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this is bbc news. the headlines at five. new laws are being threatened by the health secretary, jeremy hunt, in an attempt to persuade social media companies to do more to protect children online. four british people die and 12 are injured in a coach crash in saudi arabia — the accident happened during an umra pilgrimage. police and mi5 could get extra powers to intervene earlier to stop terror attacks, according to a leaked government document. in the hottest london marathon on record — sir mo farah finishes third. mo farah will also collect a british record as he crosses the line. sir mo's time of 2 hours, 6 minutes and 21 seconds is a new british record. this year's race was started by the queen. 41,000 runners are thought to have taken part in the 26—mile race. verne troyer, who is best known for playing mini—me
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in the austin powers films, has died at the age of 49. good afternoon and welcome to bbc news. the health secretary, jeremy hunt, is threatening social media companies with new legislation unless they voluntarily come forward with safeguards to protect children's mental health. he's written to platforms such as facebook and google accusing them of "turning a blind eye" to the problems arising from social media use. our business correspondent, joe lynam reports. it is the new worry of the digital age. how can parents better control what their kids are viewing online? studies for childwise found that children between five and 16 were spending six hours a day
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in front of screens, more than twice the time spent 20 years ago. now the health secretary wants the social media giants to do a lot more or face sanctions. writing to facebook, google and twitter, jeremy hunt said that they were collectively turning a blind eye to a whole generation of children being exposed to harmful material. he said it was unfair to parents and morally wrong. yes, the government are appearing to do something but they are not actually doing anything. this is about bullying, cyber bullying. we have no control over anything, and to say to google and facebook, it is your responsibility, it is not, it is our responsibility, it is our government. if we are going to do something about it, then we've got to do something about it. ok, this is how this app works. google, which owns youtube, said it understood the concerns of parents and had introduced a family link to set the ground rules for children, including screen time limits. we allow them to have 30 minutes, in the evening,
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like at six, after dinner. probably everyone, to be honest, is using the internet too much. that includes parents. it is not so much pressure, we do not have an outlet any more. we rely too much on the internet. it is having a lot of an effect on our communication skills. every generation of parents has faced its own problems be that alcohol, drugs or video games, but never before have so few companies, facebook and google, for example, had so much of an influence on what our children watch or consume. so the challenge for government is to curb excess, reassure parents, but not stifle technological change. the government is to increase the powers available to police and the security services to try and stop terror attacks at an early stage of planning. a document leaked to the sunday times, suggests counter terrorism officers will target up to 20,000 lower priority suspects. men who planned to
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kill innocent people. some of this happening. suspects with various authorities . intelligence of risky behaviour, such as planning an attack. the government has already promised more staff for security agencies like mi5 — crucial if they are to target a greater number of suspects. and new powers have been promised — again, these are expected to focus on allowing police to move
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in at an earlier stage when attack planning is less well advanced. already announced are higher sentences for viewing terrorism content online or publishing information about the police or the military for use in targeting attacks. the home office would not comment on these leaked reports but said the coming strategy would be a comprehensive response to the evolving threat from domestic and international terrorism. tom symonds, bbc news. the foreign office has confirmed that it's aware that british nationals have been killed in a road accident in saudi arabia. it's being reported that four people have died and 12 others have been injured. joining me now is our correspondent richard lister. just take us through what we know. as far as we know, this accident
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happened yesterday the details are just emerging now fired the foreign 0ffice just emerging now fired the foreign office but also from the travel agency which booked this trip for it these british muslims, mostly from these british muslims, mostly from the north—west of england. the travel agent is based in blackburn. from what he has told us, their coach was about 30 miles north of mecca when they were involved in this accident and it seems that they head or more ahead by an oil tanker. both vehicles burst into flames and it seems that the coach rolled over and number of times and several people were thrown clear but four people were thrown clear but four people were thrown clear but four people we are told were killed and 12 people were injured, some of them seriously and one of those injured was a little girl of five or six yea rs of was a little girl of five or six years of age. we do not have details about those who were killed, one woman was from blackburn and a mother and son from preston.
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the families of those affected have been told and the foreign office released a statement saying it was supporting the families of those killed or injured. has this got anything to do with the pilgrimage to saudi arabia? this was a pilgrimage. this is a pilgrimage known as umra. the umra can take place more or less any time. it is a smaller scale visit and involves fewer people and it can take place at any fewer people and it can take place atany time fewer people and it can take place at any time and it seems that that is what these travellers were embarking on when they were involved in this accident. i know you're watching the story for us, thank you. labour has condemned the government's handling of the windrush scandal — where some people who came to the uk from the commonwealth decades ago — have been threatened with deportation or refused jobs or healthcare. the party's leader, jeremy corbyn, who's been speaking at the welsh labour conference, said that lives had been "ripped apart because of the personal decisions and actions of theresa may and her government." these people came here to work here
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and doa these people came here to work here and do a greatjob and then to reach their 60s, 70s and 80s being told that they have to go, that they are being deported because they no longer belong here, they have lived and worked here and have got families here, they have voted. that is inhuman the way they have been treated. the origins of it is the 2014 immigration act which removed the simpler system that was there in the simpler system that was there in the past, whereas if someone has papers that were not available, then we could check back and use the landing cards as a means of proving that they arrived at southampton or cardiff or wherever they arrived. the borders agency took a decision they wanted to destroy all the old landing cards in 2009 and that was
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done under theresa may when she was home secretary in 2010. and i think she not only needs to apologise for this, but also to take the necessary measures, to guarantee rights are permanent residence for the entire generation. should there be resignations? if theresa may cannot make sure that amber rad carries out this decision, then i think that she should move on and let someone else do it. jeremy corbyn air. in afghanistan at least 57 people have been killed and more than a hundred injured in a suicide bomb—attack in kabul. the islamic state group says it was behind the blast, which targeted a crowd waiting outside a voter registration centre. zia shahreyar sent this report from kabul. the people who were killed and injured here had been waiting in line at this voting registration centre for identity cards that would have allowed them to vote in elections due to take place in october. the suicide bomber walked up
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to the building's entrance and detonated his bomb. translation: this kid was innocent. what was she guilty of? she was killed today in this attack. these people call themselves muslims? curse on such muslims. translation: look at this. this is a voting card which has been drowned in blood. who will come to vote when the government asks us to? the government hopes to register up to 14 million people in the coming months at thousands of centres across the country. but afg hanistan‘s independent election commission is concerned about security. election registration has been under way for one week but there have already been four attacks. islamic state claim they have carried out this one. every attack undermines the credibility of the western—backed government. it has pledged to hold parliamentary elections this year. two weeks after the suspected
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chemical attack in syria, international experts have finally carried out an inspection in the former rebel—held town of douma. the organisation for the prohibition of chemical weapons said its inspectors had gathered samples, which would be examined in specially—designated laboratories. andrew plant reports. it's now two weeks since these scenes played out on screens around the world. released by the syrian opposition, a video appearing to show the aftermath of a chemical attack. the allegation chlorine had been used met with international condemnation. a team of experts from the organisation for the prohibition of chemical weapons arrived in damascus earlier this week, but their attempts to reach the site in douma were thwarted when their security team came under fire, leading to a three—day delay. experts say if chlorine was used, that timescale could now make it hard to detect.
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if it was a chlorine bomb attack it is much harder to have any evidence at this point in time, two weeks after. chlorine evaporates very quickly, it does not remain in the body, it does not remain in the soil so it will be very difficult to find conclusive proof that it was a chlorine attack. america's defence secretary has accused the syrian government of orchestrating the delays while it cleaned up the area. it's now a week since the us, uk and france launched air strikes in syria against, they said, chemical weapons depots and production facilities. syria and its ally russia, has denied that any chemical weapons attack took place. the team of experts will now send their samples for analysis to see what, if anything, can still be detected on the ground. andrew plant, bbc. verne troyer, who is best known for playing mini—me in the austin powers films, has died at the age of 49.
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the actor had been ill recently and had a history of problems with depression and alcohol. simon clemison reports. he is exactly like you in every way... ..except one—eighth your size. but that never held back mini—me... i shall call him... ..0r verne troyer. ..mini—me. screams. the role of dr evil‘s smaller clone in the austin powers comedies brought him worldwide recognition. but his credits also include harry potter and men in black. hi! i'm verne troyer! more recently, verne troyer has been over here, entering the celebrity big brother house in 2009. i'm gonna play the nice guy but, you know, deep down, i'm going to be evil! cackles. earlier this month, the actor was again admitted to hospital
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in los angeles as he battled with alcohol addiction. statements on his social media accounts highlighted struggles and also the issue of depression, but it is not clear exactly what has led to his death. # it's a hard knock life for us. yeah! verne troyer said his part austin powers grew as they saw what he could do. tributes have been led by its co—creator and the man he starred alongside. mike myers said troyer was the consummate professional and a beacon of positivity. simon clemison, bbc news. tributes have been coming in to the late actor from stars of the screen and the sporting world. his beloved american football club, the pittsburgh steelers tweeted: our thoughts and prayers are with the family of verne troyer. meanwhile, the oscar—winning west wing actress marlee matlin said: so sad to read of the passing of verne troyer. a lovely smile with a caring and big heart, he helped raise money for free hearing aids for deaf and ha rd—of—hearing people.
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rest in peace. and the world of wrestling is mourning one of its most high—profile fans, tweeting: wwe is saddened to learn that actor and guest #raw general manager verne troyer has passed away at age 49. the headlines on bbc news: the health secretary, jeremy hunt, is threatening social media companies with new laws if they don't do more to protect children online. four british people die and 12 are injured in a coach crash in saudi arabia — the accident happened during an umra pilgrimage. police and security services may receive new powers to prevent terror attacks early in their planning, according to a leaked document. sir mo farah has broken the british men's
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record at the hottest london marathon in history. kenyan runners won both races with eliud kipchoge taking first place in the men's race and vivian cheruiyot finishing first in the women's elite race — to become the fourth fastest woman in history. more than 40,000 runners have been taking part in today's race. our sports correspondent, joe wilson has this report. this london marathon began with history. the queen was the official starter. in 1908 the olympic marathon began in windsor, finished in london. 0n today's start line at blackheath, more registered runners than ever before. in the heat, the advice was to think carefully before wearing fancy dress, that was the advice. for some, whatever the weather, a marathon isjust a stage. mo farah is learning this race.
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look for his fluorescent sleeves at the back here, trying to find his own bottle at the feeding station. where is my drink? in the early stages, the refuelling problem seemed to overtake mo farah. the crowd willed farah on and he fought hard, but he was not in the lead. eliud kipchoge is the london marathon champion in 2018. eliud kipchoge from kenya, as expected, was the winner. back in third, digging deeper than ever before, came the king of the track, mo farah, exhausted. but, he had just run the marathon faster than any british man before him. kenya's vivian cheruiyot won the women's race in a personal best for her, but paula radcliffe's world record remains safely intact. maddy de rozario of australia won the women's wheelchair race. but look at the blistering finish in the men's event. the black helmet belongs to david weir, 38 years old, doing it again. london marathon champion for the eighth time. joe wilson, bbc news.
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0ur correspondent, kate grey has spent the day at the marathon, and has been telling us about the day's highlights. the highlight today has to be mo farah winning that bronze medal in a british record time. he was cheered on the whole way round and when i caught up with him at the end of the race, he seemed happy with his performance. i am pleased with that. today was a big marathon. the london marathon does notjust have local guys. it has everyone, the likes of eliud kipchoge, so many guys and to come away with third place, i am pleased. it would have been nice to have run an even pace but i had no choice, the guys were going for a world record pace. you can try and close the gap at the end but i knew it would not work. you felt you kept
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your game plan it would not work. you felt you kept yourgame plan and it would not work. you felt you kept your game plan and did everything your game plan and did everything you could to finish as you dead. deaf belly, i did my best, it would have been nice to go quicker but at the same time, but when you said off at that pace, it is really hard. correspondence has this given new? ifi correspondence has this given new? if i can finish third in a major race like this, hopefully i will continue until i can do in 2019. brilliant result there are and then the rest followed. as every london marathon does, there have been plenty of inspirational stories, nonetheless for their parent last year, when was struggling to cross the finish line, matthew carried him across. and very london spirited way and they ran again this time around supporting each other and this is what they had to say at the end of the rays. it has been so much fun
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but hard work. was it anything like last year when it came to the fatigue? no, iwas not last year when it came to the fatigue? no, i was not expecting anything similar but the conditions will have caused havoc today.|j anything similar but the conditions will have caused havoc today. i felt i had gone out and kept the first off quite easily and tried to press on but it was not that kind of day. the crowd, it was good to enjoy the crowd as much as i could. matthew, did you have to keep your eye on him? no, we have been training together this way, i saw his training, he was in such good shape andl training, he was in such good shape and i knew with their heat, it he would run it well. it was amazing out there, incredible. it was so difficult, the crowd kept us going. when i came across the line, david was right there, the first person i got to hug and it was really nice. was it the plan to stay together? got to hug and it was really nice. was it the plan to stay together7m wasjust natural and
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was it the plan to stay together7m was just natural and he was it the plan to stay together7m wasjust natural and he stuck to me. idid not wasjust natural and he stuck to me. i did not see him at all on the course. over 26 miles? you manage to stay together, that was brilliant. you must be in tune with each other. in terms of the heat, how did that affect you, it was the hottest london marathon today. the chorus is great, the crowds are great, the fellow runners were brilliant, the amount of people i got to chat with and shake hands with, they were such brilliant guys and girls. they hate, eight yeah, it was unbearable, really, we all had to try hard. last year, you with the average marathon runner and then with the spirit of london award, it is amazing that people like to see that human power taking over. it has been an incredible year, such an honour to get the award and it has been great to run this year with david.
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definitely deserving winners of that award and great to see them crossing the line together. plenty of other memorable stories but we cannot go without mentioning, sophie raworth, she has done six marathons over the last five days and here in london she completed her seventh. she had beenin she completed her seventh. she had been in the sahara doing those so you think she would have been able to cope with the heat but she said it was a surprise in london when she spoke to my colleague at the end of the race. very hot, i have now run seven marathons and that was the toughest. it was difficult conditions out there. you have run before, this was even more difficult? in the first one, that was 2011 and it was 21 degrees and i did not drink enough water and i blacked out and today, it was hotter than that but i was more careful and i ended than that but i was more careful and iended up than that but i was more careful and i ended up running off my heart monitor, i did not pace myself. that
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was the safest thing. you have been doing a lot of running this week. was the safest thing. you have been doing a lot of running this weeklj have just come back from the sahara and we ran the marathon there and i have to say, that almost felt harder. i was thinking, this is hotter than the sahara, i think it is because it was humoured. whether lots of people cheering for you? i have never seen such enormous crowds. they are everywhere. standing 20 deep, it was incredible. will you do it next year?|j standing 20 deep, it was incredible. will you do it next year? i am sure i will do it next year, i am addicted, i love medals. probably. congratulations to selfie, an amazing achievement along with the 40,000 runners who have been competing here today. not as many finishing in the later stages and i am sure most of them will be feeling
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emotional, excited but more than anything, relieved that they have made it to the end of what has been a very hot london marathon. well done to everyone. crowds have been gathering to catch a glimpse of a pod of killer whales which have been spotted swimming in west of scotland. it's the first time they've been seen in the upper part of the river clyde for many years. earlier my colleague ben brown spoke to david nairn, from the clyde porpoise marine mammal project and asked him why he thought they were there. looking for food, i would looking forfood, i would imagine. the river is full of poor poisoners and harbour seals which either prey items for these animals. how unusual is it to see them there? this is a transient group, we believe they are more commonly seen transient group, we believe they are more commonly seen in shetland and over towards norway. we have a group
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of resident killer whales which usually live on the west coast of scotland, but it is quite rare that we have got this transient group coming into the upper reaches of the clyde. tell us about them, they are extraordinary creatures and we are seen some extraordinary creatures and we are seen some pictures of them. wonderful creatures. super intelligent animals and top predators around the west coast of scotland. we think we have about four or five females, scotland. we think we have about four orfive females, a male scotland. we think we have about four or five females, a male and scotland. we think we have about four orfive females, a male and one ca lf four orfive females, a male and one calf so far. wherewith they normally be? we were saying how unusual it is for them to be there, but wherewith they normally be seen? these transient groups roam large areas and can be seen all sure, but normally toward shetland and iceland and norway. it is quite bizarre that they are all the way down here. bazaar by wonderful, lovely to see them in rather blue looking waters.
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fantastic, the clyde is a great environment and it is great news for the whole area and there are people that live around the place. ben brown speaking to david nairn. tens of thousands of hungarians have protested in budapest against government control of the media. it's the second consecutive saturday of mass demonstrations against the government of the recently re—elected prime minister viktor 0rban. he has dismissed the protests as irrelevant. bill hayton reports. the protest filled the streets. the people want an end to the policies of the prime minister. he was re—elected only two weeks ago and with a two thirds majority in parliament. the opposition is divided and weak, something these protesters want to change. translation: we would like the opposition parties to launch one candidate against the one candidate
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of that party. they should not fight against each other but provide an alternative. the demonstrators accuse the government of using the media to whip up hate against migrants in order to win the election. they want a nonpartisan public media outside government control. translation: we have to learn from the failure of victor 0rban. vic —— hungry cannot be divided, aramid mission is to reunify hungary. the protest was dismissed as irrelevant by victor or ban who is promising new laws to penalised human rights and opposition groups. they will be discussed after the new parliament meets for the first time in two weeks and that day there will be another protest in the streets outside. the queen celebrated her 92nd birthday with a concert at the albert hall last night with performances from sting and kylie minogue. there was a broad range of music from across the decades and and across the world, organised by the royal commonwealth society.
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andy moore reports. # ...unusual to go out at any time. sir tom jones kicked off the show, backed by the sound of traditional indian drummers. # if you should ever want to be loved by anyone. # it's not unusual, it happens every day. zoe ball presented a night she described as the biggest party of the year. like anyone of us, on our birthday, the queen has booked her local hall! laughter. it is of course the stunning and historic royal albert hall. the performers came from across the commonwealth. kylie minogue from australia, shawn mendes from canada and from jamaica, shaggy. # mr bombastic. # fantastic. it has been a really broad range of music at tonight's concert,
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not everything may have been to her majesty's taste, but there have also been some of her favourites. # an interesting job. the queen is said to know the lyrics of all the george formby songs. a ukelele orchestra supported by some celebrity players paid tribute to him. # you'd be surprised at the things they do. # when i'm cleaning windows. prince harry was there with megan markle. the wedding is just over a month away. he spoke briefly. your majesty, if you do not mind me saying, you are not someone who's easy to buy gifts for. many members of the royal family were at the event, along with the prime minister and commonwealth heads of government. surrounded by performers, the queen came on stage at the end to a short, rousing tribute from prince charles. would you all give her majesty three unbelievably rousing cheers on her birthday?
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hip, hip, hip, hooray! the queen is spending the day after her 92nd birthday at windsor castle. andy moore, bbc news. the city of rome is marking the day of its founding — more than 2700 years ago — with a celebration re—enacting some of the traditions from its imperial past. tim allman has more. they came, they saw, they reenacted. roman soldiers. well, sort of. even the odd vestal virgin. all of them celebrating quite a milestone. marching into the roman forum was like marching back in time. ceremonies held to honour notjust a city, but an empire. translation: it is the anniversary
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of the city, the birth of rome. it is the date of the foundation of the city. we are here with 1,700, 1,800 historical re—enactors from all over the world. legend has it that rome was founded in april 753 bc by the mythic figure of romulus. from that day, an empire grew that would dominate much of europe, north africa and the middle east. the significance was not lost on those taking part. translation: we are not really imperial soldiers but we have passion. being historical aficionados with roman clothes, and entering the roman forum which to us re—enactors is sacred, is something that cannot be described because it is too powerful. tourists and locals looked on as this extraordinary birthday was marked.
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all hail rome, the eternal city. 2,771 years and counting. tim allman, bbc news. goodness, let's find out how the weather is looking now. the last of the heat in south england and seven clear, a lovely day, maybe a bit too warm for running a marathon that a lovely day along the thames, this was walton—on—thames in surrey. we've seen rain and cloud in some areas, in argyll it is much cooler and this is bringing the rain. we had some storms last night which have cleared away. this is the main cloud pushing eastward and behind this we are drawing in colour and fresh air. in the warmth in the south—east and east anglia some sharp showers may be but they won't
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last long, showers in the northern half of the uk will become fewer overnight. we have clear skies and a westerly breeze and a much cooler fresher night. between five and 7 degrees committee to be a co mforta ble degrees committee to be a comfortable night for sleeping with no thunderstorms this time. into the week ahead we are back to normal for this time of year, that means temperatures in the mid teens, that means they will be sunshine and showers around as well. there could be rain on monday, looking into the atla ntic be rain on monday, looking into the atlantic this is where the weather will be coming from this weekend, this weather front is pushing in towards the uk. it will tend to increase the cloud of the most areas start bright with sunshine, we'll see cloudy skies in northern ireland, patchy rain pushing into the south—west of scotland and the western fringes later on in the day. the burst of sunshine, a lovely day in the south—east, tunbridge rogers still 17 or 18 degrees, that's back to normalfor still 17 or 18 degrees, that's back to normal for the still 17 or 18 degrees, that's back to normalfor the time still 17 or 18 degrees, that's back to normal for the time of year, as we move into tuesday we are left with a trail of cloud across
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southern parts of england and wales, it may not brighten for a while but we could see more rain in wales and the south—west later in the day, further north and tempered frequent heavy showers per northern ireland and western scotland and temperatures on tuesday similar to monday. if we look ahead into the middle part of the week, any mild air in the south together with rain overnight will get pushed away and we are all into this proper cold air coming down across the uk with some west to north—westerly winds. that means disappointing temperatures come a 11—15d, but wednesday and thursday there will be sunshine with blustery and heavy. more than 40,000 people take part in the london marathon — in the hottest conditions the event has ever seen. competitors were advised to take it more slowly than usual — but sir mo farah set a new british record with his third place finish.
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idid my i did my best. it would have been nice to have gone a little quicker but at the same time that kind of pace, when you set off at that pace, it is really hard to run a lot quicker than that. tech companies are put on notice by the government — do more on cyber bullying and excessive screen time. counting the cost of living — a special report on the students struggling to cope at colleges and universities in england. and chelsea beat southampton to set up an fa cup final against manchester united at wembley. good afternoon. a record number of runners have taken part in the london marathon today amid the warmest conditions
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in the 38 years of the event. more than 40,000 people embarked on the course, with sir mo farah finishing in third place in the men's race. the organisers advised runners to take it slowly and ordered extra water supplies, but there were some reports of shortages along the route. our sports correspondent joe wilson reports. the london marathon has always been and will always be a test of endurance. the most gruelling thing people do in their lives. but in today's heated risked becoming overwhelming. it was crucial there was enough water, showers to call down competitors and bottles to drink. but during the afternoon organisers had to send lorries with bottles of water to parts of the course where there were reports of shortages. these finishers whispered to vote provisions had been at great. people rushing to get them
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out of bags and hand them out. yes, loads of water everywhere. a lot of people have been struggling by the road, stjohn's people have been struggling by the road, st john's ambulance people have been struggling by the road, stjohn's ambulance have been amazing, everybody helps each other out. just past the finishing line isn't truly exhausted people. triumphant yet truly exhausted. the organisers have urged everyone to base themselves but even some of the elite runners really struggled. sir mo farah, learning the marathon, struggled to find his drink at the feeding stations in the early stages. his frustration obvious. his race became a battle to keep up with established marathon stars. eliot kept established marathon stars. eliot kethogi who was champion in 2018. the kenyan elliott could choke the one. sir mo farah died in a deeper than ever, when he crossed the line he was third but in a time faster than any other british man had ever run before, but even for him it was tough. i did my best. it would have
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been nice to have run a bit quicker but at the same time that kind of pace, when you set off with that pace, when you set off with that paceit pace, when you set off with that pace it is really hard to run a lot quicker than that. look at what the heat can do to an athlete of her calibre. the kenyan mary kay tani had spoken world record attempt but struggled to finish. the winner ran a personal best but it was just outside the record set by paula radcliffe. madison at rosario one the women's wheelchair race, look at this blistering finish in the men's event, david weir was london marathon champion for the eighth time but no one had witnessed a london marathon day as intense as this. joe wilson, in central london for bbc news. labour has intensified its criticism of the government's handling of windrush migrants, with jeremy corbyn saying that the government policy has ripped apart people's lives. thousands of people, who came to britain from the caribbean after the second world war, have had their right
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to be here questioned, because of a crackdown on illegal immigration. today the justice secretary, david gauke, said it was the implementation of the policy that had been wrong. our political correspondent eleanor garnier is in westminster. how much pressure is the government under over this? the government has been accused by one senior labour politician of presiding officer racist policies. labour and the snp are calling on amber rudd the home secretary to resign. is there pressure? absolutely. yet is the home secretary to night in a precarious position? no. could that change? yes. we've had apologies from the government to those affected and this week we expect more detail about the compensation sum will get. but of that compensation doesn't come quickly enough or if there is not
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significant progress in helping people affected by this, the pressure will increase. remember there are big changes when it comes to immigration and brexit. there will be a new system in place for eu nationals living in the uk who are entitled to stay. so if the government is going to instil some confidence that it is on top of immigration policy and processes as we leave the eu, it needs to get a grip on the windrush situation effectively and swiftly. eleanor garnier, thank you. the health secretary, jeremy hunt, is threatening social media companies with new legislation unless they voluntarily come forward with safeguards to protect children's mental health. he's written to platforms such as facebook and google accusing them of "turning a blind eye" to the problems arising from social media use. our business correspondent, joe lynam reports. these days when kids have access to
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gadgets that will have a negative influence on family communications. media giants are being told to do more to protect children online or face... jeremy hunt said they were collectively turning a blind eye to generations of children exposed to harmful material, said it has not that parents and morally wrong. the government are appearing to do something but not doing anything. this about cyber—bullying and bullying and we have no control about anything. to tell facebook and google it is their responsibility, it isn't, it is our government, if we wa nt it isn't, it is our government, if we want to do something about it we have to do something about it. this is how this app work. google which
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owns youtube said it had introduced afamily link to owns youtube said it had introduced a family link to set ground rules are children including screen time limits. m20 see this is time to go and play. studies have found that children between five and 16 were spending more than six hours a day in front of computers and tvs, more than twice the time spent in front of screens 22 years ago. other mum and young people only need to dip a box confirming that they are at least 13 before using facebook or youtube. so our children or adults for that matter spending too much time online? we allowed them 30 minutes in the evening, like after dinner. probably everyone is using the internet too much including parents. it's not so much pressure but we don't have outlets any more, we rely too much on the internet and it's having an effect on our communications skill. the challenge for any government is how to curb
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excess internet use and reassure pa rents excess internet use and reassure parents without stifling technological progress or turning into the nanny state. joe klein, bbc news. in afghanistan at least 57 people have been killed and more than a hundred injured in a suicide bomb attack in kabul. the islamic state group says it was behind the blast, which targeted a crowd waiting outside a voter registration centre. zia shahreyar sent this report from kabul. the people who were killed and injured here had been waiting in line at this voter registration centre for identity cards that would have allowed them to vote in elections due to take place in october. the suicide bomber walked up october. the suicide bomber walked up the entrance of the building and his bomb. translation: this kid was innocent. what was she guilty of? she was killed in this attack. these people call themselves muslims? curse on such muslims! look at this. it's a voting card drowned in blood.
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who would come to vote when the government asks us to? the government asks us to? the government hopes to register up to 40 million people in the coming months of thousands of centres across the country but afghanistan is independent election commission is independent election commission is concerned about security. election registration has been under way for week but there have already been four attacks. islamic state claim they have covered at this one. every attack undermined the credibility of the western backed government. it has pledged to hold parliamentary elections this year. bbc news, kabul. four british people have died and 12 have been injured in a coach crash in saudi arabia. they were part of a group from blackburn and preston, travelling to medina on a pilgrimage. the travel company, hashim travel, said there was a collision between the coach and a fuel tanker which then caught fire and set the bus alight. our correspondent phillip norton is outside the tour operator's offices. what more do we know?
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what we know so far is that a group of 16 british pilgrims were on this coach which was travelling from mecca to midi late yesterday when it collided with a fuel tanker. the trip was organised by this company, hashim amla travel to take pilgrims ona hashim amla travel to take pilgrims on a smaller version of the annual hajj pilgrimage. the company said it collided with a fuel tanker which set light to the college, we understand four people have died, including one woman from blackburn and a man, mother and son from preston. 12 others have been injured in the crash and in the past few minutes as booked and the director of the company who said six people we re of the company who said six people were still in hospital. he said the injured were from accrington, wolverhampton and birmingham areas. one of the injured is said to be a young girl aged just five or six. he said the relatives of those involved
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have been informed and are now trying to travel to saudi arabia. the foreign office says it is aware that a number of british nationals have died in the country and is providing assistance. thank you. working class students in england face significant financial barriers wherever they choose to learn — according to a report from the national union of students which will be published tomorrow. it has told the bbc the current finance system is unfair and doesn't recognise the real cost of studying. here's our education editor bra nwen jeffreys. selina anderson wants a degree but it has been hard for the single mum. the cost of childcare in her first it was crippling. many times i thought about giving up on many occasions. i bought my books myself but other than that everything i needed was sacrificed. how do you feel about that now? and selina and nicola are also studying. childcare gets aboard for students doesn't cover a ll gets aboard for students doesn't cover all the costs. selina had to
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top up nursery fees from her already tight budget. many times i came in and wouldn't eat the day because it meant i could travel in. sometimes i would walk just from meant i could travel in. sometimes i would walkjust from my home to make sure that i would have money, whether to get shopping because i didn't have any funds but i had to attend lessons. i heard from nicola that she missed out as a teenage mum. now borrowing to study may limit ambitions. the chances are i will probably never pay off my student debt so i will probably never be able to have my own home. it isa never be able to have my own home. it is a stark realisation. it makes me question the whole higher education system. the national union of stu d e nts education system. the national union of students says it is notjust about university. the president said, college students often can't rely on family support. the cost of travel is extremely high, the accessibility of accessing travel is
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really low. in addition to childcare costs a nd really low. in addition to childcare costs and council tax bills and resources and equipment these indirect costs are hugely affecting the student experience and ultimately affecting the grades they can get. that's not looking bad, james. james is training as a welder in hull, hands on work and studying at college, the minimum apprentice wages to pounds 70 an hour. he isn't in touch with his parents so it was a relief when his employer put him up a relief when his employer put him up to £5. when you haven't got a family behind you, you've got to do stuff that you think you might not have to at this age or what some people might not have to do. most stu d e nts people might not have to do. most students like selina are not going to university. the government says support has increased and review is looking again at the costs of study in england. brandon jefferies, looking again at the costs of study in england. brandonjefferies, bbc news. with all the sport -
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here's ollie foster at the bbc sport centre... hi, the fa cup final will be between chelsea and manchester united. chelsea and manchester united. chelsea beat southampton in their semifinal, olivia djourou with the best goal, amazingly bamboozling the defence, chelsea will face united on may 19, they were runners—up last year. arsene wenger‘s goodbye started with a 4—1 win over west ham, he said on friday he would leave arsenal at the end of the season. david ornstein was that the match. arsenal are a football club synonymous with one man, the image and influence of arsene wenger is everywhere. his reign spanning 22 yea rs everywhere. his reign spanning 22 years now everywhere. his reign spanning 22 yea rs now into everywhere. his reign spanning 22 years now into its final weeks. the beginning of the farewell to a greater of the game. it is a shame because i've only ever known him as arsenal manager but i think it is the right time to go. sad because 22
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years as a long—time but happy because i think things need to change. arsene wenger emerged to a heroes welcome, the first game since news of his departure at the end of this is an emerged. his team had to wait until the second half to find form. nacho monreal opening the scoring to the approval of his manager. west ham responded quickly, arnautovic briefly dampening homes minutes but they were soon rekindled, a defensive mix—up allowing the cross by aaron barnes you do find the net. points were secured as alexander lacazette struck twice. arsenal finished the day on a high and will hope arsene wenger‘s to newer does as well. every decision i made in my 22 years was for the good and the sake of arsenal, even... the one priority was to do well for the club. the focus for the club notice to the europa league semifinal first leg against atletico madrid on thursday.
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one final chance to end the arsene wenger era in style. david ornstein bbc news at the emirates stadium. in tennis the great britain fed cup tea m tennis the great britain fed cup team lost their world cup play—off tojapan, to all in the tie it team lost their world cup play—off to japan, to all in the tie it went to japan, to all in the tie it went toa to japan, to all in the tie it went to a deciding doubles, johanna konta and heather watson beaten in straight sets, it's 25 years since the british team lost in the elite world group. the bbc sport website has much more on all the stories survey including details of the women's champions league semifinals involving manchester city and chelsea. michelle. thank you. there's more throughout the evening on the bbc news channel, we are back with the late news at ten o'clock — now on bbc1 its time for the news where you are. goodbye. hello, this is bbc news. let's
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return to the london marathon, where sirmo farah return to the london marathon, where sir mo farah finished the men's elite race in third place, picking the british record, whereas the met office has confirmed it was the hottest marathon on record recorded at st james's park. hottest marathon on record recorded at stjames's park. our correspondent kate gray spoke to two runners raising money for the victims of grenfell tower. amongst the thousands of runners there have been plenty of firefighters in memory of gran fell running here and iimagine memory of gran fell running here and i imagine it's been a momentous day for you, we've got dave and tom from the north kensington unit, you helped out at the grunfeld fire, how important was it appeared to be cured today? it's the most important thing we do. the tower is next to our station. we fully involved in the community and helping and supporting as much as we can, it's
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just another thing to do, we are raising money for kids and the green, an amazing organisation which came about days after the fire. they look after the children of the area. and all the family. we are very proud to be supporting them. for you, tom, i imagine with the team behind you it has been an emotional journey, how did you fear running around and what was it like running with your colleagues. we've enjoyed the day, in the last few miles i had to fight off tears especially when we saw some of to fight off tears especially when we saw some of our to fight off tears especially when we saw some of our community cheering us, it brings it home what we have been through with our community and as a watch. the marathon is a great indicator of the london spirit, how was the north kensington community dealing with it, it is like something they will never recover from. it is tough, it told the community apart to start with but they are a stronger,
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dignified community and they've just got to be positive and get through it and do all that they can, we are there to hopefully support them as much as we can. i love the spirit. let's find out how the weather is looking. 24 degrees in the south of the uk today but cooler fresher air coming in from the west overnight, clear skies and showers, mostly of the more than half of the uk, those should become fewer as the night goes on, westerly breezes, temperatures will be lower to night, between five and 7 degrees and with no thunderstorms this time a good nights sleep should be had by all. tomorrow starts by troops on channel in most areas, we are looking to the atla ntic to in most areas, we are looking to the atlantic to see where our weather is coming from and that will bring increasing cloud and patchy rain coming into northern ireland, best of this and i'm probably still in
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the south—east, 1718 degrees, 13 to 15 elsewhere, near average for this time of year. after unusually warm weather it'll be cool and fresh, sunshine at times but stronger winds will blow in blustery and heavy showers. this is bbc news. i'm lukwesa burak. the headlines at 6. new laws are being threatened by the health secretary, jeremy hunt, in an attempt to persuade social media companies to do more to protect children online. four british people die and 12 are injured in a coach crash in saudi arabia, the accident happened during an umra pilgrimage. in the hottest london marathon on record, sir mo farah finishes third. mo farrah will collect a british record as he crosses the line.
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