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Officials and entities. It does focus on Senior Iranian Decision Makers for implementing the mandatory hijab legislation. Now to our newsroom. What a year it has been for iran, what they have seen, particularly young women and girls. That is right in the very latest is that the iranian authorities are absolutely determined to prevent any further unrest breaking out to mark the anniversary of the death of mahsa amini so weve seen a wave of pre emptive arrests, of womens rights activists, journalists, singers, of relatives and People Killed and many hundreds were killed in the protests, even with a report that the father of mahsa amini was interrogated earlier this week and then released, so even going to extreme lengths to prevent any further disturbances and they are clearly and have been clearly rattled by what is an ongoing threat to them with that one western diplomat saying the protests had turned the regime into a dead end street, the only unknown was how long that street is. But women have been defying the regime on a daily basis and although the protests have been crossed, you hope that there could be a change in the coming weeks, years, months has not been crushed. Elahe had never taken part in protests before. Now in exile in italy, she says that after mahsa aminis death, she felt compelled to take a stand. Gunshot. Thats the sound of the bullet that changed her life. She rushed to help young protesters whod been shot while pulling down pictures of the supreme leader. She came here for medical treatment. Surgeons removed the bullet from her head but couldnt save her right eye. Translation it was like losing a loved one. An eye is a part of someones beauty. Im just one of many wounded protesters. Even though he shot my eye, my heart is still beating. My heart beats for life, for iran, for the people of iran. It beats too with the agony of separation for her twins, now being looked after by their grandparents. Translation the last moment i was with my children before. Iwas shot, i had bought them school supplies. All their clothes and hands were covered with blood and they kept shouting, my mum was killed it was a tough moment. I can neverforget it. So many iranians suffered terribly in a brutal crackdown against the women led uprising. Hundreds were killed. Thousands upon thousands were arrested and seven executed. The protests eventually died down, but not the widespread fury that had ignited them. One western diplomat estimates that, around the country, about 20 of iranian women now go out unveiled. They know theyre being watched and that they risk being fined, denied Public Services orjailed. Mojgan ilanlou, a prominent film maker, began posting pictures of herself unveiled last year. She was jailed for several months after also criticising irans supreme leader. She says a profound social revolution is taking place across classes and across the country. Extraordinarily, she spoke to me from tehran without wearing the veil. Whenever i pass the morality police, keep my head high and pretend nothing is happening. Mojgan ilanlou, a prominent film maker, began posting pictures of herself unveiled last year. She was jailed for several months after also criticising irans supreme leader. She says a profound social revolution is taking place across classes and across the country. Extraordinarily, she spoke to me from tehran without wearing the veil. Translation what has changed after mahsas death is mens Public Opinion of women. In the streets, in the metro, in bazaars, they praise womens courage, even at family gatherings, which i believe is the most significant fruit of mahsas movement. Back in the suburbs of milan, elahe has no idea when shell be able to go home. She still needs an operation so she can close her eyelid over her new glass eye. But she tells me she has no regrets. Translation i dont regret it, because i cant remain silent. In the face of oppression. It was for the freedom of my homeland, for my people, for the next generation. Whenever im speaking to the kids, we always say that we hope well be reunited in iran in better days. We are now seeing coordinated sanctions being imposed on iran, the uk imposing those byjoining the us, canada and australia as well. How strong and powerful are those sanctions . How will they affect iranian officials . I sanctions . How will they affect iranian officials . Iranian officials . I will tell you the peeple iranian officials . I will tell you the people who iranian officials . I will tell you the people who have iranian officials . I will tell you the people who have been iranian officials . I will tell you the people who have been targeted, one is the minister of culture, one for culture and islamic guidance, and an iranian spokesperson. These are the latest in many rounds of sanctions that have been imposed on iran over the past year and i think there is a real question of how much difference i will make. Certainly there are many iranians in the diaspora that want to see the us take a stronger stance and many in the country as well but it is hard to speak to them openly but i think there is a sense from many of the women i have spoken to that inside iran this is a battle and they struggle they need to wage a loan. One of the women i had been spoken with my hoping to speak to be so extraordinarily brave, being released from the jail and then planning protests for the anniversary of the death of mahsa amini, then rearrested, sojust when i thought i was about to speak to her she sort of disappeared and we found out she had been put back in jail and what was going on there was this Tug Of War Being described to me between the Regime Digging in its heels and women and men who want freedom and they extraordinarily seem to have hope still that they will slowly but surely make changes. That is the hope. Thank you. A story to bring up to date with here in the uk, has been a controversial one and its about dangerous dogs if youre in the uk. We arejust hearing its about dangerous dogs if youre in the uk. We are just hearing that a 30 year old man has been arrested on suspicion of being in charge of dogs that were dangerously out of control causing injury. Arrested as well we understand on suspicion of manslaughter. This all follows the death of a man who died after being attacked by dogs in staffordshire. The Prime Minister rishi sunak has been talking about this as well with a Video Message where he mentioned that attack yesterday and while police have yet to confirm the breed of the dogs, the Prime Minister has suggested that the american Xl Bully Dogs may have been responsible and said that he is ordering urgent work to define and ban these dogs. That is the development we have to bring you that there has been an arrest made after that death yesterday in staffordshire. Here, the government has agreed to provide up to half £1 billion to tata steel to upgrade a site at port talbot in wales. It will be put towards new Electric Arc Furnace is helping them move towards becoming Carbon Neutral and the company has one that will be a transition period at the plant which directly employs about 3000 staff with unions saying that will mean hundreds ofjobs being lost. Here is the ceo of tata steel. Tate hundreds ofjobs being lost. Here is the ceo of tata steel. The ceo of tata steel. Tata steel has been very the ceo of tata steel. Tata steel has been very supportive the ceo of tata steel. Tata steel has been very supportive of the ceo of tata steel. Tata steel has been very supportive of our. Has been very supportive of our investments in uk for more than a decade and i think weve worked really hard with our local teams to make sure we deal with the challenges faced over the years. I think today is a very important day because in many ways to secure the future of the site and we are putting in a lot of money to tata steel and getting support from the government and i think we have a plan for the future which is a sustainable notjust environmentally but sustainable as a business it which can be something we are all proud. Which can be something we are all roud. ,. ,. ,. ,. ,. Proud. Now to the National Officer community proud. Now to the National Officer community union. Proud. Now to the National Officer community union. Good proud. Now to the National Officer community union. Good to proud. Now to the National Officer community union. Good to see proud. Now to the National Officer| community union. Good to see you proud. Now to the National Officer community union. Good to see you on what is clearly a very worrying day for people they are. How is the atmosphere and what are people to you . Atmosphere and what are people to ou . ,. 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What indications have you been given about possible job losses that. What indications have you been given about possible job losses and l given about possible job losses and what are people bracing for . The media what are people bracing for . Tue media speculated what are people bracing for . Tte media speculated 3000 what are people bracing for . Tt2 media speculated 3000 but we believe that number will be far higher when you look at the downstream is, losing contractors on site and areas of the site being affected, local communities getting decimated, this is not a good day for the Steel Industry at all. Is not a good day for the Steel Industry at all. What have you to sa about industry at all. What have you to say about how industry at all. What have you to say about how you industry at all. What have you to say about how you were industry at all. What have you to i say about how you were consulted . What was the level of consultation that did take place . What was the level of consultation that did take place . Zero. None. We soke to that did take place . Zero. None. We spoke to the that did take place . Zero. None. We spoke to the company that did take place . Zero. None. We spoke to the company two that did take place . Zero. None. We spoke to the company two or that did take place . Zero. None. We spoke to the company two or three l spoke to the company two or three years ago about decarbonisation and they promised us that once the money was starting to come forward by the government then they would sit down and talk to us on the different options and that has not happened. But it will happen going forward. Weve just heard from the head of tata steel saying this is what needed to happen in order to create a Sustainable Future and thats a line weve been hearing from the government as well. What do you say to that . T government as well. What do you say to that . ~ ,. ,. , to that . I think the government and tata steel are to that . I think the government and tata steel are fully to that . I think the government and tata steel are fully aware to that . I think the government and tata steel are fully aware of to that . I think the government and tata steel are fully aware of how tata steel are fully aware of how much is needed to decarbonise the Steel Industry in the uk. They know it is 3 billion, 1. 5 million for the government, for tata steel, and 1. 5 for the government for british steel. From the government for tata steel and from the government for british steel. They can decarbonise any proper way. Not in a rough way like they are doing now. Not caring about their own people. This balance between jobs the green transition is being faced by companies and countries everywhere. When you say its not being done any proper way, what plan would you like to put forward . To put forward . There are other 0 tions to put forward . There are other options besides to put forward . There are other options besides electric to put forward . There are other options besides electric arc, to put forward . There are other| options besides electric arc, you have direct reduced iron, hydrogen, Carbon Capture and storage, all these could have been looked at which would have mitigated a few of the jobs. Which would have mitigated a few of thejobs. It would have which would have mitigated a few of the jobs. It would have also which would have mitigated a few of thejobs. It would have also kept tata steel, given them the ability to carry on with the portfolio theyve got, and with this plan theyve got, and with this plan theyve got, and with this plan theyve got in place, and other plant is at risk which makes tin Plate Packaging and cannot be made with electric arc steel. Tar Plate Packaging and cannot be made with electric arc steel. With electric arc steel. For our viewers watching with electric arc steel. For our viewers watching around with electric arc steel. For our viewers watching around the l with electric arc steel. For our viewers watching around the world at the moment, can you give them an idea of if there are big job losses what it will mean for the community there . Tt what it will mean for the community there . , there . It will decimate the community there . It will decimate the community. Youre there . It will decimate the j community. Youre looking there . It will decimate the i community. Youre looking at there . It will decimate the community. Youre looking at other Steel Companies that have gone through this. It crippled communities in another one and it took ten years to get it back nowhere near where it was starting to get things running again. Middlesbrough, completely decimated their area, middlesbrough, completely decimated theirarea, mental middlesbrough, completely decimated their area, Mental Health went through the roof, suicide rate went up through the roof, suicide rate went up dramatically and we are not going to let that happen to this area. Thank you very much forjoining us. Around the world and across the uk, this is bbc news. The agriculture regularly shaped fields. But here the National Trust is turning back the National Trust is turning back the clock. Filling in One Kilometre Stretch of the river and allowing the water to find its own course. Its almost like a controlled delete lignite control, alter, delete reset a rogue read. It helps reduce flooding downstream and you can see it is really dry at the moment but the site is really wet so it holds water in the landscape so hopefully it engages nature as well. The team believe this all versions of it can help to reduce the biggest threat we face, climate change. And may be helped by allowing water to find its own course. You are alive with bbc news. You are live with bbc news. The number of people who have died in libya, in derna, has risen to 11,000, it has been set. Some estimates 30,000 people are homeless. Live now to the Turkish Red Crescent deputy directorjoining us. Youve covered many tragedies in your time, us. Youve covered many tragedies in yourtime, how us. Youve covered many tragedies in your time, how is this one different . Your time, how is this one different . ~ ,. , different . Well, this one is quite different . Well, this one is quite different from different . Well, this one is quite different from other different . Well, this one is quite different from other disasters i different . Well, this one is quite l different from other disasters that i personally have witnessed. We have seen many disasters with wild fires, earthquakes, floods, everything but this one is different. Ive never seen any fight like that in my life before and there are floods, storms but at the same time when you go inside the city, it looks like there is a disaster, an Earthquake Hitting at the same time, it is so powerful that buildings collapsed and ive never seen anything like that before. ~. , never seen anything like that before. ~. ,. ,. , never seen anything like that before. ,. ,. ,. , before. What is the situation on the round before. What is the situation on the ground with before. What is the situation on the ground with some before. What is the situation on the ground with some of before. What is the situation on the ground with some of the before. What is the situation on the ground with some of the basics before. What is the situation on the ground with some of the basics like| ground with some of the basics like Drinking Water . Drinking water . Well, first of all, there was no Drinking Water . Well, first of all, there was no connection Drinking Water . Well, first of all, there was no connection at Drinking Water . Well, first of all, there was no connection at all, i Drinking Water . Well, first of all, i there was no connection at all, im having a hard time to have connection, i had to leave the city to get internet connection. In the city, no clean water at all, no sewage. No electricity. Completely nothing. Its all black but we have generators. We have limited numbers of encroachments that we can do our operations and as Turkish Red Crescent and other turkish Government Organisations including ngos, Government Organisations including ngos, we could have established a Coordination Centre and we have an italian Search And Rescue team joining that as well so we are doing it from early in the morning to the late night. It from early in the morning to the late niuht. , . ,. , late night. How difficult is it to net our late night. How difficult is it to get your people late night. How difficult is it to get your people in late night. How difficult is it to get your people in and late night. How difficult is it to get your people in and to late night. How difficult is it to get your people in and to get l get your people in and to get supplies and eight in as well . The first couple supplies and eight in as well . The first couple of supplies and eight in as well . Tt2 first couple of days was quite tough. The first teams, when we took off from turkey to benghazi, we had three aircrafts carrying almost 200 staff and other goods, basic needs. For the first team, took about ten hours to get to derna and for the second team, about seven hours but todayit second team, about seven hours but today it was much better than the other day and inside the city is very tough. Now we are getting three ships of goods and other stuff but they are coming to other port and i think it will be much better now compared to other days. Goad think it will be much better now compared to other days. Good to hear that one small compared to other days. Good to hear that one small sliver compared to other days. Good to hear that one small sliver of compared to other days. Good to hear that one small sliver of good compared to other days. Good to hear that one small sliver of good news that one small sliver of good news you have given us there. Thank you very much forjoining us and good luck with your work in the coming days. Luck with your work in the coming da s. , ~ luck with your work in the coming da s. ,. , luck with your work in the coming da s. ,. Luck with your work in the coming da s. ~. At days. Thank you so much. At wandsworth days. Thank you so much. At Wandsworth Prison days. Thank you so much. At wandsworth Prison Officer. Days. Thank you so much. At wandsworth Prison Officer noj days. Thank you so much. At wandsworth Prison Officer no source did not turn up for their expected shifts. 80 wandsworth Prison Officers did not turn up for the shifts on the day that Daniel Khalife escaped but it is said that the prison that still meet the minimum requirement. We arejoined from wandsworth. What details have you heard about what happened that day in terms of staffing . Hello you heard about what happened that day in terms of staffing . Day in terms of staffing . Hello and thanks for having day in terms of staffing . Hello and thanks for having me. Day in terms of staffing . Hello and thanks for having me. I day in terms of staffing . Hello and thanks for having me. I put day in terms of staffing . Hello and thanks for having me. I put in day in terms of staffing . Hello and thanks for having me. I put in a thanks for having me. I put in a parliamentary question to the government because i was very concerned about what Staffing Levels had been for a number of months and i suspected that they may have been subpar on the day. The answer that i got showed that 80 members of staff were short on the day so the Staffing Levels were only at 60 of what they should have been on that day. What they should have been on that da. � , ,. , , day. And yet the Prisons Minister said it was day. And yet the Prisons Minister said it was still day. And yet the Prisons Minister said it was still above day. And yet the Prisons Minister said it was still above the day. And yet the Prisons Minister. Said it was still above the minimum requirement. T said it was still above the minimum requirement requirement. I would disagree with that because requirement. I would disagree with that because i requirement. I would disagree with that because i have requirement. I would disagree with that because i have in requirement. I would disagree with that because i have in fact requirement. I would disagree with that because i have in fact spoken l that because i have in fact spoken to the Prison Officers Association who informed me that if 20 of Staff Members are not there on a given shift, it is only appropriate for basic things to be conducted on that day such as feeding and exercise. Double that percentage of that day so 40 of staff not on shift that they meaning there is no reason people should have been in education or work that day and certainly no reason for Daniel Khalife To Have Beenin reason for Daniel Khalife to have been in the kitchen that morning. What are the other implications of that drop in staffing when you say 80 Prison Officers are not there . What else are you hearing from them about how that changes things inside the prison . Tts about how that changes things inside the rison . � , about how that changes things inside the rison . 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Its hugely impact ofj firstly from a safety perspective, it is becoming more and more difficult for staff to work in those kind of conditions and in fact i actually understood that last december, there was a night shift where, for 1500 inmates, there were only eight members of staff that showed up to work and that has a huge knock on impact peoples Mental Health and ability to do theirjobs and the safety and that is deeply concerning that at a time when Staffing Levels were so low, such that people should not have been in education or in work, that Something Like an escape actually happened and what this does is this speaks to the wider erosion of our Public Services that we have across the country, we have nhs Waiting Lists at or through the roof, we have schools that are falling down around us and we have now a Prison Service that is so woefully under resourced for so long that we have people escaping and staff going to work feeling desperately unsafe. White maccas have been hearing the british Prime Minister rishi sunak has announced the american xl bully dog will be banned in uk by the end of the year. It comes after a recent spate of attacks. Lets listen to the primaries are speaking on the issue. What we will do is bring together animal what we will do is bring together animal experts, experts in the field together animal experts, experts in the field together with the police to accurately define new breed of concern accurately define new breed of concern and then use the powers and dangerous concern and then use the powers and Dangerous Dogs Act to ban the breed and that Dangerous Dogs Act to ban the breed and that will be in place by the end of the and that will be in place by the end of the year. And that will be in place by the end of the year, its clear the american xl bully of the year, its clear the American Xl Bully Is of the year, its clear the American Xl Bully Is a of the year, its clear the American Xl Bully Is a danger to communities and its xl bully is a danger to communities and its right we take urgent action to stop and its right we take urgent action to stop the and its right we take urgent action to stop the attacks and protect the public to stop the attacks and protect the ublic. ,. ~ to stop the attacks and protect the ublic. ,. ,. ,. , public. Rishi sunak there and more on the story public. Rishi sunak there and more on the story throughout public. Rishi sunak there and more on the story throughout the public. Rishi sunak there and more on the story throughout the day. I on the story throughout the day. Lets get you to the us now and more precisely to the hudson river. Moving from the Adirondack Mountains going all the way to new york city, the water flow is a long 300 miles before settling into the Atlantic Ocean and one swimmer has done it, plymouth born lewis pugh being the first person to take a Long Distance swim and an ocean in every continent, including one in the north pole. It had been re wild it to allow swimming as this would not have been possible 50 years ago and im delighted to say lewis joins me now. Im not the only one utterly inspired by your efforts, the incredible adventure you have done, by the work youre doing, too. But the first question, of course, that everyone must ask you and im going to, too, is why the hudson and why this river . , ~ to, too, is why the hudson and why this river . ,. ,. This river . Thank you so much, i mean, this river . Thank you so much, i mean. Its this river . Thank you so much, i mean. Its an this river . Thank you so much, i mean, its an incredible this river . Thank you so much, i mean, its an incredible river. I this river . Thank you so much, i| mean, its an incredible river. As you mentioned it starts at high up in the adirondacks and ends in new york. You have a lot of wilderness, you have bears, beavers, vouchers up there and it ends on one of the greatest cities but also because this river ends in new york, it ends very close to the headquarters of the United Nations and so next week at the opportunity then to deliver a message about how important rivers are for the health of our planet. Take us through, we are watching Pictures Of You at the moment, some of the most memorable moments for you of the swim. T of the most memorable moments for you of the swim you of the swim. I think the wildlife was you of the swim. I think the wildlife was so you of the swim. I think the wildlife was so incredibly i wildlife was so incredibly memorable. Especially at the beginning when you have a very thick, lush forest and if you to the right is a lush forest on the same to the left then you imagine a great big bald eagle coming out of the forest and flying and following you all the way down the river, i will never forget that. The other thing i remember so vividly was the middle of the river going back past the university and then the students jumping and swimming with me, the water polo team, swimming team, rowing team and then the president of the university and his wife also joined me there, i cannot imagine that happening in the United Kingdom at the moment. What that happening in the United Kingdom at the moment that happening in the United Kingdom at the moment. ~. ,. , at the moment. What about the moment ou could at the moment. What about the moment you could see at the moment. What about the moment you could see the at the moment. What about the moment you could see the statue at the moment. What about the moment you could see the statue of at the moment. What about the moment you could see the Statue Of Liberty i you could see the Statue Of Liberty and youre ploughing way towards it . Such a memorable moment. When you come underneath the George Washington bridge, you have new jersey on the manhattan on your left and the Statue Of Liberty. All i could think of when i saw that thatcher and the beacon there is everything we hold dear to ourselves relies on as being able to drink clea n water clean water and breathe fresh air and also take care of our planet so it is habitable for our children. We have to learn how to become better ancestors. ~ ~ have to learn how to become better ancestors. ~ ,. , ancestors. When we think about the hudson, in ancestors. When we think about the hudson. In the ancestors. When we think about the hudson, in the past ancestors. When we think about the hudson, in the past that ancestors. When we think about the hudson, in the past that was hudson, in the past that was incredible polluted, sewage flowed into the air, Industrial Waste as well, what are people told you about what it meant to them and to their lives to have that river clean up . Aha, lives to have that river clean up . Lot people have said that they started cleaning it up and cleaning at mile by mile, town by town. Factory after factory. You are an inspiration. Great to have you with us. Hello there. Good afternoon. Some rather stark Temperature Contrasts across the uk again today. Towards the south, well, its feeling warm. Theres plenty of sunshine around as well, as captured by our Weather Watcher here in Market Harborough in leicestershire. To this humid air play on its way south and that Warming Temperatures again on the rise for today and tomorrow before things turn were unsettled by sunday but back to today, here is the slow moving band of rain affecting scottish borders, parts of northumberland for a time, towards county down, isle of man. And feeling very pleasant with a bit of high cloud bubbling up and you will notice the humidity increasing here as well. Through the evening and overnight, the band of rain becomes more fragmented and showery in nature with heavy showers working into the Channel Islands and South West Of England where you can hear the rumble of thunder. Murky elsewhere, mist and fog patches forming but fresher in the north with mid single Fingers Under mid single figures under those clear skies. It will not be as heavy as persistent as it was that i am starting to have a south so an Improvement Trust parts of scotland, northern ireland, to and relatively cool at 16 celsius but again in the south, highs up to about, 27 celsius. All change into sunday as we see thunderstorms living in from the south, heavy downpours with what we and is heading into these heavy showers and then it becomes more extensive across parts of england, wales, northern ireland, dry across the north of scotland but those numbers back into mid to high teens and perhaps low 20s and we head into monday and see a more persistent band of Rain Tracking its way slowly eastwards and we still hold on to someone one thing humidity in the east and south but we are looking at fresh conditions moving in from the west and an unsubtle picture by monday and that will be the so certainly very warm in the south and foundry into next week. Today at 1 00pm, the Prime Minister says he wants to ban american bully xl dogs. It comes after a man died, after being attacked by two dogs in Staffordshire Yesterday in Staffordshire Yesterday. Its clear the American Xl Bully Is a danger to communities. Its why we need to take this action to protect the public. The father, stepmother and uncle of 10 year old sara sharif are due in court, charged with her murder. £500 million of Government Money is goingto the Tata Steelplant in port talbot but 3,000 jobs are still at risk. And we find out why a museum in rural dorset has become an internet sensation. And coming up on bbc news everton has new owners. American Investment Fund 777 partners buys out farhad moshiri. Good afternoon and welcome to the bbc news at one. The Prime Minister says he has ordered urgent work to ultimately ban american bully xl dogs