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this is bbc news. the headlines. you'll get a chance to hear it. after a rough week, jeremy corbyn admits labour hasn't done enough to rebuild trust with voters — but tells the party to remain united. i am carrying on as leader because i am determined that we will deliver social justice in this country. the home secretary backs up a warning that britain faces a ‘sustained and serious‘ level of terror threat from islamist extremists. lily allen suffers online abuse — after revealing she had post—traumatic stress disorder after a stillbirth. also in the next hour. get ready for the glitz and the glamour — hollywood counts down to the oscars. la la land is expected to the big winner — with m nominations,
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including best picture and best director. manchester united win the league cup at wembley to give jose mourinho his first trophy since taking charge at the club. and later on bbc news, a chance to find out about champing, otherwise known as camping in a church. that's in the travel show, coming up at10:30. good evening and welcome to bbc news. the labour leaderjeremy corbyn has said he accepts some of the responsibility for the by—election defeat in copeland, telling the scottish labour conference the result showed the scale of the task facing labour. he said he'd remain as leader and that labour must unite to win. critics, though, say the defeat shows labour is failing to appeal to the electorate.
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our political correspondent carole walker reports. mr corbyn, do you still think you're the man to rebuild labour? we're doing great here, thank you very much. i'm looking forward to my speech today. jeremy corbyn insists he won't give up the struggle. do you have a solution to labour's problems? we are campaigning for a just and fair society. he said his party's defeat at the hands of the conservatives in copeland underlined the scale of the task ahead and he urged his party to stand together to turn back the tory tide. the result in copeland was deeply disappointing, and of course, i take my share of responsibility for it. we have not done enough yet to rebuild trust with the people who have been ripped off and sold out for decades and do not always feel that labour represents them. but now is not the time to retreat, to run away or to give up. labour in scotland is already battling to recover after losing all but one of its mps at the last election. the party's scottish leader echoed
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mr corbyn‘s call for unity but had an ominous warning on the problems they must confront. in many respects what is happening in the north—east of england is what happened to the scottish labour party two years ago. we were the canary down the mine so to speak, in terms of losing the faith of working—class communities across the country. jeremy corbyn insists he has a huge mandate from his party but labour's former deputy leader says his task is to get a mandate from the people in a general election. you cannot be saying the public have got it wrong, you cannot be saying mps have got it wrong. the buck stops with you, and you have to take responsibility for making it right, not getting it wrong and then blaming other people, whether it is the media or anybody else. there is little appetite within the party for another leadership contest, despite all the problems. he was elected democratically, you need to get behind your leader. he has got a mission to make labour electable in the united kingdom.
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our next test is the scottish local government elections. i would have liked him to have indicated more how we are to help the country to vote labour again. jeremy corbyn says he's putting all his energy into leading his party. his critics fear that may not be enough. and we'll find out how this story — and many others — are covered in tomorrow's front pages at 10:30 and 11:30pm this evening evening in the papers. our guests joining me tonight are by the journalist, james rampton and martin bentham, home affairs editor at the london evening standard. the new independent reviewer of terror legisation has warned that britain faces a threat level not seen since the ira bombings of the 1970s. max hill told the sunday telegraph that plots by islamist extremists were "an enormous risk." the home secretary said she agreed with the threat assessment. here's our security correspondent frank gardner. far from britain's shores,
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the battle for mosul intensifies. but as iraqi forces close in on so—called islamic state, so the risk increases that british and otherjihadists will try to come back to europe, brutalised and bent on revenge. a new terror watchdog has warned of the intensity of current plots. the sad fact is that the threat in this country, represented by what we now know it as daesh or so—called islamic state, is high, is continuing and is not going to abate. max hill says the terror threat today is at least as great as it was to london during the ira bombing campaign in the 1970s. yet the situation is not the same. the uk terror threat has prompted a major rethink on how britain's cities are protected. the police have been up guns and surveillance increased. but the threat from is today
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differs from that of the ira in several ways. the jihadists give no warning. they aim for maximum civilian casualties, and they are prepared to take their own lives. i think the nature of the threat and the tempo the public have seen is very different. if we think back to the 1970s and the ira threat, you saw a terror threat expressing itself fairly frequently with bombs going off and bomb scares with actual devices. nowadays, the public have not seen a terror plot on a grand scale be as destructive for some time, so from the public perspective as disrupted at an advance stage for some time, so from the public perspective the threat looks much smaller. but from the security perspective the tempo is much higher. today, much of the fight on terrorism is waged online out of public view. terrorists use the internet to spread propaganda and communicate. the government tries to stop their encrypted messages to stop the next attack. so visual security like these counterterrorism police officers is one small part of a complex government machine, trying
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to make britain a hard target for terrorists. president trump has said he won't be attending this year's white house correspondents dinner, a tradition which celebrates the freedom of the press. mr trump's announcement came in a tweet and was seen as another sign of worsening relations with the mainstream media. only three other leaders have missed the annual event, which began more than a century ago. joining me from washington dc is norman ornstein, american enterprise institute scholar and political scientist. well, thank you for talking to us. is this such a terrible crisis really, if the president doesn't fa ncy really, if the president doesn't fancy going to dinner with a lot of people who don't like him? i wouldn't fancy it either! president obama went to everyone of the dinners but the other big dinner with the mainstream press, the
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gridiron, he missed several times. the difference now is the much broader war against the press and media that donald trump is conducting. it has echoes of authoritarian regimes. he has called the press the enemy of the people, a term sending shivers down many spines. he's talked about specifically news organisations like cnn and the new york times as fake news, they are barring people from the press room. so the dinner itself is just another example of the middle finger that donald trump is giving to the press. contempt for the press is one thing, potential suppression is another. we missed the very last bit of what you said, potential is what of the press? potential suppression is another. presidents have always tangled with
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the press and they don't like bad stories. this is at a level and a degree we simply have not seen before. of course journalists are bound to be cross about that sort of thing and talk about freedom and so on, but you talk about suppression, but we're not about to see newspapers forced out of business, locked up, are we? not at the moment, right now it is a war of words more than anything else and to their credit, the news organisations are not engaging in any self censorship. donald trump says that the leaders he most admire are not just the likes of vladimir putin but erdogan and others and if they are the models he's going to follow, we must worry further down the road. we
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must worry further down the road. we must monitor this, and the other elements of civil society. if we start to see tax audits ofjeff bezos, the amazon founder who now owns the washington post, or pressure on cbs and its chairman because trump doesn't like what stephen colbert is doing on the late—night show, then we'll see this taken to late—night show, then we'll see this ta ken to another level. late—night show, then we'll see this taken to another level. this is a minorflap, the taken to another level. this is a minor flap, the correspondents dinner. the question is whether it isa dinner. the question is whether it is a harbinger of more chilling things to come. those who voted for donald trump, many of them, would you say, agree with his view of what's going on and what the mainstream media is about? trump has the lowest approval rating in the early stage of his presidency ever
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since we started recording these things, from 38—40% but the approval rating with republicans is closer to 85, 90%. what he's done, instead of trying to extend the olive branch out to the broader electorate, and, with that base attacking the york times, cnn, the washington post, it is gold, it doesn't hurt him with those people and in fact it helps him even more and we know that most of these people don't pay any attention to these outlets. they believe the stories that donald trump and the people who are doing the news around him, fox news and breitbart are completely accurate. he is helping his base while turning off the rest of the country. how long that strategy will go and how well it will work is a challenge for
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us. well it will work is a challenge for us. thank you forjoining us. the singer lily allen has suffered online abuse after revealing she had post—traumatic stress disorder after giving birth to a stillborn baby. she began to receive the anonymous abuse after speaking about the calais migrant crisis last year. the mother—of—two's baby son was stillborn at six months in 2010. by online trolls of being to blame for his death. she has now announced she's taking a break from twitter and has handed her account to a friend. let's speak to a social media researcher at the university of nottingham. good evening. first of all, can lily allen do anything about this online abuse? she's said she's not going to be on twitter, but is there any legal remedy that she may have to have? there are some things that you
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can do, whether it is a legal remedy depends on how serious the abuse is. going to the police is not normally an option. - hasn't to thegperson. the natural threat to the person. the first step is to report abuse to the actual platform because they are trying to deal with the issues. it is very bad for the platform for theseissues is very bad for the platform for these issues do happen, it is bad for their reputation. the you think that the platforms, as you call them, the likes of twitter, are doing enough and take it seriously enough? they are looking for ways to cope with it however it isn't that easy for them. they are trying not to overstep their position, though don't want to start censoring things
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if it isn't very serious abuse. at the same time they're trying to find ways to block abusers, but abusers can easily switch accounts. so what about the fact, here we have lily allen saying she's going to come off twitter, some people might say, why ta ke twitter, some people might say, why take so much notice of it anyway? i know every individual is different but if we all said, people can say what they like, but if you don't know about it, it doesn't hurt you, does it? in some ways that is true and often as the first thing you can do when you are on a social network. it is just do when you are on a social network. it isjust one do when you are on a social network. it is just one or two people who are sending abuse, you canjust it is just one or two people who are sending abuse, you can just block them so you don't receive information from them. as far as you're concerned, they are gone. however it's really the question of how many people and how strong the abuse is, especially if you're a famous person and you have many
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followers. you want to use the social media account because you are engaging with a lot of positive people as well. and then you get the group who have decided they are going to target you, and they all gang up going to target you, and they all gang up on you, that can be very hard. i can understand that. sympathy is obviously going to lily allen, it is a difficult situation to find yourself in, isn't it? yes. thank you forjoining us. britain's four—time olympic champion sir mo farah has insisted he is a "clean athlete who has never broken the rules" after allegations in a leaked report that his coach may have broken rules against boosting athletes‘ performance. alberto salazar has been under investigation since allegations about drugs use at his american training base were made by the bbc‘s panorama programme in 2015. mark daly had that story and he reports now. can there be a one—two for the salazar group? it looks like it as mo farah takes gold for great britain.
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he‘s the coach and mastermind behind britain‘s sir mo farah and his four olympic gold medals. but alberto salazar and his nike oregon project has been under investigation by the us anti—doping agency, or usada, since a bbc panorama programme in 2015 revealed claims of doping and unethical practices. high—profile us athletes kara goucher and her husband adam made a series of allegations against their former coach. he‘s sort of a win at all costs person. it is hurting the sport. today, the first glimpse of usada‘s findings. an interim report by the agency has been leaked by the russian hacking group fancy bears and passed to the sunday times. the report alleges salazar used banned or unethical methods to boost performance, including infusions of supplements over the legal limit of 50 millilitres,
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untested and potentially unlawful medical procedures and medications. and the report states that mo farah‘s alleged use of an infusion in 2014 remains under investigation. usada continues to investigate but serious questions now for uk athletics, who were, according to this leaked report, warned about salazar and his methods by one of their own doctors as far back as 2011. salazar maintains his athletes‘ use of medications has farah has released a statement saying. he said it was clear
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from the coverage it done nothing wrong and that if usada had evidence of wrongdoing, to publish it. but questions will persist over fa rah‘s continuing loyalty to a controversial coach the doping authorities seem so determined to pursue. mark daly, bbc news. the headlines on bbc news: jeremy corbyn, has urged his party to "stand together" after last week‘s defeat to the conservatives in the copeland by—election. the home secretary has said she agrees with a warning that islamic state militants pose as great a threat to britain as the ira did during the 1970s. sir mo farah says reports associating him with doping allegations are "deeply frustrating." sport now.
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let‘s go to the bbc sports centre. a very good sunday if you are a manchester united fan. manchester united have beaten southampton 3—2 to win the efl cup at wembley. it was a classic cup final, but in the end zlatan ibrahimovic was the difference between the teams. david 0rnstein reports from wembley. in1976, in 1976, the same clubs made the samejourney in 1976, the same clubs made the same journey with the same expectations. then, southampton stunned manchester united to win the fa cup. 76 all over again! 41 years later they came back to repeat the feat in the league cup. 0pposing sides with opposite projects, united, the lavish spenders, saints, the sellers, joined in their aim to win. but to win often you need the big decisions to go your way and when this effort by gabbiadini was ruled out for offside, southampton
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we re ruled out for offside, southampton were ha rd ruled out for offside, southampton were hard done by. they were soon punished, is that an ibrahimovic with the opening blow. before lindegaard put united on course for the cup. southampton though had other ideas and there was no denying gabbiadini who struck at half—time. shortly after, the italian swivelling and scoring a sublime second to level the scores. the ta bles second to level the scores. the tables had turned but there would be one final twist. ibrahimovic! ibrahimovic towering to secure the trophy, a clinical end to a classic tie. so, for southampton it is heartbreak, one of the cruellest cup final defeats in many a year. fort united, more glory. jose mourinho becomes their first manager to win a major trophy in his first season and this one will live long in the memory. spurs moved up to second in the premier league by thrashing
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stoke 4—0 at white hart lane. all the goals came in the first half, dele alli and three from harry kane doing the damage. it‘s the england striker‘s third hat—trick in nine games. it was the perfect response from the spurs players after their exit from the europa league last week. in the six nations the final scoreline was comfortable, but england 36, italy 15 doesn‘t reveal the struggle the home team had to endure before they sealed their 17th successive victory. italy had a five—point lead at half—time, and at times made life very difficult for eddie jones‘ england. joe wilson was at twickenham. england‘s coat said that they get out ofjail england‘s coat said that they get out of jail free england‘s coat said that they get out ofjail free cards had been used up. first game at home, victory was rescued against the french. then in cardiff where england won is a game that they virtually lost. eddie jones wanted to take italy to the cleaners, in monopoly terms,
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something like that. england barely got started in the first half, this was a kind of congestion charge. within sight of the line. the ball went over the line in the maul. dan cole was at the thick of it. england we re cole was at the thick of it. england were flummoxed by italy‘s tactics, the game actually stopped and became a debate about the laws. in the first half italy missed three penalties but a failed kick with the right bounce and a bright mind turns into a try. half—time, no hope italy, leading 10—5. england needed to escape again. watch out, danny ca re to escape again. watch out, danny care saw a glimpse of the line, head down, made it. a star of the six nations for england, elliot daly, the coach kept him on the wing for this kind of opportunity. england ahead but italy were not done, shrugging off any england player who
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tried to deny him here. still going and still going. italy just tried to deny him here. still going and still going. italyjust two points behind, that‘s all. england needed four tries to get the bonus point and this one made sure of that. england finally broke free in the final minutes. italy had competed, that was their point, making england‘s coach work very ha rd making england‘s coach work very hard for that smile. that is all this board for now. —— the sport. the glamour of hollywood will turn out in the next few hours for the 89th academy awards. the film la la land is the hot favourite for oscar glory, with 14 nominations. british hopefuls include andrew garfield and naomie harris. 0ur arts editor will gompertz reports. there is more than one side to the oscars. yes, there is the frivolous showbizzy side of the things, the over—the—top—ness of the red carpet and the million—dollar
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after—party with its lavish spread of food. what is the most extraordinary request you have ever had at this party for food? well, one of our guests, he loved the baked potato with caviar so much, he came into the kitchen and said, "where is the caviar?" i showed him the tin, he took his sppon and ate the caviar with the spoon. who was that? it was brad pitt. it might be the stars that shine on 0scar night, but the craft categories reveal a different side to the business. filmmaking is at heart a cottage industry, as demonstrated by these two brothers from london who are up against each other in the visual effects category. there are four brothers that do the special effects, and my sister runs my company. i have got two sons that work for me and two daughters. i have got three daughters that work for me and my son as well. there's more up—and—coming talent. we‘ve got the next generation and probably the generation after that sorted out. so you‘re just going to have 0scars
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for decades, are you? yeah, yeah, i hope so. then there is the serious side. great films, award—winning films, should tell stories that matter, that reflect their time. i am very encouraged, because i do think the diversity of the lineup this year reflects the industry i work in, and the world i live in. the biggest thing for me is people back home see the the stuff happening to moonlight, and they think that things are possible, that the ceiling on what a kid who grew up where i grew up, that the ceiling is raising. in here? richard. what are you doing in bed with that woman? i'm his wife. that‘s no good here. this year‘s 0scars feel a little different, more politically charged, more diverse, more connected, but then, they will always be in la la land. will gompertz, bbc news, los angeles. let‘s speak to our arts editor, will gompertz, whose on the oscars red carpet in hollywood.
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—— who‘s. we‘d lost you for a moment, you are on the red carpet. we‘ve got to talk straightaway about the film that will do the best, it will probably be la la land although there are some strong challengers weston it really will. it has 14 nominations. 11 isa really will. it has 14 nominations. 11 is a record for 0scars. i don‘t think it‘s going to get there. i don‘t think it will get beyond that but a couple of key wins, i think it will get best film, but not easily. coming up on the rails, moonlight, a coming—of—age story, a young kid from a rundown area of miami, taken on bya from a rundown area of miami, taken on by a kindly drug dealer, if there is such a thing, and it is a subtle story, everyday life in that part of
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america. la la land is rather more flavour is —— frivolous. it sits within thejohn of the musical squarely, going back to the golden age. damien chazelle has made a film that isn‘t cynical, it is just a lovely story but when it comes to best director i think that the ta bles best director i think that the tables will be turned, i think barry jenkins will win best i wrecked and if you does he will be the first black director to win that academy awards. if damien chazelle wins he will be the youngest director to win that award. whatever happens tonight, we are in for some history. there is a film, just by the sea centre that got a lot of mentions. —— manchester by the sea. perhaps films that people may find difficult to recognise what they are about. manchester by the sea is a cracking movie, starring casey affleck as a
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father who adopts his brother‘s son and then there is a big reveal in the movie where we understand that there is a dramatic event and we understand his character more and more. the movies that are in for the 0scars, i more. the movies that are in for the 0sca rs, i wanted more. the movies that are in for the 0scars, i wanted to talk about fences as well, along with moonlight, a former play, they are slower, more thoughtful and in a way, more poignant and la la land is different to those. in a way i think we‘re seeing a slight shift, audiences in this slightly weird world we‘ re audiences in this slightly weird world we‘re living in, full of anxiety, slightly more intellectual. very briefly, will be president get a mention? he might! he is a cloud which is covering the oscars, not
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necessarily in a bad or good way, but his presence is very much felt. his immigration ban has had repercussions, an iranians director has said he won‘t come. he is nominated for the salesman. the white helmets, a documentary about the syrian volunteer force, some of them are not coming. we‘ll see, but there‘s no doubt that the president will get mentioned in one way, shape orform. will get mentioned in one way, shape or form. thank you forjoining us. of the bbc will have the oscars news as it happens. you can find out the latest on the oscars page without dates as winners are announced. nokia‘s 3310 phone hasjust been relaunched nearly 17 years after its debut. more than 126 million were produced before it was phased out in 2005. an updated version will be sold under licence by the finnish
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start—up hmd global. john mccann is uk phones and tablets editor for the online technology publication, techradar. hejoins me on webcam from barcelona. just in case there are people who do not know what they nokia 3310 rudy was, or is, can you show us one?” have two with me in my hotel room. these are old school nokia 3310, which the new phone is based on.” have one in a drawer at home and think, i liked that one. what was it about the phone that was so appealing? it captured the market at the right
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