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where there were heavy clashes between police and rioters. police used tear gas to disperse protesters. at least 56 people were arrested in the southern city but a heavy police presence in the capital paris appears to have deterred protesters there. in total, some 16,000 officers were deployed across the country. the unrest overnight appears to be seemingly quieter than previous nights. the riots began after police fatally shot nahal m, a 17—year—old boy of algerian descent, in the paris suburb of nanterre after he drove away from a traffic stop. his funeral was held on saturday. the officer who fired the fatal shot has since been charged with voluntary homicide. many of the protesters have been young people who say nahel�*s death has sparked anger over similar mistreatment at the hands of police.
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imagine if that had happened to my brother, my little or big brother because he refused to stop. we are not safe here. we should be safe with the police but we are scared of them. that is not normal. the violence in france has forced emmanuel macron to postpone a trip to germany. it was due to be the first state visit by a french president to berlin for 23 years. my colleague, rajini vaidyanathan, was in paris as the night unfolded. you can hear the sound of beeping horns. there are officers everywhere you look. you can see over there in the distance, police officers, there's police vans as well. over in the horizon there, you can't see, are blue flashing lights that go all the way down this road. and earlier in the day when we were here, this place was packed with tourists, people having coffees out on the street and now, actually, we can just move
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the camera down there, you can see more officers are now arriving in their riot helmets. they're all going down one of the side streets off here. there's been a lot of police activity on the side streets off here at the champs—elysees. and on the other side there, more police vans. i mean, this is a massive security operation that goes well beyond this part of paris, across france. and the government says it's deployed some 16,000 police officers tonight, that's the same as the number they deployed last night, eric piolle is the mayor of grenoble. he explained more about the unrest in his city and attitudes toward the police. the police is first a corporation and really, unions, they are away from where they should be.
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it is as well a stage tool to maintain peace within the community. it is a swell a tool to maintain order but in the last 20 years corporations with unions dictating their rules and maintaining the orders but not in the right way because we saw a number of problems are increasing, actually. so, we should step back a little bit and have discussions about what we should ask the police for. that is really critical. dealing as well with discrimination for a lot of people in france. all, non—white people, i would say, are vulnerable to discrimination and we should work on the education side of it and we are really keen to live together. we are one country and we can continue to live together. to twitter, whose owner, elon musk, has applied a temporary limit to the number of tweets users can read in a day on the platform. mr musk said unverified accounts are now limited to reading 1000 posts a day.
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for new, unverified accounts, it's 500. and for verified accounts, it's 10,000 posts a day. mr musk said the limits were to address extreme levels of data scraping and system manipulation. here's the verdict of taylor lorenz, a technology columnist at the washington post. basically thankfully why he is doing it. he is claiming that he needs to limit things because the data costs are getting crazy. we know that he basically fired the majority of engineers and product people working on sustaining the site for many people think this might be his way of covering up infrastructure issues with twitter itself. this is really catastrophic for his business. it is hard to understand why a tech ceo would do this. as you know, every single other platform is focused on boosting
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engagement, not throttling engagement. twitter has already lost 76% of value since alone mask took the helm and i think this could take it even further. for the first time in 12 days, russia has launched an overnight drone attack on kyiv. ukrainian military officials say it seems the air defence systems destroyed all targets on their approach. there is no immediate information about the scale of the attack. it comes as president volodymyr zelensky warns that a serious threat remains at the russian—occupied zaporizhzhia nuclear power plant. president zelensky said that he believes that russia is "technically ready" to provoke a localised explosion at the facility. meanwhile, ukraine's counteroffensive against russian forces continues but america's top military officer, general mark milley, says he is surprised things are going slower than people had predicted, but added ukraine is making steady progress.
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is it happening slower than computers might have said or other people might have said? yes. what i had said was this would take six, eight, ten weeks, it's going to be very difficult, it's going to be very long, and it's going to be very, very bloody and nobody should have any illusions about any of that. ukraine is fighting for its life. it's an existential fight for ukraine and they are fighting against a very significant country of 140 million people, nine time zones, a big army, lots of munitions and so on. ukraine is fighting for their life. we are giving them as much help as humanly possible, but at the end of the day, ukrainian soldiers are assaulting through minefields and into trenches and this is literally a fight for their life. staying with the war, the head of america's intelligence agency, the cia, says the conflict in ukraine and last week's mutiny in russia by the wagner group of mercenaries have provided his agency with a once—in—a—generation opportunity
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to recruit spies. our security correspondent, gordon corera, has more from kyiv. these are unusual public remarks from the head of the cia, williamj burns, saying that the mutiny last week and had revealed the corrosive impact the war was having it within russia and that disaffection would only grow and he said the cia was being provided with a once in a generation opportunity as a result, which was not wasting and what he meant by that was that the job of the cia is to recruit agents, spies within russia who are willing to provide secrets from the military or government. his message was simple, we are open for business, is there, and he also revealed that the cia had recently published a video on social media in russian with details on how to covertly contact the cia on the dark web which it had 2.5 million views in the first week. these were
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remarks to the ditchley foundation but he did not address the reports that he paid a secret visit here to keep just a few weeks ago with discussions about officials about the counteroffensive and their ambition to make enough gains from russia to put pressure on the russian leadership and perhaps even push them to the negotiating table from a position of ukrainian strength. to haiti, where united nations secretary—general antonio guterres has urged the international community to provide more aid to support the country's growing humanitarian needs. he also addressed the country's growing gang crisis, calling for support for haitian police to fight gangs that have largely overrun the island's capital, port—au—prince. during his visit on saturday, he discussed the importance of a security force to curb gang activity so haiti can distribute humanitarian aid and expand the economy. earlier, my colleague helena humphries spoke to jacqueline charles,
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the caribbean correspondent at the miami herald, who is based in port—au—prince. thank you so much for being with us here on bbc news. to begin with, just paint a picture of the situation that people are facing there in haiti right now. this is a country of approximately 12 million residents and almost half, 5.2 million, are in need of humanitarian assistance and this includes 3 million children. just last month we had deadly floods, we had another earthquake on the southern panhandle. the situation with gangs, especially in the capital, they control over 60% of port—au—prince. it makes it difficult to get around, it makes it difficult for people to go out to work, to just get basic food. you have a situation where tens of thousands of haitians have been forced from their homes, they're sleeping in public plazas, on the streets, others have also fled the country so it really is a dire humanitarian situation that the un in the last couple of weeks
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have been trying to raise attention to. and just focusing on that situation of the capital being controlled, as you've just pointed out there, jacqueline, for a large part, by gangs. and we've also heard some really horrendous reports that in a bid for control and in a bid to instilfear, there have been reports of sexual violence essentially being used in particular against girls, against women. yes, catherine russell, the head of unicef, was recently down there, she talked about an 11—year—old who had been raped and just gave birth a couple of days ago. this is the new tactic the gangs are using. you're having babies having babies and they're are having to carry the child of their rapist. people are feeling very, very vulnerable. we've had a number of massacres and within those massacres we're hearing about the violence, the rape that's taking place. as you've pointed out,
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the united nations secretary general is there and he's called for this international force during that visit. i just wonder, with all of your knowledge of haiti whether you think that that would actually calm things if we think back, for example, to 2010 and we know the tensions that have been there with international peacekeepers, particularly in light of that cholera crisis. do you think that a new force on the ground there would actually help? well, today you have a resurgence of cholera. and you have a situation, as i mentioned, 12 million people, a police force, 9,000, ready, active duty, but in fact only 3,500 are on duty in the country at any given day at one time. this is the figure that the un has put out. but when you think about the fact you have groups — , over 200 armed groups — they�* re doing ransom kidnappings, they're raping, there's a violence that's being carried throughout, and 3,500 police officers
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and they're are not all in port—au—prince, the reality is is for the average haitian who's on the ground there, they basically want help, they recognise that their police force cannot do it alone. now, this is a very touchy topic. i just spoke to the secretary general and in an interview with the miami herald and he says this is not an occupying force that he is talking about, it's about a robust security force to accompany the haitian national police, it's not to replace the police but you have a police today that's ill—equipped, doesn't have weapons, doesn't even have ballistic vests in order to carry out theirjob and they need the assistance, and when you talk to police officers they tell you that they want it. well, unicef�*s executive director catherine russell had previously said that haiti is becoming a forgotten crisis. we've got the visit of the un secretary general now but nine months after the government actually asked for help. why do you think that is? why do you think that up until this point there had been really not very much attention on this crisis? i think today haiti is also a victim of the geopolitical
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reality of the world. you've got a war in ukraine as you alljust, demonstrated. you've got hunger, in africa, you've got the situation in sudan. there's a lot of crisis that's out there, but i also believe when i talk to diplomats, the fact that the united states which is, what, less than two hours from haiti, they support the deployment of a force but they don't want to lead it. when i talk to other foreign diplomats they believe that this is also a hindrance, the fact that the us which is the mighty power, the fact that they do not want to go in, that this provides some hesitancy. we do have some countries like jamaica that have raised their hands, and some african countries, but what the un lacks, or what us lack is a country to lead such a deployment. what we're hearing now from some of these nations including canada is they want to see more of a political agreement, a broader political agreement. there's concerns that they are basically upholding the current government
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which you know is a caretaker government that came into power two years ago this month after the assassination of haiti's president which remains unsolved. so there's a lot of work to be done but everybody agrees tat the situation is really dire and they're trying to figure out a way to prevent an explosive situation, something that's already bad from getting worse. all right, jacqueline charles there, miami herald's caribbean correspondent who's joining us from port—au—prince, thank you so much for your reporting. really good to talk to you. thank you. sri lanka has repatriated an elephant gifted by thailand after the thai authorities complained it was being mistreated. she wasn't very happy about me speaking over her. 29—year—old muthu raja, known as sak surin in thailand, was presented by the thai royal family two decades ago
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but was demanded back following allegations it was being tortured and neglected at a buddhist temple in southern sri lanka. the four—tonne elephant was flown out of colombo airport on a specially chartered cargo plane, accompanied by handlers and vets. muthu raja will receive treatment in thailand. animal campaigners want those who mistreated it to face prosecution. nhs england is nearly doubling its number of gambling addiction clinics after referrals hit a record high. seven new facilities are to be opened this summer on top of the eight already available around the country. joe inwood has more. gambling has never been easier. every smart phone can become a virtual casino. that ease of access has coincided with a huge rise in the number of people struggling with addiction. people like luke
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ashton, last week the coroner ruled his online losses contributed to his decision to take his own life. after his death his wife and he got access to his accounts. there was 'ust access to his accounts. there was just so — access to his accounts. there wasjust so much _ access to his accounts. there wasjust so much on - access to his accounts. there wasjust so much on there. i | was just so much on there. i remember sitting there and scrolling, scrolling and it was the same day, scrolling and seeing these transactions, it was so apparent at that point, that there was a major issue and how can someone make that many bits in one day, how can somebody do that and it not be picked up? they considered him a low risk, even having that information in front of them they still considered him a low risk so something is wrong. under 11100 patients were referred to help with gambling addiction last year. nearly double the figure from two years ago. it has led to strong criticism of the industry. the head of the nhs england amanda prichard raised her own concerns. saying...
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the solution? seven more specialist clinics. there are already a running including the national centre in london. the plan is to have space to treat 3000 people a year, offering cognitive behavioural therapy, family therapy, support groups and after—care. but there are calls for industry actors will. the nhs cannot and should not do this alone. absolutely we call upon industry to act responsibly. stop some of the more pernicious and aggressive marketing technique, and unsolicited approaches to people. unsolicited approaches to eo - le. ., unsolicited approaches to --eole. ., . , people. the government recently introduced proposals _ people. the government recently introduced proposals and - introduced proposals and reducing the harms caused by problem gambling, today's announcement shows the nhs expects the numbers suffering to rise.
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joe inwood, bbc news. just stop oil protestors have carried out their threat to disrupt the pride parade here in london. it's the uk's largest with tens of thousands of people taking part. protestors sat in front of the festival's coca—cola float, branding it "the world's worst plastic polluter". meghan owen reports. today london streets were splashed with colour. # ooh, see that girl. it started on a good note. millions flocked to the capital to celebrate pride. but for environmental activist group just stop oil, this was a moment to take a stance. after blocking the road in front of the coca—cola bus midway through the parade to protest what they called "high— polluting sponsors," seven campaigners were arrested by police. all i'd say to those from just stop oil who want to protest, are you really going to protest at an event both celebrating but also protesting in relation to lgbtqia+ rights?
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you may be in danger of driving public opinion away, rather than more people joining this cause. for us, anyone who tries to disrupt that parade is really letting down those people that use the space once a year to come together and celebrate and protest for those rights. after a few minutes, the parade was back on track. it's amazing! i mean, it'sjust — there's so many people here. like, woo! you can see the costumes. there's all our — all our our fabulous masqueraders are dotted throughout the band today so, we're just here to enjoy ourselves. this is my first pride - since covid and it's wonderful, so back on the street. over 30,000 people are taking part in the parade and up to 1.5 million people are expected to come to london to celebrate pride, both locally but also travelling from far and wide. i'm actually canadian and i've never felt at home more like when it's pride in london. i'm from cornwall originally. i've got my pasty in my rucksack in a vat for lunch.
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london pride is the closest. and the biggest pride to me. obviously, norwich has. their own pride at the end ofjuly — on the 29th, _ if anyone anyone wants to come but london — there's - something about london that is so special. expected to be a record—breaking year in numbers, it's clear nothing could rain on this pride's parade. meghan owen, bbc news. it's that time of year — where the tennis world has all eyes on wimbledon, which starts next week. novak djokovic is looking to win his fifth successive singles title. he's already a record—breaker after securing his 23rd mens' grand slam at the french open earlier this month. but, despite his success, the serbian tennis legend insists he doesn't want to be known as the goat — or the greatest of all time. he's been speaking tojohn watson. cheering and applause. commentator:
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it's djokovic again! cheering and applause continues. 23 grand slam titles. you are officially the goat — the greatest male player, now, of all time. do you feel like the goat? it's a really good way how to ask the question but, no, i don't allow myself to call myself a goat because i feel that it's disrespectful to all the generations of players that have paved the way for us. being part of the history is something that deeply moves me, inspires me, motivates me and, of course, i'm thrilled to be able to get that 23rd slam in paris. # green, green grass. # blue, blue sky. i saw your post — you said you're feeling hungry. is that hungry for more titles or eating more grass, as you like to do when you win here? both! i actually love this. this is the tastiest
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grass i ever tasted. so, when did this tradition start? actually, i think it started from the first time i won, 2011. i just didn't know what else i can do from the feeling ofjoy that i had at that point and ijust was — just said, "you know what? "i might as well have a little bit of the grass "and taste it," and it became a little bit of a tradition and i have done it every time i have won wimbledon, so i am hoping i can taste some more grass this year. how many more can you win? i don't have an answer to that question because i don't know how long i'm going to be playing. what i know is that i still have a lot of drive and lots of motivation to keep going and competing at the highest level but my kind of ideal goodbye to tennis would be, yeah, i guess with a grand slam trophy somewhere but i still feel i have juice in the legs, as they say.
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2011 was the first time i won wimbledon and it was probably a once—in—a—lifetime kind of feeling, you know? when it happens for the first time, it'sjust different. cheering and applause. there's a new champion at wimbledon. novak djokovic! my coach is right here, goran. that was a historic win for him. and then, of course, roger and rafa that dominated the first decade of 20005. i kind of showed up and got into the mix and andy won a few times and it is amazing just to be part of that generation with these three guys, the four of us that won pretty much every wimbledon in the last 20 years. applause. andy and i are still holding on. the new—new—new generation is coming up and i think tennis is in good hands, but i think
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we'll still try our best to complicate their lives a little bit more. and this year, of course, russian and belarusian players will be allowed to play this year. they have to sign a declaration of neutrality to compete. do you think that is the right move this year from wimbledon? yes, i do think, and i support it because at the end of the day, we are athletes and i think sport should be above the politics, above anything that has to do with war because i think all of the athletes that you have participating from russia and belarus have publicly stated they are against the war, so i think it's fair to allow them to play, and i salute and i applaud this decision from wimbledon.
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that wasjohn that was john watson speaking to novak djokovic. as we prepare for wimbledon which opens on monday. stay with us here on bbc news. hello there. it looks like this cool and blustery wind will continue to blow through the rest of this weekend. at least, though, we're seeing some sunshine. this was the scene yesterday afternoon at sutton coldfield in the midlands. further north and particularly in the north and west of scotland, this is where we've had more cloud and some rather frequent and even heavy showers as well. we've got showers in the same area at the moment. the blustery wind coming in from the west or north—west and it's not particularly warm because the air is originating from around iceland or even greenland. these are the temperatures we're starting with early on sunday, so double—figure temperatures but a fresher feel for england and wales than it was at the same time on saturday. we'll see some sunshine to begin with. the cloud will bubble up. it's mostly fair weather cloud for england and wales.
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the odd light shower maybe for north wales, more likely in north—west england. some showers developing in northern ireland and particularly again in scotland, where some could be heavy and possibly even thundery as well. strongest winds will be in scotland. blustery everywhere. temperatures on the cool side. 17 scotland, northern ireland to a high of 22 in the south—east of england. and even as we head into the beginning of next week, we've still got those rather cool and blustery winds around as well. that weather front continues to bring some wet weather in the far north of scotland. elsewhere, there'll be some sunshine but we're likely to find more showers breaking out and we could see a spell of wet weather pushing its way eastwards over the irish sea and eastwards across england and wales to give some late showers for the first day of wimbledon. and those temperatures are still below par for this time of the year — 16—21 celsius. now, we're in cooler air for the next few days. the jet stream is to the south of the uk. the position of the jet and the strength of the jet is going to be crucial because it could develop this area of rain here into a deeper area of low pressure that
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could bring some stronger winds as well as some wet weather. a lot of uncertainty about the details, it has to be said, for tuesday. got some rain moving down across scotland and northern ireland, then some showers. now, it looks like the wetter weather will push eastwards across more southern and central parts of england with sunny skies later in wales and the south—west, but things could well change. but what isn't changing is just how chilly it is going to be — 16—20 degrees — and it's going to stay cool for much of the week ahead. after tuesday, it does look a bit drier. if you're looking for any warmth, you probably have to wait until friday in the south—east.
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this is bbc news. this is bbc news. the headlines: the headlines: to pull out of the country. police in france have made more than 420 arrests during a fifth night of protests. the unrest is in response night of protests. to the killing by police of a teenager of north african of a teenager of north african origin on tuesday. origin on tuesday. twitter has announced limits on the number of posts people can see each day. owner elon musk says paying subscribers could view 10,000 tweets with others limited to as few as 500. an environmental campaign group has accused the british energy company shell of trading russian gas
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