27/08/2017 BBC Weekend News


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The drivers of two lorries involved in a collision on the M1 motorway

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that killed eight people have been charged with causing death

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Four other passengers in the minibus that was crushed remain in hospital.

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The minibus involved in yesterday's crash was carrying 12 people

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from the Nottingham area down towards London.

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Police said some of its passengers were visiting from India.

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One of those who died has been identified as Cyriac Joseph,

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He was the owner of the minibus company, ABC Travels.

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He is understood to be a father of two from Nottingham.

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On Facebook, one friend paid tribute,

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saying "Words cannot describe how helpful you are.

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Today, police gave an update on the four

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They're still in hospital with serious injuries.

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Yesterday, police said three of them were in

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Both lorry drivers were arrested at the scene yesterday,

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and this morning they were charged, each of them with eight counts

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of causing death by dangerous driving, and four counts

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of causing serious injury by dangerous driving.

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One of them, Ryszard Masierak, who's 31 and from Evesham, has also

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He's been remanded in custody to appear in court tomorrow.

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The other driver, David Wagstaff, who's 53 and from Stoke-on-Trent,

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has been bailed to appear before magistrates next month.

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Our correspondent, Spencer Stokes, is in Nottingham.

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That is where the minibus set off. What has been the reaction, Spencer?

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I have been on the street here in Nottingham, a small cul-de-sac where

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Cyriac Joseph lived. I've been talking to some of the neighbours.

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One of the neighbours at the top of the cul-de-sac told me they would

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often see Cyriac Joseph playing in his front garden with his two

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children, playing cricket with them. Another neighbour towards the bottom

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of the cul-de-sac was saying how his wife would speak with Mr Joseph's

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wife over the garden fence. He was aware he was a minibus driver

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because he would see the mini buses and taxis coming and going. He said

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he was a very nice man. Here in Nottingham a church service has been

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held this morning at the Roman Catholic St Paul's Church,

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advertised as being in memory of Cyriac Joseph. People knew he was a

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taxi driver locally, and people waking up to learn that he was the

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minibus driver who tragically died on the M1 yesterday. Spencer, thank

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you. For the first time, Labour has

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committed to keeping the UK in the single market and customs

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union during a transition period Writing in the Observer,

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the Shadow Brexit secretary, Sir Keir Starmer, said leaving both

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at once would be too risky. The shift in policy would mean

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continuing to accept the free Our political correspondent,

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Jonathan Blake, reports. But since the result

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of the EU referendum in favour of leaving,

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the party has faced criticism that its policy on

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Brexit was unclear. Now Jeremy Corbyn

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and his shadow Brexit Secretary, Keir Starmer, have agreed

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on their version of the way forward. A transitional period is,

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they say, essential. Writing in the Observer,

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Keir Starmer criticises the government's approach

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of constructive ambiguity and says A credible solution is needed to one

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of the most important issues facing That means, he says,

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we would seek to remain in a customs union with

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the EU and within the single market. It would mean we would abide

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by the common rules of both. Labour hasn't said

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how long the proposed leaves the EU, only

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that it should be as short as possible

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but as long as necessary. When many Labour MPs

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return here to Westminster in the next week or so,

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they may find themselves torn between supporting what many

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will see as a soft Brexit policy and representing their constituents, a

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lot of whom voted overwhelmingly to Long-term, Keir Starmer has

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suggested keeping the benefits of the single market

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with what he called more effective Some pro-Europe Labour MPs want

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the party to go further. What people would now like to see,

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building on this important step forward, is for the Labour Party

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to commit to single market membership and the customs union

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after the transition period, after the UK has left

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the European Union. The government has dismissed

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Labour's policy, saying the party has no vision

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for Britain post-Brexit. Their plan for a transitional period

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is now set, but the endgame for Britain outside the EU under

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Labour is still far from clear. The American boxer Floyd Mayweather

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says he's now retiring for good after stopping

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Ireland's Conor McGregor in the tenth round of

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their fight in Las Vegas. The former welterweight champion

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emerged from a two-year retirement to take on the Irish mixed

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martial arts star. Floyd Mayweather Junior

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confirmed his position as one of the all-time greats in a fight

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that surpassed expectations. With just over a minute

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remaining in the tenth round, the dominance of the man who refers

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to himself as "TBE", The Best Ever, proved too much

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for Conor McGregor, with the referee I told you guys there'd be blood,

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sweat and tears, and I told you... He was a hell of a

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fighter, standing up. A sense of hope, anticipation

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and excitement had built throughout the day, with Irish fans

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turning the desert city green. And Floyd Mayweather wasn't

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without support either. When the bell rang for the first

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round, McGregor emerged all guns blazing, catching Mayweather

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with a number of powerful shots. The Irishman had claimed for weeks

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that he was ready to shock the world, and with three rounds

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gone, some began to wonder But in his first professional boxing

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contest, the pace and skills of Mayweather ground the Irishman

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down, and he visibly tired. He came in hands up

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towards your forehead, dipped in the forehead on the chest,

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and started to fight By the ninth round, McGregor's

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legs began to wobble, clinging to his opponent

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and the ropes for survival. And the next round saw the end

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of a fight that has intrigued and repulsed in equal measure,

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with all its controversies A second man has been arrested

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by police investigating Friday's Detectives say they have detained

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a 30-year-old man in West London on suspicion of being involved

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in the alleged terror incident. Three police officers were injured

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on Friday as they arrested a 26-year-old man brandishing

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a four-foot sword, who repeatedly Emergency workers in Texas

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are trying to rescue hundreds of stranded people from rising

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floodwaters caused by Storm Harvey. The storm, which has been

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downgraded from a hurricane, killed two people and officials

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expect the death toll to rise. Texas Governor Greg Abbott has

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warned of severe flooding, with 40 inches of rain expected

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in the next few days. The victims of the Grenfell Tower

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tragedy have been remembered with prayers and the release

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of dozens of white doves Security for the event -

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due to be attended by tens of thousands of people -

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has also been reviewed in the wake Our correspondent,

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Chi Chi Izundu, is there. I assume a day of mixed emotions for

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some people? Indeed it is a day of mixed emotions. Organisers were very

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clear that they wanted this carnival to be marked and remembered as part

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of the victims of Grenfell Tower. 6000 to 7000 police officers are

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patrolling the site. Loads of people are going behind me because a

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million are expected to take part in Europe's biggest festival over the

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next two days. As well as police we have seen some steel barricades and

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concrete blocks to prevent any vehicles going down. Slow drivers

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have been told to make sure they lock their cabs in order to ensure

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there is no similar Barcelona style attack. As well as that, there has

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been a ring of care around the tower of Grenfell Tower by the police, who

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are encouraging people to leave tributes and handcrafted notes to

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any one of the victims that are remembered here today, as well as

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having fun at the carnival. Thank you very much indeed.

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You can see more on all of today's stories on the BBC News Channel.

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The next news on BBC One is at 6.05 this evening.

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