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hello, i'm rich preston. thank you forjoining us. we begin in france, where the grandmother of the teenager whose fatal shooting by police in a paris suburb triggered five nights of rioting across france, has appealed for the violence to stop. another 700 people were arrested on saturday night, with clashes in marseille — in southern france — and a number of other cities. there's been widespread condemnation of an attempt to set fire to the home of a local paris mayor, with rockets fired at the official�*s fleeing wife and children. let's cross straight to paris and my colleague rajini vaidyanathan. iam i am outside the home of mayor vincentjeanbrun, which as you say, the rioters tried to attack last night by driving a burning car into
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it. he wasn't at home in the time, he was at the nearby town hall, but his wife and two young children were. they escaped, obviously terrified, and his wife broke her leg in the melee that ensued. this was not one of a number —— this was one of a number of protest that spread across france for a fifth night. authorities say the violence was lesser than previous nights. they arrested some 700 people on saturday through to sunday, compare that with friday through to saturday, where there were 1300 arrests. still, france has a huge challenge on its hands, as my colleague, katia adler reports. france is under a harsh spotlight. five nights of clashes, tens of thousands of riot police — violence and vandalism across the country. this is marseille, france's
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second largest city. while in paris... the police have just fired tear gas at the rioters on the champs—elysees, which is a tourist hotspot, and as you can see, there's riot police everywhere around. this is not the face of france that emmanuel macron wants you to see. but mobile phones are everywhere — social media helping spread the rage and deepen divisions. a burning car was used to attack this home of a local mayor last night. his wife and young child were injured trying to escape. most of the rioters are teenagers from french north african communities, like nahel, the 17—year—old whose killing on tuesday by a policeman sparked nationwide protests. but nahel�*s family told us they want to be very clear. translation: we never called for hate or riots or violence. . this is not in nahel�*s name. all we want is the police officer
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to be brought tojustice for nahel�*s execution. with tensions running so high, this family member asked us to hide her identity. nahel�*s death has reopened long existing wounds in france, with accusations, supported by the un, though denied by france's powerful police unions, of institutional racism. assa's brother died after being arrested by french police seven years ago. translation: until france recognises the institutional racism _ at the heart of the security forces, there will be so many more nahels. if france had already faced up to the problem, he'd still be alive. many here sympathise with assa's appeal but they've lost patience with the rioters. "we can't go on like this", this shopkeeper says. "hundreds of businesses have been damaged." french politics left and right
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is split over what to do next. france's international reputation is suffering too, with questions over its hosting of the tour de france, which started yesterday, as well as the upcoming rugby world cup. president macron has called an urgent government meeting this evening. there were fewer arrests made last night, but this crisis is still burning. katya adler, bbc news, paris. i think what happened here at the mayor's house has started to shift some public opinion. the mayor said he felt a line had been crossed. when public institutions are being attacked, some of that public sympathy for protesters wane. within the last few days, lives in schools, health centres, town halls, even a swimming pool that is being built
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ahead of next year's 0lympics all attacked stop this evening, we heard from 17—year—old nahel�*s grandmother, who has also urged the writing to stop. translation: i writing to stop. translation: ., , translation: i tell them to stop it. it is mothers — translation: i tell them to stop it. it is mothers who _ translation: i tell them to stop it. it is mothers who take _ translation: i tell them to stop it. it is mothers who take buses. - translation: i tell them to stop it. it is mothers who take buses. weekl it is mothers who take buses. week should come things, we don't want to break things. nahel is dead. it is over, my daughter no longer has a life, it is over, and i understand her. as a grandmother, they too going my daughter and my grandson. both of them. i am tired, i can't bear it. the grandmother of nahel joining the grandmother of naheljoining the call for those protesters stop, but it is important to remember that while many people condemn and are impacted by the violence in terms of the damage, there are other people
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who sympathise with the sentiments behind these protests. people we have spoken to in the suburb where 17—year—old nahel was shot by a police officer say they believe that french police are racially profiling people. they are crows damage accuse —— they accuse them of overreach. we can hear now from a professor who has studied these issues. firstly, tell us about research you have looked into, many people accusing france's police of being racist, even the un saying french police needs to look into issues of discrimination. the french police unions and the french government saying there is no foundations in those accusations. what you make of those accusations. what you make of those two different views? this
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those accusations. what you make of those two different views?— those two different views? this is obviously a _ those two different views? this is obviously a very _ those two different views? this is obviously a very traditional - obviously a very traditional confrontation between two sides of the story. basically, first of all, what your audience needs to know is that there are no officials in france when it comes to racial profiling, so the data we have is actually produced by academics through surveys or observations. depending on the places or moments where the studies were conducted, it is pretty well documented that there is pretty well documented that there is an over policing of ethnic minorities, more specifically young males from north african or... for instance, us study that was around 2016 in high schools, a survey that was done in high schools, middle schools and ask high schools, showed that about 20% white or european
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—looking students had been stopped and frisked by the police during the past year or in their entire life. it was almost 40% of north africans. you see that there is a proportion thatis, you see that there is a proportion that is, a disproportion, obviously. you say that your academic research at least shows that there is racial profiling and targeting, yet we heard in response to the un from the french government that they said there were no foundations and claims that the french police are systemically racist. why would they not say that there is a problem? first of all, as you correctly stated, the police unions are very powerful in france. you have to know that about 75% to 80% of police officers in france are unionised, and the unions are very assertive in
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defending the interest and the image of the institution. that is the first thing. the second thing, and one of the arguments is that there is no official data of this, because once again race and ethnicity are not recorded in france by the government, that would be anti—constitutional, therefore those partial academic pieces of research do not constitute value evidence. what they would say to potentially justify an over policing of these communities is that, well, in some areas of france, and especially around big cities in housing projects, the majority of the youth are actually from ethnic minorities. they are saying ourjob is to fight crime, crime is committed by mostly young males, and it turns out most
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young males, and it turns out most young males, and it turns out most young males in some areas are actually from ethnic minorities, so this is why we keep stopping and frisking them, because we are trying to prevent crime that way, even though it is also proven that less than 5% of those stops and risks appear to be a effective, appear to reveal a crime.— reveal a crime. fascinating stuff. thank you _ reveal a crime. fascinating stuff. thank you for— reveal a crime. fascinating stuff. thank you forjoining _ reveal a crime. fascinating stuff. thank you forjoining us. - reveal a crime. fascinating stuff. thank you forjoining us. you - reveal a crime. fascinating stuff. thank you forjoining us. you are thank you for “oining us. you are welcome. — thank you forjoining us. you are welcome. president _ thank you forjoining us. you are welcome. president macron - thank you forjoining us. you are welcome. president macron is i thank you forjoining us. you are welcome. president macron is in | thank you forjoining us. you are - welcome. president macron is in the next hour due _ welcome. president macron is in the next hour due to _ welcome. president macron is in the next hour due to discuss _ welcome. president macron is in the next hour due to discuss the - welcome. president macron is in the | next hour due to discuss the ongoing situation and hold talks. he is a huge situation on his hands as we have discussed here. at the same time, some 115,000 police officers are once again being deployed across the country in anticipation of another eight of unrest. —— another night of unrest.
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studio: that was rajini vaidyanathan. here in the uk, the head of nhs england says it's patients who are paying the price for continued strikes in the national health service, and that this month's planned industrial action by doctors could be the worst yet. britain's health secretary, steve barclay, said pay demands must be balanced against the need to deal with inflation. here's our political correspondent helen catt. the nhs will turn 75 in a few days' time, but in recent months, it's really been showing the strain — for staff, with one in ten posts empty, and for patients, with records of numbers of people on waiting lists for treatment. the woman in charge of running the nhs today insisted things were on the right track. almost all our indicators actually are going in the right direction at the moment. but what we have to recognise... with more people waiting than ever before and fewer people treated, even though you've got bigger budgets? so numbers of patients, you're absolutely right, that's going up, and we've always said, that was going to get bigger before it came down. but the longest waits are reducing
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and are reducing consistently. what do we want? fair pay! months of strike action have led to more than 500,000 appointments being rescheduled. nurses have now ended their strikes butjunior doctors are set to walk out again later this month for five days. and consultants will now strike too, just a few days later. for the nhs boss, it's concerning. there has been a significant amount of disruption and that is only, at the moment, going to get more significant as we hit the next round of strikes. so that's seven out of eight days in the middle ofjuly where we'll see action and the truth is, the hard truth is, it is patients that are paying the price. she's calling on both the health secretary and the unions to reach a resolution, but how is not yet clear. the government has said it won't meet the pay demands being made. we stand ready to have discussions. there's other things, for example, in the contract that could be reformed, in the way it often values time over experience, so the pay progression through the consultants' contracts. i don't think 35% demand from the junior doctors
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is affordable, given our need to bring inflation down. labour won't put a figure on pay but says it would negotiate. i understand the pressure that they're facing, the massive sense of frustration that they have. but alongside that, the conservatives with their reckless approach last year crashed the economy and we've had a real failure around growth. so if we were the next government, we'd face some pretty tough choices. fair pay! the nhs and the government have this week set out a long—term plan to boost staffing. the immediate pressures, though, are still some way from being resolved. helen catt, bbc news. staying in the uk, new measures aimed at curbing protest methods often used by environmental groups have come into effect in england and wales. under the new laws, police now have powers to move protesters who disrupt transport, while offenders could face three years injailfor tunnelling. the home office says the public order act 2023 will target — quote —
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"a selfish minority" — but critics argue they threaten the right to protest. groups such asjust stop 0il have continued with high—profile protests, including at yesterday's pride in london event. earlier, we spoke to sir peter fahy, the former chief constable of greater manchester police, and asked him what he made of these new powers. there is no question, the public are really fed up with the activities of groups like just really fed up with the activities of groups likejust stop 0il really fed up with the activities of groups likejust stop oil and extinction rebellion and the way they block motorways. the public also need to recognise that these laws will apply to all protests in the future, so it might be that you're seriously angry about the new housing development a new railway, hsz housing development a new railway, hs2 coming through your back yard, and these very stringent conditions, things like being able to stop and search without suspicion to impose all sorts of conditions and people who might be planning a protest, thatis who might be planning a protest, that is going to apply to all protests. the police are being drawn into a more difficult position, but on the other hand, i would link to
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some extent blame groups like just pile, because they have almost forced the government because �*s hands into putting into place more stringent laws. joe biden is to meet the king before heading to lithuania and then stopping off in finland for a meeting with scandinavian leaders. now to the us state of maryland. two people have been killed and another 28 have been injured in a mass shooting in the city of baltimore. three people remain in a critical condition. the shooting happened as hundreds of people had gathered for an annual event in the brooklyn area. police say they are reviewing cctv in the hunt for those responsible. eyewitnesses told local media that 20 to 30 shots were fired during the incident.
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the mayor of baltimore says the tragedy highlights the need to deal with the over—proliferation of illegal guns on the city's streets. brandon scott had this message for the perpetrators. this was a reckless, cowardly act that happened here and that has permanently altered many lives and cost two people their lives. i want those who are responsible to hear me and hear me very clearly — we will not stop until we find you and we will find you. until then, i hope with every single breath that you take that you think about the lives that you took and you think about the lives that you impacted here tonight. i want to again express that this is an absolute tragedy that did not have to happen. it again highlights the impacts and the need to deal with the overproliferation of illegal guns on our streets and the ability for those who should not have them to get their hands on them, and also the need for accountability on each and every level when you're dealing with guns and gun violence. and again, we will not stop
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until we find those cowards who decided to just shoot dozens of people, causing two people to lose their lives. and we're going to be here until we find them, until we hold them accountable, until they are held accountable for the actions that they took, because we cannot rest until they do so. the nhs in england is to double the number of clinics available to treat gambling addictions. the number of people referred for help has almost doubled in the last two years. seven new centres — including in liverpool and sheffield — are to be opened with the aim of the nhs being able to help up to 3,000 people a year. joe inwood reports. gambling has never been easier — every smartphone 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 ashton. last week, a coroner ruled
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that his online losses contributed to his decision to take his own life. after his death, his wife annie got access to his accounts. there was just so much on there. ijust remember sitting there and scrolling, scrolling, scrolling and it was the same day. and as i was scrolling and seeing his transactions, it was so apparent at that point there was a major issue. how can someone make that many bets 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. just under 1,400 patients were referred for help with gambling addiction last year. that's nearly double the figure from two years ago. it's led to strong criticism of the industry. and the head of nhs england, amanda pritchard, has raised her own concerns, saying, "people can gamble "on their phone at the touch of a button and everyone,
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"young and old, is bombarded with adverts encouraging them to take part". the solution — seven more specialist clinics. there are already eight running, including a national centre in london. the plan is to have space to treat 3,000 people a year, offering cognitive behavioural therapy, family therapy, support groups and aftercare. but there are calls for industry to act too. the nhs cannot and should not do this alone, so, absolutely, we've called upon industry to act responsibly, stop some of the more pernicious and aggressive marketing techniques and unsolicited approaches to people. the government recently introduced proposals aimed at reducing the harms caused by problem gambling. today's announcement shows the nhs expects the numbers suffering to rise. joe inwood, bbc news.
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next a story that's been making headlines in the philippines. an advertising agency has apologised for producing a promotional tourism video for the country that actually contains stock shots from other countries. 0ur reporter nicky schiller has more. the new "love the philippines" campaign was launched last week to a blaze of publicity. the idea, of course, to promote the country's tourism offerings. indeed, the slogan featured heavily on their social media channels. as part of the campaign, there was this promotional video showing what looked like different tourism locations across the country with words like love the adventure and love the culture. however, all was not what it seemed. a popular filipino blogger posted to say that she had noticed images in the video from other countries. they included this fisherman in thailand, and this plane landing in switzerland. now the french news agency afp
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got its fact checking unit to take a look at the video and they found images from brazil, indonesia, switzerland and the united arab emirates. the advertising agency involved has admitted that it did use stock footage. it issued a statement saying it was an unfortunate oversight, adding that it was highly inappropriate to use stock footage. it also said that the video was produced at its own expense. government officials have been keen to emphasise that no public funds were used in producing the video. indeed, the whole campaign itself cost $900,000. now, the video has been pulled from social media and an investigation is under way. the advertising agency involved says it will cooperate with that. debris from eight british hurricane fighter planes, dating back to world war ii, has been found buried, in a forest in ukraine. the aircraft were originally sent by britain, after nazi germany invaded the former soviet union back in 19111. 0ur diplomatic correspondent,
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james landale, has the story. in a forest south of kyiv, down in an old riverbed, something unexpected. the remains of old aircraft hidden deep in the ground. and each one british to their rusty core. here you see the tail plane of a hurricane mark 2. yes, you heard that right. this was once part of a hurricane fighter plane, one of thousands britain gave the soviet union during world war ii. this is a little slice of history. evidence of a moment when, 80 years ago, western powers gave warplanes to ukraine, just as they are today, to defend against an invading army. so you think there might be a seventh hurricane down here? yeah. seven, and under this frame, eight. many of the hurricanes were destroyed fighting the invading german army. others were stripped for parts. but some, like these,
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were deliberately hidden down here. newsreel: week after week, - they took their planes into the air. the hurricane may have been the workhorse of the battle of britain, shooting down more enemy aircraft than the spitfire, but... mark the collaboration _ between british and russian flyers. ..many also saw action in the frozen wastes of the ussr. every plane made in britain, every plane paid for by the united states. and that's why these heavy frames were dumped here after the war, so the soviets didn't have to pay the us back for any hurricanes left intact, as had been agreed. those who discovered the plane say they've made a real difference. hurricane was a strong, easy to fly machine, stable as a gun platform, suitable for not experienced pilots, and a reliable aircraft. these may look like unremarkable bits of metal but, to ukraine's aviation museum, they are symbols of british
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assistance that echo down the years. britain was the first who supplied fighting aircraft for the soviet union. now great britain is the first country which gives storm shadow cruise missiles to our armed forces. the museum hopes to find enough parts to reconstruct one entire hurricane to look, if not to fly, like this, as once they did in the skies over ukraine. james landale, bbc news, kyiv. a series of events are planned injapan to remember "the world's most loyal dog." this is a picture of hachiko back in 1932, whose owner was a professor at a university injapan, who used to take the train to work every day. hachiko would wait outside shibuya train station at the exact time the train was due. after the owner died, hachiko returned to the train station every day for the next nine
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years, waiting for him to get off the train. that is it for us for now, much more on the website. hello there. hasn't been too bad this weekend across southern parts of the country, mostly dry with sunny spells, so it has been cooler. further north, though, it's been much cooler and fresher, windy with some outbreaks of rain. and that's how this upcoming week is going to remain for many of us. cool and fresh with some wet, windy, spells of whether at times. but towards the end of the week it could warm up for a time, particularly across the south of the country as we switch wind direction. low pressure sits across scandinavia, bringing arctic winds down on a west—northwesterly air flow. you can see the yellows and greens and blue hues there indicating temperature will remain below par for the time of year. temperatures will remain below par for the time of year. through tonight, although most showers will fade away, there will still be the odd one across western areas, and northern scotland stays windy with outbreaks of rain
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here and thicker cloud. and these are towns, and city temperatures could be a bit lower still across some rural places. a fresh start to monday, some good spells of sunshine across england and wales however this feature will run in from the west, bringing thicker clouds and showery bursts of rain to wales and then across much of england, northern half of scotland stays quite cloudy and breezy with outbreaks of rain here. so quite a messy picture there. quite a cool feel to things, mid to high teens across the north and high teens, just about 20 degrees, across the southeast. some of these showers could impact the southeast and affect the first day of wimbledon, temperatures reaching highs of 18—20 degrees with some sunshine and the chance of showers increases later in the day. then, through monday night, we see further showery rain pushing across the south of the country. this weather front will continue to bring further rain for the northern half of scotland and temperatures on the cool side for the time of year. now, another messy picture as we head into tuesday. this weather front will bring some wet weather, we think, to the south of the country, this one will be lying across
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scotland and northern ireland. enhancing the showers here. we could see some showery bursts of rain, some of it heavy across south wales, southern and southeast england through the day on tuesday. in between, sunshine and showers, but i think the winds will be strongest across the south of the country. so it's going to feel pretty cool for the time of year, 13—19 degrees across the south, factor in the wind and the rain here, and it will feel cooler than that. an unsettled theme as we head through the week, even into next weekend, but a chance of it warming up for a time through the south as we pick up southerly winds.
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condemnation in france after the attempt to set fire to the home of a mayor after a fifth night nationwide rights. it was part by the killing of a teenager of algerian defence by of a teenager of algerian defence by police. a search for the shooter in police. a search for the shooter in baltimore is under way. debris from baltimore is under way. debris from eight british hurricane fighter eight british hurricane fighter planes dating back to world war ii planes dating back to world war ii has been found buried in a forest in has been found buried in a forest in ukraine. the aircraft was sent to the soviet union by britain after nazi germany invaded the country in 1941. in england, the national
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