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welcome to bbc news. we start with the former prime minister boris johnson who deliberately and repeatedly misled mps about parties at number 10 downing street when coronavirus lockdown measures were in place, that's the conclusion of a report by mps which says it would have recommended suspending him as an mp for 90 days if he hadn't already stood down from the role after he saw the report last week. it also recommends the former pm should not get a pass which allows x mps to access parliament after they leave. mrjohnson has admitted his statements but deny doing so intentionally or recklessly, saying this is rubbish, this is a lie. for more, let's cross to my colleague
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nancy at westminster. the report really doesn't hold back. 140. nancy at westminster. the report really doesn't hold back.— really doesn't hold back. no, it doesn't. really doesn't hold back. no, it doesn't- it _ really doesn't hold back. no, it doesn't. it goes _ really doesn't hold back. no, it doesn't. it goes into _ really doesn't hold back. no, it doesn't. it goes into scathing l doesn't. it goes into scathing detail about borisjohnson�*s conduct detail about boris johnson's conduct and detail about borisjohnson�*s conduct and concludes that he did deliberately mislead parliament but further than that it has taken into account how borisjohnson has reacted to this investigation and has come to the conclusion he has undermined the democratic process. they did want to recommend a harsh punishment for this, 90 days suspension, but borisjohnson has already resigned as an mp so that will not happen. still, this report goes to parliament on monday and they will vote on whether to approve it. but let's remind ourselves how we got here in the first place. after almost a year of investigating, as big ben struck
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nine, there came an explosive verdict. the former prime minister deliberately misled parliament when he made statements like this. mr he made statements like this. m speaker, i'm sure that whatever happened, the guidance was followed and the rules were followed at all times. he and the rules were followed at all times. ., . ., ., and the rules were followed at all times. ., .., ., , ., , times. he had committed a serious contem t, times. he had committed a serious contempt. the _ times. he had committed a serious contempt, the committee - times. he had committed a serious contempt, the committee said, - times. he had committed a serious| contempt, the committee said, and has racked up more since. boris johnson gave evidence to the committee in march and was asked to explain why he had told parliament the guidance was followed when he had been at events like this one in downing street where there was clearly little social distancing. the committee said his explanations were so disingenuous that they were by their very nature deliberate attempt to mislead, that he had sought to rewrite the meaning of the rules and guidance to fit his own evidence, and that he had closed his mind to the truth.— mind to the truth. boris johnson is not onl a mind to the truth. boris johnson is not only a lawbreaker_ mind to the truth. boris johnson is not only a lawbreaker but - mind to the truth. boris johnson is not only a lawbreaker but a - mind to the truth. boris johnson is not only a lawbreaker but a liar, i mind to the truth. boris johnson is| not only a lawbreaker but a liar, he is not fit for public office and has disgraced himself and continues to act like a pound shop donald trump in the way he tries to discredit
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anybody who criticises his actions when a decent public servant would have done the honourable thing, would have had a little bit of humility, and would have apologised to the british public for what they put them through. the to the british public for what they put them through.— to the british public for what they put them through. the report also criticises boris _ put them through. the report also criticises boris johnson's - put them through. the report also | criticises boris johnson's behaviour criticises borisjohnson�*s behaviour recently, last week he announced he was resigning, attacking the committee is a kangaroo court. another serious contempt, the committee says, which would have seriously increased the recommended suspension to 90 days. in a statement, mrjohnson said the findings were rubbish and a lie and set in order to reach this deranged conclusion, the committee have been obliged to see a series of things that repeatedly absurd and that it was a dreadful day for mps and democracy. he does have some supporters who share his view. i think it's spiteful, vindictive and overreaching. this is a completely unfair report. this feels very much like a stitch up in terms of due
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process. i don't think he has been treated fairly at all. saying he has deliberately misled the house, how can they possibly come to that conclusion? where is the evidence for this? conclusion? where is the evidence forthis? i've conclusion? where is the evidence for this? i've not seen any so i will be speaking against this and voting against this and i hope other colleagues do so as well. in voting against this and i hope other colleagues do so as well.— colleagues do so as well. in the commons. _ colleagues do so as well. in the commons, the _ colleagues do so as well. in the commons, the leader - colleagues do so as well. in the commons, the leader of - colleagues do so as well. in the commons, the leader of the i colleagues do so as well. in the - commons, the leader of the house said that vote would happen on monday. it said that vote would happen on monda . , ., said that vote would happen on monda. , ., , ,, monday. it will be a painful process and a sad process _ monday. it will be a painful process and a sad process for— monday. it will be a painful process and a sad process for all— monday. it will be a painful process and a sad process for all the - monday. it will be a painful process and a sad process for all the fuss, l and a sad process for all the fuss, the task_ and a sad process for all the fuss, the task that we face on monday. but all of us _ the task that we face on monday. but all of us must do what we think is right— all of us must do what we think is right and — all of us must do what we think is right and others must leave us alone to do— right and others must leave us alone to do so _ right and others must leave us alone to do so. ~ , ., , right and others must leave us alone to do so. ~ , ., to do so. the prime minister was out on an immigration _ to do so. the prime minister was out on an immigration raid _ to do so. the prime minister was out on an immigration raid in _ to do so. the prime minister was out on an immigration raid in london - on an immigration raid in london earlier this morning, number on an immigration raid in london earlierthis morning, number10 earlier this morning, number 10 downing earlierthis morning, number10 downing street say they don't know if he has read the report yet, he certainly hadn't when he spoke to journalists in an interview before it was published. it’s journalists in an interview before it was published.— it was published. it's a report i haven't seen, _ it was published. it's a report i haven't seen, it _ it was published. it's a report i haven't seen, it wouldn't - it was published. it's a report i haven't seen, it wouldn't be i it was published. it's a report i i haven't seen, it wouldn't be right to comment on it in advance. this
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time last year. — to comment on it in advance. this time last year, boris _ to comment on it in advance. this time last year, borisjohnson to comment on it in advance. this time last year, boris johnson was time last year, borisjohnson was still prime minister. this morning, now not even an mp, he was out for a run. he had said he wanted to come back to parliament. this wholesale savaging of his conduct towards it is likely to make that significantly harder. now, of course, one of the recommendations made by the committee that looked into this report was that boris johnson's parliamentary pass to be taken away from him, another sign that what they found in their investigation, they found in their investigation, they deemed to be truly serious. so what is in the pages of this report? 30,000 words to get through, jonathan blake in the newsroom has been picking out some highlights. looking at the report in detail, it's clear the committee have attempted to go to great lengths to prove their central conclusion, that
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borisjohnson deliberately misled mps. 0n borisjohnson deliberately misled mps. on page nine at the start of this lengthy report which runs to more than 100 pages, they have summarised their findings together with the recommended punishment that borisjohnson should face. they say he deliberately misled the house of commons, that he misled the committee, that he breached the confidence of the committee relating to the statements he made when he resigned as an mp last week having seen the draft findings, he impugned the committee and undermined the democratic process and was complicit in a campaign of abuse and it attempted intimidation of the committee. let's take one of the central findings here, committee. let's take one of the centralfindings here, whether boris johnson deliberately misled mps. some of the language they are using in the evidence they have found that they say supports that language. they talk about repeated and continuing denials of the facts and the frequency with which he closed his mind to those facts and what was
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obvious. they say the only eventual conclusion was that he deliberately closed his mind. the fact he sought to rewrite the meaning of the rules and guidance in place at the time to fit his own evidence and his own after the event rationalisations, like the nature and extent of the insurances he received. the committee looked at six events in total that happened in downing street during the pandemic where there were claims that the rules in place at the time had been broken. let's take one of those individually as a case in point. it happened on the 20th of may 2020 in the downing street garden when staff officials were invited to what were described in an e—mail from were invited to what were described in an e—mailfrom senior were invited to what were described in an e—mail from senior officials as a socially distanced drinks. the committee looked at this, the 20th of may 2020, there is evidence, they say, that some senior number ten
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officials were concerned about the gathering and were reluctant for it to go ahead. they say it is not clear whether those concerns were raised with mrjohnson at the time. he was therefore a short period of time. the social nature of the gathering was indicated by the high number of people invited with some attendees from outside number ten as well as mrjohnson�*s wife through the committee say consider it is obvious cannot be described as an absolutely necessary participant, and the installation in the garden of tables with alcohol available. they go on to say there is evidence that the number of people in attendance increase during the time that mrjohnson was at the gathering. taking the language of the rules in place at the time, back in may 2020, further gathering to have been complied with the rules, it would have had to have been essential for work purposes and they do consider that a social gathering held purely for the purposes of improving staff morale can be
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regarded as having been essential for work purposes. they set out in further detail that they do not believe mrjohnson would have advised the public that this was the case had he been asked at the time so one example of why the committee believe that mrjohnson�*s account of the events and the rules in place mean that he was saying something which he and the committee's eyes did not think was true at the time. thanks tojonathan for did not think was true at the time. thanks to jonathan for those did not think was true at the time. thanks tojonathan for those details thanks to jonathan for those details of the report. the language in the report is strong, it is clear, it is categorical what they have found in their investigation of boris johnson's conduct but borisjohnson has responded to this publication with a written statement in which he called these findings are protracted political assassination, so the interesting question is how many people actually waited to see what was in the report before they made or changed their minds about whether
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borisjohnson had indeed committed any wrongdoing? those who have always supported him seem to continue to do so even though there are those who say this process may restore some faith in parliament. moore is always on that story on our website. you can get the latest on all the different sides of the political spectrum —— more on the website. rescuers are continuing their search off the coast of greece for victims off the coast of greece for victims of a boat sinking that has claimed the lives of at least 78 migrants. hundreds are feared to have been on board the ship which was thought to have been travelling from tobruk in libya when it capsized south of
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pylos in greece. the bodies of some of those drought have been brought to the port of cala matta where some of the survivors are being treated. you can see just how packed the boat was. barely room to move and not a life jacket in sight. we don't yet know who the victims are, but every one of them had a name, friends, family, and their own reason for making a deadlyjourney. the greek coastguard rescued more than 100 people after the boat's engine apparently failed. but they are facing heavy criticism for not intervening earlier. charities say they knew it was in distress for hours before the fishing vessel sank in one of the deepest parts of the mediterranean. the greek authorities say their initial offers of help were refused because those in charge of the boat wanted to head for italy. but it's unlikely this young survivor, or any others, had a choice. many of those brought to safety on land need medical treatment and are deeply traumatised.
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0ne young man started to cry and said, "i need my "mother, i need my mother." this was a very difficult moment, to listen to a young man who needs his mother and to cry, "i need my mum. "i need my mother." this voice is inside my ears. it is bodies now being brought to shore. there is very slim hope of finding anyone else alive. and a big question hanging over the search effort — exactly how many people were on board. people are still in shock. they're trying to give some details now about their relatives, their friends, who were in the boat. they cannot find them. some survivors have spoken of the trawler carrying as many as 700 people when it set off from the libyan port of tobruk five days ago. 0ne told a hospital doctor that there had been 100 children in its hold. but most of those saved have been young men. a local health official
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said the disaster was unprecedented in scale. it's the worst tragedy in the mediterranean sea for years, and likely to be one of the deadliest ever. caroline hawley, bbc news. as you heard, one doctor has been speaking to our europe correspondent nick beek and told him about the number of children he believes to have been inside that boat and a senior doctor from callum at a general hospital treated survivors has told the bbc that as many as 100 children were on the vessel —— from kalamata hospital. he said, the survivors told us they were chosen in the bottom of the ship, children and women. he said two patients had given him estimated figures, one told me 100 children, one told me 50, but it is many. he and his team used mobile phones to communicate with those who had been brought to safety. the doctor went on to say
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that the 30 patients he treated would all survive having been treated for hypothermia, pneumonia and dehydration. the doctor said he believed as many as 600 people died in this disaster. he said the exact number of other people on the boat was 750. this is the exact number that everyone told me. the doctor said families of some egyptian children who were missing had sent him photographs of their young relatives in the hope he would recognise them after treating them. he went on to say it's a tragedy, everyone in europe must not accept the situation, everyone has to do something so it doesn't happen again. that information is coming to us from our europe correspondent at the port in kalamata where many survivors are being treated. around the world and across the uk, this is bbc news. double child killer and rapist colin pitchfork has been granted parole and will be released from prison.
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pitchfork was jailed for life for raping and strangling 215—year—old girls, linda mann and don ashworth, in 1983 and 1986. he was released in 2021 before being arrested again and sent back to prison two months later. a mother has beenjailed for 27 years for the manslaughter of her son alfie steele. her partner der carroll has been given a life sentence for the murder. alfie died in 2021 after being submerged in a cold bath deliberately. thejudge said his suffering was sadistic. junior doctors are continuing their 72 hour strike today over pay and conditions in england. the bma said a 5% pay offer isn't enough. the health secretary steve barclay said he would be willing to resume talks if the strikes moved significantly from what he said is an unreasonable position. police in nottingham have
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granted or have been granted another 36 hours to question a 31—year—old man arrested on suspicion of murder after the attacks on tuesday. another venture will be held later in memory of the two university students in the 65—year—old man who was stabbed —— another vigil. 0ur correspondent will tell us more about the vigil today. this building in the centre _ about the vigil today. this building in the centre of— about the vigil today. this building in the centre of the _ about the vigil today. this building in the centre of the city _ about the vigil today. this building in the centre of the city has - about the vigil today. this building in the centre of the city has really| in the centre of the city has really become a focus for the tributes. you can see some of the flowers that people have been bringing since the attack on tuesday and tonight we are expecting hundreds if not thousands to gather here, a chance for the community to come together to share their sense of shock and grief. we had an update from nottinghamshire police. they have a suspect in custody, he is 31. they told us they
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have been granted a further 36 hours to question that suspect. they have also revealed that a few years ago he was actually a student at the university of nottingham. they are saying they don't think that is connected with the attack. you will recall two of the people stabbed to death were students, both 19, and a 65 middle caretaker at a primary school was also killed. this is going to be a chance for the community to come together once again this evening. there was a vigil held at the campus yesterday evening where hundreds of students gathered. many of them in tears. the defining image from that was of the two fathers of the students who lost their lives, really supporting each other, speaking to the crowd, saying they don't know how they are going to cope with this, they are just trying to come to terms with it,
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trying to come to terms with it, trying to come to terms with it, trying to comprehend it. you got a real sense of how deeply the community has been affected by all this and we will see that this evening. the police say they are still keeping an open mind as to the motive of the attack. counterterrorism police are supporting nottinghamshire police in the investigation. it is not being led by counterterrorism police at this stage. the police have told us they have been looking through cctv, they have been looking through cctv, they have been speaking to witnesses, they say they are building up a bigger picture of what happened but they do now have more time to work on that picture and decide whether they are in a position to bring any charges against the suspect.- position to bring any charges against the suspect. position to bring any charges auainst the susect. ':: :: , .,, against the suspect. over 100 people have drowned — against the suspect. over 100 people have drowned after— against the suspect. over 100 people have drowned after a _ against the suspect. over 100 people have drowned after a boat _ against the suspect. over 100 people have drowned after a boat capsized i have drowned after a boat capsized in nigeria on monday. the vessel sank in the river niger well
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carrying around 300 passengers after a wedding. the search and rescue efforts have been under way and police say 144 people have been rescued. 0ur correspondent brought us the very latest on the story. the situation is scary, the search and rescue appear to be called off because the divers are no longer in the waters looking for survivors. they are waiting now for people to float up before they can go pick them up. sadly, the families are mourning some of those affected, and residents are lamenting that when the accident happened, although it happened in the night, there was no help, even in the rescue operation there was no government assistance
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from anyone. it was local divers and villagers who helped themselves, who tried to rescue those alive today and recovered bodies who sank in the river. the other thing is that in parts of nigeria,, for those who travel often in the waters, they lack government presence. there are no roads, no other infrastructure or means of transportation, so the only have the option of water to travel on and this boat that they used is constructed with plants and dug out from wood, it doesn't have anything covering the people's heads and they don't have safety vests that could maybe help save some of them when accidents like this occur.
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gusty winds and heavy rains are lashing parts of northwest india and southern pakistan as a cyclone approaches. more than 170,000 people have now left their homes. the cyclone was expected to make landfall in gujarat and will also hit the coast of pakistan's sindh province including parts of karachi city. strong winds, high tides and rainfall are already affecting cities in pakistan. residents are stocking up rations as the country prepares for the storm. in india, families are being evacuated or taking refuge shelter ahead of the cyclone. these images come from a village near the border with pakistan. the oscar—winning actress and former mp glenda jackson has died at the age of 87. in a statement, her agent said glenda died peacefully at her home in london this morning after a brief illness with her family by her
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side. glenda jackson as elizabeth, the steely queen who give everything for her country. it was a dazzling performance. ..from a mesmerising actor. i want to thrust right between his ribs the dagger born on merseyside, she worked for boots, the chemist, but with the royal shakespeare company, and then in film, she shot to stardom in marat/sade, about suffering and struggle in revolutionary france. as to say to me. ken russell's adaptation of women in love won her an oscar for best actress in 1969. you don't think one needs the experience of having been married? 0h, gudrun, do you really think it need be an experience?
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it's bound to be, possibly undesirable, but it is bound to be an experience of some sort. you must be hungry for something. that's true. she became something of a national treasure as cleopatra with morecambe and wise. hollywood noticed her sense of humour. be honest. come on. how was it for you? very nice. very nice? yes. and two years later... just very nice? what's wrong with very nice? ..she won a second 0scar opposite george segal in the romantic comedy a touch of class. well, very nice is hardly the phrase to describe two bodies locked - in heavenly transport. i'm glenda jackson. politically, she was left wing, appearing in a party political broadcast for labour in 1987. five years later, she won the tory—held seat of hampstead. never before has the labour party been needed as much as it is needed now. she was a junior minister for a while, but spent most of her time on the backbenches. she stood down in 2015... rumble thy bellyful!
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..and returned to the stage, first as king lear at london's old vic. they all think they can treat me like this? and then won awards on broadway in edward albee's three tall women. glenda jackson, who gave up stardom for politics, and later returned to the stage in a triumphant final act. glenda jackson who has died at the age of 87. if you step away from the television, you can always go to our website. this is what you will find there today, it's fascinating, lots and lots of information, reports, reaction to what has happened today, borisjohnson and the committee of mps which found that he deliberately misled the commons over those lockdown parties at number 10 downing street. you can read all about the reaction. the latest bid to drop is thatjacob rees—mogg is
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attacking the inquiry process and the committee chair. stay with us on the bbc. i'm back in a few minutes. hello, some of us have seen thunderstorms this week but for others, it has remained stubbornly dry. what chance of rain over the next few days? increasing thanks towards us currently a swirl of cloud a long way to the west of us, a developing area of low pressure. in the short—term, this afternoon, most places fine, dry and sunny, the chance of honour or two showers, particularly in the west and they could be heavy and possibly thundery. temperatures again up to 26, 20 7 celsius, someplace is likely to get up to 29. 0vernight we will see clear skies, there could be
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clouds into the far northwest of scotland and by the end of the night, some cloud in the chance of thunderstorms in the far southwest of england. temperatures generally between 8 celsius and 12 celsius. it may be chillier in northwest england and eastern scotland. into tomorrow, we will start to see more cloud in the brighter chance of a shower across parts of southwest england, wales, the west midlands, into northern ireland, that could be the odd thunderstorm. maybe the odd rogue shower but most places fine, dry, warm and temperatures into the mid—to high 20 celsius. into the weekend, high pressure begins to make its move. for the time being, this low will remain to the western parts of the uk where we have the greatest chance of thundery rain but broadly speaking we have the increasing chance of rain through the weekend and there will be some spells of warm sunshine. 0n spells of warm sunshine. on saturday, some showers, some thunderstorms, particularly across
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western parts, further east it should be largely dry, some low cloud for some eastern coasts for a time, still very warm, just a little bit less warm where you have more cloud and more of those showers. 0n cloud and more of those showers. on sunday, uncertainty about how much showery rain there will be, we could see more persistent thundery rain drifting northwards, particularly later in the day. still feeling fairly warm and any sunshine, temperatures easily into the low 20 celsius, i wouldn't be surprised if someone got warmer than that. into next week, it will stay quite warm but there will be some rain at times.
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raising rates to attract the european central bank pushes up the cost of borrowing again, as it continues its fight against inflation. and targeting ticket trouble. some of the world's boost d biggest companies put an end to online fees for online bookings, amid pressure from the white house. hello, this is world business report, i am hello, this is world business report, iam ben hello, this is world business report, i am ben thompson and we are going to start this programme in the eurozone, where the european central
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