tv Breakfast BBC News December 22, 2024 6:00am-9:01am GMT
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good morning. welcome to breakfast. our headlines today. the man accused of an attack on a christmas market in magdeburg appears in court. he is charged with five murders and multiple counts of attempted murder. the german chancellor joins the german chancellorjoins mourners to memorial services for the victims in magdeburg cathedral.— to memorial services for the victims in magdeburg cathedral. strong winds and [an in magdeburg cathedral. strong winds and plan engineering _ in magdeburg cathedral. strong winds and plan engineering works _ in magdeburg cathedral. strong winds and plan engineering works threaten i and plan engineering works threaten another day of travel destruction in the lead up to christmas. goad
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remanded in custody —— doctor. last night a vigil was held for the dems. our correspondent anna foster reports. hundreds of people attended a vigil at the city's cathedral, a packed and sombre affair. some of the first responders who helped at the first responders who helped at the scene joined the mourners and families of the victims. chancellor oliver short �*s sat next to germany's president. —— olive shops. on friday night this market was packed. but the laughter and celebration was cut devastatingly short. when a car sped through the crowds, killing five people and injuring 200 more. crowds, killing five people and in'urin: 200 more. �* ,, �* injuring 200 more. translation: the car sed injuring 200 more. translation: the car sped past — injuring 200 more. translation: the car sped past us _ injuring 200 more. translation: the car sped past us and _ injuring 200 more. translation: the car sped past us and the _ injuring 200 more. translation: the car sped past us and the police - injuring 200 more. translation: the car sped past us and the police ran - car sped past us and the police ran after it. other emergency services arrived, evacuated people and diverted traffic. people were still panicking and screaming. we diverted traffic. people were still panicking and screaming. we now know
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the rescue entrance _ panicking and screaming. we now know the rescue entrance was _ panicking and screaming. we now know the rescue entrance was how— panicking and screaming. we now know the rescue entrance was how the - panicking and screaming. we now know the rescue entrance was how the car. the rescue entrance was how the car got into the square, a gap deliberately left for ambulances to have access —— access. police evidently rampaged after three minutes. armed police quickly made an arrest, this doctor is originally from saudi arabia and living here for nearly 20 years. germany's internet —— interior ministry said he holds islamophobic views is that investigation continues. translation: $5 investigation continues. translation: r , , ., ., translation: as things stand at the moment it looks _ translation: as things stand at the moment it looks as _ translation: as things stand at the moment it looks as if _ translation: as things stand at the moment it looks as if the background j moment it looks as if the background of the crime could have been disgruntlement of the way saudi arabian refugees are treated in germany, but what exactly is behind it is still under investigation. emotions are running high here alongside the sadness that is an undercurrent of anger against politicians who some feel didn't make this place safe enough. the german chancellor came to light a white rose and promised an investigation. translation: it
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investigation. translation: , ., ., translation: it is a dreadful traced translation: it is a dreadful tragedy that — translation: it is a dreadful tragedy that so _ translation: it is a dreadful tragedy that so many - translation: it is a dreadful tragedy that so many people i translation: it is a dreadful - tragedy that so many people were killed and injured. it is a dreadful catastrophe. we send our sympathy to those who are injured and i express the solidarity of the entire country. the solidarity of the entire count . �* , the solidarity of the entire count .n ,, , , country. as specialist please continue the _ country. as specialist please continue the investigation i country. as specialist please continue the investigation is| country. as specialist please l continue the investigation is a country. as specialist please - continue the investigation is a few metres away, the collection of flowers and candles here just keeps on growing. this better december wind is not keeping people away. they want to be here, they want to be together and to remember the friends that they have lost. christmas feels very different here now. the stalls won't be reopening. the focus instead turned on remembering the dems, helping the survivors and making sure a tragedy like this can't happen again. anna foster, bbc news, bundaberg. —— magna bird. —— magdeburg. the suspect remanded in custody overnight. what more do we know? he:
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has been charged on five counts of murder, attempted murder and also multiple counts of dangerous bodily harm. he will be now in pre—trial detention. we also know police have said the victims included a nine —year—old boy and four women between the ages of 45 75. meanwhile, the investigations are continuing to look for the motive, the possible motive in this case. they say that this man appears to have had islamophobic tendencies, so rather different picture than some of the islamist attacks that have happened in germany in recent years. meanwhile, here in bundaberg as you saw in that report there, people are morning there dead —— magdeburg. one woman told me last night this is my home town and people are in pain, in
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terrible pain. in the words of one local official, christmas in magdeburg is now over. bethany in magdeburg. _ magdeburg is now over. bethany in magdeburg, thank _ magdeburg is now over. bethany in magdeburg, thank you. _ roger has a round—up of some of the day's other stories. last weekend before christmas, lots of people on the move. yes, the weather might be an issue for them. travellers are being warned that they may face further disruption today some flights and ferries already cancelled due to high winds. yellow warnings are in place across the uk with transport delays likely. let's go live to louisa pilbeam in london. bright and early this morning. give us an overview of the situation there. ,., ., ., ., ., ., there. good morning. i am afraid i can't cive there. good morning. i am afraid i can't give you _ there. good morning. i am afraid i can't give you a — there. good morning. i am afraid i can't give you a very _ there. good morning. i am afraid i can't give you a very merry - there. good morning. i am afraid i. can't give you a very merry message this morning because in terms of disruption, travel disruption, it's not looking very good across trains, the roads and ferries. let me take
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you across what is going on stop in terms of the trains, a national rail are warning there could be severe impacts due to those weather warnings issued by the match, up to 70 miles an hour winds meaning that yellow when the warnings are in place from across scotland across northern ireland down to wales and down to the southeast of england are affected. this could then affect train services, meaning that debris is often blown onto tracks, trees can come down and that affects services. this all comes in addition to the fact that there are planned engineering works that were always going to go on at this christmas period, so that is a multiple effect. in terms of the airports, they are not being affected so badly. heathrow airport says that a few flights were cancelled yesterday and that was to enable more flights to get away today. in terms of
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ferries, there are ferries, though, that are badly affected from scotland going towards northern ireland. being realistic, this isn't as bad as the storms in the disruption that happened in terms of travel in the last few weeks, but there may be delays so you do want to check out your travel plans. indeed. good advice. thank you very much. louisa pilbeam in london this morning. simon will be here with a full weather forecast morning. simon will be here with a full weatherforecast in morning. simon will be here with a full weather forecast in a few minutes time. the church of england priest with a history of child sexual abuse allegations was twice reappointed to a senior position during stephen cotterell�*s time as the bishop of chelmsford. david tune was banned by the church from being alone with children in the paid compensation to a sexual abuse, just like victim. a spokesman for the now archbishop of york stephen cotterell said he regretted that the reappointment is not handled differently. is it you do not respond to requests for a comment.
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charities and mps say the vulnerable people living in beyond disgraceful housing because of what they say is a government of the failure to enforce a new law. the supportive housing act was passed injune last year to set standards but there has still been no consultation on how it should work with the government says that it should work with the government says thatitis should work with the government says that it is committed to starting the consultation next year. the united states military says it has carried out air strikes on who the targets in yemen. officials say they targeted a missile storage site and the command centre in the rebel held capital of sinai last night. alex came hours after houthis in yemen follow ballistic missal at israel winning more than a dozen people in tel aviv. religious minority groups in syria say they are worried about life on the islamist rule after the rebel group hts took control. earlier this month as you know bashar al—assad's 2a year rule came to an end with many uncertain about what the future holds. our
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correspondent has sent this report. the dictator has fled. but what of the community who belong to? bashar al—assad is from the islamic sect, one of the area's pierced minorities but it is control power after a majority of them country for 50 years. in a working—class neighbourhood of damascus, a few agreed to speak 1414 00:10:
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