tv Newsday BBC News November 28, 2022 11:00pm-11:30pm GMT
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welcome to newsday, reporting live from singapore. i'm karishma vaswani. the headlines... security is tightened across china after a weekend of unprecedented protests against covid lockdowns. one of the problems in china is that nobody knows when zero—covid will end. we have a special report from the philippines on the increase in the sexual exploitation of children online. a un—backed research mission says the great barrier reef could be placed on a list of world heritage sites that are in danger. and in the football, portugal qualify for the knockout stages of the world cup in qatar, with a 2—0 win over uruguay.
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live from our studio in singapore... this is bbc news. it's newsday. it's seven in the morning in singapore, and also in beijing. we begin in china, with rare and dramatic protests over the country's covid lockdowns. over the weekend, protests spread to the country's biggest cities, with some demonstrators calling for president xi jinping to step down. there's a heavy security presence as the authorities try and suppress the demonstrations. mr xi and the communist party want to eradicate covid, but the zero—covid policy is disrupting everyday life and hurting the economy. our china correspondent,
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stephen mcdonell, has the latest. i want to warn you, his report contains some flash photography. the chinese capital became the latest city with a demonstration, calling for an end to the country's covid restrictions. the symbol of this movement has become white sheets of paper, with protesters holding them up to signify the way in which people are silenced here by official censorship. they're chanting that strict lockdowns and compulsory testing should stop. but dissatisfaction with the government's handling of the crisis is also spilling over into calls for press freedom and democracy. translation: we want freedom, not unlimited government power. | we want the rule of law. we don't want the next generation to live in this era of horror. zero—covid in china has meant trying to return each outbreak to zero infections, using strict stay—at—home orders, travel bans and phone apps
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tracking people's movements. entire cities are sometimes officially locked down or effectively closed with businesses shut. yet covid—19 continues to spread. the country posted record new case numbers over the past five days in a row. last month, the country's leader, xijinping, said there would be no swerving from the current approach, as he entered a historic third term in power. now protesters in the south—western city of chengdu are blaming him personally for allowing the covid crisis to continue. they've criticised his lifetime leadership entitlement and said their country doesn't need an emperor. this followed earlier calls in shanghai for xijinping to step down, and for the communist party to give up power. at the site where protesters clashed with police, barriers have gone up to stop crowds gathering again.
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passers—by taking photos are being forced to delete them and there's a heavy police process in the area. waves of anger initially spread across china following an apartment block fire in xinjiang last week, which killed ten residents. people have blamed covid restrictions for hampering the access of firefighters and blocking escape routes. the chinese government says this isn't true. translation: forces with ulterior motives have used social media i to link the fire to the zero—covid policy, but the local government has combated these rumours and smears. either way, these protests have unleashed a discontent which has been not very far below the surface. one of the problems in china is that nobody knows when zero—covid will end. if the government has a plan, it has not told people what it is, and so the belief that this could go on forever is causing
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a lot of consternation among the general public. xijinping's administration has had years to prepare for an eventual opening up, but spent that time telling its citizens how lucky they were to live in china. now there's widespread unrest and it doesn't seem to have a clear way out. stephen mcdonell, bbc news, beijing. who gave his first major speech on foreign policy on monday. mr sunak has criticised the chinese authorities for what he called their authoritarian response to the protests. let's have a listen to what he had to say. we recognise china poses a systemic challenges to our values and interests, a challenge that grows more cute as it moves toward even greater authoritarianism —— more
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acute. instead of listening to their people's protests, the chinese government has chosen to crack down further, including by assaulting a bbcjournalist. the media and our parliamentarians must be able to highlight these issues without sanction, including calling out abuses in xinjiang and the curtailment of freedom in hong kong. of course, we cannot simply ignore china's significance in world affairs — to global economic stability or issues like climate change. the us, canada, australia, japan and many others understand this, too. the philippines has become one of the world's largest centres of child sexual exploitation online, and charities say there's been a sharp increase in reported incidents since the pandemic, when many vulnerable children were exploited during lockdowns —
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often by close family members keen to make money. much of the abuse is filmed on webcams, paid for by customers in the us, the uk and other european countries, and australia. our correspondent laura bicker has been investigating, and her report includes some distressing details. this is manila's new front line... ..in a war the police are not winning. a young boy is led out of the room by a social worker. he and his two sisters have been forced to act out live sex shows on camera, by their mother. this home in a graveyard is where the children had to stay during a prolonged pandemic lockdown, with a parent desperate for cash. it's absolutely tiny.
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so, are you taking evidence now? yes. this is the subject, the mother. she's the mother? yeah. so, the mother is there still? yes. it's thought the mother was paid around $20 by a paedophile in australia to exploit her own children. police gather evidence — sex toys, smartphones. they're coming under pressure to deal with a drastic increase in these cases. singing there is some help for those who have gone through this trauma. at this children's home, they discuss the fairy tale cinderella. ten—year—old maria speaks up. "she didn't give up. "even during hard times, she still has hope," she says.
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"just like us. "even though our parents abused us, we should copy her." maria and her brothers john and eric were raped on camera by their mother, their aunt and uncle. the money their family made came from accounts in the uk and europe. today, all three are safe. and now, seven—year—old eric loves to sing. singing however, this is the emotional cost of that abuse. it may be distressing to hear, but this is their therapy, their release. all cry out "why me?" is the most common cry. "why your own flesh and blood?"
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eventually, the pandemic contributed to the exploitation and abuse of children. since they are isolated, they thought that this is the only means of getting income and feeding their family. so, these children are influenced by their families that this isjust an easyjob, they don't need to do anything, just be naked in front of the video and they can earn something. and yet these young people do have hope. they are taught ways to stay strong, coping mechanisms. they're taught ways to stay strong, coping mechanisms. they're encouraged to play, to be children again. while the adults who've spent decades fighting child exploitation here take on a bigger battle. there has to be international law, this is the only way. _ and the un should be involved in this and all national- governments, they must cooperate l together to restrict the passage l of the child abuse material and the online streaming i of the sexual abuse of children. one arrest in one home.
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these officers are getting international help to trace abusers around the world, but charities believe that more needs to be done to prevent millions of children being abused by those they should be able to trust. laura bicker, bbc news, manila. you're watching newsday on the bbc. still to come on the programme — a un—backed report says the australian reef is under threat from warmer waters, caused by climate change. it's quite clear that the worst victims of this disaster are the poor people living in the slums which have sprung up around the factory. i feel so helpless that the children are dying in front of me and i can't do anything.
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charles manson is the mystical leader of the hippie cult suspected of killing sharon tate and at least six other people in los angeles. at 11 o'clock this morning, - just half a metre of rock separated britain from continental europe. it took the drilljust a few moments to cut through the final obstacle, . then philippe cossette, a miner from calais, _ was shaking hands and exchanging flags with. his opposite number from dover. this is newsday on the bbc. i'm karishma vaswani in singapore. our headlines... security is tightened across china after a weekend of unprecedented protests against covid lockdowns.
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portugal qualify for the knockout stages of the world cup in qatar with a 2—0 win over uruguay. to the world cup now — brazil and portugal have joined defending champions france in qualifying for the knock—out stage of the 2022 world cup in qatar. the five—time champions left it late, though, as they secured a i—nil win over switzerland in group g. the south americans had already seen a second half strike from vinisiusjunior disallowed by var, when casemiro struck the winner in the 83rd minute. defeat for switzerland sees them remain in second in the table. two goals from bruno fernandes gave portugal a 2—nil victory over uruguay. the match also featured the first pitch invader of the qatar tournament. the man carried messages of support for ukraine and iranian women and had a rainbow flag. in monday's earlier kick—offs,
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ghana and cameroon kept alive their chances of making the last 16. lucy hockings has more from doha. it's been an incredible 2a hours for some of the african teams here at the world cup, and it started with that stunning and unexpected victory of morocco's over belgium belgium on sunday night. on monday, first up, we saw cameroon drawing 3—3 with serbia. it was a thrilling match — lots of twists and turns. cameroon were actually first on the scoresheet, but had a breathless end to the first half. we saw two goals for serbia. they continued their run into the second half, but it was incredible — cameroon pulled back, scoring two goals in about six minutes, thatjust change the whole nature of the game. next, it was going to's turn. they beat korea 3-2. -- it going to's turn. they beat korea 3—2. —— it was going ghana.
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remember, ghana are the bottom ranked team here in qatar. we're watching those matches. bbc africa's was breathless throughout the day, and he told me what it meant not just for ghana, but for the whole of the african continent. the continent is suworting _ the african continent. the continent is suworting all _ the african continent. the continent is supporting all the _ the african continent. the continent is supporting all the five _ the african continent. the continent is supporting all the five teams. - is supporting all the five teams. doesn't matter if they're from north or south africa, or west africa, they are all enjoying this i could to their hearts beating fast. you're -la to their hearts beating fast. you're play portugal— to their hearts beating fast. you're play portugal at — to their hearts beating fast. you're play portugal at the _ to their hearts beating fast. you're play portugal at the iconic - to their hearts beating fast. you're play portugal at the iconic sale - play portugal at the iconic sale stadium, one of the many designed specifically for this world cup —— uruguay play. i've been speaking to
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professor andrew, the author of the economic campbell, and he gave us estimates about the cost of those world cup —— economic gamble. bloomberg has estimated to be as hi-h bloomberg has estimated to be as high as_ bloomberg has estimated to be as high as $300 billion. of course, a lot of that _ high as $300 billion. of course, a lot of that is on infrastructure, transportation and communications that are _ transportation and communications that are connected to the world cup, but not _ that are connected to the world cup, but not explicitly required. does that in any _ but not explicitly required. does that in any way _ but not explicitly required. does that in any way represent - but not explicitly required. pr: that in any way represent value for money? it that in any way represent value for mone ? ., , �* , that in any way represent value for mone? , money? it doesn't. the highest sport cost until now — money? it doesn't. the highest sport cost until now was _ money? it doesn't. the highest sport cost until now was 2014 _ money? it doesn't. the highest sport cost until now was 2014 when - money? it doesn't. the highest sport cost until now was 2014 when winter| cost until now was 2014 when winter 0tympics. _ cost until now was 2014 when winter olympics, somewhere between 50 and $65 billion. russia 2018 or brazil in 2014 _
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$65 billion. russia 2018 or brazil in 2014. so, this is blowing this up tremendously. all of the soccer revenue — tremendously. all of the soccer revenue goes to fifa, it does not go to it _ revenue goes to fifa, it does not go to it they— revenue goes to fifa, it does not go to r. they might be receiving somewhere in the neighbourhood of $1000 _ somewhere in the neighbourhood of $1000 in_ somewhere in the neighbourhood of $1000 in revenue. that's it. in of that there's good news and bad news, ithink— that there's good news and bad news, i think the _ that there's good news and bad news, i think the bad news is for outweighing the good news. in group b. outweighing the good news. in group b, we have those _ outweighing the good news. in group b, we have those old _ outweighing the good news. in group b, we have those old flows _ outweighing the good news. in group b, we have those old flows taking - outweighing the good news. in group b, we have those old flows taking on| b, we have those old flows taking on each other, and the british home nations also playing. then we'll see ecuador and senegal against the netherlands and group a —— mac want to get the netherlands.
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she is having a very good time, isn't she? let's take a look at some other stories in the headlines. the pakistani taliban say they'll resume attacks on the country's security forces, ending a ceasefire with the government. the truce had been in place since june after significant progress was made in ongoing peace talks. the ceasefire ends as pakistan sees the retirement of its army chief, meaning negotiations will be left to a new military leadership. south korea failed to reach agreement with a striking truckers' union on monday. the action is disrupting supply chains in the cement and fuel industries across the country. this is the second major strike in less than six months where thousands of truckers are demanding better pay and working conditions, but the lack of resolution means the government may legally compel the strikers to return to work. in hawaii, the world's largest active volcano, mauna loa, has begun erupting for the first time in nearly 40 years. the authorities in hawaii have warned of falling ash,
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but say lava is not currently a threat to people living nearby. scientists were watching the volcano closely because of recent earthquakes at the summit. mauna loa is more than 4,000 metres above sea level on hawaii's big island. a un—backed mission to the great barrier reef has concluded that the world's biggest coral reef system should be placed on a list of world heritage sites which are in danger. the long—awaited report on the ten—day mission that took place in march says that warming waters caused by climate change and a lack of progress in reducing water pollution are the biggest threats to the reef. this change presents a "serious challenge" to the values that saw the reef registered as a global wonder in 1981. it is the second time such a recommendation had been made in the past two years. i'm joined now by professorjodie rummer, a marine biologist atjames cook university, based in townsville, queensland,
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which is the centre of the great barrier reef. so, she sees this up close and personal. great to get you on the programme. in the first instance, perhaps you can explain to us what does it mean to be on the endangered list and what difference will it make? , , , ., ., ~' , list and what difference will it make? , , ,. , make? yes, this is a wake-up call that we have _ make? yes, this is a wake-up call that we have definitely _ make? yes, this is a wake-up call that we have definitely needed . make? yes, this is a wake-up call. that we have definitely needed here in australia. this is the wake—up call that tells not only us here, but the global state that we need to strengthen and rapidly and urgently make a huge difference with her actions regarding climate change. —— our actions. actions regarding climate change. -- our actiona— our actions. why has it taken so lona for our actions. why has it taken so long for this _ our actions. why has it taken so long for this to _ our actions. why has it taken so long for this to happen? - our actions. why has it taken so long for this to happen? if- our actions. why has it taken so long for this to happen? if you i our actions. why has it taken so i long for this to happen? if you can elaborate around the background to this in terms of how we got here. how did we get here? well, the great
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barrier reef has experienced around the world now mass bleaching events. just this past year, back in 2020, 2017, 2016, 2002 and 1998. we have been looking at some really direct consequences. so, this unesco monitoring mission that commenced in march 2022, they of assess the condition during that six mass events, and they put a bleaching events, and they put a report together to discuss decide �* this report together to discuss decide �*this icon is in danger. it whether this icon is in danger. it emphasises to that we need emphasises to australia that we need to act quickly on climate change, otherwise we will lose our world heritage status.— otherwise we will lose our world heritage status. we're looking at some beautiful— heritage status. we're looking at
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some beautiful images _ heritage status. we're looking at some beautiful images of- heritage status. we're looking at some beautiful images of life - heritage status. we're looking at i some beautiful images of life under the ocean. it strikes me as many in thgnngan.;tt;strikes me as many in is tha'nnaannltatrikas ma as many in is it tha'aaaaneitetrthes me as than! in it is it raab'é"””’ " " " ' tha'nnaanydtystrikas ms as many in it still is it �*asb's"*”** " ' ' ~ ' ehs'gssanssltstrtkas ma as many in it still possiblet �*asb's"*”** " ' ' ~ ' tha'nnaanydtystrikas ms as many in it still possible to �*asb's"*”** " ' ' ~ ' tha'nnaanydnstrikas ms as many in it still possible to save 35's""”* 1 ~ ~ ' ' ehs'gssanssltstrtkas ma as many in it still possible to save it? is?“””�** 1 ~ ~ ' is it still possible to save it? absolutely. the reef is a global icon. it's a source of pride for all of us here in australia, but it also is where people think of when they think of the wonders of the world, especially australia. it is absolutely not too late. we are in an incredible decade where every tenth of a degree matters. even right now in november, we have already seen record temperatures on the great barrier reef. last year, we had the warmest temperatures on record. so, we know that action right now is so important, and if we do that, we have absolutely a chance to see this global icon, this ecosystem that is so important and so beautiful to all of us. and
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ecosystem that is so important and so beautiful to all of us.— so beautiful to all of us. and 'ust briefl , i so beautiful to all of us. and 'ust briefly. i can fl so beautiful to all of us. and 'ust briefly, i can heari so beautiful to all of us. and 'ust briefly, i can hear the i so beautiful to all of us. and just briefly, i can hear the urgency. so beautiful to all of us. and just briefly, i can hear the urgency in| briefly, i can hear the urgency in your voice on this matter. our authorities listening? is the government listening? the authorities listening? is the covernment listenin: ? ., government listening? the government is not actin: government listening? the government is not acting quickly _ government listening? the government is not acting quickly enough. _ government listening? the government is not acting quickly enough. we - is not acting quickly enough. we definitely need to accelerate the skill of action. we need to be cutting our emissions from 2005 values by at least 75% by 2030. queensland has only suggested slightly less than that by 2030. it's not going to keep us under 1.5 degrees. we are already barreling towards two we need to act quickly -- 2.2 towards two we need to act quickly —— 2.2 celsius. towards two we need to act quickly -- 2-2 celsius-— towards two we need to act quickly -- 2.2 celsius. wise words. thanks so much for— -- 2.2 celsius. wise words. thanks so much forjoining _ -- 2.2 celsius. wise words. thanks so much forjoining us _ -- 2.2 celsius. wise words. thanks so much forjoining us on _ -- 2.2 celsius. wise words. thanks so much forjoining us on the - so much forjoining us on the programme. a field in england is the site of one of the most impressive discoveries of roman remains anywhere in britain. it includes a network of buildings and large mosaics — a "treasure trove," according to historians —
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thought to date from the late roman period between the 3rd and 4th centuries ad. remains were first found during the first lockdown in 2020, but the artwork was found a year later. the precise location has not been revealed, but the bbc�*s phil mackie was given exclusive access. after a millennium and a half, a roman home has emerged from the soil. this is part of the rutland villa complex first discovered by the landowner�*s son two years ago. last year, they started digging and found this amazing mosaic, depicting a scene from homer's iliad. nothing like it had ever been found in britain before. they also used ground—penetrating radar to survey the entire field, and saw many more buildings. this summer, archaeologists returned and uncovered much, much more. just gobsmacked, really. i mean, this is not the sort of survival of archaeology that we expect in a rural situation. this is a complete
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one—off, really, ithink. this is the living room here. that is the fireplace. and you can still see the charred remains of a fire that must have been lit 1600, 1700 years ago. and you can still see the charred remains of a fire that and what this site does is it gives a much greater insight into life at a period about which we know very little and will give a greater understanding of what life was like in roman britain. the field is literally filled with roman rubble. they've found another mosaic, with an intricate pattern. with an intricate pattern — a way for the family who owned it to show off their wealth. it's amazing. it sort of makes up for all the muddy ditch is that i've spent a lot of my time in. it really does bring it to life for you. they think the site's possibly 100 years older than previously thought, although the mosaics were added much later, in the fifth century. a last blast of roman britain. phil mackie, bbc news, rutland. remarkable stuff there. for now,
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that's it from the team. thanks for watching. hello. we started november with temperatures above average for the time of year and some very wet and windy weather. we're going to start december with temperatures nudging below average and the weather becoming increasingly settled. why the difference? well, recently, it's all been about these areas of low pressure piling in from the atlantic. and this one looks like it's got good intentions to try and do the same thing through tuesday, but it will get the brakes put on it through the middle of the week by that high extending across from the east. it's quite a slow progression for the high. itjust builds gradually day on day, but by the weekend, it becomes properly established across us. established across us, and by then, it will tap us into some much colder air. we've seen temperatures across russia recently well below average, and that colder air will come across towards
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scandinavia, then the uk. first thing tuesday, on the chilly side, many of us seeing a patchy frost and some dense patches of fog, which in some areas could linger. we're only going to see very light variable winds across the uk through tuesday. so, where we get the fog lingering, our temperatures will be pegged back, and even where it lifts in some areas, it may stick around as low cloud. these are the best of our temperatures and these are anticipated for the areas where we do see the sun coming out. and you can see they are lower than we've been seeing recently. we're sliding down that single figure scale. overnight tuesday into wednesday, some mist and murk initially, but the wind likely to pick up to the south of the uk through the small hours of wednesday. so, perhaps, actually, clearer skies to the south first thing wednesday and a little milder. coldest spots on wednesday, i think, first thing, will be across northern and eastern scotland. and then, through wednesday daytime, there's that front towards the west. well, it mayjust manage to get some rain into northern ireland and western scotland through the day, but for the majority, it's the high coming to dominate. the winds perhaps up a little on the winds on tuesday.
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may mean we've got lesser issues in terms of lingering mist and fog, but i think there could be quite a lot of low cloud around, so quite grey, quite gloomy for many. and there's that rain just briefly making its way into northern ireland and western scotland. because we're going to have a little bit more of a breeze, and therefore a slightly milder start to wednesday, temperatures perhaps just nudge up briefly on those figures from tuesday. but as the high continues to build through the end of the week and takes us into the weekend, our wind will pick up, our easterly wind. mist and fog shouldn't be such an issue, but we really will start to drive through that chillier air.
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this is bbc news, the headlines. security is tightened across china — after unprecedented protests against strict coronavirus controls spread to 10 cities, in the most direct challenge to president xi in a decade. a white supremacist in the united states has pleaded guilty to murdering ten people in a racist mass shooting. payton gendron, who's 19, went on a rampage at a supermarket in a predominantly black part of the city of buffalo. a research mission to the great barrier reef has concluded that it should be placed on a list of endangered world heritage sites.
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