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the headlines today. tributes are paid to a woman and three children who have died in a fire at a house in bradford. the search resumes for the final missing person in the wreckage of the yacht which sunk off the coast of italy after five bobbies were discovered yesterday. —— bodies. hundreds of thousands of teenagers receive their gcse and btec results today. good morning. we spend almost £2 billion on berries in the uk each year, but farmers say their costs are rising so sharply, many fear they could go out of business within a couple of years. i am out of his farm in kent to find out more. good morning, chris woakes leads the way. england are without their captain, but chris woakes and the bowlers might put the team on top
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against sri lanka. good morning. we have had some torrential rain and strong winds overnight. that will ease through the data brighter skies and a few showers. but we are not done with the wet and windy weather just yet. details shortly. good morning, it is thursday, august the 22nd. tributes are being paid to a mother and three children who died following a house fire in bradford. a man was arrested at the scene on suspicion of murder and is in hospital with critical injuries, as graham satchell reports. westbury road in bradford and a terrible tragedy. a house fire that killed a mother and her three children. 29—year—old bryonie gawith died at the scene. nine—year—old denisty, five—year—old oscar and 22—month—old aubree died later in hospital. at a press conference, west yorkshire police announced they have started a murder inquiry. we believe the fire was started deliberately, and this incident
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was domestic related. detectives from our homicide and major inquiry team have launched a murder investigation into the fire. neighbours who saw the fire have been left devastated. it's horrible, ijust feel sick. you know, ijust wanted to help, but, what can you do? i've never seen anything like it. it were really intense. - the sky were lit up. it were just like - thunder and lightning. it were just blue, literally blue, and it were just pumping out. l family and friends have been leaving flowers and messages as they try to come to terms with the loss of such young life. one message reads, "bryonie and your three angels, gone way too soon." a 39—year—old man has been arrested on suspicion of murder. he remains in hospital with critical injuries. graham satchell, bbc news.
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we can speak to ollie constable who joins us now from bradford. good morning. we can see police behind you. the streets are still clearly closed off?— you. the streets are still clearly closed off? . ., �* , . closed off? yeah, that's right. we can see the _ closed off? yeah, that's right. we can see the amount _ closed off? yeah, that's right. we can see the amount of— closed off? yeah, that's right. we can see the amount of flowers - closed off? yeah, that's right. we i can see the amount of flowers being laid on the edge of that a police cordon. overnight at the amount of flowers has been increasing. tributes being paid to a family who their loved ones say were taken far too soon. those who have been coming down have been deeply affected by what has happened here. what is usually a very quiet street on the edge of bradford. this morning, more than 2a hours on, police are here guarding the house which remains a crime scene. the family, briony and her children, denisty, oscarand her children, denisty, oscar and aubrey, her children, denisty, oscarand aubrey, killed in that home, in the early hours of yesterday morning. neighbours said they felt sick and devastated. the whole community is trying to come to terms with what
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happened. police have said they believe the fire was started deliberately and it was domestic related. a39—year—old man arrested on suspicion of murder remains in hospital in critical condition with injuries he sustained during the fire. people living here are being asked to help police with their investigation. any body who saw what happened is or has any information is asked to get in touch with officers. the police investigation continues at pace this morning as they try to piece together how that family died. thank you. the time now is four minutes past six. and you can update us on events in sicily as the search goes on. that's right. the search will resume this morning for the one person still missing after a luxury yacht sank off the coast of sicily. five bodies have been recovered from the wreckage. bethany bell is in porticello. good morning. what is the latest? weill.
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morning. what is the latest? well, esterda morning. what is the latest? well, yesterday was _ morning. what is the latest? well, yesterday was a — morning. what is the latest? well, yesterday was a very _ morning. what is the latest? well, yesterday was a very grim - morning. what is the latest? well, yesterday was a very grim day - morning. what is the latest? -ii yesterday was a very grim day as we watched four bodies being brought to shore by the rescue services. a fifth body has been identified on the yacht and rescue workers are expected to bring that up this morning. then the search goes on for the final missing person. the rescue services say they have been working tirelessly in very, very difficult, cramped conditions or to try to recover, find the people, the missing, and also that they have been facing very difficult conditions down there because there is a lot of debris in the yacht. we know as well that investigators have questioned the captain. he was questioned the captain. he was questioned for two hours because there are being a lot of questions asked about how this superyacht was so badly affected by this extreme
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weather event. it was an extreme weather event. it was an extreme weather event. it was an extreme weather event. there was a mini tornado, waterspout, but the questions that are being asked, could moore have been done to make sure this did not happen in the way it did? bethany bell live in porticello. tim walz has been officially nominated as kamala harris' running mate in the upcoming us presidential election. he made a speech on the third day of the convention. the event was attended by some big names including stevie wonder, oprah winfrey and former us president bill clinton. gary o'donoghue was there. democrats have been ramping up the celebrity count. democrats have been ramping up the celebrity count-— celebrity count. kamala harris! echoin: celebrity count. kamala harris! echoing michelle _ celebrity count. kamala harris!
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echoing michelle obama, - celebrity count. kamala harris! | echoing michelle obama, oprah celebrity count. kamala harris! - echoing michelle obama, oprah told the pac told to do something. and the pac told to do something. and what we're — the pac told to do something. fific what we're going to the pac told to do something. fific what we're going to do is the pac told to do something. e"ic what we're going to do is like kamala harris as the next president of the united states. but kamala harris as the next president of the united states.— of the united states. but the current present _ of the united states. but the current present -- _ of the united states. but the | current present -- president, of the united states. but the - current present -- president, joe current present —— president, joe biden, isn't quite forgotten, even by senior democrats like nancy pelosi, who eased him out of the nomination. pelosi, who eased him out of the nomination-— pelosi, who eased him out of the - nomination._ they've nomination. thank you, joe. they've already had — nomination. thank you, joe. they've already had two _ nomination. thank you, joe. they've already had two presidents - nomination. thank you, joe. they've already had two presidents this - already had two presidents this week. here is a third one. and they love him. ., , ., ., j~ love him. two days ago i turned 78. the oldest — love him. two days ago i turned 78. the oldest man _ love him. two days ago i turned 78. the oldest man in _ love him. two days ago i turned 78. the oldest man in my _ love him. two days ago i turned 78. the oldest man in my family - love him. two days ago i turned 78. the oldest man in my family for- love him. two days ago i turned 78. | the oldest man in my family for four generations. and the only personal vanity i want to assert is i'm still younger than donald trump. every convention needs its share of glitz and glamour. and this one has got plenty of it. but today is also
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about introducing governor tim walz. you probably won't have heard of him, but two weeks ago he became kamala harris' pick for vice president. high school teacher, sports coach, 20 years in the national guard, tim walz is being sold as the ultimate everyman. ida sold as the ultimate everyman. no matter who you are, kamala harris is going _ matter who you are, kamala harris is going to _ matter who you are, kamala harris is going to stand up and fight for your freedom _ going to stand up and fight for your freedom to live the life that you want _ freedom to live the life that you want to — freedom to live the life that you want to lead. because that's what we want to lead. because that's what we want for— want to lead. because that's what we want for ourselves and it's what we want _ want for ourselves and it's what we want for— want for ourselves and it's what we want for our— want for ourselves and it's what we want for our neighbours. all want for ourselves and it's what we want for our neighbours.— want for our neighbours. all the razzmatazz _ want for our neighbours. all the razzmatazz is — want for our neighbours. all the razzmatazz is designed - want for our neighbours. all the razzmatazz is designed for - want for our neighbours. all the razzmatazz is designed for one | razzmatazz is designed for one thing, the build—up to kamala harris' acceptance speech tonight, the biggest moment of her political career so far. gary o'donoghue, bbc news, chicago. we can now speak to gary in chicago. a lot of razzmatazz there, as you said. what can be expected tonight with kamala harris making her
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speech? with kamala harris making her seech? ~ ~' with kamala harris making her seech? ~ ~ , with kamala harris making her seech? ~ ~ y., , ., speech? well, i think you will see a lot more glitz _ speech? well, i think you will see a lot more glitz and _ speech? well, i think you will see a lot more glitz and glamour - lot more glitz and glamour inherited from tonight. who knows what superstars she may be able to produce on the floor to get the crowds going? but he will also see a very serious speech, because she has a job to do. thejobbies very serious speech, because she has a job to do. the jobbies she very serious speech, because she has a job to do. thejobbies she has very serious speech, because she has a job to do. the jobbies she has to set out her promises, and much more about who she is as a person. because the american people, like everybody around the world, is starting to get to know the candidate. she has only taken on the job in the past month, thejob of nominee, and there is not long to go into the november the 5th election and the race is neck and neck. things are incredibly tight and will get tighter. and also, it will get rougher. the way in which she stands up rougher. the way in which she stands up to that examination in the coming 75 days is going to be crucial to her success. so, a 75 days is going to be crucial to hersuccess. so, a big moment 75 days is going to be crucial to her success. so, a big moment for her success. so, a big moment for her tonight. and a big moment for the democratic party, because they have taken a gamble here. they have
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ditched joe biden. they decided they needed something new. it's an incredibly risky thing to do. but they believe they had to do it to win. ~ , ._ , they believe they had to do it to win. , win. we will see if it pays off. gary o'donoghue, _ win. we will see if it pays off. gary o'donoghue, thank - win. we will see if it pays off. gary o'donoghue, thank you. j us presidentjoe biden is said to have pressed israel's prime minister benjamin netanyahu on the urgency of ceiling hostage release deal and ceasefire. in the past two days 50 people are reported to have been killed by israeli air strikes in gaza. there have been intent exchanges of fire between israel and hezbollah in lebanon. the lawyer representing the controversial social media influencer andrew tate says he has been remanded in custody by police in romania. he was questioned by officers as part of a new investigation into crimes, including money laundering and sex with an underage person. he is already awaiting trial on rape and human trafficking charges, which he
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denies. taylor swift has made her first public statement about the cancellation of her three sell—out shows in vienna earlier this month, which were due to security concerns. the singer wrote on instagram that an alleged terror plot had filled her with a new sense of fear. she said she was grateful to the austrian authorities that their actions amount to, in her words, we were grieving for concerts and not lives. students across england, wales and northern ireland will find out of their gcse and btec results this morning. forthis their gcse and btec results this morning. for this year their gcse and btec results this morning. forthis year group, most of their secondary morning. for this year group, most of their secondary school life morning. forthis year group, most of their secondary school life has been affected by covid. grading is expected to be restored to pre—pandemic levels. kate mcgough has more. from starting in year seven, to now sitting their gcses... nice and quietly, thank you. ..this is the class of covid. these pupils were just a few months into starting secondary school when the first national lockdown was introduced. obviously, our whole secondary school career kind of thing has been affected by covid.
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i think i felt a little bit lost, to be honest. none of us were really expecting l that it would last for so long. l here at brighouse high school in west yorkshire, teachers and staff have worked hard to overcome the disruption caused by covid, but some problems still persist. more than one in five children in england are frequently missing school. that's double what it was before the pandemic. certainly for a few years that attendance has been particularly down. i know there's been a lot of talk about how working from home has an impact on that with parents. you know, we certainly reflect that national pattern of sometimes friday's attendance can be a little bit down on the rest of the week, but i'm pleased to say it's getting back to pre—covid levels now. mr yasin is head of year 11 and says the pandemic has led to an increase in anxiety for those taking gcses. when i see them now, i think to myself, they've only really had three years of high school, just over three years of high school, and it's been a very emotionaljourney. students who were a little bit nervous and anxious anyway
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when they started high school, that was heightened considerably, i think, when the lockdowns kicked in. and we have had many requests, which we've tried our best to fulfil, of accommodating students elsewhere so they can do their exams with a few more rest breaks,, mainly in a smaller setting. gcse results are almost back to where they were pre—pandemic, after teacher—assessed grades led to record numbers of top marks. this will be the last year of gcses where there are concessions. in england, pupils have been given formula sheets in maths and science. the formula sheet has helped me so much in maths and physics, and i think they should keep it because i think it's quite unfair the amount they've got to remember, especially on top of all the other content, especially in physics. the pandemic has been daunting, but these pupils have also found positives. i think it was a rocky start for us for sure, but um, coming into year ten and 11, i think it's actually brought _ the year group quite together and we're quite close now. i we have good relationships -
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with our teachers too, which i think helps us with our learning, and i has done for the past five years. kate mcgough, bbc news. and we will be live at a school where students are expecting the results in about an hour. but now, the transport secretary has said decisions on introducing road safety measures, such as 20 mph zones, should remain with local communities rather than the government. before the general election conservative ministers had tried to tighten up the rules around low traffic neighbourhoods to ensure councils have the support of local residents and businesses. henry zeffmanjoins us. what is the new labour government saying about this? there are a courale — government saying about this? there are a courale of— government saying about this? there are a couple of different _ government saying about this? ii—iiff are a couple of different things here, but on both of them this new government setting clearly a different direction of travel to its predecessor conservative government. they raise, as you mention, low traffic neighbourhoods. that is where planters or other things are used to divert traffic from
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residential side streets onto main roads to make it easier to walk and cycle in residential areas. and if the other plank to this is 20 mph zones, which do they say on the tin, they enforce zones where the maximum speed limit is 20 mph. both can be quite controversial in areas where they are introduced. but louise haigh, the new transport secretary, told a podcast called streets ahead that local authorities, council leaders and so on, would have her absolute support to introduce those schemes if they want to. that is a big difference from the previous government. rishi sunak had called such low traffic neighbourhoods harebrained. he cut off the millions of pounds of funding that would be given to local authorities to introduce these sort of schemes. louise haigh pours my comments might suggest that this government would provide money to those who want to
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apply these games. we don't know yet. that will be a matter for rachel reeves in her budget. what she is saying is if local neighbourhoods want to do this, they will have government support. that is quite a big change. henry zeffman, thank you. the time now to 16 minutes past six. a tree shaped like an elephant, and oak, thatis shaped like an elephant, and oak, that is thought to be the widest in the uk, among those shortlisted for the uk, among those shortlisted for the tree of the year. the annual competition is run by the woodland trust to raise awareness of the uk's ancient and at risk trees. the winner will be revealed in october. and that, apparently, is the one, we think, that is supposed to look like an elephant. it has got a trunk. but i don't know, we are squinting at it. we are struggling with that one. it feels more like a magic eye picture where your script. i couldn't see the elephant at all.
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is itjust me? is it just me? it is itjust me? it was quite wide. maybe those are meant to be the ears. let's ask carol. she is the expert on all things. what do you think? i things. what do ou think? ~' what do you think? i like the 'oke about having i what do you think? i like the 'oke about having a i what do you think? i like the 'oke about having a trunk! * what do you think? i like the 'oke about having a trunk! at * what do you think? i like the joke about having a trunk! at least - what do you think? i like the joke j about having a trunk! at least you noticed it. nobody _ about having a trunk! at least you noticed it. nobody else. - about having a trunk! at least you noticed it. nobody else. absolute| noticed it. nobody else. absolute tumbleweed elsewhere. it is not worth repeating. if you have to repeat a joke, it is just no. anyway, carol, got it. you're my favourite. i see. good morning. boy, wasn't it a white and a windy night last night? through the course of today those combinations will ease. we are not going to be as windy, except for across north—west scotland. we are starting with rain pushing east across scotland, and south—east across scotland, and south—east across england and wales. ahead of this it still will be windy. by the
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time the weather front get into the south—east, it won't be much more than a band of cloud with the odd shower. brightening up behind it with some sunshine, showers towards the west. these black circles strength —— represent the strength of the wind gust. windy across the north west. temperatures ia to 21. if you are exposed to the wind it will feel quite cold today. through this evening and overnight we start off with a lot of dry weather. the next area of low pressure brings in wet and windy conditions, moving on from the west, pushing towards the north sea. we have got a hook of rain coming back across northern ireland, southern scotland and northern england. gail is through the irish sea, even in land, for northern ireland, wales the midlands into the south, we are looking at strong winds. your accounting, do take note of this. tomorrow, all of
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this rain will move quite quickly into the north sea. in doing so, the winds will ease. behind it it brightens up. there will be some sunshine and a few showers in the west. thank you. see you later. the united nations says ukraine is breaking international law in the way to prosecute people accused of collaborating with russia. since the full—scale war there have been roughly 1800 convictions ranging from leaking military secrets to simplyjustifying the invasion simply justifying the invasion online. james simplyjustifying the invasion online. james waterhouse reports from the east of the country. the village of hroza last year. 59 people were killed when a missile hit the funeral venue of a ukrainian soldier. two local men had tipped off the russians. this is what mps were trying to prevent when they quickly made collaboration a crime in 2022, with russia's full scale invasion. lyman, a town bludgeoned by
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occupation, liberation and fighting. we were last in lyman in april and there was much more life then. now it's ebbed away after more frequent air strikes, russian advances, and yet many still manage to live here. however, some of them are now being investigated by the ukrainian authorities. when the russians arrived, dymtro, an electrician, volunteered to restore power to the town. translation: the russians said i had to work for them or not at all. - i was afraid they would punish me and my family. but when lyman was liberated six months later, he was arrested. after admitting to helping the russians, dymtro was handed a suspended sentence and banned from working as an electrician. across town, volodymyr is adjusting to life without his wife tetyana, who's in prison. she was a neighbourhood volunteer where she liaised with local officials. under occupation, she continued, and was later sentenced to five years
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by a ukrainian court. "if i were weak, i would burst into tears," he tells me. hundreds of kilometres away, this prison has a separate block for convicted collaborators, and we've been given permission to meet volodymyr�*s wife, tetyana. she claims she was giving out firewood. prosecutors argued she'd taken an officialjob, which is illegal. translation: what's my crime? fighting for my people. i did not work for the russians. i survived and found myself in a prison. critics, including the united nations, are concerned. the law's problematic because it is vaguely worded, and in terms of compliance with international humanitarian law, it does criminalise acts that could be lawfully compelled by the occupying authority.
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but the message from one of the mps who drew up the collaboration law is blunt. the consequences for such individuals shall| be extremely tough, . because we are talking about life and death. it is the view of legal analysts that this law is too broad. i strongly disagree with such - a statement, that this legislation is in breach of international law, but i agree _ that this legislation - require improvements. for now, this collaboration law is seen as necessary for toughjustice if it means ukraine can be free of russia's grasp. james waterhouse, bbc news, lyman. time to have a look at the papers.
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starting with the daily telegraph. they lead with a story about a so—called alzheimer's wonder drug which has been approved for use in the uk. tests have shown it slows cognitive decline by 27%. the times, possible free movement scheme which allows citizens under the age of 30 to work in the eu for three years in return for reciprocal rights for their eu counterparts. there are fresh calls for the chancellor to enter the 2—child benefit cap in the october budget, according to the guardian. the paper says that mps and anti—poverty campaigners are warning that any delay in scrapping the cap will give —— will put hundreds of thousands of children in poverty. and in the matter, calls for taylor swift to be given the freedom of the city of london for boosting the economy. a shellfish reef in devon that was wiped out by bottom trawling fishing could be returning thanks to a
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mussel farm. the firm was set up more than a decade ago and already the sea bed has dragged —— has started to transform. andrea ormsby has been to see it. beauty below the waves. this is what the uk's first offshore mussel farm looks like, of the devon coast. ten years ago before the firm was created, the sea bed here had been completely wiped out by years of trawling and dredging. brute completely wiped out by years of trawling and dredging.— trawling and dredging. we were really surprised _ trawling and dredging. we were really surprised to _ trawling and dredging. we were really surprised to see - trawling and dredging. we were really surprised to see how - trawling and dredging. we were i really surprised to see how quickly we were seeing positive changes associated with the farm. straightaway we were seeing mussel clumps that had fallen in rates and started to create these reefs. they are being used to lay eggs. it was really quick. we have been doing this for ten years. we have seen a third increase in fish, whether they are in the water column around the ropes or on the sea bed, a 50% increase in the diversity of animals that live within the sediment for
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their oxygenating sediment. so just everything we look at is positive. the muscles restoring habitats. brute the muscles restoring habitats. - suspect a lot of the coastline was covered in oyster and mussel reefs, but there is no evidence. this was a missing piece of information for us for studying the farm. now we have got this evidence that shows not only can we say we think we are having a positive effect, but we are restoring lost habitat. this map was from 1871, so it'sjust restoring lost habitat. this map was from 1871, so it's just really exciting. from 1871, so it's 'ust really excitina . from 1871, so it's 'ust really exciting-h from 1871, so it's 'ust really excitina. , , , exciting. the company behind this farm harvest _ exciting. the company behind this farm harvest around _ exciting. the company behind this farm harvest around 3000 - exciting. the company behind this farm harvest around 3000 tonnes j exciting. the company behind this i farm harvest around 3000 tonnes of muscles a year. most of them are exported to holland. the production of muscles in _ exported to holland. the production of muscles in europe _ exported to holland. the production of muscles in europe has _ exported to holland. the production of muscles in europe has decreased| of muscles in europe has decreased by about_ of muscles in europe has decreased by about 100,000 tonnes in the last 20 years _ by about 100,000 tonnes in the last 20 years. mostly because of poor water _ 20 years. mostly because of poor water quality and a lot of other issues — water quality and a lot of other issues. lack of space is one of
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them — issues. lack of space is one of them the _ issues. lack of space is one of them. the fact that we can figure out a _ them. the fact that we can figure out a way— them. the fact that we can figure out a way of growing them offshore in exposed — out a way of growing them offshore in exposed waters opens up a tremendous opportunity. the key thing _ tremendous opportunity. the key thing we — tremendous opportunity. the key thing we are showing is that shellfish farming can coexist with fishing _ shellfish farming can coexist with fishing and biodiversity, and it's pretty— fishing and biodiversity, and it's pretty much a win, win, win situation _ pretty much a win, win, win situation for all of us. the team here is been — situation for all of us. the team here is been contacted - situation for all of us. the team here is been contacted by - situation for all of us. the team | here is been contacted by people from across the world keen to try to replicate this success story. andrea ormsby, bbc news. time for the news, travel and weather where you are. area a very good morning, welcome to bbc london. i'm thomas magill. a man arrested on suspicion of assaulting a number of police officers in south—east london remains in hospital in a serious condition after claiming he ingested drugs. officers were called to penge high street around at 6.30 yesterday, following reports of a group of shoplifters. one man was arrested.
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scotland yard say two police officers became unwell while in the police van with the man, after concerns they may have been exposed to chemicals. they too were taken to hospital as a precaution. refuse workers in redbridge have begun two weeks of strike over working conditions. the unite union says its members are regularly asked to work extra hours, and have less favourable conditions, such as sick pay, compared to other council employees. in a statement redbridge council said its goal was to reach an agreement, minimising any impact on bin collections. tests on the river thames regularly exceed safe levels for harmful bacteria. that's according to a group of "citizen scientists" who are now regularly monitoring the rivers water. since mid—may, a7 out of 210 tests by local groups between teddington and oxford, contained harmful bacteria. it can cause a lot of illness, essentially.
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as you can see, there are a lot of people out on the water. we've done one test every week for the past seven weeks, and two of them have come back with a poor rating, which essentially means that we — like, the water is unsafe to swim in. in a statement thames water said... "while all storm discharges are unacceptable, the sewage system was historically designed to work in this way, "we know how much people enjoy and appreciate our rivers, and we are committed to seeing our waterways thrive." let's take a look at the tubes now. all going so far except for the piccadilly line which has a part closure. now onto the weather. good morning. it is a cloudy, windy start to the day. outbreaks of rain spreading from west to east, and the winds will be strong, gusting up to a0 mph quite widely in the morning
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into the afternoon too, with temperatures reaching 21 celsius, but the wind will ease somewhat into the evening. some clear spells for a time, but by the end of the night, more in the way of cloud, some showery rain and temperatures overnight 15—17. the wind will start to pick up once more. it is a waving weather front with to pick up once more. it is a waving weatherfront with some to pick up once more. it is a waving weather front with some dry weather, but friday night into saturday, further outbreaks of rain that will linger into saturday morning. so the bank holiday weekend starts off quite cloudy and wet, but it is an improving day on saturday with more in the way of drier, brighter weather developing, and for the rest of the weekend, largely dry with some sunshine. that's it from me. i'll be back with you in half an hour. you you in half an hour. can always keep up—to—date w the you can always keep up—to—date with the very latest on the bbc news app. good morning.
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hello, this is breakfast with charlie stayt and luxmy gopal. just over an hour to go before teenagers across england, wales and northern ireland can start to collect their gcse and btec results. most students receiving results were in year 7 when the first covid lockdowns were announced, so have spent every year of their secondary education in the midst, or the wake, of the pandemic. our education correspondent elaine dunkley has been speaking to students in manchester about how being the "class of covid" has impacted them. # i feel good # i knew that i would now.# a leavers' assembly at wright robinson college in gorton, celebration to mark the end of gcses. but for these pupils, it was a turbulent start to life at secondary school. in year seven, march 2020, a government announcement was made, that schools should be locked down immediately, with special plans to be rushed into place. the first lockdown we had was like probably the scariest because you couldn't
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leave your house at all. then there was a lot of talks about like... ..like, the death tolls. it was on tv every single day. so i think it was a scary period. but then i think when we came back after that, it was like, i don't know, it was like, life had changed. we did online lessons, online assemblies, the school did i home visits, and they did, uh, calls to check up on us. - and i feel like i was supported very well during that period of time. - the covid took everything from us, right? but then, when we got granted back everything, i think that really made us grateful. the pandemic didn't just disrupt learning. across the country, attendances got worse. teachers say they're also dealing with higher levels of anxiety amongst children. morning. morning! here, getting pupils ready for gcses starts early. these pupils will be taking their exams next year, and regularly have mock exams. the headteacher says it's important for children to understand that feeling nervous is normal.
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we have to recognise the difference between nerves and anxiety. i think young people going into an exam situation will be nervous. they're coming out of their comfort zone. we've got to be careful that we don't label that then as anxiety, and it's something that we have to overcome, those nerves we have to overcome. listen, i'm not being dismissive of the fact that, of course, young people's mental health and wellbeing has been affected by the pandemic, but i think we have enough support mechanisms in place to overcome that. and i'm very positive about society moving forward. as well as the pandemic, there have also been teachers' strikes and a cost of living crisis. this school is in one of the most deprived areas in the country. supporting families in hard times is crucial in ensuring children thrive in the classroom. there's definitely, you know, more challenge placed on schools, um, in terms of like mental health supporting parents, carers, also supporting young people. so we've got a range of products
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in here to support our most vulnerable students and families. it includes everything from sanitary products to body wipes. you know, we've got young people that become homeless through no notice evictions. we have, you know, people moving from property to property while they're in that homeless system. children shouldn't have to worry about their basic needs. and, you know, unfortunately, at the moment, quite a lot of young people are worrying about those things. the last five years have brought challenges in education, but for these pupils, school days have still been the best days. in year seven, i'll be honest, like, a new thing, i was really, really scared. like, i honestly didn't imagine myself now to be, like, actually wanting to come to school and being happy and socialising with people. i think it's just such a blessing to have, and like, everyday school life, it's just something to be cherished really. it's the end of secondary school for these pupils in a time that has been unprecedented. some of the biggest lessons they've learned are about life. it's really important to dream
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big and just have big ideas and just like, look towards having a really bright future. it doesn't matter if you're like, from like, a less fortunate background. no matter where you're from, if you have like, big dreams, you'll know that it will motivate you to work harder, work towards them, and just achieve the best that you can. it just proves that when you come together and when you have thatl sense of belief and hope i for the future, that you can really get through anything . and you can make something good out of a negative situation. elaine dunkley, bbc news. we will be with some of those youngsters from seven o'clock. the results come in at eight o'clock. good luck if you are waking up at eight o'clock this morning. do you rememberfeeling eight o'clock this morning. do you remember feeling worried? i don't remember, to be honest with you. i don't really remember anything about it. you remember last week! i had mine on a handwritten note, that's how old i am.
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wow, not even typed out? what is your anti ageing cream, because you definitely don't look like you predated the computer age. i expect those kind of compliments from charlie, thank you very much! would you like to talk about my skincare regime? how about the cricket? it was very windy at old trafford yesterday, so unless you moisturise, you might end “p unless you moisturise, you might end up a little craggy. england will hope for dry weather and the chance to score plenty of runs when they resume at old trafford later. they made a strong start to life under ollie pope's temporary captaincy, bowling out sri lanka for 236 on the first day of the first test, asjoe wilson reports. ollie pope is holding the england captaincy while ben stokes recovers from industry. sri lanka trying to acclimatise quickly. they were unravelling on the first day before they had begun. bashir carried the
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bulk of england's responsibility and did it well. chandimal did not expect the ball to do that. she will anchor�*s recovery was led by their captain. desilva would expect himself to but with courage. 72 from the bowler making his debut was a surprise, and for england's captain, a challenge. and deemed the lights save only for slow bowling, so pope encouraged bashir, and they finally found a field. it was 236 all out with three wickets for bashir. that meant england's first innings began in the gloom. ben duckett and dan lawrence survived, even thrived, and on the second day at some point, ollie pope will face the added responsibility of being captain and making runs too, when the clouds allow. joe wilson, bbc news at old trafford. a hint at the sprawling nature of qualifying for the european football
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competitions today. welsh side the new saints have been doing it since the beginning ofjuly, while chelsea are entering the fray only now. hearts and kilmarnock make up the list of those playing tonight. while chelsea's list of players is the main talking point at stamford bridge right now. there are a2 on the books after another summer spending spree. but again there's no place for raheem sterling in the squad for their europa conference league playoff against servette. i spoke with raheem before the city game. i said i spoke with raheem before the city game. isaid he i spoke with raheem before the city game. i said he is going to struggle to get minutes with us, and this is the reason why he was out of the squad. i'm not saying that he is not a good player, but i prefer a different kind of winger, and this is the reason why. it's more than £200 million spent now for chelsea. with a5 million of that on portugalforward joao felix.
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he's signed from atletico madrid with england midfielder conor gallagher going the other way for about 33 million. the women's open gets under way this morning — the first players tee off at around seven o'clock at st andrews. it's the final major of the year. former champion katrina matthew has announced that this tournament will be her last. she won in 2009, with her career ending this week with the 30th consecutive appearance at the open. there was one group of people at the olympics who could perhaps not allow themselves the time to sit down and watch wall—to—wall telly. the paralympians representing great britain have been in the final stages of their preparations for paris ahead of the games which start on wednesday. our reporter mark ansell was invited to meet the para table—tennis and badminton squads in sheffield. the eyes of the sporting world are about to turn to the paralympics. for the table tennis and badminton squads, this was one of their final training sessions before taking the eurostar to paris. megan shackleton
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from todmorden and a wild card place to represent paralympics gb. after winning bronze at the tokyo games, she had a whole year out injured, but is back and raring to go. i couldn't be prouder of where i am now. it has been a lot of hard work, and a struggle at times trying to find my way again, find that confidence in my game. but i think the experience has actually made me a better player now, which i'm actually really proud of, and coming into the games i have shown really good form this season and i'm hoping that continues. jack good form this season and i'm hoping that continues.— that continues. jack shephard from dronfield has _ that continues. jack shephard from dronfield has won _ that continues. jack shephard from dronfield has won the _ that continues. jack shephard from dronfield has won the world - dronfield has won the world championships twice. at the tokyo paralympics, though, he was overawed by the experience, and went out at the group stage. he won't let that happen this time. you the group stage. he won't let that happen this time.— the group stage. he won't let that happen this time. you wake up a lot of da s happen this time. you wake up a lot of days having _ happen this time. you wake up a lot of days having dreams _ happen this time. you wake up a lot of days having dreams about - happen this time. you wake up a lot | of days having dreams about winning a medal, _ of days having dreams about winning a medal, winning points, but i try not to— a medal, winning points, but i try not to bring — a medal, winning points, but i try not to bring it into my training, into— not to bring it into my training, into nry— not to bring it into my training, into my competitions, because you can't _ into my competitions, because you can't predict how it is going to go. you've _ can't predict how it is going to go. you've just — can't predict how it is going to go. you've just got to work your hardest
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and what _ you've just got to work your hardest and what will be will be on the day, but hopefully that will be my goal. josh stacey is from cardiff but moved to sheffield at the age of just 18 to train at the english institute of sport. he says para table tennis is as much psychological as physical game. ii psychological as physical game. if you can allow yourself to think clearly — you can allow yourself to think clearly and _ you can allow yourself to think clearly and not _ you can allow yourself to think clearly and not to _ you can allow yourself to think clearly and not to be _ you can allow yourself to think - clearly and not to be overwhelmed by the moment— clearly and not to be overwhelmed by the moment or— clearly and not to be overwhelmed by the moment orjust_ clearly and not to be overwhelmed by the moment orjust that _ clearly and not to be overwhelmed by the moment orjust that specific - the moment orjust that specific point, _ the moment orjust that specific point, that— the moment orjust that specific point, that will— the moment orjust that specific point, that will allow— the moment orjust that specific point, that will allow you - the moment orjust that specific point, that will allow you to - the moment orjust that specificl point, that will allow you to then .et point, that will allow you to then get the _ point, that will allow you to then get the best— point, that will allow you to then get the best out _ point, that will allow you to then get the best out of— point, that will allow you to then get the best out of yourself- point, that will allow you to then get the best out of yourself and i get the best out of yourself and make _ get the best out of yourself and make those _ get the best out of yourself and make those key— get the best out of yourself and make those key intricate - get the best out of yourself and - make those key intricate sometimes even minute — make those key intricate sometimes even minute adjustments _ make those key intricate sometimes even minute adjustments to - make those key intricate sometimes even minute adjustments to when . make those key intricate sometimes i even minute adjustments to when you are table _ even minute adjustments to when you are table tennis — even minute adjustments to when you are table tennis match. _ even minute adjustments to when you are table tennis match. the _ are table tennis match. the paralympics _ are table tennis match. the paralympics starts - are table tennis match. the paralympics starts on - are table tennis match. paralympics starts on the are table tennis match.- paralympics starts on the 28th are table tennis match.— paralympics starts on the 28th of august. the squad is based here will be hoping and expecting a haul of precious metals are brought back to the steel city. it isa it is a particularly significant day in the world of football if you are in the world of football if you are in english football fan, because it
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is 60 years since much of the day was furred brought first broadcast, and we were trying to remember the first time that we watched it, and that was a slight insulting question, because you were bringing up question, because you were bringing uinmmy hill. jimmy hilldid present uinmmy hill. jimmy hill did present it, i'm trying to think what error that would have been. he presented for a long time after it was originally presented by kenneth wolstenholme. we will see later on in breakfast those first shots with a camera that is honestly quite far up in the stand, he is looking up and saying, welcome to match of the day for the very first time. and on that day there was what he described afterwards of the game of the century between arsenal and liverpool. but from then on, for 60 years it has been that staple of football fa ns' years it has been that staple of football fans' saturday night, to the point that still even know people ignore and avoid the results if they have not been at a game to be able to watch it fresh on match of be able to watch it fresh on match of the day, an extraordinary tradition. and that iconic theme tune as well. you can't hear match of the day without hearing that. and if you're a football fan and gets married and walks down the
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aisle to that, points for suitability, not necessarily for creativity! but i have certainly been to one wedding were a football fan has walked down the aisle to match of the day. i won't name them! dedication. so it is a very special day. match of the day celebrates its 60th anniversary today. and for more than half of that time featured the voice of barry davies. he sat down withjohn watson to reflect on some of his most famous commentaries and how the game has changed over the decades. as match of the day turned 60, barry, you were almost there from the start. 19 six to nine, you joined the show.— the start. 19 six to nine, you joined the show. yes, five years late. joined the show. yes, five years late- and _ joined the show. yes, five years late. and crystal— joined the show. yes, five years late. and crystal palace - joined the show. yes, five years late. and crystal palace was - joined the show. yes, five years late. and crystal palace was the first game you commentated on. it was, it wasn't meant to be. i started that day in leeds, i was supposed to do leeds and spurs. kenneth wolstenholme for some reason wasn't available. and david woke up
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with no voice, so they sent a car for me. crystal palace take the field at selhurst park for their first ever match in the first division. i had no notes with me, i knew almost nothing about them. i got there at about two o'clock and we were on air at three o'clock. stand we were on air at three o'clock. and for the next — we were on air at three o'clock. and for the next 35 _ we were on air at three o'clock. and for the next 35 years, you became very closely associated with the programme, with match of the day. yes. it provided fun. it provided me with a living. i am bragging if i say, but when i went to the palace on one occasion, the comment was, you've been doing this job for quite a long time, and i said, yes, i've been paid for a hobby. you became one of the most _ been paid for a hobby. you became one of the most recognised - been paid for a hobby. you became one of the most recognised voicesl been paid for a hobby. you became l one of the most recognised voices on tv. people tell me that, yes! yes.
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it's uuite tv. people tell me that, yes! yes. it's quite a — tv. people tell me that, yes! yes. it's quite a compliment, _ tv. people tell me that, yes! yes. it's quite a compliment, actually. l it's quite a compliment, actually. it's quite a compliment, actually. it could be, oh, not him again! stand it could be, oh, not him again! and one of your — it could be, oh, not him again! and one of your famous recognised moments of commentary came on match of moments of commentary came on match of the day back in 197a when it was derby county against manchester city, that famous line. interesting... very interesting! he had just hit an absolute bullet. the moment he got the ball, and i said interesting, and then he hit this rocket, and i said very interesting. and he was like a little boy who had just done something very special. look at his face! just look at his face. it is gascoigne going to have a crack? he is! oh, i say! brilliant! against arsenal, had to remember i
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was still doing a job. as a kid, a supporter of spurs, nobody knew who i supported while i was on. you have seen it all, really, any time. colour television coming in, slow motion replays. now of course we have got var, but you saw a lot of changes happen in football. yes. of changes happen in football. yes, when the replays — of changes happen in football. yes, when the replays came _ of changes happen in football. ia: when the replays came in, john watson and i had tojust when the replays came in, john watson and i had to just repeat or identify the goal that we had just seen, and then match that up for the programme in the evening. i think we did a pretty good job. we used to compare notes on that sometimes. aha, compare notes on that sometimes. a lot was made, wasn't it, of this rivalry between you and john motson. moore was made of that from people watching then it was between the two of you?
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watching then it was between the two of ou? ~ ., , . watching then it was between the two of ou? , ., ., ., watching then it was between the two of ou? ., ., , , of you? motty and i got on pretty well. i of you? motty and i got on pretty well- i think _ of you? motty and i got on pretty well. i think he _ of you? motty and i got on pretty well. i think he was _ of you? motty and i got on pretty well. i think he was a _ of you? motty and i got on pretty well. i think he was a bit - of you? motty and i got on pretty well. i think he was a bit lucky. i of you? motty and i got on pretty. well. i think he was a bit lucky. he could have given me a bit more room, but he didn't. but i enjoyed what i did. but he didn't. but i en'oyed what i did. �* but he didn't. but i en'oyed what i did. ~ ., but he didn't. but i en'oyed what i did. ~ . ., , ., ., , did. and are there any other moments that stand out — did. and are there any other moments that stand out for _ did. and are there any other moments that stand out for you _ did. and are there any other moments that stand out for you in _ did. and are there any other moments that stand out for you in your - that stand out for you in your association and your time on the programme?— association and your time on the auroramme? . . ., , programme? there are certain goals. john fashanu... _ programme? there are certain goals. john fashanu... oh, _ programme? there are certain goals. john fashanu... oh, what _ programme? there are certain goals. john fashanu... oh, what a _ programme? there are certain goals. john fashanu... oh, what a goal! - john fashanu... oh, what a goal! magnificent! justin fashanu, that was marvellous. and clements', even if he had cut his nails for several weeks, he wouldn't have saved that. do you think match of the day will still be around in another 60 years? if the game is around, match of the day will be around, i sincerely hope.
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a combination of music and that voice brings back memories for so many people, barry davis synonymous with it. a 60th anniversary documentary, match of the day at 60, will be available on bbc iplayer later today and broadcast on bbc one on bank holiday monday at 10:30pm. and i think if there was a rivalry betweenjohn motson and barry davis, which he hinted at, i am team davies. he is one of the ones i revere, an extraordinary man and a great talent. there you go, you have made your choice! thank you very much. the time now a 6.a7. carol, how is the weather looking? good morning! it is looking wet and windy. it will brighten up later but then more wet and windy weather on then more wet and windy weather on the cards. to give you an idea of what we have had in the last 2a
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hours, gusts of wind at caple curig, and it has also been a pretty wet night as well. we have had 66 millimetres of rainfall in achnagart. this weather front crossing us at the moment, taking the reins steadily eastwards. the isobars tell you it is a windy start. the rain will continue to push east across scotland, and south—east across england and wales, and it becomes weaker. it will still be windy, but as soon as the front clears, the wind will ease, but we will still have gusts of wind which will still have gusts of wind which will be quite strong through the day, particularly so across north—west scotland. some of those showers getting into northern ireland, north—west england and north wales. temperatures ranging from 1a to about 21 degrees. through
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this evening and overnight, we do have a brief lull when things are quiet, but then the next area of low pressure comes in, bringing more heavy rain but also strong winds. gail is through the irish sea, but strong winds across northern england, wales, into the midlands and southern england, it is something if you are camping to absolutely take note of. tomorrow, this low pressure with all the rain and wind around it moves into the north sea. behind it we see a return to some brighter conditions once again. you can see how it moves away, but we have a hook of rain which will follow one behind it, and that clears, then it is a breezy, blustery day generally with sunshine and some showers packing in to the west. temperatures 13 to about 23. then as we head on over night from friday into saturday, this weather front looks like it is going to pep up front looks like it is going to pep up and bring some rain overnight into parts of wales, southern
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england, the midlands and into the south—east, so that is how we start the day on saturday. the position could still be a little further north or south, but this rain will be slower to clear away from the south—east during the course of saturday. the wind will ease, and there will also be showery outbreaks of rain coming in across the north—west of the country, later getting into north—west england, but in between, a lot of dry weather and a fair bit of sunshine around. temperatures 13—20. and as we go through the rest of the weekend and if you have the bank holiday off, first of all on sunday it is going to be bright and breezy, a little rain around, and on monday england and wales dry, but some cloud and through the day the weather front will bring rain across northern ireland and also west scotland. carol, thank you very much. bank holiday weather for some. 6.51, carol, thank you very much. bank holiday weatherfor some. 6.51, the time now.
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berry farmers are warning that many of them could soon go out of business because of rising costs, terrible weather and a shortage of workers. ben's on a farm in kent this morning. good morning, ben. earlierwe saw good morning, ben. earlier we saw a very, very vivid looking punnet of berries, bright red looking which i think means a very sweet. did you have a chance to taste them? absolutely have i had a chance to taste them! the pickers are hard at work here on the farm, and this is the result of some of their handiwork. i've been helping as well, taste testing, quality control i think they call it. the reason we are down here is because this farm near the dartford crossing claims to grow about a third of the uk's entire raspberry supply. the berries you see here could very well end up in a supermarket near you.
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the thing is, farmers are having a pretty tough time of it, so much so that many berry farmers say that it could put the future supply of the berries we enjoy so much at risk. let me explain. in the last year in the uk, we spent 1.87 billion pounds on berries, that is raspberries, strawberries, blackberries, blueberries. but despite the popularity of the fruit, nearly half of farmers say they're not able to make a profit. the main industry body says that means four in 10 berry growers could be out of business by 2026. pa rt part of the problem is the rising costs of farming. it has got more expensive, and costs have risen sharply since 2020 for things like labour, packaging, fertiliser, transport, and if you want to put that in number terms, the cost of
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growing a tonne of raspberries now is £2000 more expensive than it was to grow a tonne of raspberries just four years ago. let's get a picture of how the industry is faring. tim is the owner of this particular farm. good to have you with us. so we have seen you have got the plants which look abundant, the pickers are out there. what is the problem? the real problem is the inflationary pressures that we took on board two or three _ pressures that we took on board two or three years ago haven't really filtered — or three years ago haven't really filtered back down in real terms to the price _ filtered back down in real terms to the price at— filtered back down in real terms to the price at the front gate, and that has— the price at the front gate, and that has impacted profitability. our biggest _ that has impacted profitability. our biggest input is labour, and we don't _ biggest input is labour, and we don't have confidence in the industry— don't have confidence in the industry that the government will be able to— industry that the government will be able to provide that labour force in years— able to provide that labour force in years going forward, so a lack of confidence — years going forward, so a lack of confidence to invest, and if we don't _ confidence to invest, and if we don't invest now, we won't have crops— don't invest now, we won't have crops in— don't invest now, we won't have crops in four _ don't invest now, we won't have crops in four or five years. so the government _ crops in four or five years. so the government have _ crops in four or five years. so the government have said _ crops in four or five years. so the government have said in - crops in four or five years. so the | government have said in response crops in four or five years. so the - government have said in response to that concern that there is a
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migration review committee that is reporting injuly, and it will look at what recommendations that makes for seasonal workers. could that potentially help some of the berry growers who say they might go out of business? it growers who say they might go out of business? . ., ,., ., , , business? it could potentially help, but we are still— business? it could potentially help, but we are still investing _ business? it could potentially help, but we are still investing already i but we are still investing already for 202520262027. we need to make this decision is now. we need confidence that not only next year but in _ confidence that not only next year but in five — confidence that not only next year but in five years' time we won't have _ but in five years' time we won't have labour, because the cost of investing — have labour, because the cost of investing in structures like you see today, _ investing in structures like you see today, the — investing in structures like you see today, the plants we will be putting on the _ today, the plants we will be putting on the ground, especially tree crops, — on the ground, especially tree crops. you _ on the ground, especially tree crops, you need ten or 15 years to make — crops, you need ten or 15 years to make a — crops, you need ten or 15 years to make a return for that investment, so it is— make a return for that investment, so it is helpful that the government are looking at it, but we are businesses, we need answers fairly quickly _ businesses, we need answers fairly ruickl . .. �* businesses, we need answers fairly ruickl . �* , ., quickly. the thing i can't square in m head quickly. the thing i can't square in my head as _ quickly. the thing i can't square in my head as if— quickly. the thing i can't square in my head as if we _ quickly. the thing i can't square in my head as if we are _ quickly. the thing i can't square in my head as if we are buying - quickly. the thing i can't square in my head as if we are buying so i quickly. the thing i can't square in i my head as if we are buying so much in the way of berries across all the different times, how are farmers not making a profit? it is different times, how are farmers not making a profit?— making a profit? it is simply the
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cost of production. _ making a profit? it is simply the cost of production. we - making a profit? it is simply the i cost of production. we understand the inflationary pressures we had a few years _ the inflationary pressures we had a few years ago takes time to trickle back to _ few years ago takes time to trickle back to the farm gate, but that hasn't — back to the farm gate, but that hasn't got _ back to the farm gate, but that hasn't got to us yet, so we do still need _ hasn't got to us yet, so we do still need a _ hasn't got to us yet, so we do still need a greater return, a greater margin— need a greater return, a greater margin for— need a greater return, a greater margin for that product for us to keep— margin for that product for us to keep investing.— margin for that product for us to kee- investinu. ., ,, , ., , . keep investing. thank you very much for havin: keep investing. thank you very much for having us — keep investing. thank you very much for having us down _ keep investing. thank you very much for having us down here _ keep investing. thank you very much for having us down here this - for having us down here this morning. it has been a real education, and i don't suppose you want to hazard a guess as to how many different types of variety they grew on this farm in the last year, how many varieties of raspberry. give us your best guess. i didn't even know that there were that many varieties of raspberries at all. i am a bit of a berry novice, clearly. i'm going to have a stab and say four. i'm going to say 12. stab and say four. i'm auoin to sa 12. ., �* stab and say four. i'm anointosa 12. ., �* i'm going to say 12. you're both way off. 48! i'm going to say 12. you're both way off- 48! can — i'm going to say 12. you're both way off- 48! can you _ i'm going to say 12. you're both way off. 48! can you believe _ i'm going to say 12. you're both way off. 48! can you believe it? - i'm going to say 12. you're both way off. 48! can you believe it? and i i'm going to say 12. you're both way off. 48! can you believe it? and can off. a8! can you believe it? and can you name any of them? i
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off. 48! can you believe it? and can you name any of them?— you name any of them? i have no idea. i you name any of them? i have no idea- ijust— you name any of them? i have no idea. i just thought _ you name any of them? i have no idea. ijust thought i _ you name any of them? i have no idea. i just thought i raspberry i you name any of them? i have no | idea. i just thought i raspberry was idea. ijust thought i raspberry was a raspberry. so what type is like that you are holding and tantalising us with? ., ., , , , ,., that you are holding and tantalising us with? ., ., , , , y., ., us with? four of the types, you have nobili , us with? four of the types, you have nobility, majestic, _ us with? four of the types, you have nobility, majestic, bella _ us with? four of the types, you have nobility, majestic, bella and - nobility, majestic, bella and yammer. i can tell you, the type i am holding, this is the delicious variety, the sweet ones. you have 'ust liven variety, the sweet ones. you have just given us _ variety, the sweet ones. you have just given us berry _ variety, the sweet ones. you have just given us berry envy. - time to get the news travel and weather where you are. a very good morning, welcome to bbc london. i'm thomas magill. a man arrested on suspicion of assaulting a number of police officers in south—east london remains in hospital in a serious condition after claiming he ingested drugs. officers were called to penge high street around at 6.30 yesterday, following reports of a group of shoplifters. one man was arrested. scotland yard say two police officers became unwell while in the police van with the man after concerns they may have been exposed to chemicals.
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they were taken to hospital as a precaution. refuse workers in redbridge have begun two weeks of strike over working conditions. the unite union says its members are regularly asked to work extra hours, and have less favourable conditions, such as sick pay, compared to other council employees. in a statement redbridge council said its goal was to reach an agreement, minimising any impact on bin collections. tests on the river thames regularly exceed safe levels for harmful bacteria according to a group of so—called citizen scientists. they now regularly monitoring the rivers water and found that since mid—may, a7 out of 210 tests carried out between teddington and oxford, contained harmful bacteria. it can cause a lot of illness, essentially. as you can see, there are a lot of people out on the water. we've done one test every week for the past seven weeks,
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and two of them have come back with a poor rating, which essentially means that we — like, the water is unsafe to swim in. in a statement thames water said, "while all storm discharges are unacceptable, the sewage system was historically designed to work in this way, "we know how much people enjoy and appreciate our rivers, and we are committed to seeing our waterways thrive." let's take a look at the tubes now. now onto the weather. good morning. it is a cloudy, windy start to the day. outbreaks of rain spreading from west to east and the winds will be strong, gusting up to a0 mph quite widely in the morning into the afternoon, with temperatures
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reaching about 20 to 21 celsius. some clear spells for a time, but by the end of the night, more in the way of cloud, some showery rain and temperatures overnight 15—17. the wind will start to pick up once more. it is a waving weather front with some dry weather, but friday night into saturday, further outbreaks of rain that will linger into saturday morning. so the bank holiday weekend starts off quite cloudy and wet, but it is an improving day on saturday with more in the way of drier, brighter weather developing, and for the rest of the weekend, largely dry with some sunshine. that's it from me. but why not check out the bbc news app, where you can read about how the fat suit sir ian mckellan was wearing when he fell off the stage back injune, helped save him from even more injuries. i'll be back with you in half an hour.
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good morning, welcome to breakfast, with charlie stayt and luxmy gopal. the headlines today. tributes are paid to a woman and three children who have died in a fire at a house in bradford. the search resumes for the final missing person in the wreckage of the yacht which sunk off the coast of italy off the coast of italy after five bodies were discovered yesterday. hundreds of thousands of teenagers receive their gcse and
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btec results today. we are at one school in east manchester were some of the pupils are already here to get the results in 59 minutes. we will have updates throughout the programme. a good first day for england stand—in captain ollie pope in the first test against sri lanka. good morning. we start off on a wet and windy note. that will ease as we go through the day. we will see some bright or sunny spells, some showers in the west, and the north will hang on to strong winds. details shortly. good morning. our main story. tributes are being paid to other and three children who died following a house fire in bradford. a man was
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arrested at the scene on suspicion of murder and is in hospital with critical injuries, as graham satchell reports. westbury road in bradford and a terrible tragedy. a house fire that killed a mother and her three children. 29—year—old bryonie gawith died at the scene. nine—year—old denisty, five—year—old oscar and 22—month—old aubree died later in hospital. at a press conference, west yorkshire police announced they have started a murder inquiry. we believe the fire was started deliberately, and this incident was domestic related. detectives from our homicide and major inquiry team have launched a murder investigation into the fire. neighbours who saw the fire have been left devastated. it's horrible, ijust feel sick. you know, ijust wanted to help, but, what can you do? i've never seen anything like it. it were really intense. - the sky were lit up. it were just like -
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thunder and lightning. it were just blue, literally blue, and it were just pumping out. i family and friends have been leaving flowers and messages as they try to come to terms with the loss of such young life. one message reads, "bryonie and your three angels, gone way too soon." a 39—year—old man has been arrested on suspicion of murder. he remains in hospital with critical injuries. graham satchell, bbc news. our reporter oli constable joins us now from bradford. good morning. we can see behind you some of the flowers that have been laid? ., some of the flowers that have been laid? . ., ., , laid? yeah, we have had these flowers being _ laid? yeah, we have had these flowers being laid, _ laid? yeah, we have had these flowers being laid, in - laid? yeah, we have had these flowers being laid, in that i laid? yeah, we have had these i flowers being laid, in that report as we saw, from yesterday. overnight, plenty more have been arriving as well. tributes being paid to a family who, their loved ones say, were taken far, far too soon. those who have been laying
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flowers and paying tribute have been deeply affected by what has happened and what is usually a very quiet street on the edge bradford. this morning more than 2a hours on, police here are guarded that house, which remains a crime scene. that family, bryonie and her children, denisty, oscar and aubree, family, bryonie and her children, denisty, oscarand aubree, killed in the early hours of yesterday morning. neighbours said they felt sick and devastated and a whole community are trying to come to terms with what has happened. police have said they believe that this fire was started deliberately. they say it is domestic related. a39—year—old man arrested on suspicion of murder remains in hospital in critical condition after suffering injuries in the fire himself. people living here are being asked to help with the police investigation. those who saw what happened, or have any information, rise to with officers. the police investigation continues at pace as they try to piece together how that family died.
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thank you. the time there is five minutes past seven. looks me, you have more from sicily in the searches and investigations. that's right. we start with the news of the tragedy. the search will resume this morning for the one person still missing after a luxury yacht sank off the coast of sicily. five bodies have already been recovered from in the wreckage. our correspondent bethany bell is in porticello. good morning. a really agonising time forfriends and good morning. a really agonising time for friends and family. what is the latest? aha, time for friends and family. what is the latest? �* , the latest? a terrible time indeed for those people _ the latest? a terrible time indeed for those people affected - the latest? a terrible time indeed for those people affected by i the latest? a terrible time indeed for those people affected by this. for those people affected by this tragedy. what we understand is that four bodies have been brought to shore yesterday. divers are expected to bring the fifth body up today. they identified it last night. they will be bringing it here. and then, as with the other bodies, it is put into an ambulance, taken to a
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mortuary, and then the process of identification and postmortems goes ahead. then of course they are focusing very much on locating the final missing person. they say the divers will continue their work very difficult work, accompanied by boats, by helicopters. we have seen an enormous turnout by the emergency services. we also know that investigations are under way into how this accident happened. investigators have interviewed the ship captain. they questioned him for two hours yesterday, we understand. many questions being asked, how it was that this superyacht went down in this extreme weather? could anything have been done to mitigate that? bethany bell, thank you. students across england, wales and northern ireland will find out their gcse and btec results this morning. for this year group most of their secondary school life has been impacted by covid, and grading
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is expected to be restored to pre—pandemic levels. our education reporter kate mcgough has more. from starting in year seven, to now sitting their gcses... nice and quietly, thank you. ..this is the class of covid. these pupils were just a few months into starting secondary school when the first national lockdown was introduced. obviously, our whole secondary school career kind of thing has been affected by covid. i think i felt a little bit lost, to be honest. none of us were really expecting i that it would last for so long. i here at brighouse high school in west yorkshire, teachers and staff have worked hard to overcome the disruption caused by covid, but some problems still persist. more than one in five children in england are frequently missing school. that's double what it was before the pandemic. certainly for a few years that attendance has been particularly down. i know there's been a lot of talk
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about how working from home has an impact on that with parents. you know, we certainly reflect that national pattern of sometimes friday's attendance can be a little bit down on the rest of the week, but i'm pleased to say it's getting back to pre—covid levels now. mr yasin is head of year 11 and says the pandemic has led to an increase in anxiety for those taking gcses. when i see them now, i think to myself, they've only really had three years of high school, just over three years of high school, and it's been a very emotionaljourney. students who were a little bit nervous and anxious anyway when they started high school, that was heightened considerably, i think, when the lockdowns kicked in. and we have had many requests, which we've tried our best to fulfil, of accommodating students elsewhere so they can do their exams with a few more rest breaks,, mainly in a smaller setting. gcse results are almost back to where they were pre—pandemic, after teacher—assessed grades led to record numbers of top marks. this will be the last year of gcses where there are concessions. in england, pupils have been given formula sheets in maths and science. the formula sheet has helped me
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so much in maths and physics, and i think they should keep it because i think it's quite unfair the amount they've got to remember, especially on top of all the other content, especially in physics. the pandemic has been daunting, but these pupils have also found positives. i think it was a rocky start for us for sure, but um, coming into year ten and 11, i think it's actually brought _ the year group quite together and we're quite close now. i we have good relationships - with our teachers too, which i think helps us with our learning, and i has done for the past five years. kate mcgough, bbc news. let's go to our correspondent danny savage at a school in gorton in manchester. good morning. a long wait for many but it is nearly over? yeah, morning, luxmy. here are the envelopes of destiny. they will be given out to pupils in less than an hour. they will find out the results
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they have got. a few of them have come in early to talk to us in anticipation of those results. good morning. what are you hoping for, how do you feel? i morning. what are you hoping for, how do you feel?— morning. what are you hoping for, how do you feel? i am feeling quite nervous. how do you feel? i am feeling quite nervous- itaut _ how do you feel? i am feeling quite nervous- itaut i _ how do you feel? i am feeling quite nervous. but i guess _ how do you feel? i am feeling quite nervous. but i guess it _ nervous. but i guess it isjust part of it _ nervous. but i guess it isjust part of it i_ nervous. but i guess it isjust part of it. i expect to have top grades. we hope — of it. i expect to have top grades. we hope so _ of it. i expect to have top grades. we hope so. i am sure we really are more from you this morning. how are you feeling? you had covid in year seven, you had to deal with all of that, here you are in year 11. has it gone quickly? it that, here you are in year 11. has it gone quickly?— that, here you are in year 11. has it gone quickly? it definitely has. it's one it gone quickly? it definitely has. it's gone a _ it gone quickly? it definitely has. it's gone a lot — it gone quickly? it definitely has. it's gone a lot quicker— it gone quickly? it definitely has. it's gone a lot quicker than - it gone quickly? it definitely has. it's gone a lot quicker than i i it's gone a lot quicker than i thought— it's gone a lot quicker than i thought it _ it's gone a lot quicker than i thought it would. _ it's gone a lot quicker than i thought it would. i- it's gone a lot quicker than i thought it would. i am i it's gone a lot quicker than i thought it would. i am here| it's gone a lot quicker than i- thought it would. i am here now and excited _ thought it would. i am here now and excited to— thought it would. i am here now and excited to find _ thought it would. i am here now and excited to find out _ thought it would. i am here now and excited to find out what _ thought it would. i am here now and excited to find out what i— thought it would. i am here now and excited to find out what i got. - thought it would. i am here now and excited to find out what i got. goodl excited to find out what i got. good luck. what are _ excited to find out what i got. good luck. what are you _ excited to find out what i got. good luck. what are you hoping - excited to find out what i got. luck. what are you hoping for? excited to find out what i got.” luck. what are you hoping for? high grades. what are you going on to do after this? grades. what are you going on to do afterthis? i grades. what are you going on to do after this? ., grades. what are you going on to do after this? . ., ., ., after this? i am going on to a-levels — after this? i am going on to a-levels to _ after this? i am going on to a-levels to study _ after this? i am going on to a-levels to study history i after this? i am going on to. a-levels to study history and a—levels to study history and politics _ a—levels to study history and politics. is a-levels to study history and -olitics. , ., ._ a-levels to study history and -olitics. , . ., politics. is it a day of feeling really nervous, _ politics. is it a day of feeling really nervous, or— politics. is it a day of feeling really nervous, or are - politics. is it a day of feeling really nervous, or are you i politics. is it a day of feeling i really nervous, or are you pretty calm? �* ., , , calm? i'm quite nervous but quite calm? i'm quite nervous but quite calm at the _ calm? i'm quite nervous but quite calm at the same _ calm? i'm quite nervous but quite calm at the same time. _ calm? i'm quite nervous but quite| calm at the same time. excellent. che l, calm at the same time. excellent. cheryl. how _ calm at the same time. excellent. cheryl. how are — calm at the same time. excellent. cheryl, how are you _ calm at the same time. excellent.
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cheryl, how are you feeling? i i calm at the same time. excellent. cheryl, how are you feeling? i am | cheryl, how are you feeling? i am feelin: cheryl, how are you feeling? i am feeling good- _ cheryl, how are you feeling? i am feeling good. just _ cheryl, how are you feeling? i am feeling good. just trying to turn nerves— feeling good. just trying to turn nerves into _ feeling good. just trying to turn nerves into excitement. - feeling good. just trying to turn nerves into excitement.- feeling good. just trying to turn nerves into excitement. which is . re nerves into excitement. which is pretty hard _ nerves into excitement. which is pretty hard at — nerves into excitement. which is pretty hard at this _ nerves into excitement. which is pretty hard at this time, - nerves into excitement. which is pretty hard at this time, isn't i nerves into excitement. which is pretty hard at this time, isn't it? j pretty hard at this time, isn't it? sienna, what are you hoping for? aha, sienna, what are you hoping for? a few nines may be. what _ sienna, what are you hoping for? a few nines may be. what are - sienna, what are you hoping for? a few nines may be. what are you i few nines may be. what are you ho-inr to few nines may be. what are you hoping to go _ few nines may be. what are you hoping to go on _ few nines may be. what are you hoping to go on and _ few nines may be. what are you hoping to go on and to - few nines may be. what are you hoping to go on and to do? i few nines may be. what are you i hoping to go on and to do? a-levels in law, combined _ hoping to go on and to do? a-levels in law, combined english _ hoping to go on and to do? a-levels in law, combined english and - in law, combined english and history — in law, combined english and history |_ in law, combined english and histo . ., , in law, combined english and histo . . , ., in law, combined english and histo . ., , , ., ., ., history. i am sure you will do all rirht. it history. i am sure you will do all right. it already _ history. i am sure you will do all right. it already says _ history. i am sure you will do all right. it already says on - history. i am sure you will do all right. it already says on the i history. i am sure you will do all} right. it already says on the sign here, congratulations to the class of 2024. here, congratulations to the class of 202a. we will hear more from these five later this morning. they get the result at eight. i am quietly confident for them, luxmy. more as we get through the programme. thank you, danny. those envelopes of destiny will be opened soon. we will return to danny when that happens to get the students' reactions. the lawyer representing the controversial social media personality, andrew tate, says he's been remanded in custody by police in romania. he was questioned by officers as part of new investigation into crimes including money laundering and sex with an under—age person.
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he's already awaiting trial on rape and human trafficking charges, which he denies. an xl bully dog has been destroyed by police after it attacked and killed its owner in lancashire. 53—year—old david daintree was found dead inside his home in accrington on tuesday evening. officers say the dog was dangerous and they had no choice but to shoot it. taylor swift has made her first public statement about the cancellation of her three sell—out shows in vienna earlier this month — due to security concerns. the singer wrote on instagram that an alleged terror plot had filled her 'with a new sense of fear�*. she said she was grateful to the austrian authorities that their actions meant 'we were grieving for concerts and not lives'. tim walz has been officially nominated as kamala presidential election. the governor of minnesota made a speech on the third day of the democrat's national convention. the event was opened by big names including stevie wonder, oprah winfrey and former us
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president bill clinton. our senior north america correspondent, gary o'donoghue, was there democrats have been ramping up the celebrity count. democrats have been ramping up the celebrity count-— celebrity count. kamala harris! echoin: celebrity count. kamala harris! echoing michelle _ celebrity count. kamala harris! echoing michelle obama, - celebrity count. kamala harris! | echoing michelle obama, oprah celebrity count. kamala harris! - echoing michelle obama, oprah told the packed hall to do something. find the packed hall to do something. and what we're the packed hall to do something. situc what we're going the packed hall to do something. inc what we're going to the packed hall to do something. film what we're going to do is the packed hall to do something. si'."uc what we're going to do is elect kamala harris as the next president of the united states! but kamala harris as the next president of the united states!— of the united states! but the current president, _ of the united states! but the current president, joe - of the united states! but the ! current president, joe biden, of the united states! but the - current president, joe biden, isn't current president, joe biden, isn't quite forgotten. even by those senior democrats like nancy pelosi, who eased him out of the nomination. thank you, joe. they have already had two presidents this week, here is a third one. and they love him. two days ago i turned 78, the oldest man in my family for four
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generations. and the only personal vanity i want to assert is i am still younger than donald trump. every convention needs its share of glitz and glamour, and this one has got plenty of it. but today is also about introducing governor tim walz. you probably won't have heard of him. two weeks ago he became kamala harris' pick for vice president. high school teacher, sports coach, 20 years in the national guard, tim walz is being sold as the ultimate everyman. h0 walz is being sold as the ultimate eve man. ., ., ., walz is being sold as the ultimate eve man. ., . ., ,, walz is being sold as the ultimate eve man. ., ., ., i. ., everyman. no matter who you are, kamala harris — everyman. no matter who you are, kamala harris is _ everyman. no matter who you are, kamala harris is going _ everyman. no matter who you are, kamala harris is going to _ everyman. no matter who you are, kamala harris is going to stand - everyman. no matter who you are, kamala harris is going to stand up| kamala harris is going to stand up and fight — kamala harris is going to stand up and fight for your freedom to live the life _ and fight for your freedom to live the life that you want to lead. because — the life that you want to lead. because that's what we want for ourselves, — because that's what we want for ourselves, and it's what we want for ourselves, and it's what we want for our neighbours. all
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ourselves, and it's what we want for our neighbours-_ our neighbours. all the razzmatazz is designed — our neighbours. all the razzmatazz is designed for _ our neighbours. all the razzmatazz is designed for one _ our neighbours. all the razzmatazz is designed for one thing. - our neighbours. all the razzmatazz is designed for one thing. the - is designed for one thing. the build—up to kamala harris' acceptance speech tonight, the biggest moment of her political career so far. gary o'donoghue, bbc news, chicago. the transport secretary has said decisions on introducing road safety measures, such as 20 miles per hour zones, should remain with local communities rather than the government. before the general election, conservative ministers had tried to tighten up the rules around low traffic neighbourhoods, to ensure councils had the support of local residents and businesses. our chief political correspondent henry zeffman joins us now. good morning. that is what was happening all the conservatives. what is the new labour government saying? the what is the new labour government sa inc ? . ., what is the new labour government sa in. ? . ., ., what is the new labour government sa inc? . ., ., ., saying? the director of travel -- the direction _ saying? the director of travel -- the direction of _ saying? the director of travel -- the direction of travel _ saying? the director of travel -- the direction of travel appears . the direction of travel appears different. there are a couple of things. first, low traffic neighbourhoods. that is where different measures, planters, for example, are used to try to divert car traffic from residential side streets to main roads to encourage cycling and walking etc on the
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residential streets. then there is perhaps the slightly blunt instrument of 20 mph zones, which in some parts of the country, especially in wales, have been used a lot recently. the conservatives were increasingly, when they were in government, opposed to both of those things. rishi sunak called ltms harebrained and cut off all government funding to local authorities wanted to introduce them. louise haigh, the new transport secretary, has been speaking to a podcast go straight ahead, and she said this government will give their absolute support to local areas that want to introduce the scheme. she suggested when the budget rolls around in late october it's possible that there might be government funding for them. that will be a question for rachel reeves, the chancellor. she is not saying that central government in westminster will force part of the country to introduce them, but she is saying that it should be up to
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the local areas and if they want to do that, politicians in this government will not tell them to stop. and that, in itself, does mark a big shift from the previous government. henry zeffman, thank you. 17 minutes past seven. one other story. a gentoo penguin, one half of a power sex couple, has died in australia aged 11. he and his partner magic shot to global stardom in 2018 when they fell in love at the sea life aquarium in sydney. they later adopted and raised two chicks. their romance has inspired a mardi gras float, they have been referenced in the australian education syllabus. the aquarium said sven had a credible impact around the world as a symbol of equality. quite sad that his partner magic is widowed after just six years. let's have a look at
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the weather. carol is the details. ,., ., ., carol is the details. good morning. we have had _ carol is the details. good morning. we have had some _ carol is the details. good morning. we have had some heavy - carol is the details. good morning. we have had some heavy rain - carol is the details. good morning. we have had some heavy rain and l we have had some heavy rain and strong winds through the course of the night across many parts of the country. today you will find the rain will ease and as the rain pulls away the wind will ease for all but the northwest. the rain continuing to move eastwards across scotland. weakening as it pushes south eastwards across england and wales. behind it, it brightens up. sunny spells. at worst, bright spells. some showers. they will be across the north west of scotland and northern ireland. england and for wales we have some sunshine. the odd rope shower in north—west england and north—west wales. most will miss them. the dregs of this weather front across the channel islands and the far south—east leaving some residual cloud. try for a time overnight. then more rain piles and from the west, heavy rain, the winds are gales through the irish sea with
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exposure. a windy night inland across ireland, wales, the midlands and into southern england. temperatures falling away to about nine to 16 degrees. tomorrow the rain clears. but you can see the second hoop moving out of northern ireland across southern scotland and northern indian. that eventually clears. it is a drier day but still some blustery showers are coming in from the west. it will be quite breezy. temperatures 13 to 23 degrees. into saturday we have got a weather front coming up from the south which could clear parts of wales and southern england before pushing back towards the south—eastern corner on saturday, and clearing. it will be windy. as it moves away it dries up, it brightens up, but then we have shauri outbreaks of rain coming back in a the north—west of the country. temperatures 13 to about 20 degrees. as we move on into sunday, something a little bit drier, still a few showers. on monday if you have the
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bank holiday off, most of us will be dry but there will be some rain coming into western scotland and northern ireland. carol, thank you. poor communication and training, delays with assistance, and undignified treatment, just some of the issues disabled people can face when travelling on planes. later today, writes on flights, a campaign group which advocates on behalf of disabled travellers, are due to meet the transport secretary, louise haigh, discuss how services can be improved for this is amy, and her mumjo. despite going on advanced warning, they needed assistance to board the plane, they were left waiting at the gate. we plane, they were left waiting at the ate. ~ , s, , plane, they were left waiting at the i ate, . , ., , , , gate. we were very delayed by the time we actually _ gate. we were very delayed by the time we actually did _ gate. we were very delayed by the time we actually did board. - gate. we were very delayed by the time we actually did board. and i gate. we were very delayed by the time we actually did board. and it| time we actually did board. and it very much felt like everybody was annoyed with me.— very much felt like everybody was annoyed with me. then two of our bikes haven't turned _ annoyed with me. then two of our bikes haven't turned up. - annoyed with me. then two of our bikes haven't turned up. they - annoyed with me. then two of our bikes haven't turned up. they felt| bikes haven't turned up. they felt like a burden, _ bikes haven't turned up. they felt like a burden, judged _ bikes haven't turned up. they felt like a burden, judged by- bikes haven't turned up. they felt like a burden, judged by other -
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like a burden, judged by other passengers when the flight was delayed. passengers when the flight was dela ed. , , passengers when the flight was dela ed. , delayed. disabled passengers re . ularl delayed. disabled passengers regularly feel _ delayed. disabled passengers regularly feel they _ delayed. disabled passengers regularly feel they are - delayed. disabled passengers regularly feel they are victims delayed. disabled passengers i regularly feel they are victims of discrimination.— regularly feel they are victims of discrimination. writes on flights, the campaign — discrimination. writes on flights, the campaign group, _ discrimination. writes on flights, the campaign group, has - discrimination. writes on flights, | the campaign group, has evidence discrimination. writes on flights, - the campaign group, has evidence of wheelchairs being damaged and aviation industry staff lacking the skills to transfer them to and from seats. now they want the government to pass laws to ensure flying for people with disabilities is better organised. people with disabilities is better orranised. ., people with disabilities is better orranised. . ., people with disabilities is better orranised. . . , , organised. fairer and safer. this is about the government _ organised. fairer and safer. this is about the government are - organised. fairer and safer. this is about the government are saying, | organised. fairer and safer. this is i about the government are saying, we see the crisis you are facing, we want to respond effectively, we want to treat you like you are into second—class citizens. we don't want to roll our eyes the same as they are. we believe there is world class legislation and could make the uk a leader in accessible air travel. a, leader in accessible air travel. a department for transport spokesperson said everybody has the right to travel and be treated with dignity, and it is vital that flying is an accessible, safe and enjoyable experience for all. the transport secretary looks forward to discussing these issues with sophie morgan, and remains committed to
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working closely with industry and stakeholders to make progress in enhancing the accessibility of aviation. campaigners say that has been a problem for decades. there are solutions, if the government is prepared to listen. tom symons, bbc news. we can talk to amy, whom we saw in the film. we saw a little bit of some of your experiences on aircraft. tell us a bit more about a circumstance you have been in which it illustrates the problems you face? it it illustrates the problems you face? ., , , it illustrates the problems you face? . , , ., , �* , it illustrates the problems you face? , ., , �*, , face? it was truly awful. it's put me off flying — face? it was truly awful. it's put me off flying for _ face? it was truly awful. it's put me off flying for the _ face? it was truly awful. it's put me off flying for the time - face? it was truly awful. it's put| me off flying for the time being. face? it was truly awful. it's put i me off flying for the time being. it was my actualfirst me off flying for the time being. it was my actual first time flying as a wheelchair user this summer. i had been scared to fly after all of the horror stories that you see online. my horror stories that you see online. my wheelchair as my legs, and if it was damaged i wouldn't be able to get anywhere. i flew from a different airport out to the us, with a different airline, and was
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brilliant. iflew with a different airline, and was brilliant. i flew across the us, absolutely fine. then i flew back to heathrow, that was fine. then on a small flight from heathrow to gatwick, everything went wrong. right from the moment we checked in. my right from the moment we checked in. my mum was told, she has a disability as well, i asked if they could help find a seat, and i was told by one of the airline workers she could sit on the floor. we then waited an extremely long time to check in. and we were late coming through security. by the time we came through security, my mum was told that she couldn't walk through with a crutch, because it had to go through the scanner. usually you are given a wooden walking aid. she was refused that as well. so she had to struggle through. she has had a knee replacement. she had to struggle through. she was crying in pain.
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once we reached the boarding gate, i was then just... once we reached the boarding gate, i was thenjust... it once we reached the boarding gate, i was then just... it was like i was invisible. i wasn't even spoken to. the person i was with were spoken to. and they were like, oh, she can walk, yeah? i had booked this way backin walk, yeah? i had booked this way back in april. i had booked that i needed assistance, i needed an aisle chair, i needed help getting on. the moment, like, they said that i was, like, oh, no. iam not going to be able to get on first, because we were supposed to be given priority to get on. and i said to her, i checked when i booked in downstairs, and they said, yeah, it was all booked. i did this back in april. and she said, it's all right, somebody will be there to meet you once you come out and you will be able to board before everybody else. we got in the left. it takes a matter of seconds. we get down. i looked to my left and i saw a flood of people coming down the
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escalators. and my heartjust sank. i then ended up boarding after everyone else. people were rolling their eyes because i delayed the plane even further, because they didn't have everything ready to get me on. ~ , ., ., didn't have everything ready to get me on. ~ ., didn't have everything ready to get meon. ., me on. anyone hearing your story, i mean, me on. anyone hearing your story, i mean. will — me on. anyone hearing your story, i mean, will absolutely _ me on. anyone hearing your story, i mean, will absolutely sympathise i mean, will absolutely sympathise with the situation. i'm looking at the response we have from heathrow airport. you are talking about heathrow. they say, we want heathrow to be a welcoming and accessible airport for every passenger. we are disappointed the service provider on this occasion didn't meet our standards. we are conducting a review to understand what went wrong. we deeply apologise for the distress caused. now since that happened, what kind of communication have you had with heathrow? this is a perfect place for you to say what can be done better. tell us what you think? �* ., ., ., .,
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can be done better. tell us what you think? ., ., ., �* , think? both heathrow and british airwa s think? both heathrow and british airways have _ think? both heathrow and british airways have contacted _ think? both heathrow and british airways have contacted me - think? both heathrow and british airways have contacted me and i think? both heathrow and british i airways have contacted me and said lessons will be learned. but i put this out on my social media and i had floods in floods of messages from people that said they had had a —— of the exact same experience and the exact same response. how many times is something like this going to happen, until lessons are actually learned? do to happen, until lessons are actually learned?— to happen, until lessons are actually learned? do you put this down to policy. _ actually learned? do you put this down to policy, either— actually learned? do you put this down to policy, either the - actually learned? do you put this| down to policy, either the airline, it could be, or the airport? or is it individuals? you have two assume that individuals would care enough, individual people would not want you to have that experience. is it like a corporate culture thing, that they are just not grasping?— are just not grasping? well, i must sa , the are just not grasping? well, i must say, the assistant _ are just not grasping? well, i must say, the assistant staff _ are just not grasping? well, i must say, the assistant staff that - are just not grasping? well, i must say, the assistant staff that did - say, the assistant staff that did eventually come, he was the only person that day that treated me with empathy. i don't know if the others were just stressed, but i think it
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comes with training. theyjust haven't had enough training on this. it also communication. heathrow airport, plus their accessibility staff, who i think are a private company, and then british airways, and they arejust company, and then british airways, and they are just not talking to each other. and the blame, it was like a blame game. but between each department. maybe if their communication was better and they had a system that they are actually looking at and it says, oh, amy needs this at that time, let's go. it works much better. amy, i think you referenced this at the beginning. will you fly again? have you flown again? will you fly again giving your experience? i had you flown again? will you fly again giving your experience?— you flown again? will you fly again giving your experience? i had such a brilliant experience _ giving your experience? i had such a brilliant experience with _ giving your experience? i had such a brilliant experience with a _ brilliant experience with a different airline in a different airport on the way out. i am not going to say i'm not going to fly again. but for the time being, i have really been put off flying from heathrow. �* , ., , , ., ,,
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have really been put off flying from heathrow. �* , ., , , .«r ., heathrow. amy, good to speak to you. that meeting — heathrow. amy, good to speak to you. that meeting between _ heathrow. amy, good to speak to you. that meeting between the _ heathrow. amy, good to speak to you. that meeting between the campaign i that meeting between the campaign group and the transport secretary will take place later today. we will keep you updated on what comes out of that. time for the... still to come, if you are wildlife and, we get an insight into some of africa poz—mac magnificent felines. before eight o'clock we will be speaking two wildlife cinematographers who have been filming around the clock for six months for a new bbc series. big cats 20 a7. time to get the news, travel and weather where you are. a very good morning. welcome to bbc london. i'm thomas magill. a man arrested on suspicion of assaulting a number of police officers in south—east london remains in hospital in a serious condition after claiming he ingested drugs. officers were called to penge high street around at 6.30 yesterday following reports of a group of shoplifters. one man was arrested.
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scotland yard say two police officers became unwell while in the police van with the man after concerns they may have been exposed to chemicals. they were taken to hospital as a precaution. refuse workers in redbridge have begun two weeks of strike action over working conditions. the unite union says its members have less favourable conditions, such as sick pay, compared to other council employees. in a statement redbridge council said its goal was to reach an agreement — minimising any impact on bin collections. tests on the river thames regularly exceed safe levels for harmful bacteria according to a group of so—called citizen scientists. they now regularly monitor the rivers water and found that since mid—may, a7 out of 210 tests carried out contained harmful bacteria. it can cause a lot of illness, essentially. as you can see, there are a lot of people out on the water. we've done one test every week
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for the past seven weeks, and two of them have come back with a poor rating, which essentially means that we — like, the water is unsafe to swim in. in a statement thames water said... "while all storm discharges are unacceptable, the sewage system was historically designed to work in this way to prevent sewage backing up into people's homes." we are committed to seeing our waterways thrive." let's take a look at how the tubes is running this morning. there's severe delays on the bakerloo line and the dlr and the piccidilly line is partly closed. good morning. it is a cloudy, windy start to the day. outbreaks of rain spreading from west to east and the winds will be strong, gusting up to a0 mph quite widely in the morning into the afternoon, with temperatures reaching about 20 to 21 celsius.
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some clear spells for a time, but by the end of the night, more in the way of cloud, some showery rain and temperatures overnight 15—17. the wind will start to pick up once more. it is a waving weather front with some dry weather, but friday night into saturday, further outbreaks of rain that will linger into saturday morning. so the bank holiday weekend starts off quite cloudy and wet, but it is an improving day on saturday with more in the way of drier, brighter weather developing, and for the rest of the weekend, largely dry with some sunshine. that's it from me. but why not check out the bbc news app where you can read about how the fat suit sir ian mckellan was wearing when he fell off the stage back injune helped save him from even more injuries. i'll be back with you in half an hour. hello, this is breakfast
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with luxmy gopal and charlie stayt. good morning. teenagers across england, wales and northern ireland will be able to get their gcse results in the next half an hour, with grading expected to be in line with pre—pandemic levels. we're joined by the minister for school standards, catherine mckinnell. good morning to you. thank you for your time this morning. 28 minutes and counting for those young people getting those results. it is a nervous time. it getting those results. it is a nervous time.— getting those results. it is a nervous time. , ., , nervous time. it is. ifeel nervous for them nervous time. it is. ifeel nervous forthem but _ nervous time. it is. i feel nervous for them but also _ nervous time. it is. i feel nervous for them but also very _ nervous time. it is. i feel nervous for them but also very excited, i for them but also very excited, because this is a cohort of young people that have overcome incredible challenges. we need to remember these are young people who were in year seven when we went into the pandemic, so their entire secondary education has been shaped by that experience, and i have overcome incredible obstacles, they and their teachers and their schools have worked incredibly hard, and we are
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really positive about and hopeful for the results today and what it brings next for these young people who have a whole range of options to go onto after today. you who have a whole range of options to go onto after today.— go onto after today. you presumably are across the _ go onto after today. you presumably are across the big _ go onto after today. you presumably are across the big picture _ go onto after today. you presumably are across the big picture in - go onto after today. you presumably are across the big picture in terms i are across the big picture in terms of what the results are showing. what is the pattern you can see? we don't what is the pattern you can see? i don't have the results public yet, so it is important not to pre—empt that for young people, but we are hopeful and expecting that they will be in line with last year's results, which is positive in that we seem to have righted the system after the disruption we have seen over the pandemic and some of the changes in the way exams were done on the way these young people were assessed, so we do see thatjourney coming through of that really challenging situation that we've had over a whole range of years, and that these young people can hopefully celebrate today and that is what i really want for them today, a day of celebration and looking forward to what comes next. !
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and looking forward to what comes next. , ., ., next. i understand there are concerns _ next. i understand there are concerns within _ next. i understand there are concerns within your - next. i understand there are - concerns within your department about the gap in attainment between, and i know it is not necessarily quite so polarised, but there is a pattern of underachievement in the north has compared with the south. is that something you are seeing in something you are concerned about? i something you are concerned about? i am incredibly concerned about it, and it's notjust because i'm from the north—east and i do believe that every part of the country should have all the opportunities available to them, but we see that it is a really persistent problem, this attainment across different regions. if we look at the results from last week and the number of young people going on to university, a2% from london, 2a% in the north—east. that is a huge gap, and one that is a government we are committed to closing, because yes these are choices that young people make, but we want to make sure that they are choices and not a lack of opportunity or a lack of something in the system that could be holding these young people back. we want to
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unleash opportunity, that is the primary focus for us as a government. in primary focus for us as a government.— primary focus for us as a government. primary focus for us as a rovernment. . , , , government. in a practical sense, how will you _ government. in a practical sense, how will you do _ government. in a practical sense, how will you do that? _ government. in a practical sense, how will you do that? we - government. in a practical sense, how will you do that? we will- government. in a practical sense, | how will you do that? we will reset the relationship _ how will you do that? we will reset the relationship between _ how will you do that? we will reset the relationship between the - the relationship between the government and our education sector. we know how crucial the entire sector is, whether it is schools, colleges, universities, teaching assistants, early years workers, everybody needs to know that they are valued and a priority for this government so that we can work together to deliver that opportunity for young people, and in a practical senseit for young people, and in a practical sense it means making sure we have more teachers in schools, making sure we support breakfast club so that children start the school with a full belly, hungry minds and that good start to the day. we want to see more mental health support in schools, early speech and language intervention. i could talk all day about how passionate we are in the changes that we are looking to make in the education system. obviously we only had a few weeks, but we are getting on with the job. i
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appreciate your administration is new. when would you imagine that we will see improvements in those areas you've highlighted in the things you are worried about. when can people expect that they will be a tangible change? i expect that they will be a tangible chan . e? s expect that they will be a tangible chan . e? ~ . ., expect that they will be a tangible chance? ~ .. ., . ., change? i think we can feel a change in the system _ change? i think we can feel a change in the system already _ change? i think we can feel a change in the system already in _ change? i think we can feel a change in the system already in the - change? i think we can feel a change in the system already in the sense i in the system already in the sense of the productive relationships that we are building, where before there was antagonism when the government, we have a constructive relationship, and i think that's what this government is about, taking a really grown—up approach to how we run the country and a transparent approach as well, not looking for headlines or playing games, we reallyjust want to work with public services to rebuild a better country, and through that i think we do that through that i think we do that through a better education system, and we really rely on all our partners to deliver that with us. but we want to see the loss of teachers in our system be turned around without delay. we've already taken steps
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around without delay. we've already ta ken steps to around without delay. we've already taken steps to do that, but we need to put the money in place to ensure that we can invest in that, so that is why we are making changes soon on the vat status of private schools to make sure we can invest in our state system, and that will also enable us to make those changes that i've identified about mental health support and breakfast clubs and early speech and language intervention. these are things that we really see as upfront investment in our young people that will ultimately help our economy to grow and also save money in the long term as well. . ., and also save money in the long term as well. ~ ., ,, and also save money in the long term as well. . ., i. ., and also save money in the long term aswell. . ., ., as well. would you care to share our as well. would you care to share your results _ as well. would you care to share your results or _ as well. would you care to share your results or not? _ as well. would you care to share your results or not? it _ as well. would you care to share your results or not? it is - as well. would you care to share your results or not? it is up - as well. would you care to share your results or not? it is up to i your results or not? it is up to you? it your results or not? it is up to ou? , s your results or not? it is up to ou? , ~ ., , ., , you? it is kind that you put it in that way- _ you? it is kind that you put it in that way- i _ you? it is kind that you put it in that way. i remember - you? it is kind that you put it in that way. i remember my - you? it is kind that you put it in that way. i remember my gcse | you? it is kind that you put it in - that way. i remember my gcse results day very clearly. they were very positive for me. i got as and ps and went on to do my a—levels, but for our young people, wherever our young people are, whether it is college at school, our young people should take
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advice i listen to people who want to support them to get on in life, and whatever the outcome today, there is a bright future ahead. thank you very much, minister for school standards. we will be live at a school this morning just sharing some of those stories, on what is a very important day. we will update you on the sports news now, and we start with the cricket. yes, england just about to go into the second day of their first test against sri lanka, and i'm sure carroll will show us shortly that there is a very large blob of rain heading. is that a meteorological term? yes, blob! england need to move on when they need to get on. their bowlers can put their feet up after making ollie pope was my first day in charge pretty easy, while it will be
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over to the batter is to try and press home that advantage at old trafford. bowling out sri lanka for 236 on the first day of the first test. after significant resistance, it was the spinner who helped get them all out. england on 22 without loss going into the second day which could well be affected by the weather, chris woakes says the team will pull together in the absence of ben stokes. you will pull together in the absence of lten stokes-— will pull together in the absence of ben stokes. you know, a so-called inexoerienced _ ben stokes. you know, a so-called inexperienced captain _ ben stokes. you know, a so-called inexperienced captain comes - ben stokes. you know, a so-called inexperienced captain comes into l ben stokes. you know, a so-called l inexperienced captain comes into the side, the younger guy, naturally you have got guys probably willing to give a little bit more advice than normal, so probably a few more ideas being thrown around. as a bowling attack we took it upon ourselves to definitely talk a lot more. you always have to. we wanted to take the pressure off ollie a little bit, but he spoke with us well, talked about different options and i thought he did a really good job.
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winning the 800 metres gold medal at the paris olympics might have been the best moment of keely hodgkinson's career, but she ends 202a unbeaten in nine races but without the chance to compete at the diamond league next month. it was herfirst global title. a hint at the sprawling nature of qualifying for the european football competitions today. welsh side the new saints have been doing it since the beginning ofjuly, while chelsea are entering the fray only now. hearts and kilmarnock make up the list of those playing tonight. while chelsea's list of players is the main talking point at stamford bridge right now. there are a2 on the books after another summer spending spree. but again there's no place for raheem sterling in the squad for their europa conference league playoff against servette. i spoke with raheem before the city game. i said he is going to struggle to get minutes with us, and this is the reason why he was out of the squad. i'm not saying that he is not a good player, but i prefer
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a different kind of winger, and this is the reason why. it's more than £200 million spent now for chelsea. with a5 million of that on portugalforward joao felix. he's signed from atletico madrid with england midfielder conor gallagher going the other way for about 33 million. the women's open gets under way this morning — the first players tee off at around seven o'clock at st andrews. it's the final major of the year. former champion catriona matthew has announced this year's tournament will be her last. the scot is now 5a and won the title in 2009. with her major career ending with a 30th consecutive appearance at the open. pavel bittner of czech republic won stage five of the vuelta a espana — a sprint into seville. he pipped wout van aert in a photo finish. primoz roglic continues to lead overall by eight seconds. today's stage six is a 185 kilometre mountainous route.
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it has been particularly over the first week of the premier league season memorable for two of the bbc�*s very important institutions of football coverage. football focus is 50, and match of the day is celebrating its 60th birthday. generations of football fans have been avoiding scores on saturday afternoon so they can watch it fresh. and sometimes they want to judge their own team was my performances having watched it at the ground, and cruciallyjudge the judgment of their teams, because match of the day still remains that incredibly pivotal moment where they find out what other people thought of their team's performance. it can shape a relationship between fans and pundits. and it is impressive to continue to have that role after this many decades. and all of that time, think about the thousands of football matches that have been covered in the unique
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way that it is. highlights and analysis of some of the most memorable moments in the sport's history. joe lenski has been taking a look back at the iconic show�*s six decades. 60 years ago, this is the place where it started — anfield in august 196a, where liverpool faced arsenal on the first day of the season. a ticket cost up to eight shillings, ora0p. that night on bbc two, football went out to the nation. welcome to match of the day, the first of a weekly series coming to you every saturday on bbc two. as you can hear, we're in beatleville for this liverpool versus arsenal match, and if we can have a look at the liverpool side. liverpool started with five players up front. match of the day's numbers weren't quite like today.
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the first viewing figures were around 20,000, farfewer than were in the crowd there that day. but those that tuned in saw quite the match. it's a goal. 3—2 to liverpool. match of the day was up and running. well, i'd call it the match of the century. i don't know about the match of the day. what do you think? that show was one match with a former player at pitchside. through the years, the programme grew in size and found its soundtrack. hello. good evening. we hope you like the new music and we hope to you like the new programme. good evening and welcome to match of the day on the last saturday of the football league season. yes! football was the main act, but presenters and commentators were part of the story. and this is extraordinary. we're going to see the penalty spot painted, are we? during the match. model might try to curl one and does and makes it.
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oh, beauty. each week we'll have two main matches from the new premier league. in 1999 des lynam left tojoin itv. so a man who'd been a pundit took on the lead role. hey, tell you what. football's back. any good? have i got thejob? sorry. still here. here we go again. new season, new titles, new manager. gary lineker has now been presenting for 25 years, while those who grew up with the programme have become part of its charm. it was certainly down to the bare bones today with with injuries. i thought from start to finish they were awful. it's wright for arsenal- and it's a goal for arsenal. we didn't think you'd got enough england ones. so... not bad. you're getting the hang of it obviously. yeah it's kind of comes from a bit nowadays. through 60 years, times have changed. stand by vt. but saturday nights still sound the same. joe lynskey, bbc news.
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and a 60th anniversary documentary, match of the day at 60, will be available on bbc iplayer later today, broadcast on bbc one on bank holiday monday at 10:30pm. now, we mention the weather in the sport round—up, but let's go to carol for a proper forecast. sport round—up, but let's go to carol for a properforecast. we have to look out for a blob of rain? that is very technical, luxmy! there is more than a bit of rain around this morning. it has been a wet and windy night. the rain will slowly clear away, and things were quiet down behind it, but what you find is it will still be windy especially across north—west scotland. this is what has been happening for the night. the rain has been pushing eastwards and it is also pushing south eastwards. this is a weather front, and ahead of the weather front, and ahead of the weather front it still is pretty windy, plus this weather front moves down the south—east. it is going to weaken and it won't be much more than a band of cloud with the odd spot of
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rain in it, and behind it brightening up. these are the gusts you can see in black, so still very windy across the north west. at times, potentially blustery. temperature 20—20— 21. it won't be long before the next batch of rain pushes in, the wind will strengthen, gales through the irish sea but it will also be very windy across much of england and wales, something to consider if you are camping, and look at this hook of rain coming backin look at this hook of rain coming back in through northern ireland, and that will push across scotland and that will push across scotland and northern england as we head through the early part of the day. temperatures up to 16. this hook of rain moves east, the whole lot moves out into the north sea, slow to clear on the far south—east but it will be windy, and behind it it brightens up, but still a plethora
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of showers coming in on a brisk breeze across the north west. these are our temperatures, up to 23. carol, thank you very much. a new bbc documentary series will give us unprecedented insight into the lives of some of africa's magnificent felines. over six months, a camera team followed a group of big cats, day and night in an area rarely visited in botswana. new technology means the team can follow the cats' movement more closely than ever before, including some close encounters with the crew themselves. she's ready to go. my heart rate was
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throurh she's ready to go. my heart rate was through the — she's ready to go. my heart rate was through the roof. _ she's ready to go. my heart rate was through the roof. this _ she's ready to go. my heart rate was through the roof. this is _ she's ready to go. my heart rate was through the roof. this is the - through the roof. this is the military grade _ through the roof. this is the military grade thermal - through the roof. this is the i military grade thermal imaging camera. we military grade thermal imaging camera. ~ , military grade thermal imaging camera. . , ., , ., military grade thermal imaging camera. . , ., , camera. we will be able to see it in a completely _ camera. we will be able to see it in a completely different _ camera. we will be able to see it in a completely different light - camera. we will be able to see it in a completely different light and - a completely different light and tell stories in a completely different way.— tell stories in a completely different wa . ., , ., different way. that is one lucky beast! they _ different way. that is one lucky beast! they did _ different way. that is one lucky beast! they did get _ different way. that is one lucky beast! they did get one. - different way. that is one lucky beast! they did get one. be i different way. that is one lucky i beast! they did get one. be better for you if it was six rather than one. we'rejoined now by anna dimitriadis and gordon buchanan, two of the wildlife cinematographers on the show. welcome to you both. that was quite a nerve—racking encounter, wasn't it? a nerve-racking encounter, wasn't it? , , ., , it? yes, i still find it really weird seeing _ it? yes, i still find it really weird seeing myself - it? yes, i still find it really weird seeing myself on i it? yes, i still find it really| weird seeing myself on that it? yes, i still find it really - weird seeing myself on that level of fear. weird seeing myself on that level of fear~ you _ weird seeing myself on that level of fear. you are not normally filmed when _ fear. you are not normally filmed when you — fear. you are not normally filmed when you are that scared. but it is almost _ when you are that scared. but it is almost like — when you are that scared. but it is almost like you have to rewire your brain _ almost like you have to rewire your brain slightly to what is normal. instead — brain slightly to what is normal. instead of — brain slightly to what is normal. instead of coming to a zebra crossing. _
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instead of coming to a zebra crossing, your actualjust stopping because _ crossing, your actualjust stopping because there is a zebra crossing right— because there is a zebra crossing right in— because there is a zebra crossing right in front of you. and it is moments _ right in front of you. and it is moments like that that really remind you where _ moments like that that really remind you where you are and how wild the place _ you where you are and how wild the place is _ you where you are and how wild the lace is. �* ,., ., ., you where you are and how wild the lace is. �* ., ., , ., ., place is. and gordon, that is one of many dramatic _ place is. and gordon, that is one of many dramatic moments _ place is. and gordon, that is one of many dramatic moments that - place is. and gordon, that is one of many dramatic moments that you l place is. and gordon, that is one of- many dramatic moments that you must have had while filming. the many dramatic moments that you must have had while filming.— have had while filming. the thing is, it is nonstop _ have had while filming. the thing is, it is nonstop action, _ have had while filming. the thing is, it is nonstop action, and - have had while filming. the thingj is, it is nonstop action, and there are periods where there is nothing happening, but when you go out on a single day, you may well see something that has never been seen before, never been filmed before, so there is always this kind of expectation that amazing things can happen, and across the series there is this amazing feeling that something could happen, but you also have days where you are not quite twiddling your thumbs, but waiting for it to kick off. it is twiddling your thumbs, but waiting for it to kick off.— for it to kick off. it is like christmas _ for it to kick off. it is like christmas for _ for it to kick off. it is like christmas for you - for it to kick off. it is like | christmas for you because for it to kick off. it is like - christmas for you because you for it to kick off. it is like _ christmas for you because you have a new camera. christmas for you because you have a new camera-— christmas for you because you have a newcamera. , ,, ., ., ., �* new camera. despite appearances, i'm a bit older than — new camera. despite appearances, i'm a bit older than anna. _ new camera. despite appearances, i'm a bit older than anna. i _ new camera. despite appearances, i'm a bit older than anna. i filmed - new camera. despite appearances, i'm a bit older than anna. i filmed on - a bit older than anna. ifilmed on the original big cat diary is and
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when the sun went down, you went back to camp, so to be in africa following lions and to be able to film them day and night, from the air as well, as extraordinary. so this camera you have got, maybe we will see some pictures in a moment. this can let you see more than the lions can see, so when they are hunting at night, you can look and see their prey certainly before the prey see the lines themselves. we can see some of it here. we prey see the lines themselves. we can see some of it here.— can see some of it here. we never had the advantage _ can see some of it here. we never had the advantage until _ can see some of it here. we never had the advantage until the - can see some of it here. we never i had the advantage until the thermal technology over the lions, because their eyes are incredible at night time. 50 their eyes are incredible at night time, ., ., , their eyes are incredible at night time. . ., , time. so what are we seeing here? some adult — time. so what are we seeing here? some adult males _ time. so what are we seeing here? some adult males trying _ time. so what are we seeing here? some adult males trying to - time. so what are we seeing here? some adult males trying to hunt i time. so what are we seeing here? i some adult males trying to hunt some antelope, and you can see obviously you can see me, but the antelope can't see the lions, an alliance
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with their eyesight, they know the antelopes are there and they can hear them, antelopes are there and they can hearthem, but antelopes are there and they can hear them, but that is a pitch black night, and without the camera you can't see your hand in front of your face, so it does completely open it to the whole night—time world to everything that happens. fight! to the whole night-time world to everything that happens. and that is what is so key _ everything that happens. and that is what is so key about _ everything that happens. and that is what is so key about it _ everything that happens. and that is what is so key about it being - everything that happens. and that is what is so key about it being 24/7, l what is so key about it being 2a/7, because lions and leopards are up nocturnal, mostly active at night. yes, quite often you will be wood lines _ yes, quite often you will be wood lines for— yes, quite often you will be wood lines for 20 — yes, quite often you will be wood lines for 20 hours a day and they will do _ lines for 20 hours a day and they will do nothing, and thenjust as the sun— will do nothing, and thenjust as the sun dips, they decide to go and do something, and traditionally you'd _ do something, and traditionally you'd have had to go back to camp. now we _ you'd have had to go back to camp. now we are — you'd have had to go back to camp. now we are with them, and they do some _ now we are with them, and they do some utterly bizarre things at night — some utterly bizarre things at night. they almost come alive at night _ night. they almost come alive at night is — night. they almost come alive at niiht. , ., , night. they almost come alive at niiht. , . , ., , night. is there anything remarkable that ou night. is there anything remarkable that you learned _ night. is there anything remarkable that you learned about _ night. is there anything remarkable that you learned about them? i night. is there anything remarkable i that you learned about them? because these are species that have been studied and filmed for years and years. was there anything new that emerged to improve our understanding of these creatures? the one thing it
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does prove is that there are still parts of the world where nature's balance is more or less intact, and the vallieres one of those, and i think the lions and tigers and cheaters and there in the numbers that they should be. filming the lions catching fish, which they have never been filmed doing before, i think every single day is completely different. and the exciting thing about it is that you go out in the knowledge that you may well see something that no one has ever seen before. ., ., ., ~ before. the world that i work in, if i brini in before. the world that i work in, if i bring in a — before. the world that i work in, if i bring in a hot _ before. the world that i work in, if i bring in a hot cup _ before. the world that i work in, if i bring in a hot cup of _ before. the world that i work in, if i bring in a hot cup of tea, - before. the world that i work in, if i bring in a hot cup of tea, health i i bring in a hot cup of tea, health and safety, is that ok, you check everything. how does that work in the world you are working in? there is a scene where he will have been filming all day only want to sleep out to get more footage, so you are
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literally sleeping out, i do know there are lions literally sleeping out, i do know there are [ions in the vicinity, new cook up spaghetti bolognese and you are a bit worried that they might be drawn to you. that sounds incredibly risky. why don't you go back to base and be more secure? i risky. why don't you go back to base and be more secure?— and be more secure? i think being able to spend _ and be more secure? i think being able to spend a — and be more secure? i think being able to spend a night _ and be more secure? i think being able to spend a night out - and be more secure? i think being able to spend a night out in i and be more secure? i think being able to spend a night out in the i able to spend a night out in the bush _ able to spend a night out in the bush is — able to spend a night out in the bush is key to being in that environment, because you are then able, _ environment, because you are then able. you _ environment, because you are then able, you can be sleeping on top of your vehicle — able, you can be sleeping on top of your vehicle in the middle of the night _ your vehicle in the middle of the night and — your vehicle in the middle of the night and you will hear a lion calling, — night and you will hear a lion calling, and then in the morning that dictates where you will be going — that dictates where you will be going that day, so being around them the whole _ going that day, so being around them the whole time is really helpful because — the whole time is really helpful because you want to be with them, but also _ because you want to be with them, but also it— because you want to be with them, but also it allows you to see things you wouldn't have seen. but but also it allows you to see things you wouldn't have seen.— but also it allows you to see things you wouldn't have seen. but do you have a health _ you wouldn't have seen. but do you have a health and _ you wouldn't have seen. but do you have a health and safety _ you wouldn't have seen. but do you have a health and safety person? i you wouldn't have seen. but do you | have a health and safety person? of course, and have a health and safety person? i>i course, and i suppose have a health and safety person? iii course, and i suppose it is not even potential, it is the perceived risk, and i had one of the biggest lions close as close as you are to me.
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there is nothing between us but air, no door on the vehicle, and it stops and looks at me. and for most normal people come you think, how can you stay safe that close to one of the world's top predators. it'sjust that they do not associate people and vehicles with food. they have grown up in a world where they have been filmed, most of them, from birth, so a vehicle and the people in it, it is like a mobile termite mound or a tree, it is inconsequential to them, so that is how you can stay safe. i want more of this! it how you can stay safe. i want more of this! it is scary when they _ i want more of this! it is scary when they stand _ i want more of this! it is scary when they stand that - i want more of this! it is scary when they stand that close. i i want more of this! it is scary| when they stand that close. so i want more of this! it is scary i when they stand that close. so we saw that clip _ when they stand that close. so we saw that clip of _ when they stand that close. so we saw that clip of you _ when they stand that close. so we saw that clip of you and _ when they stand that close. so we saw that clip of you and your- when they stand that close. so we saw that clip of you and your land | saw that clip of you and your land rover, what is it like looking eye to eye with an animal like that? presumably it knows all about you? the blood just drains from your face a little _ the blood just drains from your face a little bit. — the blood just drains from your face a little bit, and you do feel like your— a little bit, and you do feel like your spider senses start tingling. but they— your spider senses start tingling. but they are so beautiful and incredible, i feel like seeing them
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that close — incredible, i feel like seeing them that close just makes it all the more — that close just makes it all the more clear. and obviously we get scared, _ more clear. and obviously we get scared, but— more clear. and obviously we get scared, but we are also working with a team _ scared, but we are also working with a team of— scared, but we are also working with a team of experts that do it all year— a team of experts that do it all year round, their whole lives. you mentioned — year round, their whole lives. you mentioned big — year round, their whole lives. i'm. mentioned big cat diary which i was obsessed with when i was younger. there is something quite enduring about the appeal of these creatures to the public. you can see from the images around us how cute the cubs are, but what is it that keeps people coming back and watching documentaries about african big cats in particular? flats documentaries about african big cats in particular?— in particular? cats are one of the most favourite _ in particular? cats are one of the most favourite group _ in particular? cats are one of the most favourite group of - in particular? cats are one of the most favourite group of animals, in particular? cats are one of the i most favourite group of animals, and when it comes to wild animals, big cats are people's favourites, and i think because they are iconic, they are majestic, they are engaging, they are emblematic, so people are fascinated by them, and i think with
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big cats 2a/7, we are immersed in their lives and we filmed in 2a/7 and we learned so much. in the time we were there we knew more about the lines and the leopards that we do about our own families. we are just completely wrapped up in their world. we don't have to make people fall in love with big cats, they already do, and i think this series is going to blow people's mind, it is going to blow people's mind, it is incredible. it blew my mind. lovely to see you both here today, thank you very much. big cats 2a/7 starts this sunday at eight o'clock on bbc two. the first episode sees a huge wildfire threatening the resident big cats and the team. are they ok? no spoilers! time now to get the news, travel and weather where you are. a very good morning, welcome to bbc london. i'm thomas magill.
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a man arrested on suspicion of assaulting a number of police officers in south—east london remains in hospital in a serious condition, after claiming he ingested drugs. officers were called to penge high street around at 6.30 yesterday, following reports of a group of shoplifters. one man was arrested. scotland yard say two police officers became unwell while in the police van with the man after concerns they may have been exposed to chemicals. they were taken to hospital as a precaution. refuse workers in redbridge have begun two weeks of strike action over working conditions. the unite union says its members have less favourable conditions, such as sick pay, compared to other council employees. redbridge council said its goal was to reach an agreement, minimising any impact on bin collections. let's take a look at how the tubes is running this morning. there's severe delays on the bakerloo line and the dlr, and the piccadilly line is partly closed.
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now the weather and it will be largely cloudy with patchy light rain moving in from the west through the afternoon. it will be a breezy day with a top temperature of 21 degrees that's it from me. but why not check out the bbc news app, where you can read about how a fat suit sir ian mckellan was wearing when he fell off the stage back injune, helped save him from even more injuries. i'll be back with you in half an hour.
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good morning, welcome to breakfast, with charlie stayt and luxmy gopal. the headlines today. hundreds of thousands of teenagers across england, wales and northern ireland are receiving their gcse and btec results. yes, we are at one school in east manchester where they are just getting their results. they have had the countdown to the results. we will be talking to some of them in the next hour. tributes are paid to a woman and three children who died at a fire in a house in bradford. the search resumes for the final missing person in the wreckage of the yacht which sank off the coast of sicily after five bodies were discovered yesterday. good morning. we spend almost £2 billion on berries in the uk. many farmers don't make a profit and could go out of business within the
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next two years. i have come to a farm in kent to find out why. look at his face, just look at his face! one of the most famous voices in football as much of the day turns 60 we will be speaking to legendary commentator, barry davies. —— match of the day. the weather remains changeable. it will be wet and unseasonably windy at times but there will be some sunshine and from there will be some sunshine and from the middle of next week it will turn warmer once again. good morning. it's thursday, august 22nd. our main story. tributes are being paid to other and three children who died following a house fire in bradford. stu d e nts students across england, wales and northern ireland that finding out their gcse and btec results this morning. kate mcgough has more.
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from starting in year seven, to now sitting their gcses... nice and quietly, thank you. ..this is the class of covid. these pupils were just a few months into starting secondary school when the first national lockdown was introduced. obviously, our whole secondary school career kind of thing has been affected by covid. i think i felt a little bit lost, to be honest. none of us were really expecting l that it would last for so long. l here at brighouse high school in west yorkshire, teachers and staff have worked hard to overcome the disruption caused by covid, but some problems still persist. more than one in five children in england are frequently missing school. that's double what it was before the pandemic. certainly for a few years that attendance has been particularly down. i know there's been a lot of talk about how working from home has an impact on that with parents. you know, we certainly reflect that national pattern of sometimes friday's attendance can be a little bit down on the rest of the week, but i'm pleased to say it's getting back to pre—covid levels now.
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mr yasin is head of year 11 and says the pandemic has led to an increase in anxiety for those taking gcses. when i see them now, i think to myself, they've only really had three years of high school, just over three years of high school, and it's been a very emotionaljourney. students who were a little bit nervous and anxious anyway when they started high school, that was heightened considerably, i think, when the lockdowns kicked in. and we have had many requests, which we've tried our best to fulfil, of accommodating students elsewhere so they can do their exams with a few more rest breaks,, mainly in a smaller setting. gcse results are almost back to where they were pre—pandemic, after teacher—assessed grades led to record numbers of top marks. this will be the last year of gcses where there are concessions. in england, pupils have been given formula sheets in maths and science. the formula sheet has helped me so much in maths and physics, and i think they should keep it because i think it's quite unfair the amount they've got to remember, especially on top of all the other content,
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especially in physics. the pandemic has been daunting, but these pupils have also found positives. i think it was a rocky start for us for sure, but um, coming into year ten and ii, i think it's actually brought _ the year group quite together and we're quite close now. i we have good relationships - with our teachers too, which i think helps us with our learning, and i has done for the past five years. kate mcgough, bbc news. inafew in a few minutes we will be at a school meeting some of those young people getting the results. luxmy has more of the news. we start with the tributes that are being paid to a mother and three children who died following a house fire in bradford. a man was arrested at the scene on suspicion of murder and is in hospital with critical injuries. graham satchell reports. westbury road in bradford and a terrible tragedy. a house fire that killed a mother and her three children. 29—year—old bryonie gawith died at the scene. nine—year—old denisty, five—year—old oscar and 22—month—old
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aubree died later in hospital. at a press conference, west yorkshire police announced they have started a murder inquiry. we believe the fire was started deliberately, and this incident was domestic related. detectives from our homicide and major inquiry team have launched a murder investigation into the fire. neighbours who saw the fire have been left devastated. it's horrible, ijust feel sick. you know, ijust wanted to help, but, what can you do? i've never seen anything like it. it were really intense. - the sky were [it up. it were just like - thunder and lightning. it were just blue, literally blue, and it were just pumping out. l family and friends have been leaving flowers and messages as they try to come to terms with the loss of such young life. one message reads, "bryonie and your three angels, gone way too soon."
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a 39—year—old man has been arrested on suspicion of murder. he remains in hospital with critical injuries. graham satchell, bbc news. our reporter oli constable joins us now from bradford. good morning. we saw earlier this morning flowers are still in place and the police cordon remains? that's right. we saw flowers being placed on the edge of the cordon last night. overnight many more items have been placed here, including flowers, tributes, and cuddly toys. tributes are being paid to a family who their loved ones say were taken far, far too soon. every person has been deeply affected by what has happened, and what is normally a quiet street on the edge of bradford. this morning, more than 2a hours after the incident, police are guarding the house, which remains a crime scene. that family,
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bryonie and her children, denisty, oscar and aubree, killed in that home in the early hours of yesterday morning. neighbours said they felt sick and devastated. this is a whole community trying to come to terms with what happened. police have said they believe the fire was started deliberately, with the incident being domestic related. that 39—year—old man who was arrested on suspicion of murder remains in hospital in a condition following injuries he sustained in the fire himself. people living here are being asked to help police with their investigation. if you saw what happened, or have any information, speak to officers. the investigation continues at pace this morning as they try to piece together exactly what happened. thank you for bringing us the latest from the scene. let's turn to events in the us. tim walz has been officially nominated as kamala harris's running mate in the upcoming presidential election.
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the governor of minnesota made a speech on the third day of the democrat's national convention. the event was opened by big names including stevie wonder, oprah winfrey and former us president bill clinton. our senior north america correspondent, gary o'donoghue, was there democrats have been ramping up the celebrity count. kamala harris! echoing michelle obama, oprah told the packed hall to do something. and what we're going to do is elect kamala harris as the next president of the united states! but the current president, joe biden, isn't quite forgotten. even by those senior democrats like nancy pelosi, who eased him out of the nomination. thank you, joe. they have already had two presidents this week, here is a third one. and they love him.
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two days ago i turned 78, the oldest man in my family for four generations. and the only personal vanity i want to assert is i am still younger than donald trump. every convention needs its share of glitz and glamour, and this one has got plenty of it. but today is also about introducing governor tim walz. you probably won't have heard of him. two weeks ago he became kamala harris' pick for vice president. high school teacher, sports coach, 20 years in the national guard, tim walz is being sold as the ultimate everyman. no matter who you are, kamala harris is going to stand up and fight for your freedom to live the life that you want to lead. because that's what we want for ourselves, and it's what we want for our neighbours.
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all the razzmatazz is designed for one thing. the build—up to kamala harris' acceptance speech tonight, the biggest moment of her political career so far. gary o'donoghue, bbc news, chicago. the search will resume this morning for the one person still missing after a luxury yacht sank off the coast of italy. five bodies have already been recovered. bethany bell gave us the latest from porticello. we watched four bodies being brought to shore by the rescue services. a fifth body has been identified on the yacht and rescue workers are expected to bring that up this morning. then the search of course goes on for the final missing person. rescue services say they have been working tirelessly in
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very, very difficult, cramped conditions, to try to recover, find the people, the missing, and also, that they have been facing very, very difficult conditions down there because there is a lot of debris in the yard. we know as well that investigators have questioned the captain. he was questioned for two hours because there have been a lot of questions asked about how this superyacht was so badly affected by this extreme weather event. there was a mini tornado, a water spout, and of the questions are being asked, could moore have been done to make sure that the —— this did not happen the way it did? bethany bell. the uk medicines regulator is set to approve a drug that has been shown to slow the progression of alzheimer's disease. it is an anti—body treatment. the nhra is expected to rule it can be
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prescribed privately in the uk. regulators are yet to decide if it can be used on the nhs. media personality, andrew tate, says he's been remanded in custody by police in romania. he was questioned by officers as part of new investigation into crimes including money laundering and sex with an under—age person. he's already awaiting trial on rape and human trafficking charges, which he denies. taylor swift has made her first public statement about the cancellation of her three sell—out shows in vienna earlier this month — due to security concerns. the singer wrote on instagram that an alleged terror plot had filled her with a new sense of fear. she said she was grateful to the austrian authorities that their actions meant we were grieving for concerts and not lives. the transport secretary has said decisions on introducing road safety measures, such as 20 miles per hour zones, should
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remain with local communities rather than the government. before the general election, conservative ministers had tried to tighten up the rules around low traffic neighbourhoods, to ensure councils had the support of local residents and businesses. our chief political correspondent henry zeffman joins us now. good morning. what is the new labour government saying? what is the new labour government sa ini ? ~ ., ., what is the new labour government sa inc? ., ., what is the new labour government sa in? ., , saying? morning. there are a couple of different measures _ saying? morning. there are a couple of different measures here, - saying? morning. there are a couple of different measures here, both i saying? morning. there are a couple of different measures here, both ofl of different measures here, both of which, this new government is signalling a very different direction of travel from the previous conservative government. you have lt ends, low traffic neighbourhoods, where a local area might use different messages like planters and so on to divert traffic away from residential streets towards main roads in the hope of encouraging cycling and walking and so on. then there are 20 mph zones, a blunt instrument which do what they say on the tin. when it comes to both of them, what louise haigh, the transport secretary, as told a podcast called streets ahead is that local authorities would have her
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absolute support to introduce those schemes if they want to. that is different from the previous comment. rishi sunak had called ltms harebrained and his transport secretary removed central government funding for local areas that wanted to go ahead with the sort of thing. what we are not talking about is the government in westminster saying they are going to enforce parts of they are going to enforce parts of the country to introduce them. that is not the case at all. louise haigh warns of areas where they proceed with the wrong schemes despite local opposition. but it is clearly the case are part of the country that want to do these are going to have full throated government support, perhaps even further down the track central government funding. and that is a big difference from what came before. henry zeffman, thank you. just coming up to 8:15am, thursday morning. a tree shaped like an elephant, and an oak that is thought to be the widest in the uk, among
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those shortlisted for the tree of the year. this is apparently the elephant oak, which is in the new forest. do you think it looks like an elephant? it is apparently so called because of its big trunk. meanwhile, the 1200 —year—old oak in cheshire, which boasts a 1a.02 metre girth is also on the 12 trees shortlist, the annual competition is run by the woodland trust to raise awareness of the ancient and at risk trees in the uk. the winner will be revealed in october. the second one looked like a rhinoceros. there you go, competition for the 11 tree. let's find out what carol has to say. i'm still laughing at your earlier joke about the trunk, now! good morning. it has been a very wet night for some of us. in the lake district, close to six inches of
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rain. four millimetres of that fell in just six hours. rain. four millimetres of that fell injust six hours. the rain continues to push south and east. it will clear. the wind will ease. for all of the north west of scotland. the rain moving away from scotland, brightening up here and in northern ireland with a few showers. the rate will continue to push and weaken as it heads down towards the south—east. still windy until the weather front does clear. into the afternoon still cloudy across the channel islands, in through sussex, kent and parts of east anglia. brightening up across the midlands, wales, the south—west and into northern england. you could catch the jar in north—west england, northern ireland and western scotland. here it will be blustery. they will also be some sunshine or bright spells. temperatures 1a to 21 degrees. through this evening we start off on a largely dried note, before the next batch of heavy rain pushes in. the winds will strengthen, gales through the irish sea, windy and land strengthen, gales through the irish sea, windy and [and across england
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and also wales. you can see this hook of rain, that is coming back in across northern ireland and it will across northern ireland and it will across northern england and southern scotland as we go through the early part of tomorrow. as this moves away, the wind will quite quickly tend to ease. behind that we are back into sunshine, bright spells and some blustery showers, with top temperatures up to 22 celsius. thank you. the time is coming up to 18 minutes past eight. doctors are calling for better access to mental health support so they don't suffer in silence after a study found the profession is at a higher risk of suicide compared with the general population. female physicians are at even greater risk, according to the major —— british medicaljournal. we arejoined by sarahjakes, doctors sarahjakes, agp, and dr clare redstone, who gives bernard advice to people working on high—pressure jobs. good morning. sarah, maybe you
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could share with us a little bit of your story and what happened with you? {lii your story and what happened with ou? . ., , . ~' your story and what happened with ou? , ., ., you? of course. thank you for asking me to come — you? of course. thank you for asking me to come on- _ you? of course. thank you for asking me to come on. eichler_ you? of course. thank you for asking me to come on. eichlerjp _ you? of course. thank you for asking me to come on. eichlerjp of- you? of course. thank you for asking me to come on. eichlerjp of 17 i me to come on. eichlerjp of 17 years. —— i am a gp of 17 years and iworkfull years. —— i am a gp of 17 years and iwork full time all of years. —— i am a gp of 17 years and i work full time all of my career. and probably for the last ten years of my 17 years as a gp, the intensity of work has just been increasing and increasing. and probably for that length of time i had been doing 50 to 60 hours a week. which would mean i am working on my day off, my weekends, it means i'm working nights. and that intensity of work has just been increasing and increasing most of the complexity of the work that we're dealing with has been increasing. the number of appointments, the number of patients we are having to see. all increasing. and it becomes very much
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a struggle to try and keep up or with that demand. and fill those gaps that we are expected to do. without the resource or the support to do that. find without the resource or the support to do that. �* ' . ., i. without the resource or the support todothat. �* ' . ., , to do that. and the effect on you is what? the — to do that. and the effect on you is what? the effect _ to do that. and the effect on you is what? the effect was _ to do that. and the effect on you is what? the effect was that - to do that. and the effect on you is what? the effect was that i - to do that. and the effect on you is what? the effect was that i began l to do that. and the effect on you is i what? the effect was that i began to feel that i wasn't _ what? the effect was that i began to feel that i wasn't delivering - what? the effect was that i began to feel that i wasn't delivering a - what? the effect was that i began to feel that i wasn't delivering a safe i feel that i wasn't delivering a safe service, a service that was sufficient, that was meeting the needs of the patients. i felt inadequate. and angry about the situation that i am making all these sacrifices. it actually felt like i was achieving nothing. it is not eas to was achieving nothing. it is not easy to talk — was achieving nothing. it is not easy to talk about _ was achieving nothing. it is not easy to talk about and - was achieving nothing. it is not easy to talk about and it i was achieving nothing. it is not easy to talk about and it is i was achieving nothing. it is notj easy to talk about and it is very brave of you to sit here and talk about this. what do you want to share with us in terms of the point you reached? i share with us in terms of the point you reached?— share with us in terms of the point you reached? i think for me it was a sudden light — you reached? i think for me it was a sudden light bulb _ you reached? i think for me it was a sudden light bulb moment, - you reached? i think for me it was a sudden light bulb moment, that i i sudden light bulb moment, that i couldn't carry on like this. there
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was a trigger in that there was a near miss accident for my family, who were camping on a holiday without me because i was missing being with them because i was having to work again. and they were nearly hit by a car. they weren't hurt, but it was a very near miss. it was the sudden realisation i wasn't there. then there was the realisation that i was never there. and it was kind of, what is the point of me sacrificing my time with my family, me when i'm really not delivering anything on any level? ifelt like i wasn't being a good enough doctor, i wasn't being a good enough doctor, i wasn't being a good enough wife, i wasn't being a good enough wife, i wasn't being a good enough mother. and it was all, what is the point of what i am doing? you and it was all, what is the point of what i am doing?— and it was all, what is the point of what i am doing? you can really get a sense of how _ what i am doing? you can really get a sense of how difficult _ what i am doing? you can really get a sense of how difficult it _ what i am doing? you can really get a sense of how difficult it must i a sense of how difficult it must have been for you, and it is clearly quite difficult to talk about now. so thank you for sharing that. what has helped?—
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has helped? stepping away. taking that time out. _ has helped? stepping away. taking that time out. that _ has helped? stepping away. taking that time out. that is _ has helped? stepping away. taking that time out. that is quite - has helped? stepping away. taking that time out. that is quite a i that time out. that is quite a journey to start to feel better. i mean, it's been two years since i practised. and you have to go through many other emotions. just getting over that guilt, that you feel like you have let down your patience, you have let down your colleagues, you have let down your family. then there is the sole searching of, do i carry on and do medicine, and ifi searching of, do i carry on and do medicine, and if i don't do medicine, and if i don't do medicine, who am i? for many doctors, it is our identity. perhaps thatis doctors, it is our identity. perhaps that is our feeling, that we identify too much with what we do. and we don't shut down. we don't really stop being a doctor when we go home. we can't close that door. we are constantly thinking about, did wejust make we are constantly thinking about, did we just make the right decision today? did we get that right for that patient? it is always there on our minds. we cannot shut that off. you're driving along, there is a car
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accident, you are a doctor, you are meant to help, you can't switch off being a doctor. sol meant to help, you can't switch off being a doctor. so i did have to struggle with what my identity was and, do i go through medicine, back to medicine, or do i find other things to do?— to medicine, or do i find other thinastodo? h , ., things to do? let's bring in doctor or ashley- — things to do? let's bring in doctor or ashley. everybody _ things to do? let's bring in doctor or ashley. everybody is _ things to do? let's bring in doctor or ashley. everybody is listening l things to do? let's bring in doctor. or ashley. everybody is listening to sarah there and we can hear how difficult that journey has sarah there and we can hear how difficult thatjourney has been sarah there and we can hear how difficult that journey has been for her. and many other gps, and i think particularly female gps, and physicians, struggle with the same things? physicians, struggle with the same thins? , ., ., ~ things? yes, good morning, thank you so much to sarah _ things? yes, good morning, thank you so much to sarah for— things? yes, good morning, thank you so much to sarah for sharing _ things? yes, good morning, thank you so much to sarah for sharing her - so much to sarah for sharing her journey — so much to sarah for sharing her journey it's_ so much to sarah for sharing her journey. it's a huge problem for gps and female — journey. it's a huge problem for gps and female physicians. the recently published _ and female physicians. the recently published gmc annual workplace survey— published gmc annual workplace survey highlights how burnout and mental _ survey highlights how burnout and mental health problems are huge problems for uk doctors presently. so problems for uk doctors presently. 50 overall. — problems for uk doctors presently. so overall, 33% of doctors said they are struggling to cope with their workload — are struggling to cope with their workload at the moment. this is 48% of gps _ workload at the moment. this is 48% of gps reporting problems with workload also come and working
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beyond — workload also come and working beyond the rostered hours. as a result— beyond the rostered hours. as a result more than one in five said they— result more than one in five said they were — result more than one in five said they were at high risk of burnout. this is— they were at high risk of burnout. this is higher than during the covid pandemic — this is higher than during the covid pandemic. we also know that one in four gps_ pandemic. we also know that one in four gps know of a gp colleague that has died _ four gps know of a gp colleague that has died by— four gps know of a gp colleague that has died by suicide, and 84% of gps currently— has died by suicide, and 84% of gps currently report anxiety, stress or depression— currently report anxiety, stress or depression associated with theirjob in the _ depression associated with theirjob in the previous year. we depression associated with their 'ob in the previous year.�* in the previous year. we often exect in the previous year. we often exneet an _ in the previous year. we often expect an associate _ in the previous year. we often expect an associate doctors i in the previous year. we often i expect an associate doctors with actually signposting patients to mental health support services. what is there for the gps and doctors themselves who are going through this? ., ,., ., ., , this? yeah, so, there are a number of services — this? yeah, so, there are a number of services available _ this? yeah, so, there are a number of services available for _ this? yeah, so, there are a number of services available for gps - this? yeah, so, there are a number of services available for gps going i of services available for gps going through— of services available for gps going through difficulties. you can go to your own — through difficulties. you can go to your own gp yourself. there is also an 55— your own gp yourself. there is also an 55 practitioner help, a service designed — an 55 practitioner help, a service designed specifically for doctors with mental problems to refer themselves as well. —— nhs. there are doctors— themselves as well. —— nhs. there are doctors in distress. i am a charity— are doctors in distress. i am a charity ambassador for doctors in distress — charity ambassador for doctors in distress. they provide a range of
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interventions to support health care workers _ interventions to support health care workers and if you need support, you .et workers and if you need support, you get in _ workers and if you need support, you get in touch — workers and if you need support, you get in touch-— get in touch. sarah, the figure mentioned. — get in touch. sarah, the figure mentioned, i— get in touch. sarah, the figure mentioned, i was _ get in touch. sarah, the figure mentioned, i was going - get in touch. sarah, the figure mentioned, i was going to - get in touch. sarah, the figure mentioned, i was going to sayj mentioned, i was going to say statistic, but it is a meaningless phrase, the number of gps who have died by suicide, i mean, i don't know, since you've gone public with what happened to you, have you had many people sort of sharing their stories along those lines? mat many people sort of sharing their stories along those lines? not me personally. _ stories along those lines? not me personally. i— stories along those lines? not me personally, i think— stories along those lines? not me personally, i think there - stories along those lines? not me personally, i think there are - stories along those lines? not me personally, i think there are still, | personally, i think there are still, especially with health care professionals, we don't consider ourselves to be human. and to admit that we are weak. and we're not strong enough is quite a hard thing to do. so i think people tend to hide it a lot and keep it to themselves. d0 hide it a lot and keep it to themselves.— hide it a lot and keep it to themselves. , ., ., , themselves. do you mean partly because you _ themselves. do you mean partly because you are _ themselves. do you mean partly because you are in _ themselves. do you mean partly because you are in the _ themselves. do you mean partly because you are in the medical i because you are in the medical profession? yes. so to diagnose yourself is doubly hard? yes. profession? yes. so to diagnose yourself is doubly hard? yes, yeah. it is the fact — yourself is doubly hard? yes, yeah. it is the fact that _ yourself is doubly hard? yes, yeah. it is the fact that sometimes... - it is the fact that sometimes... there is perhaps in the profession a bit of a stigma. we are expected to
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be very resilient. to a point where we are almost gasly is in that respect. —— gasly. if we are feeling weak, are not coping, we must be doing something wrong. everyone is expecting... it is a very stressful job. we know that from the onset. we know we are dealing with a very emotive situations. we know we are managing an awful lot of risk. we understand that. but it's when you suddenly find you can't cope with that, but you feel it's just something that you feel you should be stronger, you feel you should be able to deal with it.— able to deal with it. there are arallels able to deal with it. there are parallels with _ able to deal with it. there are parallels with all _ able to deal with it. there are parallels with all sorts - able to deal with it. there are parallels with all sorts of - able to deal with it. there are l parallels with all sorts of other, well, just regular people, notjust physicians, may be that first conversation, the first time you take correct to say to someone else, that you are really struggling is possibly the hardest step, and may be almost amplified within a gp
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practice? be almost amplified within a gp ractice? ., ., , ,., , ., practice? yeah, absolutely. one of the thin . s practice? yeah, absolutely. one of the things about _ practice? yeah, absolutely. one of the things about the _ practice? yeah, absolutely. one of the things about the journey - practice? yeah, absolutely. one of the things about the journey into i the things about the journey into burnout— the things about the journey into burnout and any mental health crisis is it is— burnout and any mental health crisis is it is very— burnout and any mental health crisis is it is very difficult to recognise what _ is it is very difficult to recognise what is — is it is very difficult to recognise what is happening to you when it is happening — what is happening to you when it is happening. that's very difficult to deal with— happening. that's very difficult to deal with when you are a doctor because — deal with when you are a doctor because you are dealing with so many different— because you are dealing with so many different patients going in the same journey _ different patients going in the same journey if_ different patients going in the same journey. if you have that patient sat in _ journey. if you have that patient sat in front _ journey. if you have that patient sat in front of you in your room you would _ sat in front of you in your room you would he _ sat in front of you in your room you would be telling them to stop and .et would be telling them to stop and get help — would be telling them to stop and get help. but for doctors it is very difficult _ get help. but for doctors it is very difficult to — get help. but for doctors it is very difficult to do that. just to echo what _ difficult to do that. just to echo what sarah said, i think there is a lot of— what sarah said, i think there is a lot of stigma still within the nredical— lot of stigma still within the medical profession about admitting that you _ medical profession about admitting that you have mental health problems and getting that helper. there is a lot of— and getting that helper. there is a lot of self— and getting that helper. there is a lot of self blame and guilt that stops — lot of self blame and guilt that stops doctors from firstly recognising they need help, but also, _ recognising they need help, but also, asking for it when they needed, _ also, asking for it when they needed, because we worry deeply that if we go _ needed, because we worry deeply that if we go off— needed, because we worry deeply that if we go off sick or admit we are struggling, that our patients will suffer— struggling, that our patients will suffer and our colleagues will suffer — suffer and our colleagues will suffer as _ suffer and our colleagues will suffer as well. but also, we are not taught— suffer as well. but also, we are not taught about how to manage stress properly~ _ taught about how to manage stress properly. this is changing the nredical— properly. this is changing the medical curriculum. stress and
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tturnout— medical curriculum. stress and burnout on— medical curriculum. stress and burnout on how to manage your own nrental— burnout on how to manage your own mental health, it was never mentioned him medical school and postgraduate training. so we actually _ postgraduate training. so we actually have, you know, there is a lack of— actually have, you know, there is a lack of knowledge there about how to look after _ lack of knowledge there about how to look after ourselves effectively. being _ look after ourselves effectively. being a — look after ourselves effectively. being a gp is very isolating. we nright— being a gp is very isolating. we might work in surgeries, but we are autonomous— might work in surgeries, but we are autonomous practitioners and return to work— autonomous practitioners and return to work in— autonomous practitioners and return to work in silos. it's far too easy when _ to work in silos. it's far too easy when you're _ to work in silos. it's far too easy when you're struggling and you need to get— when you're struggling and you need to get the _ when you're struggling and you need to get the work done to keep your door closed, do not take your brakes, — door closed, do not take your brakes, do— door closed, do not take your brakes, do not spend time with your colleagues, — brakes, do not spend time with your colleagues, which we know it is protective — colleagues, which we know it is protective against bernard in terms of nrental— protective against bernard in terms of mental health problems. talk about— of mental health problems. talk about other professions as well, there _ about other professions as well, there are — about other professions as well, there are lots of other professions there are lots of other professions the workplace is very stressful and it's very— the workplace is very stressful and it's very easy to end up in this position _ it's very easy to end up in this osition. . ~ it's very easy to end up in this osition. ., ,, , ., it's very easy to end up in this position-— it's very easy to end up in this osition. ., ,, i. , . ., position. thank you very much for our position. thank you very much for your time- — position. thank you very much for your time- and — position. thank you very much for your time. and sarah, _ position. thank you very much for your time. and sarah, thank - position. thank you very much for your time. and sarah, thank you | position. thank you very much for i your time. and sarah, thank you so much. thank you. time to get the news, travel and weather where you are. a very good morning.
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welcome to bbc london. i'm thomas magill. a man arrested on suspicion of assaulting a number of police officers in south—east london remains in hospital in a serious condition after claiming he ingested drugs. officers were called to penge high street around at 6.30 yesterday following reports of a group of shoplifters. one man was arrested. scotland yard say two police officers became unwell while in the police van with the man after concerns they may have been exposed to chemicals. they were taken to hospital as a precaution. refuse workers in redbridge are set to begin two weeks of industrial action over working conditions. the unite union says its members have less favourable conditions, such as sick pay, compared to other council employees. in a statement redbridge council said its goal was to reach an agreement — minimising any impact on bin collections. tests on the river thames regularly exceed safe levels for harmful bacteria according to a group of so called 'citizen scientists'. they now regularly monitor
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the rivers water and found that since mid—may, 47 out of 210 tests carried out contained harmful bacteria. it can cause a lot of illness, essentially. as you can see, there are a lot of people out on the water. we've done one test every week for the past seven weeks, and two of them have come back with a poor rating, which essentially means that we — like, the water is unsafe to swim in. in a statement thames water said "while all storm discharges are unacceptable, the sewage system was historically designed to work in this way to prevent sewage backing up into people's homes. we are committed to seeing our waterways thrive." let's take a look at how the tubes is running this morning. there's severe delays on the bakerloo line and the piccidilly line is partly closed. now onto the weather with kawser.
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good morning. it is a cloudy, windy start to the day. outbreaks of rain spreading from west to east and the winds will be strong, gusting up to a0 mph quite widely in the morning into the afternoon, with temperatures reaching about 20 to 21 celsius. some clear spells for a time, but by the end of the night, more in the way of cloud, some showery rain and temperatures overnight 15—17. the wind will start to pick up once more. it is a waving weather front with some dry weather, but friday night into saturday, further outbreaks of rain that will linger into saturday morning. so the bank holiday weekend starts off quite cloudy and wet, but it is an improving day on saturday with more in the way of drier, brighter weather developing, and for the rest of the weekend, largely dry with some sunshine. that's it from me. but why not check out the bbc
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news app where you can read about how a fat suit sir ian mckellan was wearing when he fell off the stage back injune helped save him from even more injuries. i'll be back with you in half an hour. hello, this is breakfast with charlie stayt and luxmy gopal. teenagers across england, wales and northern ireland are opening their gcse and btec results this morning. most of the students getting their grades today were in year 7 when the first covid lockdowns were announced, so have spent every year of their secondary education in the midst, or the wake, of the pandemic. danny savage is at school in manchester this morning. dan kneen, when we spoke to you earlier, you said you were quietly confident on behalf of the students. have you been vindicated?
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yes, they have done all right, to say the very least. it has been a really good morning, seeing these young people pouring in to get their results at this college in east manchester. this is an outstanding school and a deprived area, but they have been coming in slowly but surely to get their results this morning, opening their envelopes to see what they've got, and there was a fantastic countdown eight o'clock where they all stood there and then opened their results, and there was a lot of smiling, happy faces. we spent some time here in the past few weeks talking to pupils in anticipation of results day today, and our education correspondent elaine dunkley has this report. # i feel good # i knew that i would now.# a leavers' assembly at wright robinson college in gorton, celebration to mark the end of gcses. but for these pupils, it was a turbulent start to life at secondary school. in year seven, march 2020, a government announcement was made,
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that schools should be locked down immediately, with special plans to be rushed into place. the first lockdown we had was like probably the scariest because you couldn't leave your house at all. then there was a lot of talks about like... ..like, the death tolls. it was on tv every single day. so i think it was a scary period. but then i think when we came back after that, it was like, i don't know, it was like, life had changed. we did online lessons, _ online assemblies, the school did home visits, and they did, i uh, calls to check up on us. and i feel like i was supported very well during that period of time. - the covid took everything from us, right? but then, when we got granted back everything, i think that really made us grateful. the pandemic didn't just disrupt learning. across the country, attendances got worse. teachers say they're also dealing with higher levels of anxiety amongst children. morning. morning! here, getting pupils ready for gcses starts early.
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these pupils will be taking their exams next year, and regularly have mock exams. the headteacher says it's important for children to understand that feeling nervous is normal. we have to recognise the difference between nerves and anxiety. i think young people going into an exam situation will be nervous. they're coming out of their comfort zone. we've got to be careful that we don't label that then as anxiety, and it's something that we have to overcome, those nerves we have to overcome. listen, i'm not being dismissive of the fact that, of course, young people's mental health and wellbeing has been affected by the pandemic, but i think we have enough support mechanisms in place to overcome that. and i'm very positive about society moving forward. as well as the pandemic, there have also been teachers' strikes and a cost of living crisis. this school is in one of the most deprived areas in the country. supporting families in hard times is crucial in ensuring children thrive in the classroom. there's definitely, you know, more challenge placed on schools,
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um, in terms of like mental health supporting parents, carers, also supporting young people. so we've got a range of products in here to support our most vulnerable students and families. it includes everything from sanitary products to body wipes. you know, we've got young people that become homeless through no notice evictions. we have, you know, people moving from property to property while they're in that homeless system. children shouldn't have to worry about their basic needs. and, you know, unfortunately, at the moment, quite a lot of young people are worrying about those things. the last five years have brought challenges in education, but for these pupils, school days have still been the best days. in year seven, i'll be honest, like, a new thing, i was really, really scared. like, i honestly didn't imagine myself now to be, like, actually wanting to come to school and being happy and socialising with people. i think it's just such a blessing to have, and like, everyday school life, it's just something to be cherished really. it's the end of secondary school
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for these pupils in a time that has been unprecedented. some of the biggest lessons they've learned are about life. it's really important to dream big and just have big ideas and just like, look towards having a really bright future. it doesn't matter if you're like, from like, a less fortunate background. no matter where you're from, if you have like, big dreams, you'll know that it will motivate you to work harder, work towards them, and just achieve the best that you can. it just proves that when you come together and when you have thatl sense of belief and hope - for the future, that you can really get through anything and you can make something good out - of a negative situation. elaine dunkley, bbc news. so, let's see how they did. in no particular order, let's start with zane. straight 9s. you did how many
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altogether, ten? you got ten 9s. in old money, it used to be letters, but now it is graded to i to a 9. how do you feel? but now it is graded to 1 to a 9. how do you feel?— but now it is graded to 1 to a 9. how do you feel? incredibly grateful and very happy- _ how do you feel? incredibly grateful and very happy- he _ how do you feel? incredibly grateful and very happy. he worked - how do you feel? incredibly grateful and very happy. he worked really i and very happy. he worked really hard. and very happy. he worked really hand when _ and very happy. he worked really hard. when you _ and very happy. he worked really hard. when you weren't - and very happy. he worked really hard. when you weren't going . and very happy. he worked really hard. when you weren't going to | and very happy. he worked really i hard. when you weren't going to get those grades? i hard. when you weren't going to get those grades?— those grades? i wasn't worried, because they — those grades? i wasn't worried, because they are _ those grades? i wasn't worried, because they are obviously - those grades? i wasn't worried, because they are obviously top| because they are obviously top grades. — because they are obviously top grades. but _ because they are obviously top grades, but life _ because they are obviously top grades, but life goes— because they are obviously top grades, but life goes on- because they are obviously top grades, but life goes on after. because they are obviously top . grades, but life goes on after all, because — grades, but life goes on after all, because this _ grades, but life goes on after all, because this is _ grades, but life goes on after all, because this isjust— grades, but life goes on after all, because this is just a _ grades, but life goes on after all, because this isjust a piece - grades, but life goes on after all, because this isjust a piece of- because this isjust a piece of paper~ — because this isjust a piece of paper. but _ because this isjust a piece of paper. but i _ because this isjust a piece of paper. but i am _ because this isjust a piece of paper. but i am really- because this isjust a piece of paper. but i am really happy. because this isjust a piece of. paper. but i am really happy. it paper. but i am really happy. [1 will paper. but i am really happy. will get you to the next age, paper. but i am really happy.- will get you to the next age, well and truly. kaseh, how are you doing this morning. i and truly. kaseh, how are you doing this morning-— this morning. i am feeling really aood. this morning. i am feeling really good- the _ this morning. i am feeling really good. the main _ this morning. i am feeling really good. the main thing _ this morning. i am feeling really good. the main thing for- this morning. i am feeling really good. the main thing for me - this morning. i am feeling really| good. the main thing for me was making _ good. the main thing for me was making my— good. the main thing for me was making my dad proud, because i know he really— making my dad proud, because i know he really cares about my education and wants— he really cares about my education and wants me to succeed. and have ou made and wants me to succeed. and have you made him _ and wants me to succeed. and have you made him proud? _ and wants me to succeed. and have you made him proud? yes, - and wants me to succeed. and have you made him proud? yes, i- and wants me to succeed. and have you made him proud? yes, i think. and wants me to succeed. and have you made him proud? yes, i think i | you made him proud? yes, i thinki have. you made him proud? yes, i thinki have- what — you made him proud? yes, i thinki have. what has _ you made him proud? yes, i thinki have. what has he _ you made him proud? yes, i thinki have. what has he said _ you made him proud? yes, i thinki have. what has he said you? - you made him proud? yes, i thinki have. what has he said you? he - you made him proud? yes, i think i | have. what has he said you? he has said he is very _ have. what has he said you? he has said he is very proud _ have. what has he said you? he has said he is very proud and _ have. what has he said you? he has said he is very proud and all - have. what has he said you? he has said he is very proud and all that - said he is very proud and all that stuff _ said he is very proud and all that stuff i_ said he is very proud and all that stuff. i have done pretty well. happy— stuff. i have done pretty well. happy and relieved, well done.
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sienna, you have finally stopped crying after half an hour, but they were tears of happiness. how do you feel you have done? i’m were tears of happiness. how do you feel you have done?— feelyou have done? i'm really proud of m self. feelyou have done? i'm really proud of myself- i— feelyou have done? i'm really proud of myself- i got _ feelyou have done? i'm really proud of myself. i got better _ feelyou have done? i'm really proud of myself. i got better than - feelyou have done? i'm really proud of myself. i got better than i - of myself. i got better than i thought— of myself. i got better than i thought i_ of myself. i got better than i thought i was— of myself. i got better than i thought i was going - of myself. i got better than i thought i was going to- of myself. i got better than i thought i was going to get. i of myself. i got better than i - thought i was going to get. despite getting _ thought i was going to get. despite getting 9s — thought i was going to get. despite getting 9s and _ thought i was going to get. despite getting 9s and 8s. _ thought i was going to get. despite getting 9s and 8s, i— thought i was going to get. despite getting 9s and 8s, i am _ thought i was going to get. despite getting 9s and 8s, i am most- thought i was going to get. despite j getting 9s and 8s, i am most proud of my— getting 9s and 8s, i am most proud of my 5_ getting 9s and 8s, i am most proud of my 5 in _ getting 9s and 8s, i am most proud of my 5 in spanish! _ getting 9s and 8s, i am most proud of my 5 in spanish! you— getting 9s and 8s, i am most proud of my 5 in spanish!— getting 9s and 8s, i am most proud of my 5 in spanish! you passed! did cove covid mess _ of my 5 in spanish! you passed! did cove covid mess things _ of my 5 in spanish! you passed! did cove covid mess things up - of my 5 in spanish! you passed! did cove covid mess things up a - of my 5 in spanish! you passed! did cove covid mess things up a bit, - of my 5 in spanish! you passed! did cove covid mess things up a bit, or| cove covid mess things up a bit, or do you feel you got back on track? well, it was only my year seven, so i did all— well, it was only my year seven, so i did all right — well, it was only my year seven, so i did all right-— i did all right. and how are you doin: ? i did all right. and how are you doin:? i i did all right. and how are you doing? i got — i did all right. and how are you doing? i got everything - i did all right. and how are you doing? i got everything i- i did all right. and how are you doing? i got everything i was i doing? i got everything i was predicted. — doing? i got everything i was predicted, so, _ doing? i got everything i was predicted, so, yeah. - doing? i got everything i was predicted, so, yeah. did - doing? i got everything i was predicted, so, yeah. did you| doing? i got everything i was i predicted, so, yeah. did you do doing? i got everything i was - predicted, so, yeah. did you do all riuht? predicted, so, yeah. did you do all right? yes. — predicted, so, yeah. did you do all right? yes. a _ predicted, so, yeah. did you do all right? yes, a couple _ predicted, so, yeah. did you do all right? yes, a couple of— predicted, so, yeah. did you do all right? yes, a couple of 8s - predicted, so, yeah. did you do all right? yes, a couple of 8s and - predicted, so, yeah. did you do all right? yes, a couple of 8s and 9s, | right? yes, a couple of 8s and 9s, so i am feeling — right? yes, a couple of 8s and 9s, so i am feeling good. _ right? yes, a couple of 8s and 9s, so i am feeling good. and - right? yes, a couple of 8s and 9s, so i am feeling good. and let's - right? yes, a couple of 8s and 9s, l so i am feeling good. and let's have a word with — so i am feeling good. and let's have a word with some _ so i am feeling good. and let's have a word with some of— so i am feeling good. and let's have a word with some of the _ so i am feeling good. and let's have a word with some of the staff - so i am feeling good. and let's have a word with some of the staff here, | a word with some of the staff here, because it wasn'tjust gcses, it was vocational as well, so lots of different exams taken here. martin
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is the head. angela is assistant head and head of pastoral care. how are you feeling?— head and head of pastoral care. how are you feeling? yes, they have done well and we — are you feeling? yes, they have done well and we have _ are you feeling? yes, they have done well and we have a _ are you feeling? yes, they have done well and we have a lot _ are you feeling? yes, they have done well and we have a lot of _ are you feeling? yes, they have done well and we have a lot of happy - well and we have a lot of happy people — well and we have a lot of happy people here this morning, so great. the official— people here this morning, so great. the official national statistics say things aren't as well as they have beenin things aren't as well as they have been in recent years, but how do you feel about that? latte been in recent years, but how do you feel about that?— feel about that? we changed it before covid _ feel about that? we changed it before covid times _ feel about that? we changed it before covid times with - feel about that? we changed it before covid times with the - before covid times with the boundaries, but we have posted well, a good _ boundaries, but we have posted well, a good set _ boundaries, but we have posted well, a good set of results. you boundaries, but we have posted well, a good set of results.— a good set of results. you are an outstanding _ a good set of results. you are an outstanding school _ a good set of results. you are an outstanding school in _ a good set of results. you are an outstanding school in a - a good set of results. you are an outstanding school in a deprived| outstanding school in a deprived area. how much more do you have to put in to get things so good here? we put a lot of work in, but no doubt — we put a lot of work in, but no doubt about it. before school, post school. _ doubt about it. before school, post school, lunch time, weekends, you name _ school, lunch time, weekends, you name it. _ school, lunch time, weekends, you name it. we — school, lunch time, weekends, you name it, we have to do it. but it is worth— name it, we have to do it. but it is worth it _ name it, we have to do it. but it is worth it when _ name it, we have to do it. but it is worth it when you see a day like today _ worth it when you see a day like toda . �* �* . worth it when you see a day like toda . �* . ., , ., worth it when you see a day like toda . �* . ., ., today. and angela, you look after well-being _ today. and angela, you look after well-being. we _ today. and angela, you look after well-being. we are _ today. and angela, you look after well-being. we are that _ today. and angela, you look after well-being. we are that whole - well-being. we are that whole wraparound — well-being. we are that whole wraparound care, _ well-being. we are that whole wraparound care, that - well-being. we are that whole wraparound care, that full - well-being. we are that whole i wraparound care, that full team spirit. _ wraparound care, that full team spirit. and — wraparound care, that full team spirit. and we _ wraparound care, that full team spirit, and we just— wraparound care, that full team spirit, and we just get- wraparound care, that full team spirit, and we just get them - wraparound care, that full team spirit, and we just get them toi wraparound care, that full team i spirit, and we just get them to this point _ spirit, and we just get them to this point with— spirit, and we just get them to this point with offering _ spirit, and we just get them to this point with offering whatever- spirit, and we just get them to this point with offering whatever it - spirit, and we just get them to this point with offering whatever it is l point with offering whatever it is they need — point with offering whatever it is they need to _ point with offering whatever it is they need to achieve, _ point with offering whatever it is they need to achieve, whether l point with offering whatever it is . they need to achieve, whether that is weekend —
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they need to achieve, whether that is weekend contact, _ they need to achieve, whether that is weekend contact, holiday- they need to achieve, whether that. is weekend contact, holiday contact, advice _ is weekend contact, holiday contact, advice and _ is weekend contact, holiday contact, advice and guidance. _ is weekend contact, holiday contact, advice and guidance. horat— is weekend contact, holiday contact, advice and guidance.— advice and guidance. how emotional was it for you _ advice and guidance. how emotional was it for you this _ advice and guidance. how emotional was it for you this morning? - advice and guidance. how emotional was it for you this morning? very. . was it for you this morning? very. are ou was it for you this morning? very. are you as — was it for you this morning? very. are you as nervous? _ was it for you this morning? very. are you as nervous? i _ was it for you this morning? very. are you as nervous? i am - was it for you this morning? very. are you as nervous? i am nervousj was it for you this morning? very. i are you as nervous? i am nervous for them, we get — are you as nervous? i am nervous for them. we get the — are you as nervous? i am nervous for them, we get the results _ are you as nervous? i am nervous for them, we get the results today - them, we get the results today before. — them, we get the results today before. but _ them, we get the results today before, but it _ them, we get the results today before, but it is _ them, we get the results today before, but it is a _ them, we get the results today before, but it is a lovely- them, we get the results today before, but it is a lovely to- them, we get the results today before, but it is a lovely to seej before, but it is a lovely to see them _ before, but it is a lovely to see them achieve _ before, but it is a lovely to see them achieve and _ before, but it is a lovely to see them achieve and open- before, but it is a lovely to see them achieve and open those i them achieve and open those envelopes _ them achieve and open those envelopes and _ them achieve and open those envelopes and own _ them achieve and open those envelopes and own those - them achieve and open those - envelopes and own those results. find envelopes and own those results. and ou feel envelopes and own those results. you feel work has paid off when you have them here and see their faces as they open the envelopes? absolutely. they are very much a family. _ absolutely. they are very much a family. we — absolutely. they are very much a family. we are _ absolutely. they are very much a family, we are a _ absolutely. they are very much a family, we are a team, _ absolutely. they are very much a family, we are a team, and - absolutely. they are very much a family, we are a team, and we i absolutely. they are very much a. family, we are a team, and we are all very— family, we are a team, and we are all very much _ family, we are a team, and we are all very much emotionally- family, we are a team, and we are i all very much emotionally connected, so today— all very much emotionally connected, so today is— all very much emotionally connected, so today is an — all very much emotionally connected, so today is an emotional— all very much emotionally connected, so today is an emotional day- all very much emotionally connected, so today is an emotional day for- so today is an emotional day for staff— so today is an emotional day for staff and — so today is an emotional day for staff and students, _ so today is an emotional day for staff and students, for- so today is an emotional day for. staff and students, for everybody. but it _ staff and students, for everybody. but it is _ staff and students, for everybody. but it is so — staff and students, for everybody. but it is so nice _ staff and students, for everybody. but it is so nice to— staff and students, for everybody. but it is so nice to see _ staff and students, for everybody. but it is so nice to see the - but it is so nice to see the positives _ but it is so nice to see the positives and _ but it is so nice to see the positives and then - but it is so nice to see the positives and then there's| but it is so nice to see the - positives and then there's end results — positives and then there's end results being _ positives and then there's end results being so— positives and then there's end results being so positive - positives and then there's end results being so positive for. positives and then there's end - results being so positive for them. does _ results being so positive for them. does it— results being so positive for them. does it get— results being so positive for them. does it get easier, _ results being so positive for them. does it get easier, will— results being so positive for them. does it get easier, will covid - results being so positive for them. does it get easier, will covid be i results being so positive for them. does it get easier, will covid be a| does it get easier, will covid be a thing of the past always have a shadow over young people? it will alwa s shadow over young people? it will always have _ shadow over young people? it will always have a _ shadow over young people? it will always have a shadow— shadow over young people? it will always have a shadow if— shadow over young people? it will always have a shadow if you - shadow over young people? it will always have a shadow if you allow it to. it _ always have a shadow if you allow it to. it can't — always have a shadow if you allow it to. it can't define a generation, you have — to. it can't define a generation, you have to— to. it can't define a generation, you have to work for it and look for solutions. — you have to work for it and look for solutions, and hopefully the people on here _ solutions, and hopefully the people on here today will reap the rewards. you are _ on here today will reap the rewards. you are a _ on here today will reap the rewards.
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you are a dad as well, one of yours had their gcses, as they all right? i still have to make the phone call, so i will— i still have to make the phone call, so i will let— i still have to make the phone call, so i will let you know in about 20 minutes! — so i will let you know in about 20 minutes! but i am invested this year. _ minutes! but i am invested this year. yes. — minutes! but i am invested this year. yes-— minutes! but i am invested this ear, es. ., year, yes. thank you, both come you have done a — year, yes. thank you, both come you have done a great _ year, yes. thank you, both come you have done a great job. _ year, yes. thank you, both come you have done a great job. really - year, yes. thank you, both come you have done a great job. really nice . have done a greatjob. really nice scenes here at this school in east manchester this morning, and i'm sure that we will be hearing plenty more about how gcses and vocational is have done throughout the day here on bbc news. charlie and luxmy, back to you. i feel like we should stay with the head teacher when he gets his daughter's results just to see how he reacts. maybe we will see that a bit later on. latte he reacts. maybe we will see that a bit later on— bit later on. we will come back to him! well and _ bit later on. we will come back to him! well and only _ bit later on. we will come back to him! well and only if _ bit later on. we will come back to him! well and only if the - bit later on. we will come back to | him! well and only if the daughter is ha - him! well and only if the daughter is happy with _ him! well and only if the daughter is happy with it! — him! well and only if the daughter is happy with it! you _ him! well and only if the daughter is happy with it! you don't - him! well and only if the daughter is happy with it! you don't want i him! well and only if the daughter is happy with it! you don't want to put her on the spot like that. good luck if you have yet to open your results. hope it goes well. the time now is 8.41. the uk's medicines regulator is set to approve a drug that has been
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shown to slow the progression of alzheimer's disease. it's called lecanemab and the medicines watchdog is expected to rule it can be prescribed privately in the uk — but regulators are yet to decide if it can be used on the nhs. let's speak to neuro—scientist professor tara spires—jones. good morning. notwithstanding the caveats, this is being hailed as ground—breaking, isn't it? it caveats, this is being hailed as ground-breaking, isn't it? it is, scientists _ ground-breaking, isn't it? it is, scientists agree _ ground-breaking, isn't it? it is, scientists agree this _ ground-breaking, isn't it? it is, scientists agree this is - ground-breaking, isn't it? it is, scientists agree this is a - ground—breaking, isn't it? it 3 scientists agree this is a turning point for alzheimer's and dementia more broadly, because lecanemab removes toxic amyloid is from the brain which are slowing disease progression for the first time. it is not a cure, but it is making the disease progress more slowly, so thatis disease progress more slowly, so that is huge progress for us and brings hope to people living with dementia. find brings hope to people living with dementia. �* . brings hope to people living with dementia. . ., ., , , dementia. and what has been the factor that has _ dementia. and what has been the factor that has made _ dementia. and what has been the factor that has made this - dementia. and what has been the factor that has made this more i factor that has made this more successful where previous trials, previous attempts have failed? latte previous attempts have failed? we have previous attempts have failed? , have got better at detecting who is in the very early stages of the disease, for a start. so these drugs
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like lecanemab are working on very early stages, and your brain is amazing. you can build up this toxic plaque protein in your brain for decades before you have full—blown alzheimer's, so now we have better ways of detecting who is in the early stages to get them these drugs to lower the amyloid at a time when it is helpful. to lower the amyloid at a time when it is helpful-— it is helpful. professor, good morning- _ it is helpful. professor, good morning. charlie _ it is helpful. professor, good morning. charlie here. - it is helpful. professor, good morning. charlie here. whol it is helpful. professor, good. morning. charlie here. who in it is helpful. professor, good - morning. charlie here. who in the uk will have access to this? that de-ends will have access to this? that depends as — will have access to this? that depends as you _ will have access to this? that depends as you are _ will have access to this? “inst depends as you are saying as to whether nice approves it. if this is approved by the mhra which i believe it will be imminently, then it means that people have access to it in the uk privately. whether it is accessible on the nhs will depend on what nice says, so it will depend on the risks and cost. 50 what nice says, so it will depend on the risks and cost.— the risks and cost. so that determination _ the risks and cost. so that determination is - the risks and cost. so that determination is yet - the risks and cost. so that determination is yet to i the risks and cost. so that determination is yet to be | the risks and cost. so that - determination is yet to be made? correct, although we are going to be talking to nice later on today, so hopefully we will hear more about that later on, but it is important to think that these drugs are not a cure and they have dangerous side effects, so that will weigh into the decision. ., ., ., , .,
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decision. you want to tell us a little more _ decision. you want to tell us a little more about _ decision. you want to tell us a little more about the - decision. you want to tell us a little more about the side - decision. you want to tell us a - little more about the side effects? yes, so while this drug is brilliant at removing amyloid from the brain, it slows the cognitive decline, but rarely people get brain bleeding from this drug, and a few people have died. people can also have brain swelling, so people have been monitored very carefully when they are given it, it is an infused ivy, and you have to have mri scans to watch out for the symptoms as the treatment progresses, so we need to not only think about keeping a very close eye on them, and we will have to tool up the health care system to be able to roll this out to everyone who could benefit from it. for many --eole, who could benefit from it. for many people. this — who could benefit from it. for many people, this must _ who could benefit from it. for many people, this must feel _ who could benefit from it. for many people, this must feel like - who could benefit from it. for many people, this must feel like an - people, this must feel like an answer to their prayers. and as you say, there are potential side—effects. what can people expect in terms of the development, the progress of such drugs so we can get to a stage where there is something like this but without all the caveats? �* , ., , , . like this but without all the caveats? �* , , . ., caveats? i'm very optimistic about this. i caveats? i'm very optimistic about this- i have _ caveats? i'm very optimistic about this. i have been _ caveats? i'm very optimistic about this. i have been in _ caveats? i'm very optimistic about
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this. i have been in the _ caveats? i'm very optimistic about | this. i have been in the alzheimer's research field for 20 years, and we are getting closer to truly life changing treatments that will be broadly more available to more people, so we are getting better at detecting who has the early stages, and even now there is progress towards a blood test, it is not approved yet but we're getting closer to being able to prove with a blood test who has the disease. we are also getting closer on the fundamental science side into finding treatments that don't have these dangerous side—effects, so targeting things that are going to either slow the disease more significantly or even stop it, and also not have these dangerous side—effects. also not have these dangerous side-effects.— also not have these dangerous side-effects. ., ,, ., side-effects. professor, i know we are cautious _ side-effects. professor, i know we are cautious this _ side-effects. professor, i know we are cautious this morning - side-effects. professor, i know we are cautious this morning because| are cautious this morning because these decisions are yet to be formally announced. but a lot of people listen to you now will have loved ones or they themselves may be affected by alzheimer's. what will be the procedure? you go and talk to your gp? how do you go through that process to work out whether or not you might be one of those who could benefit? i’m you might be one of those who could benefit? �* ., ., ,, .,
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benefit? i'm not that kind of doctor, first _ benefit? i'm not that kind of doctor, first of _ benefit? i'm not that kind of doctor, first of all. - benefit? i'm not that kind of doctor, first of all. i - benefit? i'm not that kind of doctor, first of all. i am - benefit? i'm not that kind of doctor, first of all. i am a i doctor, first of all. i am a neuroscientist. but the process will be somehow to go into your health care professional, so go to your gp, we have memory clinics around the country that can look at how your condition is, get you closer to the blood test. for the drugs as they stand, you need a brain scan or a lumbar puncture to make sure you have that amyloid in the brain, so we are a long way from rolling this out to huge numbers of people. they would say that even if you are not eligible for this particular drug, there are a lot of things you can do today to help lower your own risk and support us in this fight against dementia research. you can lead a brain healthy lifestyle to protect your brain from the ravages of dementia. you can support research byjoining us. you can support research by working with dementia charities. i know it's not going to be available for everyone right away, but i hope that everyone will be at least buoyed by a enthusiasm of someone that can slow the progression, even if it is not
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available for everyone yet. professor, thank you very much. professor, thank you very much. professor tara spires—jones, neuroscientist at the university of edinburgh, thank you very much. a ray of hope for a lot of people there. the time is 8.48. 60 years ago today match of the day was first broadcast on the bbc, and over those years there've been many memorable goals, saves and last—ditch tackles. it is all about the music, right? match of the day theme plays. everybody knows that you! you say that, but you asked me to hum it to you earlier because you couldn't remember it! but as soon as you hear it, you are taken to the programme. once you get the phrase match of the day, yes. for the best part of 35 years, the voice of barry davies provided the soundtrack to these classic moments. he sat down withjohn watson to reflect on some of his highlights as match of the day turns 60, barry, you were almost there from the start.
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1969, you joined the show. yes, five years late. the commentator on our opening match of the season is barry davis. and crystal palace was the first game you commentated on. it was, it wasn't meant to be. i started that day in leeds, i was supposed to do leeds and spurs. kenneth wolstenholme for some reason wasn't available. and david coleman woke up with no voice, so they sent a car for me. crystal palace take the field at selhurst park for their first ever match in the first division. i had no notes with me, i knew almost nothing about them. i got there at about two o'clock and we were on air at three o'clock. and for the next 35 years, you became very closely associated with the programme,
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with match of the day. yes. it provided fun. it provided me with a living. i am bragging if i say, but when i went to the palace on one occasion, the comment was, you've been doing this job for quite a long time, and i said, yes, i've been paid for a hobby. you became one of the most recognised voices on tv. people tell me that, yes! yes. it's quite a compliment, actually. it could be, oh, not him again! and one of your famous recognised moments of commentary came on match of the day back in 1974 when it was derby county against manchester city, that famous line. interesting... very interesting! he had just hit an absolute bullet. the moment he got the ball, and i said "interesting", and then he hit this rocket,
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and i said "very interesting". and he was like a little boy who had just done something very special. look at his face! just look at his face. it is gascoigne going to have a crack? he is! oh, isay! brilliant! gazza at wembley against arsenal, and i had to remember i was still doing a job. as a kid, a supporter of spurs, nobody knew who i supported while i was on. you have seen it all, really, in your time. colour television coming in, slow—motion replays. now of course we have got var, but you saw a lot of changes happen in football. yes, when the replays came in, john motson and i had to just repeat or identify the goal
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that we had just seen, and then they match that up for the programme in the evening. i think we did a pretty good job. we used to compare notes on that sometimes. a lot was made, wasn't it, of this rivalry between you and john motson. more was made of that from people watching than it was between the two of you? motty and i got on pretty well. i think he was a bit lucky. i think he could have given me a bit more room, but he didn't. but i enjoyed what i did. and are there any other moments that stand out for you in your association and your time on the programme? i mean, there are certain goals. fashanu... oh, what a goal! magnificent! justin fashanu for norwich.
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a guy who had a rather troubled life, and hejust swivelled round. and clements', even if he hadn't cut his nails for several weeks, he wouldn't have saved that. do you think match of the day will still be around in another 60 years? if the game is around, match of the day will be around, i sincerely hope. it will still be around, i'm sure. that has given you a flavour, but there is a 60th anniversary documentary. match of the day at 60 will be available on bbc iplayer later today and broadcast on bbc one on bank holiday monday at 10:30pm. the time now is 8.52. berry farmers are warning that many of them could soon go out of business because of rising costs, terrible weather and a shortage of workers. ben's on a farm in kent this morning. good morning, ben. looking very appetising, those berries.
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yes, we have come black burying this hour. we have come to a different part of the farm. you will notice that there aren't any pickers around me, because the blackberries are not quite ready for picking, they are just starting to turn the right colour. but we have come to the farm to talk about the pressures on bury growers. take a look at the scale of this farm here in kentjust near the dartford crossing. you can see these massive poly tunnels which are a modern way of growing the berries, and it means the growing season can go on for longer and also protects the fruit from a lot of the heavy rain we have had particularly at the start of the summer, and it is all about maximising the return on the investment in the crops and growing them, because bury growers are having a pretty tough time of it, so much so that they are warning that the future supply of berries in the uk could even be at risk. it is
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surprising when you realise that we spent 1.87 billion pounds on berries, so strawberries, blackberries, raspberries, blueberries, in the uk last year, and yet half of bury growers, half of the farmers say they don't make a profit. the bury growers association says that that means that four out of ten bury growers could go out of business —— berry growers could go out of business, that means the cost of labour, packaging, it has all gone up, so that it costs £2000 more to grow a tonne of raspberries now thanit to grow a tonne of raspberries now than it did four years ago, so where does that leave the industry? we can get an overview as we chat to nick from the british berry growers, and there we go. in among the blackberry
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bushes. what is the industry doing to cope with these pressures? how dire is it? it to cope with these pressures? how dire is it? . to cope with these pressures? how dire is it? , ., , , . dire is it? it is really difficult for all growers _ dire is it? it is really difficult for all growers now. - dire is it? it is really difficult for all growers now. the - dire is it? it is really difficult| for all growers now. the cost dire is it? it is really difficult i for all growers now. the cost of increased — for all growers now. the cost of increased by around 30% over three years. _ increased by around 30% over three years. we _ increased by around 30% over three years. we have seen fairly scant recovery— years. we have seen fairly scant recovery of— years. we have seen fairly scant recovery of that in terms of gate price _ recovery of that in terms of gate price increases. we look at the retail— price increases. we look at the retail price _ price increases. we look at the retail price of instant strawberries, market data shows the average _ strawberries, market data shows the average price per kilo increasing 14% from — average price per kilo increasing 14% from 2021 to 2023. but growing costs _ 14% from 2021 to 2023. but growing costs increased on returns by 4%, so we see _ costs increased on returns by 4%, so we see modest inflation not reflected in gate prices at all. so what reflected in gate prices at all. what would reflected in gate prices at all. ’sr what would help? reflected in gate prices at all. so what would help? first _ reflected in gate prices at all. so what would help? first of- reflected in gate prices at all. so what would help? first of all- reflected in gate prices at all. so what would help? first of all is l what would help? first of all is retailers. _ what would help? first of all is retailers, and _ what would help? first of all is retailers, and initial— what would help? first of all is retailers, and initialfair- what would help? first of all is retailers, and initial fair share | what would help? first of all is i retailers, and initial fair share of any inflation that there is. we understand the concerns and the fact that nobody wants to see food price inflation. _ that nobody wants to see food price inflation, but there has to be something, there has been across the whole _ something, there has been across the whole marketplace. the second thing is a conversation between growers
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and retailers, and this is as much for growers— and retailers, and this is as much for growers is retailers about the cost of _ for growers is retailers about the cost of production and how growth can remain — cost of production and how growth can remain sustainable. there is a lot the _ can remain sustainable. there is a lot the government can do if we look at the _ lot the government can do if we look at the seasonal workers scheme, visa workers _ at the seasonal workers scheme, visa workers are _ at the seasonal workers scheme, visa workers are essential to this industry. _ workers are essential to this industry, so we would like to see a five year— industry, so we would like to see a five year rolling scheme to allow investment, a nine month viz a leg to improve — investment, a nine month viz a leg to improve productivity, reducing the recruitment costs and it is great — the recruitment costs and it is great for— the recruitment costs and it is great for the workers themselves because — great for the workers themselves because it enhances earning opportunity. because it enhances earning opportunity-— because it enhances earning opportunity. because it enhances earning ouortuni . opportunity. the government says there is a review _ opportunity. the government says there is a review of _ opportunity. the government says there is a review of migrant - there is a review of migrant workers' veaseys in place which concluded injuly workers' veaseys in place which concluded in july and workers' veaseys in place which concluded injuly and it will make a decision. we don't know when. are you helpful that that could help some growers survive? i you helpful that that could help some growers survive?- you helpful that that could help some growers survive? i would hope that that would _ some growers survive? i would hope that that would help _ some growers survive? i would hope that that would help in _ some growers survive? i would hope that that would help in some - some growers survive? i would hope that that would help in some areas. | that that would help in some areas. we want _ that that would help in some areas. we want immediate action and immediate answers, that is absolutely critical, whether it is on the — absolutely critical, whether it is on the visa _ absolutely critical, whether it is on the visa scheme or support of
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innovation — on the visa scheme or support of innovation and productivity which are also— innovation and productivity which are also key to the survival of the industry. — are also key to the survival of the indust . , ., industry. does it matter if we end u . industry. does it matter if we end up importing _ industry. does it matter if we end up importing berries? _ industry. does it matter if we end up importing berries? we - industry. does it matter if we end up importing berries? we import| industry. does it matter if we end l up importing berries? we import so much of the food. what difference would it make if we ended up importing berries as well? there is no where to _ importing berries as well? there is no where to go _ importing berries as well? there is no where to go for— importing berries as well? there is no where to go for the _ importing berries as well? there is no where to go for the volumes i importing berries as well? there is no where to go for the volumes of| no where to go for the volumes of berries— no where to go for the volumes of berries that — no where to go for the volumes of berries that the uk consumes. if we look at _ berries that the uk consumes. if we look at stories, raspberries and black— look at stories, raspberries and black brits, pretty much we are 100% self—sufficient from the end of april— self—sufficient from the end of april until october. that volume is 'ust april until october. that volume is iust not— april until october. that volume is just not produced in holland, belgium, germany, so the old adage that you _ belgium, germany, so the old adage that you could just go and buy it somewhere else if we can't produce in the _ somewhere else if we can't produce in the uk _ somewhere else if we can't produce in the uk isn't true. there will be no berries— in the uk isn't true. there will be no berries on the shelf customers to enon. _ no berries on the shelf customers to enjoy. and _ no berries on the shelf customers to enjoy, and that will be a great tragedy. — enjoy, and that will be a great tragedy. berries are also a big product — tragedy. berries are also a big product for retailers, it is the biggest — product for retailers, it is the biggest sale in stores for most retailers — biggest sale in stores for most retailers injune and july, so they wouldn't — retailers injune and july, so they wouldn't want to lose that. in the uk diet— wouldn't want to lose that. in the uk diet wouldn't want to lose fresh berries. _ uk diet wouldn't want to lose fresh berries. there would be no replacement. we would have tropical fruits. _ replacement. we would have tropical fruits, southern hemisphere apples that are _ fruits, southern hemisphere apples that are shipped right the way
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around — that are shipped right the way around the world, or bananas. and there is an — around the world, or bananas. situc there is an impact in around the world, or bananas. a"ic there is an impact in terms of the environment in the air miles used to transport them. really good to have your thoughts and an overview of the industry here on the farm this morning. as i say, luxmy and charlie, i have been learning about berries. how many varieties of black braid and they grow here, do you think, very quickly phase? i’m braid and they grow here, do you think, very quickly phase? i'm going to sa 30. to say 30. 400.- to say 30. 400. ., to say30. 400. ., ., to say 30- — 400. far too many, there are only three. 400. far too many, there are only three- one — 400. far too many, there are only three- one of— 400. far too many, there are only three. one of them _ 400. far too many, there are only three. one of them is _ 400. far too many, there are only three. one of them is called - 400. far too many, there are only three. one of them is called loch l three. one of them is called loch ness, it apparently has a bit of a bite to it, sorry.— bite to it, sorry. well i'm very aood bite to it, sorry. well i'm very good berry — bite to it, sorry. well i'm very good berry facts. _ bite to it, sorry. well i'm very good berry facts. i _ bite to it, sorry. well i'm very good berry facts. i know- bite to it, sorry. well i'm very good berry facts. i know that l good berry facts. i know that charlie wasn't as impressed, but i think your facts are top—notch. on that note, i will bid you a berry good morning, as it were.- on that note, i will bid you a berry good morning, as it were. thank you, ben. you good morning, as it were. thank you, ben- you can — good morning, as it were. thank you, ben. you can almost _ good morning, as it were. thank you, ben. you can almost see _ good morning, as it were. thank you, ben. you can almost see the - ben. you can almost see the tumbleweed, can't you, on the farm? headlines coming up in a moment.
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live from london. this is bbc news. a fifth body taken ashore. divers are still searching for one who remains missing — after a luxury yacht sank off
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sicily, in a storm, early on monday. democrats get a pep talk from coach tim walz, as kamala harris's running mate rallies the crowd to act now. we got 76 days — that's nothing. there will be time to sleep when you're dead! we're going to leave it on the field! and some results in england and wales— and some results in england and wales and northern ireland. i'm live at a college — wales and northern ireland. i'm live at a college in manchester to get reaction — at a college in manchester to get reaction to the students and their results. _ our top story, divers have been searching the wreck of a superyacht that sank off sicily on monday. they have now recovered a fifth body.
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it brings the death toll to six.

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