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apparently minutes before a crash in which two teenagers died, leading to riots. police investigating the disappearance of madeleine mccann begin searching a reservoir in portugal. in sydney — tens of thousands fill a stadium to see india's prime minister, narendra modi, addressing a rally. a bbc investigation finds some vapes confiscated in schools contain lead and other metals. the rmt union have announced that london underground workers have voted overwhelmingly in favour of extending their mandate to continue to take strike action, this is in the long—running dispute overjobs and pensions and conditions, so that is london underground workers voting to extend their strike action so there could be more pain ahead for commuters. another story we are
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following in the algarve, the search is continuing this is the long—running investigation into the disappearance of madeleine mccann. this is a dam which is 50 kilometres away from where the british title i missing 16 years ago. earlier we saw more than 20 police officers digging beside the reservoir and a number of bags were taken away, because it is not known what is in them, but they are reportedly searching for areas of interest and the search will continue for a couple of days. we will have more on that as soon as we get it. they are live pictures from the algarve. sport now and a full round up from the bbc sport centre. police in spain have detained three people in connection with racist abuse directed at the real madrid footballer, viniciuer, during a match on sunday. the brazil international has been
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the target of such abuse numerous times this season, the latest occuring during real�*s league match at valencia. the game was paused in the second half after vinicius reported opposition fans to the referee. there has been widespread condemnation of how the incident has been handled, with the player himself, who wasn't at training today, saying after the match that "la liga belonged to racists". today, saying after the match that la liga have released a statement today — where they have "formally called for sanctioning powers to help it fight racism more effectively." they say... real madrid manager carlo ancelotti said on tuesday
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he expected viniciuer to remain at the spanish club despite the racist abuse he's faced, and the bbc also spoke to former real madrid president ramon calderon. it is a problem. i haven't said that it isn't. but it is not a problem of spain, it is a problem of the whole world, and i have been in many countries with problems like this in stadiums and in the streets, and it's something we have to fight against. how? i suppose with education, we need racism awareness within the population, that this kind of thing cannot be tolerated, but not only in spain. everywhere in the world. manchester city manager pep guardiola believes there will be an inevitable drop off in intensity from his players, now the premier league title has been retained. but he has warned that major challenges still lie ahead — as his side chase a treble. he was speaking ahead
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of their league match against brighton on wednesday, after his team wrapped up a fifth title in six years at the weekend. it's been a successful season for brighton as they qualified for european football for the first time in the club's history. brighton is playing, something unique, something special, the way they move in the way they do, and it is a good challenge for us. they had a party after the game against chelsea, and i don't know how they feel, but you have got to do it. i don't know, but i think the best way to prepare for the finals is to be ready. some good news for arsenal fans, as forward bukayo saka has signed a new long—term contract with the club. he said arsenal was the "right place to make the next step". the england forward has scored 1a goals for the gunners this season, contributing 11 assists. atjust 21, he has already made 178 appearances
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for the club and has featured in all arsenal's premier league games over the past two campaigns. exeter wingerjack nowell says he will not make himself available for england's world cup squad later this year. the 30—year—old has been capped 45 times for england and has been to the last two world cups. speaking to the rugby pass 0ffload podcast he said, "no world cup...i'm just going to chill." adding that it was a bit of a hard decision, but one he had to make for himself and his family. nowell is set to join french side la rochelle this summer, with the world cup starting in september. and that's all the sport for now. now to the story we have been following.
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cctv video to the story we have been following. ccw video appears _ to the story we have been following. cctv video appears to _ to the story we have been following. cctv video appears to show- to the story we have been following. cctv video appears to show a - to the story we have been following. cctv video appears to show a police| cctv video appears to show a police van following a moped, seemingly, and the cctv has been located at frank road in cardiff, a timestamp of yesterday, and it is 900 metres away from the site of the suspected crash. the video was obtained from the news agency wales news and it comes after the southwest police and crime commissioner alun michael told the ppc that a change did not take place. that is the latest footage which has been verified by us —— told the bbc that a chase did not take place. ukraine's president zelensky has visited troops on the frontline in the country's eastern region of donetsk, where russian forces are concentrating their efforts to recapture territory. the president met with senior officials responsible for forces in the area,
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and handed out awards to soldiers stationed in the battle—scarred region. mr zelensky also used the visit to commemorate the �*day of the ukrainian marines�*, announcing the formation of a new marine corps. britain's royal air force has taken over from germany in the lead role of policing the skies over nato's eastern flank in estonia. tensions have increased there since russia's full scale invasion of ukraine last year. 0ur security correspondent, frank gardner, has been given exclusive access to nato's forward airbase at aamari in estonia. in the skies above estonia, the raf is helping patrol nato's eastern flank on the lookout for any russian incursions. since the full scale invasion of ukraine, nato's has been increasing its vigilance here in the baltics. come this way, let me show you the aircraft. so i'm on state at the moment, so if the alarm goes, clearly, i'll run back in, get my flying jacket, and i'll be into the aircraft to scramble. wing commander leask is an raf
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typhoon pilot serving with naito in estonia. he's on standby with the quick reaction force. so here we've got a typhoon aircraft. it is armed at the moment, so it's on state, we call it. the raf�*s nine squadron has just taken over this mission from germany's richthofen squadron. this is one of six raf typhoons based here at amari air base in estonia. it's part of nato's baltic air policing 0peration, flying regular patrols close to where nato's meets russia. the skies over the baltic sea are busy. it's mostly bordered by nato countries like estonia, latvia and lithuania. but you've also got two major russian bases in st petersburg and in the russian exclave of kaliningrad. russian aircraft regularly fly between the two close to nato's airspace. a typical intercept is one where russian aircraft or more
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than one haven't filed a flight plan as they crisscross the baltic. they're not squawking, as it's called communicating, and they're not responding to air traffic control. this ongoing operation is all about deterrence. no shots have been fired in anger. we have conducted eight intercept missions. all of those have been against russian aircraft. how does this compare with otherjobs you've done in your career in the raf? here on the ground in estonia, i think the main difference is that interaction with the estonians themselves and what it means to them seeing us fly here. i've had one estonian commander call our aircraft the sound of freedom. for now, these skies are largely peaceful. but nato's baltic states worry that when the ukraine war ends, moscow's attention may soon swivel in their direction. frank gardner, bbc news,
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to be built. the government added bricklayers to a list that should make it easier for overseas bricklayers to get a visa but it is home trained workers from places like this that are expected to make the biggest difference. you're live with bbc news. time for a look at the business news now with ben thompson. we start here in the uk where there's good news on the economic outlook. not something we say every day! the international monetary fund says it's not expecting the uk economy to fall into recession this year — and will grow, albeit slowly, this year. the uk finance minister has welcomed the news, calling it a "big upgrade" in the uk outlook. but for many right now, it might not feel like things are looking up with double digit inflation pushing up the cost of living, and pushing living standards down. here, the boss of the imf explains what the uk
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government has done right. the uk authorities have taken decisive and responsible steps in recent months and this has promoted macro economic and financial stability, during a time of heightened market volatility. their efforts and the recent decline in energy prices are beginning to have a favourable impact on the economy. the view there from the imf. i asked one economist earlier if the imf perhaps got their forecasts wrong in the past. they did get it wrong but they were not the only ones so if we go back to the end of last year, the bank of england was forecasting five quarters of negative growth starting in the final quarter of last year and they recently increased their forecast and they no longer see recession either so the imf are
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following on from what the market already knows and if we go back to maybe march this year, we began to see a slow off better than expected in terms of uk economic data and the pound reacted to that and it was the best performing g ten currency in the first quarter of this year but i must make a difference here, andrew bailey pointed this out in may, at the bank of england's report time, and whilst we have had better data than expected, it is not really good. it is still pretty weak and even the numbers from the imf today, yes, we will not see a recession, but the growth outlook is still pretty poor. but the growth outlook is still pretty poor-— but the growth outlook is still re poorrh ., , ,, but the growth outlook is still re noor.g., ., , ,, ., pretty poor. jane foley speaking to me earlier- — social media platform tiktok has sued the us state of montana to prevent authorities there from slapping an overall ban on the video sharing app. the move is set to start in 202a. but tiktok said the ban will violate the rights to free speech. 0ur asia business reporter
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katie silver explains. the lawsuit comes a week after the state of montana passed a law to ban the platform that originally started in china and a quick reminder, tiktok will be fined if it operates in the state under this ban and app stores cannot offer it but it does not ban people who already have it from using it and this is due to come in effect in the 1st of january next year. tiktok says the ban would affect the us right to freedom of speech and tiktok says it offers a platform for free speech and the lawsuit actually goes so far as to say that the ban would be unlawful and unconstitutional. tiktok has come under scrutiny from authorities around the world over concerns that data could be passed to the chinese government, data that the app would collect, and the parent company of tiktok has consistently denied this.
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the lawsuit makes a challenge on the basis of this, arguing that montana has actually overstepped its authority and the company says user data and issues of national security are under the jurisdiction of the federal government are not the state. it is well and truly a very important lawsuit for the company to win because while the state of montana only has about a million people, tiktok says it has more than hundred 50 million users in the us which is close to half the population of the —— if the figures are true, and there is a fear that this could set a precedent, and if others follow the lead of the state of montana, that could be bad news indeed for tiktok. staying in the us, and markets remain on tenterhooks, as there are still no signs of a debt ceiling deal with washington yet. this is after presidentjoe biden met yesterday with top republican kevin mccarthy. both men said talks were "productive" and repeated their stance that a default is off the table.
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to avoid that, though, they'll have to work out an agreement within the next ten days. samira hussain is in our new york bureau. the clock is ticking and mccarthy said yesterday if a deal is to be done it has got to be done this week. absolutely, because it is a long weekend in the us, and normally congress would be on break but mr mccarthy said if there is work to be done he will call congress back to washington to work throughout this weekend. that is the challenge, even if the white house and kevin mccarthy come up with the deal, mr mccarthy come up with the deal, mr mccarthy has got to take it back to congress and make sure he can get the deal passed in the house. it really is coming down to the wire and yes there are assurances from both the white house and the republicans, that they will not let the debt ceiling cross, and there
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are a limited number of days until the 1st ofjune deadline and that is when the us will cross the debt ceiling and the potential economic damage could be quite significant. you will follow every twist and turn for us, i know that. thanks for joining us. a us company claims to have created a weapons scanner, using sensor technology and artificial intelligence. it was touted as a revolutionary product — one that could detect bombs, guns and knives. but as our north america technology reporterjames clayton explains, there are concerns the company has over—hyped what it can actually do.
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last year, the bbc published an investigation about evolv technology. the company has created a weapon scanner that it claims can detect all weapons designed to replace traditional metal detectors. you just pass through it, and if you're carrying a weapon, the system will detect it and alert security. here's the company's ceo, peter george. we have the signatures for all the weapons in the world, all the guns that exist, all the bombs, all the large tactical knives. now the bbc can reveal more detail about how one school has major reservations about the technology. 0n halloween last year, a boy was stabbed in proctor school in utica, new york. it was brutal and vicious. the video of the stabbing went viral. the victim's lawyer told the bbc the student suffered extensive multiple stab and laceration wounds about his head, neck, face, shoulder, back and hand. but what was less clear was how the perpetrator got hold of that knife and got it through security. the school district investigated and this is what they concluded. through investigation was determined
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the evolv weapon detection system purchased at the direction of him does not detect metal objects and was not designed to detect knives. the evolv weapon system was designed for use at large arenas or stadiums to prevent incidents of mass casualties and is not adequate or practical for school use. since then, the superintendent of utica schools has said that three other knives have gone undetected in schools using evolv�*s systems. "it truly, truly doesn't detect knives," he told the bbc. we put all of this to evolv. they said, "we don't provide comments on what happens in our customers sites." but the bbc did find the company has recently changed its website, whereas the company did promise weapons free zones, it now promises safer zones. so what is evolv actually promising here? connor healy is from the security research firm ip pvm. he told the bbc there's an epidemic of schools buying new technology based on audacious marketing claims, then finding out it has hidden flaws. evolv is one of the worst
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offenders, he said. and while there are questions about the effectiveness of evolv�*s technology, there are many who wonder why they're being used in american schools. proceedings were delayed as protesters ran to the front of the room. the disruption meant the meeting struggled to get under and protesters were removed as campaign groups ramp up pressure energy companies like shell to commit to absolute carbon emission cuts by 2030 and focus on renewables. you are up—to—date. we will see very soon. thank you very much for the latest in business. we have been
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looking at the circulation following the riots and they verified this video which showed a police van seemingly followed to people on a bike just minutes before the clash —— crash which killed two teenage boys. the video it shows 1759 on the 22nd of may as its timestamp and the sight of the chase was 900 metres away from the location of the crash. alun michael the south wales crime commission it said a chase did not take place. nickjohnson is in the control room. what i'll be finding out? ,
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control room. what i'll be finding out? ., . , control room. what i'll be finding out? ., ., ., . out? this contradicts what the crime commissioner _ out? this contradicts what the crime commissioner in _ out? this contradicts what the crime commissioner in south _ out? this contradicts what the crime commissioner in south wales - out? this contradicts what the crime commissioner in south wales said . commissioner in south wales said earlier, he was replying to the rumours on social media which said the riots in this part of cardiff last night was as a result of a vehicle crash and the rumours were that the vehicle crash was as a result of a police pursuit. the south wales police and crime commissioner said those rumours were not true and that simply was not the case but as this very short piece of cctv footage shows it is only about three seconds, but what it shows is that a police van appears to be following an ee scooter of some sort and the timestamp on the video was at 559, just a minute or two before the crash, located to a road 900 metres away from the crash site. there is a lot of video, amateur
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video and door bell footage that we have seen on social media in the last 15 hours regarding what happened in cardiff and our team of forensicjournalists happened in cardiff and our team of forensic journalists who are happened in cardiff and our team of forensicjournalists who are sitting behind me have been working hard to verify that footage and that is what they have come up with so far, so important because it contradicts what the south wales police and crime commissioner said earlier. we are expecting an update from south wales police in the form of a press conference and we anticipate that some of these rumours will have to be re—addressed in light of our team verifying this footage. we be re-addressed in light of our team verifying this footage.— verifying this footage. we need to be clear that _ verifying this footage. we need to be clear that we _ verifying this footage. we need to be clear that we at _ verifying this footage. we need to be clear that we at this _ verifying this footage. we need to be clear that we at this point, - be clear that we at this point, cannot be certain that it was the same teenagers in the video. we need to hearfrom the same teenagers in the video. we need to hear from the police as to what the chase actually involved so at this point, how clear i'll be on the
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facts? ~ ., ., . ., ., this point, how clear i'll be on the facts? ., ., . ., ., ., ., facts? we are not clear at all and we don't really _ facts? we are not clear at all and we don't really know— facts? we are not clear at all and we don't really know if— facts? we are not clear at all and we don't really know if the - facts? we are not clear at all and l we don't really know if the disorder that we saw throughout last night is related to this crash and whether it is a coincidence and you are right, we don't know for sure that this is the pursuit that we have seen on the cctv footage and whether it has anything to do with the crash which killed the teenage boys or the violence that followed. we simply don't know and we will have to get more news from police as to whether thatis more news from police as to whether that is the case. we more news from police as to whether that is the case.— that is the case. we will be looking out for the — that is the case. we will be looking out for the south _ that is the case. we will be looking out for the south wales _ that is the case. we will be looking out for the south wales police - that is the case. we will be looking l out for the south wales police when they give more details later. in terms of what is happening there, residents are a bit worried about tonight and whether there could be more incidents.— more incidents. yes. community leaders from _ more incidents. yes. community leaders from the _ more incidents. yes. community leaders from the police - more incidents. yes. community leaders from the police to -
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leaders from the police to councillors and religious leaders have called for calm but people have said today that this is a very tight—knit community in the western part of cardiff and something like this is completely out of character for the area. our reporters have been on the streets with the shells of burnt out cars and it is incredible, those kind of scenes, and people have been talking about tonight but police say they are still in the area and they have a visible presence which will hopefully act as a deterrent and community leaders from religious leaders to political leaders and the police, they have called for calm in the area. . ~ police, they have called for calm in the area. ., ~ i. police, they have called for calm in the area. . ~' ,, ,., police, they have called for calm in the area. ., ~ i. . police, they have called for calm in the area. ., ~ . ., the area. thank you so much for followin: the area. thank you so much for following those _ the area. thank you so much for following those details - the area. thank you so much for following those details in - the area. thank you so much for following those details in the . following those details in the newsroom. now the weather. hello there. not quite as warm as it was on
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monday when we have the highest temperature of the year so far. this was in cardiff, the host and widget we have had in may. how does that compare, though, with recent days? 23 degrees is actually in the bottom of the table there. we have not had a heat wave and there is not one on the way either. high pressure is in charge. there will be warm may sunshine but really if you want the warm temperatures you need the hot weather coming up from spain and france but that is not going to happen. there will be clear spells tonight, the exception is the far north of scotland, where we have a weak weather front introducing thicker cloud and temperatures for the most part about nine overnight, so similar to recently, and wednesday, another dry and fine day,
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but the week where the front will slide southwards bringing the thicker cloud and a few spots of light rain and nothing particularly significant with that. for most it is another sunny day. maybe highs reaching around 23 in the warmest spots, south and east wales, south—west england. high levels of uv in the sunshine at this time of year so maybe consider putting on a bit of sun cream. more of the dry and sunny weather on thursday and maybe a bit more cloud for eastern areas but not really spoiling things. still sunshine coming through. temperatures widely in the high teens to late 20s, 23 the warmest probably in south and east wales, the west midlands, south—west england. the fine weather lasts through the holiday weekend at the temperatures will be getting into the low 20s and peaking at about 2k, so not a heat wave, but it will feel pleasantly warm in the sunshine and not very humid. i wanted to show you
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live from london, this is bbc news. in the next 60 minutes, all the main uk stories together with the latest breaking developments internationally. bbc verify geolocates a cctv video from cardiff, appearing to show a police van following two people apparently minutes before a crash in which two teenagers died, leading to riots. police investigating the disappearance of madeleine mccann begin searching a reservoir in portugal. a man who murdered seven—year—old nikki allan in sunderland more than 30 years ago is sentenced to a minimum of 29 years in prison. spanish police make several arrests in their investigaton of racist abuse aimed at the real madrid footballer viniciusjunior.
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