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they feared a whitewash. disadvantaged pupils. of student deaths. says the public must be told how it happened. in the city of bristol in just the last month. if we ignore it, we public transport, in a bid to tackle childhood will have failed a generation. obesity. on the nhs but, more than that, we will be destroying lives. at what else is coming up this evening on bbc news. are failing to identity and support students who are vulnerable. from campaigners who more money for grammar schools in england. feared a whitewash. will it mean more choice for parents or greater social division? and the children who'll now lose
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their mothers to cancer. will it now win the confidence of the local community? it hasn't hit me that i'm dying. for social mobility. because i'm so... worried... that people are going to get away papers will be bringing with it. us. banning junk food ads on public transport in london. is this the nanny state orjust the ticket to tackle obesity? the extraordinary rise of liverpool teenager, trent alexander—arnold. # don't give up, no, no... for britain at eurovision? and racing 92. good
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evening. are being failed by gaps in care when at their most vulnerable. an entire generation could be failed. in what is the third case of its kind in the last month. show that 146 students took their own lives in 2016. has been hearing from some of those affected.
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unexpected at the university of bristol, a community in mourning. bristol, a community in mourning. of which are still awaiting an inquest verdict. inquest verdict. support well—being and resilience in our students. our students. before he left home to go to university. university. problem for the universities in bristol. bristol. son henry was studying photography in london. in london. students who took their own lives in 2016.
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he had lost weight. he had dark shadows under his eyes. dark shadows under his eyes. he was clearly in crisis. clearly in crisis. just a shell of a person that he used to be. used to be. tightly, and it was almost like an uncanny kind of goodbye. uncanny kind of goodbye. he took his own life five days later. own life five days later. conditions are increasing among students. students. inevitably, other mental health issues get dressed as well. issues get dressed as well.
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policy and in terms of training and support targeting that end too. support targeting that end too. what are the things they are focusing on? 30, training. contractually obliged to undergo mental health first aid training. mental health first aid training. have difficult conversations in a non—clinical setting. non—clinical setting. dogs to help lower stress and anxiety. anxiety. technologies should be the norm across all uk campuses. across all uk campuses. university, yes, i think we have to radically change that. radically change that. that we have with other parties, the nhs. nhs. if we ignore it, we will have failed a generation. failed a generation. setting ourselves up for huge costs and burdens on the nhs.
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and burdens on the nhs. lives, and that is something that i don't think we can ignore. don't think we can ignore. universities acknowledge that there is a problem. is a problem. the issue is pursuing the best way to tackle it. the best way to tackle it. chi chi izundu, bbc news. co. information on 08000155 998. would press ahead with an expansion programme for selective schools. disadvantaged pupils. 0ur political correspondent alex forsyth reports. townley grammar school in south—east london is in demand. there's a waiting list to get in. the test and secured their place.
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i cried, i was so happy. it was really amazing. was it the same for you? yeah. i was really relieved. because everyone you know at your age is still doing it. when you get in, it is quite a nice feeling. the head here knows grammar schools are controversial. on their ability does not have to be exclusive. are they in a grammar school because they are privileged? no. creating opportunities for them. take more disadvantaged pupils. it is part of a wider shake—up. could open new faith schools.
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for parents around the country. expanding grammar schools that get the most talk. the most talk. one—to—one help across the curriculum, which would be helpful. curriculum, which would be helpful. into it, which means it opens the door to more children. door to more children. putting more money in should be a priority. priority. other children and leaves everybody else left behind. else left behind. ideologically driven to help the select few. select few.
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lift the ban on new grammar schools altogether. altogether. parliament, so this is a slimmed down version. down version. school expansion was already in the pipeline. pipeline. the sweeping education reforms the government had hoped. government had hoped. at towneley grammar know how they would describe their school. would describe their school. i think i would say diversity. probably inclusive. and you? i would say challenging. in a good way? yeah. i would say enjoyable. would say enjoyable. alex forsyth, bbc news, south—east london. democratic republic of congo. park when they were abducted. ben ando is with me. what more do
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we know? sits in the middle of the continent of africa. of africa. under attack from unknown gunmen this morning. this morning. was killed in the attack on there were captured. were captured. condition they are in or even if any ransom demands have been made. ransom demands have been made. foreign office says it is in contact with the authorities in the congo. with the authorities in the congo. people visit, but foreign office advice is not to visit. advice is not to visit. area beset by war and by militias operating. operating. rangers and a driver were killed there. ben, thank you. demands for a bigger panel.
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for the second phase of the investigation. the inquiry is due to begin hearing formal evidence next month. our home affairs correspondent tom symonds has the latest. right from the start, the chairman was under pressure. was under pressure. preconception about me as a person, that's up to you. that's up to you. social failings they believed lie at the heart of this tragedy. the heart of this tragedy. that it be led not by one man, but by a panel of experts. by a panel of experts. now the prime minister has bowed to pressure. minister has bowed to pressure. additional panel members to support your
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chairmanship. your chairmanship. the local community and members of the grenfell united. the grenfell united. whose lives have been devastated by the fire. the fire. are here and we need to look forward now. it's a first step. happened in the run—up and during that awful night. that awful night. wider issues behind the fire next year. and that list of issues is long. long. we want to know why the fire started, how the fire started. started, how the fire started. were supposed to listen to the concerns of the community. concerns of the community. why did this happen? this happen?
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since grenfell and the anger that followed. followed. community can support, will not be easy. no names have yet been suggested. suggested. the prime minister will have the final decision. have the final decision. tom symonds, bbc news. the campaign group leave. after an investigation into funding during the 2016 referendum campaign. executive liz bilney to the police. of a "politically motivated attack on brexit. bills from next month. and electricity prices. npower says typical annual dual fuel bills will rise by 5. or £64 a year. on fixed rate contracts.
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were all clear. 17 have since died. to an american company. to discuss the issue. here's our ireland correspondent chris page. people in ireland. but the result of her smear test was wrong. and is now terminally ill. the cancer is throughout my body. in place for my children. are going to get away with it.
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taken by this woman, vicky phelan from limerick. she was awarded 2. laboratory which was carrying out tests for the irish health service. doctors have given her between six and 12 months to live. time with my children. the money will provide for my family. becoming more clear. resigned today. cabinet meeting. the taoiseach apologised to emma mhic mhathuna. that can give her comfort at this time. my friends.
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those young children could be my nephews. likely to keep asking questions. to ensure no one else will die needlessly. as i have here. children will grow up without a mother. mother.
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counselling but opposition parties are likely to keep up the pressure. are likely to keep up the pressure. to get to the truth about what's happened. happened. chris, thank you. our top story this evening. young people are being failed by gaps in mental health care. contest where certain parts of the show have found themselves censored. being played against pakistan at malahide. and buses in london, under new proposals from the mayor.
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and 11—year—olds are overweight or obese. but the advertising industry says the move would have little impact. our health editor hugh pym reports. out of the public transport system. out of the stations. you can do so, on public transport and so on. you've got to go elsewhere. primary school leavers are overweight or obese. primary school leavers. restrictions will make a
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difference. reduce child obesity. for campaigners, like jamie oliver, new rules are essential. we've got to protect our kids. but there are rules to the game. historically, there hasn't been. sadiq stood up and said there are rules to the game. play or get out, and that's fair enough. and was working with experts on healthy meal options. curbs on media campaigns for young audiences. the strictest in the world. to the uk for leadership.
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on london's transport network? it should be banned. especiallyjust for the kids, you know. bombarding them with all this images of all this food. which they probably want. it's not good for them, is it? bans don't work. and i don't think it's a good idea. advertising junk food. anywhere. in england are expected soon. supermarket promotions of less healthy products. stand—by for big changes in the way food is to families. food is marketed to families. hugh pym, bbc news. to the west of edinburgh. he'd been missing since wednesday.
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as passionate and articulate. struggles with depression. outside northern ireland. months ago after admitting over 500 offences, including five murders. he would normally have been sent to prison for 35 years. on the champions league final. repeat his heroic performances over the past season. he still lives with his mum. our sports editor dan roan has been to
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meet him. he's liverpool's home—grown hero. final and maybe even this summer's world cup. brothers, he told me about his meteoric rise. and such support from the fans is incredible. it's been an unbelievable journey for me and the family. training ground. i was looking up to and wanted to aspire to become. the scousers in the team. inspiration, motivation that it can happen to a
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local lad. this has been the defender‘s breakthrough season. what a moment for the teenager! against cristiano ronaldo's real madrid. that you can, to get that opportunity, hopefully. bigger than that. gareth southgate's world cup squad when it's announced next week. you watch them whenever they are on and it's just... it obviously it's a dream to be able to... day, i'll get the honour of doing that. kickabout in the back garden with his brothers. each other. try to hit as hard as we can at each other. and hope you don't get injured! mr klopp won't be happy. no, no, no.
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getting his own place quite yet. a lot of young players move out too quick. money and you think that you can cope with things. and then... that's when things start to go wrong. want to keep a close eye on me. they don't want me to... think, for the time being, i'll be stuck here. alexander—arnold's one of english football's brightest prospects. for club, and now maybe country, a career that's right on target. dan roan, bbc news. watching the mammoth musical event that is the eurovision song contest. though we haven't won for more than two decades. david sillito is there for us live.
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remember, eurovision has grown like topsy. topsy. oddities and orientations is now going to be... going to be... now caused some problems with its now global audience. eurovision has arrived in lisbon. and now with a smile, please. laughter. it brings with it its own special atmosphere. france and germany... and even the huge semifinal shows now shown around the world. # i thought we'd be together... but viewers in china did not see this. to have been blurred. of its eurovision rights.
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notjust of song, but a celebration of diversity and tolerance. # hey brother, do you remember when we were kids with no fear? but it is still a competition. the uk's hopeful this year is surie and she has many supporters. go, surie! however... does britain stand a chance? no. once upon a time, the uk was a eurovision superpower. the last 20 years? not so good. # hold your head up, don't give up, no, no... but in this festival of diversity, there is always hope.
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have you thought about if you win? come bust into just litter and feathers because that's eurovision. feathers because that's eurovision. # don't give up. david sillito, bbc news, lisbon. time for a look at the weather. here's helen willets. the weather looks better in lisbon. we will not have a repeat of last weekend here. weekend here. the rain is here already in dorset. already in dorset. henley—on—thames but you can see the rain advancing here. rain advancing here. it is just the east hanging onto the weather.
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ireland getting down to three celsius, so a touch of ground frost. celsius, so a touch of ground frost. further east but it isn't a bad start to the weekend. start to the weekend. scotland, north—west england and wales. wales. rain running northwards along the weather front. rain running northwards along the weatherfront. weatherfront. showers which could be slow—moving, heavy and thundery. heavy and thundery. time of year, it should feel pleasant enough. the fly in the ointment. ointment. north—east of scotland toward sunday morning. morning. will be more active tomorrow night than tonight. than tonight.
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plans this weekend, stay tuned to the forecast. the forecast. but i wouldn't want to rule that the odd shower. odd shower. and early next week is looking better. and on bbc one we nowjoin the bbc‘s news teams where you are.
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