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hello, this is bbc news. the headlines at 6pm: the government orders a review into the cost of energy but critics 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 chelsea on penalties. good afternoon.
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the government says it wants an independent review of the cost of energy, just days after british gas raised standard electricity prices, by twelve and a half per cent. theresa may injune's election, had pledged to cap energy prices, but shelved the plans, after losing her conservative majority. 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. here's our business correspondent joe lynam. 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
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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. for families like myself, forfamilies like myself, i'm for families like myself, i'm a single mother, and other families who struggle with health care or child issues. it's a vital service. you can'tjust child issues. it's a vital service. you can't just have child issues. it's a vital service. you can'tjust have it at the click
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ofa you can'tjust have it at the click of a finger. there will have to go away, review it, if they have problems like the price cap, obviously they should deliver on it. there are many stages in the energy value chain, 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 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. after british gas said it would be
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raising a standard electricity prices by 12 and a half percent, this probe will allow the government to say it is not tone deaf in the face of rising prices. america and china, have welcomed tough new un sanctions on north korea, following it's recent ballistic missile launches. china's foreign minister says he hopes pyongyang, will now make what he calls the ‘smart decision' on future testing. 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. america wants more countries to isolate north korea, a day after all members of the security council
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voted to ban exports from pyongyang. the sweeping measures were even backed by china, north korea's ally and top trade partner. the chinese side urged the north koreans to calmly and all the resolutions. and not do anything on beneficial. such asa not do anything on beneficial. such as a missile launch, or a nuclear test. at this meeting between south korea's foreign minister and mr tillerson, the two leaders described the sanctions as a good outcome. testing missiles like this one, which some believe could reach the us, is what prompted action against north korea. for the country, the new sanctions could mean a loss of about $1 billion. but experts say it is unlikely to deter the state. the north koreans are unlikely to negotiate anything, until they will have a proven capability to deliver a nuclear strike to the continental
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united states. once they get that, probably in a few years' time, they are probably going to talk. here in the capital, the president's office has welcomed the 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. one other man is recovering in after being found clinging to a life buoy by the crew of a fishing boat. simon jones is in shoreham for us now. the four men had taken to the water
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in the early hours of this morning. their one night fishing trip, but what actually happened was that the police believe it is possible that their boat was hit by another vessel. it is clear that whatever the cause of the boat going down, it happened very quickly. there was no time for the four men on board to make emergency calls, 2909 or to dial members of their family. there was no time for them to put on life vests will stop the boat went down very very quickly and it was only several hours later that a fishing boat was passing through the water around two miles from the shore here, and spotted a man in the water, clinging to that life buoy. they managed to get the man to the shore and he is now being treated in hospital. anybody that spends that length of time, numerous hours potentially, in the sea, without any
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protective equipment at this time of year, it's a nice day but the sea is still cold. very, very lucky to be alive. this time of year i understand the temperature of the water is about 15 degrees, so sadly, as time goes on, the hope of finding other survivors has to be diminishing? that's right. 15, 16 degrees this time of year probably. the longer any search goes on, the more slim the chances of finding somebody alive. those things are extended if you are wearing life jackets or any protective equipment. based on what we found so far, we do not believe that is the case. unfortunately the chances of survival are very slim as this goes oi'i. survival are very slim as this goes on. what resources are you committing to this as the day goes on? that will be determined once we configure all the search efforts that are going on. lifeboats, various wind farm vessels, plus all the pleasure craft that are passing through the area. the area has been
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really thoroughly saturated already. we will review it now and decide where we go from here. we understand the man who was rescued is from romania, but lives in london. he raised the alarm about three of his friends who were also former mania, and other man living in london, and another to hear in brighton. as we heard there was a huge search taking place involving two helicopters and a lifeboat, the body of a man recovered around 8am this morning, but despite those extensive searches they could not see any trace of those are the two missing man. relu cta ntly, those are the two missing man. reluctantly, during those are the two missing man. relucta ntly, during the those are the two missing man. reluctantly, during the course of the afternoon, the coast guard took the afternoon, the coast guard took the decision to call off the search. they say they will review that if any new information comes to light. but the reality is, after so much time, it is pretty much impossible that these men could still be alive in the water. thank you very much, simonjones their insurer in west sussex. a man missing for almost a month has
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been found in his own home. police believe 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 house in panbrae road on the sixth ofjuly. his death's not thought to be suspicious, but the case has been referred to the police watchdog, which will look into how it was handled by police scotland. let's speak now to our correspondent, andrew black, who's in glasgow. questions about the police behaviour here. absolutely. what we know in terms of the background of this case is that the man, 64 years old, was last seen by his family at a house in pantry road, which is in a bowness in central scotland, on the 6th ofjuly. bowness in central scotland, on the 6th of july. after that, bowness in central scotland, on the 6th ofjuly. after that, his family reported him missing. that led to a very large—scale search. when i say large—scale, i mean it was exactly
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that. there was search and rescue officers involved, a helicopter was deployed, almost 60 local residents volunteered to join the search. there was a police dog unit involved as well. no sign was found of the man. police at the time asked to to check on their own outhouses and garages to see if there was any sign of him. what has now emerged as the yesterday afternoon, mr mouat‘s body was found in his own house, on panbrae road, where he was last seen almost a month ago. his death is currently unexplained, but police say it is not suspicious. they have of their own backs referred what has happened to the police investigation and review commission, that has essentially the police watchdog which investigates claims against the police and that organisation will look into how this incident was handled by police scotland and will
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eventually make some kind of report 01’ eventually make some kind of report or recommendations in the hope that maybe lessons can be learned in the future, when similar cases come up. police scotland themselves today have said they have expressed their sympathy to mr mouat‘s family, we are continuing to offer dedicated support with police liaison officers, the force has also said as this matter is now the subject of a live enquiry by the police commissioner, they say it would be inappropriate to make any further comment. thank you, andrew. 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. in an article in a sunday newspaper, 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. 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
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of its fans after their pre—season friendly at burnley was abandoned at half—time yesterday. 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 supporters. the children's commissioner for england has said parents should limit the amount of time their children spend online, regulating their use of social media as they would junk food. anne longfield says the internet can be addictive, and overuse can have a detrimental affect on children's confidence and wellbeing. tom burridge has the story. kids and screens. it's a constant battle. this seven—year—old is obsessed by his dad's phone. i like playing video games on it. a bunch of crazy ones. you play a lot, don't forget. i do.
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do you fight sometimes about it? no. on average children now spend 15 hours a week online. parents, says the children's commissioner for england, should impose a limit. 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. and also their confidence to say no to the constant drain and pressure of always being there. 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. there's too much out there, really. new guidelines, published online, of course, compare junk food with time on the internet. the advice is simple, just as your children shouldn't eat a cheese burger and chips every day, they shouldn't binge
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on their phones and computers. the obvious antidote, keeping kids active, but the children's commissioner is calling for a healthy balance. the internet is vital for learning. 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. we talk a lot more and i get to know a lot more about what happens in their school. kids only know a world with smartphones and the internet, so time off—line is vital. tom burridge, bbc news. the headlines on bbc news: the government says an independent
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study will look at ways to keep energy costs down, but it's dismissed as "cold comfort" by consumer groups. the search for two men missing off the coast of shaw has been suspended. a third man was rescued and another found dead suspended. a third man was rescued and anotherfound dead in the suspended. a third man was rescued and another found dead in the sea. venezuelan authorities say they've 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 were launching an uprising to restore democracy in venezuela. diosdado cabello of the governing 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 ledezma. dr francisco dominguez is the head of the latin american studies
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research group at middlesex university. it is national, the constituency assembly has been elected by1 million people, which is the biggest vote that the people have ever obtained. this is all within the constitution. article 348, which gave the president, among other institutions, the prerogative to actually call it. this took place, and the constituents simply spread. he can do it within the constitution, within the framework of that, just about whatever he wa nts. of that, just about whatever he wants. the position is, they want to ensure, they possibly feel this is essential for them to ensure they move towards that. every two minutes a woman dies
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globally in childbirth or while pregnant. often the equipment required to stop bleeding during labour is not available, but in new approach has been developed in massachusetts, and has been distributed to developing countries. it said its could save hundreds of thousands of lives. 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 balloon tamponade device but it is too expensive for hospitals such as this one in nairobi. a new version, however call, called the every second matters ubt 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.
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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 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
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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. 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. richard kenney, bbc news, nairobi. the medal ceremony for the 100 metres at the world championships has been moved forward to the start of today's evening session, rather taking place mid—way through the night as had originally been planned. last night there were loud boos when america'sjustin gatlin, who's twice been suspended for doping won the gold medal. joining me now from the london stadium is our sports presenter olly foster. some anticipation as to how people
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are going to react to the ceremony? we are about half an hour away from that, obviously this whole stadium fell absolutely silent, stunt after that 100 metre race last night. we kind of knew that usain bolt, the great usain bolt, his final individual final would great usain bolt, his final individualfinal would be pushed very hard, probably a bit by kristian coleman. coleman the young american who actually took silver, but nobody really expected justin gatlin to storm through on the outside to take gold. 12 years after his last round, serving to drug bands, one in 2006. lord coe who is president of the iws has been pushing, had pushed, for a life ban forjustin gatlin. he said this morning on the bbc, this really was not the script everyone wanted. this is the debate, if you allow athletes to compete, you have to allow them
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to compete, you have to allow them to win as well. that has been moved forward , to win as well. that has been moved forward, that ceremony. the stadium is still going to be full, so it is not like they're going to stop the stadium from berlin, gatlin has been booed at every turn, especially after he was seemingly goading the jamaican fans with the stars & stripes flag he had rounded shoulders, after beating bolts last night. that was not very savoury to see. this is going to be awkward as well, lord coe is going to be presenting those medals at around ten to seven. you will be able to watch that in world athletic sports day, that starts in the next 15 minutes or so on bbc news, across the bbc of course. just wrapping up what has happened this morning, we had another morning session here at the athletics on day three, katarina johnson thomson in a habitat along has been playing catch up really, she had a terrible highjump yesterday. that is her strongest event, but she came up about 18
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centimetres short. she'd grown 200 metres on the long jump, the javelin know which are events, she is not very good in that. it looks good to you and me, over40 very good in that. it looks good to you and me, over 40 metres, but that was the best throw of all the heptathlete is, so from pulling herself back into bronze position she is now back down in fifth. 240 points off a bronze medal. you do the reckoning ahead of the final event, we have worked out she has to get past the finish line behind me i had all her rivals who she would then hope for them to bejust had all her rivals who she would then hope for them to be just coming around the final bend, about 16, 17 seconds behind her. she needs a 16 and a half second swing. thatjust is not going to happen at this level. it will be another one of those ones for katarina johnson thomson when she falls short yet again ina thomson when she falls short yet again in a global heptathlon. which isa shame, again in a global heptathlon. which is a shame, because she has changed a whole coaching structure, moved to france with a new coach, and itjust
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has not worked. mainly because of the high jump. the has not worked. mainly because of the highjump. the belgian is going to win the heptathlon, and less her leg falls off or something like that. we saw the athletics move outside the olympic stadium, london stadium was supposed to call it, we have had both marigolds today, the women's and men's. a fantastic event for calum hawkins, the scot in the men's marathon. a lifetime best from him, two minutes... two minutes! two hours. just a little over that, he actually came fourth in a race that was won by the kenyan, the ethiopian taking silver. rose from bahrain one women's gold, kenyan born. calum hawkins, what a run. the run of his life, and completely free for all those fans out there. in the shadow of tower bridge, where both marathons finish. a great result for
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him, nota medal, buta marathons finish. a great result for him, not a medal, but a fantastic race from him. the evening session gets underway, this evening, we have got holly bradshaw going in the pole vaultjust got holly bradshaw going in the pole vault just after got holly bradshaw going in the pole vaultjust after 7pm. we are also looking forward to the women's100 meter semifinals and finals. three british runners in the semifinals, the great elaine thompson is the favourite. she is very likely to get ajamaican favourite. she is very likely to get a jamaican spirit back through the roof once again, because she is the hot hot favourite in the women's100 metres. good stuff, thank you leave. but medal ceremony forjustin gatlin coming up in the next half an hour, you will see it here live. schools must stop trying "to wrap children in cotton wool" because it leaves them ill—prepared for the challenges of later life. that's the view of the chief inspector of schools, amanda spielman, who says over—the—top health and safety rules stop children developing resilience. she wants new guidance for schools in england. andy moore reports. it's clear the chief inspector of schools is no fan of children in high—vis jackets. she says they look like troops
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of mini construction workers minus the hard hats. pupils, she claims, are being shortchanged by teachers trying to insulate them from every bump, germ, or bruise. take conkers for example. she says every minute spent trying to ban it takes away from the multitude of real dangers children face. she says this is her message. she wants children to be allowed to take full advantage of the freedom of childhood to explore the world around them. and so, to that end, the 1,800 school inspectors in england will be taking part in sessions next month called "when is safe, what really matters?" the aim is to get away from the tickbox culture of the past. there is also a warning today that children are spending too much
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of their free time online. it comes from the children's commissioner in england saying youngsters are bingeing on social media in the same way they like to tuck into junk food. she is urging parents to regulate internet usage just like they would stop them eating cheeseburgers and chips for every meal. andy moore, bbc news. liverpool's newest music festival, hope & glory, has been cancelled. there was chaos yesterday as thousands of fans were made to wait hours when the venue became overcrowded. police were called in to help after long waits and poor access to toilets and food and drink facilities. steve saul reports. it was the first time the hope and glory festival was staged in liverpool, with many artists on the bill. those at the event yesterday described how quickly it descended
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into chaos. it felt shambolic. it was a massive coup for the toilet, the bands that were coming on, two hours between bands. they were late, every band was late. you were queueing for an hour to get to the toilet, and hour for a queueing for an hour to get to the toilet, and hourfor a drink. oversubscribed. by at least 1000.m places it wasjust oversubscribed. by at least 1000.m places it was just unacceptable, oversubscribed. by at least 1000.m places it wasjust unacceptable, you could not get through from different areas. in terms of the sound on stage, in terms of the whole festival experience, the sound was appalling as well. people were coming over the insane and jumping over the walls and getting in. they stopped people going in at a certain time, maybe 5pm. that would not let anyone else. the police said no more people are gaining entry. people are arriving at the festival site today are finding the gates closed, with notices pinned to them saying the management company responsible for the hope and glory festival have decided to cancel the event. liverpool city council has no choice but to accept this decision, then there is a website for people to try and claim their money back. artists
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are taken to social media to express their frustration. the are taken to social media to express theirfrustration. the headline did manage to get on stage, but the lead singer admitted afterwards, sorry eve ryo ne singer admitted afterwards, sorry everyone was messed around so badly. hope you manage to find some pleasure among the chaos. charlotte church was pulled from the liner completely, because it was running so late. hope and glory festival liveable also put a message on its facebook page, criticising the production manager and supplying his e—mail address for complaints to be directed to. three words, no festival today. not sorry to the fa ns festival today. not sorry to the fans or anything. the previous message blames the production manager, who did not complete the site in time, and did not provide the planned bridgeway walkways into the planned bridgeway walkways into the garden, and he can be reached by his personal e—mail. which is really disgraceful, called passing the buck. people are being urged to contact their ticket agents to arrange a refund. time to check on the weather. conditions have been gradually going
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downhill throughout the afternoon thanks to low pressure making inroads. we will continue to stay dry this evening and overnight into east anglia, some rain picking up to be quite happy through the opening period across north—west england, northern west wales, for scotland and northern ireland, clear spells and northern ireland, clear spells and showers through the night. timberjoyriders, 11 and showers through the night. timber joyriders, 11 to 14 and showers through the night. timberjoyriders, 11 to 14 degrees. low pressure is with us on monday, sunshine and showers across scotland and northern ireland. essential areas, this will bring outbreaks of rain, particularly south west wales and west england. likely to be more showers, the odd heavy one across the midlands. some sunshine across the midlands. some sunshine across the far south—east. temperatures 17 to 21 degrees. the rest of the week is not looking great, we're going to continue to see heavy rain or even thundershowers at times. windy as well, winds coming down from the north sobel bill quite cool. signs of it stepping down a bit towards the end of the week.
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