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in connection with the death of one direction star, liam payne. and a british teenager has handed himself in to the authorities in dubai to begin a one—year prison sentence, for having a sexual relationship with a 17—year—old girl. hello, i'm nicky schiller. tributes are being paid from around the world to the former us president and nobel peace prize winner, jimmy carter, who's died at the age of 100. he was the peanut farmer who became the most powerful man in the world, serving one term as president from 1977 to 1981. he is the longest—lived american leader. as president he brokered a landmark peace accord between egypt and israel. but was hampered at home by a failing economy and a disastrous attempt to free american hostages seized in iran.
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in later life he became a tireless worker for peace, the environment and human rights, for which he was recognised with a nobel peace prize in 2002. this is the scene live in washington dc where the flag at the white house is flying at half mast. president biden led tributes tojimmy carter saying america and the world had lost an extraordinary leader, statesman and humanitarian. whilst president—elect donald trump said americans owed carter a "debt of gratitude". 0ur senior north america correspondent gary 0'donoghue looks back at his life. as a candidate and as a president, i'll never tell a lie. that was the essence ofjimmy carter. people may have questioned his ability, but not his honesty, sincerity and passion that propelled a peanut farmer to the presidency. he was born in the deep south in plains, georgia. james earl carter cut short a promising naval career to return home after the death of his father. he turned the family
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business around. growing peanuts made jimmy carter rich. then came the lure of politics. he served two terms in the state senate and one as georgia's governor before bringing his faith based politics to washington and a run for the presidency. my name isjimmy carter, and i'm running for president. he campaigned on a pledge to bind america's wounds after watergate and vietnam. i, jimmy carter, do solemnly swear.. it was a presidency that would be marked by one lasting foreign policy high and marred by a number of lows. in 1979, joining hands with israeli prime minister menachem begin and egypt's anwar sadat, sealing the camp david peace accords was his finest hour. it's still america's most significant peacemaking moment in the middle east. so let us now lay aside war,
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let us now reward all the children of abraham who hungerfor a comprehensive peace in the middle east. at home, he was an environmental pioneer, preserving huge tracts of land in alaska and even installing solar panels at the white house. and an ardent feminist, he encouraged his wife to set up and run her own office in the white house, appointed women to his administration, and declared, "women's rights are the fight of my life." but an energy crisis saw long lines at the pumps, while inflation was rising sharply and his administration seemed listless, ill equipped to cope. worse would follow with the iranian revolution and the interminable hostage crisis that followed at the us embassy in tehran. 52 americans were being held and the commander in chief seemed out of his depth. a botched rescue attempt left eight americans dead. against that background,
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there was no way he was going to win re—election. in the event, his loss to ronald reagan in 1980 was crushing. butjimmy carter was not about to disappear quietly into a gilded corporate post—presidential life. he brought his prestigious energy to human rights issues, setting up the carter centre in atlanta, campaigning across the world for democracy and justice. 22 years after leaving office, he was awarded the nobel peace prize for his efforts. morning, everybody. good morning. in plains, georgia, he carried on leading bible study classes. only when he was past 90 would he tell a news conference, with his trademark humour, dignity and humility, and without a shred of self—pity, that cancer had spread to his brain. i think i have been as blessed as any human being in the world with having become the president
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of the united states of america and the work of the carter centre, and everything's been a blessing for me, so i'm thankful. butjimmy carter carried on his work in the us and around the world, busy trying to make a difference right up to the very end. at his side for 77 years, jimmy carter said of his wife, rosalynn, "she was my equal partner in everything." in their twilight, president biden made the pilgrimage to georgia to thank them both for their lifetime of public service. and when rosalynn died, her husband made a rare trip out of hospice care to pay his final loving respects. jimmy carter's legacy has been hotly debated and often revised, but few would dispute that america's longest lived president gave, in his own words, his very best.
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to the middle east now. the head of the world health organisation says hospitals in gaza have once again become, and warned the health system is under severe threat. the comments come after two facilities were attacked and another raided in the past few days. israel's military says two of the sites were being used as hamas command and control centres. let's speak to our correspondent injerusalem shaimaa khalil. just explain what the who is saying? well, from friday, really, and to the weekend, we have seen at least three hospitals targeted. some of them raided and bombed. let me take you to what happened in the hospital very quickly. it was raided on friday. and evacuated and the israeli military forces have then gone in. we understand from the
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hospital staff that was there that they were given 15 minutes, told to move medical staff, patients, they were given 15 minutes, told to move medicalstaff, patients, into the courtyard. and then some of them were taken, were arrested, were detained, including the hospital director. since then, we understand that those in critical condition were moved to another hospital in northern gaza, the indonesian hospital. this hospital itself was evacuated and was bombed and so, what we understand from the gaza health ministry, is that it is not fit. it does not have enough equipment to be able to care for patients, especially those in critical condition. we do not know the whereabouts of the doctor at the moment but i did speak to the deputy health minister of gaza and he said, given the testimonies of those who were detained and released, they said that they were subjected to humiliation, they were subjected to beatings. and so they are concerned
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about the situation with the doctor at the moment. 0n the weekend, on sunday, just yesterday, the hospital in gaza city was hit by an air strike. the israeli military said that they were targeting a mask control centre but the building was not being used as a hospital. but i did talk to an eyewitness, medical student who was in the hospital at the time getting ready to sit an exam, when the explosion happened. she said there was glass all over, dust and smoke and that we had to move really, really quickly. and she said, when we moved, we saw patients and we saw medical staff. some of the patients who were taken from the hospital where moved to a hospital also known as the baptist hospital also known as the baptist hospital also in gaza city. this hospital itself was also hit by artillery fire so medical facilities itself was also hit by artillery fire so medicalfacilities in itself was also hit by artillery fire so medical facilities in the last few days have been under heavy targeting. they have been under
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heavy pressure. some of them have being bombarded. some of them have been hit. what we understand from the idf is that they say that they are targeting hamas strongholds. the group itself rejects this. they have called on the un to send observers to protect these facilities and patients but also, they say, to monitor how they are being used. live injerusalem, thank you. to south korea next and the investigation into the nation's worst aviation diasters in decades. the acting president has visited the crash site, and has ordered an emergency safety inspection of the country's entire airline operation system, a day after the plane crash that killed all but two of the 181 people on board. the pilot of the jet is believed to have radioed air traffic control to say the aircraft had suffered a bird strike, shortly before crash landing and exploding. 0ur seoul correspondentjean mackenzie is at the scene and sent this report.
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the bereaved are at breaking point. these outbursts happen every few minutes. a day on from the crash, they are still at the airport, waiting to be reunited with their loved ones bodies. why have only five bodies been released? this woman yells. you are useless. a police official spurs had no details. they are too badly damaged, he says. forensic teams are still piecing them together. it is disturbing to hear. and it is even worse. his two teenage grandson have not even been identified. their father took them to make happy memories. i've been sitting here all day, hoping for news. i'm so frustrated. the plane was carrying koreans back from their christmas
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holidays in thailand when it landed at speed without its wheels down. as it crashed, every passenger was killed. investigators are now being were with it make trying to work out for the landing gear seems to fail but the black boxes damage. it will take time to die safer. so today, the attention has turned to what happened on the runway. when the plane made its emergency landing it was still intact but because it could not stop, then overshot the runway here and we now know that it hit this concrete and orange structure that has been raised up on this grassy mound. this is a guidance system that is supposed to help planes land but this is the point at which the plane exploded into a fireball and fractured into many pieces. in aviation experts are now questioning why this was positioned in this way so raised up in so close to the end of the runway. the acting president has ordered an investigation of the country's entire aviation industry.
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a nearby sports hall has been turned into a memorial space. but many of the families are not that each of the families are not that each of the member. still glued to the airport seats, without answers, they don't know who to blame. the only place they can direct their anger is at the forensic teams who are still searching, you get to complete the gruelling, unenviable task. reports in argentina suggest that five people have been charged, three of them with manslaughter, over the death of one direction star liam payne. those summoned by a judge to appear in court include the manager of the hotel in buenos aires, and several employees. the singer died aged 31 after falling from a third—floor balcony in october. jessica lane has the latest.
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liam payne's death in october shocked fans around the world. many gathered to remember him outside the hotel where he had been staying and fell from a third for balcony. today, a website in argentina claims five people have been charged in connection with his death. local media say his friend and two members of staff from the hotel have been charged with manslaughter and another two charged with supplying drugs. it was announced last month that three people had been charged but they were not named at the time. an autopsy confirmed, the 31—year—old suffered internal and external bleeding and multiple traumatic injuries. police found alcohol, a phone and medication in his room, along with destroyed objects and furniture. authorities have examined hours of cctv footage and spoken to hotel staff, medical professionals and friends. liam payne found worldwide and fame in
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what direction and later had a son but, in recent years, he has spoken about the pressures he faced at such about the pressures he faced at such a young age. the about the pressures he faced at such a young age-— a young age. the problem we had in the band, a young age. the problem we had in the band. and _ a young age. the problem we had in the band. and i— a young age. the problem we had in the band, and i don't— a young age. the problem we had in the band, and i don't blame - a young age. the problem we had in | the band, and i don't blame anybody for that i want to seem the comb whining and moaning. but it feels to me like when we were in the band, because of how big it got, the best way to secure us was lock us in our rooms. and what is in the room? a mini bar. and i thoughti rooms. and what is in the room? a mini bar. and i thought i would have a party for one and that seem to carry on throughout many years of my life. , , ., , life. celebrities gathered with his friends and _ life. celebrities gathered with his friends and family _ life. celebrities gathered with his friends and family earlier - life. celebrities gathered with his friends and family earlier this - friends and family earlier this month at his funeral. but for police and prosecutors in argentina at the investigation into how he died continues investigation into how he died around the world and across the uk. this is bbc news.
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hello from the bbc sport centre. there are three more games in the premier league this monday. among them manchester united will take on, in—form newcastle. it's not been the ideal start for ruben amorim, who has won just four and lost five of his 10 games since taking over at old trafford, and they're just eight points clear of the relegation zone. he might have taken over at the end of the season, but instead joined the club midway through. iam here, i have to focus on the job. it is part of football to have these difficult moments. i already knew that is going to be tough. of course you expect to win more games, to have players with more confidence, to sell the idea and to work and to improve a lot of things. in this moment it's really hard. like i said, we have to survive, to have time and then to improve the team. liverpool winger mohamed salah says he is "far away" from signing a new deal at the premier league club. the egyptian contributed
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to liverpool's 5—0 thrashing of west ham on sunday by scoring his 17th league goal of the season, as well as providing two assists. however after the game, salah revealed that negotiations are �*far�* from reaching a positive conclusion at this time and insisted that he is solely focused on liverpool's on—field aims this season. ac milan have sacked head coach paulo fonseca afterjust six months in charge milan were held to a frustrating 1—1 draw with roma on sunday, a result that left them eighth in the serie a table. reports in italy state ex—porto manager sergio conceicao, who had a spell with inter in his playing days, is set to replace him. there was a thrilling conclusion to the fourth test between australia and india in melbourne, australia winning by 184 runs to take a 2—1 lead in the series. india were set a target of 340 in 92, a sensational bowling performance
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in the evening session saw australia take the final seven wickets forjust 3a runs as india were bowled out for 155 in the final hour. this was in front of a record attendance for a test match in australia, with 373,691 spectators at the mcg over the five days. when you take all that into account, probably the best test match i have been involved in, in terms of 80,000 the first three days, whatever the crowd was today, it was huge. it felt like it was swinging a lot as well, never felt we were so far ahead of the game. so overall, one of those great wins. you might have heard the story that world chess number 0ne magnus carlsen was made to quit a tournament because he was wearing jeans.
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here was the norweigian grandmaster getting the boot from the world rapid and blitz chess championships in new york after he refused to change when asked to. but he's since been reinstated and can you guess what he's going to be wearing today. and there have been some, i think, slight alterations to the rules. as a matter of principle, i am definitely playing injeans tomorrow and tyler herro scored 27 points and was then one of seven people ejected, six for their roles in a fight in the final minute of the miami heat's104—100 victory over the houston rockets on sunday night. herro was thrown to the ground by the rockets' amen thompson with 35 seconds left. players and coaches from both benches then came onto the court. both players were thrown out along with others,
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unsavoury scenes at the end and that's all the sport for now. let s get some of the day's other news now. dominique pelicot, the ex—husband of gisele pelicot, who was sentenced to 20 years in prison for orchestrating and committing mass rapes against his wife while she was drugged, has decided not to appeal his sentence. at least 17 other men found guilty alongside him have said they will appeal. the french prime minister, francois bayrou, has promised people on mayotte that the government aims to rebuild areas damaged by cyclone chido within two years. he was speaking during a visit to the french indian ocean territory with other government ministers two weeks after the cyclone struck. at least 71 people have been killed in a road accident in southern ethiopia.
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local authorities says a truck plunged into a river in sidama state, south of ethiopia's capital addis ababa. an 18—year—old british man, sentenced to a year in jail in dubai, for having sex with a minor, is reported to have handed himself in to begin his sentence. marcus fakana was holidaying with his parents in the united arab emirates, when he met the 17—year—old british girl. sex between an adult and a person under 18 in dubai is a crime. with me is 0ur reporter harry low. he went on holiday with his parents backin he went on holiday with his parents back in september and started this holiday romance with another londoner. she was aged 17 at the time, a couple of months younger than him. marcus told his family about this relationship but she had not told her family and when they returned to the uk her mother went through her phone and found messages and pictures between the pair and decided to report him to the authorities. the dead police went to
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