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this is bbc news, the headlines... king charles iii praises his mother's life as one of devoted service in an audio message released on the first anniversary of her death. rishi sunak lands in new delhi for the 620 summit. he says he will be welcomed as a "son—in—law" of india. youtube will start verifying health workers in the uk to battle the spread of disinformation online. and a major blow for the government. an auction of renewable energy ends with no buyers for offshore wind farms, dashing the hopes of decarbonising electricity production in the uk. today marks one year since the death of the late queen — and the moment the reign of king charles began. the king has recorded a message paying tribute to his mother's "devoted service".
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our royal correspondent, nicholas witchell, looks back at king charles�* first year on the throne. the end came amid the tranquillity of balmoral, exactly as the late queen had wanted. at 3:10, at the moment of her death, the crown passed and the reign of charles iii began. no british monarch had waited longer to succeed to the throne and few monarchs can have been as aware as he was of the scale of the challenge... to succeed such a revered sovereign and maintain the monarchy�*s position. on this, the first anniversary of the late queen's death, the king paid tribute to her. we recall with great affection, her long life, devoted service and all she meant to so many of us.
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i am deeply grateful too for the love and support that has been shown to my wife and myself during this year, as we do our utmost to be of service to you all. in the year since the late queen's death, the transition to charles has gone smoothly, perhaps more smoothly than many had expected. there's been a change in some aspects of style... ..but not in the central functioning of the monarchy. and that's been a relief to many. i think a wise person would certainly continue in the traditions of his mother. there are no finer traditions to follow. patrickjephson is a former senior member of the royal household. he was private secretary to the king's first wife, the late diana, princess of wales. i find it very reassuring that his first year has not been marked by some blaze of new initiatives.
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and there is a real reassurance in knowing that he has resisted the temptation so far to use his eminent position to intrude on matters of public policy. diana, princess of wales, famously said that she didn't think charles would be suited to the role of monarch. patrickjephson believes her comment has been misinterpreted. we have to remember she was speaking 28 years ago. so we're talking about a man 28 years younger than he is now — a different man. and i certainly interpreted her words as being those of a concerned and actually loving wife. i think she just thought he would be happier being a free person, being able to marry who he wanted. charles did marry who he wanted. and, at the coronation, the former camilla parker bowles was crowned queen. jephson believes it was a misstep.
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i have read in the newspapers that a very large majority of those who answered polls are not happy for her to be given the title, the queen. they remember that the late queen said that she wanted camilla to be the queen consort. i think people are used to buckingham palace shifting the goalposts on the queen's title. and now we have arrived at the one that i'm sure the prince intended from the beginning and we have to live with it because, guess what? we don't have a choice. the past year has seen continued issues within the royal family. a renewed campaign by anti—monarchists and the continuing need for the monarchy to engage effectively with all the parts and people of the kingdom. it is, in 2023, an extraordinary anomaly that we have this privileged family. we've been fortunate with most of them most of the time. but the idea that they should continue to live a very privileged life is one that is onlyjustified
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by a public understanding that in return we are getting good value from people who serve us without reservation, who put their duty before their personal convenience. if that belief slips and, in the past, as prince of wales, it jolly nearly slipped, i think then the monarchy could be in trouble. and that, in a nutshell, from a former member of the royal household, sets out the task facing king charles iii and those who succeed him. nicholas witchell, bbc news. the king also released this photo, which has been described as a favourite of his mother, taken by cecil beaton in 1968. it accompanied an audio message, in which king charles paid tribute and thanked the nation.
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we understand he was going to spend the day reflecting. he is commemorating one year since his mother's death. so, king charles of course lost his mother one year ago, she was on the throne for 70 years, there has been discussion about what you would like to achieve during his reign. he is an ardent, and has been for a long time, environmentalists and one would argue this might conflict the... the queen took on.
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there he is, that is in fact where the queen died one year ago. and well they spent many happy times during the summer. we recall with great affection, her long life devoted service and all she meant to so many of us. i am deeply grateful to for the love and support that has been shown to my wife and myself during this year, as we do our utmost to be of service to all. with more on this we can join royal correspondent sean coughlan — who's at buckingham palace. king charles has chosen to mix among
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the public on this day. iam here i am here and people are paying their respects, leaving flowers, putting pictures of the queen up on the gates and as you mentioned king charles spending the day in quiet reflection in bar moral and this pattern of reflection is following in the pattern of his mother, the queen, who all work —— also spent the day of her accession in sandringham thinking about her own father because the start of one rain marks the end of another and we see the sadness of one moment and the... 0f the sadness of one moment and the... of another when they began to hear the news of the queen's ill—health and ultimately her death. and i think we also have with uson the line hopefullyjennie bond who, as
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you know, is a former bbc correspondent and broadcaster and we hope to get some of her thoughts on the change of rain and some of her memories of the queen who she would have covered for many years in her capacity. are you with us on the line? i capacity. are you with us on the line? . capacity. are you with us on the line?_ what - capacity. are you with us on the line?_ what | - capacity. are you with us on the - line?_ what i wonder line? i am right here. what i wonder is what are — line? i am right here. what i wonder is what are your _ line? i am right here. what i wonder is what are your memories _ line? i am right here. what i wonder is what are your memories of- line? i am right here. what i wonder is what are your memories of the - is what are your memories of the queen? new track that the ups and downs of the royal family over many decades so what are your memories of the queen? what stands out? we are likely to incur farai, the dazzling smile. she was a much shyer woman and we all realise, we saw her on the public stage and she was a quite quiet individual. she was also an
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enigma, at the end of her life we knew so little about her real thoughts and feelings but i find that the year has passed. i find it quite hard when people speak about queen elizabeth and queen camilla. i was interested with what was said about the large part of the population not agreeing with the camilla having that title of queen, may be queen consort but it is one and the same thing, queen and queen consort. i think that debate has gone actually and i find in consort. i think that debate has gone actually and ifind in my public speaking that there is broad admiration and respect, and affection for queen camilla now and also the pass would be reflecting
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today on what has been an excellent yearfor today on what has been an excellent year for the new king, today on what has been an excellent yearfor the new king, going incredibly smoothly. can you tell is more about that? why you think it is such a success? he had a hard act to follow and a long time as an apprentice but what has been the highs and lows of his first year? i have been somewhat surprised actually that it has been so clearly following his mother's footsteps because the royal year is quite structured and rigid, the season begins with the chelsea flower show, royal ascot and the rest of it, and he's not very clearly to that and i have been changes of the coronation, a wonderful event, more inclusive, but it was pretty archaic and i thought he might have shaken it up a bit more but i am a fool, really, because i know prince charles, king
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charles, and he is essentially quite a traditionalist. he will not be a shake and move of the monarchy, that will be for william. you will do things in a different way. [30 will be for william. you will do things in a different way. do you think that more _ things in a different way. do you think that more modernisation l things in a different way. do you l think that more modernisation has been archaic, and more modernisation could happen in the months ahead? no, i think it is steady as she goes. the first year he has proven and won a lot of respect among the public. what would a politician do for a poll rating he had of 61% approval rating of those questioned? it is phenomenal, not far off the queen's popularity stakes so why change that? we will see him dedicate himself largely to commonwealth travel which is important, his mother's great
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legacy, one of her great legacy�*s, the commonwealth, and he has a job ahead to try and hold that together in a way, not exactly the commonwealth, that is pretty secure but whether members of the commonwealth want to remain monarchists with him as head of state is very much up for grabs and i do not think he truly mine is one way or the other, he said the people of australia and canada must make up their own minds. commonwealth travel will be high on the agenda and you will be high on the agenda and you will continue not to dabble in politics over his best not to and he's managed well so far but he has social issues if you like. things like food waste will be a great campaign in the coming months, is determined to try to do something about the enormous amount of food wasted and truly no political party can get at him for that.— wasted and truly no political party can get at him for that. thank you very much — can get at him for that. thank you very much indeed. _ can get at him for that. thank you very much indeed. back— can get at him for that. thank you very much indeed. back to - can get at him for that. thank you very much indeed. back to the - very much indeed. back to the
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studio. thank you. youtube has introduced a verification system for health care workers in the uk, to help viewers recognise when information is provided by a qualified medic. last year, health videos on the platform were viewed more than three billion times in the uk alone. verified doctors, nurses and psychologists will have a badge below their names, identifying them as genuine, licensed health care workers. the academy of royal medical colleges conducted the research suggesting this verification system. joining me now is their ceo, alistair henderson. welcome to the programme. how will this work? what is the impetus for it? i this work? what is the impetus for it? , , , ., this work? what is the impetus for it? , ., it? i suppose it started from the perspective _ it? i suppose it started from the perspective of — it? i suppose it started from the perspective of the _ it? i suppose it started from the perspective of the medical- it? i suppose it started from the | perspective of the medical royal colleges with increasing concern about the quality of some of the information you get online regarding
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health, lots of really good but plenty is not and that is potentially dangerous. we were approached by youtube and what they have done is set up this health platform which will accredit providers of health information and it is important to say whilst is that his doctors and nurses it's also organisations so charities, macmillan, diabetes uk smaller health charities can also apply for this accreditation. what it seeks to do, it might be nice but it's impossible to certify every youtube piece of information, there are so many millions and it would be an impossible task but we think it is possible to certify the credibility of those providers of information and that is, and as you say, one, checking they are professionals that are regulated and also affirming
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they've gone through a series of standards which is what the academy developed with other people about how the information was produced, proper evidence—based about whether any conflict—of—interest they have, etc. any conflict-of-interest they have, etc. �* ., , , ., ., any conflict-of-interest they have, etc. ., , ., ._ etc. but youtube is one of many social media _ etc. but youtube is one of many social media platforms - etc. but youtube is one of many social media platforms and - etc. but youtube is one of many social media platforms and the l etc. but youtube is one of many - social media platforms and the other obvious one would be tick—tock so will you crack that's not? —— the other one would be tiktok. it is will you crack that's not? -- the other one would be tiktok. it is not u . other one would be tiktok. it is not u- to me other one would be tiktok. it is not up to me to — other one would be tiktok. it is not up to me to do _ other one would be tiktok. it is not up to me to do that. _ other one would be tiktok. it is not up to me to do that. we've - other one would be tiktok. it is not up to me to do that. we've devised| up to me to do that. we've devised something that is generic, usable across social media platforms and to the credit of youtube that they wanted to take it forward. what i would hope is that this will prove successful and prove that the accredited videos will get a lot more coverage because they will be boosted up and they will get a lot
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more viewers, and i hope this will spread. we are not in a position to insist that other organisations will but we are extremely open to it working on other platforms. understood. how damaging is the disinformation at the moment? are you seeing the effect of it? yes. very much _ you seeing the effect of it? yes. very much served. _ you seeing the effect of it? yes. very much served. you - you seeing the effect of it? yes. very much served. you do - you seeing the effect of it? yes. very much served. you do not i you seeing the effect of it? jazz very much served. you do not have to look much beyond the pandemic and particularly vaccination that information that is... there is a spectrum between the deliberately fake information and you should have a way of dealing with that anyway but information that is otherwise incorrect or misleading and it is really important that public patients can have confidence which is what this is providing is when they see a video, they can say this
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comes from someone who has done the right procedures. we can expect this will be the right information and if we get the right information, this will prevent harm to patients which is the danger with random information.— is the danger with random - information._ thank you. the number of disposable vapes discarded in the uk has nearly quadrupled in the past year to five million per week, according to new research. that's the equivalent of eight thrown away every second, with huge amounts of materials such as lithium and copper ending up in landfill. ben king reports. this plant recycles the waste of two million people in south london, sorting it out so it can be turned into new cans, bottles, cardboard and paper. but it's not designed to handle disposable vapes. here are some of the vapes that have been thrown away here. they're in all different shapes and sizes, but they're all complicated bits of equipment — containing copperwires, lithium batteries, and plastic — and they're causing big problems when it comes to how to deal with them once
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they're thrown away. the batteries can catch fire on the conveyor belts, causing a major hazard, and forcing the plant to stop working. the owner, veolia, says vapes and other lithium batteries cause around one fire a day. here's where they should go — a special bin only for disposable vapes, which are then recycled by hand. there should be one like this in every shop that sells vapes — although many don't have them. if you buy this item, return it back to the shop or store who is selling — that's regulation, they should provide this. and if they don't, ask them — you know, ask them to provide this service, because they should — that's the number one thing. don't litter them into the street and, more importantly, you know, don't put them in your bin at home, because it's where it could create some fires on the trucks or on the site. the vapes problem has been getting worse —
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eight are now thrown away every second, according to research. the number being binned has nearly quadrupled in a year, to five million each week. and the cost of recycling these vapes could be up to £200 million a year. the industry says the rise of vapes has been so rapid that it's been difficult to keep up. all of the major waste—care companies in the uk have waste recycling or vape recycling programmes up and running now — they didn't have six months ago. so everything is catching up. now we just have to get consumers to actually do the right thing. the scottish government is considering a ban on disposable vapes — and if the industry can't find a way to reduce the waste problem, pressure will grow for more government action around the uk. ben king, bbc news, south london. the british government has failed to attract bids for offshore wind projects in an auction to attract developers. they've been warning for months that the state subsidies on offer are too low to offset the rising costs of installing turbines. the uk government aims to triple
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offshore wind capacity to 50 gigawatts by 2030 to help meet its legally binding target of net zero carbon emissions by 2050. this will be a blow to that ambition. live now to rebecca williams, who's global head of offshore wind at the global wind energy council.* what's driving the growing cost of building offshore wind farms?* energy prices are higher —— at the global wind energy council. welcome to the programme, why is money not forthcoming to build these wind farms? let me say this is a huge mixed luck missed opportunity for uk bill payers. —— mike huge missed opportunity for uk bill payers as we would have seen a reduction in bills by about £20 per household but it's also a missed opportunity for the industrial future and the reason this has happened is despite the warnings you .2, the government has not changed
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the policy framework to account for inflationary costs we've seen since the war in ukraine began and those costs are hugely significant. looking at this from an international perspective, it is concerning to see the uk in this situation despite industry having made these warnings for some months now. , . made these warnings for some months now. , , ., , made these warnings for some months now. g , ., , . ., made these warnings for some months now. , . ., ., now. just to be clear, the cost of buildin: now. just to be clear, the cost of building a _ now. just to be clear, the cost of building a wind _ now. just to be clear, the cost of building a wind turbine _ now. just to be clear, the cost of building a wind turbine has - now. just to be clear, the cost of building a wind turbine has gone | now. just to be clear, the cost of. building a wind turbine has gone up, quite simply, because of high inflation and the government is not accounting for that in its subsidies?— accounting for that in its subsidies? ., . ., subsidies? that is correct, offshore wind are still— subsidies? that is correct, offshore wind are still cheap, _ subsidies? that is correct, offshore wind are still cheap, let's _ subsidies? that is correct, offshore wind are still cheap, let's be - subsidies? that is correct, offshore wind are still cheap, let's be clear i wind are still cheap, let's be clear about that, and considering alternatives such as gas, it is much cheaper than those alternatives but since the beginning of the war in ukraine, the world has changed and we are seeing huge inflationary costs pressures on products like steel, labour costs, and the government has not accounted for that in the most recent auction. this is a problem that has a
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solution, the government can solve this if they want to and industry is very keen to do that. the other wider point i would like to make is the uk is operating based on investment now and there are many... with the policy for investment. sorry to interrupt, should we be concerned that subsidy is... and there should be so much incentive to move to renewables that it should be sufficient? the element pretty much every infrastructure has associated cost and the key point is that the other alternatives whether renewable or not, every cost of energy has a cost. ~ ., ., , ., �* .,
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cost. we have to see how britain can attract investment. _ cost. we have to see how britain can attract investment. resulting - cost. we have to see how britain can attract investment. resulting in - attract investment. resulting in lowerfares attract investment. resulting in lower fares and seeing how socio economic benefits like green jobs and a strong british industry can... say what you would like to see the uk government who now has put in place measures, policy measures to achieve that. place measures, policy measures to achieve that-— achieve that. that we must leave it. it's clear achieve that. that we must leave it. it's clear what _ achieve that. that we must leave it. it's clear what you're _ achieve that. that we must leave it. it's clear what you're looking - achieve that. that we must leave it. it's clear what you're looking for, i it's clear what you're looking for, thank you so much indeed expressing that. the rugby world cup kicks off across france tonight, as the hosts take on new zealand in paris. 0rganisers have hailed it as "the most competitive rugby union world cup ever". but there have been security concerns following the chaotic scenes at last year's champions league final in the capital. 0ur sports editor dan roan is in paris getting ready for what promises to be a tournament to remember. they are carrying the hopes and dreams of a rugby loving nation. three times beaten finalists, hosts france no victory over new zealand here in paris tonight in a mouthwatering opening clash would
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give their own tournament lift off. big day for all of us, it has been four years now and we expect a home crowd supporting us. we can be proud of what we achieved so far but we know it is a big step for us against a fabulous team. m50 know it is a big step for us against a fabulous team.— a fabulous team. also among the favourites are _ a fabulous team. also among the favourites are ireland, _ a fabulous team. also among the favourites are ireland, ranked - a fabulous team. also among the | favourites are ireland, ranked the world's top team with thousands of locals turning up to watch them train until a week in which temperatures have risen. i cannot remember — temperatures have risen. i cannot remember september _ temperatures have risen. i cannot remember september ever - temperatures have risen. i cannot remember september ever being | temperatures have risen. i cannot - remember september ever being this hot when we were down south so it is a bit strange but it will be the same for both teams.- a bit strange but it will be the same for both teams. ireland kick off their campaign _ same for both teams. ireland kick off their campaign against - same for both teams. ireland kick i off their campaign against minnows romania tomorrow before england find themselves underdogs against argentina. 0n themselves underdogs against argentina. on sunday scotland have the toughest of openers with the reigning champions south africa and
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wales meet a dangerous —looking fiji. with organisers hoping for record ticket sales for what looks like being the most competitive world cups ever, tonightblockbuster opening match here could give them a boost at a time when unprecedented scrutiny over handling of head injuries. but the olympics are coming here to paris next year. last year, liverpool fans or tear gas and get old and chaotic scenes here at the champions league final with a report finding french authorities responsible and raising concerns of the world cup with record numbers of police being deployed. we can explain no stress, you will have a fantastic fan experience. 20 teams will play in a competition stretched over seven weeks and the course nine venues in the house are desperate to put on a show with a first—ever win.
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thank you forjoining us, this is bbc news. hello there. we've had a bit of cloud around this morning, some mist and fog. much of the mist and fog has started to clear away and the clouds are clearing, too. but we've had a lovely start to the day, really, despite the high level cloud in the sky, some sunny spells there and will continue with lots of sunshine as we go into the afternoon. still, though, some of that coastal mist and fog just right on the north sea coast, it could be a little bit cooler here, but widely, once again, temperatures getting up into the mid to the high 20s, 32 possible in the south east of england during this afternoon. as we go through tonight, still that mist and fog in the north sea is drifting away, though itjust lingers on across the far north east of scotland for a time. showers start to work their way into the far north in the west. but again, it's going to be another warm and muggy nights. temperatures no lower than about ia to 18 degrees celsius.
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so we start off on saturday morning. then with some sunshine across many areas, it does turn more unsettled across the north west of scotland, some showers working their way in here. could see the odd showerjust popping up around the pennines. but for most, again, a dry and a sunny afternoon. temperatures widely into the mid to high 20s, but fresher in the far north and west, 18 degrees here. we could reach 33 celsius tomorrow afternoon. that would make it the hottest day of the year with those temperatures going above 32.6 degrees that we saw yesterday. saturday likely to be the heat, the peak of the heat wave from sunday. temperatures will start to come down. we start to pick up a few more showers across england and wales. some of those could be heavy, perhaps even a bit thundery during the afternoon. still fairly unsettled in the far north west and temperatures here, ia, 15 celsius. now, it won't be as hot, but it's still going to be hot in the southeast with temperatures still up to about 30 celsius into next week. this cold front moves south and eastward and as the name suggests, it brings in cooler air
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and more unsettled conditions. so there'll be some showers. but look at the air mass. you can see here the oranges being replaced by the yellows, even blues across the far north of scotland. just indicative of those temperatures coming down as we go through the week. so it's from tuesday really that we'll see those temperatures more typical for september 17 to 22 degrees. it stays that way for the rest of the week with further showers at times. bye bye.
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live from london. this is bbc news. rishi sunak is in new delhi for the g20 summit. he says he'll be welcomed as "india's son—in—law." the continuing hunt for an escaped terror suspect. daniel khalife is still on the run, after breaking out from prison on wednesday. at least 49 civilians are reported to have been killed in an attack on a mali river boat. and king charles attends a special church service a year after the death of his mother, queen elizabeth. british prime minister rishi sunak is among the leaders arriving at the g20 summit, which isjust beginning in new delhi. the group of 20 consists
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of 19 of the world's wealthiest economies — and the european union.

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