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and the headteacher is a refugee himself. life in uganda is fair. when we arrived, we were given refugee status. we were given food. we were given non—food items, and the schools were opened. with the life, there is nothing bad except at present that the food we are receiving will not be enough for us. grain supplies for refugees have been cut in half, another sign that uganda is struggling to cope with the crisis. the long—term solution is to stop the fighting in south sudan. but so far, regional and world leaders have failed. catherine byaru hanga, bbc news, northern uganda. prince harry has questioned whether any member of the royal family wants to become king or queen. he said the royals were acting for the "greater good of the people". in an interview with the american magazine newsweek, the prince also
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criticises the decision for him to walk behind his mother's coffin at her funeral in 1997. our royal correspondent peter hunt has been studying the prince's comments. it's a moment seared on the nation's psyche, the funeral of a princess killed in her prime, her 12—year—old son on unforgiving display. 20 years on, prince harry is critical of those who put him there. and he's voiced his considerable discomfort in an american magazine — the enduring diana fascination is global. i think he has spent so much time hiding away from himself and his demons, but now he's faced them and to a large extent conquered them, he feels more confident
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to be optimistic, truthful and say how he feels. a monarch and three heirs, an hereditary system secure. now harry's suggesting that while the windsors are selflessly focused on the greater good, none of them is desperate to be sovereign. this interview will irritate republicans who seek an elected head of state, and upset some monarchists who believe that in return for a privileged palace life like the one harry enjoys here, royals should step up to the mark without a fuss. i don't think it's such a good idea to be quite so open. he has done a lot for mental health in bringing out his own true feelings, but i think we've got to a point now where enough is enough. harry is desperately seeking
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the increasingly unattainable — a relatively ordinary life. inspired by his mother's example, the personable prince insists he's not completely cut off. older royals like prince philip, who left hospital this morning after treatment for an infection, know all about balancing the private and the public. they're a grandson and a grandfather who know about service, duty and occasional eyebrow—raising public utterances. peter hunt, bbc news. newsnight is coming up on bbc two. here on bbc one, it's time for the news where you are. hello and welcome to sportsday, i'm mike bushell. the headlines tonight: england's young footballers strut their stuff again with the under—21's into the european championship semifinals. johana konta is left frustrated as american coco vandeweghe knocks her out of the aegon classic in birmingham in only the second round.
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and a great day for irish cricket. along with afghanistan, they have been allowed into the elite group of nations that can compete in test match cricket. thanks forjoining us and, first tonight, another great night for england's young footballers after the under—20's won their world cup. the under—21's are now into the semifinals of the european championship after a convincing win over hosts poland. patrick gearey reports. tea m team talks and not always co mforta ble. team talks and not always comfortable. at half—time in their last game with england had out, they had out. the one that won the steamed to still be riding the
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momentum six minutes ten. 1—0, strikes a good it earned a deflection. any help beating the polish goal was useful for a time, the only one keeping the hosts in their own tournament. time perhaps for their own frank exchange, but it was an done in the time it took england to break from was an done in the time it took england to breakfrom one end was an done in the time it took england to break from one end to the other. great to jacob murphy, simple as that. polish defiance was restricted to the stands. abraham was tripped. lewis baker was up. 3-0, was tripped. lewis baker was up. 3—0, england into the semifinal, this time, no argument. crystal palace are close to appointing frank de boer as their new manager. the former netherlands player has been offered the job and negotiations are at an advanced stage. it is understood de boer has said palace are his preferred club. he's set to succeed sam allardyce, who left after helping palace avoid relegation from the premier league last season. de boer has been out of work since he was sacked by inter milan in november 2016 after only 85 days in charge.
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one other football line for you this evening — liverpool have confirmed the signing of egypt winger mohamed salah from roma for a fee of around £34 million. salah has signed a five—year deal. the former chelsea player was a key figure as roma finished second in serie a last season, scoring 15 goals in 31 league appearances. it's been a frustrating day for british number one johanna konta in the tennis. she now has one tournament left before wimbledon to boost her confidence again after a second—round defeat at the aegon classic in birmingham. jim lumsden reports. wimbledon isjust wimbledon is just around the corner butjohanna konta does not like playing on grass. she enjoyed a good run last week before losing in the final. the world number 30 from california was on her way. the british number one was soon on the back foot, broken at the first time of asking. nothing wrong with
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al—nuri mosque two serve. the american sort of kerber on her way to the semifinal butjohanna konta hinted at making a fight of it. —— coco vandeweghe. but coco vandeweghe was far more versatile and before long johanna konta's serve was lost again. more grass next week but at least in her hometown of eastbourne. england's men have qualified for the 2018 hockey world cup finals in india after coming from behind to beat canada 4—2 in the quarterfinals,of world league 3 at the lee valley hockey and tennis centre. england were 2—0 down in the first quarter but recovered, and sam ward's late goal sealed the win. england join olympic champions argentina, malaysia and the netherlands in booking their ticket for the world cup after today's quarterfinals. it's been a historic day for irish cricket as the country
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celebrates their admittance into test cricket. ireland and afghanistan will be able to play official tests against the world's best after the decision by the international cricket council at the oval today. this is arguably the most significant date in the history of irish kwik cricket. among other benefits, the go—ahead to take on the world's best sides. it will also lead to huge increase in funding directly from the icc and is hoped will boost the profile of the sport at home. we set out our strategy at the beginning of last year to make cricket mainstream in ireland and, in fact, gaining test status in full membership isa in fact, gaining test status in full membership is a means for us able to achieve that. what i'm hoping is that this decision today will help us become much more a part of the
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cultural landscape of ireland. i'm not overly ambitious as the much to say gaelic football but we will get there. ireland will have to get used to famous surroundings like this in times to come and afghanistan were also granted full membership of the icc today. they have become the first two countries admitted to the sport's top tier since bangladesh in the year 2000. widnes are off the bottom of rugby league's superleague after they thrashed the team that were just above them, leigh centurions. and it was the australian duo chris houston and here corey thompson who scored a brace of tries each in the 36—10 win that means leigh now props up the rest. ascot saw a thrilling finish to the big race of ladies day with big orange winning the gold cup. order of st george, who won last year's race, couldn't repeat the feat. big orange took the lead with a mile and a half to go. with less than a furlong to the finish, the favourite, order of st george, made a move, but james doyle guided the 5—1 shot to victory by a nose. all this week, we've been
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marking women's sport week, exploring the issues faced by female athletes. today, reshmin chowdhury examines the hurdles faced by top—level muslim women in sport, who are challenging and conquering barriers and paving the way for the next generation. as a sports broadcaster, it's not surprising that growing up watching sport was a huge part of my childhood. however, despite coming from a very progressive, open—minded bengali muslim family, playing sport was simply not part of my culture. so to celebrate women's sport week and since we are in the midst of ramadan, it makes sense we meet some pioneering muslim women who are doing things differently. dana abdulkarim is the first hijab the athletes to represent england in any sport. she sees it as her duty to challenge the problems visibly muslim women face across the board. sport should not have a gender bias. there should be representation
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of every single type of person. salma bi made history as the first muslim woman to play for worcester. she used her uniqueness to make history but admits making ruby expert was a challenge. it was nice, that someone is looking, oh, there's an asian girl in that team and there are times when i have played in the men's team and i took four wickets. salma and dana both enjoyed family support but that is not always the case. here in birmingham, they are creating a sporting arm to introduce an unlikely group of women to the benefits of regular physical activity. it's vital to have a message to say it's ok for our girls to be in sport and we really want them in sport. its physical and mental well— being. it is also your confidence and self—esteem. sport brings all those things. amla rafiq watched her brother become the youngest ever captain of yorkshire and has since been
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leading the charge in yorkshire to encourage young girls to become involved after becoming frustrated at the lack of opportunity. my dad used to drive me miles from home to access cricket as well. again, it was having to drive miles away. there was nothing on the doorstep. fast forward to the next generation and 16—year—old anisa ansar broke every women's wrecker at four wickets taking and became england's top striker in her age category. but it has not always been plain sailing. i come from a minority. they can pay for stuff, they can afford equipment and travel but we don't have that so every day after school, we went to the net and had to try 100 times harder than other people. while sport is increasingly becoming more accessible a variety of challenges remain for muslim women making that jump to the top level. however, success breeds success which is why celebrating the difficulties and successes of these brilliant women could
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prove so vital for moving forward. mclaren drivers fernando alonso and stoffel, vandoorne, will start sunday's azerbaijan grand prix from the back of the grid after engine penalties. alonso's penalties total 15 places and vandoorne's 30, so the spaniard will start ahead of his team—mate. the sanctions follow the honda's engine they use being upgraded in addition to earlier reliability problems. the pair haven't manage to muster a single point in the seven races so far. that's all from sportsday. coming up in a moment, the papers. hello and welcome to our look ahead to what the the papers will be
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bringing us tomorrow. with me are laura hughes, political correspondent at the telegraph, and randeep ramesh, the guardian's chief leader writer. the metro leads on the news that hundreds of tower blocks need fire checks after 11 high—rises are found to be clad in combustible material identical to grenfell. the mirror focuses on the tens of thousands of tenants who could be living in unsafe buildings. the daily telegraph concentrates on theresa may's promise to other european leaders that she'll let millions of eu citizens stay in the uk after brexit. the daily express argues mass immigration has contributed to the sharpest rise in the uk population in 70 years. according to the times, russian internet hackers have been selling the passwords of british cabinet ministers. the guardian also covers
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the frantic testing by councils of their tower blocks along with a picture of the exeter boys protesting that they can't wear shorts by wearing skirts. and finally the mail looks at theresa may's plans to protect all eu nationals who came to the uk before article 50 was triggered in march.

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