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we have an exclusive report on mpox in the democratic republic of congo where 70% of cases, are in children under 10. and definitely maybe, rumours that oasis could be getting back together. now, with the sport, here's mark edwards. we begin with the sad news that former england manager sven—goran eriksson has died at the age of 76. eriksson was the first non—british manager of the england team, he led the three lions to the quarter—finals at three major tournaments during his five—year spell in charge between 2001 and 2006. the swede managed 12 clubs winning 18 trophies with spells at manchester city, leicester, roma and lazio —
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where he delivered the serie a title in 2000, the last time the capital were crowned champions of italy. injanuary he said had, at best, a year to live after being diagnosed with cancer. his children lina and johan eriksson have released a statement in which they said... sven—goran eriksson who has died at the age of 76. now let's turn our
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attention to the tennis. of the year, the us open, gets under way at flushing meadows in new york. novak djokovic and carlos alcaraz have been continuing their preparations. djokovic is the defending champion and comes into the tournament having won gold for serbia at the paris 0lympics. he's on the hunt for a fifth us open title and takes on moldovan world number 138 radu albot in a night session match on monday. the 2022 champion alcaraz, meanwhile, starts his campaign against australian qualifier li tu on tuesday. so first up it's djokovic, who will head into the tournament with plenty of confidence, having beaten alcaraz in that 0lympic final. i had some heartbreaking losses at the olympic games, worked very hard to try and get myself in a position to fight for gold and at 37, i thought, you know, this could be the last chance, maybe, so i had to push more than ever than i have ever done. it turned out to be one
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of the best performances that i had in years, overall, throughout the entire tournament and then of course against carlos in the final. what a year its been for lydia ko. she's won golf�*s final major of the season the women's open at st andrews. just three weeks after securing olympic gold in paris, the 27—year—old has won again. she battled against lilia vu and ruoning yin all the way until the final green, but came out on top and win her third major title. i think ijust did not have the belief that one day i could win the women's open and of all the majors i have never really put myself in contention that much at this championship, so with what happened this last couple of weeks, it is almost too good to be true. you know, it is probably, i have got two glass slippers, you know, like cinderella! it has been crazy, my mother is here, my husband is here, and this is the first one that he has seen me win.
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and that's all the sport for now. the united states says, it's working to avoid a further escalation in hostilities between israel and hezbollah. the white house is hoping that sunday's heavy exchange of fire across the border, won't lead to a regional war. jets destroyed thousands of hezbollah�*s rocket launchers on sunday morning. the armed group, which is backed by iran — said it had still managed to fire more than 300 rockets and drones at israel, in retaliation for the assassination of a senior commander. let's speak to marwan abdallah — head of the foreign affairs department at the lebanese kataeb party. does it feel like the region is on the brink? it does it feel like the region is on the brink?— does it feel like the region is on the brink? ., , , the brink? it does feel, every day, and it's been _ the brink? it does feel, every day, and it's been feeling _ the brink? it does feel, every day, and it's been feeling this - the brink? it does feel, every day,
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and it's been feeling this way - the brink? it does feel, every day, and it's been feeling this way for l and it's been feeling this way for us, the lebanese people for more than a decade now. we have a non—state actor dictating the rules of peace for our country. we living in a region where turmoil is happening every year. the things that are happening in syria and yemen... the presence of isis... amidst the serious of war in iraq and syria. every day, and every year... unfortunately these days it's closer than ever before. we have chaos everywhere. we have chaos in gaza. we have chaos in the war between hezbollah and israel.
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hezbollah... responding that this is only the beginning. this hezbollah. .. responding that this is only the beginning.— only the beginning. this has been ha enin: only the beginning. this has been happening since _ only the beginning. this has been happening since day _ only the beginning. this has been happening since day one. - happening since day one. unfortunately for us, what these statements and actions do is they add more pressure on the lebanese people, the lebanese economy. they make it even harderfor us lebanese to grow our economy and fix our system. of course, it does not do harm to the enemy, it gives the enemy the time to prepare themselves and to be ready for the next step. so any statement like that is just propaganda warfare. in so any statement like that is 'ust propaganda warfarei so any statement like that is 'ust propaganda warfare. in terms of the control of hezbollah, _ propaganda warfare. in terms of the
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control of hezbollah, is _ propaganda warfare. in terms of the control of hezbollah, is the - propaganda warfare. in terms of the control of hezbollah, is the prime i control of hezbollah, is the prime minister, the public, are there voicesjust minister, the public, are there voices just drowned out by that group? with the ceasefire in gaza make a fundamental difference? unfortunately, no one listens to the voice of the lebanese people. the majority of people are against hezbollah... has below are... lebanon is without a president, hezbollah... has below are... lebanon is without a president, because of the actions of... the because of the actions of... the prime minister that is in office prime minister that is in office today does not respond to the will today does not respond to the will of the lebanese people. he responds of the lebanese people. he responds to the ruling party including to the ruling party including hezbollah. the majority of the hezbollah. the majority of the lebanese people did not choose to go lebanese people did not choose to go
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to war. has below to war. it is a support war for gaza and hamas. it is not a war to protect lebanese sovereignty. whether the war here will stop when the ceasefire is in place, this was a condition before... but with the
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a terrorist organisation by the uk and us governments, claimed responsibility for the attacks. let's speak to the bbc urdu correspondent farhat javed who is in islamabad. let's talk about the original attacks, , ., ., ,., let's talk about the original attacks, , ., ., ., attacks, tell us more about that? these attacks _ attacks, tell us more about that? these attacks started _ attacks, tell us more about that? these attacks started last - attacks, tell us more about that? these attacks started last night. | the group issued a statement warning people travelling through the
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highway... what we saw in the morning was dozens of vehicles set on fire and reports of at least a 22 people killed. these were people who were travelling to baluchistan from punjab province. they stopped cars and buses, checked their identities and buses, checked their identities and those who were not locals from baluchistan were shot dead. this is not an isolated incident. they have been a series of attacks in the past 24 been a series of attacks in the past 2a hours in blodgett stan where the group has targeted railway tracks and bridges. there have been a series of attacks. the government's
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say they have responded to these attacks. 21 militants have been killed. ., ~ attacks. 21 militants have been killed. . ~ , ., attacks. 21 militants have been killed. . ~ ., ., , killed. thank you for the latest in islamabad- _ health workers in the democratic republic of congo have told the bbc more than 70% of people being treated for mpox at their clinics are children under the age of 10. the bbc has been given exclusive access to two treatment centres in the eastern part of the country the centre of the latest mpox outbreak. 0ur africa correspondent simijola—oso has this report, filmed inside the drc for the bbc by a local camera operator. a warning, viewers may find some images distressing from the start. weary and in pain. two—year—old encima caught mpox from one of her five siblings, who have all had the disease.
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translation: this is - the first time i've seen it. when my child got sick, other parents told me it might be measles, but we started treating measles and failed. this hospital in kavumu is in south kivu, the epicentre of this new mpox crisis. it's had 800 patients sincejune. more than 70% have been children. eight have died, all under the age of five. about 100 miles away, the spring in amani's step slowly returns after four days of free treatment at this centre in munigi neargoma. like the hospital, three quarters of patients here have been under the age of ten. health workers told the bbc they've had up to ten new cases a day. the idp camps are overcrowded, so you see children in idp camps, they are always playing together,
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so they have time together. they don't really care about distance, social distance, they don't care about that. so they play together. they are always together. and you can also see like in the household, they even pass the night on the same bed. you can find three, four, five children. so that means the transmission is really present on a daily basis. these camps, in the eastern part of the democratic republic of congo, are crammed with millions who have been displaced because of an ongoing armed conflict, the perfect place for mpox to run rampant. charity workers are trying to get ahead by teaching people about symptoms, stigma and hygiene. simijolaoso, bbc news. around the world and across the uk. this is bbc news.
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in many countries around the world today is a bank holiday. it's an opportunity to get away from work and relax. but what if your employers won't leave you alone? well, if you're in australia, you now have the �*right to disconnect�*. in most cases, employees can't be punished, for refusing to return their bosses' calls. let's speak to tania goodman, head of employment law at the collyer bristow law firm. welcome to the programme, this is a fascinating development, that is can being considered in the uk as well. in terms of the merits, what are they? in terms of the merits, what are the ? , ., , in terms of the merits, what are the ? , . , . ., in terms of the merits, what are the ? , ,, they? this has come about because durin: the they? this has come about because during the pandemic, _ they? this has come about because during the pandemic, when - they? this has come about because during the pandemic, when we - they? this has come about because | during the pandemic, when we were they? this has come about because i during the pandemic, when we were in lockdown, a lot of people were working from home, or are they couldn't possibly work. and during
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that period we got used to a working hours culture, where it was expected, or where we didn't have anything else to do to be switched on all the time. uncertain expectations were set during that period. coming out of all that, we return to normal life, thank goodness, and the workforce now wants to be able to switch off from work, and not feel it has to be 20 47 connected to the office. and the legislation is catching up with that philosophy. you legislation is catching up with that --hilosoh . ., legislation is catching up with that --hilosoh. ., , legislation is catching up with that ”hilosoh . ., , ., , philosophy. you can see the obvious u side for philosophy. you can see the obvious upside for workers. _ philosophy. you can see the obvious upside for workers. what _ philosophy. you can see the obvious upside for workers. what about - philosophy. you can see the obvious upside for workers. what about the | upside for workers. what about the downsides? in upside for workers. what about the downsides? , ., ., , ., downsides? in terms of opt out, we alwa s downsides? in terms of opt out, we always have — downsides? in terms of opt out, we always have certain _ downsides? in terms of opt out, we always have certain legislation - downsides? in terms of opt out, we always have certain legislation in i always have certain legislation in place, in terms of the working time
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regulations where workers are not expected to work more than a 48—hour week. there may be similar opt outs in terms of this, although the legislation is not enforced... in terms ofjobs where people are highly for paid and expected to be on call... this is not a one size fits all. it will depend on the kind of work you do and the kind of contract you have.— of work you do and the kind of contract you have. what are the sort of sanctions. — contract you have. what are the sort of sanctions, that _ contract you have. what are the sort of sanctions, that we _ contract you have. what are the sort of sanctions, that we talk _ contract you have. what are the sort of sanctions, that we talk about, - of sanctions, that we talk about, for employers which breach this? you mentioned several countries have tried this, has it worked? yes and no. tried this, has it worked? yes and n0- some — tried this, has it worked? yes and no. some countries _ tried this, has it worked? yes and no. some countries don't - tried this, has it worked? yes and no. some countries don't have - tried this, has it worked? yes and | no. some countries don't have very stringent sanctions applied. i think the most stringent is portugal where there are heavy fines applied. that isn't the case across the board,
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sometimes it is more a recommendation. what is proposed in the uk is that a reconciliation service would come up with a best practice... and companies would work with their workforce to make it a policy which they could roll out across the organisation. something that employer and employee were signed up to and that way it makes the legislation not too heavy—handed, more applicable to the industry in which you work. that's more likely what we will see in the uk if and when it introduced, probably in the new year. there's growing speculation, that an 0asis reunion could be about to happen, with rumours fuelled by the gallagher brothers. the brothers have teased that an announcement may be
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made tomorrow morning, posting on x with the date and time written in the style of the oasis logo. former frontman liam also dedicated a song to his brother noel, during his set at reading festival yesterday. let's speak to music journalist georgie rogers. this is fascinating and it is getting so much traction on social media. do you think it is going to happen? i media. do you think it is going to ha--en? ~ ~ �* media. do you think it is going to ha en? ~ ~ �* ., happen? i think it will. we've had 15 ears, happen? i think it will. we've had 15 years. a _ happen? i think it will. we've had 15 years. a good _ happen? i think it will. we've had 15 years, a good run _ happen? i think it will. we've had 15 years, a good run of— happen? i think it will. we've had 15 years, a good run of liam - happen? i think it will. we've had 15 years, a good run of liam andl 15 years, a good run of liam and noel doing their solo projects. we all love a bit of nostalgia. why wouldn't they do a glory lap and get back together the offers for doing this have crept up... what
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back together the offers for doing this have crept up. . ._ back together the offers for doing this have crept up... what does the -a da this have crept up... what does the payday look — this have crept up... what does the payday look like — this have crept up... what does the payday look like this? _ this have crept up... what does the payday look like this? 400 - this have crept up... what does the payday look like this? 400 million. payday look like this? 400 million was touted for _ payday look like this? 400 million was touted for the _ payday look like this? 400 million was touted for the whole - payday look like this? 400 million was touted for the whole tour. - payday look like this? 400 million was touted for the whole tour. it's such a massive machine that employed so many people. the such a massive machine that employed so many people-— so many people. the reason it hasn't ha--ened so many people. the reason it hasn't happened over _ so many people. the reason it hasn't happened over the _ so many people. the reason it hasn't happened over the years, _ so many people. the reason it hasn't happened over the years, despite - happened over the years, despite many occasions where they teased it, is the volatility between these two. they have a very test tempestuous relationship, lots of sniping at each other, lots of arguments on tour. you hope that there are older and wiser now. this kind of stuff doesn't come around that often, when
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you are an iconic band. when you get together and play to millions of fans who still absolutely adore the music. i think if they can get on, if it does happen, if a string of shows does happen, they'll go into the mindset of let's do this and let's do an amazing job of it. i the mindset of let's do this and let's do an amazing job of it. let's do an amazing “0b of it. i was talkin: to let's do an amazing “0b of it. i was talking to _ let's do an amazing job of it. i was talking to one music _ let's do an amazing job of it. i was talking to one music journalist - let's do an amazing job of it. i was talking to one musicjournalist that liam was working to get his voice in the best possible shape, there also that story that they're going to release the lost tapes from the original recording of the album definitely maybe. but they never really cracked the
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us. , ., , , , us. obviously, in the uk, they were -la in: bi us. obviously, in the uk, they were playing big shows... _ us. obviously, in the uk, they were playing big shows... they _ us. obviously, in the uk, they were playing big shows... they are - us. obviously, in the uk, they were playing big shows... they are a - us. obviously, in the uk, they were| playing big shows... they are a band of such huge stature for us in the uk, definitely maybe is a big selling album. people love a bit of oasis. we're just two days away from the start of the paralympics in paris — and as part of the build—up, the torch crossed from england into france through the channel tunnel. it was joined by hundreds of british athletes, who'll be hoping
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to repeat their recent successes in the games. 0ur correspondent, joe inwood, went to london's st pancras station to see them off. today it's the swimming and tae kwon do teams which are heading off to paris. they're full of optimism. paris. they're full of optimism. paris will offer something new. in tokyo there was a vacuum of noise. here it will be different, so exciting. here it will be different, so excitina. ., here it will be different, so exciting-— here it will be different, so excitin.. . , , exciting. that support comes with expectation- _
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exciting. that support comes with expectation. in _ exciting. that support comes with expectation. in tokyo _ exciting. that support comes with expectation. in tokyo the - exciting. that support comes with i expectation. in tokyo the paralympic team one... came second only to china. the aim here is to inspire a new generation.— china. the aim here is to inspire a new generation. when i watched in 2012, that kick-started _ new generation. when i watched in 2012, that kick-started the - 2012, that kick—started the paralympic movement. people are aware of the games, the more they come and support us, the better it'll be. ., h ., it'll be. now it's time for the paralympian _ it'll be. now it's time for the paralympian is _ it'll be. now it's time for the paralympian is to _ it'll be. now it's time for the paralympian is to take i it'll be. now it's time for the | paralympian is to take centre it'll be. now it's time for the - paralympian is to take centre stage. paris has already shown it can put on games. now, for the encore.
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the world's oldest living man has declared he has no "special secrets" to pass on about his longevity as he celebrated turning 112. on about his longevity john tinniswood, on about his longevity who was born in liverpool on 26th august in 1912, told the guinness world records he had "no idea at all" why he had lived so long. stay with us here on bbc news. ahead of that it's been a very pleasant bank holiday monday a
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little bit warmer than it has been through the weekend. nothing startling, but something of an improvement. as we head on over night the winds again pick up. some rain heading into further into scotland over the irish sea. for large parts of england and wales it will be dry, with some clearer skies. warmer night, the windier weather should move away quickly on tuesday. some heavy rain over dumfries and galloway for some time, but the rain does tend to ease as a head into scotland. a good part of eastern england are likely to be dry and there will be some sunshine here. it started to get a bit warmer as well those temperatures reaching 24 or 25 degrees. ahead of the rain which is coming in on that weather
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front, and because i weatherfront is so slow, as we move into wednesday those temperatures were beginning to rise. we got lower pressure in the north—west which will bring some showers in the wednesday particularly in scotland. there is the weather front, you can see there's not much rain on it but it's not really moved very far at all. so the east midlands, continuing to warm up, temperatures reaching 27, may be 28 degrees. that'll be the heat. eventually the front will move its way eastwards. 0nce front will move its way eastwards. once that clear through we are all going to have north—westerly winds. and that's going to bring some cooler and fresher air. temperatures are going to be lower later in the week. we are going to find on thursday some showers, for northernmost parts of the uk. in the sunshine it'll still feel quite
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pleasant.
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live from london. this is bbc news. tributes to the former england football manager, sven—goran eriksson, who's died at the age of 76. taking shelter in ukraine as russia launches one of the largest attacks in the war. translation: more than 100 missiles of various types and, like most
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previous russian strikes, this one is just as vile. a fire rips through a block of flats in east london — the fire rigade says everyone has been accounted for. definitely maybe — rumours that 0asis could be getting back together. the prince of wales has led tributes for the former england manager sven—goran eriksson, who has died at the age of 76. he'd been receiving treatment for pancreatic cancer. eriksson managed england forfive years until 2006 and led the side, to the quarter—finals at three major tournaments. he also managed 12 clubs including manchester city, going on to win 18 trophies. andy swiss looks back at his life and career. he brought a swedish cool to english football.

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