24/12/2016 BBC Weekend News


24/12/2016

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Good Evening.

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Security forces in Tunisia say they've arrested three members

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of a terrorist cell linked to Anis Amri, the Tunisian

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who killed 12 people by driving a lorry into a Christmas market

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in Berlin this week.

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The interior ministry said one of those detained was Amri's nephew.

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24 year old Anis Amri was shot dead by police in Milan in the early

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hours of yesterday morning.

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Bethany Bell reports.

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This is Anis Amri, the man who's suspected of being behind the attack

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on a Berlin Christmas market in the name of so-called Islamic State.

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And now authorities across Europe and

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the Middle East are trying to piece together his extremist connections.

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The 24-year-old Tunisian made this video shortly before driving a lorry

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along a crowded street, killing 12 people.

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Now a clearer picture of his network is emerging.

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Officials in Tunis say he was connected to a

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militant cell, which included his sister's son.

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Amri is thought to have sent his nephew money to help

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him come to Germany.

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The nephew's now in custody in Tunisia.

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Two others have also been arrested.

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The Spanish authorities are investigating whether Amri may have

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had links to an extremist in Spain.

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In Tunis today, hundreds of people took to the streets to demonstrate

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against extremism.

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They gathered outside the Bardo Museum, which was

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attacked by militants last year.

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TRANSLATION: The terrorists damage the image of Tunisia in the

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world, and have harmed the expats who are living abroad.

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TRANSLATION: Our message is from the heart, it is a

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panic wave, and you need to understand, Tunisians are afraid,

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but we will not stay silent.

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We're standing by our country.

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In recent years about 5500 Tunisians have

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joined jihadist groups, making the country one

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of the largest exporters of militants in the region.

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This was how Anis Amri met his end.

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Shot dead in an exchange of fire with the

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police in the Italian city of Milan.

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One police officer was injured.

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He is now recovering in hospital.

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What began as an horrific attack here in Germany has become an

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investigation that spans Europe and beyond.

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German officials want to know if Amri had supporters -

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people who may have helped him plan the attack, and his escape.

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As this city shuts down for Christmas, the

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authorities are still working.

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Bethany Bell, BBC News, Berlin.

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The Status Quo guitarist Rick Parfitt has died suddenly

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in hospital in Spain at the age of 68.

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In a statement, his family said he'd died as a result

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of a severe infection, after being treated

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for complications following a shoulder injury.

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David Sillito looks back at his life.

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I've got to where I wanted to go.

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You know, to become a pop star or a rock star.

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To quote fans, he was easy to spot.

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He was the bobbing blonde head, and he was responsible for some

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of rock's greatest riffs.

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1972's Piledriver was the beginning of a run of 40 hit albums.

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57 top 40 singles.

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No other rock band comes close, and it all began at Butlins.

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Rick Parfitt met Francis Rossi when they were teenagers.

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Their first single was a bit of 60s psychedelia.

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But their passion was something a bit more raw,

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a hit-making rock formula.

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All our records do sound alike, of course they do,

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because it is Status Quo.

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I'm not trying to get out of a corner here.

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They're gonna sound like us.

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Who are we supposed to sound like?

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Who would you get to open this thing?

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As soon as I had the idea, I couldn't think of anyone better.

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# Here we are and here we are and here we go

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# We're on a roll and we're hitting the road

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And when it came to sex, drugs and rock 'n' roll,

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Rick Parfitt did it all.

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This riff arose, the consequence of a huge dose of amphetamines.

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We came back about 11:30am the following morning,

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Rick was on the stool.

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We said, you're early.

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He said, I haven't been home yet.

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He had sat there nearly 12 hours doing it.

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From too much speed the previous day.

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He married three times.

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Of course he has a particular type of woman.

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Blondes.

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It was the rock 'n' roll lifestyle, but when it came to turning

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rock into hit songs, he was one of the best.

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Rick Parfitt who has died suddenly in hospital

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in Spain at the age of 68.

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The Israeli Prime Minister, Benjamin Netanyahu,

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has said the country is to reassess its relationship

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with the United Nations.

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He made the announcement a day after the UN's Security Council

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adopted a resolution - which demands a halt

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to Israeli settlement building on occupied Palestinian land.

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Mr Netanyahu called the resolution "shameful" -

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but it's been welcomed by the Palestinian

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militant movement Hamas.

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America's President-elect Donald Trump says he intends

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to dissolve his controversial charitable foundation,

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in order to avoid any conflict of interest when he's inaugurated

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in January.

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Mr Trump said that the Donald J Trump Foundation

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had contributed millions of dollars to worthy causes, but that he would

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continue to pursue his interest in philanthropy in other ways.

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A man and a woman have appeared in court in London charged

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with making preparations for a terrorism attack.

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The pair - who are in their 30s -

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appeared at Westminster Magistrates Court.

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Our Home Affairs Correspondent, Dominic Casciani, has more.

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Arriving at Westminster Magistrates' Court after a fortnight in custody,

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two charged on Christmas Eve with preparing a terrorist

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attack in the UK.

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They are 35-year-old Munir Hassan Mohammed from Derby

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and Rowaida El Hassan, who is 32 and from

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north-west London.

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They are accused of one count of preparation of an act

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of terrorism in a case that relates to the alleged acquisition

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and possession of chemicals for explosives.

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Mr Mohammed faces five more charges, including membership

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of Daesh, or the so-called Islamic State group.

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Ms El Hassan is also accused of possession of information

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useful to terrorism.

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Mr Mohammed and Ms El Hassan appeared in the dock flanked

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by five police officers.

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They spoke only to confirm their names, dates of birth

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and home addresses.

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Neither indicated a plea, and there was no application for bail.

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The charges come after a significant operation led by the Northeast

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Counter Terrorism Unit.

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Officers conducted extensive searches at properties

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including homes in Derby.

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Four other men arrested at the same time were this week

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released without charge.

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Mr Mohammed and Ms El Hassan have been remanded in custody,

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and will next appear in court at the Old Bailey in January.

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Dominic Casciani, BBC News.

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The Queen's granddaughter Zara and her husband Mike Tindall

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have lost their baby - just weeks

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after announcing they were expecting their second child.

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The baby was due in late spring and would have been the Queen's

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6th great grandchild.

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The Star Wars actress, Carrie Fisher, is in intensive care

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in hospital in Los Angeles, after suffering what's

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believed to have been a heart attack on a flight from London.

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She fell ill minutes before the plane landed.

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Her condition isn't clear but it's thought that

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doctors on board the flight helped treat her.

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Celtic will be 14 points clear at the top of football's

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Scottish Premiership this Christmas.

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They beat Hamilton - with a contender for goal

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of the season on the score sheet.

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David Ornstein watched the action.

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Celtic are the dominant force in Scottish football, on course for yet

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another league title, but first, the chance to end the year with some

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festive cheer.

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In Hamilton, they faced a team fighting to avoid

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relegation.

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Not to mention the remnants of storm Barbara and an

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artificial pitch.

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Their response?

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The most authentic of goals by Leigh Griffiths.

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He scores.

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The lead was doubled by Stuart Armstrong.

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The effort worthy of settling any game.

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That is just brilliant.

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Stuart Armstrong with a thing of beauty.

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There was still time for Celtic's star man to make his mark.

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Mousa Dembele sealing a 3-0 win that maintained

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their unbeaten start the

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season and ensures them a happy holiday.

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David Ornstein, BBC News.

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That's it from us.

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From everyone here at BBC News - have a very happy Christmas.

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Goodnight.

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