camps and has become a symbol of nazi germany's genocide of 6 millionjews. 1millionjews and more than 100,000 non—jews died at the site between 1940—1945. marian turski, who's 98, is a very symbolic choice of speaker for this event. he survived the lodz ghetto as a teenager and was deported to auschwitz, where his brother and father were murdered. translation: it is absolutely i understandable, if not downright obvious that people, that the media turn to us, to those who survived,

so that we shared with them our memories. however, there's always been a very small minority of us, us who went through all those selections positively. that number itself was very little. and those who lived to see freedom, there were hardly, hardly none.

so few, and now there is only a handful. such a small bevy. that is why i believe that our thoughts should now go towards this huge majority, those millions of victims who will never tell us what they experienced, what they felt just because they were consumed by that mass destruction, the shoah.

marian also read from a letter a poet wrote to her friend before coming to auschwitz where she was killed. the words are so evocative. it read, "i'm going to a very distinct place, a station which is unknown for it is not on any map. there is the sky hanging over the station like a huge black lid." we also heard from tova friedman. she was only five when she and her mother were sent to auschwitz—birkenau, in her words a "very terrified" girl in a dark cattle car holding on to her mother's hand. she spoke at the ceremony still and warned of dark forces and rampant anti—semitism spreading

across the world. she was very vivid with her words. i thought that we all have to die, that it was normal if you were a jewish child, you have to die. i wasn't even sure what jewish was because i never saw any celebrations, but death, child, jewish seemed a normal thought. i knew nothing about partisans saving jews from ghettos and camps. i knew nothing about the 1944 warsaw uprising, nor of the allies and the d—day, nor of the invasion of normandy. at that time, we were victims

in a moral vacuum, but today, however, we have an obligation. not only to remember, which is very, very important, but also to warn and to teach that hatred only begets more hatred, killing more killing. instead, our revenge has been to build a strong jewish country and raise our families in peace. many of you here, i saw, have your wonderful families with you just as i do. 80 years after liberation, the world is again in crisis.

0urjewish—christian values have been overshadowed worldwide by prejudice, fear, suspicion and extremism. and the rampant anti—semitism that is spreading among the nations is shocking. that was tova friedman. i have interviewed her and her courage, hurt resilience and experience are remarkable. he could see their it absolutely shines through and it was absolutely shines through and it was a privilege to interview her. one of the things it was so important was to hear her testimony today. that's what they want to the ceremony to be about today, to be about the survivors and also about the victims. joining me now is my colleague tim franks,

from the bbc world service, and former europe and middle east correspondent. testimonies like the one we just heard feel important because when you think about the numbers here, it's so fast, it's almost hard to comprehend 6 million people killed, 1.1 million people killed herejust at auschwitz — birkenau and then you here tova friedman's story and it personalises those numbers. find here tova friedman's story and it personalises those numbers. and of course she is _ personalises those numbers. and of course she is one _ personalises those numbers. and of course she is one of _ personalises those numbers. and of course she is one of eight _ personalises those numbers. and of course she is one of eight dwindling | course she is one of eight dwindling number_ course she is one of eight dwindling number of— course she is one of eight dwindling number of the — course she is one of eight dwindling number of the survivors _ course she is one of eight dwindling number of the survivors here - course she is one of eight dwindling number of the survivors here now. i number of the survivors here now. the ones _ number of the survivors here now. the ones who _ number of the survivors here now. the ones who felt _ number of the survivors here now. the ones who felt physically- number of the survivors here now. the ones who felt physically and l the ones who felt physically and emotionally— the ones who felt physically and emotionally strong _ the ones who felt physically and emotionally strong enough - the ones who felt physically and emotionally strong enough to i the ones who felt physically and i emotionally strong enough to come here today, — emotionally strong enough to come here today, a — emotionally strong enough to come here today, a few— emotionally strong enough to come here today, a few dozen _ emotionally strong enough to come here today, a few dozen of- emotionally strong enough to come here today, a few dozen of them. l here today, a few dozen of them. that number— here today, a few dozen of them. that number is— here today, a few dozen of them. that number is obviously- here today, a few dozen of them. that number is obviously growingj that number is obviously growing less every— that number is obviously growing less every year _ that number is obviously growing less every year. it's _ that number is obviously growing less every year. it's also - less every year. it's also incredibly— less every year. it's also incredibly important, - less every year. it's also| incredibly important, it's less every year. it's also _ incredibly important, it's important for a number— incredibly important, it's important fora number of— incredibly important, it's important for a number of reasons. _ incredibly important, it's important for a number of reasons. one - incredibly important, it's important for a number of reasons. one is. incredibly important, it's important for a number of reasons. one is ofl for a number of reasons. one is of course _ fora number of reasons. one is of course that— for a number of reasons. one is of course that unfortunately- for a number of reasons. one is of course that unfortunately there i for a number of reasons. one is of course that unfortunately there isl course that unfortunately there is still those — course that unfortunately there is still those and _ course that unfortunately there is still those and it _ course that unfortunately there is still those and it is— course that unfortunately there is still those and it is a _ course that unfortunately there is still those and it is a growing - still those and it is a growing number— still those and it is a growing number who— still those and it is a growing number who say— still those and it is a growing number who say it _ still those and it is a growing number who say it either- still those and it is a growing . number who say it either never happened — number who say it either never happened or— number who say it either never happened or it_ number who say it either never happened or it does— number who say it either never happened or it does not- number who say it either neverj happened or it does not matter number who say it either never- happened or it does not matter that

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deniers and tova friedman also mentioned in an effort throughout the day the real concern about there is in the rise of hate and extremism and anti—semitism that has been a theme as well throughout the day. in hearing from them is also trying to put a stop to it, to say we cannot continue like this. find put a stop to it, to say we cannot continue like this.— continue like this. and you hear that refrain. _ continue like this. and you hear that refrain. you _ continue like this. and you hear that refrain. you have _ continue like this. and you hear that refrain. you have heard - continue like this. and you hear that refrain. you have heard it | that refrain. you have heard it every— that refrain. you have heard it every year— that refrain. you have heard it every year pretty _ that refrain. you have heard it every year pretty much - that refrain. you have heard it every year pretty much since i that refrain. you have heard it- every year pretty much since1945, never _ every year pretty much since 1945, never again. — every year pretty much since 1945, neveragain, never— every year pretty much since1945, neveragain, neveragain, - every year pretty much since1945, neveragain, neveragain, never. neveragain, neveragain, never again _ neveragain, neveragain, never again and. _ neveragain, neveragain, never again and. yes, _ neveragain, neveragain, never again. and, yes, there- neveragain, neveragain, never again. and, yes, there is- neveragain, neveragain, never. again. and, yes, there is immense concern _ again. and, yes, there is immense concern among _ again. and, yes, there is immense concern among survivors _ again. and, yes, there is immense concern among survivors about - again. and, yes, there is immense concern among survivors about the rise in— concern among survivors about the rise in anti—semitism, _ concern among survivors about the rise in anti—semitism, the - concern among survivors about the rise in anti—semitism, the spread i concern among survivors about the i rise in anti—semitism, the spread of the far— rise in anti—semitism, the spread of the far right, — rise in anti—semitism, the spread of the far right, particularly _ rise in anti—semitism, the spread of the far right, particularly in - the far right, particularly in europe _ the far right, particularly in europe i_ the far right, particularly in europe. i heard— the far right, particularly in europe. i heard it- the far right, particularly in europe. i heard it from - the far right, particularly in europe. i heard it from a l the far right, particularly in - europe. i heard it from a survivor i spent _ europe. i heard it from a survivor i spent a _ europe. i heard it from a survivor i spent a tong — europe. i heard it from a survivor i spent a tong time _

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strong enough to be able to travel to this ceremony. but she said - strong enough to be able to travel| to this ceremony. but she said that she is— to this ceremony. but she said that she is per— to this ceremony. but she said that she is perfamity_ to this ceremony. but she said that she is per family concerned - to this ceremony. but she said that she is per family concerned of- to this ceremony. but she said that she is per family concerned of the i she is per family concerned of the far right _ she is per family concerned of the far right across _ she is per family concerned of the far right across europe _ she is per family concerned of the far right across europe right - she is per family concerned of the far right across europe right now. | far right across europe right now. and i_ far right across europe right now. and i think— far right across europe right now. and i think that— far right across europe right now. and i think that there _ far right across europe right now. and i think that there is - far right across europe right now. and i think that there is also - and i think that there is also obviously— and i think that there is also obviously a _ and i think that there is also obviously a concern - and i think that there is also obviously a concern about i and i think that there is alsol obviously a concern about the and i think that there is also - obviously a concern about the growth in anti—semitism _ obviously a concern about the growth in anti—semitism and _ obviously a concern about the growth in anti—semitism and it— obviously a concern about the growth in anti—semitism and it is— obviously a concern about the growth in anti—semitism and it is such - obviously a concern about the growth in anti—semitism and it is such a - in anti—semitism and it is such a issue _ in anti—semitism and it is such a issue right — in anti—semitism and it is such a issue right now— in anti—semitism and it is such a issue right now about _ in anti—semitism and it is such a issue right now about what - in anti—semitism and it is such a issue right now about what is . issue right now about what is anti—semitism, _ issue right now about what is anti—semitism, what - issue right now about what is anti—semitism, what countsl issue right now about what isl anti—semitism, what counts is anti—semitism _ anti—semitism, what counts is anti—semitism and _ anti—semitism, what counts is anti—semitism and of- anti—semitism, what counts is anti—semitism and of course l anti—semitism, what counts is i anti—semitism and of course also about— anti—semitism and of course also about the — anti—semitism and of course also about the terrible _ anti—semitism and of course also about the terrible harm - anti—semitism and of course also about the terrible harm that - anti—semitism and of course also i about the terrible harm that humans continue _ about the terrible harm that humans continue to — about the terrible harm that humans continue to do — about the terrible harm that humans continue to do to _ about the terrible harm that humans continue to do to each _ about the terrible harm that humans continue to do to each other- continue to do to each other around the world — continue to do to each other around the world that _ continue to do to each other around the world. that refrain _ continue to do to each other around the world. that refrain of— continue to do to each other around the world. that refrain of never- the world. that refrain of never again _ the world. that refrain of never again that _ the world. that refrain of never again that has _ the world. that refrain of never again that has resounded - the world. that refrain of never again that has resounded froml the world. that refrain of never- again that has resounded from these ghastly— again that has resounded from these ghastly grounds _ again that has resounded from these ghastly grounds over— again that has resounded from these ghastly grounds over the _ again that has resounded from these ghastly grounds over the last - again that has resounded from these ghastly grounds over the last 80 - ghastly grounds over the last 80 years. _ ghastly grounds over the last 80 years. they— ghastly grounds over the last 80 years. they have _ ghastly grounds over the last 80 years, they have yet _ ghastly grounds over the last 80 years, they have yet really- ghastly grounds over the last 80 years, they have yet really to . years, they have yet really to be heated — years, they have yet really to be heated. ., ~ years, they have yet really to be heated. ., ,, , ., years, they have yet really to be heated. . ~' ,, . heated. tim, thank you so much. it was an extraordinary _ heated. tim, thank you so much. it was an extraordinary ceremony. - heated. tim, thank you so much. it was an extraordinary ceremony. it i was an extraordinary ceremony. it was an extraordinary ceremony. it was sombre. for a tova, there were

moments ofjoy where she talked about herfamily and her grandchildren. she actually has a tiktok account that she readily rest to teach people about the holocaust was above the bay about education but very much a day to remember the many millions who were killed. and his team was saying, the refrain we have heard time and time again — never, neveragain. have heard time and time again — never, never again. that's all from us here at auschwitz for the moment and i will return you now to martin in london. lucy, thank you very much from auschwitz. technology shares on wall street have fallen sharply in response to the emergence of a low—cost chatbot built by a chinese artificial intelligence firm. the chatbot launched by the chinese firm, deepseek — which itself has said within the last hour or so that it has been hit by large—scale "malicious" cyberattack — has become the most downloaded free

app in the united states since it was launched earlier this month. let's speak to our north america business correspondent michelle fleury. the new kid on the block as stolen from its rivals. this the new kid on the block as stolen from its rivals.— from its rivals. this is a company that has sent _ from its rivals. this is a company that has sent shock— from its rivals. this is a company that has sent shock waves - from its rivals. this is a company i that has sent shock waves through silicon valley and wall street right now. what has happened is essentially a made in china ai model develop of this company at deepseek is shown that it can create something that is similar in terms of proficiency as its rivals, american rivals like chatgpt but it was done with an inferior chip with less power and with less data for some it is those facts it really have created this kind of shock wave three financial markets in part because companies nvidia which make ai chipsets in their share prices

rise and rise and rise pushing into a tree until a company based in the fact that we expect ai a tree until a company based in the fact that we expect al to grow so much there will be the few to mount for chips. now you've got wall street be considering that and we have silicon valley also nervous that perhaps america won't be the dominant player in al and in the race to dominate this technology. but now deepseek saying that they are under attack.— are under attack. yeah, you know, the twists and _ are under attack. yeah, you know, the twists and turns _ are under attack. yeah, you know, the twists and turns of— are under attack. yeah, you know, the twists and turns of a _ are under attack. yeah, you know, the twists and turns of a companyl the twists and turns of a company that made people had never heard of up that made people had never heard of up until the last 24 hours suddenly, we are learning that if you look at their website they are basically saying they are not accepting any more registrations from new users because they are suffering from a cyber attack. we don't have any more details about that at the moment, but honestly it comes at a time when the spotlight has been on it because of the sort of ramifications that was just telling you about in terms of wall street and across silicon valley. add to all of this of course we have a new document

administration and the white house unlikely to be too happy about what's been going on in part because donald trump since he is taken office has been talking about al is something he really cares about and wants america to be a leader in and so the idea that there is a sort of real challenger out there obviously is not something the white house is lucky to be pleased about. for is not something the white house is lucky to be pleased about.— lucky to be pleased about. for the moment thank _ lucky to be pleased about. for the moment thank you _ lucky to be pleased about. for the moment thank you very _ lucky to be pleased about. for the moment thank you very much - lucky to be pleased about. for the| moment thank you very much from lucky to be pleased about. for the - moment thank you very much from new york. the israeli government has confirmed that eight of the 26 hostages yet to be released by hamas in the first phase of the gaza ceasefire deal are dead. seven female hostages have already been freed alive. the israeli statement came as about 100,000 palestinians began the journey back to northern gaza, where many of their homes lie in ruins. in addition to a road along the coast, which was reopened earlier, the israeli military is now allowing vehicles to travel north along a central highway. about half a million gazans are expected to follow in the coming days after hamas agreed to release three more israeli hostages. a further three are due to be freed on saturday.

internationaljournalists are not allowed to operate freely in gaza by israel, so a lot of the pictures have been gathered by trusted palestinian journalists there. jon donnison reports. in the holy land, not an exodus, but a homecoming. if they've still got if they've still got a home to go to. a home to go to. hundreds of thousands of gazans — hundreds of thousands of gazans — many with a walk of more than ten miles ahead of them. the sick, the young — many with a walk of more than ten and dad," he smiles. all heading north. just survival some kind of victory. just survival some kind of victory. "god is great," she cries. "god is great," she cries. "hamas, the resistance, "hamas, the resistance, we salute you." we salute you." he may only have a blanket, he may only have a blanket, but he's happy. but he's happy.

"i want to go back and see my mum "i want to go back and see my mum and dad," he smiles. "i've not seen them for 15 months."

gunfire can still be heard in parts of the city of goma in the east of the democratic republic of congo, which m23 rebels are in the process of capturing. that comes alongside reports that the border with neighbouring rwanda has been closed. it follows claims made at a un security council meeting by the us, france and the uk that forces from rwanda had been supporting the m23 rebel group as it advanced into the centre of goma, with the rebels now claiming they control the city. 0ur africa correspondent barbara plett usher has been following the movements of the m23 rebel forces over the past 24 hours. the m23 has been advancing on goma amid intense fighting in the past couple of days, actually, and in the past 24 hours, the rebel group says that it has taken control of the city. it says that it is currently

at the city's stadium, registering weapons from surrendering congolese soldiers, who it had issued an ultimatum for them to disarm by a certain time. and it says at this point it's doing that and has posted photographs to back up what it's saying. we also have a report or a notice separately from the uruguay contingent of the un peacekeeping force saying that, indeed, some congolese soldiers have surrendered. but at the same time, the congolese government has issued a statement denying that the m23 controls the city, saying that the congolese government is still in control of the main strategic points, including the airport, and that the m23 is on the outskirts. so we don't have full confirmation yet of who exactly is in control. but the m23 is very much in the area. and as we have been reporting, the big concern, the most immediate concern, of course, is the fate of civilians, because there are about a million people living in the city. but then nearly that same number of people who've been displaced by the war in eastern congo,

who were living in very big camps around goma and have been on the move since the m23 started to advance. and so we have, as you said, not heard any reports of a major bloodshed so far, and that is something that is of great concern to all the authorities watching. seven members of one of scotland's biggest child sex abuse rings have been given orders for life long restriction. three victims under the age of 13 were subjected to horrific sexual abuse and violence in a glasgow drug den over a seven—year period. police said the children had suffered "unimaginable abuse", with the offences including rape, attempted murder and assault.

this, of course, was one of scotland's biggest ever child sex abuse rings. the seven convicted abusers aged between 40—51. ian 0wens, elaine lanerie, lesley williams, paul brannan, scott forbes, barry watson and john clarke. now they were convicted in november 2023. the reason for the delay in sentencing is because the judge had to get risk assessments carried out to determine just how big a risk to the public they will be in the future. now all were given orders for lifelong restriction. this is an unusual sentence. let me explain it to you. they will be given minimum terms that they have to serve in prison. that ranges between 8—20 years for each of them individually, depending on their involvement in the crimes. then they can be considered for parole. they will, of course, not necessarily be released, but if they ever are released from prison, they will be under supervision for the rest of their lives. so this is a lifelong sentence that each member of this gang has been given. the abuse took place in the north of glasgow between 2012—2019. two girls and a boy were subject to multiple serious sexual

assaults and violence. some of them made to consume drugs and alcohol in a flat that they called the beasty house because it was crawling with insects. now, four of the group were convicted of attempting to murder one of the girls by trapping her in places including a fridge and a microwave. now, as i said, they have all been given these orders for lifelong restrictions. thejudge paid tribute to the exceptional courage and perseverance of the older children. in this case, he said it was one of the worst examples of human behaviour that he'd ever heard of. "depravity beyond my experience," he said. children's charities and people who work in child protection have said this is amongst the worst cases, if not the worst case they have ever seen. a multi—agency review is taking place, but at least the children can be rest assured that the people that abused them will be under supervision for the rest of their lives. a 14—year—old boy has been remanded in custody charged with the murder of birmingham schoolboy leo ross, who was stabbed in a country park in the city last week. the defendant, who cannot be named due to his age,

appeared at birmingham magistrates�* court, sitting as a youth court with a closed public gallery. 0ur midlands correspondent navteonhal reports from outside the court. this hearing here at birmingham magistrates�* court lasted less than four minutes. the 14—year—old, who can't be named because of his age, spoke only to confirm his name, age and address. in addition to the murder charge for killing leo ross, who was just 12 years old, we also learned over the weekend that he's been charged with seven other offences, including the possession of a bladed weapon and two serious assaults and an assault in the days leading up to the killing of leo ross. that killing has sent huge shockwaves across birmingham and in the community in hall green, where there's been a huge outpouring of grief and sadness in a place which is sadly no stranger to knife crime. in fact, the west midlands

is the region in england and wales with the highest rate of knife crime, according to the latest statistics. now the 14—year—old has now been sent... ..this case has been sent from the magistrates to the crown court around the corner. that is the normal procedure for a murder charge. he will appear at the crown court tomorrow morning. and in the days after leo ross's killing, his family issued a tribute to their son, saying he was "an amazing, kind and loving boy" and said that "not only has leo's life been taken, all of our lives have as well". the funeralfor the drag race uk star, the vivienne, has taken place this afternoon. the service forjames lee william, who died earlier this month aged 32, was held at a church in denbighshire in north wales. 0ur correspondent josh parry was there. althouthames lee williams — better known as the vivienne — was known as a liverpool drag queen,

was actually here in north wales where they grew up. and that is today where the family have chosen to have a private service to remember them at st margaret's church in bodelwyddan. they grew up just about 10—15 minutes away from here in colwyn bay, but made their name as the vivienne when they moved to liverpool as a teenager and began performing in local gay bars as a drag performer. family and friends, as well as people from the world of entertainment that worked with and knew james williams have gathered today to pay their respects. it comes just days after a public vigil in liverpool, which members of the public and fans of the vivienne attended. family wanted this event to be a private memorial service, but have invited a small number of press here so that fans can observe from a distance. we saw the coffin brought here in a cortege. it was a horse—drawn carriage drawn by black horses with green plumes, and the coffin had flowers

with the name of "the vivienne" and also "james" around it. family, friends and james's manager, simonjones, carried the coffin into the church, and the crown and sceptre — which is awarded to winners of drag race — was carried on a red pillow in front of the coffin. after a public outpouring of grief forjames, today here, it was a chance for those that knew them privately to pay their respects. josh reporting from din be sure. that's all for me but do stay with us here on bbc news in the hours ahead. bye—bye. hello. monday has brought another day of stormy weather across parts of the uk. we've had some heavy rain, hail, thunderstorms, strong winds too, all tied in with this storm. it was named by the spanish met service. you can see the spiral of cloud on the satellite image as it drifts its way slowly eastwards.

so although it's not as disruptive as some recent storms we've seen, we've still got yellow warnings for wind and rain in force across parts of southern england and wales, too. and there's also still plenty of flood warnings, especially towards the south—west. so lots of showers continue through this evening and tonight, particularly across england and wales. some showery rain moving into southern scotland as well. northern scotland seeing a few showers. central scotland perhaps some clearer skies. could be a touch of frost here, but for most of us, frost—free as we start the day tomorrow with the clouds. also some showery rain and some brisk winds, too. low pressure still with us associated with storm erminia, but it's gradually drifting towards the east, so it won't be quite as active compared to monday. again tomorrow, a lot of cloud, a lot of showery rain. you can see that across parts of england, wales, northern scotland could be some showers into the west of northern ireland. some sunny spells, perhaps southern scotland, northern england as well. the strongest of the winds will be down towards the south—west. gusts again near 50 or even 60 mph for here down towards the channel islands as well. lighter winds generally away from the south—west.

top temperatures tomorrow, 7—10 degrees, won't feel particularly warm where you've got a lot of cloud. brisk winds for some of us and outbreaks of showery rain. eventually, the cloud and the rain clear towards the east as we head through into the early hours of wednesday. could be some mist and fog patches as winds fall a little lighter behind that system, and it will be a colder night. so we start wednesday perhaps a touch of grass frost around, especially in the north. now, wednesday, cast your eyes towards the south and there's another developing area of low pressure. could be a named storm, possibly named by the the french met service, because it's bringing most of the wet and windy weather to france, portugal and spain as well.