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on the injured ukrainians line on the injured ukrainians hoping to stop russia' swift advances. and the number of migrants crossing from africa to the canary islands has reached an all—time high. the bbc has been given rare access to those prepared to take the dangerous crossing and we will hear from them. hello, i'm nicky schiller. more now on our top story. israel's military says it's investigating how a drone launched by hezbollah struck a military base in the north of the country last night, killing four soldiers and wounding almost sixty others. meanwhile, president biden has confirmed america is sending troops and an advanced anti—missile system to help defend israel. but the us has called on its ally to do more to protect un peacekeepers and civilians in lebanon, and to address the humanitarian situation in gaza. let's speak to sir mark lyall grant, he's the uk's former ambassador to the un — and a former national security adviser.
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thank you very much forjoining us on bbc news. i wonder if i could start as you were a us ambassador, with those attacks on the un peacekeepers in lebanon. how concerned will the united nations be at that and indeed, what can be done about it? ~ ~ it? well i think the united nations will— it? well i think the united nations will be _ it? well i think the united nations will be very - it? well | thinkthe united - nations will be very concerned because it is a large force and it has been there for a long time, it is about 10,000 strong and is made up of troops from 50 different countries. you know, everyone from those who are critical of israel naturally all those who are close allies of israel, such as germany, italy, france, are all sending peacekeepers there. so these increasing in counters and conflicts between the israeli defense forces and in lebanon will be of concern to a lot of countries around the
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world, as well as the united nations headquarters. israel sa s in nations headquarters. israel says in the _ nations headquarters. israel says in the cabinet - nations headquarters. israel says in the cabinet ministerl says in the cabinet minister saying it is an useless force thatis saying it is an useless force that is a failed organisation and failed to enforce resolution 1701. what is that? it was the resolution which ended the previous month long war between hezbollah and israel in 2006 and the unit filled mandate was changed at that point to allow it to both monitor the withdrawal of israeli soldiers from lebanon but also the demilitarisation and disarmament of all that official lebanese armed forces in southern lebanon. israel would argue that they withdrew from lebanon as they were supposed to do that unifil never insured they were
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disarmed and allowed hezbollah to rearm and strengthen its position in southern lebanon. so they have always been very critical of unifil and they are particularly critical of unifil at this moment because they feel the un forces are interfering with their ground operations against hezbollah in that area. i operations against hezbollah in that area. . ., , ., that area. i wanted to get your reaction that _ that area. i wanted to get your reaction that president - that area. i wanted to get your reaction that president biden i reaction that president biden confirmed troops are being sent with this fad missile system. how big a move is this from the us especially with the election so close? if us especially with the election so close? , . , a, so close? it is a significant move because _ so close? it is a significant move because it _ so close? it is a significant move because it is - so close? it is a significant| move because it is actually putting american boots on the ground if you like in israel, potentially in harms way if this conflict escalates into a major exchange of missiles between iran and israel. so it is a strong sign of commitment to the defence of israel by the american government but of course there is american
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politics in this because president biden will be desperate not to be outflanked by donald trump in terms of showing support for israel when it is being attacked from terrorist groups from various neighbouring countries. it is both a political and military act. ,, ~' both a political and military act. ,, ~ act. sir, mark lyall grant, thank you _ act. sir, mark lyall grant, thank you very _ act. sir, mark lyall grant, thank you very much - act. sir, mark lyall grant, thank you very much for l act. sir, mark lyall grant, i thank you very much for your time. to ukraine now. president zelensky has accused north korea of sending personnel to work alongside russian troops in occupied ukraine. mr zelensky said russia's strengthening alliances with regimes like that of north korea were notjust about transferring weapons. he urged western partners to take greater steps to support ukraine — and he visited european allies last week, including the chancellor of germany, 0laf scholz. but, the kremlin has called reports of pyongyang sending troops �*fake news'. 0n the ground in ukraine's eastern donetsk region, russia has advanced swiftly in the last few months. fighting is intense,
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with the ukrainian military reporting nearly 150 battles every day as it tries to stall russia's momentum. just two months ago, pokrovsk was considered a relatively safe place. about 111,000 civilians are still there — war weary, and desperate for the conflict to end. from the frontline, the bbc�*s yogita limaye reports, with imogen anderson and sanjay ganguly — and a warning you may find some of the images in this report distressing. ? just before dawn, we are taken to what's being called the hottest front line in ukraine. the darkness, a bit of cover from being spotted by russian drones. ukraine is throwing its might into defending pokrovsk. if it falls, russia would gain a gateway to central ukraine.
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in a bunker nearby, vadym tells us he knows what's at stake. translation: the russians are constantly attacking us. | they have more manpower and weapons. yes, we are tired, but we have to fight. otherwise, it will be catastrophic. and just a few miles behind the front line, this is where the toll of battle is most clearly visible. the first point of treatment for injured soldiers. serhii has shrapnel in his eyes, nose, skulland brain. "my friend, i'm going to take off your bandage. let me know if it hurts," the doctor says. he's in a serious condition. they work quickly to stop the bleeding. they are receiving dozens of injured every day.
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early this morning, two were brought in dead. under a barrage of fire, ivan and taras are unclear of whether they were hit by mortars or grenades dropped from drones. all of the soldiers brought here, they were injured about eight to ten hours ago. but it's only now, about two hours after dusk, that it's become safe enough to evacuate them till this point, and that's because of the constant threat of being attacked by russian drones. the delay in getting treated could have grave consequences. taras has no sensation in his arm and it might have to be amputated, his doctor tells us. this is now the third year of a grinding war. driving through pokrovsk, it's evident that most of its residents have left.
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"this is one of the most dangerous districts of the city," says serhii. a volunteer, finding his way through an empty neighbourhood to evacuate some of those still here. 80—year—old nadia is disabled. she's been living alone in the dark in this room. "i'm falling," she screams. serhii reassures her. "this damn war, i'm going to die," she cries. another evacuee, viktoria, tells us she can't believe the front line moved so quickly to pokrovsk. translation: the neighbouring
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towns have been wiped out - and drones buzz near our windows all the time. theyjust stop and look inside. i have constant panic attacks. i'm afraid of the nights. we should negotiate. there's nothing left standing in the areas russia has taken anyway. over the past few months, ukraine has lost territory in the donetsk region at an unexpected pace. many blame this on faltering military aid from foreign allies. after the loss of avdiivka earlier this year, russia's military has advanced very quickly towards pokrovsk. if ukraine's invasion of kursk in russia was meant to distract the russian military from here, that has not happened. even until a couple of months ago, this city was considered a relatively safe spot where soldiers would retreat to for a bit of rest, where people from further east were brought to so that they could be evacuated from the train station. among most of the people
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we speak to, we find eroded morale. translation: we have to negotiate. _ so many of our boys have been dying. so many have become disabled. they are sacrificing themselves and it's going on and on. a sentiment that might have once been unthinkable for ukrainians, now being voiced by many — at least here near the front line. yogita limaye, bbc news, pokrovsk. a reminder we have a special section on the bbc�*s new website with the latest from ukraine. britain's new labour government is hoping to �*reset�* relations with the european union today with the arrival of the uk's foreign secretary david lammy in luxembourg. it will be the first time a uk foreign secretary has met all 27 eu ministers together since brexit, more than four years ago. here's mr lammy speaking
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to reporters when he arrived. where he highlighted mutuals security concerns. the uk and europe's security is indivisible and at this time, whether it is the aggression of russia in ukraine, the tremendous issues and conflicts in the middle east or global affairs and geopolitical affairs more generally, it's hugely important that the united kingdom and europe remain steadfast and clear. so i'm looking forward to further discussions this morning. thank you very much. let's speak to our diplomatic correspondent, james landale. david lammy talking about those david lammy talking about those discussions, are they going to discussions, are they going to be anything of substance or is be anything of substance or is itjust be anything of substance or is it just diplomatic itjust be anything of substance or is it just diplomatic be anything of substance or is itjust diplomatic niceties, james? i be anything of substance or is itjust diplomatic niceties, james? i it just diplomatic niceties, james? ~ , , it just diplomatic niceties, it just diplomatic niceties, james? ~ , , it just diplomatic niceties, james? ~ , ., james? i think this is another step along — james? ~ , ., james? i think this is another step along — james? i think this is another step along the _ james? i think this is another james? i think this is another step along the _ james? i think this is another step along the road _ james? i think this is another step along the road to - james? i think this is another step along the road to the - james? i think this is another step along the road to the uk step along the road _ james? i think this is another step along the road to - james? i think this is another step along the road to the - james? i think this is another step along the road to the uk in the eu getting closer in the eu getting closer
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together after brexit, as you together after brexit, as you say. this is a very unusual say. this is a very unusual moment. in the past, before moment. in the past, before brexit, british ministers would brexit, british ministers would be in luxembourg every day. be in labour this is unusual and representative of the labour government's attempts to try representative of the labour government's attempts to try and get the uk closer to the and get the uk closer to the eu. the problem is, there are eu. the there are clearly difficulties. there are clearly difficulties. there are clearly structural disagreements. both structural disagreements. both sides have tried to get an sides have tried to get agreement on quite a modest structural disagreements. both deal to allow students to sides have tried to ge modest agreement on quite a modest deal to allow students to exchange between the eu and the exchange between the eu and the uk. they have not been able to uk. they have not been able find an agreement on that exchange between the eu and the uk. th agreement been able exchange between the eu and the uk. th agreement on m able exchange between the eu and the uk. th agreement on thatwle find an agreement on that because the government at the because the government at the moment is so fearful of getting moment is so fearful of getting into a debate about migration into a debate about migration that it doesn't want to get that it doesn't want to get into. there is also the problem into. there is also the problem that the european side is that the european side is cautious, it is sceptical. it cautious, it is sceptical. it is thinking, it is nice to have is thinking, it is nice to have meetings and discussions but meetings and discussions but where is the substance? what exactly does a reset with the eu mean? then there is the broader problem which is europe itself is fundamentally divided. it is divided over the
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future of ukraine, divided over
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next... in an exclusive interview with the bbc world service, the president of spain's canary islands says a migrant route to the islands from west africa is fast becoming the world's deadliest, and described it as a �*bloodbath". the number of migrants using the atlantic route has reached an all—time high. it's now one of the main gateways to reach europe, after stricter security
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measures were introduced on the mediterranean sea between north africa and southern europe. bbc africa eye has gained unprecedented access to the migrants prepared to take the dangerous crossing. a warning there are some scenes you may find distressing in this report. the atlantic ocean hides the souls of thousands of migrants who did not make it. their lives sank along with their hopes of reaching europe, turning the sea into a mass grave. 0vercrowded in a traditional fishing boat, these men are also chasing their dream. but to survive, it is a colossaljourney. from senegal, it's more than 1,000km across one of the most treacherous seas in the world. the strong currents, the tall waves, the relentless wind, the dark nights where all you can feel, smell
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and hear around you is water. with just a few bottles and a handful of biscuits, they will spend days at sea. it's a tragedy unfolding in real time. nearly all migrants are sub—saharan africans. many flee poverty, but also conflict and climate change. more than 30,800 have made it by boat to the canaries — double the number from the same period last year. in an exclusive interview with the bbc, the president of the canary islands' government, fernando clavijo, warned that what awaits them on the other side is an overwhelmed system at breaking point. translation: among | the consequences is that more people will die. we won't be able to assist migrants as they deserve. there will also be more tension and concern among the local population. the sharp rise in arrivals has fuelled a fierce national debate in spain over how
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to tackle irregular migration. as the crisis escalates in the islands, so does the number of migrants losing their lives en route. the united nations migration agency says 807 people have died or disappeared so far in 2024 — an increase of 76% compared to the same period last year. but the lack of reliable data on the atlantic route means the real number is far higher. the bbc witnessed the deadly nature of the journey when a boat with migrants arrived in el hierro, the smallest of the canary islands. translation: one person has died. i yes. oh, man. another one who might not make it. he's in a bad way over there. he was soaked in water. that's horrible. from the canary islands, the regional government is calling for swift actions that also involve africa.
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translation: we call for international policy| to include more cooperation and development in the continent to stop this bloodbath at sea, so the atlantic stops being a cemetery for hopes and dreams. as the weather conditions improve in the atlantic, the canary islands' government fears the worst is yet to come, and people smugglers will attempt to take more people on the journey. but for the thousands of young west africans risking it all, it seems no risk is too great to bear to reach europe. efrem gebreab, bbc news. efrem joins me now. just watching that report, it makes you think, why are people prepared to take this risk? yes, thank you. there are a variety of reasons. people fleeing conflict, fleeing poverty. there are people fleeing the effects of climate change, for example, through
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the sallow region. we followed one man, a farmer in the east of senegal and he has a wife and children and he feels desperate and no other choice thanjoining one of desperate and no other choice than joining one of those boats and trying to make it to europe to have a better life and to support his family.- to have a better life and to support his family. you also soke support his family. you also spoke to — support his family. you also spoke to one _ support his family. you also spoke to one of _ support his family. you also spoke to one of the - support his family. you also spoke to one of the peoplel spoke to one of the people smugglers. what did you find out from there?— smugglers. what did you find out from there? yes, so the way the network _ out from there? yes, so the way the network works, _ out from there? yes, so the way the network works, one - out from there? yes, so the way the network works, one of - out from there? yes, so the way the network works, one of the l the network works, one of the people smugglers told us he receives 500 us dollars per person on the bow and there are 200-300 person on the bow and there are 200—300 people per boat so that is a lot of money. we challenged him that he is sending lots of people to their likely death, people within his own community. he was unrepentant and said he has more people waiting who want to be on the boat than he has space and he was unrepentant. also, people were blaming overfishing in the water so they were not making money from fisheries are used to be involved in.—
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involved in. briefly, the canary _ involved in. briefly, the canary islands - involved in. briefly, the canary islands and - involved in. briefly, the i canary islands and saying involved in. briefly, the - canary islands and saying a migrant die is a free 45 minutes trying to reach the islands? , , ,., ~ minutes trying to reach the islands? , , ., islands? yes, we spoke to the president _ islands? yes, we spoke to the president of — islands? yes, we spoke to the president of the _ islands? yes, we spoke to the president of the canary - islands? yes, we spoke to the | president of the canary islands who said that the rescue services, emergency services on the island are stretched beyond their limits and he is asking for more help and aid from the rest of europe.— rest of europe. thank you very much indeed. _ you can see bbc africa eye's full documentary on the bbc iplayer. you can also watch on the bbc africa youtube channel. search for dark waters: africa's deadliest migration route. the digital banking company revolut was named in more complaints about fraud last year than any of the uk's biggest banks and online payment and saving services. a freedom of information request by bbc panorama uncovered nearly 10,000 reports about revolut logged with the uk's national reporting centre for economic crime — 2,000 more
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than barclays. our business correspondent, marc ashdown, reports. hi, good afternoon, canj i speak to laura bailey? yes, speaking. this is a recording of a scam call. hi, fantastic. my name's chris, - calling from the revolut fraud prevention team. how are you doing today? the fraudster�*s pretending to be from revolut. his target was laura bailey. she sells running gearfrom a shop in lincolnshire and has an account with revolut. her phone line automatically recorded the conversation. she's listening back for the first time. i'lljust go through i the payment details with yourself now, the ones - that were obviously flagged up. he asked me to go onto the website and do some checks. the fraudster tells laura her account is under attack and he's there to help. in reality, he's trying to get access to her money. he relentlessly kept saying he was trying to help me, that i shouldn't be worried. yes, it is definitely fraud. what this means is somebody might have your personal - pins and passwords.
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the scammer convinced laura to download software he said would securely connect her computer to revolut. but in fact, it gave him remote access to her laptop. within seconds, my computer was flashing, my screens were flashing. i was like, what are you doing? he started transferring large chunks of money, £24,000 in total, draining her account in minutes. high street banks have systems that monitor routine customer behaviours, which should, according to specialists, interrupt suspicious payments. so, if somebody is suddenly processing a vast amount of transactions and processing a tonne of payments to either a new account, or an account that they previously maybe had a few touch points with, it is something that is a red flag, and then banks should typically engage in some way with the customer to ensure that those transactions are, in fact, legitimate. revolut isn't a bank, at least not yet. it's one of a new breed of digital only financial institutions.
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you do get a card, but you access services online or via an app. now customers say they really like this ease and convenience. but last year, action fraud received almost 10,000 reports of fraud in which revolut was named. that was nearly 2,000 more than barclays, one of britain's biggest banks, and nearly double the number made about monzo, a similar sized e—money firm to revolut. revolut says it's invested heavily in its financial crime prevention team, which now makes up a third of its total global workforce, and says it has robust controls to meet its legal and regulatory obligations. laura says she told revolut what happened, but they've not offered to reimburse any of the money she lost. the premise behind the chat from revolut afterwards, that it was all my fault. last year, the financial ombudsman service received 3,500 complaints about revolut, more than any other bank or e—money firm.
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revolut says it can't comment on laura's case, as it's being looked at by the ombudsman, but that each potential fraud case is fully investigated so it can make informed decisions. last week, new rules were introduced, making it mandatory for all banks and payment companies to refund customers who've been tricked into sending scammers money, up to a maximum of £85,000. and, after a three year process, revolut has finally been granted a provisional banking licence by uk regulators. that means within a year, it could become britain's newest fully fledged bank, subjecting it to even tighter rules and regulations. more on that on panorama tonight at 8pm on bbc one and bbc iplayer. now orchestra conductors are often known for their facial expressions, charisma and passion. but a new conductor
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in germany has none of those qualities but does keep perfect rhythm. have a listen to this... yes, it's a three—armed robot which has made its debut as an orchestral conductor. wielding three glowing batons, the robot guided three sections of the dresden sinfoniker in a performance of a work specifically composed to harness its unique attributes. however, the composer said the two years it took to develop and train the machine made him realise just how wonderful a human conductor is. hello again. it's been a pretty wet start to the day, particularly so across the southern half of the country. that's now all moving away to the east, and behind it there'll be a lot of cloud left in its wake. but as we go through this week, it is often going to be cloudy and wet. one thing you'll notice, though, it's going to turn that bit milder. you can see the yellows and
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the oranges return to the maps. we're pulling in more of a southerly direction of wind, hence the milder conditions, but it will bring a bit of cloud and also some rain at times. so the rain continuing to move away to the east. a lot of clouds, some damp conditions left in its wake. for northern england, much of scotland and northern ireland, it's a dry day with sunny spells, showery rain pushing eastwards across the far north of scotland and our temperatures ten to about 17 degrees in the southwest and the channel islands. now through this evening and overnight, eventually the rain clears the northern isles. there'll be a lot of cloud around. patchy rain across the south coast, under clearer skies across northeast scotland and northeast england in the countryside, we could well see a touch of frost, but not so elsewhere. so into tomorrow, then, we start off with all this cloud across many areas. the brightest breaks will be across the far north of scotland. breezy with exposure. and then we've got some more showers by the end of the day showing their hand across the isles of scilly and also west cornwall.
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temperatures, 12 in lerwick, 13 in glasgow, 17 in cardiff but again 19 in the channel islands. as we head into wednesday, we've got a front moving northwards and fronts pushing eastwards, so they are going to bring some cloud and some rain with them thursday. see some showery rain coming up from the near continent, but on wednesday, it looks like it will stay mostly dry in the southeast. variable amounts of cloud and elsewhere cloudy with that rain from our weather fronts. now, if we see any decent amounts of sunshine in the southeast, temperatures could reach 20 or 21, but widely we're looking 12 to 18. the average north to south at this time of year is roughly 10 to 13. so thursday dawns on a largely dry day, there'll be some mist and fog patches to clear. there'll be a few showers in the west. then we've got the showers coming up from the south, from the near continent, and our temperatures 13 to about 18 degrees north to south.
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live from london. this is bbc news. keir starmer is expected to reveal deals worth billions of the uk economy. it reveal deals worth billions of the uk economy.— the uk economy. it is a seen live in central— the uk economy. it is a seen live in central london - the uk economy. it is a seen | live in central london waiting for that to me to get going. the dubai —based logistics firm
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dp world reveals £1 billion plan to expand the london gateway container port. dawn stugess was poisioned by a nerve agent in salisbury six years ago. today the public inquiry into her death begins. four israeli solders are killed and many more people wounded, in a hezbollah drone attack on an army base in northern israel. in the next few minutes so keir starmer will promise to get rid of red tape that holds back investment investment at a major business conference in london. the prime minister will promise to scrap regulation that in his words needlessly hold back investment. the owner of piano terriers, dp world,
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