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this is bbc news, i'm shaun ley. the headlines at 8pm: an official review into the manchester arena bombing concludes that it's "possible" the attack could have been prevented. it's been revealed that m—i—5 had received information about the bomber. having received that intelligence, mi5 should have opened an investigation, and who knows what that investigation would have found. fact is... they didn't. as theresa may tries to rescue a brexit deal — a former conservative leader tells bbc news the uk should walk away — if the eu doesn't change it's negotiating stance. you need to change this process, and to back off. otherwise we get on with other arrangements. a campaigner goes undercover posing as a fourteen—year—old — to highlight the threat to children from internet streaming sites. i'm shaun ley, and in the next hour... russian athletes won't be taking to the ice in pyeongchang. the international olympics committee bans russia from competing at the 2018 winter olympics games in south korea.
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and i'm jane hill at and i'mjane hill at hull minster, tonight we wait to see which artist has been awarded the most prestigious prize in british contemporary arts, the turner prize. more at half—past. we are getting reports of a passenger train in germany colliding with a freight train in meerbusch, near duesseldorf. local police and the fire department say at least 50 people have been injured. details are still coming in. we are going to keep assuming that
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for you, this is the latest picture we have from the scene, so far the only picture we have. you can see the train appears to have buckled after a collision. it appears to have collided with a freight train. details as soon as we get it, a close—up of the commuter train and the damage that appears to have been done. you can see the third window from the left, looks like a doorway partly caved in. we will give you a reminder of where... looks to me from that mapping that it is a suburb of dusseldorf as much as anything else. likely to be busy at this time of the evening, people commuting in an out of the city. more on train collision in which
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according to the fire department and local police, 50 people have been injured. an independent review into the terrorist attacks in london and manchester — has concluded that mi5 and the police may have had opportunities to prevent the manchester bombing which killed 22 people. the report details how agents received intelligence about the bomber, salman abedi before he killed 22 people at the manchester arena. despite this, the assessment concludes there is "no case for despair", saying most terror plots are foiled. here's our security correspondent, gordon corera. four terror attacks in three months, with some of those responsible known to the authorities, raising questions as to whether they could have been prevented. today a review said the bombing at manchester arena that killed 22 in may was the only one that might have been stopped. the bomber, salman abedi, had been known to the authorities in the past but was not under active investigation. however, data analysis of 20,000 former suspects flagged him as one of a few dozen
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people for further investigation. but nine days before a meeting about this, he carried out his attack and in the months leading up to that, new intelligence came in which, if assessed differently, may have made him a priority. in hindsight, it is obvious that having received that intelligence, mi5 should have opened an investigation and who knows what that would have found. the fact is they did not interpret the intelligence that way, the opportunity was missed. 15—year—old olivia campbell—hardy was killed in manchester. her grandfather said he did not blame the security services. they will do the best they can with the information they gather. assess themselves, assess the situation, make decisions and act on it. i will not fault anyone for doing theirjob. on the other attacks, in the case of london bridge, ringleader khuram butt was under active investigation, but there were no
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signs of what he planned. in westminster bridge, khalid masood was a former subject of interest, but there were no warning signs. and in finsbury park, there was no intelligence on the man charged. this year's attacks were a shock to security service mi5 and the report makes clear there needs to be changes. there are 126 recommendations in all — perhaps the most important that information from here needs to be shared more freely with local police and other partners. the home secretary responded today by saying that police would have the money they needed. we will shortly announce the budgets for policing for 2017—18 and i am clear that we must ensure counterterrorism policing has the resources needed to deal with the threats we face. as well as these four attacks, nine more plots have been stopped in the past year, and officials warn the threat remains unprecedented.
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gordon corera, bbc news. and we'll find out how this story — and many others — are covered in tomorrow's front pages. our guests joining me tonight are former pensions minister baroness ros altmann and the writer and broadcaster mihir bose. i suspect they will have plenty to say about those developments with the ioc this evening. theresa may is under growing pressure to find a way forward after brexit talks broke down yesterday over the future of northern ireland. a deal on this first phase of negotiations has to be in place before next week's summit so talks can move on to trade. labour has called theresa may's efforts an embarrassment. now, former tory leader iain duncan smith says it's nearly time to walk away from the talks — as our political editor laura kuenssberg. you can shake hands as much as you like. prime minister, are you confident of a deal?
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but it does not mean there will be a deal. the spanish leader only one of dozens she has to get onside. there are still a couple of issues we need to work on, but i will be reconvening in brussels later this week. but it is this band she needs right now, the democratic unionist party's ten mps, feeling their power in every step. they refused to back theresa may's deal in brussels yesterday over ireland's border. their fear — it will send northern ireland on a different path to the rest of the uk. the text we were shown very late yesterday morning did not translate what we had been told in general conversations into reality. would you be willing to see the deal fail? we do not want to see the talks fail and we do not want to see an outcome where there is no deal, we want to see a sensible brexit. of the economy should
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get special status now. but in dublin, one clear message — no budging, clinging to the agreement that the north and south would mirror each other‘s rules and regulations in future. the ball is in london's court, the prime minister and the european commission and negotiating teams have asked for more time. i understand the prime minister is managing many difficulties. number 10 still believes it could be back on by the end of the week, sorted certainly by christmas. but the failure yesterday meant a barrage of attacks in the commons. what an embarrassment. if the price of the prime minister's approach is the break—up of the union and reopening of bitter divides in northern ireland, then the price is too high. the suggestion we might depart the european union but leave one part of the uk inside, still the single market
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and customs union — that is emphatically not something the uk government is considering. but there is no agreement yet at cabinet about the specifics of what happens next. and there is brooding unhappiness among some brexiteers about what is being promised. the former leader telling the bbc it might be time to walk away. this is a game played out over power and the answer boils down to who will call the shots on this? right now, we have to say not good enough, we simply cannot pay this price. you are saying to brussels, back off, or we will walk? i think the statement is more straightforward — you need to change this process, and to back off, otherwise we get on with other arrangements. the prime minister and the dup are yet to talk directly today. theresa may is not in total control of her relationships with friends or rivals. laura kuenssberg, bbc news, westminster.
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our political correspondent eleanor garnier is at westminster for us this evening. the obvious place to start is iain duncan smith's intervention. do you get the impression that brexiteers, particularly tory ones, think the dup has created an opportunity to push the government towards a more laps, rather less conciliatory position? i think among the brexiteers there is a growing sense of running out of patience. to put it one way. they say, look, we have already given the eu a whole load more money, talked about the role of the european court ofjustice when it comes to citizens rights during that transition period, that period when things will stay pretty much as they are for now, so the government,
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businesses and others can get used to life outside the eu. brexiteers like iain duncan smith say, this is all a like iain duncan smith say, this is alla game, we like iain duncan smith say, this is all a game, we need to front up to the eu and say, if you will be difficult might vess and ireland is included in that you, then we will walk away and we will start getting on with sorting out trade deals with countries around the rest of the world. on the other side of that, we have heard from remainers in opposition parties, labour, lib dems and the snp saying a solution could be in the uk staying in the single market and staying in the customs union, which of course the government has said will not be happening. what we see today is theresa may under an enormous amount of pressure. it's not clear how she went to brussels earlier in the week, when she wasn't completely sure she had the dup onside. now the talks have unravelled, she is under increasing time pressure with the eu summit next week, and of course this
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week was all meant to be about getting that signal that negotiations were going to be able to move on from phase one, which is about the divorce talks, to phase two, about the future relationship with the eu, there is no doubt theresa may needs to get that movement from phase one to phase two at next week's summit for things to go her way. given yesterday's meeting will be a combination of a lot of work by people, known in the jargon as the sherpas, civil serva nts jargon as the sherpas, civil servants and officials in brussels and dublin and london who will have been talking constantly. it was their surprise, even among conservative mps, that the government had been at this point without actually having nailed down very specifically what the democratic unionists might be prepared to allow them to sign up to? there is surprise that everything went so badly wrong earlier in the week. but the
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government and those behind the scenes are saying government and those behind the scenes are saying when it comes to the dup is look, this was a misunderstanding, it wasn't the fact that the uk government was saying one thing and telling the dup another, it was simply a misunderstanding of that text. the dup for their part say the text just wasn't clear enough, it was too vague, so wasn't clear enough, it was too vague, so much so that it could've been misunderstood. they say, like the irish, wilfully misunderstood. clearly, the text needs to be sorted out. when it comes to the political will, that is what everyone is looking for. all sides really do wa nt to looking for. all sides really do want to get onto the talks about trade, you would imagine the irish government thinking, the impact on oui’ government thinking, the impact on our economy will be serious if we don't get on to talking about trade for the dup, they don't want to do anything that might result in theresa made crumbling in the government, not being able to withstand this huge pressure, and jeremy corbyn ending up in number
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ten. that's certainly something they don't want you know the eu are keen to move onto the next phase of talks, so it's a cliche, yes, but where there is a political will, there might be a way. i suspect that is what all sides are hoping, they need to secure some kind of diplomatic language all sides can agree and sign up to in order to be able to sort things out ahead of next weeks crucial summit. thank you very much. a bbc investigation has found that online streaming apps used by children to make live broadcasts are being infiltrated by men trying to groom them. it comes as the national crime agency says it arrested more than 190 men across the uk in a single week in connection with sexual offences against children. in this special report angus crawford discovered how quickly suspects try to target children using the streaming apps — the latest front in the battle against online sexual abuse. suds is 20, she is an online safety campaigner. we have transformed her into a iii—year—old, and she will try some of the most popular live streaming apps to see what it is really like to be
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a teenage girl online. first, periscope, the live video app from twitter, used by children all over the world. five, six, seven people joining within seconds. in minutes, the conversation turns sexual. she is 14... someone has asked her to take off her shirt... next, only launched last year, liveme, it has 20 million users, some send direct messages no one else can see. clearly trying to groom her. we find a one to one video chat app that randomly connects her to users around the world, most of them are men, some expose themselves. i said hello, he said, may i show
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it, and he has got it out... as soon as i started... i said i was 14 and a girl and i was inundated. this guy is on camera, what is he doing? well... he was naked! and you told him you were 14. can you imagine if you had been a 14—year—old girl? my first reaction would be to be confused, for a second it is nice having the attention of the hearts, then it gets quite dark quite quickly, really. it is happening to real children right now, look at this broadcast on periscope, two girls we cannot identify around 11 years old, 2000 people watching, some dare them to lift up their shirts. read the comments, as men ask them to go further. for those girls, it may have seemed like fun, but it can be devastating. i found her inconsolable.
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this is an actress but the words are true, those of a mother whose ten—year old daughter tried out omegle for fun. he switched on his webcam, showed her his private parts. and asked her to take photos of herself, which she did. he was never located, this mother says that parents need to speak with children about the dangers. that is also the message behind this video, launched today, but for some in law enforcement, that is not enough, the tech companies need to do more. the industry has emerged very rapidly, so i think it is important to reflect on how they are ensuring younger children are not using their services and abusing their services, age verification, thinking about moderation techniques they might be able to use.
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nobody from these app companies would be interviewed but periscope says it does not tolerate this behaviour. omegle and liveme did not respond to our requests but when children can broadcast to the world from their own bedrooms, whose job is it to keep them safe? the headlines on bbc news: a review of terror attacks in the uk highlights missed opportunities to stop the manchester arena bomber before he carried out the attack. the prime minister tries to rescue brexit talks — a former party leader says it's nearly time to walk away. russia have been banned from next year's winter olympics by the ioc, but some athletes may still be allowed to compete. sport now...and time for a full round up from the bbc sport centre. some football coming up but we will
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stop with that story that russia has been banned from taking part in the winter in pics and south korea next february. the international olympic committee has taken action after the findings of it's own investigation revealed the extent of state—sponsored doping at the last games. the report clearly lays out an unprecedented attack on the integrity of the olympic games and sport. the report includes in particular the manipulation of the anti—doping laboratory at the olympic winter games 2014. the ioc executive board, after following olympic winter games 2014. the ioc executive board, afterfollowing due process , executive board, afterfollowing due process, has issued a proportional sanction for this systemic manipulation while protecting clean athletes. the ioc has also fined the russian olympic committee over
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11 million pounds to cover the costs of the 17 month investigation, key figures from within russain sport have also received suspensions and bans. . .. russian athletes, who can prove they are clean, will be allowed to compete as neutral atheltes at the winter games. full details of today's ioc sanctions can be founbd on the bbc sport website. it's the final round of champions leahue matches this week. manchester united need just a point from their match against cska moscow. england's luke shaw is starting a match for united for the first time since april and the full back‘s come closest to opening the scoring. this left foot volley well saved by cksa goalkeeer igor akinfeev. 0—0 it remains. united can equal a club record 40—matches in a row unbeaten at old trafford. chelsea are already guaranteed a place in the knock out stage
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but a win against atletico madrid at stamford bridge tonight would assure them top spot in their group. they've had a couple of chances, but it's still goalless after 30 minutes. celtic can't make the knock out stage of the competition but that can secure a spot in the europa league if they avoid a heavy defeat to anderlecht tonight. it's 0—0 after half an hour at celtic park. but it's anderlecht who have had the best of the chances so far with celtic goalkeeper craig gordon doing well to deflect sven kums attempt in the second minute. england have every chance of levelling the ashes series when play resumes at three o clock tomorrow morning after their best day on tour so far. england had their best day on tour so far as they bowled australia out for 138 in their second innings. jimmy anderson took five wickest in an innings for the first time in australia and withjoe root at the crease they need 178 more runs for victory with six wickets in hand. it's just a case of coming tomorrow
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with belief, maybe during an situations like that where teams have chased down a big scores. we have chased down a big scores. we have to believe we can do it may have to believe we can do it may have players in the dressing room that can do it. obviously we need a bit of luck along the way, but we will give it a really good shot tomorrow. mark cavendish says he wants to race in next year's four—day tour de yorkshire. it's been running since 2014 when the county hosted the grand depart for the tour de france. next year's event in may also features a two—day women's race. the routes were revealed today and cavendish will do all he can to be there. i want to be there in yorkshire, my mum is from here, to see the legacy of the tour de france it brought when it would yorkshire, it's wicked to see it, to be part of it. you see the people getting out, what makes this very special as the fans. we sold out already at the tour de france and 2014, every year since in
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that order yorkshire it's a special price to ride, that's for sure. five—time champion ronnie o'sullivan is through to the last 16 of snooker‘s uk championships after thrashing the michael white 6—1 playing on his 42nd birthday, o'sullivan was dominant early on against a slow starting white. he finished the match with a final break of 65. this takes him a step closer to matching steve davis's record of six championship titles. no more goals tonight, man united, chelsea and celtic. that's all the sport for now. i'll have more for you in sportsday at 10.30. let me bring you some breaking news, literally hot off the printer. news about the death of one of the most iconic figures of the 1960s,
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christine keeler, the former showgirl add to this described euphemistically at the heart of the profumo scandal in 1963 has died at the age of 75. her son told the guardian newspaper that she died last night at about 11:30pm at the princess royal university hospital near farnborough, no details as to the state of her health but obviously she was in hospital, so we know she was unwell. along the statement now has been put on facebook by seymour. let me read this to you. i wish to share some sad news, my mother passed away late last night, she suffered in the last yea rs last night, she suffered in the last years with chronic obstructive pulmonary disease, but lost the fight. as many of you know, christine keeler fought many fights in her eventful life, some she lost in some she won. she earned her place in british history without a huge personal price. we were all very proud of who she was. that is
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seymour platt talking about his mother, christine keeler, who died late last night in hospital, she had been suffering for some time from chronic obstructive pulmonary disease. her place in history to which seymour platt was referring now of course secured by the revelation that she had had a sexual relationship, not just revelation that she had had a sexual relationship, notjust with revelation that she had had a sexual relationship, not just with former conservative ministerjohn profumo was very much a rising star of government in those days, he was war secretary in the government of harold macmillan in 1963, but also with a russian intelligence officer, a soviet assistant commander, and that relationship was regarded as a potential security risk. john profumo's fate was sealed because he had lied both to the prime minister and ina had lied both to the prime minister and in a statement to the house of commons that he had had any relationship with that. with christine keeler. it also involved
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very convoluted revelations about events at clifton, the country estate of the abstinence, which was this seem —— the scene of all dues and parties, a phrase she denied uttering, but some in the court that they say she did say it. whatever they say she did say it. whatever the truth, christine keeler no longer around to defend herself. she did not bring down the government but she certainly helps to bring downjohn but she certainly helps to bring down john profumo, whether but she certainly helps to bring downjohn profumo, whether herfault not another matter. he had obviously made his choices. he had lied and it was the lying that cost him his job ultimately. he not only resigned as minister, he resigned as an mp but stratford—upon—avon with immediate effect. more or less left public life, though he surfaced later in life, though he surfaced later in life as a supporter of charity work, gained some credit for his sincerity of work in charity in old age. christine keeler‘s life, as her son
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alluded to, was a lot less happy in her future life. she struggled to settle down and find constructive things to do with her life and she found it difficult to overcome the notoriety of her name and of course that famous photograph of her posing a p pa re ntly that famous photograph of her posing apparently nude with her legs astride a chair. christine keeler, who has died at the age of 75. key american allies are warning president trump not to move the us embassy in israel from tel aviv to jerusalem. turkey said such a move would cross a "red line" for muslims and the saudi king has described it as "a dangerous step". israel has always regarded jerusalem as its capital city, while the palestinians claim eastjerusalem as the capital of a future palestinian state. our north america reporter anthony zurcher has the latest from washington. these phone calls are seen as preparatory to formal announcement of the move, it's not as though we
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didn't know this was likely to happen. donald trump has been pretty open with his intention to break this long—established us policy? (inaudible). anthony, i'm so sorry, we are trying to get your sound back. let's try once more. now, i don't think we've got you. read my lips! it's like george w bush all over again. try again, anthony. (inaudible). i'm sorry. we will try to fiddle with a few things and come back to you, thanks for your patience. let's get the weather now. the uk's next named storm is approaching, the worst effects felt in northern scotland on thursday. in the meantime, it turns a bit breezy
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across the uk, especially north—west scotla nd across the uk, especially north—west scotland which is wet throughout the night. patchy light rain and drizzle through parts of wales in western england, temperatures holding up with plenty of cloud. some brighter brea ks with plenty of cloud. some brighter breaks tomorrow, especially the east. gets windy through the day across the uk with outbreaks of rain becoming more widespread in scotland and northern ireland, aberdeenshire should stay dry, still a bit of light rain and drizzle in higher ground. much of england and wales staying dry, for many of us double figures. the wind is the main story, wednesday night and thursday gales will develop across the west. from storm caroline, the worst affected will be in northern scotland on thursday, when it could be gusts around 80 miles an hour and we expect some travel disruption as a result. hello.
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this is bbc news. the headlines: the prime minister is under pressure to get brexit talks back on track after yesterday's impasse by the dup around the irish border. in relation to manchester, he also commented that "it is conceivable that the attack might have been averted, had the cards fallen differently". that was amber rudd, talking about the report into abedi, the picture you saw first. the prime minister is under pressure to get brexit talks back on track after yesterday's impasse by the dup around the irish border. russia is banned from competing at the 2018 winter olympic games in south korea by the international olympic committee. christine keeler, the former model at the centre of the profumo scandal that shook british politics in the 1960s, has died. my
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my apologies, we are having a few technical problems this evening. the picture you saw was the manchester bomb salman abedi after a report suggested that it's possible that his attack in manchester which killed 22 people could have been prevented. key american allies are warning president trump not to move the us embassy in israel from tel aviv to jerusalem. our north america reporter anthony zurcher has the latest from washington. i think normal service has resumed. you can speak and we can hear you this time. a report literally came out from the white house saying the president is pretty solid in his thinking on this. do we think it is going to happen? as you mentioned, no surprise that donald trump campaigned on this issue for all of 2016. i remember several speeches to the republican jewish
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2016. i remember several speeches to the republicanjewish coalition saying that this was a priority of his. there was talk early in his administration that he was going to do this. now it seems like the pieces are being moved. donald trump has a speech tomorrow at 12 o'clock noon here in washington from the white house, where he may well either announce that he is planning on moving the us embassy to jerusalem or the very least say that the united recognisesjerusalem as the united recognisesjerusalem as the capital of israel. there are reports now that the state department is sending out warnings to americans in israel to be prepared for some kind of demonstrations or violence. they are putting embassies and consulates across the middle east on stand—by, because, as we have heard from many leaders throughout the middle east in muslim countries, they are going to object strenuously to this move. they will view it as undermining the israel arab peace process. this is
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extraordinary in some ways, because of course, it is since 1947 that it has been an internationally recognised city because it is effectively claimed by both sides and it simultaneously, the president has been bullish about getting peace talks restarted, not least because he believes that saudi arabia and israel share a common interest in trying to deal with iran, and this might be an incentive. have those prospects gone away? there is a danger. donald trump is my first trip abroad, his first stop was in saudi arabia and he was welcomed. he spoke highly of the rapport he had with the saudi leadership. but now you see the saudis saying that they will be very angry if something like this happens. it is the same with the turkish president, erdogan, saying they may cut off recognition of israel if the us goes through with this move. donald trump and erdogan have said they had a close
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relationship. but donald trump has talked about bringing peace to the middle east. he has sent his son—in—law middle east. he has sent his son—in—lanared kushner as a senior ambassador and representative whose task is to attempt to reach some sort of peace deal. but it has been a principle of european foreign policy for decades now that any recognition of jerusalem policy for decades now that any recognition ofjerusalem as the capital of israel would have to be pa rt capital of israel would have to be part of a broader middle east peace agreement. so it would represent a significant break in the way the us has attempted to deal with this issue. anthony zurcher, thank you and thank you for being patient with us. tonight, the winner of one of visual art's most prestigious awards will be announced. this year, the turner prize will be given in the uk's city of culture, hull. for the first time since the award began in 1984, there is no limit on the age of the artist. previously, you had to be under 50. jane hill is at hull minister, where the awards ceremony will take place.
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hello, sean. good evening and welcome to hull minister. how lucky amito bein welcome to hull minister. how lucky am i to be in this beautiful setting? this is where in the next hour, we will find out which artist has won the most prestigious prize varies the british contemporary art. the exhibits are on display a short distance from here at the ferens art gallery. we will be there shortly. before that, let's grab a quick word with the man who is the director of tate britain but also, crucially tonight, head of thejury, alex farquharson. you are the otherjury members have had a final walk around the exhibition on the day. so you we re the exhibition on the day. so you were at the ferens art gallery earlier today. do mind that the change on the final day? was it a tough decision? it is certainly a
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very long and good—humoured discussion! i love your diplomacy. what sort of year has been? first off, is a very strong short list. each of the jury has felt very committed to all the artists. in a way, it has also been a new turner prize in that we lifted the age limit, and that was reflected in the nature of the work. the artists range across generations, and there is also a kind of seriousness to what they are dealing with as well asa what they are dealing with as well as a visual pleasure through the various forms the works take. it was a great discussion. and finally, there were strong consensus after a few hours of being holed up in a room. you mentioned the age limit. the age of the nominees this year ranges from 44 to 63. by definition, we haven't seen that before. i am
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interested in how you think that might have changed things for the better? is it less about emerging artists now? what strengths has the age change £7777; um mm 215? in their career making really fine work, as well as in some cases, artists having been overlooked in the past. that may be because they have been women, orartists the past. that may be because they have been women, or artists of colour, or dealing with issues that we re colour, or dealing with issues that were not the orthodoxy in their day. view is comin as much from people as it is from older young people as it is from older generations. well, we will find out your next decision in the next little while. thank you very much. alex farquharson,
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little while. thank you very much. alex fa rquha rson, the little while. thank you very much. alex farquharson, the director of tate britain. let's head to the ferens . .. tate britain. let's head to the ferens art tate britain. let's head to the felens art gallery. 5545-5”! j, r,!!,,,. a. , jones year's is 5225555 as 5222525 as much 2223525 as much about fags. and 2222 2 2 we live in as it is about the world we live in as it is about art. if you look at the work of andrea buttner here, you will see what i mean. she is particularly interested in poverty, so we have these eight large woodcuts of a hooded beggar with long, outstretched, beseeching arms. this entire wall is covered in high—vis jacket material, and on it look like three large abstract pictures. but come in close and it is actually an enlarged fingerprint that has been left smeared on a smartphone. to help make sense of it, i am joined by the co—curator of the exhibition, george vaizey. very different works. what is the link? andrea is looking
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at subjects and objects that have either no value or marginal in some ways. if we take these etchings as an example, they are marks on an iphone as you say which are everyday and they confronted. and she scales them up and make them beautiful.- well as looking across at her art, andrea buttner also wants us to look down at it, for example at this boobies of fabric stretched on the table. -- this blue piece of fabric. she's interested in humility and modestly, so we are enacting the representation of the begging you see in the wood block print. good to talk to you. i have a surprise for you, especially if you are one of those people who always associates the turner prize with unmade beds and pickled cows. i am going to show you some paintings. they are the work of hurvin anderson. do not adjust your set, because he is a painter who is inspired by the
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landscapes of constable, no less. look at these lush, verdant forests. can you see a figure in the branches? hurvin anderson is the only man on the short list this year. his parents are jamaican and he draws on his caribbean heritage as well as his own life growing up in birmingham. this picture is called is interrogated the black —— is it okay to be black?. it features significant black figures like martin luther king and muhammad ali. the co—curator of the exhibition, sasha craddock, is with me. we have these pictures in barbershops and these pictures in barbershops and these landscapes. what is hurvin anderson's chief concern is a painter? he paints what painters paint, landscape and interiors. he follows a relationship to traditional painting. the barber shop you talked about has some detail in portraiture, but we are often looking as if from the street, looking into the barbershop, a place thatis looking into the barbershop, a place that is personal, but he has depopulated it. we just have bits of
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hair that have been cut off. it is an emptying out of the relationship to the portrait, almost going towards an abstraction or arrangement of colour in a more abstract way. but we then go over and look at the landscape. there are two here, but i want to point out this one, which has an extraordinary nothingness in the middle, which is often a good habit in painting. it can't all be beautiful and luscious. yet at the bottom, we have this illusory space going off on a path as if ona illusory space going off on a path as if on a railway track. so we are in the kind of place that he wants to find. he doesn't know it. it is somewhere he knows, somewhere he invents, somewhere he has photographed and may be visited. it is an amalgamation or a hybrid of experience that is not finite, that we must find ourselves. you explain it so well. we will talk to you
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later. those are the first two artists short listed for the turner prize this year, hurvin anderson and andrea buttner. back to you, jane. see you in a moment, rebecca. let's talk to richie colbert, an artist born and bred in hull. lovely of you to talk to us. a quick thought firstly about the short list this year and what you make of it as an artist? it is a really strong show with a strong underlying theme that needed to happen in 2017. it is strong and poignant. do you feel thatis strong and poignant. do you feel that is about multiculturalism? exactly. and the strength of the works. when i saw anderson's work
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online initially, iwas works. when i saw anderson's work online initially, i was blown away. his technique and the colours etc. hurvin anderson would be who i would wa nt hurvin anderson would be who i would want on the wall. it is beautiful and vibrant. 10096. as an artist whose practice i enjoy, that would be andrea buttner. and my heart thinks buttner may win. we will find out soon enough. i am fascinated to know what you think the turner prize and/or the events this year have done for hull. well getting to the end of the year of the city of culture 2017. the figures are fantastic in terms of the number of people who have come to see the turner prize. what difference has it made? i mean, look at this. the
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turner prize is in hull. we had the bbc radio! weekend. being born here, i live in london now, but my heart is here. it is difficult to put into words what it has actually done. it's all about timing and it is hull's time. the next few years will be vital but i think it would go from strength to strength. you said to me earlier that you never thought it would happen in hull. hull has always had a bad rep, or for whatever reason, and that is going to turn around now. i am proud to be from hull and to be here. lovely to meet you. enjoy the rest of your evening. let's hear more about the other short listed artists and go back to rebecca at the ferens
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art gallery. yes, the turner prize may have come to hull this year, but step inside the specially constructed cinema and you are immediately transported to gaza. this film is the work of rosalind nashashibi. at the age of 44, she's the youngest artist on the short list this year. she was born in croydon, but her father is palestinian. this film gives us a glimpse into people's everyday lives in gaza, children playing in the people eating. she merges documentary footage that she shot with stage scripted scenarios. the co—curator of the exhibition dodge vaizey is back with me. why did rosalind nashashibi want to make a film about gaza? rosalind was invited to the imperial war museum a few years ago to make a film about the political situation in gaza, but also the effects of that situation on the people of gaza. every so often, the film clips into your
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animation, why? she had to leave gaza because of the israeli bombardment and she was not sure how to finish the film. so the animation finishes the film, but also articulates the sense of heightened reality that she experienced. thanks very much. this is one of two films being exhibited by roslyn nashashibi here. the other is set in guatemala and explores the relationship between a mother and daughter who live in a large house with an overgrown garden. they are both artists, and we see the daughter dragging her canvases through the foliage. i suppose both films together give us an insight into two very different parts of the world. let me show you the work now of the oldest person on the short list, lubaina hamid. she was born in tanzania and now lives in preston. her chief preoccupation is with black identity and the
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representation of black people in art. look at this time dinner service, which she has painted over to tell the story of the abolition of slavery —— a china dinner service. the centrepiece of her exhibition is this elaborate and theatrical stage set, peopled by this oversized cutout figures. you can see margaret thatcher flirting with ronald reagan. and the proceedings are all overlooked by this imposing black figure. the co—curator of the exhibition am sasha craddock, hasjoined me again. lubaina hamid is undoubtedly a political artist. lubaina hamid is undoubtedly a politicalartist. explain lubaina hamid is undoubtedly a political artist. explain what is happening here. she is a political artist. she talks about representation of black people. here we have a court taken away from hogarth's painting marriage a a la mode, which showed the total decadence of a certain era, with kings and queens and everyone like that. and here, she has created an
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aura of authority. here we have a king and leaders and so on. and you have the sense of everything on the stage that she studied stage design. she wants to be straightforward and perfunctory. they are not finished, but in the end you see the black people who would ordinarily in hogarth's painting be servants, setting up their own life and taking control. so this young girl, with her philosophy books, is about to travel and go on a creative journey which in a way is mirroring the artist herself. so she sets black people centre stage. it is a role reversal, but there is also within that the folly of courtly life. thank you. so you have now seen all four artists short listed for this year's turner prize. the question is who is going to win? in an hour or
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so, we will know the answer to that question. join us on bbc news. our special coverage begins at 9.30 this evening, a glorious ceremony here at hull minster. goldie will present the award. join us for our coverage at 9.30 and find out who is the winner of the turner prize 2017. back to you. dane, thank you and i hope you are saving rebecca some tasty food. jane hill at hull minster with the award ceremony for the turner prize. stay with us on bbc news to find out which of them has won. more now on the growing pressure on the prime minister to find a way forward with brexit talks after negotiations broke down yesterday over the future of the border between northern ireland and the republic. joining me from belfast
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is allie renison, head of europe and trade policy at the institute of directors. this is a real imponderable to see how it is possible to resolve a situation where on the one hand, we have the insistence of the irish government that there has to be a maintenance of the current situation, meaning that goods flow easily across the border, and people too, but on the other hand, britain saying it is leaving the eu, and therefore there has to be a position consistent around the whole of the uk, but also that it will not stay in the single market or the customs union? part of this is also down to the sequencing rigidity within which the sequencing rigidity within which the uk finds itself. at the moment, the uk finds itself. at the moment, the eu has always talked about including the irish government is not so much in resolving the issue of the border, but laying out a road map and the question of progress, which is a political test rather than a technical exercise. as long
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as we are able to get over the hump on the road map for the future, it is clear that a lot of this edition is clear that a lot of this edition is bound up with future arrangements. it feels like wild dancing around a loss of issues that need to be dealt with in tandem. you have hit the nail on the head in terms of the sequencing. that was a choice made by the european union negotiators. they said you have to have signed up to the basics of the divorce first before we even look at trade, whereas trade is the fundamental question that arises when you have a border between a country that is in the eu and one thatis country that is in the eu and one that is leaving. yes, and the irish government has always been clear that addressing the irish question more widely including the border is not just about trade. there more widely including the border is notjust about trade. there have been many efforts made by both sides to map out all the areas of the north—south cooperation is given rise to buy the fast on good friday
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agreement. but when you start getting into discussions about regulatory alignment, whether for northern ireland or the uk as a whole, you start to encroach on future discussions. as long as we can get some, myers on the wording, it is clear that once we get into phase two, there will be an onus on the uk government to put forward more clarity over its ideas on how it squares those circles. it is clear that democratic unionists are concerned that this could help move a process towards a de facto united ireland. in other words, a process towards a de facto united ireland. in otherwords, if a process towards a de facto united ireland. in other words, if ireland north and south of the border are doing something different from what they britain is doing in trading relationships. but there are already areas where trade is conducted north and south of the border, and that is not expected to change. the obvious example is the electricity market. the single electricity market has been acknowledged not only by the uk government, but other parties as well, in its northern ireland paper
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with respect to withdraw negotiations. this might require some kind of future alignment as well. there are all these areas of north—south cooperation that do not rest solely on our relationship with the eu, but it is an ancillary feature and it is hard to divorce those discussions from the future arrangements. thanks for being with us. let. bring us. let bring some us. let. bring. some breaking news let me bring you some breaking news about a road traffic accident which has involved both the death of a police constable on duty who was on a motorbike and an elderly woman who was a passenger in a car. the collision happened at two o'clock this afternoon on the a four bath rd in berkshire, where pcjames dixon who was on duty at the time was involved in a collision with a car and a 91—year—old woman who was the passenger in the vehicle sadly died.
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that accident took place toward the end of lunchtime in berkshire. let me go back to another story we broke the start of the hour. christine keeler, the model embroiled in the 1960s profumo affair, has died aged 75, her son has said on facebook. seymour platt said ms keeler had been ill for several months with chronic obstructive pulmonary disease. ms keeler became famous for her part in the 1963 scandal, which shook harold macmillan's government. on the line is author and historian, natalie livingstone. she's written the bestselling book the mistresses of cliveden and is chair of the cliveden literary festival. you will be aware that christine keeler had been ill for some time. how important would you say she was
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in the events of the profumo affair? was she an unfortunate player whose pa rt was she an unfortunate player whose part was built up by the fact that she was such a strikingly attractive woman? there are many ways to look at christine keeler‘s role in the profumo affair. of course, you have the optics of it. you have this glamorous 19—year—old who stepped out of the swimming pool naked into the hungry eyes of a secretary of state for war and then that precipitated an affair which shook the government. there was that clear visual. but there was also a more sad and poignant story in which christine keeler was a pawn in the political games of the 1960s. this was the height of the cold war and christine keeler was accused of sleeping not only withjohn profumo, but with a russian naval attache. she was always held up as this
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scapegoat. she became symbolic of what the consequences of the cold war were. and her life after the profumo affair, what was it like? was it a frustrating last 50 years for? presumably, her name made it almost impossible for her not to be asked constantly about what happened. i imagine it was a difficult balance for her to strike. u nfortu nately, difficult balance for her to strike. unfortunately, i never met her. i would have liked to interview her. but she very much became synonymous with sex, scandal and salaciousness and the iconic image of her straddling the chair. that was very much christine keeler‘s persona. i imagine it must have been difficult for her to separate herself from that and to forge a life and career for herself outside this gamble that was the profumo affair. —— outside
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the scandal. having said that, she was an opportunist and wanted to make a was an opportunist and wanted to makea name was an opportunist and wanted to make a name for herself. so she was caught trying to balance between notoriety and fame. natalie livingston on christine keeler, who died last night. time for a look at the weather. it is mild and it will be marred again tomorrow. big changes of the week goes on as it turns much colder. it is quite quiet. this is the game changer as the week goes on, discworld named as storm caroline lucas of the impact it will have on the weather, especially in scotla nd have on the weather, especially in scotland —— it has been named storm caroline. in scotland, the wet weather will hang around for the rest of the night. most places away
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from north—west scotland will be dry, cloudy and mild. tomorrow, the flow of air still from the south, so it will still be mild. in the afternoon, it turns wet from north—west england and wales, but throughout the day, outbreaks of rain are persistent. in the west, double—figure temperatures, but things are going to change. gail is developed in western areas as we going to wednesday evening. on thursday, storm caroline passes into northern scotland, turning stormy, particularly across northern scotland, weather could be guests of 80 miles an hour. in northern england, it will be windy with rain eventually clearing south—east england. then colder air surging across the uk. some blizzards will
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develop across parts of northern scotla nd develop across parts of northern scotland thursday night into friday morning. the air is coming from the arctic by friday. this is a strong, cold wind surging south across the uk. many of us will be dry and sunny, but there will be snow and sleet showers across scotland, wales and western england. quite a wintry note on friday morning. elsewhere, there will be sunshine, but snow showers on friday. it is going to be bitterly cold. it may feel at or below freezing not just bitterly cold. it may feel at or below freezing notjust on friday, but into the weekend as well. so storm caroline is on the way, scotla nd storm caroline is on the way, scotland bearing the brunt of the freezing winds. after that, it turns much colder. there are met office weather warnings in force. details online. hello, i'm ros atkins,
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this is outside source. america is moving towards recognising jerusalem as israel's capital. president trump called regional leaders today to say he'll move the us embassy there. that totally destroys any chance he will play a role as an honest broker. until now america's policy was that jerusalem's status should be negotiated by the israelis and the palestinians. that's changing — we'll report from washington and jerusalem. we'll be live in lausanne — russia's been banned from the 2018 winter olympics for state—sponsored doping. these were the extraordinary scenes in ukraine. that's the former georgian president mikheil saakashvili being detained. but then... freed.
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