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between of sunshine. temperatures between 6-11 of sunshine. temperatures between 6—11 celsius and not as windy as today. that the pressure will dominate the weather through this week so there will be more bouts of heavy rain and brisk winds but as the low pressure centre is drift to the low pressure centre is drift to the north, that will allow something a little milder. so temperatures through wednesday into thursday lifting a little bit and not feeling quite as chilly. that's all from the bbc news at one. so it's goodbye from me — and on bbc one we nowjoin the bbc�*s news teams where you are. first, we need to
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hello. this is bbc news with joanna gosling. one of the main issues on many people's minds right now as we head into winter is affordable housing. the rapid increase in interest rates has left many at breaking point over mortgage repayments. for others, rising rents are a serious cause for concern. bbc panorama has met three people trying to make ends meet. richard bilton reports. nonni is packing, but has nowhere to go. she's a nurse and a mum of four in bristol. you feel like you failed now, because i can't do that, not through a fault of my own, i've done nothing wrong, but it's gone. i can't do it, i can't keep them safe, with a roof, despite trying. her partner works as well, and they have never missed their rent.
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but the landlord wants to renovate the house and is evicting them. they say they can't afford anywhere else in the city. my aim in life is to put a safe roof over my children's head. i have worked really hard to earn money to be able to ensure that my children are safe, i wanted to be able to provide for them. and now even though i'm doing those things, i still can't provide for them. i can't maintain their safety. they are looking at being homeless. for vicky, a midwife, it's the mortgage rate. this has been the family home in london for 20 years. but she's on an interest only tracker deal. payments have risen from £300 to £850. she has to sell before they get higher. how was that affected you? it's made me really emotional. sometimes itjust, ijust get emotionalfor no reason. i didn't really want to sell it. but, you know, you get to the stage where you have to have, if you have to sell it, you have to sell it.
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that's tough, isn't it? yeah, it is. yeah, it's been quite hard. georgina is living in a birmingham flat that's falling apart. two months ago, she filmed as part of her bedroom ceiling gave way. wow, oh, my god! that's extraordinary. she said the landlords didn't mend it. they say she didn't answer the door when they called. but after two months, she's had enough. right now, i'm just living in my living room, i think that's what i do, i think i shut that door and i focus on heating where i am. which isn't really much of a life, is it? in the end, she decided to move out. her new place is £170 more per month. vicky's place is still on the market. and nonni's landlord has pushed the eviction back to january. but the family still can't
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find anywhere to live. richard bilton, bbc news. lawyers acting for shaming the big or in court this morning to try to overturn the government decision to overturn the government decision to overturn her british citizenship. she was born in britain, she was 15 when she fled the uk to join the islamic state group in syria. she will not be in court herself. welcome. so, take us back, remind us of the background. this welcome. so, take us back, remind us of the background.— of the background. this all began in february 2015 _ of the background. this all began in february 2015 when _ of the background. this all began in february 2015 when she _ of the background. this all began in february 2015 when she left - of the background. this all began in february 2015 when she left london i february 2015 when she left london with her to school friends. they flew from gatwick airport to istanbul. once there, they met up with a highly organised islamic
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state smuggling network that carried them into syria. at that point the girl sort of vanished and it was an inch or 2019 when she emerged from the ashes of the so—called islamic state caliphate that we knew she was alive. the government took the view that she was a threat to britain. she has been in a detention camp in syria ever since. the she has been in a detention camp in syria ever since.— syria ever since. the lawyers are an uinu syria ever since. the lawyers are arguing today — syria ever since. the lawyers are arguing today about _ syria ever since. the lawyers are arguing today about status. - syria ever since. the lawyers are l arguing today about status. today syria ever since. the lawyers are - arguing today about status. today is the first of a — arguing today about status. today is the first of a five-day _ arguing today about status. today is the first of a five-day hearing - arguing today about status. today is the first of a five-day hearing in - the first of a five—day hearing in court were her lawyers are expected to make the argument that when the then home secretary took away her citizenship, he failed to consider that she was a victim of traffic —— trafficking and child exploitation. they said that the government should reconsider its position and overturn it. the british government takes a different view and say that while she was 15 when she left the uk, for much of her time within isis and up to the point when she lost her
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citizenship she was an adult. i have asked about the idea of her being a victim of trafficking and she gave her to me. your legal team argue that you were trafficked to isis. can you explain how you were trafficked?— can you explain how you were trafficked? ~ ., �* ., trafficked? well i wouldn't have been able to — trafficked? well i wouldn't have been able to come _ trafficked? well i wouldn't have been able to come to _ trafficked? well i wouldn't have been able to come to isis - trafficked? well i wouldn't have been able to come to isis on - trafficked? well i wouldn't have | been able to come to isis on my trafficked? well i wouldn't have - been able to come to isis on my own i would _ been able to come to isis on my own i would have — been able to come to isis on my own i would have needed guidance and instruction— i would have needed guidance and instruction on where to go. that is the definition of traffic right there — the definition of traffic right there. ,. ~ the definition of traffic right there. ,., ~ ,., the definition of traffic right there. ,., ~ y., ., the definition of traffic right there. ,. ~ y., ., ., there. do you think you would have made it there _ there. do you think you would have made it there without _ there. do you think you would have made it there without the - there. do you think you would have made it there without the support i there. do you think you would have l made it there without the support of the people in turkey? ida. made it there without the support of the people in turkey?— the people in turkey? no, i don't think anyone _ the people in turkey? no, i don't think anyone would _ the people in turkey? no, i don't think anyone would have - the people in turkey? no, i don't think anyone would have been . the people in turkey? no, i don't i think anyone would have been able the people in turkey? no, i don't - think anyone would have been able to make _ think anyone would have been able to make it _ think anyone would have been able to make it to— think anyone would have been able to make it to syria without smugglers. can you _ make it to syria without smugglers. can you tell— make it to syria without smugglers. can you tell us a bit more about thatjourney?
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can you tell us a bit more about that journey?— can you tell us a bit more about that journey? shamima and i have soken at that journey? shamima and i have spoken at length _ that journey? shamima and i have spoken at length on _ that journey? shamima and i have spoken at length on this. - that journey? shamima and i have spoken at length on this. she - that journey? shamima and i have spoken at length on this. she told i spoken at length on this. she told me while she was in the uk she was receiving detailed instruction from is members and they were selling her this idea of a utopian society and encouraging her to come. this idea of a utopian society and encouraging herto come. on this idea of a utopian society and encouraging her to come. on top of that we went to turkey and retraced the route from istanbul to the border of syria and we uncovered a highly organised people smuggling network. we also discovered at the heart of that network was a man called mohammed rashid. he was also spying for canada at the time shamima moved to syria. supporters of shamima have said that this is evidence of trafficking. i’m evidence of trafficking. i'm assuming _ evidence of trafficking. i'm assuming you _ evidence of trafficking. i'm assuming you have got to know her pretty well over the tag you have spent interviewing her. how did you get involved with the story in the first place? for get involved with the story in the first place?— first place? for me it is an
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unexueeted _ first place? for me it is an unexpected beginning - first place? for me it is an unexpected beginning to l first place? for me it is an - unexpected beginning to this, i was working in east london mosque on a documentary back in 2015 and i was there when herfamily documentary back in 2015 and i was there when her family and the families of the other girls came to the mosque to ask for help, so i fell into the story at that point been following ever since. the la ers been following ever since. the lawyers are — been following ever since. the lawyers are in _ been following ever since. the lawyers are in court and we will watch and see what happens. time for a look at the weather with carol kirkwood. hello, again. we've just had the coldest night of the season so far, with temperatures in altnaharra in sutherland falling to about —5.5 celsius, temperatures in parts of scotland fell to minus five. another feature of today's weather is the wind. windy through the irish sea, the south—western approaches and the english channel. gusting to gale force, even severe gales. some torrential rain moving northwards through the day, the heaviest of which will be
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in southern parts of northern ireland with showers behind it and ahead of it. so, a cold day leading into a cold night with our rain continuing to move northwards. showery outbreaks of rain and breezy across the north of scotland. but still gusts of wind 60 to 75 miles an hour across west cornwall and also the english channel. locally tonight, once again, there will be some frost. tomorrow, the rain continues to advance northwards. on the tops of the hills and mountains it could well be wintry. we still have showers coming in across the south—west and the south—east. the cloud inland tending to break up and it will brighten up, with our temperatures six in the north to 12 in the south.
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this is bbc news. the headlines: england and wales kick off their world cup campaigns in qatar today, but their captains won't now wear armbands because of the threat of sanctions by the governing body, fifa. up to 46 have been killed and 700 injured after an earthquake rattled indonesia's west java province. rishi sunak has ruled out any post—brexit arrangements which rely on the uk aligning with eu laws. he says it has a priority to tackle illegal migration, saying it undermines trust in the system. and beenie man tells us how he spent thousands of pounds to cross the channel and a small boat, writing in
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the uk illegally, and he

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