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this is bbc news. i'm martine croxall. the headlines at 11:00: the government launches its review into the cost of energy but critics say it's too little too late. the search for two men, who are missing following a fishing trip off the west sussex coast, is called off. another man was rescued and a fourth was found dead. representing the united states of america, justin gatlin... the crowds left unimpressed, asjustin gatlin receives his 100m world championship gold medal, after beating usian bolt into third. and six years on, jessica ennis—hill receives a gold medal for the 2011 championships — her heptathlon silver was upgraded after the russian winner failed a drugs test. also in the next hour — fighting the illegal ivory trade. the british army is a listed to track poachers in south africa. ——
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enlisted. and we'll be taking a look at tomorrow's front pages, including the times which has a photo ofjessica ennis—hill receiving the gold medal she was denied by a russian drugs cheat back at the 2011 world championships good evening and welcome to bbc news. an independent review into the cost of energy has been launched. the prime minister pledged to energy costs during the election campaign but shelved the plans after losing the majority. it will look at prices and climate change targets completed by the end of october. 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.
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that's why theresa may promised a price cap and an independent probe into the energy sector before the general election. the cap may have been shelved but 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 will sort all the facts from the myths about pricing and costs. this review will look at all the costs that make up your bill. 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, known as distribution, accounts for 29%. but 13% of our bill includes subsidies for poorer households, and the cost of developing renewable — or green energy supplies. the rest is made up by operational costs and vat. and, for some households, it's not clear whether this review will be the green light for lower bills. they've gone up so much and i find i'm paying a lot of money. and i don't really understand it.
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it's a slow process. like, it can'tjust happen at the click of a finger. it's a case of they have to go away, review it, and come back. if they had promised a price cap, obviously they should deliver on it. tom brook used to advise labour and conservative governments. he says there's not much that dieter helm can do in three months. i think a review this short is essentially headline management. i don't think dieter, heroic though he is, is going to be ale 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 include the efficiency of our buildings. after british gas said it would be raising its standard electricity prices by 12.5% with this energy probe would allow the government to say it's not tone deaf in the face of rising prices. one man has died and two others are still missing, after their boat sank off the sussex coast. a fourth man was rescued early this morning, found clinging to a life buoy by passing fishermen.
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the coastguard has now suspended it's search, as simon jones reports. searching for the missing men who were on a night fishing trip. their boat went down in seconds with no time to make an emergency call. the alarm was raised when another boat spotted a man in the water, a 45—year—old from romania who lives in london. anybody that spends that length of time, you know, numerous hours, potentially, in the sea, without any protective equipment, at this time of year, it is a nice day, but the sea is still cold, very, very lucky to be alive. the rescued man told the emergency services that three of his friends, also romanian, were missing. just after 8 o'clock this morning, the body of one of the men was recovered from the sea. police are now looking into the possibility that the boat was hit by another vessel. he has described that their boat was struck by another boat that was oncoming. he describes that he jumped
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from the boat to swim for safety and has therefore lost contact with the other three people on the boat. despite several more hours of searching out there, there was no sign of the other two men. at this time of year, the temperature of the water is around 15 degrees. people generally can only survive for a few hours at best in that. this afternoon, the search was suspended. the key question, why did a pleasure trip end in tragedy? simonjones, bbc news, shoreham. china's foreign minister has urged north korea to end ballistic missile tests that have raised tensions across east asia. wang yi says the regime in pyongyang has to make "smart decisions" in the wake of tough new un sanctions, imposed yesterday. mr wang has been holding talks with the us secretary of state rex tillerson, at a meeting of ministers from south—east asian countries. yogita limeye‘s report from the south korean capital seoul, contains some flash photography. putting on a united front at a meeting in manila. the us secretary of state,
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rex tillerson is on a mission. america wants more countries to isolate north korea, a day after the security council voted to ban exports from pyongyang. the sweeping measures were even backed china, north korean‘s ally and the top trade partner. translation: the chinese side urge the north koreans to handle the security council resolutions and not do anything unbeneficial, such as a missile launcher or nuclear test. 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 $1 billion, but experts say it's
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unlikely to deter the state. they are unlikely to negotiate anything until they have a proven capability to deliver a nuclear strike to the united states. once they get such a capability, probably in a few years‘ time, they are probably going to talk. here in seoul, 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. it's thought a man,
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missing for almost a month, has been found in his home in scotland. police believe 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 is not thought to be suspicious. the case has been referred to the police watchdog, which will look into how it was handled by police scotland. earlier on our correspondent, andrew black, who's in glasgow, explained the latest information being given out by the police. 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 panbrae road, which is in bo'ness 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 that. there was search and rescue officers involved, a helicopter was deployed,
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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 is that 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 off their own backs referred what has happened to the police investigation and review commission, that is 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 eventually make some kind of report or recommendations in the hope that maybe lessons can be learned in the future,
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when similar cases come up. police scotland themselves today have said they have expressed their sympathy to mr mouat‘s family, they 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. 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
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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. do you fight sometimes about that? 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.
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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 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 that 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 means 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. venezuelan authorities say two people have been killed and ten people arrested following an attack on an army base in the country's
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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. 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. you are watching bbc news. a reminder of our headlines: the government launches an independent review over energy. a man has been rescued and another found dead after their boat sank at shorrock in west sussex. the search for another two men was suspended. america and china welcome new us sanctions —— un sanctions following its most recent
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ballistic missile launch. sport now, and a full round—up from the bbc‘s sport centre. it has been a disappointing night for great britain at the world athletics championships in london. there were outside chances of medal, but none came to fruition. katarina johnson—thompson had left herself far too much to do ahead of the final event of the heptathlon, the 800m. she actually put in a decent run, finishing second, but that was only good enough her to finish the competition in fifth place. i feel like they have —— i ifeel like they have —— i have i feel like they have —— i have got a lot of talent to show, and i feel like it will happen for me. it was the second event and i feel like like it will happen for me. it was the second event and ifeel like it was difficult bouncing back. i have done a good job, and ifeel a bit defeatist, but i have tried to change my attitude a little bit and
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i feel like i have change my attitude a little bit and ifeel like i have come back and tried to show that even though i have had a difficult time in the second event, i am a fighter. in the men's 110m hurdles, andrew pozzi had high hopes of making it through to the final, having won his heat earlier in the day. but, despite being in contention for much of his semi—final this evening, he came upjust short at the end, finishing fourth. disappointment, too, for british sprint trio of desiree henry, asha philip and daryll neita, who all failed to make it through to the final of the 100m. that was won by american tori bowie in a photo finish. hot favourite elaine thompson of jamaica finished out of the medals. and holly bradshaw came up short in the final of the women's pole vault. she failed to get over with the bar set at 4.75m. she had the height, but her knee caught the bar on the way down, to end her competition. the one british highlight of the evening was supplied by kyle langford, who produced a great finish to reach the final of the 800m. the european junior champion finished second in his heat, to give the home crowd something to cheer about. justin gatlin got a mixed reception from the london crowd,
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as he received his gold medal following his victory over usain bolt in that 100m final last night there was certainly some booing for the athlete, who has served two drugs bans during his career, but there were also some cheers as he mounted the podium. he was given the medal by lord coe, who earlier had said that gatlin's win was not the perfect script. a more popular medal was awarded to dame jessica ennis—hill, who recieved gold for the 2011 world championships, having been denied at the time by russian drug cheat tatyana chernova. it makes her a three—time world champion. england are in control of the fourth test against south africa at old trafford. they have a healthy lead after day three, which ended early due to rain this morning, they didn't need long to end south africa's first innings, stuart broad taking the final wicket, restricting the tourists to 226 all—out, giving england a first—innings lead of 136. the home side did struggle for runs. cook, jennings, westley and malan all went cheaply.
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joe root looked in good form, but he went one shy of his half—century. but moeen ali hit 67, as england ended the day on 224—8, giving them a lead of 360 runs. i had ihada i had a few hacks, which you get away with at times, but i felt the situation of the game needed a bit of impetus, and a few shots, and to try and almost get 3a as quick as we can and see where we go from there. imean, can and see where we go from there. i mean, sometimes you can be a sitting duck, and i thought today i don't want to do that. arsenal have won the fa community shield for the 15th time, after beating ten—man 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. but, after having pedro sent off with ten minutes left, they were immediately pegged back, as the gunners‘ new signing sead kolasinac equalised.
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that took the match to penalties, and 0livier giroud struck the winning spot—kick for arsenal. in the scottish premiership, graham dorrans scored twice as rangers began their league campaign with a 2—1victory over motherwell. and the netherlands have won the women's european championship. in front a big crowd of over 28,000 in enschede, the home side beat denmark 11—2 in a thrilling contest, to lift the trophy for the first time. england's jodie taylor won the tournament's golden boot, scoring five goals. south korea's ik kim is the new women's british open champion, holding off a spirited challenge from england'sjodi ewart shadoff, to win her maiden major title. ewart shadoff equalled the kingsbarns course record with a final—round 64. that included eight birdies. she finished on 16—under—par.
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0ut front, though, kim remained composed to clinch the title by two shots. it means four of the last five majors have been won by golfers from south korea. that is all the sport for now. and you have had some difficult names to grapple with. it isjust one! you have done well. at 11:30pm we will be taking a look at tomorrow's papers with tom bergin from reuters and kate andrews, director of news at the institute of economic affairs. here are some of the front pages. the daily telegraph says brexit negotiators have been accused of trying to ram through a £36 billion divorce bill while most of the cabinet is on holiday.
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the picture showsjessica ennis—hill collecting her 2011 world championship heptathlon gold medal earlier this evening, after the original winner was banned for doping. the times reports record levels of violence and abuse against vulnerable patients at mental health trusts were reported last year, amid accusations of endemic use of force in the nhs. the guardian says 13 areas of england have restricted or completely halted ivf treatment for women since the start of the year, with a further eight consulting on taking similar steps. the ft says financial institutions have paid more than $150 billion in fines in the us relating to the credit crisis. four in ten care homes failed inspections this year which means 70 thousand elderly residents are at risk, according to the daily mail. the metro features the british model who was kidnapped in milan and says she feared she would be killed. and the sun goes with the same story, and says the model has described how she was drugged and stuffed into a bag. 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.
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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 & glory festival was staged in liverpool, with artists including james, the fratellis, razorlight, and charlotte church all on the bill. those who were at the event yesterday described how quickly it descended into chaos. it felt shambolic. it was... there was a massive queue for the toilets, the bands that were coming on, it was two hours in between bands, they were late, every band was late. you were queueing for an hour to get to the toilet, queueing for an hour to get a drink. 0versubscribed. i said it early on, they oversubscribed by at least 1,000 people in there. in places, it wasjust unacceptable, because you couldn't get through from different areas. and in terms of the sound and stage show, and in terms of the whole festival experience, the sound was appalling, as well. people were coming over the fencing,
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and just jumping over the walls and getting in. they stopped people going in at a certain time, maybe 5:00pm, they wouldn't let anyone else in. i think the police said, no more people gain entry. people arriving at the festival site in the city centre today are finding the gates are closed, with notices pinned to them saying the management company responsible for the hope & 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 to claim their money back. artists have taken to social media to express their frustration. headliners james did manage to get on stage, but lead singer tim booth tweeted afterwards... while charlotte church was pulled from the line—up completely, because it was running so late. hope & glory festival liverpool also put a message on its facebook page, criticising its production manager and supplying his e—mail address for complaints to be directed to. three words, "no festival today." not sorry to the fans, or anything. and the previous message blames the production manager,
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who did not complete the site in time, and did not provide 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. steve saul, liverpool. the british army is helping to fight poachers who are threatening the existence of one species of african elephant. tens of thousands of forest elephants have been killed in the west african state of gabon, mostly for their ivory, but now the president has asked the rifles regiment, to teach gamekeepers how to track and stop the poachers. you may find some of the images injonathan beale's report from gabon distressing. we are travelling through the second—largest rainforest in the world, trying to find an animal whose numbers have declined by more than 60% over the last ten years. and this is about as close as you will ever get to them. forest elephants are wary of humans.
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we had to turn the engine off, and stay silent. this close, they can charge. they are much smaller than the better—known savanna elephant, butjust as vulnerable to poachers, who target them for the same reason — their ivory. this is what has been happening to them. another victim to the poachers. it had been dead for weeks, just the valuable tusks taken. the rest left to rot. talking about gabon, i think we lost 30,000 elephants this last year. it's a big and important programme now for gabonese administration. 85% of gabon is covered in rainforest, that stretches for thousands of square miles. this is the last sanctuary for the elusive forest elephant.
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but it is also ideal hiding and cover for the poachers, who are killing them at an alarming rate. but they are being tracked down. and, with the help of the british army. for the first time, we've been allowed to film the small team of uk soldiers who are helping train gabon's national park agency in their fight to save the elephant. gabon has got a real high density of forest elephants. that is why it has got a poaching problem. 0ut here, training the gabonese national parks agency to combat that, both at the tactical and operational levels, means that the british army can make a difference in that fight against the illegal wildlife trade. after about 15 minutes... they have even brought in jungle warfare specialists, who in this exercise show them how to find and then arrest the poachers.
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but the british are also teaching them the importance of recovering evidence that might lead to prosecutions. among those being trained are former poachers, who have now turned gamekeeper. ulrich says, as a boy, he used to hunt elephants with his father, just to survive. that used to be tolerated, but not anymore. these days, the greatest threat to these elephants is not the locals but criminal gangs, who operate across the border. we are faced, you know, with organised crime cartels, heavily armed. and they show no mercy. they come, they kill. and now, we're in a situation where, in many of — some of our national parks, it's a warzone.
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even with a global ban on the sale of ivory, there is still an illegal trade. and, hidden away in these forests, these elephants are still easy prey. jonathan beale, bbc news, gabon. let's ta ke let's take a look at the weather forecast. sarah has joined let's take a look at the weather forecast. sarah hasjoined us. it has been a bit of a mixed sort of day out there today. we have had some cool, showery weather towards the north and west in particular. further south and east it is a fine day and temperatures at 23 celsius. here is the view as we ended the day in cambridgeshire. some clear skies, late sunshine to be enjoyed there and overnight for the rest of the night we have a slow—moving weather front reducing rain for parts of the south—west of england, wales, through the midlands and on into north—east england as well. to the north—east england as well. to the north that front, fairly cool conditions. clear skies and a few showers across scotland and northern ireland. the night to come and things should stay dry. largely dry
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across the far south—east during the course of monday. further north, cloud and patchy rain from east anglia towards the south—west of england and south wales as well. another day of sunshine and showers across scotland and northern ireland. the showers are hit and miss. asimilar ireland. the showers are hit and miss. a similar picture into northern ireland. some sunshine in between, not a right off. drive further south across yorkshire and north wales, so much better day than we had on saturday. rain lingering across the south of wales in south—west england where it will be damp and great for much of the day. the south—east remains mostly dry with some sunshine, and reasonably warm well. cloudy skies for the london region and if you are heading to watch the world athletics championship you could catch a few showers later into the evening. this weather front is quite slow—moving as we end monday and overnight into tuesdayit as we end monday and overnight into tuesday it starts to push off towards the north once again. rain returns into the early hours of tuesday, quite mild towards the
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south of that with the chance of some heavy showers and further north, another day of sunshine and showers. tuesday's weather dominated by this front and the fact that we have low pressure moving its way northwards out of the near continent into the north sea. that could draw in heavy downpours across southern counties later on in the day. sunshine in warm weather in between those showers, but we have got rain continuing across south—east england, wales, the midlands and north east england where it will be quite cool. 15 degrees in newcastle, sunshine and showers for northern ireland. wednesday we will continue to seek sunshine for parts of england but for the north and west and improving sort of day, many of us and improving sort of day, many of us having a dry day and eventually by the time we get to thursday. all in allan by the time we get to thursday. all in all an unsettled week ahead. showers and rain at times and things will be rather cool and breezy. what they will be some sunshine for many of us in between those showers.
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