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this is bbc news. welcome if you're watching here in the uk or around the globe. i'm lukwesa burak and these are the latest 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. graphic footage is released showing the moment tyre nichols was arrested and beaten by five police officers in the us city of memphis. nojustice! no peace! protests have been taking place across the country as president biden says he is outraged and deeply pained by the video. british regional airline flybe ceases trading for a second time. hundreds of flybe�*s staff have
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been made redundant. 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. israeli police say that two people have been wounded in a terrorist 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.
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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 yolande knell reports. another victim of a jerusalem shooting being treated by medics. and israeli father and son were injured in a new attack this morning. police say they were shot by a palestinian boy aged just 13. meanwhile, this was the scene of last night's attack, the deadliest israelis have seen in years. here, a palestinian gunman opened fire after prayers in a packed synagogue at the start of the jewish sabbath. prayers in a packed synagogue at the start of thejewish sabbath. as people rushed to help the injured, one witness said they were short too.
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translation: ., ., , translation: i went out and saw my neiuhbour translation: i went out and saw my neighbour running _ translation: i went out and saw my neighbour running to _ translation: i went out and saw my neighbour running to the _ translation: i went out and saw my neighbour running to the scene. - translation: i went out and saw my neighbour running to the scene. he i neighbour running to the scene. he told me to call the police, i told them not to go, got married a year ago, it here only got married a year ago, it here only got married a year ago, he was a good neighbour, so drop down from eight bullets, rest in peace. to drop down from eight bullets, rest in peace- t— in peace. to after police shot dead the attacker. _ in peace. to after police shot dead the attacker, israeli _ in peace. to after police shot dead the attacker, israeli politicians - the attacker, israeli politicians were quick to arrive at the scene. as locals shouted death to arabs, the veteran prime minister netanyahu promised new security measures the translation: i promised new security measures the translation:— translation: i urge people not to take the law — translation: i urge people not to take the law into _ translation: i urge people not to take the law into their _ translation: i urge people not to take the law into their own - translation: i urge people not to take the law into their own hands. l take the law into their own hands. for this purpose, we have the army, police and security forces, they will act and continue to act according to the cabinet's instructions.— according to the cabinet's instructions. but there was celebrations _ instructions. but there was celebrations as _ instructions. but there was celebrations as news - instructions. but there was l celebrations as news spread instructions. but there was - celebrations as news spread around instructions. but there was _ celebrations as news spread around a listing in towns that seven israelis had been killed. overnight, israeli
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police made more than a0 arrests, leading away a line of suspects from the home of the 21—year—old palestinian gunman. his attack came a day after the deadliest israeli military raid in the occupied west bankin military raid in the occupied west bank in the years. nine palestinians, two them are civilians, were killed injenin�*s urban refugee camp. the armed forces say they are acting on intelligence to prevent islamichhad fighters here carrying out major attacks mung bean bag in response, palestinian militants are rockets from the gaza strip. in recent months, amid rising violence, there have been international calls for calm, but now fears are growing of widening unrest. there is an investigation it taking place but let's just start off with
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the mood following yesterday's shooting and also the incident earlier today. i shooting and also the incident earlier today.— earlier today. i would say the israelis in — earlier today. i would say the israelis in general _ earlier today. i would say the israelis in general are - earlier today. i would say the i israelis in general are extremely short. it's not so easy to gauge the mood right now because ofjewish abbott, israel is pretty quiet. we heard from witnesses who were really talking about the grief they fell to. that we were quick expect in the funerals of those who have been killed to take place later on. that they are making clear they were people who left their dinner for the jewish sabbath and rushed to help those on the street, only to be killed themselves. we understand there was a married couple among the dead. , ., there was a married couple among the dead. , . . , dead. there is a cabinet meeting that will be _ dead. there is a cabinet meeting that will be convening _ dead. there is a cabinet meeting that will be convening later - dead. there is a cabinet meeting l that will be convening later today, led by benjamin netanyahu, must be a lot of apprehension as to what israel are going to do next? the
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israeli prime _ israel are going to do next? tie: israeli prime minister israel are going to do next? tue: israeli prime minister was israel are going to do next? tt2 israeli prime minister was telling people to be restrained in their response but at the same time, there is a lot of pressure on his security cabinet firm, which does include some no and hardliners, to come up with a very strong response to what's turned. some of those the bbc spoke to in the neighbourhood 20 synagogue attack happens, are being a very critical of the national security manager, he is someone who has a lot of supporters in that area ordinarily, he came into last year's elections promising he would restore order and bring back security, and people were saying where is that security? it will be later this evening, benyamin netanyahu saying are measures that are already being discussed and we are already seeing that the police are very high level of alert and have made more than a0 arrests in the past few hours. they've rounds up a lot of people at
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the house of the palestinian attacker, many of them his family and friends. they are desperately searching for anyone who may have helped him to carry out the attack. thank you very much. 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.
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taken aback, tyre nichols is heard protesting his innocence. i didn't do anything! turn around! 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 flees. 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.
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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. 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' 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 county sheriff 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,
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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's an image not helped by these videos. the need for police reform is again at the forefront of people's minds. we can speak now to dr de lacy davis. he is a 20—year police force veteran and founder of the group black cops against police brutality thank you forjoining us. blackhawks against police brutality, what is the group's reaction to what has taken place, how take out the problem is this that you have had to form this group? tt is problem is this that you have had to form this grows?— form this group? it is a huge problem. — form this group? it is a huge problem. it _ form this group? it is a huge problem, it has _ form this group? it is a huge problem, it has always - form this group? it is a huge problem, it has always been | problem, it has always been in law enforcement in this country. we,
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like any human being, are mortified by what we witnessed in the video. it was inhumane, the treatment, the lack of humanity and the barbaric behaviour of police officers simply reflects the state—sponsored violence that has always existed in policing in the united states. 50 policing in the united states. so were you surprised by the fact that all the police officers were black? i was not surprised. having been a black police officer and come through the system and spent 20 years fighting against my own officers within the system i recognise that it is the culture of policing we have to take issue with. the culture is always been white male dominated, homophobic, racist, sexist, and then you can get to the good police officers. until that is dealt with, it will always behave this way against marginalised people, groups, especially black people. people, groups, especially black
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--eole. ., , ., , ., people. you understand there is a lot made of— people. you understand there is a lot made of black-on-black- people. you understand there is a i lot made of black-on-black violence, lot made of black—on—black violence, but black—on—black within the police force is usually significant. at the man had been a white man killed by black police officers, how do you think this would have been reported now? t think this would have been reported now? ~ , ., , think this would have been reported now? ~ , ., ., . now? i think black-on-black violence is a misnomer— now? i think black-on-black violence is a misnomer each _ now? i think black-on-black violence is a misnomer each racial _ now? i think black-on-black violence is a misnomer each racial group - is a misnomer each racial group commits violence against each group members, why people kill white people, black people kill black people, black people kill black people, hispanic people kill hispanic people. but my experience has been that black officers would not dare to think they would treat a white suspect in the manner that black people have been treated, which is why we talk about the culture of policing, because what happens is that black police officers, some of them have to do was what's called black marginality, i have to deal with my ethnic group as well as expectations of the black community being a black man on the police force as compared to my white counterparts pursue people as a culture. t
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counterparts pursue people as a culture. ~ ., ., ., , ., . ~ culture. i think a lot of black --eole culture. i think a lot of black people within _ culture. i think a lot of black people within the _ culture. i think a lot of black people within the workplace | culture. i think a lot of black- people within the workplace could identify with what you've described there. how is it fixed? in identify with what you've described there. how is it fixed?— there. how is it fixed? in the united states, _ there. how is it fixed? in the united states, one _ there. how is it fixed? in the united states, one of - there. how is it fixed? in the united states, one of the - there. how is it fixed? in the i united states, one of the baby there. how is it fixed? in the - united states, one of the baby steps is passing for george floyd policing act, the police and reform. we talked about a registry of corrupt cops, bad cops, brutal cops, making sure we are not only consistent but were also responsible in holding policing accountable and making sure the exchange and swiftjustice as we have seen so far in this case. i am curious to see what happens when a white officer behaves the same way with black people in america. unfortunately, we have to move on but thank you very much for your time, thank you. some breaking news now coming to us from the north of england, from northumberland police, it's been reported in murder investigation has been launched after a 15—year—old girl tragically
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died following a suspected assault in hexham, a town in the north east of england. the incident took place yesterday evening, we believe. at police and ambulance were called to the location after reports a teenage boy and girl had been injured in the town centre itself. emergency services attended, where the boy and girl, who are aged 16 and 17 respectively, had suffered serious injuries, consistent with a stabbing. they were both taken to hospital, sadly, though, reports from the police, despite the best efforts of hospital staff, we understand the girl passed away, 15 years old, later that evening. the boy reportedly has suffered serious, none life—threatening injuries and remains in hospital in a stable condition. that is breaking news coming to us from the north of
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england. 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. a tropical storm followed by heavy rainfall has killed at least 16 people in madagascar. 17 people remain missing and 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
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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 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, our focus is on 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.
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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 been cancelled, such as an eltonjohn concert, expected to be attended by a0,000 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
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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. 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. 277 of flybe's 321 staff have been made redundant. 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.
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is it now for flybe? that's good question. _ is it now for flybe? that's good question. we — is it now for flybe? that's good question, we have _ is it now for flybe? that's good question, we have been - is it now for flybe? that's good question, we have been here i is it now for flybe? that's good - question, we have been here before. before, it was bought out by a firm linked to us hedge funds, now we hear it has again ceased trading. it says its attempts to find new investors or new buyer had been unsuccessful and all flights had been cancelled with immediate effect. what's gone wrong? the administrator said flybe had suffered a series of shocks, including the late delivery of 17 aircraft that it needed. is one such, it was facing stiffer competition after other airlines moved into its patch, into those regional airlines, when it was out of action. all of that has had an impact. this is unwelcome news if you are planning to travel with flybe. we understand that 2500 passengers were due to travel with flybe just today and in total, around 25,000 passengers will have
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their flights cancelled. we around 25,000 passengers will have theirflights cancelled. we heard from the travel expert simon calder who said what those passengers could expect. you who said what those passengers could exect. ., ., , , expect. you will ultimately be able to claim back _ expect. you will ultimately be able to claim back money _ expect. you will ultimately be able to claim back money from - expect. you will ultimately be able to claim back money from the - expect. you will ultimately be able to claim back money from the card j to claim back money from the card issuer if you _ to claim back money from the card issuer if you bought _ to claim back money from the card issuer if you bought the _ to claim back money from the card issuer if you bought the ticket - to claim back money from the card issuer if you bought the ticket or i issuer if you bought the ticket or the travel— issuer if you bought the ticket or the travel agent if you bought through— the travel agent if you bought through them. but now, you have a problem. _ through them. but now, you have a problem, the cia says you have to find alternative flight or train or coach _ find alternative flight or train or coach that will be able to get you to your _ coach that will be able to get you to your destination. it�*s coach that will be able to get you to your destination.— to your destination. it's also won in time for _ to your destination. it's also won in time for staff. _ to your destination. it's also won in time for staff. the _ to your destination. it's also won in time for staff. the firm - to your destination. it's also won i in time for staff. the firm employs 221 people, mostly out of belfast airport, birmingham airport and at sites around the country. wenger signed a majority of those, 277 people, have been made redundant. the remainder have been retained. the remainder have been retained. the government says its immediate priority is to support those who have lost their jobs, priority is to support those who have lost theirjobs, as well as to help those people stranded abroad to get home. the help those people stranded abroad to get home- the—
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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 the justice 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. billy loughnane is a name you probably don't know 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 a0mph and is taking the flat racing world
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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 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, 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 plan, really. all right?
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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 be getting 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, 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 got 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
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the crest of a wave. it is one of the world's oldest and most famous roads, the appian way. built in the fourth century bc, it stretches more than 500 kilometres between rome and the port city of brindeesi. now the italian government wants it to be declared a world heritage site. the bbc�*s tim allman explains. you can say this for the romans. they certainly knew how to build in a straight line. this is the via appia or the appian way, sometimes called the queen of roads. one of the most important thoroughfares to what was once the capital of an empire. so there are plenty around here who believe it deserves some official recognition.
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translation: the proposal to add it to the unesco world heritage list - has already been signed by the minister of culture, and i believe that, due to the body of documentation produced, it will be accepted. the appian way provided a gateway to the eastern mediterranean. merchants, soldiers, politicians all would have passed along these cobbled stones, and parts of the road are currently being excavated to discover secrets that could stretch back thousands of years. translation: if we could go further down, we would find l the landscape of ancient rome, then the landscape of imperial rome, the one made of monuments but also of houses. the antique rome that lived off the remains of what came before. a decision on whether to recognise the appian way is expected some time next year. the saying goes all roads lead to rome. well, if that's true,
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this was the first. you are watching bbc world news, you can find me on twitter. we'll be back with more at the top of the hour, don't go away. hello there. for many of you, today is going to be quite classic, a lot of dry weather to come but we have seen a sunshine break to the cloud and parts of yorkshire and lincolnshire and it has been a beautiful start in parts of scotland, where weaver quite had a fine sunrise. the brighter skies of scotland and later in northern ireland as this cold front clears, also bright conditions and spreading in, but top the front itself, very weak, bringing in as few spots of
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rain in the northwest england, north wales for a time. extensive cloud across england and wales, the best of the brighter weather for scotland to northern ireland. is showers for the hebrides, highlands, orkney and shetland. our temperatures today, close to average, 7 degrees. overnight, the front slips southwards bringing patches of rain across wales and southwest england, nothing particularly significant, some mist patches around. most of as having a frost free night but at lighter winds for a time in scotland and northern england so perhaps some areas of frost in the countryside. tomorrow, a different type. in this era of low pressure pushes rain into the north west, accompanied by strong winds, but those winds hit high ground and so to the east of the high ground, breaking the cloud up, so ahead of this band of rain it will get quite windy. in scotland, the gus reach up to 60mph, so quite
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a blow eat here ahead of that wet weather. gusts of wind generally into the a0mph, so quite blowy. it is quite mild, 12 in aberdeen, 11 in belfast, ten in cardiff and plymouth. those brisk winds is a way through sunday night and by monday, a ridge of high pressure follows, bringing sunny spells for a time in the east before the cloud thickens in the west with patch outbreaks of rain it developing into the afternoon across north western areas. still plant out, temperatures areas. still plant out, temperatures are run nine celsius, however not sent mild for very long. into tuesday, a cold front pushed yourselves, not too much rain on that, but some cold air and some of the rain over the high ground in scotland turning to snow, turning milderfrom scotland turning to snow, turning
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this is bbc news. i'm lukwesa burak 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 —
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