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No long term contracts, no pressure, no surprises, just wireless that works around you Text Now, we've got your b. Download Txt Now in your app store today. Wireless plans require the purchase of aIM card. visit teextnow d. com for terms and conditions I'm Jane Steeel, and on Friday the third of July, these are the main news stories from Radio four Three men are cleared of murdering the journalist Lea McKee in Londory seven years ago The new IRA has said it carried out the fatal shooting Her family say she has not received justice The culture of silence needs to stop in Northern Ireland The UN warns another human rights catastrophe is unfolding in Sudan and urges the world to act to save the city under siege We have seen kidnappings, abductions Mass rate peopleople disappeared That's what I fear will happen now in Alabid. Days of public mourning have begun in Iran for the suupreme leader killed in the opening days of the war launched by U.S and Israeli forces Senior police officers have criticized what they've called the government's late decision to extend pub opening hours for England's next World Cup match and Security, Mystery, and Taylor Swift fans surround Madison Square Garden in New York. What's billed as the wedding of the century She's definitely in there getting ready. Yes. She's sitting on that white veil. She's in there. All the flowers Three men have been found not guilty of murdering the journalist and author Leira McKee in Londonerry in twenty nineteen. She was shot while observing unrest in the city. Police had been unable to identify who the killer was, but during the almost two year long non jury trial, prosecutors argued that the three men had accompanied and assisted or encouraged the lone gunman up until the moment the fatal shot was fired After the three men were cleared of murder, Lira Mcee's sister called for an end to a culture of silence in Northern Ireland Belfast Crown Court, our island correspondent Sarah Govin sent this report The murder of the journalist and author Lya McKee shocked Northern Ireland. Echoes of a violent and troubled past crashed into the present. Leara McKee was shot and killed while observing disturbances as she stood close to police vehicles in the Craigan area of Derry. The gunman who fired the fatal shot was caught on camera It can be heard here The courourt heard he'd been aiming at police but hit Leara McKee. The new IRA, a distant Republican paramilitary group, said it carried out the killing, but police could not track the gunman down The non jury trial involving nine defendants lasted almost two years, one of the longest in recent times. Three of the men, Paul McIntyre, Peter Kavanugh and Jordan Devine, were charged with murder. They weren't accused of firing the shot that killed Leera but with encouraging or assisting the lone gunman. The defence said the prosecution case had been based on pure speculation. They were all found not guilty Outside court, the journalist's sister Nicola Corner said the family would leave no stone unturned to get justice. People are afraid to speak out They are afraid to tell the truth They are afraid to share information that they have over one hundred and fifty this event On the eighteenth of april twenty nineteen The culture of silence needs to stop in Northern Ireland It is unfair to victims. Six other men, all from Derry were charged with rioting and throwing petrol bombs. O the fifty two charges against the nine defendants. there were four convictions. The prosecution case had claimed the violence was orchestrated as a filming opportunity for an MTV documentary crew Seven years on, Leara McKay's killing still casts a shadow over Derry. The judge said the murder was an act of senseless violence, adding that the outcome of the trial would give little, if any comfort or relief to her family A young woman who never came home, a gunman who's never been brought to court but a hope for justice. that endures. The United Nations has warned that another human rights catastrophe is unfolding in Sudan, where a civil war has been raging for more than three years. At an emergency meeting in Geneva, the UN human Rights chief said the paramilitary raapid support forces had been involved in widespread summary executions, torture and sexual violence in North Kordafan state talkks said there were fears of an imminent attack on the city of El Abade and urged the world to act to prevent a potential massacre. Our correspondent Image In Folks reports from Geneva. It's not the first time the UN has warned of impending slaughter In Rwanda more than thirty years ago, some officials tried to raise the alarm, but genocide was not prevented In the Bosnian town of Srebrenniza, there were warnings too But when Serbian forces invaded, eight thousand Bosnian men and boys were shot Last September, the UN's human rights chief Volker Turk, warned of atrocities in the Sudanese city of El Fasher The world failed to act. A month later, the city fell. Today, Folkerturk said he feared history would repeat itself. In three days, six thousand people got killed at least We have seen kidnappings, abductions Mass rate. peopleeople disappeared. And that's what I fear will happen now in Alabid. The UN Human Rights Council has no peacekeepers. It cannot sanction The UN Security Council can. and it's supposed to listen to its human rights chief. The Security Council has chieh. The Security Council can do something about it And when it comes to the prevention of atrocity crimes, I hope that the Security Council lives up to its responsibilities of prevention. But the Security Council has been paralyzed for years by disagreements between its five veto wielding permanent members, the US, China, Russia, France, and the UK. someome member States want to end the use of the veto in decisions on preventing atrocities They argue no single country presented with evidence of such violence should be allowed to stop the world intervening Sudan's army and the rapid support forces remain locked in a brutal power struggle which the UN says has created the world's worst humanitarian crises one hundred thousand people have been killed An estimated twelve million others have fled their homes and the war has pushed some areas into famine From Nairobi, here's our gllobal affairs reporter Richard Kagoi several diplomatic efforts to end Sudan's war have failed Both the Amy and the Paramilitary robet support forces have announced ceasefires, but none has lasted Instead, the fighting has effectively split the country in two The army controls much of the north and east, including Hartum and the Red Sea Coast. The RSF now holds almost all of Dafur to the west after seizing El Fasa, the last major Ami hell city in the region. UN investigators and rights group accuse RSF fighters of committing crimes against humanity and ethnic cleansing during that campaign last October Since then, fighting has shifted to North Kodofan State, where the RSF is masing around Eobeid, a strategic city linking Ami held areas in Central and eastern Sudan. Aid agencies say continued fighting has cut off humanitarian access, leaving displaced families without food or medical help The WHO wars the crisis risks disease outbreaks and malnutrition, especially among women and children. Residents say water prices have doubled and food costs have risen Analysts believe the RSF is targeting Eloid to tighten its grip on Western Sudan and push closer to Hartouum Iran has begun a week of public mourning and funeral ceremonies for the country's former Supreme leadeer Ayatllah Ali Hhamanayi, who was killed in February. His coffin is on display in Tehran along with those of four family members killed with him at the start of the war launched by the US and Israel Our diplomatic correspondent Caroline Hawley sent this report orn of Rudie me lay in rock mind in rock. In a sombber ceremony, prayers were said for the late Supreme leader as mourners filed into a vast hall where five coffins lay draped in the flag of the Islamic Republic Several officials, including the President Masoud Pazhkiian, were seen in tears Ali Kamanei, who'd ruled for more than three decades, was killed on the first day of the US Israeli warar, along with four relatives, including the wife of his son Muuchtaba who succeeded him as supreme leader. Wushaakamanei, reported to have been injured in the same airstrike, has not yet been seen in public It's not clear if he will emerge during the next few days, as the Iranian regime seeks to demonstrate strength, resilience and legitimacy after a war meant to have toppled it. We stood firm, this man says, We're showing our power to America and other countries in our own way The regime plans to bring millions of its supporters out onto the streets in a public show of devotion and it's laying on buses, food and accommodation for them. but millions more will stay at home rememembering the many victims of Ali Khmenei's rule Particularly the thousands killed during an uprising in January Lina Khatib of the Think Tank Chatham House says the carefully choreographed events carry a message for the Iranian population. With the domestic audience, Iran is also saying all attempts to get rid of this regime have failed and will fail. The funeral is meant to be another method of intimidation targeting those who are opposed to the regime inside Iran Among the senior officials to pay their respects today was the commander of Iran's powerful revolutionary guards, Ahmad Vahidi who hasn't appeared in public since February His forces have emerged politically strengthened by Ali Kammen Ai's death He told state media that Iran's adversaries would never see its surrender Two Romanian nationals have been sentenced to twelve years and eight years in prison for stabbing a journalist in Wimbledon in Southwest London on behalf of the Iranian regime They attacked Purya Zirati, who works for Iran International, a Persian language channel critical of Iran's government Our UK correspondent Daniel Samford reports from the Old Bay It was in march twenty twenty four, just around the corner from the famous All England Lawn tenennis Club that a group of Romanian men attacked Pura Zarati, leaving him in hospital, needing stitches for three stab wounds in his leg George Tanner and Nandita Bader were today sentenced to twelve years and eight years respectively for carrying out the attack. Mr. Justice Tima Grubb ruled that the men had carried it out on behalf of Iran that at the very least, Stanner knew or ought to have known that That was why he received a higher sentence than Badeea Kurya Zarati is a news reader for Iran International, a TV channel based in the UK, but broadcasting into Iran He's often highly critical of the regime. Posters had been put up in Tehran with his picture sayingwed, dead or alive In a witness statement read to the court, he said the attack had left him scared and anxious and looking over his shoulder when he goes out Chief S superintendent Chris Wright of counter tterrorism Policing said the attack was another example of hostile states like Iran using criminal proxies to do their dirty work in the UK. It's hugely important that we demonstrate that the criminal justice system working together will not stand for it and we will hold people to account for those activities. and we will clearly demonstrate and articulate This is at the behest of an overseas regime The trial heard that the attack had been planned for more than a year, with extensive surveillance conducted on Mr Zarati's home A third man accused of being involved in the attack, is still in Romania A man has been found guilty of murdering a Scottish woman on Crete in two thousand nine. Jean Hanlan's body was found in water off Her aclien four days after she disappeared Our Scotland correspondent Katie Hunter reports from the Greek Island. The Greek authorities originally said Jeanne Hanlin's death was an accident. But her family didn't accept that. They've spent seventeen years fighting to keep this case in the public eye In twenty twenty three, they hired a private investigator who handed a report to the authorities Now a Greek man has been convicted of her murder following a four day trial in a court in Crete The court recognized his diminished responsibility because of mental illness He will appeal and can't yet be named at this stage in the Greek legal process The court heard the pair had been in a brief relationship When she ended it, he became obsessed and killed her. Sheen's three sons were in court for the trial Michael Porter spoke to journalists outside For the first time in a very, very long time in a room full of strangers. Mom's voice was heard And that is rememarkable For us, as individuals as a family, but for mum She can now finally be free And that's all we've ever wanted and obviously to get justice for her. The convicted man has been sentenced to ten years in prison although he won't be sent to jail until after his appeal You'll have to report to a psychiatric unit every month until then The National Crime Agency and the Internet Watch Foundation are suggesting that parents don't publicly post photographs and videos of their children online as part of efforts to tackle the rise of artificially generated sexual abuse material. bodies say they want to raise awareness of the issue rather than tell parents or guardians how to behave online. Here's our cyber correspondent Joe Tidy The Internet Watch Foundation specializes in finding and removing child sexual abuse material Last year, it recorded a fourteen percent rise in AI generated images and videos that are becoming so realistic, they're hard to distinguish from real abuse images In some cases, real children's faces have been taken from school websites or social media pages to create the material Now the Foundation and the NCA are urging parents and carers to think twice before posting images of children online. They're suggesting content is shared in closed group chats, and parents are also being asked to check their privacy settings to see who can access the imagery Schools too are being asked to reassess how easily individual children can be identified from images posted on their websites and social accounts. You're listening to the six o'clock newews on BBC Radio four, the main news so far Three men have been cleared of murdering the journalist Leira McKee, who was shot dead while observing rioting in Londoerry in twenty nineteen Her sister said she'd been failed by the system and called for an end to a culture of silence The UN says a catastrophe is unfolding in Sudan's North Qordafan state, accusing paramilitary forces there of executions, torture, and sexual violence. Still to come It is a high risk mission because it's the first time that NASA has attempted to do this kind of mission. And a lot of things have to go right first time NASA sends a robot into space to try to save a falling satellite This is the story of the One The one who keeps multiple buildings running smoothly, day after day pllumbing that flows, H vac that hums, cleaning supplies that keep surfaces sparkling. That's why she counts on Granger. 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Granger for the ones who get it done America shaped the world I'm Am Makhaalid, host of the Global Story Podcast from the BBC As the United States marks its two hundred and fifty year anniversary, we've been exploring the surprising and often hidden ways the U S. has shaped the modern world And today on the show, we answer your questions about this moment and what to expect in the years to come From the BBC, it's the United States at two hundred fifty listen into the global story on bc. com or wherever you get your podcasts The highly anticipated wedding of the billionaire pop singer Taylor Swift and the American football player Travis Kelsey is expected to take place today in New York spepeculation about the ceremony has been building ever since the couple got engaged last August. Fans have been gathering outside the rumoud venue, Madison Square Garden for a chance to see Kelsey and Swift, whose worldwide eras tour is the highest grossing concert tour in history And North America correspondent Nedit Talfk reports It's been called the wedding of the century. Global superstar Taylor Swift and three time Super Bowl champion Travis Kelsey are attracting the kind of attention usually reserved for royal weddings. The couple are expected to welcome one thousand guests tonight at Madison Square Garden for an event that's estimated to have cost twenty million dollars, although the couple have not publicly confirmed anything Midtown Manhattan has been transformed into a high security zone, with heavy police presence, street closures all around the arena, and barricaded areas for the influx of fans and paparazzi Fans passing by to catch a glimpse were excited but divided about the venue. I thought it was going to be something with like gardens where' flowers, more like, I don't know, tropical. I think they're probably really happy together if they got married so fast. and I hope it's a beautiful wedding but I think that they should do it somewhere that's less inconveniencing to the general populace of New York City. We're just scoping out everything that's going on. We're trying to see if we can catch any glimpse of anything of this royal wedding. It's definitely really inspirational to see where she's come to and it makes me really want to like be there and see everything going on. After a smaller, intimate pre party of around one hundred guests last night, tonight's main celebration is far bigger Though the list hasn't been officially announced, celebrities spotted in New York include Dua Lipa, Ed Sheeron, Phoebe Waller Bridge, and Graham Norton who snagged an invite on his show. A uniting of the worlds of entertainment, sport and fashion to celebrate what has moved beyond a love story to become a cultural phenomenon Interpol says it's searching for a Ukrainian woman suspected of planting a bomb which injured three people in Monaco on Monday prosecutors say the suspect was disguised as a man and detonated the device by remote control Among those said to have been seriously injured was Ukrainian oligarch with links to Russia The front runner to be the next Labour leader, Andy Burnham has ruled out holding a general election if he replaces Sakkir Stalmer as Prime Minister Mr. Burnham has been answering questions from the public on the online platform Reddit pololitical correspondent Nick Eurdley has been following along Andy Burnham did his first interview since becoming Makerfield MP last night. Today he is taken to the discussion forum Reddit for an Ask Me anythingthing session In it, he has said he will not hold an early general election, saying he is instead going to work on Labour's twenty twenty four manifesto for which the party has a mandate He also said he would try to negotiate returns agreements with countries such as Afghanistan for refugees who have had their asylum claims rejected That is likely to be controversial given that Afghanistan is now run by the Taliban. Mister Burnham also faced a challenge from the Conservative leader Kemmy Badenoock, who urged him to come out of hiding and hold a press conference instead of hosting what she called softball questions on Reddit Mr. Burnham replied, fair challenge, but don't forget it's only two weeks since I face questions from members of the public in Makerfield A hose pipe ban has come into force for more than eight hundred thousand Southeast water customers in Kent separate host ppe baned by Southern waterater will begin next week for around one million households in Hampshire and the Isle of Wite Senior police officers have criticized the timing of the government's decision to let pubs stay open until five AM for England's World Cup knockout match against Mexico on Monday The National Police Chief's Council have asked fans to be considerate and drink within insensible limits while watching the game which kicks off at one AM C correspondent Sean Dillver Yesterday evening, Sakia Starmer announced the plans to extend licensing hours for England's playoff with Mexico And today MPs back legislation to make this possible with the government hailing it as one of the fastest ever changes to the law Many fans are toasting the move. I and like some of my friends don't have work on Monday so there is a strong possibility that I will embrace that opportunity I can pick my shifts and I might take Monday off. so No, I'm working But I would if I wasn't probably yeah. Mars say more than four hundred of their pubs will stay open. Green Kings say they'll extend hours at more than six hundred branches. But some including Tina Lehman, who owns the at twenty five bar in Ipswich say they'd have liked more notice. It would have been nice if he'd done it sooner. It's a good thing for hospitality, but if he'd done it sooner, we could have planned a little bit better than than we all bet Anything's better than nothing The National Police Chiefs Council are even less enthusiastic about the timing of the announcement, given that they say England's possible progress through the tournament has been known for some time Now the NPCC says officers will have to work longer hours and be taken from other duties Downing Street said the government moved quickly after England's progress on Wednesday night, and ministers were grateful for the flexibility and professionalism shown by the police throughout England are taking precautions before their arrival in Mexico to ensure boisterous locals don't disrupt their players' rest and sleep squad will spend two nights in Mexico City before the game Mexico's last thirty two opponents, Ecuador lodged a complaint to FIFA after their squad was deliberately kept awake by noisy Mexico supporters, who used loudspeakers, horns and motorcycles outside the team hotel late at night M from our sports reporter Patrick Geary. That was how Ecuador's footballers were welcome to Mexico City, a racket made by local fans in the middle of the night outside their hotel before their round of thirty two match against Mexico. The worry for England is that they might experience the encore. Ecuador complained to FIFA about the noise the night before the match, which they lost too neill at the Aztecca stadium. England are trying to keep the location of their hotel secret, but there are concerns it might leak on social media. Because of the possible disruption, they're offering players natural sleep remedies and white noise machines to help them drift off Until now, England have been arriving at host cities the night before the match, but FIFA rules for this stage of the competition require them to hold a part open training session in the area where the game is played. That means they're arriving in Mexico City on Friday, earplugs and all At Wimbledon, the seven time champion Novak Djovich has progressed safely into the fourth round during a hard fought win over the number twenty five seed, Arthur Ringerenesh Women's world number one, Arena Sabienka is currently on center court. James Greg can bring us the latest from the All England Club at the moment two grand Slam champions in the women's draw, but in terms of winners already today, thirty nine year old Novakjokv scare against the Frenchman A to Linda Kanesh coming through in four sets that was to equal Roger Federer's one hundred and five match wins here at Wimbledon in the process while the defending champion and world number one Yannick breezed past the American Jensen Brooks in straight sets to get to the fourth round. The eight seed, Daniel Medvvedeb was knocked out earlier on, the German player Jan Leenard Struff, perhaps causing the biggest upset of the day set. win. But as mentioned last year's French Op Champion Cco golf is a set upp against Claire Lu, her compatriot, a fellow American. that's on court one and the women's world number one arena Sabalenka Also a set to the good, she leads Latvia's Eelena Ostopenko by a set and a break on a packed centre court with a crowd that includes former Prime Minister Rishi Sunak and Olympic sprint great Ysaine Bolt. My name's Greg, live from Wimbledon The four time tour de France winner Britain's Chris Froom has announced his retirement from professional cycling. The forty one year old hasn't raced since last August when he was injured in a collision. Our senior sports reporter Adam Wildd looks back at Froom's career Chris Froom's retirement brings to an end one of professional cycling's most illustrious careers He won seven Grand tours, including the Giro dalia and the Vuelterispania twice as well as two Olympic bronze medals But it was in the sport's most prestigious event the Tour de France that Frum truly excelled champion four times in five years with Team Sky He was the subject of a World Anti doping aggency case in twenty seventeen, the year of his final Tour de France win. but the case was later dropped Following a serious crash in twenty nineteen, Froom struggled to regain his very best form And after another major accident last August, he has now confessed to a Belgian broadcaster he knew his remarkable career, one of the most successful in the sports history, was over A fisherman who survived for more than four hours at sea by clinging to a cool box has been rescued off the coast of North West Wales. Rescue crews began the search after the man's boat didn't return to Porth Maddock yesterday. Wales correspondent Thomas Morganan has the story At around three o'clock yesterday afternoon, the two RNLI lifeboats of Krket on the Seen Peninsula were launched after reports that an inflatable boat had failed to return to Porth Madoock operation quickly became a rescue when an overturn vessel was spotted concerns growing for the missing sailor. As well as RNLI volunteers, the Coast Guard also join the search The Fisherman was eventually located near Harlech Beach, a few miles south For several hours to keep himself afloat, he was clinging to a coolbox It' meant to be used for storing fish rather than saving lives It's believed the Ebbing Tide carried the man from the estuary into the Irish Sea. currently in hospital receiving treatment the effects of being in cold water for so long The RNLI have once again reminded the public to always take a life jacket and a means of communication when traveling out on water A spacecraft has reached orbit as part of an unprecedented mission to rescue a falling space telescope craft called Link will intercept the observatory, grab it with three robotic arms, and lift it back to a safe orbit.ur science correspondent Palab Gos reports The Swift Telescope has been in space for more than twenty years But now it's slowly falling to earth It's been capturing some of the most powerful explosions from the dawn of the universe Swift provides such valuable insights, NASA has decided to save it in a mission that could have featured in an episode of the nineteen sixties science fiction TV program, Thunderbirds It launched a fridge sizeed robot called Link on an intercept course towards a falling telescope The mission won't be easy, according to Dr. Simeon Barber, a space scientist at the Oen University. It is a high risk mission because it's the first time that NASA has attempted to do this kind of mission And a lot of things have to go right first time in order to be successful However, if everything does go according to plan then this twenty year old mission will'll get another ten years of life extension will enable lots of new discoveries and lots of new science. Swift had been in orbit three hundred and seventy miles above the Eth, where there's normally no atmosphere. Increased solar activity pushed out our atmosphere, which slowed Sift down and gradually pulled it down to two hundred and twenty miles and falling When Link arrives, it will take detailed pictures of the space telescope, which engineers will use to decide where to grab hold of it