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fergal keane, bbc news, kwazulu—natal. breaking news out of indonesia.lcano erupted early monday morning local time. that's in west sumatra. three climbers were found alive. 12 more are still missing. we'll continue to follow this story and bring you updates as we get them. now, in wales, what was thought to be a garden ornament has turned out to be a hundred—year—old missile. sian and jeffrey edwards say the device had been outside their home all their lives, and they thought it was a dummy. the couple said they used to bang garden tools against it to remove the soil. imagine their surprise when the bomb squad was called in to detonate the device, said to be a 29—kilogram naval projectile. you're watching bbc news, i'm helena humphrey in washington dc. thanks for your company. you can get the latest on our website, see .com. stay with us here on bbc news. bye for now. hello, there. plenty of wintry scenes recorded by our weather watchers across the uk, throughout the weekend, such as here in derbyshire, with the lying snow, but further south, across muc
fergal keane, bbc news, kwazulu—natal. breaking news out of indonesia.lcano erupted early monday morning local time. that's in west sumatra. three climbers were found alive. 12 more are still missing. we'll continue to follow this story and bring you updates as we get them. now, in wales, what was thought to be a garden ornament has turned out to be a hundred—year—old missile. sian and jeffrey edwards say the device had been outside their home all their lives, and they thought it was a...
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fergal keane, bbc news, kwazulu—natal. parts of the uk. heavy snow in cumbria caused havoc on the roads, leaving hundreds of drivers trapped in their cars and more than 2,500 people without electricity. yunis mulla has this report. severe weather left a blanket of snow. in some areas, as much as 30 centimetres fell. motorists were caught out and stranded. this is ambleside. kerry abandoned her trip home to kendal and slept at work. i stayed at my work, because they have a flat upstairs, so a few of us just stayed there for the night, which was also really helpful, because a lot of us couldn't get home. the snow wasjust unprecedented. we didn't expect this amount, so it has been chaos. antony harrison has lived here for 35 years, and opened up his house to give a friend a bed for the night. a friend who rang me at lunchtime yesterday said he couldn't get home, and said, "can i come "round to your house for lunch?" so he came at 12 o'clock yesterday, and he left at 10 o'clock this morning. he stayed with us last night. there
fergal keane, bbc news, kwazulu—natal. parts of the uk. heavy snow in cumbria caused havoc on the roads, leaving hundreds of drivers trapped in their cars and more than 2,500 people without electricity. yunis mulla has this report. severe weather left a blanket of snow. in some areas, as much as 30 centimetres fell. motorists were caught out and stranded. this is ambleside. kerry abandoned her trip home to kendal and slept at work. i stayed at my work, because they have a flat upstairs, so a...
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fergal keane, bbc news, kwazulu—natal. that's all for now — stay with bbc news. with the lying snow but further south across much of england and south wales. then it turned milder on sunday, with outbreaks of rain moving northwards. and for all of us, the current cold spell will be coming to an end. as we head through it this week, it will be turning milder, but the payback is it's also going to be wetter and windier. for much of the time now, we've seen this deep area of low pressure just roll its way northwards and eastwards strong, gusty winds towards channel coast through the night. still some heavy downpours of rain around snow over any elevation. this is how we're starting of monday morning. cold and frosty still towards the north, but milder further south, five to seven degrees celsius here. but let's just zoom in on the north of england and north wales where we could see some icy conditions, tricky travelling conditions, i think, particularly over the higher passes of the pennines and across north wales with some of this rain turning to snow with any elev
fergal keane, bbc news, kwazulu—natal. that's all for now — stay with bbc news. with the lying snow but further south across much of england and south wales. then it turned milder on sunday, with outbreaks of rain moving northwards. and for all of us, the current cold spell will be coming to an end. as we head through it this week, it will be turning milder, but the payback is it's also going to be wetter and windier. for much of the time now, we've seen this deep area of low pressure just...
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but 30 years later, a deadly new struggle is under way in the hills of kwazulu—natal.ocal politicians murdered in the last year. "it was people from the anc fighting for a position," says mrs lombo. "that's why he was killed." you're working with us as a journalist here, and translating, but your own grandfather was killed in political violence recently. what do you feel when you hear what mrs lombo has to say? it hurts. it hurts a lot, because my grandpa was killed right at the gate in my house, about six, seven, eight bullets. 60% of people here live in poverty — billions that could have helped them stolen by corrupt politicians and officials, fuelling the infighting that's tarnished africa's oldest liberation movement. this memorial to nelson mandela in the hills of kwazulu—natal is a reminder of the long history of violence and repression in south africa. but when democracy came 30 years ago, millions hoped for a land where human life would have more value. in the old colonial city hall of pietermaritzburg, capital of kwazulu—natal, we met up with the anc mayor. he
but 30 years later, a deadly new struggle is under way in the hills of kwazulu—natal.ocal politicians murdered in the last year. "it was people from the anc fighting for a position," says mrs lombo. "that's why he was killed." you're working with us as a journalist here, and translating, but your own grandfather was killed in political violence recently. what do you feel when you hear what mrs lombo has to say? it hurts. it hurts a lot, because my grandpa was killed right...
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fergal keane, bbc news, kwazulu—natal.ounded to safety. the explosion took place in a university hall where people had gathered for sunday mass. you can see smoke in the air. these pictures from inside show chairs strewn across the floor by the force of the blast. the police say they have recovered fragments of a mortar bomb. many worshippers were taken to hospital in a state of shock. translation: we - attended mass at 7am. then during the first reading, there was a sudden explosion. it was really sudden and everyone ran. when i looked behind me, people were lying on the floor. the president described the attack as senseless and heinous. he blamed what he called foreign terrorists. the authorities believe it may have been carried out in retaliation for the killing of 12 suspected members of an islamist militant group by the military on friday. the public is being urged to remain calm. our focus now in the face of this incident in marawi will be to not only address the security dimension, but also the wellness dimension of
fergal keane, bbc news, kwazulu—natal.ounded to safety. the explosion took place in a university hall where people had gathered for sunday mass. you can see smoke in the air. these pictures from inside show chairs strewn across the floor by the force of the blast. the police say they have recovered fragments of a mortar bomb. many worshippers were taken to hospital in a state of shock. translation: we - attended mass at 7am. then during the first reading, there was a sudden explosion. it was...