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today at 5. police arrest two teenagers after five acid attacks were carried out in east london injust 90 minutes. police say the attacks were barbaric and that one person has life changing injuries. there are calls to restrict the sale of acid. numbers appear to be going up, we will arrest people, we will enforce the law as we can, and we are working very closely with the home office to see if any changes in the law are required. we'll be talking to a doctor who has treated victims of acid attacks. the other main stories on bbc news at 5. france remembers the horrific lorry attack in nice one year ago — in which 86 people died. this is the scene in nice where commemoration services are being held. a judge at the high court says an american doctor who has offered to treat charlie gard will examine the terminally—ill baby next week. entente cordiale — president trump gets to grips
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with president macron, who says the visit to france is a sign of friendship across the ages. at wimbledon it's all eyes on the men's semi—finals with roger federer taking on tomas berdych after marin cilic booked his place in the final. and going ape with mark kermode — as he talks us through this week's cinema releases in the film review. good evening, our main story tonight. two teenagers have been arrested after acid was thrown in people's faces in five separate attacks in london last night. the metropolitan police say
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the attacks, carried out by two men on a moped, took place in the space of just 90 minutes. the police said one of the victims has suffered life changing injuries, and they called the acts completely barbaric. our correspondent dan johnson reports. late last night on the streets of east london. where does it hurt, mate? your eyes? we need to try to get water into your eyes. police treat the latest man to become a victim of a wave of acid attacks. liquid was sprayed in his face by two men on a moped. but there was a scream that was not normal, it was a petrified scream, two times. there were five attacks in just over an hour in the same part of east london. police say they are linked. they are now questioning a 15—year—old boy in addition to the 16—year—old arrested this morning. where has this happened, sir?
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just here. the metropolitan police commissioner said she recognises the growing concern. i don't want people to think this is happening all over london, all of the time — it is not, but we are concerned because the numbers appear to be going up. we will arrest people, we will enforce the law as we can and we are working closely with the home office to see if any changes to the law are required. acid attacks in england have doubled since 2012. resham khan and her cousin jameel muhktar were targeted after celebrating her 21st birthday in east london. acid was thrown through the window of their car. in our faces and all over me, basically, and a lot of it went on her. within seconds, my cousin started screaming. her eyes were blistered, her face started melting. my face started melting. my clothes started to burn. my shorts started sticking to me, there was smoke coming out of the seats. there are calls for tighter restrictions on the sale of acids and the government says it
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will address this type of attack. this is something we have been concerned about in the home office for some time, we have been working very closely with our colleagues in law enforcement to get a better picture of actually what is happening. as you quite rightly say, it is happening in pockets of the country. moped crime is also on the increase, especially in london. delivery drivers say they face a growing threat. some attackers are armed with knives, others are using acid, everyday items used to commit robbery but also causing devastating injuries. danjohnson, bbc news, east london. and dan sent us this update from east london this afternoon. this is where the worst of last night's attacks took place. a man, we understand, pulled up on his moped at the lights when another moped pulled up alongside him with two young men on it. they squirted liquid acid in his face to effectively blind him so that they could try to steal his moped. that seems to have been the pattern
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throughout these attacks. we believe delivery drivers were targeted, at least in some of them, and two of the companies that use moped couriers to deliverfood in london, deliveroo and ubereats, they are both helping the police with this investigation now. it is something that has caused a great deal of worry for people here and further afield too — people who live nearby have said that this sort of moped crime is something that has been on the increase recently. and they have set up a whatsapp group so that they can message each other when they see these gangs of youths out on mopeds, some of them snatching mobile phones from people in the street in broad daylight. there is a big debate about the sale of acids, something that mps were already scheduled to discuss next week, whether new laws are needed to restrict the sale of certain types of acid, but the reality is that will be a challenge because many of these products are freely available as household cleaning items. danjohnson, dan johnson, our correspondent in east london. with me is jaf shah,
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the executive director of the acid survivors trust international. what went through your mind first of all when you heard of five attacks in an hourand all when you heard of five attacks in an hour and a half. i was pretty shocked because of the number of attacks in such a short space of time. i'm accustomed unfortunately to reading about acid attacks in the uk. but to read about five in an hour and uk. but to read about five in an hourand a uk. but to read about five in an hour and a half was appalling. from your experience and the work you do what is your assessment as to why it isa what is your assessment as to why it is a growing problem, if we look at the figures, the numbers here and you have been rising, why is that?|j think you have been rising, why is that?” think it's down to a number of things. there's been a clamp—down with a number of other types of weapons like guns and. unfortunately acid has kind of been used as a safer form of crime acid has kind of been used as a saferform of crime by acid has kind of been used as a safer form of crime by lower—level criminals or gang members because it is very easily available. it is very cheap. there's no licensing system.
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and no specific offence for carrying acid, whereas there are specific offences for gun and knife possession. and looked at them all. it is an offence to carry a corrosive substance with intent to cause harm. exactly. that is the challenge. it too available. people can walk around with it, until they have actually done something with it they can carry it freely. so the police would have to prove they were carrying it with intent to harm. exactly. the idea is to prevent it reaching the streets in the first place by introducing a licensing system. that means that would—be perpetrators are committing their details to the home office via a licensing system. which may act as a deterrent for a member of, certainly lower—level gang members.” deterrent for a member of, certainly lower-level gang members. i wonder, as ever, the question is, how quickly new measures can be put into
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place. the things that can be done swiftly that you would like to see because people have suggested for insta nce because people have suggested for instance not allowing the sale of concentrated acid to summon under a certain age. perhaps those things could be implemented faster. certain measures can be introduced quickly, one an age restriction, no one under 18 purchasing software wreck or any form of concentrated acid. i think you can introduce a licensing system. we've introduced them for other weapons so why not with acid. you can also prevent credit or cash sales because part of the problem is that we are not able to trace or track these payments. if we introduce credit or debit card transactions and purchases, that means there is at least some chance ofaiding the means there is at least some chance of aiding the police in their investigations. to go back again to
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why they are used, this is the point at which we are all trying to understand why, is this about acquisitive crime, by and large the cases that get more publicity are often relationship breakdowns, one thinks, anecdotally of women being attacked, but i was struck that statistics show that in this country you are more likely to be attacked if you are a man. is that to do with robbery? i don't think we have a clear picture of the problem. because we are seeing different motivations behind these attacks. firstly, you are right, the number of attacks against men in the uk, around two thirds which goes against the global pattern, globally women and girls are targeted and attacked by men but in the uk it is largely men against men. there seemed to be different motives behind the attacks. some are related to hate crime acid attacks. some relayed to robbery, some are unprovoked. i
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suspect many may be linked to small gang—related activities. suspect many may be linked to small gang-related activities. all right, thank you for talking to us. we may, sadly, talk again, but for the moment, jah shah, thank you for coming in. and after 5.30 i'll be talking to a surgeon who has treated victims of acid attacks. so we will be hearing more about what can be done, and god forbid, what can be done, and god forbid, what perhaps any of us can do if we witness someone attacked in this way. we will be speaking to him after 5:30pm. let's go now to nice, where commemorations are taking place to mark the first anniversary of the terrorist attack in which 86 people were killed. a lorry was driven at high speed along the promenade, ploughing into people who'd gathered for the annual bastille day celebrations. we can bring in our paris correspondent, hugh schofield who is following events.
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and, just talk us through what is happening in nice today, hugh. a day of contrasting parts today, in paris the celebrations of july 1a, of contrasting parts today, in paris the celebrations ofjuly14, with the celebrations ofjuly14, with the president and donald trump, at lunchtime that stopped because the french president and his wife flew down to mice for this evening of commemorations. what we have there isa commemorations. what we have there is a big event in which the locals are taking part. recounting their experiences of that evening now. we have seen a march past and tributes paid to police and emergency workers who helped, decorations, the legion of honour awarded to around a0 people. a lot of addresses and speeches, emmanuel macron is due to
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speak himself as well as the mayor of nice. he is an interesting character. he's very much on the right of french politics but has become very close to emmanuel macron and says he himself has changed fundamentally in his own person as a result of what happened. he says he feels much more the need to establish solidarity and cohesion in society and is also made him think that french society needs to be absolutely unforgiving in its repression of terrorism. so the mayor of nice will talk and this evening they will be readings, poetry, the release of balloons and the lighting of candles, 86 of them to commemorate the 86 people who died exactly one year ago, an event and no one has forgotten which will a lwa ys and no one has forgotten which will always be remembered as something tragic that marks the july 1a
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always be remembered as something tragic that marks thejuly 1a in france. hugh, thank you. that was from paris, we were talked through today's events in france. two tourists have been killed and four others injured after they were stabbed in the egyptian resort of hurghada, on the red sea. the women, who were from the ukraine, were attacked with a knife in a hotel, according to local media reports. egypt's interior ministry says a man has been arrested but his motives are still under investigation. preliminary investigations suggest the man may have swum from a nearby public beach to access the holiday resort. the american doctor who has offered to treat charlie gard is due to examine the the baby next week. ajudge has been told that michio hirano, a professor of neurology at columbia university medical center in new york, is to visit great ormond street hospital in london on monday, and will discuss the 11—month—old's case with the team there. charlie gard's parents are at the high court arguing for their son to be allowed to travel to the us, to be treated by dr hirano.
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helena lee is at the high court for us. explain what more we know about the doctor and the timetable now, if he is going to visit london? as you say, the parents are back at the high court for the second day of the latest legal battle, teacher what happens next for their son. there was an injunction on us naming the doctor but thejudge was an injunction on us naming the doctor but the judge lifted that injunction today, he is from columbia university medical centre and he was examined via video link yesterday in court. he was asked about the therapy he hopes to give to charlie. he says he has a better
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understanding of the treatment and says it could lead to a 10% chance of improvement for the 11—month—old. charlie is still in intensive care at great ormond street hospital. we also know from today the timetable of events, what is going to happen next week. thejudge has of events, what is going to happen next week. the judge has confirmed that the american doctor michio hirano will come over from america and will visit a hospital. he will need to charlie's medical team, the clinicians, the doctors who have been treating charlie around the clock and he will not only assessed charlie himself but he will also have a meeting with those clinicians. we also know that an italian doctor will also come over for that meeting as well. there was also talk in court about charlie undergoing further imaging like an
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mri scan and also an ecg because there's been a dispute over the size of charlie's head, whether it has grown or not. we don't know whether that imaging will take place yet. of course the parents need to give their permission for that. the judge has said he needs to hear whether they give that permission later on today. so that meeting will take place on monday. it will be the first time the american doctor proposing this treatment will meet charlie gard and the judge has said today that he expects to make a decision on this case byjuly 25. helena, thank you very much. helena lee with the latest, at the high court. a retired television producer has beenjailed for 17 years, for trying three times to hire a hitman to kill his partner, so he could inherit herfortune. 68—year—old david harris
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offered £200,000 to kill hazel allinson, who he'd been with for 27 years. harris planned to start a new life with his girlfriend, who he'd met in a brothel and was a0 years younger than him. he was caught when one of the men he believed was a prospective hitman, turned out to be an undercover police officer. he was found guilty at the old bailey in may of soliciting murder. the boss of a yachting company has been convicted of failing to ensure the safety of a yacht that capsized in the atlantic, killing all four of its crew. the cheeki rafiki sank in 201a, after getting into trouble in bad weather more than 700 miles from nova scotia. the court heard that the crew had been sent on an "unsafe northern route" by their boss douglas innes, to save time getting the yacht back to the uk from antigua. mr innes was also accused of manslaughter, but the jury at winchester crown court today failed to reach a verdict on that charge. this is bbc news at five — the headlines. police arrest two teenagers
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after five acid attacks in east london injust 90 minutes. france is remembering the horrific truck attack in nice, in which 86 people died last summer. a judge at the high court says an american doctor who has offered to treat charlie gard will examine the terminally—ill baby next week. and in sport we have our first men's finalist at wimbledon, the croatian marin cilic beat sam querrey in four sets. he will play either roger federer or tomas berdych you are playing on centre court. kyle walker walks his way into manchester city coming he signs from spurs on a five—year contract for an initial £a5 million. and it's a pretty even battle on the opening day of the second test between england and south africa at trent bridge. moments ago the tourists were 235—6. back with more on those stories that
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have passed. thanks, tim. the home secretary amber rudd has launched a new strategy to try to tackle illicit drug use, after what the home office called a dramatic increase in the number of deaths from drugs in england and wales in the last five years. the strategy focuses on helping addicts to recover, and makes clear there will be no legal changes to decriminalise the use of drugs. here's our home affairs correspondent danny shaw. enforcing the law on drugs. police raids against dealers have been the traditional way of clamping down on the drugs trade. it's estimated to cost the uk £10.7 billion a year. and the new government drug strategy says that approach will continue, along with renewed efforts to get people off drugs. that's what they do at the harbour centre in london — support people affected by drugs, and help them rebuild their lives. the home secretary amber rudd visited the centre this week. she says her drugs strategy will focus on recovery.
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people who are recovering from drugs often need help with housing, they need help with employment, they might have mental health difficulties and in this strategy we've acknowledged that, we've embraced that, i've set out clear expectations for local authorities about working with recovery to make sure that these additional elements are supplied. the 2017 drug strategy is the first for seven years. it says there should be treatment tailored to the needs of drug users. a new national recovery champion will help co—ordinate services. and there will be measures to deal with new drug threats, including substances intended to enhance the experience of having sex, known as chemsex drugs. part of the problem is that the drugs issue is dealt with as a crime problem in the home office, instead of a health problem within the department of health where it really belongs, so there's a fundamental sort of disconnect there,
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and this new strategy does nothing to address that. amber rudd's involvement in a new cross—government drug strategy board will give the plans political impetus, but she's set to disappoint people who say drug possession should no longer be a crime. danny shaw, bbc news. the funeral has taken place of six—year—old bradley lowery, who died last friday after suffering from a rare form of cancer. the sunderland fan won a legion of supporters across the country, including the footballer jermain defoe, who left training in spain to be at the funeral. the roads leading to the church in county durham were lined with crowds and tributes, as danny savage reports. bradley lowery‘s final journey. the footballing family turned out in their many hundreds to make sure he wasn't alone. people travelled from many miles away to support his family, and reflect how the six—year—old boy had touched their lives. that smile of his was
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just so contagious. it didn't matter how much pain he was in, he always had that smile. it breaks my heart. we have come from rotherham in south yorkshire. since last friday, i have collected money for the bradley lowry foundation. i said to my son today, we need to get up there and show our respects because it has hit everybody. he got some of them, but he never got all his wishes. like he said, i will miss him, and i say me prayers for him each day. bradley had a rare form of cancer. a sunderland fan, his football club did everything they could to make his short life special. but it was his friendship withjermain defoe which was especially touching. they referred to each other as best friends. a superheroes guard of honour saw bradley into the church in his home
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village of blackhall colliery. there is a growing demand in the area to have a stand at sunderland's stadium of light named after him. his connection and bond he has had withjermain defoe should be permanently remembered and what more fitting way than to have one of the stands named after him? i just think it would be an absolutely great thing and now we have got 50,000 people who also share my idea. the love that bradley lowery‘s community had for the little boy was clear to see here today. his battle against cancer was made just that bit more bearable by his sporting heroes, who, in reality, saw him as their hero. danny savage, bbc news, blackhall colliery. some of the other stories making bbc news at five. the budget airline easyjet says it will establish a new airline, to protect its flying rights once britain leaves the european union. the new airline, easyjet europe,
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will be based in vienna. the move has been described by downing street as a commercial decision. a woman has been detained by police investigating whether saline bags at a hospital had been tampered with. cumbria police say a 2a—year—old member of staff at cumberland infirmary is being questioned. and beyonce has released this image to celebrate her twins turning one month old. she posted this photo on social media, announcing that the twins have been named, sircarterand rumi. as we have been hearing, president trump has attended the annual bastille day military parade in paris, as guest of honour. the parade also marks one hundred years since the americans entered the first world war. at the end of his visit to france, president trump said the relationship between the two countries is stronger than ever. hugh schofield reports from paris.
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the french air force display team opened the military parade as it always does, but followed this year by six american f—16s. this is america year at bastille day, and it was americans, too, who led the march past down the champs—elysees. 200 us troops, the first contingent in uniforms of world war i. it's exactly 100 years since american soldiers came to france and tipped the balance of the first war, the start of a military alliance that has a new relevance today. watching from the place de la concorde, president trump — the guest of honour — enjoying the second day of emmanuel macron's parisien campaign of charm. with all the panoply, the military hardware, the display of raw power and organisation, bastille day is an occasion that shows off france, the old nation, at its very best. it's hard not to see some of that rubbing off on donald trump.
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security on this, the first anniversary of the nice attack, was tighter than ever. and among the crowd, quite a few americans — all of them, whatever their political affiliation, glad to see their president alongside his french host. i didn't vote for president trump, but he is our president. and we're proud to have him here. the us is an ally of theirs. i know sometimes you don't think so, but france is there for us, and we're there for them. i can't stand trump, i think he's horrible. but he ought to listen to what macron has to say. and he never should have backed out of the paris accord. at the end, the presidents and their wives bid their adieus, with a display of affection that was lengthy and tactile. the french leader wanted to use this trip to become america's go—to guy in europe. from what we saw today, he may well have succeeded. hugh schofield, bbc news, paris. a couple from somerset have
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received far more attention than they might have anticipated after their attempt to recreate the famous dance scene from the film dirty dancing was caught on camera. sharon price and her fiance andy were hoping for a knockout dance for their wedding next year, and thought they would try the move in advance. but it didn't go according to plan, as kate silverton reports. # so i'll tell you something...#. it's one of those moments in film. jennifer grey launching herself into patrick swayze's hands, lifted above the crowd during a holiday camp talent show. the dance move that created cinema history. # and i owe it all to you...#. so why wouldn't sharon and andy price want to recreate such an iconic moment during the first
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dance on their wedding day? i think it'sjust patrick swayze, isn't it? he's just... got it all! whether you like the film or not, the music in it is what makes the film. so we decided to try some of it! after a couple of drinks in a somerset beer garden, the stage was set for the couple to channel their inner johnny and baby... you took a run, didn't you? we were both about 30 foot apart. you had your hands on my hips, didn't you, ready to lift? yeah. next thing we knew, we were both flat out on the floor! i think i got knocked out by hitting the floor as hard as i did. i went back with my head. i had to have a ct scan, and like i said, i was on a cannula, or whatever they are called. they put me on an ecg as well. now on the mend, the couple have agreed to tone down their wedding day performance.
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we are trying to get over this first! as long as we both get there, it will be a smooch, i think! yeah, a nice slow one, yeah. until we are back to normal... a traditional slow one. yeah, safer! yes, don't try it at home. let's catch up with the weather. it is nice now and will warm up this weekend but there is a lot of cloud around. sunshine will be at a premium. this evening we have a fair amount of sunny spells, although for northern ireland and scotland, thicker cloud, some outbreaks of rain pushing eastward, some into northern england, eventually wales, some clear spells still in south—east england, that cloud thickening, low cloud in the west, hill fog and temperatures not going down too far. early tomorrow,
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sunshine in the east won't last long, a lot of cloud, gradually pushing east into southern england although into the afternoon in southern and eastern parts mainly dry. in the west, plenty of cloud and hill folk, patchy rain and drizzle, the rain tapping up in the afternoon in northern and western scotla nd scotland and then into northern ireland. they warm humid field but on sunday fresher for scotland and northern ireland, some sunny spells, some showers in the far north, windy, in england and wales a band of cloud moving south, some spots of rain, one ortwo of cloud moving south, some spots of rain, one or two showers, still humid. this is bbc news at 530 — the headlines. police arrest two teenagers after a spate of five acid attacks in east london injust 90 minutes. one person is said to have life changing injuries in what police describe as ‘barbaric attacks'.
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president macron of france leads commemorations in the southern city of nice for the 86 people killed by a suspected islamist driving a lorry exactly a year ago. a judge at the high court says an american doctor who has offered to treat charlie gard will examine the terminally—ill baby next week. drugs formally known as legal highs are to be targeted in a new government strategy, after the home office reports a "dramatic" increase in the number of drug—related deaths in england and wales. time for all the latest sports news now — tim hague is in the bbc sports centre. marin cilic is through to the men's singles final at wimbledon. more on that in a moment, but first roger federer is playing tomas berdych in the second semifinal on centre court. let's cross live to
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the all—england club. our reporter hugh wozencroft can bring us up to date. as expected it is very keenly contested, roger federer taking on tomas berdych, it was a very tight first set. the swiss showing his class in the tie—break to take it 7-a, class in the tie—break to take it 7—a, just a few minutes ago, and they are now in the second set. both have held serve and so far it has been a very tightly contested match. tomas berdych is on a seven match losing streak against federer. if the swiss reaches the final he will ta ke the swiss reaches the final he will take a marriage of itching had a very good victory earlier —— he will ta ke very good victory earlier —— he will take on marin cilic who had a very good victory earlier over sam querrey, the american, he reaches
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the finalfor querrey, the american, he reaches the final for the very first time. a very good win for the croatian marin cilic. not such good news for alfie hewitt of britain in the wheelchair semifinals. yes, he was the only wheelchair player to make it through to the semifinals in the singles but he was beaten by his argentinian opponent. he lost the tie—break. average usjust got opponent. he lost the tie—break. average us just got back out on court, though, alongside gordon reid and they are defending their title in the wheelchair doubles —— alfie hewett has just got back out on court. heather watson is defending her title in the mixed doubles later. jamie murray will be out there with his partner martina hingis in the semifinals of the mixed doubles. no johanna hingis in the semifinals of the mixed doubles. nojohanna konta or andy murray, but still plenty of
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british interest. absolutely. we will have more at 630. the england defender kyle walker has completed his transfer from tottenham hotspur to manchester city. the 27—year—old has signed a five—year contract, for a fee that could rise to around £50 million after add—ons. celtic are playing irish league champions linfield in a champions league second qualifying round first leg. it seems strange to say that in july. scott sinclair and tomas rogic have already scored for celtic. they we re have already scored for celtic. they were big favourites for this match. it's been an even match so far on the first day of the second test between england and south africa at trent bridge. the tourists were 56 for one at lunch — dean elgar the only man out — off the bowling ofjames anderson for 6. but in the afternoon
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session south africa began to dominate the day. half centuries from both hashim amla and quinton de kock helped put on 113 before de kock was out, and then amla too — both men falling to stuart broad. a short time ago south africa were 250—6. england lead the four match series 1—0. fabio aru has kept the leader's yellow jersey after stage 13 of the tour de france. he's still six seconds ahead of chris froome. it was a frenchman who came out on top in a four—way battle for the stage win — warren barguil the victor on bastille day, the national day of france. britain's simon yates is now seventh overall, he was fifth on the day, just ahead of the group containing froome and the yellowjersey of aru, who both finished with the same time. there's eight stages to go until the race ends in paris. that's all sport for now. you can keep up to date with all those stories on the bbc sport website. including the live wimbledon
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semifinal featuring including the live wimbledon semifinalfeaturing roger including the live wimbledon semifinal featuring roger federer. and we will have more at 630. more now on our main story, that two teenagers have been arrested in connection with five acid attacks in north—east london last night. these attacks happened in the space of just 90 minutes. two men on a moped threw corrosive substances into people's faces before trying to rob them. the police say one of the victims has life—changing injuries. let's talk about how to treat people with acid burn injuries. what can be done for someone in that horrendous situation. dr asim shahmalak joins me from salford, he leads a team of doctors who've travelled to pakistan to help people who've been attacked there. very few people watching will have experience of this, how do you go about treating someone who has been
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attacked in this way? are their similarities with someone who has been burnt in a fire? they are different injuries, one of them is chemical and the other is a fire injury. for chemical injuries which these acid burn victims are, if someone suffers they have two immediately wash the affected area with cold water, 15—20 minutes under cold water. they remove the clothing and jewellery if it is near the affected area. they have to contact the emergency services and then it becomes a long—term, if those areas have been affected, it becomes a long—term reconstruction and rehabilitation process and it is a life changing injury. you talk about
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reconstruction, how much can you do for people? what have you been able to do in the past? most of these circumstances, about 70, 70 5% of the patients, there is not much to be offered, but they can have skin grafting depending on which area has been affected. it is a slow healing process which will take years and yea rs, to process which will take years and years, to reconstruct the affected areas, especially the face.” years, to reconstruct the affected areas, especially the face. i miss you mean that this is unbelievably painful ——i you mean that this is unbelievably painful —— i assume that this is. does the pain go away? the superficial pain goes away but the pain of the scarf life never goes away, and they never get excepted in society —— accepted in society or by theirfamilies, society —— accepted in society or by their families, and they society —— accepted in society or by theirfamilies, and they can be high
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rates of suicide and they suffer from depression and other problems. so, are you saying, the psychological impact could be as great as the physical impact? absolutely. it is devastating for them, these are crushing injuries, it changes their life, and they cannot show their faces to an ordinary person, half of them, they keep their head covered. physical scars will heal through numerous operations and reconstructive surgery but the psychological impact will remain for the rest of their lives. thanks forjoining us. we will talk more about nice now. the first anniversary of the lorry attack there.
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8a people were killed and many more injured, when a man drove a lorry at high speed into crowds celebrating bastille day. these are the commemorations which are ongoing in nice tonight to remember those who died, many more injured, of course, the death toll was horrendous, 86, but many people suffered catastrophic injuries because the lorry was driven at high speed through a densely packed area where people had gathered for bastille day celebrations. we will stay with these pictures. let's bring in roy calley a former bbc producer who was at the scene when the attack happened last year — he now lives in nice. you spoke to us a lot on that day. your thoughts one year on and what
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people have been saying to you about the events over the course of the year? it is quite interesting. i've lived here for a number of views and i regard myself as part of the nice community and this was a day that nobody wanted to experience but we realised we had to. it is a year since the attack and my overwhelming thoughts and feelings are that like every town, city and community which goes to any kind of horrendous occasion like happened here last july, it is a sense of community, and a sense of anger, defiance and sadness, but also a terrible cliche to use, but life goes on. nice is not defined by the attack, it had a great culture and history before the attack and it will continue to have that as the years go by. but on days like today, this is when most people
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have quietly taken stock and walked down to the promenade which is com pletely down to the promenade which is completely blocked off now and signed the condolence cards, put together a big mural which can be seen from the sky, and close their eyes and pray to the people who died on that night. you say nice is not defined by what happened but i was struck when i heard that you decided to change your career path and you gave up the job you were doing at that time. it has had an impact on you as it has on many others, i'm sure. yes, it has. the me personally, i'm getting to the age where i realise there's a certain mortality takes place in! and i decided to change my life, which can be very fragile, i was there on the night of the attack and it took place almost in front of my eyes.
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the kind of things i would not wish on anyone and the kind of things that stay with me. i want to be reminded of what happened that evening, though. it reminded me that life... this will sound like a cliche, but life is for living and if you are not enjoying what you are doing in your life, and i wasn't, it was time to move on. i moved full—time to nice, and if anyone in the uk has concerns about coming to a place like nice after what took place, i would say nice is the most beautiful entertaining vibrant city in europe, it is a wonderful place will stop today of all days the community has come together and nice is not defined by this and it will move on. we appreciate you talking to us. thanks forjoining us. that was roy who was an eyewitness
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of the terrorist attack one year ago. this is bbc news at 5a5 — the headlines: police arrest two teenagers after five acid attacks in east london injust 90 minutes. france remembers the horrific truck attack in nice, in which 8a people died last summer. a judge at the high court says an american doctor who has offered to treat charlie gard will examine the terminally—ill baby next week. an update on the market numbers for you — here's how london's and frankfurt ended the day. and in the united states this is how the dow and the nasdaq are getting on. we have the film review coming up. now on bbc news a look ahead to sportsday at 630 tonight. coming up, can be great roger
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