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this is bbc news. the headlines at eight: police arrest two teenagers after five acid attacks in east london injust 90 minutes. the terminally ill baby charlie gard is to be examined in london by an american doctor who says he can improve his condition. a jail sentence of 17 years for the tv producer who tried to hire three separate hitmen to kill his partner. french president macron leads commemorations in nice for the 86 people killed by a suspected islamist driving a lorry a year ago. also in the next hour, federer in the final. he'll be facing marin cilic. and going ape with mark kermode as he talks us through this week's cinema releases in the film review. good evening and
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welcome to bbc news. two teenagers have been arrested after a string of acid attacks last night in london. five people in separate incidents had acid thrown in their faces, causing in the case of one man life—changing injuries. the attacks happened amid rising concern about the number of assaults in the capital involving corrosive substances. the attacks were carried out at five separate locations in east london within the space of less than 90 minutes. this report from our home affairs correspondent, daniel sandford, contains some disturbing images from the start. voiceover: in the aftermath of an acid attack last night... where's it hurting, mate, your eyes? we need to try and get water into your eyes. keep your eyes open. police officers desperately trying to reduce the burning and to save the victim's sight. rushing extra water to the scene.
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john moody watched the whole thing from the window of his flat. theyjust calmed the guy down. and one of the officers said to him, quite firmly, "i'm going to pour this into your eyes, keep your eyes open." the guy did exactly what he was told because obviously he was in shock. they were just dousing his head and his entire body with water, out of these containers. the attack on a 32—year—old moped driver here turned out to be the first of five over the next hour and a quarter, all in a small area of east london, all involving acid being thrown at the victim. at every crime scene, the target had been driving a moped. a 24—year—old man here in clapton was left with life—changing injuries because of the acid used. the prime minister said the attacks were horrific. police have arrested a 15—year—old and a 16—year—old. national statistics for acid attacks are hard to come by but in london,
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they have risen from 129, two years ago, to 224, last year, and by april this year, there had already been another 66. one of the most high profile recent attacks was last month, when 21—year—old resham khan and her cousin, jameel muhktar, were targeted while sitting in their car at a traffic light. 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 with the home office to see if changes in law are required. stephen timms is one of the mps in east london where the problem is most acute, he has been campaigning for a change in the law and will lead a debate on acid attacks next week. i would like the minister to confirm on monday that the possession of acid will be an offence in future in exactly the same way that possession of a knife is an offence today. i would like the law to be changed so that sulphuric acid will only be
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sold to people who hold a licence. it seems that some criminals are using the laxer rules on acids to avoid the tough laws on carrying a knife. the home office has promised to take action but changes in the law take time. with me is francis fitzgibbon, who is a criminal barrister. regarding the law at the moment, what you would be pertinent to the fence where someone is particularly badly injured in an acid attack? there are two laws dating from 1861, causing grievous bodily harm with intent which carries a life sentence and a separate offence of throwing a
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corrosive fluid with attempt to maim 01’ cause serious corrosive fluid with attempt to maim or cause serious harm. it arose because there was an epidemic in victorian times of people throwing poisonous chemicals at each other. we talk of ritual as a metaphor but that was the weapon of choice in victorian times the people throwing corrosive fluids at each other what is the penalty for that? life imprisonment. when there are calls for the law to be changed and toughened, what is your response? the law is pretty tough when you have caught the perpetrator. i think that the demand is for possession of these chemicals to become an offence. but we have regulations from 2015 which require people selling the whole raid and other
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substances, including sulphuric and hydrochloric acid, to get photo id from the customers otherwise they will not solve them, and they are also required to report suspicious transactions to the home office. there is already a regime for sales but does not apply to online sales we re but does not apply to online sales were you can buy this stuff easily on the internet. how clear is the law when it comes to carrying liquids, which could be offensive weapons? if you have got it is fairly obvious it is an offensive weapon but a substance that could be corrosive or not necessarily be used in that way. it will be very difficult to enforce because also some things people carry with them could be used to cause injury, like a bunch of keys. it may there are people listening to this, that's good idea, iwill people listening to this, that's good idea, i will hurt someone with a key. that does not mean you should make carrying keys and offence. i am not sure how practical it is to make
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an offence to carry a particular thing like this although it obviously very dangerous. there is a sense that people want a change in the law as an immediate reaction to something terrible happening and sometimes a period of reflection is better. given the fact there has been a change to the laws regarding knives, what connection might there be with that to the apparent increase in acid attacks? people talk, and people know that, for the second offence of carrying a knife, there is a minimum term of imprisonment. it depends if you are under 18, if you are under 18, it is for months but if you are over 18, the six months minimum. people are telling each other, if you carry a knife you will go inside that if you carry a liquid that you can flush down the drain and throw away the
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bottle, chances are nobody will find you. it may be an unintended consequence of having a minimum sentence for knife carrying. consequence of having a minimum sentence for knife carryingm people see the consequences of carrying out acid attacks, how important is it that those gbh with intent offences and the one you mentioned that date back to victorian times governing the use of corrosive substances, that they are used to bringing prosecutions to send the same message? you have to catch people first and that is very difficult when you have kids on mopeds with full face helmets and no license plates. it is the job of detection as well as the job of changing the law. thank you very much for coming in. and we'll find out how this story and many others are covered in tomorrow's front pages at 10:a0pm in the papers. our guests joining me tonight are caroline crampton of the new statesman
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and lynn davidson, whitehall correspondent at the sun. the american doctor who has offered to treat terminally ill baby charlie gard is to come to the uk next week to examine him. dr michio hirano is overseeing a trial in the us relating to charlie's condition. his parents were in the high court today, where a judge is considering fresh evidence that the experimental therapy could help charlie. our health correspondent, sophie hutchinson, was in court. well, the court was told that the american doctor who is recommending this experimental treatment will be in london on monday and tuesday next week. as you say, he is professor michio hirano, from columbia university medical centre, and he is coming to assess charlie at great ormond street hospital. he will be joined by an italian doctor and together they will meet the treating team, the medical team treating the 11—month—old. the lawyer for the hospital,
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great ormond street hospital, said today in court that professor michio hirano had been invited to london injanuary but had never taken at the invitation until now. the judge warned that in fact he was not likely to be persuaded by someone who had not seen it charlie so you can see how important this visit is. charlie's mother will also be at the meetings. great ormond street hospital believe his head is smaller than it should be and that this reflects a lack of brain development. they believe that he has catastrophic and irreversible brain damage. charlie's parents disagree and that is one reason why they think this experimental treatment might help their son. charlie's mother says she has measured his head and come up with a different measurement from the hospital. the judge said it has got to be resolved and an independent person has got to carry out an accurate measurement or the little boy has to have a brain scan.
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sophie hutchinson at the high court. president trump has said america's relationship with france is stronger than ever as he attended the bastille day military parade in paris. the parade marked 100 years since the americans entered the first world war, but remembrance events have also been held to remember the 86 people killed in the nice attack one year ago. our paris correspondent, lucy williamson, reports. applause today's events were not about the ties between men but between nations. even so, the growing personal alliance between donald trump and emmanuel macron was on display. they were joined as symbols of their two nations by armed forces from both america and france, beginning with a fly—past from visiting fighterjets. their soldiers led the parade together, in tribute to america's role in world war i. the us is an ally of theirs, sometimes you don't think
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so, but france is there for us and we are there for them. i did not vote for president trump but he is the president and we are proud to have him here. speaking to crowds in central paris, emmanuel macron thanked the us for the choice it had made a century ago, and said that france and america would never be divided. the france of today was honoured too, with a military band playing music by daft punk. the change in culture here is mirrored by changing security threats. the image of france's security forces have changed over the past few years, repeated terror attacks have refocused attention on safety at home and the values that france has chosen to protect. the ceremony ended with a military band playing the city anthem of nice, scene of the last major terror attack in the country one year ago today.
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tributes were laid in nice to the 86 people who died in the attack on the city's promenade anglais. this afternoon, president macron flew from paris to join commemorations there. the debate still hangs over this country as it pays tribute today to its values, its history, to the idea of france. there are several events taking place this evening including a concert. preparations are underway. the nice philharmonic orchestra will
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be playing. this is the scene there. before it gets started, there will bea before it gets started, there will be a minute's silence held. 86 balloons will be released to remember the victims. how difficult has this been the people in east today? it is really difficult to say and very personal for every individual. i think the leader in the last few weeks, the last month, has been anxious and we have a lot of construction along the promenade where a lot of the atrocities have taken place. we have arrived today to our promenade and it has been replaced once again with flowers stuffed animals and the
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memories of what happened year ago. for all of us, we have been affected in different ways. what are those changes there have been made to the problem and to what extent for the influenced by this attack last year? most of the development is part of the urban development plan which coincides large and in the promenade to accommodate more bicycles. this goes into effect with our new tram line that is supposed to be up and running next year. security barriers we re running next year. security barriers were also added along the outstretched of the promenade that will not allow any vehicles to pass. it isa will not allow any vehicles to pass. it is a permanent reminder for us of what has happened. what impact of the attack have on the atmosphere in nice which attracts visitors from around the world, it is such a beautiful place, it has extraordinary beaches, the climate
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is so wonderful? you have pinpointed it. we live in a paradise, i live 500 metres from the sea and use the promenade every day, and it is very difficult to imagine these complex and violent images when you talk about paradise. immediately after the 14th ofjuly about paradise. immediately after the 14th of july and about paradise. immediately after the 14th ofjuly and the 15th of july, the prom and eight the game alive grave. that is very difficult to a cce pt alive grave. that is very difficult to accept when you are a resident here and also for tourists to process what is going on. that lasted for months, these makeshift graveyard that kept popping up to remind us that we are very attached to the people where they died. i do not think that is a bad thing but it is very difficult process. unsurprisingly, the impact on some people, particularly the relatives of those who have died, been deep in some cases. absolutely. you look at the impact of the children involved. we chose to spend the day with another couple who were in the
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middle of it all last year with their two children. the images they saw, you cannot process that in the human brain. how do you move on from that? it is now coming out months later that the impact of all of this and what it really means, i think it is changed for ever but we will adjust to what it means for us now. a lot of people that were impacted directly were not there today. they chose to do it privately. thank you very much for talking to us. the headlines on bbc news: police arrest two teenagers after five acid attacks in east london injust 90 minutes. the terminally ill baby charlie gard is to be examined in london by an american doctor who says he can improve his condition. ajail a jail sentence ajail sentence of 17
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a jail sentence of 17 years for the tv producer who tried to hire three separate hit man to kill his partner. roger federer is one win from a historic eighth wimbledon title after beating tomas berdych in a semifinal earlier this evening. federer won in straight sets. he took the first and second sets on tie breaks. and the swiss then wrapped up victory with a comfortable 6—4 final set win. it was a long way back in some ways. last year was so difficult. speak to the team and take on a decision that we would sit out and wait longer and ta ke we would sit out and wait longer and take time, but i am so happy i did
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it because my life continues after tennis as well. it was the first time marin cilic and sam querrey had reached the last four on the grass, and it was cilic who's gone one step further to the final. the former us open champion winning in four sets. unbelievable, especially the way this tournament unfolded. i was playing really great tennis and today was a really hard fought battle. sam played really high—level tennis, especially the first set. he was hitting really big from the back of the court. i was one up in the tie—break. after that, i felt of the court. i was one up in the tie—break. after that, ifelti of the court. i was one up in the tie—break. after that, i felt i was better on the return games, i was making him play more on his service games and overall i felt the level was really high. britain's alfie hewett is out of the wheelchair singles semifinals though, he was beaten in three sets by argentinian gustavo fernandez,
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who had previously lost to hewett in last month's french open final. the second test between england and south africa is perfectly poised. hashim amla and quinton de kock put on 113 while james anderson earned his 300th test wicket in england. stuart broad took three wickets as the south africans went from 179—2 to 235—6. but vernon philander made 5a to help his side get to 309. it's been a difficult few weeks for rory mcilroy, he's been struggling for form and has now missed the cut at the scottish open. the world number four had a chance for a birdie on the final hole, you can see he missed it, and his frustration. it means he misses the weekend's play, for the third time
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in the last four tournaments. celtic have beaten linfield 2—0 in a champions league qualifier. the match was moved to friday, so it didn't clash with the marching season, and celtic declined to take up their ticket allocation amid safety concerns. but the visitors were 2—0 up after half an hour thanks to goals from scott sinclair and tom rogic, and that's how it finished. 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. jamie murray and martina hingis are through to the mixed doubles final at wimbledon. they will be in the final this weekend, possibly against another brit, heather watson,
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although i would be happy not to pronounce that spanish name again. i have spotted that you are wearing braces. look at that. that is just for you after you made such lovely comments about my waistcoat. people here were so rude and said i looked like a snooker player. ignore them, ido like a snooker player. ignore them, i do when they say things like that. terrible, they have got no taste. if you are a doctor who fan it is worth tuning in to the wimbledon men's's finals. the identity of the 13th time would be revealed! the actor who will succeed peter capaldi lead in the christmas special. you are watching bbc news. a former television producer who tried three times to hire a hitman to kill his partner has beenjailed for 17 years. david harris, who's 68, offered three men £200,000
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to murder his partner, hazel allison. he wanted to inherit her fortune and start a new life with a woman he'd met in a brothel. duncan kennedy reports. david harris was with his partner, hazel, for 30 years, unknown to her, he also had a girlfriend, who he had met in a brothel. to keep her and get rid of hazel, he went looking to hire not one, not two, but three hit men, all of whom were completely innocent of his real intentions. he first approached christopher may, a private detective, who secretly recorded harris, suggesting hazel should be killed after a visit to the hospital. once she comes out of there she has five or six days, convalescing, i don't know if anything could be done then. i hope i can increase your offer. harris then made this
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chilling comment. obviously, it would look like an accident or a mugging gone wrong. so i can sleep in peace. when christopher may backed down, harris turned to duke dean, the pair we re seen meeting here, i was told that he was offered £175,000. did you get the impression he was serious about getting rid of hazel? he was quite stone serious, yes. that is what he wanted, yes. duke dean tipped off police, who then used an undercover officer to pose as hitman number three. when harris was arrested he told police all he was doing was researching a book on hitmen.
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the judge rejected that today, saying his real intention was to kill hazel and get his hands on her money. david harris and hazel allinson did have happy times, but his obsession with another woman, a0 years younger, led him to push three men to kill, to satisfy his lust, greed and distorted fantasies. two german tourists have been killed and four others injured after they were stabbed in the egyptian resort of hurghada on the red sea. the women were attacked with a knife in a hotel, according to officials and witnesses. two others were injured in the same attack with two more in a subsequent attack. egypt's interior ministry says a man has been arrested but his motives are still under investigation. it's a month since the tragedy at grenfell tower. this morning, friends and family of five—year—old isaac paulos, one of the youngest to die in the disaster,
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gathered for his funeral. frankie mccamley reports. carried with love. followed by pain. five—year—old isaac paulos was today described as a smart and generous little boy, who had just learned to read. isaac lived on the 18th floor of grenfell tower, he tried to escape but he got separated from his family. his body was found on the 18th floor. we are devastated as a school community. the reception class he was in, just feel something is missing, someone is missing. we are trying our best to support the families and to look out for those children who are really struggling with this and the families that are struggling.
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provide as much support as we can. johnny helped isaac's younger brother to safety, but he lost his best friend in the fire. i tried to be strong and go back to work, but i couldn't. it is still emotional, even myself. mentally, i am not settled yet. it takes a while. if it is affecting me that much, i don't know. as for those who cannot bury their loved ones because they have yet to be identified, some news today to say goodbye and keep the tragedy in people'sthoughts. a month on and residents and people from the local community have come together for a silent march to show support and remember that night but changed their lives for ever. some now plan to repeat the demonstration on the 14th of every month.
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and a few miles away, another funeral for 82—year—old ali who lived on the 11th floor. he tried to take the lift because he had a heart condition. he never made it out. the budget airline easyjet is setting up a new company in austria to protect its european business interests after britain leaves the eu. under current european law, the airline is able to fly freely throughout the european economic area, but there is no guarantee it will keep those rights after brexit. easyjet europe will be based in vienna. images released from a tanzanian wildlife area have shown for the first time a leopard cub being fed by a lion. the adorable photographs, taken in a conservation area in the north of the country, are the first evidence of such a relationship being formed between the animals, who are usually mortal enemies. the lioness also has her own litter
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of offspring about the same age as the leopard who is estimated to be just three weeks old. the weekend is looking warm for most but it is also looking damp. we are not expecting it to rain all the time that we have to preprepared the summer time that we have to preprepared the summer rain particularly during the course of saturday. the rain is coming in from the north—west, affecting north—western parts of the uk. to the south of it, dry, but with this band of rain also comes a whole mass of thick cloud and humidity of the atlantic. temperatures 1a or 15 degrees. tomorrow, an overcast day, especially in the west. lots of hill
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fog around across wales, the lake district, brighter the east of the pennines in south—eastern areas. sunday is a better day. it will brighten up, you will feel fresher, temperatures will dip at a decent day, warm muggy in the south. this is bbc news. 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‘. the numbers appear to be going up, we will enforce the law, we are working very closely with the home office to see if the change in the law is required. a judge at the high court says an american doctor who has offered to treat charlie gard will examine
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the terminally—ill baby next week. president trump gets to grips with president macron. they describe the friendship between the countries as one for the ages. bastille day also marks the one year anniversary of the nice lorry attack which killed 86 people — president macron has been leading the memorial. dementia, in old age, is the biggest cause of death in the uk. but in some families, extremely rare gene mutations can cause alzheimer's disease in middle—age. now experts believe that studying the development of the disease in such families could hold the key to treatment in the future. there are currently thought to be around 500 thousand people in the uk living with alzheimer's. it's thought that in around 1% of cases the disease is a genetic inheritance, passed down through the family. those who inherit alzheimer's find that it often develops their 40s and 50s. our medical correspondent fergus walsh spoke to two families, with a history of alzheimer's, both of whom are taking part in a new trial.
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i am almostjust waiting for the first sign. the minute you forget something, the mini you cannot find your car keys. so free from suffolk has a 50—50 chance of having inherited a rare gene for alzheimer's. she is now around the same age symptoms first emerged in her mother and aunt. if she has the early—onset gene, she could have passed it on. it is scary, i can almost cope with the thought it happens to me, but i cannot cope with the thought it could happen to my daughter. i don't think i will ever come to terms with that possibility. but what does her 16—year—old daughter thing? it is not like the blue thing to talk about. i know a lot about it. it has brought us closer together.
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we have always been close, but closer. just cherish every day, really. families from all over the world who carry rare alzheimer's genes are in london for a major conference. might this family from north dakota. dean has ea rly—onset alzheimer's, but is still able to work full—time. i think i am doing all right. ijust live day by day with it and keep moving on. i think i am doing well. two of dean's brothers and sister died from dementia in their mid—50s. dean is 5a. the fear now is for their children. we are here because we don't want to watch another generation have to go through my husband and his father and his grandmother have gone through. i worry for my husband, but the fear of the unknown for our children. we will find a cure. dean's son, tyler has been tested.
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but like sophie, has chosen not to know the results. it is our life changing thing. if you find out, it is not only you, it is your family and the repercussions it has on them. both families are part of an international trial testing alzheimer's drugs. sophie has an infusion every month. they are playing a vital role in the search for treatments. from them, we understand the bio markers, the changes in the body that happen so you can see the disease before it causes symptoms. and finally, we hope we can find a treatment that works within that group and therefore we can extrapolate that to the alzheimer's population in general. there is still no drug that can slow the progress of alzheimer's disease.
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in the past year, two major clinical trials ended in failure. despite that, there is optimism that decades of research will bear fruit. and for families with alzheimer's genes, that would lift a shadow over future generations. fergus walsh, bbc news. let's go to nice, immanuel macron is leading commemorations for the 86 people that died 12 months ago when an attacker drove a lorry into crowd celebrating bastille day. as part of the commemorations, there has been a military band, military aircraft defying in formation overhead. this is the concert taking place in nice. at the moment poems about the city,
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and about life there are being read. a moment's silence being held as well. and people have been honoured for their heroism, how they tried to help amongst the chaos of 12 months ago. the concert is due to start very shortly. there will also be a ceremony where relatives of the victims will release 86 balloons to remember each person who died. the funeral has taken place of six—year—old bradley lowery who suffered from a rare form of cancer. the streets were lined with crowds and tributes. the sunderland fan one legion of followers around the country, including playerjermain defoe. he left training in spain to be at the funeral. bradley lowery‘s final journey. the footballing family turned out in their many hundreds to make
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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 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.
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they referred to each other as best friends. a superheroes guard of honour saw bradley into the church in his home 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. the gossamer yachting company has
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been found guilty of negligence after four employees were killed been found guilty of negligence afterfour employees were killed in c. our correspondent david this update. for the families the four men who died when the yacht capsized, it is a long wait for the legal process to end. back in may 2014 the 40 foot yacht capsized on its way back to the uk from antigua. the three tonne keel snapping. the four menu died, they have never been found despite an extensive air and sea search. the yacht was under the management of douglas innis and his
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company based out of southampton. thejudge found company based out of southampton. the judge found the company guilty of failing to have the safe operation of the yacht. there had been a failure to inspect and maintain the arts, keeping take this acidification up to date. he said that all reasonable steps had been taken to ensure that all reasonable steps had been ta ken to ensure safety. that all reasonable steps had been taken to ensure safety. he also faces four charges of manslaughter through gross negligence. this afternoon the jury was discharged afternoon the jury was discharged after being unable to find verdicts on those charges. they will be a retrial, he denies all charges. two police forces have become the first in the uk to launch a specialised drone unit. officers from devon & cornwall and dorset say the remote—controlled machines are helpful in searching for missing people, responding to road crashes, and for crime scene photography. they're also a fraction of the cost of using helicopters, as our home affairs correspondent has been finding out. it's the eye in the sky that comes
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at a fraction of the price. police drones seemed like a novelty only a few years ago, but devon and cornwall police and dorset police have nowjointly launched britain's first dedicated drone unit, and soon they will have five aerial cameras available 24 hours a day. police in the south—west have a large grant to cover, they say this is cost—effective way of searching the rubble location swiftly. this is not replacing police officers, it is, lamenting the police work we do across cornwall devon and dorset. we will be deploying a network of drones out of the lease cars, so you have to incidents as they unfold. not always easy to get helicopter and people to the remotest part of oui’ and people to the remotest part of our democracy. kitted out the
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cameras, a drone that this can cost £80,000. the value to the police goes beyond the price. helping in missing person searches, taking pictures of crime scene. even responding to terrorist incidents. there are limitations. they are restricted to what they can do. they cannot carry officers around. if we need to get officers there quickly will put them in a helicopter. helicopters can travel up to 120 miles an hour, the drink a lot. we complement the helicopter, we can work together very well.|j complement the helicopter, we can work together very well. i think the drones have an important future dealing with terrorist incidents. shown by manchester and london having good situational awareness of what is going on on the ground. the drones we have, once we have downlink them into our control rooms will have a great role in that. with this training unit set to expand the latest recruits will become more commonplace in the sky. at 10:40
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at10:40 p:m., taking at 10:40 p:m., taking a at10:40 p:m., taking a look at the morning's papers. our guests are caroline crampton of the new statesman, lynn davidson, whitehall correspondent at the sun. this is bbc news. the headlines: police arrest two teenagers after five acid attacks in east london injust 90 minutes. the terminally ill baby charlie gard is to be examined in london by an american doctor who says he can improve his condition. a jail sentence of 17 years for the tv producer who tried to hire three separate hit men to kill his partner. stirling went up against the dollar. knocking the ft—se100. multinational firms that index benefit when foreign currencies are
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stronger. time for the film review. hello and welcome to the film review on bbc news. to take us through this week's cinema releases, as ever, mark kermode. hello again mark. hello. so have you been watching this week? we have the beguiled, which is sofia coppola's remake of the don siegel film from 1971. we have cars 3, the animated sequel — more cars. and the war for the planet of the apes, the ongoing saga continues. so, sofia coppola. yes. as i already learnt i have to pronounce. yes, "cope—ola", "cop—pola" let's call the whole thing off!
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