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welcome to newsday, reporting live from singapore, i'm karishma vaswani. the headlines... the us secretary of state says israel must resolve the conflict with the palestinians, underlining washington's support for a two—state solution. the authorities in pakistan say at least fifty—nine people have been killed in a bomb attack on a mosque in the city of peshawar. they have been inundated with the injured. but of course the numbers of dead have also risen throughout the afternoon and into the evening. the former brazilian president, jair bolsonaro, applies for a visa to stay in the united states for another six months. and dubbed "the queen of the skies" the last boeing 7a7 jumbo jet has
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rolled off the production line. live from our studio in singapore. this is bbc news. it's newsday. welcome to bbc news — broadcasting to viewers in the uk and around the world. we start the programme for you in the middle east where the us. secretary of state antony blinken been holding discussions to resolve the escalating crisis there. he has told israel it will endanger its long—term security if it abandons efforts to resolve the conflict with the palestinians. mr blinken who was speaking after talks with israeli prime minister, bejamin netanyahu — said his immediate priority was to restore calm. the visit comes in the midst of a spate of violence between israelis and palestinians. the bbc�*s middle east correspondent,
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tom bateman, has more. in tom bateman, has more. jerusalem at the wreckai spreading injerusalem at the wreckage is spreading and another generation grows up in its wake. israel's new far right police minister is vowing to step up home demolitions of palestinian attackers and their families. this home in occupied east jerusalem was pulled old yesterday. but it was his brother that did the crime, is islamicjihad militant jail 16 years ago for her murder. this is been the worst period of violence in years. and now you have some of the most radical voices in israeli politics in the government calling for more of this for the families of attackers evictions, expulsions and home demolitions. the un calls a collective punishment banned under international law. the israeli government says it deters further attacks. the us is top
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diplomat landed at what he called a pivotal moment. mr anthony blinken called to preserve the international formula for peace, the so—called two state solution. but that is a distant and fading ambition. he meets benjamin that and yahoo in one of the worst periods of violence in years. of the worst periods of violence in ears. ., ., ., ., ., �* , of the worst periods of violence in ears. ., ., ., ., ., �*, , years. -- net and yahoo. that's why we're urging — years. -- net and yahoo. that's why we're urging all— years. -- net and yahoo. that's why we're urging all sides _ years. -- net and yahoo. that's why we're urging all sides to _ years. -- net and yahoo. that's why we're urging all sides to take - we're urging all sides to take urgent steps to take urgent calm, to de—escalate we want to make sure that there's an environment in which we can i hope at some point create conditions where we can status secure a sense of security for israelis and palestinians and the like which is sorely lacking. there was also what _ like which is sorely lacking. there was also what sounded _ like which is sorely lacking. there was also what sounded like - like which is sorely lacking. there was also what sounded like a - like which is sorely lacking. there was also what sounded like a warning for to stick to democratic values and its push power over the courts. proposals which have sparked massive protests against mr netanyahu's coalition. we
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protests against mr netanyahu's coalition. ~ , ., ., coalition. we share common interests. — coalition. we share common interests, which _ coalition. we share common interests, which are - coalition. we share common interests, which are growingj coalition. we share common i interests, which are growing by coalition. we share common - interests, which are growing by the day. interests, which are growing by the day we _ interests, which are growing by the day. we share common values, two strong _ day. we share common values, two strong democracies which will remain i strong democracies which will remain i assure _ strong democracies which will remain i assure you — strong democracies which will remain i assure you too strong democracies. meanwhile, — i assure you too strong democracies. meanwhile, there were more of funerals on monday. a palestinian man was shot dead by israeli forces, one of more than 30 this month of the occupied west bank. the army said he drove into a soldier when ordered to stop. while it israelis mourned another of those killed in friday's attack by a palestinian gunman outside a synagogue in a jewish settlement. the international calls for, are growing but so too are fears of an inevitable slide into far greater violence. 0ur middle east correspondent anna foster is injerusalem for us where she's been following developments on this story. she told us that there's a crucial difference between what the us and israeli governments mean when they talk of a solution.
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anthony blinken clearly talked about the two state solution. he talked about equal values, equal support for israelis and palestinians but in fact when benjamin netanyahu was speaking he talked about a workable solution, was the expression he used with our palestinian neighbours when he says that he does not mean a two state solution. as you rightly say his new right—wing ultranationalist coalition partners, the people who enabled him to become prime minister again after a period out of power, they do not want to see a two state solution. that is not their future vision for israel. he really saw on that point quite a divergence obviously anthony blinken was very keen to set out the us position and in the same way benjamin netanyahu was equally keen to not be seen to be embracing it in the same way. in pakistan, at least 59 people have
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died and more than 150 have been injured in an explosion at a mosque in the city of peshawar. the attack is thought to have targeted members the prime minister described the bombing as an attack on pakistan itself. the attack has been linked to the pakistan taliban which ended a cease—fire in november. the bbc�*s correspondent reports from the scene. a violent act that destroyed a place of prayer. the explosion ripped through the mosque in a police compound in peshawar when it was filling up for lunchtime prayers. hundreds were inside. some survivors crawled from the rubble. rescue workers used their bare hands to try to find others. ambulances were still arriving at peshawar�*s lady reading hospital well into the evening. the families who had waited
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hoping for better news, now distraught as instead, their loved ones arrived lifeless. inside the hospital, waiting in a corridor, we found zohaib nawaz, his arm in a plaster cast and his back injured. he told us that he remembers a white flash, and was blown five or six feet back by the force of the blast. then the rubble fell on him. he spent more than an hour trapped beneath it. still in his police uniform, sitting with his wife, javed khan tells us that he had just walked into the mosque when the blast happened. he fell down with the force, and has a severe head injury. it was a hectic situation. there were so many patients, so many attendants who were here, so many injuries who were here. it definitely makes me afraid. i am a human being. these are my brothers and sisters who are here. i do care for them. my heart bleeds for them. people here have, some of them have severe burns, others have got broken bones from falling rubble. the number of people coming in still keeps rising. the death toll too
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has been going up. this evening, funeral prayers for the dead. pakistan has seen a growing number of violent attacks by groups who want sharia law implemented in the country. pakistan's army had claimed that they had broken the capabilities of these groups, but today's explosion and the damage it has caused will make many fearful that more attacks are to come. caroline davies, bbc news, peshawar. we can speak now to doctor madiha afzal from the foreign policy programme at the brookings institution, who's a specialist on pakistan and who wrote "pakistan under siege". great to get you on the program. i don't know how much you are able to listen into my colleagues report but some real concerns about what this attack means and how it might set the stage for further attacks. what do you think about that?— the stage for further attacks. what do you think about that? pakistan in recent months _ do you think about that? pakistan in recent months and _ do you think about that? pakistan in recent months and for— do you think about that? pakistan in recent months and for the _ do you think about that? pakistan in recent months and for the last - recent months and for the last
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couple of years has been dealing with this growing resurgence pakistani, talavera ttp insurgency. this resurgence really has come about because the ttp is now emboldened by the taliban ruled afghanistan next door. and now also because of the pakistani states waffling, shaky approach to the group in recent months where it's been engaging in negotiation and those have predictably, as they have many times in the past failed. so now what we're seeing is the ttp warned it would be stepping up attacks. and we're seeing that. really there is ace tonnes of hot deja vu, a reminder of pakistan and it's very insecure years between 2009 and 2014 when the ttp dig take
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tens of thousands of pakistani lives. 0nly tens of thousands of pakistani lives. only to be vanquished by a military operation from 2014 onwards. now this is going to be very complicated because the ttp can move across the border into taliban —controlled afghanistan. no group has said it carried out the attack — what is your sense of how authorities might handle this and who they will be looking at as possible suspects? what do you think this shows for the government to maintain order in pakistan right now? we government to maintain order in pakistan right now?— government to maintain order in pakistan right now? we saw an attack b isis kate pakistan right now? we saw an attack by isis kate last _ pakistan right now? we saw an attack by isis kate last year _ pakistan right now? we saw an attack by isis kate last year that _ pakistan right now? we saw an attack by isis kate last year that took - by isis kate last year that took about 60 lies. we have not seen attacks of this magnitude in quite the same manner as we did in that time period i talked about, about ten years ago. but the fact of the matter is that the attacker was able to go through a very secure area, the police lines in peshwar with
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this attack took place, really targeting a mosque that policeman were praying in. it was a very secure area. the attacker was able to breach multiple security checkpoints. that really raises the question as to how this happened. and about the capabilities of the pakistani state to protect its citizens. so while these attacks, because pakistan had increased security in recent years in these fortified areas had become rare. because of an emboldened ttp, because this menace is coming harder to control and other groups. the ttp, parts of claim responsibility for this attack and others have denied it. it is up in the air as to who attacked.— denied it. it is up in the air as to who attacked. . ,, , ., . ., who attacked. thank you so much for “oininr us who attacked. thank you so much for joining us on — who attacked. thank you so much for joining us on tuesday _ who attacked. thank you so much for joining us on tuesday with _ who attacked. thank you so much for joining us on tuesday with your - joining us on tuesday with your thoughts.
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the former president of brazil, jair bolsonaro, has applied for a six—month visa to remain in the us. bolsonaro is facing multiple investigations in brazil for alledged wrongdoing while in office and inciting riots that stormed the country's congress. 0n bolsonaro's last day in office, he arrived in florida on a visa for heads of state — the visa expired that day. democrats in the us have petitioned the biden administration to revoke bolsonaro's visa while he's under investigation. for more on this i am joined now by our correspondent david willis who's in los angeles. always get to great you on the program. just talk us through how unusual this is and what both the biden administration and his lawyers are saying. biden administration and his lawyers are sa inc. ,., biden administration and his lawyers aresa inc. _, . biden administration and his lawyers aresain. are saying. balls and eric came here to the united _ are saying. balls and eric came here to the united states _ are saying. balls and eric came here to the united states at _ are saying. balls and eric came here to the united states at the - are saying. balls and eric came here to the united states at the end - are saying. balls and eric came here to the united states at the end of. to the united states at the end of last month. he was here on a one month visa, the sort that is normally reserved for visiting world
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leaders, that visa expires tomorrow —— bolsonaro. now it's been reported that mr bolsonaro is seeking a six—month extension. he's applied for a tourist visa that will keep him here for many more months. that is being reviewed by the us state department. he's been staying at the of a brazilian martial arts champion since he arrived in the united states. he previously said that he planned to return to his home country at the end of this month. but that was before the siege took place on government buildings earlier this month. which has prompted his successor lula da silva to launch an investigation into the conduct of bolsonaro. indeed the formerjustice minister and bolsonaro's sc government was also out of the country at the time of those riots that he was arrested on his return to brazil. does that
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investigation lie behind mr bolsonaro is reticence to return to his home country? his lawyers they simply want to spend more time in the united states, clearing his head. but there are democratic lawmakers who are not keen on that prospect at all. a bunch of them have written to the biden administration say that the us should not provide shelter for in an authoritarian who has inspired such violence against democratic institutions. well bolsonaro extension application was submitted on friday and he is free to remain in this country, apparently until that application is determined. a, that application is determined. a story i know you will be watching quite closely for us. great to get you on the show. thank you for joining us. you're watching newsday on the bbc. still to come on the programme. 3 years since the uk left
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the european union — we look at what impact brexit has had on trade, investment and jobs in the uk. this is the moment that millions in iran have been waiting for. after his long years in exile, the first hesitant steps of ayatollah khomeini on iranian oil. south africa's white government has offered its black opponents concessions unparalleled in the history of apartheid, and the anc leader nelson mandela is to be set free unconditionally. three, two, one. a countdown to a critical moment. the world's most powerful rocket ignited all 27 - of its engines at once. and apart from its power, - it's this recycling of the rocket — slashing the cost of a launch —| that makes this a breakthrough in the business of space travel. two americans have become the first humans to walk in space without any lifeline to their spaceship. one of them called
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it a piece of cake. thousands of people have given the yachtswoman ellen macarthur a spectacular homecoming in the cornish port of falmouth after she smashed the world record for sailing a solo around the world nonstop. this is newsday on the bbc. i'm karishma vaswani in singapore, our headlines. the us secretary of state says israel must resolve the conflict with the palestinians, underlining washington's support for a two—state solution. the authorities in pakistan say at least fifty—nine people have been killed in a bomb attack on a mosque in the city of peshawar. turning to the uk now and the british prime minister rishi sunak says he "acted pretty decisively" when his conservative party chairman, nadim zahawi, was found to have broken the ministerial code.
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mr zahawi — whose tax liabilities have come under increased scrutiny — was sacked at the weekend. the opposition labour party has called on the prime minister to clarify exactly when he became aware that mr zahawi had paid a penalty to the tax authorities in the uk. mr sunak addressed the issue of nadhim zahawi at a q and a session in county durham. it relates to things that happen well before i was prime minister. i can chase exit pass without what you can chase exit pass without what you can hold me accountable for is what you do about it, such as i knew about the situation was to appoint somebody independently, look at it and acted pretty decisively. it's three years since the uk officially left the european union at the end of january 2020 — though it remained in the single market until the end of that year. so what impact has brexit had on trade, investment and jobs in the uk in that time? and what does the future look like? 0ur economics correspondent, dharshini david looks at the data.
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stripping out the impact of the pandemic in energy crisis, isn't easy, but we have pored over the data for the latest official sources and analysis from academics. let's look at trade and investment and jobs. first, trade, because brexit meant extra paperwork and checks for some goods crossing borders since 2021. and there was an initial dip in the amount exported to the eu, according to the official statistics, that's recovered as teething problems were resolved. the same is broadly true of imports from the eu, although the checks and paperwork may have added to some prices. but a variety of goods has shrunk. red tape may have overwhelmed some smaller businesses. and what about those new trade deals britain is now free to make? 71 have been struck so far. mostjust copy what britain had when it was in the eu. then there's the tariff free deal
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we agreed with the eu itself. we have new trade deals with australia, new zealand, but the impact is likely to be very small. together, the government's own analysis suggest that may add about 0.1% to the uk income, and that will take a decade. some british farmers actually fear they will lose out. 0ther deals with india in the gulf states, for example, which remain under discussion, may also have a small impact, although they are growing in importance. however, without deals with the biggest players, the us, which accounts for about a sixth of our trade, and china, we are unlikely to see brexit leading to a major boost in the amount we sell abroad at any time soon. everyone has traded less during the pandemic. 0ther rich nations saw their trade bounce back more quickly than the uk. so for now at least, global trade has become a smaller part of our economy.
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then there is investment. this line is where it could be if it had continued growing at the same rate as before the referendum. that is according to academics at king's college london. but, in reality, it stalled. some economists, such as those at the international monetary fund, claim brexit related uncertainty is deterring spending on things like factories, training and equipment. other analysts, like the briefings for britain thinktank, claim the uk has simply resumed a longer term pattern of underinvestment. ultimately, it reduces our chances of being a more efficient and higher earning country. as forjobs, the end of free movement equals 330,000 fewer workers in the uk. just 1% of the workforce. but the absence of eu workers is hitting some sectors harder. it is equal to as many as 8% of transport workers, perhaps 4% of hospitality workers, and 3% of retail workers, causing some real shortages. all of this may be one reason why the uk is the only major rich
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economy that is smaller, poorer, than before the pandemic. but it is still very early days, and there is much yet to be settled. notjust the northern ireland protocol, but also permanent arrangements for industries like financial services, fishing and electric vehicles. there are potential gains there. how much we achieve will be up to politicians. fascinating deep dive into the data on brexit. fascinating deep dive into the data on brexit. let's take a look at some other stories in the headlines. nato chief yens stoltenberg says north korea is supplying weapons to wagner mercenaries, who are helping russia in its war against ukraine. mr stoltenberg, who's visiting south korea to try to deepen nato's ties with asian allies, told the bbc that his asserton was based on "very precise intelligence". north korea has denied the claim.
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the death of tyree nichols following the brutal beating for the police and seen three more removed from theirjobs. the memphis fire department has fired two emergency medical workers in a vehicle driver after an investigation found they failed to provide adequate medical care to the 29—year—old on the night he was beaten. he arrived at a hospital in critical condition after several police officers kicked, punched and hit him repeatedly with the taunt. he died three days later from his injuries. the city of auckland in new zealand is seeing more rain, days after what the city mayor called a �*once in a century�* flood. four people have died in the floods and hundreds more were left homeless. large parts of the city were inundated with three—quarters of the usual summer rainfall injust 15 hours. it's an end of an era in the airplane industry — the very last boeing 747 to be made
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in the us has rolled off the production lines after five decades as the most successful passenger plane ever built. the distinctive jumbo jet first took off in 1970, and has carried hundreds of millions of passengers since then. known as the queen of the skies, the aircraft revolutionized air travel, making it affordable and comfortable. i'm joined now from london by aviation expert max kingsley—jones. great to get you on the program. this plane was seen as synonymous with the glamour of long—haul travel. why are they making this decision now, why is it being retired? , , ., , , ., retired? they stopped doing the assenuer retired? they stopped doing the passenger version _ retired? they stopped doing the passenger version of _ retired? they stopped doing the passenger version of as - retired? they stopped doing the | passenger version of as everyone calls it the jumbo passenger version of as everyone calls it thejumbojet passenger version of as everyone calls it the jumbo jet several years ago. and really the market for very big air craft is been in decline for the last decade or so. the a380 was a flop, put up the yearlings really
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want to move to smaller low—cost aircraft to operate twin engine aircraft to operate twin engine aircraft and offering high—frequency notjust between the big hubs but also point—to—point services. really, there are big aircraft still being built but not on the scale of the seven for seven. talk being built but not on the scale of the seven for seven.— being built but not on the scale of the seven for seven. talk us through how much pilot _ the seven for seven. talk us through how much pilot size _ the seven for seven. talk us through how much pilot size i _ the seven for seven. talk us through how much pilot size i suppose - how much pilot size i suppose enjoyed flying a plane like this. several have commented already on what it was like to be part of the aviation industry at the time when the plane first took off.— the plane first took off. when it arrived in 1970 _ the plane first took off. when it arrived in 1970 it _ the plane first took off. when it arrived in 1970 it was _ the plane first took off. when it arrived in 1970 it was the - the plane first took off. when it. arrived in 1970 it was the biggest airliner flying arrived in 1970 it was the biggest airlinerflying and remained arrived in 1970 it was the biggest airliner flying and remained that way and to the a380 arrived almost 30 years later. despite its size it was a very fast aircraft, fastest airliner in service. the concorde was the only ones that was faster. it was also very nice to have from a
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pilot perspective, it was very agile despite its size it was very comfortable because it was such a big aircraft it rode the turbulence better than the smaller aircraft. it was very popular for passengers as well. ~ , ., ., , i. was very popular for passengers as well. ~ , ., . , i. ~' well. why do airlines you think need to move away _ well. why do airlines you think need to move away from _ well. why do airlines you think need to move away from these _ well. why do airlines you think need to move away from these long-haul| to move away from these long—haul planes? to move away from these long-haul lanes? , ., ., ., ., planes? they are not moving away from long-haul— planes? they are not moving away from long-haul they _ planes? they are not moving away from long-haul they are _ planes? they are not moving away from long-haul they are moving i planes? they are not moving away i from long-haul they are moving away from long—haul they are moving away from long—haul they are moving away from big jets. there are new aircraft coming in. the triple 79 which boeing helps to deliver in a couple years' time. there's problems with development but that's a success from boeing perspective. airbus, the 8350 was smaller but seen as the successor to the bigger aircraft. they want to connect the smaller points more frequency rather than fly en masse between big hubs. thank you so much forjoining us on the show with your thoughts. that brings us to the end of newsday. thank you so much forjoining me.
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i'd love to hearfrom thank you so much forjoining me. i'd love to hear from you thank you so much forjoining me. i'd love to hearfrom you in terms of your thoughts on the boeing 747. you can always treat me. hello there. most of us had a fine day on monday with plenty of sunshine around. it is arguably one of the best days weather—wise we'll see this week, with the sunshine and relatively mild air. did tend to cloud over in the west later in the day. and that's a cloud is all associated with an area of low pressure. this up near iceland in the north atlantic. look at this weather front wrapped round and round and round the centre of the deep low, kind of like water going down a plughole. now, this low is going to influence our weather because the weather fronts are associated with that low, even though it's over 1000 miles away. all those fronts are actually dangling across the uk, a warm front followed by a cold front. so we've got a bit of rain from that feature. here comes the cold front southwards
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over the next few hours, bringing a little bit of rain across parts of england and wales, showers following into the northwest. now, although we did have an early dip in temperatures in the nights down to about freezing, actually, temperatures by dawn coming up about seven or eight degrees pretty widely. and into tuesday morning, the dregs of that weather system clearing the south pretty quickly. any rain, light and patchy. sunshine follows. a few showers into the north west of england and wales, but the majority of the day showers for northern ireland and scotland, where some of the showers will be falling as snow in the mountains about 500 metres elevation. so for the most part should be above the road network, really. not expecting any major problems. it's going to be a windy day wherever you are, but particularly so in scotland, with gusts of wind reaching around 50 or 60 miles an hour, and the winds get even stronger than that as we go through tuesday night. the iceland low passes close to the faroe islands, just kind of squeezes the isobars and give us wind gusts of 70 or even 80 miles an hour across parts of northern scotland. those winds could be disruptive then for a time, still very windy across these northern areas into wednesday before the winds start to ease down a little bit later in the day,
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it will still be pretty blowy. we've got a warm front that is going to be bringing some rain wednesday across northern ireland into southwest scotland, northwestern parts of england and wales, quite a bit of cloud elsewhere, a few breaks, but mild weather. temperatures 11 degrees across the south. and then looking at the weather picture later in the week, we've got relatively mild air coming around the top side of this area of high pressure. so, weather—wise, well, for many of us, it's going to be largely dry, probably quite a lot of cloud around and staying quite breezy. but look at these temperatures, 12 degrees for a time. for reference in london this time of the year, the average is about seven. bye for now.
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good evening. i'm tulsen tollet, and this is your sports news where we start with football and david moyes will take his west ham side to face his former club manchester united in the fifth round of the fa cup. west ham made it through with a 2—0 win at league one derby county. jarrod bowen and michail antonio were on target in either half as the london club put their premier league struggles to one side. along with manchester united being drawn at home to west ham, manchester city will travel to championship bristol city, while brighton's reward for knocking holders liverpool out is a trip to stoke city. the five remaining ties all contain at least one fourth round game that
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needs to replayed before moving onto the last 16 with the ffth

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