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happened fuller picture of what happened between police and the man they arrested. good evening. western leaders are tonight urging restraint in the middle east after yesterday's rocket attack in the israeli occupied golan heights, in which 12 children and teenagers died. today, funerals were held for victims of the attack which israel blamed on the lebanese militant group hezbollah — and responded with air strikes hitting targets in southern lebanon. hezbollah, which is backed by iran, denied responsibility, but this evening, the white house said the rocket did belong to the group and was fired from an area it controls — and the israeli security cabinet has held an emergency meeting to discuss further action, fuelling fears of a wider conflict.
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the rocket struck the town of majdal shams, home to the arabic—speaking druze community. thousands attended funerals today for some of the young victims. paul adams reports from the town. through the streets of majdal shams, the coffins came one by one. a town reeling in shock, consumed by collective grief, terrified about what happens next. for months, they feared a disaster, but they never imagined it would take away their children. at the football pitch where they all died, moments of silent reflection. efforts to comprehend the speed of this tragedy. a playground, transformed in an instant into a place ofjagged metal, discarded belongings and, in the corner, the blood of the victims. we're told that a siren sounded just seconds before the rocket landed here and blew the fence right back.
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and look, just outside the pitch, metres away, there's a bomb shelter. but the children, the children on the pitch, those watching, those on their bikes and scooters, they had no time to react. the mood changes, as government officials arrive to pay their respects. there's real anger now, even from one man in uniform. "they've been bombarding us for ten months," he shouts. "my children are crying every day!" after thousands of hezbollah rockets since last october, people here just want it all to end. when israel's hardline finance minister shows up, some urge the government to strike back hard. but others turn on him. "get out of here, you criminal," one says. the government has yet to decide how to respond. the army says itjust needs the word. we are ready. we said we are ready for several weeks or even months, and we continue to be ready. and every day that is passing, we are preparing more,
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and more, and more. but in this druze minority town, captured from syria in 1967, such talk is causing anxiety. i'm afraid for the consequences. if this happened yesterday, what about tomorrow, if it happens? like, if it gets to an all—out war. it's going to be pretty tough. more people are going to die, on all sides. milar sha'ar was ten years old, the youngest victim. his uncle and cousin struggling to comprehend their sudden loss. he is loved by everyone. his family says the war which killed him has to end. olympics now and the sun was finally shining in paris — as the second full day of action got under way. team gb added to their medal haul, but the hunt for gold continued, as adam peaty missed out on the top spot in the ioo—metre breaststroke —
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by the narrowest of margins. if he'd won, he would have been the first briton to win olympic gold in the same individual event for three games in a row, equalling american swimmer michael phelps�* record. but it wasn't to be, as natalie pirks reports. a welcome sight in the sky had returned to paris and things were heating up in the pool. a shot at history beckoned for adam peaty, his three—year—old son george was ready. daddy! a kiss for luck and he was on his way. peaty is the world—record holder in the ioo—metre breaststroke. but after battling depression and alcohol problems after tokyo, and even taking a break from swimming entirely, even he wasn't sure what was possible here. he was hoping to become only the second male swimmer to win three successive gold medals in the same event, but it was the surprise threat from italy he needed to be wary of. who is going to get the title?
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joint silver with nick fink from the us, but he only missed out by seconds. given the battle he has had, this is mightily impressive. it is just incredibly hard, to win this once and then again and again. i am not crying because i have come second, i am crying because it took so much to get you. these are happy tears. adam peaty wasn't the only finalist for team gb here, max litchfield also qualified for the men's 400—metre individual medley. but the rorar is all for the poster boy, the five—time world champion leon marchant. the french had waited 12 years for gold in the pool, but tonight, he powered his way to victory and the olympic record. gold for leon marchant of france.
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in the scrap for bronze, max litchfield broke the british record, but finished in fourth. this could be the first gold of many for leon marchant. for adam peaty, a silver lining, after the longest road back. well, there was more team gb medal success earlier today when kimberley woods won bronze in the kayak slalom. and there was a dazzling return for olympics superstar simone biles as she qualified for the final of the all—around gymnastics. joe lynskey reports. kimberley woods left the water and held back the tears. for her in the kayak, this was a ride for redemption. she'd raced the k1 singles at the tokyo olympics, but penalties in that final meant she'd finished last. this time, she was flawless. and now, she had to wait. but when the reigning champion made this mistake, woods had her place on the podium confirmed. and there's kimberley woods, the bronze—medal winner for great britain. a bronze that was brave, and she is just the second british woman to win a medal in this race.
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i'm kind of speechless, you know? all the hard work that's gone into it, all the support from home. hopefully, it inspires some people to talk about mental health, but also, take up canoeing and have a watch over the next couple of days. simone biles too has talked of her internal struggles. she missed large parts of tokyo with what the sport calls "the twisties". but in paris, she is back at her extraordinary best. tom cruise and snoop dogg among those who had to see it. biles has routines no—one else even tries. this move on the vault is called the biles ii. for now, the medals wait. but her us team lead qualifying. four years of work here come down to split seconds.
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this judo bout for chelsie giles went to a golden point. she was britan�*s hope for gold, but it would end with one move. the olympics can be joyous, but they can also be cruel. joe lynskey, bbc news. andy murray's retirement is on hold for the moment as he and his partner dan evans, who looked like they were crashing out in their first—round tennis match, battled five match points in a tie break to beatjapan�*s taro daniel and kei misjikori in a sensational comeback. dan roan reports. his final tournament, or would this be his final match? it certainly seemed that way as he and dan evans got off to an ominous start against kei nishikori and taro daniel, ofjapan, losing the first set 6—2. soon, they were 4—2 down in the second, but just like countless times before, the two—time olympic champion refused to be beaten. he and evans fighting back to claim the tie—break. in a nerve—shredding deciding set, they find themselves trailing 9—4 in the first of ten tie—break, defeat seemed inevitable. but andy murray was not ready to retire, and in one of the greatest comebacks
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of his career, they saved seven of his career, they saved five successive match points. an astonishing victory then duly secured. andy murray extends his career by another match, at least. showing the kind of determination and grit for which he has been famed for so long. what an amazing, amazing feeling, to get through that. it is just a bit of shock, genuine happiness, at the end of it. and, yeah... glad i came! andy murray has had many reasons to celebrate in his illustrious career, but this is how much it meant to get through to the second round of the doubles. after a near miraculous victory. the pair's dramatic turnaround was watched by our tennis
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correspondent russell fuller. a reminder how much he still lives this sport, how much you can wring every last drop out of a 21 year professional career that is with the help of dan evans, who played a not inconsiderable part in the conclusion, they managed to save five match points to come back from 9-4 five match points to come back from 9—4 down in the first unfair template tie—break to decide the match against kei nishikori and taro daniel. they won seven points on a row to make sure they take their place in the second round. and the celebrations afterwards were really quite special. because they have achieved so much in their careers. andy murray especially. davis cup team—mates. but i think dan evans can also still in the singles competition, says he is prioritising the doubles here, as is andy murray. the significance of this final events, given murray has already got two olympic medals in the singles and silver in the mixed doubles in 2012, and also because they are
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playing with the british it on their backs. and you need to win four matches to win a medal in the doubles, that is one down, probably three to go. doubles, that is one down, probably three to 90-— doubles, that is one down, probably three to go. russell, you know andy murray well — three to go. russell, you know andy murray well committee _ three to go. russell, you know andy murray well committee followed - three to go. russell, you know andy murray well committee followed his | murray well committee followed his career for many years. when murray well committee followed his careerfor many years. when he is five match points down, does he consider defeat —— and you followed. or does he always think he will win it? i or does he always think he will win it? 4' or does he always think he will win it? ~ .,, or does he always think he will win it? 4' or does he always think he will win it? i think most professionals and eseciall it? i think most professionals and especially those _ it? i think most professionals and especially those are _ it? i think most professionals and especially those are successful i it? i think most professionals and l especially those are successful and driven as andy murray still think about how they can turn that match around. i don't think he will have been contemplating as he prepared to serve at one point when five match points down that this was quite possibly the final stroke of his tennis career. i would be very surprised if that entered his mind. there will have been the belief they could turn it around because murray has done it so many times before. three grand slam singles titles in a run to those titles, there have been very hairy situations where murray has come back and turned matches around. he certainly did it in the
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davis cup in 2015 when great britain won the title for the first time in 79 years. so i think there is that absolute belief in that love of the game. that competitive spirit that will never wane. even though at some point in the next six or seven days, andy murray will be a retired professional tennis player. here in the uk, we — professional tennis player. here in the uk, we talk — professional tennis player. here in the uk, we talk about _ professional tennis player. here in the uk, we talk about andy - professional tennis player. here in | the uk, we talk about andy murray professional tennis player. here in i the uk, we talk about andy murray a lot. two other countries which we would stop talking about him and focus on other players such as an aduu focus on other players such as an adult and alcaraz and the other brilliant players in the olympic games? . . �* ~ games? -- rafaeladele. ithink --eole games? -- rafaeladele. ithink peeple enjoy _ games? -- rafaeladele. ithink peeple enjoy the _ games? -- rafaeladele. ithink people enjoy the great _ games? -- rafaeladele. ithinkl people enjoy the great champions playing as long as they can. having now found himself second best to carlos alcaraz at wimbledon in the final for the second year in a row, novak djokovic is becoming more loved by spectators in parts of the world where he has not always been universally popular. this is a hugely successful 2a time grand slam champion defying the odds and he is
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now the underdog and trying to beat the underdogs. if you have rafael nadal and novak djokovic and andy murray for a bit longer, people really treasure them. they don't want them to play to the point where it gets ridiculous where they can barely move around the court and andy murray knows he is on borrowed time now and his body has effectively given up on him. this is the very final event of his career. but if he can manage it lasting another two or three matches, fantastic, there might be one more olympic medal at the end of the week. well, there was controversy earlier today when the dutch beach volleyball player steven van de velde, a convicted child rapist, was greeted by some boos on his olympic debut. he was sentenced to four years in prison in 2016, after admitting to raping a 12—year—old british girl. his inclusion in the games has been criticised, but the dutch olympic committee
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insist he's been successfully rehabilitated. kemi badenoch has announced in the last hour that she is standing to be the next leader of the conservative party. the former business secretary is the sixth person to enter the leadership race as she joins other tory mps, priti patel, mel stride, tom tugendhat, robertjenrick and james cleverly. nominations close tomorrow afternoon, though the winner won't be known until november. the former home secretary suella braverman says she won't be standing. our political correspondent, helen catt has more on this. two big figures, two figures both on the right of the party as well. so the right of the party as well. so the reasons they have given. kemi badenoch was always widely expected to run in this leadership race. she ran in the contest to succeed boris johnson and was tipped as one to watch, she has long been tipped as
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one to watch. she has come out this evening with a leadership bid where she has taken a swipe at some of the other candidates who have already come out, the five before her. a lot of them have talked about the need to unite the party, talking about the importance of unity. kemi badenoch is saying that is not enough. the conservatives need to know who they are and what they stand for. and she says that means going right back to first principles and reconfirming some of those. things like their belief in the nation—state that serves its own citizens above all else. she is putting forward that pitch this evening. suella braverman is saying that she is not running. she has written for the telegraph this evening and in a piece that she has written, she claims she did have the numbers to get on the ballot tomorrow, every candidate needs the support of ten conservative mps. she claimed she had those ten, but she says there is no point her being on the ballot because she says most mps in her party disagreed with her diagnosis and prescription. they
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don't want the things she is saying said out loud. she says instead that platitudes about unity of fashionable and she warned that is not honest. for that reason, she says she is bowing out. but i think there had been some speculation in recent days about whether she would run. certainly, herteam, recent days about whether she would run. certainly, her team, her recent days about whether she would run. certainly, herteam, her bid had not seemed quite as advanced as some of the others. but there she is this evening confirming she will not. one last question, we now have six confirmed candidates for that leadership campaign. what happens next. so nominations formally close at half past two tomorrow afternoon. then there is a bit of a lull as the candidates in terms of process have the whole summer really, or the whole of august, to start their campaigns. i assume they will get out and talk to some of the membership around the country. when parliament comes back in september, mps start the process of kid —— whittling those candidates down. in the first week they are
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back they whittle them down to four candidates. they get to pitch the party conference which happens at the end of september into early october and mps then whittle them down to a final two. the final choices made by conservative party members in an online vote. runs throughout october and the winner is finally announced on november the 2nd. rishi sunak continues as acting leader throughout that time. the mayor of greater manchester andy burnham says people now have a fuller picture of tuesday's incident at manchester airport — after footage emerged showing the moments before a police officer kicked and stamped on a man. the video shows police officers being punched to the ground. it's still not clear who released this latest footage. this report, from our north of england correspondent phil mccann, includes images you may find upsetting. you've got him on the floor, stop being agressive! the man in blue here is fahir amaaz — now known to millions as the man who has his head stamped on by a police officer.
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this new footage, obtained by the manchester evening news, shows what happened just beforehand. as police appear to try to apprehend the man in blue, a man in a grey top comes in and punches are thrown. the man in blue breaks free and more punches are thrown between him and two other officers, who fall to the floor. he then drags the other officer down, as he holds a taser towards the man in grey. one of the other officers tasers him, and this footage ends as the man in blue is kicked in the head. a man with his hands up, who is later hit in the back of the head with a taser, appears to be the same man seen in grey in the new video. it is an extremely difficult situation. but at least this morning, it has moved forward a degree, because people now have a fuller picture. and it confirms what i said last week, which is that this is a situation that escalated very quickly, it was a very
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violent situation. issues on both sides. greater manchester police are appealing for information about the series of earlier events last tuesday that happened before their officers arrived. at 7.20pm, there was an altercation between passengers on a qatar airways flight from doha. they say it may have taken place on board or in the baggage hall, although the airline denies it happened on the plane. then, at 8.22pm, the police say there was a violent altercation involving members of the public in a branch of starbucks at manchester's terminal two. that happened six minutes before the altercation involving the police. four people were arrested after that incident and released on police bail. a police officer is facing a criminal investigation over kicking, stamping and using incapacitant spray. we understand the police officers involved are still under the care of medical professionals. sources we have spoken to close to the family say that fahir is still traumatised and still needs medical scans. they say the family is not a criminal family, they say that
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if anyone is found to have broken the law, they should face due process. they also say that there is no context that could justify an assault on someone who is lying on the ground. shame on you! the original video sparked protests, including in the home town of the brothers involved in the incident, in rochdale. greater manchester's chief constable has said the shock and upset caused in some communities is a matter of profound regret. phil mccann, bbc news. the environment secretary, steve reed, has accused the previous government of covering up the full extent of the uk's financial pressures. speaking on the laura kuenssberg show, he said the new labour government is discovering problems that nobody knew about and the previous government had not disclosed. well, we knew the inheritance was going to be bad, and that was being flagged up through the election, but we've got into our offices now, we've seen what's really been going on, and it's catastrophic. it's worse?
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there were things that we could not have known during the election, because the conservatives had not only not only released the information, but in some cases, they'd deliberately covered it up. one of ireland's best—known writers, edna o'brien, has died at the age of 93. she made her name with a series of novels focusing on how young irish women were treated by their country. in a tribute, ireland's president, michael d higgins, said she was a fearless teller of truths, who'd had the moral courage to confront irish society with realities long ignored and suppressed. rugby league's kevin sinfield says he's committed to three more challenges to raise money for mnd charities in honour of his friend rob burrow, who died last month. the former leeds rhinos captain and now england coach was at the university of leeds to receive an honorary degree, as amy garcia reports.
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i'm honoured to present. to you the degree of doctor of laws, honoris causa, kevin sinfield. - kevin, congratulations. what does this honorary degree mean to you? thank you. ijust think it's incredibly humbling to be here today to share in a special day with so many people who have worked so hard. and being amongst so many people who are graduating and with their family and friends, and it's such an important day for them. so, yeah, ifeel very humble. look, it's great to be back in leeds. you're a lad from the other side of the pennines, but yorkshire, leeds in particular, is really special to you, isn't it? less yorkshire, more leeds. rob inspired me to be a better person, a betterfriend, to be more kind, to think of others. by doing this, amazing things happen. life becomes so much more fulfilling and special. that beautiful speech, it was very much about love and friendship, wasn't it? i played in a team for a long time where medals and trophies were so important.
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but now we're finished, it's the memories and the friendships that are what we all hold the dearest. and to make the most of the special moments we have with people we love and care about, and to cherish those moments. rob has been a huge part of my life. when you think we played together for so long, and then how close we became over the last four and a half years. and i spoke about him today. i think his impact across the uk, throughout the mnd community will never be forgotten. together, you and rob raised over 15 million for mnd charities. you always said that you were just helping out a mate. the challenges, the fundraising, does that continue now? yeah, probably more so than ever. the challenges, you know, i've committed to another three, you know, probably first time i've said that. but it means we've done seven running challenges then. can you tell us any more about that? well, the first one is the only one
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that had been planned. in the next two, we'll see what happens. how will you best remember rob? in probably the best way possible, which was that smile. obviously, the stuff he did on the field was incredible, but everybody saw the bloke in the dressing room. the guy who was cracking jokes, and what he's done the last four and a half years, i think for somebody to be so brave and courageous is, it just shows what a special guy he is and was. and it won't be forgotten. kevin sinfield talking about his friend rob burrow. now there's some big news for superhero movie fans. iron man star robert downeer is making a shock return to the marvel cinematic universe after five years away from the multi—billion—dollar franchise. but this time, he'll be playing supervillain doctor doom. he was unmasked at the comic con event in san diego on saturday. the actor previously played billionaire tony stark, whose iron man alterego was one of the series biggest stars, and told fans at the event, "new mask, same task".
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film critic ashanti omkar told us what she made of robert downeer�*s return to the marvel cinematic universe. i am absolutely gleeful about this news. i wish i was in hall h when they unveiled it, because what an epic moment! the... there were many fans who were actually chanting his name even before he unveiled his mask. i guess that people were waiting to see him in some form. robert downeer is one of those, you know, one of the best actors in the world, as the russo brothers said, and they'll be directing him. it's a very exciting phase for the marvel cinematic universe and, certainly, i'm excited for it. everyone is wondering — iron man was a man who did so much good, how is he going to come back as this very evil, evil doctor doom? how is this going to happen with the same actor? but one thing to remember is that doctor doom never removes his mask. so when robert downey said that, you know, "new mask, same task", it's just a bit like, you know, it's a new mask, he won't
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be removing it in this case. we may not be seeing his face very much in this, but it'll be very interesting to see how they take this forward, because at the moment, it's all shrouded in mystery. hello there. sunday was a very warm day. we had the sunshine far and wide, and we've got a few more days of dry weather and sunshine to come, but the heat is going to continue to build across england and wales. and, really, across the whole of western europe, temperatures are rising, the heat is pushing up from spain into france and for the olympics. that's the temperature anomaly chart. you can see for eastern europe, things may be a little cooler than normal. here at home, though, the heat is building underneath that area of high pressure. there is a weak weather front approaching from the north—west, and that's bringing more cloud into scotland and northern ireland on monday. the odd light shower, perhaps, but most of any rain really is in the far north—west of scotland. the cloud will break in other parts of scotland, but the best of the sunshine will be
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for england and wales. just a bit of patchy fair—weather cumulus. the winds will be light in england and wales. there will be some cooling sea breezes. there is a stronger breeze, though, blowing for scotland and northern ireland, where temperatures aren't changing much. it's still going to be warm for eastern scotland, but the heat is really concentrated on england and wales. inland temperatures in the south—east, 28 or 29 degrees. that weather front continues to weaken as it moves down into the high pressure overnight and into tuesday. just that sliver of cloud there. more sunshine to come for scotland and northern ireland on tuesday, the odd light shower in the far north—west. sunny skies on the whole for england and wales, a little bit hazy at times. and those temperatures continuing to rise, particularly towards the south—east of england, could make 31 or even 32 degrees here. quite different temperatures for scotland and northern ireland, and you can see the temperature difference overnight tuesday night into wednesday morning — an uncomfortable night for sleeping in the south—east, particularly in london. there's more sunshine and generally dry weather to come on wednesday. signs of one or two showers breaking out, particularly
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towards the south—west of england. this could be the first signs of some change. but ahead of that, it's still going to be a hot day through the midlands and the south—east. temperatures, 29, 30 degrees quite possible once again. things are changing, though, wednesday and through the rest of the week in particular, it's not going to be quite as warm. there's the chance of more cloud and some rain, which could be heavy and thundery. on wednesday night and through thursday, that moves its way northwards. and then after we start the week with high pressure, we're going to end the week with low pressure in the west.
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welcome to hardtalk. i'm mishal husain. my guest today, here in london, is an israeli—born architect who wants to change his chosen profession. he works in what he calls forensic architecture, where details of buildings and physical spaces — and their destruction — are used to highlight abuses and persecution. is he right to see architecture as political — a way in which human beings can oppress as well as create? eyal weizman, welcome to hardtalk. your organisation is called forensic architecture. let's begin with you telling us what the essence of it is. what is it about?
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forensic architecture is an organisation that provides

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