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there have been trees ripped from their roots, and you can see now, this scar on the landscape where buildings once stood, people once lived. north korean leader kim jong un is shown russia's military might, as he meets the country's defence minister. the government here admits it will take a while to ban american xl bully dogs in england and wales. mourners gather in ulundi for the funeral of the veteran south african politician and zulu chief mangosuthu buthelezi. hello. as iran marks one year from the death of mahsa amini, the young woman who died after being picked up by morality police over how she was wearing her hijab,
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her father has been briefly detained and warned not to ahead with a planned memorial. mahsa amini's death a year ago sparked an uprising led by women and girls demanding an end to the compulsory dress code, and widerfreedoms. our reporter baran abbasi, from bbc persian, explains more about what happened. amjad amini is the father of my son amin. he was briefly detained today when he was leaving his home. he was taken to an intelligence office in the city of sakis in kurdistan province, where he's from. and he was warned against going ahead with plans to hold a memorial service for massoud. he was warned that nobody from his family is allowed to leave their homes. now, we had reports earlier today that the house of the parents of mahsa amini. amini, he was surrounded by security
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forces and they were held under some sort of house arrest. and they had asked a few days ago from everyone around the country to come to mahsa's grave to remember her on the anniversary of her killing. but all the roads to the city of sakha, where she was from is are closed off and there is heavy security presence inside and outside of the city. we have seen pictures of armoured vehicles and security forces with heavy weapons deployed, especially across cities and across the whole of kurdistan province. now the protests that we saw last year, immediately after the death of ms.. mahsa amini, which continued for several months in iran, the protests have died down at the moment because of a brutal crackdown by the regime. hundreds were killed, including more than 70 children and tens of thousands of people were arrested and at least seven protesters
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were executed. civil disobedience and acts of defiance are still continuing, especially by women who refuse to wear their headscarves in public, something that was unthinkable before the death of mahsa amini. and they are taking huge risks by doing so. they are being refused public services, including hospital treatment, education and the use of public transport. but they are still carrying on with acts of defiance. and i've talked to some of those women inside iran. confronted by supporters of the regime for refusing to wear a headscarf in public. this iranian woman remains defiant, despite her picture being taken and being threatened with legal action. scenes from the streets of karaj, a city near iran's capital. it's the rebellious act unthinkable before last year's uprising. the unrest was sparked by the death of mahsa amini in custody. the 22—year—old was arrested by the morality police accused of not adhering to the strict dress code rules.
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her death sparked nationwide protests, which continues for months, with women taking a leading role. one year on the mass street, protests may have died down, but the determination of many iranians to push for regime change is unwavering. mariam took part in the demonstrations since the first day. she says last year's events have already brought about fundamental changes to society. i think it's like something that has been broken and it can't be the same. people are angry. people are tired. there is no hope forfuture and every family has someone in prison or someone has been killed. so it can't be life like before. many women no longer adhere to the strict dress code.
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even some who grew up in religious families. the authorities used a hijab as a pretext to shed the blood of many innocent people. it made me very upset. at that point. i made a decision to remove my hijab, a man but the regime is sitting back. a new draft law unveiled by parliament brings them much harsher punishments for women and girls who fail to wear the hijab. the morality police that had largely retreated immediately after the death of mahsa amini are now back on the streets, arresting women they decide are violating the hijab rules. also, women often face abuse and anger from more conservative iranians. this cctv footage that went viral on social media shows a man throwing a tub of yoghurt over the heads of two female customers who were not wearing the headscarf.
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but who continue to publicly disobey the law, hope for a free society for everyone in the future. if this regime completely overthrown from its roots, it can happen that women live together in peace. no matter what they believe to, i hope someday can be that day in our country. with me is shahram kholdi, a professor of middle east history and international relations at the university of waterloo in canada. we had ever at the level of protest wasn't quite the same as it was a year ago, wasn't quite the same as it was a yearago, but wasn't quite the same as it was a year ago, but at its can continuing. how long do you think the momentum alas? i how long do you think the momentum alas? ~' ., alas? i think the momentum will continue to _ alas? i think the momentum will continue to build _ alas? i think the momentum will continue to build on, _ alas? i think the momentum will continue to build on, because i alas? i think the momentum will continue to build on, because of| alas? i think the momentum will. continue to build on, because of the mess governance and lack of good governance and the widespread
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corruption that this regime has been suffering. since the nuclear devastation is started way back 20 years ago, and gets worse. the fact is, what happened last year has to the world community, was not a blip. it was a contracted revolution that dates back pre—election, to the bloody 2019 crackdown of the regime. according to some estimates, they massacred up to 1500 people. what is happening is the regime has massively increased the cost of any dissent. even though there is widespread descend against this regime, it's still not as many people that are willing to mobilise against it. people that are willing to mobilise a . ainst it. , people that are willing to mobilise auainst it. , ., against it. given that, the increasing _ against it. given that, the increasing cost _ against it. given that, the increasing cost of- against it. given that, the | increasing cost of dissent, against it. given that, the - increasing cost of dissent, how against it. given that, the _ increasing cost of dissent, how much further do you think the protest and can go? further do you think the protest and can no? ., ,
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further do you think the protest and can no? . , ., ., ., can go? that is the million dollar cuestion. can go? that is the million dollar question- it _ can go? that is the million dollar question. it is _ can go? that is the million dollar question. it is imperative - can go? that is the million dollar question. it is imperative that. question. it is imperative that western governments, especially, have targeted sanctions and the relatives, especially extended relatives, especially extended relatives, notjust certain individuals. the regime is using massive global kleptocratic and racketeering networks in order to evade sanctions and subsidise its brutal crackdown apparatus. in the meantime, they're building an arsenal in countries such as russia who are willing to export to them drowns and further destabilise europe. drowns and further destabilise euro e. ., ~' drowns and further destabilise euroe. ., ~ . ., , ., europe. you think the sanctions that have been in — europe. you think the sanctions that have been in place _ europe. you think the sanctions that have been in place so _ europe. you think the sanctions that have been in place so far _ europe. you think the sanctions that have been in place so far haven't - have been in place so far haven't been effective?— have been in place so far haven't been effective? no, they've been counter-productive _ been effective? no, they've been counter-productive because - been effective? no, they've been counter-productive because of. been effective? no, they've been| counter-productive because of the counter—productive because of the way they have been implemented. the regime puts people at the very bottom of the queue, and first feeds and answer the people who protect it and answer the people who protect it and are willing to kill and be
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killed for it. the problem with the sanctions, as it happened in sanctions, as it happened in sanctions against leadership in iraq, even if we monitor everything, how they spend money and food and so on, those first go to the and clients of the regime inside and outside the regime for the purpose of maintaining the regime in power. thank you so much, there's a lot we could talk about. five days after massive flash floods devastated communities in eastern libya, there is still little sign of international aid arriving to help with rescue and clean—up activities. this is the scene in the worst—hit city, derna, where a bbc team says there's no electricity and local people are continuing the search for bodies in the dark. 0ur correspondent anna foster sent this report.
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even by night, derna's recovery teams don't sleep. as darkness falls, another body is carefully pulled from the ruins, wrapped and taken to a waiting ambulance. it is a scene that has now been repeated thousands of times. i can't describe it, when you see people's death. maybe when you see one or two, it is... you can control yourself but when you see, maybe it's 500 people in one street, there is a woman, a child, old people... this grainy security camera footage is from the moment when the floods hit and derna was changed forever. two dams, meant to protect the city, were broken apart by the force of the water. the deluge carried everything away with it. this wave of death and destruction sealed the fate of thousands. and glimpses of the horror
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are still emerging. here in derna, people began to pray for god's mercy. when the torrent passed, some were able to escape. as the rain continued to fall, they headed to the rooftops, with few understanding the scale of the unfolding catastrophe. down below, the force of the water swept away everything in its wake. those who could sought safety on higher ground. it is things like this that really show you the explosive power of the water that cascaded through this city. things like cars that have been picked up and crushed all through these streets. trees have been ripped from their roots. you can see now this scar on the landscape where buildings once stood, people once lived, and there is nothing left. rescuers are still working here, day and night, and perhaps improbably, almost a week after this disaster, there are still hopes of survival.
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"speak to us, so we can find where you are," the team calls out. turkish rescuers wade through the pools of destruction, in search of what remains. the thick mud and dirt coat everything, and makes the work slow and dangerous. the risk of disease is growing. translation: our feelings towards the city is very difficult to describe, to be honest with you. we lost friends, relatives, and a big portion of derna's society. people are returning to derna, not to resume their lives, but to identify the dead. the bodies keep coming, laid out on city pavements, in the hope they might be claimed. eastern libya has been hideously transformed. we travelled across a shattered landscape. derna's distinctive mosque a lone survivor among the ravaged homes and smashed bridge that once stood here. in elbeida, ahmed al—hawal says life
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as he knew it has ended. translation: it came from here, | completely washed away the valley. it hit the wall and destroyed everything around it. ahmed is one of more than 30,000 people desperate for shelter, food and water. libya's eastern government failed to protect them from this disaster. now, in their greatest hour of need, it is struggling to cope with the aftermath. anna foster, bbc news, derna. the north korean leader kimjong un has met the russian defence minister sergei shoigu, during his visit to russia. they visited an aerodrome near vladivostok in the far east of russia, looking at bombers and fighterjets. russia's defence ministry says mr kim was shown moscow's hypersonic �*kinzhal�* missiles, as well as three bomber aircraft, which are part of russia's nuclear air attack force. and these pictures, also from the russian defence ministry, show them viewing part
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of russia's pacific fleet at a nearby port. the trip to the coastal city close to the chinese and russian border, is also expected to include the russian academy of sciences colleges in russia's far east have historically accepted north korean students. kim made the two day journey from pyongyang to vladivostok using a heavily armoured train. arriving on wednesday, he met with vladimir putin and has been touring the area since. climate campaigners will march through edinburgh today as part of a global day of action against fossilfuels. yesterday saw similar marches take place across europe. in the hague, police used water cannons to try and disperse demonstrators who had blocked a road. the march in scotland will have a special emphasis after the uk government announced plans to create 100 new oil and gas sites in the north sea. live now to luke henderson, who's a campaigner with the group edinburgh climate coalition.
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thank you forjoining us. how much of a difference today days like today make, its something where time is of the essence. does this move the dial at all? if time is of the essence. does this move the dial at all?— move the dial at all? if we don't fiuht, move the dial at all? if we don't fiaht, we move the dial at all? if we don't fight. we can't _ move the dial at all? if we don't fight, we can't win, _ move the dial at all? if we don't fight, we can't win, is _ move the dial at all? if we don't fight, we can't win, is the - move the dial at all? if we don't i fight, we can't win, is the starting point. it does, i speak to parliamentary searchers, mps all the time, they want to do some good things, but unless there is a power protest, unless ordinary people show we want to change, where is that momentum? where is that plush? if there is a very set interest of not wanting to change, they show no ability to change. it's up to ordinary people to show we want to change. we can see it in the news, every single news bulletin, climate created, today's march is part of
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that. there's thousands of people, you can't see them at the minute, but ordinary people who are determined to say and make their voices heard. the determined to say and make their voices heard.— determined to say and make their voices heard. , ., , ., , voices heard. the number of people who attend — voices heard. the number of people who attend matches _ voices heard. the number of people who attend matches like _ voices heard. the number of people who attend matches like this - voices heard. the number of people who attend matches like this is - voices heard. the number of people who attend matches like this is of l who attend matches like this is of course a reflection of the strength of feeling, but going back to my first question, sorry to labour points, we have seen so many matches like this before. we have seen days and events like this before, but what do you think it will take to actually make a tangible difference? they do make a difference, in scotland, we have the campbell oilfields being proposed. this massive amounts of protests in opposition of that. the scottish government came out about that, and now those oilfields are now being taken off the table. protesters work. there is vested interest, we do want change, we want to see and
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buck an agenda saying no new oil gas field. the scottish government were very close to coming out in opposition to the huge rosebank oil developments. people in power make a difference. indie developments. people in power make a difference. ~ ., developments. people in power make a difference. ~ . ., . , developments. people in power make a difference. ~ . . . , difference. we have had recently, as ou difference. we have had recently, as you mentioned _ difference. we have had recently, as you mentioned to _ difference. we have had recently, as you mentioned to you, _ difference. we have had recently, as you mentioned to you, the _ difference. we have had recently, as you mentioned to you, the uk's - you mentioned to you, the uk's governments plans to oilfields in the north sea, around a year away from what could be an election, general election here, how much faith do you have in either this conservative government or what could be the next government, labour governments, and being able to take adequate action to reverse or help the situation around climate change? what we need to say is a real genuine commitment. we are so focused on oil and gas, when the
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prices go up, we get slammed into poverty. we need to diversity the much greater of wind and hydropower, what we need to do is the long term investment, which i challenge any politician to do in terms of investment and in homes and insulation, we also need a long—term investment in public transport. you saw what they did in germany, they put fares across the whole of germany for under 10 euros, we need measures like that here in britain. look, thank you. thank you for stating the case so passionately. we will let you return to the match. now it's time for a look at today's sport with mike bushell. hello again. we sat at the rugby world cup with a three time winners new zealand are up and running. this is after the opening night defeat to
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france, but they bounced back. they thrashed namibia, winning 11 tries from nine different scorers. one player scored 26 points to win. one blemish for the all blacks was a red card. namibia is yet to win a world cup after 2a attempts. it card. namibia is yet to win a world cup after 24 attempts.— card. namibia is yet to win a world cup after 24 attempts. it was a game we had to win- — cup after 24 attempts. it was a game we had to win. we _ cup after 24 attempts. it was a game we had to win. we knew _ cup after 24 attempts. it was a game we had to win. we knew people - we had to win. we knew people expected — we had to win. we knew people expected us to win. sometimes those games— expected us to win. sometimes those games can _ expected us to win. sometimes those games can get loose on you. people can start _ games can get loose on you. people can start searching for things, the disappointment, i think we showed them _ disappointment, i think we showed them. they're a team that carries hard _
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gave an opportunity to play, with a lot of— gave an opportunity to play, with a lot of central space. to gave an opportunity to play, with a lot of central space.— lot of central space. to the saturday. _ lot of central space. to the saturday, samoa _ lot of central space. to the saturday, samoa versus i lot of central space. to the i saturday, samoa versus chile lot of central space. to the - saturday, samoa versus chile is the first match today, and wales are in action in nice, they are against portugal who are ranked 16th in the world. warren gatland is confident he can arrest many of his plays. to loop a volatile and lists recent summits have survived after the critics of their previous game. just because we've _ critics of their previous game. just because we've made changes, that doesn't _ because we've made changes, that doesn't mean anything changes in terms _ doesn't mean anything changes in terms of— doesn't mean anything changes in terms of how we play all the intensity— terms of how we play all the intensity of physicality that we want _ intensity of physicality that we want to — intensity of physicality that we want to play with. that is part of our dna~ — want to play with. that is part of our dna. doesn't matter who we are playing, — our dna. doesn't matter who we are playing, we _ our dna. doesn't matter who we are playing, we are always going to bring _ playing, we are always going to bring that. playing, we are always going to brin: that. . playing, we are always going to bring that-—
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playing, we are always going to brin: that. . , ., , bring that. ireland will be hoping to underlined _ bring that. ireland will be hoping to underlined their _ bring that. ireland will be hoping to underlined their status - bring that. ireland will be hoping to underlined their status as - bring that. ireland will be hoping to underlined their status as the | to underlined their status as the top ranks in the world, they face the tonga team making their bow at the tonga team making their bow at the tournaments. this is a later on. they scored 80 points against romania. the head coach has named a strong team, expecting far sterner test in their credentials.— test in their credentials. when you think of where _ test in their credentials. when you think of where they're _ test in their credentials. when you think of where they're coming - test in their credentials. when you think of where they're coming in l think of where they're coming in from. _ think of where they're coming in from. it's— think of where they're coming in from, it's their first game of the world _ from, it's their first game of the world cup. _ from, it's their first game of the world cup, the players that play of further _ world cup, the players that play of further world. especially for world cup, the players that play of furtherworld. especially forthem further world. especially for them to gets _ furtherworld. especially forthem to gets their countrymen in the room. — to gets their countrymen in the room, were very lucky we get to do a majority— room, were very lucky we get to do a majority of— room, were very lucky we get to do a majority of the time in ireland. at special— majority of the time in ireland. at special tenements for them, to spend it with _ special tenements for them, to spend it with a _ special tenements for them, to spend it with a countrymen, of course we respect _ it with a countrymen, of course we respect them. it with a countrymen, of course we resoect them-— it with a countrymen, of course we respect them. moving on to football, the premier— respect them. moving on to football, the premier league _ respect them. moving on to football, the premier league is _ respect them. moving on to football, the premier league is back— respect them. moving on to football, the premier league is back after- respect them. moving on to football, the premier league is back after the | the premier league is back after the international break. first up, were
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international break. first up, were in the midlands. liverpool are playing against wolverhampton. manchester city are putting their record on the lime against west ham. a big one in italy, the milan derby. there is nothing indeed to choose between milan with three wins out of four today. between milan with three wins out of fourtoday. not between milan with three wins out of four today. not the floodlights were on as the last players finish their second rounds at the championship in wentworth. this play continues to justify his ryder cup place. england's tommy fleetwood is one
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shot behind the leader, carving a 166. that's why we will need the floodlights, because of the shadows. that is all the sport. the british government has admitted that its plan to ban the american bully xl dog in england and wales by the end of the year will not be simple to achieve. but it says it needs to take action following what it calls a series of horrific attacks. the environment secretary, therese coffey, will next week bring together experts to try to define the breed, so it can be added to the dangerous dogs act. here's simonjones. another attack, another death. ian price was set upon by two dogs believed to be american xl bullies near walsall on thursday. the department for environment, food and rural affairs, which oversees the dangerous dogs act, will, in the coming days bring together the police, veterinary experts and animal welfare groups to discuss. a ban is backed by one mother whose daughter was bitten
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by a suspected xl bully. it's so sad that that man has sadly lost his life to the xl bullies. it is... it's just it's really devastating that this is actually happening in our... on our streets. i've been trying to get the ban put in place since luna's attack. this attack last week was caught on camera in birmingham. the american xl bully has been responsible for more than a fifth of all reported non—fatal attacks since the start of the year. the government admits stopping people owning, breeding or selling them won't be a simple process as it isn't currently a recognised breed in the uk and will need to be defined. but the proposed ban has got the backing of the labour leader. they should be banned. there's been a clear case for banning them for a long time. so what i say to the government is good, get on with it. and the sooner we can do this, the better. the dog control coalition, which includes the rspca and the royal kennel club, argues that ministers should focus on irresponsible owners rather than introducing outright bans — a view backed by one breeder.
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the problem that we have is the... the other end of the lead. it's not the dog end. it's the human end. how can you condemn an entire breed for the actions of a few? _ but the government insists decisive action is needed to protect the public. simon jones, bbc news. in south africa, mourners have gathered in ulundi for the funeral of the veteran politician mangosuthu buthelezi. the zulu chief has been granted a state funeral in honour of his contribution to the fight against white—minority rule. ahead of his burial, hundreds lined the route to watch his cortege arriving at the family home. stay with us here on bbc news. hello. it's another day of mixed fortunes weatherwise today, whilst the heat and the humidity are building once again in the south east with some sunshine around,
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we've got some rain in the forecast further north and west where it'll be cooler and fresher, too. there's a weakening weather front that's going to produce some cloud and patchy rain for parts of southern scotland, northern england and for a time northern ireland. but that should ease away to the north of that, lots of sunshine reappearing across much of central scotland. fine conditions in the north, light winds. here's not a bad day and brightening up, i think later on across northern ireland, we'll keep that band of rain into the likes of northumberland for a time. to the south of that, plenty of sunny, dry weather for central and south east england. just the odd rogue shower. and for wales the showers gradually easing later in the afternoon, but temperatures only 14 or 15 across the north west of the uk. contrast that to the southeast where we'll see highs around 27 celsius. as we move through into the evening hours. then most of the rain eases away for a time, but overnight we'll see more heavy showers and potentially thunderstorms pushing into the south west of england, wales, perhaps along
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the south coast as well. quite mild, murky and muggy for most of us, but colder, fresher conditions. much of scotland could see a touch of grass frost into sunday, into sunday, then fine and dry for much of scotland and northern england for a time. but then we've got these heavy downpours just pushing their way into southern parts of england, wales, northern ireland could see some of them later on as well. so some thunderstorms. you might well see some large hail and gusty winds with some of those downpours still quite humid, 22, possibly 23 degrees towards the southeast, but typically the mid to high teens further north. and those heavy showers and thunderstorms will push further north across northern england, eventually into southern scotland overnight, sunday into monday. into monday this frontal system works in from the west, so that's going to pick up the rainfall for a time. it's also going to clear away the warm, humid air gradually from eastern england through the day on monday. so a transition to a different weather type, an unsettled story,
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blustery winds, sunny spells and heavy showers on monday making their way from west to east. and that's going to open the doors to the atlantic influence. so temperatures are coming down typically in the mid to high teens for most of us. but we'll still hold on to the warmer, more humid conditions for a time towards the east. but then further ahead, mid—week onwards, it is looking pretty unsettled, often fairly wet and windy, but some sunshine in between by half for now.
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this is bbc news. the headlines: on the first anniversary of mahsa amini's death in custody, her father is arrested and told not to go to her memorial.
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mahsa died after being detained for improperly wearing the hijab, sparking months of anti—government protests across the country. five days after huge flash floods devastated libya, there's still little sign of international aid to help with rescue efforts in the country. this is the scene in the worst affected city of derna. north korean leader kim jong un is shown russia's military might, as he meets the country's defence minister as part of an ongoing visit. he also met president putin on wedneday, but they didn't sign any military agreements. those are your latest headlines here on bbc news. now on bbc news, talking business. hello, everybody. a very warm welcome to talking business weekly with me, aaron hesselhurst. let's go and take a look
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