Transcripts For BBCNEWS BBC News At One 20170821

For a ringside seat to avon hundred year event in america, a total eclipse of the sun. Hundred year event in america, a total eclipse of the sunli hundred year event in america, a total eclipse of the sun. I love it, i think its cool, its bringing out the best in everybody and everybody is together. And coming up in sport and bbc news, top ands wembley woes have started after losing to chelsea at the national stadium, Antonio Conte says teams will feel inspired to play there. Good afternoon and welcome to the bbc news at one. Spanish police have confirmed the identity of the driver, suspected of killing 13 people in last weeks terror attack in barcelona. They say younes abuyaaqoub, is the only suspect still on the run, and he may have evaded capture by killing a man and stealing his car. The manhunt now extends across europe. Well, new cctv footage from the day of the attack, appears to show him fleeing the scene on foot. Three images in the el pais newspaper, allegedly show the man walking through la boqueria market, wearing sunglasses, as he passes other people heading away from las ramblas. Well our correspondent gavin lee, has sent us this report from barcelona. This is Younes Abouyaaqoub, the suspect who drove into the crowd on las ramblas, still on the run and he is likely to be armed. He appears to have been picked up on cctv wearing sunglasses as he walked through the nearby market, past others fleeing the scene. In a press conference this Morning Police gave more details of the suspect. Translation we have identified the perpetrator of the incident at las ramblas. The investigation carried out why cata la n investigation carried out why Catalan Police and various lines of inquiry can confirm the perpetrator of the attack is Younes Abouyaaqoub who is 22 years old. The rest of the terror cell is said to be dead are under arrest, eight of the 12 attackers came from the greenies allege, elise believe this man abdelbaki es satty, the look of imam, recruited and organise the group. The day before the attack he has thought to have accidentally killed himself preparing home made bombs, leading to an explosion at this hideout in a remote coastal town. The death toll now stands at 15 after Police Confirmed that Younes Abouyaaqoub stabbed and killed a driver, stealing his car and using it to escape. There is now and using it to escape. There is now a manhunt for his arrest, four de son, still no sign of where he is hiding out. Gavin lee reporting from barcelona. Rescue teams from malaysia, singapore and america, are searching for ten missing us sailors, after their warship collided with an oil tanker. The ussJohn S Mccain, and a liberian flagged vessel, hit each other near the straits of malacca just before dawn. Richard lister reports. The collision happened before dawn. Guided missile destroyer uss John S Mccain was holed up the water line as it steamed towards singapore for a routine visit. The us 7th fleet said several compartments were flooded including berths for crew members. Ten sailors are missing, five were injured. A search and rescue operation is now under way involving ships from singapore and malaysia with support from the us navy. Four of the injured were airlifted to hospital in singapore, their condition is not said to be life threatening. In a tweet, President Trump offered. As the rescue efforts continued. The other ship involved the liberian flagged tanker is bigger and heavier than the mccain, it continued to singapore with its cargo of fuel oil intact. Such vessels cannot move quickly raising questions as to who was to blame. It indicates the destroyer could have turned across the front of the tanker which is an inadvisable thing to do in accordance with the rule of the road. Its not good seamanship. The collision happened in territory claimed by both singapore and malaysia and one of the busiest stretches of ocean in the world. The Singapore Strait carries around a third of all Global Shipping trade ships arriving and leaving port singapore at every 2 3 minutes. The malaysian Authorities Say the crash happened just outside a safety zone where shipping is separated into fixed lanes. We know the location of the incident. It is more or less at the entrance to the traffic separation, it is an area where no less than 80,000 vessels travel to the area per year. Injune the mccains sister ship uss fitzgerald was involved in a remarkably similar incident colliding with a container vessel off the coast of japan. Seven american sailors died and the vessel almost sank, the 7th fleet blamed poor seamanship and removed the fitzgeralds commanding officer. The mccain limped into a Singapore Naval base but these warships are designed to respond to threats around them at all times and the us navy will be looking urgently at why two have now been involved collisions injust two months. Richard lister, bbc news. Our asia correspondent Karishma Vaswani is in singapore. As more time passes the chances of finding these missing sailors sadly recedes . Absolutely, i am standing in front of the harbour here in singapore and those blinking lights behind me either ships, singapore and those blinking lights behind me eitherships, part singapore and those blinking lights behind me either ships, part of the busiest shipping lanes the world here. Beyond those waters, those ships is the uss warship theJohn S Mccain that was towed into this naval base in singapore earlier today and as you rightly point out, you can see, it is my time here in singapore, the search and rescue operation from what we understand from the Us Navy Public Affairs Department hasnt been called off just yet but it is very difficult to see just how much longer this can continue today, for today at least. What we do know is the ten sailors are still missing, five of them injured, four taken to hospital here in singapore and there will be further details coming out from the Us Navy Public Affairs Department tomorrow morning, tuesday morning, here in singapore. Thank you. Hate crimes committed online, are to be prosecuted as seriously as offences carried out face to face. New guidelines for england and wales mean the Crown Prosecution Service will seek tougher penalties for abuse on social media, claiming the impact of tweeting abuse, can be just as devastating, as shouting it. Heres our Home Affairs Correspondent dominic casciani. Rhodri colwyn philipps, the fourth viscount st davids, jailed last month for racially aggravated threats on facebook against gina miller, the businesswoman behind the brexit legal challenge. She said she felt violated by his shocking comments, just one of many online attacks she suffered. Now, the Crown Prosecution Service says these kinds of crimes must be dealt with as robustly as offences on the street. Its promising a tougher response, to build public confidence. There were more than 15,000 hate crime prosecutions in 2015 2016, the highest number ever, and a third of those convicted saw their sentence increased. But the number of cases referred by police to prosecutors fell by almost 10 , a drop the cps says it is investigating. I hope that the difference is that the guidance and the public statements will make is that people will feel more confident to report hate crime, that they will understand they dont have to put up with the abuse that they might feel that they just have to because theyre disabled, because of their religion, because of their sexuality, and that they will feel confident to come forward, knowing that we can support them, and that we will prosecute these crimes where we have sufficient evidence. Online hate comes in many forms, as kaye medcalf knows. Kaye is among transgender people who dont define themselves as either men or women and makes them more of a target for online abuse. People were messaging me into my inbox. People were saying horrible things about me, saying saying that i wanted a tranny loo, that i was an it, using dehumanising language, calling me a lesbian, purposely misgendering me, saying that i was mentally unwell. I think it has affected my self confidence, and it has made me find it difficult to trust other people. I get very nervous about what i put out online, and i get nervous when meeting people, in case something awful is going to happen, and that, i think, overall isolates you. From now on, prosecutors must give more consideration to complex cases like kayes. Some critics say police and prosecutors still move too slowly on hate crime, but the cps says it is determined to create the best possible chance of achieving justice for all victims. Dominic casciani, bbc news. Across south asia, this seasons monsoon rains have devastated huge areas, killing around eight hundred people. More than a million have been forced for their homes, with aid agencies raising concerns about Food Shortages and disease. Areas of nepal and india have been badly affected, and in bangladesh, the flooding is thought to be the countrys worst for thirty years. Sanjoy majumders in the capital dhaka. The only way around northern bangladesh is by boat. All the roads have been washed away. With little sign of the water receding, people are settled on any patch of dry land they can find. A partially submerged bridge is now home to this family. They have been here for over a week. They have brought with them whatever possessions they could carry, and also their cattle. The flood just washed away our home. We were able to quickly grab some things and our animals. Many of bangladeshs major rivers flow through here, which is why it is the worst affected part of the country. This is the brahmaputra river, one of the worlds largest. It flows into bangladesh from india. Whats happened is because of heavy monsoon rain, its breached its banks and the entire area around it is flooded. These people here have taken up the only sliver of land thats been left untouched. Aid workers are trying their best to get relief to flood victims but theres a massive scramble, such as the need for something as basic as drinking water. And inevitably many are left out. The number of people affected is simply too high. Its now a race against time, to get to those affected before its too late. America and south korea have begun annualjoint military exercises, which have been given added significance this year, following developments in north koreas ballistic and Nuclear Weapons programmes. Recent highly charged rhetoric between pyongyang and washington, has raised the threat of conflict on the korean peninsula, to levels not seen since the cold war. The exercises infuriate the north, and its a group of european personnel, who tasked with overseeing them, as Yogita Limaye reports. Its little bit like being in the eye of the hurricane. Everything is very tense. Here it is calm, nice and peaceful. Its a little bit strange situation sometimes. Right next to the border between north and south korea, these are the men guarding the ceasefire between the two countries. The korean war, which started injune 1950, ended 27th ofjuly 1953 with an armistice agreement. That is the same armistice agreement that is valid here today. No peace between the countries. Theyre technically at war. South korea chose sweden and switzerland, while the north chose poland and czechoslovakia as neutral nations to monitor the armistice. But, in the 1990s, pyongyang expelled the commission from its side. Now, only swedish and swiss officers remained in south korea. Even though north and south korean soldiers stand face to face at the border, there is no communication between the two sides. In recent days, harsh threats have been coming from pyongyang. But these have come to be expected. What is new now is the rhetoric from north korea has met rhetoric from the american leader, which is a little bit different. And then, of course, it goes a little bit higher. So, i wouldnt say they are more scared than normal but you never know. This contingent also monitors these military drills conducted every year by the us and south Korean Forces to ensure they dont violate the ceasefire. What was meant to be a temporary camp until a Peace Agreement was signed has now been here for 64 years. Of course, we all hope we could close down here and go home because there is a peace treaty. But, as long as north Korea Presses on with its nuclear programme, there can be no Peace Agreement here. Our top story this lunchtime. The hunt for the driver of the fan who killed 13 people in barcelona has gone europe wide. He is the only member of the terror cells still alive. And still to come. Clocking off, for now at least. Big ben chimes for the last time forfour years, at the start of major refurbishment works. Coming up in sport, rafa nadals return to world number one, knocking andy murray off the top spot. The spaniard, who won his 15th grand slam title, said this year feels unbelievable. For the first time in nearly a hundred years, a total eclipse of the sun will cross coast to coast across america. It will travel nearly two and a half thousand miles over ten states, from oregon in the west, through kansas, to South Carolina in the east. Millions of people have travelled to the us to see the eclipse for themselves, and one of the towns hosting a fresh influx of visitors is hopkinsville in kentucky, from where our correspondent nada tawfik has sent us this report. Eclipse mania has arrived. In the small town of hopkinsville, kentucky, this is the Largest Party theyve ever thrown. Officially eclipseville for the big day, here is where the best, and one of the longest, views of the spectacular moment of darkness will be. The locals are over the moon. People used to say, where is hopkinsville . Now, no one will ever have to say it. I love it. I think its cool. Its bringing out the best in everybody and everybody is together. I love it. To deal with the overwhelming preparations, this Quiet Community of 30,000 appointed a special Solar Eclipse coordinator. Mayor Carter Hendricks says this has been years in the making. About ten years ago we received a phone call from a scientist asking about the eclipse and if they could book hotel rooms. That was the first time wed heard about it. At the downtown festival, there are dozens of vendors, selling everything from eclipse t shirts to eclipse artwork and glasses. Officials are hoping this will give the local economy a needed boost. The demand is stretching some businesses to their limit. At this local hamburger place, they have been struggling to serve up food fast enough. People have been nonstop today. And its been nonstop for campsites, welcoming out of towners. What also makes hopkinsville such an ideal location to view the eclipse is the expansive farmland. Its the perfect location to host the masses of spectators that have descended on the small town, from all around the country and the world. In this campsite, there are people who have travelled as far as canada, uk, and even australia. Carl is from melbourne. He has made a vow to see as many total Solar Eclipses as possible in his lifetime. Seeing a partial eclipse is like going to church but seeing a total eclipse, a total Solar Eclipse, is like meeting god, or seeing god. The moment of totality will last two minutes and a0 seconds here but the memory will leave a permanent mark on this rural community. Lets talk to bill harwood, a correspondent with cbs news, whos in carbondale in the state of illinois. Bill, has been huge influx of visitors where you are to see the total eclipse . There certainly is. We have a unique distinction. But only is it close to the geographical point where the duration of this eclipse will be maximum, there will also be in the path of totality for the next eclipse that will hit the United States in 202a. City managers and residents have gone all out to welcome tourists, eclipse chasers and geeks and even a mildly curious. There is a big football stadium at the local college. They are expecting 15,000 people. There are benders with t shirts and everything you can imagine for sale. Vendors. Can the local community cope . They have been thinking about this for five years. Knowing it would generate a lot of attention. The best i can tell is it has all gone very smoothly indeed. Well defined parking places. A good show of police about. It seems to be going very smoothly. Good to see you. Thank you. And you can watch live coverage of the Solar Eclipse at 6clock tonight, on the bbc news channel. Could dash cams mounted as standard in most cars help curb dangerous driving . Well, insurers say they can be crucial in helping apportion blame in accident cases, and a pilot scheme in wales, where drivers were encouraged to pass footage to the police has been so successful its being extended. Lorna gordon explains. An evening drive in fife earlier this year. Violet connor was driving a short distance in her car on a road she knows well, when this happened. The driver of the other car blamed her for the crash but violet used the footage recorded by her dashcam to show shed done nothing wrong. Violets car was written off, but the dashcam that proved her innocence followed her to her new one. Yeah, ijust sat in the car for a few minutes. I was quite shaky, so, obviously, with having the dashcam, i believed that helped me. That helped, cos they were disputing, the other party was disputing, so the dashcam definitely helped me. Dashcams record what the driver of a car sees on the road ahead. When theres an accident, the footage the dashcam records can prove whether the driver is in the clear or, indeed, whether they were at fault. Some footage has ended up showing questionable behaviour out on our roads which could have put others at risk. In north wales, Police Investigate footage sent in by motorists. Its resulted in action against some drivers and has been so successful the scheme is about to be expanded. The footage is varied that we get, some of which has been horrendously shocking, and its only right that, as an organisation, we take it forward and prosecute that person. We cannot be everywhere for everyone, and it gives us an extra set of eyes on the road 24 7 recording what is footage that can be used in court. Insurers say dashcam footage can provide valuable evidence in the event of a crash. Some companies lower their premiums for drivers who have the technology in their cars. Campaign group big brother watch argues dashcams are a breach of privacy. You could look at this as though the police are effectively asking society to snoop on one another. Film everything you see whilst you are driving along in your car, and if there is something that you think is a bit dangerous or you dont like it, send it to us and well make a decision about it. Thats quite different from, everybody gets along fine, but if youre involved in an accident its very helpful for us to have the evidence so we can determine whos guilty and whos not. Violet connor says she would never drive without her dashcam now, and believes our roads would be safer if we all had them in our cars. Lorna gordon, bbc news. A moped rider in china found out the hard way that its not a good idea to use mobile a phone while out on the road. State television footage from guangxi in the south of the country shows the man staring at his phone and ignoring the road ahead, when a giant sinkhole appears. Amazingly, the man walked away unharmed. The government has published more details of its brexit strategy. As well as access to official documents which have been released ahead of the third round of negotiations. Our Political Correspondent is at westminster. A real sense that the gauche asians are stepping up a gear. I think they are. That negotiations. Two papers have been published. This one is about future trade with the eu. What the government is trying to do is get on the front that with the gauche agents because they resume again in brussels next week as they are trying to convince other eu nations are making enough progress in the talks to allow wider discussions on trade and the future trading relationship with britain and the eu to get under way this autumn. There have been strong hints in brussels this might be put off until december. The slovenian prime ministerprime minister is the latest official to doubt these. It is about trying to get britain to say what it wa nts trying to get britain to say what it wants on the agenda. The content is interesting in itself. This trade paper suggests they want to see the definition of goods extended beyond where the eu is happy to go. Be has its own position at goods in the supply chain should still be sold after wrecks it. After that day, britain once goods associated with that to be given the all clear after brexit. Brexit. You do not want good stuck between floors on brexit day. One thing this paper has told me as well as everyone else is just the sheer complexity of negotiations and the relationship that has been built up over the last few decades. We will leave it there. Tomorrow marks three months, since the terror attack at the manchester arena, which left 22 people dead, and many more injured. Around £18 million has been raised to help survivors and victims families, and the image of the worker bee, Long Associated with manchester, has become a symbol of unity and strength for the city after the tragedy. John maguire reports. Taxi im hailing a london black cab, but this one is manchester, through and through. Behind the wheel isjohn consterdine. He is deeply passionate about his home city. With it being the worlds First Industrial city. The busy bee, the worker bee, it represents that support, that standard in solidarity, against anyone who tries to sort of affect our way of life. And its really poignant at the moment, that the bees come right through. The worker bee has long been one of the citys emblems, symbolising the industriousness of its past and its people. Russell meehan has been adorning manchesters walls with bees for years, but now he is receiving more commissions than ever. On this wall, 22 bees to honour the 22 victims of the arena bombing. It is a prominent spot, so a lot of people will see it, as well, and it means that people wont forget what has happened. Even though we get over things that have happened, people will see it and still remember, you know . It will be a lasting kind of monument, in a way. Permanence in paint, and also in ink, as tattoo artists have also raised money for the victims families. At the childrens hospital, the largest in the uk, i met one of the doctors who fought to save young lives after the attack. An amazing team work of community. All those things came together at one time. So ive never seen the hospital quite so busy, in terms of all the activity going on. Dr fortune wanted to show his support and solidarity. I was chatting to some of my nursing colleagues and said i might get a bee t shirt, or something, to which a distinct face was pulled. And after a bit of conversation i said, if somebody sponsors me, maybe i will go for it. And really, one thing led to another. I put it onjustgiving and i hoped to raise £2,500. But i hit that within a couple of days, so i doubled my target to £5,000, and right now it stands at £5,500. So its still open, of course, if anyone wants to donate. The money will go to the childrens hospital. Last month, the funeral of saffie roussos, the youngest person to die, was held at manchester cathedral. Saffie, just eight years old, was described by her father during the service as a superstar in the making. A 22nd bee is to be added to the choir stalls, in honour of those killed in the concert. Its meant to remind us of those killed in the tragedy. Also, its meant to remind that this place stands for a variety of things, but its also a place of hope. One evil, cowardly act that night three months ago was the catalyst for so much good. The we Love Manchester Fund has raised £80 million and counting. As for the city and its celebrated symbol, the worker bees are as busy as ever. At midday today this familiar sound rung out across westminster for the last time before work begins. Big ben chimes. Big ben isnt due to chime again except for special occasions until 2021. Its part of a major refurbishment at the houses of parliament, which will see the elizabeth tower, the clock and the bell frame repaired and cleaned. There was cheers and applause from onlookers as the final belt holes. A sad day for big ben and a sad day for the weather as well. There are only a few days left, maybe a week 01 only a few days left, maybe a week orso, only a few days left, maybe a week or so, little bit longer than that. August has to be the wettest august for ages. You could say the weather is being overshadowed by the eclipse. You could. We have some tropical air which has arrived from the south west of the uk. It is feeling warm, especially with the sunshine coming through. Also sunshine across the north east of the uk. This was North Yorkshire earlier on. We will lose a lot of