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this is bbc news. the headlines at 2:00pm: donald trump meets vladimir putin for the first time, as world leaders congregate at the 620 summit in germany. german police have been out again in force against protestors, whilst issues such as climate change are on the agenda. you say the government has appointed me to doa you say the government has appointed me to do a hatchetjob. some grenfell tower residents say they still lack confidence in the man appointed to lead the inquiry into the disaster. a former teacher at a mosque in cardiff is jailed for 13 years for sexually assaulting four girls over ten years. wimbledon — it's a big day for british players as andy murray takes to centre court again and johanna konta leads the way for the women. good afternoon and welcome to bbc news.
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the us president donald trump and russia's vladimir putin have met face to face for the first time — shaking hands at the start of the g20 summit in germany. it follows months of speculation about their relationship and allegations of russian intervention in the us presidential election. let's go to hamburg. these summit in hamburgers in full. it's a two—day affair. these summit in hamburgers in full. it's a two-day affair. any number of reasons why this summit really matters. let's take the issue of climate change. angela merkel says it's the number one issue over these two dates. america has taken america out of the purpose climate change
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accord. donald trump and russia, the ongoing allegations that russia meddled in the us election and also the idea there was collusion between the idea there was collusion between the tron campaign and russia. denied but very much developments when these men to stand as afternoon. then the issue of trade. the eu and japan are outlined a new trade deal, not affected by major terrorist. that's in stark contrast —— not affected by major tariffs. donald trump has been critical of free trade deals. there are many other issues on which there is not common ground and donald trump is at the centre of most of these then are numbered. here is the picture of the
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families earlier. angela merkel in the centre of the front four, surrounded by leaders from the g20 countries and the eu but also significant figures from the international monetary fund. the governor of the bank of england was also present. i work correspondence has been looking at the way in which russia has interacted for the last few years. demonstrators resent both vladimir putin and donald trump being him. that's pretty slim against police was water cannons. in some overnight battles, a minority of protestors throw missiles and used sling shots, summit leaders hope it
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can be contained, they are nervous enough about the crises in the wider world that already divide them. so, no surprise, all eyes on donald trump, less than six months in office, and bringing to the summit his unsettling style and america first policies. his host, angela merkel, has clashed with him repeatedly in recent weeks but it is donald trump's first face—to—face trial of strength with russia's leader that will electrify the gathering. today he tweeted... vladimir putin may stand seven inches shorter than his american rival but he too is a natural fighter, with 17 years at the top in russia to his advantage. yesterday, donald trump landed early blows, accusing russia of destabilising tactics in syria and the ukraine, something that the kremlin strongly denies.
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the two presidents have shaken hands for the first time, a scene captured only by a german government camera. but even this fleeting glimpse will be played and replayed to analyse clues in the body language ahead of face—to—face talks later. today america's european allies welcomed what they saw as donald trump's defence of democratic values. now they want to see if you will follow through. —— if he will follow through. donald trump mentioned yesterday, that words are easy but actions are what matter. and the first test is our meeting in hamburg. it's a tense day, both outside on the streets of hamburg and here inside the heavily fortified summit centre. tense politically too, as all the other world leaders are looking to the first head—to—head between the president
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of the united states and of russia, to see if one emerges as the stronger political personality. one of the few issues on which all leaders agree is that the issue of north korea requires urgent attention. let's talk to josh pollack about that, and expert on missile proliferation. thank you for your time. we've had a clear statement from the russians and chinese earlier this week, setting up chinese earlier this week, setting up their position. do you think the south koreans and america are as unified? no, i don't. before the summit, there was reportedly a trilateral dinner between president trump, the south korean president and by minister abbey ofjapan.
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a p pa re ntly and by minister abbey ofjapan. apparently it's concerned how to pressure china to deal with north korea. at the same time, the south korean president put out a statement that he is ready to engage with the north koreans. the different leaders seem still a bit out of step even after the meeting last week in washington is the dc. isn't the core problem that whatever the rhetoric, in reality they are running out of options to pressure north korea? they ran out of options a long time ago, if we are talking about south korea and the united states. china a lwa ys korea and the united states. china always has more options. they are responsible for the majority of north korea's foreign trade,
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including the supply of crude oil. the crude oil supply in particular is, i think, a lever that the chinese government is loath to touch. they don't have options short of collapsing north korea, or so they say. i think they've gone as far as they are willing to go, almost. pressure tactics have been likely used up and when president trump says he thinks of doing it's everything is, really whose remaining options remain to put pressure on china rather than north korea are directly. isn't one of the challenges for donald trump that china knows that he needs their help in order to broker any form of response to north korea and perhaps it's not in the chinese interest to
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resolve this issue, given that it gives them some leverage?” resolve this issue, given that it gives them some leverage? i do think they would like to resolve the issue. china and the united states have never had precisely equivalent approaches to it. sometimes diplomats will say that the only disagreements are a matter of sequencing. does north korea have agree to denuclearisation up front in order to have a discussion with the us and other parties? china says no and the united states says yes. i think there are substantive differences as well. the chinese and united states have different visions for the future of the korean peninsula. the presence of the american military in south korea and the enduring alliance between the us and the republic of korea are a source of unease for chinese
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leaders. they can see this reflected in their unhappiness over american missile deployments in south korea. —— you can see this reflected. as well as the lack of trust over america's future intentions in asia as well as china's future intentions towards its neighbours. thank you for your time. as you can see, inside the first conference centre in hamburg, the g20 is delivering a hustle and bustle. outside, things are not as camp. protests are going on. protests into thursday and now into friday. here is the latest report.
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we understand there are now numerous small protests and clashes breaking out all over the city. the police force here, in fact, appears to be still overwhelmed by the sheer number of these classes that it's calling, reportedly, for reinforcements from other forces throughout germany, bear in mind that the force is already supported by colleagues from all over germany. but it's the sheer numbers of demonstrators in the city which is both the striking thing about this summit but which appears to be the real problem for the police here. there are now tens of thousands of demonstrators here in the city. they've all got different ideas of why they're here, what they are protesting about. i've spoken to people this morning, for example, who don't like donald trump, they don't like the inequality, they say, between rich and poor globally. others are simply furious at the police force, who they say being too heavy handed in their response. and there is, i think, a core in amongst those mostly peaceful protesters of rather more militant demonstrators. we've seen them, we've
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seen footage of them out and about this morning setting light to cars. their faces covered, that's something that is illegal in germany. certainly, a lot for the police to contend with. we are also hearing reports that the security situation here is now considered so grave that the spouses of the g20 world leaders have been confined to their hotel. they were due to go on a trip out to a climate change centre at some point today. we've been told that the trip has been cancelled. they will have a lecture inside the hotel instead. perhaps it gives you an idea of how insecure things feel in the city. you can probably hear the noise of the police helicopter. it's been circling over the city all morning, presumably trying to get an overview of those clashes. they seem to be breaking alt all over the place. police, firefighters, the water cannon, whizz off in
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one direction. a few minutes later, we see them going off in another direction, presumably to deal with another clash as it breaks out. very difficult and fast—moving situation here. jenny will keep us up to date as the security situation develops. and off a lot going on. fascinating bilaterals. the one that is getting the most attention is donald trump and vladimir putin. today and into tomorrow, these leaders, domestic politics to consider and a global stage, have to try and fashion some common responses on issues which they appear to not agree about. the seniorjudge who'll lead the grenfell tower public inquiry has faced angry questions from survivors of the fire and from local residents. sir martin moore—bick listened to their views at a public meeting last night. last week, he admitted it was doubtful that he'd be able to consider the social issues
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which some people claim have led to a housing crisis. wyre davies reports. i give you my word that i will look into this matter to the very best of my ability and find the facts as i see them from the evidence. a passionate defence last night of his remit and record from the formerjudge appointed to lead the grenfell inquiry. he is already facing calls from some residents to stand down. no, but you don't respect me because you say the government is appointing me to do a hatchet job. not a hatchetjob, you're going to do a taylor report like for hillsborough, which was very technical but didn't deal with the wider issues and it took 30 years for people to be arrested. this is why it's so important to get the terms of reference right and for you to tell me what you think it should cover. some grenfell residents are sceptical about sir martin moore—bick, saying he lacks credibility and empathy with survivors and they fear the scope of his inquiry will not be wide enough. others, while frustrated, say sir martin should be allowed to get on with his job.
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i think sir martin does have something of a credibility problem but i am sympathetic to the fact there are constraints on him as well. i think it's very important that the terms of what he's going to do are clarified quickly. i also think it's very important the residents have the say that the prime minister promised them. three weeks after the devastating fire in which at least 80 people were killed, the government says an inquiry led by a judge with wide powers is the best way of proceeding. i think what we owe the grenfell residents above all is getting to the bottom of why this happened, how it happened and who was responsible, so they can be held accountable. getting the balance right, an investigation that isn't drawn out but which addresses the anger of survivors and residents, will be the key to a successful inquiry. the headlines on bbc news:
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donald trump meets world leaders at the g20 summit in germany, including for the first time russia's vladimir putin. a former teacher at a mosque in cardiff is sentenced to thirteen years in prison for sexually assaulting four girls over ten years. the seniorjudge who will lead the grenfell tower public inquiry has faced angry questions from survivors of the fire and local residents. wimbledon is underway. heather watson is up against former world number one victoria azarenka, aiding for a place in the fourth round. jules miller and the british player are playing. england take an early bird —— and early wicket. south africa on 2a—i. they trail england by 400—34 africa on 2a—i. they trail england by a00—34 runs. i'll be back with
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more after half—past. an 81—year—old former religious teacher has been sentenced to 13 years in prison after being convicted of 14 child sex abuse offences which involved four girls who were aged just 6 to 10 years old. the court heard that mohammed sadiq had carried out the abuse while teaching the quran to children at the medina mosque in cardiff in a ten—year period — starting in 1996. sian lloyd reports. hiding his face from the cameras, mohammed sadiq's past has finally caught up with him. the children he taught called him uncle as a mark of respect but he abused his position of trust and sexually assaulted four young girls. the abuse took place inside the madina mosque in cardiff while sadiq was teaching the koran. one victim described how she dreaded going to the mosque knowing he would single her out. we are protecting her anonymity and her words have been revoiced. it sounds a bit sad but it started to feel quite normal eventually. and because it was every day,
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i was sort of thinking, yeah, let's just get this over with. the court heard that sadiq had carried out a gross breach of trust, parents had sent children to the mosque after school thinking they would be safe. he had traumatised his victims, touching them sexually under their clothes. other children were prodded with a wooden or metal stick if they misbehaved. following his sentence, a statement was issued on behalf of the mosque. all mosques in wales now have child protection policies in place and teachers and volunteers alike are all vetted and closely monitored. his victims told the court that he had found it difficult to talk about the abuse in part because of their muslim culture and faith. —— his victims told the court that they had found it difficult.
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today thejudge praised their bravery. sentencing the 81—year—old to 13 years of which half must be served in prison, judge stephen hopkins told mohammed sadiq, you continue to deny your guilt, you have no understanding of the harm and humiliation you have caused. beneath the veneer of respectability, sadiq was described as dark and deviant. he showed his victims no remorse. sian lloyd, bbc news cardiff crown court. food courierfirm, deliveroo, says it'll pay sickness and injury benefits to its 15,000 delivery riders in the uk if the law is changed. the company says at present the law prevents it from offering enhanced rights because it classifies the riders as self—employed. deliveroo riders won three things, flexibility, high wages and security. —— want three. currently, we can offer two out of three. the law needs to change to reflect modern working practices. we want is
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to offer them sick pay and instruments, in case they get injured on thejob. we instruments, in case they get injured on the job. we want to end the payoffs between security and flexibility. how far would you go? you said to want to look at sickness benefit and injury insurance. what about other benefits like pensions, holiday pay, could you go further? this is the beginning of the debate. we sat down with, me personally, hundreds of writers. we asked what they could most about. it was sick pay and inch of it. but we are open to different things. a 14—year—old girl has died after a crash involving a minibus and a lorry on the a38 kingsbury road in birmingham. the vehicle was carrying school pupils on a school field—trip. there is presumably a sense of shock. it's relatively recent.
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absolutely. this is the high school in the village of barton undertreatment. the children involved were from this school, they set off on a school trip this morning. at about 9am, heading into birmingham, the crash happened. 26 people on board, 2a of them children. one teenage girl has been killed and another is in hospital. other children on board were treated for minor injuries. in the last hour we've seen some of these children coming out of the school with their pa rents, coming out of the school with their parents, clearly very distressed by what happened. this is a close that immunity, a profound sense of shock at the moment. —— a close—knit community. so far no comment from the school, they are not able to make a statement at this time. we note that the rest of the children
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have been brought back to the school and have been collected by their pa rents. and have been collected by their parents. in terms of the injuries, you suggest a into serious? —— nothing to save lives. one other teenage girl is in hospital. —— nothing to serious. other children we re nothing to serious. other children were injured, but we are told it was minor injuries. we've seen some other children leaving the school with no apparent injuries although they are very distressed, as are their parents. thank you very much. the parents of terminally—ill charlie gard say that international attempts to intervene in his case have revived their hopes. their comments come after a us hospital offered to ship an experimental drug to the uk to help treat the 11—month—old. charlie's parents are at the centre of a lengthy legal battle with london's great ormond street hospital, who say the treatment would not help their son. sarah campbell reports. the fight by charlie's parents to keep him alive goes on. he was born last august with a very
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rare genetic disorder which led to a rapid deterioration in his condition. he is now severely brain damaged and cannot move, eat or breathe without artificial help. his parents have fought his medical team to stop his ventilator being withdrawn, arguing that experimental treatment in america could help. i don't understand it, euthanasia is illegal, suicide is illegal, how is this legal? when there is a chance. all i want is two—three months. we will know in that time whether this will work or not. this has been going on for months and months and this whole time my little boy is just lying there. i don't feel he is in pain, that is the only reason i can carry on but it is not fair on him. charlie's parents have lost at every stage in the british legal system. his doctors at great ormond street hospital argue that he may in fact be in pain but is unable to show it. they also argued that
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the experimental treatment on offer would be unable to reverse the brain damaged charlie has already suffered. —— the brain damage charlie has already suffered. his parents have garnered support worldwide, more than £1.3 million has been raised to pay for treatment in the us and the campaign's high—profile supporters include the pope and president trump. it was thought that charlie's ventilator would be withdrawn last friday but the hospital said the family would be given more time together. in a statement released today great ormond street said it would not discuss the case but that everyone at the hospital cared deeply about charlie and his family. sarah campbell, bbc news. a hundred years ago today women were allowed tojoin the armed forces in the uk. the women's army auxilliary corps began with women working as cooks, drivers and telephonists. since then quite a lot has changed. commemorations are taking place at the national memorial arboretum in staffordshire. from there sima kotecha reports. it happened in the midst
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of the great war. women were able to join the army. in 1917 on this very day, the first all—women unit was created, the women's army artillery corps. —— the women's army auxilliary corps. it meant they could work as cooks and drivers, freeing up men to go into battle. the unit disbanded in 1921 but its birth paved the way for other military services to include women. i was young, i was 21. 94—year—old charlotte signed up to the forces during the second world war and worked at top—secret bletchley park, documenting incoming codes. we were at war, we felt we needed to do something and the opportunities were there within the three women's services. i don't know that i actually thought it through at that time, but i mean, that's the top and bottom of it — we were here in this island
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which was being attacked, we needed to do something to defend it. and so you did. and so i did. at the national memorial arboretum in staffordshire, hundreds of those who have fallen are honoured. today a tri—service ceremony took place to recognise what women have achieved in the forces. women make up more than 10% of the uk's regular armed forces and next year they will be able to join infantry units, putting britain in line with other countries such as america. i think itjust gave women a bigger confidence and made them feel that they'd got a bigger part of the military and i feel it's a great opportunity and i think more women should try and join, more women should try for the infantry and prove they can do it. however, some of those who have served say sexism can still be an issue and say attitudes must change to make women feel a real part of something they have now belonged to for 100 years. sima kotecha, bbc
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news staffordshire. more to come from the g20. waiting for pictures of the first handshake between president trump and vladimir putin. more clout across the north—west of the country, it's been rolling in across scotland, northern ireland, england and wales. bursts of rain across the east of scotland. through this afternoon, wet weather in the east of scotland, like showers in the east of england and north wales. dry weather and sunshine in the south. temperature is a bit fresher towards the north and west. 17 in glasgow. through this evening and overnight, the band of cloud drifts
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its way of further south across the country. this allows fresh air to come in. saturday will be fresher. more sunshine but cloutier frozen solid. —— cloutier for yourself. more sunshine but cloutier frozen solid. —— cloutierfor yourself. top temperatures tomorrow 17—24d. bye for now. hello. this is bbc news. donald trump has greeted vladimir putin as world leaders gather in hamburg for the g20 summit. it's the first time the pair have met face—to—face and they will hold talks later today. earlier, water cannons were used by the german police to control rioters and anti—capitalist protest is to have clashed with police. an 81—year—old former teacher at a mosque in cardiff has been sentenced to 13 years in prison for mulitiple
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sexual offences against young girls. thejudge leading the sexual offences against young girls. the judge leading the grenfell tower public inquiry has faced angry questions from survivors at last night's public meeting. some residents are concerned the scope of the inquiry is too narrow. time for the sport, relatively quiet afternoon. jess has the latest. day five at wimbledon and lots of british interest. one of those matches already over. katherine downes is at the all—england club. i think that simon was being a little sarcastic! incredibly busy day, it will be a long roller—coaster of a day for british fans, four british players in action. one briton's defending them being champions, already on court, heather watson, winner of the mixed doubles last year. —— defending wimbledon champion is. she is out on
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centre court at the moment. bringing you up to date, she did fa ntastically you up to date, she did fantastically in the first set, breaking victoria azarenka's serve to ta ke breaking victoria azarenka's serve to take it, 6—3, but she has broken in the second game of the second set, losing 6—1, where they are into the decider, victoria azarenka on serve, 40—0 up, on the first game of the deciding set. the interesting thing about these two, once they've finished playing each other in this battle on centre court, back on court later on, to take each other on in the mixed doubles. full on day for them. we have already lost one british player, the numberfour, aljaz bedene, losing to the 16 seed, she'll muller, he started playing at 1130, he was out early, lost the first set on the tie—break, he was a break—up in the second but conceded his advantage to lose that one, 7—5. —— gilles muller. broken midway
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through the third, losing 6—4. aljaz bedene, hoping to get into the next rafael frown for the first time, disappointment for him, three brits left in the draw. coming up, johanna konta later on, sixth seed here, member, the last time she had the epic battle with the croat, donovan ricketts, to get through, she wants to be here for the whole two weeks, here she is on the practice court, she will take over a greek opponent, maria sicario, ranked just outside the top 100 in the world, she is looking to get into the third round for the first time, just likejoe cullen to herself. —— johanna for the first time, just likejoe cullen to herself. ——johanna konta —— donna veki. cullen to herself. ——johanna konta —— donna veki . the defending champion, world number one, what a climax, taking on fabio fognini, the italian, 28 seat. —— maria sakkari. the head—to—head between them, 3—3, so this could be a tight one, it is a roller—coaster of a day. so this could be a tight one, it is a roller-coaster of a day. not a quiet day at all. lots to look
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forward to. on cricket, england have made an early breakthrough as they defend the first—innings total, a58 against south africa on day two of the first test. stuart broad, alastair cook, earlier, a quickfire 50 zevon from stuart broad which ensure that the hosts remain competitive. —— 57. the british and irish lions captain sam warburton says he has unfinished business ahead of tomorrow's third and deciding test against new zealand, he missed the series decider in australia four years ago because of injury, he will lead out an unchanged side in auckland. for the last four years, in the back of my mind, i have had this tour, i have set my sights on it, i have wanted to play in the last game, if it did not happen you just accept it, i think things happen for a reason. i
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was delighted when i heard my name read out, to have a chance to play and win it. heather watson and victoria azarenka, currently going with serve, 1—1, in the deciding set. that is all the sport for now. as you say, pretty quiet afternoon(!) you will have do think of something for us for the next hour(!) more now on the g20 summit in hamburg which is is getting underway amid tight security. us president donald trump will be meeting with his russian counterpart, vladimir putin in the next hour. both men have said they want to repair ties damaged by crises including russia's alleged meddling in the us election. they have now met. let's discuss this with oksa na antonenko, from the london school of economic‘s centre of global affairs. shejoins us from our cambridge studio. we have seen one picture of the two men shaking hands, there will be a more formal photograph shortly, i don't know what your study of body language is like but what do we read into these things? the first meeting
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between the two leaders face—to—face, they spoke several times on the phone before, but i think also wines are even before the photograph appeared that they will be getting along very well with each other. they have very similar style of strongman personal leadership, and of course, similar outlook on the world. viewing international politics through the prism of international interest, rather than a normative agenda, and really seeking to make decisions on the spot, and personal leadership style. i think they are going to get along very well. the question is whether they will be able to get beyond getting along very well, reach agreement on any of the substantive issues? how similar are there, really? the show man and the businessmen, donald trump, but vladimir putin is the ultimate manipulator, leaderfor17 vladimir putin is the ultimate manipulator, leader for 17 years, this is not a fair airing. clearly they have very different backgrounds. many commentators think
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that bloody near putin will be able to act smart —— outsmart president trump. but they are both unpredictable strong leaders. vladimir putin, the first time he is facing someone across a table who is taking decisions that he perhaps cannot read himself all the time. in that sense, he also feels more vulnerable, than in his relationship with barack vulnerable, than in his relationship with ba rack obama vulnerable, than in his relationship with barack obama or other leaders. i think they are similar in a way that they want to take charge of this relationship, and move forwards, even if the people around them are not particularly keen to see this release and ship improving, on the us side in particular, major obstacles remain, russian interference in elections, and investigations underway. syria will be on the agenda, north korea will be on the agenda, north korea will be on the agenda, north korea will be on the agenda, but will the us election be on the agenda, will donald trump say, thank you for putting me into the white house, try
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not to interfere next time? we have now seen several alleged interference in the elections, different leaders have handled it in a different way. barack obama, will member very well the photographs in the last g20 summit, he basically showed his stonefaced to president putin, and in a bilateral meeting, he has spoken forcefully against interference. we know very well now that has not stopped interference. we have also seen president emmanuel macron, he faced interference in his elections, open support from the russian side that his rival, marine le pen, but he has chosen to meet with blood and putin, bloody near putin was the first one who was invited to france on official business. met on the red carpet in the side, and was able to conflict, strong messages behind the scenes against the russian interference, with a very open and structured dialogue. on international issues. —— versailles. if trump is able to
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do that, that will be of interest, to international the pharmacy, because the united states and russia have two address a number of important issues. both men know that there is huge audiences back home that are looking to analyse what is going on. great in this wonderful atmosphere of people loving him, the irony is that he needs to send a message back to the united states that it message back to the united states thatitis message back to the united states that it is a bit frosty with russia and he is not in vladimir putin's pocket or the other way around. and he is not in vladimir putin's pocket or the other way aroundm visited poland and his strong speech in warsaw, the commitment to european security and security of central european countries facing a lot of anxiety after the annexation of crimea, that was an important caveat ahead of the meeting with vladimir putin, saying, i am very much permitted. the reality is there isa number of
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much permitted. the reality is there is a number of issues like north korea and syria, united states and russia need to be talking to each other and cooperating. we are weeks away from the fall of raqqa, perhaps, if there is no understanding between the united states and russia wants the post raqqa settlement is going to look like, we are in a very dangerous territory, all kinds of clashes and conflicts. —— what the post—raqqa settle m e nt conflicts. —— what the post—raqqa settlement is going to look like. thank you very much forjoining us. that of course is something that they want to avoid. thank you for joining us. the world health organisation says the sexually transmitted infection gonorrhoea is getting much harder to treat. a study by the who across 77 countries suggests the condition, which can cause infertility, is rapidly evolving resistance to antibiotics and it's stressed its essential that research is carried out to find new drugs and a vaccine. three cases, in france, spain andjapan, have recently been
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found to be completely untreatable. sara smith reports. this life—saving drug, which has revolutionised medical science... ever since the development of penicillin in the 19a0s, gonorrhoea, like a host of previously devastating infections, became little more than an inconvenience for those with access to the new antibiotics. over the years, though, it has become resistant to the drugs available. the options for treating it are running out. it's a very smart organism that has multiple mechanisms by which it can mutate and become resistant to antibiotics. and the evidence is there that it's resistant to many of the antibiotics we currently use and soon there will not be any antibiotics available that could be used for this very important infection. there are 78 million new gonorrhoea infections worldwide every year. spread through unprotected sex, if untreated it can cause infertility and can even be passed to a foetus during pregnancy. it's difficult to prevent the chain of transmission with gonorrhoea because if people don't know they're infected, their sex partners won't know to access treatment. and what's especially worrying is that the pace of development for resistance of gonorrhoea is outstripping what we see with other infections. three recorded cases of completely
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resistant gonorrhoea may be just the start, according to the world health organisation. it says a vaccine will be needed to stop it. at the moment a disease, the dangers of which many had assumed were consigned to the past, is on the brink of becoming untreatable. tens of thousands of people will face financial hardship, and be forced into debt, if changes aren't made to the way the new welfare benefit, universal credit, is rolled out. that's according to the charity citizens advice which is calling for improvements. however ministers insist the benefit is working, as our social affairs correspondent michael buchanan reports. voiceover: at the citizens advice office in bridgewater, an increasing number of people are coming in, complaining about universal credit. vicky kelly has had to take the day off work to sort out her problems. she has no internet access at home
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and struggles to keep up with the online system. yeah, i'm having to take the day off from work to sort this out. they want me to work and yet, you've got to take time off! what's it been like, then, the past few months? terrible. struggling for money, having to find other work just to manage. and obviously now, they've stopped it again at the moment, we have to make phone calls, make appointments to come back into thejob centre. and again, it's more time off of work, losing more money. universal credit has been rolled out across britain, six welfare payments such as housing benefit and tax credits being combined into one monthly sum. but problems are emerging: a survey conducted by citizens advice of those people it's helped found over a third of claimants are waiting longer than the six weeks they should for a payment. one in ten people have had to wait over ten weeks for universal credit. more than half have had to borrow money while waiting we are seeing at the moment thousands of people who are seriously worried about their personal
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situations and cannot fix it because the administration of universal credit is not helping them and the support is not there for them to see their way out of it. ministers insist that universal credit is a success and say most claimants are satisfied with the benefit and that help is available for those with problems. michael buchanan, bbc news. studio: mental health services in england are being overwhelmed by a combination of rising demand and staff shortages, according to a survey by nhs providers. there are also concerns that extra government money, designed to improve access for patients needing help, is failing to reach front line services. here's our health correspondent, dominic hughes. voiceover: two years ago alice victor was struggling with an eating disorder but her gp told her it would take at least a year before she was referred for nhs treatment. in the end alice went private but, thinking back, she remembers that wait as a dangerous time. it takes so much to come out and say i need help and i need professional help,
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and then to not get it is horrible. and having to wait longer and longer, you get stuck in the same unhealthy thought patterns and your mental illness takes over. a survey of bosses at mental health trusts across england paints a picture of services under pressure. seventy per cent expect demand to increase this year. two out of three trusts say they don't have enough staff to cope, particularly mental health nurses and psychiatrists. and 80% say extra government money intended for mental health is not reaching front line services. we have seen many, many more campaigns up and down the country really talking about breaking down the stigma of presenting for mental health treatment, but that means that demand is going through the roof. and i think we are at risk of mental health trusts being overwhelmed in the near future. the department of health in england said it expected nhs bosses to make sure an extra billion pounds each year reached front line mental health services by 2021. meanwhile, a bbc radio 5 live investigation has found a 16% rise in ambulance call—outs to people suffering from suspected
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mental health problems, adding to the signs the pressure is building across the system. studio: in a moment a summary of the business news this hour but first, the headlines on bbc news: donald trump meets world leaders at the g20 summit in germany, including for the first time russia's vladimir putin. the amount of goods and services we're buying
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from abroad has gone up, compared to the amount we export. official figures show the trade deficit went up by1 billion pounds from april to may to just over three billion pounds. also, manufacturing output dropped, especially in car production. the meal delivery firm deliveroo says it will pay sickness and other benefits to its riders if the law is changed. it says the current law defines riders as self—employed, which means they can't be offered extra rights. the company is calling for a change in the law, so riders can be given extra rights and flexibility. house prices fell by one per cent injune according to the halifax. that's the largest monthly fall since january. this brings the average price of a home to just over £218,000. it's the third monthly fall in a row.
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there's been some encouraging news out of the world's biggest economy. america created more than two—hundred —and—twenty—two thousand newjobs two—hundred —and—twenty—two thousand new jobs last two—hundred —and—twenty—two thousand newjobs last month. —— 222,000 new jobs. michelle fleuryjoins us from the manhattan. what is behind the new figures? economists were forecasting a figure in the region of 179,000 jobs created in june, forecasting a figure in the region of 179,000jobs created injune, in fa ct, of 179,000jobs created injune, in fact, the number released from the government today was 222,000, the gains were a pretty broad brush, across the sector, you saw manufacturing at about adding 1000 jobs, retail adding 8000, surprising, surprising because that area has been struggling against competition from online retailers like amazon. governmentjobs, big gains, coming back about 35,000, all
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of this continues to show that america is closer to full employment, and probably reinforces the view that the central bank will raise rates one more time this year. what about unemployment, that this isa what about unemployment, that this is a peculiarity, on the one hand, the number of jobs being is a peculiarity, on the one hand, the number ofjobs being created has gone up, at the same time, the unemployment rate goes up, the reason for this, two words, labour participation, it has to do with the number of people who have been sitting on the sidelines, who now feel that the job market is looking encouraging, improving enough that they feel ready to come off the sidelines and look for work again, and that is why you see this uptick in the unemployment rate, people see it as in the unemployment rate, people see itasa in the unemployment rate, people see it as a positive, that more people are encouraged to look for work, the thing that has been missing has been growth... wage growth, that is the thing we are still waiting to see,
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people hope that will be around the corner as companies find it harder and harder to find the workers they are looking for and they may have to pay higher wages to attract the people they need for the jobs they have got. do we think that we will see the jobs market continuing to improve going forward? see the jobs market continuing to improve going forward ?|j see the jobs market continuing to improve going forward? i think that the pace ofjobs growth may begin to slow down. talking about an economy thatis slow down. talking about an economy that is getting close to full employment, you cannot continue to see rapid acceleration in terms of the number of jobs being see rapid acceleration in terms of the number ofjobs being created each month. where i think the conversation may shift is one of skills, do people have the right skills, do people have the right skills for thejobs skills, do people have the right skills for the jobs available? the pace ofjobs skills for the jobs available? the pace of jobs growth skills for the jobs available? the pace ofjobs growth is expected to slow down, but fairly normal looking at the economic cycle of where america is right now. you may have used the picture—based
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search engine pinterest to look for ideas for decorating your house, or maybe a school craft project. what you may not know is that it's been valued at more than £9 billion. so how does it work as a business? vishala sripathma caught up with one of its founders. used it recently to look for wedding ideas, how does it make money? i have spoken with co—founder. it isa it is a search engine for ideas. what are some ideas to star myself for the full, over 100 billion ideas on pinterest. howdy make money? we have advertising, we allow companies to promote their business. we
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started out in the united states, now, about one in five americans will log into their pinterest account, recently the focus has been on international growth, now the majority of 175 million monthly users come from outside of the united states. the future of pinterest is a visual search, that is very important to us, earlier this year, we launched something called pinterest lens, you search the world around you with your phone, you can take a photo of the chair, and we will show you related ideas. so you can start doing visions of what it might look like in your house. that is part of a larger trend moving from text to images for search, think about social networks, visual —based social networks, visual —based social networks, visual —based social networks have been displacing the text—based ones, and i believe firmly that five to ten years from now, visual searches will be much
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bigger. catching up on the news. —— catching up catching up on the news. —— catching up on the news. —— catching up on other news. microsoft is to cut "thousands" ofjobs around the world as it tries to beef up its presence in the cloud computing sector, where its facing intense competition from the likes of amazon and google. the majority of cuts are expected to be outside the us. an australian state is going to install the world's largest lithium ion, battery. it's part of a major deal with the electric car firm tesla. it's designed to protect south australia from the kind of energy crisis that resulted in a crippling state—wide blackout. the boss of tesla promised to build it within 100 days, or do it for free. the chinese internet company tencent says its profits will not be hit by its decision to limit the amount of time kids can spend playing one of its most popular games. access to "honour of kings"
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is now limited to one hour a day for kids under 12 and two hours day for those between 12 and 18. the limits were imposed after a state —owned newspaper called the game "poison". pretty positive day on the markets. the ftse has been see—sawing between losses and gains today. on the upside its been helped by the fall in the value of the pound — after disappointing trade figures. a weak pound tends to push the ftse higher, because it helps companies selling overseas. the price of oil is falling again —so energy stocks have been coming under pressure. that is it from me. still waiting for the first photos to emerge of the meeting between vladimir putin and donald trump, we will bring it to you as soon as it happens. now, if you've flown long haul over the past a0 years, chances are you've been on a boeing 7a7, best known as thejumbojet. it revolutionised air travel around the world, making it possible to fly further
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and for less money. but could the era of big jets be coming to an end? our transport correspondent, richard westcott reports. newsreel: out of the biggest hangar in the world came the world's biggest plane. it's the giant aeroplane that shrank the world — two and a half times bigger than anything else at the time. with its iconic hump, boeing's 7a7 brought cheap flying to the masses. it nearly bankrupted the company, but ended up saving it. newsreel: even as a toy, the 747 makes a formidable armful. this is the aeroplane that gave wings to the world. because of its size, because of its range, and its economy. it made it possible for the airlines to fly economically anywhere in the world. but 50 years on, airlines prefer smaller, more fuel—efficient planes, and boeing says it may finally stop making the jumbo jet. but after all that hard work and all those miles, this is where 7a7s come for a quiet retirement. in less than a day, an entirejumbojet has been reduced to that pile of rubble there. they are just smashing up the last piece of fuselage, and all that aluminium will be taken off and turned into beer cans! some of these seats are going
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back to the airline, but others have been bought by private collectors, who will turn them into quirky office furniture. i can't get the films working, though. they've slightly different plans for this jumbo jet. a very rich person has bought the top half of it and apparently they're going to turn it into some kind of social area. and if we actually go into the cockpit, you've got all the controls, and apparently lots of enthusiasts from all over the world buy this kind of stuff. nineteen seventy, and the very first 7a7 lands in britain. london's heathrow airport took the arrival of the world's first jumbo jet with surprising ease.
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it made a big impression on one ogling fan that day. there was a huge thing in the press about this first aeroplane coming in across the atlantic, pan am, and so i had to go and see it. it was a big cuddly aeroplane, it did its best to look after you. it goes for miles, it never runs out of fuel, never comes close to running out, the systems on it, the a00 series, which is the last one, they were modern systems. a digital aeroplane, everything worked. what more could a pilot want? the jumbo isn't the only giant plane struggling for orders at the moment. archrivals airbus make the even bigger a380, but sales have been poor and they have also slashed production. but the jumbo isn't finished yet. that hump is there for a reason, the nose comes up to carry freight. it might carry fewer passengers in future, but jumbos full of goods
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will be filling the skies for years to come. studio: a new gallery will open in david hockney‘s hometown of bradford today — to coincide with his 80th birthday this week. the david hockney gallery, at cartwright hall, houses the largest public collection of his early artworks from bradford in the 1950s. the display also includes family photos and previously unseen footage of him working in his studio. we will have all the headlines, hopefully the first images of the handshake between president putin and president trump, all to come from hamburg. first, the weather forecast. more in the way of sunshine out there, but we have got a bit more cloud around compared to yesterday, this is the scene in guernsey, taken by one of our weather watchers, glorious clear sky. a bit more cloud
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further north, the second weather watcher picture, coming from derbyshire, cloudierskies, watcher picture, coming from derbyshire, cloudier skies, spot of light rain coming through, in the afternoon. generally, north—south split to the weather, through the course of the day, the cloud will drift further south into the afternoon, a few spots of rain across the east of scotland, through northern england. to the south of that, some sunshine holding on. temperatures in the mid—20s, warm and bright into the south—east, 28, 29 in the london region, feeling humid, light breeze, heading north through the midlands, and sunnier spells, returning across northern ireland and north and western parts. we will keep a few spots of showery rainfor we will keep a few spots of showery rain for the likes of aberdeenshire, angus, and across the north—east. into the evening, weak weather front, continuing to drift a little
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further south, some cloudier skies for a time through england and wales, into the south and holding warm, muddier. pressure conditions in the north. 17 or 18 degrees in the south—east. feeling muddy and uncomfortable for sleeping once again. a bit more cloud in the south compared to recent days, particularly wales and the south—west, the cloud could bring light showers. most other parts of the country are dry with a light breeze, and temperatures ranging between 17 and 2a degrees. into the second half of the weekend, a front moving in from the north—west, bringing a little bit of showery rain, and the chance of some shout was up. some uncertainty about any of the show was on sunday. a little wet weather in the far north—west and potentially heavy showers and thunderstorms moving their way from the south further north across england and wales. temperature is
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doing fairly well in between the showers, 15 to 26 degrees. this is bbc news. the headlines at 3pm: donald trump meets vladimir putin for the first time, as world leaders congregate at the g20 summit in germany. german police have been out again in force against protestors, whilst issues such as climate change are on the agenda. a former teacher at a mosque in cardiff is jailed for 13 years for sexually assaulting four girls over ten years. the parents of the terminally ill baby charlie gard have said he's not in pain and international attempts to intervene in his case have revived their hopes. a 1a—year—old girl has died in a collision in birmingham between a bus carrying schoolchildren and a bin lorry. a survey of nhs trusts suggests that melt the health trusts in england are being overwhelmed by a rise in demand and staff sausages. ——
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