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hello, i'm ben thompson. you're watching the context on bbc news.lmost assassinated, and that, of course is an event that looms large over this convention. as questions swirl by president biden staying in the race and show of unified dues unity with donald trump set to state we'll take the stage tonight. a matter of when, not if. the words of senior democrats tonight, as the pressure builds onjoe biden to quit the presidential race. he's currently isolating at home with — what his team describes as — �*mild covid symptoms'. his campaign events are currently on hold. also tonight: the uk government "failed its citizens".
hello, i'm ben thompson. you're watching the context on bbc news.lmost assassinated, and that, of course is an event that looms large over this convention. as questions swirl by president biden staying in the race and show of unified dues unity with donald trump set to state we'll take the stage tonight. a matter of when, not if. the words of senior democrats tonight, as the pressure builds onjoe biden to quit the presidential race. he's currently isolating at home with — what his team...
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the bbc�*s ben thompson caught up with him.hing that's, you know, is the only true global event, because it's bigger than fifa. fifa is for men essentially, the fifa world cup — and plus, some regions in the world don't follow football as we do in europe. but the olympics, everyone that day, from the emperor ofjapan to a small village in angola, they will watch the opening ceremony because they are represented by their team, by their heroes. and so, i think this kind of is bigger than the united nations in a way, because it's not fragmented by some ruling states — the nations are all treated equal, there's no religion, no player sponsorship, so it's a clean venue. so this really has all the ingredients to make it something that's above everyone else, and i think it's a marvellous celebration of humanity. we will be tracking the opening ceremony of the paris olympics and that's it for this edition of business today. thanks for watching. hey, i'm lola with the catch—up. tonight — adhd delays revealed, mercury prize shortlist, and
the bbc�*s ben thompson caught up with him.hing that's, you know, is the only true global event, because it's bigger than fifa. fifa is for men essentially, the fifa world cup — and plus, some regions in the world don't follow football as we do in europe. but the olympics, everyone that day, from the emperor ofjapan to a small village in angola, they will watch the opening ceremony because they are represented by their team, by their heroes. and so, i think this kind of is bigger than the...
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the bbc�*s ben thompson has been speaking to the boss of radia he asked him why it was necessary to buildp enabling onshore turbines to be up to the size of offshore turbines. so there's a great opportunity, because the industry knows how to make very, very large turbines that are the size of the eiffel tower with blades that are a football field long. but the challenge is — you simply can't distribute those to where the market is ten times bigger onshore. and the constraints here are that you simply can't move a very large blade to an onshore location. they're too wide. they're too tall. they're too long. you can't get around corner, through bridges, through tunnels. and so, we're at radia, we're designing an airlift solution to get around the transportation constraints. you're making this all sound very simple. it's anything but, isn't it? it's involved a lot of work and a lot of years already of the you've been quietly doing this in the background for seven years. you've been getting funding together. so explain to me what it is that you're actually doing here? 50 it is that you're act
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we quickly returned that story ben thompson was covering.nment is hoping to create thompson was covering. the government is hoping to create more renewable energy byjoining forces the crown estate, which owns most of britain's sea bed. the aim is to build offshore wind farms in england and wales under the publicly owned company great british energy. i've with sam peacock managing director of corporate strategy, government and regulatory affairs at the energy company sse. working alongside private sector companies like sse, this will deliver lots of infrastructure. they have started by talking about a bit on offshore wind. we are keen to work with another partner under living these technologies as fast as possible, they have given at about £8 million, which isn't a lot. sse is spending 20 billion over that period, but they have been keen to stress that they are looking to spend more on capitalising it. —— 8 million. spend more on capitalising it. -- 8 million. ., . ., ., , . million. how much of a difference will be announcement _ million. ho
we quickly returned that story ben thompson was covering.nment is hoping to create thompson was covering. the government is hoping to create more renewable energy byjoining forces the crown estate, which owns most of britain's sea bed. the aim is to build offshore wind farms in england and wales under the publicly owned company great british energy. i've with sam peacock managing director of corporate strategy, government and regulatory affairs at the energy company sse. working alongside...
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i'm ben thompson and it has been a day of come, and goings in the street behind me and we'll take youll you need too know. representatives from all the main parties. i want to run you through the main results. labour won 412 seats. it will give them a majority of 170. keir starmer has been appointed prime minister by king charles. he spent the afternoon appointing his first cabinet. sunak's party fell to just 121 seats. richie sunak left downing street saying he will resign as conservative leader. democrats gained 63 seats. their total of 71 makes them the third largest party at westminster. faraj has won just five seats. in northern ireland, the largest single party holds seven of the 18 seats in the province and in scotland, the snp were the big losers, leaving them with just nine elected members in west ministers. labour and keir starmer. his first official business was to travel to buckingham palace where he met with the king. king charles, it's traditional, held in private but buckingham palace did issue this video of the moment. after that, it was a short trip back here to downi
i'm ben thompson and it has been a day of come, and goings in the street behind me and we'll take youll you need too know. representatives from all the main parties. i want to run you through the main results. labour won 412 seats. it will give them a majority of 170. keir starmer has been appointed prime minister by king charles. he spent the afternoon appointing his first cabinet. sunak's party fell to just 121 seats. richie sunak left downing street saying he will resign as conservative...
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hello, i'm ben thompson. you're watching the context on bbc news. the european union hits chinese electric cars with new tariffs, as brussels takes action to protect the bloc�*s motor industry a man has been found guilty of plotting to kidnap, rape and murder one of britain's biggest tv stars — holly willoughby. he was arrested after discussing his plans online with a man who was in fact an undercover police officer in the us. the court heard that gavin plumb was obsessed with the star and had assembled an abduction kit which included handcuffs and cable ties. as charlotte gallagher explains, the jury at chelmsford crown court dismissed plumb�*s defence that his plans were a fantasy — to warn you, there are upsetting details in her report. holly willoughby, one of the uk's most popular and successful television presenters. this was her final appearance on this morning before her life changed dramatically. police! as later that day, gavin plumb was arrested for plotting her kidnap, rape and murder. at the moment, you are under arrest for conspiracy t
hello, i'm ben thompson. you're watching the context on bbc news. the european union hits chinese electric cars with new tariffs, as brussels takes action to protect the bloc�*s motor industry a man has been found guilty of plotting to kidnap, rape and murder one of britain's biggest tv stars — holly willoughby. he was arrested after discussing his plans online with a man who was in fact an undercover police officer in the us. the court heard that gavin plumb was obsessed with the star and...
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hello, this is breakfast with ben thompson and sally nugent.r stories and trying to get answers to your questions. here�*s our correspondent colletta smith. we asked what you wanted to talk about this election. food, shopping bills gone through the roof, petrol has gone through the roof. i got in touch because of, to highlight the bus services where i live. and you have plenty to say. there is no dentists around here to do nhs and it�*s appalling, really. my message would be to the next prime minister, whoever that might be, prioritise mental health. where we live and how we pay for it has been central. the subject that really concerns me is housing for our young people. it was very frustrating and challenging finding the apartment in the first place. the market was incredibly saturated with people looking for the same sort of thing and the cost aside from that was just remarkable. and the dream of homeownership is drifting away from many. i don�*t want to get give up, i really don�*t. i really, really would love to have something of our own. i
hello, this is breakfast with ben thompson and sally nugent.r stories and trying to get answers to your questions. here�*s our correspondent colletta smith. we asked what you wanted to talk about this election. food, shopping bills gone through the roof, petrol has gone through the roof. i got in touch because of, to highlight the bus services where i live. and you have plenty to say. there is no dentists around here to do nhs and it�*s appalling, really. my message would be to the next...
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hello, i'm ben thompson. you're watching the context on bbc news.ere's gavin ra mjaun. hello. it's been another packed day at wimbledon — where the seven time men's champion novak djokovic has been tested, but ultimately survived a scare against a british wild card and iga swiatek, the women's number one, is continuing to show she has the class on grass too this year. let's get some more from chetan pathak who is there for us. know that djokovic tested but ultimately prevailed in the end. he: did like we have seen so many times before, this time that test from jacob friendly, a british wild card outside the world top 100, four know that djokovic it has been about testing out his knee.
hello, i'm ben thompson. you're watching the context on bbc news.ere's gavin ra mjaun. hello. it's been another packed day at wimbledon — where the seven time men's champion novak djokovic has been tested, but ultimately survived a scare against a british wild card and iga swiatek, the women's number one, is continuing to show she has the class on grass too this year. let's get some more from chetan pathak who is there for us. know that djokovic tested but ultimately prevailed in the end. he:...
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good morning, welcome to breakfast with sally nugent and ben thompson. our headlines today. is like the worst thing you can ever imagine. my daughter was there on saturday. ourfriends' kids ever imagine. my daughter was there on saturday. our friends' kids were here and they got slain and massacred. iam in i am in southport where people have laid flowers overnight. a17—year—old is in police custody. a cut to winter fuel payments for millions of pensioners— as chancellor rachel reeves says difficult decisions are needed. we'll be looking at the reaction and what might come next. it was medal monday for team gb as they picked up six, including golds for mountain biker tom pidcock and the eventing team. today will be dry and sunny more or less across the board and it will be warm or hot and potentially the hottest day of the year so far in the south—east. all the details shortly. it's tuesday 30th july. our main story. police are trying to establish the motive of the attacker who targeted a children's dance workshop in southport, killing two children and injuring nine others. s
good morning, welcome to breakfast with sally nugent and ben thompson. our headlines today. is like the worst thing you can ever imagine. my daughter was there on saturday. ourfriends' kids ever imagine. my daughter was there on saturday. our friends' kids were here and they got slain and massacred. iam in i am in southport where people have laid flowers overnight. a17—year—old is in police custody. a cut to winter fuel payments for millions of pensioners— as chancellor rachel reeves says...
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my colleague ben thompson asked him what made the olympics so special.ople world cup and plus some regions in the world don't follow football as we do in europe. but the olympics, everyone, that day from the emperor ofjapan to a small village can watch the opening ceremony because they are represented by their team, by their heroes. let's stay with the elder picks because france may be the most visited tourist destination and paris is one of the most visited cities. but the highly anticipated paris 2024 olympic games are facing a surprising challenge — let's hear now from chloe parkins, senior economist, oxford economics. thank you forjoining us. in terms of this drop in tourism, what is triggering that? the terms of this drop in tourism, what is triggering that?- what is triggering that? a lot of it is due — what is triggering that? a lot of it is due to _ what is triggering that? a lot of it is due to the _ what is triggering that? a lot of it is due to the premium i of it is due to the premium that hotels and travel to put on the prices during the eve
my colleague ben thompson asked him what made the olympics so special.ople world cup and plus some regions in the world don't follow football as we do in europe. but the olympics, everyone, that day from the emperor ofjapan to a small village can watch the opening ceremony because they are represented by their team, by their heroes. let's stay with the elder picks because france may be the most visited tourist destination and paris is one of the most visited cities. but the highly anticipated...
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hello, i'm ben thompson. you're watching the context on bbc news. minister keir starmer says the uk is resetting its approach on illegal immigration — working in close cooperation with european allies. we started that work here today. we are increasing our part britain's prime minister has urged european leaders to address the illegal migration "crisis" and to stand firm in their support of ukraine. sir keir starmer was speaking at a special summit at blenheim palace in oxfordshire, where he said that while the uk would "not be part of the european union", it was very much "a part of europe". he said he wanted to repair the relationship that had been fractured by brexit. the war in ukraine was also being discussed extensively. president zelensky told the 50 leaders gathered that "putin has not divided us". illegal migration was another key topic. french president emmanuel macron said there was no "silver bullet" to tackle small boats crossing the channel. well, my colleague lewis vaughan jones is there at blenheim palace and caught up with the uk's
hello, i'm ben thompson. you're watching the context on bbc news. minister keir starmer says the uk is resetting its approach on illegal immigration — working in close cooperation with european allies. we started that work here today. we are increasing our part britain's prime minister has urged european leaders to address the illegal migration "crisis" and to stand firm in their support of ukraine. sir keir starmer was speaking at a special summit at blenheim palace in oxfordshire,...
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hello, i'm ben thompson. you're watching the context on bbc news.rt. it comes as we're getting reports that there is a real kind of shift in the hamas position. my sense from what the americans are saying now is hamas have conceded on that. they would now accept a negotiation phase into full israeli withdrawal and permanent end to the war, so that does feel like a breakthrough. and that is where we start tonight. president biden has welcomed an announcement by israel's prime minister that he'll send a negotiating team to resume talks aimed at securing the release of hostages held by hamas in gaza. israel will send a delegation to resume talks.
hello, i'm ben thompson. you're watching the context on bbc news.rt. it comes as we're getting reports that there is a real kind of shift in the hamas position. my sense from what the americans are saying now is hamas have conceded on that. they would now accept a negotiation phase into full israeli withdrawal and permanent end to the war, so that does feel like a breakthrough. and that is where we start tonight. president biden has welcomed an announcement by israel's prime minister that he'll...
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good morning, welcome to breakfast with ben thompson and sally nugent. our headlines today.. setting a dangerous precedent — joe biden condemns a ruling giving donald trump partial immunity from criminal prosecution. hurricane beryl churns over the caribbean, gaining strength on a path forjamaica after making landfall in grenada. good morning from the queue outside wimbledon, where the tents are being packed away ahead of a really big one for the break —— brakes. fans on tenterhooks waiting to hear if andy murray has decided to
good morning, welcome to breakfast with ben thompson and sally nugent. our headlines today.. setting a dangerous precedent — joe biden condemns a ruling giving donald trump partial immunity from criminal prosecution. hurricane beryl churns over the caribbean, gaining strength on a path forjamaica after making landfall in grenada. good morning from the queue outside wimbledon, where the tents are being packed away ahead of a really big one for the break —— brakes. fans on tenterhooks...
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welcome to breakfast with ben thompson and sally nugent. our headlines today...aris by the smallest of margins. in my heart, i've won. these are happy tears cos i said to myself that i'd give it absolute best — give my absolute best every single day, and i have. team gb also took a bronze on day 2, thanks to kimberley woods in the kayaking. and...there was drama in the tennis, as andy murray and dan evans survived five match points to reach the second round of the men's doubles. a gaping hole in the public finances. the chancellor is expected to say there's a £20 billion shortfall. and road and rail projects are set to be scrapped. a woman, who was seriously injured after being attacked while out walking her dog, has died in hospital. a man has been arrested on suspicion of murder. good morning. over the next couple of days it is going to be very warm or indeed hot across the uk. the highest temperatures will be in england and wales. tomorrow, some parts of the south east could reach 32 celsius. all of the details shortly. it's monday, the 29th ofjuly.
welcome to breakfast with ben thompson and sally nugent. our headlines today...aris by the smallest of margins. in my heart, i've won. these are happy tears cos i said to myself that i'd give it absolute best — give my absolute best every single day, and i have. team gb also took a bronze on day 2, thanks to kimberley woods in the kayaking. and...there was drama in the tennis, as andy murray and dan evans survived five match points to reach the second round of the men's doubles. a gaping hole...
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hello, i'm ben thompson.they expect to lose to labour. in a separate blow for the conservatives this afternoon, the sun newspaper endorsed keir starmer is the next prime minister. i'm martine croxall. 0n the last day before the polls open at seven o'clock tomorrow, political leaders have been crisscrossing the country making their final push for support. sir keir starmer has accused the conservatives of what he called voter suppression, speaking after the work and pensions secretary said the work and pensions secretary said the poll suggested labour was held in for the largest majority.
hello, i'm ben thompson.they expect to lose to labour. in a separate blow for the conservatives this afternoon, the sun newspaper endorsed keir starmer is the next prime minister. i'm martine croxall. 0n the last day before the polls open at seven o'clock tomorrow, political leaders have been crisscrossing the country making their final push for support. sir keir starmer has accused the conservatives of what he called voter suppression, speaking after the work and pensions secretary said the...
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hello, i'm ben thompson. you're watching the context on bbc news.couple fall down. we're hunkering down because it is just too unsafe to be on the ground in this ferocious storm. this is the size of a tree — taller than me — that was yanked out of the earth from the sheer ferocity of the winds brought by beryl. overnight thursday night into friday morning, i we have a hurricane warning that j in effect from puerto costa maya we have a hurricane warning that i | in effect from puerto costa maya's up to cancun, a hurricane watch in effect down to chetumal i and north cabo catoche. tonight — israel's prime minister says he'll send a negotiating team to resume talks aimed at securing the release of hostages held by hamas in gaza. also on the programme — hundreds of thousands of homes injamaica are without power, after hurricane beryl thunders along the island's southern coast. after six weeks of campaigning,
hello, i'm ben thompson. you're watching the context on bbc news.couple fall down. we're hunkering down because it is just too unsafe to be on the ground in this ferocious storm. this is the size of a tree — taller than me — that was yanked out of the earth from the sheer ferocity of the winds brought by beryl. overnight thursday night into friday morning, i we have a hurricane warning that j in effect from puerto costa maya we have a hurricane warning that i | in effect from puerto costa...
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hello, this is breakfast with ben thompson and sally nugent.alk olympics. john is with us. what a moment in the pool. yes, one man taking centre stage last night, adam peaty. he was going for the third consecutive olympic gold. despite finishing with a silver, no disappointment. he wasn't crying because he was sad. it was just that the overwhelming emotion of everything... the dedication, the hard work, he has been to a dark place, he has spoken about the difficulties he has had. was he going to come back to swimming, was he going to compete at this olympics? he has done. his son was there in the crowd. that was part of it. it has been his motivation over the past 18 months. he found enough to go again. obviously he would have wanted the goal is to complete the three consecutive golds. but he got the silver. the tears were flowing. no sense of disappointment from him. you can see how close it was last night. he missed out by the smallest of margins. could not have been tighter. he finishedjoint of margins. could not have been tighter. he finish
hello, this is breakfast with ben thompson and sally nugent.alk olympics. john is with us. what a moment in the pool. yes, one man taking centre stage last night, adam peaty. he was going for the third consecutive olympic gold. despite finishing with a silver, no disappointment. he wasn't crying because he was sad. it was just that the overwhelming emotion of everything... the dedication, the hard work, he has been to a dark place, he has spoken about the difficulties he has had. was he going...
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hello, i'm ben thompson. you're watching the context on bbc news.first time? if the answer to those things is no, then vote conservative. a changed labour party back in the service of working people, and that is the change that's on offer tomorrow at this election — an important election all about change, but if you want change, you have to vote for it. tomorrow, we have the chance to win i the change our country desperatelyl needs after so many years - of being let down, taken for granted by this out—of—touch - conservative government. 0ur panel tonight — catherine neilan, uk political editor at tortoise media,
hello, i'm ben thompson. you're watching the context on bbc news.first time? if the answer to those things is no, then vote conservative. a changed labour party back in the service of working people, and that is the change that's on offer tomorrow at this election — an important election all about change, but if you want change, you have to vote for it. tomorrow, we have the chance to win i the change our country desperatelyl needs after so many years - of being let down, taken for granted by...
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thompson, the pollsters never talked to guardsman thompson. appreciate your time comes from and quickly as well. thank you. thank you. we mentioned wisconsin next cnn's john king. he heads to a small battleground town there. president biden won it by just 19 votes in 2020. how do people there feel after the president's debate, it's all part of john's all over the map series. next the rise sandals rhythm and blues caribbean seal is now on visit santos.com or call 1800 sandals. >> you push it, you try to slide it. you even tried a whole bunch shot, but your doors just won't stay close no matter what introducing ruby monkey magnets brand-new ultrathin magnetic place that will keep your doors or drawers shot and now may be your last chance to get them at a low price. just peel to reveal those super strong adhesive place, the muggy than the magnet and clothes installation is that simple? and now you have a door that will stay shut. so forget drawers that won't stay close. every drawer stays closed it so fast and some easy, even large sliding doors
thompson, the pollsters never talked to guardsman thompson. appreciate your time comes from and quickly as well. thank you. thank you. we mentioned wisconsin next cnn's john king. he heads to a small battleground town there. president biden won it by just 19 votes in 2020. how do people there feel after the president's debate, it's all part of john's all over the map series. next the rise sandals rhythm and blues caribbean seal is now on visit santos.com or call 1800 sandals. >> you push...
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hello i'm ben thompson — and welcome to downing street.take you through all of the headlines and key outcomes from the general election — hearing from representatives from all of the main parties. let's start by recapping the result. labour have taken power, winning 412 seats, which is set to give them a majority of 170. sir keir starmer has been appointed prime minister by king charles — and has spent the afternoon appointing his first cabinet. rishi sunak�*s conservatives fell to just 121 seats — down 251 on the last election. he has left downing street, and says he will resign as conservative leader. the liberal democrats have gained 63 seats. their total of 71 makes them the third largest party at westminster. reform uk — led by nigel farage — won 14.3% of the vote — but that has translated into just five seats.
hello i'm ben thompson — and welcome to downing street.take you through all of the headlines and key outcomes from the general election — hearing from representatives from all of the main parties. let's start by recapping the result. labour have taken power, winning 412 seats, which is set to give them a majority of 170. sir keir starmer has been appointed prime minister by king charles — and has spent the afternoon appointing his first cabinet. rishi sunak�*s conservatives fell to just...
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let's go now to downing street and joined ben thompson who was there with our political correspondent bearing with us the rain rigidly getting down to us the rain rigidly getting down to us in downing street playing havoc with all sorts of electrics in the technology down here but we are here with you. is been quite an eventful day down in downing street. keir starmer inc. the new prime minister of course making his appointments to cabinet so we now know what a labour government looks like and he is wasted no time and setting them to work. they've made their way up the street got their jobs work. they've made their way up the street got theirjobs and are in the departments to which they will now run. let's talk about this appointments what we have learned overnight. 0ur political correspondent ian wants it is with us. so much for us to digest in the rain. let's persevere as long as we can. talk to me about this appointments. sir keir think this is appointments. sir keir think this is a book for stability and they are at work already. it a book for stability and they are at work alread
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we will leave that press conference there, and i'm going to hand over shortly to ben thompson, cominggn secretary and yvette cooper is appointed home secretary. as he left downing street for the final time as prime minister, rishi sunak said he'd heard the anger of voters. lam i am sorry. i have given this job i am sorry. i have given thisjob my all. but you have sent a clear signal that the government of the united kingdom must change and yours is the onlyjudgment that matters. # wo—oh—oh #
we will leave that press conference there, and i'm going to hand over shortly to ben thompson, cominggn secretary and yvette cooper is appointed home secretary. as he left downing street for the final time as prime minister, rishi sunak said he'd heard the anger of voters. lam i am sorry. i have given this job i am sorry. i have given thisjob my all. but you have sent a clear signal that the government of the united kingdom must change and yours is the onlyjudgment that matters. # wo—oh—oh #
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good morning, welcome to breakfast with sally nugent and ben thompson. our headlines.etary will meet merseyside police and community leaders later today. after the chancellor scraps the winter fuel allowance for millions of pensioners, charities warn many old people will have to choose between heating or eating. it was medal monday for team gb as they picked up six, including golds for mountain biker tom pidcock and the eventing team. but here in paris, the men's triathlon will not go ahead as planned. it has been postponed until tomorrow due to pollution in the river seine. it will be dry, sunny and very warm or hot for the bulk of uk, reaching 32 celsius, if it does in the south—east is forecast, it will make it the hottest day of the year so far. it's tuesday, 30th ofjuly. our main story. police are trying to establish the motive of the attacker who targeted a children's dance workshop in southport, killing two children and injuring nine others. six children and two adults are still in a critical condition as a result of the knife attack, which is not being treated
good morning, welcome to breakfast with sally nugent and ben thompson. our headlines.etary will meet merseyside police and community leaders later today. after the chancellor scraps the winter fuel allowance for millions of pensioners, charities warn many old people will have to choose between heating or eating. it was medal monday for team gb as they picked up six, including golds for mountain biker tom pidcock and the eventing team. but here in paris, the men's triathlon will not go ahead as...
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announcer: and now, "bbc news" ♪ ben: hello. ♪ i'm a bennie thompson.ching "the context" on bbc news. >> we are being pelted with rain. palm trees are being bent over. we are hunkering down because it is just too unsafe to be on the ground in this ferocious storm. >> this is the size of the tree. it's ller than me. it was yanked out of the earth from the sheer ferocity of the winds brought by beryl. >> thursday night into friday morning we have a hurricane warning, hurricane watch down to cabo. ben: tonight, israel's prime minister says he will send a negotiating team to resume talks, saying securing the release of hostages held by hamas in gaza. thousands of homes in jamaica are without wer after hurricane beryl thunders along the southern coast. after six weeks of campaigning, the u.k. general election draws to a close. voting ends in under two hours. u.s. president joe biden admits he screwed up in last week's debate against donald trump but vows to fight on in the election race banking on barbie -- the 65th birthday of the world's most famous doll.
announcer: and now, "bbc news" ♪ ben: hello. ♪ i'm a bennie thompson.ching "the context" on bbc news. >> we are being pelted with rain. palm trees are being bent over. we are hunkering down because it is just too unsafe to be on the ground in this ferocious storm. >> this is the size of the tree. it's ller than me. it was yanked out of the earth from the sheer ferocity of the winds brought by beryl. >> thursday night into friday morning we have a...
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lassie, ellen kennedy, grayson mcguire, kara johnson, marrana loh, dylan thompson, kelsey kimle, and my intern neishe andrews for the 118th congress. the presiding officer: without objection. ms. murkowski: madam president, i am here today to follow my colleague, senator warren, to discuss the legislation that we have been working on together, s. 1723. this is the truth and healing commission on indian boarding school policies. as senator bairn just -- as senator warren just noted, this is legislation that will allow the nation to address a chapter of american history that i think has been overlooked for far too long. this is a dark history, a dark legacy of the indian boarding school era. from 1819 to 1969, 1969 -- not too terribly long ago -- but throughout that period, the u.s. government forcibly removed native children from their families and their tribes, placing them in boarding schools. these indian boarding schools as they came to be called were not just education institutions, but many were tools to eradicate native cultures, languages, and traditions to, quote, civilize na
lassie, ellen kennedy, grayson mcguire, kara johnson, marrana loh, dylan thompson, kelsey kimle, and my intern neishe andrews for the 118th congress. the presiding officer: without objection. ms. murkowski: madam president, i am here today to follow my colleague, senator warren, to discuss the legislation that we have been working on together, s. 1723. this is the truth and healing commission on indian boarding school policies. as senator bairn just -- as senator warren just noted, this is...
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all right, ben, having some problems with the microphone go to try to fix that will come back. and we got the gist of that. but we're going to fix the audio come back. >> our other big story of the bay area bracing for some of the hottest weather we've seen all year. heat advisory to taking effect tomorrow. temperatures projected to hit triple digits throughout the week. this is a live look at downtown san francisco. we have live team coverage tracking the upcoming heatwave. a kron 4 s charles clifford is in contra costa county where a red flag warning will take effect soon. but first, let's check in with our meteorologist kyla grogan kyla. it's not here yet, but it sounds like it's going to be intense. it is going to be intense. and it's also going last a very long time, right? we'll go through the whole weekend even into the weekend with these hot temperatures. in fact, even though we're not under. >> our heat advisory for san francisco or excessive heat warning for areas inland. you can see we're already up to 96 degrees right now in antioch. 95 in concord and 94 in santa ro
all right, ben, having some problems with the microphone go to try to fix that will come back. and we got the gist of that. but we're going to fix the audio come back. >> our other big story of the bay area bracing for some of the hottest weather we've seen all year. heat advisory to taking effect tomorrow. temperatures projected to hit triple digits throughout the week. this is a live look at downtown san francisco. we have live team coverage tracking the upcoming heatwave. a kron 4 s...