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pressure on theresa may over her leadership and the government's brexit negotiations. she's warned by some of her own mps of drift — and against a deal that keeps britain in the eu in "all but name". teenagers in london has handed himself in to police this evening. face—to—face with the chechen leader whose regime is accused of torturing gay men. whose regime is accused a 20th grand slam victory for roger federer in a five—set thriller at the australian open in melbourne. and tributes to ingvar kamprad — the father of flatpack furniture and founder of ikea — who's died at the age of 91. good evening.
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the prime minister has faced mounting criticism of both her leadership and her negotiating stance on brexit, with fears expressed by leave supporters within her own party about britain's final relationship with the european union. about britain's final relationship one former cabinet minister warned there was a danger that a final deal might keep britain in the eu in "all but name". a serving minister, david lidington, urged party unity. our political correspondent chris mason reports. if it felt a little bit chilly for the prime minister at the world economic forum in switzerland last week, well, the political forecast is not looking much sunnier for her now she's back home. looking much sunnier for her now some of her mps are fed up with what they see as her merely muddling along in office. with what they see as her merely and on top of that, some of those who campaigned for brexit fear it being diluted to such an extent it never really properly happens. it is very complicated, and that is one of the reasons why
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i have advocated and supported compromise, but there is only so far you can go with compromise without ultimately finding yourself in a position where you are selling out all the people who voted to leave. selling out all the people the government says it is committed to delivering brexit, but you know when a party is falling out with itself when senior figures, like this man, who is effectively the prime minister's deputy, have to say this. the prime minister's deputy, the conservative family, left, right and centre, because we're a broad church, needs to come together in a spirit of mutual respect, you know, there are differences in any broad church and look at what the bigger picture is showing. the next stage of brexit negotiations is about what happens immediately after we leave the european union at the end of march next year. the european union at the end it's yet to be formally discussed, but for around two years, freedom of movement is expected to continue, with the government introducing a registration scheme for new arrivals. the rights of eu citizens here and uk citizens in the eu look set to remain the same, and eu laws will continue to apply.
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the labour leader is facing his own divisions in a party that predominantly voted to remain in the eu, and many whose supporters, polls suggest, would like a second referendum, butjeremy corbyn says no to that. would like a second referendum, what we asked for and demanded in parliament has been a meaningful vote in parliament at the end of it. in parliament has been a meaningful i thought the people decided, not parliament. what happened with this bill was it was an undemocratic power grab by the government. was it was an undemocratic power we are not asking for a second referendum. and you're not going to. a second referendum. tomorrow, the rest of the eu will get together in brussels to sign off its approach to the transition or implementation period. to the transition or brexit negotiations are about to crank up again. and that's because once the 27 other
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ministers have got together and agreed how they want to proceed, we already know that there is very little change in the years immediately after brexit. the big challenge for the prime minister is that where she sees compromise, others will scream capitulation, and all of this amid the noise and chatter and room at westminster about theresa may's own future, the discontent among her mps, one minister saying today that he would like to see less tortoise and more lion. she has hauled herself back from difficult political times before, but things could combust. chris, thank you. our correspondent chris, thank you. our correspondent chris mason there. a man who was being sought by police investigating a car crash that killed three teenage boys, at a bus stop in west london, is in police custody tonight. at a bus stop in west london,
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the 34—year—old was arrested after handing himself in at a police station. after handing himself more tributes have been left today at the scene of the crash in hayes — as our correspondent, ben ando now reports. more ben ando now reports. flowers, more messages ai candles, more flowers, more messages and more candles, from their families, friends, or those who didn't know them but wanted to pay their respects. the boys were killed when a black audi mounted the pavement near this bus stop in hayes, struck them and then a lamp post. a 28—year—old man was detained. a 34—year old man wanted by police handed himself in this evening. both are being held on suspicion of causing death by dangerous driving. the victims have been named asjosh magennis and george wilkinson, and harry lewis wright, aged 17. among those paying their respects earlier, george's grandfather.” those paying their respects earlier, george's grandfather. i wasn't going to stop, but i had to in the end. how do you feel now that you've come
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here? upset, but i'm pleased to see it, yes. but as well as grief, there is anger. it is unclear exactly how fast the audi was going, but the speed limit on this stretch of road is 60 mph. many local people say thatis is 60 mph. many local people say that is way too high. a retired police officer told me his son spent a year in hospital after being hit here by a speeding driver racing his friend. i am angry. here by a speeding driver racing his friend. lam angry. i here by a speeding driver racing his friend. lam angry. lam here by a speeding driver racing his friend. i am angry. i am very bitter about it. after my son's accident, there have been other accidents as well. so one would have expected for the authorities to do something. as the authorities to do something. as the shock of what happened continues to sink in, and while the police continue to question those in custody, the focus is turning to making sure no other young lives are lost here. ben ando, bbc news, hayes. more than a hundred people are now confirmed to have been killed and 230 injured in yesterday's suicide bombing in the
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afghan capital, kabul. suicide bombing in the the country has been observing a day of national mourning after one of the worst attacks in years. of national mourning after one from kabul, secunder kermani sent this report. hospitals across kabul have been at full stretch, trying to treat the huge number of wounded. this taxi driver was just metres away from the explosion. translation: there was smoke, shrapnel and burning smell everywhere. shrapnel and burning everyone looked terrified. shrapnel and burning there were dead bodies and injured people covering the street. the taliban packed this ambulance with explosives. the attacker detonated them close to a police compound on a busy street. them close to a police over the last year, kabul has been repeatedly attacked. it used to be one of the safest places in the country. now it feels like one of the most dangerous. the taliban and the islamic state group both at the moment seem to be focusing their efforts on targeting the capital, kabul, rather than trying to capture rural
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territory from the security forces. they know that attacks here will spread fear, will generate headlines and will undermine the government. i asked the head of the afghan intelligence service about rising public anger with his force's failure to prevent so many attacks. we are using all our assets, whatever possibility and resources in our hand to prevent it, but you cannot prevent 100% of the attacks. but you cannot prevent meanwhile, the families of victims line up outside hospitals, desperate for news. line up outside hospitals, this man has been going from morgue to morgue, trying to identify his cousin's corpse. to morgue, trying to identify translation: i have seen so many dead bodies. all the morgues are full of them. so many dead bodies. they are all burned so badly, you can't even recognise them. last year, more than 2000 civilians were killed injust nine months across afghanistan.
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were killed injust nine this year looks set to be just as deadly. secunder kermani, bbc news, kabul. to be just as deadly. more than 240 people are reported to have been arrested during a day of opposition rallies in russia. to have been arrested during a day the protests come ahead of the presidential election in march, from which the leading opposition politician alexei navalny has already been banned from standing. politician alexei navalny has our correspondent steve rosenberg was filming with him as he was detained whilejoining one of today's protests. alexei navalny is russia's most prominent opposition figure and president putin's most vocal critic. he's been barred from running in the presidential election. he's now being arrested by police. in the presidential election. and tonight mr navalny‘s lawyer said he had been released without charge from police custody after the rally. he had been released without charge last year we reported on claims by gay men in the russian
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republic of chechnya that they were being detained and tortured by the regime of ramzan kadyrov — a controversialfigure, and an ally of president putin. now human rights campaigners who've been trying to investigate the allegations say they too are being targeted. our correspondent sarah rainsford travelled to chechnya and obtained exclusive access to mr kadyrov, and this is her report. this is ramzan kadyrov, whose security forces are accused of abduction and torture, with gay men among their recent targets. with gay men among here in chechnya, he's greeted like a tsar. we found ramzan kadyrov opening a ski resort. but his latest grand project was shrouded in fog. he's spent years clearing these mountains of islamic extremists. now, fiercely loyal to president putin, ramzan kadyrov is left to run this russian republic by his own rules. but i came to challenge mr kadyrov on his human rights record. you know who defends human
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rights here, he told me. but last year, i met some of the alleged victims. translation: the pain is awful. you scream. it's terrible torture. we spoke at a safe house after they fled. this man's one of dozens who say they were beaten and electrocuted in chechnya, punished for being gay. now those investigating serious abuses are being threatened themselves. serious abuses are being this was an arson attack against the last human rights group still working in chechnya. against the last human rights group the head of its office there has been arrested, and the group sees all this asa warning. translation: kadyrov said human rights groups are enemies. they are enemies of the people. rights groups are enemies. they will not exist here. rights groups are enemies. it's clear that after that, anything could happen. it's very dangerous to work in chechnya now, very dangerous. the threat of terrorism is far lower
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in the caucasus now, but ramzan kadyrov told me he sees a new enemy here. translation: all those who defend human rights groups and the gays we supposedly have in the chechen republic are foreign agents. in the chechen republic they've sold out their people, their country, their religion, everything. their country, their his security guards then decided they'd had enough of our questions. they'd come for a celebration after all, reclaiming the mountains after years of conflict. after all, reclaiming the mountains the show and the glamour here up in the mountains is meant to send the message that chechnya is safe now, that the days of danger has passed. now, that the days but the abuses that we've heard about are extremely serious, and they still continue.
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about are extremely serious, human rights groups warn this is a veneer, and if they're forced out of the republic, any future victims of abuse will have nowhere left to turn. any future victims of abuse sarah rainsford, bbc news, chechnya. any future victims of abuse people who compulsively hoard possessions are in need of help, according to health officials. possessions are in need of help, they say it can be an indicator of mental health problems, and that it also poses a fire risk. of mental health problems, in the most serious cases, local councils have a duty to provide help for those who hoard. local councils have a duty our social affairs correspondent alison holt has been to look at one innovative scheme being run in south london. i hope you are feeling strong. in south london. this is my bedroom. in south london. even in the middle of the day i have to switch the lights on. sarah, who has asked us to disguise her identity, struggles with depression. to disguise her identity, she has spent years trapped in a world of increasing chaos. it's kind of like, oh, kind of like i don't want to even
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acknowledge that there is an outside when my bedroom looks like this. she's surrounded by things she hoards, like toiletries, bought in the hope they will make her feel better. these are things you have bought that you have never used? yeah. that you have never used? no, that is right. that you have never used? i can go and buy something like food shopping or toiletries or whatever, and come in and literally, you know, be quitejolly about having bought them and literally not have the energy to use them or put them away once i get home. and then that happens again and again and again, and suddenly there are all these carriers around. and again and again, and suddenly hello. and again and again, and suddenly she's now taking part in a new scheme run by the charity mind. in a new scheme run a trained counsellor known as a de—clutter buddy works through sarah's mental as a de—clutter buddy works health issues while they sort. as a de—clutter buddy works shall we start by moving these bags out? that's a really good idea. moving these bags out? have you sorted through these bags? moving these bags out? yeah. moving these bags out? great, so those can go. moving these bags out? people are hoarding in response to unresolved psychological issues, often traumatic experiences in their life, and all of the hoarders that i have met, if they could change,
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they would have changed. if they could change, and the difficulties for sarah are clear when they sort through cards and mementos that remind her of better times. sometimes they will only make me feel, hey, i used to be good... sorry. hoarding is increasingly seen as a safeguarding issue. this fire service video shows why. as a safeguarding issue. in 90 seconds, smoke and flames take hold in a cluttered house where firefighters would struggle to rescue anyone inside. that and the link to mental illness is why sarah's local authority is funding her scheme. is why sarah's local authority we can prevent people having fires in their homes, so that we can help them to be independent and we can reduce social isolation, so that they can have family and friends around to visit. so that they can have family this was sarah's spare room at the start of the scheme. as it nears the end, the progress she has made even
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surprises her de—clutter buddy. the progress she has made even i am really quite emotional. the progress she has made even are you ready? the progress she has made even yeah, go on. the progress she has made even oh, my god! the progress she has made even this is amazing. the progress she has made even you are much more upbeat? the progress she has made even yeah, i have not cried this time. the progress she has made even i guess i used to think that i did not deserve to live in a nice place. that i did not deserve and i do feel now, even through all the depression and stuff, i do feel, actually, i do deserve it, to be nice. draw a veil over that for the moment. yeah. that for the moment. sarah knows there is more to do, but other council areas are now considering providing similar support... now i need to look at this. support... yes. support... my bedroom will look like this. support... it will, it will. support... ..because of transformations like hers. alison holt, bbc news, croydon. transformations like hers. the transformations like hers. sport, here's olly foste|
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bbc the sport, here's olly foster at the bbc sports centre. thank bbc sports centre. you, reeta. 1a years after winning his first australian open, roger federer‘s still at the top of his game. australian open, roger federer‘s he beat marin cilic in five sets in melbourne to claim his 20th grand slam title. in melbourne to claim his the swiss is 36, but says there are still exciting times ahead. karthi gna nasegaram reports. are still exciting times ahead. tears for a 20th grand slam title. are still exciting times ahead. roger federer has a passion for tennis's history even while he's continuing to make it. for tennis's history even a record—equalling sixth australian open trophy making him the only man to win 20 or more major singles titles. his last was wimbledon, when his opponent was reduced to tears. when his opponent was marin cilic, therefore, in determined mood today in melbourne. but dismissed by federer, off to a flying start to take the first set. off to a flying start commentator: very strong return. off to a flying start cilic began to challenge, labouring away to level at one set all. well done! away to level at one set all. what a gutsy set. away to level at one set all. but a single break of serve sent the third set federer‘s way. as he chased a third grand slam in 12 months.
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well, that's just magnificent. grand slam in 12 months. there you go. grand slam in 12 months. a break at the start of the fourth, and federer was looking like a man on a major mission. and federer was looking before the sixth seed forced his way back into the match, taking it to a fifth. back into the match, this was the 30th time federer had played in a grand slam final, and title number 20 wasn't far away. played in a grand slam final, i can't believe he's done it again! played in a grand slam final, you guys, you fill the stadium is, you make me nervous, you make me go out and practice. you make me nervous, i love you guys. you make me nervous, thank you. you make me nervous, cheering. you make me nervous, the emotions erupting were testament to the achievements of a man who should be past his prime. to the achievements of a man at the age of 36, federer continues to make tennis history, and shows every sign of being involved in its history for many more years. of being involved in its history karthi gnanasegaram, bbc news. of being involved in its history there are highlights of today's two fa cup fourth round ties after the news, but if you want to know the results now, i'm
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going to give them to you. manchester city won 2—0 away at championship side cardiff city. kevin de bruyne scored with a clever free kick and raheem sterling was also on target for the premier league leaders. on target for the last year's cup runners up, chelsea, are also in to tomorrow's fifth round draw, the last 16. are also in to tomorrow's fifth they beat newcastle 3—0 at stamford bridge. michi batshuayi scored twice. at stamford bridge. rangers are back up to second in the scottish premiership on goal difference after beating bottom side ross county 2—1 at victoria park. jason cummings scored his first goal for the club. they're 11 points behind celtic. chelsea ladies are doing their best to stay in touch with the womens' super league leaders manchester city. both won today, but chelsea left it very late against everton ladies. jonna andersson scored the only goal of the game and her first for the club. the only goal of the game they remain in second, two points behind city. england's cricketers finished their one day
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series against australia with victory in perth. surrey seamer tom curran took five wickets for 35 runs as the hosts fell short in their run chase. wickets for 35 runs as the hosts england won the series 4—1. wickets for 35 runs as the hosts both teams will now prepare for next month's twenty20 tri—series that also includes new zealand. month's twenty20 tri—series that don't forget there's much more on the bbc sport website, including much more reaction to roger federer‘s 20th grand slam title. reaction to roger federer‘s reeta. reaction to roger federer‘s thank you. ingvar kamprad, the man who founded the multi—billion pound swedish furniture chain ikea, has died at the age of 91. he started the company when he was 17, and revolutionised how furniture was manufactured, sold and, especially, assembled. our correspondentjoe lynam looks back at his life. ingvar kamprad can safely be described as a retailing genius. born in 1926 in southern sweden, he started selling matches aged five — then seeds and then pencils. at 17, he formed ikea, named after his own initials and the area where he was born. named after his own initials now it's probably the best—known furniture store in the world, with more than 400 giant shops and annual sales of £30 billion.
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kamprad was inspired to create the idea of flatpack furniture when watching someone remove the legs off a table to fit into a customer's car. the legs off a table to fit he disowned his previous support for far—right parties in sweden during the war and lived a modest lifestyle — his house and possessions did not reflect as well. lifestyle — his house and translation: i don't think i'm wearing anything that i haven't bought at a flea market. wearing anything that i haven't that's because i want to give a good example. if we're going to be conscious about our economy, one can't just talk about it, one has to show that. the genius of ingvar kamprad was to persuade millions of people to come to his giant superstores, pick out products that they like but not necessarily need, and then collect it in person from the warehouse and crucially assemble the whole thing at home. we're used to it now, but at the time it was laughed at. and today one famous designer tipped his hat
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at what ingvar kamprad had achieved. designer tipped his hat he actually tapped into the taste that every ordinary person wanted, so they could get this new wave of like modernity that was coming about in the 1950s, and he managed to actually trap it and make it available to everybody. to actually trap it and make it ikea said that ingvar kamprad, who was involved with the business right until recently, would be much missed by his family and warmly remembered by the company's employees worldwide. ingvar kamprad, who's died at the age of 91. just before we go, an update on one of our main stories tonight. the investigation into the deaths of three teenage boys killed when a car crashed in west london. police say 820 828—year—old man has been charged with three counts of causing death dangerous driving. you can see more on all of today's stories on the bbc news channel. that's all from me, stay
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with us on bbc one, hello, this is bbc news, i'm martine croxall. roger federer has beaten marin cilic at the australian open in melbourne to win his 20th grand slam title. only three other players before federer — margaret court, serena williams and steffi graf — have won 20 or more major singles titles. the tennis pundit and former british number one annabel croft telling us what she's made of roger federer‘s landmark win today. he is an extremely special, special individual, perhaps one of the greatest sportsmen sportsmen that may ever live, actually, because what he is achieving on the courts at the moment, no—one has won 20 grand slam titles, but it is the manner in which he is doing it, at the age of 36, his game seems to be continuing to evolve and improve. you know, when he's in that mood today, there seems to be no stopping him, so absolutely extraordinary what he is achieving. but we must say that several women have managed
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to win that many singles titles, haven't they? they're ahead of the men in that respect. they certainly are — serena williams has 23, margaret court had 23, so you are absolutely right, and it has been done by a female before, but in men's tennis, you know, he is really pushing the boundaries, and when you think that pete sampras, many years ago, when he achieved those 1a grand slam titles going ahead of everyone else, i don't think anyone predicted this would happen so soon, in the next generation. but it is quite extraordinary what he is achieving. what struck me was how emotional he was after winning this, despite having won so many tennis competitions. it was surprising, we all know that he is an emotional character, we all remember some tears on that very court when rafael nadal beat him many years ago in the finals of the australian open. so he is capable of emotion and tears, but there seems to be
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something that the extra special that he was achieving 20 titles. there was just something special about that, and i think also what he has been through over the last couple of years, that knee surgery, he left wimbledon last year, and we didn't see him back on the tour for six months, when he turned up in australia with 17 titles, it was almost five years since he had won the previous one, when he had beaten andy murray at wimbledon. and then suddenly he has added three more, and who knows how many more he may add this year? the tennis he is is putting out there is aggressive, it is up—tempo, fast—paced, many layers to what he can put on the court, really quite something. i feel cheeky saying this, because i am considerably older than him, but he is 36 — how much longer can he keep going? he has to be careful what he chooses is to play in, has he? we talked about some of the adaptations he has made,
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a lot of that is down to schedules, he used to play a lot of tennis, but then he realised, as was getting older, he had to cut that down, and i think he felt that was a risk, but it has paid off, so he has been incredibly clever how he is trying to peak at the right times. remember, last year he cut out the whole of the french open, all of the clay—court season, focusing mainly on wimbledon. and it paid off, he added an eighth wimbledon title, that has never been done before. so he continues to evolve, but also it's the sort of tennis he is putting out, i think it is a little bit different from everybody else, unbelievably aggressive, willing to take risks, he comes to the net often and has shortened the points — very clever, because at 36,
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he doesn't want to get drawn into long rallies. so he is evolving all the time and laying down the mantle for all the youngsters coming up and nipping at his heels, showing them how to play tennis. a favourite for wimbledon this year? after that victory today, very much a favourite. at the moment, quite an interesting transitional period in tennis, because we have got the old guard of rafael nadal, roger federer doing what they did, rafael nadal had an injury with his hip during the australian open this year, and then a whole host of exciting new youngsters coming through, and yet he continues to keep putting them in their place, so i have to say, with eight titles at wimbledon under his belt, as we head towards the next grand slam, i would have to say he is very much the favourite. annabel croft speaking to us earlier. time for a look at the weather with darren. hello, good evening.
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a very mild weekend will give way to something chilly over the next few days. this band of rain will be pushing its way southwards overnight. some heavy rain for a while across scotland and northern ireland and later coming into north—west england and north wales. to the south, a bit cloudy with blustery winds. very mild to the north of the band of rain, we have some chilly air. the band of rain continues to push southwards on monday. the last of the mild air getting squeezed into the near continent and something milder will follow on behind. we head into the mild air in the morning. i'll start once again across southern parts of england and wales, across to lincolnshire where it will probably be dry for the most part. mid north wales beginning to see some rain coming in. some heavy rain over the hills of north—west england. behind that, we are into the chilly air where there are some showers around. it is just about cold enough to give some snow over the higher ground in scotland.
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