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between a fake and the real thing? we take a look at the appeal of deception. and singer billie eilish hits out at the practice of releasing multiple versions of vinyl records because of the environmental impact. now for a full round—up from the bbc sport centre. jannik sinner�*s brilliant year continues. he's celebrating a third title and is also up to number two in the world behind novak djokovic. the 22—year—old italian beat grigor dimitrov in straight sets to win the miami open. he won his first grand slam title, the australian open, injanuary and also won a touranment in rotterdam. he has been beatenjust once this year, by carlos alcaraz, in the semifinals of indian wells, and he's jumped above the spaniard in the rankings. being number two is
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an amazing feeling. i never thought to come to this point, i come from a very normal family, my dad is still working, as my mum does, so it is very... sport is one thing and life is different, so i'm very happy to be in this position, i am just enjoying every moment, these are special days, winning a tournament, does not matter what kind of tournament, it is a special day. so it means a lot to me. england have won the first one—day international against new zealand, largely thanks to a superb unbeaten 92 from amyjones. chasing 208 in wellington, victroy looked unlikely when they slumped to 79—6, but a a record seventh—wicket stand of 130 between jones and charlie dean saw them reach their target with nine overs to spare, winning by four wickets. every game is important, but i think to start a series well makes it a little bit extra.
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obviously you don't want to go behind early on in the series, so to get the win was huge for us, and the whole batting group will get a lot of confidence from how we managed to get over the line today. sri lanka have a commanding lead in the second, and final, test against bangledesh. responding to sri lanka's first innings total of 531, bangledesh started well, but a middle order collapse saw them bowled out for 178. in a day that saw 15 wickets fall, sri lanka ended their second innings on 102—6, a lead of 455 as they look to wrap up the series having won the first test. nelly korda won her third lpga tour victory on the trot in arizona after hitting a bogey—free seven—under—par 65 in the final round. the world number one started the day two shots off the lead, but closed with two birdies
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in her final three holes to set the clubhouse target on 20 under. her closest challenger in the end was australian rookie hira naveed, who finished on 18 under. it was definitely one of my least stressful wins today. ijust played really solid golf, did not make too many mistakes, and if i did ijust had a chip, a straightforward chip, overall i capitalised on the majority of my good shots out there today and made some good putts as well, so overall i was very pleased with how i played today in tough conditions. and lebronjames has secured a place alongside fellow great michaeljordan in the nba record books as his 40—point haul helped
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the los angeles lakers beat the brooklyn nets 116—1011. james is only the second player, afterjordan, to score a0 points in more than one nba game after the age of 39. jordan, who played until he was 40, achieved that feat three times with james, 39, having now done it twice, it's incredible. told him in the huddle before the last full stretch, just extremely thankful that he packed a cake that he packed a cake on the road trip. got to keep fighting, keep scratching and figure out how to correct the situation we are in. we were able to do that by some huge shotmaking by him. there's lots more on the bbc sport website, there's a full fixture list across the football league. leicester are back on top of the championship after beating norwich.
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pictures of the white house where the annual easter egg roll is taking place on the south lawn, it has been going since 1878, where children are invited to take an egg rolls with a wooden spoon along we mourn. so we will bring you more from there about that easter based tradition there. the number of migrants crossing the channel in small boats has risen sharply in the first three months of the year. almost 5,500 people made the journey — that's an increase of 43% on the same period last year. labour says the government's plan to stop the boats is in tatters. my colleague simonjones is in dover, and has the very latest. well, it's been a very busy easter weekend for crossings in the channel. on saturday, almost 350 people made it to uk waters and were brought here to dover. yesterday, the figure was almost a50 people.
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now, the numbers arriving do fluctuate according to factors such as the weather. today, for example, it's really windy here, so there haven't been any crossings. at the weekend, though, the sea was very calm. other factors also include the supply of boat parts and the number of police officers patrolling the beaches in northern france to try to stop boats launching in the first place. but the rise in numbers this year — and a big rise — also potentially down to another couple of factors. one is simply the number of people per boat. when crossings became a thing around five years ago, there was an average of seven people per boat. now, that's almost 50 people per boat, so the smugglers organising the journeys don't have to launch as many boats from the beaches in northern france to get large numbers across. another factor may also be the british government's plan to start sending some asylum seekers to rwanda. it says it wants to see flights leaving by the end of spring.
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it's hugely controversial, still being debated in parliament, but the thought is that the smugglers over in northern france are telling people, "you need to get across the channel "before any flights take off, before the rules change," and that may be spurring people to make the dangerous crossing. now, in terms of the figures, it is going to be a big headache for the british government, which has repeatedly promised to stop the boats. the home office said that the rise in numbers is unacceptable and that shows the need to get those flights to rwanda off the ground, but the opposition labour party say the government policy regarding small boats is in tatters and ministers are simply presiding over one unwanted record after another. beijing says it's urged the mexican authorities to step up efforts to investigate the deaths of eight chinese citizens in a migrant boat disaster. the bodies of seven women and one
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man were found on a beach in the state of oaxaca on friday. the number of chinese migrants illegally crossing into the united states from mexico has soared in recent years. more than 37,000 were detained at the border last year. let's get more on this from luis fajardo from bbc monitoring. what's the reason why there's an increase of chinese migrants illegally crossing into the united states? the mexican authorities have said that there was apparently one person who survived... i’m that there was apparently one person who survived. . ._ who survived... i'm sorry, we have a roblem who survived... i'm sorry, we have a problem with — who survived... i'm sorry, we have a problem with our— who survived... i'm sorry, we have a problem with our line _ who survived... i'm sorry, we have a problem with our line up _ who survived... i'm sorry, we have a problem with our line up there. - who survived... i'm sorry, we have a problem with our line up there. we i problem with our line up there. we will try to come back to that first night a little later. —— we will try to come back to it luis later.
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thousands of people have taken to the streets in haiti to mark easter weekend. it's the first major national holiday since the country's government collapsed. the caribbean island is now largely gripped by gang violence. more than 1,500 people have been killed since the start of the year and tens of thousands of others left homeless. the un has described the situation as cataclysmic. nomia iqbal has more. as haiti spirals into violence, people try to hold on to their traditions. thousands of worshippers walk through narrow, dusty roads in cap haitian, praying for peace in a country whose capital has descended into lawlessness. in gang—controlled port—au—prince, the city is still suffering — with people fighting for basic supplies. most easter processions were cancelled. there was a rare moment ofjoy, though, as children crafted colourful kites — an easter tradition. more than 100 miles away, nun checks in with herfamily
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every day to make sure they're still alive. her father says there was a shooting today — everyone is ok. he tells her he feels broken, though. nun left port—au—prince because of the violence. her cousin was killed by a gang in the capital last year. i have friends that, after school, they decided to open a business or things like that, and after some time either they got killed or they got robbed, so its two ways — either you stay and you fight, or you go. even though i go, i'll come back because i have a plan, i have a dream, and that dream is happening in haiti. the country is now waiting to see exactly who will take on the gangs in the fight for power. a presidential transitional council is in the works, and the group's main goal will be to restore order and democracy to a nation that's at a crucial turning point in history. one of the country's most powerful gang leaders, jimmy cherizier, has said he's open to a ceasefire. known as barbecue, he and his coalition control much of the capital right now,
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but he wants a seat at the negotiating table. it will be hard, though, to convince many haitians to accept violent gangsters as future political leaders. translation: when gangs attack, they're terrorising people, - and they don't have any compassion — theyjust kill. the population is dying — it's true — because it's the country which is dying. when the port is dysfunctional, the airport is dysfunctional, and the hospital is dysfunctional, people will definitely die. haiti is a country with a lot of faith, but constant, overlapping crises have pushed it to the brink. and with little change so far, right now hope is all people have. nomia iqbal, bbc news, haiti. around the world and across the uk, this is bbc news.
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that feeling when it gets too close to your eardrum, it is like that times ten, a high—pitched metallic drilling noise, it knocked me forward at a 45 degrees angle this way. forward at a 45 degrees angle this wa . , ., forward at a 45 degrees angle this wa . _ ., ., , forward at a 45 degrees angle this wa . , , ., ., , , way. the syndrome was first identified —
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way. the syndrome was first identified in _ way. the syndrome was first identified in cuba's - way. the syndrome was first identified in cuba's capital. way. the syndrome was first i identified in cuba's capital city when us diplomats complained of dizziness, headaches, and a painful soundin dizziness, headaches, and a painful sound in their ears. us officials have previously said it is unlikely foreign power to blame. increment spokesperson says new accusations are unfounded. translation: it is absolutely not _ are unfounded. translation: it 3 absolutely not a new are unfounded. translation: it 1 absolutely not a new issue. for many years, the issue of so—called havana summer and has been played up in the mass media, often it was connected with accusations of russian involvement, but nobody has ever published or expressed any convincing evidence of these unfounded accusations anywhere. today is the first day of a new month, the first day of april — also known as april fools day. this clip from 1957 is believed to be one of the first televised april fools pranks. panorama reports from lake lugano, switzerland, where the combination of a mild winter and the virtual disappearance of pests like the weevil, has resulted in a bumper crop — let's take a listen
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and a reminder, this is a prank. it doesn't only in britain that spring this year has taken everyone by surprise. the past winter, one of the mildest on living memory, has had its effect as well. most important of all, it has resulted in an exceptionally heavy spaghetti crop. the last two weeks of march are an anxious time for the spaghetti farmer. that is all the chance of a late frost, which while not entirely ruining the crop generally impairs the flavour and makes it difficult for him to obtain top prizes in world markets. but now these dangers are over and the spaghetti harvest goes forward. studying plausible fakery is, it turns out, a serious business. a team at oxford university are launching a project called april fakes day to examine what it is that gives us confidence that someting is really true and what we can learn from fakes. professor patricia kingori is a sociologist at the university, i am
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fascinated by this, tell me a little bit about what it is that you study. i study fix, fabrications and falsehoods, this is quite a serious matter, a much more kind of fun and playful engagement with the general public on this subject. it playful engagement with the general public on this subject.— public on this sub'ect. it seems to me like ou— public on this subject. it seems to me like our interpretation - public on this subject. it seems to me like our interpretation of- me like our interpretation of april fools' day now is the numerous e—mails you get from companies, and my reaction is normally an eye roll, but you also like to look at people's responses to fix, don't you? people's responses to fix, don't ou? , , , , people's responses to fix, don't ou? , , , ., .,, you? yes, responses to fix a very interesting _ you? yes, responses to fix a very interesting because _ you? yes, responses to fix a very interesting because there - you? yes, responses to fix a very interesting because there are - interesting because there are certain situations where fakes are very funny and we think it is possible, in other scenarios we don't find them funny at all, so really understanding our reactions is just as important sometimes as the fix themselves. i isjust as important sometimes as the fix themselves.— the fix themselves. i guess one erson's the fix themselves. i guess one person's fake — the fix themselves. i guess one person's fake might _ the fix themselves. i guess one
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person's fake might not - the fix themselves. i guess one person's fake might not be - the fix themselves. i guess one - person's fake might not be another person's. i am thinking about diamonds here, one of my friends likes a lab grown diamonds, much to her is an absolutely perfect diamond. her is an absolutely perfect diamond-— her is an absolutely perfect diamond. .. , ., , diamond. chemically it has the same ro -e as diamond. chemically it has the same preperty as a — diamond. chemically it has the same property as a natural _ diamond. chemically it has the same property as a natural diamond, - diamond. chemically it has the same property as a natural diamond, and l property as a natural diamond, and some are in the diamond industry that they are considered fake diamonds. so who gets to say that something is a figure is also very important in this, and who gets to decide what effect is or is not as actually important part of the work that i am doing.— actually important part of the work that i am doing. some people really like it when — that i am doing. some people really like it when they _ that i am doing. some people really like it when they are _ that i am doing. some people really like it when they are tricked, - that i am doing. some people really like it when they are tricked, and i like it when they are tricked, and some people really like the trekking, it is quite a characteristic of somebody who likes to be a prankster. mast characteristic of somebody who likes to be a prankster.— to be a prankster. most of the --eole to be a prankster. most of the pebble in power— to be a prankster. most of the people in power don't - to be a prankster. most of the i people in power don't particularly like being tricked, so often it is a way of tracking or making fun of people who have power, and april fools' day is often a way for children to break the rules and have
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one over on an adult, or somebody who often does not have power to maybe make fun of somebody who does have power, and give them space to get away with it. so all this kind of lawbreaking is the role that satire place is very fascinating as well. i satire place is very fascinating as well. ~ , satire place is very fascinating as well. ~' , ., well. i think it is quite hard in this day and _ well. i think it is quite hard in this day and age _ well. i think it is quite hard in this day and age to _ well. i think it is quite hard in this day and age to know- well. i think it is quite hard in| this day and age to know when something new is fake, i guess that might be social media and the barrage of information we get on there, do you think it is harder these days to spot a fake? i think these days to spot a fake? i think the question _ these days to spot a fake? i think the question is _ these days to spot a fake? i think the question is what _ these days to spot a fake? i think the question is what really - these days to spot a fake? i think the question is what really gives l these days to spot a fake? i think i the question is what really gives us confidence that something is real. fakes have always been around, basically since photography and moving image, we have always had some kind of manipulation of photographs and you think of the things that magicians did with photography, so we have always been around, the question is what gives us confidence now today that something is real? and that is something is real? and that is something ifind something is real? and that is something i find fascinating.
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something is real? and that is something ifind fascinating. is it somebody�*s qualifications, or that they come from a certain place, somebody else comes from another place, orwhere somebody else comes from another place, or where an object might come from, is that what gives us confidence? i think that is the area worth exploring. confidence? i think that is the area worth exoloring-— worth exploring. fascinating sub'ect, worth exploring. fascinating subject, thank _ worth exploring. fascinating subject, thank you - worth exploring. fascinating subject, thank you for - worth exploring. fascinating | subject, thank you forjoining worth exploring. fascinating - subject, thank you forjoining us on a big day for you. thank you very much for your time, a big day for you. thank you very much foryourtime, professor patricia kingori. a trip to the doctors is something that can be a bit frightening for some children, so medical students from bristol university have been helping primary school pupils by teaching first aid using teddy bears. the children also learnt some potentially life saving skills, including how to apply a bandage. our reporter harriet robinson has been to one of their classes.
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this is teddy bear hospital, and these children are learning how to put bandages on their injured fluffy friends. we're having a lot of fun! all the kids were so excited about it. they were so engaged. we had so much fun. we learned loads of stuff. it was really, really good. the sessions are run by medical students from the university of bristol to make any potential hospital trips a little less scary, and to teach these year one and two pupils some basic first aid. teddies are usefuljust because it's something that children are really familiar with, and it's quite common in hospitals and doctors to maybe put your stethoscope on a teddy first to show a child that it's not going to be painful and that it's... and what's going to happen before it happens to them. as well as learning how to put bandages on and make slings, they also get to listen to each other�*s hearts using a stethoscope, and learn more about different parts of the body. i was listening to my friend arlo's heart. hello! giggling. ilike... oh, i liked doing that. kate said they're told the children often go home and tell their parents all about what they've learnt.
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although, at the time, it can sort of look a bit chaotic and like there's lots of things going on, i think they tend to actually pick up quite a lot from it. hearts don't actually look like a normal heart. what do they look like? they're kind of looking like a blob. did you learn how to put a bandage on? were you good at it? wrap it, wrap it around. till you've nearly finished the bandage, you just- put it back inside. looks like we're in safe hands. singer billie eilish has criticised musicians releasing multiple versions of vinyl records due to its environmental impact. in an interview with billboard magazine, the grammy winner said "we're all going to do it because it's the only way to play the game." while eilish didn't call out any artists by name, the rolling stones released at least 43 variants of their album hackney diamonds last year. taylor swift is set to release four vinyl versions of her album the tortured poets department later this year. and now fans who pre—ordered
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beyonce's latest album on vinyl are reporting that five of its tracks have gone missing. earlier, we spoke to laura snapes, the deputy music editor at the guardian newspaper in the uk, about the huge resurgence in vinyl in recent times. i think last year there was an 11.7% rise in vinyl sales in the uk to 5.9 million units, which is compared to a 2.9% rise in 2022. so it's massively on the up. i think at one point the vinyl revival, as it's called, was associated with more indie artists, but in recent years, it's definitely pop stars who have been leading the charge, especially because they've been releasing multiple vinyl variants of their records, as with taylor swift, as you said. with billie eilish, i would say specifically, she uses recycled materials in her vinyl, which is what makes it different, and she only puts out black versions as opposed to coloured ones, which i think you can't use recycled materials. the rolling stones, i think those 43 versions, that's perhaps slightly different from something like taylor swift, because i think they did something where they they themed the covers
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around sports teams or something like that. and i think it's unlikely that somebody would buy all of those records because they have ultimately just got different covers on them. whereas somebody like taylor swift with her new album and also with midnight, so her 2022 album, she likes to release vinyl editions, which each come with one different bonus track. so if you want to get all of the bonus tracks and, you know, you're a big fan and you want to hear them as soon as they come out, you're incentivised to buy four versions of the same record, and people do certainly do that. you know, with her album midnights, all four versions on the back of them, each one of them depicted a different quarter of a clock face, and she also sold a clock mechanism so that if you bought all four and put them together, you could have a taylor swift clock. so fans are certainly buying these things, even if there are increasing grumbles from fans about feeling exploited by the practice. a burial crypt close to the resting place of marilyn monroe has sold for $195,000. the buyer — a us tech investor — said he had "always dreamt of being next to" the hollywood star. one of the actress's
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dresses also sold for eight times the asking price — a pink pucci gown that was bought for $325,000, people are throwing eggs. the record to 73 metres. any egg that has not survived is used as bird feed. at the white house they are doing things with eggs as well. there is a marching band, we are also expecting joe biden to appear, we got a glimpse of him and we are and we are expected to come out with the first lady, it is her theme of education which is the theme of this year's
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and has been for the last few years. more on that later in the programme, we will be speaking to somebody who has been to that event and knows all about it. you can keep up—to—date with all our stories on the bbc website and on the app. stay with us here on bbc news. hello there. today we have seen some rain moving very slowly northwards, followed by some sunshine and some showers. that pattern will continue over the next few days. we will keep those colder east or north—easterly winds in scotland, whereas much further south, the winds are south—westerly,
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bringing milder conditions, and that is where the wet weather will be coming in from. these are our temperatures this easter monday afternoon. probably making 15 in east anglia and the south—east. a bit more chilly underthe rain in northern england and southern scotland. the rain is continuing to move northwards this evening. the showers that follow tend to fade away but we will keep some showers running eastwards across southern counties of england. that rain in northern england and northern ireland pushes further north into scotland. the lowest temperatures tonight will be as the cloud breaks up in the north—east of england. we still have some patchy rain tomorrow in scotland, particularly in the north—east of scotland. early showers in the south—east will be followed by some sunny spells. cloud will build up, showers likely to develop, and then we will see some further rain in the south—west in the afternoon. temperatures are more widely going to reach 14—15 in the midlands and eastern parts of england with some sunshine and the showers, but quite a bit
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more chilly in the stronger wind in the north—east of scotland. we have got some rain in the south—east during the afternoon, that is pushing northwards on tuesday night. this area of low pressure will be sitting over the uk on wednesday, keeping it very unsettled. showers or longer spells of rain moving northwards across england and wales, into scotland and northern ireland. southern parts of england and wales probably turning drier with more sunshine during the afternoon. that will give the temperatures a bit of a boost. only 7—8 celsius with the cold north—easterly wind in scotland and also the rain as well. these are the upper level winds, the jet stream pattern. this is going to be maintained over the next few days. the jet stream picking up areas of low pressure and then sliding them up from the south—west, together with the weather fronts bringing the spells of rain. so we have some wet weather to begin on thursday in northern scotland. another band of rain moves northwards, followed by some showers, and then we see some further longer spells of rain arriving in southern parts of england and wales during thursday afternoon.
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taking bills in england, wales and scotland to their lowest level in two years. germany partially legalises cannabis — authorities say they're trying to tackle the black market trade in the drug. a tradition that's lasted since the 1870s — the white house easter egg roll — gets under way. hello, i'm kylie pentelow, welcome to verified live, three hours of breaking stories and checking out the truth behind them. we start with the latest from gaza. after two weeks of heavy bombardment, israel says it has completed its military operation in and around the biggest hospital there and all troops have left the area. much of the site of the al—shifa hospital in gaza city is now in ruins, following the two—week assault. hamas officials say dozens of bodies have been found at the complex. during the operation
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