tv Breakfast BBC News February 11, 2023 6:00am-10:01am GMT
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good morning. welcome to breakfast, with naga munchetty and charlie stayt. our headlines today: more border crossings must open for aid to reach syria. the un says 5 million people in the country still desperately need help. a remarkable rescue. almost a week after the earthquakes, a six—year—old boy is pulled from the rubble. three people have been arrested after police clashed with demonstrators outside a hotel housing asylum—seekers in merseyside. us fighterjets shoot down an unidentified object over alaska. good morning on a huge day of six nations action as scotland
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look to build on their winning start, hosting wales, who lost their opening match to an ireland side, involved in a clash of the favourites in dublin. start the show. politicians and celebrities beware. the puppets of spitting image are taking to the stage. good morning all. a quiet weekend of weather awaits. good morning all. a quiet weekend of weatherawaits. it's good morning all. a quiet weekend of weather awaits. it's going to be dry for all of us and quite mild as well out there. but we could be chasing cloud amounts around. not that much in the way of significant sunshine. all the details from me throughout the morning. it's saturday 11 february. our top story: nearly 2a,000 people in turkey and syria are now known to have been killed in monday's devastating earthquakes, and there are warnings that help is struggling to get through to some areas. syrian state media says the government has now approved the delivery of emergency aid to rebel—held parts of the country, but agencies are calling for more cross—border access from turkey. as the rescue operations continue, there have been some
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stories of hope. our correspondent howard johnson has the latest. this girl walks on top of the rubble that once imprisoned them. badly bruised and wrapped in bandages, he puts on a brave face. he was among four people pulled from the rubble four people pulled from the rubble four days after monday's deadly double earthquake. moussa's rescue defies the odds. experts say 90% of survivors are rescued within the first three days after an earthquake. tragically, no—one else from his family survived. his care now rests in the hands of volunteers, in a country already pushed to the brink by a decade—long civil war. pushed to the brink by a decade—long civilwar. but pushed to the brink by a decade—long civil war. but in a rare act of clemency, the syrian government have given permission for international
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aid to be delivered to rebel held areas. across the border in turkey, rescuers in gaziantep work day and night, acutely aware their window of opportunity is beginning to close. unfortunately we have our team, canines, dogs, that are searching for survivors in antakya, and unfortunately no luck. they couldn't find anyone, but we will continue the search tomorrow, and we're still hoping. the search tomorrow, and we're still hoina. �* ., , the search tomorrow, and we're still hoinu.�* ., , w hoping. and the world is watching. in new york. _ hoping. and the world is watching. in new york, the _ hoping. and the world is watching. in new york, the turkish _ hoping. and the world is watching. in new york, the turkish un - hoping. and the world is watching. l in new york, the turkish un mission is busy packing aid in organising its delivery to those most in need, and in the uk, the disasters emergency committee there earthquake appeal raised £32.9 million on its first day, including £5 million donated by the government. money that will go to help homeless survivors like sahir and her son, who miraculously escaped from the
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seventh floor of this building in gaziantep. seventh floor of this building in gaziantep-— gaziantep. translation: the earthquake — gaziantep. translation: the earthquake was _ gaziantep. translation: the earthquake was never- gaziantep. translation: the earthquake was never ending. | gaziantep. translation: the i earthquake was never ending. my gaziantep. translation: the - earthquake was never ending. my son was screaming, but somehow we managed to get down the stairs. bbc news crew was there to witness mother and son reunited with father. he had driven for three days to get here. thisjoyous hug a reminder of the preciousness of life and love. howard johnson, bbc news. nearly a week on from the earthquakes, rescue teams are still continuing their work. our chief international correspondent lyse doucet sent this report from the city of gaziantep in southern turkey. it's utterly freezing, and you can see behind me the rescue teams huddled around the fires for a moment to try to keep warm. and they're still hard at work at the mounds of rubble that are all along this street. and every so often, this warning will be shouted,
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"everyone, keep quiet!" and this stillness descends here as the rescuers try to listen and they use thermal cameras, searching for any sign of life still under the rubble. and what you can't see on your screens is on the other side of the road are local residents, including people who used to live in these apartment blocks, now too dangerous to inhabit. not only do they hope their loved ones are still alive, they absolutely believe that they're waiting to be rescued under this rubble. and every so often, this agonising cry of anger and grief shatters the night air. these are heartbreaking moments, but as always, there are heartwarming ones too. there are so many volunteers from all parts of turkey, and they're milling through these crowds serving warm cups of tea or bowls of soup, doing whatever they can do to help turkey in its hour of need.
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and the needs are so great, here and across the border in northern syria. and this morning these are the scenes in gaziantep, very close to the epicentre of the quake, which is thought to have emerged 20 miles to the west of the city. and then, of course, there was the after—shock of another strong earthquake and several other after—shocks. we have been showing you these pictures, and now the major machinery is in as the rescuers give way to just razing the building from the devastation. there are still concerns about the structures and the safety of other buildings that haven't collapsed. we will be catching up with our correspondence and a number of cities this morning and concentrating very much today on those appeals for help, just what is needed and how difficult it is to
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get supplies into both turkey, which you are seeing there, but also into syria as well. more on that throughout the programme this morning. three people have been arrested following clashes with police outside a hotel providing refuge for asylum—seekers on merseyside. police said officers had been dealing with what they described as an initially peaceful protest, as nick garnett reports. fla mes flames lit up the dark as a police van is set on fire. initially peaceful, eventually violent, the protest called after claims about the behaviour of some people staying at the hotel towards young girls living locally. some rooms at the suites hotel have been used to house people seeking asylum, but as fighting broke out between protesters, counter protesters and the police, although those inside to do is watch what was happening below as officers tried to restore calm. stones, bottles and bricks rained
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down. hundreds of protesters were involved. a number of arrests were made for public order offences and criminal damage. eventually, after more officers were drafted in and local roads were temporarily closed, police were able to disperse the crowd. well, this is what the van looks like now. now the police are withdrawing, things have calmed down and the roads are being cleared. but rebuilding relationships here — well, that's going to take a lot longer. as most police withdrew from the area and the roads were cleared of debris, after half a dozen vans with officers and police dogs spent the night inside the hotel gates to make sure things remained calm. officials in the united states have been attempting to recover debris from a high—altitude object that was shot down over alaska last night. the white house said president biden ordered the destruction of the object out of an abundance of caution. he has been facing criticism for his delayed decision to shoot down a chinese balloon, nearly a week after it was discovered in american airspace.
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0ur north america correspondent nomia iqbal has the details. the details so far on this are vague but the white house spokesmanjohn kirby said that this unidentified object was flying at an altitude that was lower than the chinese spy balloon, and therefore it posed a risk to commercial aircraft, which is what they were worried about. it was spotted about 2k hours ago, but they shut it down around about 1:30am eastern time on friday, and mr kirby emphasised that it was the president, president biden, who ordered for it to be shut down —— shot down. and this is after a fighterjet approach the object and assess that it was unmanned. they will now assess the debris to find out exact there were the subject was. mr kirby said that the president ordered for the shootdown out of an abundance of caution, but of course there's a lot of political pressure on following the chinese
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spy balloon. republicans have criticised him for not acting more quickly, saying that he was weak on china. he was also heckled at the state of the union address about it. mr kirby said that the president had no regrets about how he handled the chinese spy balloon. the partner of missing nicola bulley says he is 100% convinced she did not fall into the river, as detectives say they're keeping an open mind about what happened. the 45—year—old mum vanished two weeks ago whilst walking her dog by a river in lancashire. speaking to channel 5, paul ansell said the family was going through unprecedented hell. personally, i'm100% convinced that it's not the river. people don't just vanish into thin air. it's absolutely impossible, so something has happened. something has happened. find out what it is. find out what it is. my plea now is, personally, i want every house, every garage, every outbuilding, the
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land, scrutinised. iwant every garage, every outbuilding, the land, scrutinised. i want it all searched, i want it all scrutinised, every piece of it. anything, anything, no matter how tiny. just please just come forward with it, please, because that could be the key to finding her. and as a family, were not bothered about anything else. like, there's nothing else. the only thing is we just have to find her. a world war ii bomb exploded unexpectedly in great yarmouth yesterday while work was being done to defuse it. people living nearby said they heard a loud bang and felt buildings shake up to 15 miles away. the bomb was first discovered close to two gas pipes on tuesday. no injuries have been reported. dramatic images, those, as the bomb
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exploded, but it was, just to reassure you, no—one injured and it was part of the procedure to make it safe. vapes should be sold in the same way as cigarettes, in plain packaging and from behind a counter. that is the call from councils in england. the local government association says e—cigarettes are being sold illegally to children and stricter regulation is needed. 0ur health correspondent catherine burns has this report. vapes don't contain tobacco, so this is safer than smoking. but health experts say inhaling vape fluid into the lungs are still likely to carry some long—term risks. it is illegal to sell vapes to under 18 �*s, and most teenagers don't vape, but it is getting more popular. the anti—smoking charity ash says that in 2021 about 4% of 11 to 18 —year—olds in england were either occasional or regular vapers. last year that number had doubled to
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8.6%, and that compares to about 7% of adults. councils in england say they've had to step up enforcement action against shops selling vapes to underage teens. they think part of the problem is fruity flavours in brightly coloured packs that appeal to children. 50 brightly coloured packs that appeal to children. , ., to children. so we believe that the vain to children. so we believe that the vaping products — to children. so we believe that the vaping products that _ to children. so we believe that the vaping products that are _ to children. so we believe that the vaping products that are available | vaping products that are available should be taken behind the counter, that it shouldn't be available over the counter, and that they should be in plain packaging and they should carry a warning with them, because they really are not available for under 18 �*s. i'm they really are not available for under18 �*s. i'm particular they really are not available for under 18 �*s. i'm particular concern, as well, at the way they are marketed. they are marketed as quite bright colours. they are available as a sweet flavours and bubblegum flavours, and we believe that this is in order to attract a younger market. so we need to move that back, we need to move it behind the counter and make sure they are available in plain packaging and not attracting under 18 years. the
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available in plain packaging and not attracting under 18 years.— attracting under18 years. the uk vain attracting under18 years. the uk vaping industry — attracting under18 years. the uk vaping industry association - attracting under18 years. the uk vaping industry association has i attracting under 18 years. the uk i vaping industry association has said it wants outlets selling its products to be licensed, and it thinks that anyone selling them to children should be find £10,000. the government says it is considering what more can be done to protect children from vaping, but said that it has brought in restrictions on advertising and set limits on nicotine strength. catherine burns, bbc news. the official logo for king charles's coronation has been revealed by buckingham palace. the image shows flowers in the shape of saint edward's crown, reflecting the king's love of nature. the logo has been designed by a man known for the innovative designs of apple gadgets including the iphone. it looks nothing like the iphone but it is very crisp. it is a designer so i guess he designs things that the different in different places. it's
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rather crisp, rather lovely. you may have noticed it is getting slightly milder, creeping, it is creeping in, louise, isn't it? but it is very welcome. i louise, isn't it? but it is very welcome-— louise, isn't it? but it is very welcome. i. , �*y welcome. itell you, it is. by day it is milder— welcome. itell you, it is. by day it is milder but _ welcome. itell you, it is. by day it is milder but you _ welcome. itell you, it is. by day it is milder but you have - welcome. itell you, it is. by day it is milder but you have noticed| it is milder but you have noticed the difference first thing this morning with england and wales dominating by cold, frosty and foggy starts over the past few mornings but take a look at this. current temperatures actually wildly frost—free and in fact at the moment 11 degrees in aberdeen. an incredibly mild start and also a dry start. why the sudden shift in the field? we are still under the influence of high pressure but a subtle change in wind direction is making all the difference and we are dragging up milderair making all the difference and we are dragging up milder air now and we have more of a southerly or south—westerly flow that is pushing in more cloud but also the milder source so we could be a great start, we have lost the crisp blue skies and winter sunshine. the best of any
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breaks likely across the east of scotland and maybe to the west where we have more of a breeze. top temperatures through the middle part of the afternoon wildly double figures, about 10—13. as we go through the evening, we keep cloud around but where we do see some breaks continue, especially favoured spots into eastern scotland, because the low single figures here but generally, another great start for the second half of the weekend. a little bit more of a breeze out of the north and west which mayjust break up the cloud a little bit but we will certainly be chasing cloud about this weekend and may thicker cloud across the far south—east. where we get that thicker cloud from time to time could see a spot or two of drizzle. moving to the start of the weekend still under the influence, whether not changing much. pushing into sunday, quite a lot of cloud into the far south—east and in terms of the feel of the
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weather, temperatures ten or 11 degrees as the hi. weaving out of sunday and see what is in store for the working week. what isobars to the working week. what isobars to the north and west, always the chance of a more —— a little more of a breeze and this one desperately trying to put in but it will take its time. we are still under the influence of high pressure so it means in the far south—east we could see temperatures 11 or 12. the high is drifting its way a little bit further east, allowing the weather front to push in through the middle part of the week but still a question mark as to the timings of the frontal systems and how much rain we will see but if you are starting to go when will we see some rain? my god, we are getting desperate! midweek on what it looks like we could see outbreaks of rain turning more showery but the theme stays mild for this time of year. back to you. louise, thanks very much. harry styles, wet leg and stormzy are just some of the artists leading the nominations at tonight's brit awards. it's the first time in the event's
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history, that the ceremony has taken place on a saturday night. our music correspondent mark savage has been speaking to some of the nominees. and the winner is... the winner is... and the winner is... the winner is- -- the _ and the winner is... the winner is... the winner _ and the winner is... the winner is... the winner is... _ and the winner is... the winner is... the winner is... the - and the winner is... the winner is... the winner is... the brit . is... the winner is... the brit awards. _ is... the winner is... the brit awards. the _ is... the winner is... the brit awards, the biggest - is... the winner is... the brit awards, the biggest night - is... the winner is... the brit awards, the biggest night of| is... the winner is... the brit. awards, the biggest night of the yearfor uk music. awards, the biggest night of the year for uk music.— awards, the biggest night of the year for uk music.- i - awards, the biggest night of the year for uk music.- i want awards, the biggest night of the i year for uk music.- i want to year for uk music. adele! i want to thank everybody. _ year for uk music. adele! i want to thank everybody, everyone - year for uk music. adele! i want to thank everybody, everyone over i thank everybody, everyone over there. _ thank everybody, everyone over there. i— thank everybody, everyone over there, i love you all. sam fender. now we are _ there, i love you all. sam fender. now we are used _ there, i love you all. sam fender. now we are used to _ there, i love you all. sam fender. now we are used to sing - there, i love you all. sam fender. now we are used to sing pop's i there, i love you all. sam fender. i now we are used to sing pop's guest stars lifting trophies but for a brand new act... stars lifting trophies but for a brand new act. . ._ stars lifting trophies but for a brand new act... shut up! you are 'okinu! brand new act... shut up! you are joking! finding — brand new act... shut up! you are joking! finding out _ brand new act... shut up! you are joking! finding out you _ brand new act... shut up! you are joking! finding out you have - brand new act... shut up! you are joking! finding out you have been| joking! finding out you have been nominated can _ joking! finding out you have been nominated can be _ joking! finding out you have been nominated can be life-changing. l joking! finding out you have been - nominated can be life-changing. keep on runnina nominated can be life—changing. teen on running through these red flags. see's nominees include lizzo, the 1975, beyonce and mimi webb who is “p 1975, beyonce and mimi webb who is up for best new artist. i 1975, beyonce and mimi webb who is up for best new artist.— up for best new artist. i could not believe it, — up for best new artist. i could not believe it. i— up for best new artist. i could not believe it, i was _ up for best new artist. i could not believe it, i was so _ up for best new artist. i could not believe it, i was so inspired - believe it, i was so inspired winning best new artist and i remember saying i'm going to do that, get the nomination and i'm going to go one day so just a kind
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of have the full circle moment, it's quite emotional. fiend of have the full circle moment, it's quite emotional.— of have the full circle moment, it's quite emotional. and you broke the news uuite quite emotional. and you broke the news quite sneakily _ quite emotional. and you broke the news quite sneakily to _ quite emotional. and you broke the news quite sneakily to your- quite emotional. and you broke the news quite sneakily to your mum? | news quite sneakily to your mum? i've got something to tell you. i've been nominated for best new artist at the brit awards.— at the brit awards. sorry? oh my god! oh my _ at the brit awards. sorry? oh my god! oh my god! _ at the brit awards. sorry? oh my god! oh my god! goose - at the brit awards. sorry? oh my god! oh my god! goose bumps! | at the brit awards. sorry? oh my - god! oh my god! goose bumps! she did not exect it god! oh my god! goose bumps! she did not exoeet it and — god! oh my god! goose bumps! she did not expect it and she _ god! oh my god! goose bumps! she did not expect it and she was _ god! oh my god! goose bumps! she did not expect it and she was shocked - not expect it and she was shocked and even now, every day i get a phone call about it and she is so excited and i think she cannot believe it as well.— excited and i think she cannot believe it as well. how are you guys doinu ? believe it as well. how are you guys doing? are — believe it as well. how are you guys doing? are you _ believe it as well. how are you guys doing? are you all _ believe it as well. how are you guys doing? are you all right? _ believe it as well. how are you guys doing? are you all right? comedian| doing? are you all right? comedian mo gillian doing? are you all right? comedian mo gilligan is _ doing? are you all right? comedian mo gilligan is hosting _ doing? are you all right? comedian mo gilligan is hosting the _ doing? are you all right? comedian mo gilligan is hosting the awards i mo gilligan is hosting the awards for a second time and says it is hard not to get caught up in the excitement.— hard not to get caught up in the excitement. the thing is with the brits ou excitement. the thing is with the brits you never _ excitement. the thing is with the brits you never know _ excitement. the thing is with the brits you never know what - excitement. the thing is with the brits you never know what will i brits you never know what will happen but you're also seeing people win the biggest award of their life in real—time and i get to feel like i was a part of that. i'm also seeing my friends like little simz win and pick up an award and take my mum onstage. i5 win and pick up an award and take my mum onstage-— doi mum onstage. is that a problem? do ou have a mum onstage. is that a problem? do
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you have a favourite? _ mum onstage. is that a problem? do you have a favourite? like _ mum onstage. is that a problem? do you have a favourite? like little - you have a favourite? like little simz and adele beats her, how do you do that? i am impartial but at the same time you want your friends to win, don't you? $55 same time you want your friends to win. don't you?— win, don't you? as it was. as it was. win, don't you? as it was. as it was- harry _ win, don't you? as it was. as it was. harry styles _ win, don't you? as it was. as it was. harry styles is _ win, don't you? as it was. as it was. harry styles is the - win, don't you? as it was. as it was. harry styles is the big - was. harry styles is the big favourite — was. harry styles is the big favourite this _ was. harry styles is the big favourite this year. - was. harry styles is the big favourite this year. he - was. harry styles is the big favourite this year. he is i was. harry styles is the big| favourite this year. he is up was. harry styles is the big - favourite this year. he is up for four prizes and is widely expected to win album of the year. fin four prizes and is widely expected to win album of the year.- to win album of the year. on the sheeds launch, _ to win album of the year. on the sheeds launch, on _ to win album of the year. on the sheeds launch, on the _ to win album of the year. on the sheeds launch, on the shows - to win album of the year. on the - sheeds launch, on the shows launch. indie band wet leg are also up for four awards including best group got back when we pull up you know it is a shutdown. and blackpink have made history as the first ever korean girl band receive a nomination for best international group. but there is concern over the lack of female nominees elsewhere. 0ne is concern over the lack of female nominees elsewhere. one year after the awards combined the best male and female awards, not a single woman is up for best artist. the rock band over twins who are nominated for best group say the
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industry makes it hard for women to succeed michael vautin over twins. anything is possible but the reality is when you get into it, it is not as easy, we had to navigate it slightly differently being women and people of colour doing rock music and it's like you need to be in hip—hop so that's what we've got, we are finding it a lot at the beginning so we have to navigate it differently. i beginning so we have to navigate it differentl . ., beginning so we have to navigate it differentl . ~' , , differently. i think the messages follow your _ differently. i think the messages follow your gut. _ differently. i think the messages follow your gut. do _ differently. i think the messages follow your gut. do not - differently. i think the messages follow your gut. do not listen - differently. i think the messages follow your gut. do not listen to | follow your gut. do not listen to the noise — follow your gut. do not listen to the noise of everything.- the noise of everything. quote geora ia. the noise of everything. quote georgia- if— the noise of everything. quote georgia. if you _ the noise of everything. quote georgia. if you take _ the noise of everything. quote georgia. if you take the - the noise of everything. quote georgia. if you take the short l the noise of everything. quote - georgia. if you take the short road it will draw blood but if you take a long road, it will draw sweat. you can see the _ long road, it will draw sweat. you can see the results _ long road, it will draw sweat. you can see the results of the blood and sweat and maybe a few tears when the brit awards at 8:30pm tonight. mark savage, bbc news. we'll see how popular that is with all of new axe. so brit awards tonight will be vying along various sporting events. well, in fact he may need to warm down after the six nations, the main feast at 4:1l5 p.m., scotland and wales on the bbc,
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also known as the doddie weir cup. this means so much because scotland were brilliant against their opponents last week but usually they have high hopes after the first and they blow it in the second game is that they need to build with another win if they are to be contenders against wales and wales of course need to bounce back after their opening match and before that you have the clash of the two favourites in dublin. what a day ahead! this afternoon's six nations clash in dublin has all the makings of a classic. ireland vs france — the top two teams in the world rankings squaring off in what many are saying will be the championship and grand slam decider, as patrick gearey reports. 2:15pm in dublin may be as close as the six nations gets to high noon. the world number one and the champions. but what feels like an ending is in fact near the start. try for kailin bottas for ireland!
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ireland began by sweeping aside wales but it was different for france. they went to the edge against italy but fought back, scared to wake them up or will ireland play on deeper fears? scared to wake them up or will ireland play on deeperfears? i scared to wake them up or will ireland play on deeper fears? i wish ireland play on deeper fears? i wish i was ireland play on deeper fears? i wish i was going — ireland play on deeper fears? i wish i was going to _ ireland play on deeper fears? i wish i was going to the _ ireland play on deeper fears? i wish i was going to the game _ ireland play on deeper fears? i wish i was going to the game and - ireland play on deeper fears? in si i was going to the game and walking down to the game with my mates or family, you know, with the kids, because this is the type of game that everyone wants to be a part of, you know? home advantage has to be a weapon for us, doesn't it? i think we've all got a responsibility for that. �* ,, �* i we've all got a responsibility for that._ i imagine i we've all got a responsibility for - that._ i imagine myself that. translation: i imagine myself as an irish that. translation: i imagine myself as an irish player _ that. translation: i imagine myself as an irish player thinking _ that. translation: i imagine myself as an irish player thinking i _ that. translation: i imagine myself as an irish player thinking i lost - as an irish player thinking i lost against france in the last three years and i think they have all of the motivation to be ready this weekend, it's the kind of match we all want to play. we play against the number one in the world, within the number one in the world, within the crazy atmosphere. we have all the crazy atmosphere. we have all the ingredients to have a match to remember. the ingredients to have a match to remember-— the ingredients to have a match to remember. ., ., �*, . ., remember. scotland's challenge, top this, vandermeersch's _ remember. scotland's challenge, top this, vandermeersch's try _ remember. scotland's challenge, top this, vandermeersch's try looks - remember. scotland's challenge, top this, vandermeersch's try looks like l this, vandermeersch's try looks like a dream sequence, english tacklers and jaws on the floor. third calcutta cup win in a row belongs to
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history but for the scottish head coach, is also a thing of the past. they've been working on wales. has been an edge to training there was last week, physical sessions. we have seen other things in meetings and how the players are talking to each other and it all seems like the focus is on improving this week, which is all you can ask for from your group. which is all you can ask for from your group-— which is all you can ask for from ouru-rou.�* . _, ,., ., your group. but which wales awaits? the team that _ your group. but which wales awaits? the team that took _ your group. but which wales awaits? the team that took the _ your group. but which wales awaits? the team that took the game - your group. but which wales awaits? the team that took the game to - the team that took the game to ireland and the second half was a different beast to the one that started so badly and the side which will face scotland is different again. 0ut goes such pillars of welsh rugby as alun wynjones, income five new faces in the forwards. these are in between times forwards. these are in between times for the world, over the horizon from murrayfield is the world cup in france. ., j , murrayfield is the world cup in france, ., y�* , ., murrayfield is the world cup in france. ., , ., france. saturday's game is important for us but we — france. saturday's game is important for us but we need _ france. saturday's game is important for us but we need think— france. saturday's game is important for us but we need think to _ for us but we need think to long—term as we need to think that the next seven or eight months of the next seven or eight months of the a huge disparity between those experienced players and the number of caps they've got and a lot of
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youngsters. of caps they've got and a lot of youngsters— youngsters. change can bring vulnerability. _ youngsters. change can bring vulnerability. steve _ youngsters. change can bring l vulnerability. steve borthwick's mission to build a new england hit a hitch against scotland and a team influx may now face a united italy, a nation they have never been beaten by. ii a nation they have never been beaten b . ,., , a nation they have never been beaten by. if some things did not need fixin: , by. if some things did not need fixing. steve — by. if some things did not need fixing, steve i— by. if some things did not need fixing, steve i wouldn't - by. if some things did not need fixing, steve i wouldn't be - by. if some things did not needl fixing, steve i wouldn't be here, right? so clearly we've got a job to do with some things that need improving. we are confident we can do that. we also understand it could take a period of time but we are desperate to win at the weekend. br; desperate to win at the weekend. by monday at least one grand slam dream will be over. some may rise to the top of the world. 0thers will be over. some may rise to the top of the world. others may tumble back to earth. six is always emotion. —— the six nations is always in motion. patrick gearey, bbc news. if that hasn't whetted your appetite if that hasn't whetted your appetite i do not know what will! now, this is strange to say. in club rugby and the premiership cup, london irish have made the finalfor the second year running. 0k, ok, that is not strange but remember who won last year.
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the worcester warriors. and remember they are reforming. so they can deliver on the pitch but they can deliver on the pitch but the management and the way the thing is structured can also change. absolutely. the irish booked their return to the show piece final in march with a 30—18 victory over northampton saints. exeter take on sale sharks tomorrow to decide who will challenge london irish for the trophy. football, and pep guardiola says he convinced that manchester city will be proved innocent after being charged by the premier league over alleged financial rule breaches. guardiola was speaking for the first time since they were accused on monday of more than 100 breaches of the rules. guardiola says that after overturning very similar uefa charges three years ago, they will successfully defend themselves again. they are opening a president right now, what they have done to us, be careful. be careful in the future because many clubs can make a
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suggestion —— precedent. there are a lot of clubs that can be accused, like we have been accused. we have maybe been innocent, who knows what will happen in the future. there are seven matches in the premier league later and a big one in the early kick—off — west ham take on chelsea at the london stadium. the hammers are just a point above the relegation zone while chelsea are still trying to find some rhythm and form under graham potter after spending almost £300 million in the january transfer window. but would west ham boss david moyes be happy spending a similar amount on his team? i'm not sure i would, no, not sure, not sure if it would be, i think sometimes you want to build the team and take it forward but you know, chelsea are building a team, it's not for me to comment on how chelsea do their business, they know how to do their business, they know how to do that, they've been very successful over many years so it's their choice how they do it. hearts fans can enjoy their weekend after their side booked their place in the scottish cup quarterfinals. they beat hamilton academical 2—0 last night, stephen humphrys opening
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the scoring to top off a wonderful team move before cammy devlin added a second after half—time. scottish cup action continues today with celtic facing st mirren this evening. holders rangers are in action tomorrow. west brom boss carlos corberan extended his stay at the hawthorns earlier this week after speculation linking him with the vacant position at leeds but last night, his side suffered a 2—0 defeat in the west midlands derby against birmingham city. on loan manchester united man hannibal mejbri scored his first senior goal with this cheeky free kick to catch the keeper off guard. he later provided the assist for birmingham's second. defeat for the baggies sees them miss out on going third. england get their women's t20 world cup campaign under way later today as they take on the west indies in paarl, south africa. heather knight and her team will be hoping for better fortunes than those enjoyed by the host nation yesterday. the proteas were stunned on opening night losing by three runs to a sri lanka side playing
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their first match since october. back to the six nations and the big question ahead of scotland— wales is whether the ball gets there in time. the match ball, as we have been following on breakfast, it is on the back of a cycle of, a bike, the team in titan is all part of doddie aid, raising money for motor neuron disease, in honour of doddie weir. setting off from cardiff, 550 miles in five hours, five being the number one shirt of doddie weir of course, trying to get the match ball to murrayfield in time. do trying to get the match ball to murrayfield in time.— trying to get the match ball to murrayfield in time. do we know where they _ murrayfield in time. do we know where they are _ murrayfield in time. do we know where they are at _ murrayfield in time. do we know where they are at 6:30am - murrayfield in time. do we know where they are at 6:30am on i murrayfield in time. do we know. where they are at 6:30am on a... question not set off at one o'clock and they are already approaching berwick—upon—tweed. thea;r and they are already approaching berwick-upon-tweed._ and they are already approaching berwick-upon-tweed. they are not far at all! hundred _ berwick-upon-tweed. they are not far at all! hundred and _ berwick-upon-tweed. they are not far at all! hundred and 20 _ berwick-upon-tweed. they are not far at all! hundred and 20 miles _ berwick-upon-tweed. they are not far at all! hundred and 20 miles to - berwick-upon-tweed. they are not far at all! hundred and 20 miles to go, i at all! hundred and 20 miles to go, i reckon? at all! hundred and 20 miles to go, i reckon? they _ at all! hundred and 20 miles to go, i reckon? they will _ at all! hundred and 20 miles to go, i reckon? they will have _ at all! hundred and 20 miles to go, i reckon? they will have time - at all! hundred and 20 miles to go, i reckon? they will have time for i at all! hundred and 20 miles to go, i reckon? they will have time for a | i reckon? they will have time for a cuppa, purchased somewhere. iilgi’iiiii i reckon? they will have time for a cuppa, purchased somewhere. will be catch u- cuppa, purchased somewhere. will be catch up with — cuppa, purchased somewhere. will be catch up with them? _ cuppa, purchased somewhere. will be catch up with them? we _ cuppa, purchased somewhere. will be catch up with them? we will - cuppa, purchased somewhere. will be catch up with them? we will later- cuppa, purchased somewhere. will be catch up with them? we will later on i catch up with them? we will later on breakfast. catch up with them? we will later on breakfast- i — catch up with them? we will later on breakfast. i know _ catch up with them? we will later on breakfast. i know they _ catch up with them? we will later on
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breakfast. i know they have - catch up with them? we will later on breakfast. i know they have helped i breakfast. i know they have helped before had some help from chris hallways. throughout much of the '80s and '90s, the weekly puppet—based sketch show spitting image took satirical aim at many a famous face. not even the royal family were spared. now, the latex stars have taken to the stage. tim muffett has been having a look behind the scenes. spitting image could be brutal. say it to the spitting image could be brutal. ’i: it to the whole spitting image could be brutal. s
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it was revived in 2020. and now the weather forecast, with _ it was revived in 2020. and now the weather forecast, with greta - weather forecast, with greta thunberg. weather forecast, with greta thunberg— weather forecast, with greta thunbera. ., ,,, ., ., , thunberg. now, spitting image has hit the stage- _ thunberg. now, spitting image has hit the stage. what _ thunberg. now, spitting image has hit the stage. what did _ thunberg. now, spitting image has hit the stage. what did i _ thunberg. now, spitting image has hit the stage. what did i tell - thunberg. now, spitting image has hit the stage. what did i tell you? i hit the stage. what did i tell you? start the show. _ hit the stage. what did i tell you? start the show. spitting _ hit the stage. what did i tell you? start the show. spitting image, i hit the stage. what did i tell you? l start the show. spitting image, this is the sta . e start the show. spitting image, this is the stage version, _ start the show. spitting image, this is the stage version, so _ start the show. spitting image, this is the stage version, so we - start the show. spitting image, this is the stage version, so we have - start the show. spitting image, this| is the stage version, so we have got the puppets up close and personal. do you know what i am saying? angela in the house! 50 do you know what i am saying? angela in the house!— in the house! so unlike the original tv show, in the house! so unlike the original tv show. which _ in the house! so unlike the original tv show, which was _ in the house! so unlike the original tv show, which was a _ in the house! so unlike the original tv show, which was a sketch - in the house! so unlike the original tv show, which was a sketch is, i tv show, which was a sketch is, we've actually got a story unfolded, and the story with alighted on in the end is that king charles decides to pull together a magnificent seven to pull together a magnificent seven to save britain. of? to pull together a magnificent seven to save britain.— to save britain. # and now it's 'ust too late. .. —
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to save britain. # and now it's 'ust too late... are �* to save britain. # and now it's 'ust too late... are you i to save britain. # and now it's 'ust too late... are you sure i to save britain. # and now it's 'ust too late... are you sure this is h to save britain. # and now it'sjust too late... are you sure this is the| too late... are you sure this is the r0 al too late... are you sure this is the royal box? _ too late... are you sure this is the royal box? it _ too late... are you sure this is the royal box? it would _ too late... are you sure this is the royal box? it would be _ too late... are you sure this is the royal box? it would be just - too late... are you sure this is the royal box? it would be just like i royal box? it would be just like them _ royal box? it would be just like them to— royal box? it would be just like them to put— royal box? it would be just like them to put us— royal box? it would be just like them to put us in— royal box? it would be just like them to put us in the _ royal box? it would be just like them to put us in the wrong - royal box? it would be just like i them to put us in the wrong seats. 15 million — them to put us in the wrong seats. 15 million people _ them to put us in the wrong seats. 15 million people watched - them to put us in the wrong seats. 15 million people watched spittingl 15 million people watched spitting image on a sunday night. this humour could be pretty vicious. but times have changed. has spitting image? that was the worst piece to camera i've ever heard. this that was the worst piece to camera i've ever heard.— i've ever heard. this is as outrageous _ i've ever heard. this is as outrageous and _ i've ever heard. this is as outrageous and as - i've ever heard. this is as outrageous and as nastyi i've ever heard. this is as i outrageous and as nasty and i've ever heard. this is as - outrageous and as nasty and as grotesque as people would want from spitting _ grotesque as people would want from spitting image. in grotesque as people would want from spitting image-— spitting image. in fact, a lot of the show wouldn't _ spitting image. in fact, a lot of the show wouldn't be - spitting image. in fact, a lot of| the show wouldn't be broadcast spitting image. in fact, a lot of i the show wouldn't be broadcast a blonde daytime television, but perhaps that is the whole point. there are things that you can do on a stage that you wouldn't necessarily get past the compliance people in a big national broadcaster. i don't know if you are familiar with any of the procedures... familiar with any of the procedures. . ._ familiar with any of the procedures... familiar with any of the rocedures. .. �* ., , ., , procedures... brexit land, show us the side- -- — procedures. .. brexit land, show us the side--- it— procedures... brexit land, show us the side... it had _ procedures... brexit land, show us the side... it had to _ procedures... brexit land, show us the side... it had to get _ procedures... brexit land, show us the side... it had to get past - procedures... brexit land, show us the side... it had to get past the i the side... it had to get past the lord chancellor, they had to clear
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them, and now we are in a place where we can say whatever we want. spitting image wasn'tjust about where we can say whatever we want. spitting image wasn't just about the puppets. spitting image wasn't 'ust about the -u- ets. ~ ., spitting image wasn't 'ust about the ---uets.~ ., , puppets. well, from yours, david, i thou~ht puppets. well, from yours, david, i thought we'd _ puppets. well, from yours, david, i thought we'd take _ puppets. well, from yours, david, i thought we'd take the _ puppets. well, from yours, david, i thought we'd take the word - puppets. well, from yours, david, i thought we'd take the word david. i thought we'd take the word david. yours, david? thought we'd take the word david. yours. david?— thought we'd take the word david. - yours, david?_ some yours, david? what about owen? some of them ou yours, david? what about owen? some of them you think _ yours, david? what about owen? some of them you think you _ yours, david? what about owen? some of them you think you could _ yours, david? what about owen? some of them you think you could have - yours, david? what about owen? some of them you think you could have a - of them you think you could have a io of them you think you could have a go at _ of them you think you could have a go at that. — of them you think you could have a go at that. and— of them you think you could have a go at that. and i_ of them you think you could have a go at that, and i have _ of them you think you could have a go at that, and i have kind - of them you think you could have a go at that, and i have kind of- of them you think you could have a go at that, and i have kind of done| go at that, and i have kind of done ed miiiband. — go at that, and i have kind of done ed miliband, who— go at that, and i have kind of done ed miliband, who was _ go at that, and i have kind of done ed miliband, who was kind - go at that, and i have kind of done ed miliband, who was kind of- go at that, and i have kind of done ed miliband, who was kind of likei ed miliband, who was kind of like that _ ed miliband, who was kind of like that and — ed miliband, who was kind of like that and keir— ed miliband, who was kind of like that. and keir starmer_ ed miliband, who was kind of like that. and keir starmer is- ed miliband, who was kind of like that. and keir starmer is not- ed miliband, who was kind of like that. and keir starmer is not 1 i that. and keir starmer is not! million — that. and keir starmer is not! million miles— that. and keir starmer is not! million miles away. _ that. and keir starmer is not! million miles away. always . that. and keir starmer is not 1 - million miles away. always selling that sort _ million miles away. always selling that sort of— million miles away. always selling that sort of righteous _ million miles away. always selling that sort of righteous annoyance i that sort of righteous annoyance with what — that sort of righteous annoyance with what is _ that sort of righteous annoyance with what is happening - that sort of righteous annoyance with what is happening to - that sort of righteous annoyance with what is happening to the i with what is happening to the country _ with what is happening to the count . ~ ., ~ ., ., country. megan has kind of a beautiful voice, _ country. megan has kind of a beautifulvoice, i— country. megan has kind of a beautiful voice, i don't - country. megan has kind of a beautiful voice, i don't think| country. megan has kind of a . beautiful voice, i don't think you can send it up that much. there is an interpretation to it which is much more californian princess. just making myself a bit rounder and happier. making myself a bit rounder and ha ier. ., ., ., ' :: :: happier. there are more than 100 -u- ets happier. there are more than 100 puppets in _ happier. there are more than 100 puppets in the — happier. there are more than 100 puppets in the all-star _ happier. there are more than 100 puppets in the all-star cast, - puppets in the all—star cast, amongst them a latex spitting image
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legend, a lady not for turning. you voice margaret _ legend, a lady not for turning. ym. voice margaret thatcher as well. legend, a lady not for turning. you| voice margaret thatcher as well. in this show, yes. in _ voice margaret thatcher as well. in this show, yes. in the _ voice margaret thatcher as well. in this show, yes. in the original- this show, yes. in the original sittin: this show, yes. in the original spitting image. _ this show, yes. in the original spitting image, that - this show, yes. in the original spitting image, that was - this show, yes. in the original spitting image, that was an i this show, yes. in the original- spitting image, that was an iconic voice. ~ ., ., spitting image, that was an iconic voice. ., ., voice. what do we call it when eo - le voice. what do we call it when people go _ voice. what do we call it when people go around _ voice. what do we call it when people go around stealing - voice. what do we call it when i people go around stealing other people's property? the people go around stealing other people's property?— people's property? the market economy? _ people's property? the market economy? rubbish! _ people's property? the market economy? rubbish! i- people's property? the market economy? rubbish! i started i people's property? the market - economy? rubbish! i started doing maruaret economy? rubbish! i started doing margaret thatcher _ economy? rubbish! i started doing margaret thatcher when _ economy? rubbish! i started doing margaret thatcher when i - economy? rubbish! i started doing margaret thatcher when i was - economy? rubbish! i started doing margaret thatcher when i was six, | margaret thatcher when i was six, saying _ margaret thatcher when i was six, saying when — margaret thatcher when i was six, saying when i_ margaret thatcher when i was six, saying when i become _ margaret thatcher when i was six, saying when i become prime - saying when i become prime ministerm _ saying when i become prime minister... the— saying when i become prime minister... the challenge i saying when i become prime| minister... the challenge for saying when i become prime - minister... the challenge for me is to make _ minister... the challenge for me is to make that— minister... the challenge for me is to make that margaret _ minister... the challenge for me is to make that margaret thatcher. minister... the challenge for me isi to make that margaret thatcher live up to make that margaret thatcher live up to the _ to make that margaret thatcher live up to the spitting _ to make that margaret thatcher live up to the spitting image _ to make that margaret thatcher live up to the spitting image image - to make that margaret thatcher live up to the spitting image image of. up to the spitting image image of her. . . up to the spitting image image of her. ., ., ., . , her. tell me again, how much better am i then her. tell me again, how much better am i then neil— her. tell me again, how much better am i then neil kinnock? _ her. tell me again, how much better am i then neil kinnock? spitting - am i then neil kinnock? spitting imaue am i then neil kinnock? spitting ima . e is am i then neil kinnock? spitting image is at _ am i then neil kinnock? spitting image is at the _ am i then neil kinnock? spitting image is at the birmingham - am i then neil kinnock? spitting - image is at the birmingham theatre. almost 40 years after it started, the next stage for spitting image. it is one of those things, for those who don't remember the first time, there are politicians who say their careers never entirely recovered
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from the way they were depicted, that it had such an impact on the way people saw them because of the way people saw them because of the way the puppets were made. but then also there would _ way the puppets were made. but then also there would be _ way the puppets were made. but then also there would be some _ way the puppets were made. but then also there would be some who - way the puppets were made. but then also there would be some who would i also there would be some who would be quite pleased, secretly, that they were mentioned at all. do not have a puppet would be a double—edged sword, really. here is louise with a look at this morning's weather. good morning, i rememberjohn major and the peas. that was one of the highlights of spitting image, showing my age now. good morning, everybody. not quite as cold start this morning. just recently england and wales has been really frosty with loads down to —60 minus seven degrees, but look at that current temperatures that we've got across the country. much milder. in fact, aberdeen at 11 degrees and we could see highest temperatures in eastern scotland today, may be as high as 13. why, you are probably asking yourself. because we are still under this influence of but the wind direction has changed and it is
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driving in some slightly milder air coming in of the atlantic. it comes at a price, it is also bringing quite a lot of cloud with it, i am afraid, so we're going to lose those sparkling sunny winter days, unfortunately. this weekend a rather grey start, as you can see, some patchy mist and fog across south—west england in the channel islands as well. we will start to see some of the cloud breaking up, favoured spots in eastern scotland, perhaps some sunshine, and that is why we'll see this 13 celsius. if the cloud lingers, you could see a spot or two of drizzle in one or two places as well. a grey afternoon but are largely quiet story, and we continue along that theme. there will be some breaks in the cloud through the night tonight and the lowest spots perhaps where we have had those clear skies by day, aberdeenshire down to around one or two celsius, so a chilly start with maybe a touch of light frost, but generally speaking it is all about the cloud this weekend. quiet, yes. the cloud across the south—east once again thick enough for some patchy drizzle at times. more of a breeze out to the north and west, hopefully on sunday breaking the cloud of a
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little more to some glimpses of sunshine from time to time. but temperatures still in the mild side, really, ten to 12 celsius. now, the high pressure is starting to drift its way steadily eastwards, allowing for stronger winds to move into the far north—west and eventually a weather front. far north—west and eventually a weatherfront. but it's far north—west and eventually a weather front. but it's going to take its time in arriving. 0n weather front. but it's going to take its time in arriving. on monday once again we're back to cloudier skies. the best of the sunshine to the north and west and temperatures once again between nine and 12 degrees. as we move out of monday into tuesday, you can see the isobars squeezing together. the winds and strengthening, here is a weather front, winds and strengthening, here is a weatherfront, but once winds and strengthening, here is a weather front, but once again taking its time. it is pushing up against that high pressure, so that could be quite a slow affair. 0nce that high pressure, so that could be quite a slow affair. once again on tuesday, largely fine and quiet. some patchy rain, potentially, by wednesday. back to you two. throughout the winter, russia has been attacking ukraine's power grid. paul adams has been finding out how engineers have been keeping the lights on.
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for ukrainians, it has been a winter of darkness and uncertainty. how does a country respond when the stakes are so high? ii how does a country respond when the stakes are so high?— stakes are so high? if the power s stem stakes are so high? if the power system collapses, _ stakes are so high? if the power system collapses, that - stakes are so high? if the power system collapses, that would i stakes are so high? if the power. system collapses, that would mean the suffering of tens of millions of people during wintertime. we cannot allow that, not on my watch. we follow the _ allow that, not on my watch. we follow the teams fighting this war. what the missiles destroy they rebuild, in places where people are living on the edge.
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this power plant in central ukraine has been hit repeatedly. it's a huge place, but this is what well and russian missiles have done to the country's infrastructure. missile fragments litter the place. for security reasons, we have been asked not to identify the plant or its manager. so what happened here?
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every corner of this huge complex bears the scars, while the threat still exists, not everything will be repaired. millions of people depend on this coal—fired power station. built in the soviet era, it's great turbines turning away at the heart of ukraine's sprawling power network. fantastic machine. the system now generating half as much electricity as it did a year ago. the staff here know they are in
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detected, flying towards ukraine from the south and east. there is time to take cover. 0n from the south and east. there is time to take cover. on days like these, hours are spent underground. anxious moments as news comes in of a fresh wave of attacks. their colleagues at the powerstation in the west have taken a direct hit. they know this could have been them. and closer to home, word is spreading of something much worse. across town, the tragedy is unfolding. a missile has struck an apartment building. the rescue effort is frantic. dozens of people have died here. the missile they did this was huge. designed half a
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century ago to destroyed aircraft carriers. it was almost certainly aimed at the power station. some of russia's attacks are accurate. many are not. russia's assault has brought death and darkness to ukraine's cities. the nights are long and cold. the power cuts frequent. the whole nation plunged into a world of adjustments. for david, not to get two, it is mostly again. that's how his parents prefer to keep it. especially when sirens wail and missiles fall. it's 8:30. a power cut is coming. it's time for
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bed. here we go.— power cut is coming. it's time for bed. here we go. yes, yes. there we 10, bed. here we go. yes, yes. there we no, it is bed. here we go. yes, yes. there we go. it is ten — bed. here we go. yes, yes. there we go. it is ten past _ bed. here we go. yes, yes. there we go, it is ten past nine _ bed. here we go. yes, yes. there we go, it is ten past nine and _ bed. here we go. yes, yes. there we go, it is ten past nine and a - bed. here we go. yes, yes. there we go, it is ten past nine and a few - go, it is ten past nine and a few minutes late but the power cut has begun. minutes late but the power cut has beuun. �* ., , ., minutes late but the power cut has beuun. �* ., ,., , begun. after months of this, the fear and the _ begun. after months of this, the fear and the novelty _ begun. after months of this, the fear and the novelty have - begun. after months of this, the fear and the novelty have long i begun. after months of this, the - fear and the novelty have long gone. this is how millions of ukrainians have learned to spend the evenings. unfazed. 0rganised.
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this war on energy is notjust about ukraine's power stations, it's about the entire infrastructure, the grid that keeps this vast country with electricity and heating. and it's that grid that has been hit over and over again since october. we're off down a rather bumpy road see a piece of that grid now. and again, we cannot tell you where it is. this is sue 0gier�*s substation. the place where he has worked for 30 years. since september, he has watched it be demolished, bit by bit, six separate attacks.
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four months ago he saw a kamikaze drawing destroy the control room and his office. knocking the whole substation off—line. cutting power to millions of people. the attackers knew exactly what they were doing. the substation's 750 kilovolts transformers won't be easy to replace. they weigh 300 tons and take months to produce. 0nly replace. they weigh 300 tons and take months to produce. only three orfour take months to produce. only three or four countries take months to produce. only three orfour countries in take months to produce. only three or four countries in the world make them. one of them is russia. ukraine
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is scouring the globe, looking for substitutes. we are far from this war�*s frontlines that everyone who works here feels like a soldier. in this forest of machinery, there is a quiet, steely determination. do you feel angry? for who? we travel on, south, towards frontline communities under regular fire. ukraine's battalion of engineers racing from one repairjob to the next. this happens all the
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time, vladimir tells me. we're on our way to a village shelled just last night. the power lines are down, again. the repairs won't take long but the men know they will be back. the battle to keep ukraine connected takes many forms. repairing wires, diverging power. concealing what is and is not working. it's a constant struggle, fraught with danger. in
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in places where the front have moved, there's other work to do. here, teams are busy reconnecting towns and villages cut off behind russian lines for months. where the army has been, the engineers must follow. fyodor is another veteran. his home town is under regular attacks are his wife and grandchildren are living in poland. he is out in the
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field every day. pylon by pylon, cable by cable, connections are re—established. these are battered places, scarred by recent conflict. fresh graves speak of long difficult months. and long difficult lives. the engineers weight as emergency teams go ahead, inspecting the ground, looking for discarded weapons. it's slow, painstaking work. how long do you think it will take to fix
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phones lighting the way. life somehow continuing. and a mounting sense that ukraine has, for now, weathered the storm. this battle is finally balanced. between russia's ability to inflict damage and ukraine's efforts to repair it. to give people just enough ukraine's efforts to repair it. to give peoplejust enough power to ukraine's efforts to repair it. to give people just enough power to get by. those who run the grid have no illusions about the struggles ahead. russians failed to take down our system or two, cause big disturbance in our system. having said that, unfortunately, they are gradually
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destroying very important items of equipment in our grid which takes times to be restored. 19nd equipment in our grid which takes times to be restored.— times to be restored. and yet, desite times to be restored. and yet, despite all _ times to be restored. and yet, despite all of _ times to be restored. and yet, despite all of this _ times to be restored. and yet, despite all of this damage, - times to be restored. and yet, . despite all of this damage, as you travel around this country, it becomes obvious that ukraine is not on its knees. brute becomes obvious that ukraine is not on its knees-— on its knees. we were prepared and we were very _ on its knees. we were prepared and we were very resolved _ on its knees. we were prepared and we were very resolved to _ on its knees. we were prepared and we were very resolved to win - on its knees. we were prepared and we were very resolved to win this i we were very resolved to win this particular battle. we have no other way than to win because if we lose, if our system collapses, that would mean suffering of tens of millions of people during wintertime. we cannot allow that when i am asked this question, i often say not on my watch. and if somebody told me before that our power grid could stand like 1000 missiles and drawings and still run and still
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deliver power to consumers, i would probably not believe it but now, we know that we are resilient and we are much more ready now for the new attacks than we have been on the 10th of october —— drones. attacks than we have been on the 10th of october -- drones. russia thou~ht it 10th of october -- drones. russia thought it would _ 10th of october -- drones. russia thought it would break _ 10th of october -- drones. russia thought it would break ukraine. i 10th of october -- drones. russia i thought it would break ukraine. but its campaign isn't working. half the grid may be in tatters. but in helmets and body armour, these men are keeping it alive. the war�*s terrible cost is evident wherever you look. the sacrifices have been immense. but power, the lifeblood of a nation, still reaches across the land.
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good morning. welcome to breakfast, with naga munchetty and charlie stayt. 0ur headlines today: more border crossings must open for aid to reach syria. the un says 5 million people in the country still desperately need help. a remarkable rescue. almost a week after the earthquakes, a six—year—old boy is pulled from the rubble. three people have been arrested after police clashed with demonstrators outside
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a hotel housing asylum seekers in merseyside. us fighterjets shoot down an unidentified object over alaska. good morning on a huge day of six nations action, as scotland and wales clash at murrayfield. and that's after the besttwo sides in the world, ireland and france, meet in dublin. and will today be the day 0ti, rylan and emma reach the summit of the cairngorms? we'll speak to them before they set off on the final part of their comic relief challenge. morning, all. a quiet weekend of weather awaits. it's going to be dry for all of us and quite mild as well out there, but we could be chasing cloud amounts around. not that much in the way of significant sunshine. all the details from me throughout the morning. it's saturday 11 february. our top story: more than 24,000 people in turkey and syria are now known to have been
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killed in monday's devastating earthquakes, and there are warnings that help is struggling to get through to some areas. syrian state media says the government has now approved the delivery of emergency aid to rebel—held parts of the country, but agencies are calling for more cross—border access from turkey. as the work continues, there have been some remarkable rescues. 0ur correspondent howard johnson has the latest. little musa hmeidi walks on top of the rubble that once imprisoned him. badly bruised and wrapped in bandages, he puts on a brave face. he was among four people pulled from the rubble four days after monday's deadly double earthquake. musa's rescue defies the odds. experts say 90% of survivors are rescued within the first three days after an earthquake. tragically, no—one else from his family survived.
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his care now rests in the hands of volunteers, in a country already pushed to the brink by a decade—long civil war. but, in a rare act of clemency, the syrian government have given permission for international aid to be delivered to rebel—held areas. across the border in turkey, rescuers in gaziantep work day and night, acutely aware their window of opportunity is beginning to close. unfortunately we have our team, canines, dogs, that are searching for survivors in antakya, and unfortunately no luck. they couldn't find anyone. but we are continuing the search tomorrow, and we're still hoping. and the world is watching. in new york, the turkish un mission is busy packing aid and organising its delivery to those most in need.
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and in the uk, the disasters emergency committee say their earthquake appeal raised £32.9 million on its first day, including £5 million donated by the government. money that will go to help homeless survivors like sahir and her son, who miraculously escaped from the seventh floor of this building in gaziantep. translation: the earthquake was never—ending. my son was screaming, but somehow we managed to get down the stairs. a bbc news crew was there to witness mother and son reunited with father. he had driven for three days to get here, thisjoyous hug a reminder of the preciousness of life and love. howard johnson, bbc news. we can now speak to our europe correspondent nick beake, who is in the turkish city of gaziantep this morning. you can see it located on the map there. good morning to you, nick. we have been to you a number of times
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in this city, gaziantep, and i'm looking behind you and the scale of the work that has gone on, the heavy machinery, has clearly increased over the past 24 hours or so. good mornin: , over the past 24 hours or so. good morning, charlie. _ over the past 24 hours or so. good morning, charlie. that _ over the past 24 hours or so. good morning, charlie. that is - over the past 24 hours or so. (13mm morning, charlie. that is certainly the case, and if you think about it, in this community, this time last weekend it would have been bustling. they would have had people out and about, going for a walk are buying their coffee, kids going around here. but looking at it this morning, there are more and more diggers and heavy machinery being brought in and they are shifting huge amounts of debris now. it was a multi— story building that came tumbling down here, and so tons of materials have been moved. that said, there are still some rescue teams here. they say they haven't given up hope, and you think maybe thatis given up hope, and you think maybe that is very difficult to understand, but actually we are hearing that elsewhere in this city, overnight, a pregnant woman was pulled to safety. we don't know her condition. she was injured, we don't know how her child is. we don't know
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the latest of that. also we hear a six—year—old daughter was saved, so remarkable stories coming to us. in another city a few hours away, german and british rescuers working together pulled a 15—year—old girl together pulled a 15—year—old girl to safety. that's after five nights being stuck under rubble, the temperature plummeting overnight. when the sun goes down here, the temperature drops like a stone. but we need to put this into context. so many other people have not survived this and so many more are sleeping outside and really desperately in need of shelter and food. in syria, across the water from this country, turkey, we are told that 500 people are now homeless and some 870 people in urgent need of hot food if they are going to survive. that is why the united nations and other organisations are saying that help desperately needs to come to this region. as part of that, we are
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hearing about a ceasefire in war—torn syria. the united nations will be meeting next week. president assad's government in the capital of damascus say they will allow aid to go to rebel held areas by the united nations and others are saying that is simply not enough. there needs to be a big increase in assistance to help all of those people who have survived this terrible, terrible events, to make sure that they are able to survive in the days and weeks to come. for able to survive in the days and weeks to come.— able to survive in the days and weeks to come. ., ., a weeks to come. for the moment, nick, thank ou. weeks to come. for the moment, nick, thank you- let's — weeks to come. for the moment, nick, thank you. let's take _ weeks to come. for the moment, nick, thank you. let's take you _ weeks to come. for the moment, nick, thank you. let's take you straight - thank you. let's take you straight to the other live pictures. this is the images coming from the south—east of turkey. as nick was describing, we have watched over the days how this operation has changed. we clearly have a large number of rescue teams there, and they are all concentrating on one particular place. you can see still some of the rubble being moved. but as nick
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said, there is clearly still some hopein said, there is clearly still some hope in some places that people could have survived until now. that town has a — could have survived until now. trisgt town has a population of around 250,000. it was visited by president erdogan, who was filmed hugging a survivor of the disaster, but as charlie said, still rescuers working diligently in hope, as the rubble is being cleared, you can see with the major machinery as well. part being cleared, you can see with the major machinery as well.— being cleared, you can see with the major machinery as well. part of the em - hasis major machinery as well. part of the emphasis will _ major machinery as well. part of the emphasis will now _ major machinery as well. part of the emphasis will now be _ major machinery as well. part of the emphasis will now be on _ emphasis will now be on international aid and how it is getting into the country. we will speak at 7:30am to the international rescue committee, one of the organisation is trying to get the aide into where it is needed most. that is coming up later this morning. three people have been arrested following clashes with police, outside a hotel providing refuge for asylum seekers on merseyside. police said officers
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had been dealing with what they described as an initially peaceful protest, as nick garnett reports. flames lit up the dark as a police van is set on fire. initially peaceful, eventually violent, the protest called after claims about the behaviour of some people staying at the hotel towards young girls living locally. some rooms at the suites hotel have been used to house people seeking asylum. but as fighting broke out between protesters, counter—protesters and the police, all those inside could do was watch what was happening below as officers tried to restore calm. stones, bottles and bricks rained down. hundreds of protesters were involved. a number of arrests were made for public order offences and criminal damage. eventually, after more officers were drafted in and local roads were temporarily closed, police were able to disperse the crowd. well, this is what the van looks like now. now the police are withdrawing,
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things have calmed down and the roads are being cleared. but rebuilding relationships here — well, that's going to take a lot longer. as most police withdrew from the area and the roads were cleared of debris, half a dozen vans with officers and police dogs spent the night inside the hotel gates to make sure things remained calm. officials in the united states have been attempting to recover debris from a high—altitude object that was shot down over alaska last night. the white house said president biden ordered the destruction of the object out of an abundance of caution. he has been facing criticism for his handling of his decision to shoot down a chinese balloon, nearly a week after it was discovered in american airspace. 0ur north america correspondent nomia iqbal has the details. the details so far on this are vague. but the white house spokesman john kirby said that this unidentified object was flying at an altitude that was lower than the chinese spy balloon,
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and therefore it posed a risk to commercial aircraft, which is what they were worried about. it was spotted about 24 hours ago, and they shut it down around about 1:30 eastern time on friday. and mr kirby emphasised that it was the president, president biden, who ordered for it to be shot down, and this was after a fighterjet approached the object and assessed that it was unmanned. they will now assess the debris to find out exactly what this object was. mr kirby said that the president ordered for the shootdown out of an abundance of caution, but of course there's a lot of political pressure on him following the chinese spy balloon. republicans have criticised him for not acting more quickly, saying that he is weak on china. he was also heckled at the state of the union address about it. mr kirby said that the president has no regrets about how he handled the chinese spy balloon. the decision by the rmt union to reject the latest pay offer for rail workers has been condemned by the government and network rail.
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transport secretary mark harper called it a kick in the teeth for passengers, who may have been hoping for an end to the dispute. network rail said that the notion that it had conducted a ballot of its membership was lovable. the partner of nicola bulley says he's100% convinced she did not fall into the river as detectives say they're keeping an open mind about what happened. the 45—year—old mum went missing two weeks ago while walking her dog by a river in lancashire. speaking to channel 5, paul ansell said the family was going through unprecedented hell. personally, i'm100% convinced that it's not the river. people don'tjust vanish into thin air, it's absolutely impossible. so something has happened. something has happened. find out what it is. my plea now is, personally, i want every house, every garage,
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every outbuilding, the land, scrutinised. i want it all searched. i want it all scrutinised, every piece of it. anything, anything, no matter how tiny, just please just come forward 0ur reporter phil mccann is in st michael's on wyre for us this morning. what is the latest now? detectives say they are keeping an open mind about what has happened but the search continues. still about what has happened but the search continues.— about what has happened but the search continues. still keeping an 0 en search continues. still keeping an open mind. _ search continues. still keeping an open mind. but— search continues. still keeping an open mind, but despite _ search continues. still keeping an open mind, but despite what - search continues. still keeping an open mind, but despite what we i search continues. still keeping an - open mind, but despite what we heard paul saying they're in a statement last night, lancashire police said their main working theory, their main hypothesis, is still that nicola may have fallen into the river wye for some reason, despite those searches that have happened. write upstream from where she was seen all the way to the wye estuary, those searches have turned up no trace of nicola at the moment. but they still say they are keeping an open mind. they are still going
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through lots of cctv and dash cam footage and appealing for more dash cam footage and cctv. that's why they say they have had a higher police presence in this village this week. just in case there are any people here who have information that they haven't shared, more than two weeks on from nicola's disappearance. also last night, lancashire police put out a warning stop they said that they are continuing to see what they said were groundless and hurtful allegations, online abuse, in fact, of innocent people including witnesses and local businesses. they also said they are continuing to see also said they are continuing to see a huge amount of commentary from so—called experts, ill informed speculation and conspiracy theories which they said were damaging to the investigation. the community here in st michael's, and most importantly to nicola's family. they say it must stop. a world war two bomb exploded unexpectedly in great yarmouth yesterday while work
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was being done to defuse it. that was the moment the bomb exploded. people living nearby said they heard a loud bang and felt buildings shake up to 15 miles away. the bomb was first discovered close to two gas pipes on tuesday. no injuries have been reported. vapes should be sold in the same way as cigarettes — in plain packaging and from behind a counter — that's the call from councils in england. the local government association is calling for strict new measures to regulate the display and marketing of vaping products in the same way as tobacco to crack down on a rise in stores selling to children. the family of the actor peter mayhew, who played chewbacca in star wars, has successfully stopped an auction of some of the films' memorabilia. the actor left some of his original scripts and call sheets in the loft of his old house in west yorkshire. they were found by the new home owners and put up for auction.
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peter's widow, angie, pleaded with the auctioneers to stop the sale, saying leaving the items in the house was one of her husband's "biggest regrets". the items are now being donated to the peter mayhew foundation so that fans can access them. there would be a lot of people who would love to see those things. the original scripts? knowing that he has thumbed through those and learn, you know, the lines. not that chewbacca's lince... more like idsa is a roar? —— i dare say a chewbacca's lince... more like idsa is a roar? —— i dare saya roar. you are naughty! roars. there you go. i am the stooge this morning. this picture sums up this morning, it is
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calm and quiet but a lot of low, grey cloud. this was frinton on c one hour ago. to go with the cloud, it's quite mild ——on sea. which is way below freezing recently but this morning they are holding their own, this was about one hour ago with 11 degrees in aberdeen, not bad at all, and eastern scotland actually because of the highest temperatures today. still under the influence of high pressure but it is driving in this slightly milder air from the west. it comes at a price because it is moist with a lot of low cloud to go with it. cloud may be thick enough today for a spot or two of drizzle. favoured spots to see it become perhaps the eastern scotland, maybe some breakthrough wells in england and quite a bit of fog around through cornwall and the channel isles. in the afternoon, those temperatures are likely to peak between nine and 13. it's a relatively mild story. as we go through the night, we may keep quite
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a lot of cloud across south east england, drizzly night to come. where those brakes are in the cloud, temperatures will fall away so perhaps in eastern scotland it could be a chillier start with one or two degrees, maybejust low be a chillier start with one or two degrees, maybe just low enough for a touch of light frost, but that is where we will have the early sunshine and i suspect through the second half of the weekend, the further north and west you are, more of a breeze which would help to break up cloud but across much of central, southern and eastern england we may see the cloud thicken up england we may see the cloud thicken up and some drizzle but the temperatures are in double figures so not too bad out there. the high pressure starts to drift further east and monday into tuesday we will see this when strengthen and eventually a frontal system will push in but it will take its time in doing so so almost spot the difference on monday, again with the best of the brakes the further north and west you are and a fair amount of cloud but mild for the time of year. is that system pushes in, the
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winds will strengthen, moving somewhat erratically, it has to be said, bumping into the large high pressure but some rain in the forecast potentially as we go through the middle part of the week so if you do want some rain for your garden or the growers out there, yes, from wednesday onwards we could see things turning more unsettled but staying on the wild side. back to you. we will be pleased to see those numbers creeping up! thank you, louise. adhd is a condition that affects behaviour and the ability to concentrate, but getting a diagnosis isn't always straightforward and can take years. now, charities are warning of a steep rise in the numbers of people using social media to self—diagnose with the hashtag #adhd being viewed more than 20 billion times on tiktok alone. 0ur reporter ben moore — who has adhd himself — has been looking into the issue. this is one place a small fragment of central —— thodey acara for
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social media content about neurodiversity is made. i social media content about neurodiversity is made. i put a disclaimer— neurodiversity is made. i put a disclaimer that _ neurodiversity is made. i put a disclaimer that this _ neurodiversity is made. i put a disclaimer that this post - neurodiversity is made. i put a disclaimer that this post is - neurodiversity is made. i put a disclaimer that this post is not j disclaimer that this post is not showing every possible sign of adhd. he has more than 100,000 followers on instagram alone so she is careful about her content.— on instagram alone so she is careful about her content. although we have adhd it doesn't _ about her content. although we have adhd it doesn't make _ about her content. although we have adhd it doesn't make us _ about her content. although we have adhd it doesn't make us experts - about her content. although we havej adhd it doesn't make us experts and we are not doctors. i have a huge responsibility to make sure my facts are correct because i know that if i do not, it could be very misleading. signs you may be neurodivergent. despite _ signs you may be neurodivergent. despite her approach there are worries some of the content simplifies complex conditions and can encourage people to self diagnose. it can encourage people to self diagnose-— can encourage people to self diaanose. .,, , ., diagnose. it was definitely social media that _ diagnose. it was definitely social media that really _ diagnose. it was definitely social media that really kicked - diagnose. it was definitely social media that really kicked off - diagnose. it was definitely social media that really kicked off my i media that really kicked off my understanding of difference beyond quirkiness. understanding of difference beyond auirkiness. . understanding of difference beyond auirkiness. , ., , , , ., quirkiness. these other signs you could be autistic. _ quirkiness. these other signs you could be autistic. 23-year-old - quirkiness. these other signs you i could be autistic. 23-year-old beth and is officially _ could be autistic. 23-year-old beth and is officially diagnosed - could be autistic. 23-year-old beth and is officially diagnosed as - and is officially diagnosed as autistic but social media once filled the gap and didn't quite fit. yeah, i self diagnosed. i was not
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entirely comfortable doing it. there was part of me that did not want to take things from other people who, in my mind, were more worthy. the roblem in my mind, were more worthy. the problem is — in my mind, were more worthy. the problem is in _ in my mind, were more worthy. the problem is in 90 seconds also influences can only skim the surface of the issue. and many things can be taken out of context. it’s of the issue. and many things can be taken out of context.— taken out of context. it's only ever half the story _ taken out of context. it's only ever half the story and _ taken out of context. it's only ever half the story and people - taken out of context. it's only ever i half the story and people sometimes self diagnosed because they don't go into the hard—core, complexities. so why are people self diagnosing? there are worries this type of content is a substitute because waiting times for treatment are so long. i waiting times for treatment are so lonu. . .. waiting times for treatment are so lonu. ., ~' ., waiting times for treatment are so lon. ., ~' ., ., waiting times for treatment are so loni. ., ~' ., ., , long. i talk to someone where they were told the _ long. i talk to someone where they were told the waitlist _ long. i talk to someone where they were told the waitlist was - long. i talk to someone where they were told the waitlist was seven i were told the waitlist was seven years and for a system to say yeah, i totally agree, you need help, get an assessment, see you in two, three, four, five years? what kind of system is that?— of system is that? there are huge advantages _ of system is that? there are huge advantages to _ of system is that? there are huge advantages to an _ of system is that? there are huge advantages to an official- of system is that? there are huge i advantages to an official diagnosis, meaning access to education, therapy... meaning access to education, therapy- - -_ meaning access to education, thera , therapy... some things in life we can cut corners _
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therapy... some things in life we can cut corners with _ therapy... some things in life we can cut corners with an _ therapy... some things in life we can cut corners with an autism i can cut corners with an autism assessment, adhd assessment is not one of those things. tara assessment, adhd assessment is not one of those things.— one of those things. tara says only a professional— one of those things. tara says only a professional should _ one of those things. tara says only a professional should be _ one of those things. tara says only a professional should be trained i one of those things. tara says only a professional should be trained toj a professional should be trained to unpick these complex conditions. there is no doubt social media can be a real force for good for neurodivergent people. ii be a real force for good for neurodivergent people. if you take comfort from _ neurodivergent people. if you take comfort from a _ neurodivergent people. if you take comfort from a self-diagnosis, - neurodivergent people. if you take comfort from a self-diagnosis, i i comfort from a self—diagnosis, i think that is fine. but comfort from a self-diagnosis, i think that is fine.— think that is fine. but if you susect think that is fine. but if you suspect you _ think that is fine. but if you suspect you are, _ think that is fine. but if you suspect you are, the - think that is fine. but if you suspect you are, the advicej think that is fine. but if you i suspect you are, the advice is think that is fine. but if you - suspect you are, the advice is put down your phone. ii suspect you are, the advice is put down your phone.— suspect you are, the advice is put down your phone. if you are kind to ourself down your phone. if you are kind to yourself and _ down your phone. if you are kind to yourself and willing _ down your phone. if you are kind to yourself and willing to _ down your phone. if you are kind to yourself and willing to give - yourself and willing to give yourself and willing to give yourself brakes, then i think you will have an easier time of the journey of diagnosis. we're nowjoined by psychologist dr tara quinn—cirillo. you saw her in that report. good morning to you. thank you for joining us. morning to you. thank you for joining us— morning to you. thank you for joining us-_ i- morning to you. thank you for joining us._ i am - morning to you. thank you for| joining us._ i am quite joining us. morning. i am quite concerned _ joining us. morning. i am quite concerned and _ joining us. morning. i am quite concerned and i _ joining us. morning. i am quite concerned and i imagine - joining us. morning. i am quite| concerned and i imagine people joining us. morning. i am quite - concerned and i imagine people would be with self—diagnosis, just because you have diagnosed yourself, in terms of treatment or help, that isn't an automatic given? absolutely, and quite often it can be wrong — absolutely, and quite often it can be wrong as well so those of us that
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work clinically with these conditions and have for many years, we go _ conditions and have for many years, we go through a lot of training, you pick up _ we go through a lot of training, you pick up a _ we go through a lot of training, you pick up a lot— we go through a lot of training, you pick up a lot of experience and it's not that— pick up a lot of experience and it's not that easy to pick it up from what _ not that easy to pick it up from what people on social media are doing _ what people on social media are doing with going on the behavioural presentation in the here and now and it'sjust _ presentation in the here and now and it's just one _ presentation in the here and now and it'sjust one part of an presentation in the here and now and it's just one part of an assessment for some _ it's just one part of an assessment for some of— it's just one part of an assessment for some of these conditions so actually. — for some of these conditions so actually, there is a roadblock already— actually, there is a roadblock already in— actually, there is a roadblock already in terms of assessment but there _ already in terms of assessment but there is— already in terms of assessment but there is also a roadblock in terms of treatment and support as well so 'ust of treatment and support as well so just diagnosing yourself may be useful. — just diagnosing yourself may be useful, may be useful for some people — useful, may be useful for some people to — useful, may be useful for some people to maybe think that way, but you certainly need to take the next step is— you certainly need to take the next step is well and get a formal assessment.— step is well and get a formal assessment. . , ., , ., assessment. and it is a gp that would refer _ assessment. and it is a gp that would refer you _ assessment. and it is a gp that would refer you to _ assessment. and it is a gp that would refer you to a _ assessment. and it is a gp that would refer you to a formal- would refer you to a formal assessment?— would refer you to a formal assessment? ., ., , ._ , assessment? there are many pathways. we are in the — assessment? there are many pathways. we are in the cost _ assessment? there are many pathways. we are in the cost of— assessment? there are many pathways. we are in the cost of living _ assessment? there are many pathways. we are in the cost of living crisis - we are in the cost of living crisis so you _ we are in the cost of living crisis so you can — we are in the cost of living crisis so you can get a referral via the nhs _ so you can get a referral via the nhs for— so you can get a referral via the nhs for many of these conditions but it's important to clarify that in the video— it's important to clarify that in the video that we were talking about adhd_ the video that we were talking about adhd but— the video that we were talking about adhd but also neurodiversity covers things— adhd but also neurodiversity covers things like _ adhd but also neurodiversity covers things like two rats, autism, dyslexia _ things like two rats, autism, dyslexia as well, and they have different — dyslexia as well, and they have different assessment roots so you can go _
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different assessment roots so you can go through your gp, the first point _ can go through your gp, the first point of— can go through your gp, the first point of call for many people should be your— point of call for many people should be your gp — point of call for many people should be your gp to access free assessment -- tourettes — be your gp to access free assessment —— tourettes. unfortunately there are long — —— tourettes. unfortunately there are long wait times as well and there _ are long wait times as well and there are — are long wait times as well and there are companies who do it, private — there are companies who do it, private clinicians, but the difficulty with that is also the cost — difficulty with that is also the cost. . .. . difficulty with that is also the cost. ., ~ , ., ,., difficulty with that is also the cost. w , ., ., cost. take us through some of the basics, cost. take us through some of the basics. and _ cost. take us through some of the basics, and good _ cost. take us through some of the basics, and good morning. - cost. take us through some of the i basics, and good morning. morning. if basics, and good morning. morning. if someone — basics, and good morning. morning. if someone were _ basics, and good morning. morning. if someone were to _ basics, and good morning. morning. if someone were to come _ basics, and good morning. morning. if someone were to come to - basics, and good morning. morning. if someone were to come to you - basics, and good morning. morning. if someone were to come to you to i if someone were to come to you to have an assessment as to whether or not, let's talk about adhd, for example, how long does it take mr mark adhd assessment, my specialism is a lot autism which takes longer but adhd, psychologists do an initial screening and refer to a specialist, psychologist will do an autism assessment rather than adhd although some do specialise in that. it's about looking at your current presentation which as i said is what people _ presentation which as i said is what people tend to concentrate on what they are _ people tend to concentrate on what they are talking about it in public forums _ they are talking about it in public forums but we also look at your developmental history are your schooling, education, where there have been— schooling, education, where there have been problems in people together what we call the formulation, looking at the global of your—
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formulation, looking at the global of your functioning and that is where — of your functioning and that is where sometimes things can get missed _ where sometimes things can get missed so— where sometimes things can get missed so it may involve having a talk with — missed so it may involve having a talk with someone, remembering what your schooling was like and talking at the _ your schooling was like and talking at the moment about the kind 18 plus. _ at the moment about the kind 18 plus. the — at the moment about the kind 18 plus, the people that would be using to talk— plus, the people that would be using to talk so— plus, the people that would be using to talk so by an adult assessment it would _ to talk so by an adult assessment it would differ and that's important, than for— would differ and that's important, than for a — would differ and that's important, than for a child, but looking at developmental history, giving you some _ developmental history, giving you some questionnaires to fill in and sometimes talking to your significant others as well because sometimes they are able to remember things— sometimes they are able to remember things that _ sometimes they are able to remember things that we may not or they would have been_ things that we may not or they would have been aware of things that maybe we were _ have been aware of things that maybe we were not— have been aware of things that maybe we were not aware of or cannot remember— we were not aware of or cannot remember from childhood as well and we pull— remember from childhood as well and we pull all— remember from childhood as well and we pull all that together in a report— we pull all that together in a report so— we pull all that together in a report so we look at all sorts of things— report so we look at all sorts of things and _ report so we look at all sorts of things and for some people as well with adhd sometimes you may see a neurologist and they would do particular tests as well so it really— particular tests as well so it really does depend on the condition. given— really does depend on the condition. given what— really does depend on the condition. given what you said just then, and it sounds like you are talking about a number of sessions, possibly, over a number of sessions, possibly, over a period of weeks and may be months, waiting for the assessment to be complete, you tell me, but when that, the situation, everyone could understand someone going do you know what? i need some answers sooner
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because i'm really struggling here. and in the absence of a system that is working, its kind of understandable that people go to another resource. it understandable that people go to another resource.— another resource. it really is. i'm really veteran — another resource. it really is. i'm really veteran clinician, _ another resource. it really is. i'm really veteran clinician, i've - another resource. it really is. i'm really veteran clinician, i've been j really veteran clinician, i've been doing _ really veteran clinician, i've been doing this — really veteran clinician, i've been doing this over 20 years so i do also _ doing this over 20 years so i do also get — doing this over 20 years so i do also get why the younger generation, people _ also get why the younger generation, people going to social media predominantly for their sources of information, will be wanting to look at quicker— information, will be wanting to look at quicker roots and we also have iot at quicker roots and we also have got it _ at quicker roots and we also have got it its — at quicker roots and we also have got it its perfect as ——if it is okayed _ got it its perfect as ——if it is okayed as— got it its perfect as ——if it is okayed as a perfect storm so we have people _ okayed as a perfect storm so we have people learning more about these things. _ people learning more about these things, it's fantastic that we have communities and people are talking about— communities and people are talking about it _ communities and people are talking about it because for some in the population— about it because for some in the population it presents very differently and they may not have been _ differently and they may not have been picked up so it's great to have the conversation, but the difficulties you have more and more people _ difficulties you have more and more people asking because they are noticing — people asking because they are noticing and things are resonating from _ noticing and things are resonating from these sound bites on tiktok and that's— from these sound bites on tiktok and that's what's putting pressure on services — that's what's putting pressure on services and don't forget we had a pandemic— services and don't forget we had a pandemic as well so the nhs is already— pandemic as well so the nhs is already stretched, autism assessment particularly _ already stretched, autism assessment particularly take longer, things like in — particularly take longer, things like in adhd assessment, so we have
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this perfect— like in adhd assessment, so we have this perfect storm whether or not enough _ this perfect storm whether or not enough people to do the assessments and they— enough people to do the assessments and they take time and i absolutely understand someone looking for alternatives but that's where we can iet alternatives but that's where we can get in _ alternatives but that's where we can get in a _ alternatives but that's where we can get in a danger zone in terms of people — get in a danger zone in terms of people going to the wrong types of clinicians _ people going to the wrong types of clinicians for these assessments. dr tara quinn—cirillo. thank you so much for your time this morning. a government spokesperson said they're committed to reducing adhd diagnosis delays and improving access to support. they said they're investing £2.5 million in improving autism diagnosis pathways and increasing investment into mental health services. it is saturday morning and it is 27 minutes past seven. we will carry on with this story we've been looking out through the week. this week on breakfast, we've been following the progress of 0ti mabuse, rylan and emma willis on their trek across the cairngorm mountains to raise money for comic relief. yesterday was supposed to be the final day of the challenge but dangerous weather conditions meant the team was forced to turn back before reaching the summit. let's take a look.
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should we just fly up? just been told that— should we just fly up? just been told that the weather is too bad for us to— told that the weather is too bad for us to continue today. which is a massive — us to continue today. which is a massive kick in the teeth. can you hear— massive kick in the teeth. can you hear it? _ massive kick in the teeth. can you hear it? and — massive kick in the teeth. can you hear it? and we are all very low. gutted _ hear it? and we are all very low. gutted that— hear it? and we are all very low. gutted that we cannot carry on. i feel like — gutted that we cannot carry on. i feel like we've kind of let everyone down _ feel like we've kind of let everyone down. ., ., , , ., feel like we've kind of let everyone down. ., , ., , , down. two days, we have slept outside, down. two days, we have slept outside. two — down. two days, we have slept outside, two days _ down. two days, we have slept outside, two days through - down. two days, we have slept outside, two days through the l down. two days, we have slept - outside, two days through the most extreme _ outside, two days through the most extreme temperatures, _ outside, two days through the mostl extreme temperatures, wind, snow, rain~ _ extreme temperatures, wind, snow, rain~ we've — extreme temperatures, wind, snow, rain~ we've done _ extreme temperatures, wind, snow, rain~ we've done it— extreme temperatures, wind, snow, rain. we've done it all. _ extreme temperatures, wind, snow, rain. we've done it all. and - extreme temperatures, wind, snow, rain. we've done it all. and we - rain. we've done it all. and we thought— rain. we've done it all. and we thought that _ rain. we've done it all. and we thought that that _ rain. we've done it all. and we thought that that was - rain. we've done it all. and we thought that that was enough. rain. we've done it all. and we i thought that that was enough for rain. we've done it all. and we - thought that that was enough for us to make _ thought that that was enough for us to make it— thought that that was enough for us to make it up— thought that that was enough for us to make it up to— thought that that was enough for us to make it up to the _ thought that that was enough for us to make it up to the summit. - thought that that was enough for us to make it up to the summit. average
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wind streams — to make it up to the summit. average wind streams of— to make it up to the summit. average wind streams of all— to make it up to the summit. average wind streams of all wind _ to make it up to the summit. average wind streams of all wind speeds - wind streams of all wind speeds above 60 at the moment and forecasted 80 miles an hour so we have to regroup and see if we can come up the east side to give us some shelter or at least have a look at a different route to match the weather forecasting model. we've got a 50-50 chance _ weather forecasting model. we've got a 50-50 chance of _ weather forecasting model. we've got a 50-50 chance of getting _ weather forecasting model. we've got a 50-50 chance of getting to - weather forecasting model. we've got a 50-50 chance of getting to the - a 50—50 chance of getting to the summit. — a 50—50 chance of getting to the summit, 50—50 is betterthan a 50—50 chance of getting to the summit, 50—50 is better than today. so l'm _ summit, 50—50 is better than today. so l'm not— summit, 50—50 is better than today. so i'm not going to cry. i'm a bit angry— so i'm not going to cry. i'm a bit angry but— so i'm not going to cry. i'm a bit angry but i'm not going to cry. i am not upset _ angry but i'm not going to cry. i am not upset because we are going up the mountain tomorrow and we will iet the mountain tomorrow and we will get to— the mountain tomorrow and we will get to the _ the mountain tomorrow and we will get to the summit. emma willis, 0ti mabuse and rylan join us now from the cairngorms. ican i can see you are stamping your feet trying to keep warm, huddling together. it must�*ve been so disappointing. good morning. we saw how disappointed you were but you are going to do it today. how are you feeling? d0 are going to do it today. how are you feeling?— are going to do it today. how are ou feelin? ~ ., ., . you feeling? do you know what? we are all a little _ you feeling? do you know what? we are all a little bit _ you feeling? do you know what? we are all a little bit apprehensive - are all a little bit apprehensive because today still is an attempt. it is still on the green light yet but we are here, we are one step
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further than we were yesterday. the camp yesterday was about 500 metres at the start of the mountain. today, we have dropped in at 500 metres. we are nervous, is currently gusting 70 miles an hour at the top which is not safe but we are attempting it, we are hoping to get as far as we can and we have just got everything crossed that the winds give us one little break and we just slide in. get up there. we little break and we 'ust slide in. get up thereh little break and we 'ust slide in. get u- there. . ., ., .,, ., get up there. we are all hoping that toda will get up there. we are all hoping that today will be — get up there. we are all hoping that today will be the _ get up there. we are all hoping that today will be the day. _ get up there. we are all hoping that today will be the day. emma, - get up there. we are all hoping that today will be the day. emma, tooki get up there. we are all hoping that. today will be the day. emma, took us through some basics. have you eaten properly? are you looking after yourselves? that is what you will need, you need to be well resourced! that's on the question we want right now! _ we have had a hot drink but we haven't — we have had a hot drink but we haven't had any food yet, i don't know— haven't had any food yet, i don't know if— haven't had any food yet, i don't know if we're going to get a chance. we just— know if we're going to get a chance. we just want to get going while there _ we just want to get going while there is— we just want to get going while there is a — we just want to get going while there is a slight window of opportunity, which is why we are out
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here and _ opportunity, which is why we are out here and it _ opportunity, which is why we are out here and it is — opportunity, which is why we are out here and it is still dark. but we are going — here and it is still dark. but we are going to head along the ridge. i don't _ are going to head along the ridge. i don't know— are going to head along the ridge. i don't know if you can see it in the background, and then out into the distance. — background, and then out into the distance, which can't actually see because — distance, which can't actually see because the mountain we are climbing is in the _ because the mountain we are climbing is in the clouds at the minute. as we said. — is in the clouds at the minute. as we said. the _ is in the clouds at the minute. as we said, the winds are pretty bad up there _ we said, the winds are pretty bad up there. the visibility is pretty poor and the _ there. the visibility is pretty poor and the temperature is apparently, with the _ and the temperature is apparently, with the wind, about —10. even though— with the wind, about —10. even though it — with the wind, about —10. even though it is _ with the wind, about —10. even though it is better than yesterday, it is still— though it is better than yesterday, it is still not fantastic, but we have — it is still not fantastic, but we have to — it is still not fantastic, but we have to try and get up there. as you have _ have to try and get up there. as you have said. _ have to try and get up there. as you have said, this is all for comic relief. — have said, this is all for comic relief. and _ have said, this is all for comic relief, and we are trying to raise as much— relief, and we are trying to raise as much money as possible for so many— as much money as possible for so many people that need it, both at home _ many people that need it, both at home and — many people that need it, both at home and across the world. we are not going _ home and across the world. we are not going to — home and across the world. we are not going to give up. we will not be beaten _ not going to give up. we will not be beaten we — not going to give up. we will not be beaten. we will try and get as high as we _ beaten. we will try and get as high as we can — beaten. we will try and get as high as we can in — beaten. we will try and get as high as we can in the weather today. 0ti, as we can in the weather today. oti, what are the — as we can in the weather today. (it .. what are the motivational techniques that you are all using? who is the singer, who is the grabbed our hands
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and pull along? who is pushing you along? we missed that, do that again for me, 0ti. i along? we missed that, do that again for me. 0ti-— for me, oti. i have to sing to motivate us. _ for me, oti. i have to sing to motivate us. rylan _ for me, oti. i have to sing to motivate us. rylan is - for me, oti. i have to sing to motivate us. rylan is pulling| for me, oti. i have to sing to - motivate us. rylan is pulling me along. emma isjust picking me out of every single bubble. we are trying to keep our spirits high because it is so difficult. 0ur bodies are starting to ache, but we've got each other, and we have had each other for the last three days. somehow we have laughed, we have cried, we havejust days. somehow we have laughed, we have cried, we have just found deeper meaning. it has been the hardest, most beautifuljourney that i have ever been on. it has been incredible. i have ever been on. it has been incredible-— incredible. and i did hear your weather reporter _ incredible. and i did hear your weather reporter say - incredible. and i did hear your weather reporter say that - incredible. and i did hear your - weather reporter say that aberdeen is 11 weather reporter say that aberdeen is it at _ weather reporter say that aberdeen is it at the — weather reporter say that aberdeen is 11 at the moment. we are about an hour from _ is 11 at the moment. we are about an hour from aberdeen. that is a lie!
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we will— hour from aberdeen. that is a lie! we will pass that on to the weather people, i promise you. i note from the comfort of the sofa here it is very easy to say that it is stunningly beautiful where you are. i know it is grim and it is cold, but we have just seen the ridge of the hill there, and it is a beautiful place, isn't it? yes, it is. beautiful place, isn't it? yes, it is- when _ beautiful place, isn't it? yes, it is- when we — beautiful place, isn't it? yes, it is. when we have _ beautiful place, isn't it? yes, it is. when we have been - beautiful place, isn't it? yes, it is. when we have been walking i beautiful place, isn't it? yes, it - is. when we have been walking over the last few days, 0ti has never been up here before. well, none of us have ever been up here before. she was saying all we doing is walking and looking down and making sure we don't roll out ankle and break it. we are missing so much of what we are passing, so we would stop along the wayjust to take it in. it is so stunningly beautiful. we are incredibly lucky. it has been hard, but we are so lucky to be here and see this. we hard, but we are so lucky to be here and see this-— and see this. we saw a caterpillar yesterday. _ and see this. we saw a caterpillar yesterday. and — and see this. we saw a caterpillar yesterday, and it _ and see this. we saw a caterpillar yesterday, and it was _ and see this. we saw a caterpillar yesterday, and it was like - and see this. we saw a caterpillar yesterday, and it was like the - yesterday, and it was like the highlight of our day.- yesterday, and it was like the highlight of our day. guys, good
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luck. stay safe. _ highlight of our day. guys, good luck. stay safe. obviously - highlight of our day. guys, good luck. stay safe. obviously the i luck. stay safe. obviously the reason you didn't do it yesterday is because of safety, and that is paramount. you have a team with you as well, but stay safe. keep cuddling each other, keep smiling, and we will talk to you after you have completed the challenge and been successful in the challenge. thank you for your support, as well. we have really appreciated. fiend thank you for your support, as well. we have really appreciated. and can we 'ust we have really appreciated. and can we just say. — we have really appreciated. and can we just say. if— we have really appreciated. and can we just say. if you — we have really appreciated. and can we just say, if you have _ we have really appreciated. and can we just say, if you have donated, i we just say, if you have donated, thank— we just say, if you have donated, thank you — we just say, if you have donated, thank you so much. we really appreciate it, and if you can, we would _ appreciate it, and if you can, we would appreciate that as well. look after yourselves. _ would appreciate that as well. look after yourselves. take _ would appreciate that as well. ii_;f7;f7< after yourselves. take care, and good luck. we will keep you posted here, if they get the green light to go ahead throughout the morning. it sounds like it will be a decision that will be made as they look up and decide. they were talking about the fundraising efforts, and if you want to do, here is what to do.
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hello, this is breakfast, with naga munchetty and charlie stayt. there are warnings this morning from the united nations that international aid is struggling to reach rebel—held areas of syria following monday's devastating earthquakes. syrian state media says the government has approved the delivery of emergency aid, but only one border crossing between turkey and syria is open. more than 24,000 people are now known to have been killed, and millions more have been left homeless with nowhere to shelter, in freezing temperatures. this is one of the live images we are able to show you this morning,
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and this is gaziantep. we have spent and this is gaziantep. we have spent a bit of time in the city with our correspondence and the cameras, watching as, firstly, the rescue operation has been under way, and much more so over the past 24 hours. what we are seeing is a clearing operation. heavy machinery is being used a lot more, but what remains the case, and indeed, overnight our correspondence have been saying, the reports of a pregnant woman and her child being rescued. even now, five days after the earthquake. so there is a degree of hope, certainly, for the families of the loved ones there that there may yet be people found. but you get a sense of the operation thatis but you get a sense of the operation that is going on there now. we're joined now by elias abu ata from the international rescue committee, who has travelled to turkey to help with the aid efforts. very good morning to you, elias. can
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you give us an idea of the work you will be doing and the aid you will be trying to get to those people who need it most?— be trying to get to those people who need it most? ,., ., ., ., need it most? good morning, charlie, and thank you — need it most? good morning, charlie, and thank you for _ need it most? good morning, charlie, and thank you for having _ need it most? good morning, charlie, and thank you for having me. - need it most? good morning, charlie, and thank you for having me. it i need it most? good morning, charlie, and thank you for having me. it is i and thank you for having me. it is day number six and, as we can see, the prospects of us trying to conduct a search and rescue are getting low. we have real concern with all of these challenges that have been going on in the field for our staff. have been going on in the field for ourstaff. forthe have been going on in the field for our staff. for the irc, which is a member of the disaster relief committee, which is an umbrella of uk charities that launch collective appeals to raise funds, we have ramped up our support for our partners in turkey and syria to start providing cash distributions for those families affected, in addition to providing safe spaces for women and children and health programming so we can try to treat those injured who have been rescued from under the rubble. it is clearly
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a disaster, because when we look at the numbers we are talking about over 20,000 people who have died and over 20,000 people who have died and over 60,000 injured and thousands of buildings damaged. it is freezing cold right now in turkey and in northern syria. i am currently in ankara, which is almost 500 kilometres away from gaziantep, which i am heading to tomorrow, to work with our teams on the ground and witnessed the programming and our response that we are trying to do, and we are scaling up as we speak. the situation couldn't be worse, and one of our main concerns for the time being is health, because we do know that for northern syria there has been challenges in terms of securing medical supplies, hospitals and health facilities have reported critically low levels of medical items. painkillers, sarah ms and gauze bandages, so we really need to call the international
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community for an urgent increase in funding —— serums. and of course, access points to ensure the aid and assistance is going to those people, the hundreds and thousands of people who are in need and have been affected by this catastrophe. elias, i affected by this catastrophe. elias, i understand _ affected by this catastrophe. elias, i understand that _ affected by this catastrophe. elias, i understand that two _ affected by this catastrophe. elias, i understand that two of _ affected by this catastrophe. elias, i understand that two of your i affected by this catastrophe. elias, i understand that two of your own international rescue committee staff have died as a result of the quake itself. can you tell us a little more about that? absolutely. it's been heartbreaking _ more about that? absolutely. it's been heartbreaking for— more about that? absolutely. it's been heartbreaking for us, - more about that? absolutely. it's been heartbreaking for us, and i more about that? absolutely. it's| been heartbreaking for us, and we were shocked by the news. unfortunately two of our dear staff members who have been dedicated and working around the clock with clients and alleviating their sufferings, they have passed from this disaster. the irc, our main priority is to ensure the safety and security of our staff, and once we have the news, it was devastating for all of us here. staff are still in shock, and some of them have shown tremendous resilience in terms of dealing with the situation. 0ur of dealing with the situation. our staff have been impacted themselves
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by this crisis, so to look at them and see them processing all that has been going on and still going to work and trying to help others, it has been really impressive for all of us. no—one would want to be in their shoes at this moment. the irc is working with the families of those who have passed, unfortunately, to try to provide as much support as possible to them and ensure that they along with many, many others are being able to survive and get by through these terrible conditions that they are going through. terrible conditions that they are going through-— terrible conditions that they are going through. elias, thank you so much for your— going through. elias, thank you so much for your time _ going through. elias, thank you so much for your time and _ going through. elias, thank you so much for your time and for - going through. elias, thank you so much for your time and for the i going through. elias, thank you so i much for your time and for the work your organisation does. thank you very much. elias is with the international rescue committee, and you get a sense of the scale of the task that lies ahead for them in terms of getting aid where it is needed most. louise will have the weather for us shortly. it is getting more mild, which i think many would appreciate on the rugby pitches. yes.
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which i think many would appreciate on the rugby pitches.— on the rugby pitches. yes, and a lot like rain and — on the rugby pitches. yes, and a lot like rain and mud _ on the rugby pitches. yes, and a lot like rain and mud to _ on the rugby pitches. yes, and a lot like rain and mud to slide _ on the rugby pitches. yes, and a lot like rain and mud to slide around i like rain and mud to slide around them. the pictures don't do that much. it is an intriguing weekend ahead. starting it all off today, the clash between the two favourites, ireland, and france in dublin. scotland against wales, scotland will be so buoyant after their fantastic performance against england last weekend, but today the bogeyman is in town, the wales coach, because he has a record of 11 victories, an unblemished record against scotland. i5 victories, an unblemished record against scotland.— victories, an unblemished record against scotland. is he going to be leased against scotland. is he going to be pleased you _ against scotland. is he going to be pleased you called _ against scotland. is he going to be pleased you called him _ against scotland. is he going to be pleased you called him a _ against scotland. is he going to be i pleased you called him a bogeyman? i think it is a compliment, because it means he'sjust got think it is a compliment, because it means he's just got this amazing winning streak against scotland. he's got this voodoo hex over them, whatever you want to call it. the midas touch. _ whatever you want to call it. the midas touch. on _ whatever you want to call it. the midas touch. on current - whatever you want to call it. the midas touch. on current form, i whatever you want to call it. the i midas touch. on current form, wales lost their opening _ midas touch. on current form, wales lost their opening match _ midas touch. on current form, wales lost their opening match against i lost their opening match against ireland. this second weekend of six nations action is usually a defining moment in where the title
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is going to end up. if wales lose again its game over, and scotland will be dreaming of a first ever six nations crown. while in dublin it's the top two teams in the world rankings, the pre—tournament favourites, squaring off in what many are saying will be the championship and grand slam decider, as patrick gearey reports. 2:15 this afternoon in dublin may be as close as the six nations gets to high noon. the world number one and the champions. but what feels like an ending is, in fact, near the start. commentator: try for| caelan doris for ireland! ireland began by sweeping aside wales, but it was different for france. they went to the edge against italy but fought back. a scare to wake them up, or will ireland play on deeperfears? i wish i was going to the game, walking down to the game with my mates or the family, you know, with the kids, because this is the type of game
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that everyone wants to be part of, you know? and, yeah, home advantage has to be a weapon for us, doesn't it? i think we've all got a responsibility for that. scotland's challenge — top this. duhan van der merwe's try still looks like a dream sequence — english tacklers and jaws on the floor. a third calcutta cup win in a row belongs to history but for the scottish head coach, it's also a thing of the past. they've been working on wales. there hasn't been an edge to training like there was last week. like, we've had physical sessions. we've said other things in meetings and how players are talking to each other, and it all seems like theirfocus is on improving this week, which is all you can ask forfrom your group. but which wales await? the team that took the game to ireland in the second half was a different beast to the one which started so badly, and the side which will face scotland is different again. 0ut goes such pillars of welsh rugby as alun wynjones.
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in come five new faces in the forwards. these are in—between times for the welsh. over the horizon from murrayfield is the world cup in france. saturday's game is important for us, but we need think to think long—term as well. we need to think about the next seven or eight months. like, so we've got a huge disparity between those experienced players or the number of caps they've got and a lot of youngsters. change can bring vulnerability. steve borthwick's mission to build a new england hit a hitch against scotland, and a team in flux must now face a united italy — a nation they have never been beaten by. if some things didn't need fixing, steve or i wouldn't be here, right? so, clearly, we've got a job to do and some things that need improving. we're confident we can do that. we also understand that could take a period of time, but we're desperate to win at the weekend. by monday, at least one grand slam dream will be over. some might rise to the top of the world. others may tumble back to earth. the six nations is always in motion.
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patrick gearey, bbc news. in club rugby and the premiership cup, london irish have made the finalfor the second year running. they lost in the final last year to the worcester warriors, who are no more and are planning to be reformed as sixways. as for london irish, they booked their return to the show piece final in march with a 30—18 victory over northampton saints. exeter take on sale sharks tomorrow to decide who will challenge for the trophy in that final. hearts fans can enjoy their weekend after their side booked their place in the scottish cup quarter—finals. they beat hamilton academical 2—0 last night, stephen humphrys opening the scoring to top off a wonderful team move before cammy devlin added a second after half—time. scottish cup action continues today with celtic facing st mirren this evening. holders rangers are in action tomorrow. england get their women's t20 world cup campaign under way later today as they take on the west indies in paarl, south africa. heather knight and her team will be hoping for better fortunes
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than those enjoyed by the host nation yesterday. south africa were stunned on opening night, losing by three runs to a sri lanka side playing their first match since october. finally back to the six nations and the big news ahead of scotland vs wales at murrayfield is that the match ball is on course to make it on time. it's live on the bbc, by the way! it's on the back of a bike, which is being ridden as part of the marathon ride from cardiff to edinburgh — 555 miles in 55 hours — all raising money for doddie aid, which is all about raising funds for motor neurone disease research, plus giving support for families. who better to give you some moral support on a bike than sir chris hoy, 6—time 0lympic cycling champion? hejoined the tartan team in the north—east, giving some top tips on how to deal with the aches and pains and then getting on a bike himself for the next leg, heading to the north—east. some interesting conditions there.
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and all the time, driving them on is the memory of scotland legend doddie weir who was diagnosed with mnd six years ago and passed away last november. it was led by rob wainwright, the former scotland team—mate of doddie. we will chat to him in one hour, they will have a breakfast break. 0h, they will have a breakfast break. oh, good! pet they will have a breakfast break. oh, tood! �* �* they will have a breakfast break. oh, tood! . �* ., oh, good! at berwick-upon-tweed near the border and — oh, good! at berwick-upon-tweed near the border and they _ oh, good! at berwick-upon-tweed near the border and they plan _ oh, good! at berwick-upon-tweed near the border and they plan to _ oh, good! at berwick-upon-tweed near the border and they plan to be - oh, good! at berwick-upon-tweed near the border and they plan to be in - the border and they plan to be in edinburgh way before kick—off, 2:15pm at charlotte square, go see them, give them some support. maybe go watch them at a pub in edinburgh, go watch them at a pub in edinburgh, go to charlotte square, see the match ball, make it is in tip conditions and give the team some support. conditions and give the team some su- tort. ., . . conditions and give the team some su . ort. ,, , , , , support. spirits will be high. they are on the home _ support. spirits will be high. they are on the home straight. - support. spirits will be high. they are on the home straight. across| support. spirits will be high. they i are on the home straight. across the border, are on the home straight. across the border. after — are on the home straight. across the border, after they _ are on the home straight. across the border, after they have _ are on the home straight. across the border, after they have chatted i are on the home straight. across the border, after they have chatted to i border, after they have chatted to us, hopefully. we will not delay them too much.— us, hopefully. we will not delay them too much. now on breakfast, it's time for newswatch. hello and welcome to newswatch, with me, samira ahmed. coming up — what can viewers expect
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now thatjournalists will be able to report on what happens infamily courts? and do we need to be told what the phrase "cabinet reshuffle" actually means? first, the number of people killed in monday's earthquakes in turkey and syria has been rising all week with compelling and distressing images of the destruction caused shown on television. one of the first on the scene was the bbc�*s middle east correspondent anna foster, who reported on monday's news at ten using just her mobile phone from the town of 0smaniye, 80 miles from the epicentre. wherever you look in this city, you can see where shopfronts have collapsed, there is broken glass and, of course, there is darkness, complete darkness everywhere — apart from the light of the mobile phone that you can see me by. and this is the scene that has been replicated across southern turkey. lighting there came courtesy of a taxi driver named berkan,
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via his mobile phone, and anna foster later tweeted these pictures of the two of them at work. broadcasting in those conditions is a considerable challenge and viewers expressed their admiration, including jules 0, who posted this: but in the days following, there were criticisms of some of the bbc�*s coverage, particularly a report on wednesday's evening news bulletins which — despite a warning of harrowing images to come from the presenter beforehand — upset janet georghiou: janet cra btree agreed:
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we discussed last week a review into the bbc�*s economics coverage. one of whose findings was that many viewers find the output "incomprehensible", and some of the terminology used "mystifying". simpler language and more explanation appear to be the answer, and notjust in the area of economics — but some members of the audience think that can be taken too far. take these lines seen on the bbc news website on tuesday: clive couzens read that, and this was his reaction. i'm wondering what the bbc
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thinks of its audience, whether they think we have any intelligence at all. in recent days, reporters on the website — on the news website, have felt it necessary to explain that the cabinet is "rishi sunak�*s group of most senior ministers" and that inflation is "the rate at which prices are rising". given that inflation has been in the news daily for several months now, is it really necessary? where will this end? will they soon be telling us that apples are a crispy green fruit, for example? please, give us some credit for some modicum of intelligence. one of the moves in that government reshuffle was the appointment of lee anderson to the post of deputy chairman of the conservative party. here are two political correspondents, nick eardley and ben wright, talking about mr anderson on thursday. anyone who works around here would tell you that lee anderson is no
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stranger to controversy. he has said several controversial things, from criticising the users of food banks — as you heard there — to remarks about the england football team taking the knee. references like those to "controversy" and the description of mr anderson as "controversial" caught the attention of tina stowell, a conservative peer who chairs the communications committee in the house of lords and used to work at the bbc. she tweeted: but russ jones thought that was:
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controversial or not, in an interview on wednesday on bbc radio nottinghamshire, lee anderson tried to turn the tables on presenter verity cowley. there is a worry by some that you might be a bit dishonest. no, not really. i mean, have you ever told a lie, verity? but we're not here to talk about me, we're here to talk about you. no, no, no, no — iasked the question, have you ever told a lie? the mp asked the presenter ten times if she'd ever told a lie and ended by asking for the whole ten—minute interview to be played in full as he said he didn't trust the bbc to cut it down fairly, or else not to be played at all. radio nottingham did run the whole interview, which also appeared on the bbc website, to the approval of andy brockman:
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0vernight on sunday, the bbc news channel reported on the grammys, the music industry's annual awards ceremony in los angeles. here's a headline they ran in one of their half—hour bulletins in the small hours of monday morning. and beyonce's big night — she gets ever closer to winning the most grammy awards of all time. that picture, of course, was not of the singer beyonce but the actress viola davis, another award winner that night. this isn't the first time the bbc has mixed up two famous people of colour, and mary anderson commented: bbc news posted this statement:
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now, the uk has always been much slower than the united states in opening up its legal process tojournalists and camera crews. things are changing, though, with limited filming in crown courts permitted since 2020, as it is in the supreme court and the court of appeal. and last week saw the start of a pilot scheme, whereby some reporting will be allowed of what happens in family courts — a part of the justice system which involves at least 500,000 people a year. one of the journalists who's going to be taking advantage of the new scheme is the bbc�*s sanchia berg, who's been reporting extensively on the family courts over her career, and shejoins me now. thank you so much for coming on newswatch, sanchia. why is it so important forjournalists to report from family courts? well, judges say that we no longer have the death penalty in england
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and wales, the family courts retain the most drastic powers of any court because they can take action to separate a child forever from its birth family, from its parents through adoption. they can also make a serious impact on family lives by taking children away, putting them into care, and they also make these critical decisions in what are called private law cases, where parents are separating, they cannot agree on where the children should go and the court will decide where they go. so, as you said, they involve hundreds of thousands of people every year but, until now, reporters haven't been allowed in, so there has been very little scrutiny. 0ccasionally, very exceptionally, we've been able to report cases. but this pilot in three court centres — leeds, cardiff and carlisle — should allow us to follow cases in an entirely different way. and of course, the other big thing about these family courts and care cases, particularly, is there have been a number of really high—profile awful child deaths that have hit the headlines —
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i'm thinking about star hobson, for example, and child protection is something that we should be able, through this pilot, to see much more closely. and a couple of the authorities involved in those cases, some of the highest profile child deaths, are actually in this pilot. so will there be stories you haven't really been able to report before that you might now have access to? yes. and what it means is that we can actually follow these cases step by step. we can report what happens in court. we have access to the evidence gathered by social workers, the reasons why they say the children should be taken into care. we can talk to families, we can describe what happens in court. all of these are new and they are just in these three pilot centres. will audio or cameras be allowed in at all to record anything? no, not at all, not at all. this is still, in some ways, a very closed environment, so we are the only people in addition to the families, the local authorities, the children's guardian
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from the children's court advisory service who will be in the court. if participants know that reporters are there, might it somehow distort the legal process? well you would think that's a possibility, and unfortunately, we haven't done a controlled experiment with this and spent time in these courts beforehand to judge whether it's different but certainly, when it comes to disturbing the normal process of the court, it doesn't seem like our presence has had that kind of impact. we know that there won't be any audio orfilming in these family courts but generally, is the legal system opening up to broadcasters? certainly. there is now the broadcasting of sentencing in criminal cases, which is quite significant, and there are certain other steps that the courts have been taking to try to make it easier for the press to do their work.
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i think certainly within the judiciary, there is a sense that openjustice is a really important principle, thatjustice has to be seen to be done as well as being done. but, as i'm sure you've discussed on this programme, the other side of the coin is that a lot of media organisations lack the staff and resources to send in court reporters, no matter how much thejudiciary might like to see them in there. sanchia berg, thank you so much. thank you for all your comments this week. if you want to share your opinions about what you see or hear on bbc news on tv, radio, online and social media, e—mail us. or you can find us on twitter. you can call us. and do have a look at previous interviews on our website. that's all from us. we'll be back to hear your thoughts about bbc news coverage again next week. goodbye.
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good morning welcome to breakfast with naga munchetty and charlie stayt. 0ur headlines today: more border crossings must open for aid to reach syria — the un says 5 million people in the country still desperately need help. a remarkable rescue — almost a week after the earthquakes — a six—year—old boy is pulled from the rubble. three people have been arrested after police clashed with demonstrators outside a hotel housing asylum seekers in merseyside. us fighterjets shoot down an unidentified object over alaska. good morning on a huge day of six nations action, as scotland look to build on their winning start, hosting wales, who lost their opening match to an ireland side,
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politicians and celebrities beware — the puppets of spitting image are taking to the stage. morning, all. a quiet weekend of weather awaits. it's going to be dry for all of us and quite mild as well out there, but we could be chasing cloud amounts around. not that much in the way of significant sunshine. all the details from me throughout the morning. it's saturday, 11th february. our top story — more than 24,000 people in turkey and syria are now known to have been killed in monday's devastating earthquakes and there are warnings that help is struggling to get through to some areas. syrian state media says the government has now approved the delivery of emergency aid to rebel—held parts of the country — but agencies are calling for more cross—border access from turkey. as the work continues — there have been some remarkable rescues. 0ur correspondent howard johnson has the latest. little musa hmeidi from jandairis in syria walks on top of the rubble
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that once imprisoned him. badly bruised and wrapped in bandages, he puts on a brave face. he was among four people pulled from the rubble four days after monday's deadly double earthquake. musa's rescue defies the odds. experts say 90% of survivors are rescued within the first three days after an earthquake. tragically, no—one else from his family survived. his care now rests in the hands of volunteers, in a country already pushed to the brink by a decade—long civil war. but, in a rare act of clemency, the syrian government have given permission for international aid to be delivered to rebel—held areas. across the border in turkey, rescuers in gaziantep work day and night, acutely aware their window of opportunity is beginning to close. unfortunately we have our team,
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canine, dogs, that are searching for survivors in antakya, and unfortunately no luck today. they couldn't find anyone. but we are continuing the search tomorrow, and we are still hoping. and the world is watching. in new york, the turkish un mission is busy packing aid and organising its delivery to those most in need. and in the uk, the disasters emergency committee say their earthquake appeal raised £32.9 million on its first day, including £5 million donated by the government. money that will go to help homeless survivors like sahir and her son, who miraculously escaped from the seventh floor of this building in gaziantep. translation: the earthquake was never-ending. _ my son was screaming, but somehow we managed to get down the stairs. a bbc news crew was there to witness mother and son reunited with father.
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he had driven for three days to get here, thisjoyous hug a reminder of the preciousness of life and love. howard johnson, bbc news. we can show you the scene in a city in the south—east of turkey, just north of gaziantep where the epicentre of the earthquake was very close to. here many buildings have been destroyed and rescue efforts continue. the turkish president did visit and aid help the. he was videoed hugging a survivor of the disaster and we will continue to bring you coverage of that. our middle east correspondent tom
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bateman is there and we will talk to him in a short while. three people have been arrested following clashes with police, outside a hotel providing refuge for asylum seekers on merseyside. police said officers had been dealing with what they described as an "initially peaceful protest". as nick garnett reports. flames lit up the dark as a police van is set on fire. initially peaceful, eventually violent, the protest called after claims about the behaviour of some people staying at the hotel towards young girls living locally. some rooms at the suites hotel have been used to house people seeking asylum. but as fighting broke out between protesters, counter—protesters and the police, all those inside could do was watch what was happening below as officers tried to restore calm. stones, bottles and bricks rained down. hundreds of protesters were involved. a number of arrests were made for public order offences and criminal damage. eventually, after more officers were drafted in and local roads
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were temporarily closed, police were able to disperse the crowd. well, this is what the van looks like now. now the police are withdrawing, things have calmed down and the roads are being cleared. but rebuilding relationships here — well, that's going to take a lot longer. as most police withdrew from the area and the roads were cleared of debris, half a dozen vans with officers and police dogs spent the night inside the hotel gates to make sure things remained calm. officials in the united states have been attempting to recover debris from a high altitude object, that was shot down over alaska last night. the white house said president biden ordered the destruction of the object "out of an abundance of caution". he's been facing criticism for his handling of the decision to shoot down a chinese balloon, nearly one week after it was discovered in american airspace. 0ur north america correspondent, nomia iqbal has the details.
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the details so far on this are vague. but the white house spokesman john kirby said that this unidentified object was flying at an altitude that was lower than the chinese spy balloon and therefore it posed a risk to commercial aircraft, which is what they were worried about. it was spotted about 24 hours ago, but they shot it down around about 1:30 eastern time on friday. mr kirby emphasised that it was the president, president biden, who ordered for it to be shot down, and this was after a fighterjet approached the object and assessed that it was unmanned. they will now assess the debris to find out exactly what this object was. mr kirby said that the president ordered for the shootdown out of an abundance of caution, but of course there's a lot of political pressure on him following the chinese spy balloon. republicans have criticised him for not acting more quickly, saying that he is weak on china. he was also heckled at the state of the union address about it. mr kirby said that the president has no regrets about how he handled the chinese spy balloon.
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the decision by the rmt union to reject the latest pay offerfor rail workers, has been condemned by the government and network rail. the transport secretary, mark harper called it a kick in the teeth for passengers, who may have been hoping for an end to the dispute. network rail said the union's insistence that it had conducted an in—depth consultation with its membership was frankly laughable. the rmt�*s general secretary, mick lynch, called the offer dreadful — and vowed to continue industrial action for as long as it took. the partner of nicola bulley says he's "100% convinced" she did not fall into the river, as detectives say they're keeping an open mind about what happened. the 45—year—old went missing two weeks ago while walking her dog by a river in lancashire. speaking to channel 5, paul ansell said the family was going through "unprecedented hell". personally, i'm100% convinced it's not the river. people don'tjust vanish into thin air, it's absolutely impossible.
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so something has happened. something has happened. find out what it is — find out what it is. my plea now is, personally, i want every house, every garage, every outbuilding, the land, scrutinised. i want it all searched. i want it all scrutinised, every piece of it. 0ur reporter phil mccann is in st michael's on wyre for us this morning. the police are keeping an open mind. what does that mean in terms of things on the ground? it what does that mean in terms of things on the ground?— what does that mean in terms of things on the ground? it means they are still appealing _ things on the ground? it means they are still appealing for— things on the ground? it means they are still appealing for cctv - things on the ground? it means they are still appealing for cctv footage i are still appealing for cctv footage and dash cam footage and for anybody driving through this village three fridays ago to get in touch with any information they may have. we heard
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from paul ansell referring to whether nicola had fallen into this river. 0ver whether nicola had fallen into this river. over a week ago now the police said that was their main working hypothesis, that for some reason she had fallen into this river. there have been extensive searches of this river all the way from just up the short path where she was last seen all the way down to the estuary. those searches have turned up nothing but the police are saying that is their working theory but they are conducting lots of searches and are trying to eliminate different scenarios that she could have been involved in. they are also saying they are continuing to see groundless and hurtful abuse of innocent people, which includes witnesses and local businesses, lots of speculation on this story online and they are continuing to seek commentary from so—called experts, ill informed speculation and
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conspiracy theories which they say is damaging to their investigation and to this community here and to nicola's family.— nicola's family. they say it must sto ., nicola's family. they say it must stop- thank _ nicola's family. they say it must stop. thank you. _ a world war two bomb exploded unexpectedly in great yarmouth yesterday, while work was being done to defuse it. people living nearby said they heard a loud bang and felt buildings shake up to 15 miles away. the bomb was first discovered close to two gas pipes on tuesday. no injuries have been reported. the time is 12 minutes past eight. just to let you know what is coming up, our lead story is the follow—up to the earthquake in turkey and in syria. a lot of questions about how aid will be getting through and we will be speaking to our correspondence in turkey to find out
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where they are, in amongst some terrible scenes. we are still hearing the occasional report of individuals being brought out alive. there is a five—year—old boy we had the story of, who was brought out alive. there are also reports this morning of a pregnant woman who was brought out alive yesterday. we will bring you up—to—date with all those development. the pictures you are seeing their of adiyaman, one of the cities in southern turkey hit by the devastation of the earthquakes that occurred in the early hours of monday morning. the time now is 30 minutes past eight. here's louise with a look at this morning's weather. that is a beautiful place. do you know that well? i don't but i am 'ust do you know that well? i don't but i am just illustrating _ do you know that well? i don't but i am just illustrating the _ do you know that well? i don't but i am just illustrating the point - do you know that well? i don't but i am just illustrating the point it i do you know that well? i don't but i am just illustrating the point it is i am just illustrating the point it is mild in eastern scotland. somebody
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was saying it wasn't about 9 degrees at the moment, quite a lot of cloud around but spare a thought for a couple of days ago in 0xfordshire. we had minus seven celsius. quite a hard frost but what a difference this mild story is now developing into and that is because we have a westerly breeze. take a look at oxford, looks totally different. yes 0xford, looks totally different. yes cloudy, grey skies about mild. around nine celsius. why have we suddenly got this milder air flooding in? the high pressure is still with us but because it is just starting to change position, we are dragging this westerly flow. this milder air source coming dragging this westerly flow. this milderairsource coming in dragging this westerly flow. this milder air source coming in off the atlantic, that means a lot of cloud around today. don't expect those sparkling blue skies we had a few days ago. lots of cloud. if we see some breaks, likely across parts of aberdeenshire, here temperatures 12
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or 13 degrees but generally speaking, brighterskies or 13 degrees but generally speaking, brighter skies into the afternoon. if the cloud sits stubbornly across south—east england, the prepared for a spot or two of drizzle. through the evening we keep that cloud but where the brakes continue to develop across eastern scotland, they beat lowe's into one or 2 degrees. generally frost free sunday morning. the breeze will strengthen up to the north and west and that could break up north and west and that could break up the cloud further so more sunshine coming through potentially for sunday. still cloudy skies across east anglia, south—east england, hit double figures quite widely. as we move into monday, that strength and it wouldn't is likely to be more of a feature and that will continue to break up the cloud. a weather front trying to push on from the atlantic but it will not really arrive towards us until the middle part of the week. it is business as usual on monday, best of
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these sunny spells scotland, northern ireland, more cloud across central and eastern england, are still mild but rain to come in the forecast. so gardeners and growers, you are starting to question whether we are going to see some rain, you can see that wetter weather pushing it from the west. by the middle of the week, outbreaks of rain, it will stay mild, double figures widely across the country but the rain turns showery into next weekend. we will continue our coverage from the fallout of the earthquakes in turkey and syria. and we can now speak to our middle east correspondent tom bateman, who's in the southern turkish city of adana this morning. tom, good morning. we have been showing our viewers pictures from gaziantep and adiyaman. some
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remarkable rescues we have seen. the search operation has very much changed in tone.— search operation has very much changed in tone. yes, i am having trouble hearing _ changed in tone. yes, i am having trouble hearing you _ changed in tone. yes, i am having trouble hearing you now— changed in tone. yes, i am having trouble hearing you now but i'm i trouble hearing you now but i'm hoping you can still see and hear me. you mentioned gaziantep and a sign of how precarious things still are, aftershocks are still being felt. bbc colleagues there in the last few moments felt another powerful aftershock. here in a diner, it is very much a case that the rescue operation has become recovery. we have revisited this building. we have been to several times. it is thought it had more than 100 people sleeping in it when the earthquake struck. they are still taking bodies from this building, another one last night.
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they believe another 20 under the rubble. 0ne they believe another 20 under the rubble. one of the big issues remains, that it is notjust people evacuated from buildings when the earthquake struck but it is what has happened afterwards. many buildings are unsafe so people cannot stay in their homes. what you have is a city of the displaced. people having to stay out day and night and it is not just because they cannot stay in their buildings but people are coming to the sites for something of a vigil. we have been chatting to people here, these are the friends, neighbours, and they wait for news. 0ne neighbours, and they wait for news. one of the people here was telling us there friend was a carpenter who lived in this building, they have been waiting for news of him and his body was pulled out last night. still they wait for more news while they themselves cannot access their homes. there are some camps here but
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facilities are extremely basic and it remains extremely cold at night. here we have a very severe humanitarian crisis.- here we have a very severe humanitarian crisis. you have been talkint to humanitarian crisis. you have been talking to people — humanitarian crisis. you have been talking to people and _ humanitarian crisis. you have been talking to people and describing i talking to people and describing their weight. what are they being told in terms of how long to wait and where to wait and what information is coming through? those that can tet information is coming through? those that can get into _ information is coming through? those that can get into some _ information is coming through? those that can get into some of _ information is coming through? those that can get into some of the - that can get into some of the official encampments set up by the turkish government are doing that. so they can spend the days and nights there but it is so extremely cold and facilities are very, very basic. but we have this huge homelessness issue now across the region. the turkish government believes that more than 12,000 buildings have collapsed, that is probably an underestimate, so that gives you some sense of the buildings destroyed. beyond that,
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many, many more buildings are deemed unsafe. some can go to relatives and friends further afield in turkey. but those that cannot are literally on the streets and that is what we have been seeing. turkish officials said last night they hope within a year they can get everybody rehoused and back into permanent accommodation. again that feels like an extremely optimistic assessment given the scale of this disaster, given the scale of this disaster, given the scale of this disaster, given the scale of what is continuing to emerge across the region. continuing to emerge across the retion. ., ., ~ i. continuing to emerge across the retion. ., ., ~ ., ., region. tom, thank you. tom bateman there in adana- — region. tom, thank you. tom bateman there in adana. the _ region. tom, thank you. tom bateman there in adana. the time _ region. tom, thank you. tom bateman there in adana. the time is _ region. tom, thank you. tom bateman there in adana. the time is 20 - there in adana. the time is 20 minutes past eight. with their colourful design, sweet flavours and attractive packaging, e—cigarettes, orvapes, are becoming increasingly popular among young people. after a rise in shops illegally selling the products to children — the local government association says strict new measures to regulate the market are needed. here's crispin rolfe.
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you see 10—12 year old smoking down the street now. the you see10-12 year old smoking down the street now.— the street now. the legal limit is 2% but some _ the street now. the legal limit is 2% but some of _ the street now. the legal limit is 2% but some of the _ the street now. the legal limit is 2% but some of the disposables| the street now. the legal limit is i 2% but some of the disposables are 5% upwards. 2% but some of the disposables are 5% upwards-— 2% but some of the disposables are s�*xiu-wards. , , s�*xi upwards. disposable vapours, they come with three _ s�*xi upwards. disposable vapours, they come with three problems, _ s�*xi upwards. disposable vapours, they come with three problems, unknown l come with three problems, unknown health concerns... we come with three problems, unknown health concerns. . .— health concerns... we can't say they are risk-free- _ health concerns... we can't say they are risk-free. littering. .. _ health concerns. .. we can't say they are risk-free. littering... if- health concerns. .. we can't say they are risk-free. littering... if this- are risk-free. littering... if this was a torch _ are risk-free. littering... if this was a torch light _ are risk-free. littering... if this was a torch light came - are risk-free. littering... if this was a torch light came out i are risk-free. littering... if this was a torch light came out of i are risk-free. littering... if this| was a torch light came out of it, you would — was a torch light came out of it, you would not throw this. and most of all, you would not throw this. and most of all. they — you would not throw this. and most of all. they are _ you would not throw this. and most of all, they are fashion _ you would not throw this. and most of all, they are fashion for - of all, they are fashion for children under 18 are using them. because of their colours, child friendly flavours, they are attracting children and young people to use them, people becoming addicted to nicotine which is not good for their health. thea;r addicted to nicotine which is not good for their health. they being amont good for their health. they being among secondary _ good for their health. they being among secondary school- good for their health. they being j among secondary school children good for their health. they being i among secondary school children is rising with nearly 20% of 15—year—olds using e cigarettes in 2021. doctors say the children are being targeted by companies because
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of their bright packaging, exotic flavours and enticing names. disposable vapours are clearly an environmental issue here on grimsby�*s freeman street and yet surprisingly vape shops also say they would like to ban them, saying they would like to ban them, saying they can more easily get into children's hands and potentially can contain more nicotine than is healthy. the health effects of the cigarettes are unknown but what the students of franklin college in grimsby think about banning disposable vapours?- grimsby think about banning disposable vapours? grimsby think about banning dis-osable va tours? ., , ., , ., disposable vapours? young people are va-tin and disposable vapours? young people are vaping and getting _ disposable vapours? young people are vaping and getting addicted _ disposable vapours? young people are vaping and getting addicted at - disposable vapours? young people are vaping and getting addicted at such i vaping and getting addicted at such a young age. ii vaping and getting addicted at such a young age-— a young age. if they were to ban them completely, _ a young age. if they were to ban them completely, people - a young age. if they were to ban them completely, people would | a young age. if they were to ban i them completely, people would go back to _ them completely, people would go back to smoking. i them completely, people would go back to smoking.— them completely, people would go back to smoking. i don't think there should be a — back to smoking. i don't think there should be a ban _ back to smoking. i don't think there should be a ban but— back to smoking. i don't think there should be a ban but they _ back to smoking. i don't think there should be a ban but they should i back to smoking. i don't think there should be a ban but they should be| should be a ban but they should be more _ should be a ban but they should be more regulation. _ should be a ban but they should be more regulation. like _ should be a ban but they should be more regulation. like you - should be a ban but they should be more regulation. like you said, i should be a ban but they should be| more regulation. like you said, you do not _ more regulation. like you said, you do not know— more regulation. like you said, you do not know the _ more regulation. like you said, you do not know the impacts _ more regulation. like you said, you do not know the impacts of- more regulation. like you said, you do not know the impacts of vaping.| do not know the impacts of vaping. in do not know the impacts of vaping. in ten— do not know the impacts of vaping. in ten years — do not know the impacts of vaping. in ten years they— do not know the impacts of vaping. in ten years they could _ do not know the impacts of vaping. in ten years they could say - do not know the impacts of vaping. in ten years they could say they. do not know the impacts of vaping.j in ten years they could say they big is the _ in ten years they could say they big is the worst— in ten years they could say they big is the worst thing _ in ten years they could say they big is the worst thing you _ in ten years they could say they big is the worst thing you could - in ten years they could say they big is the worst thing you could ever i is the worst thing you could ever do. ., , is the worst thing you could ever do. ., _ , ., , is the worst thing you could ever do. ., do. the government says it has some ofthe do. the government says it has some of the strongest _ do. the government says it has some of the strongest regulations - do. the government says it has some of the strongest regulations in - of the strongest regulations in place to prevent children from vaping and restricts sales to over
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18 's but it is clear at least in places like grimsby that that is not always doing the job. we're joined now by the chief executive of the chartered trading standards institute, john herriman. good morning. could you establish for us, the law says that it is illegal for a for us, the law says that it is illegalfor a retailer to for us, the law says that it is illegal for a retailer to sell vapours to anyone under the age of 18. where does trading standards, what is a trading standards role? the law says you cannot sell vapours to anybody under the age of 18 and our role working in local councils is to make sure high street shops, retailers are not selling those products to under age sales. 50 retailers are not selling those products to under age sales. so it's not working? _ products to under age sales. so it's not working? that _ products to under age sales. so it's not working? that is _ products to under age sales. so it's not working? that is the _ products to under age sales. so it's not working? that is the concern. i products to under age sales. so it's i not working? that is the concern. we are seeint not working? that is the concern. we are seeing a — not working? that is the concern. we are seeing a dramatic— not working? that is the concern. we are seeing a dramatic rise _ not working? that is the concern. we are seeing a dramatic rise amongst i are seeing a dramatic rise amongst young people who were starting to use vape. in the last year or so
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between 2021—22, there has been an increase, between 4% and 8%. between 2021-22, there has been an increase, between 4% and 8%. where are they getting _ increase, between 4% and 8%. where are they getting them _ increase, between 4% and 8%. where are they getting them from? - increase, between 4% and 8%. where are they getting them from? it - increase, between 4% and 8%. where are they getting them from? it is i are they getting them from? it is people who you have dealings with, who are shopkeepers, who are selling them illegally. who are shopkeepers, who are selling them illegally-— them illegally. illegally, yes. if an bod them illegally. illegally, yes. if anybody is— them illegally. illegally, yes. if anybody is purchasing - them illegally. illegally, yes. if anybody is purchasing one i them illegally. illegally, yes. if anybody is purchasing one of i them illegally. illegally, yes. if- anybody is purchasing one of these products under the age of 18, that is illegal. trading standards is working tirelessly during test purchases and going out and inspecting businesses to make sure that doesn't happen but the issue is we know these products are getting onto the high street and getting into the hands of young people. particularly at the moment disposable vapours. a dramatic increase and there has been an ten fold increase in the use of disposable votes by young people. those are the things you can get
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hold for less than a fiver. girls more likely — hold for less than a fiver. girls more likely to _ hold for less than a fiver. girls more likely to vape _ hold for less than a fiver. girls more likely to vape than i hold for less than a fiver. girls more likely to vape than boys, 10% of girls between 11 and 15. the fitures of girls between 11 and 15. the figures are — of girls between 11 and 15. ti; figures are shocking and of girls between 11 and 15. ti9: figures are shocking and that of girls between 11 and 15. ti9 figures are shocking and that is a concern. ~ .. figures are shocking and that is a concern. . ., ., ~ , . , concern. what makes me concern is what is it that _ concern. what makes me concern is what is it that shop _ concern. what makes me concern is what is it that shop owners, - concern. what makes me concern is what is it that shop owners, if i concern. what makes me concern is what is it that shop owners, if you l what is it that shop owners, if you have 10% of girls between 11 and 15, what is it that shop owners think or feel they can get away with? are they not getting the message? are they not getting the message? are they not getting the message? are they not being inspected closely enough? hearing other shops have been fined or whatever or banned from selling these things, what is not getting through? of the problem is, ifi not getting through? of the problem is, if i took an example, if you wanted to sell tobacco or alcohol, you need some form of license. if you need some form of license. if you want to sell vapours, you don't need that form of license in england and wales. the concern is there a retailers and big—name shops and
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supermarkets, convenience stores, garages, mobile phone accessory shops, all of those can sell vaping products. one of your trading standards officers goes to a local convenience store and witnesses a transaction taking place. what is the consequence to that shopkeeper? what is the worst that can happen to them? if shopkeeper? what is the worst that can happen to them?— can happen to them? if they broke the lava -- — can happen to them? if they broke the lava -- they — can happen to them? if they broke the law... they did, _ can happen to them? if they broke the law... they did, they - can happen to them? if they broke the law... they did, they have - can happen to them? if they broke the law... they did, they have the | the law... they did, they have the evidence. — the law... they did, they have the evidence, what _ the law... they did, they have the evidence, what is _ the law... they did, they have the evidence, what is the _ the law... they did, they have the l evidence, what is the consequence? the consequence is a fine of £2500. how many have been issued? idol a how many have been issued? not a hue how many have been issued? not a huge number- _ how many have been issued? not a huge number. you _ how many have been issued? not a huge number. you are _ how many have been issued? not a huge number. you are talking - how many have been issued? not a| huge number. you are talking about how many have been issued? not a i huge number. you are talking about a handful? i don't _ huge number. you are talking about a handful? i don't have _ huge number. you are talking about a handful? i don't have the _ huge number. you are talking about a handful? i don't have the exact - handful? i don't have the exact fiuures handful? i don't have the exact figures but _ handful? i don't have the exact figures but the _ handful? i don't have the exact figures but the fines _ handful? i don't have the exact figures but the fines are - handful? i don't have the exact figures but the fines are there. i figures but the fines are there. whether they are significant enough relative to the profits are a concern. relative to the profits are a concern-— relative to the profits are a concern. �* , ., ., ., concern. are they enough of a deterrent? — concern. are they enough of a deterrent? is _ concern. are they enough of a deterrent? is that _ concern. are they enough of a deterrent? is that enough - concern. are they enough of a deterrent? is that enough of. concern. are they enough of a l
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deterrent? is that enough of a deterrent? — deterrent? is that enough of a deterrent? also, _ deterrent? is that enough of a deterrent? also, should - deterrent? is that enough of a deterrent? also, should therel deterrent? is that enough of a i deterrent? also, should there be tighter regulation in place? that is the key issue here because there are lots of things that could be done to protect young people. for example, in scotland there is a registration scheme where shops need to have some form of registration and also need to do under age sales training. your organisation — to do under age sales training. your organisation are _ to do under age sales training. your organisation are obviously on the right side of this argument but am i a detecting a sense of frustration that you have enough people miss you go one day and in theory what you would like to do is go three days later and check again? i am assuming the reality of the workload means that cannot happen.— the reality of the workload means that cannot happen. trading standard officers, that cannot happen. trading standard officers. there _ that cannot happen. trading standard officers, there has _ that cannot happen. trading standard officers, there has been _ that cannot happen. trading standard officers, there has been a _ that cannot happen. trading standard officers, there has been a reduction l officers, there has been a reduction officers, there has been a reduction of capacity in the last ten years or so across the country. there is less capacity to do some of this enforcement activity. when you see a problem rising like vaping, what we
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want to do is do more activity to prevent young people getting hold of vapes but we had to prioritise that amongst a range of activities, product safety, making sure there is no allergens, correct labelling on foods. our challenge is to prioritise the activity of related to risk. hopefully we can do something about it in terms of regulation as well as enforcement and inspection activity. then hopefully stop that rise in the number of young people who are using vapes illegally. trier? number of young people who are using vapes illegally-— vapes illegally. very interesting. thank ou vapes illegally. very interesting. thank you for— vapes illegally. very interesting. thank you for your _ vapes illegally. very interesting. thank you for your time. - it is just it isjust coming up it is just coming up to it isjust coming up to half it is just coming up to half past eight. you would have heard our correspondent tom bateman in adana in turkey, saying our bbc colleagues have been reporting more aftershocks felt in gaziantep. very close to the
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epicentre of the earthquakes which struck in the early hours of monday morning. those reports will add to the problems of getting aid to the places that need it most. the un warning that international aid is struggling to reach rebel held areas of syria for example. syrian state media has the government has approved the delivery of emergency aid but there isjust approved the delivery of emergency aid but there is just one approved the delivery of emergency aid but there isjust one border crossing open. 40,000 people have been killed, millions more have been left homeless with no wear to shelter in freezing temperatures. let us take you to adiyaman. a small city, population of around a quarter of 8 million, just north—west gaziantep and you can see buildings razed to the ground. many destroyed. rescue efforts continue. you can see the large machinery coming in now to clear the rubble and the devastation, and many more of those
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buildings, you may see them direct but they may not necessarily be safe. president ada gunn did visit the city, he was videoed hugging a survivor. correspondeds are throughout turkey and syria. let's hear from our europe correspondent speaking to families. on wyre this was a day of funerals in pazarcik. one after another. a week ago, this was empty wasteland. now, full of grief and sorrow. an imam says a brief prayer, before moving to the next grieving family. this lady 's has buried two family
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members, her nephew and aunt, both crushed as they slept. translation: when the children go to bed now, she tells us, they say mum, please wake me if an earthquake hits. we are all in a bad way, but the children are totally wrecked. in this place alone, they have dug more than 100 new graves. we have counted 28 that have been filled and the rest will soon be, too. but some of the mourners have been telling us that they have been getting phone calls from friends and relatives who live in some of the most remote parts of the mountainside, where other people have died but their bodies can't be brought here to be buried because they are trapped by the snow. for survivors in the town at the heart of this disaster, life is as precarious as it gets. you can understand why if you want to venture back inside their homes. and
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who could have survived this? well, this lady did, with her son. they escaped from the seventh floor. translation: the earthquake was never ending. my son was screaming, but somehow we managed to get down the stairs. when the president visited her town, he is said to have remarked that the disaster was part of the fate 's plan. disaster was part of the fate 's lan. ., disaster was part of the fate 's ian. ., ., , ., disaster was part of the fate 's plan. fate? fate. there is no fate. our fate is — plan. fate? fate. there is no fate. ourfate is in _ plan. fate? fate. there is no fate. our fate is in our _ plan. fate? fate. there is no fate. our fate is in our own _ plan. fate? fate. there is no fate. our fate is in our own hands. - plan. fate? fate. there is no fate. our fate is in our own hands. we l ourfate is in our own hands. we write our own destiny. earthquakes don't kill people, but buildings do. tonight, we watched as mother and son were reunited with father, who had driven for three days to get to. a rare flick ofjoy in a town where so many cannot smile. one person who's joining the aid effort is british—turkish actor
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tamer hassan, best known for his work in british gangster films such as 'the business' who's heading to adiyaman in southeastern turkey in the next few days to help. it is easy for us in the uk to look at these pictures and have sympathy, but i know this is touching people immediately, and feel free to say what you are comfortable with saying, but i know you had news that some of your family is saying, but i know you had news that some of yourfamily is ok. we saying, but i know you had news that some of your family is ok.— some of your family is ok. we did. we had news _ some of your family is ok. we did. we had news of _ some of your family is ok. we did. we had news of our _ some of your family is ok. we did. we had news of our family - some of your family is ok. we did. we had news of our family being . we had news of ourfamily being found, and as happy and relieved as we are, it comes a little bit bittersweet, as i said yesterday. just watching those images and listening to those people, it is so heartbreaking, it is so devastating to witness what is going on. i came here the day that it happened, i came to cyprus to start doing some
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aid, and gathering supplies and raising money. as i have said before, the cypriot people have come together, they have all held hands and they are all devastated at what has happened over there. i am going to be travelling to turkey tomorrow to be travelling to turkey tomorrow to see how much more we can do there. i know that the world has come together and we are bringing supplies over and helping as much as we can, and the government has stepped up as best they can to get into these areas, but it doesn't seem to be getting better. the horror stories that we are hearing over here and around the world, people are starting to turn on each other, and the survival instinct has kicked in with humanity, and that is heartbreaking. so, we still need aid, we still need help, we still need manpower on the ground there. how much hope we have for survivors,
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we don't know. there is a freezing weather there, you know, we are not hopeful to find more survivors, but i think now for us the survivors and the people that are there, they are the people that are there, they are the ones that need as much help as the ones that need as much help as the ones that are buried under the rubble. we have to come together, help as much as we can, keep giving as much as we can, and it is what happens now, the aftermath of such a massive humanitarian disaster like this, that's what the world needs to look at and the world needs to help. the people that have been made homeless, the people that have been pulled out from the rubble and saved, they need help as much as the ones that are under the rubble, if
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there are any left, i don't know. but i am hearing that there are voices being heard, and peoplejust can't get to them. it is heartbreaking and devastating what is going on there. who heartbreaking and devastating what is going on there.— is going on there. who are you heanna is going on there. who are you hearing this — is going on there. who are you hearing this from? _ is going on there. who are you hearing this from? i _ is going on there. who are you hearing this from? i know - is going on there. who are you hearing this from? i know you | is going on there. who are you . hearing this from? i know you had some extra special forces and friends who are part of the rescue operation. friends who are part of the rescue o eration. , ., friends who are part of the rescue oeration. , ., ., operation. yes, i have former s - ecial operation. yes, i have former special forces _ operation. yes, i have former special forces friends - operation. yes, i have former special forces friends who - operation. yes, i have former. special forces friends who were there, and brilliantly, they have gone over and said they have pulled out many, many bodies out of the rubble. as i said, i will be there tomorrow, i'm travelling over there tomorrow, i'm travelling over there tomorrow, and we will try to find a safe route into the most affected areas in turkey. i know that the governments there, they have army bases where we can send our supplies and get our supplies and donations to those areas, and then distribute
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them accordingly, they are doing the best they can, like i said i have special forces friends that are on the ground there that are reporting back to us and telling us a lot of things that are going on. i have said from day one, my fears of people turning against each other, trying to survive. if you think about ten major cities have been flattened, sub zero temperatures there, people trying to survive. i know you are doing your best to raise as much awareness, and also supplies and funds and i wish you well with your journey there, supplies and funds and i wish you well with yourjourney there, and of course with your family as well. thank you so much. ijust need to say quickly thank you to everyone around the world, especially the uk, that have stood up and donated and helped. please, please keep donating, please keep helping and giving as much as you can because
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the work is not going to end, this is going to go on for a very long time, before these people can get their homes back and they can get back to normal life.— their homes back and they can get back to normal life. thank you very much for your— back to normal life. thank you very much for your time _ back to normal life. thank you very much for your time with _ back to normal life. thank you very much for your time with us - back to normal life. thank you very much for your time with us this - much for your time with us this morning. much for your time with us this morninu. ., ~ i. we got the weather coming up soon, but first mike is here on the sofa. six nations rugby delivers, doesn't it? the first weekend, if you thought you knew what was going to happen, well, you probably didn't. you know, sometimes i am guilty of getting overexcited and saying it is a huge day of this or that, but this is genuinely such a pivotal day for the six nations. is the best two teams in the world, in world cup year, ireland and france in dublin, and after that we have this fascinating tussle between the hopeful scotland and wales under warren gatland, who has never lost to the scots. so many back stories today. it's a day, when the destiny of this
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years six nations trophy will become a lot clearer. the two favourites, and best teams in the world, ireland and france meet in dublin, and after that live here on bbc one, scotland will be hoping to prove they are genuine contenders, with victory over a wales team, but the trouble is they've not done that when warren gatland has been the wales coach. 2:15 this afternoon in dublin may be as close as the six nations gets to high noon. the world number one and the champions. but what feels like an ending is, in fact, near the start. commentator: try for| caelan doris for ireland! ireland began by sweeping aside wales but it was different for france — they went to the edge against italy but fought back. a scare to wake them up, or will ireland play on deeperfears? i wish i was going to the game, walking down to the game with my mates or family, you know, with the kids, because this is the type of game that everyone wants to be part of, you know?
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and, yeah, home advantage has to be a weapon for us, doesn't it? i think we've all got a responsibility for that. scotland 's challenge, top this. this still looks like a dream sequence. english tacklers and jaws on the floor. a third calcutta cup wind in a row belongs to history, but for the scottish head coach, it is also a thing of the past. thea;r is also a thing of the past. they have been _ is also a thing of the past. they have been working _ is also a thing of the past. they have been working on - is also a thing of the past. they have been working on wales. there has been _ have been working on wales. there has been an— have been working on wales. there has been an edge to training, like there _ has been an edge to training, like there was— has been an edge to training, like there was last week. we have had physical— there was last week. we have had physical sessions. our players are talking _ physical sessions. our players are talking to — physical sessions. our players are talking to each other, and it seems like their— talking to each other, and it seems like their focus is on improving this week, _ like their focus is on improving this week, which is all you can ask for. �* . . ., , this week, which is all you can ask for. �* . ., this week, which is all you can ask for. �* . . . for. but which wales await? the team that took wales _ for. but which wales await? the team that took wales to _ for. but which wales await? the team that took wales to ireland _ for. but which wales await? the team that took wales to ireland in - for. but which wales await? the team that took wales to ireland in the - that took wales to ireland in the second half was a different beast of the one which started so badly, and the one which started so badly, and the site which will face scotland is different again. out goes at such pillars of world rugby as alun wyn jones, and income five new faces in the forwards. these are in between
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times for the welsh, over the horizon for murrayfield is the world cup in france. the horizon for murrayfield is the world cun in france-— horizon for murrayfield is the world cup in france. the game is important for us, cup in france. the game is important for us. but — cup in france. the game is important for us. but we _ cup in france. the game is important for us, but we need _ cup in france. the game is important for us, but we need to _ cup in france. the game is important for us, but we need to think - cup in france. the game is important for us, but we need to think long - for us, but we need to think long term as well. we need to think down seven or eight months' time, so there is a huge disparity between those experienced players with the number of caps they have got, and a number of caps they have got, and a number of caps they have got, and a number of youngsters.— number of youngsters. change can brina number of youngsters. change can bring vulnerability. _ number of youngsters. change can bring vulnerability. the mission . number of youngsters. change can bring vulnerability. the mission to | bring vulnerability. the mission to build a new england hit a hitch against scotland, and a team influx must now face a united italy, a nation they have never been beaten by. ii nation they have never been beaten b . ,., , �* by. if somethings didn't need fixina , by. if somethings didn't need fixing, steve _ by. if somethings didn't need fixing, steve wouldn't - by. if somethings didn't need fixing, steve wouldn't be - by. if somethings didn't need i fixing, steve wouldn't be here, right? — fixing, steve wouldn't be here, right? so— fixing, steve wouldn't be here, right? so clearly we have got a job to do— right? so clearly we have got a job to do and — right? so clearly we have got a job to do and that need improving. we are confident we do that. we also understand it took a period of time, but we _ understand it took a period of time, but we are — understand it took a period of time, but we are desperate to wind at the weekend _ but we are desperate to wind at the weekend. by but we are desperate to wind at the weekend. j a, ._ ., .,, ., weekend. by monday, at least one arandstand weekend. by monday, at least one grandstand dream _ weekend. by monday, at least one grandstand dream will _ weekend. by monday, at least one grandstand dream will be - weekend. by monday, at least one grandstand dream will be over. - weekend. by monday, at least one i grandstand dream will be over. some might rise to the top of the world but others may tumble back to earth. the six nations is always in motion
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—— in motion. our sports reporter andy swiss, is already at murrayfield. scotland fans so hopeful after their brilliant win against england, but they have to change history and beat a wales team coached by warren gatland. what about wales? yes, there will be a lot of saturday night fever on the dance floor is in edinburgh if scotland win here tonight. it is all very peaceful here tonight, it feels like the calm before the storm. but the ground staff have already been out here this morning, mowing the murrayfield turf, which looks absolutely pristine. you can probably see them there at the moment in the middle of there at the moment in the middle of the pitch. they are painting the big sponsor 's logo onto the turf. conditions at the moment are fantastic for rugby. it is dry, relatively mild, and as you say,
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scotland fans will be arriving here with real confidence after that victory over england at twickenham last weekend. it was a victory really lit up by that incredible first half try by at one of the greatest, one of the greatest at the six nations has ever seen and that really sums up the confidence with which scotland are playing at the memory. that said, they will be wary. firstly because scotland have not won their opening two matches in a championship since 1996, which is a championship since 1996, which is a pretty remarkable statistic. secondly, they will be very aware of what happened last year, and indeed the year before, when they beat england in their opening game only to lose to wales in their next match. so yes, they won't be taking anything for granted, but a lot of hope here for scotland fans. that's a crazy statistic, _ hope here for scotland fans. that's a crazy statistic, 1996. _ hope here for scotland fans. that's a crazy statistic, 1996. what - hope here for scotland fans. that's a crazy statistic, 1996. what about | a crazy statistic, 1996. what about wales? they were well beaten by ireland last week. maybe it was too much to ask with warren gatland back to get a victory against the irish,
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but now he knows the knack of winning at murrayfield, doesn't he? he does, but wales certainly have a lot to do, as you said. they were really demolished in that opening half hour by ireland last weekend. they were 27—3 down after half an hour and they could never recover from that. wales coach warren gatland has made some big changes as a result of that defeat. he fielded an experienced team in that opening game. more than 900 caps, in fact, in the starting 15. he has dropped three of wales 's most experienced players in alun wynjones and others, so some big calls by warren gatland, but he does have a terrific record in matches against scotland. in fact, wales have an amazing record here at murrayfield in recent years, they have won six out of their last seven meetings. a lot of their last seven meetings. a lot of the wales fans were already up in last night enjoying themselves in the bars and pubs around edinburgh.
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they will be in very confident mood. 67,000 fans will be packed inside murrayfield this afternoon 's match, and as you say, it is live on bbc one. fantastic, thank you. we will speak to you again later. the match ball is on course to be in edinburgh well in time for the 4.45 kick off, after a team of rugby legends finish their 555 mile cycle from cardiff to edinburgh today, before the scotland vs wales game — known as the doddie weir cup. they're raising money for the, my name's doddie foundation, a motor neurone disease charity, which the late doddie weir launched in 2017. leading the marathon bike ride, is doddie's old scotland teamate and great friend, rob wainwright. rob is having a quick break and joins us now from berwick upon tweed. good morning, great to see you. looking in fine fettle. now, we have been following you from gloucester to cardiff, then up towards
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edinburgh, so we can only imagine how tired and sore you are, but you are almost there.— are almost there. yes, we have got about 60 miles _ are almost there. yes, we have got about 60 miles left. _ are almost there. yes, we have got about 60 miles left. i— are almost there. yes, we have got about 60 miles left. i was - are almost there. yes, we have got| about 60 miles left. i was beginning to have some difficulty concentrating on the route so i had a quick power nap. this lay—by looks like it is full of camper vans full of welsh fans. on the ground we found a welsh ball, which we won't be substituting for the real thing. with all due respect to the welsh, i think we willjust get rid of that, shall we? think we will 'ust get rid of that, shall we? . ~ think we will 'ust get rid of that, shall we? w' ., think we will 'ust get rid of that, shall we? w ., ., ., ., shall we? kick it into the woodland? we love that — shall we? kick it into the woodland? we love that you _ shall we? kick it into the woodland? we love that you are _ shall we? kick it into the woodland? we love that you are wearing - shall we? kick it into the woodland? | we love that you are wearing tartan, the bike is a tartan, and it reminds us all of what it is for. very poignant this year because it is the fourth doddie weir cup, but the first one since his passing in november. first one since his passing in november-— first one since his passing in november. . �* , ., ., november. that's right, and we have had a lot of— november. that's right, and we have had a lot of fun. _ november. that's right, and we have
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had a lot of fun. we _ november. that's right, and we have had a lot of fun. we have _ november. that's right, and we have had a lot of fun. we have had - november. that's right, and we have had a lot of fun. we have had an - had a lot of fun. we have had an amazing welcome. all the rugby clubs we have stopped at were all dressed in his colours. behind it is a serious message, fundraising as one would expect for the foundation, and to fund research to try to find answers for future sufferers of motor neurone disease, so they don't have to go through what doddy went through. every club pretty much met somebody who had motor neurone disease, so it seems like a rare disease, so it seems like a rare disease but the more you look, the prevalence is there.— prevalence is there. yes, and you started off _ prevalence is there. yes, and you started off in _ prevalence is there. yes, and you started off in gloucester. - prevalence is there. yes, and you started off in gloucester. the - started off in gloucester. the former club. ed started off in gloucester. the former club.— started off in gloucester. the former club. ., ., , , former club. ed came out to see us. there had been _ former club. ed came out to see us. there had been a _ former club. ed came out to see us. there had been a hope _ former club. ed came out to see us. there had been a hope that - former club. ed came out to see us. there had been a hope that he - former club. ed came out to see us. there had been a hope that he ride, j there had been a hope that he ride, but this disease moves quickly, and his hands already badly affected by
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it. it isjust his hands already badly affected by it. it is just another reminder while we are doing this. we are approaching £2 million, which is fantastic full stop we have only got a few more hours to achieve that, so hopefully we can get some last—minute donations to help us on that. last-minute donations to help us on that. ., , , ., that. rob, it is charlie in the studio. that. rob, it is charlie in the studi0- can _ that. rob, it is charlie in the studio. can you _ that. rob, it is charlie in the studio. can you finish - that. rob, it is charlie in the studio. can you finish this i that. rob, it is charlie in the i studio. can you finish this little piece with a doddy anecdote from murrayfield because tamaki was a real character, as you know better than a lot of us. can you give us a moment in time, maybe before a game at murrayfield with him in the changing room?— at murrayfield with him in the changing room? at murrayfield with him in the chanauin room? ~ ., ~' at murrayfield with him in the chanauin room? ~ ., ~ ., changing room? well, i would like to no changing room? well, i would like to to back to changing room? well, i would like to go back to 1996. — changing room? well, i would like to go back to 1996, when _ changing room? well, i would like to go back to 1996, when i— changing room? well, i would like to go back to 1996, when i gather - changing room? well, i would like to go back to 1996, when i gather this l go back to 1996, when i gather this is the last time that scotland won back—to—back in the first two matches, so hopefully we can repeat that. immediately before a match, doddy was a pretty serious guy, but
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the night before we had a wee club where we would always go to the part of the hotel that the management went in. the manager would be in the bar on a friday night, and doddy found out that the bar over in the health club was open as well, so he organise for us to have once more dram the night before to settle our nerves. i don't think they do that any more. it is not considered a vital preparation, but for us every friday night, including when we were playing back in 1996, we would always have a very small dram. that's wonderful, thank you for sharing that with us. i know he will be in your hearts all the way, the final 60 miles. we will let you get back on the bike now with a very much tartan all on the back, and that welsh ball left behind. good
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luck for the rest of it. i know you will be in charlotte square in edinburgh at about 215 and if you happen to be in the city when you are going to the game, to support the team and the riders and see the match ball, which will probably need some pumping up after thatjourney. thank you, mike. time now is 8:50am. monday is the seventh anniversary of a terrible car accident in sweden, which killed all four members of up—and—coming indie band — viola beach. in the wake of the tragedy, the father of one of the band members set up the river reeves foundation, to give young people more opportunities in music, including receiving training from industry experts. after making a difference to many aspiring musicians, the charity is now closing its doors. let's have a look at how some of the students have benefitted. my my favourite part is being able to play with other musicians and, like,
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taking part. i play with other musicians and, like, takin: art. ., , ., play with other musicians and, like, taking part-— taking part. i am trying to write music, taking part. i am trying to write music. and _ taking part. i am trying to write music. and i — taking part. i am trying to write music, and i think _ taking part. i am trying to write music, and i think it _ taking part. i am trying to write music, and i think it has - taking part. i am trying to write music, and i think it has reallyl music, and i think it has really inspired — music, and i think it has really inspired me to be who i want to be. it isan— inspired me to be who i want to be. it is an amazing atmosphere that we create here, and everyone is always happy, and we are all learning at the same time. it is fun to actually have people who love music as much as i do to work with, so it's an amazing place to be. river reeve's father and founder of the foundation, ben dunne, joins us now, alongside eden—haya walters, one of the music students who has benefitted from the charity's work. good morning. you werejust singing her praises. good morning. you were 'ust singing her raises. , good morning. you were 'ust singing her praises-— her praises. i 'ust heard her story, she is an her praises. ijust heard her story, she is an amazing _ her praises. ijust heard her story, she is an amazing singer -
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her praises. ijust heard her story, she is an amazing singer and - her praises. ijust heard her story, she is an amazing singer and you i she is an amazing singer and you were going to go into law, won't you? were going to go into law, won't ou? , , ., , ., were going to go into law, won't ou? you? yes, before i started the pilot programme. _ you? yes, before i started the pilot programme. my— you? yes, before i started the pilot programme, my initial— you? yes, before i started the pilot programme, my initial idea - you? yes, before i started the pilot programme, my initial idea was - you? yes, before i started the pilot programme, my initial idea was to l you? yes, before i started the pilot l programme, my initial idea was to go into law— programme, my initial idea was to go into law after, but after i had just started _ into law after, but after i had just started the pilot programme, i thought— started the pilot programme, i thought this is really something i want _ thought this is really something i want to— thought this is really something i want to go into. it was more passionate for me then. you want to go into. it was more passionate for me then. you have to do something _ passionate for me then. you have to do something you — passionate for me then. you have to do something you love. _ do something you love. you need to explain to people, the pilot programme. obviously, you are passionate about your music, and you clearly have a great talent. what did the pilot programme do to inspire you?— did the pilot programme do to insire ou? ., ., ., inspire you? how did that work? before being _ inspire you? how did that work? before being on _ inspire you? how did that work? before being on the _ inspire you? how did that work? before being on the pilot - inspire you? how did that work? - before being on the pilot programme, i had never— before being on the pilot programme, i had never worked with people that i had never worked with people that i didnt— i had never worked with people that i didn't know. i was away sheltered with people i knew from my childhood, but it opened me up to listen _ childhood, but it opened me up to listen to— childhood, but it opened me up to listen to other people, mesh the two and make _ listen to other people, mesh the two and make some thing really beautiful. so it was great. and now, 'ust beautiful. so it was great. and now, just having — beautiful. so it was great. and now, just having student mentorsjust encouraging you to develop your skills. _ encouraging you to develop your skills, that was really great. i
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skills, that was really great. can't skills, that was really great. i can't imagine, you said it yourself at the beginning, before we came on air, how proud this makes you, that from something so terrible that happen to you and your family, and to those otherfamilies, happen to you and your family, and to those other families, that something positive, you know, other young people get a chance because of what you did. it young people get a chance because of what you did-— what you did. it was a year ago when and and what you did. it was a year ago when andy and myself _ what you did. it was a year ago when andy and myself were _ what you did. it was a year ago when andy and myself were sitting - what you did. it was a year ago when andy and myself were sitting on - what you did. it was a year ago when andy and myself were sitting on this| andy and myself were sitting on this safer, and saying wouldn't it be great if, and then we did the cycle ride and raise money, and we made something happen. we created this pilot. the passion really, when you see young people like eden, talent is everywhere but opportunity isn't, and what the river reeves foundation was for, we just want to do something positive in river 's name, as you know. eden was going to go into law, she didn't think music could be a career, but suddenly the
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opportunity is there to do something amazing. eden is going to kill me. this, but her mum had singing lessons at the royal college of music years and years ago, and now her daughter is going to be starting a degree in music in september because of a gene that someone at the royal college of music had. it is inspiring stuff.— is inspiring stuff. yet, the foundation _ is inspiring stuff. yet, the foundation is _ is inspiring stuff. yet, the foundation is going - is inspiring stuff. yet, the foundation is going to - is inspiring stuff. yet, the foundation is going to be | is inspiring stuff. yet, the l foundation is going to be no is inspiring stuff. yet, the - foundation is going to be no more. tell me about the thinking behind that. ~ , , tell me about the thinking behind that. . , , , ., , that. well, it is seven years. the brutal- -- — that. well, it is seven years. the brutal- -- it _ that. well, it is seven years. the brutal... it is _ that. well, it is seven years. the brutal... it is numbers. - that. well, it is seven years. the brutal... it is numbers. with - that. well, it is seven years. the i brutal... it is numbers. with energy costs and everything going forward, we just know it's going to be a battle. we have always, when we have been on the brink of things not working, we have always pulled it back from the edge. after seven years, you know, do you know what? there are amazing programmes, some fabulous stuff that has happened, festivals, riders, runners, the
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fundraising, vintage, grove iola, that will continue under another guise, but i feel personally as a river 's dad, he has given us permission now to move on. answer this as you wish, as a family, often we have spoken to people here on the sofa who have suffered loss and one of the things they do is throw themselves into a campaign, something that gives them, you know, they want to see something out of something bad, and i wonder you are making this decision now, you are making this decision now, you are making this decision now, you are making this choice... kind of a choice- _ you are making this choice... kind of a choice. yes, _ you are making this choice... kind of a choice. yes, there _ you are making this choice... kind of a choice. yes, there are - you are making this choice... kind of a choice. yes, there are other | of a choice. yes, there are other factors involved. _ of a choice. yes, there are other factors involved. you _ of a choice. yes, there are other factors involved. you know, i of a choice. yes, there are other factors involved. you know, you| of a choice. yes, there are other i factors involved. you know, you have devoted yourself to something like this, and now you are going to a different place. i this, and now you are going to a different place.— different place. i would love to have a neat —
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different place. i would love to have a neat answer— different place. i would love to have a neat answer for- different place. i would love to have a neat answer for that i different place. i would love to | have a neat answer for that but different place. i would love to i have a neat answer for that but i don't have an answer. i listened to jason watkins on the other week talking about the loss of his daughter, really moved by his journey and for those parents that lose children in hindsight now, you are making it up as you go along. you really are. the charity was important to us, still is important, the legacy that it leaves will always be important, but as a parent losing a child, it changes from month to month, year to year. ifeel that river, looking down now, the likes of eden, he would have loved you, he really would. he loved talent. i think he would be proud of what we have achieved. hope talent. i think he would be proud of what we have achieved. how excited was he when — what we have achieved. how excited was he when he _ what we have achieved. how excited was he when he was _ what we have achieved. how excited was he when he was starting - what we have achieved. how excited was he when he was starting out i what we have achieved. how excited was he when he was starting out on | was he when he was starting out on that? you know, viola beach was seen as a real upcoming band, getting really well—recognised, but what was the excitement like for him? we never knew _ the excitement like for him? - never knew because he kept it so secret. we weren't cool enough to be
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part of the excitement, so we knew, and i think i said last year, we stopped in going into the band. we said come on, river, and eventually we had to cave in because it was such a passion. the opportunity was there for him to live his dream. i suppose, sitting here on this safer, how many of us, hand on heart, can say that we have lived the dream is that we had when we were teenagers? i haven't. river did. you know, he lived his dream. eden is going to do the same thing. she's not going to become a barrister, she is going to become a barrister, she is going to become an amazing musician. nothing wron: with become an amazing musician. nothing wrong with that _ become an amazing musician. nothing wrong with that though. _ wrong with that though. but on that theme, confidence is such a big deal. in all things. maybe in the performing arts particularly. and having someone, an organisation, an individual, sitting next to and telling you, you can do this, there is no reason why not,
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that's a big thing.— this, there is no reason why not, that's a big thing. yes, it's really ureat, that's a big thing. yes, it's really great. it's _ that's a big thing. yes, it's really great, it's really _ that's a big thing. yes, it's really great, it's really wonderful i that's a big thing. yes, it's really great, it's really wonderful that l great, it's really wonderful that there _ great, it's really wonderful that there are — great, it's really wonderful that there are people around me that support— there are people around me that support me so much. how there are people around me that support me so much.— there are people around me that support me so much. how long until we see you — support me so much. how long until we see you on _ support me so much. how long until we see you on the _ support me so much. how long until we see you on the sofa _ support me so much. how long until we see you on the sofa in _ support me so much. how long until we see you on the sofa in your i support me so much. how long until we see you on the sofa in your own. we see you on the sofa in your own right, remembering ben? i we see you on the sofa in your own right, remembering ben?— right, remembering ben? i don't know. right, remembering ben? i don't know- aim _ right, remembering ben? i don't know. aim for _ right, remembering ben? i don't know. aim for it. _ know. aim for it. remember- know. aim for it. remember her. know. aim for it. i remember her name. know. aim for it. - remember her name. we know. aim for it. _ remember her name. we will! the river reeves _ remember her name. we will! the river reeves foundation _ remember her name. we will! the river reeves foundation were i river reeves foundation were responsible for getting the pilot going, but i have to say, the sony uk musicjustice fund came in what they saw how amazing it was, and it is their funding, they saw how amazing it was, and it is theirfunding, i think, that will make this programme transform lives. lovely to see both here, we wish you well. good luck with the next stage. throughout much of the '805
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and '90s, the weekly puppet—based sketch show spitting image took satirical aim at many a famous face — not even the royal family were spared. now, the latex stars have taken to the stage. tim muffett has been having a look behind the scenes. spitting image could be brutal. say it to the whole cabinet. shut up! between 1984 and 1986 it mocked... yes, john major... ..teased. .. gosh, it's so helpful to have someone to talk to. i'm a bit concerned by the name "labour". it makes us sound like a bunch of lefties. we are a bunch of lefties. it was revived in 2020. and now the weather forecast, with greta thunberg. - hot! now, spitting image has hit the stage. what did i tell you? start the show.
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spitting image, this is the stage version, so we've got the puppets up close and personal. do you know what i'm saying? angela rayner in the house! so unlike the original tv show, which was sketches, we've actually got a story unfolded, and the story we've alighted on in the end is that king charles decides to pull together a magnificent seven to save britain. # and now it'sjust too late...# are you sure this is the royal box? it would be just like them to put us in the wrong seats. _ 15 million people watched spitting image on a sunday night.
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its humour could be pretty vicious. but times have changed. has spitting image? that was the worst piece to camera i've ever heard. this is as outrageous and as nasty and as grotesque as people would want from spitting image. in fact, a lot of the show wouldn't be broadcast on daytime television, but perhaps that is the whole point. there are things that you can do on a stage that you wouldn't necessarily get past the compliance people in a big national broadcaster. i don't know if you're familiar with any of the procedures... # brexitland, brexitland. ..# it had to get past the lord chancellor, they had to clear them, and now we're in a place where we can say whatever we want. spitting image wasn't just about the puppets. well, from yours, david, i thought we'd take the word david.
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yours, david? what about "owen" ? some of them you think you could have a go at that, and i've kind of done ed miliband, who was kind of like that. and keir starmer is not a million miles away, always selling that sort of righteous annoyance with what's happening to the country. meghan has kind of a beautiful voice. i don't think you can send it up that much. there's an interpretation to it which is much more californian princess. just making myself a bit rounder and happier. there are more than 100 puppets in the all—star cast, amongst them a latex spitting image legend, a lady not for turning. you voice margaret thatcher as well. in this show, yes. in the original spitting image, that was the iconic
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voice of steve nallon. what do we call it when people go around stealing other— people's property? free market economy? rubbish! i started doing margaret thatcher when i was six, saying, "when i become prime minister... the challenge for me is to make that margaret thatcher live up to the spitting image sort of image of her. tell me again, how much better am i than neil kinnock? _ spitting image is at the birmingham theatre until 11 march. almost 40 years after it started, the next stage for spitting image.
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good morning welcome to breakfast with naga munchetty and charlie stayt. our headlines today... more border crossings must open for aid to reach syria — the un says five million people in the country still desperately need help. a remarkable rescue — almost a week after the earthquakes, a six—year—old boy is pulled from the rubble. three people have been arrested after police clashed with demonstrators outside
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a hotel housing asylum seekers on merseyside. good morning on a defining day in the six nations rugby as scotland and wales clash at murrayfield, and that's after the two favourites, ireland and france meet in dublin. #in # in this world it's just asked. and will harry styles sweep the board at tonight's brits? as the biggest night of the year for uk music takes place on a saturday for the first time. morning. a quite weekend of weather awaits. it will be dry for all of us and quite mild as well but we could be chasing plough demands around. not that much in the way of significant sunshine. all the details throughout the morning. it's saturday 11th february. our top story — in the past hour, bbc colleagues have reported an aftershock in the city of gaziantep in turkey, this
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of gaziantep in turkey, following monday's devastating earthquakes. more than 24,000 people are now known to have been killed in turkey and syria. syrian state media says the government has now approved the delivery of emergency aid to rebel—held parts of the country — but agencies are calling for more cross—border access from turkey. as the work continues — there have been some remarkable rescues. our correspondent howard johnson has the latest. little musa hmeidi from jandairis in syria walks on top of the rubble that once imprisoned him. badly bruised and wrapped in bandages, he puts on a brave face. he was among four people pulled from the rubble four days after monday's deadly double earthquake. musa's rescue defies the odds. experts say 90% of survivors are rescued within the first three days after an earthquake. tragically, no—one else from his family survived. his care now rests in the hands of volunteers, in a country
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already pushed to the brink by a decade—long civil war. but, in a rare act of clemency, the syrian government have given permission for international aid to be delivered to rebel—held areas. across the border in turkey, rescuers in gaziantep work day and night, acutely aware their window of opportunity is beginning to close. unfortunately we have our team, canine, dogs, that are searching for survivors in antakya, and unfortunately no luck today. they couldn't find anyone. but we are continuing the search tomorrow, and we are still hoping. and the world is watching. in new york, the turkish un mission is busy packing aid and organising its delivery to those most in need. and in the uk, the disasters emergency committee say their earthquake appeal raised £32.9 million on its first day, including £5 million
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donated by the government. money that will go to help homeless survivors like sahir and her son, who miraculously escaped from the seventh floor of this building in gaziantep. translation: the earthquake was never-ending. _ my son was screaming, but somehow we managed to get down the stairs. a bbc news crew was there to witness mother and son reunited with father. he had driven for three days to get here, thisjoyous hug a reminder of the preciousness of life and love. howard johnson, bbc news. population of around 380,000 here.
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surrounding area mountainous, this city a commercial area. again, another city that was largely destroyed during that earthquake. the pictures now you can see the rescuers. we can show you just from above the widespread devastation. i mean... the widespread devastation that has hit this city. just these pictures from yesterday, aerial shots showing buildings razed to the ground. the rescuers... the big machinery coming in to clear rubble. you canjust see how machinery coming in to clear rubble. you can just see how many people would have been displaced from their homes, which again is the bigger concern now as there are freezing conditions. but even those buildings which are still standing, they are not deemed safe at this moment in time. now the situation really is,
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when it comes to aid, for those who are homeless, displaced and still rescuers looking through the rubble with some faint hope of finding survivors. let's speak now to our middle east correspondent, tom bateman who is in adana. seeing the image behind you, a couple of things draw my attention, to the left behind you we can see the heavy machinery work and just over your other shoulder, clothing hanging out on that balcony there. it gives us a sense of people trying in some way to carry on living, those who survived in any kind of a normal way in such desperate situations. yes. in such desperate situations. yes, well to start _ in such desperate situations. yes, well to start with, _ in such desperate situations. yes, well to start with, your _ in such desperate situations. yes, well to start with, your first i well to start with, your first point, charlie, five days and five
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nights these rescuers have been here doing this recovery work. it is incredibly dangerous. i was speaking to a few of them earlier in the week, and they are exhausted. not only is it physically hard work but every hour, another body will be pulled from the rubble. another one last night and they believe there is probably another 20 under what remains and they are getting close to the lower levels of this building. as to the second point, life has to go on for people but the relative is nearly all of these buildings have been evacuated because they are not safe. what we have seen is things frozen in time and the reality for people in this neighbourhood is they are displaced. some have been able to go to camps but otherwise what we are seeing is a city of street fires, people trying to survive and stay warm at night and they come to these points because these are their neighbours, theirfriends. we were because these are their neighbours, their friends. we were chatting to
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some of the people here. one man lived in this building. he was not at home at the time when the building collapsed. they have been telling us about another friend, a carpenter and his family that lived in this building. the body was pulled out from under the rubble last night. it is this continuing grief, appalling news, terrible work for what is now effectively a recovery operation for these workers and at the same time, this deepening humanitarian crisis. i and at the same time, this deepening humanitarian crisis.— humanitarian crisis. i know some of our bbc colleagues _ humanitarian crisis. i know some of our bbc colleagues are _ humanitarian crisis. i know some of our bbc colleagues are reporting i our bbc colleagues are reporting aftershocks. even today in the last hour or so. that is a real worry given the precariousness of the buildings and infrastructure there. what do you know about that? hate buildings and infrastructure there. what do you know about that? we felt aftershocks here _ what do you know about that? we felt aftershocks here in _ what do you know about that? we felt aftershocks here in adana _ what do you know about that? we felt aftershocks here in adana in _ what do you know about that? we felt aftershocks here in adana in the i aftershocks here in adana in the days after the quake. bbc colleagues in gaziantep felt buildings shake
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quite powerfully around an hour and a half ago, so the aftershocks are continuing. it is normalfor them to happen at a low level in the days after an earthquake but the concern is the more powerful aftershocks. buildings that are already badly damaged, there is the ongoing concern the buildings will collapse and we saw that 24 hours, several days after the initial quake itself, that there were buildings still coming down. you have people here not only having to evacuate but others have simply left. we are told of thousands that have tried to get to relatives elsewhere in the country because they don't want to stay in a region where there is still a great danger.— stay in a region where there is still a great danger. thank you. tom bateman still a great danger. thank you. tom itateman taking _ still a great danger. thank you. tom bateman taking us _ still a great danger. thank you. tom bateman taking us through - still a great danger. thank you. tom bateman taking us through the i still a great danger. thank you. tom | bateman taking us through the latest developments and the real issues. we will be speaking to someone from the
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disasters emergency committee, the organisation that is coordinating the relief effort and fundraising to help those out there. the time is 40 minutes past nine. three people have been arrested following clashes with police, outside a hotel providing refuge for asylum seekers on merseyside. police said officers had been dealing with what they described as an "initially peaceful protest", as nick garnett reports. flames lit up the dark as a police van is set on fire. initially peaceful, eventually violent, the protest called after claims about the behaviour of some people staying at the hotel towards young girls living locally. some rooms at the suites hotel have been used to house people seeking asylum. but as fighting broke out between protesters, counter—protesters and the police, all those inside could do was watch what was happening below as officers tried to restore calm. stones, bottles and
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bricks rained down. hundreds of protesters were involved. a number of arrests were made for public order offences and criminal damage. eventually, after more officers were drafted in and local roads were temporarily closed, police were able to disperse the crowd. well, this is what the van looks like now. now the police are withdrawing, things have calmed down and the roads are being cleared. but rebuilding relationships here — well, that's going to take a lot longer. as most police withdrew from the area and the roads were cleared of debris, half a dozen vans with officers and police dogs spent the night inside the hotel gates to make sure things remained calm. the decision by the rmt union to reject the latest pay offerfor rail workers, has been condemned by the government and network rail. the transport secretary, mark harper, called it a kick in the teeth for passengers, who may have been hoping for an end to the dispute. network rail said the union's insistence that it had conducted
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an in—depth consultation with its membership was frankly laughable. the rmt�*s general secretary, mick lynch, called the offer dreadful and vowed to continue industrial action for as long as it took. the partner of nicola bulley says he's "100% convinced" she did not fall into the river — as detectives say they're keeping an open mind about what happened. ferne mccann is at st michael's on wyre this morning. the ferne mccann is at st michael's on wyre this morning.— ferne mccann is at st michael's on wyre this morning. the police have an increased _ wyre this morning. the police have an increased presence _ wyre this morning. the police have an increased presence here - wyre this morning. the police have an increased presence here this i an increased presence here this morning but their working theory is still that nicola bulley fell into the river wyre here. over two weeks ago now. paul ansell, the river wyre here. over two weeks ago now. paulansell, her the river wyre here. over two weeks ago now. paul ansell, her partner, gave an interview in which he said the idea of her being in the water was impossible because he said people do notjust disappear into
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thin air but as i say, that is still the police's main working theory but it is a theory. they haven't proved it is a theory. they haven't proved it conclusively despite a search of this water all the way out to the estuary many miles away from here. they are still keeping an open mind, still looking for dash cam footage from anybody driving at the time along the main road next to the river here and over the bridge behind me. the police have also put out a message to people commenting about this case on social media. there has been an awful lot of that over the last two weeks since she disappeared. people coming up with various theories about what may have happened and the police say some of that has gone too far. we saw over the last week people coming down here and filming their own videos, supposedly investigating. the police saying they are continuing to see groundless and hurtful abuse of innocent people, including witnesses
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and local businesses. they say they are also seeing a huge amount of commentary from so—called experts as well as ill informed speculation and conspiracy theories and they say thatis conspiracy theories and they say that is damaging to their investigation as well as to this community, this small village in the of lancashire and to nikola's family. a world war two bomb exploded unexpectedly in great yarmouth yesterday, while work was being done to defuse it. people living nearby said they heard a loud bang and felt buildings shake up to 15 miles away. the bomb was first discovered close to two gas pipes on tuesday. no injuries have been reported. the family of the actor peter mayhew — who played chewbacca in star wars — has successfully stopped an auction of some of the films' memorabilia. the actor left some of his original scripts and call sheets in the loft of his old house in west yorkshire.
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they were found by the new home owners and put up for auction. peter's widow, angie, pleaded with the auctioneers to stop the sale, saying leaving the items in the house was one of her husband's "biggest regrets". the items are now being donated to the peter mayhew foundation so that fans can access them. a lot of fans will be excited by that. here's louise with a look at this morning's weather. don't worry, i will not ask you anything to do with that. i can see your face! anything to do with that. i can see yourface! very anything to do with that. i can see your face! very frosty mornings. anything to do with that. i can see yourface! very frosty mornings. i know it is getting milder. we have had some lovely sunshine but still very frosty. had some lovely sunshine but still very frosty-— very frosty. beautiful sunshine. this was actually _ very frosty. beautiful sunshine. this was actually two _ very frosty. beautiful sunshine. this was actually two days i very frosty. beautiful sunshine. this was actually two days ago | very frosty. beautiful sunshine. | this was actually two days ago in oxfordshire where we had an early
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morning temperature of minus seven degrees. this is oxfordshire this morning and temperatures are 10 degrees up on that. incredibly mild out there but rather cloudy. why have we suddenly got this dramatic change to the feel of our weather story? we still have the high pressure with us but the wind direction has changed, it is driving in milder air direction has changed, it is driving in milderair but direction has changed, it is driving in milder air but slightly cloudy conditions of the atlantic. a great start to our day and it is likely to stay like that for most of the afternoon. the best of the breaks in the cloud towards eastern scotland, towards the end of the day wales. but where we keep the cloud, may be thick enough for the odd spot of drizzle. mild, top temperatures of 13 celsius. we keep that cloud across central and eastern england. where we do continue to see some breaks, low single figures to start the day tomorrow. 11 degrees in aberdeen around six o'clock in the
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morning, so a real contrast once again about some sunshine here. there will be more of a breeze tomorrow out towards the north and west, so that could break the cloud up west, so that could break the cloud up further. greater chance of seeing some sunshine tomorrow, central and south england may be staying cloudy and grey, temperatures in double figures. the high pressure is starting to pull its way away into central europe and that will allow these weather fronts to move in. the only difference on monday is once again a blustery afternoon out to the west, breaking up the cloud but once again we could see some stubborn low grade cloud sitting across central and eastern england. not much difference with the feel of the weather either. out of tuesday into wednesday we will start to see this front moving in. that bring outbreaks of rain so we haven't seen any significant rainfall across england and wales so far this february. yes we had heavy rain a
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few days ago in scotland and northern ireland, but quite widely across the wednesday, shari outbreaks staying mild. the number of people who've lost their life to knife crime in england and wales, is at its highest level since records began. new figures from the office of national statistics show that between march 2021 and march 2022, four in ten killings were committed with knives. that's a 19% rise in knife crime deaths, compared to last year. there were 69 teenage homicide victims in the past year — 51 of them were killed by a knife or sharp instrument. we're joined now by dr mark prince, whose15—year—old son kiyan was stabbed to death outside his school in 2006.
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welcome this morning. we can talk about statistics and we will get into some of that in a moment but for you this is deeply personal. i wonder, how this on a personal note, how this makes you feel hearing those numbers that there is more knife crime than ever before? it’s knife crime than ever before? it's reall knife crime than ever before? iii's really frustrating because they are issues we have been bring up with the government and talking about for a long time. kiyan passed in 2006 so you can imagine how many times we have done interviews, talked about the solution and talked about what we could do to reduce things and what has worked. and nothing, we have seen nothing really has been done. it really hurts because we know the impact it is happening on families. it is a level of pain you
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wouldn't want to wish on your enemy, you really wouldn't. the way the grips you from the inside and rips your heart out. i saw someone on the platform on the turkish tv with all the earthquakes crying for his daughter. i knew how he felt, the way he screamed out loud and that is what is happening now in our communities. it is having a rippling effect. people don't know the wider impact, you are taking the someone's life away. we don't know who we have taken of the planet and that is serious for me. can taken of the planet and that is serious for me.— taken of the planet and that is serious for me. can we talk about ki an? serious for me. can we talk about kiyan? yes. _ serious for me. can we talk about kiyan? yes, please. _ serious for me. can we talk about kiyan? yes, please. he _ serious for me. can we talk about kiyan? yes, please. he was- serious for me. can we talk about kiyan? yes, please. he was 15- serious for me. can we talk about i kiyan? yes, please. he was 15 years old in 2006 and there was a fight at the school and he was attempting to break it up. he the school and he was attempting to break it u. .., the school and he was attempting to break it u. .. ., ., the school and he was attempting to break it u. ., ., , break it up. he came out of his school and _ break it up. he came out of his school and saw _ break it up. he came out of his school and saw an _ break it up. he came out of his school and saw an altercation. | break it up. he came out of his i school and saw an altercation. he was very popular and went in and try
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to break it up. that was his nature and unfortunately he died from being that kind of thoughtful, kind person. that kind of thoughtful, kind erson. , ,., ., that kind of thoughtful, kind erson. , ., , ., ,, person. the person who stabbed him was imprisoned? _ person. the person who stabbed him was imprisoned? yes. _ person. the person who stabbed him was imprisoned? yes. made - person. the person who stabbed him was imprisoned? yes. made efforts i person. the person who stabbed him. was imprisoned? yes. made efforts to see if i could — was imprisoned? yes. made efforts to see if i could see _ was imprisoned? yes. made efforts to see if i could see him. _ was imprisoned? yes. made efforts to see ifi could see him. i _ was imprisoned? yes. made efforts to see ifi could see him. i still— was imprisoned? yes. made efforts to see ifi could see him. i still want i see if i could see him. i still want the opportunity because it was preventable in my opinion. what preventable in my opinion. what would ou preventable in my opinion. what would you like _ preventable in my opinion. what would you like to _ preventable in my opinion. what would you like to say _ preventable in my opinion. what would you like to say to - preventable in my opinion. what would you like to say to him? preventable in my opinion. what i would you like to say to him? lots of thins. would you like to say to him? lots of thinqs- i — would you like to say to him? lots of things. i feel— would you like to say to him? lots of things. i feel that _ would you like to say to him? lots of things. i feel that if _ would you like to say to him? lots of things. i feel that if somebody punched my kid and hurt them at school, you would call the parents to come down and have a conversation. if someone has killed your child, why are we not having a conversation with the person? ask them what is gone. the conversation with the person? ask them what is gone.— conversation with the person? ask them what is gone. the kiyan prince foundation was _ them what is gone. the kiyan prince foundation was set _ them what is gone. the kiyan prince foundation was set up _ them what is gone. the kiyan prince foundation was set up after - them what is gone. the kiyan prince foundation was set up after his - foundation was set up after his death. those conversations with
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young people who are, i don't know, misguided, off—track, howeveryou want to put this, how is that work helping? what that doing? it obviously is. 100% it is working and what has made it work is me being able to have gone through a process in my life of a lot of hurt and pain, and understanding them and understanding their mindsets. when you look at the cause, many of the course and issues are toxic environments that young people are in and the environment they are coming in in their neighbourhoods as well, being a high crime and different issues.— well, being a high crime and different issues. ,, ., u, , different issues. self-worth comes into it because _ different issues. self-worth comes into it because when _ different issues. self-worth comes into it because when you _ different issues. self-worth comes into it because when you are - different issues. self-worth comes into it because when you are not i into it because when you are not being nurtured and you feel hurt and pain, you internalise that in a negative way and it comes out in a negative way and it comes out in a negative way. negative way and it comes out in a negative way-— negative way. you speak with tremendous _ negative way. you speak with
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tremendous passion, - negative way. you speak with tremendous passion, it's - negative way. you speak with i tremendous passion, it's oozing negative way. you speak with - tremendous passion, it's oozing out of you. do you know for sure, if you are placed face to face with a young person who is by their own admission carrying a knife or feels they are in that territory, can you see that you have change them? are you able to have that impact one on one if you have those conversations? without a shadow of a doubt. it has been proven so many times. just recently i dropped a young person home after a boxing motivational training session because i am really focused on the mindset as well as wanting to implement that nurturing, discipline, sacrifice, all the blueprints for success that young people need to understand and learn and they don't necessarily learn at school. i am the individual that plays that role. when you hear their stories, the father absent from home, the impact it had on them and
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the impact i am having no on their life, being able to be that father figure... life, being able to be that father fiaure. .. ., life, being able to be that father fiaure... ., ,., life, being able to be that father fiaure... ., , ., ., life, being able to be that father fiaure... ., ,., ., ,._ life, being able to be that father fiuure... ., ., ,, figure... you started that story by sa inc figure... you started that story by saving you — figure... you started that story by saving you dron — figure... you started that story by saying you drop someone - figure... you started that story by saying you drop someone off. - figure... you started that story by| saying you drop someone off. yes, figure... you started that story by - saying you drop someone off. yes, he shared with — saying you drop someone off. yes, he shared with me _ saying you drop someone off. yes, he shared with me how— saying you drop someone off. yes, he shared with me how much _ saying you drop someone off. yes, he shared with me how much it - saying you drop someone off. yes, he shared with me how much it means i saying you drop someone off. yes, he} shared with me how much it means to him that i am able to take time away to speak goodness into his life and talk to him about his mum, the mental health issues going on in his home and just having somebody there depositing seeds of positivity in his life is having a great effect. when you talk to a young man, for example, a young woman, carrying a knife, and you say, my son died at the hands of a blade, what do they say? the hands of a blade, what do they sa ? ., ., .,, , the hands of a blade, what do they sa? ., ., , say? the whole atmosphere changes. because they — say? the whole atmosphere changes. because they know— say? the whole atmosphere changes. because they know that, _ say? the whole atmosphere changes. because they know that, while, - say? the whole atmosphere changes. because they know that, while, and l because they know that, while, and you are sitting here in front of us. they understand how real this is because this person really has to care to go through this and be coming to us now and caring for us
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in this way. sometimes i am in front of guys who are offenders, who have hurt individuals, families, killed people, so it's quite a profound encounter to have and just see it on their faces how their mindset changes. their faces how their mindset chan . es. ., their faces how their mindset chances. ., ., , .,, changes. part of the problem here and ou changes. part of the problem here and you will _ changes. part of the problem here and you will know _ changes. part of the problem here and you will know this, _ changes. part of the problem here and you will know this, you - changes. part of the problem here and you will know this, you cannot be in front of everyone. you cannot do that. you go and see a government minister and they say, we will do everything we can, there is money being put here, money being put there. we have a statement from the home office. a home office spokesperson has said, we are committed to preventing as many homicides as we can. this includes our plan to tackle domestic abuse, reduce the demand for drug, prevent serious violence through our network of violence reduction units. you have meetings with ministers and
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they have policy but something is missing in the equation.- they have policy but something is missing in the equation. 100%. said javid has missing in the equation. 10096. sa'id javid has been d missing in the equation. 10096. sa'id javid has been putting d missing in the equation. 10096. sa'id javid has been putting in i missing in the equation. 10096. sa'id javid has been putting in these i javid has been putting in these tough measures and that is not ever going to work because you had to look at this cause and effect. you had to look at the underlying, stop focusing on these symptoms, look at what is causing it. when we look at it as a disease, we stop looking at the cure and the cure is looking at young people. we have two focus on what they need, what they are crying out for. we look at 420 odd million has been reduced in youth work and giving to young people over the last ten years, so all of these things will have an impact. if we stop putting young people first and stop putting young people first and stop putting all the blame on them and focusing on offenders, then we've focusing on offenders, then we've focus on prevention more, you can start seeing a turnaround in this over the next ten years but it has to start somewhere and for me, it
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starts with my foundation. for me it starts with my foundation. for me it starts with my foundation. for me it starts with me publicising what we are trying to do, the work, the success of it, the model we are trying to expand and asking people to support and help, that's why we are doing this big event, celebrities are coming on board, all these guys are showing how important this is to them and they are supporting our foundation. this is to them and they are supporting ourfoundation. we want the public to come and support it. if the model is not by the government, then we will do it. we will put the children first, like we have done for the last 20 years and impacted over 100,000 lives in that time. what could we do with i time. what could we do with 1 million? think about this. i time. what could we do with 1 million? think about this. 1 million for a murder trial, million? think about this. 1 million fora murdertrial, ok to million? think about this. 1 million for a murder trial, ok to put one guy away. if we had that million, how many young lives could be saved? that is the go fund me page that we
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have got. that is the go fund me page that we have not. ., ~ that is the go fund me page that we have not. . ~ i. that is the go fund me page that we have not. ., ~' ,, . ., have got. thank you so much for shannu have got. thank you so much for sharing your _ have got. thank you so much for sharing your story. _ have got. thank you so much for sharing your story. really - sharing your story. really appreciated. _ appreciated. you. thank you. we are with you until 10am, you. thank you. we are with you untilioam, and you. thank you. we are with you until 10am, and that's when alex jones takes over in the saturday kitchen. what a delightful surprise. good morning. do you know what question mark i have kidnapped matt. i actually haven't. he is away working, so i'm here for one day only. i love this programme. there is double trouble in the studio today with josh would come is double trouble in the studio today withjosh would come and neish kumar. today you will be battling it out to face your food heaven. you will get the dish of your dreams, but only one of you. we have not got food hell. you are in very good, safe hands. what is food heaven? i'm from devon so i have gone for cream tea. sorry? cream tea?—
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tea. sorry? cream tea? delicious. that's good _ tea. sorry? cream tea? delicious. that's good because _ tea. sorry? cream tea? delicious. that's good because when - tea. sorry? cream tea? delicious. that's good because when the - that's good because when the researcher told me he said, are you a granny? _ researcher told me he said, are you a granny? fire researcher told me he said, are you a urann ? �* researcher told me he said, are you arrann ?�* ':::: researcher told me he said, are you arrann ?�* 4:11, .,, researcher told me he said, are you arrann ?�* 4:11, ., a granny? are you 900 years old?! i have one a granny? are you 900 years old?! i have gone for— a granny? are you 900 years old?! i have gone for a _ a granny? are you 900 years old?! i have gone for a mexican _ a granny? are you 900 years old?! i have gone for a mexican breakfast. l have gone for a mexican breakfast. the king _ have gone for a mexican breakfast. the king of— have gone for a mexican breakfast. the king of breakfasts. _ have gone for a mexican breakfast. the king of breakfasts. [it— have gone for a mexican breakfast. the king of breakfasts. [it is- the king of breakfasts. it is delicious. _ the king of breakfasts. it is delicious. very _ the king of breakfasts. it is delicious. very nice. - the king of breakfasts. it is delicious. very nice. a - the king of breakfasts. delicious. very nice. a bit the king of breakfasts.- delicious. very nice. a bit of spice, lovely. what is on the menu today? j spice, lovely. what is on the menu toda ? . ., ., .,~ ., spice, lovely. what is on the menu toda ? . ., ., ., ., ~ , today? i am going to make a monkfish scami with today? i am going to make a monkfish scampi with a — today? i am going to make a monkfish scampi with a watercress _ today? i am going to make a monkfish scampi with a watercress soup. - today? i am going to make a monkfish scampi with a watercress soup. very i scampi with a watercress soup. very aood. we scampi with a watercress soup. very good- we do — scampi with a watercress soup. very good. we do love _ scampi with a watercress soup. , good. we do love your delicious puddings, what are you making? aha, puddings, what are you making? a miso caramel and chocolate tart with a bran _ miso caramel and chocolate tart with a bran flake — miso caramel and chocolate tart with a bran flake base _ miso caramel and chocolate tart with a bran flake base and _ miso caramel and chocolate tart with a bran flake base and creme - miso caramel and chocolate tart with a bran flake base and creme fraiche.| a bran flake base and creme fraiche. helen, _ a bran flake base and creme fraiche. helen, the _ a bran flake base and creme fraiche. helen, the key person _ a bran flake base and creme fraiche. helen, the key person in _ a bran flake base and creme fraiche. helen, the key person in all- a bran flake base and creme fraiche. helen, the key person in all of- helen, the key person in all of this. what will we be drinking? we have got some lovely wines in today, and we _ have got some lovely wines in today, and we have — have got some lovely wines in today, and we have also got some
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non—alcoholic wines, too. a few people — non—alcoholic wines, too. a few pecule in— non—alcoholic wines, too. a few people in the studio don't drink, but they— people in the studio don't drink, but they are still delicious and fun _ but they are still delicious and fun it— but they are still delicious and fun. , ., ., , ., ., fun. it is going to be a laugh, we will see you _ fun. it is going to be a laugh, we will see you at _ fun. it is going to be a laugh, we will see you at ten. _ will see you at ten. sorry, alex, we were preparing for the next bit, and it does look wonderful. a delightful change. you know what live tv is like! have a good day. we will have the weather for you shortly, and michael bring us the sport as well. in the last hour, bbc colleagues have been telling us that more aftershocks have been felt in gaziantep in turkey. meanwhile, there are warnings this morning from the united nations that international aid is struggling to reach rebel—held areas of syria, following monday's devastating earthquakes. syrian state media says the government has approved the delivery of emergency aid,
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but only one border crossing between turkey and syria is open. more than 24,000 people are now known to have been killed, and millions more have been left homeless with nowhere to shelter, in freezing temperatures. this city, home to around 380,000 people, this is north—west of gaziantep. the surrounding area is mountainous. what you are seeing now is rescue efforts, of course, which are continuing. the big machinery coming in to clear the rubble of buildings, where hope of finding survivors has diminished. a massive portion of this city was destroyed during the earthquake, and as in many other cities and towns, communities coming together to try to move forward after the devastation.
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over the past few days, and it is not clear from these images here where those rescue teams are from, but we do know that some international aid has been arriving international aid has been arriving in various cities. they have been problems with that. some of those involved in the rescue services have come from all over the world. emergency service workers from across the uk have been helping with the rescue efforts. our reporter matthew richards has been speaking to two firefighters from wales who have been working in turkey. even for those with experience of disaster zones around the world, the scale of what has happened here is shocking. firefighters like emma from cardiff have been released from their dayjobs to help rescue teams are still finding survivors in the rubble. ~ . , ., ., . , rubble. we have been hearing voices inside. we know _ rubble. we have been hearing voices inside. we know somebody - rubble. we have been hearing voices inside. we know somebody is - rubble. we have been hearing voices inside. we know somebody is alive l rubble. we have been hearing voices| inside. we know somebody is alive in there. however, the building is very badly damaged, and we are trying to make our way through. we badly damaged, and we are trying to make our way through.— make our way through. we actually manared make our way through. we actually managed to — make our way through. we actually managed to pull— make our way through. we actually managed to pull a _ make our way through. we actually managed to pull a child _ make our way through. we actually managed to pull a child with - make our way through. we actually managed to pull a child with a - managed to pull a child with a mother— managed to pull a child with a
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mother and father out of one of the buildings _ mother and father out of one of the buildings that had collapsed, which obviously— buildings that had collapsed, which obviously is a great morale booster for the _ obviously is a great morale booster for the team. it obviously is a great morale booster for the team-— obviously is a great morale booster for the team. . , , :: :: :: , for the team. it happened 2000 miles awa , but for the team. it happened 2000 miles away. but for — for the team. it happened 2000 miles away. but for many — for the team. it happened 2000 miles away, but for many people _ for the team. it happened 2000 miles away, but for many people outside - away, but for many people outside turkey and syria, the quake has still hit extremely close to home. this cafe in wales is run by a turkish family. before the disaster, they had already booked a flight to their home town, but around 40 buildings were destroyed on monday. his cousin lives 120 miles further away and sent video of the destruction there. they planned to take three suitcases of donated items, but an appeal on social media has left them overwhelmed with generosity. they will make sure it gets on and a glory this weekend. now we have notjust 75 kilograms, we have two rooms of bags full of stuff that people need. that makes us so, so happy. we didn't even think we would get that much. the disasters emergency committee appeal
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has already raised over £1.2 million in wales, including £300,000 from the welsh government. at this mosque in cardiff, to donations flooded in as people came to press on friday. it all comes down to that inner sympathy— it all comes down to that inner sympathy and empathy that we have four people around us. we sympathy and empathy that we have four people around us._ sympathy and empathy that we have four people around us. we asked the children to donate _ four people around us. we asked the children to donate some _ four people around us. we asked the children to donate some of— four people around us. we asked the children to donate some of their - children to donate some of their pocket money towards the fund, and they came out and they gave almost £400 and we were just so proud of how they have responded. whether the know how they have responded. whether they know loved _ how they have responded. whether they know loved ones _ how they have responded. whether they know loved ones who - how they have responded. whether they know loved ones who have - how they have responded. whether i they know loved ones who have been hurt or killed, or have specialist skills to search for survivors, or evenif skills to search for survivors, or even if they have been moved by the scale of the suffering a continent away, many people are doing what they can to help. the disasters emergency committee appeal has now raised more than £32 million from public donations — including £5 million pounds of match funding from the government. people will be aware that the disasters emergency committee are coordinating an appeal response fund for the victims. just give us a
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sense of how much money has been raised so far. sense of how much money has been raised so far-— sense of how much money has been raised so far. good morning. on day one of the disasters _ raised so far. good morning. on day one of the disasters emergency - one of the disasters emergency committee, turkey and syria emergency response, we raised over £30 million. we will make an announcement earlier today of the latest numbers, but we are so appreciative of the uk public, the public here providing that generous support to this incredible disaster overseas. you have seen the scenes on tv, the scale of destruction is hard to get 1's head around. people in syria, people in turkey, sleeping out in the elements. lost family members, houses destroyed and damaged. we need to make sure that we keep the momentum to help the people in turkey and syria. can we keep the momentum to help the people in turkey and syria.- people in turkey and syria. can you rive us a people in turkey and syria. can you give us a sense. — people in turkey and syria. can you give us a sense, we _ people in turkey and syria. can you give us a sense, we have _ people in turkey and syria. can you give us a sense, we have seen - people in turkey and syria. can you give us a sense, we have seen it. give us a sense, we have seen it from our own correspondence, the situation that many people are finding themselves in, and those lives that have been saved, those
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who fled from the buildings and many are now homeless. temperatures are very, very low, particularly at night. so many children involved. give us a sense of the work that this money that is raised will help to achieve. this money that is raised will help to achieve-— to achieve. disasters emergency committee _ to achieve. disasters emergency committee have _ to achieve. disasters emergency committee have been _ to achieve. disasters emergency committee have been on - to achieve. disasters emergency committee have been on the - to achieve. disasters emergency - committee have been on the ground, responding to the syria conflict over the past 12 years, so as soon as the earthquake hit, they of course looked after their friends and family. the staff have lost family members, they have lost their homes. houses destroyed. but they are working around the clock to help their neighbours, to help their friends. they have been distributing warm blankets, ensuring people are kept safe and warm. distributing tents, moving hot meals so people can have cooked meals at their fingertips. and really ensuring that people are given the immediate
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support they need. it will be a long road to recovery from this incredible devastation and destruction, but aid workers are working around the clock to make sure that people in syria and in gaziantep and the neighbouring areas are provided the immediate and urgent support that they need. figs urgent support that they need. as you are speaking, we're showing some of the aerial views of affected areas, and every time you see them, and people at table know this very well, you are moved. you think, what can i do? in terms of a technical issue, how do people make sure that they giving are to right place? that they giving are to right place? that the money is going in the right direction? for the money is going in the right direction? ., , direction? for the dtc, we urge members _ direction? for the dtc, we urge members of _ direction? for the dtc, we urge members of the _ direction? for the dtc, we urge members of the public - direction? for the dtc, we urge members of the public to - direction? for the dtc, we urge members of the public to go - direction? for the dtc, we urge - members of the public to go online, look at our website for dec, and making sure the money gets to the
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right place very quickly, we urge the uk public to give cash, that is what is needed most at this time. items are helpful, but it takes a lot of manpower to sort, and the logistic challenge of getting items from here to turkey or syria is immense. so giving cash is a priority now so that aid workers on the ground can talk to the affected population, can talk to individuals and families, and make sure people get what they need at that particular time. and it obviously helps the local economy as well, and gives a boost to the local economy which is much needed right now. madara hettiarachchi from the dec. it is 9:42am. what is happening in the sport, mike? i know there is a
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lot happening and i don't think you can underplay what a big weekend this is, in terms of rugby. sport is always at its best when it has you scratching your head, wondering which narrative will play out. while scotland finally going to win a second opening six nations match, which they haven't done since the 90s question mark will wales continue their hoodoo over scotland under warren gatland? and before that, the best two teams in the world, ireland and france. one won't have title ambitions after today. so many questions. kicking off this six nations weekend, the much antipated clash between the best two teams in the world rankings. ireland against france in dublin, both aiming for the grand slam, the irish haven't done that since 2018, but looked so impressive last weekend against wales, while the french, struggled to get past italy in paris. it may only be the second weekend, but many pundits are already calling this a title decider. i wish i was going to the game, walking down to the game with my mates or my family, you know? with the kids. this is a type of game that everyone wants to be a part of.
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home advantage has to be a weapon for us, doesn't it? i think we have all got a responsibility for that. after that scotland will be putting their title aspirations on the line at murrayfield, they looked so good against england last week, but haven't won their opening two matches this century, and have never beaten wales, when warren gatland has been in charge, and he'll be hoping to continue his winning record at murrayfield, which is where we can find our reporter andy swiss. such a buzz around edinburgh, but their bubble has been burst there so many times before. that's right. yes, welcome to murrayfield. the ground staff are doing a few final preparations. they arejust painting the big logo in the middle of the pitch here at murrayfield. i am delighted to be joined by the former scotland captain andy nichol. thank you for joining us. mike mentioned, scotland have not won their opening two matches of the championship since 1996, which seems incredible. how
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confident are you that they can change that record today? that was the early part _ change that record today? that was the early part of— change that record today? that was the early part of my _ change that record today? that was the early part of my career, - change that record today? that was the early part of my career, it - change that record today? that was the early part of my career, it was l the early part of my career, it was that long — the early part of my career, it was that long ago. it is a remarkable statistic — that long ago. it is a remarkable statistic. there is confidence that scotland — statistic. there is confidence that scotland can do it, mainly because of how _ scotland can do it, mainly because of how well — scotland can do it, mainly because of how well they played last week at twickenham. it was a complete performance, both in attack and defence. — performance, both in attack and defence, and for the full 80 minutes, _ defence, and for the full 80 minutes, which has been a criticism of scotland — minutes, which has been a criticism of scotland. in autumn they played new zealand and play brilliantly for 50 minutes, but for the last 30 they didn't— 50 minutes, but for the last 30 they didn't and _ 50 minutes, but for the last 30 they didn't and they lost the game. there is confidence and feet are firmly on the ground — is confidence and feet are firmly on the ground because of that record of not winning — the ground because of that record of not winning two games back to back. you mentioned the victory last weekend in twickenham and we saw that incredible first half try. is that incredible first half try. is that one of the greatest choice you have ever seen in six nations? yes. have ever seen in six nations? yes, for an individual— have ever seen in six nations? yes, for an individual it _ have ever seen in six nations? yes, for an individual it was _ have ever seen in six nations? yes, for an individual it was just - for an individual it wasjust brilliant, _ for an individual it wasjust brilliant, and it was a wild moment. when _ brilliant, and it was a wild moment. when i _ brilliant, and it was a wild moment. when i was — brilliant, and it was a wild moment. when i was in the stands at twickenham, even the english fans around _ twickenham, even the english fans around us — twickenham, even the english fans around us were standing up because it was— around us were standing up because it wasjust _ around us were standing up because it wasjust that around us were standing up because it was just that sort of, what have we just— it was just that sort of, what have we just seen? he
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it was just that sort of, what have wejust seen? he has it was just that sort of, what have we just seen? he has got that ability — we just seen? he has got that ability. what a player. his second try, arguably, was even better because — try, arguably, was even better because it _ try, arguably, was even better because it was a team a try. scotland. _ because it was a team a try. scotland, then to play forwards and backwards — scotland, then to play forwards and backwards was fantastic, but two moments — backwards was fantastic, but two moments they were fantastic and that 'ust moments they were fantastic and that just adds _ moments they were fantastic and that just adds to the confidence. there is teamwork in scotland that is really — is teamwork in scotland that is really good, but they have also got individual _ really good, but they have also got individual players like these that can have — individual players like these that can have those moments of magic as well and _ can have those moments of magic as well and that is a lovely combination to her. ~ . , ., well and that is a lovely combinationto her. ~ . , ., ., combination to her. wales got off to a bad start last _ combination to her. wales got off to a bad start last weekend _ combination to her. wales got off to a bad start last weekend against - a bad start last weekend against ireland, but they do have an incredible record here at murrayfield and against scotland in recent years. how much does that count for on occasions like this question mark a lot, warren gatland has never lost to scotland which does scare me.— has never lost to scotland which does scare me. ~ . , ., .., , does scare me. wales are coming up after what happened _ does scare me. wales are coming up after what happened last _ does scare me. wales are coming up after what happened last week - does scare me. wales are coming up after what happened last week and l after what happened last week and they have — after what happened last week and they have made changes. they are a .ood they have made changes. they are a good side _ they have made changes. they are a good side i— they have made changes. they are a good side. i thought they were better— good side. i thought they were better than the scoreline suggested last week, which means they are a dangerous— last week, which means they are a dangerous proposition here. there's not much _ dangerous proposition here. there's not much pressure on them, really, and they— not much pressure on them, really, and they are — not much pressure on them, really, and they are out here to ruin the
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party— and they are out here to ruin the party for— and they are out here to ruin the party for scotland. this is going to be a party for scotland. this is going to he a tight— party for scotland. this is going to be a tight match, a really tight match — be a tight match, a really tight match. the quality of the six nations _ match. the quality of the six nations is— match. the quality of the six nations is so good. i think this will he — nations is so good. i think this will be tight today. you announce that this is _ will be tight today. you announce that this is going _ will be tight today. you announce that this is going to _ will be tight today. you announce that this is going to be _ will be tight today. you announce that this is going to be your- will be tight today. you announce that this is going to be your last i that this is going to be your last match commentating for the bbc, after 20 years, so how good will it be to go out with a scottish victory question mark in that 20 years i have never seen scotland win the first two games. 50 have never seen scotland win the first two games.— first two games. so it would be ureat if first two games. so it would be great if they — first two games. so it would be great if they could. _ first two games. so it would be great if they could. i _ first two games. so it would be great if they could. i think - first two games. so it would be great if they could. i think they | great if they could. i think they have _ great if they could. i think they have got— great if they could. i think they have got something different, how they responded to that win last week, — they responded to that win last week, i— they responded to that win last week, ijust think there is something about this team, and i think— something about this team, and i think scotland will do that today. it's been — think scotland will do that today. it's been great listening to you over the years and many thanks for joining us. so there we have it, scotland against wales here at murrayfield and it kicks off at 4:45pm. murrayfield and it kicks off at 4:45m. ., �* �* . �* murrayfield and it kicks off at 4:45m. ., �* �* ., �* ., 4:45pm. live on bbc one. can't wait. thank ou 4:45pm. live on bbc one. can't wait. thank you very _ 4:45pm. live on bbc one. can't wait. thank you very much _ 4:45pm. live on bbc one. can't wait. thank you very much indeed. - there are seven matches in the premier league later and a big one in the early kick off. west ham take on chelsea at the london stadium. the hammers are just a point above the relegation zone, while chelsea are still trying to find some rhythm and form
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under graham potter, after spending almost £300 million in the january tranfer window, but would west ham boss david moyes, be happy spending a similar amount on his team? i'm not sure i would, no. not sure. not sure if it would be — i think sometimes, you want to build a team and take it forward but, you know, chelsea are building a team — it's not for me to comment on how chelsea do their business. they know how to do it, they've been very successful over many years, so it's their choice how they do it. england get their women's t20 world cup campaign underway later today as they take on the west indies, in paarl, south africa. heather knight and her team will be hoping for better fortunes, than those enjoyed by the host nation yesterday. south africa, were stunned on opening night losing by three runs to a sri lanka side, playing theirfirst match since october. heather knight, this is her tenth world cup and she says it is the best vibe she has ever felt in 18 going into a big tournament like
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this. —— everfelt in a team. the weather, it is 35 degrees today. hot, hot, hot. thank you, mike. here's louise with a look at this morning's weather. good morning, everybody. i don't like 35 degrees, too hot for me. we are going to get 12, 13 celsius, the mid—505 and that will do. many of us will look like this this morning, a lot of low, grey cloud but it is calm out there. you can see that from this picture. for many, we are still under this influence of high pressure. it will be a blustery day further north and west, but there is a greater chance here perhaps of the cloud breaking up as we go through the afternoon. sheltered eastern scotland paps and in one or two
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eastern areas down through wales and south—east england, brighter skies, but central and eastern england, and a thicker and low cloud, may a spot of drizzle from time to time. but it is mild out there, and generally those temperatures will peek into double figures between 11 and 13 celsius. the breeze will continue through the night. some places will continue to see the sky is clear and, particular in eastern scotland yet again, so temperatures here low single figures. elsewhere, it should be a frost free start to sunday morning and another grey one for many of us. the breeze will continue to strengthen further out of the west and the north, and that will help break up the cloud is a little better tomorrow, so scotland, northern ireland, northern england and parts of wales seeing some sunny spells into the afternoon. central and southern england on the grey side, but again, still relatively mild for the time of year. the high pressure that has been with us throughout the week continues to drift slowly eastwards into next week, and that will gradually allow these frontal systems to put in from
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these frontal systems to put in from the west. if you are planning ahead starting off relatively dry and mild, but there will be some rain in the forecast on wednesday, then turning showery but staying mild for all. thank you, louise. harry styles, wet leg and stormzy are just some of the artists leading the nominations at tonight's brit awards. the nominations at it's the first time in the event's history, that the ceremony has taken place on a saturday night. our music correspondent mark savage has been speaking to some of the nominees. and the winner is... the winner is... the brit awards, the biggest night of the year for uk music. ..adele! i want to thank everybody, everyone over there, i love you all. ..sam fender. by now, we're used to seeing pop's guest stars lifting trophies but for a brand new act...
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shut up! you're joking! ..finding out you've been nominated can be life—changing. # keep on running - through these red flags.# this year's nominees include lizzo, the 1975, beyonce and mimi webb, who's up for best new artist. oh, i couldn't believe it. i was so inspired when, like, dupa lipa won best new artist and i rememberwatching it and saying to my mum, "i'm gonna do that. "i'm gonna get that nomination and i'm going to go one day," so just to kind of have that full—circle moment and, yeah, it'sjust — it's quite emotional, you know? and you broke the news quite sneakily to your mum? i've got something to tell you. you all right? i've just — i've just been nominated as the best new artist at the brit awards. sorry? say that again. the best new artist at the brit awards — i've been nominated. oh, my god! oh, my god — i've goose bumps! oh, come here! she didn't expect it and she wasjust shocked and, like, even now, every day, i get phone calls about it. like, she's like, "oh," like, she'sjust so excited and i think she just can't believe it as well.
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hey, how are you guys doing? you all right? comedian mo gilligan is hosting the awards for a second time. he says it's hard not to get caught up in the excitement. the thing is the brits, you never know what's gonna happen but you're also seeing people win the biggest award of their life in real—time as well, and i get to feel like i was a part of that. cheering and applause. i'm also seeing my friends like little simz win and pick up an award and, you know, take her mum onstage. is that a problem, though? if you've got a favourite, like little simz... oh, man! ..and adele beats her, how do you paper over that? yeah. i guess i am impartial but at the same time, you want yourfriends to win, innit? chuckles. # as it was... # as it was. harry styles is the big favourite this year. he's up for four prizes and is widely expected to win album of the year. # on the chaise longue, on the chaise longue #i indie band wet leg are also up for four awards including best group... # when we pull up you know it's a shutdown. i
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and blackpink have made history as the first ever korean girl band to receive a brit nomination for best international group. but there's concern over the lack of female nominees elsewhere. a year after the awards combined the best male and female awards, not a single woman is up for best artist. the rock band nova twins, who are nominated for best group, say the industry makes it harder for women to succeed. you dream big when you're young because anything — anything's possible. but the reality is when you get into it, it's not as easy. we had to navigate slightly differently, you know, being women, being people of colour, doing rock music. and it was like, "you need to be in hip—hop". so that's what we've got confronted with a lot at the beginning, so we had to navigate very differently. i think the message isjust follow your gut. follow your gut. don't listen to the noise of everything. quote georgia. clears throat. if you take the short road, it will draw blood but if you take the long road, it will draw sweat. you can see the results
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of that blood and sweat, and maybe a few tears, too, when the brit awards kick off at 8:30pm tonight. mark savage, bbc news. we're joined now by showbiz reporter, kevin hughes. hello. what do you think? is harry s les hello. what do you think? is harry styles going _ hello. what do you think? is harry styles going to _ hello. what do you think? is harry styles going to be _ hello. what do you think? is harry styles going to be the _ hello. what do you think? is harry styles going to be the name - hello. what do you think? is harry styles going to be the name that i hello. what do you think? is harry| styles going to be the name that is circulating everywhere tomorrow? i think so. i think we will see the pictures of his performance and his name everywhere. i think that arena should be harry 's house this year. he has the biggest selling single, and a massive night at the grammy awards where he won album of the year. he is up before and i think it should be a big night for him, and he deserves it.— he deserves it. they might be cunous he deserves it. they might be curious about _ he deserves it. they might be curious about what _ he deserves it. they might be curious about what he - he deserves it. they might be curious about what he will. he deserves it. they might be i curious about what he will wear because that drew quite a lot of attention. he because that drew quite a lot of attention. , . , , , attention. he is a stylish dude, he can wear anything. _ attention. he is a stylish dude, he can wear anything. that's - attention. he is a stylish dude, he can wear anything. that's the - can wear anything. that's the honest, we love the fashion element about tonight, the red carpet and the stars. it is a big night for the
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music and fashion industry, and also for catering. the stars will in enjoy a three course dinner before the ceremony including a woodland forage starterfull of the ceremony including a woodland forage starter full of truffle, chestnut puree, all sorts of things. a vegan option and a beautiful desert of rhubarb crumble. you should be _ desert of rhubarb crumble. you should be on _ desert of rhubarb crumble. you should be on saturday kitchen! it is not without its controversy. the r&b and pop category, no r&b act in there. the one gender best act, no women. . �* , �* , women. that's right. the brits deduce the — women. that's right. the brits deduce the gender _ women. that's right. the brits deduce the gender neutral- women. that's right. the brits - deduce the gender neutral category best artist last year, but disappointing to see no female artists have made that category. the brits have hit back as it actually a lot of female artists have been nominated in the other categories. i was hoping to see several in that
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category, and i hope they will review this and they have said that they will in the voting procedure. of course, adele was the first recipient of that. find of course, adele was the first recipient of that._ of course, adele was the first recipient of that. and no r&b, so there needs _ recipient of that. and no r&b, so there needs to _ recipient of that. and no r&b, so there needs to be _ recipient of that. and no r&b, so there needs to be a _ recipient of that. and no r&b, so there needs to be a real - recipient of that. and no r&b, so there needs to be a real push - recipient of that. and no r&b, so there needs to be a real push to. there needs to be a real push to spread the tentacles and make sure representation is there. yes. spread the tentacles and make sure representation is there.— representation is there. yes, the renre representation is there. yes, the genre categories, _ representation is there. yes, the genre categories, is _ representation is there. yes, the genre categories, is interesting i genre categories, is interesting because all the categories are voted for by users of tick—tock, so it will be intriguing to see who wins what. , , . , �* will be intriguing to see who wins what. , , �* �* what. this is a live tv, isn't it? a life award — what. this is a live tv, isn't it? a life award ceremony, _ what. this is a live tv, isn't it? a life award ceremony, they - what. this is a live tv, isn't it? a life award ceremony, they have i what. this is a live tv, isn't it? a life award ceremony, they have a curiosity factor. hopefully it will all go swimmingly and albino plums, but things can happen and that is partly why life award things are interesting. partly why life award things are interesting-— interesting. that's right, there have been _ interesting. that's right, there have been some _ interesting. that's right, there have been some huge - interesting. that's right, there i have been some huge moments interesting. that's right, there - have been some huge moments in the brit awards, like madonna taking a tumble. some altercations on stage. yes, anything can happen on the
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stage and it will be interesting to see who says what and how artists celebrate afterwards. of course, it is now a saturday night and they have the chance to let their hair down without worrying about getting up down without worrying about getting up tomorrow for work.— up tomorrow for work. potentially. new acts to _ up tomorrow for work. potentially. new acts to look _ up tomorrow for work. potentially. new acts to look out _ up tomorrow for work. potentially. new acts to look out for. - up tomorrow for work. potentially. new acts to look out for. wet - up tomorrow for work. potentially. new acts to look out for. wet leg | new acts to look out for. wet leg was spoken out quite a lot and they are in a number of categories. t am are in a number of categories. i am rootin: are in a number of categories. i am rooting for— are in a number of categories. i am rooting for them _ are in a number of categories. t—n rooting for them tonight. i would love to see the ban from the isle of wight to pick up a brit award. an incredible year, two grammy awards last week. i think it is a tussle between them and harry styles tonight for the most awards. but making history, larger 's eurovision entry, sam ryder is nominated in best new artist. he entry, sam ryder is nominated in best new artist.— best new artist. he is so chuffed about it. best new artist. he is so chuffed about it- he _ best new artist. he is so chuffed about it. he is _ best new artist. he is so chuffed about it. he is such _ best new artist. he is so chuffed about it. he is such a _ best new artist. he is so chuffed about it. he is such a lovely - best new artist. he is so chuffed | about it. he is such a lovely guy, you can't begrudge anything. b, big you can't begrudge anything. a big niuht for you can't begrudge anything. a big night for sam _ you can't begrudge anything. a big night for sam ryder _ you can't begrudge anything. a big night for sam ryder if _ you can't begrudge anything. 3c night for sam ryder if he wins that one, so good luck to him. that smile and that hug. — one, so good luck to him. that smile and that hug, they _ one, so good luck to him. that smile and that hug, they are _ one, so good luck to him. that smile and that hug, they are quite - and that hug, they are quite something. you have to be in the room to understand it, it does come across on tv but he is a real
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this is bbc news broadcasting in the uk and around the globe. i'm martine croxall and these are the latest headlines... aid agencies call for better access to the earthquake disaster zones in turkey and syria as the number of people killed in both countries rises to more than 24,000. despite the odds, people are still being pulled out alive from the rubble in both countries, more than 120 hours after the first earthquake struck. surviving the earthquake, that's the first hurdle. what will their lives be like in the coming months and years as a result of the destruction we see here today? the united nations estimates the earthquakes may have left nearly 5.5 million people homeless in syria. the government there says it will allow aid to be delivered
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