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this is bbc news. welcome if you're watching here in the uk or around the globe. i'm annita mcveigh and these are the latest headlines: israeli police say two people have been wounded in a gun attackjust outsidejerusalem's old city, a day after seven people were shot dead near a synagogue. graphic 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 is outraged and deeply pained by the video. protests break out across several muslim—majority countries after a far—right swedish politician burnt a copy of the koran. the move has led to a diplomatic row as turkey threatens sweden's efforts to join the nato alliance.
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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, will have plenty of time to evaluate the response. and he's only sixteen but he's already the best flat jockey in britain. we meet the teenager who's the talk of the racing world. israeli police say that two people have been wounded in a terrorist attackjust outside the old city
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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, before the attacker managed to escape and drove off. then security forces shot him.
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this is just a few metres from where the shooting took place, 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 the jerusalem 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
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else is involved. a deadly attack on a jerusalem synagogue as the world marked 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, they called 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
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injeruselem benjamin netanyahu arrived on the scene. security forces are piecing together who was behind this deadly attack. earlier, i spoke to our middle east correspondent yolande knell, who's injerusalem. she gave me the latest on today's attack outside the old city in occupied eastjerusalem. what we're hearing, quite shockingly, is a palestinian boy of 13 was the gunman in this case, that's coming from the police. some mixed reports about what exactly he's from. there are pictures we've seen from there, showing the young boy, who's been injured and apprehended. at the same time, pictures of the paramedics taking where the two israeli men who were shot. they're now having hospital treatment. the supremely worrying about mount with police already on
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high 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 palestinian man who is said to have been responsible. to we see this happening in cycles, it seems, in the region, periods where there are clashes, yes, but then punctuated by bloodshed, by lots of deaths. what's behind the slater cycle? iii deaths. what's behind the slater cle? , ., deaths. what's behind the slater cle? y., deaths. what's behind the slater cle? ., ., cycle? if you look back for at least nine months _ cycle? if you look back for at least nine months now, _ cycle? if you look back for at least nine months now, we _ cycle? if you look back for at least nine months now, we have - cycle? if you look back for at least nine months now, we have seen l nine months now, we have seen increasing violence, particularly in the west bank, and it follows on from a series of deadly attacks that happened in israel early last year. then israel's military launched what it said was a counter offensive in the west bank, nightly raids on palestinian towns and cities, a lot of them concentrated injenin, the
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refugee camp there. that tensions have been extremely high in the background to all of this. i think, if you look at even wider picture, there is a sense of people giving up hope. it has been 1a years since peace negotiations are stalled, palestinians don't see any hope of a political solution to this at the moment, they don't have faith in their own political leadership. security situation fed into a lot of israel's election last year, which brought benjamin netanyahu back to power with the support of his far—right allies. if you ask voters, they thought a lot of these new ministers would have the answers to the security situation but, at the same time, there are within that cabinet people who have ideas about expanding israeli settlements in the west bank, ideas that were to end all hopes of a 2—state solution here are, the idea of creating a palestinian state alongside israel.
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at that's international formula for peace and we seem to have moved further and further away from it. mark weiss is a reporter at the israeli public broadcasting corporation kan news. he told me that the events of the past two days are concerning. it does appear at this juncture that we are at the beginning of a new wave of terrorist attacks. the police have already floated the areas ofjerusalem that are close to palestinian neighbourhoods with extra forces. security now is at its higher level, extra troops have been sent to the west bank. tonight, prime minister netanyahu will convene a special meeting, an emergency meeting, or the security cabinet to consider israel's response. at the intelligence community are now working overtime to determine if either of the perpetrators of the last two tanks
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were connected to any of the militant groups. as you just mentioned, horrifically, the gunman in this morning's attack in jerusalem was aged only 13, so it's were quite highly likely he was connected to any terrorist group, however, it is possible that one of those groups was behind the attack, giving him the weapon, instructing him how to carry out the attack. it appears the amount it carried out the cynical shooting was also unaffiliated, he had no previous history of militant activity. as far as we know at this juncture, he wasn't connected to either hamas or islamichhad or any other group. in this climate, what more do you think of the government should or ought to be doing, given that benjamin netanyahu now leads a government which includes far right allies, which includes far right allies, which has drawn a lot of criticism from many israelis themselves? this
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count 's from many israelis themselves? this country's divided _ from many israelis themselves? ti 3 country's divided down the from many israelis themselves? ti 1 country's divided down the middle, into those who support this new hard—line government and those who oppose it quite strongly. the last we have both seen at mass demonstrations in tel aviv, although that was a focus particular netanyahu's plans to overhaul the judiciary and hand more powers to overhaul the judiciary judiciary and hand more powers to overhaul thejudiciary and hand more power is too connecticut. this is the first major security challenge facing the new governments, the security cabinet that takes the decisions is unlike any previous security cabinet, it contains many militants, ultranationalists, who will be demanding a hardline 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 response to the palestinian terror. but the dangerous any such moves
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like this mayjust inflame tensions further and increase the desire of the palestinian groups to carry out more attacks. so, difficult decisions facing the new government. 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 distressing. video of the incident is disturbing right from the start. everything about the officers' 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,
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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 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
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for what they would see. as a man of colour, it was extremely hard — because it could have been me. i've 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 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' family's calls for a peaceful protest. what's at stake here is, first of all, innocent
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people's lives, number one. number two, it has a lot to say and do with the image of america. it's an image not helped by these videos. the need for police reform is again at the forefront of people's minds. 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. 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.
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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, i have decided to to burn the koran in front of the turkish embassy again, to make my point. 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.
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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 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 sacred vow that when he has let sweden into nato, i will stop — but until then, every friday.
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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. a pilot has died in an apparent mid—air collision of two indian air force fighterjets while on exercises south of new delhi. both aircraft had taken off from the gwalior air force base on a training mission. two other pilots were injured in the crash. an investigation is under way to determine the cause of the collision. 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. earlier, i spoke to our business reporter noor nanji about what had gone wrong for the airline. this isn't the first time we'd been here. we may remember back in march 2020, at the height of the pandemic,
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flybe announced it would cease trading. that was a difficult time for airlines, trading. that was a difficult time forairlines, most trading. that was a difficult time for airlines, most flights of grant holt. it was bought out by a firm linked to a us hedge fund and re—in april last year. this morning, run aam, we had to cease trading again. this may be more surprising, because has been a rebound in demand for air travel. one possibility we're hearing is that flybe was facing tougher competition after returning, because some other airlines may have muscled in on some of its regional routes while it had been out of action. �* , routes while it had been out of action. 3 , routes while it had been out of action. �*, , ., ., action. let's focus now on passengers. _ action. let's focus now on passengers, the - action. let's focus now on passengers, the advice i action. let's focus now on | passengers, the advice for action. let's focus now on - passengers, the advice for them, what compensation it might be due, and of course flybe staff as well? it's pretty unwelcome news if you're planning to fly with flybe in the coming days and also for those shadows waking up to this news as well. starting with start, it employs around 2500 people, those are and belfast airports, some in birmingham and dotted around the
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country, so for them it is a worrying time and we understand the administrators, we spoke to this morning, so they are speaking to employees and we make get more details on what this means for them later today. details on what this means for them latertoday. in details on what this means for them later today. in terms of passengers, flybe has taught any passengers spectrum to fly were it not to go to the airport today, it also said it would not be able to help passengers arrange alternative flights. uk civil aviation authority said that customers should visit its website or twitter feed to where it will be trying to keep people posted, give them more information. the government said its immediate priority would be to support anyone as stranded abroad trying to get home, as well as flybe staff have lost theirjobs. it did so most destinations served by flybe in the uk are accessible through alternative means of transportation, but obviously, if you are reliant those those, you have to check before you travel. we also say the travel expert simon calder spoke to us this morning said customers should get money back from their card issuer or travel agent as well, but finding alternative flights
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could be the problem because if you booked a while ago, those flights may have gone up in price now. a tropical storm followed by heavy rainfall has killed at least 16 people in madagascar. 17 people remain missing after tropical storm chenesso hit. more than 60,000 people have been displaced since the storm reached the island just over a week ago. 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. having just surveyed some of the extensive damage, both on the ground and in the air, it's clear that it's
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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. i'm sure that all appropriate actions and communications have occurred in a timely way, but for now, ourfocus is making sure that we support aucklanders through this. meteorologists say around an entire summer's worth of rain fell in just a few hours, and that the deluge will continue over the weekend. emb hashmi reports. friday's downpour in auckland shifted houses, stalled traffic and cut power to homes and businesses. rising floodwaters have left streets and homes swamped. new zealand's meteorological service issued severe weather warnings as the torrential rain continues to fall. the country's climate science body says friday was the wettest on record for a number of locations. events and concerts have
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been cancelled, such as an eltonjohn concert, expected to be attended by 40,000 fans, cancelled shortly before it was due to start. other public events planned for the weekend have been called off. ricardo menendez march is a new zealand green mp who was forced to evacuate his home in auckland. it goes without saying that we need to have a conversation about how climate change is making these events more frequent and how cities like auckland are massively underprepared to deal with flooding events which are going to become more frequent. the city is said to have received 75% of its usual summer rainfall in just 15 hours. heavy rains have been forecast in various parts of the city for at least the next five days. billy loughnane is a name you probably don't know
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but the horse racing world is talking of no—one else. he's won more than 20 races this year, making him the best flatjockey in britain, and he's still only 16. laura scott has been to meet him. he's too young to drive a car, but 16—year—old billy loughnane doesn't need wheels, he rides racehorses at 40mph and is taking the flat racing world by storm, with more than 20 winners this month alone. it's extraordinary. it's just kind of taken off, really. none of us expected it to happen, so it's just amazing. loughnane's blistering form included three winners last night at newcastle, and he's currently top of the flat jockey standings. since his first ride in november, he's earned more than £100,000 in prize money. i got back at 12:00 from newcastle last night, so i was up about six this morning. usually, i'd probably be up a bit earlier. so, six is a lie—in? yeah! i started riding out when i was 10 or 11,
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and then, since i've been about 13, i've been riding out before school. i used to have racing ponies, so i was probably up at 5:30, 6am, ride a racing pony in the dark, then go and ride out two or three race horses for dad before school. i mean, it's quite a different life to a lot of people your age? yeah, it's a bit different. but, look, i was always driven and it was what i always wanted to do, so it was just part of the part of the plan, really. all right? is he 0k, billy? most of his winners have been for his dad, mark, a racehorse trainer in worcestershire. first christmas present was a rocking horse, then i bought him a pony on his second one and he's not been off them since. but his rapid rise has got the biggest names in the sport circling. has the phone been ringing off the hook? yeah, which is a good complaint, because when the phone stops ringing, you'd begetting worried. but for a young chap who was only riding 12 weeks to get rides like this, it's unheard of, really. for us, as a family, watching him doing what he's doing, it'sjust unbelievable. billy, i know you're onlyjust starting out,
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but what are your ultimate ambitions as a jockey? this year, my main goal is to be champion apprentice and, for the future, championjockey. i know it's a long way off. it's going to take a lot of hard work. and then, if the right horse come along, to win a derby as well, that would be amazing. but, look, a lot of luck�*s going to happen for that. despite the hype, the teenager is somehow keeping his feet on the ground. well, when they're not in the stirrups. but while the winners keep coming, billy the kid is riding the crest of a wave. we know a lot of people like to take selfies, but now a bear in the us 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. he obviously really likes it. if you
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want to get in touch about any of the stories we are covering today you can do that on twitter. hello there. for many of us, the weather today is going to be pretty cloudy. we've got a very weak cold front moving southwards, there's a lot of dry weather to come, but we've seen some sunshine break through the cloud across parts of yorkshire and lincolnshire. and it's been a beautiful start in parts of scotland where we've had a fine sunrise, the brighter skies in scotland and later in northern ireland. as this cold front clears south, we've got some brighter conditions spreading in, but the front itself very weak, just bringing a few spots of rain into north west england, north wales for a time. as you can see though, extensive cloud across most of england. wales the best of the brighter weather for scotland and northern ireland. there will though be a few showers forthe hebrides, highland, orkney and shetland. our temperatures today quite close to average, really, about seven
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or eight degrees. overnight tonight, the weather front continues to slip its way southwards, bringing a few patches of rain across wales and south west england. again, nothing particularly significant, a few mist patches around. most of us having a frost free night, but with some clearer skies, some lighter winds for a time in scotland and northern england could see just a few areas of frost in the countryside tomorrow. i think quite a different day. coming up, this area of low pressure pushes a band of rain into the northwest, accompanied by some strong winds. but it's those strong winds hitting the high ground. and the east of the high ground breaking the cloud up. so some sunshine for east scotland, eastern england, across eastern wales, in the midlands, too. but ahead of this band of rain is going to get quite windy. now, in scotland, the gusts of wind reached about 60 odd miles an hour. so quite blowy here along with that wet weather for northern ireland, the north west of both england and wales, gusts of wind generally into the a0 miles an hour. so quite blowy. the winds coming in from a south westerly direction
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and so it's quite mild. 12 degrees in aberdeen, 11 for belfast, ten for cardiff and for plymouth as well. now those brisk winds ease away as we go through sunday night. and by monday, a ridge of high pressure follows. should bring some sunny spells for a time in the east before the cloud thickens in the west, with some patchy outbreaks of rain developing into the afternoon across north western areas. still mild temperatures, nine or ten degrees celsius. however, it doesn't stay mild for very long. as we head into tuesday, cold front pushes southwards. not too much rain on that, but we are going to get some colder air following some strong winds in scotland for a time and some of the rain over the high ground in scotland turning to snow, but it then turns milder from thursday on. that's your latest.
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this is bbc news. i'm annita mcveigh and these are the headlines... israeli police say a 13—year—old boy has shot and injured two people 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". british regional airline — flybe — ceases trading for a second time — cancelling all flights to and from the uk after going into administration.
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