tv The Context BBC News January 14, 2025 8:30pm-9:01pm GMT
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time for sport, here is a full round—up at the bbc sport centre with will perry. nottingham forest fans will be pinching themselves. they're currently leading liverpool 1—0 at the city ground, which means as it stands they're just three points behind arne slot�*s side at the top of the premier league. chris wood scored his 13th goal of the season, 1—0 the score. elsewhere, cole palmer's has his 14th league goal of the campiagn as chelsea lead bournemouth 1—0 at stamford bridge. west ham are 2—0 up against fulham in graham potter's first home game in charge and no breakthrough between brentford and champions manchester city. there's been a big shock at the australian open where brazilian qualifier joao fonseca beat russian ninth seed andrey rublev. the 18—year—old has become only the second teenager since 1973 to defeat an atp top—10 player
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in their debut grand slam main draw. he'll meet italian lorenzo sonego in the second round. british number two cameron norrie is out after losing in four sets to italy's matteo berrenttini. norrie says he could "barely practise" before his opening match because of sickness. elsewhere, there were wins for three—time finalist daniil medvedev, taylor fritz, and holger rune. in the women's draw, italianjasmine paolini and kazakhstan�*s elena rybakina raced through to the second round. fourth seed, paolini, comfortably beat 21—year—old chinese player sija wei in straight sets while former finalist rybakina was ruthless against 16—year—old australian wild card emersonjones, winning 6—1, 6—1 injust 53 minutes. emma raducanu and katie boulter also progressed. that means there are now six british singles players through to the second round at melbourne park. the last time that happened was over 60 years ago.
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raducanu says her serve �*had a mind of its own�* after a scrappy straight sets win over russia's ekaterina alexandrova. raducanu hit 15 double faults and lost her serve six times. she faces amanda anisimova of the us next. i'm very pleased to have come through that match. it was difficult, it was quite hot out there, um, getting quite sunny, and obviously playing against a really experienced and seeded opponent, who is playing great tennis. and i think, yeah, i'm very proud of how i fought and how i overcame certain situations in that match. katie boulter is the highest british seed in the women's draw. she too had a tough opening match but dug deep to beat canada's rebecca marino in three sets. she's up against russian veronika kudermetova next — boulter had a point to prove afer failing to make it past the second round of any
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of the grand slams last year. new england rugby union captain maro itoje says he's ready to give his all to serve the team and the fans. the saracens forward replaces his club team mate jamie george to lead england at the six nations. george and bristol prop ellis genge will serve as vice—captains in steve borthwick�*s 36—strong squad. you need any really good team i have been involved in, you have a number of excellent leaders, and i think we are really developing that within the squad, and marrow is a guy i think everyone can see he is a world—class player, a incredible professional who never spent —— immense respect for, and ifeel there really developing a good depth of leadership in the squad. snooker�*s world number one judd trump us through to the quarter finals of the masters after a 6—1 win over barry hawkins. the two—time champion pounced on his opponents mistakes — hawkins scored just 59 points in the first five frames. trump finished in style with a break of 112 and will
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face ding junhui next. and these are live pictures from alexandra palace where 2018 champion mark allen takes on chinese debutant si jiahui. best of 11 frames. and it's currently 2—1 to the northern irishman. in charge and that fourth frame at the alexandra palace. the treasury minister tulip siddiq — who was tasked with tackling corruption — has resigned from the government. it comes after she was named in an investigation in bangladesh into claims that her family embezzled up to 5.9 billion from infrastructure spending. in a letter she denied any wrongdoing but said the issue had become a distraction for the government. our political and investigations correspondent joe pike reports. where normal going to come
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to... . the family she credited with inspiring her political rise may have also played a part in its sudden fall. my mother and my aunt were the two surviving daughters of the founding father of bangladesh. i am pleased to say they are here in the chamber today listening to my maiden speech. back then, keir starmer was smiling at tulip siddiq's side but in recent weeks he has been forced to defend her. tulip siddiq has acted entirely properly, by referring herself to the independent adviser as she has now done. many of the allegations the fact tulip siddiq's aunt is sheikh hasina who fled bangladesh last august after a long and controversial time at its leader. today, tulip siddiq conceded to what some in government thought was inevitable. in her resignation letter, she wrote while the ministerial adviser has confirmed i have not breached the code, it is clear that continuing in my role as economic secretary to the treasury is likely to be a distraction from the work of government.
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sir laurie magnus the standards watchdog had concluded in his report it is regrettable that she was not more alert to the potential risks to her and the government, arising from her close family's associate with bangladesh, i would not advice this should be taken as a breach of the code, but you will want top consider her ongoing to consider her ongoing responsibilities, in the light of this... there are still unanswered questions, the national crime agency has the ability to look into unexplained wealth, there are things called unexplained wealth orders and i think this merits further investigation by an organisation like the national crime agency, to get to the truth. tulip siddiq entered government last year, as the minister responsible for tackling financial corruption. in recent weeks, she has been forced to deny being involved in it. including claimles in bangladesh she helped broker a nuclear power plant deal with russia, where money
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was allegedly siphoned off into private hand, she denies it and the allegations were raised by one of her aunt's rivals, and the revelation she was gifted a flat in this london aparment block by a man with linkings to her aunt. allies say the political associations of others have nothing to do with tulip siddiq. keir starmer may now be able to move on from questions about the affairs of his political ally but leaving government doesn't mean tulip siddiq leaves this row behind, she remains subject to two anti—corruption investigations in bangladesh. joe pike, bbc news, westminster. let's get more now from our political correspondent, ben wright. to what extent does it raise questions about the judgment of the prime minister? questions about the “udgment of the prime minister?_ questions about the “udgment of the prime minister? members of the prime minister? members of the conservative _ the prime minister? members of the conservative party _ the prime minister? members of the conservative party have - the conservative party have tried to make the claim, saying keir starmer did about it because to the city was a
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friend, they have neighbouring constituencies in london, she's a political ally, they have known each other for ages, so they are trained to claim it that stopped the prime minister from seckinger earlier in the week. numbertend from seckinger earlier in the week. number tend assisted —— insisted it was not the case, it was right to wait for laurie magnus to hand the results of his fact—finding investigation to the premise for everyone to see, as was said, the standards which are, sir lori magnus, funders no code broken here, so she was exonerated on the central charge that people have been making and the emigration swirling around about whether or not she benefited from money that may have come from bangladesh with that —— with those property she earned. the letter from those property she earned. the letterfrom sir those property she earned. the letter from sir lori those property she earned. the letterfrom sir lori magnus also also—rans —— raises question. he said it is not possible to retrieve documentation revealing that tax recommendations are been
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followed. he said it is regrettable to us regrettable that information was not available and that tulip siddiq was unaware of the ownership of flights across extended periods, and he said the ministers have an obligation to be as transparent as possible about their private interests, and i think he would a? against herfor that, and i think he would a? against herforthat, but and i think he would a? against herfor that, but says it and i think he would a? against her for that, but says it does not constitute a breach of the ministerial code she resigned, the prime minister did not soccer, tulip siddiq resigned, saying she wanted to any destruction, and it is clearly festered for a few weeks, and in his letter to her, the prime minister says he is sad to see her go and that the door remains open to a return. i think the fact that she is the anti—corruption minister and her name has appeared in the anti—corruption investigation anti—corru ption investigation in anti—corruption investigation in bangladesh has made it a difficult school for tulip siddiq to weather and the government would hope it is the end of it.
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the princess of wales has revealed that she is in remission a year after doctors discovered she had cancer. the 43—year—old says she feel relieved and remains focussed on recovery. catherine has been visiting the royal marsden hospital in london today where she received cancer treatment last year. she thanked staff for their care, support and compassion and met patients undergoing treatment. our senior royal correspondent, daniela relph, reports. this was no ordinary royal visit. it was a patient saying thank you to the staff who cared for her during her cancer treatment. over the past year, the princess of wales has been a patient at the royal marsden. her return was described by kensington palace as "deeply personal and incredibly poignant". how are you finding it? the princess shared her own experiences with patients, including how she had had a port fitted, a device that allowed chemotherapy to be delivered into the bloodstream more easily. it was really nice to talk
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to somebody else who is going through a cancer journey. i have just had a port put in and she had the same. so it was just nice to hear how she felt about it. she said she was quite attached to it, which is a nice thought, because i havejust had it in, so it feels like a completely foreign entity at the moment. in a social media post after her hospital visit, the princess said... it was the first time the princess had described herself as being in remission. previous updates had just said her cancer treatment was over. it has been an incredibly tough couple of months for our entire family. it is almost exactly a year
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since the princess was admitted to hospitalfor surgery, which led to the announcement she was receiving cancer treatment. her public duties were largely put on hold while she focussed on recovery and family. it has been an incredibly challenging year. the princess is likely to be back at the hospital more often, as she now joins her husband as patron at the royal marsden. easing her way back in to public life by thanking a hospital whose care and advise she described as exceptional. daniella ralph reporting. let's go images coming from seoul south korea, a standoff has developed, not in these pictures, but a standoff between police and investigators trying to execute an arrest warrant for a suspended president yoon, and
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the presidential guard. this has happened before, that previous standoff lasted for about five hours before the police withdrew, but the latest we are hearing from the presidents lawyers is that they say the arrest warrant is invited and that the execution, therefore, of that warrant is illegal, but the police believe they do have a legal arrest warrant and are chained to execute it, so a standoff, another standoff, taking place the south korean capital, with both supporters and opponents, critics of the president, gathered around the presidential palace. we will keep you right up to date with any further developments there. around the world and across the uk, this is bbc news.
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forecasters are expecting gusts of more than 70 miles per hour — about the same force as a category one hurricane. these are the same type of santa ana winds that caused the initial spread of the blazes last week. you can see here the two largest firest — the palisades and eaton fires which continue to burn. firefighters in los angeles are warning that the strengthening winds may spread the flames further. president biden has president biden has warned that it will cost tens of billions of dollars to rebuild the destroyed areas of los angeles. and, after a spate of crime during the wildfires, prosecutors have charged nine people with offences including burglary and looting. emma vardy has more. this is the moment looters enter an evacuated home in the palisades. they were later arrested and charged with stealing $200,000 worth of property. the promise that we made when we started this, that these criminals would be arrested, they would be prosecuted, and they will be maximally punished is a promise
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we are keeping. it's just one example of the crime wave authorities are now tackling in the wake of the fires. joe biden has promised that la will get government money to help the massive recovery effort. it's going to cost tens of billions of dollars to get los angeles back to where it was. so we're going to need congress to step up to provide funding to get this done. despite talk of recovery, the flames are still spreading. this is ventura county, north of la, where a new fire broke out yesterday. crews battled through the night, but it's still uncontained. definitely on our territory. as well as the thousands of homes destroyed, in altadena alone, aix schools have also burned. in altadena alone, six schools have also burned. this one, 0dyssey charter school, you see the playground. this was the younger children's classrooms, all destroyed. and here, 800 pupils aged between 4 and 13
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now have little idea of where they'll go. with power and internet still down in large parts of los angeles, an idea by tesla owner elon musk has led to owners of his futuristic cybertrucks travelling to affected areas to provide wifi using the portable satellite system starlink. you can't even make a phone call out here. so there's certainly no internet out here, so just being able to provide that is, i think, a critical need out here. and help continues to reach la in many forms. more than 800 prison inmates being trained in firefighting skills have been working on the ground for days, and crews from mexico have also joined the unprecedented effort to deal with this historic disaster. emma vardy, bbc news, los angeles. let's speak to bill wadell from acuweather to tell us more on the latest on the la fires. good to have you with us, blue
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skies behind you, how is it looking? are those wings there yet? looking? are those wings there et? , ., , ., looking? are those wings there et? , . , ., ., yet? the winds are starting to ick u - , yet? the winds are starting to pick up. and _ yet? the winds are starting to pick up, and speaking - yet? the winds are starting to pick up, and speaking with - yet? the winds are starting to| pick up, and speaking with our report as of the accuweather headquarters, they said the santa ana wind event has not reached its peak yet, the wind direction coming from an easterly direction right now, the concern is it could get into that northeasterly direction which fornals the winds through the canyons, over the mountains, hugs and enhances speed and increase the fire risk, we are here in malibu, and it looks like it beautiful afternoon, clear blue sky, much of the smoke in the area has cleared, but we are starting to feel the winds pick up, we know the average in the 40 up, we know the average in the a0 mile—per—hour range in the mountains, big concern that the winds will strengthen and potentially see that northeast shift with the winds blowing down the canyons, we could see that intensify, the potential for embers flying or fires potentially to grow, and to challenge the containment
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lines. �* challenge the containment lines. . , lines. and the palisades fire, which was — lines. and the palisades fire, which was the _ lines. and the palisades fire, which was the initial - lines. and the palisades fire, which was the initial fire - lines. and the palisades fire, which was the initial fire and | which was the initial fire and the biggest, still only contained two very small degree, so big concerns that flames from that, for example, could be picked up by the winds, spikes could be picked up winds, spikes could be picked up by winds, spikes could be picked up by the wings and start new fires. �* , ,., , up by the wings and start new fires. �* ,,., , ., fires. absolutely, and sometimes _ fires. absolutely, and sometimes people . fires. absolutely, and i sometimes people think fires. absolutely, and - sometimes people think with fires. absolutely, and _ sometimes people think with the wildfires you see this big wall of flames come to, and especially here in southern california, that is not always the case, sometimes it is one or two small embers carried in the wind which can travel a mile or more lending on homes, and were notjust talking about traditional wood built homes, we are in the pacific coast highway, these are multi—million—dollar homes, i will stretch you can see behind me, concrete, steel, materials just melted and then collapsed from the intensity of the heat and impact of the fires, so, sadly in a situation like this, when you get the wind, yet the
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dry conditions, we have seen very little rain, this is supposed to be the wet season, this is an incredibly dangerous combination.— combination. thank you for brin . in: combination. thank you for bringing us _ combination. thank you for bringing us up-to-date - combination. thank you for bringing us up-to-date on | combination. thank you for - bringing us up-to-date on that bringing us up—to—date on that bill wadell from accuweather, take care. let's speak to dr chester griffiths, los angeles brain surgeon who fought for almost a week to save the houses on his street from wildfires having spent 15 years preparing for such an event. hejoins us now, thank you so much for your time today i know you were in surgery when the fire started and once you have completed surgery you —— back home you —— back to your street and then you put into action this plan, 15 years in the making what that plan involves? first, we realised that we were in a fire zone, and so the
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community had a programme, the community had a programme, the community imaginary —— community imaginary —— community emergency response team, i placed them monthly experts from experts, firemen, meteorologists, all different disciplines, to teach us and give us knowledge so that we dispel some of the fear of fire. we learned about equipment, coordination and disaster preparedness, and then we were certified, but it continued on from there, accumulating the equipment, and we do have wildfires here in southern california, but each time one comes up, we put up the equipment, my neighbours, and we would practice, and we willjust knew and we would practice, and we will just knew that and we would practice, and we willjust knew that it and we would practice, and we will just knew that it would happen, the question was when. i guess you never expected it
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to be quite as dramatic, apocalyptic, was the word that kept being used, as this, yet you managed to save your house, other houses on your street, there were lots of warnings, we heard them over and over again from the authorities to residents to not stay and to get out, why did you not listen to those warnings, and at any point did you think that you do need to leave, or were you absolutely determined to stay in place and fight this?- in place and fight this? first, et have in place and fight this? first, yet have a — in place and fight this? first, yet have a plan, _ in place and fight this? first, yet have a plan, and - in place and fight this? first, yet have a plan, and we - in place and fight this? first, l yet have a plan, and we had an exit strategy if it really got to a dire moment. we had the ocean, we had our battle boards, so we paddle out to the ocean and look at the homes burning and crying, but we would be safe. the issue was really why i went back was my reall
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