tv Breakfast BBC News July 23, 2017 7:00am-8:00am BST
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hello, this is breakfast, with christian fraser and tina daheley. princes william and harry speak candidly about their mother — ahead of the 20th anniversary of her death. probably a little bit too roar up until this point. it is still raw. they open up about diana's loving and mischievous nature — and reveal details of their final conversation. good morning, it's sunday the 23rd ofjuly. also ahead: the rules on giving blood in england and scotland are to be relaxed — allowing more gay men to donate. the hospital treating baby charlie gard has called in the police, after some of its staff received death threats. a fourth tour de france title for chris froome — he goes into the final stage almost guaranteed to win. i'll have the rest of the sport. americanjordan spieth is the man
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to catch at the open championship. he leads by three shots entering today's final round. and stav has the weather. a very good morning to you. it looks like today will be similar to yesterday. some basis he showers and long spells of rain but looks like some sunshine in the forecast. good morning. first, our main story. princes william and harry have given a candid insight into their relationship with their mother princess diana, and have revealed that they last spoke to her in a brief phone call on the day she died. speaking in a documentary to mark the 20th anniversary of her death, the princes said they regret the rushed nature of that conversation, but fondly recall their mother's loving nature and her mischievous side. here's our royal correspondent, nicholas witchell. to the watching world she was the princess whose image appeared constantly on front pages. it was a glamorous but necessarily limited impression of the real person. now, nearly 20 years after princess diana's death
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in a car accident in paris, her sons william and harry have spoken in an itv documentary about diana, the mother who did so much to shape their childhood. we felt, you know, incredibly loved, harry and i. we are grateful that the love still feels there. it was that love that, even if she was on the other side of a room, as a son you could feel it. the person who emerges from william and harry's description as a woman with a strong sense of fun. when everybody says to me, you know, "so she was fun? give us an example." all i can hear is her laugh in my head. and that sort of crazy love, where there was just pure happiness shown on herface. one of her motto is to me was you can be as naughty as you want, just do not get caught.
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and they speak about their mother's death. the recall the last time they spoke to her and they reflect on the overwhelming public reaction and how they coped with the week which culminated in herfuneral. as william himself has said, it is a tribute to diana from her sons in which they recall the woman they hope the world will remember. the rules on blood donation are to be relaxed in england and scotland to allow more gay men and sex workers to take part. experts say there is clear evidence it is safe for those groups to give blood after abstaining from sex for three months, instead of 12. hiv charities have welcomed the changes. our health correspondent sophie hutchinson reports. giving blood is not for everyone. rules on safety mean those at high risk of infectious diseases such as hiv and hepatitis b and c are restricted from donating. but the rules are changing. gay men will no longer have to abstain from sex for 12 months.
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that will be reduced to three months before they can give blood. people who have had sex with high—risk partners or in a high—risk place, will have the deferral period reduced to three months. and for the first time, sex workers will be allowed to donate blood after abstaining from sex for three months. technologies to pick up the presence of a virus and other infections of the blood have greatly improved. so we can now pick up viruses at a much earlier stage of the infection. therefore, it is much easier to tell if a blood donor has the virus. the reason for the change is that scientists say new testing techniques have established infectious diseases such as hiv and hepatitis b and c show up in the bloodstream well within three months. the changes have been welcomed by charities including the national aids trust, who say they were based on the latest scientific evidence rather than prejudice.
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and we'll be speaking to the hiv charity, the terrence higgins trust, in a few minutes‘ time. some of the bbc‘s most high—profile female presenters have written to the corporation's director general tony hall, calling on him to tackle the gender pay gap. bbc sport's claire balding, the today programme's mishal hussain and jane garvey from woman's hour are amongst the 42 signatories. the letter in the sunday times urges lord hall to "act now" to close the gender pay gap in all areas of the bbc. the health secretary, jeremy hunt, has described the abuse to staff at great ormond street hospital, where the terminally ill baby charlie gard is being treated, as "totally u na cce pta ble". the hospital says its doctors and nurses had faced a "tide of abuse", and that it's had to call in the police. the high court is considering whether charlie's parents should be allowed to take him to the united states for experimental treatment. richard main reports. it is a case that has touched people around the world.
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attracting a growing number of campaigners who disagree with medical experts over the treatment of a critically ill baby boy. ii—month—old charlie gard has a rare form of mitochondrial disease, a condition that causes progressive muscle weakness and irreversible brain damage. his parents want to take him to the us for pioneering surgery. the great ormond street hospital says it is in charlie's best interests to turn off his life—support and allow him to die. last night the hospital said in a statement that their doctors and nurses have been subjected to a shocking and disgraceful tide of hostility. staff have received abuse, both in the street and online. thousands of abusive messages, they say, have been sent to doctors and nurses whose wife work is to care for sick children. a short while later, the parents of charlie gard also released a statement. we do not condone abusive or threatening behaviour
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to great ormond street hospital staff or anybody in connection with our son. we, too, get abuse and have to endure nasty and hurtful remarks on a daily basis. people have different opinions and we accept that. but there is a line that should not be crossed. the health secretary, jeremy hunt, also condemned the abuse, tweeting that the behaviour was totally u na cce pta ble. the high court hearing into charlie gard's future resumes tomorrow with the judge saying he hopes a decision will be reached by tuesday. a prison guard has suffered minor injuries during trouble at hewell jail in redditch in worcestershire. the protest is believed to have been caused by a smoking ban, which is due to come into effect tomorrow, as well as restrictions placed on inmates because of staff shortages. the scottish and welsh governments have written to the uk government to raise concerns about the treatment of unaccompanied child refugees.
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they say a scheme to resettle migrants from mainland europe, including those from a camp that was closed down in calais, has been characterised by bad planning and poor information—sharing. democrats have criticised president trump for saying he has the complete power to issue pardons, as an investigation continues into alleged russian meddling in last years us elections. it's thought he could use the presidential pardon for family members, aides and even himself. presidents can pardon people before they're found guilty or charged with an offence. the process of a person legally changing their gender could be made much easier following plans being considered by the government. the equalities minister justine greening is setting out plans that would not require a doctor's diagnosis. she says she wants to streamline the process and make it less intrusive. at the moment, if you are a transgender person and you want to go about changing your gender, it is a very complicated process.
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it is very medically driven as well so you have to go to a clinic and go through a lot of psychological profiling and, of course, actually that is something that makes it very difficult for people to access. a state of emergency remains in place on new zealand's aouth —— south island, after troops were brought in to help areas hit by floods unleashed by a huge winter storm. torrential rain has forced people from their homes, while landslides have left several communities cut off. more heavy downpours are expected. britain's chris froome is all but certain to win his fourth tour de france title later today. following yesterday's time trial in marseille, the team sky rider has a near unassailable lead as he goes into the tour's final stage through the streets of paris. despite riding more than 2000 miles and spending over 80 hours in the saddle, this year's tour de france winner was decided on the streets of marseilles.
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chris froome‘s rivals struggled to keep pace with him over the iii—mile time trial course. 0ne nearly crashed out. and the french favourite was nearly caught by the team sky rider at the finish line. when all was said and done, chris froome extended his overall lead to sa seconds. reasserting his dominance, and the right to wear the famous yellow jersey. having flown overnight from marseilles, chris froome and the rest of the riders will have to compete nine laps of the champs—elysses. all that will be left then is for chris froome to stand tall on top of the podium and be crowned the race winner once more. with three tour victories already secured, chris froome will today add a fourth title to his illustrious cv. at the age of 32, there is time yet for him to add to that total in the future. good news for old people like me.
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use called me an old person. the former host of the great british bake off are to host the return of the classic show, the generation game. new it has been commissioned for initialfor episode game. new it has been commissioned for initial for episode run although a launch date is yet to be sent. for initial for episode run although a launch date is yet to be sentm was presented for many years by bruce forsyth. the new show will combine aspects of the original show with new games. i love that theme tune. it is a good theme tune. very catchy. surely get more on the relaxation of the blood donor rules in england and scotland. that was in oui’ in england and scotland. that was in our headlines. it will allow more 93v our headlines. it will allow more gay men and sex workers to participate. alex villis is from the hiv charity terrence higgins trust. shejoins us from
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hiv charity terrence higgins trust. she joins us from london. hiv charity terrence higgins trust. shejoins us from london. good morning to you. how significant are these changes? they are significant. the trust has long fought for an evidence —based policy on blood donation. we really welcome these changes. they are clearly a victory for science over stigmatising assumptions. what is the science behind this and what is the evidence that you collected? i sit on the working group that feeds into the government's evidence and what this does is enables more people to go and donate blood while maintaining the safety of the blood supply. that is the most important thing. could you run us is the most important thing. could you run us through this affects and what those changes are going? yeah, it mainly affect gay or bisexual men. we call them and who have sex with men. it also affects current and former sex workers. for current and former sex workers. for current and former sex workers, their deferral period has been reduced
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from a lifetime ban to just three months of abstention. for men who have sex with men, their deferral period has reduced from 12 months to three months. is a big reduction. especially in the case of sex workers, going from permanent fully being banned to three months. why has this happened ? being banned to three months. why has this happened? because it is what the evidence suggests is the right amount of time. we know, from the evidence that we supply government, that 98% of sex workers surveyed by us rated their sexual health as very important and the same percentage so, health as very important and the same percentage so, 98%, new their heyday the status. what we're calling on government do now, so that there is further progress in the future, is to continually review who can and who cannot donate blood, because it always needs to be in line with the latest evidence which is continually changing. and what
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changes might they be, for example? well, in three or four years time, it is difficult to say, but we have seen a it is difficult to say, but we have seen a significant difference, for example, with men who have sex with men from 12 months to three months. what we would like to see going forward is more evidence, more investment, really, from government, infinding the investment, really, from government, in finding the evidence about men who have only oral sex with men. we know from our clinical and epidemiological work that their risk is extremely low. and this, in case people do not know, the reason why 93v people do not know, the reason why gay men were banned initially for 12 months is because statistically gay men have a high risk of acquiring blood—borne disease infection and viruses. that is correct. before that they had a lifetime ban in the 19805 that they had a lifetime ban in the 1980s when this first came in. you are right. in 2011 there was a review and based on the evidence at the time, their lifetime ban was
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lifted and reduced to a 12 month deferral period. we really welcome the three—month deferral period for msm the three—month deferral period for ms m which is now in place. of these rules, people have been asking, these rules depend on people admitting the last time they had sex, admitting that they have high risk sex or, perhaps, went to a place that is high risk. of course, people can lie. it is based on honesty, yes. but we know that the blood supply has been maintained at a very safe level four, you know, over a decade. and so it really does work. there are also tested so, you know, the blood that is donated is tested. it is very safe and we are world leading blood donation here in the uk. thank you very much for speaking to morning. here's stav with a look at this morning's weather.
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the letter will be similar today to yesterday. some of the showers main beach together to produce longer spells of rain. we could see more organised rain across the north. —— some of the showers batch together. some of the showers pushing into south wales the moment. some good sunshine across central southern parts of england with a bit of mist and fog which will clear over the next few hours. in the midlands and the it has been very wet. northern ireland, a bit cloudy that it will thin and break with sunshine appearing and the same, too, for western scotland. a bit of an onshore breeze up so feeling quite cool all on the east coast. the rain could be heavy and pushing southwards into central southern
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skull —— scotland. brightening up behind it, brightening up for northern ireland, england and wales, scattered showers. some of these could be heavy into the south—east with a rumble of thunder. in the sunshine 20— 21 degrees. cooler when the rain arrives. for the last day at royal birkdale, more breezy and could be a few showers. for the women's world cup at it looks like we will have showers rifling through so we will have showers rifling through so they will be interruptions to play, i think. so they will be interruptions to play, ithink. the so they will be interruptions to play, i think. the rain since southwards into parts of wales as we head through the overnight period which will be chilly across northern and western areas. for wednesday, the system pushes out into the near continent. they will be is bill hang back of cloud. there will be a cool northerly wind. —— there will be a hang back. into tuesday, the weather
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systems eventually gone from the south—east and we are in between two weather systems so it looks fine, bar the odd shower. good sunny spells. temperatures high—teens to low 20s celsius. there will be a speu low 20s celsius. there will be a spell of wet weather on wednesday and thereafter, sunshine and showers. it is 18 past seven. a novel way to solving your problems is popping up in london, but would you take the advice of an unqualified stranger? it relies on volunteers sharing their problems, as well as listening to other people's, in a temporary setting. dougal shaw has been to take a look. a problem shared is a problem halved, also they say. but would you share your problems with a complete stranger? and would you share them spontaneously in public? that is what one clinical psychologist is hoping as she launches a bold experiment in london, despite challenging weather conditions. her team create pop—up problem—solving booths and then invited members of the public to open up about the issues weighing on their minds.
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so what is the big idea behind it all? problem—solving booths are all about people realising we can all help each other all the time. we don't have a culture or permission to ask. i'm a trained clinical psychologist and i generally work in a clinic and at the end of the day i used to think, gosh, if only all the people i've met in private in this clinic today could talk to each other, because actually they're suffering with really similar things. the problem is, i keep waking up thinking i have to do this, do this, do this. every time there's more things that people are asking me to do. that's exactly what i go through. while we were there, there was a trickle of participants rather than a deluge but those who took part seemed to embrace the idea, volunteering to both share their problems and listen to other people's. so many people in london have anxiety or claim to. do you think possibly, maybe because of... you know, not so much your
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upbringing but your parents? ah, i thought maybe because of...that i would be more tolerant. trained psychologists are always on hand if serious cases emerge. the results of the scheme are still being assessed. the national health service and the mayor of london's office are backing the project. it's about opening up conversations around mental health and well—being just to destigmatise these things, get people talking and maybe do something about it. if successful, the scheme will be rolled out across the country. ido i do think i could do that and sit down with somebody and say so, here are my problems. people don't do it on the tube. people just stand there
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with a newspaper. you might disagree. you're watching breakfast from bbc news. time now for a look at the newspapers. the financial journalist margaret doyle is here to tell us what's caught her eye. we'll speak to margaret in a minute. first let's look at the front pages. the sunday telegraph has the story we're leading on today — william and harry's regret over last short chat with diana. a similar story in the mail. william and harry on their agony over "last phone call with mum". her legacy as well and the things she did for hiv which we will be talking about this morning.
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the sunday times has a picture of harry with his mum. alongside that story "transgender reforms for birth certificates" and the sunday mirror says "last call with mum haunts us". there is 11 pages on this. marking the 20th anniversary of diana's death. what is happening is that william and harry are re— claiming diana's legacy. they want to introduce her to at generation who do not know her. if you are under 25, you probably have no recollection of her. what a remarkable effect she had. 0n the public. what was written about her was her as a fashion icon and of course the marital breakdown which
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of course was all over the press for yea rs of course was all over the press for years in the 1990s and late 1980s. they also want to highlight her charitable legacy and the way in which she changed attitude to things like hiv. it was to do in the 80s. she was one of the first people to shake the hands of somebody suffering from hiv. she campaigned on homelessness, she got the boys to visit homeless shelters and of course famously, right before she died, she was campaigning on landmines which began she got into trouble for because it was seen as a deeply political issue and many politicians felt that she should back off and not deal with this because there was concern that she might affect the trade in landmines and the exporter ‘s trade. might affect the trade in landmines and the exporter 's trade. we take the pictures that granted now of her hugging the boys but if you went back further in the history of the royalfamily, you back further in the history of the royal family, you wouldn't see pictures like this. no, no. when the queen came back from her
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commonwealth to write after she was crowned, she was pictured shaking the hands of a young prince charles so the hands of a young prince charles so diana had a different attitude to her children and indeed i think she took the boys on holiday with her, onto to australia, with her in the 80s. the other thing she did was shake people ‘s hands without wearing gloves and of course if you see the queen, the queen will typically wear gloves and senior women into the royalfamily typically wear gloves and senior women into the royal family will typically wear gloves. that was a break with protocol as well. in the sunday times. another royal story. is this about princess charlotte and prince george? she admits that like many of us, she laps up all of this coverage and beautiful pictures, kate looking wonderful as she always does and the children looking cute
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but she makes the point that william is buckling down to do his duty and perhaps doesn't necessarily want to have life in the spotlight here bringing his very small children on a tour, an official tour, with them. i think he is probably a web of that. yes, they were in hamburg the other day and the cameras were wrong, helicopters, et cetera. but he but he knows he was getting spectral treatment. they know as they get older, they will be kept out of the limelight. clearly, william and kate are very particular about privacy. he has taken legal action when kate was just his girlfriend when she was being photographed. he instructed lawyers to ta ke photographed. he instructed lawyers to take action and to write to the newspapers to say leave her alone, back off. we know william cares about privacy and that's why it's so surprising to me that they didn't ta ke surprising to me that they didn't take these very small children —— that they did take these very small children. if that were up to me, you
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don't see any fetters of these children until they were 18 and they have the right to choose for themselves whether they want to have life in the public eye and whether they want to be members of the royal family. why not give them a choice? who says they want to be royals. that is the thing, they are loyal ambassadors at the age of four and two. here is another story about mothers. here we have another two mothers. here we have another two mothers who want famous. these are ordinary women who became very angry because both of their daughters were killed by this man robert trigg but at the time, the depth of women who we re at the time, the depth of women who were in relationships with this man, they were both seem to be accidental. carolyn devlin was said to have died of natural causes and his next girlfriend, he supposedly rolled over on to her on a lounge
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and accidentally killed her. the mothers forced a reluctant police force to reopen these cases. they had to hire their own pathologist, spending a lot of money and eventually got justice spending a lot of money and eventually gotjustice but the question is, these mothers were fighting for justice question is, these mothers were fighting forjustice that their daughters. we are out of time but you are coming back next hour because we have another one to talk about. nice to see you, margaret. at 9:00 this morning on bbc one it's the andrew marr show, let's find out what he has in store, andrew. it isa it is a busy all the morning already. my main guest today is jeremy corbyn, leader of the labour party but i also talking to liam fox, the international trade director and ethan hawke. and many more. a really busy and i hope controversial and interesting hour.
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coming up in the next half hour: we'll find out more about the radical plan to save the northern white rhino from extinction, which is being hatched in wiltshire. stay with us — headlines coming—up. hello, this is breakfast, with christian fraser and tina daheley. coming up before seven we'll get the weather from stav. but first, a summary of this morning's main news. princes william and harry have given a candid insight into their relationship with their mother princess diana, and have revealed that they last spoke to her in a brief phone call on the day she died. speaking in a documentary to mark the 20th anniversary of her death, the princes said they regret the rushed nature of that conversation, but fondly recall their mother's loving nature and her mischievous side. one of her mottos to me was you can be as naughty as you want, just don't get caught. she was one of the naughtiest parents. she would come and watch us play football and smuggle sweets into our socks. literally, walking back from a football match with five packets of starbursts. the rules on blood donation are to be relaxed in england
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and scotland to allow more gay men and sex workers to participate. experts say there is clear evidence it is safe for those groups to give blood after abstaining from sex for three months, instead of 12. hiv charities have welcomed the changes. some of the bbc‘s most high—profile female presenters have written to the corporation's director general tony hall, calling on him to tackle the gender pay gap. bbc sport's claire balding, the today programme's mishal hussain and jane garvey from woman's hour are amongst the 42 signatories. the letter in the sunday times urges lord hall to "act now" to close the gender pay gap in all areas of the bbc. the health secretary, jeremy hunt, has described the abuse to staff at great ormond street hospital, where the terminally ill baby charlie gard is being treated, as "totally u na cce pta ble". the hospital says its doctors and nurses have faced a "tide of abuse". the high court is considering whether charlie's parents should be allowed to take him to the united states for experimental treatment. a 20—year—old man has died
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after being apprehended by a police officer in an east london shop. the met police said the man was followed on foot after officers tried to stop a car in kingsland road, hackney on saturday. he was "taken ill" after "trying to swallow an object" and was pronounced dead in hospital a short time later. the independent police complaints commission has been informed. a prison guard has suffered minor injuries during trouble at hewell jail in redditch in worcestershire. the protest is believed to have been caused by a smoking ban, which is due to come into effect tomorrow, as well as restrictions placed on inmates because of staff shortages. the scottish and welsh governments have written to the uk government to raise concerns about the treatment of unaccompanied child refugees. they say a scheme to resettle migrants from mainland europe, including those from a camp that was closed down in calais, has been characterised by bad planning and poor information—sharing. there are children at risk across
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europe. there a field teams in greece, italy, france, they work with his unaccompanied people every day and every day we leave them waiting. they are missing out on a childhood and an education. democrats have criticised president trump for saying he has the complete power to issue pardons, as an investigation continues into alleged russian meddling in last years us elections. it's thought he could use the presidential pardon for family members, aides and even himself. presidents can pardon people before they're found guilty or charged with an offence. a state of emergency remains in place on new zealand's south island, after troops were brought in to help areas hit by floods unleashed by a huge winter storm. a state of emergency remains in place on new zealand's south torrential rain has forced people from their homes while landslides have left several communities cut
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off. more downpours are expected. more downpours are expected. unleashed by a huge winter storm. a state of emergency remains in place on new zealand's south island, after troops were brought in to help areas hit by floods unleashed by a huge winter storm. a sperm whale appears to have beached on an embankment in the shadow of notre dame cathedral in paris — or maybe not. locals and tourists were reported to be shocked and saddened at the sight of the 50 foot beached mammal, found apparently washed up on the banks in the heart of the french capital. but if you look closely, it's actually a life—size whale sculpture. its purpose — to raise environmental awareness. how clever is that? i was convinced. it looks like the real thing. how clever is that? i was convinced. it looks like the realthing. it is 33 minutes past seven. a big day in paris. chris froome is going to win. is. it is always a lovely moment to see the riders hand—in—hand across the line on the champs—elysses. we may well be looking at one of the greatest was cited to france riders
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ever. 0nly greatest was cited to france riders ever. only 32, still a few more yea rs ever. only 32, still a few more years to go. 0nly ever. only 32, still a few more years to go. only four men have won on five occasions, and this could be chris froome's fourth. on five occasions, and this could be chris froome's fourthlj on five occasions, and this could be chris froome's fourth. i will be criticised the point is i think we have not really focused on it as much this year. it has not been as high profile. and yet, an extraordinary achievement. it is. 0ne extraordinary achievement. it is. one of the hardest hardest events in sport.. 0bviously one of the hardest hardest events in sport. . 0bviously psyching one of the hardest hardest events in sport.. 0bviously psyching had a bad period, we'll remember the lance armstrong period. but now with team sky and the special ethos that they put on clean riders, it is a special moment, i think, for british cycling fa ns to moment, i think, for british cycling fans to see him do this. if he continues and wins more it could be really something that transcends cycling. great britain's chris froome is set to win his fourth tour de france title today. he extended his lead to sa seconds in yesterday's time trial in marseille, and that won't be challenged in paris this afternoon. the sprinters will contest the stage win, but froome will be able to look forward standing on top of the podium on the champs elysees for the third year in a row. i mean, there have been ups and
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downs over the last three weeks but i think it has been very much a grand tour in the sense. it has really been about the three weeks and doing those three weeks in the most conservative but efficient manner. it was not about one single stage. that is what grand tour racing is. earlier in the day britain's lizzie diegnan finished second in la course, the women's race organised by the tour de france. the race was won by the netherlands cyclist annemiek van vleuten, who crashed during last year's rio 0lympics road race. the americanjordan spieth will take a three shot lead into the final day of the open championship — and the chance to win his third major. victory today would make spieth only the second player afterjack nicklaus to win three of golf‘s four majors before
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the age of 24. ben croucher reports. on a day when the opening gave us plenty to smile about, this man mayjust have been beaming more than any. jordan spieth will tee off this afternoon with a three shot lead following a near faultless showing. no bogeys, five birdies, a shower of stability, culminating in a demonstration of why he has already won two majors before he turns 24. it will take an almighty effort to stop him claiming a third. the chasers tripped over themselves. rory mcilroy was 9 shots behind the american. i don't know what the weather will bring but if i want a chance in this tournament i need bad weather and i need to play well. ian poulter needs plenty of that as well. he is two under alongside michael roy. the wait for a british champion continues. and while many waited
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for the heavens to open, we witnessed the amazing grace. branden grace with the lowest round in men's major history. enough to raise a grin from most. come tonight, jordan speith may be raising more than that. almost eight years to the day since he first won an individual world title at the age ofjust 15, tom daley has won a second — in the same event — the ten metre platform at the world aquatics championships in budapest. in a really competitive final daley led from the first round but was pushed all the way by the olympic champion chen aisen from china. it all rested on his final dive. but he was awarded two maximum scores to secure the gold medal. it has been such a tough year getting over that competition in rio where i was out of the final and i was unable to compete and show my best. tough work after the olympics with how i was feeling and to come out the other side of it are still superb. i am excited to be able to finally go on a honeymoon now with my husband.
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and what a day it was for daley, because earlier, he and his partner grace reid won silver in the mixed three metre springboard final. afterwards, reid said the pair had been "winging it" because they hadn't been able to practise together all week. it was another golden night for britain's pa ra—athletes at the world championships in london. there were three golds and a silver for british athletes. sophie hahn took gold in the t38100 metres. she beat off competition from kadeena cox who took the silver in second. hahn set a new world record for the second time after she did the same in the 200 metres last weekend. another double world champion is georgie hermitage. she added to her gold in the 400 metres with victory in the t37100 metres. her time of 13.36 seconds is a new world championship record. after the year i have had i was wanting to win the 400 because that is my event. the one i knew was always going to be difficult. i thought i might have been squeezed out of the medals. to come and do
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that and under that amount of pressure. . . and the third gold of the night came for aled davies in the shot putt. he threw a massive 17.52 metres to break his own world record and finish three metres clear of the rest. england's women won the bronze medal at the lacrosse world cup, beating australia in the third place play off game in guildford. the scores were level at nine all at full time so it went to a golden goal decider and it was megan whittle who grabbed a dramatic winner for the home side, prompting wild celebrations. the united states won gold beating canada in the final. mark sampson says his team are ready for the dark arts of spain when the teams meet at the women's european championship this afternoon. england thrashed scotland six nil in their opening game of the tournament. so the first will be prepared for the discipline of spain.
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spain won their first group match and beat england at the last european championships. scotland have their own injury worries ahead of their match against portugal, they're already missing three key players and they'll be without manchester city forward jane ross. after their opening game defeat to england, the scots need to bounce back if they're to progress further in the tournament. england's women's cricketers will aim to win their fourth world cup trophy today when they face india at lord's later. england have won six consecutive matches but they lost the opening match of this world cup campaign to india. it's a sell out with more than 26,000 people expected to attend. plenty to look forward to the cricket. yes, plenty of luck to the captain and her young team. incredible to think the women were not allowed at lord's until 1999. and they sell out. it is incredible. well, women's world cup game cricket
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finally facing india today. as we said, the game is a sell—out. 0ur reporter is there for us. tom, lots of excitement today. tell us what the weather will be like first of all because it looks a little grey above you. that i cannot tell you for certain but the weather is holding at the moment. no rain at the moment. there is buzz around the ground. quiet at the moment but it is early. will not be in a couple of hours time. india's famous army of fa ns hours time. india's famous army of fans will be banging their drums. many england fans here as well. 26 one half thousand people. this will be the most watched game of women's cricket ever. england to play india in the final, of course. england, unbeaten in six. the only game they have lost so far is against india. bringing in clare potter, a former england player and a director of women's cricket for the ecb. how big a moment this is for women's
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cricket? i think it is a huge moment. the fact that we have sold out for the final. the fact that it is an india england final. if it we re is an india england final. if it were england australia or england india it would be amazing. as the host team it is amazing. were here. it would be unbelievably disappointing if we were not. as you say, we are honours unbeaten run since losing the opening game to india. we have come full circle in terms of the england and india kind of clash. but i think it is significant daily. the coverage in this tournament has built and built as we have progressed through to today. the viewing figures globally have been absolutely incredible. you know, huge increase on previous world cup '5. i think the tv audience expected for today is around 100 million around the world. all of us involved in the women's game and the game in general are, you know, quite excited about today. we must enjoy today for what it is
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but also i think people are already starting to look ahead at what a huge opportunities i think this tournament has proved that we have. give us a sense about the players, the key players for england in particular. and what you expect is, you know, who will win or lose this game for either side. are you know, both teams are with star players. to go to both teams are with star players. to gotoa both teams are with star players. to go to a final in a round—robin tournament where you have had to play seven games and a you know, both teams have brilliant semifinals. so lots of key players have stood up to big for england, tammy beaumont at the top of the order has had a brilliant tournament. sarah taylor is playing well. the wicket—keeper batsman. heather knight, our captain, is batting quite well at number four. natalie at number five has had an incredible tournament and she has scored two centuries so far. bowling attack... spearheaded by anya and
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catherine who are very experienced opening partnership. alex '5 bowling quite well, a young left—arm bowler. ata quite well, a young left—arm bowler. at a young team with some experience. a few over 30 but many in theirearly to experience. a few over 30 but many in their early to mid— 205. for india, again, they have a really well— balanced 5ide india, again, they have a really well— balanced side with india, again, they have a really well—balanced side with amazing experience. captain and opening all, theyju5t pa5t experience. captain and opening all, theyju5t past 6000 0di run5 experience. captain and opening all, theyju5t past 6000 0di runs this tournament to become the leading run scorer tournament to become the leading run scorer in an international women's cricket. it has ingredients to be a cla55ic cricket. it has ingredients to be a classic and for both teams this is a momentous occasion. not all of the players on show here today will have played out lord'5. players on show here today will have played out lord's. some england players have never played here before. what does that tell us? it tell5 before. what does that tell us? it tells us that some of them are very young. it tells us that, you know, we have the opportunity to play at lord'5 but we often choose, in the la 5t lord'5 but we often choose, in the last few years particular, we have
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taken england game5 last few years particular, we have taken england games to smaller venues that may hold five or 6000 so we can fill them and create... but now we have a sell—out. we can fill them and create... but now we have a sell-out. thank you very much enjoy the game. come on, england. let's just hope that england. let's just hope that england can do it and they can defeat india. of course, they lost to them in the opening game of this tournament. lady begins at 1030 this morning. looking forward to a. thank you very much, tom. —— play begins at 1030 this morning. let's see how they go today. you're watching breakfast from bbc news. the main stories this morning: prince william and prince harry have given a candid insight into their relationship with their mother, in a documentary marking 20 years since her death. the rules on blood donation are to be relaxed in england and scotland, to allow more gay men and sex workers to participate. here's stav with a look
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at this morning's weather. will stay fine at lord's today? it looks like there will be some interruptions. we have another day as sunshine and interruptions. there was yucky afternoon, feeling cool. in the sunshine, it shouldn't feel bad. there is a weakening area of low pressure slowly pushing its way into the near continent. there will be wet weather across northern areas. the central southern parts of the country, a fine note. a cool, fresh feel. there is the sunshine to compensate. the rain we had overnight across the midlands into the north—west of england slowly petering out. the clouds will thin and break, much like western
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scotland. there will be increasing amounts of rain to the north—west of scotland, expanding, becoming widespread, going southwards. some heavy showers to the south—west of scotla nd heavy showers to the south—west of scotland that behind it, it brightens up. bright for northern ireland. the england and wales, a scattering of showers. top temperatures around 20 or 21 degrees. for the open golf, the last day at royal birkdale, it could be breezy with a few showers in the forecast. here is the lord's forecasts, showers likely for the afternoon. fairly light winds but some of the showers could be quite heavy. the rain across northern england migrate southwards. further west, clear, cool and dry. england migrate southwards. further west, clear, cooland dry. into monday, it is central and eastern areas. quite cool northerly. the
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weather system that moves away and the ridge of high—pressure moves in. bright with sunshine and feeling warm, 24 degrees to the south of high ground. the ridge of high pressure pushes into all areas. good, sunny spells, good to be out and about and feeling warm in the sunshine. behind me, noticed the weather system moving in. a spell of rain spreading through for the course of wednesday. and then into thursday, back into the regime of sunshine and showers. a good start to the working week. a very english summer. sun, rain. rain again. we'll be back at eight o'clock for the headlines. but now, it's time for the travel show, which this week, comes from hong kong. coming up on this week's travel show: is this the original costume?
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that long. the hong kong dolphin is the simple age and —— symbolism of the simple age and —— symbolism of the handover to china. now their future is under threat. the golf and's colour is a result of burma regulation, a system that dolphins used to control their body temperature. —— dolphin. figures from the conservation department showed a number of pink dolphins has crashed from 188 in 2000 to only 65 in 2015. and although nobody is exactly sure how accurate that figure is, there is no doubt that numbers are falling. i have been coming to hong kong for 20 years and iam coming to hong kong for 20 years and i am ashamed to say i had no idea there were dolphins in the waters
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but of course you won't find them in victoria harbour or the tourists are. “— victoria harbour or the tourists are. —— where all the tourists are. to be in with a chance of seeing them, you have to leave hong kong island and head west towards the airport. land reclamation, population growth and pollution are all being blamed for destroying that dolphin's habitat. huge infrastructure projects like this bridge and tunnel might be good for the economy but environmentalists claim they are playing havoc with the dolphins' natural environment. the hong kong government has announced it will create a new 2.5 thousand fair marine park in the waters to help counter the effects of building and other runway at the airport. people say it the airport is in the wrong place and won't help
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the situation. what we are proposing is detect what is important to be animals first. —— protect. it is not about quantity, how many kilometres of the habitat is being protected but also where it is protect that and those core areas should be highly prioritised areas to protect in terms of stopping the development, lowering the fishing effort so basically reducing the pressure on the animals. give them a place to survive. determined to try and see some pink dolphins, i headed along with the adverse is —— advocacy group who have been helping to promote protection of the dolphins. we have a good idea of
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where they will be given the rain and wind and tides but they are wild animals so we can't make promises. he will see lots of garbage, concrete, boats and hopefully lots of dolphins but, you know, i have to lower expectations because some days it just doesn't lower expectations because some days itjust doesn't happen. lower expectations because some days it just doesn't happenlj lower expectations because some days itjust doesn't happen. i really hope we see a dolphin. the conditions are in our favour. hope we see a dolphin. the conditions are in ourfavour. it hope we see a dolphin. the conditions are in our favour. it is not too windy and where we are now in the waters, it is near the mouth of the river so the sea isn't too salty and this is their usual habitat. this is what dolphins light. for a while there is nothing and then as we head into the western waters of la ntau and then as we head into the western waters of lantau island, we suddenly get lucky. there is one over there! 0h, get lucky. there is one over there! oh, i missed it! got to be quick! a pink one. is he going to come up ain? pink one. is he going to come up i pink one. is he going to come up again? yes! 0k. three o'clock, three
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o'clock. 0h, again? yes! 0k. three o'clock, three o'clock. oh, oh! there is one! people love concrete here. where is the tipping point where you say that dolphins are no longer, you know, sustainable, if you like. and even if they are, the gene pool will be shrinking with fewer and fewer dolphins so by the time you list something as endangered, it's quite often too late. is a cosmopolitan city which is quite wealthy, we have all the resource to make the balance between development and conservation, we can do both. we use a dolphin as the master point, a simple,. —— symbol. we need to make
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sure they are here notjust simple,. —— symbol. we need to make sure they are here not just the simple,. —— symbol. we need to make sure they are here notjust the us but the future generations to come. —— notjust but the future generations to come. —— not just for us. but the future generations to come. -- notjust for us. made chow was voted asia's best female chef earlier this year and she is making a reputation behind a new generation of chefs of what is being called neo— cantonese cuisine. we were lucky enough to go behind the scenes at her lack that the paradise resident —— restaurant to see her cook one of her most popular dishes. today we will cook the chicken. at hgppy today we will cook the chicken. at happy paradise we do neo— cantonese food so we will do it with mob
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cantonese techniques, taking it more refined. —— more cantonese techniques stop we have already slow cooked it. we have cooked the breast at 58 degrees. for the fire, 83 degrees and for the seat as a little garnish the cause —— the feet as a garnish. it is already cooked so what doing now is reheating it. this broth is shiitake braise. you can really smell a lot of shiitake mushrooms in there. it also has shah hsing wine which is the most commonly used cooking wine for chinese people. i will stirfried
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the chicken out. now, we're just going to lay all the rice on top. now we are going to garnish with a bit of chrysanthemum. it is not traditionalfor bit of chrysanthemum. it is not traditional for this dish that it really adds a nice floralness. we got the inspiration from having snakes —— snake soup. it represents a chicken feathers. for the side, we garnish with the soup. this is
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refined cantonese food. superconfident —— super comfort levels. that is all we have got time for in this edition of the programme. coming up next week, as pakistan prepares to mark 70 years of independence, we had dared to get a taste of life in the city. —— we head there. i hope you canjoin us for that if you can and don't forget, if you can follow the rest of our team forget, if you can follow the rest of ourteam in forget, if you can follow the rest of our team in real time, forget, if you can follow the rest of ourteam in realtime, you forget, if you can follow the rest of our team in real time, you can signup to our media team. it is goodbye from us for now. hello, this is breakfast, with
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christian fraser and tina daheley. princes william and harry speak candidly about their mother ahead of the 20th anniversary of her death. probably a little bit too raw up until this point. it is still raw. they open up about diana's loving and mischievous nature — and reveal details of their final conversation.
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