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batter large parts of the uk. robust security at the arsenal tonight as pro islamic state media call for attacks on stadiums. and the physicist who helped us understand the structure of matter, peter higgs has died. he was and coming up on bbc news — fighting for the same prize at home and now on the continent. premier league rivals manchester city and arsenal both play the first leg of their championship league quarterfinals tonight. hello. the family of a 27—year—old woman, stabbed to death while pushing her baby in a pram in bradford, say she was a caring person, and they haven't stopped crying since she died. kulsuma akter was attacked last saturday. police are questioning a 25—year—old man, habibur masum, on suspicion of murder, after a nationwide manhunt.
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danny savage has the latest from bradford. flowers left in memory of kulsama akter, the 27—year—old stabbed to death in bradford at the weekend. i did ask a few questions. her- death in bradford at the weekend. i did ask a few questions. her family | did ask a few questions. her family don't want to _ did ask a few questions. her family don't want to release _ did ask a few questions. her family don't want to release a _ did ask a few questions. her family don't want to release a picture - don't want to release a picture of her, but they have spoken exclusively to the bbc. she her, but they have spoken exclusively to the bbc. she was a very caring. _ exclusively to the bbc. she was a very caring, humble, _ exclusively to the bbc. she was a very caring, humble, she - exclusively to the bbc. she was a very caring, humble, she had - exclusively to the bbc. she was a l very caring, humble, she had good personality, she used to make people laugh. she was wonderful.— laugh. she was wonderful. kulsama akter was the _ laugh. she was wonderful. kulsama akter was the youngest _ laugh. she was wonderful. kulsama akter was the youngest of - laugh. she was wonderful. kulsama akter was the youngest of five - akter was the youngest of five siblings, her mother lives in bangladesh, herfather in saudi arabia. exclusively to the bbc. she was a ve arabia. exclusively to the bbc. sie: was a very caring, humble she had good, personality, she used to make people laugh. she was wonderful. kulsama akter was the youngest of five siblings, her mother lives in bangladesh, herfather in saudi arabia. bangladesh, her father in saudi arabia. ., , , arabia. her mum in dang - she is scone standly _ arabia. her mum in dang - she is scone standly crying, _ arabia. her mum in dang - she is scone standly crying, i _ arabia. her mum in dang - she is scone standly crying, i spoke - arabia. her mum in dang - she is scone standly crying, i spoke to l arabia. her mum in dang - she is. scone standly crying, i spoke to her yesterday —— constantly crying. she never stopped crying all the time. mentioning her name. the never stopped crying all the time.
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mentioning her name.— never stopped crying all the time. mentioning her name. the man police were hunting — mentioning her name. the man police were hunting in _ mentioning her name. the man police were hunting in connection _ mentioning her name. the man police were hunting in connection with - were hunting in connection with the attack was arrested early this morning, 175 miles away, in aylesbury. habibur masum will be questioned by west yorkshire police. we now know habibur masum was bailed by magistrates last november, after being charged with assaulting and threatening to kill kulsama akter, offences he denied. it is also understood that part of those bail conditions were that he mulls not contact her. —— must not. at the scene the local mp came to visit and leave flowers. she was accompanied by gio khan who tried to help kulsama akter in the moments after the attack. . , kulsama akter in the moments after the attack. ., , ., , , , ., the attack. he has done his best and i am grateful — the attack. he has done his best and i am grateful for _ the attack. he has done his best and i am grateful for him. _ the attack. he has done his best and i am grateful for him. she _ the attack. he has done his best and i am grateful for him. she has - i am gratefulfor him. she has spoken many _ i am gratefulfor him. she has spoken many times _ i am gratefulfor him. she has spoken many times about - i am grateful for him. she has - spoken many times about violence against women. spoken many times about violence against women-— against women. there is an issue, isn't there. _ against women. there is an issue, isn't there, there _ against women. there is an issue, isn't there, there is _ against women. there is an issue, isn't there, there is a _ against women. there is an issue, isn't there, there is a culture - against women. there is an issue, isn't there, there is a culture of. isn't there, there is a culture of it is ok, to kill a woman, hit a woman, that is not ok, and we need to empower women but we also need to make sure that message that you know, we have lost a 27—year—old
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here, in broad daylight, that is just not ok, that is what we need to be concentrating on. the just not ok, that is what we need to be concentrating on.— just not ok, that is what we need to be concentrating on. the man whose imaue has be concentrating on. the man whose image has been _ be concentrating on. the man whose image has been everywhere - be concentrating on. the man whose image has been everywhere for- be concentrating on. the man whose image has been everywhere for the l image has been everywhere for the past few days is now in custody, as this investigation continues. we also understand from kulsama akter�*s does than the child being pushed in the programme at the time of the attack here on saturday was a six month old baby boy, and that shed had only been living here for a short time. she wasn't really known by anyone and that shows when you see the flowers for such a horrific incident. just half a dozen of bunches left tagged to the lamp post, we know the man who police have been searching for has been found, he will be questioned by west yorkshire police in the coming hours clive. thank you, danny the former sub—postmaster, alan bates, has accused the post office of causing "harm and injustice" as he appeared at the public inquiry into the horizon computer scandal.
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mr bates, whose story was made famous in an itv drama, spoke of his tireless campaign for the many hundreds of people affected by what is one of the biggest miscarriages ofjustice in uk legal history. here's zoe conway. is it any wonder that allan bates is smiling. after 23 years of campaigning, he can now tell the inquiry everything he knows about the post office scandal ihe inquiry everything he knows about the post office scandal he explained wh he had the post office scandal he explained why he had kept _ the post office scandal he explained why he had kept fighting _ the post office scandal he explained why he had kept fighting for - the post office scandal he explained why he had kept fighting for so - why he had kept fighting for so long. as you got to meet people, and realised it wasn'tjust long. as you got to meet people, and realised it wasn't just yourself and you saw the harm and injustice that had been descended upon them, it was something that you felt you had to deal with. , ., ~ ., deal with. over the year, allan bates has _ deal with. over the year, allan bates has written _ deal with. over the year, allan bates has written to _ deal with. over the year, allan bates has written to a - deal with. over the year, allan bates has written to a series . deal with. over the year, allan| bates has written to a series of government minister, in charge of the post office. you government minister, in charge of the post office.—
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the post office. you in fact sent a re -l the post office. you in fact sent a reply to mr— the post office. you in fact sent a reply to mr davie. _ the post office. you in fact sent a reply to mr davie. the _ the post office. you in fact sent a reply to mr davie. the inquiry - the post office. you in fact sent a | reply to mr davie. the inquiry was shown alert _ reply to mr davie. the inquiry was shown alert sent _ reply to mr davie. the inquiry was shown alert sent to _ reply to mr davie. the inquiry was shown alert sent to the post - reply to mr davie. the inquiry was | shown alert sent to the post office minister ed davey injuly 2010, where allan bates called his refusal to intervene notjust disappointing, but offensive. he said the post office had been op writing as little more than thugs in suits, and ed davey enabled them to carry on with immunity, regardless of the human misery and suffering they inflict. interviewed at a building site in kent mr davie responded. billion interviewed at a building site in kent mr davie responded. allan baits is a hero but — kent mr davie responded. allan baits is a hero but like _ kent mr davie responded. allan baits is a hero but like him _ kent mr davie responded. allan baits is a hero but like him when _ kent mr davie responded. allan baits is a hero but like him when i- kent mr davie responded. allan baits is a hero but like him when i put - is a hero but like him when i put those concerns to post office executives was lie was lied to like sub—postmasters were lied to. sub-postmasters were lied to. allan bait was force _ sub-postmasters were lied to. allan bait was force to _ sub-postmasters were lied to. allan bait was force to give _ sub-postmasters were lied to. allan bait was force to give up _ sub—postmasters were lied to. allan bait was force to give up being a sub—postmaster and lost his life savings after being falsely accused of stealing £1,000. he called the process of getting compensation cruel. i am trying to fight for everyone's financial redress but i have to fight for my own as well and
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i have no doubt that there is a bit of vindictiveness coming in from the department, and the post office. nick reed has been at the inquiry all day, he says he thinks the financial redress scheme has been slow, and says he wants to accelerate the process, but said he didn't want to comment on allan bait's case. didn't want to comment on allan bait's case-— bait's case. you could get into a room with _ bait's case. you could get into a room with him, _ bait's case. you could get into a room with him, right _ bait's case. you could get into a room with him, right here, - bait's case. you could get into a| room with him, right here, right now, and get his compensation sorted out couldn't you. it is not for me, we have an independent panel. but ou we have an independent panel. but you could get it done today? i - we have an independent panel. but you could get it done today? i havej you could get it done today? i have soken to you could get it done today? i have spoken to allan _ you could get it done today? i have spoken to allan bates _ you could get it done today? i have spoken to allan bates back - you could get it done today? i have spoken to allan bates back in - spoken to allan bates back in 2019 when we were doing the negotiations, he is an extremely decent man and it is very important we get the right level of compensation for him. $5 he level of compensation for him. as he left, alban bates— level of compensation for him. as he left, alban bates made _ level of compensation for him. as he left, alban bates made clear - level of compensation for him. as he left, alban bates made clear he - left, alban bates made clear he thinks there still so much to fight for. ., ., ., for. the main thing i want at the moment is _ for. the main thing i want at the moment is for— for. the main thing i want at the moment is for the _ for. the main thing i want at the | moment is for the original victim groups to get their money sooner rather than later, it has gone on far too long. rather than later, it has gone on far too long-—
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rather than later, it has gone on far too lonu. ~ ., i. ., far too long. what will you do when it is over? — far too long. what will you do when it is over? me i _ far too long. what will you do when it is over? me i will _ far too long. what will you do when it is over? me i will buy _ far too long. what will you do when it is over? me i will buy a _ far too long. what will you do when it is over? me i will buy a little - it is over? me i will buy a little post office _ it is over? me i will buy a little post office and _ it is over? me i will buy a little post office and put _ it is over? me i will buy a little post office and put my - it is over? me i will buy a little post office and put my feet. it is over? me i will buy a little | post office and put my feet up. it is over? me i will buy a little - post office and put my feet up. the smile on his — post office and put my feet up. the smile on his face said it all. he is a man who feels finally vindicated. zoe a group of women from switzerland have won the first ever climate case brought before the european court of human rights. judges ruled that switzerland's efforts to meet its emission reduction targets had been woefully inadequate. the judgment could influence the law in 46 other european countries, including the uk, which is subject to court's jurisdiction. with more, here'sjustin rowlatt. the swiss women arrived at the european court ready to fight... there has been a violation of article 8 of the convention. ..and they won, persuading the judges that switzerland's failure to do enough to cut planet warming emissions could help create heat waves that could threaten
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the lives of older people. i am so, well, shocked, positively shocked, so happy we could contribute to the future, to a better future for our children. today's ruling is not only to challenge. experts say it sets an important precedent and will support the legal case for climate action in european countries, including the uk. the decision comes as new figures show this march was 1.68 degrees celsius above preindustrial levels and the hottest march on record globally. sea surface temperatures were even more dramatic, at 21.07 celsius in march, the highest ever recorded at any time. and just look at the effect that is having on some coral reefs. this is the actual coral animal itself. coral polyps, the tiny animals that build reefs expel the microorganisms that process sunlight into energy within them when they are stressed by heat.
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it makes them bleach, turn white and they can die as a result. australian and us scientists say a mass bleaching event has already begun in the southern hemisphere — the fear is this will almost certainly develop to affect coral reefs world wide. but there are efforts to address the issue, and in some unexpected places. like the university of derby. sientists here persuaded coral to spawn in the laboratory, for the first time they say. now, they are working on a world leading effort to develop heat resistant corals. this isjust small scale behind us and just sort of proof of concept, but what you can do is you can expand this operation to acres of sites, any country you want to do and it is really about generating the hundreds of thousands of corals which are thermally tolerant,
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and pushing those back out on to the reef in a restoration programme. the good news is, the extreme heat should begin to ease back in coming months. a natural weather event known as el nino has helped push up global temperatures in the last ten months. this is how it works. normally the trade winds blow from east to west across the tropical pacific, sending warm surface water to asia, and drawing up deeper cooler water, here on the coast of south america. with el nino the winds weaken, or reverse. driving the warm water to the coast of south america and delivering extra heat to the atmosphere. the current el nino began injune and has onlyjust begin to weaken. if global temperatures don't begin to fall, and the current high sea temperatures suggest they might not, then some scientists fear we could have entered a new phase of more rapid climate change. justin rowlatt, bbc news.
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gale force winds and heavy rain have battered large parts of the uk. more than 100 people had to be rescued overnight in the south of england, with a major incident declared in west sussex, where the river arun burst its banks. more than 200 homes and businesses were left without power across hampshire and dorset, and 64 flood warnings, along with 197 flood alerts, remain in place across england. there are also flood warnings in parts of scotland. here's duncan kennedy. this was the site. a camp full of holidaymakers woke up to rescue boats on flooded roads connecting their stranded chalets. it was just after midnight and the mass evacuation of wet, cold, bewildered people began — around 180 in all. the floods caught out all ages, from the very young to those who needed an extra pair of hands to wade through the water.
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parents had to carry their terrified children to higher ground. that included the camp's pub, which is where jack watkins brought his wife and two young children. made our way out of the chalet through the car park, and then over a grass section towards the pub, kind of wading through water to get there with both of us carrying our children. it was fairly frightening at the first moment. it was — it was a challenging situation to be in. and this is what the camp looked like today. the waters, some at roof height inundating the site, now completely abandoned until it all recedes. 20 miles away near littlehampton, some motorists tried to navigate the flooding, which affected homes and surrounding land. the main reason why so many of these areas are being flooded is not so much the rain this time, but high tides and strong winds which are driving these waters forward. in fact, in places like here
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in littlehampton and others like portsmouth and weymouth, there have been record high tides in the past 2a hours. another holiday camp couldn't stop the inflow, forcing around 20 people here to leave in the middle of the night. a lot people haven't got any cover for flood damage on the caravans. and we are in that category so we hope it won't further west at alva stoke in hampshire, the morning walk came with its own challenges. and not the ideal conditions if you're learning how to drive. across the solent, this was cowes on the isle of wight, where the sea water left roads impassable and cars undriveable.
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the scenes were matched in parts of the west country, like here at portway in bristol. this has been 2a hours of miseryer fear and diss comfort. tides it has been a very difficult 2a hours for so many people, this easy are not so much about the rains this time like we had previously, this is about the tidal surges, the environment agency told us that records have been broken right across the south coast today, and some people seeing as much as an extra half a metre of water, they are warning people to continue watching out for the flood risks, and to stay vigilant. security will be increased at champions league games this week after threats have been made online. a media outlet supporting the islamic state group published threats against stadiums hosting
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quarterfinalties, including the emirates in north london, where arsenal take on bayern munich later tonight. daniel sandford is there for us this evening. daniel. any sign of this beefed up security? any sign of this beefed up security? a little bit more beefed up security. always security is tight at the emirates stadium but there is an armed response vehicle here which is not normal, so i think more of a visible armed presence tonight. they don't want to talk about propaganda put out by islamic state channels but after the group channels this week made the specific encouragement to attract the four stadiums holding the four champions league ties, the spanish interior ministry and the french interior ministry both said they were stepping up security at both of the madrid game is a game in paris. that left the metropolitan police in a difficult position so they did put out a statement saying there would be robust security app to nights game but at the same time they are trying to reassure people
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that there isn't a specific intelligence of an attack but someone has made incitements towards an attack, so they want people to go on being vigilant as they normally would but they do not want people to be overly concerned.— be overly concerned. daniel, thank ou for be overly concerned. daniel, thank you for that- _ the time is 18.17. our top story this evening. a man is arrested on suspicion of murder after a woman was stabbed to death pushing her baby in a pram in bradford. iii death pushing her baby in a pram in bradford. .., , , ., ,, bradford. if i could speak polish... and we take _ bradford. if i could speak polish... and we take a _ bradford. if i could speak polish... and we take a look _ bradford. if i could speak polish... and we take a look at _ bradford. if i could speak polish... and we take a look at how- bradford. if i could speak polish... and we take a look at how ai - and we take a look at how ai technology is helping people speak more than just their mother coming up on bbc news — an unwelcome point in their first euro qualifier, england will be hoping for three tonight in dublin. they play the republic of ireland with leah williamson returning to the side for the first time in a year.
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shelters. the latest one to get listed status. nobel prize—winning physicist peter higgs has died aged 94. he gave his name to the higgs boson, the particle that gives all others mass, and lays the foundations for all others in the universe. professor peter higgs wipes away a tear as the scientist who discovered the higgs higgs bosun who predicted his exec —— its existence 50 years earlier. for me, it's really an incredible thing that it has happened in my lifetime. i've never been in a scientific meeting like that before. people got up and cheered and stamped, and i regarded it as cheers for the whole team, and that is what
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it was really about. maybe they were cheering cheering me too but that was a minor issue. it cheering cheering me too but that was a minor issue.— was a minor issue. it was an achievement _ was a minor issue. it was an achievement that _ was a minor issue. it was an achievement that won - was a minor issue. it was an achievement that won him l was a minor issue. it was an l achievement that won him the was a minor issue. it was an - achievement that won him the nobel prize. a modest man, he avoided the farce by going to a nearby restaurant when the award was announced. $5 restaurant when the award was announced-— restaurant when the award was announced. ~ , ., ., announced. as a former neighbour congratulated _ announced. as a former neighbour congratulated me _ announced. as a former neighbour congratulated me on _ announced. as a former neighbour congratulated me on the _ announced. as a former neighbour congratulated me on the news - announced. as a former neighbour congratulated me on the news and announced. as a former neighbour. congratulated me on the news and i said, oh, what news? so she told me that her daughter had phoned from london to alert her to the fact that i had got this price.— i had got this price. professor stehen i had got this price. professor stephen hawking _ i had got this price. professor stephen hawking described . i had got this price. professor- stephen hawking described professor higgs�*s work as an immense achievement. higgs's work as an immense achievement.— higgs's work as an immense achievement. , ., ., achievement. the discovery of a article achievement. the discovery of a particle with _ achievement. the discovery of a particle with the _ achievement. the discovery of a particle with the correct - achievement. the discovery of a i particle with the correct properties confirms— particle with the correct properties confirms this prediction and is a triumph — confirms this prediction and is a triumph for theory. as confirms this prediction and is a triumph for theory.— confirms this prediction and is a triumph for theory. as a younger theoretical _ triumph for theory. as a younger theoretical physicist, _ triumph for theory. as a younger theoretical physicist, he - triumph for theory. as a younger theoretical physicist, he was - theoretical physicist, he was fascinated by the behaviour of the subatomic particles that lay at the heart of atoms. he went on to
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develop a theory of how these particles gained substance, or mass. summed up in this equation, professor higgs predicted a field which permeates the entire universe. five other scientists also came up with similar ideas at around the same time, but in this historic paperfrom 1964, same time, but in this historic paperfrom1964, peter same time, but in this historic paper from 1964, peter higgs was the only one to have predicted the existence of the particle through which it operated. with the discovery of the higgs boson in 2012, researchers at the large hadron collider were able to complete the current theory of subatomic physics called the standard model. it also marked a moment where they could begin to search for new particles that would help them develop a more complete theory of how the universe works. the physicist, peter higgs, who has died at the age of 94. the uk has taken part in the largest
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airdrop of aid into gaza, since the war between israel and hamas began. nine nations and 14 aircraft were involved, delivering supplies including food, water and baby formula. james landalejoined an raf flight, taking off from jordan. atan at an airbase injordan, piles of humanitarian aid, stacked into individual pallets and adorned with their own parachute, all of it bound for gaza. on the tarmac 14 military aircraft getting ready for the largest coalition air drop since they began last month, a special delivery to mark the end of ramadan. inside, pilots and crews from different nations being briefed on the operation. safety a key concern in the small airbase —— airspace over garda —— gaza. each palette
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contains rice, sugar, beans, baby food, oiland contains rice, sugar, beans, baby food, oil and water, flour, the basics for a meal, and this the sixth airdrop from the aria so far. it is the effort that counts, every little count, i am proud and privileged to be involved in this sort of mission. but privileged to be involved in this sort of mission.— privileged to be involved in this sort of mission. but is it enough? will it meet _ sort of mission. but is it enough? will it meet the _ sort of mission. but is it enough? will it meet the needs _ sort of mission. but is it enough? will it meet the needs of - sort of mission. but is it enough? will it meet the needs of the - sort of mission. but is it enough? i will it meet the needs of the people in gaza? the aircraft carrying 12 of these pallets, each of them about a tonne, meaning this entire payload is worth about one truck crossing a border on the ground. the aircrews here insist that cumulatively the air drops are beginning to have an impact. air drops are beginning to have an im act. , air drops are beginning to have an imact. , , . air drops are beginning to have an imact. , ,.,, _, impact. this is a sustained effort and we've _ impact. this is a sustained effort and we've been _ impact. this is a sustained effort and we've been here _ impact. this is a sustained effort and we've been here for - impact. this is a sustained effort and we've been here for three i impact. this is a sustained effort - and we've been here for three weeks now, and we are continually delivering the aid and the people of gaza are very grateful for the efforts we are going to and we will keep delivering and delivering until we cannot give them any more. in the
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air, we we cannot give them any more. in the air. we find — we cannot give them any more. in the air. we find the _ we cannot give them any more. in the air, we find the short _ we cannot give them any more. in the air, we find the short -- fly _ we cannot give them any more. in the air, we find the short -- fly the - air, we find the short —— fly the short distance to gaza and we are over the drop zone. the pilots are satisfied no one is below and the back ramp lowers. these airdrops are inexpensive and inadequate, a symptom of the failure to get aid in by other means, but we are told they are better than nothing and they are making a difference. 12 boxes out, all on target on the northern shore. these airdrops can be dangerous. people have been crushed in the stampede to get to the pallets but there is little that can be done from the air. so, today the skies over gaza were filled with parachutes. israel says more aid trucks are getting through but how many is not clear. this aid from the air will not fill the gap, but the aircrews involve hope, believe that it is making a difference to so many facing famine on the ground.
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labour says it plans to crack down on tax avoiders, to fund its commitments on schools and the nhs. the shadow chancellor rachel reeves says their proposals would help raise an extra £5 billion a year. it comes after the government adopted labour's plan to scrap the so—called �*non—dom' tax status, leaving a gap in labour's spending plans. non—doms don't pay uk tax, on money they earn overseas. here's nick eardley. rachel reeves wants to be chancellor by the end of the year. herjob is to make labour's plans add up. i'm rachel. but after the government nicked one of her key pledges, how can she fund promises to hospitals like this one in manchester? today, an attempted answer. close loopholes to make non—doms pay even more and crackdown on tax avoidance from everyone else. it's not rocket science here. it's about properly resourcing hmrc, making sure more cases are investigated. if it was that easy, someone would have done it before. at the moment there is a £36 billion
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gap between the tax that is owed and the tax that is actually collected. it was higher under labour. well, it has gone up by 5 billion in just one year, and the head of the national audit office says that he's confident that 6 billion of that can be recovered. but clawing back tax isn't always easy, so here is how labour say their new plan would work. by closing some of the loopholes on the amount of tax that non—doms pay, they think they will raise this — 2.6 billion by the end of the next parliament. then, by giving hmrc more money and cracking down on tax that should be paid, but isn't, they think they would raise this — 5 billion a year within the next few years. there is a question of ambition here, about how much labour wants to do if it wins power, and what we are hearing is here is a few billion. small change in big government terms, is that it? £5 billion is not small change. it is in terms of government spending. well, £5 billion will mean that we can have two million
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additional appointments in the nhs, so to clear the... let me tell you about the ambition because it is huge. at the moment there are more than seven million on nhs waiting lists. this will mean that every year an additional two million appointments can take place. it means for people who can't get a dentist on the nhs, 700,000 additional appointments, and for every primary school child, a free breakfast club. conservative ministers say they are working hard to bring down tax avoidance. we've cut the amount of that tax gap which was over 7% under the last labour government, to under 5% today, through the measures we have already taken. obviously we can always go further and i welcome measures to do that. there will be a lot more debate on spending in the next few months. the question for voters, do plans add up and do they go far enough? nick eardley, bbc news. king charles has been presented with new banknotes, that feature his image.
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they were revealed by the govenor of the bank of england, andrew bailey, and chief cashier, sarahjohn. it's the first time there's been a change of monarch on the notes, as the late queen was the first to feature. they'll go into circulation injune. you may have heard of the langauge, esperanto, aimed at making international communication easier, with everyone able to speak it, alongside their mother tongue. well, it didn't really take off. but now, thanks to ai, conversing in another language, or as many as you like, has just become a cinch. here's james clayton. the world is more connected than ever. conversations with anyone, anywhere are just a click away. there'sjust one problem — we don't all speak the same language. i really, really wish that i could, but unfortunately i can't speak any other languages fluently other than english.
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what if i could speak polish? thanks to new ai apps though, i can give at least the impression of being able to speak pretty much any language, this one is called heygen. so i'm going to speak like this. i do a quick video of myself, upload it onto heygen and wait. and then out pops a video of me speaking the language that i chose, in this case spanish. and here's the really cool bit — when omar, the producer on this piece, got into the shot, it detected his voice was different to mine and translated his voice too. you are in shot, my friend. i've actually managed to fool some friends using this. it really is impressive. in london, one company called synthesia is using this kind of tech to translate ai
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generated corporate videos into any language. many of these companies, of course, have divisions all over the world whom they need to, it's a sales force maybe that they need to train, right. and with this tool that can create the base material in english, they can then translate it into different localities. but the company's founder says the tech has other benefits, too. we're seeing that with ngos all over the world where they can produce video content instead of written content for people who may have a difficult time reading and will do it in local languages. so just this kind of dissemination of information in people's native language via video and audio, it's very, very powerful. as it gets easier and easier to change the words that come out of our mouths, there's also a worry that this kind of technology could increase the amount of misinformation on the internet. but when it comes to translating educational videos or sending a message to someone in their own language...
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james clayton, bbc news. time for a look at the weather. here's helen. evenif even if we change the language, the graphics give it away. it has been a wet day with a real battering from the wind, the rain as we heard earlier from the the wind, the rain as we heard earlierfrom the high the wind, the rain as we heard earlier from the high tides as well and today we have had a 63 millimetres of rain day, and nearly 40 in other places and in westerns: we will have a not more stop this is the stormy weather today, heavy rain moving away with strong winds easing in the heart of high—pressure moving in the heart of high—pressure moving in for the night which will ease the showers away and ease the winds away and it will allow a touch of frost in rural parts as it dips away to a chilly two or three degrees, and you might have noticed that the next rain band is already with us across northern ireland across england and wales and we have the next area of
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low pressure moving in but it is bringing some warm air with it and that will mean a milder neighbour misty and murky, so early on, mist and fog to clear and then sunshine but it's a spell of two or three hours of wet weather for us and the met office have a warning out for the north west of england and western scotland and another 30 or 40 millimetres to come and it eases for a time and you can see there's 15 or 16 and there will be misty low clouds hill fog and coastal fog and another pulse of rain comes into northern ireland and scotland tomorrow evening and it edges its way southwards, and thursday at the moment is looking like a dry day and i think it will be made —— grey and misty first thing in the south coast close to the weather from but then a gentle breeze and some sunshine coming through and quite warm as we are starting to feel the effect of the strong april sunshine so may be between 17 and 19 but you might have noticed that the next weather front is waiting in the wings, some are very unsettled picture but it does turn cooler again into the weekend.

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