16/01/2016 BBC Weekend News


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Talks are taking place in Vienna between the US and Iran -

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ahead of a widely anticipated announcement that international

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sanctions against Iran will be lifted.

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The international nuclear watchdog, the IAEA, is expected to rule that

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Iran has scaled back its atomic programme -

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confirmation of which will trigger the lifting of sanctions.

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This afternoon, Iran said it had released four prisoners with dual

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US-Iranian nationality, as part of a prisoner exchange

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Our Diplomatic Correspondent Bridget Kendall is in Vienna for us tonight.

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Yes, all day here at the UN headquarters in Vienna there has

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been an atmosphere of anticipation and excitement, waiting for that

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announcement that Iran has done enough on its nuclear programme to

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have sanctions lifted. The reigning Foreign Minister is here, the

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European representative on foreign affairs, John Kerry, US Secretary of

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State is in the mix. We're still waiting for that announcement but in

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the meantime there's been another dramatic announcement. The one you

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mentioned, of the prisoner swap, which, surely, wasn't unrelated.

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Released today from captivity for allegedly plotting against the

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Iranians state, Washington Post reporter Jason. Along with three

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other Iranians American captives. And a fourth man. All freed in a

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dramatic prisoner swap with the United States. On the very day the

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Iranians Foreign Minister came to Vienna for the other expected

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momentous news, that Iran has cut back its nuclear programme enough to

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get years of crippling international sanctions lifted. Today is the day

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we prove to the world that threats, sanctions, intimidation, pressure,

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don't work. Respect works. Through respect, through dialogue, through

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negotiations, we can, in fact, which mutually acceptable solutions. In

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terror and they followed the latest news closely. Dissensions have

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banned not just trade, but even moving money around. Now, in one big

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sweep, the world is lifting most of the restrictions. TRANSLATION: Of

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course people's economic situation will become much better. Now there's

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a lot of pressure on people, too much, everyone has two jobs. If

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sanctions are lifted we can have low prices. Inflation will go down and

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this will help the quality-of-life for people in Iran. Some sanctions

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will remain, but overall this is a significant milestone. A promise of

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the end of years of isolation for Iran, its oil can now start to flow

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out again and investors can dive in. Once they've got the confidence that

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the sanctions' winter is well and truly over.

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We're still waiting for the announcement to happen here. We know

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exactly what it'll be, there will be a report from the UN atomic agency

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confirming Iran has done enough on its nuclear programme, it'll

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trigger, it'll be a green light, for sanctions to be lifted. We know

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there will be a statement from the Iranians Foreign Minister alongside

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the European foreign policy chief. It could be an anti-climax, we know

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exactly what will happen and which sanctions will be lifted but one

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shouldn't underestimate the portions of this moment. It's the minute Iran

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comes in from the cold, it'll open its doors and flood oil on the world

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stage, around the world, countries will be able to do business with

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Iran again. Beyond that, as the prisoner swap joke today, there is a

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diplomatic dimension, the balance of power and relations could be

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dramatically altered globally. Bridget Kendall.

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At least 26 people, including a number of foreigners,

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have been killed and dozens injured in a gun attack by Islamist

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extremists on a hotel in the West African state of Burkina

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120 hostages were freed after local troops -

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backed by French special forces - stormed the building.

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A group linked to Al Qaeda has claimed responsibility.

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It took place in Burkina Faso's capital

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Ouagadougou in a luxury hotel popular with Westerners.

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Our Correspondent Thomas Fessy reports from there.

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This is when government troops backed by French special forces

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finally retook control of the Hotel. Dramatic scenes right in the centre

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of the capital city. The terrified guests were evacuated after a long

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night in hiding. It all began on Friday evening around supper time.

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Al-Qaeda militants stormed the splendid hotel and a cafe across the

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street. Both popular with UN staff and foreigners. TRANSLATION: They

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started shooting, shooting and everybody lay down on the ground. As

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soon as you lifted your head you would get shot straightaway so you

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had to pretend to be dead. They even came to touch our feed to tell if we

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were alive. Soldiers has no other option but to fight back here. There

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was no negotiation. The jihadists didn't come to take hostages, they

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came to kill. TRANSLATION: When they left they set fire to the place, the

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smoke started to suffocate me and the other survivors. Some reports

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suggest at least two women were among the four militants killed in

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the rescue operation. More than 100 people were freed. We're not allowed

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to go any further than this security cordon but even from here we can see

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traces of the attack. We've seen soldiers and investigators going in

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and out of the hotel, but the authorities say they have the

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situation under control and they've called on people to stay calm. We

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appeal to the people to be vigilant and brace because we must fight on

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and learn to live with terrorist acts in our daily lives. It's the

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first time this country scarred by a jihadi attack of such a scale, just

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under two months after the same group carried out a similar attack

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in neighbouring Mali, what they've shown here is that they remain a

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threat for the whole region. Companies could be banned

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from paying dividends to shareholders unless they pay

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workers the Living Wage - under plans outlined

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by Jeremy Corbyn. The Labour leader also

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suggested imposing pay ratios between those at the top and bottom

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of a firm's salary scales. The business organisation the CBI

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warned against any move to interfere with the relationship

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between private companies Rescuers have pulled to safety

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dozens of migrants trying to reach Many people are still attempting

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the crossing to Greece at night to avoid detection -

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despite the freezing conditions making conditions

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even more treacherous. Our correspondent Mark Lowen

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reports from turkey. Our correspondent Mark Lowen

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reports from Turkey. Off the Greek coast,

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a call for help. Maltese volunteers spot a group

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of refugees in the freezing They are hauled

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to safety one by one. The rescue boat itself

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buffeted by the waves. The dinghy is overcrowded,

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full of women and children. Their only hope was Europe,

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the Greek island of In the care of paramedics,

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the exhaustion of fleeing Syria is etched

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on their faces. We tried to cross three times

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to travel to Greece, but we have very bad

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experience in the sea. They put their faith

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in the smugglers. Turkey now under pressure

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to clamp down on the trade. But however perilous waters,

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the desperate continue to come. As the Middle East's tragedy plays

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out on Europe's borders. England's cricketers have won

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the Test series against South Africa - with a resounding 7 wicket

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victory in Johannesburg. Man of the match Stuart Broad took 6

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wickets for just 17 runs - as the home team were bowled out

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for 83 in their second innings. It left England needing

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just 74 to win. A series victory at the home of the

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world's best. This England side once again reaching spectacular new

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heights. Still, all that seemed a long way off as Joe Root returned to

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the crease this morning. His wicket began an England batting collapse of

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sorts, quite literally here in the case of Moeen Ali. The last five

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lost quickly as conditions swung back towards the bowlers. England's

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lead a mere ten runs. This match and the series was about to turn once

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more, this time decisively. The England pace attack relentless,

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unforgiving. Stuart Broad's first wicket. When he finds his rhythm

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thereafter you more destructive anywhere else in the world. A B de

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Villiers, the South African captain, couldn't cope with him. Others

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simply tried to get out of his way, the result is the same. Broad took

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five wickets for a single South African man. They ended the innings

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on 83. An extraordinary day finishing as it began, Joe Root at

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the crease steering England towards a quite remarkable victory.

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