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marcus hutchins had been living it up marcus hutchins had been living it up in las vegas, partying at 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 many gym sessions a week did you
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do? we did about two. they were long gym sessions, we stayed in there for about an hour gym sessions, we stayed in there for aboutan hourand gym sessions, we stayed in there for about an hour and a half. it is important for female athletes to keep their strength levels because they do drop away and still getting they do drop away and still getting the balance right between where you should taper off and do your lifting. i used to train right up to my event. she is focused, she is looking strong, she needs a good start here. andrew cotter is your commentator. when you think of great athletic moments, they are usually in the evenings, but in the heptathlon, they go straight into it. a new personal best for that arena
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another medal contender from latvia. katarina johnson thomson is outstanding in the highjump, long jump outstanding in the highjump, long jump 200 metres, a very good 800 metre runner. the hurdles, she doesn't quite get to the top level. jessica ennis hill was an outstanding hurdler. 13.29 is a new personal best for katarina this season. personal best for katarina this season. can she get close to it? it all begins here in the hundred
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hurdles. set... it's all about the time for katarina johnson—thompson. perhaps a little bit of safety there. she sat for a while in the blocks it seemed. it was cautious at the start from katarina johnson—thompson. let's wait to see her time coming up and colin jackson will talk you through this one. yes, the women in this
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event a re this one. yes, the women in this event are strong hurdlers. her time has just event are strong hurdlers. her time hasjust come event are strong hurdlers. her time has just come up. 13.30 three. event are strong hurdlers. her time hasjust come up. 13.30 three. she will be very happy with that. let's have a look at that spot. she was very soft, a little bit of over striding. you need to have good legs be going into that first hurdle because it sets you up, but once she gets into the groove, she starts making inroads into the field. so all eyes on kj tea over the course of the day today at the london stadium. the athletics continue. we will be there periodically and bring you many of those key moments on a very, very exciting weekend. i will be back with you at 11. now on bbc news, time for the travel show
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coming up on this week's travel show: ben is seeking out beats in pakistan. we are watching two beat boxers perform to an audience full of young people eating pizza and enjoying life whilst they are waiting for a rap group to come on. i'm getting my kicks in thailand. i am about to step in the ring with momo. he looks really mean. # spend my life in this sweet surrender. and we are hitting the high notes in manila. # this is a man's world. this is a country
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that some governments say you probably shouldn't visit as a tourist, pakistan. terror—related incidents, kidnappings and political turmoil have all taken their toll on the country's reputation. and as the country prepares to celebrate its 70th anniversary of independence the travel show‘s benjamin zand packed his backpack and headed for karachi. i was in karachi, pakistan, on the search for some good news. as a man who likes music, like pretty much everyone else in the world i thought it would be a good place to start. so i decided it was time to check out karachi's music scene. historically, being a musician here has been hard. musicians and gigs have often been targeted by religious extremists. but i had heard that things were getting better and some great tunes
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and artists were coming out as a consequence. so on an insanely hot day injuly i find out more. 0n the breakfast show. official, on facebook, who is ultimately the control freak in your car? what are the radio rules? we have got simon who says, in my car i am the one in charge as i am the only one who sits in front. what is it like being a musician here? is it hard? it is but it has become a lot better to the point that we have actually come out and started doing more outdoor events. we have food festivals, we have music festivals. we have lots of concerts in the last year. people are not afraid any more to come out and go to a concert. what is the driving force? is that these kind of young musicians who arejust like, i don't care, i'm going to be a musician? yes. there was a music festival that took place in lahore about a month ago. a week before the event there was a really tragic bomb blast took place
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in lahore so we had to figure out whether we were going to have the event or not these after that. we ultimately decided to do it. not out of any other reason than the fact that it should happen regardless of what is happening in the city. and that was amazing. i wanted to see for myself how pakistan was changing. and meet someone from this new era of artists. so i asked my new friends. i want to hear some rap. the name they gave me was ali gul pir. this is a really cool song by ali gul pir who is a comedian and rapper who has written about social class issues and stuff. so it is a good fun song. ali raps about society and social injustice.
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in this video, waderai ka beta, which went viral across pakistan, he raps about the issues the country has with feudalism. as a consequence he is now pretty famous and he agreed to meet me. are you ali? hey. nice to meet you. sorry for being late. long time. i know. how's it going? good, good, good. i feel like i'm meeting a superstar. you should not think that. i look like a bum. ali was jamming with his friends, preparing for a gig the following day. i talk about issues that we face as a society. it is something like there is a song about feudalism, feudal landlords and the power. there is another song
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about people who stare at women. i grew up with a single mother and i saw her face a lot of that growing up so i made a song about that. youtube was banned in pakistan so i made a song about that. there were times when i used to get death threats but i just focused on the love that i got and i realised that if this is what i want to do for my future then i have to deal with that. do you get nervous when you go to these gigs? because something could happen? the situation right now is better but we have been through some tough times in the past. pakistan has been through a rough patch. we know that. that is the more reason why we need to perform, to entertain, to bring positivity. if somebody feels unsafe they should come over and watch the show and feel safe and loved and happy. ali wanted me to go with him to his gig so of course i said yes.
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we set off on a road trip. it was the first time ali would ever be playing in hyderabad and he was excited. and so was i. i left the band to go and prepare for the show elsewhere. i carried on to the location alone. music and food festivals aren't too common here in hyderabad. this is it. the hyderabad club. the place was packed. everyone is a lot younger than i thought. and this is also on a cricket pitch. i have never seen that before. while i was waiting for ali to arrive i made some friends. and eventually had a chat with the guy who arranged the whole thing. a lot of people will be, pakistan shouldn't have music events because if they do the taliban will bomb them. people would not expect to see
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something like this in pakistan. is this what pakistan is like? most of pakistan is like this. all the negative aspects of that are shown in the media. we are not like that. we have families who come out and enjoy their lives. we are not intimidated by any wrong activities or terrorist activities. this could not be more different from the image most people get when you think of pakistan. we are watching two beat boxers perform to an audience full of young people eating pizza and enjoying life waiting for a rap group to come on. i only knowjustin bieber. you only knowjustin bieber? yes. i am a very great fan. you are a belieber. i am a belieber. # touch me like you do. # what are you waiting for? that was good. well done. thank you. soon ali and his band arrives. are you nervous?
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i am always nervous. i have done hundreds of shows but i still get nervous before a show. before he went on stage i decided to ask why he puts himself through all of this. by the end of the show i go home and i go like, great, i made them dance, and i made them think as well. a lot of people when they think of pakistan think of the taliban, terror, and they would think that being a musician would be difficult as a consequence. have they got it all wrong? my content gets me into trouble with some bad people but you can see a thousand people here having fun. and there is no taliban here. you don't have to be nervous about security because it happens and if it is going to happen it is going to happen. it has never happened. i have never been shot at while performing and stuff like that. i need to speak to these people. my audience is this. they are more or less the same people. they just want to survive and make a good living. they want to be happy.
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in the end of the day theyjust want to make a living. music gives them hope. we lack education. we lack proper employment. there is a lot of corruption. at the end of the day somebody goes back home happy, i think that's what i give them. a little bit of happiness, a little bit of hope. ali gul pir. everyone should be a pioneer, right? it's no good to follow. you should lead. you should do something. stay with us because coming up...
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i'm trying not to get knocked off my feet. look at his abs. that is ridiculous. and we are searching forsinging stars in manila. # total eclipse of the heart. the travel show, your essential guide wherever you're heading. japan can lay claim to many crazes that have swept the world but now people in another country say they are responsible for one of japan's biggest entertainment exports. and they are just as passionate as the japanese about showing off their skills. so we took a trip to manila, philippines, to meet them. # this is a man's world.
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i am 21 years old. i am a physical therapy student. my passion is singing. singing is part of my everyday life. it makes me happy. it keeps me alive. we love to sing here in the philippines, karaoke. my ideal type of song to sing for an audience is something that speaks about love, something that speaks about broken hearts, because everybody has felt that. i am the daughter of the inventor of the singalong system or karaoke. my father introduced the singalong system in the philippines in 1974. let me show you a sample of one of the singalong systems my father came outwith. with the introduction
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of the karaoke many filipinos were able to afford to have their own machine at home and it provided a new form of entertainment. home and it provided a new form of entertainment. there was a new set of venues to go to. we love to sing. an example of that is happening right now. they sing. we love to sing female pop belter songs, we love to sing that kind of
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stuff. we love to sing those high notes. it is part of our culture. it is getting late here in manila, it is already dark, it is the perfect time for a karaoke session. # just to hear you breathing, watch you smile while you are # sleeping i could spend my life in this sweet surrender. # i could stay lost in this moment forever. the filipinos really know how to sing. they have a voice. it has been proven all
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over the world that we have entertainment all over the world. they take a shower, they are singing. they wash their clothes, they are singing. it is part of filipino culture. # together we can take it to the end of the line. maybe in the future i will be a singer one day. maybe i can be a singer—doctor. maybe one day. that is still my passion. # once upon a time there was light in my life # now there's only love in the dark. # nothing i can say, a total eclipse of the heart. # a total eclipse of the heart. and finally this week:
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strong smell of heat rub. 0bviously the fighters themselves soupy impressive. it is really quite high octane. despite sports popularity and the school involved, it's only recently it has been granted provisional 0lympic recognition and fancy it will be part of the 2024 games. these fighters are astonishing watching them up close and personal. some bright spark decided it was a goodidea some bright spark decided it was a good idea for me to tried this out first hand. i hope i don't come out the other end to bruised and banged up.
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i had 45 minutes to the north of bangkok. this gym is where some of the top champions live and train. this place is known as the country's toughest. how has this riaz been so far? good, man. these guys are tough. i mean, they are the best. back home i'm training two hours a day and that's supposed to be the real tough stuff. 0ver day and that's supposed to be the real tough stuff. over here, you train six, seven hours a day. these are —— that is the norm. these guys train twice a day. they are determined to make me sweat
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even more. talk about balance, you a lwa ys even more. talk about balance, you always think about leaning into a punch. with this, you stayed pretty much dead centre, keep your weight evenly distributed. it is weird, it is like breaking habits. children here start learning from a very young age and it takes years to master the practice. i'm about to step in the ring with momo who is a top contender. he looks really mean. look at his abs. ridiculous! i've
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got a look at his abs. ridiculous! i've gotafairway look at his abs. ridiculous! i've got a fair way to go yet. 0k. backwards, yeah? music plays. so, ithink so, i think i am going to have to call it a day. these guys are finely tuned up. i've had the tiniest of training here. it's been absolutely amazing, but my time here is done, so amazing, but my time here is done, soi amazing, but my time here is done, so i hope you enjoyed my agony. i am
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relieved to say that is it for this week, but coming up on next week's travel show... the journey from the far west to the far east of india as the country celebrates 70 years of independence. if there is one defining legacy of british rule in the vast sprawling ——, it's the vast sprawling railway network. it's still the lifeblood of the country today. join us that if you can, but don't forget you can follow us wherever we are in the world by following our social media streams. from me and the rest of the team, goodbye. this is bbc news.
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i'mjane i'm jane hill. the headlines at 11am. 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 10,000 metre title. he really has that aura of invincibility, i am not sure the others really deep down believe that they can beat him. it is day two of the championships and katarina johnson—thompson kicks off her bid for a gold medal in the heptathlon with the 100 metres hurdles. tens of thousands of passengers face three weeks of disruption from today asa three weeks of disruption from today as a major engineering begins at the country's busiest railway station.
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