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the pilot is part of raneem 5 law, named after a woman who, along with her mother, was murdered by her ex—partner despite making repeated calls to the police. our correspondent graham satchell reports. raneem oudeh's last moments were captured on cctv. herformer partner, janbaz tarin, had been stalking and threatening her. and a confrontation. then her mother khaola, tries to intervene. but no—one came. police emergency. what's the location of the emergency? i hi. um, ijust called the police about half an hour, more than half an hour ago. and actually, i'm in danger. my ex—partner came, and he actually, um, harmed me raneem was on the phone to the police when both she and her mother were stabbed to death. almost you are in the centre of being alone and no
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one understands you. that's what raneem experienced. apologised for what it called multiple failures. it will see domestic abuse experts in five force control rooms to begin with. victims are referred to specialist support services. on average, the police receive a call about it every 30 estimated to report incidents to the police.
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within police forces. it's staffed with inexperienced officers, there's high turnover. it doesn't have the resources that it needs. so we need to look at that. this needs to be the highest priority for all chief constables in all forces. raneem's law, and other changes like this, are important, but they're just one step. we need to see whole system change. raneem and khaola's family have campaigned for this change for six years. part of their legacy. graham satchell, bbc news. to successfully preserve the sight of young children who were born with a rare genetic condition. who would've gone blind without treatment, have maintained their vision through the use of gene therapy.
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our reporter matt graveling has more. following two decades of research of the answers research some of the answers surrounding of vision may surrounding lack of vision may now be coming into focus. surgeons based here any more 77 hospital in j 77 hospital in london j ground—breaking performed ground-breaking with a performed grodnd-preeking with a real form performed grodnd-preeking with a realform of treatment with a real form of blindness. this child was one the first in the world to of the first in the world to have the treatment.- of the first in the world to have the treatment. the first time i realised _ have the treatment. the first time i realised i— have the treatment. the first time i realised i was - have the treatment. the first time i realised i was comingl time i realised l—was coming from work time i realised i—was coming from work playing with time i realised i—was coming fro| i work playing with time i realised i—was coming fro| i looked playing with time i realised i—was coming fro| i looked uleaying with time i realised i—was coming fro| i looked up at ying with time i realised i—was coming fro| i looked up at my with jason and i looked up at my wife and asked her at what did he start to look at wife and asked her at what hei he start to look at wife and asked her at what he was start to look at wife and asked her at what he was born to look at wife and asked her at what he was born with ok at wife and asked her at what he was born with a 1 at wife and asked her at what he was born with a rare you. he was born with a rare genetic condition, unbeknown to 7 pa rents 77 parents he could only see “i? 555? re 5391“? 351? §§§ and dark ei5 555555 515 55915 551? 555 and dark was “15 555555 h15 55915 551? 555 and dark was rapidly light and dark and was rapidly losing his a chance 5 led5them to this meeting led them to this professor who, using years of
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professor whmbsing years of was rofessor whobsin "ears of p - 5 1 was for research was looking for answers— research was looking for answers. , ., answers. in this model you can see in the _ answers. in this model you can see in the back _ answers. in this model you can see in the back of _ answers. in this model you can see in the back of the - answers. in this model you can see in the back of the eye - answers. in this model you can see in the back of the eye the l membrane which light—sensitive membrane which is the _ light—sensitive membrane which is the retina. this what is by the condition and affected by the condition and this is— affected by the condition and this is the tissue we are targeting. it this is the tissue we are targeting-— this is the tissue we are targeting. this is the tissue we are tar etin _ ., , i1 i ., targeting. i??? flew here to m assessed at the hospital. we re were born with rare they were born with a rare genetic condition aged between one and two and to one and twoandesxpected to their sight lose their sight completely within one or two years. the first visit _ within one or two years. the first visit was _ within one or two years. the first visit was uncovered. we - going _ first visit was uncovered. we going through pre—op. in were going through pre—op. in september 2020 they flew to london and another landen'and iii51i551§ another for treatment. w for treatment. . ., hospital for treatment. he came out of surgery — hospital for treatment. he came out of surgery and _ hospital for treatment. he came out of surgery and within - hospital for treatment. he came out of surgery and within the - qul- "e .|- all |l= few outéof surgery and within the few minutes he was and dancin- around and spinning and dancing around and making — spinning and dancing around and making all of the nurses 1 5_1 and laeabeaets into e!
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laeabeaets into m laegbeaets 7 into- 11311! h a into the front of the eye —— and injection into the front of a into the front of the eye —— anc eye ction into the front of a into the front of the eye —— anc eye with... to the front of a into the front of the eye —— anc eye with... the e front of the eye with... the replacement jean kick—starts of jean kick—starts production of the protein essential to vision. similar healthy vision. similar treatment is more gradual and on the 5 on the nhs but this may n the nhs but this may soon nh5s but this may soon mean nut this may soon mean that |is study may soon mean that ,. . see the benefits. children see the benefits. following their treatment the children returned to london they had some tests. they where they had some tests. they had to locate objects and navigate to the corridors. the children have now been ww? almost 7 almost five years monitored for almost five years and all have experienced vision. , , improved vision. this gives confidence _ improved vision. this gives confidence to _ improved vision. this gives confidence to . idea - improved vision. this gives confidence to . idea that| confidence to the idea that this— confidence to the idea that this- form - confidence to the idea that this - form of - can be available for therapy can be available far —— — ~ —~— children in
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therapy can be available far —— — ~ ———— children in the therapy can be available far - children in the future. other children in the future. we had _ other children in the future. we had no _ other children in the future. we had no idea _ other children in the future. we had no idea what- other children in the future. we had no idea what the . other children in the future. - we had no idea what the results will the long—term e; = -: but we have seen some future, but we have seen some phenomenal results and this means that he can navigate his world. the police watchdog has launched an investigation border force officers said the 27—year—old was displaying the independent office for police conduct said he was taken to a holding area where he became unwell. paramedics were called but he died within hours people living in the poorest areas of the uk than those in the richest, according to a study by cancer research uk. the figures suggest several possible reasons diagnosis and treatment.
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for more than three decades cornelius o'donovan has taken earned thousands of pounds from his appearances. he's been speaking to our reporter nathan turvey. my name is cornelius. i'm from north yorkshire, i teach mathematics. my name is cornelius. it's safe to say cornelius o'donovan loves a quiz. it's not the m1, it's not the m1, it's the m6. cornelius? there was say the word in 1997. pass the buck on bbc one. in total, cornelius has appeared on a tv quiz show 32 times, winning £17,500 in prize money.
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so this is my lord of the rings trivial pursuit, i teach mathematics, anne. what use is mathematics? um... i've seen footage of you with anne robinson. is that one that sticks in your mind? you're not very strong at banking, cornelius, are you? the questions, but at the very end she was actually really charming. i think my favourite host would have to be bradley walsh, because he did his best to put all contestants at their ease, so does cornelius fancy himself as being one of the chasers? the answer is the guggenheim. well played.
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i thought i'd put cornelius to the test by asking questions he remember the answers? cornelius, your time starts now. which structures were built as tombs for the egyptian pharaohs? the pyramids. correct. the flag of the united - nations features branches 30 seconds. 0live. in march 2007, former astronaut buzz aldrin became one of the first people to step on the skywalk the ganges. ganges? correct answer is the grand canyon. i think i said the ganges when i was last asked, and i still haven't learned. the grand canyon. hello. a different feel to our weather
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out there this afternoon, areas struggling to get above low single figures. this afternoon, into the teens. some spots around east anglia, cambridge area, could hit 16 or 17 degrees. too, as we start the afternoon winds gusting between a0 and 60mph quite widely. maybe a little bit more around some western coasts and hills. you can check the wind gusts where you are hour by hour after a wet morning although it does remain pretty wet in the north—west of scotland with some further heavy bursts of rain. a band of cloud and rain pushes its way into eastern as i said, 15, 16, maybe 17 possible. 15 also along the moray coast. has rain arriving and could last all night for many. a few heavy, maybe thundery
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showers in the north—west we should still be frost—free. early doors on saturday, east anglia, the south—east, still some outbreaks of rain lingering, it will take a while before the cloud clears. elsewhere, a sunny start with some showers in north—west but for most, the bulk, if not all of the day, will be dry with some sunny spells, best tomorrow, best of the sunshine will be there in cardiff for wales versus ireland. after a cloudy, maybe damp start at twickenham, by the time the match gets under way, the sunshine should be coming out more abundantly. for a time, temperatures will drop, but then on sunday the next area of low pressure spreads in. some eastern areas could just about stay dry until late in the day, especially east anglia and the south—east,
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hamas has named six more hostages that are expected to be released on saturday. arab leaders meet to discuss how to rebuild tensions grow between the us and ukraine over ending the war with russia. white house officials accuse president zelensky of �*insulting' president trump. for what the american people, what the american taxpayer so some of the rhetoric coming out of kyiv, frankly, and, and insults to president trump were unacceptable. what lavrov has just said in the chamber this afternoon, i don't see an appetite to really get to that peace, and that peace could be achieved by leaving ukraine tomorrow. just going.
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