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welcome to the programme. rescue workers have been coming through the rubble of a popular restaurant destroyed by a russian missile attack on the ukrainian city of kramatorsk. at least ten have been killed and 60 injured in the strike. officials fear killed and 60 injured in the strike. 0fficials fear others are missing and said the final number of victims is unclear. the missile also damaged nearby apartment buildings and shopping premises. president zelensky showed russia deserved defeat. a second missile hit a nearby village, injuring five people. the strikes come just days after a weekend of instability in russia where the wagner mission
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carried out a mutiny that came to a halt when the leader told his troops to stand down. belarus�*s leader announced that the wagner chief was flown to the capital, minsk, where he started his exile. 0ur correspondence in kyiv and our eastern european correspondence have updated us on the latest on both elements of the story. this was a busy time for the area. it had a popular pizza restaurant with lots of families and journalists and members of the ukrainian armed forces often went to and as a result of that, three children are included in that death toll. emergency services say they believe there may still be people under the rubble. the bbc has been verifying footage from the scene and you can see there has been extensive damage to some of the buildings there and this, kitted rescue operation so they will keep looking for survivors of the time being but
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president zelensky condemned the attack, sending his condolences to the family, saying this is evidence that russia needs to be prosecuted, it needs to face justice for targeting siblings. sarah, any reaction from moscow on this latest strike, which is killing targeted civilians was mark i have not seen any reaction to this particular strike at all. it is not seen any reaction to this particular strike at all.- particular strike at all. it is a reminder— particular strike at all. it is a reminder that _ particular strike at all. it is a reminder that even - particular strike at all. it is a reminder that even as - particular strike at all. it is a reminder that even as so - particular strike at all. it is a i reminder that even as so much attention has been focused on the internal problems in russia, this massive challenge of vladamir putin by fighters who had until then been very much committed and involved in the fight in ukraine. that is a reminder of course that even as all that was happening, rush it was still waging its war on ukraine, still waging its war on ukraine, still fighting, suffering those missiles and obviously causing
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horrible, horrible consequences on the ground inside ukraine. but of course, the questions about the political damage that has been caused by the mutiny with inside ukraine, those questions still remain and also questions about what exact has happened to the man still behind it. you mentioned that yesterday the president of belarus said yevgeny prigozhin, the head of the wagner group, had arrived in belarus. that indeed was true but it appears he may no longer be there. the plane he arrived on left belarus late last my night according to flight tracking data on that plane then landed in the early hours of morning in russia in saint petersburg, so a lot of questions still about exactly where he is and what he is up to and the future of his wagner group but of course was at the centre of that challenge to vladamir putin. fin at the centre of that challenge to vladamir putin.— at the centre of that challenge to
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vladamir putin. on that point, what miaht this vladamir putin. on that point, what might this now— vladamir putin. on that point, what might this now mean _ vladamir putin. on that point, what might this now mean for— vladamir putin. on that point, what might this now mean for the - vladamir putin. on that point, what might this now mean for the future | might this now mean for the future of wagner mercenary forces. we heard from president vladamir putin saying they were funded by russia, presumably that funding will now stop so what happens next? interesting because that is the first time that president vladamir putin has ever made such a claim. he spent years denying the very existence of the wagner group and certainly never claimed that direct link in terms of funding. i think he was doing it to make a point on he wanted to say that this has been our toy essentially, we have been paying the bills and now we will not pay them any longer, so wagner will be strangled. the group itself does have a separate financing because it is a mercenary operation and is operating all of many countries in africa for example. so will it be able to continue to function, a big question because in terms of arms and logistics, it has always been fed by moscow, by the defence ministry so it has always had close ties to the russian state which has
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now been something that the kremlin has finally admitted. there are a lot of questions and also questions about physically where those wagner fighters now go. yesterday, the belarusian president said he had struggling to yevgeny prigozhin and those fighters were still in ukraine. basically deciding their fate, he said some might go back to theirfamilies, some mightjoin the russian defence ministry but he said they were welcome in belarus if they chose to go there. there has been no sign yet that that is actually happening. sign yet that that is actually happening-— sign yet that that is actually haueninu. ., . sign yet that that is actually hauuenin, ., ., happening. back to kiel, what has been the reaction _ happening. back to kiel, what has been the reaction from _ happening. back to kiel, what has been the reaction from ukrainian l been the reaction from ukrainian officials to the announcement that the wagner mercenary group will effectively have to hand their weapons over, how do they see that in terms of the ongoing war? for ukrainian authorities, the presence of wagner— ukrainian authorities, the presence of wagner on ukrainian territory,
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like the _ of wagner on ukrainian territory, like the president of armed forces has been _ like the president of armed forces has been something they do not want and so _ has been something they do not want and so the _ has been something they do not want and so the idea that operatives might— and so the idea that operatives might now be asked to move to belarus — might now be asked to move to belarus or— might now be asked to move to belarus or be told that they can go home _ belarus or be told that they can go home will— belarus or be told that they can go home will be absorbed into the russian — home will be absorbed into the russian military will be a welcome one, _ russian military will be a welcome one, particularly no longer here in ukraine _ one, particularly no longer here in ukraine. ., one, particularly no longer here in ukraine. . , ,., ., ukraine. the main message that the ukrainian authorities _ ukraine. the main message that the ukrainian authorities have _ ukraine. the main message that the ukrainian authorities have wanted i ukraine. the main message that the ukrainian authorities have wanted to send out is that more than ever, they need the support of their nato allies at a time when russia is on stable, they describe themselves as the first line of defence towards any nuclear escalation that might result from instability in russia. that's what they have been focusing their energies on. they have also come in response to speculation, if there were white operatives, they have also said they have stepped up their defence in the north, that they are monitoring the situation, that they have not seen any changes at the moment but any attempt by wagner with the russian forces to enter ukraine from the north would be suicide.
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now to france where there have been protests in anger after police shot dead a teenager who attempted to flee a traffic stop in the west of paris. president emmanuel macron has just called the incident inextricable and unforgivable. this is the moment before the shooting took place on tuesday. you can see police confronting the driver of the yellow car after pulling over. we have frozen the video just before the gun is fired full stop following the gun is fired full stop following the gunshot, the court moves away and then crashes to a halt. later, protesters in the suburb that fires, setting cars alight and destroying bus stops. ride police used tear gas to break up protesters. police i31 people were arrested following the disorder. earlier today, the interior ministry said the incident was extreme a shocking and called for calm. translation: i shocking and called for calm. translation:— shocking and called for calm. translation: ., ., translation: i am obviously calling for calm, i translation: i am obviously calling for calm. i am _ translation: i am obviously calling for calm, i am calling _ translation: i am obviously calling for calm, i am calling for— translation: i am obviously calling for calm, i am calling for a _ for calm, i am calling for a
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judicial investigation is to be computed as quickly as possible and after a security meeting, that would be holding at 2pm, i have decided to mobilise 2000 police to ensure that the public is kept calm. fiur the public is kept calm. our correspondence _ the public is kept calm. our correspondence has - the public is kept calm. our correspondence has been following the story from paris. it was an incident yesterday morning, early in the morning, around 8am, yellow car is stopped by to police motorcycle riders, a routine check. we don't know whether there was some kind of suspicious behaviour on the part of the driver of this car. in any case, what we know is that the car was stopped, the two police officers approached the two police officers approached the car and are standing to the side of the car in some kind of altercation or discussion with the driver. this is all caught on video by a bystander. quite clearly there must be some kind of disagreement between the two because one of the officers has his gun drawn and then the court draws away and the officer fires and we know that the driver at
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that point is killed. what makes this doubly troubling is that in the initial report filed by those to police, not knowing that they were videoed, they claim that their lives has been put in danger by the driver refusing to stop and threatening to move them down. the video clearly suggests otherwise. they were standing to the side of the car and while there may have been a refusal to stop and disobedience of their police orders, in no way does it appear that the lives of the police officers were in danger. at which point, one has to raise the question of why the lethal weapon was used. in any case, that is the incident and it certainly has sparked a night of quite intense rioting to the western paris suburb where the incident took place but elsewhere, too, in other neighbourhoods around and about 20 or 30 kilometres west
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of paris, and annexed to the city hall was actually burned down last night, so quite serious trouble. brute night, so quite serious trouble. we have just heard from the interior ministry, what more have they said? the interior minister has said two things really. he said on the one hand, there was a serious writing, 42 vehicles burned. there were about 30 arrests. on the other hand, he has appealed for calm and he has hinted that of course he has to be circumspect that this action by the police was unjustified. he has hinted at that by saying if the investigation, which of course is being launched, substantiate which appears to be the message of the video, that is that there was unnecessary use of force, then that would be a very, very serious matter. he has also said that there will be a big police deployment on the streets of the suburbs tonight because no one wants a repeat of the 2005 riots which lasted for two or three weeks midsummer in
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circumstances just like this when after a couple of young kids were killed in northern paris. that is in everyone's mines and a big police deployment it is hoped would deter that. we will of course keep across events in france throughout the day. kevin spacey has arrived in court. the hollywood star previously denied all 12 charges which include sexual assault and indecent assault. our assault and indecent assault. 0ur correspondence assault and indecent assault. our correspondence has been at the crown court in central london. there was a great flurry of activity, and activity of interest when kevin spacey came in on a black taxi wearing a dark suit and pink tie and entered the court. he gestured briefly to the waiting cameras and there are many cameras to industrial action, which inn and s a marking boycott. here. there's a huge amount of to industrial action, which inn and s a m are 1g boycott. to industrial action, which inn and s a m are many cott. to industrial action, which inn and s a m are many cameras cameras and there are many cameras here. there's a huge amount interest in this case because kevin
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spacey certainly in his heyday was one of the most recognisable and most successful faces in hollywood. he came to prominence with films like the usual suspects and american beauty and of course the long running tv series house of cards made him a household name. here in london he was artistic directory at the old for, cultural institution in the old for, cultural institution in the city, but to appear in crown court here in a very different context. he appears under his real name, kevin spacey fowler, facing 12 charges. three of indecent assault, seven of sexual assault and two of sexual activity without consent. the alleged offences took place between 2001 and 2013, both here and in gloucester in the west of england against four men, all of him are now in their 30s against four men, all of him are now in their30s and against four men, all of him are now in their 30s and 40s. kevin spacey denies all charges and the trial is
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excited to last for three or four weeks. let s get some of the day s other news now. just stop all protesters have stopped the second ashes test with england's wicketkeeperjonny bairstow forced to take matters into his own hands, it says here. ahead of the second over of the morning session of cricket at lord's, two protesters raced onto the pitch. jonny bairstow picked up one of the which includes a marking boycott. protesters and carried them off the pitch and it says here that the other protester was thwarted by security staff. we will of course have more on that story on the bbc�*s sport page, which you can see there. of course when we have the pictures of what happened on the pitch with wicketkeeperjonny bairstow, we will bring them to you as well as up i am sure there will be pictures coming into the newsroom very soon. stay with us on bbc news. thanks for
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watching. there are thames concerns about thames water. the company's boss on tuesday signed with immediate effect. six teenagers in court today charged with of a 14—year—old boy. gordon gault died in hospital six days after suffering serious injuries on november 9. they're due to appear in court later. queen's university belfast has apologised after some students were awarded final results for their degrees but then had them withdrawn. the university blames �*human error at an extremely challenging and difficult time'. more than 750 students at queen's are due to graduate without receiveing their final
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