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this is bbc news. your headlines. tom took an tat will shortly launch his leadership for the conservative party. ofsted is accused of being defensive and complacent in response to the suicide of head teacher ruth perry. israeli prime minister benjamin netanyahu has called the uk s suspension of thirty arms licenses to israel �*shameful�* and �*misguided'. a bbc investigation finds a record number of illegal outposts were set up in the west bank last year. the
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contest to become the next conservative party leader is under way and tom tugendhat is one of six mps who bring to succeed rishi sunak. he has promised to bring what he calls honesty back to main street politics and we expect to hear him talking shortly and we will bring you to that when he begins. jewish settlers have increased the rate at which they have set up illegal outposts on the other palestinian territory in the west bank, according to the un. in that time more than 1500 palestinians have been displaced from their homes. for
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over six months bbc investigations has been following the investigations of settlers living in the outposts and can reveal new details about support they have received from an israeli linked organisation. here in the occupied west bank ayesha and her husband nabeel say they're being forced from their home. this is the man she's accusing — a settler named moshe sharvit. but moshe sharvit paints a different picture of his presence here. he lives in an unauthorised settlement in the west bank. it's what's known as
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an outpost, illegal under both israeli and international law, and outposts like moshe�*s, which are often farms, give settlers access to huge areas of land. it's outposts like these that are rapidly expanding since the beginning of the war in gaza, and are increasingly linked to violence and the mass expulsion of palestinian families, while pushing israeli settlements deeper into the west bank and taking control over vast swathes of land. bbc eye investigations has analysed data and verified the location of 196 outposts across the west bank. almost half were set up in the last five years. we join ayesha and nabeel again as they return home, two months after they were forced to leave. moshe sharvit, the settler who they say forced them out, appears again. earlier this year, moshe sharvit was among a number of settlers sanctioned by the uk and the us
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for violence against palestinians in the west bank. we've discovered how an israeli government funded division of the world zionist organisation has dealt with some of these settlers. documents obtained by an israeli ngo show how the wzo has allocated large areas of the occupied west bank to settlers. they forbid the building of any structures. but we found a pattern of settlers who have established their outposts on these lands. it's a body which runs very, very, very big part of a land which had been expropriated by the israeli authorities in the west bank to defend israeli settlements or settlers. neither the world zionist 0rganisation nor the israeli government responded to our questions. nor did moshe sharvit. so we went directly to his outpost. we've spoken to a palestinian woman who says you put a gun to her head.
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despite international sanctions on settlers like moshe sharvit, they remain undeterred and increasingly powerful. emir nader, bbc news. an independent review has found that the body that inspects schools in england and wales, 0fsted, was �*defensive and complacent�* in its response to the death of head teacher ruth perry. she died by suicide after learning that the watchdog was downgrading her school. 0fsted's chief inspector has accepted most of the review�*s recommendations, as our education editor bra nwen jeffreys reports.
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last year, head teacher ruth perry took her own life. the education secretary said it shows the need for change at 0fsted. shows the need for change at ofsted. , , , shows the need for change at ofsted. , _ . shows the need for change at ofsted. , , , . ., ofsted. deeply concerning and underlines _ ofsted. deeply concerning and underlines the _ ofsted. deeply concerning and underlines the view _ ofsted. deeply concerning and underlines the view i - ofsted. deeply concerning and underlines the view i held - ofsted. deeply concerning and underlines the view i held for i underlines the view i held for some time about wider reform and the issues that i've set out about moving away from one where judgments out about moving away from one wherejudgments are out about moving away from one where judgments are among the first steps we need to see and i'm determined to work with the chief inspector to drive forward change and have a culture that encourages openness and transparency. ruth sister julia openness and transparency. ruth sisterjulia has _ openness and transparency. ruth sisterjulia has campaigned for change. in the months after the death of state made no attempt to contact the family. it’s death of state made no attempt to contact the family.— to contact the family. it's a complacent. _ to contact the family. it's a complacent, defensive - complacent, defensive organisation that has been incapable of self reflection, that will not listen to
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criticism and has been doing untold harm as a result and getting away with it. do you think the — getting away with it. do you think the inspection - getting away with it. do you think the inspection came i getting away with it. do you| think the inspection came to the right— think the inspection came to the right conclusion? i think the inspection came to the right conclusion?- the right conclusion? i do, i think the — the right conclusion? i do, i think the findings _ the right conclusion? i do, i think the findings were - the right conclusion? i do, i i think the findings were secure and the inspections team worked with the professionalism and sensitivity i would expect from our inspectors. the sensitivity i would expect from our inspectors.— sensitivity i would expect from our inspectors. the ofsted boss at the time _ our inspectors. the ofsted boss at the time was _ our inspectors. the ofsted boss at the time was amanda - our inspectors. the ofsted boss i at the time was amanda spielman who defended their approach. the bbc asked herfor an interview about this report or any response to its many criticisms of state leadership. she has refused both requests. 0fsted now has a new boss and he says he wants change and head teachers say he has taken the first steps.— the first steps. since the new leadership — the first steps. since the new leadership has _ the first steps. since the new leadership has taken - the first steps. since the new leadership has taken over - the first steps. since the new| leadership has taken over the reins at 0fsted we have seen a sea change in their openness and willingness to take on change. we are looking forward to working with sir martin to make sure we can co—construct the future.
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make sure we can co-construct the future-— the future. this weekjulia welcomed _ the future. this weekjulia welcomed the _ the future. this weekjulia welcomed the scrapping i the future. this weekjulia| welcomed the scrapping of the future. this weekjulia - welcomed the scrapping of one or two word judgments, the first step towards a different system. speaking earlier to bbc breakfast in the wake of the findings, 0fsted chief inspector sir martyn 0liver said it was time to look towards the future. i'm very proud to have commissioned it. i did that on purpose so we could build a better future. purpose so we could build a betterfuture. i want purpose so we could build a better future. i want to reset the relationship, focus on the positives and build a system that maintains and raises standards for parents but reduces the pressure on hard—working teachers and staff out there. for more analysis i spoke to our reporter ellie price. it's quite interesting. you've got the outcome of the report into what happened after the death of ruth perry and you have the outcome of the big
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lesson report as 0fsted called it, a report into its own way of doing things and that report, the findings were that state needed to focus on the behaviour of students. the attendance of students and school provisions of those children and pupils with special educational needs and disabilities. at the moment they say they haven't quite looked into that enough. i think we will see a change in how 0fsted and effect reports on schools and the values that schools find important and inspectors find important in schools. yesterday we heard that the one—word description is 0fsted reports would be scrapped, what you would have as an inspector going into a school, the inspectors would write their report and overall give a school a one—word description and that could be anything from outstanding, good to requires improvement or indeed inadequate. that one—word description has been scrapped and it's been welcomed by teaching unions but i think
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there's quite a lot to come. the government says in the next year by next september there will be something called a report card which will basically be a look, a different look at how 0fsted different look at how ofsted report looks with broader descriptions on what schools need to be inspected on. indie need to be inspected on. we have heard _ need to be inspected on. we have heard reaction about the changes to the one—word system, that has been welcomed by teaching unions but what is the reaction been from teachers and parents and unions to this review of 0fsted and to their promise to be better in the future? �* , , future? broadly supportive. i think the suggestions - future? broadly supportive. i think the suggestions from i future? broadly supportive. i- think the suggestions from most of the unions i heard from is a suggestion this is a movement in the right direction but cautiously optimistic. you hear the headline figures today, the realisation that there were mistakes made in the case of ruth perry and a school that was otherwise rated good and
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most other areas had just received a one—word description on the issue of safeguarding and if any school received a negative report, an inadequate report on safeguarding, a very important issue, the whole report would be downgraded. 0fsted have withdrawn that is an approach. now what happens as if a school receives an inadequate rating on safeguarding 0fsted goes back within three months to essentially see whether improvements have been made and save the situation, if you like. ithink save the situation, if you like. i think what is also been welcomed as the broader focus on mental health awareness of those being inspected. very much the conversation coming out was that 0fsted and schools, those that they inspected, it was a very adversarial relationship, that schools and those being inspected felt very concerned and often very anxious about those inspection so i think there's a feeling from 0fsted that that will have to change in the future, there needs to
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be more of a collegiate approach and indeed relationship because the whole point of these inspections is to raise standards and improve the standards for children learning in schools as well as telling parents exactly the state of the schools in which they send their children. two teenage boys have been charged with the murder ofjazhiah coke — who died following an incident at his home in 0ldbury, near birmingham, last thursday. the boys, who cannot be identified for legal reasons, will appear in court later today, alongside a man aged in his 40s, who has been charged with assisting an offender. jahziah's mother has paid tribute to her 13—year—old son, describing him as loving, family oriented, and always smiling. substantial cuts in public spending are expected to be announced in scotland. the scottish finance secretary says the uk is ending a whole new era of austerity and the labour
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party which will have a profound effect on its ability to deliver services. labour says the snp led scottish government policies are to blame. 0ur scotland correspondent reports from glasgow. i lost my husband a year ago. annie is a regular at this glasgow lunch club. i don't get any benefits or anything, so it's just whatever i've got. she's likely to lose her winter fuel payment, following recently announced cuts. i come here every day now, because i'm also saving money with not having gas on or electricity on, and you get the company and you would just be sitting in the house with your heating
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on, costing you a lot of money! not everyone at the daffodil club will lose their winter fuel payment, but many are conscious of the cost of living. i sometimes fill a water bottle up and sit it on my knee if i feel a wee bit cold — i do that sometimes. recently announced cuts are being felt from local lunch clubs... # turn back the page... ..to well—known theatres like the dundee rep. arts body creative scotland has closed new applications for a fund supporting artists, musicians and producers because of concerns about scottish government budgets. without those individual artists, we can't do the work that we do. so angry doesn't cut it, really — it's just taking a whole layer of funding and therefore a whole layer of artists out of the equation. the scottish government says it's taken many tough choices, and will do everything it can to protect people — and public services — from cuts. 0n the subject of politics tom tugendhat is formally launching his campaign to be the next tory party leader. they are getting ready for his speech, the podium is ready and we will
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take you to that speech live when it happens. first, if you are a driver you will know how much of a nightmare pot holes can be, burst tyres, damaged wheels and broken suspension but a new way of filling in potholes is being trialled in the uk. it uses a surprising new ingredient given what caused them in the first place. recycled tires. 0ur reporter dave evans has more. potholes — the scourge of the modern motorist. but could this be part of the solution? the material being heated up is about to be used to fill some potholes. it's called roadmender asphalt, which is made using old tyres.
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it's a recycled material. it's got a rubberflex in it, so it's quite flexible. it allows us to seal up defects without actually having to excavate, so there's no manual handling, it's cuts out all the cutting and the vibration, and it also does a lasting repair. the material is produced by a company based in sheffield. the team here can cover 60 to 70 square metres a day — that's much more than before — and it sets quickly, so it's ready for traffic within minutes. earlier this year, derbyshire county council wrote an open letter saying sorry for what it called a massive increase in the number of potholes. it put part of the blame on last winter's bad weather, and promised that things would improve. we're trying to do bigger resurfacing repairs as far as budgets can stretch, and we're pushing for additional budgets and funding from both the regional mayor and also from government. but also materials like this and new techniques like this will hopefully mean that we won't have to come back to the same pothole hotspots time and again. /and the work has attracted attention from local residents, keen that their road would be next. the road surface is just disintegrating. when the road sweeper comes in, he only does one side
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of the road because if he swept in front of mine, he'd take half the road away because i'm now down to the sub core, which is the big lumps of limestone, i think they are. we know that what they've been putting in only lasts a short time, but this this looks really good and we're really impressed. what we've seen today is part of a three—month trial scheme, which the council could then extend. these repairs should last at least five years. dave edwards, bbc news. quite a sweet story for you. more and more toys on the market that represent the children they play with them. 0ver children they play with them. over the past few weeks we have heard about a visually impaired barbie doll and a lego figure with disabilities but now a business in the uk has created
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a range of sikh action toys which it hopes will encourage children to take pride in their religion. children to take pride in their reliaion. . ., , religion. the children had seen it on youtube _ religion. the children had seen it on youtube and _ religion. the children had seen it on youtube and they - religion. the children had seen it on youtube and they were i it on youtube and they were super excited. this hasn't been done before, they had never seen it so they thought it represented them, their culture, that religion so yes they were super excited and i knew straightaway that they wanted one.— wanted one. the toys have encouraged _ wanted one. the toys have encouraged belinda - wanted one. the toys have encouraged belinda is - wanted one. the toys have - encouraged belinda is daughter to embrace herfaith. it’s encouraged belinda is daughter to embrace her faith.— to embrace her faith. it's been lovel to to embrace her faith. it's been lovely to see. _ to embrace her faith. it's been lovely to see. my _ to embrace her faith. it's been lovely to see. my religion - lovely to see. my religion probably _ lovely to see. my religion probably means - lovely to see. my religion probably means to - lovely to see. my religion probably means to me... | lovely to see. my religion - probably means to me... and now we must leave _ probably means to me... and now we must leave that _ probably means to me... and now we must leave that report - probably means to me... and now we must leave that report and - we must leave that report and take you to the leadership bid for the conservative party from tom tugendhat.
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i'm here to apply for the job, but it is not the job i want. i do not want to be leader of the opposition, i want to be prime minister. cheering. applause. i don't want to oppose. i want to govern first, first we need to change. because while people may sometimes vote for a party they do not always love and sometimes they will vote for a programme that they do not fully agree with. loss of sound. i will make us respected for our experience under realism, admired for our integrity, acknowledged for our achievements and given credit
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for seeing the errors that we have made. and correcting them. by have made. and correcting them. by doing that, i believe that i will lead our party back to power. applause. my my campaign will be sober, i'm looking at a few, it will earn and deserve trust. and it will be about governing and i will work in opposition as you would expect a future prime minister to act. applause. loss of sound.
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idid not learn loss of sound. i did not learn in westminster but in the army and i will not be playing politics. i know that integrity matters. i want to start with an apology. the conservative party owed you better. politics is not a game. and we all know the cost when government is not sober and serious, we saw it in the lives lost in afghanistan and then and not wasted chaos of that withdrawal. we saw it during the covid, notjust in the last years of education that costs a mini or the opportunities missed or even in the grief for lost loved ones, those left to cope alone but through the disrespect and the double standards. like you, i witnessed the recent political trauma with a combination of depression, anger, iwitnessed the failed coup is on the
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successful ones and i saw duty give way to ego. that is why i am standing before you today. because this country can change. we must change. and britain deserves better. we need a different government. 0ne need a different government. one that will serve our country with conviction and act for you. one that remembers the core duty of the state. and i believe that message is simple. my believe that message is simple. my mission is that happiness and prosperity of the british people. let me say that again to be absolutely clear. my mission is the happiness and prosperity of the british people. it is easy to say but it is tough to deliver. because at its heart, it is about putting the government back at the service of the people. it is about investment and innovation. it is also about freedom. freedom to succeed and yes, freedom to fail. it is
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about a commitment to grow our economy, and to see our people prosper. that is why this election, it is notjust a coronation. it is notjust a referendum on immigration or any other policy, it is not just a chance to re—fight old battles, that is all the politics of the past. what we are doing is we are choosing a new leader. who sees clearly the challenges that we face. but we are giving them four years to do the hard work, to prepare. so that the next conservative government will not waste one moment. we need to be ready from day one. applause. the last great economic transformation that our country
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is always in the 1980s. some of you will remember it well! it is time for a new conservative revolution. since those changes, britain's creeping bureaucracy has returned and it is stifling growth and a smothering opportunity and we need to clear back those cobwebs so that once again, our economy, and most importantly our people, can breathe freely and make our country grow again. and we have some of the most creative and entrepreneurial people in the world but without freedom, no one can prosper. i am standing because we need leadership. and we need to deliver that vision. and as leader, i will bring back the honest, the responsible state, one that serves you, and that leads the changes that we need and that acts on its word and that is what i will deliver, notjust as leader of the conservative party but as prime minister of this amazing united kingdom! i
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will set out the agenda for us to win back trust. and i am optimistic for the future because i know that the history of this country and its culture have been built on the strongest possible foundations for success. and that is why i will lead an opposition as i will lead an opposition as i will govern in office. i will listen to the serious ideas that come to us and support those who champion what is best for our country. i will win back younger voters. and i will deliver on these... loss of sound. england, scotland, wales and northern ireland, to see our shared economy grow. the government cannot pull a lever but it can release a break, we can invest in infrastructure and recognise that what has been delivered in teesside proves that conservatives can deliver and went across the united kingdom. we note that
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the state has a role to create the state has a role to create the environment for long—term investment and that is what allows enterprise to take risks and flourish. because government does not create jobs, we all know that. but it can enable others. and that is notjust can enable others. and that is not just about can enable others. and that is notjust about planning. it is about everything, from lower energy costs and better transportation to infrastructure, education and transport. it is about recognising talent is found across our country but opportunity is not. this is about making sure that every part of our great united kingdom has the respect and commitment from our government to allow our people to succeed. it is about ensuring that this country has the right skills, the right grid connections in the right grid connections in the right grid connections in the right infrastructure. we are already a nation of entrepreneurs. loss of sound.
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and we also have more unicorns than my daughter has drawn on the walls of her bedroom! laughter. but pensioners are poorer and it has drained the pools of capital we need to grow global leaders. i am going to draw lessons from australia and canada, where private savings and public investment have seen resilience and investment in infrastructure grow. and i will sunset the rules that are constraining smaller firms from innovating and competing. loss of sound. sorry about the frozen picture. that was tom tugendhat, promising a return of honesty to politics and of what was his tory leadership bid. he is one
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of the six tory mps vying to be the successor to rishi sunak as the successor to rishi sunak as the conservative party leader. robertjenrick, james cleverley, mel stride, dame priti patel, kemi badenoch are also running for the leadership and to give you an overview of what tom tugendhat was saying in his leadership bid, he was promising a return to honesty. he says that change is needed and he drew upon his background of army experience and reference that at points and he described the withdrawal from afghanistan as wasted chaos. he talked about bringing back an honest responsible state and said his priority would be bringing back prosperity to people and he talked about the emphasis on using private savings in public investment to help rebuild the economy. there is a lot more you can find out about in terms of the
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leadership race on the bbc news website. take a look and that will go into detail about the candidates standing, we have already had the beds launched by macjames cleverley and not tom tugendhat as well. live from london, this is bbc news.
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this is bbc news. the israeli prime minister, benjamin netanyahu, has criticised the uk's decision to suspend some arms pope francis arrives in indonesia at the start of his ground—breaking 12 day trip to asia. ground-breaking 12 day trip to asia. ., ., ., ., , ., ground-breaking 12 day trip to asia. ., .,., ., asia. kamala harris and joe biden make _ asia. kamala harris and joe biden make their— asia. kamala harris and joe biden make their first - asia. kamala harris and joe biden make their first joint | biden make their firstjoint campaign appearance since she accepted the democratic party's presidential nomination. england's school inspection organisation, ofsted, is accused of being defensive and complacent in its response to the suicide of ruth parry. we meet a british endurance swimmer thought to have set a new world record for the
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fastest female swim across lake geneva.

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