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Journalist @ITVNews at @ITN. From Glasgow. DMs are open for story tips. “Plucky investigative reporter” - @frankieboyle
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Keir Starmer wants to “smash the gangs," Rishi Sunak wanted to “stop the boats". But from what we witnessed in Dunkirk, the efforts of French police do not match the cunning of people smugglers, or the desperation of those willing to risk their lives.
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The full report on grooming gangs, shown on @itvnews: https://t.co/uaU0M9Hw4K Produced: @SLDocherty1 Filmed: @jervcam @AidanBlack11
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Scotland's First Minister and Justice Secretary have been under continued pressure to launch a public inquiry into group-based sexual abuse. | ITV National News
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Just because there’s been no inquiry into grooming gangs in Scotland, doesn’t mean it didn’t happen here. Report for @itvnews
Should Scotland have an inquiry into grooming gangs? Survivors told me they first want an independent rapid, 3 month audit to establish the scale of the issue, similar to Baroness Casey’s in England. This is what the FM told me today. Note: a Scottish Gov spokesperson swiftly
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Should Scotland have an inquiry into grooming gangs? Survivors told me they first want an independent rapid, 3 month audit to establish the scale of the issue, similar to Baroness Casey’s in England. This is what the FM told me today. Note: a Scottish Gov spokesperson swiftly
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Yet more flooding across central Vietnam. This time it’s concentrated around the Da Lat area. Typhoons, heavy rainfall, and floods have killed more than 100 people this year.
At the same time Jamaica & other Caribbean islands were being battered by hurricane Melissa, in Southeast Asia, Vietnam just suffered some of its worst floods in modern history. Water levels on Thu Bồn River surpassed the historic peak of 1964 with water levels still rising.
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Prof Mitchell correctly recalls a rare text/WhatsApp exchange that hadn’t been deleted. Liz Lloyd (chief of staff): “Think I just want a good old fashioned rammy so can think about something other than sick people.” Nicola Sturgeon: “Yeah I get it. And it might be worth doing.”
https://t.co/qpmnEf0vJJ Her ‘thought partner’ ie chief spin doctor wanted a ‘good old fashioned rammy’ with London. Why would that be desirable during the pandemic? This brazenness, more than refusal to acknowledge the evidence and apologise, is appalling but all too typical.
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For a whole generation, the news was on when you heard “I’m John MacKay.” On-screen, the definition of calm authority; off-screen, the kindest person in the newsroom, supporting colleagues and always finding time to advise the next generation. An early pioneer among anchormen
I think the phrase is “ some personal news”. https://t.co/tgxRWsNxME
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At the same time Jamaica & other Caribbean islands were being battered by hurricane Melissa, in Southeast Asia, Vietnam just suffered some of its worst floods in modern history. Water levels on Thu Bồn River surpassed the historic peak of 1964 with water levels still rising.
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You can see for yourself the reports of rising settler violence in our full @itvnews report here: https://t.co/p7xyKVwqnT And here: https://t.co/APM2uzQV0P
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Watch the latest from ITV News - ITV News has spoken to a Palestinian grandmother who was attacked while gathering her family's olives. She says settler attacks are becoming more frequent.
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“There is no settler violence,” is what Daniella Weiss told us. She is the founder of the Nachala settler organisation so we showed her a video of one recent attack on a Palestinian woman in the West Bank, but Weiss chose not to look.
Israeli settlers and soldiers attacked Palestinian olive harvesters in hundreds of incidents across the West Bank over the past two weeks https://t.co/K09qMCrNYy
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Israeli army today conducted a strike in central Gaza, two weeks into the ceasefire IDF says it was targeting a member of Palestinian Islamic Jihad “who planned to carry out an imminent terrorist attack” against troops. Initial reports from Gaza say a vehicle was hit. @itvnews
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Just after our report on settler violence in the West Bank, we received this video. It’s from the same Palestinian village we had been filming earlier in the day.
UK has recognised a Palestinian state & West Bank is officially accepted as Palestinian land. But de facto annexation is already happening as new Israeli settlements move in & expand. Now, the olive harvest season brings a rise in reports of settler violence. @itvnews
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UK has recognised a Palestinian state & West Bank is officially accepted as Palestinian land. But de facto annexation is already happening as new Israeli settlements move in & expand. Now, the olive harvest season brings a rise in reports of settler violence. @itvnews
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As long as this ceasefire holds, it should mean an end to the killing in Gaza. But this phase of peace brings new pain, as well as allegations of torture & execution. @itvnews
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The body of one more Israeli hostage was returned by Hamas last night. On last night’s @itvnews, Zohar Haimi told us about the wait for identification to know if it’s his son coming home. Today, Tal Haimi was positively identified. The family can now give him a proper burial.
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Israel also awaits news on the remains of another hostage Hamas said had been found in Gaza yesterday.
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Gaza ceasefire officially holds but is under strain again with more gunfire across the yellow ‘peace line’ this morning. Israeli military says it fired at targets crossing agreed lines in 2 separate incidents today. IDF says this is in accordance with the agreement. @itvnews
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Hamas is, of course, not the only armed faction in Gaza capable of attacking the IDF.
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