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live from london, this is bbc news. the us investigates the leaking of dozens of intelligence documents, including details of training and weaponry for ukraine. two bodies are found in the rubble of a building in marseilles, 2a hours after it collapsed in an explosion. a search is due to resume in the french alps for two people missing after a deadly avalanche. spain'sjon rahm kept his nerve and patience to win at the masters. hello and welcome.
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the us government's urgently investigating the leaking of dozens of intelligence documents on social media. the bbc�*s seen some of the documents, including detailed accounts of the training and equipment being provided to ukraine. some of those leaked are labelled top secret. others appear to suggest the us had intercepted official communications of an ally, south korea. the bbc�*s carl nasman is in washington with more details. these documents have been circulating online for several days now, us officials clearly concerned about the impact of them, especially when it comes to security, and the most recent statement from the pentagon official saying they are working to any potential impact on us security as well as its partners and allies.
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they are also working to determine the veracity of the documents but officials do say they believe they contain classified and highly sensitive materials, a criminal investigation has been opened into this case, which is believed to be the biggest leak of classified information since edward snowden gave classified documents to journalists back in 2013. we still don't know who is behind this particular round of leaks, but us officials believe this might have originated in the united states, just based on the breadth and depth of information contained within these documents. they have not however ruled out any involvement from russia or russian sympathisers. in terms of the document, there are two different rounds of leaks, different rounds of lea ks, first different rounds of leaks, first one happened in march, a handful of documents pertaining to the war in ukraine, sensitive material pertaining to maps and photographs and timelines and specifically did
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mention a potential spring offensive, so there are can soon is this information could help russia determine when any kind of count attacked by ukraine could be taking place. also concerns according to the new york times, that one of these documents reveals that these documents reveals that the air defence systems of ukraine could be running low, in terms of missiles and other elements that have been used to protect the skies and keep russian aircraft out of ukrainian airspace. that could be running low as soon as the month of may. some of these documents. to have been altered to paintbrush and a slightly better light in terms of lowering the number of russian casualties and altering the number of ukrainian casualties to make those casualties appear to make those casualties appear to be higher. there was a second much larger legal documents on friday, round 100 different documents, this one could potentially be embarrassing for the united states, they appear to reveal
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that the country has been spying on some of its closest allies, south korea and israel for example. but this is being seen as a worrying development for us spying operation that has been remarkably efficient and effective throughout the war in ukraine.— war in ukraine. carl nasman with the latest _ war in ukraine. carl nasman with the latest on _ war in ukraine. carl nasman with the latest on that. - two bodies have been found in the rubble of a collapsed building in marseille in france, almost 2a hours after an explosion brought down two residential blocks. as rescuers try to find six other people who've been reported missing, investigators are trying to work out what caused the blast. aruna iyengar has the latest. thick smoke billows up from collapsed homes in the centre of marseille. there still could be people trapped, rescue work has been hampered by a fire that broke out in the partial collapse of neighbouring buildings. because of the explosion not confirmed that it may have been a gas explosion.
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michelle has lived in the neighbourhood since the 19705. i heard a bang, ithought neighbourhood since the 19705. i heard a bang, i thought it was a bomb, i thought they put a bomb 5omewhere, under my window because it was huge. i saw the house collapsing like a house of cards, i've never seen that for in my life but it's awful. , . , ,. awful. this was the scene in the early — awful. this was the scene in the early hours _ awful. this was the scene in the early hours of _ awful. this was the scene in the early hours of sunday, | awful. this was the scene in i the early hours of sunday, the explosion took place in one explo5ion took place in one building causing a partial collap5e building causing a partial collapse of building causing a partial colla pse of two building causing a partial collapse of two others, re5ident5 collapse of two others, residents from 30 buildings told to grab belongings and leave. five people were taken to hospital with serious injuries, two of the suffering from hearing problems as a result of the blast. although many buildings in this mediterranean port city are old character for the ones that collapsed were not known to have structural problems. aruna iyengar, bbc news. at least four people have been killed in an avalanche
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in the french alps. it happened on the armancette glacier near mont blanc. two of them are said to have been highly—experienced local mountain guides. a search for two others still missing is due to resume this morning. now, this is what we know about the area where the avalanche happened. it happened in south—eastern france, in the alps. the glacier itself was near the mont blanc. now, four people were killed in the armancette glacier. several others were injured. but french authorities believed that they are part of a hiking group and that several other people are actually trapped beneath the snow. now, we're about to show you a video of the avalanche that's been circulating on social media. it's also been verified by the french news agency afp. i witnessed was on my walk near the glacier when she saw this scene, she described as a cloud that tumbled down before it
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split in two. this is the cloud of snow the eyewitness was referring to, deputy mayor from a nearby region confirmed two of the victims are well—known guides in the region. we of the victims are well-known guides in the region.- guides in the region. we cry, it's a great — guides in the region. we cry, it's a great sadness - guides in the region. we cry, it's a great sadness for - guides in the region. we cry, it's a great sadness for all. guides in the region. we cry, it's a great sadness for all usj it's a great sadness for all us mountaineers, for all friends of the — mountaineers, for all friends of the region, these were pe0ple _ of the region, these were people we knew, all our thoughts are with their families.— thoughts are with their families. , , , ., families. this is the statement the french _ families. this is the statement the french president _ families. this is the statement the french president made - families. this is the statement the french president made on | the french president made on twitter shortly after the incident. there hadn't been an avalanche warning that day, but this isn't the first time this has happened. in 2014, two brothers died on this same glacier as they were hiking, even though they were experienced mountaineers, they still couldn't survive the avalanche. in this instance, the region and the ski resort have warned people to be very careful
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and take extreme caution as they can't guarantee another avalanche won't happen. but for now rescuers are engaged in a search and rescue operation as they look for more survivors. azadeh moshiri reporting on that story for us. a boat carrying 400 people is feared to be at risk of sinking in the mediterranean. charities say the captain has left the boat, and now it's adrift and taking on water. the boat left a port in libya and is currently off the coast of malta — that's according to alarm phone, a hotline for boats in distress. real concern about that at the moment. 25 years since the signing of the good friday agreement that largely ended violence in northern ireland, prime minister rishi sunak says efforts must be intensified to restore the power—sharing government that was central to the peace deal. it collapsed in the fallout from brexit and now
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the political dysfunction and security concerns are threatening to to overshadow the historic milestone. from belfast, laura cullen reports. it took 22 months of talks to largely enter three decades of conflict. ., ., , conflict. through it all, these leaders kept _ conflict. through it all, these leaders kept their _ conflict. through it all, these leaders kept their sense - conflict. through it all, these leaders kept their sense of l leaders kept their sense of her. and in the end, they delivered. an agreement that is fair, balanced and offers hope to the people of northern island. ., to the people of northern island. . ., , , island. the agreement was based on the idea _ island. the agreement was based on the idea cooperation _ island. the agreement was based on the idea cooperation between | on the idea cooperation between communities and set up a new government representing nationalists and unionists, copy of went to every household in northern island and almost a million people will voted in the referendum that followed. the result is predicted the definitive northern island was ready for change.—
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definitive northern island was ready for change. yes, 71 .12%. cheering _ ready for change. yes, 71 .12%. cheering and _ ready for change. yes, 71 .12%. cheering and applause. - ready for change. yes, 71 .12%. cheering and applause. but j ready for change. yes, 71 .12%. - cheering and applause. but the ath has cheering and applause. but the path has been — cheering and applause. but the path has been far— cheering and applause. but the path has been far from _ cheering and applause. but the path has been far from smooth. i path has been far from smooth. the anniversary was officially marked last week at stormont by the devolved executive and assembly aren't sitting, the democratic unionist party refusing to go to government over arrangements. the prime minister looking forward to you sooner pay tribute to those who signed the agreement saying we will celebrate those who took difficult decisions accepted compromise and show leadership. he said the comments made in 1998 was one of economic opportunity... there is a reminder the threat from paramilitaries continue, there
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pa ramilitaries continue, there was paramilitaries continue, there was some trouble at an annual republican parade on easter monday last year, police have warned of the risk of more serious violence this year. very strong intelligence coming forward in terms of events in derry and londonderry and concern there may be attempts to draw police into serious public disorder and use that as a platform to launch terrorist attacks on police, going into the operation that is something clearly right at the forefront of my mind in the minds of the commanders and officers as well. �* , ., , ., well. after 25 years of relative _ well. after 25 years of relative peace - well. after 25 years of relative peace the - well. after 25 years of i relative peace the focus well. after 25 years of - relative peace the focus is on a deal that started a work in progress, with the us covenant having played a key role in the good friday agreement talks, a visit to belfast tomorrow by presidentjoe biden will mark the anniversary. laura cullen, bbc news.
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resident biden will be arriving in island tomorrow evening. around the world and across the uk, this is bbc news. it's become a familiar sight as vaping has grown hugely in recent years and the latest national figures are worrying communities and schools everywhere, with 9% of 11— to 15—year—olds currently using e—cigarettes — an increase from 6% in 2018. for the past few months, an educational pilot scheme has been under way in liskeard. i knew it had nicotine in it, ijust didn't realise how dangerous nicotine in itself was. you can get really addicted to it and then people think it will help you with your stress but actually it makes you more stressful. the clear messaging needs to go out that vaping is a really - useful tool for adultsl used to quit smoking, however it's not ok - for young people to vape. critics say children have been drawn in with bright packaging and exotic flavours. it's hoping the liskeard pilots can be rolled out to other
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cornish schools and communities. while the government's said it's introduced regulations to protect children through restricting sales and advertising. you're live with bbc news. buckingham palace has released new details about king charles' coronation — from the procession route, to the crown jewels that will be used. here's the latest from our royal correspondent nicholas witchell. less than four weeks now to their big day, and preparations for the coronation of king charles iii and the crowning of camilla as his queen are in full swing. first, the route that will take them from buckingham palace to westminster abbey and back again has been confirmed — from the palace, down the mall to trafalgar square and then down whitehall, around parliament square to the abbey's west door. the return route will be the same journey in reverse, a much shorter journey than that taken by the late queen elizabeth after her coronation. the king and queen consort
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will travel to the coronation in one of the newest royal carriages, the diamond jubilee stagecoach, escorted by the household cavalry. inside westminster abbey, the service itself will see the crownjewels, the regalia, the symbols of the monarch's authority, being used for the first time since queen elizabeth was crowned. the sovereign�*s orb and sceptres, swords, bracelets and spurs all will have their part in this elaborate religious service, which culminates with the crowning of the monarch with st edward's crown. camilla will be crowned with queen mary's crown, which contains some of the cullinan diamonds. she'll also hold the queen consort�*s rod, which is made of ivory. they will process from the abbey, just as queen elizabeth did, for the return journey to the palace. and for that, they will board this, the 18th—century gold state coach. it weighs four tonnes, and it's
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notoriously uncomfortable. the king and queen may be relieved that their journey back to the palace, escorted by military detachments, will be only a quarter of the length of that undertaken by queen elizabeth in 1953. royal staff have done their best to make the gold coach as comfortable as possible. back at buckingham palace, there'll be a royal salute and — one imagines — an appearance on the palace balcony, though that hasn't been confirmed. 0ne innovation — the palace has launched a new emoji to mark the coronation. so, a ceremony rooted in history with at least one modern touch. nicholas witchell, bbc news. earlier, we spoke to autumn brewington, author of the washington post's royals newsletter, and we asked her for more details about the coronation of the queen consort, camilla. so, her coronation, she will be crowned after king charles
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is crowned and i've personally thought it was interesting — they've been sort of releasing these details and we are talking about this today since it's actually the couple's 18th wedding anniversary and when they got married 18 years ago, they couldn't be married in a church and it was announced that she was going to be princess consort at the time because people were very opposed to her becoming queen and now, the details are coming out injust a sign of how much more normal and expected this is. so, some of the differences that we are seeing from the details that have been released so far, for example as your correspondent just said, the procession route this time around will be significantly shorter than the queen's procession route. hers was about 7km. it took two hours to process from westminster abbey to buckingham palace the way that they wound through central london. and this time the king and queen will process in a much more direct route. i think there are a couple
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of things going on. 0ne, you have a king and queen who, this time around, are 7a and 75 years old whereas in 1953, we had a 26—year—old queen and she later sort of famously described the route as "long "and uncomfortable," but she was also sort of putting on this very elaborate show for so many people. for months before the queen's procession, stands had been built along the procession way, the same way that scaffolding was built inside westminster abbey to accommodate thousands of more guests than will actually be seated this time. so, it's a sort of a combination of, i think, they are not being as elaborate in terms expecting so many people, looking to accommodate as many people, and just a nod to these are much more older people and the comfort level ofjust going back and forth. the coach that is going to take them to westminster abbey, i mean, it is quite elaborate — it is the newest
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of the state coaches. it was built in 2014. it was tied to queen elizabeth's diamond jubilee. it has heating and air conditioning and a suspension system and electric windows so, as far as coaches go, that one actually should be a much more comfortable ride than the very ornate gold state coach that was built in 1760. thousands of opposition supporters have rallied outside the parliament in tbilisi, waving georgian, ukrainian and european union flags. the rally was organised by the party of the jailed ex—president mikheil saakashvili. their demands include freeing political prisoners and implementing reforms brussels says are needed for georgia to get a formal eu candidate status. the government's been accused ofjailing political opponents, silencing independent media and taking orders from the kremlin. now to yemen, where delegations from saudi arabia and 0man are holding peace talks with yemen's houthi rebels, aimed at reaching a ceasefire there. this isn't the first attempt but it's significant,
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as sebastian usher from the bbc world service explains. there was a temporary ceasefire last year, which expired in october. that helped calm the situation, that helped bring in confidence—building measures. and it — although it expired, there's been no realflare—up in the fighting since. so, i think the very basic aim of these talks will be to ensure that another ceasefire is put in place. but i think it's more ambitious than that, and that's certainly what is coming out from unnamed sources. there's been nothing official from either the saudi side or the houthis on this, but i think the aim is to have at least a considerably longer ceasefire, if not a permanent ceasefire, which would be, at least, the start of the end of this war that's dragged on for eight years, which is in pretty much a stalemate, really. this particular element
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of the war, the one where the houthis — who are originally from the north but came down and took over to sanaa and took over virtually the whole country at one point — and a saudi—led coalition fighting on behalf of the government that had been forced out came in. so i think that the hope is that with the saudi delegation there, we've already seen a symbolic photo leaked by the houthis of one of the houthi leaders shaking the hand of a member of the saudi group, that this is a very, very serious mood this time — more so than any before, to end the conflict. and it comes as there are diplomatic moves around the region that are helping that happen. earlier, we spoke to the former us ambassador to yemen christopher henzel to hear his thoughts on what a potential deal might look like. the saudi position — at least formally — has always been that there should be a ceasefire and then peace talks that include
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the saudi—backed and internationally recognised yemeni government, as well as perhaps other stakeholders. this is also the un position and was, i believe still is the us position. unfortunately, even from the beginning when it was endorsed by the un, it seemed somewhat unrealistic, since it called on the houthis to share power when they had — were already controlling the capital and 80% of the population. i think now the houthis are in an even stronger position. the fact that the saudis have decided to go to sanaa for these talks — and, mind you, there have been saudi—houthi direct contacts, all along throughout the conflict, but now to do it in the houthi's capital seems to be, i guess, a goodwill gesture or even a concession on the part of the saudis.
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why this is happening now seems to be linked to the saudi and iranian talks that have been brokered by china, which came out a week or two ago. something must have happened in those talks that convinced the saudis that now was the right time to go to sanaa for these negotiations. talk about the golf now, would you cook on the masters? if you don't want to know who won, turn off right now otherwise, this is going to be a massive spoiler. the spanish golferjon rahm has won the masters golf tournament in georgia and reclaimed the number one world ranking. the win was rahm's fourth this season, earning him a second career major to go along with his 2021 us open title. 0ur sports correspondent andy swiss has more. what a day to remember here for
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jon rahm as he clenched his first masters title in ultimately emphatic style. to begin the final round two shots behind america's brooks koepka but kept —— kipkorr never really recovered from a poor start and instead it was 52—year—old phil mickelson who roared into contention, because in beginning the final round some ten shots adrift but he really rolled back the years to set a testing target. jon rahm held his nerve over the closing holes, proving himself to be one of the most consistent players in golf over recent years. a member, he won the us open in 2021. he never looked like losing his composure as he held on to victory. and what it means is thatjon rahm becomes the fourth spanish man to win the fourth spanish man to win the masters after seve ballesteros, josemaria are full and sergio garcia. this famous tournament and jon rahm, are certainly a worthy winner. congratulations to him and i'm
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sure he celebrated in style. all around the world, millions of people have been celebrating the easter weekend. later today, the traditional egg—rolling event will take place at the white house in washington. but in one town in western germany, when it comes to easter eggs, they do things a little differently, as the bbc�*s tim allman explains. normally, this time of year, you eat easter eggs. but not here in the town of horhausen. und los geht�*s! instead, theyjust chuck them as far as they possibly can. contestants of all ages take part, throwing hard—boiled chicken eggs, and the rules are remarkably simple. translation: the egg must| remain intact and it should fly as far as possible. the best thing is to hold it between your index finger and yourthumb. every participant has only one go, and some throws are a little less
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impressive than others. the record, dating back more than 20 years, was 78 metres. mind you, it's not about winning, more the taking part. "i threw mine 55 metres," said this competitor. "i didn't apply any specific technique. "i just used three fingers and then, i threw it." the winner automatically qualifies for next year's competition because, for the people of horhausen, you can't make an easter omelet without throwing some eggs. tim allman, bbc news. 78 metres! that is nothing. we will have a go at that later today in my household and see if we can beat that because i love the competition. i may have egg on my face as i think i may lose to my sons. all of the top business stories next on bbc news. stay with us. we
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will talk about us inflation, among other stories, tesla's investment in china is expanding. see you in a moment. hello. compared to the week gone, the week ahead looks different weather—wise and that there'll be more rain around. rain totals totting up right across the country as this chart shows, but where we see the green colours appear — the hills of wales, parts of scotland — we could see 60—80mm of rain before the week is out. notjust wet, it's going to be windy at times. some of the windiest conditions will be through tuesday and into wednesday around some of these western areas. gusts of wind maybe up to 60 mph. bear that in mind if you've got any of this week under canvas or if you're on the move. now, the change to the more unsettled and changeable conditions has already started, this weather front pushing eastwards overnight into the morning, bringing outbreaks of rain for all. through the morning, some of the wettest conditions will be across the south and east of the uk. quite abundant rain to begin with but don't write your day off — sunshine will come out. there'll be a scattering of showers across the country through the day, showers most frequent through the afternoon
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northern england and northern ireland as well as the highlands of scotland. winds going into a more westerly direction through into the afternoon. gusty in the south. it will make it feel a bit cooler for some of you compared with today but, for the likes of the east of scotland, it'll actually feel a bit warmer with a bit more sunshine. now, as we go into tuesday morning, we'll see showers gradually fade away overnight and it will be a chilly start to tuesday. only one or two showers continuing, and we'll get used to some colder nights through this week at times. but, actually, a reasonably pleasant day for some on tuesday. to the north and east of the country, save just one or two isolated showers, a lot of dry weather. some will stay dry throughout the day. to the south and the west, though, make the most of the morning brightness because the afternoon turning cloudier, wetter and also windier. gales in the south—west before the day is out. temperatures again dropping just a little bit. and that brings us into our windiest spell of weather this week, tuesday night into wednesday. a deepening area of low pressure pushing across. a pretty wet night through the uk to take us
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through tuesday night into wednesday. the rain persisting in parts of north—east scotland with some snow over the mountains as we go throughout wednesday. but south of that, we'll see a mixture of sunshine, heavy, thundery showers with hail mixed in as well. a little bit of brightness here and there but it's going to be a windy day across the board with winds touching 50, maybe 60 mph, as i said, in the south, and that will make it feel distinctly cool. those windy conditions will last as we go through wednesday night and into thursday. that low pressure gradually pulls away but another wet and windy low hits the south on friday. take care.
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