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israel's prime minister benjamin netanyahu is due to meet mr biden at the white house — a day after delivering a fiery speech to congress. —— that speech. new met office analysis has confirmed that climate changes dramatically increasing the frequency of extreme high temperatures and wet days in the uk. and we're in paris, where the first olympic events have taken place ahead of tomorrow's opening ceremony. all that is coming up. let's cross to catch up with all the sports headlines. good evening, hugh. andy murray admits he �*ran out of time�* after announcing he's withdrawing from the singles event at the paris olympics — his final competition
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before retiring. he recently had an operation on his back and, like at wimbledon, is only able to compete in the doubles. murray will play alongside dan evans and they'll face japan pair taro daniel and kei nisikori in the first round. well, murray won't be the only former grand slam winner calling time on their career after the olympics. three—time grand slam winner angelique kerber has announced she'll be stepping away from the sport after the games. the 36—year—old is a former world number one and won a silver at rio 2016. spain's women footballers have begun their attempt to add olympic gold to the world cup they won last year. their opening match is against another medal contenderjapan. the two are in a group with brazil and nigeria, who play later. japan took the lead in nantes through aoba fujino, but less than ten minutes later, the world's best player aita na bonmati equalised. elsewhere, defending champions canada are playing new zealand. that one is also 1—1. the first world record of paris 2024 was set earlier today in the archery. it came in the ranking round of the women's
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individual recurve event by south korea's lim si—hyeon. she achieved an incredible score of 694 out of a possible 720 at the iconic les invalides venue, beating the previous best of 692 by another korean in 2019. the country's archers also broke their own olympic record in the team category with a combined effort of 2,046. so, while some sports are already under way, the traditional opening ceremony will take place tomorrow night along the river seine, and the ceo of the organising committee says there's been lots of hard work to get the city prepared, but they are now ready to put on a show. at the national project. everybody has been gathering to show what this country has to offer —— it's a national. to put the best of france for the athletes of the world, the best athletes of the world, to thrill the world and bring some emotion. england have named an unchanged
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side for their third and final test against west indies, which starts at edgbaston tomorrow. that means fast bowler mark wood keeps his place despite concerns over his fitness. wood was forced to leave the field for treatment during the second test leading to speculation he might be rested and replaced by either matthew potts or the uncapped dillon pennington. england have already won the series, but captain ben stokes wants to complete a clean sweep. when you look at how we've fought over the _ when you look at how we've fought over the first few games, it's hard to look_ over the first few games, it's hard to look past— over the first few games, it's hard to look past any changes. i think we've _ to look past any changes. i think we've been— to look past any changes. i think we've been through very impressive performances, so we're looking to cap off _ performances, so we're looking to cap off the — performances, so we're looking to cap off the series with another win. the hundred double header is at old trafford today with the first matches for manchester originals and welsh fire. in the women's game, welsh fire's spinner jessjonassen bagged a three—wicket haul to restrict the originals to 113.
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in response, openers tammy beaumont and sophia dunkley put on a 65—run partnership, but the originals have bounced back with quick wickets. we could have an interesting finish to the game as welsh fire require 13 runs in 11 balls. and haas have announced they've signed esteban ocon as their new driver for the 2025 formula one season. ocon has been driving for alpine, but has now signed a multi—year contract with the us—based team. ocon�*s arrival completes an all—new driver line up for next season. the frenchman joins oliver bareman following the decision to drop kevin magnussen. two runs needed for welsh fire, so they are heading for victory. as our spain, who got a goal in the women's olympic football. you can follow it on the website and the bbc throughout the next few weeks, matthew. thank you.
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one of the men injured in manchester airport was found to have a cyst. that of course has been circulated many times on social media. police say an officer has been suspended and the police watchdog has now begun an investigation. let's talk more to our home editor, mark easton. it's a pretty obvious observation, but our tremendous focus now on greater manchester police. . . , ., , police. yeah, and they have been desperately _ police. yeah, and they have been desperately trying _ police. yeah, and they have been desperately trying to _ police. yeah, and they have been desperately trying to improve - police. yeah, and they have been desperately trying to improve its | desperately trying to improve its image. it was a force in 2020 that was put into special measures. they had failed to record more than 80,000 crimes, they had been terrible in informing victims often of sexual crimes that they discontinued those cases. now coming
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out of special measures and in fact doing much better on most of the measures that they are rated upon. now this focus on gmp and how the responders act. some figures which the bbc has been looking at today, bbc iverify has found the numbers of use of force allegations. —— bbc verify. that shows that in the year to march this year, there were 867 complaints, and that compares with just 358 the previous year. i think thatis just 358 the previous year. i think that is clearly a troubling statistic. i think some will be questioning the ethos of the force. what is going on here? is this a symptom of something broader? stephen watson, who came in in 2021,
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promised a back to basics approach. much more focused on cutting crime. there has been some improvement. he will say that the numbers are getting better, but this video means that everything is in danger of going back to square one. there's been so much _ going back to square one. there's been so much reaction _ going back to square one. there's been so much reaction since - going back to square one. there's been so much reaction since that| been so much reaction since that video became public, but one that we had in our piece that we ran earlier from the national black police this was not an isolated incident when it comes to race. it this was not an isolated incident when it comes to race.— when it comes to race. it is. stephen _ when it comes to race. it is. stephen watson, _ when it comes to race. it is. stephen watson, the - when it comes to race. it is. stephen watson, the chief i when it comes to race. it 3 stephen watson, the chief constable, has been very clear. he is not prepared to accept the phrase institutionally races to describe any police service. that is despite figures which show a
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disproportionate use of tasering and stop and search against black people. kate greene, deputy mayor, spoke about what she calls the stark levels of mistrust around black people in greater manchester. the latest scandal will i think pick up all —— picked out a lot of hard work. this viral video is really going to test those relationships. and andy burnham put out a statement saying that he and his deputy mayor spoke to the independent office for lisa conduct, —— police. also making the point it will include the community stakeholders, because he clearly recognises all the obvious issues and worries this actually throws up. he is also making the
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point of this is complicated. find throws up. he is also making the point of this is complicated. and he uses the word _ point of this is complicated. and he uses the word complexity _ point of this is complicated. and he uses the word complexity to - point of this is complicated. and he i uses the word complexity to describe what happened. nevertheless, this was on any measure an appalling incident. an officer has been suspended and an investigation is under way. the focus is on greater manchester police.— manchester police. thank you very much. let's turn to another breaking developments in the last hour. he the united states, britain and south korea have jointly accused north korea of using a cyber espionage campaign to steal nuclear and military secrets. let's get the latest on this developing story with our security correspondent gordon corera. tell us more. this is an advisory ut out tell us more. this is an advisory put outjust _ tell us more. this is an advisory put outjust an _ tell us more. this is an advisory put outjust an hour— tell us more. this is an advisory put outjust an hour ago. -
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tell us more. this is an advisory i put outjust an hour ago. warning tell us more. this is an advisory - put outjust an hour ago. warning of a specific north korean in group, which they accuse of stealing quite interesting information. going after everything from military hardware to uranium enrichment to drone technology. also trying to get hold of that from north korea. i think the fact that it's named some of the countries as well, india and japan, but also that this group funds it's felt —— finds itself the ransomware. what they claim is they have attacked us hospitals and health care organisations. so, the claim that this is a kind of group that
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mixes criminal and state espionage on behalf of north korea. interesting, but tell me about how serious this is. just to recap in terms of their effort to get military secrets presumably, i assume they were foiled. it’s military secrets presumably, i assume they were foiled. it's not entirely clear. _ assume they were foiled. it's not entirely clear. this _ assume they were foiled. it's not entirely clear. this is _ assume they were foiled. it's not entirely clear. this is what - assume they were foiled. it's not entirely clear. this is what the i entirely clear. this is what the authorities say they were going after. and that's not entirely clear from the advisory we've had, even though it's clearly significant information. we do get these regular advisories, whether it's particularly north korea, but also russia and china seeking often intellectual property, espionage, confidential information. one thing you see is governments calling out
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other governments, accusing them of doing it, but also using it to put information into the public domain for companies that might be targeted that they could better defend themselves against these attacks. gordon corera, thanks for reading us the latest on the story. the met office is warning that climate change is dramatically increasing the frequency of extreme weather events in the uk. its annual state of the climate report says the country is experiencing far more very hot days and really wet days. the single most dramatic weather event of 2023 was storm babet. it barrelled in in october, bringing a deluge that soaked much of the country and is an example of the uptick in the rainiest of weather the met office has identified. these maps show how the frequency of really wet days has increased since the 1960s. look at this.
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in the last ten years, we've seen 20% more days with the heaviest rainfall in an average year. but it is the increase in really hot weather that stands out from the data. look at this map — it shows how in the 30 years from 1961, only london and hampshire recorded an average of six or more days with temperatures over 28 celsius in a year. the met office describes these as hot days. spin forward to the last ten years and virtually the whole of england and wales now gets that many hot days every year, while the south east now experiences an average of over 12 days above 28 celsius every year. and there is much more evidence of this warming trend. the new report confirms 2023 was the second warmest year on record for the uk. it had the hottestjune ever recorded in the country and the joint warmest september.
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the statistics, from the observations in this report, really speak for themselves, that our climate is notjust going to change in the future, it is already changing right now. it is the increasingly frequent weather extremes that have the biggest impact on all of us. our increasingly hot weather stretches our health care systems as vulnerable people fall ill. it damages our infrastructure and it disrupts our daily lives. let's return to that story touched on earlier. let's return to that story touched on earlier. uk prime minister sir keir starmer has warned it will "take time" to reap the benefits of a major new energy plan, which was at the heart of labour's election manifesto, and the energy secretary ed miliband says it won't reduce bills overnight. the first plans for the new publicly—owned great british energy company include building thousands of
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wind farms on areas of sea bed owned by the royal family. let's speak to russell borthwick, chief executive of aberdeen and grampian chamber of commerce. welcome to the programme. what did you make of what has been announced today? you make of what has been announced toda ? ,., ., �* ~ you make of what has been announced toda ? �* 4' ., you make of what has been announced toda ? �* ~ ., today? good evening. i'd like to say we're very encouraged _ today? good evening. i'd like to say we're very encouraged at _ today? good evening. i'd like to say we're very encouraged at the - today? good evening. i'd like to say we're very encouraged at the pace i today? good evening. i'd like to say| we're very encouraged at the pace at which the new government is taking forward. it was very encouraging, but as ever, the devil will be in the details. in but as ever, the devil will be in the details-— but as ever, the devil will be in the details. in terms of what we heard about _ the details. in terms of what we heard about the _ the details. in terms of what we heard about the crown - the details. in terms of what we heard about the crown estate, i heard about the crown estate, how confident are you that it will actually accelerate the amount of windfarms we have and what you expect the timeframe? this windfarms we have and what you expect the timeframe?— expect the timeframe? this is obviously _ expect the timeframe? this is obviously sparking _ expect the timeframe? this is obviously sparking a _ expect the timeframe? this is obviously sparking a vision - expect the timeframe? this is obviously sparking a vision of| expect the timeframe? this is - obviously sparking a vision of what it will be, owning, managing and operating clean power projects in partnership for the private sector. this announcement is one element of
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that. one thing we would like to see north of the border is that agreement being is, because that would unlock the potential to scotland when plan. we're encouraged by the start of the labour government is making, but of course the challenge that the acceleration towards the work has faced has been delayed in planning and complicated in around the grid and lack of lack of interest in the private sector. we have to overcome the challenges to allow that to happen.— to allow that to happen. there are multile to allow that to happen. there are multiple challenges _ to allow that to happen. there are multiple challenges because - to allow that to happen. there are | multiple challenges because where you're speaking to me, that whole area of oil and gas and no new licenses under labour has sparked fears about obvious job losses. have
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you heard anything in today or in recent days that mitigates against that? ., , ., that? for sure, we are in transition. _ that? for sure, we are in transition. the _ that? for sure, we are in transition. the dictionaryj that? for sure, we are in - transition. the dictionary talks about this as being a change of state overtime. some of the narrative that we heard in the lead up narrative that we heard in the lead up to the election is of concern to companies currently operating in the north sea, because they have the investment capital, the skills that can actually allow that to happen while we move away from fossil fuels to a greater dependency on clean energy. but we need to do that in a stage manager. what we are hearing is encouraging, but it needs to be part of a bigger picture. just is encouraging, but it needs to be part of a bigger picture.— part of a bigger picture. just a coule part of a bigger picture. just a couple of _ part of a bigger picture. just a couple of sentences, - part of a bigger picture. just a couple of sentences, because | part of a bigger picture. just a - couple of sentences, because we're nearly out of time. can all about be done by 2030? i
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nearly out of time. can all about be done by 2030?— done by 2030? i think that's a hu:el done by 2030? i think that's a hugely challenging _ done by 2030? i think that's a hugely challenging target. - done by 2030? i think that's a hugely challenging target. i i done by 2030? | think that's a | hugely challenging target. i was done by 2030? | think that's a . hugely challenging target. i was a great british energy is a good start. we know what it is, we don't know what it is, and we know we are the capital for oil know what it is, and we know we are the capitalfor oil and know what it is, and we know we are the capital for oil and gas for half of century. the best decisions are taken closer... of century. the best decisions are taken closer. . ._ of century. the best decisions are taken closer... every time we talk to someone _ taken closer... every time we talk to someone from _ taken closer... every time we talk to someone from every _ taken closer... every time we talk to someone from every team, - taken closer... every time we talk| to someone from every team, they make the case for the headquarters. we're grateful for the time. bbc research has found it would take the national health service eight years to see all the adults waiting for an assessment for the condition adhd. nearly 200,000 people are awaiting a diagnosis, let's speak to charley dwyer, one of those people trying to get an adhd assessment. welcome to the programme, charley.
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just rewind, tell me in terms of suffering from adhd, when did you first realise that it actually impacted you?— first realise that it actually impacted you? first realise that it actually im acted ou? ~ ~ impacted you? well, i think when i was younger. _ impacted you? well, i think when i was younger. sort _ impacted you? well, i think when i was younger, sort of _ impacted you? well, i think when i was younger, sort of when - impacted you? well, i think when i was younger, sort of when i - impacted you? well, i think when i was younger, sort of when i was i impacted you? well, i think when i was younger, sort of when i was a | was younger, sort of when i was a teenager, i had a lot of troops that seemed a little bit... i had quite a lot of energy, very easily distracted, very, very chatty. back—up mentioned in pretty much every school report i ever had, and i could be disruptive of times. i think at one time there was description of bad behaviour or maybe even violent behaviour. as an
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adult, i struggle with certain areas of focus like time management, that sort of thing. and the idea had flitted into my mind a few times, and a couple of years ago, i had a conversation with a friend who was talking about... she had an assessment and she was describing to me all the symptoms and all the reason that she was told she was likely to have adhd, i'm surprised... likely to have adhd, i'm surprised. . ._ likely to have adhd, i'm surrised... . v likely to have adhd, i'm surrised... . �*, , , surprised... that's when the penny dro ed. surprised... that's when the penny dropped- i — surprised... that's when the penny dropped- i was _ surprised... that's when the penny dropped. i was listening _ surprised... that's when the penny dropped. i was listening to - surprised... that's when the penny dropped. i was listening to other . dropped. i was listening to other people who are describing they were so exhausted trying to be like other people. battling everything you just described. tell me what it's been
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like trying to get that assessment after the realisation. the like trying to get that assessment after the realisation.— after the realisation. the irony that would _ after the realisation. the irony that would be _ after the realisation. the irony that would be very _ after the realisation. the irony that would be very funny i after the realisation. the irony that would be very funny if i after the realisation. the irony that would be very funny if it i that would be very funny if it wasn't so unfunny is the process for trying to get an assessment is an enormous amount of... you really need to be able to keep up... i almost missed the deadline for putting my application in. it would be funny if it wasn't what it is. in 2021, i requested an appointment. i was really struggling in my new role to feel comfortable and manage my workload. it's a first time i had a job where i could work quite autonomously and manage my own work.
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sorry to butt in, but right that you are rejected multiple times? that is correct. are rejected multiple times? that is correct- there _ are rejected multiple times? that is correct. there was _ are rejected multiple times? that is correct. there was a _ are rejected multiple times? that is correct. there was a sort _ are rejected multiple times? that is correct. there was a sort of - correct. there was a sort of preassessment call, and we were asked a few questions in terms of whether we should be referred. i was immediately referred to that. as i receive from the back—up, first, i was quite downhearted. after a little while, i spoke to somebody who had a similar experience and i made a complaint about it because i said i don't think that i was... i don't think the decision was fair and i think they were using what is now known to be outdated criteria is. in now known to be outdated criteria is. , ., ., ., ., is. in terms of moving forward, everything _ is. in terms of moving forward, everything you're _ is. in terms of moving forward, everything you're describing i is. in terms of moving forward, i everything you're describing chimes with the bbc research. i know that you will agree with all the things
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they pinpointed. do you have hope in they pinpointed. do you have hope in the short time that people get —— things will get bettered for you? honestly, at this point, it took two years for me to get rejected and dismissed. i had that suspended as well. at this point, i am considering going private, i wish i realised a lot of people turn their noses up at, but people don't realise that is potentially thousands of pounds worth of investment, and nobody would do that if they were really concerned about themselves. i don't have thousands of pounds, down the back of my sofa, to just throw into a private assessment. if the nhs can provide it, we will find it elsewhere. charley, we have to leave it there, but they do so much for talking to us about everything you have
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everything you've gone through. thank you, good evening. we're nearly at the end of the programme. let's close by returning briefly to paris. the red carpet is out, some of the arrivals for the olympic dinner that they will be holding in the next little while. i will show you the law eve pictures of a beautiful shot of paris coming into us —— the live pictures. it is a wonderful setting, so much work in the build—up in france this opening ceremony, starting as miriam was take us through. we'll take you through the opening ceremony on the programme tomorrow. just trying to
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say thank you forjoining us and hopefully i'll see you at the same time tomorrow. see you then, bye—bye. hello there,g ood evening. hello there, good evening. the air still muggy and humid throughout today, lots of moisture in it, some misty murky conditions, lots of low cloud, particularly towards western—facing coasts and hills. particularly towards some sunny spells at times, most of those to the east of high ground. but the sunshine tomorrow will be
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a lot more abundant, the air feeling fresher and less humid still. the chance, though, of some showers, particularly in the north and the west. and that change is going to happen overnight. tonight, we'll see these weather fronts push further southwards and eastwards. the skies will largely clear. still some showers in the far north and the west, but it's a cooler start to the day tomorrow and it should be a brighter one as well. so, not quite so much cloud around tomorrow, much more in the way of sunshine — this time from the word go for most of us. there will still be some showers pushing eastwards on that westerly wind across scotland, northern ireland, on that westerly wind across scotland, northern ireland, perhaps northern england, to a few more isolated showers across wales and the far southwest of england. some of those showers could potentially be heavy, but the further south and east you are, then the drier your day is likely to be.
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and in the best of the sunshine, of course, the temperatures will react 19—23 celsius north to south, but just a different feel to things. and it changes again on saturday. high pressure tries to build in, but there's a weather front out towards the west that's pushing eastwards, bringing with it some cloud and some showery outbreaks of rain across northern ireland, through western wales, the north of england, some of the showers possibly sharp, and there'll also be some showers across much of scotland, too, but again, across east anglia, perhaps the southeast of england, it could stay largely dry and temperatures here will rise to 22 or 23 degrees. but of course it will feel cooler underneath the layers of cloud. we're much more likely to see a dry day across the board on sunday. that's because high pressure will be building in from the azores. always more cloud towards the north and the west, and there will be some areas of cloud, i think, bubbling up here and there as we head through the afternoon, but some decently long, sunny spells and temperatures more widely will peak in the low 20s. i think we could get the mid 20s, perhaps across london and the south east as we head through sunday. and those temperatures in the south and the east of england in particular, will start to rise, perhaps to the high 20s into monday and tuesday. more sunshine, too, across wales,
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with attempted murder. and, we'll be live in the french capital, 2a hours before an olympics opening ceremony that's promised to be unlike any before. and coming up on bbc news. andy murray pulls out of the singles competition at the olympics but will play doubles — in what'll be his final event before retiring. hello and welcome to the bbc news at six. a lawyer for three people involved
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