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go for it, boris! the man who is the talk of the conference bars. the foreign secretary, who, whether he means it or not, after sharing rather too many of his views, is making his colleagues cross. my predecessorjust needs to keep his mouth shut. would you have sacked him? i think he will be sacked by the public. but is the tories‘ politicaljoker really that funny any more? is he a good comedian? he is funnier than me but that ain't hard! the foreign secretary will be on the main stage here tomorrow, but today three of his cabinet colleagues have told me he cannot keep behaving as he is. but nor does number ten want to get rid of him. it's a problem for theresa may without an easy solution and that is the mood right across this conference — the tories know broadly something is wrong but they don't agree on how to fix it. and even their natural supporters fear something is missing. strong on diagnosis but rather less strong on action. and what we need now,
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given the challenges facing the economy is a real focus on big ideas for the future direction of the economy. and long—time tories say the party has to get its act together now. the need to completely review how they do business. get behind theresa may, certainly through all the brexit negotiations. it's not easy. it's a bit like you saying to me, can you run 100 metres in ten seconds, i say yes, and when i get there in 18 seconds, you tell me i am a failure. politics is a race, if a long one. chanting: tories out, tories out! it's a competition of ideas. but there is a sense here this week the big conversations are happening elsewhere. laura kuenssberg, bbc news, manchester. a brief look at some of the day's other other news stories... the man shot by police last week off the m5 motorway near bristol has
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been named as spencer ashworth. the police complaints watchdog said a post—mortem showed the 29—year—old died from gunshot injuries. the government has confirmed it will go ahead with the roll—out of universal credit after trials in four pilot areas. research for the bbc has found that 84% of people receiving the benefit — which combines six previous benefits — are in rent arrears. the head of uber in the uk — jo bertram — is standing down as the company fights a decision to remove its licence to operate in london. last month, transport for london announced that the firm was "unfit" to run a taxi service. uber has said ms bertram's departure is not connected to its licensing problems. three american scientists, who discovered the secret of the body clock, have won the nobel prize for physiology or medicine. the body clock — or circadian rhythm — is the reason the human body wants to sleep at night, but it also drives huge changes
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in behaviour and body function. the nobel prize committee said the findings had "vast implications for our health and wellbeing", as our medical correspondent fergus walsh reports. each of us has an internal body clock that synchronises with the sun and the day—night cycle. but how these circadian rhythms were controlled was largely a mystery, until the work ofjeffrey hall, michael rosbash and michael young. the latter was at rockefeller university in new york this morning. hearing they had won the nobel prize, he said, was quite a shock. i really had trouble even getting my shoes on this morning. i would go and pick up the shoes, and then realise i needed socks, and then realise i need to put my pants on first! laughter. just as the earth rotates every 2a hours, so our circadian rhythms work in the same cycle. in 1984, the three scientists isolated a gene in fruit flies that
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controls the body clock. the gene codes for a protein that accumulates in cells during the night and then degrades during the day. since their discovery, sleep science has gone from fringe to mainstream. the body clock is critical to our health. in the evening it triggers the release of the hormone melatonin, which helps make us sleepy. in the morning, the stress hormone cortisol rises and keeps us alert. our body clock helps regulate our appetite, blood pressure and body temperature. your body clock is central to much of our biology. fine tuning much of what we do to the varying demands of the rest—activity cycle. we also know that disruption of the body clock, as in long—term shift work, for example, is associated with higher rates of cancer, a greater susceptibility to diabetes 2, greater chance of obesity. the nobel committee said the findings of the three scientists
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had vast implications for our health and well—being. a good night's sleep is increasingly being viewed as the best medicine. fergus walsh, bbc news. newsnight is coming up on bbc two. here's mark urban. tonight we've got the latest from las vegas. and we look at the extraordinary events in catalonia. we'll be asking the spanish foreign minister why he thinks sending riot police in to stop the independence vote was a good idea. join me now on bbc two. here on bbc one, it's time for the news where you are. hello and welcome to sportsday — i'm holly hamilton. winks gets the nod — with philjones and fabian delph injured — tottenham midfielder harry winks is called up to the england squad. he may be the world 100—metre champion — butjustin gatlin has failed to make a ten—man short list for athlete of the year. and we meet england's very own golfing tiger — as he returns home from his professional debut at the british masters.
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good evening — a huge week of international fixtures coming up where places in next year's world cup in russia will be decided. england will be hoping to guarantee qualification with a win against slovenia on thursday. after fabian delph and philjones were forced to pull out through injury, tottenham midfield harry winks has been drafted in — his first call—up to the senior squad. the 21—year—old has featured seven times for spurs this season. his inclusion in the 25—man squad — will bolster gareth southgate‘s options for the game at wembley and their match in lithuania on sunday. england are currently five points clear at the top of group f — with two games to go. they'll qualify with a game to spare if they beat slovenia on thursday —
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and a draw may be enough, depending on other results. but defender ryan bertrand says they're not taking qualification for granted. it's not over. we are going into it with a positive mindset, the work is not finished and we want to get six points. from your perspective would it be nice to get it done at wembley and not leave anything to chance at lithuania? definitely. personally, perhaps with my fan's head on as well, it would be nice to complete the qualification in front of the home fans and have a half decent night at wembley but still with work to go. meanwhile scotland manager gordon strachan says there's no better position in football — than to be in charge of your own destiny. strachan and his players know if they beat slovakia and slovenia they're guaranteed second place in their world cup qualifying group. but their opponents are also vying to reach the play—offs. alasdair lamont reports. back at the national stadium ahead of the final home match in this
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world cup qualifying campaign, slovakia, the opponents, as the squad continues their quest for second place. it is not as tense as it can be sometimes. we have put ourselves in this position. this group of lads and a couple who are not here put us in this position where we can, we have to decide what we do with the future. since the draw against england in june, the scenario for the scotland players could not be more clear. win the remaining four games, and you finish second. with lithuania and malta done, they are halfway towards the target, but the remaining games are more awkward. it is a chance for people like myself and others
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in the squad to make a name for ourselves and be heroes. stuart and scott have been big players for us in the campaign. we do have a really good midfield. i have been doing is training hard and putting myself in the manager's thoughts. both mcginn and callum mcgregor have played their way into contention, but scotland face a strong slovakia side, and a draw should be enough for them to finish second. i do not think that slovakia comes only to defence, comes only to defend, because they played very well against england, a very strong team. the first 20 minutes keep very well the ball, score goals, and i think that is the way to come to scotland, play this football. slovakia, like scotland, could do with a favour from england. if they beat scotland's final opponent, slovenia, it all but removes the slovenians in the race for second place. the short list is out
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for the iaaf world athlete of the year and this man — mo farah has made the cut — the only brit on the list. but one noteable absence — the current world 100—metre champion. justin gatlin has failed to be nominated — the first time since 2004 that an olympic or world 100—metre champion hasn't featured. the american has twice served a doping ban and a recent change in the rules, means anyone who's ever been sanctioned for a serious doping ban is automatically excluded from the list. if you want to be a top golfer having tiger as a middle name probably helps to get you noticed. so when 16—year—old robin tiger williams teed it up at the british masters with some of the best in europe a lot of people were watching. robin tiger is just 16 years old, was born in south africa and moved to this country when he was very young. after a big weekend playing against the likes of rory mcilroy, today he was back home in peterborough. james burridge went to meet him.
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he makes it look so easy, bouncing a ball on a pitching wedge, the very least of robin williams's talents. this is the story of a 16—year—old making waves on both sides of the atlantic. a plastic club in hands at the age of 18 months, he gave online tutorials before he was ten. are you aware of people painting you as the next tiger? how do you feel about that? tiger is my middle name and i'm proud to have it, but i do not see a lot of similarities between me and tiger. just the same middle name. he has different ethnic backgrounds, different parents, different first names, we have a lot of differences. he is a big role model of mine on the course. i would like to emulate him on the golf course. at the age of 12, robin tiger williams was beginning to emulate his boyhood hero, having to a golfing academy in florida.
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his mother desire witnessed her boy growing up fast. he had to learn to do his own washing, he was going to tournaments and do his schoolwork because he was always there. it was a big influence on his life. are you happy he is back? very! what was it like with your 12—year—old son on the other side of the atlantic? not a nice feeling, i cried every day. from what we can see, it was ultimately worth it, look at him now. yes. i could not ask for anything more. this weekend was robin's first big moment in the spotlight, playing at the british masters alongside of the likes of rory mcilroy. i've never played in front of such massive crowds, and all of the tv cameras and everything. it was a great experience, it really was. even in the practice rounds. they we re
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even in the practice rounds. they were there, the crowds, the cameras, everything around me, i didn't expect that. after hogging the headlines on the first few holes, in peterborough, it's back to the books. home—schooling keeps on the straight and narrow until he hops back across the atlantic on his next quest. james burridge, bbc news, peterborough. that's all from sportsday. coming up in a moment, the papers hello and welcome to our look ahead to what the the papers will be bringing us tomorrow. with me arejosie cox, business editor at the independent and michael booker, deputy editor of the daily express. welcome to you both, good to have
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you with us again. this is what is coming up. you will not be surprised that all of the papers' front pages are dominated by the attack in las vegas, including the metro. 58 people killed and over 500 wounded. the sun features a full page photograph of young revellers attending the country music concert fleeing for their lives against the headline — simply run. the i calls it america's worst ever mass shooting. while the telegraph headlines president trump's statement that the attack was ‘an act of pure evil‘ — but claims he has side—stepped calls for tighter gun laws. a sentiment that also features on the front page of the express, along with claims a new survey has found that millions of pensioners are against having to sell their home to pay for social care bills. the ft also leads with the las vegas attack and with the repatriation of over 100,000 british holiday—makers stranded
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