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this is bbc news with the latest headlines for viewers in the uk and around the world. 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. and this is the scene in memphis, where a rally is taking place to remember tyre nichols. we'll be live there shortly. 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
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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 to and from the uk operated by the airline have been cancelled. hello and welcome. 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
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of police brutality. memphis�*s worst fears never materialised as protesters 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
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out for his mother. 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 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 this 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
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calls for peaceful protests. what's at stake 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'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. let's bring you some live pictures now from memphis, where a rally is under way. the gatherings, which began on friday night after authorities released the video of the beating, have remained relatively peaceful. let's go live to memphis and speak to our north america correspondent, barbara plett usher. now the video's been out for several hours, what are people saying? what has been the reaction?
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one of the images... people coming out to these rallies even though it's raining and cold and they are saying this is something that they have seen before in certain ways, but the video was particularly brutal this time and they really want to galvanise and prevent it from happening again. i'm with a couple rally goers now to get their reaction. what did you think about the video? i know you've been dealing with the issue of police violence for a while, i was this impacted you in any way? what really concerns me — impacted you in any way? what really concerns me about _ impacted you in any way? what really concerns me about the _ impacted you in any way? what really concerns me about the video - impacted you in any way? what really concerns me about the video is - impacted you in any way? what really concerns me about the video is the i concerns me about the video is the officers _ concerns me about the video is the officers that we saw, the majority were _ officers that we saw, the majority were african—american, and so was the victim — were african—american, and so was the victim i— were african—american, and so was the victim. i am protesting to stop the victim. i am protesting to stop the lease — the victim. i am protesting to stop the lease violence, no matter what the lease violence, no matter what the race _ the lease violence, no matter what the race is — the lease violence, no matter what the race is. yourjob is to pull a wreck— the race is. yourjob is to pull a wreck -- — the race is. yourjob is to pull a wreck —— protect and serve. detain, put them _ wreck —— protect and serve. detain, put them in — wreck —— protect and serve. detain, put them in the car, and take them
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where they— put them in the car, and take them where they need to be, instead of killing _ where they need to be, instead of killing i_ where they need to be, instead of killing. i was appalled watching a vide0~ _ killing. i was appalled watching a video. kicking to the head, close to the head. _ video. kicking to the head, close to the head, kicking with your foot to the head, kicking with your foot to the head. — the head, kicking with your foot to the head, do you think... what do ou the head, do you think... what you think this the head, do you think... what gr you think this could be fixed? the issue of police brutality or excessive force seems to be part of the culture. i excessive force seems to be part of the culture-— the culture. i think the training should be _ the culture. i think the training should be revamped. - the culture. i think the training l should be revamped. specifically focusing on what not to do. playing this video. — focusing on what not to do. playing this video, showing what not to do, how to _ this video, showing what not to do, how to learn — this video, showing what not to do, how to learn from this, follow protocoi _ how to learn from this, follow protocol. yes, it can be, but it takes — protocol. yes, it can be, but it takes our— protocol. yes, it can be, but it takes our leaders to really put those — takes our leaders to really put those things in place. how takes our leaders to really put those things in place.- takes our leaders to really put those things in place. how do you feel about how _ those things in place. how do you feel about how the _ those things in place. how do you feel about how the leaders - those things in place. how do you feel about how the leaders have l feel about how the leaders have responded so far?—
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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 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: | went out| and saw my neighbour elly 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.
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rest in peace, elly. 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!" 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. -
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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 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. i'm joined now by aaron david miller, who's a senior fellow at the carnegie endowment for international peace. hello to you and thanks very much forjoining us. how significant do you think the level of tensions are at the moment? i you think the level of tensions are
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at the moment?— at the moment? i think very, and ou've at the moment? i think very, and you've had _ at the moment? i think very, and you've had a _ at the moment? i think very, and you've had a perfect _ at the moment? i think very, and you've had a perfect storm - at the moment? i think very, and . you've had a perfect storm gathering for several years. you've had a perfect storm gathering forseveralyears. it's you've had a perfect storm gathering for several years. it's driven of course by a 56—year—old is really military occupation of the west bank —— israeli military. lots of control in many respects in many areas. armed groups affiliated with hamas in palestine, generally planned attacks. most and right—wing in the history of the state of israel, the government is a asserting a questionable claim to the west bank and jerusalem. even if you find a way out of this, i suspect there are probably still ways to de—escalate. sooner or later, you will be in for another explosion.— sooner or later, you will be in for another explosion. what do you make of what benjamin _ another explosion. what do you make of what benjamin that _ another explosion. what do you make
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of what benjamin that now _ another explosion. what do you make of what benjamin that now who - another explosion. what do you make of what benjamin that now who has i of what benjamin that now who has said today about responding to this and doing harm to those who have done —— benjamin netanyahu? bill done —— benjamin netanyahu? iii. politics are vocal. the prime minister is managing a very difficult coalition. the prime minister, i think, difficult coalition. the prime minister, ithink, is difficult coalition. the prime minister, i think, is trying to do what he can to deflect, but there's no doubt the israelis are going to respond more aggressively. demolishing homes, homes of the gunmen, and even deporting family members to the west bank. so it's not going to stop. it seems a concerted effort to continued violence. there is no chance right
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now of a political horizon, and this government is unwilling and unable, it seems, to articulate. that's the challenge that the secretary of state of lincoln faces when he arrives on monday. == state of lincoln faces when he arrives on monday. -- blinken. we have seen — arrives on monday. -- blinken. we have seen a _ arrives on monday. -- blinken. we have seen a lot _ arrives on monday. -- blinken. we have seen a lot of _ arrives on monday. -- blinken. we have seen a lot of engagement - arrives on monday. -- blinken. we l have seen a lot of engagement from the biden administration. what you've worked... you work for both sides in state, what would you advise antony blinken to say or do in the next few days?— in the next few days? whatever levera . e in the next few days? whatever leverage i _ in the next few days? whatever leverage i think _ in the next few days? whatever leverage i think has _ in the next few days? whatever leverage i think has dissipated l in the next few days? whatever i leverage i think has dissipated as in the next few days? whatever . leverage i think has dissipated as a result of the terror attack last night injerusalem. the worst incident in 15 years. if we're lucky, he can temper the response and he's going to engage with palestinian president. now in the
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18th year of a four year term in an effort to get him to re—engage with the israelis on security cooperations, something that he has suspended over the last 48 hours. the cruel reality is this is a strategic cul—de—sac, and there really doesn't appear to be any long—term solution to find a way out. the situation here is going to get worse before it gets worse. what get worse before it gets worse. what do ou get worse before it gets worse. what do you think — get worse before it gets worse. what do you think about _ get worse before it gets worse. what do you think about joe biden get worse before it gets worse. what do you think aboutjoe biden in terms of his engagement to be —— on this issue was must be clear, i worked with both administration. government is about choosing and mr biden's political future is government is about choosing and mr biden's politicalfuture is foreign policy legacy, it's not going to be
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shaped. it seems to me by what happens between the israeli and palestinians. he's a transformative series of events in europe. if there is a middle eastern issue, which they fear could in fact cause a regional confrontation, it's not the palestinians. it's what to do about the nuclear programme. i suspect the administration will devote some attention and energy to this, but they risk if they don't take it more seriously getting caught up in a broader escalation as we saw in may 2021. i think there's a very real possibility if it's left unattended that we're going back to that sort of confrontation. this time around, given palestinian tactics and the
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policies of the government, we may be in for a far greater explosion. aaron david miller, thank you for joining us. aaron david miller, thank you for “oininr us. . ~ aaron david miller, thank you for “oininr us. ., ,, i. a 15—year—old girl has died after being stabbed in northumberland. the attack happened late yesterday afternoon on a street in hexham. a 16—year—old boy was also taken to hospital, but his injuries aren't thought to be life threatening. northumbria police say another 16—year—old boy has been arrested on suspicion of murder. earlier, our reporter peter harris gave us this update from hexham. flowers and tributes have been building here through the day at the spot where the police were called yesterday to those reports of a 15—year—old girl and a 16—year—old boy having been stabbed. now, sadly, we now know the girl has subsequently died in hospital. her family, as you might expect, are said to be devastated beyond words, and earlier, we heard this from northumbria police. this is a devastating time for the families of these young people, and what is really important is that we continue to provide that specialist support and advice by our specially trained
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officers to make sure they get through the coming days, weeks and months. that this could happen here in this normally quiet northumberland market town, perhaps an illustration that this could happen anywhere. the mayor of the town here said that this has shocked the whole community — a loving community, he said — and knocked everybody here for six. now, tonight, to reiterate — a 16—year—old boy is still in custody, held on suspicion of murder. peter harris reporting. condolences have come in from across the political spectrum to wales's first minister, mark drakeford, after the death of his wife clare. a welsh government statement said she died suddenly and that the drakeford family wanted to grieve in private. the low—cost airline flybe has gone into administration and cancelled all planned flights to and from the uk. passengers with tickets have been told not to go to the airport, with around 75,000 people affected. a majority of the company's 320
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staff have also been made redundant. as our business correspondent, noor nanji reports, the company had collapsed previously in 2020, but was rescued just last year. for flybe passengers like natalie, it was an early morning e—mail that brought the news the airline had collapsed. she was due to fly from belfast to newcastle tomorrow to get home in time for her mother's funeral. i went on to an alternative airline, and they still had flights for tomorrow, so i was able to book straight on to an alternate flight back to newcastle tomorrow. in the back of my mind, it's kind of like, what if i hadn't been able to get a flight back? i have my mum's funeral next week and it's like, had i never got back... how would i ever got back? it would've been a little extra
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stress to fly to a different location and make my way back up to newcastle to get home. in total, around 75,000 people will have flights cancelled. some say they didn't even find out until they turned up at the airport. we don't even know. we didn't receive any notification, so, yeah. we checked in already, so it's really sad. this is the second time flybe has gone into administration. it first collapsed in march 2020. air travel has rebounded since the height of the pandemic, but the airline faced specific problems — including the late delivery of 17 aircraft which are needed for its schedule. the civil aviation authority said it would provide advice to those affected. passengers are being told to check their travel insurance policies and to see if they can get their money back from their credit card providers. you will ultimately be able to claim back the money - from the card issuer— with which you brought the ticket, or indeed, you can talk. to your travel agent if you booked through them. but right now, you have a problem. the caa says you're going to have to find an alternative flight - or indeed a train or a coach that will be able to get _
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you to your destination. british airways, easyjet and ryanair have offered special fares for flybe customers. the train company lner is also allowing them to travel free on their services this weekend. flybe employed 321 people at belfast airport, birmingham airport and other sites. 277 have now been made redundant. the government says its immediate priority is to support those flybe staff who've lost theirjobs, as well as anyone trying to get home. noor nanji, bbc news. a former head of the armed forces in the czech republic, petr pavel, will be the country's next president. with almost all ballots counted in the presidential election, pavel has won 58% of the vote, defeating the former prime minister and billionaire businessman, andrej babis. the new president is a firm supporter of nato, which he served as a general, and the european union. the two men have spoken in the last few hours — first, petr pavel. translation: | would - like to thank not only those
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who voted for me, but those who did not vote for me as well, because they made it clear that they respect democracy and they care about what this country would look like. i see values winning this election — values like truth, dignity, respect and humility — and i am convinced, as these values are shared by the vast majority of us and that they are certainly worth the effort, they they will be part of our lives and will return to our politics. translation: i i congratulate mr petr pavel on his| victory and acknowledge my defeat. i congratulate him on becoming the next president— of the czech republic. i would like to wish him to be i the president of all the citizens of the czech republic, - to perceive their problems and to fight for the interests of the czech republic. - i would like to thank. our voters very much. we have achieved a fantastic result. nothing ends because we hear the movement and i was- the candidate of the movement. we'll always be here for you.
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earlier, i spoke to bbc�*s rob cameron, who told us a bit more about the winning candidate. petr pavel is a decorated war hero for his service in the war in the former yugoslavia. he's the former head of the czech armed forces and he's the former head of the nato military committee. so a military man down to his bones, a retired general now. and many people said that surely czechs would never elect someone who spent so long in uniform and to be the head of state? but he is also, more importantly, a liberal who is in favour of same—sex marriage, he firmly supports the czech republic's adoption of the euro. so he has his liberal values. and as you played in that clip there, he said this election was a victory for truth, a victory for honour, dignity. so those are the kinds of values that he has persuaded the czechs to vote for this election and give a very resounding endorsement, not only to him and those values, but a resounding defeat for andrej babis.
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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 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. it's the news every film—maker dreams of receiving — this week, tom berkeley found out he was going to the oscars in la — after being nominated for an academy award. his movie — called �*an irish goodbye' — will feature in the best short film category. it was co—written and directed with his friend ross white. steve knibbs has the story. sorry about your mother. an irish goodbye tells the story of two brothers in northern ireland, reunited after the death
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of their mother, who leaves them a bucket list. i think it's a list of things that she wanted to do, you know, before the illness took her. right, we do mum's list and then we go down to margaret's. deal? deal. for gloucester film—maker tom berkeley, the film has changed the course of his career. a recent bafta nomination was one thing, but now he's up for an oscar and heading to la. has it sunk in that you're going to the oscars? it has not. i think it's going to take a while for that to fully sink in. so many of our heroes — people like martin mcdonough, who's there with his film banshees of inisherin, was a huge influence for ross and me when we started writing. the big man, steven spielberg, is there as well. i mean, it'sjust crazy. i'm not getting stuck here for the rest of my life — mothering you!
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key to the film's popularity isn't just the story, it's the cast — in particular the relationship between james martin and seamus o'hara. their relationship is the heartbeat of the film and we were just super, super lucky that they just built this rapport so quickly. on a short film, it's difficult because you've not often got the resources to build up. you haven't got rehearsal time or anything like that. but they were great atjust meeting up in their own time and building up this genuine relationship, which i think comes through in the film. how's lorcan dealing with it all? he'll be fine. an irish goodbye was shot overjust five days and is the second film tom made with his friend ross, who he met at drama school. but before that, there's a trip to los angeles to arrange. steve knibbs, bbc news. good luck to him. if you want to get in touch with me on twitter. thanks
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very much for watching, bye for now. 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, into tomorrow, it is this area of low pressure and this frontal 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.
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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. 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, 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
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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, with the latest headlines for viewers in the uk and around the world. 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. memphis police say they have disbanded the unit whose officers accused of murder. 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 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 to and from the uk operated by the airline

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