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it's upside down. after the aircraft crash—landed and flipped on arrival to toronto international airport. punishment over rehabilitation — from southern lebanon — but say they'll remain in five strategic vantage points. and facebook�*s parent company meta announces plans to build
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ukraine nearly three years ago. the us secretary of state, marco rubio, is leading a high—powered delegation from the us — with the meeting taking place less than a week after for its part, the kremlin said for its part, the kremlin said the talks would focus the talks would focus on "restoring on "restoring the entire complex of russian—american relations". the entire complex of russian—american relations". our correspondent tom bateman our correspondent tom bateman is in the saudi capital riyadh. he told us more about the shape is in the saudi capital riyadh. the talks will take. marco rubio�*s officials
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f!e ee! rubio's e eeeee eee eeeee f!e ee! rubio�*s officials eee eeeee describing this describing this as a first step towards seeing whether russia is, in their words, serious about talks going ahead to end the war, but they are playing this down as any kind of formal stockton negotiations. i have to say that the messaging coming from the russians from sergei lavrov and his delegation as they landed in riyadh last night was very different.
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europe about being left on the different. we are sidelines. we are seeing countries scrambling z 5 try to shore e try to shore up e try to shore up their e ? security as collective security as they at the things lookat'the kimjs cxf things american officials lookstths kings at things american officials have if: rsaying, saying, in andein munich 7 andeinmunich 7 week, europe and in munich last week, when we heard the americans call for concessions from ukraine to end the war same kind ’ qa'rhékinj i�*rdemands same kind �*demands being the same kind ef demands being ,, s, w . ,, ,, , seems, articulated, it seems, towards the russians. so everyone here knows �* high the stakes knows how high the stakes are, it is being watched by all the players, but crucially, are not imited. ukrainians are not invited. president zelensky saying that he didn't know about these and ee e'eee eee“ eeel'e eeeee and that he will not talks and that he will not accept any or ukraine sgsset snjagreen�*er�* e? tiisrsins: the sgsset srfiagreen�*er�* ertflsf�*sins the process itself doesn't if the process itself doesn't involve ukraine. the french president,
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emmanuel macron, says he's had continent's security, as the us attempts to talk its own defences. his comments were supported by the danish prime minister, the whole continent. is in paris and sent us this update. by france's emmanuel macron, and in many ways came as a response to some of the messaging that we've been that the us and russia are going to be having their talks about how to end
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the war in ukraine, from key european nations — the german chancellor, she said europe's security is at a turning point. "but it's also about us." but we did hear, for example, from the british prime minister who said that there was no solution without a us backstop. needed to be no split between the us and europe. with president trump, and he believes
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that he could actually be an important bridge between europe and america. european leaders to carry on the conversation. now on tuesday, of course, will be that key meeting and his russian counterpart, sergey lavrov. we be speaking to our james about the day ahead. waterhouse about the day ahead. all that come. a plane has flipped upside down as it crash landed at toronto pearson international airport on monday. 80 people were on board
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the delta airlines plane which was arriving from minneapolis ushered to safety after bleep. doused it with water. passengers who minutes before had been left hanging staff scrambled to the scene. just so you're aware, there are people outside walking around the aircraft. the aircraft is upside down and burning.
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of flight and ground crews. and relatively minor injuries. we are very focused on the care and the concern have already been reunified with their friends and their families. we just landed. our plane crashed. it's upside down. early suggestions that high winds and a heavy snowfall could have been to blame have been dismissed by officials, counterparts with an inquiry into the incident. david willis, bbc news.
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an independent review of sentencing says the rising by successive governments wanting to appear tough than reducing reoffending. says people are being jailed for longer, despite evidence frances read reports. sentences have got longer, they have got tougher.
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criminals to be punished. what we also want to do is ensure that our criminal justice system rehabilitates people. into what's pushed the justice system to the brink it says short sentences in particular are not effective with high re—offending rates almost 57% for those who've been in prison less than a year. a few months ago, 1700 prisoners in england for years of inaction.
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breakdown of law and order. this is not the long term solution. there is more that we must do, but it was the necessary of course, prison has a part to play within the system, and if you overuse prison, it's very expensive, it puts the system under huge pressure so that overcrowded prisons overcrowded prisons can't rehabilitate people. can't rehabilitate people. and we end up ultimately and we end up ultimately in a situation where the government runs in a situation out of cells. recommendations and proposals recommendations and proposals for reform are to be for reform are to be announced in spring. announced in spring. ways to cut crime, it seems, will not be able to rely on time inside alone.
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frances reed, bbc news. around the world and across the uk, this is bbc news.
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we now go to the vatican city, where it is almost 7:15 7 at st peter's 7 77 pope pope francis, 7 7 7 pope francis, who pope francis, who is square, pepe fransisewhe is , is still square. pepe ffeeqiee—weq is , is still in square, pepe fransispwhe is , is still in hospital, 88, is still in hospital, having been admitted for with bronchitis. and does not have a fever, as he continues to receive care for a respiratory infection. for more on this we can speak to now our correspondent bethany bell who is in rome. bethi morning. 1o is in rome. bethi morning. what1 rome. bethi morning. what more e. you us about �* the
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bethi morning. what more e. you us about �*the pope is tell us about how the pope is doing? tell us about how the pope is doinu ? ~ �* ., tell us about how the pope is doin ? ~ �* ., ., doing? well, we're waiting to hear from _ doing? well, we're waiting to hear from the _ doing? well, we're waiting to hear from the - as - doing? well, we're waiting to hear from the - as to l doing? well, we're waiting to i hear from the - as to how doing? well, we're waiting to i he spent | the - as to how doing? well, we're waiting to i he spent the e - as to how doing? well, we're waiting to i he spent the e - we s to how doing? well, we're waiting to i he spent the e - we had how doing? well, we're waiting to i he spent the e - we had that eeeeeeyeeseteerday, ' ' eeeeeeyeeeseteerday,as ' ' eeeeeeyeeeseteerday,asyou " e e eeeeeeyeeeseteerday,asyousaied, e e update yesterday, as you said, when said his condition was stable and that he hadn't had fever, but this was stable and that he hadn't h previous ', but this was stable and that he hadn't h previous statement the was stable and that he hadn't h previous staterr saying the was stable and that he hadn't h previous staterr saying that vatican yesterday saying that the had had to modify vatican yesterday saying that the had had to of odify vatican yesterday saying that the had had to of what called tests e called tests showing the}i setteé tests shelvingn 7” f 7 " clinical the}i ssttsé tests shelvingn 7” f 7 " clinical picture. the}i settee tests shelvingn 7” f 7 " clinical picture. they complex clinical picture. they said he's suffering from a poly- said he's suffering from a poly— microbial respiratory tract of course, tract infection. of course, is a matter of concern this is a matter of concern for a man who is 88 years old, he has had, he has been prone to infections, to influenza lung infections, to influenza in years, and when he in recent years, and when he was a young man he had toes sfeefimst�* he hes a nd toes sfeefimst�* he hes and he toes sees-e"? he hes and he had part toes sees-5"? he hes and he had part of pleurisy, and he had part of his lung removed. end pleurisy, and he had part of his lung removed. eepeanplee eeeeeeeeeeee| of people gathered, i understand, they are at the
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vatican city to pray, to wish understand, they are at the vati well ity to pray, to wish understand, they are at the vati well etc, ) pray, to wish understand, they are at the vati well etc, theyi, to wish understand, they are at the vati well etc, they are» wish understand, they are at the vati well etc, they are saying him wet! ete. they ere—ssyingr ~ , ~ — ~ , in hih'! wet! ete. they ere—ssyingr ~ , ~ — ~ , in spirits. i hefsyingoodsnirits. | yesterday he understs mithstyesterdsy he reading the was reading the newspapers. what more do we tote was reading the newspapers. what more do we know? we don't know - much — what more do we know? we don't know. much more _ what more do we know? we don't know. much more than - what more do we know? we don't know. much more than that. l know that, knowethat, yes, as you say, we know that. yes; as you say. vatican spokesperson we know that. yes; as you soy. vatican spokesperson said tjye vatican spokesperson said was in good spirits, he had he was in good spirits, he had been reading their newspapers, he also said the pope was very for all the he also said the pope was very goodwill all the he also said the pope was very goodwill for the he also said the pope was very goodwill for his recovery, he also said the pope was very g he will for his recovery, he also said the pope was very g he said for his recovery, he also said the pope was very g he said he his recovery, he also said the pope was very g he said he was ecovery, he also said the pope was very g he said he was particularly =-:e for the messages e for the messages that grateful for the messages that come those who are in had come from those who are in themselves. so those the messages that we've are the messages that we've had, we are waiting for this morning's update. bethany, thank you — morning's update. bethany, thank you so _ morning's update. bethany, thank you so - for- morning's update. bethany, thank you so - for the l morning's update. bethany, i thank you so - for the very thank you so much for the very latest. bethany bell with the latest. bethany bell with the latest on the pope and his health, of course, keeping a very close eye. let's to very close eye. let's return to our story.
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marco rubio leading those talks with sergey of russia. with sergey lavrov of russia. let's go live to kyiv and speak let's go live to kytvsmj speak: our james good waterhouse. good morning. of course, james. of course, president zelensky not there, not zelensky is not there, not at this stage involved at this stage of talks, which is said to be about peace. he's in a meeting turkey, through the in turkey, talks through the ahead. ~ . day ahead. well, president is this w: eastern trip wehere eastern trip where he is middteresstem trip where he is meet middteresstern trip where he is meet with president going to meet with president of turkey, he is e eteopics such e topics such as eiseussing tepiessushss missy’s”; aid, eiseussing tepiessuehss~r ; ~ ; aid, future humanitarian aid, future security, prisoners of war exchange, it has been a exchange, but it has been a where he has taken aim e-e botheeurope and america. the �*four, in eeefoeuereeihehiesee ee e
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�*four, in his words, e wanting a quick win with he is accused ”w" zesof— twing of trying to please washington of trying to please moscow, to try get its goal moscow, to try and get its goal of a piece over the line. of a quick piece over the line. as far as is as far as president zelensky is peace isn't a win, wa nts a he wants a lasting durapte . but we have this bizarre peace. but we have this bizarre situation where president zelensky is not too far away a summit ee e_e e his coufutu e america is now, america is saying ukraine will be involved in the line at the moment president but at the moment president zelensky is watching the zelensky is watching from the sidelines. he has also criticised the suggested criticised the report suggested europe is weak, because that europe is weak, because as leaders their european leaders scratch their heads work out how they heads and work out how they could security after “flab? efee'e�*e ee“:heeeeeer war “flab? efee'e�*e ee=ehe¥eeeef war is over in male erases sewers“; war is over in absence we for the uk prime of america, we for the uk prime minister acknowledge it still the e the us the us as e the us asa e the us as a geuarantor needs the dinars a guarantor to process. he said there has that process. he said there has in terms troop beepeptogresseinterms ottroop
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but there is still numbers but there is still a reliance on washington to do that. he they be that. he said they cannot be victory here for ukraine e the political challenge seeing the political challenge of weaning itself off american support in future. stand of weaning itself off american support in . future.- support in the future. —:: as going to be in saudi arabia, e e zelensky, e e e zelensky, later e e e zelensky,laterthis president zelensky, later this so of course, all eyes on week. so of course, all eyes on riyadh today and talks riyadh today and those talks and what we get, if and what information we get, if any, later about what was discussed. and interesting that macron of france, who emmanuel macron of france, who called this summit on called this emergency summit on monday of european leaders, phone conversation with both a phone conversationtwith both zelensky and president zelensky and president zelensky and president trump afterwards. president trump afterwardst'" and we are seeing now yes, and we are seeing now european we got european leaders, we got finance —— finance meeting brussels, ministers in defence ministers eating in to try and draw out some poland to try and draw out some kind of contingency ptan or out who can do what, who to provide troops or
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willing to provide troops or equipment for ukraine. the that are that russia does complications, that russia does not have to worry about in not have to worry about is in wages its full—scale invasion. but zelensky has but president zelensky has it, i wasn't invited to these talks saudi arabia, nor will i be in saudi arabia, nor will i be attending, i won't be sending a he they are just not —: =ez to deal witi; to deal with ruseian éatee e at the moment until ettieiets at the moment ent' ”www” is ettieiets at the moment ent' wwwww is a ettieiets at the moment-an“ w ' w is a plan brought there is a clear plan brought up there is a clear plan brought up by there is a clear plan brought up by its allies. nevertheless, he going to be in saudi he is going to be in saudi arabia for a trip, we are told that his schedule. does “at l" [we wees'u�*e eeee leave the door open for inclusion if there was his inclusion if there was progress this week? it is e—e= *——w—————w m know. e-lm=e know. e in the flurry of just know. but in the flurry of political announcements this week and statements, focusing on ukrainian = -: than russian rather than russian compromise, will look with ukraine will look with interest to developments there are to what developments there are added probably will not have to wait long, judging by this wait longr’udgi ! - ' mm wait longr’udgi ' continues as
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wait tong;judging by this i continues as soon we fighting continues as soon we be at the three—year will be at the three—year anniversary of russia's anniversary;efft’sussis's; ; of ukraine, james. is an anniversary that eee�*etheougehte ee ee ee�*ethoughtewoulde e|e eee�*ethoughtewoulde eeiethinekeeeeee was thoeught e was thoeught in e was thoeught in some was thought in some western it was thought in some western is this war would be court is that this war would be overin court is that this war would be over in three days. —— some quarters. e_- quarters. look at western quartersstf—we took at ukrainian defence western guartefs;tf—we took at ukrainian defence here, the ukrainian defence here, they won the battle of kyiv, they won therbattte of kyiv, allows it to still exist d a soeereigh country tor a soyereign country tor its as a sovereign country for its future to still be in future to still be debated in this way is a sovereign country than a puppet goyernment rather than a puppet government installed by russia, installedrby russia, for but this is a story example. but this is a story that's not over. how russia to these negotiations, —= it can get e it can get out e it can get out of it and �*america out of it and �*america out of h to id �*america out of h to act forward ee eefofwaedechulde ee ee eeforwadechuldestielel e ewe could we could soon that we could soon find ourselves seeing pictures that saw at start of this we saw at the start of this war, things could go downhill quickly for ukraine. there seems to be desire seems to be a european desire
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for that not to happen, but what's needed match actions, what's needed to match actions, as . ., , es—iu'kraine woutd argue. you, we esrttkraine woutd argue. you, we will talk you thank you, we will talk to you again later as the day progresses. james waterhouse in for us. withdrawing from southern lebanon, in line with under the terms of the truce drawn up in november, the idf is due to pull out by tuesday. but the idf has said some troops will remain at five strategic outposts on hills near the southern lebanese of some hostages who died in captivity in gaza will be on the 33rd day of the truce.
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mark lowen has more from jerusalem. well, israeli media are reporting that israel of living hostages planned for this saturday. and there are also reports that next week, possibly next thursday, would see the release of another four or five dead bodies of israeli hostages. agreement came into place. the dead bodies of some hostages, but this would be the first official handover from hamas, and it would
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in exchange for that, we are told, israel will the age of 19 arrested since the 8th of october, deal, which falls this thursday. the last few days. information, but it's been widely reported in the israeli media. say the israeli media, this thursday.
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on social media. last week, mr milei posted on x about the libra coin encouraging people to buy it and causing the price of the cryptocurrency to shoot up. and libra coin's value nosedived — causing to this case. so after more than 100 complaints to the argentina involvement in this cryptocurrency, a meme coin, he very briefly endorsed it on the platform x, again to less than $1, as people began fearing it was a hoax. in which coins' backers lure in new investors,
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sending the value up of the cryptocurrency, before withdrawing funds, leaving investors with a worthless token. and that is what's happened to around 40,000 people of $4 billion. across argentine media, on a huge scale. the tech giant said project waterworth, connecting the us, india, south africa, brazil stay with us here on bbc news. hello there. it's not been a bad start to the new week. just shy of nine hours of sunshine, actually, in kent through monday.
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for another day or two. so through the early hours of tuesday, a combination freezing rain as well. starting to ease away. clear skies, some sunshine coming through, but the sunshine a little more hazy in comparison to the last couple of days. highs of 5—9 celsius.
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of late, 6—12 celsius. will start to strengthen, gale—force gusts rattling that we'll see the rain pushing somewhat erratically north and east through the day. windy with it, but mild — 9—11; celsius the overall high. the mildest day of the week.
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until then, take care.
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the growing threat from russia.
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surging as the us warns it can't be counted increasingly popular. and more female fans, luxury brands are getting in pole position. let's get cracking. as we've been reporting, in a few hours us on monday, at a summit in paris, european leaders stressed the need to take greater responsibility for their own security. the issue of how much countries across europe put aside for defence is now top of the political agenda,
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