tv Breakfast BBC News July 9, 2017 7:00am-8:01am BST
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hello, this is breakfast, with rogerjohnson and sian lloyd. more than 13,000 mobile phones and 200 kilograms of drugs were seized in prisons in england and wales last year. ministers say the situation is "unacceptable" — and they're recruiting more officers to crack down on illegal activity in jails. good morning, it's sunday the ninth ofjuly. also ahead: the parents of baby charlie gard will help deliver a petition to great 0rmond street later, calling on doctors to let him travel to america for treatment. iraqi government forces say they're "within hours" of declaring victory over islamic state militants in mosul. it's famous for its meres and mountains — but could the lake district make history and achieve world heritage status? in sport, roger federer and novak
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djokovic are in impressive form as they reach the final 16. and it's game, set and... mo? four—time olympic champion sir mo farah is the latest athlete to take on our breakfast mug challenge. i wonder how he went. and helen has the weather. good morning. it looks like any other mostly fine and warm day for england and wales but for scotland and northern ireland there are changes. i will fill you and northern ireland there are changes. iwill fill you in and northern ireland there are changes. i will fill you in on in about 15 minutes. good morning, first our main story. the number of mobile phones and drugs smuggled into prisons is "unacceptable" according to the government. more than 20,000 phones and sim cards and over 200 kilograms of narcotics were found in jails in england and wales last year. the seizures follow a £2 million pound investment in technology
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to detect contra band, as james waterhouse reports. many will say this continuing trend of contra band being many will say this continuing trend of contraband being smuggled into jail through whatever means possible, only highlights the scale of the challenge facing prison officers who have had to deal with staff cuts and growing violence over recent years. in april, a european watchdog warned that incidents in ukjails were spiralling out of control, making them unsafe for prisoners and staff. the latest ministry ofjustice figures say there are 86,000 inmates in england and wales. 7000 sim cards were found along with 13,000 mobile phones. they are a valuable resource behind bars, sometimes rented out for up to £1000. along with the seizure of 200 kilograms of illegal drugs, it is the scale of the problems that forces the government to act once more. it is good that these measures are
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being taken, the next of for the government is to ask why there is such a demand for drugs and phones in prisons. 300 dogs have also been trained to find drugs and these will have helped with this recovery. ministers acknowledge that can not stop there, however. the government has recently had a recruitment drive, saying it is on track to bring in two and a half thousand more officers by 2018. justice secretary david lidington will be on the andrew marr programme at 9 o'clock. he will be talking about that subject and others here on bbc one this morning at nine o'clock. the parents of charlie gard are expected to help deliver a petition to great 0rmond street hospital later — calling on doctors to allow their terminally ill baby to travel abroad for experimental treatment. a new hearing about the case is due in the high court tomorrow. john mcmanus is outside
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great 0rmond street hospital for us this morning. is this petition likely to make any difference? many people have signed the petition. well, yes. 0ver many people have signed the petition. well, yes. over 350,000 people have signed this petition which will be delivered here at around two o'clock this afternoon by supporters of charlie's parent. they are sending this petition into doctors because they want them to change their mind about allowing them to take 11 —month—old charlie out of the hospital behind me and ta ke out of the hospital behind me and take him abroad for experimental treatment to tackle the genetic condition that has left him unable to breathe without a respirator, unable to move and unable to cry, according to some reports. in april, doctors went to the high court and received permission to turn off the life support machine that keeps charlie alive. his parents have fought that all the way, all the way
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to the supreme court but u nsuccessfully to the supreme court but unsuccessfully so far. the hospital itself is going to the high court tomorrow. they say they want to see judges there because they have been given new evidence about this potentially new treatment that may help charlie, which has come from two hospitals based abroad. it could help charlie and his parents would like the hospital to consider letting them take him out of hospital. the hospital said it is up to the high court to make the decision. iraqi state television is reporting that government forces are on the verge of retaking the city of mosul. it was seized by so—called islamic state more than three years ago. but after nine months of intense fighting, iraqi soldiers have been celebrating on the streets — despite no official word of a victory. 0ur defence correspondent, jonathan beale, has more. it has been the fight of their lives. their battle to retake mosul from the group calling itself islamic state started in october last year. they have lost many comrades along the way.
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but today the iraqi security forces were firing their weapons in celebration, claiming victory over their enemy. translation: this joy has been achieved by the sacrifices of our martyrs and the blood of our wounded heroes. god willing, may happiness prevail in iraq. after nearly nine months of brutal street to street fighting the security forces now believe they have defeated is in a city that was once their stronghold. but there are still pockets of resistance and the occasional sound of gunfire. but take a look everywhere around you and you will see that pretty much every building has been damaged or destroyed. if this is victory, it has come at a cost. no—one yet knows how many civilians have lost their lives in the city. it is still a fight for survival. translation: hunger, thirst, fear and aerial bombardment. we lived in the cellar. look at this.
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our house was destroyed above us. the extremist‘s reign of terror may be coming to an end. but they are by no means finished in iraq. anti—capitalist protesters clashed with german police in hamburg for a third consecutive night. the continuing unrest marked the end of the g20 summit where during the summit, world leaders declared the paris climate agreement "irreversible", despite president trump pulling the us out. us from london.. jonathan blake our political correspondent and joins us from london.. donald trump and theresa may were keen to put a positive spin on the talks? that is unsurprising. the summit began with violence on the streets and disagreement among world leaders and, as you said, it ended with violence on the street and more disagreement. and teller merkel
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called for countries to come together and compromise to find solutions —— angela merkel. from his point of view, donald trump as us president was not budging on his decision to withdraw from the paris agreement on climate change and in fa ct agreement on climate change and in fact won a concession on this statement around trade which all world leaders signed, saying the country should be allowed to find ways to protect their own markets. we have outlined from him as well saying he would look to do a trade deal with the uk after brexit quite quickly but, really, that is a statement of intent at this stage. negotiations cannot start until brexit is done. the vladimir between him and vladimir putin was the most significant moment of this summer altogether. the relationship will be key, particularly in looking to solve the crisis in syria. donald trump can return to the us saying, look, i put america first and i did not let anyone push me around. as
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many people are saying this morning, it was not so much a g20 as it was a g it was not so much a g20 as it was a 619 it was not so much a g20 as it was a g 19 plus one. a wealthy businessman has submitted alternative plans for a third runway at heathrow, which he says would save more than five—billion pounds. the hotel tycoon, surinder arora, suggests changing the design of terminal buildings and reducing the amount of land built on. a spokesperson for the airport said they would "welcome views" on the plans during a public consultation later this year. tens of thousands of people are expected to attend a rally in the turkish city of istanbul to protest against the government of president erdogan. the event is being held to mark the end of a 280—mile march from ankara. it was organised by the opposition to highlight the mass arrests and sackings since last year's failed coup. a state of emergency has been declared in the canadian province of british columbia, where the authorities are trying to battle more than 180 wildfires. thousands of homes
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have been evacuated — and some destroyed. most of the blazes started after lightning strikes in dry electrical storms. the church of england will vote today on whether to allow special the lake district will find out today whether it will be given unesco world heritage status. if successful, it would become the uk's 31st such site, as caroline rigby reports. from the great barrier reef to the taj mahal and the grand canyon, they are some of the most recognisable sights in the world. soon the lake district could be a member of the club. later today, delegates from unesco will announce whether they deemed the region inspiring enough and irreplaceable enough to be protected under world heritage status. it would be lovely if it did. it would be very nice. it is one of the top places. i have been coming here for over 40 years. it has changed a lot. it is popular but there are so many beautiful things here that need to be recognised and protected. with its towering peaks and glistening waters, the national park currently
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attracts around 80 million tourists a year. they contribute over £1 billion to the local economy. but critics are worried that attaining world heritage status could see even more visitors descend on the region, putting extra pressure on the landscape. 0thers argue it would mean greater funding and investment. a world heritage site, it would demonstrate the changing landscape because it is not natural. that is shaped by people with their farming practices, they have spoken about this landscape and people come to see it. it will draw new customers and new visitors who've never heard of this area. it is a tick of the box to visit a world heritage site. poet william wordsworth once described as the loveliest spot known to man. but will unesco agree? if successful, it will be the 31st world heritage site in the uk joining places like the houses of parliament, hadrian's wall and stonehenge. 12 minutes past seven and you are
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up—to—date with the main stories. the church of england's national assembly — the general synod — will vote today on whether services should be held for transgender people to mark their transition. as part of its annual meeting, the synod has also been addressing criticism that the church's approach to sexuality is outdated. reverend chris newlands is a prominent campaigner for the rights of lgbti people within the church, and proposed the change in 2015. hejoins us now. good morning and thank you for your time this morning. given what we have just said about outdated attitudes towards sexuality, isn't this a bit of a big leap? it is a huge leap and yesterday said that took a leap which no—one was expecting in a motion which was a private members motion to ban
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conversion therapy for lesbian and 93v conversion therapy for lesbian and gay people. that was a tremendous boost to those campaigning for equality for lgbti people. that has given me hope that this afternoon when we discuss trans people we will be met with a warm welcome. how surprised are you, as the man who has been in the church for a while, how surprised are you at the pace of change which you have intimated seems to be occurring? it has been a slow process of acceptance until 110w. slow process of acceptance until now. there is still a lot of discrimination in the church and people speak of the institutional homophobia which exists that so many levels. but what we saw yesterday was a remarkable change with people asserting from the floor that people are not better nor worse for being 93v are not better nor worse for being gay 01’ are not better nor worse for being gay or straight. they are all equal in the sight of god and even the archbishop of york made a significant intervention saying that we need to really a firm and welcome oui’ we need to really a firm and welcome our lgbti members. that was
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significant and it made a huge difference to the debate. you touched on this a little bit there but to those people who are very... have a traditional view of the church and its teachings and the way they believe it should go, what you say to to reassure them? what we are proposing is inviting people to welcome people most warmly. especially at this very small but very vulnerable community and no clergy person is being required to do anything that goes against their conscience. we are merely giving advice to clergy about how appropriate it is to welcome trans— members of the congregation, their parishes, and the number of trans people will increase. the numbers of referrals to gender identity clinics are soaring. and so we must be prepared to accept people coming to oui’ prepared to accept people coming to our churches and saying i am trans, what can you to help me, to support
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me? we are trying to create resources for the church so that any vicar who was asked that question by a trans person can say that the church has discussed this and we have some present resources to provide you with a warm welcome on the two affirm you in your identity asa the two affirm you in your identity as a trans person and we welcome you most warmly. that is whatjesus would do, we believe, and that is what we asked the church to do today. when the numbers are soaring, do you believe that is because society in general... those people have always been there but society is more accepting? there has been much publicity from high profile people, from cyclists to olympic athlete, caitlinjennett being the most famous. 0thers athlete, caitlinjennett being the most famous. others on soaps and in media. people are aware now and they know it is something that they can accept in themselves and except in others. there is much more ability to share what may have been held before is a closely guarded secret
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but now it is much more open. we are seeing pictures of the pride celebrations in london yesterday to is one of the most high—profile celebrations of people's sexuality. you are in a celebrations of people's sexuality. you are in a same—sex celebrations of people's sexuality. you are in a same—sex partnership in the legal guardian of a child. can you give us an indication of some of the resistance that you have received in the past to the views you are espousing? when you are putting your head above the parapet then things will be thrown at it. we have received some appalling homophobic letters, extreme violence being threatened to us because we are fairly public about the fact that we are in a civil partnership and we have a foster son that is pa rt and we have a foster son that is part of our family. he is and we have a foster son that is part of ourfamily. he is now nearly 20 years old, not really a child. we have received terrible abuse because of that and untrue allegations which arejust vile of that and untrue allegations which are just vile and we reported them
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to the police as hate crimes but that sort of thing does happen. if the church can take the lead in speaking out in favour of acceptance and support, that is what this country needs to know that if the church supports it then it is a good thing. we are almost out of time, but do you think ultimately the church is almost on a path where we will one day see same—sex marriages in church? i hope that is the case, and i believe we are on the right path and on the right direction. thank you very much, and you did it quite so simply as well. thank you very much for your time this morning. here is helen with a look at this morning's weather. if you are waking up in suffolk, a bit of cloud in the skies. further west, in cornwall we have some fog around. there is some fog in the south, and even along the kent coast. this is the first snapshot,
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satellite pictures showing us the cloud. this band of rain is distinctive across scotland and northern ireland, it is the biggest change in the weather today. we had lovely sunshine here yesterday and it is all change today. the sunshine returns to the north of scotland, the odd passing shower here, and we will see the fog lifting around the coast of england and wales to allow plenty of sunshine to come through. in fact, it will be warmer today across the north of scotland than it was yesterday. we have more sunshine. 17 or 18 around the murray firth, but it will be distinctly chilly for the time of year underneath this rain band. much of northern ireland not quite so wet, potentially, in antrim. 17 or 18 around the coast but it will be hotter inland. we could have 28 or 29 in hotter inland. we could have 28 or 29ina hotter inland. we could have 28 or 29 in a few localities, so picking up 29 in a few localities, so picking upa bit 29 in a few localities, so picking up a bit more humidity again. so if you are heading off the lords, 28, even 18 on the coast. the sun is
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still as strong. as we go through the evening and overnight that could bea the evening and overnight that could be a few showers sparked across east anglia and the south—east, perhaps east wales. we could pick up thunderstorms crossing from france and we also have this weather front advancing in the north england and the west side of wales. behind it we have this cooler, fresh atlantic f. ahead of it some milder mcguinness, especially eastern areas, but eventually that will clear out that humidity —— mugginess. we won't see the same contrast as we move in from monday and tuesday, but not too far from average. a bit above in southern areas but it is looking at much more unsettled and fresher next week, especially by night, which is what most people were finding uncomfortable. that change for central and southern scotland and northern ireland. we will make the most of it, thank you, helen. it was one of the worst naval tragedies of the first world war, and today a ceremony will be held
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to remember the 843 men who lost their lives when hms vanguard sank off 0rkney injuly 1917. to mark the centenary of the disaster, a team of divers has been given special permission to document the wreck. 0ur scotland correspondent lorna gordon has more. in the cold northern waters, the final resting place of hms vanguard, a dreadnought battleship from world war i. the bow and stern almost entirely intact after 100 years underwater. this the first group of civilian divers to be given permission to document the wreck since it was designated a war grave. i think the loss of life was never far away from my mind, as we're diving on the ship. that said, we had a job to do,
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and an obligation to do thatjob to the best of our ability. so you got on with the work but, yes, parts of the wreck are very emotional — very emotional indeed. ships steaming into the war base... along with many other ships, vanguard would be anchored in the seas off 0rkney. she had seen action at the battle ofjutland, but on a summer evening injuly 1917, the entire ship was destroyed after a magazine exploded. she sank almost instantly, with the loss of almost all her crew. 843 men died. only two of those on board at the time survived. the team of volunteer divers spent hundreds of hours surveying the wreck, piecing together its story. lying at a death of 100 feet, and among the artefacts discovered — the telegraph, cutlery, an anchor.
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as part of the commemorations, the sign was recently replaced by divers. a century on, honouring the many lives lost in what was a catastrophic accident. you are watching breakfast from bbc news. now let's take a look at the newspapers. the writer and broadcaster robert meakin is here to tell us what has caught his eye. the suggestion is some moderate labour mps could jump before they are pushed. if we go back a few weeks the consensus was thatjeremy corbyn would have this terrible general election and the moderate
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wing could say your left—wing experiment has failed and let's get back to mainstream politics. it didn't happen and it is an awkward situation for a lot of labour mps who are still there sitting behind him. and nowjeremy corbyn‘s side can say toe the line or we can do without you. it is a great personal victory for him, he might privately think. i think so, the amount of fla k think. i think so, the amount of flak he got for him from all quarters, that alone his own party. he faced a leadership election the previous year and won by a landslide in 2015. they tried to get rid of him the following year, the one big a second time, and then efron said all right, the reality will come in. he won't be able to survive a general election. he has defied the odds again and is in a strong position at the moment. you have picked out another story regarding mps in the times, mps going on austerity holidays, all having
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staycations, who are in sardinia. austerity holidays, all having staycations, who are in sardinialj think staycations, who are in sardinia.” think it is representative of the political climate at the moment. it is rather volatile, and i am not sure many mps will want to go too far away. you never know when there will be another general election. the suggestion is that most of them are referring to stay in britain this time around. cornwall is a preferred destination, i am not sure it is great for cornwall to be full of holidaying mps! and 84% of scottish mps are not even leaving scotland. it is a great place to go for a holiday. it certainly is! and for a holiday. it certainly is! and for the prime minister, may be a walking holiday. i think another walking holiday. i think another walking holiday. i wonder if she will go back to snowdonia. and in the express, this is about a documentary which is going to be aired, and prince william and prince harry have been talking about diana
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as the greatest mother in the world, as the greatest mother in the world, as we see they are on the title, and also they have been looking back at some of the photographs, haven't they? they have been doing a couple of big tv events, and the anniversary i know is in the next couple of months, the 20th anniversary of her death. it looks like it will be a very nostalgic, rather informal, as informal as any of these things can be, of william and harry reminiscing about their time with their mother, going through old family pictures. when you go back 20 years ago and what the climate was like them, and how the climate was like them, and how the feeling against the royal family when she died, the journey it has been on, you have to say that william and harry have been a big pa rt william and harry have been a big part of transforming the image of the royals, and then opening up like this really helps the perception of the modern royal family. this really helps the perception of the modern royalfamily. i think harry in particular i think has been really impressive in the media in opening up about his feelings in recent times. it hasjust been very recently that that has happened.” say harry has been more impressive,
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only because william is going to be king. it is far more difficult. i think harry is able as the younger brother to be more open about his feelings and what he has been recent times. william gets so much more scrutiny. for those of the generation, people remember where they were when jfk generation, people remember where they were whenjfk died, the twin towers more recently, and in 1997 many people will remember where they we re many people will remember where they were when they heard about diana. the atmosphere in london, people say that day, it felt like other royal family going to survive this? it is very difficult to imagine now, but it was a very different world. just a final one inside the daily mail, the shop scanner which shows you how healthy your shopping basket is. it is some sort of traffic light system they are threatening, so you will have read, amber and green. the receipt will come out and it will say how calorie friendly your shop is -- say how calorie friendly your shop is —— red. 0n say how calorie friendly your shop is —— red. on friday night my shop
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would not hold up to scrutiny. it is a worrying development, potentially. pizzas, wine and beer? something close to that, yes. i have become a convert to shop and scan, i get a childish pleasure out of zapping my own shop as i put it in. the andrew marr programme is on bbc one this morning at 9am. andrew, what have you got coming up? lots of intrigues and plots all over the sunday papers when it comes to politics. i am joined the sunday papers when it comes to politics. iam joined by the sunday papers when it comes to politics. i am joined by theresa may's key ally the justice secretary david livingstone to talk about spending, grenfell tower and much else. i have the new education spokesman and the man who appears to be on the verge of being crowned as the new leader of the lib dems, vince cable. some great music and some great actors as well. coming up in the next half—hour: the travel show heads to chile, in south america, to meet a surfing community trying to hold back the tide of development.
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stay with us. headlines coming up. hello, this is breakfast with rogerjohnson and sian lloyd. coming up before eight, helen will have the weather. but first, a summary of this morning's main news. 13,000 mobile phones and more than 200 kilograms of drugs were found in prisons in england and wales last year. the haul comes after a £2 million investment in technology to aid detection, as well as 300 specialist sniffer dogs. the government has described the situation as "unacceptable" but says it's introduced measures to tackle the problem but the prison reform trust says that the underlying problems remain. some people are going into prison with a drug problem and some people start to use drugs in prison as a way of coping. that is the first
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thing. the second thing in relation to phones is that legitimate use of the telephone in prison is difficult. first reason is because the cost is high, a ten minute call to yourfamily the cost is high, a ten minute call to your family could cost you one quarter of your week's wages in prison. the second thing, practically, is that you are simply not out of your sell enough times speak to your family. the parents of charlie gard are expected to help deliver a petition to great 0rmond street hospital, calling on doctors to allow the terminally ill baby to travel for experimental treatment. the petition has been signed by more than 350,000 people. charlie gard's case is due to return to the high court tomorrow, after the hospital said it had seen claims of new evidence relating to a potential therapy. state television in iraq reports that the security forces there are on the verge of retaking the city of mosul. it was seized more than three yea rs mosul. it was seized more than three years ago by the so—called islamic state and has been the focus of intense fighting over the last few
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months. iraqi soldiers have been celebrating on the street despite no official word. anti—capitalist protesters clashed with german police for a third night in hamburg, following the end of the g20 summit hosted in the city. police used water cannons and tear gas to push them back after some set fire to vehicles. during the summit, world leaders declared the paris climate agreement "irreversible", despite president trump pulling the us out. while theresa may left the meetings confident about post—brexit trade deals. the church of england will vote today on whether to allow special services for transgender people following their transition. at the synod's annual meeting in york, prominent figures will address calls for the church to update its attitudes towards sexuality. it has been a very slow process of a cce pta nce it has been a very slow process of acceptance until now. there is still acceptance until now. there is still a lot of discrimination in the church and people talk about the institutional homophobia which exists at so many levels. what we
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saw yesterday was a remarkable change from that with people asserting from the floor that people are not that nor worse for being gay or straight that they are all equal in the sight of god. the lake district will find out today whether it will be granted world heritage status by unesco. if successful, it'lljoin the likes of the taj mahal, great barrier reef and grand canyon. it would also become the uk's 31st — and largest — world heritage site. if you're walking in the great outdoors this summer, you might want to pack your waterproofs. but research suggests they could actually be harming the environment — because some chemicals used to coat them are toxic to wildlife. 0ur science reporter, victoria gill, has more. the great british summer. but with british weather, the chances are it will not be long before you are reaching for your raincoat. an unlikely source of pollution. 0ne reaching for your raincoat. an unlikely source of pollution. one of the most common treatments used to
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make our jackets the most common treatments used to make ourjackets waterproof, flora chemicals, they can pollute the environment. the problem with a chemicals is that they are persistent and stick around. they do not break down and can last hundreds of years. that is why the scientists are testing new and more environmentally friendly waterproof coatings using indoor rain. this is the rain room and apparently it is set to a manchester drizzle. this is a mannequin wearing a raincoat to be tested so she can just switch on the rain... and, yeah, that is a pretty accurate artificial manchester drizzle. i should leave. the team used industry—standard tests to see how waterproof fabric stood at everything from drizzle to a simulated downpour. the repellent coatings that are not based on flora
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chemicals arejust as coatings that are not based on flora chemicals are just as good as neurochemical water repellents. the flora chemicals are unnecessary. newton honfleur chemical coatings are still being developed but the researchers now hope that the industry will start to roll them out to protect us from the elements without damaging the environment. how interesting. you are really aware of that sort of thing. just pull your waterproofs on and head off into the hills. 7:30 for now. let's get to the sport. wimbledon dominating as ever. you just get group, don't you? especially by that quy- group, don't you? especially by that guy. yes, he is playing fantastic tennis at the moment. roger federer is paying some of the best tennis he has ever played and he has entered the second week as has novak djokovic and two british players as well, johanna konta and andy murray doing quite well for that nothing today and because today's middle sunday. we have had a few where they have played because of bad weather
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so it is nice that they got a day off. yes, it happened last year. i was hoping for a day off when i was there working because of the weather. but not so much this year with the beautiful sunshine. a fantastic second week to look forward to. seven—time wimbledon champion roger federer has booked his place in the fourth round. he comfortably beat the 27th seed mischa zverev in straight sets on centre court. federer will play bulgaria's grigor dimitrov next. i think it is important to get through the first week of with a good feeling. i think i got that. the first one, the walkover, that did not give me much information but it saved my energy. obviously, we go one round at a time and, i must say, my first goal was to get to the second week and i did that today. i am happy now to sit back, relax and come back strongly on monday. three time champion novak djokovic is also safely through to the second
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week of wimbledon — he hasn't even dropped a set! he beat ernest gulbiss yesterday with ease. he was a break down in the first set and argued with the umpire early on but it seemed to focus him, he went through in straight sets. it was a little more precarious in the women's draw, top seed angelique kerber onlyjust scraped through against shelby rogers of the usa. kerber reached the final last year, but fell to a set and a break down, before eventually coming through to set up what will be one of the match—ups of the next round — she'll play 2016 french open champion garbine muguruza. now, do you remember marcus willis? he won over the wimbledon crowd last year. the briton didn't qualify for the singles this time around but he is impressing in the men's doubles. along with fellow brit jay clarke, they produced the shock
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of the day knocking out defending champions french pair pierre—hugues herbert and nicolas mahut in a five set thriller. the british pair, amazingly, only played their first event together one fortnight ago. andy murray plays tomorrow — brotherjamie has teamed up with five—time grand slam champion martina hingis in the mixed doubles this year and it looks like a great pairing. their first match together secured them a place in the third round when they beat britain's neal skupski and anna smith in less than an hour. the british and irish lions head coach warren gatland says people will look back on the new zealand tour as a success. the lions drew the final test match 15 points all, meaning the series against the world champions was shared. it was a thrilling finish to the game in auckland — 0wen farrell's late penalty kick drew the lions level in the game. a disputed offside decision denied the all blacks a further penalty so the series ended 1—all.
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and gatland says he hasn't ruled out taking charge of the lions for a third time. he says my focus now is back on wales and looking forward to 2019. i definitely finish there, unless they get rid of me before then. and then i don't know. maybe i come back home or maybe something else. i mightjust go to the beach and put my feet up for a while, i don't know. but, um, you never say never. england's cricketers are in control of the first test striker romelu lukaku has been ordered to appear in court in los angeles in october after police were called to reports of excessive noise at a house in beverley hills. lukaku, who's been on holiday in the us, was arrested last sunday after being given verbal warnings by officers. it comes as the everton player is on the verge of a £75 million move to manchester united, he's set to have a medical with united. lukaku's former club chelsea had
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matched the fee wanted for the striker. the deal is believed to include another £15 million in add—ons. meanwhile it's looking increasingly likely that wayne rooney will be leaving old trafford and heading back to everton. he was seen yesterday at their training ground. manchester united and england's record goalscorer signed from everton thirteen years ago. england's cricketers are in control of the first test against south africa — they go into day four with a lead of 216 runs at lord's. they bowled the visitors out for 361 yesterday before finishing on 119 for one with former captain alastair cook making a half century. i think the morning session is key. if you get off to a good start and get a decent partnership going then that sets us up for the rest of the day and hopefully whether it is an hour before or after tea, we have a chance to make a decision then. lewis hamilton will have his work
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cut out if he's to finish on the podium at today's austrian grand prix. he was third in qualifying, but a penalty means he'll start back in eighth on the grid. his team—mate valtteri bottas will be on pole, with world championship leader sebastian vettel second. britain's chris froome will start a mountainous stage nine of the tour de france with a 12—second lead, ahead of team—mate geraint thomas. the race has reached thejura mountains near the swiss border. froome had a minor scare yesterday when he and thomas briefly went off the road, but were quickly back in the action. stage eight was won by the 24—year—old french rider lilian calmejane who's riding his first tour. wigan warriors have moved up to seventh place in super league after a 32—10 win at catalan dragons. the scores were level on the hour mark, but wigan dominated the final 20 minutes. joe burgess scored a hat trick
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of tries in the game to secure the win. wigan are now four points clear of warrington in ninth spot with two games to go before the super 8s. now, both of you may enjoy this. every footballer dreams of scoring a wonder goal. so remember the name noah williams. he scored this stunning goal this afternoon in the final of an under nine's tournament in bristol. it was the second goal in a 2—0 win for his pg ten academy team from cardiff. do you think you intended that? should we give it to him? look at all of the parents and everyone on the sidelines there. this is his
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tea m the sidelines there. this is his team ‘s parents on the near side and the opposition on the far side because they are stonefaced. they did not even react. if that fantastic? !. did not even react. if that fantastic?!. and did not even react. if that fantastic? ! . and that did not even react. if that fantastic?!. and that is a fair hit foran fantastic?!. and that is a fair hit for an under nine. he needs to be snapped up by the premier league. thank you. we have seen on the programme for the last week the wimbledon mug, the breakfast mug. andy murray has had a go at the mug, heather watson has tried as well. . but now it is time for mo farah. i have a sneaky suspicion he will be good at this. ijust have a feeling. he is usually good at everything. mo farah, you have won five world championship golds and for olympic but this is the game set mug challenge. you play much tennis? i
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do when i get a chance.” challenge. you play much tennis? i do when i get a chance. i am nervous. are you ready? go! though, straightaway, the first one in, the second hit the rim. great support making the difference. so close, so close. we reach 15, 12, 15 seconds now. so close. this shows what a challenge this is. yes, they are reining in our. we have seen a couple go in. let's count down three, two, one. moe, i must stop you there. we will give you the one. paddy think you did? you were so close. there were so many. if all of the ones that hit the rim had gone in you would be challenging andy murray's score. let's have a look. 0ne, murray's score. let's have a look. one, two, three, four. that is competitive. charlie got seven. if
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you had counted the ones that hit the rim... they were so close. it is hard. thank you for taking the challenge. do not let it put you off to thank you, guys. i think you may have gotte n to thank you, guys. i think you may have gotten more than four etihad run back and forth. let's have a look at the leaderboard. charlie state has done brilliantly! mo farah almost equal with another tennis player, and charlie are much the greats of —— charlie among the greats of british sport. and mo farah running at the anniversary
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games of the olympic stadium. you are watching breakfast from bbc news. the main stories this morning: hundreds of kilograms of drugs and 13,000 mobile phones were found in prisons in england and wales last year, according to the ministry ofjustice. the parents of baby charlie gard will help deliver a petition to great 0rmond street, calling on doctors to let him travel abroad for treatment. also coming up in the programme: you got on with the work, but yes, parts of the wreck are very emotional indeed. hms vanguard sank in one of the worst naval tragedies of world war i. 100 years on, we meet the divers given special permission to explore her wreck off 0rkney. travel show is on the way in just a minute, although who would want to
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go abroad? did i go a little bit premature the? for today in scotland, this is argyll & bute. we have a real change across the north today. we do have some rain. it is not as nice and sunny as it was yesterday. this is the band of cloud associated with that weather front. some cloud across england and wales but as you hinted there is a lot of fine and very warm weather to come. it is quite oppressive and mudgee. 0ur rain band looks light, but it will pep up as the day goes on. it doesn't move very much, that is the issue. it stays cloudy. there will be outbreaks of rain through the day. for the north of scotland it will be an improvement on this time yesterday. they were picking up the breeze and rain here. further south are morning fog will clear. the afternoon is a complexion of 18 or so degrees in the sunshine on the far north of scotland. perhaps the odd shower but a cool 14 or 15 with
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cloudy skies and outbreaks of rain across central and southern scotland, and england and wales ghoulish around the coast. the sea temperatures are lower, as you would expect. —— coolish. inland it could be warmer. we could have 28 degrees, so if you are heading off to watch mo farah and many others, to cover up mo farah and many others, to cover up and take some sunscreen, quite a lot of cooler weather to the south and east, and freshening up overnight. we could have some late thunderstorms across parts of east wales, the midlands and east anglia and even the south—east. that will rumble on and into the evening. you can see that monkey weather with us. that weather front will trundle southwards, it is only a band of showers tomorrow but it does denote that much fresher atlantic air heading our way. still some very
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warm weather, potentially some thundery downpours across the southern and eastern parts of the country, but the most of us it is getting fresher, showery and more u nsettled. getting fresher, showery and more unsettled. there could be a late thunderstorms today. henceforth i shall stop trying to pre—empt what you're saying and leave the weather forecasting to experts. we will be back with the headlines at 8am. now on breakfast, time for the travel show. this week, they are by the coast in chile and canada. on this week's travel show, we're in a surfing community trying to hold back the tide of development on the chilean coast. also coming up... we go looking for lost ships beaneath the canadian waves. let's start this week's programme on the stunning pacific coastline of central chile.
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punta de lobos is best known for its dramatic high cliffs, with views over black sandy beaches and rocky outcrops, where sea lions gather. and it's also become famous as one of the best places to surf in south america. this is insane. wow! with a consistent swell and regular runs of huge waves, punta de lobos is considered one of the best breaks in south america. and it's become a paradise for big wave surfers. i've arrived in punta de lobos at a particularly good time, because word has gone around that this morning's swell will be unusually strong, with waves of up to 30 feet. these huge waves have been tracked all the way from antarctica, and have drawn out locals and people
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from across the world to watch them come in and crash against these rocks. if you look really carefully out there, what looks like little birds bobbing on the surface of the water, are surfers taking on these gargantuan waves, at the risk of their lives.. it's pretty incredible. i've got my wet suit, about tojump on a surfboard and try and find out for myself. my teacher is a local who introduces novices to the art of surfing every day. i suspect, however, that he's used to rather more coordinated students. looking... laughter. it turns out surfing is definitely not as easy as it looks. i got whacked in the face with about ten waves in a row,
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so i swallowed most of that water, i think. it was super fun, thank you. 0k. gracias. luckily, punta de lobos has plenty of beautiful views to enjoy for those who aren't the most gifted of surfers. but despite its idyllic appearance, this place is not all paradise. in fact, it's been the site of a battle between local private interests and conservationalists. until recently, punta de lobos was relatively unknown, but over the past couple of decades its popularity has soared, as a surfing and a tourist destination. these days, 5,000 visitors arrive to the point daily during summertime. perhaps not surprisingly,
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this has attracted developers, keen to capitalise on the area's newfound popularity. much of the coast is in the hands of private owners, and plans were made for extensive building along the cliffs. a lot of private projects, real estate projects, big ones, were wanting to be developed here. where we're standing here, there will be houses hanging on the cliffs, four buildings seven storeys high, like a surf resort, or not even a surf resort, but huge density of construction and people coming here. we have a real threatening situation for such a special place like this. matias is a director of the punta de lobos foundation — a nonprofit organisation created among locals to fight
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the development plans. along with other conservation bodies, such as save the waves, they've worked to halt shore—side construction and to keep the cliffs open to the public. but that was only their first challenge. it was a mess here. if you put 1,000 or 1,500 cars here, you could take an hour, an hour and a half tojust go a mile out back to the highway. and the second thing is that there were no bathrooms here, so people would do their needs in the cliffs, in wherever, and this would be very dirty. the foundation responded by regulating the traffic with a roundabout and installing eco—bathroom facilities. along with a recycled fence along the cliff line, to protect it from the erosion of visitors' feet. many involved in the efforts
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here see punta de lobos as a landmark conservation case for chile, one that could have a much broader impact than just protecting one favoured surfing spot. we are very eager that punta de lobos is successful, because it's the example in order to scale this project throughout chile. there's a need for conservation in chile, we are a developing country, we're just getting started, and we can learn from so many mistakes. through punta de lobos we could set the example for future developments along the coast. and to finish this week's programme, we're off to canada and the magdalen islands
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in the gulf of saint lawrence. the waters can be treacherous, and many ships have run aground on the rocks here, meaning that lots of people who live in the area now are descendants of shipwrecked sailors, who were washed ashore when their ships went down, giving them a unique respect for the sea. ethereal music. my name's nancy clark. i was born and raised on this island. as an islander, when we say "home", it's something very strong and something very rooted, because our ancestry is, like, all in one island, so our sense of belonging is very strong. most island families have.. it affects them in some way or another. my uncle, her brother,
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drowned and my father's brother also drowned, so i've two uncles that have drowned. my father's brother actually drowned just over there, right across the road. this is where robert best, he would be my grandmother's grandfather, and he shipwrecked from the channel islands on a ship called the perry around 1875. he married a local woman. we have very strong ties to the sea, because it's generational. so my family, it's like six generations of fishermen and also my brother's fifth—generation boat builder, so these things are handed down through the families. i feel so comfortable here,
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and i've never felt that feeling anywhere else. like knowing every little nook and cranny, and the beach and the cape and just feeling completely at ease. well, unfortunately that's all we've got time for on this week's travel show. coming up next week... continuing the shipwrecked theme, ade's in bermuda, where he'll be meeting the team who are digitally mapping the hundreds of underwater lost ships there, for everyone to be able to see online around the world. that was quite literally breathtaking! so dojoin us then, if you can, and in the meantime, don't forget you can keep up with us while we're out on the road in real—time, by signing up to our social media feeds.
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details are on the screen now. but for now, from me christa larwood, and the rest of the travel show team here in chile, it's goodbye. hello, this is breakfast, with rogerjohnson and sian lloyd. more than 13,000 mobile phones and 200 kilograms of drugs were seized in prisons in england and wales last year. ministers say the situation is "unacceptable", and they're recruiting more officers to crack down on illegal activity in jails. good morning, it's sunday 9thjuly. the parents of baby charlie gard will help deliver a petition to great 0rmond street later, calling on doctors to let him travel to america for treatment. iraqi government forces say they're
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