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this is bbc news. welcome if you're watching here in the uk or around the globe. i'm martine croxall and these are the latest headlines. graphic footage has been released of five police officers in the us city of memphis beating a black motorist, tyre nichols, who died three days later. president biden says he is "deeply pained" by the "horrific" clip. israeli police say a 13—year—old boy has shot and injured two people in eastjerusalem, a day after seven people were shot dead near a synagogue. prime minister benjamin netanyahu promises a "strong, swift and accurate" response. in britain, a 15—year—old girl has died after being stabbed in northumberland on friday. a 16—year—old boy was also injured in the same incident. police have arrested another 16—year—old boy on suspicion of murder. the british airline flybe ceases trading for a second time.
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hundreds of staff have been made redundant, and all flights due to and from the uk to be operated by the airline have been cancelled. police in the american city of memphis have released graphic footage of the violent arrest that led to the death of a 29—year—old black man. the officers�* body camera video, shows tyre nichols being kicked and punched by five policemen. the officers, who are also black, have been sacked and face multiple charges, including murder. a warning, nada tawfik�*s report contains some distressing images. nojustice! no peace! the familiar rallying cry heard too often after incidents of police brutality. memphis�*s worst fears never materialised as protesters
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remained peaceful. a considered effort by city officials to deliver swiftjustice for tyre nichols seems to have worked. small—scale demonstrations took place across the country, from new york to detroit and los angeles. free of violence, just as the family wanted. five black officers have been charged with murder and the death of tyre nichols, in no small part due to the existence of these extremely graphic videos. the officers aggressively approach his car after a traffic stop. taken aback, the 29—year—old black motorist is heard protesting his innocence. i didn't do anything! he seems to comply. i'm on the ground. but as this encounter continues, mr nichols breaks away and flees. when they find him, they repeatedly kick him in the head, strike him with a baton and punch him. in distress, he calls out for his mother. tyre nichols was ultimately taken to the hospital in a critical
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condition and died three days later from his injuries. officials warned about the video's horrific nature in advance, but nothing could prepare 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'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. the mood here today is sombre. additional rallies are planned for later, where grief counsellors will be on hand for residents. and accountability is still key. in fact, after the video's release, the shelby county sheriff announced two other deputies who responded to the scene have now been relieved of duty. president biden said he was outraged and deeply pained by the video and echoed tyre nichols�* family's calls for peaceful protests. what's at stake is, first of all, -
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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. nada tawfik, bbc news, memphis, tennessee. far north american correspondent is gauging reaction to the video. americans have seen... americans are saying this is a particularly brutal case of what they saw in the beating of tyre nichols, and they're asking questions about why that's the case, because the video itself doesn't even show why he was pulled over in the first place. he didn't seem to be resisting, so why was he so aggressively targeted and beaten so badly? that's a question that's being asked. some of the people we've spoken to have also said they
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don't even want to watch the video and haven't watched it. they say they didn't need to because they know police violence is rampant and they knew it how it ended. people are gathering, they will continue to do so today, and there will be a rally at this park here in about an hour or so. rally at this park here in about an hour or sm— rally at this park here in about an hour or so— hour or so. how likely is it that this case _ hour or so. how likely is it that this case could _ hour or so. how likely is it that this case could have _ hour or so. how likely is it that this case could have an - hour or so. how likely is it that this case could have an impact| hour or so. how likely is it that i this case could have an impact on policing across the united states, notjust in tennessee? it policing across the united states, not just in tennessee?— policing across the united states, not just in tennessee? notjust in tennessee? it could do because it — notjust in tennessee? it could do because it is _ notjust in tennessee? it could do because it is a _ notjust in tennessee? it could do because it is a national _ notjust in tennessee? it could do because it is a national problem. | because it is a national problem. you know three years ago, after the killing of george floyd, the reset station —— there were steps taken. things like banning chokehold, restricting the use of force, making police officers wear body cams, but that has not solved the problem. there is more talk now about the police culture, something bigger going on in police culture and whether there needs to be differences in training, biases need
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to be addressed, mental health and that kind of thing. local politicians here told us today they are planning to introduce legislation in the state legislator that will deal with a number of these issues. i would say that one thing that is different about this case is that the authorities did act very swiftly to charge the officers, and they also prepared the people for what they would see in the video. ., . , w for what they would see in the video. ., . , ., for what they would see in the video. ., . ., , video. how much is race part of this debate? well, _ video. how much is race part of this debate? well, it's— video. how much is race part of this debate? well, it's certainly - video. how much is race part of this debate? well, it's certainly part - video. how much is race part of this debate? well, it's certainly part of. debate? well, it's certainly part of the debate. _ debate? well, it's certainly part of the debate, but _ debate? well, it's certainly part of the debate, but what _ debate? well, it's certainly part of the debate, but what people - debate? well, it's certainly part of the debate, but what people here | the debate, but what people here have been saying is that the issue of race is about the victim, not about the police officer, because of course the five police officers were charged were black. and they say that if you look at the statistics and you look at the experience of people, black and brown people experience police violence more than white people. here in memphis, they experience three times more than white people, even though it's in majority black city and police force. i think people who track
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pilots say it's very rarely the case that the race of the officer is a factor. what the response has been is to say the issue is the victim, that race is an issue when it comes to the victim. barbara plett usher in memphis. israel's prime minister, benjamin netanyahu, says there will be a "strong, swift and accurate" response to the attacks injerusalem in recent days. police say a 13—year—old boy was behind a shooting that wounded two people in the east of the city. it comes a day after a palestinian gunman killed seven people near a synagogue. that attack has led to dozens of arrests, with the gunman being killed at the scene. on thursday, nine palestinians died during an army raid in the west bank town ofjenin. our middle east correspondent, yolande knell, reports. another victim of a jerusalem shooting being treated by medics. an israeli father and son were injured in a new attack this morning. the suspect is just 13. he's said to be the relative of another teenager shot dead
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by israeli forces this week. the police are not going to allow terrorist organisations to take advantage of children. we see that they have no shame in using such 13—year—olds to commit their crimes. 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. as people rushed to help the injured, one witness said they were shot, too. translation: i went out and saw my neighbour- running to the scene. he told me to call the police. i told him not to go. he only got married a year ago. i saw him drop down from a bullet. rest in peace. after police shot dead the attacker, israeli politicians were quick to arrive at the scene. the veteran prime minister, benjamin netanyahu, promised new security measures and urged people not to take the law into their own hands. some locals were calling out "death to arabs!"
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already in palestinian towns and cities, there had been sweets and celebrations as news spread that seven israelis had been killed. overnight, israeli police made more than a0 arrests, leading away a line of suspects from the home of the palestinian gunman. later, with security forces still there, the 21—year—old's father said his son wasn't part of any political group and that he didn't know why he acted. translation: he was my son. i was not inside his. mind or his thoughts. everyone has a different attitude in this life. - but tensions were already running high a day after the deadliest israeli military raid in the occupied west bank in years. nine palestinians, two of them civilians, were killed. the israeli armed forces say they were acting on intelligence to prevent islamichhad fighters
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here carrying out major attacks. in response, palestinian militants fired rockets from the gaza strip. in recent months, amid rising violence, there have been repeated international calls for calm. but now, once again here, there are fears of wider unrest. yolande knell, bbc news, jerusalem. earlier, i spoke to tzipi hotovely, israel's ambassador to the uk, about whether we should expect the israeli government to escalate the situation. first of all, let's pray for all the people that were wounded in this barbaric terror attack by two palestinian terrorists. one of them is a 13—year—old boy. just before we speak about the israeli response... sorry, i must say to you, do you really believe that a 13—year—old child can be regarded as a terrorist rather than someone... yes. ..rather than someone from a community that's desperate for equal rights?
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this is a child that has been brainwashed by a brutal incitement that is calling him to kill innocentjews in the street. i think we all remember the fact thatjust yesterday, we all mentioned the fact it's international holocaust memorial day. think about it — those jews that went out to the synagogue after praying, they were innocent people, young people, 14—year—old boy, killed just for being jews. so, we all should first of all condemn this horrible, barbaric terrorism before anything else. i received a message from the british foreign secretary that said that this barbaric attack on the synagogue is something he condemns, and this is how international community should act at the moment. ambassador, has to be said from
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quite a few arab states as well. but there was also... crosstalk one condemnation is missing here, which is the palestinian condemnations. we've seen the elevations and gaza.— condemnations. we've seen the elevations and gaza. there have also been celebrations _ elevations and gaza. there have also been celebrations of— elevations and gaza. there have also been celebrations of arabs being - been celebrations of arabs being killed as well. they're been 30 palestinian killed this year. we're not even february yet and five of them were under 18. many, many people who condemned politics and violence will also condemn israeli violence. this is the point at which we need the leadership of both the palestinians and the israelis to show the kind of leadership that is going to de—escalate it, not increase it. i going to de-escalate it, not increase it.— going to de-escalate it, not increase it. i absolutely don't acce -t increase it. i absolutely don't accept this — increase it. i absolutely don't accept this parallel, - increase it. i absolutely don't accept this parallel, this - increase it. i absolutely don't - accept this parallel, this inclusion you are trying to make here. one side is the israeli side. when you see our soldiers getting to prevent those kind of terror attacks, while
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the other side are targeting innocent people, civilians, praying innocent people, civilians, praying in a synagogue. how can you compare that? how can you make this kind of comparison when you see clearly the israelis are trying to protect their own life of innocent people? when we need to do that because the palestinian authority at the moment doesn't have enough strength to control all those terror hubs being created. this attack injenin was to prevent those terror attacks. we would have been counting our deaths and more terror attacks if our soldiers wouldn't have been preventing other terror attacks on our civilians. i think it's very clear here that israel is trying to protect its people, just like any other government will do, and this is a case of barbaric attack on innocentjews just for being jewish and living in a jewish state. i'm joined now by ines abdel razek, who is the executive director
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of the palestine institute for public diplomacy. welcome to bbc news. how should this current conflict be addressed through diplomacy?- current conflict be addressed through diplomacy? look, ithinki heard your — through diplomacy? look, ithinki heard your reporting. _ through diplomacy? look, ithinki heard your reporting. i'm - through diplomacy? look, ithinki heard your reporting. i'm very - heard your reporting. i'm very outraged that the republic —— zero palestinian names have been named. we also have mothers that have been brutally killed by the military. the way to address this is very clear — we've been there many times for decades. there is an israeli operation. there is an illegal army occupying palestinian land. they are building illegal settlements, they are controlling millions of people who are denying the right to terminate... this is what needs to
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be replaced. until we get the resource...— resource... crosstalk we resource... crosstalk we did — resource... crosstalk we did mention - resource... crosstalk| we did mention another resource... crosstalk - we did mention another point resource... crosstalk _ we did mention another point that was longer, reference to the many palestinians who died and i did make the point that 30 palestinians have been killed this year alone. five of them under the age of 18. we did address that. including from arab states, condemnation of the palestinian violence. there will not be criticism of the israeli government or any government for that matterfor government or any government for that matter for protecting their civilians. what is the palestinian leadership going to do to stop the militants hiding among the public? you're always asking about palestinian violence, but i think... sorry, i'm asking you, as somebody who comes from the institute for public diplomacy, what should the
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palestinian response be? the palestinians _ palestinian response be? the palestinians have _ palestinian response be? tue: palestinians have tried palestinian response be? tte: palestinians have tried all palestinian response be? "tt2 palestinians have tried all kinds palestinian response be? tt2 palestinians have tried all kinds of things to defend our rights. when we go to the un, we are called terrorists. we have to realise that palestinians are under military power, they're born without rights, they are born and they are living under suffocation, they're forced to be rescued each —— refugees. you can't expect them not to respond. you can expect... we should be able, sorry to interrupt, we should be able to expect palestinians as a minimum to recognise the right of israel to exist, and some palestinians will not recognise that. . , palestinians will not recognise that. ., , ., , palestinians will not recognise that. ., , that. palestine actually has recognised _ that. palestine actually has recognised the _ that. palestine actually has recognised the right - that. palestine actually has recognised the right to - that. palestine actually has i recognised the right to israel that. palestine actually has - recognised the right to israel for years. unfortunately, the reality is
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that we live in a place where you have two people, and one lives under a part—time �*s, and equal rights. so, what's happening is that palestinians are fighting an illegal settling of their land, and i think this is what needs to be addressed. there has been violation of international law for decades. 75 years, palestinians have been denied the right to return their homes. 55 years of occupation that the international community has fought to end. we can't untie the violence is happening, and we only get airtime when israelis are killed. but more than 200 palestinians have been killed last year, 7000 are in israeli jails, so we have to realise this is the reality and we have a right to resist to that oppression. again, we have very much reflected the fact that palestinians, be they
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militants, but also civilians, have been killed. but militants, but also civilians, have been killed-— militants, but also civilians, have been killed. but the very complex has been there _ been killed. but the very complex has been there for— been killed. but the very complex has been there for decades. - been killed. but the very complex has been there for decades. i'm l has been there for decades. i'm tellin: has been there for decades. i'm telling you _ has been there for decades. i'm telling you what we've been doing. you may not have heard it. ines, from the palestine institute for public diplomacy, we appreciate you talking to us. the big you very much. ~' , ., sport now, and for a full round—up from the bbc sport centre, here's olly. came toa came to a set down to win the first grand slam singles title. it was a great final, but finally got herself over the line to win.
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of course, we will have many more battles, but hopefully in the finals! you guys are amazing. you've done such a good job. she finals! you guys are amazing. you've done such a good job.— done such a good job. she was very done such a good 'ob. she was very happy. wasn-t — done such a good job. she was very happy. wasn't she? _ done such a good job. she was very happy, wasn't she? early _ done such a good job. she was very happy, wasn't she? early on - happy, wasn't she? early on saturday, i'll hewitt secured his first australian open wheelchairs singles title —— alfie. he beat the 16—year—old japanese player for a seventh grand slam singles title, but he's finally broken his duck in melbourne. tt’s but he's finally broken his duck in melbourne-— melbourne. it's been a long time comint , melbourne. it's been a long time coming. a _ melbourne. it's been a long time coming. a lot— melbourne. it's been a long time coming, a lot of— melbourne. it's been a long time coming, a lot of hard _ melbourne. it's been a long time coming, a lot of hard work- melbourne. it's been a long time| coming, a lot of hard work to lose this tournament. it was heartbreaking and mentally challenging, so i take the opportunity to be back here and playing — opportunity to be back here and playing. something i was extremely
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motivated for. it's a massive way off my _ motivated for. it's a massive way off my shoulders and i could really use the _ off my shoulders and i could really use the confidence to be able to perform in — use the confidence to be able to perform in a final layout. doesn't look like we will have any major shocks on saturday. every premier league side will be in the fifth round draw. there are all today's results. a lot of replays required. wins for leeds, leicester, tottenham, and manchester united got half an hour to play at old trafford, but they are heading for a very comfortable win against championship side reading. cass and nero has scored twice in the last ten minutes. —— cassie nero. four teams remain to reach this number ——
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for the super bowl. kansas city's star quarterback took a sprain, but took part in full training ahead of the championship game. he will start, says the coach. bengals won last season at this stage. t start, says the coach. bengals won last season at this stage.— last season at this stage. i feel like i can still— last season at this stage. i feel like i can still do _ last season at this stage. i feel like i can still do a _ last season at this stage. i feel like i can still do a lot - last season at this stage. i feel like i can still do a lot of - last season at this stage. i feel| like i can still do a lot of things, but well— like i can still do a lot of things, but we'll see during the game. you can't _ but we'll see during the game. you can't fully do exactly what you're going _ can't fully do exactly what you're going to — can't fully do exactly what you're going to do in the moment, but all i can do— going to do in the moment, but all i can do is— going to do in the moment, but all i can do is prepare the best way possible _ can do is prepare the best way possible. you hope you can make those _ possible. you hope you can make those there is when you need to. and that is those there is when you need to. that is all your those there is when you need to. jim that is all your sport for those there is when you need to. r"tc that is all your sport for now. olly, thank you very much. retired nato general petr pavel has been elected as the new president of the czech republic. he defeated the former prime minister and billionaire businessman andrej babis.
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mr pavel said the result was a victory for the values of truth, dignity, respect and humility. a teenage boy has been arrested on suspicion of murder after a 15—year—old girl was stabbed to death in northumberland. the incident happened in the town of hexham on friday afternoon. police were called following reports that a teenage boy and girl were injured in a suspected assault. both were taken to hospital, but the girl died later that evening. the boy suffered serious, non—life—threatening injuries. detectives have launched a murder investigation. clare drakeford, the wife of wales' first minister mark drakeford, has died suddenly. a spokesperson for the welsh government said, "the thoughts of everyone in the welsh government "are with the family at this time and we ask that "their privacy is respected." 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
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to go to the airport. flybe had resumed operations less than a year ago after a previous incarnation of the business collapsed. earlier, i wasjoined by our business correspondent, noor nanji, and i began by asking her where flybe could go from here. we have been here before. the last time flybe collapsed was in march 2020, so, the last time flybe collapsed was in march 2020, which was in part due to the pandemic, but it has since then been rescued and flights resumed last year. but this morning, we heard that it's once again ceased trading. this might seem more surprising given that air travel demand has rebounded since the height of the pandemic, but flybe also faced some very specific problems, including the fact it had a late delivery of 17 aircraft that it was relying on, and as well as that, it was facing more competition because other airlines had moved into some of its regional routes. while it was out of action.
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clearly, all of this is very unwelcome news for passengers who were planning to travel with flybe in the coming days, and even today, 2,500 passengers were expected to fly with the airline. many woke up to e—mails and notifications saying that their flights were off. in total, we're expecting 75,000 passengers to have had their flights in total, we're expecting 75,000 passengers will have had their flights cancelled as a result of all of this. now, the civil aviation authority said it would provide advice to those affected and passengers have been told to check their travel insurance policies and get in touch with their credit card providers to see if they can get their money back. but it is also worth saying, if you are trying to travel in another way, the likes of british airways, easyjet and ryanair have all said they're offering special fares to people who've been affected by all of this and lner said that to people who've been affected by all of this, and the train company lner said that impacted companies could travel for free with them this weekend. so, some help certainly available. what does it mean first the staff, though? it's clearly a very worrying time for staff.
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so, flybe employed 321 people, mostly at belfast and birmingham airports and other sites, the majority of those, now, the majority of those 277 people had been made redundant and the government said its immediate priority is to support those flybe staff have lost theirjobs as well as to help people try and get back home. new zealand's largest city has declared a state of emergency after torrential rain prompted widespread flooding and evacuations. at least three people have died and more than a 100 have been rescued from flooded cars and homes. friday's downpour in auckland damaged houses, stalled traffic and cut power to homes and businesses. the city is said to have received 75% of its usual summer rainfall in just 15 hours. more on the bbc news website on that story. 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.
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which is his best side, i wonder? you're watching bbc news. good evening. so far, it hasn't exactly been the most dramatic of weekends weather—wise. we've had a lot of cloud around in many locations, but also a little bit of sunshine, some blue sky there for a weather watcher in county antrim. now, things do turn a little livelier for some on sunday, stronger winds and some outbreaks of rain, particularly across the northern half of the country. overnight, england and wales seeing large amounts of cloud and the odd spot of drizzle, but some clearer spells creeping in from the north—west. conversely, for northern ireland and scotland, which will start off with some clear spells, we'll see more cloud rolling in from the north—west, a strengthening breeze, temperatures for most places staying above freezing. there mayjust be a few pockets of frost. now, to tomorrow, it is this area of low pressure and this frontal now, into tomorrow, it is this area of low pressure and this frontal
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system that will start to turn things more unsettled in the north. some outbreaks of rain eventually, but also a strengthening wind. further south, it'll be fairly breezy, a cloudy start in the south of england. but things across england and wales will brighten up with some sunny spells. through the afternoon, though, gusty winds, particularly to the eastern side of the pennines, around the north coast of northern ireland and generally quite windy across scotland. some exposed spots in the north of scotland seeing gusts of 65 mph. with this band of rain moving south—eastwards, perhaps a short, sharp burst of rain moving through. just ahead of that, though, very mild temperatures of 9—12 degrees. mild, temperatures of 9—12 degrees. a little bit colder behind this weather front as it sweep southwards during sunday night and into monday, but then we see this ridge of high pressure building in. so, there should be a decent amount of dry weather around on monday and perhaps a bit more in the way of sunshine, at least for a time. more cloud will roll in from the west later in the day with some splashes of rain. temperatures up to 8, 9 or 10 degrees. now, as we look ahead to tuesday,
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we are going to see the winds strengthening through the day. there'll be some sunny spells, but from northern england northwards, some showers, too, which will be wintry over higher ground and perhaps to lower levels at times in scotland. the winds really picking up, particularly across scotland, northern ireland and northern england, and temperatures between 7—12 degrees. but as an area of low pressure squashes into the north of scotland during tuesday night, quite a deep low, lots of white lines, lots of isobars on this chart. we could see a spell of very windy, even stormy weather, so it does turn quite lively for a time into the new week.
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this is bbc news, i'm martine croxall and these are the latest headlines: graphic footage has been released of five police officers in the us city of memphis beating a black motorist, tyre nichols, who died three days later. president biden says he is �*deeply pained�* by the video. israeli police say a 13—year—old boy has shot and injured two people in eastjerusaelm a day after seven people were shot dead near a synagogue. prime minister benjamin netanyahu promises a �*strong, swift and accurate�* response. in britain — a 15 year—old girl has died after being stabbed in northumberland. a 16—year—old boy was also injured in the incident. police have arrested another 16—year—old boy on suspicion of murder. the british airline, flybe, ceases trading for a second time. hundreds of staff have been made redundant and all flights due
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