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this is bbc news, the headlines at ten. he isa he is a one—man world superpower, it is cold for farah! mo farah wins his tenth straight athletics gold medal, as he storms his way to the 10,000m title. he really has that aura of invincibility, i am he really has that aura of invincibility, lam not he really has that aura of invincibility, i am not sure the others really deep down believe that they can beat him. it's day two of the championships, and katarina johnson—thompson will feature in the heptathlon in an attempt to win the gold medal currently held by jessica ennis—hill. tens of thousands of passengers face three weeks of disruption from today, as a major engineering project begins at britain's busiest railway station, waterloo in london. ireland's first openly gay prime minister will attend a pride event in belfast later, as he warns the "clock is ticking" on brexit talks. the british hacker who helped stop a cyber attack on the nhs
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is spending the weekend in a us prison after being accused of creating software that steals customers' bank details. youtube insiders tell the bbc that child—protection measures at the video—sharing website are failing. hello, good morning, welcome to bbc news. sir mo farah has been celebrating his victory in last night's10,000m at the world championships, describing it as one of the toughest races of his career. the 3a—year—old, who is due to retire at the end of the season, now has his eyes on completing a third successive world double, by winning the 5000m next week.
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natalie perks has all the details from the london stadium, where usain bolt also took to the track. music: "god save the queen" it has become a familiar scene here. the smile, the anthem, the gold. but this win was arguably the greatest of them all. his competitors went off hard, working together to grind farah down. as mo tried to whip the crowd into a frenzy, his rivals kicked on. still, farah held firm. down the final straight, the nation and his wife willed him to victory. we needn't have worried. it was his fastest time in six years. he's a one—man world superpower! it's gold for farah! the training had all been worth it — to be able to celebrate with the most important people in his life. i got a bit emotional at the start, then i had to get in the zone,
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and, yeah, it'sjust been, you know, amazing. he's not the only one gearing up for goodbye. lapping up the london love, usain bolt has not been lightning quick this season, but then he hasn't yet needed to be. commentator: here he comes, and there he goes. 10.08. that's him through to today's semis. he is aiming for his 12th world title, and london loves him. they always show me so much love, and i really appreciate it. i'm just happy to be here. this track has witnessed yet another piece of mo farah history. his tenth major global title, his most impressive yet. this stadium was built to leave a legacy. sir mo's will last a lifetime. natalie pirks, bbc news, at the london stadium. paula radcliffe is a women's marathon world record holder. a little earlier, she gave her reaction to mo's win.
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i think of all his world championships and olympics victories, it was probably the one where he was tested and challenged the most. the ugandans and the kenyans, in particular, worked together to really take it to him and test him, and to do as much as they could to try to draw the sting out of him, but they were not good enough to be able to do that. once it got into his territory, he was always in control. he really has that aura of invincibility. i am not sure the others really deep down believe that they can ever beat him. in their minds, they are always racing for second, and that is why they were not capable of really testing him last night. there were also points where they backed off, because in their minds they are racing for second a lot of the time, and he plays with the field, plays mind games, and that was very much
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in evidence last night. as i say, ijust don't believe that they know how to beat him, or that they believe they can beat him. paula radcliffe there talking about that extraordinary achievement last night, let's head to the london stadium and speak to our very own jessica creighton. we are all terribly envious of you being there, iam sure terribly envious of you being there, i am sure you have heard that a hundred times already! what can we expect today? yes, good morning, you are quite right, it is a real privilege to be here, the spectacular night on the track, seeing usain bolt and mo farah in action on the track. now the final preparations for day two are under way, and action is about to begin. so many brits for the fans to cheer for today, katarina johnson—thompson beginning her bed in the habitat
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lon, the first event is on the track. —— in the catalogue. of my sophy ridge and was the first british woman to win a medal at the olympics. —— sophie hitchon. asha philip will be going for great britain in the women's 100 metres, so britain in the women's 100 metres, so much britain in the women's100 metres, so much to look forward to, all very exciting. and ticket sales have clearly been outstanding, it looks really busy, even first thing in the morning. well, british athletics fa ns morning. well, british athletics fans just morning. well, british athletics fa ns just love morning. well, british athletics fans just love this sport, and they know how to put on an event. as you can see, this morning session,
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already the stadium is a very full indeed. britons love athletics, especially when they have got big names to cheer, and organisers have told me that more than 250,000 people will pass through the london stadium this weekend alone. there has been a record number of tickets sold, over 660,000 fans will pass through the stadium. it is a fantastic event, but when they have people like mo farah to cheer on, and so many brits today, katarina johnson—thompson, asha philip, you can see why they flock to the stadium. we will talk you very soon, thanks very much, jessica creighton keeping an eye on events at the london stadium. right now, let's talk about major disruption for tens of thousands, perhaps millions of rail passengers. millions of rail passengers are facing three weeks of disruption, as work to update the uk's busiest railway station
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gets under way today. the revamp of london's waterloo station will cost £800 million. the work will close ten of the station's 19 platforms, which means a significantly reduced service while it is carried out. this phase of the upgrade is due to be finished by 28th august. let's talk to our reporter at waterloo, simon jones. what have passengers been saying to you so far, simon? well, some passengers have arrived here knowing that they were facing disruption, but for others the message had not got through. in this station, some 99 million passengerjourneys are made to more from the station each year, so when you take out some of the capacity, it is going to have a huge impact. let me show you the situation on this platform, rather
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strange, workers there, but you have got the macro passengers at all, because ten of the platforms are being taken totally out of service over the next three weeks. that is so that four of the platforms can be extended to increase the capacity of the station, so they can accept longer trains. the boards are showing that trains are still departing, but there are far fewer than there would normally be at the weekend and over the coming weeks. for passengers here, they have been trying to make sense of it all, one told me they were very angry because they have got a lot of friends visiting them, and they didn't know weather they were going to be able to make their way to them. another person told me that he had an e—mail from a train company telling him to consider not going to work over the next three weeks, to work from home, and he said that would be totally impossible for him. there are various points where passengers can ask for information, we are told 1000 extra staff are being brought
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in to answer questions and make sure things run smoothly. one big question people are asking is about compensation, south west trains told us compensation, south west trains told us that normal rules will apply. compensation will be available throughout august, as it always is, based on the journey that our passengers have compare to the advertised time table. we have been talking to passengers for about 12 months now, trying to raise awareness of these works, getting people to understand the impact on their journeys. people to understand the impact on theirjourneys. for some people this may involve taking holiday or working from home, but there is compensation busied in place if passengers are disrupted. well, network rail warning they are likely to be difficult days ahead. if you do have to come to the station, they are warning fewer trains, bigger queues, perhaps even to get into the station. some six stations, mainly the route up to chessington, are being closed totally, so that will cause problems, as well as the extra
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staff being brought in, network rail say they have 500,000 bottles of water and 100,000 ice cream is to hand out to passengers if they become frazzled by it all. simon, thank you very much indeed, we will check out later in the day, see how things are going. the irish prime minister, leo varadkar, continues his first official visit to northern ireland today. the openly gay taoiseach will attend a pride event in belfast later. yesterday, he focused on brexit, suggesting that a bilateral customs union could be the best way for the uk to deal with the issue of northern ireland's border with the republic. our ireland correspondent chris buckler explains. the irish border has become a divisive issue in the debate about brexit. the scores of completely open roads that connect northern ireland and the republic carry huge amounts of traffic and trade, and on his first official visit north of the border as ireland's prime minister, leo varadkar insisted
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that the free movement of people, goods and services should continue here after the uk leaves the eu. perhaps the biggest challenge for our generation is brexit. every single aspect of life in northern ireland could be affected by the outcome. we will do all that we can in brussels, london and dublin to achieve the best outcome for everybody on this island, to protect our peace, our freedoms, our rights and our prosperity. leo varadkar has also been meeting northern ireland's main political parties, including the dup, who supported brexit. they have taken exception to some of his recent comments that were critical of those he called the "hard brexiteers". some of his party members have also questioned his decision to attend an event this morning as part of belfast pride. the organisation is campaigning for the introduction of same—sex marriage in northern ireland, which in the past the dup has blocked. leo varadkar is openly gay and campaigned
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during the republic's marriage equality referendum two years ago. but the democratic unionists have suggested he should not interfere with social issues within northern ireland. brexit is, however, expected to have an impact on both sides of the border, and as a result the irish government are likely to remain very vocal as the uk continues to negotiate its departure from the eu. chris buckler, bbc news, belfast. theresa may's former chief of staff nick timothy has been speaking to the daily telegraph to explain where he thinks the general election campaign went wrong for the conservatives. he says that when she became prime minister, theresa may understood that the country wanted fundamental change, but he says, "it was a reassurance and continuity campaign rather than a change campaign, i think that was wrong." after the election, chancellor philip hammond criticised the way campaign, saying the conservatives should have focused more on their economic record.
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mr timothy seems to accept this, saying, "it probably is true that there should have been more on the economy during the campaign." however, although he accepts some criticism of the campaign he helped run, he warns the tories not to go to their comfort zone, saying, "if the party retreats to a much more orthodox conservative proposition, we do risk the election of a dangerous left—wing alternative." i'm joined by our political correspondent leila nathoo. you have been reading through this, i right you have been reading through this, iright in you have been reading through this, i right in saying it is the first lengthy exposition we have had from him? he spoke a tiny amount after the election, but this is the first time we have heard from someone who was a key part and a controversial part. absolutely, it is quite a lengthy interview with nick timothy, who was at the heart of government.
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he was one of theresa may's inner circle, along with fiona hill, one of the two key advisors, and he played a role in the election, one of the authors of that manifesto that seemed to not go so well for the conservative party. but i have to say, in this lengthy interview, there are no huge revelations, as you might expect from someone who had that kind of insight and access and into theresa may. we didn't learn anything new is such a bad theresa may, watch it was like to work with. —— anything new as such about theresa may. as you say, he is talking about the fact that the tories should not have put this continuity message, should have stuck with the message of change. with hindsight, he says it perhaps should not have been such a presidential campaign, and he does say they probably underestimated jeremy corbyn. but i think, you
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know, it is a broad brush look, what you get is that he remains extremely loyal to theresa may, he is not going to spill the beans, still very much in support of her as the right person to lead the country, saying she has done well to turn things around after the election. so much of that is interesting, because you talk about no particular sign of contrition. people listening to this, nick timothy and fiona hill we re this, nick timothy and fiona hill were not household names, they were inner circle people, but we cannot overstate the role they played with theresa may and in the election campaign. so people reading the telegraph might think, well, you had an awful lot to do with this! absolutely, and they did fall on their swords, resigning in the immediate aftermath of the election because of their role. there had been accusations that they had run a closed circle, and he admits in the article that there was perhaps better communication that could have been had with others in government and in whitehall, but there had been
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accusations that they had run the thing is, the three of them, but you are right, i do not think there is much of an apology here, not really any hint of, i hold my hands up, this is where we went wrong. he does have a bit of advice, you saw there that he is advising the tory party not to retreat into traditional conservatism, advising theresa may to stick with the social care reform, which, you will remember, was a real stumbling block in the campaign. he was the architect of that campaign, and he's defending quite a lot, actually. he is advising theresa may to stick with promising to intervene in markets. so various hints of what we can expect in his regular column that will be coming in the telegraph, he will be coming in the telegraph, he will also be writing for the sun in the coming months too, but i do not think it is going to be a tell all, but we might get a few insights down the line. maybe he is saving it for a book! thank you very much, leila
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nathoo, thank you for now. the headlines on bbc news. mo farah says he will overcome a leg injury to defend his 5,000m world title, after winning what he said was the "toughest race" of his life to retain his 10,000m crown. rail companies are warning of significant delays at waterloo station in london from today, ten of 19 platforms are being closed for construction work. it will take more than three weeks. on his first official visit to northern ireland, the irish prime minister has called for "unique solutions" to preserve the relationship between the uk and the eu after brexit. it is all about the sport this weekend, isn't it, really? let's catch up with what has been happening, tim is at the sports
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centre. it's day two of the world athletics championships in london, and while mo farah will be celebrating again this morning after defending his 10,000m title last night, we'll get to that in a moment, because the action is already back under way today. and can katarina johnson thompson follow in the footsteps ofjessica ennis—hill and become the world heptahlon champion? she begins the first of her events with the 100m hurdles. let's have a look at some live pictures from the athletics, shot put is under way, as you can see. notan put is under way, as you can see. not an event for me, this one, i don't think it's like there we go, action under way on day two at the london stadium. usain bolt going tonight to see if he can defend his 100 metres crown. but back to mo, and in the stadium where his victories made him a household name, five years on from his double olympic triumph in london, he won the 10,000m world title for the third time.
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it was one of his toughest races, actually, he held off a real challenge from his rivals and survived a couple of stumbles on a really fast final lap, before winning it with his customary sprint to the line. you gave us a scare going around the bend, tripping twice and stepping out of your lane. blood there as well! a couple of bruises, i am all right. you know what it is like to double up, you have four days for the 5000 metres. you have to go through a heat for that one. how do you do that now, block this out or enjoy it for a bit? yes, you have got to block it out. it is a moment that is done now, i have to get back to the basics. eat, sleep, rest. that is what it takes if i want to come back for the 5k. ijust have to take care of my body. and if seeing sir mo wasn't enough, the crowd had already been treated to the sport's biggest star, usain bolt, and his first appearance at the final
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championships before he retires. he recovered from a terrible start to win his 100m heat and reach the semifinals, but he wasn't happy with his run, or the starting blocks. i am not really fond of these blocks. i think they are the worst blocks i have experienced. i have to get this together. i have to get the start together, i can't keep doing this. what is it about the block in particular? it is shaky. when i did my warm up, it pushed back and fell back, and it's not what i am used to. it is not as sturdy or as firm as what i am used to. reece prescod ran a personal best to reach the semifinals in his first world championships. he said he loved being in front of a home crowd. in fact, all three british sprinters made it through, so we'll see prescod, james desaolu and cj ujah on the track again this evening. also in action will be laura muir,
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who was inspired to take her athletics career to the next level when she watched london 2012 on television. she goes in the 1500m semifinals, along with jess judd, laura weightman and sarah mcdonald. now, let's look at the rest of the sport, and it's delicately balanced after day one of the fourth and final test against south africa at old trafford. england captain joe root made a half—century for his tenth test match in a row, and ben stokes hit 58, but he was outjust before the close. england will resume later this morning on 260—6. well, you always want 400 in the first innings of any test match. i think, having lost benjust at the close, if we can get 350 i think we would take that right now. 350 plus, definitely,
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you always want to try to get. maybe that last wicket might knock a few off it. paris saint—germain fans will have to wait a little longer before they see world record signing neymar in action. the world's most expensive footballer will miss his side's first match of the season today after his documents failed to be lodged in time. the brazilian forward will, though, be presented to supporters before the match at the parc des princes. the english domestic football season is already under way. sunderland began life back in the championship with a 1—1 draw with derby county. after bradleyjohnson had put derby ahead, lewis grabban equalised from the penalty spot. elsewhere, nottingham forest beat millwall1—0. the scottish premiership season starts today. champions celtic play hearts in the lunchtime kickoff. english golfer georgia hall is two shots off the pace at the halfway stage of the women's british open at kingsbarns in scotland.
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hall led for most of the day, thanks to four consecutive birdies and a solitary bogey on the front nine. she added three more birdies to put herself in a great position for the final two days. out in front is ik kim of south korea, who made an eagle putt in her round of 68. she's 11 under par. that's all the sport for now. you can keep up to date with all those stories on the bbc sport website, and i'll have more in the next hour. it is all going on, isn't it? busy weekend, thank you very much. let's turn our attention is to north korea, because the united nations will vote and have economic sanctions later today. this is a
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security council vote will happen this evening in new york. the idea is to deprive north korea of about $1 billion worth of revenues. it is aus $1 billion worth of revenues. it is a us drafted resolution that goes before the security council tonight. let's discuss its chances of success. let's speak now to sir emerones parry. he's a former political director at the foreign office and was the uk ambassador to the united nations from 2003 to 2007. good morning to you. good morning to you. further sanctions, will this work? is this the right approach in your opinion? well, it is a lack of any other alternative, to be honest. there are probably three options — one is diplomatic, discussions, negotiations, and for the moment that seems stalled. second is security council action, and the third would be very unattractive, the military option. so for lack of
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any other option which is better, it is another resolution. but bear in mind there have been at least five over the last 11 years, and this would be another, as you say, turning the screw against the regime. i appreciate you have outlined the three, but that is the problem, sanctions have not worked before, so is the idea that they become progressively more punitive? well, they have worked in the sense that many of the things that the north koreans were doing they can no longer do. and there is a degree of implementation of those sanctions, so exports into north korea, which are prohibited, that is working. and i think most of the exports from north korea have also been inhibited. the challenges, what influence does that have on the regime? and for the moment, not enough, as we've seen from successive ballistic missile tests. a lot depends on china, whether
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china is prepared to use its influence, although that influence is often overstated. and whether or not the united states, perhaps the united nations itself through the good offices of the secretary—general, would be prepared to get into some meaningful negotiation with the regime to see if they can find a way through. but absent that, we are on a path which is, as you say, more punitive restrictions on the regime. the trump administration talks a lot about china, and it seems to outsiders that it puts a lot of pressure on china, as if it does have huge influence, but are you suggesting that the trump administration thinks perhaps china has even more influence than it does? i'm not commenting on john mccoy administration, but in terms of perceptions of china, yes, it has a certain influence. —— on the trump
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administration. but if there were a breakdown within north korea, the influx of north koreans into china would be a major problem for china. and it is a very difficult regime, even for china, getting a response from the leadership is very difficult. but what we need is for china to be engaged, or russia, and the six party talks involving both koreas, the united states and japan, we need those to be engaged. that is pa rt we need those to be engaged. that is part of what the result will be calling for tonight. semi ajayi parry, thank you very much for your time, we appreciate your time very much indeed. a british computer expert has appeared before a judge in las vegas, charged with creating software to steal bank details. prosecutors said 23—year—old marcus hutchins had admitted writing and selling the malware code, but his lawyer said his client denied all the charges against him. james cook reports from las vegas.
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marcus hutchins appeared before a federaljudge in a las vegas courtroom. the prosecution said he admitted writing computer code designed to steal banking details and also claimed there was evidence that he discussed how to split the profits with an accomplice. but his lawyer says he denies all the charges against him. how's he doing? he's holding up and in good spirits. the family, i think, support and the friends' support and his co—workers and the community have been tremendously supportive for him. indeed, many fellow cyber security experts regard marcus hutchins as a hero for stopping an attack which caused chaos for the nhs and spread to 150 countries around the world. the fbi moved in at the airport as he was about to fly home to the uk. marcus hutchins had been living it up marcus hutchins had been living it up in las vegas, partying at
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mansions, driving fast cars and shooting at gun ranges. he is due in court in wisconsin on tuesday. until then, thejudge here ordered his release on bail, subject to conditions which include surrendering his passport and gps monitoring. marcus hutchins appeared in court in las vegas right at the end of the working week. his lawyers had just a few minutes to scramble together his bail money, but by the time they had done so, the court had closed, which means we will have to spend the weekend injail. james cook, bbc news, las vegas. we arejust going we are just going to return to the london stadium. there is katarina thompsonjohnson. how
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