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hello, this is breakfast, with rogerjohnson and rachel burden. donald trump prepares to address the leaders of more than a0 muslim nations. in his first foreign trip as president, he will call for a united front against religious extremism. good morning, it is sunday 21 may. also ahead: labour renews its push to attract older voters, as the conservatives defend their plans to overhaul social care funding. dozens of schoolgirls kidnapped in nigeria by islamist militants finally see their families, after three years in captivity. in sport: it is the final day of the premier league season, with champions league places at stake. manchester city, liverpool and arsenal vie for the last two spots tojoin europe's
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elite next season. and phil has the weather for us this morning. hello, good morning. there is a much improved start to compared to yesterday in scotland. and do you know what? the rest of the british isles is not far behind. details for you in 15 minutes. good morning. first, our main story: president trump will today call on muslims to present a united front in the fight against religious extremism. he will address more than a0 leaders of islamic countries on the second day of his visit to saudi arabia. our correspondent simon clemison reports. in business, sometimes you have to do the dance. and, having won billions of dollars worth of contracts for us firms, donald trump is more comfortable celebrating with the saudis than he might look. it's beautiful. it is certainly more comfortable
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here than at home given the furore over his sacking of the fbi director, who was investigating allegations his presidential campaign was tied to russia. but the second day of this tour could be the beginning of a greater challenge, as he leaves the world of striking commercial deals he knows so well, to try to strike political deals instead. always the right hand, right?“ only the cup diplomacy was enough. in a region where some disputes stretch back thousands of years. supporters believe donald trump has his own long history as a master negotiator. when he speaks today to over a0 muslim nations, he will talk of the need to address religious extremism and intolerance — something some here might find hard to accept, especially coming from someone who is such a controversial figure in his own right.
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is likely to get a warm welcome when he moves on to israel. simon clemison, bbc news. at least 18 cia informants were killed or imprisoned in china after a spy network was dismantled, according to reports in the new york times. it is not clear whether the cia was hacked, or whether a mole helped the chinese to identify the agents over a two—year period, officials told the paper. it is being described as one of the worst intelligence breaches in decades. the cia has declined to comment. the labour party is stepping up its drive for older voters, claiming the conservative manifesto proposals amount to an attack on the elderly. but the tories have accused labour of running a scare campaign. we are joined now by our political correspondent susana mendonca. susana, labour obviously think theresa may is vulnerable on this issue? by by drawing attention to it, they obviously think that this is fertile ground to attack the conservatives. very much so, because this has been a very difficult week for the conservatives, with the manifesto pledges that they made, that didn't
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go down particularly well with a lot of pensioners. a lot of concern within tory activist that perhaps issues like, for example, their plans on social care, to get people to pay for their own care above £100,000, and potentially have their houses included in that and after their death, therefore, not being able to hand their homes on to their children, that is something that hasn't gone down too well with conservative voters. and so labour see that as an opportunity. so they are talking about what they would do in terms of trying to woo those older voters. so they have five pledges, promising to protect the winter fuel allowance, which is something the conservatives has said they are going to means test. and they are going to means test. and the triple lock on pensions. the conservatives have said they are not going to see pensions rise by 2.5% each year, which is how it has been for the past few years. also labour talking about an extra £115 billion for the nhs and social care. now, the conservatives are saying that
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labour is basically going down the road of ski attack, and that their policies for older people are actually going to make their lives better —— scare tactics. pensioners are people who do vote, and so all parties are are people who do vote, and so all parties a re interested are people who do vote, and so all parties are interested in where those votes may go. thank you very much, speak to you later. the leaders of the main parties are going to stop campaigning for an hour today to remember the mp jo cox, who was shot and stabbed in her constituency in west yorkshire last year. the initiative comes after a personal request from her husband, brendan cox. the first anniversary of her murder is next month. 0ur correspondentjames waterhouse has more. ina in a moment of rare calm in this election, several party leaders, including the greens and libdems, are putting party politics to one side. in a mark of solidarity, the labour leader, jeremy corbyn, is set to visit a community centre in liverpool and theresa may has also given her support to the idea of
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downing campaigning tools. today's focus won't be on policy, but instead on visiting local community projects. the parties have asked all of their candidates to do the same. they are coming together to remember jo cox, the mp who was shot and stabbed by the far right extremist thomas met in her constituency of batley and spend last summer. he was later given a whole life sentence for her murder. her husband, rendon cox, has organised a great get together to organise the one—year anniversary of her death next month. it will see events like picnics, street markets taking place between the 16th and 18th ofjune. joe would have been incredibly touched both by the fact that all political parties are pausing for a moment, but also by the public reaction there has been to the idea of a great get together. the fact that people are jumping on this. jo went into politics because of community. she wa nted politics because of community. she wanted to draw communities closer together. that is what motivated her. its aim, he says, in the words
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of his late wife, is to remind people that we are far more united and have far more in common than that which divides us. 82 schoolgirls who were kidnapped in nigeria three years ago have been reunited with their families. the girls were released earlier this month as part of a deal between the nigerian government and boko haram islamist militants who had been holding them. 0ur correspondent alistair leithead reports now on the emotional reunions in the nigerian capital, abuja. the moment they've been waiting more than three years for — to see each other again. an emotional reunion for the newly—returned chibok girls and their parents. 82 of the missing girls were released two weeks ago. it was a celebratory first meeting, but this is the start of a long process. i cannot overemphasise how i feel. i'm just laughing in my
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heart, all the family, because of happiness and joy. assimilating them back into society after so long being held hostage in the forest by boko haram militants. both the girls and their parents have gone through a lot of change since the kidnapping. and they won't be heading back home to chibok any time soon. they are under the care of the women's affairs ministry and the security services, keen to talk to them about their experiences. the bbc has been with the families in remote chibok all this week. it has taken a while to make 100% sure of the girls‘ identities. the 82 chibok girls were only released after months of complicated negotiations. five boko haram commanders were exchanged for them, and the bbc was told that 2 million euros may also have been part of the deal, but that can't yet be confirmed. the government says it is doing all it can, and talks
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are going on to try and release the 113 still being held. the intense media focus on the chibok girls has at least helped many to be freed. and they are just some of the thousands of other women and girls that have been abducted by boko haram. alistair leithead, bbc news, nigeria. spanish and british authorities have arrested 2a suspected drug traffickers, after a joint operation. spanish police detained 21 people who allegedly transported marijuana into the uk, hidden in packs of marble tiles. merseyside officers had previously arrested three suspects involved in distributing drugs. spain's policia nacional said five plantations have been dismantled and thousands of plants seized. most of the sunday papers feature photographs taken at yesterday's wedding of pippa middleton to the financierjames matthews. guests including the duke and duchess of cambridge attended, including prince george and little princess charlotte.
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prince harry reportedly made a 100—mile round trip to bring girlfriend meghan markle to the reception. plenty more detail if you would like it in the papers. we will look at those a little bit later on. the final curtain comes down today on the most celebrated circus in the united states. ringling brothers and barnum & bailey have been running the greatest show on earth for 146 years, and it is the last circus anywhere in the world to travel by train. the owners said declining tickets sales and high operating costs were to blame for the closure. new homes have been found for all the animals. phil will be here with the weather in just about five minutes' time. the deadline to register to vote in next month's general election is tomorrow. it is estimated up to seven million people who are eligible to vote haven't yet signed up, according to the latest figures from the electoral commission. sophie long has been speaking to people in west yorkshire, where both the conservatives
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and labour launched their election ma nifestos. in this barba shop in leeds, where every vote could count, most people haven't yet registered. have you registered to vote? no. will you registered to vote? no. will you register to vote? no. why not? because basically i don't understand it. i never have voted, i've never voted. ben is assessing the training barbers here. and do you think you will bother voting? probably not. why do you say that? wyatt would you not bother voting? i don't get politics and stuff like that. have you registered to vote?|j politics and stuff like that. have you registered to vote? i haven't yet, actually. do you know when the deadline is? 22nd, isn't it? so that
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as monday. yes. young people, that is under 2a, are the least likely to be registered. according to the electoral commission, just under a third aunt. why not? should do, really, but i haven't got around to it. students are generally quite politically engaged, but registration is still low. here in leeds, the university union is trying to change that. so from next september the union is working with the university to ensure that students, upon registering for their course for university also have the option to register to vote. so all the details they put in will be sent off by the university to the council and they will be automatically registered, without having to do anything else. as with so many things, lessons can be learned from those with a little more life experience. and you registered to vote ? experience. and you registered to vote? iam. experience. and you registered to vote? i am. i certainly experience. and you registered to vote? i am. icertainly am, experience. and you registered to vote? i am. i certainly am, yes. yes. this is old pool bank village
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hall. each member of the group which met here is not only registered to vote. they really can't understand why anyone wouldn't be. vote. they really can't understand why anyone wouldn't belj vote. they really can't understand why anyone wouldn't be. i fought for this country in the second world war, soi this country in the second world war, so i think you should do. to get everything sorted out. war, so i think you should do. to get everything sorted outlj wouldn't like to miss it, really. because i think especially this year it is very important what's going on, and for the young people, they should vote as well because it is their future, isn't it? it is not really difficult. in fact, it's very easy. only takes two online.
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if you haven't got the internet, just go to your local council office, and they will help you. either way, you will need a national insurance number. at the last general election, nearly 500,000 people lifted until the last minute register. the clock is ticking. tomorrow is deadline day. i have registered. you have? recently? no. surely a while ago. it is kind of obligatory in this business. you're watching breakfast from bbc news. the main stories this morning: donald trump prepares to address the leaders of more than a0 muslim nations in saudi arabia as he continues his first overseas trip as president. labour vows to protect pensioners in a push to attract older voters as the conservatives defend plans to shake—up the funding of social care. also coming up in the programme: as the chelsea flower show gets under way this week, we'll have a behind the scenes look at one gardener‘s tribute to his great grandfather's part in world war i. how will the wetherby for chelsea
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this week? a fair question. —— weather be. a nice photograph behind you. this is from scotland. you will have struggled to find that picture yesterday. that has gone overnight. a glorious start in central and eastern england yesterday. a repeat again. the weather has moved away overnight. this area of low pressure looks threatening. it will be in northern ireland for a time in the west of scotland as well. increasing cloud and rain. not amounting to that much. generally speaking, a glorious day in prospect. that is how it is starting widely across england and wales. not much in the way of trees. somewhere the watches have already captured it. —— breeze.
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. you can see why the cloud is around. gradually moving up the western side of scotland. especially in the south—west. i don't want to remain on that too long. there is just a very decent day compared to yesterday coming. there were some hefty showers. 21 degrees is the high today. be careful of the strength of the sun. it is worth saying at this time of year. 0vernight, although the skies will be fairly clear across the british isles, no great concern with frost. a new weather system moving in. scotla nd a new weather system moving in. scotland is where it will end up. some of the rain will be sharp. the odd rumble of thunder. further south, warm. 22 — 23 degrees. it may
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be even more than that into the middle part of the week. what about the weather for chelsea? not much better than that. 20s for many. feeling very warm and rather dry. that is it for now. back to you guys. thank you. looking very forward to the chelsea show, i have to say. now it is time for the film review. hello, and welcome to the film review on bbc news. to take us through this week's cinema releases is mark kermode. mark, what do we have this week? it's the definition of a mixed bag. we have king arthur, guy ritchie's take on the legend. we have a drama set in tehran, called inversion. and colossal, anne
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hathaway meets godzilla. well, we start with king arthur. we saw in the brief clip there one david beckham. we better start and just say is he an eric cantona? he isn't. this is guy ritchie taking on the legend, if you are old enough to remember 19805 novelty records, king arthur is not all right. charlie is the young hero whose wicked unclejude law has seized power, leaving him to grow up ducking and diving and he is keeping a low profile until david beckham no less tells him to and i quote, he says, "put ten fingers around the blunt end of that sword and give ita tug." he does, blimey, wouldn't you know it, it comes out. next thing he is having to be answerable because it turns out he might be the rightful heir, here is a clip.
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you've got the wrong man, sire. i was born in a brothel on a bridge in londinium. the sword can only be drawn by uther pendragon or his direct heir. you felt it, didn't you? the power. it's what pulled you out. you just don't know how to control it. so what happens now? you know what happens now. you're quickly becoming a legend. there's a surprise from guy ritchie that the baddy is well—spoken and posh and jude law. here is the weird thing. arthurian legend is rich and magical, i have rarely seen a film lacking in magic.
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stuff happens, big snakes, swords, huge cgi and you think this is dull. there are times it looks like outtakes from a ramstein video. it's just reminding me of other franchises i would be rather be watching. iquite like... i think he did a terrificjob with sherlock holmes, he took a small element of the text about fighting and turned it into something that made the movie action—packed. the problem with this is itjust looks like a bunch of cgi effects thrown together around the ropiest of scripts with the broadest of performances, the whole film, nudging and winking at the audience all the way through. i really ended up thinking, where is john boorman when you need him? it's so heavy on its feet.
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it's the fault of the script and the execution of the story. it's a thudding sword and sorcery film which i spent large portions thinking, why am i not excited by this, and not laughing at thejokes? why am i not thrilled by the set pieces and why are there so many mythical beasts that look like someone knocked them up on a home computer? it's really not good. there is nothing more to say. there isn't! we will move along. actually a change of gear. total change. inversion, a story about everyday life in tehran about the issues facing a young woman. absolutely. this has a fantastic performance, a young woman in polluted tehran. her mother is suffering respiratory failure. you have to move with her out of the city, what have you to lose? however, she has a full life. she works in a shop she runs. and employs a number of women. she has ambitions of a life for herself. the film is about the way in which a character is caught between what society decides and family demands of them and what they want for themselves.
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it's a very, very low—key film. to the point that i read reviews that said it's a film that never catches fire, it never takes off. i disagree. i was really moved by it. the reason i was is because i believed in these characters. it's a sort of neo—realist, handheld style, long lens so we see her through traffic and the constant hubbub of society. there is no music other than the sound of phones ringing. you really believe in her life and you come to absolutely side with her and her dreams of independence and ifound it very, very moving. some people have said too low—key for them. i just found it convincing. i thought it was a film about people i believed in and cared about with a fantastic central performance and very well moderated. a country we still know relativelily little about, did we learn more?
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it's producing extraordinary cinema. and more and more we are seeing that this demonstration that films made with some limited resources to some extent can be much greater canvases than a film like king arthur, in which there is endless cgi and nothing going on. we have done that! in that case, shall we move to... colossal. it's anne hathaway, a lot of people love her, and a monster, godzilla—like creature and they're linked. this has been described as rachel getting married versus godzilla. anne hathaway has fallen into alcoholism and her life has fallen apart. her boyfriend kicks her out, she goes back to her home town and takes up in her parents‘ empty house and meets up with jason sudeikis who runs the local bar. that means more drinking. one morning she turns on the television and realises a monster has attacked seoul. she thinks there is a connection between that and her. meanwhile, her life continues normally. here is a clip. when they started downsizing
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i was the first to go. oh, you jerk, you already knew. yes, i'm sorry. ah, what? why didn't you tell me? why are you letting me like... my past. i didn't want you to think i was creepy, like i'm some sort of stalker. well, it's too late for that. yeah. so have you been following me all these years? of course i have. somebody actually made it out of here and did something special for once. hell, look what had to happen for things to get interesting around here. giants attacking south korea. no, i mean you. and that relationship is important.
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yeah, that's a lovely indication of the way in which the movie is juggling two different things. this us indie picture rom—com that's shaping up. 0n the other hand this monster movie playing out far away. yet, she comes to believe somehow she is controlling the monster or there is a link between them. the film becomes a metaphor for the way in which addiction and self—destruction causes harm that we are totally oblivious to. it's a really, really strange concept that works surprisingly well. i came out and somebody said that fell apart, didn't it? i said, yes, but isn't it fascinating how long it didn't fall apart? for how long it managed to keep this idea that a story about somebody‘s small scale personal problems may be playing out in some horrible grand style somewhere far, and it becomes a film about addiction and about alcoholism and about abusive relationships, about spectatorship and the way in which we watch things on rolling news.
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this is a great bit. this is where they realise something is up. she's dancing in the park and there is the monster doing exactly the same. expect all the way through the film is holding this idea that maybe this isjust a paranoid delusion. what a strange idea. i think what the writer and director manages to do is, he wrote this originally as a low budget spanish language film to which anne hathaway became attached and it opened it up to a wider audience. the problem — people got baffled and walked out. however, if you want something that's strange and adventurous and isn't not scared to fail this is really interesting. it's far from perfect, there are places it starts to fall apart, but for a good two thirds it is smart, intelligent, funny, and somehow that thing about massive monsters and tiny small scale problems, there is a connection and the metaphor works surprisingly well. 0n the positive side anne hathaway fans may like monster fans
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and monster fans may fall in love with anne hathaway. to be honest, i am not sure it's going to change attitudes. it's an adventurous and hard to market film but i liked it. 0k. let's move on. yeah. the levelling. this is... wonderful. somerset levels after the floods and an emotional story. it is, it's about family secrets, fantastic performances. brilliantly directed by hope dickson leach. it's her first feature film. it is weirdly something like ten years ago she was named as a rising star by screen international, like a decade ago. i think she's really made good on the promise of short films. it's a rich emotionally powerful film, superb sound design. great score. and again very, very low—key but very powerful. i really liked it. david troughton to plays her father. he does and between them they investigate family secrets that have been buried but refuse to stay buried. best dvd. mulholland drive.
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yeah, it's coming to blu—ray overseen by david lynch. i flagged this up as you probably know, twin peaks is coming back. i always found david lynch a fascinating director. this was voted, there was a bbc poll of something like best films of the 20th century. this came out on top. it started life as a tv pilot and didn't start as a film. it is a david lynch classic. it's lovely to have it in a beautiful transfer and to revisit it. i don't think it's lynch's best film but all of lynch's back catalogue is best having in the best possible format. we have had a mixed bag. we have, yes. the only thing i take away is see whatever you want, but king arthur... we are there.
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we got the message. did i make that clear? always good to see you. and you. thanks, mark. a quick reminder before we go that you'll find more film news and reviews from across the bbc online at bbc.co.uk/markkermode. and you can find all our previous programmes on the bbc iplayer. that's it for this week, though. thanks for watching, goodbye. hello, this is breakfast, with rogerjohnson and rachel burden. coming up before 7:00am, we will have the sport with holly and the weather with phil. but first, at 6:30am, a summary of this morning's main news: president trump will today call on muslims to present a united front in the fight against religious extremism. he will address more than a0 leaders of islamic countries, on the second day of his visit to saudi arabia. 0ur correspondent simon clemison reports. in business, sometimes you have to do the dance. and, having won billions of dollars‘ worth of contracts for us firms, donald trump is more comfortable
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celebrating with the saudis than he might look. it's beautiful. it is certainly more comfortable for him here than it is back home, given the furore over his sacking of the fbi director, given allegations his presidential campaign was tied to russia. but the second day of this tour could be the beginning of a greater challenge, as he leaves the world of striking commercial deals he knows so well, to try to strike political deals instead. always the right hand, right? always the right. if only teacup diplomacy were enough, in a region where some disputes stretch back thousands of years. today he speaks to over a0 muslim nations, he will talk of the need to address religious extremism and intolerance, something some here might find hard to accept, especially coming from someone who is such a controversial figure in his own right.
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but the saudis have been rolling out the red carpet for him, and he is likely to get a warm welcome when he moves on to israel. simon clemison, bbc news. at least 18 cia informants were killed or imprisoned in china after a spy network was dismantled, according to reports in the new york times. it is not clear whether the cia was hacked, or whether a mole helped the chinese to identify the agents over a two—year period, officials told the paper. it is being described as one of the worst intelligence breaches in decades. the cia has declined to comment. the labour party is stepping up its drive for older voters, claiming the conservative manifesto proposals amount to an attack on the elderly. jeremy corbyn said the party will protect the winter fuel allowance and triple—lock on state pensions, which will both be reduced under the conservative manifesto. the tories have accused labour of running a scare campaign. the leaders of the main parties are going to stop campaigning for an hour today to remember the mp jo cox, who was shot and stabbed in her constituency in west yorkshire last year.
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the initiative comes after a personal request from her widower, brendan cox. the first anniversary of her murder is next month. 82 nigerian schoolgirls kidnapped by boko haram militants have been reunited with their families. they were part of a group of 276 girls who were kidnapped from the town of chibok in 201a. the reunion in abuja had a celebratory atmosphere, with music and dance. more than 100 girls are still being held by the militant group. their whereabouts is unknown. prince harry reportedly made a 100—mile round trip to bring his girlfriend, meghan markle, to the wedding reception of pippa middleton. guests at yesterday's wedding included the duke and duchess of cambridge, alongside their children, prince george and princess charlotte, who were greeted by waiting crowds. some debate as to whether those
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little outfits were really cute or just... what is the right word? a little bit flouncy? they always have to look right on the big day. little bit flouncy? they always have to look right on the big daylj think they will be delighted to look back at those pictures were now 18 yea rs back at those pictures were now 18 years old. and holly is here with the sport. i thought they were quite cute. i think when they are a little bit older they might regret them. 0ne bit older they might regret them. one of the voters doing the rounds on social media shows one flicking his fingers at photographers, perhaps. a moment in time. these three all have the rise on champions
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league football. they definitely have eyes on it, it is whether they will get it. it is all getting very exciting now. it is like the last day of school, everyone is getting hugely excited. and these three men will have their eyes on the prize today, and fans will be hugely excited. we obviously know who is in first and second place and we know who is going down. so the premier league has fizzled out a little bit, except for this. no one will be relegated, we know that. we know who the winner is, but it is still all to play for. there still could be a play—off. it is complicated. if the points all go the wrong way, and i will refer to notes on this one. there are basically three ways they could be a play—off. if arsenal and up could be a play—off. if arsenal and up drawing 1—1 with everton, liverpool lose 2—0 to middlesbrough, that means both clubs will finish on exactly the same number of points
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and the same goal difference. the bookies are unconvinced, but there is still a possibility. and we of course will be watching. it is all about the battle for the final two champions league spots on the last day of the premier league season. one of manchester city, liverpool and arsenal will miss out on top—flight european football next season. arsene wenger‘s side need a win against everton to keep their hopes alive, and even that may not be enough, as they require liverpool or city to slip up. we just want everybody to play 100% in the last game, and traditionally it has been the case. that is all you want to do after. we have to focus on ourselves, and everybody decides us, watford will be fine against city, that is what you want. that is why if you want to be in the best league in the world, you shouldn't even question that. this is how the race for the champions league looks places. manchester city have 75 points.
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they travel to watford today. liverpool are two points behind them, with 73. they are at home to already—relegated middlesbrough. arsenal have 72 points, and have to rely on one of the other two slipping up. there is also the possibility of two, or even more bizarrely, three, of the teams finishing level on points, goals scored, and goals conceded, which would mean a play—off. it is the final weekend in the scottish premiership, as well. treble—chasing celtic host hearts today, and after the match, they will be presented with the league trophy. their unbeaten run this season already stands at a5 games. if they avoid defeat today, they will be the first title—winning side to complete an unbeaten league campaign in over a century. it's a huge testament to the professionalism and the quality and the mentality of the squad. so yes,
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we wa nt the mentality of the squad. so yes, we want to finish the job well. we will be playing the front of a packed out stadium, and i am hoping that we can celebrate with the 3ath victory. inverness have been relegated from the scottish premiership. two goals from alex fisher gave them a 3—2 win over motherwell, but it wasn't enough. they needed hamilton to lose, but they beat dundee by a—0, sending inverness down to the championship. hamilton will now face dundee united, in a two—legged premiership play—off. brechin city go up to the scottish championship, after beating alloa athletic on penalties. james dale had already been named man of the match before scoring the crucial spot—kick. officials at wembley stadium say appropriate action will be taken, if needed, following the pitch invasion after millwall's victory over bradford city in the league one play off final. steve morison scored in the 85th minute at wembley to return the london side to the second tier of english football, two years after they were relegated.
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hundreds of lions fans invaded the pitch afterwards. morison complained those supporters responsible ruined the post—match celebrations for him. exeter will play wasps in the premiership final. they will meet at twickenham next weekend. both teams scored late tries in dramatic semi—finals. wasps beat leicester, while exeter ended saracens's hopes of another double, as tim hague reports. saracens were a team on a mission, and their target was a second successive european and domestic double. and while the first part was achieved in edinburgh last weekend, could exit chiefs stop them from achieving the second? and whether place in the premiership final up forgrabs, place in the premiership final up for grabs, there was nothing in this during the first half. 6—6 and no tries, but that would soon change, with nowell proving he has been selected for the british and irish lions tour to new zealand this summer. yet the reigning champions we re summer. yet the reigning champions were not about to give up their title without a fight. there were
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just five minutes remaining when ellery touchdown. before there was one final twist. 30 seconds to go, simmonds somewhere and they are denied sary ‘s the double—double. that one ending 18— 16, and the second semi—final was even closer. wasps were aiming for their first final in nine years, and it all began brilliantly. kurtley beale getting there first. yet leicester fought back. the underdogs maybe, but this was a club with so much pedigree and a led into the final few minutes. but they could not hang onjosh few minutes. but they could not hang on josh bassett sending wasps few minutes. but they could not hang onjosh bassett sending wasps back to twickenham for a date with the exeter chiefs. the top two clubs in the regular season now the final two clu bs. munster will play scarlets in the pro 12 final in dublin next saturday. 0spreys had hoped to make it an all—welsh final, but munster came from behind to win by 23—3 thanks to tries from francis saili, simon zebo and andrew conway. rugby league's magic weekend
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lived up to its billing for the new st helens head coach, justin holbrook. his side thrashed second—placed hull by a5—0. holbrook had only taken charge of one training session on friday ahead of the game, yet he clearly had an impact, as saints turned in an impressive display, running in eight tries. in the day's other games, wakefield beat widnes while wigan and warrington drew 2a—2a. boxer liam walsh fell short in his attempts to win his first world title, being stopped inside three rounds by american gervanter davis.
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davis, the ibf super—featherweight champion who is promoted by floyd mayweather, made light work of walsh, knocking him down in the third round. and the referee stopped the fight not long after that knock down. despite playing twice in a day, novak djokovic brushed aside dominic thiem to reach the final at the rome masters. having earlier finished off his rain—delayed quarter—final againstjuan martin del potro, djokovic beat thiem 6—1, 6—0. he will play germany's alexander zverev, who at the age of 20 is the youngest player in a decade to reach a masters final. it's one of the world's most popular flower shows — and as the blooms of colour and creativity go on display at the royal chelsea flower show, one garden will be a place of tranquillity and reflection.
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david domoney‘s design for the commonwealth war graves commission, celebrates the 850 gardeners who maintain 1.7 million war graves for visitors. daniela relph has been to see the garden being built. it is not an obvious place to start. awar it is not an obvious place to start. a war cemeteries of france and belgium. this will be a chelsea garden inspired a remembrance. designer david domeny is creating the garden for the commonwealth war g raves the garden for the commonwealth war graves commission. for david, this is both a working trip and a personal journey. his great—grandfather henry domeny fought in the first world war for the somerset light infantry. he aims to create a garden that honours him and the sacrifice of millions. 500 people in a day. just gone. much of this garden will be made by those who work with the commonwealth war g raves who work with the commonwealth war graves commission. since the measurement from the back of the railings to the moment it starts to ineed... railings to the moment it starts to i need... many of the bricks used will come from belgium, the same bricks used in the cemeteries. local meta lworkers bricks used in the cemeteries. local metalworkers have created these leaves to be placed in the garden.
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french stonemasons have made a centrepiece, which will sit at the heart of the chelsea design. and the grand read that will form the entrance to the garden, made in belgium, bringing visitors into a place for quiet contemplation. —— wreath. but back home, the actual construction of the chelsea garden isa construction of the chelsea garden is a noisy and surprisingly ruthless business. at the local nursery in hampshire, this is the chelsea dress rehearsal. i think the trees need to be reversed, but am wondering whether we half of the back one in a bit? each of the trees surrounding the garden are carefully moved into place. the layout is checked and twea ked. place. the layout is checked and tweaked. this is where the design becomes a reality. what it is doing is almost coming around us, and almost like giving the garden a cuddle. the construction of a chelsea garden is a nerve racking business. however much you plan a
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new design, there are some elements that are quite simply out of your control. we have to grow about four times the plants that we need just to get them to flower at the right time for the chelsea flower show. to get them to flower at the right time for the chelsea flower showm is quite a brutal selection process, then. it is, it is a brutal selection process to get into chelsea at as a designer, but the pla nts chelsea at as a designer, but the plants go through the same process as well. we have to get them looking good, no insect bites, no leaf damage. and of course, with a changing of the weather we are totally at the mercy of the climate. the colours of plants and flowers for the garden will reflect the mood of tranquillity. purples, pinks and whites, they will be roses and areas. 0ver whites, they will be roses and areas. over the last few days, the commonwealth war graves commission has moved into its chelsea home. the final work is being done. i tomorrow it will be ready to show. in so many ways, a garden to remember. painstaking with all of that detail.
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after yesterday... my goodness, one of those days where the morning was beautiful walking the dog, but lunchtime, the barbecue, the football tournament, i was absolutely drenched. that shows you should always pay attention to the forecast. it was spot on yesterday. you should have known better. a glorious start for many today. the disturbed weather alluded to already moved away from the british isles. even worse for scotland. that has moved away. not plain sailing. you can see behind me the tail end of a weather front will waft with thicker cloud. that is the exception to the rule. a lot of fine and dry weather. a glorious day for england and wales
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and the east of scotland as well. temperatures pushing on by nine o'clock to 1a degrees. not cold at all. thicker cloud coming from that weather front. the odd all. thicker cloud coming from that weatherfront. the odd bit all. thicker cloud coming from that weather front. the odd bit of rain never amounting to much. the south—western corner of scotland sees cloud verstappen. that will go further north gradually. any rain from that will be found largely in the west of scotland. i will not talk too much about the rain. if you have a barbecue mid—afternoon, and there is a lot going on this time of year, a glorious afternoon. watch out for the sun if you are out there any time today. those clear skies will migrate as further northwards during the course of the night. frost? no, not really. warmerair coming out of the continent, both by day and by night. that will mark the days and nights in the coming week.
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another weather front bringing cloud and rain into scotland and northern ireland. elsewhere, unbroken sunshine, up to 23. the middle part of the week. chelsea, a number of other things as well going on, that high pressure the dominant feature. it will get increasingly warm. terrorise say it, almost a taste of summer. “— terrorise say it, almost a taste of summer. —— dare i say it. terrorise say it, almost a taste of summer. -- dare i say it. the sausages were all soggy, weren't they! a nightmare! that is enough! and now it is time for click. they are talking about cybersecurity. guards!
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welcome to the south coast of england, and the country's biggest fortification, dover castle. they say an englishman's house is his castle. this week, this castle is mine. like every other home in the land, it needs to be well defended, because these days, it is constantly under attack. the walls make it out burglars, but today's digital invader is wily, and can worm its way in through the smallest gaps. last week's global cyber attack on companies in around 150 countries shows just how vulnerable systems can be, even if you are not called into clicking dodgy links. so this week, we're
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looking at cybersecurity. it's me versus the bad guys out there. and they might be small, but there's a lot of them. so what can i do to shore up my defences? one thing is through biometrics. gadgets already recognise our fingerprint, and now banks are starting to identify us using our voices. so how secure is it? is it possible, for example, to fake someone's voice? we asked dan simmons to give it a go, or most precisely, to find the one person who might stand a chance at breaking into his bank account. thanks, ben. well, one of the things that you might not know about me is that i am the only member of the click team to have a twin brother. hi. his name isjoe, and we kind of sound quite alike. we kind of do sound quite alike.
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but i came out first, and hejust copied me. yeah, well, for this report, it's going to bejoe trying to copy me... together: ..as we try to break into a bank. but first, we're going to need some help. yep, i really think this guy is going to help us. right, good, good. all right, nice to meet you. if you'd like to sit down... what we're going to do first is i have this little analysis tool here. and what this will do is just detect, first of all, the pitch of your voice. this system that you're trying to break in is analysing your voice in lots of different ways. so there will be about 100 different variables it is picking up on. hello, i'd like to access my account, please, today... hello, i wondered if i could access my account today. you see there are pretty big differences between them. so who do you think is the bigger adam's apple, out of both of you? i can't see mine. together: yayayayahh. .. it's the first time i've tried to use the telephone banking service, and i'm not set up, so i am hoping... laughs how many - how long do you want to make this? a bit shorter, 0k, a bit shorter.
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that wasn't axactly the way you said it the first time. i'd like to take everything out, today, please. that was. i'd like to take everything out, today, please. that is — that is close. that's not true. that is not true. excellent, that is brilliant. thank you very much. no worries at all! what're you dressed like that for? well, we're doing a job, aren't we? i've got a gun. you don't need a gun, do you? your voice is your weapon. take that off! erica is the voice of nice — nice is the voice security provider
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for citibank credit ca rd—holders in the us, among others. hi, nice to meet you, too. joe's going to try to break into my account, what chances do you think he has? very slim. what advice can you give me to try and break into his account? well, you've known him your entire life, so try to imitate his voice. she seems very confident about this — what — what why is it that you think that, maybe, my twin brother can't break into my account? voice biometrics is the most accurate form of identification there is for access into financial institutions. why? it registers over 100 different characteristics with voice. half of them personality and the half are physical. and you do look a little bit different, and your voices are different, so you will have different vocal characteristics. so therefore, what percentage chance do you think i have? it would be one out of several hundred thousand. how do you make it so that i can access my account, even if, like, at the moment, i have a little bit of a... coughs as i said, there's over
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100 characteristics, and a cough or cold only affects about two. so we still have all those other characteristics to work with, and we can use those for identification. and has anybody fooled the system through the front door? basically, pretending to be somebody they're not? no. can i asked another question? it mightjust be a bit out the ballpark, but is this legal? i'm here to break into the account of dan simmons. joe, you really don't need the gun. what do i have to do? let's give this a shot. 0k? hi, yes, i'd like to access my current account, if i can, please? yes, it's probably about £10, something like that. yeah. thanks very much. yeah, that's great. thank you.
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you failed — but close. wow, look at how close this is over here. look at that! if we come over here, it you can see there's the threshold level, and that — that is pretty close. that was not a bad first go. thatjust came out of nowhere. first go, very good. it came out of absolutely nowhere! very good. but that's how you test the system, isn't it? yes, we that's how we test the system. we test it with twins, and siblings, and imitators. you know, a fraudster wouldn't get three chances, and the reason a fraudster wouldn't get three chances is that we would register the multiple failures, and it would dynamically increase the threshold on the third, and put a flag on the account. right, that is not to say, of course, that it's impossible, is it? it's not impossible, it's just very improbable. so, dan, your bank account
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is still safe, although your twin got away with some pretty cool stationery. yeah, the old fashioned way. were you surprised that the voice attack didn't work? yeah, iwas, actually. we really tried hard to match up our voices. you know, we used the voice coach and the rest of it, and itjust bubbled under what we needed and couldn't get in. what about the simpler stuff that we have been asked by banks in the last few years, like "my voice is my password," did you try that? oh yeah, we had a crack at that. to get into my account, my twin needs my sort code and my account number, things i have already helped him outwith. he also needs to know my birthdate, but that's probably something he already knows. the question is, can my voiceprint give me any extra protection? secret bank, we're not getting any bank names away. good afternoon.
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welcome to hsbc. oh, it's... please enter your sort code, or... oh, i've got this one. now, interestingly,it‘s the pin number, and the account number, which, if you are from the days from the old cheque—book, then both of those things you'd use to print objects. so if you've got an old cheque from somebody you already know that. ..your date of birth. he knows my date of birth because we share the same date of birth. after the tone, please repeat the phrase "my voice your password". my voice is my password. i'm sorry, i didn't catch that. after the tone, please repeat the phrase "my voice your password". my voice is my password. welcome to hsbc advance. the balance of your account is £1.le credit. i'm off to the bank! for your available balance... i thought it would be more than that, dan. laughs evil twin was in.
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perhaps more surprising when you consider the service providers test their systems with twins to improve security. i can get into other accounts, apparently, dan, so... hsbc told us: major security no no man works at an undisclosed financial institution. 0h. he manages innovation, because they have an innovation unit. so what's he been innovating? just watch the way he uses his phone, because his security system is doing just that. and even with all his login details, i'll need to replicate how he holds,
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taps, and tilts his device. ha, hi! chris, would you mind lending me that for a moment? no luck. it's beaten me. that'll be yours, then. thank you very much. brilliant security tips there. unfortunately, i think they've arrived a little bit too late for me. still, there you go. thanks for watching and i really, really hope that i will see you soon! hello, this is breakfast,
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with rogerjohnson and rachel burden. donald trump prepares to address the leaders of more than a0 muslim nations. in his first foreign trip as president, he will call for a united front against religious extremism. good morning, it is sunday 21 may. also ahead: labour renews its push
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