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this is bbc news with the latest headlines two british charity workers are missing in ukraine — the foreign office says it's supporting their families. they were last seen in the eastern region of donbas — close to some of the fiercest fighting primary schools across scotland are closed — as teachers go on strike in a dispute over pay. the government will introduce a bill in parliament later — which would compel unions to maintain minimum levels of service during industrial action. i think it's perfectly reasonable to expect that if you have a heart attack or a stroke, you will also be able to still get an ambulance.
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let me know what you think of the government's proposal. do you think there should be a required level of service during strikes — or do you think it's an attack on the right to strike? i'm on twitter at annita bbc and use the #bbcyourquestions pro democracy rallies take place across brazil — in response to sunday's violent attack on government buildings by a far right mob. the historic uk space mission — launched from a modified plane — ends in failure — after a technical issue stops a rocket reaching orbit. good morning and welcome. two british men who were working as volunteers in ukraine are missing. christopher parry, who's 28,
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and 48—year—old andrew bagshaw, were last seen on friday in the eastern donetsk region, where fighting has been intense. it's understood mr parry, from truro in cornwall, had been helping people evacuate the city of bakhmut. the family of mr bagshaw say he was delivering food and medicines, and helping elderly people move away from the frontline. vincent mcaviney reports. this is christopher parry on friday, racing through bakhmut to save a civilian, oksana, who's in desperate need of rescue. filmed on friday, the 28—year—old, from truro in cornwall, has been posting videos like this to document his aid efforts. but a few hours later, christopher parry, and fellow british humanitarian, 48—year—old andrew bagshaw, went missing while helping to evacuate civilians near soledar in the donetsk region, where russian attacks have been focused in recent days. neither man has been heard from or seen since. ukrainian police are
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appealing for information. christopher parry, who has been in ukraine since last march, is believed to have rescued hundreds of people from the front lines of the conflict over recent months. i've not experienced christmas in a war either. it's very peculiar to be here. you kind of forget that it's christmas at all. i really have no idea, because there's no sign of it anywhere, of course. the foreign office advises against all travel to ukraine, and has urged british citizens in the country to leave due to the risk to life. nevertheless, in a statement, a foreign office spokesman confirmed... andrew bagshaw�*s parents have released a statement saying they love him dearly, and are immensely proud of the incredible work he has done to help people in challenging circumstances. british prisoners are considered high value targets by russia. in september, the kremlin swapped 55 russian troops in a deal that included five british prisoners of war.
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ukraine says it's strengthening its forces in the area they've gone missing. for both men's families it's now an anxious wait for news on their sons. vincent mcaviney, bbc news. our correspondent, hugo bachega joins me now from kyiv. good morning. really difficult conditions in which to try and establish what has happened to the men. �* , , . , establish what has happened to the men. ~ , , ., , , establish what has happened to the men. �* , , . , , ., establish what has happened to the men. any updates this morning? it is a little bit after _ men. any updates this morning? it is a little bit after 11am _ men. any updates this morning? it is a little bit after 11am here _ men. any updates this morning? it is a little bit after 11am here so - men. any updates this morning? it is a little bit after 11am here so we - a little bit after ”am here so we are hoping to get an update from the authorities in donetsk where the search operation is happening. last night, we heard from police who said christopher parry and andrew bagshaw were travelling from a ukrainian controlled city in the east of the country, they were travelling on friday morning to a town where in
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the last four days, intense fighting has been happening. it's miles away from b akhmut which has been the main focus for russian forces in the eastern country and for a lot of mercenaries from the bagnaia group are based. very difficult conditions for this syrup search operation. we are waiting to hear from the authorities to get an update on the search operation so obviously very difficult and obviously a very difficult and obviously a very difficult moment for the families. fix, difficult moment for the families. a new year and thoughts turning to the spring when the weather improves and what that might mean for military strategy on both sides. reports today that the uk could be the first western nation to send tanks to ukraine. this is something that
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president zelensky has been wanting for a long time?— for a long time? exactly. i think if this announcement _ for a long time? exactly. i think if this announcement happens - for a long time? exactly. i think if this announcement happens it - for a long time? exactly. i think if| this announcement happens it will for a long time? exactly. i think if. this announcement happens it will be something that will be celebrated by the ukrainians. they've been asking for these fighting tanks for a very long time. i think last week we had announcements from the us, germany, france, that these countries will send armoured fighting vehicles to the ukrainians and i think this could suggest a change in perception here. fora could suggest a change in perception here. for a very long time, western countries had been reluctant to send these tanks to ukraine. perhaps concerned that this could be seen as a possible escalation by russia and it could trigger a retaliation and a major response by russia so with these announcements, perhaps i think there is a change in the perception
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by western countries. and the ukrainians are saying they need this help, they need heavy weapons and equipment to try and resume the counteroffensive after weather improves and try to take back territory that is now under occupation so this is going to be celebrated by the ukrainians, for sure. . ~' celebrated by the ukrainians, for sure. ., ~ i. joining us now from bath — former infantry captain in the british army, nato analyst, and defence expert at the university of bath, dr patrick bewrey. the tanks that are reportedly going to be announced by the uk challenger two tanks so what sort of equipment to these tanks have and what difference could they make in the spring offensive? it’s difference could they make in the spring offensive?— difference could they make in the spring offensive? it's important to note that the _ spring offensive? it's important to note that the reports _ spring offensive? it's important to note that the reports say - spring offensive? it's important to note that the reports say they - spring offensive? it's important to note that the reports say they are | note that the reports say they are being considered and as your correspondent mentioned that would be a significant development in western aid. i'm usually fairly pessimistic about the escalator a
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capacity of these measures and what we have single in but these tanks will be quite a significant change orforce, i think, will be quite a significant change orforce, ithink, if will be quite a significant change orforce, i think, if western will be quite a significant change or force, i think, if western allies do it. in terms of the challenger two tank, it's a significant piece of kit, one of the leading tanks in the world along with the abrahams and the leopard two tank in western military equipment, it's very capable, 120 millimetres cannon, it basically can destroy any other armoured vehicle a distance so the thing about tanks as they are generally seen as offensive pieces of equipment. they are for manoeuvring and firing and so, to add to the second part of the question, it's more about what is the future of this. the future of this campaign as we come into the spring and summer and that is about giving the ukrainians, in my view,
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incredible offensive capacity so they can attack with numerous tanks and infantry fighting vehicles against russian lines. certainly there's been — against russian lines. certainly there's been talk— against russian lines. certainly there's been talk from - against russian lines. certainly there's been talk from other i against russian lines. certainly - there's been talk from other nations about supplying tanks to ukraine but if we get confirmation from the uk of this, is that likely to encourage other western nations to deliver tanks to ukraine as well? and get that done relatively quickly? i think that's potentially the motive behind these reports is to show that the uk is seriously considering. france was the first one out of the traps saying it was going to give i think 30 amx fighting vehicles then germany said 30 vehicles, the us said 50 bradleys and the uk now potentially has said to them challenger tanks but interestingly the leopard two tank has the highest
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stocks in europe and is german—made but germany holds a veto over who it can be supplied to because it's made there. so that would have to shift. potentially the uk leaning into it would encourage germany to do likewise but this interesting things about were these tanks are. for example, spain has far more leopard tanks than the uk has challenger tanks than the uk has challenger tanks so that you to spain from land warfare touch or is fairly low. there are some other countries that could step forward in a meaningful way. could step forward in a meaningful wa . �* , could step forward in a meaningful wa. �*, ., could step forward in a meaningful wa . �*, ., ., could step forward in a meaningful wa. �*, ., ., way. let's look in more detail about what the response _ way. let's look in more detail about what the response from _ way. let's look in more detail about what the response from russia - way. let's look in more detail about. what the response from russia might be if these tanks start to be delivered in significant numbers. will they see that as a significant escalation? i will they see that as a significant escalation?— escalation? ithink so. in particular— escalation? ithink so. in particular they _ escalation? ithink so. in particular they will - escalation? ithink so. in particular they will sell i escalation? ithink so. in particular they will sell it j escalation? i think so. in i particular they will sell it to escalation? i think so. in - particular they will sell it to the population as a significant escalation even if the military side will not have thought this would happen at some stage. in terms of
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retaliation, difficult to gauge exactly. you need to think about how these tanks make their way into ukraine, something that could be targeted, rail lines, low loader trucks coming into western ukraine so how did they get them have problems with targeting, the russians especially moving stocks, there are cruise missiles are generally used as we have seen against immobile targets so civilian infrastructure seems to be more preferred use of them. then the other question is politically is there an escalation, a step change in how russia uses its forces? i think that's quite low likelihood at the moment towards readying potentially strategic nuclear forces but i would reckon there will be some attempt at retaliation. i would also say the west has considered this carefully and calibrating their son maybe has come to the conclusion the risk is worth it especially given russia is quite incapacitated
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in terms of its conventional military at the moment. thank you for our military at the moment. thank you for your analysis. _ the government will introduce a law in parliament today which would force some public sector workers to provide a minimum level of service when they strike. it's expected to cover sectors including health, transport, education, border security and fire and rescue. yesterday's meeting between ministers and unions representing nhs workers in england broke down without agreement, meaning more strikes in the coming days. ambulance workers in england and wales are set to walk out tomorrow, with another strike planned for later in the month. nurses in england will take part in strike action on two days next week. today sees the start of a two day teacher's strike in scotland, with primary school teachers walking out this morning and secondary teachers striking tomorrow. our scotland correspondent lorna gordon reports. no—one should be working poor! schools are out again...
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horn sounds. ..with more disruption for children, as further strike action by teachers shuts almost all primary schools across scotland. secondary schools are targeted tomorrow. the action is over pay. unions want a 10% increase for teachers. they've rejected a 5% pay rise, which was later upped to 6.85% for the lowest paid staff. the scottish government insisted there was further potential scope for compromise, but said there was no additional funding available to improve what's on offer. fairness is a really important principle here. i value the teaching workforce. they do an incredible job. but we have limited resources and we're trying to operate fairly. so the offer on the table to teachers is the same as has already been accepted by other local government workers. but unions insisted that with no new money on the table, the strikes would go ahead. we anticipate that almost every
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primary school in scotland will be closed today, and tomorrow, almost every secondary school in scotland, given the joint action. we anticipate it being really significant levels of disruption, and that's regrettable, because we would wish to see teachers and classrooms working with children and young people rather than on picket lines. but sadly, it has come to this. covid led to significant disruption to schooling over the last three years. all sides in this dispute insist more missed lessons for children are in no—one's interest. but with no side budging, the way out of this dispute remains unclear. and in the following weeks, state schools in scotland will face further strikes in rolling action, targeting different local authorities on different days. lorna gordon, bbc news, glasgow. our scotland correspondent james shaw is outside one school in glasgow. good morning to hear. how widespread is this disruption? it’s
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good morning to hear. how widespread is this disruption?— is this disruption? it's going to be re is this disruption? it's going to be pretty widesoread _ is this disruption? it's going to be pretty widespread as _ is this disruption? it's going to be pretty widespread as far - is this disruption? it's going to be pretty widespread as far as - is this disruption? it's going to be pretty widespread as far as we . pretty widespread as far as we understand. we cannot honestly say every single primary school in scotland will be closed today but we expect almost all of them, maybe one or two of them in the islands will not, certainly that was the case when there was last in a big strike in november last year. the mood on the picket line is pretty positive, it's a wet and pretty miserable day but they've been here since 8am this morning and they will carry on for another couple of hours. it's only primary schools today, in fact across the road there is a secondary school which is open. kids were arriving before 9am, there were children in the playing fields over to my right. those schools will be closed tomorrow. and you can hear there is a little better public support as vehicles go past but it's going to be a rolling series of strikes from next monday, if there isn't an agreement between the
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unions on one side, and local authorities and the scottish and the other. x�*t�*et authorities and the scottish and the other. . ., , , other. yet reference a passing motorist honking _ other. yet reference a passing motorist honking their- other. yet reference a passing motorist honking their horns l other. yet reference a passing| motorist honking their horns in support but what is the public mood around this?— support but what is the public mood around this? there has been quite a lot of that so _ around this? there has been quite a lot of that so far _ around this? there has been quite a lot of that so far this _ around this? there has been quite a lot of that so far this morning. - lot of that so far this morning. every other car that goes past, or van, apes and i think there are certainly some support, it would be very hard to assess exactly the level of that but there certainly is sympathy and understanding that the pay increase teachers have been offered does not keep pace with inflation, and what the scottish government has offered is 5% for most teachers, rising to a little bit higherfor most teachers, rising to a little bit higher for those in the lowest pay grades. what the unions have asked for is 10%. both sides in this have said talks had been constructive, there were more talks yesterday but they have not reached a conclusion and until that happens,
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it looks very likely this industrial action will carry on certainly threw this month and into february as well. , . , this month and into february as well. �* ., , ,, ., this month and into february as well. , ,, ., ., ~ this month and into february as well. �* ., , ,, ., ., ~ i., this month and into february as well. , ,, ., ., g , ., well. james shaw, thank you. just a reminder later _ well. james shaw, thank you. just a reminder later on _ well. james shaw, thank you. just a reminder later on today _ well. james shaw, thank you. just a reminder later on today the - reminder later on today the government will introduce a law in parliament which would require public service workers are at some sections of the public service workforce that they are going on strike to provide a minimum level of service. our chief political correspondent nick eardley is in westminster. grant shapps has been talking about this this morning but what has the labour party been saying in response? labour party been saying in resume?— labour party been saying in resonse? ., ., , response? the government argument is the legislation _ response? the government argument is the legislation is — response? the government argument is the legislation is reasonable, _ response? the government argument is the legislation is reasonable, that - the legislation is reasonable, that it will not go too far, but it is going to ensure that minimum service levels are enforced across great britain in certain key areas. so there's some areas where the
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government will decide that level like ambulances, the fire service and on the railways and then there's others were the government says we will negotiate over this and hopefully come to an agreement so we do not have to impose something, that's like education, border staff, nuclear decommissioning as well. that is the pits from the government. the accusation that they are facing is that this is unfair and that it will not work. listen to the business secretary grant shapps. it should be said other countries, european — it should be said other countries, european countries, modern states, france _ european countries, modern states, france and — european countries, modern states, france and spain, places like that already— france and spain, places like that already have minimum safety legislation. i think it's perfectly reasonable to expect that if you have _ reasonable to expect that if you have a — reasonable to expect that if you have a heart attack or a stroke you will still _ have a heart attack or a stroke you will still he — have a heart attack or a stroke you will still be able to get an ambulance. that's something with the nurses— ambulance. that's something with the nurses in_ ambulance. that's something with the nurses in the last round of strikes, they agreed — nurses in the last round of strikes, they agreed a national level of support— they agreed a national level of support but unfortunately the ambulance unions did not and that is why we _
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ambulance unions did not and that is why we are _ ambulance unions did not and that is why we are introducing these minimum safety— why we are introducing these minimum safety levels. you why we are introducing these minimum safety levels-— safety levels. you might remember when we spoke _ safety levels. you might remember when we spoke about _ safety levels. you might remember when we spoke about the _ safety levels. you might remember. when we spoke about the ambulance strikes in december there was some confusion in government about where exactly different levels of emergency care would be offered striking workers in different parts of england so that's part of the justification the government is using. the argument from the labour party and some other opposition parties is it's not going to work. that it doesn't work in other countries. and that it may actually lead in some instances to striking workers facing the prospect of losing theirjobs. have a listen to the shadow work and pensions secretaryjonathan ashworth. let’s secretary jonathan ashworth. let's ste back secretary jonathan ashworth. let's step back a — secretary jonathan ashworth. let's step back a minute _ secretary jonathan ashworth. let's step back a minute and _ secretaryjonathan ashworth. let's step back a minute and explore what the government— step back a minute and explore what the government is— step back a minute and explore what the government is proposing. - step back a minute and explore what the government is proposing. they. the government is proposing. they are effectively— the government is proposing. they are effectively saying _ the government is proposing. they are effectively saying a _ the government is proposing. they are effectively saying a low - the government is proposing. they are effectively saying a low healthl are effectively saying a low health assistant. — are effectively saying a low health assistant, nurse, _ are effectively saying a low health assistant, nurse, paramedic- are effectively saying a low health assistant, nurse, paramedic losel assistant, nurse, paramedic lose their— assistant, nurse, paramedic lose theirioh — assistant, nurse, paramedic lose theirioh for— assistant, nurse, paramedic lose theirjob for pursuing _ assistant, nurse, paramedic lose theirjob for pursuing the - assistant, nurse, paramedic lose theirjob for pursuing the right i assistant, nurse, paramedic lose theirjob for pursuing the right to take industrial— theirjob for pursuing the right to take industrial action _ theirjob for pursuing the right to take industrial action at - theirjob for pursuing the right to take industrial action at a - theirjob for pursuing the right to take industrial action at a time i take industrial action at a time
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when — take industrial action at a time when we — take industrial action at a time when we have _ take industrial action at a time when we have over— take industrial action at a time when we have over 100,000 l take industrial action at a time - when we have over 100,000 vacancies in our— when we have over 100,000 vacancies in our national — when we have over 100,000 vacancies in our national health _ when we have over 100,000 vacancies in our national health service. - when we have over 100,000 vacancies in our national health service. that i in our national health service. that is not _ in our national health service. that is not going — in our national health service. that is not going to _ in our national health service. that is not going to fix _ in our national health service. that is not going to fix the _ in our national health service. that is not going to fix the problems i in our national health service. that is not going to fix the problems in. is not going to fix the problems in the nhs _ is not going to fix the problems in the nhs will— is not going to fix the problems in the nhs will be — is not going to fix the problems in the nhs will be have _ is not going to fix the problems in the nhs will be have 7 _ is not going to fix the problems in the nhs will be have 7 million i the nhs will be have 7 million people — the nhs will be have 7 million people on— the nhs will be have 7 million people on waiting _ the nhs will be have 7 million people on waiting lists. - the nhs will be have 7 million people on waiting lists. me i the nhs will be have 7 million people on waiting lists. we await more details _ people on waiting lists. we await more details of _ people on waiting lists. we await more details of what _ people on waiting lists. we await more details of what the - people on waiting lists. we await i more details of what the legislation will look like and exactly what it will look like and exactly what it will mean for striking workers in those affected areas. i think it's quite important to point out that this is a way off, it will face a battle in parliament and be well face legal challenges in the courts from unions as well. it's not going to affect the industrial strife that we keep talking about at the moment. it may not even be in place by this time next year. so it's more of a long—term plan from the government to have the option of these service minimum requirements. to to have the option of these service minimum requirements.— to have the option of these service minimum requirements. to get back to the here and — minimum requirements. to get back to the here and now, _ minimum requirements. to get back to the here and now, after— minimum requirements. to get back to the here and now, after those - minimum requirements. to get back to the here and now, after those talks i the here and now, after those talks between government ministers and various unions yesterday, what is the status of those discussions and the status of those discussions and the relationship now between the sides? , ~ , .,
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the relationship now between the sides? , ~' sides? the strikes are planned in encland sides? the strikes are planned in england starting _ sides? the strikes are planned in england starting with _ sides? the strikes are planned in england starting with an - sides? the strikes are planned in i england starting with an ambulance strike tomorrow, they will go ahead. there is no concrete offer on the table for ministers and because of that, unions are frankly frustrated and say they have no reason to call off the strikes or nothing to offer their members. but i do think there's been a move from the government and the question is whether this starts to amount to something. stephen barclay the health secretary says he will take away some ideas for pay boosts before the start of the next financial year. one option we were discussing yesterday would be a one—off lump sum payment to help the cost of living, option would be the pay deal next year which normally starts in the 1st of april will starts in the 1st of april will start on the 1st of january so you get an extra three months increased pay in the health service. there are big questions around that, how much extra would it be come up with the treasury agree, what unions agree,
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when would it be implemented so we don't know for sure this will be a solution. but how many times have we sat here on a morning and said it is totally unclear how this will move forward, it doesn't feel like the impasse is moving at all and it all feels a bit stuck. i suppose there a glimmer of something that may lead to some progress. the question now is how quickly the government progresses with that, i've asked some people and government but no answer is forthcoming on thatjust yet. answer is forthcoming on that 'ust et. ~ , ., ., yet. we might be having that conversation _ yet. we might be having that conversation a _ yet. we might be having that conversation a few _ yet. we might be having that conversation a few more i yet. we might be having that i conversation a few more times. let me bring in some of your tweets on the question of the government plans to require unions to make sure there is a minimum level of service during industrial action. is a minimum level of service during industrialaction. one is a minimum level of service during industrial action. one theory says it is an attack on workers' rights, the right thing would be to address issues underfunding, probation conditions and not try and silence those making a stand. lee says i believe it's an attempt to attacked
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workers' rights to strike, the nhs nurses and ambulance put in place service for urgent care cases. this is from rope, if the same lot was applied to the health secretary being sued, if that same level of cover was not provided on non—strike days, then i agree. he says i was brought up believing what's good for the goose is good for the gander. please keep your thoughts on the particular question coming in, you can do that on twitter. as the hashtag bbc your questions or if you want to comment on any of the other stories that we are covering today. the conservative mp andrew bridgen has been suspended from the house of commons for five sitting days, for breaching the mps' code of conduct. in november, the cross—party commons standards committee found mr bridgen had broken rules by failing to declare his financial interests in mere plantations when writing to ministers about the company.
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tens of thousands of people have been holding pro—democracy demonstrations across brazil — after sunday's attack on government buildings by supporters of the defeated former president, jair bolsonaro. about 1,500 people involved in the violence have been arrested. in a moment, naomi iqbal on the aftermath of the riots — but first here's katy watson at one of the pro—democracy demos in sao paulo. this demonstration here in sao paulo isjust one of many that have been called across the country in response to the events of sunday. people here are showing that they're not going to take what they saw in brasilia, the invasion of congress, the supreme federal court and the presidential palace. people here are calling for punishment of those responsible. they're waving placards saying without amnesty for the coup mongers. i spoke to one woman who said that this isn't about not agreeing. it's about allowing people to have different opinions
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and respecting democracy. and this is what this event is about. it's about moving forward and encouraging democracy in this deeply divided country. the clean—up operation is pretty much _ the clean—up operation is pretty much done _ the clean—up operation is pretty much done here outside the presidential palace. you can still see what— presidential palace. you can still see what the protesters caused huge damage _ see what the protesters caused huge damage. president biden and president lula da silva spoke on the phone _ president lula da silva spoke on the phone and _ president lula da silva spoke on the phone and president biden condemned the attack— phone and president biden condemned the attack in the capital and the same _ the attack in the capital and the same thing happened in the us two years— same thing happened in the us two years ago— same thing happened in the us two years ago the crucial difference is that it _ years ago the crucial difference is that it was — years ago the crucial difference is that it was a peaceful transfer of power _ that it was a peaceful transfer of power had already happened here because _ power had already happened here because president lula da silva was inaugurated a week ago but there is pressure _ inaugurated a week ago but there is pressure building onjoe biden. members want from the president bolsonaro to be kicked out of america. _ bolsonaro to be kicked out of america, according to his wife he is currently— america, according to his wife he is currently in — america, according to his wife he is currently in hospital in florida being — currently in hospital in florida being treated for abdominal pain and a lot of—
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being treated for abdominal pain and a lot of people here including lula da silva _ a lot of people here including lula da silva blame mr bolsonaro for the arrest _ da silva blame mr bolsonaro for the arrest because he refused to accept the election results. there is talk of an— the election results. there is talk of an extradition but we spoke to a justice _ of an extradition but we spoke to a justice minister here said extradition can only happen if there is a criminal— extradition can only happen if there is a criminal complaint and a criminal— is a criminal complaint and a criminal investigation. at least 17 people have been killed as supporters of the ousted former president of peru, pedro castillo, tried to overrun an airport in the southeast of the country. the violence in the city ofjuliaca is among the worst since the left—wing leader was forced out of office and arrested last month for his failed attempt to dissolve the congress. unrest and roadblocks have continued for weeks around peru. demonstrators are calling for mr castillo's replacement dina boluarte to step down and for the former president to be released. it's emerged that in the past year not a single person in afghanistan has been accepted onto a government scheme to relocate afghans
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to britain after the taliban takeover. the afghan citizens resettlement scheme was set up to help people who'd worked with the british, as teachers or security guards. the controversial social media influencer, andrew tate, has arrived at a court in romania to appeal against his 30—day arrest for alleged human trafficking, rape and organised crime charges. mr tate, his brother tristan, and two romanian female suspects, were detained on 29th december pending a criminal investigation. mr tate's lawyer claims there is "no evidence" to support the allegations against him or his brother. the first ever satellite mission launched from uk soil has failed. last night, a jumbo jet carried a rocket out of cornwall and released it over the atlantic ocean. the rocket was supposed to send nine satellites into orbit, but the team behind the mission say it suffered a technical "anomaly". from newquay, here's our science editor rebecca morelle.
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the mission started so well. at spaceport cornwall, it was time for the jumbo jet to take off. and there it goes. it's lift off for the plane. but this is just the beginning. the next step is to release the rocket and start a new era for uk space. godspeed, launcher one, godspeed, cosmic girl on this historic european and uk mission to open space for everyone. 2,000 people came to watch, ready to see what they thought would be a moment of history. an hour into the flight, the rocket, called launcher one, fired its engines after it was released from the plane. so far, so good. but then, this. it appears that launcher one has suffered an anomaly, which will prevent us from making orbit for this mission. there was a problem with the rocket, and the mission was over.
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so this evening we had a first stage burn that took the rocket into space. but in effect, the second stage engine had a technical anomaly and didn't reach the required orbit. so that's now being part of an investigation by virgin orbit and a number of government departments. the jumbo jet returned to spaceport cornwall as planned, but it was upsetting news for the team there, who'd spent nearly a decade trying to make this launch happen. just absolutely devastated. um, you know, we put our heart and soul into this, and it's such a personaljourney for me as well. and my family were here. so, yeah, it was pretty, pretty rough. um, but i feel ok, i feel ok. and i think it'lljust be a few days ofjust kind of letting it sink in a little bit. the data from the mission is now being analysed to work out exactly what went wrong. it's a well—known saying that space is hard. the team, though, is certain they'll try again. but tonight wasn't their night. rebecca morelle, bbc news, spaceport, cornwall.
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jenny kumah, is in cornwall for us. yesterday morning when we spoke there was such hope, expectation and anticipation. but the mood, as we saw in that report, has all changed. how is everyone coping with the disappointment? yes how is everyone coping with the disappointment?— how is everyone coping with the disappointment? how is everyone coping with the disa ointment? , ., ., disappointment? yes indeed, what a difference a day _ disappointment? yes indeed, what a difference a day makes. _ disappointment? yes indeed, what a difference a day makes. yesterday i difference a day makes. yesterday when i was here that bowser was incredible. hundreds of media from around the world, people came to watch, there was a conger around the replica rocket before the launch but todayis replica rocket before the launch but today is the opposite, very quiet, and like the mood the weather is sombre, and disappointment as you heard in rebecca's report. what happens now is there is an investigation into what went wrong. you can see from the rocket behind me, we understand that stage what happened. the rocket was launched but there was a problem at the second stage and we are yet to find out what happened with those
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satellites. they did not reach orbit, they may still be in space or may have come back down—to—earth but the uk space agency says if it happened it would have been in an unpopulated area. lots of disappointment but looking ahead now the uk space agency, virgin orbit, the uk space agency, virgin orbit, the spaceport cornwall, they are all keeping positive, is aiming when they establish what went wrong they will look to go again. than? they establish what went wrong they will look to go again.— will look to go again. any sense of a timeline for— will look to go again. any sense of a timeline for that _ will look to go again. any sense of a timeline for that or— will look to go again. any sense of a timeline for that or is _ will look to go again. any sense of a timeline for that or is it - will look to go again. any sense of a timeline for that or is it too i a timeline for that or is it too early to say?— a timeline for that or is it too early to say? a timeline for that or is it too earl to sa ? ~ ., , ., ., early to say? we are yet to find out about a specific _ early to say? we are yet to find out about a specific timeline _ early to say? we are yet to find out about a specific timeline but i early to say? we are yet to find out about a specific timeline but they i about a specific timeline but they say they will look into what happened and try to learn the lessons. there have already been... this is the fifth type of operation of this kind and this is the first to fail. they have got it right in the past, so theyjust need to find out what went wrong with this particular mission. lats out what went wrong with this particular mission.— particular mission. lots of positives _ particular mission. lots of positives to _ particular mission. lots of positives to take - particular mission. lots of positives to take out i'm l particular mission. lots of. positives to take out i'm sure particular mission. lots of- positives to take out i'm sure when
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they get over the disappointment. jenny kumah in cornwall, thank you. very grey skies there so let's check out the weather forecast all around the uk with carol kirkwood. some heavy rain around this morning with the met office having yellow weather warnings out for heavy rain valid for today, and the rain is already falling on saturated ground so that will exacerbate the risk of flooding. you can see the extent of the rain, pushing in from the south—west and moving northwards and eastwards. we will see a transient period of hill snow before it turns back to rain and after a dryer interlude where it is still fairly murky, a second weather front comes across northern ireland and western england and wales. it will be a windy day wherever you are, especially with exposure on the coasts and hills in the west and south, and you can see the temperatures, a mild day in prospect. tonight, the weatherfront six south taking rain with it. the
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other end pushes northwards and in between there will be a lot of showers being driven in once again on strong wind and the temperatures, 6-10, on strong wind and the temperatures, 6—10, so no issues with frost. hello, this is bbc news. the headlines... two british charity workers are missing in ukraine. the foreign office says its supporting their families. they were last seen in the eastern region of donbas close to some of the fiercest fighting. primary schools across scotland are closed today as teachers go on strike in a dispute over pay. meanwhile, the government will introduce a bill in parliament later which would compel unions to maintain minimum levels of service during industrial action. pro—democracy rallies take place across brazil in response to sunday's violent attack on government buildings by a far—right mob.
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and, the historic uk space mission launched from a modified plane ends in failure after a technical issue stops a rocket reaching orbit. sport, and a full round up from the bbc sport centre. good morning. a generational talent and a player who allowed his country to believe. just some of the reflections on the career of gareth bale, who announced his retirement from football at the age of 33. his last appearance as a player came for his country at the world cup in qatar, having helped his side qualify for the tournamnent for the first time since 1958, scoring their only goal in their draw with the usa. his career started at southampton, moving to tottenham, then real madrid, winning five champions league trophies — no british player has won more. a feeling perhaps he hasn't got the recognition his success deserves, but won't those welsh fans remember him fondly? we were talking about fa cup upsets yesterday.
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i can tell you arsenal avoided one in the final match of the third round. oxford united of league1 held on until half time, when it remained goalless, but arsenal scored three in the second. mohammed elneny with their first, before eddie nketiah scored twice. manchester city up next for them in the fourth round — how about that for a tie? so the cup opening up, with one of those two going out in the next round. now, when it comes to snooker, you think of the big tournamnets — the world championship and the masters, which got under way on sunday. but there are some notable absentees from this year's masters tournamnet, notably a former winner in the shape of yan bingtao of china, who is one of two chinese players due to play in the tournamnet who are suspended due to a investigation into allegations of match fixing. laura scott reports. two years ago, snooker celebrated the youngest masters champion in a generation — china's yan bingtao. but now, as the showpiece event returns to the alexandra palace,
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bingtao and his compatriot zhao xintong are absent. two of ten chinese players suspended since october over alleged match fixing. and a cloud hangs over the sport. i think we are one to two weeks away from the completion of that inquiry. you know, it won't take long to assess whether there are charges to be levied against any of those players after that. we've been on this since october, day in, day out, trying to push it and push it and push it, and it's been unfortunate that we've continued with new evidence coming to light. meanwhile, one of the biggest names in the sport, ronnie o'sullivan, produced a dominant victory to give the packed crowd plenty to cheer about. but the subject of potential corruption in snooker didn't appear to have rocked the rocket. i'm sure it's happened in football. it hasn't harmed football. i'm sure it's happened in tennis. it hasn't done tennis any harm. i'm sure some golfers along the line have done something. it doesn't seem to have affected that sport. ithink, you know, it'll get
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sorted, it'll get done. you know, we obviously have to sit here and talk about this, but in the grand scheme of things, it's not really as important as other stuff that's going on in the world. you know, a lot of famine everywhere. a lot of starvation. to me, they are very, very important issues. what we're talking about is a sport, it'sjust a game. snooker�*s authorities know that if they find evidence of corruption in this investigation, the action that they take must be sufficient to reassure players and fans alike of the integrity of the sport. it's put a little bit of a dampener on the season so far, yeah. i think it's a shame. itjust puts you off and obviously we've just got the programme, i we paid for expensive seats, _ get the programme, and the programme is wrong because obviously it's got one of the young lads in it who's i now unable to play. while the sport's stars will try to provide some much—needed light this week, for as long as the biggest corruption investigation in snooker�*s history is ongoing, there will remain a persistent shadow. laura scott, bbc news.
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nfl player damar hamlin, who suffered a cardiac arrest while playing a little over a week ago, has been discharged from hospital. the buffalo bills player tweeted to update fans that he had left the cincinatti hospital he was rushed to after that shocking incident as the bills played the bengals, and that he was leaving with "a lot of love" in his heart. hamlin will be moved to a medicalfacility in buffalo as he continues his recovery. that's all the sport for now. the end—of—life charity marie curie is calling for terminally ill people of working age to be given early access to a state pension. it claims the change could be delivered at minimal cost to the taxpayer and would prevent thousands of people each year from dying in poverty. olivia hutchinson reports. thank you. cheryl and mark have been struggling to pay their bills since cheryl, who's 61, was diagnosed with terminal cancer in 2018. things have got so bad that they can no longer afford to heat their home
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or run their car. how do we go out and make memories when we haven't got anything to make memories with? we have to pull in every penny we've got to just pay things. the end—of—life charity marie curie says people of working age are almost twice as likely to fall into poverty if they're diagnosed with a terminal illness than those claiming their state pension. they're calling for more government funding so that those affected can access their pensions earlier. i don't have the heating on. even with all that bad weather, we didn't have the heating on because that's one bill we probably couldn't afford. i know the issue for us is terminal cancer and you should get access to your pension. pension you've paid into. it's your entitlement. audrey's husband, eddie, was 64 when he died injune, so hadn't reached retirement age. he was diagnosed with pancreatic cancer in 2020.
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it got to the stage a month before he died that we were really - struggling then and we've tried to survive until then. _ but then i had to declare myself bankrupt so we could live. - and, you know, i don't think that when you're terminally— ill, you should have i to worry about money. i and i think that, if he had his. pension, his state pension, then at least that would have helped. the department for work and pensions says those nearing the end of their lives can get fast track access to a range of benefits and that last year's support was extended. but those affected argue that simply isn't enough. olivia hutchinson, bbc news. after days of tv interviews, leaks, and a mistaken early release, prince harry's memoir has officially gone on sale this morning, the book has been published around the world in 16 languages. sarah campbell is at waterstones'
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flagship store in london. this is a book that has been talked about for a very long time but it is only today that here people can get hold of their own copies of prince harry's book spare. there hasn't been a mad rush to the book store. i'm here at waterstone's flagship store in the middle of london. there's only one customer so far, but the store do tell me that in terms of preorders it's one of their largest preorders for a decade. in amazon, it's top of their preorder list, so clearly there is a huge market for it. and the publicity blitz that prince harry has undertaken over the last few days, with three big interviews, another one to come, has certainly done more than most to publicise the book. and despite the fact there has been a very carefully coordinated security campaign to try to make sure copies didn't leak out, so here for example, they had their copies delivered on thursday, but they weren't allowed to open the boxes until last night to put them out
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on the table this morning. but as we know, there were copies that were leaked in spain that went accidentally on sale in spain last week, and there were a couple of leaked copies as well in the states. so the extracts are out there, and what we do know is it's a very personal book, it's prince harry's story, in prince harry's words. he deals with very personal moments in his life, but also involving members of his family, and difficulties, i think, with members of his family, all of which have been detailed in the extracts which have been released so far. the book is out today, the audiobook is out today. there will be another big interview with prince harry to promote it, and no doubt it will be a bestseller. royal correspondent sarah campbell reporting. there is newsjust coming into us now. more than 650,000 deaths were registered in the uk in 2022, according to figures just released by the office for national statistics.
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that represents one of the biggest jumps in death rates in half a century, taking account of the size and age of the population. although it's far below pandemic levels, it's prompted concerns about why more people are dying than would be expected. here with the figures is our head of statistics, robert cuffe. the first place to begin is to take a closer look at the figures if you would. ., , ., ., ~ ., would. you see we are talking about 650, 660.000 — would. you see we are talking about 650, 660,000 deaths _ would. you see we are talking about 650, 660,000 deaths in _ would. you see we are talking about 650, 660,000 deaths in a - would. you see we are talking about 650, 660,000 deaths in a year. - would. you see we are talking about i 650, 660,000 deaths in a year. lower than last year and definitely lower than last year and definitely lower than 2020, but if you compare it to just before the pandemic what you might expect based on a few years around that, it's a big jump, might expect based on a few years around that, it's a bigjump, a might expect based on a few years around that, it's a big jump, a 9% rise in what you might expect and one of the largest we have seen outside the pandemic in half a century. clearly covid is still part of that, it hasn't gone away. 36,000 deaths last year involved covid. but the change since the pandemic years, it's not a screaming, obvious main
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cause of death any more and there is something else going on. imitten cause of death any more and there is something else going on.— something else going on. when we talk about excess _ something else going on. when we talk about excess deaths, - something else going on. when we talk about excess deaths, we i something else going on. when we talk about excess deaths, we talk | talk about excess deaths, we talk about deaths over and above what one would expect on a regular year taking into account factors like the size of the population and age and so on. are we saying, what proportion of this 650,000, are we saying all 650,000 were deaths? just to be saying all 650,000 were deaths? jut to be clear. it saying all 650,000 were deaths? ji,3t to be clear. it is 9%, you are testing my maths, but i would say it's in the old block of 50 or 60,000. that 9% is the level. —— it's in the ballpark. in the first year of the pandemic in 2020 it was 14%. may be the way to think about it is that it has rewound death rates to where it was in 2015, a seven—year reversal of the progress we see. we normally see people live longer, medications get better, we get healthier and diets get better and that has sent us seven years back. the first year of the pandemic sent us 12 years back. we are not
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talking about like another pandemic but we are talking about a pretty unique set of years.— unique set of years. really important _ unique set of years. really important to _ unique set of years. really important to understand i unique set of years. really i important to understand what is unique set of years. really - important to understand what is the factors behind this figure. as you mentioned, still covid deaths, but also i suppose one could talk about the indirect covid factors at play here. �* , ,., , the indirect covid factors at play here. �* , . here. absolutely. the pandemic hangover. _ here. absolutely. the pandemic hangover. the _ here. absolutely. the pandemic hangover, the coronavirus i here. absolutely. the pandemic- hangover, the coronavirus hangover, and what we are seeing an urgent care at the moment. if we go through those, if you had covid, you are at high risk of heart attacks, strokes and things like that. it is a nasty virus that leaves problems. multiple studies have shown that people who have been affected are at higher risk of dying afterwards. the second thing, the pandemic itself, mr care. we can show it to the audience. look at the grey area in the middle, that drop. at the start of the pandemic you saw farfewer drop. at the start of the pandemic you saw far fewer people getting their first prescription for blood pressure, fewer people getting treated, and it didn't really
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recover in the year after. back up to its normal levels. you see that for statins as well that take cholesterol out of the blood. you see a lot of people wondering and in the last few years not getting treated for things that could cause heart problems later on, and its heart problems later on, and its heart failure, heart attacks, that's what we are seeing a lot of the access, and we are seeing it in that age group, 50—60 age group, a big rise, and they were the people best held by those treatments in the past. you add that on top of the crisis we have been seeing an urgent care, ambulance waiting times, people waiting to get treated or admitted to hospitals, and the risk of that increases for them. you start to see a picture building together. the most worrying thing is that it's all combining now. in the last two weeks, we haven't seen death rates 9% above average levels, we have seen them 20% above average levels because we are going into a winter with flu, covid, cold weather just before christmas, a crisis in urgent care and the worry is it will
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keep running throughjanuary and february. keep running through january and februa . . , keep running through january and februa . ., , ., , ., ., ., february. really worrying data and lots of big questions _ february. really worrying data and lots of big questions for _ february. really worrying data and lots of big questions for the i lots of big questions for the government and for the nhs. yes. government and for the nhs. yes, exactl . government and for the nhs. yes, exactly- we _ government and for the nhs. yes, exactly. we will _ government and for the nhs. yes, exactly. we will see _ government and for the nhs. yes, exactly. we will see how _ government and for the nhs. yes, exactly. we will see how it - government and for the nhs. 1a: exactly. we will see how it pans out but it will be difficult to do things in that in the next two or three weeks. these are long—term problems building in the nhs since well before the pandemic.- well before the pandemic. robert cuffe, thank _ well before the pandemic. robert cuffe, thank you. _ well before the pandemic. robert cuffe, thank you. we _ well before the pandemic. robert cuffe, thank you. we will - well before the pandemic. robert cuffe, thank you. we will have i well before the pandemic. robert i cuffe, thank you. we will have more analysis of the figures coming into us from the office for national statistics on excess deaths in 2022. the headlines on bbc news... two british charity workers are missing in ukraine — the foreign office says its supporting their families. they were last seen in the eastern region of donbas — close to some of the fiercest fighting the government will introduce a bill in parliament later — which would compel unions to maintain minimum levels of service during industrial action. and — the historic uk space mission — launched from a modified plane — ends in failure — after a technical issue stops a rocket reaching orbit.
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25,000 people in california have been told to evacuate as the region experiences unprecedented weather conditions. coastal areas near santa barbara have seen several days of severe rain that has killed at least 12 people and left thousands of homes without power. forecasters are warning state residents to brace for a " relentless parade of cyclones" over the next week. sylvia lennan—spence has this report. floodwaters as far as the eye can see. the streets in this town in santa cruz county totally inundated by the heavy rains. california is struggling in the face of torrential downpours and damaging winds that have already killed a number of people in ten days. a half a foot of water, you're losing control of your vehicle. we're seeing people go around these detours because they don't see any obstacles. they think everything is fine. they're putting their lives at risk, or putting first responders�* lives at risk. along the coast, in the town of montecito, all 10,000 residents
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have been ordered to leave the area, with firefighters warning mudslides could engulf many homes. the order comes five years to the day after storm—induced mudslides ravaged montecito, killing 23 people and destroying more than 100 homes. now, heavy rain is lashing the community, which is home to the duke and duchess of sussex, as well as celebrities, including oprah winfrey and ellen degeneres. this creek next to our house, neverflows, ever. it's probably about nine feet up. we're ready to evacuate. we need to be nicer to mother nature, because mother nature is not happy with us. the latest storms have seen hundreds of thousands of homes and businesses in california left without power. i've never seen anything like it in my life. i've lived in santa cruz county for 25 years and that was like, insane. there were tree trunks being forced i down the river almost at a rate i
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of about one every 30 seconds. president biden has declared a state of emergency for the state, allowing the federal emergency management agency to provide disaster relief. and there's little respite, with forecasters warning of what they're describing as an incoming relentless parade of cyclones, with another storm likely this coming weekend. sylvia lennan—spence, bbc news. a man from nottinghamshire has been speaking about his struggle to overcome dyslexia, in order to become a paramedic. richard henton was told by his teachers the condition meant he wouldn't be able to pursue his childhood ambition. alex thorpe went to meet him. like i say, first time in my life, i feel proud of myself and i don't feel, you know, like i'm stupid. i know i'm not. i've earned my place. this is richard, getting ready for a shift at beechdale ambulance station. but life wasn't always this way
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for him, especially at school, where he struggled because of his dyslexia. "i do not feel that richard has really come to terms with his problems. at times, progress is hindered by daydreaming." i mean, i can remember i was just so demoralised. and you just... you just feel like... well, you believed in every word that they said to you. when he left school, richard tried to teach himself to read by following reports of football matches in the paper. i love football. so i used to watch all the matches, and then ijust used to buy paper because i knew what had happened. i knew the story, i knew who'd scored. and like i say, why you've got a paper in front of you, it was more of a, like a defence thing, so that sort of made me feel a bit more like everybody else. it was the birth of his son which motivated richard to finally
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follow his dream and become a paramedic. you know, i had such a good example of a father, and i'm looking... and i'm just looking at this little lad and i'm thinking, you've got me, you know, you've got this guy that couldn't read and write, and peopled used to take the mickey out of me. and i made a promise to him, you know, that i was going to be something that he was going to be proud of. and 13 years to the day, that's when i got my registration. richard henton. cheering and applause. straightaway, i knew that richard had i something a bit special about him. his understanding of people, i and how to get around people who are in difficult situations, ie, a mental healthjob, - he's probably one of the best that we've got in the service. - this is just a lad that's just wanted to be here as long as he can remember. and then the very people that i've always looked up to have accepted me for who i am.
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i walk into it every day looking at these people. i'm in the same uniform. i do the same job as them. i'm a part of them. and it'sjust the most amazing feeling. in fact, that's one thing that i will say to the younger richard. i'd just say to him, "you just wait. you just wait and watch what's going to happen to you." that was alex thorpe reporting. tens of thousands of patients with type 1 diabetes in england and wales could be offered technology described as a step towards an artificial pancreas. the system involves a glucose sensor which transmits data to a body—worn insulin pump. the health assessment organisation nice said it was the best means of controlling diabetes barring a cure. a parcel company has apologised after dozens of people living in an area of south—west england say they have gone weeks without deliveries. the courier provider evri says a busy festive period coupled
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with royal mail strikes and a shortage of staff has caused delays in somerset�*s chew valley. one resident told us she's still waiting for an online order she placed in october. scott ellis reports. this is evri's regional depot at avonmouth. the firm used to be called hermes. in the chew valley area, residents have told us more than 200 deliveries have not been made in recent months. yvette taylor spent £180 on three clothing orders before christmas. she has emails to say they're on the way, but still nothing. it's just the disappointment, isn't it, that you've saved up your christmas money and you're looking forward to getting these products from the retailers and then, yeah, it never arrives and you can't get those products any more. mine started back in october. and yvette's not alone. there are others. carol robertson ordered a small plaque to add to her parents�* grave at christmas, but it never came. although evri said otherwise. they said they delivered one and we've got cctv, which we played back and it wasn't
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there and there was no sign of it at all. but this is what they're doing. they're telling everybody in the valley that it's been delivered when it hasn't. wendy is waiting on seven deliveries worth a total of £300, dating back to october. well, i'll never use| the company again. and i do, actually, - if i make any orders now, i ask them who's delivering. and if they say evri i say no, i sorry, i'll go somewhere else. evri has told us that every single day in the uk they deliver 3 million parcels on time as per the contract. but they will admit that they, along with other parcel companies, have had a very busy christmas. it's been made worse by staff shortages and by bad weather. and, as well as that, because of the royal mail strikes, it's increased demand for their services. the company is looking at what's gone wrong specifically in the chew valley area. one local resident
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posted on social media — evri's told the bbc the missing orders should be completed in the next few days. but a viewer in bath has added to evri's woes, telling us the firm's dumped all these parcels on his doorstep for distribution to his neighbours. scott ellis, bbc news. stargazers were stunned last night by an apparent meteor over the uk. videos of an orange blaze streaking across the night sky at around 8pm were posted on social media, with the best views reported in london, hertfordshire and wolverhampton. the met office said the time of day and clear skies contributed to the quality of the sightings. lucky you if you manage to spot
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that. time for a look at the weather with carol kirkwood and see how the skies are shaping up tonight. tonight is another story but we have a lot of rain today with the met office with rain warnings out for today, later today and tomorrow morning with a wind warning in the north—west of scotland. falling on saturated ground so is the risk of localised flooding. today is wet and windy but it is mild. today is wet and windy but it is mild. the rain continuing to come in from the south—west and pushing north—eastwards. it's fairly transient, the snow, and it will turn readily back to rain. rain pushed northwards into northern scotland, north and east england. the heaviest across northern england and wales. a bit of a gap where it will remain fairly cloudy with drizzle, murky conditions and the next band of rain coming in through northern ireland and pushing on through western parts of england and
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wales. it will be a windy day wherever you are but the strongest wind will be along the hills and coasts. temperatures today, seven in lerwick to 1a in cardiff, so a bit milder than yesterday. through the evening and overnight, the rain pushing to the south—east and up to the north—west, and still in the strong wind we see a plethora of showers coming our way. some clear skies tonight but temperatures between four and ten. as we move into tomorrow, losing this front from the south—east. low pressure with the weather front attached to it pushes to scandinavia and we see the wind coming from the atlantic. it will be a bit cooler tomorrow than today. a lot of dry weather to start with. sunshine and showers with the wind strengthening particularly in the west and south—west with some showers merging to give longer spells of rain as we move from the west to the east. temperatures, losing 13 and 1a and
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back to 7—11. beyond that, you see the isobars remain tightly packed in the isobars remain tightly packed in the south but opening up in the north, so not as windy. we have other weather fronts coming our way. that means on thursday it will be wet across southern counties of england. and here we will have strong wind, gales at times through the english channel and south—west. a lot of dry weather, some sunshine, but then another system coming in and bringing a lot of showers with it, and also windy conditions. six in lerwick to a high of 1a in london.
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this is bbc news — these are the latest headlines in the uk and around the world. two british charity workers are missing in ukraine — the foreign office says its supporting their families. they were last seen in the eastern region of donbas — close to some of the fiercest fighting primary schools across scotland are closed today — as teachers go on strike in a dispute over pay. meanwhile, the government will introduce a bill in parliament later — which would compel unions to maintain minimum levels of service during industrial action. it can't be right that if you live| in one area you are able to call an ambulance and in another. you wouldn't be because there is a strike day on. all we are asking for is a bit - of common sense and providing that

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