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and this constituency onto the town and this constituency in north yorkshire has a population of around 100,000 people. it is not farfrom rishi sunak�*s and constituency and the prime minister has been here to help with the campaign effort that is because campaign effort and that is because even though it is campaign effort and that is because even though heartland, the party is conservative heartland, the party is worried that it losing its worried that it may risk losing its majority here. we have been the to some of the other candidates. the liberal democrats came in the third in the general with around in the general election with around 11800 in the general election with around a800 boots and �* is their a800 boots and matt walker is their candidate for the by—election. he wasn't able to speak us. he did wasn't able to speak to us. he did speak to the bbc earlier and talked about the issues with the political system itself. part about the issues with the political system itself. _ system itself. i think part of the issue is the _ system itself. i think part of the issue is the political— system itself. i think part of the issue is the political system - system itself. i think part of the | issue is the political system that
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we have got, which is broken. first past the post doesn't work. we have got, which is broken. first past the post doesn't work the next really important that when the next government is formed we reform the really important that when the next government is for people reform the really important that when the next government is for people will )rm the really important that when the next government is for people will vote he electoral system. people will vote tactically, they are sick and tired electoral system. people will vote tactically, they are sick and tin that of a conservative government. that is clear from what they are telling us. there are many conservatives out there that are voting lib dems. we us. there are many conservatives out there that are voting lib derr and �*e have come from third to first and other by—elections. we throw the kitchen sink and we win. proportional representation isn't high on the list of people because the cost of 's priorities, is it? the top of the list. living is at the top of the list. but the other thing that comes up living is at the top of the list. but doorither thing that comes up living is at the top of the list. but door is er thing that comes up living is at the top of the list. but door is how ing that comes up living is at the top of the list. but door is how the that comes up living is at the top of the list. but door is how the conservatives the door is how the conservatives have behaved over the last couple of years, the years, scandal after scandal. the cost of living has been led to conservative chaos. that is not i'm
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for the liberal democrats. i'm joined now the candidate for for the liberal democrats. i'm joined now what ndidate for for the liberal democrats. i'm joined now what is idate for for the liberal democrats. i'm joined now what is the e for for the liberal democrats. i'm joined now what is the reform reform party. what is the reform j reform party. what is the reform party stand for? i love the area and i and i party stand for? i love the area and i - and i love — party stand for? i love the area and i - and i love this _ party stand for? i love the area and i - and i love this town. - party stand for? i love the area and i - and i love this town. that i the reform was my first motive. the reform party as an extension from was my first motive. the reform party as an extension fr some of brexit party. we realise some of brexit party. we realise some of brexit has been done and there are still a lot of work a still a lot of work to be done and a lot of reform is needed to see that those promises can be fulfilled. doing more in terms of delivering for brexit, is that a priority for people given that one of the issues is the major thing at the moment and we can look at all of is the major thing at the moment and w this look at all of is the major thing at the moment and w this area at all of is the major thing at the moment and w this area and ll of is the major thing at the moment and w this area and they all deserve to in this area and they all deserve to be looked at and dealt with. big be looked at and dealt with. the big thing is cost of living. people are
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really that are going to be mortgages that are going to be increased, food fuel, as increased, food prices and fuel, as well. it really is getting a hard time for people. they're really finding it difficult. there is a lot to be done. it is something i can lobby to make sure it happens for the people here because don't the people here because they don't deserve to be going through this. the fuel, there is room profiteering going on in been going going on in fuel. i have been going on about that for nearly a year now. knew it was happening and everybody knew it was happening and i feel
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everybody knew it was happening and i fee net zero, everybody knew it was happening and ifee net zero, kpmg has brought also net zero, kpmg has brought out a report saying that it is going to cost each home at thousand pounds a year extra for net zero. that is another cost that goes on to the people. where does it all stop? thank you for taking the time to speak to us and tell us what some of your priorities would be. there are of course independent candidate standing as well. we will speak to more of them later today.
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there are a number of candidates standing in the selby and ainsty by—election. the list of candidates is on your screen now and can also be found on the bbc website, along with a video from each candidate outlining their pledges to voters. you can watch the results in a by—election news special on thursday night from midnight on bbc one and here on bbc news. victims of terror attacks in the uk say a government compensation scheme which was set up to help people like them is actually doing more harm than good. a new report says the criminal injuries compensation authority is too slow, pays out too little, and shows no sympathy for victims, leaving many feeling like they're "on trial". one of those calling for reform isjoanne mcsorley, who was injured in the manchester arena bombing in 2017. in her first ever tv interview, she's been telling her story to graham satchell.
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screaming. suddenly there's a loud bang, and i can feel that there's something wrong. i know that people are dying around me and i think i'm going to die too. joanne's life changed forever after the manchester arena attack. she was 15 feet from the suicide bomber, hit with 31 pieces of shrapnel. i'm basically housebound, really, because i can't even put my own shoes on, or my own coat, you know? so, it's a life that's very, very different to what it was.
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joanne spent 11 weeks in hospital. her severe injuries meant she had to give up herjob at a local primary school. it was a real vocation. absolutely loved it, and was good at it as well. was really good at it. i was a busy working mum, working full—time, spontaneous, running a busy house and, yeah, a full life, you know? and now i feel like i'm just existing. i don't... ..have a life, really. joanne started the process of claiming compensation from the government run criminal injuries compensation authority. i put my faith in the systems, and in the government. this was a terror attack. so i thought, well,
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of course we'll be looked after because it's their duty, surely, to be there and be that support for victims of of terror? but that... ..that didn't happen. joanne says she was asked again and again to prove the extent of her injuries. i feel totally degraded by the process of it, because you're having to prove all the time that you are still in that state, you know? i was picking my girls up from a concert that they had got tickets for, for a christmas present. i was in the right place at the right time. i wasn't doing anything wrong, but i feel like i'm being punished. the authors of a new report out today have spoken to 132 people who have survived terror attacks.
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they say the current compensation system takes too long, pays out too little, doesn't show respect or empathy — in short, is broken and should be replaced. an organisation that is supposed to be helping survivors recover and rebuild, it says, is instead consistently doing them harm. the government told us the compensation scheme has paid out more than £150 million in the last year alone, but we know more must be done, they say, which is why the government is reviewing the support available. joanne has been told she needs what's called low level living, a bungalow. but after a process that's taken six years, the compensation authority has offered her £25,000 for her injuries, which she describes as an insult. i don't even think that you should have to apply for something. it should just be there.
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no one has got in touch with me to ask me, how are you? you know, how are you doing? or, how are you now? you know? no one, in government or anyone. they don't care. because it's just not fair. it's just not fair. none of this is fair. no—one cares. elon musk has revealed that twitter has lost nearly half of its advertising revenue since he bought the company last october. twitter has sacked half its workforce to cut costs, but suffered a drop in revenue after advertisers stopped using the platform after changes to its content moderation rules.
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police have been baffled by a mysterious "unidentified" dome that washed up on a west australian beach. the giant metal object was found by locals at green head beach, about 250 kilometers north of perth. state and federal authorities are investigating the item, which they don't think is from a commercial aircraft. it is being treated as hazardous, and police have requested people keep a safe distance. the australian space agency said it was possible the giant cylinder could have fallen from a "foreign space launch vehicle" and it would liaise with other international agencies. tomasz schafernaker. hello. the weather is relatively cool and showery here in the uk, but let's talk about that heatwave in the mediterranean. by the end of monday we will have seen temperatures in the mid—a0s in some spots from spain to the central med. tomorrow could actually be the peak of the heatwave around parts of sardinia and also into italy. rome is likely to see temperatures around a0 degrees or more.
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let's have a look at past records. they have been in the high—a0s in recent years and officially the highest temperature is actually a8 degrees celsius in athens in the late �*705. we could be approaching those values, but not a guarantee. this is why we've got the heatwave in the south and the cooler air across the uk — all because of that jet stream and that fresher air coming in from the north. this pattern is actually not likely to change for many more days. in fact, there are indications that for the rest of the month it is going to stay relatively on the cool side across most of the uk. today it's a mixture of sunshine and showers. where you see the lightning symbols we may have one today's temperatures typically between around 17 to 22 degrees, maybe a little bit warmer in some of the sunniest spots further south. the weather is going to change eventually tonight and into tomorrow. this next rather small area of low pressure, but with heavy
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we are expecting rain in northern ireland, through parts of wales, the irish sea. it will deliver rather a lot of rain to places like lancashire and particularly cumbria, i think, is going to be wet through the course of tuesday. it will be cool across this central area of the british isles with temperatures of around 15 or 16 degrees celsius. better weather in the south, around 23 in london, with temperatures in the mid or the high teens. that low pressure fizzles away, moves towards the east. behind it, come wednesday, the weather does clear up a little north—westerly wind, scattered showers with some sunny bye— bye.
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