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international federations, again, guided by science, we need them to look for a different future. so i am comfortable for the moment because it's respecting the rules that i have for the moment and the rules are there and we need to respect them. but i do think that for the future, we need to really focus on that because it's the reality of the world. they deserve an answer which cannot be, well, this week you can compete, may be in future, you cannot compete. so we need to come up with a very solid answer for that population. to the next olympics now and la 28 will no doubt be exciting, but some potential issues have been highlighted already, that the organising committee will have to address, they include transport links and homelessness. the bbc�*s la correspondent, emma vardy told jane dougall that there are big plans for moving athletes and spectators around the city.
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traffic is a big rumble for many people in la. there are these massive freeways that suffer, often softer from massive freeways that suffer, often softerfrom heavy massive freeways that suffer, often softer from heavy congestion and get the city has bet at the la olympics will be car free. now, that sounds like a big ask but what does question mark thereby to be bringing in lots more buses, extending rail links, sectioning off certain names that will be bus traffic only and things like that. they hope that that will be a benefit for the many, many people who live in la, notjust for the olympics. many people need to really change the culture to get people onto buses and public transport because there are so many problems with it at the moment but the olympics are something that can really change the base of the city because you provide at this big stage that the world is going to be looking at and a really hard deadline for it. and homelessness is another factor, deadline for it. and homelessness is anotherfactor, isn't it? in paris moved and home to several thousands of people before the olympics. is there a similar plan for la? homelessness is a huge problem for
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la. there are thousands homeless in the city, one of the worst in the us. the mayor of la has already made a really big priority of hers to deal with homelessness. that means clearing lots of encampments, bringing people into some sort of affordable housing. you know, there is a lot of scepticism about how well she can tackle this in just four years because the problem is so great here. the underlying causes like drug use and a lack of mental health provision, those things don't go away even if you provide housing and yet, the mayor has said that she hopes the olympics can be that force for good and can help to change the face of la in terms of its homelessness problem but it is going to be a really, really big as because, in many, many areas of la there is homelessness wherever you look and many cities face criticism with the way they deal with homelessness and i think la is going to have one of the biggest challenges yet. the court of arbitration for sport will not reconsider the ruling that stripped us gymnastjordan chiles of her olympic bronze,
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despite new video evidence. an appeal by the romanian olympic committee saw chiles initial promotion to third place overruled, with ana barbosu instead taking the bronze medal. usa gymnastics have since provided further evidence to be considered but the court of arbitration for sport said their rules do not allow for an arbitral award to be reconsidered even when conclusive new evidence is presented. dutch sprinter sharlotta kool has kept the yellowjersey after stage two of the tour de france fem, she's now won the first two stages. the first three stages of the women's tour take place in the netherlands, on monday, kool said winning the first stage was the best day of her life. the 25—year—old has followed that up by sprinting to victory in stage two in rotterdam. she leads the race by 14 seconds although stage 3, a time trial, starts in just over two hours�* time. alexei popyrin beat andrey rublev in straight sets to claim his maiden atp masters title in montreal. he defeated rublev 6—2 6—4 in 90 minutes, denying the russian his second masters title of the season after winning
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the madrid open in may. the 25—year—old australian becomes the first to lift a masters title since former world number one lleyton hewitt at indian wells 21 years ago. jessica pegula has made it back—to—back canadian open titles with a 63, 26, 61 win over fellow american amanda anisimova. pegula was made to work for the win in toronto, with suprised finalist anisimova taking the second set. but she recovered to dominate the third in a match that lasted an hour and 27 minutes. gold medal winning novak djokovic and the rest of team serbia were given a heroes welcome on their return from the paris olympics. thousands gathered in the streets of belgrade to greet the team as they arrived at the capital's city hall, with nba mvp and silver medallist in the basketball nikola jokic amongst them. he was then joined by a smiling djokovic, whose gold medal in paris completes a career �*golden' slam,
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following his straight sets victory over carlos alcaraz. you can keep across the spot on the bbc sport website as well as the app. and that's all the sport for now. this is bbc news. next it is a tragedy that continues to fascinate after more than a century. the titanic hit an iceberg and sank in april 1912. the wreckage was only discovered in 1985. since then, more than 5000 artefacts have been retrieved from the bottom of the atlantic ocean and kept in a warehouse in the us state of georgia. ourscience warehouse in the us state of georgia. our science editor has been given rare access. relics from the most famous maritime disaster in history. from parts of the ship, to
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passenger's belongings. everything here is a reminder of a tragedy at sea more than 100 years ago. i can't reveal the location of where i am. all i can say is that is somewhere in atlanta. what is inside here is incredibly precious. thousands of items recovered from titanic. and every single one of them tells a story. every single one of them tells a sto . , , ., ., , every single one of them tells a sto. story. this is a really beautiful little fashionable _ story. this is a really beautiful little fashionable bag - story. this is a really beautiful little fashionable bag and - story. this is a really beautiful little fashionable bag and it i little fashionable bag and it belonged to a 63—year—old milner which mean she did all the little detail work on hats and dresses. she was travelling to the us to be with her daughter who was recently widowed. , ., , ., her daughter who was recently widowed. , . , ., u, widowed. inside it was a medical card. all third — widowed. inside it was a medical card. all third class _ widowed. inside it was a medical card. all third class passengers i widowed. inside it was a medical. card. all third class passengers had to show they were not bringing disease and to the us. but to show they were not bringing disease and to the us.- to show they were not bringing disease and to the us. but it also reveals a twist _ disease and to the us. but it also reveals a twist of _ disease and to the us. but it also reveals a twist of fate. _ disease and to the us. but it also reveals a twist of fate. what - disease and to the us. but it also reveals a twist of fate. what is i reveals a twist of fate. what is really interesting is that we can see she was originally supposed to on the majestic and got to be routed onto titanic. 50 on the majestic and got to be routed onto titanic— on the majestic and got to be routed onto titanic._ this - on the majestic and got to be routed onto titanic._ this is - on the majestic and got to be routed onto titanic._ this is a i onto titanic. so unlucky. this is a
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letter, actually, _ onto titanic. so unlucky. this is a letter, actually, preference, i onto titanic. so unlucky. this is aj letter, actually, preference, from onto titanic. so unlucky. this is a l letter, actually, preference, from a former landlord it says, this is to certify that we have always found her to be a good tenant prompt with payment, and it is signed by the reader and sons landlord. it is amazing- _ reader and sons landlord. it is amazing. there _ reader and sons landlord. it is amazing. there is _ reader and sons landlord. it is amazing. there is a _ reader and sons landlord. it is amazing. there is a photograph. reader and sons landlord. it is - amazing. there is a photograph. very few photographs _ amazing. there is a photograph. - few photographs survived but this little picture, we think is of her mother. it isjust little picture, we think is of her mother. it is just a little little picture, we think is of her mother. it isjust a little bit little picture, we think is of her mother. it is just a little bit of an image of a woman left. unfortunately, she did not make it. she was one of the people who perished. being able to tell her story and have these objects is really important because otherwise, you know, 1500 names, she isjust another name on the list. the titanic sank _ another name on the list. the titanic sank in _ another name on the list. the titanic sank in 1912 _ another name on the list. the titanic sank in 1912 and lies at the bottom of the atlantic. all of the items were recovered from a debris field that surrounds the back where the contents of the ship spilled out as it split apart. the the contents of the ship spilled out as it split apart-— as it split apart. the champagne bottle, as it split apart. the champagne bottle. and _ as it split apart. the champagne bottle, and we _ as it split apart. the champagne bottle, and we have _ as it split apart. the champagne
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bottle, and we have several i as it split apart. the champagne i bottle, and we have several others as well, survived on the floor of the ocean for decades and actually still had its content inside of it. there is a lot of bottles on the ocean floor and a lot of, like, parts and kitchen pots because we think it broke up around one of the kitchen so it littered this debris all over the ocean floor. the first class passengers, _ all over the ocean floor. the first class passengers, it _ all over the ocean floor. the first class passengers, it was - all over the ocean floor. the first class passengers, it was pretty l class passengers, it was pretty glamorous, wasn't it? it might titanic was supposed to be the most luxurious liner so having champagne, having a gym, having all these amenities and all these great things for the passengers would have been really important to them. some artefacts collected from the sea floor also come from those who survived. ., , ., , survived. there was a perfume salesman _ survived. there was a perfume salesman on — survived. there was a perfume salesman on board _ survived. there was a perfume salesman on board and - survived. there was a perfume salesman on board and it i survived. there was a perfume salesman on board and it had l survived. there was a perfume i salesman on board and it had over survived. there was a perfume - salesman on board and it had over 90 is of little perfume vials and you can still smell them. that is of little perfume vials and you can still smell them.— can still smell them. that is really- - - _ can still smell them. that is really... that _ can still smell them. that is really... that is _ can still smell them. that is really... that is mad. i can still smell them. that is really... that is mad. afterl can still smell them. that is i really... that is mad. after more than 100 years and all that time at the bottom of the ocean you can still smell the perfume. fight! the bottom of the ocean you can still smell the perfume. and they are still so _ still smell the perfume. and they are still so potent. _ still smell the perfume. and they are still so potent. they - still smell the perfume. and they | are still so potent. they belonged to one of 700 _
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are still so potent. they belonged to one of 700 people _ are still so potent. they belonged to one of 700 people who - are still so potent. they belonged to one of 700 people who were i to one of 700 people who were rescued from the ship. you to one of 700 people who were rescued from the ship.- rescued from the ship. you are travelling _ rescued from the ship. you are travelling second-class - rescued from the ship. you are travelling second-class but i travelling second—class but amazingly, he survived. he went on to live in england after the sinking. he had passed by the time we found this but he did that with a bit of guilt, survivors guilt. titanic was on her maiden voyage, travelling from southampton to the us when she hit an iceberg. the ship, made from thousands of thick steel plates, was thought to be unsinkable. steel plates, was thought to be unsinkable— unsinkable. either these are rabbits. they _ unsinkable. either these are rabbits. they hold _ unsinkable. either these are rabbits. they hold each i unsinkable. either these are rabbits. they hold each of. unsinkable. either these are i rabbits. they hold each of the rivets of the hull, overlapping together to form the exterior structure. so there are over 3 million of these on the ship. there was a theory they're using substandard materials. white bags may be some bits were not made of the best material, for example? yes, there were high concentrates of a glasslike material that makes little bit more brittle but if one of the vivid heads pop off easier, then it could have allowed the seam to open up could have allowed the seam to open up with iceberg hit easier and made
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it bigger than it otherwise would have been. it bigger than it otherwise would have been-— it bigger than it otherwise would have been. , ., , ., ., have been. some items also show how life on board — have been. some items also show how life on board differed _ have been. some items also show how life on board differed from _ have been. some items also show how life on board differed from the - life on board differed from the social classes from a sturdy and simple third class cup, to delicate and detailed china forfirst simple third class cup, to delicate and detailed china for first class. the items retrieved are put on display in exhibitions around the world. rms titanic inc at the only salvage rights to the ship. what did they say to those who think the right is a gravesite which should be left alone? ., . right is a gravesite which should be left alone? . . , left alone? titanic is something that we want — left alone? titanic is something that we want to _ left alone? titanic is something that we want to respect - left alone? titanic is something that we want to respect and i left alone? titanic is something that we want to respect and we | left alone? titanic is something i that we want to respect and we want to make sure that we are preserving the memory because not everyone can go down to titanic. not everyone can go down to titanic. not everyone can go to the ship and we want to be opening that to the public. the company's _ opening that to the public. the company's latest exhibition has identified more objects they would like to bring back. who knows what they will find and the tales each item me tell? time for the weather. hello again. yesterday was the warmest day of this year so far. the temperature reached 34.8 celsius in cambridge,
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but as we go through the rest of the week, it is going to turn that bit cooler. there will be rain at times. it will be unseasonably windy at times as well, but there will still be a fair bit of sunshine around. now today, we've got this weather front bringing in some rain, and if we follow where it wraps around across the northwest, here we'll see a return to sunshine and showers later, but unseasonably windy across the northwest with gales across the outer hebrides and the isle of skye today. our weather front continuing to drift eastwards through the day. ahead of it across central and eastern parts of england, staying dry with some sunshine. and, in fact, temperatures in norfolk and suffolk could get up to 30 degrees. but fresher conditions
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in the north and the west. through this evening and overnight, our weather front continues to drift eastwards as a weakening feature. not getting into the far southeast, where it could well be preceded by some showers, but some clear skies and the winds easing. in sheltered parts of the northwest, temperatures could fall away to 5 or 6 degrees, but still quite warm in the south at 15 or 16. tomorrow, then, we start off with the cloud. some spots of rain initially, that will tend to fizzle, but as we move west through south west england, wales, the midlands, northern england, scotland and northern ireland, lots of dry weather, a fair bit of sunshine but the winds strengthening later on in the day out towards the west with more cloud building. temperatures — 15 to about 24. then as we move from wednesday into thursday, well, we've got this next clutch of fronts connected to this area of low pressure coming oui’ way. and if you look at the isobars, it is going to be quite unseasonably windy across england and wales ahead of this weather front. so after a dry start, the cloud will build as the rain continues to push southwards across scotland and northern ireland into northern england and also wales. brighter skies follow on behind and temperatures 15 to about 26 degrees. then, as we head on into friday, we've got the remnants of that weather front to clear away from the southeast and the english
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channel, channel islands. what you'll find is behind it will become drier and brighter, but also some showers being driven in on a blustery wind across the north west. here we've got highs of 1a degrees, but in the southeast we're looking at about 24.
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live from london. this is bbc news. in a public conversation plagued by technical problems, donald trump and elon musk discuss everything from global warming to the assassination attempt. i also heard people shout, bullets, bullets, move down. i moved down nicely and quickly, there were bullets flying over my head after i went down. "self obsessed rich guys." that's the response from the kamala harris campaign to the pair's conversation. firefighters and soldiers battle the flames in greece —
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which have reached the outskirts of the capital, athens. a man appears in court charged with attempted murder after a stabbing in london's leicester square. scientists identify liquid water on mars, thanks to new data from a nasa probe. hello, i'm lucy hockings, welcome to bbc news now, three hours of fast—moving news, interviews and reaction. it was a conversation delayed by technical problems but the world's richest man eventually had a two—hour public chat with former us president donald trump. it was broadcast on mr musk�*s social media platform, x. the discussion, which was not on camera, touched on immigration, global politics and much more. mr trump also said his attempted assassination now made him more of a believer in god, and was sharply critical of his presidential rival, kamala harris. tell you is this, we
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