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mozambique�*s opposition leader has declared three days of national mourning for 50 people he claims were killed during weeks of violent protests in the country. human rights watch has accused the police of excessive force. the police say demonstrators have used children as human shields. bbc africa's security correspondent ian wafula reports from maputo. the family and friends of 16 year old antoniojoaquim have gathered to bid their final farewell. they said he was taking part in a pots and pans protest in mozambique�*s capital when police used live bullets to disperse crowds. antonio is the latest casualty of weeks of protests that have gripped the country since the governing party, frelimo, won the disputed presidential election in october.
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the party has been in power for 50 years. his friends nicknamed him jumbo, which means luck. and now his mother says he's a victim of a bullet. a victim of an electoral process he did not even take part in. they are killing innocent people without any reason. but many families are crying now, like myself. venancio mondlane, a part time pastor and independent candidate, insists he's the rightful winner of the vote. in recent weeks, his supporters have taken to the streets demanding for his victory to be announced. the crisis deepened with assassinations of venancio mondlane�*s lawyer and his colleague, a parliamentary candidate. venancio alleges that at least 50 people have lost their lives, while civil rights groups have accused the police of using excessive force. this is a show of frustration like nothing i've ever seen before. people are banging pots
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and pans and blowing whistles, vehicles passing by are hooting. and the message is simple. they are saying that the recent elections were not free and fair. if they can't go to the streets, they'll do it from the comfort of their homes. and this is happening all across the country. the police say they are investigating cases of police brutality while also acknowledging losses within their own ranks. we recorded 103 injured people and 69 of those were police officers. the demonstrators are using the children as a shield in front of them, and they themselves are behind. consequently, they don't pay the price. children should not be used because they are innocent. this is not a demonstration and it is not about the elections, but it is about subversion and competition for terrorism in our country. mozambique stands at a crossroads amid political uncertainty and rising tensions. the constitutional council faces the critical
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task of deciding whether to uphold the contested election results or call for fresh polls, a process complicated by the lack of set timelines. president filipe nyusi has urged unity, inviting the four presidential candidates, including mondlane, to discuss the crisis, warning that the unrest is taking a toll on the nation's fragile economy. meanwhile, families like that of antoniojoaquim, a casualty of the violence, can only hope for a return to peace and the pursuit ofjustice. the cop29 climate summit has released a new draft climate finance deal that would have developed nations take the lead, but a european negotiator has said the new draft deal is too costly. delegates in baku have been trying to negotiate a deal that would dramatically increase the amount of money wealthier countries give to poorer ones to help them adapt to global warming.
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let's speak to our climate editor, justin let's pick night to esme ballard. what are the chances of this deal being finalised? we have had this new tax drop in the last hour. it is calling on all countries by 2035 to try to get a figure of 1.3 trillion. that is more than ambition. the crucialfigure is that $250 billion you mentioned. eu countries, the us, are expected to contribute to that, but there is a line in the text that says developing countries, there was like china could also contribute, but they are not on the hook for that. that suggests that the eu and china have been working together on this deal. we have not had reaction from other
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developing countries, but we expect they would be happy with this. in the process conference earlier in the week, a bolivian spokesperson was asked a question by a journalist would you say if $300 billion was on the table. he said is this a joke? that is the finance part. we have also had a text on mitigation, which is how we are going to reduce emissions. there are two key options, the first to accept what was accepted last year, that countries need to transition away from fossil fuels. the second option is nothing. we knew that the eu will not be happy with that. it seems we have two groups of countries not happy with some aspects of this text so i expect not there will be in the room is negotiating, thinking about how they will find a way forward. i have seen some quotes from a representative from panama saying i am so mad it is
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ridiculous. it feels that the developed world once the planet to burn. what is the timescale for reaching our definitive agreements? forsome for reaching our definitive agreements? for some it is supposed to end in the next few hours. it supposed to end in the next few hours. , , ., ., hours. it is, it is meant to end by — hours. it is, it is meant to end by firm _ hours. it is, it is meant to end by 6pm. we - hours. it is, it is meant to end by 6pm. we don't - hours. it is, it is meant to - end by 6pm. we don't expect that at all. we have been speaking to some delicate countries here who are expecting to work through the night, may be into tomorrow. the corridor behind me are quite quiet. a lot of the negotiators are in their private rooms deciding on their stance. 0ne german delegation source said that now is the time to build bridges, to move the negotiations forward. it will certainly be important to stay in touch with china and the presidency tonight. i think the presidency tonight. i think the suggestion there is there are more talks to go ahead well past that 6pm deadline.- past that 6pm deadline. thank ou ve past that 6pm deadline. thank you very much _ past that 6pm deadline. thank
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you very much indeed. - there've been very different reactions around the world to the arrest warrant for israeli prime minister benjamin netanyahu issued by the international criminal court for alleged war crimes in gaza. us presidentjoe biden has called it outrageous, but several european nations have said they respect the court's decisions. ireland said mr netanyahu would be arrested if he set foot on irish soil, but hungary's leader viktor 0rban, who's close to mr netanyahu, said he would invite him to visit in defiance of the warrant. we can cross live now tojerusalem and speak to our correspondent yolande knell. this one has been the reaction in israel to this and what are people there and the press is saying about this decision by the icc? figs saying about this decision by the icc? �* , a, saying about this decision by the icc? ~, i. saying about this decision by the icc? ~, ., the icc? as you can imagine, this really — the icc? as you can imagine, this really dominates - the icc? as you can imagine, this really dominates the - this really dominates the headlines in the israeli media.
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the israeli prime minister has come out calling this disgraceful, anti—semitic, the decisions by the court. i think there is a lot of public sympathy to the position that israel believes it has been acting in gas in its own south defence and there is a measure of how the world is not accepting its conduct of the war. he had the former defence minister you have collapsed saying israel will not be to tired. �* . , , saying israel will not be to tired. �* ., i, , ., saying israel will not be to tired. �* ., y,, ., , tired. analysts have been -ickin~ tired. analysts have been picking over _ tired. analysts have been picking over what - tired. analysts have been picking over what this - tired. analysts have been j picking over what this will mean for israeli leaders. certainly in the immediate future it does not look like the prime minister can travel to more than a countries now that are signatories of the rome statute that led to the setting up of this court, the international court ofjustice.
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the court does not drive people in absentia so unless these men are travelling to one of these countries, are arrested there and passed on to the hague, they will not be standing trial in the near future, they will not be standing trial in the nearfuture, but they will not be standing trial in the near future, but this does show that israel appears to be more isolated on the world stage. the us, its closest ally, is the country that has come out most strongly with the president saying this is outrageous and rejecting it as an temp two equate israel with hamas, said that it is unacceptable. the white tasting it will look at steps to counter these arrest warrants that it can take along with his partners, including israel. 0n partners, including israel. on another matter, we have had a development onjewish settlers in the occupied west bank. the new israeli defence minister says he is standing detention without trial. what is the
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significance of that move, do you think? i significance of that move, do you think?— you think? i think this is 'ust a measure of i you think? i think this is 'ust a measure of the i you think? i think this is 'ust a measure of the pru i you think? i think this is just | a measure of the pru settlers set dance —— a stance of the government. he has said that jewish settlers are under a serious threat from palestinian terrorism, and they are unjustified international sanctions against settler groups. the us has imposed new sanctions on a key settler movement. with world attention diverted to what has happened in gaza, we have seen in the occupied west bank a big surge in extremist settler violence. we have seen a lot of settler outposts being set up without permission under israeli law and all settlements are seen as being illegal under international law and an
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obstacle to the two state solution, although israel will often dispute that. if you look... administrative detention is one of the future that has been effective against some of these extremist settlers, to tearing attacks, it says. if you look at the figures, three months ago the palestinians prisoners club said there were 31100 palestinians in administrative detention. a small handful of jewish settlers, it said there were about five currently in administrative detention. around the world and across the uk, this is bbc news.
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here in the uk, a young barber is calling for more action to be taken to stop the spreading of runcorn. when you go for a haircut, you might ask for a short back and sides... ..or maybe just a little bit off the top. whatever style you choose, you probably expect it to be a nice clean trim, and not to be left with an infection. i've a fairly big circle on the side of my neck. it's been itchy and irritable
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when i go to sleep. that's what happened to james and christian from bournemouth. i kept moisturising it and putting various creams on it, and it didn't work. i went to my local barbers to get a haircut, i got a skin fade, and almost immediately after i came out and i met up with my partner, she noticed this abrasion and raised mark on the back of my neck. and, yeah, it's been a bit of a process trying to get rid of it. they both caught ringworm — a highly contagious fungal infection which can spread around the body and, if not treated, it can actually lead to hair loss. after doing research on it, i realised that it's due to improper practice and not cleaning equipment properly, and i sort of felt let down by the barbershop that they weren't putting these procedures in place. here in poole, mike taylor is training the next generation of barbers. i teach qualifications, but what goes into i the qualifications? it's notjust cutting. there's a lot of other stuffl and there's a big hefty unit on consultation and skin disorders and diseases i and health and safety. mike has been working in the hair industry for 3h years. he says he is currently seeing a lot of clients with infections, and believes the lack of regulation could be to blame.
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everyone's seen the high street, the high street'sl depleting, it's dying, - and then suddenly there's 12 barber shops on the same street and they're all trying to go - when you go for a haircut, you might ask for a short everyone's seen the high street, the high street'sl depleting, it's dying, - and then suddenly there's 12 barber shops on the same street and they're all trying to go - a little bit cheaper than each other. l so the market is, it's not the prices down, | but something else has to go. and maybe it is all- the cleaning and equipment or the time spent getting - the proper knowledge and having the right equipment. so there definitely needs something tightening - up from the government about qualifications and | regulation for barber shops. well, mike is not the only one calling for a cleaner industry. at a busy high street in southampton, i met gareth penn from the hair and barber council. they are calling for hairdressers and barbers to have to sign up to a mandatory register to prove they are qualified to trade. over the past few years, the number of barber shops in particular has increased by more than 50%. however, we don't know who is trading behind those front doors, whether they're here legitimately and they're trading as barbers, or whether some of those shops are actually fronts for things like money laundering,
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for things like prostitution, people—trafficking, and other illegal activities. and a licence to practice or to trade would really help to stop hairdressing and barbering being used as a front for criminal activity. a government spokesperson said: "we have no plans to regulate the hairdressing sector. however, we will always seriously consider evidence when it's provided. we work closely with the industry to address skills and training needs, and hmrc is also working to tackle tax fraud in the sector." with no official regulations on the horizon, a cleaner hair industry in the future seems reliant on the next crop of barbers. meryl streep's portrayal of the ferocious fashion editor miranda priestly ensured
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the film the devil wear�*s prada became a cult classic back in 2006. now, almost 20 years later, it's been refashioned for the stage. the musical features an all—star cast and music written by sir eltonjohn. our culture correspondent charlotte gallagher has been back—stage ahead of it's west end debut. emily. she means you. with the dress which is cut. on the bias, and so are we... that's not what i asked you, i couldn't have been clearer. there you are, emily, how many times do i have to scream your name? actually, it's andy. it was a huge hollywood hit on screen. now, the devil wears prada is making its west end stage debut. # the devil wears prada #!
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vanessa williams, who famously played cut—throat wilhelmina slater in ugly betty, is taking on the role of another fearsome fashion editor, miranda priestly. charlotte, charlotte! there you are, charlotte. how many times do i have to scream your name? i'm so sorry. have a seat. i've been used to playing strong women with definitely missions to accomplish. and i guess it'sjust, you know, a casting directorsaying, "oh, i know who can do this." and that's when i get the call. this stuff? 0h, ok, i see, you think this has nothing to do with you. and fans of the film will recognise some of those famous lines. ok, i see, you think this has nothing to do with you. you go to your closet and you select, i don't know, that lumpy blue sweater, for instance, because you're trying to tell the world that you take yourself too seriously
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to care about what you put on your back. but what you don't know is that sweater is notjust blue. it's not turquoise. it's not lapis. it's actually cerulean. vanessa has been in showbiz for four decades and, at the age of 61, says hollywood is realising audiences want to see actors their own age. you know, we're not dead yet. we've got plenty of stories to tell, and i think it's reflective on the people that have the buying dollars and money too. you know, money talks and when you've got an active and avid fandom that are women that are 60 plus, they're going to give us stuff that, you know, appeals to us. you sold your soul the day you put on that first pairofjimmy choos, isaw it _ and do you know what really just kills me about this whole thing is the clothes that you're going to get, i mean, you don't deserve them. you eat carbs! in the film, emily blunt and anne hathaway play
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professional rivals. their theatrical counterparts amy di bartolomeo and georgie buckland put that rivalry aside to speak to us. and the show is georgie's west end debut. i don't really know how i got here and how this happened so fast, because i didn't think it was going to happen so quickly and all at once. but god, i'm so lucky. a million girls would kill for thisjob. and you have some of the best lines in the show. we get to dive in even more in the show than she does in the film. so i get to talk about her backstory and why she is the way she is, and i hope that the nasty things that come out of her mouth sometimes, there's a little bit of kind of understanding because of who she is and where she's come from, and she's only trying to please, and she's filled with anxiety and she's knackered and she's hungry and there's all this, you know, backstory and who she was as a young person. and now where she is makes sense to why she is the way she is. i hope it comes across. of course, you can't produce the devil wears prada without high fashion
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and high heels. usually better to actually go to the actual source. like, don't copy versace if you can afford, find, if it's stage worthy, if it's strong enough to withstand all the rigours of the theatre. so this little yellow dress that you just pointed to, that is a versace dress, a real one. and that's a versace jacket behind you, the pink one. that's very miranda priestly. if you can afford the real thing, get the real thing. yeah, exactly, exactly. # yeah, yeah, yeah, yeah #! stanley tucci starred in the film version as nigel, but he definitely wasn't doing this dance routine. and as i walked into the bar, there was mr tucci. i was like, whoa. and i said to him, you know, "i'm playing nigel in the devil wears prada," and he's like, "i've got to come, i'm coming." he's coming on press night. him and his wife are
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coming to see the show, and he's really excited about seeing my interpretation of that role, you know, for stage. it's always fun to create a brand new musical and to bring yourself to it, but also then to interact with your other co—stars and what they bring, which is really exciting. # when you are tailor made to get ahead of the pack #. the devil wears prada film has been fashioned into a musical with songs and costumes tailor made. charlotte gallagher, bbc news. let's bring you up—to—date with what is happening at gatwick airport. part of the terminal has been evacuated. the south
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terminal was evacuated while a security incident is being investigated. passengers are being prevented from entering the building. sussex police has issued this statement. police were cold to the south terminal at gatwick at 8:20am after the discovery of a suspected prohibited item in luggage test security safety of passengers and staff. an ordnance disposal team is being sent to the airport. this is causing significant disruption and roach are the south terminal have been closed. we would advise people to avoid the area if possible. there is a statement from easyjet on the bbc news website. stay with us here on bbc news. hello there. good afternoon.
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well, it's still very cold today, but the air will turn dramatically milder over the weekend, along with some very severe weather indeed from storm bert. it's a very deep area of low pressure, pushing northwards and eastwards through the weekend. strong winds, some very heavy rain and also some more snowfall, particularly heavy over the hills towards the north. there could be blizzard—like conditions with those strong winds as we head through saturday morning in particular, along with some very heavy rain coupled with the snow melt out towards the west. this is where it could be at its worst, could lead to some flooding. there will be widespread gales too across the uk, but towards the irish sea coast, some north sea facing coast, gusts of wind of 60 to 70 miles an hour. if you're travelling on saturday morning, do take care. the storm out towards the west then, as we head through the rest of this afternoon and the satellite picture, it's a fairly quiet afternoon of weather. there have been some wintry showers around this morning, but they're starting to ease down now. still some more snow showers across parts
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of western scotland inland and over the hills to lower levels, mostly sleet and rain. there will be some sunshine and temperatures still chilly, two to seven celsius. the winds are light through the day but they will pick up overnight tonight. it's still going to feel very cold, but temperatures for many out towards the west will rise through the night. but look, —12 or —13 celsius possible tonight. across eastern areas of scotland. and this is where we have an amber warning encompassing perhaps parts of south—east scotland and into the central belt. there could be some very heavy snowfall within these areas. blizzard—like conditions too, as this area of snow sweeps its way further eastwards. by get to lunchtimea lot of the snow will have turned back to rain, but some very adverse travelling conditions, some heavy rain down towards western coastal areas of wales and down through south west england as well. there could be some flooding here. it's a bit drier across south east england, but some rainfall at times and it is going to feel a lot milder but very windy
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throughout the day. the wind picking up towards the channel coasts. you'll notice though, on saturday night just how much milder it is going to be feeling. so we're losing that cold air. it's been swept away. we'll start the day off in double figures, but still some very adverse weather conditions. south of england. into south—east england. still gusty winds towards these irish sea coasts. some sunny spells, but some showers following on behind the storm. do take care. bye— bye.
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for the second half of this winter. a typical household will see bills rise — but when compared to the same period as last year, they'll be slightly lower. also on the programme: a sixth foreign tourist dies from drinking suspected poisoned alcohol in laos in south east asia. more than 300 people affected by the manchester arena bombing are told they can't continue their legal action against m15. and there are calls for tighter regulations at barber shops, as customers pick up skin infections from unhygienic haircuts. coming up on bbc news, we hearfrom manchester city manager pep guardiola for the first time since extending his stay at the club for two more years.
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