tv The Media Show BBC News January 18, 2025 2:30pm-3:01pm GMT
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this is bbc news, the headlines. dozens of people have been injured in a ski lift accident at the astun ski resort in spain, with at least 17 of those seriously injured. israel's cabinet ratifies the ceasefire and hostage release deal with hamas in release deal with hamas in gaza. the initial six—week gaza. the initial six—week ceasefire will begin ceasefire will begin tomorrow at 06:30 gmt. tomorrow at 06:30 gmt. the timing was announced the timing was announced by mediators in qatar, by mediators in qatar, who've played a key role who've played a key role in the talks. in the talks. tiktok says it will "go dark" tiktok says it will "go dark" in america on sunday in america on sunday unless the government acts unless the government acts to stop a legal ban coming into effect.
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to stop a legal ban let's get more from the middle let's get more from the middle east, where the ceasefire in gaza is due to begin in less east, where the ceasefire than 2a hours. mediators in qatar have mediators in qatar have announced it will take effect from 8.30am sunday israel/gaza announced it will take effect time - that's 0630 gmt. jon donnison reports jon donnison reports from jerusalem. from jerusalem. a new dawn gaza and for the a new dawn gaza and for the homeless and the hungry, homeless and the hungry, finally some hope. we finally some hope. we homeless and the hungry, homeless and the hungry, finally some hope. we hope, by the name _ finally some hope. we hope, by the name _ finally some hope. we hope, by the name of _ finally some hope. we hope, by the name of god, _ finally some hope. we hope, by the name of god, that - finally some hope. we hope, by the name of god, that today - finally some hope. we hope, by the name of _ finally some hope. we hope, by the name of god, _ finally some hope. we hope, by the name of god, that - finally some hope. we hope, by the name of god, that today - finally some hope. we hope, by the name of god, that today is. the name of god, that today is the name of god, that today is the last day of war. we hope finally some hope. we hope, by the name of god, that today is. the name of god, that today is the name of god, that today is the last day of war. we hope there will not be any there will not be any violations of the ceasefire. violations of the ceasefire. the people are tired, we are the people are tired, we are tired, from displacement, from tired, from displacement, from illnesses, from starving, from illnesses, from starving, from fatigue. we call upon god that fatigue. we call upon god that this is the last day. but this is the last day. but fatigue. we call upon god that this is the last day.— this is the last day. but 'ust fatigue. we call upon god that this is the last day.— this is the last day. but 'ust hours before i this is the last day. but 'ust hours before the i this is the last day. butjust hours before the ceasefire, | hours before i this is the last day. but 'ust hours before the i this is the last day. butjust hours before the ceasefire, | hours before the ceasefire, palestinians are still being hours before the ceasefire, palestinians are still being
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killed in israeli strikes. killed in israeli strikes. with some sort of peace in sight, some sort of peace in sight, some will not be there to see it. just a few miles up the road, but a world away, the beachin road, but a world away, the beach in tel aviv. among the joggers, it is also a moment of hope. i joggers, it is also a moment of hoe. ., �* ~' joggers, it is also a moment of hoe. ., �* ~ ,., hope. i don't think it is a aood hope. i don't think it is a good deal. _ hope. i don't think it is a good deal, but - hope. i don't think it is a good deal, but i - hope. i don't think it is a good deal, but i think. hope. i don't think it is a| good deal, but i think we hope. i don't think it is a - good deal, but i think we need to bring — good deal, but i think we need to bring what we can. good deal, but i think we need to bring what v will n. good deal, but i think we need to bring what v will come home. hope everyone will come home. alive, _ hope everyone will come home. alive, soon. | hope everyone will come home. alive. soon-— alive, soon. i supported this excellent — alive, soon. i supported this excellent deal, _ alive, soon. i supported this excellent deal, we _ alive, soon. i supported this excellent deal, we must - alive, soon. i supported this| excellent deal, we must give here — excellent deal, we must give here all— excellent deal, we must give here good _ excellent deal, we must give here good-— excellent deal, we must give here aood. �* ., i. , very good. but not everyone is ha - . very good. but not everyone is happy- two — very good. but not everyone is happy. two hard-line - very good. but not everyone is i happy. two hard-line right-wing happy. two hard—line right—wing ministers in israel's government have demanded that the war must restart in six weeks' time, when the first phase of the deal is over. they say israel has failed to wipe hamas out and are unhappy at hundreds of palestinian prisoners being freed in exchange for the hostages. but
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in the occupied west bank, for the families of those prisoners, like this man whose son is due to be freed, there is also hope. fin son is due to be freed, there is also hope. on sunday there will be a special _ is also hope. on sunday there will be a special occasion - is also hope. on sunday there will be a special occasion as i will be a special occasion as it marks my son's birthday, he was born on the 19th of january 2006. he will turn 19 and it will begin his 20th year of life, it will be a celebration of both the new year of his life and god willing, his release. life and god willing, his release-— life and god willing, his release. �* ., release. but with gaza in ruins, hamas _ release. but with gaza in ruins, hamas still- release. but with gaza in ruins, hamas still in - release. but with gaza in i ruins, hamas still in charge and no real plan for what happens next, this ceasefire, while welcome, will be fragile. it does not mean an end to the conflict, it does not mean a long lasting peace. nicky schiller has been looking at the people who are still being held by hamas in gaza.
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the first six week phase of the ceasefire would deal with 33 hostages being released. they include women, children and elderly people in exchange for palestinian prisoners in israeli jails. now, with the first of those hostages set to be released on sunday, a list of names has been published on a number of israeli media sites. they include the bibas family. now there's one—year—old kfir and his five—year—old brother, ariel. they are the youngest of those held now. they were taken in a kibbutz, kibbutz nir oz, with their mother. their father was also captured separately. now, kfir wasjust nine months old at the time. hamas has previously said the children were killed in an israeli air strike. now, this is emily damari. she is a british israeli citizen, a tottenham hotspur fan who was taken from her home by hamas gunmen. they shot her in the hand and killed her dog. the 28—year—old is one of the civilian women named on the list. now, this is 19—year—old
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first list are alive. once the hostages have been handed over and of course, theirfamilies have been updated, their names will be released to the public. that was nicky schiller reporting on the people who could be released as part of this deal. now, let's take you to central london momentarily, where a demonstration, a protest is taking place that is pro—palestinians, it is happening in central london. there is a big police presence, this is static protest in whitehall, originally it had been planned that they would send her on the bbc, but those plans were changed. we understand that seven people
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have been arrested so far, one on suspicion of holding a placard in support of band organisations and to him suspicion of breaching conditions put in place for this protest. that is the scene at the pro—palestinian rally in central london. ukraine says three people have been killed in a russian missile attack on the centre of kyiv. president zelensky says residential buildings, shops and cafes were hit but moscow claims the target was a missile factory. meanwhile in zaporizhzhia, officials say ten people were injured in a russian strike. from kyiv, our eastern europe correspondent sarah rainsford reports. the attack came without any warning. russian missiles aimed at ukraine's capital as many were still asleep. two of the dead were a couple killed in their car. by daylight, the destruction was even clearer.
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this business centre, damaged before, is nowjust a shell. at a dental clinic, they were salvaging anything still intact, which is not much here. when i asked because she is, this woman shrugs and tells me... it is the third year of war. . , me... it is the third year of war. ., , ., . ., war. that is the giant crater ri . ht in war. that is the giant crater right in the _ war. that is the giant crater right in the middle - war. that is the giant crater right in the middle of- war. that is the giant crater right in the middle of the i war. that is the giant crater i right in the middle of the main road here in the centre of kyiv, we do not know what the russians were targeting, but we can see what damage they did. this was caused by ballistic missile which hit right in the middle of the street. forensics teams are now collecting chunks of it as evidence. it is teams are now collecting chunks of it as evidence.— of it as evidence. it is a ballistic _ of it as evidence. it is a ballistic missile, - of it as evidence. it is a ballistic missile, it - of it as evidence. it is a ballistic missile, it flies of it as evidence. it is a i ballistic missile, it flies so fast there is not always time for the sirens. the missiles have already hit.— for the sirens. the missiles have already hit. they also hit in the southeast _ have already hit. they also hit in the southeast of _
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have already hit. they also hit in the southeast of ukraine, i in the southeast of ukraine, including st. andrews cathedral. and none of this is an escalation of war, it is a reminder that the attacks across this country have never stopped. to india now and a man has been found guilty of the rape and murder of a female trainee doctor at a hospital in kolkata last august. the killing led to nationwide outrage and prolonged protests by doctors across the country, demanding justice for the victim and better security for health care professionals. salman ravi has more from kolkata. sanjay roy, the main accused in the rape and murder case of a trainee doctor in one of the most prestigious medical colleges of kolkata, has been found guilty by a special designated court. the central bureau of investigation that took up the investigation had submitted its final report in the case onjanuary iith. the court, which assembled today, however, reserved itsjudgment, which has been deferred for monday. the court has asked sanjay roy to be present on monday when they pronounce the judgment.
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the family members of the victim, however, they are not happy with the cbi investigations and say that there are many loopholes in the investigation and many of the witnesses, they were not produced before the court for their statements to be recorded. another point that they have raised in the investigation is that that the cbi has also failed to establish the motive behind the incident because the cbi had zeroed in onjust one person, sanjay roy, as the main accused of the case. though the principal of the college and the officer in charge of a local police station, they were also arrested on the charges of destroying the evidence from the place of occurrence. but the cbi failed to submit a charge sheet against them in time and they got bail and they are free. so the parents, they have also moved the supreme court seeking a fresh directive from the apex court for a re—investigation into the case. salman ravi, bbc news, kolkata.
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state media in iran says two seniorjudges have been killed. it's reporting that they were attacked outside the supreme court in the capital, tehran. anotherjudge and a body guard are said to have been injured in the assault. the attacker is reported to have killed himself after the shooting. south korea's impeached president, yoon suk yeol, has appeared in court attempting to fight a bid by prosecutors to deny him bail after his failed coup. thousands of mr yoon's supporters rallied outside the court and scuffled with police as they chanted support for the suspended leader. he was arrested on wednesday in a dawn raid at his home after he ignored prosecutors summons to appear in court over allegations of insurection. yoon attempted to declare martial law on sixth december last year but it was voted down by lawmakers after a few hours. our correspondent, shaimaa khalil, gave us the background to the case from outside the western district court in seoul. yet more heavy police presence as crowds of yoon suk yeol
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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 0ffice are reported to have prepared a more than iso—page document explaining why it is necessary to obtain a new detention warrant. they are saying that they are 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, yoon suk yeol may have become the first sitting president of south korea to be arrested, but he has continued to be defiant. since his arrest on wednesday,
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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 evidence that the justice system is working. 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. tiktok has said it will "go dark" in the united states on sunday unless the biden administration gives assurances that a ban will not be enforced. the statement came after the supreme court upheld legislation banning 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.
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tiktok didn't exist a decade ago. now, it's one of the most popular short form video apps on the planet with 170 million users here in the us. male voiceover: and with that, the tiktok era comes to an end. today, the supreme court upheld a law passed by congress 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're 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 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.
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hi, everyone. it's shou here. its ceo tried to reassure users. we will do everything in our power to ensure our platform thrives as your online home for limitless creativity and discovery. you know, i have a warm spot in my heart for tiktok- because i won youth 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. on friday, mr trump announced on his own social media platform truth social that he's spoken to china's president, saying: . tiktok influencer and small business advocate tiffany
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cianci hopes that donald trump will save the platform in the us. he knows that he has 170 million americans right now that are expecting him to deliver on his promise to save tiktok for the american people, and 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 | thinkthat_ happen. there is ambiguity in it, and i think that will - happen. there is ambiguity in it, and i think that will give i it, and i think that will give the incoming president quite a bit of discussion. in the words of donald trump, stay tuned. lilyjamali, bbc news, san francisco. 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 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 get around up of some of
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the other news now. a judge let's get around up of some of the other news now. ajudge in bolivia has issued a new arrest warrant against the former president ever were alice, under investigation for statutory rape. he was found in contempt of court for failing to appearfor the contempt of court for failing to appear for the second time. he says the charges politically motivated. thousands of antigovernment protesters have rallied in the serbian capital, belgrade, focusing on the state broadcaster, accusing it of failing to broadcast objectively. serbia has seen a lot of antigovernment protests since the collapse of a railway station roof in november that killed 15 people. us regulators have grounded rockets after one exploded minutes into its latest test flight on thursday. the blast for us to dozens of aircraft to divert to avoid falling debris over the caribbean. starship is the biggest and most powerful rocket ever built. a man who lost his eight—year—old daughter to kidney disease has donated his own kidney
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to help change the life of another little girl. andy emmott said he had the transplant for an ii—year—old named amber because his daughter sarah had received a kidney from a stranger. 0livia richwald has the story. i love you so much, and i hope to see you again soon. �*bye! kiss, kiss. she is a ray of sunshine, always smiling no matter what. no matter how badly she was feeling in hospital, and we went through some dark times, but she was always smiling, everyone loved her. sarah was born with a genetic kidney condition and when she was seven her parents appealed for a life—saving donation. will you give me your kidney? today? i would if i could. hundreds of people offered to be a living donor and sarah received a kidney and survived for another 12 months before she died from complications in 2021, aged eight. now her dad has donated one of his own kidneys received a life of an 11—year—old from
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devon. he says it is what sarah would have wanted. i always wanted to give sara a kidney but i was not a match. and last year i saw an appeal, a father asking for a live kidney donor, i saw the similarities between his daughterand mine, and sarah would have been the same age. i said yes, you can have one of mine. andy donated his kidney in november, and a healthy person can live a healthy life with just one, and the recipient no longer has to endure hours of dialysis. not everyone who comes forward can actually donate a kidney. they have to go through a stringent test that can last between 3—6 months, and the most important thing is the healthy individuals and they remain healthy and their health is not affected. last week, leeds city council made an urgent appeal for a donor to receive a 12—year—old boy in care who has kidney failure. 700 people have come forward.
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it was an unprecedented step. we have not done that before as leeds city council. we have been absolutely overwhelmed by the positive response. jack's a lovely 12—year—old boy, and he loves to build lego, he loves to see his friends, he loves to watch youtube videos and he has a great sense of humour. he is just your average 12—year—old boy with those interests, he is lovely. meanwhile, this dad has given someone else's child the gift of life. have you heard from the family? how is she doing? i got a message this morning to say it was so nice to see her skipping off to school. they have not seen... it is like having a totally different child. what would sarah have said if she had known her dad had done this? she would have been dead proud of me.
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live your reporting. he was one of the most influential rock guitarists of all time, playing with everyone from eric clapton, to david bowie — jeff beck helped redefine guitar music in the 1960s. he died at his east sussex home in 2023, leaving behind a massive collection of guitars — which are now due to be auctioned. 0ur reporter ian palmer has been to take a look. born in 19114, beck died two years ago at his home in sussex. inside, a treasure trove of musical instruments. if you've ever wondered how many guitars a rock legend needs, it is 90. and they are all up for sale at christies in london. tell me about the ox blood guitar. it is a guitar that originally was not an ox blood, it was a gold top. fans will know it from the cover of his debut solo instrumental album blow by blow released in 1975 recorded with george martin. he used it for the encore at
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the end of david bowie's final performance as ziggy stardust injuly of 1973. jeff beck came to prominence with the yardbirds. he stayed with the blues—based band for less than two years. after that, he worked with everybody in 20th—century music. beck played on tina turner's album private dancer. she said, "how much should i pay you?" beck said, "don't pay me, just sign my guitar". british rock and roll guitar and rock �*n' roll music has always been associated with blues, african—american blues music, and that's very important aspect of it but an aspect that should never be overlooked is rockabilly music. he was also a pioneer of electronica. this guitar will be the last to be sold, the hammer price
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of this instrument will be given to folly wildlife rescue near tunbridge wells. beck and his wife, sandra, were patrons of the charity. it's a guitar that was signed by all of the performers at the may 2023 jeff beck tribute concert organised by eric clapton at the royal albert hall and so, this is a moment in time of that tribute and it's a really special... it's a special stratocaster as well and we've got everyone from rod stewart, ronnie wood, from thejeff beck group to eric clapton, billy gibbons, kirk hammett and johnny depp. you can see the guitars for yourself at the auction house in london. ian palmer, bbc news, christies, in london. just to remind you of the developing story this hour...
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at least 17 people have been seriously injured in a chairlift accident in northeastern spain, close to the border with france, at the astun ski resort. it is in the spanish pyrenees, this is where the accident happened. it has now been closed while rescue services are at the scene. these are the latest pictures of people being ferried to nearby hospitals for treatment of those injuries, helicopters were flown in to help with that. local media are also reporting that total of 39 people were injured when they fell up to 15 metres from the lift, with nine described as very serious. at that figure appears to have risen to 17 having serious injuries. at one point, 80 skiers were temporarily stranded, said to be handing in chairlift until they were rescued. we will bring you more throughout the coming hours when we get the details. let's take you to
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hawaii... this is kilauea volcano which has started erupting for the fourth time, sending lava fountains 200 feet into the air. rocks and debris can be seen falling. geologists are collecting them in a closed area of hawaii volcanoes national park. the lava doesn't pose a hazard to homes or infrastructure. hello. for large parts of the country today, well, the weather is looking grey, drab and cold. yesterday it was very mild for the northwest of the uk. 1a degrees in northern scotland, the air coming off the atlantic here. but for eastern england it was a cold day. we essentially had polar air that had come round doing a lap across europe that came in from the east, and that colder air is becoming more extensive across england and wales. so it is a colder kind of day. and coupled with that, there's hardly any breaks in the cloud at all. just a few raining into parts
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of south west england. and we've got broken clouds to the northeast of the uk as well. but otherwise, expect these grey and cloudy skies to last, for most of us, pretty much all day, with the best of the sunshine continuing to be across the north east of both scotland and england as well. now, overnight tonight, given that that cloud sheet is probably going to stay with us, for most it's just going to be a cloudy night with temperatures just drifting down a few degrees. there could be occasional breaks in the cloud across parts of northern england, to allow an odd nip of frost, and potentially a few isolated fog patches, but i'm not expecting the fog to be very widespread, because that cloud would probably prevent that. it could, though, be quite misty first thing sunday morning, maybe even with a patch of drizzle falling from this cloud sheet. otherwise, the best of the sunshine again is likely to be across northern scotland. maybe a few breaks coming into western wales, parts of southwest england, maybe northern ireland too. but for most it's another cloudy and cold day with temperatures struggling, three orfour celsius quite widely.
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0n into monday, we've got some very weak weather fronts moving into the uk, so there's prospects for seeing a few areas of rain. nothing heavy, just light and patchy stuff. but at the same time, there could be a few breaks between these various bands of rain. for most areas it's going to be another chilly day, but temperatures perhaps coming up by an odd degree or two here and there. now, deeper into next week, we are watching very carefully a deep area of low pressure that looks to move in late in the week. now, the worst of the winds from this system looks to stay out to sea. and just as well, because this system here has winds gusts in excess of 100 miles an hour. at the moment they look to stay away from the uk, but we'll be watching things very carefully. it looks as the week goes by, though, it will turn wetter with the winds picking up a bit. bye for now.
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live from london, this is bbc news. dozens of people have been injured in a ski lift accident at the astun ski resort in spain. at least nine people are seriously injured. israel is preparing to receive the first three hostages due to be released on sunday under a ceasefire deal agreed with hamas. iam in i am in hostages square in tel aviv, where families are
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counting down to the moment that they hope their loved ones will be heading home. thousands of --eole will be heading home. thousands of people are _ will be heading home. thousands of people are expected _ will be heading home. thousands of people are expected to - will be heading home. thousands of people are expected to join - of people are expected to join a march in washington ahead of the inauguration of donald trump. we will be there live. hello, welcome to bbc news. at least 17 people have been seriously injured after a chairlift accident in northern spain near the french border. astun, the ski resort in the spanish pyrenees where the accident happened, has been closed and rescue services are at the scene. these are the latest pictures of helicopters ferrying the injured to nearby hospitals. according to local authorities, a total of 35 people suffered injuries after falling up to 15 metres from the lift, with 17 described as in a "very serious" condition.
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