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american xl bully dogs in england and wales, despite a pledge to do so by the end of the year. hello, i'm lewis vaughanjones. welcome to the programme. we will start with some breaking news, the latest on the visit by north korea's leader, kim jong—un, to russia. the latest we are getting from afp newsagency is that kim jong—un has met with the russian defence minister, that coming in from the tass newsagency. these pictures are of kim jong—un visiting. we have one extra piece of detail, so the north korea leader arrived in russia on saturday, was met by
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the russian defence minister, shoigu. this is him a little earlier arriving in his bullet—proof train, but he has now met the defence minister, and shoigu showed kimjong—un russia's hypersonic missiles as well as three strategic aircraft. we have a map, i think, to show you the route that kimjong—un has think, to show you the route that kim jong—un has taken on this trip. he of course very rarely leaves north korea. last time he did was back in 2019, to meet vladimir putin on that occasion. but you can see he left pyongyang and the dotted line is the train route he took through north korea, crossing the border, and vladivostok has now confirmed that meeting with russia's defence minister, shoigu. as we get details on more pictures of that, we will bring them to you. we will go to libya and get the latest on the floods. derna is the worst
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hit area. a bbc team says there's no electricity and local people are continuing the search for bodies in the dark. 0ur correspondent anna foster sent this report. even by night, derna's recovery teams don't sleep. as darkness falls, another body is carefully pulled from the ruins, wrapped and taken to a waiting ambulance. it is a scene that has now been repeated thousands of times. i can't describe when you see people's death. maybe when you see one or two, it's... you can hold yourself. but when you see — maybe it's 500 people in one street, there is women, child, old people... this grainy security camera footage is from the moment when the floods hit and derna was changed forever.
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two dams meant to protect the city were broken apart by the force of the water. the deluge carried everything away with it. this wave of death and destruction sealed the fate of thousands, and glimpses of the horror are still emerging. here in derna, people began to pray for god's mercy. when the torrent passed, some were able to escape. as the rain continued to fall, they headed to the rooftops, with few understanding the scale of the unfolding catastrophe. down below, the force of the water swept away everything in its wake. those who could sought safety on higher ground. it is things like this that really show you the explosive power of the water that cascaded through this city. things like cars that have been picked up and crushed all through these streets.
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there have been trees ripped from their roots, and you can see now this scar now on the landscape where buildings once stood, people once lived, and there is nothing left. rescuers are still working here, day and night. and perhaps improbably, almost a week after this disaster, there are still hopes of survival. "speak to us, so we can find where you are," the team calls out. turkish rescuers wade through the pools of destruction, in search of what remains. the thick mud and dirt coats everything and makes the work slow and dangerous. the risk of disease is growing. translation: our feelings towards the city are very . difficult to describe, to be honest with you. we lost friends, relatives and a big portion of derna's society. people are returning to derna, not to resume their lives but to identify the dead. the bodies keep coming, laid out on city pavements, in the hope they might be claimed. eastern libya has been hideously transformed.
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we travelled across a shattered landscape. derna's distinctive mosque a lone survivor among the ravaged homes and smashed bridge that once stood here. in al bayda, ahmed al—hawal says life as he knew it has ended. translation: it came _ from here and completely washed away the valley. it hit the wall and destroyed everything around it. ahmed is one of more than 30,000 people desperate for shelter, food and water. libya's eastern government failed to protect them from this disaster. now, in their greatest hour of need, it is struggling to cope with the aftermath. anna foster, bbc news, derna. bbc arabic�*s mohamed taha joins me. really difficult seems to watch there, as people try and search. we have seen the scale of the damage done. what is the latest on what help people
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there? ,., ., latest on what help people there? h, ., ., , latest on what help people there? ,., ., ., , there? good morning, lewis. so there? good morning, lewis. so the help that _ there? good morning, lewis. so the help that people _ there? good morning, lewis. so the help that people need - there? good morning, lewis. so the help that people need in - the help that people need in this tragedy, with that immense magnitude, is trying to find their loved ones, their bodies. where are they? there are thousands of people that are missing and thousands of bodies that are missing, and this is really the main issue at the moment. the people who are putting the corpses of the dead people in group graveyards, and this caused problems. people said this could cause diseases if it will not be treated well. and also, the un said this will leave a big emotional shock with the people, because it is better to identify the corpses, the bodies, and then to bury them individually. so this is one of the main things that is facing people at the moment.
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and the difficulty always in situations like this is actually even calculating the number of people who have died. absolutely, and with two administrations or even more in libya in this war—torn country, there are many different numbers. the government says the deaths are 3000 only, but the deaths are 3000 only, but the government is based in tripoli, away from derna. the libya un ambassador says there are 6000, but he is also far away. the libyan red cross is saying — red crescent, sorry, is saying there are 11,000, but the mayor of derna putting that number to rise to 20,000. so yes. it number to rise to 20,000. so es. , , ' . ., yes. it is very difficult to net yes. it is very difficult to get that _ yes. it is very difficult to get that precise - yes. it is very difficult to | get that precise number, yes. it is very difficult to - get that precise number, isn't
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it? and of course, behind every estimate of a number is a family going through that awful trauma. questions will be asked, of course, and are already being asked, about how this happened, how this weather event could lead to such destruction.— event could lead to such destruction. , ., ., ., destruction. yes, and around this very _ destruction. yes, and around this very important _ destruction. yes, and around this very important question | this very important question that you are asking, lewis, is some politics as well. because now the attorney general of the government, which is based in tripoli, is saying that they knew that the dams were damaged and they knew that they were needing maintenance, and that caused that problem. he studied investigations on that. the local government at the moment, they are really busy with the magnitude of the tragedy and also the situation of the infrastructure, which is not helping at all in this situation. and as anna foster
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said in her report from libya, that international help is really needed at the moment at this time, but co—ordinating this time, but co—ordinating this international help is very difficult in this difficult political situation in libya. thank you very much for that. we will go to iran next. security is reported to be tight in teheran and other iranian cities. it's the first anniversary of the death of mahsa amini. her death led to months of anti—government protests. mahsa died in state custody after she had been arrested by the country's morality police for allegedly breaking hijab rules. it sparked an uprising led by women and girls demanding an end to the compulsory dress code and much wider freedoms. after several months the regime succeeded in crushing the protests, but not the widespread desire for change. bbc persian�*s baran
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abbasi reports. confronted by supporters of the regime for refusing to wear a headscarf in public, this iranian woman remains defiant, despite her picture being taken and being threatened with legal action. scenes from the streets of karachi, a city near iran's capital. it is a rebellious act, unthinkable before last year's uprising. the unrest was sparked by the death of mahsa amini in custody. the 22—year—old was arrested by the morality police, accused of not adhering to the strict dress code rules. her death sparked nationwide protests, which continued for months, with women taking a leading role. 0ne women taking a leading role. one year on, the mass street protests may have died down,
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but the determination of many iranians to push for regime change is unwavering. mary took part in the demonstrations since the first day. she says last year's since the first day. she says last yea r�*s events since the first day. she says last year's events have already brought about fundamental changes to society. i brought about fundamental changes to society.- changes to society. i think it's something _ changes to society. i think it's something that - changes to society. i think it's something that has . changes to society. i think i it's something that has been broken, and it can't be destroyed. people are angry, they are tired, there is no hope for the future, and every family has someone in prison or someone has been killed. so it can't be like before.— can't be like before. many women he _ can't be like before. many women no longer - can't be like before. many women no longer adhere l can't be like before. many. women no longer adhere to can't be like before. many- women no longer adhere to the strict dress code, even some who grew up in religious families. �* ,, �* families. translation: the authorities _ families. translation: the authorities use _ families. translation: the authorities use the - families. translation: the authorities use the hijab - families. translation: the authorities use the hijab as l families. translation: thei authorities use the hijab as a pretext to shed the blood of many innocent people. it makes me very —— made me very upset at that point. i made the decision to remove my hijab.
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but the regime is heading back. a new draft law unveiled by parliament brings in much harsher punishments for women and girls who fail to wear the hijab. the morality police that had largely retreated immediately after the death of mahsa amini are now back on the streets, arresting women they decide are violating the hijab rules. also, women often face abuse and angerfrom rules. also, women often face abuse and anger from more conservative iranians. this cctv footage that went viral and social media shows a man throwing a tub of yoghurt over the heads of two female customers who were not wearing the headscarf. but those like mariam who continue to publicly disobey the law have called for a free society for everyone in the future. if a free society for everyone in the future-— the future. if this regime is completely _ the future. if this regime is completely overthrown - the future. if this regime is| completely overthrown from the future. if this regime is - completely overthrown from its roots, it can happen that women live together in peace, no
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matter what they believe. i hope some day i can see that day in our country. live now to lily pourzand, who is an iranian gender equality analyst. she joins us from toronto. thank you very much for coming on the programme.— on the programme. thanks for havin: on the programme. thanks for having me- — on the programme. thanks for having me. so _ on the programme. thanks for having me. so what _ on the programme. thanks for having me. so what is - on the programme. thanks for having me. so what is your - having me. so what is your assessment, _ having me. so what is your assessment, one - having me. so what is your assessment, one year - having me. so what is your assessment, one year on, | having me. so what is your i assessment, one year on, on where the country is now? i think the fact is that there is no way back to one day before mahsa amini was murdered, which was september 16 of 2022. the whole society is at another level of political, social movement, basically. and they sort of — everybody found one another. the voices are merged now. forthe
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another. the voices are merged now. for the past 44 years, the islamic regime basically based its own identity on fear, terror, genocide, killing, torture, and also dividing the society of men against women, generation, younger generation against older generation, muslims against non— muslim and so on and so forth. since last year, all of those gaps were bridged by freedom, the uprising, the revolutionary process, basically. the one thing that everybody from inside iran and even iranians outside iran, i wanting is fundamental change, and that fundamental change, and that fundamental change, and that fundamental change is the regime change, basically. and regime change, basically. and then, of course, _ regime change, basically. and then, of course, that - regime change, basically. and then, of course, that hasn't happened. so despite changes in will and attitudes, and unity that you are talking about, in terms of concrete changes, do you think they are going to
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happen? d0 you think they are going to ha en? ,, you think they are going to ha en? y., 4' ., you think they are going to ha en? ,, ~ ., ., happen? do you know what? unfortunately _ happen? do you know what? unfortunately we _ happen? do you know what? unfortunately we cannot - happen? do you know what? i unfortunately we cannot predict when and how, but the fact is we are talking about a brutal regime, a murderous regime, basically, which has not only the ideology but also it has all the political systems, all the judiciary systems, all the legislation systems, under control in a non— democratic ideological system. also, in addition to weapons, which is present, guns, which is in the hands of the revolutionary guard. so we are talking about a brutal regime that has a very long history of murder, killing and torture, basically. so it's not an overnight, basically, when we talk about revolution, it's not a traditional way of revolution. but it is a process which is started, and the
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people of iran, women of iran, the youth, showed that they are not going to back off. in the past one year, with all the brutality is that the regime showed, the crackdown, still they are using very small ways that they have, like arts. going out to the street, which means women who are on the street with no hijab, that means that they put their life in danger, basically. the regime tried to deny them from accessing medical services, university, shopping centres, but still they are not successful. women are denying the mandatory hijab, which is unique now, and this became not only the civil society's act, but also a political action, as women from the moment they wake up, they are in political action, basically.- up, they are in political action, basically. we have to leave it there, _ action, basically. we have to leave it there, but _ action, basically. we have to leave it there, but thank - action, basically. we have to leave it there, but thank you j leave it there, but thank you very much for coming on the programme. very much for coming on the programme-— very much for coming on the programme. thanks for having me.
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the son of infamous drug kingpin "el chapo" guzman, 0vidio guzman, has been extradited to the united states on drug charges, according to the us attorney general. 0vidio along with his brother is suspected of leading the powerful sinaloa drug cartel founded by his father. he was arrested injanuary in mexico and has been in custody ever since. in south africa, mourners have gathered in ulundi for the funeral of the veteran politician and zulu chief mangosuthu buthelezi. the founder of the ifp has been granted a state funeral in honour of his contribution to the fight against white minority rule. ahead of his burial, hundreds lined the route to watch his cortege arriving at the family home. the president of france, emmanuel macron, says his country's ambassador to niger is being held hostage in the embassy in
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the capital, niamey. macron also said that food is being prevented from being delivered and that the ambassador and other diplomatic staff were being forced to live off military rations. after seizing control of niger injuly, the militaryjunta ordered the french ambassador to leave the country — an order which he dismissed. since the coup, france has refused to recognise the military regime. the british government has admitted that its plan to ban the american bully xl dog in england and wales by the end of the year will not be simple to achieve. but it says it needs to take action following what it calls a series of horrific attacks. the environment secretary, therese coffey, will next week bring together experts to try to define the breed, so it can be added to the dangerous dogs act. here's simonjones.
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another attack, another death. ian price was set upon by two dogs believed to be american expeued dogs believed to be american expelled bullies near warsaw on thursday and department for environment, food and rural affairs which oversees the dangerous dogs act will in the coming days we together the police, battery and animal groups to discuss the ban, backed by one mother whose daughter was bitten by a suspected bully xl.- daughter was bitten by a suspected bully xl. that is so sad that the _ suspected bully xl. that is so sad that the man _ suspected bully xl. that is so sad that the man lost - suspected bully xl. that is so sad that the man lost his - suspected bully xl. that is so sad that the man lost his life | sad that the man lost his life to the bully. it is devastating that this is happening on our streets. i've been trying to get the ban in place. the attack last _ get the ban in place. the attack last week - get the ban in place. the attack last week was - get the ban in place. the attack last week was caught on camera in birmingham. the american xl bully has been responsible for a more than a fifth of all reported nonfamily tax since the start of the year. the government says stopping people only, reading or selling them won't be simple
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as it is not currently a recognised breed in the uk. i've asked ministers to convene a group together including the police and experts in this field so they can firstly define the breed and using the powers under the dangerous dogs act, we will burn the breed with you was the end of the year. with you was the end of the ear. ., . ., ., with you was the end of the ear. ., _, ., _, ., year. the dog control collagen which includes _ year. the dog control collagen which includes the _ year. the dog control collagen which includes the rspca - year. the dog control collagen which includes the rspca and | which includes the rspca and royal colonel club argues ministers should focus on irresponsible owners other than introducing outright bans. have view backed by one breeder. the roblem view backed by one breeder. the problem we _ view backed by one breeder. iie: problem we have view backed by one breeder. tie: problem we have is view backed by one breeder. ti2 problem we have is the other hand of the lead, not the dog and, it's the human hand. company condemn an entire bread for the actions of a few? but the government _ for the actions of a few? but the government insists decisive action is needed to protect the public. simonjones, bbc news. the us special counsel in charge of the federal case accusing donald trump of plotting to overturn the result of the 2020 election is asking a judge to impose some limits on the former president's comments.
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the motion submitted by jack smith said donald trump's repeated inflammatory public statements were substantially likely to prejudice the jury pool. if approved, it would ban mr trump from making statements regarding the identity, testimony, or credibility of prospective witnesses. the g—77 plus china summit is under way in cuba's capital, havana. the two—day summit brings together over 30 heads of state and government from africa, asia, and latin america. china — which is not an official member of the group also attended — along with un secretary general antonio guterres. bbc brazil's mariana sanches reports. leaders from countries such as brazil, argentina, venezuela, angola and mongolia arriving in hamline at a time when the country is going through what analysts have called the deepest economic crisis since
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the communist revolution in 1959. and cuban president modell dominic ellis canal is trying to use the event to show the island is not so isolated globally and strengthen his administration. it has already suffered from major demonstrations. the g77 will ask for a greater voice for the global south in multilateral mechanisms. the group's impacts on politics, politics is limited. mariana sanches from bbc news in herfather, cuba. ——in havana. parts of new england and canada are under a tropical storm warning, as hurricane lee churns towards the east coast of north america. forecasters say the category 1 storm is expected to make landfall over the weekend. the national hurricane center has called the storm large and dangerous and likely to cause major flooding. london fashion week is in full swing following a glamourous
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start on thursday evening and now a a landmark exhibition showcasing 30 years of london fashion is opening. yasmin khatun dewan has more. 30 years on from alexander mcqueen's first fashion collection, the city that saw its debut is celebrating its enduring legacy. more than 300 designers supported by the british fashion council play a role in the exhibition in london's design museum. with iconic pop culture moments and many of london's biggest fashion success stories. we had to every one — fashion success stories. we had to every one of _ fashion success stories. we had to every one of the _ fashion success stories. we had to every one of the designers i to every one of the designers to every one of the designers to find out what they had their archives, some of the new, some didn't, they had a storage and old house, their mum's place, find out what they had and work with us to put together into a presentation.— presentation. the exhibition takes you — presentation. the exhibition takes you through _ presentation. the exhibition takes you through the - presentation. the exhibitionl takes you through the stories inspiring the creators and
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london's unique fashion scene before you go backstage. before making it to the runway you can try one of these london looks from the more eccentric to the little more subtle. the british fashion council's new programme now in its 30th year was established as an initiative to support the best emerging talent.— emerging talent. part of uk ulobal emerging talent. part of uk global presentation - emerging talent. part of uk global presentation is - emerging talent. part of uk global presentation is the i emerging talent. part of uk i global presentation is the idea of freedom of expression, creativity, multiculturalism, we have over 30 countries represented in terms of the designers that have decided to either study in the uk and stay or come to the uk because of the designer support programmes here. that creativity is really home to a dna and brand so that is why we have such diversity of thought over london fashion week because you go from this freedom of expression and when
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you're first starting out into building up into a code of business that could last, we hope, for decades more to come. with return of some big name brands and exploration of the city's contribution, london fashion looks to be heading for a new age. yasmin khatun dewan, bbc news. i'll bring you these pictures of kimjong one puzzling i'll bring you these pictures of kim jong one puzzling visit that we are tracking to russia. these are the latest pictures showing that visit. it is already announced that he has matched the russian defence minister. stay with us. this is bbc news. hello there. most of scotland didn't have a great day of weather on friday — it was wet and cool. however, it was a pretty spectacular end to the day. look at this sunset viewed from john o'groats in highland, scotland. the rain was with us, though, for most of the day in scotland, northern ireland and the far north of england and underneath this rain band as well that didn't budge
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all day, it was pretty cool as well. temperatures, for example, dropping in newcastle from 18 on thursday, just highs of 12 degrees on friday with that rain really lingering for much of the day. now, we've still got the same weather front on the charts at the moment and that's going to be slowly sliding its way southwards, so rainjust edging into parts of northern england. a few thundery showers are possible coming up from cherbourg into the south—west of england and they may well rumble away into the far south of wales just as we start the day on saturday. otherwise, it's a damp start for northern england. the rest of wales further eastwards, we've got some sunshine. sunshine's likely to be quite hazy. there will be a bit of high cloud in the sky as we go through the day. sunny skies start to move southwards across northern and then central scotland. should brighten up, too, in northern ireland. for most temperatures, not that special, but across central and eastern england, another hot day — temperatures could hit 26 or 27. then, for sunday, another change. a band of thundery rain moves up from the south. the amount of rain we see from this is going to vary a lot from place to place
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but could be enough to bring some localised areas of flooding. and the rain reaches across northern ireland to reach western scotland as well. then, as we go through sunday night, those storms will continue to move their way northwards and eastwards. into monday, low pressure starts to move in off the atlantic with a couple of weather fronts moving across oui’ shores. they will be bringing bands of rain and also strengthening westerly winds and, ultimately, a drop in temperatures. but that drop just sees temperatures get closer to average, rather than it being especially cool. so, monday, a blustery day. a band of rain pushes eastwards, the strong winds blowing the rain through. then, we see a mixture of sunshine and heavy showers, perhaps with a few rumbles of thunder. and for the most part, these temperatures are still above average for september. now, beyond that, the rest of the week looks very unsettled. low pressure firmly in charge. it's often going to be quite wet, it's often going to be quite windy but, for the most part, although it's not hot, temperatures will stay above average for september.
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this is bbc news. the headlines — five days after huge flash floods devastated the country, there's still little sign of international aid to help with rescue efforts. in the worst—hit city, derna, people are continuing the search for bodies. a spokesman for the libyan national army, ahmed al—mismari, said damage to roads was hampering relief efforts.
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he said it was a tragedy in which climate and capacity collided. iran has tightened security to prevent protests to mark the first anniversary of the death in custody of a young kurdish—iranian woman, mahsa amini. her death after she was detained for improperly wearing the hijab sparked months of anti—government protests and a series of mass arrests of protesters and violence. now on bbc news, the travel show. my name is lucy edwards, and this is my first time injapan. yay! 0oh, it's a latte! i'm experiencing it through sound, taste,
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