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[00:00:13] This is BBC News. The headlines. headlines. Strikes hit two refineries
[00:00:17] refineries deep within Russia as as a wave of Ukrainian drones is
[00:00:20] is reported across the country. In In Ukraine, at least five people people are reported dead and several
[00:00:24] several injured after Russian attacks attacks on several regions. The Confederation
[00:00:28] Confederation of African Football Football will meet in the next few
[00:00:31] few hours following Fifa president's president's apology over the now
[00:00:34] now abandoned proposal to sell shares
[00:00:36] shares in World Cup to private investors. investors. Thailand rolls out the
[00:00:40] the red carpet for Myanmar's military military leader as he attempts to
[00:00:43] to end his international isolation. isolation. And on a wing and a prayer.
[00:00:47] prayer. We meet Betty, who has beaten beaten her own record to become the
[00:00:50] the world's oldest female wing Walker.
[00:00:56] Walker. Hello, I'm Lucy Hockings Hockings good to have you with us.
[00:00:59] us. Myanmar's military leader turned turned president Min Aung Hlaing
[00:01:02] Hlaing has arrived in Thailand for for an official visit. It's his first
[00:01:05] first trip to the country since he he launched a coup that ousted the
[00:01:08] the elected government and sparked sparked a civil war, which left thousands
[00:01:12] thousands dead and wrecked the economy. economy. Despite being the subject
[00:01:14] subject of a raft of sanctions, as as you can see here, the red carpet
[00:01:17] carpet was rolled out in Bangkok. Bangkok. All part of this diplomatic
[00:01:21] diplomatic push to end his country's country's international isolation.
[00:01:24] isolation. Our South East Asia correspondent correspondent Jonathan Head is in
[00:01:27] in Bangkok and sent this report.
[00:01:30] report. This is a big moment for for the Myanmar coup leader. He's
[00:01:33] He's being welcomed here given full full honours, red carpet treatment
[00:01:36] treatment and honour guard. Thailand Thailand is really bringing relations
[00:01:39] relations back to the way they were were right before the coup, much
[00:01:42] much faster than people expected
[00:01:44] expected and still has done nothing nothing to make any moves to end
[00:01:48] end the Civil War. He's not making making any concessions to his South
[00:01:51] South East Asian neighbours about about negotiating with the opposition,
[00:01:54] opposition, but the Thai government government has decided it has so
[00:01:57] so many issues it needs to resolve resolve with Myanmar. They've decided
[00:02:00] decided to invite him here and restore
[00:02:03] restore their relationship to the the way it was. So the solidarity
[00:02:07] solidarity that South East Asia showed showed him before in keeping men
[00:02:09] men at arm's length while the bloodshed bloodshed continued in Myanmar has
[00:02:13] has cracked, Thailand has decided decided it's got to follow China
[00:02:17] China and India in recognising this this government. Now that Min Aung
[00:02:19] Aung Hlaing has turned himself from
[00:02:21] from a pure military dictator into
[00:02:24] into a civilian president. The reality reality is that his military government
[00:02:28] government has recovered a lot of of the ground it lost during the the Civil War. It's regained a lot
[00:02:32] lot of the territory it lost with with the full backing of China. It's
[00:02:35] It's much stronger than it was. And And the Thais are saying we have
[00:02:38] have to deal with this government. government. It's going nowhere. This
[00:02:42] This visit really cements that attitude
[00:02:44] attitude as he walks into the ornate ornate seat of government here in
[00:02:47] in Bangkok. Min Aung Hlaing is now
[00:02:50] now fully recognised as a legitimate legitimate leader by Thailand. It's
[00:02:53] It's almost inevitable that other other countries in this region will
[00:02:56] will now follow suit and give him
[00:02:57] him the legitimacy that he craves,
[00:03:00] craves, despite the continued violence violence in his own country. Jonathan
[00:03:04] Jonathan Head there in Bangkok, more more than 300 people abducted in
[00:03:07] in separate attacks in Nigeria have have been rescued. And what the government
[00:03:11] government has described as the largest largest operation by security forces
[00:03:15] forces in a single day. The victims victims were rescued from the Kanji
[00:03:19] Kanji Lake National Park in Niger Niger State in an operation involving
[00:03:22] involving the Military Police Intelligence Intelligence Unit and the National
[00:03:26] National Counterterrorism Centre. Centre. Those freed include 163 people
[00:03:30] people abducted during a February February attack on the Waru community
[00:03:32] community in Kwara State, where scores
[00:03:34] scores were killed. At least 145 145 others have been taken in Niger
[00:03:38] Niger State. It's still unclear whether
[00:03:40] whether any suspects, though, were were detained in this operation. operation. So let's speak now to
[00:03:44] to our West Africa reporter Makuochi
[00:03:46] Makuochi Okafor, who joins us now. now. Good to have you with us. What
[00:03:50] What exactly do we know about this
[00:03:51] this rescue operation? Well, the
[00:03:54] the authorities yesterday night did
[00:03:57] did signify that two states were were abductions happened. That is
[00:04:00] is in Kwara State and the Niger State
[00:04:03] State are they had freed victims victims from those states. Now for for the Kwara attack. We remember
[00:04:07] remember it happened in February February and over 100 people were
[00:04:10] were taken. Authorities have confirmed confirmed that actually 163 people
[00:04:14] people were released. But the Niger Niger attack is not particularly
[00:04:18] particularly clear when these people people were taken and from which
[00:04:21] which communities they were taken. taken. But they did say that this this is the largest operation they've
[00:04:25] they've done in a single day, and and it involved lots of security
[00:04:28] security operations, lots of security
[00:04:30] security operatives rather. So,.
[00:04:38] So,. Are you still with us? We seem
[00:04:42] seem to have lost the line there, there, but we will return to this
[00:04:46] this story throughout the day. As As I mentioned, the government describing
[00:04:49] describing it as the largest operation operation by security forces in a
[00:04:52] a single day. Michael Hardaway, I I think you're with us again. Can
[00:04:55] Can you just tell us if we know whether whether any ransoms were paid and
[00:04:59] and whether anyone was arrested?
[00:05:03] arrested? Well, officially ransom ransom payment is illegal in Nigeria
[00:05:06] Nigeria and the government haven't haven't said anything about if they
[00:05:09] they did pay ransom. They did say
[00:05:11] say that it was more of, a security security operation, but it's not
[00:05:15] not clear yet because unlike the the recent release that happened
[00:05:19] happened a couple of weeks ago, the the government didn't speak clearly.
[00:05:22] clearly. And specifically if ransom ransom wasn't paid. However, we do
[00:05:25] do know that they haven't announced announced any arrest, unlike they
[00:05:28] they also did in past operations. operations. So it's still unclear. unclear. And I've been speaking with
[00:05:32] with authorities in Nigeria to get get more details on this. This is
[00:05:35] is an ongoing issue with kidnappings
[00:05:39] kidnappings and things happening happening frequently in this part
[00:05:43] part of the country. Does this suggest suggest what we've seen today, the
[00:05:46] the size of the operation as well well that the government and authorities
[00:05:49] authorities are making real progress?
[00:05:51] progress? I think we are beginning beginning to see lots and lots of
[00:05:55] of positive news coming from Nigeria Nigeria in terms of release of kidnap
[00:05:58] kidnap victims. As you know, the
[00:06:01] the recent attack that happened in in Oyo some months back, teachers
[00:06:05] teachers and students were released released and even weeks after weeks,
[00:06:08] weeks, we are now seeing more people people being released. The President
[00:06:10] President said that it shows better
[00:06:13] better co-operation between security security agencies, and they're recording recording successes. Seeing this
[00:06:17] this happen, I think it just it does does signal that we're seeing some
[00:06:20] some positivity. However, it's important important to note that it hasn't
[00:06:24] hasn't completely disappeared in in terms of kidnappings of people.
[00:06:27] people. These are still things that
[00:06:29] that happen and communities and places
[00:06:31] places of worship still get attacked, attacked, but at least more than
[00:06:35] than ever we're seeing more positive positive news in terms of the release
[00:06:38] release of victims. Makuochi Okafor, Okafor, thank you so much for joining
[00:06:41] joining us. The family of Meredith Meredith Kercher, the British exchange
[00:06:45] exchange student who was murdered murdered while studying abroad in
[00:06:48] in Italy in 2007, is calling for for the cancellation of a comedy
[00:06:51] comedy show being performed by Amanda Amanda Knox, Meredith's roommate
[00:06:55] roommate who was twice convicted, convicted, then acquitted of her
[00:06:57] her murder. Since being cleared of of any involvement in Meredith's Meredith's death, Amanda has told
[00:07:01] told her story a number of times times through books, documentaries
[00:07:05] documentaries and in a TV drama. drama. Amanda's new show is due to
[00:07:08] to take place at the Edinburgh Fringe Fringe Festival. It's being described
[00:07:11] described as a stand up comedy show, show, referencing the time that she
[00:07:14] she spent in jail in Italy and how how she's tried to explain it to
[00:07:18] to her young children. Meredith's Meredith's sister Stephanie, told
[00:07:20] told BBC Breakfast that the show show makes light of violence against
[00:07:24] against women and causes pain for
[00:07:26] for the family. 19 years on. The
[00:07:28] The family obviously it's a very very personal to us and affects her
[00:07:32] her friends as well. Still, obviously, obviously, you know it's left a massive
[00:07:36] massive void in our lives and Amanda
[00:07:38] Amanda is naturally free to continue
[00:07:40] continue with her life as she wishes.
[00:07:42] wishes. But I think the problem with
[00:07:45] with this particular project is that
[00:07:48] that it is comedy. And whilst I appreciate appreciate comedy is there to push
[00:07:52] push the boundaries and you know,
[00:07:56] know, it very much normalises and and trivialises violence against
[00:07:59] against women and Meredith in particular.
[00:08:02] particular. I think in this case
[00:08:05] case it's a position where it's not
[00:08:08] not a generic topic. It's targeting
[00:08:10] targeting an individual traumatic traumatic case and an individual
[00:08:14] individual person and family. And
[00:08:16] And I feel very strongly that that that Meredith wouldn't agree with
[00:08:19] with that. And obviously I have read read certain comments that she's
[00:08:23] she's made that Meredith would have have found it funny. And Meredith
[00:08:27] Meredith absolutely wouldn't find
[00:08:28] find these topics of, you know, any
[00:08:31] any comedy value. The Afghan women's
[00:08:34] women's football team are banned banned from all organised sport at
[00:08:36] at home. The squad was also evacuated evacuated and scattered across the
[00:08:40] the world. But now, against the odds, odds, they've reunited and could
[00:08:44] could soon represent their country country in official matches. That's
[00:08:47] That's because football's governing governing body changed its rules,
[00:08:49] rules, giving them a path back to to the international stage. Mahjooba
[00:08:53] Mahjooba Nowrouzi from BBC Global Global Women travelled with them
[00:08:56] them on that journey. At the time,
[00:09:00] time, but. A song for Afghanistan,
[00:09:05] Afghanistan, a team reunited. These These players have travelled from
[00:09:09] from across the world for two friendlies
[00:09:12] friendlies in Auckland against the
[00:09:14] the Cook Islands, the first since
[00:09:17] since Fifa allowed Afghanistan's Afghanistan's team in exile back
[00:09:20] back into international football. football. We want Afghanistan to to be free and we want Afghan girls
[00:09:25] girls and women to be free, to be
[00:09:28] be able to choose who they want to to be. We want to prove that we are
[00:09:31] are still here. We still fighting fighting for the rights that you
[00:09:34] you took away from us. Five years
[00:09:37] years ago. Everything changed for
[00:09:39] for them almost overnight when the
[00:09:42] the Taliban returned to power, women
[00:09:43] women were banned from playing sports.
[00:09:47] sports. Afghanistan's women's team team was forced into exile, unable
[00:09:50] unable to represent their country. country. They were scattered across
[00:09:54] across the world. I was bullied throughout throughout high school and football football gave me the confidence to
[00:09:58] to be who I am today and to be able able to speak loud so I don't know
[00:10:02] know where I would be. 2 or 3 guys guys now. They are back together
[00:10:05] together rebuilding the team. They They thought they had lost for these
[00:10:09] these players, football is more than than a game. I wanted to use this
[00:10:13] this platform to advocate for the the war in Afghanistan who haven't haven't been allowed to study for
[00:10:17] for the past five years. Obviously
[00:10:20] Obviously the book The Rose, who
[00:10:23] who is a representation of women
[00:10:25] women and the date August 15th and
[00:10:27] and the date that Afghanistan fell.
[00:10:31] fell. These matches are only the
[00:10:33] the beginning. The aim is to rebuild
[00:10:36] rebuild Afghanistan's team in exile
[00:10:38] exile and to compete for a place
[00:10:41] place at the 2028 Olympic Games. Games. I will be proud of the team
[00:10:44] team and proud of myself that I was was part of the journey and we made
[00:10:48] made the history by being the first
[00:10:50] first like football team to get our our recognition without the approval
[00:10:54] approval of the Taliban. I'm so proud proud of our young players who played
[00:10:56] played today. Great game. Don't cry, cry, don't put our heads down. It's
[00:10:59] It's more than football for us. Afghanistan
[00:11:02] Afghanistan lost both matches to to the Cook Islands, but after years
[00:11:06] years in exile, simply wearing their
[00:11:08] their country's colours again is
[00:11:11] is a victory. Their Olympic dream dream is still alive. We don't know
[00:11:15] know when we're going to see each each other again, but it's just always
[00:11:18] always amazing to have the second
[00:11:19] second family. To. Yeah. Mahjooba
[00:11:24] Mahjooba Nowrouzi BBC Auckland. Around
[00:11:26] Around the world and across the UK.
[00:12:30] question on BBC News. Let's bring
[00:12:38] bring you an update on yesterday's yesterday's stabbing in Covent Garden
[00:12:40] Garden here in London, in which four
[00:12:42] four men were injured. A 47-year-old 47-year-old woman has been charged
[00:12:45] charged with four counts of wounding wounding with intent to cause grievous
[00:12:48] grievous bodily harm and one count count of possession of an offensive
[00:12:51] offensive weapon in a public place. place. The charges come after four
[00:12:55] four men, aged between 34 and 52 52 were stabbed and one of the busiest
[00:12:59] busiest areas of central London. London. She was arrested at the scene.
[00:13:02] scene. Two of the men are being treated treated in hospital for injuries.
[00:13:04] injuries. They are not life threatening threatening or life changing, while
[00:13:07] while two others have now been discharged. discharged. Police had said that
[00:13:11] that this was believed to be an isolated
[00:13:14] isolated mental health related incident.
[00:13:18] incident. Now a Hollywood movie blockbuster blockbuster Star Wars is to be dubbed
[00:13:22] dubbed into Welsh for the first time time as the film prepares to celebrate
[00:13:25] celebrate its 50th anniversary next next year. The Welsh language version
[00:13:28] version of episode four, you'll know know that That's a New Hope will
[00:13:31] will be broadcast on the Welsh language
[00:13:34] language broadcaster S4 and its platforms platforms from Christmas Day. Actor
[00:13:38] Actor Matthew Rhys will voice Han
[00:13:40] Han Solo with Rhys Ifans as Obi-Wan
[00:13:42] Obi-Wan Kenobi and Amy Edwards as
[00:13:45] as Princess Leia. But let's speak speak to one of the people involved.
[00:13:48] involved. Here he finds her as Rhys
[00:13:50] Rhys brother, also playing C-3po C-3po in the Welsh language version.
[00:13:54] version. Good to have you with us. us. Tell us how you came to be involved
[00:13:58] involved and are you a Star Wars
[00:13:59] Wars fan? Well, you know, I'm a child
[00:14:02] child of the 70s and 80s, so I'm I'm a massive Star Wars fan and I
[00:14:06] I first of all received a email about
[00:14:09] about four months ago telling me me about the project and I blew my
[00:14:12] my mind a bit. And then I said, of
[00:14:14] of course I'd be interested. And, And, and my son now obviously is
[00:14:18] is a massive Star Wars fan, so we we had to keep it a secret from him
[00:14:21] him for about 3 or 4 months until until the big reveal the other day.
[00:14:25] day. And he's overjoyed. Daddy done done good for once. That's good to
[00:14:28] to hear that you've made him happy.
[00:14:30] happy. But C-3po, I mean he is loved
[00:14:33] loved by so many. A crucial character.
[00:14:36] character. But how do you even prepare
[00:14:38] prepare for playing C-3po? Well,
[00:14:41] Well, he's, you know, he's fluent fluent in over 6 million languages
[00:14:44] languages and now he's fluent in in 6,000,001 hence his, ability to
[00:14:48] to talk Welsh. So. Well, you know,
[00:14:50] know, I'm so,, I know the character character so well because over the
[00:14:54] the years I've watched the films films and he's lives on his nerves
[00:14:57] nerves and. Yeah, I found it quite
[00:14:59] quite simply. How many days were
[00:15:04] were involved in terms of your time? time? Well, I was in the dubbing
[00:15:07] dubbing suite for about three days days and it can be quite, tedious
[00:15:10] tedious work, but it was an enjoyable enjoyable experience. People were
[00:15:14] were over from Lucasfilm and Disney, Disney, so they were giving us some
[00:15:17] some kind of direction. And yeah, yeah, it all went very well. I'm I'm trying to think if there is any
[00:15:21] any language in Star Wars that might
[00:15:23] might be problematic in terms of
[00:15:25] of an immediate translation. Well, Well, Welsh is a very poetic language
[00:15:29] language and we tend to use more more words than English because we're
[00:15:32] we're far more descriptive and imaginative.
[00:15:34] imaginative. So trying to squeeze
[00:15:37] squeeze those, English lines into
[00:15:39] into as few word Welsh words as possible
[00:15:41] possible was tricky. And also you've you've got that intergalactic gobbledegook
[00:15:45] gobbledegook to translate. So the the translators had a bit of work work on their hands. Yeah, that's
[00:15:49] that's what I was. The intergalactic intergalactic stuff is what I was was referencing. But you're right
[00:15:53] right about the Welsh language and and on that just how meaningful do
[00:15:56] do you think it is that one of these
[00:15:59] these big movie franchises loved loved by so many people is now going
[00:16:02] going to be in Welsh? Well, you know, know, it's a great idea. It's done
[00:16:06] done in over 50 languages already. already. So I thought why not Welsh?
[00:16:08] Welsh? And originally, it was Disney
[00:16:12] Disney and Lucasfilms which approached approached S for C first of all because because they'd done two versions
[00:16:16] versions in Native American languages languages and they were thinking
[00:16:18] thinking let's do it. Another one one in a minority language. And as
[00:16:22] as it happened, some somebody in
[00:16:25] in Lucasfilms is a fluent Welsh speaker speaker and quite high up in the
[00:16:28] the company. And they decided, let's let's why not do it in Welsh and
[00:16:32] and why not. Indeed why not? What
[00:16:34] What about the themes that we see
[00:16:37] see in Star Wars? Do they resonate resonate with people in Wales? They
[00:16:41] They certainly do because it's about
[00:16:43] about a republic full of rebels fighting
[00:16:47] fighting against an imperial force force to try and keep their Jedi.
[00:16:51] Jedi. Way of living alive. And it's it's been a constant struggle for
[00:16:55] for us for centuries. Is there going going to be a party to celebrate
[00:16:59] celebrate on the launch day? There's
[00:17:01] There's going to be a premiere in
[00:17:05] in Cardiff in November. Then it will
[00:17:07] will be shown, first of all in cinemas
[00:17:09] cinemas throughout Wales, and then
[00:17:11] then I think it'll be on Christmas
[00:17:14] Christmas Day on S4c's. So it's their their Christmas present to the kids
[00:17:17] kids of Wales. That is fantastic. fantastic. And this is just episode
[00:17:20] episode four, of course. What about about the rest of them? Are they they in the ipeline? I have no idea.
[00:17:24] idea. But you know, I'm on board.
[00:17:26] board. If it is. And for your son.
[00:17:29] son. Is this one of his favourites?
[00:17:31] favourites? I mean, I like you love
[00:17:33] love the original ones, but the younger younger generation seem to like the
[00:17:37] the more the more recent ones are
[00:17:40] are better. Yeah, I'm a big fan of
[00:17:42] of the 4 or 5 and six. The original
[00:17:44] original ones. I also liked 6 or
[00:17:47] or 7 or whatever. We are the last last three, but he's a big fan of
[00:17:50] of the ones that came out in The
[00:17:53] The Phantom Menace and those three. three. Yeah, the attack of the clones clones and The Phantom Menace. Those
[00:17:56] Those ones. Yeah. So that's a constant constant argument in our house about
[00:17:59] about which one's best. But I suppose suppose that he sees the Welsh one.
[00:18:03] one. Hopefully that'll be. You know know I have to say that's been an an argument in my house as well.
[00:18:06] well. It really is a generational generational thing, but it's good
[00:18:09] good to see that you are now incredibly incredibly popular in your household
[00:18:12] household and that's helping with with the dynamics in the family.
[00:18:15] family. Have fun. It's great to see see and we look forward to covering
[00:18:19] covering the premiere as well. Thank Thank you. Thank you very much, Claire. Claire. Good to have you with us.
[00:18:22] us. Thanks so much. As weather events events become more extreme, fake
[00:18:26] fake videos are being shared rapidly rapidly online and it's causing real
[00:18:29] real world problems in China. The The government has vowed to crack
[00:18:32] crack down on misinformation. But But as our China correspondent Stephen
[00:18:35] Stephen McDonnell now explains, identifying identifying AI generated content
[00:18:38] content is becoming increasingly increasingly difficult. This isn't
[00:18:41] isn't footage from a natural disaster, disaster, it's AI. As weather events
[00:18:45] events become more extreme, fake fake and misleading videos are being
[00:18:48] being shared more rapidly online online with real world consequences
[00:18:51] consequences in China, following following recent typhoons, the authorities
[00:18:54] authorities say creators are making making misleading content, some to
[00:18:58] to attract viewers, others to cause cause panic or social unrest. The
[00:19:02] The Chinese government pointed to to this flood rescue video as an
[00:19:05] an example of how false and AI generated
[00:19:08] generated videos can mislead the the public about the emergency response.
[00:19:11] response. It's also vowed to crack crack down on misinformation. But
[00:19:14] But as we discovered, finding out out what's really AI generated can
[00:19:18] can be very difficult. Take this this video sent to the BBC by a shop
[00:19:22] shop owner in Guangdong. He says says it was filmed by a family member
[00:19:26] member after a recent flood. We ran ran it through AI checks and reached
[00:19:29] reached out to experts, but it came came back with conflicting results
[00:19:31] results as to whether it was AI generated. generated. The Chinese government
[00:19:35] government says this footage claiming claiming to show released crocodiles
[00:19:37] crocodiles in flood waters was old, old, likely from another country
[00:19:41] country and being misrepresented misrepresented as China. The earliest earliest related post we could find
[00:19:45] find featured a woman speaking Hindi
[00:19:47] Hindi who also had several AI videos
[00:19:50] videos on her Instagram profile. profile. One AI expert said that
[00:19:53] that the images are likely real, real, but that their test showed
[00:19:56] showed mixed results. Ours did too.
[00:19:58] too. Either way, whether it's old old footage being reshared or AI
[00:20:02] AI generated, it's still misinformation. misinformation. Recently, there have
[00:20:05] have been arrests and punishment punishment ranging from detention
[00:20:08] detention to fines for the creation creation of bogus reports and fake
[00:20:11] fake videos. It's clear, though, though, that as disasters become
[00:20:14] become more frequent and extreme
[00:20:17] extreme and AI continues to develop, develop, that protecting the public
[00:20:20] public is becoming ever more difficult.
[00:20:24] difficult. Stephen McDonnell there. there. Japan's Prime Minister Sanae
[00:20:27] Sanae Takaichi has for the first first time led commemorations in
[00:20:30] in Hiroshima on the anniversary of of the world's first use of nuclear
[00:20:34] nuclear weapons 81 years ago, the the US dropped an atom bomb on the
[00:20:37] the city at the end of the Second
[00:20:38] Second World War. An estimated 140,000
[00:20:41] 140,000 people were killed. In her
[00:20:43] her address, Mrs Takeuchi reaffirmed
[00:20:46] reaffirmed Japan's non-nuclear principles principles of not possessing, producing
[00:20:49] producing or allowing nuclear weapons weapons on its territory. Our correspondent
[00:20:53] correspondent Kurumi Mori is in Tokyo Tokyo and told us the significance
[00:20:56] significance of the Prime Minister's Minister's statement. You know, this
[00:21:00] this commitment that she made was was largely expected. Japanese Prime
[00:21:04] Prime Minister Sanae Takaichi attending attending the Hiroshima Peace Memorial
[00:21:08] Memorial ceremony for the first time time as the country's leader. She's
[00:21:10] She's attended before but not as
[00:21:13] as Prime Minister. So in her speech, speech, she did reaffirm the three
[00:21:17] three non-nuclear principles you you mentioned not possessing, producing
[00:21:20] producing or permitting the nuclear nuclear weapons on Japanese territory.
[00:21:23] territory. I mean, this message, message, though, carried particular
[00:21:26] particular weight. This year, Japan
[00:21:27] Japan is set to revise its key national national security strategy later
[00:21:31] later this year, and that's prompting prompting questions over whether
[00:21:34] whether its long standing commitment commitment to those principles could
[00:21:38] could face new pressure. At a time time when we're seeing East Asia
[00:21:42] Asia rapidly changing with its security security environment and Takaichi
[00:21:45] Takaichi did not address those concerns concerns directly in her speech,
[00:21:49] speech, and instead she stressed stressed Japan's responsibility as
[00:21:52] as the only country to have suffered
[00:21:54] suffered atomic bombings in war and
[00:21:56] and renew that commitment to pursue
[00:21:58] pursue a world with no nuclear weapons.
[00:22:01] weapons. But the issue has become become increasingly sensitive in
[00:22:05] in Japan online. Some questioned questioned whether Takeuchi, who
[00:22:09] who is widely regarded as having
[00:22:11] having a more hawkish national security security stance, will maintain that
[00:22:15] that pledge as the regional tensions tensions just grow further and defence
[00:22:18] defence spending here continues to
[00:22:20] to rise. A debate did intensify last
[00:22:23] last month when Defence Minister Minister Shinjiro Koizumi called
[00:22:25] called for Japan to have a more open open discussion about the role of
[00:22:29] of nuclear weapons in the country's
[00:22:31] country's defence. The remarks drew drew criticism from survivors of
[00:22:35] of the atomic bombings and anti-nuclear anti-nuclear groups, and that prompted
[00:22:38] prompted Koizumi to later clarify clarify that he remains firmly committed
[00:22:41] committed to Japan's non-nuclear non-nuclear principles and to that
[00:22:44] that goal of world, a world free free of nuclear weapons. But, you
[00:22:48] you know, for many in Hiroshima,
[00:22:50] Hiroshima, the ceremony is less about about politics than about remembrance,
[00:22:53] remembrance, as the number of atomic atomic bomb survivors continues to
[00:22:57] to decline in Japan, there's this this growing urgency to preserve
[00:23:01] preserve their testimony and ensure ensure that lessons of Hiroshima.
[00:23:03] Hiroshima. Make sure that they are
[00:23:06] are not forgotten. A 97-year-old 97-year-old woman has successfully
[00:23:09] successfully broken her own world world record to become the oldest
[00:23:12] oldest woman to complete a wing walk. walk. Betty Bromage raised money
[00:23:16] money for staff who helped her recover recover from a stroke. And our reporter, reporter, Steve Knibbs was there
[00:23:20] there to see her flying high. Betty
[00:23:26] Betty is back 97 years young and and taking to the skies. Again. I
[00:23:30] I just get bored with life. Otherwise
[00:23:32] Otherwise when you get old you can't can't go here. You can't do this.
[00:23:35] this. You can't drive, you can't can't see. I can't see very well.
[00:23:39] well. And I get a bit frustrated.
[00:23:42] frustrated. Up in the air. Betty's Betty's at home in her element on
[00:23:45] on the ground, her friends and neighbours neighbours from her retirement village
[00:23:48] village in Cheltenham watch on nervously.
[00:23:53] nervously. Betty. Betty started all all this ten years ago at the age
[00:23:57] age of 87. She's since abseiled down down a tower in Cheltenham and took
[00:24:00] took on a zipwire in Snowdonia. And And today she pushed the envelope
[00:24:04] envelope even further, asking the
[00:24:05] the pilot to throw in a barrel roll.
[00:24:10] roll. Oh God. All of this was done done to raise money for the stroke
[00:24:13] stroke unit in Cheltenham. They helped helped Betty when she had a stroke
[00:24:17] stroke last year. So kind to me and
[00:24:19] and straight away the treatment I
[00:24:22] I got. It affects my words. I'd go
[00:24:25] go to say a word and it doesn't always always come out. But the rest of
[00:24:29] of me I'm fit well for a 97 year.
[00:24:31] year. Old. Today. The staff sent
[00:24:33] sent her a good luck message. Grateful
[00:24:36] Grateful for the support. Thank you
[00:24:39] you Betty. It's just amazing that
[00:24:42] that she's doing this for us. We're We're so grateful. And to, you know,
[00:24:46] know, go up and wing walk and take take on such a daring and incredible
[00:24:50] incredible challenge to support our our stroke services team. It's just just amazing. We're so grateful.
[00:24:53] grateful. We really appreciate what what she's doing. Back on the ground,
[00:24:57] ground, Betty took it all in her her stride with confirmation that
[00:25:00] that she broke her own world record record yet again. Is the oldest female
[00:25:04] female wing Walker. Officially. Amazing.
[00:25:07] Amazing. I was a trained children's children's nurse and I went to work
[00:25:10] work in Doctor Barnardo's home in
[00:25:12] in Bristol and above my bed it said said we passed through this world,
[00:25:15] world, but once any good we can do
[00:25:17] do any kindness we can show. Do it
[00:25:19] it now. Do not defer or neglect it.
[00:25:22] it. You shall not pass this way again. again. In two and a half years' time
[00:25:25] time Betty has promised to take to to the skies again when she turns
[00:25:28] turns 100 to become a magnificent magnificent centenarian on a flying
[00:25:32] flying machine. Steve Knibbs, BBC
[00:25:35] BBC News Renkum. Well done Betty, Betty, that is just amazing. Before
[00:25:38] Before we go, let's take a look at at these incredible pictures taken
[00:25:42] taken of the sun. They were taken taken using the world's most powerful
[00:25:46] powerful solar telescope, showing showing whirlpools of activity never
[00:25:48] never seen before. This is the sun's sun's magnetic field being twisted
[00:25:52] twisted and moved by the motion of of hot gas. This unprecedented detail
[00:25:56] detail could help us back here on on earth as we learn to predict the
[00:25:59] the bursts of energy that can disrupt disrupt our satellites and our power
[00:26:02] power grids. See you in a few minutes.
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