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in the uk, a man is found guilty of murdering a custody sergeant after opening fire in a police station in 2020. the indian prime minister hails a new era of friendship with the us, as he wraps up a state visit to washington. and as glastonbury gets under way, the foo fighters take to the pyramid stage — revealing themselves as friday's "mystery act". the company which built the submersible which imploded near the wreck of the titanic is facing mounting questions about the safety of the vessel. safety warnings were repeatedly dismissed by the ceo of the company, according to email exchanges seen by the bbc. leading deep sea exploration specialist rob mccallum told oceangate ceo, stockton rush, that clients could be at risk, and urged him to stop using the sub until it had been classified by an independent body.
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meanwhile, tributes have been paid to the five men who were on the sub including british businessman shahzada dawood. well, shahzada dawood was a supporter of the british asian trust. richard hawkes is the chief executive of the organisation and hejoins us now. i'm sorry for your loss, richard, i'm sorry foryour loss, richard, of course i'm sorry for your loss, richard, of course it's a difficult time for friends and family of mr dawood. tell us more about him.- friends and family of mr dawood. tell us more about him. thank you very much — tell us more about him. thank you very much for— tell us more about him. thank you very much for your _ tell us more about him. thank you very much for your sympathy - tell us more about him. thank you very much for your sympathy and l very much for your sympathy and condolences. obviously all of us at the british asian trust are devastated by this terrible tragedy. shahzada dawood was an incredibly lovely man, i had the great pleasure of knowing him very well, i'd had many experiences meeting him, walking around the parts of london, talking about work. he was very actively interest in the british asian trust and the work that we do.
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for him, the most important thing in his world was his family, his wife, his world was his family, his wife, his children and his wider family. but he was passionate about philanthropy and wanting to make the world a better place. so he's been a tremendous supporter of hours, he was a tremendous supporter and we are all absolutely devastated by this. ~ �* ., ., are all absolutely devastated by this. ~ �* . ., ., are all absolutely devastated by this. �* . ., ., ., this. we've heard a lot about how passionate _ this. we've heard a lot about how passionate he _ this. we've heard a lot about how passionate he was _ this. we've heard a lot about how passionate he was about - this. we've heard a lot about how. passionate he was about exploration — tell us about any stories he'd shared about his love of adventure. he was interested and fascinated by so many different things. he was one of those people that you could sit and talk to for hours because he had such an incredible interest in so many different things, in history and the wider world. you always learned so much when you were with him and enjoyed those conversations. obviously most of my conversations with him more about the british asian trust and the work that we do in south asia, especially pakistan
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for him, that was incredibly important. he was very actively engaged, he would always ask questions, he wanted to know what was going on. he was one of those brilliant supporters who was really interested in how the organisation was making an impact with the funds that were given. find was making an impact with the funds that were given.— that were given. and have you ever met his son. _ that were given. and have you ever met his son, who _ that were given. and have you ever met his son, who also _ that were given. and have you ever met his son, who also tragically - met his son, who also tragically died in the tragedy? unfortunately for me i never _ died in the tragedy? unfortunately for me i never met _ died in the tragedy? unfortunately for me i never met him, _ died in the tragedy? unfortunately for me i never met him, i'd - died in the tragedy? unfortunately for me i never met him, i'd heard| died in the tragedy? unfortunatelyl for me i never met him, i'd heard a lot about him. i met a lot of other members of the de groot family who were very big supporters of the british asian trust —— dawood family. i'd been fortunate enough to meet members of the wider family because they were also supportive of the great development work. richard, thanks very much _ the great development work. richard, thanks very much for _ the great development work. richard, thanks very much forjoining _ the great development work. richard, thanks very much forjoining us. - the great development work. richard, thanks very much forjoining us. mn l thanks very much forjoining us. mn has been found guilty of murdering a police custody sergeant with a gun he smuggled into a police cell
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despite being searched. in september 2020. thejury at despite being searched. in september 2020. the jury at northampton crown court convicted the man, who was 25, of the killing and heard how he managed to fire four shots despite being handcuffed. the metropolitan police is now issuing more than 4000 hand—held metal detectors for body searches to front—line officers, as daniel sanford reports. stand up. when louis de zoysa shot sergeant matt ratana dead inside a custody suite in september 2020, it sent shock waves through policing. today, louis de zoysa was found guilty of murder. matt ratana was a much—loved police officer and rugby coach and following this afternoon's verdict, his partner spoke of the loss. his life was taken too soon in the line of duty, doing a job that he loved. a cruel end to a lifetime of service. in the days after his death, tributes flowed in from matt's colleagues, from communities, from those he'd served
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and from those who knew him in his life outside policing. they were a testament to the man that he was. it had started with a routine stop in the early hours of friday morning. you was walking down the road with a duffel bag, all right, which i believe may have stuff... equipment to do a burglary. in that bag... quite quickly, louis de zoysa admitted he had drugs on him. non—medical cannabis. but pc rich davey then found seven rounds of ammunition. right, at the moment, i'm placing you under arrest for possession of bullets. but despite a lengthy search, the officers somehow missed the antique revolver secreted in a holster under his left arm. in the van, de zoysa moved the gun from the holster into his hands, still cuffed behind his back. at the custody suite, sergeant matt ratana,
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who was in charge, ordered a search with a metal detector. stand—up. but at that point, louis de zoysa produced the gun from behind his back and shot sergeant ratana in the heart. welcome to east grinstead rugby football club. i'm matt ratana, head coach. matt ratana was originally from new zealand and a keen rugby player and coach. his brotherjames young said matt was just three months from retiring from the police. he's never coming back. why? - tell me why. and he can't believe the metropolitan police allowed a gun into a custody suite. what they've told us, - if they change the procedures and all these sorts of things, they've got metal detectors. where you walk in through now. i'm like, well, they've got those in the police stations here, - they've had them for years. the two officers who searched louis de zoysa have been defended by theirforce.
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the officers, once they searched him on the street, louis de zoysa always remained in handcuffs. when the ammunition was found on him on the street, the handcuffs were removed from a front position to a back position. they've been praised for how they tackled the gunman during the shooting. he shot himself in the neck in the struggle and barely survived. de zoysa is permanently brain—damaged as a result. he can hardly talk. in court he used a whiteboard to communicate. he has autistic spectrum disorder but had a successful school career and learned to shoot with the army cadets. on the farm where he lived alone, he used his engineering skills to make the nonstandard bullets for the 19th century revolver he'd bought online. he also purchased a holster to conceal the gun. when he was stopped with the firearm, he was near his parents�* house. it's not clear if he was there to confront his father, who has convictions for domestic violence against him and his mother. his lawyers argued that the shooting was the result of an autistic
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meltdown but the jury decided it was murder. daniel sandford, bbc news, northampton. around the world and across the uk, this is bbc news. bbc news, bringing you different stories from across the world. today these ukrainians are making artwork out of glass, but they've also had lessons in writing cvs, how to access support services, and cultural lessons about bristol and being out climbing and kayaking. tatyana is a 60 year medical student in ukraine and needs the trust's help to get further —— sixth year medical student. help to get further —— sixth year medicalstudent. i help to get further -- sixth year medical student.— help to get further -- sixth year medical student. i hope to continue medical student. i hope to continue my medical — medical student. i hope to continue my medical studies _ medical student. i hope to continue my medical studies here, _ medical student. i hope to continue my medical studies here, help - medical student. i hope to continue my medical studies here, help me i my medical studies here, help me with transferring my qualifications and application scholarship, it will be very good for me. it and application scholarship, it will be very good for me.— be very good for me. it would be amazin: be very good for me. it would be amazing if— be very good for me. it would be amazing if you — be very good for me. it would be amazing if you could _ be very good for me. it would be amazing if you could practice - be very good for me. it would be l amazing if you could practice here, wouldn't it? it amazing if you could practice here, wouldn't it?— amazing if you could practice here, | wouldn't it?— if wouldn't it? it would be amazing. if
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leaders in the areas of autonomous vehicles, robotics, cybersecurity, climate data, and digitalfinance — all of which can serve to improve the human condition and uplift the people. the point here being india's global engagement has not only been to the benefit of the people of india, but also to the benefit of the people of the united states, and people around the world. so mr prime minister, thank you for your role of leadership to help india emerge as a global power in the 21st century. you have helped to reinvigorate the quad, your leadership of the g20 is making new strides on climate finance, and you've been a proponent of international institutions and global solutions to global challenges.
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prime minister narendra modi expressed happiness over the strengthening of ties between india and the us in recent years. translation: friends. during my visit in 2014, my dear friend, president biden, was also here with me at the state department. at that time, he had referred to the india—america partnership as "a partnership over the horizon". —— "a promise over the horizon." in this period of nine years since then, we have been on a very long and beautiful journey. we have added and expanded the scope of mutual cooperation in defence and strategic areas. we are working with renewed
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trust in areas of new and emerging technologies. we are resolving long—pending and difficult issues in trade. i've been speaking to suhasini haider, diplomatic editor of the hindu, for her take on the trip. for the last 20 years, the relationship between india and the us has been changing between administrations and administrations, but actually has been consistently improving year on year. and i think what you're seeing is a sort of continuation of that. so if prime minister modi had a very substantive relationship during the obama administration, which mr biden was a part of, it was continued during the trump administration, and then, now with the biden administration, as well. and i think this particular visit has been has seen some real
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deliverables when it comes to technology. and i think both leaders made the point that really, this was a relationship for the future, that it is what, in fact, president obama originally called one of the defining partnerships of this century, of which the first two decades have really seen the strengthening of the relationship, and particularly when it comes to high—tech, you know, high—technology partnerships between the two countries. so you've had a big jet engine mou, which may become a deal quite soon, which would be unprecedented in terms of technology transfer. you have many deals on semiconductor cooperation. you have a space cooperation deal. you have india joining the critical minerals group, the minerals security partnership, as it's called, as well as joining a number of other partnerships with the united states that deal very much with high technology, with software, with semiconductors, and critical
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and emerging technologies. and prime minister modi addressed us congress yesterday. crucially, there were some members of congress who didn't go, and some who wrote a critical letter calling mr modi out for his treatment of religious minorities in india. how much is that also overshadowed the visit? well, certainly it is remarkable that 75 members of the us congress, so 75 lawmakers wrote that letter. they didn't necessarily say that mr modi should not be entertained, or that india us ties were not important — in fact, they said they were very important — but they wanted mr biden to publicly speak about what they call concerns over minority rights in india, as well as the state of democracy, media freedoms, a crackdown on dissent
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and other things. just a handful, actually, of those congressmen decided to boycott the session, as well. and remember, mr modi was addressing the joint session of the congress for the second time — he's one of the few leaders around the world to have done that — for the second time. and i think there is a sense that this is the elephant in the room, that the discussion on india's democracy, in some way, was really a part of all the commentary around the visit. but at the end of the day, the bilateral relationship doesn't seem to have really been moved one way or the other by the protests. what we saw was mr biden rolling out the red carpet for prime minister modi, making it clear that he was not entertaining any of these requests to make concerns about human rights public. whatever conversation he may have had may have been private. i think one jarring note for the modi government, and we've seen some of the very strong reactions in india from the ruling party, has been to former president barack obama, who, remember, had this
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very good relationship with prime minister modi, who chose really on thursday, the day of the state visit, to have an interview aired in which he said very clearly that if "i was speaking to mr modi, "i would make it clear that ethnic minorities, particularly "the muslim minority of india, must be taken into account "and that it does not help india if various forces in it "are pulled apart" — those were the words he used. and that's had a slightly more negative reaction we've seen in india. the controversial social media influencer, andrew tate and his brother tristan, have been ordered to remain under house arrest in romania for another 30 days from the end ofjune, as ruled by a romanian court. the extension, which leaves the current restrictions unchanged, comes days after the brothers were indicted on charges including human trafficking, and forming a criminal organisation to sexually exploit women which they both deny. two female romanian
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associates were also charged. security staff on the doors of uk nightclubs, bars, and music venues say they're facing increasing levels of abuse. the organisation representing them says people who attack staff should face the same legal penalties as those who target emergency workers. the bbc has heard from more than a thousand staff about abuse, including physical assaults, racial taunts and sexual harassment. ashleyjohn baptiste has been finding out more. for door supervisors, dealing with a rowdy customer or two is part of the job. but what happens when people take things too far? gary has been a door supervisor for nearly four decades. a punch by a customer on shift left him hospitalised. he was diagnosed with post—concussion syndrome —
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a mild traumatic brain injury, with symptoms including anxiety and memory loss. it's left him unable to work. what has the emotional and mental impact of this been? you look at yourself — "how did this happen to me? "why is it happening to me?" but... again, i told you, my brain fades out here and there there. so can you just ask me the question again? erm... i can see that you're a bit emotional. yeah, yeah. it is emotional. you don't... you don't expect to be assaulted at work. i'm frightened that i might get punched again and, you know, i don't want... i don't want to die. i don't want to die at work. and gary's not alone. 20—year—old olivia has worked at some of nottingham's busiest venues for almost a year, and has faced sexual harassment from the onset.
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a lot of groping, people trying to put their hand down my trousers. they say things like, "i will find you," and they say, "i will kill you." like, there's been times where they've told me that they will rape me. that's not unusual for that to happen. if it's been you, the target of the abuse, you've got it going through your head of, "are they going to come back for me?" do you know who you're bleep dealing with, you bleep? - door supervisors are employed by private agencies, but licensed and regulated by the security industry authority. but in a sector with no official trade union and little job security, industry bodies are calling for increased support and legislation to protect these workers. i see us as the fourth emergency service. we are there before the ambulance service. the police service. we are the first persons on scene. we sign up for helping you when you're sick, when somebody's attacked you and you need help. i don't go out of my way
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to kick you out of a club if you're having a good time. it's only if it's necessary. and i don't want it to be necessary. so be good people when you go to my club, 0k? the national police chiefs council told us, "police take abuse directed towards door supervisors and others working in the night—time economy incredibly seriously. we strongly encourage those who suffer abuse, or those witnessing offences to report these to the police." ashleyjohn—baptiste, bbc news. live from london, this is bbc news. live now to kent, to speak to chief executive of the night time industry, michael kill. michael, it's very good to have you with us on the programme. really concerning report we sawjust with us on the programme. really concerning report we saw just than about the kind of abuse that people who work on doors face. what do you
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think needs to be done? well. who work on doors face. what do you think needs to be done?— think needs to be done? well, we've set out a very _ think needs to be done? well, we've set out a very clear _ think needs to be done? well, we've set out a very clear position - - think needs to be done? well, we've set out a very clear position - we - set out a very clear position — we are asking government to consider changing legislation to protect security workers against violence in the workplace, which means that we want them to have tougher sentences for that activity. the other thing that i think it's really important is they need support, and i think this is a collective position that i could position that not only needs to be taken by the home office, but industry associations that support these individuals through the supply companies, as well. so a change in legislation particularly to protect these people, because nobody should have to face that level of abuse or violence within the workplace. so a chan . e in violence within the workplace. so a change in the _ violence within the workplace. so a change in the law, _ violence within the workplace. so a change in the law, but do members at the doorfeel that change in the law, but do members at the door feel that they are getting enough help from police if they are involved in some incident?-
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involved in some incident? across the board it's _ involved in some incident? across the board it's a _ involved in some incident? across the board it's a similar— involved in some incident? across the board it's a similar position i involved in some incident? across the board it's a similar position -| the board it's a similar position — many people get the feedback that it's part of the job, and what they are standing for is it's not acceptable, it's unacceptable if you acceptable, it's unacceptable if you a retail worker, a police person, and it's not acceptable if you're a door supervisor working tirelessly to keep people safe at night and look after people who are unwell, and make sure they are dealing with emergencies like fire, etc. there are lots of things that are unseen that door supervisors do that are not accounted for. so sadly, what we need to make sure is that's brought to the public domain and we work as hard as possible to protect these people, because they do a fantastic job. its, people, because they do a fantastic 'ob. �* . , people, because they do a fantastic 'ob. �* ., , ., people, because they do a fantastic 'ob.�* .,y ., people, because they do a fantastic 'ob. .,y ., job. a really important “ob, as well - what kind — job. a really important “ob, as well - what kind of h job. a really important “ob, as well - what kind of impact _ job. a really important job, as well - what kind of impact can - job. a really important job, as well - what kind of impact can it - job. a really important job, as well - what kind of impact can it have i job. a really important job, as well| - what kind of impact can it have on — what kind of impact can it have on people, some of the workers may feel they have no choice to do this kind of work, even though they face
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abuse. , ., _, . ., �* abuse. there is a concern that it'll im act abuse. there is a concern that it'll impact the — abuse. there is a concern that it'll impact the level _ abuse. there is a concern that it'll impact the level of _ abuse. there is a concern that it'll impact the level of numbers - abuse. there is a concern that it'll impact the level of numbers of. impact the level of numbers of people coming into the industry. we do see these people coming into the sector working, getting their licence, getting vetted, going through the training process, working a couple shifts or a week on the door, and realising that it's not for them. so there are some challenges ahead — we dinu to ensure that they are protected, —— we do need to ensure. otherwise we will lose really important people in terms of the front line of security, protecting people and ensuring the public are able to come out socialising and enjoy culture at night safely. socialising and en'oy culture at night safety._ socialising and en'oy culture at nitht safel . ~ . ., ., ,, night safely. michael, thank you, it is an important _ night safely. michael, thank you, it is an important job, _ night safely. michael, thank you, it is an important job, one _ night safely. michael, thank you, it is an important job, one that - night safely. michael, thank you, it is an important job, one that many| is an importantjob, one that many of us take for granted. it's one of the most important music festivals on the planet, with around 200,000 people gathering at worthy farm, in somerset for glastonbury.
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the foo fighters have tonight played surprise set under the name the churn—ups, and over the next three days, festivalgoers will be lucky enough to see other headline acts such as guns and roses, eltonjohn and the arctic monkeys. here's our culture editor katie razzall. the wonderful world of glastonbury, where dressing up is normal and can even be a right royal laugh. this festival town emerges in the somerset countryside, the size of bath, and for the first time, entirely powered by renewable energy. and if you love it, you really love it. it's my first time. it is incredible. it's more like a city than a village. and what made you want to spend your honeymoon here? because it's glastonbury. it's glastonbury. it's glastonbury, there is no better place to be. yeah, where else would you want to spend your honeymoon? - what's the best thing about glastonbury for you? er, love the glitter!
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texas last appeared in the main glastonbury stage in 1999, and today they're back. is that the pyramid stage there? that's the pyramid stage. is there something very validating about it being the pyramid stage? as a female fronted band, yeah. it really is — i'm a bit like, 35 years on, there's not many women in music get to last that length of time, let alone a female fronted band. sol... i feel kind of like, yes! who was here in 1999 when we last played? cheering # she has a halo #. the three headliners at this stage this year are male. spiteri agrees with the festival organisers that female artists sufferfrom a pipeline issue. the pipeline is about who gets put forward, who gets the biggest budgets put into their records, advertising, pushing it forward. a lot of people talk about how much it's changed. it hasn't really. i feel very honoured to be a woman
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on the pyramid stage. _ maisie peters was up before texas. later, royal blood and of course the arctic monkeys, confirmed this morning after a laryngitis scare for front man alex turner. looking sunny in glastonbury, now let's get the weather with louise lear. hello there. friday's sunshine has been a little bit more limited. and even then, at times, it was a veil of high cloud you can see quite clearly from this weather watcher from weymouth, dorset. we've also seen some rain today, some of it heavy first thing this morning in western scotland. some rain across the lake district, leaden—looking skies from time to time throughout the day as well. and there's more rain to come through the night. so this has been the story, then. we've seen that cloud and rain easing away, becoming light and patch, but there's some more significant rain which will gradually drift its way across scotland during the early hours of saturday morning. with a southwesterly flow driving in quite a lot of low cloud, it's going to be misty and drizzly at times along those west—facing
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coasts, but it will be warm — temperatures sitting at around 15—16 celsius. so a mild and increasingly humid start to the weekend. that cloud will tend to lingerfor a time, particularly on west coasts, and we could see a few scattered showers. but eventually the sunshine's strong, it'll punch holes through the cloud. and with that, temperatures will start to respond as we go through the day. so we're expecting highs of around 29, possibly 30 celsius by the middle of saturday afternoon. a warmer day for all of us. now, as we move through saturday night, however, those temperatures are not going to fall away at all. we lose the russet tones, but nevertheless, temperatures are still likely to sit into the mid to high teens potentially first thing on sunday morning, so a pretty uncomfortable night for getting a good night's sleep. a humid start to sunday morning, a humid start to sunday morning, and with high pressure drifting and with high pressure drifting east, we tap into that humidity east, we tap into that humidity from the near continent. from the near continent. but at the same time, with a weather front pushing in from the atlantic, where the two are likely to meet, we could start to see some
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sharp, thundery downpours developing on sunday. so we need to keep a close eye on that. not everyone will see them, but some of them really could be quite heavy, torrential rain. but at the same time, we still got that heat and humidity. again, temperatures potentially peaking at around 30 celsius. now, as we move out of sunday into the early half of next week, as that frontal system eases away, it's going to introduce fresher conditions and more frontal systems pushing in from the west. so with this westerly feed of air, it will be cooler at times, a little fresher anyway. showers or longer spells of rain as well.
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