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this is bbc news. i'm sophie long. the headlines at five: swedish police say a man arrested in stockholm after yesterday's fatal lorry attack is almost certainly the driver. a man with links to the incident was arrested this morning, quarter past one in the morning. the man arrested suspected of being the one drove the car. foreign secretary borisjohnson calls off a visit to moscow, saying the chemical weapons attack in syria has changed the situation "fundamentally". two people have died and 33 others were rescued after a fire at a care home at cheshunt in hertfordshire. also in the next hour — honouring young people who've made extraordinary contributions to their communities. the seven winners collect their prize at a ceremony in manchester for the tenth anniversary of the rotary young citizen awards. and as punters place their bets ahead of the grand national we'll bring you full details of the race and the rest of today's sporting action at half past five.
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good afternoon and welcome to bbc news. swedish police say a man arrested in stockholm after yesterday's fatal lorry attack is almost certainly the driver — a 39—year—old man from uzbekistan. four people were killed and 15 injured when the lorry crashed into the front of a department store. police have also confirmed that a "suspicious device" was found inside the truck. our correpondent dan johnson reports. after yesterday's horror there is calm, stillness and sadness in stockholm. people have come together. time to reflect,
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a moment to remember. we were walking in the shop yesterday when it happened. patrick and francesca are tourists who were in the basement of the department store when the truck hit. we went up the escalator and saw panic and police with guns and stuff like that. how did people react? everybody was screaming and running to the other side of the building, and we took the side entrance and went out, and we just kept running to the other side of the city. this is the moment terror spread suddenly through the streets of sweden's capital. a hijacked lorry driven deliberately at shoppers. late last night the wreckage was towed away as police questioned the man they think was at the wheel. we have confirmed that he is a subject, a man from uzbekistan, 39 years old, that is what we know. in addition to that we would not like to say anything further
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about his whereabouts and his background. there is a quiet, contemplative mood here today. people are considering what happened yesterday. they know it will take time to sink in, but there's also concern about the deeper impact this may have. it is important now that we just show we are not afraid, that sweden will not change and that we will keep strong and work together for a better sweden. it's going to be a different stockholm from now on. you see the same thing in brussels and paris, and i hope not, but i think people will be more cautious. this morning, politicians and the crown princess paid their respects. everyone here wants to understand more about who attacked the heart of this nation and why. danjohnson, bbc news, stockholm. i'm joined from stockholm by our reporter maddy savage. we can see the many bouquets of
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flowers but i do and people gathering. talk as though what has been happening at the site where you are today. plenty of people have been here, several thousand would be my guess since early this morning. people turned up were just a couple of candles and cards. this wall apply with stretches about a hundred metres behind me and a number of high—profile figures have been to visit. we heard about the crown princess and her husband, also the swedish prime minister has been here with a message telling people that events like this, events like what happened on friday cannot completely be out ruled that he is doing everything he can, he says, to keep his company ben country safe. it is important to point out that this attack took place on friday has come in the aftermath of ongoing political situations, about how
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prepared the country was spread terror attack or military attack or threat and so they are starting to be some debate emerging about that. the tokai university politicians from both sides have come out and said today is not the de vreede. todayis said today is not the de vreede. today is the day to remember the victims. the four people who live to lost on friday. an update, 15 were taken to hospital on friday. we understand that six of those have been released, including one child. one other key development today, we heard earlier from the press conference that police confirming some kind of device had been found in the lorry. they have yet to confirm whether it with explosives. what is being questioned a lot here in the swedish media is if the timing of that, whether that device was still in the truck at the time of the swedish prime minster with here at the scene last night, along with many other people still being in the area. questions being asked about security as police
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investigations continue. thank you very much indeed. two people have died in a fire at a care home in hertfordshire. firefighters were called to the newgrange care home in cheshunt early this morning. a number of people were taken to hospital. earlier i spoke to darryl keen, the chief fire officer for hertfordshire, and asked him what was happening at the scene. the crews are still working hard here to ensure that we can get the last two members of the public that we re last two members of the public that were involved in the incident out of the property. there is a thorough investigation going on. we are working closely with colleagues in the police, the ambulance service to make sure that we ensure that we secure as much evidence to be seen as possible and make sure that we understand exactly what happened there. at this point in time, our thoughts are with the families of the people who were involved, the two people who are deceased as a result of the incident. is the fire
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itself now out? there is still dampening down going on. a fire this significant, the whole property has been affected by the fire, there is a huge amount of damage to the property and we need to make sure that every element of that fire is out before we can leave the scene. of course, the first thing, the most important thing is to move the two u nfortu nately important thing is to move the two unfortunately deceased people with as much dignity as possible. we are working very hard to do that at this point in time. the operation still very much ongoing. what can you tell us very much ongoing. what can you tell us about how the fire started? we do not know at the moment. there is a thorough investigation going on. at the earliest part of the incident, we ensured that the police and fire teams were brought very closely together so that we can ensure that there is no loss of any evidence. we will make sure we understand what the causes and if we can prevent a recurrence of any such nature in the future. the first cruise that rides
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we re future. the first cruise that rides were presented with extremely rapidly spreading fire involving the roof. that was confined to a small area at the start but it was apparent very early on that in fact the fire had spread inside the roof all the way along inside the property. that rapidly escalated and the crew has worked extremely hard in very difficult circumstances to rescue 33 of the 35 people in that property. a number of rescues were carried out by ladder. crews were wearing breathing apparatus. the crews that arrived originally worked really ha rd at crews that arrived originally worked really hard at the very edgy stages of the incident when faced with such a situation. 33 people evacuated. i imagine that is quite a difficult job because some of those people will not have been very mobile. we had a number of people that were unable to get themselves out, physically would not be able to move under normal circumstances and when you add the bacon because he's a fire would add to the situation, it makes it worse. —— add the difficulties. the crew acted
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professionally, if not, there would bea professionally, if not, there would be a worse situation. the chief fire officer speaking to me a little earlier. the basque militant group, eta, has handed over a file containing the details of its remaining arsenal of weapons and explosives. supporters of the group have held a rally in the french basque city of bayonne this afternoon —— where police were given the information about eta's arms in a ceremony. the spanish government has described the event as a ‘decisive defeat‘ for the separatists. eta killed more than 850 people in its attempt to create an independent state in northern spain and south—west france. it declared a ceasefire in 2011, but until now had not give up its arms. today, french police began the process of uncovering the locations of eta's hidden weapons. we can go live now to our chief international correspondent lyse doucet, who's live for us in bayonne france. over to you.
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it is in this tranquil is betting that a brutal chapter of spanish and french history came to an end. you can see that the flags of this city hall hynde made as the day began, and very simple ceremonial with huge historic significance on folded. because it is a ceremony, i like what happened in northern ireland or in colombia, the spanish and french governments are not involved, it was left to a french basque environmentalist to hand over the bulky file containing the details of what is left of eta's arsenal. including the reverend harold good who played a role in the northern ireland reserves, it was handed over to the french authorities who are now searching for the arm car shows. they are all on french soil. not far from where i am speaking now, there has been a rally for peace to
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celebrate the end of this violent chapter. although across the border in spain, the governing party has called on eta to do much more thing they should not do these kind of events, they should simply disappeared and compensate their victims. what happens next? we are joined her in iraq here —— we are joined her in iraq here —— we are joined here by eight pre—let basque independence party. what you'd say to the spanish prime and so he said this is a bit of a show and eta should disband and issue an apology to its victims? six years ago, it didn't enter its arms campaign. it has four film the ceremony. the spanish government instead of acting with responsibility and facilitating this process, they have tried to prevent it from happening. so, at that point, the basque society, including people from every political constituency, to help with
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the international community as you have mentioned. so what you witnessed here today, it's a major step towards peace in the west country. there are important issues that need to be addressed, that need a solution that today is a day on which we can say that the basque country is moving in the right direction. your party, it is headed by the gerry adams of eta. he used a head eta's political wing. he is now have dominant basque politician. you are all still fighting for independence. do you think you can achieve it through political means? yes. it is played a role in this process. gerry adams will have been sent to britain after bringing the political movement to the good friday agreement, i do not think so. that is what happened to him. we are a people that considers the right to
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be acknowledged. we are going to have a relation with spain and france. this is a democratic exercise. no more on no less than that. we do not understand the spanish government is doing all they can to prevent the people from having a say. if you compare it, not only to ireland but for scotland for example where they have had the chance to decide whether they wanted in or not, this is something that we do not understand. do you understand the deep wounds in spanish and french society? the sense of injustice is very raw. this has been a dramatic conflict with a lot of consequences. it has been going on for more than 50 years. there are many things on the way towards it, to be addressed, more han 300
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prisoners in the jails. there are victims. every victim of this conflict needs to be acknowledged. we obviously think this is a pattern we need to work greene walk. we need to do it together. they need to be pa rt to do it together. they need to be part of the solution, including the spanish government. what we do not understand his wife for the spanish government, and why they are not willing to engage in the process that will bring peace. i do not think it matters in the interest the basque people but neither in the interest of the spanish people. can you say today that the period of violence is deftly over? there is about a hundred members of eta who still reject this process and there are some explicit that cannot be accounted for. there is still danger in this process. eta and nelson and six years ago and i think if something has been proven over the
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last six years is that the commitment of eta is clear and that there is no way back to it. they have managed to fulfil its full disarmament with the help of the basque society and international community, without the spanish and french government facilitating it. thank you forjoining us here. no matter what side you are on, in spain or france, this is a historic day. it brings to an end the last insurgency in the heart of europe. this chapter is ending but as you have been hearing, another chapter is yet to begin in terms of reconciliation between all members of spanish society. what you hear from the many ask here, they want to see this as a new start. thank you very much indeed. the headlines on bbc news: swedish police say a man arrested
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in stockholm after yesterday's fatal lorry attack is almost certainly the driver. foreign secretary borisjohnson calls off a visit to moscow, saying the chemical weapons attack in syria has changed the situation "fundamentally". two people have died and 33 others were rescued after a fire at a care home in hertfordshire. the foreign secretary borisjohnson has cancelled his planned trip to moscow next week in response to the chemical attack in syria. in a statement mrjohnson said, "we deplore russia's continued defence of the assad regime". the united states has expressed disappointment at russian criticism of its attack on a syrian government airbase. daniel boettcher reports. the cruise missile strikes on the syrian air base were a sharp departure from a president whose policy on the campaign trail to the white house was one of avoiding overseas conflicts. administration officials are saying the strikes were intended as a one off,
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not a change in direction, and at an emergency meeting of the un security council, the us insisted its actions were fully justified. it was time to say, enough. but not only say it, it was time to act. bashar al—assad must never use chemical weapons again, ever. syria denies using nerve gas in the attack on the rebel—held town but the us says it has crossed a line. it fired almost 60 cruise missiles at the air base outside homs which it says the syrian air force used to launch the chemical weapons attack. but russia, syria's ally, accuses the us of an unprovoked show of force. russia's prime minister, dmitry medvedev, has said the strikes have brought moscow and washington to the verge of a military clash. britain's un ambassador criticised russia's continuing support for bashar al—assad. russia needs to listen to this
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council, listen to the arab world, listen to the rest of the international community. above all, listen to the syrian people. and the foreign secretary, borisjohnson, has pulled out of a visit to moscow next week, saying development in syria had changed the situation fundamentally. he said he would instead focus on building coordinated international support to secure a ceasefire and an intensified political process. but moscow has said it will strengthen syria's anti—aircraft defences. it has also suspended a deal which is designed to prevent incidents between us and russian warplanes over the country, while washington says it is preparing further economic sanctions against syria. more now on the foreign secretary's decision not to go to moscow next week, with me is our political correspondent chris mason. notan
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not an insignificant decision. not an insignificant decisionm not an insignificant decision. it is not. boris johnson decided not an insignificant decision. it is not. borisjohnson decided to make a political standing, saying he will not go out to moscow. it would've been the first visit by a uk foreign secretary of the five years. it gives you a sense of how pretty much frozen the relationship has been between london and moscow. i think the decision from borisjohnson is significant because it allows them to make a statement that he is not happy with russia's ongoing involvement in syria. i will bring you a little bit of a statement. developments in syria have changed the situation fundamentally. my poetry is contact with the us and others in the run up to the g—7 meeting. —— my priority. instead the us secretary of state is going to go to moscow after that meeting of the g-7. to moscow after that meeting of the 6-7. it to moscow after that meeting of the 6—7. it will to moscow after that meeting of the g—7. it will be interesting when, or
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is this meeting between boris johnson and his russian opposite number is rescheduled. he has made that decision, we have made about that. what has been the reaction? domestic reaction first, the liberal democrats i think that this is proof that boris johnson is, democrats i think that this is proof that borisjohnson is, a poodle of washington, as they discredit, having his diary managed from across the pond. they are saying that it is embarrassing it president trump judges you to be a bassoon. that washington and london of committed to finding a peaceful solution in syria. an intriguing response from russia, who have a track record, the russian embassy, they tweeted a link toa russian embassy, they tweeted a link to a piece of classical music, saying this is soft power response. is it just saying this is soft power response. is itjust that? i get most of my culture from a yoghurt pot. i had a
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history lesson. it turns out it is a link to the 1812 overture. which is a piece of music that is kind of rich in historical and nationalistic fervour from russia but rich in historical and nationalistic fervourfrom russia but in particular, it is a reference to napoleon's invasion of russia which did not end well the napoleon's perspective in 1812. if you like, i murmured when western aggression as moscow with have seen it then was beaten back and so a cultural and historical reference from the russian embassy responding to boris johnson's now cancelled or postponed visit to the russian capital which would've happened on monday. thank you very much indeed. thank you. workers at three rail companies are taking part in a 24—hour strike on the day of the grand national race at aintree, near liverpool. the action, involving southern, merseyrail and arriva rail north, is part of a dispute over staffing and the role of conductors. merseyrail said the decision to strike on the day of the race meeting would damage liverpool's reputation. we have a strong relationship
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with the rmt and we have engaged in previous discussions and we would welcome further discussions. we made it quite clear that should a dispute take place on grand national day it would not change our stance. however we are willing to negotiate because we need to resolve this for the benefit of customers. new trains is a fantastic opportunity for the city region and is something we should all grasp with both hands and make it happen. survey shows massacre of respect from the public. —— show support. passengers are paying for this level of safety in the ticket prices so why is the passenger would you want to pay more on your ticket price or less easy? to benefit the profits. we think it is unacceptable and passengers deserve a safer railway and is safe —— a second safety
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critical person on the train. the chief executive of ford has said he cannot guarantee the company will continue manufacturing in the uk after brexit. mark fields told bbc news it was "really important" for the uk to secure a free trade deal with the european union. he said ford was "going to be in the uk for quite some time", but that "nothing could be guaranteed over many years." he's been speaking to our correspondent robin brant. we need to make sure that all of our facilities around the world are globally competitive. listen, we are very proud to be in the uk and we're going to be in the uk for quite some time but it's going to be really important, particularly as article 50 is now triggered, that, from our standpoint, there needs to be free trade between the uk and the continent and that's really important to us. i think it is important to our business, important to our customers. are ford going to stay irrespective or is there always a chance that, you know, you are a big global company, that maybe one day ford is not there? in the uk? in the uk, after brexit. well, i think overall, it depends... that's a very sweeping statement. i can't guarantee anything. nobody can guarantee anything over many, many years
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but i think our intent is making sure that our uk business remains very strong and that's why we're engaging with the governments to be able to say, "here's what we think we need to make sure that that remains a possibility and we stay across the continent and in the uk and we have a healthy business in europe." a teenage boy has appeared in court in northern ireland charged with attempting to obtain a machine gun and 100 rounds of ammunition. the 14—year—old was arrested at a shopping centre in county londonderry on thursday. our correspondentjohn campbell was in court for the hearing. the boy was arrested at riverside retail park on thursday. a police officer gave some details about what led up to that arrest. she said there had been proactive police investigation for a of weeks involving the dark web. she alleged the boy had reached out
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across the dark web in an attempt to buy a russian—made submachine gun and 100 rounds of ammunition. as pa rt and 100 rounds of ammunition. as part of that, he came to the retail park and when he attempted to buy the ammunition, he was arrested by which he referred to an operative. he has been released on bail, there are strict bail conditions which include the fact that he is unable to possess a computer or mobile phone and he will appeal in court later on in this month. —— appeared in court. our reporter has travelled to the brecon beacons in wales to find out what it is all about. as they came together yesterday, the people, the lifeblood of the country created the heartbeat of wales. designed to be interpreted best from the air, and artistic impression, the brainchild ofa artistic impression, the brainchild of a local artist. the idea of heart of wales, i took
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the idea of wales being a creative nation and created this movement. we wa nt nation and created this movement. we want to move the mountain with creative people and those creative people are the people of wales. almost 100 volunteers from the local area created this artwork in south wales. its purpose, to inspire creativity. so, did it hit the great? it is fun. it is interesting, it's a different thing to do. we are doing something with lots of people has been good fun. i think it has inspired house. yes. and get more creative. this human art installation in the brecon beacons is the launch event on one of more than 600 creative events happening across the uk this weekend. wonderful. looked at that! several pottery stews like this on a nottingham will be opening their doors, giving some guidance and opportunity to break the mould. those who want a bit more exercise
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can get down and downs in advance matzoh cars like this one in the capital. and even our own presenters have been getting involved with mixed results and making origami rabbits. it takes three weather presenters to make one rabbit. as the mounting came alive yesterday, the mounting came alive yesterday, the hope is that others will take the hope is that others will take the opportunity this week and to try something, make something and get creative. three weather presenters to make a rabbit. just want to give you the weather. it will remain beautiful for the rest of the day. more strong sunshine but there are changes on the way for tomorrow, but across north—western parts of the uk. the pollen levels are pretty high as well today and in tomorrow, from monday, we will see the pollen
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levels dropping away because there will be a change in the wind direction. it will cool off as well. the satellite picture shows how funny it is across the country. in the west of scotland, a bit more cloud here. it is looking beautiful this evening. this is around 7pm. just a bit more cloud here in the western isles and the northern isles, but the central and southern scotland, looking fine. temperature is still around 15 celsius. decent enough for northern ireland and looking across england and wales, many areas the high teens. not far off 20 celsius at this stage. coastal areas, cool, around 13 celsius. a fairly cool day. the sea around the country is very cold at this time of the year. england, it is lovely and one better run the coastal areas it does feel on the nippy site, especially with the wind coming off the channel. this evening, lots of clear weather, of the night lots of clear whether as well. chilly like last night we had
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grass frost in areas, certainly cold in after night for that to happen again. could be so mr around first thing on sunday but then a beautiful day across england and most of wales. the clouds increase across these western areas, some spots of rain getting into the north—west. a lot more fresher here. but in england, temperatures could hit 25 celsius. that is pretty unusual for this time of the year. the weather front that is going to be moving in across the uk during the course of monday is going to introduce much fresher air from monday is going to introduce much fresher airfrom the fresher air from the northern climes. a cold light coming through, the blue colours indicating that much fresher air. a huge temperature dropped by the time we get to monday. 15 in london, single figure temperatures across northern areas. having had that really warm sunday, you really a re having had that really warm sunday, you really are going to notice that chill monday. look at that, from 2a down to 12 celsius in london by monday. enjoy the weather for now. hello.
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this is bbc news. the headlines: swedish police believe the man they have arrested — a 39—year—old from uzbekistan — is the driver who carried out yesterday's fatal attack in stockholm. they said they'd found a suspect device in the lorry, but wouldn't confirm if it was a bomb. the foreign secretary has called off a visit to moscow in the wake of the syrian chemical weapons attack. borisjohnson said he ‘deplored russia's continued defence of the assad regime‘ two people have died and 33 been rescued following an "extremely fierce" fire at a residential care home in hertfordshire. police in france have begun to make safe eight caches of weapons handed over by basque separatist group eta. the spanish government says the move marks its definitive defeat. and catch up on the sporting action.
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the grand national has just finished. this year‘s big race was won by one for arthur, the first scottish winner since 1979. it was written by derek fox. a very exciting race. very close up until the final couple of furlongs but derek fox read the winner. cause of causes was second. black lion was fourth, the favourite, the price really tumbled on him. i believe it is only the second ever scottish winner of the grand national. it has just finished so we will have a full report on our next bulletin. the third round of the masters is under way. there was a four—way tie after round two in augusta —
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and plenty of players in contention, including rory mcilroy and justin rose. the lead is shared by americans rickie fowler and charley hoffman, belgium‘s ryder cup player thomas peters and spain‘s sergio garcia — who is searching for his first major title. sometimes looks can be deceiving. golf was —— golf‘s most picturesque setting is a case of challenging conditions. charley hoffman blew his fourth shot advantage. a complete mess hit. we‘ve all done that, haven‘t we? with deals or grass are to blame, he no isjoint leader. including sergio garcia. golf‘s nearly man two rounds from a maiden major. i try not to make it a problem or an
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issue. i‘m out there giving it everything i have, giving it my best, and that is all i can ask myself. rickie fowler can challenge garcia‘s title as the best player not to win a major. he shot the best round yesterday to shoot into the lead. he will tee off shortly alongside thomas pieters. the course did all it could to trip the belgian up. out of the pine straw, over the creek and rising up the leaderboard. will one of these for push on arquin the chasing pack including ryder cup player ryan moore catch up? who likes the look of that green jacket the most? premier league leaders chelsea have just kicked off against bournemouth but the gap is down to four points temporarily after tottenham beat watford 4—0 in the lunchtime kick—off at white hart lane. six league wins in a row now for spurs as drew savage reports. spurs‘ job for the rest of the
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seasonis spurs‘ job for the rest of the season is to keep chelsea looking over their shoulders with harry kane ready to return from injury. the £17 million striker hasn‘t scored an open goal —— call from open play. when you are dele alli, that anything doesn‘t matter. 13 league goals in 15 games for him. eric dier has scored twice in seven days. you never know when goal difference could come in handy. some human made it three and then have to have time again. watford boss could only hope that was it. harry kane came on for
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the last half—hour and gave son heung—min the chance to score his first hat—trick. he had the final word with the final kick of the match. worrying for watford, who have difficult games coming up. there is no such thing for spurs right now. six wins out of six, they can only hope to make life complicated for chelsea. massive win for us. the third win in a week. very important for us to close the gap, four points to chelsea. keep pushing, keep believing and i congratulate the players. they make us feel really proud. liverpool stay third after coming from behind to beat stoke 2—1 away. jurgen klopp‘s substitutions did the trick with brazilians philippe coutinho and roberto firmino coming off the bench to score the goals which gave their side a precious three points. jon walters had given stoke the lead but klopp‘s switches proved decisive.
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i thought in the second half we deserved to win but we needed the goalkeeper. what a save. which one? there were two of them. i thought the second one was more spectacular but both were good. he isa spectacular but both were good. he is a really good goalkeepers so i would expect he is doing the first save but the second, no idea. that was genius and i am really happy for him and he saved are alive today. job done, feels good, nice weather. 63 points and i couldn‘t feel better in this moment. so as we‘ve heard, chelsea four points clear of tottenham, but liverpool and manchester city consolidated their places in the top four with their wins this afternoon. city are now seven points clear
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of arsenal, but arsene wenger‘s side have those two games in hand and play crystal palace on monday. at the bottom, sunderland play manchester united tomorrow but middlesbrough really needed more than their goalless draw with burnley. swansea, also in the bottom three after their defeat at west ham. paul clement‘s side are two points behind hull while as we‘ve mentioned, crystal palace face arsenal on monday let‘s take a look at today‘s scottish premiership results. champions celtic eased past kilmarnock 3—1. hamilton drew with ross county hearts beta dundee bottom side inverness were well beaten at home by stjohnstone and partick were 1—0 winners at home to motherwell. great britain are out of the davis cup. they were beaten in the quarterfinals by france with a day to spare. after losing both singles rubbers in rouen yesterday it was left to doubles partners jamie murray and dom inglot to keep the tie alive. but nicolas mahut and julien benneteau took the first set in a tie—break. the brits did manage
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to win the next set — keeping their slim hopes alive. however, it proved to be britain‘s only set of the weekend. the french then made their dominance count — winning the next two sets to guarantee a 3—0 overall victory. it‘s britain‘s first davis cup whitewash since 2009. lewis hamilton will start tomorrow‘s chinese grand prix on pole after a record breaking lap in qualifying today. the three time world champion was almost two tenths of a second faster than sebastian vettel — who won the opening race of the season in australia two weeks ago. hamilton is popular with the fans in shanghai and he‘s happy with his sixth consecutive pole. it is exciting, more exciting than ever because we are really fighting these guys. it‘s amazing and i think
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that‘s what racing is all about. it really pitches used to have two raised the bar every time you go out, which i love. british rally driver kris meeke who was leading the tour of corsica has been forced to retire with mechanical problems. the northern irishman led by 16 seconds going into the sixth stage. but towards the end of it smoke started pouring from the back of his citroen, forcing him to retire. onto rugby union and today‘s events in the premiership. 62,000 fans packed into twickenham to see leicester race into a 12—0 lead against bath, but bath fought back and with jonathan joseph‘s try they were 15—10 down at the break. leicester edged ahead from penalties then bath came back again. two tries from anthony watson turned the match on its head. but leicester pick—up a losing bonus point. a drop goal in the final minute
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of the match helped leinster strengthen their grip on the top of the pro 12. they beat ospreys 20—18 at the liberty stadium. the welsh side are also in the play—off places in third and they looked like they could be heading for a win whenjustin tipuric drove over to put them 18—17 in front. but leinster‘s replacement fly half ross byrne found the space for the shot at goal, in it went, to put the irish side ahead with the game approaching overtime. there was still time for more drama though — wales international dan biggar had this long kick to then win it for the home side, but he missed. 20—18 it finished. the top two in the table get a home semifinal. leinster are now six points clear at the top. ican i can tell you that all starters
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came home safe. one for arthur is owned by two ladies who call themselves the two golf widows. that‘s all sport for now. you can keep up to date with all those stories on the bbc sport website. the headlines on bbc news: swedish police say a man arrested in stockholm after yesterday‘s fatal lorry attack is almost certainly the driver. foreign secretary borisjohnson calls off a visit to moscow, saying the chemical weapons attack in syria has changed the situation ‘fundamentally‘ two people have died and 33 others were rescued after a fire at a care home in hertfordshire, hello and welcome to the film review
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byjames it is based on an unfinished story by james baldwin. it it is based on an unfinished story byjames baldwin. it is narrated by samuel ljackson and mixes news footage, reportage, clips from movies and television programmes and puts together a narrative which tells a story in which is both polemical and rather poetic. one of the outstanding features is that some of the features of baldwin himself, who comes across as a brilliant orator with a mesmerising mind. let‘s see a clip. i have more in common with a black scholar than with a wet man who is against scholarship. and you have more in common with a weight author than anything that you are... why one “— than anything that you are... why one —— why must we construct on colour?
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i will tell you this, when i left this country in 1948, left for one reason only. i didn't care where i was going to go to, hong kong, timbuktu, the streets of paris. i believe that nothing worse would happen to media than happened to me already here. you talk about once you turn your back on the society that she may die. it seems really urgent and engaging and isa it seems really urgent and engaging and is a terrific watch. it is brilliantly constructed on the montage work, the way they mix news footage and television and films. there is a very coherent argument which is about the nature of america, which seems every bit as pertinent now as when it was first envisaged. what is more striking is that on one hand it is a documentary but it is also a polemical essay. it
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isa but it is also a polemical essay. it is a visual essay that is put together with extraordinary clarity. but it doesn‘t lecture. it doesn‘t and that is what is brilliant about it. you feel that what you‘re seeing is a visual representation of an argument that may be laid down in literature. really engaging really timely, feels very urgent, and put together in a way that grabs the audience‘s attention and lease them through the story. and does so brilliantly. it was up against strong competition in the oscars but it is accessible to everybody. and has done really well at the box office, perhaps more than expected, which is quite heartening. look, when we decided we would like to work together, your challenge was to try and get me into horrorfilms. thanks for trying to do that on the
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first week. this is the story of the young woman who is a vegetarian, who goes to vet school and there are these hazy rituals including eating a roll rabbit. she says she is not going to do it because she is a vegetarian but then she starts to develop previously suppressed appetites and the film turns into on one hand a horror movie that refers to things like carrie and we are what we are but on the other hand is about a young woman attempting to fit in when she is a misfit. she wants to be part of a group and she finds out she is outside the group. it is metaphorical and are coroner court and someone described it as a modern tragedy. modern ancient tragedy. it is also a fairy tale. there are bits of things and moments you will gasp and recoil but there is also humour and recoil but there is also humour and wet and really heartfelt
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emotion. brilliant performances in the super bowl and that means something it has meaty substance. the pan is fully intended. i hear you but i also read that people have been actually physically sick in the cinema. i kind of struggle with that. i‘m sure they are not. they are. iama i‘m sure they are not. they are. i am a huge fan of terence davies. this is his film about emily dickinson breath is to —— with the terrific central performance. she is the young poet that is called early on that the classics of every language are the works of young men not young women. she is a rebellious spirit, wrestling with the eternal soul, religion, society and also her
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lack of recognition in her lifetime. she is finding solace in herfamily and friends. this is my third commencement and not a hint of romance. do you suppose that men are frightened of the women who teaches and is used to her independence? men are supposed to be fearless, aren't they? in war, yes. and religion, always. in war, yes. and religion, always. in love, never. look at that divine creature. what a noble head he has. like a roman emperor. nero. let's hope he isjust as like a roman emperor. nero. let's hope he is just as wicked. i think cynthia nixon is terrific. it is really funny, there is life
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and laughter in it, and it is also profound. it is a film about poetry which has visual poetry. if you know terence davies‘ work and the way he moves the camera slowly around the room or theatre, he is someone who fell in love of cinema at an early age. you can tell this from every frame of the movie. she became reclusive, as she got older and frailer she lived in same house for years and years. is there a sense of claustrophobia about this? there is, that sense is in all his films. she expresses herself through her poetry. at one point she says there is posterity but i would like to be recognised in my lifetime.
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actually it all came later on. this is classic terence davies material. people trapped in suffocating circumstances but with these vibrant inner lives. it is very funny. there isa inner lives. it is very funny. there is a lot of laughter. it is also tragic and spiritual and transcendent. but think about it, in a week that you have this and i am not your he go and raw, that is the fool smorgasbord of cinema and i wa nt fool smorgasbord of cinema and i want you to try all three because i think you‘ll find something in all of them. that is my task for weekend. this is an absurdist action movie, all set ina this is an absurdist action movie, all set in a warehouse with the grip of entirely incompetent and unsympathetic characters take potshots about each other. it‘s like the tacky central idea which is the shoot out at the end of the film and
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made her the whole film like that. it almost plays it in real time. fantastic cast. a terrific piece of cinema. again, much funnierthan fantastic cast. a terrific piece of cinema. again, much funnier than you would expect from the subject matter. i will have to take your word on that. this is classic modern disney. i young polynesian adventure who sets out into the ocean to save her homeland. wonderful songs, just jaw—dropping animation. made with real love and affection which you can watch at any age from nine to 19. is itaimed 19. is it aimed at children but one that adults can watch? like all the best kids‘ movies, it is aimed that all of us. if you think about inside out or mary poppins, anyone can enjoy them.
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i will probably discover my niece has seen it ten times. thank you very much. a quick reminder that you can see all of the film news and reviews from across the bbc online. i have got my tasks for the weekend. enjoy your cinema going. thanks for watching. see you soon. goodbye. the weather is going to remain beautiful for the rest of today and for many of us into tomorrow as well. more strong sunshine. but there are changes on the way, particularly across north—western parts of the uk. pollen levels are pretty high today and tomorrow but from monday day will come down. there would be a change in the wind direction and it will cool off. this
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is the satellite picture. it shows how sunny it is across the country but in the west of scotland in the northern isles is always a bit more cloudy. it is looking like a beautiful evening out there. this is around 7pm. more cloud in the western and northern isles but for central and southern scotland looking absolutely fine. inland it feels cool but on the coast feels nippy with those winds. last night we had a grass frost in some areas and it was cold enough ——
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it will be cold enough for that to happen again. a beautiful day across england and most of wales on sunday but the cloud increases across northern areas and spots of rain get into northern areas. but east anglia and the south—east could see temperatures of 25 celsius. that is pretty unusual for this time of year. the weather front that will be moving across the uk on monday will introduce fresh airfrom moving across the uk on monday will introduce fresh air from the northern climes. this is a cold front coming through. the blue colours indicate a huge temperature drop. having had that really warm sunday, you are really going to notice that chill on monday. look at that. enjoy the weather for now. this is bbc news.
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i‘m sophie long. the headlines at six: swedish police say a man arrested in stockholm after yesterday‘s fatal lorry attack is almost certainly the driver. a man with links to the incident was arrested this morning, quarter past one in the morning. the man arrested is suspected of being the one who drove the car. foreign secretary borisjohnson calls off a visit to moscow, saying the chemical weapons attack in syria has changed the situation "fundamentally". two people have died and 33 others were rescued after a fire at a care home at cheshunt in hertfordshire. also in the next hour, spain says the decision of the basque separatist group eta, to surrender its arms marks its definitive defeat. the group effectively ended its armed campaign after handing over details and locations of the last
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