tv Breakfast BBC News July 16, 2017 8:00am-9:01am BST
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the sunrise, and i can still experience the sunset, because i do both. some people don't. hello this is breakfast, with rogerjohnson and sian lloyd. acid attack offenders could face tougher sentences, as the government says they should feel the full force of the law. a review will consider restricting the sale of corrosive substances and classifying them as dangerous weapons. good morning. it is sunday, july 16. also ahead, warnings of a "dangerous moment" in british politics, because of the level of abuse and intimidation aimed at mps. the final weekend of wimbledon has seen a new women's champion in spain's garbine muguruza.
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but what will today have in store? mike is there. yes, we have the red sofa here, ahead of a special finals day, jamie murray or heather watson, will win a title for britain in the mixed doubles. and it could be a record breaking day for roger federer as he attempts to become the first player in history to win the men's singles title eight times. fans of doctor who will find it later today who is going to take over the coveted role. and jay has the weather. not too much rain, but rather humid outlook. good morning. first, our main story. home secretary amber rudd has said
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those found guilty of acid attacks should "feel the full force of the law", after last week's series of attacks in london. there were more than 400 assaults involving corrosive substances in england and wales in the six months to april, according to the latest officialfigures. the home office also wants to work with retailers, to restrict sales of the products. you may find some images in danny shaw's report distressing. the effects can be devastating. this is 21—year—old resham after acid was thrown at her through a car window while she waited at traffic lights. her cousin jameel also suffered severe burns in the attack in east london last month. a man has been charged with grievous bodily harm with intent. attacks like this seem to be on the increase. police provided data for acid attacks between last november and april this year. 408 incidents were recorded by police in 39 forces. the most commonly used substances were bleach, ammonia and acid.
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one in five offenders was younger than 18, where the age of the suspect was known. the home secretary amber rudd has described acid attacks as "sickening". she has now ordered a review to ensure that everything possible is being done to prevent them happening, and catch those responsible. the review will examine whether the 1972 poisons act should be widened to cover more substances and if the powers available to the courts are sufficient. the home office says it will also consult retailers about measures to restrict sales of corrosive substances. in addition, police are to be given new guidance about searching people for harmful chemicals and responding to victims at the scene. we will be speaking to a former chief crown prosecutor about whether the new strategy goes far enough. that is coming up in a couple of
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minutes. police investigating the five acid attacks in london on thursday have charged a 16 year—old boy with 15 offences, including robbery and grievous bodily harm. he has been remanded in custody and will appear before stratford youth court tomorrow. a 15—year—old boy who was also arrested on friday has been released on police bail. british politics is at a "dangerous moment" because of the abuse and intimidation of mps, according to the chairman of the committee on standards in public life. lord bew told bbc radio 4's the westminster hour that new laws may be necessary to protect politicians. emma vardy reports. during an hour—long debate last week, mps described how they faced physical intimidation and threats during the general election campaign from supporters of rival parties. we are talking about mindless abuse. labour's diane abbott said she had a torrent of racist and sexist abuse, including death threats. the conservative simon hart said colleagues were targeted by people
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intent on driving them out of politics altogether. in an interview for tonight's westminster hour on radio 4, lord bew says today's heightened levels of abuse, particularly via the internet, may turn people off from standing for parliament or in local elections. it is particularly difficult to see what can be done about social media. we cannot afford to lose people of quality in our political life. we may be approaching a tipping point. this is a dangerous moment. we do not want to slide down a path, which was the case here in northern ireland for decades, of a culture of intimidation. he added that, while public debate must be vigorous, it must avoid what he called the tinge of nastiness and hatred that he said had emerged in more recent times. he said not enough had been done to condemn abusive behaviour by some activists during the general election and the new laws could be considered to protect candidates. eight people have been
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killed and at least 49 were seriously injured, in a stampede that broke out after a football match in senegal. a wall at the demba diop stadium in dakar collapsed after fans of two local clubs clashed, prompting the police to fire tear gas cannisters. the turkish president has addressed two huge rallies overnight, on the anniversary of a failed coup in which more than 250 people were killed. mr erdogan has seen significant gains in his presidential powers since the coup was defeated. thousands of suspected supporters of the plot have since been arrested and the president has now backed the death penalty for coup plotters. roger federer could make history today at wimbledon, as he attempts to become the first player to win the men's singles title eight times. his takes on marin cilic in the final this afternoon — our tennis correspondent russell fuller is there for us this morning. good morning. roger federer, once
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again, looking to rate his name in the history books. it will be very familiar walk him, coming out for the final. he is trying to win for the final. he is trying to win for the eighth time and this will be his 11th the eighth time and this will be his iith final. he has lost a couple of the more recent finals and has been injured in recent times. he reached the semifinal last year, struggling with a knee injury. he took the clay—court season off in order to prepare for wimbledon this year then it seems to be no very good move. he has not dropped a single set during the course of the tournament. although the two british players came up short in the single stores,
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and the money, we have a definite victory coming up for a british player in the mixed doubles. heather watson is one of the teams and jamie murray, the brother of handy, as in the other. jamie murray is playing with martina hingis. but they are up against the reigning champions, which include heather watson. that match will be on after the final of the men's singles. no idea when that will finish. marin cilic has been
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playing very well. and it is only grand slam title was effectively over roger federer in the united states open. for many years, we have been willing a british victory. andy murray of course provided us with some. we are now looking at success in the ladies competition with konta. we're looking at the purple period? i think if you look at the 100 top players on both sides it does not look so good. but when you look at the legs of the success of andy murray, now, konta and the success andy murray, now, konta and the success that we have had as the team
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in the davis cup. you could not have believed that would've happened a few years ago. and look out for konta in new york, because the hard courts of flushing meadow are her favourite surface. you can look out for the matches this afternoon, both live on bbc one. artificial intelligence has become the possibly biggest threat to human existence and he said politicians had to be very weary of the threat of machines taking over. i think people should be really concerned about it. i keep sounding the alarm bell but until people see,
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like, robots going down the street and killing people, they do not know how to react. it seems so ethereal. we have often thought about regenerating. dr who gets regenerated every few years. we will find out later today who is going to ta ke find out later today who is going to take over from peter capaldi. find out later today who is going to take overfrom peter capaldi. the big reveal will take place after the men's singles final. in the six months since peter ca paldi announced he was stepping down from the role, there has been a huge amount of speculation about who his replacement will be when he regenerates in this year's christmas special. regeneration was first introduced on doctor who in the 1960s. an ingenious solution to the problem of how to continue a show
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after the departure of the actor playing its lead role. since the show returned, it has consistently been one of the bbc‘s biggest hits. a successful combination of a proven sci—fi format and a charismatic lead actor. expectation for the new doctor is certain to be high. emily, you are from doctor who magazine, do you know who it is? i honestly do not know. so few people know, it is a big top—secret. whoever it is, they have massive shoes to fill. taking over from peter capaldi, he has been a great doctor and an established actor. whoever it is, i imagine they are feeling quite nervous now. for over 50 years, the person playing the doctor has always been two things, white and male. many will be disappointed if that again turns out to be the case. others say they should simply cast the best performer available. fans will find out who has the role later today. not giving anything away.
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now, back to our main story this morning. there have been more than 400 corrosive substance attacks in england and wales in the six months up to april, according to figures from the national police chiefs' council. after that horrific attack in london on thursday, the government has announced it is reviewing whether it should strengthen the punishments for those that commit attacks as a deterrent. joining us now is a former chief crown prosecutor, nazir afzal. thank you forjoining us. let us talk about what they are thinking about and what can be done. it is possible to have a life sentence if you are found guilty of throwing acid? you will be a label
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immediately to a charge of previous bodily harm. punishment is about making sure it declares people from carrying out these attacks. i prosecuted at least ten years ago, where people got life sentences. that would undoubtedly have punished them from what they did then punished others. the government is emphasising that the act does exist but they are asking the crown prosecution service to look at the gate lanes. making more use of the likes of victim impact statements, so likes of victim impact statements, so thejudges have more information when they given sentences. but the home secretary has said is that the
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victim has a life sentence. 0n the other hand, those who carried out the tank will get be able to get on with the waves. yes, these are often life changing and people believe that the people who carry out the site should be faced with something precious life changing them. but we're also looking at a lot of young being involved involved in this, so there are limitations as to what sentence can be given. but we are looking at things like making it much more difficult to get hold of the likes of sulphuric acid. a lot of this will surround the likes of the poisons act. they want to make it much more difficult for people to
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buy high—strength acid. the trouble is, you can get the stuff online for £5. it is also going to be very difficult to ensure that does not happen. it is this same issue that we are facing when we are dealing with knife claim. there is a belief that may be the crackdown on knife claim is what has actually led to this increase in acid attacks? if you have a nave, the burden is on the person carrying it to show that they had it for a legitimate reason. it is much more easy to prosecute someone it is much more easy to prosecute someone who is carrying something.
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there's a substantial amount of winning we take from that in the manner we tackled knife claim. there has been this focus on acid attacks, but if there is a change in the law to happen, how can be achieved? but if there is a change in the law to happen, how can be achievemm is very difficult. a lot of quick fixes have been mentioned. i do not think that is a bad idea. changing gate lanes, making acid much more difficult to be available. a lake in the change in the act, we're someone has to do is be able to prove what they are purchasing for, something like that would be good. changes in the law are difficult, but there
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will be cross—party support for this, so you could be legislation brought through very quickly. what do you think of those who throw acid in others thesis? absolutely horrendous. come. the consequences are horrendous. in some other insta nces, are horrendous. in some other instances, people are just being other people with water, but for the victim, the think it is acid. they are traumatised. it can cause absolute chaos for the waves of someone. “— absolute chaos for the waves of someone. —— life. you are watching
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breakfast from bbc news. the main stories this morning. acid attack offenders could face tougher sentences, as the government says they should feel the full force of the law. a review will consider restricting the sale of corrosive substances and classifying them as dangerous weapons. warnings of a "dangerous moment" in british politics, because of the level of abuse and intimidation aimed at mps. also coming up in the programe, we will be talking bows and arrows, as films like brave and the hunger games have inspired a whole new generation of archers. here's jay with a look at this morning's weather. things are breaking up from the north. it is all tied in with this weather front in the south. rather grey in
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the south and west at the moment. 0ne the south and west at the moment. one or two shaw started around in scotland. a lot of dry weather. much the same from the north of england. some rain in wales, rather patchy. this scene from the south west. potentially, a dry and fairly warm start to the day in the south—east. as this weather front pushes south, it will fit in the odd patch of green wimbledon later on this afternoon. high temperatures of 19-20dc. getting afternoon. high temperatures of 19—20dc. getting up to 25 celsius in london. as i said, the chance of the odd spot of rena wimbledon. this
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weather front pushing away into the english channel overnight. temperatures overnight, typically 12-14dc. a temperatures overnight, typically 12—14dc. a decent day for most voices tomorrow. —— places. temperature rise, 22—23dc. again, a few degrees upon that in the south—east of england. a similar picture on tuesday, but things are beginning to change. you could be some thundery showers and the south coast. you are watching breakfast from bbc news. it's time now for a look at the newspapers. science writer dr stuart farrimond is here to tell us
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what has caught his eye. we will speak to him in a minute. good morning. firstly, as story about teaching. 0ne quarter of teachers who are not long qualified have already chosen to leave the profession. they are seeing a quarter have already left the crisis hit profession. a labour politician saying the public sector pay has had a big influence on that. class sizes also been quoted as a factor. i was
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also been quoted as a factor. i was a teacherfor also been quoted as a factor. i was a teacher for three years. i also been quoted as a factor. i was a teacherfor three years. i can empathise with this. my experience going from medicine to teaching was that during the austerity period, there was a huge change in the quality of the working conditions, with the likes of class sizes. rather than focusing on the ep gap, it is important to improve the quality of the working environment for teachers. what changed? you were only doing it for three years? even i notice that during the period. i was working in further education. in the time i was there, the class
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sizes rose to about 30, the workload went up and the expectation went up and you had the challenges with more and you had the challenges with more and more children being distracted by the likes of new technology. a lot of things. but how over the funding comes about, what goes into the class sizes and the quality of teacher support. the need to be valued as a profession. absolutely. the sunday telegraph has got a story. some people hear the headline and think really? violent video games helping children focus. according to this research, done
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right a doctor in california, he has phoned that video games, and he has looked at those with high violence content, help children focus and says it could kill children who suffer from says it could kill children who sufferfrom adhd. says it could kill children who suffer from adhd. it is those children here specifically talking about. yes. but you read that, surely you would not want a child watching a violent movie. but if you peel away the layers of our expectation perception, the research shows that if you have a good social structure, for example, violent video games do not make you
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anti—social. there's little link between it and violence and, in light of the arrests over the acid attacks that you were talking about, if you are looking at teenagers being involved, it is easy for people to say, or it is video games which are making people behave that way. it is quite dangerous to draw that comparison between the two. but that comparison between the two. but thatis that comparison between the two. but that is a balance here. the professor from the university of buckingham says, research tends to be exactly the opposite. we have to be exactly the opposite. we have to be careful. yes, often these results, can be very much dictated by the size of the sample. some
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people with a big sample another‘s with a smaller one, you can get very differing results. and this one. this comment pieces lamenting board games. in the common piece, she said she hated board games. most trap.|j remember that. the journalist here absolutely hated it. i wasjust on holiday and that was a lot of dutch families there, in the evening, they we re families there, in the evening, they were all getting out the board games
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with the family. it was such a good atmosphere. the children engaging with the family, rather than being on mobile phones. so, i think bring them back. bring back the board games. i am a big fan. i have also confiscated all the screens in the house. it is so easy for the children tojust set house. it is so easy for the children to just set watching that. thank you very much forjoining us. coming up, we will be going back to wimbledon for the last thing the summer, to see if roger federer can become the first person to win it men's titles. the headlines are under way. hello, this is breakfast with rogerjohnson and sian lloyd. coming up before 9amjay will have the weather. first, a summary of this
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morning's main news. the home secretary, amber rudd, has said those found guilty of acid attacks should "feel the full force of the law", after last week's series of attacks in london. 400 incidents were carried out in the six months to april this year, according to the national police chiefs' council. new proposals from the home office will make it clear that corrosive substances can be classed as dangerous weapons. speaking earlier and breakfast just a few minutes ago, the former chief prosecutor told us there is more to tackling the issues in sentencing. the bigger issue, that the government have tried to address in their statement, is making it more difficult to get ahold of 97% sulphuric acid. we will know when we go to sulphuric acid. we will know when we gotoa sulphuric acid. we will know when we go to a pharmacy there are certain things behind the counter and certain things you can buy when you're walking around within the
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premises. they want to be able to make it more difficult for you to be able to buy the high—strength acid, which is a good thing. the challenge there, of course, is you can buy it online right now for a fiver, and how do you manage to ensure that doesn't happen? police investigating the five acid attacks in london on thursday have charged a 16—year—old boy with 15 offences, including robbery and grievous bodily harm. he's been remanded in custody and will appear before stratford youth court tomorrow. a 15—year—old boy who was also arrested on friday has been released on police bail. british politics is at a "dangerous moment" because of the abuse and intimidation of mps, according to the chairman of the committee on standards in public life. lord bew told bbc radio 4's the westminster hour that new laws may be necessary to protect politicians and ensure that people are not put off entering a career in elected office. earlier on breakfast, conservative mp rehman chishti said that threatening abuse was unacceptable. eight people have been
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killed, and at least 49 were seriously injured — in a stampede that broke out after a football match in senegal. a wall at the demba diop stadium in dakar collapsed after fans of two local clubs clashed — prompting the police to fire tear gas cannisters. the development of artificial intelligence has become the greatest risk faced by human civilisation, according to the technology entrepreneur elon musk. the businessman, who co—founded the car company tesla, made the comments at a gathering of us lawmakers. he warned politicians should start realising the threat posed by machines taking over their human creators. rather worrying. i wonder how roger federer is feeling this morning, it could be a historic day for him at
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wimbledon. calm, he's like a machine himself. i think you'll be feeling the nerves this morning, might, what do you think was like he's looking ahead to this afternoon's action as well as the rest of the sport. another day at the office for roger federer, this is a second home for him. is sun is coming out, it's lovely, the team are preparing the grass and planting ecstasies, with the machine they're testing the bounce of centre court before they get a well—deserved rest. after the men's final we are guaranteed a british winner, will it be heather watson orjamie murray in the mixed doubles final? for, federer it's an eleventh final here on centre court and the eighteen—time grand—slam champion is aiming for a record eighth men's singles title at the all—england club. it reminds me of my first wimbledon when i was trying to do that,
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trying to defend my first wimbledon. or when i was going for my fifth. and equalling bjorn borg, that was amazing. 2009 when i was trying to break the all—time grand slam record. i am happy i had these moments here at wimbledon. i know that when i step on court against marin cilic i will be ready for it. the occasion will not be too big to conquer, to understand what i am going into. i will be ready and i look forward to it. it would be another dream come true. i have already won a grandslam title, the us open, and i remember how it feels and what it means to me. this would mean much more and we will see. this result will be writing croatian history as well and it would be another amazing day for croatian sport. yesterday spain's garbine muguruza won the ladies' singles.
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she beat 37—year—old venus williams in the final 7—5, 6—0. williams was playing in herfirst wimbledon final since 2009, but it wasn't to be for her. muguruza seals her second grand slam title after winning last yea r‘s french open. i had the hardest match today against venus. she is an incredible player. i grew up watching her play so it was incredible to play the final. two years ago i lost against serena and she told me one day i was going to maybe win so here i am. the second final of the day on centre court, the men's doubles, took more than four and a half
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hours to complete... but it was eventually won by lukasz kubot of poland and brazil's marcelo melo. they beat 0liver marach and mate pavic13—11 in the deciding set. while as a result the women's doubles final didn't start until 9.30pm. but they didn't need even an hour to finish it. russians ekaterina makarova and elena vesnina beat hao—ching chan and monica niculescu without even losing a single game... winning with what's called a double bagel. 6-0, 6-0. and there was british success yesterday too, as gordon reid and alfie hewitt defended their men's wheelchair doubles title. they beat french pair nicolas peifer and stephane houdet in a really tight three set match. the more opportunity we have on this stage to showcase this sport, the more chance to inspire younger people to take it up and have a positive impact on their life as well. hopefully we have done it again today and hopefully we can keep building this sport and keep going, possibly centre court in a few years. that is the aim. away from wimbledon
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for a moment... great britain won five gold medals on day two of the world para athletics championships in the olympic park. here's the star man as usual. richard whitehead won a fourth straight t42 200 metre world title at the london stadium. he won in a championship record time and at the age of nearly 41. fellow brit dave henson finished third. there were also golds for stef reid, sammy kinghorn and hollie arnold in the long jump, 200 metres and javelin respectively. while sophie hahn triumphed over the same distance as whitehead. she won the t38 200 metres in a world record time and was not even competing in herfavourite event, which is the 100 metres. fellow brit, kadeena cox, came third. england's cricketers have a battle on their hands if they're to save the second test against south africa. the tourists were bowled out for 335 but england crumbled in their reply. all out for 205, south africa starting this morning with a lead of 205 runs at trent bridge. you;re have days like this i am
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afraid and especially with a young side you will have days like this. you just want to get them to a minimum. these days are frustrating but, like so, what is done is done. we need to come back tomorrow, sort ourselves out and try to get back into the game if we can. meanwhile at the women's world cup, england finished top of the round—robin stage after thrashing west indies in bristol — captain heather knight made 67. england will play south africa in the semi—finals on tuesday. it's one of the highlights of the british sporting calendar. lewis hamilton will start the british grand prix on pole today. he was fastest in qualifying — by more than half a second. that delighted the crowd at silverstone, who could witness history this afternoon... patrick gearey reports. as they thunder away to a perfect start... silverstone is where the road began. it hosted the first race for formula 1 and many of its most famous ones.
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now, 50 years afterjim clark won the grand prix here for the first time, a new hd hero is hoping to do the same. lewis hamilton matched clark's records 8 pole positions yesterday. his last lap was half a second better than anybody else's. in f1, that is an age. fans have seen hamilton at his best but how much longer will they be able to watch formula 1 here? the circuit has activated a break clause in their contract and the speculation that the race may move to another circuit or even the streets of london after 2019. but for drivers, whether active or retired, silverstone is special. silverstone is like wimbledon. you need to keep the legendary venues. silverstone is so legendary and historic. there were racing there in the ‘50s. so we'll do need to stay there. silverstone 2017 is expected to be the best attended race on the calendar. 0rganisers insist silverstone 2117 could be as well. we love putting on
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formula 1 races here. the british racing drivers club is potty about f1 as well. we want to do it and i am sure we will find a way of achieving it. 100 years down the line we will be looking back and genuinely saying this is the home of f1 in this country. never mind about the future for now. lewis hamilton, after all, maybe just hours from history. chris froome reclaimed the leader's yellow jersey after stage 14 of the tour de france in the pyrenees. the team sky rider finished a second behind stage—winner michael matthews but overtook the previous leader fabio aru. froome now has a 19 second lead. england's under 19 football team are the new european champions. manchester city's lukas nmecha scored the winner as they beat portugal 2—1 in georgia. it's the third title for an england youth team this summer — after success in the under—20's
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world cup, and the toulon tournament. i'm nowjoined by the former coach mark. roger federer versus marin cilic today, after all he's done, this is like a second home? will the motivations be the same to get this title? i think more so. from this point of view, he'll try and capitalise on the opportunities given himself by working so hard to get back in peak physical condition. not just here at wimbledon but throughout his career. has marin cilic, i know it's his first final here, but the armoury to deal with it?|j his first final here, but the armoury to deal with it? i think it does, that's what's exciting about the final. . as a psychological
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battle, for the occasion, but you need the physical side as well. cilic is aggressive and the return and he can play both forehand and backhand, that makes it witty interesting for the neutral. what is it about federer that allows them to glide smoothly across the court. we have seen so glide smoothly across the court. we have seen so many glide smoothly across the court. we have seen so many other top players go out because of injury? we all know the answer, there are a lot of people making a lot of money out there but roger seems to have the answer. i think balance, growing up, he grew up on a number of different surfaces, that is crucial in terms of learning balance and everything else. 0bviously technique wise, he is almost flawless in that department. there are a number of factors that make him the player he has become. after the men's final we are guaranteed a british winner in the british doubles, and possibly the british doubles, and possibly the wheelchair doubles, heather watson and jamie murray with their partners? that the defending
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champions, jamie murray is hooking up champions, jamie murray is hooking up with martina hingis here, it's the perfect set for a mixed doubles final. it tight want to cool? henri kontinen is such a exciting player, but tomorrow the seedings will be announced and the rhine konta is in the top four, this will be remembered as a successful tournament for her? one of the most memorable moments with the battle she has come a look at the garcia match and particularly how it under the roof here, it boughtjohanna konta into the consciousness of the british public and now they understand how good she is. as for andy murray, greg rusedski says he should miss the open and to get a chance to recover or have an operation, where do you see him in the next few months?”
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operation, where do you see him in the next few months? i see him going to the surgeons with the expert view, i won't say exactly what's wrong with the hip as i don't know. 0nce wrong with the hip as i don't know. once you gets that advice and they decide what the best way forward is unbounded asides, clearly will get an idea of the outcome. but getting fit, getting back where he needs to be at this level is obviously the most important thing right now.- the end of these two weeks, is aimed at tennis in a better place because of these players coming through? —— british tennis. i'm not exactly sure where we are, there are a good crop ofjuniors but where we are, there are a good crop of juniors but that's where we are, there are a good crop ofjuniors but that's a few years away, the players we see now are probably the players for the next three orfour mike rigg years, while we wait for the rest to come through. as for the highlights, the rafael nadal match, its been a great two weeks, what's your favourite moment? it could be coming up favourite moment? it could be coming up with the final and mixed doubles, but took a couple ofjohanna konta's
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map killing micro matches were my highlights, we were gripped by them. it would probably bejohanna konta versus halep, given what was on the line there. we've had a fantastic couple of weeks, there's been every morning, and we've picked a few of oui’ morning, and we've picked a few of our favourite moment out. morning, and we've picked a few of ourfavourite moment out. and here they are. good morning and welcome to wimbledon 2017. we can have a really good nose around. the muggers out. that's no way to talk about me!“ good nose around. the muggers out. that's no way to talk about me! if i would have beat the players... milos raonic only got four, he should be proud of that. i'm feeling better all the time. i have the most amorous ball girl in wimbledon helping me, evidence of my failures.
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she's got it in! let's have a look. 15. -40 she's got it in! let's have a look. 15. —40 eight. two. she's got it in! let's have a look. 15. -40 eight. two. iget she's got it in! let's have a look. 15. -40 eight. two. i get you andy. over to my wimbledon star, carol, for the weather. there are some pretty rough things, i have to say. straight into orly, he's got a bruise! straightaway, the first one m, bruise! straightaway, the first one in, the second hits the rim, this is a great start. four, that is competitive. glad to see you've bought your copy with you. i've come from the other side. no copy for us. i'm now going to make former british number one, get us a of tea. i've
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gone all sir david attenborough, i've made friends with a carp, he keeps talking to me. i've seen some sites already. i've even been talking to fish for the fortnight, i should get a rest. it's been memorable, if you didn't see earlier, andy murray one hour game set and mug challenge. a little memento alongside his other trophies. that's all, there's a day ahead. we will see how the wheelchair doubles final goes, we wish the british player the best of luck. we have the men's final and the mixed doubles, heather watson or
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jamie murray rounding things up: michael off with a title for great britain. thank you mike. carroll as a ball girl was my favourite. coverage of the tennis here on bbc one this afternoon. you're watching brea kfast, afternoon. you're watching breakfast, coming towards the end of the programme, here are the major stories. sentences for people who carry out acid attacks in england and wales could be increased as part of a "wide—ranging" review, following a rise in the number of assaults. british politics is at a "dangerous moment", because of the level of abuse and intimidation of mps, according to the chair of an influential committee of politicians. it's at this point we say goodbye to sian, she's going to read the news for andrew marr. but now, here's jay with a last look at this morning's weather. thank you, good morning. it was a
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cloudy start to the weekend yesterday, dull and down. things are brightening up today from the north, where the best of the sunny spells are. that's only half of the story because the sunny half of the uk has the thick cloud. it's down to this weather front with slipping southwards. slowly shunting the warmerair southwards. slowly shunting the warmer air out of the way. but it will be a decent day. good spells of sunshine across scotland, one or two showers dotted around the dry and bright weather. temperatures to the middle and upper teens in the middle pa rt middle and upper teens in the middle part of the morning, similar across northern england. it is the cloudier zone through wales, the england, some low cloud in the south and west, damp and drizzly as well. add about, slightly dry and warm. this mid—morning, into the 20s. mid area of cloud and patchy rain moves further south and the rain becomes increasingly light and patchy but with the threat of spots of rain at
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wimbledon. brighter skies behind but notice it is windy in northern scotland. lighter winds elsewhere. 90 degrees at aberdeen, 25 or 26 in the eastern corner —— i9 90 degrees at aberdeen, 25 or 26 in the eastern corner —— 19 degrees. a lot of cloud, with the rest of the odd spot of rain later on. the rain we do see is light and patchy and pull clear out into the english channel with skies behind it, though some rain is to be had in the western scotland overnight. by the end of the match, temperatures not dropping too far into 12 degrees in stornoway, 13 and dropping too far into 12 degrees in stornoway, i3 and 11! for cardiff and london. breezy in northern scotland tomorrow but lighter winds elsewhere, clear skies overnight with a good deal of sunshine tomorrow. should be a fine summers day for
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most places. the light winds and sunshine, it will be a warm day in aberdeen and belfast. 25 or even 27 degrees in the south eastern corner. on the tuesday, dry and bright weather to be had. we see some thundery showers sleeping in. they've had northward earlier on on tuesday —— later on on tuesday. it looks thundery and then a bit cooler. back to you roger. thanks, enjoy your sunday. summer holiday starting for many children and a trip to the case could involve a nice portion of fish and chips. —— a trip to the coast. but the seagulls of north yorkshire have become notorious for mobbing and robbing tourists fish suppers. but now a special team — with one expert member, is being deployed to target the seagulls nests in an attempt to try drive them away. danny savage reports. they are the noisy muggers in the seaside resorts of north yorkshire. herring gulls have a bad reputation here. so there is a new top bird in town. meg the hawk is here to scare off the bad boys. she scours gull territory. she circles gull territory
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to try and move them on. last year there were 3a attacks, in varying severity. the birds are two or three times the size of meg. and when they do hit, they can hit with some force, and it is very distressing. and when you have got families with kids, it can cause a lot of issues. and ultimately what seaside towns want to do is generate business, and if you have gull attacks on a regular basis, it is going to have an impact on that. the gulls are particularly aggressive when they have got youngsters in the numerous nests on whitby‘s rooftops, so another part of the operation involves destroying nests before eggs hatch. for many visitors to whitby and scarborough, this is where the danger begins. because, within a few seconds of coming outside, you are definitely being watched, you can quickly be mobbed, and if you are really unlucky, you could be mugged. there are some photos of me on here. i'm getting mobbed by seagulls.
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local people are trying to deter visitors from feeding the birds, with many a tale to tell. people getting swooped — you can't leave a takeaway without you being attacked for whatever food you are eating. they are attacking children in pushchairs for sausage rolls. it's crazy. don't feed the seagulls, because itjust makes them worse. this man had to fight off a gull which attacked his bacon sandwich. he had come back around again, and he was literally hovering in front of my face. and he went to go and get it again, but i've pushed it away. it is ultimately a man—made problem. us feeding them leads to trouble. so keep an eye on the wildlife if you are visiting. it's not just north it's notjust north yorkshire you know, when i was in cardigan in newquay, a seagull was after my
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chips, it doesn't help to throw it leg my chips in a rage. maybe that took to one of the things we are talking about. they've been used for thousands of years and have been the scourge of both factual and fictional foes. now bow and arrow sales are on the up as the sport of archery is drawing a new crowd, with junior membership nearly doubling since 2012. we've got a couple of here. ellie is one of them. she's a new recruit at the pennine archery club, where helen woodcock is a trainer. good morning. thanks forjoining us. the number of recruits are up, why? i think particularly young people what films and read books, they think that looks really interesting and look cool. i think there's an attraction to it but i think older people wanted it as well because it appeals to everybody, they can do it as families. they can do with whatever their abilities or
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disability. ellie, what was it that got you to take it up?|j disability. ellie, what was it that got you to take it up? i think it was reading the hunger games that inspired me. you read the book, presumably saw the film as well? what was it that just. .. presumably saw the film as well? what was it that just...|j presumably saw the film as well? what was it that just. .. i thought the whole idea of it was really cool andi the whole idea of it was really cool and i really wanted to give it a go. you mentioned, helen, that is the hollywood implements, something that in recent years has had a big spike? this is the hunger games obviously. i wonder if something like robin hood prince of these earlier year doing macro, was every time our careers in the movies, there a spike. —— archery is in the movies. we have seen the hunger games have lots of teenage girls coming through. they see it's not just a male girls coming through. they see it's notjust a male thing and female
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membership has increased. jalabert increase of membership but yet in terms of mainstream profile comey qc archery and the olympics but does that got any covered? —— coverage. not a lot. what have we got on the desk here? its abode, and it has a site on it. —— it's a bow. you can adjust the site so that you can shoot and hit with an arrow. presumably helen, the way ellie describes it, it sounds simple? but it's not that simple? i think it is, actually. you are adjusted according to how it works for you. so it's according to how tall or big you are, how you draw the bow. is
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essentially... does that take some of the skill out of it, having a site as opposed to this thing to my left which is just a conventional long bow? it'sjust different. you learn to aim differently, so with a long bow you would lose the alo —— use the arrow often and point to where it will land on the right place and not necessarily where you to land. do youth fires in different places depending on the competition? what the rains? guesstimate in the olympics they shoot 70 metres. —— in the olympics. it will be a slightly different target than that one, that one would be 50 metres. they are aiming to hit the gold in the centre of the target. ellie, the gold in the middle of that is little more than an inch? the very central circle. how hard is it to hit that from 50 metres? hard. presumably an
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olympic champion, that's the aim. yes. 50 metres will be a long distance because as juniors, yes. 50 metres will be a long distance because asjuniors, they shoot shorter distances. is there a way if people are interested in getting involved in archery, what's the best way to do it? the best way is to find a local club, there are over 1000 clubs in the uk. so there are, you can either google, is your friend in this one, you can find them that way or accuse the archery great britain website and they have a club find out there. i'm sure safety is a priority. absolutely, that's why they take you through a course of it. helen and early, thank you, good to see you both. this could continue in the morning, game of the we will have a lovely day, goodbye. this is bbc news. the headlines at nine. acid attack offenders could face
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life sentences as a new review looks into classifying corrosive substances as dangerous weapons. all the suggestions the government have made overnight are quick fixes. ido have made overnight are quick fixes. i do not think that is a bad thing. changing gave lanes, making the products more difficult to obtain, making judges more a way of the panicked. such impact. warnings of a "dangerous moment" in british politics, because of the level of abuse and intimidation aimed at mps. also in the next hour, just who will be the new dr who? fans will find out later today who is going to be the new time lord. or could it be a time lady?
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