Transcripts For BBCNEWS Victoria Derbyshire 20180209 : compa

Transcripts For BBCNEWS Victoria Derbyshire 20180209

Welcome to the programme. Were live until 11 this morning. Were going to be talking about Childrens Mental Health this morning. Does your child suffer and are they getting the help they need . Or maybe you didnt get the help you needed when you were at school. What effect has this had . Are you a School Counsellor . Do you have enough resources to do yourjob properly . Do get in touch on this and all the stories were talking about this morning. Use the hashtag victoria live. And if you text, you will be charged at the Standard Network rate. Our top story today. Two british extremists, believed to be members of one of the so called Islamic State groups most notorious cells, have been captured by Syrian Kurdish fighters in syria, according to us officials. They are accused of being part of a unit which executed 27 western hostages and tortured many more. Andy moore reports. Alexanda kotey and El Shafee Elsheikh the two britons captured by Kurdish Forces last month and questioned by the americans. Together with aine davis and mohammed emwazi, they formed the kidnap gang that became known as the beatles, because they were usually masked and their captors could hear only their british accents. Alan henning was one of to dozen foreign hostages they held captive and then executed. Last year, the American State Department designated kotey and elsheikh as wanted terrorists who had fought for Islamic State. Kotey was born in paddington in london. He was of ghanaian and Greek Cypriot background. The citation said he used exceptionally cruel torture methods, including electronic shock and waterboarding. Elsheikhs family had fled sudan in the 1990s. He became a british citizen. According to the state department, hed earned a reputation for waterboarding, mock executions and crucifixions. The two men were captured by the american backed Syrian Democratic forces, a kurdish led militia. The fate of the two men is unknown. They could be sent to the us Detention Centre at Guantanamo Bay or they could stand trial in the states. The Foreign Office in the uk said it would not comment on individual cases or ongoing investigations. Andy moore, bbc news. Our middle east correspondent is in beirut for us now. Martin, what we know about these two men . beirut for us now. Martin, what we know about these two men . I think this is hugely significant festival. The fact is they were high level members of the so called Islamic State. According to reports they we re state. According to reports they were captured in Eastern Syria. That is the stomach state stronghold in Eastern Syria as well as iraq. They we re Eastern Syria as well as iraq. They were caught last month by the Kurdish Forces. Islamic state. They were flagged up to the americans because they believed they we re americans because they believed they were foreigners. Using biometric data and fingerprints, the americans said they identified these two men as the british meant that had been revealed to them. What do we know about so called Islamic State . The caliphate has collapsed but what state are they in . This is an organisation on the run. They have lost most of the territory, or all of the territory, the ones controlled in Eastern Syria or iraq. This group terrorised areas in the middle east as well as carrying out attacks in europe and america. The fa ct attacks in europe and america. The fact these two men have been ca ptu red fact these two men have been captured is significant and will provide comfort to the family of the hostages who were executed on this unit. There are some suggestions that these two men could, perhaps, according to one report, they could perhaps provide details as to where some of the captors were actually held. Now to the bbc newsroom and the rest of the day post mac news. The senate failed to vote on a budget deal before midnight deadline after a republican senator demanded a last minute amendment. For the temporary shutdown to end the deal must be passed in both the senate and the house of representatives and then signed by president. Lets go to our cbs correspondent in new york. How long can the shutdown last . Good morning from new york. That is a great question. There is a procedural vote going on right now in the house. Nancy pelosi just spoke about waiting to make a procedural vote. The government is shutdown, even though a new budget deal made its way through the senate this morning. The bill is now in the house. At about 2am the Senate Approved a budget deal but not in time to avoid the second Government Shutdown this year. That deadline was midnight. Late last night the republican senator repeatedly objected to calls for a vote before iam for the he did so to protest what he called runaway government spending. Thank you very much indeed. There are just hours to go until the Opening Ceremony of the Winter Olympics in south korea. The sister of the north Korean Leader has become the first member of herfamily leader has become the first member of her family to visit the south since the korean war. For the second time in a week, us stock markets have fallen sharply, with the dowjones index falling more than 4 per cent. Investors are selling off shares due to concerns Central Banks are going to raise Interest Rates soon. Asian and australia markets also dropped overnight. Researchers at Edinburgh University have grown human eggs in a laboratory for the first time. The findings could lead to new ways of preserving womens fertility. Heres our health and science correspondent, james gallagher. In laboratories in edinburgh, scientists have grown human eggs. Theyve taken immature eggs women are born with and transformed them so they are ready to be fertilised. Its taken decades of work to copy what happens inside womens ovaries. We never imagined that we would be getting these kind of results using human tissue. So its a significant step, but, of course, the Main Objective for us is to improve and to determine the safety of these techniques, so that they could, in the future, go into some kind of application. It could be used to help young girls with cancer, as treatment can damage their fertility. So how might it work . A girl diagnosed with cancer would have a sample of her ovary frozen before Cancer Treatment. Then later, as an adult, the tissue would be defrosted, an egg grown, fertilised, and then put in the womb. There may even be other applications in fertility treatment, but this technology is still at a very early stage and needs refining. None of the eggs have been fertilised, so its still uncertain how viable they are. James gallagher, bbc news. There are calls for schools to receive more funding and counsellors after new Research Shows many schools are struggling to support pupils with Mental Health issues because teachers dont know what type of help children need. Figures show 50 of adult Mental Health problems start at the age 01 14 and the Charity Place 2 be which is behind the findings says that Early Intervention is key. More on this coming up in the programme. Theres a warning that some patients in england and wales being treated for hip fractures are having to wait up to 80 days to see a physiotherapist. The chartered society of physiotherapy says the average wait is 15 days, but there are unacceptable variations in care. Hip fractures affect one in three women over the age of 50. Trinity mirror has announced a £127 million deal to buy the express and star newspapers, as well as ok magazine. The company says the combined group will be able to save money by sharing content and reducing duplication. The chief executive said there will be changes. There will, over time, be job cuts because we are going to remove duplication, mainly in back office functions. Were bringing two very similar businesses together, and when you do that, inevitably theres a certain of duplication. This transaction doesnt affect our regional newspapers at all. We operate around 100 regional papers, Manchester Evening News through to the plymouth herald, and trinity mirror, as a group, makes over £120 million, and were absolutely committed to continuing our investment in our great regional titles, both in print and digitally. Rescue workers in taiwan are continuing to search for survivors in the eastern city of hualien after tuesdays 6. 4 magnitude earthquake. The Marshal Hotel is still leaning precariously and some floors remain buried under ground as a result of the quake. The death toll has risen to ten, and rescue operations are at risk of continuing aftershocks. At least 60 people are still missing. The european premiere of marvels newest super hero film, black panther, took place in london last night. It is the first film to focus on black characters from the comics and has also received praise for its portrayal of Strong Female characters. The actor, michael bjordan, said that the film was empowering for young black people. You know, my 10 year old self didnt have many superheroes to kind of be able to identify with. So i think for the kids now to be able to dream and imagine and see themselves and see different possibilites in an empowering way, not your typical stereotypes that were used to seeing in the cinema, i think its extremely important for the future. Thats a summary of the latest bbc news. More at 9 30am. Were going to be talking about the lack panther uk premiere with a jan black actor and film producer. Black. Do get in touch with us throughout the morning use the hashtag victoria live and if you text, you will be charged at the Standard Network rate. Lets get some sport with hugh. Its officially the first day of this years Winter Olympics but already theres a real disappointment for one Team Gb Athlete . Yes, youll remember we spoke yesterday about Katie Ormerod, a freestyle skier full she suffered a fractured wrist in training. But things got worse. Shes out of the Winter Olympics following an accident meaning she had a broken heel accident meaning she had a broken heel. She said words cannot describe how gutted she is missing out. She was taken to solve macro overnight for surgery. Seoul. Was taken to solve macro overnight forsurgery. Seoul. Some was taken to solve macro overnight for surgery. Seoul. Some pretty extensive surgery. It clearly was not meant to be for the women from yorkshire and a big blow for team gb. She has had her fair number of injuries already. She is resilient and comes back better from injuries also be would not wish this on anyone in the team at this point for the bill be very sad for the rest of the bill be very sad for the rest of the team not to have her there. She isa very the team not to have her there. She is a very positive member of the team and that is a big loss. We wish her the best in recovery and that when she is fit and well she can look forward and focus on the future and coming back and fulfilling the Great Potential that she has. She was just 20 years old and hopefully she will be back. She will stay in hospitalfor she will be back. She will stay in hospital for another week or so. We wish her the very best. It reminds us wish her the very best. It reminds us how the dangerous these sports are. Shes not the only athlete who has seen their hopes vanish at the last moment whats the latest on russia . A few of their athletes are holding out hopes of competing in the Winter Olympics will stop the only light at the end of the tunnel was the ioc allowing those who could prove they we re allowing those who could prove they were clean following the state sponsored doping a couple of yea rs state sponsored doping a couple of years ago it led to a raft of appeals. Athletes and coaches have been told appeals have failed. They will be 169 athletes competing in south korea as olympic athletes from russia. They include this figure skating pair. If they do win a medal, the olympic anthem will be played instead of the russian anthem. That is an indication of where the ioc still sits on the russian sporting involvement. And of course the opening day means one thing the Opening Ceremony. We all become artistic directors and choreographies, offering up our expertise in what shots look best on who was in time with the music in all seriousness, ill be a fantastic moment for the athletes. Lizzy yarnold, as we mentioned yesterday will be leading out team gb as the flag bearer. Spoiler alert, the rehearsals have been taking place and it looks like once again it could be another massive production. Lots to see those that theyll be plenty of fans to watch. As we told you, temperatures set to reach minus ten. Not all the athletes will be attending that some of them preferring to stay warm. It looks like it will be another spectacular. If you do want to watch, 1030 will be the time. As weve been hearing, the 2018 Winter Olympics get underway in pyeongchang in south korea just a couple of hours. Team gb is aiming for up to ten medals this year following on from the four it won last time round. Over the course of the olympics we will be following the british bobsleigh, bobsleigher mica micneill. Heres her first video diary for us. Techno music hi, im mica mcneill and im now part of team gb for bobsleigh, heading out to the winter Olympic Games, which is in pyeongchang. Were heading to seoul early, its quite early. The Opening Ceremonys not until the 9th of feb, but were getting out there early and getting over the jet lag, adapting to the time zone and the environment. It gives us a good chance to get in some really solid sessions in the gym and on the sprint track, before we head into the Olympic Village environment. Yeah, were so, so excited, and the seasons gone really well. Its been so long, but were ready now to get out there and stand on that start block for the Olympic Games. Weve been everywhere. Weve been in north america, canada and usa. Weve had a couple of races in germany, switzerland and austria, so next is south korea, which is awesome. And, yeah, absolutely cant wait. Morning its our first day here in seoul, this is mica, my brake lady, and were just going for a little look around, a little adventure, stretching the legs and just trying to adapt here. This is day five now on our Training Camp here in seoul at the sport university, and were just, were getting there with jet lag. Ive just come from the running track, done a great sprint session. Im now, as you can see, at the olympic hall, which is where the korean weightlifters train, ready to do a good power session, and tomorrow we head into the Olympic Village, which im really excited for, whichll be amazing to see. Mica mcneill and the rest of team gb will be getting ready right now for the Opening Ceremony beginning at 11am maritime. So lets speak now to two former olympic skiers, whove both competed in the Winter Olympics for team gb. Graham bell is in pyeonchang. It isa it is a bit cold, im afraid to say. And Chemmy Alcott joins us from salford. We got a sense from mica mcneill what this is like but at this moment ahead of the Opening Ceremony, how is everyone feeling . There is a huge bundle of excitement and nerves but also they are all frothing, they are ready to perform, theyve done thousands of hours of work and ready for those two minutes to show the world what they are made of an especially from britain, we are the underdogs in winter sport but also know that we are sending the most powerful and Strongest Team we ever have sent. There is that camaraderie about being united. We have talked so about being united. We have talked so much about the cold, the media gets excited about a thing and it seems to be the cold with this Winter Olympics. How much does it affect an athlete, we are talking about 10 . Affect an athlete, we are talking about 10 . For the alpine skiers it was about 25 and they are going 80 mph so there is a huge wind chill, the boys are covering every part of theirface the boys are covering every part of their face with tape and if you leave a ny their face with tape and if you leave any skin exposed you can get frostbite and it is dangerous. We have had experience racing in this, the torah goes to lake louise every year. The guys knew this would be an issue and hopefully they have adapted. Thats why they have gone out earlier to see how their bodies react the tour goes to lake louise. The coldest temperature ive beenin louise. The coldest temperature ive been in

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