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the full version is up on iplayer to watch right now and you can find us on twitter at bbc click and on facebook, too. thanks for watching and we'll see you soon. hello, this is breakfast, with rachel burden and ben thompson a council under close watch — the government says "nothing is off the table" when it comes to ensuring survivors of the grenfell tower fire get the right help. we have heard this morning about how more help is needed for residents of
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the grenfell tower site. the local council faces more resignations the grenfell tower site. the local councilfaces more resignations and we will hear what it means for families affected. it is sunday, july two. also on the programme... pressure on the government over public sector pay. amid signs of growing concerns about austerity, the environment secretary michael gove suggests the 1% cap may need to be reconsidered. could this be the future of flying? we'll take an exclusive look at an experimental electric plane. in sport, we'll reflect on that incredible lions victory in new zealand. and geraint thomas becomes the first welshman in history to claim the yellowjersey as he wins the first stage of the tour de france. wimbledon gets under way tomorrow — but who's best placed to win? we'll get some expert insight with a difference. i think maybe it is andy's time again so i will go with andy.
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that is kind of you. you're not saying that because we are grandparents? in part, yes. and louise has the weather. good morning. a quiet sunday a weights. breeze in the far north—west with a scattering of showers but elsewhere decent sunny spells and a fairly pleasant warm day. more details coming up later on. good morning. first, our main story. "nothing is off the table" according to the government, when it comes to making sure kensington and chelsea council is able to respond properly to the grenfell tower fire. the local authority is set to elect a new leader this week — following three high profile resignations over the past few days. simonjones reports. the devastating fire that claimed so many lives has opened up a gulf between residents and the council elected to represent them. is this the first good decision you have made? the leader is on his way out but labour council member
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benazir, who hasjust returned to her home in the shadow of grenfell tower, says change is needed quickly. now that he has resigned, who is taking responsibility? who will hit palm this off too? yes, he should resign but he needs to take responsibility. people need to be in place to manage what is going on here. as the community mourns the dead, the government says the new leader will be chosen by the council itself. commissioners from outside will not be sent in. it is morning it will intervene if it needs to. the absolute priority remains looking after the victims, their family and friends, making sure they get everything they need and in doing so, when it comes to local council, nothing is off the table. the council insist the disaster was so huge any authority would have struggled to cope. but it says it wants to learn lessons. when that new leader has been elected, we
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have to revise how we have come across and we have to be more proactive. we have to listen more, we have to show the residents that we really are on their side. it is a tough task. and a warning from both the government and residents — if you must get it right this time. our correspondent, simon jones is outside kensington town hall this morning. we heard there in the report that nothing was off the table but i suppose the question is how soon will a new leader be in place? as i understand, the meeting was due to ta ke understand, the meeting was due to take place early this week and no doubt the council is under pressure from both the government and local residents to sort this out quickly. i think the reason the government decided not to send in commissioners isa decided not to send in commissioners is a cause they have already sent in experts from other councils across london and the government has also set upa london and the government has also set up a task force which is meeting
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every two or three days to assess the situation. in another development we have heard from the council this morning that it is not going to charge rent to residents of three blocks in the shadow of rental tower. no more rent this year. the earliest will be january of next year because those residents, have had no hot water since the fire because the boiler that provided it was under rental tower and has been destroyed. we have also heard from one destroyed. we have also heard from u destroyed. we have also heard from one group that supports residents that at least one person who was living in grenfell tower in itself has found that since the fire, that person has had rent deducted from their recount. the counsellor told us we their recount. the counsellor told us we should not have happened and they will put that right. perhaps, another sign that residents need convincing but councillors on top of the situation. in a few minutes we'll be speaking to one of the former residents of grenfell tower to hear how they've been coping since the tragedy — that's at ten past seven.
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iraqi forces say they have captured so—called islamic state's main base in mosul after days of intense fighting. the militants have been driven from a hospital compound where several senior is leaders were thought to have been hiding — but fighting is continuing around part of the old city. three men have been arrested on suspicion of murder — after a 24—year—old man was stabbed to death. officers were called to reports of men fighting in the street at grays in essex on saturday morning. three other men were taken to hospital with serious injuries. pressure's growing on theresa may and the chancellor, philip hammond, to lift the 1% cap on pay increases for public sector workers. in a newspaper article today, the environment secretary michael gove suggests ministers should heed the recommendations of the pay review bodies that are currently examining the issue.
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our political correspondent emma vardy joins us now from westminster. good morning. what michael gove has come out and said today, is this an indication that this is a direction that the government will move in or is it more evidence that the cabinet is it more evidence that the cabinet is at loggerheads? cabinet are certainly split but there has been increasing hints that the end on public sector pay freezes could be in sight. cabinet minister michael gove has given yet another signal on this in an interview with the sunday times. we are saying that the government may begin to ease up on this. because of the drive to get down the deficit, because of austerity, 5 million public sector workers have had, effectively, a i% cap on their pay rise ever since 2013. but now pay review bodies are expected to recommend rises soon. what michael gove has said is that ministers should respect these recommendations. social workers be feeling more domestic? this does not
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mean that the freezes it will be scrapped all of a sudden but what we are thinking is that downing street has told us that, actually, they will look at things on a case—by—case basis. this is all part of growing pressure on the government over austerity. britain is withdrawing from an agreement which allows foreign countries to fish in its waters. the government says leaving the london fisheries convention will allow the uk to take back control of access to its fishing rights. daniela relph reports. the uk fishing industry is a multimillion pound business. but the government says britain's exit from the european union is a chance to build a new domestic fishing policy. the withdrawal from the london fisheries convention will prevent vessels from france, belgium, germany, ireland and the netherlands fishing within six and 12 nautical miles of the uk's coastline. it will not be a quick process. britain's departure from the convention will take around 2 years. michael gove said that triggering the withdrawal from the agreement
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would lead to a more competitive, profitable and to sustainable industry for the whole of the uk. the london fisheries convention was signed in 1964. it currently allows other countries to catch 10,000 tons of fish from uk waters, worth approximately £17 million. the government believes leaving the convention will allow britain to take back control of its fishing policy. 28 kilograms of strawberries and 10,000 litres of cream. it can only mean one thing. wimbledon starts tomorrow. monday will also be the first day for the duchess of cambridge in her new role as patron of the all england lawn tennis club. she's been talking to sue barker about her first memories of wimbledon. my first chance was queueing up on a people's sunday or monday
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and being able to enter wimbledon and the part of what is amazing, the atmosphere is incredible. whether you are sitting on the hill or fortunate enough to be on the ground court it is hugely special and i was quite fortunate that i got through. it was late in the day. but, luckily, play continued quite late. sue barker: our wimbledon is on bbc one, this afternoon at 20 past five. it is ten minutes past seven. three high—profile resignations, calls for government intervention and hundreds still homeless. all against the backdrop of the charred remains of grenfell tower. as former residents try to rebuild their lives, levels of mistrust and anger have been growing. many are now seeking clarity from the local
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council. we will speak to one of those residents who lived on the 15th floor. hejoins those residents who lived on the 15th floor. he joins us from london. good morning to you and thank you for taking the time to speak to us. first of all, i want to ask how you are coping and yourfamily, your wife and your children are coping? very bad. very bad. emotionally we... there is no energy any more. we tried to keep going with the days that have gone and days that are coming but still we have not seen any improvement regarding our situation. our opinion is that it is a failure. we were hearing that this
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will happen and that will happen, we will happen and that will happen, we will have a solution. we have not seen any will have a solution. we have not seen any of that. we have seen mistake after mistake, day by day, decisions they are making for us, the plan they are making for us, we are not seeing anything, any improvement regarding the resident finesse. the residents are in a very bad situation regarding hotels all how they are being treated. for me it is, you know, there is no longer any excuse. there is no emergency any excuse. there is no emergency any more. it is about acting, taking the action and moving forward and sorting it out. that is the only way we can go further and we can find a way for peace. but my personal
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opinion, the leader of the council gave his resignation, he gave a statement on tv, in public and he said he was resigning because he does not want to compromise the public enquiry. what statement to give to the public like that, is that the only reason we so much that he does not want to come at a public enquiry? his resignation letter, the reason? is it because he failed to manage? he failed to give a decision in appropriate ways? he failed to have, as a government, inspections and controlled visits regarding fire testing, regarding... is it? idon't wa nt to testing, regarding... is it? idon't want to enter wrap but there are so many elements here. i would like to
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break some of them down so we can look at what is being done or not being done. first of all, the housing situation. as we said, you lived on the 15th floor. where are you now? explain to me your housing situation. now we are still in a hotel. we are still in a hotel. most of us are still in hotels. all of them, still in hotels because they are refusing the solution is brought to us, they are refusing to leave the hotel having, for example, a one—year contract for a 2—bedroom flat, families are entitled to 3—bedroom flats and they want to put them into some kind of place that is not for them. so a short-term contract is she is clearly one of the problems. yes, indeed. you can not take traumatised people who have been through a locked, a situation
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like that and tell them we will give you a one—year contract and after that we will give you a permanent house. it will take about 12 months. you are talking one—year, why don't you ask? why don't you ask these people what they want? why? why are you making decisions on behalf of them? why are you making decisions on behalf of the residents? the council tells us it has been working with agencies and i would like to quote a letter, to rehouse and assist every affected households from rental tower and other impacted families living nearby. a dedicated social worker has been allocated to every affected households. has that happened in your case? in my case, no. not yet. my wife received a call and she refused. she refused the offer because... because they are
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putting a price on our life. that's why i call it an offer. i do not call it a solution. at the offer that the council suggested was that they would give you someone who could work on your behalf to make sure you got answers. did you refuse that help or the offer of the housing? i would like to have, i would like to be able... the social worker, there are people calling us, a social worker, yes. she is dealing with passport and medical certificates, all of this kind of needs, which is like identification, licences, yes. but it is bigger than that. it is bigger. it is not about what a social worker is helping for and what they are doing. we appreciate that. but it is not their job. further than that we need the
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leaders, we need psychiatrists to deal with this situation. we need them to come to us to speak to us. we need them to explain more um to give us their agenda. what is their agenda? we had a situation where there was a programme on tv, the housing minister he said i will deal with each family individually and myself, i will sort it out, the problem. yes. yes. no problem. but it is not about him. it is not up to him. it is notjust him making the decision because after that was going to happen, if anything goes wrong, the government, the prime
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minister, the secretary said they never made this decision, the decision came from him. because it was a sensitive situation and he needed to respond and provide an answer. absolutely. we don't want that to happen. i am sorry to interrupt, there are clearly many issues for us to discuss but thank you very much for sharing your story. there are so many psychological issues that go with it. let's get the weather forecast. how is looking? even where we've got sharp showers it still looks beautiful in the highlands. the far north and west of scotla nd highlands. the far north and west of scotland is seen the worst of the weather today. this cloud bringing sharp showers and strong winds. it is cloudy with a few spits and spots of rain in the sussex and kent
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coast, but behind it you can see a clea ra nce. coast, but behind it you can see a clearance. this is devon already. it will be a promising day for most with lots of blue sky and sunshine coming through and temperatures pleasant. about 19— 23 degrees generally across the country. we continue to see wet and windy weather into the far north—west, but for most the afternoon look somewhat like this. across the cornwall and south wales we have19— like this. across the cornwall and south wales we have 19— 21 degrees. a light breeze. perhaps top temperatures of 21— 23 possible somewhere in the south—east through the afternoon. a little bit of fair weather cloud, but a promising day for many. northern ireland and the far north—west, cloud and sharp showers driven along by gusty winds as well. 20— 30 mph possible. the weather front will continue to move further south. ahead of that we are looking at some pretty high pollen
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levels across england and wales. that front will move certainly —— steadily southwards by monday. it moves in the north wales and behind it we start to see fresher conditions. but i suspect as we move into monday that weather front is a wea k into monday that weather front is a weak affair by then. the odd shower as it moves south and east. this is the only significant rain eventually into tuesday in northern ireland and north—west england, cpi and —— so if you are heading to wimbledon looks promising. unlucky to catch a shower. into wednesday it will be warm and staying dry. there was just enough sunshine for me yesterday to get the lawnmower out. i raced around the garden and then the rain came down. electric airplanes could soon have a dramatic impact on the world. they're less noisy and less polluting than the ones flying around today, and plenty of experts believe electric engines are the key
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to building fleets of flying taxis in the future. the bbc‘s been given special permission to fly in an experimental electric plane, which is being shown in the uk for the first time. our transport correspondent richard westcott went for a ride. it's a plane that will revolutionise flight. not the spitfire, this. the efusion looks quite ordinary, until you see it being refuelled. no tanker trucks and kerosene, you just change the batteries. it's an experimental aircraft and the bbc has been offered a rare flight. the really obvious thing is how lovely and quiet it is. yeah. and you don't get all the vibration. right. it's so comfortable and smooth and everything reacts so nicely. is electric the way it's going?
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will we have electric planes in the future, electric cabs? definitely. we will have electric planes, hydroelectric planes, and you can get up to 50 seats. maybe 100 seats. for regional aircraft, transporting people over distances of 500 nautical miles. the efusion can fly for about 30 minutes on one charge, something they want to improve. it'll top 140 mph and has a range of around 60 miles. i am going to try and experiment now. i'm take my headphones off. normally, if you do that in an aircraft, it's so noisy you can't hear yourself think. let's see what it's like when i talk into the microphone. ah, can you hear me 0k? it's actually like being in a car on a motorway! it's a lovely way to see the world! turning left...
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but this isn't just about how we're going to go on holiday, it's about how we are going to pop to the shops. electric engines are cleaner and quieter, making them perfect for flying taxis. seems far—fetched? look at this! dubai is testing an electric air cab later this year and the giant taxi ride firm uber says it wants customers flying around injust six years. it's been seven decades since thejet engine changed the world. electric engines could have a similar impact on our future. he looks glad to be out of that. an interesting insight into those flying planes of the future. you're watching breakfast, from bbc news. it's time now for a look at the newspapers. edwina currie is here to tell us what's caught her eye. good morning. we will speak to you
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now as we look inside the sunday times. michael gove has come out and here is a man who has had an interesting political career in recent yea rs. interesting political career in recent years. in and out favour. we don't quite know at the moment whether he is in... first of all, i love the photo. what is he doing? he certainly looks like he is finding ita certainly looks like he is finding it a little hot. he gave an interview to the paper. a lot of this is interesting. he is now back at environment secretary, so very much locked in the brexit negotiations. the first thing he is doing is make sure we come out with a common fisheries policy. he says, right, 200 miles around. i don't know if the new aircraft carrier launched last week will be part of
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patrolling those waters. it is at least possible. but that's good. he is also saying firmly that farmers and landowners would get big subsidies in the future. so this is a warning to the queen and others, that you won't get big subsidies in the future and maybe there will be another way of getting farming subsidies to landowners. he is also talking about public sector pay and whether the government should look at that. i think number 10 have been suggesting that maybe this is something they will review, this is a man who in the past has been entrenched in the view is that the public sector had it good in the way he has expressed it for some time and the public sector reform of pensions and so on. so this is a bit up pensions and so on. so this is a bit up and about turn. now he says we have to look at experts and listen to them. the austerity thing is interesting. we are coming up towards the budget in november and i think it is at least possible that
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the pay cut will be lifted for key workers, perhaps. weather there are difficulties in recruiting —— where there are. the armed forces is the obvious one. so maybe they will look at tax rates. it was the manifesto gave them the opportunity if they wa nted gave them the opportunity if they wanted to do that, they aren't stuck with the previous manifesto. so it will be interesting to see what happens. in other words, will be interesting to see what happens. in otherwords, brace yourselves, this could be a tough budget. let's turn to something different. this is the mail on sunday. this is the subject of a film that in the 90s. where the men could give birth. you are sort of eye rolling. i'm thinking, you want to have our baby? you want to go through pregnancy ayes feel free! if you took over maybe we could do
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things like running the banks! we are getting into some big gender stereotyping. explain this story for us. stereotyping. explain this story for us. a couple of quite senior experts have been looking at the right and wrong is of doing this and whether it is physically possible. it looks like it is physically possible. this is specifically for transgender women? transgender people. the photograph is of a young woman called haydn cross. she is having a baby any minute. the ethics are you don't discriminate and make sure people can do whatever they can do. the question of course is whether it should be on the nhs and i think possibly not. it is an unnamed critic. critics say the nhs shouldn't waste precious resources simply to allow transgender women to experience an authentic female
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experience, but if you are transgender you believe you are authentic anyway. when i was at westminster i said you have to look up westminster i said you have to look up resources. westminster i said you have to look up resources. interesting, the front page of the telegraph is talking about the number of ivf treatment is being restricted around the country according to health trusts. it is a postcode lottery. they are restricted. they say the money has to go for things that have greater need. i want to talk about colourful birds. iam need. i want to talk about colourful birds. i am wearing colourful birds. this is all about parakeets. this is a serious issue. this is about evil immigrants coming in and taking over our country. green parakeets are all over at the south of england that have been found as far north as sheffield. the question is, is this a good thing or not? they are obviously a foreign species. they
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pose a risk to native wildlife? obviously a foreign species. they pose a risk to native wildlife ?m they were it would be much more obvious. there are things that come in that are quite dangerous and we try to get rid of those. if you are trying to get the birds you get rid of rats. there was a wonderful story, that the parakeets in west london flew out of the studios in ealing, they were filming the african queen and katharine hepburn. that's apparently where the para keets that's apparently where the parakeets came from.” that's apparently where the parakeets came from. i do feel sorry for the chap in charge who is in the department of environment because his name is dave parrot! we will have more from you later. the andrew marr programme is on bbc one this morning at nine o'clock. andrew, what have you got coming up? no parakeets or ducks but i have michael gove, who you may remember went for the tory leadership,
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failed, was sacked by theresa may and is now back at environment secretary. we will talk about real issues, tax and spending with him. i am joined byjonathan ashworth, labour's spokesperson, to talk about what labour will offer public sector workers. i have two backbenchers who made the news. heidi alexander who is against the dup agreement, and someone is against the dup agreement, and someone from labour who forced a big change on abortion in northern ireland from the government. that, plus julian fellowes, ireland from the government. that, plusjulian fellowes, thus many more like a great american writer. the busy 9am. good stuff. see you later. stay with us, the headlines are coming up. hello, this is breakfast with ben thompson and rachel burden.
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coming up before eight, louise will have the weather for you. but first, a summary of this morning's main news. "nothing is off the table" according to the government, when it comes to making sure kensington and chelsea council is able to respond properly to the grenfell tower fire. the local authority has been criticised for its response to the grenfell tower disaster — with three high profile resignations over the past few days. it's set to appoint a new leader later this week. secretary of state for sajid javid said mps will be keeping a close eye on the council. pressure is growing on theresa may and the chancellor, philip hammond, to lift the 1% cap on pay increases for public sector workers. in a newspaper article today,
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the environment secretary michael gove suggests ministers should heed the recommendations of the pay review bodies that are currently examining the issue. some backbench tory mps have argued austerity lost the party seats at last month's general election. iraqi forces say they have captured so—called islamic state's main base in mosul after days of intense fighting. the militants have been driven from a hospital compound where several senior is leaders were thought to have been hiding — but fighting is continuing around part of the old city. at least 28 people have been injured following a shooting at a nightclub in the us state of arkansas. police say two people are in a critical condition after the incident took place around half past two in the morning local time. it is not thought to have been terror—related. britain is withdrawing from an agreement which allows foreign countries to fish in its waters. the government says leaving the london fisheries convention will allow the uk to take
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back control of access to its fishing rights. the agreement lets irish, dutch, french, german and belgian vessels fish within six and twelve nautical miles of the uk's coastline. a little earlier on this morning we brought you news about the world office chair racing championships. now it is time to bring you up—to—date with another global sporting event. wife carrying. look at this! straight into the water. it was a race to the finish, as the world championships took place in finland yesterday. couples had to overcome a water obstacle course, as well as a challenge on dry land. the length of the race is nearly 300 yards. it does not sound far but as you can see it looks pretty difficult. wives must wear a helmet, and weigh 49 kilogrammes, that's 7.7 stone. and it doesn't have to be your own wife, it could be someone else's. as was proved on breakfast a few
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yea rs as was proved on breakfast a few years ago. our very own death carried mike. this is how they got on. did not quite get on. it took some getting used to. see, technically, and if i have been reading the rules this morning, jess, you are asking me the rules. technically, according to official rules, march and breach that makes their fire rules, march and breach that makes theirfire in breach because the has to carry the woman. that is the current rules. is there a husband or partner carrying championship? let me talk you through some of the rules. you must carry your own wife, your neighbour ‘s wife or one that, quote, you found further afield. pretty broad remit. pretty good as that was a rule for life. a minimum weight of 49 kg or you need to carry a weighted rucksack as well as your
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wife. and if you drop the said wife you incur a 15 second penalty. what if you injure your partner wife, whoever is on your back. is there someone whoever is on your back. is there someone that you can sub in? oh, maybe you find another wife from further afield... apparently, when you carry them upside down, the wife ofa you carry them upside down, the wife of a woman get reacquainted with the re— render the man, that is the estonian carry, named after the country that won the last 11 wife carrying championship. well done to estonia for doing so well. and that is all sport for bbc breakfast this morning. no! there is so much to talk about! it was ridiculous yesterday. when the all blacks went down to 1a men and you thought that the lions were in with a chance, the all blacks were so good in the
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second half, so clinical and you thought we were going to lose again. but they brought it back. they certainly did. in the last few minutes. head coach warren gatland says the british & irish lions should expect "a ferocious response" from new zealand, after beating them to level the series 1—all. the deciding test is next saturday and flanker shaun o'brien could miss out if found guilty of striking an opponent. he has a disciplinary hearing this morning, while his team—mates enjoy a few days off. we will see what happens over the next few days, they have a couple of days off after queenstown for a bit of skiing and recreation stuff. that was a joke. laughter. a couple of days off to recover and then start to think about a tough test in auckland. it will be brutal. it is all very well being good and gracious winners. we need to do the same when we are defeated. tonight we were defeated by a team played better than we did we to accept
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that we have to go away now as an all black team, prepare better, work harder and come out to try and win the series next week. geraint thomas has become the first welshman in history, to wear the yellow jersey of the tour de france. just to warn you, there is some flash photography coming up. he won this year's first stage in germany, a 1k kilometre time trial through dusseldorf, after completing it in an impressive time ofjust over sixteen minutes. his sky team—mate and defending champion chris froome came through the day unscathed, finishing sixth and well ahead of his main rivals. thomas says he'll be sticking to the plan, to ride to support froome's bid for a fourth tour title — but first he's looking forward to a stint in the yellowjersey himself. amazing. it's the stuff of dreams. the tour is what got me into cycling. i remember as a ten—year—old i used to run home to watch the last ten k. to be on the other side of the camera and take thejersey is incredible, really.
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it is my eighth tour and to finally win a stage, and then the yellow jersey is a bonus. novak djokovic has completed the ideal warm—up for wimbledon by winning his first title since january. he beat gael monfils in straight sets at eastbourne. djokovic doesn't usually do much to acclimatise to grass courts — but accepted a wildcard to play on the south coast after his early exit from the french open. 6—3, 6—4 the score. it's the first time he's played in the week before wimbledon for seven years. the world number three karolina pliskova could be a good bet for the women's title at wimbledon. she had a walkover in her semi—final afterjohanna konta's withdrawal through injury, and beat former world number one caroline wozniacki in straight sets, to win the eastbourne title. a record—breaking innings from england's alex hales helped
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nottinghamshire win the first trophy of the domestic cricket season. they beat surrey in the one day cup final. notts were chasing 297 to win but hales wasted no time helping his team reach that target. he got his century in just 83 balls and went on to make the highest ever one day score at lord's. he finished 187 not out, helping his side win by four wickets. australia's cricketers' association has said this morning that their players will refuse to go on their a team tour of south africa later this week, unless progress is made in talks over a new pay deal. players want to continue to get a percentage of revenue while cricket australia want to fix salaries. manny pacquiao has lost his wbo world welterweight title to australia'sjeff horn. the aussie beat the filipino on a unanimous decision after twelve
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rounds in brisbane. 38—year—old pacquiao, who has won world titles in eight divisions, had talked about trying to arrange a rematch with floyd mayweather, but may now consider another retirement instead. england won their final warm—up match before the women's european championship — captain ellen white scored both their goals as they beat denmark 2—1 in copenhagen. this was her first time as a captain for this side. that means the lionesses head into the euros with four wins from their last six games. i thought it was full of resilience and character. you are dead right. it was a fantastic result. sweden came through a competitive qualifier, and denmark were cheered on by a full house and a big crowd. for us, it was a resilient and character building win which is important. the british trials for next month's world championships continue
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in birmingham today, and selectors already 17 hours until wimbledon and we are counting down to the weather should be good. it should be ok for the first few days at least. thank you, jess. as you heard, the top tennis players from around the world are getting ready for wimbledon it sta rts getting ready for wimbledon it starts tomorrow. one couple who will be on the edge of their seats while they watch used andy and jamie murray's grandparents. they have done a special preview for bbc‘s column's timeline programme which sent them to ask three giants in the world of tenants to make tennis about the chances for their grandson. we are andy and jamie's grandparents and two of their biggest fans. believe me, we are very proud of what they have achieved. this postbox in dunblane marks andy's olympic gold—medal win in london and we love seeing it
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every time we pass it. but that's enough nostalgia. wimbledon is just around the corner. and we just love it. so we are reporting on our grandson's chances. we are speaking to some great tennis legends. it's very rare that i would be nervous before an interview but i'm definitely nervous. who do you think will win at wimbledon this year? men's or ladies? i think we are talking about the men here. isn't that a loaded question? there are two people who look sharp this year, roger federer and a certain person you may know named andy murray. usually when i do a lot
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of different interviews, i normally say a different person in each interview and then i will be right somewhere. cover all the bases. i felt like this was right to choose mr murray. i think maybe it is andy's time again so i will go with andy. that is kind of you. you're not saying that because we are grandparents? in part, yes. what an honest man. you have 7 grand slams. and he has only 3. no—one has played in a tougher era than your andy so, no, i would not say that i am better than him. he also has two olympic gold medals which i don't have. i got a couple of davis cups. he has a davis cup. ithink... is there anything you would change about him? if i said there was one area that i would change, i would say the one area
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where i would probably think that the others are better than him on a consistent basis is that type of... that emotional self—control on the court. that would be one area. another area that he could massively improve if backgammon. he was always very average with backgammon. i should elaborate and paying his debts from backgammon. very... a good payer is a quick payer and he has always been a slow payer of debts. well, it sounds like andy is in pretty good shape. we usually go to wimbledon but, sadly, this year we had to settle for watching it on the telly. let's see if my nerves can take it. really
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looking forward to that. the best tennis coverage coming up next week on bbc radio 5 live. you're watching breakfast from bbc news. the main stories this morning: the government says "nothing is off the table" when it comes to ensuring the victims of the grenfell tower fire get the right help. the prime minister is facing growing calls from within tory ranks to ease austerity, especially around public sector pay. we've heard about andy murray's chances at wimbledon. how will the weather hold—up? we are all breathing a sigh of relief because the weather forecast looks pretty decent for the first few days. there is the risk on monday of maybe the odd spot of rain. nothing really significant addition to cause any issues, at up to 23 degrees. maybe warmer through wednesday. worth
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bearing in mind if you've got tickets and are heading toward centre court. elsewhere today there is cloud around and showers. even so the highlands were pretty impressive, but the cloud will break up impressive, but the cloud will break upfor many impressive, but the cloud will break up for many of us today and we will have sunshine coming through. we still have showers through the sussex and kent coastline, but already behind some beautiful spells of sunshine. this was devon about an hour ago. most of us have decent dry weather. the wind is to feature in the far north—west. this is where the far north—west. this is where the heaviest rain is likely to be. why the afternoon most of you will be happy with this story. if you've got any outdoor plans you won't need any got any outdoor plans you won't need a ny extra got any outdoor plans you won't need any extra layers. it will be pleasa ntly any extra layers. it will be pleasantly warm. we might see 23— 2a somewhere in southern england through the afternoon. a little bit
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of cloud coming and going, but that's about it. bigger cloud across the lake district, the isle of man and into northern ireland, but it should stay dry in daylight hours. we could see as much as 20 millimetres along west facing slopes. maybe the odd rumble of thunder. i've been struggling with my hayfever and that's because the pollen is high or very high in much of england and wales. that's worth bearing in mind. we keep the quiet feeding through the night. the weather front drifts away into northern england and wales. it will bring outbreaks of light rain. nothing significant. this is the culprit that could risk a shower at wimbledon. then we have this low pressure through northern ireland and north—west england, but it will ta ke and north—west england, but it will take its time to arrive. here is wimbledon in more detail. we start with the risk of rain and easing as the go through the afternoon on monday. back to you.
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long may it continue! thanks for now. we'll be back with the headlines at 8am. now it's time for the travel show. coming up on this week's travel show: is this the original costume? we're on the bruce lee trail in hong kong. he wore this in game of death. get ready to get behind this taxi... with new laptop bans on some international flights, we look at the gadgets you can still take on board. leejun—fan, better known as bruce lee, may have been born in san francisco, but in the early 1970s, he put both kung fu and hong kong on the map. # everybody was kung fu fighting #. after starring in a succession of cult martial arts movies, he became the most famous asian film star in the world. and today, almost 45 years since his untimely death at the age of 32, he is still credited as being the man who brought chinese
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actors and martial arts into the mainstream. and here in hong kong, they‘ re rightly proud of their most famous son. now, the film that really shot bruce lee into international stardom was enter the dragon in 1973, shot mainly on location here in hong kong. and if you're a fan of the film, you might recognise this place, king yin lei. but if you're a real die—hard bruce lee fan, then you'll need to go to hong kong's heritage museum for a unique insight into his legendary life. wow, look at these nunchucks! oh, my goodness! yeah, nunchucks is one of a very significant symbol of bruce. you can see he practiced this kind of weapons when he taught his students. and then you can see
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in his first tv programme, the green hornet. and is this the original costume? yeah, yeah, yeah. this is also the iconic costume. you can see he wore this in the game of death. game of death. yeah. then nowadays, you can still see many people who wear this costume "oh, wing chun, we doing all that, all the teenagers in the school." but i can say that he done the cha—cha—cha better than wing chun at that time! he was the champion.
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the dance? yeah. exactly! what do you think bruce would think about this exhibition, some a0 years after his death? not big enough. should be bigger? oh, yes! you don't know how impressive he is still in the whole wide world. inspired to learn some killer kung fu moves myself, i head to the wan chai district of hong kong where i've got a date with a man who's passionate about studying and preserving chinese martial arts. music first, the warm up. this is the horse stance. 0k?
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horse. am i low enough? yes, you are. this is the bow stance. horse stance. let's change again. this feels more like a workout than a warm up. not sure if i'll be able to walk tomorrow. time to step things up a bit. i punch you here, you block with this one. 0k. ah, 0k. yeah, good. now you punch. 0k. whoa. ah. i get it now. see? i think i'm going to have a bruise on my arm. now prepare to enter the dragon. music once upon a time, there were hundreds of small martial arts studios like this
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all over hong kong. but that's not the case anymore. a lot of kung fu schools were actually run in a space like this which, unfortunately, over the past 20, 30 years have become very unaffordable to the average teacher who simply cannot find enough students to justify the rent. so i think the first and foremost problem people face in hong kong, when you talk about continuing the practice of kung fu, is lack of space. recognising that hong kong's kung fu heritage is under threat, a local university has called on some of the surviving martial arts masters of bruce lee's generation to take part in a unique project, using modern motion—capture technology to document and preserve the traditional move that's could one day be lost. let's say 50 years or 100 years
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from now, there's suddenly a burst of new interest in martial arts, these documents, which we are creating now, are going to be templates for future generations to work with. that's what we're really looking to the long—term future. go! there's no doubt that films like crouching tiger hidden dragon and the ip man trilogy have helped to rekindle an interest in martial arts. whoa! it's like a concrete block, that is! but it's hoped that the motion—capture programme here at the university will ensure that kung fu and the legend of bruce lee survives for generations to come, both here in hong kong and around the world. both governments have brought in new rules, so check first if you are flying from any of these places. there are still some gadgets that you can use the while away the hours. this week is our rundown of the gadgets you can still use onboard. this is the good news. on some flights you should be able to
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ta ke some flights you should be able to take hand—held games consoles, so i've been using our state—of—the—art isolation booth to see how they fare. this is the new one on the market, the nintendo switch. it combines portable on the go gaming with traditional console style gaming. you can connect it to your tv and when you are ready to take it on the move is simply slide the controllers into the sides. the graphics look good. i like that you can connect up to eight consoles. so let's say you are travelling with friends, you can connect together for true multiplayer style gaming. but games are pricey, so please bear that in mind if you are going to pick one of these up. i would still be careful on a uk bound british airways flight from the middle east. some say you can't take them onboard, so worth checking with your airline before you fly. and if you
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are going to the us these devices are going to the us these devices are definitely off the table and all you've got for entertainment is your trusty mobile. while you are in the air don't think of this as a smartphone. this is your entertainment centre, so it will pay to choose your apps carefully before you travel. something james is an expert in. what are the best apps to keep me entertained for a long—haul flight? these arte -- are tailored pod casts. trending stuff. so if something is really popular, that would appear at the top. everybody has heard of netflix but they now do off—line, where you can download stuff to your phone. the last thing i have called with lonely planet's guide. that will give you information about wherever you are going to land on. you can access it off—line. places to see, places to eat and even hotel locations. all they're ready for you, no need to
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connect to the internet. what about battery life ? connect to the internet. what about battery life? it depends on what you are going to use. netflix will use up are going to use. netflix will use upa lot are going to use. netflix will use up a lot of battery. but for a pod cast your phone will be sat idle in your pocket, so it won't take up much battery. you might like to take a charge cable with you. if you are flying for a grown—up reason, may be away on business, games and apps might not cut it. this does look like a pen and notepad but it is actually a lot smarter, because it can transfer your writing, doodles and scribbles into digital form and even turn them into text. once you start writing, the app is able to register the strokes of the pen and it knows your handwriting and it immediately shows you what you are writing on the app. i must admit, you do have to press the pen quite ha rd you do have to press the pen quite hard in orderfor it to register, but it seems pretty quick and pretty
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automatic. i also can't draw! it's fun, really easy to use and i've got to admit it is quite cool seeing your squiggles transferred into digital form. your squiggles transferred into digitalform. but your squiggles transferred into digital form. but what's wrong with a regular notepad and pen? that's all we've got time for this week. coming up next week... we head to the south american surfer‘s paradise in chile, in search of the perfect wave. i got whacked in the face by about ten waves in a row!|j swallowed a lot of water. join us for that if you can. until next time, from me and the travel show team, goodbye. hello, this is breakfast, with rachel burden and ben thompson. pressure on the government over public sector pay. amid signs of growing concerns about austerity, the environment secretary michael gove suggests the 1% cap may need to be reconsidered. good morning, it's
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sunday the 2nd ofjuly. also ahead: a council under close watch — the government says "nothing is off the table" when it comes to ensuring survivors of the grenfell tower fire get the right help. could this be the future of flying? we'll take an exclusive look at an experimental electric plane. in sport...
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