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today at 5:00pm — sir cliff richard tells a high court judge that he feared that bbc coverage of a raid on his home would lead to him suffering a heart attack or stroke. the singer is giving evidence in a case against the broadcaster — which he claims breached his privacy during a police raid on his home in 2014. we'll have the latest from the high court. the other main stories on bbc news at 5:00pm. claims by the government's national security adviser that russian special forces were trained to put nerve agent on door handles, as investigations continue into the salisbury spy poisoning. russia claims it has evidence that the apparent chemical attack in syria was a ‘staged event', carried out with the help of a foreign secret service. a thousand jobs are to go at britain's biggest carmaker, as jaguar land rover announces cutbacks at its plant in solihull. and dwaynejohnson takes on mutant monsters in an adaptation of the video game
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rampage. we'll look at this and the other big releases, later in the film review. it's 5 o'clock. sir cliff richard has begun giving evidence in the case he's brought against the bbc for breach of privacy. he told a high courtjudge that bbc coverage of a raid on his home was "shocking and upsetting" and had affected his health, both mentally and physically. the complaint relates to coverage of a police investigation and raid of the star's home in 2014, following an allegation of sexual assault. sir cliff denied any wrongdoing and was never arrested or charged. helena lee is at the high court.
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the up—to—date with what he called has heard. he stood throughout as evidence. he was asked at the start how he wanted to be referred to. he said he was content with being called sir cliff and he preferred it to being called mr. it was emotional evidence that he gave. at one point he broke down in tears. he was quietly spoken as well. he struggled to hear at times what the barristers were asking him. he said it was because he was a rock musician and his hearing was not very good. but he spoke about what she remembers, about the coverage by the bbc of the raid on his property.
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he was in portugal at the time the court today that he remembers watching on the television cars going into the private estate, and then he saw cameras on soon, he said, with people inside his apartment, that would have been police officers, sifting through some of his belongings. and he said that it was not a very pleasant feeling and by that time, he had heard about the allegation and it made him feel even worse. he then talked in a witness statement about the impact that the had on him and he said, at night, if i managed to get any sleep at all, i would wake up get any sleep at all, i would wake up going over things in my head. i really didn't have a proper night sleep in 22 months, he said. he also said at one point i was feeling particularly sleep deprived. i actually thought i was going to have actually thought i was going to have a heart attack or a stroke. he then went on to talk specifically about
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the bbc and his feelings towards the bbc after the coverage. and he said, of all the people that might have done this to me, i would never have cleaned it would have been the bbc. i've always had a great deal of respect for the bbc. it is an institution is respected around the world. i suppose it for this reason that i thought the bbc with absolute dream play by the rules. he also revealed in court that so far this case has cost him £31; million. he is now finished giving evidence for the day. and he sighed as he went over to sit back next to his solicitor. he has been told the court will resume here on monday at 10:30am. have we heard anything from the bbc, helena? yes, well, the bbc is defending its position. and it says it was right
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to cover the story in the way that it's dead. it said it was in the public interest that sir cliff richard is a high profile figure and the allegation had been made against him was of a serious nature. and they had a public duty, the bbc says, to report the case. it was underfreedom of says, to report the case. it was under freedom of expression. says, to report the case. it was underfreedom of expression. we says, to report the case. it was under freedom of expression. we are expecting to hear from some of the bbc managers at some point during this trial next week. it is expected to last for a couple of weeks. but, asi to last for a couple of weeks. but, as i say, it will resume here in court at the high court at 10:30am on monday. thank you. apologies for the slightly difficult microphone there. a few problems with the microphone. apologies for that. the government's national security adviser sir mark sedwill has told nato that russia has trained special units in ways to use novichok—class nerve agents — including applying them to door handles. sir mark also said russian military
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intelligence were targeting an email account belonging to yulia skripal as early as 2013. duncan kennedy reports. it has been six weeks as the attack on sergei skripal about details about the evidence against russia have been limited. we know that the biggest concentrations of the nerve agent used were found on his front door, in particular the door handle. but now britain's national security adviser has gone further. and revealed more about the british case against russia. ina against russia. in a letter to nato, he reveals that russia set up an operation codenamed, were it created special chemical weapons units with personnel trained to deliver nerve agents to door handles. he says russian intelligence regards some defectors like sergei skripal as legitimate targets for
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assassination. anti—reveals that from 2013, tim,‘s daughter's e—mail account was targeted by russian intelligence. this is both compelling and chilling. it says that vladimir putin was part of the weapons programmes in the mid—2000 but it is the news about yulia scripal‘s e—mails and the fact that russia had unit set up to applying nerve agents to door handles that britain hopes will be the most persuasive of evidence. russia today again denied trying to kill sergei scripal and yulia scripal. in another extraordinary press conference the ambassador to london accused britain of getting rid of evidence in the examination. statements made by scotland yard on the behalf of yulia scripal only confirms our suspicions. we get the impression that the british government is deliberately pursuing
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a policy of destroying all possible evidence. classifying all remaining materials in making an independent and transparent investigation impossible. yesterday, the chemical weapons international enforcement body verified the uk's findings about the nerve agent used in salisbury. now, despite russia's renewed insistence of its innocence, written believes it has strengthened the evidence of guilt. russia has claimed that an apparent chemical attack in syria at the weekend was a ‘staged event', carried out with the help of a foreign secret service. the country's foreign minister was speaking in moscow as the united states, the uk and france consider a possible military response. inspectors from the chemical weapons watchdog the 0pcw have arrived in the town of douma. 0ur diplomatic correspondent paul adams reports. the syrian flag flying over douma, eastern ghouta now entirely in government hands.
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a notable victory for president assad, achieved with massive firepower, russian help, and, it is alleged, chemical weapons. the west seems poised to respond, but when? these american warships left virginia on wednesday. they won't reach the eastern mediterranean until the end of next week. other ships and planes, american, british and french, are already in place, but what's the objective? russia can complain all at once about fake news but no one is buying its lies and its cover—ups. the british cabinet has agreed on the need to take action to alleviate humanitarian distress and to deter
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the further use of chemical weapons by the assad regime and we will continue to work with our friends and allies to coordinate an international response. translation: deciding once again to use chemical weapons in deciding to do this on the 7th of april, the regime has reached a point of no return. france will shoulder its responsibility to an intolerable threat to our collective security. and from the secretary—general, this big conclusion. the cold war is back with a vengeance the cold war is back with a vengeance but for the difference. the mechanisms of the safeguards manage the risk of escalation that existed in the past no longer seem to be present. five years ago, international inspectors examined dozens of chemical weapons facilities in syria. some of these could now be hit along with airfields and storage depots. syria says there is nothing to find.
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the government and ministry of foreign affairs declared many times we did not use and will not use any kind of chemical weapons because we don't have these kinds of chemical weapons after 2013. western officials, with varying degrees of confidence, say syria was responsible for last weekend's attack. russia says it had evidence to the contrary. translation: are specialists have not found any traces of the use of fluoride or any other chemical weapons. in fact, we have evidence that this was a false flag operation spearheaded by those who promote russian phobic ideas. russian phobic ideas. russian has large numbers of troops in syria. could they be hit by accident? translation: there has been a
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telephone conversation between mr trump and mr putin recently. we're a lwa ys trump and mr putin recently. we're always open to contact like this. it helps us understand one another. the militaries of the two countries are also contacting those generals that are not frozen yet are being used. —— those channels that are not frozen yet. last yea r‘s —— those channels that are not frozen yet. last year's strike damaged a single syrian air base but did nothing to damage the government's behaviour. something much more substantial is expected this time, possibly as early as tomorrow. matthew price is in beirut. i understand there is a delay in the line but how much opportunity have you had to speak to people again to get a sense of the nervousness where you are? well, i'm not sure i would characterise it as nervousness. certainly in lebanon, jane. there is concern, there was a radio phone in
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in beirut in which people were bringing in and discuss in all subjects but one that kept coming up was wall. so there is a recognition of the fact that there is potentially something that is going to happen and in neighbouring syria and damascus is just to happen and in neighbouring syria and damascus isjust a couple to happen and in neighbouring syria and damascus is just a couple of hours drive, a little bit more than that, down the road behind me. there is obvious concern about 11 on's proximity. also, remember, a million refugees from the syrian war living in this relatively small country. and so any action that could destabilise further, syria, could also prove destabilising to lebanon. amongst syrians, obviously there you are divided between those who support president assad and those who do not support him. and as one syrian said to me, she characterise it as this, that there is both
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cynicism and concern. the cynicism is that whatever the strikes, if they come, they would change anything. they will not remove the government. that's the belief on both sides. there is also concern, obviously, if you support the government there is concern about, well, what might be hit? if you don't support the government there is concern, interestingly enough, if the strikes don't come, president assad might feel even further emboldened. many thanks for now. matthew price monitoring events in beirut. matthew price monitoring events in beirut. 0ur chief political correspondent vicki young is at westminster. we have heard more again today from the labour leader also bring us right to date with your sense of the mood at westminster. it does have a sense of inevitability, really, here, that we are heading towards some kind of military action, alongside america and france. that is of course because the cabinet yesterday did
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factories in may, saying that the use of chemical weapons could not go unpunished. and really this idea that it unpunished. and really this idea thatitis unpunished. and really this idea that it is becoming almost commonplace in syria, particularly, in that conflict, for they used to keep happening again and again. that is why they are saying now that urgent action is needed. to stop a further humanitarian disaster. so that the government point of view. but we've been hearing today from the labour leaderjeremy corbyn. he said, actually, he still wants to see more evidence about who carried out this chemical attack. he also says that it would be wrong to speculate about who has done that. and he is calling on the un to lead an independent investigation. of course, people are pointed out to him that this kind of thing has been vetoed many times by russia in the past and there is no sense that they would allow it to go ahead this time. but he is saying, game, repeating his call for a ceasefire and for a political solution. the danger is if we start
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bombardment what happens, it the us should down a russian plane or vice ve rsa, should down a russian plane or vice versa, where does it go from there? it appears that caution. surely we all should be? where is google is you end up then with a much more intense and hot air war between the usa and russia over the skies of syria. that surely is a terrible danger. that means, they are both powerful nations with enormous forces and capabilities. surely it is time for them to recognise that in the interests of everybody else, they should hold back and put the pressure they can, both on their allies within the region and in russia's case on the syrian government. sojeremy syrian government. so jeremy corbyn syrian government. sojeremy corbyn be the long—held view that you should never give up on the prospect of a political solution and certainly that is what he wants to see coming in the next few days rather than any kind of
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military strikes. the results of the ongoing row about the role of parliament. theresa may has made it pretty clear that she would be willing to go ahead without getting the backing of mps, but many parties, including the snp, the liberal democrats and labour, say it is only right that mps have their say before any kind of action is launched. 0f say before any kind of action is launched. of course, if there is action this weekend parliament doesn't return until monday. we did end up in a situation where may is making the case after action has been taken. for now, thank you. this is bbc news at 5:00pm — the headlines: sir cliff richard has broken down in court as he gave evidence in his case against the bbc which he claims breached his privacy during a police raid of his home in 2011;. the government's national security adviser says russian special forces were trained to put nerve agent on door handles — as investigations continue into the salisbury poisoning. russia claims it has evidence that the apparent chemical attack
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in syria was a ‘staged event‘, carried out with the help of a foreign secret service. liverpool have drawn rumour in the semifinals of the champions league. england‘s athlete wins gold in the heptathlon. premier league clubs vote against implementing video assisting referees next season. it has been trialled and will be used in the world cup this summer. i will have more on those stories just after half past five. protests are growing in india after the rape and murder of an eight—year—old girl. the body of the girl, who cannot be named, was found injanuary in a forest
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in indian—administered kashmir. justin rowlatt reports from delhi. an eight—year—old muslim girl smiles in a photo taken just days before she was abducted and then gang—raped and murdered. she was allegedly held in a hindu temple. the details of this crime are horrific enough, but what has made this into a huge national issue is the way some local hindus have reacted. lawyers protested outside a police station in an attempt to stop charges being filed against the eight men who have been arrested in connection with the crime. and there have been other demonstrations. 0ne attended by two senior figures from india‘s ruling bharatiya janata party. indeed, the child murder has become a rallying cry, not forjustice for the dead girl, but in defence of the men accused of raping and murdering her.
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and now, there are counter demonstrations. the commissioner for women in the indian capital of delhi has began a hunger strike demanding the prime minister speak out on behalf of the dead girland herfamily. the way the authorities here in india deal with rape has been a very sensitive issue ever since a young woman was raped and murdered on a bus here in delhi back in 2012. the so—called "nirbhaya" case caused huge national outrage. sexual offences laws were tightened up and new rules were brought in for police investigations. but many campaigners, including leading figures from the opposition congress party, are saying this latest case shows that the authorities still are not doing enough to protect women and girls from sexual violence in india. justin rowlatt, bbc news, new delhi. jaguar land rover says it won‘t be renewing the contracts of 1,000 temporary workers at two plants
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in solihull and castle bromwich. the company says uncertainty about brexit and diesel vehicles are the main reasons for the move. jaguar land rover — which is owned by india‘s tata motors — currently employs 1;0,000 people in britain and says it remains committed to its uk plants.. our business editor simon jack is here with more details. it is 1000 people who won‘t have their contracts renewed. what is the key factor behind this? they talk about consumer confidence being hit by brexit but they do concede that by far the most acute problem facing the company is the demise of popularity of diesel cars. in the last year, we have seen sales of diesel cars in the uk fall by 37%. in the wake of the mission scandal and high taxes that came on asa scandal and high taxes that came on as a result of that. unhappily for jaguar land rover, there were 90% of
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the vehicles it sells in the uk are diesel cars. so if you do the maths on that you can see that their sales have fallen 26%. they are saying are having to trim their workforce. agency workforce makes it sound their temporary workforce who come m, their temporary workforce who come in, these are proper manufacturing jobs. it is quite common to have agency workers. is10% of the solihull workforce. to her percent of the overall workforce in the uk. what they are saying is that consumers are baffled and confused by what to do about diesel. the industry says that new diesel cars are fine and they want the government to you, you know, say that message out there to reassure consumers. but motorists have been hit by new taxes, they are scared the goalposts might be moved. the central government has bothered the ball this decision on what to do about diesel policy to individual cities saying we have a situation where london is doing one thing, maybe bristol will do another. what consumers meant to think? no wonder they are baffled. what they‘re doing
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is putting off the sales and jaguar are very exposed to that particular phenomenon. they do say they remain committed the plight of the hiring some engineers. the woman some permanent staff a rich sorry hole. but something going to get here because of their great lakes closure to the diesel market. that does not see many ways who at the moment. we will just have see many ways who at the moment. we willjust have to keep an eye on whether there are a fair manufacturers also diesel powered will follow the same route. thank you very much. the duke of edinburgh has left hospital in central london after a hip replacement operation. prince philip, who is 96, retired from royal duties last august. his hip problem came to light after his absence from the easter service at windsor, and he was admitted to hospital 10 days ago. in a statement, buckingham palace said the duke will continue his recovery at windsor. the parents of a terminally ill child at the centre of a life—support treatment battle are to mount another legal challenge to try to keep him alive. 23—month—old alfie evans has a degenerative
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neurological disease — and doctors say subjecting him to further medical intervention is inhumane. a high courtjudge has ruled that life support can be withdrawn, but alfie‘s family wants to take him to rome for treatment. hundreds of people staged a protest outside alder hey hospital in liverpool yesterday, in support of the parents. 0ur correspondentjudith moritz is at alder hay hospital in liverpool. it sounds like another process to go through? yes. this is a situation which has been changing fairly rapidly and the protest is that gathered last night, some of them here again today. behind me, inside the hospital, alfie evans is with his parents inside the paediatric intensive care unit, where he has
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been for many months. his parents do not recognise that he is terminally ill. the hospital says there is no more that can be done. it is not an alfie‘s interest spotlight support to continue. but his parents, tom and kate, say that contrary to that, they believe that if they fly their son to a hospital in rome for treatment there may be possible. they‘ve been through every stage of the legal process to try to fight the legal process to try to fight the hospital. they have lost at every stage from the high court right up to court of human rights. last night things came to his somewhat from the family told the hospital that they were intending to remove alfie and that they had a private plane on stand—by, enabling them to fly him to italy at that point. alfie‘s father has told reporters today the police were called and said there are still police officers inside the ward
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where alfie is. and also his dad tom says there is now a court order in place which means that he could face imprisonment if he removes his son. we also understand from lawyers who are representing the family that they have lodged a further court hearing on monday in london, an application to have the whole case looked at again as a fresh appeal. that has been listed at least for the court to consider whether that isa the court to consider whether that is a possibility on monday. and with the family ‘s legal team say until that has looked at, that the life—support year will continue. she might be able to hear, there is now quite a sizeable number of people here. there are cars driving past tooting their horns. there was a lot of support for the family. there is a sizeable social media campaign as well. the hospital here have said that the team always do their best for everybody treated at alder hey and there has been some disruption during these protests. the family say that is not what they want. they
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just want their son to be given every chance. that is what they say they are fighting for. thank you for now. employers in england are falsely listing jobs in cafes and fast food outlets as apprenticeships, in order to benefit from government subsidies, according to the think tank reform. it‘s warning that up to 1;0 % of new positions are mislabelled. the government insists that its policies are helping to turn more apprenticeships into real, paid jobs which last for at least a year. here‘s our business correspondent joe lynam. these young people about the most exciting times of their lives. the government says it is on course to have quality apprenticeships. up to 1;o% of have quality apprenticeships. up to 1;0% of apprenticeships may not be what they seem. reform says there rebranding junior doctors
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apprenticeships in order to use the government funding. it says that some fast—food outlets coffee shops are using the money for apprenticeships to train up baristas. most people quite rightly expect an apprentice ship to be a high school training course aimed at young people that get them started on their career. what we found in a report today that actually, many apprenticeships are simply low skill courses such as working in a delicatessen, serving drinks a restau ra nt, delicatessen, serving drinks a restaurant, working in a hotel reception desk, that do not in any way represent a genuine apprenticeship and that‘s why we have called on the government be much more robust on what is to record an apprentice ship and what is not. 3.7 million people started an apprenticeship in england since 2010. spending on friendships will reach £21; billion by next year. much of that will be covered by the new apprenticeship levy. some employers are rebranding ordinary training jobs as high—value apprenticeships. that is annoying trade unions. we are keen on apprenticeships. they are a great idea. but at the moment
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they're focusing on the wrong sort ofjobs. they are also being set up by employed groups only. there is a real need for trade unions to get involved in designing the skills and being involved at higher levels as pa rt of being involved at higher levels as part of the institute for friendships other government bodies that are looking at this. ina that are looking at this. in a statement, the department for education said, our reforms have fundamentally changed what apprenticeships are, as we made it a requirement that they must all be real paid job starting for a minimal 12 months with at least 20% of the job training. many hope that a well—trained british workforce will drive the economy forward after brexit. the government hopes that a pensions will form the backbone of that drive, provided, course, they are real apprenticeships and not just a rebranding exercise. time for a look at the weather. good afternoon. it has been
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unrelentingly rainy. that‘s how it looked for weather watcher in north yorkshire little bit earlier run. but i do have news of something bright and warm on its way. the cloud is already beginning to break up cloud is already beginning to break up in the south. we will see those clear spells spreading further north as we head through this evening and is tonight. some of this is guys could fill in with mist or low cloud. it will stay cloudy and murky towards the north. not a cold night but mostly dry one. into tomorrow and the weekend as a whole, you will notice warmer, brighter conditions with some sunshine. it will turn increasingly breezy and will not be com pletely increasingly breezy and will not be completely rain free. there will be some outbreaks of rain at times. tomorrow, though, will don with some great conditions, mist and fog. but stick with it because there is a better chance at the skies were bright and to give some spells of sunshine. a few hefty showers down
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towards the south. coverage is as high as 17. turning breezy in the west. some rain at times but as we had into the week ahead those temperatures are rising perhaps for some as high as 21; degrees. this is bbc news, the headlines. sir cliff richard has begun giving evidence in his case against the bbc which he claims breached his privacy during a police raid in 2011;. he wept in the witness box as he told the court that his privacy was breached in a raid on his home in 2014. the government‘s national security adviser says russian special forces were trained to put nerve agent on door handles, as investigations continue into the salisbury poisoning. russia claims it has evidence that the apparent chemical attack in syria was a ‘staged event‘, carried out with the help of a foreign secret service. 1000 contacted staff are to go at
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britain‘s biggest car—maker. jaguar land rover announces cutbacks in solihull. sport now on afternoon live, withjohn watson. hello. liverpool have avoided the draw out of during roma in the champions league. that looks like the easiest time on paper but they did not go to barcelona in the quarterfinals this week. real madrid will play bayern munich in the second semifinal. liverpool have never faced roma in the second semifinal. liverpool have neverfaced roma before. the only place of the three options we had where we have never played before so that is already exciting. and i think it is how it always is and should be. it is a difficult two games because it is a fantastic site,
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you saw the games against barcelona. if only somebody saw these games, you already know pretty much everything about rome. arsenal face atletico madrid. a difficult route to the final four arsene wenger‘s side after seeing off cska moscow in the quarters last night. marseille face salzburg in the other quarterfinal. premier league clubs voted against video referees. they have been used with varying success since trials we re with varying success since trials were introduced in the fa cup and league cup this season. 20 clubs and shareholders today turned it down. they are keen to see how it fares at the world cup with further trials. katarina johnson—thompson claimed gold, following her indoor title at the world championships with victory to make it two gold medals from two games. finishing fourth in the 800m, behind her team—mate who won it.
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johnson admitted afterwards she has been struggling with an injury throughout the games. everything‘s 0k. as everyone probably guessed, i was nursing an injury going in to day two and i was talking about managing my heptathlon. got worse 300 metres into the race, but i‘m so happy i finished. there was no way i was stopping after all that! jack laugher who clinched his third gold alongside chris mears, in the three—metre synchro. they are 0lympic champions and defended the title from four years ago. this adds to the one metre and four metre individual spring metre titles jack laugher has collected. and today, tom daley and dan goodfellow struck gold in the ten—metre synchro,
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that was their penultimate dive. that clinched top spot. they had only practised together twice before competing this week. afterwards, tom daley drew attention to the commonwealth countries where being gay is still a crime, insisting it is time they change their laws. so there‘s 37 countries in the commonwealth competing that currently criminalise lgbt people, which i feel extremely lucky to be able to compete openly and truly who i am and not worry about ramifications. for lots of athletes and people living in those countries, it‘s not the case. and we have to talk about those things and shine a light on them to get change. by birmingham and the next commonwealth games, i hope that we see a decrease in that number of countries that criminalise lg bt issues. grace reid became the first scottish driver to win a gold at the commonwealth games, winning the one metre springboard. that‘s the sport for now.
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clearly not to keep up with. you can find out on the bbc sport website. there is much more coming up a little bit later on. at 630. more now on the alleged chemical attack in syria international inspectors have been deployed to look for evidence that chemical weapons were used on civilians in the former rebel—held town of douma. the organisation for the prohibition of chemical weapons says its experts will start work tomorrow. let‘s discuss this with alastair hay, he‘s professor of environmental toxicology at leeds university, and was part of an investigation in iraq which identified the use
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of sarin gas. he‘s also provided training for 0pcw inspectors ahead of an earlier deployment to syria. good evening to you. what are the... at its most basic, what are the key thing is the staff will be looking for, assuming they can get into the town tomorrow? the first thing they want to see is victims. they want to talk to people exposed, find out what the symptoms were. they want to talk to the doctors, see medical records, if they can get blood samples they will do that as well. then collect what environmental evidence they can lay hands on. if certain chemicals have been used that evidence ought to be there. what‘s the preparatory work? i think we are looking at the images that,
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sadly, we have become used to over the last week. footage has been released. do they look at that and make assumptions based on what they‘ve seen so far? 0r make assumptions based on what they‘ve seen so far? or is this about going in and starting again, at the zero point, starting from their? they start from zero, clearly. they will have looked at this video evidence that has been put up on the net. they will make some assumptions about that, but generally what they wa nt to about that, but generally what they want to get access to is the point of delivery of the weapon. they want to see where it was discharged, what kind of weapon it was. hopefully, some of that is still present. then they will take samples accordingly. they want to interview witnesses to find out where they were in relation to the weapon. they will collect as much general information as possible, dead animals, dead birds, and take them to for further analysis. and they could potentially establish
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exactly what material was used? how long does that process take? if it was chlorine, and the evidence suggests that chlorine may have been used, certainly the treatment suggests chlorine, chlorine is a gas, it kills, generally, by displacing oxygen. people asphyxiate because there is not enough oxygen in the air. it disappears relatively quickly. it is a bleaching agents, so quickly. it is a bleaching agents, so you quickly. it is a bleaching agents, so you can quickly. it is a bleaching agents, so you can look at additional things like vegetation to get some idea. access to munition would be crucial. with something like a nerve agent, that would explain a number of fatalities. it‘s difficult to tell. romney video evidence, there isn‘t much time lingering over individual cases. “— much time lingering over individual cases. —— from the video evidence. it's cases. —— from the video evidence. it‘s difficult to draw any real conclusion. you want to get blood samples, if possible, autopsy samples, if possible, autopsy samples if that is permissible.
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they are going in a week later, from their perspective, is that a problem? so much time later? is this still use will work they can do? it's vital. they will create a great deal of evidence. by talking to individuals, witnesses, victims, they will get a lot of information. if it is like the nerve agent sarin which is relatively nonpersistent, that can lie around for weeks. the work i did in iraq, we found the use of sarin four years after it had been used. we found it in soil samples and in munitions. four years later? yes. so what are the risks as well to those individuals going in? the inspectors will go in fully suited. the police, and others in salisbury, as you saw there. they will be taking no risks
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at all. this is one of the problems with getting access, you have two ensure there is security. inspectors have been shot at in the past. they wa nt to have been shot at in the past. they want to ensure they are going to be safe. they will be wearing protective clothing so there‘s no exposure. and part of the point of this is to establish what material was used, how it was administered, and depending on the results of those questions, i suppose they can narrow down who might be responsible? opcw‘s down who might be responsible? 0pcw‘s remit is saying what was used. they will try and see where and how it was used, but as for who did it, that‘s not 0pcw‘s remit. 0ther did it, that‘s not 0pcw‘s remit. other individual governments will draw their own conclusions. there isn‘t a mechanism existing now which did exist up until last year, for apportioning blame in syria. that mechanism doesn‘t exist any more. it will be up to individual governments
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to draw their own conclusions from 0pcw findings. professor alistair hay, thank you again for your time. you did these are the headlines. sir cliff richard has begun giving evidence in his case against the bbc which he claims breached his privacy during a police raid in 2011;. the government‘s national security adviser says russian special forces were trained to put nerve agent on door handles — as investigations continue into the salisbury poisoning. russia claims it has evidence that the apparent chemical attack in syria was a ‘staged event‘, carried out with the help of a foreign secret service. the film who is coming up, but let‘s look ahead to sports day. we‘ll take
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a look at the latest commonwealth games names with gold for tom daley and katerina johnson & johnson. games names with gold for tom daley and katerina johnson &johnson. a favourable draw for the champions league for liverpool. they will take on rome in anfield. real madrid face a huge tie against bayern munich in the other semifinal. also formula 1 news where lewis hamilton is looking to get his season back on track. and ladies day at aintree, still to come at 6:30pm. now it‘s time for the jusqu‘a la garde. —— now it‘s time for the film review. welcome to the film review. it‘s good to see you jason, what have you been watching this week?
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this week we go to chicago where an angry ape is on the rampage. the gorilla doesn‘t look happy either! rampage is based on dwaynejohnson‘s star power. then french tension, custody is back and a father and son trying to reconnect. and thoughts turned skyward for the titans. a mission to is populate saturn‘s moons with human life. a mixed bag. rampage. what did you make of that? it's rampage. what did you make of that? it‘s a monster movie mash up of every monster movie you‘ve ever seen before. it‘s got the rock in it, dwayne johnson as before. it‘s got the rock in it, dwaynejohnson as we must now call him. it‘s got genetically mutated alligators that have become enormous. this is a monster movie, but also a disaster movie. it‘s got the world exploding and things going
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