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tickets for the 2025 edition of the world famous glastonbury festival have sold out in under a0 minutes. thousands of would—be festival—goers joined an online queue at 9am gmt, and all of the tickets selling by 9:35. here in the uk, the government has announced it will deliver a £1 billion pound boost to bus services, aimed at delivering a "london—style system" nationwide. but single fare prices outside of the capital will still rise. our political correspondent, damian grammaticas, explained how the funding proposals are designed to work. this is replacing an old system where areas had to compete against each other for funding. the government says thatjust gave the best bids and was a waste
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of money to the best bidder. it was a waste of money. so now they're wanting to do is base it on need deprivation, bus mileage. they say that's a way of spreading the money more around the country. so areas like south yorkshire, liverpool, cambridgeshire, essex and devon will get money from this. and the idea there is to, as you say, increase reliability, increase frequency of services. flip side though, is that there was a cap that was expiring at the end of this year, £2 at the minute outside london. that is going to go up to £3. the government says that's actually going to keep hold fares down below what they could have been in elsewhere in rural areas of the country. and interestingly, looking ahead in a year's time, they're thinking saying that that doesn't represent great value for money at replacing that with a system possibly where you get discounts for young and old travellers. women who usually go running in the early morning
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or evening say they're having to change their routes because they don't feel safe. almost three quarters of women told the this girl can campaign that while it's darker outside, they can't do their usual exercise routines for fear of being heckling, cat—called or threatened. natalie bell reports. people have commented on my running. commenting on my appearance. things about parts of your body. - some of the harassment women say they face on a weekly basis when they go out for a run. and when dusk hits, the problem intensifies. we've had cars literally just following you, and then turning around, obviously, and coming back again, and it's very unnerving. the only times i can really fit in my runs are really, really early in the morning or after work, and it is dark. being a runner myself, i also know this feeling all too well. so i'm just about to leave the house to go for my evening run, and the last time i ran at night a car beeped at me, and then that same car followed me further down the street, and it was a group of men inside, and they wound the window down and started heckling me, which made me really anxious. so i'm hoping there's no incidents tonight. (bleep) there were three
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incidents in that one run, mainly groups of teenagers shouting things as i ran past. and then a girl put her hand right in front of my face as i ran past her to distract me. and then there was a wolf whistle as well. itjust really put me off, really made me feel intimidated, and ijust couldn't wait to get back from the run, actually. two thirds of women say they experience abuse while out running, yet few report incidents to police. and in the winter months, nearly three quarters of women change their outdoor activity routines because of safety fears. i've got the function on my watch to be able to be tracked. always carry my phone in case of emergency. i have ran early in the morning holding a torch. i do feel saferjust holding that torch, like it can be used as a light, but also as a means of protecting myself. let's turn to pakistan,
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a country at the forefront of the impacts of climate change. in the north, approximately a8,000 people are in areas deemed high—risk, due to the threats of glacial floods and landslides. the conditions, worsening as temperatures warm, are forcing entire communities to relocate. our pakistan correspondent caroline davies has visited the northern pakistan—administered region of gilgit—baltistan and sent this report. forbiddingly beautiful. ice—laden, precarious. here in pakistan—administered gilgit—baltistan, jagged glaciers, blackened by soil, number over 7000. they are under threat. researchers say they have seen the weather become more extreme, more unpredictable. and that doesn'tjust have an impact on these incredible glaciers, but on the whole environment. and as the landscape changes, so, too, do the shape of people's lives.
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this is what happens when a glacial lake bursts. tearing the ground beneath your feet — entire valleys. homes now rubble. this was komal�*s home. now all that's left — a sheer cliff. beneath this place there was our home. there were a lot of trees, gardens, and it was a whole green place. the spot komal�*s family lived in for generations, clawed away into the valley in minutes. she is still traumatised by what happened. people running out of their home, some people taking their stuff from their home. they were trying, because they were not sure of, will anyone come to us, will anyone save us? what do you feel now when you stand here,
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looking out across this valley? i remember my childhood memories. the time i have spent here. and now i can see the plain areas, the barren places, it hurts. it makes me feel sad. komal�*s home was known to be at risk two years before the flood. they were not moved by the government. the family said they had nowhere to go. the glacier that caused this disruption is just upstream. coated in dust and soil, it's still melting. you can see up ahead shisper glacier, the dark patch on the horizon. that is the source of the water from 2022. now, researchers had seen that the glacier had started moving forward because of temperature changes and it led to the buildup of a body of water, a lake. that lake burst, and it was that water that came cascading down the valley.
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there are more areas in this valley also known to be at risk. climate change has increased the intensity and frequency of these disasters across the region. so hasanabad, there is a new glacier starting, damaging infrastructure across this stream where the population and infrastructure, roads, hydro power stations — everything are at high risk of this glacier. this pattern is repeated throughout this region. more than a8,000 people are estimated by the aga khan development network to be living in high—risk areas. this was the village of badswat. homes, a school, livelihoods, repeatedly flooded. years after the glacial lake burst, parts are still underwater. it's now considered impossible to live even on its edges.
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the whole village is being relocated. but trying to find land that is safe and has access to water isn't easy. driving through these valleys, you can see how many people live close to the rivers and streams that the glaciers feed into. that's because their livelihoods depend on it, but it's also making them vulnerable. i can say that after five or ten years it will be very difficult for us to even survive. year by year, we are facing more and more disasters. so we cannot stop these events because this is a global issue. and locally, we cannot do for this thing. what we can do is we can just mitigate or we canjust get prepared the people to face such events. a drill for potential destruction. the village of passu holds these evacuation exercises
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several times a year. they know if a flood hits, roads will be blocked and it could take days for anyone from outside to reach them. volunteers learn everything from first—aid, emergency river crossings if bridges are swept away, and high mountain rescues. why did you want to be a volunteer, to help people and help with the rescue? because i love living in the mountains and working in the society, working for the society. so we are, like, we are living here, we have grown up here, so it's our responsibility. ijaz has been a volunteer for the last 20 years. unfortunately, because if a flood is coming, if it's a heavy flood, we can't do anything. the area is totally in the wash—out. but if there is small floods, if houses are damaged, obviously we can help people to survive, to get away from the flood areas.
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we drive higher into the mountains. even at these altitudes, the environment is changing. ten years ago, the glacier you could see from here is the white line... muhammad has been taking tour groups to the mountains for more than 20 years. he has seen for himself the change to the landscape. abruptly from last decade, there was a changing global warming. it's happened, even this year, the whole community felt like we are introducing the winter sports over here, but we couldn't develop an ice rink, even on the high altitude of 2700 metres. you said all the things you've seen, the changes to the winter sports, and how does it make you feel seeing all these changes? this whole changes after whole changes, i felt that this is an alarming time, upcoming future. we have not a secure future, i must say. if there isn't proper changes
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to maintain the community. i think this heaven will become a hell for us very soon. we have been from village to village, valley to valley, on this trip. people keep telling us the same thing — that they are seeing more changes now than they have ever done in their lifetime. and they are worried that this is just beginning. sultan ali's home has been narrowly spared but he knows it may not be again. he says there is nowhere else to go. translation: you can | see my granddaughters. they are very worried. living here, constantly thinking about under what conditions we live our lives. what kind of life is this? if the flood comes, it will take everything away, and there's nothing we can do about it. i can't blame anyone. it's just our fate. what will this generation
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remember of this time of uncertainty, when the seasons move and the ice disappears, and what will become of the land they will inherit? caroline davies, bbc news, gilgit—baltistan. a supermarket has opened its doors on a sunday for the first time on the isle of lewis. tesco's store has gone against the long standing tradition there of observing the sabbath. more than 1,800 people have signed an online petition opposing the move. here's katriona renton. sabbath observance has survived in lewis, even after it disappeared from most other parts of scotland. around 7,000 people live in the main town, stornoway. the bible lays down that sunday is a holy day, for worship and rest from work. there, stornoway, three churches, steeple. martin's, church of scotland there. so it's dominated by steeples. this minister believes it
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should stay that way, and seven—day opening for tesco's is not essential. the culture here is very distinctive, and that culture seems to be increasingly eroded when you have shops now opening on a sunday. i'm concerned, disappointed because i'm a christian and i fully believe that god has given us his word, and that word says that there's one day for his worship. tesco's decision to open on sunday is controversial. anybody who is in i favour of tesco not opening on a sunday... at this packed public meeting nine days ago, a show of hands for those against. and a petition attracted almost 2,000 signatures asking that it does not go ahead. in a statement, a tesco spokesperson said they're "confident that the decision to open their stornoway superstore on sundays will allow them to balance the demand for seven—day opening, while remaining respectful to local traditions and culture." many of those against, not for religious reasons,
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but for a lifestyle. there's no such thing as sunday opening of the bars. this local councillor represents part of the island and has been reflecting on what his constituents have told him. i think it would be a fairly mixed reaction, but i would gauge that probably, most folk... when i say most, it would sway in a percentage, maybe 60—40, 75—25 would be, or 70—30 would be against sunday tesco's, ortesco's opening on a sunday. because it does mean a sea change in what's going on in the town on a sunday, so i would have suspected that most of my constituents would probably be marginally against it. it's decades since children's playgrounds were closed here on a sunday. now the cinema opens, and it's up to islanders to choose with their feet on sunday supermarket shopping. now for a game of guess who. can you tell the difference between one of the most famous voices in broadcasting, sir david attenborough, and his ai generated clone? here is a clip of the real
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sir david talking about his new series asia. if you think you've seen the best of the natural world has to offer, think again. there's nowhere else on earth with so many untold stories. welcome, then, to asia. now listen to this. donald trump has nominated florida congressman matt gaetz as the next attorney general, a move that has generated significant controversy due to gaetz's legal history. and james webb space telescope recently made a jaw dropping discovery. catching sight of massive supermassive black holes from the early universe... nato is preparing for the worst case scenario a large scale evacuation of wounded troops in the event of a war with russia. those items you just heard were found on a website
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by some of our collegues here at the bbc. there are several sites that offer ai—generated voices of the trusted broadcaster. the bbc also contacted sir david in light of this. here's his response. "having spent a lifetime trying to speak "what i believe to be the truth, "i am profoundly disturbed to find that these "days my identity is being stolen by others and greatly "object to them using it to say whatever they wish." drjennifer williams researches ai audio and ethics surrounding artificial intelligence. we played her the clips you've just heard, here was her reaction upon hearing them. it's very serious to think about when you have a trusted voice like sir david attenborough, who all around the world people recognise him as an authority, as a voice of truth, and then to have words put in his mouth about war, politics and things that that he has never said or may not ever endorse. it's very concerning. they may want to be
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doing something like humour or parody. then, of course, there's the nefarious purposes of creating an actual voice and then presenting that as an authoritative figure for various misinformation or disinformation. but i think it's important to make the distinction between, you know, creative uses of voice cloning technology and these nefarious, you know, uses that present falsely as someone. the website, which we have chosen not to name, has since posted another clip in response to its use of voice cloning. let's set the record straight. unless mr attenborough has been moonlighting for us in secret and under an assumed name, with work authorisation in the united states, he is not on our payroll. i am not david attenborough. we are both male british voices, for sure. however, i am not david attenborough for anyone out there who might be confused. noting there that the website was still using sir david's voice
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to clarify its actions. the leaders of many of the world's largest economies are heading to brazil for this year's g20 summit — which starts tomorrow in rio de janero. the united nations has urged them to agree on funding for poorer nations to help tackle the impact of climate change — amid stalled talks at the cop29 summit. meanwhile, the uk prime minister, sir keir starmer says the focus of his trip will be delivering a "better future" for britain. i spoke to vera innes who is the chair of the brazilian chamber of commerce in great britain. she told me why this summit is so important for brazil. it is extremely exciting for us, not only exciting but very important as well, because our objective is to have a summit that will show to the world what our priorities are, and the priorities of this summit, as well as the priorities of
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cop30 is to fight poverty and look at the environment and to have measures discussed between the leaders to achieve the best possible solutions for the problem is that we face today. a lot of challenges when it comes to reaching those goals, particularly when it comes to climate. we have seen a change of government recently in brazil, different position when it comes to tackle the climate challenges and we have seen talks stall at cop at the moment. i talks stall at cop at the moment-— talks stall at cop at the moment. , , , moment. i still remember seeing the bbc showing _ moment. i still remember seeing the bbc showing the _ moment. i still remember seeing the bbc showing the levels - moment. i still remember seeing the bbc showing the levels of - the bbc showing the levels of deforestation taking place in brazil only a few years ago and it has been a policy of the government of the last two years to tackle this, and i am very happy to say that we have been doing this. levels of deforestation in brazil have dropped significantly, we had that last year that a drop of
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50% in the levels of deforestation, this year we have just witnessed figures of 30%. we are doing our best and we are doing our part but we need our partners as well to help us with that. tell need our partners as well to help us with that.— help us with that. tell us about brazil's _ help us with that. tell us about brazil's economy l help us with that. tell us| about brazil's economy at help us with that. tell us - about brazil's economy at the moment. it is one of the growing nations, tell us more about why people need to sit up and take notice to your country. i and take notice to your country-— and take notice to your count . ~ ., �* ., country. i think that brazil can lead _ country. i think that brazil can lead the _ country. i think that brazil can lead the way - country. i think that brazil can lead the way to - country. i think that brazil can lead the way to a - country. i think that brazil can lead the way to a net | country. i think that brazil- can lead the way to a net zero. the uk has signed the paris agreement, brazil has signed it, but how do we get there, we have all the conditions to do this, but as i said we need the support of other nations in helping us to do that. not only in relation to the amazon which is a very important issue, but also the actions that can be taken by uk government, not
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only uk government but also a uk companies, and we have companies like shell and bp that are already doing this. in a very important way in brazil. can you just tell me about the uk and brazil trade relationship.- uk and brazil trade relationshi. , ., , relationship. this relationship could be a _ relationship. this relationship could be a lot _ relationship. this relationship could be a lot better- relationship. this relationship could be a lot better than - relationship. this relationship| could be a lot better than they are, they are good and brazil is an important part of the uk and likewise, but the numbers, and likewise, but the numbers, and i have the numbers here 781 00:21:30,972 --> 00:
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