Transcripts For BBCNEWS BBC Newsroom Live 20171101 : compare

Transcripts For BBCNEWS BBC Newsroom Live 20171101

Sports could be made more accessible to people who cant afford them. Good morning. A man is in Police Custody in hospital in new york after the deadliest terror attack in the city since 9 11. Five friends from argentina were among eight People Killed yesterday when a truck ploughed into pedestrians, cyclists and hit a school bus. At least twelve others were injured as the driver careered down a cycle path along a number of blocks in Lower Manhattan, in an area where the streets were busy with people out celebrating halloween. The suspect has been named as this man 29 year old Sayfullo Habibullaevic saipov a driverfor the taxi company uber, who arrived in the us from uzbekistan in 2010. He was shot and injured by police as he tried to flee his hired vehicle and eyewitnesses said he shouted allahu akbar god is great as he ran. President trump has ordered the Homeland Security services to step up the vetting of immigrants. Our new york reporter, nada tawfik, has more. This was the scene of the deadliest attack on new york since 9 11. Cyclists enjoying a beautiful autumn day, struck down by a white pick up truck travelling at high speed, leaving bodies and bicycles scattered in its wake. The drivers journey ends only when he smashes into a school bus and passers by had to call for help for some of the injured. He can be seen here leaving the vehicle and brandishing a paintball and pellet gun before being shot by police. Eyewitnesses describe the panicked moments when they realise something was terribly wrong. He was running around like with a gun and so police came out and then people called the cops and so they were coming in and the guy fired a couple of shots before and then there was like a shoot out scene like the police and the guy and thats when they started to close down everything and we had to go. He was screaming in the street. He looked frustrated, panicked and confused. From there, a whole bunch of customers started running past me, a whole bunch of people came running past my way yelling, hes got a gun. Hes got a gun. The full force of new yorks Emergency Responders swarmed the area. Announcement be advised, we have multiple people on the ground. There is multiple people on the ground. We need buses. Authorities believe this was an act of terror aimed at innocent civilians. They say a note in the suspects vehicle referenced the so called Islamic State. Its a very painful day in our city. A horrible tragedy on westside. Let me be clear that based on the information that we have at this moment this was an act of terror and a particularly cowardly act of terror. The suspect has been identified as 29 year old Sayfullo Saipov who came to the United States in 2010. Hes said to have travelled to the east coast from florida and to have worked for the company uber as a driver. President trump has been briefed and in a series of tweets, he promised to crackdown further on those entering the country. Every day thousands of new yorkers make their way down this bike path on their way to work and school and just blocks from the site of the World Trade Center, this attack in Lower Manhattan is a stark reminder that the city remains a target. This attack happened on one of the most festive days in the big apple, just as children prepare to go trick or treating and new yorkers carried on with that tradition as normal with the annual halloween parade in a show of defiance and resilience. 0ur security correspondent Frank Gardner can tell us more. Clearly police were trying to find it all they can about this man who remained in hospital. We know he is from uzbekistan. Is there any significance immediately and that . He has been illegal resident in the United States since 2010, and doi he was uber driver in florida. There isa he was uber driver in florida. There is a mugshot of him from Missouri Police force other than that he cannot come into contact with police and those who knew him say he was the last person to become a terrorist. He is the fourth whose biggest and national to be involved in terrorist attacks linked to so called Islamic State in the last two years. So called Islamic State in the last two yea rs. Why so called Islamic State in the last two years. Why is this happening . We should not read too much into it. The vast majority of uzbekistan immigrants are completely law abiding and they are appalled by this. There is shock and outrage in cincinnati in the mosque where many of them are seeing this is abhorrent. The added worried about what will happen just if community. There is a violent streak, or Violent Movement underground and uzbekistan as that is in many countries that there was something called the Islamic Movement of uzbekistan which reflects to the taliban and alqaeda for something. Because of oppressive policies in that country, a lot of young men of your themselves are driven to isis and able to come to turkey and can get into syria and join basis from there. We heard only report that have been some documents found in the truck which have links to isis. Do we know of anything formal . The whole propaganda of isis is in trouble because they have lost their base so normally i would expect within 2a hours there would be a statement saying he has a lion of the caliphate of a soldier ofjihad. It has not, you probably will do but never more Radio Network is down and the online magazine has not appeared. This is unprecedented in two and a half years and it shows because they have lost their base it is harderfor them to do because they have lost their base it is harder for them to do this. They will recover, they will start pumping it out from summer and i have no doubt they will claim this. Isis claim they are behind a lot of attacks that they have nothing to do with but they think in this particular case if there was something written already in his truck then almost certainly he would have been inspired if not directed by them. The first secretary of state, and senior ally of the Prime Minister damian green has denied allegations of inappropriate behaviour towards a female activist. Kate maltby has written in the times that he fleetingly touched her knee and sent her a suggestive text message. Mr green says the claims are completely false. Hes been referred to the countrys most senior Civil Servant and will decide whether he broke the ministerial code. Lets talk to our our assistant Political Editor norman smith whos in westminster. Norman. Damian green has categorically denied these allegations saying they are com pletely allegations saying they are completely and absolutely untrue. He says he was shocked and hurt by the claims by kate maltby, that he regarded her as a friend and bodies under investigation by the cabinet 0ffice under investigation by the Cabinet Office this does not anyway suggest guilt, it is the procedural response toa guilt, it is the procedural response to a complaint about a minister. We have now heard from a former conservative minister who has called for conservative minister who has called foer conservative minister who has called for mr green to stand aside from his post as first secretary at least temporarily while the allegations are investigated by the cabinet 0ffice. Are investigated by the Cabinet Office. Mr green for his part has instructed a firm of libel lawyers to pursue anyone herejudges instructed a firm of libel lawyers to pursue anyone here judges are guilty of definition and this was his response this morning. All the allegations are completely false. Thank you. Do you regret your behaviour . This is the latest in a whole string of allegations which have dominated westminster for days 110w. Have dominated westminster for days now. Pressure for action to be taken but what . Joining me as labours yvette cooper. In terms of providing some sort of grievance procedure, we have heard talk of action within days but what specifically should 110w days but what specifically should now happen . I think the something all the Political Parties and parliament could do very quickly. And that is to set up independent reporting systems may be through a charity, and appended Sexual Violence adviser with expertise in dealing with both Sexual Assault and harassment. They can provide support for people who are coming forward, can do so in confidence and know that if for example they need to go to the police because this is a seedy Sexual Assault that has taken place, they will have the support. If it is an employment issues are also get the support. Unless we do more to make it easier for people to come forward and speak out we will see this problem continue and it is deeply unfair and sometimes crimes are taking place. Who will investigate these allegations . Very often there are no witnesses. Who will carry to investigative investigatory work to establish the truth. It would depend on the issue because this is a wide range of things that are happening. When you have a serious sexual shock doi becoming friends has taken place. And independence grievance procedure should be in the workplace as part of that Employment Contract and should be a proper way to deal with that as well. We also have the labour party has set up a process to also take other kinds of complaints not just from employees also take other kinds of complaints notjust from employees but maybe from volunteers. I think that could do with stronger independence in that process because you have to have the confidence that they will not just be have the confidence that they will notjust bejudged by have the confidence that they will notjust be judged by people who actually are friends with the person they might be complaining about. All other parties should do the same and should set up similar processes but also with independence in them as well. We can talk forever about the kinds of reforms to the processes but the most potent thing is to change the culture and to end the culture of entitlement by some older men who think that theyjust have a rates to prey on younger women or men that they have the power relationship with. That is in an abuse of power and it has to stop. As pa rt of abuse of power and it has to stop. As part of that is a to send out a message that damian green should stand aside even if only temporarily from his position . I will not get drawn into that case because i do not believe the details and they do not believe the details and they do not want this to end up looking like a Party Party Political dispute. What i do think is that as a problem with inappropriate behaviour and sometimes older men and authority thinking it is ok to prey on younger people who may be asking them for advice or any position of power or authority and that kind of behaviour is not ok. It is very different from some of the Sexual Assaults we have been talking about but it is still something we have to change the culture about so that young people particularly young woman can have the confidence and the workplace that the dividend. Thank you. I am told the leader of the house has begun discussion with stakeholders and parliament to come up with some new complaints grievance procedure but she has set a tight timetable, she has promised action within days and parliament was into recess next week so one imagines we would have to have some outlines of the new system at least by the end of the week. Thank you. Some breaking news concerning the Eu Referendum, the Electoral Commission said have opened an investigation into the form of and leave you chairman alan banks offer that he breached finance rules. You medical the money given by mr banks to the League Campaign was the biggest nation in british political history. The businessman said he had contributed almost £9 million in cash loans and services to pro brexit causes. We have the Electoral Commission opening an investigation into how that he breached finance rules with the donations. Labour will try to force the government to disclose the likely impact of brexit on different sectors of the economy. The government has confirmed that 58 reports looking at different sectors of the economy have been prepared. But it is resisting calls to publish them, saying to do so would undermine the uks negotiating position in brexit talks. Northern ireland secretary James Brokenshire will issue a statement later on the way forward to restore power sharing at stormont. The negotiations between the dup and sinn fein are resuming today, after the two parties failed to Reach Agreement by the previous deadline of monday. The government insists that progress has been made in what is now a ten month deadlock. The nhs in england estimates that more than a billion pounds is stolen from the service through fraud each year. That amounts to just under one per cent of its overall budget. The Nhs Counter Fraud Authority says patients wrongly claiming for free prescriptions is one of the biggest problems. Our health correspondent, rob sissons, has more. Nhs fraud, we are told, has to be tackled on many fronts. Now bosses are appealing to honest, dedicated nhs staff to report anyone they suspect of committing a crime. Patients sometimes fiddle the system, falsely claiming for free prescriptions or dentistry. Professionals including dentists have been caught claiming for services not provided. And suppliers have been known to overcharge for items of a Higher Quality or number than those delivered. Earlier this year, paula vasco knight, the former boss of the Torbay Hospital in devon, was convicted of defrauding the Health Service of £11,000. She paid her husband, seen her on the left, for work he didnt do. Now the head of the new organisation, fighting fraud, says her aim is to see more people convicted. Nhs staff can really help us to identify fraud and fraudsters and to really put a stop to people taking money out of the system. So if youre in the nhs and youre working in the nhs please report any of your suspicions to us and if you are a fraudster and youre committing fraud in the nhs then were looking for you and we will find you. The nhs accepts the £1. 25 billion annual fraud figure is an estimate. Most cases are undetected. Im joined by the Royal Pharmaceutical society. When you surprised by this figure . I am surprised by this figure . I am surprised by this figure . I am surprised by the figure of £1 billion. I dont know how that number was made ups. Some will come from people claiming they have an exemption to a prescription charge when they do not but our concern is what that means for patients to 90 of people do not pay for prescriptions and england. And youre exempt in scotland, wales and Northern Ireland so the cost rests ona Northern Ireland so the cost rests on a 10 of people with long term conditions that are not exempt, people of working age with asthma, hmv, depression they are the people paying these description charges, it is tough to label these people as fraudsters, they need medical assistance and should be supportive and informative information from government rather than perhaps the sort of like behaving today. Do you feel that in some ways it may be understandable that some people who are struggling with long term conditions which mean they have to keep paying, they may occasionally try and circumvent that payment . Were talking with people with long term pain so if you have arthritis or asthma medication you are taking is not trivial, it is about keeping it out of hospital and making sure you can stay and work. If those scots suddenly become higher than you can afford, you have to make some really difficult choices about whether you can afford food or heating, or medication. Peeved putting people in that kind of impossible situation is something that has to be looked at both. Do you think by targeting people like this who may be trying to play the system, the government is missing the point . We have seen that happen already. We have been talking to diabetes uk about patients who bureaucratically have not filled in the correct form, they have been shut hundreds of pounds which means they have to pay those before they get those medication for diabetes. We both diabetes and medication they end up in hospital and that is not a consequence that anybody Health Service wants to see. There will be people who work in different parts of the nhs are dealing with people with very serious needs and a e etc as its not fair to say that we have two paper they have to pay because otherwise the system will greatly . Someone with asthma, if you do not collect your prescription because you cannot afford, what happens question mark the likelihood is your condition may worsen and youll end up condition may worsen and youll end up with an emergency admission because you require Urgent Medical attention so it might be a false economy going after patients with long term conditions. Economy going after patients with longterm conditions. Thank you. We have said that the Electoral Commission say they have opened an investigation into the former ukip donor aaron banks about the possibility of r

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