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help that? 1 help that? something that will that help that? something that will hel us will that help that? something that will help us towards _ will that help that? something that will help us towards a _ will that help that? something that will help us towards a two - will that help that? something that will help us towards a two state - will help us towards a two state solution, we all want to see that but in this particular thing, it is not a political decision and i accept there is a judgment but if you as a minister get advice from your officials, saying that there is a risk in this, you have to have regard to it. i have been in that position and so have you. flan regard to it. i have been in that position and so have you.- regard to it. i have been in that position and so have you. can i ask as a labour— position and so have you. can i ask as a labour politician, _ position and so have you. can i ask as a labour politician, if— position and so have you. can i ask as a labour politician, if i - position and so have you. can i ask as a labour politician, ifi may, - as a labour politician, if i may, why did david lammy announce it yesterday, as those six hostages were being released?— yesterday, as those six hostages were being released? everything is terrible about _ were being released? everything is terrible about this _ were being released? everything is terrible about this war _ were being released? everything is terrible about this war and - were being released? everything is terrible about this war and doing i were being released? everything is terrible about this war and doing it| terrible about this war and doing it yesterday, when we saw those photographs of those really young people who had been viciously, you know, fired at, it was absolutely terrible, is there ever going to be a write today? what he had to do, and i think probably he wanted to announce it to parliament and they probably got the advice over the summer, this was the first day of the return of parliament and he felt
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he had to be accountable to parliament, i think that is what happened, i don't know but i think thatis happened, i don't know but i think that is it, it is always a terrible day stop great it is awful to see the pictures of the hostages but every day, also seeing images of palestinians and it is important to remember that. palestinians and it is important to rememberthat. i palestinians and it is important to remember that.— palestinians and it is important to remember that. i think we need to humanise this, _ remember that. i think we need to humanise this, this _ remember that. i think we need to humanise this, this is _ remember that. i think we need to humanise this, this is people - remember that. i think we need to | humanise this, this is people being killed _ humanise this, this is people being killed every— humanise this, this is people being killed every day, _ humanise this, this is people being killed every day, you _ humanise this, this is people being killed every day, you know, - humanise this, this is people being killed every day, you know, over. killed every day, you know, over 40.000 — killed every day, you know, over 40,000 pe0ple _ killed every day, you know, over 40,000 people have _ killed every day, you know, over 40,000 people have been - killed every day, you know, over 40,000 people have been killed killed every day, you know, over. 40,000 people have been killed in gaza, _ 40,000 people have been killed in gaza, and — 40,000 people have been killed in gaza, and so, _ 40,000 people have been killed in gaza, and so, you _ 40,000 people have been killed in gaza, and so, you know, _ 40,000 people have been killed in gaza, and so, you know, it - 40,000 people have been killed in gaza, and so, you know, it is - gaza, and so, you know, it is important _ gaza, and so, you know, it is important that, _ gaza, and so, you know, it is important that, like - gaza, and so, you know, it is important that, like you - gaza, and so, you know, it is important that, like you say, | gaza, and so, you know, it is - important that, like you say, this is a terrible — important that, like you say, this is a terrible war— important that, like you say, this is a terrible war and _ important that, like you say, this is a terrible war and it _ important that, like you say, this is a terrible war and it is - is a terrible war and it is important _ is a terrible war and it is important to— is a terrible war and it is important to keep - is a terrible war and it is i important to keep moving is a terrible war and it is - important to keep moving forward is a terrible war and it is _ important to keep moving forward and to lake _ important to keep moving forward and to take action — important to keep moving forward and to take action and _ important to keep moving forward and to take action and 30 _ important to keep moving forward and to take action and 30 licences - important to keep moving forward and to take action and 30 licences is - to take action and 30 licences is 'ust to take action and 30 licences is just seems— to take action and 30 licences is just seems like _ to take action and 30 licences is just seems like a _ to take action and 30 licences is just seems like a drop _ to take action and 30 licences is just seems like a drop in - to take action and 30 licences is just seems like a drop in the - to take action and 30 licences is - just seems like a drop in the ocean, it seems— just seems like a drop in the ocean, it seems like — just seems like a drop in the ocean, it seems like nothing _ just seems like a drop in the ocean, it seems like nothing compared - just seems like a drop in the ocean, it seems like nothing compared to i it seems like nothing compared to what action— it seems like nothing compared to what action needs _ it seems like nothing compared to what action needs to _ it seems like nothing compared to what action needs to be _ it seems like nothing compared to what action needs to be taken. . it seems like nothing compared to . what action needs to be taken. let’s what action needs to be taken. let's have a quick — what action needs to be taken. let's have a quick look _ what action needs to be taken. let's have a quick look at _ what action needs to be taken. have a quick look at some of the front pages on tomorrow's papers. the independent reports on the migrants dying as the small boat capsizes, what we were discussing earlier. the front page of the guardian, that says six children among the dead after the boat was ripped open in the channel. again, as we were discussing ala, keir
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starmerfacing a test as we were discussing ala, keir starmer facing a test over the winter fuel payments, the vote that is coming up next week. the times says he is, the us are at odds over the israel arms sales and the daily telegraph says angela rayner is in talks to end thatcher's right to buy policy. and in the record, the £1 billion black hole, nhs and social care spending will be slashed as part of brutal cuts to fund a £1 billion budget black hole in scotland. and the metro, jeremy kyle through my dad under the bus. thank you for being with us this evening. good luck tomorrow, what happens over? it evening. good luck tomorrow, what happens over?— evening. good luck tomorrow, what happens over? it takes two minutes. and ou happens over? it takes two minutes. and you become _ happens over? it takes two minutes. and you become a _ happens over? it takes two minutes. and you become a baroness - happens over? it takes two minutes. and you become a baroness the. - happens over? it takes two minutes. and you become a baroness the. i i happens over? it takes two minutes. | and you become a baroness the. i do but all m and you become a baroness the. i u but all my grandchildren are coming so i think it will be a moment for them to remember in future, i hope. i hope it is a lovely day. thank you forjoining us. nick, see you tomorrow. thank you as always. on tomorrow's newsnight, we'll bring you interviews and insights as the final report from the grenfell tower inquiry is released.
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see you then. goodbye. hello, welcome to bbc news. it's the biggest single loss of life in the channel so far this year, with a pregnant woman, along with six children among the dead, when their small boat capsized off the french coast. 12 people died in all, and 51 others were rescued. downing street insists it's taking action to target the criminal smuggling gangs, describing the deaths as "truly horrific."
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the boat got into difficulty, off cap grinez, around 6am this morning, with all those on board ending up in the water. just a handful of people were wearing life jackets. our correspondent andrew harding is in boulogne where an emergency care centre has been set up. french rescue helicopters busy once again today, bringing casualties from the sea to the shore. this the scene of a harbour in the big port city of boulogne, bodies on the stretchers. among the dead, six children and a pregnant woman. translation: there used to be 30 or 40 people on these small boats, j now there are 70 or 80 people. most likely, the boat collapsed very fast. the smugglers had provided no more than eight life jackets, so if help had not arrived so fast, far more people would have faced certain death. french officials say cross channel
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smugglers are increasingly cramming far too many people on board their flimsy boats. 51 people, many, it's thought, from east africa were rescued in choppy seas. but in other boats, dozens if not hundreds more today made the same crossing without significant trouble. some here being taken ashore in dover in a rescue boat. these voyages are illegal under british law and increasingly dangerous. the death toll this year already more than double last year's total. in april, we filmed an overcrowded boat in trouble just off the french coast. five died, including a young girl trampled to death. in another incident, five drowned in icy water close to shore. so far this year, over 20,000 migrants have reached the uk in small boats. that's slightly more than at the same point last year. just last week, the french
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and british governments promised tougher and better coordinated action to break up the smuggling gangs. but the french authorities have warned that their forces patrolling the beaches are facing growing violence, and charities say a more nuanced approach is needed. it needs a much more multipronged approach, that, of course, includes policing and smashing the gangs, but critically also includes safe ways for people to reach the uk or to have their case heard before they have to take a dangerous crossing. for now, the smuggling business continues. the risks are increasingly obvious. but tens of thousands of determined people are not put off. the latest government figures show the number of people crossing the channel in small boats so far this year is 21,403. that's more than in the same period last year, but fewer than 2022. but in the first six months of 2024, there's been an 18% rise
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in the number of arrivals, on 2023, and it's now clear more migrants are getting onto each boat. an average of 51, with the vast majority, being young men. our political correspondent harry farleyjoins us now. of course, we know that with the new government we have a new strategy on tackling small boats. labour of course cancelled the conservative's plan to send some asylum—seekers to rwanda. they are smoking on 's —— focusing on smashing the people smuggling gangs. focusing on smashing the people smuggling gangs-— focusing on smashing the people smuggling gangs. that's right. good evenin: to smuggling gangs. that's right. good evening to you- _ smuggling gangs. that's right. good evening to you. the _ smuggling gangs. that's right. good evening to you. the government - smuggling gangs. that's right. goodj evening to you. the government will bejudged on many things, i suppose. but this issue will be right at the top of that list, stopping those small boats crossing the channel, stopping people getting into them in the first place, and i was at a
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briefing in downing street earlier this afternoon, regular daily briefing with the prime minister spokesperson and we asked about this as journalists and the prime minister 's spokesman said that the incident was truly horrific and rarely placed the focus and the blame on those smuggling gangs, describing them as callous and ruthless and said that that trend as you just mentioned they are, cramming more and more people into individual boats was a worrying trend and one that they had no doubt existed. as you say, the government has scrapped the rwanda policy come about policy from the previous conservative government to send those arriving in the uk on small boats to rwanda. instead, the government is focusing on targeting those criminal gangs and particularly targeting the supply chain of things like boats, engines and so on that come across europe, answer keir starmer arguing that by using the kind of tactics that criminal agencies across europe used
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to target terrorist gangs, they can do the same to these smuggling gangs. and that is really the focus from the current government. and that change in policy that we saw directly after the general election. . targeting of the supply chains of the boats and the engines as you say, we have seen the consequences of it in this biggest loss of life because just explained to us what happens, what we believe we know what happened to the boat itself. sources indicate that the bottom of the boat actually the boat was so full that the bottom of the boat ripped and just fell out underneath the people in it, and there is some indication that possibly the targeting of that supply chain, the lack of supply of boats and engines across europe come up about equipment is getting poorer in quality and we may be seeing some of the consequences of that tonight. obviously those are sort of suggestions as to what possibly might be behind the incident. the
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french authorities are looking into that and an investigation is ongoing. the other point that others make tonight, others like, for example, the archbishop of canterbury sing this incident illustrates the need for safe and legal routes for these people coming across the channel, people wanting to claim asylum should have another way to do that other than getting into a boat to cross the channel. that's the other argument i suppose thatis that's the other argument i suppose that is being made and obviously the conservatives now undergoing a leadership election, running as the leadership election, running as the leader of the conservative party argue that labour should reintroduce that rwanda scheme to send those arriving in small boats to east africa. . , arriving in small boats to east africa. ., , ., ~ arriving in small boats to east africa. ., , ., ., ~ africa. harry, as always, thank you so much for— africa. harry, as always, thank you so much for talking _ africa. harry, as always, thank you so much for talking us _ africa. harry, as always, thank you so much for talking us through - so much for talking us through it. our political correspondent, much more, of course, on our website. an 80—year—old man who died after being attacked in a leicestershire park died from a neck injury, say police. bhim kohli died in hospital after being assaulted while walking his dog at franklin park in braunstone town,
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on sunday evening. a 14—year—old boy remains in custody after he was arrested on suspicion of murder. four other children have been released without further action. a small park in a residential area of leicester, now cordoned off and the scene of a murder investigation. an 80—year—old man was assaulted here on sunday evening, and has since died. the victim was bhim kohli, who lived close by and was walking his dog when he was attacked. neighbours say he was well liked, and well—known character on the allotment you can see on the left adjoining the park. nigel was his neighbour on the allotment for 15 years. i saw him every day on the allotment pretty much, or every other day when i was out there. he always had a smile. just a genuinely nice guy. i don't understand any of this. he was a proper gent. i'm just sick. i feel quite sick about the whole thing. what is of particular concern, though, is the age of those
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many people in the area are aware of what's happened. they are shocked by the attack and astonished about the age of those allegedly involved. yeah, i am a local around here, i've lived round here all my life. crime is getting worse, i must admit, but nothing like that. yeah, i think it's i terrible, it really is. what the family must be going through is awful. i everyone's talking about it. it's...it'sjust awful. this doesn't feel like a troubled area. the small park has a well—maintained children's playground and a community orchard. a large police presence remains in the area. detectives say they want to hear from anyone who saw those involved before the attack. danny savage, bbc news, leicester. in what's described as the deadliest single attack on ukraine so far this year, more than 50 people have died, in a russian missile strike on the city of poltava, in central ukraine. a military training insitute
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and nearby hospital were hit. more than 200 others are wounded. nick beake is at the scene, and has just sent us this report, which contains some distressing scenes. the missiles tore through the ukrainian military academy at nine o'clock this morning, just as lessons were starting, levelling huge parts of the complex and killing dozens instantly. army medics battle to save the injured. "hold on," he shouts, "you're a good lad." tonight we arrived in a stunned city. the emergency services of poltava could do little more than clear up the wreckage. we met mikita, a cadet who was inside the training centre when it happened. "the second missile hit three seconds after the first," he tells us, "i ran outside, there was smoke and dust everywhere. "lots of people were outside having a cigarette, "and many of them were killed."
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yana, one of the many locals whose windows were smashed. ukraine has taken a body blow, too. translation: it's very hard. i take it personally. my husband is fighting on the front line. soldiers have died here, and i know there are still soldiers under the rubble. their wives are waiting for them. then, as we were moving location, another air raid alert blared, and the instant fear of another possible hit here. the air raid sirens have just gone off once again, and so a lot of the emergency services who are inside the building clearing out the debris have now moved out, even though there are still some people we know underneath the rubble. president zelensky condemned the attack, calling the russians "scum" and promised to get answers. translation: i've ordered a full and prompt investigation - into the circumstances of what happened.
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all necessary services are involved in the rescue operation. i am grateful to everyone who has been saving lives from the very first moments following the strike. president putin had vowed that punishment was on its way after the incursion into russia a month ago. and it seems it arrived today and seconds in the deadliest attack on ukraine for a year. 500 million pounds worth of spending cuts were announced by the scottish government, to help balance the budget. the finance secretary blames the westminster government for creating a new era of austerity. but a recent report by scotland's financial watchdog, says many of the pressures, are the result of historic decisions, by the snp at holyrood. here's james cook. this is the reality of life less than four miles from the scottish parliament. a community centre handing out free bread to help the residents
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of muirhouse make ends meet. and yet now, here and across scotland, the tough times could be about to get worse. prolonged westminster austerity, the economic damage of brexit, a global pandemic, the war in ukraine, and the cost of living crisis have all placed enormous and growing pressure on the public finances. i must take further and more urgent action now to ensure that we can balance the scottish budget in 2024—25. and i call... there is also £800 million of additional spending for new pay offers, and all that means £500 million in direct service cuts, plus a raid on the proceeds of offshore wind and publicly owned scottish water. given the recent independent analysis, will the cabinet secretary finally put on the record that the large black hole in scotland's public finances is a result of the actions
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of the scottish government and not the actions of westminster? this statement is a threadbare - attempt to once again pass the buck. after 17 years in power, always someone else . to blame, again and again. critics of the scottish government say the cuts announced here this afternoon are alarming enough, but away from this place, there are plenty of communities across scotland which say they were already struggling even before this statement. what did you do in school today? i don't know. you don't know? what did you do today? families in glasgow, for example, are concerned about the closure of 172 teaching posts, a big problem, says michael, whose son needs extra support at school. i personally believe we are in a crisis situation for all services. we are seeing waiting times in the nhs. we can't see a gp, and education is on its knees. i have seen children sent home from school because of teacher cuts. so it is really, really worrying times for all families, i would say. glasgow city council say
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no one is simply "sent home", but they accept it is a worrying time. back in edinburgh, at the community centre, they are worried too. between the pandemic, cost of living increase and now all the cuts that the government is making again, it is awful. it is the worst i have ever seen it in the whole 25, 30 years i have been in this business. how hard are things for this community? basic human rights are not being met. people can't pay their electricity, and the winter months are coming up. people are again choosing, do they put their electricity on or do they feed their kids? some cucumber? yes. try a bit. this project gives the children of muirhouse a chance to thrive, but many parents say they worry that cuts and crisis are becoming commonplace. james cook, bbc news, edinburgh. a bbc investigation has found there's been a rapid rise in israeli settler outposts in the west bank, an area occupied by israel since it
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captured the territory in 1967. there's no official record of how many settlements there are, but by piecing together hundreds of satellite images and information found on social media, the bbc has established there are close to 200 such outposts, half of them built in the last five years. tonight, the foreign office has strongly condemned unprecedented levels of settler violence against palestinians in the west bank, also highlighted by the bbc. here's emir nader. here in the occupied west bank, aisha 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. this is the man she's accusing, a settler named moshe sharvit. but moshe sharvit paints a different picture of his presence here.
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he lives in an unauthorised settlement in the west bank. it's what's known as an outpost, illegal under both israeli and international law. illegal, but they're rarely removed, and in some cases they're later legalised. 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 investigations has analysed data and verified the location of 196 outposts across the west bank. we found almost half were set up in the last five years. we join aisha and nabeel again as they briefly return home, two months after they were forced to leave.
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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 for violence and intimidation against palestinians in the west bank. we've now discovered how a powerful organisation has supported some of these settlers. the world zionist organisation is over 100 years old and its settlement division is funded by the israeli government. it manages [and in the occupied west bank on the state's behalf. 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
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bank to defend israeli settlements or settlers. documents obtained by an israeli n60 and analysed by the bbc, show how the settlement division has allocated large areas of land in 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. neither the world zionist organisation 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. it was you, moshe sharvit, who is sanctioned internationally. will you let the palestinian families return to this area? despite international sanctions on settlers like moshe sharvit. they remain undeterred and increasingly powerful. emir nader, bbc news.
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meanwhile, defence secretaryjohn healy defended the uk's suspension of 30 out of 350 arms export licences to israel, by saying it "won't have a material impact" on the country's security. he said the move was driven by a "legal process". mr netanyahu said the uk's decision is "shameful". israeli politician and member of israel's knesset, moshe turpaz, gave his reaction to the announcement. i think the uk made a big mistake. i think it's strengthening the wrong side — the terror of extreme islam, the hamas and its allies. i mean, iran and hezbollah are looking at this and saying, "ok, israel is being weakened by one of its important allies, by the uk". so i think this decision is a bad decision made by the uk. and i think, um, this is not the right path to go by because we are a western democratic governments have to go together and have to fight terror together. and the same extreme islam is threatening the whole world.
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and iran doesn't look at israel differently than uk or the united states. it sees us all as one big satan, as an enemy. and we have to stick together. and it means that uk has to send its forces to help israel and to sell its arms, as it did before. and i hope there will be a change in the government of the uk on this very important issue. a preliminary irish government report has documented almost two thousand four hundred allegations of sexual abuse at religious schools over nearly a century. almost 900 alleged perpetrators were said to have abused the children, mostly at schools run by the roman catholic church.
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ireland s education minister, norma foley, called the level of abuse truly shocking and said the government would set up a commission to investigate. it's also considering financial redress for victims, to be paid for by the religious orders. it's just over seven years since the grenfell tower disaster in west london, when a fire which burned for 60 hours, killed 72 people. tomorrow the public inquiry�*s final report into the blaze, will finally be published. tom symonds has been hearing from three people, whose lives have forever been changed, by the tragedy. for a long time, those screams really did haunt me. i felt helpless. there was nothing really i could do. it is only through being brave enough and honest enough to look at our failings that we can grow. there is not closure i to the whole situation. there's still an awful lot . of people stuck as a result of what happened at grenfell tower. many lives have been lost and scarred by this tragedy and its still unfolding consequences. every major milestone in my life, i try and make sure that i come
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here to pay my respects to... physics students tiago alves didn't hesitate the night his dad said... get ready, we need to leave. i think there's a fire in the building. it likely saved his life. he watched helpless as the fire destroyed the tower and killed many of his friends and neighbours. the public inquiry has already revealed what happened that night. the cladding, added in a disastrous bid to make this building warmer and drier, turned it into a firetrap. tomorrow, we will find out why it happened, and tiago needs that. what i actually want from this report is true too late to save many. it felt like a failure of _ too late to save many. it felt like a failure of 72 _ too late to save many. it felt like a failure of 72 people _ too late to save many. it felt like a failure of 72 people not - too late to save many. it felt like l a failure of 72 people not surviving that fire, that's what felt like a failure, and that failure extends past our reactions, it extends to the refurbished companies and
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everything else that we are going to hear about in the inquiry. the tower still stands, shrouded. some want criminal charges before it is replaced by a memorial. and we can reveal that the prime minister has i'm one of the people that's actually got remediation happening. we don't know how long it is going to take. everything keeps getting extended. but there are so many people across the country that don't even have an assessment for their building. it is hard to think of a disaster in british history which has highlighted so many points of failure. more than anything, grenfell�*s legacy will be the lessons it will teach us. tom symonds, bbc news, at grenfell tower. he was known as "britain's schindler". sir nicholas winton saved hundreds of children from the holocaust when he oversaw the czech kinder—transport, which brought children from german—occupied czechoslovakia to safety in the uk in 1939. now, years later, a street has been named after him in prague. rob cameron watched the unveiling.
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this document saved milena fleischmann from certain death. a pass, allowing a nine—year—old jewish girl to travel by train across nazi germany in august 1939, and start a new life in england. milena, now lady milena grenfell—baines, had no idea then that it had all been arranged by a young stockbroker from london. i think it is so important because you know, very soon, no eyewitnesses will be here any more, and people need to remember, why is that street called nicholas winton street? the story of how nicholas winton saved hundreds of children from the holocaust only came to light in the 1980s, thanks to the british tv programme that's life.
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can i ask, is there anyone in our audience tonight who owes their life to nicholas winton? — if so, could you stand up, please? it's since been told countless times, in films, documentaries and books, and now a new street, running past the very station where czechoslovakjews boarded trains for the camps. a ninth train, the largest transport, carrying 250 children, was scheduled for the 1st of september 1939, but then, the war intervened and it never left. we don't know what happened to those children, but most of them would have been herded onto trains here at praha bubny station and sent to theresienstadt and then to auschwitz. only a handful are believed to have survived. rob cameron, bbc news, prague. from providing a warm space for communities to meet, to hosting activities,
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and of course offering free access to books, for many of us libraries have long been a key part of our lives. gfx but bbc analysis has found that since 2016, one in 20 libraries in the uk have been lost. and more deprived communities were four times more likely to have lost a publicly—funded library in that time. michael rosen, children's author and former children's laureate, describes how he feels about the closures. well, it distresses me. i feel angry about it and i feel sad about it. i'm angry because i see this as disadvantaging the disadvantaged. it makes people poorer who are already poor in having access to books and literacy, so that makes me sad and angry both. it also deprives them of what you just described, their safe public spaces, and libraries in britain and all over the world. they provide much more than books these days. they provide access to digital digital platforms of all kinds,

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