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Transcripts For BBCNEWS Reclaiming The Rock 20240715

From the end of 2019, the chain that makes the climb possible will finally be removed. As Rebecca Henschke reports, it is a vital step for the anangu people in reclaiming the rock. Its considered one of the great natural wonders of the world. And is a deeply sacred place for australias indigenous anangu people. One of the oldest civilisations on earth. Uluru, also known as ayers rock a sandstone monolith in the heart of Northern Territorys Red Centre dates back more than 500 million years. Tourists from all over the world visit the site every year. For decades, theres been a bitter row over the controversial practice of climbing the rock. Have you guys heard that the Aboriginal People dont want people to climb . Yes, i do. And i understand that. But, im going to do it anyway. Yeah. There are signs here at the base of the climb clearly saying, please dont climb. Its against traditional law. Translated into six languages. But still, every day weve been here, theres been a steady stream o

Transcripts For BBCNEWS Reclaiming The Rock 20240715

Of 0rmskirk and preston. Figures obtained by bbc news show that Northern Rail has cancelled more than 2,000 Services Since may on the one line between the two towns. The boss of northern has told us the situation for all its passengers will improve in the new year. 0ur transport correspondent, tom burridge, reports. Is this the worst rail line in britain . Its been for a year now, a year ofjust not knowing when its going to turn up. People are worried about theirjobs. When youre always late and its not yourfault. And there are people who had written warnings. In one week last month, not a single train ran. For us passengers, we feel kind of abandoned, forgotten, and generally treated as second class passengers by this rail company. The fact that ive got to tell work that im going to be late for work, or im not going to be able to make it that day, and because i get paid hourly, i lose those hours. The line, run by northern, links 0rmskirk to preston, two large towns in the north west o

Transcripts For BBCNEWS Reclaiming The Rock 20240715

New yorkers were asking the question when the night sky turned blue on friday. It was freaky. It was like independence day, the movie, where you just look up and a weird blue colour that you havent seen, lighting up the clouds in the sky. It looked like something was above the clouds. It stunned residents. On social media, one person spoke of a vibrating noise. Another said she was shocked to the core. Another suggested the presence of ghostbusters, or extraterrestrial beings. The answer was far more down to earth. A hot electrical fire in the citys largest borough of queens in fact caused the cool blue shade that cut through the sky and disrupted some residents plans. A surge at a local electric power plant set off the small fire and the blue sparks. It couldve been, since it was an electrical fire, that it caused arcing a flash of power, so to speak. And that might have been what caused that large light. There were local outages. Some city trains were stalled and flights at one of ne

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