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the european union hits chinese electric cars with new tariffs, as brussels takes action to protect the bloc�*s motor industry a man has been found guilty of plotting to kidnap, rape and murder one of britain's biggest tv stars — holly willoughby. he was arrested after discussing his plans online with a man who was in fact an undercover police officer in the us. the court heard that gavin plumb was obsessed with the star and had assembled an abduction kit which included handcuffs and cable ties. as charlotte gallagher explains, the jury at chelmsford crown court dismissed plumb�*s defence that his plans were a fantasy — to warn you, there are upsetting details in her report. holly willoughby, one of the uk's most popular and successful television presenters. this was her final appearance

on this morning before her life changed dramatically. police! as later that day, gavin plumb was arrested for plotting her kidnap, rape and murder. at the moment, you are under arrest for conspiracy to kidnap. _ who?! holly willoughby. i'm not gonna lie, she's a fantasy of mine. i mean, she's a fantasy of a lot of guys, in�*t she?! plumb had even assembled a kidnap kit which he filmed himself. metal cable ties, two sets of handcuffs... police found chloroform in his home and saw he had researched realistic—looking air weapons. he'd also scoured the internet for how to meet people who planned to kidnap celebrities, and he found some, even sending voice notes about his plans. we're then going to force her to make a video, just saying that she come with us under her own free will and she's fully consenting into everything

we do to her, so that covers us. but one of those people he met online was in fact an undercover policeman in the united states. plumb told him he knew where holly lived, her routine, and how he was planning to abduct her. that detective was so concerned he contacted the fbi and police here. much of the evidence that we've heard in court has been distressing. some of it's been too graphic and violent to broadcast. gavin plumb was obsessed with holly willoughby and spent hours and hours discussing kidnap plans. he told the jury it was just a celebrity crush. they didn't believe him. he plotted to kidnap her from her home, take her to a remote location, and ultimately take her life. his claims in court that he was a fantasist are simply not true and were evidenced by the extent to which he plotted with others to carry out his wicked plan.

gavin plumb told the court he was just a fantasist, but this isn't the first time he's committed crimes like this. he has previous convictions for attempted kidnapping and false imprisonment. i would say that gavin plumb - is a dangerous individual to women. that can be seen from his previous convictions, where he has - already overpowered women. and it is demonstrated - by the conversations that he was having with others online. and the graphic and disturbing - messages that they were sending. in a statement, holly willoughby said, "as women, we should not be made to feel unsafe going about our daily lives and in our own homes. "i would also like to commend the bravery of his previous victims for speaking about the time. "without their bravery, this conviction may not have been possible". this case was about sexual violence, humiliation and degradation. gavin plumb said it was online chat, something that would never happen. the jury decided his

plans were very real. charlotte gallagher, bbc news. tonight we've discussed hurricane beryl across the caribbean. beryl across the caribbean. in the us state of california, the region witnesses, once again, the devastating effects of heatwaves and growing wildfires across the area. as of wednesday, 28,000 people had been ordered to evacuate the 0roville area. the 4th ofjuly fireworks celebrations have been cancelled. the national weather service predicts temperatures could reach 47 degrees celsius in some areas early next week — as dangerously hot, dry and windy weather is expected to continue. david pittman, mayor of 0roville, is live with us. evacuations in 0roville... thank you for being with us. i touch on some of the challenges you are facing right now. give us a sense of the evacuations going on right now, and how many people you are able to

get away from danger. irate and how many people you are able to get away from danger.— get away from danger. we had over 26,000 folks _ get away from danger. we had over 26,000 folks in — get away from danger. we had over 26,000 folks in our— get away from danger. we had over 26,000 folks in our immigration . 26,000 folks in our immigration zones and we fill up our first shelter and had to add a second shelter, and i also have to offer that many people have offered their own homes as shelter for evacuees, so it tremendous community here. find so it tremendous community here. and ou are so it tremendous community here. and you are facing that perfect storm, heat and wind and in the flames making it potentially must worse. that's very accurate, i try to do this outside but my cell phone reached overload temperature and shut down, so i had to readjust, 108 fahrenheit here, and we normally have high—temperature store one day, but never over a whole week or ten day period, so this is extreme for our area. ., , i. our area. you see extreme, in your area, our area. you see extreme, in your area. you _ our area. you see extreme, in your area. you have — our area. you see extreme, in your area, you have faced _ our area. you see extreme, in your area, you have faced natural- area, you have faced natural disasters before, and you get both extremes, don't you, sometimes flash flooding and the devastation that

causes and the other extreme, the very dry and hot temperatures that cause these wildfires, so you really feel the effects of climate change there. ~ ., ., ., . there. we do, we had to incident where we — there. we do, we had to incident where we had — there. we do, we had to incident where we had to _ there. we do, we had to incident where we had to erect _ there. we do, we had to incident where we had to erect weight - there. we do, we had to incident| where we had to erect weight 128 thousand people, and we had a devastating campfire recently, not to say it's the good thing, but all are people here are well experience in disaster management, and have to say that when the call went out to move out and if accurate, our residents responded very appropriately and responsibly, so it does do well to prepare ahead of time, and have to say i am proud of our community. the outpouring of support for others, many of the eval question centres have had people show up and start cooking for people to make sure they get enough food, and like i said many homes were offered to everyone, so could enjoy the coolness, because the real problem right now is the excessive

heat, and i as i said, my cell phones couldn't work outside. sorry to interruet. — phones couldn't work outside. sorry to interrupt, quite _ phones couldn't work outside. sorry to interrupt, quite aside _ phones couldn't work outside. sorry to interrupt, quite aside from having an emergency grab bag, a go bag, with emergency supplies, what can people take in the face of such threats? ., , can people take in the face of such threats? .,, ,., ., threats? the most important items ou would threats? the most important items you would value, _ threats? the most important items you would value, of _ threats? the most important items you would value, of course, - threats? the most important items you would value, of course, the - threats? the most important items you would value, of course, the big thing also happens is your animals, take care of them and make sure they are properly cared for, or animal disaster centres were filled up to capacity from horses all the way down to small cats and all the animals we have. basically, have things in a go bag ready to go,. 0ur things in a go bag ready to go,. our local services, the assistance we get from agencies which are a valuable asset, notjust from city resources that have been overwhelmed in terms of supplying and making sure things happen, this is the first time in the history of

0roville or we asked for the fireworks to be cancelled based on a sheet emergency, so if first for us, normally a great submission but we are sad it cannot happen today. fire are sad it cannot happen today. are ou are sad it cannot happen today. are you confident you are able to contain these fires? i'm looking at the forecast for the area, unpredictable winds, high temperatures, and they will get even higher towards the end of the week, that makes it really precarious to try to contain this fire, doesn't it? it try to contain this fire, doesn't it? ., , ., ~ , .,, it? it does and the key thing was the highest _ it? it does and the key thing was the highest risk _ it? it does and the key thing was the highest risk was _ it? it does and the key thing was the highest risk was the - it? it does and the key thing was i the highest risk was the structures on the far side of the fire hedge, all are five factors compensated the efforts there and had a great security level and were hoping to see some decoration orders lifted voluntarily. the fire on the north side is very deep and rugged terrain and will have lots of difficulty in making the foot traffic. it's not good going for bulldozers, is good ground forair

good going for bulldozers, is good ground for air tankers. we have had tremendous support from our air services, ourairport tremendous support from our air services, our airport has 19 helicopters working this incident, so i hate to say we are not, this is new to us, we are well versed in it, and thankfully we have a great community that responded responsibly and is helping out. it's an amazing to see everyone helping each other out. it is pretty great a statement to me for any community in our area. it is good to hear, david pittman, mayor of 0roville, we wish you well and hope your are in the country and those fires and get people to safety. those fires and get people to safe . . ~ those fires and get people to safe . ., ~ i. ., those fires and get people to safe . ., ~ ., , ., ., safety. thank you for sharing our sto , we safety. thank you for sharing our story, we appreciate _ safety. thank you for sharing our story, we appreciate that, - safety. thank you for sharing our story, we appreciate that, and i safety. thank you for sharing our i story, we appreciate that, and keep us all in your thoughts. make story, we appreciate that, and keep us all in your thoughts.— us all in your thoughts. make you. we will, but _ us all in your thoughts. make you. we will, but have _ us all in your thoughts. make you. we will, but have you, _ us all in your thoughts. make you. we will, but have you, thank - us all in your thoughts. make you. we will, but have you, thank you. | around the world and across the uk, this is bbc news.

you're watching the context on bbc news. the european union says it will impose new tariffs on imports of chinese electric cars. taxes of up to 38% will come into force from friday. the commission said the move was in response to "unfair state" chinese subsidies. beijing denies damaging competition by flooding the european market with heavily discounted vehicles. patrick george — editor in chief of inside electrical car magazine. thank you. talk to me about why the eu says now is the time to take this action. . ~ eu says now is the time to take this action. ., ~' ,, eu says now is the time to take this action. ., ~ i. ., ., ., action. thank you for having me on. the eu has — action. thank you for having me on. the eu has been _ action. thank you for having me on. the eu has been looking _ action. thank you for having me on. the eu has been looking at - action. thank you for having me on. the eu has been looking at this - the eu has been looking at this issue for a while. an investigation began last fall and we are seeing the verdict of that right now. they are getting around this. china is way ahead of electric vehicle technology much cheaper labour costs, intense competition in that country and billions of dollars in government subsidies, the eu because it unfair a subsidisation and their are hitting back against those cars.

they are afraid of them flooding the market in europe and continued —— competing against european car—makers and an unfair level, we have seen their market share rise and the steel from companies like volkswagen and so on. what and the steel from companies like volkswagen and so on. what effects will the tires — volkswagen and so on. what effects will the tires have _ volkswagen and so on. what effects will the tires have was _ volkswagen and so on. what effects will the tires have was a _ volkswagen and so on. what effects will the tires have was a mark - volkswagen and so on. what effects will the tires have was a mark of - will the tires have was a mark of the 38% tax on these vehicles pushes up the 38% tax on these vehicles pushes up the prices and is the intent therefore to make them more expensive in line with other cars or make them more expensive than other cars? ., �* , make them more expensive than other cars? ., �*, ., ., , ., make them more expensive than other cars? ., ,., .., cars? that's a great question. what the eu is seeking _ cars? that's a great question. what the eu is seeking is _ cars? that's a great question. what the eu is seeking is what _ cars? that's a great question. what the eu is seeking is what they - cars? that's a great question. what the eu is seeking is what they call | the eu is seeking is what they call a level playing field. they are afraid of tvs coming in from companies that are owned by chinese manufacturers and coming way below what some of these companies can offer, so they are looking what they call for fairness price parity, offer, so they are looking what they call forfairness price parity, and they see that the chinese ev market has an overcapacity problem. it is produced way too many cars, too many

brands competing for limited market share, and the eu is not the biggest market in the world for these cars beyond china itself, and so they are worried about competition they cannot keep up with. is worried about competition they cannot keep up with.— worried about competition they cannot keep up with. is this 'ust auoin to cannot keep up with. is this 'ust going to be fl cannot keep up with. is this 'ust going to be a i cannot keep up with. is this 'ust going to be a tit-for-tat i cannot keep up with. is thisjust going to be a tit-for-tat battle? cannot keep up with. is thisjust i going to be a tit-for-tat battle? so going to be a tit—for—tat battle? so the eu puts tariffs on these vehicles, america has done it is similar thing on chinese tech, what is china doing in response? that similar thing on chinese tech, what is china doing in response?- is china doing in response? that is the fear, is china doing in response? that is the fear. we _ is china doing in response? that is the fear, we are _ is china doing in response? that is the fear, we are not _ is china doing in response? that is the fear, we are not sure - is china doing in response? that is the fear, we are not sure what - is china doing in response? that is the fear, we are not sure what the | the fear, we are not sure what the chinese government was due. we have heard they are looking at tariffs on french cognac, on port imports, those things could increase. the auto—makers are walker —— are worried about salvation. volkswagen and these other huge european countries do huge business in china, it's an important market for them, one there lost market share for years. i don't think they want china to come back and hit them harder they have been hit there, so believe it or not, the auto—makers are not

quite as in—line with what the countries in the are pushing for. patrick, good to get your insight, thank you for being on the programme, patrickjoerg —— george. finally to something rather different. last year we got the star—studded barbie movie. now, barbie is back, with an exhibition celebrating 65 years of the iconic doll. featuring over 180 dolls, the exhibition explores barbie's changing appearance due to ever—changing cultural shifts. here's our reporter michael mckenzie with more. it's the world's most iconic doll, with over a billion of these sold worldwide. this is barbie number one, which was released in 1959. now celebrating 65 years, a new exhibition has opened looking at the history of barbie. barbie is a cultural phenomenon who sparked conversation

and creativity and self—expression for 65 years, inspiring children and adults around the world, and actually inspiring the next generation of designers as well. so, danielle, you've got about 180 dolls here on display. that's right. we've gotjust a fraction of the total number of barbies that have been released over the last 65 years, but i think we've got the most significant ones. and then you've even got an astronaut one that's been to space, right? yes, well, we've got every iteration of barbie as astronaut from from the previous decades, including a doll that's a portrait of samantha cristoforetti. she's the first female captain of the international space station. and we've got the actual barbie doll that she took into orbit. and in the late 1960s, mattel revolutionised the way we saw mainstream toys. barbie's the most diverse doll line in the marketplace. the first black doll

for the barbie brand was in 1968. in 1980, kitty black perkins, the first black designer on the barbie brand, introduced the first doll called barbie, who was black. the exhibition at the design museum opens on friday and runs until next year. michael mackenzie, bbc london. danielle thom, curator of the barbie exhibition at the design museum, explained the doll�*s universal appeal. i think the appeal of barbie is that, as you rightly noted, she has been around for a long time and so she is transgenerational. i fully anticipate there are going to be children visiting this exhibition at the design museum who play with barbie now whose grandparents played with barbie. and i think the secret to that longevity is that, over the decades, mattel, the company behind barbie, have generally done a really good job of pitching the doll atjust the right moment in popular culture.

that is to say, whenever a barbie or a barbie product, a house, a car, whatever, is released, the design of that product positions it so that it's just at that point in a trend cycle where it's aspirational, it's desirable, it reflects mainstream tastes. and it's also about her ability, isn't it, to reinvent herself? 0r certainly the makers to, you know, keep up with changing trends, the fashions, as you touched on, but also changing cultural norms too. absolutely, yes. and i think that the idea of barbie, i think it is no secret that it's an ideal that carries a lot of cultural baggage with it. and rightly or wrongly, people have a perception of what barbie is even if they've never played with a doll themselves, they have an idea in their head of what it stands for. over the years, having, you know, researched the history of barbie, i think it's fair to say that the barbie brand

and the character of barbie have been on an evolutionaryjourney. from the original doll launched in 1959 which offered, shall we say, quite a specific ideal of female appearance, beauty and so on. yeah. through to today's product line which is arguably much more diverse in terms of skin tone, hair textures, body types and so on. danielle, we don't have much time, but what is the standout piece? what should people look out for if they come to the exhibition? there are so many highlights. the first barbie doll, of course, is in there. there is a wonderful prototype lent to us by mattel of the first ever talking barbie. because she is a prototype, she is transparent, you can actually see the talking mechanism from inside her body. and some very special, one—of—a—kind fashion items towards the end of the show.

so, do come to the design museum and see us, we are open to the public from tomorrow. good to see, there is that section dedicated to ken as well. of course we're keeping across all things election tonight. in a few minutes we're expecting that first exit poll to be released. you can find all the latest including on the bbc news website and app — there's a live blog with the latest updates. even an article on how to pull off an election—all nighter! and a reminder — injust a few minutes, you can watch the general election results programme live on bbc one in the uk and here on bbc news internationally. i want to leave you with his truck tonight. expect lots of comings and goings out of that famous door over the next 2a hours. the coverage continues.

you're so closest to the slow pressure and the northwesterly wind feed snow showers in off the coast. this waving weather front will be in real nuisance, south of the m4 corridor to begin with, cloud and updates of rain, some sunshine across wheels and central and northern england first thing in the morning, and in further north as we go into the afternoon, sunny spells and scattered showers but the temperature is still disappointing for the stage injuly, 13 to 17 degrees at the very best. there will continue to be sunshine across northern england and wales, so eastern pennants could see 20 degrees, which will feel pleasant enough. have your rent down towards

wheel and selfless england, gradually drifting eastward which means for women than there is the potential for disruption on the outer courts throughout the day on friday and saturday at me start off damp and dreary but it should improve. as we go through the letter stage the friday, that frontal system continues to drift north and east and it may take it's time to clear during the early hours of saturday morning, so is full of heavy rain across eastern england during the early hours. if you scattered showers of the west. 0vernight lows generally between seven and 13 degrees, so we're to start on the saturday loaded with objects of rain around, particularly to the east of england where it could lingerfor quite to the east of england where it could linger for quite some time. sunny spells and scattered showers elsewhere, but some showers in the east of scotland here for longer source of rain. the temperatures will be disappointed once again, 13 to 18 degrees at the very best. as we move out of saturday into sunday,

there is not that much in the way of significant change, still looking unsettled, we are likely to see updates of rain as we go through the day, so it will be a weekend where you are going to have to plan ahead because it looks likely to stay cool and unsettled for most of us.

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