tv BBC News at Six BBC News October 7, 2024 6:00pm-6:31pm BST
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at dawn, mourning the lives lost at the site of the nova music festival, and the others targeted by hamas gunmen who crossed into southern israel last october 7th killing around 1,200 people, and capturing 251. i don't know how... ..how is it possible one year later and we still have 101 hostages? a year on, no pause in hostilities in the region as hezbollah, hamas and israel all launch fresh assaults. we hear from some of those affected by israel's campaign in gaza.
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amidst the attacks and the commemorations, we'll be asking what lies ahead for this part of the middle east with our international editorjeremy bowen. also on the programme: a school bus carrying up to 70 people has overturned in newtonards — the northern ireland ambulance service has declared a major incident. and, manchester city claim victory over the premier league. their challenge to sponsorship rules could impact other leading clubs. 0n bbc london: more on that story where undercover reporters from this programme have secretly recorded takeaways, butchers and other shops lying about their food hygiene scores. good evening from tel aviv, where a service is taking place
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for the 1,200 israelis killed and more than 250 taken hostage, in the hamas attacks, exactly one year ago. from dawn till dusk this day, across the land and around the world, people have been stopping to remember those who died. it was 6.30 in the morning, on october 7th, when fighters from hamas and other groups crossed the southern borderfrom gaza, and inflicted the worst single mass killing of israelis in the nation s history. the gunmen from hamas broke through the border fence, rampaging through nearby villages, kibbutzim, military posts and a music festival. they torched homes, shooting and killing indiscriminately. hamas is designated as a terrorist organisation by the uk and other governments. according to israel, 251 of its citizens and foreigners
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were taken hostage into gaza. one year on, 97 people remain unaccounted for. tonight, we ll look at how the events of last year have changed this country, and the region. including in gaza where more than 40,000 have been killed in israel s response. israeli bombs continued to fall on the territory today, and on top of that there was more fighting across the northern border with lebanon. but we start with the day of commemorations here in israel, as a nation remembers one year on. the tears are shared. there is a solidarity in this nation's sorrow. uniting strangers and friends, rich and poor, young and old.
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asa as a still traumatised people mourn, thousands gathered today in southern israel, remembering the 383 people killed at the nova music festival. what is also being mourned is the death of promise — because so many young lives yet to be lived were snatched away. ask danielle, a survive of the horror of october 7th, in her early 20s. 0ur conversation about how she ran for cover has war rage not far away in gaza. i cover has war rage not far away in gaza. , ., ., , gaza. i remember for a few minutes “ust gaza. i remember for a few minutes just running. — gaza. i remember for a few minutes just running. not— gaza. i remember for a few minutes just running, not knowing... - gaza. i remember for a few minutes just running, not knowing... the - gaza. i remember for a few minutes | just running, not knowing... the war continues? — just running, not knowing... the war continues? it — just running, not knowing... the war continues? it continues, a _ just running, not knowing... the war continues? it continues, a year - continues? it continues, a year later is continues _ continues? it continues, a year later is continues and - continues? it continues, a year later is continues and it - continues? it continues, a year
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later is continues and it is - continues? it continues, a year later is continues and it is sad l continues? it continues, a year. later is continues and it is sad to say but i'm used to it. i'm only 23 and i'm used to rockets and missiles and i'm used to rockets and missiles and terroror attacks. that and i'm used to rockets and missiles and terroror attacks.— and terroror attacks. that is such a tra . ed . and terroror attacks. that is such a traced . i and terroror attacks. that is such a tragedy- i don't— and terroror attacks. that is such a tragedy. i don't know _ and terroror attacks. that is such a tragedy. i don't know how... - and terroror attacks. that is such a tragedy. i don't know how... howl and terroror attacks. that is such a | tragedy. i don't know how... how is it possible — tragedy. i don't know how... how is it possible that _ tragedy. i don't know how... how is it possible that one _ tragedy. i don't know how... how is it possible that one year _ tragedy. i don't know how... how is it possible that one year later- tragedy. i don't know how... how is it possible that one year later and i it possible that one year later and we still have 101 hostages? a few miles away from here?— we still have 101 hostages? a few miles away from here? beneath the collective trauma, _ miles away from here? beneath the collective trauma, there _ miles away from here? beneath the collective trauma, there are - collective trauma, there are divisions. here in tel aviv it is the bereaved families of hostages still being held who are holding this commemoration. while tonight, there will be a different ceremony on behalf of the government, prerecorded without an audience, to be broadcast on television. how best to get the hostages home? how best to get the hostages home? how best to turn military victories into long laster political solutions? those are the big questions and fault lines. but for now, there is
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collective silence. to remember. do you think you will ever get over your experience, what happened? i hope so. i don't know, but i hope so, i wish i will, i'm surrounded by amazing people, the nova community is my new family. i hope i'm going to be ok. i have to believe in that. but will israel be ok? i should say we have been here all afternoon ahead of concert that is going on and a couple of hours ago the air—raid sirens were blazing and there was a suggestion a surface to surface missile was fired towards central israel from yemen. presumably from the houthi movement. that was intercepted. but a sign of
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how the events of a year ago have now spread chaos across the region andindeed now spread chaos across the region and indeed today israel has been continuing to exchange fire with hezbollah in lebanon and hamas in gaza and more air strikes have been carried out on gaza and beirut. the israeli military said it is investigating how five rockets five rockets from hezbollah managed to hit the port city of haifa. with the latest from the northern border, here is lucy williamson. the gaps in israel's defences are still being tested. a rocket landed neara still being tested. a rocket landed near a hospital, sending shrapnel through the car park as patients lay metres away. this doctor left his car here five minutes before the rocket hit. his daughter's car seat
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still intact inside the shattered frame. �* . still intact inside the shattered frame. ., ., ., frame. i'm a lucky man. i have a little girl — frame. i'm a lucky man. i have a little girl also. _ frame. i'm a lucky man. i have a little girl also. two _ frame. i'm a lucky man. i have a little girl also. two years - frame. i'm a lucky man. i have a little girl also. two years old. i frame. i'm a lucky man. i have a i little girl also. two years old. and with every bomb and siren, she gets anxious. it is hard to be in this situation one year, its exhausting situation. . , ., situation one year, its exhausting situation. ,, , ., , , situation. suddenly, more sirens. the anic situation. suddenly, more sirens. the panic here — situation. suddenly, more sirens. the panic here sharper _ situation. suddenly, more sirens. the panic here sharper this - situation. suddenly, more sirens. the panic here sharper this time. | the panic here sharper this time. seconds later, the thud of rockets. three, four five, seconds later, the thud of rockets. three, fourfive, six? a lot. just coming to the safe room here after the siren sounded again at the hospital this morning. there has been a barrage, 20, 30, a0 interceptions. some of them sounded very close. 0utside fresh smoke
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marks where rockets have landed. 0ne marks where rockets have landed. one has hit a house. a elderly neighbour froze nonshock, barely registering her injury. part of the rocket still there. the her injury. part of the rocket still there- the— her injury. part of the rocket still there. the ,, . ., , ., there. the since last night we have a lot of incoming _ there. the since last night we have a lot of incoming rockets. - there. the since last night we have a lot of incoming rockets. the - a lot of incoming rockets. the coming weeks will be very challenging. 0urtown coming weeks will be very challenging. 0ur town has not been evacuated. challenging. our town has not been evacuated. , . �* , challenging. our town has not been evacuated. , ., �* , ., ., , ., evacuated. israel's ground invasion of lebanon — evacuated. israel's ground invasion of lebanon is _ evacuated. israel's ground invasion of lebanon is triggering _ evacuated. israel's ground invasion of lebanon is triggering a - evacuated. israel's ground invasion | of lebanon is triggering a response, but a year after the hamas attacks, many here see war as the solution to this border conflict — and invasion as the best defence. the latest from our team showing how events have spread across the region. indeed the prime minister binyamin netanyahu says this country faces enemies far and wide from hamas in gaza to the powerful
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militia group hezbollah in lebanon. there are enemies in syria to the north and then the houthi movement in yemen. israel says all her enemies locally are ultimately backed by iran. jeremy bowen looks at the battle lines across the middle east. israel is upping the tempo in hezbolli upping 1ow he must decide hezbolli upping the he must decide hezbolli upping the tempo ;t decide hezbolli upping the tempo in decide lebanon. notjust more destruction lebanon. notjust beirut. in south lebanon israel has hezbolli upping the tempo in decide lebano in notjust hezbolli upping the tempo in decide lebano in south ;t hezbolli upping the tempo in decide lebano in south lebanon israel has flattened villages to beef up the beirut. in south lebanon israel has flattened villages to beef up the invasion force the israelis are invasion force the israelis are mobilising thousands more reservists. the prime minister mobilising thousands more reservists. the prime minister binyamin netanyahu up near the binyamin netanyahu up near the lebanese border was briefed about lebanese border was briefed about the damage israel is doing to the damage israel is doing to hezbollah. but now he must decide hezbollah. but now he must decide
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where this goes and where this goes and where it might end. israel's challenges and divisions come together here. supporters and families of hostages taken by hamas gather to try to keep the names and plight of the missing top of the agenda. they're worried there is a different focus across there is a different focus across the road in israel's military nerve centre. there is israel's military head quarters and they're making decisions to how to respond to iran's attack and here is the place where supporters of the israeli hostages in gaza have been holding a vigil and they are worried that a country fighting on multiple fronts will make the hostages a low priority. this dinner table has been waiting for the israelis held in gaza now for a year. iran's missile
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attack was a response to israel's offensive in lebanon. israel will hit back. pressure is growing to attack big targets, including nuclear facilities that could be used to make a bomb. the americans fearing that might drag them into a war, have asked israel not to respond to this by hitting nuclear sites or iran's oil industry. this veteran of israel's spy agency thinks it will be the start of a long campaign. i thinks it will be the start of a long campaign-— thinks it will be the start of a long campaign. i think israel will listen, because _ long campaign. i think israel will listen, because we _
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long campaign. i think israel will listen, because \' hamas - long campaign. i think israel willj listen, because \' hamas inflicted them again after hamas inflicted their worst defeat a year ago. one right—wing politician said the west forgets the law of the jungle applies in the middle east. you would say the palestinians have never have the political rights, self—determination, all the things that israelis have? if self-determination, all the things that israelis have?— that israelis have? if we finish this round _ that israelis have? if we finish this round and _ that israelis have? if we finish this round and we _ that israelis have? if we finish this round and we are - that israelis have? if we finish this round and we are the - that israelis have? if we finish i this round and we are the strong wild boy in the area, the area is going to be quiet and everything will be ok. if we are going to show weakness, we are in big trouble. very big trouble. that is what it is. is very big trouble. that is what it is. , ., ., ., , is. is it the law of the “ungle as he said, l h is. is it the law of the “ungle as he said, i asked _ is. is it the law of the “ungle as he said, i asked a _ is. is it the law of the jungle as he said, i asked a palestinian l is. is it the law of the jungle as i he said, i asked a palestinian who wants negotiation? ii he said, i asked a palestinian who wants negotiation?— wants negotiation? if israelis continue to — wants negotiation? if israelis continue to treat _ wants negotiation? if israelis continue to treat this - wants negotiation? if israelis continue to treat this part - wants negotiation? if israelis continue to treat this part of| wants negotiation? if israelis i continue to treat this part of the world _ continue to treat this part of the world as — continue to treat this part of the world as the jungle, then definitely the law_ world as the jungle, then definitely the law of— world as the jungle, then definitely the law ofjungle will be strengthened. if we continue to believe — strengthened. if we continue to believe our missiles are better than
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our brains. — believe our missiles are better than our brains, then this is the result. we have _ our brains, then this is the result. we have to — our brains, then this is the result. we have to grow up as humans. dreams of eace we have to grow up as humans. dreams of peace withered _ we have to grow up as humans. dreams of peace withered into _ we have to grow up as humans. dreams of peace withered into the _ we have to grow up as humans. dreams of peace withered into the walls - we have to grow up as humans. dreams of peace withered into the walls and - of peace withered into the walls and now the risk is a new era of a much wider war. israel's response to hamas's unprecedented cross—border attack has had a devastating impact on the people of gaza. last october, the northern town of beit hanoun was one of the first places hit by israeli strikes. more areas across the territory were then targeted and israel began a full—scale ground invasion at the end of the month. gaza city was pounded, along with other urban centres. hundreds of thousands of people began to flee south. then the airstrikes spread to southern cities. by the end of january, more than half of gaza's buildings had been damaged or destroyed. an analysis of satellite data now shows that close to two thirds of buildings across the gaza strip
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have been hit. the hamas—run gaza health ministry says almost a2,000 people have been killed, most of them civilians. israel will not allow journalists, including the bbc, into gaza, but fergal keane has been talking to some of the people affected, and his report relies on material gathered by trusted local teams living and working on the ground. his report contains upsetting scenes. a year of the sights and sounds of war. for the last 12 months, our cameras recorded the lives of gazans under fire. now we've gone back to find some of those people. last february, near rafah, two israeli hostages were rescued from hamas captivity.
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more than 70 gazans were reported killed. abed—alrahman al—najjar was a farm labourer and father of seven. he was hit by shrapnel in front of his family in a refugee tent. translation: what was his fault? what was his children's fault? - what's my fault? nawara, 27, was six months pregnant. several of the children were wounded. 13—year—old malak lost an eye. translation: i'm in pain. i lost my dad. enough! now, eight months later, malak is caring for a new baby sister, rahma.
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translation: we feel tenderness and love towards her. _ i love her so much in a way no—one else knows. sibling solidarity — essential for a family displaced four times since the war began. translation: as a child who lost an eye, lost a father, _ i carry a pain that even mountains cannot bear. in gaza, there's nowhere to run. not from the war or loss. translation: every day | sit| by myself, bring up his name, talk to him and cry. ifeel like he's aware of everything i'm going through. i tell myself i need to be patient for the sake of my children. injuly, a grieving mother.
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translation: i constantly see the dog tearing at him - and his hand and the blood pouring from his hand. in the suburb of shejaiya, the israeli army said it detected hamas fighters in this building during intensive fighting. like here on a different operation, they used dogs to search. when troops entered, they found muhammed bharand his family. the search dog attacked muhammed, who had down's syndrome and autism. translation: it stays in front of my eyes the whole time. . it never leaves me at all. we couldn't save him, neither from them or from the dog. the troops gave muhammed some basic treatment. two of his brothers were arrested. his family was ordered to leave. but the soldiers then left the wounded muhammed alone — in order, they said,
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to help troops who had been attacked nearby. a week later, when fighting here ended, the bhars returned to find muhammed dead. this is the bloodstained sofa where the dog attacked him. three months on, muhammed's room has been left in darkness. brotherjibreel says the soldiers abandoned his disabled sibling and wants an independent investigation. translation: they could have treated him much better than they did, - but theyjust put some gauze on him, as if they did a quick, careless job. whether he lived or died didn't seem to matter to them. at the time, the army said it regretted any harm to civilians in combat operations, and accused hamas of using them as human shields. muhammed is buried in an alley beside his home. the war means it's not safe to go
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to the cemetery here. she sings softly muhammed, his sister here singing him a lullaby, and malak, who lost her father, are just two stories of gaza out of many thousands. and the war goes on. fergal keane, bbc news. the pain of those on the other side of the wire. as the commemorative concert continues here in tel aviv we will be back with more from the region, but now it's back to jane in the studio. alekna are some of the other stories here tonight. in the last hour, we've been getting reports that a school bus has overturned in county down. more than a0 people are believed to have been on board — the northern ireland ambulance service has declared
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a major incident. police are at the scene in newtonards. our correspondent chris page is there. bring us up to date, chris. yes, rather alarming _ bring us up to date, chris. yes, rather alarming seem _ bring us up to date, chris. yes, rather alarming seem to - bring us up to date, chris. yes, rather alarming seem to say - rather alarming seem to say the least unfolding just down the road from here, we are close to the village near the town of newton ards, a school buses lying on its side in a field, the ambulance service declared a major incident. an initial report suggested up to 70 people may have been on board the bus, they are now saying a3 children and the driver were on board. fire appliances were sent to the scene and a specialist bus service rescue team in the northern ireland air ambulance was dispatched. the latest we have is that most of the schoolchildren didn't sustain any injuries, only sustained minor
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injuries, only sustained minor injuries, but a injuries, only sustained minor injuries, buta numberwere injuries, only sustained minor injuries, but a number were treated for more serious injuries at the scene, and of those, four need hospital treatment, so we have seen a helicopter taking off here in the last half—hour to airlift some patients to hospital. some parents are also here at this cheque point expressing thanks and relief that the emergency services reacted so quickly. the emergency services reacted so ruickl . . ~' ,, , a gp has admitted trying to kill his mother's partner in a dispute over inheritance. thomas kwan disguised himself as a nurse and injected 72—year—old patrick o'hara with a poison, claiming it was a covid booster. kwan had initially denied attempted murder at newcastle crown court, but today changed his plea to guilty. he'll be sentenced next week. manchester city are claiming victory over the premier league — after rules surrounding commercial deals were declared unlawful. our sports editor dan roan
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is outside city's stadium. so, both sides are claiming they have won, what's going on? earlier this ear, have won, what's going on? earlier this year. city _ have won, what's going on? earlier this year, city launched _ have won, what's going on? earlier this year, city launched an - this year, city launched an unprecedented legal action against these associated party transaction rules which govern and restrict the deals that clubs sometimes sign the sponsors, with companies linked to their owners, deals like the one that abu dhabi owned city have signed with etihad airlines for example. the league said that these rules were necessary to maintain competitive balance, to make sure these deals were a fair market value. city said there were unlawful and anti—competitive and discriminatory and today, a tribunal panel published its 175 page report into this dispute on both sides, as you say, claim victory. the premier league said the panel had upheld and endorsed the broad framework of these rules but did concede that on two areas, they have been found to
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be unlawful including the fact that the loans that club owners sometimes give to the clubs, zero interest rates, were excluded from the scope of these regulations. that meant that city could then claim victory, they said that they had succeeded in this case. they said that the panel had found that in these two areas, the rules were breaching competition law. they also made the point that the panel had found it was unfair for the league to block two sponsorship deals that city had tried to sign earlier in the year. the league say they can make amendments swiftly that will make their rules compatible with competition law, but there are questions being raised as to whether or not this will have major ramifications for the financial rules going forward and could lead to compensation claims and what impact it could have that other dispute that city in the league are embroiled in. city are claiming no wrongdoing but there are over 100 charges of financial rule breaches by the league, so once again,
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divisions within the clubs over financial rules.— divisions within the clubs over financial rules. the european space agency has launched a mission to study an asteroid system more than seven million miles away as part of plans to protect the earth from flying space rocks. the mission will inspect the damage a nasa spacecraft did to an asteroid when it smashed into it in 2022. let's return to clive now in israel. jane, thank you. the commemoratives concert is still going on here. quite a few people, many thousands, have been listening to the bands and hearing speeches and remembering what happened one year ago, and world leaders have been marking this day. president biden, who lit a ceremonial candle in the white house, said the us was committed to israel's security and said, "far too many civilians have suffered far too much during this year of conflict."
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sir keir starmer called october the 7th "the darkest day injewish history since the holocaust." i say again, the hostages must be returned immediately and unconditionally. they will always be uppermost in our minds. and i pay tribute again to the families for their incredible dignity and determination. from australia to south africa to european nations. vigils and events have been held marking one year on. to commemorate the victims and many calling for the release of hostages in gaza. lets get a final word now. jeremy bowen is injerusalem.
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it has been a day of remembering but where do we go from here? is it an israeli strike on iran? is it a matter of if, not when? the israeli prime minister _ matter of if, not when? the israeli prime minister went _ matter of if, not when? the israeli prime minister went on _ matter of if, not when? the israeli prime minister went on tv - matter of if, not when? the israeli prime minister went on tv and - prime minister went on tv and said that iran would be taught a serious lesson. the question in israel is just how they would do that. joe biden has said don't hit nuclear facilities. don't hit the oil industry. in other words, track and calibrated, try and calm things down a bit if that's possible. —— try and calibrate it. but there is increasing opinion strongly held and loudly expressed by people here in israel who say this is a chance to really do damage to their mortal enemies, as they see them, in tehran, the islamic republic, the islamic system, and what people here are suggesting is they should go after those nuclear facilities, they should go after the oil industry, so
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that is the decision that netanyahu needs to make. we have to keep in mind that it isn't going to be the last ten days. the iranians have already said they will respond and that's how the spiral speeds up. indeed. jeremy, thank you. time for a look at the weather with ben rich. clive, thank you. good evening. a lot going on with our weather over the next few days and one of the drivers of our weather is this area of cloud. this was a hurricane, it was hurricane kurt. it is not a hurricane any more it certainly will make and not —— will not make a direct hit on the uk, instead the deep low will head towards the north—west of spain batted well damn bauer around this area of low pressure that will be with us for the next few days bringing some heavy downpours. —— it well done
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around this area. a northerly wind and some colder air. so that's the broad story of what's to come over the next few days. a closer look at tonight, we have a band of heavy inventory rain pushing northwards across southern england into wales, the midlands, there could be some hail and some squally winds. the wet weather getting into parts of northern england and northern ireland by the end of the night. scotland seem quite a lot of cloud and some rain on the far north, not and some rain on the far north, not a particularly cold night. heading into tomorrow, this and of rain as we started across northern ireland, england, southern scotland, becoming quite slow very wet indeed in parts of south—east scotland. to the north of south—east scotland. to the north of that, rather cloudy and windy with bits and pieces of showery rain. furthersouth, a with bits and pieces of showery rain. further south, a mix of sunny spells and heavy and thundery showers north to south 11 to 18 degrees. wednesday, still some or longer spells of rain but the wet weather tending to move eastwards.
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behind it, the wind really strengthening, that northerly wind really picking up as we go through the day. that will make you feel cold in the north of scotland and as we look ahead to thursday advised a, the cold air will sink southwards, very chilly feel to the end of the week. thanks, ben. and that's bbc news at six. more from here and the team in tel aviv at ten o'clock. you can keep up with all the latest developments on bbc website. now it's time to join our colleagues for the news where you are. goodbye. tonight on bbc london: the 5—star food hygiene ratings that aren't all that they seem. hello and welcome to sportsday — i'm jane dougall. manchester city claim they have won a legal dispute over the premier league's sponsorship rules. but the premier league say they are the victors. we will explain.
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