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there is a cost not settling. the cost to industrial action. the challenge we are facing in recruiting and retaining nurses teachers and doctors. we will do it in a proper way and make sure that the sums add up. former president donald trump tells republican supporters at a michigan rally he �*took a bullet for democracy�* israel says it has intercepted a missile launched from yemen shortly after the israeli air force carried out a series of strikes. bangladesh's top court has scrapped most of the quotas on governmentjobs, that have triggered nationwide anti—government demonstrations. residents on the spanish island of majorca are set to protest against the surge in tourism that is being blamed for plummeting living standards hello i'm tanya beckett.
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the chancellor, rachel reeves, has said the government will "make sure the sums add up" if public sector workers are given above inflation pay rises. the remark came after independent pay review bodies recommended an increase of 5.5% for teachers and some nhs workers. the rate of inflation is currently 2%. ms reeves told sunday with laura kuenssberg, she would announce her decision on public pay by the end of this month. bbc political correspondent tony bonsignore told me earlier — exactly what this pay rise could mean for public sector workers. inflation is at 2%. the recommendation from the pay review bodyis recommendation from the pay review body is for nhs chess workers and teachers is 5.5%. there's quite a wide range here. we are being to believe that it will be above
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inflation, but it is not clear whether they will accept the recommendation for 5.5%. if they do, they will be implications. that is a higher number than the treasury was expecting. they will have to find more money. you will have a knock on in packs on later spending, tax and borrowing decisions. rachel reeves did herfirst big interview with laura konigsberg today. did her first big interview with laura konigsberg today. there is a cost not settling. _ laura konigsberg today. there is a cost not settling. a _ laura konigsberg today. there is a cost not settling. a cost _ laura konigsberg today. there is a cost not settling. a cost of - laura konigsberg today. there is a cost not settling. a cost of more i cost not settling. a cost of more industrial — cost not settling. a cost of more industrial action. the cost of recruiting _ industrial action. the cost of recruiting and retaining doctors, nurses— recruiting and retaining doctors, nurses and — recruiting and retaining doctors, nurses and teachers. we will do it in a way— nurses and teachers. we will do it in a way that to make sure that the sums— in a way that to make sure that the sums add _ in a way that to make sure that the sums add up. the in a way that to make sure that the sums add un— in a way that to make sure that the sumsaddu. , , , ., , sums add up. the sums must add up. that phrase — sums add up. the sums must add up. that phrase is — sums add up. the sums must add up. that phrase is doing _ sums add up. the sums must add up. that phrase is doing a _ sums add up. the sums must add up. that phrase is doing a lot _ sums add up. the sums must add up. that phrase is doing a lot of— sums add up. the sums must add up. that phrase is doing a lot of heavy - that phrase is doing a lot of heavy
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lifting. that phrase is doing a lot of heavy liftinu. ~ . that phrase is doing a lot of heavy liftin. . ., ., ,., that phrase is doing a lot of heavy liftin. _ . ., ., ,., ., lifting. what about the other ruestion lifting. what about the other question of _ lifting. what about the other question of the _ lifting. what about the other question of the cap - lifting. what about the other question of the cap on - lifting. what about the other - question of the cap on benefits? that is going to be the big story of the next couple of days. mps tomorrow are going to be debating the kings speech for the fifth day. it is the first day an mp will start to debate amendments. there are four amendments down tomorrow. the child benefit cap is being pushed by lots of labour mps. this will be the first pressure point from the left of the party. zarah sultana was also on laura comes work this morning. she is from the left of the party this is what you had to say. if she is from the left of the party this is what you had to say. if the labour party _ this is what you had to say. if the labour party has _ this is what you had to say. if the labour party has a _ this is what you had to say. if the labour party has a mission - this is what you had to say. if the labour party has a mission it - this is what you had to say. if the labour party has a mission it has| this is what you had to say. if the labour party has a mission it has to be labour party has a mission it has to he to— labour party has a mission it has to he to raid _ labour party has a mission it has to be to raid style property. rachel mentioned tough decisions and we can
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find this— mentioned tough decisions and we can find this if— mentioned tough decisions and we can find this if we looked at different tax decisions on the wealthiest. we are what— tax decisions on the wealthiest. we are what the sixth largest economy is in the _ are what the sixth largest economy is in the world. we can find this commitment if we want to. it is a matter— commitment if we want to. it is a matter of— commitment if we want to. it is a matter of political will. we can uplift — matter of political will. we can uplift 300,000 children from poverty _ uplift 300,000 children from ove . . , uplift 300,000 children from ove . ., , ., ., uplift 300,000 children from ove . ., ., , poverty. that is a view that is replicated _ poverty. that is a view that is replicated amongst _ poverty. that is a view that is replicated amongst many - poverty. that is a view that is i replicated amongst many mps. poverty. that is a view that is - replicated amongst many mps. many have gone public. rosie fields wrote in the sunday newspapers today that she thinks that the cap is a form of social cleansing. rachel reeves was asked about it this morning, but she did not say she would like it to go, but she went back to her comment about the sums adding up. she said that she would not make unfunded spending commitments. donald trump has told a campaign rally in michigan that he is not
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a threat to democracy, saying he took a bullet for democracy — a reference to the failed assassination attempt against him last saturday. addressing thousands of republican supporters, mr trump said he was sure he'd win the presidential election in november. he repeatedly mocked joe biden, saying the democratic party still did not know who its candidate would be in november due to concerns over the president's health. our correspondent, jenny kumah, reports. as long as he stays in the fight we will stand — as long as he stays in the fight we will stand behind him. he brought us
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together _ will stand behind him. he brought us touether. ., , ., together. donald trump call for uni in together. donald trump call for unity in the _ together. donald trump call for unity in the country. _ together. donald trump call for unity in the country. but - together. donald trump call for unity in the country. but within | unity in the country. but within minutes, he attacked his rival. last week i took a bullet for democracy. it last week i took a bullet for democracy-— last week i took a bullet for democracy. it felt like a pop concert- _ democracy. it felt like a pop concert. the _ democracy. it felt like a pop concert. the former - democracy. it felt like a pop i concert. the former president continued to sing the old songs and attacked the media, migrants and joe biden. the crowd cheered. that attacked the media, migrants and joe biden. the crowd cheered.— biden. the crowd cheered. at this very moment. _ biden. the crowd cheered. at this very moment, democratic - biden. the crowd cheered. at this very moment, democratic party i biden. the crowd cheered. at this - very moment, democratic party bosses are trying to overthrow their own parties primaries. they want to get rid of crooked joe biden. this parties primaries. they want to get rid of crooked joe biden.— rid of crooked joe biden. this is a most united _ rid of crooked joe biden. this is a most united the _ rid of crooked joe biden. this is a most united the party _ rid of crooked joe biden. this is a
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most united the party has - rid of crooked joe biden. this is a most united the party has been i rid of crooked joe biden. this is a i most united the party has been fun decades. questions continue about the future ofjoe biden. near three dozen democrats have called for mr biden to withdraw. he says that he will continue to campaign next week after isolating with coving. he insisted he is staying the race. officials investigating the attempted assassination of donald trump last saturday have told american media that they believe the gunman flew a camera—equipped drone over the pennsylvania rally site ahead of the shooting. they say they think thomas crooks used it to help pick the best line of sight for the podium. our correspondent in washington david willis has more details reports show that thomas crooks may have surveyed the area from the sky.
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he had a bullet—proof vest and two explosive devices and three fully loaded magazines. a drone which could have been used to help them select the spot from which he subsequently opened fire. if true, this represents an extraordinary security lapse on the part of the us secret service. they were apparently suspicious of thomas crooks about an hour before the assassination attempt took place. only to lose him in the crowd. unconfirmed reports suggest that thomas crooks also visited the site of the attempted assassination at least once before that rally took place. a search of thomas crooks cell phone data referred to —— they have been calls
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for the head of the circuit service to resign. she is due to give evidence on this matter to congress this coming week. there's growing pressure on president biden to pull out of the presidential race. mr biden who's isolating with covid says he plans to return to the campaign trail in the coming days — but a growing number of democrats are urging him to reconsider his position. a democratic congressman, who described mr biden as a friend, said he didn't seem to recognise him at a d—day event last month. robin swanson — a democratic strategist and a member of the california democratic party — was following trump's speech. (tx sot i think it is quite the opposite of what donald trump said he was going to do. he said he was going to be unifying. his speech today was what we know of donald trump. he is a divisive leader, wants mass deportations and isolationism. he vilifies immigrants and wants to take away rights from women.
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so we saw more of the true donald trump, and as democrats, we really have to talk about that record. there is no doubt that the assassination attempt was a horrible event for all americans, no matter what our party affiliations. but now is the time to talk about the difference in his vision for america, which is terrifying. it is terrifying for immigrants, it is terrifying for women. it is terrifying for working families. we have to draw that contrast now. israel's military says its air defence system has intercepted a missile fired from yemen before it could enter israeli airspace over the southern region of eilat. the attack comes after israeli fighterjets carried out air strikes on saturday on the houthi controlled port of hodeidah in yemen. the reuters news agency reports that six were killed and dozens injured —
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when israel struck oil storage facilities and a power plant. it's the first time israel has responded directly to what it says have been hundreds of yemeni drones and missiles aimed at its territory. the israeli prime minister benjamin netanyahu says the operation shows israel would reach its enemies, no matter where they are. from the beginning of the war, i made it clear that israel would harm anyone who harms us. and so earlier today, i convened a political security cabinet. i asked them to support the decision i brought to attack the houthi targets in yemen. the port we attacked is not an innocent port. it was used for military purposes. it was used as an entry point for deadly winds supplied to the houthis by iran. let's speak to our correspondent injerusalem — barbara plett usher
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this is undoubtedly a turning point. they have been repeated attacks on israeli soil by houthis. the israelis have not responded. it is israeli soil by houthis. the israelis have not responded. it is a siunificant israelis have not responded. it is a significant escalation. _ israelis have not responded. it is a significant escalation. the - israelis have not responded. it is a significant escalation. the houthis| significant escalation. the houthis have been targeting israel for many months because of the gaza war. they have been showing pop solidarity with the palestinians. missiles and drones didn't do much damage because they were intercepted. but they have struck tel aviv and killed someone. they are going to attack yemen with oil strikes. the houthis are saying that if israel escalates, then they will escalate. it certainly increases the concerns about the gaza war rippling out into the
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region with the allies of hamas strengthening their attacks and those allies being backed by iran. they could be a wider conflict with iran involved.— iran involved. there are concerns what would _ iran involved. there are concerns what would happen _ iran involved. there are concerns what would happen if _ iran involved. there are concerns what would happen if they - iran involved. there are concerns what would happen if they were i iran involved. there are concernsj what would happen if they were a ceasefire in gaza. there are no certainties, are they? the ceasefire talks under— certainties, are they? the ceasefire talks under way _ certainties, are they? the ceasefire talks under way at _ certainties, are they? the ceasefire talks under way at the _ certainties, are they? the ceasefire talks under way at the moment - certainties, are they? the ceasefire talks under way at the moment and j talks under way at the moment and about the process whereby the israeli hostages would be released. during the pause in the fighting, they would be discussions about making the ceasefire more permanent. but it would not necessarily end the fighting. if that did happen, then the temperature in the region would decrease, not least because his brother have said quite clearly that if israel stopped in gaza, then they would stop. it would not fully lay
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down its arms, but it would pause. the general view is that if the gaza war was pause for a while, then the temperature would decrease. taking on hamas is — temperature would decrease. taking on hamas is a _ temperature would decrease. taking on hamas is a different _ temperature would decrease. taking on hamas is a different matter- temperature would decrease. taking on hamas is a different matter from| on hamas is a different matterfrom taking on the houthis who are surprisingly powerful. the biggest ever israel is _ surprisingly powerful. the biggest ever israel is on _ surprisingly powerful. the biggest ever israel is on its _ surprisingly powerful. the biggest ever israel is on its northern - ever israel is on its northern border with his brother. they are very well armed they can behave like a professional army. we have seen a an increase in the houthis capabilities. based in tel aviv on friday they said they had used an iranian made weapons which they had modified. it was a long—range attack. that is a concern. shipments of iranian weapons are arriving. the
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threat posed by it his brother is much greater because of where the munitions are.— much greater because of where the munitions are. thank you very much indeed forjoining _ munitions are. thank you very much indeed forjoining us _ munitions are. thank you very much indeed forjoining us from _ indeed forjoining us from jerusalem. now it's time for a look at today's sport. the final round of the open is underway at royal troon and there are several players who are in contention to win it. american billy horschel was the overnight leader — there are six players just a shot behind him after three rounds plagued by difficult weather on the south west coast of scotland. wind and torrential rain turned the 152nd open championship into a day of survival on saturday. while clearer skies are expected for the final round, wind might still be a factor. everything is working well right now for horschel, who has bounced back from a tough 2023 season. xander schauffle has been the most consistent player in the majors this season.
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and don't rule out englishmanjustin rose who has more experience than nearly all of the other contenders, with 21 starts in the open. england are building a convincing lead over the west indies in the second test at trent bridge. mainly thanks to the partnership between the two yorkshire men harry brook and joe root. the home side have a lead of 251 on the fourth day. harry brook made his century off 118 balls. and root has passed his half century. england bowled the tourists out earlier on day three for a57... while england made more than 400 in their first innings too. they lost ben stokes before lunch. it looks like the match will go into a fifth day. lionel messi hobbled onto the field in a protective boot as his club, inter miami,
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celebrated his 45th major title — last week's copa america title defence. messi hurt his ankle and was forced off in argentina's i—nil win over colombia in the final. he is out indefinitely with the injury. mls meanwhile is now on a month—long hiatus for the leagues cup. inter miami, which leads the standings at the break, will host fc cincinnati on august the 24th when play resumes. not long until the start of the paris olympics, but australia's chef de mission says the team are trying to replace the missing luggage of the matildas' soccer team ahead of their paris debut in four days' time. anna meares says they are having to find medical equipment like tape, scissors and massage tables that got lost after they took a private jet from spain's marbella to marseille. the australian olympic chief told reporters that football australia tried to hire a chartered flight to try to avoid those issues, but unfortunately, some
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bags still got lost. the matildas arrive in paris after a run of ia sold—out matches in their home nation. it isa it is a cargo issue with international travel. in this regard, it was a decision by football australia to take this flight to avoid those issues. unfortunately that hasn't happened. if they have an issue, it is ourjob to try and resolve it. some of the medical there missing his star, is tapes and scissors. these are things that are critical to performance. we are trying to replace those things in marseille. theirfirst are trying to replace those things in marseille. their first games are trying to replace those things in marseille. theirfirst games in four days' time. the longest rowing boat in the world is taking part in the olympic torch relay on sunday, in the lead up to the games. the maximum rowers in competitions
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is eight, but this one takes 2a people on board. as it is a0 metres in length, the boat comes in six pieces to be assembled to form one very long rowing boat. the hungarian grand prix gets under way very shortly. lando norris will be hoping he can claim his second win of the season, he starts from pole position. that's all the sport for now. the supreme court in bangladesh has scrapped most of the quotas on governmentjobs, that have triggered widespread anti—government protests in which more than 110 people were killed. meanwhile, a nationwide curfew has been extended and the government has declared sunday and monday public holidays. security forces used live rounds, rubber bullets and tear—gas against protesters who defied the curfew and blocked roads our south asia regional editor, anbarasan ethirajan told me more
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about the background to the protests. now, bangladesh had a system of about a third of governmentjobs reserved for the families of the veterans who fought in the country's independence war with pakistan in 1971. the government had earlier abolished the system in 2018 because of student protests at that time, but then a court reinstated this quota system last month. that was the trigger for the latest round of protest. now, why they are opposing because they say the system is discriminatory. there is a huge youth unemployment and they say the system only benefits the families of those who are linked to prime minister sheikh hasina or the ruling party. sheikh hasina being the leader of the ruling party. that's the point. so they say that it is in the interests of the existing government to appoint these positions. now, what happens next, though, because this is really part of a wider context and concerns about the direction the government is taking?
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the government has to take a policy decision on how to implement this latest supreme court ruling. now, the supreme court has said that 93% will go on merit, which means basically removing the 30% by giving only 5% to the veterans of the war in 1971. but what has happened in the last one week is quite phenomenal, very, very unprecedented protest happening. it is not only students. the students started the protest and after several students were killed in clashes with police, that led to people from other walks of life, including political parties, joining these protests. and that's why you see people are on the streets despite a curfew, despite the military being deployed on the streets of the capital, dhaka. in fact, even today, despite the curfew, there were protests, there were stone throwing incidents. what it has done, it has raised a big question mark on the legitimacy of the decisions taken by the government in the last one week, because what the protesters are accusing the government of, you know, using their student wing
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of the governing party to target them, as well as the police. so this is a momentous challenge for prime minister sheikh hasina at this point, even though the country has been growing economically for the past ten, 15 years. but what the youth have been saying is that that has not translated into jobs for us. and very briefly, 110 people we understand have been killed in the context of this. it is a very dramatic development. it is indeed a dramatic development. but the local media, they are reporting a much higher figure of casualties. residents on the spanish island of mallorca are set to protest in the next few hours against the impact of record levels of tourism. locals argue that they're being priced out of housing and that visitor numbers are damaging the local culture and environment. spain has seen a number of demonstrations against over—tourism across different cities in recent weeks.
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microsoft says that the it chaos caused by a flawed update rolled out by the cybersecurity firm crowdstrike affected 8 and a half million windows devices. it added that some were used by enterprises which run �*many critical services. travellers across the world continue to face disruption as airlines try to recover. over nine thousand flights have been cancelled worldwide since friday. the software failure also affected retail systems and healthcare, with problems for gps and pharmacies. nhs england has warned the disruption may continue next week — and that while systems had been restored, there would be a backlog of appointments. cyber security expert and chief strategy officer at cyber cx — alastair macgibbon, explained the fallout from this global outage , and what it will mean going forward. on that date was pushed out a system
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is only affected microsoft systems. there has been good progress, but it will still take time. the majority are key systems run by organisations around the world are back up and running. it will take time because it teams pretty much need to get to these affected systems to rebuild them. that will take time. crowdstrike has a big base. there are more cyber risks. there could be bigger risks for more can trees and more systems. the reality is that it is a successful company and it is installed and a lot of organisations and in critical services for their economies. it has been a technology
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failure rather than a malicious act. it will give a lot of learnings to company beyond crowdstrike. they need to triple check in lots of controlled ways before they release this software. stay with us on bbc news. the weather is pleasant enough
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today, but wherever you are there�*s a chance it will be some sunshine today. the best of the sunshine will be across northern and eastern parts of the country. if you look at the satellite picture, there are clearer spots in eastern scotland and in yorkshire and lincolnshire. clouds have been developing through the day. a gentle breeze is blowing out of the south—west, putting on some thick cloud across ireland and some rain for parts of this evening and overnight. elsewhere, it is a case of sunnier moments and cloudy moments. the odd shower and temperatures will be pleasant enough, in the high teens or early 20s. this small weather system that will move through ireland and eventually end up around northern england and southern scotland. also affecting parts of wales. damp weather early in the morning, relatively mild in london. temperatures in scotland in single figures. it would be damp in parts
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of scotland tomorrow morning. elsewhere, it will be some spells of sunshine. if you are in the south or south—west, those wins will be quite gusty if you are close to the coast. the temperature will be around the mid 20s. the area of low pressure and is whether french will move. it is a ridge of high pressure. what we typically find is fair weather clouds, just the odd shower on the edge, but for the bulk of the uk a fine day. temperatures could be a little bit higher. we may even reach 25 degrees on tuesday. let�*s have a look at the outlook. it does look as though the computer models are pointing to high pressure becoming more dominant towards the end of the month. we often see high pressured during the summer months which means warmer and drier weather. if we cannot apps and look at the forecast
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beyond this coming weekend, we should be able to see those fairweather symbols and perhaps as temperature is starting to creep up. perhaps a sign that things are settling down. goodbye.
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this is bbc news. the headlines... the chancellor, rachel reeves, has hinted she will award public sector workers
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above—inflation pay increases. it�*s understood independent pay review bodies have recommended rises of 5.5% for teachers and nhs workers. inflation is currently 2%. former president donald trump tells republican supporters at a michigan rally he "took a bullet for democracy" — after he survived an assasination attempt a week ago. bangladesh�*s top court has scrapped most of the quotas on government jobs, that have triggered nationwide anti—government demonstrations. more than 100 people have died in the violence, with more than 50 people killed on friday alone. israel has carried out a series of airstrikes on the port city of hodeidah in yemen — which is controlled by the houthi movement. it�*s the first time that israel has publicly claimed to have attacked the country. now on bbc news, click.

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