ah, ah, patients in the u. k. are reportedly having to wait up to 50 hours for a bed in accident and emergency wards. that's as the pandemic puts fresh pressure on hospitals every step, the way that mismanaged the crisis. aside from the vaccine roll or the re person of any faith in the car, you don't mind us social media giant facebook has to shell out millions in the discrimination case after giving preference to hiring foreigners over americans. u. k. schools are installing facial recognition cameras and canteens to make it easier for pupils to pay for their lunches, but some parents think it's a violation of privacy and hand crisis talks on afghanistan are underway in moscow with taliban leaders among the participants.

ah, 3 pm and a beautiful autumn day in the russian capital. i'm your host donald quarter. welcome to our to international staff shortages, soaring coven cases, and pressure on the n h. s. have all led to another health crisis in the u. k. it's been reported that in parts of the country, patients are waiting for almost 50 hours to get a bed in accident and emergency units. in one case, a patient reportedly spent 47 hours in line at the royal preston hospital in lancashire. while in suffolk, a teenager with serious mental health problems waited for almost 48 hours in the emergency room, according to local media, the any chest foundation trust for the area said the weight was due to a lack of specialist facilities. luc winchester, who has a relative, affected by the crisis, told us what happened in their case. he woke up at 11 o'clock and his legs

just wouldn't work and he fell out bed. we didn't find him until 3 o'clock where my dad's going to get cooler. where he shouldn't heard from him when we called for the ambulance initially they said not to leave him. oh, in case the best spinal injury off or wait a couple of hours my, my dad sort of still trying to hurry them up a little bit. tried to finding no, no, no, and again to ask when you sent us an estimate arrival that direct him to 111 he within 992. and i'm writing that eventually we speak to a chap, he suggested how to move them back into a see and how to get him up. and we did that is improving, but he probably still required medical assistance, but they insinuated to us that we're not even a senior. they said, would you, would you like to cancel the ambulance on everything but the ambulance a day and at that point we took them at their value and said, yeah, okay,

we'll cancel that and then we'll give him his dinner and get him into bed, et cetera. course over the night i stayed the night make sure that you know the night is condition wesson's and in the morning i school for another ambulance report say 91 percent of hospital beds were occupied in england as of last friday that says the number of people waiting for hospital treatment, their hit record high. according to the n, a chess, almost 6000000 people are on waiting lists and the coming winter will only intensify the pressure. at the same time, the case health minister has admitted there aren't enough staff to man the countries emergency telephone lines 999111. the health minister added that a detailed plan of action is being put together and would be unveiled soon. but loop winchester is not convinced every step the way that mismanaged the crisis aside from the vaccine ronelle or the re personnel. any faith in the current

government. and the people on the ground who are working really hard, like the paramedics, like the people answering the cause. they're not necessarily always getting, given the clearest information. you know, i fully believe that when the person from 111 told us to talk to 999, and the person from 999, toast, 2 to 111, i'm sure that they believe that's what. yeah, that's what i'm told to do. is i real simple answers to where i think they're going to fix it. as with their actions sofa appeared to be pretty inapt. on tuesday, the u. k. registered the highest number of daily cove deaths since march, and the government extended its emergency powers related to the pandemic. for another 6 months, demonstrators including anti vaccines, took to the streets to protest this, and other anti co would measure us social media giant facebook is having to pay out $14000000.00 in a civil case over discrimination. it was accused of giving preference to hiring

foreign workers over americans. facebook. he is not about the law and must comply with our nations federal civil rights laws, which prohibit discriminatory recruitment in hiring practices. the tech giant gave certain positions mainly to temporary visa holders. prosecutors claim up to $2600.00 us workers, lost out as a result, facebook was find almost $5000000.00 for it and is paying out over $9000000.00 in compensation to the victims. lawsuit against the tech giant was filed last year by the u. s justice department, back then, the trump administration pushed the biggest tech companies to hire more americans for permanent positions, instead of temporary foreign workers. legal analyst jennifer breeden explained to us why facebook in particular adopted that policy. facebook and some of these other companies will watch these immigrants. it's a wafer face, but to save money,

while also preventing maybe lawsuits for unfair or discriminatory work practices. which in and of itself is discriminatory against actual united states citizens that we're applying for work and unable to get a company like facebook, with a lot of money would be able, their, their high price attorneys, or be able to find a case that had merit less claims branch is being brought by the department of justice itself, i think is very surprising of people. many people who see facebook or some of these social media platforms is an arm of a political party. so it's kind of being this distinction drawn between this, what we consider politicize, or a bite and era department of justice, which should be friends with facebook. actually bringing a discrimination claim against, you know, this, this partner. so this story might be used by either the federal government, by the new situation, or by faith, but to argue that, see where we are different, you know, we, we, we,

we can be held accountable up or not above the law. when in reality, they've been working hand in hand for a long time and facebook has been acting as an arm of most and many of political federal agencies in order to silence political opponents. the introduction of a facial recognition payment system at a number of school canteens in scotland has provoked the anger of privacy, privacy campaigners. critics say pupils haven't been properly informed about the potential dangers of the technology and fear that it's overly intrusive. organizations need to carefully consider the necessity and proportionality of collecting biometric data before they do so. organizations should consider using a different approach of the same goal can be achieved and a less intrusive manner. no child should have to guess reboot estelle. i don't see checks just to get a school meal with a pass to live in a democracy. no. a security state face scanning can now be used in 9 north air sher

schools to pay for school lunches. the company behind the technology says it's cov, it's secure and can speed up queues as transactions take just 5 seconds and the system could soon be rolled out. in more schools, the local authorities have back the moved saying it makes canteens more efficient and provides opportunities for students to use innovative technology. they added that 97 percent of children or their parents consented to the use of facial recognition unit. o'neil discussed the new technology with former independent police advisor, sandra glenn, and with radio host, a journalist john gaunt. it makes life easier. clearly in this code era in scotland. that's why they want to do it to cut down the risk of transmission. i think we sometimes get ourselves on area to about things. we don't need to get area about if this is more efficient, if you've got a car anyway, you know, when you gone to, which will go on to the moment. people know where you've been and where you know where you're going. i can't see any problem with that in jordan spaces for the

payment for the lunches or whatever it doesn't really help create a virus. it doesn't help to increase the impacts me. apart from that time, not touching cards, you have to make ignition because it's still really going through an experimental stage. and it hasn't been tested widely enough across our population that the test on school children is a little bit of a farm each. i'm surprised that the 90 percent plus parents assigned their consent for this. i think the children do know what's going on, 90 percent or sandra herself says, is an over whelming figure, huge finger moving or just for a progressive because it's probably going to happen down the line anyway, so may as well get on board. now sandra, everybody should jump in and be on it on, on as it happens. but when that technology's age, so to have an 81 percent unfavorable lot was lacking brown's game, then i think there's some good morning we done it like the kodak here. why are we

going to wait for 2 years for kodak to be good for bracken brown skin? i mean, it's both out. should we everybody do, except sandra is right that we need to have my make sure this provision there as well, and it has to work for every child. i'm a 100 percent in favor of that, but it's coming. let's welcome the new technology that stopped being so blauman, paranoid. you've got personal data very much at the forefront of this. and as we well know, it's big business. you know, it sells for a lot of money. facebook and tell you that. shouldn't we concerned about how the tech company running the tells plans to use the data? we don't know how they are regulating it. i think this is a good place to test, to actually a, and in something as innocuous as their children get in their school meals. but obviously we need to know where that date has been, how, how is being held on what is being used for? i accept the educational thought she has looked into this. i think he can work. what's wrong with it? what's wrong with the other student understand?

we've seen that some dental a day can be, can make mistakes, which cause offense. and in particular, the face recognition that's used out there, but this type of service can sometimes cause if benz i would hate to have an as yet child of color waste in the queue and be denied access to their largest because they're, the machine did not recognize them germany's green party, widely expected to form part of the next ruling coalition has accused russia of playing poker with gas. it's leader says moscow might try to blackmail the you by turning off the tap. so to say, as to pressure the block into approving nordstrom to russia's head back with a spate of similar allegations saying it's ready to deliver more gas, but simply has received no new orders. russia is not opposed to given more, but suppliers ligastrum lead to be asked and not by parliament, not by newspapers, but by buyers who apply at the appropriate prices. but they have been know

applications. here's a somewhat confusing story for you. governments in dozens of countries are worried that their people won't be able to properly heat their homes as winter as just around the corner. natural gas has become absurdly expensive. it's an energy crisis . there's no doubt about it. and the leader of the country that extracts and sells more natural gas to the rest of the world. that any one else speaks at an event themed around energy. whatever is desperate for extra gas supplies must be all ears under them, were absolutely ready to supply more. but for some reason he keeps being asked the same question. extra supplies, are you okay with that? is it possible? hey, what about extra supplies? there's one i repeat, we've already increased supplies at some point that really gets confusing for the speaker, didn't he just make things clear several times in a row? we got, we're ready to supply even more gas. we need applications. we're increasing by as

much as they ask boy, that makes way. this man has long been accused of using the gas monopoly in his country called gas rum to cheech european countries lessons. so after hearing from latimer, potent governments in the countries that are worried about the winter have 2 options. they couldn't keep repeating, he's buoying them with gas, or maybe at least try a few requests for extra gas supplies. a few days later and important man who's meant to act as a unified voice of these worried governments that i mentioned says this, an increase in prices for energy has deep to political brutes. it's part of a geopolitical battle. russia has on it all, its contract cannot be said that they're not delivering when they said they would, but it has not increased the quantities contracted for that's after a get together of europe. smo senior diplomats who were meant to discuss the energy

crisis. among other things, or again, are they living in completely alien realities? back to prudent for a 2nd at the wheel? russia never used. this is a weapon. we're happy to do extra. so what is it then? did they choose not to try at least a couple of requests. it is a fine of, i would say to political illiteracy if the european union just blamed. so the problem on russia, it's always easy to blame someone else for the problems you are having. and i see this a move in the a to rings off, which was hippo, hell, the you foreign policy chief. it wouldn't be wise to solve the problems right away to do. and you analysis of the supply situation for natural gas, unless there have been some phantom applications that the russian side is unaware

of confusing them. in the meantime, american liquefied natural gas producers on mass have been choosing to sell to asian buyers instead of european. right, simply because in asia they're ready to buy at a higher price. will anyone accuse them of waging a geopolitical battle? also this our r t is on location for russian lead military drills on the border of war torn afghanistan on away through some very rocky terrain. to witness the work and also some multiple rocket myself systems in the training is being held as tensions have sort following the taliban seizure of power and afghanistan, that story and more after the short break ah

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ah. ah, we'll come back now with the security situation in afghanistan, deteriorating taliban leaders are in moscow for talks focusing on the humanitarian crisis that has gripped the war torn nation 11 countries are participating in the conference and our senior correspondent, more gazda. we've got the details. this is been the biggest international events attended by the taliban, yet 11 countries present. all of us got astonished neighbors as well as russia, china, india, representing near enough half of the world's population. the in here wasn't a concrete objective to agree on something. it was rather to discuss where to go

from here because we're at something of a stalemate where by the taliban rules of kansas, todd, but the international community east largely reluctant to recognize the taliban as the official government, as the official rulers of got a sudden and on the deck, an intended consequence of that has been that the life and struggle of ordinary afghans has been getting worse. and that was in the joint statement that will sides evolve at his side. they said that the priority now is to prevent the degradation of the humanitarian catastrophe, as well as the, the, the security disaster that is happening unfolded in afghanistan now. and to do that, they say, for they must be resumed, resumed in enough quantities and large enough quantities to make sure that the afghans can get 5. because as of now, a 3rd of the population is on the verge of starvation. taliban has said that it is

open to foreign aid, foreign humanitarian aid, food medicines being delivered, so long as the conditions attached don't violate their sovereignty or religious principles. one, a peaceful afghanistan is in the interest of all parties involved. just as we want . positive relations with others, we also see positive relations from the outside. we are committed to the principles of islamic sharia law. any aid or assistance that has been given. if it's in line with ours law principles, we don't have a problem with it. we're already receiving some humanitarian aid and the session itself a all the delegates met to place bod closed doors. we were told of a many things that they agreed on, such as the need to stop now could trafficking. as of us got to stop the need to address the security situation there the, the attacks by isis icon and other terrorist groups which are, which are on the up and which is challenging the taliban. so rule over afghanistan, there was also an agreement that something must be done immediately. it urgently to,

to address the humanitarian situation. that is, that is deteriorating in afghanistan. but that will to also disagreements, disagreements about the makeup of the afghan government to tell about, insisting that its government is inclusive. other countries, such as russia saying that it isn't as inclusive as it needs to be that the government has is packed with taliban officials, hard like taliban officials with passion at this city, the predominant that about ethnicity. there is very little representation, but by ethnic minorities, all political dissidents, political opposition groups. and that is something that must change according to russia, before there can be talk about recognizing the taliban officially internationally and lifting sanctions against them. but marcia also says that the, the urgent power t, now at is to make sure humana erin aid is delivered to i've got to stop by every one. so you are, truth,

mood is do we are convinced that it's time to mobilize the efforts of the world community to provide cobble with effective financial economic and she monetary and assistance in order to prevent a crisis and to curb migration flows. we expect responsible behavior towards afghan citizens over 1st and foremost from western countries. a 20 year presence brought about the current deplorable situation and didn't in any way contribute in strengthening industrial or economic spheres. and afghanistan, delegates, we've spoken to revolt, said that this event was productive and, and fruitful. we, we know that the taliban delegation is staying all it does announce that at plans of holding by actual meetings to, to a meetings with various other delegations represented here. again, 11 countries here will have got astonish neighbors plus russia plus china, priests plus india. all countries, the vested interest in making sure that i've got a son, remains stable, that the situation doesn't deteriorate. further,

perhaps into another worst case scenario. civil war, the u. s. delegation by the way, was invited, but the united states had it was unable to attend because of logistical challenges . another similar vent, moscow format, east plan. there is no dates yet, but we'll get isis have told us that they're ready once the need arises. meanwhile, along the afghan border, russia and it's post. soviet allies are staging major military drills. hundreds of tanks and thousands of soldiers have amassed in a major show of strength and rising tensions in the turbulent region. reporting back from on site. here's our tc christine of it didn't take long for the drills to ramp up to the max here in south east and tajikistan. 6 nations have brought together some of their most battle ready units for target practice and opportunity . we could not miss. so we've been promised that today's going to be jam packed with action. so right now, we're on away through some very rocky terrain,

to witness the work of some multiple rocket missile systems. as we enjoy a bumpy ride to the artillery positions, helicopters opened the act. then the ground troops joined the fun hitting their imaginary targets with all they've got ah ah, the action is intense, sometimes it's simply impossible to see what's going on. so much sand and dust as in the air. what we can see clearly from our position, the approach of the truck mounted rocket launchers. they stop,

take aim and await the command. and then they receive it. ah, to be of these bills are going to be used up in the course of the next few hours. these are the grad multiple rocket launchers used in conflicts all over the world, libya, yemen, the nickel, and a cab conflict last year, all the way back in viet nam, you name it. they've most likely been there. it seems to be. there's no branch of military that is left out and these drills from special forces to heavy artillery to tank infantry you name as it seems, only the nuclear branch seems to be left out, but that's well for everybody's good. really. all this fools here is obliterating the dunes and mountain slopes, which are a mere 8 kilometers away from the african border. a roar demonstration of power

intended to behead much further afield than where the artillery is fooling makers. dawn of reporting from tajikistan o t go now to guatemala, where former soldiers have rioted at the national congress building, claiming they haven't been duly compensated for war time service. hundreds of protesters stormed through gates into a parking lot at the building. some armed with machetes as they demanded compensation for military service during the countries decades long civil war. they set fire to several vehicles, as well as some officers bordering the area. while police use tear gas to disperse the demonstrators. it's time for some news just in russian. president vladimir putin has declared a nationwide non working week in russia from october 30th to november 7th in an attempt to stop the spread of the corona virus from or on this. let's cross live to our correspondent daniel armstrong. daniel, what else has the president said about this?

we have our 5 president who's in has brought in a non working week from october 30th at to november 7th. and that's gonna be active all over a russia, at what president putin said. he said that this isn't a case is just waiting to go and get the vaccine vaccine. of course inoculation has very much been the buzzword of dealing with this whole pandemic in russia rather than the dreaded locked downs. and it is a very much a case of personal responsibility. russians have got every facility open to them to actually go out and get the job. it's around about 33 percent of the population now that have been eh, vaccinated. that's around 47300000 russians at the pretty much the point of the whole a non working week is to stem that flow of co v cases and to avoid a repeat of last year, where the figures did the same. they rose at the beginning of autumn through september, how to peak as somewhere in december. now as regards those dates,

the 30th october, to the 7th of november, if need be at that date could be extended past or the 7th of november, putin as a, as, as well given regional law make his ad the power to bring in those measures. actually earlier than the 30th of october from the 23rd if need be. if that region air has a particularly high number of cov, it cases, it pretty much putins words and we're all about on the line in the po, importance of the vaccination. there have been some conversations about and not trusting at the vaccine appearances of course rubbish, those claims and said we have a good vaccine. you should be able to go out and get those that get vaccinated as they pop up. said papa places all over. not only moscow, but over russia to so yes, sir, russia being brought in to a non working week employees will be receiving pay during that time. but a non working week, at least

a week at will be into stat trying stem those. those record highs that we've seen in the past few days. im russia artes daniel armstrong. thanks a lot for bringing us up to speed. lots of for this hour and see you in just about another 30 minutes for more news. ah. is there now a dual system of justice many think so for example, a former senior f b, i official lied repeatedly to his bosses, but now is exonerated. but a former head of the national security council did not lie to be f, b i and his life was destroyed. where is the justice in that? when i see black america, i see part of myself when i was growing, young black america spoke to me when white australia did not

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