tv Breakfast BBC News April 21, 2018 6:00am-7:01am BST
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hello. this is breakfast, with charlie stayt and mega munchetty. north korea suspends all missile tests and announces its to shut down a nuclear test site. president trump has welcomed the move. he calls it good news for the world. good morning. it's saturday, 21st april. also this morning: police have arrested a man connected toa police have arrested a man connected to a burglary in south—east london. the prime minister promises to do whatever it takes to help the windrush generation including paying compensation. tributes pour in for avicii, one of the world's biggest dance music stars who's died aged 28. in sport, the end of era
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as arsene wenger to leave arsenal. but after 22 years managing the gunners who'll be able to step into the frenchman's shoes. and the weather. good morning. looking like another warm day for many parts of the british isles. a change is on the way. thunderstorms to think about. and a cold front as well. i will have all the details for you in just few minutes. good morning. first, our main story. the north korea leader, kimjong—un, has said his country will no longer carry out tests of its nuclear weapons and ballistic missiles. he also said that a nuclear testing site in the north of the country is to be shut down. president trump has tweeted that the announcement is good news for the world and that he is looking forward to meeting the north korean leaderfor talks. our correspondent, bill hayton, has this report. in the six years he has been north korean leader, kim jong's nuclear missile programmes have made giant leaps. his regime is now thought to possess both a functioning nuclear weapon
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and the ability to hit parts of the united states. the region feared some kind of confrontation was coming, so this announcement appears to be good news. president trump certainly sees it that way. the diplomatic choreography leading to this point has been complex. it is not a major change. it says they will stop testing. there is no commitment to denuclearisation or any plans of the trump administration. kim jong—un visited beijing. mr trump's cia boss went to north korea. and the winter olympics allowed north korean officials to visit the south.
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the next step will be a meeting next week between kim jong—un and his south korean counterpart. a new direct telephone line between the two leaderships was formally opened on friday. japan is cautious. translation: we need to officially the —— denuclearise north korea and be serious about it. but the fact that pyongyang is telling its people about the progress suggests it is serious about decreasing the tension on the korean peninsula. bill hayton, bbc news. earlier, our seoul correspondent, laura bicker, told us how significant a development this is. this is a significant statement from kim jong—un through his state—run media agency. he says he is willing to stop nuclear testing, to stop missile testing, and he will close a
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nuclear facility. he missile testing, and he will close a nuclearfacility. he will missile testing, and he will close a nuclear facility. he will pivot towards a more economic policy, a better policy for his people, he says. and he says he is going to work towards nuclear disarmament. the problem is, behind all of those statements, he still does not say he will denuclearise and give away his weapons. that is something the international community have consistently demanded. although this isa consistently demanded. although this is a big win, with sanctions laying the groundwork for the summit with south korea and donald trump in late may, earlyjune, it does not say he is ready and willing to denuclearise. it also does not say he will let people in to inspect these nuclear sites. when it comes to the closure of that nuclear
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testing site, it is significant, but it was partially destroyed according to some reports during his sixth and last test in december last year. it may well be it cannot be used anyway. he has given a lot, but not enough for the international community to drop sanctions. however, it is a significant step forward in preparation for these talks with the international community. and that was laura bicker reporting there. police have arrested a man wanted in connection with a burglary in south east london during which one intruder was fatally stabbed. let's get more detail now from our reporter, simon clemison, who is in our london newsroom. you may remember this story where a man in his late 70s discovered two intruders at his home in south—east london. on that day, the fourth of april, in the early hours, just two weeks ago, henry vincent, 37, was
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stabbed and died of his wounds. mr osborne—brooks was arrested once as ocean of murder but was released without charge. —— on suspicion of. a 28—year—old man has been found and arrested. officers say he is being held on suspicion of two counts of burglary, theft, and possession of a controlled substance. he has been obtained in north kent, but other officers helped. he is being held at a police station in kent. enquiries are continuing, but no one else is being sought at the moment in connection to this investigation. thank you very much for the moment. theresa may has promised compensation to members of the windrush generation who have been treated unfairly by the home office. it is expected to cover any financial losses incurred and more details are expected to be published
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within the next week. simonjones reports. a show of solidarity. hundreds gathered in south london last night at the aptly named windrush square demanding compensation for those done wrong against. demanding compensation for those done wrong againstlj demanding compensation for those done wrong against. i am a british citizen. there is no way i can prove that. people have been treated beneath contempt and it angers me. without the windrush generation, i would not be who i am today. without the windrush generation, i would not be who i am todaym brings 500 jamaican. it has affected the families of those who came to help rebuild the country after the second world war, caught out by changes to immigration rules in recent yea rs. changes to immigration rules in recent years. some could not produce the paperwork showing how long they had been here and we were told they could face deportation. following
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apologies, there is now a public offer of compensation. we get an absolute commitment the uk government will do whatever it ta kes, government will do whatever it takes, including, where appropriate, compensation, to resolve the anxieties that some of the windrush generation have suffered. —— we have an. they helped build return and we are all be stronger for their contributions. it overshadowed the meeting of commonwealth leaders. downing street declined to give further details about how the compensation scheme will work, and said they would be announced shortly by the home office. simonjones, bbc news. the parents of the terminally ill toddler, alfie evans, have lost the latest stage of their legal battle over his life support. tom evans and
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kate james failed to persuade the supreme court that their son was being unlawfully detained at alder hey children's hospital in liverpool. the court also refused permission for the parents to appeal the decision. the couple say they will now make an urgent application to the european court of human rights. european and us airline regulators have ordered emergency inspections ofjet engines like the one that blew up during a flight earlier this week. the engine explosion on a southwest airlines flight was caused by a broken fan blade. the blast shattered a window and killed a passenger. now, the federal aviation administration has ordered that the engines of 700 aircraft be checked within the next 20 days. the us democratic party has filed a lawsuit against russia, president trump's election campaign and wikileaks, accusing them of conspiring to shift the 2016 election in mr trump's favour. it claims his campaign accepted russian help to win the election. russia and the trump campaign have repeatedly denied colluding. the trump campaign said the lawsuit was without merit and would be dismissed. tributes have been paid to the swedish dj,
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avicii, who has died aged 28. he was one of the world's biggest dance music stars and is best known for his hit ‘wake me up' which sold more than a million copies in the uk alone. simon clemison reports. the dance music dj avicii began making music in his bedroom in sweden before his talent to cold, taking him on a ten year career filling hundreds of venues with thousands of fans. —— took hold. there are very few genuine megastars from my world and avicii was one of them. he had a distinctive melodic sound, a classic journey them. he had a distinctive melodic sound, a classicjourney up from the underground through to the extreme mainstream. avicii worked with some
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of the biggest names in the business. tributes have poured in. rita ora tweeted this. and madonna said this. and calvin harris said it was devastating news. his music has been streamed more than 10 billion times on line, and he hit number one spots around the world. his latest collection was nominated for a billboard music award just a few days before his death. men still receive on average 28 pounds more a week in the state pension than women because they have patchy national insurance records after caring for children and the elderly according to a new study.
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the consumer group which says reforms introduced two years ago are starting to narrow the gap but more needs to be done. those are the main stories this morning. we all know a child that's a bit of an attention—seeker, but a five—year—old sumatran orangutan's taken it to a new level. the ape, named tuti, found some sticks to wind up his aunt and new baby cousin at chester zoo. just don't poke it. just don't poke it. don't poke it! leave it alone. there will be trouble. there will be trouble. it's thought only 14,000 remain in the wild, with many being pushed to the brink of extinction by hunting and oil palm plantations. eventually, tuti got a cuddle. i
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think. or is that the youngster? that's the youngster. keep it is. any excuse to show you an orangutan. —— cute pictures. here's philip with a look at this morning's weather. i was going to say some sunshine on the way but look at that grey cloud! i wanted to emphasise the fact things will change across the british isles. slowly for some. slightly more dramatically for others. high pressure has brought all the things many you have enjoyed. no great urgency to change this. high pressure is still feeding warmth as well. not i this. high pressure is still feeding warmth as well. not! million miles away relatively speaking, somewhat
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cooler air to be had. it will eventually move across all of these areas. ahead of that, a lot of dry weather. low clouds in the east midlands towards the wash. that might bother the eastern coast. and then we import heavy showers if not thunderstorms. but the warmth is still there. if you catch a shower oi’ still there. if you catch a shower ora still there. if you catch a shower or a thunderstorm, you will know about it. more extensive overnight. ahead of the weather front. not a cold night by any means. 11! degrees. you expect that during the day at this time of year. through the day, pushing the weather front towards the east. not a lot of activity on it towards the south—east. ahead of that, there is the chance, given we
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are at 22— 23, one or two showers. behind that, no more 18—19, back towards teens. all that has a bearing the london marathon. the chance of a shower. it will be a warm wind. take all of the precautions you can. i am not your mum, you know what you're doing in that race. next week, what we have is this run of low pressure and westerly winds. actually, we are getting back to the sort of thing that you would normally expect at this time of year. a real aberration to see 22—23 degrees or so. that is the set—up we will see through next week. so, yes, still not bad by any means at all for many of us, but a weather front becoming an increasing player through monday. a slow
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decline into something a bit more seasonal than those lofty heights of the past few years. that is a better picture. it gives you an intimation that next week is not a write—off, it is a wee bit more seasonal and there will be some sunshine but i just more seasonal and there will be some sunshine but ijust wanted to so those seeds in your mind that there isa those seeds in your mind that there is a change on the way as early as weekend for some. yes, goodness. is a change on the way as early as weekend forsome. yes, goodness. i would be too happy with that. but to speak to you. see you in half an hour. —— good to speak to you. we'll be back with a summary of the news at 6:30. now it's time for the film review. hello, welcome to the film review on bbc news. to take us through this week's cinema releases, mark kermode is back with us. what have you been watching, mark? a strange week. we have every day, a teen romance with a difference. we have let the sunshine in,
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juliette binoche, in the new film by claire denis. and the awkwardly named the guernsey literary and potato peel pie society, which does exactly what it says on the tin. chuckles. what are you starting with? let's start with every day, which is adapted from a ya novel. it's basically a teen love story in which one of the characters, known as a, moves from body to body. every day they wake up, they are a different person. so our central character, rhiannon, finds herself essentially falling in love with somebody who, every time she sees them, is a different person. it sounds like an unworkable conceit and yet somehow, and against all expectations, it works rather well. here's a clip. why are you doing this? the day we met, i felt something i never felt before. i don't want to let that go. about that day, how is it ok what you did?
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i let you kiss me because i thought you were justin. i told you something incredibly personal because i thought you never would have understood. i was in his mind, rhiannon. iknow him. you're serious? i know him better than you do. he's my boyfriend. you know you shouldn't be with him. who should i be with, then, you? i mean, off the top of my head, that's an option. this isn't funny, a. this is so weird. i mean, today you're... not everyone's body aligns with their mind. but i'm not asking you to give vic a chance, rhiannon, i'm asking you to give me a chance. that line, that not everybody‘s body aligns with their mind, sort of sums up the central thesis of the film itself. i went in to see it having not seen any of the trailers and not knowing anything about it at all. at the very beginning, i had five minutes of thinking, "hang on, what's going on? where are we?" what i thought worked well about it was, actually, it explained itself very clearly.
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i started to believe in the characters, although the conceit itself is unusual and supernatural. i thought the film had a really good heart. i mean, it was a film about the polymorphous perversity of love and the way in which you fall in love with a person and the essence of who that person is. it reminded me of a number of different things. at one point, they start talking about demonic possession and it reminded me of thejohn wyndham novel, chocky, which i read when i was young and i really, really liked it. there was a film recently, a swedish film called girls lost, which was a sort of body swap movie. and then there was a japanese anime that we reviewed here on the show a year or so ago called your name which was about a boy and a girl separated by distance and time who swap bodies and start experiencing life from each other‘s perspective. and all of those things came to mind in the middle of this, which is also working as a completely functional teen romance. it was jolly, it was fun, it had a kind of sense of adventure. i was really impressed by how well it pulled off this quite complicated conceit.
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because it's sounding complicated, i'll be quite honest with you. but is it aimed at adolescents? it's absolutely a ya film. and partly when i was watching at the beginning, i thought, "ok, i'm not going to engage with this because obviously i'm a 58—year—old man. whatever it is, i'm not the target audience." but the thing about it is it's made well. it's made in a way that tells a story in a way that is perfectly understandable and entertaining. and also, as i said, its heart is in the right place. the central sort of message of the film is really interesting. it manages to pull off that weird supernatural conceit in a way that makes you think, "ok, i buy this." and the real trick of this kind of movie is to make you think, "ok, that is a really complicated and vaguely absurd idea, but it's ok, i don't mind, i'll go with it." i'm buying it, yeah. i did go with it and it works surprisingly well. i went in knowing nothing about it at all. i was confused for about five minutes and then
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i was completely there. i really enjoyed it and i was really surprised, really pleasantly surprised. well, and that's always a good thing. it is. now, the return of a great film—maker and the wonderful juliette binoche. in let the sunshine in, which is a mistranslation of the original french title, un beau soleil interieu. so claire denis, who has an extraordinary career as a film—maker. this is a bit of an oddity. juliette binoche plays somebody who is an artist, who is discontent, who is single, who is pinballing between a series of unfulfilling relationships. the structure of the film, though it is broadly linear, actually ends up being like a collage, a series of snapshots, a series of vignettes from a life. the good thing about it is that you get the sense from juliette binoche's character that she is out of kilter, that she is out of sorts. there is something about the way in which she wears the clothes that she wears, makes it feel like she's playing a role. she's a character who is playing a role. and it's done really well. i mean, she is a brilliant performer. so much of what that performance
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is about is the physicality. something about the way she stands, the way she walks, it tells you she is performing another role. the odd thing about it is it's that strange mixture of on the one hand quite brittle, quite sharp, quite satirical comedy. and underneath it, this kind of sense of depth and sadness which sort of rises and falls with the movie itself. i have to confess i wasn't entirely won over. i know some people have fallen in love with it. i've heard people rave about it. i know some people have found it absolutely infuriating. i think i fell somewhere between the two. i could see it could be infuriating and there were moments in it which i thought, "ok, fine, enough of this already." but it's a great central performance and it's a really odd film that has strange turns you don't expect. and something happens in the final act which i can't reveal at all. it was a film that right up until the last moment kept wrong—footing me.
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for that, i think it needs to be praised. it is an oddity though and it's absolutely not for everyone. ok, i'm intrigued by that one so i shall have to see it and report back. 0k. the final film, i should know the title off by heart, i shouldn't have to look down at my paper because i've seen the trailer so many times. it's about guernsey. the guernsey literary and potato peel pie society, which everybody who knows the novel will know. so it's based on a very well known and well—liked novel. lily james is juliet ashton, an author who, in the post—war period, receives a letter from someone in guernsey saying "got one of your books and it's very important to me because we form this literary society and your story actually intertwines with the literary society." and this weird thing about the potato peel, she said, "i don't understand — what is all that about?" they start corresponding. she decides that actually what she needs to do is go to guernsey because there is this society which is — they found great strength from reading books and sharing stories and she thinks it's a great idea.
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her publisher is not so keen. here is a look. sidney... j—j—j—ust hold on. sidney. hold on one second. what the dickens is that? juliet, you cannot go to a book club meeting on the island of guernsey. it's a leap of faith they'll even let me in. you're reading in cambridge on friday. but the society, they meet on a friday. they can't wait. i'll only be gone the weekend, back monday. edinburgh. you're in edinburgh, monday! i honestly don't know why we provide you with an itinerary, ijust don't. well, this is your fault. you said yes to the times. excuse me, my fault? sidney, what books, what reading did for these people, finally, i'll have something serious to write. this wouldn't just be to get out of reading izzy in cambridge, would it? you're not... you're not running away? ha ha ha, you're too funny.
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well, i can't imagine mark would let you get very far anyway. let me! so half of downton abbey's in it. that tells you something about the demographic it's going for. it does, and everything about the look of it and the title of it pretty much tells you you know the film you think it's going to be, it's that film. i mean, i struggle to think of a film which contained fewer surprises. that's not necessarily meaning its without charm. there are things — the performances are good, it is a good—looking film, the scenery is largely devon and cornwall — not guernsey, as it turns out. there is a bit early on in which we meet her fiance, who, short of having a label on his head, "not the right guy"... chuckles. then, of course, the first thing that happens when she goes to guernsey, she meets the most attractive pig farmer you have ever seen in your entire life. it's kind of charming, it's got a great ensemble cast, i mean, a really, really good cast, and everyone is clearly having a good time.
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the lack of surprise did trouble me slightly. there is a certain darkness underlying the story, obviously, because it's a story of occupation, legacy of occupation. but that is very much in the background. which is a shame because that story in itself is fascinating. horrendous for the residents at the time but historically fascinating. that story has yet properly to be told on screen. this is exactly what you would think from the poster. it's — there was a phrase used once by a critic who said goes "down nicely with a cup of tea." and it's exactly that film. it should be dismissed for that because it is exactly what you expect it to be. i wanted a little more grit, i wanted a little more substance. i wanted something other thanjust thinking, you know, "this is a well—made picture postcard story." particularly because the subject sounds like it ought to be rather deeper than it is. but it's perfectly fine. i smiled occasionally, you know. "it's perfectly fine," said mark kermode. they're not putting that on the poster. best out is the film
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you're going to say, "but jane, i think you'd really like it!" and i'm going to say, "mark, i would be scared out of my wits." ok, so this is a quiet place, which is a really brilliant horror chiller. i know you are a huge horror movie fan. i'm all about this, yes. my mission is to get you to go and see more horror movies. this is a really good example because this is a story about an environment in which we are being terrorised by monsters who effectively see with their ears. it's what they hear, how they locate you. as long as you are silent, you are safe. sound is dangerous. the real genius of it is, it's a film which, when i saw it, made the audience fall silent. it made the audience go quiet. it's to do with tension, it's to do with atmosphere and build—up. it has really well observed characters because it basically, it's about a family. and the way in which the family may or may not hold together. all the performances are very solid.
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it's perfectly pitched. yes, there is danger and threat and the rest of it but it's all to do with the film—makers using the technique of silence, the absence of sound, to really draw you in. and i think you'd really like it. just as piece of film—making, it's thrilling. it's edge—of—your—seat stuff. it is scary but it's a horror film. yes. dvd is a fascinating story. oh, we're moving on now? we're moving on! dvd is bombshell: the hedy lamarr story, which is a story i didn't know about. obviously, she was known as a screen icon but it turned out had this whole other career as an inventor, somebody who was working on inventions that effectively ended up giving us bluetooth and wi—fi and having patents used by the us navy for frequency—hopping technology. it's really fascinating, not least because it's a really, really good story and a story i don't think is particularly widely known. and it's also about that idea about the world can only accept you as one thing. the world will accept a public persona in which you are one thing and that's it.
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once you're that one thing, you can't be something else. fascinating. really, really interesting story. thanks very much, mark. thank you. fun as ever, even if i'm not going to go and see it. a quick reminder before we go, you'll find all the film news and reviews from across the bbc at bbc.co.uk/markkermode. all our previous programmes are on the iplayer as well. that's it for this week. enjoy your cinema—going. goodbye. hello. this is breakfast, with charlie stayt and naga munchetty. north korea suspends all missile tests and announces its to shut down a nuclear test site. president trump has welcomed the move. he calls it good news for the world. our washington correspondent, chris buckler, asseses the latest development. there is no doubt that the last few months have seen huge diplomatic lea ps. months have seen huge diplomatic
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leaps. remember, it was only the latter half of last year with donald trump calling kim jong—un latter half of last year with donald trump calling kimjong—un little rocket man and threatening fire and fury for north korea. and north korea said they could hit north america. but this statement does not have a commitment to denuclearisation. certainly a lot will be welcome. there are longer term commitments, for example, getting rid of the testing site in the north of the country. but there will be some inside the white house, inside the donald trump administration, urging caution. they will say promises and pledges have been made by north korea before and they have been broken and that trust is something to be earned, notjust fully given. there are countries like japan who really feel the pressure has to be kept up on pyongyang. nevertheless, you get the feeling a stage is being set for an
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historic summit between donald trump and kim jong—un. police have arrested a man wanted in connection with a burglary in south east london during which one intruder was fatally stabbed. theresa may has promised compensation to members of the windrush generation treated unfairly by the home office. the government apologised after some children of caribbean migrants who settled in the uk after the second world war we re the uk after the second world war were threatened with deportation. it has said it will cover any financial losses incurred. more details next week. on tuesday i met with caribbean leaders, giving an absolute commitment the uk government will do whatever it ta kes, government will do whatever it takes, including appropriate compensation, to resolve the
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anxieties and problems which some of the windrush generation have suffered. they are british, they are pa rt suffered. they are british, they are part of us, and helped to build written, and we are all the stronger because of them. -- britain. the parents of the terminally ill toddler, alfie evans, have lost the latest stage of their legal battle over his life support. tom evans and kate james failed to persuade the supreme court that their son was being unlawfully detained at alder hey children's hospital in liverpool. the court also refused permission for the parents to appeal the decision. the couple say they will now make an urgent application to the european court of human rights. european and us airline regulators have ordered emergency inspections ofjet engines like the one that blew up during a flight earlier this week. the engine explosion on a southwest airlines flight was caused by a broken fan blade. the blast shattered a window and killed a passenger. now, the federal aviation administration has ordered that the engines of 700 aircraft be checked within the next 20 days. men still receive on average 28
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pounds more a week in the state pension than women because they have patchy national insurance records after caring for children and the elderly according to a new study. the consumer group which says reforms introduced two years ago are starting to narrow the gap but more needs to be done. tributes have been paid to the swedish dj, avicii, who has died aged 28. he was one of the world's biggest dance music stars and is best known for his hit ‘wake me up' which sold more than a million copies in the uk alone. simon clemison reports. a the aston martin owned by daniel craig has sold at auction in new york for more than £330,000. it has the production number 007. it is pa rt the production number 007. it is part of a limited—edition series to
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mark the firm's since henry. -- centenary. i am mark the firm's since henry. -- centenary. iam not mark the firm's since henry. -- centenary. i am not bowled over by flashy cars. but if you wanted to get it for me. noted. perhaps arsene wenger bought it. he has time on his hands now. nothing says 22 years as a football manager band that photo. it shows how long he has been in charge and how much has changed. the big case against him is he hasn't been able to move with the times. a huge amount of success early on in his career. his team stayed loyal. i
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heard how his team reacted when they got the news. they were quite emotional. they said they will make sure he goes out on a high. emotional. they said they will make sure he goes out on a highm emotional. they said they will make sure he goes out on a high. it is interesting, because they have not been showing that in recent performances. but he has never broken a contract. it shows who he is asa broken a contract. it shows who he is as a person, notjust a manager. here is his career in numbers. arsenal are looking for a new manager after arsene wenger annouched he will be standing down at the end of the season. wenger is the longest serving manager in british football, nearly 22 years at arsenal, joining in 1996, winning 10 major trophies, including three premier league titles, and a record seven fa cups, and could add the europa league to that collection this season. between may 2003 and october 2005, arsenal were unbeaten in the premier league. it is important to me that we
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continue to football values that arsene wenger has instilled in the club. so i want to see somebody who can continue that for our fans. and oui’ can continue that for our fans. and ourfans can continue that for our fans. and our fans want to see someone who can continue to play progressive and exciting football which gets people interested and excited in the games that we played. that included going the whole 2003—200a season unbeaten. but not pl title in 11! years, it looks like they will finish 6th, the lowest league position since he arrived. in 2018, wenger‘s arsenal have not won an away game, including losing 2—1 to newcastle last weeekend. it will be a tough game to play. they have an unbelievable squad. arsene wenger is an incredible manager and knew what he needed to do. is much as it is united against totte n ha m , do. is much as it is united against tottenham, it is tottenham against united. it will be an exciting final supplied manchester united beat bournemouth last time out supplied t time out and have
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opted not to eturn to manchester, training in london instead at fulham's training ground. the london club, a step closer to playing united next season beating milwall last night to move a step closer to automatic promotion. and scoring goals like this could worry the best of the premier league, their second from kevin macdonald a thunderbolt. fulham two points ahead of cardiff in third, but cardiff have two games in hand. millwall in the final play—off place. that was an absolute thunderbolt! great britain are in fed cup action this morning. they're taking on japan in osaka right now. heather watson was playing naomi osaka in the first rubber. in the last few minutes, heather watson lost to osaka. the japanese player took the first set 6—2. these are the play—offs to get to world group two, the next level of the competition. the team haven't played at that level for 25 years.
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johanna konta faces kurumi nara later. osaka playing in osaka. fancy that. perhaps that's why she couldn't beat her. we will see howjohanna konta goes later as well. gloucester are through to the final of the european challenge cup. they beat newcastle 33 points to 12, scoring 4 tries to newcastle's two with tom marshall's first half score the best looking of the bunch. gloucester will meet either cardiff blues or french side pau in the final in bilbao. there are a few rugby league super league games to tell you about. leaders, st helens, beat huddersfield 66—11. but wigan beat castleford to keep the pressure on them in second. wigan centre oliver gildart scored two of warriors' five tries to see off castleford, while sam tomkins kicked four goals in the 28—12 victory. wigan are just 2 points behind st helens. elsewhere salford beat wakefield 38—4. the world snooker championship gets underway in sheffield later. you can keep in touch with events from the crucible on bbc
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tv, radio, and online. five—time former champion, ronnie o' sullivan, is in great form, and has already won five ranking events this year. but he insists he won't be over confident. ido i do not rely on confidence. i rely on belief that i can win the game. if you win, you win, if not, go home and watch the other guys sweat it out on tv. he is always smiling. that is nice to see. we will talk about arsene wenger through the morning. a lot of interesting things to talk about. north korea's kim jong—un says his country will no longer carry out tests of nuclear weapons and intercontinental ballistic missiles, he also announced that a nuclear testing site would be shut down. that is the main news this morning. let's get reaction to this from alexjensen, a journalist based in seol.
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thank you forjoining us. what do you make of the run—up up to this announcement i kim jong—un? you make of the run—up up to this announcement i kim jong—un7m you make of the run—up up to this announcement i kim jong-un? it is fascinating, certainly, that it has come a few days ahead of the korean summit which many thought would bring this announcement. it is not a surprise north korea is making some concessions, but it still is the founder of the inter—korean summit, coming after this big meeting with the worker's party yesterday. we have to add that this is not denuclearisation, not what was put on the table as an end to sanctions. kim jong—un says they have gone as far as they need to and are prepared to stop. i do not think that will really bring about a meaningful shift. however, donald trump has praised it and it seems to have been enough of an indicator to get into the dialogue table. i guess we will
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then see what happens in these next two summits. donald trump tweeted this is good news for the world. we have a meeting coming up between kim jong—un and president donald trump. how will this play it? a lot of that will be based on what happens next friday, the april 27 summit between kim jong—un friday, the april 27 summit between kimjong—un and friday, the april 27 summit between kim jong—un and south korea. friday, the april 27 summit between kimjong—un and south korea. if friday, the april 27 summit between kim jong—un and south korea. if they did take steps towards a peace treaty which would have to involve the us, if they paved the way for that, it certainly would be a very, very positive indicator, bringing the mood here to its most peaceful level in years. certainly nothing like what we have seen under the previous conservative governments in south korea, the previous two. but it would require donald trump and kim jong—un to reach an agreement on what north korea can do. i cannot see a situation with north korea denuclearising. even if they say
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they will, shutting down beyond that north testing site, they still have other activities to watch out for, like launching satellites, which can be carried out using the same sort of technology as intercontinental missiles. once you have the know—how, it is difficult to put it ina know—how, it is difficult to put it in a bottle. it would take years to get get the nuclear testing up and going again. but they already have the expertise to create nuclear weapons. it is a worry. we cannot just shut eyes and ignore the fact they have declared themselves as a nuclear power. you say it is worrying. how is japan, nuclear power. you say it is worrying. how isjapan, and nuclear power. you say it is worrying. how is japan, and also south korea, how do they feel about this upcoming summit between the two leaders, north korea and south korea, and if they feel any change. i think there is just such a desensitisation. we are certainly
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seeing a shift of sorts. some conservatives are completely wrapped up conservatives are completely wrapped up in domestic politics and opposition to the president for that reason and are not in the majority, but they are not happy with what they see as giving away too much to north korea. they were not happy living away too much to get north korea involved in the olympics. how much was actually sacrificed, it does not seem clear. not significant but they are suspicious of the liberal government stepping forward with north korea because of what happened in the early 2000s. it seems that they are in lockstep with the us. it is a mixture between cautious optimism and cynicism. not opposition to what the government is doing, butjust waiting to see... i doing, butjust waiting to see... i do not think anyone would wholeheartedly say they trust north
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korea. they are waiting for the catch to appear somewhere. thank you for taking the time to talk to us this morning. ajournalist based in seoul. here's philip with a look at this morning's weather. thank you. i have changed the picture behind me to one of the weather watcher pictures. this is number seven, don't no what happened to number six, looking out towards swa nsea to number six, looking out towards swansea bay. —— lisa number seven. it isa swansea bay. —— lisa number seven. it is a glorious start from many parts of the british isles thanks to the area of high pressure which has brought us all of the conditions we have experienced over the past couple of days. it is a weather front isn't too far away. a warm start to the day wherever you are starting it. a lot of sunshine around, some low cloud creeping up the eastern coast, onshore breezes will temper the feel of the day in one or two spot and the sharp eyed may spot showers. these may well
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turn into thunderstorms given it is a warm day for most. although the weather front tempering things across the north—western quarter of scotland, maybe a spot of rain of the western isles. you will not be dry if you have caught one of these heavy showers or thunderstorms gradually drifting their weight ever further north ahead of the weather front as we get on through the day and into the wee small hours. not a cold night back head, as you would expect, because the bill transformation and the feel of the day doesn't happen until we push this weather front down and across the british isles. it will take a time because it is running into the area of high pressure and ahead of it, it remains warm, there may even be one or two thunderstorms across the south—east before the front comes through and notice what the difference makes. where you may well have had 20 degrees, you may be closer to 12 hide the weather front. some heat ahead of it. but applies to the marathon runners. the sunshine becoming increasingly hazy,
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maybe the chance of a show about you have to work on the base of it being really warm and take the measures that will be appropriate. does it last? what's the weather front is through to go into a westerly rather than a through to go into a westerly rather thana high through to go into a westerly rather than a high pressure dominating us is to start next week. it isn't a shabby start. but eventually we will push the weather front through northern ireland and increasingly it becomes in play across the south—western quarter of scotland, the northwest of england, ahead of it perhaps some rain but many state riot and forget about 28, those to riches are not bad for the time of year eve n riches are not bad for the time of year even though they are way down on the operation was experienced in the last couple of days or so. this is next week, coolerfor the last couple of days or so. this is next week, cooler for many, the last couple of days or so. this is next week, coolerfor many, but asi is next week, coolerfor many, but as i say, not too shabby, seasonal would be the word that comes to mind. easy at times, showers if not longer spells of rain. i hope you have had the chance to enjoy the recent spell of summer— like weather. it will come back eventually. indeed! it will! it
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will! i have a set! —— faith! we'll be back with the headlines at 7:00. now, it's time for click. with spencer away this week, i've been left drone alone. we are in andalusia, spain, where some important testing is going on which could be crucial to the way the global economy moves in the 21st century. why? well, last month, chinajoined an exclusive line—up of countries allowing drone deliveries. after its government gave the official go—ahead, the us is expected to follow suit within weeks. yes, after years of talk about everything from duvets to dog food making its way directly
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to you through the skies, it's starting to happen, whether you like it or not. this is just one drone that could be making one delivery. but in the not—too—distant future, our airspace could become a much busier place. the biggest internet shopping companies in the world have been talking about drone deliveries for some time and here they are, trying to find a way of making this possible safely. but first, dan simmons has been to california to meet the people behind what is expected to be the us's first commercial drone delivery service. blink and you'll miss it. travelling at 80 miles an hour with a range of 100 miles, the new zip drones are fast, and they stop even more suddenly. the on—boa rd navigation equipment brings the aircraft
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to within a metre of the landing rig, tripping the sensors which jolt the zip wire upwards to catch its tail hook, plucking it out of the sky. delivery is pretty sharpish, too — when a gps module confirms the aircraft is in position, a catch is released and the goods fall to earth. our goal is to be able to provide access to a wide range of medical products so fast that the patient doesn't actually even know it wasn't stocked at the hospital to begin with. the company says doctors in rural hospitals in the us would be able to send an order by text. the blood run would begin within two minutes. and if you think that is a stretch, zipline's already doing it here in rwanda, and soon in tanzania. this is nest 1, the site we first visited just outside kigali in 2016. while this base and its drones are monitored from california,
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on the ground, it is now exclusively run by rwandans, and the 18—month track record is impressive. zipline's team in rwanda has delivered over 7,000 units of blood, flying over 300,000 fully autonomous commercial kilometres. and then of those, about 1,100 are emergency deliveries, so a delivery where a patient is really relying with their life on receiving that product quickly. the team has been having a very big impact on the healthcare of a large what is happening now is that it is possible for states and cities to independently ask for permission to fly and present their own safety cases for how that can be done in a way that is safe for people on the ground. the new model is a lot quieter
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than the previous one. in fact, in this rural environment, i can actually hear the birds singing to each other more loudly than the drone. and that would no doubt come as great comfort to anyone who is worried about the din of buzzing in the sky when drones start delivering for real. safety will be the highest priority. the zips operate between 110—100 metres up and away from airports, so passenger planes won't be a problem. but what about the risk of drone—on—drone crashes? whenever any plane is able to detect any other plane anywhere in its vicinity, both of those planes will actually change their altitude in order to ensure that they are not on the same vertical plane as any other vehicle. to make sure they don't crash? that's right. that is governed by zipline's own air traffic control system, but what about other people's drones not on their radar? basically, the vehicle
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will have a sense—and—avoid system that will allow it to detect any other vehicles, anything that is, like you said, not in the zipline ecosystem, and make, if necessary, evasive manoeuvres. you said you are looking into that area. does the aircraft currently have...? no, there is no current sense—and—avoid system. so at the moment, zipline reports in to us and rwandan air traffic control — systems that are unlikely to be able to cope when more drones take to the sky. so far, though, they have had no crashes and should one lose positioning or comms, it flies straight back to base. in the coming weeks, maybe days, the us authorities are expected to hand out their first commercial drone delivery licenses. how many operators will follow largely depend on safety, need, and perhaps whether we prefer convenience over the buzz. hello and welcome
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to the week in tech. it was the week that google chrome blocked videos from auto—playing with sound. bitcoin's price volatility inspired a video game. and tesla again temporarily suspended production of its model 3 cars. it was also the week that ethics were put at the heart of future artificial intelligence developments by uk parliament report. "a! should never be given the power to hurt, destroyed or deceive", it said. in europe, authorities want to force tech companies to handover communications of terror suspects within hours of a court order, even if the data is held outside itsjurisdiction. and facebook‘s woes continue — a us court ruled the social media giant should face a class—action lawsuit. it's for allegedly identifying users with facial recognition software without their explicit consent. facebook started rolling out the feature to its european and canadian users this week, but least asked for permission first.
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the sandy shores of eastern australia — a haven for sunshine, surfers, and occasionally... ..sharks. last year, there were 15 unprovoked attacks on australian coasts and just this week, two surfers were bitten by the fearsome predator. patrolling the gold coast since last summer, westpac little ripper drones have been surveilling for sharks and alerting lifeguards and swimmers. they work with a custom piece of artificial intelligence software called the shark spotter, which is scarily effective. we have more than 90% accuracy with sharks. a trained human operator flying on a helicopter has accuracy around 20—30%. 90% accuracy!
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the programme uses object recognition to identify and decipher between people and marine life, and it gets smarter as it goes. once a shark is detected, the drone hovers near swimmers and warns them via an on board loudspeaker that it's nearby. klaxon sounds. huge swells and the waves means that sending outjet skis or human divers is really too dangerous, and pretty much pointless. but having an eye in the sky can really help. when you have the bird's eye view, you can easily identify and tell the difference between sharks, dolphins, manta rays, turtles, but also, it has been really good for search and rescues where a drone can find a patient, especially in high seas, high swell, it can tell you exactly where the patient is and probably the best way to get them back to shore as well. earlier this year, the world's first drone rescue was successfully completed by one of their fleet. took off, flew down the beach, 800 metres, found the kids, deployed the pod to them.
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they grabbed it straight away. took about 70 seconds from take—off till they have the pod in their hands. and then that helped wash them in — they couldn't swim in on their own, they were in a bit of trouble. they were pretty lucky we were there that day. to pull off this feat, the drones are equipped with a neat little package. so underneath here, there is a little mechanical arm which is carrying this payload, and when it is time to be deployed, a switch is flicked, this drops down and upon impact with the water, it rapidly inflates. it is enough to carry four people for 2h hours. but the idea isn't to replace human lifeguards. no, it is like another bit of equipment for us. for example, ourjet skis, you know, people were a bit worried aboutjet skis, then maybe we might have to less lifeguards because we have a jet ski now, but you learn to use them in the correct way and the correct conditions, so in no way it's going to replace people,
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in no way is it going to replace helicopter rescues. it's just another bit of equipment we can use to save someone's life, potentially. it's not all rosy, though — these are aircraft working near water and people. recently, one of their drones malfunctions and had to do a crash—landing in byron bay. they patrol hourly for less than 30 minutes, so they're only watching half the time. and, of course, there is the weather — high winds or rain means no flying for little ripper. other waterborne solutions exist, such as the static clever buoy by smart marine systems. it uses sonar to detect distinctive shark movements and sends a text message to guards to raise the alarm. it comes with underwater stereo cameras, too, which verify the findings. the kit is being used in a $60 million government project to mitigate shark attacks. but will these high—tech solutions ever really take off? dr sharma is now
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training the kit to identify signs of swimmer distress, meaning lifeguards could get to the scene before there's a chance of drowning. right now at least, it can help us swim... ..with a little less worry. nick kwek there, working as hard as ever. did it with a short version of click. the full version can be found on the bbc iplayer. spencer will be back next week. in the meantime, you can find us on facebook and twitter. but from spain, it's adios. hello. this is breakfast, with charlie stayt and naga munchetty. north korea suspends all missile tests and announces its to shut down a nuclear test site. president trump has welcomed the move. he calls it "good news for the world." good morning. it's saturday, 21st april.
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