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will stay dry, bar sunny spells. it will stay dry, bar the odd showerfor sunny spells. it will stay dry, bar the odd shower for the athletics in london tomorrow. temperatures around the 20 celsius mark. and we could stay dry at old trafford for the cricket. hopefully interruptions to play. this front straddling central areas will be us on tuesday and it isjoined by a cousin areas will be us on tuesday and it is joined by a cousin from the areas will be us on tuesday and it isjoined by a cousin from the near continent and it looks grim from tuesday and wednesday and thursday. strong northerly winds and rain to the east. further west high pressure will build in. by the end of week, it should start to settle down with some sunshine moving in. a bit more settled thursday and friday. the government orders a review of the uk energy market, amid concerns over rising prices. of the uk energy market, but critics say it's too little too late, after the government's failure to honour a pledge to cap costs. this
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to honour a pledge to cap costs. review will deliver a this review will deliver benefits in a year's time, if it delivers benefits at all, so people are left with a feeling of a government that is kicking the kandamby road. —— the can down the road. united against north korea's missile testing. china and america welcome new un sanctions. there's a search by air and sea, after a man dies and two others go missing, when a boat sinks off the sussex coast. the internet‘s as bad as junk food. the sussex coast. a warning from the children's commissioner, about youngsters' spending hours online. commissioner, about youngsters' and arsenal win the charity shield at wembley, but it took penalties to see off chelsea. at wembley, but it took good afternoon. the government says it wants
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an independent review, of the cost of energy, just days after british gas raised standard electricity prices by 12.5%. theresa may injune‘s election, had pledged to cap energy prices, but shelved the plans, after losing her conservative majority. after losing her now the business secretary, greg clark, says the review will look at how prices can be kept low, while ensuring the uk meets climate change targets. low, while ensuring the uk meets here's our business correspondent joe lynam. how much we pay for our energy to run our households and companies always ignites our passions. to run our households and companies 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. where any fat can be trimmed he says he'll sort all the facts from the myths about pricing and costs. from the myths
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but some consumer groups are sceptical. prices are a very real problem for families across britain, and a very urgent problem. for families across britain, this review is going to deliver benefits in years' time, if it delivers benefits at all. benefits in years' time, so people are left with the feeling of a government that is kicking the can down the road. of a government that is kicking it isa it is a very vital service, you need electricity. it is a case that they will have to go away and review it and come back, and they have promised the price cap, so they should deliver it. there are many stages in the energy value chain, but the main ones include buying gas and electricity on wholesale markets. and electricity that accounts for 36% of a typical bill. moving it through pipes and cables — or distribution costs —
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accounts for 29% of a typical bill. or distribution costs — but 13% of our bill also includes the subsidies for poorer households, and the cost of developing britain's renewable — or green — energy supplies. renewable — or green — 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 a review this short 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. to drive bills down is to improve after british gas said it would raise its standard tariff to 12.5%, this will allow the government to say it is not tone deaf in the face of rising prices. our chief political correspondent vicki young is here. is
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vicki young is here. this a real attempt to help consumers? is this a real attempt to help consumers? i think compared to the promise from the conservatives during the election to have a price cap, thena during the election to have a price cap, then a review doesn't sound as if it will help much. theresa may talked a lot about helping families who are just about managing, but even though many come —— people think the market is not working for them, they have drawn back from the idea of intervening because many conservatives don't like the idea of it at all. i think a government review is always about the person at the helm. dio helm has been outspoken about what he calls the high cost of subsidies, so when it comes to wind farms and solar energy he thinks it's too expensive and he's spoken out against nuclear power station saying he thinks that there might not be any more to build after hinckley because it is such a complex web to get through to build them and too expensive. so it is possible that the review might mean there is a shift towards gas and a
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change in government policy, but when it comes to what ministers say, they are emphasising they have spoken to ofgem and urge them to use existing powers to help those on lower incomes and get them on better tariffs, but the ultimate advice, as ever and for the foreseeable future is, if you want to get your bills down, you have to switch supplier. thank you very much. america and china have welcomed tough new un sanctions on north korea, following it's recent ballistic missile launches. following it's recent china's foreign minister says he hopes pyongyang, will now make what he calls the ‘smart decision‘ on future testing. the ‘smart decision‘ he‘s been meeting the us secretary of state rex tillerson, at a gathering of ministers from south—east asian countries. yogita limeye‘s report from the south korean capital seoul, contains flash photography. from the south korean capital seoul, putting from the south korean capital seoul, on a united f| meeting putting on a united front at a meeting in manila. the us secretary of state, rick stiller show is on show. america wants more countries
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to isolate north korea, day after the security council voted to ban exports from pyongyang. the sweeping measures were even backed china. a north korean ally and the top trade partner. the chinese side urge the north koreans to handle the security council resolutions are not do anything on besson official, such as anything on besson official, such as a missile launcher or nuclear test. —— beneficial. the two leaders described the sanctions as a good outcome. testing missiles like this is what prompted action against north korea. the new sanctions could mean the loss of $8 million, but experts say it‘s unlikely to deter the state. they are unlikely to
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negotiate anything until they have a proven effort to deliver a nuclear strike to the united states. once they get such a capability, probably inafew they get such a capability, probably in a few years‘ time, they are probably going to talk. here, the president‘s office has welcomed the un resolution but in north korea the response has been expectedly belligerent. a newspaper run by the ruling party said that 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. a man has died and two others are missing, after a boat sank in the english channel off shoreham in west sussex. it happened in the early hours of this morning. one other man is recovering after being found clinging to a life
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buoy by the crew of a fishing boat. after being found clinging to a life he‘s thought to have been in the water for several hours. simonjones is in shoreham for us. in the water for several hours. the in the water for several hours. four men had the in the waterfor several hours. four men had gone early the four men had gone out into the early hours for a spot of night fishing. the police are looking into the possibility that the boat was hit by another vessel, and whatever happened, it went down very, very quickly and there was no time to make emergency calls were put on a life jacket. it was not until several hours later that a passing fishing boat spotted a man in the water clinging to a life buoy. he was taken to the shore. he is a 45—year—old romanian man who now lives in london, and the coastguard say he‘s being treated in hospital. anybody that spends that length of time, numerous hours potentially, in the sea without any protective equipment at this time of year, it's a nice day but the sea is still cold
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and they are very lucky to be alive. the rescued man was able to tell the emergency services that three of his friends, also from romania, was still in the water. a huge search was launched involving two helicopters and two lifeboats and at around eighta:m., helicopters and two lifeboats and at around eight a:m., the body of a man was recovered and brought back to shore. despite eight hours of search, no trace could be found on the other two men. at this time of year the temperature of the water is around 15 degrees, so you can only survive for a short period of time, a number of hours, so sadly the search has been stood down by the coastguard. simon, thank you very much. the leader of the liberal democrats, sir vince cable, has criticised elderly brexit supporters for as he put it "comprehensively shafting" young people in the uk. for as he put it "comprehensively in an article in a sunday newspaper, for as he put it "comprehensively he said older leave voters, viewed economic pain as a price worth paying to leave the eu, but that many don‘t have a job at risk. but that many don‘t
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he says they‘ve had the last word on brexit, by imposing a world view coloured by nostalgia for britain‘s imperial past. german football club hanover is investigating the actions of its fans after their pre—season friendly at burnley was abandoned at half—time yesterday. friendly at burnley was abandoned lancashire police say hanover fans were involved in violence with one of their officers and three stewards being injured. the german club‘s fans ripped up seats and threw them at burnley support ripped up seats and threw now we‘re onlyjust into the school holidays but are you already telling your children to get off their phones and tablets? well, the children‘s commissioner for england is right behind you — saying today that parents should limit the amount of time their children spend online, just as they‘d limit how much junk food they eat. just as they‘d limit how much junk anne longfield says the internet can be addictive, and overuse can have a detrimental affect on children‘s confidence and well being. on children‘s confidence tom burridge has the story. on children‘s confidence kids and screens. it‘s a constant battle. this seven—year—old is obsessed
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by his dad‘s phone. i like playing video games on it. by his dad‘s phone. a bunch of crazy ones. by his dad‘s phone. you play a lot, don't forget. by his dad‘s phone. i do. by his dad‘s phone. do you fight sometimes about it? by his dad‘s phone. no. by his dad‘s phone. on average children now spend 15 hours a week online. parents, says the children‘s commissioner for england, should impose a limit. commissioner for england, we wouldn‘t let our children out in a strange city without giving them guidance and looking after them. and actually we shouldn‘t for their digital world either. so this is about equipping children, enabling them to have the confidence to manage their time online. enabling them to have the confidence and also their confidence to say no to the constant drain and pressure of always being there. to the constant drain and pressure she is urging parents to follow fiona and be proactive. i‘m always looking in, going through history, things like that. just to double check what they are looking at. because they could open something that they shouldn‘t be looking at. you just don‘t know.
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that they shouldn‘t be looking at. there‘s too much out there, really. that they shouldn‘t be looking at. new guidelines, published online, of course, compare junk food with time on the internet. of course, compare junk food the advice is simple, just as your children shouldn‘t eat a cheeseburger and chips every day, they shouldn‘t binge on their phones and computers. they shouldn‘t binge the obvious antidote, keeping kids active, but the children‘s commissioner is calling for a healthy balance. the internet is vital for learning. is calling for a healthy balance. it is a tricky balance, i think, but you do need to encourage, they‘ve got to get some fresh air, they‘ve got to get some exercise. no ipad at dinner time and no phones during times when we are sitting together as families. during times when we are sitting we talk a lot more and i get to know a lot more about what happens in their school. to know a lot more about kids only know a world with smartphones and the internet, so time off—line is vital. with smartphones and the internet, tom burridge, bbc news. with smartphones and the internet, now, natalie pirks is at the world athletics championships in london, natalie.
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athletics championships in london, there athletics championships in london, are a view met know. there are a view medal ceremonies to know. jessica ennis will get her upgraded gold medal from know. jessica ennis will get her upgraded gold medalfrom 2011 know. jessica ennis will get her upgraded gold medal from 2011 that she was cheated out of. and we will see justin gatlin she was cheated out of. and we will seejustin gatlin get his goal for winning the 100 metres final last night. usain bolt could only manage bronze in his last ever individual race. the president of the sport‘s governing body told the bbc today that gatling‘s win was not the perfect script. andy swiss reports on the race that shot —— shocked the world. the villain turned victor. athletics has other returned drugs cheats, butjustin athletics has other returned drugs cheats, but justin gatlin athletics has other returned drugs cheats, butjustin gatlin is the chosen brew boy, so this was the last thing the sport wanted. chosen brew boy, so this was the last thing the sport wantedm chosen brew boy, so this was the last thing the sport wanted. it is gatling. beating usain bolt in his
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last race then shushing the fans is hardly the past popularity, but his respect for usain bolt was clear and gatlin says he has served his punishment and deserves his title.|j have faced the rules and the penalties and inspired other athletes to be better, and i've done so athletes to be better, and i've done so much in the community back home, and mistakes can happen. you come back, you work hard, and you take an advantage. when justin gatlin steps on the medal podium tonight he can expect another lively reception. some say the fans should not be blaming him, but blaming the sport authorities. is it his fault he was allowed to run again? not really. you doesn‘t make the rules. yes, we can be disgruntled with people that make the rules and say it is time to get serious and when you are caught for drugs, you should be banned for life. as for this morning's action, katarina johnson thomson briefly moved up to third in the heptathlon,
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but despite a season best in the javelin she has dropped down to fifth. her hopes of a medal would seem fifth. her hopes of a medal would seem to be fading. in the scottish premiership, rangers have begun their season with a 2—1win at motherwell. rangers have begun their season graham dorrans scored twice in the 2—1victory at fir park, this second—half penalty securing all three points. aberdeen also beat hamilton academical 2—0. england‘s batsmen have struggled on day three of the fourth and final test against south africa at old trafford. keatonjennings failed to deliver with the bat again, he made just 18 runs to complete a disappointing series against the tourists. a disappointing series captainjoe rootjust missed out on a half century, as he made 49. england have fallen to 194—7 in their second innings, a lead of 330 runs. in their second innings, arsenal have beaten chelsea in a penalty shootout to win the community shield at wembley. in a penalty shootout to win the
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in a penalty shootout to win game was tied at full— chelsea, the game was tied at full—time, but chelsea, having been reduced to ten men after a straight red card, as david reports. in a sport so often divided, the rare sight of rivals united. this year‘s community shield dedicated to the grenfell tower disaster. many of those affected in attendance, and all of the victims honoured in silence. a repeat of the may fa cup final, arsenal picking up where they left off as as alexandre lacazette was so close to opening his account. slowly chelsea showed glimpses of the former lead them to the title. a contentious decision so wiliame brooked instead of receiving a penalty, but there was no doubt about the other by victor moses that put the blues ahead straight after half—time and they stayed ahead thanks to the reflexes of thibaut courtois. after pedro was sent off
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for a challenge that suggested the game was a friendly only in name, arsenal took immediate advantage, another summer acquisition levelling the scores. spot kicks would be needed, and it was chelsea who blinked first as courtois and then the own record signing alvar romeu morata missing the target. it left olivier giroud to seal victory for arsenal. the gunners are getting used to winning here, but the competition they really want is the premier league, and that belongs to chelsea. it promises to be a fascinating season ahead. plenty more happening in the stadium tonight including the final event in the women‘s heptathlon, but like andy said earlier, it looks like katarina johnson thompson has left herself too much to do. natalie, thank you very much for that. that‘s it. thank you very much for that. there‘s more throughout the evening on the bbc news channel, and i‘ll be back with the late
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news at ten. now on bbc1, its time for the news where you are. hello. this is bbc news. a man missing for almost a month has been found in his own home. police say the remains, which were discovered in bo‘ness, are those of arnold mouat. the 64—year—old was last seen by family members at his property on the 6th ofjuly. police scotland says it‘s handling of the case has been referred to the police watchdog. thousands of brazilian army troops have raided slums in rio dejaneiro in a crackdown on criminal gangs. it their main goal was to stop gangs who are robbing trucks. will look into been
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searched going in... searched going out. these troops are looking for drugs and weapons. this is the new reality for residents of the favelas in rio. all part of the newly launched military operation to get a grip on the criminal gangs that overwhelm the city. it‘s not just those on foot being searched, with roadblocks also in force as troops try to stop a recent surge in robberies of commercial trucks. they break the trucks, they steal money. it is traumatic. those of us with more experience are used to it but some drivers give up theirjobs because of what is going on. it has been a week since the military was deployed across the city, with the police unable to cope with growing levels of violence. the focus of the crackdown is rio‘s favelas, five separate neighbourhoods were targeted on saturday with many residents saying they woke to the sound of gunfire. 18 people were arrested
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during the raids, two were killed. translation: the military calm us. there are so many robberies and shoot outs. with the military we feel more secure. many residents have complained that their neighbourhoods now resemble a warzone. but the government says the troops are here to stay until the end of the year at the earliest. this in a week where rio marks exactly a year since the opening of its olympic games, the atmosphere of celebration now a distant memory. many women in the developing world die because the equipment needed to stop bleeding during childbirth isn‘t available. but a new approach has been developed in the us by a hospital in massachusetts, and is being distributed to countries including kenya. it‘s hoped it could save hundreds of thousands of lives. richard kenny reports. every two minutes around the world the woman dies in pregnancy or childbirth. the most common cause is severe bleeding or postpartum haemorrhage. the solution is normally something called a uterine
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balloon tamponade device but it is too expensive for hospitals such as this one in nairobi. a new version, however, called the every second matters kit containing just a condom, catheter and syringe costs less than $5. we have saved three lives with this. women who are bleeding so much, and once we started using it she stopped bleeding. the kit is quick and easy to use. we put the catheter right inside the condom. we have to tie it. this is how it is tied. now let us assume this is now the uterus. you can input it using yourfingers, it goes inside well. this is the saline. you can see the way the balloon is coming up. the bigger the balloon is the better because it
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causes a lot of pressure within the uterus to stop those bleeds. grace is a midwife at a local health centre. every day she helps deliver babies. nurses are being trained in how to use the kit across africa. early last year we had a patient who delivered and then a few minutes after the placenta was removed she started pouring blood like water. it was pouring nonstop, and that is the time i remember i have the ubt, i should use it and she became stable. she left the hospital well with her baby. she is a very happy patient. she recovered well with the baby in hospital and she is happy. tests show the kit has a 90% success rate if used properly, which could save hundreds of thousands of women‘s lives across the world. president trump is beginning
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a 17—day golfing holiday but his russian counterpart, vladimir putin, has chosen for his summer break a three—day trip to the siberian wilderness. 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. 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
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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 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. more than three millionjapanese are on the streets in aomori in northern japan for one of the country‘s most
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popular summer festivals. the fire festival features massive lanterns, some as tall as 23 metres, which are carried around the city by groups of people. they depict historical gods and japanese mythical characters. 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 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
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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 here can look forward to a place in next year‘s national championship. that was mairead smyth reporting from cheshire. time to catch up with the weather forecast. conditions have been gradually going
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downhill through the afternoon, low pressure bringing outbreaks of rain and strengthening winds, and across the south—east, though, it has remained dry and it will stay that way as we head into the evening with clear spells, but the rain will be quite heavy this evening and overnight here. north—west england into north west and wales, behind it clear spells. the overnight temperatures, from 10—11r. low pressure is with us on monday and to the north of the uk, sunshine and showers in scotland and northern ireland, but there will be more persistent rain to central and southern areas, but some good sunny spells in between across scotland and northern ireland. temperatures, between 17—19, and the far north of england could stay altogether with some sunshine. maybe a height of 20 degrees. some of the rain could be
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heavy at times further south, and there could be a few showers in east anglia, but the far south—east will stay dry again with sunshine, looking pretty good at the london stadium for the athletics, maybe a shower in the afternoon, but essentially dry. the weather front remains in situ across central and southern areas through monday night, fizzling out but then reinvigorating themselves towards the end of the night. to the north, clear spells. it is looking unsettled on tuesday because of the existing weather front and this area of low pressure moving towards eastern areas from the new continent and this could bring heavy, maybe thundery downpours through tuesday into wednesday, in eastern and south—eastern parts of england, and also the winds will make it feel quite cool for the time of year. further west, sunshine and showers,
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some of those savvy, the temperatures ranging from 18—22, but cooler on the ease coast. —— some of those heavy. feeling quite cool in a strong northerly wind. hello. this is bbc news: these are the headlines: the government has launched an independent review to look at ways of reducing energy costs. but consumer groups have criticised the move, saying urgent action is needed now to tackle a lack of competition in the market. china and america have welcomed tough new un sanctions against north korea in the wake of its recent ballistic missile testing. the chinese foreign minister has told his north korean counterpart that pyongyang should stop carrying out nuclear and missile tests. one man has died and another has been rescued after their boat sank off the west sussex coast. the coastguard has suspended a search operation for two further men also thought to have been on the fishing trip.
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the organisers of the athletics world championships in london have moved the medal ceremony for last night‘s 100 metres to earlier this evening, after it was won byjustin gatlin yesterday. gatlin has twice served doping bans, and was booed when he won the race. lib dem leader sir vince cable criticises elderly brexit supporters for — in his words — "comprehensively shafting" young people in the uk. sir vince cable said older people have fewer jobs to lose and their living standards are protected by the triple lock on pensions. meet the author in 12 minutes time but first sport. it has been marathon day at the world championships, and katarina johnson—thompson is trying to salvage her heptathlon hopes. we can
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go to the london stadium to speak to oui’ go to the london stadium to speak to our reporter, we will talk about katarina johnson—thompson, has she left herself too much to do? she is in fifth place. she has left herself a lot to do, too much. we have been trying to do the maths, always complex as you go into the final event, 800 metres. they all have a set amount of points and every second but you beat your rivals by, you get your point, we think she is a good 15—20 seconds, having to bid her rivals by that. she had two events this morning, she is very strong in the long jump, she finished yesterday with a good 200 metres and a very good long jump. her best of the season. she came second in that discipline, beaten only by a centimetre
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by current leader nafissatou thiam. that lifted her back into the medal places, somethiung that looked highly unlikely yesterday. coming up next, the javelin. of all the heptathlete ‘s, she was down in 20th place in the javelin and that meant she fell out of the medal places and she is now 240 points from the bronze medal position which isa from the bronze medal position which is a lot to make up. that would be a record, if she could get into the medals. it is another of those heptathlon events in which she has been inconsistent, the highjump did for her yesterday, which is her strongest event, but she didn‘t do very well yesterday. there was an inspired british
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performance in the men‘s marathon this morning. the race was won kenya‘s geoffrey kipkorir kirui, ahead of ethiopian tamirat tola, with tanzanian alphonce simbu third but in fourth place was callum hawkins, drawing the biggest cheers from the home crowd as he crossed the finish line on tower bridge. he came home in a time of two hours, ten minutes and 17 seconds. a quite remarkable run, equalling the best ever british finish in the men‘s marathon at a world championships. it was a beautiful morning and the crowds came out in their numbers, as well. the race was won kenya‘s geoffrey kipkorir kirui, ahead of ethiopian tamirat tola, with tanzanian alphonce simbu third. and a great chairfor and a great chair for hawkins, as well. —— chair. bittersweet, because i could see third place in the distance, and maybe i left it a little bit too late. i wanted to get a medal and i
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ran for that, but fourth is still pretty good, i guess. pretty girl is extremely modest, no other british male has ever done better than that —— pretty good is extremely modest. that is a great achievement. yes, it hasn't quite hit me yet, because i was hanging towards the end and doing what i can. i'm still young, hopefully, maybe i can get in the medals, that is what i was aiming for, i wanted that. again, bittersweet. i‘m sure he will cheer up a bit. straight back to the track. the gates are opening and the evening session begins at seven o‘clock. we have the semifinals of the men‘s 110 metres hurdles. britain‘s andrew pozzi is into tonight‘s semi—finals of the men‘s 110 metre hurdles. he qualified fourth fastest.
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pozzi was returning to the same track where he pulled up with injury in the olympic heats back at london 2012. he‘s since had a long struggle with injuries but it looks to be finally coming good for him this year — he won the european indoor title back in march. one of the jamaican favourites went out in that semifinal. ronald levy crash out after striking the first hurdle. pozzi qualified fourth fastest. that is a solid time but i need a bit faster to go into the final, but i knew i had a strong start and then it was about staying clean and smooth. there will be more in the semis. lots of chatter about last night, of
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course. with usain bolt gaining bronze and justin gatlin surprisingly taking the gold medal in the 100 metres. a couple of former british athletes have been having their say on the issue of whetherjustin gatlin should have been on the starting line up in the first place — he‘s served two bans for doping over the years. sprinters iwan thomas and darren campbell — who have both lost out on medals at the hands of drugs cheats in the past — have made it clear where they stand on the issue. the boos that he got before the race, the boos that he got before the race , never the boos that he got before the race, never seen the boos that he got before the race, never seen anything like that, but maybe the rules need to be like that, i think he has been banned twice and he should be banned for life, but he served his time and he has come here and he is running well. i think the way we need to voice how we feel is just be silent and dignified about it.
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there are two other guys on the podium, usain bolt himself, last memories, boos going on while the medal ceremony is on. we have to be very careful. our athletes have to go and compete in america and you do not want it to be like, we hate the americans. it is not that situation but that is what it could get built into. it is not an american thing, it is drugs cheats. we are tired of it. it will be very interesting, that medal ceremony is at 650. who is going to be handing out the medals? lord coe. he said this morning it is not the script they would have wanted. a man who has wanted lifetime bans for drugs cheats. yes, he has been working hard to keep
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athletics of drugs and that is not the script he wanted. england‘s batsmen have been struggling in the gloom in manchester — they‘ve been losing quick wickets on this third day of the final test against south africa — though they do have a healthy lead. patrick gearey has been watching. this test match has been punctuated bya this test match has been punctuated by a rush hour is of energy moving the game onto england‘s timetable with south africa left on the platform. with rain in the forecast, if there is to be a winner they will have to keep the pace up, south africa start a long way behind. in the game and in this series, very little progress made with the bat, six added before their final wicket became stuart broad‘s third wicket. james anderson at one short of a famous five. england were 136 in front but still walked out with doubts, keaton jennings first amongst them, your fate doubts, keaton jennings first amongst them, yourfate is not a lwa ys amongst them, yourfate is not always in your own hands, u nfortu nately for
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always in your own hands, unfortunately for his innings it was not in the hands of the al-anda. alastair cook was caught for ten —— it was not in the hands of dean elgar. the game slowed, distilled intojennings struggle elgar. the game slowed, distilled into jennings struggle for the elgar. the game slowed, distilled intojennings struggle for the runs that might sustain his place and the falls which could be traded and after lunch he could not help himself —— the faults which could betray it. there was some spitting spin bowling, so england look to the angelic face of their captain, joe root, the closest to a guarantee of runs, but look at the expression, batting was not easy. that was on 49. the match ended in another rush, south africa gave everything to take more wickets, but england attack as they tired, moeen ali taking aim at 50 and no south african was catching that, sojonny bairstow 50 and no south african was catching that, so jonny bairstow took 50 and no south african was catching that, sojonny bairstow took it. as the rain arrived, england lead‘s is
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it now out of reach? —— england‘s lead, is it now out of reach? arsenal have won the fa community shield for the 15th time after beating chelsea 4—1 on penalties at wembley. chelsea, the premier league champions of course, took the lead within a minute of the second half starting thanks to victor moses. last season‘s cup winners arsenal got back in the match with just over ten minutes remaining when pedro was sent off for this foul on mohamed elneny. the fa cup holders equalised from the resulting free kick, thanks to their new signing from schalke sead kolasinac. that took the match to penalties where chelsea goalkeeper thibaut courtois was the first to miss. substitute olivier giroud struck the winning spot kick. both teams showed they are ready to compete for the premier league, we had some players missing, but we have done well to win. i‘m very pleased with the way we played, especially when we fell behind, we
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have the composure to play and keep going and find the equaliser, it was very important. as well, we showed the composure in the penalty shoot out. all of our players did not give courtois the chance to save. in the scottish premiership, graham dorrans scored twice as rangers began their league campaign with a 2—1 victory over motherwell. rangers had a perfect start when dorrans‘ drive deflected in off ben heneghan in the fourth minute to give them the lead. the home side levelled five minutes before the break, defender heneghan making amends by getting on the end of craig tanner‘s cross. rangers were awarded a penalty early in the second half after louis moult elbowed fabio cardoso in the box. dorrans stepped up to clinch the victory for rangers. the netherlands have a 3—2 lead over denmark in the women‘s european championship final. it took denmark just four
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minutes to open the scoring through a nadia nadim penalty, but the netherlands equalised three minutes later — vivianne miedema tapping home from close range. lieke martens put the hosts 2—1 in front midway through the first half. but only five minutes later, denmark captain pernille harder levelled the scores at 2—2 with a great solo effort. the netherlands then edged ahead when captain sherida spitse found the bottom corner with her free—kick. 3—2 to the hosts with just a minutes left in that game and live coverage continues on bbc radio five live and the bbc sport website. that‘s all sport for now. you can keep up to date with all those stories on the bbc sport website. and we‘ll have much more in sportsday at 630pm. victoria hislop has been having a long love affair with greece and her bestselling novels have led her army of readers from island to island and into the greek experience. in ca rtes postales,
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she takes a new step. you see the pictures, from the mysterious postcards that begin to arrive one by one for ellie from she knows not by whom at the start. and it is the story of a journey of discovery to greece and its past, its culture, its whole history that unravels the secrets of the cards. welcome. this is a novel about postcards, or at least it begins with the arrival of postcards. and we actually see them on the page! now, what made you decide to do that? i wanted to give my readers real, live images of greece. when i‘m researching i always take a lot of photographs myself, so when i‘m back in england writing i‘m surrounded by them.
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you put them on your wall? desk? put them on the wall! i print them out in a very old fashioned way. you‘re in greece? i am in greece! i thought why can‘t i share images of greece with the people who read my books. why not? the idea for the story... did it come from this notion you wanted to show pictures? yes. in other words it was that way round, rather than the other? absolutely. it was the starting point. and then the idea of postcards as a linking thing, thejourney of this poor broken—hearted man around the country... sending these postcards back, that sort of grew organically out of it. in effect it is a mystery story in part, it‘s also a story about loss and inability to manage emotions i suppose. you talk about this man, wandering in a sense aimlessly? he is.
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and very few people ever have the opportunity to go on this aimless... in a sense it‘s aimless but he needs to recover himself. in that case, why is he so interesting to us? why do we care about him? i‘m glad you do! if you didn‘t you wouldn‘t finish the book! no. for me i wanted to write about a man experiencing these emotions, because i think a lot of books i read written by women tend more to explore the woman who‘s been dumped and y‘know. .. how she survives that. and i think certainly my hope is that as he moves through the months of this journey, we see a change in him. i suppose that‘s the cliche of writing a novel. it‘s a journey revealed to us very slowly. yes. it‘s an emotionaljourney, realjourney, and the girl receiving
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the postcards he‘s sending, she begins to follow behind him. piece things together. from a great distance. yes. always an alluring thing. i‘m writing about greece and i always if i put this man in, let‘s say, harrogate town centre to start this journey to recover his sense of worth... whether he eventually would. maybe i should do it! but greece, to me... the landscape that you find in greece, the people that meet and befriend you, there‘s always something to be felt and be learned. there have been many novels over the years, going back to lawrence durrell and famous captain corelli and so on. it‘s happened before. but there is something that draws people in to the history and the culture and customs of greece?
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yes. and actually, for me, the 20th century history of greece is so fascinating, complex and full of drama. it provides me with endless ideas. the book i‘ve just started to write. and tragedy, of course. much tragedy. every ten or 15 years in greece there‘s something fairly spectacular that happens, whether it‘s occupation, civil war or an earthquake. economic collapse. last but not least! and all of these things have a huge effect on the human history of a place. how a family manages to survive all these catastrophic things that take place there. yes. it is a story about resilience, in a way? it is. the greeks do survive. right now, you think how do people really manage on 400, 500 euros a month?
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what‘s your answer to that? one of the big factors is the importance of the family. you‘re very rarely living 1,000km away from your grandma or your aunts. the old networks are still there? absolutely. and the sadness about what‘s happening now in the 21st century is that so many young people are moving out of greece to find work, find a life. so i hope that they will go back eventually, and most of the young people who i meet, who are greek, at university, or have careers here, actually dream about going back to greece, that everything will get better. it‘s a great tribute in a way to the power of the place? i think so. it still offers so much that doesn‘t actually get damaged by the economy. what‘s it given you over the years? great question.
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more or less all my inspiration. i can‘t really step off the plane before i‘m thinking of an idea for a story. so, very much inspiration. and why do you think that is? is it the richness of the... the texture of the place? i think, yes. this vein of history i feel that i‘ve never really explored, even in my own country. i think i know more about the history of greece in the 20th century than britain. and the pictures are yours? they‘re taken by a photographer who i travelled with. taken on your own travels? simultaneously with the travels. which was actually a very exciting way to work. most were images, sites, that were totally unexpected. for example, there‘s a ritual that happens every year on the 6th
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of january, a race to find a cross that‘s been thrown into the sea by a priest. and the day that happened, i knew nothing about it. so we travelled to somewhere on the west coast of greece and that morning the bells were chiming from 6am till ten. so i went down into the town to explore, saw the waterfront and people gathered... the very first week of january, about 30 young men in their speedos, quite a cold day! "what is this! ?" then learned all about this tradition, swimming out for the cross on the day of the epiphany. so all those photos were unexpected, the story was unexpected, the mystery i imagined was not something i‘d planned. but when it came along it seemed perfectly natural?
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absolutely. all the stories, more or less, i wrote the beginnings of them in the car as we travelled from one place to another. it just came? very much so. a source of inspiration, to travel! which is how a story should come about! victoria hislop, author of cartes postales, thank you very much. thank you. conditions have been gradually going downhill through the afternoon, low pressure bringing in outbreaks of rain and strengthening winds. it has been spoiling sunday‘s weather but in the south—east it has remained dry and it will continue in the evening with clear spells, but the rain becoming heavy this evening and overnight. parts of north—west england into northern and western wales, and behind we have clear
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spells and showers for much of scotla nd spells and showers for much of scotland and northern ireland. overnight temperatures, from ten — 11 in the north, 40—15 in the south. to the north, sunshine and showers across scotland and northern ireland but the weather front will bring more persistent rain to central and southern areas. good sunny spells in between the showers across scotland and northern ireland, temperatures, 17-18, and northern ireland, temperatures, 17—18, light winds and southern scotla nd 17—18, light winds and southern scotland could stay dry altogether. south wales and south—west england, persistent rain and some of it could be heavy at times. further east, a few heavy showers into east anglia, but the far south—east will stay dry again with sunshine so it is looking pretty good at the london stadium. we don‘t have a shower through the afternoon but essentially dry, temperatures around 20. the weather front remains in situ across central
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and southern areas through monday not, tending to fizzle out but then reinvigorating towards the end of the night. to the north, clear spells and showers once again, it is looking unsettled as we head into tuesday, not only because of the weather front existing, but this area of pressure will also move into eastern areas from the new continent and this can bring heavy and thundery downpours on tuesday, into wednesday, across eastern and south—eastern parts of england and also north—easterly winds will make it feel cool the time of year. further north and west, sunshine and showers, some of them could be heavy, temperatures ranging from 20-20 but heavy, temperatures ranging from 20—20 but cooler on on the east coast. unsettled for the week ahead, heavy rain and showers at times, feeding quite cool in a strong northerly wind. —— feeding. —— feeling. hello, this is bbc news. the headlines at 6pm: the government orders a review into the cost of energy but critics
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say it‘s too little too late. both the us and china welcome tougher sanctions against north korea in the wake of its recent ballistic missile testing. the search for two men who are missing following a fishing trip in the english channel has been called off. one man has died, and another rescued. the internet‘s as bad as junk food. a warning from the children‘s commissioner, about youngsters spending hours online. also in the next hour... justin gatlin is due to receive his gold medal after winning the hundred metres at the world championships in london. the organisers have brought forward the medal ceremony after gatlin was booed yesterday when he beat popular favourite usain bolt. we‘ll bring you that live. and arsenal win the community shield at wembley, beating
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