their local communities.
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owen was recommended by a police officer. i think there is a link- between inner city challenges in certain pockets of merseyside and his ability to sort _ of turn his back on that l and access the outdoors, and through the outdoors i and through his engagement with school and working alongside other partner agencies, _ i was happy to nominate for this opportunity. - why would someone pay for just a random lad from liverpool to go to antarctica? so it was quite a shock. the expedition aims to be carbon neutral, so the team has been planting trees. the teenagers had to take part in a pay it forward scheme, earning their place on the trip by volunteering in their local area. i did litter picking to help our community, so there is not much rubbish going around to make the place prettier and better for everyone. i am really excited to go
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see what is happening on the adventure i'm going to have, being everything and also very interested in the science part of it, the experiments we will be doing. guys, in front of you, you see i the suitcases, these are yours. this has all of your specialist antarctica equipment in it. they do not quite know what they will discover but one thing is for certain, it will be cold! so the wetwo foundation has made sure they are properly equipped. antarctica is normally the preserve of scientists, wealthy tourists and penguins. lots of penguins. but for the next few weeks, it will also be home to ten young people on, it is hoped, a life—changing adventure. now it's time for a look at the weather with stav danaos. hello. it'll be unsettled this
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weekend. we've got low pressure nearby once again. today has been cloudy and wet. that rain will clear and we are looking at clear spells and we are looking at clear spells and showers through tonight and into tomorrow. some of the showers was a bit heavy. this area of low pressure will influence our weather and descending his first weather sent out across us today and then the showers will follow tomorrow. as we head into this evening, temperatures in double figures for most for england and wales. it will be cloudy and damp across the south—east. clear spells elsewhere. it's the blustery and showers will start to pilot into the north. the rain in the south—east peps up and turns heavier for many down here. temperature wise, double figures in the south, calling the north but not as cool as it has been the last few nights. into sunday, the low pressure closer to us now. we've got lots of weather fronts and lots of isobars so it is going to be unsettled and windy. that rain will
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continue to affect south east. elsewhere, it is brighter, sunny spells but blustery showers. so merging together for longer spells of rain. rumbles of thunder. it will be windy across southern and western coasts. on the plus side, it will be mild with temperatures 12—14 degrees. sunday evening and night, it stays blustery. the heavy rain clears away from the south—east but we see these blustery showers rattling into southern and western areas. ourarea rattling into southern and western areas. our area of low pressure is still with us into the start of the new week so monday looks unsettled. it is going to be windy with a lot of cloud around, showers are longer spells of rain particularly across southern, central and western areas and the rain will be heavy at times. the best chance of staying dry will be in the north and east. a little bit of sunshine later in the day but a windy day to come. we will notice
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hello, this is bbc news. the headlines... extreme right—wing terrorist ideology was behind the firebombing of a migrant processing centre in dover last sunday, say the police. a "disturbance" at a london immigration removalfacility during a power outage, with reports suggesting it was caused by the detainees. disruption on the railways, despite a series of strikes being called off by the unions. thousands of people gathered in seoul to remember the victims of last week's halloween crush —
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