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00:00:13This is BBC News. The headlines. headlines. Strikes hit two refineries
00:00:17refineries deep within Russia as as a wave of Ukrainian drones is
00:00:20is reported across the country. In In Ukraine, at least five people people are reported dead and several
00:00:24several injured after Russian attacks attacks on several regions. The Confederation
00:00:28Confederation of African Football Football will meet in the next few
00:00:31few hours following Fifa president's president's apology over the now
00:00:34now abandoned proposal to sell shares
00:00:36shares in World Cup to private investors. investors. Thailand rolls out the
00:00:40the red carpet for Myanmar's military military leader as he attempts to
00:00:43to end his international isolation. isolation. And on a wing and a prayer.
00:00:47prayer. We meet Betty, who has beaten beaten her own record to become the
00:00:50the world's oldest female wing Walker.
00:00:56Walker. Hello, I'm Lucy Hockings Hockings good to have you with us.
00:00:59us. Myanmar's military leader turned turned president Min Aung Hlaing
00:01:02Hlaing has arrived in Thailand for for an official visit. It's his first
00:01:05first trip to the country since he he launched a coup that ousted the
00:01:08the elected government and sparked sparked a civil war, which left thousands
00:01:12thousands dead and wrecked the economy. economy. Despite being the subject
00:01:14subject of a raft of sanctions, as as you can see here, the red carpet
00:01:17carpet was rolled out in Bangkok. Bangkok. All part of this diplomatic
00:01:21diplomatic push to end his country's country's international isolation.
00:01:24isolation. Our South East Asia correspondent correspondent Jonathan Head is in
00:01:27in Bangkok and sent this report.
00:01:30report. This is a big moment for for the Myanmar coup leader. He's
00:01:33He's being welcomed here given full full honours, red carpet treatment
00:01:36treatment and honour guard. Thailand Thailand is really bringing relations
00:01:39relations back to the way they were were right before the coup, much
00:01:42much faster than people expected
00:01:44expected and still has done nothing nothing to make any moves to end
00:01:48end the Civil War. He's not making making any concessions to his South
00:01:51South East Asian neighbours about about negotiating with the opposition,
00:01:54opposition, but the Thai government government has decided it has so
00:01:57so many issues it needs to resolve resolve with Myanmar. They've decided
00:02:00decided to invite him here and restore
00:02:03restore their relationship to the the way it was. So the solidarity
00:02:07solidarity that South East Asia showed showed him before in keeping men
00:02:09men at arm's length while the bloodshed bloodshed continued in Myanmar has
00:02:13has cracked, Thailand has decided decided it's got to follow China
00:02:17China and India in recognising this this government. Now that Min Aung
00:02:19Aung Hlaing has turned himself from
00:02:21from a pure military dictator into
00:02:24into a civilian president. The reality reality is that his military government
00:02:28government has recovered a lot of of the ground it lost during the the Civil War. It's regained a lot
00:02:32lot of the territory it lost with with the full backing of China. It's
00:02:35It's much stronger than it was. And And the Thais are saying we have
00:02:38have to deal with this government. government. It's going nowhere. This
00:02:42This visit really cements that attitude
00:02:44attitude as he walks into the ornate ornate seat of government here in
00:02:47in Bangkok. Min Aung Hlaing is now
00:02:50now fully recognised as a legitimate legitimate leader by Thailand. It's
00:02:53It's almost inevitable that other other countries in this region will
00:02:56will now follow suit and give him
00:02:57him the legitimacy that he craves,
00:03:00craves, despite the continued violence violence in his own country. Jonathan
00:03:04Jonathan Head there in Bangkok, more more than 300 people abducted in
00:03:07in separate attacks in Nigeria have have been rescued. And what the government
00:03:11government has described as the largest largest operation by security forces
00:03:15forces in a single day. The victims victims were rescued from the Kanji
00:03:19Kanji Lake National Park in Niger Niger State in an operation involving
00:03:22involving the Military Police Intelligence Intelligence Unit and the National
00:03:26National Counterterrorism Centre. Centre. Those freed include 163 people
00:03:30people abducted during a February February attack on the Waru community
00:03:32community in Kwara State, where scores
00:03:34scores were killed. At least 145 145 others have been taken in Niger
00:03:38Niger State. It's still unclear whether
00:03:40whether any suspects, though, were were detained in this operation. operation. So let's speak now to
00:03:44to our West Africa reporter Makuochi
00:03:46Makuochi Okafor, who joins us now. now. Good to have you with us. What
00:03:50What exactly do we know about this
00:03:51this rescue operation? Well, the
00:03:54the authorities yesterday night did
00:03:57did signify that two states were were abductions happened. That is
00:04:00is in Kwara State and the Niger State
00:04:03State are they had freed victims victims from those states. Now for for the Kwara attack. We remember
00:04:07remember it happened in February February and over 100 people were
00:04:10were taken. Authorities have confirmed confirmed that actually 163 people
00:04:14people were released. But the Niger Niger attack is not particularly
00:04:18particularly clear when these people people were taken and from which
00:04:21which communities they were taken. taken. But they did say that this this is the largest operation they've
00:04:25they've done in a single day, and and it involved lots of security
00:04:28security operations, lots of security
00:04:30security operatives rather. So,.
00:04:38So,. Are you still with us? We seem
00:04:42seem to have lost the line there, there, but we will return to this
00:04:46this story throughout the day. As As I mentioned, the government describing
00:04:49describing it as the largest operation operation by security forces in a
00:04:52a single day. Michael Hardaway, I I think you're with us again. Can
00:04:55Can you just tell us if we know whether whether any ransoms were paid and
00:04:59and whether anyone was arrested?
00:05:03arrested? Well, officially ransom ransom payment is illegal in Nigeria
00:05:06Nigeria and the government haven't haven't said anything about if they
00:05:09they did pay ransom. They did say
00:05:11say that it was more of, a security security operation, but it's not
00:05:15not clear yet because unlike the the recent release that happened
00:05:19happened a couple of weeks ago, the the government didn't speak clearly.
00:05:22clearly. And specifically if ransom ransom wasn't paid. However, we do
00:05:25do know that they haven't announced announced any arrest, unlike they
00:05:28they also did in past operations. operations. So it's still unclear. unclear. And I've been speaking with
00:05:32with authorities in Nigeria to get get more details on this. This is
00:05:35is an ongoing issue with kidnappings
00:05:39kidnappings and things happening happening frequently in this part
00:05:43part of the country. Does this suggest suggest what we've seen today, the
00:05:46the size of the operation as well well that the government and authorities
00:05:49authorities are making real progress?
00:05:51progress? I think we are beginning beginning to see lots and lots of
00:05:55of positive news coming from Nigeria Nigeria in terms of release of kidnap
00:05:58kidnap victims. As you know, the
00:06:01the recent attack that happened in in Oyo some months back, teachers
00:06:05teachers and students were released released and even weeks after weeks,
00:06:08weeks, we are now seeing more people people being released. The President
00:06:10President said that it shows better
00:06:13better co-operation between security security agencies, and they're recording recording successes. Seeing this
00:06:17this happen, I think it just it does does signal that we're seeing some
00:06:20some positivity. However, it's important important to note that it hasn't
00:06:24hasn't completely disappeared in in terms of kidnappings of people.
00:06:27people. These are still things that
00:06:29that happen and communities and places
00:06:31places of worship still get attacked, attacked, but at least more than
00:06:35than ever we're seeing more positive positive news in terms of the release
00:06:38release of victims. Makuochi Okafor, Okafor, thank you so much for joining
00:06:41joining us. The family of Meredith Meredith Kercher, the British exchange
00:06:45exchange student who was murdered murdered while studying abroad in
00:06:48in Italy in 2007, is calling for for the cancellation of a comedy
00:06:51comedy show being performed by Amanda Amanda Knox, Meredith's roommate
00:06:55roommate who was twice convicted, convicted, then acquitted of her
00:06:57her murder. Since being cleared of of any involvement in Meredith's Meredith's death, Amanda has told
00:07:01told her story a number of times times through books, documentaries
00:07:05documentaries and in a TV drama. drama. Amanda's new show is due to
00:07:08to take place at the Edinburgh Fringe Fringe Festival. It's being described
00:07:11described as a stand up comedy show, show, referencing the time that she
00:07:14she spent in jail in Italy and how how she's tried to explain it to
00:07:18to her young children. Meredith's Meredith's sister Stephanie, told
00:07:20told BBC Breakfast that the show show makes light of violence against
00:07:24against women and causes pain for
00:07:26for the family. 19 years on. The
00:07:28The family obviously it's a very very personal to us and affects her
00:07:32her friends as well. Still, obviously, obviously, you know it's left a massive
00:07:36massive void in our lives and Amanda
00:07:38Amanda is naturally free to continue
00:07:40continue with her life as she wishes.
00:07:42wishes. But I think the problem with
00:07:45with this particular project is that
00:07:48that it is comedy. And whilst I appreciate appreciate comedy is there to push
00:07:52push the boundaries and you know,
00:07:56know, it very much normalises and and trivialises violence against
00:07:59against women and Meredith in particular.
00:08:02particular. I think in this case
00:08:05case it's a position where it's not
00:08:08not a generic topic. It's targeting
00:08:10targeting an individual traumatic traumatic case and an individual
00:08:14individual person and family. And
00:08:16And I feel very strongly that that that Meredith wouldn't agree with
00:08:19with that. And obviously I have read read certain comments that she's
00:08:23she's made that Meredith would have have found it funny. And Meredith
00:08:27Meredith absolutely wouldn't find
00:08:28find these topics of, you know, any
00:08:31any comedy value. The Afghan women's
00:08:34women's football team are banned banned from all organised sport at
00:08:36at home. The squad was also evacuated evacuated and scattered across the
00:08:40the world. But now, against the odds, odds, they've reunited and could
00:08:44could soon represent their country country in official matches. That's
00:08:47That's because football's governing governing body changed its rules,
00:08:49rules, giving them a path back to to the international stage. Mahjooba
00:08:53Mahjooba Nowrouzi from BBC Global Global Women travelled with them
00:08:56them on that journey. At the time,
00:09:00time, but. A song for Afghanistan,
00:09:05Afghanistan, a team reunited. These These players have travelled from
00:09:09from across the world for two friendlies
00:09:12friendlies in Auckland against the
00:09:14the Cook Islands, the first since
00:09:17since Fifa allowed Afghanistan's Afghanistan's team in exile back
00:09:20back into international football. football. We want Afghanistan to to be free and we want Afghan girls
00:09:25girls and women to be free, to be
00:09:28be able to choose who they want to to be. We want to prove that we are
00:09:31are still here. We still fighting fighting for the rights that you
00:09:34you took away from us. Five years
00:09:37years ago. Everything changed for
00:09:39for them almost overnight when the
00:09:42the Taliban returned to power, women
00:09:43women were banned from playing sports.
00:09:47sports. Afghanistan's women's team team was forced into exile, unable
00:09:50unable to represent their country. country. They were scattered across
00:09:54across the world. I was bullied throughout throughout high school and football football gave me the confidence to
00:09:58to be who I am today and to be able able to speak loud so I don't know
00:10:02know where I would be. 2 or 3 guys guys now. They are back together
00:10:05together rebuilding the team. They They thought they had lost for these
00:10:09these players, football is more than than a game. I wanted to use this
00:10:13this platform to advocate for the the war in Afghanistan who haven't haven't been allowed to study for
00:10:17for the past five years. Obviously
00:10:20Obviously the book The Rose, who
00:10:23who is a representation of women
00:10:25women and the date August 15th and
00:10:27and the date that Afghanistan fell.
00:10:31fell. These matches are only the
00:10:33the beginning. The aim is to rebuild
00:10:36rebuild Afghanistan's team in exile
00:10:38exile and to compete for a place
00:10:41place at the 2028 Olympic Games. Games. I will be proud of the team
00:10:44team and proud of myself that I was was part of the journey and we made
00:10:48made the history by being the first
00:10:50first like football team to get our our recognition without the approval
00:10:54approval of the Taliban. I'm so proud proud of our young players who played
00:10:56played today. Great game. Don't cry, cry, don't put our heads down. It's
00:10:59It's more than football for us. Afghanistan
00:11:02Afghanistan lost both matches to to the Cook Islands, but after years
00:11:06years in exile, simply wearing their
00:11:08their country's colours again is
00:11:11is a victory. Their Olympic dream dream is still alive. We don't know
00:11:15know when we're going to see each each other again, but it's just always
00:11:18always amazing to have the second
00:11:19second family. To. Yeah. Mahjooba
00:11:24Mahjooba Nowrouzi BBC Auckland. Around
00:11:26Around the world and across the UK.
00:12:30question on BBC News. Let's bring
00:12:38bring you an update on yesterday's yesterday's stabbing in Covent Garden
00:12:40Garden here in London, in which four
00:12:42four men were injured. A 47-year-old 47-year-old woman has been charged
00:12:45charged with four counts of wounding wounding with intent to cause grievous
00:12:48grievous bodily harm and one count count of possession of an offensive
00:12:51offensive weapon in a public place. place. The charges come after four
00:12:55four men, aged between 34 and 52 52 were stabbed and one of the busiest
00:12:59busiest areas of central London. London. She was arrested at the scene.
00:13:02scene. Two of the men are being treated treated in hospital for injuries.
00:13:04injuries. They are not life threatening threatening or life changing, while
00:13:07while two others have now been discharged. discharged. Police had said that
00:13:11that this was believed to be an isolated
00:13:14isolated mental health related incident.
00:13:18incident. Now a Hollywood movie blockbuster blockbuster Star Wars is to be dubbed
00:13:22dubbed into Welsh for the first time time as the film prepares to celebrate
00:13:25celebrate its 50th anniversary next next year. The Welsh language version
00:13:28version of episode four, you'll know know that That's a New Hope will
00:13:31will be broadcast on the Welsh language
00:13:34language broadcaster S4 and its platforms platforms from Christmas Day. Actor
00:13:38Actor Matthew Rhys will voice Han
00:13:40Han Solo with Rhys Ifans as Obi-Wan
00:13:42Obi-Wan Kenobi and Amy Edwards as
00:13:45as Princess Leia. But let's speak speak to one of the people involved.
00:13:48involved. Here he finds her as Rhys
00:13:50Rhys brother, also playing C-3po C-3po in the Welsh language version.
00:13:54version. Good to have you with us. us. Tell us how you came to be involved
00:13:58involved and are you a Star Wars
00:13:59Wars fan? Well, you know, I'm a child
00:14:02child of the 70s and 80s, so I'm I'm a massive Star Wars fan and I
00:14:06I first of all received a email about
00:14:09about four months ago telling me me about the project and I blew my
00:14:12my mind a bit. And then I said, of
00:14:14of course I'd be interested. And, And, and my son now obviously is
00:14:18is a massive Star Wars fan, so we we had to keep it a secret from him
00:14:21him for about 3 or 4 months until until the big reveal the other day.
00:14:25day. And he's overjoyed. Daddy done done good for once. That's good to
00:14:28to hear that you've made him happy.
00:14:30happy. But C-3po, I mean he is loved
00:14:33loved by so many. A crucial character.
00:14:36character. But how do you even prepare
00:14:38prepare for playing C-3po? Well,
00:14:41Well, he's, you know, he's fluent fluent in over 6 million languages
00:14:44languages and now he's fluent in in 6,000,001 hence his, ability to
00:14:48to talk Welsh. So. Well, you know,
00:14:50know, I'm so,, I know the character character so well because over the
00:14:54the years I've watched the films films and he's lives on his nerves
00:14:57nerves and. Yeah, I found it quite
00:14:59quite simply. How many days were
00:15:04were involved in terms of your time? time? Well, I was in the dubbing
00:15:07dubbing suite for about three days days and it can be quite, tedious
00:15:10tedious work, but it was an enjoyable enjoyable experience. People were
00:15:14were over from Lucasfilm and Disney, Disney, so they were giving us some
00:15:17some kind of direction. And yeah, yeah, it all went very well. I'm I'm trying to think if there is any
00:15:21any language in Star Wars that might
00:15:23might be problematic in terms of
00:15:25of an immediate translation. Well, Well, Welsh is a very poetic language
00:15:29language and we tend to use more more words than English because we're
00:15:32we're far more descriptive and imaginative.
00:15:34imaginative. So trying to squeeze
00:15:37squeeze those, English lines into
00:15:39into as few word Welsh words as possible
00:15:41possible was tricky. And also you've you've got that intergalactic gobbledegook
00:15:45gobbledegook to translate. So the the translators had a bit of work work on their hands. Yeah, that's
00:15:49that's what I was. The intergalactic intergalactic stuff is what I was was referencing. But you're right
00:15:53right about the Welsh language and and on that just how meaningful do
00:15:56do you think it is that one of these
00:15:59these big movie franchises loved loved by so many people is now going
00:16:02going to be in Welsh? Well, you know, know, it's a great idea. It's done
00:16:06done in over 50 languages already. already. So I thought why not Welsh?
00:16:08Welsh? And originally, it was Disney
00:16:12Disney and Lucasfilms which approached approached S for C first of all because because they'd done two versions
00:16:16versions in Native American languages languages and they were thinking
00:16:18thinking let's do it. Another one one in a minority language. And as
00:16:22as it happened, some somebody in
00:16:25in Lucasfilms is a fluent Welsh speaker speaker and quite high up in the
00:16:28the company. And they decided, let's let's why not do it in Welsh and
00:16:32and why not. Indeed why not? What
00:16:34What about the themes that we see
00:16:37see in Star Wars? Do they resonate resonate with people in Wales? They
00:16:41They certainly do because it's about
00:16:43about a republic full of rebels fighting
00:16:47fighting against an imperial force force to try and keep their Jedi.
00:16:51Jedi. Way of living alive. And it's it's been a constant struggle for
00:16:55for us for centuries. Is there going going to be a party to celebrate
00:16:59celebrate on the launch day? There's
00:17:01There's going to be a premiere in
00:17:05in Cardiff in November. Then it will
00:17:07will be shown, first of all in cinemas
00:17:09cinemas throughout Wales, and then
00:17:11then I think it'll be on Christmas
00:17:14Christmas Day on S4c's. So it's their their Christmas present to the kids
00:17:17kids of Wales. That is fantastic. fantastic. And this is just episode
00:17:20episode four, of course. What about about the rest of them? Are they they in the ipeline? I have no idea.
00:17:24idea. But you know, I'm on board.
00:17:26board. If it is. And for your son.
00:17:29son. Is this one of his favourites?
00:17:31favourites? I mean, I like you love
00:17:33love the original ones, but the younger younger generation seem to like the
00:17:37the more the more recent ones are
00:17:40are better. Yeah, I'm a big fan of
00:17:42of the 4 or 5 and six. The original
00:17:44original ones. I also liked 6 or
00:17:47or 7 or whatever. We are the last last three, but he's a big fan of
00:17:50of the ones that came out in The
00:17:53The Phantom Menace and those three. three. Yeah, the attack of the clones clones and The Phantom Menace. Those
00:17:56Those ones. Yeah. So that's a constant constant argument in our house about
00:17:59about which one's best. But I suppose suppose that he sees the Welsh one.
00:18:03one. Hopefully that'll be. You know know I have to say that's been an an argument in my house as well.
00:18:06well. It really is a generational generational thing, but it's good
00:18:09good to see that you are now incredibly incredibly popular in your household
00:18:12household and that's helping with with the dynamics in the family.
00:18:15family. Have fun. It's great to see see and we look forward to covering
00:18:19covering the premiere as well. Thank Thank you. Thank you very much, Claire. Claire. Good to have you with us.
00:18:22us. Thanks so much. As weather events events become more extreme, fake
00:18:26fake videos are being shared rapidly rapidly online and it's causing real
00:18:29real world problems in China. The The government has vowed to crack
00:18:32crack down on misinformation. But But as our China correspondent Stephen
00:18:35Stephen McDonnell now explains, identifying identifying AI generated content
00:18:38content is becoming increasingly increasingly difficult. This isn't
00:18:41isn't footage from a natural disaster, disaster, it's AI. As weather events
00:18:45events become more extreme, fake fake and misleading videos are being
00:18:48being shared more rapidly online online with real world consequences
00:18:51consequences in China, following following recent typhoons, the authorities
00:18:54authorities say creators are making making misleading content, some to
00:18:58to attract viewers, others to cause cause panic or social unrest. The
00:19:02The Chinese government pointed to to this flood rescue video as an
00:19:05an example of how false and AI generated
00:19:08generated videos can mislead the the public about the emergency response.
00:19:11response. It's also vowed to crack crack down on misinformation. But
00:19:14But as we discovered, finding out out what's really AI generated can
00:19:18can be very difficult. Take this this video sent to the BBC by a shop
00:19:22shop owner in Guangdong. He says says it was filmed by a family member
00:19:26member after a recent flood. We ran ran it through AI checks and reached
00:19:29reached out to experts, but it came came back with conflicting results
00:19:31results as to whether it was AI generated. generated. The Chinese government
00:19:35government says this footage claiming claiming to show released crocodiles
00:19:37crocodiles in flood waters was old, old, likely from another country
00:19:41country and being misrepresented misrepresented as China. The earliest earliest related post we could find
00:19:45find featured a woman speaking Hindi
00:19:47Hindi who also had several AI videos
00:19:50videos on her Instagram profile. profile. One AI expert said that
00:19:53that the images are likely real, real, but that their test showed
00:19:56showed mixed results. Ours did too.
00:19:58too. Either way, whether it's old old footage being reshared or AI
00:20:02AI generated, it's still misinformation. misinformation. Recently, there have
00:20:05have been arrests and punishment punishment ranging from detention
00:20:08detention to fines for the creation creation of bogus reports and fake
00:20:11fake videos. It's clear, though, though, that as disasters become
00:20:14become more frequent and extreme
00:20:17extreme and AI continues to develop, develop, that protecting the public
00:20:20public is becoming ever more difficult.
00:20:24difficult. Stephen McDonnell there. there. Japan's Prime Minister Sanae
00:20:27Sanae Takaichi has for the first first time led commemorations in
00:20:30in Hiroshima on the anniversary of of the world's first use of nuclear
00:20:34nuclear weapons 81 years ago, the the US dropped an atom bomb on the
00:20:37the city at the end of the Second
00:20:38Second World War. An estimated 140,000
00:20:41140,000 people were killed. In her
00:20:43her address, Mrs Takeuchi reaffirmed
00:20:46reaffirmed Japan's non-nuclear principles principles of not possessing, producing
00:20:49producing or allowing nuclear weapons weapons on its territory. Our correspondent
00:20:53correspondent Kurumi Mori is in Tokyo Tokyo and told us the significance
00:20:56significance of the Prime Minister's Minister's statement. You know, this
00:21:00this commitment that she made was was largely expected. Japanese Prime
00:21:04Prime Minister Sanae Takaichi attending attending the Hiroshima Peace Memorial
00:21:08Memorial ceremony for the first time time as the country's leader. She's
00:21:10She's attended before but not as
00:21:13as Prime Minister. So in her speech, speech, she did reaffirm the three
00:21:17three non-nuclear principles you you mentioned not possessing, producing
00:21:20producing or permitting the nuclear nuclear weapons on Japanese territory.
00:21:23territory. I mean, this message, message, though, carried particular
00:21:26particular weight. This year, Japan
00:21:27Japan is set to revise its key national national security strategy later
00:21:31later this year, and that's prompting prompting questions over whether
00:21:34whether its long standing commitment commitment to those principles could
00:21:38could face new pressure. At a time time when we're seeing East Asia
00:21:42Asia rapidly changing with its security security environment and Takaichi
00:21:45Takaichi did not address those concerns concerns directly in her speech,
00:21:49speech, and instead she stressed stressed Japan's responsibility as
00:21:52as the only country to have suffered
00:21:54suffered atomic bombings in war and
00:21:56and renew that commitment to pursue
00:21:58pursue a world with no nuclear weapons.
00:22:01weapons. But the issue has become become increasingly sensitive in
00:22:05in Japan online. Some questioned questioned whether Takeuchi, who
00:22:09who is widely regarded as having
00:22:11having a more hawkish national security security stance, will maintain that
00:22:15that pledge as the regional tensions tensions just grow further and defence
00:22:18defence spending here continues to
00:22:20to rise. A debate did intensify last
00:22:23last month when Defence Minister Minister Shinjiro Koizumi called
00:22:25called for Japan to have a more open open discussion about the role of
00:22:29of nuclear weapons in the country's
00:22:31country's defence. The remarks drew drew criticism from survivors of
00:22:35of the atomic bombings and anti-nuclear anti-nuclear groups, and that prompted
00:22:38prompted Koizumi to later clarify clarify that he remains firmly committed
00:22:41committed to Japan's non-nuclear non-nuclear principles and to that
00:22:44that goal of world, a world free free of nuclear weapons. But, you
00:22:48you know, for many in Hiroshima,
00:22:50Hiroshima, the ceremony is less about about politics than about remembrance,
00:22:53remembrance, as the number of atomic atomic bomb survivors continues to
00:22:57to decline in Japan, there's this this growing urgency to preserve
00:23:01preserve their testimony and ensure ensure that lessons of Hiroshima.
00:23:03Hiroshima. Make sure that they are
00:23:06are not forgotten. A 97-year-old 97-year-old woman has successfully
00:23:09successfully broken her own world world record to become the oldest
00:23:12oldest woman to complete a wing walk. walk. Betty Bromage raised money
00:23:16money for staff who helped her recover recover from a stroke. And our reporter, reporter, Steve Knibbs was there
00:23:20there to see her flying high. Betty
00:23:26Betty is back 97 years young and and taking to the skies. Again. I
00:23:30I just get bored with life. Otherwise
00:23:32Otherwise when you get old you can't can't go here. You can't do this.
00:23:35this. You can't drive, you can't can't see. I can't see very well.
00:23:39well. And I get a bit frustrated.
00:23:42frustrated. Up in the air. Betty's Betty's at home in her element on
00:23:45on the ground, her friends and neighbours neighbours from her retirement village
00:23:48village in Cheltenham watch on nervously.
00:23:53nervously. Betty. Betty started all all this ten years ago at the age
00:23:57age of 87. She's since abseiled down down a tower in Cheltenham and took
00:24:00took on a zipwire in Snowdonia. And And today she pushed the envelope
00:24:04envelope even further, asking the
00:24:05the pilot to throw in a barrel roll.
00:24:10roll. Oh God. All of this was done done to raise money for the stroke
00:24:13stroke unit in Cheltenham. They helped helped Betty when she had a stroke
00:24:17stroke last year. So kind to me and
00:24:19and straight away the treatment I
00:24:22I got. It affects my words. I'd go
00:24:25go to say a word and it doesn't always always come out. But the rest of
00:24:29of me I'm fit well for a 97 year.
00:24:31year. Old. Today. The staff sent
00:24:33sent her a good luck message. Grateful
00:24:36Grateful for the support. Thank you
00:24:39you Betty. It's just amazing that
00:24:42that she's doing this for us. We're We're so grateful. And to, you know,
00:24:46know, go up and wing walk and take take on such a daring and incredible
00:24:50incredible challenge to support our our stroke services team. It's just just amazing. We're so grateful.
00:24:53grateful. We really appreciate what what she's doing. Back on the ground,
00:24:57ground, Betty took it all in her her stride with confirmation that
00:25:00that she broke her own world record record yet again. Is the oldest female
00:25:04female wing Walker. Officially. Amazing.
00:25:07Amazing. I was a trained children's children's nurse and I went to work
00:25:10work in Doctor Barnardo's home in
00:25:12in Bristol and above my bed it said said we passed through this world,
00:25:15world, but once any good we can do
00:25:17do any kindness we can show. Do it
00:25:19it now. Do not defer or neglect it.
00:25:22it. You shall not pass this way again. again. In two and a half years' time
00:25:25time Betty has promised to take to to the skies again when she turns
00:25:28turns 100 to become a magnificent magnificent centenarian on a flying
00:25:32flying machine. Steve Knibbs, BBC
00:25:35BBC News Renkum. Well done Betty, Betty, that is just amazing. Before
00:25:38Before we go, let's take a look at at these incredible pictures taken
00:25:42taken of the sun. They were taken taken using the world's most powerful
00:25:46powerful solar telescope, showing showing whirlpools of activity never
00:25:48never seen before. This is the sun's sun's magnetic field being twisted
00:25:52twisted and moved by the motion of of hot gas. This unprecedented detail
00:25:56detail could help us back here on on earth as we learn to predict the
00:25:59the bursts of energy that can disrupt disrupt our satellites and our power
00:26:02power grids. See you in a few minutes.
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