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this is bbc news. the headlines at 9am: police investigating the london tube bombing have arrested a second man — he's 21 and was detained in west london last night. here in surrey, the police search home of the first man arrested, an 18—year—old arrested in dover. but is being stepped up. but is being stepped up. no plan to sack borisjohnson after writing a newspaper article on brexit — viewed by many as a challenge to the prime minister. the un secretary—general says myanmar‘s leader, aung san suu kyi, has a "last chance" to end the military offensive that's forced 400,000 rohingya muslims to flee to neighbouring bangladesh. also in the next hour, we'll take a look at this morning's papers. this morning's reviewers are caroline crampton of the new statesman and the broadcaster, john stapleton. and anger and controversy in las vegas, as the hotly anticipated fight between as saul alvarez and gennardy golovkin ends in a surprising draw.
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good morning and welcome to bbc news. police investigating the london tube bombing have made a second arrest in the past hour. detectives are also continuing to question the man who was arrested in dover yesterday on suspicion of planting the bomb at parsons green station on friday. the uk terror threat level remains critical. andy moore reports. on a saturday afternoon in a london suburb, people looked out
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of their windows to find heavily armed counter—terror officers in their alleyways and streets. many residents were evacuated as the police operation continued. the centre of their attention was the home of an elderly couple who had fostered hundreds of youngsters over the years. in 2010, penny and ronjones were both awarded the mbe by the queen for their services to children. in an online interview, mrsjones said they had recently started fostering refugee children, including some from syria and iraq. the search in sunbury followed the arrest of an 18—year—old man at the port of dover. police said it was a significant breakthrough. the device that failed to go off on the tube was made of home—made devices and packed with metal fragments. we will have to make sure that we take all steps we can to ensure that the sort of materials that this man was able to collect become more and more difficult to combine together.
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while the investigation continues, the uk terror threat remains for the time being at critical, its highest level. andy moore, bbc news. in a moment we'll talk to andy moore, who's in sunbury on thames. but first to anisa kadri who's at new scotland yard. good morning. what is the latest? this news on the second arrest only emerged just within the last hour. that's right. police have always said they are keeping an open mind as to how many people were involved in friday siovas attack. a second arrest has now been made, made late last night. in hounslow in west london. the man they have arrested a 21 yea rs old london. the man they have arrested a 21 years old and remains in custody ata 21 years old and remains in custody at a south london only station. police are also questioning the man they arrested earlier yesterday, an 18—year—old man, in dover. this is a
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fast—moving investigation and police are continuing to ask for to and images on the day of the attack to help them move forward. you talked about the threat level remaining at its highest. what does that mean, the implications for this investigation? the terror threat level is at critical, which means an attack could be imminent. what it means for this investigation is there is more security on our streets, troops, armed police, have all be deployed. there is a high—profile football match today, arsenal against chelsea, quite near parsons green. that israeli attack took place. they have asked people coming to watch the double match to arrive early because there will be extra security checks. —— that is where the attack took place. the increased police presence on our streets, people being asked to be mortgage loans and further —— and is more security. at new scotland yard
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there, thanks very much. let's talk to andy were in sudbury on thames. us before we came to you, group of people were trying to find out what was going on. the investigation now into its second day. what sort of progress are they making? this is the house that was raided by heavily armed counterterror police officers first marathon yesterday. the people who lived here were told to leave their homes. accordance are still in place but people, as you may see, are coming and going. the search itself has been stepped up, if anything, from yesterday. behind me you can see that overnight a barrier has been arrested across the road. we can see from another camera, the barrier at this end of the road and up barrier at this end of the road and up the other end of the road. in between you can see the yellow roof of the police forensics tense. that's just outside a very distinctive property, painted in
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lilac, where the 18—year—old man lived with his foster parents. they are this elderly couple who had fostered hundreds of children over the years. police believe the man who planted the bomb lived at this address. the questions that follow after that are, did he make the bomb and did he make it at this address? bearing in mind that it's a very small terraced house. he shared by property with the foster parents and, we believe, with another young man, another refugee who lives at the property. those are the questions that the police will have to address with their ongoing search here. the fact that they have erected all these barriers and tents, the police are here in such numbers, suggests that they are likely to be here for some time. barrier then is not just likely to be here for some time. barrier then is notjust in terms of detecting, shrugging from public view and from the media. but also a
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precautionary measure given that they haven't eliminated the possibility that the bomb could have been made on that location. that's right. the barriers are probably in place for both of those reasons. certainly the police wanted a deal of privacy carrying out their investigation. that's why they have put up so many barriers. but also, yesterday, when the people were evacuated from the large area, there was a possibility that they were dealing with bomb—making equipment here. that could explode at any time. the fact that residents have been allowed back in suggests that that possibility has now gone away. but the detailed forensic investigation of the property itself, and we believe it has a garden, we don't know what's in the garden, we don't know what's in the garden, whether there is a shared, i imagine the sort of activity we can see out the frontier is being replicated at the back. all that searching is ongoing. from the infrastructure you can see behind
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me, it looks like police intend to be here for some time. long days of work ahead. andy were in sunbury on thames. speaking to the bbc, the shadow home secretary, diane abbott, praised the response of security services — but criticised the government's cuts to police budgets. it is the fifth attack, it is concerning. there are issues about resources and sustainability of person power when it comes to responding to these attacks. the police and our security services have responded magnificently. 0nce again. but there are concerns about reza horses and carts and police, because although the government has maintained funding for security services as such, ordinary policemen and women are the front line. getting information about these issues, and it's worrying that we have lost 20,000 police officers
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since 2010. you cannot make the british people safe on the cheap. as to the extent that cuts in policing, in police officers, has possibly jeopardise our ability to respond to terrorism, we would seek to make those cuts. that is diane abbott, shadow home secretary, talking to bbc breakfast earlier. we will bring any further developments to you. the bbc understands that the boris johnson will keep his job as foreign secretary — despite yesterday's intervention on brexit that has been seen by some as an early leadership pitch. in an extensive newspaper article yesterday, mrjohnson wrote revived his vision for a so—called hard brexit outside of the single market — and said britain's payments to the eu should be spent on the nhs instead. but he's been accused of trying to force the prime minister's hand ahead of her address in florence later this week. chris mason is in westminster for us.
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good morning to you. yesterday the line seemed to be that there was nothing unusual about this, that it was a perfectly normal, as fraser nelson was telling us, for the foreign secretary to make interventions on what is an international subject. judging by the newspapers today, there has been a rather different interpretation of mrjohnson‘s activities. a rather different interpretation of mrjohnson's activities. yes, certainly when i was making phone calls yesterday at eating to conservative mps, there were differing opinions, to put it mildly, about boris johnson's intervention. it provoked so much conversation, people like me are sounding rather coarse. what we have here, an extensive article, that is almost an understatement. it was a dissertation, a treaty is, if 11,100 words long. downing street did know
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it was coming but i'm told they only knew pretty late in the day. it hasn't gone through the usual clea ra nce hasn't gone through the usual clearance procedure is that a ministerial speech would normally do, when downing street would have it in plenty of time and various revisions might be made. conservative mps yesterday speaking privately, some of them describing it as desperate, just looking at my notebook year, profoundly disloyal, a leadership bid, it's all about boris. there are those in the party who are rather sceptical about his motivations. there are others, though, including some who backed remain in the referendum, who quite liked the optimistic, sunny uplands kind of outlook of it in terms of his projection from britain's future outside of the european union. and almost wishing that the prime minister was able to articulate that kind of optimism herself. i like that difficulty, that the prime minister will almost be seen as
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boris's speech, if it is too liked what he said, people will say he has kind of forced into this position. if it is different, they will try and suggest there are divisions. it can be seen exactly as helpful, can it? i think it's difficult to interpret it as particularly helpful. there are some supporters of borisjohnson you claim that it is and it was setting the ground for theresa may's speech on friday. but as you suggest, there is no end of meaning here. i'm told that boris johnson has seen a draft of that florence speech. which means there is the question, what could there be in his article yesterday that forces a change in what the prime minister mightfail on a change in what the prime minister might fail on friday? we will never know the answer because we haven't seen a draft and will only see the final speech come friday, but
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clearly it's a huge blitz will intervention before that speech. it sets of little tone in the days leading up to it. borisjohnson was particularly concerned around the question of money and how much money continues to be paid to the eu in the future. he acknowledged in the article that there would have to be article that there would have to be a financial settlement, effectively numbers and money that had to be paid with still have to be. but said that in the future there shouldn't be any payments per access to the european market. i think that's where there is a bit of the dividing line between some in the cabinet of that you and others who are perhaps a little more relaxed. we will leave you to rest your voice! have a bit of the gargle because i think you will need it for the rest of the morning. the m5 in gloucestershire remains closed northbound between junctions 1a and 16 following an accident yesterday in which four people were killed. a lorry crashed through the central reservation and collided with traffic coming the other way. a woman and two children remain critically ill in hospital. business leaders in britain
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and other european countries have called for the brexit talks to be speeded up. the lobby group, business europe, said the slow pace of the negotiations could jeopardise an orderly and constructive exit. meanwhile, more than 100 companies, with more than one million workers in the uk and eu, have signed a letter to brexit negotiators, stressing the importance of making progress on a transition deal. there's been a sharp increase in the number of firefighters unable to work because of mental illness in england and wales. figures obtained by ‘bbc radio 5 live investigates‘ show a rise of nearly a third over the last six years. in london, fire staff taking leave because of mental health problems has doubled since 2011. the home office said it was the responsibility of fire departments to put wellbeing services in place. the government in bangladesh is planning to build a camp to accommodate the 400,000 rohingya muslims — who have fled a military crackdown in neighbouring myanmar. the authorities also say they'll impose restrictions
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on their movement to stop the refugees settling in other parts of the country. in an interview with bbc‘s hardtalk programme ahead of this week's un general assembly, mr guterres said aung san suu kyi had a last chance to stop the offensive during her address to the nation on tuesday. it is clear from me that we have two dimensions here. one dimension is that this is not a democracy. this situation which the military still have the upper hand. you are blaming the military? i'm saying it is complex will stop he was responsible? it is a complex situation. it's clearfrom each other is a pressure from the military sides to do what is being done on the ground. of course i would expect the leader of the country will be able to contain it.
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she will have a chance to reverse the situation. if she does not reverse the situation now then i think the tragedy will be absolutely horrible. unfortunately i don't see how this can be reversed in the future. you don't see how this can be reversed? i think it still can be reversed, i think she still has an opportunity next tuesday. but can she tell the military to stop what is going on on the ground? you just blamed the military and not her. i think we also have to put pressure on the military. i think it is important that countries that have links, military to military, do so. i think all forms of pressure are necessary at the present moment in order to make sure that the carnage stops. that interview will be broadcast on
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ha rd that interview will be broadcast on hard talks, and you can also find it on the bbci play once it is first broadcast. let's cross to bangladesh. this is one of the refugee camps. these camps are becoming increasingly crowded as a result of the mass wave of people fleeing from the unmarked. the authorities in me and my ex —— insist that they have acted against a terrorist group, which did launch a terrorist group, which did launch a series of attacks. critics have said they have used that as an opportunity to engage in something that senior un sources have referred to as ethnic cleansing. 0r that senior un sources have referred to as ethnic cleansing. or as close to as ethnic cleansing. or as close to ethnic cleansing as it's possible to ethnic cleansing as it's possible to imagine. the mayan art military say that villagers are burning because the themselves have set light to their own villages and flat over the border to bangladesh. the
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consequence bangladesh is a huge number of people, more and more camps like this one. and also the bangladesh government are worried that those people might not go home again. might stay in a country that already has quite enough problems of its own. the headlines on bbc news: police investigating the london tube bombing have arrested a second man — he's 21 and was detained in west london last night. it's understood borisjohnson will keep his job as foreign secretary — despite a newspaper article viewed by many as a challenge to the prime minister the un secretary—general says myanmar‘s leader, aung san suu kyi, has a "last chance" to end the military offensive that's forced 400,000 rohingya muslims to flee to neighbouring bangladesh. the palestinian militant group hamas says it is ready to dissolve the committee that rules gaza and hold a general election for the first time since 2006. it also said it was aiming for more talks with rivals fatah as it aims to end their decade—long feud.
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joining us now from jerusalem is our middle east correspondent, yolande knell. this is potentially a significant interventions, and it could change things. how? for more than ten years now, there has been this deep rift between her mouth and fatter. it was backin between her mouth and fatter. it was back in 2007 that her mass as to palestinian authority ‘s, security forces loyal to president about satisfaction from the gaza strip. seize control their year after it had won legislative elections. ever since then, attempts at reconciliation to bring the two sides back together have pretty much fails. then there was a short statement that came following egyptian intervention, egyptians brokering, trying to broker some
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reconciliation talks. they have been speaking to have mass officials and they put out this statement, saying that edwards dissolve this administrative committee it set up backin administrative committee it set up back in march to manage affairs and gazza. that was seen as being a rival governments to the palestinian president. it said it invited a reconciliation governments to come and take control of affairs in gaza. it was ready to hold general elections. these haven't been held since 2006 because of the split between hamas and fatter. as with the west bank and gaza. it also said that it was ready to restart talks with them on getting back to this 2011 reconciliation deal was agreed at the time between all of the palestinian factions. this is being read as a something very positive. there is a senior official who has come out giving an initial response saying it is positive that promising. we now expect that there
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are officials in cairo who will be meeting with senior egyptian officials during the day, and will get a full response from them. thanks very much. there's been a second night of protests in the american city of st louis, following the acquittal of a white former police officer accused of murdering a black man. on friday, a number of people were arrested, and several police officers were injured. we have a contingent of officers ready to respond to any incident that may arise. we will continue to ensure our citizens‘ first amendment rights are protected. however we will not tolerate violence, against citizens, police officers, or damage to property. we have been very tolerant and have used great restraint yesterday and today. a quarter of secondary schools in england aren't providing
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religious education lessons, despite it being a requirement to do so, according to new research. the data was gathered by the national association of teachers of religious education who are concerned by the lack of provision. tim muffett reports. whatever the religion, whatever the customs or beliefs, at this school in east london, it will be studied in class. why are religious festivals important? religious education is a core subject here. not being religious myself, ifind it's really interesting to learn about other cultures and other people. it gives you the skill to debate, argue and really consider what other people view about something. i'm going to give you 30 seconds with the person next to you... all state schools in england, including academies and free schools, are legally obliged to provide religious education as part of a balanced curriculum. these students and young people all around the country will go into a world
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where they will interact, work, marry, people who may have a religious faith and the ability to understand, tolerate and respect their religious belief is a vital skill they will need for the rest of their life. there needs to be something that happens if schools aren't doing this. fiona moss is from the national association of teachers of religious education. suspecting many schools ignore re altogether, it issued a freedom of information request to the department for education. its school census data showed 26% of state secondary schools in england made no provision for re. in academies, which operate outside of local authority control, the figure rose to 34% amongst the 11—13 age group. 44% for older pupils. when it comes down to it, schools are breaking the law. they have to teach re to all of their students. if someone is not religious and their family is not religious, why should they be studying re at school? we're not teaching
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children to be religious. we are teaching children about religious beliefs that are in this country. you don't only teach geography to people because they are going to be world explorers. schools we've spoken to have told us that re teachers can be hard to recruit and that for many pupils and parents, the subject is not considered a priority. and many insist the legal obligation to teach re can be fulfilled in different ways. 0ne union that represents head teachers says claims of lawbreaking are overblown. it might result from the report, trying to find a very traditional delivery model of re. i think many schools, whether they are academies of free schools, or any type of school, might actually be teaching re through different approaches. they might use conferences, citizenship lessons, assemblies. certainly as head of a church of england school, that's what we did. we were most definitely not breaking the law. the department for education said in a statement that it firmly believes in the importance
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of religious education and that it remains compulsory for all state—funded schools. it stressed that it is up to individual schools to determine how they deliver it. but some fear too many schools are ignoring re completely. american television's most prestigious awards will be handed out at a ceremony tonight. ewan mcgregor, benedict cumberbatch and claire foy are among the british nominees for the emmys. peter bowes reports from los angeles. schmoozing before the big night, the traditional bafta party celebrates the nominations of british talent for america's top tv awards. with game of thrones not in the running this year, the race for best drama is wide open. the crown, the netflix series about the early life of the queen, is among the favourites. claire foy is tipped for best actress. the american public have always had a fascination about our monarchy. i think, as a british person, you kind of grow up just going, oh, they'vejust always been
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around, and that's it. but i think the american people kind of have a distance from it, and are able to view them in a different way, and i think that's probably why they've taken the show so into their hearts. what are your drives? to meet my maker. laughs. westworld, the futuristic thriller based on the michael crichton novel of the same name, has 22 nominations — more than any other drama. it makes me so proud. i knew that, from reading three pages on the first script, that it was going to be very special. and now that it's getting the attention and the notoriety, and people are actually connecting to the story, it's — it's what you hope for, and so all of this is a celebration. thandie newton and sir anthony hopkins are nominated for their performances in westworld. television has never been more popular, from prime—time dramas like westworld to satirical comedies and binge—watching on the streaming services.
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no wonder the stars are celebrating. 0ther british stars in the running include benedict cumberbatch, for sherlock, and james corden for his late—night chat show. he is up against america's best—known comedians, with political satire attracting huge audiences. a quick update for you: the home secretary, amber rudd, who was on the marr show which is broadcast out on bbc one, has described president trump's tweet in which she suggested that the person responsible for the bomb attack on friday had been under supervision by the police, or been known to the police, she has described that as pure speculation. take a look at the weather prospects. sunday has probably been the better day of the weekend. heuer
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showers, more sunshine, light winds so it does feel a little bit warmer. a very chilly start. mr bob clearing away. into the afternoon, most of the showers across central eastern pa rt the showers across central eastern part of the uk. lighter winds further west. a vast improvement on yesterday across western scotland, northern ireland, parts of wales and the south—west of england. 17 or 18 celsius will get high. this evening and overnight, showers continue across eastern part of the country. further west largely dry with slightly clear spells, light winds. a chilly night again. just about double figures in towns and cities. significantly cooler in the countryside. and that of mr mvovo monday morning. should see some good sunshine in northern and western areas. showers will develop across central and eastern parts. the old heavy one. to bridge is reaching the high teens at best. hello. this is bbc news. the headlines... police investigating the london tube
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bombing have arrested a second man — he's 21 and was detained in west london last night. it's understood borisjohnson will keep hisjob as foreign secretary, despite a newspaper article viewed by many as a challenge to the prime minister. the un secretary—general says aung san suu kyi must end the military action which has caused rohingya people to flee to bangladesh. and gennady golovkin‘s world middleweight title fight with saul alvarez ends in a controversial draw.
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