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everyone at trelear everyone at treloar is ensure that everyone at treloar is compensated and told the truth and that includes people who are no longer— that includes people who are no longer here, their families and siblings— longer here, their families and siblings and children. everyone. 80 siblings and children. everyone. b© lost siblings and children. everyone. lost boys. siblings and children. everyone. 80 lost boys. their parents, their wives, — lost boys. their parents, their wives, their_ lost boys. their parents, their wives, their children, - lost boys. their parents, their wives, their children, if- lost boys. their parents, their wives, their children, if they i lost boys. their parents, their. wives, their children, if they had any, _ wives, their children, if they had any, we — wives, their children, if they had any, we won't _ wives, their children, if they had any, we won't stop _ wives, their children, if they had any, we won't stop until- wives, their children, if they had any, we won't stop until they- wives, their children, if they had| any, we won't stop until they get the justice — any, we won't stop until they get the justice that _ any, we won't stop until they get the justice that they— any, we won't stop until they get the justice that they deserve. - any, we won't stop until they getl the justice that they deserve. find the justice that they deserve. and that is the the justice that they deserve. that is the ripple effect the justice that they deserve. aim} that is the ripple effect that the justice that they deserve. that is the ripple effect thatjim was talking about half—an—hour ago. so many people... i mean, you've lost so much, as you've described, and tina as well, but so many people have been affected. there are kids... there is one boy who was on the bbc website, he lost his mum and his dad and his baby sister. he deserves to be compensated, right? his dad was at treloar�*s. so
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deserves to be compensated, right? his dad was at treloar's._ his dad was at treloar's. so many campaigners _ his dad was at treloar's. so many campaigners along _ his dad was at treloar's. so many campaigners along the _ his dad was at treloar's. so many campaigners along the way. - his dad was at treloar's. so many campaigners along the way. not i his dad was at treloar's. so many i campaigners along the way. notjust campaigners along the way. not just the treloar's boys, but so many people — the treloar's boys, but so many people through the whole campaign, we've _ people through the whole campaign, we've lost_ people through the whole campaign, we've lost good men and ladies who have given _ we've lost good men and ladies who have given their lives to this campaign. i mean, they deserve have justice _ campaign. i mean, they deserve have justice as _ campaign. i mean, they deserve have justice as well. 50 campaign. i mean, they deserve have justice as well-— justice as well. 50 plus since the in . ui justice as well. 50 plus since the inquiry was _ justice as well. 50 plus since the inquiry was started _ justice as well. 50 plus since the inquiry was started in _ justice as well. 50 plus since the inquiry was started in 2018. - justice as well. 50 plus since the | inquiry was started in 2018. have died? 780- _ inquiry was started in 2018. have died? 780. the _ inquiry was started in 2018. have died? 780. the government - inquiry was started in 2018. have | died? 780. the government need inquiry was started in 2018. have i died? 780. the government need to act after this — died? 780. the government need to act after this and get on with it. before the election.— act after this and get on with it. before the election. yes. 0k. well, i am ve before the election. yes. ok. well, i am very grateful— before the election. yes. 0k. well, i am very grateful for— before the election. yes. 0k. well, i am very grateful for your time this evening. thank you, tina, richard, stephen, gary and ade and tina. the front pages, i think we are starting with the daily telegraph, labour tax rises as sure as night follows day, says the chancellor jeremy hunt. the times, better blocker crisis meaning extra nhs
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cash wasted. —— bed blocker crisis. the guardian, ministers warned in 2021 about the carers scandal. the daily mail, don't betray our royal mail business secretary warming the firm's bosses she won't allow a 5.5 billion sale to a czech billionaire without guarantees on postal services. thanks for watching. faisal�*s here tomorrow. till then, goodnight.
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without donald trump's knowledge or approval. the defence can seek to try without donald trump's knowledge or approval. the defence can seek to try to without donald trump's knowledge or approval. the defence can seek to try to show without donald trump's knowledge or approval. the defence can seek to try to show that without donald trump's knowledge or approval. the defence can seek to try to show that donald without donald trump's knowledge or approval. the defence can seek to try to show that donald trump without donald trump's knowledge or approval. the defence can seek to try to show that donald trump did not know about this and did not approve it and that's what this case is all about. we haven't had the defence present their case yet, but so far, the prosecution has presented what appears to be a quite compelling case. give presented what appears to be a quite compelling case-— compelling case. give us a sense of what might — compelling case. give us a sense of what might be _ compelling case. give us a sense of what might be going _ compelling case. give us a sense of what might be going on _ compelling case. give us a sense of what might be going on inside - compelling case. give us a sense of what might be going on inside the l what might be going on inside the republican party. we've seen a show of support at the courthouse, but what are people's leanings, what are people's leanings within the party, given how high—profile this case is? well, the republican party is going to have to figure this out. i was a republican for 30 years up to 2018 but i finally got fed up with the party doing anything that donald
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trump wanted them to do. a lot of republicans believed it was a mistake to nominate donald trump 2016. i believe if they had nominated any other candidate, they probably still would have won the election and probably would still hold the white house today. donald trump, however, has a psychological hold on a lot of people who still call themselves republicans, and some may choose to stick with him. we saw the speaker of the house of representatives watching the courtroom up in manhattan, it makes no sense to me, i don't think it makes sense to a lot of americans, but this is the choice that a lot of leading republican politicians have chosen, it's what they've chosen to do. ~ . ., . do. we will have to leave it there. many thanks _ do. we will have to leave it there. many thanks for _ do. we will have to leave it there. many thanks for your _ do. we will have to leave it there. many thanks for your time. - do. we will have to leave it there. | many thanks for your time. around the world and across the uk, this is bbc news.
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ukraine says it is sending more forces to try to stabilise the front line in its northeastern kharkiv region — where russian forces have made advances since launching a surprise offensive last week. the ukrainian military has released this footage of its troops heading into vovchansk, the scene of fighting in the last few days. one analysis suggests russia has seized around 278 square kilometres of territory — that's around 107 square miles — in the last week. that's the biggest gain in a single operation since december 2022. but despite that, nato, which is monitoring the situation, says moscow does not have sufficient forces to make a war—defining breakthrough. the russians don't have the numbers necessary— the russians don't have the numbers necessary to — the russians don't have the numbers necessary to do a strategic breakthrough. we don't believe, more to the _
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breakthrough. we don't believe, more to the point. _ breakthrough. we don't believe, more to the point, they don't have the skill and — to the point, they don't have the skill and the capability to do it, to operate and the scale necessary to operate and the scale necessary to exploit — to operate and the scale necessary to exploit any breakthrough to strategic advantage. they do have the ability— strategic advantage. they do have the ability to make local advances, and have _ the ability to make local advances, and have done some of that. they have _ and have done some of that. they have also — and have done some of that. they have also made some local losses. the israeli military says it has identified the bodies of two thai agricultural workers abducted by hamas during the attack on the 7th of ocrober. meanwhile, in gaza, the us says that the temporary pier which will be used to allow supplies of aid to be delivered by boat, has been anchored at a beach — after being towed down from an israeli port. it was done with the help of the israeli military — no american forces walked on dry land in gaza. the temporary pier part of the humanitarian maritime corridor is additive to the other routes and will assist humanitarian organisations providing life—saving assistance. aid is arriving in cyprus.
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it will be screened for loading onto ships for delivery to gaza, where humanitarian organisations, including trusted usaid and us government partners, will determine how to ensure they reach those in need, accordance to humanitarian principles. on monday, taiwan will enter a new era as president tsai ing—wen hands over power. she's served two terms in office — and in that time, has faced growing pressure from beijing, which sees taiwan as a rebel province. the chinese president, xijinping, has said that what he calls "reunification" must be fulfilled — and taiwan has effectively become more dependent on support from the us to ensure it continues to self—govern. our correspondent rupert wingfield—hayes has been to meet president tsai and ask her about her legacy.
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ultimately, it's hard to imagine a famous drag act being invited to perform for the communist party leadership at their compound in beijing. but that's exactly what president tsai ing—wen did this week at the presidential office building in taipei. in her eight years in power, this softly—spoken former law professor has turned taiwan into arguably the most progressive society in asia. same—sex marriage is now legal here, and taipei hosts asia's largest pride festival. as she prepares to step down on monday, i sat down with president tsai at her home in taipei and asked her why she chose this particular fight. you were well ahead of any any other country in asia in pushing through that legislation. why was that such an important priority for you? it's a test to the society here to see to what extent they can move forward with their values.
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and it was a very difficultjourney. i am actually rather proud that we managed to overcome our differences. one difference tsai has failed to overcome is that with china. during her eight years in office, beijing's military intimidation of taiwan has dramatically increased. but tsai says she does not think an attack on the island is imminent. the cost of taking over taiwan is going to be enormous. chinese leadership have to make a good calculation as to whether they are prepared to pay the cost. what we need to do is to increase the costs of an invasion. despite being a thriving democracy of 23 million people, only 12 countries now formally recognise this place, down from 22 countries when tsai came to power. but she says pressure from china
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must not be allowed to erase the reality of taiwan's existence. china, of course, will say that we're part of them. it's for the people to interpret what taiwan represents at this moment in time. but the most important thing is that we are on our own and we are a democracy, and we enjoy freedom and democracy and progressive values. and we are a group of people that are very proud of ourselves. on monday, the mantle of power will pass from tsai to her vice president, william lai. if anything, he is disliked by china even more than she is. for the people of taiwan, things are not about to get any easier. rupert wingfield—hayes, bbc news, in taipei. rupert's full interview with outgoing president tsai ing—wen will be available to watch over the weekend here on bbc news —
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and a long read for our new indepth series will be available at bbc.com/news. let's take a look at some of the stories in the headlines in the uk. a five—year—old boy has died after falling from a block of flats in east london. emergency services were called at around six o'clock this morning — the boy died at the scene. police say the death is being treated as unexpected but not suspicious, and say they are working to establish the full circumstances. tens of thousands of people living in south devon have been told not to drink tap water without boiling it first after the outbreak of a waterborne disease. around 16,000 homes and businesses in the brixham area are affected. they've been warned the outbreak of cryptosporidium could last for at least a week.
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teenagers may be able to qualify to drive trains under new proposals aimed at tackling a shortage of drivers. the government is asking for views on reducing the minimum age from 20 to 18, in a consultation running untiljune. the measures have been prompted over concerns of the number of drivers set to retire in the next five years. the british royal family is one of the most photographed in the world. but many of the images of them remain away from the public gaze — as part of a private collection at buckingham palace. now, though, many are being put on display for the first time — as our royal correspondent daniela relph reports. from the private albums to public display. four royal mothers and their babies, all born in 1964. the late queen, princess margaret, princess alexandra
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and the duchess of kent. the picture was taken as a thank you to their doctor. it's one of a number of unseen royal photos from the family archive. alongside informal pictures are more contemporary images, including from the wedding of the prince and princess of wales. there is one picture which i discussed with them which i hoped we might do. i call it the tumble. we had three minutes to do it, but three minutes isn't very long to take a portrait. and the reason i mention that is because all the expressions and all the movements and all the positions are very spontaneous. some images are displayed as contact sheets. others have the photographers' notes and annotations attached. these are proofs from the 1953 coronation, taken by photographer cecil beaton. the exhibition has been in the planning for ten years. tell us why you like this image of the late queen so much? we have a very stark, pale background.
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and also, she's not wearing any of her traditional royal trappings such as tiaras or importantjewellery. she comes through as really kind of the woman behind the monarchy. the collection shows the impact photography has had on the public perception of royalty. daniela relph, bbc news, the king's gallery in buckingham palace. do you stay with bbc news. plenty more headlines, and we will have the business headlines in the next few minutes stop thanks for watching. hello there. thursday brought us a real mixture of weather across the uk. it was scotland and, to a degree, the far north of england that had the best of the day's weather, with plenty of sunshine. and very warm in the highlands, temperatures reached 25 celsius in altnaharra —
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that was the warmest place in the whole of the uk, confirmation of the rather beautiful weather we had here. wasn't like that everywhere, though — for northern ireland, england, and wales, we had rain or some thundery showers around, and across berkshire and also pembrokeshire, we had photographs sent to us of some funnel clouds there — tornadoes that don't quite make it all the way down to the ground. it was very wet for some — in nantwich, in cheshire, we had 25 millimetres of rain. now on into friday's forecast, the tail end of the weather front will continue to feed in quite a lot of cloud across northern england, and we start off certainly with some mist and fog patches around some of our north sea coast. aside from northern england, though, i suspect overall, we're looking at a brighter day on friday with more in the way of sunshine. there will, though, be one or two showers popping up into the afternoon, one or two thunderstorms, but big gaps between those showers — that means probably for most of you, we're looking at a dry day with temperatures widely high
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with temperatures widely high teens, to the low 20s. it will feel warm in the sunshine, highest temperatures, probably west scotland, where i think we'll probably get to 2a — outside chance of a 25. on into the weekend, we've got a low pressure system threatening some heavier bursts of rain across southeast england, certainly more cloud around here as we head into the morning. otherwise, again, we're looking at a few mist and fog patches — clearing and lifting away, sunny spells, breaking through, and then, into the afternoon, one or two showers and thunderstorms popping up- temperatures still on the warm side — we're looking at highs well into the teens, 23—24 celsius in the very warmest areas. given the light winds and the may sunshine, that will feel very pleasant. for sunday, though, there is a slight change in the weather picture across scotland and northern ireland, in that there'll be a bit more in the way of cloud pushing in here — it could be thick enough to give us an odd patch of rain. england and wales mainly dry with some sunshine, but you will notice the temperatures just dropping a little bit across scotland and northern ireland, given that cloudier weather. now beyond that, into next week, looks like the start of the week should be ok — many of us will have drier weather with sunny spells —
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but there's a tendency for the cloud to thicken, with rain arriving towards the second half of the week.
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this is bbc news. we'll have the headlines at the top of the hour as newsday continues, straight after hardtalk. welcome to hardtalk, from helsinki —
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i'm stephen sackur. from this vantage point, looking out of the gulf of finland, and with the russian borderjust two hours' drive away, it is easy to understand the strategic significance of finland joining nato. much to moscow's dismay, the baltic sea is now very much nato's back yard, and that long russia—finland border is a zone of rising tension. my guest today is the president of finland, alexander stubb. hasjoining nato really boosted finland's security? president alexander stubb, welcome to hardtalk. thank you.
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let me begin with something you said just last month, "europe", you said,

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