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Transcripts For BBCNEWS BBC News 20240713

Very good evening and welcome to bbc news. A man from Northern Ireland has pleaded guilty to conspiring with others to assist illegal immigration, after the bodies of 39 vietnamese people, including children, were discovered in the back of a lorry he was driving in essex. 25 year old Maurice Robinson from County Armagh is still facing 39 charges of manslaughter. Our Home Affairs Correspondent Daniel Sandford has been at the old bailey. Of the three people currently being held after the shocking discovery of 39 bodies in a lorry on a quiet road in an essex industrial estate, mo robinsons case is the most advanced. The young lorry driver was the first person to be arrested and today, here at the old bailey, he admitted being part of the conspiracy to smuggle people into britain. The discovery last month of 39 dead people from vietnam in the back of a lorry in essex led to a Huge International investigation into a suspected people smuggling gang. This morning, mo robinson, the 25 year old lorry driver from Northern Ireland, arrested at the time, appeared by video link at the old bailey and pleaded guilty to conspiring with others to assist illegal immigration. Hes also accused of counts of manslaughter but at this stage, hes not been asked to say whether he pleads guilty or not guilty to those charges, or a charge of people trafficking or one of money laundering. Eight of the 39 people found dead in the lorry were female, ten were teenagers. Two of them were boys ofjust 15. They all leave behind grieving families in vietnam. Sealed inside an unaccompanied lorry trailer, theyd crossed the English Channel from zeebrugge on this cargo ferry, the clementine, and arrived at the port of purfleet on the river thames, just east of london. The trailer had been dropped off at zeebrugge some 12 hours earlier by this lorry cab. Eamon harrison, also from Northern Ireland, is accused of being the driver on the belgian side, and is fighting extradition from dublin. And with the wider investigation into the lorry deaths still continuing, a third man from Northern Ireland, 23 year old christopher kennedy, appeared in court in chelmsford today, also charged with people trafficking and assisting illegal immigration. Daniel sandford, bbc news. And well find out how this story and many others are covered in tomorrows front pages at 10 1i0pm and 11 30pm this evening in the papers. Our guests joining us tonight are sonia sodha from the observer and the telegraphs anna mikhailova. Levels of Carbon Dioxide and other Greenhouse Gases in the atmosphere have reached another record high. Since 1990, theres been an increase of 43 in the warming effect that these gases have on the planet. And most worrying of all, theres no sign the increase in Greenhouse Gases is slowing down. Our chief environment correspondent Justin Rowlatt is here. It sounds really bad. It is bad. Its worse than you say because not only are they not slumming down, they are actually accelerating. We sought next elevation of the concentration of the Greenhouse Gases this year. And obviously come thatis gases this year. And obviously come that is very bad news for the climate. We have a graph youre the choose the longer term trends, starting in the 1800s, the beginning of the industrial revolution. You will see from the graph, if we go back to the original graph. I will tell you what it shows. It shows in preindustrial times, we had levels of about 280 molecules per million of about 280 molecules per million of Carbon Dioxide. That increased very gradually into the 19th century, when it really began to ta ke century, when it really began to take off. If you think about it, industrialization of the modern world, mass aviation, that kind of stuff, you see really sharp interest in c02 stuff, you see really sharp interest in co2 emissions. And basically, we are seeing today is a continuation of that process. And what this shows us of that process. And what this shows us is the total number now, from 280 at the beginning of the industrial revolution, to for hundred 7. 8 ppm of Carbon Dioxide. Dozens of countries made commitments to reduce these Greenhouse Gases. Wire this tickling on . There are a couple of things. There is a lack. You introduce measures to drive emissions down, it takes a while for those two come into effect. And also, it takes a while for those atmospheric processes to take part in the system. The other thing is, the ambitions of countries still do not match what we are in need to be in terms of reducing your missions, which is where the world needs to go to. At the moment, people talk about of the ambition is not there and certainly be plans to reduce carbon day oxide is not there. If this exhilarating trend continues, what will the uk look like acceleration trend . We are going to see an increase in weather events that climate scientists associate with increasing climate change. And that means kind of a streams of temperature, droughts in the summer, great, bigger storms, temperature, droughts in the summer, great, biggerstorms, bigger temperature, droughts in the summer, great, bigger storms, bigger volumes of water being carried in the atmosphere. You see a heavy weather effects on the kind of things that have driven the flooding we have seenin have driven the flooding we have seen in the last few weeks. Because sea levels will be rising. Of course, i should sea levels will be rising. Of course, ishould mention, as sea levels will be rising. Of course, i should mention, as the world warms, which is seen increase in the sea level rise. We are seeing these processes happen already. We would accept them expect them to rise. On the plus side, we should point out there is another big Un Climate Commission meeting in madrid. And the admission there is to ratchet up the ambitions of the countries around the world. Almost every country will be attending, and the idea would be to drive up ambition and maybe make deeper cuts in Carbon Emissions more quickly. But the figures that we are looking at today suggest that, despite the effo rts at today suggest that, despite the efforts of far, that is not happening, so we have to bear that in mind when we are thing about the short term thinking about the short term. Short term thinking about the shortterm. Justin rowlatt, think you very much. The vue cinema chain has said it withdrew the film about gangs, blue story, because of 25 incidents and notjust in response to the violence in birmingham on saturday. Seven Police Officers were hurt and six teenagers were arrested. Showcase had stopped screenings but resumed them after security was enhanced. Odeon are considering whether to pull the film, too, but for now have introduced extra security at their screenings. Our arts editor Will Gompertz has the details. These were the scenes at star city in birmingham on saturday night. The popular multiplex was locked down, as groups of young people came armed to fight, not relax in front of a movie. Where are you from . From deptford. Ghetto boy, yeah . One of those showing was the urban drama blue story. If anyone asks, yeah . Ive been here the whole time. Vue, the cinema owner, believes the film was the root cause of the disturbance, and has therefore stopped showing it. Rememberthat in a statement, the cinema chain said, the decision to withdraw blue story in its entirety was made on saturday evening, on the grounds of safety alone. Is that where your brother dont like me, then, because i live in this area . The film, about schoolboy friendship ruined by postcode gang war, has been dropped by vue and showcase cinemas, a move that leaves a blue story actor dismayed. I feel like there are other films that have come out in the past which have had a high level of violence and which incidents have happened around the time films were premiered, and theyve not been pulled. So it makes me question, why has blue story been treated differently to the other films that have come out . Ill call you vue have just sent a release out saying theyve had over 20 different incidents. That may be the case, but incidents with young people, i dont see how. Again, blue story is related to that. I dont see how there was any link, i dont see how there is any connection to it. And standing in leicester square, in london, which kind of shows graphically the split between the big cinema chains. Over there is the odeon, the biggest of the bunch, which is still showing blue story. Over there is cineworld, the second big biggest, which is not only showing blue story, but is actively promoting it. And over there is the third biggest, vue, which has pulled blue story from all of its screens. So, how do young cinemagoers feel about blue story been withdrawn . Some cinemas are showing it, so whats wrong with every cinema showing it . If people choose, at the end of the day, how they want to act, according to what they see, you cant blame a movie for that. Everyones saying its promoting violence and gangs, but its really not. Its all about love. Thats what rapman, the director, says about his debut film, which he also describes as a modern parable. All the violence at the weekend, he said,. Is truly unfortunate. A small group of people can ruin things for everyone. Will gompertz, bbc news. And since will compiled that report, film maker rapman has said on twitter that showcase have put the film back on their schedules. With election day just over a fortnight away, lets take a brief look at some of todays election news. The labour Leaderjeremy Corbyn has fleshed out his partys offer to private tenants. Therell be controls on rent rises in england, as well as protections against unfair evictions and a new property mot. But landlords say it would lead to a serious rental housing crisis. The former Prime Minister tony blair says that the current state of british politics is utterly dysfunctional with both main parties peddling fantasies. Mr blair says he would vote for labour, but that a majority government for either labour or the conservatives would pose a risk. The Cross Community Alliance Party in Northern Ireland has launched its general election manifesto. The partys leader naomi long says she will put brexit at the centre of its Campaign Calling for a fresh Eu Referendum with the option to remain in the eu. Like the majority of people in Northern Ireland, we recognise the huge benefits of the eu membership that it has brought to Northern Ireland. And we also believe that our future lies at the heart of the eu, working together with other european nations to tackle the major challenges which lie ahead. The leader of the Scottish National party, Nicola Sturgeon, has been speaking to andrew neil on the Daily Politics Programme on bbc two. Mr neil began by asking the first minister of scotland if she would backJeremy Corbyn or borisjohnson. I dont want a borisjohnson government. AJeremy Corbyn led government wouldnt be my first preference. I would rather scotland didnt have to choose between the devil and the deep blue sea. But theres no other way, really. Well, look. If theres a Hung Parliament and the snp hold the balance of power, youre absolutely right. We have to choose and im telling you which way we would look. And ive made very clear i want to stop brexit but i also want scotlands future to be in scotlands hands, which is why i would expect Jeremy Corbyn and a minority Labour Government to respect the right of the people of scotland to choose their own future because. And i do want to see an option for the whole uk to escape brexit. But, of course, if there is another Eu Referendum, which the snp would support if the proposition is put forward, there is no guarantee that fixes the problem for scotland because we could end up with exactly the same result as we had in 2016 scotland voting to remain. Sure. Im sure that bit would happen, and perhaps the whole of the uk voting again to leave. But as things stand, a corbyn government promising a second brexit referendum is your best hope . I hope that any government that is elected and youre right, that is more likely to be if its a minority Labour Government would give the whole of uk the opportunity to escape brexit. But fundamental to this for me is that any party that is looking to the snp for support has to be prepared to respect the right of the people of scotland to choose their own future. And that means respecting the right if the Scottish Parliament so chooses to have an independence referendum. But if you really want to stop brexit, if thats your priority, youre in no position to demand conditions, are you . Well, look, i lead a minority government. Any party that wants to be in minority government has to win support from other parties. And if the snp is the party that holds that balance of power, then of course it stands to reason that i would want to make sure that certain policies and priorities were prioritised. Ive set out the position around scotlands future, but also ending austerity, getting rid of the misery of universal credit, more powers to the Scottish Parliament, pending independence. These are all priorities that we would pursue. But if you dont get any of that, you say, all right, we wont support you for a second referendum . Look, we will always support a second referendum. Were talking here about. Exactly, so you dont have bargaining power. You have to go along with it. No, thats not true, because. Im probably the most experienced politician in the uk when it comes to the conduct of minority government because i lead one. Now, i would actually flip the question on its head, to some extent, and ask if people are prepared to believe thatJeremy Corbyn against what the opinion polls might be saying right now finds himself on the 13th of december in a position to form a government, that hes going to walk away from all of these other things he wants to do because hes not prepared to concede the right of scotland to choose our own future. And you can see the full interview with Nicola Sturgeon on bbc iplayer. The deadline to register to vote in the election is tomorrow. The Electoral Commissions report from last year estimated that up to 9. 4 Million People who are eligible are not signed up to vote. 34 of 18 19 year olds are not on the electoral register. That compares to 6 of people over the age of 65. The Electoral Commission also estimates that one in four black and ethnic minority voters are not currently correctly on the register. Applications have fluctuated over the last few weeks. Last friday saw more than 300,000 people complete the application the vast majority online. The headlines on bbc news after 39 people died in the back of a refrigerated lorry, a man pleads guilty to conspiring to assist illegal immigration. Levels of Greenhouse Gases in the atmosphere reach another record high and theres no sign of a slowdown. A cinema chain has pulled a film about gangs after a mass brawl outside one screening and dozens of incidents at others. Hong kongs leader has said shell listen to Public Opinion after a landslide victory by pro democracy candidates who won almost 90 of seats in local elections. The result is being seen as an outright rejection of carrie lams leadership, of chinas authority and a huge show of support for the anti beijing protests that have been going on for months. Rupert Wingfield Hayes has the latest from hong kong. This is not the sort of Media Attention usually given to the winners of a local council election. But last nights victory for hong kongs democrats was no ordinary win. It was an unprecedented landslide. These newly minted young politicians won 85 of all the seats contested. Today, they gathered to tell hong kongs government they will not be ignored. Government parties, they have no more excuses for saying that rioters dont have popular support. Now we see that they have popular support. Hong kong people have learned a lesson, that they understand that without democracy, any freedom. Any freedom we have is very fragile. It can be gone in one day, by a tyranny. The message here today is that the hong kong opposition is now the most powerful Political Group in hong kong. It is no longer a protest movement. It now has a proper democratic mandate, and that means that the chief executive can no longer ignore the demands. Time for the Hong Kong Government to act may be short. In Central Hong Kong today, prominent pro beijing politician regina ip had to be escorted from her office by riot police, withjeering, hostile crowds. Out on a Street Corner this evening, paul was thanking his supporters. Hes one of a handful of pro government councillors who survive the election. But he says it h

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