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tonight at ten, president trump has told the leaders of more than forty muslim nations, they must unite, to defeat religious extremism. they must unite, to defeat speaking in saudi arabia, he said the middle east cannot wait for american power to crush the "barbaric criminals". drive them out of your community. the "barbaric criminals". drive them out of your holy land. the "barbaric criminals". and drive them out of this earth. the "barbaric criminals". and we're live in edinburgh tonight — where the scottish party leaders have engaged in their first televised debate of the campaign. take your second referendum off the table... where is the nhs? off the table... ..do what you promised the people of scotland... where is the nhs? the people of scotland... ..that you would do. the people of scotland... there were some robust exchanges on the question of scottish independence — the impact of brexit — and health and education policy. the impact of brexit — and we'll have the latest reaction to conservative plans for reforming social care and winter fuel benefit for pensioners. good evening.
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president trump has told the leaders of more than a0 muslim nations, they must join forces to defeat religious extremism. he also said arab leaders had a responsibility to tackle violence in their own countries. a responsibility to tackle violence speaking in saudi arabia, on the second day of his tour of the middle east and europe, he said extremists must find no sanctuary, and he accused iran of representing "the tip of the spear of terrorism," helping to fuel sectarian conflict. our north america editor, jon sopel, is travelling with the president. the president has been on a deep immersion into middle east politics today, and a charm offensive, meeting a host of arab and gulf leaders from across the region. meeting a host of arab and gulf and one central geopolitical subject, the fight against islamist extremism, and how to make good on his pledge to destroy
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so—called islamic state. on his pledge to destroy but after the trenchant and some would say islamophobic language of the trump election campaign the president chose a much more moderate tone today. the president chose a much more we are not here to lecture. the president chose a much more we are not here to tell other people how to live. what to do. other people how to live. how to be. other people how to live. or how to worship. other people how to live. instead, we are here to offer partnership. based on shared interests and values. and he framed the choice that arab leaders faced like this. this is not a battle between different faiths. different sects. between different faiths. or different civilisations. between different faiths. this is a battle between barbaric criminals who seek to obliterate human life and decent people all in the name of religion. this is a battle between good and evil. and he said that if terrorism
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was to be defeated it was up to the people in that room to do more. a better future is only possible if your nations drive out the terrorists. possible if your nations and drive out the extremists. possible if your nations drive them out. possible if your nations drive them out of your places of worship. communities. drive them out of your holy land. places of worship. and drive them out of this earth. places of worship. this speech was a far cry from the language that donald trump and his allies used during the campaign. no more talk that islam hates us. during the campaign. no more mention of this being a clash of sterilisations. —— no more mention of this being a clash of civilisations. and the one phrase that he chided hillary clinton and barack obama for not using, radical islamic terrorism was not even mentioned. that was then.
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terrorism was not even mentioned. donald] trump is calling for a total and complete shutdown of muslims entering the united states. radical islam is coming to our shores. we have a radical islamic terrorism problem, folks. and this is now. terrorism problem, folks. donald trump has made a lot of friends with his visit and this speech. a lot of friends with his a more inclusive tone, a pledge of american help, combined with a strong attack on iran. exactly what his saudi hosts were hoping for. and this is what president trump wants to see more of, the new global centre for combating extremist ideology that the saudis have built. extremist ideology that and the clear message, this is a worldwide problem and requires a worldwide solution. this is a worldwide problem john sopel, bbc news, riyadh. this is a worldwide problem our security correspondent frank gardner joins us from the saudi capital riyadh now, frank. and the listened intently to the frank. president's
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and the listened intently to the president's words, but what do you think many of them are subjects and citizens made of his speech? they nearly always is a considerable gulf between what leaders and government, official media says, and what people are saying at street level. at an official level, it has gone down well, there is some relief in riyadh that somebody who shoots from the hip and goes off script has stuck to the script. and has said things that have gone down pretty popularly here. at street level people are saying, one speech isn't going to undo the prejudice they think america shows towards the muslim nations, that goes back decades in their view. people in iran are saying this is a slap in the face for their election that they had only two days ago, which has
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the conservatives say this policy shows if they end up back in here they will make the tough choices needed by governments. borisjohnson said he understood people's reservations, however, the party's political opponents sense some vulnerability. what we are seeing this weekend with the conservatives under increasing pressure because they have chosen a dementia tax. because they have if you or your loved one has or will get dementia, they are coming for you. or will get dementia, labour, too, is on the attack, claiming the tory plan is unfair. the reason some people unfortunately call this a dementia tax is because you don't know what condition you'll suffer from. if it is a more serious one like dementia, and i'll tell you, i've been through this in my family, i know what it is like, what happens is that the burden falls upon you. i know what it is like, what happens but the tories say to sustain a system that is stretched they will stick to this plan and consult on the detail. nonetheless, labour's pitching hard to older voters, confident on this they can gain some ground.
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alex forsyth, bbc news, westminster. gain some ground. here in edinburgh tonight — the party leaders debated the question of a second independence referendum — the likely impact of brexit — and the direction of health and education policy — two areas of responsibility for the scottish government. two areas of responsibility not for westminster. two areas of responsibility our correspondent lorna gordon reports on the first leaders' debate of the campiagn in scotland. reports on the first leaders' debate the question of whether there should bea tonight's election debate covered relationship with europe. no surprise that the fire east comments were about scotland's place in the uk. —— the fiery comments were about scotland's place in the uk. arguing over who has been driving the constitutional debate so far. she
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says i talk about nothing else. she talks so much about independent i cannot get a word in. i have a tory leaflet here and it mentions an independence referendum 26 times. it doesn't mention the nhs ones. it doesn't mention the nhs ones. it doesn't mention the nhs ones. it doesn't mention education once. there was a simple way, if people wa nt there was a simple way, if people want me to stop fighting independence, there is a simple way of doing it, take your second referendum of the table. the labour manifesto is clearly against independence and a referendum because of the £15 billion worth of additional cuts that would come with that. for the snp it's always about independence. today brexit is the excuse. independence. today brexit is the excuse. every other day it could be any excuse. excuse. every other day it could be any excuse. there were questions from the audience, some on devolved issues such as health, education, and passion from the party leaders. the you have had ten years. proud of
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cuts, fewer support staff, and a widening gap between the richest and poorest, that your —— that is your record. the gap between the richest oi'i record. the gap between the richest on the poorest is not widening. the gap between the richest and the poorest is narrowing. you should put a modest penny on income tax to have a modest penny on income tax to have a colossal effect on public services. we want to invest education... for ruth davidson the task was to defend decisions at westminster at times. you are having remote ability cars taken away. more
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have been issued now since 2010. for the greens and you get for voters to ponder with a general election campaign which still has weeks to run. well our scotland editor sarah smith is here. she has been busy, she was sarah smith is here. motivating she has been busy, she was motivating the debate earlier this evening. there were tough exchanges. this is a westminster election, yet the debate will be on that. there we i’e the debate will be on that. there were some good questions from the audience about health and education that sparked some of the liveliest issues. that is controlled by the scottish government in holyrood. they have been in government for ten yea rs they have been in government for ten years now. people are taking into account how the schools and hospitals are being run. it cannot be divorced from the westminster election. nicola sturgeon got a hard time about that. she also had a few
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blows on ruth davidson, talking about austerity cuts. it is noticeable that ruth davidson often looks at her most uncomfortable when she is defending policies of the uk conservative party that come from westminster. brexit and independence we i’e were the main topics of the night. nicola sturgeon wanting to get a message across, a vote for nicola sturgeon wanting to get a message across, a vote for the snp is to get scotland's voice heard in the brexit negotiations. she didn't a nswer the brexit negotiations. she didn't answer the question about how bad will happen when the pm has already ruled out having a seat we rounded up a couple of swimmers, tracey and mike. is debt something you use? of swimmers, tracey and mike. there is a purpose for credit cards,
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i use them for overseas transactions and things i am not familiar with, but i pay it off immediately, so there is a purpose. but i pay it off immediately, i have a mortgage now. but i pay it off immediately, in my student days, i was in quite a large amount of student debt, and that is an area i do not want to return to. debt is something that worries you? want to return to. definitely. want to return to. it can give me sleepless nights. want to return to. bills come in constantly, but i try to look at the positives, because there are people who are a lot worse off. next time you can have a swim when your arm is better, so look after yourself. when your arm is better, there is help out there for people. when your arm is better, it is people with money problems who come to you at the food bank? it is not just about food, although we distribute two tonnes a week, and that is rising. although we distribute two tonnes they come with other issues, and debt issues are a common problem. issues, and debt issues there has been a change in the type of people coming with debt problems? yes, it used tojust be people
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on low income, benefit income, but now it is people working, they are using their credit facilities to get through to the next payday. enjoy the sun and deckchairs. through to the next payday. there is a lot of debt sloshing around out there, but how do we compare to our neighbours? this shows debt as a percentage of disposable income, and you can see the uk is quite high, but not as high as australia, denmark and canada, all of which have robust economies as well. all of which have robust do we need to worry about being in debt? you have some thoughts. about being in debt? debt sounds like a dirty word, but it does not have to be, as long as you can repay what you borrow, and you are not using it to cover your day—to—day living expenses. wages are not expected to go up and inflation is, so that could squeeze our household incomes, and we will start to struggle. incomes, and we will if rates went up by 1%, that would be an extra £71
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a month on an 85—grand variable—rate tracker mortgage. research from experian says that almost 6 million households currently have no savings whatsoever, which could leave people struggling if things do get more costly. but debt can be good if you are repaying it sensibly, it can help you to buy things to make your life easier. for many people, managing it is dependent on economic stability, and things might look calm at the moment, but there is an undercurrent of uncertainty. calm at the moment, but there and for more on the election, including details on how to register to vote — the deadline is tomorrow — head to our website at bbc. co. uk/election2017. now, clive, it's back to you.
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scientists in the uk are investigating whether many cases of depression could be triggered by an overactive immune system. it's a theory attracting a lot of attention, and researchers are now looking at whether some anti—inflammatory drugs might help certain patients. anti—inflammatory drugs might our medical correspondent fergus walsh has this special report. depression is now the leading cause of ill health and disability worldwide. cause of ill health but around a third of patients who seek help don't respond to drug treatments or talking therapies. who seek help don't respond to drug so now scientists are trying a radical new approach. this team at king's college london are examining physical, rather than mental causes, for depression. are examining physical, rather in particular, they are looking at whether the immune system, which is designed to defend our
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bodies, can be a source of psychological harm. bodies, can be a source carmine pariante has spent 20 years investigating the link between the immune system and depression. so we know that stress activates the immune system. it is a physiological response in a situation of dangers. however, chronic life adversity switches on the immune system permanently. switches on the immune this affects the brain. switches on the immune it disrupts the connection between the different neurones and this is what creates the depressive symptoms. they are looking for bio markers in patients' blood and saliva that show inflammation, a sign that the immune system is in overdrive. a sign that the immune they are hoping to help patients like michaela whitton from brighton. depression, i think, has always been with me, from my teenage years until today, you know? it's been a part of my life. until today, you know? it's been something that has limited my capacity and capabilities.
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probably progressively more so as you get older, as well. michaela has given tissue samples and is being scanned to see whether her immune system has caused inflammation in her brain. it's part of a wellcome trust funded trial led by ed bullmore. he says drugs used for conditions like rheumatoid arthritis could be repurposed. like rheumatoid arthritis if we can identify the bio markers that will allow us to predict which patients with depression are most likely to respond to anti—inflammatory drugs, the good news is that there are a lot of anti—inflammatory drugs already available that might turn out to be effective antidepressants. already available that might turn there are several trials underway testing anti—inflammatory drugs for depression. testing anti—inflammatory for michaela, finding a cause which is not in the mind would help change public perception. which is not in the mind would help to be able to say there are physical causes for depression, or other mental health issues — this is immense. it's a massive, massive turnaround
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and will definitely go towards combating some of the stigma that we have here around mental health issues. that we have here around our medical correspondent, fergus walsh reporting. the un security council is to meet fergus walsh reporting. on the un security council is to meet on tuesday to discuss the latest missile test by north korea which took place despite warnings of new sanctions. it's the latest in a series of tests and launches amid concerns about the country's nuclear capability. earlier this month, north korea successfully launched a long range missile — prompting protests from japan. the latest launch is being analysed by washington and south korea. felixstowe coastguard says it's concerned for a family of minke whales, off the suffolk coast. concerned for a family of minke one adult washed up on a beach yesterday, while a second and a young calf are also believed to have died. three more whales appeared to be in trouble further out to sea, one in waters off harwich in essex. in trouble further out to sea, in football, all 20 teams
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were in action on the final day of the premier league season, with the action dominated by the race for champions league places. with the action dominated by the match of the day follows the news, and later in scotland, so if you don't want to know what happened you know what to do. manchester city and liverpool grabbed the last two champions league spots at the expense of arsenal. and chelsea, have been crowned premier league champions. today they beat sunderland 5—1 at stamford bridge, in a match that marked the end of captainjohn terry's career at the club, after more than 700 appearances. celtic have completed an entire league season unbeaten, the first time that's happened in scotland since the 1890s. today they won their final game 2—0 against hearts, finishing on 106 points, thirty ahead of aberdeen in second place. thirty ahead of aberdeen joe wilson reports. thirty ahead of aberdeen celtic park can seem like its own world, rotating around scottish
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football, untouchable, invincible. with traditional respect, celtic were applauded onto the pitch by hearts. celtic were applauded many opponents have just been observers this season. but that's not celtic‘s fault. observers this season. here they had to wait until the second half for theirfirst goal. until the second half history surrounded the players. until the second half displays to remember 1967 when celtic were the best team in europe, never mind scotland. but here now was an opportunity for stuart armstrong, for celtic‘s 106th of the league season, a premiership record in itself. of the league season, 2—0 the final score, manager brendan rodgers' first scottish premiership season unbeaten. brendan rodgers' first scottish ambitions must lie in the european champions league. with the cup final to come, in scotland all they could do celtic have done. in scotland all they could joe wilson, bbc news. in scotland all they could that's it. in scotland all they could you can see more on all of today's
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stories on the bbc news channel. but do stay with us on bbc1, it's now time for all news where you are.have a very good night. it's now time for all news where it has been a weekend of two halves, many of us saw heavy downpours at times on saturday, but sunday has been turning warmer and drier. through much of the week ahead, this theme continues, things will be quite warm, and looking largely dry, with high pressure in charge. low pressure not to far away. tonight and into monday, it approaches the north—west of the uk, bringing a few showers across northern ireland and western scotland. elsewhere, it is dry across the board, and a frost—free morning. in the rush hour, we start to see the rain heading into the far west of scotland. much of scotland is dry and fine. a few showers making their way across northern ireland.
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as we move south across the whole of england and wales, not much variation in weather. it is looking dry and bright. a bit of patchy cloud, fairly light wind. heading through the day, england and wales stay dry throughout. some patchy cloud, but driest and brightest in the south—east. it is cooler further north—west, a few splashes of rain for northern ireland and scotland. in the south, it feels warm on monday. through the evening, the cloud pushes west to east across scotland. that is courtesy of this weather front. behind it, high pressure builds in from the south, settling things down. a westerly breeze on tuesday, not quite as warm as monday.
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we could see light rain in the west. anywhere across central and eastern parts, it is fine and dry. the best of the sunshine towards the east. a similar day on wednesday, high pressure dominates, so across the board it looks dry, with patchy cloud, light wind. the temperatures again doing well. it warms up even more as we look towards the end of the week, we could see 26 by friday. bye for now. hello, this is bbc news. we'll be taking a look at tomorrow morning's papers in a moment, but first the headlines. donald trump has told the leaders of more than a0 muslim nations that they must join forces and play their part in defeating religious extremism. the conservatives defend proposals to change social care but won't confirm which pensioners will lose
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their winter fuel allowance. labour says it will keep the allowance and guarantee annual rises in pensions and other benefits. the party leaders in scotland have clashed over brexit, austerity and independence at the first tv election debate north of the border. other topics that were up for discussion included education, the nhs, taxation and welfare cuts. in meet the alter this week, i will be talking about a novel, peculiar ground, said in a country house that becomes a stage for a gripping drama stretching across three centuries. hello and welcome to our look ahead to what the the papers will be bringing us tomorrow. finally, i get to do some work
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tonight! with me are the parliamentary journalist tony grew and caroline frost, entertainment editor at huffington post uk. nice to have you both here, coordinated outfits all—round! do not read anything into it! we will start with the financial times. claims that theresa may failed to consult some of her most senior colleagues on manifesto plans to overhaul the social—care system. the times also goes for social care, saying that the planned changes could be wrecked by poorly performing local authorities. the metro also leads with the general election, reporting that the tories are now looking to attackjeremy corbyn after polls showed their lead over labour being cut in half. the telegraph reports that jeremy corbyn is at the centre of a growing row after they say he repeatedly refused to condemn the actions of republican terrorists in ireland. the express, meanwhile, says that britain is set to enjoy a blast of summer with ten days of sunshine.
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