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this comes five days after huge flash floods devastated the country. and government officials admit it will take a while to ban american xl bully dogs in england and wales. in south africa, the state funeral is held for chief mangosuthu buthelezi who died last week aged 95. hello, you're watching bbc news. iranian security forces have been mobilised around the family home of the kurdish iranian woman, mahsa amini, on the first anniversary of her death in custody, which inspired months of mass anti—government protests. her father was briefly detained as he was leaving the house and warned against holding a ceremony at her grave. the iranian authorities have tightened security across the country to try to prevent a new wave of street demonstrations. overnight, anti—government chants
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were heard in a number of towns and cities, while slogans have been sprayed in public spaces. baran abbasi from bbc persian has been looking at what's changed for women in iran in the past 12 months. 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. her death sparked nationwide protests, which continues for months, with women taking a leading role.
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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. 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
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i made a decision to remove my hijab. 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. but those who continue to publicly disobey the law, hope for a free society for everyone in the future. if this regime completely overthrown
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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. baran abbasi, bbc news. let's speak now to encieh erfani. she was a physics professor in iran. she resigned in september last year after the protests began. tell us a bit about your decision to resign? thank you so much for having me. actually, the tragedy of the murder... hearing that after mahsa amini's death. if you my
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responsibility that i should do something. i could not participate in the process, so i decided to resign to show that i would not work for the broader regime of iran. it doesn't make sense to stay in a system who are killing your people. what has been the impact of the protests on universities and education? after the death of mahsa amini, i resigned in the first day of the term. they were the ones that ignited the protest, and that's why the system is still worried about what is going to happen in the university of iran. also in the
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universities of all of iran. the point is, what is happening inside the university, although the protest seem to have calmed down, they're still suppression. in the last few weeks, we have heard of the firing of the faculty members. how weeks, we have heard of the firing of the faculty members.— weeks, we have heard of the firing of the faculty members. how do you feel about when _ of the faculty members. how do you feel about when you _ of the faculty members. how do you feel about when you look _ of the faculty members. how do you feel about when you look at - of the faculty members. how do you feel about when you look at what. of the faculty members. how do you feel about when you look at what is| feel about when you look at what is happening in iran, you can't go back at the stage. it must feel heartbreaking?— at the stage. it must feel heartbreaking? at the stage. it must feel heartbreakinu? h . , heartbreaking? it's really sad story for me, heartbreaking? it's really sad story for me. when _ heartbreaking? it's really sad story for me. when i _ heartbreaking? it's really sad story for me, when i left _ heartbreaking? it's really sad story for me, when i left iran _ heartbreaking? it's really sad story for me, when i left iran to - heartbreaking? it's really sad story for me, when i left iran to go - heartbreaking? it's really sad story for me, when i left iran to go for. heartbreaking? it's really sad story for me, when i left iran to go for a| for me, when i left iran to go for a sabbaticalfor for me, when i left iran to go for a sabbatical for three months, for me, when i left iran to go for a sabbaticalfor three months, i only packed luggage for months. i didn't plan to stay in excel. when the nation wakes up, you cannot force that nation to sleep again. that is what is happening in iran. especially with these intelligence
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and brave iranian students, we will be in this revolution in the near future, and it particularly against the suppression. the universe are completely afraid of what is going to happen. in the next few weeks and months, i'm sure if the university is open, they will not stop dealing with the regime any more.- is open, they will not stop dealing with the regime any more. thank you fittin: time with the regime any more. thank you fitting time to — with the regime any more. thank you fitting time to speak— with the regime any more. thank you fitting time to speak to _ with the regime any more. thank you fitting time to speak to us _ with the regime any more. thank you fitting time to speak to us about - fitting time to speak to us about the situation you have been in. the mother of mahsa amini has issued a statement on the first anniversary of her death, which sparked anti—government protests across iran. her mother expressed her gratitude to all those who had kept the memory of her daughter alive. a little earlier, it was reported that mahsa amini's father was briefly detained outside the family home and warned against holding a ceremony
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for his daughter at her grave. the authorities in eastern libya are sealing off the stricken city of derna to enable rescue teams to get in more easily following the devastating flash floods. they said the area would be closed off to civilians and that only libyan and international search and rescue teams would have access. there's been calls for the complete evacuation of survivors from derna. although rescue efforts have been scaled up, the aid operation so far has been described as chaotic. our correspondent anna foster sent this report. this is what remains of the waterfront area, here in derna. you can see what a mess it is. you can also really see the power of that water that cascaded through the city. it has broken up sea defences and tossed them around. there are cars smashed and dropped on top. there's a whole mixture
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of floating broken wood, household appliances, tires, it's all bobbing in the stagnant water. there is a really rich and distinctive smell of decay and death hanging in the air, particularly in this area. just this morning, i was talking to a turkish rescue team, because all the time, there are recovery workers patrolling up and down the water area here. when bodies wash back in, which they are still doing all the time, they retrieve them and try and give them some kind of dignity. the turkish team told me just over here this morning, they recovered three bodies from in among the stably and dirt and took them away. they say, even now almost a week after this happened, bodies are still washing up here at the port in derna. london's metropolitan police has agreed to pay a settlement to a man who suffered a brain injury in 2010 when he was struck on the head by an officer.
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alfie meadows was 20 when he was hurt during a protest against student tuition fees. the settlement hasn't been disclosed, but it's believed it may run to six figures. earlier i was joined by my colleague vincent mcaviney, who told me more. the 9th of december 2010, alfie meadows was protesting against the tripling of university tuition fees in central london when he suffered a severe brain injury. now, he was 20 years old at the time. he was studying philosophy at the university of middlesex, and he was struck on the head by a police baton. it was so severe that the injury required over 100 staples to seal the head wound. now, i'm going to show you on the website just what that head wound looked like. just to warn you, it is slightly graphic. so as you can see here, the injury that he did receive. now, despite a number of investigations between 2010 and 2019, the officer responsible was never identified
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or held to account. alfie was in need of life—saving brain surgery after this. and the trauma of the assault has severely affected his mental health since, it's affected his studies and his career, he says as well. now, he has also been subjected to a lengthy legal process. he was arrested and charged with violent disorder despite, though, several trials over the past decade. in march 2022, he was acquitted of any wrongdoing whatsoever. and vincent, just give us a bit more detail about how alfie has responded to what the police have said and done. well, alfie has been fighting himself notjust for his health, but a legal battle. in 2013, he brought a charge against the police, trying to get damages for assault and battery, false imprisonment and breaches of his human rights. now, only this summer has
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that case been settled. as you mentioned, it's believed that he's received a six—figure sum, but more importantly, he's received an apology from the metropolitan police himself. they acknowledge that he was protesting peacefully and not acting aggressively towards police officers and that the baton strike that almost killed him was dangerous and unjustifiable. the met also say they regret not being able to identify the officer that was responsible for this assault. now, alfie has given an interview about all this. he is saying that despite the apology, despite the money, it's not going to make up for what has been a decade of fighting and the severe impact this has had, notjust on his mental health and the progress of his life, but the pain caused to his friends and family who have supported him through this. climate campaigners are marching through edinburgh today as part of a global day of action against fossilfuels. yesterday saw similar marches take
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place across europe. in the hague, police used water cannons to try to 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. earlier i spoke to luke henderson, who is one of the campaigners with edinburgh climate coalition and who helped organise the march. he told me why he thinks events like today do make a difference. well, if we don't fight, we can't win. it's a starting point, really, i think. and it does. i mean, i speak to a parliamentary researcher and i speak to mps all the time and they say, you know, they want to do some good things, but unless there's a power protest, unless ordinary people show that we want change, actually, where is that momentum? where's that push? but there's a lot of very set interests not wanting to change. i really point to the oil and gas companies. they show no ability to change. it's up to ordinary people to say, we want to really see a change.
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we can see it in the news every single news bulletin. there's another climate related crisis happening around the world. it's us who have responsibility to really push for the change. and today's march is very much part of that. you know, we've got thousands of people. you can't really see them because i've had to come away because it's so noisy. we've got thousands of people here in edinburgh, only people who are determined they want to make their voices heard. yes, luke, i mean, the number of people who attend marches like this is, of course, a reflection of the strength of feeling. but again, going back to my first question, sorry to labour the point, but it's just we've seen so many marches like this before. we've seen days and events like this before. but what do you think it will take to actually make a tangible difference? well, they do make a difference. i mean, in scotland we had the oil fields being proposed and there was massive amounts of protest in scotland in opposition to that. eventually the scottish government came out in opposition to that and big oilfields is now
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stopped being on the table. a 14—year—old has died in a stabbing in northern manchester last night. another 14—year—old boy was arrested on suspicion of murder and remains in custody. 0ur correspondent yunus mulla is at the scene. what can you tell us? this area of harpurhey in manchester remains a crime scene today. you can see the forensic tent is just over my shoulder. 0fficers see the forensic tent is just over my shoulder. officers were first called here yesterday evening after reports that a boy had been stabbed. he was taken to hospital where he died from his injuries. today, a number of this boy's friends arrive to to lay flowers along with members of the community. clearly in shock of the community. clearly in shock of what has taken place here. i spoke to one residence earlier who arrived here at the scene shortly
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after the incident happened. i could hear it, i was like, what is going on? and my electricity was finished, i was coming to get the electricity. i could see there was a big fights, kids were just fighting with each other. 0ne kid was screaming, let's call an ambulance, there was blood on that corner. it'sjust so bad. what further action has greater manchester police taken since the by�*s death? manchester police taken since the b 's death? , manchester police taken since the by's death?— by's death? they have imposed a section 60 _ by's death? they have imposed a section 60 order, _ by's death? they have imposed a section 60 order, what _ by's death? they have imposed a section 60 order, what that - by's death? they have imposed a section 60 order, what that does| by's death? they have imposed a l section 60 order, what that does is effectively gives them greater stop and search powers. they are doing this to reassure the community and members of the public, they only do it when it's required and necessary and proportionate. the aim is to reduce any future potential violent behaviours and to prevent any other serious incidents. i have spoken to a few of the 14—year—old's friends who say he was a caring boy, always
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had a smile on his face. the family liaison officers are comforting his family at this difficult time. they are peering for information and witnesses as to what to took place here. the police want to hearfrom anyone who may be able to help them with the inquiry. they do have a 14—year—old boy in custody who was arrested on suspicion of murder. mi; arrested on suspicion of murder. my colleague in manchester there with the latest. now it's time for a look at today's sport. it's been a busy day in france with the rugby world cup. first up is samoa making theirfirst the rugby world cup. first up is samoa making their first appearance up samoa making their first appearance up against chile in the tournament. then wales and ireland are both in action, wales against portugal who are also making the first appearance in france. ~ u, .,
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are also making the first appearance in france. ~ _, ., , ., in france. welcome to the stand in nice. a in france. welcome to the stand in mice a good _ in france. welcome to the stand in nice. a good few _ in france. welcome to the stand in nice. a good few hours _ in france. welcome to the stand in nice. a good few hours to - in france. welcome to the stand in nice. a good few hours to go - in france. welcome to the stand in. nice. a good few hours to go before kick-oft _ nice. a good few hours to go before kick—off. wells france —— wales fans are already — kick—off. wells france —— wales fans are already starting to appear hoping — are already starting to appear hoping to make two wins out of two against _ hoping to make two wins out of two against portugal. they should have a pretty— against portugal. they should have a pretty good chance for doing that, portugal— pretty good chance for doing that, portugal have never won a match at the rugby— portugal have never won a match at the rugby world cup. in fact, the only time — the rugby world cup. in fact, the only time these two teams have met in the _ only time these two teams have met in the past _ only time these two teams have met in the past in 1994, wales went against — in the past in 1994, wales went against them by 102 points to 11. they— against them by 102 points to 11. they should be feeling confident after that impressive victory against _ after that impressive victory against fiji last weekend. it is of such— against fiji last weekend. it is of such a _ against fiji last weekend. it is of such a physical encounter. wales made _ such a physical encounter. wales made more than 250 tackles in the course _ made more than 250 tackles in the course of— made more than 250 tackles in the course of that match. it's a new rughy— course of that match. it's a new rugby world cup record. it was a physical— rugby world cup record. it was a physical encounter to say the least. perhaps _ physical encounter to say the least. perhaps not surprising that wales made _ perhaps not surprising that wales made 13— perhaps not surprising that wales made 13 changes to the team that beat made 13 changes to the team that heat fiji~ — made 13 changes to the team that beat fiji. almost an entirely new
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side, _ beat fiji. almost an entirely new side, but — beat fiji. almost an entirely new side, but they will be confident of getting _ side, but they will be confident of getting another victory here against portugat _ getting another victory here against portugal. later on, it's another big day for— portugal. later on, it's another big day for ireland. they face tonga in knots. _ day for ireland. they face tonga in knots, island of kos the world number — knots, island of kos the world number one. tonga should be a factor pronosition _ number one. tonga should be a factor proposition. tonga have been helped by a recent— proposition. tonga have been helped by a recent rule change, meaning they can — by a recent rule change, meaning they can select some former new zealand _ they can select some former new zealand players who have tongan heritage — zealand players who have tongan heritage. ireland should be too strong — heritage. ireland should be too strong for them. it could be a historic— strong for them. it could be a historic day for the captain, who has the — historic day for the captain, who has the chance to become ireland's alt-time _ has the chance to become ireland's all—time record points scorer, he is 'ust all—time record points scorer, he is just nine _ all—time record points scorer, he is just nine points behind the current record _ just nine points behind the current record held by ronan 0'gara. they should _ record held by ronan 0'gara. they should be — record held by ronan 0'gara. they should be confident of making it two wins out _ should be confident of making it two wins out of _ should be confident of making it two wins out of two. to should be confident of making it two wins out of two.— wins out of two. to football, the premier league _ wins out of two. to football, the premier league is _ wins out of two. to football, the premier league is back. -
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wins out of two. to football, the premier league is back. wolves| wins out of two. to football, the i premier league is back. wolves are against liverpool. wolves are goal app against liverpool. wolves are goal app currently. liverpool with some work to do in the second half. later on, manchester city take their 100% record and put it on the line at west ham. in the late game, newcastle looked to bounce back against brentford. in spain, but teeth are looking to come back against barcelona. atletico bilbao are against of these. in italy, milan still three wins out of three.
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qualifying for the singapore grand prix, it starts in less than an hour. red bull have an outside chance of winning the constructions title. they have struggled for pace so far, as red bull's maxima step in finishing in fourth place. that is all the sports from us for now. more on the websites, will be back later on. aid operations are continuing in morocco eight days after the earthquake that killed nearly 3000 people. work is going on to bring support to those in remote areas — but some villagers in the atlas mountains — the epicentre of the quake — have expressed frustration at the lack of help from the authorities and said they were having to organise their own relief efforts. live now to ethar shalaby. ethar shalaby is in marrakesh,
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about 71km — 44 miles from the epicentre of the tremour, and has also recently visited some of the badly affect mountain areas. hi, as you will properly see behind me, rescue tees are carrying on with their rescue operations. a few minutes before we go live, a rescue team and moroccan and dutch rescue team and moroccan and dutch rescue team arrived to the area. behind me, you can see they are using sniffer dogs, i can see three sniffer dogs being used here to try and find any bodies under the rubble. this was basically a complex that used to have shots and local cafe is and restaurants. rescue teams earlier told me this is not theirfirst visit. they came here two or three times before. this is their last visit in the area, just to confirm their nobodies. they said they have
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been doing the rescue mission since the morning, they have visited three places, this is the fourth. they are cutting out operations through the day, they have no instructions when their efforts. . they are trying their efforts. . they are trying their best to make sure nobodies are still trapped under the rubble. in other places in marrakesh, i could easily observe that life is coming back, normal life is coming back slowly. i was touring in a tourist place this morning, i could see tourist going out and about, local shots and restaurants are operating as usual. 0nly damaged areas, damaged buildings like the one behind me are the ones that had cordoned off so that people don't get close by. abs. cordoned off so that people don't get close by— get close by. a lot of activity happening — get close by. a lot of activity happening behind _ get close by. a lot of activity happening behind you - get close by. a lot of activity happening behind you wherej get close by. a lot of activity - happening behind you where you are, i understand you are in a different area yesterday. yesterday i believe
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you were in were in one of the worst affected areas, in a group of small villages in the atlas mountains. what is it like there, are they receiving enough aid? no, they aren't getting enough help. when i spoke to a lot of them, they told me that the first time they received the essentials, essential aid, was only on wednesday. they are in dire need of tents. they have not received any government support at all, no governmental aid has arrived in the area. the village in one of the providence, 25 kilometres away from the epicentre of the earthquake, said they highly rely on assistance coming from volunteers and local ngos. the government on the other side are saying they are trying their best to deliver aid to those in the remote villages, but say blocked roads and stopping access to the villages.- say blocked roads and stopping access to the villages. thank you to my colleague _ access to the villages. thank you to
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my colleague in _ access to the villages. thank you to my colleague in marrakesh. - finally some pictures from space. the soyuz ms—24 spacecraft left kazakhstan bound for the international space station. just three hours later, two russian cosmonauts and an american astronaut successfully docked with the iss. the trio will spend between six months and a year on board the space station. stay with us here on bbc news. hello. we've got some quite large contrasts in our weather today, especially the temperature from the warm and humid conditions across the south east of england. there's something a lot fresher in scotland and northern ireland. so let's have a look at the forecast for the rest of the day. and as we head into the evening
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hours, there's a weather front here, slicing the uk more or less in half. to the north, that cooler air mass at 6 p.m., it's about 14 in aberdeen, about the same in glasgow in belfast. here's the weather front. the cloudier conditions across the lakes. it's been quite wet here recently and the showers in place, they're close to the weather front across wales in the south west, but london still 25 at 6 p.m.. quite humid here. you can see that colour difference there, that temperature gradient along this weather front. so the weather front still with us through the course of the night. in fact, it's going to turn quite cold in the north, particularly eastern parts of scotland. certainly a touch of frost on the way to the south of the weather front. it remains warm and humid, perhaps no lower than around 15 or 16 degrees in some spots. here's the forecast for sunday. lightning symbol, so certainly a storm chance there across some southwestern and western parts of the uk. the storms will drift northwards and a little bit further towards the east through the course of the day. so, yes, plenty of bright weather around, but for some of us, a wild
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spell at some point during the day with these thunderstorms rumbling through. and then you can see this is the forecast through the evening tomorrow moving through wales, parts of the midlands. but showers and thunderstorms could break out almost anywhere on sunday. and then early next week, we are going to all this coming. we're going to see a transition to something a lot fresher, these orange colors moving towards the east. that's that warm air mass, multiple weather fronts sweeping off the atlantic. here's one weather front crossing the uk during the course of monday. it's a cold front, blustery for a time with heavy showers and then behind it linked to this area of low pressure here, that fresher air sweeping in. so we're still kind of holding on to the low 20s across the southeast, but it's only 15 in belfast. and now look at this outlook pretty much every day there's a chance of at least some rain and those temperatures are certainly easing as well. so autumn is knocking on the door. bye bye.
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this is bbc news. the headlines: in iran, the mother of mahsa amini has issued a statement one year after her death. she expressed her gratitude to all those who had kept the memory of her daughter alive. amini's death had sparked widespread protests across the country. authorities in eastern libya have restricted access
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to the city of derna after last weekend's devastating floods. although rescue efforts have been scaled up, the aid operation has been described as chaotic. a 14—year—old boy remains in custody on suspicion of murder, after another 14—year—old was stabbed in manchester on friday night. police have been given greater stop and search powers in harpurhey until saturday night. the state funeral is being held in south africa for the zulu chief mangosuthu buthelezi, who died last week aged 95. now on bbc news, brain hacks. modern life. the school run. work calls. inflation. remember your lines. scientists are carrying out pioneering research... sorry, that whole thing. ok, the whole thing?
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