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Which means she will be able to play again in october 2026, by which time she will be 3a but in a statement halep said she intends to appeal against the decision at the court of arbitration for sport. To the rugby world cup, where englands tom curry has been banned for 2 matches, after attending a disciplinary hearing following his red card against argentina. Curry was sent off for head contact in the third minute of englands opening game of the tournament. An initial yellow card was upgraded to red by the new bunker review system. He was handed a 3 match suspension, but that will be reduced if as intended he completes world rugby� s Coaching Programme on tackling. There are 8 games going on in the European Championship qualifiers tonight. Scotland are currently top of group a, england are curently top of group c, belgium currently top group f, and in group i, leaders switzerland are home to bottom side andorra. And there are a host of International Friendlies tonight. One of the games under way is an old rivalry renewed, with a History Dating back to 150 years. Scotland are playing england at hampden park. And euro 2024 hosts germany are hosting france. Its their first game since the sacking of their manager hansi flick. Former germany striker rudi voller, is taking temporary charge of the side. Meanwhile, Premier League side everton are close to being sold to miami based Investment Firm 7 7 7 partners. The cash strapped club, resumed discussions with the American Company after talks with msp Sports Capital collapsed in august. The takeover would bring to an end the turbulent ownership of farhad moshiri, who first invested in 2016. Everton have picked up just one point from their opening four games so far this season. Former Spanish Football Federation president , luis rubiales, has been summoned to appear in court on friday in connection with the investigation into his kiss on the lips of Jenni Hermoso after the womens world cup final. According to a madrid court statement, rubiales will appear before an examining magistrate to be heard as an accused and to respond to accusations of sexual assault. He stepped down as the Spanish Football Federation� s president on sunday but has continued to defend himself over the kiss. To the nfl, where its been confirmed that new yorkjets quarterback Aaron Rodgers will miss the entire season, after he suffered an Achilles Injury on his debut. Rodgers, who joined from the Green Bay Packers in the off season, was injured in the First Quarter of thejets� overtime win over the Buffalo Bills on monday. An mri scan has revealed he suffered a torn left achilles and will be out for the remainder of the 2023 season. Morocco. Earthquake. Bbc arabic team has been to one of the towns closest to the epicentre. People are still digging to pull their loved ones out from under the rubble. Bbc arabics� Careen Torbey sent us this from the atlas mountains. In this village there were about 100 homes. People have been digging through the rubble since the deadly Earthquake Hit on friday. Now that the rescue teams have arrived, the search continues for any bodies. Days after the earthquake, there is no more hope to find any survivors in this village. These rescuers are looking for a three bodies, a grandfather, a father and a toddler. They are doing so with their bare hands. This is also how this man searched for his wife, son and daughter, whose bodies he recovered hours after the Earthquake Hit. Translation my wife was here. There was my daughter. She was like this. And over there, my son. I dug with my own hands and with the help of some people here, we pulled their bodies out. I lost my kids, i lost everything. I appeal for the authorities and his majesty the king to help me. May they rest in peace. Amen. The only people trapped under the rubble who survived were those rescued by the villagers the night the earthquake struck. Translation there were five of us. We went from one home to another, calling the residents by name, from door to door. We only focused on houses from which people answered. Where we didnt get a reply, we moved on. We had to. Residents of the town are now refugees living on the road. During the day, they take shelter from the sun in the shade of a tree or under a makeshift tent. But at night the bitter cold reminds them that winter is coming and they have no shelter. Careen torbey, bbc news. Tech to detect earthquakes is improving. But ability to predict earthquakes is limited. The earthquake that struck central morocco on friday night was the strongest to hit the region since before 1900. Now, this magnitude 6. 8 quake killed thousands of people and caused widespread damage. But why do earthquakes occur . And was the one in morocco to be expected . Well, they happen when the earths crust, which is its outermost shell, moves. Tectonic plates, which are pieces of the earths crust, dont always move smoothly alongside each other, and sometimes they get stuck. Now, when this happens, pressure builds up and when the pressure is eventually released as energy, an earthquake tends to occur. There are several Earthquake Belts around the world, regions that are prone to Earthquake Activity. Tectonic plate activity can be seen in them, such as the pacific belt, also known as the ring of fire, which is the most deadly, having previously led to earthquakes in chile and alaska. Other Earthquake Belts, according to the Us Geographic survey, include the Alpine Earthquake Belt that extends from java to sumatra, through the himalayas, the mediterranean, and out into the atlantic. Now, according to experts at the uk based Science Media centre, morocco lies in the north of the african plate, thats been converging obliquely with a european plate for millions of years. Tectonic shifts in the region previously caused a 5. 8 magnitude earthquake. This is in agadir, in morocco, back in 1960. It caused an estimated 12,000 to 15,000 deaths. However, according to the Us Geographic survey, morocco isnt even the place where powerful earthquakes typically occur, especially those of a magnitude 6. 8 or higher. In fact, most of the Earthquake Activity in the region typically happens further east in the mediterranean, around italy, greece and towards turkey. And speaking of turkey, there was a 7. 8 magnitude earthquake back in february that happened along or on the border with syria. It killed more than 21,600 people. Predicting earthquakes remains a difficult task for scientists, as it would require taking High Resolution measurements deep underground for many years, or even decades, and then combining them with sophisticated simulations. And then, at best, you may only be able to give an hours notice to residents in an earthquake prone region to evacuate. In the us, google is on trial. Thejustice department brought a claim against the company. Google accused of using its power to monopolise Online Search services. The claim is google unlawfully stifled competition, by paying billions of dollars to make sure its Search Engine would be the default on most phones and web browsers. Google says it hasnt violated anti trust laws. Im joined now by our North America correspondent nomia iqbal. What happened in court . This was the first da of what happened in court . This was the first day of the what happened in court . This was the first day of the trail what happened in court . This was the first day of the trail we what happened in court . This was the first day of the trail we got what happened in court . This was the first day of the trail we got the first day of the trail we got the Opening Statements from both sides and the governments argument is that google has been illegally using its Market Muscle to stifle competition but at Search Engines of the Search Engines that people use and alleged that happened because google has made things exclusive deals with Companies Like apple and samsung se have no choice but to use their Search Engines and also cited in court that google has amassed 90 of the Search Engine marketing here in the Search Engine marketing here in the us and 91 globally. Those arguments are set out by the Department Ofjustice and they said they have not made these exclusive deals and people can use other Search Engines like microsoft and dont dont go but the reason why users dont is because google offers 91 saying there are other platforms duckduckgo, there are things thing but they do not dominate the market. Google chief economist, one of the first saying in evidence, this trial is going to go on for at least ten weeks. Youll see more than a hundred people giving evidence, the Chief Executive into millions of documents and a bench trial which means it will be a judge that delivers the verdict and not a jury. Expect that verdict to come at some point in 202a. Live now to ron knox. Hes the Senior Researcher at the institute of local self reliance. He joins us from kansas city. It is good to be here. You are not of fan of monopolies it is good to be here. You are not of fan of monopolies and of fan of monopolies and organisations like this, what do you make of this trial coming to court . Is a huge deal, a Monopoly Trial in a generation and it mirrors some of the largest Monopoly Trials involving Technology Firms in the history of the country that includes the government case against microsoft in the late 1990s and the case against at t in the 70s and early 80s that ended with the break up of the company. That is the magnitude is high profile in the governments first crack at using the courts to really rain and the power of the big Tech Monopolies and that includes not only google, but facebook, amazon and apple. A huge moment for regulators in the industry. Moment for regulators in the indust. ~. , moment for regulators in the indust. ~. , , moment for regulators in the indust. ~. , i, industry. What, and your eyes, is the problem industry. What, and your eyes, is the problem of industry. What, and your eyes, is the problem of monopolies industry. 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It cuts off innovation, it cuts off new firms from entering the market, customers trying to provide for a better Search Engine and a better User Experience and all of those kinds of things. The government if they allege that google did offer all of this money to smartphone and device makers to make their Search Engine the default Search Engine, that means that no other option gets a chance in the market to compete on fair terms. That means people can use duckduckgo and other options out there. But new options, new entrepreneurs and start of some i want to enter and build a better Search Engine and build a more innovative product, they look at the market may say, we are not going to get into this and spend this money and waste this time just to compete with googles 90 share of the market. Those kinds of issues, you find across the Big Tech Sector and lots of sectors. H0 find across the Big Tech Sector and lots of sectors. Lots of sectors. No comment until the outcome lots of sectors. 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But the fact that his disheartening does not mean that it is a roadblock or a barrier to addressing issues in other parts of the Big Tech World In Facebook case of the trendy of that company to spin off instagram and whatsapp and another google case involving its Monopoly Power in the Online Advertising sector. And there are Monopoly Problems throughout the economy and i think the regulators, reinforcers and plates are now under the Biden Administration are dedicated to fighting Monopoly Power and i think it will continue doing it regardless of the outcome of this case. Around the world and across the uk. This is bbc news. Only just five days onlyjust five days ago on Tuesday Morning when the team arrived and found this window smashed and all the shelves inside stripped of everything they had. More than 80 people using the facilities and look at it now, the volunteers setting up an Online Shopping wishlist and they set about making these wishes come true. And run two or three days, there were just blown away by the number of people who turned up to help the number of people came to fit the windows in the number of people came down to donate. Everyone dislikes astounded people came down to donate. Everyone dislikes astounded by people came down to donate. Everyone dislikes astounded by what people came down to donate. Everyone dislikes astounded by what this people came down to donate. Everyone dislikes astounded by what this does i dislikes astounded by what this does is done its absolutely amazing, and from young to old, everyone is been absolutely fantastic. Its from young to old, everyone is been absolutely fantastic. Absolutely fantastic. Its been absolutely absolutely fantastic. Its been absolutely amazing absolutely fantastic. Its been absolutely amazing and absolutely fantastic. Its been absolutely amazing and unpacking this today. Youre live with bbc news. Israel. Big day in court. This is Supreme Court. Its been Hearing Arguments about whether its own powers should be limited or not. Government says its trying to reform the judiciary. Passed legislation injuly. But there has been opposition. Months of protests on the streets. Say changes weaken the Independence Ofjudiciary and democracy. Lets hear from the lawyer who is opposing the changes to thejudiciary. He spoke at the Supreme Court today and then to journalists. Translation this law is part of the move including the dissolution of the judiciary, at the same time, weakening the legislative authority, and then strengthening the executive authority. Live now to professor aichai cohen. Hes a lecturer at the Ono Academic College and Senior Fellow at israel democracy institute. College and Senior Fellow hejoins us from modiin. College and Senior Fellow thank college and Senior Fellow you for having me. What sta ke thank you for having me. What is at stake here with thank you for having me. 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But the government chose to do injuly is past a relatively limited change for the court to review administrative actions of the government and extremely unreasonable decisions of the government and the legislation saying the court tend not to strike down administrative decisions that are extremely unreasonable. find it are extremely unreasonable. And it seemed by all are extremely unreasonable. And it seemed by all parties are extremely unreasonable. And it seemed by all parties as are extremely unreasonable. And it seemed by all parties as symbol. Are extremely unreasonable. And itj seemed by all parties as symbol for the entire disagreement conflict or even flight run the judicial overhaul in israel. Setting out a quick timetable and what we are expecting now . This quick timetable and what we are exoecting now . Expecting now . This was Ust A Discussion i expecting now . This was Ust A Discussion of i expecting now . This was Ust A Discussion of the i expecting now . 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We have to understand that this is only one of three important cases that are going to come before the court this month and so, next week, we are very important discussion which is also connected to the overall about convening the Selection Committee and in two weeks time, we have another discussion about the Incapacitation Law which is also a constitutional issue that has come before the court in this month is a critical month in terms of the judicial overhaul coming to israeli Supreme Court and on the background of it, constant discussions within the Coalition Opposition in israel regarding possible compromise in the discussion in the court in the way that the judges will understand and signal going with that might affect these discussions. Signal going with that might affect these discussions. Thank you so much for talkinu these discussions. Thank you so much for talking us these discussions. Thank you so much for talking us through these discussions. Thank you so much for talking us through that. The International Energy agency says world demand for oil, gas and coal is now forecast to peak this decade. That means demand will start to fall a bit sooner than expected. According to the oecd funded iea. Oil demand is expected to peak before 2030 thanks to the growth of electric vehicles. Gas demand will drop later this decade in advanced economies as heat pumps and Renewable Energy are increasingly used. That in turn will bring forward the peak in Greenhouse Gas emissions, although we should remember the world is currently not on course to meet its globally agreed climate targets. Live now to rob gross. He is the director of the uk Energy Research centre. What do you make of these projections . In what do you make of these projections . What do you make of these roections . ,. , proections . In some respects, it is a projections . In some respects, it is a very respected projections . In some respects, it is a very respected organisation i projections . In some respects, it is a very respected organisation in i projections . In some respects, it isj a very respected organisation in the produce in annual Energy Outlook each year and that provides a projection of what they think the future use of fossil fuels and the growth of renewables will be going out into the future and Analysis Shows that as a world, doing a bit better than we thought we were at crowing the use of cleaner technologies and therefore, the peak and our use of fossil fuels will come forward by a few years and is important to be clear that what that means is it is not that we are reducing our use of fossil fuels yet, this means that we will be stopping increasing our use of fossil fuels a little bit sooner. So, this is the peak were then continue using a lot for how long . Probably the next several decades, projections differ if you are to be on track with the 1. 5 Delivery Target and said globally and we should be in a downward trajectory already but obviously, we cannot change our Energy System and the use of fossil fuels overnight or in very short order, but we do need to be doing that we need to be getting on with that and i think but there is signalling in some respects is low, policies around the world of the last 20 years and most recently in the last few years, they are doing right. Were heading in the right direction but in a way, with processing the governments is, do not take in front of the off the gas, and we need to double our efforts, even after she has been met to make sure we are on track to avoid the worst excesses of climate change. Avoid the worst excesses of climate chan. 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Tuesday certainly brought with it a day of contrast. We had heavy rain across northern england, but after a chilly start, some lovely sunshine. Further north in aberdeen, it was a beautiful afternoon. If we take a look at the satellite picture, you can see where the sunny spells were through scotland and Northern Ireland with a few isolated showers. But the heaviest of the rain certainly across parts of east yorkshire, lincolnshire, North Norfolk and a few sharp showers ahead of it. Now, this Weather Front will gradually drift its way south and east and clear that humidity from the south east corner. High pressure will build, keeping things largely fine and quiet. So a murky start in the southeast. Chilly start once again in scotland, but a lot of dry, sunny weather around to begin with and then eventually clouding over from Northern Ireland and into western scotland. Some of that rain turning quite heavy. So temperatures here 1a to 16 degrees notice to fresher as weve lost that humidity in the southeast as well, 21 the high. So through wednesday evening some of that rain will turn quite heavy as it pushes its way steadily east. And there will be some Gale Force Gusts of winds at times just closest to the low pressure. As we move through thursday, that Weather Front will continue to slip its way steadily south and east and will weaken considerably. And down to the southeast corner, once again, were going to tap into a little bit more heat and humidity. So temperatures will climb again. We could see 2a degrees at 75 fahrenheit. But further north and west, we keep that fresher feel, 1a to 17 celsius. Now, as we move into thursday, were going to see that Weather Front lingering and pushing up from the southwest. The position of the front still potentially subject to a little bit of change, but its certainly the Dividing Line between this warmer, more humid air pushing in from england and wales again and the fresher air through scotland and Northern Ireland. So youll notice the difference with the temperatures as we go through friday. So friday well see some rain and some of that pretty slow moving. So there could be some issues with Rainfall Totals totting up. To the north of that, cooler and fresher. To the south, we could see temperatures as high as 25 degrees, 77 fahrenheit. That Frontal System will still cause some issues as we move into the weekend. So it looks likely that the weekend is going to stay showery with heavier rain at times further north. Hello, im lewis vaughanjones. Youre watching the context on bbc news. The death toll is huge. It might reach to thousands, really but we dont have a definite number right now. The number of missing people is hitting 10,000 persons. You can see the devastation, you can see the destruction and you can see a very distinctive building. This l shaped building here which is a school. Its a state of chaos i have to say. Obviously rescue operations are still under way while people are still trying to locate their family members, not knowing whether they are alive or not. In libya, thousands are killed, caught in the flooding. Well have the latest on the damage. Also on the programme. New Impeachment Proceedings are starting in the united states, but this time its republicans, bringing them against president biden. North koreas Leader Kimjong Un Has arrived in russia to meet putin