There was no area of life untouched by the covid 19 pandemic at what impact did it have on those who risk their lives to save others . Thats the question being asked by the next stage of the covid public enquiry, known as module three, which begins today. It will examine how Healthcare Workers were impacted, looking at the issue of ppe, and masks and infection control, as well as the way that gps and the triple one helpline were used. It will also aim to shed light on the thorny issues of shielding for the most vulnerable, eternity services and end of life care, along with many other areas maternity. Inquiries started in june last year and looked at all aspects of the worst pandemic of modern times. This section is due to take ten weeks and will include 30,000 stories submitted by members of the public, said to be the largest Engagement Exercise ever undertaken by a uk public enquiry. It will also hearfrom about 50 in person witnesses. 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There was No Doubt the work done by No Doubt the work done by Frontline Medical Workers was appreciated, more than ever, during the worst month of the pandemic. They saved countless lives. But at what cost to their own . Joe inwood, bbc news. Next, the us secretary of State Antony Blinken has said the political exile of Venezuelas Opposition Leader to spain is the direct result of anti democratic measures taken by president s nicolas Maduros Government. Edmundo gonzalez is waking up to his first morning in the country where hes been granted asylum. This was his plane as it landed at a Military Base near madrid on sunday. He left venezuela after taking refuge in the Spanish Embassy in caracas. Hed challenged the venezuelan president Nicolas Maduro injuly� s elections, which the opposition claims it won. He told supporters in an Audio Message that he was threatened right up until the moment he fled. Here are those comments in full, translated to english. Translation dear friends. First of all, receive a warm and loving welcome from my words of thanks for the expressions of solidarity i received from you. I wanted to inform you that i arrived to madrid today in the morning. My departure from caracas was surrounded by episodes of pressure, coercion and threats that i would not be allowed to leave. I trust that we will soon continue the fight for liberty and the return to democracy in venezuela. A big hug for everyone. 0ur Reporter mimi swaby has been monitoring the situation from our london newsroom, and explained more about mr gonzalez� s decision to seek political asylum in spain. Well, mr gonzalez, alongside many other opposition figures, as well as supporters, have faced huge political crackdown before and after these very contended, disputed elections back in july. His life was at risk this was someThing that Opposition Leader Maria Corina Machad said last week, saying at a Press Conference last week that one of the main challenges both for herself and mr gonzales was to stay alive and free, and their lives are basically at risk. These intimidation campaigns launched by the maduro government against the opposition have cultivated what the un have called a climate of fear, and Theyve Used Tactics including kidnapping and multiple detentions, creating what the Inter American Court Of Human Rights described as state terrorism. Its not only ngos, the press, opposition figures, journalists who are at risk here, but also civilians, with nearly 2,000 individuals being detained since the 29th Ofjuly when those Election Results highly contended Election Results were announced. An Arrest Warrant was issued against him and if he was arrested, he wouldve faced up to life in prison. Theyre saying that well, the opposition are saying that he was granted a Safe Passage from venezuela to spain, where hes now been granted political asylum. He arrived on there sunday with his wife in madrid, the capital. But he was given this Safe Passage by the maduro government this is someThing that maduro is very keen to make evident, sharing wide and clear. His Vice President said that they gave him the Safe Passage for him to leave for the sake of tranquillity and for political peace in the country. Now, the attorney general Maduros Government as well went further, saying that he has been given the opportunity to abandon the national territory and that spain would receive him happily. Now, spain have really stood firmly in their position against maduro, not recognising him as the valid winner of those elections and really backing the opposition. The opposition are now split geographically but united nonetheless thats the message they have been loud and clear about today. Mimi swaby. Lets turn to the situation in the middle east, where the syrian State News Agency says israeli Air Strikes have killed at least five people across the country. It says a number of sites were targeted, including a scientific research centre. Meanwhile, israel has closed all its Land Border crossings with jordan a day after three of its citizens were killed in a shooting. Jordans Interior Ministry said the attacker, a truck driver, was a jordanian national. He was shot dead by israeli security forces. The incident happened at the King Hussein Allenby bridge crossing. Jordan has launched an investigation into the shootings. In gaza, the un and local health authorities are moving to the north to vaccinate more children against polio. The campaign aims to immunise 640,000 children after the first case in 25 years. Un officials said theyre Un Officials said theyre making progress, having reached making progress, having reached more than half of the more than half of the children needing drops. Children needing drops. Im joined In The Studio by said shehata im joined In The Studio by said shehata from bbc arabic. From bbc arabic. Lovely to see you, said. A new lovely to see you, said. A new week begins. Lets look at week begins. Lets look at syria to begin with. Syria to begin with. What do you understand has happened there . ~. ,. , � there . According to the Serie A newsagency. There . According to the Serie A newsagency. The there . According to the Serie A newsagency, the official there . According to the Serie Aj newsagency, the official agency of syria, said five people were killed, 19 people injured because of israeli Air Strikes targeting some military facilities in the centre of syria syrian news agency. It is reported by some sources that one of these centres is targeting many places and recently was in homs targeting many places and recently was in horns and other places and the main one was in april when in Air Strike onde the iranian embassy and destroyed the us consulate and some senior commanders of the guard were killed in this incident and this led iran, an unprecedented reaction by launching hundreds of missiles and drones at israel which had and drones at israel which had a direct confrontation before between the two so the situation is tense and is well, israeli sources before said they dont want to have any presents for iran and expand its presence in the area, so it is from the syrian Point Of View, its an israeli Air Strike but from the israeli Point Of View they dont comment. Point of view they dont comment. ,. , Point Of View they dont comment. ,. ,. ,. , ~ comment. 0k, Lebanon And Rocket fire auoin comment. 0k, Lebanon And Rocket fire going across comment. 0k, Lebanon And Rocket fire going across the comment. 0k, Lebanon And Rocket fire going across the border, fire going across the border, whats the latest on that . Its whats the latest on that . Its an ongoing whats the latest on that . It� s an ongoing process for that. The biggest one happened last month, when there was hundreds of missiles and drones launched against israel. But israel carried out before the Hezbollah Missile and drone attacks, and Intel Drmic strikes so mitigating the ability of the Rocket Launchers unintelligible strikes. So is really killed three paramedics in Southern Lebanon so hezbollah replied by firing some rockets and is role replied so it is ongoing but the good news is its calculated actions which so far have not led to an all out war is expected or by other people. In the meantime, the programme to vaccinate children against polio continues and is going into the north now, northern gaza. So presumably the hope is that there will be a quieter period up there in order to enable that to happen safely . Absolutely. Unintelligible stage, it will enter the 11th in the north of gaza and targets 150,000 children under the age of ten. There is stages before, the first was the first of september which focused on Central Gaza and reached 180 100 87,000 children under the age of ten and then it moved to the south which targeted 340,000 under the age of 10187,000. So 340,000 under the age of 10 187,000. So according to the who and unrwa and other organisations who worked on the campaign, unintelligible good news for the children of gaza. Said, thank you so much. Here, great ormond street Childrens Hospital in london says is urgently reviewing the cases of more than 700 patients after allegations concerning the possible negligence of a former doctor. Yaserjabbar worked as a consultant Orthopaedic Surgeon at the Specialist Centre from 2017 to 2022. The hospital says its taking the matter incredibly seriously. Heres our health editor, hugh pym. More than 700 cases at this world famous Childrens Hospital are now being looked at. Of those, 39 have been formally reviewed. More than half have seen harm to a child. 13 severely so. They are all linked to this consultant Orthopaedic Surgeon, yaserjabbar. He no longer works here at great ormond street and no longer has a licence to practice in the uk. We understand he is now practising in dubai and in fact is due to speak at an international conference there next week. Weve tried to get in touch with him but he hasnt responded. Back in 2022, the trust called in the Royal College Of Surgeons to review its Paediatric Orthopaedic service and in the colleges report to the trust according to the sunday times, which has seen it a case involving Leg Straightening and lengthening was said to be incorrect and unsuitable. A lawyer for some of the families involved have said there are cases of Muscle And Nerve damage and, in one case, the amputation of a lower limb. The response from great ormond street is that they take very seriously the need to listen to patients and hear what has happened. They say theyve been in contact with the patients and their families. The review will carry on for 18 months but the trust says that they are extending sincere apologies. Hugh pym. Around the world and across the uk, this is bbc news. The mother of the suspect in last weeks deadly shooting in georgia is reported to have contacted her Sons School before the attack to warn them of an extreme emergency and asked them to check on her son on the day of the attack. Us media obtained Text Messages between the 14 year old Boys Mother and her sister. Colt gray is accused of killing four people and injuring nine others in an attack at apalachee high school. His father has also been charged with 14 offences, including second Degree Murder and manslaughter. Our correspondent Jenny Kumah has more. Well, us media are reporting that Colt Grays Mother Marcee Gray contacted the school the morning of the shooting and warned them of an extreme emergency and asked them to check on her son. Its not clear, though, what caused her to contact the school. And reports also say there appeared to be some confusion when a School Administrator went to look for a boy with a similar name to Colt Gray. The family also say that his maternal grandmother was at the school the day before the shooting to talk to teachers about problems theyd been having with him going to school. Now, Colt Gray appeared in court on friday. He didnt enter a plea. And in a rare move, authorities have also charged his father colin. Authorities say he knowingly allowed his son to possess a gun. Colin gray, the father, did not enter a plea. He is charged in connection with 14 offences, including second Degree Murder, Manslaughter And Child cruelty. Jenny kumar. Pope francis is continuing the longest tour of his papacy, departing Papua New Guinea for timor leste. On a visit to the town of vanimo, the pope donned a traditional bird of paradise headdress. About a quarter of Papua New Guineas residents are catholic, but pockets of the country face the challenge of tribal violence and deep rooted beliefs around the existence of witchcraft. Lets speak to paul collins, Church Historian and catholic commentator. Hello to you. Hello, sally. What do you make of how this trip is going so far . A long trip is going so far . A long trip for the pope at the age of 87. I trip for the pope at the age of 87. 4 trip for the pope at the age of 87. ~ � ,. , 87. I think its going very successfully. 87. I think its going very successfully. One 87. I think its going very successfully. One of 87. I think its going very successfully. One of the | 87. I think its going very i successfully. One of the key Things he set out to do when he was first elected was too, in a way, go beyond the Western World, to go beyond the developed world to reach out to the world at least, from a western perspective. Im talking here of course about africa, asia and the pacific, latin america. And its where the church is growing. It is not growing in the west and, in fact, we are decreasing all over the Western World. He wants to go to the peripheries and also wants to reach out to moderate elements in the other great religious traditions, and thats what he was doing in indonesia before he went to Papua New Guinea, welding relationships with islam. Building. As you said, png is where 25 or 26 are catholic, its really entirely a christian country, at least nominally, a country riven by tribalism, as youve said, by Sorcery And Witchcraft and it also has trouble on its border with west patois, it was Dutch New Guinea which has now been taken over by indonesia and is been quite considerable oppression of the West Papuans by javanese immigrants were starting to flood into the area of indonesia so tenseness on the border there and thats why he went as you mentioned up to van mo, had to fly up there in royal australian Air Force hercules transport vanimo. It was the only Thing that could get him there to land that was any type of reasonable sized plane. So his visit to png has been very successful. Crosstalk. Im conscious were Running Out Of Time but someThing said today, he made quite a quite extraordinary visit and was talking to young worshippers and said this job is not easy, talking about the travails of his post. What do you think he meant by that . Well, i mean, ithink Fora Man his age, its the first Thing. 87. Secondly, it has not been an easyjob because he has had the sexual Abuse Crisis in the Western Church and the crisis has also spread to a considerable extent of the developing world as well. I mean, i think its Things like that that wake him down weigh him down and the church is especially on the back foot in the Western World and i think thats why he draws energy from going to developing countries. , countries. Yes, interesting. Paul countries. Yes, interesting. Paul. Thank countries. Yes, interesting. Paul, thank you countries. Yes, interesting. Paul, thank you for countries. Yes, interesting. Paul, thank you for your countries. Yes, interesting. I paul, thank you for your time. You appreciate your comments. Paul collins. We will keep a close eye on the popes next manoeuvres, as it were. The paralympics have drawn to a close with a lavish Closing Ceremony in paris. China topped the Medal Table with great britain in second. Nicky schiller is in the newsroom with more. So, the Paris Paralympics are over. 11 days of competition ended with a spectacular Closing Ceremony in the stade de france, celebrating the over 4000 athletes who took part in 22 different sports. Although some of them having to wear ponchos, thanks to the french weather. There was also a celebration of parisian nightlife with 24 different artists from the electronic Music Scene performing. But in The End, the night was really for the athletes. Amongst the medals on the final day of competition, the netherlands beat the united states to retain their title in the womens wheelchair basketball. Folashade oluwafemiayo of nigeria won gold in the womens Over 86kg Powerlifting with a world record, and the final Gold Medal went to iran. Ahmad aminzadeh took gold in the mens over 107kg powerlifting. And this is how the final Medal Table ended, China Streets ahead of anyone else on 220 medals. Of those, 94 were gold. Great britain was second with 49 golds and the united states came in third. Now the host, france, they came eighth their best performance in 20 years and the french Sports Minister not only hailed the Sporting Achievement but also highlighted the impact the games had had on french society. Translation the quality | of the experience and public transport, etc, means that now when people with disabilities get into a taxi or a restaurant, the perception and the welcome of each person will no longer be the same. So, thats the Paralympic Revolution were talking about. Its a social revolution. As we say, great britain came second in the Medals Table and king charles posted this message on social media, congratulating the paralympic athletes of great britain, Northern Ireland and, indeed, the commonwealth. Great britains Charlotte Henshaw was amongst those to win gold on the final day in the para canoeing. I mean, it means everyThing. Its what i dreamed about when i was a kid. I got to wear somebody� s Gold Medal when i was ten years old and i thought, id like to win one of those one day. And, you know, obviously achieved that dream in tokyo. But to win the double here is just beyond what i could have imagined. Its what i hoped for in those light, Dark Mornings in the winter. Its what i hoped for in those, like, Dark Mornings in the winter. But to have it come to fruition is is very special and im just very grateful to everybody thats helped me get to this point. The Paralympics Flag has now been handed over to los angeles, who will host the next Summer Games in 2028. In tennis, the World Number one Jannik Sinner beat The American Taylor Fritz in straight sets to win his first Us Open title. The italian was allowed to play at Flushing Meadows after he was cleared of any wrongdoing despite twice testing positive for a banned substance. He becomes the first player in nearly 50 years to win his first two Grand Slam titles in the same season. Speaking after the match, Jannik Sinner said that this victory meant everyThing to him. Me and my team and the people who are close to me, they know what ive been through in the last month. It was not only one week before the tournament, it was months. You know, in this moment, as i said before, i always try to close myself with people and understand those of what happened and trying to accept it in a certain way and when the work starts, its i also try to enjoy. Obviously, it was very difficult for me to enjoy in certain moments. Also, how i behaved or how i walked on the court in certain tournaments before, it was not the same as i used to be, so everyone who knows me better, they know that someThing was wrong. But during this tournament slowly i restarted tournament slowly i restarted to feel a little bit more how i am as a person. It doesnt really matter how or what the result was. So this tournament for sure helped me a little bit. Im sure it did, because he won well done to him. All of the top Business Stories next on Business Today so stay with us and among areas of is this one. The right to ignore. What is that in the workplace . Its the right to ignore e mails, the right to ignore e mails, the right to switch off. Do you feel you have that right or not in your Work Environment . We will talk about that next. Low pressure and early warmth in september have brought Flooding Rains to some this weekend. A Months Worth of rain fell in parts of the West Midlands on the slow moving Weather Front on sunday, which is only slowly easing its way eastwards through the remainder of the night, so the heaviest rain does ease. The thunderstorms ease away as well but therell be misty low Cloud And Hill fog with this Weather System in the east. Further west, the skies start to clear and it will be chillier for scotland and Northern Ireland in particular and, in fact, in these areas, it was chillier on sunday as well. Still warm and muggy in the south and still with a lot of murky weather. First Thing on monday, quite grey, quite damp on that Weather Front initially but compared with sunday for wales, for north west england, for the southwest of england, its a much drier picture for Eastern Scotland as well. But the rain does roll back in to the west of scotland, Northern Ireland later and this cloud, Murky Low Cloud could just hang on in East Anglia and the southeast for much of the day. Where we see the sunshine 17 or 18, but thats considerably down. And as we saw on sunday, temperatures are lower anyway in the north now and then, that rain rushes eastwards as we go through monday night. On a developing area of low pressure actually got a sting in its tail, i think, by the time we get to tuesday. A fresher night in the south, despite quite a bit of cloud and quite a bit of breeze as well. Welljust notice it wont feel as close. But this Weather System will slowly meander its way southwards. And then behind it, we open the doors to this northwesterly air flow. Hence, it will feel chilly midweek. And the northwesterly wind is a chilly direction at any time of year, so we will notice that particularly tuesday and wednesday when the winds are strongest. Lots of showers around, strong winds as Well Notjust by day, but by night. By The End of the night The End of the week, rather we could have a touch of Grass Frost in the north, but thats The End of the week. However, from midweek onwards, the showers coming in thick and fast as scotland could be a little bit wintry over the top of the munros, this rainjust dragging its heels in the south, but a windier day for all of us. Gales possibly in the north and the east. And its here where the rain hangs around and it could give some significant rainfall across the likes of Orkney And Shetland as well through tuesday and into wednesday. So, although well see 12 18, i think those temperatures, tempered by the strength of the wind particularly so on wednesday does look as if southern areas may see a ridge of high Pressure Building towards The End of the week, but we will firm up on the details as the time goes on. More online. Closing the productivity gap. The eu is set to unveil how it can remain competitive in the green transition. Google in the spotlight. The Tech Giant faces its second big us Monopoly Trial of the year. This timem focusing on its online ad business. And counting the cost of urban migration. We find out about those Left Behind in rural kenya. Live from london, this is Business Today. Im sally bundock. We start in brussels, where in just a few hours time, a much anticipated report into the European Unions flagging economic competitiveness and remedies to fix it will be presented. Commissioned over a year ago, the report, Authored By Former european central Bank Chief mario draghi, is set to detail how and why the bloc has been falling behind its rivals in the us and china. Its focused on the green transition and is expected to detail how the eu needs to bring key parts of the green economy in house, rather than rely on countries like china, for example, for Things such as key battery minerals. Speaking last week, Mr Draghi highlighted limited innovation,
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