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In Northern Ireland was one of the stories we are covering. The names and Work Locations of thousands of Police Officers were published online by mistake. Although no private addresses were released, the data is particularly sensitive because of Northern Ireland � s troubled past and security threats facing Police Officers. The forces Assistant Chief Constable has apologised to officers saying this is unacceptable for chris page has the story. Police officers everywhere face risks when doing theirjobs. But in this part of the uk, the dangers are particularly stark given the Terrorism Threat is a daily reality. The Police Service of Northern Ireland is now dealing with what is thought to be the most serious data breach in its history. What was within the data was the surname, the initial, the rank or grade, the location or department for each of our current employees across the Police Service. 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I think the overriding emotions of the offices that i mistake. I think the overriding i emotions of the offices that have contacted me as one of shock, dismay and anger. A lot of our officers go to extraordinary lengths to protect their identities and protect the roles they perform for the psni. Earlier this year the Terrorism Threat level in Northern Ireland was raised after the Attempted Murder of a senior detective. John caldwell was shot at a Sports Complex after a youth football coaching session. Its believed he was attacked by the new ira, a dissident republican Paramilitary Group opposed to the peace process. In apologising to officers, the Police Service has admitted the data breach is the last thing they wanted to hear about given the security situation. Chris page, bbc news, belfast. Earlierwe page, bbc news, belfast. Earlier we heard from our News Reporter Sara Girvan In Belfast outside the psni headquarters. There is a lot of concern outside the psni headquarters. There is a lot of concern and outside the psni headquarters. There is a lot of concern and worry outside the psni headquarters, j. , is a lot of concern and worry among Police Officers in Northern Ireland this morning to stop many of them arriving here to work at Police Headquarters with real concerns about their security. To put this in context, if it happened in any other police force in the uk, this kind of data breach there would have been concerns, but here in Northern Ireland Police Officers operate under Terrorism Threat every single day. Its in the context of all that, that it is so worrying. Senior detective John Caldwell was that, that it is so worrying. Senior detectiveJohn Caldwell was shot that, that it is so worrying. Senior detective John Caldwell was shot and seriously injured by dissident republicans a few months ago after a football Training Session and that attack will be absolutely fresh in the minds of officers this morning as they try to take on board the data breach that happened yesterday within the past hour we have heard from the leader of the Alliance Party in Northern Ireland, naomi long, a formerjustice minister, who says she has been speaking to officers and their family. She describes them as feeling frightened and she also said that many of them will be rethinking their futures in the force. This was a serious data breach, there is no doubt about that, but individual addresses were not revealed and that is being seen as a good thing. The federation that represents Police Officers say that would have made them a target for terrorists. This will be discussed tomorrow at an Emergency Meeting of the Policing Board which oversees the Policing Board which oversees the work of the psni. I can imagine the work of the psni. I can imagine the force will be asked tomorrow, how did this happen in were there no safeguards in place to make sure this kind of data couldnt be released and what will the psni do in the future to protect their officers and make sure Something Like this never happens again. 5am like this never happens again. Sara girvan reporting. Like this never happens again. Sara girvan reporting. The eight countries that share the amazon basin have fallen short of an agreed goal to end deforestation. Delegates from the countries are meeting in the brazilian city of belem for a two day summit on the issue, the first such gathering in 14 years. The lengthy road map outlined In The City Promotes Sustainable develop meant and the end to deforestation and fighting the organised crime that fuels it. Lets look at the rainforest at stake. The amazon stretches nearly 7 million Square Kilometres with two thirds of it in brazil. Another seven countries and one territory share the remaining third. Under brazils former president jair bolsonaro, years of deforestation in the amazon were seen. The orange on the map shows the areas of deforestation between 2019 and 2022. Thats in the state where the summit is. But new data shows a positive shift. Deforestation in the amazon fell by 66 last month compared to the a year before. It is now in its lowest rate in six years. Our correspondent katy watson is in the amazon at the summit. Virgin forest still exists here in the amazon but every day the illegal loggers get closer. From up high you can see the damage done. Large patches of land totally cleared. This part of brazil has the highest rate of deforestation in the country. Underjair bolsonaro, country. Under jair bolsonaro, illegal logging country. Underjair bolsonaro, illegal logging sword. President Lula Da Silva has promised to fix the problem. Translation the challen. Es the problem. 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Thats a problem. When l People Struggle to get by and when the state fails to help them, it is easy to accept money from lucrative illegal logging, ensuring the amazons future means improving the lives of nearly 50 Million People who live here. Just to get to this part of the emma son took 13 hours overnight on a riverboat. Now this smaller boat to get to communities here. If you look on a map it all looks so close together. It goes to show how vast the amazon is. But also how difficult it is to navigate and ultimately also how difficult it would be for Lula Da Silva to achieve zero deforestation by 2030. Which is why he needs the backing of all the countries who share the amazon. Leaders are expected to offer solutions to illegal logging and mining, moving away from big infra structure projects. But money talks, and without offering a better life for those who live in the forest, any discussion of conservation is pointless. We can go live to norway. A former director of the Un Environment Programme and former chairman of the Norwegian Rainforest Association and also the director of Environmental Consultancy klima 2020. What do you make of the fact that there wasnt an agreement between the leaders this time in terms of limiting deforestation in the amazon . T this time in terms of limiting deforestation in the amazon . I have to sa that deforestation in the amazon . I have to say that this deforestation in the amazon . I have to say that this is deforestation in the amazon . I have to say that this is a deforestation in the amazon . I have to say that this is a great deforestation in the amazon . I have to say that this is a great step to say that this is a great step forward. Because now eight countries are agreeing we have to protect the rainforest. So that is actually extremely important. But then you come to the speed of this. What they didnt agree in this meeting was to stop deforestation. You cant stop it immediately but it has to go fast. Some countries wanted to stop it earlier but they couldnt agree. The trend for the rainforest, it produces its own rain and if you decrease the area by 20, 20 5 , it might collapse. So its not going fast enough. There is another issue thatis fast enough. There is another issue that is maybe even more important and that is the trip of fossil fuel and that is the trip of fossil fuel and Global Warming to the rainforest. Because the world is continuing to warm up, that might also collapse the rainforest and create this tipping point. Some of those countries are producing oil and gas and they didnt agree, even if there were proposals at the meeting, to phase out oil and gas production. That has to happen. You cant have a rainforest that is producing oil and gas, which is its enemy. Producing oil and gas, which is its enem. , �. ,. ,. ,. , enemy. How is brazil managing that, how is it striking enemy. 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There is one interesting thing coming up now. The city where the meeting took place in brazil is also the host city for the Climate Negotiations that will take place next year. I think that could be used as a big boost for protecting the rainforest and coming to an agreement to phase out oil and gas production. But that is the most difficult point and the biggest threat to the rainforest and a lot of issues globally. If we dont solve that we cant protect the rainforest. Solve that we cant protect the rainforest solve that we cant protect the rainforest. ~. ,. ,. ,. , rainforest. What would it take for leaders to come rainforest. What would it take for leaders to come to rainforest. What would it take for leaders to come to a rainforest. What would it take for leaders to come to a joint rainforest. What would it take for leaders to come to a jOint Agreement On Deforestation . fin leaders to come to a Oint Agreement On Deforestation . On deforestation . 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Thank you for your time. Lets get more on i of the rainforest. Thank you for your time. Lets get more on those reports that 41 migrants have drowned off the italian island of lampedusa after their boat capsized. Sofia bettiza is in rome for us. What else do we know . Sofia bettiza is in rome for us. What else do we know . There not much we know at the what else do we know . There not much we know at the moment. What else do we know . There not much we know at the moment. As what else do we know . There not much we know at the moment. As you we know at the moment. As you mention, 41 migrants have been killed in a shipwreck off italy boss mick Lampedusa Island in sicily in the south of the country. This has been reported by the italian news agency. They are citing accounts from survivors. Three men and one woman who survived the shipwreck, and were trying to reach italy from guinea and the ivory coast. They were rescued by the italian coastguard and they told rescuers they were on a boat that set off from tunisia on thursday. They said 45 people were on board, including three children. They described the vote is a very small vessel, about seven metres long. And they said that about six hours after they had set off from tunisia, when they were sailing in the sicilian see the boat capsized and sank because of a very big wave. They also said that out of the 45 people who were on board, only 15 people were wearing life vests. The four survivors were brought to lampedusa, to the island of lampedusa, this morning. Thats when they spoke to authorities and shared their stories, telling the coastguard that 41 people on board the ship died trying to reach italy. A very sad development. Thank you for bringing us the update from rome. Around the world and across the uk, this is bbc news. Taking a look at some of the other stories making the news. The First Minister of Wales Mark Drakeford is asking his ministers to find cuts from their departments as inflation puts their departments as inflation puts the squeeze on government budgets. The nhs, education and Council Run Services like social care are among the Public Services the Welsh Government is funding. It is not clear at the stage where the cuts might fall. Scotlands First Minister has ordered a review of the Scottish Government Bank Cards Spending by civil servants. Nearly 60,000 transactions worth £14. 2 million were made on the Procurement Cards over a three year period, including spending on vip Airport Services and Team Building events. Humza yousaf has asked officials to review procedures. The Financial Conduct Authority is warning about the dangers of fake loan offers as more people turn to credit stop loan fee fraud, where people pay a fee for a loan they never receive typically results in a loss of about £260. You are live with bbc news will stop 11 people are unaccounted for after a fire at a holiday home in North Eastern france. These pictures have just come in from the scene showing firefighters tackling the blaze. I7 showing firefighters tackling the blaze. 17 people were evacuated, one of whom was taken to hospital. The French Interior minister said a group of people were staying at the venue near the border with germany. We can go to our europe Regional Editor of paul moss in the newsroom. What else can you tell us about what has happened . We what else can you tell us about what has happened . Has happened . We are in the early stares has happened . We are in the early sta. Es of has happened . We are in the early stages of the has happened . We are in the early stages of the fire, has happened . We are in the early stages of the fire, we has happened . We are in the early stages of the fire, we think has happened . We are in the early stages of the fire, we think it has happened . We are in the early stages of the fire, we think it has l stages of the fire, we think it has still gone on. We think it started at around 6 30am local time, clearly at around 6 30am local time, clearly a serious fire because nearly 80 firefighters were immediately sent to the scene for that we gather the building caught fire, the ground for catching fire first, but then the first floor quickly caught alight. The building is being described in the french media i looked at as a gite, often translated as a holiday home. We think this is a holiday home. We think this is a holiday home used by a charity from the nearby city of nancy and people there were people with learning disabilities. This is newsjust coming in, but we understand it was providing a holiday for people with learning difficulties. Ii providing a holiday for people with learning difficulties. 11 people are missing and we are told one of them was a supervisor and ten of the people missing were people who had gone for a holiday. Im afraid one media outlet is quoting local people as saying that the people missing are potentially dead, but im not quite sure what the phrase means. The last thing the Interior Minister was saying was that he saluted the rapid and courageous intervention of firefighters but acknowledge this may not have been enough to save the people inside. We understand i7 people inside. We understand 17 people inside. We understand 17 people were evacuated. One of them had to go to hospital needing very serious treatment. More details are coming in as i speak. Coming in as i speak. Paul, thank ou, we coming in as i speak. Paul, thank you. We will coming in as i speak. Paul, thank you, we will come coming in as i speak. Paul, thank you, we will come across coming in as i speak. Paul, thank you, we will come across to coming in as i speak. Paul, thank you, we will come across to you i coming in as i speak. Paul, thank l you, we will come across to you for any developments. We have to go to another fire, any developments. We have to go to anotherfire, this time in portugal. Hundreds of firefighters there have been battling a large wildfire which is threatening to spread towards the popular Tourist Destination of the algarve. More than 20,000 acres of land have been ravaged by fire over the last four days because of high temperatures and strong wind. Our correspondencejenny hill reports. Correspondence jenny hill reports. You correspondencejenny hill reports. You can see the devastation caused by the fire. They reckon some 40 square miles were consumed in the five days that it has been burning. If you come round with me you can see the earth is still smouldering in places with smoke drifting across the valley. We saw a lot of smouldering at the side of the road and even flames at one point as we drove up here. Down the valley there is a town where residents will be feeling extremely relieved this morning forced up the fire reached almost to the very edge of that town. We passed by its outskirts some small burned out buildings but the town itself has escaped the fire. A lot of relief there but not far from fire. A lot of relief there but not farfrom here, firefighters, far from here, firefighters, Hundreds Farfrom here, firefighters, hundreds of them we are told, have spent the night trying to bring flames under control. As you saw in my colleagues report, they say they are particularly concerned over night about the wind, which has been fanning flames in recent days. They say it was likely to change direction last night, which they feared would make the fire far less easy to bring under control. At the moment it is very still here and also rather cool but the sun is rising temperatures are expected to hit high temperatures as the day goes on. Everyone will keep a close eye on what the wind gets up to. Jenny hill reporting on those fires in portugal. The rapper tory lanez has been sentenced to ten years in prison for shooting and wounding us hip hop star megan thee stallion. During the trial in los angeles the jury during the trial in los angeles the jury heard tory lanez fired a gun at the singers feet and shouted at her to dance back in 2020. The pair had left a party at kylie jenner� s to dance back in 2020. The pair had left a party at kyliejenners home in the Hollywood Hills will stop tory lanez� lawyer gave the Wrist Response after the sentencing. T response after the sentencing. I think the sentence handed response after the sentencing. T think the sentence handed down was incredibly harsh. I have seen cases of Vehicle Homicide and other cases where there are death, and the person still gets less than ten years. This case, to get a ten year sentence, is extreme and just another example of someone being punished for their celebrity status, someone being utilised to send an example. He is not an example, he is a human being. Example. He is not an example, he is a human being a human being. Thats what his la er a human being. Thats what his lawyer had a human being. Thats what his lawyer had to a human being. Thats what his lawyer had to say. A human being. Thats what his lawyer had to say. For a human being. Thats what his lawyer had to say. For the a human being. Thats what his i lawyer had to say. For the latest, our North America correspondent peter bowes. That our North America correspondent peter bowes our North America correspondent peter bowes. At the height of this trial there was peter bowes. At the height of this trial there was a peter bowes. At the height of this trial there was a cultural peter bowes. At the height of thisj trial there was a cultural firestorm focusing in on the allegations against tory lanez and on megan thee stallion, who at the end of the trial the prosecution said had been subjected to repeated and grotesque attacks while bringing the case. Just to recap, at the end of last year tory lanez was found guilty on three counts relating to the shooting of megan thee stallion, going back to a 2020 pool party at the home of the reality star kylie jenner. They were leaving the party and it seems megan and tory lanez got into an argument about his musical ability. Got into an argument about his musicalability. She got into an argument about his musical ability. She says that he told her to dance and it was shortly after that she was shot he has maintained his innocence throughout. His lawyer says there was a botched investigation. The prosecution says the evidence pointed towards his guilt. What we havejust the evidence pointed towards his guilt. What we have just seen are two unusually long days during the Sentencing Phase of this trial come along in large part because a number of people came forward and the judge received many letters from people providing Character Witnesses for tory lanez and supporting his plea not to be sent to jail for these offences. In fact, he addressed the court and he said of megan thee stallion, she was someone he still cared for dearly, to this day, no matter what she may think of him. Peter bowes there. Ohio has rejected a republican motion to make it harder to change the states constitution, a move seen as a defeat for anti abortion groups. The republican controlled State Legislature had hoped to raise the barfor legislature had hoped to raise the bar for constitutional amendments to 60 instead of a simple majority. It was largely seen as a move to derail a planned referendum to place Abortion Rights into the constitution. President joe biden called it a victory for democracy and for women. The bureau chief at the Ohio State House gave us this analysis. The Ohio State House gave us this anal sis. ,. , the Ohio State House gave us this anal sis. ,. , analysis. This was something we could see building analysis. This was something we could see building over analysis. This was something we could see building over the analysis. This was something we could see building over the last. Could see building over the last couple of days. Ohio has a month long early Voting Period and the number of people in ohio who voted early was huge, 700,000 people, and more than twice the number of people who voted last year in the primaries for governor and us senate. This was a big turnout or read it and was expected to be a low turnout, its august and people are not thinking about elections but it got a lot of interest. It got global interest. While it was a very pitched battle between the two sides it really seems like the no side had the momentum going in. To seems like the no side had the momentum going in. To moscow next, the city was momentum going in. To moscow next, the city was again momentum going in. To moscow next, the city was again targeted momentum going in. To moscow next, the city was again targeted by the city was again targeted by drones overnight according to authorities there. The Russian Defence Ministry Says its air Defence Systems successfully brought down to drones in the capital, avoiding any damage or casualties. The mayor of moscow named the area in the south where a Major International airport is located, and in the area of the minsk highway. Russia again blames ukraine for the incursions. Moscow has come under repeated attack from drones in recent weeks. Skyscrapers in the moscow city Business District were struck on two consecutive days at the end ofjuly. Prince harry made a public appearance at the International Sports Promotion Society summit in tokyo today, joining its founder on stage in support of the worldwide power of sport, community and philanthropy. Hejoined the founder on sport, community and philanthropy. He joined the founder on stage, as you can see, and they had a conversation about the power of philanthropy. You are watching bbc news. Dont forget, all our stories are on our website, search bbc news. Goodbye for now. Hello again. A bit of a change in the weather today and tomorrow as drier and warmer conditions, our way. Its also going to turn a bit more humid but this doesnt mean wall to wall blue skies. They will be areas of cloud and for some of us funky starts to the day. We had combination already this morning. High pressure building on, the Weather Front across Northern Ireland Drifting Eastwards and in doing so it bumps into High Pressure and will weaken. Today in essence we are looking at a mostly dry day with sunny spells and variable amounts of cloud. Still quite murky around the coasts of wales and South West England with low cloud, some coastal mist and fog and also some drizzle. You might get the odd spot of drizzle across the Lake District and western scotland, the pennines as well, but temperatures higher than yesterday. Tonight you will find we have areas of cloud that will break. Mist and fog patches forming. The wins that have been prevalent in the last few days across Northern Scotland easing and it will be warmer than last night and a more humid one. Pulling in the wind from a southerly direction across our shores so thursday looks like it will be the peak this week of the higher temperatures. Thursday itself again like today will have areas of cloud, a lot of dry weather, some sunshine, but The Clouds Building in Northern Ireland through the afternoon and we will start to see showers coming into the south west. Top temperatures tomorrow of 26 or 27 in the south, 2 in the outer hebrides. Here is the change, in the south west we see rain coming in initially through Western Areas and moving eastward through the course of the day. Some of the ring will be heavy especially across Northern England and scotland. It will be slower to clear, east anglia and the south east through the day. Behind it a return to sunny spells and some showers and breezy. Temperatures down on thursday so it will feel fresher, especially in northern and Western Areas. As we head into the weekend, low pressure takes over with various Weather Fronts crossing us. You can see at times it will bring some rain particularly in areas close to the centre of the low pressure in the north west. Not only does it earn more unsettled, especially in northern areas, but the temperatures are also falling. The headlines this is bbc news. The headlines concerns raised about the safety of Police Officers in Northern Ireland after a data breach revealed every Staff Members name, role and work location. The latest effort to protect the amazon. Eight countries form an alliance to limit Amazon Deforestation but fall short of some demands from campaigners and indigenous groups. The rapper tory lanez has been sentenced to ten years in prison for shooting and wounding the us hip hop star megan the stallion. Nhs england has warned patients that thousands more appointments will be postponed during the latest four day strike byjunior doctors, which starts at 7am on friday. It comes as the British Medical Association says there is an increasing threat that doctors will leave the nhs to work abroad, in countries including australia and new zealand