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this is bbc news broadcasting in the uk and around the globe. i'm annita mcveigh, and these are the latest headlines. israel says it will announce immediate measures in response to a palestinian gunman killing at least seven people outside a synagogue in occupied eastjerusalem. the attack came a day after nine palestinians were killed during an israeli military raid in the west bank. shocking footage is released — showing the moment tyre nichols was arrested and beaten by five police officers in the us city of memphis. protests have been taking place across the country as president biden says he was outraged and "deeply pained" by the video. protests break out across several muslim—majority countries after a far—right swedish politician burnt
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a copy of the koran. the move has led to a diplomatic row as turkey threatens sweden's efforts to join the nato alliance. british regional airline — flybe — ceases trading for a second time, cancelling all flights to and from the uk after going into administration. a seven—day state of emergency has been declared in new zealand's largest city, auckland, after three people are killed in severe flooding. this is an unprecedented event in recent memory. in the aftermath, we will have plenty of time to evaluate the response. hello and welcome to bbc news. israeli police say that two people have been wounded in a terrorist
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attackjust outside the old city in occupied eastjerusalem. it comes a day after a palestinian gunman killed seven people near a synagogue. israeli police say they've arrested 42 people in connection with friday's shooting. the gunman was killed. israel's prime minister, benjamin netanyahu, has urged israelis not to take matters into their own hands. on thursday, nine palestinians were killed during an israeli military raid in the west bank town ofjenin. our middle east correspondent tom bateman reports. they came to pray as thejewish sabbath had just got under way. as the night ended, police were counting their bodies in the street. security forces say the gunman arrived at the synagogue and opened fire. some people were hit in the panic to get out, say witnesses, before the attacker managed to escape and drove off. and then, the security forces shot him. this is just a few metres from where the shooting took place
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close to the synagogue. forensics teams and police now — looking at this car, you can clearly see the bullet holes on the driver's side. witnesses told the bbc the driver then managed to get out and run before being shot dead. translation: i heard shots, there were flashes, _ and then i saw a car here open, body of the terrorist down. he yelled, "allahu akbar." there's no security in the streets. we need to go down and find these terrorists, ruin their houses, take them out of israel. at the scene, the head of thejerusalem police said the attack was one of the worst israel has seen in years. translation: the attacker i is a resident of east jerusalem. we are completing operations at the scene. right now, unfortunately, we are talking about seven people killed and another three seriously wounded. as the wounded were taken to hospital, police have closed off nearby areas, searching to see if anyone else is involved.
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a deadly attack on a jerusalem synagogue as the world marks international holocaust memorial day. it comes as tensions flare in the region. on thursday, nine palestinians were killed by israeli forces during a raid intojenin refugee camp in the occupied west bank. the dead included militants and at least two civilians, according to health officials. israel said it had acted on intelligence of imminent attacks by islamichhad, a palestinian militant group, calling it a counterterror operation. in the aftermath, the group vowed to respond. several rockets were fired overnight from the gaza strip, shot down by israel, which then launched air strikes on a base operated by hamas. the escalating violence follows the most deadly period in years in israel and the west bank, as security forces start to piece together who was behind tonight's deadly attack.
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benjamin netanyahu arrived on the scene. security forces are piecing together who was behind this deadly attack. tom bateman, bbc news, jerusalem. i'm joined now by our middle east correspondent yolande knell who isjerusalem. first of all, what can you tellers about this latest incident we are getting reports about, police saying two wounded outside the old city? yes, this was in the walled old city injerusalem, a flashpoint neighbourhood because of the presence ofjewish settlers alongside palestinian residents. we are hearing, shockingly, a palestinian boy of 13 was the shooter, that is coming from the
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police. some mixed reports about where he is from, there are pictures we've seen from that that showed a young boy, he's been injured and apprehended. at the same time, there are pictures of the paramedics taken away the two is ready man who was shot. they are having hospital treatment. this is an worrying development were police on high alert, especially acrossjerusalem. alert, especially across jerusalem. we have seen there were more than 50 arrests in relation to last night's attack, including a lot of members of the family of the 21—year—old policy and a man who is said to have been responsible. we policy and a man who is said to have been responsible.— been responsible. we see this happening _ been responsible. we see this happening in _ been responsible. we see this happening in cycles, _ been responsible. we see this happening in cycles, it - been responsible. we see this| happening in cycles, it seems, been responsible. we see this i happening in cycles, it seems, in the region, it of clashing, but punctuated by bloodshed, by lots of deaths. what is behind this later cycle? i deaths. what is behind this later cle? ., , ., deaths. what is behind this later cle? . y., ., ., “ deaths. what is behind this later cle? ., ,, . ~ deaths. what is behind this later cle? ., ., cycle? i mean, if you look back for at least nine _
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cycle? i mean, if you look back for at least nine months _ cycle? i mean, if you look back for at least nine months now, - cycle? i mean, if you look back for at least nine months now, we - cycle? i mean, if you look back for| at least nine months now, we have seen increasing violence, particularly in the west bank, added followed on from a series of attacks in israel early last year. the military launch was a counterterrorism offensive in the west bank, nightly raids in palestinian towns and cities, a lot of them concentrated in german, the refugee camp ——jenin. a sense of people giving up hope, there's been 14 people giving up hope, there's been 1a years since peace negotiations stalled, palestinians don't see any hopes of a political solution at the moment, they don't have faith in their own political leadership. the security situation fed into a lot of israel's election last year, which brought benjamin netanyahu back into power. if you ask about us, they
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thought these new ministers would have the answers to the security situation, but at the same time, there are people within the cabinet who have ideas about expanding israeli settlements in the west bank, ideas that would hope to end a two state solution, creating a palestinian state alongside israel. that is the international formula for peace, and we seem to have moved further and further away from it. thank you. we can speak now to mark weiss, reporter at the israeli public broadcasting corporation kan news. thank you forjoining us. just reporting police saying the gunman is in fact a 13—year—old boy. appeals for restraint, but as i was discussing, we see these outbreaks
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of violence, and when i say violence, i mean where there is serious loss of life, from time to time in the region. do you think there will be restraint? how difficult will it be to restore some sense of order or can't? it difficult will it be to restore some sense of order or can't?— sense of order or can't? c how events unfold _ sense of order or can't? c how events unfold over— sense of order or can't? c how events unfold over the - sense of order or can't? c how events unfold over the next i sense of order or can't? c howl events unfold over the next few days, but it does appear that a disjuncture we are at the beginning of a wave of terrorist attacks. the police have already floated the areas ofjerusalem that are close to palestinian neighbourhoods with extra forces. security is at its highest level, extra troops have been sent to the west bank. tonight, prime minister benjamin netanyahu will convene an emergency meeting of the security cabinet to consider israel's response. the intelligence
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community are now working overtime determining if and either of the perpetrators of the last two attacks were connected to any of the militant groups. as you just mentioned, horrifically, the gunman in this morning's attack was only aged 13, so it is highly unlikely he was connected to any terrorist group. however, it is possible one of the groups was behind instructing him on how to carry out the attack was initially, it appears the man who carried out the synagogue shooting was also unaffiliated, he had no previous history of militant activity, and as far as we know at this juncture, activity, and as far as we know at thisjuncture, he wasn't activity, and as far as we know at this juncture, he wasn't connected to her mass or any other group. in this climate, what more do you think the government should or ought to be doing, given that benjamin netanyahu nally to government that includes
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far right allies, that has drawn a lot of criticism from many israelis themselves?— lot of criticism from many israelis themselves? , , , themselves? this country is divided down the middle _ themselves? this country is divided down the middle into _ themselves? this country is divided down the middle into those - themselves? this country is divided down the middle into those who - down the middle into those who support this new hotline government and those who oppose it quite strongly. those last weekends have seen massive demonstrations in tel aviv, focused on benjamin netanyahu's plans to overhaul the judiciary. this is the first major security challenge facing the new government, and the security cabinet that takes the decisions is unlike any previous cabinet, it contains many militant ultra nationalists who will be demanding a hard—line position. they presumably will want to expand israel's presence in the west bank, create more settlements, authorise illegal outposts. that would be likely. their desired
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response to a wave of terror, but the danger is any such moves like this mayjust inflame tensions further and increase the desire of palestinian groups to carry out more attacks. typical decisions facing the new government.— attacks. typical decisions facing the new government. mark, thank you ve much. the new government. mark, thank you very much- we — the new government. mark, thank you very much. we will _ the new government. mark, thank you very much. we will be _ the new government. mark, thank you very much. we will be bringing - the new government. mark, thank you very much. we will be bringing you - very much. we will be bringing you more reaction to what is going on in the region, more voices on the story throughout the day. graphic footage has been released of police officers in the us city of memphis beating a black motorist — who died three days after his arrest. the video shows tyre nichols, who was 29, being repeatedly kicked, punched and pepper—sprayed as he lies on the ground, calling out for his mother. president biden expressed outrage and deep pain after viewing the footage. five black officers — who've all been fired since the incident — are facing murder charges. a warning: you may find the footage in nada tawfik�*s report
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distressing. video of the incident is disturbing right from the start. everything about the officers�*s approach is aggressive in this initial traffic stop. taken aback, tyre nichols is heard protesting his innocence. i didn't do anything! all right, all right, all right, all right. after officers wrestled him to the ground, he seems to comply with their commands. all right, i'm on the ground. lay down! but as this encounter continues, tyre nichols breaks away and fleas. the next videos capture the moment five black officers charged with his murderfind him, and what follows is extremely graphic. at this point, they surround him and brutalise him. repeatedly, they kick him in the head, struck him with a baton and punch him. in distress, he calls out for his mother. footage from later shows
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the officers talking to one another and recounting their version of events. tyre nichols was ultimately taken to the hospital in a critical condition and died three days later from his injuries. officials warned about the video's horrific nature in advance. but nothing could prepare the people we met in memphis for what they would see. as a man of colour, it was extremely hard — because it could have been me. you know? i have been pulled over for speeding, you know? five, ten miles over — nothing excessive. but you never know what kind of situation that could turn into. nojustice! no peace! protests have been peaceful, perhaps a result of the family's call for calm and the fact that all five black police officers have been charged in tyre nichols's death. officials here knew they had to show there would be accountability or risk public outrage. in fact, after the video's release, the shelby police chief announced
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two deputies who responded to the scene had been relieved of duty. president biden said he was outraged and deeply pained by the video and echoed tyre nichols's family's calls for a peaceful protest. what is at stake here is, first of all, innocent people's lives, number one. number two, it has a lot to say and do with the image of america. it is an image not helped by these videos. the need for police reform is again at the forefront of people's minds. nada tawfik, bbc news. a serving member of the british army has been charged with terrorism offences. 21—year—old daniel khalif from stafford will appear at westminster magistrates�* court this morning. he is accused of trying to elicit information likely to be useful to a person committing or preparing an act of terrorism, and is also charged with an explosives offence.
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protests have erupted in several majority muslim countries after the burning of a koran by a far—right swedish politician. the act has led to a diplomatic row between sweden and turkey that threatens sweden's efforts to join the nato alliance. azadeh moshiri reports. a moment not fit for broadcast when a far right politician burned the koran during a protest in sweden last week. the immediate reaction from turkey was anger. president recep tayyip erdogan had urged sweden to block the politician's protest going ahead. now the politician in question, rasmus paludan, has made it clear he's not done yet. on friday, he burnt the koran in front of the turkish embassy, as well as a mosque in copenhagen. and to show erdogan that we do not accept his blackmail.
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i have decided to to burn the koran in front of the turkish embassy again, to make my point. but this time, the act has triggered demonstrations across the world. thousands of people marched through lahore in pakistan. the rally was organised by the hardline islamist party, tehreek—e—labbaik. translation: we condemn the wicked politician of sweden who has burnt the koran. the governments have condemned such events, but this is not enough until it is taken as an act of terrorism. the anger against the west has erupted in other majority muslim countries, such as afghanistan and in malaysia. for sweden, there are wider consequences. its application to nato. russia's invasion of ukraine has pushed sweden to seek out the military alliance, but turkey is already a member and it's holding
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its approval hostage. as for mr paludan, he's vowed to continue. how long are you going to be doing this? well, i've said that i make the secret, the sacred vow that when he has let sweden into nato, i will stop — but until then, every friday, whether that's his true motive or not, this is a challenge for sweden and one that's unlikely to go away any time soon. azadeh moshiri, bbc news. the airline flybe — which operated across 23 mainly uk routes — has ceased trading. passengers due to travel with the company today have been told not to go to the airport. flybe had resumed operations less than a year ago after a previous incarnation of the business collapsed. let's get more on this with our business reporter noor nanji. how have we got to this point? this isn't the first _ how have we got to this point? this isn't the first time _
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how have we got to this point? ti 3 isn't the first time we've been here, you may remember in march 2020, right at the height of the pandemic, flybe announced it would cease trading, that was a difficult time for airlines. it was then rescued after being bought out by a firm linked to a us hedge fund i don't relaunch in april last year. now, around thorium this morning, we heard it was ceasing trading, and this time might seem more surprising because there's more demand for air travel. one possibility is that flybe was possibly facing teva competition because other airlines had muscled in on its regional routes. , , ., had muscled in on its regional routes. , , routes. lets focus on passengers. the advice — routes. lets focus on passengers. the advice for _ routes. lets focus on passengers. the advice for them, _ routes. lets focus on passengers. the advice for them, what - the advice for them, what compensation they may be due, and of course flybe staff. it is compensation they may be due, and of course flybe staff.— course flybe staff. it is unwelcome news if you — course flybe staff. it is unwelcome news if you are _ course flybe staff. it is unwelcome news if you are planning _ course flybe staff. it is unwelcome news if you are planning to - course flybe staff. it is unwelcome news if you are planning to fly - course flybe staff. it is unwelcome news if you are planning to fly with flybe in the coming days, and for all those staff waken up to the news. with the stuff, it employs 320
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people, mostly a belfast airport and in birmingham. we understand the administrators who we spoke to this morning said they are speaking to employers, we may get more details. in terms of passengers, flybe has told any passengers expecting to travel not to go to the airport, and it would not be able to help passengers to arrange alternative flights. the uk civil aviation authority said it should visit its website where it will give them more information. the government said its immediate priority would be to support anyone stranded abroad as well as flybe staff who lost their jobs. it said most destinations served by flybe are accessible through alternative means of transportation, but if you are reliant on those, check before you travel. the travel expert simon
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calder told us customers should get their money back from their travel agent, but finding alternative flights could be the problem because if you booked awhile ago, they may have gone up in price. thank you. i am joined by independent travel and aviation analyst sally gethin. just tell us about why this relaunch of flybe hasn't worked? i think really, historically, flybe has gone through so many changes, corporate wise, in terms of its ownership, for example. as you pointed out, it had a very shaky situation prior to the pandemic of the first casualties. it doesn't surprise me at all this is the outcome. i would question how robust the strategy was, the management approach. there's always been a constant turn of the airline
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in terms of management. it faces another headwind like the fallout from brexit, a lot of the consequences are only being felt now economic league. the weak pound doesn't help and air passenger duty, because that is charged on departures, the added fee onto the ticket price, and that adversely affects domestic carriers and operators compared to overseas ones. if you are a short—haul uk operating airline, then you will take more of airline, then you will take more of a hit. ~ ., ., , airline, then you will take more of ahit.~ ., .,, , ., airline, then you will take more of ahit. ., .,, , ., ., a hit. what does this mean for connectivity — a hit. what does this mean for connectivity around _ a hit. what does this mean for connectivity around the - a hit. what does this mean for connectivity around the uk - a hit. what does this mean for connectivity around the uk in l a hit. what does this mean for - connectivity around the uk in terms of the choice of routes, and also the cost to passengers question mark on the cost side, air fares are going up anyway, and that is due to external issues and the cost of aviation fuel. that is to be expected, but it is a concern.
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loganair is an airline, uk based, which is very efficient, it might snap up of some of the routes, and in the world of airlines, the competition is ferocious, so there's rarely vacuum. for the consumer, that could mean less choice and also like we said, higher airfares, and also there is still the issue of brexit and apd. there's also some speculation from ryanair there could be consolidation anywhere in the airline industry that amongst low fare airlines as well. i think there will be some choppy waters coming, and it is ironic flybe is again a casualties coming out of the pandemic as it was going into the pandemic. pandemic as it was going into the andemic. ,., , pandemic as it was going into the andemic. ,. , ., ~ pandemic as it was going into the andemic. , ., ~ , ., pandemic as it was going into the andemic. , ., ~ ., pandemic. 0k, sadly, thank you for our pandemic. 0k, sadly, thank you for
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your thoughts- _ the bbc understands that some british civil servants in the uk who'd intended to complain about the conduct of the uk's deputy prime minister — dominic raab— have not done so for fear of being identified. mr raab — who's also thejustice secretary — is facing several complaints from a previous spell working at the ministry ofjustice, and from when he was overseeing brexit in 2018. he faces a single complaint from his time as foreign secretary. mr raab denies bullying. new zealand's prime minister, chris hipkins, has described the flooding in the country's largest city, auckland as unprecedented. he's surveyed some of the worst—hit parts by helicopter. at least three people have died, following torrential downpours. more than 100 people have been rescued from flooded cars and homes. giving an assessment of the situation, mr hipkins said new zealand would have to consider whether its emergency response was adequate to the challenges posed by new weather patterns. the met service has confirmed that yesterday was auckland's wettest day on record.
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having just surveyed some of the extensive damage both on the ground and in the air, it's clear that it's going to be a big clean upjob. this is an unprecedented event in recent memory. in the aftermath we will have plenty of time to evaluate the response and ensure that all appropriate actions and communications have occurred in a timely way. but for now our focus is making sure that we support aucklanders through this. we know a lot of people like to take "selfies" — but now a bear in the is following suit. this black bear — who lives in a national park in colorado — found a motion—detection camera and took a special interest in it, appearing to stop and pose for more than 400 snaps. you can get in touch with me on any
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of the stories on twitter. you are watching bbc news. for many of you today will be cloudy, a lot of dry weather but we certainly have seen some sunshine. a beautiful start in scotland where we had a fine sunrise. the brighter skies in scotland and northern ireland as is cold front moves southwards. the front itself is very weak, just bring in a few spots of rain into north—west england. extensive cloud across most of england and wales, the best of the brighter weather for scotland and northern ireland. a few showers for the hebrides, orkney is an shetlands. temperatures close to average, seven or 8 degrees. the
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weather front continues to move south, bringing rain across south wales and england, nothing significant. most of those having a frost free night but with skies in scotland, we could see some areas of frost in the countryside. tomorrow, a different day, this area of low pressure pushes a band of rain into the north—west with some strong winds. it is no strong winds hitting the high ground into the east break in the cloud up, so some sunshine but he scotland and england, but ahead of this band of rain, it will get windy. in scotland, the gusts reached 60 mph, so quite below we, for northern ireland and the north west of england, gusts generally a0 mph. the winds coming in from a south—westerly direction and so it is quite mild, 12 in aberdeen, 11 in
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belfast and ten for cardiff and plymouth. the winds ease on sunday, and by monday, ridge of high pressure bring city spells before the cloud thickens in the west and patchy outbreaks of rain into north—western areas. still mild, temperatures nine or 10 celsius. however, it doesn't stay mild for long. tuesday, a cold front pushes southwards, we will get some cold air, strong winds in scotland, and some of the high rain in scotland turns to snow, but milder from thursday on. that is your forecast.
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this is bbc news. i'm annita mcveigh and these are the headlines... israeli police say two people have been injured in what they've described as a terrorist attack — a day after a palestinian gunman killed at least seven people outside a synagogue in occupied eastjerusalem. israel says it will announce immediate measures in response. graphic footage has been released — showing the moment tyre nichols was arrested and beaten by five police officers in the us city of memphis. president biden described the video as "horrific". regional airline flybe ceases trading for a second time, cancelling all flights
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