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live from london. this is bbc news. after hours of debate, israel's cabinet has ratified the ceasefire and hostage release deal with hamas in gaza. the ceasefire will begin tomorrow at 08:30 local time. in ukraine, the city authorities in kyiv say a night—time russian strike has killed four people. tiktok says it will "go dark" in america on sunday unless the government acts to stop a legal ban coming into effect. tributes have been paid to the scotland, manchester united and manchester city football legend, denis law, who has
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died at the age of 8a. south korea's impeached president, yoon suk yeol, is in court — we'll be live in seoul. mediators in qatar have announced it will take effect from 8:30am sunday in gaza — that's 06:30 gmt. the qatar foreign ministry made the announcement on social media, saying the parties had agreed that the ceasefire would begin on sunday morning. also warning �*inhabitants to take precaution, exercise the utmost caution, and wait for directions from official sources." after hours of discussion, the israeli cabinet gave final approval to the ceasefire and hostage release deal with hamas. the first hostages are due to be released as early
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as sunday, under the first phase of the agreement. meanwhile sirens have been heard across central israel this morning, with reports of explosions overjerusalem. the israeli military says it intercepted a missile launched from yemen. 0ur correspondent, jon donnison, is injerusalem. we will talk about those sirens and just a moment, but bring us up—to—date on the hostage ceasefire deal and the details that we do have about how it will come into effect tomorrow. well, the struggle to get this deal done went late into the night, the israeli government broke with protocol and worked into the jewish broke with protocol and worked into thejewish sabbath to get this deal finally approved, it was not without controversy. two ministers have said they are going to resign, one in protest against the deal because he says it lets hamas off the folk, —— off the hook,
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and another says he will resign those initial three, will first be handed over to the red cross
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and then brought out of gaza and then brought out of gaza and taken to hospital for medical checkups. we have had the list of palestinian it names, the prisoners who are going to be freed in exchange, some of them are pretty high—profile. there is one chap who is a former leader of the military brigade group in the west bank, he was jailed for attempted murder, murder, planting explosives, and one attack that killed six israelis backin attack that killed six israelis back in 2002. there is probably going to be some wrangling of how this all proceeds, but we are just waiting now until he goes ahead. are just waiting now until he goes ahead-— to get a better understanding of the humanitatrian situation on the ground in gaza, here's rosalia bollen, a spokesperson from the un children's charity unicef who is based in mawasi—rafah in southern gaza. humanitarian situation remains extremely, extremely dire. you know, families here are experiencing just utter deprivation for over a year now.
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they're in need of everything. they don't have shelter protecting them from the elements. they live in makeshift tents or in schools that have been turned into shelters that are very crowded. i visited one a couple of weeks ago, 8,000 people in a single school. you had over 25 people in a classroom. there was a chickenpox outbreak. so very unsanitary conditions. people also experience lack of food. there's severe hunger that continues to plague, really, the entirety of the gaza strip. diseases are rampant. if you fall ill, if you have a pre—existing medical condition, it's hard to get the medical care that you need. i met with a teenage boy who has diabetes. he struggles because when he does get his hands on insulin, he doesn't have a refrigerator in his tent to keep the insulin cooled. so children are cold. they're wet. they're not really well
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equipped to face the winter. i see lots of children walking around in summer clothes, lots of children walking around barefoot, which is a problem also because of the rubble everywhere and the solid waste. i see children scavenging through that, looking for things to eat, for plastic scraps to strengthen their tents. lots of children queuing with jerrycans to fetch water because access to clean water remains an issue. so a very, very dire situation here, in gaza that threatens the lives of, of children. it's notjust the bombs and the bullets, it's also these living conditions. well, we are extremely, extremely hopeful, that this cease fire is going to last, notjust that it takes effect, tomorrow, but it's also critical that it will last in the first place just to put an end to the ever rising death toll. since the announcement of the ceasefire, attacks have continued unabated. and there's, 30 children,
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that have been reported killed since the announcement of, of the deal. so that has to stop. and simultaneously, we indeed need aid, but also commercial supplies to be scaled up to address the suffering of families in gaza. the halt in fighting by itself on its own will not necessarily automatically address this suffering because the needs are so tremendously high. and if i may point out, it's notjust aid that is needed. it's supplies of the commercial sector that have to come into gaza at scale as well. humanitarian actors like unicef, we bring in very specialised supplies, for instance, when it comes to hunger and malnutrition. for the tens of thousands of children who suffer of acute malnutrition here in gaza, we bring in very specialised supplies, nutritional supplements, things like plumpy nuts, therapeutic foods, high energy biscuits.
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but ultimately, what theirfamilies need is to be able to access some form of market economy where they can purchase dairy products, meat, fish, vegetables, fruits, so they can have a diversified and healthy family dinner. so that has to go hand in hand, really. this is the live shot from the israel gaza border, this is the scene looking into gaza right now, you can see smoke in the sky there, in the distance. as the ceasefire is due to come into effect in less than 2a hours�* time. you can follow all the details of the events there, the developments there on the bbc news life page, the latest is that those missiles launched by a.m. and have been intercepted according to israeli military reports. and now, the latest from ukraine. authorities in kyiv say a night time russian strike has killed four people.
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the first blast came before the air raid siren sounded, and more explosions then shook the ukrainian capital. a warning has now been issued for possible ballistic missile strikes. kyiv�*s mayor, vitaly klichko, reported a fire in an unspecified nonresidential building, and there are also reports of sudden water cuts in parts of the city. let�*s speak to our eastern europe correspondent sarah rainsford, who�*s in kyiv. welcome, can you describe what you�*re seeing there? we welcome, can you describe what you're seeing there?— you're seeing there? we were awoken by — you're seeing there? we were awoken by those _ you're seeing there? we were awoken by those very - you're seeing there? we were awoken by those very loud - awoken by those very loud explosions earlier this morning, as you say, it was not until after those explosions that the air raid sirens sounded and we have just come down to the scene to see what exactly happened. and we have seen the evidence for ourselves, a huge craterjust in the main road behind me, thatis in the main road behind me, that is the middle—of—the—road, just in front of a big business centre. the business centre itself, very badly damaged. it had been damaged in previous missile attacks on this area of kyiv, but it is pretty
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devastated this morning now. the crater is large in the road, there were some reports that perhaps this was debris from missiles that had fallen and caused this damage, i spoke to a forensics expert here at the scene who is picking up mangled bits of gray metal from the crater and from around and he said no, this was a direct impact by a ballistic missile. i asked him why did the sirens only go off after the missile had hit and he said it moved so fast, ballistic missiles moved so quickly it is extremely difficult to intercept them. you can see what they do, it is not just the crater, you can see what they do, it is notjust the crater, that great minivan just behind notjust the crater, that great minivanjust behind me here, completely burned out. there were many vehicles on fire and the expert we were speaking to believe that it was in that vehicle that two of the four people who were killed or lost their lives. this is an area full of shops and businesses, there are people here who are trying to recover things from the wreckage of dental clinics
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and homes as well, we spoke to one man in a residential building just over that way and he said he was woken, i with the sound of the explosions. he said it was very scary and as you can see, the damage here is pretty extensive. just you can see, the damage here is pretty extensive.— pretty extensive. just two days before donald _ pretty extensive. just two days before donald trump _ pretty extensive. just two days before donald trump resumes| pretty extensive. just two days i before donald trump resumes his presidency of the united states, what are the expectations what impact his role, he is a presidency could have on this war? i role, he is a presidency could have on this war?— have on this war? i think everyone _ have on this war? i think everyone is _ have on this war? i think everyone is really - have on this war? i think everyone is really aware | have on this war? i think l everyone is really aware of that big change, possibly coming. people have been talking about this for months now, the fact that donald trump is heading back to the white house and that he is doing that after campaigning talking about cutting aid for ukraine, talking about ending this war in at 2a hours, he once said. people are worried that the arrival of donald trump might mean big changes in terms of how much of the pla ukraine is prepared to have in their
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future. and what we have heard in recent days from president zaleski and other officials here is that ukraine is dependent on that support and it needs that support to continue, because the russian invasion of ukraine has not stopped and it is notjust these missile attacks, the fighting on the front line right through eastern ukraine is still going on every single day. so there are worries about whether things might change after donald trump�*s inauguration. i suppose this is the message that ukraine is sending, look at what those russian missile attacks are doing here to this country on a regular basis. state media in iran is reporting two senior judges have been killed. it�*s reporting they were attacked outside the supreme court in the capital, tehran. anotherjudge and a body guard are said to have also been were injured in the assault. the attacker is reported to have killed himself after the shooting. tiktok has said it will to "go dark" in the united states on sunday unless the biden administration gives
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assurances that a ban will not be enforced. the statement came after the supreme court upheld legislation that bans the video—sharing app. donald trump has indicated he wants to find a way to keep it available. 0ur north america technology correspondent, lily jamali, reports. tiktok didn�*t exist a decade ago. now it is one of the most popular shortform video apps on the planet, with 170 million users here in the us. and with that, the tiktok era comes to an end. friday, the supreme court upheld a law passed by congress banning tiktok in the us over national security concerns. that�*s unless its china—based parent company sells the platform, and the deadline is sunday. if you are trusting tiktok to preserve your privacy, or the security of our country, you are delusional. congress cited the possibility that china could access american user data and use it
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for intelligence purposes, or manipulate the content that americans see on the platform. tiktok has denied both of those allegations. despite the legal setback, the company struck an optimistic tone on friday. hi, everyone. today, its ceo tried to reassure users. rest assured, we will do everything in our power to ensure our platform thrives as your online home for limitless creativity and discovery. i have a warm spot in my heart for tiktok because i won it- for use by 34 points. and tiktok has an ally in president—elect donald trump, who takes office on monday, one day after the "ban or sell" law is due to come into effect. he could order the usjustice department to ignore it. this evening, mr trump announced on his own social —— on friday he announced on his unsocial media platform... media platform truth social that he has spoken to china�*s
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president, saying, "the call was a very good one for both china and the usa. we discussed tiktok and many other subjects. president xi and i will do everything possible to make the world more peaceful and safe." tiktok influencer and small business advocate tiffany cianci hopes that donald trump will save the platform in the us. he knows he has 170 million americans right now that i are expecting him to deliver. on his promise to save tiktok for the american people so that is where i'm - keeping my focus. sarah of cornell university says the law is open ended enough that that just says the law is open ended enough that thatjust might happen. enough that that 'ust might ha en. , ., , , happen. there is ambiguity in it and i happen. there is ambiguity in it and i think— happen. there is ambiguity in it and | think that _ happen. there is ambiguity in it and i think that will - happen. there is ambiguity in it and i think that will give - it and i think that will give the incoming president quite a bit of discretion. the incoming president quite a bit of discretion. in the words of donald trump, stay tuned. lilyjamali, bbc news, san francisco. kalani smith is a food blogger with over three million followers on tiktok. let�*s watch him in action. i am american and today i am attempting to make my first ever toad in the hole. ok, so the onion gravy is finished right here, it tastes beautiful. but here it is,
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toad in the hole. oh, my gosh! that is toad in the hole. kalani explains how tik tok had given him opportunities. so, when i started tiktok, i was actually living in the back of my car, trying to get my content creator going. i had a lot of things pull through —— fall through. after covid happened and, you know, i had taken a couple dabs at social media up until that point, but tiktok was the first platform that really gave me an opportunity. and within a couple years�* time i had a few million followers, because people enjoyed what i did. and now it has given me financial freedom to live a life that i never thought was possible. so, it depends on what people are doing, but what is unique about tiktok is that so many different avenues for people to make money, whether it is a
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business, selling products on there, or at someone like me who is creating content that people enjoy for entertainment. i think people need to realise it is notjust watching people dance or do silly videos on there, but that people are learning things and they are getting new skills and they are watching people cultivate their businesses right in front of their eyes. and because that algorithm is so intuitive, there is no other platform that matches the organic reach. and what plans have you made for your business in case tiktok is shut down in the us? yeah, so, i have been trying to tell all of my uk audience to go check me out on youtube, my youtube channel where i do all my cooking adventures, and travel adventures like i have been doing. facebook, instagram, but it kind of leaves us with our hands tied to because they have not given us much information, so sleep this week has been kind of rough because that is just sitting in the back of your mind. and, you know, what is unique about the us, is that we always advertise as the land of the free, and that is what we tell the rest of the world every time we travel somewhere, but for some reason nothing
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about this feels like we�*re living in the land of the free. adam levitt is founding partner at dicello levitt legal practice. he explained what could happen if tiktok does �*go dark�* if the biden administration does uphold the us supreme court�*s ruling. it�*s an excellent question and thank you for having me on. i think from every indication following the supreme court�*s ruling this morning or this afternoon, i think that the threat by tiktok of going dark on sunday is going to happen in some way. i actually think with the ongoing conversations and correspondence between the ceo of tiktok and president trump or incoming president trump, i think that tiktok, for whatever reason, is holding out for after the inauguration for an executive order or some other sort of an arrangement to be made. i think that one of the things that we could see is president trump issuing an executive order as one of the very first things he does to ensure that
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everything remains in place, or as is, until something can be worked out or for a finite period of time. as i said yesterday, an executive order is not airtight, of course, and it could be subject to review by the us courts. but i do think there�*s been a lot of conversation of bytedance selling off its us assets with tiktok to a purchaser in the us, perhaps kevin 0�*leary, as he keeps on talking about, perhaps somebody else. but i think what we�*re going to see here in what is already shaping up to be the most transactional president in us history, is trying to work a deal of some sort that helps him and tiktok simultaneously. tributes have been paid to the scotland, manchester united and manchester city football legend, denis law, who has died at the age of 8a. his 237 goals during his time at united make him the club�*s third
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highest scorer, behind wayne rooney and bobby charlton. he was the only scottish player to win the ballon d�*0r, the award for the best footballer in the world. we�*ll be live outside old trafford a little later in the hour for more of those tributes to denis law. south korea�*s impeached president, yoon suk yeol, is attending a session at the seoul western district court during which it will review the corruption investigation. 0ur correspondent, shaimaa khalil, is outside the western district court in seoul where people have gathered to protest. yet more heavy police presence as crowds of supporters have gathered in their hundreds. the focal point this time is the seoul western district court. the impeached president has decided to make an appearance himself in the court. his lawyers say he wants to explain why he decided to declare martial law in december. the prosecution for the corruption investigation office are reported to have
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prepared a more than a 150 page document explaining why it is necessary to obtain a new detention warrant. and they�*re saying that they�*re concerned about evidence tampering should the president be be freed or be released. but they�*re also saying that the impeached president has remained unrepentant about his actions. if granted, this new warrant would allow the investigators to keep the president in custody for up to 20 days and to continue to question him. but remember, he may have become the first sitting president of south korea to be arrested, but he�*s continued to be defiant. since his arrest on wednesday, he has refused to answer any questions by the investigators, and they have continued to call him for questioning. his supporters have remained angry. they are incensed, but they have vowed to stand by him. his opponents have said that this arrest, this questioning is an evidence, is evidence that the justice system is working.
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the events of this past week, whether this arrest and questioning or the ongoing impeachment trial in the constitutional court have deepened the divisions here in south korea, as the country continues to grapple with an intensifying political crisis. let�*s just show you the scene let�*s just show you the scene live outside the western court, live outside the western court, you can see the police there. you can see the police there. it has just gone 6:20 it has just gone 6:20 you can see the police there. it hasjust gone 6:20 p:m., you can see the police there. it hasjust gone 6:20 p:m., there is a line of protesters there is a line of protesters as well maintaining their vigil as well maintaining their vigil as well maintaining their vigil as well maintaining their vigil as this court hearing proceeds. as this court hearing proceeds. any developments of course we any developments of course we will bring you back to date. will bring you back to date. named elsa, was discovered a reward of 20,000 pounds a reward of 20,000 pounds is being offered to find is being offered to find the parents of a new—born baby, the parents of a new—born baby, who was found alive who was found alive in a shopping bag in east in a shopping bag in east london, one year ago. london, one year ago. the infant, who�*s since been the infant, who�*s since been named elsa, was discovered in freezing conditions last january. dna tests showed that she
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is the sibling of two other abandoned babies, but police have not yet identified the parents. the health secretary has praised bereaved parents who called for an urgent review into maternity safety in leeds. it comes after a bbc investigation found that the deaths of 56 babies and two mothers may have been prevented over five years. inauguration days since 1985
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when ronald regan took the oath for the second time. temperatures could fall as low as minus six degrees centigrade, with the wind chill making it feel even colder. the swearing in ceremony will now take place in the us capitol rotunda. ahead of his inauguration, our correspondent, helena humphrey, has been looking at donald trump�*s stance on border regulations — and what it could mean for people in the south of the country. donald trump�*s path to the presidency was secured with promises of cracking down on immigration. we�*re here in arizona, a swing state which voted for donald trump here you can see that now. that very well known expanse of border wall which was built under the first trump presidency. president biden had filled in some of the gaps. but if you just take a look in this direction, what you can see is that in places like this one, it simply stops. and beyond this, this is mexico. and under the biden presidency, we did at times see some of the highest level of illegal migrant crossings in places
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like this one here in yuma county. now, donald trump has promised to carry out what he calls mass deportations from day one. we don�*t know what they will look like. but speaking to people here in this agricultural area, they point out that up to 30,000 people cross over from mexico every day as skilled labour for their farms, and they�*re worried that they could get caught up in stricter border regulations, and ultimately it could end up impacting the economy here. and a reminder, we will have full live coverage of donald trump�*s inauguration here on bbc news, with a special programme from washington, starting at 12 gmt on monday. now, let�*s just show you the scenes from gaza right now. this is a live shot coming into us from the israel gaza border, you could see smoke earlier rising into the distance. this comes less than 2a hours before that ceasefire hostage deal is
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due to come into effect. this is the scene live in southern gaza as well, in the past few minutes the reuters news agency has said the israeli military is preparing to implement the gaza ceasefire deal for the return of hostages starting on sunday. stay with us here on bbc news. hello. it�*s been a bit of a misty, murky start to your saturday for many areas, particularly towards central and eastern england, but generally through the weekend. a quiet picture. dry for most of us. feeling colder than it did through the week and still some mist and some fog patches. more particularly, i think by tomorrow morning. we�*ve got high pressure that�*s dominating our weather, that�*s sitting across continental europe here. weather front trying to move in from the west. and ahead of that, we�*re just drawing in this milderflow of air that�*s pushing in across northern ireland, parts of north west scotland to many of us are still sitting with that colder air mass, particularly across parts
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of england and wales, where you�*re going to keep quite a lot of low cloud through the day. some mist and murk, a few holes in that cloud, some brighter spells developing, especially so for northern england, parts of north wales, southwest england and also northern ireland and scotland will brighten up too, especially anywhere to the north of the central belt. that�*s where it will have the lion�*s share of the sunshine. ten or ii in the north west, four or five in the southeast. 0vernight tonight, then we�*ve got more extensive low clouds and fog developing across central and southern parts of england and wales to scotland and northern ireland, keeping the clearer spells but mostly frost free in the northwest. a cold, frosty start for some of us across england and wales, though. into sunday, and this weather front just pushes a little bit further in later in the day. that could bring some patchy light rain to northern ireland. but to start things off, we�*ve got some mist. and we�*ve got some fog around that should slowly lift into low cloud across many central and eastern areas further north and west. generally more sunshine again, but for northern ireland it will cloud over with a few
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spots of light rain later on. still looking at ten degrees for the likes of belfast, but only three or four under those cloudier skies for central and eastern areas into monday. and as that weather front sinks south, it will tend to dissipate. but it could bring some light rain to parts of north wales, northern england too. sunny spells either side of that band and temperatures perhaps up a degree or so, particularly where you�*ve had the chilly few days for central and eastern areas. six or seven degrees possible, nine or ten further north. it�*s relatively quiet as we head through the first part of next week, because we�*ll be between weather systems for a time, but lurking to the south and the west areas of low pressure, and towards the end of the week they are likely to move in, bringing us some more unsettled weather. so the next few days, still fairly chilly, some clouds and mist and some fog around. more unsettled towards the end of the week, but temperatures should just about be on the rise too. bye.
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this is bbc news. the headlines: after hours of debate, israel�*s cabinet has ratified the ceasefire and hostage release deal with hamas in gaza. the initial six—week ceasefire will begin tomorrow at 06.30 gmt. the timing was announced by mediators in qatar, who have played a key role in the talks. in ukraine, the city authorities in kyiv say a night—time russian strike has killed four people. it is the second fatal attack on kyiv this month, following a deadly strike on the city on new year�*s day. tiktok says it will "go dark" in america on sunday
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unless the government acts to stop a legal ban coming into effect. the statement came after the supreme court upheld legislation that bans the video—sharing app unless its chinese owners sell it to an american company. donald trump has indicated he wants to find a way to keep it available. hello. let�*s return now to the ceasefire deal between israel and hamas. this is the scene and hostages square in tel aviv. the clock shows how long it has been since the hostages were taken. israel�*s hostages are now one step closer to returning back to lives that were frozen on the day of the attack. of the 33 hostages being released by hamas, i2 are from kibbutz nir 0z. in the 7th october attack more than a quarter living there were killed or kidnapped. 29 are still being held
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in gaza, leaving a community scarred and waiting anxiously for their return. 0ur middle east correspondent lucy williamson reports. kibbutz nir 0z is a community of absent faces, yellow flags marking the houses of hostages taken during the hamas attacks. a quarter of the residents here were killed or captured. a family, whole family with three children. all were killed. 15 months on, natan baha is virtually the only resident to have moved back watching the gaza war unfold a mile away. i don�*t want to live in a war all my life, or my children, my grandchildren. finish the war and live with peace. is it finished? i don�*t know. i hope.
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a dozen people from nir 0z are due for release over the next six weeks, including 69—year—old itzik, kidnapped from the safe room in his house. his brother danny was on the phone to him as the gunmen broke in. he just shouted the phone, "danny, this is the end, this is the end". the family now preparing to learn what�*s happened to itzhak since. just 15 months, but i try sometimes to remember his face or his talk or his laugh. and it�*s like iforget something. you know, i don�*t know what his condition. i prepare myself for the worst case. hamas said last year that itzhak had been killed in an israeli air strike, but there�*s been no confirmation. israel�*s hostages are now one step closer to returning back to lives that were frozen on the day of the attack. but in the past 15 months, both they and the region have changed.
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the mother of the murdered london schoolboy jimmy mizen says she�*s concerned her son�*s killer may have become more aggressive in prison. jake fahri has been recalled to prison after it emerged he had been recording violent rap music which apparently referenced jimmy�*s death. charlotte gallagher has been to meet the mizen family. jemmy mizen, a 16—year—old schoolboy murdered on a trip out to buy his first ever lottery ticket. his killer is this man, the now 35—year—old jake fahri. today he�*s back in prison after breaching his licence, releasing music with lyrics about his crimes. forjimmy�*s mum, margaret, it�*s a troubling and worrying time. i�*m just wondering if in prison he�*s become more aggressive, more arrogant than he was before he went in, because that�*s
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what it appears to me. so i think he�*s just a very arrogant person, and maybe he just thought that it doesn�*t matter what he does, no—one�*s going to take any notice, but clearly someone has. and now he�*s back in prison. but what a waste of 15 years in prison. what a waste of money. the biggest problem is he will have to go before the parole board. that, yet again, will get us all going back to the time thatjemmy died. every time you think you�*re getting on an even keel, something comes and it stirs all the emotions again, which can be really difficult because it�*s notjust about me and barry. it�*s about our lovely family, how it stirs emotions in them as well. this is never going to go away for us. i think we�*ve just got to accept that. when you saw those music videos and you were made aware of them, what was your reaction? the videos are just awful. um, how can this be music? how can this be right for our young people to hear these kind of words? because it�*s definitely
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inciteful to violence, to drug—taking and all those things. it can�*t be right. so i do think we need to do something about about this particular, i�*ll say, music, but it�*s not really music, is it? and don�*t forget, young people get glamorised by things. then it�*s going to encourage them. we cannot be encouraging people to carry knives, to use knives to take drugs and all those kinds of things and the language they use, as well. i pray with all my heart that something happens, that this is all banned, but that�*s probably me expecting too much. what would you say to jake if you had to say something to him now? what would you say? i don�*t you know what, ijust don�*t know what i�*d say. because part of me wants to tell him off. part of me just would shrug my shoulders. i just don�*t know. i like to think that his parents would be guiding him in the right direction, but they clearly haven�*t, have they? um, i don�*t know.
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i�*s probably say, "why mess up your life as you have?" because that�*s what he�*s done. margaret and her husband, barry, now run a foundation in their son�*s memory and were appointed mbes in 2013. both say they�*re determined some good will come out of their tragedy. charlotte gallagher, bbc news. new—build homeowners on two estates in the east of england say they have endured years of damp and black mould caused by defective, leaking roofs. around a dozen residents of willow green in cranfield and florence close in brentwood have complained to the house—builder bellway as time runs out on their ten—year structural warranties. bellway says it will put right any legitimate build defects as quickly as possible. here�*sjon ironmonger. last summer we reported on a new—build bellway estate in cambridgeshire, with thousands of defects or snags. well, since then, many other homeowners have been in touch, complaining of long—standing structural issues. and on two estates in particular, residents are feeling exposed. the rainwater soaks down the side of the house here. there�*s all the staining from the red roof tiles and it happens on all four corners.
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since buying this bellway property a year ago, dean carpenter says he is worried about his damp walls, discoloured tiles, patches of moss and in the loft space, all the black mould on the insulation. in the months since, two roofing companies have come to the same conclusion. the roof has been tiled in it wrong from the start. simply put, they say there are too few rows of tiles. the roof needs replacing, it needs refitting repatterning and retiling correctly. but bellway, and its insurers, the nhbc, have rejected dean�*s claims, blaming poor quality work by another builder, and said no evidence was found of a of a leak or any defect with the original construction of the property. hello, robert. you all right? come to see about this roof. oh, this is after nine years and it�*s constantly getting wet. what�*s it going to be like in anotherfive, ten, 20 years?
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they are a lovely designed houses, ijust think it�*s poor building practice. robert�*s complained, too, about damp walls and mould, but bellway said the property was built to the appropriate standard. staining after nine years was not unusual and there was no sign of water ingress. in total, eight people on the estate have shared concerns with us about stained walls, mould or crumbling mortar in the eaves. most have put in claims with bellway and the nhbc. so far only one has been approved. bellway carried out remedial work on the roof of a property in november. as you can see, the roofs are flat. on this ten home bellway development in brentwood in essex, bobby and his neighbours are in a similar situation. they claim to be the guinea pigs of a new roof design, which has resulted in years of damp and mould. what�*s happened is unfolded into a catalogue of misery. we felt left in the cold. and if we want to sell our houses, we�*re not going to be able to. eventually, in 2023, bellway agreed to add ventilation and insulation. but the work left roofs exposed under scaffolding for months and the problem,
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it seems, hasn�*t gone away. so there is some patches. i actually put my towels there. i actually put my towels there, i'm not going to lie, to cover it. when the extractor fans were taken down, water just flew out. ok, so what am i looking at? oh, it looks kind of bad over there still, right? oh, yeah. nice. mould specialists say the moisture readings are still too high. it gives me ptsd. the whole thing it's horrific. and i think sometimes even when bellway respond and it's so unhelpful, it does make me feel really crap. bellway has apologised but insisted the roofs had now been refitted to prevent future concerns, and said a mould treatment expert would revisit the site in the spring. however, residents are now are now considering legal action, with houses on both estates nearing the end of their ten—year structural warranties. so the structural warranty, it can be quite limited in scope.
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so that�*s when it becomes very difficult for people to get these things resolved. is that fair, that not everything is covered? it�*s deeply not fair because these are people�*s, you know, their biggest financial asset. you know, a home is so important for people�*s security, their safety, their health. and when things go wrong, they can go badly wrong and it�*s not theirfault. in a statement, bellway said it strived to resolve any issues as quickly and effectively as possible. a new home is a hand—built product so defects do occur. adding, it or the nhbc would remediate any legitimate build defects identified in the first ten years. the nhbc assured homeowners of its dedication to fairness, thorough investigation and industry recognised high standards. it�*s been a challenging year for uk house—builders, but bellway has fared better than most and is projected to complete more than 8,000 new homes by april. john ironmonger, bbc news. let�*s return now to the tributes being paid to
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the scotland, manchester united and manchester city football legend, denis law, who has died at the age of 8a. his 237 goals during his time at united make him the club�*s third highest scorer, behind wayne rooney and bobby charlton. he was the only scottish player to win the ballon d�*or — the award for the best footballer in the world. let�*s speak to our reporter yunus mulla, who�*s outside old trafford in manchester for us. just remind the fuzz —— of his footballing record. he just remind the fuzz -- of his footballing record.— just remind the fuzz -- of his footballing record. he was the kin: of footballing record. he was the king of the — footballing record. he was the king of the stretford - footballing record. he was the king of the stretford end, - king of the stretford end, that�*s out there remember here at old trafford and those 404 appearances for manchester united over 11 years. 237 goals. he also played for huddersfield town, torino and of course manchester city. he was a red and blue here in manchester. it is here at united where he made his name
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and where he is a legend, an icon. have a fantastic footballer with real star quality. that is why manchester united in a tribute today described him as the king of the stretford end. they say he will be celebrated for his achievements and will always be one of their beloved players. there is a statue of him, two in fact, one in the stretford end and won over my shoulder as part of the trinity, bobby charlton, george best, that unforgettable partnership. today what we have seen are a number of fans and people coming here laying flowers and placing their scarves here and cleaving tributes. 0ne fan said, thank you for making my life so brilliant. somebody else wrote, good night dennis, king of the stretford end. we
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have had tributes from across the city. manchester city say the city. manchester city say the whole city will be mourning his passing. former players such as gary neville describing him as a great man. we have had joejordan describing denis law as a proper icon. we have had that family statement from denis law�*s family on his passing. we know that denis law was diagnosed with alzheimer�*s backin was diagnosed with alzheimer�*s back in 2021, as well as vascular dementia. what they have said is he fought a tough battle but finally he is now at peace. they go on to say we would like to thank everyone who contributed to his well—being and care. they also say we know how much people supported and loved him and that love was always appreciated and has made a difference.—
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let�*s get some of the day�*s other news now. ajudge in bolivia has issued a new arrest warrant against the former president, evo morales, who is under investigation for statutory rape. mr morales was found in contempt of court for failing for the second time to appear at a hearing. evo morales says the charge is politically motivated. thousands of anti—government protesters, led by students, have rallied in the serbian capital, belgrade. their focus was on the state broadcaster accusing it of failing to report objectively. serbia has seen a wave of anti—government protests since the collapse of a railway station roof in november that killed 15 people. us regulators have grounded spacex�*s starship rockets after one exploded minutes into its latest test flight on thursday. the blast forced dozens of aircraft to divert to avoid falling debris over the caribbean. starship is the biggest, most powerful rocket ever built. thousands of homes in north wales are still without water, three days after a pipe burst
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at a treatment works. welsh water said last night that the pipe had been repaired, but it could take up to 48—hours to fully restore supplies. queues of cars almost half a mile long at a water bottle station in north wales. for the past two days, residents in conwy have been without one of life�*s basic needs and forced to go and wait for water. very difficult to cook anything. itjust — you know, we haven�*t actually — we can�*t even flush the toilet. you know, it�*s really hard. around 40,000 homes are still without water, homes of those such as 85—year—old charles garrett. so, i�*ve just been around the corner, which seems like a few hundred yards when you�*re walking the dog, to eirias park, where there�*s a centre from welsh water which is distributing emergency supplies. i was going to go in the car but when i looked at the end of the road and i saw the queue
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of traffic, i realised that was pretty hopeless so i decided to walk around and get what i could. and it�*s all been down to this — a burst mains due to a rock pressing on the pipe at the bryn cowlyd water treatment works in dolgarrog. we concluded that it looks like movement within the riverbed. we've had big, large rocks pressed against the pipeline which has consequently caused a pinhole leak initially, which has then resulted in a large leak and then, catastrophic failure of one of the couplings which connect the pipework together. the damage has caused havoc for those living around conwy, not only affecting residents but closing schools and businesses. clwb yr efail, a community club for the elderly and vulnerable in north wales, was also forced to shut its doors. the average age here is 91 years of age, so you can imagine elderly, vulnerable people living alone would find this quite difficult. hospitals in the area are unaffected, but after being
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told residents would be without supply for 24 hours, welsh water now say it may take up until tomorrow afternoon before the flow restarts. tomas morgan, bbc news. the winds in california have weakened, easing some threats and giving firefighters a much—needed break. the national weather service says dangerous conditions are expected next week and tens of thousands of people in los angeles county remain under evacuation orders. cu rfews were still in effect for the palisades and eaton fire zones from 6pm to 6am. the fires across the los angeles area have killed at least 27 people, destroyed more than 12,000 structures and charred more than 60 square miles. la�*s mayor set—out efforts to rebuild following the deadly wildfires. this is an unprecedented natural disaster and it warrants an unprecedented response. we are going to do everything we can to clear the
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way so that people can get back home. this means that we are going to have to reorganise government around urgency, a common sense and compassion and we will do everything we can to get angelenos back home. i�*ve done and will be doing and rolling out next week at a series of executive directives to do just that. a norwegian shipping company has announced that it has modified one of its vessels to install the "world�*s first" onboard cabon capture and storage system to reduce emissions. according to shipowner, solvang a:s.a, the ship should see it�*s greenhouse gas emissions reduced by up to 70%. let�*s speak to edvin endresen, ceo of solvang, who spearheaded this project.
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describe how this carbon capture facility will work. thanks for having me. this is the last piece in a total emission control system where most of our vessels already have the technology to remove all harmful emissions really without the biggest one, c02. we teamed up with a developer and manufacturer of this kind of technology to take that last piece of the puzzle. it is fairly known technology, but it has never been put together in a vessel like this before. without getting too technical, we will basically take the partially cleaned exhaust and run it through with a special liquid that attracts the c02 molecules. it is then heated and the c02 molecules get released from the liquid soap then we have basically pure c02 that we can then turn into a liquid state. we end up with
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pure liquid c02 in the tank that can be discharged either as a waste product in storage were reused in various industries.— were reused in various industries. ., ., industries. how confident are ou u- industries. how confident are you no to _ industries. how confident are you no to 70% _ industries. how confident are you up to 7096 that _ industries. how confident are you up to 7096 that it - industries. how confident are you up to 7096 that it can - you up to 70% that it can reduce gas emissions by? we you up to 7096 that it can reduce gas emissions by? we are confident about _ reduce gas emissions by? we are confident about the _ reduce gas emissions by? we are confident about the technical - confident about the technical capabilities of it. vascular has a test facility that has been running for more than three years. we can go beyond 70%, as well. it is about finding that sweet spot of carbon capture rates and the energy that is consumed in doing so. energy that is consumed in doing so-— energy that is consumed in doinaso. ., , ., doing so. what does this mean for the route _ doing so. what does this mean for the route to _ doing so. what does this mean for the route to zero _ for the route to zero emissions?- for the route to zero emissions? , , , , emissions? this shipping industry _ emissions? this shipping industry has _ emissions? this shipping industry has been - emissions? this shipping industry has been set - emissions? this shipping i industry has been set really ambitious targets and this can really be a fast—track solution for global shipowners like us that transit the big oceans.
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there are really only two ways to achieve these targets, you have to switch to zero emission fuel or use the fuel that we have today and clean the exhaust. the zero emission fuel search is not available today, at least not in the quantities we need. we need excess amounts of renewable energy and it will take years for that to happen. this technology is available today, we can clean the exhaust and the carbon and it can�*t be and the carbon and it can�*t be a huge fast—track to the future. this is one of these things that what you do today matters a lot more than what you do in ten or 15 years. it is the same principle of compound interest. but is the same principle of compound interest. is the same principle of comound interest. �* ., , compound interest. but it means that other shipping _ compound interest. but it means that other shipping companies i that other shipping companies have to be on board and pay the costs for this. see this happening in the nearfuture? in the nearfuture, i�*m not quite sure but we really need that to happen and we need
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others to join that to happen and we need others tojoin in. we that to happen and we need others to join in. we will share all the information that we have because we need other shipowners to get on board. we need a global set of rules and regulations that allow companies like us to invest in new technology like this, or using alternative fuels and get a decent return. when we have thatis, a decent return. when we have that is, this will happen for sure. ., , , that is, this will happen for sure. . , , ., sure. really interesting to talk to you. _ sure. really interesting to talk to you. thanks - sure. really interesting to talk to you. thanks for i sure. really interesting to i talk to you. thanks forjoining us. would you rather head out to see a band, some stand—up or a play or stay at home to watch it on tv? scientists are trying to find out who�*s having more fun — whether a live performance is more enjoyable than seeing the same thing on screen. jules hyam has the details. it is said that it is always better to actually be there. it�*s more enjoyable to watch a concert live than listen to a recording. live stand—up is better than the dvd. and if you knew me, you�*d know that i am taller, thinner, and much funnier in real life. but is that actually true?
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obviously not the funny bit, but whether a live cultural experience is measurably more enjoyable than, say, a live stream. so researchers here in bristol are measuring. this is the mithras trio performing live at saint george�*s this lunchtime, and the audience is being monitored. we�*ve got two distinct rooms, one which is the main auditorium where the audience will be exposed to the real concert live. and in this room, that we�*re standing in now, will have a smaller audience, but an equivalent audience who�*ll be watching on the screen. what we�*re looking to see is what�*s the difference between those two audience groups? ian and his team will be looking for times during the concert when the audience�*s heart rates synchronise. those moments in a shared live experience that make being there special. what�*s happening is when you
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and i are sitting watching a concert, for instance, when we�*re completely immersed in that experience, it�*s that that�*s driving our physiology. it�*s that that�*s the only thing in our mind at that moment. and so the same thing is driving two audience members and so our physiology is correlated. 0ur heart rates are correlated. for saint george�*s, some science to prove that the live experience is indeed a deeper experience could help them win back some of the audiences who�*ve gone for a more stay at home option since lockdown. there�*s something about a live experience that you just don�*t get through a recording or streaming when you�*re sitting down and you�*re you�*re experiencing that with everybody else beside you. that moment where heart rates synchronise, you�*re completely engaged with what you�*re seeing on our stage. it�*ll be a while until the many, many gigabytes of data are analysed, but once they are, we may know for sure whether live is best.
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these pictures are of a volcano that has started erupting for the fourth time, sending lava fountains 200 metres into the air. stay with us here on bbc news. hello. it�*s been a bit of a misty, murky start to your saturday for many areas, particularly towards central and eastern england, but generally through the weekend, a quiet picture. dry for most of us. feeling colder than it did through the week and still some mist and some fog patches. more particularly, i think, by tomorrow morning. we�*ve got high pressure that�*s dominating our weather, that�*s sitting across continental europe here. weather front trying to move in from the west. and ahead of that, we�*re just drawing in this milderflow of air that�*s pushing in across northern ireland, parts of north west scotland too. many of us are still sitting with that colder air mass, particularly across parts of england and wales, where you�*re going to
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keep quite a lot of low cloud through the day. some mist and murk, a few holes in that cloud, some brighter spells developing, especially so for northern england, parts of north wales, south—west england and also northern ireland and scotland will brighten up too, especially anywhere to the north of the central belt. that�*s where it will have the lion�*s share of the sunshine. ten or 11 in the north—west, four or five in the south—east. 0vernight tonight, then, we�*ve got more extensive low cloud and fog developing across central and southern parts of england and wales too, scotland and northern ireland keeping the clearer spells. but mostly frost—free in the northwest. in the north—west. a cold, frosty start for some of us across england and wales, though. into sunday, and this weather front just pushes a little bit further in. later in the day, that could bring some patchy light rain to northern ireland. but to start things off, we�*ve got some mist, we�*ve got some fog around, that should slowly lift into low cloud across many central and eastern areas. further north and west, generally more sunshine again, but for northern ireland it will cloud over with a few spots of light rain later on. still looking at ten degrees
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for the likes of belfast, but only three or four under those cloudier skies for central and eastern areas. into monday, and as that weather front sinks south, it will tend to dissipate. but it could bring some light rain to parts of north wales, northern england too. sunny spells either side of that band and temperatures perhaps up a degree or so, particularly where you�*ve had the chilly few days for central and eastern areas. six or seven degrees possible, nine or ten further north. it�*s relatively quiet as we head through the first part of next week, because we�*ll be between weather systems for a time, but lurking to the south and the west areas of low pressure, and towards the end of the week, they are likely to move in, bringing us some more unsettled weather. so the next few days, still fairly chilly, some clouds and mist and some fog around. more unsettled towards the end of the week, but temperatures should just about be on the rise too. bye— bye.
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i�*m mark lowen, in tel aviv, where they�*re counting down to the beginning of the ceasefire. after 15 months of war israel and gaza are counting down to a ceasefire due to begin at 8:30am tomorrow, local time. aid organisations warn the fighting is ongoing in gaza but hope sunday�*s ceasefire will become permanent. and i�*m samantha simmonds in london. also making news today... in ukraine, the city authorities in kyiv say a night—time russian strike has killed four people.
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tiktok says it will "go dark" in america on sunday unless the government acts to stop a legal ban coming into effect. tributes have been paid to the scotland, manchester united and manchester city football legend, denis law, who has died at the age of 84. south korea�*s impeached president, yoon suk yeol, is in court, we�*ll be live in seoul. good morning and a very warm welcome to bbc news. we are broadcasting live from hostages and square in tel aviv, where they are holding their breath before the ceasefire in gaza is due to come into force tomorrow morning, sunday morning,

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