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this is bbc news. the headlines at 5pm. the authorities in turkey have sacked a further 7000 members tony blair says some eu leaders are ready to compromise on freedom of movement to help britain stay in the single market. europe is looking at its own reform programme. they will have an inner circle of the eu and an outer circle. laws on buying acid are to be reviewed by the government following a spate of attacks in london on thursday night. a 15—year—old girl has died after taking a drug — formerly known as a "legal high" — in newton abbot in devon. also in the next hour — the anniversary of the failed coup in turkey. since the attempt to topple president erdogan, more than than 150,000 state employees have been dismissed, while some journalists have been jailed. spain's garbine muguruza beats venus williams to win the women's singles at wimbeldon. we'll have more of that match
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plus all the rest of today's sporting action in sportsday, here on the news channel at 5.35pm. here on the news channel at 5.30pm. good afternoon and welcome to bbc news. the former prime minister tony blair has suggested some eu leaders might be prepared to change the rules of the single market — to keep britain inside the european union. he says the views of voters could be shifted, and the british might be willing to stay inside the eu if changes were made, such as stricter controls on migration. 0ur political correspondent, emma vardy, has this report. tony blair once argued passionately that britain should
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remain in the eu and lost. now in his latest intervention, he has said that britain could get a better deal on immigration while remaining part of the single market. something many thought impossible. so is he an incurable optimist? 0r delusional, blair was asked. i think what is important is to understand that there is already a lot that we know now that we did not know a year ago when we took the decision. we know, for example, that our currency is down significantly, that's a prediction by the international markets as to our future prosperity. we know that businesses are already moving jobs out of the country and we know this time last year we were at the fastest—growing economy in the g—7 and we are now the slowest. i think we now know there is not £350 million a week extra for the national health service. in the short and medium—term there is less money. tony blair has set out his case in an article for his institute for global change. saying: but there is scepticism over
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whether there is really the political will in europe to allow britain to change the rules. just last week, the eu's chief negotiator michel barnier said that the principles of freedom of movement, of people, goods and services are indivisible. the eu itself has made it absolutely clear that the four freedoms including freedom of movement are indivisible, as they are called it. as they called it. the chief negotiator barnier said that. they took four minutes to agree these guidelines. there is no debate in the eu. and it is complete nonsense. it is just another attempt to undermine brexit. tony blair has criticised the labour party for not championing a position on europe that is not different from the tories. jeremy corbyn says he has set out a path that is distinct from theresa may's.
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the issue is clear, i wanted to make it clear to michelle barnier, that we would not be doing what theresa may is proposing to do. a low tax economy on the shores of europe. we would have an investment—led economy, and that we were wanting a tariff free trade access to the european market. there is a huge integrating and manufacturing industry on both sides of the channel. but tony blair says that what he hears behind—the—scenes is that there is the possibility of a new compromise on the table. and that this should not be discounted. laws on buying and carrying acid are to be reviewed by the government following a spate of attacks which took place in london on thursday night. five people had corrosive liquid thrown at them, including one man who is said to have suffered life—changing injuries. two teenage boys, aged 15 and 16, remain in custody on suspicion of robbery and grievous bodily harm with intent. andy moore's report contains
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flashing images and some scenes you may find distressing. where's it hurt, mate — your eyes? we need to try and get water in your eyes... in the aftermath of the first attack, police doused the victim with water. he was protected by his helmet, and lucky to escape with only minor injuries. but even so, it was a terrifying experience. i took off my helmet, and i wasjust screaming for help, because it was getting dry, and as much as it was getting dry, it was burning. so i was just screaming for water, screaming for help, knocking on all the doors and car windows. another moped rider attacked at this location was not so lucky. he has life—changing injuries to his face. the shadow home secretary called the attacks horrific and barbaric. she is calling for tighter controls. nobody in their own home needs pure sulphuric acid. there are different alternatives forjust cleaning your drains. no—one should be able to buy sulphuric acid unless they're a builder or a workman who needs it in the course of their profession,
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and they should have to have a licence. the government says it's working with the police to see what more can be done to combat the growing menace of acid attacks. andy moore, bbc news. stephen timms, the labour mp for east ham who has he is coming up shortly from east london. he is coming up shortly from east london. two german tourists have been killed in stabbings at a hotel beach in the popular red sea resort of hurghada in egypt. at least four other people were injured and a man has been arrested. the knifeman initially killed the two women before injuring two
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other tourists at the zahabia hotel. he then swam to a nearby beach and attacked and wounded two more people before he was overpowered by staff and arrested. a teenager has died after taking a suspected "legal high," in devon. the girl, who was 15, was found unconscious at nearly 5am in a park in newton abbot this morning. police believe she had an adverse reaction to the drug. two other girls were also taken to hospital as a precaution. the substance has not yet been identified according to devon and cornwall police. 0ur correspondent, chloe axford, is at the scene for us. we don't know a huge amount but we know it was at this park on the edge of newton abbot in south devon does a girl in south devon that the girl was found unconscious in a playground behind me, that is sealed off this morning and police have examined it. she was taken to hospital by paramedics, they were
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called here this morning. sadly she died there. another girl she was with. another girl she was with was also taken to torbay hospital and died there. another girl was taken in as a precaution. it is believed they were had taken a legal high that they have an adverse reaction to. police said the girl's family have been informed, and they are examining the scene for what the girls might have taken. the authorities in turkey have sacked a further 7000 members of the security forces and civil service , as mass rallies are held in the country to mark the first anniversary of a failed coup to overthrow president erdogan. around 200,000 people have now been punished for allegedly supporting the plot. 0ur correspondent mark lowen reports and a warning you might find some of the images in this report distressing. turkey's nightmare was unleashed as the plotters seized the bosphorus bridge. sabri unsal tried to reach it to resist the coup attempt. a tank approached. he lay in its path, between its tracks.
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miraculously, he got up unhurt. then a second... he tried to stop it again, but it ran over his arm. today, he bears the scars of the coup. translation: i came here for the sake of god, to gain his blessing. i was not afraid and i am nota hero. to be a hero, i would have had to stop the tanks. i wish the coup had never happened. 0n the 15th july, rogue soldiers bombed government buildings and seized roads. more than 260 people were killed. the coup attempt failed. the coup soon became the purge, with over 50,000 arrested, accused of ties to the alleged plotter, the cleric fethullah gulen. president erdogan called it a gift from god to cleanse the virus of gulen followers. critics say all dissent has been crushed. the government hits back that the real crime was the coup itself, not what came afterwards.
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we are actually saving turkish democracy, turkish rule of law, turkish future from a power— hungry criminal network. 140,000 people have been dismissed or suspended. there is now a commission to look at all those cases. you will see, when this episode is over, that turkish democracy is functioning, the turkishjudiciary has been functioning. gulen followers were in every corner of society. the purge went wide, far too wide, many believe. protests in support of two academics on hunger strikes for four months, calling for theirjobs back. alongside, a human rights monument is now sealed off. a bleak metaphor for turkey's plight. the wife of one is herself on hunger strike in solidarity. this in a country hoping tojoin the eu. translation: one day your name
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is on a list and you are struck off. your life is turned upside down. you're killed off by the system. they are in a critical state. they want to live but for their demands to be met. i cannot think of the alternative. immortalised for generations to come as turkey's rebirth, it is being celebrated here as the legend of the 15th ofjuly, but for others, it is a painful chapter that is still being written. mark lowen, bbc news, istanbul. with me is bbc producer seref isler. thank you forjoining us, you were there a year ago, tell us what you remember? i remember everything. i had taken remember? i remember everything. i had ta ken leave remember? i remember everything. i
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had taken leave to attend a friend's wet wedding in the south of turkey. halfway through i saw two f 16 jets flying over me. my dad called to ask ifi flying over me. my dad called to ask if i knew what was going on. it is a question i'm familiar with, used to asa question i'm familiar with, used to as a turkish journalist but i didn't know what had happened. i turned on the tv, the boss produce bridge had been shut, a lane had been shut and then on the state tv a declaration from the military was being read and that the military was taking over control. we drove as fast as we could to reach our hotels and along the way i saw people queuing at atms trying to get their cash out, buying lots of bread, lots of cheese, anything that they can get their hands on and filling up their cars with petrol it was very clear that people were getting prepared for a worst case scenario. people were getting prepared for a worst case scenario. then after the
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evening prayers, the imams of mosques called people to take to the streets to defend democracy and at that moment, all law and order went out the window. did you get a sense it was a moment moment? a turning point in history? when we look, there are scenes on the screens of celebrations that have taken place across turkey, did you get a sense it was a turning point in history, as this is how it is being celebrated ? point in history, as this is how it is being celebrated? it is definitely a turning point in turkish history but different segments of society view it as a different turning point. so the supporters of recep tayyip erdogan, the antigovernment party, believe and rightly so, that they did stop a coup from taking place and defended democracy, however, the opposition argues that in the aftermath, no—one is doubting that that democracy was saved that day but in the aftermath, the powers that were given to recep
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tayyip erdogan under the state of emergency legislation, he was able to fire people from theirjobs, and a lot of laws were passed at cabinet meetings as opposed to particle meetings, so the opposition believes that the democracy in the long run has been eroded in the aftermath of the coup. these are live scenes coming from istanbul, recep tayyip erdogan is going to be at various events. he is travelling around it looks like a personal pr event by recep tayyip erdogan, looking at this as if to say, did that coup really wa rra nt this as if to say, did that coup really warrant this? it is a moment to, i think, in a way the government, the governing power has beenin government, the governing power has been in powerfor a long time and recep tayyip erdogan has been the leader of turkey for a very, very long time. arguably, one of the most
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popular leaders since the last head of the republic. now all of the other holidays and special days have to do with the setting up of the republic but this is the first time this party was able to defend the democracy in action. so, for recep tayyip erdogan, is there a sense that he likens himself to atta turk? he sees himself as one of the greatest leaders of the country. his supporters would argue that he is the modern—day atta turk. he has incredible significance for the secular segment of society. the current supporters of the government would think that he is their atta turk. fascinating. thank you very much. thank you very much. the headlines and bbc news now. tony blair says some eu leaders may be willing to consider changes to the rules of freedom of movement, to help britain stay in the single market. the government says it is considering more controls on corrosive substances
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following a spate of attacks in london on thursday night. a 15—year—old girl has died after taking a drug formerly known as taking a legal high in newton abbott. in sport, garbine muguruza beat venus williams to win wimbledon. the 23—year—old beat venus williams in straight sets, overwhelming her american opponent in 77 minutes. 0ur correspondent, hugh woozencroft, gave us this updead from wimbledon. strange end to the match, garbine muguruza winning a challenge, a victory today. stunningly deserved. she is the newly crowned winner of wimbledon. the ladies singles. she beat the five—time champion, venus
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williams in two straight sets. contrasting sets. venus williams had two chances to win the set 6—4 but missed them. then garbine muguruza ruthless from the second set. 6—0 in favour of the spanish favour, the first woman to win the championship here, spanish woman to win it since 1994. she dropped one set in her matches over the two weeks. 0nly broken four times. a stunning performance from her on the day and across the two weeks. for venus williams, the fairy tale story was not to be. aiming for her sixth championship, grand slam win, she would have been the oldest winner in her era. but the endearing images will be of garbine muguruza winning her first will be of garbine muguruza winning herfirst wimbledon will be of garbine muguruza winning her first wimbledon title. a beaten
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finalist in 2015 when venus younger sister, serena beat her. but today, the exact opposite, tears but a great big hug from king carlos of spain. a fantastic day for garbine muguruza, the ladies singles champion here at wimbledon. hugh before we go, many were left at the speed that the match took place, and comments about how weary perhaps, venus was looking? at the age of 37, it was a fantastic performance to reach the final. after the match garbine muguruza spoke about watching venus williams‘s matches as a young girl which brought a rafter of laughter from the centre court fans. the reality is that it was a fantastic performance for her to reach this stage. the last time she won at wimbledon was back in 2000. she has had a dip in her career, struggling from fatigue and joint problems but
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bounced back to reach the final here. but garbine muguruza put in a performance that really did detefsh that championship title. hugh woozencroft speaking to us earlier. wages are increasing at their slowest rate for five years according to new research. the resolution foundation — which analyses living standards — says average income growth halved to 0—point—7 % in the year before the general election, as our business correspondent, joe lynam, reports. when theresa may became prime minister a year ago, she promised to work hardest for those "just about managing." but a year later, those so—called jams have seen the rate at which their incomes grow more than halved. in 2016, it stood at 1.6%, butjust before the general election, it fell to 0.7%. before the financial crisis in 2008, incomes had grown an average rate ofjust over 2%. incomes for younger families, though, have not risen at all in 15 years. while pensioner incomes have grown by 30% in that time, due to soaring property values. the big winners have been
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those with mortgages, who have seen the interest rate on their mortgage come down significantly. and if they've stayed in theirjobs, yes, they may not get the earnings growth they wanted, but they have benefited from the low interest rates. the big losers have been the young people. young people are still 10% lower than where they were today. and if they're renting, there is even more pressure on the budget. young people are still 10% lower than where they were today. and if they're renting, there is even more pressure on the budget. while average households have seen their income stagnate of late, the wealthiest 1% of the population are said to have the largest—ever share of britain's total wealth. joe lynam, bbc news. a 31—year—old man has died after being attacked by two men on a moped at greenwich in south—east london. the police say the victim was on a street when he was stabbed and shots were fired. he was pronounced dead at the scene and his family have been informed. no arrests have been made. identifying inherited heart conditions can save lives —
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but many of us don't know that we're carrying the gene that causes a disease known as hcm. sir david frost had the condition — and while it didn't cause his death he did pass it on to one of his sons miles who died at the age of 31. now, his family is trying to help other people to find out if they could be affected too. chris buckler reports. there's milesy. milesy, come here. in every child, you can find something of their parents, and often inherited alongside looks and characteristics are things that can't be seen. miles frost shared with his father david a gene responsible for a heart condition that led to his sudden death. for your 31—year—old brother to die, suddenly and unexpectedly, nothing can prepare you for it. and i'll never get over the pain of learning that for the first time. miles loved sport, and he seemed extremely healthy, but he died after going out for a run.
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his brothers have now set up a fund which, along with the british heart foundation, is paying for people to be tested for an inherited heart condition. miles would have had to adapt his life and stop playing sport, but at least he would be with us. now, that didn't happen, and we can look back and we can complain about that, or we can look forward and make sure it doesn't happen again for other people. three, two, one — go! sports clubs are starting to get to grips with how to deal with the problem. it is impossible to simply spot who might have an inherited condition on the pitch, but the gaelic athletic association says being aware of the possibility could save someone's life. we've had a couple of sudden deaths within our own club, and it has been shocking, and we will go back to looking at it and giving advice to people. that doesn't necessarily mean not
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taking part in sport. it is just changing what they do on the field. most of the risk is thought to be associated with high—intensity sprinting—based activities. so we would normally steer people away from those activities. encouraging them just to stay active stilljust do things within parameters. this is one of six centres across the country to be given funding. they will employ staff not just for families who have this gene, which is known as hcm, but also to offer some support to them. moira has been identified with the condition, and she has passed it onto her 14—year—old son. that means real adjustments for a football and rugby—mad teenager. rugby is a no—no, but he can play in nets, provided that there is that lower level of physical exertion. golf he can continue with, which he also loves. but it will be a huge impact on him. the bottom—line is it is better
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that he knows, and that he can make those adjustments in his life, and to live with the condition that he has. it is thought tens of thousands of people are carrying the gene in the uk, and targeted screening is at the heart of attempts to ensure they live long and active lives. the world—renowned iranian mathematician, maryam mirzakhani has died of cancer in hospital in the united states. she was the first—ever female winner of the prestigious fields medal —— of the prestigious fields medal — which is considered the nobel prize for mathematics. the award in 2014 was in recognition of her work on complex geometry. she was 40 years old. a school that counts a host of well—known
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stars such as adele, amy winehouse, leona lewis and the new spider—man actor tom holland as its alumni, is celebrating its 25th anniversary. up inspired by the 1980s film fame, the brit school has consistently produced students who have reached the top levels of creative industries, most notably in the music business. 0ur correspondent colleen harris is at the school in croydon. hello. well lots of people think the brit school is just about music but it's not. it is dance, it's musical theatre, it's drama, it's journalism. and what a formidable legacy it has. this is about celebrating 25 years of that. we've had stars, adele, amy winehouse, jumbo, who had an amazing career, tell us about yourjourney here?
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i came here when i was 18. i found out about the school on blue peter. i got the information then. i couldn't believe it was free as i had heard performing arts schools they always cost a lot of money. i came down for an open day and fell in love with the place. the rooms in the theatre department were painted black. i thought that was really weird. i wanted to be here. there was a real buzz. at that time, it was ten or so years old. so a really young school. what did it do for you in terms of opening up a world that was not accessible then? i think for a lot of us that came here, who came from all over the country to come to this school, to come to a place that was free, to get specialise the education as well as all of our other subjects, was so important, i would not have the training i needed to get the jump on to drama school it would have shut a lot of the
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doors. it made you a maker as well as a performer. i did media studies and theatre, so making television so i was making television shows, learn being radio, learning to produce, manage, being in control of making things, as well as to as well as acting. and a quick word to stuart. you were here when i was here as well! yes, i know. tell us what we are celebrating today? 25 years of film makers, djs, artists, and also we need support. the school is free. we are really ambitious. kush is right. we have changed the lives of so many people back stage and on stage. we want people to be a part of that future.
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this was the first state—funded performing arts school, it still is but you need more money. so this is what it is about, the support? yes, we need people to support the school. this is a special place it isa school. this is a special place it is a place that matters to this country, and to the world of the a rts country, and to the world of the arts and so therefore people keen to support it like kush, we are keen to talk to those people. the us air force thunderbirds team is mostly made up of experienced fighter pilots. now 20—year—old beth moran has become the youngest woman to fly with them — a remarkable achievement, especially as she only had her first flying lesson a year ago. she took up flying last year because she wanted to do something positive following the shoreham air disaster. ben moore reports. coping with a force nearly ten times that of gravity is not bad for a novice pilot. beth moran is the youngest ever woman to fly with the thunderbirds. despite having had herfirst flying
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lesson just over a year ago. now, she's in an f—16, belonging to the top american aerial display team. beth wanted to do something to lift spirits after the shoreham disaster. so she learned to fly. her boss contacted the thunderbirds on social media, asking if they would take her up. beth was unsurprisingly impressed. itjust still feels quite surreal that i actually went up in an f—16 and pulled 9.2g. i mean, i think my body's going to be recovering for a little while after that. but it was a real experience, one i'll neverforget. for being part of a such select team, beth got her name on the plane, a round of applause and a framed photo.
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but this just has to be the best selfie ever. ben moore, bbc news. let's find how the skies are looking with nick miller. the potential is there to become warm in sunshine. but most places have not seen the sunshine. we have had rain too. lots has cleared into the north sea but still some for scotland and northern ireland. then spreading south in parts of northern england and into wales becoming lighter as it does so. wales becoming lighter as it does so. lots of hill cloud and hill fog for wales and the south of england. clearer skies in scotland and northern ireland. it may dip down to single figures but warmer in the
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south with lots of cloud. this is sunday morning. a fresher feel in scotla nd sunday morning. a fresher feel in scotland and northern ireland, to northern england sunny spells around. showers on a brisk wind running into northern scotland. a damp start for the north of england and the north—west, for some into wales. bearing with it, north—west england will be drier and brighter. cloud to the south of this as well. some sunny spells developing for a time over parts of south—east england, although it will be warm and humid for some of us. a split on sunday. sunny spells for northern england, scotland, brightening for some of us in the midlands and wales. along this strip of cloud, there could be light rain and drizzle in places. ahead, warm spells, kent and east sussex heading to the upper mid—20s. and for wimbledon? there could be cloud it
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brea ks wimbledon? there could be cloud it breaks through in the afternoon, there is a risk of picking up a shower. the weather is closer to silverstone grand prix. there could bea silverstone grand prix. there could be a light spot of drizzle there. this is how sunday evening is shaping up. the threat of one or two heavy showers in east anglia and the showers becoming a spell of rain into the far north of scotland. monday, the high pressure is building in across the uk. promising a lot of fine, settled weather for monday and tuesday, becoming warm, widely more humid, and the threat of thunder storms heading up from the south on tuesday night. hello. this is bbc news. the headlines: tony blair says some eu leaders have told him they would change rules on freedom of movement of people
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to let britain stay in the single market after brexit. the government is considering making it harder to buy acid after a string of attacks in london. mps are calling for a clamp—down after a sharp rise in incidents. a 15—year—old girl has died in devon after taking a drug formerly known as a legal high. the teenager was found unconscious in a park in newton abbot in the early hours. thousands of turks rally to celebrate one year since the failure of a coup attempt against the president. time for the latest sports news now. what a day, lizzie, goodness me x mac i know. we will start with the tennis. spain's garbine muguruza has beaten
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venus williams in straight sets. hugh was in croft is following the action. it is fair to say that not many people saw the winning's singles final going quite like that and certainly not that quickly?‘ very quick result indeed. the bookmaker‘s favourite was venus williams. she with all the big match experience, playing in her 11 singles final here at wimbledon. but people may not be shocked at all because garbine muguruza has played very well indeed over the last couple of weeks. she only dropped one set when she reached the final today and she won it in straight sets, 7—5, 6—0. 0ne finals day centre court brings the generations together, garbine muguruza, one of the newest stars
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against its greatest survivor. venus williams aiming to be the oldest post—war champion. beneath the review can hear the secrets of her longevity, power. she wants to close out points quickly, but amid the aggression come moments of genius. what a shot from venus williams! those flashes took williams to the brink of the first set. she had two points for the advantage, but back came muguruza, with bravery and brilliance, it spun the spaniards way. how did she get that ball? that would be the shot of the set. her battling saw off break points and suddenly she had the lead. how this sport can swing. that exchange would have its effect on williams. even with her experience, she gets u nsettled. with her experience, she gets unsettled. four she has mentally lost it here. muguruza has grown into this tournament, now she had
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grown into the match. three breaks in the second set had her racing towards the title. two years ago she was denied by serena. she would not miss this chance. queues of despair couple of years ago but overwhelming i°y couple of years ago but overwhelming joy now. the champion. venus williams says she will be back again to win more. it was the game's new star to light to win more. it was the game's new starto light up to win more. it was the game's new star to light up centre. the start of her own legacy. i had i think the ha rd est of her own legacy. i had i think the hardest match today against venus. she is such an incredible player. i grew up watching her play so it is incredible to play the final... laughter sorry! but she was an inspiration? definitely. i feel incredible to play her here. and you showed no sign of nerves. i think it is inside. of course i am nervous. i
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a lwa ys inside. of course i am nervous. i always dreamed to be here. i was composed, i guess. that first set was crucial, wasn't it? yes, it was very, very tough. we both had a lot of chances so i am glad i made it. what about your team ? of chances so i am glad i made it. what about your team? your coach cannot be here. do you have a message for him? yes, well, here it is! good for her. clearly, it has not gone britain's way in the singles champion but in the wheelchair doubles gordon reid and alfie hewett have done it again, haven't they? yes, they have. some of the british fa ns yes, they have. some of the british fans coming here today would have wa nted fans coming here today would have wanted to seejohanna konta. the men's doubles has gone very well indeed. in court three alfie hewett and gordon reid successfully defended their titles against the players from france. they were
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beaten the first set but they came back to win the next two. their second straight title. there will be more british interest tomorrow in the mixed doubles final because heather watson and her partner henry compton and will be defending their title against jamie murray compton and will be defending their title againstjamie murray of britain who has teamed up with martina hingis. that will be another big match to watch on centre court. the big match tomorrow will be the men's final. do you think muguruza's win could give some heart to marin cilic is taking on the legend that is roger federer? marin cilic will wa nt every is roger federer? marin cilic will want every bit of encouragement he could get because it is a very big prospect of him taking on roger federer. he is going for that eighth title. it would be amazing if he won it and went ahead of pete sampras. he has been playing it down and saying cilic could have a big chance in the match. it would be another legend of wimbledon going for a
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great title. his last win was in 2012. so for roger federer and all his fans, they hope for a very big day indeed. marin cilic may take some comfort from garbine muguruza's victory. thank you. let's move on to cricket. lots of action, not least in nottingham, where it's day two of the second test between england playing south africa. england's openers had a disastrous response. alistair cook and keaton jennings were dismissed. captainjoe root did offer some resistance with 78 wickets continuing to fall. england eventually collapsing to 205 all out. south africa now 32—1 in their second innings. meanwhile, england bosman women have set upa meanwhile, england bosman women have set up a semifinal clash with south africa after winning the west indies
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today. —— england's women. captain heather knight hit 67. the west indies never came close, losing wickets regularly. england sealed a co mforta ble wickets regularly. england sealed a comfortable victory. australia will meet india in the other semifinal. it is day two of the world para athletic championships in london. 0ur reporter is at the london stadium. yes, there has been a gold for great britain here at the athletic stadium. it was for stef reid in the t 44 long jump event. she has waited 11 years for this moment. she nowjoins us. your gold medal is around your neck. a massive congratulations. can you put it into words what it means to get that gold? i don't think i can. words what it means to get that
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gold? i don't thinkl can. it is so satisfying. when you have worked so ha rd satisfying. when you have worked so hard for something and you don't stop believing and you have people around you who believe in you and they keep trying. it feels really good. the smile on your face sums it up. to be back in that stadium with the british crowd behind you, i bet it was amazing in there?” the british crowd behind you, i bet it was amazing in there? i was really nervous this morning. the moment i stopped being nervous was when i walked into the stadium. i felt like i was home. i was in there andl felt like i was home. i was in there and i was doing my warm up run through is and they were cheering wildly. i said, guys, through is and they were cheering wildly. isaid, guys, i through is and they were cheering wildly. i said, guys, i have not started yet! we are great lucky as “ we started yet! we are great lucky as “ we are started yet! we are great lucky as “ we are very started yet! we are great lucky as —— we are very lucky in this country to have amazing para support. i really feel like we have a lot to be thankful for. do really feel like we have a lot to be thankfulfor. do you really feel like we have a lot to be thankful for. do you want to go on to to kyo ? thankful for. do you want to go on to tokyo? it is a huge decision to
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commit to four years, but i definitely don't want to be watching that from home. best of luck. thank you forjoining us. and there is much more action to come here in the stadium. we have richard whitehead going in the t 40 to 100 metres. he is defending his world title. he is paralympic champion. he is in top form. you may remember kadeena cox from the rio paralympics. she came away with two gold medals. she goes in thet away with two gold medals. she goes in the t 38 200 metres. and hollie arnold will be out to defend her title in the javelin. she missed out on winning a medal in london 2012, so on winning a medal in london 2012, so she will be looking to put that right this time round in front of a home crowd. good stuff, thank you, kate gray. chris froome is back in the yellow jersey in the tour de france. froome
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managed to distance the man who was leading. he now has a 19 second lead. lewis hamilton will start the british grand prix on pole. the ferraris of kimi raikkonen and sebastian vettel were second and third. patrick gearey is at silverstone. the future of the grand prix is unclear. they have come to see lewis hamilton equal the record of five wins in the british grand prix. hamilton equalled clark's record of five pole positions. it started in very british conditions. the drizzle which are disrupted final practice reappeared for the next session of qualifying. then a ricciardo suffered engine failure. hamilton
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came to the fore in q2 and q3, getting faster and faster. his final lap half a second quicker than kimi raikkonen and seven tenths of a second quicker than sebastian vettel who leads the driver's standings by 20 points. a sensational piece of driving which will be remembered by all who saw it. motor racing offers no guarantees, but here in particular, when hamilton gets ahead, he does not often look back. patrick gearey at silverstone. we are out of time i am afraid, but you can keep up—to—date with all the sports stories on the bbc sport website. we will have much more for you in sportsday at 6:30pm. next, it is time for the film review. hello and welcome to the film review on bbc news. to take us through this
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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! the point is, this is based on a novel by thomas cullinan that was filmed before by don siegel in 1971, a famous adaptation, a cult movie. during the civil war a wounded union soldier is found in the woods by a young girl from miss farnsworth‘s seminary for young ladies. he is brought back to the seminary, he is mortally wounded, he is very badly wounded. and his presence immediately starts to cause a kerfuffle, not only because he is an enemy
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soldier — and how do they feel about brining an enemy soldier into the school — but also because he is a man. here's a clip. miss martha! marie, come with me. help, miss martha. miss martha! amy! help! what happened? are you all right? how did he get here? he was all alone in the woods. i couldn't leave him there to die. you know you're not supposed to go that far. is he dead? no, not yet. quick, we need to move him to the porch. so what happens is, due to what miss martha calls christian charity, they bring him into the house. they start to look after him and he starts to get better and immediately he starts to get his way into everyone's
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confidences and he's flirty and he sees what each character wants or needs. the film appears to be one kind of film, but the question is, of course — who is the beguiled? sofia coppola said when she saw the don siegel version, she wanted to tell this interesting story but from the point of view of the women's characters. although you could say the novel and the film, which have multiple narrators‘ voices, aren't necessarilyjust from the male character's point of view. what she's really good at, is the relationships between these women. they've lived in kind of cloistered existence and in comes this alien presence. and it changes the way in which the dynamic between their relationships work. it's beautifully photographed. you saw from that sequencejust then, it's almost like a fairy tale. yes, it did. it's a really ethereal, almost gauzy look to it. it is a beautiful looking film. that fairytale quality is partly deliberate but also what it does, it dehistorises it. this is set in the civil war but it might as well not be, the civil war is very distant. in the don siegel version we have shots of the battlefield and flashbacks but none of that here, it is just in the distance. in the novel and the siegel version
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there is a slave character who has been written out of this. sofia coppola said because she did not want to trivialise that subject and also because in her mind, that is not what the story is about. i have to confess i have a real fondness of the don siegel version, it is an exploitation movie. it's very ripe. it has some very raw scenes in it, but i do like it. this version takes it in a different direction, a very different tone. it is a valid interpretation. that is the question, is it worth remaking something that has been done so well in the past? it is worth it because it is such a different film. i actually prefer the don siegel version but i'm happy... the two versions can coexist because they are such different films, and personally, i grew up loving ‘70s exploitation cinema and i will always have a fondness for the original, but the performances are very good. nicole kidman is very nuanced
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in her response and colin farrell is terrific. he has the sly look in his eye, you think he's in control but maybe he isn't. i would encourage people to see this but also the don siegel version which is still a very fine film. it strikes me that your next choice could not be more different. the problem with it is, it is very samey, it is cars 3, and you know cars 1 and cars 2, well, it is that. there are some cars in it. i'm an animation fan. i remember seeing the first one, i loved the designs, i loved the way the landscapes actually looked like cars. i loved the tail fins within the landscapes, but the problem here, the narrative, we have been around this track before, it feels very threadbare. 0r treadbare! the central character lightning mcqueen has got to go back to school to learn about new ways of winning a race, in the process his trainer has to learn there is more to being a trainer. there are individual set pieces which are good and the animation is terrific. it comes with a short
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film at the beginning, and the little short film is really sweet and smart, about bullying and how bullying comes from being hurt yourself and it is really short and compact and everything that is smart about that little short film is what is wrong with cars. individual scenes are fine but overall it feels heavy baggage. is it about selling merchandise? if we start going down that road, we can wipe out most mainstream cinema, to be honest! it is not fair to say that about cars, as every mainstream franchise has got that. i wouldn't mind that if the film felt more original, but it felt like i had seen that before. right, now war for the planet of the apes. i'm in the dark here. you are not an apes fan. you can't pick your favourite. sorry, mark, i know i am an eternal disappointment to you. the original series of the planet of the apes i loved, television series not so great, forget about the tim burton remake, but now we have got this with performance capture.
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this comes on from rise and dawn. mankind is on the decline, apekind is on the rise. caesar is leading the apes, played by andy serkis. here's a clip. look at your eyes. almost human. how did you know i was here? i was told you were coming. that more soldiers from the north would be joining you here. joining me? to finish us off. for good. who told you that? 0k. let's go. what i like about this, the performance capture work
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is so great. andy serkis is starting to specialise in this, he is remarkable. his relationship with performance capture goes back to gollum in lord of the rings and working with peterjackson on king kong and now this. what is extraordinary, is this evolution has happened in a fairly short period of time. i remember watching the tim burton planet of the apes and thought they had developed a prosthetic to allow one of their lips to move, but now they have computer generated images that are mapped on to a performance. i think the story is good, very dark, and there is a lot of apocalypse now in there, which there also was in kong skull island, but i think the way of the performance capture, you think, this is astonishing. i think i'm actually watching these characters, and i'm not actually concentrating on how well rendered they are. i think andy serkis's work is brilliant, and there has been talk about whether he will get an oscar—nomination and i think it is long overdue. what i like about this, as someone who is a die—hard planet of the apes fan, i have always said everything i have
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learned about politics i learned from planet of the apes and i'm not joking. now i do have to watch it. i think this has taken the series on, it is dramatic. the synthesis of performance and technology is really, really well captured in this film. clever. really interesting. what is best out this week? it comes at night, i still think is terrific, some people that go thinking this is a slam bang horror movie, as the trailer suggests, have been disappointed, but it's not that. and i asked you to go and see this, but you didn't? i have had a busy week. you didn't do your homework! you have got to go and see this, it is a creepy film, it is a really creepy horror film, family holed up in this house in the woods and there is something out there. i really like it and i think you will admire it. you know i am a bit chicken about that kind of thing.
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however, i am really desperate to see what you want to talk about for your dvd. this is a great film, the levelling, one of the best debut films i've seen in a long time, set in the somerset levels after the flood. ellie kendrick and david troughton are estranged father and daughter, on the farm that he owns, that is failing, they are trying to find their relationship again. the best way to describe this film is, it is a very tactile film. you can feel the earth, the mud and the history, and all of that stuff bubbling up from the ground. i thought it was terrific, great soundtrack, beautiful use of incidental music. her debut feature film? she was named as a rising star many years ago, all these newspapers saying this, and it took a long time to get the levelling made, but boy was it worth it. if you can make a film that good, take as long as you want. excellent. mark, as ever, thanks forjoining us. a quick reminder before we go that you'll find more film news and reviews from across the bbc online at bbc.co.uk/markkermode.
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and you can find all our previous programmes on the iplayer. that is it for this week. enjoy your cinema going. goodbye. hello. 24 celsius in some sunshine in hereford this afternoon, so the potential has been there to become very warm in potential has been there to become very warm in some potential has been there to become very warm in some sunshine. however, most very warm in some sunshine. however, m ost pla ces very warm in some sunshine. however, most places have not seen the sunshine. some rain around as well. a lot of it has cleared away into the north sea. some in scotland and moving to northern ireland this evening. then spreading south and eventually into wales, becoming lighter as it does. a lot of cloud and hill fog. clearer skies coming
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into scotland and northern ireland tonight. a warm night the further south you are with plenty of cloud. this is how sunday morning is looking. it is a fresher feel across scotland, northern ireland and eventually to northern england. a few showers on a very brisk wind running into northern scotland. a damp start from northern england, especially north—west england and some of us into wales as well. north—west england will turn drier and brighter. a lot of cloud to the south as well. also, some funny spells developing for a time across parts of south—east england where it will become very south—east england where it will become very warm south—east england where it will become very warm and humid for some of us. quite a split during sunday. showers in northern scotland on the brisk wind. a strip of cloud heads further south. there could be some
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light rain and drizzle in places. what does it mean at wimbledon? i think there will be some brighter brea ks think there will be some brighter breaks coming through this cloud and it is late afternoon into the evening as the weather front gets further south, the risk of picking up further south, the risk of picking upa further south, the risk of picking up a shower. the weather front is closer to the british grand prix, at silverstone, nearing the race. it was an interesting saturday for final practice and qualifying, thanks to the weather. this is how sunday evening is shaping up. the risk of some heavy showers in east anglia. as we go into monday, this high pressure building back in across the uk and that promises a lot of fine, settled weather for monday, for much of tuesday as well. becoming quite warm and humid as well. the threat of thunderstorms heading up from the south on tuesday night. this is bbc news. i'm lukwesa burak. the headlines at 6pm: tony blair says some eu leaders are ready to compromise on freedom of movement to help britain stay in the single market. laws on buying acid are to be
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reviewed by the government following a spate of attacks in london. a 15—year—old girl has died after taking a drug — formerly known as a "legal high" — in newton abbot in devon. two other girls were taken to hospital. time and time we hear about people paying the ultimate price for this. it's not worth experimenting with your life. also in the next hour: events are held to celebrate the anniversary of the failed coup in turkey. since the attempt to topple president erdogan, more than 150,000
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