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her family say she was "the light of their lives". i'm mark labelle, live in south london, where elianne�*s family has just been visiting the london, where elianne's family has just been visiting the place where she died. i'll bring you the latest on what they've been saying. dutch police say at least two people have been killed in rotterdam. the gunman is now in custody. more than 70,000 refugees flee nagorno—karabakh, as its separatist leader admits the struggle for independence is over. and tributes to sir michael gambon, known for playing dumbledore in the harry potter films, whose died at the age of 82.
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hello, i'm lewis vaughanjones, welcome to the daily global — where we'll bring you the top stories from around the world. let's start here in the uk. the 15—year—old girl who was stabbed to death on her way to school in south london yesterday has been named as elianne andam. herfamily has paid tribute to the teenager, saying she was "the light of their lives". a spokesperson has said they are struggling to comprehend the tragedy. we will bring you what they said in full and just a moment. a 17—year—old boy — who knew the victim — was arrested about an hour after the attack. police have been given more time to question him. our home affairs correspondent daniel sandford is in croydon. this afternoon, elianne andam's family released this smiling picture of her, describing her as their beautiful child. in a statement, they said...
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the family said elianne's dreams had now been shattered, and they said their lives and those of the wider family had fallen apart. today, police officers who had been the first responders to the reports that she had been stabbed and had treid to save her life laid flowers at 30 metres from the place where the horror played out. elianne andam had been on her way to the local private school, and was in her green school uniform when she was attacked near the bus stop — but not on the bus. detectives say that the 17—year—old they have in custody knew elianne, and they're trying to work out the exact relationship. the london mayor was in croydon today, visiting a community in mourning. 0ne death is one death.
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—— one death to many. when you have spent time as i have as a member of parliament, and as a man with a bereaved family, you understand the consequences of a death. anybody thinking about carrying a knife, you must understand the consequences of that is not just a life being taken away, but a family's lice is being transformed forever. the idea that this innocent much older than my kids would have their life crawley ended in that way is shocking. it's absolutely shocking, and whether that was in london, you feel it acutely wherever you live. elianne andam's family originally came from ghana and had raised money to put her through the local private school, 0ld palace ofjohn whitgift. but all their hopes for her future were dashed in a few moments of violence at a bus stop. live now to our correspondent in croydon, mark lobel. mark, what's the latest? we've just
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mark, what's the latest? we've 'ust experienced — mark, what's the latest? we've 'ust experienced an fl mark, what's the latest? we've 'ust experienced an incredibly �* mark, what's the latest? we've just| experienced an incredibly emotional hour here on the road that elianne died. an hourago, herfamily and extended family turned up on a police convoy. they were brought to the spot just police convoy. they were brought to the spotjust behind this tram here where you'll be able to see police officers still there — the site where elianne died, they were all brought there and stood there for about ten minutes, then walked away, many of them weeping, at which point they went into the centre to compose themselves and talk to people inside that centre. then afterwards, after much debate, they started to come out and there was a short statement read, let's have a listen to that statement now.— read, let's have a listen to that statement now. _, ., ., , statement now. good evening, ladies and gentlemen- _ statement now. good evening, ladies and gentlemen. i'm _ statement now. good evening, ladies and gentlemen. i'm going _ statement now. good evening, ladies and gentlemen. i'm going to - statement now. good evening, ladies and gentlemen. i'm going to make i statement now. good evening, ladies and gentlemen. i'm going to make a| and gentlemen. i'm going to make a statement _ and gentlemen. i'm going to make a statement on behalf of the family, written _ statement on behalf of the family, written by— statement on behalf of the family, written by the family. we as a
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family— written by the family. we as a family are _ written by the family. we as a family are struggling to comprehend this painful tragedy that has happened to our beautiful daughter and beloved sister, elianne. 0ur and beloved sister, elianne. our hearts— and beloved sister, elianne. our hearts are — and beloved sister, elianne. our hearts are broken, and we are overwhelmed by sorrow and grief. 0ur faith in— overwhelmed by sorrow and grief. 0ur faith in the _ overwhelmed by sorrow and grief. 0ur faith in the lord is strengthening us. faith in the lord is strengthening us we _ faith in the lord is strengthening us. we would like to express our gratitude — us. we would like to express our gratitude to those who have taken the time _ gratitude to those who have taken the time to send us thoughtful and compassionate messages and prayers. we kindly— compassionate messages and prayers. we kindly ask for your consideration, to also respect our need _ consideration, to also respect our need for— consideration, to also respect our need for privacy, as we attempt to come _ need for privacy, as we attempt to come to— need for privacy, as we attempt to come to grips with our deeply devastating loss. elianne was a
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beautiful — devastating loss. elianne was a beautiful person inside and out, who loved _ beautiful person inside and out, who loved jesus — beautiful person inside and out, who lovedjesus. she beautiful person inside and out, who loved jesus. she was intelligent, thoughtful, kind, and had a bright future _ thoughtful, kind, and had a bright future ahead of her. it is our request— future ahead of her. it is our request that you keep our cherished daughter, _ request that you keep our cherished daughter, elianne, and ourfamily request that you keep our cherished daughter, elianne, and our family in your thoughts and prayers. thank you very much, _ your thoughts and prayers. thank you very much, the family will not be saying _ very much, the family will not be saying anything more. it very much, the family will not be saying anything more.— saying anything more. it was the other details _ saying anything more. it was the other details that _ saying anything more. it was the other details that we _ saying anything more. it was the other details that we learnt - saying anything more. it was the | other details that we learnt about elianne that really meant a lot. of course we know she was on her way to school and she died, but she was going to become a lawyer, herfamily said, that's what she dreamed of. she loved gymnastics and playing with her hair, all things that normal 15—year—old girls do. and community workers who turned up today said the last thing they
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wanted other 15—year—old girls to be doing is to be bringing flowers to one of theirfallen doing is to be bringing flowers to one of their fallen colleagues, and that's exactly what they've been seeing here. there's a lot of anger here, a lot of rage at what's been going on behind—the—scenes — the mental health struggles here that children face, and a lot of that is coming out now as a result of what's happened here with this fatal knife attack on a 15—year—old girl who was heading to school. attack on a 15-year-old girl who was heading to school.— heading to school. mark, thanks for that. dutch police say two people have been killed, after a gunman fired shots at a house and hospital in rotterdam. local media report that the attacker first opened fire in a house, before setting the building alight. police say the suspect then made his way to a local hospital, where he shot at least one other person. armed police teams entered the erasmus university medical centre after ordering an evacuation of the building, which was also set of fire.
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the gunman has been arrested. graham satchell reports. emergency services in the centre of rotterdam, after reports of shots being fired. police say there were two incidents in different parts of the city — the first at a private house, and then at a hospital, the mc erasmus. staff and patients were quickly evacuated. "we were told to leave," this man says, "the police told us to leave." at the sight of the first shooting, smoke can be seen coming from an apartment block — and a man is treated for his injuries at the side of the road. translation: this afternoon, | we had two shooting incidents - one in a house, where two people were injured. the shooter then continued to the medical centre, to a classroom there, where he also shot someone. we have arrested a 32—year—old man from rotterdam. police have now confirmed that two people have been killed, and there are reports that several others have been injured. the 32—year—old man was arrested
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on the helipad of the hospital. the motive for the attack is unclear. graham satchell, bbc news. 0ur correspondent in the netherlands, anna holligan, gave us this udpate. police have just confirmed that two people were killed in these shootings. they have identified the suspect as a 32—year—old man from rotterdam. some reports, reuters reporting this 32—year—old was actually a student at the university medical centre in rotterdam, where some of these shootings took place. police are now doing a sweep of the entire facility. we've seen some images shared by local media, people were writing notes of which room they were in, saying "we are in room 132, we can't get out," pasting them to the window, scenes of absolute chaos and terror at the sight of the university medical centre at rotterdam. police went to the building and evacuated students, somewhere in their medical counts,
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we've seen on stretchers. we haven't yet had any indication as to a motive, though. police described the suspected gunman as wearing combat trousers, carrying a backpack, and they found a handgun at the scene, as well. and as you say, at both locations, a house nearby the universe of the stomach or university medical centre at rotterdam, and the teaching facility itself, fires were set. the suspect was actually arrested, we've seen pictures of this, underneath the helipad at the hospital, according to police. thanks to hannah for that, and by way of confirmation, we have a couple more details from the police there, saying they are not looking for any other suspect. he active democrat acted alone, motive not yet clear. as we get any more details from that shooting there in rotterdam, we will bring them to
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you. new rules have been published for what presenters on flagship bbc programmes can say on social media, following a row over gary lineker�*s posts. in march, the bbc presenter was suspended for a tweet criticising the government's asylum policy. he was then reinstated after a few days. the report says high—profile presenters should be allowed to express views on issues and policies, but should stop short of political campaigning. our culture and media editor katie razzall reports. welcome to the antiques roadshow. awesome! this is massive news... just some of the flagship programmes whose presenters must now abide by new bbc social media rules. just the five games for you this week... they include, of course, match of the day. the show�*s presenter, gary lineker, sparked this review back in march. he tweeted about the government's small boats policy, calling it "immeasurably cruel" and saying the language used was not dissimilar to that used
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by germany in the 1930s. morning, gary. it caused a storm. he'd breached its rules, said the bbc, which took him off air. that led to a staffing revolt, with other sports presenters refusing to work. six months on, new guidelines forflagship presenters, including gary lineker — the bbc�*s highest paid star — who is also a freelancer. they aren't allowed to endorse or attack a political party or criticise the character of a politician. they cannot comment on issues of political debate during an election period or take a role in campaigning orfundraising. in essence, when their shows are on air and for the two weeks either side, they can express views on politically contentious subjects, as long as they're not campaigning in the party politics. the test will be — watch this space, watch what gary lineker tweets in the coming months about immigration policy. he's entitled to tweet about immigration policy now under the new rules, as long as he doesn't attack
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a particular politician or a particular party. well, we'll see how the bbc react when he does use that new freedom to say what he believes. with that tweet you suspended gary linekerfour in march, would he be sacked under the new rules? we are saying today it's a clean slate. going back and doing all the archaeology on every tweet, we know that that tweet caused a little bit of a eruption and a huge debate and clearly there was a difference of opinion about it. but it is difficult to get clarity if you don't go back at it? the new rules are clear. are you asking me whether i may face dilemmas in the future in this area? probably. but i do think we've got a very good set of clear guidelines. gary lineker�*s tweeted a thumbs up, calling the new rules
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"all very sensible". katie razzall, bbc news. live now to jake kanter, investigations editor at deadline online news site. thanks very much for coming on the programme. thanks very much for coming on the programme-— thanks very much for coming on the ”roramme. , ., ., programme. good evening, thanks for havin: me. programme. good evening, thanks for having me- what _ programme. good evening, thanks for having me. what do _ programme. good evening, thanks for having me. what do you _ programme. good evening, thanks for having me. what do you make - programme. good evening, thanks for having me. what do you make of- programme. good evening, thanks for| having me. what do you make of these new guidelines. _ having me. what do you make of these new guidelines, then? _ having me. what do you make of these new guidelines, then? well, _ having me. what do you make of these new guidelines, then? well, they - having me. what do you make of these new guidelines, then? well, they are l new guidelines, then? well, they are bein: new guidelines, then? well, they are being described _ new guidelines, then? well, they are being described as _ new guidelines, then? well, they are being described as the _ new guidelines, then? well, they are being described as the gary - new guidelines, then? well, they are being described as the gary lineker l being described as the gary lineker clause internally, which i think is fascinating. i think having spoken to a few people about this today, with the bbc is trying to do here is set some clear parameters for the use of social media and steer a path for some of the bbc�*s biggest stars without having what is essentially a really rigid set of rules. and i think what today brings is certainly a bit more clarity. we have a clearer idea of the presenters who will be subject to these rules — they are freelancers by a large — and they will have additional responsibilities when their shows are on air. so for gary lineker, for example, when match of the day is
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broadcasting throughout the season, he will be beholden to these additional responsibilities. but perhaps will have a bit more freedom over the summer when football's not being played. qm. over the summer when football's not being played-— being played. ok, let's take that examle, being played. ok, let's take that example. then. _ being played. ok, let's take that example, then, because - being played. ok, let's take that example, then, because that's l being played. ok, let's take that l example, then, because that's the one people will remember. this doesn't stop the kind of backlash and anger for people who view any part of the bbc, they shouldn't get involved in any of these issues — we will see presenters for the bbc get involved in these kinds of issues now, won't we? i involved in these kinds of issues now, won't we?— involved in these kinds of issues now, won't we? ., ~ now, won't we? i mean, look, ithink what they are — now, won't we? i mean, look, ithink what they are trying _ now, won't we? i mean, look, ithink what they are trying to _ now, won't we? i mean, look, ithink what they are trying to do _ now, won't we? i mean, look, ithink what they are trying to do here - now, won't we? i mean, look, ithink what they are trying to do here is - what they are trying to do here is balance the responsibility that presenters have to bbc impartiality, alongside freedom of expression. and that's a really tricky balance to strike, and i think by and large, it will be done on a case—by—case basis. it's a bit like trying to solve a rubiks cube with one hand
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behind your back, you know? there's lots of moving parts and lots of shades of what's acceptable and what's not, and trying to grab that with one hand is quite difficult. so i think that what we will see is presenters having to be more careful about what they tweet — so they aren't allowed to endorse or attack aren't allowed to endorse or attack a political party, criticised politicians, comment on matters of debate on election periods, or take up debate on election periods, or take up an official role in a campaigning group. now what that would mean is not clear. i put it to the bbc that it actually looks like some of the things he said, comparing government policy to 1930s germany rhetoric, might actually be acceptable under these guidelines. he wasn't attacking an individual, he's not
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mentioned a political party and is not part of a campaign group. so i think the test will come when there's a controversy over a specific pronouncement on social media. that's when these rules will be tested. , ., ~ �* media. that's when these rules will be tested. , . ~ �* , ., media. that's when these rules will be tested. , ., ~ �* i. ,., . ,, be tested. jake, we'll get you back on if and when _ be tested. jake, we'll get you back on if and when that _ be tested. jake, we'll get you back on if and when that happens. - be tested. jake, we'll get you back| on if and when that happens. thank you. around the world and across the uk, this is bbc news. let's look at some other stories making news. the mail0nline has terminated his contract of its columnist dan wootton. he was previously suspended from gb news following comments made on his show by laurence fox. the broadcaster had earlier suspended fox for his remarks about politich0e's ava evans during a live show. the backlog of serious criminal cases waiting to be heard at crown courts in england and wales has hit a new all—time record. official figures published this morning reveal there were well over 64,000 outstanding cases at the end
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ofjune — more than double the number in 2018, before the pandemic. the average rate on a five—year fixed mortgage has fallen below 6% for the first time since earlyjuly. new figures from the financial information service, moneyfacts, show the typical rate dropped to five point 99% — that's down from 6.03 yesterday. -- 5.99%. you're live with bbc news. next, we will have a look at the issue in nagorno—karabakh, because the leader has announced an end to the leader has announced an end to the struggle for independence from azerbaijan, issuing a decree saying at the end of the year, the self—declared republic would cease to exist. let's take a look at where all this is happening. the
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nagorno—karabakh was controlled by our media for the last three decades or so, our media for the last three decades orso, but our media for the last three decades or so, but it's recognised internationally as part of azerbaijan. they seized the area and a military operation last week. this black dotted line you can see here is the root of —— route of many people leaving to armenia. 7a,000 people leaving to armenia. 7a,000 people are thought to have left, many of those fleeing for our media say they feared persecution and prefer to leave their homes, rather than live under azerbaijan rule. the armenian minister accused azerbaijan of acute stomach or conducting ethnic cleansing. translation: as a result of azerbaijan's _ translation: as a result of azerbaijan's ethnic _ translation: as a result of azerbaijan's ethnic cleansing | translation: as a result of - azerbaijan's ethnic cleansing palsy continues. analysis of the situation show that in the coming days, there will be no armenians left in nagorno—karabakh. this is an act of ethnic cleansing. it's an accusation
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azerbaijan has rejected. the foreign ministry insists it wants armenian residents to stay and become part of what it calls azerbaijan's multi—ethnic society. as i mentioned, tens of thousands of people have left nagorno—karabakh. many have ended up in the armenian border town of goris — from where our correspondent sarah rainsford gave us this update there are huge crowds here in the centre of goris this morning, lots and lots of people. tens of thousands have now left nagorno—karabakh and are heading here to armenia. and in border towns like this, there is now a massive aid effort under way. it is notjust the government that is helping out, there is also local businesses bringing donations and local people who are offering rooms and houses for people to stay in. we have seen people arriving here with cars packed full of belongings. there was one this morning that had chickens, a cage of chickens strapped to the roof and a bicycle, a child's bike on top of that. people are bringing everything they can carry, but of course it is not very much,
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and so their needs are pretty huge as they arrive here. and there are groups of families, large families, lots and lots of children just sitting around on the grass or in some shade here, getting food, getting some help, but really, their future now is pretty uncertain. they don't quite know where they go from here, but what they do know now is that they won't be going back. in fact, there has been a formal statement by the separatist authorities in nagorno—karabakh, that region that has never been internationally recognised, they have now said that formally speaking, all state institutions there will be dissolved by the end of this year, and that the republic of artsakh, as armenians call it, will cease to exist. people i have been speaking to here have been very saddened by that, but also they are angry. they say they have been abandoned by the armenian government, that they were abandoned, and this was inevitable. they have called it a tragedy because so many people here have actually fought over the years for the right to be in control of that sliver of territory in the mountains, and now they have had to abandon that of independence.
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—— that dream of independence. what sir michael gambon worked across tv, film, radio and theatre in a career spanning five decades. in recent years, he played dumbledore in six of the harry potter films. daniel radcliffe, who played harry potter, said... david tolisso looks back on michael gambon's career. welcome, welcome to another year at hogwarts. michael gambon as dumbledore. a great acting talent who never took it too seriously. tom!
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tom, you are sitting here! 0h, back where i started? his stage breakthrough was in alan ayckbourn's the norman conquests, and in particular, a scene in which he ends up dining on the little chair. you are all right where you are. good evening. carry on, talk amongst yourselves. no, not that one. the table was down like that. i actually saw a bloke one night fall out of his seat in the circle, laughing. i mean, you couldn't stop them. the whole house up. brilliant. i'm sorry, the shame... but it was the tv drama the singing detective that truly made him a household name. however, his screen career had begun... i'm gavin ker! ..with a bit of scottish swashbuckling in the borderers. he left school without any qualifications, but he had a talent for acting which led to dozens of roles on stage and screen. here's your chance to improve your table conversation. here, in the cook, the thief, his wife and her lover, with helen mirren. i'm going to smile
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when i think about mike, because he was incredibly funny. he had this natural irish sense of humour. naughty, but very, very funny. an extraordinary actor. what do you want? i brought you some coffee. if i wanted coffee, i'd have rung for it. and we will all miss him a lot. his name was also famously attached to a certain corner on top gear. he enjoyed the accolade. he had a taste for devilment and hoodwinking gullible journalists. please... dumbledore and harry potter may have brought him a new global recognition, but he was defiantly un—starry. he described his face as looking like an old wet bag. but in beckett's ehjoe, he could use it to hold an audience
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without saying a word. beneath that cloak of mischief was a seriously good actor. just want to remind you of the developing story we are covering this our out of rotterdam. the shooting — dutch police say they have arrested the gunman who killed at least two people in two separate shootings in the city of rotterdam. the male attacker was 32 and opened fire at a home before setting on fire. we are keeping all the very latest. i'm lewis vaughanjones, this is bbc news. hello there. much of the sunshine we got to see today was quite hazy in nature, thanks to a mix of high cloud
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and wildfire smoke from north america that was blown all the way across the atlantic in the wake of storm agnes, which you can see here swinging away from our shores. there is, though, another weather system now pushing in from the west, already bringing some of us some outbreaks of rain which will continue through the evening and into the night. some of that rain will be pretty heavy. so as we head into the night, some pretty wet weather for a time in western scotland, drying up there in northern ireland. but the heaviest rain, i think, will be across parts of south wales, and then up into the midlands and lincolnshire. there could be enough rain in one or two locations, perhaps most especially in the south of wales, for some localised flooding and some travel disruption. and then that rain band's weakening all the while, pushing towards the southeast corner, where it is going to stay very mild. further north and west, something cooler and fresher to take us into friday morning. so this weather system mayjust take a little bit of time to clear from the southeast corner through tomorrow morning. high pressure to the south,
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low pressure to the north — that brings a mix of weather fortunes. the further south you are, it should be mostly dry, not too many showers, plenty of sunshine. further north, some sunshine, too, but more in the way of showers, particularly in the west of scotland, with gales possible in the far north. certainly quite a windy day across scotland. temperatures of 13 celsius in lerwick and 20 celsius in london. now, friday night will be quite chilly as this ridge of high pressure topples its way eastwards, but it doesn't last long. here comes our next rain—bearing weather system for saturday. some heavy bursts of rain pushing across northern ireland, fringing into parts of north wales, northwest england, and then up across scotland. further south, we'll see some spells of sunshine. it may just start to feel a little warmer and a little more humid. that's certainly a theme we will take with us into sunday. we could see highs of 23 celsius in the southeast corner, given enough sunshine. there will be a band of cloud and showery rain draped somewhere across central, southern england into wales.
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to the north of that sunshine and showers, i6 celsius the top temperature in glasgow. and then into next week, well, thoroughly mixed. there'll be more rain at times, it'll often be quite breezy, but it mayjust turn a little warmer for a time in the south.
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this is bbc news. the headlines: tributes are paid to elianne andam,
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the schoolgirl stabbed to death on a bus in london. her family say she was "the light of their lives". dutch police say at least two people have been killed two shootings in rotterdam. the gunman is now in custody. disappearing before our eyes. a stark warning that switzerland's glaciers have melted at a near record rate. 0ne glaciers have melted at a near record rate. one of the uk's most celebrated trees, the large signal at hadrian's wall, has been cut down. —— the large sycamore. a 16—year—old boy has been arrested. a bbc investigation has found that police officers are widely misusing video cameras worn on their uniforms to record incidents. officers have switched them off when force is used, deleted or not disclosed footage and shared video on whatsapp. the cameras were introduced to improve policing transparency,
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but the bbc found more than 150 reports of failings.

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