0:00:05 > 0:00:07This is BBC World News Today.
0:00:07 > 0:00:09I'm Alpa Patel.
0:00:09 > 0:00:11Our top stories.
0:00:11 > 0:00:13More than 230 people have been killed in
0:00:13 > 0:00:18a militant attack in Egypt.
0:00:18 > 0:00:20Gunmen stormed a crowded mosque in the Sinai peninsula
0:00:20 > 0:00:25during Friday prayers.
0:00:25 > 0:00:27The Egyptian president has vowed to respond with brute force -
0:00:27 > 0:00:37saying the army and police would avenge the victims.
0:00:40 > 0:00:42Emmerson Mnangagwa has been sworn in as Zimbabwe's new president -
0:00:42 > 0:00:44three days after the resignation of Robert Mugabe.
0:00:44 > 0:00:47I will devote myself to the well-being of Zimbabwe and its
0:00:47 > 0:00:48people.
0:00:48 > 0:00:49So help me God.
0:00:49 > 0:00:59APPLAUSE
0:00:59 > 0:01:02Also on the show - Oscar Pistorius' jail sentence has
0:01:02 > 0:01:04been more than doubled by a South African court.
0:01:04 > 0:01:06The Paralympic athlete had initially been sentenced to six years
0:01:06 > 0:01:16for the murder of his girlfriend Reeva Steenkamp.
0:01:22 > 0:01:25Hello and welcome to World News Today.
0:01:25 > 0:01:30A deadly terror attack.
0:01:30 > 0:01:33The number of people killed in Egypt, where militants have
0:01:33 > 0:01:43attacked a mosque has risen to at least 235.
0:01:45 > 0:01:48Egypt's President has promised to respond with brute force to the
0:01:48 > 0:01:51militants. It happened in a remote town in northern Sinai
0:01:51 > 0:01:55militants. It happened in a remote town in northern Sinai. Militants
0:01:55 > 0:01:59entered the mosque with guns and a bomb during Friday prayers. It is
0:01:59 > 0:02:04the deadliest attack yet in the three year insurgency.
0:02:04 > 0:02:10James Landale has the latest.
0:02:10 > 0:02:13A warning that there are distressing images in his report.
0:02:13 > 0:02:15These were some of the chaotic scenes after the attack,
0:02:15 > 0:02:17as hundreds of wounded people were rushed to nearby hospitals.
0:02:17 > 0:02:20Survivors of one of the most deadly attacks on civilians in Egypt.
0:02:20 > 0:02:23Witnesses said the militants stormed the mosque in northern Sinai
0:02:23 > 0:02:24and exploded a bomb inside.
0:02:24 > 0:02:26They said around 40 gunmen then fired on worshippers
0:02:26 > 0:02:29as they tried to flee.
0:02:29 > 0:02:31They came here to kneel in prayer.
0:02:31 > 0:02:35Instead, they lay down in death.
0:02:35 > 0:02:38President Sisi sent his condolences to the families of those who had
0:02:38 > 0:02:40died and said the attack would only increase Egypt's determination
0:02:40 > 0:02:45to face up to terrorism.
0:02:45 > 0:02:51Many of the dead and wounded were said to be Sufi Muslims,
0:02:51 > 0:02:55whose brand of Islam is rejected by jihadi extremists.
0:02:55 > 0:02:58But a mass attack on a mosque, with such devastating consequences,
0:02:58 > 0:02:59is very rare in Egypt.
0:02:59 > 0:03:02This is unprecedented.
0:03:02 > 0:03:04I can't see any particular imperative behind it
0:03:04 > 0:03:08in the slightest.
0:03:08 > 0:03:11You haven't had this sort of attack take place before.
0:03:11 > 0:03:13You've seen the rhetoric about Sufis and Sufism from these radical groups
0:03:13 > 0:03:23for years but you've never seen an attack like this.
0:03:27 > 0:03:29The militants have long targeted religious opponents such
0:03:29 > 0:03:30as Coptic Christians, particularly by mounting
0:03:30 > 0:03:31attacks on their churches.
0:03:31 > 0:03:34They've also killed civilians who work with the authorities in Sinai.
0:03:34 > 0:03:36Until tonight, Egypt's deadliest terror attack was the downing
0:03:36 > 0:03:39of a Russian passenger jet over Sinai in October 2000 and 15.
0:03:39 > 0:03:42IS said they were behind the bombing that killed 224 people,
0:03:42 > 0:03:44but so far no one has claimed responsibility for today's
0:03:44 > 0:03:46attack, which has now left even more people dead.
0:03:46 > 0:03:51James Landale, BBC News.
0:03:51 > 0:03:53Let's get more from our correspondent Sally Nabil
0:03:53 > 0:04:02who is in Cairo for us.
0:04:02 > 0:04:05With so many injured, many critically, there is the possibility
0:04:05 > 0:04:10that the death toll could rise. Yes. This is true. It is highly
0:04:10 > 0:04:14likely that the death toll could rise in the next few hours, because
0:04:14 > 0:04:17as you said, many of those injured are in a quite critical condition.
0:04:17 > 0:04:24Just a short while ago some judicial sources and frantic experts said
0:04:24 > 0:04:30that the militants were armed with automatic rifles and rocket
0:04:30 > 0:04:36propelled grenades. What we know is that a group of militants walked
0:04:36 > 0:04:38into the mosque and they started shooting randomly at every person
0:04:38 > 0:04:44they saw. There was a different group in the street shooting at
0:04:44 > 0:04:50passers-by. They even targeted ambulance cars that rushed to the
0:04:50 > 0:04:55scene to save people. This is by far an unprecedented attack whether in
0:04:55 > 0:04:58terms of scale or in terms of style. Militants have been operating in the
0:04:58 > 0:05:07Sinai peninsula for quite some time. Oh dear. We have lost Sally from
0:05:07 > 0:05:14Cairo so unfortunately we will have to move on.
0:05:14 > 0:05:18Zimbabwe has a new president.
0:05:18 > 0:05:21Emmerson Mnangagwa was sworn in a few hours ago, in a ceremony
0:05:21 > 0:05:23watched by tens of thousands in the national stadium
0:05:23 > 0:05:24in the capital Harare.
0:05:24 > 0:05:27And that of course marks the end of the Mugabe era.
0:05:27 > 0:05:30Robert Mugabe, who had been in power for 37 years,
0:05:30 > 0:05:34was officially "too tired" to attend the ceremony.
0:05:34 > 0:05:42Our Zimbabwe Correspondent, Shingai Nyoka, reports.
0:05:42 > 0:05:48The changing of the guard in Zimbabwe, and long-time leader
0:05:48 > 0:05:51Robert Mugabe was not there to witness it.
0:05:51 > 0:05:54But newly-elected President Emmerson Mnangagwa does
0:05:54 > 0:05:59not need his blessing.
0:05:59 > 0:06:02I, Emmerson Mnangagwa...
0:06:02 > 0:06:04The moment Zimbabweans have been waiting for,
0:06:04 > 0:06:08the swearing in of this country's second leader in nearly 40 years.
0:06:08 > 0:06:12This is Zimbabwe's new President, not through an election
0:06:12 > 0:06:15but with the help of the military.
0:06:15 > 0:06:18It caps the most dramatic two weeks in Zimbabwe's history,
0:06:18 > 0:06:21and a surprise comeback from a man who just a fortnight ago fled
0:06:21 > 0:06:26the country in fear of his life.
0:06:26 > 0:06:28With Mugabe's departure, Mnangagwa will serve
0:06:28 > 0:06:32as interim President until next year's election.
0:06:32 > 0:06:35But he inherits a fragmented party and a country broken under Mugabe's
0:06:35 > 0:06:38isolationist policies.
0:06:38 > 0:06:45In his inaugural speech there was praise for his predecessor.
0:06:45 > 0:06:48He led us in our struggle for national independence.
0:06:48 > 0:06:54He assumed responsibilities of leadership at a formative
0:06:54 > 0:07:01and a very challenging time, at the behest of our nation.
0:07:01 > 0:07:06That is to be lauded and celebrated.
0:07:06 > 0:07:10But also a pledge to break from the past.
0:07:10 > 0:07:15I am not oblivious to the many Zimbabweans from our political,
0:07:15 > 0:07:20ethnic and racial divides, who have helped make this day.
0:07:20 > 0:07:24So what do we know about Emmerson Mnangagwa?
0:07:24 > 0:07:30Jailed for ten years in 1965, he met Mugabe in prison.
0:07:30 > 0:07:34There, the two men formed a close association.
0:07:34 > 0:07:36After independence in 1980, he became Mugabe's right-hand man.
0:07:36 > 0:07:42In 1983, he was implicated in the mass murder of thousands
0:07:42 > 0:07:46of opposition supporters in Matabeleland,
0:07:46 > 0:07:50something he denies.
0:07:50 > 0:07:52More recently, he was accused of orchestrating a violent crackdown
0:07:52 > 0:07:55on opposition supporters.
0:07:55 > 0:08:00Those who are very close to him say that he listens more than he speaks.
0:08:00 > 0:08:03He is a soft-spoken man, a gentleman, contrary
0:08:03 > 0:08:05to what the reports say about him.
0:08:05 > 0:08:08He is a God-fearing family man.
0:08:08 > 0:08:13We have to give him some time because an improvement
0:08:13 > 0:08:16is something which cannot be improved like overnight.
0:08:16 > 0:08:18After two weeks of uncertainty, Zimbabwe seems to be
0:08:18 > 0:08:20returning to normal again.
0:08:20 > 0:08:24No one knows what the future holds, whether Mnangagwa
0:08:24 > 0:08:31is the man to bring a new era of democracy and freedom.
0:08:31 > 0:08:39The BBC's Ben Brown is in Harare.
0:08:39 > 0:08:44We heard from the new President. What do Zimbabweans want from their
0:08:44 > 0:08:51new President? Well, I think they are looking for
0:08:51 > 0:08:54change, haven't they? A new era, a new dawn. That is what they have
0:08:54 > 0:08:59been saying on the streets when they have been out to demonstrate in. And
0:08:59 > 0:09:04really, is it just words? Is it just rhetoric from the new President?
0:09:04 > 0:09:08Hard to tell at the moment but it was a promising inaugural speech and
0:09:08 > 0:09:10most people would agree. It was statements like, inspiration at
0:09:10 > 0:09:17times. It was inclusive. He said to Zimbabweans, his audience, you, me,
0:09:17 > 0:09:21all of us, together, we need to work together to get this country back on
0:09:21 > 0:09:26its feet. And he said let bygones be bygones. He said he wanted to
0:09:26 > 0:09:28represent as President is not just a ruling clique of the political party
0:09:28 > 0:09:38but the whole country. Zimbabweans of all colours, creeds, tribes and
0:09:38 > 0:09:41political persuasions. He was very much trying to make himself as a
0:09:41 > 0:09:46President who would rule for all the country and made a lot of bold
0:09:46 > 0:09:49promises, economic reform, jobs, jobs, jobs, he talked about free and
0:09:49 > 0:09:52fair elections next year as well and stopping corruption. Of course, the
0:09:52 > 0:10:03proof will be in the pudding. Will he keep these bold promises
0:10:03 > 0:10:06that he has made? He is accused of corruption, isn't it? And some of
0:10:06 > 0:10:09the worst human rights abuses under the ruling party.
0:10:09 > 0:10:18That is right. He was a henchman in the Mugabe regime. He has, according
0:10:18 > 0:10:22to its critics, he has got blood on his hands, he has rigged elections,
0:10:22 > 0:10:26he is corrupt. Those of the charges against him. That is why I think
0:10:26 > 0:10:29watching today's speech was important to read between the lines
0:10:29 > 0:10:35and see what messages he was putting across. As I say, these messages of
0:10:35 > 0:10:39inclusivity and of governing for the whole country. And economic reform
0:10:39 > 0:10:45at the heart of everything he did. And wants to do as well. He also,
0:10:45 > 0:10:48interestingly, got charisma as well as talking about Robert Mugabe who
0:10:48 > 0:10:52he said had been a great father figure for the nation. She said let
0:10:52 > 0:10:55bygones be bygones. He wanted no retribution in terms of Mr Mugabe
0:10:55 > 0:11:03who has been his great rival, and Grace Mugabe who has been his great
0:11:03 > 0:11:07rival in the past few weeks. It was an interesting speech and a good
0:11:07 > 0:11:12start but just a start. And everyone will watch for the next few months
0:11:12 > 0:11:16because technically, she is just serving out the remainder of Mr
0:11:16 > 0:11:20Mugabe's presidency, only a few months until the next elections next
0:11:20 > 0:11:21year. Interesting times. Thank you very
0:11:21 > 0:11:21much.
0:11:21 > 0:11:31Thank you very much.
0:11:35 > 0:11:40Authorities evacuated Oxford Street and there was panic among them being
0:11:40 > 0:11:42pedestrians. Police say they received reports of shots being
0:11:42 > 0:11:45fired in a number of locations but officers have said they have not
0:11:45 > 0:11:46found any trace of any suspects.
0:11:46 > 0:11:47found any trace of any suspects.
0:11:47 > 0:11:51Let's take a look at some of the other stories making the news.
0:11:51 > 0:11:53Saudi Arabia's de-facto ruler has called Iran's supreme leader
0:11:53 > 0:11:54the "Hitler of the Middle East".
0:11:54 > 0:11:57Crown Prince Mohammed bin Salman said the European experience shows
0:11:57 > 0:12:01that appeasing Tehran will not work.
0:12:01 > 0:12:04Saudi Arabia and Iran accuse each other of fuelling
0:12:04 > 0:12:08instability across the region.
0:12:08 > 0:12:12North Korea appears to be fortifying its border
0:12:12 > 0:12:15in the Demilitarised Zone with the South, days after a soldier
0:12:15 > 0:12:17defected by running across.
0:12:17 > 0:12:19A US diplomat to South Korea has tweeted a picture showing
0:12:19 > 0:12:24workers digging a trench.
0:12:24 > 0:12:27The defector was shot multiple times by border guards from the North
0:12:27 > 0:12:36at this spot last week and is still in hospital.
0:12:36 > 0:12:46Moroccans are gathering to play for rain. King Mohammed the sixth in his
0:12:46 > 0:12:49official capacity and commander of the faith called for prayers. There
0:12:49 > 0:12:52has been a severe shortage of rainfall in the last few months,
0:12:52 > 0:12:55which has hit the agricultural sector and rural employment, both
0:12:55 > 0:13:02central to the country's economy. An escaped circus tiger has been
0:13:02 > 0:13:05shot dead in streets of. Members of the public found the emergency
0:13:05 > 0:13:11services around 6pm in the evening to say they had seen the animal
0:13:11 > 0:13:14loose near the river in the west of the city. The owners shot its near a
0:13:14 > 0:13:20bridge.
0:13:20 > 0:13:23The Supreme Court of Appeal in South Africa has more
0:13:23 > 0:13:25than doubled the jail sentence for murder handed out to Paralympic
0:13:25 > 0:13:26athlete Oscar Pistorius.
0:13:26 > 0:13:29Mr Pistorius has been given the minimum fifteen years
0:13:29 > 0:13:30for shooting his girlfriend, Reeva Steenkamp, to death
0:13:30 > 0:13:34on Valentine's Day in 2013.
0:13:34 > 0:13:36The BBC's Milton Nkosi has more.
0:13:36 > 0:13:39What we saw today is the Supreme Court of Appeal
0:13:39 > 0:13:40here in South Africa
0:13:40 > 0:13:47overturning that six-year sentence and increasing it all the way up to
0:13:47 > 0:13:4913 and a half years for Oscar Pistorius.
0:13:49 > 0:13:51The family of Reeva Steenkamp, who was shot on
0:13:51 > 0:13:55Valentine's Day in 2013, has already said that
0:13:55 > 0:13:59that they welcome this change in sentencing, and they said
0:13:59 > 0:14:01that this shows that justice can be achieved in South Africa.
0:14:01 > 0:14:03On the other hand, from the Oscar Pistorius
0:14:03 > 0:14:12family, his brother Carl Pistorius tweeted three words.
0:14:12 > 0:14:14Shattered, heartbroken, gutted.
0:14:14 > 0:14:17That summed it up, really, for the athlete who is
0:14:17 > 0:14:27still behind bars and for his family and friends.
0:14:28 > 0:14:31US actress Uma Thurman has sent out a Thanksgiving message venting anger
0:14:31 > 0:14:40at movie mogul Harvey Weinstein - who has been accused of sexual
0:14:40 > 0:14:41harrassment by dozens of women. who has been accused of sexual
0:14:41 > 0:14:45Ms Thurman said on Instagram: "When I'm ready, I'll say
0:14:45 > 0:14:46what I have to say...
0:14:46 > 0:14:54Stay tuned", adding that she had a few reasons to be angry.
0:14:54 > 0:15:03Weinstein denies all allegations of non-consensual sex.
0:15:03 > 0:15:06The President of the European Council has said the British
0:15:06 > 0:15:09government's hopes of an agreement next month to begin Brexit trade
0:15:09 > 0:15:10talks remain a "huge challenge".
0:15:10 > 0:15:13Following meetings with the British Prime Minister Theresa May
0:15:13 > 0:15:16in Brussels, Donald Tusk said progress was still needed
0:15:16 > 0:15:22from the UK "on all issues", within the next 10 days.
0:15:22 > 0:15:29Our deputy political editor John Pienaar reports from Brussels.
0:15:29 > 0:15:32An amicable divorce from a roomful of partners,
0:15:32 > 0:15:34but it is getting tense.
0:15:34 > 0:15:37So, now Theresa May is hinting to EU leaders, starting with Donald Tusk
0:15:37 > 0:15:41in the summit chair, that Britain might up and some say
0:15:41 > 0:15:44double its offer of £20 billion in a separation deal.
0:15:44 > 0:15:46Dig deeper into the nation's purse.
0:15:46 > 0:15:50If only the EU is ready to talk trade.
0:15:50 > 0:15:54Or this long goodbye could end in tears, the last thing she wanted.
0:15:54 > 0:15:57These negotiations are continuing, but what I am clear
0:15:57 > 0:16:00about is that we must step forward together.
0:16:00 > 0:16:03This is for both the UK and the European Union to move
0:16:03 > 0:16:06onto the next stage.
0:16:06 > 0:16:11Brexit negotiations could, maybe will turn to trade next month.
0:16:11 > 0:16:12Leaders here need more persuasion.
0:16:12 > 0:16:17Mr Juncker, are you worried about Brexit?
0:16:17 > 0:16:19Brexit is a tragedy.
0:16:19 > 0:16:22I will meet the British Prime Minister on the 3rd of December
0:16:22 > 0:16:27and then we will see if there has been sufficient progress.
0:16:27 > 0:16:30Are you at all confident that progress will be made?
0:16:30 > 0:16:32Yes.
0:16:32 > 0:16:34But every country must agree to start talking trade,
0:16:34 > 0:16:38and Ireland's minority government is facing the risk
0:16:38 > 0:16:41of collapse at home, but was sounding tough here.
0:16:41 > 0:16:43Suggesting Brexit talks could stall without clear guarantees
0:16:43 > 0:16:45there will be no hard north-south Customs border.
0:16:45 > 0:16:50Is Ireland prepared to block progress?
0:16:50 > 0:16:53I don't think Ireland will have to block anything on its own.
0:16:53 > 0:16:59There is absolute solidarity across 27 countries here.
0:16:59 > 0:17:01Germany is not much more supportive.
0:17:01 > 0:17:04Angela Merkel was already firm on Brexit.
0:17:04 > 0:17:07Now she has her hands full forming a new government.
0:17:07 > 0:17:09She met Mrs May today, another leader looking for more give
0:17:09 > 0:17:11on the British side.
0:17:11 > 0:17:15In her one-on-one talks with the EU Council president,
0:17:15 > 0:17:18no final proposals, no breakthrough and they may not settle hard
0:17:18 > 0:17:21numbers on the divorce Bill for months to come.
0:17:21 > 0:17:24But they explored the case for more compromise.
0:17:24 > 0:17:26There are still issues across the various matters
0:17:26 > 0:17:30that we are negotiating on to be resolved, but there has been a very
0:17:30 > 0:17:32positive atmosphere in the talks and a genuine feeling
0:17:32 > 0:17:34that we want to move forward together.
0:17:34 > 0:17:36Neither side wants the Brexit talks to end in
0:17:36 > 0:17:39stalemate, but without more give and take it could happen.
0:17:39 > 0:17:41And then the risk would grow of negotiations
0:17:41 > 0:17:45ending with no EU trade deal at all.
0:17:45 > 0:17:48And that is the outcome business leaders who are worried about Brexit
0:17:48 > 0:17:50say they fear most.
0:17:50 > 0:17:53So, more talking to do ahead of the next big summit
0:17:53 > 0:17:58next month.
0:17:58 > 0:17:59The slow march of Brexit goes on.
0:17:59 > 0:18:02Its course and destination being decided one step at a time.
0:18:02 > 0:18:05John Pienaar, BBC News, Brussels.
0:18:05 > 0:18:07For some it is taken for granted that if you call
0:18:07 > 0:18:09an emergency number, someone will pick up
0:18:09 > 0:18:13and help will be on its way.
0:18:13 > 0:18:17However in Kenya, that's not the case.
0:18:17 > 0:18:19In the capital Nairobi, alone, there are more than 50 individual
0:18:19 > 0:18:21numbers for ambulance and fire services.
0:18:21 > 0:18:25Now two entrepreneurs have come forward with plans for a solution -
0:18:25 > 0:18:26but can it help the poorerst?
0:18:26 > 0:18:33Catharina Moh has more from Kenya.
0:18:33 > 0:18:36When a medical emergency happens in Nairobi, it is a real problem -
0:18:40 > 0:18:43in the slums because it is hard to access, and in the city because
0:18:43 > 0:18:44it is plagued by traffic jams.
0:18:44 > 0:18:49Calling for an ambulance or fire engine is not simple because Nairobi
0:18:49 > 0:18:54has no central emergency number for its millions of residents.
0:18:54 > 0:18:57And that is just in this city.
0:18:57 > 0:19:02Across Kenya no central data base actually exists
0:19:02 > 0:19:04for emergency services and, until now, they have all operated
0:19:04 > 0:19:07independently so that means if you need to call for help,
0:19:07 > 0:19:10you have to call each one up one by one and that's if you can even
0:19:10 > 0:19:12find the right mobile number for them.
0:19:12 > 0:19:15It is a problem this start-up is trying to tackle.
0:19:15 > 0:19:20They're called Flare and it's run by Caitlin and Maria.
0:19:20 > 0:19:22You just take for granted that 9/11 exists.
0:19:22 > 0:19:23And we did as well.
0:19:23 > 0:19:28Like, both of us have lived here for years and had never even
0:19:28 > 0:19:31considered it and we'd worked in health and I never even thought,
0:19:31 > 0:19:33what would I do in an emergency?
0:19:33 > 0:19:33A
0:19:33 > 0:19:40They have created an online Uber-style platform to connect
0:19:40 > 0:19:41people to the closest ambulance.
0:19:41 > 0:19:44It is currently being used to buy private hospitals.
0:19:44 > 0:19:46Ambulance crews logon, their location can then be tracked
0:19:46 > 0:19:53and any hospital on the platform can contact them, pooling resources.
0:19:53 > 0:19:56The system also uses Google Map traffic data to help emergency
0:19:56 > 0:20:01workers navigate Nairobi's jams.
0:20:01 > 0:20:04The response times that we have seen have gone down from 162 minutes -
0:20:04 > 0:20:07which is the average - which is nearly three
0:20:07 > 0:20:09hours, which is insane - to about 15-20 minutes.
0:20:09 > 0:20:13Hospitals and users currently pay as subscription fee
0:20:13 > 0:20:16to access the platform - it is akin to a private concierge
0:20:16 > 0:20:18for emergency services - not something the poorest can
0:20:18 > 0:20:22afford.
0:20:22 > 0:20:24I do not see any elements of equity within this package.
0:20:24 > 0:20:25Why?
0:20:25 > 0:20:30Number one, you are minimising the number of times that I can be
0:20:30 > 0:20:35able to be evacuated, my family for instance.
0:20:35 > 0:20:43Number two, the cost issues come in.
0:20:43 > 0:20:45The people who actually need the services are
0:20:45 > 0:20:46people who are poor,
0:20:46 > 0:20:50so if you cannot have access and reach the poor, in the slum
0:20:50 > 0:20:52areas, what is the value creation for your product?
0:20:52 > 0:20:55Despite the mixed reviews, it is widely agreed that Kenya needs
0:20:55 > 0:20:57better co-ordination of its emergency services.
0:20:57 > 0:20:58Something Flare is trying to do.
0:20:58 > 0:21:04Catharina Moh, BBC News.
0:21:04 > 0:21:06Major companies have suspended their advertising
0:21:06 > 0:21:10on YouTube after it emerged that people have been leaving sexually
0:21:10 > 0:21:15explicit comments next to videos posted by children -
0:21:15 > 0:21:18comments that hadn't been removed by YouTube.
0:21:18 > 0:21:20Adverts for major brands like Mars and Cadbury have been appearing
0:21:20 > 0:21:27alongside some of the videos.
0:21:27 > 0:21:29YouTube says since this came to light it has taken action
0:21:29 > 0:21:30to remove the comments.
0:21:30 > 0:21:35Our Media Editor, Amol Rajan, reports.
0:21:35 > 0:21:37YouTube has reinvented the very idea of broadcasting,
0:21:37 > 0:21:41allowing anyone with access to the internet to create their own
0:21:41 > 0:21:48channel and build a following.
0:21:48 > 0:21:52The site now has a billion users and pulls in around £4 billion in ad
0:21:52 > 0:21:53revenues every year.
0:21:53 > 0:21:56Users have to be 13 before they can upload and share videos,
0:21:56 > 0:21:58but millions of teenagers use the opportunity to share their inner
0:21:58 > 0:22:05thoughts with the world, or just to have fun.
0:22:05 > 0:22:08That is why and where sexual predators often stalk them online.
0:22:08 > 0:22:11These comments found by the BBC are a fraction of the total material
0:22:11 > 0:22:14on YouTube but they show how the digital platforms have
0:22:14 > 0:22:15emboldened some would-be offenders.
0:22:15 > 0:22:17New research by BBC Trending, the BBC social media
0:22:17 > 0:22:19investigations unit, has discovered that for close
0:22:19 > 0:22:21to a year something went wrong with the system
0:22:21 > 0:22:22for removing obscene comments.
0:22:22 > 0:22:26I am really, really concerned that the public function reporting
0:22:26 > 0:22:27isn't seemingly working.
0:22:27 > 0:22:30It's something I will be writing to YouTube about straightaway
0:22:30 > 0:22:37and I will want them to take immediate action.
0:22:37 > 0:22:40Several leading brands have now said they will suspend
0:22:40 > 0:22:44their advertising on the platform until it is further cleaned up.
0:22:44 > 0:22:48Brands such as Mars, Adidas and Lidl.
0:22:48 > 0:22:50In a statement, YouTube's owners, Google, said: "Content that
0:22:50 > 0:22:53endangers children is abhorrent and unacceptable to us.
0:22:53 > 0:22:54endangers children is abhorrent and unacceptable to us.
0:22:54 > 0:22:57"In just the past week, we've disabled comments on thousands
0:22:57 > 0:22:58"of videos and shut down hundreds of accounts
0:22:58 > 0:23:01"identified as making predatory comments".
0:23:01 > 0:23:03A power broker in Britain's advertising industry applauded
0:23:03 > 0:23:05the tech giant's efforts to address the issue but said
0:23:05 > 0:23:08they should do more.
0:23:08 > 0:23:12I think we have to be incredibly diligent.
0:23:12 > 0:23:15Whether they would call themselves a platform or a publisher,
0:23:15 > 0:23:17they are responsible to advertisers I think to make sure
0:23:17 > 0:23:20that the environments that they take advertising in and make money
0:23:20 > 0:23:22from are free of these dangers.
0:23:22 > 0:23:24Some campaigners and indeed politicians say that YouTube
0:23:24 > 0:23:27should be regulated just like any other broadcaster.
0:23:27 > 0:23:30But the very principle of the open Web is that users and not companies
0:23:30 > 0:23:32should shape our public domain.
0:23:32 > 0:23:37And the sheer volume of content on YouTube,
0:23:37 > 0:23:40400 hours of video uploading every single minute, means that ultimately
0:23:40 > 0:23:43this is an issue that would be managed not by human beings,
0:23:43 > 0:23:46but by machines.
0:23:46 > 0:23:51Digital giants like Google are adamant that social problems
0:23:51 > 0:23:52in the internet age have technological rather
0:23:52 > 0:23:53than regulatory solutions.
0:23:53 > 0:23:58But the prevalence of sexual predators online is an issue that
0:23:58 > 0:24:00will never be fully eradicated, because the anarchic freedom
0:24:00 > 0:24:03of the internet will always afford them a home somewhere in cyberspace.
0:24:03 > 0:24:06To fight them is to enter a war without end.
0:24:06 > 0:24:16Amol Rajan, BBC News.
0:24:22 > 0:24:24The Argentine president, Mauricio Macri says he had ordered
0:24:24 > 0:24:34a thorough investigation into what happened
0:24:34 > 0:24:36to a navy submarine that disappeared more than a week ago
0:24:36 > 0:24:37in the South Atlantic.
0:24:37 > 0:24:40He said it was important to know why the vessel,
0:24:40 > 0:24:42which was in good working order, had apparently
0:24:42 > 0:24:43suffered an explosion.
0:24:43 > 0:24:45Mr Macri said the search for the submarine and its forty-four
0:24:45 > 0:24:46crew members would continue.
0:24:46 > 0:24:49Ships and planes from Argentina, the United States, Britain,
0:24:49 > 0:24:51Chile and Brazil are involved in the operation.
0:24:51 > 0:24:53Before we go, an update on our top story -
0:24:53 > 0:24:56and President Trump is due to call Egypt's President Sisi in just
0:24:56 > 0:24:59in just over half an hour - to "discuss the tragic terrorist
0:24:59 > 0:25:06attack, with so much loss of life"
0:25:06 > 0:25:09President Sisi of Egypt has vowed to respond with an iron fist
0:25:09 > 0:25:13after gunmen launched an assault on a mosque in Sinai
0:25:13 > 0:25:15and killed at least 235 people.
0:25:15 > 0:25:17Addressing the nation after one of the worst militant attacks
0:25:17 > 0:25:19in its recent history, the President promised his forces
0:25:19 > 0:25:20would avenge the dead.
0:25:20 > 0:25:22The assault began during Friday prayers.
0:25:22 > 0:25:24There was a bomb blast, and then dozens of gunmen fired
0:25:24 > 0:25:31on people as they tried to flee.
0:25:31 > 0:25:33The mosque was popular with Sufi worshippers,
0:25:33 > 0:25:35who follow a mystical form of Islam which extremists
0:25:35 > 0:25:40regard as heretical.
0:25:40 > 0:25:43Don't forget you can get in touch with me and some
0:25:43 > 0:25:51of the team on Twitter - I'm @AlpaPatel.
0:25:51 > 0:25:55that's it from me and the team. Goodbye for now.