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as work your organisation is doing as an advocacy group and in particular an advocacy group and in particular a case where a tenant had to resort to installing cameras to prove his case. tell us a little bit of a case if you could and perhaps why it becomes necessary to go to measures of the kind. 50 becomes necessary to go to measures of the kind. ., , .,, ., of the kind. so that case, i was a caseworker _ of the kind. so that case, i was a caseworker assisting _ of the kind. so that case, i was a caseworker assisting that - of the kind. so that case, i was a | caseworker assisting that person, of the kind. so that case, i was a - caseworker assisting that person, he was being threatened by his landlord four months by text messages, the landlord was visiting the property and hejust didn't landlord was visiting the property and he just didn't feel safe in landlord was visiting the property and hejust didn't feel safe in his home, so that was what caused him to install the cameras and the property and he had to install the cameras on the property and thankfully, he did because that did assist us with the case. often where a tenant is being harassed or victim of illegal eviction, it's very difficult to
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prove against the landlord saw thankfully he put the property and obviously what they showed was the landlord and landlord attacking him. the case was actually referred to us by london renters union and normally we get referrals from councils, but unfortunately we didn't work for the council that this person is living in, the bro, so he first went to the council to try and get assistance from the council and they didn't provide any i have the relevant officer to carry out the enforcement action... , , , action... presumably between the olicin: is action... presumably between the policing is not _ action... presumably between the policing is not a _ action. .. presumably between the policing is not a criminal- action... presumably between the policing is not a criminal matter . action... presumably between the policing is not a criminal matter if| policing is not a criminal matter if somebody is trying to evict you and the council presumably not having the council presumably not having the resources. it's a real problem, isn't it? because presumably the council, we know the council have less resources, but they directly —— social housing has been spun off but do they have any legal responsibility for checking on landlords or private landlords
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within their burrow council area? councils have the power to enforce against landlords who legally evict her and her tenants it gives them the power and it is a criminal offence to harass or are legally evict a tenant. but unfortunately there are no longer use that power because as a result of austerity, tennessee relations officers where the officers within councils that were responsible for enforcement, most of them work out so councils no longer have the ability to enforce. we did a report last year which shows that in 2020, there were 6930 cases of illegal eviction reported. only 12 landlords were prosecuted so that a prosecution rate of about 0.1% and that figure rose again in 2021 to 7778 cases of illegal
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eviction. that's nearly one in every hour on average, so it's a real problem but unfortunately the system is not working to protect tenants. without groups like yours, safer renting, they would have fewer advocates as well. john, from a group which tenant advocacy group which works in 12 of london's local authorities, i don't ask for the other 20 authorities are doing. and you very much. schools in england could face further strike action as the national education union has asked teachers to reject a new pay offer. teachers are being offered a £1,000 extra cash payment this year, with a 4.3% rise for most next year, which unions say is a real terms pay cut. the government says it has engaged in �*intensive discussions' with unions, and that the offer is �*fair and reasonable'. our education reporter vanessa clarke has more.
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the government was not offer was a £1000 flat rate cash sum for this year and for most teachers, a 4.3% pay rise for september from next year, we are unhappy about both those numbers and we are also unhappy about the fact that we believe this offer is not fully funded in schools and of the majority of schools would have to make cuts in order to afford it. the government _ make cuts in order to afford it. the government said it is giving schools £2.3 billion of cash over the next two years and starting salaries for new teachers would reach £30,000. if any new members reject this new deal, more strike action could be on way. it says it will try to ensure exam classes are prevented from disruption, but some parents could
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be facing more days off work. teachers are well within their rights — teachers are well within their rights to— teachers are well within their rights to strike if they want to. i don't _ rights to strike if they want to. i don't have — rights to strike if they want to. i don't have a problem with that, it's 'ust don't have a problem with that, it's just herd _ don't have a problem with that, it's just hard when they're off because i have to _ just hard when they're off because i have to take off time from work and i have to take off time from work and i have _ have to take off time from work and i have two _ have to take off time from work and i have two of them. as have to take off time from work and i have two of them. its a have to take off time from work and i have two of them.— i have two of them. as a parent i think it's important _ i have two of them. as a parent i think it's important that - i have two of them. as a parent i think it's important that teachers -et think it's important that teachers get what — think it's important that teachers get what they _ think it's important that teachers get what they are _ think it's important that teachers get what they are entitled - think it's important that teachers get what they are entitled to. - think it's important that teachersl get what they are entitled to. but as a working _ get what they are entitled to. but as a working parent, _ get what they are entitled to. but as a working parent, that's - get what they are entitled to. but as a working parent, that's very. as a working parent, that's very difficult — as a working parent, that's very difficult with — as a working parent, that's very difficult with strikes _ as a working parent, that's very difficult with strikes every- as a working parent, that's very difficult with strikes every day. i as a working parent, that's very| difficult with strikes every day. i for the — difficult with strikes every day. i for the nhs, _ difficult with strikes every day. i forthe nhs, but— difficult with strikes every day. i for the nhs, but at _ difficult with strikes every day. i for the nhs, but at the - difficult with strikes every day. i for the nhs, but at the end - difficult with strikes every day. i for the nhs, but at the end of. difficult with strikes every day. i i for the nhs, but at the end of the day, everyone _ for the nhs, but at the end of the day, everyone needs _ for the nhs, but at the end of the day, everyone needs what - for the nhs, but at the end of the day, everyone needs what they. for the nhs, but at the end of thel day, everyone needs what they are entitled _ day, everyone needs what they are entitled to — day, everyone needs what they are entitled to in _ day, everyone needs what they are entitled to-— entitled to. in scotland and wales, strike action _ entitled to. in scotland and wales, strike action has _ entitled to. in scotland and wales, strike action has ended _ entitled to. in scotland and wales, strike action has ended due - entitled to. in scotland and wales, strike action has ended due to - strike action has ended due to increased pay offers, but the schools leaders union in wales and five unions in northern ireland are still taking action short of a strike. the bbc has been told that if the n a u rejects this new offer, decisions will be made by the pay review body and the thousand pound cash payment would be lost. the union will announce the results of this online ballot next monday and will have to give two weeks' notice before any new strike dates are
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announced. vanessa clark, bbc news. before her death, dame deborahjames made it her legacy to raise awareness of the symptoms of bowel cancer — with "check your to" —— check your to... —— check your poo... becoming one of her most well known phrases. but, despite her campaign, a new survey by bowel cancer uk has found that many people are still unaware of the key signs of the disease. our correspondent, robin brant has more. the most important message i can give to anybody is get yourself checked out. if there's anything you think might be wrong with you, go and get scene despite any apprehension might have. just six weeks ago. _ apprehension might have. just six weeks ago. paul— apprehension might have. just six weeks ago, paul had _ apprehension might have. just six weeks ago, paul had surgery - apprehension might have. just six weeks ago, paul had surgery for l apprehension might have. just six i weeks ago, paul had surgery for his bowel cancer e. at ai, he was fit and fought healthy. him and his wife had seen adverts and what to look out for. i had seen adverts and what to look out for. ,., ., had seen adverts and what to look out for. ., . ,, had seen adverts and what to look out for. ., ., out for. i saw it on the back of a toilet. they're _ out for. i saw it on the back of a toilet. they're doing _ out for. i saw it on the back of a toilet. they're doing a - out for. i saw it on the back of a toilet. they're doing a lot - out for. i saw it on the back of a toilet. they're doing a lot of- out for. i saw it on the back of a i toilet. they're doing a lot of thing at back toilets _ toilet. they're doing a lot of thing at back toilets and _ toilet. they're doing a lot of thing at back toilets and title _ toilet. they're doing a lot of thing | at back toilets and title packaging. a year ago he noticed the main symptom of bowel cancer, blood in
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his to. i symptom of bowel cancer, blood in his to. ., symptom of bowel cancer, blood in his to. . , , symptom of bowel cancer, blood in histo. . , , symptom of bowel cancer, blood in histo. . his to. i waited because you hope it will not happen _ his to. i waited because you hope it will not happen and _ his to. i waited because you hope it will not happen and you _ his to. i waited because you hope it will not happen and you think- his to. i waited because you hope it will not happen and you think of. his to. i waited because you hope it will not happen and you think of all| will not happen and you think of all the things that might happen from examinations to the fear of finding out you have something wrong with you. it out you have something wrong with 0“. ., ., " ., out you have something wrong with ou. ., ., , ., out you have something wrong with 0“. ., ., " ., ., , ., " you. it took four months of thinking and worrying _ you. it took four months of thinking and worrying with _ you. it took four months of thinking and worrying with a _ you. it took four months of thinking and worrying with a very _ you. it took four months of thinking and worrying with a very supportive | and worrying with a very supportive wife before he went to the doctors. despite the extraordinary openness of the late dame deborahjones documented her terminal bowel cancer, awareness of what to look out for is still low. nine months on from deborah janes out for is still low. nine months on from deborahjanes death, the bowel cancer uk says a new survey suggests that four in ten people cannot name a single symptom of bowel cancer. around half, 49% identified the key red flag symptom of blood in your stool. ., ., ,., , ., red flag symptom of blood in your stool. ., ., , ., , stool. you hear reports of people when they _ stool. you hear reports of people when they are — stool. you hear reports of people when they are diagnosed - stool. you hear reports of people when they are diagnosed that - stool. you hear reports of people . when they are diagnosed that france
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may slip _ when they are diagnosed that france may slip away or find it difficult to have — may slip away or find it difficult to have a — may slip away or find it difficult to have a conversation and i think that is_ to have a conversation and i think that is a _ to have a conversation and i think that is a problem from us as a nation — that is a problem from us as a nation that— that is a problem from us as a nation that historically we have been _ nation that historically we have been quite squeamish about talking about— been quite squeamish about talking about the _ been quite squeamish about talking about the big c or bowel cancer in particular~ — about the big c or bowel cancer in particular. but i think it's about having — particular. but i think it's about having normalising. as particular. but i think it's about having normalising.— particular. but i think it's about having normalising. as a. some campaigners — having normalising. as a. some campaigners fear _ having normalising. as a. some campaigners fear an _ having normalising. as a. some campaigners fear an increase i having normalising. as a. some campaigners fear an increase in j campaigners fear an increase in cases because of problems diagnosing during the pandemic so now more than ever, it's crucial to know what to look for and to talk.— look for and to talk. every time an one look for and to talk. every time anyone asks — look for and to talk. every time anyone asks me _ look for and to talk. every time anyone asks me and _ look for and to talk. every time anyone asks me and i've - look for and to talk. every time anyone asks me and i've asked | look for and to talk. every time - anyone asks me and i've asked how did you notice on the question is blood in my stool. and it's almost awkward to say that in the tournament every day. more than 50 metres below london, engineers have been building what they hope will be the solution to the capital's sewage problems. the existing victorian system struggles to cope in significant rainfall — often leading to untreated waste being pumped into the river thames. our environment correspondentjonah fisher has been given rare access
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inside the �*super sewer�* — to find out how it�*s going to help. so there�*s our basket. ok, hanging from a crane. that is the only way to get into most of our shafts, now. we are in the centre of london at battersea and we are about to go 55 metres down into the ground to join the super—sewer. the biggest and deepest tunnel that has ever been built in london. it�*s great to be on a bike because this project isjust so huge. the tunnel is vast. it stretches all the way across london, mainly under the thames. 15 miles, and the basic idea is that it is going to take the sewage and rainwater that
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at the moment flows into the river and divert it to the east of the city where it can be processed properly. i�*m andy mitchell, i�*m the chief executive of tideway, and we are building this new sewer. here we are at the victoria intersection point. which is this connection tunnel here. this is where, eventually, the sewage will flow in? come rushing through here, it will figure gravity out and it will head off east in the direction we have been going. at the moment, the sewage and water, that is going straight into the river? when it spills, it goes into the river, yes. this will stop that and, i suppose, clean up the river? absolutely. 25 metres above us is the trains and then the river is on top of that. another 20 odd metres above that, yes.
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0k. train rumbles. there you are, we can hear another one. quite clearly a train. ok, it looks like it is getting dark up here. it is really quite spooky without the lights on. this is what the tunnel will be like when we finish. obviously, no lights, nothing in it at all. do you mind if i have a shout down the tunnel, see what the echo is like? you go for it. whoo! continuous echo. it�*s still going. that will be going all the way to the end of tideway tunnel right in east london, where the sewage is going to be processed, and coming all the way back here. it�*s pretty amazing. yes, there is light at the end of the tunnel. we have had quite a nice cycle today. i have quite enjoyed it. you don�*t think climate change and there being more rain possibly and more storms in the future will,
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in the end, render what you have done here not as effective? i think that is a big part of climate change. we are seeing and we expect to see more extreme weather conditions, rain included. and, yes, that will mean this tunnel gets used more. but, the point here is that the solution for london is to do something better with the rainwater than simply throw it in the sewers in the first place. and that is what will make the difference. so this tunnel is buying london time to sort out the big issue, which is separating out sewage and rainwater? correct. that is exactly what we are doing. that daylight up there is blackfriars, and this is the end of our bike ride. there is construction material here so we can�*t go any further. but the sewage will continue down this pipe for 11 miles or so to a waste water treatment plant, the biggest one in europe, that will process all of the sewage and water that ends up in this massive pipe.
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i can�*t help shivering at that idea of the hole in the ground. a bit of breaking news from mexico. reports of a fire at a migrant facility. we are hearing in the business news there are about the pressures of people who are coming into mexico with work opportunities but also some people want to go into the united states. this is a majorfire that has happened in the city of ciudad juarez in the us border. this is a lot of people who were detained in mexico who want to enter into the us and reports say the 37 people have died so far and will bring more on that as we get it. the time for
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the weather now. over the next few days is good to turn milder than a has—been but we are not out of the woods in terms of rain and we certainly have that today. this band of rain pushing northwards and eastwards, some of the heavy and persistent. behind a lot of cloud, some drizzle, murky conditions but brightening up across northern ireland, wales and south—west england and merseyside with sunshine. the rain continues to push north eastwards and we will see more rain sweeping in across northern ireland and western scotland as one of south—west england, but it is going to be a milder night than it was last night. more or less across the board. into tomorrow then we start off with the rain and moving north eastwards across northern ireland and scotland and also the rain in the south—west moving north eastwards as well. the ring will later pep up between wells and south—west but will be a mystery with a bit of sunshine but milder thanit with a bit of sunshine but milder than it has been.
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this is bbc news. welcome if you�*re watching here in the uk or around the globe. our top stories: six people, three of them young children, have been killed in a school shooting in nashville, tennessee. police say the killer carefully planned the attack. a deadly fire kills at least 39 people at a mexican migrant centre near the united states border. the scottish parliament is expected to elect its new first minister following nicola sturgeon�*s resignation to the king. prince harry returns to london�*s high court as it continues its hearing over multiple privacy claims brought against the publisher of the daily mail. three gambling businesses owned
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by william hill are to pay a £19 million penalty for weak money—laundering controls. we will begin with the devastating attack that took place in nashville on monday. police in the us city of nashville say a former student who killed three children and three staff at a private school, had carefully planned the attack. they said the 28 year—old, who was later killed by officers, had left behind a manifesto which suggested there were also going to be shootings at other locations. this cctv footage has emerged of the attacker — named as 28—year—old audrey hale —
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arriving at the school, and then entering by shooting through one of the security doors. the doors are kept locked to keep intruders coming in. but with a high velocity weapon you can get in. you can see the attacker forcing their way through the outer door. the footage then shows hale walking into the school, armed with several weapons. not long after this, they started shooting. among the victims — three children, aged 8 and 9. and three adults, all in their sixties. including the principal. this footage emerged of children being led to safety shortly after the shooting. the covenant school is a private christian school for children, based in nashville, aged
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between three and eleven. police say that hale had no previous criminal record. they were carrying two assault style weapons, and a handgun, and at least two of the weapons were purchased legally. hale also had a map of the school. nashville police chiefjohn blake says he was moved to tears watching children flee the scene. what i know at this point is at 10.13 today, our officers responded to a shots fired call to covenant school, it�*s a church school. officers immediately responded. a team of five immediately went in the school, went to where gunshots were being heard and engaged the suspect. we have identified the suspect right now, tentatively, a 28—year—old female, white. we know the address of that person as well. and so we have some ongoing
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investigations as to that. from my initialfindings is that at one point, she was a student at that school but unsure what year, all of that. but that�*s what i�*ve been told so far. but what i can say and what i�*ve said before is that whenever i hope that we would never have this situation, that if we ever did, we would not wait. we would immediately go in and we would immediately engage the person perpetrating this horrible crime. he referred to the attacker as he, audrey hale is the name, this is not a recent photo. this is some years ago. there is confusion about the shooter�*s gender identity. the
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police have told us that hale is a biological woman who used male pronouns. the deadly attack happened at the covenant school despite tight security, and the laws on gun ownership in tennessee. president biden has called on congress to tighten the gun control laws. vigils have been held for the victims — and this makeshift memorial has been set up outside the school. here are the thoughts of two local residents. no, i don�*t think anything is going to change. i mean, you know, people arejust too obsessed with having... i�*m all for gun rights. i have a gun. i carry a gun with me most days. but i don�*t need an assault rifle. and i don�*t... i don�*t think it should be as easy to buy flowers as it is a gun. you know. there�*s just not enough to protect children. i felt like i was in shock and that
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it was just so close to home and the fact that it was attack on our children. but i think itjust kind of... i wasjust in shock, like, oh, my goodness, thisjust happened. and it's right up the street, you know? cbs correspondent cristian benavides is in nashville with the latest. overnight we got this disturbing surveillance video which shows the moment the assailant approaches the building. we also know from that video that the assailant shoots at the door and that is how the assailant is able to get inside the school. and then from what authorities have been telling us, first at the assailant shoots on the first floor, then goes to the second floor and that is where the shooter is confronted by five responding officers. two of those officers shot at the suspect and killed the suspect on—site. what we know from all of this, three children are dead,
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all nine years old. and three staff members from the school, including the head of the school, who was there. again, officials are saying this was a targeted attack because they said that the individual, 28—year—old audrey hale, had mapped all of this out and officials also said the suspect had at least two assault weapons and a handgun when the assailant went to the school. officials are looking at that manifesto and during a press conference yesterday they sort of hinted that they are looking at what that manifesto says and whether there is a motive there. but ultimately, there is really no motive or no explanation for something like this to happen. it happens of course as we all know so often here in america and it�*s just another community
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that is grappling with a school shooting and a situation like this. we have spoken to some of the folks who have come up here, this is the entrance that leads to the church and the school, this is a school affiliated with a presbyterian church. the school has just about 200 students so it�*s a very tight—knit small group and the people that have been coming up here to drop off flowers and teddy bears, they are just saying how heartbroken they are. as this is a church school, they are notjust leaning on each other, but they are also leaning on the power of prayer. at least 37 people have died in a fire at a mexican migrant centre near the border with the united states. this is breaking news that has come in in the last 30 minutes. the blaze broke out at an immigration facility in ciudad juarez, which is next to the stanton international bridge that links the city to el paso, texas. many were thought to be migrants arrested in the city the day before
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and detained in locked rooms. the bbc�*s william marquez is following the story closely. what can you tell us? the national immigration _ what can you tell us? the national immigration centre _ what can you tell us? the national immigration centre in _ what can you tell us? the national immigration centre in mexico - what can you tell us? the national immigration centre in mexico has i immigration centre in mexico has confirmed that at least 39 people have died. on monday, around 70 migrants had been rounded up for allegedly disturbing the public, they were asking for money, they were locked up. most of these people were locked up. most of these people were from venezuela, they started lighting the mattresses as a protest. that spread the fire, then they started pulling out the national guard and the firefighter started pulling out. you could see the bodies being piled up in front of the facility. that is what we know up to now. it of the facility. that is what we know up to now.— know up to now. it will raise questions — know up to now. it will raise questions about _ know up to now. it will raise
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questions about the - know up to now. it will raise l questions about the practices know up to now. it will raise - questions about the practices used in detention facilities, if the rooms were locked and how quickly they were unlocked to get these people out before the fire spread. the problem is that mexico has become a pressure cooker, with hundreds of thousands of migrants coming from central and south america, fleeing poverty, repression, violence and seeking asylum in the us. at the same time, the us has imposed strict measures to try and prevent this massive migration from happening. mexico is clogged up with all of these people, waiting or hoping to cross over. what kind of arrangement has mexico reached with the united states on this issue? there is huge political pressure in washington for action to be taken against migrants coming to the united states, presumably there is pressure in mexico too? people
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coming from other countries but not being able to go to the final destination.— being able to go to the final destination. . , , ., ., destination. there has been a deal between the _ destination. there has been a deal between the mexico _ destination. there has been a deal between the mexico and _ destination. there has been a deal between the mexico and the - destination. there has been a deal between the mexico and the us i destination. there has been a deal between the mexico and the us to | between the mexico and the us to try and control that migration. the us has imposed title 42 which gives the right to reject any asylum seekers. president biden has tried to give an option to seek asylum, but only if they don�*t come across by land but by aeroplane. they don't come across by land but by aeroplane-— they don't come across by land but by aeroplane. another day of nationwide protests has started in france as opposition builds against president macron�*s pension reforms. the leader of the largest trade union confederation has urged the government to put the plans on hold, and wants the president to accept some form of mediation for up to six weeks. these are some of the more violent
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scenes that happened overnight. the government is hoping for peaceful protest. there was apprehension in paris and other— there was apprehension in paris and other cities — there was apprehension in paris and other cities too. places like brittany— other cities too. places like brittany are have a strong history of street — brittany are have a strong history of street fighting from the left and they have — of street fighting from the left and they have seen their fair share of troubles— they have seen their fair share of troubles in— they have seen their fair share of troubles in the last few weeks. there — troubles in the last few weeks. there is— troubles in the last few weeks. there is apprehension or expectation of more _ there is apprehension or expectation of more trouble. it won't be in the mean _ of more trouble. it won't be in the mean duration of the demonstration, but if— mean duration of the demonstration, but it last— mean duration of the demonstration, but if last thursday is anything to id but if last thursday is anything to go by, _ but if last thursday is anything to go by, it— but if last thursday is anything to go by, it will be groups of these, so-called — go by, it will be groups of these, so—called black blocs, organised far left activists that take on police at the _ left activists that take on police at the end of demonstrations and try to force _
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at the end of demonstrations and try to force confrontation by throwing stones _ to force confrontation by throwing stones or — to force confrontation by throwing stones or setting fire to bins. as we know. — stones or setting fire to bins. as we know, bins are everywhere at the moment, _ we know, bins are everywhere at the moment, smashing windows and so on. here are the live pictures that we have from france at the moment. this is from bordeaux where the union is organising. they have a lot of the stewards, that is important because they don�*t want this hijacked by a violent minority. the interior minister warned yesterday that there were concerns that some extremists that were already on the radar might be seeking to hijack and cause violent incidents. we heard the union telling us, that this was an issue. the key thing here is that these protests have brought france to a standstill, notably last thursday. as we understand it, this
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was the main reason that king charles visit was cancelled last week. today should have been one of the most important days of that visit. it will now be delayed. you are watching bbc news. mathilde panalou, confederal secretary for the cfdt union, responded to concerns about violence at the protests. we are concerned about violence, we are always condemning all forms of violence on property or people, physical or symbolic. but we also are worried that this act of violence, are overshadowing millions of demonstrators who have been marching peacefully for two and a half months now. they are demanding the withdrawal of the pension
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reforms, there are two concerns, the violence and the fact that it could overshadow our demands. moreover, we are concerned that the social crisis has now turned into a political crisis in recent days. the outcome of this crisis is unknown at the moment, but we are concerned that this crisis will will benefit the far right in the end. the government that we have seen is fuelling this process. that we have seen is fuelling this rocess. ~ ., that we have seen is fuelling this rocess. . . ., that we have seen is fuelling this rocess.~ . , , process. what about the possibility of compromise? _ process. what about the possibility of compromise? the _ process. what about the possibility of compromise? the french - process. what about the possibility of compromise? the french prime| of compromise? the french prime minister, appointed by president macron, has said that she will convene talks over the next few weeks and will talk about things like opportunities for those who are employed in heavy physical work, may be to have lighter work in that additionalfew be to have lighter work in that additional few years they find themselves working, some other
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tweaks. some of those were proposed through the legislative process, in the end of the government forced through the proposal and it won a no—confidence vote. in the end... sorry i did here. in no-confidence vote. in the end... sorry i did here.— sorry i did here. in the end does not mean _ sorry i did here. in the end does not mean it's — sorry i did here. in the end does not mean it's over, _ sorry i did here. in the end does not mean it's over, pension - sorry i did here. in the end does not mean it's over, pension age| sorry i did here. in the end does . not mean it's over, pension age has not mean it�*s over, pension age has risen by two years and therefore the protest, however well—meaning will not achieve anything? i protest, however well-meaning will not achieve anything?— not achieve anything? i understand what ou not achieve anything? i understand what you mean- — not achieve anything? i understand what you mean. now— not achieve anything? i understand what you mean. now the _ not achieve anything? i understand what you mean. now the law - not achieve anything? i understand what you mean. now the law is - not achieve anything? i understand i what you mean. now the law is under scrutiny of the constitutional council, so it is still not over, it might overthrow some or complete law. so for the fight fight is not over, is not to late to withdraw the law because the government did not have the majority in the assembly, as you said, it passed the law by
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force using the constitutional device, article 49.3 of the constitution. this has fuelled the anger of the workers even more widely of the citizens.— widely of the citizens. 49.3 has been used _ widely of the citizens. 49.3 has been used dozens _ widely of the citizens. 49.3 has been used dozens of— widely of the citizens. 49.3 has been used dozens of times, - widely of the citizens. 49.3 has been used dozens of times, it i widely of the citizens. 49.3 has i been used dozens of times, it has been used dozens of times, it has been authorised by the constitutional council, why would they throw it out on this occasion? because the law of the pension is housed in a financial law, it could not be a good vehicle for such a reform, moreover, there was no blockage, i don�*t know how you say in english, it was not blocked in the national assembly. the government didn�*t have the majority, the vote could have happened. 96%
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workers are against the reform and 75% of the goal global population are against their reform. we will see what the constitutional council is saying, in the meantime we are not stopping mobilisation against this unfairand not stopping mobilisation against this unfair and brutal reform that will affect the lives of all the workers in france. the protest begin in about 45 minutes�* time. the duke of sussex has returned to the royal courts ofjustice for the second day of a high court hearing in london over multiple privacy claims brought against the publisher of the daily mail. prince harry is part of a group, along with sir eltonjohn and david furnish, bringing claims over allegations associated newspapers limited carried out or commissioned illegal or unlawful information—gathering. let�*s speak to our correspondent at the high court in london, frances read. a lot of these cases have very long histories, what in particular is
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this latest stage of legal actions, today? this latest stage of legal actions, toda ? , , this latest stage of legal actions, toda? ,, ., this latest stage of legal actions, toda ? ,, ., ., this latest stage of legal actions, toda? ,, .,., ., ., today? this is day two of a four-day preliminary — today? this is day two of a four-day preliminary hearing. _ today? this is day two of a four-day preliminary hearing. a _ today? this is day two of a four-day preliminary hearing. a preliminary l preliminary hearing. a preliminary hearing is to go through that legal detail, the legal arguments and see if they can bring that case forwards. that will be decided at a later date and the judge will get all information from this week to make that decision. so far, we have seen prince harry arriving, he arrived unexpectedly from california, appearing in court. today he arrived through the back door, wearing a suit, looking very relaxed. he one of a larger group, eltonjohn, david furnish, liz hurley, sadie frost. and of cross baroness lawrence, who stunned stephen was murdered in a racially motivated attack in 1993. the group
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are suing associated newspapers which includes the daily mail and the mail on sunday, what are they accusing them of? bugging cars and homes, listening to private phone calls, phone hacking, paying police officials and obtaining medical and financial records as well. we are expecting more detailed legal arguments of the course of today. associated newspapers vehemently denied the allegations, they say they are preposterous smears and they are preposterous smears and they are preposterous smears and they are trying to get this case thrown out before it goes further. ultimately, it would be the court that decides whether this can move a step forward later this week. thank ou. humza yousaf is expected to be elected as scotland�*s first minister this afternoon. mr yousaf was announced as the new leader of the snp yesterday, beating rival candidates
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kate forbes and ash regan. the scottish parliamentarians have the final say as to whether he succeeds nicola sturgeon. our scotland correspondent, lorna gordon, joins me now from glasgow. is it isita is it a foreign conclusion? there was some nervousness at the weekend that may be the greens were in coalition with the snp, ? the that may be the greens were in coalition with the snp,? the issue for the scottish _ coalition with the snp,? the issue for the scottish greens _ coalition with the snp,? the issue for the scottish greens was - coalition with the snp,? the issue for the scottish greens was the i for the scottish greens was the gender recognition reform bill, they both have issues with that bill, and they said it would be a red line for them. hamza yusuf is in support of that legislation, he has said if the legal advice allows or recommends it, he will pursue that section 35 order imposed by the uk government, through the courts. so the scottish
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greens have endorsed hamza yusuf, they will be this vote in the scottish parliament this afternoon, where opposition parties can, if they choose, put up their leaders to become the candidates for the next first minister, they can make speeches. but because the scottish greens have endorsed hamza yusuf, they have a majority and he will become scotland�*s next first minister. become scotland's next first minister. ., ., ., become scotland's next first minister. ., . ., , minister. you might argue that this is the easy bit. _ minister. you might argue that this is the easy bit, the _ minister. you might argue that this is the easy bit, the harder - minister. you might argue that this is the easy bit, the harder bit - minister. you might argue that this is the easy bit, the harder bit is - is the easy bit, the harder bit is going to be to reunite the party after what has been the first contested leadership in a long time, and a larger the fractious one. this was a divisive _ and a larger the fractious one. try 3 was a divisive election campaign, he has the full entry with a lot of issues. he will have to reunite the party, appoint a new cabinet, decide
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whether he will bring those other leaders into that cabinet, kate forbes has been the finance secretary, although she has been on maternity leave up to now. he only won this election by a narrow victory, many people he had the party machine behind him, kate forbes had a small team helping her. she did quite well, most observers would say, considering. he will have a dilemma, and she will have a dilemma, does she want to be part of a government that she was critical of. i think he will think he has to bring in at least kate because of the divided party issue.- the divided party issue. thank you very much- _ the divided party issue. thank you very much- we — the divided party issue. thank you very much. we will _ the divided party issue. thank you very much. we will know- the divided party issue. thank you very much. we will know the - the divided party issue. thank you - very much. we will know the outcome of that vote in a few hours�* time.
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the actress gwyneth paltrow is a accused of a ski crash and he says that suffered life changing injuries. plaintiff, you may call your next witness. it was a hit—and—run on the ski slope that this man says destroyed his life. 76—year—old terry sanderson claims gwyneth paltrow was reckless. everything was great and then i heard something i�*ve never heard at a ski resort, and that was a bloodcurdling scream. just...i can�*t do it. it was, "aaa—ah!" and then — boom. they had never met, but collided at the very upscale deer valley resort in utah back in 2016. why did you tell her to leave? mr sanderson teared up, telling the court how his injuries had changed his relationships with his children and contributed to his split from his partner. and i said, "i�*m not sure i�*m going to get
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back to normal again. and i don�*t want you to feel that i�*m a crippled vet and you�*re going to stick it out with me." as well as those injuries, mr sanderson says he can no longer enjoy wine tasting and has been suffering from another personality inhabiting his body. it�*s the other personality that�*s inhabiting my body right now. and you blame gwyneth paltrow for that? yes. gwyneth paltrow has already spoken, accusing terry sanderson of being at fault. i was skiing and two skis came between my skis, forcing my legs apart. and then there was a body pressing against me. it basically comes down to skiing etiquette. who was the downhill skier and had right of way? gwyneth paltrow�*s children, apple and moses, are set to testify, before a jury is expected to decide later this week.
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more on the stories as they develop on the bbc website. hello again. over the next few days, especially wednesday and thursday it will turn milder but also wetter thanit will turn milder but also wetter than it has been. today we have weather fronts coming our way, introducing some persistent rain. blustery conditions as well, but starting to turn milder from the west. rains are pushing northwards, as it bums into the cold air, we will see some snow before that reverts back to rain later on. it will brighten up across northern ireland and into merseyside wales and the south—west, with sunshine but that could trigger some showers. you can see the milder conditions already in the west. temperatures
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picking up in the east. as we head on in the evening, the rain continues to move northwards, we have the next batch coming across northern ireland and western scotland, and we will see further rain in the south—west of england. tonight will be a mild night than it was last night. as we head on into tomorrow, once again we are pumping in this mild airfrom the tomorrow, once again we are pumping in this mild air from the south west, moving across our shores but you can see from the weather fronts, it will not be a dry picture. we still have the rain across northern ireland, pushing north, the rain in the south west is also pushing north, in between there will be limited brightness and the rain picks up again across wales and south—west england. blustery conditions across the south and the west. temperatures on wednesday peaking at about 15 or 16 degrees. thursday is a mixture of bright
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spells and showers, some of the showers could be heavy, blustery winds in the south and the west, temperatures as high as 17 degrees somewhere in the east during the course of thursday. for many it is between 14 and 16 degrees. into thursday, we have an area of low pressure pushing rain and strong winds, it looks like the strongest winds, it looks like the strongest winds will be across the english channel, but this could move further north or south. temperature wise, slowly starting to come down, and that leads us into an unsent old weekend with slightly lower temperatures.
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this is bbc news. welcome if you�*re watching here in the uk or around the globe. our top stories... authorities in the us say they�*re examining a manifesto left by a heavily—armed school shooter who killed six people, three of them children, in nashville, tennessee. the killer was shot dead by police. a deadly fire kills at least 39 people at a mexican detention centre near the united states border. many victims are thought to be migrants arrested and locked up in the city the day before. prince harry returns to london�*s high court as it continues its hearing over multiple privacy claims brought against the publisher of the daily mail and mail online. the betting company, william hill, has been ordered to pay more than £19 million for weak money—laundering controls,
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the largest penalty ever imposed by the regulator. breaking news now. we have a series of breaking news stories. m15 has increased the terror threat level in northern ireland from substantial to "severe", meaning an attack is highly likely, northern ireland secretary chris heaton—harris has said. we are fast approaching the 30th anniversary of the good friday agreement, which led to the cessation of the violence in
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northern ireland, at least by most of the main paramilitary organisations. weapons were given up and groups that had previously seen violence as a legitimate way of advancing their causes, either for the defence of the uk, including northern ireland, orfor the northern ireland, or for the creation northern ireland, orfor the creation of united ireland with the british no longer on the island, both sides gave up and promised to pursue peaceful means. that anniversary will involve people by the us presidentjoe biden and... it will be the anniversary, 25th anniversary, of the good friday agreement which was done under the blair government which achieved the first significant breakthrough. important anniversary coming up in northern ireland and that may be part of the reason. we also had a shooting last month ofjohn colwell
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a detective inspector with the northern ireland police service. there were reports in local media in northern ireland which suggested an organisation called the new ira were involved in a shooting and it may actually have collaborated with loyalist gang who were involved in some criminal activities. the new ira are suggesting it was not involved but all those things are under discussion and it may well be that this explains a written statement been given to mps that the threat level is being raised by m15 from substantial to severe which means an attack in northern ireland is highly likely. the public should remain vigilant it is said and this is a written statement, so we cannot hear his words and he says "the public should remain vigilant but also alarmed —— not alarmed and talk to the police service of northern ireland." we will get more on that as we get it.
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at least two people died inan attack at a muslim centre in lisbon on tuesday police about an hour ago said that they were responding to reports of an incident at this centre, and their cultural centres all over europe. this was in the capital of portugal and will bring you more on that as well. we want to bring you an update on that fire taking place in a migrant centre close to the us mexican border. in the town of ciudad juarez, on the united states border. we heard from bbc mundo earlier on that one appears to happen is that a lot of these people were picked up on monday and sunday monday and they were locked in their cells because
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they had been begging for money on they had been begging for money on the streets. there is a deal between mexico and the us to black people getting through to the united states or to deal with them before getting to the united states —— black people... they were locked in their cells and set fire to the mattresses as a protest and it looks like those fires got out of hand and perhaps they did not go out in time. 39 people reported to have died at this stage and that number has increased but the picture is confused at the moment given the time of day that the fire happened very, very recently. we will have more on that also as we get it. israel�*s opposition parties are preparing to enter talks with prime minister benjamin netanyahu�*s far—right coalition, after he annuonced his controversial judicial reform plan would be paused until the next session of parliament. following weeks of mass unrest,
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sporadic demonstrations against the planned judicial reforms are continuing. police fired stun grenades in tel aviv overnight to disperse protesters — who are demanding that the measures are dropped altogether. earlier we spoke to our middle east correspondent, anna foster who exaplained some of the confusion that exists over thejudicial reforms. this legislation, thejudicial reforms, are more than one law, more than one change. the one that we tend to focus on is the one that affects the judiciary, the ones that would give the government the ability to select judges, and also the ability to reverse decisions that had been made by the supreme court. to take it in essence. there are still other laws that the government is trying to get through. the reason it is trying to do this now is because the current parliamentary session is almost over. it�*s due to end at the end of this week, ahead of passover. the main law, the one causing the problem is, the one that benjamin netanyahu said he would pause, has not gone away. he has kicked it forward into the next parliamentary
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session, the knesset. the problem is that the statement that he made didn�*t fit the demands that the protesters were making. they wanted that particular piece of legislation to be scrapped altogether. you said that opposition leaders have agreed to talks and dialogue, that�*s how it was sold by the prime minister, last night. bear in mind, there didn�*t need to be a statement, there didn�*t need to be a specific suggestion of dialogue for meetings to be had. these are all politicians, they could have sat down at any point in time over the last 12 weeks, since these demonstrations have been going on, and had a discussion about how to reach a broad consensus on the situation. but they haven�*t done that, it took the firing of the defence minister, yoav gallant, by benjamin netanyahu and then the sponataneous protests. then the strikes that paralysed large parts of the country to bring this to a head and to achieve a small concession
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for the protesters. they say that this had not met the demands and the actions will continue, regular protests will continue until that legislation has gone away. from benjamin netanyahu�*s point of view, he needs to keep his coalition partners on—side, so we pause and wait to see what will happen next. in terms of protest and in terms of public response. i�*m interested by the opposition leaders saying we�*ve come to the negotiating table and now you are carrying on like this. they are saying that we shouldn�*t cooperate until they withdraw all the legislation. putting that aside, we have heard that yoav gallant has been sacked as defence minister, he says that he hasn�*t had the formal letter, so he is carrying on in thejob. it gives the impression that nobody is in control of events in israel at the moment. this is very technical, from the official prime minister of israel account, there was a tweet saying that he had been fired.
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but to do the firing you have to present the person with a physical letter then they are terminated 48 hours later. it would appear, who knows what�*s going on behind the scenes? that was the thing that caused so much anger and frustration on the streets. yoav gallant is a fellow party member, a former soldier, he is somebody who is and should be part of benjamin netanyahu�*s inner circle. to have him fired like that caused a lot of upset. you mentioned the response to netanyahu�*s response to talks, he has dismissed those, in a way opposition leaders have not, they saw the effect on the country, they say they are prepared to sit down and have dialogue. they will be the three main characters. there is no love lost there, at all. they will not necessarily be talks
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that are especially friendly. but will they be productive? we will see. if the gambling firm william hill has received a record £19.2 million 19.2 million penalty after the uk gambling commission found �*widespread and alarming�* issues at the company. in one case, a customer was allowed to open a new account and spend £23,000 in 20 minutes, without any checks. i spoke with the clinical lead for the nhs northern service, matt gaskell about what he makes of this penalty and the gambling commission�*s decision to not suspend william hill�*s licence. on the one hand, we are seeing these repeated fines now on major gambling operators, the gambling commission are paying closer attention to their standard practices and abuses and the way in which they are delivering injustices to the population in this way.
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but, it is the cost of doing business as far as the industry is concerned. we have a business taking £15 billion a year in gross yield after winnings are paid back, this is small beans, really. we�*re also struggling to understand that when these licences will be revoked. there is no clarity when the regulator will use its power, it can actually take a licence away? is there no appeal from that? is it a pre—entry thing, would it be for a limited time? —— peremptory thing... they haven�*t used the power yet,. the laws of their to protect young people, to protect the vulnerable, —— laws are there... to safeguard against unavoidable losses, to make sure gambling funds can�*t be used. the proceeds of crime can�*t be used, for example. from our experience,
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we are seeing that this is standard practice for the gambling industry, this is normal business. if you show some skill or show some edge you are likely to have your account restricted all closed down. —— or closed down... if you are losing money, this will be encouraged, the industry will use a variety of practices to market to you and incentive you. to further losses. they will cross sell to more addictive products, deliberately designed and engineered to exploit decision—making and reward pathways. there is an awful lot for the government to do to take back control over an industry that is out of control. food price inflation in the uk has hit a record high, meaning the average household could be paying more than £800 extra on their annual shopping bill. supermarket inflation was at 17.5% in the month to march 19th, that�*s according to analysts, kantar.
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meanwhile, uk inflation shot up unexpectedly to 10.4% last month, as vegetable shortages pushed food prices to their highest rate in more than 45 years. earlier, i spoke to fraser mckevitt, he�*s head of retail and consumer insight at kantar uk, who are the analysts who compiled the data. i began by asking him about how striking these new figures are. there are very much striking, in a disappointing way. before christmas, we did see the rate of inflation in groceries come down a little bit, but injanuary it was straight back up again, as in february and march. and this is the ninth month of double—digit grocery inflation that british consumers have had to contend with. looking forward to the future, is going to come down? yes, it will do, but the billion dollar question is when and i think we have several more months of this to go because what happens at the field, whether that is in britain or in europe or in south america, it takes a little while to come through to prices at the supermarket shelves.
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you reckon the british retail sector when they release their figures, on ship price inflation was about half of 1% from 8.4 to 8.9 in february and that was the highest since the records began. and they say shop price inflation was yet to pick so that a gloomy prospect because the bank of england was telling us that interest rates n we —— we would get inflation under control and see inflation in decline. why is food price inflation in particular line with that expectation? there is a bit of a lag as to what happens with people growing and making the food before it comes through. we will see the rate of grocery food inflation fall a little bit in the coming months, i hope, because we are going to start annualising against a very high inflation from last year. that is good news, the headline rate will come down, it doesn�*t mean unfortunately that for hard—pressed consumers that it will get cheaper,
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isjust not going to be going up as quickly as it was. lee valley growers association which produces about three—quarters cucumber and sweet pepper, we know that has been a particular shortage, says that by march about half of its members had not yet planted and 10% of its members ceased trading last year. if that pattern is reproduced across the uk, all it presumably means is more imports at a time when the pound is not worth what it was and those imports are bound to be expensive, aren�*t they? yes, and we did experience shortages in february on british supermarket shelves such as salad items, in particular peppers, tomatoes and cucumbers, but what we did see in the data is that did not necessarily affect how people were able to buy. yes, they might not be able to get the exact product they wanted, maybe they had to buy a different size of tomato, but it didn�*t seem to be material effective in the proportion
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of the shopping baskets to contain those goods. but one element of the market that did benefit was independent grocers, because if people couldn�*t get what they wanted on the big supermarket, they went to the local store and they are not buying directly, they are buying via wholesalers and those wholesalers had really good stock. a billionaire�*s son, who fled to yemen hours after the death of a student in central london 15 years ago, has admitted his involvement to the bbc. after disappearing following a night out with friends, the body of 23—year—old martine vik mag—nussen was discovered under rubble in a basement. farook abdoolak was identified as the prime suspect and is still the subject of an international arrest warrant. for a new documentary about the case, he spoke for the first time to the bbc�*s — nawal—al—macaffee.
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celebrating the end of exam in one of mayfair in most exclusive clubs. it is the place to go on a thursday so it was obvious we would go there. a celebration turned tragedy when their friend was killed. a celebration turned tragedy when theirfriend was killed. her a celebration turned tragedy when their friend was killed. her body was found underneath the rubble in a london apartment block basement. her family were flown to london to identify her body. i family were flown to london to identify her body.— family were flown to london to identify her body. i knew that this was the last _ identify her body. i knew that this was the last time _ identify her body. i knew that this was the last time i _ identify her body. i knew that this was the last time i was _ identify her body. i knew that this was the last time i was going - identify her body. i knew that this was the last time i was going to l identify her body. i knew that this i was the last time i was going to see her so _ was the last time i was going to see her so i _ was the last time i was going to see her so i stayed there for five minutes _ her so i stayed there for five minutes. saying goodbye. the prime susect minutes. saying goodbye. the prime suspect was — minutes. saying goodbye. the prime suspect was a _ minutes. saying goodbye. the prime suspect was a college _ minutes. saying goodbye. the prime suspect was a college friend. - minutes. saying goodbye. the prime suspect was a college friend. he - minutes. saying goodbye. the prime suspect was a college friend. he was the son of yemeni billionaire. within hours of her death, he had fled the scene. his lawyers insisted he was innocent of murder. he fled
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to yemen, a country with no extradition treaty with the uk. it has been 15 years since her killing and no one has heard from him since. for a new documentary with bbc arab in this current affairs, i made renewed efforts to find him. after months of searching for him, i secured his personal number and finally made a breakthrough. he is on. a look. ifound his profile in an instant messaging app. he is typing. he is typing. my main goal was to find answers for martin�*s family. following the circumstances around his case, he has never spoken about before and i was granted special permission to secretly record our conversations so long as he knew who i was. finding the truth about the case is in the public interest. our conversations continued for months and then finally, a confession. in an
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extraordinary series of messages, he claims martina�*s death was a sex accident gone wrong. and he had taken a lot of cocaine. when i asked him about moving her body, he said he didn�*t remember. good to see you. i went to oslo to share my findings with martina�*s father. i went to oslo to share my findings with martina's father.— with martina's father. nothing is auoin to with martina's father. nothing is going to bring — with martina's father. nothing is going to bring the _ with martina's father. nothing is going to bring the body - with martina's father. nothing is going to bring the body back. i with martina's father. nothing isj going to bring the body back. he going to bring the body back. hrs: wanted going to bring the body back. wanted his main question going to bring the body back.- wanted his main question answered. does he ever intend to return to uk soil and face justice? what about coming back? it�*s soil and face justice? what about coming back?— soil and face justice? what about coming back? it's too cold there, i don't like the _ coming back? it's too cold there, i don't like the weather. _ coming back? it's too cold there, i don't like the weather. i'm - coming back? it's too cold there, i don't like the weather. i'm mad, l coming back? it's too cold there, i l don't like the weather. i'm mad, i'm an: . i don't like the weather. i'm mad, i'm angry- i was — don't like the weather. i'm mad, i'm angry. i was furious, _ don't like the weather. i'm mad, i'm angry. i was furious, so _ don't like the weather. i'm mad, i'm angry. iwas furious, so i _ don't like the weather. i'm mad, i'm angry. i was furious, so i can - don't like the weather. i'm mad, i'm angry. i was furious, so i can only i angry. i was furious, so i can only imaaine angry. i was furious, so i can only imagine how _ angry. i was furious, so i can only imagine how you _ angry. i was furious, so i can only imagine how you feel. _ angry. i was furious, so i can only imagine how you feel. i'm - angry. i was furious, so i can only| imagine how you feel. i'm furious, that's the word. _ imagine how you feel. i'm furious, that's the word. i'm _ imagine how you feel. i'm furious, that's the word. i'm going - imagine how you feel. i'm furious, that's the word. i'm going to - imagine how you feel. i'm furious, that's the word. i'm going to go i imagine how you feel. i'm furious, l that's the word. i'm going to go and -et that's the word. i'm going to go and
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get him _ that's the word. i'm going to go and get him he — that's the word. i'm going to go and net him. ., , , that's the word. i'm going to go and net him. , that's the word. i'm going to go and et him. , ., get him. he has been campaigning for 'ustice for get him. he has been campaigning for justice for martina _ get him. he has been campaigning for justice for martina since _ get him. he has been campaigning for justice for martina since her _ get him. he has been campaigning for justice for martina since her death - justice for martina since her death in 2008. i justice for martina since her death in 2008. . ., ., in 2008. i will continue for the rest of my _ in 2008. i will continue for the rest of my life _ in 2008. i will continue for the rest of my life and _ in 2008. i will continue for the rest of my life and i'm - in 2008. i will continue for the rest of my life and i'm going i in 2008. i will continue for the | rest of my life and i'm going to succeed — rest of my life and i'm going to succeed |_ rest of my life and i'm going to succeed. . �* , ., succeed. i father's unwavering -ursuit succeed. i father's unwavering pursuit for _ succeed. i father's unwavering pursuit forjustice _ succeed. i father's unwavering pursuit forjustice for - succeed. i father's unwavering pursuit forjustice for his - succeed. i father's unwavering| pursuit forjustice for his child. bbc news. a powerful story and worth checking out online if you haven�*t seen it in full. housing campaigners say the police often don�*t understand the law when it comes to protecting tenants from harassment or illegal eviction. the charity shelter says there�*s a big disparity between the number of cases being reported and the number of people convicted. the national police chiefs council says most private tenancy disputes are civil in nature, but that police should be contacted if there are criminal actions. jim connolly has more. ahmet, not his real name, was renting a room in a five—bedroom house and his landlord tried to illegally evict him. when he refused to leave, things took a violent turn
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for the worse, captured on cctv. shouting. ahmet told us the attack by people acting for his landlord was part of a sustained period of harassment. i was so scared, i couldn't go out of the room. i always stayed inside the room. i only go to the toilet at night, in the middle of the night. during the daytime, i used a bottle to urinate. because somebody is there outside. i was so scared, i thought they were going to attack me again. anything could happen to me at that time. the two people were given a police caution, his landlord did not respond to our request for a comment. it is worth noting that these attacks are not the norm, that said, over a four year period, citizens advice received around 16,000 calls relating to harassment and illegal eviction. there is concern that there is a big gap between that figure and the 101 convictions over the same period period researchers say many don�*t come forward because they are worried about the
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consequences of doing so. we have seen this a lot in our research, people just too frightened to speak out for fear of the consequences. one case stands out, a man so badly beaten that he ended up in hospital. he was too frightened to tell us his story because he was worried his landlord would come after him. the house and charity, shelter says not —— the housing charity shelter... enough people have been held accountable. i think in the case of the police, they often don�*t know what to do. they might not even know what is illegal and what isn�*t. i think they feel sometimes that incident that happened to people in their own homes, our private. danniella is waiting to move out of the room she lives in with her five children. she says her family have been constantly harassed by the person she rents from. here we put all of their clothes inside in the toilet. so you put your clothes... yes, inside. he closes the gas, he closes the water. he speaks very, very bad to the children. the person she rented
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from did not respond to our request for a comment. the ultimate owner of the property says it has been sublet without his knowledge. we asked the national police chief�*s council whether the police use powers available to them to protect tenants enough. it told us the vast majority of private where actions are clearly criminal, the police should be contacted. for danniella, she just hopes her new home will be more peaceful for her and herfamily. i hope it is better for me. because here it is... very, very bad. jim connolly, bbc news. we are going to bring you stories as they develop over the next few hours. to lisbon in portugal to confirm that the police reported they were attending a scene at an is
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ismali centre. the aggressor has been detained and it looks like it was an isolated act. ismali argh minority in islam and they have been attacked before in other parts of the world. we are also watching the consequences of that fire in a detention centre in mexico. that incident now we know that 39 people died there in the fire and that looks like it is still being investigated and the numbers there may also go up. in northern ireland, the northern ireland secretary, the british minister responsible for northern ireland, has told mps that the threat level has been raised by m15 to taking it up to severe from substantial. that means that the
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risk of a violent terrorist incident is real, although chris heaton harris are saying people should remain vigilant and not be alarmed and continued to report any concerns to the northern ireland police. in france, the pension reform protests, which have been going on for some time, are expected to begin again after the unions announced a day of action. this is the reason that british king charles�*s visit to france was because they couldn�*t guarantee his safety. the interior minister has warned that the police are concerned about the presence of violent agitators, but as we see from these pictures in paris, where the formal proceedings can underline the formal proceedings can underline the next hour, many of the protesters are peaceful and certainly the unions told us today on bbc news that they want peaceful protest to take place today as the urge prime minister and her
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government to go see it meaningfully over the changes that were forced through using a procedure under the french constitution. you�*re watching bbc news. what a difference a day makes. we have much more cloud round, rain is well and still chilly for many parts of the country but that colder air is going to get pushed away and we will see much higher temperatures by the time we get a wednesday as we draw in milder airfrom the atlantic. get a wednesday as we draw in milder air from the atlantic. out in the atlantic, there is a lot of clout so that milder air we are going to see further rain in this cloud is continuing to bring rain at the moment, especially across northern and eastern areas by the end of the afternoon. and it will be chilly there and towards the west and picking up a bit especially in northern ireland where we could see sunshine and a few sharp showers. today�*s rain moves away this evening and it will turn drierfor a while overnight and are still a fair bit of cloud round and signs of rain
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returning to us in scotland at the far south—west abingdon by the end of the night but a mild night rather thanit of the night but a mild night rather than it was last night in eastern parts of scotland and the north east of england and temperatures will be come to be above freezing. heading into tomorrow we will find generally cloudy skies and not much sunshine with rain coming back into scotland and over northern ireland and pushing eastwards across england and wales in the rain could turn a bit heavier in western scotland and particularly wales and a south—west later on in the day, but it�*s gotta be a milder day with temperatures of 14 or 15 and even possibly 16 degrees. a milder day but still wet weather around on wednesday and those weather fronts move away and this one will arrive in time for friday banana thursday we will have west and south westerly winds and that would bring a mixture of sunshine and showers. most showers in england and wales will turn widespread and there will be heavy with rail or hail and thunder. and a breezy across england and wales and this is where we will see the highest temperatures on thursday at
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16 or even 17 across eastern parts of england. as we head overnight we will find that area of low pressure tracking in and it looks like the strongest winds will be across the channel and into northern france and that�*s where they will have the biggest impact but more rain to come and given how wet it has been this month, that could have an impact with wetter weather across southern parts of england and wales, although the turning letter in northern ireland and a few showers in scotland as well and may be sunshine as well. temperatures will be lower on friday 12 or 13 degrees but as we head into the weekend, those temperatures will continue to drop away day and night but most of that wet weather should be moving as well.
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the betting firm william hill is fined £19 million for failing to protect customers. the record fine comes after the regulator found what it called alarming problems — including new customers betting large sums without proper checks. the uk has the largest online gambling industry in the world. other regulators, other countries watch what we do. so it�*s important that we bring attention to these sorts of issues and make sure that we get the level of compliance we need to see. also this lunchtime: the terrorism threat level in northern ireland has just been raised, to severe — which means an attack is �*very likely�* the elementary school shooting in nashville that killed six people — police say they�*ve recovered weapons and detailed plans from the home of the attacker.
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