tv Breakfast BBC News August 14, 2024 6:00am-9:01am BST
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winter fuel payments for pensioners will become means—tested later this year under a surprise change by the government. but millions who are eligible may not be claiming it. i'll explain how to check if you're one of them. out before they managed to get in. if you're one of them. it was a night of despair for rangers against dynamo kyiv in their bid to qualify for the lucrative champions league. it isa it is a cloudy start across the southern half of the country with light rain. it will brighten up later. in the northern half, sunshine to start and cloud over from the west later. it's wednesday, the 14th august. the number of violent attacks against women and girls on britain's railways has increased by more than 50% in two years, according to the british transport police. its survey found that more
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than a third of women have been subjected to sexual harassment or sexual offences while commuting by train or tube. our correspondent nick eardley has this report. beeping. put your bags on the floor. this is the moment when edgar junior was arrested by british transport police last year. the 50—year—old had sexually assaulted a woman on a train. he admitted it and was sentenced to 20 months in prison. but new figures show that this is far from an isolated case. british transport police figures show an average of 31 reports a day involving violent crimes against women or girls. the number being reported hasjumped 50% in just two years. reports of sexual harassment have more than doubled in the same period, with sexual assault reports up io%, too. most women and girls have experienced incidents of sexual harassment and other types of non—contact sexual offending
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on the transport network for a very long time. it isn't new to many women and girls that this is happening, but we also know perpetrators can target busy transport network times so that they can access women and girls in that way, as well. so we shouldn't be surprised that there are a huge number of perpetrators. there have been a number of campaigns encouraging women to report violence on the transport network. like this app, railway guardian. police say the increase in cases is not necessarily more crime, but could be a sign that more women are comfortable coming forward to report it. we're starting to see the impact, i think, of the public campaigns and the encouraging of people to come forward and report. so that's definitely a strategy to carry on. but what we do need to see is action taken by the british transport police in response to all of these reports, because if we don't start to see action, then people won't feel it's worthwhile coming forward and reporting it. but charities also warn the reported
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cases are likely to be the tip of the iceberg. the government says the violence women face in the transport network is completely unacceptable, and ministers are pledging to halve violence against women and girls in the coming years. nick eardley, bbc news, westminster. and now the rest of this morning's news. president biden has said he hopes a ceasefire deal in gaza could dissuade iran from launching an attack on israel. iran blames israel for the death of a hamas leader in tehran and has vowed to retaliate. our middle east correspondent hugo bachega is in beirut. ceasefire talks are due to restart. what are the chances of a breakthrough? good morning. ithink good morning. i think there is little hope significant progress can be made in these talks. yesterday i
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think a lot of people believed the talks had been called by the us, egypt and qatar to buy time to postpone this iranian response. i think this was something president biden talked about yesterday and he also acknowledged it was getting harder to reach a deal in gaza. many differences between israel and hamas remain. lots of questions about the participation of hamas in these talks. also questions about the intentions of the israeli prime minister who many believe is not interested in a deal and he wants to prolong the war to guarantee his political survival. we have seen there has been diplomatic activity to try to de—escalate tensions in the region but iran says it has the right to defend its sovereignty after the assassination of the hamas political leader there two weeks ago and both iran and hamas blame israel
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for the assassination. in the meantime the war in gaza continues. it was said 19 palestinians were killed yesterday in air strikes including a mother and twin babies, four days old. including a mother and twin babies, four days old-— representatives of the train drivers union, aslef, are expected to meet department for transport officials later to try to end a long—running pay dispute. industrial action has spanned more than two years and affected more than a dozen train operating companies based in england. aslef and the dft are understood to be hopeful a deal can be reached. a police officer in the us state of ohio has been charged with murderfor the shooting last august of a pregnant black woman who had been suspected of shoplifting. 21—year—old ta'kiya young had refused to get out of her car when the officer, connor grubb, fired through the windscreen. her unborn daughter also died. in the next hour, we'll get
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an update on the latest inflation figures, which indicate how quickly prices are rising. ben's keeping an eye on the figures for us. this is our monthly look at how quickly the price of everyday goods is changing. usually we look out for the consumer price index covering things like food and clothes. injune prices were rising by 2%. it's unchanged from the month before and the lowest for almost three years. remember the days of ii% inflation? but this month there'll be a bit more interest in a different measure of inflation — the retail price index or rpi. that's becausejuly�*s rpi figure is traditionally used to set the level at which rail fares in england will rise by next year — plus an additional i%. rpi was 2.9% last month. so if it stays the same, we could potentially be looking
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at rail fare increases of around 4% from next year. but the government says no decisions have been made on next year's railfares but our aim is that prices are as affordable as possible for passengers. we expect there to be an announcement on changes to rail fares later this year. us presidentjoe biden has made his first comments about ukraine's military offensive in russia. mr biden said the incursion has created a real dilemma for vladimir putin. his comments come a week after ukrainian troops crossed the border. they now claim to have control of 7a settlements in the kursk region. president putin has vowed to dislodge ukraine's forces. the head of the fire service in greece has said there are no longer any active wildfires in the wider athens region. milder winds and extensive efforts by the emergency services have helped bring the blaze under control. an estimated 10,000 hectares of land has been destroyed
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and at least two people have been killed. animal welfare campaigners are warning more beef and dairy cows are being kept indoors for the whole of their productive lives, amid a rise in so—called mega—farms. the bbc found more than 915,000 cows are now being housed on large—scale farms, something the group compassion in world farming describes as deeply concerning. taylor swift's concerts at wembley stadium this week will have additional ticket checks. the performances are sold out and ticketless fans have been warned to stay away. it comes after three shows in vienna were cancelled over an alleged plot by suspected terrorists to attack the venue and fans. chi chi izundu reports. this is what wembley bosses don't want to see — 40,000 ticketless swifties took over the grass hill outside
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the munich venue to listen to her perform her eras tour. fans call it tay—gating — soaking up the atmosphere. and last time taylor was in the uk, ticketless fans tay—gated at wembley, cardiff and liverpool. but for her next five dates at wembley, officials are asking fans not to do this. a reminder was posted on the venue's website, which read... "everyone will be checked before entry and we don't want any bad blood. we'd hate to have to turn you away." they added, "to support the safe entry and exit of everyone within the stadium, no one is allowed to stand outside any entrance or on the olympic steps at the front of the stadium. non—ticket holders will be moved on." # when you wake up and find that you're looking for. last week in vienna, fans were left singing in the streets after organisers cancelled all three taylor swift gigs after austrian security officials foiled a planned terror attack.
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i think given what happened in vienna just the other week, it makes sense that wembley stadium would issue a statement like this, especially when there's so many young people and families that will be attending over the five nights. and i think it will be a reassurance to a lot of fans that the stadium is taking security seriously. we are just really hoping that maybe a ticket will fall into our lap. we're going to be here for a while and we know she's in town for a while, so we'll see what happens. but sadly for superfans cassie and katy, all the wembley nights are sold out and ticket experts are warning people to be careful because some tickets being sold online don't exist and it could leave fans disappointed and out of pocket. chi chi izundu, bbc news. just when i thought taylor swift mania from early in the summer... we have another decade to go. still going. carol mania as well. she is
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in the studio. hat going. carol mania as well. she is in the studio.— in the studio. not a bad -looking da but in the studio. not a bad -looking day but for _ in the studio. not a bad -looking day but for others, _ in the studio. not a bad -looking day but for others, mixed - in the studio. not a bad -looking i day but for others, mixed fortunes. this morning we have cloud, light rain. drierand brighter in this morning we have cloud, light rain. drier and brighter in the door. the next days, the weather remains changeable. it will be cooler. we will see rain at times especially tomorrow. we are also looking at sunshine at times. this morning, we have this rain, murky conditions, low cloud. in england and wales. we will see breaks in the cloud which mean sunshine coming through but as temperatures rise, it means it could spark showers. in south—west england, wales, northern england, scotland and northern ireland, a lot of dry weather to start but through the day, the wind will strengthen in the west and we will strengthen in the west and we will see some showers ahead of heavy
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rain later. the temperature is 15-24. if rain later. the temperature is 15—24. if we see lengthy breaks in the cloud in the south, we could see up the cloud in the south, we could see up to 26. in norfolk and suffolk yesterday it was 29. temperatures going down. 0vernight, the cloud breaks. clearskies. some cloud across south—west england and wales with drizzle. some heavy rain moving in across scotland and northern ireland. by the end of the night, across northern england as well. it will be noticeably windy. the overnight lows. fresherfor will be noticeably windy. the overnight lows. fresher for sum than of late. tomorrow we start with rain in the north and west. it will slowly slip southwards. ahead of it drier with cloud building. not as windy. but you will notice it. later it will brighten up behind it. these are the temperatures tomorrow. 15—26. but the weekend is looking
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nice. the good bit at the end. save the best till last. freddie flintoff has opened up about his life since he suffered a high—speed car crash whilst filming an episode of top gear in 2022. the england cricketer was left with severe facial injuries and broken ribs after the car he was in flipped off a test track. for his new series, freddie flintoff�*s field of dreams on tour, he's returned to his hometown of preston to take his cricket team to india — a trip he'd planned before his accident. 0ur sports correspondent patrick geary has this report. i promised you a trip to india. um, i'm wondering if you still want to go. freddie flintoff has been on many a cricket tour before, but none quite like this. representing england, but we're representing something far bigger than that — representing preston. a team of lancastrian youngsters who, until a couple of years ago, mostly didn't know the rules of cricket, heading to india, where the sport is woven into everyday life. catch!
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this is the second series of freddie flintoffs field of dreams. are you all right? miss me? where the great ex—cricketer turns ambassador, coach and mentor. using the sport he loves as a force to try and improve the lives of young people from his home town of preston. i want to be involved. i think it brings the best out in you. yeah. production began not long after the first series aired in 2022, but soon everything would have to stop. in the last few minutes, _ it's been announced that the former england cricketer freddie flintoff has been taken to hospital - after being injured in an accident. exactly what happened in that accident while filming for top gear at dunsfold park in surrey has never been publicly spoken about. but the programme showed us for the first time the effect it had on flintoff. genuinely should not be here after what happened. it's going to be a long road back. i've only just started. got to look on the positive — i'm still here, i've got another chance.
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i've got to go at it. i'm seeing that as how it is — a second go. he would reach a settlement with the bbc, which hasn't broadcast top gear since. for months, we saw and heard nothing from freddie flintoff until he appeared in cardiff last september among the england cricket coaching staff. but travelling abroad to film field of dreams on tour would be a huge step. last night's programme showed us how big a challenge it was. i think about it all the time and i think about going and how good it will be. i rewind and thinking, well, i don't want to leave the house, either. get on a plane and got to be away for two and a half weeks. yeah. some of these lads have had a tough life. you've got to try and put it into perspective. yeah. and i feel guilty i can't do that. i don't want to sit here and feel sorry for myself. and i don't want sympathy. but it's going from being here for seven months, really, and then going to india. which is like the extreme.
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everywhere i go, at the minute, i've got a full facemask and glasses on. i can't do that. i struggle with anxiety. you know, i have nightmares, i have flashbacks. it's been so hard to cope with. but i'm thinking if i don't do something, i'm never going to go. i've got to get on with it. in some ways, like, the lads might help you out. i'm a bit nervous about that, as well. you know, seeing them for the first time, being in front of them. flintoff, as he has so often, rose to the challenge and, injanuary, he reunited with his team... oh, my god, it's you. ..to make good on his offer of the tour of a lifetime. whatever�*s happened this last year for me, one thing i've been very aware of and desperately wanting to do is take you. i've heard they love you over in india. not just india, sean! are you feeling 100% now? not really. i don't know if i will again, to be honest. i'm better than i was. i don't know what completely better is. you know what i mean? i am what i am now. i'm different to what i was. that's something i'll probably have to deal with for the rest of my life. so, better?
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no, different. freddie flintoff always was cricket's action hero, the ultimate all—rounder, a man of many skills and, clearly, many dimensions. patrick geary, bbc news. good to see his recovery and how open he is, impressive. the fact that he has recovered, he is a different man. he won't say he is better but he will never fully be the same person again. that honesty, typical honesty. good to see him back on the telly. let's take a look at today's papers. the daily telegraph's front page reports there's been a 40% surge in children on disability benefits. it says government figures show claims for conditions, including adhd and autism, have risen by 200,000 since lockdown.
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the prime minister has been told to "get a grip of workshy britain" according to the daily mail. the number of people not in work or education is at a i2—year—high. it comes after chancellor rachel reeves pledged to take action in her autumn budget. and the daily star says exhibitionist blokes should not take their tops off in public during a heatwave — that will not be a danger today. after a survey found the public don't like it. the paper says some think the practice should be banned, and others have called for fines to be introduced. would you be outraged? we know how partial you are. just stripping off. sometimes in the building. just running through the corridors. we would appreciate if you wait until after we have had breakfast. it won't be happening. it seems
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conclusive, this study. they spoke to thousands. 72% of men and more important 76% of women say it is not acceptable. it is quite an obnoxious thing to do when you see it on public transport for example. you think is that really necessary? sweating on the bus. it ties in quite nicely with the fact there is another study involving three quarters of british people. they like to have a beer at the airport before going on holiday. i think that is the law. if you are a drinker, to have a toast, no matter what time of day, before you get on the flight. 6.20. sometimes you have the tv in the departure lounge. if you are at the airport. cheers. cheers. three quarters! probably more, to be honest. i want to talk about this. it piqued my
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interest. quite a lot as a parent you worry about how much your children are gaming. 0ne you worry about how much your children are gaming. one of mine got really into minecraft and apparently this is the first minecraft psychology laboratory. learning about behaviour and creativity. hundreds of thousands learn through gaming. a major area of research. if you are at the airport having a drink, leave the kids on the devices, it is fine. they are learning. everyone is a winner! the wreck of a ship which sank more than 200 years ago in one of the uk's worst maritime disasters has been granted special protection by the government. the earl of abergavenny was captained byjohn wordsworth, the brother of the renowned romantic poet william wordsworth, and sank off the coast of weymouth in dorset in 1805 with the loss of more than 200 people. from weymouth, our correspondent
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duncan kennedy reports. this is the story of tragedy, great riches, heroism and poetry. and it all revolves around this ship, the earl of abergavenny, that floundered in these waters off dorset more than 200 years ago. yes, this is the maritime gallery in here. david carter has spent a0 years diving on the wreck of the vessel. he says it was en route from portsmouth to china when it hit a sandbank in a storm off the shores of weymouth. even by the standards of the day, just how big a tragedy was this? this was an enormous tragedy that went right across the country. 250 people died. it was human error. the conditions of the storm, of the night and everything coming together, causing the perfect storm. the earl of abergavenny was not only a revolutionary design incorporating metal into its wooden frame, but the captain was someone special, too.
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the clue to his identity lies in these gold cufflinks with the initials jw. they stand forjohn wordsworth. he was the brother of william wordsworth, the renowned romantic poet. william's grief overjohn�*s death changed his poetry for ever. the ship lies in soft of water about a mile off the coast here in weymouth. but this isn't just a story about a huge loss of life. the vessel was also carrying 62 chests of silver bullion worth around £7 million in today's money. the bullion has been lost to antiquity, but these artefacts have been recovered from a wreck that has today been given special protected status. the personal clutched from the perils of the deep. why is it important to remember this ship? this vessel is the finest and
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largest of the east india company ships and the scheduling will enable it to be protected. it is quite unique. the government has worked with historic england to create this protected status. it means people can still dive on the wreck, but must leave its contents in place. a unique submerged exhibit held by the waves for posterity. duncan kennedy, bbc news, in weymouth. what a poignant story. how it affected his brother's poetry. lovely. more than 15 years ago, a group of volunteers started collecting vintage spitfire memorabilia — it started as a hobby with just one photo has now filled an entire aeroplane hanger. the spitfire visitor centre at blackpool airport is now looking to expand, as ed hanson reports. hangar 42 at blackpool airport.
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a room full of stories and history. and this is the photo that started this collection. so from hundreds of files, i pulled one out and a picture fell on the floor. it was a picture of a spitfire with lytham st annes written on the side. and that's really what started this whole story. he discovered the spitfire was adopted by lytham st annes as part of the government's wings for victory campaign. where towns raised money and adopted aircraft for the war effort. and, most importantly, john learned who the pilot was, alan lever ridings. he was a young man from 0ldham who ended up flying the town's spitfire and was sadly shot down on the 23rd ofjune 1942 and was killed. so from that, we decided to build a memorial to the residents of lytham st annes and
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to alan lever ridings, which has now pride of place at fairhaven lake on the coast in lytham st annes. spurred on, the museum was born. the collection boasts planes and vehicles from the second world war period. right, 0k. take it for a final trip. in one of the workshops, raymond and his new apprentice maurice are busy renovating a rare wooden plane, identical to the one flown by the iconic aviatrix amyjohnson. amy's family owned an ice—packing business in fleetwood and her last fateful flight in the airspeed 0xford started on the runway here at blackpool in 19111. if we can bring people in and tell the story of amyjohnson and have the aircraft here to replicate that flight, it's an opportunity for us. it is also a privilege for us to do this work. with amy's plane taking shape, the museum has outgrown its current space and fundraising is under way
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for a new hangar here. that will allow opening hours to be extended. the team of volunteers hope the hangar will be complete next year, along with the tribute to amy johnson. what a collection. ed hanson had that report. still to come on breakfast. we will get out and about. we'll go around shropshire petal fields, where the equivalent of 400 tennis courts are packed with delphiniums, cornflowers and sunflowers. it's usually a working flower farm, but has thrown open its gates for ten days to allow visitors to enjoy the stunning views and find out how they make biodegradable bouquets and petal confetti. they made the flowers for medal winners at london 2012. shame we are not there. a great place to go. let's take the sofa next time. time now to get the news, travel and weather where you are.
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hello, good morning, let's get your london news now with me, frankie mccamley. thousands of motorists in the capital are receiving parking fines in places they have never visited due to number plate fraud, that's according to an investigation by bbc london. car cloning involves criminals stealing or copying another car's registration plates. a freedom of information request to london's councils and tfl found more than 36,000 tickets were cancelled due to cloning in 2023. ben king was one of the victims. it's so, so stressful, both for me and my fiancee. we were literally up late at night worrying about having to find £1000 to pay these fines, what to do, how to appeal, it was really stressful and a really worrying time. you may never have heard of it, dyscalculia. it's a learning difficulty that's estimated to affect 6% of the population.
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it can make learning maths a challenge because it affects how a person understands numbers. but following a recently storyline in the tv soap eastenders, campaigners are calling for maths teachers to receive compulsory training to help them spot the signs. you're likely to see over a period of time that the child isn't necessarily making progress, or it almost feels like they're falling behind. they're having particular difficulty with numerical magnitude comparison, that means they find it really difficult to comprehend, compare and order numbers. certainly adults with dyscalculia will report to us that understanding time and money are their biggest challenges into adulthood. the department for education told us that "it's working closely with the sector to ensure there is earlier and more accurate diagnoses for pupils with special education needs." let's take a look at the tubes now, severe delays on the hammersmith and city as well as the 0verground and minor delays on the northern line.
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now onto the weather with sophia herod. good morning. we see a change in the weather today. we have got more in the way of cloud and it's going to feel cooler as well. we've got a chance of showers which could be thundery at times so quite a grey and damp day for us but it brightens up as we look to thursday, the isobars tighten up so it is going to be windy. then on friday we've got a weather front moving our way, bringing some rain. so more unsettled. but as we look to the rest of today, we've got more in the way of cloud, we've got some showers which could be thundery at times as well. should be a little bit drier for most of us during the afternoon, and some breaks in that cloud certainly. temperatures feeling cooler at around 22 to 25 celsius. so overnight we do start to see this cloud breaking away, it's mostly dry for us as we start the day on thursday morning. so bright for many and temperatures down to around 12 to 15 celsius. through the rest of friday, it's largely dry with plenty of sunshine but it's going to be windy so i suspect it will feel cooler than the highs of around 24 celsius. it's more unsettled on friday and then brightening up as we have a look to the weekend.
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that's it from me, more on our website and social media including a round up of all of banksy�*s latest surprise surprise animal art trail. now i'll pass you back to nina and jon. see you soon. hello, this is breakfast with nina warhurst and jon kay. later this year the winter fuel payment will become means—tested. but it's thought many people who are eligible for help could be missing out. ben's looking at this for us. it seems an odd time to talk about this in the summer, but it is important to look ahead. yes, we talk a lot in the colder months about the difficulties people on lower incomes, particularly pensioners, face when it comes to affording those heating bills,
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and this year looks set to be no different. good morning. this was the surprise announcement from the new chancellor last month, removing automatic access to winter fuel payments for millions of pensioners. the one—off payment is to help pensioners with heating bills through the winter. it's worth up to £300 per household. but the chancellor announced last month it'll now be means tested meaning ten million homes in england and wales are no longer eligible as simon ward reports. 74—year—old roy aldridge is visiting the age uk charity shop in sutton in ashfield. he says a small private pension will mean he just misses out on his usual winter fuel payment. that £300, which i won't be getting now, i put it always to my winter fuel bill so that i keep the house warm, but now i'm going to be having to seriously think about turning the heating off for the winter. age uk has started a national petition against the labour government plans to cut the winter fuel benefit. we think it's a mistake. we think it's too soon.
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there hasn't been enough notice. there's no evidence of compensatory payments to anybody who might miss out. so the issue is that we think nationally, about two million people will really struggle to put the heating on this winter. the chancellor, rachel reeves, says difficult decisions have to be made to balance the nation's finances. these were not the decisions i wanted to make. that i expected to make. but we have to clear up this mess. we cannot leave unchecked a £22 billion black hole in our public finances. there's not much sympathy for labour's plans among pensioners here. same as i say, i've worked all my life for my winter... and i've got money now, i'm not bad off, but you're being penalised for going to work and saving your money. they want to take £4 a week off us, so be it. you'lljust cope with it, will you? well, what other choice have you got, really? no. so, yeah, it is what the world is and that's it. i'm 71.
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but the thing is, it's something that has been such a long time and they suddenly just stop it. i thought labour were for the working class. i've paid into the system for a lot of years. well, it's my first, my first winter on my own, so i have to be very careful, you know? watch the other spending. some pensioners decide to donate the benefit to charity if they don't need it. age uk says it has schemes which can help older people to make their homes more energy efficient. it's likely the row will resurface during the colder months. that was simon ward reporting there. if you're concerned about losing the winter fuel payment this year and worried about keeping the heating on, it's worth checking if you're eligible for pension credit or other means—tested benefits. lots of people are, but they don't claim it. now, pension credit gives you extra money to help with your living costs if you're over state pension age and on a low income. it's worth around £3,900 a year.
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and while 1.4 million pensioners get this help, there's more than 800,000 others who are eligible but don't claim, in many cases because they don't realise they can. that's about £2.2 billion going unclaimed. so if you're aged 66 or above and receive less than £218 of total weekly income if you're single, or less than £332 a week if you're a couple and are both over the state pension age, then you could be eligible for this money. if you think that might be you, go to the government's website gov.uk where there are more details on how to claim. asi as i say, it is early to be thinking about winter fuel payments but if you get your ducks in a row now for what you are entitled to, it means you will be able to claim that payment when you need it without any delay.
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thank you. 2.2 billion going unclaimed and the government to make a saving by making it means tested, but if the uptake goes up, some that will be cancelled out but important to claim it if you are entitled to it. ~ to claim it if you are entitled to it. . ., to claim it if you are entitled to it. ~ ., ., , to claim it if you are entitled to it. ~ ., .,, ., ~ to claim it if you are entitled to it. we had to be talking about winter payments _ it. we had to be talking about winter payments in _ it. we had to be talking about winter payments in the - it. we had to be talking about| winter payments in the middle it. we had to be talking about. winter payments in the middle of summer and also weird to be talking about winter payments in the middle of summer and also wage to be —— it is weird to be talking about football in the middle of summer. yes, there are these matches which are so early in the season. rangers were trying to qualify for the champions league but they really feel like they have not got going it with the season so early so it was a tough night for them, sorry to say. good morning. the dream is over for rangers after a 2—0 defeat last night. and a lot of frustration this morning over this sending off that earned a second yellow card and a subsequent red, which seemed harsh and turned
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the game in kiev�*s favour. with that extra player they went on to score twice in two minutes, to win 3—1 on aggregate, as rangers drop into the europa league and say goodbye to a bumper pay day. financially it's a big difference for the club as we know and it will be difficult for the chancellor is coming in, that we know, it's a reality. i have seen the images back and it is clearly totally his fault, it is himjumping and it is clearly totally his fault, it is him jumping higher than the man. it was a game changer because one decision for one man you take away the dream of the whole dressing room so that is really hard. manchester united are the team splashing the cash this morning. signing the dutch centre back matthias de lijt and morrocan full—back nossair mazraoui from bayern munich for a combined fee of £60 million ahead of the opening premier league match of the new season on friday.
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not a sight you want to see. england test captain ben stokes on crutches and hobbling around. he's been ruled out for the whole summer and will miss the three test series against sri lanka which starts on wednesday having pulled his hamstring playing in the hundred. he's aiming to be back for the tour of pakistan in october, because the nation will want him fully fit for the ashes at the end of next year. despite his absence the northern superchargers kept alive their hopes of winning the competition. england's adil rashid starring with the ball in a rain affected match against london spirit taking some key wickets, before the superchargers closed out the match thanks to some supercharged hitting as they won thanks to a superior scoring rate. there was no catching that one.
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london spirit's women though are on the brink of reaching the knockout stage in the women's competition. heather knight hit the winning runs as they turned the tables on the superchargers here to win by seven wickets with balls to spare. and we're two days and three stages into the women's tour de france, but we haven't actually reached france yet, believe it or not. the race starting outside france for the first time, with three stages in the netherlands, two yesterday. charlotte kool won stage two yesterday morning before defending champion demi vollering took stage three, she leads going into stage four later as the race heads to belgium, before finally reaching france tomorrow. more a sort of tour of europe at the moment thanjust france. moment than just france. we moment thanjust france. we are going to have some great guests later talking to us about how the cycling in paris has inspired them to get involved. see you later, john, thank you. bafta award—winning actor surannejones is best known for her roles in tv dramas
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like vigil and doctor foster, but she's also a big fan of community theatre and has been using her spare time to work with budding actors in norfolk. earlier this year, suranne became the new president of the sheringham little theatre and since then has been spending time getting stuck in to her new role. 0ur reporter debbie tubby has been to meet her. when i was a little girl... everything's whip smart that i've seen here. and the actors are brilliant. like, for a little theatre, ijust think, yeah, the quality is, like, sky high. came up to me with her... gold rimmed lorgnette! yes! _ the sheringham little theatre has transformed over the last 60 years, but it's probably never had such an award winning actor as its leading lady. so think of an emotion, a line and the situation, and i'm looking for all the character stuff within that. surannejones doesn'tjust have the title of theatre president. today, she's holding a drama workshop. i wanted to be hands on, and i wanted to help promote.
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and yeah, i wanted to make sure i had time to do it properly. is it good for you to to give something back? being with a group of kids or aspiring actors who are really hungry for knowledge, and also that can be really surprising in groups, gives me a lot, so we're all learning. as we know she has presence on stage and holds an audience. it's been really helpful, actually, especially from someone who's in the industry as well, because i'm doing a—level drama. so any help is good help, isn't it? oh, it's amazing, i've - learned so much from her. she's such an inspiration and it's really like inspired me to carry. on with acting in the future. surannejones is known for her performance in vigil, the bbc�*s tense police drama. she won a bafta in 2016 for best actress for her portrayal of a gp in the tv drama doctor foster, and she's just presented channel four�*s investigating witch trials. if it was the last moment i was to live, god knows i am innocent. what i wanted to do was set
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up my own company so that i could make programmes that were important to me, and investigating witch trials was our first documentary and something that i've always loved. we've just been commissioned for two dramas, so i think drama is where my heart lies. what's your advice for children who want to be actors? because it's just about getting that break, isn't it? it's about social skills, it's about confidence. and i think if you're happy and you have a love for creativity, then you'll find your success. in our modern world, she wants us to remember the magic of theatre. it's a really important part of how we grow. and i would love, i'd love us to find a way to promote small theatres, small stories more. that's, that's my kind of big challenge. sheringham little theatre hopes with surannejones front of house. it won't only raise the curtain,
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but also their profile. debbie tubby, bbc news. how lucky are they? i know! but how luc is how lucky are they? i know! but how lucky is she. — how lucky are they? i know! but how lucky is she, that _ how lucky are they? i know! but how lucky is she, that is _ how lucky are they? i know! but how lucky is she, that is a _ how lucky are they? i know! but how lucky is she, that is a gorgeous - lucky is she, that is a gorgeous part of the world. to lucky is she, that is a gorgeous part of the world.— part of the world. to get that opportunity _ part of the world. to get that opportunity and _ part of the world. to get that opportunity and that - part of the world. to get that opportunity and that time - part of the world. to get that opportunity and that time as | part of the world. to get that - opportunity and that time as well. those actors are very young, very enjoyable. those actors are very young, very en'o able. ., ., those actors are very young, very enjoyable-— enjoyable. carol is in the studio with us with _ enjoyable. carol is in the studio with us with the _ enjoyable. carol is in the studio with us with the weather. - good morning, both. if you're going about their weekend, it is looking nice, i know you normally look me at this time for that. a few showers are possible in the west. a beautiful start today, like cloud but sunshine due for the rest of the day. it will be cooler than it has been, some rain at times, but dry with sunshine for most with just the far north—west getting a few showers
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or may be some rain on sunday. if you are stepping out, the southern half of the country is mothers in the northern half. —— is milder than the northern half. —— is milder than the northern half. cloud and patchy light rain, murky conditions in the southern half of england and wales. we will start to see some holes develop through the day, as temperatures rise in the sunshine that could spark some showers. as temperatures rise, it will be fine, dry, a few showers in the west but later the cloud will thicken, the wind will strengthen and we will start to see more showers coming in across northern ireland and western scotland. temperatures 15 to 24 but if we have longer breaks in the sunshine in the south, we could reach 26. through the evening and overnight, a lot of clear skies, still some cloud in the south—east. but the rain will be the main feature of the weather and stronger
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winds. heavy and persistent in pushing into northern england by the rest of the night. temperature —wise, 12 to 13 at best overnight. so cooler in some southern areas and a little bit milder in the north. that takes us into tomorrow, this is a front bearing the heavy and persistent rain, it will be sinking slowly southwards through the course of the day. you can see from the spacing of the isobars it will be a blustery day, not quite as windy as yesterday for england and wales but you will notice it. dry weather here but the cloud building as the weather front sinks across scotland, northern ireland, northern england and in through wales. behind that we will see some late afternoon brightness, still windy here with a few showers. which is on thursday ranging from 15 in the north to 26 south. moving on, friday we have a weather front getting down to the south, a little bit of an element of doubt as to how quickly that will
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clear. behind it it will brighten up, a fair bit of sunshine, when the country with some showers —— windy in the northern half of the country with some showers. it will be dry and sunny for most of us at the weekend. it and sunny for most of us at the weekend. , and sunny for most of us at the weekend-— and sunny for most of us at the weekend. , , ., ., ., weekend. it is 'ust a roller-coaster caettin weekend. it is 'ust a roller-coaster getting there. — weekend. it isjust a roller-coaster getting there- a — weekend. it isjust a roller-coaster getting there. a good _ weekend. it isjust a roller-coaster getting there. a good way - weekend. it isjust a roller-coaster getting there. a good way of - getting there. a good way of describing — getting there. a good way of describing it. _ getting there. a good way of describing it. you _ getting there. a good way of describing it. you smile - getting there. a good way of| describing it. you smile when getting there. a good way of - describing it. you smile when you sa that, describing it. you smile when you say that. but _ describing it. you smile when you say that, but that _ describing it. you smile when you say that, but that is _ describing it. you smile when you say that, but that is not _ say that, but that is not necessarily good news in one place, let us explain. the warmer weather has been welcomed by many but residents living near a recycling plant in warwickshire say their lives are being blighted by continuing swarms of flies and awful smells. the council has received hundreds of complaints, and those living nearby say the situation is affecting their health. 0ur reporterjoan cummings has more. imagine having to hang fly catchers in your home every day. for the last 18 months, that's exactly what carl from leamington spa has had to do. i'vejust come home now and i've got five papers absolutely that thick with flies,
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and i've got to throw them away and put more up. and we're doing this every day. he's not the only resident living in the heathcote area of the town that's raised issues about flies and smells since berry circular polymers began production at its food packaging recycling plant. we don't open our windows and doors because literally you get loads of flies in. the flies then hover all over your food when you're eating, they buzz around you at night so you don't know where they're landing. now, ever since this recycling company has come here, we've been inundated with little triangular flies that come in great numbers, fly around your head, very hard to kill. it's absolutely awful. it's like something. out of a horror film. you wouldn't wish it i on your worst enemy. and there's no let up from it. some days are better than others. and it depends where everybody lives as to what they— experience the most of. we were told that both warwick district council and the environment agency were actively monitoring complaints.
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we asked both agencies for an update on the situation. we were initially referred to a public website which showed that there have been around 40 inspections on the site by environmental officers. it also reported that there had been more than 100 complaints about flies, 200 complaints about odours, and the agencies had given ongoing advice about pest control to the firm. but the ongoing situation has infuriated the local mp. there is clearly an issue, the environment agency needs to get on top of it. the last government did next to nothing, and so that's why i have written already to the new government, to the new minister, within four weeks of that new government being formed, asking questions, the same questions about what can be done. and i'm expecting answers. we have contacted the firm twice asking for an update but haven't received a response.
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the environment agency say it is a priority to them, but environmental officers have been unable to substantiate a link with any particular site. joan cummings, bbc news. it really is something from a horror film. ., ., , ., , it film. for them, that is horrible. it made me itchy. _ film. for them, that is horrible. it made me itchy. we _ film. for them, that is horrible. it made me itchy. we need - film. for them, that is horrible. it made me itchy. we need a - film. for them, that is horrible. it made me itchy. we need a bit - film. for them, that is horrible. it made me itchy. we need a bit of. made me itchy. we need a bit of fraurance made me itchy. we need a bit of fragrance and — made me itchy. we need a bit of fragrance and colour. _ made me itchy. we need a bit of fragrance and colour. the - made me itchy. we need a bit of| fragrance and colour. the perfect antidote. during this time of year, our gardens are in full bloom and at this flower farm in shropshire, the fields are a riot of colour, featuring impressive displays of delphiniums and sunflowers. the farm has opened its gates for ten days to allow visitors to enjoy the stunning views and find out more about how they make biodegradable bouquets and petal confetti. 0ur reporterjoanne writtle has more. 25 acres of stunning colour near newport. this is shropshire petal fields, where the equivalent of 400 tennis courts are packed with delphiniums,
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cornflowers and sunflowers. it's usually a working flower farm, but it's thrown open its gates for ten days. celebration of all things petal. so it's a celebration of farming in the whole. so we've got different crops based around us as well as the flowers, but it's about getting people to understand where the flowers come from and just enjoy nature. there's also a potato farm here run by the same family for three generations, but it's this woman who spearheaded the diversification into flowers. and now biodegradable petal confetti is sold as far afield as australia and america. my nan was an avid gardener and a keen member of the local wi, so she would take flowers from her garden, dry them on her aga in the kitchen and sell them in the local w! in newport. the business was soon selling dried flowers on a commercial scale, later moving into confetti, and it now sells to manufacturers of bath products and candles.
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it feels like being in a floral maze and the fragrance is just divine, which is not surprising when you think 1.4 million flower seeds were planted here. the festival runs until sunday. just gorgeous. we'rejoined now byjim bubb, director of shropshire petals and beth heath from shropshire festivals. we also have these beauties in front of us that they have brought with them, the most incredible fragrances.— them, the most incredible fraarances. , ., , fragrances. they look and smell fantastic, good _ fragrances. they look and smell fantastic, good morning - fragrances. they look and smell fantastic, good morning to - fragrances. they look and smell fantastic, good morning to bothj fragrances. they look and smell. fantastic, good morning to both of you. fantastic, good morning to both of you it _ fantastic, good morning to both of you it is _ fantastic, good morning to both of you it is a — fantastic, good morning to both of you. it is a family— fantastic, good morning to both of you. it is a family business, - fantastic, good morning to both of you. it is a family business, you i you. it is a family business, you have _ you. it is a family business, you have been— you. it is a family business, you have been doing _ you. it is a family business, you have been doing this— you. it is a family business, you have been doing this for- you. it is a family business, you have been doing this for years l you. it is a family business, you . have been doing this for years but it seems_ have been doing this for years but it seems that _ have been doing this for years but it seems that the _ have been doing this for years but it seems that the business - have been doing this for years but it seems that the business is - it seems that the business is changing? _ it seems that the business is changing?— it seems that the business is chanauin? , , ., ,, changing? yes, it has progressed the last cou - le changing? yes, it has progressed the last twple of— changing? yes, it has progressed the last couple of years, _ changing? yes, it has progressed the last couple of years, my _ changing? yes, it has progressed the last couple of years, my nanny - last couple of years, my nanny daisy... daisy, love that! she was
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an avid gardener, local w i, she picked the flowers, dried them in the kitchen as you do, sold them, my father who was also involved in the farm, grow some extra petals in the field, and it has gone from there. it's really interesting because often we hear from farmers who have to keep changing, diversifying, in orderfor the farm to to keep changing, diversifying, in order for the farm to survive, and you have done that, leading to confetti for weddings. irate you have done that, leading to confetti for weddings. we originally started with dried _ confetti for weddings. we originally started with dried flowers, - confetti for weddings. we originally started with dried flowers, you - confetti for weddings. we originally started with dried flowers, you can| started with dried flowers, you can see some here. that was in the 90s, it was a big success, super fashionable at the time. unfortunately the fashion, we didn't realise we were in the fashion industry and it will change. 2005, we rebranded ourselves, shropshire petals, to grow confetti for weddings. petals, to grow confetti for weddings-_ petals, to grow confetti for weddings. petals, to grow confetti for weddinus. �* , , weddings. and beth, this is where ou cu s weddings. and beth, this is where you guys come _ weddings. and beth, this is where you guys come in- _ weddings. and beth, this is where you guys come in. as _ weddings. and beth, this is where you guys come in. as festival- you guys come in. as festival organiser in shropshire, you are opening this up beyond the sales side of things to people can experience it in the field. opening
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u . experience it in the field. opening u- 25 experience it in the field. opening up 25 acres _ experience it in the field. opening up 25 acres of _ experience it in the field. opening up 25 acres of flowers, _ experience it in the field. opening up 25 acres of flowers, jim - experience it in the field. opening up 25 acres of flowers, jim growsl up 25 acres of flowers, jim grows them, _ up 25 acres of flowers, jim grows them, we — up 25 acres of flowers, jim grows them, we bring people in so we start farming _ them, we bring people in so we start farming people instead, it has been brilliant _ farming people instead, it has been brilliant. we will have ten or 15,000 _ brilliant. we will have ten or 15,000 people through by the end of the week _ 15,000 people through by the end of the week. ., ., , ., , , the week. how lovely, and i guess it is one of those _ the week. how lovely, and i guess it is one of those things _ the week. how lovely, and i guess it is one of those things that _ the week. how lovely, and i guess it is one of those things that people i is one of those things that people don't necessarily know is on their doorstep. don't necessarily know is on their doorste -. ., i: don't necessarily know is on their doorste. ., i: , ., , doorstep. no, 70 people have been travellin: doorstep. no, 70 people have been travelling for _ doorstep. no, 70 people have been travelling for miles, _ doorstep. no, 70 people have been travelling for miles, because - doorstep. no, 70 people have been travelling for miles, because it's . travelling for miles, because it's not something you can do everyday —— so many— not something you can do everyday —— so many people have been travelling. as you _ so many people have been travelling. as you walk _ so many people have been travelling. as you walk through the different 25 acres _ as you walk through the different 25 acres of— as you walk through the different 25 acres of flowers, the colours, it feels _ acres of flowers, the colours, it feels very— acres of flowers, the colours, it feels very different.— feels very different. these are stunnin: feels very different. these are stunning pictures. _ feels very different. these are stunning pictures. people - feels very different. these are | stunning pictures. people want feels very different. these are . stunning pictures. people want to see them up close and smell them but people also want the social media shots as well.— people also want the social media shots as well. ., , . ., .., , shots as well. people come with cars full of outfits — shots as well. people come with cars full of outfits and _ shots as well. people come with cars full of outfits and they _ shots as well. people come with cars full of outfits and they go _ shots as well. people come with cars full of outfits and they go back - shots as well. people come with cars full of outfits and they go back and l full of outfits and they go back and .et full of outfits and they go back and get changed, and it has been quite a spectator— get changed, and it has been quite a spectator sport. in get changed, and it has been quite a spectator sport-— spectator sport. in order to get the ri . ht spectator sport. in order to get the right photograph? _ spectator sport. in order to get the right photograph? oh, _ spectator sport. in order to get the right photograph? oh, yeah. - spectator sport. in order to get the right photograph? oh, yeah. we i right photograph? oh, yeah. we should have _ right photograph? oh, yeah. we should have thought _ right photograph? oh, yeah. we should have thought about - right photograph? oh, yeah. we should have thought about this, | should have thought about this, let's go get changed. you should have thought about this, let's go get changed.— should have thought about this, let's go get changed. you have been embracin: let's go get changed. you have been embracing new _ let's go get changed. you have been embracing new technology _ let's go get changed. you have been embracing new technology as - let's go get changed. you have been embracing new technology as well? | embracing new technology as well? yeah, _ embracing new technology as well? yeah, all— embracing new technology as well? yeah, all of— embracing new technology as well? yeah, all of the _ embracing new technology as well? yeah, all of the flowers _ embracing new technology as well? yeah, all of the flowers have -
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embracing new technology as well? yeah, all of the flowers have been. yeah, all of the flowers have been done with a farm at droid, solar powered robots, which can be doing all of the drilling and weeding, and it memorises where all of the seeds are so each individual seed were it is. �* ., ., , ., we is. and how many are there? we worked this _ is. and how many are there? we worked this out _ is. and how many are there? we worked this out the _ is. and how many are there? we worked this out the other - is. and how many are there? we worked this out the other day. i is. and how many are there? wel worked this out the other day. 1.4 million. worked this out the other day. 1.4 million- and _ worked this out the other day. 1.4 million. and the _ worked this out the other day. 1.4 million. and the robot _ worked this out the other day. 1.4 million. and the robot knows? itl million. and the robot knows? it knows where _ million. and the robot knows? it knows where every _ million. and the robot knows? it knows where every single - million. and the robot knows? it knows where every single one i million. and the robot knows? it| knows where every single one is, million. and the robot knows? it i knows where every single one is, it is powered solar power, eco friendly, and we have pretty much reduce all of our weeding bill. i wonder what your granny daisy would think of the robots and these crowds! ., , ., , ., , think of the robots and these crowds! ., , ., , �*, crowds! for us, as farmers, it's very odd _ crowds! for us, as farmers, it's very odd seeing _ crowds! for us, as farmers, it's very odd seeing the _ crowds! for us, as farmers, it's very odd seeing the public - crowds! for us, as farmers, it's very odd seeing the public in i crowds! for us, as farmers, it'sl very odd seeing the public in the field but it's very bizarre. i only see it as a commercial crop. but with beth's out, and we have turned it into a massive festival and it has been a great success. hat it into a massive festival and it has been a great success. not to brin: it has been a great success. not to bring it down _ has been a great success. not to bring it down onto _ has been a great success. not to bring it down onto things, - has been a great success. not to bring it down onto things, but i has been a great success. not to| bring it down onto things, but the weather is changing all the time, how do you ride that out? last year
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was tough- — how do you ride that out? last year was tough- we _ how do you ride that out? last year was tough. we had _ how do you ride that out? last year was tough. we had a _ how do you ride that out? last year was tough. we had a lot _ how do you ride that out? last year was tough. we had a lot of - how do you ride that out? last year was tough. we had a lot of rain - how do you ride that out? last year was tough. we had a lot of rain last year which — was tough. we had a lot of rain last year which affected visitor numbers and we _ year which affected visitor numbers and we got — year which affected visitor numbers and we got muggy fields, —— muddy fields, _ and we got muggy fields, —— muddy fields, and — and we got muggy fields, —— muddy fields, and three years ago we couldn't— fields, and three years ago we couldn't run because it was too hot. this year— couldn't run because it was too hot. this year it — couldn't run because it was too hot. this year it was very late, two weeks — this year it was very late, two weeks later than usual. you 'ust have to prepare i weeks later than usual. you 'ust have to prepare for i weeks later than usual. you 'ust have to prepare for every h have to prepare for every eventuality?— have to prepare for every eventuality? have to prepare for every eventuali ? , ., ., eventuality? yes, we are in a field at the end — eventuality? yes, we are in a field at the end of— eventuality? yes, we are in a field at the end of the _ eventuality? yes, we are in a field at the end of the day _ eventuality? yes, we are in a field at the end of the day so _ eventuality? yes, we are in a field at the end of the day so luckily - eventuality? yes, we are in a field | at the end of the day so luckily the forecast, _ at the end of the day so luckily the forecast, we had seen it, looks amazing, — forecast, we had seen it, looks amazing, so that is good. the weather affects _ amazing, so that is good. tie: weather affects the visitor numbers, how does it affect the growing of the petals? i how does it affect the growing of the petals?— the petals? i think farmers are professional _ the petals? i think farmers are professional gamblers. - the petals? i think farmers are professional gamblers. we - the petals? i think farmers are professional gamblers. we are j the petals? i think farmers are i professional gamblers. we are at the petals? i think farmers are - professional gamblers. we are at the mercy of the weather completely. we can always, when it's sunny, it's not too bad, we can always apply water but we have not got some, there is nothing we can do to do that. —— if we don't have the sand with can do nothing. —— if we don't have the sunny conditions, we can't do anything. beth is away asking when the flowers are going to flower, and if she can tell you what
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the weather will do, i can tell them! , , ., the weather will do, i can tell them! , ,., them! use your powers of description, _ them! use your powers of description, we _ them! use your powers of description, we can - them! use your powers of description, we can smell| them! use your powers of- description, we can smell these, when you go to the field with these millions of flowers, what does it smell like? it’s millions of flowers, what does it smell like?— millions of flowers, what does it smell like? �*, , ., ., , smell like? it's 'ust amazing. it is ruite smell like? it's 'ust amazing. it is quite bizarre _ smell like? it'sjust amazing. it is quite bizarre now, _ smell like? it'sjust amazing. it is quite bizarre now, you _ smell like? it'sjust amazing. it is quite bizarre now, you don't - smell like? it'sjust amazing. it is quite bizarre now, you don't see l quite bizarre now, you don't see fields of flowers. for the public and the children, they are just completely immersed in this sea of different colours and nature that they can just walk around. i different colours and nature that they can just walk around.- they can 'ust walk around. i love that they can just walk around. i love that image _ they can just walk around. i love that image of — they can just walk around. i love that image of that _ they can just walk around. i love that image of that drove - they can just walk around. i love that image of that drove a - they can just walk around. i love that image of that drove a shot. that image of that drove a shot whether pink meets the purple, it's breathtaking. whether pink meets the purple, it's breathtaking-— breathtaking. different colours across the _ breathtaking. different colours across the whole _ breathtaking. different colours across the whole field, - breathtaking. different colours across the whole field, and - breathtaking. different colours | across the whole field, and you breathtaking. different colours - across the whole field, and you get different _ across the whole field, and you get different sense when you walk through — different sense when you walk through them, and the sunflowers are massive, _ through them, and the sunflowers are massive, and kids are drawing smiley faces— massive, and kids are drawing smiley faces on— massive, and kids are drawing smiley faces on all— massive, and kids are drawing smiley faces on all of them at the moment. it's fantastic. faces on all of them at the moment. it's fantastic-— it's fantastic. thank you for brin t int it's fantastic. thank you for bringing the _ it's fantastic. thank you for bringing the flowers, - it's fantastic. thank you for bringing the flowers, the i it's fantastic. thank you for - bringing the flowers, the colour and the sunshine into the studio. it is set to what _ the sunshine into the studio. it is set to what we _ the sunshine into the studio. it 3 set to what we needed. the sunshine into the studio. it is set to what we needed. are - the sunshine into the studio. it is| set to what we needed. are there still tickets _ set to what we needed. are there still tickets available? _ set to what we needed. are there still tickets available? book - still tickets available? book oane, still tickets available? book online. we _ still tickets available? book online, we are _ still tickets available? book online, we are open - still tickets available? book online, we are open until. still tickets available? book - online, we are open until sunday. have _ online, we are open until sunday. have a _
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online, we are open until sunday. have a good summer, thank you. shall wejust keep the have a good summer, thank you. shall we just keep the flowers here for the rest of the day? i we just keep the flowers here for the rest of the day?— the rest of the day? i think so, the rest of the day? i think so, they have _ the rest of the day? i think so, they have really _ the rest of the day? i think so, they have really perked - the rest of the day? i think so, they have really perked me - the rest of the day? i think so, | they have really perked me up! time now to get the news, travel and weather where you are. hello, good morning. your london news now with me frankie mccamley. thousands of motorists in the capital are receiving parking fines in places they have never visited due to number plate fraud — that's according to an investigation by bbc london. car cloning involves criminals stealing or copying another car's registration plates. a freedom of information request to london's councils and tfl found more than 36,000 tickets were cancelled due to cloning in 2023. ben king was one of the victims. it was so, so stressful, both for me and my fiancee. we were literally up late at night worrying about having to find £1,000 to pay these fines,
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what to do, how to appeal, it was really stressful and a really worrying time. and you can see more on that story on our main programme at 6.30 tonight. you may never have heard of it — dyscalculia. it's a learning difficulty that's estimated to affect 6% of the population. it affects how a person understands numbers. following a recent storyline on eastenders, campaigners are calling for maths teachers to receive compulsory training to help spot the signs. you're likely to see over a period of time that the child isn't necessarily making progress, or it almost feels like they're falling behind. they're having particular difficulty with numerical magnitude comparison, that means they find it really difficult to comprehend, compare and order numbers. certainly, adults with dyscalculia will report to us that understanding time and money are their biggest challenges into adulthood. the department for education told us that it is working closely
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with the sector to ensure there is earlier and more accurate diagnosis for pupils with special education needs. let's take a look at the tube. severe delays on the hamersmith and city and 0verg round. minor delays on the northern line. now the weather with sophia herod. good morning. we see a change in the weather today. we have more in the way of cloud and it's going to feel cooler as well. we've got a chance of showers which could be thundery at times so quite a grey and damp day for us but it brightens up as we look to thursday, the isobars tighten up so it is going to be windy. then on friday we've got a weather front moving our way, bringing some rain. so more unsettled. but as we look to the rest of today, we've got more in the way of cloud, we've got some showers which could be thundery at times as well. should be a little bit drier for most of us through the afternoon, and some breaks in that cloud certainly. temperatures feeling cooler at around 22 to 25 celsius. so overnight we do start to see this cloud breaking away, it's mostly dry for us as we start
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the day on thursday morning. so bright for many and temperatures down to around 12 to 15 celsius. through the rest of friday, it's largely dry with plenty of sunshine but it's going to be windy, so i suspect it will feel cooler than the highs of around 24 celsius. it's more unsettled on friday and then brightening up as we have a look to the weekend. more on our website. including a round—up of banksys latest surprise animal art trail around the capital. i'm back at 7.30. see you then good morning, welcome to breakfast with nina warhurst and jon kay. 0ur headlines. the unacceptable increase in violence against women on our railways — with 31 incidents reported every day. president biden steps up efforts for a ceasefire in gaza amid fears of a wider conflict in the middle east.
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welcome to the eras tour. wembley bans tay—gating — extra security at the singer's london shows after her austria concerts were cancelled because of a terror plot. in the next few minutes we'll find out how quickly prices for goods and services rose injuly. that's normally used to set next year's rail fares — but the government says no decision has yet been made. the dream is over for rangers. following a night of despiar against dynamo kyiv in their bid to qualify for the lucrative champions league. it was a close call, but team gb's rowers were triumphant in the quadruple sculls at the olympics. all four gold medallists will be with us here on breakfast later in the programme. the southern half of the country starting on a cloudy and damp note with light rain. it should brighten up with light rain. it should brighten
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up later. the northern half starting on a brighter note with sunshine but will cloud over from the west later. all the details shortly. it's wednesday, 14th august. the number of violent attacks against women and girls on britain's railways has increased by more than 50% in two years, according to the british transport police. its survey found that more than a third of women have been subjected to sexual harassment or sexual offences while commuting by train or tube. 0ur correspondent nick eardley has this report. beeping. put your bags on the floor. this is the moment when edgarjunior was arrested by british transport police last year. the 50—year—old had sexually assaulted a woman on a train. he admitted it and was sentenced to 20 months in prison. but new figures show that this is far from an isolated case. british transport police figures show an average of 31 reports a day involving violent crimes
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against women or girls. the number being reported hasjumped 50% in just two years. reports of sexual harassment have more than doubled in the same period, with sexual assault reports up 10%, too. most women and girls have experienced incidents of sexual harassment and other types of non—contact sexual offending on the transport network for a very long time. it isn't new to many women and girls that this is happening, but we also know perpetrators can target busy transport network times so that they can access women and girls in that way, as well. so we shouldn't be surprised that there are a huge number of perpetrators. there have been a number of campaigns encouraging women to report violence on the transport network. like this app, railway guardian. police say the increase in cases is not necessarily more crime, but could be a sign that more women are comfortable coming forward to report it. we're starting to see the impact,
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i think, of the public campaigns and the encouraging of people to come forward and report. so that's definitely a strategy to carry on. but what we do need to see is action taken by the british transport police in response to all of these reports, because if we don't start to see action, then people won't feel it's worthwhile coming forward and reporting it. but charities also warn the reported cases are likely to be the tip of the iceberg. the government says the violence women face on the transport network is completely unacceptable, and ministers are pledging to halve violence against women and girls in the coming years. nick eardley, bbc news, westminster. nina has the rest of the news. we begin with breaking news. the latest uk inflation figures have just been revealed by the office for national statistics. in the 12 months tojuly, inflation hit 2.2%. ben has the details.
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what does it tell us? what we've learned in the last few minutes is that prices for goods and services went up — on average 2.2% injuly compared with a year earlier. it is an average so some things will have gone up more sharply in price — others by less, and some may even have fallen. the overall inflation figure is up slightly onjune's figure of 2%. but it's still around the lowest level we've seen for three years. and it's not far off the bank of england's target. remember, the bank put interest rates up in recent years to try and bring inflation down when it was much higher. it then started to cut them earlier this month — down a fraction to 5%, which slightly eased borrowing costs for people with mortgages and loans. we'll find out what they make of this latest inflation figure at the next interest rate decision meeting in mid september. crucially, the july inflation figure
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is normally used to set rail fare increases in the following year. they use a measure could the retail prices index — or rpi — plus 1%. if that happens, we'd be looking at fare increases but the government says "no decisions have been made on next year's railfares but our aim is that prices are as affordable as possible for passengers". we expect there to be an announcement on changes to rail fares later this year. representatives of the train drivers union, aslef, are expected to meet department for transport officials later to try to end a long—running pay dispute. industrial action has spanned more than two years and affected more than a dozen train operating companies based in england. aslef and the dft are understood to be hopeful a deal can be reached. a police officer in the us state of ohio has been charged with murder for the shooting of a pregnant black woman last august who had been suspected of shoplifting.
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21—year—old ta'kiya young had refused to get out of her car when officer connor grubb fired through the windscreen. her unborn daughter also died. us presidentjoe biden has made his first comments about ukraine's military offensive in russia. mr biden said the incursion has created a real dilemma for vladimir putin. the governor of russia's border region of belgorod has this morning declared a state of emergency, saying daily ukrainian shelling has destroyed houses and killed civilians. president biden has said he hopes a ceasefire deal in gaza could dissuade iran from launching an attack on israel. iran blames israel for the death of a hamas leader in tehran and has vowed to retaliate. 0ur middle east correspondent, yolande knell, is injerusalem. ceasefire talks are due to restart but what are the chances of a breakthrough?
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certainly the chances of a breakthrough look slim with these talks due to resume tomorrow. but the stakes could not be higher. we had a reminder with president biden's comments where he said it was his expectation iran would hold off its retaliatory attack on israel if there was a gaza ceasefire deal so basically this could be key to averting a wider regional war. the problem he himself acknowledged is it is getting harder in his words to get to a deal although he said he was not going to give up. last week we had joe biden along with leaders of qatar and egypt, countries involved in the mediations, putting out a strongly worded statement urging israel and hamas to get to the negotiating table tomorrow to hammer out a deal, presenting it as a last ditch effort. hamas said it
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does not want to return to these talks and instead called on it mediators to implement a deal it said it signed up to last month. even we had a member of the israeli negotiating team coming out in the israeli media speaking anonymously but saying unless the prime minister's office expands israel's mandate, he questions really the viability of returning to talks. the head of the fire service in greece has said there are no longer any active wildfires in the wider athens region. milder winds and extensive efforts by the emergency let's speak now to our correspondent azadeh moshiri. azadeh, what's the latest? todayis today is about assessing the damage and you can clearly see some of that
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around me. you might not realise i am standing in what used to be a basketball court and behind me was the basketball hoop that has completely collapsed. 0ver the basketball hoop that has completely collapsed. over here are stands where rows of children used to come to watch their friends play. 0ne to come to watch their friends play. one of the staff members said there were about 500 children who would play here every day. there is a school nearby. above me was a rooftop. it was an indoor basketball court. the roof was the first thing to catch fire. and the staff member believes part of the reason this place was vulnerable was that there are pine trees all around. this is the suburb of athens that is one of the suburb of athens that is one of the ones hardest hit by wildfires. so now the government needs to assess how many businesses like this need to be rebuilt. they have
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allocated 4.7 billion euros in assistance. there are people evacuated, thousands, and almost 650 people were given temporary housing. and yet businesses like this, that support means there will still be a lot of time before they can get up and running. lot of time before they can get up and running-— lot of time before they can get up and runnint. ., ., , ., , and running. huge reparation efforts ahead. and running. huge reparation efforts ahead- thank _ and running. huge reparation efforts ahead. thank you. _ taylor swift's concerts at wembley stadium this week will have additional ticket checks. the performances are sold out and ticketless fans have been warned to stay away. it comes after three shows in vienna were cancelled over an alleged plot by suspected terrorists to attack the venue and fans. chi chi izundu reports. this is what wembley bosses don't want to see — 40,000 ticketless swifties took over the grass hill outside the munich venue to listen to her perform her eras tour. fans call it tay—gating —
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soaking up the atmosphere. and last time taylor was in the uk, ticketless fans tay—gated at wembley, cardiff and liverpool. but for her next five dates at wembley, officials are asking fans not to do this. a reminder was posted on the venue's website, which read... "everyone will be checked before entry and we don't want any bad blood. we'd hate to have to turn you away." they added, "to support the safe entry and exit of everyone within the stadium, no one is allowed to stand outside any entrance or on the olympic steps at the front of the stadium. non—ticket holders will be moved on." # when you wake up and find that you're looking for. last week in vienna, fans were left singing in the streets after organisers cancelled all three taylor swift gigs after austrian security officials foiled a planned terror attack. i think given what happened in vienna just the other week, it makes sense that wembley stadium would issue a statement like this, especially when there's so many
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young people and families that will be attending over the five nights. and i think it will be a reassurance to a lot of fans that the stadium is taking security seriously. we are just really hoping that maybe a ticket will fall into our lap. we're going to be here for a while and we know she's in town for a while, so we'll see what happens. but sadly for superfans cassie and katy, all the wembley nights are sold out and ticket experts are warning people to be careful because some tickets being sold online don't exist and it could leave fans disappointed and out of pocket. chi chi izundu, bbc news. but for those with tickets to get inside the stadium will have a marvellous time and i am envious. enjoy. you would love to go? yes. unlucky with tickets. next time. here's carol. that is a stunning picture. is it
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this morning? it that is a stunning picture. is it this morning?— that is a stunning picture. is it this mornint? , , ., ., , this morning? it is. it is gorgeous. it has this morning? it is. it is gorgeous. it has been — this morning? it is. it is gorgeous. it has been taken _ this morning? it is. it is gorgeous. it has been taken this _ this morning? it is. it is gorgeous. it has been taken this morning - this morning? it is. it is gorgeous. it has been taken this morning in i it has been taken this morning in cumbria. it is dry and sunny and looking rather nice. in contrast, in leicestershire, this is what we have. a lot of cloud. murky conditions with drizzle. generally today, the south of the country has cloud and light rain. the northern half, there are showers across the north west and high cloud, but a lot of dry weather and sunny spells. through the day in the south, the cloud will slowly break up in places and as the sun comes out and temperatures rise, it could spark the occasional shower. it should brighten up in the south—west of england, wales, northern england. much of scotland, a fine afternoon. northern ireland and western scotland, here we are going to see
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showers. temperatures 15—24 and could reach 26 if the sun comes out earlier in the south of england. through the evening and overnight, rain comes in from the west. heavy and persistent. strong wind associated with it. it slowly shifts southwards getting to northern england by the end of the night. in wales and south—west england, some cloud and drizzle. clear skies out to the east. in southern areas, a cooler night. in the north, a milder night. rain tomorrow advances slowly southwards and eastwards. still heavy. cloud builds ahead of it. dry conditions in the far south—east and late brightness with showers and breezy in the law. temperatures 15-26. the breezy in the law. temperatures 15—26. the rain into the south overnight on friday morning and saturday and sunday looking dry and sunny for most.
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saturday and sunday looking dry and sunny for most-— saturday and sunday looking dry and sunny for most. looking ahead of the weekend, sunny for most. looking ahead of the weekend. for — sunny for most. looking ahead of the weekend, for the _ sunny for most. looking ahead of the weekend, for the rest _ sunny for most. looking ahead of the weekend, for the rest of _ sunny for most. looking ahead of the weekend, for the rest of august, - sunny for most. looking ahead of the| weekend, for the rest of august, how is it looking? the weekend, for the rest of august, how is it looking?— is it looking? the rest of august. c stal is it looking? the rest of august. crystal ball- _ is it looking? the rest of august. crystal ball. next _ is it looking? the rest of august. crystal ball. next week _ is it looking? the rest of august. crystal ball. next week looking l is it looking? the rest of august. - crystal ball. next week looking more unsettled. we will have remnants of a tropical storm coming across the atlantic. the computer models are unsure what will happen but it could bring wet and windy weather in the middle of the week, wednesday and thursday. but still a lot to play for. white christmas? somewhere. with it being the summer holidays people are trying to plan. take being the summer holidays people are trying to plan-— trying to plan. take an umbrella. you can use _ trying to plan. take an umbrella. you can use it— trying to plan. take an umbrella. you can use it as _ trying to plan. take an umbrella. you can use it as a _ trying to plan. take an umbrella. you can use it as a parasol- trying to plan. take an umbrella. you can use it as a parasol or - trying to plan. take an umbrella. you can use it as a parasol or to| you can use it as a parasol or to keep the rain. you can use it as a parasol or to keep the rain-— you can use it as a parasol or to keep the rain. and keep carol every da . keep the rain. and keep carol every day- some — keep the rain. and keep carol every day- some big _ keep the rain. and keep carol every day. some big stuff— keep the rain. and keep carol every day. some big stuff going _ keep the rain. and keep carol every day. some big stuff going on - keep the rain. and keep carol every day. some big stuff going on for i day. some big stuff going on for families and students across england, wales and northern ireland. students across england, wales and northern ireland will find out their btec, t—level and a—level
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results tomorrow. in the case of a—levels, more than 825,000 exams were taken in 2024 — a 2.4% increase on last year. while many young people will go straight into work or apprenticeships, almost 317,000 students have applied for university or college this year — the second highest figure on record. but the number of teenagers applying to study medicine has dropped by 12% in two years — down tojust over 12,000. 0ur reporter anne—marie tasker has been to lincoln medical school, where the first doctors to be trained in the city have begun working in the nhs. after leaving london and spending five years studying medicine in lincolnshire, miranda is among the first 73 doctors to graduate
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from lincoln medical school. and now she's swapping the university's training wards for real ones, starting her firstjob as a junior doctor at lincoln county hospital. hospitals like lincoln and boston will help you gain those independent skills quite early. rural medicine is not something that you get to experience often, especially if you grow up or you work in a big city. so we get to see different conditions that are more progressed, like diabetes and hypertension. do you think if you hadn't been here at medical school, you never would have applied for a job at a hospital in lincoln or boston? honestly, probably not. lincolnshire was the largest english county without a medical school until lincoln's was established in 2018. we filmed its first ever group of medical students in the early years of their training. last week, they started work at hospitals across the country, with a handful staying here.
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it was multiple factors. my love for the city — it's just a beautiful, really peaceful place with lovely people. then also just things like the cost of living. so ijust thought to myself i'm not sure why i would rush back to london when, really, i've got everything i need here. it's always been a bit of a challenge historically to be able to bring students to train in lincolnshire. essentially, we want to be able to grow our own doctors in the region and, obviously, to give those students a really good, helpful experience whilst they're here, so that they then want to be able to stay in the area and basically carry on providing care to the patients and the people that live in lincolnshire. miranda will spend her first two years working as a medic in lincoln and boston. hospital bosses hope she won't be the last home—grown doctor they take on. good luck to them. and good luck to miranda. that was anne—marie
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tasker reporting. we're joined now by courteney sheppard from the universities and colleges admissions service. it isa it is a big week for students as they get results and work out what to do. if there is one thing students should think about before they get results, what do you think it is? it they get results, what do you think it is? , ., ., ., it is? it is an emotive time for students- _ it is? it is an emotive time for students. our— it is? it is an emotive time for students. our advice - it is? it is an emotive time for students. our advice is - it is? it is an emotive time for| students. our advice is always it is? it is an emotive time for- students. our advice is always have a plan. if you do not get the results you wanted, or if you have had a change of mind, tomorrow when you get the results in your hand, know what you are going to do. you can do research now and look at courses available in clearing with lots of choice and options. fiend courses available in clearing with lots of choice and options. and do not despair— lots of choice and options. and do not despair i _ lots of choice and options. and do not despair i suppose. _ lots of choice and options. and do not despair i suppose. we - lots of choice and options. and do not despair i suppose. we hear. not despair i suppose. we hear stories of people who went for one degree and did not get the place and ended up somewhere else and thrived in a different direction. i ended up somewhere else and thrived in a different direction.— in a different direction. i could
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not agree _ in a different direction. i could not agree more. _ in a different direction. i could not agree more. i _ in a different direction. i could not agree more. i speak- in a different direction. i could not agree more. i speak to i in a different direction. i could - not agree more. i speak to thousands of students and what we are seeing is the biggest proportion of students using clearing are those who choose to and exercise their choice. there is plenty of options available. almost 30,000 courses in clearing. available. almost 30,000 courses in clearint. ., , ., clearing. something for everyone. in m da , clearing. something for everyone. in my day. you — clearing. something for everyone. in my day. you got _ clearing. something for everyone. in my day. you got the _ clearing. something for everyone. in my day, you got the grades - clearing. something for everyone. in my day, you got the grades or- clearing. something for everyone. in my day, you got the grades or did i my day, you got the grades or did not and went to the place on your list. increasingly, students wait until results day and see what is out there?— out there? for the ma'ority, the will out there? for the ma'ority, the wiii eeesite * out there? for the ma'ority, the will choose choices _ out there? for the ma'ority, the will choose choices in h out there? for the majority, the will choose choices in january i out there? for the majority, the i will choose choices in january time. and receive results in august and a lot can happen in eight months in terms of changing decisions. there are a lot of options and students can exercise their choice on the day. can exercise their choice on the da . ~ ., ., can exercise their choice on the da. .,~'.,,. can exercise their choice on the da .~ ., .., can exercise their choice on the da. .., , day. we talk about clearing but lots of tarents day. we talk about clearing but lots of parents who _ day. we talk about clearing but lots of parents who have _ day. we talk about clearing but lots of parents who have not _ day. we talk about clearing but lots of parents who have not been - day. we talk about clearing but lots of parents who have not been to i of parents who have not been to university whose kids are thinking
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about going and hear about clearing, going into clearing.— going into clearing. explain what it is. going into clearing. explain what it is- clearing — going into clearing. explain what it is- clearing is— going into clearing. explain what it is. clearing is the _ going into clearing. explain what it is. clearing is the final _ going into clearing. explain what it is. clearing is the final stage - going into clearing. explain what it is. clearing is the final stage of. is. clearing is the final stage of the application process. it is for students who have results, it begins in july. students who have results, it begins injuly. universities will display courses available where they have places. students can look at them and contact universities to see if they would want to take place and if they would want to take place and if they would want to take place and if they would be offered. in particular from tomorrow, once results are out, students can choose if they do not get the grades they wanted or if they want to change their mind, they do their research and from one o'clock tomorrow they can lock in the clearing choice. it is straightforward.- the clearing choice. it is straightforward. the clearing choice. it is straithtforward. . , ., straightforward. and off they go. a matchmaking _ straightforward. and off they go. a matchmaking thing. _ straightforward. and off they go. a matchmaking thing. it - straightforward. and off they go. a matchmaking thing. it is - straightforward. and off they go. a matchmaking thing. it is a - straightforward. and off they go. a matchmaking thing. it is a bit. a matchmaking thing. it is a bit like that. and if you have better results, could you go in and find something?
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the same principle. all those courses are available and if you have better results, great. you can celebrate, you have your offer in the bag. 0r chat to the universities you might have thought you could not get into. you might have thought you could not tet into. , ., . ., ., you might have thought you could not et into. , ., . ., ., ., you might have thought you could not .etinto. , ., . ., ., ., ., get into. does that create more of a headache for _ get into. does that create more of a headache for ucas? _ get into. does that create more of a headache for ucas? i _ get into. does that create more of a headache for ucas? i mean, - get into. does that create more of a headache for ucas? i mean, we - get into. does that create more of a headache for ucas? i mean, we are| headache for ucas? i mean, we are here to support- — headache for ucas? i mean, we are here to support. it _ headache for ucas? i mean, we are here to support. it is _ headache for ucas? i mean, we are here to support. it is a _ headache for ucas? i mean, we are here to support. it is a busy - headache for ucas? i mean, we are here to support. it is a busy time. i here to support. it is a busy time. we train staff and the main message i give to my teams if you do this is if someone is calling ucas, who do you want them to speak to? brothers, sisters, mums and dads. we are here to help. sisters, mums and dads. we are here to helt. , , . to help. interesting piece i saw this morning. _ to help. interesting piece i saw this morning. your _ to help. interesting piece i saw this morning. your boss, - to help. interesting piece i saw this morning. your boss, the l to help. interesting piece i saw. this morning. your boss, the chief executive of ucas, is encouraging a—level pupils to choose degrees they enjoy rather than one they think will earn the money or let them progress doing the right thing or may be what parents want them to
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do. what are your thoughts? it is or may be what parents want them to do. what are your thoughts?- do. what are your thoughts? it is an investment — do. what are your thoughts? it is an investment in _ do. what are your thoughts? it is an investment in your _ do. what are your thoughts? it is an investment in your future. _ do. what are your thoughts? it is an investment in your future. when - do. what are your thoughts? it is an | investment in your future. when you go into higher education, it is 3—4 years may be more. you would not want to do something you do not enjoy that amount of time. absolutely encourage what you are interested in and enjoy. you will apply yourself more. from my interactions with students, it brings out the passion and drive for them to want to succeed. you don't want to spend _ them to want to succeed. you don't want to spend all _ them to want to succeed. you don't want to spend all that _ them to want to succeed. you don't want to spend all that money - them to want to succeed. you don't want to spend all that money doing | want to spend all that money doing something you don't enjoy it. absolutely. that pushback on parents as a teenager which many teenagers are good at. a busy day. good luck to you with your results. still to come on breakfast. we'll hear from team gb track and bmx cyclists
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about their mission to inspire the next generation as they volunteer at a community bike repair shop in manchester. the aim is to encourage people to take up cycling but also talk openly about their mental health. we'll be joined by that's coming up just before nine o'clock. we can look back at their 0lympic highlights. we can look back at their olympic hitthlihts. , ., �* ., highlights. great britain looking for the best _ highlights. great britain looking for the best of _ highlights. great britain looking for the best of their _ highlights. great britain looking for the best of their entire - highlights. great britain looking for the best of their entire life l highlights. great britain looking | for the best of their entire life to claim the gold medal here. straight out of the gate. katie marchand, straining every sin you to set it for the other two. the pace is absolutely breathtaking. i have loved every _ absolutely breathtaking. i have loved every second. _ absolutely breathtaking. i have | loved every second. sometimes absolutely breathtaking. i have i loved every second. sometimes it can't _ loved every second. sometimes it can't always go to plan. that is like _ can't always go to plan. that is like i— can't always go to plan. that is like. ., , ., , .,, can't always go to plan. that is like. ., , ., , like. i gave my all. sophie, has she tot the like. i gave my all. sophie, has she got the speed _ like. i gave my all. sophie, has she got the speed to — like. i gave my all. sophie, has she got the speed to get _ like. i gave my all. sophie, has she got the speed to get over— like. i gave my all. sophie, has she got the speed to get over the - like. i gave my all. sophie, has she got the speed to get over the line | got the speed to get over the line first? she has and it is a world
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record. won by great britain's women. 0lympic champions and new world record holders, too. the perfect performance under pressure. the ride of a lifetime. still gets me every time. i love that when she goes, we did it. we will speak to katie marchand and sophie capewell as well as beth shriever. now, time to get the news where you are. hello, good morning, let's get your london news now with me, frankie mccamley. thousands of motorists in the capital are receiving parking fines in places they have never visited due to number plate fraud, that's according to an investigation by bbc london. car cloning involves criminals stealing or copying another car's registration plates.
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a freedom of information request to london's councils and tfl found more than 36,000 tickets were cancelled due to cloning in 2023. ben king was one of the thousands of victims. it was so, so stressful, both for me and my fiancee. we were literally up late at night worrying about having to find £1,000 to pay these fines, what to do, how to appeal, it was really stressful and a really worrying time. and you can see more on that story on our main programme at 6.30 tonight and on our website. stansted airport has had its busiestjuly on record. last month, almost three million passengers passed through the terminal. july also saw the airport record its busiest ever departure day with nearly 53,000 passengers taking to the skies on 26th july, the first friday of the school holiday. a 35—storey tower block
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that was planned next to the river thames in east london has been scaled back following fears it would impact a nearby world heritage site in greenwich. developer criterion capital was advised by greenwich council to reduce the height of its enderby place project by two floors following feedback from local groups. if approved, the scheme would include 564 new homes and some commercial space. let's take a look at the tubes now. severe delays on the hammersmith and city as well as the 0verground minor delays on the northern line. now onto the weather with sophia herod. good morning. we see a change in the weather today. we have got more in the way of cloud and it's going to feel cooler as well. we've got a chance of showers which could be thundery at times so quite a grey and damp day for us but it brightens up as we look to thursday, the isobars tighten up so it is going to be windy. then on friday we've got a weather front moving our way,
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bringing some rain. so more unsettled. but as we look to the rest of today, we've got more in the way of cloud, we've got some showers which could be thundery at times as well. should be a little bit drier for most of us during the afternoon, and some breaks in that cloud certainly. temperatures feeling cooler at around 22 to 25 celsius. so overnight we do start to see this cloud breaking away, it's mostly dry for us as we start the day on thursday morning. so bright for many and temperatures down to around 12 to 15 celsius. through the rest of friday, it's largely dry with plenty of sunshine but it's going to be windy so i suspect it will feel cooler than the highs of around 24 celsius. it's more unsettled on friday and then brightening up as we have a look to the weekend. more on our website including a round up of banksy�*s latest surprise animal art trail around the capital with the latest installation at london zoo. i'm back in half an hour. see you then.
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hello, this is breakfast with nina warhurst and jon kay. athletes from team gb have returned to a hero's welcome after winning 65 medals at the paris 0lympics. one of the standout moments of the games came from the final of the women's quadruple sculls, where great britain's rowers had a dramatic photo—finish. let's take a look. it's the red line zone. they are sprinting, great britain up to the line. it is neck and neck. it could be on the line. it's gold! is it? it's a photo finish. i think great britain and northern ireland might have snatched that on the line. and it's been given to great britain! they are the olympic champions!
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0h, oh, my goodness! it never gets old! we're joined now by olympic gold medallists lauren henry, lola anderson, georgina brayshaw and hannah scott. good morning to you. hannah, watching that, ijust said as we watched it, did you ever think, this time when i watch it, we are not going to win, and you said, yes! it's a bit close for comfort for us. in our heads we were in that moment, we were thinking to ourselves, we have got this. bid we were thinking to ourselves, we have got this-— we were thinking to ourselves, we. have got this._ yeah, have got this. did you think? yeah, i think have got this. did you think? yeah, i think people _ have got this. did you think? yeah, i think people would _ have got this. did you think? yeah, i think people would be _ have got this. did you think? yeah, i think people would be surprised i i think people would be surprised that we were just delivering our race plan that day, we are in the boat and lauren is looking at where we are a dime keeping an eye but we were keeping calm, never panic in an emergency. we were of the belief that we were going to get there in the end and we watched it back and we were like, oh, my gosh. in the end and we watched it back and we were like, oh, my gosh.- we were like, oh, my gosh. in that moment he _ we were like, oh, my gosh. in that moment he thought _ we were like, oh, my gosh. in that moment he thought it _ we were like, oh, my gosh. in that moment he thought it was - we were like, oh, my gosh. in that moment he thought it was yours, l we were like, oh, my gosh. in that i moment he thought it was yours, you said about it straightaway? yes. moment he thought it was yours, you said about it straightaway?— said about it straightaway? yes, in the bow seat. _ said about it straightaway? yes, in
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the bow seat. i— said about it straightaway? yes, in the bow seat, i get _ said about it straightaway? yes, in the bow seat, i get a _ said about it straightaway? yes, in the bow seat, i get a really - said about it straightaway? yes, in the bow seat, i get a really good i the bow seat, i get a really good view _ the bow seat, i get a really good view of _ the bow seat, i get a really good view of where we are with other boats — view of where we are with other boats. that's the cool thing about that seat — boats. that's the cool thing about that seat i— boats. that's the cool thing about that seat. i thought we went over the line _ that seat. i thought we went over the line around 20 centimetres ahead of the _ the line around 20 centimetres ahead of the dutch because i could tell from _ of the dutch because i could tell from where we are with her. i did wait, _ from where we are with her. i did wait, there — from where we are with her. i did wait, there is a separate scoreboard for use _ wait, there is a separate scoreboard for us, until— wait, there is a separate scoreboard for us, until i— wait, there is a separate scoreboard for us, until i started celebrating, because _ for us, until i started celebrating, because i— for us, until i started celebrating, because i did not want to celebrate until i_ because i did not want to celebrate until i knew we had one. i felt we had crossed — until i knew we had one. i felt we had crossed the line but we got a lot of— had crossed the line but we got a lot of momentum because we thought they were _ lot of momentum because we thought they were slowing down and getting to the _ they were slowing down and getting to the end of the track. it they were slowing down and getting to the end of the track.— to the end of the track. it feels cra to to the end of the track. it feels crazy to think— to the end of the track. it feels crazy to think that _ to the end of the track. it feels crazy to think that now. - to the end of the track. it feels crazy to think that now. we - to the end of the track. it feels l crazy to think that now. we knew to the end of the track. it feels - crazy to think that now. we knew we would come — crazy to think that now. we knew we would come through _ crazy to think that now. we knew we would come through with _ crazy to think that now. we knew we i would come through with momentum. you are _ would come through with momentum. you are used — would come through with momentum. you are used to those of fine margins?— you are used to those of fine mart ins? , ., , ., ., margins? yes, in our boat, we have a really good — margins? yes, in our boat, we have a really good finish, _ margins? yes, in our boat, we have a really good finish, that's _ margins? yes, in our boat, we have a really good finish, that's how - margins? yes, in our boat, we have a really good finish, that's how we - really good finish, that's how we race, we did it in the world championships last year. the main thing is that hannah and lola kept the belief in the boat. i'm in the stroke seat, i don't know where we are, myjob is to look forward and set the rhythm. they told us where we could do it and they said the dutch were slowing down so their
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calls were really helpful to say, go now. ~ ., ., calls were really helpful to say, go now. . ., ., , �*, now. we have a good finish. it's so interesting — now. we have a good finish. it's so interesting to _ now. we have a good finish. it's so interesting to hear— now. we have a good finish. it's so interesting to hear that _ now. we have a good finish. it's so interesting to hear that there - now. we have a good finish. it's so interesting to hear that there is - interesting to hear that there is that level of open communication between you. that level of open communication between you-— between you. there is away chattering. _ between you. there is away chattering, yeah! _ between you. there is away chattering, yeah! rowing i between you. there is away chattering, yeah! rowing is| between you. there is away - chattering, yeah! rowing is like a massive team _ chattering, yeah! rowing is like a massive team sport _ chattering, yeah! rowing is like a massive team sport so _ chattering, yeah! rowing is like a massive team sport so that - chattering, yeah! rowing is like a massive team sport so that is - chattering, yeah! rowing is like aj massive team sport so that is the importance — massive team sport so that is the importance of communication. hannah does most _ importance of communication. hannah does most of the talking in the boat. — does most of the talking in the boat, because we have despaired that out because it is tiring, rowing, you can't— out because it is tiring, rowing, you can't beat talking and then get to the _ you can't beat talking and then get to the end — you can't beat talking and then get to the end and be like, how could we have got— to the end and be like, how could we have got faster? there is a lot of communication on the boat. however confident you — communication on the boat. however confident you were, _ communication on the boat. however confident you were, you _ communication on the boat. however confident you were, you thought - communication on the boat. however confident you were, you thought you | confident you were, you thought you had it, that wait for the final to see it on the board and to know for sure, what was that like?— sure, what was that like? yeah, it was only. — sure, what was that like? yeah, it was only. it _ sure, what was that like? yeah, it was only, it must _ sure, what was that like? yeah, it was only, it must have _ sure, what was that like? yeah, it was only, it must have been - sure, what was that like? yeah, it was only, it must have been five l was only, it must have been five seconds and for me it seemed like forever. i saw it first and i said to them, look! there are these
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photos on the finish line where you can see the moment that every single person passed out on the boat and found out. i love looking at them, it's so special.— it's so special. what i loved watching — it's so special. what i loved watching everyone - it's so special. what i loved watching everyone on - it's so special. what i loved watching everyone on the l it's so special. what i loved - watching everyone on the podium it's so special. what i loved _ watching everyone on the podium was the culmination of years and years of dedication and hard work, it makes your motion watching it, so many steps away of what you are been through, you have all got your own individual stories, and georgia, you had a terrible accident when you were a teenager and there must have been points where you thought you would never do any sport again. ieigfhen would never do any sport again. when i was 15, would never do any sport again. when iwas15, i would never do any sport again. when i was 15. i had — would never do any sport again. when iwas15. i had a— would never do any sport again. when i was 15, i had a horse _ would never do any sport again. when i was 15, i had a horse riding - iwa515, i had a horse riding accident _ iwa515, i had a horse riding accident where i fell off my horse of the _ accident where i fell off my horse of the tour— accident where i fell off my horse of the tour —— tarmac, i was in coma for nine _ of the tour —— tarmac, i was in coma for nine days— of the tour —— tarmac, i was in coma for nine days and paralysed on one side _ for nine days and paralysed on one side the _ for nine days and paralysed on one side. the initial prognosis was she will probably never walk or feed herself— will probably never walk or feed herself again, this is bad. but i never— herself again, this is bad. but i never take _ herself again, this is bad. but i never take someone telling me that i can't do _ never take someone telling me that i can't do something lightly, and i was determined to get back to being the normal— was determined to get back to being the normaljorginho, as a teenager.
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i the normaljorginho, as a teenager. i had _ the normaljorginho, as a teenager. i had three — the normaljorginho, as a teenager. i had three brothers and a twin sol had lots _ i had three brothers and a twin sol had lots of— i had three brothers and a twin sol had lots of people, and lots of things— had lots of people, and lots of things to — had lots of people, and lots of things to work towards. i don't like it when_ things to work towards. i don't like it when people say i can't do something. i tried out for the programme i got onto rowing on and i didn't— programme i got onto rowing on and i didn't get— programme i got onto rowing on and i didn't get on — programme i got onto rowing on and i didn't get on the first time sol .ot didn't get on the first time sol got back— didn't get on the first time sol got back a _ didn't get on the first time sol got back a year later trying again, i got back a year later trying again, i hate _ got back a year later trying again, i hate it— got back a year later trying again, i hate it when people tell me i can't _ i hate it when people tell me i can't do — i hate it when people tell me i can't do something and i love proving — can't do something and i love proving people wrong. and showing people _ proving people wrong. and showing people i_ proving people wrong. and showing people i can actually do anything i want to— people i can actually do anything i want to do. and it has taken me two 0lympic— want to do. and it has taken me two olympic gold and that is pretty cool~ _ olympic gold and that is pretty cool. 30— olympic gold and that is pretty cool. olympic gold and that is pretty cool, , ., olympic gold and that is pretty cool. , ., ., cool. so when you feel the weight of that around — cool. so when you feel the weight of that around your _ cool. so when you feel the weight of that around your neck _ cool. so when you feel the weight of that around your neck and _ cool. so when you feel the weight of that around your neck and you - cool. so when you feel the weight of that around your neck and you look. that around your neck and you look down and see after everything he went through, what is that like? it's really emotional. watching the race back, — it's really emotional. watching the race back, again, i it's really emotional. watching the race back, again, lam like, are we race back, again, iam like, are we going— race back, again, iam like, are we going to— race back, again, lam like, are we going to win? _ race back, again, lam like, are we going to win? and i cry, i'm just so proud _ going to win? and i cry, i'm just so proud of— going to win? and i cry, i'm just so proud of what i have done, what we have done _ proud of what i have done, what we have done on the crew, how we have bonded, _ have done on the crew, how we have bonded, these three girls are the best people ever and it's such a team _ best people ever and it's such a team it's — best people ever and it's such a team. it's great, and i hope my journey— team. it's great, and i hope my journey can—
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team. it's great, and i hope my journey can inspire other people to never— journey can inspire other people to never let— journey can inspire other people to never let people say that you cannot do something because you absolutely can. ~ ., , do something because you absolutely can, ~ ., , ., do something because you absolutely can. ~ ., , ., , . do something because you absolutely can. .,, ., , . can. where does that resilience come from, or can. where does that resilience come from. or who — can. where does that resilience come from, or who does _ can. where does that resilience come from, or who does it _ can. where does that resilience come from, or who does it come _ can. where does that resilience come from, or who does it come from? - can. where does that resilience come from, or who does it come from? the fact that he would just not prepared to give in? —— you were not prepared? l to give in? -- you were not prepared?— to give in? -- you were not ttreared? ., �* ., ., , to give in? -- you were not reared? ., �* i' ., , ., prepared? i don't know, i 'ust hate tteole prepared? i don't know, i 'ust hate peepie teiiing * prepared? i don't know, i 'ust hate peepie teiiing me h prepared? i don't know, i 'ust hate people telling me i h prepared? i don't know, i 'ust hate people telling me i can't _ prepared? i don't know, ijust hate people telling me i can't do - people telling me i can't do something. if people telling me i can't do something-— people telling me i can't do somethint. ., ., , " something. if the whole family like that? i something. if the whole family like that? i have _ something. if the whole family like that? i have three _ something. if the whole family like that? i have three very _ something. if the whole family like that? i have three very successful, | that? i have three very successful, doctor, phd _ that? i have three very successful, doctor, phd in _ that? i have three very successful, doctor, phd in the _ that? i have three very successful, doctor, phd in the family, - that? i have three very successful, doctor, phd in the family, three i doctor, phd in the family, three very— doctor, phd in the family, three very successful brothers, i never like being — very successful brothers, i never like being left behind by anything and having a twin, funny story, three _ and having a twin, funny story, three of— and having a twin, funny story, three of us— and having a twin, funny story, three of us have twins in the boat so it— three of us have twins in the boat so it probably makes it quite competitive!— so it probably makes it quite com-etitive! ., _ . ., , competitive! what about synchronised swimmin t ! competitive! what about synchronised swimming! yeah. _ competitive! what about synchronised swimming! yeah, there _ competitive! what about synchronised swimming! yeah, there are _ competitive! what about synchronised swimming! yeah, there are a - competitive! what about synchronised swimming! yeah, there are a lot - competitive! what about synchronised swimming! yeah, there are a lot of i swimming! yeah, there are a lot of synchronised _ swimming! yeah, there are a lot of synchronised swimmers _ swimming! yeah, there are a lot of synchronised swimmers that - swimming! yeah, there are a lot of synchronised swimmers that are i synchronised swimmers that are twins _ synchronised swimmers that are twins. , �* ., .,., ., , twins. isn't that extraordinary, so who has a — twins. isn't that extraordinary, so who has a twin? _ twins. isn't that extraordinary, so who has a twin? and _ twins. isn't that extraordinary, so who has a twin? and do - twins. isn't that extraordinary, so who has a twin? and do you - twins. isn't that extraordinary, so who has a twin? and do you do i twins. isn't that extraordinary, so - who has a twin? and do you do rowing together? who has a twin? and do you do rowing totether? ., ., , ., ., together? hannah is our extra third. she is honorary. _ together? hannah is our extra third. she is honorary. i— together? hannah is our extra third. she is honorary. i wonder _ together? hannah is our extra third. she is honorary. i wonder whether i she is honorary. i wonder whether beint a she is honorary. i wonder whether being a twin _ she is honorary. i wonder whether being a twin means _ she is honorary. i wonder whether being a twin means you _ she is honorary. i wonder whether being a twin means you are - she is honorary. i wonder whether| being a twin means you are always competing in a sense, is there something to that? l
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competing in a sense, is there something to that?— competing in a sense, is there something to that? i had a twin sister as well, _ something to that? i had a twin sister as well, everything - something to that? i had a twin sister as well, everything we i something to that? i had a twin i sister as well, everything we were doing _ sister as well, everything we were doing together, _ sister as well, everything we were doing together, we _ sister as well, everything we were doing together, we were - sister as well, everything we were doing together, we were always i doing together, we were always trying _ doing together, we were always trying to— doing together, we were always trying to beat _ doing together, we were always trying to beat each _ doing together, we were always trying to beat each other, - doing together, we were always trying to beat each other, at - trying to beat each other, at everything. _ trying to beat each other, at everything, and _ trying to beat each other, at everything, and we - trying to beat each other, at everything, and we actuallyl trying to beat each other, at - everything, and we actually wrote together— everything, and we actually wrote together for— everything, and we actually wrote together for a _ everything, and we actually wrote together for a little _ everything, and we actually wrote together for a little bit. _ everything, and we actually wrote together for a little bit. and - everything, and we actually wrote together for a little bit. and when we were _ together for a little bit. and when we were 14 — together for a little bit. and when we were 14 or— together for a little bit. and when we were 14 or 15, _ together for a little bit. and when we were 14 or 15, it _ together for a little bit. and when we were 14 or 15, it always - together for a little bit. and when we were 14 or 15, it always ended | together for a little bit. and when. we were 14 or 15, it always ended in arguments — we were 14 or 15, it always ended in arguments-— arguments. that didn't really work. its competitiveness _ arguments. that didn't really work. its competitiveness with _ arguments. that didn't really work. its competitiveness with a - arguments. that didn't really work. its competitiveness with a sibling i its competitiveness with a sibling and a twin. it's also about teamwork, but working together, in a boat. ., ., ,, , boat. no? teamwork with my twin brother, probably _ boat. no? teamwork with my twin brother, probably not, _ boat. no? teamwork with my twin brother, probably not, no! - boat. no? teamwork with my twin brother, probably not, no! he - boat. no? teamwork with my twin brother, probably not, no! he is. brother, probably not, no! he is lovely, sorry, sorry! you brother, probably not, no! he is lovely, sorry, sorry!— brother, probably not, no! he is lovely, sorry, sorry! you are going to tet in lovely, sorry, sorry! you are going to get in trouble _ lovely, sorry, sorry! you are going to get in trouble now! _ lovely, sorry, sorry! you are going to get in trouble now! have - lovely, sorry, sorry! you are going to get in trouble now! have you i lovely, sorry, sorry! you are going i to get in trouble now! have you seen him et? to get in trouble now! have you seen him yet? yeah. _ to get in trouble now! have you seen him yet? yeah, he _ to get in trouble now! have you seen him yet? yeah, he came _ to get in trouble now! have you seen him yet? yeah, he came out, - to get in trouble now! have you seen him yet? yeah, he came out, my - to get in trouble now! have you seen i him yet? yeah, he came out, my whole family came _ him yet? yeah, he came out, my whole family came out. _ him yet? yeah, he came out, my whole family came out. my — him yet? yeah, he came out, my whole family came out, my friend, _ him yet? yeah, he came out, my whole family came out, my friend, everyone i family came out, my friend, everyone came out. i think having siblings and support and family around you at all times will make you stronger. it doesn't have to be your family, the set support group that everyone else has but everything a person who helped us get these medals deserve
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such recognition. —— every single person, we don'tjust get there on our own, it's not like, we have taken a journey led by others before us and we are really lucky to be here today. it’s us and we are really lucky to be here today-— us and we are really lucky to be here toda . �*, ., , here today. it's about when things to mom here today. it's about when things go wrong as _ here today. it's about when things go wrong as well _ here today. it's about when things go wrong as well as _ here today. it's about when things go wrong as well as right, - here today. it's about when things go wrong as well as right, it's - go wrong as well as right, it's having that support network, and bouncing back.— bouncing back. yeah, it's not alwa s, bouncing back. yeah, it's not always. it's _ bouncing back. yeah, it's not always, it's great _ bouncing back. yeah, it's not always, it's great to - bouncing back. yeah, it's not always, it's great to be - bouncing back. yeah, it's not. always, it's great to be talking about — always, it's great to be talking about a — always, it's great to be talking about a gold medal today but i went to the _ about a gold medal today but i went to the olympics in tokyo and came seventh _ to the olympics in tokyo and came seventh. after that coming back, and having _ seventh. after that coming back, and having to _ seventh. after that coming back, and having to really re—evaluate what i wanted _ having to really re—evaluate what i wanted to — having to really re—evaluate what i wanted to do it all again, i have been _ wanted to do it all again, i have been really lucky to find us as a crew— been really lucky to find us as a crew and — been really lucky to find us as a crew and have a successful time together— crew and have a successful time together on our boat. but sport isn't _ together on our boat. but sport isn't also — together on our boat. but sport isn't also always that way and it can teach— isn't also always that way and it can teach us valuable lessons in terms _ can teach us valuable lessons in terms of— can teach us valuable lessons in terms of resilience and bouncing back _ terms of resilience and bouncing back we — terms of resilience and bouncing back. we have not all had a smooth journey _ back. we have not all had a smooth journey and — back. we have not all had a smooth journey and it's great that we can stand _ journey and it's great that we can stand here — journey and it's great that we can stand here today and held our gold medals _ stand here today and held our gold medals and say thank you but we really— medals and say thank you but we really do — medals and say thank you but we really do mean thank you to everyone who picked _ really do mean thank you to everyone who picked us off the ground, multiple — who picked us off the ground, multiple countless times that we have had —
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multiple countless times that we have had rough patches. it is elite sport. _ have had rough patches. it is elite sport, things happen, you know? what is ttoin to sport, things happen, you know? what is going to be — sport, things happen, you know? what is going to be like _ sport, things happen, you know? twist is going to be like going home, have embraced normal life yet? i am really looking — embraced normal life yet? i am really looking forward _ embraced normal life yet? i am really looking forward to - embraced normal life yet? tan really looking forward to going home. i haven't seen some of my family yet, i haven't seen my twin sister yet or my grandparents. even though my parents and my aunt and uncle were supporting me, i really looking forward to going home and seeing them and giving them a big hug and being able to share the moment for that. l hug and being able to share the moment for that.— hug and being able to share the moment for that. i am on a flight home at midday. _ moment for that. i am on a flight home at midday. you _ moment for that. i am on a flight home at midday. you haven't - moment for that. i am on a flight i home at midday. you haven't gone home at midday. you haven't gone home yet? — home at midday. you haven't gone home yet? well, _ home at midday. you haven't gone home yet? well, thank— home at midday. you haven't gone home yet? well, thank you - home at midday. you haven't gone home yet? well, thank you for - home yet? well, thank you for dropping in to see us! with athletes, what are the things you have not been allowed to do, what you are now going to do?- you are now going to do? staying awake past _ you are now going to do? staying awake past 9pm. _ you are now going to do? staying awake past 9pm, not _ you are now going to do? staying awake past 9pm, not getting - you are now going to do? staying awake past 9pm, not getting up. you are now going to do? staying i awake past 9pm, not getting up at 5:30am! irate awake past 9pm, not getting up at 5:30am! ~ ., awake past 9pm, not getting up at 5:30am! . ., , ., ., we 5:30am! we have been doing that! we are fresh as a — 5:30am! we have been doing that! we are fresh as a daisy! _ 5:30am! we have been doing that! we are fresh as a daisy! doing _ 5:30am! we have been doing that! we are fresh as a daisy! doing a _ are fresh as a daisy! doing a breakfast — are fresh as a daisy! doing a breakfast television - are fresh as a daisy! doing a | breakfast television interview are fresh as a daisy! doing a i breakfast television interview is are fresh as a daisy! doing a - breakfast television interview is a great way! breakfast television interview is a treat wa ! ., ., ., , breakfast television interview is a treatwa! ., ., ., , great way! you have got my body clock ri t ht great way! you have got my body clock right back _ great way! you have got my body clock right back on _ great way! you have got my body
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clock right back on it. _ great way! you have got my body clock right back on it. great - great way! you have got my body clock right back on it. great as i great way! you have got my body clock right back on it. great as it| clock right back on it. great as it will be to see _ clock right back on it. great as it will be to see your— clock right back on it. great as it will be to see your families, - clock right back on it. great as it will be to see your families, it i will be to see your families, it will be to see your families, it will be to see your families, it will be weird to be apart from one another after the intensity of paris? ~ ., , , another after the intensity of paris? e ., , , ., another after the intensity of paris? . ., ,, ., another after the intensity of paris? ., ,, ., another after the intensity of paris? . ., ,, ., ., ., paris? we have spent a day apart and we couldn't stand _ paris? we have spent a day apart and we couldn't stand it _ paris? we have spent a day apart and we couldn't stand it so _ paris? we have spent a day apart and we couldn't stand it so we _ paris? we have spent a day apart and we couldn't stand it so we came - paris? we have spent a day apart and we couldn't stand it so we came back| we couldn't stand it so we came back together— we couldn't stand it so we came back together for— we couldn't stand it so we came back together for this. we couldn't stand it so we came back togetherforthis. it we couldn't stand it so we came back together for this. it is weird because _ together for this. it is weird because we have spent the two months with each— because we have spent the two months with each other, training camp and then the _ with each other, training camp and then the build up into actually leaving — then the build up into actually leaving for paris when we have to stay in _ leaving for paris when we have to stay in together, we don't have to, we love _ stay in together, we don't have to, we love to! — stay in together, we don't have to, we love to! and then we go to the olympics— we love to! and then we go to the olympics and you were there, the past week— olympics and you were there, the past week where we have just been out and _ past week where we have just been out and about in paris, being able to see— out and about in paris, being able to see and— out and about in paris, being able to see and do things with each other, — to see and do things with each other, and _ to see and do things with each other, and now all of a sudden we are going — other, and now all of a sudden we are going to— other, and now all of a sudden we are going to go our separate ways for a — are going to go our separate ways for a little _ are going to go our separate ways for a little bit. i think we will just— for a little bit. i think we will just be — for a little bit. i think we will just be on— for a little bit. i think we will just be on the group chat. we will be back together _ just be on the group chat. we will be back together on _ just be on the group chat. we will be back together on saturday. - just be on the group chat. we will. be back together on saturday. that's not lont! be back together on saturday. that's not long! we — be back together on saturday. that's not long! we have _ be back together on saturday. that's not long! we have got _ be back together on saturday. that's not long! we have got the _ not long! we have got the homecoming. _ not long! we have got the homecoming. that - not long! we have got the homecoming. that is - not long! we have got thej homecoming. that is here not long! we have got the i homecoming. that is here in manchester, _ homecoming. that is here in manchester, isn't _ homecoming. that is here in manchester, isn't it? 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inside out. was quite lonely. we know each other inside out- we — was quite lonely. we know each other inside out. we could _ was quite lonely. we know each other inside out. we could have _ was quite lonely. we know each other inside out. we could have bumped i was quite lonely. we know each other| inside out. we could have bumped you u . inside out. we could have bumped you u- and inside out. we could have bumped you up and save — inside out. we could have bumped you up and save some _ inside out. we could have bumped you up and save some money. _ inside out. we could have bumped you up and save some money. you - inside out. we could have bumped you up and save some money. you are - inside out. we could have bumped you up and save some money. you are all| up and save some money. you are all ritht, we up and save some money. you are all right. we can — up and save some money. you are all right. we can get _ up and save some money. you are all right, we can get used _ up and save some money. you are all right, we can get used to _ up and save some money. you are all right, we can get used to it! - up and save some money. you are all right, we can get used to it! many, i right, we can get used to it! many, many congratulations _ right, we can get used to it! many, many congratulations on _ right, we can get used to it! many, many congratulations on behalf - right, we can get used to it! many, many congratulations on behalf to | many congratulations on behalf to everyone watching, you have given us all great smiles, and great to see the medal. all great smiles, and great to see the medal-— the medal. thanks, guys! follow that, john! _ the medal. thanks, guys! follow that, john! i— the medal. thanks, guys! follow that, john! i am _ the medal. thanks, guys! follow that, john! i am loving _ the medal. thanks, guys! follow that, john! i am loving the - the medal. thanks, guys! follow that, john! i am loving the bling| the medal. thanks, guys! followi that, john! i am loving the bling in the studio this _ that, john! i am loving the bling in the studio this morning, _ that, john! i am loving the bling in the studio this morning, it's - that, john! i am loving the bling inj the studio this morning, it's great! good morning. not though if you are a rangers fan, their champions league dream is over. up against dynamo kyiv in their qualification match, it all turned when rangers had a player sent off, which looked harsh. and that saw kyiv go on and score twice in two minutes, to win 3—1 on aggregate. as rangers drop into the europa league and say goodbye to a bumper pay day and a spot amongst the best in europe. financially, it's a big difference for the club, that we know,
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and it will be different for the transfers to come in also, that we know. that's the reality. i've seen images back, and it's clearly totally even not a fault. hejumps higher than the man, that's everything that happened. this decision was a game changer, and that's really hard for my dressing room. because with one decision of one person, you take away a dream of the whole dressing room, so that's really hard. three days until the start of the new premier league season, manchester united are splashing the cash, signing the dutch centre back matthias de lijt and morrocan full—back nossair mazrowee from bayern munich for a combined fee of £60 million. unitd kicking off the new season against fulham on friday night. now, not a sight you want to see. in the middle of a busy summer of cricket, that is england test captain ben stokes on crutches. he's been ruled out for the whole
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summer, missing the three test series against sri lanka which starts a week today. he pulled his hamstring playing in the hundred but is aiming to be back for the tour of pakistan in october. ollie pope will step up to captain england in his absence. jk rowling and elon musk have both been named in an online lawsuit filed by the olympic boxing champion imane khelif, according to the lawyer representing the algerian in the case. in an interview given to variety magazine, khelif�*s lawyer says both have been listed in a criminal complaint filed with the french authorities, which alleges the boxer suffered aggravated cyber harrassment. khelif was cleared to compete by the international olympic commitee in paris where she won gold, despite being disqualified from last year's world championships after reportedly failing gender eligibility tests. and we will be reliving some of the exploits of our british cyclists on breakfast this morning.
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for now though, the rcacing doesn't stop, we are two days and three stages into the women's tour de france the race starting outside france for the first time, with three stages in the netherlands, two yesterday. charlotte kool won stage two yesterday morning before defending champion demi vollering took stage three, she leads going into stage four later as the race heads to belgium, before finally reaching france tomorrow. looking forward to hearing more about the medal success of our british cyclist in paris later. ieiieiiith british cyclist in paris later. with the first time _ british cyclist in paris later. with the first time i _ british cyclist in paris later. with the first time i have _ british cyclist in paris later. tn the first time i have held one, british cyclist in paris later. try the first time i have held one, they are really weighty. fiend the first time i have held one, they are really weighty.— are really weighty. and a bit of the eiffel tower _ are really weighty. and a bit of the eiffel tower as _ are really weighty. and a bit of the eiffel tower as well. _ are really weighty. and a bit of the eiffel tower as well. the _ are really weighty. and a bit of the eiffel tower as well. the first - are really weighty. and a bit of the eiffel tower as well. the first and i eiffel tower as well. the first and last time. you _ eiffel tower as well. the first and last time. you can _ eiffel tower as well. the first and last time. you can make - eiffel tower as well. the first and last time. you can make it! - eiffel tower as well. the first and last time. you can make it! don'tj last time. you can make it! don't tive u- last time. you can make it! don't give up on _ last time. you can make it! don't give up on the — last time. you can make it! don't give up on the dreams! _ last time. you can make it! don't give up on the dreams! thank i last time. you can make it! don't i give up on the dreams! thank you. last time. you can make it! don't - give up on the dreams! thank you. we are ttoin give up on the dreams! thank you. we are going to — give up on the dreams! thank you. we are going to be — give up on the dreams! thank you. we are going to be talking _ give up on the dreams! thank you. we are going to be talking to _ give up on the dreams! thank you. we are going to be talking to some - give up on the dreams! thank you. we are going to be talking to some of - are going to be talking to some of the celebrities who are racing across the world on bbc one from this evening later. but first, the
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weather with carol, good morning. good morning. a beautiful morning in the wirral, look at this weather watcher picture, somebody already having a little dip, and if we moved across the country to pembrokeshire, across the country to pembrokeshire, a beautiful start to the day here. the sun is already out but it is not like this everywhere. there are some cloudy and patchy rain places, and it will be cooler than it has been four times, cooler than it has been but equally some sunshine. but this weekend will be dry and sunny for most of us but not hot like last weekend. if you have an allergy to pollen, these are the levels today, moderate to high across many parts of the uk. starting off with a lot of the uk. starting off with a lot of cloud, patchy light rain and drizzle, murky conditions across central, eastern and southern parts of england. through the day some of that will break and as temperatures rise, it could spark off some showers. brightening up nicely, south—west england, wales, northern
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england, scotland, seeing a fair bit of sunshine and after the sunshine this morning, in northern ireland we will see some more cloud coming in and into western scotland. here too, the wind will pick up and we will see a few showers. these are the temperatures, 15 to 24, could be higher in the south with prolonged spells of sunshine. some clear skies, but we have got a weather front coming in from the west, introducing some heavy and persistent rain across scotland and northern ireland. the wind will strengthen and by the end of the night that will be across north—west england as well. some clearer skies ahead and it will be a cooler night in the south than it was last night, and a milder night in the north and it was last night. that takes us into tomorrow, a weather front which is very slowly pushing south through the course of the day. the isobars telling you it is going to be blustery, not as windy as we thought it would be across england and wales this time yesterday but you will
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still notice it and the rain continues to push slowly south, getting into north wales and the north midlands. we will see some late sunshine and showers across parts of scotland and northern ireland but it should stay mostly dry across central, eastern and southern parts of england and wales. 15 to 26 is the order of the day in terms of temperatures. the rain does get into parts of northern england, it might linger across the channel islands and the far south—east, but to the north of that a lot of dry weather, a fair bit of sunshine, some blustery showers, across the north and the west, and temperature —wise, 14 to about 23 or 24, even 25. beyond that into the weekend, it looks like it is going to dry out, we will see some sunshine, a few showers peppering especially the north—west. it showers peppering especially the north-west—
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north-west. it still feels a little bit like summer, _ north-west. it still feels a little bit like summer, but _ north-west. it still feels a little bit like summer, but keep - north-west. it still feels a little bit like summer, but keep your| bit like summer, but keep your brolly with you and you can use it as a parasol as well, but may also keep your raincoat and use it as a pair of shorts, you have got to be ready for everything. just pair of shorts, you have got to be ready for everything.— ready for everything. just pack a trailer and _ ready for everything. just pack a trailer and take _ ready for everything. just pack a trailer and take everything. - ready for everything. just pack a trailer and take everything. we l ready for everything. just pack a i trailer and take everything. we can looks all right! _ trailer and take everything. we can looks all right! we _ trailer and take everything. we can looks all right! we should - trailer and take everything. we can looks all right! we should have - trailer and take everything. we can looks all right! we should have gotj looks all right! we should have got the forecast, really. the new series of celebrity race across the world starts tonight and sees contestants travel across south america, starting in northern brazil and ending up in southern chile. ted lasso actor, kola bokinni and his cousin mary are among the four teams to put on their hiking boots and backpacks and embark on an epic race of a lifetime. let's take a look. nailed it! we grew up on a rough estate in peckham. it was rough, but it was warm. i love being the underdog, and in this situation i am 100% an underdog. i can assure you, i'm coming to win the race. hallelujah!
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we spent like... a lot of time together. you know, mary'sjust not like my little cousin. she's like my little sister. this is my happiness. i can't believe how big and beautiful that is. i it's a journey that i'll remember from my whole life. i will never take a bed for granted ever again. oh, my giddy, giddy gosh, it is hot. this place is mental. i've never seen anything like this before. 0h, it'sjust going to be amazing, really. yeah. you seem like you're lost for words. getting to see all this, it's not somewhere i thought i'd ever be in my life. it's just a crazy race. kola and maryjoin us now. they are still talking. we are, we have a chilly _ they are still talking. we are, we have a chilly gotten _ they are still talking. we are, we have a chilly gotten closer, - they are still talking. we are, we i have a chilly gotten closer, believe it or not. a, have a chilly gotten closer, believe it or not. ., , , , it or not. you guys grew up together. _ it or not. you guys grew up together. you _ it or not. you guys grew up together, you are - it or not. you guys grew up together, you are cousins i it or not. you guys grew up i together, you are cousins that it or not. you guys grew up - together, you are cousins that you grow up together, tell us your back
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story? we grow up together, tell us your back sto ? ~ , ., grow up together, tell us your back sto ? . , ,, , , , , story? we grew up like siblings, big massive family, _ story? we grew up like siblings, big massive family, i _ story? we grew up like siblings, big massive family, i have _ story? we grew up like siblings, big massive family, i have the - story? we grew up like siblings, big massive family, i have the five - massive family, i have the five sisters— massive family, i have the five sisters and a brother and mary has many— sisters and a brother and mary has many siblings. so we grew up in a house _ many siblings. so we grew up in a house and — many siblings. so we grew up in a house and when mary's mum, my aunt, came _ house and when mary's mum, my aunt, came over. _ house and when mary's mum, my aunt, came over. she — house and when mary's mum, my aunt, came over, she lived with us, and it wasjust_ came over, she lived with us, and it wasjust a _ came over, she lived with us, and it wasjust a crazy... came over, she lived with us, and it wasjust a crazy. . .— wasjust a crazy... one big blended famil . i wasjust a crazy... one big blended family- i have _ wasjust a crazy... one big blended family. i have step _ wasjust a crazy... one big blended family. i have step siblings, - wasjust a crazy... one big blended family. i have step siblings, and i family. i have step siblings, and you have got seven, we have five. when i moved over, we lived with kola for a couple of months when my mum moved over to england. and, yeah, we were always in each other�*s houses. if yeah, we were always in each other's houses. , ., �* , , ., ,, yeah, we were always in each other's houses. i. �* , , ., ,, , i. houses. if you didn't speak up, you mitht houses. if you didn't speak up, you might stop- — houses. if you didn't speak up, you might stop- we _ houses. if you didn't speak up, you might stop. we just _ houses. if you didn't speak up, you might stop. we just had _ houses. if you didn't speak up, you might stop. we just had four- might stop. we 'ust had four oiympians _ might stop. we just had four olympians on, the _ might stop. we just had four olympians on, the gold - might stop. we just had four. olympians on, the gold medal might stop. we just had four- olympians on, the gold medal winning rower is, three of them were twins, and they think having that competitive sibling rivalry brings out the competitiveness in someone. was that the same for you guys in the race? �* ., .., , ,., the race? i'm not competitive, so that did not, _ the race? i'm not competitive, so that did not, that _ the race? i'm not competitive, so that did not, that boat _ the race? i'm not competitive, so that did not, that boat sailed - the race? i'm not competitive, so that did not, that boat sailed for. that did not, that boat sailed for
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me. . , ., ., that did not, that boat sailed for me. ., , me. anyone who says that is the most com tetitive me. anyone who says that is the most competitive person. _ me. anyone who says that is the most competitive person. i'm _ me. anyone who says that is the most competitive person. i'm really - me. anyone who says that is the most competitive person. i'm really not! i competitive person. i'm really not! kola had to — competitive person. i'm really not! kola had to kick— competitive person. i'm really not! kola had to kick me _ competitive person. i'm really not! kola had to kick me up _ competitive person. i'm really not! kola had to kick me up the - competitive person. i'm really not! kola had to kick me up the bum i competitive person. i'm really not! kola had to kick me up the bum soj kola had to kick me up the bum so much on the race. i kola had to kick me up the bum so much on the race.— kola had to kick me up the bum so much on the race. i get competitive, eah, i much on the race. i get competitive, yeah. i have — much on the race. i get competitive, yeah. i have had _ much on the race. i get competitive, yeah, i have had that _ much on the race. i get competitive, yeah, i have had that part _ much on the race. i get competitive, yeah, i have had that part of - much on the race. i get competitive, yeah, i have had that part of my - yeah, i have had that part of my whole _ yeah, i have had that part of my whole life — yeah, i have had that part of my whole life. mary, as the show goes on, whole life. mary, as the show goes on. you _ whole life. mary, as the show goes on. you will— whole life. mary, as the show goes on, you will see more of that, morem — on, you will see more of that, morem |_ on, you will see more of that, more... ., on, you will see more of that, more- - -_ on, you will see more of that, more... ., , ., , ., �* more... i had my moments, don't get me wrong- — more... i had my moments, don't get me wrong. would _ more... i had my moments, don't get me wrong. would you _ more... i had my moments, don't get me wrong. would you characterise i more... i had my moments, don't get| me wrong. would you characterise her as competitive? _ me wrong. would you characterise her as competitive? yes, _ me wrong. would you characterise her as competitive? yes, yes, _ me wrong. would you characterise her as competitive? yes, yes, yes, - me wrong. would you characterise her as competitive? yes, yes, yes, yes! i as competitive? yes, yes, yes, yes! there we go! _ as competitive? yes, yes, yes, yes! there we go! no. — as competitive? yes, yes, yes, yes! there we go! no, no! _ as competitive? yes, yes, yes, yes! there we go! no, no! she _ as competitive? yes, yes, yes, yes! there we go! no, no! she has - as competitive? yes, yes, yes, yes! there we go! no, no! she has a - as competitive? yes, yes, yes, yes! | there we go! no, no! she has a side to her, there we go! no, no! she has a side to her. you — there we go! no, no! she has a side to her, you know,... _ there we go! no, no! she has a side to her, you know,... may _ there we go! no, no! she has a side to her, you know,... may (bleep) i there we go! no, no! she has a side | to her, you know,... may (bleep) to chante to to her, you know,... may (bleep) to change to me- _ to her, you know,... may (bleep) to change to me. it _ to her, you know,... may (bleep) to change to me. it made _ to her, you know,... may (bleep) to change to me. it made me _ change to me. it made me competitive. —— maybe race across the world changed me. i competitive. -- maybe race across the world changed me.— the world changed me. i saw the first episode _ the world changed me. i saw the first episode last _ the world changed me. i saw the first episode last night, _ the world changed me. i saw the first episode last night, it - the world changed me. i saw the first episode last night, it is - first episode last night, it is fantastic. it is a bit when you are walking through, kola, the fishing boats, and you look at all this stuff rotting on the side, a vulture or something, you are like, what am i doing? or something, you are like, what am i doint ? , �* , i doing? the smell, it's something i will never forget. _ i doing? the smell, it's something i will never forget. it _ i doing? the smell, it's something i will never forget. it is _ i doing? the smell, it's something i will never forget. it is like _ will never forget. it is like walkin t will never forget. it is like walking down _ will never forget. it is like walking down rye -
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will never forget. it is like walking down rye lime i will never forget. it is like - walking down rye lime market in peckham, let's be not different! —— lets be honest, it's not different! it's the heat, it's 40 degrees, it was hot — it's the heat, it's 40 degrees, it was hot. ., , , ., . was hot. people will be watching this and going. _ was hot. people will be watching this and going, yeah, _ was hot. people will be watching this and going, yeah, yeah, - was hot. people will be watching | this and going, yeah, yeah, when was hot. people will be watching - this and going, yeah, yeah, when the cameras are off, there is a luxurious hotel and there is a chauffeur driven car, what is the truth? ., �* , chauffeur driven car, what is the truth? ., h ., chauffeur driven car, what is the truth? ., �*, ., ., chauffeur driven car, what is the truth? ., h ., ., ., truth? no, it's not that, ithought it was that! _ truth? no, it's not that, ithought it was that! i— truth? no, it's not that, ithought it was that! i would _ truth? no, it's not that, ithought it was that! i would like, - truth? no, it's not that, ithought it was that! i would like, cool, - it was that! i would like, cool, cool~ — it was that! i would like, cool, cool~ it — it was that! i would like, cool, cool. it definitely isn't that. it cool. it definitely isn't that. if! is a cool. it definitely isn't that. is a rude cool. it definitely isn't that. it is a rude awakening. cool. it definitely isn't that. it is a rude awakening. we - cool. it definitely isn't that. it is a rude awakening. we had | cool. it definitely isn't that. it i is a rude awakening. we had to cool. it definitely isn't that. it - is a rude awakening. we had to race, we had to do — is a rude awakening. we had to race, we had to do everything _ is a rude awakening. we had to race, we had to do everything ourselves. i we had to do everything ourselves. and although moments within that? travel can be really hard, backpacking can really push you to your limits. when you were being interviewed or you are having to chat and you think, i am not in the right mood for this. filth. chat and you think, i am not in the right mood for this._ right mood for this. oh, my god, eah. i right mood for this. oh, my god, yeah- i got _ right mood for this. oh, my god, yeah- i got so — right mood for this. oh, my god, yeah. i got so overwhelmed. - right mood for this. oh, my god, | yeah. i got so overwhelmed. that right mood for this. oh, my god, - yeah. i got so overwhelmed. that was probably the most challenging part of the race for me. i like to switch off, my social battery runs out. i lock myself away for two days, we are with each other 24/7. with the crew, everyone else, we don't have
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that time. we had to get creative and sit rose to —— to raise ahead of the bus to have a moment. and sit rose to -- to raise ahead of the bus to have a moment. sometimes ou 'ust the bus to have a moment. sometimes you just need — the bus to have a moment. sometimes you just need a — the bus to have a moment. sometimes you just need a few— the bus to have a moment. sometimes you just need a few minutes. _ the bus to have a moment. sometimes you just need a few minutes. she - you just need a few minutes. she would request — you just need a few minutes. she would request to not sit next to me. and kola _ would request to not sit next to me. and kola would be like, no, no! opposite ends of the bus! she would literall sa opposite ends of the bus! she would literally say that, _ opposite ends of the bus! she would literally say that, and _ opposite ends of the bus! she would literally say that, and i _ opposite ends of the bus! she would literally say that, and i would - opposite ends of the bus! she would literally say that, and i would be - literally say that, and i would be like. _ literally say that, and i would be like, thanks, great, cousin, love you too — like, thanks, great, cousin, love ou too. ~ like, thanks, great, cousin, love ou too. . ., �* ., ., ., ., you too. we don't want to rear and an hint you too. we don't want to rear and anything what _ you too. we don't want to rear and anything what happens _ you too. we don't want to rear and anything what happens because i you too. we don't want to rear and - anything what happens because people want to watch it as it develops, —— we don't want to ruin anything, you talked about how you changed, semi—joking, but both of you, it's one of those experiences, it must alter you, one of those experiences, it must alteryou, kola. it one of those experiences, it must alter you. kola-— alter you, kola. it definitely did. you see a _ alter you, kola. it definitely did. you see a different _ alter you, kola. it definitely did. you see a different culture, - alter you, kola. it definitely did. you see a different culture, you | alter you, kola. it definitely did. i you see a different culture, you see a different _ you see a different culture, you see a different side of life. i'm a city boy. _ a different side of life. i'm a city boy. i— a different side of life. i'm a city boy. i have _ a different side of life. i'm a city boy, i have always been in the city, travelling _ boy, i have always been in the city, travelling is— boy, i have always been in the city, travelling is easy, on my phone, so
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when _ travelling is easy, on my phone, so when you _ travelling is easy, on my phone, so when you are — travelling is easy, on my phone, so when you are disconnected. you are used to first — when you are disconnected. you are used to first class! _ when you are disconnected. you are used to first class! sometimes, - used to first class! sometimes, sometimes! — used to first class! sometimes, sometimes! your _ used to first class! sometimes, sometimes! your career - used to first class! sometimes, sometimes! your career has i used to first class! sometimes, i sometimes! your career has gone cra , sometimes! your career has gone crazy. hasn't _ sometimes! your career has gone crazy. hasn't it. — sometimes! your career has gone crazy, hasn't it, last— sometimes! your career has gone crazy, hasn't it, last couple - sometimes! your career has gone crazy, hasn't it, last couple of- crazy, hasn't it, last couple of years. it crazy, hasn't it, last couple of ears. ., , , crazy, hasn't it, last couple of ears, , ., years. it has been quite a roller-coaster _ years. it has been quite a roller-coaster of - years. it has been quite a i roller-coaster of emotions. i years. it has been quite a - roller-coaster of emotions. i have roller—coaster of emotions. i have been _ roller—coaster of emotions. i have been lucky— roller—coaster of emotions. i have been lucky enough to get the opportunities that i have, when these _ opportunities that i have, when these opportunities came about, it was no _ these opportunities came about, it was no one — these opportunities came about, it was no one but mary that i could do this with _ was no one but mary that i could do this with. but was no one but mary that i could do this with. �* . was no one but mary that i could do this with. �* , . ., ,, ' ., this with. but first class 214 hour asses, this with. but first class 214 hour passes. no _ this with. but first class 214 hour passes, no shower. _ this with. but first class 214 hour passes, no shower. why - this with. but first class 214 hour passes, no shower. why did - this with. but first class 214 hour passes, no shower. why did it i this with. but first class 214 hour i passes, no shower. why did it have to be mary. — passes, no shower. why did it have to be mary. just — passes, no shower. why did it have to be mary, just because _ passes, no shower. why did it have to be mary, just because of- passes, no shower. why did it have to be mary, just because of the - to be mary, just because of the connection that you have? lhla to be mary, just because of the connection that you have? no one else was very! _ connection that you have? no one else was very! no _ connection that you have? no one else was very! no one _ connection that you have? no one else was very! no one else - connection that you have? no one else was very! no one else can i connection that you have? no one| else was very! no one else can put up else was very! no one else can put up with him —— no one else was free! no one has the patients like me. i used to be really close to mary and that she moved back to chile where we are from, and i use this app so opportunity to reconnect and see my cousin again. it opportunity to reconnect and see my cousin again-— cousin again. it was an honour, to be honest. _ cousin again. it was an honour, to be honest. i— cousin again. it was an honour, to be honest, i said, _ cousin again. it was an honour, to be honest, i said, when _
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cousin again. it was an honour, to be honest, i said, when i - cousin again. it was an honour, to be honest, i said, when i got - cousin again. it was an honour, to be honest, i said, when i got the| be honest, i said, when i got the phone _ be honest, i said, when i got the phone call— be honest, i said, when i got the phone call race across the world, do i phone call race across the world, do i have _ phone call race across the world, do i have to _ phone call race across the world, do i have to run? phone call race across the world, do i have to run?— i have to run? then i watched some kids and i said, _ i have to run? then i watched some kids and i said, i _ i have to run? then i watched some kids and i said, i will— i have to run? then i watched some kids and i said, i will do _ i have to run? then i watched some kids and i said, i will do it, - i have to run? then i watched some kids and i said, iwill do it, i- kids and i said, i will do it, i bloody love travelling. lhla kids and i said, iwill do it, i bloody love travelling. no exercise involved. their _ bloody love travelling. no exercise involved. their bloody _ bloody love travelling. no exercise involved. their bloody years, - bloody love travelling. no exercise involved. their bloody years, oh, i involved. their bloody years, oh, god! there _ involved. their bloody years, oh, god! there is _ involved. their bloody years, oh, god! there is a _ involved. their bloody years, oh, god! there is a moment -- - involved. their bloody years, oh, god! there is a moment -- their| god! there is a moment -- their bloody is. _ god! there is a moment -- their bloody is. oh. — god! there is a moment -- their bloody is, oh, my _ god! there is a moment -- their bloody is, oh, my god! - god! there is a moment -- their bloody is, oh, my god! there i god! there is a moment -- their bloody is, oh, my god! there is| god! there is a moment -- their| bloody is, oh, my god! there is a moment in the first one, you are how did the map, and you get no phone. i thought they would give us the cameras — thought they would give us the cameras were off but there was a moment— cameras were off but there was a moment of, you are really going to take my— moment of, you are really going to take my phone in my wallet, how are we going _ take my phone in my wallet, how are we going to _ take my phone in my wallet, how are we going to survive? we did. we take my phone in my wallet, how are we going to survive? we did.- we going to survive? we did. we got asked so many _ we going to survive? we did. we got asked so many times _ we going to survive? we did. we got asked so many times what _ we going to survive? we did. we got asked so many times what we - we going to survive? we did. we got asked so many times what we do - we going to survive? we did. we got asked so many times what we do to l asked so many times what we do to prepare, and we said, we did not watch that much of the series, we are just going to go and roll with the punches and do what we can and that's exactly what we did to be honest. a, . that's exactly what we did to be honest. n, , ., that's exactly what we did to be honest. , ., , ., , , honest. maybe that is for the best. otherwise we _ honest. maybe that is for the best. otherwise we would _ honest. maybe that is for the best. otherwise we would have - honest. maybe that is for the best. otherwise we would have worked i otherwise we would have worked ourselves up and compared ourselves
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to other teams. i ourselves up and compared ourselves to other teams-— to other teams. i am and overthink it as well. — to other teams. i am and overthink it as well. i — to other teams. i am and overthink it as well, i have _ to other teams. i am and overthink it as well, i have a _ to other teams. i am and overthink it as well, i have a tendency - to other teams. i am and overthink it as well, i have a tendency to - it as well, i have a tendency to overthink _ it as well, i have a tendency to overthink. sol it as well, i have a tendency to overthink. so i like tojump in on the dependency if we can swim. it is best if ou the dependency if we can swim. it is best if you are _ the dependency if we can swim. it is best if you are a _ the dependency if we can swim. it 3 best if you are a warrior, tojust best if you are a warrior, to just go for it. —— if you worry, just go for it. there is a really deep moment in the first episode when you are on the beach and it really hits you. it are on the beach and it really hits ou. ., , ., , ., you. it was a beautiful place and i was reflecting _ you. it was a beautiful place and i was reflecting on _ you. it was a beautiful place and i was reflecting on everything - you. it was a beautiful place and i was reflecting on everything that| was reflecting on everything that happened with me and i was so glad to be _ happened with me and i was so glad to be there — happened with me and i was so glad to be there. and happened with me and i was so glad to be there-— to be there. and you overcame your air of to be there. and you overcame your pair of wild — to be there. and you overcame your pair of wild swimming. _ to be there. and you overcame your pair of wild swimming. i _ to be there. and you overcame your pair of wild swimming. i had - to be there. and you overcame your pair of wild swimming. i had a - to be there. and you overcame your pair of wild swimming. i had a big i pair of wild swimming. i had a big fear of open _ pair of wild swimming. i had a big fear of open water _ pair of wild swimming. i had a big fear of open water and _ pair of wild swimming. i had a big fear of open water and i - pair of wild swimming. i had a big fear of open water and i had - pair of wild swimming. i had a big| fear of open water and i had never talked _ fear of open water and i had never talked about it and ijumped in to laguna _ talked about it and ijumped in to laguna |t— talked about it and i “umped in to latuna. ., ., ., ., laguna. it took about half an hour to tet laguna. it took about half an hour to get him — laguna. it took about half an hour to get him in _ laguna. it took about half an hour to get him in there, _ laguna. it took about half an hour to get him in there, but _ laguna. it took about half an hour to get him in there, but he - to get him in there, but he eventuallyjumped in —— ijumped into lagoon. eventuallyjumped in -- i “umped into iageemfi eventuallyjumped in -- i “umped into iageemfl into lagoon. and it took longer to tet him into lagoon. and it took longer to get him out- _ into lagoon. and it took longer to get him out- it — into lagoon. and it took longer to get him out. it was _ into lagoon. and it took longer to get him out. it was warm - into lagoon. and it took longer to get him out. it was warm and - get him out. it was warm and everything. — get him out. it was warm and everything. he _ get him out. it was warm and everything, he enjoyed - get him out. it was warm and everything, he enjoyed the i get him out. it was warm and i everything, he enjoyed the little fish. d0 everything, he en'oyed the little fish. ~ , .,, fish. do you think you will be able to do that now? _ fish. do you think you will be able to do that now? definitely, - fish. do you think you will be able to do that now? definitely, sincel to do that now? definitely, since then i to do that now? definitely, since then i have _ to do that now? definitely, since then i have been _ to do that now? definitely, since then i have been on _ to do that now? definitely, since then i have been on holiday - to do that now? definitely, since then i have been on holiday and| to do that now? definitely, since - then i have been on holiday and been in the _ then i have been on holiday and been in the ocean— then i have been on holiday and been in the ocean and no one can get me
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out. �* . in the ocean and no one can get me out. �* , ,., in the ocean and no one can get me out. �*, ,., ., ., in the ocean and no one can get me out. �*, ., ., ,., out. it's so good to have you here, it is going — out. it's so good to have you here, it is going to _ out. it's so good to have you here, it is going to be — out. it's so good to have you here, it is going to be great _ out. it's so good to have you here, it is going to be great watching - out. it's so good to have you here, j it is going to be great watching the journey, over the next few weeks. really looking forward to it. thank you so much for having us. the second the second series of celebrity race across the world is on bbc one at nine o'clock tonight. that massive family whatsapp group is going to be going crazy, i know. saying, why didn't you take me instead! — fresh from their success at the paris olympics, track and bmx cyclists have gathered at a bike repair centre in manchester hoping to encourage the community there to take up cycling. our reporter dave guest can tell us more. yes, good morning. welcome to the bank kitchen in the centre of hyde, a community facility, they take in bikes and train local bikes on how to repair and recycle them if you pardon the expression and sell them on at a reasonable price to get
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people into cycling and who better to have here than a whole clutch of olympian cyclists, including safe —— sophie, part of the gold winning women's sprint team. first sophie, part of the gold winning women's sprint team.— sophie, part of the gold winning women's sprint team. first in a the told. so women's sprint team. first in a the gold- so special. — women's sprint team. first in a the gold. so special, it— women's sprint team. first in a the gold. so special, it has _ women's sprint team. first in a the gold. so special, it has been - women's sprint team. first in a the gold. so special, it has been a - gold. so special, it has been a culmination of a lot of hard work and superpowers to bring back a gold medal. 50 and superpowers to bring back a gold medal. ., and superpowers to bring back a gold medal, ., ., and superpowers to bring back a gold medal. ., ., , ., ., ., medal. so what are you here to do toda ? medal. so what are you here to do today? we — medal. so what are you here to do today? we are _ medal. so what are you here to do today? we are here _ medal. so what are you here to do today? we are here of— medal. so what are you here to do today? we are here of part - medal. so what are you here to do today? we are here of part of - medal. so what are you here to do today? we are here of part of the | today? we are here of part of the programme _ today? we are here of part of the programme helping _ today? we are here of part of the programme helping us _ today? we are here of part of the programme helping us to - today? we are here of part of the programme helping us to get - today? we are here of part of the | programme helping us to get back today? we are here of part of the i programme helping us to get back to the communities that have helped us or who need help, and super proud to be a part of that. it’s or who need help, and super proud to be a part of that-— be a part of that. it's important to all of ou be a part of that. it's important to all of you olympians _ be a part of that. it's important to all of you olympians to _ be a part of that. it's important to all of you olympians to do - be a part of that. it's important to all of you olympians to do that? i all of you olympians to do that? yes, definitely, giving back to the community is super important. iterate community is super important. we will talk more to sophie and other olympians later but for now, time to join their teams across the uk for the news, traffic and travel wherever you are starting this morning. hello, good morning.
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let's get your london news with me frankie mccamley. thousands of motorists in the capital are receiving parking fines in places they have never visited due to number plate fraud — that's according to an investigation by bbc london. car cloning involves criminals stealing or copying another car's registration plates. a freedom of information request to london's councils and tfl found more than 36,000 tickets were cancelled due to cloning in 2023. ben king was one of the thousands of victims. it was so, so stressful, both for me and my fiancee. we were literally up late at night worrying about having to find £1,000 to pay these fines, what to do, how to appeal, it was really stressful and a really worrying time. stansted airport has had its busiestjuly on record. last month, almost three million passengers passed through the terminal. july also saw the airport record its busiest ever departure day with nearly 53,000 passengers taking to the skies on 26th
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july, the first friday of the school holiday. let's take a look at the tube. minor delays on the northern line. and the hamersmith and city. the weather. mainly sunny with patchy cloud and some isolated showers. highs of 25c. that's it from me for now. bye— bye. good morning, welcome to breakfast with nina warhurst and jon kay. our headlines. the unacceptable increase in violence against women on our railways with 31 incidents reported every day. inflation has risen for the first time this year. the average rise for goods and services injuly was 2.2%. i'll have more details.
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freddie's field of dreams. former cricketer andrew flintoff returns to our screens for the first time since a life changing high—speed crash. welcome to the eras tour. wembley bans tay—gating. extra security at the singer's london shows after her austria concerts were cancelled because of a terror plot. the southern half of the country this morning is cloudy with light rain. it should brighten up through the day. the north of the country starts on the bright note but will cloud over from the west later. all the details shortly. it's wednesday the 14th august. the number of violent attacks against women and girls on britain's railways has increased by more than 50% in two years, according to the british transport police. its survey found that more than a third of women have been subjected to sexual harassment or sexual offences while
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commuting by train or tube. our correspondent nick eardley has this report. beeping. put your bags on the floor. this is the moment when edgarjunior was arrested by british transport police last year. the 50—year—old had sexually assaulted a woman on a train. he admitted it and was sentenced to 20 months in prison. but new figures show that this is far from an isolated case. british transport police figures show an average of 31 reports a day involving violent crimes against women or girls. the number being reported hasjumped 50% in just two years. reports of sexual harassment have more than doubled in the same period, with sexual assault reports up 10%, too. most women and girls have experienced incidents of sexual harassment and other types of non—contact sexual offending on the transport network for a very long time.
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it isn't new to many women and girls that this is happening, but we also know perpetrators can target busy transport network times so that they can access women and girls in that way, as well. so we shouldn't be surprised that there are a huge number of perpetrators. there have been a number of campaigns encouraging women to report violence on the transport network. like this app, railway guardian. police say the increase in cases is not necessarily more crime, but could be a sign that more women are comfortable coming forward to report it. we're starting to see the impact, i think, of the public campaigns and the encouraging of people to come forward and report. so that's definitely a strategy to carry on. but what we do need to see is action taken by the british transport police in response to all of these reports, because if we don't start to see action, then people won't feel it's worthwhile coming forward and reporting it. but charities also warn the reported cases are likely to be the tip of the iceberg. the government says the violence
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women face on the transport network is completely unacceptable, and ministers are pledging to halve violence against women and girls in the coming years. nick eardley, bbc news, westminster. inflation has risen for the first time this year, according to the latest figures. in the 12 months tojuly, it hit 2.2%. ben has the details. what does it tell us? it is about the cost of living and pressure on household budgets. this is our monthly look at how quickly the price of everyday goods is changing. prices for goods and services went up on average by 2.2%% injuly compared with a year earlier. it is an average so some things will have gone up more sharply in price, others by less and some may even have fallen. the overall figure — known as the consumer price index — is slightly up from the month before, when it was 2%, which is bang on the bank of england's target. earlier this month, the bank cut
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interest rates by a fraction, which slightly eased borrowing costs for people with mortgages and loans. this latest figure is a shade above its target and we'll find out what the bank makes of this at the next interest rate decision meeting in mid september. but this month, there'll be a bit more interest in a different measure of inflation — the retail price index. that's becausejuly�*s rpi figure is traditionally used to set the level at which rail fares in england will rise by next year — plus an additional 1%. this month, rpi hit 3.6%, so if this figure is used, injulu, so we could be looking at railfares going up by close to 5% next year. but the government says no decisions have been made on next year's railfares but our aim is that prices are as affordable
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as possible for passengers. responding to the inflation figure more generally, the treasury said "the new government is under no illusion as to the scale of the challenge" adding it recognises that "many families still struggling with the cost of living." representatives of the train drivers union, aslef, are expected to meet department for transport officials later to try to end a long—running pay dispute. industrial action has spanned more than two years and affected more than a dozen train operating companies in england. aslef and the dft are understood to be hopeful a deal can be reached. a police officer in the us state of ohio has been charged with murder for the shooting of a pregnant woman last august who had been suspected of shoplifting. 21—year—old ta'kiya young had refused to get out of her car when officer connor grubb fired through the windscreen. her unborn daughter also died. the governor of russia's border region of belgorod has this morning
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declared a state of emergency, saying daily ukrainian shelling has destroyed houses and killed civilians. it comes after us presidentjoe biden made his first comments about ukraine's military offensive. mr biden said the incursion has created a real dilemma for vladimir putin. meanwhile, the us secretary of state, antony blinken, has reportedly postponed a trip to the middle east because of uncertainty in the region. iran blames israel for the death of a hamas leader in tehran, and has vowed to retaliate. our middle east correspondent, yolande knell sent us this update on whether ceasefire talks could make any difference. certainly, the chances of a breakthrough look slim with these talks due to resume tomorrow. but the stakes could not be higher. we had a reminder with president biden's comments where he said it was his expectation iran would hold off its retaliatory
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attack on israel if there was a gaza ceasefire deal. so basically this could be key to averting a wider regional war. the problem he himself acknowledged is it is getting harder in his words to get to a deal, although he said he was not going to give up. last week we had joe biden along with leaders of qatar and egypt, countries involved in the mediations, putting out a strongly worded statement urging israel and hamas to get back to the negotiating table tomorrow to hammer out a deal, presenting it as a last ditch effort. hamas said it does not want to return to these talks and instead called on it mediators to implement a deal it said it signed up to last month. even we had a member of the israeli negotiating team coming out in the israeli media speaking anonymously but saying unless the prime minister's office expands israel's mandate,
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he questions, really, the viability of returning to talks. the head of the fire service in greece has said there are no longer any active wildfires in the wider athens area. the fires killed at least two people and forced residents of some suburbs and the surrounding areas to leave their homes. let's speak now to our correspondent azadeh moshiri. it is clear the scale of the devastation. absolutely. that is exactly what authorities are trying to assess. that is what today is about. unfortunately, it is a process the authorities here know too well. this time it has come to the suburbs of athens like this one. one of the worst hit areas. you can see the damage. you might not realise it was a basketball court before the fires hit. over there is the basketball hoop that has
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completely collapsed. over here are the stands where rows of children used to watch their friends play. a staff member told us about 500 children would play here per day. if you look at the pictures of what the court looks like, you can see just how wrecked it has been by the wildfires. how do you support communities like this? the government has allocated 4.7 million euros. almost 650 people have been offered temporary housing since sunday. right now, authorities are going around trying to assure people they will receive support. yet for businesses like this, it will be a long time before their livelihood can be restored. taylor swift's concerts at wembley stadium this week will have additional ticket checks. the performances are sold out and ticketless fans have been
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warned to stay away. it comes after three shows in vienna were cancelled over an alleged plot by suspected terrorists to attack the venue and fans. chi chi izundu reports. this is what wembley bosses don't want to see. 40,000 ticketless swifties took over the grass hill outside the munich venue to listen to her perform her eras tour. fans call it tay—gating — soaking up the atmosphere. and last time taylor was in the uk, ticketless fans tay—gated at wembley, cardiff and liverpool. but for her next five dates at wembley, officials are asking fans not to do this. a reminder was posted on the venue's website, which read, "everyone will be checked before entry and we don't want any bad blood. we'd hate to have to turn you away." they added, "to support the safe entry and exit of everyone within the stadium, no one is allowed to stand outside any entrance or on the olympic steps
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at the front of the stadium. non—ticket holders will be moved on." # when you wake up and find that you're looking for #. last week in vienna, fans were left singing in the streets after organisers cancelled all three taylor swift gigs after austrian security officials foiled a planned terror attack. i think given what happened in vienna just the other week, it makes sense that wembley stadium would issue a statement like this, especially when there's so many young people and families that will be attending over the five nights. and i think it will be a reassurance to a lot of fans that the stadium is taking security seriously. we are just really hoping that maybe a ticket will fall into our lap. we're going to be here for a while and we know she's in town for a while, so we'll see what happens. but sadly for superfans cassie and katy, all the wembley nights are sold out and ticket experts are warning people to be careful because some tickets being sold online don't exist and it could leave fans disappointed and out of pocket. chi chi izundu, bbc news.
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just when you thought all the hype was over. she is back. there is a long way to go. here's carol. good morning. the glitter and sparkle as well and around taylor swift. fabulous. if you arejust stepping out, it is a cold start for sum and mild for others. in london it is 19, bradford 13. northern ireland, 8 degrees and seven in north—east scotland. a lot of cloud and murky conditions. some light rain, especially in central and eastern parts of england. further north, back into the sunshine but through the afternoon, the wind will pick up in western scotland and northern ireland with showers.
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northern ireland with showers. northern england, wales, the south—west, a lot of sunshine. cloud breaking up in places. that could spark showers as temperatures rise. through the evening and overnight, rain across scotland and northern ireland. blustery winds. by the end of the night that will be into north—west england. ahead of it, clear skies so a cooler night in the south. but milder in the north with the cloud and rain. tomorrow the rain advances in scotland and northern ireland, heading south across northern england and wales. to the far south, we hang on to the driest conditions with sunshine. sunshine and showers followed behind. temperatures 15—26. the rain makes it down to the south on friday morning. it could drag its heels in terms of clearance. lingering in the
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far south—east and channel islands. a lot of dry weather away from the north—west where we have showers and blustery wind. the weekend for most is dry with blustery wind. the weekend for most is dry with decent blustery wind. the weekend for most is dry with decent sunny blustery wind. the weekend for most is dry with decent sunny spells. blustery wind. the weekend for most is dry with decent sunny spells. the best bit saved for the weekend. we have heard a lot this morning amazing stories about people involved in sport. now we will hear from freddie flintoff. he has opened up about his life since he suffered a high—speed car crash whilst filming an episode of top gear two years ago. the england cricketer was left with severe facial injuries and broken ribs after the car he was in flipped off a test track. for his new series, freddie flintoff�*s field of dreams on tour he's returned to his hometown of preston to take his cricket team to india — a trip he'd planned before his accident. our sports correspondent patrick geary has this report. i promised you a trip to india. um, i'm wondering if you still want to go.
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freddie flintoff has been on many a cricket tour before, but none quite like this. representing england, but we're representing something far bigger than that — representing preston. a team of lancastrian youngsters who, until a couple of years ago, mostly didn't know the rules of cricket, heading to india, where the sport is woven into everyday life. catch! this is the second series of freddie flintoffs field of dreams. are you all right? miss me? where the great ex—cricketer turns ambassador, coach and mentor. using the sport he loves as a force to try and improve the lives of young people from his home town of preston. i want to be involved. i think it brings the best out in you. yeah. production began not long after the first series aired in 2022, but soon everything would have to stop. in the last few minutes, _ it's been announced that the former england cricketer freddie flintoff has been taken to hospital - after being injured in an accident. exactly what happened in that accident while filming for top gear at dunsfold park in surrey has never been publicly spoken about. but the programme showed us for the first time
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the effect it had on flintoff. genuinely should not be here after what happened. it's going to be a long road back. i've only just started. got to look on the positive — i'm still here, i've got another chance. i've got to go at it. i'm seeing that as how it is — a second go. he would reach a settlement with the bbc, which hasn't broadcast top gear since. for months, we saw and heard nothing from freddie flintoff until he appeared in cardiff last september among the england cricket coaching staff. but travelling abroad to film field of dreams on tour would be a huge step. last night's programme showed us how big a challenge it was. i think about it all the time and i think about going and how good it will be. i rewind and thinking, well, i don't want to leave the house, either. get on a plane and got to be away for two and a half weeks. yeah. but some of these lads have had a tough life.
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you've got to try and put it into perspective. yeah. and i feel guilty i can't do that. i don't want to sit here and feel sorry for myself. and i don't want sympathy. but it's going from being here for seven months, really, and then going to india. which is like the extreme. everywhere i go, at the minute, i've got a full facemask and glasses on. i can't do that. i struggle with anxiety. you know, i have nightmares, i have flashbacks. it's been so hard to cope with. but i'm thinking if i don't do something, i'm never going to go. i've got to get on with it. in some ways, like, the lads might help you out. i'm a bit nervous about that, as well. you know, seeing them for the first time, being in front of them. flintoff, as he has so often, rose to the challenge and, injanuary, he reunited with his team... oh, my god, it's you. ..to make good on his offer of the tour of a lifetime. whatever�*s happened this last year for me, one thing i've been very aware of and desperately wanting to do is take you. i've heard they love you over in india. not just india, sean!
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are you feeling 100% now? not really. i don't know if i will again, to be honest. i'm better than i was. i don't know what completely better is. you know what i mean? i am what i am now. i'm different to what i was. that's something i'll probably have to deal with for the rest of my life. so, better? no, different. freddie flintoff always was cricket's action hero, the ultimate all—rounder, a man of many skills and, clearly, many dimensions. patrick geary, bbc news. good on him. really good on him, what he has been through and to be bold enough to talk about it in detail and talk to those young men about his mental health and struggle he has gone through is amazing. and keeping the promise to take them to india. despite being apprehensive about it he is doing it. if you missed the first episode of
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freddie flintoff�*s field of dreams, you can catch up now on the iplayer. episode two is on bbc one on tuesday at 9pm. the wreck of a ship that sank more than 200 years ago in one of the uk's worst maritime disasters and has been granted special protection by the government. it was captained byjohn wordsworth, the brother of the renowned romantic poet william wordsworth, and sank off the coast of weymouth in dorset in 1805. more than 200 people died. from weymouth, our correspondent duncan kennedy reports. this is the story of tragedy, great riches, heroism and poetry. and it all revolves around this ship, the earl of abergavenny, that floundered in these waters off dorset more than 200 years ago. yes, this is the maritime gallery in here. david carter has spent 40 years diving on the wreck of the vessel. he says it was en route
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from portsmouth to china when it hit a sandbank in a storm off the shores of weymouth. even by the standards of the day, just how big a tragedy was this? this was an enormous tragedy that went right across the country. 250 people died. it was human error. the conditions of the storm, of the night and everything coming together, causing the perfect storm. the earl of abergavenny was not only a revolutionary design incorporating metal into its wooden frame, but the captain was someone special, too. the clue to his identity lies in these gold cufflinks with the initials jw. they stand forjohn wordsworth. he was the brother of william wordsworth, the renowned romantic poet. william's grief overjohn's death changed his poetry for ever. the ship lies in soft of water about a mile off the coast here in weymouth.
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but this isn't just a story about a huge loss of life. the vessel was also carrying 62 chests of silver bullion worth around £7 million in today's money. the bullion has been lost to antiquity, but these artefacts have been recovered from a wreck that has today been given special protected status. the personal clutched from the perils of the deep. why is it important to remember this ship? this vessel is the finest and largest of the east india company ships and the scheduling will enable it to be protected. it is quite unique. the government has worked with historic england to create this protected status. it means people can still dive on the wreck, but must leave its contents in place. a unique submerged exhibit held by the waves for posterity. duncan kennedy, bbc news, in weymouth.
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that is like a full adventure book in one. the bullion that went missing and the impact on wordsworth's poetry. where is the bullion? i have not got it. hires a snorkel and heads to weymouth. it might be the middle of august but we are talking about winter fuel payments which become means tested at the end of the year. but it's thought many people who are eligible for help could be missing out — ben's looking at this. when we get into the colder months we often talk about the difficulty many on low incomes, especially pensioners have when it comes to paying for their heating bills. let me explain. this was the surprise announcement from the new chancellor last month, removing automatic access to winter fuel payments for millions of pensioners. the one—off payment is to help pensioners with heating bills
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through the winter — it's worth up to £300 per household. but the chancellor announced last month it'll now be means tested, meaning ten million homes in england and wales are no longer eligible, as simon ward reports. 74—year—old roy aldridge is visiting the age uk charity shop in sutton in ashfield. he says a small private pension will mean he just misses out on his usual winter fuel payment. that £300, which i won't be getting now, i put it always to my winter fuel bill so that i keep the house warm, but now i'm going to be having to seriously think about turning the heating off for the winter. age uk has started a national petition against the labour government plans to cut the winter fuel benefit. we think it's a mistake. we think it's too soon. there hasn't been enough notice. there's no evidence of compensatory payments to anybody who might miss out. so the issue is that we think nationally, about two million people will really struggle to put
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the heating on this winter. the chancellor, rachel reeves, says difficult decisions have to be made to balance the nation's finances. these were not the decisions i wanted to make. that i expected to make. but we have to clear up this mess. we cannot leave unchecked a £22 billion black hole in our public finances. there's not much sympathy for labour's plans among pensioners here. same as i say, i've worked all my life for my winter... and i've got money now, i'm not bad off, but you're being penalised for going to work and saving your money. they want to take £4 a week off us, so be it. you'lljust cope with it, will you? well, what other choice have you got, really? no. none. so, yeah, it is what the world is and that's it. i'm 71. but the thing is, it's something that has been such a long time and they suddenly just stop it. i thought labour were for the working class. i've paid into the system
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for a lot of years. well, it's my first winter on my own, so i have to be very careful, you know? watch the other spending. some pensioners decide to donate the benefit to charity if they don't need it. age uk says it has schemes which can help older people to make their homes more energy efficient. it's likely the row will resurface during the colder months. that was simon ward reporting. if you are concerned about losing the winter fuel payment this year and worried about keeping the heating on, it's worth checking if you're eligible for pension credit or other mea ns—tested benefits. lots of people are, but they don't claim it. pension credit gives you extra money to help with your living costs if you're over state pension age and on a low income. it's worth around £3,900 a year. and while1.4 million pensioners get this help, there's more than 800,000 others who are eligible but don't claim — in many cases because they
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don't realise they can. that's about £2.2 billion going unclaimed. so if you're aged 66 or above and receive less than £218 of total weekly income if you're single, or less than £332 a week if you're a couple and are both over the state pension age, then you could be eligible for this money. if you think that might be you, go to the government's website — gov.uk — where there are more details on how to claim. we would love to hear from you this morning on this topic. are you worried already about how you will afford winter energy payments? perhaps you struggled over the summer. have you had to adjust habits as a result? did you receive the winter fuel payment last year but did not need it? get in touch with the usual ways and leave your name and where you are from so we can give you a mention. it may be
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odd to talk about it in august but if people get their ducks in a row now and claim support they are entitled to, it means when winter comes around they will have it in place ready to claim the winter fuel payment if they are eligible. i am sure we will talk about this. 2.2 billion out there going unclaimed. time to get the news, travel and weather where you are. hello, good morning, time for your bbc london news now with me, frankie mccamley. thousands of motorists in the capital are receiving parking fines in places they have never visited due to number plate fraud, that's according to an investigation by bbc london. car cloning involves criminals stealing or copying another car's registration plates. a freedom of information request to london's councils and tfl found
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more than 36,000 tickets were cancelled due to cloning in 2023. ben king was one of the thousands of victims. it was so, so stressful, both for me and my fiancee. we were literally up late at night worrying about having to find £1,000 to pay these fines, what to do, how to appeal, it was really stressful and a really worrying time. you may never have heard of it — dyscalculia. it's a learning difficulty that's estimated to affect 6% of the population. it affects how a person understands numbers. following a recently storyline on eastenders, campaigners are calling for maths teachers to receive compulsory training to help spot the signs. you're likely to see over a period of time that the child isn't necessarily making progress, or it almost feels like they're falling behind. they're having particular difficulty with numerical magnitude comparison,
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that means they find it really difficult to comprehend, compare and order numbers. certainly, adults with dyscalculia will report to us that understanding time and money are their biggest challenges into adulthood. the department for education told us that "it's working closely with the sector to ensure there is earlier and more accurate diagnoses for pupils with special education needs." let's take a look at the tubes now. now onto the weather with sophia herod. good morning. we see a change in the weather today. we have got more in the way of cloud and it's going to feel cooler as well. we've got a chance of showers which could be thundery at times so quite a grey and damp day for us but it brightens up as we look to thursday, the isobars tighten up so it is going to be windy. then on friday we've got a weather front moving our way, bringing some rain. so more unsettled. but as we look to the rest of today, we've got more in the way of cloud,
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we've got some showers which could be thundery at times as well. should be a little bit drier for most of us during the afternoon, and some breaks in that cloud certainly. temperatures feeling cooler at around 22 to 25 celsius. so overnight we do start to see this cloud breaking away, it's mostly dry for us as we start the day on thursday morning. so bright for many and temperatures down to around 12 to 15 celsius. through the rest of friday, it's largely dry with plenty of sunshine but it's going to be windy so i suspect it will feel cooler than the highs of around 24 celsius. it's more unsettled on friday and then brightening up as we have a look to the weekend. more on our website including a round up of banksy�*s latest surprise animal art trail around the capital with the latest installation at london zoo. i”m back at around 9.15am. but for now i'll pass you back tojon and nina. hello, this is breakfast
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with nina warhurst and jon kay. the former rugby union player ed slater was diagnosed with motor neurone disease in 2022 and now his friend and former team—mate, billy twelvetrees, is taking on another mammoth cycling challenge to support families affected by the condition. on monday, billy and his support team will cycle 350 miles, repeating the route he and ed covered together two years ago. and this time billy is trying to complete it in one day, rather than three. they'll start at kingsholm stadium in gloucester, cycle up to leicester, down through milton keynes and twickenham and back to gloucester. let's take a look at ed and billy in action when they did it in 2022.
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i'm just a normal bloke from milton keynes that's ok at rugby and the way, the way you've supported me after this diagnosis has been huge. to show the support here we have for him, what a great bloke, what a great family. to accomplish what he's just done over three days with mnd and he literally smashed it. good luck, lads! i'd do it again in a heartbeat. yeah, i'd do it tomorrow. if you ask me to, i'd do it tomorrow.
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ed and billyjoin us now. good morning. two years on, you are going to do it again. first good morning. two years on, you are going to do it again.— going to do it again. first of all, aired, going to do it again. first of all, aired. you _ going to do it again. first of all, aired, you doing? _ going to do it again. first of all, aired, you doing? yeah, - going to do it again. first of all, aired, you doing? yeah, i'm - going to do it again. first of all, i aired, you doing? yeah, i'm good. going to do it again. first of all, - aired, you doing? yeah, i'm good. a different set — aired, you doing? yeah, i'm good. a different set of _ aired, you doing? yeah, i'm good. a different set of wheels _ aired, you doing? yeah, i'm good. a different set of wheels on _ aired, you doing? yeah, i'm good. a different set of wheels on me - aired, you doing? yeah, i'm good. a different set of wheels on me than i different set of wheels on me than two years— different set of wheels on me than two years ago. but i'm positive, and. _ two years ago. but i'm positive, and. yeah. _ two years ago. but i'm positive, and. yeah. i_ two years ago. but i'm positive, and, yeah, i got great friends around — and, yeah, i got great friends around me, luckily. so i'm keeping on. ., around me, luckily. so i'm keeping on, ., ., , around me, luckily. so i'm keeping on. ., ., , ., . ., on. how does it feel watching that from two years — on. how does it feel watching that from two years ago? _ on. how does it feel watching that from two years ago? well, - on. how does it feel watching that from two years ago? well, it - on. how does it feel watching that. from two years ago? well, it brings back how tired _ from two years ago? well, it brings back how tired i _ from two years ago? well, it brings back how tired i was _ from two years ago? well, it brings back how tired i was after _ from two years ago? well, it brings back how tired i was after every - back how tired i was after every day _
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back how tired i was after every day but — back how tired i was after every day. but how much fun we had as welt _ day. but how much fun we had as welt so. — day. but how much fun we had as well. so, the ability to take it on again— well. so, the ability to take it on again and — well. so, the ability to take it on again and get everyone together, excited — again and get everyone together, excited. we again and get everyone together, excited. ~ ., again and get everyone together, excited. . ., ., , .., excited. we wanted to replicate the ride two years _ excited. we wanted to replicate the ride two years on, _ excited. we wanted to replicate the ride two years on, two _ excited. we wanted to replicate the ride two years on, two years - excited. we wanted to replicate the ride two years on, two years on - excited. we wanted to replicate the i ride two years on, two years on from his diagnosis, and what we did together, me and ed's story, we played rugby together as young 21—year—olds at leicester tigers. i joined gloucester, ed joined a few years later, we both got married, had children, grew a family together and then this horrendous disease came towards edge. and the rugby community has always been towards —— always be very close—knit and amazing support and wastes wanted to do something that ed would enjoy in a team environment, so we wanted to do a bike ride to raise some money
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for ed, and the kids and joanne to support him. we did the bike ride which had no real organisation, we werejust going to which had no real organisation, we were just going to set off, and we had so much fun in the three days. there was a mini heatwave in britain at the time and it was three days of fun, and a lot of hard work, a few swear words, a few angry lads. but a community and a team bonding that got us through all our rugby days together. we wanted to replicate it again and keep pushing the message for mnd and 43 going forward. and then ed suggested a different idea because of his condition deteriorating.- because of his condition deteriorating. because of his condition deterioratint. ., deteriorating. looking at those itctures, deteriorating. looking at those pictures, although _ deteriorating. looking at those pictures, although it _ deteriorating. looking at those pictures, although it was - deteriorating. looking at those i pictures, although it was planned quite quickly and you just literally got on your bikes and did it, the response from the public as well as the rugby community was amazing. how much of a comfort has that been for you and jo?—
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you and jo? oh, amazing. we have been made — you and jo? oh, amazing. we have been made to _ you and jo? oh, amazing. we have been made to feel _ you and jo? oh, amazing. we have been made to feel welcome - you and jo? oh, amazing. we have been made to feel welcome across| you and jo? oh, amazing. we have - been made to feel welcome across the country. _ been made to feel welcome across the country. and _ been made to feel welcome across the country, and i think it's important that i_ country, and i think it's important that i keep — country, and i think it's important that i keep getting out there, and putting _ that i keep getting out there, and putting myself out there, even though — putting myself out there, even though i— putting myself out there, even though i look and sound different. it's important for the mnd community. | it's important for the mnd community-— it's important for the mnd community. it's important for the mnd communi . ,, ., ., ., ., community. i know that part of what ou want community. i know that part of what you want to — community. i know that part of what you want to do _ community. i know that part of what you want to do is _ community. i know that part of what you want to do is be _ community. i know that part of what you want to do is be as _ community. i know that part of what you want to do is be as normal- community. i know that part of what you want to do is be as normal as i you want to do is be as normal as you want to do is be as normal as you can be, and live life as fully as you can, but also to show people the reality of the condition that you are living with.— you are living with. yeah, i see m self you are living with. yeah, i see myself in _ you are living with. yeah, i see myself in the — you are living with. yeah, i see myself in the mirror, _ you are living with. yeah, i see myself in the mirror, photos, i myself in the mirror, photos, videos. — myself in the mirror, photos, videos, and i don't recognise myself _ videos, and i don't recognise myself. but i'm the same inside. and i've myself. but i'm the same inside. and we got— myself. but i'm the same inside. and i've got friends that treat me the same. _ i've got friends that treat me the same. this — i've got friends that treat me the same. this is the reality of living
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with mnd~ — same. this is the reality of living with mnd. | same. this is the reality of living with mnd. 4' same. this is the reality of living with mnd. ,, �* , , with mnd. i think it's extremely, it is an extremely _ with mnd. ! think it's extremely, it is an extremely cruel— with mnd. i think it's extremely, it is an extremely cruel disease. - is an extremely cruel disease. physically, we are very open with ourfriendship and stuff, physically, we are very open with our friendship and stuff, and physically, we are very open with ourfriendship and stuff, and it physically, we are very open with our friendship and stuff, and it has deteriorated him, and it has affected ed especially but his family massively as well, he has a wife and young kids, but anyone in the motor neurone disease community, it is affected by them, —— they are affected by it, so much. but he is the same ed. we have seen its rob burrow and doddie weir, everyone affected by it, rugby is such a good way of coming together because it's a team sport with all its values, and helping each other. and it has affected him and everyone around him but everyone just wants to get behind him and everyone who has been affected by mnd and help the cause. because there is no fix at the moment. and we will keep banging down the door until there is one
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because that is the most important thing. because that is the most important thint. ., . ., , ., ., thing. how much does it mean to you, ed, to thing. how much does it mean to you, ed. to have — thing. how much does it mean to you, ed, to have these _ thing. how much does it mean to you, ed, to have these guys, _ thing. how much does it mean to you, ed, to have these guys, but _ thing. how much does it mean to you, ed, to have these guys, but also - thing. how much does it mean to you, ed, to have these guys, but also the i ed, to have these guys, but also the banter, the friendship, the normality of that?- banter, the friendship, the normali ofthat? ., , ., normality of that? really important, that normality- _ normality of that? really important, that normality. i _ normality of that? really important, that normality. i mean, _ normality of that? really important, that normality. i mean, the - normality of that? really important, that normality. i mean, the truth i that normality. i mean, the truth is, that normality. i mean, the truth is. you _ that normality. i mean, the truth is. you do— that normality. i mean, the truth is, you do lose some people on this journey _ is, you do lose some people on this journey but— is, you do lose some people on this journey. but also some friendships .et journey. but also some friendships get stronger and stronger. you can't put a _ get stronger and stronger. you can't put a value _ get stronger and stronger. you can't put a value on that. but they all come _ put a value on that. but they all come round, they all take the mick out of— come round, they all take the mick out of me. — come round, they all take the mick out of me. ~ come round, they all take the mick out of me— come round, they all take the mick out of me. . ., ,., out of me. well saved, i thought you were ttoin out of me. well saved, i thought you were going to — out of me. well saved, i thought you were going to say — out of me. well saved, i thought you were going to say out _ out of me. well saved, i thought you were going to say out of— out of me. well saved, i thought you were going to say out of me! - out of me. well saved, i thought you were going to say out of me! i - out of me. well saved, i thought you were going to say out of me! i can't i were going to say out of me! i can't tuite were going to say out of me! i can't quite form — were going to say out of me! i can't quite form that _ were going to say out of me! i can't quite form that word, _ were going to say out of me! i can't quite form that word, jon. - were going to say out of me! i can't quite form that word, jon. we - were going to say out of me! i can't quite form that word, jon. we all. quite form that word, jon. we all have _ quite form that word, jon. we all have a _ quite form that word, jon. we all have a good laugh. my sense of humour— have a good laugh. my sense of humour is — have a good laugh. my sense of humour is still the same. xliter?
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have a good laugh. my sense of humour is still the same. very dry, still. we humour is still the same. very dry, still- we last _ humour is still the same. very dry, still. we last saw _ humour is still the same. very dry, still. we last saw you _ humour is still the same. very dry, still. we last saw you after- humour is still the same. very dry, still. we last saw you after rob - still. we last saw you after rob burrow passed _ still. we last saw you after rob burrow passed away, _ still. we last saw you after rob burrow passed away, and - still. we last saw you after rob burrow passed away, and i - still. we last saw you after rob - burrow passed away, and i suppose following his story for you must come with a whole range of emotions. yeah, i said after rob passed, thank you. yeah, i said after rob passed, thank you and _ yeah, i said after rob passed, thank you. and obviously that's because, i think— you. and obviously that's because, i think with _ you. and obviously that's because, i think with doddy and rob going, the mnd community feel like they have really— mnd community feel like they have really lost those people. those champions. and now more than ever, we feel— champions. and now more than ever, we feel like _ champions. and now more than ever, we feel like maybe there isn't someone _ we feel like maybe there isn't someone for them. i want to put myself— someone for them. i want to put myself out — someone for them. i want to put myself out there and help. it�*s myself out there and help. it's trobabl myself out there and help. it's probably not — myself out there and help. tt�*s probably not natural for ed to put himself out there, but the way he
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played the game, he was my captain at gloucester, he was a leader in himself and a leader in his family. he'sjust a guy himself and a leader in his family. he's just a guy who gets on with life and doing it, just like rob and doddy did. so i think for ed, and his campaign now, it's about helping the wider community and keeping driving this cause for mnd because it is extremely cruel. and then the wider friendship it is extremely cruel. and then the widerfriendship role in this is pure hell. you can help financially, or physically, actually help. —— it is pure help. it is mentally he is as sharp as ever, he is always correcting me on rugby stuff and what we should be doing as a playing or coaching group in terms of careers and he is as sharp as ever but physically we need to help. ed is there cheering you on a monday. he's there for the whole 24 hours, he said. he is in a support vehicle this time. t, he said. he is in a support vehicle this time. ., ., he said. he is in a support vehicle
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this time. t, ., , ., he said. he is in a support vehicle this time. ., ., ,~. ., this time. how are you feeling about that, ttoin this time. how are you feeling about that. going from _ this time. how are you feeling about that, going from doing _ this time. how are you feeling about that, going from doing what - this time. how are you feeling about that, going from doing what you - this time. how are you feeling about that, going from doing what you did| that, going from doing what you did in three days in 24 hours now? lt in three days in 24 hours now? tit wasn't my idea, it was this guy. we tried to organise it at 24 months on and do it again, and then ed said, can't do it. so he said, through the company that is helping us do it, they said, why don't you do it in 24 hours? and then ed suggested that maybe i should do it and a few of the lads that would definitely be able to do it with me. the same group of players and friends and family and friends are going to give it a go, and be family and friends are going to give ita go, and be a mini pelaton around the group. and the goal is to do it in 24 hours, the ride against time. t do it in 24 hours, the ride against time. . do it in 24 hours, the ride against time. , ,, , do it in 24 hours, the ride against time. . .. . .. do it in 24 hours, the ride against time. , ,, , ,, ., time. i 'ust keep thinking about it, it is so time. ijust keep thinking about it, it is so far to _ time. ijust keep thinking about it, it is so far to go _ time. ijust keep thinking about it, it is so far to go on _ time. ijust keep thinking about it, it is so far to go on 24 _ time. ijust keep thinking about it, it is so far to go on 24 hours. - time. ijust keep thinking about it, it is so far to go on 24 hours. we i it is so far to go on 24 hours. we saw the map. — it is so far to go on 24 hours. we saw the map, we were like, really? if saw the map, we were like, really? if i'm _ saw the map, we were like, really? if i'm honest. — saw the map, we were like, really? if i'm honest. i_ saw the map, we were like, really? if i'm honest, i haven't _ saw the map, we were like, really? if i'm honest, i haven't really- if i'm honest, i haven't really thought about it.— if i'm honest, i haven't really i thought about it._just if i'm honest, i haven't really - thought about it._just do, thought about it. best way. just do, don't think- — thought about it. best way. just do, don't think. that's _ thought about it. best way. just do, don't think. that's the _ thought about it. best way. just do, don't think. that's the best - thought about it. best way. just do, don't think. that's the best way. - don't think. that's the best way.
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everyone keeps telling you, a sportsman's mentality is to get your head down and do it. ieitfhat sportsman's mentality is to get your head down and do it.— head down and do it. what do you think, ed. — head down and do it. what do you think, ed. will— head down and do it. what do you think, ed, will he _ head down and do it. what do you think, ed, will he make _ head down and do it. what do you think, ed, will he make it? - head down and do it. what do you think, ed, will he make it? i- think, ed, will he make it? i believe in him. all i can say is how tired _ believe in him. all i can say is how tired i_ believe in him. all i can say is how tired i was. — believe in him. all i can say is how tired i was, and that was three days with sleep— tired i was, and that was three days with sleep in between. and you're going _ with sleep in between. and you're going all— with sleep in between. and you're going all the way through. and i'll be cheering him on, but it is a massive. _ be cheering him on, but it is a massive, massive task. it be cheering him on, but it is a massive, massive task.- be cheering him on, but it is a massive, massive task. it got to be touth, massive, massive task. it got to be tough. because _ massive, massive task. it got to be tough, because what _ massive, massive task. it got to be tough, because what he _ massive, massive task. it got to be tough, because what he is - massive, massive task. it got to be tough, because what he is going i massive, massive task. it got to be tough, because what he is going to| tough, because what he is going to and everyone else in the mnd community is going through. i was community is going through. i was ttoin to community is going through. i was going to say. _ community is going through. i was going to say. how— community is going through. i was going to say, how inspired - community is going through. i was going to say, how inspired do you feel about the determination he has? that's why it isn't an option, it has got to be done. we he does not have an option with his life now, we are all therefore him, the wider community, we are all there, for him. , . community, we are all there, for him. , , , ., .,
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community, we are all there, for him. , , ., ., ., him. just remember that at 4am tuesday morning. _ him. just remember that at 4am tuesday morning. that's - him. just remember that at 4am tuesday morning. that's fine, i him. just remember that at 4am| tuesday morning. that's fine, it's ttoin to tuesday morning. that's fine, it's going to be _ tuesday morning. that's fine, it's going to be done. _ tuesday morning. that's fine, it's going to be done. we _ tuesday morning. that's fine, it's going to be done. we have - tuesday morning. that's fine, it's going to be done. we have got i tuesday morning. that's fine, it's going to be done. we have got a | going to be done. we have got a great group, team doing it with us, everyone is fully behind it and they will be giving us some chat in the man no doubt to keep their heads down and get on with it. find man no doubt to keep their heads down and get on with it.— man no doubt to keep their heads down and get on with it. and we are su- tortint down and get on with it. and we are supporting great — down and get on with it. and we are supporting great charities, - down and get on with it. and we are supporting great charities, five - down and get on with it. and we are supporting great charities, five of. supporting great charities, five of them. _ supporting great charities, five of them. . ., supporting great charities, five of them. , ., ., ., ., ., ., , supporting great charities, five of them. , ., ., ., ., ., ., them. yes, a lot of foundations and charities, them. yes, a lot of foundations and charities. or — them. yes, a lot of foundations and charities, or close _ them. yes, a lot of foundations and charities, or close to _ them. yes, a lot of foundations and charities, or close to the _ them. yes, a lot of foundations and charities, or close to the rugby - them. yes, a lot of foundations and charities, or close to the rugby and | charities, or close to the rugby and mnd community, supporting them to raise awareness for amazing causes. it's as much about the fundraising is the profile. we are all on a learning curve with this as a nation, so, thank you. thank you, good luck. nation, so, thank you. thank you, good luck-— nation, so, thank you. thank you, good luck-_ we - nation, so, thank you. thank you, good luck._ we will. nation, so, thank you. thank you, good luck._ we will getj nation, so, thank you. thank you, i good luck._ we will get a good luck. thank you. we will get a full u tdate good luck. thank you. we will get a full update next _ good luck. thank you. we will get a full update next week, _ good luck. thank you. we will get a full update next week, looking - full update next week, looking forward to it, breakfast are right behind you. family all good, ed? amazing, amazing. they are here, they are _ amazing, amazing. they are here, they are here with me. and loving life, they are here with me. and loving life. so _ they are here with me. and loving life, so. there just over in the
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background. life, so. there 'ust over in the background._ life, so. there 'ust over in the background. life, so. there 'ust over in the backt round. , ., ., background. they are waiting in the win . s over background. they are waiting in the wings over there. _ background. they are waiting in the wings over there. we _ background. they are waiting in the wings over there. we will _ background. they are waiting in the wings over there. we will say - background. they are waiting in the wings over there. we will say hello | wings over there. we will say hello to them in a minute. thank you so much, both of you, good luck, see cheers. bafta award—winning actor surannejones is best known for her roles in tv dramas like vigil and doctor foster, but she's also a big fan of community theatre and has been using her spare time to work with budding actors in norfolk. earlier this year, suranne became the new president of the sheringham little theatre and since then has been spending time getting stuck in to her new role. our reporter debbie tubby has been to meet her. when i was a little girl... everything's whip smart that i've seen here. and the actors are brilliant. like, for a little theatre, ijust think, yeah, the quality is, like, sky high. came up to me with her... gold rimmed lorgnette! yes! _ the sheringham little theatre has transformed over the last 60 years, but it's probably never had such an award winning actor as its leading lady.
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so think of an emotion, a line and the situation, and i'm looking for all the character stuff within that. surannejones doesn'tjust have the title of theatre president. today, she's holding a drama workshop. i wanted to be hands on, and i wanted to help promote. and yeah, i wanted to make sure i had time to do it properly. is it good for you to give something back? being with a group of kids or aspiring actors who are really hungry for knowledge, and also that can be really surprising in groups, gives me a lot, so we're all learning. as we know she has presence on stage and holds an audience. it's been really helpful, actually, especially from someone who's in the industry as well, because i'm doing a—level drama. so any help is good help, isn't it? oh, it's amazing, i've - learned so much from her. she's such an inspiration and it's really like inspired me to carry. on with acting in the future. surannejones is known for her performance in vigil, the bbc�*s tense police drama.
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she won a bafta in 2016 for best actress for her portrayal of a gp in the tv drama doctor foster, and she's just presented channel four�*s investigating witch trials. if it was the last moment i was to live, god knows i am innocent. what i wanted to do was set up my own company so that i could make programmes that were important to me, and investigating witch trials was our first documentary and something that i've always loved. we've just been commissioned for two dramas, so i think drama is where my heart lies. what's your advice for children who want to be actors? because it's just about getting that break, isn't it? it's about social skills, it's about confidence. and i think if you're happy and you have a love for creativity, then you'll find your success. in our modern world, she wants us to remember the magic of theatre. it's a really important part of how we grow.
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and i would love, i'd love us to find a way to promote small theatres, small stories more. that's, that's my kind of big challenge. sheringham little theatre hopes with surannejones front of house it won't only raise the curtain, but also their profile. debbie tubby, bbc news. they were loving having her there. brilliant. carol has the weather for us this morning. and it is a morning of extremes across the country, isn't it? it certainly mixed, for some of us it is sunny, for some of it is a cloudy and dank and murky, i can show that in the weather watcher has. this is a beautiful picture sentin has. this is a beautiful picture sent in from newquay, blue sky, sun is out, not feeling too bad. in west crawley, we have a lot of cloud and some drizzly, murky conditions.
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today's weather will brighten up and it will not be as hot as it has been for some. the rest of the week is looking cooler, some rain at times but equally some sunshine, especially into the weekend. there is a chance more so on sunday, we could see a front flirt with the north—west of scotland which could produce some showery outbreaks of rain or some showers, thejury is out. the pollen levels today are moderate or high more or less across the board. starting off with all of that cloud, some of it low cloud, mist, murk, drizzle, and also some patchy light rain. through the day we will start to see that break—up, the sun comes out, the temperature rises, and that could spark a few showers in the south. brightening up for south—west england, wales, northern england and much of scotland. after sunny start in northern ireland, the cloud will spread out through the afternoon, some of it getting into western scotland, the wind will pick up and
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we will see some showers ahead of a weather front arriving. temperatures, 15 to 24 but in any prolonged spells of sunshine, we could see up to 26. through the evening and overnight there will be some cloud left behind, some clear skies and our weather front romps some cloud left behind, some clear skies and our weatherfront romps in from the atlantic, bringing in some heavy and persistent rain in scotland and northern ireland, and that will be in north—west england by the end of the night. a fair bit of cloud across wales and south—west england producing some drizzle, these are the overnight lows, so a little bit milder in the north, cooler in the south than last night. so we start tomorrow with our weather front, so we start tomorrow with our weatherfront, it'sjust so we start tomorrow with our weather front, it's just very slowly pushing southwards, and you can see from the spacing and the isobars, it's going to be a blustery day across england and wales, in particular as windy as yesterday. rain is drifting across northern ireland, northern england and in three parts of wales. to the south
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of that, a mixture of bright spells and sunny, showers could be blustery north of that. 15 to 26. into friday, the front makes it into the far south of england, still open to question as to how quickly it will clear, it could linger in the south—east and channel islands. a of the dry weather behind, blustery showers in the north and west and these are the tip tryst, —— temperatures, 25 to 14. and then dry over the weekend. team gb women's sprint gold medallists katy marchant and sophie capewell, and bmx rider beth shriever, are at a community event in manchester today to encourage people to take up cycling and talk openly about their mental health. before we speak to them, let's take a look back at their olympicjourney.
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great britain looking for the best three laps of their entire life to claim the gold medal here. so, shriever looking very powerful, straight out of the gate. katie marchant, straining every single new to set every sinew to set the table for the other two. the pace of beth shriever here is absolutely breathtaking. i've loved every single second being here. sometimes it can't always go to plan, that'sjust life. i gave my all into this. sophie capewell, has she got the speed? to get over the line first, she has, and it's a world record! won by great britain's women. olympic champions and new world record holders as well. it was the perfect performance under pressure. the ride of a lifetime.
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honestly, we said it earlier, but i could watch podium moments on loop forever. our reporter david guest is at the manchester bike kitchen for us this morning. what's happening? it morning to you. as you say, this is the bychk kitchen in the centre of my which is a community facilities which —— at the centre of hyde. we have got a touch of cycling olympians. if you could come forward first of all, please, a gold medal. yourfirst first of all, please, a gold medal. your first olympics, your first gold, what did that mean to you? it gold, what did that mean to you? tit was so special, we were the first medal event on the track and we had a dream day and we had to be working towards it was such a long time, so it was special. towards it was such a long time, so it was special-— it was special. would you normally tet our it was special. would you normally get your hands _ it was special. would you normally get your hands dirty _ it was special. would you normally get your hands dirty on _ it was special. would you normally get your hands dirty on a - it was special. would you normally get your hands dirty on a bike? - it was special. would you normally get your hands dirty on a bike? my own get your hands dirty on a bike? it own one, may get your hands dirty on a bike? m1: own one, may be. it's pretty cool get your hands dirty on a bike? m1 own one, may be. it's pretty cool to be here with the change—makers and giving back to the community, the
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national lottery of ysee help us so it is nice to give back. truth? national lottery of ysee help us so it is nice to give back.— national lottery of ysee help us so it is nice to give back. why did you think it was _ it is nice to give back. why did you think it was important _ it is nice to give back. why did you think it was important to _ it is nice to give back. why did you think it was important to get - think it was important to get involved in the change—makers? national lottery and team gb help us an awful lot, so it's really important for us to give back and help people who might need it. thank ou, we help people who might need it. thank you. we have — help people who might need it. thank you. we have got _ help people who might need it. thank you, we have got better, _ help people who might need it. thank you, we have got better, bmx,, this is your trusty steed?— is your trusty steed? yes, this is my lovely _ is your trusty steed? yes, this is my lovely bmx. _ is your trusty steed? yes, this is my lovely bmx, very _ is your trusty steed? yes, this is my lovely bmx, very fast. - is your trusty steed? yes, this is my lovely bmx, very fast. we i is your trusty steed? yes, this is i my lovely bmx, very fast. we were is your trusty steed? yes, this is - my lovely bmx, very fast. we were in paris. _ my lovely bmx, very fast. we were in paris. had _ my lovely bmx, very fast. we were in paris. had a _ my lovely bmx, very fast. we were in paris, had a great time, and here we are. ., , , ., ., are. you say she, has she got a name? know. _ are. you say she, has she got a name? know, but— are. you say she, has she got a name? know, but it's _ are. you say she, has she got a name? know, but it's amazing,j are. you say she, has she got a | name? know, but it's amazing, i are. you say she, has she got a - name? know, but it's amazing, i get all these lovely _ name? know, but it's amazing, i get all these lovely bits _ name? know, but it's amazing, i get all these lovely bits from _ name? know, but it's amazing, i get all these lovely bits from my - all these lovely bits from my sponsors _ all these lovely bits from my sponsors so i am very lucky. how important — sponsors so i am very lucky. how important is _ sponsors so i am very lucky. how important is cycling, _ sponsors so i am very lucky. how important is cycling, it _ sponsors so i am very lucky. how important is cycling, it is - important is cycling, it is important is cycling, it is important in your life but two people in general, how important could it be in their lives? it’s could it be in their lives? it's massive. _ could it be in their lives? it's massive, it's _ could it be in their lives? it's massive, it's an _ could it be in their lives? it's massive, it's an easy way to get around — massive, it's an easy way to get around and _ massive, it's an easy way to get around and stay healthy, amazing for your mental— around and stay healthy, amazing for your mental health as well. it's good _ your mental health as well. it's good all— your mental health as well. it's good all round, and there are so
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many— good all round, and there are so many disciplines, bmx, road, track, so many— many disciplines, bmx, road, track, so many things you can try. it�*s so many things you can try. it's amazing- _ so many things you can try. it�*s amazing. thank you very much indeed, i will let you get back to your tinkering. jc, you have a bit of bling, a bronze, tell us about that? we won the bronze in the team pursuit— we won the bronze in the team pursuit in— we won the bronze in the team pursuit in paris, _ we won the bronze in the team pursuit in paris, super- we won the bronze in the team pursuit in paris, super special.| we won the bronze in the team - pursuit in paris, super special. why did ou pursuit in paris, super special. why did you want _ pursuit in paris, super special. why did you want to _ pursuit in paris, super special. did you want to get involved in pursuit in paris, super special.“ did you want to get involved in this project? its did you want to get involved in this tro'ect? �*, ,., ,., ., did you want to get involved in this tro'ect? �*, ., ., project? it's so important to give back and particularly _ project? it's so important to give back and particularly at - project? it's so important to give back and particularly at this - project? it's so important to give | back and particularly at this game is, back and particularly at this game is. the _ back and particularly at this game is. the support— back and particularly at this game is, the support from _ back and particularly at this game is, the support from home - back and particularly at this game is, the support from home was i back and particularly at this game i is, the support from home was huge and there _ is, the support from home was huge and there were — is, the support from home was huge and there were so _ is, the support from home was huge and there were so many— is, the support from home was huge and there were so many people - is, the support from home was huge and there were so many people in. is, the support from home was huge. and there were so many people in the cloud. _ and there were so many people in the cloud. it _ and there were so many people in the cloud. it felt — and there were so many people in the cloud, it felt super _ and there were so many people in the cloud, it felt super close _ and there were so many people in the cloud, it felt super close to _ and there were so many people in the cloud, it felt super close to home, - cloud, it felt super close to home, paris _ cloud, it felt super close to home, paris is _ cloud, it felt super close to home, paris is as— cloud, it felt super close to home, paris is as close _ cloud, it felt super close to home, paris is as close to _ cloud, it felt super close to home, paris is as close to home - cloud, it felt super close to home, paris is as close to home games. cloud, it felt super close to home, | paris is as close to home games as cloud, it felt super close to home, i paris is as close to home games as i will get _ paris is as close to home games as i will get to — paris is as close to home games as i will get to be — paris is as close to home games as i will get. to be here _ paris is as close to home games as i will get. to be here this _ paris is as close to home games as i will get. to be here this morning - will get. to be here this morning and giving — will get. to be here this morning and giving back— will get. to be here this morning and giving back is— will get. to be here this morning and giving back is hugely- will get. to be here this morning. and giving back is hugely important. what goes _ and giving back is hugely important. what goes through _ and giving back is hugely important. what goes through your _ and giving back is hugely important. what goes through your mind - and giving back is hugely important. what goes through your mind whenl and giving back is hugely important. . what goes through your mind when you go on the podium, the flag is raised and the national anthem playing? it's really special, you are sued their— it's really special, you are sued their thinking, it's really special, you are sued theirthinking, it is it's really special, you are sued their thinking, it is all worth it, that's— their thinking, it is all worth it, that's what— their thinking, it is all worth it, that's what we have worked towards a so to be _ that's what we have worked towards a so to be able to stay there and see the flag _ so to be able to stay there and see the flag and see everyone in the cloud _ the flag and see everyone in the cloud waving the flag was really speciat — cloud waving the flag was really stecial. , ., , cloud waving the flag was really stecial. . .,, ., ,, cloud waving the flag was really stecial. , .,, ., ,, ,. cloud waving the flag was really stecial. . .,, ., ,, ,~. ., special. ok, josie, thank you and congratulations. _ special. ok, josie, thank you and congratulations. this _ special. ok, josie, thank you and congratulations. this is _ special. ok, josie, thank you and congratulations. this is all - special. ok, josie, thank you and congratulations. this is all part i special. ok, josie, thank you and| congratulations. this is all part of
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initiative is organised by british cycling, tell us more about it, what you are aiming to do? iterate cycling, tell us more about it, what you are aiming to do?— cycling, tell us more about it, what you are aiming to do? we have got a partnership — you are aiming to do? we have got a partnership between _ you are aiming to do? we have got a partnership between team _ you are aiming to do? we have got a partnership between team gb, - partnership between team gb, paralympics gb, the national lottery, and british cycling and we are proud to be of it, connection with these amazing human beings, from what happened in paris to what happens in our community on a daily basis and delivering social value. what are they doing exactly? iterate basis and delivering social value. what are they doing exactly? we have tot what are they doing exactly? we have got opportunities _ what are they doing exactly? we have got opportunities being _ what are they doing exactly? we have got opportunities being provided - got opportunities being provided through these activities, we have recycling here, we have lots of activities supported by uk sport, and celebrating amazing people doing amazing things. iterate and celebrating amazing people doing amazing things-— amazing things. we have heard it is not 'ust amazing things. we have heard it is not just about _ amazing things. we have heard it is notjust about physical— amazing things. we have heard it is notjust about physical health, - amazing things. we have heard it is notjust about physical health, it. notjust about physical health, it is mental well—being as well when you get on your bike. is mental well-being as well when you get on your bike.— you get on your bike. absolutely, mental well-being _ you get on your bike. absolutely, mental well-being has _ you get on your bike. absolutely, mental well-being has been - you get on your bike. absolutely, | mental well-being has been really mental well—being has been really important in the camp in paris, supporting the athletes to be on there based but on a daily basis we want to be healthy, happy, physical activity and mental well—being are really important part of that. lbest
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really important part of that. best of luck with _ really important part of that. best of luck with the _ really important part of that. best of luck with the initiative. andy is from the bike kitchen, how did you get involved? iterate from the bike kitchen, how did you get involved?— get involved? we are a community interest company _ get involved? we are a community interest company so _ get involved? we are a community interest company so we _ get involved? we are a community interest company so we are - get involved? we are a community interest company so we are about| get involved? we are a community i interest company so we are about the bike in— interest company so we are about the bike in the _ interest company so we are about the bike in the centre of the community and british— bike in the centre of the community and british cycling's drive to have the olympics inspired to do more stuff _ the olympics inspired to do more stuff. people watch it on the tv and they say— stuff. people watch it on the tv and they say they would have a go, especially bmx and her mountain biking. _ especially bmx and her mountain biking, they come in here and get a refurbished — biking, they come in here and get a refurbished or recycled bike, they can go— refurbished or recycled bike, they can go and — refurbished or recycled bike, they can go and practice and maybe they could _ can go and practice and maybe they could represent the country in the olympics — could represent the country in the ol mtics. ., ., ., could represent the country in the cl mtics. ., ., ., , could represent the country in the ol mtics. ., ., ., , ., ., olympics. you are aiming this at all ates, not olympics. you are aiming this at all ages. notjust _ olympics. you are aiming this at all ages, notjust people _ olympics. you are aiming this at all ages, notjust people wanting - olympics. you are aiming this at all ages, notjust people wanting to i olympics. you are aiming this at all| ages, notjust people wanting to buy ages, notjust people wanting to buy a bike but also trading people in the mechanics and fixing bikes? yes. the mechanics and fixing bikes? yes, we have a session _ the mechanics and fixing bikes? yes, we have a session for _ the mechanics and fixing bikes? yes, we have a session for younger people and older— we have a session for younger people and older people as well, and effectively we have an open house so people _ effectively we have an open house so people can _ effectively we have an open house so people can come in, have a hot drink. — people can come in, have a hot drink. have _ people can come in, have a hot drink, have a lot of biscuits, you can tinker— drink, have a lot of biscuits, you can tinker with the bike or you can 'ust can tinker with the bike or you can just stay— can tinker with the bike or you can just stay and chat. so
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can tinker with the bike or you can just stay and chat.— just stay and chat. so it is aimed at all ages _ just stay and chat. so it is aimed at all ages in _ just stay and chat. so it is aimed at all ages in this _ just stay and chat. so it is aimed at all ages in this community. i just stay and chat. so it is aimed i at all ages in this community. what does it mean to have the olympians here today? it’s does it mean to have the olympians here today?— here today? it's quite inspiring, more inspiring _ here today? it's quite inspiring, more inspiring for _ here today? it's quite inspiring, more inspiring for my _ here today? it's quite inspiring, more inspiring for my young - here today? it's quite inspiring, - more inspiring for my young people to take _ more inspiring for my young people to take part because it is people who aspire to do the sport. they say. _ who aspire to do the sport. they say. there — who aspire to do the sport. they say, there is an olympian in my shop. _ say, there is an olympian in my shop. and — say, there is an olympian in my shop, and that connects them to them bein- shop, and that connects them to them being on— shop, and that connects them to them being on the _ shop, and that connects them to them being on the tv, and having them stood _ being on the tv, and having them stood there makes a huge difference. thank— stood there makes a huge difference. thank you _ stood there makes a huge difference. thank you very much indeed. sophie, i know you are back over there, i very rudely didn't get a close—up of this bit of bling you have got. what does it mean to you? your dad was a paralympian, what does it mean due to be wearing that medal? he paralympian, what does it mean due to be wearing that medal?— to be wearing that medal? he left a little bit of a — to be wearing that medal? he left a little bit of a legacy _ to be wearing that medal? he left a little bit of a legacy for _ to be wearing that medal? he left a little bit of a legacy for me, - to be wearing that medal? he left a little bit of a legacy for me, he - little bit of a legacy for me, he had a big involved in local cycling, he would always help people out, but he would always help people out, but he also inspired a lot of people in my community. he only got forth so he told me to aim for the top and we managed to achieve it. you he told me to aim for the top and we managed to achieve it.— managed to achieve it. you certainly did him proud- _ managed to achieve it. you certainly did him proud. this— managed to achieve it. you certainly did him proud. this project- managed to achieve it. you certainly did him proud. this project will- managed to achieve it. you certainly did him proud. this project will be i did him proud. this project will be busy on the bikes for the rest of
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the day. they have not given you must arrest since you got back from get them working straightaway! —— they have not got much of rest since they got back from paris! imagine going there to get your chain fixed and there is an olympian there with a gold medal. flan chain fixed and there is an olympian there with a gold medal.— chain fixed and there is an olympian there with a gold medal. can you use there with a gold medal. can you use the ribbon and _ there with a gold medal. can you use the ribbon and a _ there with a gold medal. can you use the ribbon and a bit _ there with a gold medal. can you use the ribbon and a bit of— there with a gold medal. can you use the ribbon and a bit of gold _ there with a gold medal. can you use the ribbon and a bit of gold and - there with a gold medal. can you use the ribbon and a bit of gold and use | the ribbon and a bit of gold and use it like that? so good to hear all of those stories this morning. an absolute delight. and of course, ed and freddie flintoff as well, lots of amazing sporting stories. making us feel like a _ of amazing sporting stories. making us feel like a real _ of amazing sporting stories. making us feel like a real underachiever. i us feel like a real underachiever. we have just sat here all summer. stay with us, headlines coming up.
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live from london. this is bbc news. president biden urges israel and hamas to reach a new ceasefire in gaza, saying it could deter iran from attacking israel. it comes as airstrikes continue to hit gaza — we bring you story of a man whose newborn twins were killed while he was out to register the births. another russian border region declares state of emergency as ukraine's offensive enters a second week. the uk's inflation rate has risen for the first time this year to 2.2% in the year tojuly, breaching the bank of england's target.
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we start this hour in the middle east, were diplomats are working towards peace, while hoping to avoid a wider regional conflict. the us government has stepped up efforts to persuade israel and hamas to reach a ceasefire in gaza. president biden said such a deal could deter iran from launching attacks on israel. the iranian government has dismissed calls from the uk and other western countries to refrain from retaliation against israel for the killing of hamas leader ismail haniyeh in tehran last month. during a meeting of the united nations security, which was punctuated by accusations the us ambassador said the temperature in the middle east must be turned down. earlier on tuesday, washington approved $20 billion worth of arms sales to israel. on the ground, the war in gaza continues, with israel claiming to have killed around 100 hamas fighters in rafah, in southern gaza in recent days,
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