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six people are killed and dozens injured. # and dozens injured. slipped inside the eye of your mind... # slipped inside the eye of your mind... #. and will they, won't they? the gallagher brothers tease fans with the prospect of a reunited oasis. good evening. tributes have been paid to sven—goran eriksson who's died from pancreatic cancer at the age of 76. he was england's first foreign manager and was seen at his peak as one of football's finest coaches. david beckham said he would be "forever grateful" for his decision to appoint him as england captain. prince william, who is head of the football association, called him a "true gentleman of the game." andy swiss looks back at his life.
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he brought a swedish cool to english football. but behind that studious surface, sven—goran eriksson�*s reign was anything but dull. he had made his managerial name first with gothenburg, and then with the italian side lazio, but when england appointed him as kevin keegan�*s replacement in 2000, it sparked a storm of controversy. england had never had a foreign coach before. but if the traditionalists were upset, eriksson was unflappable. if it's the most difficult job, i'm very happy. then it will be my biggest challenge so far in my life. and he soon silenced his critics on a famous night in munich. john motson: oh, this is getting better and better and better! a 5—1 thrashing of germany, and suddenly eriksson seemed england's saviour. they qualified for the 2002 world cup in dramatic fashion. beckham! yes! -
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he's done it! the feelgood factor was back, and eriksson was the architect. but qualification was followed by frustration. england were beaten in the quarterfinals by brazil, and his passive management style was under scrutiny. come the 2004 euros, it was the same story. 0h, he's put it miles over the bar. as england again went out in the quarterfinals, the questions began to mount. by now, eriksson�*s private life was attracting headlines. his relationships with the italian lawyer nancy dallaglio, with the tv star ulrika jonsson, and with faria alam, an fa employee, which prompted turmoil at the organisation. and after he told an undercover reporter he'd consider quitting after the 2006 world cup, the fa announced he'd leave following the tournament. england went into it with high hopes, their team dubbed the "golden generation". but yet again, they crashed out in the quarterfinals, yet again, on penalties.
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eriksson later said it was the biggest disappointment of his career. i don't think england was ready to win a world cup in 2002. 2006? yes, england should have done better. and if you take all the defeats i had in my life, that was the hardest one. after leaving the england job, eriksson spent a year at manchester city, followed by a string of other clubs. he was never short of offers. and after being diagnosed with cancer, the affection for him was plain to see. in march, the lifelong liverpool fan managed a legends team at anfield. one of his assistants that day remembers how poignant it was. what you see is what you get. the big successful manager. he got really emotional, you know, at the end of the game, you could see.
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you know, when we done the lap of honour, i was lucky enough to be by him, and again, he kept on saying, "this is so special." it was the fondest of farewells to a gracious man and to one of england's most ground—breaking managers. sven—goran eriksson, who's died at the age of 76. now, more than 80 residents have been evacuated from a block of flats in east london which was engulfed by fire. two people were taken to hospital. it is not yet known what caused the blaze, but the fire brigade said the building had a number of fire safety issues. according to a planning document, it was in the process of having cladding removed. helena wilkinson reports. this is the block of flats in east london, engulfed by flames at the peak of the devastating fire. more than 100 residents live here. most will have been asleep when it broke out. it must have been terrifying.
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the london fire brigade was called at 2:44 this morning. a major incident was declared with a huge emergency response. 45 fire engines were sent with 225 firefighters. the first of them were at the scene within five minutes of the call. residents have been describing the terrifying moment of what happened in the block of flats in the early hours of this morning. one woman, who is six months pregnant, has told us that as they were making their way down the stairs, the smoke became heavier and everyone was coughing. she also said there was no warning and no fire alarm. other residents spoke of the terrifying situation. there was a lot of smoke, we couldn't breathe, and we managed to reach downstairs, and when we went in the hallway, in the hall, there was a firefighter that said, you know, just run across the other side of the building, basically. there was no alarm — we didn't hear any alarm. there is no sprinklers in that building at all.
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as red cross volunteers sorted clothing for people, a resident who was at work at the time said his 16—year—old son was inside the flat when the fire took hold. he tried to get himself through the window, and that's the fifth floor. so he got himself out through the window. luckily, the scaffolding, the scaffolding was there, so he jumped down on the scaffolding and i guess the fire guys put the ladder up and got him. the cause of the fire is not yet known. work had been under way to remove noncompliant cladding on the flats, and there were already issues known to authorities. not far from the flats, a rest centre has been set up for residents unable to return to their homes. an extensive search and rescue operation took place following a simultaneous evacuation of the building, and i'm pleased to announce that everyone has been accounted for.
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this was a very dynamic and challenging incident, and we all know undoubtedly there will be concerns around the fire safety issues present within the building, which will form part of our report. at the scene, firefighters are still trying to contain the smoke billowing out. long ladders have been used to pour water on the top of the building. locals have been told to keep their windows closed. the investigation into how the fire started will be the next step. that there weren't more injuries seems extraordinary. the devastating fire here has brought back building safety concerns to the spotlight. it is seven years since the grenfell tower fire, in which 72 people died. the public inquiry�*s report into that fire is due to be published next month. helena wilkinson, bbc news, east london. and around 70 firefighters responded
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to a fire at another tower block in east london this afternoon. the fire service said part of a flat and balcony in blackwall were alight on the 25th floor of a 45—storey building. there were no reports of any injuries. russia has launched a major airattack on ukraine, firing around 200 missiles and drones at energy and water facilities, and killing at least six people. president zelensky again called on western allies to change their rules and let ukraine use their weapons to strike deeper inside russia. these are some of the cities that were hit. ukrainian officials say 15 regions were attacked. moscow says it is targeting facilities which support kyiv�*s military. nick beake has sent this report from ukraine. the first strikes came in the early hours, crudely curtailing a long weekend of ukrainian
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independence day celebrations. this missile just missed a power station near the capital, kyiv. the ukrainian defenders shot down what they could. "i got it", this soldier exclaims. but one in five missiles that get through. —— did get through. russia said it successfully targeted energy infrastructure. 0lha's brother was killed on the zaporizhzhia land he had farmed all his life. translation: i was very scared because of the explosion. - i was shaking. and then i saw him, and i couldn't recognise him. near the city of dnipro lives and livelihoods extinguished. president zelensky argued that a collective effort had protected israel from aerial attack and called on western allies to do more to shoot down russian missiles and drones. translation: it was one - of the biggest combined strikes. more than 100 missiles of various types, and about 100 iranian drones.
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in various ukrainian regions we could have done more in order to protect life if aircraft of our european neighbours had worked together with our f—16 jets and air defence. the missiles also hit this region, sumy, which borders russia. it was from here the ukrainians launched their surprise incursion three weeks ago, going in and then seizing russian territory. that undoubtedly gave ukraine a big morale boost, but today has been a jolting, nationwide reminder of what russia is capable of. and the kremlin suggested more punishment for the recent incursion into russian soil was still to come. translation: such hostile actions cannot remain - without an appropriate response. there will definitely be a response. but ukraine, under great pressure on the home front, is on the attack, sending its own drones into russia, hitting the city of saratov and urging the west to allow it
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to strike further and harder. nick beake, bbc news, in the sumy region, ukraine. the united nations says it has had to temporarily suspend its aid operation in gaza after an evacuation order by the israeli military in the central gaza strip. jon donnison is in jerusalem this evening. why has this order affected the un efforts? the un is the primary supplier and distributor of much needed humanitarian aid in gaza and tonight it said it had had to suspend its operations because of safety concerns after an evacuation order in the centre of the gaza strip from the israeli military, and that is where the un has its main command centre. it said its staff had had to evacuate quickly and that they had left their equipment behind. the un
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official stressed that un agencies would not be leaving gaza but they would not be leaving gaza but they would now be looking for somewhere safe to operate it, and said those safe to operate it, and said those safe areas were constantly being squeezed. israel, for its part, said it issues these evacuation orders to try to protect civilian lives in gaza. separately this evening, a hamas official has poured scorn on suggestions from the white house that progress is being made in the ceasefire talks ongoing in cairo. he said hamas was still refusing to take part, saying that israel had to change the terms of something that hamas had agreed to back injuly. so despite intense pressure from the united states in particular, no sign of any progress in those talks. thank you, jon donnison reporting there. health workers in the democratic republic of congo have told the bbc more than 70%
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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 epicentre of the latest mpox outbreak. our africa correspondent simijolaoso 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. toddler cries weary and in pain. two—year—old encima caught mpox from one of her five siblings, who have all had the disease. 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 has had 800 patients sincejune. more than 70% have been children. eight have died — all under the age of five. about 100 miles away,
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the spring in amani's step slowly returns after four days of free treatment at this centre in munigi near goma. 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 the idp camps, they are always playing together, 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
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mpox to run rampant. charity workers are trying to get ahead by teaching people about symptoms, stigma and hygiene. simijolaoso, bbc news. the message resonates, but it does not suppress their fear. translation: iii not suppress their fear. tuna/mom- not suppress their fear. translation: ., , , translation: if a person dies in the house, we translation: if a person dies in the house. we are _ translation: if a person dies in the house, we are not _ translation: if a person dies in the house, we are not allowed _ translation: if a person dies in the house, we are not allowed to - translation: if a person dies in the house, we are not allowed to touch l house, we are not allowed to touch it with our bare hands. we should be provided with protective equipment so we can dispose of it. this disease has brought us a lot of fear. , ., , disease has brought us a lot of fear. , .,, ., .. ., ., , fear. they hope the vaccinations will be . in fear. they hope the vaccinations will begin this _ fear. they hope the vaccinations will begin this week, _ fear. they hope the vaccinations will begin this week, with - fear. they hope the vaccinations i will begin this week, with children first in line but the conflict will pose a challenge. simijolaoso, bbc news. police say a mother who attended notting hill carnival with her child yesterday narrowly escaped being killed after she was stabbed.
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the 32—year—old woman remains in a critical condition in hospital. around a million people are estimated to have attended what is one of the largest and most vibra nt street festivals in the world — with a dazzling parade of performers winding their way through the streets. now, could oasis be planning a reunion? the gallagher brothers have been ramping up speculation on social media that an announcement could be made tomorrow. formed in 1991, the britpop band rose to fame with hits such as wonderwall and don't look back in anger. here's noor nanji. this cryptic post on x late last night... # you gotta roll with it # you gotta take your time... # ..fuelled the rumours that an oasis reunion could finally be announced tomorrow. # slip inside the eye of your mind... # gigs in their hometown, manchester, as well as ten nights in london, are rumoured to be on the cards as well as a glastonbury
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headline slot. # today is gonna be the day # that they're gonna throw it back to you... # it's exactly 30 years since the gallagher brothers shot to fame as britpop ruled the airwaves. # i don't believe that anybody feels the way i do # about you now... # but they also had a fractious relationship. after a fight in 2009, noel left the band. # backbeat, the word is on the street # that the fire in your heart is out... # so, what's the story here? they've already had the glory — seven albums, eight number one singles. why do this now? after the decades of going at each other with cricket bats and fire extinguishers, it's extraordinary that they seem to be getting along better. and maybe money is an incentive here. you know, tickets are expected to be costing more than £100 at heaton park and wembley stadium, should this go ahead. so maybe they're just...they can put aside their differences to fill their coffers. whatever the motivation, fans in manchester are delighted
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and are not shy of showing it. i'm not going to sleep tonight. i am so excited. but there's still an element of doubt that i'm like, please don't be just another record relaunch or something. i'm desperate for them to come back together. i've seen them both separately this year as well. incredible, incredible. both different, different concerts completely, but together, you know... best believe i'll be there. and obviously with noel getting a bit of a divorce, maybe? - he might need the money. he's got to do it- before us old guys are 60 and we can actually still stand up in a field. - # is it my imagination # or have i finally found something worth living for? # is it definite or is it maybe? all will become clear tomorrow. noor nanji, bbc news. time for a look at the weather, elizabeth rizzini. another blast of summer on the way?
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yes, perhaps the last blast, the last hurrah of summer before the meteorological autumn begins as we head into the weekend. it will be particularly across south—east england and east anglia, this was essex today. widely warmer today and not bad for a bank holiday monday for some of us. but some sunshine around for many others, of course. always going to be quite unsettled towards the north and the west. there will be quite a lot of cloud continuing to push eastwards as we head through the night and we are likely to see more heavy downpours of rain for northern ireland, western scotland through the night. heavy downpours across parts of south—west scotland, dumfries and galloway tomorrow morning, falling on already saturated ground and it is windy to the irish sea coast. a dry night to come across much of england and wales and certainly very mild into tomorrow morning. northern ireland 15, 16 celsius. tomorrow, at the front continues to trundle
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further southwards and eastwards. it will weaken slightly as it goes. behind it towards the north on the west, sunny spells and showers developing into the afternoon and by the second half of the day, the front is straight down to north west england, wales, south—west england is a rather bleak under the cloud and the rain. ahead of it for central, southern england many positive east anglia, down through south—east england will see some warmth, southerly wind and some sunshine on highs of around 2a degrees. eastern scotland, north—eastern scotland not doing too badly, 20, 20 one celsius here. the front is still with us on wednesday but it is weakening as it bumped into this area of high pressure and just a narrow band of cloud for money. that could be a brex of rain cropping up here and there are times on it. out towards the north and the rest of the front, sunny spells and showers. it will feel cooler and it is still rather breezy. ahead of the front, we will see this late shot of warmth at 27, 20 eight celsius
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perhaps across south—east england and east anglia. certainly feeling warm here but it is not set to last into thursday and friday. largely dry for many, particularly towards the south on thursday. we draw in atlantic and westerly wind so there will be this drop in temperature. high pressure could building as we head into next weekend. thanks, elizabeth. and that's bbc news at ten — the news continues here on bbc one, as we now its time to join our colleagues across the nations and regions for the news where you are but from the ten team it's goodbye. this is bbc news. let's bring you more of the day that use top stories. the prime minister is expected to warn that his labour government has inherited notjust an economic black hole — but also a societal black hole from the conservatives. sir keir starmer will make a policy speech in the rose garden at downing street on tuesday —
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he'll promise, among other things, to do the hard work needed to, as he will put it, root out 1a years of rot under previous administrations. but — he'll also warn that things will get worse before they get better. with more on this — our political correspondent ben wright. good to see you. this has been heavily trailed, the speech, tell us more of what we can expect. we have a aood more of what we can expect. we have a good idea — more of what we can expect. we have a good idea of— more of what we can expect. we have a good idea of what _ more of what we can expect. we have a good idea of what the _ more of what we can expect. we have a good idea of what the prime - a good idea of what the prime minister is going to say. as you mentioned, it will be in the garden of downing street and the message will not be rosy. you will give a very bleak assessment of the state of the country at the new labour government has inherited. he will talk about the rot and rubble and ruin he says is all around for people to see and it will take a very long time for this government to get on top of it. the setting of the speech is not accidental. he once to do this in downing street garden because of course, that was where some of the lockdown breaking parties that happened during covid
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took place, it is where boris johnson former chief of staff dominic cummings had a press conference after he went off to barnard castle in the middle of locked down. i think the prime minister deliberately once the two that era and for voters of it as he promises to set out a government that will have fundamentally different priorities, in his words, a government of service. at that message will be is that this will take a long time to fix things. and it is a continuation of the theme that we heard from the chancellor rachel reeves when she made that statement in the house of commons to do for the parliamentary recess warning of things barbara's been labour ministers could possibly imagine and sketched out some cuts the government are going to have to make to repair public finances. she worked as well about tax prices to come. so the prime minister is rolling the pitch ahead of the october budget. i rolling the pitch ahead of the october budget.— rolling the pitch ahead of the october budget. i was going to ask about the timing. _ october budget. i was going to ask about the timing. we _ october budget. i was going to ask about the timing. we are - october budget. i was going to ask about the timing. we are still in i about the timing. we are still in summer holidays, school is still
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off, many people still away, just weeks into the government so, why now? �* .., , weeks into the government so, why now? , , ., ., ., weeks into the government so, why now? , ., ., ., , now? because before parliament comes back, he has — now? because before parliament comes back. he has the — now? because before parliament comes back, he has the agenda _ now? because before parliament comes back, he has the agenda to _ now? because before parliament comes back, he has the agenda to himself- back, he has the agenda to himself and he has decided to carve out the space to make the argument. and as i said, to set expectations ahead of what is going to be a very challenging and also for the government, the government is already faced some flack for its decision to end the universal and the length of the winter fuel allowance. many pensioners across england and wales are going to lose their entitlement because rachel reeves is to find the money and part to pay for the pay settlements across the puddle —— public sector the government announced before the recess but the government claims is a £22 billion black hole to fail and advance to find the cash but some labour party mps have said over the course of some of that they would like rachel reeves to think again. opposition parties are opposed to that. this isjust one opposition parties are opposed to that. this is just one front of some of the challenges that the
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government is facing which is why i think keir starmerfeels government is facing which is why i think keir starmer feels it is important at this stage to set the story for what the government is trying to achieve. people with a number ten know that they are aiming to commence a project, complete a project that is going to take a long time. and they know as well voters trust in politician is very low and there is great disillusionment in there is great disillusionment in the public in terms of what they feel politics can deliver and the feeling in downing street is that being by this candid and frank on how difficult it will be and how unpopular some choices will be, they may have a bigger chance of bringing voters with them. write thank you. one of the world's biggest street parties had its big day today in west london — the notting hill carnival. it's a celebration of caribbean culture dating back six decades. our correspondent vincent mcaviney was there. adults day at notting hill carnival is all about showtime, as musicians
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and performers make their way through the streets of west london to celebrate caribbean culture and heritage. after months of preparations, sewing and bedazzling costumes, this group of family and friends can't wait to wow the parade judges. it takes a lot of time and a good team and it takes a lot of patience because you do this for one day. we try to put everything into it to make sure it comes out the way we wanted. i love being a caribbean woman and this is my heritage - and i scream it loud and proud. celebrating with family and friends, celebrating our culture, being able to be who we are. proud black women. it's estimated roughly one million people are enjoying the notting hill carnival today, packing the streets of west london, and they've been enjoying the colourful costumes, caribbean music and spectacular floats. we spoke to some who have travelled from far and wide to enjoy it.
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i'm from brazil. i'm really happy i'm here. it's really, really beautiful and amazing to see that samba is cool here. yeah, it's really, really good. i'm from rio, so carnival is very important for me, for my culture. so, it's the first time i'm here in notting hill carnival and i'm enjoying a lot. around 7,000 police officers are patrolling this year's event. the met have condemned several violent incidents, which saw three attendees stabbed on sunday, but have praised the community spirit of the vast majority celebrating. we've come all the way from blackpool up in the north. it's really well policed. there's plenty of security. it's very, very safe. and if you're not one for crowds, there are areas that you can go that aren't quite as crowded. but if you want to really get the feel for it, you've got to really get stuck in. if you're tempted, you've got a year to prepare your costume and routine for the next carnival. vincent mcivanney, bbc london. we're just two days away
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from the start of the paralympics — 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 to repeat their recent successes in the games. our correspondent, joe inwood, went to london's st pancras station to see them off. the flame that represents the paralympic movement heading through the channel tunnel, to paris. it's a journey also being taken by hundreds of british paralympian. so today, it's the swimming and tae kwon do teams that are heading to paris on this special gold eurostar. as you can see, they're going full of optimism. even for veterans of previous games, especially tokyo — which was constrained by covid — paris will offer something new. i think the crowds will be insane. in tokyo, you walked into this theatre for sport, and there was a vacuum of noise, there was nothing there. i think going into that arena, packed to the brim, it's just going to be so exciting to people behind the sport, and nice that
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friends and family are able to come and watch, as well. good luck. thank you. that support comes with expectation. paralympicsgb have enjoyed extraordinary success. in tokyo, they won 124 medals. 41 of them gold, coming second only to china. the aim this time is to get up to 140 and inspire a new generation. when i was a ten—year—old girl watching london 2012, i think that definitely kickstarted the whole paralympic movement even more. so yeah, i think it's amazing what paralympic sport has done. i think there's definitely some steps forward that we need to take, but i think, hopefully the more we talk about the paralympics and the more people are aware of the games and come and watch us and support us, the better it will be. team gb had a golden olympics — now is the time for the paralympics to take centre stage. as they depart the station,
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the flame arrives in france. paris has already shown it can put on a games — now, for the encore. joe inwood, bbc news, at st pancras station, in london. now on bbc news, who is kamala harris? the american people deserve a leader who tells the truth, a leader who does not respond with hostility and anger when confronted with the facts. she's a chameleon. whatever anybody wants her to be, that's what she is. kamala harris. when i am president, we will continue our fight for working families of america. she is leading the democrats' campaign for the white house. do we believe in the promise of america? crowd: yeah! christians have to stand up i and stop her from radicalising
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