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a breakthrough in alzheimer's treatment — but it won't be available on the nhs; the regulator says the benefits are too small to justify the cost. the body of the british tech entrepreneur mike lynch is among those recovered after a luxury yacht capsized in sicily. good news for some, but the gcse pass rate falls for the third year in a row. and sri lanka make life difficult for england's cricketers on day two of the test match in manchester. and coming up on bbc news — big decisions for the new chelsea boss, as they begin their european qualifying campaign this evening, one of five british clubs in action. hello and welcome to
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the bbc news at six. in the last couple of hours, it's emerged that the bbc has sacked the one show presenter jermainejenas after complaints about his alleged behaviour in the workplace. the former footballer has been taken off air with immediate effect, including from his role on match of the day. it's understood his contract was terminated earlier this week. here's lizo mzimba. the topic is erik ten hag. jermaine jenas, seen here on the right, this afternoon on talk sport, making no mention of his sacking from the bbc. the former england midfielder, who also played for tottenham hotspur and newcastle united, turn to broadcasting after his retirement from football and was a popular figure with audiences. you from football and was a popular figure with audiences. you know, if ou look figure with audiences. you know, if you look at--- _ figure with audiences. you know, if you look at... are _ figure with audiences. you know, if you look at... are appearing - figure with audiences. you know, if you look at... are appearing on - you look at... are appearing on shows including _ you look at... are appearing on shows including match - you look at... are appearing on shows including match of - you look at... are appearing on shows including match of the l you look at... are appearing on . shows including match of the day, where he was a regular pundit, and the bbc�*s one show, which he often
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co—presented, this afternoon, in a statement, the bbc said that jermainejenas was no longer part of the corporation's presenting line—up. bbc news understands that his contract was terminated because of alleged issues relating to workplace behaviour and that these issues, involving digital communications such as texts, were raised with the corporation a few weeks ago. that's all we have got time for tonight. his last appearance on bbc tv was injuly. right now, he is continuing to present for other broadcasters and has yet to respond to requests for comment over his bbc sacking. well, this all comes at a time when the bbc has been particularly in the spotlight over some of its stars. the former news presenter huw edwards will be back in court next month after pleading guilty to making indecent images of children, while an investigation into allegations against former strictly professional giovanni pernice and his behaviour on strictly is expected to be concluded soon. he
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has denied any allegations of abusive or threatening behaviour, but today's events after an even more attention on the bbc, its stars and its workplaces. lizo mzimba. a drug shown to slow the progression of early stage alzheimers disease has been licensed for use in this country for the first time — although it won't be available on the nhs. the medicines regulator nice has ruled that trials of lecanemab showed the benefits were too small to justify the costs of the treatment on the nhs — but it's hoped that licensing it for private patients could pave the way for other similar drugs currently in development. our medical editor fergus walsh was granted exclusive access to the trial. mavis is a rarity, one ofjust a few alzheimer's patients in the uk who are receiving lecanemab. she has been having an infusion every fortnight for several years. this
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was november 2022. mavis was part of a trial which showed that the drug delayed progression of early alzheimer's by around four to six months. d0 alzheimer's by around four to six months. , ., , , ., months. do you remember, we used to watch the ducts? _ months. do you remember, we used to watch the ducts? her _ months. do you remember, we used to watch the ducts? her husband - months. do you remember, we used to watch the ducts? her husband is - watch the ducts? her husband is crateful watch the ducts? her husband is grateful for _ watch the ducts? her husband is grateful for the _ watch the ducts? her husband is grateful for the extra _ watch the ducts? her husband is grateful for the extra time. - watch the ducts? her husband is grateful for the extra time. it. grateful for the extra time. it enables mavis to keep her personality. i mean, she is still our mavis _ personality. i mean, she is still our mavis. she always was bright and cheery, _ our mavis. she always was bright and cheery, and _ our mavis. she always was bright and cheery, and she still is. we have had some — cheery, and she still is. we have had some wonderful years since you came _ had some wonderful years since you came on_ had some wonderful years since you came on this drug, haven't we? find came on this drug, haven't we? and some great — came on this drug, haven't we? fific some great times. and came on this drug, haven't we? fific some great times. and i am came on this drug, haven't we? e'"ic some great times. and i am grateful for it too, my goodness. it's making a difference to your life, isn't it? now, i heard you had a big coffee morning — now, i heard you had a big coffee morning this _ now, i heard you had a big coffee morning this morning? _ now, i heard you had a big coffee morning this morning? 0h, - now, i heard you had a big coffee morning this morning?— now, i heard you had a big coffee morning this morning? now, i heard you had a big coffee - morning this morning?_ do morning this morning? 0h, did i? do ou morning this morning? oh, did i? do you remember— morning this morning? 0h, did i? do you remember that? _ morning this morning? 0h, did i? do you remember that? no. _ morning this morning? 0h, did i? do you remember that? no. lecanemabi morning this morning? 0h, did i? do l you remember that? no. lecanemab is not a you remember that? lecanemab is not a wonder drug. you remember that?- lecanemab is not a wonder drug. mavis' _ you remember that?- lecanemab is not a wonder drug. mavis' short—term i not a wonder drug. mavis' short—term memory remains badly affected. she
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is ureat memory remains badly affected. she is great with her childhood. she can remember— is great with her childhood. she can remember everything that went on then, _ remember everything that went on then, as _ remember everything that went on then, as she often tells us stories about— then, as she often tells us stories about that, — then, as she often tells us stories about that, but that she will forget about that, but that she will forget a conversation that you had almost immediately afterwards. lecanemab is the first drug — immediately afterwards. lecanemab is the first drug to _ immediately afterwards. lecanemab is the first drug to be _ immediately afterwards. lecanemab is the first drug to be licensed _ immediately afterwards. lecanemab is the first drug to be licensed in - immediately afterwards. lecanemab is the first drug to be licensed in the - the first drug to be licensed in the uk which can slow the progress of alzheimer's, albeit modestly. it works by clearing a rogue protein which builds up in the brains of alzheimer's patients. i have calculated that lecanemab is likely to cost around £20,000 a year privately, but administering the drug and brain scans will probably double that, which the health assessment body nice says does not represent value for money. haiti assessment body nice says does not represent value for money. hold that for me, represent value for money. hold that for me. please- _ represent value for money. hold that for me, please. there _ represent value for money. hold that for me, please. there are _ represent value for money. hold that for me, please. there are dozens - represent value for money. hold that for me, please. there are dozens ofl for me, please. there are dozens of similar drugs _ for me, please. there are dozens of similar drugs going _ for me, please. there are dozens of similar drugs going through - for me, please. there are dozens of similar drugs going through clinicall similar drugs going through clinical trials. alzheimer's charities want to nhs to get ready for this new era
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of treatment. this to nhs to get ready for this new era of treatment-— of treatment. this is a defining moment for — of treatment. this is a defining moment for alzheimer's - of treatment. this is a defining l moment for alzheimer's disease of treatment. this is a defining - moment for alzheimer's disease and gives us real hope for the future, but we have some big challenges ahead, because the key to getting access to this treatment or any potential future treatment will be getting an early and accurate diagnosis. and we are nowhere near that at the moment.— diagnosis. and we are nowhere near that at the moment. lecanemab can cause brain — that at the moment. lecanemab can cause brain swelling _ that at the moment. lecanemab can cause brain swelling and _ that at the moment. lecanemab can cause brain swelling and bleeding, l cause brain swelling and bleeding, so patients need careful monitoring. despite the risks and its modest benefits, many alzheimer's researchers regard lecanemab as a turning point, because it shows this dreaded disease has its weaknesses, and better drugs will follow. and fergus is here. many people will be watching thinking, fundamentally, what does this mean for people living with dementia, and so many of us who are going to develop it? it is dementia, and so many of us who are going to develop it?— going to develop it? it is quite a confusin: going to develop it? it is quite a confusing decision _ going to develop it? it is quite a confusing decision on _ going to develop it? it is quite a confusing decision on the - going to develop it? it is quite a confusing decision on the face i going to develop it? it is quite a| confusing decision on the face of it. so it has been licensed in england, scotland and wales as safe
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and effective enough, but nice in england, the health assessment body, said it is not value for money. so it will only be available privately in england. and i reckon the total cost for a patient might be about £40,000 a year. the scottish medicines consortium, the nice equivalent body in scotland, won't make a decision about the nhs there until the new year. in some ways, this is a setback. alzheimer's charities are disappointed mother in another way, this points to the future because it shows that this disease does have its weaknesses, and there are many more drugs in clinical trials. and there are many more drugs in clinicaltrials. so and there are many more drugs in clinical trials. so what they want is better diagnosis and the nhs gearing up forfuture is better diagnosis and the nhs gearing up for future treatments. fergus walsh. the body of the british tech entrepreneur mike lynch has been recovered from the superyacht which sank off the coast of sicily, a source close to his family has told the bbc. the search is continuing for one
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person who's still missing — believed to be his 18—year—old daughter hannah. our correspondent mark lowen reports from sicily. it was to celebrate his acquittal on fraud charges, his rehabilitation in public opinion. mike lynch, bring togetherfamily and public opinion. mike lynch, bring together family and colleagues on his luxury yacht. he never made it off alive. today, a source close to the family said he died when the bayesian sank on monday and that the final body still missing is believed to be his 18—year—old daughter hannah. friends paid tribute to a giant of the tech industry. i knew him at the _ giant of the tech industry. i knew him at the beginning _ giant of the tech industry. i knew him at the beginning of- giant of the tech industry. i knew him at the beginning of the - him at the beginning of the internet, when hardly anyone in britain knew anything about this dawning digital age. and mike was a standout character who raised a tonne of money at a very early stage and intellectually understood the implications of the internet when, frankly, most people over here were scrambling around. the frankly, most people over here were scrambling around.—
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scrambling around. the family of jonathon blum, _ scrambling around. the family of jonathon blum, the _ scrambling around. the family of jonathon blum, the chairman - scrambling around. the family of jonathon blum, the chairman of| jonathon blum, the chairman of morgan stanley, and his wifejudy, have now released a statement describing them as credible people and an inspiration to many after confirming that the couple were among the other six people now known to have died. with the last body to recover, the divers went down for a fourth day this morning, scouring the wreckage on the sea bed, a painstaking search with a painful aim. the bayesian is still largely intact 50m underwater. the bodies found so far are believed to have beenin found so far are believed to have been in the cabins, sleeping when the storm hit. mr lynch is likely to have been in the master suite. his wife survived. the guests were next door, and then the ten crew, all of them were rescued apart from the chef. the company that built the bayesian, showing off its portfolio of other luxury yachts online, insists it was utterly safe and that for it to go down in minutes, human error must be to blame. translation: it had absolutely _
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error must be to blame. translation: it had absolutely no _ error must be to blame. translation: it had absolutely no problem. _ error must be to blame. translation: it had absolutely no problem. it - error must be to blame. translation: it had absolutely no problem. it was - it had absolutely no problem. it was a model for many other ships because it was stable. even in such a storm, it was stable. even in such a storm, it would have been unthinkable. —— not singable. the weather alerts clearly showed the storm would arrive at 4am. the captain have closed every hatch, raised anchor, sailed into the wind and lowered the keel sailed into the wind and lowered the keel sailed into the wind and lowered the keel. then everyone could have gone back to sleep on the crews would have happily continued. and back to sleep on the crews would have happily continued.— back to sleep on the crews would have happily continued. and so the end may be — have happily continued. and so the end may be insight _ have happily continued. and so the end may be insight for _ have happily continued. and so the end may be insight for the - have happily continued. and so the end may be insight for the divers' i end may be insight for the divers' work, perhaps bringing loved ones closer that term they may never reach — closure. maybe that could only be achieved once the investigators answer the big questions as to how this tragedy unfolded. the shipbuilding company told me that no fisherman went out told me that no fisherman went out to sea on the night of the storm. he said it was clear that something intense was afoot. once the final
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bodyis intense was afoot. once the final body is found, the emergency teams will have to decide whether and how to salvage the wreckage of this vessel from the bottom of the ocean. mark lowen there, in sicily. here, a hunt is under way for two dogs believed to have been involved in the death of a 33—year—old man at a propertyjust outside birmingham. west midlands police seized two dogs at the scene of the attack in rubery yesterday, but say they still need to find two american bulldog types. none of the animals involved is thought to be a banned breed. phil mackie is in rubery in birmingham yes, jane, it's nearly two days since the alarm was first raised and the man's body was found and in the past few minutes, west midlands police have told me that the dogs involved belonged to that man's brother. over the last hour, we have seen the police helicopter circling above as they carry on the search for those two missing dogs, the animals that they desperately want to recapture before they lose the
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light tonight. this is where the man's body was found in the early hours of yesterday, in the back garden of a small maisonette on the outskirts of birmingham. of the four american bulldog—type dogs which lived at the property, two are still on the loose. this is a picture of one of the ones they're looking for. we've got our drone officers currently out looking for them. we have got neighbourhood officers doing house to house and cctv and we have our dogs hunters out as well to make sure we can capture these dogs as soon as possible. this footage was taken a short distance away about two hours after the police were first called, but they're not certain yet whether these are the dogs they are looking for. officers have continued to go door—to—door to see if anyone saw what happened, but the priority now is finding the animals, which are still at large. i don't know what happened in that address. i want to make sure we get hold of them dogs as quickly as we can so that we can assist
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with the investigation and we can make sure there is no risk. the search for the missing dogs has continued all day. nearby woods have been a focus. a postmortem examination is being carried out to determine exactly how and when the man died. his family are being supported. phil mackie, bbc news, rubery. these are the faces ofjust some of the people sentenced following the recent unrest across parts of the uk. figures from the crown prosecution service show nearly 500 people have been charged in connection with the disorder and more than 180 have been jailed. among those sent to prison today were a 61—year—old grandfather of three, and a 19—year—old who threw a beer keg at police. bristol city centre on saturday the 3rd of august, and in the middle of the rioting by far right protesters, young men are throwing metal beer kegs at a police van. among them was 19—year—old cassius adamson, shown here on the video evidence seen in court by a yellow arrow. later, he threw a traffic cone
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and a brick at police as the rioters tried to get to a hotel housing asylum seekers. today, adamson was jailed for two years. the judge said the disorder had brought shame on the city. come on, everybody out! the next day, riot officers were trying to protect another hotel housing asylum seekers, this time near rotherham. the officers were repeatedly challenged by 61—year—old grandfather of three peter lynch. scum! lynch, who recently had a heart attack, hurled insults at the officers who were trying to stop the hotel being burnt down by the mob. he was jailed for two years, eight months. the judge said he was a disgraceful example to his grandchildren. more than 180 people have now been jailed as a result of this summer's disorder, with an average sentence of two years, including thomas whitehead, who was arrested last week as he returned from the holiday he'd taken after taking part in the original riot in southport.
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daniel sandford, bbc news. our top story this evening: jermainejenas, who presents the one show and match of the day, has been sacked by the bbc after complaints of inappropriate behaviour. coming up... in the us, tim walz accepts the democrats' nomination to run for vice president, while kamala harris prepares for her big speech tonight. coming up on bbc news — difficult conditions at st andrew's, on the first day of the women's open, for britain's charley hull, who's amongst those to make a good start to their opening—round. hundreds of thousands of students across england, wales and northern ireland have received their gcse, btec and other level 2 results today.
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overall, the gcse pass rate — results at grade 4, or a c, and above — has fallen for a third consecutive year. it's at 67.6%, down from just over 68% last year. results varied across the nations. northern ireland saw the biggest drop in pass rates, as they returned to pre—covid standards. they were down 4.6%, compared to 2023. in wales, the pass rate was 61.7%. that's down 2.8%, for similar reasons. and england, which readjusted last year, saw pass rates just slightly drop — 0.4%, compared to last year. our education editor, branwenjeffreys, has spent the day around sunderland. english language, 9! surprise and delight in this ex—mining community near sunderland. you're looking a bit stunned. lam! a bit lost for words, to be honest.
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the pass rate in the north east — slightly up this year. i didn't expect, like, to get these, but i think i've done well, aye. i got an a in english. after years of covid disruption, the reward for their hard work. especially with it being impacted along the line, it feels better seeing them now. it proves, doesn't it, that they're as good as anybody else? it doesn't matter where you're from, as long as you work hard, that anybody can go on and smash it. gcses, more than any other exams, show up the differences across oui’ country. but the results in this school today show it's also possible to buck those trends. here, the head teacher put in extra revision and mental health support. almost half the pupils are entitled to free school meals. they spent the first two years at secondary school really disrupted in their education. and so, actually, for some, it was a challenge to raise those attendance levels, to get them back into the academy. they were anxious about having gaps in their knowledge, and what they've achieved today
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means that they are now competing on a national level, with the results that they've got. in england, it's the top grades of 7 or above where differences are most stark. in the north east, i7% of all gcses awarded. in the west midlands, 18%. and in london, 28%. this is a gap the government says it wants to narrow. there you are, the best of luck. in northern ireland, teenagers knew results would bump down to pre—covid levels. after an anxious few months, some were still celebrating top grades. it felt like the longest two months of my life over the may and june period, but i'm definitely happy that i put in all the hard work. wales also adjusted its grades down this year. for many of the students getting results, what matters is getting to the next stage. i could have done better, - but i'm happy with what i got, because it means i can i
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do my carpentry and that. for many, that involves signing on to college courses, like daniel in sunderland. he got good grades, but the college will have to motivate others, facing resits. what do you need maths for in the industry that you're working with? and when you understand that, you can then understand much better how to then apply that to maths. matthew now faces retaking maths and english, alongside his course. england is the only part of the uk to ask this of young people. some, this evening, calling for it to be scrapped. branwenjeffreys, bbc news, sunderland. the controversial online influencer andrew tate has been placed under house arrest in romania. prosecutors there had wanted him to be remanded in custody, while they investigate new allegations, including sex with a minor and trafficking underage persons.
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his brother, tristan, was placed under a specialjudicial control. the brothers deny the allegations against them. there was a sharp fall in the number of foreign nationals who were given visas to work or study in the uk in the 12 months to the end ofjune. new figures show there was also a fall in the number of people applying for asylum in that time. the conservative government brought in restrictions last december to try to reduce net migration. mark easton has more details. more than 5,000 people have arrived in small boats across the channel since labour came to power. migrants brought ashore in dover last weekend adding to more than 2,000 already this month. home office figures today illustrate the challenge of reducing what it calls "irregular migration". today's numbers reflect the situation before the election. we know that in the year tojune, there were 38,784 irregular arrivals — 81% of them, people coming in small boats.
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now, that's actually down by a quarter, 26% fewer people than in the previous 12 months. but with improvements in the weather over recent weeks, there's been a notable rise again in channel crossings. my country! let's have it! recent rioting — much of it, stoked by the far right — showed what an incendiary issue immigration has become for parts of the electorate. and the new government faces the same challenges as the previous one when it comes to controlling our borders and stopping the boats. labour have now removed the partnership with rwanda and, in doing so, removed the deterrent. they are sending all the wrong signals to the people smugglers. and sadly, we are seeing those arrival numbers going back up again. and worse still, we are seeing multiple fatalities in the channel. thank you. where have you just come in from? er, i came from greece. small boat arrivals are dwarfed by the numbers arriving legally on visas granted by the home office. today's data does show an 11% fall
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in workers granted a visa, and a 13% drop in the number of student visas issued in the year to june. well, immigration has always been important to britain, and that's why what we need is an immigration system that has confidence of the british public, an immigration system that is fair, but also, controlled and is managed and working in the interests of britain. restrictions brought in by the last conservative government — notably, on visas issued to dependants of foreign health and care workers — have led to concerns of exacerbating labour shortages in the nhs and care homes like this one in herne bay, in kent. we're somewhat being let down by the visa system. we're desperate for staff to come. we spend a lot of money and time seeking staff. we find them, we interview them, and we start the process and things sort of fall apart at that point. itjust seems to be delays and delays, and we often are not sure why. the politics of immigration mean that the new labour government may
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benefit from falls in overall migration, which are a consequence of the previous government's visa policies. but the question of how to stop the boats, well, that's likely to prove a much harder problem to solve. mark easton, bbc news. later tonight, the us vice president, kamala harris, will take to the stage at the democratic national convention to formally accept her party's nomination for november's election and launch her bid for the white house. last night, her running mate, tim walz, delivered a pep talk to a jubilant crowd, who hailed him as america's favourite "coach". our north america editor, sarah smith, reports from the convention in chicago. # oh, no. # let's go crazy it has been a crazy three weeks for tim walz, thrust unexpectedly into the spotlight. he brings a different energy to the democratic ticket. a former high school teacher who served in the national guard,
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he's aiming to take back themes recently claimed by republicans like patriotism and freedom. when we democrats talk about freedom, we mean the freedom to make a better life for yourself and the people that you love. freedom to make your own health care decisions and, yeah, your kids. freedom to go to school without worrying about being shot dead in the hall. this is an authentic small—town guy whose traditional values can appeal to voters who are not normally democrats. i know guns. i'm a veteran. i'm a hunter. and i was a better shot than most republicans in congress, and i got the trophies to prove it. but i'm also a dad. i believe in the second amendment, but i also believe our first responsibility is to keep our kids safe.
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"that's my dad", cheered his proud son, gus. he's also a former football coach, and this was essentially a pep talk to his party aboutjust how hard they're going to have to fight to elect him and kamala harris to the white house. and, boy, do we have the right team. kamala harris is tough. kamala harris is experienced, and kamala harris is ready. look, 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. he's the guy who labelled donald trump and jd vance "weird". he also called them "dangerous" and "wrong". so i don't know about you, i'm ready to turn the page on these guys. so go ahead, say it with me. we're not going... chanting
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tim walz looks like a natural and a perfect fit for the vice—presidential nominee. his job is to support kamala harris, not to overshadow her headline act tonight. he did well, but crucially, not too well. kamala harris does still have quite a lot to live up to when she takes to the stage tonight for the most important speech of her career. most americans still don't know that much about her, so she has to introduce yourself, explain why she wants to be president and what she would do if elected. and she has to do that well appearing presidential because it is still very unusual for a major party to have a female presidential candidate. now, whilst she is explaining all of that, she brings a different tone to this campaign. joe biden used to describe donald trump as a dark and dangerous menace to democracy. whereas kamala harris is more likely to mock him or to laugh at him and she brings a much more optimistic and sunny vibe to the
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race. nonetheless, it is still very tight, there is a lot to do and fewer than three months before the election. sarah, thank you for now. sarah smith in chicago. an australian penguin, whose same—sex romance became a worldwide symbol of equality, has died. sphen, who was 11 — seen here sitting on his nest — fell in love with another male gentoo penguin, magic, at an aquarium in sydney in 2018. they went on to adopt and raise two chicks. their love story became the inspiration for a mardi gras parade float, and was referenced in the australian education curriculum. cricket, and the weather eventually permitted some intriguing play in manchester. england have been batting on the second day of the first test against sri lanka and not having it all their own way. a short time ago, they'd reached 259—6, in reply to sri lanka's first—innings score of 236.
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and then the weather intervened again. joe wilson. new summer, same old trafford. well, let's be fair, it can rain anywhere, and often does. and we only lost a morning of play. and sri lanka made up for lost time. wa to get rid of the dynamic ben duckett. hey, that was a start. up next, england's captain. gone! ollie pope out for six. we'd only been playing for half an hour, and asitha fernando was already having the day of his bowling life. great. and here comes vishwa fernandez. and here comes vishwa fernando. and there goes dan lawrence, dismissed for 30 on his return to england's team. england found themselves in unexpected adversity. and remember, no ben stokes to turn to. he's out for the rest of the summer with injury. joe root captained england for many years. he led a recovery here, with stokes approving on the balcony — in the hoody. root on 42, edged. safely caught.
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oh, it's asitha again. always leave them wanting more. england needed reassurance. harry brook got past 50. he already has a strong reputation as an england crowd—pleaser. yes. but prabath jayasuriya was bowling spin. wow! england five down, still 49 behind. harry brook saw it, did not quite believe it. still, with jamie smith persisting, england were betting their way into a lead. you can play when it's dry, no—one ever said it had to be warm. joe wilson, bbc news, old trafford. time for a look at the weather. hello. i'm not sure it is a crowd pleaser, the weather. in fact, for those still trying to finish their summer holidays before the schools go back in a week or so, unfortunately, storm million will play its part over the next 24
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hours. very wet and very windy —— storm willian. medically for this time of year. this is the storm arriving, pushing into northern ireland and southern scotland and northern ireland. heavy rain and a couple of inches through the night ininches couple of inches through the night in inches where we have seen a lot of rain so far this week. but the winds will be the key concern. and the key feature. widely, gusts of around 40 to 50 mph. particularly across the scottish borders, northern england come into the north midlands. could also see in some spots to higher ground, gusts potentially as high as 65 to 75 mph. so a windy start, a wet start. and this heavy rain as well could contain some thunder as it pulls away. quite promptly, it has to be said, during the friday morning. so by lunchtime, it will be moving away to scandinavia. behind it, the winds is a touch. still a pretty windy afternoon with a scattering of
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showers pushed in from the west.

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