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shortcut of click this week. the full version is up on iplayer to watch whenever you fancy, including right now. you can also find us on facebook and twitter. thank you for watching. we will see you soon. hello this is breakfast, with naga munchetty and jon kay. more tears as the australian cricketer david warner breaks his silence over the ball tampering scandal. the former vice—captain has apologised and says he accepts he may never play for his country again. right now it is hard to know what comes next but first and foremost, . .. comes next but first and
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foremost,... if the well—being of my family. —— is the well—being. good morning it's saturday 31st march. also this morning — flights are due to resume at stansted after a fire on a shuttle bus — but there's anger from the thousands of passengers left behind. two british men accused of carrying out a series of beheadings for the so—called islamic state have complained that they won't get a fair trial. in sport — he's leaner but is he mean enough? anthonyjoshua weighs—in a lot lighter for tonight's world heavyweight unification fight with joseph parker. and helen has the weather. the day at hedge doesn't look as wet as yesterday so and improving picture. —— the day at hedge. monday
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looks nasty. we might have disruptive weather and possible snow. we will keep you updated. stay tuned for a more detailed forecast. our main story — the australian cricketer david warner has spoken publicly for the first time about his role in the ball—tampering scandal, saying he takes full responsibility for his actions. in a tearful news conference the former vice—captain said he would regret his involvement for as long as he lived. our correspondent phil mercer reports from sydney. david warner embodies australia's aggressive and confrontational approach to cricket. but is this the end of the road? he knows he might not play for his country again after his part the ball tampering scandal. it is the biggest crisis to hit australian sport in years. right now, it is hard to know what comes next, but first and foremost... ..is the well — is the well—being of my family.
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in the back of my mind, i suppose there is a tiny ray of hope... ..that i may one day be given the privilege of playing for my country again. but i am resigned to the fact that that may never happen. but questions remain. was david warner the sole architect of the conspiracy to tamper with the ball during the third test against south africa, or was anybody else involved? he would not say. whose idea was it? thank you. who took the sandpaper out there? was it your idea? have you done it before? why won't you answer the question? but later on social media, he offered some clarification,
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and said he could not answer to some questions because of internal cricket australia procedures. teammate cameron bancroft was caught red—handed with sandpaper. he has been banished from cricket for nine months. former captain steve smith has been banned for a year. all three co—conspirators have apologised, but the stain of cheating may not wash away. two british men — believed to have been members we can speak now to our reporter phil mercer who is in sydney for us this morning. this press conference was illuminating because of what he didn't say a poster what he said. there were questions about whether it was his responsibility and
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whether he hatched the plan by himself. whether other involved apart from cameron bancroft and steve smith. he should have clarified during the press conference that he was unable to a nswer conference that he was unable to answer the questions because of the cricket australia review. many questions remain and what we do know is the road to redemption is the david warner and the others will be long and australian cricket is asking itself some fundamental questions. where to from now without two of its best players and without a coach. remember, darren lehmann says he will be stepping down at the conclusion of this test series against south africa. two british men — believed to have been members of the notorious islamic state cell known as "the beatles" — have complained they can't have a fair trial because the uk government has stripped them of their citizenship. alexanda kotey and el shafee elsheikh whose group is thought to have murdered more than 20 hostages, spoke to reporters in northern syria after being detained. james waterhouse reports.
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alexanda kotey and el shafee elsheikh became part of the most infamous gang of foreign fighters within the islamic state group. along with two other londoners, one who was killed in a us airstrike and one who was jailed in turkey, the two are linked to the uprising in iraq and syria. they include the murder of a driver from eccles and an aid worker from perth. speaking to the associated press from a cell in northern syria, alexanda kotey described the executions as regrettable, as he didn't see any benefit. the pair also claimed the illegal taking of their citizenships had left them vulnerable to interrogation and torture. the home office would not comment on whether the pair had been stripped of their citizenship. last month amber rudd said she was committed to the idea
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of them facing justice. gavin williams said the men should not return to britain because they turned their backs on british values. their interviews come a day after a soldier embedded with us forces was killed in a roadside bomb in a counterterrorism operation against the militants. the russian embassy in london has complained that border force and customs officers searched a passengerflight from moscow at heathrow airport. the embassy claimed the officials refused to give a written explanation for their actions on board the aeroflot plane, and called the search a "blatant provocation". there hasn't been a response from the british government as yet on this story. more than 100 flights
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from stansted airport were cancelled last night after a shuttle bus caught fire outside the terminal building. no—one was injured but thousands of passengers were told to leave the airport and rebook their flights. a normal service is expected to resume this morning. adam woods has more. dramatic scenes at stansted airport as passengers watched a shuttle bus engulfed in flames. plumes of smoke filled the terminal building are causing chaos. more than 100 flights were diverted or cancelled, around 8000 passengers stranded. there was this people everywhere. you couldn't move, you couldn't even get into the airport. it was just people everywhere, starc, or moving, or mindlessly groaning in various directions. we are trying to get to book a new flight, but there are no flights, no one on saturday, or sunday or monday even. so we don't know what to do.
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the airport said no injuries have been reported, and that the fire had been caused by an electrical fault on the bus. passengers were advised to rebook their flights with their airlines, a spokesman for the airport confirmed today's flights will run as normal. we can speak now to our reporter anisa khadri who is at stansted airport. behind you, it looks like everything is flowing and we understand people are getting on their flight so there is still the issue of loads of people being stranded last night. yes and you only have to go on to social media and have search on twitter for sta nsted and you social media and have search on twitter for stansted and you will see people complaining about the confusion and chaos that followed after the fire broke out. in the terminal, people have been complaining that there was a lack of
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communication about what was happening. there are signs that the fire happened just behind me if you have a look, you will see on the roof of the terminal, it has gone black. that is because of the thick smoke that was hanging in the air when the bus caught fire. some people have been here more than 12 hours because the fire broke out around early evening yesterday. it was extinguished by five o'clock but i have a couple of those people who have been here all night with me. i think they had a few hours rest at a hotel but they were hoping to be in barcelona by now. sarah and ethan. welcome to bbc news. sarah, tell me about your experience. it's just beena about your experience. it's just been a nightmare, really. the lack of communication. the lack of anybody to speak to find out any information from it hasjust
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anybody to speak to find out any information from it has just an awful. and you are trying to get a plane yesterday afternoon? we went through to catch a cruise in barcelona. we are on standby at the moment so we will see. you look very glamorous considering what you have been through. ethan, are you holding out hope to get a barcelona? you are going on a cruise as a family, aren't you? i think it is important we hold that hope will stop we have been put on standby. we are a family of four and the chances that four people will drop out is very slim. so this has ruined your easter holiday? i suppose you are hoping to avoid the weather this weekend? holiday? i suppose you are hoping to avoid the weather this weekend7m looks like it won't be happening
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fiow. looks like it won't be happening now. and the airport has apologised for the confusion, the disruption, all of that stuff. a looking into getting a refund? we have travel insurance. we will have to speak to the airline. i'm not really sure how it all works, really. i have not been put in this situation. stansted has apologised for this. they cancelled their planes all the way up cancelled their planes all the way up until midnight and they are hoping things will return to normal today but the advice is to check online and check your flight status. it sounded like the lack of
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bandwidth. so many people using the dato, they couldn't get on their phones. we'll be speaking to the chief operating officer at the airport just after 8:00 this morning. in recent months we've heard a lot about sexual harassment in the film industry and in big business, but not in the classroom — until now. a survey by the teaching union the nasuwt, suggests almost one in 10 teachers in england have been sexually harassed by a pupil. joining us from birmingham is chris keates who's the union's general secretary. looking at the statistics, we find it shocking. were you surprised? we we re it shocking. were you surprised? we were not surprised by the figures of
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the sexual harassment from peoples but we were surprised by the figures of one in five teachers having sexual harassment by a colleague. it demonstrated to us that actually, it is important to make sure that in every workplace, this sort of issue is being looked at and addressed. whose responsibility is to make sure this isn't happening in a school? the employer has a clear responsibility and those who manage on behalf of the employer should be making that all workplaces are places where workers are valued and also where they treated with dignity. it is their responsibility to make sure that people can come forward and report the incidents and also that they are then effectively beat —— dealt with. also that they are then effectively beat -- dealt with. some things i have report —— maxine in the report
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are head teachers or senior teachers making comments, saying inappropriate things or carrying out inappropriate things or carrying out inappropriate abuse for staff members. if that happens from a head teacher, it could be hard for teachers lower down the ranks. teacher, it could be hard for teachers lower down the ranksm teacher, it could be hard for teachers lower down the ranks. it is a complete abuse of power. that is why nasuwt has decided to examine the extent of this issue but also, what people should be doing in those circumstances is coming to talk to us $0 circumstances is coming to talk to us so that we can take up the case on their behalf. what can you do to stop it? we would ta ke what can you do to stop it? we would take it up with their employer. ba rosso take it up with their employer. barosso many different types of schools these days, who is the employer? well, the head teacher is a lwa ys employer? well, the head teacher is always the first port of call but obviously, if the complaint is about the head teacher, then clearly you have to look at talking to the
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governing body or if there ran multi— academy trust you have to look at the trustees board or their sponsors. look at the trustees board or their sponsors. but i also think the government has a responsibility. this is the national public education service and they should be making sure that schools can form to good standards of employment this and that the workplace is safe and they cannot wash their hands of this issue, it is a matter for schools because i think the government should be concerned about making sure that teachers and all the other staff are safe in the work base. you we re staff are safe in the work base. you were talking as well notjust about abuse by teachers of other teachers but by pupils of their teachers. sexual abuse. is that a social media thing? does that make it easier or encourage it? for the last five yea rs, every year we encourage it? for the last five years, every year we have done a survey on abuse by social media.
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what we have found is every year, the incidents have increased. 0f course the most recent manifestation has been an increase in the so—called up skirting and down blouse thing that pupils are using mobile phones to actually humiliates teachers —— downblusing. —— downblousing. the things you are reading and your anecdotes, it sounds a growing problem or an epidemic. it is a growing problem. u nfortu nately, epidemic. it is a growing problem. unfortunately, what is not happening is that this is being tackled, given the seriousness that it should be. but for is not being tackled. he has been saying school should have policies of zero tolerance, should be raising terence's awareness of this and raising opportunities for pupils to have mobile phones in the classroom where they have been abused in this way. either to perth
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and humiliate other pupils but also particularly the teachers. —— either to hurt. think ifjoining us. helen, something for everything but not eve ryo ne something for everything but not everyone will like it? hello, there are, following yesterday's —— rain, it continues but with an element of wintry nurse, winter hasn't com pletely wintry nurse, winter hasn't completely retired even though we are well into spring, a little bit of snow especially tomorrow night, easter day, night, and into easter monday, but there will be some sunshine and i think tomorrow, it may be the best day of the weekend. low pressure is with us, the same low pressure that brought us all the
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rain, have this one starting to come in off the atlantic which is then —— going to give us issues with snow and rain. it is murky out there, the cloud is low enough to be sitting on the heels that there is hill fog around and standing water, hill fog around and standing water, hill fog around if you are travelling this morning but gradually it will creep its way eastwards, clearing from western areas, allowing sunshine from the north—west of holland, western fringes of england and wales, and even into the afternoon, some intense burst crossed areas. it is cloudy, damp and cold, four or five near the east coast given the breeze coming off the north sea and down from the north—east and a little more pleasant if you see the sunshine but a frost in western areas overnight it in scotland a ha rd areas overnight it in scotland a hard frost and widespread frost. the cloud across central and eastern areas holds that temperatures up
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from frost levels across central and eastern areas but the driest day of the weekend, the weather comes in late in the day, this front bringing some showers north, the low pressure we had today setting off towards the east so gradually, not a sunny day for most, although there will be plenty of it for scotland and northern ireland and eventually the south and west are the remnants of today's weather front bringing dreary conditions but some brightness as well, it isn't a washout, the rain comes in later in the day. temperatures respond a bit because we don't have so much cloud and rain around but through tomorrow night, this progresses further northwards slowly, coming into the cold air, so the midlands, wales, northern england, possibly temporarily in southern areas will see a smattering of snow at its likely to start to settle across northern areas and that isn't great news as we head into easter monday for many returning back from their long weekend. heavy snow blowing
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around in the wind or heavy rain in the south, not pleasant. warnings are inforce, the south, not pleasant. warnings are in force, they are all listed on our website. more details later. very importantly keep in touch with what is happening with the weather, helen, thank you. five years ago, 8—year—old alexa was diagnosed with a very rare eye condition called brittle cornea syndrome. it means that she's slowly losing her sight. so, with the help of her parents, she's drawn up a bucket list of things she wants to see and do. we'll speak to alexa and her mum, natalie, injust a moment, but first, here she is ticking one activity off the list. good morning. lovely to have you both with us. let's look at one of the activities you've been doing. this is my first day ice skating and iam this is my first day ice skating and i am excited. take little steps. on
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two feet. good! i am alexa and i am eight years old. i am visually impaired. bunts it! -- that is it! i have a bucket list and ice skating is at the top. i have a few more, like seeing the northern lights, eiffel tower, swimming with dolphins and going to costa rica. it is important to do all of those things for me while i can see because will be able to do things but i might find it a bit harder because i won't be able to see what is going on around me and see what i am doing. stay balanced. 0ne leg. then the other leg. i can see now, kind of
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about one metre in front of me. sometimes i can do shorter or longer. i feel sometimes i can do shorter or longer. ifeel sad sometimes i can do shorter or longer. i feel sad about my vision loss, as anyone would, but also i feel also happy and individual because if i didn't have it, i wouldn't be me and i wouldn't have my personality. now turn around with your little steps and face me. sometimes people at school said you are sometimes people at school said you a re really sometimes people at school said you are really weird and how can you do things that i do. it's like, i'm on top of the class and stuff like that. because they don't really understand. they think that just because i've lost my vision i can't do what they can do. that's not true. you should always do what you wa nt to true. you should always do what you want to do. jump! yes! that is one thing kicked off. yes! thank you for
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coming in, tell us about the ice skating. it was so cool, a really good experience. i think you have done it before. i haven't! when i learnt to ice skate used to carry on ina straight line learnt to ice skate used to carry on in a straight line july learnt to ice skate used to carry on in a straight linejuly hicks someone. you were doing to them stuff first lesson. yeah. why was that something he wanted on your list? i enjoy sport and also i wa nted list? i enjoy sport and also i wanted to learn something different like i've never done before and not many people really do at my age. what other sports do you do? you have played football bet?|j what other sports do you do? you have played football bet? i do all of it basically. you are good of it i bet. she loves sport. natalie,
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tell us what is happening with alexa's isight, it is brittle cornea syndrome? what is the main characteristics of it is the corneas of the eye, the front, is very thin and so, it is very delicate, so if she gets like a knock to the eye area orjust she gets like a knock to the eye area or just spontaneously, she gets like a knock to the eye area orjust spontaneously, it can sort of break and spent itjust sort of, she loses her site. so it cannot recover? there isn't that much known about it because it is a really rare condition. there is only around like 30 people in the uk who have this. so you are very special but obviously not is known about it. also one of the hardest things is the reason a real treatment for it. so what is the kind of timeline you have in terms of sight. we had a little bit of an idea of what alexa sees at the moment and your vision
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at the moment but what is the timeline you have been given. we have no idea, that is the thing. for me and herdad have no idea, that is the thing. for me and her dad it isjust, we are waiting for that phone call and we are always full to vonage she has no site in 19 are always full to vonage she has no site in19 and are always full to vonage she has no site in 19 and a little bit in the other at the moment. we were talking about a knock to the eye, if you ice skate some of these challenges are you worry about yourself? not really! she doesn't! that was your job from the moment she was born, u nfortu nately. job from the moment she was born, unfortunately. i just job from the moment she was born, unfortunately. ijust get on job from the moment she was born, unfortunately. i just get on with it. the glasses help her see that they also act as protection as well. like goggles. but talk about this list, all of these things, so there was costa rica or swimming with dolphins... we are already going to dos -- dolphins... we are already going to dos —— costa rica. dolphins... we are already going to dos -- costa rica. when? sunday. tomorrow? yes. you dropped back into
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the conversation! so first we are going to new york and then costa rica where there is is applied across the rainforest and then a volcano place! ——a zip line. we will do hiking. there is hot springs, fresh water that has fallen down from the vault are at the bottom. and we can go in the rock pools. this sounds amazing! and the last place is like a beach late and we will learn to surf. can we come? nora. -- no. thanks. do you know who she reminds me of? alright! what about the northern lights, where do you think you will do that because we we re you think you will do that because we were saying before you can see them from scotland. but we want to
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go to iceland to do it. that is the place to do it. also reindeer. write ona place to do it. also reindeer. write on a reindeer. i'm that's possible. but they do things like sledding. there could be reindeer in costa rica, you never know. it also want to meet little mix. we can put a shout out. we want to meet them. in your mind, why is it so important to your mind, why is it so important to you in this point in your life to do all these things and to experience these things? it is important for me because i want, even, i want to show people that even because of my sight, because some people say to me that you can't do that because of your site. who says that to you?
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just people in the playground sometimes at school. what do you say to them? i say i can still do anything. even if they think i cannot. i can still do anything that any other person can do, i willjust find my way of doing it. yeah. look, we think you're brilliant. we would like to talk to you again a bit later. could you come back a bit more before 10 o'clock and we will talk to you more? one of the things we are doing, we want to raise awareness of the every blind child campaign for the rspca and it is just sort of getting help and support —— rsvc. just sort of getting help and support -- rsvc. and awareness. just because something is going wrong doesn't mean that the rest of your life is all going wrong, it is all still good. yeah. can you do something for me? can you say headlines coming up? headlines
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coming up! hello. yhis is breakfast with naga munchetty and jon kay. good morning, here's a summary of today's main stories from bbc news. the australian cricketer david warner has spoken publicly for the first time about his role in the ball—tampering scandal, saying he takes "full responsibility" for his actions. in a tearful news conference, david warner said he would regret his involvement for as long as he lived. he's been banned from international and domestic cricket for a year. in the back of my mind, i suppose there is an tiny ray of hope... that i may one day be given the privilege of playing for my country you can but i am resigned to the fact that that may never happen. two british men believed
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to have been members of the islamic state cell known as "the beatles", have complained they can't have a fair trial because the uk government has stripped them of their citizenship. alexanda kotey and el shafee elsheikh whose group are thought to have murdered more than 20 hostages, spoke to reporters in northern syria after being detained by kurdish fighters in january. they described the execution of hostages as "regrettable". more than 100 flights from stansted airport were cancelled last night after a shuttle bus caught fire outside the terminal building. a normal service has resumed this morning but some passengers are unsure when they may be able to fly. there was just people everywhere. you couldn't move. she couldn't even get into the airport. there was just people everywhere, stuck or mindlessly running in various directions. we are trying to book a
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new flight but there are no flights. we don't know what to do. the russian embassy in london has complained that border force and customs officers searched a passengerflight from moscow at heathrow airport. the embassy claimed the officials refused to give a written explanation for their actions on board the aeroflot plane, and called the search a "blatant provocation". there hasn't been a response from the british government as yet on this story. arnold schwarzenegger is recovering in hospital after undergoing emergency heart surgery in los angeles. a spokesman for the actor, who's 70, said the operation had been a success, and he is awake and joking. a terminally—ill man had his dying wish granted when his dog was allowed to make a final visit to his hospital bedside hours before he passed away. this is the moment border collie, shep, was allowed to visit peter robson. infection control regulations mean animals are only allowed into hospitals under exceptional circumstances. mr robson's family paid tribute to staff at ninewells hospital
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in dundee for "making a dying man very happy". ucd n itchy when he embraces the dog. —— you see the energy. what surprised me most of all is you have compared you guys to those two. which one are you? neither, sadly. have you had your breakfast this morning? are you feeling hungry? no,
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i have had my breakfast. this is anthonyjohnson's typical i have had my breakfast. this is anthony johnson's typical breakfast. every food group. there are no greens. to symbolise how strong he is, look at this. this is him working out at the gym. that is him doing a plank. 17 stone and he is holding up his own body weight. it is like gymnastics. incredible. it's astonishing. you can watch tonight. the pair put their titles
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on the line in cardiff in front of a sell—out crowd at the principality stadium. alex gulrajani reports. 17 stone, 4 pounds, two ounces, champion versus champion. the best against the best. one of the rarest sights in heavyweight boxing. anthonyjoshua, the london 2012 olympic gold—medallist, the face of british boxing, and holder of two heavyweight world title bouts, against the unheralded joseph parker, the wbo champion from new zealand looking to cause an upset. i am loving the whole journey, the camp i had in vegas, being here, meeting people, getting our training down, staying healthy. it is all part of the journey, i am trying to treat it as just another fight, just another fight with a ring that happens to be in front of 80,000 people that i am excited to be fighting in front of. i spoke to my coach and that i want to improve myself and prove
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i am better than my last title shot. i'm not scared at all. you can't strip away, let's say you strip away everything people say about my opponents, and my current opponent, when i look at the person in general, i have no fear. this is where it all goes down later tonight, a full house expected at the principality stadium here in cardiff, to witness a piece of british boxing history. the first time two reigning world champions have met on these shores. we have a massive fight here, two young hungry, dangerous fearless world champions, so it is a historic event. you have a group of new zealanders and a group of brits. both guys love to win, countries love to win. it is more about the competition and the will to win come at the desperation to win. we are all desperate to win on saturday night. two heavyweights of the sport
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eyeing up a place in history. both unbeaten. it should be an epic fight later. after an excellent start england's bowlers have been frustrated by new zealand's batsman on day two of the 2nd test in christchurch. jonny bairstow reached his fifth test century at the start of day two. england all out for 307. he was the last man out for 101. but he was soon straight back into the action taking a catch off stuart broad to dismiss tom latham without new zealand getting off the mark. they were 36 for 5 but englands bowlers weren't been able capitalise on that start as the host finished the day on 192 for 6. former england captain ray wilkins is in hospital after falling ill. wilkins, seen here scoring for manchester united in the 1983 fa cup final, is reported to be in a critical condition after having
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a cardiac arrest. two wins, are all that's needed, for manchester city to wrap up the premier league titel, and they can get the first of those later against everton, which means they could win it against manchester united next weekend. and they have the champions league quarterfinals to come against liverpool on wednesday. i prepare everton like it was the most important game you have to play so my decision is to win everything. more silverware up for grabs in european club rugby‘s top competition, teh champions cup, which is also at teh quarterfinal stage. the welsh side scarlets already booking their spot in the semi finals following their win in the first of this weekend's matches. they beat la rochelle last night scott williams' late try sealing a 29—17 win in llanelli. the pro14 champions will play either leinster or sarances in the last four, who play on sunday.
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the premiership leaders exeter sealed the anglo—welsh cup with a 28—11win over bath at kingsholm. jack innard's opening try set exeter on their way. it's the second time in five seasons they've won this comeptition. britain's charley hull and jodi ewart shadoff are still in contention at the first women's golf major of the year — the ana inspiration. they both had good second rounds to sitjoint fourth in california after the second day's play, five shots off the leaders. hull was runner—up two years ago. and finally — take a look at this extraordinary winnerfor non league macclesfield. drawing 2—a2 with woking until the last minute of injury time... striker tyrone marsh thought he'd scored the winner only for the ball to get stuck in the mud while he was celebrating! luckily his team mate danny whitehead managed to poke it in to secure the victory, and save him some embarrassment. that hit near the goal is quite
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important. —— that part. medics are visiting schools in england to urge more students to take up maths, science and technology as part of a drive to find the next generation of doctors and nurses. it comes amid concerns not enough youngsters are considering a career in the health service. here to tell us more is consultant psychiatrist dr sandeep ranote. i think ithinka i think a lot of young people might bea i think a lot of young people might be a bit scared off doing health servicejobs be a bit scared off doing health service jobs because you think you need to get eight stars and three
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a's. is that a legitimate concern? yes and the challenge we have in the nhs and medicine particularly, there is not a date that you don't open the paper and see the pressures of the paper and see the pressures of the nhs. you have to get a's, the fear that to take technology and maths and science subjects, it's really ha rd. we maths and science subjects, it's really hard. we have all of those challengers to consider it a very, very important that we utilise this opportunity to get more connected to schools, to go into schools and actually work with them so all of our children and young people have the choice to realise their potential because actually, they can. we can support them and it's important to support them to have more information, more awareness and more information, more awareness and more understanding of what they might need to do. also, what these subjects, what doors these subjects can open and what opportunities,
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career opportunities. it's too late when you are 25 or 26 to go back. we need to start younger. we realise that as... what is different now to when i was at school? we are celebrating 70 years of the nhs. huge advance —— advancements in science and technology. it is a different day to 20 years ago when i applied to do medicine. there are a lot more messages and images of how ha rd lot more messages and images of how hard it is, how pressured it is that actually, i'm still here, many of my collea g u es actually, i'm still here, many of my colleagues are still here. can i ask, with the image of it being hard, you can't blame someone for not wanting to go into it. and you hear that we often tackled the health secretary and there is not enough money in the nhs and the young doctors or young medical professionals a re young doctors or young medical professionals are working really long hours, don't feel they are
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getting much reward and then going into the act —— absolutely exhausted. —— the private sector. it's not that young people are shy of work but there is a consequence col attitude to this. absolutely, andi col attitude to this. absolutely, and i have three children coming up to making crucial decisions. —— consequence attitude. why would you when there are other opportunities? it isa when there are other opportunities? it is a profession that is highly valued. you can make a difference to one young person, one family, that makes it worth it. funny, i must have high tryst so i work within mental health. —— for me. i a psychiatrist. ——i am a psychiatrist. i was inspired by my teachers and that inspiration, that story, that connection, that's what we know is important. so you are addressing a
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group of teenagers and there is someone in the middle and he or she looks bored, terrified and never looks bored, terrified and never looks like they will pursue a career in medicine or the nhs will stop how do you sell it to them? give me your elevated pitch. is one of the most noble profession in the world. the nhs specifically is i feel the jewel in this country's crown. it is still one of the best healthcare systems in the world. why? the greatest wealth is our health and absolutely without that, there is no life for anybody and if you can make a difference to helping people at their most vulnerable, that is what we need. and we need you, and it is a stellar healthcare system that is free for everybody and doesn't discriminate against anybody from accessing it and that is what we are trying to do by working with speakers for schools and this fantastic initiative to actually go into all schools so this is inclusive of everybody. no child or
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young person... education is a privilege. we need to amend tour and offer them work experience —— mentor. come and join us. let's talk to helen. i do not think it is all good news. do your worst! iwill try my best to find some decent weather but it isn't amazing, it isn't as wet as it is today and improve tomorrow and issues particular with snow as we go into monday. elsewhere around the country this morning, this is recently taken in north yorkshire on the coast road, and this is in moorea across the rest of scotland. —— moray. the brightness
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is in low supply today, there is a weather front creeping across and bringing rain and this will come sunday, monday, the rain has been continuing to fall through the night across much of england and wales and some breaks in east sussex at the centre of the low pressure, starting to break a little, the club towards the north of scotland around moray so cloudy, hillfort, outbreaks of rain, snow over the pennines and scottish mountains. northwest scotland, northern ireland, western fringes of england and wales have the best of the sunshine. it isn't a particularly great day, just not quite as wet as yesterday but chilly, 5— 10 degrees and near the east coast bitterly cold. it is dank out there at the moment but as we go overnight, the rain eases and it becomes confined to central and east areas so we stick will be colder and light wind, mist and fog particularly after the rain, hard frost in the north and the river
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levels. to subside hopefully as well. we have 15 flood warnings at the moment. with more rain to come though, so easter day is probably the quietest of this extended weekend but the weather front will be marching into the south—west, initially starting dry and bright with sunshine, northern ireland scotla nd with sunshine, northern ireland scotland hanging onto dry bright weather, 1—time coming and going and brighter and less wet across the east compared with today. this next weather system takes centre stage later on in the day. not quite as cold as we are losing the winds the east coast but tomorrow night into monday, as the next weather system pushes its way northwards comes into the cold air across central and northern areas, bringing some snow we think, probably quite a bit if it goes according to plan. obviously, some caveats with the system but it does look for midlands and north of snow, particularly across the hills but in heavier birth of a lower levels. —— —— bursts. . it would be
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good news if you are protruding from your long weekend. the warnings on our website and as ever we will keep you up—to—date. helen, thank you. not great, is it? but in the next hour with the headlines. —— back in the next hour with the headlines. on the tiny island, a conservation project ta kes on the tiny island, a conservation project takes us back to the time five centuries ago before mankind ever set foot here. the ecosystem of and islands like mauritius is fragile. the dodt lost the ability
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to fly through evolution but until man brought in predators, they didn't really need to. today, the one remaining native mammal is the fruit bats, it can fly with elegant ease. but it isn't a great favourite of some like the growers. —— like it growers. this is the fruit bat, it is that that which is unique to mauritius. it can travel for 15 kilometres, 20 kilometres, a0 kilometres, 20 kilometres, a0 kilometres in one night. it is like hands but these hands have been modified amazingly to become a wing. it is an animal that can see very
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well despite what people think, they need to rest are in the day to save energy because it gets hot in the tropics at night, as it's getting dark, they leave their daytime roost as they are called and they go out and look for food. as they are called and they go out and look forfood. they as they are called and they go out and look for food. they first of all will eat fruit to keep himself alive but also there will be dispersing fruit and they maintain their own survival by maintaining the forest. the larger project he is ambitious and earning international acclaim. we actually are recreating the whole ecosystem. it is one of the few places on earth where we are not trying to save a few odd plants and animals, we are piecing together as best as we can, it will never be perfect, but as best as we can on
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the whole ecosystem as it existed prior to the arrival of man. should we be frightened of this animal? well, i'm not frightened. i don't know why anyone should be. in some countries, bats are dispersing, carrying diseases, but in mauritius it isn't the case. of course where they are carrying diseases the are some precautions to be taken but it isn't the case here. would you like to hold about? serious? it may nibble you a little bit. nibble? and if clause can be sharp. alright. wow! cannot believe it. this is weird. this is a magic moment! i
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never thought i would actually find a moray or any animal like this fatally even cute but do you know what? it is kind of cute! and luckily, not disease ridden, as it bites my finger! do you want to fly off? shall we get you to fly off? come on then. animals are central to mauritius identity in more ways than one. take this weekly ritual that has become tightly wrapped up with derision social life and culture. going to the races. the islands
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independence from british rule was declared on this very racecourse. in 1968. built more than two centuries ago, it is the oldest racecourse in the southern hemisphere and from the start it very and was to bring disparate communities together. and to satisfy the locals love of gambling, of course. and today, there is one family who dominates horseracing in mauritius. actually, it was my grandfather who introduced the family to horseracing. he was the family to horseracing. he was the first indian to be a member of the first indian to be a member of the national assembly of parliament. in 190a, he was a businessman. at the beginning he was a seller but then he started to bring business
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buying linen, buying and selling linen. also realised buying a racecourse would lack intermingled with the big cheeses, especially french business than who ran the economy and loved racing. today is a special day, the final classic race of the season, the duke top, and the chance of this elite family to create history in the country's national sport. what has happened and we have been able with a little bit of luck to win the first three classics. if we win the fourth one today, we will be creating history. and we got a peek into the paddock and met his cousin. i know this man very well! i often see you on the bbc all over the world! this is very much a family affair. this is the
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cup we are going for. this one here? may i touch it? anyone can touch it before but i want to touch it afterward! this is fantastic. and getting a real insight behind the scenes with one of the most important man of racing. —— man. inside the jockeys inside thejockeys room, preparations are under way and down by the track, i can feel the sense of occasion here. this is where everybody gathers, rich, poor, everyone, whatever language, culture they are from, whatever ethnic group, this is the day and this is the first race of the day. i wanted to get a feel for the passion for
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racing and gambling here and so i approached the local punter. i'm from england. do you recommend any horse in any race? i think this one. road runner in the next race. in this race. i am going to bet. he is number three. number three? but i am not sure! there is my horse, number three, and if! not sure! there is my horse, number three, and if i put 100 rupees on it it says i will get 600 rupees back. 100 number three, roadrunner. number three? number three. a lot of money going on roadrunner. do you like roadrunner? it is a good one? this is number three, my horse. go for it! i like his colours. do you want
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is number three? here they come. 0h! did he win? did he win? it was very close. rewind? number three! at the last minute! the last moment! yes! and now, it's time for the climax to
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the season, the big one, the duke's cup and the chance of a gujadhur family to make history. have not left much to chance, they have three courses out of the 12 running, including the favourite. ridden by the most successful champion jockey in the race. our man is in his lucky spot to watch the race next to his family. the favourite and their horse is struggling. it does not look good. get on, get on a man! don't let him box you in! on till from the outside and other horse from the outside and other horse from the outside and other horse from the gujadhur stables suddenly sta rts from the gujadhur stables suddenly starts making ground. ready to attack is, well, ready to attack. come on, ready to attack! come on,
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ready to attack! come on, ready to attack! yes! yes! yes! well done! well done! well done! well done! we did it! i did it! i did it! yes! yeah! well done. well done. well done. well done, well done. the family have done, well done. the family have done it and made history. hello, this is breakfast, with naga munchetty and jon kay. more tears as the australian cricketer david warner breaks his silence over the ball tampering scandal.
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the former vice—captain has apologised and says he accepts he may never play for his country again. right now it is hard to know what comes next. but first and foremost... sobs. is the well—being of my family.

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