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judith moritz, bbc news, rotherham.their "profound contribution" to british life. a new monument at waterloo station in london pays tribute to the thousands of people who arrived in the uk from caribbean countries between 1948 and 1971. it was revealed to mark windrush day. the queen said she hoped the statue would "inspire present and future generations" in memory of those who arrived on board the hmt empire windrush at tilbury docks in 1948. 0ur correspondent celestina 0lulode reports. cheers and applause. dressed in their sunday best, the new monument to remember the vital contribution of the windrush generation. the statue represents the thousands of caribbeans who travelled to the uk. they first arrived on the empire windrush 74 years ago today to help rebuild post—war britain. but despite living and working here for decades, many were told they were here illegally because of a lack of official paperwork, while some were wrongly detained and even deported. tens of thousands of that generation were profoundly wronge
judith moritz, bbc news, rotherham.their "profound contribution" to british life. a new monument at waterloo station in london pays tribute to the thousands of people who arrived in the uk from caribbean countries between 1948 and 1971. it was revealed to mark windrush day. the queen said she hoped the statue would "inspire present and future generations" in memory of those who arrived on board the hmt empire windrush at tilbury docks in 1948. 0ur correspondent celestina...
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judith moritz, bbc news.ld of biology, a team of scientists is planning to sequence the genomes of all forms of life in the british isles, estimated to be 70,000 species. the project could transform how we understand the natural world, and there may be benefits for humans in search of medicines and materials inspired by nature. our science editor, rebecca morelle, has been finding out more. a close—up look at our weird and wonderful natural world. from a delicate sea creature called a brittle star, to a hermit crab carrying a sea anemone on its back, and these bizarre animals known as mud owls. all of these creatures were scooped up just off the coast of plymouth. so, you've got two worms here. this one, it's almost made these overlapping scales of sandy shell. they're being collected for an ambitious new project, to sequence the genomes of all life in the british isles. today, scientists are focusing on marine worms, known as polychaetes. it's a big task, with hundreds and hundreds of species. and we've got
judith moritz, bbc news.ld of biology, a team of scientists is planning to sequence the genomes of all forms of life in the british isles, estimated to be 70,000 species. the project could transform how we understand the natural world, and there may be benefits for humans in search of medicines and materials inspired by nature. our science editor, rebecca morelle, has been finding out more. a close—up look at our weird and wonderful natural world. from a delicate sea creature called a brittle...
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judith moritz reports.heresa may: councils and housing associations - must remove dangerous cladding quickly... boris johnson: leaseholders should not have to worry about the cost - of fixing historic safety defects that they didn't cause... michael gove: we've all got to do better in future to ensure _ that issues of life and death i are never overlooked again... 200 miles north of grenfell, these social housing blocks in salford are still being made safe. work to remove dangerous cladding here started within a week of the tragedy, but it's yet to be replaced. since the cladding's off, it's gone up to 200... edna crowson lives on the eighth floor and says she can't keep warm in winter. that's why we don't have the heating on. without the cladding, there's lower insulation and higher heating bills. all day cold air, when the wind is blowing, comes all in here. and your heating goes outside. yeah. the heating can't keep up with it. if you're on your own, which a lot are here, and you're only on one pension,
judith moritz reports.heresa may: councils and housing associations - must remove dangerous cladding quickly... boris johnson: leaseholders should not have to worry about the cost - of fixing historic safety defects that they didn't cause... michael gove: we've all got to do better in future to ensure _ that issues of life and death i are never overlooked again... 200 miles north of grenfell, these social housing blocks in salford are still being made safe. work to remove dangerous cladding...
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judith moritz, bbc news, rotherham. groups posting pictures and videos of upskirting, following an investigation by bbc news. our research found thousands of users openly sharing obscene material of women and girls taken in public without their consent. our correspondent angus crawford has this report, which contains some flashing images. this man is following a schoolgirl in new york, about to film up her skirt and post the footage on facebook. we've censored the images. but our investigation found facebook groups with thousands of members, all sharing so—called upskirt photos and videos. and with comments like this. members of these groups are all using anonymous accounts, so it's almost impossible to know who they really are. that video of the schoolgirl appears to be in the us. but we also found men posting content from here in the uk. this image was taken at an airport in britain without her knowledge or consent. we reported that photograph and some of the comments, but facebook said they didn't go against their co
judith moritz, bbc news, rotherham. groups posting pictures and videos of upskirting, following an investigation by bbc news. our research found thousands of users openly sharing obscene material of women and girls taken in public without their consent. our correspondent angus crawford has this report, which contains some flashing images. this man is following a schoolgirl in new york, about to film up her skirt and post the footage on facebook. we've censored the images. but our investigation...
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judith moritz, bbc news, rotherham. the time is 6:15pm. our top story this evening... in afghanistan. and coming up, glastonbury is back — after a three year gap fans are descending on worthy farm in somerset for one of the biggest music festivals in the world. coming up on the bbc news channel, jason roy and stand—in skipperjos buttler power england to a comfortable eight wicket victory over the netherlands to seal an emphatic 3— 01 day international series win. now, to the war in ukraine, and russian forces are closing in on the beleaguered city of lysychansk in the donbas region, where russia has been focusing much of its firepower. military sources have told the bbc the russians are less than two miles from the city limits. they've already captured almost all the neighbouring city of severodonetsk, where fierce fighting is continuing. local officials say about seven to 8,000 civilians remain in lysychansk, from a pre—war population of 100,000. 0ur international correspondent 0rla guerin, and video journalist colm 0'molloy, joined volunteers evacuating civilians whi
judith moritz, bbc news, rotherham. the time is 6:15pm. our top story this evening... in afghanistan. and coming up, glastonbury is back — after a three year gap fans are descending on worthy farm in somerset for one of the biggest music festivals in the world. coming up on the bbc news channel, jason roy and stand—in skipperjos buttler power england to a comfortable eight wicket victory over the netherlands to seal an emphatic 3— 01 day international series win. now, to the war in...
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the justice system is still catching up with rotherham's past. judith moritz, bbc news, rotherham. as food, energy and fuel costs climb. and we're live at the glastonbury festival, which has opened its gates for the first time in three years. 200,000 people will descend on worthy farm. many still trying to find somewhere to pitch their tent. and coming up on the bbc news channel, world champion dina asher—smith and katarina johnson—thompson are among the athletes chosen to represent england at the commmonwealth games in birmingham next month. more than 5 million refugees from ukraine are trying to settle into new homes across europe. for the 1000 now in wales, that settling in period begins at a so welcome centre. 0urwales period begins at a so welcome centre. 0ur wales correspondent has made some of the families staying there. —— meet. this small corner of welsh countryside has, for the last two months, become a haven for families fleeing war. the urdd centre normally hosts welsh schools, but it's ukrainian children who have been living, learning and laughing here. 0lena and kater
the justice system is still catching up with rotherham's past. judith moritz, bbc news, rotherham. as food, energy and fuel costs climb. and we're live at the glastonbury festival, which has opened its gates for the first time in three years. 200,000 people will descend on worthy farm. many still trying to find somewhere to pitch their tent. and coming up on the bbc news channel, world champion dina asher—smith and katarina johnson—thompson are among the athletes chosen to represent england...
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judith moritz, bbc news, rotherham.an court of human rights. last week it was that court which blocked a flight organised by the home office to remove a number of asylum seekers from the uk to rwanda. let's have a look at what the government says is included in the bill. it says it includes greater weight in law to freedom of speech and makes it clear that the uk supreme court is the ultimate judicial decision—maker on human rights issues. rulings by the european court of human rights do not always need to be followed by uk courts. but the government also says it does not intend to quit the european convention on human rights. the echr is a set of legal safeguards allowing ordinary people to challenge what they say is unfair treatment by their government. critics say the proposals are unneccesary and a step backwards, deputy prime minister dominic raab has been defending the move. we want to strengthen the separation of powers. we are proud of ourjudiciary, they should apply the law without fear or favour. but when the
judith moritz, bbc news, rotherham.an court of human rights. last week it was that court which blocked a flight organised by the home office to remove a number of asylum seekers from the uk to rwanda. let's have a look at what the government says is included in the bill. it says it includes greater weight in law to freedom of speech and makes it clear that the uk supreme court is the ultimate judicial decision—maker on human rights issues. rulings by the european court of human rights do not...