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action! about strictly ballroom hitting the west end. and carol has the weather. good morning. today, rain coming in across england and wales. across england and wales. scotland and northern ireland is, sunshine and showers. sunshine and showers. will see some frost and details on 15 minutes. good morning. first our main story. into pedestrians on a busy street in toronto. alek minassian (pron: menas—e—an). —— alek
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minassian. he was arrested shortly after the attack. ruled out terrorism. our north america correspondent peter bowes reports. a trail of destruction. on and off the pavement in this northern suburb of toronto. office workers milling in the street were enjoying a sunny lunchtime. at high speed into pedestrians. it's a nightmare, man. i got to yonge and empress and i seen a lady with her leg and... oh, man, it's a gruesome scene. it's really bad out there. i couldn't believe what i seen, man. oh, man. one by one. the ban was eventually driven off and found near the scene. but the driver was detained without any shots being fired.
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he has been named by police as 25—year—old alek minassian. are definitely deliberate. what does it look like to you? across and there is nothing that we have on him right now. history isn't known. were with all those affected by the terrible incident. with their investigation. peter bowes, bbc news. in celebration of the safe arrival of a new royal prince. yesterday morning at st mary's hospital in the capital. and a huge crowd of the world's press. their little brother, whose
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name has not yet been revealed. a message on the bt tower. the newspapers give the story huge coverage this morning. here's a flavour of the front pages and supplements. the newspapers have gone absolutely crazy. the front pages of the daily telegraph. telegraph. all dedicated to the new young prince. young prince. i will show you a couple of others as well. couple of others as well. there is the daily mirrorfor you. there is the daily mirror for you. the triple crown. crown. the daily mail, the first 19 pages of the daily mail. pages of the daily mail. also a 16 page souvenir pullout. so much information. information. we don't even know his name yet.
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name yet. not —— that is not in the first 19 pages? pages? good morning, ben, so many congratulations on so much interest. that we won't be seeing him again today. today. yesterday as he left hospital to return home to kensington palace. return home to kensington palace. focusing, as you would expect, on the arrival of the newborn. the arrival of the newborn. baby in the house disrupts even the most well—organised household. not surprising. surprising. will hear what his name is going to be but i think that is unlikely. be but i think that is unlikely.
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tradition has it the royals will tend to keep us waiting. tend to keep us waiting. was 92 at the weekend, is still at windsor castle. windsor castle. salutes today here at hyde park and a towel war. a towel war. reactions continuing around the world. that he's tackling anti—semitism within the party. jonathan blake in westminster.
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who will he be meeting? coming, ever since the anti—semitism row flared up most recently. row flared up most recently. questioning why an anti—semitic mural was being removed. mural was being removed. to do more to tackle anti—semitism within his party. within his party. national secretary of the labour party. party. they have specific timescales against complaints. against complaints. which the party will be perhaps pushing back on a little bit. pushing back on a little bit. will not want to surrender any disciplinary control. disciplinary control.
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much this affects labour members and labour mps. labour mps. between the two but it won't be the end of it. a "last—ditch appeal" to maintain his life support. he could travel there for treatment. in liverpool could end life support. having fallen ill the day after his wife barbara's funeral. to hospital in houston
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to the us. dinner last night. today include the iran nuclear deal and russian aggression. is being unveiled today. who fought for women's right to vote a century ago. following a two year petition by campaigner caroline criado—perez. we'll talk them both later. a huge knife a liverpool. knife a liverpool. a lot of other stuff going on. stuff going on. but all of a sudden, it is time. it is time. the bullet and for a sixth european cup title. to get past roma in the semi—finals.
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the first leg at anfield is tonight! city rivals everton were doing the business last night. and easing the pressure on manager sam allardyce a little. summer's tour of south africa. after getting injured against ireland last month. and another big name is out of snooker‘s world championship. in exiting the tournament in the first round. qualifierjamiejones, the world number 51, marches on! apparently is a big one the comebacks. you are watching breakfast from bbc
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news. into pedestrians in toronto. officials say it was a deliberate attack. into pedestrians in toronto. and watched as emergency services rushed to the scene. shejoins us now. couldn't figure out what is happening. happening. bosses, emergency first responders everywhere. everywhere. there a few people around by then. around by
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then. we just didn't compute that it was happening in toronto. happening in toronto. at this point, it was a terror attack. it was a terror attack. you heard noises again a little bit later. later. there are rumours this person had not been apprehended. not been apprehended. police with rifles or some sort of gun. gun. let's get out of the way and that the first responders do theirjob. the first responders do theirjob. i went back to my flat.
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went back to my flat. minutes later, i heard two terrific bangs in quick succession. 23 floors up. up. between myself and young street, there is a driveway. there is a driveway. number of the officers from yonge street came running with guns drawn. street came running with guns drawn. they made their way down. i don't know what was happening. know what was happening. said to my son, you know what, this is feeling very dangerous. is feeling very dangerous. public better to leave the area and find somewhere safe. find somewhere safe. understandable and you
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sound very shaken. what is the reaction in toronto ? what is the reaction in toronto? just disbelief. neutral place where we are friends with everybody. just a sense of disbelief. we really appreciate it. details from toronto over the next few hours. here is carol with a look at this morning's weather. good morning all. of england and wales, producing some rain as we go through the day. rain as we go through the day. of that rain will be persistent, the odd burst will be happy as well.
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odd burst will be happy as well. mixture of bright spells, sunshine and showers. and showers. cloud streaming in from the atlantic across oui’ shores. cloud streaming in from the atlantic across our shores. across our shores. will pep up as it moves a bit further north. further north. a complicated set up producing this rain. producing this rain. this is thejet stream right across us. stream right across us. remember that fine weather we had last week? it was to the north of us then. so this morning cloudy start. see where we have the rain coming in. in. ireland, northern england and scotland.
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scotland. heavy, with some hail and also some thunder and lightning. thunder and lightning. roughly where they should be at this stage in april. stage in april. of the evening and overnight came a weather front producing this rain. weather front producing this rain. direction of the north sea, it will eventually clear. eventually clear. clear skies behind and still quite a few showers coming in. few showers coming in. ireland and scotland, you could well see a touch of frost. see a touch of frost. a chilly start on wednesday, but a fine day. on wednesday, but a fine day. start to the day with a fair bit of sunshine. sunshine. are likely to be heavy and also thundery. thundery. double figures more or less across the board. the board. again some of them heavy and thundery with hail. thundery with hail. weather, showers, not all of us will see them. see them. area of low pressure from the atlantic approaches. atlantic approaches.
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turning the sunshine in the south—west that bit hazy. south—west that bit hazy. the low pressure starts to show its hand across our shores. hand across our shores. it will be moving northwards through the course of the day. the course of the day. ireland, the brightest conditions with some sunshine. with some sunshine. temperature—wise, again, most of us in double figures. in double figures. mayjust cool down just a touch once again. again. around, but most of the frost is going to be in the north. going to be in the north. thank you very much. let's take a look at today's papers. there is really only one story in town if we look at the front pages. town if we look at the front pages. where do you want to start? there are so many. there are so many. are so many. from yesterday as the new prince emerges from the hospital. emerges from the hospital. just a staggering amount of newspaper coverage, isn't it? newspaper coverage, isn't it? here are the souvenir supplements. are the souvenir supplements.
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daily telegraph has about nine pages, largely pictures. pages, largely pictures. a 16 page souvenir edition in the daily mail. souvenir edition in the daily mail. kate's little prince perfect. and the daily mail has gone one further. the daily mail has gone one further. the whole paper is a souvenir edition. edition. there are other stories on that paper as well, actually. that paper as well, actually. six, seven, nine and 11 and a souvenir edition. souvenir edition. duchess of cambridge looked so soon after giving birth. after giving birth. and princess charlotte was cute, wasn't she? charlotte was cute, wasn't she? nur number three, aren't you? nur number three, aren't you ? nur number three, aren't you? number three, aren't you? i am number three. number three. you are a number three and you have three children. and you have three children. in a cafe, no one does tables for more than four people. more than four people.
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and we adopted a zone marking system. adopted a zone marking system. you have two. have two. it is like herding chickens the whole time. chickens the whole time. i am sure they have people. they have people. i think they probably do. probably do. daily mirror, triple crown, and ruddy awful is the headline. ruddy awful is the headline. many hides behind the home secretary. —— may. may. m. this morning. morning. league semi—final tonight the liverpool. liverpool. salah, who won the fa player of the year award. year
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award. asking the better behaviour this time around. time around. the italians expected through the airport later today. airport later today. rome to win the champions league, and ijust really enjoyed this bit. and ijust really enjoyed this bit. he recreates his iconic 1984 wobbly knees. knees. young kids at liverpool and lost quite spectacularly on penalties. quite spectacularly on penalties. before they won the penalty shootout. shootout. well, it must have been the knees that did it then.
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the knees that did it then. slightly absurdist with royal babies. babies. generation as well, and an interview with baz lerman. with baz lerman. and down the country. of shutting down. affected by closures. welcome to doncaster, this is a pretty familiar scene. pretty familiar scene. penalty shot shops and very few tenants. shops and very few tenants. been repeated up and down the country. country.
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affected more than most by the recent spate of closures. recent spate of closures. toys"r"us closing for the final time today. today. decline in our high streets or can something be done to provide them? something be done to provide them? —— terminal decline. it is just so different to what it was. was. lived in doncaster nearly all their lives. they have seen this town change. change. mining town supported a thriving high street and market. high street and market. but today, things are rather different. things are rather different. along here, and this came in its place. place. think it is very sad to see all these empty shops.
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these empty shops. now is banks abutting shops and bars. bars. there is no reason for people to go there in the daytime at all. there in the daytime at all. streets like this look and feel very different. different. toys"r"us just the latest stores to shut up shop here. stores to shut up shop here. closures as well, and it means one in five stores here is now empty. in five stores here is now empty. but, for fran bishop, empty shops me new opportunities. new opportunities. competitors, she has opened new stores, and doesn't sell online. stores, and doesn't sell online. the high street is not dirty, you know. high street is not dirty, you know. —— the high street is not dead, you know. know. save the high street is alive and thriving. thriving.
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stores in size in the last few months if the high street was dying. months if the high street was dying. it is about giving your customers are traditional retail offering. are traditional retail offering. in stratford—upon—avon, they might have an answer. have an answer. has opened more places to eat, drink and have fun instead. and have fun instead. i think stratford is different. stratford is different. have shakespeare, and we are a destination town, aren't we? destination town, aren't we? architecture, want to see experiences like this. experiences like this. the tourism trade that is keeping this place alive. this place alive. but not everywhere can rely on tourist. can rely on tourist. back to our high streets is difficult, but not impossible. difficult, but not impossible. the way we shop has changed. way we shop has changed.
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our high streets need to change as well. so is that the answer? joined by guests on the sofa this morning. morning. done up and down the country, as we saw in stratford—upon—avon. saw in stratford—upon—avon. back on, but not everywhere can do that. so how do we consider our high street? street? in future, to get more of us back on to them? to them? and restaurants, orjust creating places that people want to be? places that people want to be? but the high streets can still be part of that as well. part of that as well. we will talk a little bit more about that. that. wherever you are watching breakfast this morning. we will see you soon. good morning from bbc london news. i'm alpa patel. a teenager has been stabbed during a street fight in woolwich. it happened just after 7:00pm outside woolwich arsenal station.
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suffering from a stab injury. in west kensington. a 17—year—old girl has been arrested. using contactless payments, according to transport for london. method on buses, the underground and rail services in the capital. technology, because of its success. almost half of children in year 6 in luton are overweight or obese. to the england
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average. cancer are taking a preventative drug, according to a new study. were more likely to take the tamoxifen. of developing the disease. let's have a look at the travel situation now. the overground is part suspended. from junction 21 for the m1 and junction 19 watford. with bloemfontein road due to an accident. due to a building fire. let's have a check on the weather now with kate kinsella.
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good morning. it is a rather grey start out there today. start out there today. that cloud is going to hang around for much of the day. for much of the day. spots of rain, but in the most part it should remain dry. it should remain dry. now, there is not much in a way of sunshine. not much in a way of sunshine. one or two macs in areas of cloud leading into some brightness. leading into some brightness. breezy, and the temperatures feeling cool a result. cool a result. maximum somewhere between 12 and 15 celsius. celsius. at a band of rain clearing away southwards. southwards. it will drag and eventually some chillier ad. chillier ad. minimum the richer overnight between eight and 10 celsius. eight and 10 celsius. very traditional april a mixture of sunshine and showers. sunshine and showers. thunder, maybe some hail mixed in there.
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again, still quite breezy. cooler temperatures over the weekend. in half an hour. now, though, it is back to louise and dan. this is breakfast with dan and louise. achievements of men. later they'll be joined by the first statue of a woman. london. and also they tell us the duchess of cambridge is doing well. has been received
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the events are horrendous. that his life support was withdrawn late last night. alder hey hospital has yet to comment. there for treatment. in liverpool could end life support. he's tackling anti—semitism within the party. in the labour party. and consistent" action. 3 million, emergency supplies last year.
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to afford basic essentials. and demand for emergency food. president's state visit to the us. as a personal and friendly dinner last night. today include the iran nuclear deal and russian aggression. after having fallen ill the day after his wife barbara's funeral. to hospital in houston on sunday. but he is responding to treatment, according to his office.
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is being unveiled today. who fought for women's suffrage a century ago. following a two year petition by campaigner caroline criado—perez. we shall be speaking to them both later. later. baby names because the duke and duchess of cornwall but millicent. duchess of cornwall but millicent. i know millie is quite popular. also, beryl. but i know many of them. they will come back. will come back. i know lots of edith and also know a baby maude. and also know a baby maude. these old—fashioned names are coming back. old—fashioned names are coming back. little baby maude? there you
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go. champion league semi—final has crept up on us. up on us. six years ago since we had an english team in the semifinals. english team in the semifinals. it will be good to see them later on. will be good to see them later on. five—time european cup winners. haven't been to the semi—final stage in a spec —— in over a decade. in a spec —— in over a decade. isn't the only history between the two clubs in this competition. leg at anfield. in this competition. are delighted to be back with a chance of making it through... is all i need, i don't need anything else.
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the win moves everton up to eighth, newcastle are 10th. breaking down a very stubborn newcastle defence. finally, we did it. he came up with his third goal. city has arrived. he was a winner. of south africa because of consussion. loss to ireland last month. hartley has been told to take an extended rest from the game. 0wen farrell. crashes out in the opening round. champion shaun murphy went the same
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kate's new baby, born earlier this morning. morning. it is a boy, weighing in at £8, seven ounces. £8, seven ounces. prince william, we are told, was present... are told, was present... pull—outs in the papers were big news... melanie bromley is the chief news correspondent for the e! network. shejoins us now from our los angeles bureau. some degree of excitement? it has been an exciting day. been an exciting day. you say good morning, it is good evening here. morning, it is good evening here. here, we look to england for most of that.
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that. have the came -- at the cambridge ‘s change things? cambridge ‘s change things? they have modernised the royalfamily. have modernised the royalfamily. the major wedding are focusing on that. it is a modern—day fairytale. five hours during the wedding to bring it to all their fans. bring it to all their fans. them as this young new era of the royal family. them as this young new era of the royalfamily. royalfamily. hollywood movie stars with a rod was. with a rod was. the royal wedding is the event this year.
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the event this year. that we don't have a hollywood movie stars. stars. it does kind of have an old—fashioned 1950s interest to it. old—fashioned 1950s interest to it. and meghan markle, it will be blanket coverage. blanket coverage. will it be the same across the us? yes. it's honestly quite bonkers.
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honestly quite bonkers. the young people in america, the absolutely love. absolutely love. ultimately became engaged to and got married to a prince. married to a prince. people read about this when our children. about this when our children. this is very exciting. is very exciting. of people, the coverage is really gearing up at the moment. gearing up at the moment. tv movies, fictionalised versions of this love story. this love story. live coverage is going to take place on the day. going to take place on the day. people can't get enough of it. enjoy your evening, thank you very much. your evening, thank you very much. you really get a sense of how much americans love the story. americans love the
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story. not go down particularly well with some. some. newspapers, we will look at it later. you are watching breakfast from bbc news. into pedestrians in toronto. officials say it was a deliberate attack. he is tackling anti—semitism within the party. here is carol with a look at this morning's weather. good morning. good morning all. morning all temperatures are still in double figures across many areas. in double figures across many areas. today is going to be producing some rain across england and wales. rain across england and wales. northern ireland it is sunshine, bright spells and showers for you.
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bright spells and showers for you. and this long area of cloud coming in from the atlantic. in from the atlantic. all of that is rain bearing cloud. rain bearing cloud. it will accompany this weather front. accompany this weather front. jet stream, as you can see here, is right across the uk. right across the uk. develop around this area of high pressure. pressure. what we had this morning was a cloudy start. was a cloudy start. northern ireland, scotland, and for a time northern england. a time northern england. temperatures roughly where they should be. should be. with one or two brighter breaks here and there.
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and there. northwards and eastwards, and eventually it does clear away. eventually it does clear away. well, and those are our overnight lows. lows. morning, but a lot of dry weather around. around. thing, and then showers drifting in on the breeze over towards the east. on the breeze over towards the east. thundery, potentially with some hail. hail. generally around where they should be at this stage in april. be at this stage in april. touch of frost first thing across northern ireland and scotland. northern ireland and scotland. pushing across northern england as well. well. fair bit of dry weather and sunshine. sunshine. so, you can see the cloud building ahead of it.
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ahead of it. the south—west and wales will turn hazy at through the afternoon. hazy at through the afternoon. friday, the low pressure is coming our way for sure. our way for sure. the south—west but the whole band is moving northwards. moving northwards. dry, the same across parts of northern scotland. northern scotland. to highs of about 11, 12 or 13 as we pushed down towards the south. pushed down towards the south. especially in scotland and northern ireland. ireland. it is really quite a change, isn't it? change, isn't it? thank you very much indeed. he is one of australia's most successful filmakers. his credits include moulin rouge, romeo + juliet and the great gatsby. ballroom. and tonight, a theatrical adaptation starring will young opens in london. tim muffett went to meet the man who began
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the strictly phenomenon. tim muffett interviews baz luhrmann, and take one. action! wow. so we are at the piccadilly theatre in london. at the piccadilly theatre in london. where strictly ballroom, the live musical, is playing. musical, is playing. it is kind of like theatre is where it all began. like theatre is where it all began. a tiny little 20 minute play that i devised when i was at drama school. devised when i was at drama school. and i was born dancer. it is a little bit about my life. little bit about my life. realising that the storyline is not only holds up, but it uplifts. only holds up, but it uplifts. that i am in way associated with an actually have a great time. actually have a great time. i have never been able to do that. never been able to do that. but now you have? you have? i am thinking about doing it from now on. it from now on. an old man, going moulin rouge, keep going. more gin and tonic ‘s?
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more gin and tonic 's? movie became this massive international hit. did that surprise you? you? said, mate, that is the worst film i have ever seen. —— screened. going i am from the cannes festival, we want to screen the film. we want to screen the film. you have only one week to think about it. only one week to think about it. was like, i am ok, i don't need the week. i was like, yes. and the rest is what it is. is what it is. was the film success, ultimately it inspired strictly come dancing. inspired strictly come dancing. wanted to do strictly ballroom as a television show.
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television show. completely based on strictly ballroom. and i kind of knew it. american version of stricter come dancing. dancing. would you be a judge on the uk version of strictly come dancing? uk version of strictly come dancing? if i can fit it in, sure. ifi can fit it in, sure. if i can fit it in, sure. do you know craig, one of the judges? know craig, one of the judges? here's the kind of pantomime villain. villain. like you know nothing about the line of dense? that is what he is like. really? i was kidding. your name from mark to baz, because of a nickname at school. of a nickname at school. and changed my name by deed poll, to baz. baz. named after basil brush, effectively. because i have.
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you get these names, and they stick. i never imagined that. plenty more on that a little bit later on. on that a little bit later on. i loved embracing that nickname. loved embracing that nickname. mine was maid marian at school. was maid marian at school. a reason for that, my middle name is marion. of the high street names that have had a difficult start to 2018. at the challenges facing retailers. so bear with us, i hope you can hear us. us. pretty big challenges when it comes to how to revive the town centre. to how to revive the town centre. make it a place where people want to be?
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be? there are fewer shoppers and tenants to move into those stores. to move into those stores. so what is the answer? is the answer? have a couple of businesses here and dan has been crunching the numbers. dan has been crunching the numbers. good morning to you both. high—street up another country, there are a lot of empty places. why? nationally there is a vacancy rate of 12% or 13% across—the—board. rate of 12% or 13% across—the—board. a lot of that is secondary auto street copy. street copy. prime cities and locations are doing much better. locations are doing much better. the country as a whole, it is a very polarised picture. polarised picture. 250 locations, only 19 have showed rental growth. rental growth. want to live, work and send their kids and all the rest of it.
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kids and all the rest of it. fall off in retail and demand, and rents have fallen accordingly. rents have fallen accordingly. stores, and you are a bit of an anomaly. anomaly. alive and well, and people just have to think about it differently. to think about it differently. actually have a transactional website. website. group for the 18,000 members, and we tell a story. it is retail theatre. we are honest with our customers, it is exciting.
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is exciting. caring about your customer, and a lot of people who are on £7. lot of people who are on £7. power to make the experience worthwhile and valuable. worthwhile and valuable. the high streets, especially from our perspective, are thriving. our perspective, are thriving. when you hear that from fran, she is making it work. making it work. dead and we can't compete on the high—street? dead and we can't compete on the high-street? high-street? great story which bucks the wider trend, really. trend, really. fundamental problem is you have too much front—end retail floor space. much front—end retail floor space. retail has had a double whammy. locations haven't recovered from that. that. in addition, you have had the growth of online retailing.
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growth of online retailing. only 3% of sales, now we are pushing towards 18 or 20%. towards 18 or 20%. is a view that retailers just don't need as many stores any more. need as many stores any more. woolworths having a portfolio of 700 or 800 stores. or 800 stores. point of view we have too much front—end retail floor space. point of view we have too much front-end retail floor space. front-end retail floor space. we will leave it there, for now. will leave it there, for now. changing the way we view our high streets. streets. high street, but making them a place people want to be. people want to be. so more bars and restaurants, more experiences. restaurants, more experiences. m.. always nice to see the so far out and about. so far out and about. fa cup, we have a couple knocking about just in case. of the road?
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have been at the heart of communities for over a century. will be joined by the first ever female statue. she got there. time now to get the news, travel and weather where you are. good morning from bbc london news, i'm alpa patel. a teenager has been stabbed during a street fight in woolwich. it happened just after 7 o'clock outside woolwich arsenal station. treated for non—life threatening injuries. in west kensington.
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a 17—year—old girl has been arrested. near primary and secondary schools in luton has been approved. are overweight or obese. compared to the england average. using contactless payments, according to transport for london. on buses, the tube and rail services. technology because of its success here in london. cancer are taking a preventative drug, according to a new study. were more likely to take the tamoxifen. the risk of developing the disease. let's have a look at the
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travel situation now. there is a good service on the tube this morning. with the usual rush hour queues towards the blackwall tunnel. with bloemfontein road, due to an accident. that is towards regents park station, due to a building fire. good morning. it's a rather grey start out there today. is going to hang around for much of the day. should remain dry. now, there's not much in the way of sunshine. to a bit of brightness. dry and breezy, and the temperatures feeling cool as a result.
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we're looking at a maximum somewhere between 12 and 15 celsius. for tonight, we're looking at a band of rain clearing away southwards. some chillier air. between eight and 10 celsius. tomorrow a very traditional april day. a mixture of sunshine and showers. maybe some hail mixed in there. some of them quite heavy, again still quite breezy. and cooler temperatures over the weekend. i'm back in half an hour. plenty more on our website at the usual address. bye for now. hello — this is breakfast, with louise
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the worry. is there hope our high street? and cities are changing to keep up with the way we shop. night for liverpool. former team, roma. and carol has the weather. good morning. of england and wales, it's cloudy and would got rain coming our way. and would got rain coming our way. chilly as we go through the rest of the week. good morning. first our main story. into pedestrians on a busy street in toronto. the suspect has been named as 25—year—old alek minassian. he was arrested shortly after the attack. ruled out terrorism.
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0ur north america correspondent nada tafiq reports. toronto in an instant turned to chaos and carnage. chaos and carnage. everything and anything in its path for roughly one mile. for roughly one mile. spared injury described the horror that unfolded. that unfolded. just kidding people one by one, going down. going down. —— all lysine is this guy. it was a nightmare, man. police stopped the driver. stopped the driver. officers to shoot him in the head to kill him.
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kill him. tense moments as he was arrested without a single shot fired. without a single shot fired. resident of the toronto suburb of richmond hill. richmond hill. they believe this was a deliberate attack. a deliberate attack. security based on the information available at this time. available at this time. hospitalised, many in critical condition. condition. the driver to any organised terror group. group. answer the key question, what was the motive?
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tweeting his response to the attack in toronto. by the incident and thanked the first responders on the scene. partners as the investigation continues. that he's tackling anti—semitism within the party. jonathan blake in westminster. who will he be meeting? in terms of subject matter, what will be discussed ? in terms of subject matter, what will be discussed? will be discussed? to prove that he is tackling anti—semitism.
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anti—semitism. jeremy corbyn in an attempt to allay the concerns that these groups have. the concerns that these groups have. to demonstrate that he is taking action. action. there have been many examples of anti—semitism. examples of anti—semitism. climate among pockets of the labour party which jeremy corbyn himself. party which jeremy corbyn himself. theyjoined in to take a stand against anti—semitism. against anti—semitism. to apologise to the pain that it has caused. to the pain that it has caused. to recognise that he and the party needed to do more to tackle it. needed to do more to tackle it. groups have been very clear to make requests. requests. one of those whose accusations of anti—semitism. accusations of
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russian aggression. in celebration of the safe arrival of a new royal prince. yesterday morning at st mary's hospital in the capital. and a huge crowd of the world's press. their little brother, whose name has not yet been revealed. a message on the bt tower. the newspapers give the story huge coverage this morning. here's a flavour of the front pages and supplements. of the telegraph and
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the daily express. express. the daily mail, they have gone prince bonanza bonkers. gone prince bonanza bonkers. pages in the daily mail are entirely devoted to the new baby. devoted to the new baby. addition,, this souvenir pull—out as well. well. choose any paper, you are going to get some. going to get some. we don't even know his aim —— his name yet. know his aim —— his name yet. the prince with no name as far as are aware. are aware. to the nation as quickly as possible, appearing in public. possible, appearing in public. this of course, day two of his life. of course, day two of his life. he mentioned the gun salute. mentioned the gun salute. 41 gun is fired by the king 's troop. fired by the king
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's troop. wharf, there will be 62 guns fired by the honourable artillery company. by the honourable artillery company. will we see him again today? almost certainly not. certainly not. you that any baby will disrupt even the most well—organised family. the most well—organised family. of speculation about what his name will be. will be. expecting to meet the queen fairly soon. soon. convalescing from that hip operation. thank you very much indeed. all the statues in the square were men.
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that, which gained the support of the prime minister and others. unveiled opposite parliament. in parliament square now. thank you very much indeed for joining us. joining us. no female statues in parliament square. ijust couldn't believe it. someone has done something about this now. it's 2016. and i stopped and thought, they must have done something. have done something.
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statue and make sure they are all men and they were. men and they were. in to the inevitable and here we are. are. and you have been a supporter of this campaign, sadiq khan. of this campaign, sadiq khan. it's a brilliant campaign. brilliant campaign. belief, parliament square, so important. important. people and they are great people but only one woman. only one woman. important for our monuments reflect our society. our society. monuments matter or we wouldn't have them. wouldn't have them. pleased because caroline deserves massive credit. massive credit. she was part of the team from conception until now.
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team from conception until now. the creator is also a woman. creator is also a woman. manager —— the project manager also a woman. a woman. we need these role models in prominent places. in prominent places. millions will pass parliament square. pass parliament square. this should have happened decades ago. have happened decades ago. tel is a little bit about millicent fawcett. little bit about millicent fawcett. why her? statue of a woman who did not have a statue. statue. emmeline pankhurstjust around the corner.
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corner. in 1928 watching the equal franchise act being passed. act being passed. it was a lifetime in the making. in the making. thing for women and humanity doesn't have a statue anywhere. have a statue anywhere. i can't help but notice your necklace. but notice your necklace. something reflected in what millicent fawcett was doing. millicent fawcett was doing. to courage everywhere", "and it's a voice shall not be denied. voice shall not be denied. affecting the death of emily wells davidson.
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davidson. ways from different walks of life to fight for one thing. fight for one thing. could ask you, sadiq khan, a couple of other questions. of other questions. weekend in london, a young lad stabbed overnight in london. stabbed overnight in london. how worried are you buy what is going on? going on? the country, it's been going up since 2014. since 2014. increased the investment to providing services for young people. providing services for young
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people. again, doesn't make up for the cuts of the last seven or eight years. of the last seven or eight years. teachers, civic leaders, faith leaders. leaders. safety or respect or belonging to joina criminal gang. safety or respect or belonging to join a criminal gang. join a criminal gang. sense of frustration that message doesn't seem to be getting through? doesn't seem to be getting through? perpetrators and bring about justice. justice. please call crimestoppers anomalously. anomalously. be number is very simple, 0800 555111.
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simple, 0800 555111. is ok to use a knife or carry a knife —— the number —— people think. knife —— the number —— people think. jewish leaders today, is he doing enough? enough? pleased thejewish groups are going along to seejeremy corbyn. along to seejeremy corbyn. they are a racist cash zero tolerance place. tolerance place. investigations and they must be kicked out —— zero tolerance place. kicked out —— zero tolerance place. labour party is a safe place for them if they hold these views. them if they hold these views.
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sneak preview 0n breakfast or is she under wraps? absolutely not. you will have to tune in at 11am. will have to tune in at 11am. ” thought i would try my luck. worth a go! if you don't ask, you never know. here's carol with a look at this morning's weather. what a beautiful picture behind use, good morning. it is lovely -- behind you. country because you have bright spells, sunshine and showers. spells, sunshine and showers. building and rain coming in —— similar to this. what's happening? coming across our shores, this is a weather front.
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weather front. conditions you would expect in april. april. anglia and parts of cumbria, lincolnshire and yorkshire later on. lincolnshire and yorkshire later on. far north of england, northern ireland and scotland. ireland and scotland. up for you, temperatures roughly 15 or maybe a bit more. or maybe a bit more. we have this rain, continuing its journey into the north sea. journey into the north sea. will get the odd heavy burst, but fairly persistent. fairly persistent. with the showers in the north—west n we carry on. with the showers in the north—west —— we carry on. in between, clearer skies.
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skies. are likely to be heavy and thundery with hail mixed in for good measure. with hail mixed in for good measure. temperatures, 11 to 15. continuing, some getting in across northern england. northern england. although there will be the odd shower around, many will miss them. shower around, many will miss them. south—west england and wales turning more hazy. more hazy. rain from the south—west, pushing steadily north through the day. steadily north through the day. scotland, and the east of scotland, it should be dry. it should be dry. temperatures, nothing to write home about.
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aho, carol! you were saying yesterday... . you were saying yesterday... yesterday... we have something to cheer everyone up. -- oh, carol! there we go. there is enormous coverage on the royal baby. royal baby. some people might be suffering from royal baby overload. suffering from royal baby overload. but if you in america, let's look at how they cover it there. —— if you are in america. how about that for a birth announcement?
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that's the way they do it. it. born earlier this morning: —— we spoke earlier to a correspondent. spoke earlier to a correspondent. and if you want to read it you can help yourself to a souvenir edition. help yourself to a souvenir edition. entire addition is a souvenir edition. edition. a tough year last year for the high—street. of shutting down. a town badly affected by closures. good
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centres like this one? to get people back into the town centre. it's just so different to what it was. friends margaret and ken have lived in doncaster nearly all their lives. they've seen this town change. street and market. but today, things are rather different. and this came in its place. but i do think it's very sad to see all these empty shops. the high street now is banks and butty shops and bars. there in the daytime at all. and feel very different.
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up shop here. here is now empty. but for fran bishop, empty shops mean new opportunities. and doesn't sell online. the high street is not dead, you know. it's a nightmare when people do say that because... is alive and thriving. 18 months if the high street was dying. giving your customers a true, traditional retail offering. but here in stratford—upon—avon, they might have an answer. it has opened more places to eat, drink and have fun instead. i think stratford's
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the way we shop has changed. high streets up and down the country? —— empty stores. we will talk about that later. time now to get the news, travel and weather where you are. good morning from bbc london news, i'm alpa patel. a teenager has been stabbed during a street fight in woolwich. it happened just after 7am outside woolwich arsenal station. treated for non—life threatening injuries. in west kensington. a 17—year—old girl has been arrested. near primary and secondary schools in luton has been approved. are overweight or obese. compared to the england
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average. using contactless payments according to transport for london. on buses, the tube and rail services. technology because of its success here in london. cancer are taking a preventative drug, according to a new study. were more likely to take the tamoxifen. the risk of developing the disease. let's have a look at the travel situation now. there is a good service on the tube
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this morning. westbound towards the east india dock road —— a13. that is towards regents park station due to a building fire. 0nto the all—important weather forecast, here's kate kinsella. good morning. it's a rather grey start out there today. is going to hang around for much of the day. should remain dry. now, there's not much in the way of sunshine. to a bit of brightness. dry and breezy, and the temperatures feeling cool as a result. we're looking at a maximum somewhere between 12 and 15 celsius. for tonight, we're looking at a band of rain clearing away southwards. some chillier air. between eight and 10 celsius. tomorrow a very traditional april day.
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a mixture of sunshine and showers. maybe some hail mixed in there. some of them quite heavy, again still quite breezy. and cooler temperatures over the weekend. i'm back in half an hour. plenty more on our website at the usual address. now, though, it's back to dan and louise. bye for now. hello, this is breakfast with dan and louise. stories from bbc news. was driven into pedestrians on a busy street in toronto. as 25—year—old alek minassian. minister said the incident was not related to national
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terminally ill to your baby facing his final battle. his final battle. continues to breathe unaided this morning. morning. they received the support of the pope and the italian authorities. pope and the italian authorities. allowed to travel to italy for treatment. treatment. sitting in the waiting area, ready to take off. area, ready to take off. you let the president of bambiino gesu in the hospital? alfie! alderhey, trying to storm the hospital reception. hospital reception. managed to enter the hospital but were blocked by police. were blocked by police. is yet to comment on the latest developments.
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he's tackling anti—semitism within the party. in the labour party. and consistent" action. there is no place for anti—semitism in the labour party. thejewish groups are going to see jeremy corbyn. jeremy corbyn. be a zero tolerance place for anybody who has racist views. anybody who has racist views. racist and the labour party should not be a home to them. not be a home to them. against anyone in our party, they are kicked out of our party.
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against roma. decade since they were in the semi—final. semi—final. at least they have been for quite a long time. for quite a long time. now is the chance to flex their muscles. chance to flex their muscles. haven't seen in english team are a good six years or so. good six years or so. brilliant, isn't it? isn't it? what a night, what an atmosphere there will be. against his former club roma tonight for the first leg at anfield. in this competition. are delighted to be back with a chance of making it through... that is all i need, i don't need anything else.
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that a little. the win moves everton up to eighth, newcastle are 10th. of south africa because of consussion. loss to ireland last month. hartley has been told to take an extended rest from the game. champion shaun murphy went the same way. the deciding frame. there was a lovely moment. 14 year old everton fan jack mclinden. he suffers from multiple illnesses. of being a mascot with
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popular. risk took the preventative drug, tamoxifen. published the study — he's here. london newsroom. thank you very much the joining us. sam, if i could ask you, what did you find? you find? some women were opting out of taking this? of taking this? about 15% of them were willing to take it as a preventative therapy. take it as a preventative therapy. why was
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that? likely to take medication than those who weren't. who weren't. medication compared with only 4% who didn't have a child. didn't have a child. did you know about the drug before you started taking it? you started taking it? opportunity to speak with my oncologist. oncologist. supported where i was treated so i was able to ask about side—effects. was able to ask about side—effects. i was able to ask about the risks and benefits. and benefits. is that right, you had breast cancer?
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breast cancer? will be on tamoxifen for ten years unless i want to start a family. pause it if you want to have a family? family? will be in accordance with my oncologist. oncologist. i will be supported by the 13 —— fertility clinic. the 13 —— fertility clinic. they will check that it is safe. will check that it is safe. because the longer i am off, the more risk their readers. more risk their readers. i can have some scans while i am pregnant. some scans while i am pregnant. ultrasound is useful. ultrasound is safe for pregnant women.
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women. looking at is it being used for prevention. prevention. then the people using drugs for prevention rather than the cure? prevention rather than the cure? patients and clinicians in describing —— prescribing this. patients and clinicians in describing -- prescribing this. describing -- prescribing this. with the trauma of the diagnosis of breast cancer. breast cancer. within prevention is better than cure at this stage. better than cure at this stage. clare has been well—informed gynaecologists. gynaecologists. setting, we think materials provided to patients are not adequate. to patients are not adequate. information to make an informed decision. decision.
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it's obviously a very complicated decision. complicated decision. different in every person but how has it affected you? has it affected you? there are menopausal side—effects. menopausal side—effects. they go to a natural menopause but it comes on much more suddenly. hot flushes. flushes. infertility in women of childbearing age like me. childbearing age like me. the side—effects to me are bearable. side—effects to me are bearable. there, ijust think you need to know where to look in some cases. where to look in some cases. you very much, clare and sam as well.
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here's carol with a look at this morning's weather. good morning all. temperatures haven't fallen that low overnight. overnight. we are still in double figures across many parts of the uk. figures across many parts of the uk. across parts of england and wales through the day. through the day. through the very far north of england. far north of england. of bright spells and sunshine and showers. showers. you can see a satellite picture, this goes back six hours. picture, this goes back six hours. it extends all the way out into the atlantic. that is a weather front. here is right across us at the moment. moment. last week, it was to the north of us. north of us. a cloudy start of many after a bright start. after a bright start.
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read across 0rkney, pushing to the north. 0rkney, pushing to the north. we've got the rain piling in. got the rain piling in. east anglia, edging to the north at the same time. the same time. parts of lancashire and lincolnshire and yorkshire. some sunshine. are looking at could prove to be heavy. heavy. around parts of northern england and the midlands. clear skies follow—on behind. west of northern ireland. we are looking at 5— 10 celsius.
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are looking at 5— 10 celsius. and also some hail embedded in them as well, typical april weather. as well, typical april weather. temperatures up to 15, where they should be at this stage in april. should be at this stage in april. of frost here even, but largely dry for much of the uk. for much of the uk. a better chance of staying dry, as will south wales. will south wales. build through the morning, turning the sunshine hazy. the sunshine hazy. the end of the day missing northern ireland and northern england. i saw a little bit of good news in their! ever the optimist, you! -- there.
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a line under the scandal. waiving naturalisation fees and language tests. she also vowed speedy compensation for anyone who had suffered loss. with his parents. thanks for coming on and telling us about your story. about your story. 60s on your dad is passport, when did the problems start for you? did the problems start for you? -- dad is. dad is. it happened ten years ago when i lived in scotland. when i lived in scotland. licence and they kept on sending the documents back.
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documents back. certificate as proof of your existence basically? existence basically? no, no, they did not. did not. of the problem is, what happened after that? i went to see an mp. -- problems. problems. it came back and i was told i don't exist on any day. told i don't exist on any day. and hearing about in the last few days? well, it's overwhelming. you feel like it is something out of the twilight zone —— you feel like.
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the twilight zone —— you feel like. been associated with that over the last few years? it has come to light. light. it doesn't make any difference to you? difference to you? any difference because it has affected my whole life. affected my whole life. actually felt like a prisoner in the united kingdom for over 50 years. united kingdom for over 50 years. i've never been able to go anywhere. compensation for what you've been through, winston? oh, definitely. almost definitely, because, you know, it's been total hell.
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know, it's been total hell. you're being cold you don't even belong, it doesn't knock you. belong, it doesn't knock you. only imagine the effect that has new. new. you felt like a prisoner, how has it affected you? affected you? your life —— effect that it's had on new. new. i've never been able to travel, i've never met some family members. i've never met some family members. —— affect that it's had on you. -- affect that it's had on you. people, i'm angry with the establishment. establishment. appreciate you coming and telling your story on breakfast.
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thank you. certificate, was told it wasn't acceptable. acceptable. during this time in the uk and one of the many cases need addressing. of the many cases need addressing. m. last week when they first discussed the windrush scandals. the windrush scandals. thoughts, you know how to contact us. —— send us your thoughts. of the high street names that have had a difficult start to 2018. looking at the challenges facing retailers.
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good morning. getting more tenants back into the shops. shops. doncaster this morning, nice to see you all. you all. stores, how do you get people back into town centres? into town centres? significant challenges ash town centre. centre. what we have locally is a good masterplan —— town centre. good masterplan —— town centre. more to do —— french gate shopping centre. centre. the foot fall our retailers need to thrive and grow. thrive and
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grow. and consolidated you would have a nice town centre. nice town centre. because shoppers are behaving differently today. differently today. that's having a profound impact on the high street. the high street. lots of areas a town, lots of empty shops and no shoppers to fill them? shops and no shoppers to fill them? making it about than retail but entertainment and leisure.
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entertainment and leisure. there's the chance to bring that onto guy street. onto guy street. you don't have a website —— onto the high street. high street. passionate about the high street and how would you make it work? how would you make it work? just brought retail back to its core of traditional values. of traditional values. in the community in the high street and regenerating it. and regenerating it. show customers the fabrics —— we post a live videos. post a live videos. is it easy to do because you are a small retailer? because you are a small retailer? —— we post live videos. we post live videos. if you are bigger it is harder to do that?
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place to shop. to more people, including the guys in the market in doncaster. in the market in doncaster. see you very soon. but what about the shop at the end of the road? have been at the heart of communities for over a century. about that then you can find us on e—mail or social media. time now to get the news, travel and weather where you are. good morning from bbc london news, i'm alpa patel. needing their services since last year. cost of essentials. and demand for emergency food supplies.
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a teenager has been stabbed during a street fight in woolwich. it happened just after 7pm outside woolwich arsenal station. treated for his injuries. two teenage girls have been stabbed in west kensington. a 17—year—old girl has been arrested. near primary and secondary schools in luton has been approved. are overweight or obese. compared to the england average. to transport for london. are made using contactless on buses, the tube and rail services. technology because of its success here in london. let's have a look at the travel situation now. there's a good service on
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the tube this morning. due to a faulty train. tojunction 10, these are delays after overnight lane closures. with bloemfontein road due to an accident. due to a building fire. kate kinsella. good morning. it's a rather grey start out there today. is going to hang around for much of the day. should remain dry. now, there's not much in the way of sunshine. to a bit of brightness. dry and breezy, and the temperatures feeling cool as a result.
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we're looking at a maximum somewhere between 12 and 15 celsius. for tonight, we're looking at a band of rain clearing away southwards. some chillier air. between eight and 10 celsius. tomorrow a very traditional april day. a mixture of sunshine and showers. maybe some hail mixed in there. some of them quite heavy, again still quite breezy. and cooler temperatures over the weekend. i'm back in half an hour. plenty more on our website at the usual address. now, though, it's back to dan and louise. bye for now. hello, this is breakfast, with louise minchin and dan
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walker. into pedestrians in toronto. a suspect is under arrest. motive remains unclear. everybody, all these people on the streets, getting hit, one by one. good morning. it's tuesday the 24th of april. with his dad joking about "three times the worry". good morning. is there hope for our high streets?
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high streets? deal with the change in the way that we shop. good morning. in sport, it's champions league semifinal night for liverpool. all eyes are on their star man mo salah. can he fire liverpool into the final againt his former team, roma? tim muffett interviews baz luhrmann, take one, action! about strictly ballroom hitting the west end. and carol has the weather. good morning. rain arriving, pushing northwards and eastwards. and eastwards. and showers, or at worst, bright spells. i will have more in 15 minutes. minutes. carol, thank you. good morning. first our main story. into pedestrians on a busy
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street in toronto. the suspect has been named as 25 year—old alek minassian. he was arrested shortly after the attack. ruled out terrorism. 0ur north america correspondent nada tafiq reports. the north york area of toronto in an instant turned to chaos and carnage. instant turned to chaos and carnage. and hitting anything in its path for roughly one mile. roughly one mile. spared injury describe the horror that unfolded. that unfolded. hitting people one by one, going down. oh, man. it was a nightmare, man. man. blocks away, police stopped the driver.
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driver. he yelled for the officers to shoot him in the head to kill him. him in the head to kill him. moments as he was arrested without a single shot fired. single shot fired. alek minassian, a resident of the toronto suburb of richmond hill. toronto suburb of richmond hill. they believe this was a deliberate attack. attack. national security based on the information available at this time. information available at this time. ten people have died and 15 others remain hospitalised. remain hospitalised. many in critical condition. critical condition. evidence to connect the driver to any organised terror group.
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any organised terror group. still they have yet to answer the key question. what was the motive? tweeting his response to the attack in toronto. the first responders on the scene. as the investigation continues. life support was withdrawn late last night. outside alder hey hospital. the hospital itself is yet to comment. will batchelor has the details. crowds gather outside liverpool's alder hey hospital. alder hey hospital. terminally ill two—year—old may be facing his final battle.
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facing his final battle. o'clock last night, according to his family. he is still breathing now. his mum is sitting next to him, she feels comfortable with him. feels comfortable with him. on a ventilator, and he is not suffering. suffering. treat, and they have received the support of the pope. support of the pope. was not allowed to travel to italy for treatment. for treatment. alfie has been granted italian citizenship. granted italian citizenship. trying to storm the hospital reception. reception. enter the hospital, but were by police. police. alder hey has yet to comment on the latest developments.
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would see it. khan, was asked about the issue on breakfast a little earlier on. breakfast a little earlier on. jewish groups are going along to see jeremy corbyn. jeremy corbyn. be a zero tolerance place for anybody who has racist views. anybody who has racist views. racist, and the labour party is not a home for them. racist, and the labour party is not a home forthem. racist, and the labour party is not a home for them. a home for them. party and they are upheld, they should be kicked out of the party. should be kicked out of the party. these groups who are meeting jeremy corbyn today. corbyn today. independent ombudsman overseeing the investigation.
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investigation. groups for action, not just words, it is unlikely to be the end of it. it is unlikely to be the end of it. jonathan, thank you very much. and social care funding. minister pledged to put more money into the sector. health and social care. on the second day of the french president's state visit to the us. "personal and friendly" dinner last night. today include the iran nuclear deal and russian aggression. having fallen ill the day after his wife barbara's funeral. in houston on
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caroline criado—perez. statues of woman in parliament square. square. that has led to millicent fawcett being unveiled later today. child into the world. of succession to the throne. we'll talk about that in a moment. the waiting world reacted. buckingham palace proudly announces the birth of a new royal prince! the birth of a new royal prince! is fantastic news, i am stoked, it isjust wonderful! is fantastic news, i am stoked, it is just wonderful! we love them. as americans, we love them. it is great news.
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wall—to—wall coverage on television, the newspapers, america. the newspapers, america. you surprised by the intense interest? surprised by the intense interest? not really. their family growing doesn't surprise me at all. surprise me at all. traditional to take a few days to come up with the name? come up with the name? princess charlotte before we found out the name. out the name. and arthur is currently top of the list. currently top of the list. that is rather regal name. will they go for that? that? family for a while in the direct line of succession. line of succession. sons was a prince arthur, that was way back in the 19th century. way back in the 19th century. charlotte in the line to the throne, but not any more.
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but not any more. before that, that is what happened, boys took precedent. boys took precedent. the queen visit at a certain time, the rest of the family gather round? the rest of the family gather round? there are royal ways of doing things. there are, but this is informal. informal. see them in the next couple of days, see the cars at kensington palace. see the cars at kensington palace. maybe in the next week or so she will visit. will visit. baby, they have sort of got it down to a t, this is what they do. to a t, this is what they do. comes out, shows the world, and that's it.
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that's it. her newborn less than 12 hours after she gave birth. she gave birth. they just look very happy and content. content. doing all this coverage of the royal baby, there is that argument. baby, there is that argument. harry and meghan markle later in the year. harry and meghan markle later in the yea r. harry and meghan markle later in the year. year. two very different appetites for this thing. for this thing. meghan in the royalfamily, that is driving some of it. driving some of it. wallis simpson but in a much more positive way.
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positive way. want, the members of the public want. want. and, as most parents would, look after their new baby. after their new baby. photos, but they didn't speak to the press. press. private moment but in a very public way for this family. way for this family. throne himself, but what might the role be in his future life? role be in his future life? like princess anne or the earl of wessex.
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wessex. working, itjust might be a more slimmed down royal family. slimmed down royal family. victoria, thank you very much indeed. thank you very much indeed. suspect you have a busy few weeks ahead! ahead! news, every single paper, most of the papers have a polite today. the papers have a polite today. also a 16 page souvenir pull—out as well. 35 pages, just view. love to look back and see how many there were for prince george. there were for prince george. possibly more! thank you very much indeed. it is 16 minutes past eight. you're watching breakfast from bbc news. the main stories this morning. into pedestrians in toronto.
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officials say it was a deliberate attack. assure them he's tackling anti—semitism within the party. was quite a bit of coverage of carol's 20 years. and why not. good morning, old. morning, old. you may notice that it's quite cloudy. cloudy. of bright spells, sunshine and showers. showers. clipping south cumbria and heading into yorkshire.
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into yorkshire. across northern ireland and scotland, some of them heavy. scotland, some of them heavy. temperature wise, roughly four we should be in april, 11—15. should be in april, 11—15. rain across 0rkney moving away, brightening up through the day. brightening up through the day. wales, temperatures chilly in aberdeen, generally 5—10. aberdeen, generally 5—10. breeze, we see some in central and eastern parts of the uk. eastern parts of the uk. summer hill thrown in, against temperatures in double figures.
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difference. the end of carol kirkwood but you are not going anywhere, are you? are not going anywhere, are you? not unless you know something i don't! unless you know something i don't! no plans to move unless i am psyched! psyched! word, starred that hashed tag now, 20 years of carol! thank you! and down the country. are at risk of shutting down. affected by closures. the fish stall is open.
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back into the town centre further to live, work or shop. live, work or shop. to close and leaving vacant properties behind them. properties behind them. instead to go to out—of—town shopping centres instead. shopping centres instead. same sort of challenges facing places like doncaster. it's just so different
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to what it was. friends margaret and ken have lived in doncaster nearly all their lives. they've seen this town change. high street and market. but today, things are rather different. and this came in its place. but i do think it's very sad to see all these empty shops. the high street now is banks, betting shops and bars. there's no reason for people to go there in the daytime at all. and feel very different. to shut up shop here. stores here is now empty. but for fran bishop, empty
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shops mean new opportunities. and doesn't sell online. the high street is not dead, you know. it's a nightmare when people do say that because... is alive and thriving. months if the high street was dying. traditional retail offering. but here in stratford—upon—avon, they might have an answer. it has opened more places to eat, drink and have fun instead. i think stratford's different. 0ne, we have shakespeare, and we're a destination
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town, aren't we? want to see experiences like this. thanks to the tourism trade that's keeping this place alive. but not everywhere can rely on tourists. but not impossible. the way we shop has changed, our high streets need to change too. doncaster, on this market for 40 yea rs. 40 yea rs. 40 years. you've seen a change a lot? change a lot? a lot, especially the last 3—4 years. what has
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changed? will also beat and always beat everybody else. everybody else. houses and cars, we are closed when they are coming home from work. they are coming home from work. people say you should be open for longer... longer... this is a new generation, it's what we are looking up, my son. it's what we are looking up, my son. is very expensive, the town centre is looking very tired. is looking very tired. market in britain, we have won it three times. three times.
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other thing stopping people coming here? here? involved to save this town, it's a fantastic town. fantastic town. stepping in, what happens to doncaster and the town centre? doncaster and the town centre? going to war, they cannot afford the new leases. new leases. from your perspective, good luck for another 40 years. another 40 years.
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get the news, travel and weather for you are. good morning. that is what is going to come for the rest of the week. the rest of the week. at orjust below the average, really. really. moving its way into central areas through the day. through the day. but also showers for scotland and indeed northern ireland.
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indeed northern ireland. south cumbria and north yorkshire as well. maximum temperatures, 12 or 13 degrees. degrees. anglia as it pushes away into the north sea. north sea. western areas into wednesday morning, but with some clear spells. morning, but with some clear spells. low single figures in the north, three in aberdeen. three in aberdeen. showers, so april showers on wednesday.
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