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this is bbc news. i'mjane i'm jane hill. the headlines at ham. 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. 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"
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on brexit talks. the british hacker who helped stop a cyber attack on the nhs 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. good morning and welcome to bbc news. sir mo farah has been celebrating 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 5000
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metres next week. 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, and, yeah, it's just been,
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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: bolt has work to do. 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 showed 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. paula radcliffe is the women's marathon world record holder. a little earlier she gave her reaction to mo's win. i think of all of his
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world championships and 0lympics victories it was probably the one where he was tested and challenged the most. i think that the ugandans and the kenyans in particular worked together to really take it to him and to test him and to do as much as they could to try and draw the sting out of him. theyjust weren't good enough to be able to did that and once it got into his territory in the last couple of laps he had to work hard, but he was always in control. he really that is what aura of invinceability and i'm not sure the others really deep down believe that they can ever beat him. i think they're kind of in their minds always racing for second and that's why they weren't capable of running hard enough in the early stages to really, really test him last night, but there were also points where they backed off because in their mind they are kind of racing for second a lot of time and he plays with the field a lot. he plays a lot of mind games with them 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. we will keep an eye on everything that's happening at the athletics over the course of the weekend. millions of rail passengers are facing three weeks of disruption as work to update the uk's busiest railway station gets underway 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 station, simonjones. it might be a weekend, but it still looks pretty busy behind you simon.
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what's been happening?m looks pretty busy behind you simon. what's been happening? it is a very busy station. at the busiest times you've got 600 passengers arriving here every single minute. so if you ta ke here every single minute. so if you take out the capacity, that's going to have albig impact. ten platforms being taken out of service. so four of them can be extended. to try to mitigate against that, they've actually reopened five platforms over there which used to serve the eu rostar over there which used to serve the eurostar trains before they moved to st pancras. they have been mothballed, but now they have been reopened to try to improve the capacity, but people are still being told there will be far fewer trains. the advice is to stay at home if you don't have to come here, perhaps work from home if you're commuting 01’ even work from home if you're commuting or even take your summer holidays! passengers i have been speaking to here this morning are finding the situation rather frustrating. i'm trying to get to milford. and i don't know when that's going to
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happen because all the trains, the oi'ies happen because all the trains, the ones that are running are delayed. it's a mess. it's a mess. my boyfriend lives in earlsfield. i'm just trying to get there and it's crazy. it is supposed to not be affected on saturdays and yet within affected on saturdays and yet within a day, i mean it'sjust a nightmare. they are not telling us how long the trains are delayed. the situation is going to be monitored very closely by transport focus. let's talk to linda mccourt from the organisation. what are you making of it? overall this is good news for passengers in the long—term because it will make more capacity on the trains however, there is short—term pain and we feel that some recognition of that should be made through enhanced compensation over and above what has been offered by the charter. we in transport focus will be on the ground over the next three weeks and
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today it is pleasing to see so many staff out helping passengers and that's what you need during something major like this. it's ple nty of something major like this. it's plenty of staff out, assisting and helping passengers where the sort of lay—out has changed. helping passengers where the sort of lay-out has changed. the bottom line with compensation if services have been changed in advance, you are not going to get any extra money? and that's the letter of the law. we understand that, but you know, these are understand that, but you know, these a re loyal understand that, but you know, these are loyal passengers and they are people who travel every day and pay a lot for season ticket holders so where is the spirit of good customer service that tells all these people, "we ca re service that tells all these people, "we care about you during the disruption." we "we care about you during the disruption. " we are "we care about you during the disruption." we are asking for a review of those arrangements and in the interim we will be checking to make sure how things are running and being managed and we will be feeding anyissues being managed and we will be feeding any issues back. we can see behind you, it is busy here for a saturday, but the big test will be monday, isn't it, when you have got the commuters coming into work? absolutely. so on monday it's going to be really important so there is more staff out there to help
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passengers and we in transport focus will be here too monitoring and seeing how it's going. i think on monday, it's going to be the afternoon peak that will be the real test and that's between 4.30pm and 6pm. not everybody is able to take the advice and work from home and ta ke the advice and work from home and take holidays. so yes, let's see what monday brings. we have seen a lot of staff at the station offering advice to passengers and that's going to be needed going into next week. thank you very much. the irish prime minister leo varadkar is continuing his first official visit to northern ireland. the taoiseach, who is gay, is attending belfast pride later today. yesterday he focused on brexit, with a strongly worded speech 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. 0ur ireland correspondent chris buckler explains. the irish border has
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become a divisive issue in the debate about brexit. there are 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 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. mr varadkar has also been meeting northern ireland's main political parties, including the dup, who supported brexit. they've taken exception to some of his recent comments that were critical of those he called the "hard brexiteers". some of the party members have also
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questioned his decision to attend and 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. mr varadkar is openly gay and campaigned during the republic's marriage equality referendum two years ago. but the democratic unionists have suggested he shouldn't 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. theresa may's former chief—of—dtaff, nick timothy, has been speaking theresa may's former chief—of—staff,
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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 has criticised the way campaign, saying the conservatives should have focused more on their economic record. 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 leftwing alternative." earlier i spoke to our political correspondent leila nathoo and asked her about the significance of the interview. it isa it is a lengthy interview with nick timothy who it has to be said was at the heart of government. he was one of theresa may's inner circle. he along with fiona hill were one of
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her two key advisers and played a role in the election. he was one of the co authors of that manifesto which 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 access, that kind of insight into the campaign and into theresa may. we didn't learn anything new as such about theresa may. what she was like to work with. we've heard a bit of reflection. no real tone of contrition though for perhaps throwing away that majority that the tories thought that they would have. he is talking about the fa ct would have. he is talking about the fact that they shouldn't have pushed the continuity message and stuck to the continuity message and stuck to the message of change with hindsight, perhaps he says it shouldn't have been a presidential campaign that the conservative party ended up running and he does say that he thinks they probably under estimated jeremy corbyn, but i think, you know, it's a bit more of a broad brush look. what you
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certainly get he is remaining 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 that she has done well to turn things around after the election. i mean that, so much of thatis election. i mean that, 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. these were inner circle people, but we can't overstate the role they played with theresa may and in the election campaign. so people reading the telegraph might think you had a lot to do with this? absolutely. they did fall on their swords. they resigned in the aftermath of the election because of their role and there had been accusations that they had runa there had been accusations that they had run a very closed circle and there was no, in fact, he admits in this article that there was perhaps better communication that could have been had with others in government and in whitehall, but there were accusations that they had really run things, the three of they will, but
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i don't think there is much of an apology here, not really any hint of you know i hold my hands up and this is what we, 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 and advising theresa may to stick with the social care reform which was a stumbling block in the campaign. he was the architect of that polls european commission but he is sticking to his guns and he is defending a lot and advising theresa may to stick with promising to intervene in markets. so, you know, various hints of what i think we can expect in his regular column that will be coming in the telegraph. he will be coming in the telegraph. he will be coming in the telegraph. he will be writing for the sun in the coming months too. from this, i don't think it will be a tell all that we might get a few more insights down the line. the headlines. mo farah says he will
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ove 1120 m e the headlines. mo farah says he will overcome a leg injury to defend his 5,000 meter title after winning what he described as the toughest race of his life to retain his 10,000 meter crown last night. train companies are warning of significant delays at waterloo station in london for the next three weeks. ten of the station's 19 platforms are closed for major construction work. and 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. 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. marcus hutchins appeared
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before a federaljudge in a las vegas courtroom. the prosecution said he had 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. mr hutchins had been living it up in las vegas, partying at mansions, driving fast cars and shooting at gun ranges. the fbi moved in at the airport as he was about to fly home to the uk. he is due in court in wisconsin on tuesday. until then, thejudge
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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. greater manchester police are investigating reports of an acid attack in salford. it's thought the victim was attacked in woodland in pendlebury yesterday afternoon. the man — who is in his 20s — has eye and face injuries, but it's not yet known how badly injured he is. a man has died after being shot in the chest outside a petrol station in chelmsford. essex police were called to the scene at two o'clock this morning. detectives say the victim and another man, both in their 20s were outside the petrol station when a blue ford fiesta pulled up.
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one of the men was shot before the car was driven off. a murder investigation is now underway. reg is thought to be britain's old est reg is thought to be britain's oldest supermarket worker. he thought it is time to retire. he stopped working at the age of 65, but that lasted only six weeks before he asked for his job back! thomas morgan went to meet him before his final shift. this is reg. not your average 93—year—old. but his customers and his colleagues love him. reg retired once at 65 just his colleagues love him. reg retired once at 65just a few his colleagues love him. reg retired once at 65 just a few years his colleagues love him. reg retired once at 65just a few years into his
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time with sainsbury‘s, a retirement that lasted just a few weeks. time with sainsbury‘s, a retirement that lasted just a few weekslj time with sainsbury‘s, a retirement that lasted just a few weeks. i look forward to coming here to meet the people. i look forward to it. but after working at the supermarket for over 35 years, after working at the supermarket for over 35 yea rs, next after working at the supermarket for over 35 years, next month, when he turns 94, why will reg finally pack it all in? it wouldn't be fair to the company. i'm getting slower doing jobs and i thought, it is unfairto doing jobs and i thought, it is unfair to the company. so i will pack it in. reg had five different careers during his life having started in the mines. but after working for 80 years his work ethic and commitment to the job is still as strong as ever. he loves it. he loves being here. he loves hisjob. i don't know what he's going to do when he's not doing it. believed to be the oldest shop worker in britain, ression g is 75 years older than the youngest worker in this
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store! it's clear his enthusiasm ru bs store! it's clear his enthusiasm rubs off on shoppers and his collea g u es rubs off on shoppers and his colleagues alike. he's a lovely man. aren't you reg? you have got a beautiful soul. everyone says hi ression eg and they stop for a chat. i will miss them terribly, the people, the customers, they are wonderful. many have known reg since they were children and they will be just as sad as he will be next month when he finally calls it a day. that's one of the best stories of the weekend. isn't it fantastic. wishing reg many happy years of retirement, we hope. let's turn our attention to the sports news. thank you very much indeed, jane. so following the exploits of mo farah last night, the action on day two is underway
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at the world athletics championships in london. remember usain bolt goes for gold tonight in the 100 metres, but it hasn't been the start katarina johnson thompson wanted in the heptathlon. looking to follow in the footsteps of three—time world champion jessica ennis—hill, the briton could only manage fithh could only manage fifth place in the 100 metre hurdles, which is first of the seven disciplines. it's the highjump next. and certainly not the start matthew hudson—smith was looking for in the 400 metres. his time of 45.31 meant he could only finish fifth and he's now got to wait to see if he can reach the semi—finals as a fastest loser. there was better news for dwayne cowan though who qualified for the semis after coming third in his heat. there were absolutely no problems whatsoeverfor the man many think is the heir to usain bolt, once the jamaican retires. the olympic champion and world record holder wade van niekirk cruised to victory in his 400 metre heat. the south african winning
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in 45.27 seconds. and back to the brits, because sophie hitchon needed just one throw to qualify for the final of the hammer. the olympic bronze medallist threw 73.05 to reach the final with her very first throw. it is really to come into qualification rounds. it is always the most difficult part of it. once you're through, it is like a normal competition. yeah, i mean, it is nice to make it in one throw, but you just need to make it. as long as you're in it, we will see what happens. alistair brownlee ruled himself out of the rest of the triathlon season. he is having surgery to sort an ongoing hip problem. cricket, and johnny ba i rstow returned to the crease this morning on 33 not out as england resumed on 260—6
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on day two of the final test against south africa at old trafford. play got underway at 11am and toby roland—jones is out. england lead the series 2—1, this is the fourth and final match between the sides. georgia hall is two shots off the pace. hall led for most of round two. front two. she put herself in a great position for the weekend. paris st germain fans will have to wait a little longer before they see world record signing neymar in action. the world's most expensive
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footballer at £200 million and he 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 scottish premiership season also starts this afternoon with champions celtic hosting hearts in the lunchtime kick off. now the weather. we have seen a few showers today. the rainbow captured by one of our weather watchers in fife, but there has been good spells of sunshine. this was the view in merseyside earlier. some lovely sunshine. it is the mixture of sunny spells and showers which could turn out to be heavy. we have seen a few rumbles of thunder and more of the same to come. with the north—westerly breeze, it will never be warm. the showers drifting eastwards from wales and into the
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midlands. some of those heavy with hailand midlands. some of those heavy with hail and further north, it is a day of sunny spells and scattered showers. again, the showers could be on the heavy side, but there will be dry and bright interludes and temperatures 16, 17, 18 celsius. the north—east of england is more likely to see showers. some bright spells across wales, but a few showers. in the far south of wales and into the south—west of england, it is dry. some decent spells of shine, but it's sunny spells and scattered showers. so every chance of some rain showing up at the london stadium through the afternoon, but the showers tending to fade away as you get on into the evening. the showers are fading away because we get this temporary ridge of high pressure by should settle things down. in northern ireland, we will see thicker cloud moving in with outbreaks of rain. so, ahead of that, i think it will be clear skies. it will turn chilly particularly in rural parts in northern england. temperatures could
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be low enough for a touch of frost on the grass. a chilly, but bright start for northern and eastern areas. the cloud amounts will increase, but it should stay fine and dry with light winds. however, in northern ireland, we start off wet. the rain moves through. it gets into scotland, the north—west of england and the north—west of wales. ahead of that, through the midlands and eastern england, we are staying fine and dry and temperatures into the low 20s. not a bad afternoon here, but only 16 celsius in glasgow and belfast. the community shield gets the football season under way and it will be a decent day for it. looking ahead to next week, it does remain unsettled. there will be rain and showers around and it will be on the breezy side as well. hello and welcome to dateline london i'mjane hill. this week we discuss ireland's growing fears about the brexit negotiations. what should the world do about the crisis in venezuela, and in north korea. and is the duke of edinburgh setting the tone for us
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all, not retiring until the age of 96? my guests are: david aaronovitch of the times, brian 0'connell, who's an irish writer and broadcaster, algerian journalist nabila ramdani, and michael goldfarb, the founder of the podcast frdh — welcome to you all. the brexit negotiations are on hold for the summer holiday — but that's not stopped the new irish prime minister expressing his anxieties about the future. leo varadker made an outspoken speech in belfast this week, and called for "unique solutions" to preserve the relationship between the uk and the european union after britain leaves. brian, you'rejust back from dublin — how worried is the administration? a distinct change of tone from
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