tv BBC News BBC News August 31, 2024 3:30pm-4:00pm BST
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a this is bbc news, the headlines... a man and woman die from injuries sustained in separate incidents at the notting hill carnival. the metropolitan police say cher maximen died on saturday morning. and swedish national mussie imnetu died on friday. palestinian health workers start vaccinating some babies in gaza against polio, a day before a mass immunisation programme is due to begin. israel and hamas agree to three localised pauses in fighting to enable children the delivery of vaccines. researchers believe a drug used to treat type 2 diabetes and obesity could also slow down the process of ageing. they believe the drug could treat a wide range of illnesses from alzheimer's to cancer.
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here's met police commander charmain brenyah. many of you are aware that following the notting hill carnival we shared information about two people with very serious injuries. i am very sad to tell you now that both have since died. first i will talk to you about mussie imnetu. he was 41 years old and he was visiting the uk from dubai. he was found unconscious with a head injury in queensway at 11:22pm on monday, 26th of august. officers and paramedics provided emergency first aid and mussie was taken to hospital where, despite the best efforts of medical staff, he sadly died on friday afternoon. a 31—year—old man has been charged with causing grievous bodily harm with intent,
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and the matter is now being treated as murder investigation. i will now talk to you about cher maximen. cher was 32 years old and was stabbed shortly before 6pm on sunday, 25th of august. officers and paramedics provided first aid and cher was transported to hospital in a critical condition. despite the hard work of medical staff, cher sadly died this morning. cher was at the carnival with a young child who is a safe and is being cared for. on tuesday morning, officers arrested a 20—year—old man, who has already been charged with attempted murder. this case is also now a murder investigation. the news of these two tragic
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deaths is devastating for both families. my thoughts are with them as they come to terms with their unimaginable loss. they will continue to be supported by specialist officers, and we ask that their privacy is respected at this time. we are still appealing for information. if you witnessed either incident, please contact 101 or crimestoppers anonymously. detectives are particularly interested in speaking to customers from the restaurant in queensway who tried to stop the attack on mussie imnetu. this happened at around 11:20pm on monday. i urge them to contact us. thank you.
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speaking earlier outside the headquarters of the metropolitan police. the organisers of notting hill carnival put out a statement that reads... the mayor of london sadiq khan issued a statement this afternoon once the police had confirmed that cher maximen and mussie imnetu had died from the injuries. he said it was heartbreaking that they had died after being attacked in separate incidents. my thoughts are with their family and friends at this terrible time. the violence is shocking, completely unacceptable and a betrayal of the values that the carnival was founded to
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celebrate. vaccinations against polio have started in gaza — a day before a mass immunsation programme is due to begin. the un has confirmed the main roll—out will start on sunday at 7.30 in the morning, local time. it will begin in in deir al—balah in central gaza for children between five to ten years old. unicef says that the vaccinations will take place for six and a half hours each day until wednesday. it's urged parents in gaza to bring their children, stressing that the vaccinations are free and safe. professor david salisbury is chair of the world health organisation's global commission for certifying polio eradication. he explained the logistics of reaching every child in gaza. i'm sure it will be difficult, especially with the degree of disruption of the infrastructure, but i think that there's a lot of experience on delivering polio vaccine campaigns in difficult circumstances. and if you've got three essential things, you can get success, and one is having vaccine, people to do
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the vaccinating and people to be vaccinated. and i have every hope that it will be a success. these are daytime pauses for three days with an option for a fourth day. but again, i sincerely hope that if the work isn't completed, there will be more opportunities. the vaccination will be essential to protect children and make sure that any who are vulnerable simply do not get polio. it is essential. it's important that high uptake of vaccination is achieved and if it is achieved and two rounds are done successfully, it will be a great success to have to stop this transmission of polio virus. i mean, most people who are infected with polio don't get paralysed, but some do. and for them, the consequences are lifelong. and of course, very, very serious. i think it's worth pointing out that this sort of campaign has been done before.
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i mean, even 30 years ago, there were days of tranquillity starting in peru when fighting was suspended so that children can be vaccinated. it's really important that a success is made of this. from the world health organization. the israeli military operation in the occupied west bank appears to have been scaled back — but it is continuing around the city ofjenin. these pictures were shot there on saturday morning, they appear to show armoured israeli vehicles moving into the city, with helicopters circling overhead. noor alfaris is a reporter based injenin — she told us what was happening there. after four days of operation injenin, they surrounded thejenin camp, they blocked all the main roads leading tojenin main camp and to the city, and to the eastern district
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ofjenin city also. first they started to bomb all the electricity generators. they started to destroy all the infrastructure here injenin. they just cut all the water lines, the connections and internet lines sojenin city and camp now, it is like they cut all their connections for people who live there. also they killed 12 people, one of them is an 80—year—old man, so they just want us to be afraid. they want civilian people to be afraid. they want to destroy them and stop them from surrounding the resistance here injenin.
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researchers say they believe a drug used to treat obesity and type—2 diabetes could also help slow the ageing process. studies on the effectiveness of semaglutide — which is sold under the brand names ozempic, and wegovy — found that the drug could be used to treat a wide range of illnesses linked to heart failure, arthritis, alzheimer's and even cancer. researchers say that by improving people's health this way, the drug could help slow ageing. for more on this, let's speak to gp and author dr ellie cannon. welcome to bbc news. how dangerous is it for anything a wonder drug? i dangerous is it for anything a wonder drug?— wonder drug? i am glad you asked me — wonder drug? i am glad you asked me that _ wonder drug? i am glad you asked me that because - wonder drug? i am glad you asked me that because i - wonder drug? i am glad you l asked me that because i think it is dangerous, all medications have side effects, even the humble paracetamol. so we always have to be careful about calling something a wonder drug. that doesn't mean it is not great, it is certainly showing some great
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results just like other great drugs we have had over the last few decades. you are absolutely right, it is not great to be using the term wonder drug. assuming you decide to go ahead with this. you mentioned the side effects, what should you consider before you take it? some people, even high—profile people who have taken ozempic have found the digestive side effects too much to bear. vomiting, diarrhoea, dizziness and they weren't able to carry on. i personally look after patients who bought ozempic online or were given it because they have type two diabetes. and some are very comfortable on it, done very well. but others stopped it because of the side effects. if you lose a large amount of wait very quickly, which some people do, you can end up with some
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unpleasant cosmetic effects where there is a noticeable amount of weight—loss from the face and so much weightless from the body that you end up with hanging skin. so all of that adds to what we said at the outset, there is no such thing as a wonder drug. what are the thoughts _ thing as a wonder drug. what are the thoughts for - thing as a wonder drug. what are the thoughts for you - thing as a wonder drug. what are the thoughts for you as i thing as a wonder drug. what are the thoughts for you as a | are the thoughts for you as a gp on whether to prescribe this or not? you might lose the wait but to what extent would you have addressed the underlying issues of why put the wait on the place?— the place? the underlying issues in _ the place? the underlying issues in terms _ the place? the underlying issues in terms of - the place? the underlying issues in terms of obesity | the place? the underlying - issues in terms of obesity and wait, particularly in the uk, are very much a site. i think health experts understand and acknowledge that this is not simply down to individuals who eat too much cake and don't move enough. we live in an environment that promotes obesity, both in terms of the
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food we consume and the lack of exercise, the lack of movement on a day—to—day basis. so to stay at a normal wait in the uk is almost aspirational. it is very hard to stay at normal wait and people who manage to stay at a normal wait are often quite smug in how they talk about people who are overweight. that is really unfair because that is very much to do with society. but there is a question, we have big problems with the way we live in this country, the way we live and eat and don't move. and our solution has been this drug, which seems to be working very well for some people. but we need to actually start looking at the root causes, what food we are selling in supermarkets, how we are selling it and how much we are moving on a day—to—day basis. how difficult is the supply
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issue at the moment? currently, there isn't _ issue at the moment? currently, there isn't a _ issue at the moment? currently, there isn't a supply _ issue at the moment? currently, there isn't a supply moment - issue at the moment? currently, there isn't a supply moment on | there isn't a supply moment on there isn't a supply moment on the ground at the moment. there has been concerns because it is the drug for people with type two diabetes, celebrities who are buying this to lose a couple of pounds before going on holiday are taking those medications away from people who actually need it. but at the moment, we don't have a supply problem. in the moment, we don't have a supply problem-— the moment, we don't have a supply problem. in a nutshell, i'm sure you — supply problem. in a nutshell, i'm sure you say _ supply problem. in a nutshell, i'm sure you say this - supply problem. in a nutshell, i'm sure you say this every - i'm sure you say this every day, how do you lose wait healthily?— day, how do you lose wait healthily? day, how do you lose wait healthil ? ., _ healthily? you lose weight by eatin: healthily? you lose weight by eating less — healthily? you lose weight by eating less and _ healthily? you lose weight by eating less and moving - healthily? you lose weight by| eating less and moving more. healthily? you lose weight by i eating less and moving more. it is all about calorie deficit, every fad diet you read about whether it is fasting or something like the keto diet, it is all about calorie deficit. if you move more and eat less, but that is very difficult to do in today's society. it
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difficult to do in today's society-— difficult to do in today's socie. , society. it has to be sustained as well, that _ society. it has to be sustained as well, that of _ society. it has to be sustained as well, that of the _ society. it has to be sustained as well, that of the hard - society. it has to be sustained as well, that of the hard bit. l as well, that of the hard bit. thank you very much doctor. tropical storm shanshan is continuing to cause disruption across japan. at least six people have died. some areas have already reported record rainfall, triggering floods — with more rain expected. thousands of homes have lost power supplies, and dozens of internal flights have been cancelled, with train services also affected. a service helping people with disabilities and limited mobility to get out—and—about for some fresh air has been described by those who use it as a "lifeline". volunteers at cycling without age in portsmouth — in the south of england — use trikes to help people enjoy the outdoors. our reporter michele cross has more. music plays. it can be a very long day when you're indoors on your own with nobody to talk to. it can be soul destroying. for nicholas, this service is a lifeline.
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music plays. i'm totally blind and about six years ago i had have emergency brain surgery, which means i have very little ability in walking, i have to use a frame or a wheelchair. so unless somebody pushes the wheelchair, i'm stuck indoors. music plays. cycling without age set up in portsmouth and hayling island in 2019, with volunteers acting as so—called pilots, carrying passengers like nicholas around the neighbourhood. today, volunteers debbie and her husband, bob, at the helm, taking us on a trip around canoe lake. and it's free trike rides for anybody in the city who is socially isolated or perhaps had to give up cycling and would love to get back out in the fresh air. and theyjust get in touch with the trust and say which day they would prefer and one of us nine pilots
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will come and take them out. and the volunteers even magic up a few surprises. i have been a pompey fan all my life. i hadn't been for maybe ten years because of the disabilities. i went to fratton park with the new wheelchair accessible area to witness pompey and oxford last season. just to be there with the atmosphere again was wonderful. pessie is a regular user of the trikes to help her visit the resting place of her husband and her son. my son passed away 12 years ago. i'm, just like that, disabled, i don't know why. some sort of shock, i think, can't hardly walk. ianery depressing mood most of the time, and if i can't go to the cemetery i feel very upset. what does it mean for you to
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be able to come here? this gives me peace of mind and i know i can go and somebody takes me there. you know, if i don't go for weeks on end i get very depressed and upset. so, it's nice to go with somebody and i'm so grateful to the bikers. keeping the wheels turning, though, can be a challenge. there was a desperate situation injune where we didn't think we had enough money to keep the trikes going. the trikes have to be maintained on a regular basis and, of course, even things like replacement parts, the battery, for example, £700 for a battery. so all these little things, they all add up. thanks to local fundraising, they've secured the service for another three years. it means we can get a co—ordinator.
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because we're the pilots, we need somebody in the office doin the back end stuff talking to the passengers, arranging things, it is so important. if that team member wasn't there we were able to do the service. i think we're looking to get some more pilots now so we can train more people so that we can get the trikes out more often, which will be great. when you go home at the end of a day how do you feel? happy. i got to see people with happy smiles on theirfaces, that makes it for me. what a lovely idea. festivals used to just be for the music fans. but now they can include everyone, even the family dog. this year is the 10th anniversary of dog fest, which is full of activities and workshops. with more — here's our reporter charlotte gallagher. dogfest is a celebration of all things dogs. so there's dog competitions.
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there's, as you can see, a doggie ball pit, a doggy swimming pool. but it's also a celebration of what dogs do for humans. i'm joined by chloe fuller. she's a tv pet expert. but you have very special dogs, don't you? yeah. for sure. so my dogs are assistance dogs. so i have two who are trained to help me with my disability. and here at dogfest, we do the super spaniel show, which is a show that demonstrates all of the different ways that different types of assistance dogs, so notjust mine, can help you over the course of 2a hours. so yeah, it's quite special. because people obviously know about guide dogs, but they might not necessarily know about different types of assistance dogs. so what do your spaniels do for you? oh, all sorts. so they get me undressed. they put the clothes in and out of the washing machine. they can get me my shopping, they can pick up anything i drop, tidy up the house. there are all sorts of different things that dogs can do. and like you say, i think we often are aware of guide dogs, maybe even hearing dogs, but perhaps not about the rarer types of assistance dogs like mine.
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before you had these dogs, did you have any idea that dogs could do what they do for you? no, actually, iwas a very stubborn and independent teenager. and when i became disabled at 13, i didn't know how to adapt to a life with a disability. and i gota dog, mr ted here, who was a sock thief. and when i saw him running off with socks, i thought, hang on a minute, i think there's something in this. and so i put the sock on my foot and suddenly, because he wanted to steal it, he pulled it off my foot and i was like, voila, my dog is getting me undressed. and we built it up from there. so did you train your dogs really as well? yeah. so in my particular case, i trained my dogs myself and then qualified them through a charity. but there's lots of different routes for assistance dogs, and that was just the route i took with mine. and is it something about spaniels in particular? is it the reins? essentially? yeah. i mean, i'm only a little person, so i didn't need a labrador or a golden retriever. spaniels. they're soft. they're biddable.
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they're desperate to please. they want to work with you. and most of all, they want to pick things up and bring them back to you. and that is crucial for assistance dog work. so that's why i think spaniels are the best dog for the job. and what are you going to be doing with them today? are you going to be doing some kind of display aren't you? yeah. so we do the super spaniel show, which is where you see all of the different ways that they help me. but we also do agility here as well. so we show that, you know, it's notjust running handlers that can do agility. i demonstrate para agility here. and that's something that we're certainly hoping to do more of in 2025 with aiming forthe para agility world championships. and do you have other people getting in touch with you saying, i didn't know dogs could do that. i feel like that might be really helpful for me and like asking for your advice. yeah, all the time. in fact, just while we were making up, there was somebody who came over and was like, i can't believe it. this is going to be life changing for me. so it's really wonderful to be able to actually display disability in a much more positive light, in a light that is very, um, giving back of independence. because usually when we talk
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about disability in the media, it's very negative. but here, with two crazy dogs by my side, you can't help but smile. they are so well behaved though. i've just seen this one here. it's just falling asleep. you're so beautiful. he's a very good boy, isn't he? he's worked very hard today. very good boy. thank you so much. of course. thank you. so, like i said, a celebration of dogs. but also what dogs can do for people here at dogfest. it looks like bedlam. it's a sport that was once dominated by men — but after weightlifter emily campbell took a silver medalfor team gb in tokyo and then a bronze at the paris olympics, more girls are being inspired to take it up. the strong girl squad in lincoln isn'tjust a weightlifting club though, it's helping girls get the essentials they need to take part in sport. our reporter, jasmine lowe has more. weightlifting is a popular way to develop physical strength. stereotypically a male dominated sport, women's weightlifting has been thrust into the spotlight after emily campbell took a bronze medal for team gb. founded by chris and ingram morgan, the strong
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girl squad help skills to safely lift weights. bill none of them had been taught to lift weights, all their male counterparts had some experience with it but the women hadn't. what we found was that it grows their confidence in such a way that they are willing and able to go out and engage with sport outside of the club. i engage with sport outside of the club. ., ., , the club. i thought it would be really hard _ the club. i thought it would be really hard to _ the club. i thought it would be really hard to do. _ the club. i thought it would be really hard to do. sir - the club. i thought it would be really hard to do. sir i - the club. i thought it would be really hard to do. sir i never i really hard to do. sir i never really hard to do. sir i never really knew what it was. it was a very masculine _ really knew what it was. it was a very masculine sport. - really knew what it was. it was a very masculine sport. now. really knew what it was. it was i a very masculine sport. now the enthusiasm _ a very masculine sport. now the enthusiasm for _ a very masculine sport. now the enthusiasm for weightlifting - a very masculine sport. now the enthusiasm for weightlifting is l enthusiasm for weightlifting is clear. i enthusiasm for weightlifting is clear. . ., ., ., clear. i have learnt how to lift safely _ clear. i have learnt how to lift safely into _ clear. i have learnt how to lift safely into the - clear. i have learnt how to | lift safely into the inclusive sport _ lift safely into the inclusive sport a _ lift safely into the inclusive sport. a lot _ lift safely into the inclusive sport. a lot of _ lift safely into the inclusive sport. a lot of women - lift safely into the inclusive sport. a lot of women do l lift safely into the inclusive sport. a lot of women do it lift safely into the inclusive - sport. a lot of women do it and a lot— sport. a lot of women do it and a lot of— sport. a lot of women do it and a lot of women _ sport. a lot of women do it and a lot of women are _ sport. a lot of women do it and a lot of women are recognised i a lot of women are recognised for it — a lot of women are recognised for it and _ a lot of women are recognised for it and it _ a lot of women are recognised for it. and it is _ a lot of women are recognised for it. and it isjust, _ a lot of women are recognised for it. and it isjust, anyone i for it. and it isjust, anyone can— for it. and it isjust, anyone can do— for it. and it isjust, anyone can do it _ for it. and it is “ust, anyone can do uh for it. and it is “ust, anyone can do oh for it. and it is “ust, anyone can do it. for it. and it is “ust, anyone cando it. ., , ., can do it. you might be able to do it and _ can do it. you might be able to do it and impress _ can do it. you might be able to do it and impress yourself. - do it and impress yourself. ydull— do it and impress yourself. you'll make everyone is so supportive, i definitely have around _ supportive, i definitely have around 20 more friends since i have _ around 20 more friends since i have been_ around 20 more friends since i have been here. it is very
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sorry jasmine low. we've already had a great summer of international sport and there's yet another major tournament happening today — the 50th world toe wrestling championship. described as like arm wrestling, but with feet, the idea is to lock toes and then try to push your opponent's foot against a board. all feet are inspected for cleanliness before a bout, and the winning man and woman will receive £500 and a bronze foot. it's taking place in ashbourne, derbyshire — but attracts contestants from as far as india, china and the united states. it is an education, isn't it? now it's time for a look at the weather with stav. hello there. it's been a glorious sunny start for most of us to begin this weekend. however, it's not the same for everyone. we do have more cloud around southern and eastern areas,
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and through the weekend i think we'll start to see increasing chance of heavy showers and thunderstorms, particularly across england and wales. but it's been a glorious start today, like i mentioned. here's a beautiful scene from conwy in north wales. big contrast, though, to cloudier, leaden skies across east anglia and the south east. it's because we're drawing this cloud off the north sea on a fairly brisk easterly breeze across southern areas, whereas further north, we're into the sunny blue skies. so for the rest of the day it does look like it's going to stay rather cloudy across the south and southeast. maybe a few showers starting to push up from the near continent later in the day. but a warm one to come further north with all the sunshine, low 20s for glasgow. low 20s as well for parts of wales, northwest england. now, through this evening and overnight the cloud starts to drift northwards, start to import some humid air from southern areas and that will increase the chance of some heavy showers or thunderstorm — hit and miss showers, not everyone will get them. but you can see we're importing this warm and humid air from the near continent. so quite a muggy night to come
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for england and wales to start. sunday could be no lower than 16 or 17 degrees in the southeast. so we start off with a bit more cloud across england and wales for sunday. best of the sunshine towards the north west. but even here the cloud tends to build. there's a chance of seeing some heavy showers and thunderstorms becoming more widespread across parts of england and wales. hit and miss showers, not everyone will get one and there's a question mark to the extent of these showers could be a bit further north, could be a bit further westwards. a warm and humid day to come across central and southern and eastern areas, a little bit fresher further north. for monday, we have a weak area of low pressure across the country. a couple of weather fronts that will enhance shower and thunderstorm activity, could see some showers and storms across eastern areas. another one in towards the west. again, a bit of a question mark, some uncertainty to the details of monday. have to stay tuned, but could see some sunny spells across the southeast corner and again across the far east, we could be into the high 20s. so again, quite warm here, but generally high teens, low 20s elsewhere with more cloud and showers around. i think as we run through the week, though, conditions begin to improve.
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live from london, this is bbc news. a mother and a chef who were attacked during the notting hill carnival have both died. police have opened two murder investigations. we are still appealing for information. if you witnessed either incident, please contact 101 or crimestoppers anonymously. the first vaccinations of babies against polio begin in gaza, ahead of a mass immunisation campaign this weekend. i was worried and afraid because this is scary. this disease _ because this is scary. this disease makes children not able to move. — disease makes children not able to move, eat or drink, and it stays— to move, eat or drink, and it stays with _ to move, eat or drink, and it stays with them all their life. why researchers believe a popular diabetes and weight loss drug could also help slow the ageing process.
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and, oasis fans prove their commitment to the british rock group, waiting in online queues for hours to secure tickets to their long—awaited reunion. hello, welcome to bbc news. two people who were attacked in separate incidents at notting hill carnival have both died from their injuries. 32—year—old cher maximen was stabbed in broad daylight on sunday. she was at the carnival with her three—year—old daughter, and other family friends. she is understood to have been injured after trying to intervene in a fight. mussie imnetu, who was a1, was found unconscious on the street outside a restaurant with a head injury on monday. police have confirmed he has also died from his injuries. both deaths are being investigated as murders. here's what the police said about the deaths.
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