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this is bbc news — our latest headlines: former labour cabinet minister dame tessa jowell has died at the age of 70. she was diagnosed with brain cancer last may. two british nationals who were kidnapped in the democratic republic of congo on friday have been released unharmed. police in indonesia say a couple and theirfour children carried out suicide bombings at three churches, which killed at least 13 people and left dozens more wounded. theresa may has reaffirmed her commitment to leaving the eu customs union — it comes as ministers consider two alternative options for trading post—brexit. more on our top story — the tributes being paid to the former labour cabinet minister, dame tessa jowell who's died aged 70. she was diagnosed with brian cancer a year ago, and then went on to campaign for more awareness. a leading light in tony blair's government from 1997, she was also instrumental
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in bringing the olympics to london in 2012. friends, colleagues and fellow politicians have been sharing their personal memories. and i think even this morning, even though she has just died, when i think of tessa, it is almost all kind of positive, life—affirming stuff. when i woke up this morning, the first memory i had was actually of her dancing in her kitchen to a piece of music we had introduced her to, a song called alive. she knew she was dying but that is how she felt and i think she was saying to the people she was going to leave, "you are alive, enjoy it." we went on holiday with her, especially in scotland and sometimes in france and she is just somebody, my daughter said this, somebody who, whenever tessa is with you, the other person is happy to be there and she just had that ability to make people feel at ease and happy and content with life
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and that is the approach and she took to politics and how she lived her life. she just had this incredible way with her, something we can all learn from, in terms of how she spoke to anybody and everybody. she would sit and listen, she wouldn't sort ofjump in, you know, with a strong view straightaway, but she would let it be known what she felt about things. and she was incredibly collaborative. i was in the chamber for her last speech and i've never seen anything like it. everybody who was there said exactly the same thing and, you know, there were people who weren't in the country at the time who flew in to make sure they were there to support her. we didn't know at the time that that was going to be her final speech. you know, the house of lords is quite quiet, there is never a huge amount of emotion shown
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there, but every single speaker, from all sides of the chamber, talked about how much she meant and that round of applause at the end, nobody can ever remember anything like that happening. i mean, i saw herjust a week ago. she was very serene. i mean, she knew that she had made a huge difference on putting the spotlight on brain cancer and even as she faced the end of her own life, her thought was what can i do for other people? again, it was the personal in political, she made it personal, she brought it to the house of commons and house of lords and internationally as well. i mean, she will be remembered not only globally for what she has done on brain cancer but also all those powerful international leaders who she reached out to to win the uk's bid for the olympics. she was incredibly loyal but that didn't mean to say that she wouldn't
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be very frank and honest with me if she disagreed. so she was one of those people whose integrity you could trust completely, say she was never going to be playing games, she was always absolutely straight with you but when it came down to it, and you know, there were many times when i was under pressure obviously as prime minister, she was always there for me, to support me and work for me and stand up for me, even when it was a difficult and unpopular to do so and that is why, i think, quite apart from all of her achievements, one of the reasons she evoked such affection in people was you knew she wasn't a fair—weather friend. whatever the weather, she was there and always there. former prime minister tony blair remembering dame tessa jowell, who has died at the age of 70. now on bbc news, sportsday. the premier league season finale
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sees liverpool secure champions league football. swansea needed ‘miracle maths' to stay up. their seven—year stay in the top flight is over. and it's two in two for lewis hamilton at formula one's spanish grand prix. hello and welcome to sportsday. thanks forjoining us. it's been quite a dramatic final day in the premier league. we already knew manchester city were champions, and stoke and west brom were going down. but there was a final relegation spot that needed confirming. the race for the top four
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got very interesting, and arsene wenger took charge of arsenal for the last time. our sports correspondent david ornstein was at that match. still a couple of issues to be resolved, the final champions league spot, would it go to liverpool chelsea? the spot, would it go to liverpool chelsea ? the last spot, would it go to liverpool chelsea? the last relegation place, would that be swansea southampton quins back here at huddersfield, there was a mixture of celebration and nostalgia, as the curtain came down on another memorable season in the premier league. after nine months and 380 games, one team stood head and shoulders above the rest. pep guardiola's manchester city, champions of england, a celebratory end to a record—breaking season. jeseis end to a record—breaking season. jese is lobbing a stoppage time winner at southampton, southampton —— city became the first side to
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amass 100 points. but manchester united and tottenham guaranteed a top fourfinish, the remaining champions league place came down to the final day. it was taken in style by liverpool. player of the year, mo salah, among the scorers to cap an incredible campaign with his 32nd goal and the golden boot. that meant chelsea but have to settle for europa league football next term, heavily beaten at newcastle, speculation will inevitably focus on antonio con tables make future. the louis still have the fa cup final to come. swansea were all but relegated before a ball was kicked, needing a sporting miracle to survive, it did not arrive. they join today's oppose stoke as well as west brom in dropping down to the championship. the end of arsene wenger‘s 22 year reign as arsenal manager, given a reception at huddersfield fitting for his legendary status. he oversaw one last win to make a fond farewell.
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for arsene wenger, that is it and they are focused now turns to his replacement. it is my understanding we are unlikely to hear any news on that this week, but afterwards it is very possible, because arsenal are confident of having a new manager in place by the time the world cup sta rts place by the time the world cup starts in russia on the 14th of june. the favourite with the bookmakers as max allegory of juventus, but arsenal have also spoken to michalak cutter, and anotherformer captain spoken to michalak cutter, and another former captain of theirs, patrick vieira. juric 0sman of hockenheim has also been linked to the position. it is a big job, and a big decision for arsenal, with extremely big shoes to fill following the departure of arsene wenger. so lets take a closer look at some of the other results from the premier league today then. there was a nine—goal thriller at wembley, with harry kane scoring twice in tottenham's 5—4 win over leicester.
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marcus rashford earned manchester united a 1—0 win at home to watford. bournemouth, crystal palace and west ham finished their seasons with victory, too. and this is how it affects the top of the table. liverpool have secured a top four place, at the expense of chelsea who will play in the europa league next season. while tottenham have ensured they wont have to go through the champions league qualifiers by finishing third. and the team at the top worth a mention, champions manchester city finishing the season on a record 100 points. pep guardiola's side collecting the top prize money of nearly £40 million. what can i say? we won 50 points at home, 50 points away. it was massive. 100 points in the premier league. you cannot imagine. a lot of points. we beat this record, it will be difficult to break it, but there are many teams trying to do that, the have to do many things. a happy guardiola at the top of the table. but it's not all smiles this evening, especially at the bottom of the premier league.
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confirmation there of swansea's relegation. they drop out of the top flight after a seven—year spell, and willjoin stoke and west brom in the championship next season. huddersfield and southampton both narrow losers today, but both finishing just above the drop zone to guarantee another season in the premier league. when we arrived, the team us with 13 points. we played 18 games. we shipped 20 point, that is looking out, 20 points, we should have more than stoke, southampton, west brom, brighton. in these 20 games. this first beginning on this season was not so good. we try to recover, we create expectation. i am sure that my players were on the limits. we beat the maximum that we could. to the scottish premiership, where celtic finally got their hands on the trophy, two weeks after winning their seventh title in a row. more on that in a moment, because the race for second got very interesting.
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thanks, in no small part, to a ten—goal thriller at easter road between rangers and hibs. claire thornton was watching. hopeful fans flocked to easter road, where hibs were dreaming of a six goal advantage of a rangers that would elevate them to third. a challenge accepted. the chlorine can bury slotted home a penalty, then pasted scott allan and jamie mclaren, hibs where 3—0 up after 22 minutes. rangers appear to have no answer, but with their own ambitions, suddenly the one—way traffic switched direction. james tavernier started the comeback with jordan rossiter and that adding a second, before a stunning free kick by bruno alves levelled things by half time. at the brookings when, visitors ahead, and other strike the plate and knowledge of —— josh windass. mclaren added two more to finish the day with a hat—trick. the manager soared onto the pitch and was consequently sent to the stands. 5—5, not enough for either side
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to reach their target, but the thrilling finale for the plans. rangers missing out on second place because of the result at celtic park. andrew considine's goal was enough for aberdeen to claim victory and secure the runners—up spot. but the party belonged to celtic who finally got their hands on the trophy. they now face motherwell in next weekend's scottish cup final, knowing a win will secure unprecedented back—to—back trebles. for us, it is the bigger picture. i cannot forget the long season that we have had. they have put in every single day in training, and this is what it is, to win a title, that is what they have done. i am absolutely delighted. shrewsbury town take a lead. all
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hearst potluck side are said to wembley. they will play either of the mosque on top for a spot in the championship big season. lewis hamilton has taken his second win in succession by dominating an eventful spanish grand prix this afternoon. nick parrott was watching. one of the riskiest moments in formula 1 is the start. 20 cars going for it, just inches apart. champion sebastian vettel showed how it should be done barcelona, zooming past valtteri bottas into second place behind lewis hamilton. romain grosjean showed how it shouldn't. in a spin, taking out a nico hulkenberg and pierre gasly. after five laps, hamilton was ever to put his foot down, reeling off lap records and opening a massive gap over sebastian vettel. it was not going to be ferrari's day as terry writing and retired before the halfway point.
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vettel‘s gamble before a second pit stop did not pay off, allowing the others to get past. hamilton inherited his victory last time out, this time there was no doubt he deserved it. claiming the chequered flag by 20 seconds from his mercedes team—mate. but hamilton's lead now 17 points over sebastian vettel, he is back in the driving seat. i could not have done over this team. these guys have done an amazing job. i am really proud of everyone. today the car and myself, i doubt that synergy today which i had not felt for the whole year. it is a good feeling. wigan and warrington are through to the quarter finals of rugby league's challenge cup. wigan triumphed against hull kr, while warrington won an ill—tempered contest against championship side toronto wolfpack. toronto had taken an eight—point lead, but their game plan unravelled when andrew dixon was sent off for this. the wolves then ran in sa unanswered points after the break for a 66—10 win. tom lineham grabbed a hat—trick.
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some great tries in the second half. it is not a great look for our game, but when we applied ourselves and we re but when we applied ourselves and were really disciplined in the second half, the points came. warrington‘s reward is a home quarter final against... wait for it... 19—time winners wigan. the two were the last names to be pulled out of the pot in the draw a little earlier. elsewhere, holders hull fc will travel to st helens, who knocked out castleford yesterday. huddersfield giants play catalan dragons,

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