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' months of discussions with the four months of discussions with the police and it was made very clear that everybody else on the grant would have been briefed about who we were and what we were doing. and without any particular, no willingness on their part to listen to us, they stopped us, detain us, searched us, arrested us and took us off to a police station in south london for the rest of the day. what london for the rest of the day. what was our london for the rest of the day. what was your reaction _ london for the rest of the day. what was your reaction when _ london for the rest of the day. what was your reaction when that happened? l was your reaction when that happened?— was your reaction when that hauened? , ., was your reaction when that ha ened? , ., ., ., happened? i was shocked. i had to make sit down _ happened? i was shocked. i had to make sit down meetings _ happened? i was shocked. i had to make sit down meetings with - happened? i was shocked. i had to make sit down meetings with the l make sit down meetings with the superintendent, the silver commander for the day, and a lot of phone calls and text messages, e—mails exchanged... calls and text messages, e-mails exchanged- - -_ exchanged... you are saying that they knew _ exchanged... you are saying that they knew what _ exchanged... you are saying that they knew what you _ exchanged... you are saying that they knew what you were - exchanged... you are saying that they knew what you were going l exchanged... you are saying that| they knew what you were going to exchanged... you are saying that - they knew what you were going to do and you knew that they were not going to stop you because you were not doing anything illegal? we were ve exlicit not doing anything illegal? we were very explicit about _ not doing anything illegal? we were very explicit about every _ not doing anything illegal? we were very explicit about every detail- not doing anything illegal? we were very explicit about every detail of i very explicit about every detail of what we were planning, gave them a map of where we would be an on the day there was no basis for any arrest, no grounds for suspicion of intent to break the law, we weren't
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equipped to break the law. and clearly we had no plans to do so and yet we ended up in a police cell. 50 that the met said they did a review and found there was no proof you were planning to lock on, this new tactic that was banned under the public order act a few days before the coronation, and literally it is secure yourself, look yourself to railings or whatever. is it not possible on that day, with massive security in the capital, high—profile politicians, royalty, seniorfigures from high—profile politicians, royalty, senior figures from around the world, those police officers made a mistake? , , , ~ ., mistake? possibly, but i think that is not a mistake _ mistake? possibly, but i think that is not a mistake they _ mistake? possibly, but i think that is not a mistake they should - is not a mistake they should be making. they were briefed and it is not ok to simply arrest people on some vague hunch. you need evidence, you need proper grounds for suspicion. you need proper grounds for suspici°"-_ you need proper grounds for susicion. ~ , ., ~' , suspicion. why do you think they did it then? it is —
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suspicion. why do you think they did it then? it is very _ suspicion. why do you think they did it then? it is very difficult to - it then? it is very difficult to know but — it then? it is very difficult to know but i _ it then? it is very difficult to know but i suspect - it then? it is very difficult to know but i suspect in - it then? it is very difficult to l know but i suspect in between it then? it is very difficult to - know but i suspect in between the meetings we had and the day itself there was pressure from above from senior officers and government, to take a different, more hostile line. you have any evidence for that? m0. you have any evidence for that? no, but there must _ you have any evidence for that? mr, but there must be a reason why because it was notjust the arrest, all way through the day, with the coronation, the police that were there and the protesters who were there, there was a very frosty reception that the protesters had as well. it was a continuous process of being hostile towards those protesters. aha, being hostile towards those protesters-_ being hostile towards those rotesters. ~ . . protesters. a police officer did knock on your _ protesters. a police officer did knock on your door _ protesters. a police officer did knock on your door to - protesters. a police officer did l knock on your door to apologise protesters. a police officer did - knock on your door to apologise and he rejected that apology so briefly, why are you taking legal action and what will it mean if you get your arrest to be deemed unlawful? i arrest to be deemed unlawful? i think there needs to be a certain closure and justice for myself and the others who were arrested and i think there is a public interest in pushing back on these sorts of excuses that have come from the met and from other commentators and some mps who were on the home affairs
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select committee, suggesting there was some kind of reasonable grounds for doing this even though it turned out to be a mistake. i think we can't allow that to happen point of these arrests and this new law has put a chilling effect on protest and even on the day itself, people were going away, or hearing about it and not turning the protest and other protesters are now concerned about the extent to which the police are free to interpret these laws. and there has to be a line drawn on the powers of the police on protest to. thank you for talking to our audience tonight. that's all from us tonight. kirsty�*s here tomorrow. until then, goodnight.
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this is political grandstanding by kevin mccarthy. it's political grandstanding because he knows that no president has ever been successfully removed from office by way of impeachment. but what he's doing is he's pointing to three republican led subcommittee inquiries by the oversight, the judiciary and also the ways and means committees within the house, within congress. they've taken evidence from witnesses who claim to have seenjoe biden on telephone calls with his son, hunter biden questions in and around how involved joe biden was then as vice president. was then as vice president in that time under barack obama, he had a role as vice president in overseeing efforts to combat corruption that existed very much in ukraine at the time. and there have been allegations since then, particularly from republican party supporters, that he was very, very
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involved within this. now, each of these committees, they've looked at this, they've heard, according to kevin mccarthy, evidence suggesting that $20 million was piped through shell companies, both to the biden family and indeed their associates. now, these are things that would obviously have needed to be looked into. the white house have already responded. they've said this is, as they call it, "extreme politics" because each of these inquiries haven't found any evidence of wrongdoing. now, that's actually true, and this is important. they haven't found anything conclusive at all. the republican party argument is that it's for the house generally, the inquiry to look at this, but very academic when you consider that the democratic party has a 51 to 49 majority in the senate, and that's important because that upper house would need to vote in favour of removal in the event that an inquiry did impeach him by two thirds majority. that is not going to happen. around the world and across the uk. this is bbc news.
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the biggest uk pub chain will charge more for that stonegate will add 20p to a pint during the busy periods. it says 800s of it for thousand pubs will introduce dynamic pricing during evenings and also the weekends. the state pension, is set to rise by 8.5% next year, on the back of new earnings figures under the triple lock. the policy means, the increase in the state pension is the highest the triple lock is designed to ensure pensioners are able to afford rising prices. official figures show, that wage growth has caught up with rising prices, for the first time in over a year. regular pay, excluding bonuses, rose by 7.8% from may to july, compared with a year earlier. but the unemployment rate rose, and the number of job vacancies fell.
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you're live with bbc news. volunteers are leading the effort to get aid to the survivors of the deadly moroccan earthquake. an international emergency appeal has been launched for victims, with the red cross and red crescent hoping to raise more than a hundred million dollars to meet immediate needs such as water and shelter. more than 2,900 people are now known to have died. our correspondent nick beake starts his report in the city of taro—dant. his report in the city of tarodant. morocco's young are powering their country's desperate relief effort. volunteers delivering aid faster than officials. people are in danger. if we didn't work so quickly, a lot of people are going to die. the moroccan government has accepted help from four outside countries but rejected others.
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amina, a volunteer, says she respects the decision. our country know what she need, so if she needs help, she will ask for it and the way — the government will know more. they need to get all of this out of the city as rapidly as possible... and up to the atlas mountains. to the far—away homes hardest hit by the earthquake. it feels like another planet here. help can't come soon enough this village. the village of a0 families was crushed by the earthquake. seven people were killed, including yaha ibrahim's two teenage sons. "people lose their loved ones and lots of countries," he tells us. "it has happened here, too. this is god's will." this community, like so many in the atlas mountains, has lived hand to mouth, day to day for centuries.
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but now the earthquake has taken away everything, their livestock, their ovens, their way of living and so this aid arriving here is absolutely vital in the short term and to their long—term survival. meena lived in america for 17 years but had been back here for the past four years, looking after her parents. the future is very concerning. i mean, if you look at the houses, itsjust... their life is over, i don't think anybody wants to live under the mountains any more. they are still traumatised. they are not thinking long—term just yet. immediate relief has now come to this village. a place that was already out of sight and out of mind. and as attention fades away from morocco's catastrophe, they don't want to be forgotten. nick beake, bbc news, in the atlas mountains.
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to track updates on the bbc website. let's take a look at some of the stories in the headlines in the uk. ajudge in pakistan has ruled that sara sharif�*s siblings, who travelled from the uk with herfather, should be sent to a government childcare facility in the country. the five children were found at the home of their grandfather in pakistan. 10—year—old sara was found dead at herfamily home in woking in surrey, last month, a day after her father, uncle and step—mother left the uk. the regulators of england's water companies are being investigated over whether they failed to enforce the law over sewage discharges. the office for environmental protection says, that 0fwat, the environment agency and the government may have misinterpreted the law, allowing sewage releases to take place too frequently. raw sewage was discharged into england's waterways more than 300,000 times last year, but only a small fraction of the spills, have been deemed a breach of permit. the owner of poundland has agreed to take on the leases
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of dozens of wilko shops. pepco group, which owns poundland in the uk, is expected to convert up to 71 wilko stores to the poundland brand. the company said that wilko staff would have priority when applying for newjobs at the poundland shops. leaders of nine small island nations have brought a case to the international criminal court to protect the world's oceans and themselves from catastrophic climate change. vanuatu in the pacific is among the countries which wants carbon emissions absorbed by the oceans to be considered as pollution. this would force big nations to cut emissions more sharply. the small island nations represented are most at risk from rising sea levels around the world. we can now cross live to germany and speak with vanuatu's attorney general —
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arnold loughman. he has been speaking at the hearing. thank you for your time here on bbc news. thank you for your time here on bbc news. in your opening remarks to the tribunal you said your country was running out of time. that's a desperate call for help — why did you feel the need to take these high emitting nations to court? thank you for having me. i thought i heard the opening remarks were taking the matter to the international criminal court. it is currently i am in germany attending the hearing. i currently i am in germany attending the hearing-— currently i am in germany attending | the hearing._ when the hearing. i stand corrected. when i sa time the hearing. i stand corrected. when i say time is — the hearing. i stand corrected. when i say time is running _ the hearing. i stand corrected. when i say time is running out _ the hearing. i stand corrected. when i say time is running out what - the hearing. i stand corrected. when i say time is running out what i - i say time is running out what i mean by that is our homes are being affected. sea levels rising, coastal
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areas are being washed away. we're losing land, cyclones are becoming more frequent and more severe. yes other things. we think it is business as usual, small island states are going to be affected. it's really, really serious for us in the island. you've also said your good faith has been exploited and your voices ignored, why do you feel that way? negotiations have been going on for decades, for many years, we've been having discussions, meetings after meetings. nothing concrete has come out of it and as far as protecting the interests of small island concerns. that is why we say we come
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to these negotiations in good faith. unfortunately, we're not seeing any concrete results as far as we're concerned. would a positive outcome from this case go a long way or do you worry the damage already done is hard to reverse? some of the damage that has already been done is irreversible. that is gone. but what we hope to achieve is... maybe we can look in to it as a way that it is not business as usual but maybe we can do it in a much more environmentally friendly way rather than going onto usual way and not having regard to protection of the environment, especially the marine environment and land environment. that is where we're
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coming from. developed countries have talked about cutting carbon emissions, they have announced net zero targets on world forums, do you not think that's been enough? it's making an announcement is something, acting, implementing is another thing. you walk the talk, that's what we want to see. we will leave it there. _ that's what we want to see. we will leave it there. thank _ that's what we want to see. we will leave it there. thank you _ that's what we want to see. we will leave it there. thank you very - leave it there. thank you very much for your input. that is a case that is currently on at the international tribunal for the law of the sea, just to clarify. you'll find much more on the bbc news website. thank you for watching. hello. for at least parts of wednesday, we can expect a window of fine weather overhead.
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if we take a look at the satellite picture. we can see the rain—bearing clouds that affected parts of england and wales during tuesday. behind me, there is another weather system that will be working into the north—west later on wednesday. but in between, a slice of clear skies, quite a cool, in fact, chilly start for some on wednesday morning, but some spells of sunshine. starting the day then across the highlands, very close to freezing with a touch of frost in places. compare that with 16—17 around some coasts of eastern and south—eastern england, where we start the day with a bit more clouds, still some humid air in place, but it will turn fresher and brighter here as the day wears on. a big slice of sunshine, but then by lunchtime we'll see rain splashing into northern ireland and then that will get into western scotland by the middle of the afternoon with a strengthening wind. temperatures north to south, 14—21 degrees. and then as we head through wednesday evening, we'll see very wet weather for northern ireland, western scotland. that rain overnight getting down into parts of northern england, eventually parts of wales turning very windy in the north—west of scotland with gales for a time.
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it is going to be a mild start to thursday, certainly much milder in the highlands, but generally ii—ili degrees for thursday. this area of low pressure to the north—west of scotland bringing some very strong winds. this dangling weather front bringing a band of cloud and rain. that front�*s to start off sitting across parts of mid—wales and into the midlands. it may well be that the rain peps up again as we head into the afternoon. to the south of that, some sunshine and some warmth. returning to the north of our weather front, a mix of sunny spells and showers. and then for friday, it looks as if our weather front will start to move northwards again. so some heavy and persistent rain for parts of northern ireland and perhaps most likely southern and central parts of scotland. feeling pretty disappointing in glasgow and edinburgh underneath that rain. further south with some sunshine, temperatures up to 25 degrees. and then as we head into the weekend, well,it looks like low pressure will try to push
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up from the south and that will bring showers or longer spells of rain in our direction. there could be some pretty intense downpours, maybe some thunderstorms and turning a little warmer and a little more humid.
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hello, i'm jack with your catch up.
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tonight... online scams, a new iphone again and surfing dogs. the uk's biggest pub chain is going to start charging you more for a pint when it's busy. stonegate group, which owns brands like yates and slug and lettuce, will add 20p at peak times as part of new dynamic pricing in 800 of its pubs. you'll have probably seen a similar thing from apps like uber and when booking hotel rooms or flights. higher demand means higher prices. it comes as the increase in what we're being paid has caught up with how fast prices are rising. average pay�*s up almost 8% compared to last year. that's the same as inflation, which is how much prices are going up by. it's the first time that's happened in two years, meaning your money's not losing its value for now, but prices have been rising faster and for longer so pay is still behind. let's get some other news then. more than 2,000 people are thought to have died in floods in libya.
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at least 10,000 more are missing after a huge storm hit the country.

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