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this is bbc news — the headlines at 3pm: a review into the cost of energy is dismissed as "cold comfort" by consumer groups, who say households are already paying too much. both the us and china have welcomed tougher sanctions against north korea in the wake of its recent ballistic ballistic missile testing. the coastguard suspends a major search operation for two men missing in the english channel. one man has died, and another rescued. what we can say for sure is that whatever happened happened extremely quickly, there was no distress call, nobody raised the alarm until the chap was found this. commentator: coleman still has the lead and justin gatlin wins it. the international athletics governing body expresses disappointment, after two—time drugs cheatjustin gatlin won 100 metres at the world championships. katarina johnson—thompson jumps back
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into contention for the heptathlon having thrown a season's best in the javelin, over 41 metres. the final event is the 800 metres tonight. click will look at whether we might one day drive on solar roads, that's in halfan one day drive on solar roads, that's in half an hour on bbc news. good afternoon and welcome to bbc news. the government has asked for an independent review of the uk energy market — just days after british gas announced it was putting up its standard electricity price by 12.5%. theresa may pledged to cap energy prices in the conservative manifesto but the policy has been shelved since she lost her majority in the election. now the business secretary, greg clark, says the review will examine how prices can be kept as low as possible — while ensuring the uk still meets its climate change targets. here's our business correspondent joe lynam.
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how much we pay for our energy to run our households and companies always ignites our passions. policies like capping energy prices to support working families... that's why theresa may promised a price cap and an independent probe into the energy sector before the general election. and now this oxford university professor, dieter helm, has only three months to find out where any fat can be trimmed from our energy bills. he says he'll sort all the facts from the myths about pricing and costs. but some consumer groups are sceptical. prices are a very real problem for families across britain, and a very urgent problem. this review is going to deliver benefits in years' time, if it delivers benefits at all. so people are left with the feeling of a government that is kicking the can down the road. there are many stages in the energy value chain,
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but the main ones include buying gas and electricity on wholesale markets. that accounts for 36% of a typical bill. moving it through pipes and cables — or distribution costs — accounts for 29% of a typical bill. but 13% of our bill also includes the subsidies for poorer households, and the cost of developing britain's renewable — or green — energy supplies. the rest is made up of operational costs and vat. tom burke, who used to advise labour and conservative governments on energy policy, says there's not much that can be achieved in a three month time frame. i think the review is essentially headline management. i don't think dieter, heroic though he is, is going to be able to come up with something that isn't already widely discussed inside the energy community where we know that the quickest and cheapest way to drive bills down is to improve the efficiency of our buildings. this investigation will allow
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the government to show that it's not tone deaf in the face of rising gas and electricity prices, especially since only last week, britain's largest provider, british gas, increased its standard electricity prices by 12.5%. joe lynam, bbc news. both the us and china have welcomed tougher sanctions against north korea in the wake of its recent ballistic missile tests. the un security council agreed the sanctions last night. china's foreign minister said he hoped north korea would take a ‘smart decision‘ on testing. earlier he met the american secretary of state, rex tillerson, at a conference of south—east asian countries. yogita limeye's report from the south korean capital, seoul, contains flash photography. a picture that masks the tension in this group. at an asean bloc meeting in manila, the us secretary of state rex tillerson was for the first time in the same room with his north korean counterpart. the two countries are in the midst of a fierce confrontation over these missile tests by pyongyang which experts believe
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could reach the us. on saturday, the un security council passed fresh sanctions against north korea. drafted by washington, they are aimed at hitting pyongyang's exports and, therefore, its economy. at this meeting between south korea's foreign minister kang kyung—wha and mr tillerson the two leaders described the sanctions as a good outcome. the measures were even backed by china, north korea's ally and top trade partner. translation: the chinese side urged the north koreans to calmly handle the un security council resolutions and not do anything unbeneficial such as a missile launch or a nuclear test. for north korea the new sanctions could mean a loss of about $1 billion. but experts say it is unlikely to deter the state from conducting more nuclear and missile tests. the north koreans are unlikely to negotiate anything
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until they will have a proven capability to deliver a nuclear strike to the continental united states. once they get such a capability, probably in a few years, they are probably going to talk. here in seoul the president's office has welcomed the un resolution but the response in north korea has been expectedly belligerent. a newspaper run by the country's ruling party said the us would be catapulted into a sea of fire if it did not change its hostile policy towards pyongyang. in manila the us secretary of state commemorated those who died in world war ii, and with his meetings there he hopes to contain the threat from north korea. it is making america nervous, but there seems to be no immediate solution. yogita limaye, bbc news, seoul. a man has died and another has been found clinging to a buoy after a boat sank in the english
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channel early this morning. the coast guard has suspended a search for two other men who are still missing. the vessel went down near shoreham in west sussex. our correspondent simonjones has been following developments there. a short time ago we saw the lifeboat return to the lifeboat station at shoreham as that search has been suspended. what we know is it was around 6am this morning just after dawn that a passing fishing boat spotted a man in the water, apparently clinging to a buoy, who is 45 years old, from london but we are told originally romania was his home country. he was brought back to the shore and he was able to tell the emergency services that three of his colleagues were missing, that the boat he was on had gone down.
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we are unclear why it sank but that will be part of the investigation. a huge search was launched involving a lifeboat from here and another from just along the coast and also a couple of coast guard helicopters. at 8:15am in the morning the body of one of the three missing men was discovered and brought back to shore. ever since then the searches have been ongoing for two more men and there has been no trace of them and that is why the search has, for the moment, been suspended. in what look to be very calm conditions behind you, simon? it is pretty breezy down here but we were told overnight that conditions were not particularly difficult out at sea, which makes it a bit of a mystery why exactly this boat that the four men were on, believed to be a fishing boat, went down. the coast guard said it went down very quickly, they believe in a matter of around 20 seconds because it didn't give the people on board enough time to try and some on the emergency services, to make an emergency call, to try and summon the emergency services, to make an emergency call,
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perhaps to light a flare to alert people to what was happening. the man found in the water didn't have any life jacket on him and that suggests this all happened very, very quickly. that will be part of the investigation, because it is obviously strange for a boat to go down so quickly like this. they had initially been talk that perhaps it was involved with a collision with another boat but i understand the coast guard not totally discounting that theory but they think that is unlikely. the vessel that has sunk has gone down of its own accord. simonjones in west sussex. it's day three of the world athletics championships in london — and while events like the heptathlon and the marathon have been entertaining the fans so far today, many are still trying to recover from the shock of usain bolt‘s defeat last night in the men's 100 metres. in his last solo competitive race, bolt finished behind justin gatlin — the american sprinter who's been banned twice for drugs. gatlin was booed by the crowd in the london stadium. our sports editor dan roan was there. with the night sky crackling
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with excitement, the fireworks gave a sense of what was to come. announcer: usain bolt! lapping up the adulation for one last time in an individual final, bolt knew his buildup hadn't been perfect, beaten in the semi—final by young american, christian coleman. his starts also have been shaky. commentator: bolt gets a pretty good start. so does coleman. coleman leading it. chasing hard. here he comes. and gatlin wins it! with coleman second, bolt was pushed into bronze, the disbelief sweeping round the stadium, the crowd making it more than clear what they thought of the winner. booing gatlin had shocked the world, but he quickly moved from arrogance to humility. and as the american basked in unpopular glory, bolt gave an interview we're not used to seeing. it's just one of those things, you know what i mean? i can't say much.
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i just didn't execute when it matters. it wasn't meant to be this way. the crowd here expected usain bolt to win his final 100 metres race, not come third, and certainly not get beaten by a two—time drugs cheat injustin gatlin, who crashes the farewell party. it's the last thing track and field would have wanted. i have come back to the sport, i have worked hard. i have faced all the penalties and the rules. i have inspired other athletes to be better, young athletes, and i've done so much in the communities back home. and i want them to know, you know, mistakes can happen. but you can come back and work hard for them and be accepted back. the crowd had witnessed history, just not the history they expected. but bolt still bows out having transcended his sport. dan roan, bbc news, at the london stadium. let's go to the stadium live and speak to our sports reporter olly
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foster. what have people been witnessing so far today? we are between sessions, good afternoon. we have had a morning session packed again and it's all been about katarina johnson—thompson playing catch—up. she had a terrible first day in the heptathlon, the first day in the heptathlon, the first of her events, she was very poorin first of her events, she was very poor in the highjump. she is much better in the long jump and she really did play catch—up because she jumped 6.56 metres, lifting her up to third overall. the trouble as it is the throwing that really let her down. in the shot put yesterday she lost ground and we expected her to lose ground in the javelin, and she was 20th overall in the javelin, one of the last things in the field events this morning, and that dropped her back down to fifth. looking at the final reckoning as they go to the final event this evening, the 800 metres, naafi tea, the olympic champion, is way out in front, 9580 points. katarina
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johnson—thompson is a long way behind in bronze, 240 points away from a bronze medal. we have worked it out because it is all kind of difficult because they work it out and do the reckoning as they crossed the line. we think katarina johnson—thompson has got to win the 800 metres and hope that one of her rivals are just 800 metres and hope that one of her rivals arejust coming 800 metres and hope that one of her rivals are just coming around the final bend and that really isn't going to happen. she is going to miss out on a global heptathlon medal once again, she's been so inconsistent at major championships. she will be to scratching her head. the athletics went out of the stadium for the first time, the men's and women's marathons, and we have had the results from the men's and it was brilliant from callum hawkins, who equalled the best british man in a world championship marathon by finishing fourth, a brilliant chance for the crowds, for free of course, to gather on the streets of london on a beautiful morning, he came fourth in two hours
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ten minutes and 17 seconds. jeffrey lurie from kenya won and the ethiopian was second, the east africans hoovering up in the distance events begin. we had a few qualifications on the track. andreozzi, outside chance a medal in the 110 hurdles. he cruised through his heat and won and has qualified for the semifinals. the word about the main talking point, i assume it is still the main talking point, justin gatlin and usain bolt. elements of despair, complete silence as we absorbed very quickly in 9.92 seconds thatjustin gatlin, a two times drugs cheat who had served two bands, spoiled the party, lord coe, president of the iaaf, said this is not the perfect script.
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he is the man pushing for lifetime bans for drugs cheats. justin gatlin was very gracious in victory by saying, look, usain bolt who got bronze last night in his last individual event, he is the main man who inspired me. but at the same time he says i've served my time, i've come back and i am doing things in the community, i know what i did was wrong, and that is the debate really, should people who serve bans, should they be lifetime bans? he has served two and the iaaf feel they got that wrong. if he is allowed to compete here he is allowed to compete here he is allowed to compete here he is allowed to win as well and that is what he did to silence the crowd at the age of 35. for many sections of this crowd it was hard to swallow. christian colin cole the great hope of american sprinting, took silver and there will be no qualms whatsoever if he had won because i amongst others had tipped him to
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beat usain bolt but we hadn't expected justin gatlin at the age of 35, 12 years after being a double world champion and a former world record—holder as well, he had that stripped because of those doping offences. unbelievable that he should come back. but, yes, the debate goes on. they have moved his medals ceremony. we will see usain bolt as well. they have moved it to 6:50pm, it was going to bejust after 8pm. the thinking behind that is the competition will not have started so lots of international broadcasters will not be on air and they will not see or hear the reception live that he is going to get. but the stadium will be packed so get. but the stadium will be packed so expected justin gatlin to get lots of boos from this crowd, as he has done every time he has stepped onto this track and especially after he won one of sport's most prized medals, the 100 metres gold, last night. olly foster at the london stadium, thank you.
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you are watching bbc news, time for the headlines. a review into the cost of energy is dismissed as "cold comfort" by consumer groups, who say households are already paying too much. both the us and china have welcomed tougher sanctions against north korea in the wake of its recent ballistic missile testing. the coastguard suspends a major search operation for two men missing in the english channel. one man has died, and another was rescued when their boat sank off the coast of shoreham. the children's commisioner for england, anne longfield, says parents should limit the amount of time their children spend online — especially over the school holidays. she likened overuse of the internet to bingeing on a diet ofjunk food and warned it could have a detrimental effect on children's confidence and well—being. we wouldn't let our children out in a kind of strange city without giving them guidance and looking
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after them, and actually we shouldn't for the digital world either. this is about equipping children, enabling them to have the confidence to manage their time online and also the confidence to say no to the constant drain of pressure of always being there. anne longfield. the liberal democrat leader, sir vince cable, has criticised elderly brexit supporters for, as he put it, "comprehensively shafting" young people in the uk. in an article in a sunday paper, sir vince, says older leave voters are willing to accept national economic pain as a badge of honour, though many of them do not have a job to lose. he said they had the last word on brexit, by imposing a world view coloured by nostalgia for britain's imperial past. venezuelan authorities say they foiled an attack on an army base in the country's third—largest city, valencia. video released on social media appeared to show a group of men in military uniform saying they we re men in military uniform saying they were launching an uprising to
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restore democracy in venezuela. the government united socialist party described it as a terrorist attack and says troops have been deployed to guarantee internal security. earlier, opposition leader leopoldo lopez was put back under house arrest after being released from prison. mr lopez had been detained on tuesday along with another opponent of the government antonio ledesma. luisa ortega says the institutions there have been taken hostage, a vocal critic of president maduro, she has now been sacked. francisco dominguez is the head of the latin american studies research group at middlesex university. the constituency assembly has been elected, which is the biggest vote that the chavez supporters have obtained. article 348 of the
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constitution gave the president, among other institutions, the prerogative to call this to take place. within the framework of the 1999 constitution he can do just about whatever he wants. the position is they feel this is essential for them to move towards that. the latest on events in venezuela. now beat this story — the world's largest heart goes on display in a rare exhibition in toronto, canada. the organ comes from a blue whale found dead on the shores of a river in newfoundland and labrador province three years ago. the organ measures 1.5 metres with a thickness ofjust over a metre. it would have weighed at least 180 kilograms before removal. while visitors to the royal ontario museum get a chance to view the preserved heart close up, the discovery will help scientists understand more about the blue whale's physiology.
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the blue whale is the biggest species of mammal that has lived on the earth, bigger than any other dinosaur. by weight the blue whale is the heaviest animal that has ever lived. most of the times blue world carcasses sink because blue whales don't have as much fat or blubber as other species of whales. this is one of the few hearts anywhere that has ever been studied. president trump is beginning his 17—day golfing holiday, but his russian counterpart valdimir putin, had more energetic pursuits in mind, for his summer break. the president made a three—day trip to the siberian wilderness — and he's been showing off his fishing, snorkelling and quad biking skills. our moscow correspondent sarah rainsford reports. it's russia, it's summer, so it's time for vladimir putin's photo—shoot.
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and this year, the action—man president went fishing in siberia. the video footage ran for a full ten minutes on state television. the highlight was the pike—chase. this year, mr putin plunged underwater with a spear gun. the kremlin says he was hunting his prey for two hours. "i had to shoot twice," he admits, finally surfacing with his catch. after notching up 17 years in power, russia's leader is a dab hand at such stunts. he once took to the skies as a human crane. he is regularly snapped on his skates. commentator: vladimir putin! and horseriding is another action—man favourite for the judo black belt. this year, too, it was all about vladimir putin, the macho man, even at 64. the strong leader, ready as ever to stand up to the west. and, never shy of revealing a bit
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of flesh, mr putin took a moment to flex his muscles in the siberian sunshine. "now that's good fishing," he tells his entourage. sarah rainsford, bbc news, moscow. now a little closer to home. the country's most skilled shepherds have been competing this weekend at the macclesfield sheep dog trials. the event is almost 70 years old. mairead smyth reports. they're called man's best friend for a reason, and these border collies and their owners have something special. it is a bond between the shepherd and the dog. he has loads of different commands. he is now using his whistle because the dog is further away. the national finals were hosted here two years ago, and that has helped to make this event even more popular. we have got some shepherds from wales competing today and we have got an excellent local
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committee of farmers who put the event on, and we also have other things happening as well. it has helped bring everything together and it has grown over the years. being a shepherd takes great skill and years of practice, but all of the competitors had to start somewhere. this weekend's youngest winner is just eight years old. ifeel quite happy because i won these. i like looking after my dogs and training them up for trials and stuff. sheepdog trials like this happen most weekends around the country, but this one in macclesfield is the most popular, with a record number of entrants this year. the shepherds scoring the highest points can look forward to a place in next year's national championship. that was mairead smyth reporting from cheshire.
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time to catch up with the weather forecast. this is the culprit spoiling sunday's whether. in the south—east it has remained dry and will do heading into the evening with some clear spells but the rain will pep up clear spells but the rain will pep up to become heavier this evening overnight, parts of north—west england and northern and western wales, behind it clear spells and showers for much of scotland and northern ireland. those are the overnight temperatures from around ten or 11 overnight temperatures from around ten or11 in overnight temperatures from around ten or 11 in the north and up to 14 or 15 ten or 11 in the north and up to 14 or15 in the ten or 11 in the north and up to 14 or 15 in the south. blood pressure is with us through monday, anchored to the north of the uk we will see sunshine and showers across scotland and northern ireland but this weather front will bring persistent rain to central and southern areas. some good sunny spells in between the showers, central scotland and
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northern ireland, temperature wise around 17—18d, light winds here. southern scotland and the far north of england could stay dry altogether with a high of 19 degrees. southwest wales and south—west england, persistent rain, heavy at times, and further east a few heavy showers running towards east anglia but the far south—east of england should stay dry with sunshine. it looks pretty good again at london stadium for the athletics. we could see a shower through the afternoon but essentially dry temperatures around 20 degrees. that weatherfront essentially dry temperatures around 20 degrees. that weather front still remains in situ across central and southern areas remains in situ across central and southern areas across remains in situ across central and southern areas across monday night, fizzling out but reinvigorating towards the end of the night. to the north, clear spells and a few showers again. it is looking u nsettled showers again. it is looking unsettled heading into tuesday, not only because of the existing weather front but we will start to see this area of low pressure moving in to eastern areas of the continent. this could bring some heavy, thundery
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downpours on tuesday and into wednesday, across eastern and south—eastern parts of england, also north—easterly winds making it feel quite cool for the time of year here. for the north and west sunshine and a few showers, some quite heavy. those are your temperatures from around 18 — 20 celsius but cool along the east coast. it looks unsettled for the week ahead, heavy rain, showers, maybe thundery at times and feeling cool in the strong northerly wind. hello. this is bbc news. a review into the cost of energy is dismissed as "cold comfort" by consumer groups who say households are already paying too much. both the us and china have welcomed tougher sanctions against north korea in the wake of its recent ballistic missile testing. the american ambassador said it was "the most stringent set of sanctions on any country in a generation". the coastguard suspends a major search operation for two men missing in the english channel. one man has died, and another was rescued when their boat sank off the coast of shoreham. the international athletics' governing body expresses disappointment
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after two—time drugs cheat justin gatlin won the men's hundred metres at the world championships. lib dem leader, sir vince cable, criticises elderly brexit supporters for,in his words, "comprehensively shafting" young people in the uk. now, on bbc news, it's click. this week: the sun is the star, as it defeats ice cream... powers roads... and dazzles geeks. take ‘em off guys, you're indoors. they're ugly.
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huge. and they ruin the landscape. but we do kind of need them to get from a to b. but sometimes a road can be more than just a road. and that's the idea behind a french government—backed initiative using the massive space given over to the transport network to also capture the sun.
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