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This is Outside Source. Let's remind you of the main story is here in the

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BBC newsroom. They three in Rio. Many big medals up for grabs. China

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took gold in the synchronised swimming. The BBC has seen evidence

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of British special forces in Syria. They are said to be assisting rebels

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near the border with Jordan. The Japanese Emperor Akihito has

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indicated he would like to step down. In a rare address to the

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nation he said his age and ill-health could soon prevent him

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from carrying out full duties. Two years on from the Ebola outbreak in

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West Africa, our reporter returns to one of the worst hit areas to see

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how things have changed. We are going to turn our attention

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to Syria and some exclusive photographic evidence obtained by

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the BBC which shows British special forces operating inside Syria. They

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have been working alongside the Syria- Jordan border with moderate

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rebel fighters of the new Syrian army in the battle against so-called

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Islamic State. British special forces are helping

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to defend a Syrian rebel base from the so-called Islamic State.

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They are a small but lethal force, only a dozen men.

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The threat here is grave, they have come laden

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with weaponry, to fight their way out of any trouble.

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These exclusive pictures obtained by the BBC are

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from June, immediately after a Isis attack killed nine moderate Syrian

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The new Syrian army again fought them.

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Their spokesman, who does not want to be identified, will not

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comment on pictures of British special forces.

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TRANSLATION: We are receiving special forces

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training from British and American partners

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and getting weapons and

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equipment from the Pentagon, as well as air support.

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Here it is in action, an American fighter

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On more than one occasion, British forces have crossed the

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border here in Jordan but further east of here

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into Syria to help the

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new Syrian army, few groups have received such close and personal

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support, from Britain and from America.

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That closeness has led to

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ridicule from the Islamic State, and there has been setbacks on the

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battlefield, but still, this small band of fighters continues to

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endure, and continues to receive intensive support from the West.

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Islamic State produced a video of the equipment and prisoners they

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claimed to have seized from rebels. Still, the British backed group is

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undeterred. After reviewing these pictures, the

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Ministry of Defence said it would not comment on special forces

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operations. These soldiers, unlike conventional troops, do not require

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Parliamentary approval to be deployed. The numbers might be

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small, but on the front lines, they are making a difference. Well, we

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talked earlier about the British success today. I am looking here at

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the medal table. Brazil sneaking into the first top ten for the first

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time. They just won a gold in the judo final. It brings Brazil into

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the top ten on the medal table. Just talking about Brazil, they will be

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pleased to finally get on the table. Which other countries should we be

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looking at? Brazil just winning their first gold of the games. It

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came three Rafaela Silva. It sparked wild celebrations from the crowd,

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not to be missed. Check them out, if you can. China, you have to keep

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your eyes on them when it comes to diving. They won their second diving

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gold of the games. It came from their world champions. China won

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seven of the eight medals available in diving at London 2012 for the

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men. The other medal was won by an American. He was part of the team

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who got a silver medal today. We spoke earlier about Tom Daley and

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Dan Goodfellow. They claimed a bronze medal in the end.

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Congratulations to them. Italy, well they had three goals in the first

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three days of action. It can in fencing, shooting and judo. The

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reason is the schedules. It has helped the Italians early in the

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programme. They won 28 medals in London. Five of those killed in

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fencing and shooting, out of their gold medals. They finished eighth in

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the medal table. There are many events have come up early in the

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schedule in Rio. That is why they are so high in the medal a great

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story from Kosovo. They are in their first ever Olympics after being

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recognised by the IOC in 2014. They have won their first gold in judo.

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She had to take part in the last Olympics for Albania. A good story

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for her and for Kosovo. That is very much. Well done to Italy. Always

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like a bit of the fencing and the Rugby because we have been watching

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the women's rugby. Australia and New Zealand will meet later said he

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first Olympic champions. Convincing semifinal victories over Britain and

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Canada. There is growing interest locally in the beaches and favelas

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of Rio. Laying down a challenge in a country

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where football is king. There is a tougher, noisier game in town. A

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first appearance for rugby sevens in the other books and the best teams

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in the world are here. That of course by the men and women of New

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Zealand. The all Blacks. Rugby has come to Rio. You couldn't get a

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better backdrop to pull in future players. This is about much more

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than selling tickets for Olympic matches. It is about trying to grow

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the sport. There is a genuine interest because it is fast,

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dynamic. It is a contact sport. It is a sport to double the Brazilian

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athletes. It also means taking rugby be on the comforts of the beach at

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places it has never been before, to the favelas of Rio. Space is a

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premium but under the guidance of UK cultures, boys and girls from this

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favela are keen, quick and there is no shortage of ball skills.

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Introducing rugby to the Olympic Games has been a real gamble. Not

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many people play the game here. It is a gamble that has paid off, given

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the response in these communities. There are challenges. The previous

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week of training was cancelled because of a shoot out between

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nearby drug gangs and police. These kids are not put off easily. I was

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never into football but as soon as this rugby then came along it

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changed my life. She'll also lives in the favela. I love the

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adrenaline, he says. If you don't get away from your opponent, he will

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chase you down and catchy. Ticket sales for the rugby sevens have been

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slow. Like many other big events which are well established in Brazil

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it is not going be easy. But rugby is here to stay, say those are

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developing the sport and the youngsters who have taken to it. It

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brings values and the physical dimension well suited to this

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flamboyant but sometimes challenging country. They are pretty good with

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the round ball in Brazil. Controversy never far away from

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Olympic sport. A month from now, the Paralympic games will open in Rio.

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Russian athletes will not be there because they have been banned

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because of the doping scandal. The head of the International Paralympic

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committee has been speaking and this is what he said. I believe the

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Russian government has catastrophically failed Victor Parra

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athletes. There are medals over morals mentality disgusts me. The

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band centres on a report by the world anti-doping agency. I wanted

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to show you why they were suspicious. That was the medal table

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after the Bentaleb X. They have twice as many medals as Germany,

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their nearest rivals. Compare that to the picture four years earlier in

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Vancouver. They trailed Germany with half as many medals as well. In

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Russia, Moscow correspondent spoke with the head of the Russian

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Paralympic committee. It is all politics? Not all politics.

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Sometimes there is a greediness but we performed to rapidly and to

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successfully. Do you accept that some doping violations took place?

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Yes, of course. As well as many other countries. Yes, of course. It

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should be investigated thoroughly. And objectively. The accusation of

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the state-sponsored doping programme in Russia? I don't know. I don't

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know. They were not

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investigated until now. They should be and I am ready

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to participate but Interesting response. We will turn

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to Sierra Leone. The World Health Organisation declared at the Ebola

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output a global health emergency. The UN agency says Sierra Leone's

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health system is recovering. There are still some major shortcomings.

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Our global Health Correspondent reports now from Freetown. It was

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once the jewel in the crown of the $500 million British response to the

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Ebola output. When I was here during the peak of the epidemic the UK

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built centre was a person- 200s of people.

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Its first survivors were 18-year-old Daniel and his

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Their brother, Ambrose, did not pull through, though.

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In total, they lost 27 members of their family.

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Daniel had high hopes for the site's future after the British

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Government's handed it back to the Ministry of Health.

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It is a suitable place where they can establish a

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standard hospital that will be available for the people that are

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So that they can have access to good medical

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things and it is a total mess to see it like this.

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The Ministry of Health says it is planning to build a

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maternity unit here, but we saw no work under way yet

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After almost two years on virtual lockdown, Sierra Leone is

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back to its vibrant and bustling self.

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I have returned to Freetown's main hospital, Connaught Hospital.

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When I was here at the height of outbreak, there were

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tents on either side of here dealing with the overflow of Ebola patients

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and medics had to look after people dressed in full biohazard gear.

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This hospital has received more than ?1 million

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from the British Government, so I have come back to see how some

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The Accident and Emergency department is

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Before the outbreak, these sort of modern ambulances were

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This is where Ebola patients used to be

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cared for, but the revamped wards, complete with new oxygen supplies

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and heart monitors, are now providing emergency care.

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Before now, I believe we would have lost people like this.

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Because the systems were not readily available.

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Obviously the Ebola was a really difficult time here.

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But I think you know if there's been one big change

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and one consequence of that it has been a real focus on the health

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Back to Daniel and he is studying hard to get into medical

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school, inspired by the British medics who saved his life.

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Going through this horrible situation has

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That devoting yourself to others is one

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With so few doctors in Sierra Leone, Daniel's ambition is crucial for his

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country. Sierra Leone still with big challenges ahead. Stay with us.

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Coming up, the Japanese royal family has an unbroken male lineage that

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goes back more than 2600 years. At 82, the current emperor, Akihito has

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indicated he wants to abdicate, beginning a new conversation on the

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future of the Japanese monarchy. Thousands of real commuters have

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suffered disruption as a five-day strike by Southern Railway workers

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got underway. The company running the services is embroiled in a row

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with the RMT union over plans to remove conductors from trains.

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Monday morning, commuter misery. Nothing new, especially on Southern.

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I've been doing this for about 20 years and this is the worst

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They are cancelled and delayed every single day, it is ridiculous.

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I think the people who are getting the brunt of it are the stuff

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on the trains, people are really angry at them and clearly

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it's not their fault, it's a management and its higher up.

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Delays, cancellations and overcrowding have become routine.

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for passengers who pay as much as ?4,000 a year.

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Even a first-class ticket does not guarantee a seat.

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Each evening we don't get home, we are delayed for an hour,

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This is what the dispute is all about, who should

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Southern wants the drivers to do it so the guards can

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But the guards' union is worried that will mean

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There are also concerns about safety, even though many

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trains operate already with just a driver.

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We want to make a change to improve services to customers,

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to get staff on board to be able to better look after our customers

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and give them a better service and the RMT are finding that very

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On the picket line this afternoon the union heard

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The company reckons 60% of normal services have run. Outside Victoria

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Station, passengers's frustration was forced on the picket line. The

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RMT has been doing everything it possibly can to minimise the

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inconvenience and customers. We have to endure lies being told by the

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company and... Five days, that is not minimal. This train company is

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providing a horrendous service. Commuters march into uncertainty

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once more. I usually leave at half five, I got here at Fort instead. I

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am having to get my parents to pick me up. There are no trains running

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from my station so I have to get a bus. It is not good. There is the

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possibility of more strikes to come. This is not a happy Railway.

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This is Outside Source, live from the BBC newsroom. Rival Islamist

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group sex and responsibility for a suicide bombing at a hospital in

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Queta which killed over 70 people. What the seat next on the BBC News

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depends on where you are watching. If you are outside the UK it is

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world News America. Laura will be looking at the economic policies

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announced by Donald Trump earlier today. Here in the UK, the news at

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ten is next. They will have more on the Southern train strike affecting

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thousands of commuters. Theresa May has condemned the strike saying it

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is only going to cause more destruction and misery. The Turkish

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president has said he would approve the reintroduction of the death

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penalty if it was backed by Parliament. President Erdogan was

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speaking at a rally on Sunday but despite issue of loyalty there are

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concerns about the severity of the crackdown that followed the

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attempted coup. They gave their son the burial of a

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hero. There was nothing glorious about how he died. To most Turks, he

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was a traitor. He was killed taking part in the field too.

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He was a conscript, and worked in the army.

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But his family say he had no idea what he was involved in.

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TRANSLATION: My son didn't know anything about the coup.

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They woke him up in the night, and told him there was an operation.

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His commanders led my son to death on purpose.

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This was the moment the soldiers on the Bosphorous Bridge

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In the background, the voice says, stop beating him,

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TRANSLATION: My child was battered and murdered.

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He was bleeding like a slaughtered cow.

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But it was the civilians who died that were remembered at

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Hundreds of thousands of people, with one message.

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The crowds here are chanting "Martyrs will never die,

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And inside there was a clear display of national unity,

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crowds never seen before, all waving one flag,

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If President Erdogan had been shaken by last month's failed coup,

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He called for national unity, and said the people behind

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But that is not how Kurtulus Kaya is remembered by his family.

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TRANSLATION: We have died a thousand deaths.

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This pain is killing me, and I'm burning on the inside.

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And I hope whoever did this will burn like me.

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In some ways the coup has brought parts of Turkey together.

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But it has also destroyed many lives.

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The Japanese emperor, Akihito, has indicated he would like to step down

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from power, telling the Japanese people in a rare television address

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that his advancing years make it difficult to fulfil his duties. He

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didn't say he wanted to abdicate, under the Constitution, he is vented

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from making political statements. Never before has a Japanese emperor

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gone on television like this to make a direct plea to his people. In

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coping with the ageing of the emperor, I think it is not possible

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to continue reducing perpetually acts in matters of state. The

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language is fake but the message is clear. The 82-year-old emperor wants

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to step down. The trouble is, there is no way for him to do so.

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Akihito's father was the last to be treated as a god here in Japan.

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After World War II, he was forced to declare himself a human being. The

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right-wing in Japan has never accepted that being Emperor is

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merely a job. So, when Akihito ascended the chrysanthemum Throne,

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there was no provision for him to ever retire. Unlike other monarchs,

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the Emperor is not allowed to say he wants to abdicate or to demand a

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change in the law. Instead, he has appealed directly to the Japanese

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people, telling them I am getting older and weaker and I cannot go on

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for ever. Outside the palace there was widespread sympathy for the

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Emperor. If the Emperor needs to abdicate, we feel His Majesty should

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be respected. I am sure we all concerned. We all feel he is loved

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by the Japanese people. Some say the 82-year-old monarch might have a

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larger objective in wanting the law to be changed. He is well aware of

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that once they get to reviving -- revising the lot that there will be

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people calling for the ability for women to succeed the Emperor. The

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Emperor's son has just one child, a princess. Does her grandfather hope

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one day she will ascend the chrysanthemum Throne? We will be

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back with Outside Source at the same time tomorrow. From me and from the

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rest of the game, thanks very much for watching.

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