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we will get to that very shortly. sport — and for a full round—up, from the bbc sport centre, here's paul scott. hello from the bbc sport centre. let's start at the european football championship — france have got their campaign under way, they're taking on austria, in dusseldorf. around half an hour played in group d. it is still currently austria zero, france zero. pretty even contest so far. didier deschamps�* side have reached the final in three of the last four major tournaments. 0-0 at 0—0 at the moment. there's been a huge upset in group e, where slovakia beat belgium 1—0 in frankfurt. belgium began the stronger, but against the run of play ivan shranz capitalised on some poor belgian defending after seven minutes. belgium's all—time record goal scorer romelu lukaku was then
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to have two goals ruled out by var, the second when a handball was detected in the build up. despair for belgium fans, but delight for those of slovakia. there was also a surprise in the opening match of the day as romania beat ukraine 3—0. nicolae stanciu put romania 1—0 up, with this brilliant strike on the half—hour mark. razvan marin and denis dragus were also on the scoresheet. romania had failed to win their opening group game in any of their previous five appearances at the euros — so plenty to celebrate for the team and their fans. well, on display in munich, where that match took place, are damaged seats from ukraine's sonyachny stadium, in khakiv. the stadium was destroyed by russian troops following their invasion of ukraine in 2022. the damaged stand, built for eeuro 2012, was presented in the city
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centre by former ukraine striker, andriy shevchenko, who's vowed to never stop telling the world about the war. cameron norrie�*s disappointing form continues, after a first round defeat on the grass at queens. he went down in three sets to canada's milos raonic. norrie, who was replaced as british number one on monday byjack draper, had two match points of his own in the third set tie—breaker, but raonic came through 11—9. the former wimbledon finalist, who's only played four tournaments this year, served 47 aces in the win — a new atp record in three set matches. i got lucky to get through. obviously this serve helped me a lot today. it's good to be back playing out here in queen's. i think it's been 5—6 years since i played here last time, so for me, to be able to
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enjoy these type of moments, even though they aren't always fun going through them at the moment, it's the things that's most exciting about competing to be back on court. following on from emma raducanu's decision, world number three aryna sabalenka also says she won't compete at this summer's olympics in paris, in order to prioritise her health. the belorussian says there's too much tennis in her schedule. she retained her australian open title injanuary, but lost in the french open quarterfinals. athletes from russia and belarus who qualify for the games, can only compete as neutrals in paris, following russia's invasion of ukraine. bangladesh are into the super 8s at the t20 cricket world cup, after beating nepal by 21 runs. nepal gave it good go, but ultimately fell short in their chase of 107 runs. it would have been their first win over a test—playing nation. shakib al—hasan with the final wicket. the result also ended the netherlands�* slim hopes of qualification,
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they were beaten by sri lanka. elsewhere, new zealand swept aside papua new guinea in a dead rubber in trinidad. the black caps chased down 79 in 12.2 overs to win by seven wickets, with fast—bowler lockie ferguson taking three wickets, without conceding a run, off his four overs. not much riding on this one though, neither side were able to reach the super—8s. and that's all the sport for now. paul, thanks very much. as this first round of matches get under way in germany, i2 murals have been unveiled here in the uk to remember young football fans who died suddenly from cardiac arrest. it's part of the british heart foundation's campaign to highlight an issue in younger people that has not had enough attention. jayne mccubbin met some of the families and the scientists who are offering hope for the future. so this is myjoshie. he was fourth in line of my five little downies. and now he's grown his angel wings. josh was brother to olympic gymnasts
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ellie and becky downie, and in his home town of nottingham he has been immortalised, part of a british heart foundation campaign which features young football fans lost to sudden cardiac death. he wanted to be a footballer, obviously, like all little boys. yeah, every body wants to be a footballer! he was a dead happy, bubbly person. always wanted to crackjokes - in the room and make people laugh. that's his girlfriend, emily. that's such a cute pic. that's his cricket team. on may 9th, 2021, the girls had been at olympic trials in cardiff. their brother had been playing cricket at home in birkenhead when he suddenly collapsed and died. when i went see him he just looked asleep. police in the room because it had been sudden. sat with him for a few hours. it sounds silly, i didn't want to leave him on his own. but the actual worst thing was telling your family. it's changed the dynamic so much, it's still quite hard to believe it's thought that here in the uk,
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12 young lives are lost in this way every single week. this was taken the saturday he passed — this was taken the saturday he passed away. we should have been here collectively, we are going to hold a _ here collectively, we are going to hold 6 euro — here collectively, we are going to hold a euro party at home because it's what_ hold a euro party at home because it's what all— hold a euro party at home because it's what all of us would've wanted. all of these families hope that science can provide them with answers. miles was fit, he was healthy, he ate well. why would a 21—year—old woman who's completely fit and healthy, _ who plays football every week, why would she collapse? - it was nonsensical. we couldn't get our heads around it. but these families also hope that science is close to finding a cure. they believe it's come down through my paternal bloodline. so to pass that onto your children is just overwhelming. but, when we said our final goodbye to claire, i promised her that she would not die in vain.
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and there is hope, right here in this lab in oxford. so when you hear about a young person, fit and well, collapsing and dying suddenly, and we often hear about it in the context of an athlete who collapses in front of a crowd or a television, most of the time that's a genetic disorder. usuallyjust one single spelling mistake affecting the heart muscle, or maybe the wiring of the heart. this team are working on pioneering gene therapy to find a way to stop the deaths, a jab in the arm which could either silence, or completely rewrite, faulty genes. it is within reach in our lifetime? we think it's a really — it's ambitious, but a realistic goal to get to the point that you might be enrolling the first patients in trials in a minimum of five years, we would think, possibly more, to show that that's effective and safe. but if you could get to that point, that's a cure.
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and that cure would be a world first. danny died after playing football. he was 27. chris collapsed and died at work. he was 22. taylor was 1a. jamie died when he was just 13. 12 young people a week. yeah. it's a big number. it's a lot. yeah, it is a lot. but you do feel hope that, yes, there will be good news around the corner for other families? yeah, definitely. and the funding is needed to look into that, isn't it? so, yeah. 12 people a week— such an important campaign, thank you tojane 12 people a week— such an important campaign, thank you to jane for that and the scientists working on the cure. as we have been reporting for some weeks now the war in ukraine is at a precarious point. in the east, russian troops have been making advances around kharkiv, ukraine's second largest city. and president zelensky has been clear that the army desperately needs to enlist more troops,
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to hold that line and push russia back. it means tougher measures are being employed to find men who are shunning conscription. there are reports of mobilization squads literally pulling people off buses or out of bars and dragging them to enlistment centres. but it is not easy finding men who are eligible — as our correspondentjean mackenzie reports from the city of odesa. at sergey�*s wedding, it wasn't just the weather that didn't go to plan. half of the guests didn't show up. going out in public is now too risky for men who don't want to enlist. but the bride, tanya, understands why her friends and family don't want to fight. her father was killed on the front line. are you afraid that you might be caught and sent? yes, i'm afraid. i also afraid. of course, i afraid too and don't want it. it happened twice in my family.
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public transport has become a no—go for those trying to avoid the draft. conscription officers have a fearsome reputation for dragging people off buses and taking them to conscription centres. these officers are on the hunt for draft dodgers. it's hard to find willing soldiers these days, so now it's the law for men to register so they can be called up. are you part of the problem? because people are hiding from you — they're scared of you? translation: look, some people react aggressively towards us. _ others run away from us. this happens often. i don't think these people have been well brought up. these guys are having a pretty difficult time finding people who are eligible to serve, and they do accept that some people
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are hiding from them. but they are urging men to come forward because, they say, everybody has to play their part in defending this country. behind these walls, men are hiding at the very moment the ukrainian army needs them the most. russia, with its superior manpower, is on the offensive. this is vova. he won't leave the house without checking these social media groups, which tell him where the officers are. translation: idon'tl walk outside at all now, unless i'm with my daughter, because they don't take people with their children. the ukrainian army says that it needs people like you to fight if it is to win this war. translation: i'm not a military person. - i've never held a weapon. i don't think i'd be useful on the front line, but i know if i get drafted,
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this is where i'll be sent. translation: these men who are hiding, i don't consider them men. j what are they waiting for? vlad was badly injured, serving on the front line. translation: if we run out of men, the enemy will come to their homes. they will rape their women and kill their children. recruitment posters line the streets of odesa. the message, �*together to victory�*. but ukraine is now divided between those who are prepared to fight, and those who would rather run or hide. jean mackenzie, bbc news, odesa. the nato secretary general says the path to peace in ukraine lies through more weapons. jens stoltenberg, who is in washington to meet withjoe biden this hour, says the number countries now meeting the 2% threshold for defence spending has more than doubled in the last five years, with now more than 20 nations spending at or above the required amount.
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mr stoltenberg says it is time nato flexes its muscles and deploys more of its nuclear arsenal to places it can be operational — and crucially where it can be seen. ahead of his meeting at the white house, he has been speaking to our colleague sumi somaskanda in washington. nice to see you, and he's talking tough? he nice to see you, and he's talking tou~h? . . , nice to see you, and he's talking tou.h? . ., , , nice to see you, and he's talking tou~h? . . , , ., ., nice to see you, and he's talking tou~h? . ., , , ., ., ., tough? he certainly is, for a long time secretary — tough? he certainly is, for a long time secretary altenburg - tough? he certainly is, for a long time secretary altenburg has - tough? he certainly is, for a long l time secretary altenburg has been tough? he certainly is, for a long - time secretary altenburg has been at the forefront of talking about the need to continue arming ukraine and standing up to authoritarian aggression from russia. here in washington, he talked about the need to do that in the long term. he was emphatic about that, the need to ensure there were agreements in place that continued to fund ukraine and send weapons to ukraine in the years to come. he said vladimir putin believes he can outlast nato and the west, and the way this work in and is if we disprove that, if we
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show him that we are in this for the long haul. iwant show him that we are in this for the long haul. i want to add that it was interesting, he seemed to reference interesting, he seemed to reference in some of his remarks today the fact that there was a big election coming up here in the us later this year, and he talked about how in the past, the us had attempted isolationist policies, he said that hadn't worked. he talked about how arming ukraine and the long—term is good for us industry and grading jobs. i asked good for us industry and grading jobs. iasked if good for us industry and grading jobs. i asked if that would send a message to donald trump — he didn't reference trump specifically, but
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i asked them what that cost should look like. . , ., , ., , look like. that is a bit too early to sa , look like. that is a bit too early to say. but _ look like. that is a bit too early to say, but the _ look like. that is a bit too early to say, but the reality - look like. that is a bit too early to say, but the reality is - look like. that is a bit too early to say, but the reality is that i to say, but the reality is that china — to say, but the reality is that china is_ to say, but the reality is that china is trying to get it both ways. china _ china is trying to get it both ways. china is_ china is trying to get it both ways. china is propping up the russian war economy, _ china is propping up the russian war economy, they are sharing a lot of technologies, microelectronics which are key— technologies, microelectronics which are key for— technologies, microelectronics which are key for russia to build missile
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weapons — are key for russia to build missile weapons to use against ukraine. at the same _ weapons to use against ukraine. at the same time, china tries to maintain _ the same time, china tries to maintain normal economic relationships with european and nato aiiies _ relationships with european and nato allies. ., ~' , relationships with european and nato allies. ., ~ , , ., , allies. you think they should be sanctioned _ allies. you think they should be sanctioned at _ allies. you think they should be sanctioned at some _ allies. you think they should be sanctioned at some stage? - allies. you think they should be | sanctioned at some stage? now allies. you think they should be - sanctioned at some stage? now china is the main supporter _ sanctioned at some stage? now china is the main supporter of _ sanctioned at some stage? now china is the main supporter of russia's - is the main supporter of russia's war efforts — is the main supporter of russia's war efforts against ukraine, the biggest — war in europe since the second world war. and at the same time, they are trying to have a normal relationship with european allies — and this cannot work in the long run. a quick follow—up on that — have you spoken to nato member states about possible sanctions, what that cost could look like? well, this is an ongoing conversation amongst nato allies, about how to deal with the security consequences of the fact that china is propping up russia's war effort in ukraine. it's not for nato to make a decision on sanctions, that's for individual allies, the european union and the us. but of course, a discussion about what are the consequences for china if they continue
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to provide support, that something that goes among nato allies. plenty more on the interview on world there in america later tonight. what about china's nuclear programmes? new tool could very soon for something it has neverfaced before, two nuclear powered adversities —— adversaries. what does that mean for non—proliferation, because nato is a nonproliferation alliance. jens stoltenberg — nonproliferation alliance. jens stoltenberg stressed - nonproliferation alliance. iiezis stoltenberg stressed that in nonproliferation alliance. j9:u3 stoltenberg stressed that in our interview, saying that is our goal. russia and china are nuclear actors, we have to be prepared as well. every weekend, he spoke to the telegraph, it was construed as the secretary—general talking about nato needing to be prepared. he did correct that. he said, to ensure any
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potential adversary now is that any attack on nato will trigger a response from the whole alliance, therefore we need the ultimate security guarantees that the nuclear weapons provide. regardless, russia was not happy about the secretary general�*s comments and said he was escalating the situation. when i asked them about that, he basically said look who is talking.— said look who is talking. plenty to discuss. said look who is talking. plenty to discuss big _ said look who is talking. plenty to discuss. big nato _ said look who is talking. plenty to discuss. big nato summit, - said look who is talking. plenty to discuss. big nato summit, up- discuss. big nato summit, up washington next month. around the world and across the uk, this is bbc news.
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we have them on cigarretes, we have them on alcohol — but what about health warnings on social media? one of america's most senior health officials has called on congress to impose smoking—style warning labels on social media platforms. writing in the new york times,
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the surgeon general, vivek murthy, said social media has increased the risk that children will experience in their lifetime symptoms of anxiety and depression. he wants people who visit these platforms to see a message that writing in the new york times, the surgeon general, vivek murthy, said social media has increased the risk that children warns them these sites are "associated with significant mental health harms for adolescents". vaishnavij is the founder of vyanams strategies, a group which advises technology companies on how to build better products for children. she is also a former senior executive at meta, google, and twitter. welcome to the programme. what do you think, perhaps a flashing warning on facebook telling you it can seriously damage your health— and the effect that is a good idea? i think these comments reflect this very polarising debate we're having in the united states about the role that social media plays. i can understand the severity of the
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recommendation. but it is really underlined by a lack of public trust in tech platforms. i appreciate the point about companies needing to share details with independent scientist. as far as warning labels 90, scientist. as far as warning labels go, firstly i don't agree with the comparison of social media with tobacco. but my larger concern with these warning labels is the would pressurise parents to aggressively monitor their children's use of social media. but there is not clear that they would make companies change how they decide social media. we know social media for young people is incredibly valuable when it is designed well, it helps them build communities, some of the most powerful youth activism today is fuelled by social media. warning labels are more of a surveillance mechanism for parents to undertake. if we are talking about children's well—being, that is what we need to be protecting. i think we could do
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more to encourage companies to build better products, rather than tell parents that they need to be doing more. jt parents that they need to be doing more. , , :, , more. it might 'ust remind people how man more. it mightjust remind people how many hours — more. it mightjust remind people how many hours they _ more. it mightjust remind people how many hours they spend - more. it mightjust remind people how many hours they spend to - more. it mightjust remind people| how many hours they spend to the sickness. i call it a sickness because the dopamine is an addiction in the same way that nicotine is an addiction, right? may be in his classifying in at the same way. but i think classifying in at the same way. but i think that — classifying in at the same way. pm i think that really sympathise the role that social media plays in children's life. it also leads to significant increase in social bonds and connection. it leads to significant increase in youth activism and advocacy. all of that is incredibly important part of social media... is incredibly important part of social media. . ._ social media... face-to-face interaction — social media... face-to-face interaction is _ social media... face-to-face interaction is the _ social media... face-to-face interaction is the concern - social media... face-to-face| interaction is the concern that parents have. my interaction is the concern that parents have.— interaction is the concern that parents have. my concern with something _ parents have. my concern with something like _ parents have. my concern with something like warning - parents have. my concern with something like warning labels| parents have. my concern with i something like warning labels is that it does not actually address that it does not actually address that issue. her heart so you will
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have parents monitoring more of their children's use of social media, but it will not change how companies design their platforms. if you look at what has led to a change and how companies have designed our platforms of the last four years, it has been really smart, forward thinking regulation. uc platforms now defaulting new teen users into private accounts. they are limiting targeted ads. that is the real kind of change that we need to capitalise on some of the benefits of social media, while still protecting the well—being of young people. you media, while still protecting the well-being of young people. you have worked on the — well-being of young people. you have worked on the policy _ well-being of young people. you have worked on the policy side _ well-being of young people. you have worked on the policy side of _ well-being of young people. you have worked on the policy side of this - worked on the policy side of this for meta. are they making it more addictive in at the same way that cigarette companies are making it more addictive? i was just looking at the tiktok video that we were showing, and we know that tiktok
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very recently started introducing payment for people using videos or circulating radios from their sites. perhaps social media companies are trying to care people to spend more time on the social media to the detriment of young people. j time on the social media to the detriment of young people. i used to work for meta. _ detriment of young people. i used to work for meta, i _ detriment of young people. i used to work for meta, i no _ detriment of young people. i used to work for meta, i no longer _ detriment of young people. i used to work for meta, i no longer do - detriment of young people. i used to work for meta, i no longer do it - detriment of young people. i used to work for meta, i no longer do it and l work for meta, i no longer do it and i speak independently, but i think social media companies across the board, which we tend to describe as a monolith, but can range from small apps that disappear within a couple of months, to lay large type of social networking platforms that you are referencing. they operate in a variety of different ways. i don't know if there are about to be addictive. they are built for engagement and for growth, it is understandable that companies do that. from our end and we need to set up the framework for how they do that. i really like the analogy
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drawn to cars. cars are incredibly valuable tools, that does not mean they don't come without risk. but it is our society at the set up the framework for how they do that. i really like the analogy drawn to cars. cars are incredibly valuable tools, that does not mean they don't come without risk. but it is our society at the setup of the scaffolding and regulation around what response will car manufacturing looks like so we were able to harness the benefits of that technology with a much lower risk of the harms it could bring to us. do aet the harms it could bring to us. do net in the harms it could bring to us. do get in touch if you have thoughts on whether we should have those sort of things on social media, health warnings for young people. our panel is just around the corner. we will take a short break, stay with us. hello. we have seen some warm sunshine around today, particularly across parts of southern england. for other areas further north, there have been a few showers around. as we head through the day tomorrow, again, a day of sunny spells for many of us.
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there will be a few showers in the forecast, so not completely dry. we've got this area of low pressure sitting across the bay of biscay at the moment. that's moving its way in, and just grazes the southeast corner of england. so that's going to bring some rain through tomorrow. for the rest of this evening into tonight, then, most places looking dry, showers easing away. still quite cloudy and breezy with a few showers across northern parts of scotland. could be one or two misty patches toward central and southern england, perhaps. a relatively cool night for this stage injune with temperatures between 8—12 celsius in our towns and cities, a touch cooler in the countryside. so, a lot of dry weather through tuesday morning. variable amounts of cloud. let's just take a look down towards the southeast. there is that area of rain moving out of the channel islands, perhaps affecting east sussex and kent, for instance, as well. but away from that area, lots of sunshine around. more showers as we head north through the spine of the country, so the midlands, the pennines up towards central parts of scotland as well. a slightly brighter day, i think, for northern ireland compared to recent days, a bit more sunshine coming through here. still a northerly breeze blowing, and we will see these showers continuing
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through into the afternoon across scotland and through the spine of northern england, but i think either side of that, of a fair amount of dry and settled weather. it should dry up along the south coast after the earlier rain as well. temperatures up to around 16—21 celsius for most of us. now, we've got high—pressure that's trying to ridge in from the atlantic here as we head towards the middle of the week. so that should quiet the weather down, really. heading into wednesday, another mostly dry and settled day. you are showers then we have seen over recent days. fewer showers then we have seen over recent days. a bit more cloud and some patchy rain into the far north—northwest of scotland. elsewhere, a bit of cloud building through the day, but some strong sunshine lifting temperatures quite widely into low 20s across southern and central parts of england and wales. high teens for scotland and northern ireland. into thursday, and again, we've got more cloud in the northwest of the uk, turning a bit more breezy with a few showers here. but for most areas, a dry, settled day, and in that sunshine, we are likely to see temperatures lifting to around about 21—22 celsius. still a bit cooler for the likes of stornoway, lerwick, where we've got the cloud, breeze and showers. but most places looking dry
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and settled as we head through thursday into friday, but some rain in the northwest, perhaps more widespread on saturday.
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hello, i'm christian fraser. you're watching the context on bbc news. guess who's back. back again! applause
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it's been a very difficult time for the country over the past few years, and of course i understand people's frustrations with that. that's undeniable, and i've been very clear that we have made progress, but there is more to go. we are absolutely focused on talking to voters about what matters to them. that's where my focus is, not the noises off. at bbc verify, we've been looking into whether tax, spending and economic pledges of the reform party's election contract add up. i'm joined by annabel denham, comment editor at the telegraph, and jack blanchard — uk editor at politico. first, the latest headlines. the israeli prime minister has disbanded his government's war cabinet in the wake of the resignation earlier this month of benny gantz. ultra—nationalist ministers had demanded that they be allowed to take his place.
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benjamin netanyahu is now expected to make key

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