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no. i will show you it thank you. no. i will show you it again. it is no, don't bite the hand that feeds you! this is an example of how, if you put together a sentence without knowing the rules, people can misconstrue them. sentence without knowing the rules, people can misconstrue themm sentence without knowing the rules, people can misconstrue them. if we had an emoji for, it's time for the headlines, it would come at right now. so thank you. we'll see you in an hour. hello this is breakfast, with naga munchetty and charlie stayt. president trump issues a fresh warning to north korea. he calls for tougher sanctions and says there will be consequences if us bases in guam are targeted. and, if anything happens to guam, there's going to be big, big trouble in north korea. good morning it's
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saturday, 12th august. also ahead: the finishing line beckons for two legends of the track — usain bolt and mo farah. yes farah's opening night gold remains britain's only medal here at the london stadium. but though she missed out on the podium, what a performance from dina asher—smith in the women's 200 metres. she ran an impressive race and finished fourth. laser danger: new restrictions could be on the way to stop pens being shone at planes and helicopters. and tonight could be the best night for years to watch a meteor shower. will these guys be clear for it? good morning, a decent weekend of weather across the british isles,
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all the details in a few minutes. good morning. first, our main story. president trump has issued a fresh warning to north korea, saying it will "regret it fast" if it continues to make threats against america and its allies. the president also called for tougher sanctions against pyongyang but he said he would love a peaceful resolution. the chinese leader xijinping has phoned mr trump and urged him to avoid "words and deeds" that could "exacerbate" the already—tense situation on the korean peninsula. our washington correspondent, laura bicker reports. president trump is leaving the north korean leader in no doubt. if he poses a threat to the us, there will be consequences. if anything happens to guam, there's going to be big, big trouble in north korea. but then came this note of reassurance. you know what i can say — hopefully it'll all work out, 0k? nobody loves a peaceful solution better than president trump, that i can tell you. these us b—i bombers are stationed in guam. their motto is "fight tonight." mr trump is keen to ensure north korea is aware of their presence. pyongyang has threatened to fire
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missiles at the pacific island, and although holidaymakers appear unfazed, the local government has issued leaflets urging them not to look at fireballs. but donald trump's ramped—up rhetoric is being backed by diplomatic measures. he has placed a call to president xi in beijing. mr trump wined and dined the chinese leader injanuary, in the hope that he would do more to rein in his trading partner. the threat us involvement on the korean peninsula might just force them to act. and it has emerged the trump administration has been in secret talks with north korea, discussions about americans imprisoned there, and deteriorating relations. donald trump is not stepping back from his war of words with north korea. some feared his statements were off—the—cuff, on impulse. but it appears, for now, to be his strategy, to plant the idea in his enemies' mind that he is unpredictable,
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and not to be tested. laura bicker, bbc news, washington. two legends of athletics will run their last major competitive track races at the world championships in london tonight. mo farah will be hoping to win his second gold of the games when he runs in the 5,000—metres. usain bolt will retire after taking part in the relay with the jamaican team. natalie pirks reports. goodbyes are always hard, but you don't normally get two in one day. sir mo farah's 5,000m final tonight is a big one. not only is it his last track race at a major championship, but he is also going for his fifth—straight distance double, an unprecedented accomplishment for a distance runner. he's been tripped before, he survived that one. now, it's up to him.
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when he surged ahead of the pack in last weekend's 10,000m, he cemented his place as a british sporting legend. it's gold for farah! it remains the nation's solitary gold and solitary medal. jamaica are also experiencing an unexpected lack of success. bolt gets a pretty good start... usain bolt‘s final individual race last weekend ended in a bronze. tonight represents a chance to go out with the bang he so desires and deserves. for british athletes, yesterday was another day of close calls. dina asher—smith broke herfoot in february, and only started running again injune. it was britain's fifth fourth—place finish at the championships, but this was quite some achievement. and dina asher—smith fourth. to see that i missed out on a bronze by 0.07, which, 0k, in sprinting is a lot. but i am quite frustrated. but at the same time, on reflection, i'm really happy to have done a 22.2, so yeah.
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that's surely another foul, is it? it is. elsewhere, lorraine ugen could only manage fifth in the long jump, and nick miller came sixth in the hammer final. there could be british medals in the women's high jump and the relays, but today will no doubt be remembered for the end of the mo—bot, and the end of the bolt. have the tissues at the ready. natalie pirks, bbc news, london. we'll be speaking to former olympic heptathlete kelly sotherton in a few moments about why british athletes have been struggling to medal. an anti—islam candidate is being allowed to stand in ukip's leadership election, despite previous attempts by party members to block her. anne marie waters campaigns against sharia law in the uk and some party members have said they may resign if she wins. our political correspondent
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leila nathoo joins us from our london newsroom. this has caused quite some division in the party? yes, it is quiet and concern at the prospect of anne marie waters being on the ballot paperfor leadership but marie waters being on the ballot paper for leadership but she marie waters being on the ballot paperfor leadership but she has been allowed by the national executive to the to be a candidate along with ten others, she stands on along with ten others, she stands on a very radical anti—islamic platform, a founding director of sharia watch and has called islam evil and the killing machine. she thinks these things other people will not talk about and this platform will be popular with party members and the wider public. ukip, at the last election, paul nuttall the previous leader went into that
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election calling for a ban on the ba rca election calling for a ban on the barca and faced acquisitions of being islamophobic and the ukip vote collapsed. councillors in the local elections also suffered. so ukip, the prospect of them moving further in that direction will clearly be unpalatable for some members but the election will be taking place over the summer and we will find out the results at the end of september. that will be interesting, good to talk to you, thank you. amid concerns about their threat to a safety. the lasers which can temporarily blind people have been used to target aircraft and pilots. jonty bloom has more. laser pens or pointers are designed to be used to highlight
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something of interest. but they can be dangerous, and dazzle or blind people if shone directly at their eyes. last year alone there were 1,258 laser attacks on aircraft, even though it is already an offence with a maximum fine of £2,500. helicopters, which fly lower than many aircraft and typically have only one pilot, are thought to be especially vulnerable to laser pens. the government is now going to consult on new measures to restrict the dangerous use of laser pens, and boost safety, such as introducing a licensing scheme for retailers, limits on the advertising of laser pens, and potential restrictions on their ownership, as well as a possible awareness—raising campaign to educate people about the dangers of laser pens. interested parties, including businesses, retailers and consumers, now have eight weeks to submit their evidence and proposals. hundreds of white supremacists have held a rally in charlottesville to protest against the decision to remove the statute of the confederate civil war general robert
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e lee. some gave nazi salutes at the gathering, clashes broke out with antifascist demonstrators. the mayor condemned the march is a cowardly parade of hatred, bigotry and racism. he is stargazers will be hoping to get a great view of he is the perseid meteor shower tonight. astronomers say hundreds of meteors will streak across the sky in a display that may be visible around the world. the display should peak at around ”pm this evening. clear skies permitting, it will be seen in most parts of the uk. there is an evening planned for many, watching the athletics and then mo farah going for gold at his final major track event, inside the london stadium and then you have got
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usain bolt saying goodbye, someone who has changed the face of it. iwan thomas saying he was the saviour of athletics. joining us from the stadium in london is former olympic heptathlete kelly sotherton. on that theme of saying goodbye, so many tributes to usain bolt already, it's worth emphasising he is retiring from this sport, it's the last chance to see him. it's the last chance to see him. it's the last chance to see him. it's the last chance to see usain bolt competing, iam last chance to see usain bolt competing, i am sure we will see him at championships around the world because i don't think the sport will just caught them out and never see him again, he will want to be part of things going forward. it is the last time we will see him in spikes but i don't think it's the last time we will see him at an event. talk to us we will see him at an event. talk to us about what he has done for the event, you are a competitor and a
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coach, what she meant to the sport? he has created himself the legend status, i think he has captured fans imagination, what's he going to do next? he is or was putting himself on the line to be beaten and up until this week he has never been beaten so i think he has engaged the crowd, his personality is immense, you can see his peers trying to replicate him in some way, if it's not trying to pose, it is trying to be him with his personality that no one will be like usain bolt. hopefully now he sets a standard where people can start being themselves, show their personality but also be fantastic on the track. talk to us about mo farah, he is a one—man gold winning machine especially at these championships, this is going to be a very special night for him and his last appearance, explain to us, a major
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championship track situation. yes, he is not retiring today, he is retiring from track championships, he is racing in birmingham and i think his last track race will be in zurich before he moves onto the roads. we will see him but it will be on the roads most likely road relays and the marathon. this will be the last time we will see him compete at the world track championships so we are hoping he brings the medal tally up to two because he is our golden machine and it will be very sad that he's leaving but hopefully on a high. lot of people saying we might never see someone lot of people saying we might never see someone of his calibre again, his incredible ability to win medals in any situation, to response to those who try to challenge him. yeah, that is true. we always think maybe he is a once—in—a—lifetime athlete but we hope may be sooner
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rather than later there will be someone, rather than later there will be someone, maybe not in his event but someone, maybe not in his event but some other events, that will emulate him. swimming has adam peaty and it looks like he will dominate swimming for a long time. itjust takes one or two people to be inspired, to think i want to do that and i can do that, it might not be immediate but maybe in the next coming years, maybe in the next coming years, maybe tokyo will be a starting point for someone else to dominate. for those on the outside, people thinking maybe we will only get, i see all my two, but one person with two gold medals, what has happened to british athletics, but the other side is there are a lot of athletes who are just side is there are a lot of athletes who arejust outside side is there are a lot of athletes who are just outside the podium, where do you see it, very optimistic or worried? it looks a bit dismal from the outside with only one medal going into the last two days but
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there are so many young athletes and it's important to stress these are up—and—coming athletes just not converting their final places but that all bodes well for the future. the main target for most athletes is the olympics, so tokyo 2020 will be the olympics, so tokyo 2020 will be the goal so i definitely think we have a good crop of young athletes, yes they have made finals and coming fourth, fifth, sixth, seventh, eighth, that's good, but now they can learn how to convert because that's all they need to do. if we could have converted to three of these we would be up for five medals, the target was six ninths and we be looking healthy bust up we are not but it's encouraging, the athletes coming through in an array of events is good and comforting, we just want them to start converting. we will get the weather in a second, how is it running? it's a bit
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chilly, a bit windy, there is blue sky over the big stadium, lots of cloud, hopefully it won't be like it was on wednesday night, there was a shower at the end of the session last night but the sun is coming in and out, i think it will be an ok day. thanks, lovely to hear from you. philip listening with interest. i have had a shocker this morning, i was telling me about half an hour ago of memories of the great welsh lions front row from wanted pull all over a lions front row from wanted pull all over a picture of pontypridd, schoolboy errors. i just wanted over a picture of pontypridd, schoolboy errors. ijust wanted to reassure people this is live tv. just make sure the forecast pinpoint
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accurate! more cloud thanks to an old weather fronts which will come down the eastern side of the pennines, the isle of wight along the channel coast keeping things cloudy i am hopeful some of that cloud will pop away, decent day, mentioned the weather fronts we have on offer but as you see it's a decent afternoon in prospect for many of us. if you forget the calendar for the second week in august is not stunning by any means, one or two isolated showers but for northern ireland and parts of scotland decent spells again one to showers as we come into the northern parts of scotland. temperatures in the mid teens, highs in the south—east of 22, 20 three. moving swiftly on from if i may, kelly southard and has covered the
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bases and if you are there later today i think it will be a super evening and the weather will not get in the way. showers in the northern parts of scotland overnight and skies will begin to clear and as a consequence the temperature especially in the countryside will dip away quite smartly so if you are out you will need a few layers but i think we are in a good chance of seeing them because the client should not get in the way for the whole of that viewing period. tomorrow we have got the prospect of another decent day, chilly start but plenty of sunshine then we will fill in this cloud ahead of monday's wet weather. i urge you to get out and enjoy the rest of the weekend. and you are not camping this weekend, we have established its one of your favourite pastimes? i have a passing interest because it's a cheap holiday when you have a family with two little children, put them ina family with two little children, put them in a tent and it is fairly
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cheap! but if you are out on monday it's not looking quite so jolly. thanks very much, we will speak to you later. time now for a look at the newspapers. anand menon is here to tell us what's caught his eye. have you been on holiday? we have not, but we are going to the lake district and the dales. a lot of people staying at home and hoping for good weather. hopping but not expecting. it can always be a surprise. this story is interesting, is this the telegraph? yeah, the number of remainders, people who voted to stay in the eu, they are accepting brexit and backing brexit?
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this is a team, a colleague of mine has done a survey of 20,000 people and have identified what they call losers consent and they see even remainders are saying we want to control immigration and not pay a bill to the eu. in the context of political debate it interesting, if even remainders are saying given we have voted to leave let's try and do this. it makes sense because the decision has been made so you need to be involved or have an opinion. absolutely bit bare in mind one political party the lib dems is still saying we could and should have a second referendum towards the end with the option of staying in people don't like the deal. that debate will not die until we have left. the trouble is that they also ask those remainders do they still believe we should remain? there are
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two very different, one question is given we are leaving, which kind of leave do you want at but it's an entirely different question if you have changed your mind? there was polling before the general election about this, people voting to remain but now think we should leave because we have had a referendum so that would only be fair. there are a lot of polls out there with contradictory messages but public opinion will be interesting and important because if we see a shift politicians might start to act differently. going abroad with this piece in the financial times, very disturbing, a lot of debate over the kenyan elections, and the validity of the count and the head of the it system which would tally the result has been killed. it's an interesting story, kenya is by the standards of
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sub—saharan africa a large and flourishing democracy. one of the problems is that electoral outcomes are not accepted by the losers. there was a lot of violence back in 2007 and i don't think an incumbent president has ever lost an election so there were hopes this would go smoothly but then this guy who was the head of the it around the election was found dead and there was evidence he might have been tortured. this has started rumours that the people who did it tried to get the password to access the system which has led to accusations of vote rigging and now in kenya eve ryo ne of vote rigging and now in kenya everyone is on alert because of the fear of renewed violence. we will return our attention to the lead story, yet the united states and north korea, we were talking to a former rear admiral and whether or not it was a good thing donald trump talks the way he does and sends out threats the way he does to a nation
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which for a long time has ignored everything everyone says. he used a lovely phrase, that you are looking at the right hand that something is happening in the other hand. if you think back to the 1980s with ronald reagan a lot of people said the same thing, he came in with his rhetoric about an evil empire but took on the soviets at their own game and winning. what is interesting about this story is that while donald trump is sounding off on twitter there is a back channel where you have what they call the new york channel where a senior person from pyongyang has been meeting with someone from the american administration so behind the rhetoric there are informal talks going on. this is a solar eclipse coming up in 2026 and the connections here is what if we are so relied on solar energy then and there is a solar eclipse?” so relied on solar energy then and there is a solar eclipse? i thought this was an interesting take on
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solar energy, experts saying we might be getting 26 gigawatts of power as opposed to the 12 we get now from solar and this eclipse could take three and a half gigawatts away and people are already planning for it because when the eclipse hits it will affect the grade, when the sun comes back out there will be a sudden surge and we have to plan ahead. the saving grace is that it is britain so it may not be sunny but also it is 7pm or something so the impact will not be as great as if it was midday but i thought it was interesting and put a different light on things. they are extraordinary moments. very moving. and makes you very conscious of the planet we live on and how much we rely on the sun. and everything goes quiet. is a football fan you have picked out of the story in the financial times magazine, the fairy tale of huddersfield. this is a
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story about a very normal local football clu b story about a very normal local football club which has made the premier league. when we discussed the papers before we were talking about massive inflated transfer fees but this is a club embedded in its community, it's a story i wanted to bring on to show i am open—minded because iowa leeds united supporter and it breaks my heart that they went up and we did not. but it's a nice story about a community club who have maintained a community roots. can they stay that way? who can predict anything these days but it would be nice if the dead, they area it would be nice if the dead, they are a small club with this small budget up against a load of giants. we will see what happens, lovely to see you. leading can in the cotswolds might seem like a quintessential english village but more than 100 visitors had their family history is traced and many found they came from further afield
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than they thought. everyone seems to know each other in bledington, but it turns out that people in this tiny cotswolds village are even more close—knit than they thought. brenda found out her friend graham is also herfourth cousin. definitely a surprise to me, yes. i mean, i had no idea. all of them were surprises because we have only been here 12 years. and they said i was the most related person in the village. the link was made through dna taken by a company which maps family histories. saliva samples were provided by 120 residents. that is about one quarter of the village's population. bledington looks like the quintessential english village. we were keen to see what diversity we could find within bledington, just as an example of what you can find all over britain. we explored a few villages like bledington, nearby and around the country, and once we started talking to the people within the village and met with the parish
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council, they were so excited about the project that for us, it was the obvious choice. yet the results were anything but obvious. it turns out that as a whole, the residents in this most english of villages are less than 50% english. very interesting, because it tells you europe or ireland. we are not completely british. the links stretch across the globe, from the cotswolds to the caucasus, the middle east back to middle england. we're here on the bbc news channel until ten this morning, and coming up in the next hour: moments of sporting greatness captured on film, we'll hear how these pictures are helping people with dementia to make connections between the past and present. do you know what any of these mean?
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we'll hear from the uk's first "emoji" translator. stargazers could be in for a treat this weekend as the annual perseid meteor shower reaches its peak. all that to come on the bbc news channel. but this is where we say goodbye to viewers on bbc one. this is breakfast. let's bring you right up to date. president trump has issued a fresh warning to north korea, saying it will "regret it fast" if it continues to make threats against america and its allies. the chinese leader xijinping has phoned mr trump and urged him to avoid "words and deeds" that could "exacerbate" the already—tense situation on the korean peninsula. the president called for tougher sanctions against pyongyang but he said he would love a peaceful resolution. if anything happens to guam, there
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will be big, big trouble. hopefully, it will work out. nobody loves a peaceful solution better than president trump, that, i can tell you. our correspondent robin brant joins us now from the south korean capital, seoul. robin, trump has talked to the leader of china — what does this mean for diplomatic relations in the region? aside from the rhetoric and language that seems to be coming out from the holiday in a newjersey, there is diplomacy going on behind the scenes. some reports of us officials and north korean officials at the united nations in new york talking to each other, although some administration officials in the states are making it clear that is not a basis for negotiation. there are back channels but there is not a new round of negotiations in place. that phone call between xi jin ping and donald trump took place a couple of hours ago, we have had read out state m e nts of hours ago, we have had read out statements talking about what they discuss. they agree that north korea
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needs to stop its provocative action cinema their words. the light has make it clear they see the relationship between these two men as extremely close, and hopefully one that can bring about lasting peace. china is crucial not in just de—escalating what is going on in the korean peninsula but in reaching a settlement in the end. a rebuke coming from the chinese side, because xijin ping coming from the chinese side, because xi jin ping told coming from the chinese side, because xijin ping told donald trump that all relative parties —— releva nt trump that all relative parties —— relevant parties need to be more restrained in their words and actions to avoid exacerbating the situation. it is notjust kim jong—un, the north korean president, who is using belligerent, bellicose language. the chinese want the americans to come down as well, certainly the president. robin, thank you. an anti—islam candidate is being allowed to stand in ukip's leadership election, despite previous attempts by party members to block her. anne marie waters campaigns against sharia law in the uk and some party members have said they may resign if she wins. the contest is likely to decide the future direction of the party, which has 20 members
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of the european parliament and nearly 350 local councillors, but no mps. hundreds of white supremacists have held a torch lit rally in the us city of charlottesville, to protest against a decision to remove a statue of the confederate civil war general, robert e lee. some gave nazi salutes. clashes broke out with anti—fascist demonstrators, and police dispersed the crowd. the mayor of charlottesville, mike signer, condemned the march as a cowardly parade of hatred, bigotry and racism. new measures to tackle the dangerous use of laser pens will be considered by the government, amid concerns about their threat to air safety. the lasers, which can temporarily blind people, have been used to target aircraft and pilots. proposals include licensing retailers and restricting advertising. currently, shining lasers at a plane can incur a fine of up to £2500. police in texas have released a
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dramatic footage of a pretty unlike car crash. there you go, that vehicle was driving along beneath the car park, effectively, and then... a carfell from the car park, effectively, and then... a car fell from seven stories above, hitting the car below, as you can see. it drove through a safety barrier, the car that dropped down. the owner was treated in hospital, and is expected to be ok, believe it or not! the other motorist was unhurt. you can see other people rushing to their assistance. that is miraculous, miraculous, that they were ok. assistance. that is miraculous, miraculous, that they were 0k. those are the main stories. let's talk about two legends who will stay in our memories for some time to come. i am talking about mo farah, who will be in this stadium this evening running in the 5000
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meter race, and usain bolt. it is mo farah's last meter race, and usain bolt. it is mo fa rah's last major meter race, and usain bolt. it is mo farah's last major championship, and usain bolt, already a living legend, will say goodbye to athletics today. he is running in the four by 100 metres relay forjamaica. let's go inside the stadium, based in a little sunshine, jessica. it will be quite some evening. it well, charlie. you mentioned... you describe them as legends, usain bolt and mo farah. usain bolt will be a loss, not just to athletics and mo farah. usain bolt will be a loss, notjust to athletics but and mo farah. usain bolt will be a loss, not just to athletics but to sport in general. i have been lucky enough to watch him live over the yea rs, enough to watch him live over the years, and! enough to watch him live over the years, and i have never seen a sports star get the reaction that he gets. around the world, fans absolutely adore him. it begs the question: what will sport do when usain bolt leaves? perhaps one of the future starts could be britain's
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dina asher—smith. back in february, she broke herfoot and couldn't walk, but last night, she lined up in the final of the women's 200 metres. it was an incredible performance from her, but she couldn't quite make the podium. she became yet another briton who had to settle for fourth place. became yet another briton who had to settle forfourth place. she became yet another briton who had to settle for fourth place. she did became yet another briton who had to settle forfourth place. she did run her season's best time and was just seven 100ths away from getting a medal. it means britain's medal tally still stands atjust one but asher—smith says the team is staying positive. honestly, i'm over the moon. we have had a lot of fourth places. at the same time, loads of those fourth places have been by people that were so young, they probably have another decade in them. so they might not have got a medal here today, but they will definitely be ones to watch in champs to come. britain's lorraine ugen also missed out on a medal in the long jump final.
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she finished fifth with a jump of 6 metres 72. gold went to the american brittney reese who won her fourth world title. we seem to be all doing well. we're focusing on just trying to see what we can do. a lot of our team are still quite young, so it is kind of a changeover from the older guys retiring, and stuff like that. so it's guys like us getting more experience, and getting used to being closer to the medals. in the hammer final, the british record holder, nick miller, was in the silver medal position at one stage. but he couldn't better his throw in the early rounds of 77 metres 31 and he finished sixth. there was drama in the women's 800 metre semi—finals. britain's lynsey sharp finished fourth in her race but was then disqualified as she was believed to have impeded another athlete close to the finish line. british athletics appealed the decision and she was later reinstated. she will be the only briton in sunday's race after adelle tracey and shelayna oskan—clarke failed to make it through. it was more straightforward for britain's chris o'hare in the semi finals of the men's 1500 metres. he comfortably qualified for sunday's final, he finished fourth. jake wightman missed out.
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one other moment to mention from last night's action: spare a thought for beatrice chepkoech... have a look at this — the kenyan was the pre—race favourite but amazingly managed to go the wrong way and miss the waterjump. she saw all her competitors go the right way so had to go back and do it again, but moments later she was in trouble again, getting in the way of several athletes, bringing a couple down. to her credit she still managed to finish fourth. let's catch up on some of the day's other sport, then. and just a few miles from here there were goals galore as the new premier league season announced itself in style. arsenal beat leicester 11—3 at the emirates stadium on a dramatic opening night. after going a goal down early on, leicester came back to twice take the lead, with jamie vardy scoring twice.
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but arsenal drew level before olivier giroud headed the winner with just five minutes left. arsene wenger‘s side started the new season having won just one of their previous five opening—day matches. i felt that they have shown fantastic spirit. never gave up, and came back and won the game. i must congratulate the players. defensively, we can do better. but overall, i believe we have produced a top—quality game. liverpool's preparations have been hit by their star player philippe coutinho handing in a transfer request — after the club rejected a £90m bid from barcelona. the brazilian is injured and will miss their season—opening trip to watford — one of seven premier league fixtures today: scottish champions celtic maintained their 100% start to the season with a one—nil win over partick thistle. brendan rodgers' side have now gone 51 domestic games unbeaten. the fans are beginning to file into
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the stadium and take their seats, quite a few british flags in the crowd. the morning session gets underway in about 30 minutes, the 110 metres hurdles being first up. and we have british representation with ashley bryant, sir richard dea rlove with ashley bryant, sir richard dearlove one. lovely to see those blue skies, and the stadium looking fantastic. jessica, thank you very much. —— so that should be a good one. could you paint us a picture of what
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is happening? there is not a problem with british eggs, is that? absolutely right. the eggs you buy from a supermarket are perfectly safe. look for the british lion mark on the shell and you know it is u naffected. on the shell and you know it is unaffected. the problem eggs came from some farms in holland, and they we re from some farms in holland, and they were used not for supermarket shelves but as ingredients in things like sandwiches and so one, and those are the ones that were taken off the shelves. why and how did they make their way when this pesticide was placed near them are contaminated them ? pesticide was placed near them are contaminated them? how did they get into our system? we produce about 85% of all the eggs we eat and it is normalfor 85% of all the eggs we eat and it is normal for eggs 85% of all the eggs we eat and it is normalfor eggs to be
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85% of all the eggs we eat and it is normal for eggs to be traded about. there was criminal activity taking place, where an illegal substance was mixed into a normal one that is used, and that is how we think the eggs got contaminated. it was illegal activity, difficult to spot it, but are our standards different in terms of the egg products we would use inside ingredients from britain? our standards are the safest in the world, and we're very proud of what we do. where there is a difference is that whilst all the retailers sell only british eggs as sheu retailers sell only british eggs as shell eggs, when it comes to eggs in product form, that isn't necessarily the case. we would like to see clearer labelling of egg products, by which we mean that we use the mark on our shell eggs, but we could use it on things like a quiche or an 999 use it on things like a quiche or an egg sandwich. eggs are used in thousands of products in the supermarket and some that only low
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levels, but where there is a majority egg component in a product, clearly, that could easily be labelled and it could promote the britishness of that. are you worried about the impact on egg sales? initially, we thought this was 21,000 eggs that could be affected, and now we're hearing it is up to 700,000 eggs and could be more. how damaging is this? potentially, it could be damaging. fortunately, it is nothing to do with british eggs, and that is the point we have to keep getting across. i am not surprised that the way the number increased, it was just as more information came through and people started tracing and seeing what had happened. the thing we need to keep reminding people of is that british eggs are safe, so do not worry about the eggs on the supermarket shelf. it is only the ones in these products, and those have been withdrawn. going forward, labelling would be a way to give reassurance
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to consumers, because i think a lot of customers would be quite surprised that whilst the eggs on sale as eggs are british, the eggs in products aren't necessarily british, but they could be. thank you for your time. the chairman of the british egg industry council. this morning, we were talking about has to be on the athletics track because of usain bolt and mo farah. for some people, sport can be one of the things they do remember, and there is a new campaign aimed at helping those with dementia by remembering past sporting events. breakfast‘s john maguire has been finding out more. at the time of stanley matthews, there was another english forward
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who was reckoned to be as good, a different player, but they were always vying for top dog. what was his name? tom finney? tom finney. you would be hard pressed to beat this team in a football quiz. the depth of their knowledge is extraordinary, but the difficulty comes in bringing that knowledge to the surface, as they all have dementia. once a week, the charity sporting memories runs this group in motherwell. there are others across the uk, and for many here, it is the highlight of the week. any people watching this and they are feeling lonely, this is the place to come. this or one of the sporting memory places. these are second to none. the people, the carers, and these people are first class.
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often, dementia patients find distant memories more vivid than recent ones. chat to jim about football in the years just fall away. the scottish cup final when the celtic centre half mcneill got a corner kick, and i was sitting at the front of the stand, and i seen mcneill moving from the halfway line and running, and he scored that day. they were playing dunfermline, and that was one of the best moments that i can remember, like, you know. jessica... did anybody see her on the telly over the weekend? the group also talks about current events, such as the world athletics championships, making those connections between yesterday and today. do you remember his name? the group enjoys the chance to compete again and to socialise. sport, like music, seems to help connections, start
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conversations, and photographs offer a powerful window to the pass. you don't know what might resonate in what might trigger a memory, and that is what is so fascinating about what we do as well — you don't know what will trigger that particular memory. but then you hear a spontaneous story from somewhere, and it is fascinating, and everyone in the group enjoys that. reuters has just given sporting memories an incredible archive of 90,000 images, and now the charity is recruiting help. most of all, we want to hear from volunteers who want to enjoy delving through these boxes of incredible images, and helping us to scan them and digitise them. it is likely this huge collection would have been locked away in an archive, never to be seen again. but now, these historic images will have a new life and will help people to forge links between their own past present and future. john maguire, bbc news, motherwell. isa
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is a great idea, isn't it? a lovely idea. let's have a last look at this morning's weather. and it's getting better! thereafter covers lurking in the background here, and they may be needed later today because it has been a dank start across parts of southern scotland. —— there are cove rs southern scotland. —— there are covers lurking. there is an obvious feature here, which we will return to, but some of this cloud is from an old weather front that produced rain that some of you experienced during friday. through the morning, we will drag that cloud over scotland, drag it towards the north—east of england. in the south, iam north—east of england. in the south, i am hopeful there will be some brea ks i am hopeful there will be some breaks for kent and sussex, and down towards the isle of wight. it should
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bea towards the isle of wight. it should be a decent day all round. it will be a decent day all round. it will be disappointing for the second week in august, i know, the temperature is not warranting a postcard home by any means. if you want to get out and enjoy the countryside shows, all sorts of things going on, big sports, there are one 12—mac passing showers, more in the north—east, but in northern ireland, things improve after a dull start this afternoon. in scotland, a mix of sunny spells and showers, but much improved. and certainly, the weather will not get in the way of the athletes. already, spectators are making their way towards east london. this evening and overnight, that old weather front would be dragged off across east anglia and into the north sea. we will keep a supply of showers going behind that. temperatures in towns and cities not too bad, but in the countryside, it will turn out to bea the countryside, it will turn out to be a chilly one. that is great news
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in most areas. the diagonalfrom be a chilly one. that is great news in most areas. the diagonal from the north west down through the midlands towards the south—east is the best area to see the perseid meteor shower. that will mean it is a cool start of the day on sunday. the cloud will fill in across wales and the south west to temper the sunshine. monday is shaping up to be a fairly wet they across a good part of the british isles, save for that south—eastern quarter. that's all from me this morning. clear skies for the perseid showers. we will be talking about those later. we have been talking about emojis. if you're not used to it, it seems like hard work, but they are showing up like hard work, but they are showing up everywhere, from advertisements
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to court cases, but if they are used incorrectly, it can damage your brand, insult other cultures. in one case, a man was arrested after his message was considered threatening. we sent haley to see if people could translate a sentence made up solely of emojis. fly to a beach, it is sunny, bikinis, burgers — a holiday? not got a clue. no idea whatsoever. if someone said that, what would you think they may? going on holiday. there you go. packing for holiday. i like it. having a good time on holiday, nice food, weather, lots of drink. i was going after the beefburger one. is it a holiday? you think food, smiley face, and holidays? it means, i am going on holiday, and i will have some food and a lovely time.
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i would sooner phoned them and tell them. have you figured it out? keith is the world's first emoji translator. you decide her emojis and their meanings and see how they're interpreted in different cultures. we were asking people to see if they could interpret this one. the people on the street were being shown an emoji string that indicated that this person was looking forward to going on a summer holiday, consuming new food and beverages, and chilling by the beach, putting on the bikini and enjoying themselves. when you look at it like that, it is fairly self—explanatory, but from what i understand, and i am by no means an expert, there is quite a lot of interpretation in what some of the images are, and some people use them and other people think they mean something else. there are certain
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icons with clear meanings. like a smile, for instance. there are some smiles that may be interpreted differently. there is one with its teeth gritted, and there is a version of that with two. for eyes, and looks like a cringe, but on some devices, there was an alternative one that was similar that was intended to be a happy face, bit because it had that cringing now, people thought it was a cringe. —— but because. if you are saying, i we nt but because. if you are saying, i went on that date last night, on one phone it looks like it went really well, and on the other it looks horrible. there is also one that looks like chocolate ice cream, but it is not. it may look happy, but it
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is not intended to be chocolate ice cream! you said you sent and in oj. once! that is my surprising fact of the morning, personally! maybe you can take part in the test. ok. let's try this first one. —— you said you sent an emoji. what does this one main? they don't want any copy or caffeine. it is a phrase. the phrase is, not my cup of tea! in most cases, although it is intended just bea cases, although it is intended just be a hot brokerage, it is construed as coffee. people asked for one that was specifically about te. it could have been oxtail soup, for example. for example. when you have an icon thatis for example. when you have an icon
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that is intended to encapsulate a couple of different objects, perhaps in different cultures or what have you, but the meaning can become ambiguous. you can interpreted in different ways,... a quick one, ambiguous. you can interpreted in different ways, . .. a quick one, they last won: charlie, the phrase is... i'm in the doghouse. exactly, well done. but that isn't really... it's just a dog and a house. if you really wa nt just a dog and a house. if you really want to put together a translation using emojis exclusively, you will have to use a little more than just the exclusively, you will have to use a little more thanjust the core objects within that phrase. yes, we see a dog's face there, and a house, but we could use of the different dog icons. there is one that shows the full body, but we need to be able to be sure that when we're putting together a string of icons, that we are using ones that do
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definitely, to the majority of people, have that particular meaning. it could have been hector's house, the old series. tonight, perhaps you will want to look at the stars after witnessing stars on the track, and if you do, you will see a spectacular meteor shower.m track, and if you do, you will see a spectacular meteor shower. it is happening around 11pm, is that right? what will we see? any time after it has gone dark, it is worth going out. even earlier than the 11pm, it may be worth it. look up and you will see shooting stars, probably one every few minutes. why do we get so excited about the perseids? there are —— do we get so excited about the perseids? there are -- there are meteor shower at different times of year, but the perseids, because it
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is summerand year, but the perseids, because it is summer and people are perhaps on holidays, chilling out a bit, the weather is warmer and you can stay outside... how can we know so precisely when this is happening? these shooting stars are not really stars, they are particles that have come from a common, and they follow the path of the common around the sun, so there is an elliptical orbit around the sun, and that is the same, going around and around, leaving behind this trail, and the earth passes through that trail at the same time every year as it goes around the sun. we're seeing pictures from people, taken in 2016, and it is stunning. how long does it last? the whole show extends over several weeks. the number of meteors that you see rises and peaks
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tonight. it probably peaks at about 8pm tonight. so we were wrong saying 11th? at 8pm, they are coming from a certain direction, and the direction they are coming from is very low down in the north at apn, so you miss half of them over the horizon. and then as the earth turns and that rises higher in the sky, then we start to see more of them. at that time, you might be coming down the peak, then the moon rises at 11pm, so peak, then the moon rises at 11pm, so the moonlight might get in the way. lots of factors. i would say, don't worry about any of that. if it is clear, go out when it is dark. lie back, a deckchair is handy to avoid a prick in your neck. —— a crick in your neck. it is
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spectacular. so this evening, mo farrah winning gold, usain bolt saying goodbye to the world of athletics, and then we watch the stars. tim, it has been lovely to talk to you. a lovely note to end. isn't it just? that talk to you. a lovely note to end. isn't itjust? that is it from us today. we are back at 6am tomorrow. your weekend. —— enjoyed your weekend. this is bbc news. the headlines at 10am: a fresh warning for north korea from the us president — donald trump says it will ‘regret it fast‘ if it continues to threaten america or its allies. they will be very safe. if anything happens to guam, there will be big, big trouble in north korea. a government crackdown on laser pens — new restrictions could be on the way stop pens being shone at planes and helicopters.
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ukip has approved anne marie waters, an anti—islam campaigner who describes the religion as evil as a candidate for the party ‘s leadership election, one of 11. at least two people have been shot dead in overnight protests following the disputed election in kenya. in overnight protests following the disputed election in kenya. and london prepares to say goodbye to two legends at the world athletics championships. as mo farah and usain bolt prepare to run their final races
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