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BBCNEWS BBC News At Nine July 13, 2024

For Rugby World Cup final tickets but its heartbreak for wales who miss out after losing after losing to south africa. Good morning and welcome to the bbc news at 9. Eu ambassadors are meeting in brussels, to discuss the date for a brexit deadline extension. Theyre expected to back an extension until the 31st of january with the option to leave earllier if a withdrawal deal is signed off. Here, mps will vote later on Boris Johnsons call to have an election on the 12th of december. If approved, he says his brexit bill would resume its progress through parliament until its dissolved on the 6th of november. Two thirds of mps 434 would have to back the motion for it to pass. Butjeremy corbyn has said labour is not prepared to support an election until the risk of a no deal brexit is ruled out. The snp has said it will block the governments election attempt. Along with the liberal democrats, the party is pushing for an election on the 9th of december provided the eu does grant that brexit extension until 31 january. If the election vote in the commons is defeated today, the government would then look at all options including ideas similar to those proposed by other parties. Lets get more from brussels, and our correspondent adam fleming is there. What do we know . There is a meeting of 27 ambassadors from the other eu Member States happening right now. They are hearing from michel barnier, eu chief negotiator who minutes ago left his office here at the European Commission and gave an inconclusive comment about the decision that there is in front of them today. What we do know they are looking at is a piece of paper for the legal decision to extend the Brexit Process and it is now the infamous flextension. It would extend it under article 50 of the eu treaty until the 21st of january next year but it makes clear that if the uk can ratify and improve the deal before then, the uk could leave before then. We are looking at potential dates of the end of november, the 31st of december or the 31st of january. Thats how you get your flextension. We assume the decision will be made this morning but it could be could have been made last friday and it wasnt because it was blocked by the french. We presume either the eu institutions think they can get the french to make a decision today or they decided the flextension is something they are willing to sign up something they are willing to sign up to. One aspect of this is the expectation that they will be written into this extension, that there will be no further negotiation 01 there will be no further negotiation or tinkering with the deal. There is the separate political document which will go alongside the legal text of the extension. A draft is floating around, with various conditions on the uk. One of those is that the Withdrawal Agreement would not be reopened during the extension period. Thats fairly standard, that was one of the conditions attached to the last extension and we saw what happened there. The Withdrawal Agreement was partially renegotiated. One of the other conditions attached to the uk is the idea the uk has to put forward a suggestion for a new commissioner to work here in the European Commission. There was due to bea European Commission. There was due to be a new set of commissioners taking office. They were supposed to start on the 1st of november but that has been delayed to the 1st of december at the earliest and that you are saying if the uk remains a member of the state they have to sign up to the obligations of a member state and one of those is providing a commissioner. The obligation has been written in such a soft way, as soft as possible. The obligation on the uk to propose a suggestion for a commissioner. I think the uk could probably get away with not saying anyone, and there would be no repercussions. The new commission could survive legally without a uk member without too much trouble. Adam, i know you will be back when there is more. Thank you. Lets go to westminster now to get the latest from our assistant Political Editor norman smith. A lot of crunching going on on that side of the water. A huge amount of thinking going on here among all of the major parties . Basically, there isa game the major parties . Basically, there is a game on to see whether a general election can be triggered by the government. They have got their first go at it today. Under a fixed term parliaments act. The problem is you need a two thirds commons majority. They will not succeed with that. The government have said that they are looking at other options. In particular the idea floated by the liberal democrats and the snp of introducing a simple bill setting aside the fixed term parliaments act, and triggering an election with the simple majority. So far, so straightforward. The problem with thatis straightforward. The problem with that is any legislation can be open toa that is any legislation can be open to a whole host of amendments from people who want to insert little different bits and pieces into the bill, and the kind of amendment that may be tabled, there is one suggesting that in the election the franchise should be extended to 16 and 17 year olds, perhaps give it to eu citizens. The concern within government there is that to carry out that kind of change could take another year before you actually hold an election. There are difficulties going down that road, but interestingly the education secretary Gavin Williamson this morning leaving the door open to that option. Taking any form of legislation through the house of commons and the house of lords, even if short, can be quite challenging. So it is a possibility . They should be voting foran possibility . They should be voting for an election tonight. The government will always look for every single option but the best way of delivering a vote in terms of the people being able to have their say is by voting for the motion tonight, and that is what the government is totally focused on. What helps Boris Johnson is we have the liberal democrats and the snp parking a peoples, and instead saying we will campaignfora peoples, and instead saying we will campaign for a general election because we do not believe we will get another referendum vote in this parliament. The parliamentary arithmetic is against it. They have pivoted to support a general election. Although the mechanism for getting a general election is not yet clear, the numbers are beginning to move more in mrjohnsons favour. Against that, there are those voices, we heard from the former chancellor philip hammond, saying that best way to do this is for mr johnson to bring back his brexit deal, which passed the second region, give them enough time to consider it and we could have brexit done by the end of november. That was the view from from of the from one of the rebels, jim fitzpatrick. The government is using brexit as a bluff, that has been shot. It is quite clearly not going to falsely commons into an early general election. We need to get to a conclusion on brexit. The commons voted last tuesday to support the second reading of the bill. There is a majority, i believe, in the commons for a sensible brexit deal with the European Union and the government have the responsibility for agriculture the country to support that agreement. Labour say they are willing to scrutinise and agree a sensible brexit deal and with that instance, we can then move onto a general election. I suspect we will have to wait for the outcome of todayvote, which will be at about 5 15pm, 5 30pm, then we could get some clarity about what Boris Johnson plans to do next. None of the options are easy. But the fact, asi the options are easy. But the fact, as i say, the liberal democrats and the snp have broken away from labour might give him some hope that he could assemble a majority still to trigger an election before christmas. Norman, thank you. A lorry driver is due in court today, charged in connection with the deaths of 39 people found in a refrigerated lorry container in essex. Maurice robinson is facing charges of manslaughter, conspiracy to traffic people and Money Laundering. In vietnam, police are collecting dna from people who fear their relatives are among those who died. Our news correspondent andy moore has sent us this update from grays Police Station in essex. So, mr robinson has been held in custody since wednesday, when he was arrested. He is appearing before chelmsford magistrates this morning, he is 25 years old and from craigavon in Northern Ireland. He is accused of several counts of Money Laundering, people trafficking and 39 counts of manslaughter. Three other people have been bailed. Now, a Significant Development today from the belgian authorities. Youll remember there has been an International Manhunt since last wednesday for the lorry driver who took that container to zeebrugge port where he got on a ferry then came across to the uk. The belgian authorities believe they have traced that man. He was actually arrested in dublin on saturday, as he got off a ferry from france. He went to court on unrelated matters, and has been remanded in custody until wednesday. What we know about him, he is 23 years old, he is from Northern Ireland and that court case i was telling you about, the court was told that he had been in france for three days. Before he came back to the republic of ireland, he had disposed of his mobile phone. Police here say that man is a person of interest in their enquiry, and they are staying in touch with the authorities in the republic of ireland. Meanwhile, in vietnam, there are samples being taken of hair and blood from the families who think they have lost their loved ones, and they will be very important to the police here, obviously trying to identify those victims. A day after it was announced that the head of the Islamic State group died in a Us Special Forces raid, there are reports that another senior is leader has been killed. A Syrian Kurdish militia leader says the us targeted Abu Hassan Al muhajir a spokesman for the Jihadist Group and possible successor as its leader. Allies of the United States have warned that the death of the is leader, Abu Bakr Al Baghdadi, does not mean the fight against the group is over. Chris buckler reports from washington. Us forces carried out this raid, with orders to capture or kill. The deliberate and carefully planned strike left the compound, where Abu Bakr Al Baghdadi was hiding, as little more than rubble. As others surrendered or were shot, the Islamic State leader tried to escape running into a tunnel with three children, where cornered, he blew himself up. We believed we knew where he would be, and by thursday afternoon the president and i were informed that there was a high probability he would be at the compound in idlib province. The president immediately directed our commanders to develop military options. Watching in the white house situation room was President Trump and, during a news conference, the us commander in chief was keen to take credit for the death of a man he called sick and deprived. A brutal killer, one who has caused so much hardship and death, has violently been eliminated. He will never again harm another innocent man, woman or child. He died like a dog. He died like a coward. The world is now a much safer place. Baghdadi was last seen earlier this year in an Islamic State propaganda video. The us and others hope the loss of his leadership will now make it less likely that is will be able to regroup. It once controlled a significant amount of territory in syria, but all that is gone. Translation i am happy because i was imprisoned three times by is. I have problems with my back and nervous system, until now, because of all the torture. Thank god, i am happy today, very happy. But many are warning that, while the is leader is dead, the ideology that inspired him and others to commit countless atrocities is still a threat to the middle east and the rest of the world. Chris buckler, bbc news, washington. The headlines on bbc news. In brussels, eu leaders meet to decide whether to give the uk a brexit extension. While here in westminster, mps will vote on whether to hold an election in december. Maurice robinson a lorry driverfrom County Armagh will appear in court, charged with manslaughter, Money Laundering and people trafficking after 39 people were found dead in a lorry in essex. World leaders warn the fight against the Islamic State group is not over, despite the death of its leader, Abu Bakr Al Baghdadi. England head coach eddiejones says that his side have more to give as they prepare to take on south africa in the World Cup Final on sunday. Arsenal head coach unai emery criticises captain granit xhaka, who swore at fans as he was substituted in their 2 2 draw with crystal palace. And tiger does it again he claims a record equaling 82nd pga tour win with victory at the zozo championship injapan. More on those stories just after half past nine. Instagram has told the bbc its extending a ban on graphic posts to include material about self harm and suicide including pictures, drawings and cartoons. Its the companys latest response to public concern over the death of 14 year old Molly Russell, who took her own life in 2017 after viewing such content. Her dad, ian, travelled to california to press for urgent reforms, as Angus Crawford reports. Ian russell is looking for answers about big tech, social media and suicide. This is notjust for molly, this is for every young wasted life. Molly took her own life after viewing graphic material about self harm and suicide. Mainly on instagram. Despite a crackdown on those posts, look hard enough and theyre still there, graphic and dark. But today, revealed to bbc news, new tougher measures against a wider range of material. Images of methods and materials used in self harm, that is a significant step forward. I am proud of that step forward. It will take time to implement fully throughout the product but its also not going to be the last step that we take. So thats a new commitment, notjust to remove the graphic images of self harm but the dark memes and pictures about suicide. Success wont be measured in the words of the chief executive but whether in time, genuinely, instagram becomes a safer place for young people. Childrens er, accident and emergency. Were here on a monday morning. Ians with dr free hess. Shes treating more and more young people who self harm. The numbers are rising rapidly, the ages are decreasing significantly. Do you think this is connected with social media . Absolutely, absolutely a connection with social media. She always wanted to help people so im pretty certain that she would be pushing for change so that young people were safer when they were online and that if they need help, they can more easily find it. So some change in Silicon Valley but for now, for molly, ian russells journey goes on. Angus crawford, bbc news. Our correspondent Angus Crawford has been following this story and joins me now. Something that crops up in my mind when you watch this piece, how do they plan to do this . How will they remove these images and identify those images in the flood that is on instagram . This is about evolution, not revolution. Essentially they will use a combination of human moderators, eyes on, and complex algorithms. Instagram is backed by a series of complicated algorithms that were originally there to send you co nte nt that were originally there to send you content you liked. Thats great if you are interested in flowers and kittens, but if you have developed an interest in the darker side of what is on instagram, it can be very damaging. They are literally feeding some of these images into their algorithms so that the ai learns, and it learns better, what kinds of material needs to be taken down before it is posted, and before it is reported. To look out for the kinds of people looking for this material too, and in need of some help. That will be combined with better training for moderators, human moderators who set their 24 hour was a day, looking at that kind of material and making some of the complex judgment calls. It is a judgment call. One piece of material may be triggering or difficult for one person but helpfulfor another to share theirjourney back from a problem with self harm. To share theirjourney back from a problem with selfharm. How extensively has this been followed by other social media platforms . This is the key question. Instagram say they are part of facebook and a lot of what goes on there feeds both ways. They say that in three months this year, they took down 800,000 such images, a doubling on the three months before. The rest of the industry is watching this really closely. Its interesting to note that other major platforms, places like pinterest have safety advisory groups. There is a mix of public outcry about what some people see as a lack of interest in trying to protect children, and a genuine, certainly in the european theatre, a fear of regulation from the big tech companies. They understand the British Government is being asked to pass a duty of care act. They want to do the right thing but are also concerned about public reaction and losing people from their platforms, and the potential of regulation. Losing people from their platforms, and the potential of regulationm will be fascinating to watch

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