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hello, this is breakfast with rogerjohnson and rachel burden. detectives release new images of the manchester bomber salman abedi. the pictures were taken in the hours before the attack, police are asking the public for help in tracing his movements. the parents of one of the victims georgina callander add their own tribute to the thousands that have been placed by members of the public. manchester's first big music event since the bombing goes ahead with a highly visible police presence and no hitches. good morning, it's sunday 28th may. british airways resumes flights in and out of heathrow and gatwick after an it failure leaves thousands of passengers stranded around the world. concern from senior dentists as new figure suggests that tooth decay is the single biggest cause of hospital admissions in england for the under—ss. in sport, celtic did
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the treble and yet another fa cup trophy for arsenal and arsene wenger, but we won't find out until next week if he's staying on as manager. and darren has the weather. good morning. some warm sunshine developing today, watch out later on, though, because more storms arriving in the south, they will push northwards this evening, overnight and into tomorrow. join me laterfor more details. good morning. first, our main story. police investigating the terror attack in manchester have released new images of salman abedi, the man who carried out the bombing, on the night of the attack. with 11 men under arrest and searches at addresses across the north—west of england, police say they are putting together a picture of his last hours, as esyllt carr reports. in a crowd he would barely have been noticed. this is the manchester bomber salman abedi on the night he murdered 22 children, women and men.
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a rucksack on his back, he'd flown in from libya five days earlier. police have released this picture, its background removed, because they want information about what he did in that time. day and night they've crisscrossed manchester, raiding buildings, making arrests. this was moss side yesterday. the area was cordoned off for a while with the bomb disposal team on standby. 11 men are in custody and there are now 17 searches either concluded or continuing, largely in the north—west of england. police have revealed that after the bombing at 10:33pm on monday night, forensic officers went straight in to examine the aftermath. within two hours they'd identified the bomber, possibly from id found on his body. they've tracked his movements from the family home to the flat he's said to have rented before disappearing to libya,
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returning on the 18th of may to move into a city centre apartment where the bomb was likely to have been assembled. they've pieced together his network, friends and relatives are in custody. they're gathering financial evidence of who backed him, but crucially they now know how the bomb was put together. that will help them judge the ongoing risk of another attack. yesterday the terrorism threat level was lowered, an attack now considered highly likely but not imminent. security remains high at public events over the bank holiday weekend with soldiers expected on the streets until midnight on monday. meanwhile, the police are urging the public to remain vigilant. esyllt carr, bbc news. the parents of manchester bombing victim georgina callander have placed flowers among the tributes left in st ann's square in the city.
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yesterday they released balloons in memory of their 18—year—old daughter. in a statement released through greater manchester police georgina's family said, "unless our government opens its eyes we know we are only another in a long line of parents on a list that continues to grow. the conservatives and labour are both vowing to improve security on britain's streets if they form the next government. theresa may is highlighting tory plans for a new body to advise on tackling extremism, whilejeremy corbyn is pledging to boost the number of police and intelligence staff. our political correspondent matt cole joins us from our london newsroom. matt, good morning. is security now in the light of what happened last week in manchester a key political battleground in this election? morning, roger, morning, rachel. yes is the short answer to that question, i don't think we would have been seeing security elements of the parties‘ manifestoes
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highlighted quite so much this weekend if we hadn't had those terrible events in manchester on monday. the conservatives are highlighting their manifesto promised for a commission to tackle extremism. theresa may says this is something that will have teeth, have a legal requirement to identify extremism in all its forms, notjust violent extremism but extremism of all kinds, and a particular focus where it affects women too on issues like female genital mutilation. what the conservatives haven't done is explained how this will work, how this body will recommend new laws to government, how those laws will be taken up and how the body would be funded. labour for its taken up and how the body would be funded. labourfor its part is pointing to its manifesto promise to put 10,000 extra police offices onto the streets, 3000 extra firefighters, 3000 more prison officers, extra border guards too but today they're also saying they wa nt but today they're also saying they want 1000 extra security officials
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for m15, want 1000 extra security officials formis, m16, want 1000 extra security officials for m15, m16, gchq. very much this is on the agenda now. matt, thanks very much. matt cole. the snp will today outline what it describes as a responsible plan for billions of pounds in extra public spending across the uk over the next five years. snp leader nicola sturgeon says the proposals would help the economy grow and safeguard public services. the party will release its plans in detail when it publishes its manifesto on tuesday. british airways says that says it hopes to restore some normality to its services today, after yesterday's catastrophic computer failure left thousands of passengers around the world stranded. the airline says the it problems were caused by a powerfailure. 0ur reporter sara smith is near heathrow for us this morning. how do they begin to sort this out and get passengers back in the air ain? they say some of their it systems have now returned, so today at
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gatwick they're going back to near normal services. here at heathrow they say the majority of flights should be going up and we have seen some going up—to—date, whereas of course yesterday there was nothing. but there will be further disruption today not least because ecru and aircraft are in the wrong locations after being grounded yesterday —— going up today. thousands of heading off on holiday, for business meetings, going to family events, one person said their best man was stuck at the airport and was needed at their wedding and was stuck here yesterday, stuck at other locations like gatwick but other locations around the world. very frustrated at the lack of information. one of the problems was the systems failure meant the website and call centre didn't work so they didn't know what was going on. they were queueing up thinking they were going to get on an aircraft and then they were told they weren't. here at heathrow and gatwick they said don't turn up u nless
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gatwick they said don't turn up unless you have a confirmed booking and do check your flight isn't cancelled before you come along here. sarah smith with the latest from heathrow airport this morning. tooth decay is the biggest cause of hospital admissions in england for children underfive. in a report out today, the british dentaljournal says treating dental disease costs the nhs almost £3.5 billion a year, and children from disadvantaged backgrounds are more likely to require treatment. the american rock musician greg allman has died. # but back home you'll always run to sweet melissa... the 69—year—old became a star in the late ‘60s as part of the allman brothers band, the group he formed with his brother, duane. one of their best known songs is the 1973 hitjessica, which was used as the opening theme tune to top gear. that would have been one of those
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good pub quiz questions, i never knew it was that particular song. the great manchester run is going ahead this morning in the city centre amid heightened security and an atmosphere of quiet defiance. 35,000 participants will be running through the city centre in the second major sporting event in the city since the attacks on monday. 0ur reporter catriona renton is down on the start line and she joins us now. good morning. how has what happened in manchester earlier this week affected the planning for this event, which has been scheduled for many months? well, you can see we're at the start line here and things are at the start line here and things a re really at the start line here and things are really getting under way, the pa and music being tested, the barriers being put up for the tens of thousands we expect to line the streets of manchester this morning to watch the 35,000 runners taking
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pa rt to watch the 35,000 runners taking part in both of the events today, the ten k and the half marathon. yes, this had been thrown into doubt of course following the attack on monday evening and then when the threat level was raised to critical. even though the threat level was at critical the police and organisers of this event absolutely determined to make sure it goes ahead, to let people in manchester gets back to some kind of normality after the awful events of monday —— get back. even though the threat level has now been lowered to severe, there's still the same number of police on the streets so people can expect a high visibility to make them feel safe. there will be a minute's silence at the start, the main event, the 10k, will get under way at10am, event, the 10k, will get under way at 10am, the half marathon starts at 9am, and many people taking part, celebrities including peter hook from new order, bryan robson from
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manchester united, an actor from coronation street and andy burnham, the greater manchester mayor, he has done so much this week to lead the people of magister and show this city is fighting back and it will not give into what happened on monday. catreena, thanks very much indeed, 35,000 people running and some bloke from breakfast tv will be doing his best as well! good luck. i think today will be special and you get always so much great support. that is what everyone is hoping and that it all goes smoothly. british airways says that says it hopes to restore some normality to its services today after yesterday's catastrophic computer failure left thousands of passengers around the world stranded. the airline says the it problems were caused by a powerfailure. 0ne customer still waiting to catch their flight is lucy thomson.
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she was supposed to fly to las vegas for a 40th birthday celebration, but is still in the departure lounge. how are you? very tired, we haven't slept for ages. we left at 2pm yesterday and it is carnage here, no direction, no blankets, no water, no food. we are having to fend for ourselves. tell us what it was like when you arrived and you knew something wasn't right and what unfolded after that? we came from cardiff and we got a call from pa rents cardiff and we got a call from parents and husbands to let us know there was a problem. we thought we would arrive to see what the deal was and when we got here there was no notifications or staff, just something on the board saying all flights cancelled until 6pm and ours wasjune flights cancelled until 6pm and ours was june at 4:a0pm flights cancelled until 6pm and ours wasjune at 4:a0pm and we were told to leave the airport. we couldn't get back to cardiff so we had to stay here for the night and then it was bedlam, the shops were shut, the restau ra nts, was bedlam, the shops were shut, the restaurants, we had to sleep on the
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floor on our beach towels and rough it. then this morning we found out what was going on. severalflights have already been cancelled today. we wa nt have already been cancelled today. we want to see if we can get on the 12th 20 pm. . we want to see if we can get on the 12th 20 p.m. . pictures of you there with your friends travelling to the airport. —— the 12:20pm. you've been saving and planning for this for yea rs ? saving and planning for this for years? we have, four of us were 40 last year so we've been saving for yea rs last year so we've been saving for years and we have really been looking forward to it. we found a great deal in november and it gave us great deal in november and it gave us something to look forward to as a treat for the five of us. but it is what it is. we can see you trying to get some shut eye on the floor. do you think you will get away today? we are you think you will get away today? we a re really you think you will get away today? we are really hoping, we don't want to go home, we have all booked annual leave. we just want to go and enjoy ourselves and have a good celebration when we get there.
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fingers crossed you make it, lucy. thanks forjoining us. no problem, good morning. lucy thomson, stuck at heathrow yesterday as a result of those problems with rajesh airways. —— british airways. the aviation industry analyst and former british airways employee john strickland joins us from london. good morning. is this unprecedented, has it happened before, and 01t failure on this level? the only similar one was one year ago with delta. they cancelled all flights, not only in the us, but around the world. that is the only one i can think of. how damaging will this be, not in terms of finance, because they can afford the compensation, but the image of the brand? it is damaging financially. there is fear in management. we
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should understand that the cancelled flights do not generate the revenue they should have. they have to pay out compensation. and there is the question you raised about the image and how you manage it. once this is resolved there has to be forensic detailed information about what the problems were and that has to be communicated publicly ultimately once the findings are there to demonstrate that they have indeed got on top of the issue so they can run the business like they normally do with great effectiveness. while you were speaking, we were looking at some of the queues inside the terminal buildings at the desks. you we re terminal buildings at the desks. you were there yourself yesterday. what was it like? i was there for about five hours in the arrivals area meeting a friend whose flights did arrive. the challenge is that
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heathrow airport is enormous. it makes it extremely difficult to manage in any useful way. most of the systems, the staff are relying on information coming down. the staff themselves were not able to give information to customers. flights were cancelled. until 6pm and then ultimately the rest of the day. to communicate that to the volume of people, as your pictures showed, at the terminal, is impossible. staff had letters given to passengers with leaflets and so on. some were trying to give briefings. but what i saw, and i was asking questions, it was overwhelming for staff. they were asked numerous questions on almost a machine—gun—basis. that is always the challenge at a huge airport no matter what problem it is. thank you
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very much for your insight. that was an aviation consultant. but the weather doesn't look an aviation consultant. but the weather doesn't look that an aviation consultant. but the weather doesn't look that bad, an aviation consultant. but the weather doesn't look that bad, at least. not that bad at the moment. yesterday, thunder and lightning at this stage of the day, of course. none of that just yet. this this stage of the day, of course. none of thatjust yet. this is a picture taken from a weather watcher in somerset. the weather will change here. sunny spells widely. quite warm as well. expecting more storms to arrive later on in the day. everything is moving up from the south. this cloud has brought storms around the bay of biscay already and into the north of france to give us a wet and to the day. a stormy end to the day mostly focused on the south—west later on. spells of sunshine developing. for many of us, like winds than yesterday. warm in the sunshine. however, a north—westerly breeze in
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scotland. we had 27 celsius yesterday around the murray firth. we are back down to 15—16 today. feeling quite cool. temperatures higher in the central belt. sunny spells developing in northern ireland. temperatures in the low 20s in northern england. the focus is on the torrential rain and storms in the torrential rain and storms in the south—west of england and south wales towards the south—east where temperatures will be into the mid—20s. some downpours. everything is moving north. as we had overnight, it turns wet more widely across england and wales. more storms developing as well. lighter rain developing in the southern scotla nd rain developing in the southern scotland and northern scotland will be pleasantly cool overnight. more mighty in the south and south—east in particular. that is behind the storms continuing to push north tomorrow morning. —— muggy. storms may ease off for a while towards
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scotland. behind that, further south, the sky will brighten. some sunshine. quite warm in the south—east. the potentialfor some showers around here. coolerfurther north, especially in northern scotland. 12—13 at best. next week, away from the far north—west of the uk, turning more dry, with some sunshine and light winds building. this area of high pressure. quite warm in sunshine. there are definitely some changes coming on the way. thank you. tooth decay is the biggest cause of hospital admissions in england for children underfive, and the british dentaljournal is warning those from disadvantaged backgrounds are more likely to require treatment. dentist andrew wilson has made a series of videos to help teachers show pupils the importance of good dental hygiene. 0ur health correspondent, dominic hughes, went to meet him at work in the classroom. it is important to brush your teeth because... they get to stick a...
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you will get holes in your teeth. he will not be able to eat any more. you will have to speak like this. a class of excited four— five—year—olds are discovering more about teeth. how to clean them and keep them safe from decay. andrew wilson is the dentist behind this project. he has come to salford, one of the highest places of tooth decay in england. he says it is never too early to learn about teeth. in england. he says it is never too early to learn about teethm in england. he says it is never too early to learn about teeth. if you are making it fun, children will lap up are making it fun, children will lap up information and they will hopefully go home and talk to mum and dad and hopefully they will think about what they are doing with brushing your teeth. as part of his
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mission, he has developed a series of films to help teachers in the classroom. given the consequences for children is tooth decay goes unchecked, these are lessons that need to be learned. classes like this one matter because tooth decay is by far the biggest reason children are admitted to hospital. many dentists say that educating children and families behind the dangers of tooth decay is being overlooked. children are going in the accident and emergency for a variety of dental problems. they first come to the department with a variety of bad diseases, with things like abscesses. the second type come in because of pain caused by quite bad decay and tooth pain. they don't need it in a hospital, they need to see a dentist. tooth decay is com pletely preve nta ble, see a dentist. tooth decay is completely preventable, but is com pletely completely preventable, but is completely linked to a sugary diet.
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is left unaffected, it could affect sleeping, eating, and even growth and self—esteem. —— ——if. after the lesson today, these children from salford will go home knowing how to ta ke salford will go home knowing how to take care of their teeth, and what happens if they don't. people who see me smile think i did not take ca re of see me smile think i did not take care of my teeth when i was younger. that i ate too many sweets and did not brush my teeth. when you smile, your teeth will be all black and people will think you have not taking care of them. if you break them, you will not have any, because after your grown—up teeth, you will not get any more. dominic hughes, bbc news, salford. we all know the importance of brushing your teeth. i did that at
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half past three this morning. brushing your teeth. i did that at half past three this morninglj brushing your teeth. i did that at half past three this morning. i hope so! yes, because otherwise you would do that! time for a look at the papers. financial journalist, margaret doyle, is here to tell us what's caught her eye. we will not go through all of them. we will not go through all of them. we just want to quickly go to the front page of the observer. the first one, the picture of salman abedi, he is on the front of most of the papers. in fact, margaret doyle, you chose the observer for your first, looking at marijuana in uruguay. yes, i had no idea, but apparently they have never criminalised any drug use. but they have recently gone further and brought in laws that allow you to grow, to sell, or to use marijuana.
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but there has been backlash among even the growers and those who believe they should be able to use it because the government has now introduced a register. so, if you use introduced a register. so, if you use it, you have to register with the government. the same if you are ina cannabis the government. the same if you are in a cannabis club. people are saying there is no register for drinking alcohol, and yet they argue that drinking alcohol is just as dangerous as taking cannabis. i know there is a big debate over which is more dangerous. some say this is not going far enough. latin america has had a massive problem with narcotics. does it mean they have less problems with drugs? this article does not go into it. but thatis article does not go into it. but that is one of the biggest arguments for decriminalisation. we spend all of this money in the war on drugs, and yet we still have drugs, and also all of this crime. certainly,
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the economist, they often argue for the economist, they often argue for the legalisation of drugs. that was one of the primary reasons. and also, pharmacies, the government can do what it does with tobacco and alcohol... tax it! lovely taxes! the 0bserver as well. summerhouses, country houses, rather, and an explosion in opera. they are all chasing the same clean —— clientele. a p pa re ntly chasing the same clean —— clientele. apparently there is a boom in opera. they are talking about why is it so pure? they think it is because of the great love of camping in the countryside. i don't think that is that unusual. many go from cities to
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towns in the summer. and also the british love of picnicking. yes. set up british love of picnicking. yes. set upa table british love of picnicking. yes. set up a table and have a few lasts is of wine. i am sure the opera is a pa rt of wine. i am sure the opera is a part of it. it is following the trend of music festivals. you wonder whether they are making much money. umm, this enormous feature, the mail oi'i umm, this enormous feature, the mail on sunday, on camilla. a beautiful photograph of her. the duchess of cornwall. her official title. believe it or not, she is about to turn 70 this summer. this interview is to mark that landmark birthday. first of all, she is quite open. they talk to her and her close
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friends. 0ne they talk to her and her close friends. one thing that stands out is she is an optimist. she says she is she is an optimist. she says she isa is she is an optimist. she says she is a positive person. it helps you get through life. i did kind of reflect on how one would you cannot use reflect on how one would you cannot use to describe her dear husband is optimistic. i suspect one of the things that is great about there marriage is she cheers him up and, you know, gives him some positive spirit. she talks about the negative press she had years ago. she said it is horrid. her worst enemy. because of her history, for some people, she will always be divisive. that is a shame. the fact that she is so open, i think it should make us all reflect on how people in the public eye, they are still human. absolutely. perhaps we should be more kind. by the way, when she got that negative dress, that was before the rise of social media. now, social media has made it so much more pervasive. ithink social media has made it so much more pervasive. i think whether it is journalism,
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more pervasive. i think whether it isjournalism, just as more pervasive. i think whether it is journalism, just as citizens, we have to rememberand is journalism, just as citizens, we have to remember and happy little bit of humanity dealing with people in the public eye. -- have a little bit. spoon feeding babies. we will come to that story next time around. and also obesity. for the time being, thank you so much. the andrew marr programme is on bbc one this morning at nine o'clock. andrew, what have you got coming up? good morning. i know you will reflect on events in manchester this week. absolutely. the entire election campaign has been knocked off course by the murders in manchester. today i will talk to the two lea d e rs manchester. today i will talk to the two leaders of the smaller parties, leanne wood, and the greens. and abbot and the home secretary, about security in manchester. and eight music flavour in manchester as well. "a. coming up in the next half hour. we'll speak to the organiser of the great manchester run about how the event has become
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a symbol of the city's resilience following monday's bomb attack. stay with us. headlines are on the way. hello, this is breakfast with rogerjohnson and rachel burden. coming up before 8am, darren will be here with the bank holiday weather. but first, a summary of this morning's main news. police investigating the terror attack in manchester have released new images of salman abedi, the man who carried out the bombing. taken in the hours before the attack, police have asked anyone who saw abedi to contact them. with 11 men under arrest and searches at addresses across the north—west of england, police are putting together a picture of his last movements. the family of nelljones, a 14—year—old victim, say their hearts have been shattered in a tribute to their daughter. in a statement released through greater manchester police this morning, they said we can't wrap our children in cotton wool. even though she's been taken from us we've had 14 lovely years with her and that makes us happy.
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it was her first pop concert. the conservatives and labour are both vowing to improve security on britain's streets if they form the next government. theresa may is highlighting tory plans for a new body to advise on tackling extremism, whilejeremy corbyn is pledging to boost the number of police and intelligence staff. british airways says that flights from gatwick and heathrow will return to near normal schedules after a widespread it failure caused all flights to be grounded yesterday. thousands of passengers were stranded at the airports all day. the boss of ba blamed a power supply problem, but many people have criticised the company for failing to keep them updated. tooth decay is the biggest cause of hospital admissions in england for children underfive. in a report out today, the british dentaljournal says treating dental disease costs the nhs almost £3.5 billion a year, and children from disadvantaged backgrounds are more likely to require treatment. the american rock musician greg allman has died. # but back home you'll always
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run to sweet melissa... the 69—year—old became a star in the late ‘60s as part of the allman brothers band, the group he formed with his brother, duane. one of their best known songs is the 1973 hitjessica, which was used as the opening theme tune to top gear. time for the sport and we don't know if it was arsene wenger‘s swansong yesterday? he is keeping tightlipped. but ending this season ona tightlipped. but ending this season on a high. at wembley in the fa cup final yesterday, everyone associated with arsenal breathed a sigh of relief. a tough season but finally a reason to celebrate. arsene wenger says we'll know
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about his future next week after guiding arsenal to yet another fa cup triumph. his seventh with the team. after missing out on the top four in the premier league it was his last chance for success this season. and against champions chelsea they delivered a 2—1win. 0lly foster was at wembley for us. if this is arsene wenger‘s last act, it's a very precious one. salvaging silver at the end of a very difficult season. i'm very proud because you see what kind of fight you have when you want to win one and you have to go through all the rounds, and if nobody has done it before, you know, i'm proud for having done two things that have not been done, win the championship without losing a game and win seven fa cups. so it's not easy, believe me. this is a record 13th fa cup for arsenal. yes, they they deserve this trophy, but should they really have been allowed that opening goal? alexis sanchez scored this inside the first five minutes. it's a goal that will go straight onto the syllabus at referee school. anthony taylor didn't
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spot the handball. the linesman flagged for offside against aaron ramsey, who seemed to be interfering with play, taylor wasn't impressed by that either. the goal stood. they could have scored more, chelsea captain gary cahill had tp cleared off the line twice, danny welbeck‘s header hit the post and aaron ramsey couldn't turn it in. the champions regrouped after half—time, david 0spina suddenly much busier in the gunners' goal. they should have had a breather when victor moses was sent off for diving but ten—man chelsea conjured an equaliser, diego costa gave them hope. three minutes later and aaron ramsey stooped and conquered. commentator: arsenal ahead once more, aaron ramsey scores for the gunners. costa was so close to equalising again but 0spina was brilliant again. this might have been chelsea's season, but this was very much arsenal's day. 0lly foster, bbc news, at wembley. imagine being so good, so strong, that no—one,
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not one team is able to beat you, for the entire season! that's exactly what celtic have done. they've now won the scottish cup, adding to the scottish premiership and league cup titles they've already wrapped up, making it an undefeated, domestic treble winning season for them. they left it late to beat aberdeen in the cup final. the game looked to be heading for extra time when tom rogic scored the winner in the second minute of injury time. they might have struggled in europe, but brendan rogers‘ invincibles have dominated the game in scotland in his first season in charge. it's been a dream. you could never have sat down with any manager coming in at the beginning of the season and write down what we would have done. i said to the players just before we went out, this is a game where you want them to write about it afterwards but you have to make it, you have to make history, it doesn'tjust happen. the players went out and did that and the second half in particular they were brilliant. in rugby union, exeter chiefs have won their first premiership title.
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they needed extra—time to beat wasps in the final at twickenham. it was all square after 80 minutes but a late penalty ensured the chiefs, who lost last year's final, were crowned champions for the first time in their history. it was only seven years ago that exeter won promotion to the top league, the premiership. 23—20 it finished. scarlets are the new champions of the pro 12 after an exciting 46—22 win over munster in the final in dublin. a nice send off for liam williams, who scored on his last appearance for scarletts before he moves to saracens next season. the welsh side ran in six tries in all to cap an impressive play—off campaign. england's cricketers have taken an unassailable lead in their one—day series against the world's number one side south africa. put in to bat, england set a victory target of 331 thanks largely to a century from ben stokes. south africa battled back and took the game to the very final ball but they couldn't get the four runs they needed. england are now 2—0 up in the three—match series and in good form ahead of next
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week's champions trophy. it'll be a big test, especially when the real pressure's on but like i say, we wanted to win this series because they're the number one in the world, it's going to be tough for us with expectation now but i think we're up to it, i think we've got some great match winners and a really strong team. lewis hamilton says he's devastated that he'll start today's monaco grand prix from 12th on the grid. the briton couldn't explain why his mercedes was so off the pace in qualifying. his final attempt to get into the top ten was thwarted when mclaren‘s stoffel vandoorne crashed but hamilton felt it made little difference. kimi raikkonen will start from pole for the first time in nine years with championship leader and ferrari team—mate sebastian vettel alongside him. ben ainslie's great britain team are joint leaders after the first day of their america's cup qualification campaign in bermuda. despite mixed results in practice,
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they won their opening race against sweden, but in their second race were penalised for this crash against japan. it's still enough to see them ahead of usa in the standings. no—one wanted it or was looking for a collision there, sometimes it happens. again, i thought we did a greatjob to get around the course considering the damage we had. we were hanging in there most of the race despite that. yeah, the day bodes well for the team and we've gotta go and fix the damage. 0ur shore team are the best in the game and they'll do everything they can to get us out there racing tomorrow. boxing now and britain's kell brook was beaten in his homecoming world title fight in sheffield. he lost his ibf middleweight title to the american errol spence junior after sustaining a heavy cut beneath his eye. he fought back but that injury eventually forced brook to his knees in the 11th round and the referee called an end to the fight.
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but george groves is a world champion on his fourth attempt in a world title fight. he beat russia's fedor chudinov to win the vacate wba world super—middleweight belt. britain's adam yates will be hoping to be crowned the best young rider at the giro d'italia when it ends today in milan. while four riders are battling for overall victory, nairo quintana retained the leader's pink jersey after yesterday's stage, but tom dumoulin is the favourite to overturn a 53—second deficit on today's final time trial stage from monza to milan. sir mo farah has shown that he's in good form as he builds up to this summer's world championships in london. farah dominated the 5,000m at the prefontaine classic in the usa, showing his finishing speed to pull away from a strong field in oregon. my
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my goodness, what a busy weekend of sport! he is looking in good shape. he has, odds—on to retain his title at the world championships in the summer. at the world championships in the summer. interesting watching the footage from the america's cup, it is so dramatic. nobody was injured but heavy damage done to the boat. i've seen the boats in action on the water live and they are fantastic to watch. only when you see them clash like that is when you realise the speed they are travelling at. ben ainslie, so mild—mannered in person, but fearless and ruthless. that is why he is so successful! the biggest concert to take place in the uk since the manchester bomb attack was held at old trafford cricket ground last night.
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the courteeners, a local band with a huge following, played to 50,000 fans. 0ur entertainment correspondent colin paterson was there. the courteeners. this gig sold out six months ago. good evening, manchester! after monday's bomb attack, the band decided it would still go ahead. their singer liam fray told me why. if this hadn't have happened, it would have sent out a really bad message, i think. people should be allowed to go and enjoy themselves without being scared. we are absolutely coming because it's what we do. it's what we love. we're not going to be deterred by anybody, or anything. i'm a married man. i've got a kid and all that. but at the end the day, you've got to live your life. you know what i mean? you've got to live your life. now, this is not normal at a gig, to have armed policemen on the door. but, even with this level of security, some die—hard fans have chosen to stay away. the first time i saw courteeners it was actually at the arena. liam wilks has attended every courteeners gig in manchester since 2011, until tonight. he sold his tickets. ijust know i wouldn't enjoy it.
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i wouldn't be focusing on the music. i'd be focusing on if i saw anything suspicious, or... i wouldn't be listening to the music, i'd be watching everything else. but abbey and pete weren't going to let their big day be spoiled. they'd already decided to turn the gig into their wedding reception, buying 68 tickets for guests. what we do in manchester is we go to gigs. that's why we had the wedding that we've had. so, we just carry on. we're with our mates tonight, our favourite band. so, we'rejust going to do manchester proud tonight and have a big party. i'm going to say some words that's got me through this week, and i reckon it's got a lot of you through this week. the gig was celebratory but also poignant and at times defiant. this is our manchester! 0ur manchester! and the bees still buzz! cheering colin paterson, bbc news, manchester. some powerful pictures. lovely to see the wedding party there as well
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enjoying the day. darren has a look at the weather for us darren has a look at the weather for us and it was glorious last week, broken a bit over the weekend, how is it looking today? it will break again i'm afraid but things are feilu quiet and promising at the moment, most places dry right now and good spells of sunshine developing but we're expecting more storms arriving later on in the day. this is minehead a short time ago, one part of the country that will see storms this afternoon. everything moving from the south, this thickening cloud has brought some storms from biscay and france and that is heading our way, this cloud was the storms yesterday, last of the rain clearing from northern scotland. the crowd breaking up but then we go to the channel and we see clusters of storms arriving and heavy rain too, the main focus likely to be in the south—west of england during the afternoon. in scotland, generally dry in the afternoon but quite a bit cooler, north—westerly breezes means temperatures will be 10 degrees
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lower than yesterday around the moray firth. around the high teens or the central belt, as they will be in northern ireland with sunshine and a dry day here, better than yesterday. like winds for england and wales, unless you're with these storms were the winds will be gusty, heavy rain, hailand storms were the winds will be gusty, heavy rain, hail and the and lightning and a few bursts of rain possible late in the day in the south—east of england where we will see the highest temperatures in the midpoint is. the showers go north and things grow and we will get more downpours in england and wales —— mid— twenties. more storms as well. lighter rain in northern ireland and southern scotland eventually, northern scotland dry and cool overnight but very much milder, warmer and more humid overnight but very much milder, warmerand more humid in overnight but very much milder, warmer and more humid in the south behind the rain. that rain will be thundery to begin with, heading north in northern england through the morning, up into scotland, clearing away from northern ireland and to the south the cloud may thin to give sunshine to bank holiday hyundai afternoon and warm and humid
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in the south—east, where we could have showers but cooler in scotland under the rain have showers but cooler in scotland underthe rain —— have showers but cooler in scotland under the rain —— bank holiday monday. that rain should clear away on tuesday and turning drier in many parts of the country, as pressure builds we will get sunshine and light winds, should feel warm, not the heat and humidity we started with this weekend. soon, the travel show. but for now, that's have started a project to combat canine epilepsy. the only place in the world that implants pacemakers in dogs is in bristol. we have a story, but some images are distressing. this is a jack russell, one that is about to have surgery to transform
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her life. for the past two years, she has suffered constant and painful epileptic fits. we noticed there was something wrong with her and went to her. in the middle of one, she bit his hand. canine epilepsy is almost fatal. this dog died a year after this was filmed. up died a year after this was filmed. up to 40% of dogs cannot control epilepsy. the only option is to put them to sleep. but this paediatric brain surgeon has volunteered his time to implant a pacemaker which has so far only been used in children. 0nly has so far only been used in children. only one in 100 of us will at some point in our lives have an epileptic fit. those who go on to develop it, only a third respond well to medication. these operations on dogs could shed valuable light on different ways of using these pacemakers on humans. as we know,
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many human treatments start off as treatments that are either trialled in the animal population or are developed there. it might help us developed there. it might help us develop a way to treat humans. that is what we are hoping for here. the pacemaker works by giving intermittent electrical shots to the vagus nerve. it massively reduces the seizures in the three dogs operated on so far. this three—year—old border collie was the first to get the vns implant. before the surgery, his shots were so frequent he had difficulty walking and eating. —— his fits were. frequent he had difficulty walking and eating. -- his fits were. we would have had to put him down if this didn't work. he doesn't get the huge clusters he was getting before. he can carry on for as long as he
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likes. his device needs regular programming. a big proportion we see in the river roch practice, the drugs are not working any more. —— referral. this will be perfect if it works. it has never been used on humans. these dogs have been suffering from status epilepticus. as this dog gets back to his normal life, this collaboration between the nhs and vets could mean that children suffering from the most serious forms of epilepsy could have their lives transformed. incredible work. that will be like you dropping very slowly through manchester later. -- trotting. yes. the headlines are coming up, but first, the travel show. on the travel show this week:
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gigantic metal elephants. so this is how you make an elephant roar. elephant roars. that was incredible. how one tweet saved a rhino. and, exploring london's secret tube network. the top speed of one of our mail trains was about 35mph. that's pretty fast. we start this week on france's river loire. along its banks you'll find some of the country's most impressive history. a chateau there were visited by the likes ofjoan of arc, leonardo da vinci and eleanor of aquitaine. but we sent keith wallace to the city of nantes to find out how the region's industrial past is being used to inspire a new generation. just over a decade ago, this little island in the loire was a scrap of wasteland close to the centre of nantes. a three—mile stretch of brownfield site, home only to the odd artist who had gone there in search of peace and quiet. but it didn't stay peaceful for very long.
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in 2007 this, the great elephant, began taking its daily constitutional. people came from all over to hitch a ride in its belly. and, as it prepares to celebrate its 10th birthday, they still come. so this is how you make an elephant roarfrom inside its body. elephant roars. laughter. that was incredible. it's so low—tech. you can feel the whole thing pull against your body as you're doing it. this is the thing that i love. all of these switches are twitching every time the elephant‘s moving. it's so organic, it's incredible. the elephant rides form part of the first huge push to turn
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the fortunes of nantes around. the industry that had recently departed had left a huge ugly scar just a stone's throw from the historic centre. it's a crazy project when you think about it, when they proposed to the city to create an elephant that will carry people on his back and go around on the isle of nantes. i mean, you have to ask money for that, you can imagine that people were quite surprised but the fact is that they managed to reach the challenge and to make it. i mean, there are loads of cities that have old industrial quarters that have been taken over by arty types but this is different. this is about rivets and metal and wood and workmanship and for a very good reason. they built ships here. in the mid—1970s, 60,000 people made their living on this island but the ships started getting bigger and bigger and the loire was too narrow this far upstream to accommodate them.
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30 years ago, in 1987, the last yard closed. these days, the old buildings are occupied, notjust by the elephant, but by a whole menagerie. francois. you're in a spider! all the animals began life inside the head of francois and he still gets a kick out of the drama. she waken. she wakes up. she wakes up! how long did it take to build? 0h, six months. can i move the head? too many play it like... with feeling, you understand? with feeling. feel it, please. feel the spider. and these are all dockyards,
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aren't they, and they still feel like it, that's intentional. but there's another influence, the adventure writerjules verne was a son of nantes and his book, 20,000 leagues under the sea inspired the island's
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gothic carousel. quite high up. yeah. do we control how high it is? no, we can't. we are on the top level precisely and under we have the deep sea and then the level of the sea and at every level you have different machines. the idea is that you make a trip and to dream basically. these will flap. so activate. flying as it goes up. this one is flapping now. no, we can do it any time. we can do what we like. yeah. we are on holiday! since the carousel was built, it's possible that nantes skyline has become one of the most distinctive in europe and it's about to get even weirder. a 45—metre tall artificial tree complete with mechanical herons
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will offer tourists flights. building work on that is scheduled to begin soon with a finish date estimated for 2021. keith wallace in the french city of nantes. let's finish this week deep underneath london. mind the gap... final preparations are under way to open to the public an underground train network most londoners will never even have heard of. until 2003, it belonged to the royal mail. its tunnels snaked between and alongside the regular tube, the one that we all know about. i've been told to come to liverpool street station, the capital's gateway to the east of england, to see it for myself. this really is the bowels of liverpool street. i think there's a set of stairs i am meant to go down. yeah, right here. that's better. you can actually hear the old tube trains kind of going down so we must be at that level. the station mirrors its counterpart on the central line just above us. itjust lacks that nice tiling and polish.
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hello, is it ray? yeah, it is. hi, how are you. i am henry. nice to meet you. it's amazing, isn't it. it's almost like stepping back in time, isn't it? it's pretty much how it was when we shut in 2003. nothing much has changed. ray's worked down here ever since it was decommissioned. he is one of three making sure the tunnels are dry and safe. how would it all work? after a letter is received at a sorting office if it needed to be transferred to the railways or another sorting office it would be bagged up and sent down to us and our trains ran it from east london at white chapel to paddington in the west and it was a loop and we would send trains round and they go
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continuously go around 22 hours a day with a six—minute gap between trains. well, the whole railway is six—and—a—half miles long but there's 22 miles of track laid because it's double track and sidings. it was dug by hand. these are built on the hill, so as the train approached it could naturally decelerate. and as the train departed it could naturally accelerate. you're going to get a dodgy back if you're walking down here all day. you could develop the mail rail walk. the mail rail walk! mail rail was very busy, there were lots of people here, lots of differentjobs going on. it was a noisy environment with trains coming in and out. lifts coming up and down and people pushing mail containers around, it was quite a lively environment.
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and very soon paying customers will be able to see this for themselves. in the next few weeks, a brand new postal museum will hope here at mount pleasant in central london. look at that. that is amazing. so what is this room for? this is traditionally the heart of the network. this is where all the locomotives would have been worked on and this will be the centre of the post room museum experience. sorry to point out the obvious, but what is this thing? so, this is one of the new locomotives. the centre piece will be a ride through the tunnels below on the modern equivalent ofa mailtrain. push that back. 0h, right. ok, so this is where the driver will sort of sit and co—ordinate. exactly. 0ne train driverand one guard per train. it's a huge project so there must have been some challenges that you guys came across, what were the biggest? we started off very much from the point of view of it can be done and being honest we probable thought there was a reason it couldn't be done. and as we got further through the development i think
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we realised kind of how much the public wanted the tunnels to be opened up again. while the ride is clearly the main attraction, the routes of royal mail go all the way back to henry viii. so the archivers have some rich pickings to choose from as they assemble the new exhibition. the post room museum is scheduled to open injuly. i'm afraid that's all the time we have for this week. butjoin us next week when: i head to istanbul to take in the sights and sounds of a city that combines two continents and thousands of years of history. along with some of best turkish baths in the world. with a good scrub you get a bit of water on the head... 0h, cold water! catch that if you can. but from me, henry golding, and the rest of the travel show team here deep underground in london, it's goodbye. hello, this is breakfast, with
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rogerjohnson and rachel burden. detectives release new images of the manchester bomber salman abedi. the pictures were taken in the hours before the attack — police are asking the public for help in tracing his movements. the parents of one of the victims, georgina calendar, add their own tribute to the thousands that have been placed by members of the public. manchester's first big music event since the bombing goes ahead with a highly visible police presence and no hitches.
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