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Returns after the international break. And darren has the weather. Good morning. Theres a lot of unusual weather over the coming few days. This weekend and into monday some warm conditions for many of us and by the beginning of the week weve got the arrival of ophelia and some damaging winds. The emulator for all of the details. Thank you. First, our main story. Tougher prison sentences for people repeatedly caught carrying acid or other corrosive substances. There are also proposals to make it a crime for shopkeepers in england, wales and scotland to sell acid to anyone under the age of 18. Heres our home affairs correspondent, danny shaw. Convicted this week, two robbers who sprayed chemical on their victims. Joshua jordan and the other man were pa rt joshua jordan and the other man were part of the gang that attacked a shop assistant in east london. Woman in her 50s was squirted with ammonia at least three times. Her face burning, she bravely fought back. Later, the two sprayed anot
Liverpool manager has been under pressure recently after one win in the last seven, he feels this is the perfect chance for his side to return to form. It is a big, big, big opportunity. It is like it is. It is, we are even probably when you see it a bit different. We are in a good moment. Not result wises, not scoring wise, but performance is not as bad as probably people think, so we are not so weak as bad as probably people think, so we are not so weak we as bad as probably people think, so we are not so weak we dont have to think we dont have a chance against manchester united. That game just about 90 seconds old. Crystal palace have set an unwanted record, the worst start to a premier league campaign. They have lost all seven matches so far and they havent managed to score a goal. Today, could get worse, they host chelsea ina3. 00 could get worse, they host chelsea in a 3. 00 kick off with hodgson hopes to include zaha since he injured a knee in their opening game. He has trained
The home office is planning to introduce minimum six month prison sentences for people who are repeatedly caught carrying acid following a surge in attacks. The organisers of the oscars are to hold emergency talks later to discuss claims of Sexual Misconduct against the Film Producer Harvey Weinstein. Weather forecasters warn that hurricane ophelia is approaching the uk and may being heavy rain and gusts of up to 80mph. Now on bbc news, click. This week, japans love of robots laid bare. They are training, battling, dancing and diving into danger. I have worn plenty of protective suits in my time but they have always been to protect the environment from my body. This time, its different. Ive come to one of the most infamous locations on earth. Until 2011, few people had heard of the of the Fukushima Daiichi power plant in North Eastern japan. Then the largest earthquake in japanese history changed everything. The resulting tsunami killed more than 20,000 people. And the iii metre wave o
I have worn plenty of protective suits in my time but they have always been to protect the environment from my body. This time, its different. Ive come to one of the most infamous locations on earth. Until 2011, few people had heard of the Fukushima Daiichi power plant in North Eastern japan. Then, the largest earthquake in japanese history changed everything. The resulting tsunami killed more than 20,000 people and the iii metre wave overwhelmed fukushimas flood defences. Ironically, it was the power stations cooling system that was flooded and when it shut down, the radioactive fuel rods began to overheat and melt down. They reacted with the steam around them, filling units one, two, three and four with hydrogen gas which then exploded. 6. 5 years on, the melted radioactive fuel remains somewhere inside these buildings. Humans cant go anywhere near that fuel, so robots are being used first to try and find it and then eventually to remove it. And today, weve been given rare access to