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on a tough exterior. but in reality, that was far from the truth. i was scared, really scared. so scared at times i couldn't sleep because it didn't want to face my life without you around me. it felt like i had lost my arm but i still had to fight. that all seems so stupid now, grieving someone who is still alive. but at that time i was pulled through knowing you were going to come back from uni and i was going to see you again. but now it's the same grief, but instead i know i'm not going to see you again — at least not here. a 31—year—old man has been charged with the murders of barnaby, grace and ian. valdo calocane has also been charged with attempted murder after three people suffered injuries when they were in collision with a van, during that series
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of incidents in nottingham, in the early hours of tuesday, 13th june. in february, el salvador�*s president, nayib bukele, announced he was moving thousands of high—ranking gang members to the country's newly—opened mega jail — the latest move in his nation—wide crackdown on gangs. but since the fanfare of its opening, there's been no information released about who exactly is held in the prison and in what conditions. an investigation from the bbc�*s mundo service has used computer—generated reconstructions to reveal what life is like inside the prison�*s cells. layda ventas reports. this government footage of el salvador�*s so—called �*mega—prison�* went viral when it was released in february. it's called the terrorism confinement center or cecot. it's the centerpiece of
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salvadoran president nayib bukele�*s self—decla red war on gangs. since the huge media campaign that surrounded its opening, there has been no other information about life inside cecot. relatives of those detained have been desperately trying to find out what's happened to them. translation: when i saw the video on facebook- and i was going through it pausing and rewinding, he was almost unrecognizable. so very thin. i only knew it was him by his tattoos. angelica says her husband has no links with gangs. she's heard nothing further about him since he was arrested under emergency powers brought in in march 2022 by president bukele. through satellite imagery data released by the salvadoran government and documents seen by bbc mundo, we've gathered information about the site. there are eight cell blocks monitored by 19 watchtowers.
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inside the cells, the beds are metal plates and there are two toilets open to the room. so far, the authorities say they have transferred 4,000 prisoners to the jail and that there is capacity forup to 40,000. the bbc has found that at full capacity each person would have 0.58 square metres of space. the international committee of the red cross recommends 3.4 square metres in a shared cell. since the emergency anti—gang measures were introduced, at least 68,000 people have been arrested and crime has plummeted. last year, the murder rate fell by 56.8%. president bukele and his policies are extremely popular, but human rights groups and protesters say the measures have led to serious human rights abuses.
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translation: conditions at cecot - could become inhumane and degrading because no one has access to that prison. no lawyers, no ombudsman, not even the media can enter and verify the conditions inside. during a bbc interview in march, the security minister said this about secret prisons. this is the biggest monument tojustice we have ever built. we have nothing to hide. the members of these terrorist organisations are the ones who will go to cecot. we have made a commitment to the people of el salvador that they will never be released to the communities. bbc mundo asked to film inside cecot and for an interview with the government to address the wider issues in this report, but they declined to comment. they've almost become a dying breed here in england — railway ticket offices. last week, we heard of plans
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from the rail delivery group, which represents train companies, to close nearly all ticket offices in england over the next three years. around three in five stations has a ticket office. many are increasingly underused, which is driving this decision. in 1995, that's nearly 30 years ago, the vast majority of tickets, around 85%, were sold over—the—counter. that number has plummeted to an average of i2%. most are now bought online or using ticket machines. the rail delivery group says by freeing up staff from the counters, they can then help passengers on the concourse and platforms, including selling them tickets. the plans sparked protests from campaigners and unions and has angered disability groups. 0ur reporter leanne brown has more. jane is a regular visitor
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to grimsby railway station, often going to london with her partner, paul. as a wheelchair user, it's a vital mode of transport. never had a car. so we are 100% users of rail. without railways, we wouldn't go anywhere. i wonder if you could help me, please, regarding tickets. so we want to go to london. jane campaigns for better transport and is worried about the plans to remove ticket offices. absolutely appalled about it, worried about it. there's a lot of elderly people i know who are very reliant on rails and train journeys. and the thought of bringing in all this new technology and the number of people i know haven't got mobile phones, never about computers and laptops. so it's notjust about me, i worry about community. i'm trying to buy a ticket for tomorrow and it's only offering me today. so what is the point of these machines?
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paul wants train companies to rethink their plans. it will alienate possibly 25 to 30% of the population because they will not know how to buy rail tickets. i witnessed this morning the amount of people asking questions at these offices, and if they're not there, they're going to have nowhere to go. these people are going to be restricted. they're not going to be able to travel. the rail delivery group says the way that people pay for their tickets is changed. they sayjust i2% of people bought their train tickets from a kiosk last year with a majority of people paying online or at a machine. they say under the plans, staff will be available on the platform to advise passengers and sell tickets. i always buy from my phone anyway. i've never been there. personally, from my own personal point of view, i'm not overly concerned. i mean, it's more concerning for the elderly people. this ticket office saved me a couple
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of times because my phone died i and i had no other way of literally booking my train home. - the government says it's about modernising the railways, but for some it's hard to keep track. the state rooms of buckingham palace re—opened to the public today. the coronation robes worn by the king and queen also form part of this year's display. here's our royal correspondent sarah campbell. the first coronation for 70 years. most of us either watched it on television or from a distance, and much of the detail was difficult to pick out among the pomp and ceremony. two months on, a chance for visitors to see in close—up what was worn and the history behind the outfits. take the queen's coronation dress. painstakingly embroidered, look closely and you'll see the names of her children and grandchildren and pictures of her two jack russell
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terriers, bluebell and beth. queens throughout the 20th and now in the 21st century have had a degree of choice about the embroidery which goes on all of their clothing for a coronation. and it's wonderful to see her majesty's interest in the natural world and that acknowledgement of her family upon her dress and her robe. historical threads run through much of what was worn. the coronation glove and girdle were last used by the king's grandfather, george vi, in 1937. and take a look at the paintings of monarchs past in their coronation outfits. this is queen mary, crowned in 1911. her necklace may well look familiar. we see the coronation necklace, which was worn by queen camilla. it was actually made for queen victoria in 1858 and has been worn by queen consorts since then at all coronations. and we can see in the painting as well, alongside the crown that was made for queen mary for her coronation in 1911, this is the same crown
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that queen camilla used, but four of the detachable arches were removed to give it a little bit of a lighter feel. teams of experts were employed to craft the outfits and upholstery in time for may 6th, spending hundreds of hours either restoring or creating brand new items, including the screen used to shield the king from view during the most sacred part of the ceremony, the anointing. it was designed by nick gutfreund, a furniture maker and project managed by him, but it involved a huge number of other skills. gilding, bronze foundry, embroidery, both hand embroidery and digital embroidery. and also it was the key moment in the coronation where we were able to acknowledge the commonwealth. so it's in the design of a tree and every leaf on the tree has hand embroidered upon it the name of a commonwealth country. and then there's the carriage which protected the king and queen from the inclement weather
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on their way to the abbey. now on display in the palace quadrangle. not surprisingly, visitors won't be able to actually sit in the diamond jubilee state coach. but i can tell you, the windows are electric, it has air conditioning, and i'm reliably informed it is a very comfortable carriage. a gilded mix of history and modernity for a 21st century coronation. now it's time for a look at the weather. hello there. a heatwave in the mediterranean dominating the european weather headlines at the moment, but back closer to home it's all about low pressure and unseasonably wet and windy weather for this time of year. that low pressure will gradually drift its way north and east and dominate the story throughout the weekend. so gusty winds across parts of west wales and south—west england this morning — 45mph to 50mph. on top of that, we've also seen some pretty persistent rain so far.
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that is gradually drifting its way north and east as we go through the rest of the day. showers for scotland on the whole, but not that much in the way of sunshine generally across the country. the heaviest of the rain into the afternoon looks likely to be pushing towards northern ireland, across central wales, down into the midlands and along that south coast, gradually pushing towards the scottish borders by the end of the day. in the cloud and the rain, it's not going to be very warm out there i'm afraid — 15 to 21 degrees at the very best. temperatures just a little below par for the time of year. overnight tonight that wind and rain continues to push its way steadily north, where it will tend to linger in the far north of scotland. it stays quite breezy down to the south, we keep quite a lot of cloud around, so temperatures will hold up. generally around 13 to 16 celsius to begin with first thing on saturday morning, but the low remains with us and the winds will remain a feature. as that low pressure continues to drift its way north, wrapping around the low will be
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several fronts bringing in showery outbreaks of rain and plenty of isobars, so it stays windy. we've still got strong gusts of wind at 50mph, 55mph. obviously, in autumn or winter that's nothing, but at this time of year it's very unusual. not perhaps what you want if you've got outdoor plans at all. with that center of the low here, wrapping around the low will be plenty of frequent, sharp, possibly even thundery downpours from time to time. there will be some sunny spells, but again, it's perhaps not what you want now for the middle ofjuly. top temperatures of 16 to 22 at the very best, that's 72 fahrenheit. perhaps fewer showers on sunday across england and wales, but there could still be some persistent rain, particularly into the far north—west of scotland. into the far north—west of scotland. again, similar values really again, similar values really of around 14 to 21 celsius. take care.
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of around 14 to 21 celsius. live from london. this is bbc news. hollywood actors and screenwriters are on strike in the largest us film and tv industry shutdown for more than 60 years. a deadly heat wave rages through southern europe, temperatures reached over 40 celsius. and they are still climbing. and india launches a mission to the
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