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today at five, jobs and prosperity must come first in any brexit deal, the chancellor sets out his own goals. speaking in the city of london, phillip hammond said that people had voted to leave the eu but not to become poorer. i'm confident we can do a brexit deal that puts jobs and prosperity first, that reassures employers they will still be able to access the talent they need. we'll have the latest on what philip hammond had to say on brexit on the eve of the queen's speech, as new questions emerge about the stability of theresa may's government. the dup says that talks with the conservatives on supporting theresa may's government are not proceeding as planned, and they warn against being taken for granted. police continue to question a 47—year—old man after a terror attack near a london mosque. his family say they're shocked and devastated. barclays and four former executives have been charged with fraud in connection with actions in the financial crisis in 2008. experts say it could be the hottest
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heatwave in june for 20 years. but as the temperature soars, a health warning is issued to those struggling to stay cool. and manchester united boss jose mourinho is accused of tax fraud by spanish prosecutors, during his time at real madrid. it's five o'clock. our main story is that the chancellor, phillip hammond, has set out his own defined goals for a brexit deal, calling for an outcome which puts jobs and prosperity first. he also said that migration needed to be managed — not shut down. in a speech in the city of london, the chancellor said british people had voted to leave the eu, not become poorer — a point underlined by the governor of the bank of england,
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mark carney, who said brexit could bring higher prices and job losses. our economics correspondent andrew verity reports. the chancellor's brexit agenda was supposed to be delivered over a sumptuous banquet at the city's mansion house last week, but it was cancelled following the grenfell tower tragedy. today he turned up at the same venue for a glass of water — no bowtie, and not a single mention of austerity, only sober warnings about what brexit should and shouldn't mean. when the british people voted last june, they did not vote to become poorer or less secure. they did vote to leave the eu, and we will leave the eu. but it must be done in a way that works for britain, in a way that prioritises britishjobs and underpins britain's prosperity. today, one of the uk's successful export industries gave its own warning that unfavourable divorce arrangements with the eu would be worse than any threat or challenge
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they have faced in modern times. car—industry executives think a favourable divorce could take five years, not two. we need to be brutally honest. the chances of getting the bespoke and comprehensive new deal we need is going to take a long time. and we don't have a long time with the clock ticking. what we need is a back—up plan. ideally, we want to remain in the single market, certainly in the customs union, for the duration until we get that new arrangement. the car industry needs to know if, during the transition, there will be tariffs to make cars more expensive and less competitive when they are exported to europe. as long as they don't know, it's hard to plan investment, and without investment, the economy cannot grow as fast. there have been warnings that too hard a brexit could cause other economic problems. if fewer people are coming into the country, that could mean fewer taxes rolling in, so the chancellor outspends his income more easily — the deficit, in other words, gets worse. on that view, the risk is,
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the harder the brexit, the higher the deficit. if that would mean fewer jobs, especially in the city, philip hammond has made his priority clear. today mark carney warned that any transition, hard or soft, wouldn't be easy. depending on whether and when any transition can be agreed, firms on either side of the channel may soon need to activate contingency plans. and before long, we will all begin to find out the extent to which brexit is a gentle stroll along a smooth path towards a land of cake and consumption. the bank of england said it believes weaker wage growth is likely while the transition takes place, and it says there is little it can do with interest rates to prevent that. andrew verity, bbc news. talks between the democratic unionists and the conservatives
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on supporting theresa may's minority government are not going as expected, according to the dup. they want the government to give greater focus to the negotiations, and they warn that the dup can't be taken for granted. the queen's speech, outlining the government's legislative programme, takes place at westminster tomorrow. our northern ireland political editor, mark devenport, is at westminster. what is your understanding of the state of play this evening?‘ what is your understanding of the state of play this evening? , well, certainly, within the last hour, senior dup sources have been sounding a pretty negative note. the transport secretary, chris grayling, was talking about these discussions being good and constructive, confident there would be an arrangement in place by the time of the vote on the queen's speech next week. but as i say, within the last hour, we have been hearing from the dup, some of them saying they feel they have been taken for granted,
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there is not a sufficient focus. one seniorfigure told me there is not a sufficient focus. one senior figure told me that he found the approach from downing street a bit chaotic at times. what do we make of that? i think we have to bearin make of that? i think we have to bear in mind that the dup are experienced, they have been through a lot of talks process is in the past in northern ireland, and they know all about potentially bringing pressure to bear as beings come to a close. so it may simply be part of that context, rather than a death kneu that context, rather than a death knell on these discussions. that was the point i was going to raise, is this just tactics the point i was going to raise, is thisjust tactics on the point i was going to raise, is this just tactics on the eve of the queen's speech, or something rather more substantive on the kind of deal that they want to construct?m more substantive on the kind of deal that they want to construct? it is ha rd to that they want to construct? it is hard to know for sure, but i would suspect that it is more likely to be tactics, rather than, you know, a com plete tactics, rather than, you know, a complete breakdown in these negotiations. other sources are predicting that things remain on track for an announcement, now being talked about me before thursday of this week, after the queen's speech tomorrow. it is possible that there isa tomorrow. it is possible that there is a tug of war going on in the background with the treasury not
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keen on some of the kind of spending guidance the dup is looking for in tonnes of health and education funding in northern ireland, or reducing corporation tax there. —— looking for in terms of. we adjusting images of arlene foster, just a final point on the shape of the queen's speech, do you think, when we get that in its full form tomorrow, that they will be specific references to northern ireland issues in legislative terms, or is this deal going to be beyond that? i think the deal will be more detailed, i would expect the queen's speech to involve basic principles about delivering brexit, spreading prosperity across the uk. principles which the dup have signed up to, but the detail of the deal, i think, will probably go further than the text of the queen's speech. mark devenport, northern ireland political editor. i mention the queen's speech, there will be a special programme tomorrow morning
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from 10:30 in the morning, and we will bring you full coverage of the queen's speech, and of course all the reaction to it. the families directly affected by the grenfell tower fire have now received more than £300,000 from the government. the payments were distributed by the newly formed grenfell response team, which is now managing the official response and support operation to the tragedy. richard lister is at grenfell tower. richard? thanks, huw. the figures for today that you alluded to, yes, £333,000 has been distributed to the families affected, and that includes a0 households that have been given the full bank payment of £5,000, and of course there is £500 in cash available for those families too. they say that 31a people have received financial assistance, and they also say that they have offered
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emergency hotel accommodation in the local area to everybody that has been identified that needs it, everybody was been made homeless as a result of the fire. that is not just in grenfell tower, but also in the adjacent properties which have been deemed too dangerous to live in at the moment. so the grenfell response team is saying they are making progress in identifying the people at risk and the people who need places to stay, and they are now, they say, working on longer term assessments for those housing needs. they say they have completed 101 assessment so far, identifying temporary accommodation that these families can go to have that they have moved out from the hotel accommodation. so they say that they are making progress, some of the people we have spoken to say it is not quick enough, that they know people who are still staying on the floors of friends and relatives and have yet to be called by the council to be given information about their temporary accommodation. so things not running completely smoother, but things are, and quieter today, there
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is last anger on the streets, a sense in the community of people finally wanting to move on after a week of really the most terrible trauma. huw. richard lister in west london, thank you. police are still questioning a a7—year—old man after a van was driven into a crowd of muslim worshippers in north london on sunday night. 11 people were injured, and one man died at the scene, but he had already been taken ill before the attack happened, and the cause of his death is not clear. darren osborne, from the cardiff area, is being held on suspicion of terrorism offences. the attack, along with others in recent months, has led to renewed calls for the government to reverse planned cuts to police funding, as our correspondent daniela relph reports. the flowers and messages close to finsbury park mosque. they are words of defiance, of unity. overnight, 2a hours after the attack, worshippers returned to the mosque. the regular rhythm of prayer during ramadan was unbroken, despite the violence of the night before. the attack here added
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to the unrelenting pressure on the police in london. the met‘s commissioner was among those who visited yesterday and joined a vigil. today she spoke out about the strain on her force. we are not having any fewer calls from the public for help. we are stretched. i'm talking with the mayor and the government about the resources that we need, i believe, in the future. as well as the regular work in a busy capital city, the met police has faced an intense few weeks, with the terror attacks, as well as the loss of pc keith palmer. a former commissioner now believes any government cutbacks planned for the met have to be stopped. the cuts being considered, certainly for the met, need reconsideration. as far as i understand, they are to lose a further £a00 million by 2021, on top of 600 million in the last few years. that means the met must be a quarter less in size than when i left. reconsider what? no cuts.
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looking at what is happening, the idea of continuously cutting the police service's budget is seen as an absurdity at this stage. there is a calm here now after the distress of yesterday, but that doesn't take away from the fact that this is a community feeling unsettled and concerned. the police cordons have been moved. to look around, finsbury park is back to normal. but yesterday's attack has deeply shocked the muslim community here. they feel targeted, vulnerable and uneasy. we feel like something needs to be done. more things need to be done. islamophobia, unfortunately, is on the rise, and so is hate crime, so we have to do something to stop this madness. the cycle of violence will lead us nowhere. this is a community that needs reassurance, in a city with a police force facing exceptional challenges. daniela relph, bbc news, finsbury park. in a moment, we'll speak
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to our correspondent sian lloyd, who is outside the suspect‘s home in cardiff, but first to our correspondent lisa hampele at the scene in finsbury park. what has been going on today? well, we've just been talking, the bbc has been talking to a 13—year—old boy and his father who helped the man who died in the attack. now, the boy was pushed out of the way when the van careered was pushed out of the way when the van ca reered into was pushed out of the way when the van careered into the crowd, but his father, he tried to help the man, and he said that he had fainted, he was trying to help them when the van drove into him. this man was injured but not seriously. today, as you know, they are very proud of the multicultural society that they live in here, and they have been happily living together side by side for yea rs. living together side by side for years. people have been pulling
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together, flowers have been laid, schoolchildren have come at the end of the day to lay flowers, and there isa of the day to lay flowers, and there is a roll of paper behind me, people writing messages, and there was a woman who had been sticking rosebuds on the wall here. some of the m essa 9 es on the wall here. some of the messages on the flowers, let's finds the courage to love, not in my name, one community, and arsenal football clu b one community, and arsenal football club have also put a big book a flowers under the bridge here saying, we stand together. just seeing some saying, we stand together. just seeing some camera crews saying, we stand together. just seeing some camera crews there, saying, we stand together. just seeing some camera crews there, can you give us some seeing some camera crews there, can you give us some sense seeing some camera crews there, can you give us some sense of the worldwide interest in this story, given the recent context in london and manchester. i am surrounded by crews from all over the world, next to me has been italian television, american television, crews from everywhere. everyone is interested in this story, the community are keeping very calm, but as the mayor said yesterday, asking them to be
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vigilant and calm, and that is what they have been doing, carrying on. their defiance is carrying on as normal, but they have been pulling together. there is a feeling of anxiety, people are concerned about islamophobia, and much as they are getting on with their lives as normal, you can see people coming, hugging each other, slowly reading the messages, bringing their children, coming to see the messages here. it is very emotional. lisa, many thanks for the latest from finsbury park. sian lloyd, yesterday you were talking to us about some of the responses from neighbours, what has been going on there today? what have people been saying? well, huw, there is a sense really now late this afternoon, early evening, indiscreet particularly, it is returning to normal. up until lunchtime there was a police guard outside the property, that has now gone, there is no sign of the
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police, and when i was here yesterday, indeed the street was full of neighbours, people seeing the story unfolding in front of them, watching the television coming out, seeing a number of police cars coming up and down the street, really telling me that they were in a sense of shock about what had happened. darren osborne was known to many have them, he lived in the house behind me for about ten years. he was described by most of them as an ordinary bloke. they said that he had an on—off relationship with his partner, he lived here with their and or children, sometimes they were heard to argue in the street, but generally there was a sense that he was a chap who would help neighbours out, so there was a sense of shock, and that is what people are saying again today. i suppose, even though this street looks as though it is returning to normal now, it is go to
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ta ke returning to normal now, it is go to take an awful long time for people really do come to terms with this news, all things to sink in. we heard from a man who said that he had seen a man who he believes to be darren osborne asleep in a van nearby here on the saturday night. different people saying different things, many people coming forward, wanting to talk to the media, and overall the sense has been one of shock here. sian lloyd, thanks very much for bringing us up to date. these are the headlines this evening. the chancellor says jobs and prosperity must come first in any brexit deal. speaking in the city of london, phillip hammond said that while people had voted to leave the eu, but not to become poorer. the dup says the talks with the conservatives on supporting the government are not proceeding as planned. they warn against being taken for granted. police continue to question a a7—year—old man
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after a terror attack near a london mosque. his family say they're shocked and devastated. in sport, andy murray has begun the defence of his crown at queens, but he is being pushed all the way by jordan thompson, they could be heading into a tie—break, currently 6-5 to heading into a tie—break, currently 6—5 to thomson in that first set, live pictures on bbc two. in birmingham, johanna konta is through to the last 16 at wimbledon warm up event. the british 1 to the last 16 at wimbledon warm up event. the british1 is attempting to win herfirst event. the british1 is attempting to win her first grass court title. —— the british number one. i will be back with more no stories just after half past, see you then. the government will issue a ruling within nine days, on whether rupert murdoch's proposed takeover of sky needs a comprehensive investigation. the culture and media secretary,
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karen bradley, has received reports from the independent media regulator ofcom and the competition and markets authority, looking into whether the proposed takeover would give it too much control of the british media. let's talk to our media editor, all rightjohn, who this inside out. what are the reports, first of all? —— amol rajan. what are the reports, first of all? -- amol rajan. the previous attempted takeover sky was derailed by the phone hacking scandal, and karen bradley referred it to the regulator. they looked at three different aspects of this entire deal, the first is whether or not it would be a problem for media plurality, would rupert murdoch end up plurality, would rupert murdoch end up owning too much of it? the second is the commitment to broadcasting standards, editorial values. the third was whether they are fit and proper. these three criteria have
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been looked at by ofcom, they have submitted a report to the government, and karen bradley now has nine days to decide whether to approve this deal or whether or not to say it needs further regulatory thinking. what is your sense of the political climate around this? do you sense that opposition has increased or decreased? the election result was what rupert murdoch's newspapers were hoping for, although they wanted her to have a majority, rather than a hung parliament, and the sun and the times were very keen on that result. if we had a labour government, they would be more opposition. the mood music i am picking up is that they already owns 39%, huw, and for there to be regulatory intervention, the application would be that 100% ownership would be a problem when 39% is not. who knows? at the news events of the last six months, anyone would be mad to predict what could happen, and i have not seen
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the submissions, but the feeling in the submissions, but the feeling in the industry is that it is likely that this will go add, rupert murdoch will probably be able to get full control, but there may be certain provisos to make sure that he is kept in check over a course of time. on that point, how would you describe the options that are available now to karen bradley, the secretary of state? she has a chance to buy more time, she could say that we need to give this more consideration. of course, she has just been re—elected, but there is political uncertainty at the moment. who knows what conversations the government had with the dup about this merger, for instance? i think karen bradley could take a big political gamble and say, this is fine, or her instinct and al—nour have been to buy more time, so i suspect that she will be tempted by the option of taking a bit more time next week. —— her instinct until now has been to buy more time. the serious fraud office
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has charged barclays bank and four former senior executives with fraud. the case is connected to billions of pounds the bank attracted from qatari investors so it could avoid a government bailout during the financial crisis in 2008. those charged include the bank's former chief executivejohn varley. our business correspondent simon gompertz reports. the end of an era for british banking, some of the biggest names go cap in hand to the government. the financial crisis — banks in danger of failing, lloyds and rbs had to be bailed out. but barclays bank got billions of pounds of help from oil—rich gulf states, including qatar. now the charge is over how that was done. i am going to ask you one more time, move, please! the chief executive at the time, john varley, becomes the first head of a bank to face criminal charges from the crisis. if the allegations were to be proved, my sense is this would result in a fine for barclays, rather than the loss of its banking licence. it would be a fine that a bank of this size
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could comfortably handle. the individuals themselves, the fact of being charged itself must be a hammer blow. the five—year investigation related to two bouts of fundraising in 2008 which raised £12 billion, mostly by selling new barclay‘s shares. it focused on more than £330 million of advisory fees paid to qataris. there were questions about the transparency of these payments, and a loan of over £2 billion made by barclays to the state of qatar, just after the shares were being bought. john varley faces two charges of conspiracy to commit fraud through false representation betweenjune and october of 2008 and one charge of unlawful financial assistance. rogerjenkins, who was head of investment banking, faces the same three charges. his lawyer said he'd vigorously defend himself against them. thomas kalaris, former boss of barclays' wealth division, faces one charge of conspiracy to commit fraud, as does richard boath, another seniorfigure, who said he had no case to answer. barclays plc itself faces all the same charges as a company. barclays managed to avoid
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being rescued by the taxpayer in the financial crisis, yet it has become tainted by some of the most serious allegations to come out of that episode. its response to those charges is to say it is considering its position, while it waits for more information from the serious fraud office. fraud charges carry sentences of up to ten years if individuals are convicted, but it doesn't stop there for barclays — the fca is considering a heavy fine. ba rclays says it faces investigations in the us as well. simon gompertz, bbc news. an american student detained by north korea for 17 months has died, days after being released and flown home to the united states in a coma. otto warmbier, who was 22, was sentenced to 15 years' hard labour after being convicted of stealing a political poster. our correspondent steve evans sent this report from seoul in neighbouring south korea.
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this was the last the outside world heard from otto warmbier. cries of anguish as he was sentenced to 15 years' hard labour in north korea. save this poor and innocent scapegoat! his crime — stealing a hotel sign in what seemed like a student prank. 17 months later, he returned home to ohio, in a coma. a week later, he is dead. north korea says the coma resulted from an illness more than a year ago. but americans are sceptical. why did north korea keep it secret if it did happen so long ago, they ask. president trump called the regime brutal. otto warmbier has just passed away. he spent a year and a half in north korea.
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a lot of bad things happened, but at least we got him home to be with his parents, where they were so happy to see him, even though he was in a very tough condition. but he just passed away a little while ago. it's a brutal regime. the family issued a statement that north korea had killed their son. it said that... there are at least six south korean citizens and three us citizens being held by north korea. the president of south korea here wants access to them to check on the health. north korea is very unlikely to grant that. in otto warmbier‘s hometown, signs of welcome have become marks of mourning. in america, his death is prompting outrage against the regime in pyongyang.
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stephen evans, bbc news, south korea. let's go live to washington, tell us more about the reaction there. well, as you are hearing, anger and outrage from across the spectrum here, many lawmakers have spoken out, senatorjohn mccain, himself a prisoner of war during the vietnam crisis, said that otto had been murdered by the north koreans and the us should not tolerate something like this. we even heard from the deputy attorney general, who said that hard labour in north korea is equal to torture. so a lot of outrage here, president trump, you heard his statement, but he has issued a written one in which she suggested that he may take further action of some kind. he said that
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otto's eight at only strengthen the determination of the administration to prevent any further such tragedies. the state department has been considering the possibility of banning american travel to north korea, or at least banning tourism, so we may see some moves on korea, or at least banning tourism, so we may see some moves on that, but this tragedy may prompt that to happen. and then of course you have the other americans still in prison in north korea, there have been calls for their release, and the state department says it is concerned about their welfare. on the response and the possibility, as some people were talking today, on social media, some politicians talking about retaliation in some form, retaliation in terms of, you know, more economic sanctions and all the rest of it, is that made more difficult by the fact that, as you say, there are still americans in custody in north korea? well, the
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retaliation in terms of economic sanctions against north korea, there has been discussions about that, because of its nuclear weapons programme, and its continual attem pts programme, and its continual atte m pts to programme, and its continual attempts to create a ballistic missile that can deliver those nuclear weapons to america. so the state department is very involved in a kind of thing already, and there will be meetings with chinese officials tomorrow with us officials, and that will be brought up officials, and that will be brought up there as well. i don't know that the fate of otto warmbier is going to become a catalyst in that. it might strengthen their resolve to pursue those kinds of sanctions, but i think, i mean, pursue those kinds of sanctions, but ithink, i mean, i haven't seen anything about the possibility of those sanctions being directly related to the treatment of american prisoners. certainly, whatever steps they take, this will have made the administration more conscious about how prisoners are treated, but that whole issue of americans being held in north korea has been sort of along the lines of the north korean is using them for diplomatic
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bargaining chips — whether they would do that in tens of how they are treated over the nuclear issue, thatis are treated over the nuclear issue, that is not clear. ok, barbara, thank you for the latest on that reaction, barbara plett—usher in washington. and coming up atjust after 5:30, we'll hear from the former new mexico governor bill richardson, who was involved in negotiating otto warmbier‘s release from north korea. time for a look at the weather with chris fawkes. we have seen seen temperatures surging into the 30s today. for most of us it is dried but some storms around around brecon beacons and some showers could move into northern ireland. but look these temperatures, at ten
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o'clock tonight, making for an uncomfortable night for some. temperatures slow to fall through the bite. some rain moving into northern areas through wednesday but for much of england and wales it will be the hottest day of the heat wave, up to 3a degrees. that would make of the warmestjune day for over a0 yea rs. make of the warmestjune day for over a0 years. it is all going to end with a bang because the heat and humidity building up will be released through wednesday night, thunderstorms widely breaking out, some of those with torrential rain and gusty wind. but going into the weekend fresh air is moving in and that means a more comfortable night's sleep just around the corner. this is bbc news at five — the headlines. the chancellor says jobs and prosperity must come first in any brexit deal. speaking in the city of london —
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phillip hammond said that while people had voted to leave the eu, they had not voted to become poorer. the dup have said talks with the conservative government are not proceeding according to plan. police continue to question a a7—year—old man after a terror attack near a london mosque. his family say they're "shocked and devastated". barclays and four former executives have been charged with fraud in connection with actions in the financial crisis in 2008. experts say it could be the hottest heatwave in june for 20 years. but as the temperature soars — a health warning is issued to those struggling to stay cool. now it's time for sport with reshmin. defending champion andy murray is in action right now at queen's
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where he is up against a different opponent to what he expected. he is one set down to the world number 90, jordan thompson. he was due to face fellow brit aljaz bedene who then withdrew with a wrist injury. 30 degrees out there and clean. he is pushing andy murray all the way. they are in the second set right now. you can continue watching this live on bbc 2. the man who murray beat in last year's final is already out. milos roanic of canada — who also reached the wimbledon final — was beaten in straight sets earlier by australia's thanasi kokkinakis. he is the world number 698. and the shocks keep on coming. three—time grand slam champion stan wawrinka is out as well. the swiss was beaten in straight
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sets by spain's feliciano lopez. johanna konta has reached the second round of the pre wimbledon event in birmingham. as she attempts to become the first british woman to win a grass court tournament on home soil in a0 years. she beat ukraine's lesia tsurenko in the first round of the aegon classic. maz farookhi has the details. finding her feet finding herfeet on finding her feet on grass. johanna konta is still getting used to the surface. she almost went on the way at the nottingham open last week before stumbling in the final. even so before stumbling in the final. even so she started on a firm footing here. her opening play was calm and clinical. she tookjust half an hour to claim the opening set. when you see “— to claim the opening set. when you see —— when lesia tsurenko fought back she began to unravel. she still has a tendency to panic on grass and soon found herself three games
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behind. when she called for medical attention over a high heart rate there was concern that the match could be over. but instead it proved a turning point withjohanna konta fighting back to force the set into a tie—break. she grabbed her way to the finish line and the british number one clearly still finding her game but racking up a win ahead of wimbledon can only help her. it's the first day of horse racing's royal ascot meeting — and the big race of the day was won by barney roy. and it was a big shock in the st james' palace stakes. the aiden o'brien—trained "churchill" was the favourite — having won the english and irish 2000 guineas earlier this season. but he finished fourth. trainer richard hannon gets victory with the second favorite barney roy, ridden by james doyle. manchester united bossjose mourinho has been accused of tax evasion from his time at real madrid. where he was manager from 2010 to 2013. it's the latest in a series of high profile tax fraud cases involving football stars in spain.
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it revolves around image rights. jose mourinho has yet to comment on the claim. the lions have won their final match before the first test against the all blacks on saturday. warren gatland insists the selection meeting for that match in auckland will be one of the toughest ever. especially after the so—called midweek side's victory in hamilton this morning against the chiefs. england wing jack nowell scored two of the four tries in their 3a—6 point victory. the lions' most emphatic of the tour so far. that's all sport for now. you can keep up to date with all those stories on the bbc sport website. that's bbc. co. uk/sport — and i'll have more in sportsday at half past six. and you can still keep tabs on andy murray on bbc two. while the exact motivation behind the attack near finsbury park mosque is not yet known, eye witnesses reported that the man
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shouted "i want to kill muslims". the attacker, who has been named as darren osborne from cardiff, was not known to the security services in terms of far right extremism. let's talk to dr chris allen of the university of birmingham who's worked closely with the cross—government working group on anti—muslim hatred. he's also written a book on islamophobia. thank you for coming in. what are your thoughts on the way the government has calibrated its response to this attack?|j government has calibrated its response to this attack? i think what we have seen with theresa may yesterday was it was put forward that this was an act of terror which was welcomed by muslim communities in particular. but also recognition that we need to tackle islamophobia
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now. i think there is a problem in terms of that. we do need to look at islamophobia and have done for the past 20 years, that has been something which some of us have been saying needs to be tackled in british society... the weight which we go about tackling this is going to be be problematic because theresa may described that the form extremism. we should be looking at it as extremism. we should be looking at itasa extremism. we should be looking at it as a form of discrimination. more similarto it as a form of discrimination. more similar to racism, homophobia or anti—semitism rather than a form of extremism. because most forms of islamophobia take place in everyday life, muslims affected by it when walking down the street, muslim woman have their scarf pulled ahead, spat at. this is not necessarily something which is a form of extremism or perpetrated by extremists. we know that hate crime and hate in terms of manifestation at street level is perpetrated by
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ordinary people. so were to be looking to make this much more mainstream in terms of discrimination rather than extremism. what would you say to viewers, what does it do, tackling this as extremism, what is the problem with that? one of the things we talk about itjust in terms of extremism, we already know one of the motivations behind the decision to attack muslims is there has been talk of this being some kind of revenge for top and if we talk about revenge, it is muslims have done something to us and we need to take revenge back. what that underlines is this idea that all muslims are to blame and really that is the central tenet of islamophobia that all muslims are exactly the same. they all have the same views and beliefs. and very much homogenous. brimming
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with in terms of extremism kinder suggests that actually this is not about muslims becoming victims of hate but actually in some way is consequential of this idea around terrorism. so if terrorism stops being perpetrated by islamic extremists bent islamophobia will go away and that is not really the case. what we need to do is tackle extremism absolutely, but we also need to tackle discrimination. they are separate but can be consequential. but they're not a lwa ys consequential. but they're not always consequential and we need to make that distinction clear. you said the two are separate, if someone says said the two are separate, if someone says to you where islamophobia leads to violent action, clearly it is extremism. what i would say is that islamophobia can be a motivator that feeds into the kind of ideologies of extremists. so i would say darren osborne definitely was extremists. someone who goes to try to kill
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innocent people is very much extreme. but islamophobia is not the form of extremism, darren osborne is the extremist and his views are muslims and islam, that he is trying to ta ke muslims and islam, that he is trying to take to use as justification for as extremism. so it is quite complex but i think there is an argument for it to be seen to be separate. we've seen it to be seen to be separate. we've seen this in the past, with extremism task forces and a report in 2013, the coalition government tried to put extremism and islamophobia together and actually they failed in terms of addressing islamophobia. so i think the new approach will be seen as distinct and separate but also sometimes consequential and reinforcing extremism. i think that would be more beneficial as an approach. thank you very much. more on the news we brought you
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earlier about the american student detained in north korea for more than 18 months, 22—year—old otto warmbier was returned to the us last tuesday but died yesterday put up from what us doctors say was a severe brain injury. president trump has blamed what he called north korea's brutal regime for the death. on the line is former new mexico governor bill richardson, whose organisation — the richardson centre — was involved in securing american student otto warmbier‘s release from north korea. thank you forjoining us. let me ask you how you would characterise the response in the us today to this sad news? the american people think it isa news? the american people think it is a tragedy and the family of otto warmbier, we were close to them and they also consider this a tragedy
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because for 17 months no one knew about his condition. the north koreans did not tell anyone, they did not tell the swedes that represent us in north korea, they did not disclose it to the family, to the united states. i think this isa to the united states. i think this is a crime against humanity by north korea for not disclosing and then making an excuse that it was optimism and a sleeping pill that caused this,. it could have been torture, it could've been mistreatment of the worst kind. this is why the american people today are outraged about what happened. and the american government as well. what prospect is there realistically of getting to the truth of what happened to him? the prospect is limited, i hope is the united nations human rights commission or
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somebody undertakes an investigation. but the north koreans are such a closed society, they probably will not allow it. the north koreans were smart and tried to recover from this north koreans were smart and tried to recoverfrom this huge public relations blow they should release the three americans that are now detained, the one canadian bettors detained, the one canadian bettors detained and they should fully disclose what happened to otto warmbier, tell the truth. but i would not hold much hope. but i think the relationship between the us and north korea is going to suffer, maybe china could help, they have leveraged over north korea. they should lean heavily on north korea not just to they should lean heavily on north korea notjust to stop their missile shots but also to disclose what happened in this human rights tragedy. do you think the current administration has the wherewithal to really try to influence the chinese in this area to get that result? this is the strategy of the trump administration and i think we
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should watch what happens. so far i think president trump has said he will not have china listed as a currency manipulator, some trade benefits. china has done little to put leveraged on north korea and they could do more. they have done a little bit since the president met with the chinese leader but not enough. it is a sense of all the commerce goes to north korea through china, they give them coal and oil, they should step up and so far they have not done enough. how much work will be going on behind the scenes now to try to release the three americans and the canadian? well hopefully a lot of work is being donein hopefully a lot of work is being done in that area. i'm going to continue doing it privately but the leveraged comes from government. and this is where the us state department, they did a good job securing otto even though he was in a coma. they were strong and
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insistent and that needs to continue. but the north koreans, if they wanted to recover from this terrible public relations and humanitarian blow, they would just released unconditionally these prisoners that they have as a matter of contrition, as a matter of strong public relations that they need. and they should disclose what happened. but i would not hold my breath, this is an unpredictable regime and in the past i have gotten prisoners out. you could make a deal with the father but with this leader, the young leader, we do not know what makes him tick, we do not know what he wants except he is so unpredictable and hostile and negative towards any dialogue. thank you very much forjoining us. governor richardson there talking about the case of otto warmbier. this is bbc news at five — the headlines. the chancellor says thatjobs and
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prosperity must come first in any brexit deal. speaking at the city of london philip hammond said people had voted to leave the eu but not to become poorer. the dup says the talks with the conservatives on supporting the government are not proceeding as planned, on the eve of the queen ‘s speech and they warn against being taken for granted. please continue to question a a7—year—old man after a terror attack near london mosque. his family say they are shocked and devastated. a look at the morgue numbers, this is how london and frankfurt ended the day, sliding in both cases. and this is how the dow and nasdaq are getting on now, also in negative terrain. but trading still continuing. reports are coming in that a firefighting plane has crashed in portugal as it tried to tackle forest fires burning out of control. more than 60 people have been killed —
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and over a hundred injured in a densely—forested region in the pedrogao grande area north—east of the capital lisbon. more than a thousand fire fighters are still battling to get control and entire villages have been destroyed, as our correspondent jonny dymond reports. from the air, smoke, fire and forest. after four days, portugal still burns. on the ground, desperate attempts to control the blaze. and up close, all locals can do is watch and wait as the fire consumes their country. dozens are dead, more than 100 injured. through the night firefighters battled the blaze. the work hard and dangerous. the fire seemingly unending.
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the new day brought not hope, but more smoke. the fire had taken anything in its path. residents spoke of terrifying attempts to escape the blaze. translation: when i arrived fire was everywhere, i couldn't turn back so i continued thinking to run from fire. there was a lot of fire, there was fire everywhere. the authorities say that the fire could be controlled today. but the commander of portugal's national emergency services is more cautious. "although 70% of the fire," he says, "is under control, there is a lot of work to do. the 30% which are still active worry us a lot." the destruction is terrible. homes, roads, people trapped in their cars as the fire swept around them.
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as portugal mourns its dead, it hopes for an end to the conflagration. but temperatures are rising again and humidity is falling. for portugal's exhausted firefighters, there is more to come. jonny dymond, bbc news. the man who stood against len mccluskey to be leader of the unite union says he's been sacked by email. gerard coyne claims that no complaint was brought up during the disciplinary hearing about how he carried out his role as regional secertary. he said he was deeply disappointed but not surprised by his dismissal. a unite spokesman confirmed that mr coyne has a right of appeal to unite's executive council. joe swinson has just been appointed
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deputy leader of the liberal democrats. she was unopposed. so nominated straightaway. the first to declare their intention to become leader of the party is the former business secretary said vince cable. sir vince regained his twickenham seat at this month's general election. declaring his candidacy — he said he would work to secure a second referendum on any brexit deal. he explained his reasons were standing earlier this afternoon. no, i'm going into it because i think i have the experience, energy and enthusiasm to take the party through a very difficult period. we may have an election quite soon. we have got the brexit negotiations. after that we can make decisions about whether the younger generation take over i continue to fight. i have cited a variety of proceedings of people who were older than me who became prime minister. you know, gladstone was one, churchill was another. we have got to keep those options open, but at the moment we have a very challenging period ahead, we need strong leadership and i would aim to provide that.
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we are currently on course for the longestjune heatwave in 20 years — with tomorrow predicted to be the hottestjune day since 1976. for some this may be good news — but for others there are warnings about the temperatures which have reached over 30 degrees celsius. the met office has issued a health warning for those most vulnerable, to ensure they keep hydrated and cool. our correspondent duncan kennedy is in brighton. in brighton it's notjust the temperature shooting up. the town's i360 tower is the new beacon of the beach for this sun—drenched coastline. can i ask you what you think of the glorious weather? i'm loving it, it is hard to keep the baby cool though, but it's very nice. you are wilting a bit? just a little bit! it's a little bit warm. do you have a maximum
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temperature you can bear? this is about my limit, i think. yes. no higher? no, i don't think so. they like the sun and sand so much here in brighton and they have got themselves an exhibition to celebrate it, and no wonder. the met is saying we have not had temperatures at this consistent level injune for 20 years. britain is now officially on amber heatwave alert, the second—highest. here in berkshire temperatures are shimmering around 30, and in london it has gone higher. so what's going on? the reason it is so hot at the moment is because we have had some really warm air arriving from the atlantic subtropics. it has been in place over the uk for a few days and has been getting warmer and warmer every day. nhs england is warning high—risk groups like the elderly to stay out of the sun, but some are more reluctant which is why here at dartmoor zoo it is hoses
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and home—made lollies that are being lapped up. it could be pureed fruit put in moulds, we make a pizza out of it which we can give to the monkeys, it can even be something a bit more disgusting, as we have seen with the tigers, it could be blood bergs. but if some coats can't be removed, what is the dress code for a heatwave? the tuc thinks bosses should go easy on staff. so what do the people of birmingham think? we always have a relaxed dress code, believe it or not. if we have not got any meetings, i can wear shorts and flip—flops. i work in a hospital. we have got aircon the moment. sometimes we have ups and downs but we do not change our dress code. we have dresses, of course. but not everything is melting in this relentless energy—sapping heat. what does this weather do to business? this weather obviously makes business a lot better, it has come early for us, especially over father's day and the bike ride weekend and we have a few more days and then it will calm down so it brings summer forward a bit.
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with the summer solstice just hours away, this is turning into a june to remember, a midmonth temperature spike that comes with a double message — enjoy, but be careful. the temperatures in britain are expected in the southern parts to continue at or around the 30 mark for another few days. and a warning yet again from the met office, nhs england and others, please enjoy it, please be careful. tokyo zoo has announced the birth of its first giant panda for five years. shin shin gave birth yesterday — and she and the cub seem to be doing well. zoo keepers have so far been unable to determine the gender of the cub — but are monitoring its progress closely. the new cub is expected to be a major draw for the zoo
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which predicts they will more than double visitor numbers to over five million people a year. time for a look at the weather. here's chris fawkes. the weather has been a little too hot to bear for the weather has been a little too hot to bearfor some the weather has been a little too hot to bear for some today. plenty of sunshine throughout the country. there has been some showers over the brecon beacons but apart from that drive across england and wales. some showers moving into northern ireland in the next few hours. but tonight still very warm, 26 degrees across parts of wales and the south west midlands. so another uncomfortable night ahead. looking at the picture through the night, rain moving
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across northern parts of the uk on into wednesday morning. another fine and dry start but the bulk of england and wales with plenty of sunshine. temperatures into the low 20s. but further north we have a change in the weather across northern ireland, northern england and scotland with some sundry bursts of rain moving east across these countries. as we go through the rest of the day, on wednesday, this is the last of these really hot days. high levels of uv once again. and temperatures up to 3a celsius. if we do get to 3a that would make it the hottestjune do get to 3a that would make it the hottest june date for over a0 do get to 3a that would make it the hottestjune date for over a0 years. not getting quite that a further north. but as we head into wednesday evening we start to see the thundery breakdown living in. big storms
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forecast to develop quite widely through wednesday night. the risk of some torrential breasts of rain and even some hail mixed in as well. those storms still around on thursday morning before they clear away. once they have gone brighter skies moving in from the west and temperatures coming back closer to normal. looking at the picture through friday and much of the weekend, quite a bit of cloud around but some sunny spells getting through the cloud. temperatures back down to normal and perhaps we also have much more comfortable conditions for getting some good sleep overnight with temperatures falling back into the team. so hot weather for tomorrow but things changing through thursday. tonight at six — the chancellor calls
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for a brexit that secures jobs — but there's a warning from the bank of england. philip hammond says there'll be no immigration shut down — britain's prosperity is his key priority. we will leave the eu but it must be done in a way that works for britain, in a way that prioritises british jobs and underpins britain's prosperity. but the governor of the bank of england issues a warning about the impact of brexit talks on the economy. we'll be asking if the chancellor is peeling away from mrs may's tough line on brexit. also tonight. he's underneath, you have to lift the van! you have to lift the van. new pictures of the chaos after the terror attack in finsbury park — we'll hear from a father and son who survived.
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