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let's have a quick look at some of the other stories making the headlines today. slovenia's taday pogarcher has been crowned champion of cycling's first grand tour of the year, the giro d'italia which ended in rome. belgium's tim merlier beat jonathan milan to the stage victory. colombia's dani martinez was second overall with britain's geraint thomas completing the podium. dutch rider lorena viebers made it a hat—trick of stage victories at ride london classique to win the race for the third time in her career. lizzie deignan was the highest placed british rider finishing eighteenth overall. after crashing out on the final lap of yesterday's sprint race world champion francesco bagnaia bounced back to snatch victory at the catalunya motogp. the italian passed championship leaderjorge marteen with five laps to go and his third victory of the season cut the gap to the spaniard to 39 points. at the great manchester run,
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kenyan vincent ngetich won the men's10k elite race, while ethopia's gotytom gebreslase won the women's race, and of course, as you'd imagine, thousands of members of the public took to the streets too. there'll be some tired legs tonight. let's get you up to date with the final day of the aquatics gb diving championships in birmingham now, we'll start with the mens platform and noah williams won gold, this his last dive, but he fell fractionally short of what he needed to assure his place in the event in paris, needing a score of 480 for that, he scored 103.2. heartbreakingly close. but the selectors could still pick him at their discretion for the games. earlier, world championship medallists jack laugher and anthony harding have continued their build—up
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to the paris 2024 olympic games with victory in the synchronised 3m springboard final. the pair have claimed world silver and bronze medals over the last 12 months and achieved a strong score of a21." points for their six routines. we weren't firing on all cylinders today. it is the morning but what's great about this competition it's the same time as the one in paris. a great little run—through. a bit difficult for me coming back of individual, feeling tired. we still scored of a for 20, a great benchmark. wejust scored of a for 20, a great benchmark. we just had to keep going, stay injury free and stay positive. in the women's synchronised 3m springboard final, the european games champions amy rollinson and desharne bent—ashmeil took gold. the pair have not been selected for paris 2024, but will be targeting success at the european championships in serbia next month. great britain won five golds on a remarkable day at the second
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regatta of the rowing world cup series in switzerland. emily craig and imogen grant winning one of those here in the lightweight women's double sculls, with britain also winning a silver and a bronze today. this was the last competition before gb rowing decide their olympic selection for paris this summer. it's really awkward when you do high—performance port like this for that when you come to the races you really only see the tip of the iceberg. borrowing is one of those parts will be a precious few moments of enjoying the race it. it matters because we choose to make it better. i think that's really what makes it worth it for us, ourfamilies, our friends and the whole. gb worth it for us, our families, our friends and the whole. gb hoping for another successful _ friends and the whole. gb hoping for another successful summer - friends and the whole. gb hoping for another successful summer on - friends and the whole. gb hoping for another successful summer on the i another successful summer on the lake with the rowing. a reminder of our top story before we go — southampton have beaten leeds, in the championship playoff
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final at wembley, adam armstrong's goal proving the difference, as saints make an immediate return back to the premier league, with their fans the happier of the two sets at wembley today. i knew we would get a win. i had the feeling but it was tense at the end because a ten minute at a time and two minutes was scary. but we won, it's good. two minutes was scary. but we won, it's aood. , ., , it's good. first time i saw them as 1971. this it's good. first time i saw them as 1971- this is _ it's good. first time i saw them as 1971. this is one _ it's good. first time i saw them as 1971. this is one of _ it's good. first time i saw them as 1971. this is one of the _ it's good. first time i saw them as 1971. this is one of the top - it's good. first time i saw them as 1971. this is one of the top days in j 1971. this is one of the top days in our history. — 1971. this is one of the top days in our history. a _ 1971. this is one of the top days in our history, a magic day. days like this it really _ our history, a magic day. days like this it really comes _ our history, a magic day. days like this it really comes out _ our history, a magic day. days like this it really comes out you really l this it really comes out you really see how supporters are in the city. itjust means everything. huge win for southampton _ itjust means everything. huge win for southampton early _ itjust means everything. huge win for southampton early on - itjust means everything. huge win for southampton early on at - itjust means everything. huge win i for southampton early on at wembley for southampton early on at wembley for the 1—0, they beat leeds for that they will be in it chip agent for the commiseration to leeds. back to the premier league for them. if you want more on that match you can read all about it over on the bbc website and the bbc sport app. all the reaction to that, over on the bbc sport website website.
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andy murray currently an action. he is currently 2—1 down in that match for that that's an interesting one to come back from fort murray in the first set was still lots of work to do fort murray. first set was still lots of work to do fort murray. that's all from sportsday. we will see you next time. they say you never forget how to ride a bike — but what about playing the piano? one woman has started tickling the ivories again after a break of 80 years — thanks to the help of a teenage volunteer. 90—year—old sybil — who is blind — moved into a care home injanuary, at the same time that aaliyah began volunteering there — and they bonded over a shared love of music, as juliette phillips reports.
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90—year—old sybil has never lost her love of music, and now she has rediscovered her passion for performing. after decades, she was inspired to return to the piano by listening to volunteer aaliyah playing for residents. well, ithought, what lovely music that is. i wish i could have kept on with my piano lessons. playing like that, i'd be able to be happy in this home. and i'd make all the other people happy, and they'd all come for a singsong. since then, the pair have become quite the double act. even losing her eyesight hasn't stopped sybil patiently practising to relearn all the notes. never give up in life, never. keep going.
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if you give up, you've had it. what's it like when the two of you are playing together? oh, it's happiness — sheer happiness. 17—year—old aaliyah has been working at the care home as a volunteer while studying social care at college. despite their 73—year age gap, she and sybil have struck up quite a bond. the first time she ever played, i didn't expect her to come and play the piano. i thought she'd just press a few notes. and we were sat there for hours playing it. she loved it. i've never actually played with another person on the piano. i've always had someone next me when i'm playing, but never with someone like her. she really likes it, and i like to see how happy it makes her. the knife and fork to the left if you want... sybil only moved in a few months ago. staff at the care home tell me she settled in much better since playing music again. you've got a cup of tea here, sybil, if you want it.
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she was quite distressed when she first came in, i but since she started the music and playing piano again, - she's much calmer. no—one knew that sybil could play the piano, i and the fact that she had gone blind several years ago — - it's just a beautiful story, | and the joy on sybil's face when she's playing isjust amazing. when she completes her studies, aaliyah is hoping to work in the care home permanently. no doubt there will be plenty more performances to come. juliette phillips, bbc news. faye tozer is best known as a member of the squeaky clean pop group steps but she's embracing her darker side for her latest project. faye's playing the fur—coat—loving baddie cruella di vil in a stage version of "101 dalmatians — the musical". kirsteen o'sullivan went to meet her. # tragedy # when you lose control and you got no soul
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# it's tragedy. ..# their upbeat dance tracks are iconic, and now steps' faye tozer is playing the lead in 101 dalmatians: the musical — none other than cruella de vil. i have had that rage and wickedness on stage before, and i feel like she's going to be a heightened extension of that, i literally can't wait to get my teeth into her. it's so lovely to do a role that is polar opposite to what people see me in as usual. faye has enjoyed a career spanning stage and screen. she says she loves theatre and is embracing the ageing process. there was a gap in my career, i think, where your�*e too old to be the princess and you're too young to really morph into the next character — the mother or whatever. i'm really finding joy in the character roles that i am being offered these days. faye is a busy mum, and being a performer often means time on the road away
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from herfamily, something she says is simply par for the course. i'm not the only type ofjob that works away from home. you know, we've got our people in the army, on the rigs, everybody who has to work away. and i think it's a really good example to set your children that you're hard—working and you love yourjob. the 101 dalmatians musical arrives at the marlowe theatre this summer, and faye can't wait to perform in kent. i've done a few shows here. i did singing in the rain, 42nd street. i'm a big fan of canterbury anyway. i've got my favourite restaurants around, i know where i'm going to be staying, so i'm really excited to come back. and canine lovers in the audience are in for a treat. we are actually touring with a real live dalmatian puppy. the thing is going to get smothered. this is the bestjob ever. so you've got a little puppy coming onto it with you? yes. where is it going to sleep? in my bed — i'm going to steal it. 101 dalmatians arrives
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at the marlowe theatre from 16 to 20 july. kirsteen o'sullivan, bbc news. now it's time for a look at the weather with darren bett. hello. this is probably not the sort of weather you'd hope for in a bank holiday weekend. yes, it's been warm when the sun was out, but we have seen a lot of showers, heavy thundery downpours, really bringing a soaking in a short space of time. this was the radar picture from earlier on. you can see all those thunderstorms dancing away across england heading up into southern scotland. but gradually, overnight, we're going to see those tending to fade away for most areas, some clearer spells for england and wales, but more cloud and still some wetter weather as you move further north, that will keep temperatures a bit higher. but where we have the clearer skies, where the south temperatures could dip away to seven or eight degrees. there could be some early sunshine, though, for central and eastern parts of england. and we'll continue to see some sunshine on bank holiday monday. but there will be more
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showers around as well. and quickly, the cloud will build up as temperatures rise. that will lead to a scattering of showers developing. but the focus for the heavy thundery ones. this is more towards northern and eastern parts of scotland, bringing the risk of some travel disruption and some local flooding. it will be warm in the sunshine when it's out and typical temperatures are going to be 16 or 17 degrees. one area of low pressure that's bringing all the showers at the moment will be replaced by another one. this one coming in from the atlantic and sort of keeping the unsettled theme going into tuesday and beyond. so we've got more cloud coming in from the west that's going to bring with it the showery outbreaks of rain. it'll get wetter later in northern england, but this time the driest weather may well be across the north east of scotland with some sunshine here for much of the day. typical temperatures, again, 16 or 17 degrees. but there is some wet weather around on tuesday and that will continue into wednesday. that area of low pressure pushing its way across the uk right in the middle of the low. this is where we may well
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have the wettest weather first thing on wednesday morning, but that wet weather will push down across england and wales, followed by some sunshine but maybe some heavy thundery showers for scotland. and this time the driest weather is likely to be across northern ireland and a northwesterly breeze this time and again. those temperatures not really changing much right the way through the weekend. in actualfact, those numbers are near what we'd expect at this time of the year. but a mixed week ahead. heavy showers, longer spells of rain, but signs of hope are later next week, higher pressure should turn it drier and brighter.
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live from london. this is bbc news. rishi sunak says he'll bring back mandatory national service for 18—year olds if the conservatives win the general election. meanwhile, labour's been answering questions on its plan for the economy — it promises not to increase income tax if it wins on polling day. protests in georgia continue over a russian—style law against foreign influence, on the day the nation celebrates its independence from the soviet union. and manchester city celebrate winning their fourth premier league title in a row, with a victory parade. i'm with a victory parade. olly foster high above the parade i'm olly foster high above the parade route where thousands the of those city supporters will be trying to put the disappointment of the fa cup final behind them.
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