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thank you, simon jones.al democrat leader sir vince cable has criticised elderly brexit supporters for, as he puts it, "comprehensively shafting" young people in the uk. in an article in a sunday paper, sir vince — who is himself 7a —says older leave voters are willing to endure economic pain as a badge of honour, although many of them do not have a job to lose. he says they have had the last word on brexit by imposing a world view coloured by nostalgia for britain's imperial past. the children's commisioner for england, anne longfield, says parents should limit the amount of time their children spend online. she likened the internet to junk food, saying that overuse could have a detrimental affect on children's confidence and well—being. we wouldn't let our children out in a kind of strange city without, you know, giving them guidance and looking after them, and actually we really shouldn't for their digital world either. so this is about equipping children, about enabling them to have the confidence to man
thank you, simon jones.al democrat leader sir vince cable has criticised elderly brexit supporters for, as he puts it, "comprehensively shafting" young people in the uk. in an article in a sunday paper, sir vince — who is himself 7a —says older leave voters are willing to endure economic pain as a badge of honour, although many of them do not have a job to lose. he says they have had the last word on brexit by imposing a world view coloured by nostalgia for britain's imperial...
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simon jones, thank you. only one reason to turn off your microphone, because you are gossiping! i would like to say thank you for looking out for me and switching on the microphone you always look out for me. out for me and switching on the microphone you always look out for me. let's out for me and switching on the microphone you always look out for me. let's get out for me and switching on the microphone you always look out for me. let's get on out for me and switching on the microphone you always look out for me. let's get on with out for me and switching on the microphone you always look out for me. let's get on with the out for me and switching on the microphone you always look out for me. let's get on with the weather forecast, no gossiping involved, the weather turning cloudy and damp. not awfully heavy rain at alljust spots of rain here and there. tonight cloudy with a few clear spells, may be long enough to get a glimpse of the shooting stars tonight clear skies developing in some areas, other areas
simon jones, thank you. only one reason to turn off your microphone, because you are gossiping! i would like to say thank you for looking out for me and switching on the microphone you always look out for me. out for me and switching on the microphone you always look out for me. let's out for me and switching on the microphone you always look out for me. let's get out for me and switching on the microphone you always look out for me. let's get on out for me and switching on the microphone you...
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simon jones, bbc news. to continue for many more days. simonjones, bbc news.e enduring. that is normally a street you can see in front of us. you can see the level of the water from the mailboxes. these are mobile homes here. people here don‘t have much to begin with. now, they‘re experiencing this, that people are going back to their homes to try to retrieve what they can in anticipation of the even greater flooding that they‘re going to experience in the next 2a—hours as that river, just behind us, is expected to crest tomorrow. extraordinary levels of suffering here. people will have to pick their lives up. many of them didn‘t even have flood insurance. the spirit here is so strong, huw, people here so kind, handing bottles of water out to a visiting tv crew as they try to cope with with the impact of this flooding and wait for what is to come. thank you for the latest there, laura. 20 years ago, on the 31st august 1997, diana, princess of wales, died in a car crash in paris. the vehicle she was in was being chased at high speed by press photographers. toda
simon jones, bbc news. to continue for many more days. simonjones, bbc news.e enduring. that is normally a street you can see in front of us. you can see the level of the water from the mailboxes. these are mobile homes here. people here don‘t have much to begin with. now, they‘re experiencing this, that people are going back to their homes to try to retrieve what they can in anticipation of the even greater flooding that they‘re going to experience in the next 2a—hours as that river,...
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in the meantime, let's get this latest report from simon jones.evard where, on thursday, bodies lay, last night a vigil. flowers and candles to mark the lives lost and those injured from 3a different countries. the disbelief and grief etched on people's faces. i was scared and nervous to come here. i didn't know what it would be like and if everybody was going to be kind of mourning and upset over what happened. it's good, though, to see everybody come together and just kind of remember what happened. through the window of a museum, new footage has emerged, appearing to show the van speeding along las ramblas. people ran for their lives. hours later, a car was driven into pedestrians in cambrils. five suspects were shot dead, four by a single officer. among them, moussa oukabir, the man believed to have rented the van used in the barcelona attack. police say they are still looking for the man they now believe was driving it, younes abouyaaqoub. the task of identifying the dead and injured is continuing. fears are growing forjulian cadman, who is s
in the meantime, let's get this latest report from simon jones.evard where, on thursday, bodies lay, last night a vigil. flowers and candles to mark the lives lost and those injured from 3a different countries. the disbelief and grief etched on people's faces. i was scared and nervous to come here. i didn't know what it would be like and if everybody was going to be kind of mourning and upset over what happened. it's good, though, to see everybody come together and just kind of remember what...
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simon jones speaking to like people trying to get there.nley and the german club hannover was abandoned earlier following crowd trouble. police said the decision was taken because of violent behaviour from a group of travelling hanover fans, who attempted to attack the home stands, as well as police officers and stewards. lancashire police said additional resources had been brought in from across the county. at 93, reg buttress from south wales is thought to be britain's oldest supermarket worker. now, after more than 30 years in his currentjob, he's decided it's time to retire. but it isn't the first time he's hung up his apron — he originally stopped working at the age of 65, but lasted only six weeks before asking for his job back. our correspondent tomos morgan went to meet him before his final shift. this is reg buttress. not your average 93—year—old. but his customers and colleagues love him. he retired once at 65, just a few years into his time at sainsbury‘s. his retirement only lasted a few weeks. i look forward to coming here to m
simon jones speaking to like people trying to get there.nley and the german club hannover was abandoned earlier following crowd trouble. police said the decision was taken because of violent behaviour from a group of travelling hanover fans, who attempted to attack the home stands, as well as police officers and stewards. lancashire police said additional resources had been brought in from across the county. at 93, reg buttress from south wales is thought to be britain's oldest supermarket...
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our correspondent simon jones is there for us. what is the latest?, we have seen one of the coast guard helicopters flying past, there are two helicopters involved in the search and also two lifeboats, scarring the sea behind, because it was around two miles off the coast just after dawn that a passing fishing boat spotted a man in the water was clinging to a buoy. he has been taken hospital, we understand he is 45 and from london, initially from romania. there have been difficulties, but he was able to tell the emergency services that three of his colleagues on a fishing trip were missing, presumably in the water. that prompted this search. what we had 815 this morning, a body was spotted in the water, and that was spotted in the water, and that was brought back to shore by the coast guard helicopter and that person was sadly dead. the search continues for two other people. my understanding is, the man who was rescued had initially suggested that there could have been a collision a few miles off the shore but the coastguards are not certain about wh
our correspondent simon jones is there for us. what is the latest?, we have seen one of the coast guard helicopters flying past, there are two helicopters involved in the search and also two lifeboats, scarring the sea behind, because it was around two miles off the coast just after dawn that a passing fishing boat spotted a man in the water was clinging to a buoy. he has been taken hospital, we understand he is 45 and from london, initially from romania. there have been difficulties, but he...
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let's talk to our reporter at waterloo, simon jones. g to you so far, simon? well, some passengers have arrived here knowing that they were facing disruption, but for others the message had not got through. in this station, some 99 million passengerjourneys are made to more from the station each year, so when you take out some of the capacity, it is going to have a huge impact. let me show you the situation on this platform, rather strange, workers there, but you have got the macro passengers at all, because ten of the platforms are being taken totally out of service over the next three weeks. that is so that four of the platforms can be extended to increase the capacity of the station, so they can accept longer trains. the boards are showing that trains are still departing, but there are far fewer than there would normally be at the weekend and over the coming weeks. for passengers here, they have been trying to make sense of it all, one told me they were very angry because they have got a lot of friends visiting them, and they didn't k
let's talk to our reporter at waterloo, simon jones. g to you so far, simon? well, some passengers have arrived here knowing that they were facing disruption, but for others the message had not got through. in this station, some 99 million passengerjourneys are made to more from the station each year, so when you take out some of the capacity, it is going to have a huge impact. let me show you the situation on this platform, rather strange, workers there, but you have got the macro passengers...
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let's cross to our correspondent simon jones, who's in golders green in north london.cribe this has a devastating and horrific attack. officers were called to this street before 9pm yesterday. they were reports that two woman was seriously injured. when they arrived, they found the two woman, one aged 33 and the other 66, with stab wins. they we re the other 66, with stab wins. they were pronounced dead. please say it was a mother and daughter that were the victims of that stabbing and they have named a suspect. his 27—year—old and is called joshua cohen and was known to the victims. they say he suffers from paranoid schizophrenia. the police say he should not be approached. if anybody sees him, they should dial 999 immediately. he has recently shaved his head and hybrids of. yesterday, we understand he was wearing a red marker to top, tracksuit bottoms and trainers. police are pulling out all the stops to find him. they are trying to reassure the community, which is in a state of shock. the community says this is out of the ordinary. the police say they are determined
let's cross to our correspondent simon jones, who's in golders green in north london.cribe this has a devastating and horrific attack. officers were called to this street before 9pm yesterday. they were reports that two woman was seriously injured. when they arrived, they found the two woman, one aged 33 and the other 66, with stab wins. they we re the other 66, with stab wins. they were pronounced dead. please say it was a mother and daughter that were the victims of that stabbing and they...
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the coastguard has now suspended its search, as simon jones reports.rching for the missing men who were on a night fishing trip. their boat went down in seconds, with no time to make an emergency call. the alarm was raised when another boat spotted a man in the water, a 45—year—old from romania, who lives in london. anybody that spends that length of time, you know, numerous hours, potentially, in the sea, without any protective equipment, at this time of year, it's a nice day, but the sea is still cold — very, very lucky to be alive. the rescued man told the emergency services that three of his friends, also romanian, were missing. just after 8:00am this morning, the body of one of the men was recovered from the sea. police are now looking into the possibility that the boat was hit by another vessel. he has described that their boat was struck by another boat, that was oncoming. he describes that he jumped from the boat, and to swim for safety, and has therefore lost contact with the other three other people on the boat. despite several more hours of
the coastguard has now suspended its search, as simon jones reports.rching for the missing men who were on a night fishing trip. their boat went down in seconds, with no time to make an emergency call. the alarm was raised when another boat spotted a man in the water, a 45—year—old from romania, who lives in london. anybody that spends that length of time, you know, numerous hours, potentially, in the sea, without any protective equipment, at this time of year, it's a nice day, but the sea...
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simonjones, bbc simon jones, bbc news. simonjoins me now in the studio.ed it, and it seems as if the emergency service is our thinking about pointing the finger at france, but nothing is certain. people were suggesting it could be chlorine, because it's not like they were at a swimming pool, but much stronger than normal, but the police are saying given the problems people suffered, they don't think it was, but they are not sure what it was. is it safe to go back to the beach today? the police are saying the gas is dissipated, so the beaches are going to be open today, and we have seen pictures of people returning. the bank holiday for a lot of people and it is going to be hot, so beaches will be busy, perhaps people will be concerned. but this was a pretty nasty experience, 150 people feeling they needed to go to hospital, and hundreds more suffering from the symptoms of vomiting and streaming eyes a lot of than phoning doctors and 111 just to see what they should do. but the doctors decided it was necessary to carry on with full decontamination that the
simonjones, bbc simon jones, bbc news. simonjoins me now in the studio.ed it, and it seems as if the emergency service is our thinking about pointing the finger at france, but nothing is certain. people were suggesting it could be chlorine, because it's not like they were at a swimming pool, but much stronger than normal, but the police are saying given the problems people suffered, they don't think it was, but they are not sure what it was. is it safe to go back to the beach today? the police...
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fishermen. morning, after being found clinging the coastguard has now suspended it's search, as simon jones the missing men who were on a night fishing trip. their boat went down in seconds with no time to make an emergency call. in seconds with no time the alarm was raised when another boat spotted a man in the water, a 45—year—old from romania who lives in london. anybody that spends that length of time, you know, numerous hours, potentially, in the sea, without any protective equipment, at this time of year, it is a nice day, but the sea is still cold, very, very lucky to be alive. is still cold, very, the rescued man told the emergency services that three of his friends, also romanian, were missing. just after 8 o'clock this morning, the body of one of the men was recovered from the sea. the body of one of the men police are now looking into the possibility that the boat was hit by another vessel. into the possibility that the boat he has described that their boat was struck by another boat that was oncoming. was struck by another he describes that he jumped from the boat to swim for sa
fishermen. morning, after being found clinging the coastguard has now suspended it's search, as simon jones the missing men who were on a night fishing trip. their boat went down in seconds with no time to make an emergency call. in seconds with no time the alarm was raised when another boat spotted a man in the water, a 45—year—old from romania who lives in london. anybody that spends that length of time, you know, numerous hours, potentially, in the sea, without any protective equipment,...
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simon jones, thank you.f an 83—year—old dog walker stabbed to death in woodlands in norfolk, have made an arrest. the body of peter wrighton was found three miles south of east harling in norfolk. he had been repeatedly stabbed in his neck and head, post—mortem examination tests showed. norfolk police has arrested a local man, in his 20s, on suspicion of murder, and he remains in custody while inquiries continue. an anti—islam campaigner has been approved as a candidate in the election for a new ukip leader. anne marie waters is the founder of the campaign group sharia watch which has previously called islam "evil". her candidacy has divided the party. some prominent figures in the party say if she wins, they'll quit. a new leader will be announced in september. i'm joined by our political correspondent ben wright. how much ofa correspondent ben wright. how much of a problem is anne marie waters proving to be for ukip? turmoil continues within ukip. it's been a wretched few months for them. dreadful result i
simon jones, thank you.f an 83—year—old dog walker stabbed to death in woodlands in norfolk, have made an arrest. the body of peter wrighton was found three miles south of east harling in norfolk. he had been repeatedly stabbed in his neck and head, post—mortem examination tests showed. norfolk police has arrested a local man, in his 20s, on suspicion of murder, and he remains in custody while inquiries continue. an anti—islam campaigner has been approved as a candidate in the election...
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simonjones is simon jones is full loving simonjones is full loving leader elements and sent us this updatea is following developments. they were on a night fishing trip to what actually happened is the police believe it's possible that their vote was hit by another vessel. it is clear that what ever the cause of the vote going down, it happened very quickly. there was no time for the four men on board to make emergency calls ten 909, all members of theirfamily. emergency calls ten 909, all members of their family. there was no time for them to put on a life vests. the vote went down quickly and it was only several hours later that a fishing boat was passing through the water around two miles from the shore here and spotted a man in the water, clinging to that life buoy. they managed to get the man to the shore and he has now been treated in hospital. anybody that spends that length of time, numerous hours potentially, in the sea, without any protective equipment at this time of year, it's a nice day but the sea is still cold. very, very lucky to be alive. this time of year i understand the
simonjones is simon jones is full loving simonjones is full loving leader elements and sent us this updatea is following developments. they were on a night fishing trip to what actually happened is the police believe it's possible that their vote was hit by another vessel. it is clear that what ever the cause of the vote going down, it happened very quickly. there was no time for the four men on board to make emergency calls ten 909, all members of theirfamily. emergency calls ten 909, all...
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simon jones, bbc news.secretary david davis and government officials return to brussels today for the latest round of brexit negotiations. british negotiators are urging the eu to show flexibility and imagination. this is the third round of talks since june. 0ur brussels reporter adam fleming has been following every twist and turn, and hejoined me a little earlier. the british strategy employed at the moment is to try to broaden out the talks from the three priority areas that have been identified as the eu on their side and broaden it out to start talking about the future relationship between the eu and the uk on things like trade. so that is why the government has issued a whole load of papers in the last two weeks trying to make the talks a little broader. in terms of how that goes down here in brussels, not amazingly well. eu officials at the end of last week were saying that you mess with the timetable at your peril. they say that if you leave big sensitive issues like northern ireland and the border
simon jones, bbc news.secretary david davis and government officials return to brussels today for the latest round of brexit negotiations. british negotiators are urging the eu to show flexibility and imagination. this is the third round of talks since june. 0ur brussels reporter adam fleming has been following every twist and turn, and hejoined me a little earlier. the british strategy employed at the moment is to try to broaden out the talks from the three priority areas that have been...
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simon jones at waterloo, thank you.computer expert has appeared before a judge in las vegas, charged with creating software to steal bank details. prosecutors said 23—year—old marcus hutchins had admitted writing the malware code — but his lawyer said his client denied all the charges against him. james cook reports from las vegas. marcus hutchins appeared before a us federaljudge in a las vegas courtroom. the prosecution said he'd admitted writing computer code designed to steal banking details and also claimed there was evidence that he'd discussed how to split the profits with an accomplice. but his lawyer says he denies all the charges against him. how's he doing? he's holding up. he's in good spirits. the family, i think, support and the friends' support and his co—workers and the community have been tremendously supportive for him. indeed, many fellow cyber security experts regard marcus hutchins as a hero for stopping an attack which caused chaos for the nhs and spread to 150 countries around the world. mr hutchi
simon jones at waterloo, thank you.computer expert has appeared before a judge in las vegas, charged with creating software to steal bank details. prosecutors said 23—year—old marcus hutchins had admitted writing the malware code — but his lawyer said his client denied all the charges against him. james cook reports from las vegas. marcus hutchins appeared before a us federaljudge in a las vegas courtroom. the prosecution said he'd admitted writing computer code designed to steal banking...
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simon jones, bbc news. back to the news in india.rison sentence of ten years. gurmeet ram rahim singh, who claims to have million followers, was found guilty of two charges of rape on friday. his conviction sparked an explosion of violence in north india in which 38 people were killed more than 200 injured. what is happening there? the sentencing announced a few minutes ago. this sentence was pronounced in the special court inside the prison in which gurmeet ram rahim singh has been held since friday, simply because of the law and order situation that has prevented, the authorities decided to fly thejudge prevented, the authorities decided to fly the judge in by helicopter into the prison. during the hearing, lawyers for the prosecution asked for the maximum prison sentence possible, which is life in prison. the defence lawyers said that gurmeet ram rahim singh was, in their words, a social reformer and therefore should be given a lenient sentence and then the judge came out with his sentence which was ten yea rs with his sentence wh
simon jones, bbc news. back to the news in india.rison sentence of ten years. gurmeet ram rahim singh, who claims to have million followers, was found guilty of two charges of rape on friday. his conviction sparked an explosion of violence in north india in which 38 people were killed more than 200 injured. what is happening there? the sentencing announced a few minutes ago. this sentence was pronounced in the special court inside the prison in which gurmeet ram rahim singh has been held since...
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simon jones, bbc news. let's talk to don champion, a reporterfor cbs news, he's in houston.ings will get worse in other areas, i just wonder what's happening where you are in houston, aren't the water is beginning to recede? good afternoon, clive. certainly some of the floodwaters have started to recede across this region but the devastation is still all around this area. some of the hardest hit areas here, the flooding might not recede from there for well over two months. yesterday we got our first aerial view of the devastation across this region. it was breathtaking, and incredibly sad to see how many large swathes of land in this area are literally still under water. yesterday was the first day we saw the return of the sun above the houston area in more than five days. more than 30,000 people are still seeking safety and shelter set up around this area. more than 200 are opened here in texas at risk power. some families are leaving the shoulders and going elsewhere with family members in other locations and other cities but certainly the waters are starting to recede. th
simon jones, bbc news. let's talk to don champion, a reporterfor cbs news, he's in houston.ings will get worse in other areas, i just wonder what's happening where you are in houston, aren't the water is beginning to recede? good afternoon, clive. certainly some of the floodwaters have started to recede across this region but the devastation is still all around this area. some of the hardest hit areas here, the flooding might not recede from there for well over two months. yesterday we got our...
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indeed, simon, thank you very much indeed, simonjones live at simon, thank you very much indeed, simon jonesry much indeed, simonjones live at waterloo station in london this morning. how do you feel about alligators? don't like them, same as crocodiles, scary! little ones? they grow into big ones! an alligator has been spotted relaxing by a lake in somerset. the two foot long reptile was seen getting out of the water at chew valley reservoir by a bristol water engineer. a spokesman could not confirm the species, but said a staff member "bumped into it" doing a routine survey. it was captured and put into a container ready to be collected by the rspca. it does make you wonder how many others might be around, because people have exotic pets, alligators, snakes. i don't wonder about it at all! veteran long—distance runner jo pavey will be presented with herfirst world championship medal later today, ten years after competing in the 10,000m in osaka. jo has been upgraded from fourth place after a turkish athlete, who originally won silver, was disqualified for doping offences. we're delighted t
indeed, simon, thank you very much indeed, simonjones live at simon, thank you very much indeed, simon jonesry much indeed, simonjones live at waterloo station in london this morning. how do you feel about alligators? don't like them, same as crocodiles, scary! little ones? they grow into big ones! an alligator has been spotted relaxing by a lake in somerset. the two foot long reptile was seen getting out of the water at chew valley reservoir by a bristol water engineer. a spokesman could not...
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simon jones, bbc news.ing and queen are expected to attend a memorial service this morning for the victims of the barcelona terror attack. the special mass will take place inside gaudi's famous sagrada familia church. king felipe and queen letizia showed their support for the city yesterday by laying flowers at las ramblas, and visiting the wounded victims who are still recovering in hospital. meanwhile, police in spain continue to hunt for the driver of the van which ran over dozens of people on thursday. 22—year—old moroccan younes abu yaaquoub, is the main suspect. the spanish interior ministry says the rest of the terrorist cell has been dismantled. fraudsters aiming to scam people out of their pensions savings could soon face fines of up to £500,000. the government will introduce new measures to protect older savers, such as a ban on cold calling and tougher hmrc rules for those setting up pension schemes. almost five million has been taken from pension pots this year. here's our business correspondent
simon jones, bbc news.ing and queen are expected to attend a memorial service this morning for the victims of the barcelona terror attack. the special mass will take place inside gaudi's famous sagrada familia church. king felipe and queen letizia showed their support for the city yesterday by laying flowers at las ramblas, and visiting the wounded victims who are still recovering in hospital. meanwhile, police in spain continue to hunt for the driver of the van which ran over dozens of people...
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last night crowds gathered to pay their respects to the victims, as simon jones reports.ulevard where, on thursday, bodies lay, last night a vigil. flowers and candles to mark the lives lost and those injured from 3a different countries. the disbelief and grief etched on people's faces. i was scared and nervous to come here. i didn't know what it would be like and if everybody was going to be kind of mourning and upset over what happened. it's good, though, to see everybody come together and just kind of remember what happened. through the window of a museum, new footage has emerged, appearing to show the van speeding along las ramblas. people ran for their lives. hours later a car was driven into pedestrians in cambrils. five suspects were shot dead, four by a single officer. among them, moussa oukabir, the man believed to have rented the van used in the barcelona attack. police say they are still looking for the man they now believe was driving it, younes abouyaaqoub. the task of identifying the dead and injured is continuing. fears are growing forjulian cadman, who is
last night crowds gathered to pay their respects to the victims, as simon jones reports.ulevard where, on thursday, bodies lay, last night a vigil. flowers and candles to mark the lives lost and those injured from 3a different countries. the disbelief and grief etched on people's faces. i was scared and nervous to come here. i didn't know what it would be like and if everybody was going to be kind of mourning and upset over what happened. it's good, though, to see everybody come together and...
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our correspondent simon jones is in southwark what do the residents say about this? had initially asked the council to look at these four blocks because large cracks had appeared. the council sent in structural engineers and they potentially found a much more serious problem. these four blocks were built between 1968 and 1970. the idea is at that time there should have been things put in place in the building to strengthen it to mitigate against the effect of a gas explosion. that's because in a tower block in 1968 in newham similar to these there was a gas explosion that caused part of a tower block to colla pse caused part of a tower block to collapse and killing four people. the council says having reviewed the work done back then and looking at the building today, they are not convinced the strengthening work was done at all, or if it was done, it may not have been done properly. that's why they have taken the decision to cut off the gas supply immediately for all the residents here. it will effect 224 households in the four tower blocks. they say in the four tow
our correspondent simon jones is in southwark what do the residents say about this? had initially asked the council to look at these four blocks because large cracks had appeared. the council sent in structural engineers and they potentially found a much more serious problem. these four blocks were built between 1968 and 1970. the idea is at that time there should have been things put in place in the building to strengthen it to mitigate against the effect of a gas explosion. that's because in...
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simon jones, bbc news. cbs reported don champion gave his more from the story in houston.have begun to recede across this region but the devastation is still all around the area. some of the hardest hit areas of flooding might not proceed from there while over two months. yesterday we got our first aerial view of the devastation across this region. it wasjust view of the devastation across this region. it was just breathtaking and incredibly sad to see how many large swa ps incredibly sad to see how many large swaps of land literally underwater. yesterday with the first day we saw the return of the sun above houston and more than five days. more than 30,000 people are still seeking safety a nd 30,000 people are still seeking safety and shelter. more than 200 are open here in texas at this hour. some families are leaving the shelters and going elsewhere with family members in other cities but certainly the waters are starting to recede but there is a big concern as the waters recede this tragedy will beat them even more as offices and first responders begin to find some bod
simon jones, bbc news. cbs reported don champion gave his more from the story in houston.have begun to recede across this region but the devastation is still all around the area. some of the hardest hit areas of flooding might not proceed from there while over two months. yesterday we got our first aerial view of the devastation across this region. it wasjust view of the devastation across this region. it was just breathtaking and incredibly sad to see how many large swa ps incredibly sad to...
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opportunity who benefits the most would be pince vice president pence i'm sorry all right lavon jones mark simone great to have both of you with a set i thanks for joining us appreciate it. baltimore has suffered more than two hundred homicides this year the baltimore police department is now enlisting community members to stem the rising tide of violence over the weekend the activists called on a citywide cease fire or to correspondent ashley banks says the story. forty hours into the baltimore cease fire a twenty four year old man was fatally shot saturday afternoon and just a few hours later a thirty seven year old was shot and killed as well baltimore police are now investigating two homicides two homicides the city was hoping it wouldn't see this weekend last friday erica bridge for the core guys are of the action took to the streets of west baltimore to promote a seventy two hour cease fire and to encourage citizens story freedom from violence for three days all of violence and not completely stopped in the city bridge for stay positive standing on facebook baltimore's goal was seventy two
opportunity who benefits the most would be pince vice president pence i'm sorry all right lavon jones mark simone great to have both of you with a set i thanks for joining us appreciate it. baltimore has suffered more than two hundred homicides this year the baltimore police department is now enlisting community members to stem the rising tide of violence over the weekend the activists called on a citywide cease fire or to correspondent ashley banks says the story. forty hours into the...
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simon jones, bbc news. 12 people have died after a building collapsed in mumbai.e we are done. this is the scene from cumbria. many of us have had some lovely sunshine so far today. the clouds are building, a sign of things to come. earlier satellite pictures showed the clouds into north—west england, north and west wales producing those intense downpours. for most of us it has been a dry, sunny start. the cloud is building, showers beginning to break out more widely. there will be some slow—moving, heavy, thundery downpours. by late afternoon into the evening it will become few and far between for northern ireland and western scotland. it could be through north—east england where we see some of the heaviest downpours. western coastal parts, wales around the western coast of england. to see increasing amounts of sunshine, and then dotted about these heavy showers. some of us will stay dry. it feels pleasant in the sunshine, warmer it feels pleasant in the sunshine, warmerfor east anglia it feels pleasant in the sunshine, warmer for east anglia and south—east engla
simon jones, bbc news. 12 people have died after a building collapsed in mumbai.e we are done. this is the scene from cumbria. many of us have had some lovely sunshine so far today. the clouds are building, a sign of things to come. earlier satellite pictures showed the clouds into north—west england, north and west wales producing those intense downpours. for most of us it has been a dry, sunny start. the cloud is building, showers beginning to break out more widely. there will be some...