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but some of his resignation. and. sponsor. begins to date. for the political reconstruction of the country. on security measures on not adequate. the report of a public inquiry into the grenfell tower fire and london has said the emergency response had serious shortcomings sevens do people died in the fire more than 2
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years ago today's report on the coliseum urgency response which the joint led inquiry says had systemic failures and was grieving out of. our london correspondent big mass has this report. to be. friends cell tower in flames the fire lasted all night people jumped out of the windows in a desperate attempt to flee the blaze joe delaney lives by in film just as he said the firemen couldn't get in because their key didn't fit and they seemed overwhelmed. because. you could just see. and some of them even without breathing apparatus. breathing apparatus some of them didn't have helmets. you see joe delaney provided his video to the inquiry he
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says he wants to see the people responsible for the safety lapses brought to account. people and people in courtrooms people in jail cells. you know people in print where it says what they're done wrong because. the inquiry has had about a catalogue of failings that led to the fire spreading uncontrollably such as fire lifts for the emergency services not working but also that the building itself did not comply with fire safety regulations any criminal convictions that the residents here so desperately want to see are not expected any time soon they can only come out of a separate investigation that's being led by the police the inquiry report criticizes the fire brigade for a series of bad decisions on the night of the fire with disastrous consequences but
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many people blame the local council they say complaints made before the fire were ignored and that they didn't feel safe. when the facts were neglected totally neglected for decades they had intentions to sell it and therefore they were just probably waiting to phase us all out spent minimal money on it and gave it minimal attention because it was of minimal worth to them at the time as well we are in full occurred in a context of cuts in the context of privatisation in the concerts of deregulation and in a context of. residents of social housing will not listen to. local people hope that there will be real change in the future and they want to see faults like those in grunfeld tower remedied in other buildings to avoid a repeat of the disaster. that report by the big joins me from london to get the reporters now been officially released with the london fire service coming
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in for strong criticism what more can you tell us about that. word here the report is being released just now details have been leaked to the british media and have been widely reported on so the fire service is really in the crosshairs. the fast pace of the report particularly the policy of stay put so for a long time too long of a time is what the inquiry has concluded the fire services asked residents to stay where they are and not move so that's a policy that normally can work if the fire is being contained to particular units of high rise block like rainfall but it didn't work because the fire in fact had spread uncontrollably already within the highrise tower so that's a policy that comes under strong criticism also generally they did have a look at issues like the cladding for example so the house had recently
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fabrication and the cladding which was put on after the house was built and in recent years that led to the fire basically spreading uncontrollably now and the families of the victims have been responding to the findings. well there has been a lot of criticism that's being reserved for the council i think and reported already shows that the fire service is the individual firemen they're being held in great regard by by the people in the community and many that i've spoken to have said that they don't want any individual firefighter being blamed they recognize the individual bravery and that's as we've had people went in because firefighters went in because they recognize that they just had to act quickly even though they themselves were not prepared and and many of them are still traumatized they join the remembrance marches now being take they're being held regularly in the area so
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a lot of solidarity with firefighters but a lot of anger that's really reason for the author is where people just feel that their concerns were being ignored for years now because this report follows the 1st phase of the inquiry what happens now. there is a 2nd phase of the inquiry that's going to start next year and that's more the general sacrum stance and the building itself say so really why was it allowed at this cladding was put on the building which fire safety regulations were ignored and who exactly made these decisions who is responsible so this is really the part of the inquiry that many residents many victims' families of survivors really are eagerly awaiting the biggest mass in london thank you very much they've now been yok to some of the stories making news around the wind in somalia
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at least 5 people have died after a boat capsized during severe flooding 2 children were among those who drowned in the accident weeks of heavy rains have swollen rivers and destroyed palm land more than a 180000 people have been forced to leave their homes. but u.s. army officer says he heard donald trump press ukraine's leader to investigate his democratic rival joe biden go to alexander when men were so worried that he reported the phone call lyndon is the 1st white house staffer to testify in the impeachment inquiry against president trump. the u.s. house of representatives has voted to recognize the mass killings of armenians by ottoman turks a century ago as genocide the house also passed a bill calling for sanctions and turkey forces invasion of northern syria turkey condemned both votes which are a bathroom turkey's national day motion to reconsider. the reconstruction of syria
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is an urgent task after the devastation caused by years of conflict equally aborting laying the foundations for a new and democratic nation but a u.n. sponsored committee charged with drawing up a new constitution for syria has started work in geneva today what kind of achieve we have more on that in just a moment but 1st this report on the physical rebuilding of a nation in ruins the task is enormous 8 years of war have taken a savage toll more than a 3rd of syria's houses are damaged in some places entire cities are as good as destroyed schools hospitals roads all need to be repaired or rebuilt. the united nation estimates that it will cost $250000000000.00 others say it will be closer to $400000000000.00 yet the syrian government's anti
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a budget last year was less than a $9000000000.00. damascus has launched its own reconstruction programs but so far it has yielded little not only that the vast majority of what money is available spends in areas that supported the government while opposition strongholds have been left in ruins. syria needs international back as to rebuild but its closest allies russia and iran do not have the money the russian economy is struggling on the western sanctions over its aggression in ukraine tehran has its own sanctions to deal with. russia wants the west to pay for the reconstruction but both the united states and the european union have said that as long as bashar al assad remains in power they will take no part in the rebuilding of syria. with me in the studio i have been to shell and she's the middle east ereka at the hind foundation which is linked to germany's green party welcome to you now we saw syria
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needs a lot of reconstruction work and this comes as today a constitutional committee is meeting in geneva tell us about his composition and its walk well we've become a taste composed out of 50 people from the russian side 50 people from the opposition and 50 members of civil society and as he said it's the 1st session they are having and therefore we don't know how that will work i just heard that a core group is focused on really jotting a new constitution so do you think that or key members are represented in this constitutional commission which has the support of the united nations and how independent is this commission well unfortunately not all kids playing us are represented particularly p.y.t. the dominant political group of the kurdish territory has been ruled out from participating by ankara and there are also other groups that are not represented repression of those who work in the opposition of course is
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a major reason for many not to dare to participate is this. syrian government really interested in finding a political solution because president bashar assad is very much in control of the country at the moment would he be supporting a process which could undermine his authority you know obviously enough i mean has said a time and again his approach is and looks a solution he wants to capture all syria back and there for this is just one of the elements with which he pretends to be involved in a political process that we've seen a new constitution being drafted in 2012 already aside did this constitution why would he not change it why would make any concession so given the fact that you say that doesn't push out of assad is a new taking part in this as a kind of a sham process he's not really interested in real constitution change given that key elements of the syrian opposition and members of society are not represented how optimistic are you about this whole committee drafting
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a new constitution for syria i don't think that this is a 1st step to paste because at the same time we're seeing the bombardment of it live continues its 6 months now that it has been under constant compartments 56 hospitals have been deliberately attacked and destroyed here and there for i don't really have hope that it will change anything for civil ians to start this process so what needs to change the approach of the government we need to change the regime which need to enter the transitional phase this has been required by the geneva process and by un resolution without transition away from assad and his regime will not see peace in syria right bend to shed from the from the 150 thank you very much for sharing your thoughts with us thank you. turning now to lebanon with a test as have been celebrating the resignation of prime minister saab and hariri and his government how did he announced on tuesday that he was stepping down following any 2 weeks of mass demonstrations they've been fueled by anger over
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rising living costs and frustration with the country's sectarian form of government but how do you use departures i'm likely to bring calm to the country the protest is a demanding more sweeping changes. i soldiered dismantle a protest camp to let through the morning traffic this one blocked a major highway north of beirut. the night before thousands stayed on the streets to celebrate her regrease resignation as they see his departure as a victory but for them it is just the 1st step. i basically on the part of the year of their war reagan said that the when it seems we need to start with the would be it would be a government of the bigger things it will be with this not this one that left us up at that station was to change still exists that moxie that was stolen by political
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party for 30 years that on tuesday protesters celebrated the moment of the 1st big change to that political system prime minister hariri announced to the nation that he was stepping down. and the us are above them i am going to the presidential palace to submit the government's resignation to president michel our own and sad people in all regions in response to the will of the many lebanese people who have taken to the streets to demand change eyeless ahead of their ear. but there are powerful forces in lebanon who are against the change the protesters are demanding before hariri and then says resignation supporters of. the shia muslim political movements hezbollah and amal rampage through the main protest camp that was the worst violence since protests started nearly 2 weeks ago. activists are determined to continue their fight to reduce departure has lifted their spirits
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but it may not be enough to end the country's turmoil. you're watching the news coming up ahead why one man in japan decided to reconnect with an identity he once rejected the school of the pride of just balanced indigenous inhabitants. step to his cousins of anti-government demonstrators have taken to the streets in cheese capital of santiago for a 12th day of protests demonstrators clashed with police who used tear gas and water cannon the protesters are demanding treat equality and better products overseas. just britain will be heading to the polls on december the 12th after lawmakers voted for a snap election prime minister boris johnson pushed for the election after a failing to get his breakfast plans through parliament he's not hoping to bring a lot of maturity. the discovery of 39 bodies in
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a truck trailer near london last week has turned the spotlight on security at european ports to rich millions of tons of free to boss every week most of the victims are thought to have come from vietnam and their journeys the u.k. took them through the belgian port of. the questions are being raised about security procedures that the reporters on the n.s.f. and mark's zonda sent us this report from. a long work day. truckers prepared to spend the night years able to go port they'll be driving again tomorrow. they've been on edge since last week when 39 bodies were found in a truck that passes through here they worry that smugglers. could use their containers to send migrants to the u.k. without their knowing trucker nicol that's going to claims that happened to one of his colleagues so 6 people got inside his truck yeah 6 people i'm not going to
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police cars going to. program but this hasn't happened to you i am not denying these men no no no no future shows us the seal that he attaches to the back of each container he moves. not the back door can't be opened without destroying the bolt. still the gadget isn't foolproof and others at the truck park told us smugglers can always get around the security measures. as truckers settle in for the night dock workers continue to load the next ship bound for the u.k. . it's hard not to wonder whether one of these containers might be full of people. is able to get is one of the busiest trucking container ports in the world with 40000000 tons of goods passing through here annually security here is tight but authorities say that with so many containers coming and going it's impossible to make sure that humans are not being smuggled across these waters to. every truck delivering
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a container to the dock must pass through this kind of control point officials take several photos of the truck as well as of the driver and the license plate they checked the photos but no one here checks the seals that's up to the shipping companies and only about one out of every $100.00 trucks is x. rayed to check the cargo harbormaster peter dakota says the port authority cannot have an overview of what the trucks are carrying was able to get the budget and personnel that would create massive delays he says it's good if you would be able to scan every single contain but where do you do that if you don't in the port is that the only responsibility of the port or is the whole chain of logistic events involved in this i ask if he believes there are ways to stop the human smuggling and the deaths that often result. well i think 1st of all we should do everything that it's possible to avoid that's one main thing but of course we're dealing with connectivity and connectivity. they had always one step ahead
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unfortunately and if you tighten controls in the board then they will move somewhere else the local and national police declined to comment on their role in enforcing security i'd say. for now it seems that smugglers will continue to operate using this port as a key point in their clandestine and sometimes deadly industry and japan is known as the most ethnically how launching this country is in the wild and japanese people have lived there forever right not quite as it turns out that i know indigenous people. and they were conquered by the japanese in the 9th century and tens of thousands of them remain. not scenes that come to mind when most people think of modern day japan in the woods of northern hokkaido shimon betts was on the lookout for deer. hunting is an integral part of the indigenous i know culture but so she quit his job in the construction
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industry 4 years ago to pursue his dream of becoming a professional hunter it's part of his journey to connect with his eye new identity . or any there are member once a stranger said to me you know i knew that's disgusting i was shocked i didn't know how he could tell you i was behaving completely normally being i knew hasn't always been easy. but she. a recent census counted some 13000 i know in hokkaido down by half from 10 years ago but it's believed the real number could be much higher since many people are reluctant to identify as i knew almost one in 4 say they have experienced verbal abuse. in japan only recently recognize the i knew was indigenous and began encouraging communities to promote the new culture. a new museum is under construction and due to open next april
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ahead of the tokyo summer olympics. this hill overlooks a battlefield where i knew fighters were defeated by japanese invaders hundreds of years ago. i new artist taking part in a remembrance ceremony he says tokyo still needs to do more. so. without an apology from the japanese government i don't think efforts to promote a new culture will have much of an impact. building the museum and hosting the olympics won't matter much but a formal apology would mark a real turning point in japan's history. shimon but sue also believes the government should return land to the i knew to make hunting easier he's trying to do his part to pass on i new traditions to the next generation. i know. there are so many great things about the new culture and.
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i want to preserve this wonderful heritage. i'm working on it in the hopes that it will lead to a greater understanding. that. these tens he's building are for a summer camp where he plans to invite young students to experience the i new way of life. we still have been returned to thoughts there with the venue for next year's tokyo limbic marathon has taken another twist the international olympic committee announced last week that the event would be switched to the northern a japanese city of support or due to high temperatures in tokyo you know just events have been carried out in tokyo in the city governesses the decision to move them out on it was a tremendous shock now and i will see the question of visiting japan says he will not leave until we find consensus on the math on that.
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in the united states comments false popular and lucrative but despite generating plenty of revenue student athletes are not allowed to be paid and that is about to change because college sports governing body has taken the 1st step towards for missing students to make money for the use of their name and image rights. it's hard to imagine a university in the u.s. without sports and their popularity has made college athletics a $14000000000.00 industry student athletes have long been strictly prepared in from receiving compensation that means the 1 point one $1000000000.00 of revenue the national collegiate athletic association raked in last year was on the backs of unpaid operates after years of campaigning b.n.c. double a has given the green light for compensation to student athletes which a former player believes couldn't have come soon enough. it's happening right on time and i think for the next generation a football player. look back and like we did. athletes still can't receive
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a wage for their play but will now be able to profit from marketing opportunities. and the board took a big step today to say that it is indeed within their policies and they want the schools to go on and promulgated rules that will allow students to be able to take advantage of their name image and likeness but do that in a way that's consistent with the collegiate model of sport so it's a big step change has been a long time coming this is also a response to new developments in opportunities for athletes over the last couple of years the impact of social media on the internet and different ways that one might think of name image and likeness monetization that weren't really even possible 5 or 10 years ago that new space has come and put a maybe a much more compelling thing for us to think about with the new rules coming in 2021 student athletes will soon have plenty more than pride to play for. and
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funnily enough a mountain climber has broken the speed record for conquering or climbing the once 14 highest peaks all over 8000 meters high near the most bizarre dropped off the record by scaling mount seen shop on line in china that was only 6 months and sixty's after setting off on his record breaking effort the previous record holder to 80 s to complete the same feat. and congratulations to him here's a recap of the top story that you're following feeling the public inquiry into the grandfather's tower disaster condemned serious shortcomings in the emergency response 72 people were killed in the place the reports say is lives could have been saved if the fire service had been better prepared. and the army levanon is calling on protesters to clear the streets after 2 weeks of anti-government demonstrations prime minister. has resigned and. invest but his opponents want to
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