>> announcer: this is al jazeera. hello, you're watching the newshour live from london. coming up in the nest 60 minutes, a refugee crisis deepens as the migrant trail from greece to europe is blocked. more people continue to arrive. three palestinians shot dead on the second day of escalating violence in the occupied territories. the anniversary of fukushima approaches, safety causes japan

to close two nuclear reactors. >> and tributes for george martin, the man known as the fifth beatle. >> in sport, russia is racing out of time to compete at the rio olympics. >> looks as if they have simply changed chess pieces on the board. >> the country told not enough has been down to remove drug cheats from athletics dozens of refugees are continuing to arrivaling at an overflow -- arrive at an overflowing camp on greece's boarder of macedonia. despite the closure of the balkans group. slovenia brought in entry requirements banning all but those that plan to seek asylum, and people with humanitarian needs, leading to a domino effect of routes.

hungary is making plans to build a fence along a boarder with police and soldiers put on patrol. the bottle net getting worse in macedon why. hoda abdel-hamid is there, where 14,000 refugees are stranded. from there, she sent us this report. >> reporter: they were pushed out of their homeland only to end up in a puddle of mud along the closed boarder. now taking a few steps is a risky business. lost and confused refugees wonder around asking for information. wondering if the flight from war, poverty and persecution will end. many wonder if they'll be reunited with relatives, others fear returning to turkey. and some are pinning hopes from

angela merkel to save them. >> this happens every day. people sit on the railway tracks hoping to put pressure on to pope borders. greek police are trying to explain in this is not the case. numbers are increasing by the day. most have reluctantly come to terms with the idea that the balkan route is closed. this woman has been here for 15 days, when she set off from damascus with her daughter she thought she'd be reunited with her two sons. >> i want to get out of here. i've in had a shower. there was little resistance. all my clothes are soaked. look at the weather, we are dying. >> the e.u. agreed on relocation programs for 160,000 refugees to be resettled among european

countries. the process has been slow, greece complaining several countries pick and choose. time is running out. people are stuck in squalid conditions, below the basic hygienic starts set by the e.u., aid workers warning that disease could spread. >> i'm not lie, inside the tent, inside the second. she ran out of money. >> re reline on handouts from here or there. it's hard, we don't know what to do: it released toxic fumes and more. with the rain, that option is gone for now

the u.n. special envoy to syria is accepting deeper negotiations once talks renew on monday. it comes after the situation in syria is highlighted since a fragile truce began. james bays reports from geneva. u.n. envoy stefan demist era says the stalled talkers have been started. for now the diplomat and colleagues are the only ones meeting. it's hoped that they'll be in geneva soon. >> the focus is on new governance, constitution and the elections, future elections in 18 months time, presidential and parliamentarian. that message amounted at the high negotiating committee, the

spokesman encouraged by the focus, saying the outcome had to be the formation of a new government without president bashar al-assad. the opposition have concerns violations by the government with this attack are continuing, they say. they want detainees - particularly women and children - released. and as the task force met in geneva. they have been complaining about the government not allowing food and medical supplies in, this backed in part by confirmation of the task nor leader when he talked about the besieged areas that the u.n. has not reached. >> which side militarily is besieging the remaining areas? >> it's very clear that there's fixed areas. the seven areas where we have

not reached, are reached six by the government, one by. >> reporter: one of those areas is an area the opposition believe is charged in the damascus suburbs. it's militarily and symbolically important to the government side most of the refugees fleeing to europe are syrians, afghans are making the dangerous crossing. the journey is risky. we meet the family in kaboom who lost their children crossing the agean. >> these are the tears of a mother whose dreams of a better life became a nightmare. they sold everything they had for a new life. a smiling photo on facebook was posted saying goodbye afghanistan. it was shattered in the cold

waters of the agean sea, crossing from turkey to greece in a smugglers boat. we were 21 people. the engine broke. we called, they said they'd come. no one came, a wave of water flipped the boat. >> reporter: they were plunged into the sea. his 8 and 9-year-old were plunged into the sea. the children succumbed, lums filled with water. the desperate parents helpless to do anything.

>> translation: after they were gone, i made a decision. we wanted to go to europe because of our kids. now they were gone, what did we have to live for, rescue was helpless. it would have been easy to take our vests off and drown as well. >> reporter: before they did, a turkish fishing boat rescued them. she was pregnant and miscarried in the ordeal. >> i don't know what to do now. i cannot think. >> reporter: even though the afghan people are aware of the risks, dangers here is a far worse situation. >> reporter: these are the coffins of young men. they left, because they had no other choice. >> translation: there's no security here.

we cannot go on to the streets. we go and study and then find jobs and sit at home. there's no future here. we had no choice except to run away. >> reporter: they'll run away again. too many memories here for the children. whatever life they find, the tragedy is a shadow that hangs over them to israel where the u.s. vice president met the palestinian president in ramallah, joe biden criticized the palestinian leadership for failing to condemn violence in israel, alleged to have been perpetrated by palestinians. several attacks have taken place in israel tuesday. israeli police shod dead two who opened fire on a bus. in the occupied west bank, a palestinian was shot dead

attempting to stab an israeli shoulder. tuesday, four were shot dead. >> reporter: this man was one of five who fired on a bus. police gave chase, eventually they were shot dead. authorities say they are not taking chances. >> if we make an arrest we make an arrest. that's what e do. was police walking around the streets, we have to shoot if necessary and kill those terrorists. >> reporter: at a checkpoint another young palestinian was shot dead. israeli forces said 16-year-old

ahmed tried to stab officers. >> translation: this man approached the checkpoint in the car. when he heard the shots he was 10 meters away from the shoulders, different shoulders fired at him on the ground. they left him bleeding for an hour. >> reporter: the whole town gathered to bury this boy. many are martyrs. predicting who is involved in the next deadly incident or where it will be is impossible. >> translation: tuesday saw violence in the occupied territory and israel. including the youth. he killed one american tourist before being shot dead. wednesday, as thee discussed a military aid package, the u.s. vice president called it a heinous attack. >> there can be no justification for this hateful violence. the united states stands behind his rite to defend itself, as we

defend ourselves at this moment as well. that's why we have done more to help bolster israel's security. >> reporter: in places like occupied east jerusalem, each attack called for tighter security. in the absence few expect the death on either side to end soon. >> reporter: let's get more on this now. the fellow of a think tank, thank you for speaking to us. an interesting time for joe biden to be in israel, coinciding with intentions we have seen recently. can you give us context, what he is hoping to accomplish while he is there. >> there's two things under way. one is a set of negotiations

that are continuing about how big the next grant of money from the u.s., the military, will be. we are running to the end of a 10 year 30 billion gift to the israeli military. that 10 year period will be up in 2018. the negotiations is under way. the israelis ask for a starting point of 40 billion, with a half a billion or more of additional gifts from the u.s. to various weapon systems. that's an aspect that we are hearing about. the other part has to do with president obama's legacy. he is concerned while there's a recognition of a possibility of new talks in a two-state solution, there's nothing left. the land has been taken, and the

possibility of a viable contig use state is not an option. i think even though that is true for some time. president obama is worried about his legacy, including the notion that he is responsible for the end of the two state possibility. he wants to make sure the idea of a 2-state solution is on the international agenda. there's talk in the u.s. press about a u.n. resolution, maybe it will be a major speech by the u.s. president. outlining what a 2-state solution looks like. in my view, it's more or less a fantasy to say that there could be a 2-state solution to say there's anything recommending a politically viable semblance of justice when so much of the land is stolen. the reason we are seeing the outbreak of violence has

everything to do with the sense of despair. people are desperate and are lashing out. young people see no end in sight to the israeli occupation, apartheid. they see no options and they lash out. it doesn't make the attacks legitimate and legal. if we are serious about stopping them, we have to understand what motivates an attack like this being carried out. >> where does the u.s. relationship with israel go from here. president obama was more outspoken than some of his predecessors when it came to settlement building by israel. the more he did that. the less leverage. the more his relationship with israel deteriorated. >> that is accurate. what we have seen interestingly was a massive campaign undertaken by net rr, against

what was -- binyamin netanyahu, against what was importantly an important initiative. binyamin netanyahu did everything in his power to undermine the deal, including speaking to congress as if he was in charge, and in an extraordinary response to that, 60 members of u.s. congress skipped the speech, refused to show up, to acknowledge the legitimacy of the israeli prime minister's effort to undermine the president. that was a huge campaign over the last 18 months or so. what you said was important, while the obama administration, has been more outspoken in criticising israeli settlement policies, the relationship did not change, it's not surprising the members of the security establishment acknowledges that

president obama is the movement pro-israeli president in modern history, because of the amount of money provided by the u.s. taxpayers to the military, and the protection in the united nations that made sure that no israeli officials were ever threatened to the possibility of consequences for war crimes, whether in gaza in terms of settlement and elsewhere. we have this contradiction between a political statement, politically president obama was critical of the settlement. there was no consequences imposed. it was clear that the prime minister of israel, binyamin netanyahu, felt empowered to go forward with his efforts to undermine the nuclear deal with iran, to continue settlement. despite the rhetoric from the white house, there was never more than a series of requests. please stop building

settlements, answer, no. and then the requests stopped. and the settlement building continued and there was no consequences. it will be interesting what comes out of biden's trip to israel, and when aid to the country will conclude there is more to come. fears a hunger striking ukranian pilot held, russia . female mutilation carried out despite being banned for decade. >> reporter: i'm in greenland where the national football team is hoping that f.i.f.a. will let them come in from the cold. iran test-fired two missiles

capable of reaching israel. state media was reporting the missiles had the words israel must be wiped out inscribed on them. they have a range of 200km, well in excess of iran's borders it tel aviv and jerusalem. it comes despite criticism of similar tests this week a court in japan ordered the closure of two nuclear reactors, the ruling coming days before the fifth anniversary of the fukushima nuclear disaster, which had a detrimental effect on the power industry. before the disaster, 30% of its energy was generated by nuclear power. now it account for 1.7%. reactors were among 54 in operation. the latest court ruling means two reactors remain online. the disaster in 2011 forced

almost 165,000 to leave fukushima, and more than 97,000 have not returned. from fukushima, harry fawcett reports. >> that person guides me through the main street of the home town, past the shop where he gets ice cream to a chinese restaurant that made the best rum and noodles in the world. this is not far from the power plant. this person takes trips, documenting what is happening inside the exclusion zone. amid the obstruction and abandonment he find signs of hopes. the magical appearance of a new gate. an area designated to store waste. >> they praise those people. >> reporter: his home is empty,

abandoned in moments five long years ago. he's determined to keep a sense of connection to it and his community. delight is clear when he bumps into a school friend. he hopes to share the feeling, when he makes a film, to show life hasn't been extinguished. >> i will make it a community again. and enjoy the people. >> reporter: the disas rer scattered the population. it's not over. along the coast thousands of workers struggled to stablilize and decommission a power plant. at the power station, problems accumulate. hundreds of power water. a newly contaminated every day. disaster goes on. effects are far beyond. 40km away. it was a hot spot of the

fallout. parts of it under the exclusion zone. now he uses limited practice. >> translation: when i'm performing i don't think in that state of mind that my emotions, memories, and the future of my home down it comes through as my music. >> reporter: this person is worried about the effects of five years of fractured life on his community. he part of a long tradition of drumming, one he's trying to maintain and pass down, a bridge to keep generations connected. two young men doing what they can to hold on to the idea of home you ukranian pilot captured in eastern ukraine in 2014 is on

hunger strike and in danger of dying, according to her lawyer. she is on trial in russia accused of directing artillery fire that killed two journalists. the helicopter pilot who faces two years in gaol in guilty was defiant. russia says her behaviour in court means a visit by doctors will no longer be possible. >> reporter: this controversial trial dragged on months longer than anticipated. many expected a verdict on wednesday. it was not do be. there was plenty of drama in the courtroom. the final statement contained a blistering attack on vladimir putin. you cannot put all the people on here. in is against nature. against people. against god. and against everything in the world. all i can do is show with my own

example that russia was its nation hood and totalitarian regime can be whipped into submission if one is not afraid and one is tough. >> to ram home sustain for the russian courts, she did this? >> now, did you want my final statement, here is my final statement for you. >> her mother and sister were there to support the pilot accused of murdering two russian journalists. when friends and family started to sing the ukranian national anthem, the court was cleared of cameras. >> a verdict will be delivered march 21st and 22nd. her health is a growing concern, and she vows to continue a dry hunger strike, no food and water. dead or alive. she says she'll return to

ukraine a civilian is among those confirmed dead in a car bomb explosion in somali capital. three police officers were killed in the blast in mogadishu, which happened next to a cafe near a police building. al-shabab said it carried out the attack. we have the details. >> reporter: around 7am local time in mogadishu, there was a car bomb in front of a police station in that area of the city. what we know is three police officers were killed and two civilians wounded. the explosion happened at a tea shop, and it happened as police officers on the way were trying to buy people. al-shabab claimed responsibility and the the target was police officers. also about an hour before - there was a small explosion.

a small motorbike. it was detonated. no one was injured. we spoke to a police chief. they had a young man in custody, he told me that the suspect is seriously injured. what we also know is that there was a raid on an al-shabab based 50km south. it was conducted by foreign troops. there was fire between the foreign troops. we understand one fighter was injured, and what we understand is that prisoners are kept at this case. al-shabab are saying that it was foreign troops. they will not disclose further information. >> there's more to come on the newshour. >> north korea makes a claim.

al jazeera gains access to a french prison to find out how isil was used. >> chelsea and psg heading to the quarterfinals in sport.

>> that harmony, that politeness and that equilibrium that japanese people call "wa". at the other side of history, fukushima's heroes were not enough. people have lost their trust, especially in the authorities. the myth of nuclear energy, of it being economic, safe and clean has been swept away. >> "fukushima: a nuclear story,"

narrated by willem dafoe. welcome back, you are watching the newshour, let's update you on the top stories. slovenia tightens boarder controlls to stem refugees and migrants. three palestinians were shot dead in the occupied territories. a court in japan will shut down nuclear reactors because of safety concerns. it comes two days before the anniversary of the fukushima meltdown. many refugees live in camps in neighbouring countries. a family fled to lebanon and

told their tail how difficult life was. >> reporter: free to play without fear of a bomb dropped on them. children are safe. it took a 2-young trek in a war zone for the family to get here. there was shelling. people were tying and planes were dropping bombs. when they weren't hiding they were looking for something to eat. >> translation: when we couldn't find food we ate grass. we lied to the children and said it was edible. they would say "this is grass." >> i would tell them i brought it. >> much of the surrounding province is patrolled by isil fighters, they are laying siege to parts of the city in government control. >> they weren't letting food in.

my husband and i weren't eating. if there was bread available, i'd eat it. save the children leave lasting psychological scars on children. it is not unique france has the highest number of isil recruits in europe. it's a problem that has been taxing. much of the recruitment takes place in france's prison. al jazeera find out more about a policy aimed at ending a problem. france's long prided itself on its stickular institution. but france is having to re-evaluate its approach to religion. there are questions over why

many young french muslims identify with groups like isil. in october 2015, some 1,770 french citizens were inside syria or iraq, on their way there or returning home. that's higher than any other european country. last year isil sympathizers took their fight to the streets of paris, carrying out deadly attacks. sort offers noted a common factor. many of the killers developed hard-line views while in prison. throwing the spotlight on a programme tested in prison. law-makers are paying attention to the place of religion and sales. >> it's important. it's the first prison to have areas reserved for radicalized detainees, that's the starting point for other prisons that

introduced this type of area. >> this a person is visiting friends to assess how successful the trial has been. there's 42 prisoners identified as radical according to the authorities. >> it's getting mixed reviews. the prison officer's union says the government needs to provide money and staff for a programme to work. the plan could be counterproduct tiff. >> i find it dangers. what needs to be understood is it's awaiting trial. >> reporter: for others, the issue is a lack of religious influences.

eunice is developing his time offering guidance to inmates after becoming convinced they were suffering. there are 200 imam's working in the prison. because they are not considered full-time employees, most visit the prisons for a few hours a week, despite the fact that 70% of the prison population is muslim. >> we have a situation where inmates are left to their own devices and when there's no imam because he's not there much or there isn't one in the prison, they'll rely on other inmates who often have very, very fundamentalist understanding ever islam. many are watching to see whether programs have any impact. but with the rise of the far right in france, policies that encouraged a nuanced approach are likely to struggle for funding, whatever the benefit and you can see that report

in full in people and power at 2230 g.m.t. here on al jazeera now, despite efforts to eradicate the practice of female genital mutilation. 3 million girls are at risk every year. in senegal it has been illegal for two decades, with a penalty of five years in prison. as reported from southern senegal, the practice continues. >> reporter: like every other girl this 8-year-old loves being with her mum, playing jump rope with her friends, and getting had braids done. what sets her apart from other young girls is the decision the mother took not to circumcise her. the prap known as female genital mutilation is widespread. in this community, it's considered an act of

purification. >> cutting a piece of my daughter's flesh to make her pure makes no sense to me. >> this was hard for people to accept. we have been shunned for saying no to the cut. >> reporter: f.g.m. is illegal. age-old tradition take precedent over the law. girls as young as two have it done. because she hasn't, some adults course her, saying she is impure and dirty. >> we don't talk about it between us. charities organising local celebrities, getting muslim world and imams to speak out about the practice. decisions have nothing to do with islam. local artists encourage the

girls who continue to mutilate the young girls, explaining the consequences of the procedure. despite the efforts, the practice continues. it takes place away from town, deep in the country town. >> we are on our way to meet those that continue. she nose it's illegal. parents continue to bring daughters to her. for each cut, they receive two bars of soap. six kilos of rice, a chicken and $3 in payment. >> it's not just our tradition, it's jobs. do you think a lady like me can become a job. it is mothers that suffered from f.g.m. they challenge tradition bringing an end.

despite what others say and think about her. they feel free, protected and proud of her mother a fragile piece is returning to parts of nigeria after years of attacks by boko haram. major highways reopened after forces cleared the area, reviving trade and livelihood. >> reporter: cashing in on the relative peace. once an administrative headquarters of boko haram - at least for a month. dealers from far away places as the central african republic, chad and cameroon are crossing the boarder into the boarder city. this was not possible six months ago. they lost 16 heads of cattle the day fighters stormed the city and international cattle market.

the occupation was brief and violence. he escaped before the army. >> it came in the morning, shooting when the market was busiest. some have not recovered from their losses. the market is busier than before the attack. >> reporter: more than 2,000 heads of cattle pass through here. the main marks is the scene. traders picking up supplies. more than a year after the attack. the market is bubbling with activity. shops from looted and set on fire. business is growing, and traders are coming back although much of the city recovered. there are reminders of the one month occupation. those that fled. an 18-year-old refused to flee.

members of the family were killed. the rest led the town. >> translation: life was difficult. i was surviving on tea. there was a little help, life was a big struggle. my family was back. the front line was against boko haram, less than 50km away from here. many say they'd do all it takes to shatle the confidence to the city a group of disabled bolivians have taken their fight for better benefits to an extreme level. in their wheelchairs they suspended themselves from a bridge. the protesters want their monthly benefits to increase from 12 to 72. they are planning another demonstration. north korea has fired two missiles into the sea off the

east coast of the country according to the south korean agency. the country had miniaturized nuclear war heads. six men involved in a heist in london have been sentenced to a combined term of 34 years. they got away with valuables worth $20 million after drilling a hole into a vault wall. it's been described as the biggest heist history. most of the gold, diamonds and sapphires are missing thousands across south-east asia enjoyed a solar eclipse. the best show was indonesia,

where step-larson reports. >> reporter: waiting for the moment when the moon is between the sun and the earth. the spectacular solar show brought people together from all over the world. for some it was the fifth eclipse. most indonesians have never seen one before. >> i can see the total solar eclipse for the first time in my life. second i'll share my experience with all my friends and family. i will make them. traditionally many believe something bad will happen during a solar eclipse. before the last eclipse, the government appealed to everyone to stay in doors. later, many came out to watch how day turned into night for 2-3 minutes.

slowly now night is turning into day. it seems to be a pit eerie. after the yearing and excitement people are quiet, like they are in awe of what they witnessed for the first time in their life. >> i cannot express it. looks like wow. this person from the united states was worried he'd miss his eclipse because of the clouds blocking the view. the supreme moment is when the corona, the golden glow from the sun draws a circle. >> when there's no clouds the corona goes out and out and out. indonesia uses eclipse to promote tourism. the next is on august 21st next year still ahead on al jazeera -

tributes for the music producer known as the fifth beatle. we'll tell you why he was so important. and the stage is set for one of the biggest change for the world t20 india versus pakistan.

welcome back. pioneering producer behind some of the greatest music of the 20th century died. george martin was the studio mastermind that helped to shape the songs of the beatles, paul

mccartney is among those paying strib utility. charles stratford looks at the long and winding road of a unique career. [ ♪ ] >> reporter: george martin conducting an oshingest ral recitele of "yesterday", one of the most famous beatle's songs. martin is credited with discovering four young lads of liverpool, who became the most widely listened to and best-loved pop group history. he became known as the fifth beat , helping to develop their sound in the studio, and crafting songs that changed music if popular culture forever. martin signed the beatles in 1962. after the ban, it had been turned down by labels.

he produced every beatles recording. martin said he was taken by the humour of the fab four when they met. after inviting them to abby road studios in london. he asked whether there was anything they didn't like about the set up. "i don't like your tie", for a start, george harrison applied. martin described his feelings after a concert in 2002. >> i just played two pieces d the warmth touched my heart. overwhelming. >> reporter: martin was born in west london, married twice and father to four children. tributes flooded in. beatles drummer ringo starr tweeted thank you for all the love and kindness.

british prime minister david cameron tweeted george martin was a giant of music, working with the fab four to create an enduring pop uvening. >> with 50 number one hits, the guinness world records named him the most successful music producer history. martin was honoured and today the music world is mourning the loss of a master music producer time for your sport with andy. >> reporter: thank you very much. the man in charge of investigating doping in russian athletics says the country is coming out of time in the race for the rio olympics. not enough meaningful reform is

taking place. russian athletes have been banned after the report compiled on behalf of the anti-doping agency. the governing body is set to meet on friday to discuss russia's progress. it looks as if they have been changing chess pieces on the board, without actually doing anything new. a lot of the usual suspects are in play. somehow they must have convinced themselves that this would go away. and without them having to do anything serious. it's not going to go away. neither are going to buy a band-aid solution. the headquarters of the french football federation have been raided by police as part of a criminal investigation into former f.i.f.a. president sepp blatter. the investigation carried out at the request of the swiss and opened investigation.

a $2 million payment made to michel platini is central to the investigation. >> it's important to determine the background of the illegal payment. that's why a substantial amount of document, information at the offices of the french football association. >> reporter: paris st. germain are into the quarterfinals thanks to a win over chelsea, psg winning 2-1 t creating a team's first, scoring the second. chelsea's only goal coming from diego costa. in wednesday's other last 16, benfica progressing at the expense of st. petersburg, a 2-1 win in russia. seeing them go through 3-1 on aggregate. >> there can be few places in the world where playing football

is more difficult than it is in greenland. the arctic whether and distances between teams means getting to a game can be a change. the national side has ambitions to win f.i.f.a. membership. >> reporter: conditions for football in greenland are not the greatest. it doesn't stop people trying. the lack of a stadium is a reason the country has membership. the man hoping to see the change is a man that fought as a child soldiers. three decades on, he's in the dug out as coach of greenland's national team. looking out on a ground that few visitors will play on. >> people are playing football in this pitch. that's not possible. as it is now, nobody will come here. yes, of course, to experience greenland they'll come, not to

play football. . >> risky. i would never recommend it or invite any other country to come higher. an inspection reveals while playing football is not possible, but in the summer the pitch is full of the sharp stones, players have to wear thick tights in order not to cut their legs, which is a reason many greenlanders take their passion for football inside. greenland is going strength to street in futsal with them taking games by storm. it's crucial for player development given problems faced by the 11 aside lead. contested with hundreds of miles apart, no roads in between. national defender works in nuke harbour repairing boats, one of the only means of getting to

matches. in other countries, you can take the train or drive yourself. we can't do that here. clubs cannot go to the championship, because it's too expensive or the weather is so bad you can't fail. >> greenland is likely to meet independence. making politics, geography, three opponents that can't be beaten pakistan's cricket board wants assurances before allowing its side to take part in t20 in india. the venue has been changed because of safety concerns. tournament organizers say they respond to protests. it's a clear disappoint.

considering the preparation that went into the start of the tournament. and they have a venue considering the city itself, which is getting up over the last week. >> reporter: oman stunned ireland. inspired fielding restricting them to 154/5 in the preliminary game. in the tight chase they have two balls to spare, with a famous win over omar. asian cup finalists in the netherlands. batting first here, scoring 83. she had 153. the netherlands fell short in a run chase. as bangladesh went on to win by eight runs olympic swimming legend says the rio games can rise above the

doping and corruption scandals hitting world sports. the 31-year-old building up for the final olympics and end after a record haul of 18 gold medals. >> for us, we don't know if we stand up next to someone who is doping or isn't. the only thing we know at the end of the game is me personally, i can control what i do, who i become. that's all i worry about. i'll hand you back to marion in london. >> you can find more of everything on the website. all the news and sport. refugees finding themselves stranded on the boarder between greece and macedonia. just because the balkan root is sealed off. it means thousands of people are gathered there as they try to figure out what to do next. more on that story after a short

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