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judith moritz, bbc news, manchester.players at other clubs, an investigation has discovered. the players included the peruvian winger andre carrillo, who turned out against chelsea in champions league matches in 2014. mr abramovich's spokesman told bbc panorama that the deals were lawful and did not breach rules or regulations at the time. the former prime minister theresa may has made a strongly—worded attack on the government's internal market bill, the measure which ministers admit will break international law by overriding parts of the brexit wthdrawal agreement with the eu. mrs may told mps why she would not be voting for the bill in the commons tomorrow. the government is acting recklessly and irresponsibly, with no thought to the long—term impact on the standing of the united kingdom in the world. this will lead to untold damage to the united kingdom's reputation. it puts the future of the united kingdom at risk and, as a result, with regret, i have to tell the minister i cannot support this bill. theresa may in t
judith moritz, bbc news, manchester.players at other clubs, an investigation has discovered. the players included the peruvian winger andre carrillo, who turned out against chelsea in champions league matches in 2014. mr abramovich's spokesman told bbc panorama that the deals were lawful and did not breach rules or regulations at the time. the former prime minister theresa may has made a strongly—worded attack on the government's internal market bill, the measure which ministers admit will...
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judith moritz, bbc news, manchester. on bbc news, deforestation has skyrocketed in colombia since the peace deal of 2016. our world joins a team of scientists from the royal botanic gardens. in the forests of colombia, nature is under attack. since the civil war ended in 2016, deforestation has skyrocketed. i'm frank gardner and i am heading into what remains of the virgin tropical rainforest. i traded in my wheelchair for a packhorse and am tested to my limits. i think this is too dangerous. i don't think i can do this. i am joining a crack team of scientists from the royal botanic gardens, kew. they are on a mission to discover and save unique plant species before they vanish forever. i am going to bear witness on the frontline of rainforest conservation. this is where the journey begins — not in colombia, but in the royal botanic gardens, kew, london. kew is the world leader in developing plant science. the botanists are preparing for their mission to discover new species. and it is from here that this expedition will
judith moritz, bbc news, manchester. on bbc news, deforestation has skyrocketed in colombia since the peace deal of 2016. our world joins a team of scientists from the royal botanic gardens. in the forests of colombia, nature is under attack. since the civil war ended in 2016, deforestation has skyrocketed. i'm frank gardner and i am heading into what remains of the virgin tropical rainforest. i traded in my wheelchair for a packhorse and am tested to my limits. i think this is too dangerous. i...
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judith moritz, bbc news, manchester.s are made in laboratories and it‘s hoped they will boost the effect of the antibodies that occur naturally in people infected with coronavirus. some 2,000 patients will be given the treatment, to see if it‘s effective at fighting the virus. our science correspondent, rebecca morelle, has more. antibodies are the warriors of the immune system, playing a vital role by attacking the coronavirus. now they are being harnessed in a promising new treatment. currently, there are very few medicines to help covid—19 patients. the most successful was discovered by the uk‘s recovery trial. now it will be testing antibodies made in the laboratory called monoclonal antibodies. they‘ll be given to thousands of patients in uk hospitals to see if they work. i think the reason that monoclonal antibodies are so exciting is that this is the first type of treatment that is targeted for this specific virus. there are lots of good reasons for thinking it might well be effective in stopping the virus from re
judith moritz, bbc news, manchester.s are made in laboratories and it‘s hoped they will boost the effect of the antibodies that occur naturally in people infected with coronavirus. some 2,000 patients will be given the treatment, to see if it‘s effective at fighting the virus. our science correspondent, rebecca morelle, has more. antibodies are the warriors of the immune system, playing a vital role by attacking the coronavirus. now they are being harnessed in a promising new treatment....
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judith moritz, bbc news.the 23rd march, that the prime minister put the nation into complete lockdown, telling people to stay at home to protect the nhs and save lives. now with more measures coming into force, jon kay has been getting reaction to the propsect of another six months of restrictions. deep breath, and... for six months, ben has had to hold choir practice online. he has made a success of it. injune, we reported on his internet version of handel's messiah. but this is no substitute for human contact, and tonight he and his singers are facing another six months apart. it is tough, there is no doubt. there are a lot of people out there who are hurting. if we could click our fingers and make this all go away, every single one of us would. how much have you missed it? more than i can say. the staycation boom meant weston—super—mare had a better summer than many feared. but autumn is now here. when we filmed this hotel injune, the owner was already anxious about her business. tonight, nicola has new ru
judith moritz, bbc news.the 23rd march, that the prime minister put the nation into complete lockdown, telling people to stay at home to protect the nhs and save lives. now with more measures coming into force, jon kay has been getting reaction to the propsect of another six months of restrictions. deep breath, and... for six months, ben has had to hold choir practice online. he has made a success of it. injune, we reported on his internet version of handel's messiah. but this is no substitute...
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judith moritz, bbc news, manchester. just with the effects of the pandemic, but also with mass protests sparked by the killing of george floyd, and more recently the police shooting of jacob blake. but there's a separate crisis brewing in america's prison system. every year thousands of inmates die in prison where the population is disproportionately made up of african americans. the bbc‘s hilary andersson has been to parchman prison in mississippi where at least 29 people have already died this year. some viewers may find elements of her report distressing. in the same fields where plantation convicts once toiled like slaves, stands a notorious maximum security prison. we weren't allowed in, but we've been learning its secrets. inmates have been snatching footage of conditions on contra band cellphones. staff, nowhere to be seen during this fight, are poorly paid and too few. some may no sympathise with men who are broken the law but with budgets slashed mississippi has one of the deadliest prison systems in america. th
judith moritz, bbc news, manchester. just with the effects of the pandemic, but also with mass protests sparked by the killing of george floyd, and more recently the police shooting of jacob blake. but there's a separate crisis brewing in america's prison system. every year thousands of inmates die in prison where the population is disproportionately made up of african americans. the bbc‘s hilary andersson has been to parchman prison in mississippi where at least 29 people have already died...
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our north of england correspondent judith moritz reports.ack, news cameras captured some of the chaos and horror. but they couldn't tell the whole story — only the hurt and the bereaved can do that. like the family of michelle kiss, whose murder leaves three children without a mother. on that fateful night, michelle was just waiting for our daughter. she wasjust being a mum. michelle died but somehow our daughter survived. she was physically unscathed but the horrors she witnessed in the aftermath of the explosion. she witnessed in the aftermath of the explosion. in the days after the attack, the people of manchester stood together in grief. michelle's husband described the comfort he got from that city—wide support. they demonstrated in the most incredible way that choosing love can be the more powerfulforce. for this, i say thank you to the wonderful manchester people, for restoring my faith in humanity during the hardest time of my life. through pictures, video, music and anecdotes, little by little we are getting to know each of those wh
our north of england correspondent judith moritz reports.ack, news cameras captured some of the chaos and horror. but they couldn't tell the whole story — only the hurt and the bereaved can do that. like the family of michelle kiss, whose murder leaves three children without a mother. on that fateful night, michelle was just waiting for our daughter. she wasjust being a mum. michelle died but somehow our daughter survived. she was physically unscathed but the horrors she witnessed in the...
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judith moritz, bbc news.used to rule out the possibility of backing another referendum on scottish independence sometime in the future. but he said his focus was on the elections to the scottish parliament next year, in which labour would be arguing against another referendum, but refused to say what could happen after that. sir keir said labour had betrayed voters across the uk by failing to win the last four general elections. he's been speaking to our political editor laura kuenssberg. a dozen labour politicians occupied this office, but stayed there. only six have ever moved into number 10. the latest hopeful so eager for a fresh start, the office even smells of paint. yesterday, you told the public and your party that labour had deserved to lose the election. did your half a million members, who pounded the streets in the dark, cold, and rain, did they deserve to lose? they did an incrediblejob campaigning for the labour party and we are really lucky to have members and supporters who work so hard for th
judith moritz, bbc news.used to rule out the possibility of backing another referendum on scottish independence sometime in the future. but he said his focus was on the elections to the scottish parliament next year, in which labour would be arguing against another referendum, but refused to say what could happen after that. sir keir said labour had betrayed voters across the uk by failing to win the last four general elections. he's been speaking to our political editor laura kuenssberg. a...
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judith moritz, bbc news, manchester.e for a look at the weather with matt taylor. hello. brighter skies on the way for many of you tomorrow, but as for the time being, still quite a bit of rain around. that rain through this evening and overnight — the persistent rain becomes can find it to the north and east of scotland. elsewhere, there will still be a few showers around into the morning, but with some lengthier clear skies developing, particularly in the west, a much cooler night than last night. and parts of northern ireland, maybe north wales and southwest scotland could see a touch of frost into the start of the day. but a much brighter start for many. the biggest exception being across scotland, lots of cloud. and from the central belt northwards, rain becomes confined further and further north as we go through the day. some cloud and a bit of rain close to the southeast for a time, but for most of you it will be a dryer, sunnier day before shower cloud start to pop up. those will be most frequent across parts of
judith moritz, bbc news, manchester.e for a look at the weather with matt taylor. hello. brighter skies on the way for many of you tomorrow, but as for the time being, still quite a bit of rain around. that rain through this evening and overnight — the persistent rain becomes can find it to the north and east of scotland. elsewhere, there will still be a few showers around into the morning, but with some lengthier clear skies developing, particularly in the west, a much cooler night than last...
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judith moritz, bbc news, manchester.ica's west coast to be briefed by officials on the wildfires that have so far claimed more than 30 lives and burned almost five million acres of land. blazes in california, oregon and washington state have been burning since early august. let's get the latest from oregon and our correspondent aleem maqbool. more than 90 major wildfires are still burning across this part of the united states, including some close to where i am in oregon. with an american election just around the corner, even a natural disaster has become a big politicalfootball, but all the while more people are being affected and counting the cost of what the fires have taken away from them. it was like a journey into an eerie twilight zone. few have been allowed here since the fires swept in with such rage. and though most people had scrambled to get out with whatever they could, it was in this area that lives had also been lost. there was some we found wandering and bewildered like larry. i lost everything except wha
judith moritz, bbc news, manchester.ica's west coast to be briefed by officials on the wildfires that have so far claimed more than 30 lives and burned almost five million acres of land. blazes in california, oregon and washington state have been burning since early august. let's get the latest from oregon and our correspondent aleem maqbool. more than 90 major wildfires are still burning across this part of the united states, including some close to where i am in oregon. with an american...
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their lives were full ofjoy, now there is only grief and emptiness. judith moritz, bbc news, manchester refuge. the tragedy was a reminder of the scale of a crisis which has seen vast movements of people fleeing war and poverty. five years ago at the height of the migrant crisis, the bbc‘s fergal keane brought us the extraordinary story of nujeen mustafa, a syrian refugee who crossed europe in a wheelchair. fergal has been talking to nujeen to see how her life has changed. whatever happened to nujeen mustafa? an extraordinary teenager in a tumultuous time. i‘d love to be an astronaut, to go out and see... and find an alien, yes. i want to meet the queen, yes. born with cerebral palsy, nujeen escaped war in syria‘s aleppo and travelled 1a00 kilometres to reach the greek island of lesbos. when i met her on the hungarian border in 2015, surrounded by other refugees, nujeen was exhausted, but irrepressible, a girl who‘d learned english by watching soap operas. you should fight to get what you want in this world, so... yes, it‘s a journey for a new life. hungary shut its doors to them, so nu
their lives were full ofjoy, now there is only grief and emptiness. judith moritz, bbc news, manchester refuge. the tragedy was a reminder of the scale of a crisis which has seen vast movements of people fleeing war and poverty. five years ago at the height of the migrant crisis, the bbc‘s fergal keane brought us the extraordinary story of nujeen mustafa, a syrian refugee who crossed europe in a wheelchair. fergal has been talking to nujeen to see how her life has changed. whatever happened...
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judith moritz, bbc news. to rule out the possibility of supporting another scottish independence referendum in the future. he said his focus was on the scottish parliament elections next year, in which labour would be arguing against another referendum — but refused to say what could happen after that. sir keir said labour had betrayed voters by failing to win the last four elections. he's been speaking to our political editor, laura kuenssberg. a dozen labour politicians occupied this office, but stayed there. only six have ever moved into number 10. the latest hopeful so eager for a fresh start, the office even smells of paint. yesterday, you told the public and your party that labour had deserved to lose the election. did your half million members who pounded the streets in the dark, cold, and rain — did they deserve to lose? they did an incrediblejob campaigning for the labour party and we are really lucky to have members and supporters who work so hard for the party. but the message i was getting across
judith moritz, bbc news. to rule out the possibility of supporting another scottish independence referendum in the future. he said his focus was on the scottish parliament elections next year, in which labour would be arguing against another referendum — but refused to say what could happen after that. sir keir said labour had betrayed voters by failing to win the last four elections. he's been speaking to our political editor, laura kuenssberg. a dozen labour politicians occupied this...
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judith moritz, bbc news, manchester., the government's chief scientists used france and spain as comparisons, saying the uk could be heading the same way without urgent action. spain is the hardest hit country in europe after a huge rise in cases. today almost a million people in the capital, madrid, have been placed under a new partial lock down. from there, guy hedgecoe reports. a new lockdown for madrid... ..three months after the last one ended. this time, restrictions are only in certain areas, particularly lower income districts of the capital, such as here. and for now, at least, the police are informing people, rather than fining them. but the new measures are already having an impact — albeit on people's pockets. this restaurant is just inside one of the zones with restrictions, reducing its clientele. translation: we have to close at 10.00 at night and that's too early for us to serve supper, and for the next two weeks we are going to lose customers at lunchtime, because a lot of our clients are from outside th
judith moritz, bbc news, manchester., the government's chief scientists used france and spain as comparisons, saying the uk could be heading the same way without urgent action. spain is the hardest hit country in europe after a huge rise in cases. today almost a million people in the capital, madrid, have been placed under a new partial lock down. from there, guy hedgecoe reports. a new lockdown for madrid... ..three months after the last one ended. this time, restrictions are only in certain...
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judith moritz reports. we need to get round. get round this way, come on!r arena, people started to call 999. that injured man was john atkinson, who later died. today, it emerged that he only received full medical attention after more than an hour. the issue of whether he could have been saved is significant. evidence suggest that the emergency services failed to coordinate with each other properly on the night. the inquiry will need to consider whether that is so, and, if it is, why that occurred and whether life was lost as a result of any failure. as is beyond obvious, even the loss of a single life due to such a failure would be completely unacceptable. only three paramedics went into the foyer where the bomb exploded. only one stretcher was used there. injured people brought out on barriers and hoardings. communication between police forces on the night was ineffective. because the arena is connected to a railway station, british transport police were supposed to be in charge, but they did not have a plan in place and did not coordinate with greater m
judith moritz reports. we need to get round. get round this way, come on!r arena, people started to call 999. that injured man was john atkinson, who later died. today, it emerged that he only received full medical attention after more than an hour. the issue of whether he could have been saved is significant. evidence suggest that the emergency services failed to coordinate with each other properly on the night. the inquiry will need to consider whether that is so, and, if it is, why that...
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judith moritz, bbc news, manchester.f the major spectator sports in england will be included in plans for financial support to meet the challenges of the pandemic. at the top levels, they are suffering from a lack of spectators. at lower levels, they are struggling just to survive. here's our sports correspondent, laura scott. basketball is the second biggest team sport in england and is one of the most diverse. it has been doubly hit by recent government announcements. at the elite level, the lack of fans puts the league at risk, while grassroots games have been halted because they involve more than six people. all the hard work that has been put in by individuals, by communities who have built up clubs, whether they be professional or just amateur and junior level, all of those are going to fall to pieces and people are just going to walk away from the sport, and we really don't want that to happen. major spectator sports today submitted breakdowns to the government of the financial impact of the decision to postpone t
judith moritz, bbc news, manchester.f the major spectator sports in england will be included in plans for financial support to meet the challenges of the pandemic. at the top levels, they are suffering from a lack of spectators. at lower levels, they are struggling just to survive. here's our sports correspondent, laura scott. basketball is the second biggest team sport in england and is one of the most diverse. it has been doubly hit by recent government announcements. at the elite level, the...
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judith moritz, bbc news, manchester.australia at old trafford in the deciding one—day international, there's been a warning that the game will find another season without fans extraordinarily challenging. our sports correspondent andy swiss has more. once more into the biosecure bubble. for england's men, the final game of this strangest of summers, 18 matches with not a spectator in sight. logistically, it has been a success, but financially the sport has lost £100 million and it is fearful for the future. we have coped with it this year and cope is the word. when you start getting into a second year, it becomes incredibly and extraordinarily challenging. well, the venues might have been sterile this summer but england's cricket has been anything but. thrilling test match triumphs over the west indies and pakistan and now today, the final challenge. beat australia and they would win their one—day series. simple. if only. jason roy and joe root out to the first two balls of the whole match, australia rather enjoying them
judith moritz, bbc news, manchester.australia at old trafford in the deciding one—day international, there's been a warning that the game will find another season without fans extraordinarily challenging. our sports correspondent andy swiss has more. once more into the biosecure bubble. for england's men, the final game of this strangest of summers, 18 matches with not a spectator in sight. logistically, it has been a success, but financially the sport has lost £100 million and it is fearful...
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judith moritz, bbc news, manchester.s will fight on until armenian forces have left an area of disputed territory. it's the fourth day of fierce fighting in the region, and dozens of people have been killed. it's the heaviest fighting between the two sides in more than a quarter of a century. the two former soviet republics fought a war between 1988—1994 over the region of nagorno—karabakh, which is officially part of azerbaijan, but governed by ethnic armenians. there are fears that two global powers could be drawn into the conflcit, turkey has close ties to azerbaijan, while russia is allied mainly with armenia. 0ur correspondentjonah fisher reports from yerevan in armenia. nagorno—karabakh is one of the world's open sores. 0n the map, part of azerbaijan, but dominated and run by ethnic armenians. in the last four days, a decades—old conflict has roared back to life... ..as azerbaijan has gone on the offensive. here, armenians are trying to shoot down drones that are targeting them. dozens, probably many more, have bee
judith moritz, bbc news, manchester.s will fight on until armenian forces have left an area of disputed territory. it's the fourth day of fierce fighting in the region, and dozens of people have been killed. it's the heaviest fighting between the two sides in more than a quarter of a century. the two former soviet republics fought a war between 1988—1994 over the region of nagorno—karabakh, which is officially part of azerbaijan, but governed by ethnic armenians. there are fears that two...
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judith moritz, bbc news, manchester.in the past year. the bbc‘s annual report has revealed pay details today, but it mainly covers news and sport, as the details of those paid by the bbc‘s commercial arm are not made public. radio 2's zoe ball is set to become the highest paid bbc presenter, earrning £1.3 million, overtaking gary lineker who's agreed to a £400,000 pay cut. 0ur media editor amol rajan reports. whatever the complexities and caveats within this annual report, in a time of brutal recession across the country, these salaries are a bad look. 0n £1.75 million, gary lineker tops the list, but the 23% reduction in his new five—year deal means zoe ball on £1.36 million for her radio 2 breakfast show now earns slightly more. some of the published salaries don't include earnings from shows made by the bbc‘s commercial arm. the bbc has given some individuals, mostly women, big pay rises for taking on additional work. that's in an attempt to address the imbalance in gender pay. can we just say thank you so much, every
judith moritz, bbc news, manchester.in the past year. the bbc‘s annual report has revealed pay details today, but it mainly covers news and sport, as the details of those paid by the bbc‘s commercial arm are not made public. radio 2's zoe ball is set to become the highest paid bbc presenter, earrning £1.3 million, overtaking gary lineker who's agreed to a £400,000 pay cut. 0ur media editor amol rajan reports. whatever the complexities and caveats within this annual report, in a time of...
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judith moritz, bbc news, manchester.unts of greenhouse gases. scientists say the fires across siberia, fuelled by abnormally high temperatures, are contributing to global warming. 0ur moscow correspondent steve rosenberg travelled to the remote yakutia region, in north eastern russia, to gauge the effects of climate change, both on local communities and on the planet. in siberia, they call their forests the lungs of the planet. if that is true, our planet is in big trouble. we were given a bird's eye view of a climate emergency. from the air, siberia's forest fires look like armageddon. a heatwave has been fuelling them and they are releasing record amounts of carbon. and because of the vastness of siberia, fighting them is incredibly difficult. this region alone, yakutia, is 13 times the size of britain. what's happening here in siberia has consequences for the whole world. scientists believe these forest fires are producing huge amounts of greenhouse gases that are changing the climate of the planet. russia has one fif
judith moritz, bbc news, manchester.unts of greenhouse gases. scientists say the fires across siberia, fuelled by abnormally high temperatures, are contributing to global warming. 0ur moscow correspondent steve rosenberg travelled to the remote yakutia region, in north eastern russia, to gauge the effects of climate change, both on local communities and on the planet. in siberia, they call their forests the lungs of the planet. if that is true, our planet is in big trouble. we were given a...
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judith moritz, bbc news, manchester.irus testing is from people who don't have symptoms of covid—19. but as we approach the annual season of sniffles and sneezes, how can we be sure if our symptoms are from a cold, the flu, or, in fact, the coronavirus? here's our health correspondent sophie hutchinson. autumn is almost upon us and already a whole range of viruses are circulating. so when do you need to get tested? the official symptoms for covid—19 are a fever — that's a temperature of 37.8 degrees celsius or above — a new continuous cough — that's coughing a lot for an hour or more or having three coughing fits within 24 hours — and a loss of taste or smell, or that things taste or smell different. but some parents have found it difficult to know whether their children have symptoms. 0ne confusing factor is that while the official covid—19 symptoms seemed to work for 18 to 65—year—olds, some scientists and doctors say they don't necessarily work for children and older people. for example, many children don't get a coug
judith moritz, bbc news, manchester.irus testing is from people who don't have symptoms of covid—19. but as we approach the annual season of sniffles and sneezes, how can we be sure if our symptoms are from a cold, the flu, or, in fact, the coronavirus? here's our health correspondent sophie hutchinson. autumn is almost upon us and already a whole range of viruses are circulating. so when do you need to get tested? the official symptoms for covid—19 are a fever — that's a temperature of...
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judith moritz, bbc news, manchester. allow some fans to watch live sports events in england from 1 october will not now go ahead. sports organisations — including the premier league — have warned of the devastating financial impact for sport if fans have to stay away. here's our sports editor, dan roan. premiership rugby tonight. as bath hosted arch rivals gloucester. the fixture was meant to be the latest pilot event for the return of fans butjust hours before kick—off, the 1,000 spectators due here learned the match will be behind closed doors as the government dashed sports hopes of a partial reopening next month. we just need to be cautious at the moment and i think a mass reopening at this stage wouldn't be appropriate. we are looking at everything we can do in order to support our athletes, our great clubs through what will be a challenging time. the premier league says it will lose £700 million if forced to play the whole season behind closed doors. in a statement, it said it was disappointed and certain that fans
judith moritz, bbc news, manchester. allow some fans to watch live sports events in england from 1 october will not now go ahead. sports organisations — including the premier league — have warned of the devastating financial impact for sport if fans have to stay away. here's our sports editor, dan roan. premiership rugby tonight. as bath hosted arch rivals gloucester. the fixture was meant to be the latest pilot event for the return of fans butjust hours before kick—off, the 1,000...
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judith moritz looks at the tributes paid to michelle kiss by her husband.ight michelle was just waiting for our daughter. michelle died but somehow my daughter survived. amazingly, in the days after the attack the people of manchester stood in grief. they demonstrated an the most amazing way that choosing love could be the more powerful force. for this i say thank you to the wonderful manchester people. for restoring my faith in humanity. during the hardest time of my life. this is bbc news, the latest headlines... in england at 10pm curfew will come into force on thursday is coronavirus cases continue to rise. the world health organisation has called for more wealthy countries to join its global vaccine agreement with aims to fair and equitable way. more than 150 countries have signed up more than 150 countries have signed up to the kovacs scheme representing around two thirds of the worlds population. the us and china have declined to join the program. the kovacs will help to bring the pandemic under control. save lives, actually the economy recovery and
judith moritz looks at the tributes paid to michelle kiss by her husband.ight michelle was just waiting for our daughter. michelle died but somehow my daughter survived. amazingly, in the days after the attack the people of manchester stood in grief. they demonstrated an the most amazing way that choosing love could be the more powerful force. for this i say thank you to the wonderful manchester people. for restoring my faith in humanity. during the hardest time of my life. this is bbc news,...
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judith moritz, bbc news, manchester. have an explanation — they have may have been killed by algae in pools of water where they drink. botswana is home to around a third of africa's elephant population. around 130,000 of them are there. and the elephants began dying in may when 169 of the animals were found dead. the next month, it was 187 more. it was clear poachers were unlikely to responsible because the elephant‘s tusks were untouched. there were lots theories from anthrax to starvation — to an unknown virus. well, today — officials held a press conference to tell us what they think happened. isolation of bacteria in our freshwater system is a concern because it has the potential to negatively impact on our wildlife population. so — what does "cyano—bacteria toxin involvement" mean? well cyano—bacteria is a reasonably common micro—organism which is found world—wide — and it thrives in still water. in fact you may have seen it yourself — it's the green—blue algae that sometimes forms on top of standing water. the prob
judith moritz, bbc news, manchester. have an explanation — they have may have been killed by algae in pools of water where they drink. botswana is home to around a third of africa's elephant population. around 130,000 of them are there. and the elephants began dying in may when 169 of the animals were found dead. the next month, it was 187 more. it was clear poachers were unlikely to responsible because the elephant‘s tusks were untouched. there were lots theories from anthrax to starvation...
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judith moritz reports.se and 18 other lives away. men, women and children, their futures wiped out in a moment. the detail of their deaths heartbreaking to hear. but the manchester arena inquiry is examining every aspect of the 2017 attack. we need to know whether a different and better response by the emergency services would have saved more lives, or even a single life. a life likejohn atkinson's. he had a leg injury and was initially conscious and able to speak, but he had no professional medical help for over an hour and was dragged out of the arena on a billboard. he died two hours later. today, new details also emerged about what the authorities may have known about the bomber, salman abedi, before the attack. in february 2017, a phone was seized in prison from this terrorist organiser, abdalfaouf abdallah, who's known to have previously discussed martyrdom with abedi. when analysed, this telephone was found to have been used to make calls and attempted calls to salman abedi's number. and as will be o
judith moritz reports.se and 18 other lives away. men, women and children, their futures wiped out in a moment. the detail of their deaths heartbreaking to hear. but the manchester arena inquiry is examining every aspect of the 2017 attack. we need to know whether a different and better response by the emergency services would have saved more lives, or even a single life. a life likejohn atkinson's. he had a leg injury and was initially conscious and able to speak, but he had no professional...
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andrew and lisa roussos have been speaking to our north of england correspondent, judith moritz. was going to become, whether it be a housewife or an astronaut. the qualities she had. yeah, her smile, her eyes... ..herfun for life. how funny she was. it‘s three years on, more than three years. how much has life changed? how are you feeling in yourselves? it still feels like yesterday, every day. every morning, you wake up, it happens again. she died that day, every day. that‘s just how it is and we have to live with that. what do you want from this inquiry? it's not easy, as time passes, to start reliving them moments, thinking about them moments. but it's something that needs to happen. all i hear is "lessons learnt" and lessons haven't been learnt, and lessons will never be learnt, unless we get that transparenct unless we get that transparency and honesty from the people involved to get the answers that we need. i don‘t want to go back over stuff which is unnecessarily painful, but i know you want to talk about this, so what do you remember from that night, andrew? it was like
andrew and lisa roussos have been speaking to our north of england correspondent, judith moritz. was going to become, whether it be a housewife or an astronaut. the qualities she had. yeah, her smile, her eyes... ..herfun for life. how funny she was. it‘s three years on, more than three years. how much has life changed? how are you feeling in yourselves? it still feels like yesterday, every day. every morning, you wake up, it happens again. she died that day, every day. that‘s just how it...
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our north of england correspondent judith moritz reports.arena. he walks past people queueing at the box office and the entrance doors. four days later, he returned to the same spot and exploded his bomb. ever since the attack, questions have been asked about who was in charge of security in that particular part of the building. the arena's operator, smg, says it was a shared responsibility. because the city room, in contrast to the arena itself, was a public space it was not controlled by smg. we do not accept that smg had sole responsibility for security there. the police also had such responsibilities. when the bomb exploded there were no officers in the city room and afterwards the first emergency help came from british transport police who were next door at victoria station. some of the bereaved families have accused those responsible for security here at manchester arena of starting a carousel of blame. today lawyers for british transport police said they did not want to get on board that carousel but said that the security firm who em
our north of england correspondent judith moritz reports.arena. he walks past people queueing at the box office and the entrance doors. four days later, he returned to the same spot and exploded his bomb. ever since the attack, questions have been asked about who was in charge of security in that particular part of the building. the arena's operator, smg, says it was a shared responsibility. because the city room, in contrast to the arena itself, was a public space it was not controlled by smg....
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judith moritz, bbc news, manchester. coronavirus was deadlier than the flu as the virus began to spread across the united states, but wanted to play down the crisis, according to the veteran journalist bob woodward, who spent hours with the president earlier this year. mr trump said he wanted to avoid causing panic. the remarks are included in mr woodward's new book, called rage, a book mr trump has already dismissed as a "fake" piece of work, as our north america correspondent nick bryant reports. even as the coronavirus began to claim scores of american lives, the us president publicly talked down the threat. it will go away. you know it is going away and it will go away and we will have a great victory. but at the same time, donald trump was telling the legendary watergate journalist bob woodward that he had deliberately played down the pandemic, even though he understood the deadliness of the virus. well, ithink, bob, to be honest with you... sure, i want you to be. i wanted to always play it down. i still like playi
judith moritz, bbc news, manchester. coronavirus was deadlier than the flu as the virus began to spread across the united states, but wanted to play down the crisis, according to the veteran journalist bob woodward, who spent hours with the president earlier this year. mr trump said he wanted to avoid causing panic. the remarks are included in mr woodward's new book, called rage, a book mr trump has already dismissed as a "fake" piece of work, as our north america correspondent nick...
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our north of england correspondent judith moritz reports. what is a life made of?as, prom, graduation, but when life is cut short, as it was for kelly, megan, courtney and martin, those moments become memories which families hold onto for ever. families like the hurley family who are mourning the future that 15—year—old megan should have had. megan's gcses, further education, career and life were so cruelly taken from her during the horrific attack at the arena. her prom, her wedding, her horrific attack at the arena. her prom, herwedding, herfirst carand her own children. so many milestones will be missed and so many questions are still unanswered. the characters and personalities of each of the 22 people who died are being given life again as their families pay tribute to them. it is intensely moving to watch, the depths of their pain is so clear. i am carrying on in the spirit of martin. it is leaving this absolutely massive, gaping hole inside my soul. that is without any shadow of a doubt. it will never heal. martin's family chose to show pictures which have n
our north of england correspondent judith moritz reports. what is a life made of?as, prom, graduation, but when life is cut short, as it was for kelly, megan, courtney and martin, those moments become memories which families hold onto for ever. families like the hurley family who are mourning the future that 15—year—old megan should have had. megan's gcses, further education, career and life were so cruelly taken from her during the horrific attack at the arena. her prom, her wedding, her...
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judith moritz, bbc news, manchester.land and wales to legally self—identify as male or female without a medical diagnosis. the equalities minister liz truss said existing legislation would not be amended as she believed it already provided the proper checks and balances. a court ruling has opened the way for the trial to be held in the united states of two supporters of the islamic state group, both former british nationals, nicknamed "the beatles". el shafee elsheikh and alexanda kotey are being held in us military custody, accused of belonging to a terror group in syria. china has announced it is aiming to become carbon neutral by 2060 with peak emissions before 2030. the world's biggest polluter said it would scale up its efforts under the global paris agreement on climate change. in an address to the un general assembly, president xi also called for a green focus as the world recovers from the covid—19 crisis. the black lives matter movement has set out to focus on britain's links with its colonial past, forcing many
judith moritz, bbc news, manchester.land and wales to legally self—identify as male or female without a medical diagnosis. the equalities minister liz truss said existing legislation would not be amended as she believed it already provided the proper checks and balances. a court ruling has opened the way for the trial to be held in the united states of two supporters of the islamic state group, both former british nationals, nicknamed "the beatles". el shafee elsheikh and alexanda...
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judith moritz, bbc news, manchester.oast of the united states. president trump is due to arrive in california shortly to meet emergency crews who have been battling the blazes. at least 35 people have died, thousands of homes have been burnt. the blazes have destroyed nearly five million acres across three states, fuelling accusations that president trump is in denial about climate change. he blames the fires on poor forestry management. aleem maqbool reports now from the fire—ravaged state of oregon. it was like a journey into an eerie twilight zone. few have been allowed here since the fires swept in with such rage. and though most people had scrambled to get out with whatever they could, it was in this area that lives had also been lost. there were some we found wandering and bewildered, like larry. i've lost everything except what's in that bag. everything. and i didn't have insurance. out of... all the homes had insurance, except for me. just explain where your cabin was. my spot was right over here and across from
judith moritz, bbc news, manchester.oast of the united states. president trump is due to arrive in california shortly to meet emergency crews who have been battling the blazes. at least 35 people have died, thousands of homes have been burnt. the blazes have destroyed nearly five million acres across three states, fuelling accusations that president trump is in denial about climate change. he blames the fires on poor forestry management. aleem maqbool reports now from the fire—ravaged state...
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opening statements from key organisations which were involved. 0ur north of england correspondent judith moritznchester arena. he walks past people queueing at the box office on the entrance doors. four days later, he returned to the same spot and exploded his bomb. ever since the attack, questions have been asked about who was in charge of security in that particular part of the building. the arena's operator, smg, says it was a shared responsibility. because the city room, in contrast to the arena itself, was a public spaceit to the arena itself, was a public space it was not controlled by a century. we do not accept that smg had sole responsibility for security there. the police also had such responsibilities. when the bomb exploded there were no officers in the city room and afterwards the first emergency help came from british transport police who were next door at victoria station. some of the bereaved families have accused those responsible for security here at manchester arena of starting a carousel of blame. today lawyers for british transport police said they did not want to get on bo
opening statements from key organisations which were involved. 0ur north of england correspondent judith moritznchester arena. he walks past people queueing at the box office on the entrance doors. four days later, he returned to the same spot and exploded his bomb. ever since the attack, questions have been asked about who was in charge of security in that particular part of the building. the arena's operator, smg, says it was a shared responsibility. because the city room, in contrast to the...
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judith moritz, bbc news, manchester.bos, leaving 13,000 migrants homeless. the former army camp had been placed under lockdown because of a coronavirus outbreak. greece has declared a state of emergency. the government there said the fire was started deliberately. a man who faced five trials over four years for the shooting of a woman and her nephew had been found guilty of murder. 53—year—old annie ekofo and 21—year—old bervil ekofo were killed in their home in north london in 2016. obina ezeoke first went on trial in 2017, but it collapsed, and juries in two more failed to reach verdicts, while a fourth was halted by coronavirus. but today, the 28 year old was found guilty of two counts of murder. 2,500 people have been at doncaster racecourse today — the first crowd at a british horse—racing fixture since lockdown. they were allowed to go as part of a government pilot scheme for sporting events, butjust hours after the race course opened its doors, local health officials ordered it to close them again from tomorrow. o
judith moritz, bbc news, manchester.bos, leaving 13,000 migrants homeless. the former army camp had been placed under lockdown because of a coronavirus outbreak. greece has declared a state of emergency. the government there said the fire was started deliberately. a man who faced five trials over four years for the shooting of a woman and her nephew had been found guilty of murder. 53—year—old annie ekofo and 21—year—old bervil ekofo were killed in their home in north london in 2016....
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injured made a difference to the number of people who survived. 0ur north of england correspondent judith moritzhaotic moments after a bomb went off at manchester arena, people started to call 999. there's an explosion at manchester arena. is anybody injured? that injured man wasjohn atkinson, who later died and today it emerged that he only received full medical attention after more than an hour. the issue of whether he could have been saved is significant. evidence suggest emergency services failed to coordinate with each other properly on the night. the enquiry will need to consider whether that is so and, if it is, why that occurred and whether life was lost as a result of any failure. as is beyond obvious, even the loss of a single life due to such a failure would be com pletely to such a failure would be completely unacceptable. only three paramedics went into the fourier where the bomb exploded and only one stretcher was used with injured people brought out on barriers and hoardings. communications between police forces on the night was ineffective. because the arena is connected to a rai
injured made a difference to the number of people who survived. 0ur north of england correspondent judith moritzhaotic moments after a bomb went off at manchester arena, people started to call 999. there's an explosion at manchester arena. is anybody injured? that injured man wasjohn atkinson, who later died and today it emerged that he only received full medical attention after more than an hour. the issue of whether he could have been saved is significant. evidence suggest emergency services...
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judith moritz reports.them. bet lagers he lesser? a moment of reflection. can i ask you to remain standing while mr greaney reads out the names of those who died? john atkinson, courtney boyle, kelly brewster, georgina callander... 22 lives lost, 22 names read in remembrance. the public inquiry will examine every aspect of the attack,
judith moritz reports.them. bet lagers he lesser? a moment of reflection. can i ask you to remain standing while mr greaney reads out the names of those who died? john atkinson, courtney boyle, kelly brewster, georgina callander... 22 lives lost, 22 names read in remembrance. the public inquiry will examine every aspect of the attack,
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our north of england correspondent judith moritz reports. chloe and liam were teenage sweethearts.eving and angry. she's my daughter. she was someone. his daughter, georgina, another teenager who was ticking off milestones, with a bright future all mapped out. philip tron's mum and uncle brought his photo with them as they played their tribute to the court. philip was a family—loving guy who had a huge personality. philip had a bit of a swagger about him and, having a good sense of humour, he was also a bit of a joker. his mum, june, was in a bad place for many months after the bombing. she believed that she was living in a parallel world or existence that she would wake up from and phil would be there. each of those who died has a story to be told. the tributes are known as "pen portraits", and more families will make the journey to give them next week. the government of barbados has announced it will become a republic and replace the queen as its head of state, in time for the 55th independence anniversary next year. the speech was delivered the country's governor general, the qu
our north of england correspondent judith moritz reports. chloe and liam were teenage sweethearts.eving and angry. she's my daughter. she was someone. his daughter, georgina, another teenager who was ticking off milestones, with a bright future all mapped out. philip tron's mum and uncle brought his photo with them as they played their tribute to the court. philip was a family—loving guy who had a huge personality. philip had a bit of a swagger about him and, having a good sense of humour, he...
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judith moritz reports. # i close my eyes and count to ten.th her grandparents, and they had just arranged to spend the school holidays together. we were away the night after. 0riginally, 0livia had other plans and decided to change her mind and come. sadly, i identified her body that week. 0livia's grandparents were the emblem of the charity they have set up in her name to tell the world what she meant to them. what was it about 0livia you wanted everyone to understand by watching this? a feeling of being such a proud papa, because it's the last thing i can do for her. the tribute for alice and how focused on her life as the mum of six children. her husband steve explained how they have tried to cope since her death. the children have soldiered through everything. every decision we make, we always ask, what would alison have said, what would mum have said? and it's never going to get easier. jane tweddle was described as a warrior mum. her three daughters said she had taught them to be kind and always stick together. the pen portraits were de
judith moritz reports. # i close my eyes and count to ten.th her grandparents, and they had just arranged to spend the school holidays together. we were away the night after. 0riginally, 0livia had other plans and decided to change her mind and come. sadly, i identified her body that week. 0livia's grandparents were the emblem of the charity they have set up in her name to tell the world what she meant to them. what was it about 0livia you wanted everyone to understand by watching this? a...
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they've been speaking to the bbc‘s north of england correspondent judith moritz. her eyes. her fund for life. how funny she was. it is three -- it is —— it is three years on, more than three years is not how much his life change? how are you feeling in yourself? it still feels like yesterday every day. every morning you wake up, it happens again. she died that day, every day. that is just how it is that we have to live with that. what do you want from a public enquiry, from this enquiry? it is not easy as time passes to start reliving the moments and start inking about the moment but it is something that needs to happen. —— thinking. all i hear is lessons learned and lessons haven't been learned. lessons will never be learnt unless we get that transparency and honesty from the people involved to get the answers that we need. and i don't want to go back over stuff which is unnecessarily painful but i know you wa nt to unnecessarily painful but i know you want to talk about this, so, what do you rememberfrom want to talk about this, so, what do you remember from tha
they've been speaking to the bbc‘s north of england correspondent judith moritz. her eyes. her fund for life. how funny she was. it is three -- it is —— it is three years on, more than three years is not how much his life change? how are you feeling in yourself? it still feels like yesterday every day. every morning you wake up, it happens again. she died that day, every day. that is just how it is that we have to live with that. what do you want from a public enquiry, from this enquiry?...