duncan kennedy in poole, thank ou three men. duncan kennedy in poole, thank you very — three men.ennedy in poole, thank you very much. and _ three men. duncan kennedy in poole, thank you very much. and another - thank you very much. and another line of political reaction here in the uk to those that, the liberal democrats have called on the government to suspend arms sales to israel following the deaths of those seven aid workers including three british nationals in that airstrike. you will remember earlier in the bulletin we had from lord becketts who also said that the uk should now stop selling arms to israel. that reaction in from the liberal democrats. to uganda next. the country's constitutional court has rejected a bid to overturn a controversial anti—gay law that is considered one of the harshest in the world. the law imposes life imprisonment for consensual same—sex relationships, and includes the death penalty for what it describes as aggravated homosexuality. earlier, i spoke to our africa reporter esther 0gola in nairobi. so, today, the constitutional court had its sit

duncan kennedy reporting. reminder we have a special live page with the latest reaction to the deaths of the seven aid workers including as we've heard three britons on the bbc news website or app. now a line—up breaking news. a serial six attacker has had his latest request for release turned down by the parole board. kirk reid, now 59, was sentenced to 28 offences, including two rates was to [one women in london. the parole lone women in london. the parole board has said he should not be moved to an open prison. police believe he could have been responsible for over 100 attacks over 23 years. he was jailed for life in 2009 with a recommendation he should serve a minimum of 7.5 years. the parole board has turned down his request for release. the serial six attacker kirk reid. in other news... a grieving man has been told that ashes he believed were his late wife's are not hers. richard shaw used legacy independent funeral directors in hull after losing his wife rita last year. 35 bodies have been removed from

duncan kennedy reports. 105,000.. this auction included one of the items that titanic collectors desire most of all — it's the gold pocket watch belonging to a passenger believed to be one of the richest people in the world, jothacob astor. he and 1,500 others died when the ship sank in april 1912 in the north atlantic. what jj astor's watch represents is something touchable from history, which is why people are still willing to pay so much money for it. the bidding for the watch started way beyond the estimate of £150,000 and kept climbing. at £900,000... applause. add on all the fees and the anonymous buyer will pay £1.17 million, a world record for an item from the titanic. at the end of the day, this price reflects not only the importance of the astor watch but also the enduring appeal of the titanic story. books, films and documentaries have kept the titanic�*s story alive, but it is artefacts like these that make it tangible and desirable. duncan kennedy, bbc news in wiltshire. an appeal has been launched by th

duncan kennedy reports. from guardians to victims.n, james kirby and james henderson, the three british men who died protecting others in gaza. they had only been working there for a few weeks, defending convoys of aid workers. james kirby's family spoke of someone who wanted to make a difference. the of someone who wanted to make a difference. . , of someone who wanted to make a difference. , , , , ., , difference. the way he helps people and his compassion _ difference. the way he helps people and his compassion for, _ difference. the way he helps people and his compassion for, for - difference. the way he helps people and his compassion for, forjust - and his compassion for, forjust helping everyone and... yeah. he was, he was... sorry. he was completely— was, he was... sorry. he was completely selfless. which explains why he _ completely selfless. which explains why he went to gaza. john chapman was married — why he went to gaza. john chapman was married with _ why he went to gaza. john chapman was married with three _ why he went

duncan kennedy, bbc news, in wiltshire. space x has launched its falcon 9 rocket. three, two, one. in florida. it's the 20th launch for this falcon 9's first stage. space x has already launched 41 orbital missions in 202a. it is the first time an american—made rocket has taken off from the us. earlier, we told you about the protests outside the annual white house correspondent�*s association dinner in washington. president biden delivered an election—year comedy roast in front of journalists, celebrities and politicians. and made fun of himself, and his rival donald trump. of course, the 2024 election is in full swing. and, yes, age is an issue. i'm a grown man! running against a six—year—old! we will see more of that. stay with us here on bbc news. hello there. we're seeing some changes to the weather this weekend. part two of the weekend promises to be quite wet across some eastern areas. another chilly but bright day further west that you are. but it marks a change to our weather because, as we move into the new week, we'll start to draw up some warmer air from the near continen

duncan kennedy, bbc news in poole.the man identified as the prime suspect in the disappearance of madeleine mccann 17 years ago, has been paused, after the defence called for part of the prosecution team to be removed for making comments to the media about the mccann case. christian bruckner is being tried in germany on five unrelated sex offence charges. 0ur berlin correspondent jessica parker has more. the trial is going on in that courtroom behind me here in braunschweig, lower saxony in germany. 47—year—old christian brueckner has been charged with five alleged sex offences alleged to have happened in portugal between the years 2000 and 2017. they are unrelated to the disappearance of madeleine mccann. now, christian brueckner has been named by german authorities as a chief suspect in her disappearance, but he�*s never been charged in that case and has denied involvement in terms of the trial happening here for those five alleged sex offences. today, the court has been hearing from a witness and former friend of ch

duncan kennedy, bbc news in wiltshire.ustralia — is exposing wildlife to protentially damaging levels of uv light. scientists from the university of wollongong say animals and plants are having to put more energy into avoiding the rays. here's our science correspondent, victoria gill. the ozone layer that protects us from the sun's most harmful rays is healing, gradually, but in antarctica, in cold, high—atmospheric clouds, a hole in that layer still appears every year. that ozone thinning, or loss, used to peak in september or october, when animals and plants are tucked under winter snow and marine animals are protected by sea ice. but it's now lingering until december, well into the antarctic summer, when wildlife is much more vulnerable. researchers say that has been driven in part by smoke from the australian wildfires in 2019 and 2020, which were fuelled by climate change. the researchers found evidence that antarctic plants might have to put more energy into producing their own protective sunscreen compounds, and kri

duncan kennedy, bbc news.he foreign secretary has said an investigation into the deaths of the aid workers in gaza must happen "very, very quickly". lord cameron was speaking at a meeting of nato foreign ministers in brussels. our diplomatic correspondent paul adams is here. what was said at the meeting. ever since the attack happens, international condemnation and outrage has been growing. president biden said he was outraged and heartbroken by what had happened. the un leader, antonio guterres, said what happened was unconscionable. but what unites them all is there has to be an investigation that has to be quick, transparent with full accountability. that is what david cameron was talking about this morning. he was in a meeting with nato foreign ministers in brussels and he said israel simply had to do more to protect aid workers and he said britain would be watching very carefully what happens next. i welcome what the israeli foreign minister said yesterday to me about a full, urgent and transparent inquir

duncan kennedy reports. it was supposed to be the defining standard of nautical opulence.but on the night of april 14th 1912, the ship hit an iceberg in the north atlantic and sank. more than 1,500 people died. now, two of the most valuable personal items ever recovered from the disaster are coming to auction — a bag and a watch belonging to two people whose stories have become fables from that fateful night. the james cameron movie titanic... hey, astor! depicts both men. well, hello, molly. jothacob astor, the wealthiest man on board and one of the richest in the world, and wallace hartley, the violin player who bravely led the orchestra to calm passengers' nerves as the vessel floundered, each man central to the film's narrative of bravery and loss. in real life, both hartley and astor died that night, their bodies and their possessions recovered in the aftermath. you've got the bag and the watch? correct. andrew aldridge, a world expert on the titanic, says hartley possibly tried to use his violin case and its straps as a flotation device, but it came to nothing, whils

duncan kennedy, bbc news. i want to leave you with some stunning pictures from florida.but is based on what native americans used to call it, naming it after a herb. americans used to call it, naming it aftera herb. i americans used to call it, naming it after a herb. i really coaxed out of the day, widespread frost, temperatures down to —6 in coldest spot but many of us have seen sunny skies already. a day when clouds will bubble up to bring showers and we have seen lots of showers in northern ireland, some in the north and eastern scotland and the eastern side of england. meanwhile, the sticker cloud affecting southern wales and southern most areas of england. at a weather front bringing general outbreaks of rain. the rain will be light and patchy stop it in southern wales, some spots, heavy rain in south—west england, the show would become more widespread across northern england popping across the pennines into the north west of england, we continue to see why switch i was for northern ireland, northern and eastern scotland and eastern side of england. northern and ce

duncan kennedy, bbc news. stay with us here on bbc news. hello there. have been welcomed. but it was a cold start for some. cumbria had temperatures down as low as minus six degrees celsius. and through the afternoon, we did see quite a few showers develop, as you can see here on the afternoon radar picture. some of those showers worked into cornwall. you can see quite big thunderclouds here on the horizon of helston. now, during this evening and overnight, we got outbreaks of rain moving into southern england, perhaps reaching the far south of wales. a few showers for northern scotland, but otherwise the day showers will melt away. clear skies for scotland, northern ireland and northern england will allow another widespread and sharp frost. in the south, it's frost free because we've got that cloud and rain moving in. and this weekend we are going to see this area of low pressure move up from spain, bringing with it some quite heavy rain for a time. now, on saturday, we'll get some rain pushing into southern england early in the morning, reaching acros

live now to our corrrespondent, duncan kennedy, who's in littlehampton in west sussex. been suffering the brunt of this there. people have been suffering the brunt of this there-— of this there. yeah, both here and riaht of this there. yeah, both here and right across _ of this there. yeah, both here and right across the _ of this there. yeah, both here and right across the south _ of this there. yeah, both here and right across the south coast. - of this there. yeah, both here and right across the south coast. here| right across the south coast. here it self is where the river arun has burst its banks. a lot of this is sea water coming in to flood acres of land. a farmer told us this morning most of his crops are now destroyed. this isjust one morning most of his crops are now destroyed. this is just one of those areas that has been affected. the dramatic pictures you saw from that holiday camp, about ten miles down the road from here, we havejust come from there and spoken to a couple of people who were pulled out last night. one woman told me she had to wade through

duncan kennedy, bbc news. time for a look at the weather. here's chris fawkes. know, this morning, weather, do you know, this morning, we had not only a widespread frost, but temperatures managed to get all the way down to —6 celsius in cumbria. so a really cold start to the day. but this month has been quite dull. the sunshine many of us have enjoyed so far this morning, i'm sure, will have been quite welcomed. however, we start to see shower clouds develop really widely now with some thicker, frontal cloud down towards the south—west of england bringing a threat of rain. shower clouds are developing. we have seen plenty of those in northern ireland already. through the afternoon, showers continue here, continuing to affect northern and eastern scotland, continuing to come across the pennines and to the north west of england. more general reign in south—west england, particularly parts of devon, and a few spots of rain

duncan kennedy, bbc news. let's catch up with the weather. hello there.omed. but it was a cold start for some. cumbria had temperatures down as low as minus six degrees celsius. and through the afternoon, we did see quite a few showers develop, as you can see here on the afternoon radar picture. some of those showers worked into cornwall. you can see quite big thunderclouds here on the horizon of helston. now during this evening and overnight, we got outbreaks of rain moving into southern england, perhaps reaching the far south of wales. a few showers for northern scotland, but otherwise the day showers will melt away. clear skies for scotland, northern ireland and northern england will allow another widespread and sharp frost. in the south, it's frost free because we've got that cloud and rain moving in. and this weekend we are going to see this area of low pressure move up from spain, bringing with it some quite heavy rain for a time. now, on saturday, we'll get some rain pushing into southern england early in the morning, reaching across parts of wales

duncan kennedy, bbc news, in poole.a lot of political reaction coming in. a lot of thoughts on whether and arms embargo should be imposed on israel. the arms embargo should be imposed on israel. ., ., ., , israel. the london mayor is the latest to add — israel. the london mayor is the latest to add his _ israel. the london mayor is the latest to add his contributions. | israel. the london mayor is the i latest to add his contributions. he said i think the cases there in relation to this government stopping selling arms israel. the israel defence forces actions over the past few weeks have been heartbreaking and catastrophic, in my view. we want the hostages were released, what the government needs to do is publish the legal advice. that is along the same lines as the shadow foreign secretary, i read out a statement from him a little earlier. both in terms of his reaction to that attack and a lot of questions around the legal advice that has been given to the foreign office with the opposition demand that back to be publ

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here's duncan kennedy. this was the site.s connecting their stranded chalets. it was just after midnight and the mass evacuation of wet, cold, bewildered people began — around 180 in all. the floods caught out all ages, from the very young to those who needed an extra pair of hands to wade through the water. parents had to carry their terrified children to higher ground. that included the camp's pub, which is where jack watkins brought his wife and two young children. made our way out of the chalet through the car park, and then over a grass section towards the pub, kind of wading through water to get there with both of us carrying our children. it was fairly frightening at the first moment. it was — it was a challenging situation to be in. and this is what the camp looked like today. the waters, some at roof height inundating the site, now completely abandoned until it all recedes. 20 miles away near littlehampton, some motorists tried to navigate the flooding, which affected homes and surrounding land. the main reason why s

duncan kennedy, bbc news. titanic exhibitor tom rudderham joins us now. morning.t ended up in display in museums including canada. we are the current custodians of these artefacts and i have a few here. perhaps the most surprising is instead of legs from a deckchair, they will probably fill the screen, very delicate. very rusty and damaged. but perhaps my favourite is what we believe to be the largest piece of the grand staircase. this gives an idea of what the ship looked like in its prime. this was found floating in the sea. it looked like in its prime. this was found floating in the sea.- found floating in the sea. it also aives an found floating in the sea. it also gives an idea — found floating in the sea. it also gives an idea of— found floating in the sea. it also gives an idea of how _ found floating in the sea. it also gives an idea of how ornate - found floating in the sea. it also gives an idea of how ornate it i found floating in the sea. it also i gives an idea of how ornate it was. we talk about how the titanic crashed into an iceberg. it was such a

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