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week, the weather is set fair, not particularly warm or chilly. might bea dip particularly warm or chilly. might be a dip in the temperature midweek but that is pretty much all we are looking at. just a few spots of rain. overall across the uk, i'm happy to say the weather is set fair as far as the eye can see. in the short term, we have a lot of good weather across the country right now, particularly the central swathe of the uk. enjoying the sunshine. eastern scotland too. northern ireland has been underneath more cloud but tempered yours will still get up to around 17. another area where we have partly cloudy skies in east anglia and the south east. but overall, the weather is looking good. tonight, where we have clear skies, on the central swathe of the uk, it will turn a little nippy. in rural spots, to produce could go as low as two or three celsius. some of the bigger towns and cities will still hang on to just about double figures. that takes us into tomorrow, not a lot of change for most. they might be some rain
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around, it looks as though early in the day there could be some in northern ireland and western scotland. it will not last too long. still want or across some southern and central areas. temperatures around 22 in london, a little bit fresher in western scotland and northern ireland. that cool breeze coming off the ocean. here it is, you can see the blue colours following a cool front which will be moving across the uk during midweek. i mentioned the dip in the temperature, and this is it. not that dramatic, but we will notice it across northern areas. but at least with that we will have plenty of bright weather. temperatures on wednesday will range from around the low teens, 13 expected in belfast, to 17 in london. then from thursday onwards, it looks like a temperatures will be rising back up, we will have high pressure building across the uk. the weather front should stay out in the atlantic, should stay out in the atlantic,
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should take a detour between iceland and scotland, that takes us to the all—important and scotland, that takes us to the all—importa nt forecast for windsor, and look at that, a lot of bright though brightness, here is that dip in midweek, then for saturday, 21 degrees, but is perfect weather for an event such as that. a reminder of our main story this lunchtime... violence erupts in gaza with at least 25 people killed and almost a thousand injured ahead of the opening of the new us embassy in jerusalem. the embassy is due to open in the next half an hour, here downing street has reiterated britain's disagreement with the move. that's all from the bbc news at one, so it's goodbye from me — and on bbc one, we nowjoin the bbc‘s news teams where you are. have a good afternoon. good afternoon. a look at the latest
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sport news on bbc news. the liverpool boss jurgen sport news on bbc news. the liverpool bossjurgen klopp says his talismanic mo salah has room for improvement, despite his record—breaking season. his 32nd premier league goal against brighton was a new record for a 38 game season, the egyptian winning the golden bit afterwards, having beat tottenham's harry kane to the honour. what a season, what a player, scoring goals from different angles, different situations. so a lwa ys angles, different situations. so always in the game, and can improve so always in the game, and can improve so much. not much room for improvement for manchester city, who also set a record, becoming the first side to reach 100 points in a
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premier league season. jubilant scenes for pep guardiola and his side after their 1—0 win at southampton, gabriel jesus with side after their 1—0 win at southampton, gabrieljesus with is when are coming in the 94th minute. they toppled a record on their way to that magic 100 point mark. they toppled a record on their way to that magic 100 point markm they toppled a record on their way to that magic 100 point mark. it is massive, you know, 100 points in the premier league. you cannot imagine. it isa premier league. you cannot imagine. it is a lot of points. maybe this record will be broken, but it will be difficult, because there are many, and for teams to do that they have to do many good things. arsene wenger says he will definitely be seeing in football, after his final match as manager of arsenal. they won at huddersfield, and both sets of supporters rose to their feet in the 22nd minute of the sign march —— match in charge to mark his 22 years at the club. he says he won't be able to say goodbye to the sport completely. i will stay in football,
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you know, whether managing a team are not. i am addicted and i don't think that will be cured now. it's too late. away from football... you konta has won, beating her up on it for the second time in eight days. she saw the slovakian in the recent round of the madrid open and again it was a similar story in rome. despite a0 unforced errors she took the match in straight sets to secure her place in the round. but she has only reached the quarterfinal at one event this year. beating rybarikova there. serena williams' court says he is not only confident she will be ready for the final but that she is also capable of winning it. she pulled out of the warm up event in clay in both madrid and rome saying she needs more practice before playing on the surface, following
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her return after giving birth. her court said she is improving fast and can achieve anything. after his recall to the english rugby union squad last week fly—half danny cipriani has signed to play for gloucester next season. his contract with wasps expires at the end of this term and he says he has decided to stay in england as part of a bid to stay in england as part of a bid to establish himself in eddiejones' international side at the world cup. his wasps team—mate james haskell is also keeping alive his hopes of japan and he will be joining also keeping alive his hopes of japan and he will bejoining saints next season. they state in england this season with overseas players ineligible for choice in the side. it's a rest day in the giro d'italia today, so overall leader simon yates can take stock ofjust how well he's doing before a tilt on the title.
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the british rider increased his lead to more than half a minute after winning yesterday's ninth stage. chris froome is almost two and a half minutes behind. the race finishes in rome on the 27th of may. that is all the sport for now. but just a reminder you can follow the cou nty just a reminder you can follow the county championship on the bbc sport website and you can follow ireland's first test match against pakistan. that is bbc. co. uk/sport, first test match against pakistan. that is bbc.co.uk/sport, and i will be back in the next hour. studio: hugh, thank you very much indeed. let's hear more now about former foreign secretary david miliband decision to back a cross—party intervention on the brexit negotiations. joined by lib dem nick clegg and conservative nicky morgan, he called on mps of all parties to use their voice in parliament to maintain britain's close economic ties with the european union. our correspondentjonathan blake spoke to us earlier from essex where that intervention took place. well, what we had was three parties with one message — two former big hitters in british politics, sir nick clegg, the former leader of the liberal democrats and deputy premier of course, and david miliband, the former labour foreign secretary, leave — excuse me,
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remain—supporting mp — the only one of the three still in parliament — but they were here at this rice factory in essex to come together today to put forward what they believe is a strong case for maintaining close economic ties with the european union after brexit, staying inside some sort of customs union with the eu. and, as david miliband put it, that the uk should stay with an economic safe harbour with the eu, in terms of the european economic area, with eu countries and others including switzerland. they were here to put forward that message directly to mps, to say they should vote at any possible opportunity to force the government to keep the united kingdom as close to the eu as possible after brexit. i asked david miliband after the news conference here a little earlier on why he had chosen to make
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this intervention now, having been absent from british politics for some time. i feel a very strong sense of alarm at the fact that the brexit negotiations are being held hostage by those who would want the hardest of possible separations between britain and the european union. we have come together on a cross—party basis today to say that membership of the customs union, the single market, those can be core to a british package that gets us out of the european union in a way that is pragmatic and managed and doesjustice to the hopes and opportunities of the british people. so, david miliband, somebody we haven't heard from very much in british politics in the last couple of years. he lives and works in the united states now and was asked if this was the start of a comeback for him, but was very clear it was not the beginning, middle or end of anything, so not ruling out something along those lines but very keen to keep the message on brexit today,
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and in his words what is needed to avoid the chaos, the choice between a chaotic or hard brexit, it would be a calm and measured approach, and he says mps need to step up to the plate to fill the leadership void which the three politicians who are here today say has been left by the government. jonathan blake reporting. on the issue of brexit we are just hearing the scottish first minister nicola sturgeon has described the start on brexit as "an absurdity." speaking in london, she said she is still opposed to brexit but said that worst outcome would be for the uk to remain in the signal market and a customs union. she is speaking of debate in holyrood when mps are expected to support westminster‘s withdrawal bill. she said she hoped an agreement could be reached but time is running out, as she put it. she repeated that holyrood must not
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just be consulted about her is coming back after brexit, but that in certain areas the scottish parliament consent must be obtained. we will have more reaction to that, iam sure, we will have more reaction to that, i am sure, if and when we hearfrom borisjohnson, i am sure, if and when we hearfrom boris johnson, and we i am sure, if and when we hearfrom borisjohnson, and we may well do in the next 20 minutes. in other news, the private funeral of toddler alfie evans will take place later this afternoon in his home city of liverpool. the 23—month—old, who suffered from a degenerative brain condition, died in hospital last month after doctors at alder hey children's hospital stopped providing life—support treatment. his case drew international attention when it became the centre of a high court legal battle over his care. more than half of uk police forces are reporting victims of crime to the home office for immigration enforcement. the figures have been revealed through the freedom of information act. campaigners say the government's "hostile environment" policies mean seriously vulnerable people are not reporting crime. the home office said it would support vulnerable migrants "regardless of their immigration status." catrin nye reports.
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i was treated like a slave. he told me, "that's why i brought you here. so you can cook and clean for me and get beaten by me." sara, whose name we've changed, was trafficked into the uk by her partner, a british citizen. she wanted to come legally with a valid visa and her trafficker made sure that he brought her in illegally so that she couldn't go to the police because she would get arrested, exactly what's happened in hercase. it was only when she tried to escape from her trafficker, when she ran out into the street, he chased after her and beat her up in front of a member of the public. who then called the police. they arrested the perpetrator. they took her to hospital because of the severity of her injuries. she had bruises and cuts all over her body. sara was then released from hospital and taken to a hostel.
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but once there, she was arrested too and taken to yarl‘s wood immigration detention centre to be deported. it's something that we are coming across routinely now, and it's as a result of theresa may's hostile environment policy that has been brought into effect by the immigration act. we did a freedom of information request to all uk police forces to find out which ones refer victims of crime like sara and witnesses to the home office for immigration enforcement. we found that 27 uk police forces do report people. three police forces said they do not do it, including police scotland. the rest were unclear, didn't reply, or said they had no data. it's a terrible term, but these are low—hanging fruit. these are vulnerable people. they are easy to tick off on your list if you've got a target to meet. it's much easier when a woman comes forward who has been raped to then say, "we are investigating this and then
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we will arrest you and you will be sent to a detention centre." when i've heard of people for example being the subject of rape, being afraid to come forward to report that rape, which means that the perpetrator of that rape is still at large, that is not in anybody's interest. it seems to me that we should have a firewall between the police operations and immigration officials. lawyer sulaiha ali stopped sara's deportation order. she has now applied for asylum in the uk. she says she fears she will be killed if she then returns to her home country. he was going to kill me here, so what's going to stop him from doing it back home, where they kill you and nobody ever knows? the world heath organisation says at least 19 people have died in a new outbreak of ebola in the democratic republic of congo. there are 20 other suspected cases in the last five weeks, and hundreds of other people identified as contacts are being followed up. there's limited information
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about the outbreak because the areas are so remote but it currently doesn't meet the critieria for what's being called a public health event of international concern. antibiotics are the main cause of potentially life—threatening allergic reactions for patients during surgery, according to a new report. the royal college of anaesthetists says better testing could save lives for those with unknown allergies. matthew hill reports: anaphylaxis in the operating theatre is a life—threatening drug reaction that happens suddenly and without warning. in extreme cases, it rapidly progresses to cardiac arrest or even death. this four—year study explored allergic reactions during anaesthesia in more than three million operations. after several hundred life—threatening reactions, there were 30 cardiac arrests and ten deaths. once a patient is identified as allergic, an alternative anaesthetic must be found.
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but waiting lists for allergy clinics to find this out are, on average, more than three months, when they should be no more than six weeks. one in five people who are in hospital believe they're allergic to penicillin, but we also know that 90% of those patients aren't, in fact, allergic to penicillin. and what we did find was that a significant number of the severe reactions were caused by antibiotics that were given to avoid penicillin allergy — particularly a drug called teicoplanin. so if we could better identify those patients who genuinely are penicillin—allergic and particularly those that aren't, we could give penicillins, which are better drugs, to those patients, therefore preventing the risk of those serious, unpredictable reactions. the royal college of anaesthetists are calling for more allergy testing clinics for people thought to be at highest risk if lives are to be saved. matthew hill, bbc news. in a moment a summary of the business news this hour, but first the headlines on bbc news: palestinian officials say israeli forces have shot dead 37 protesters in gaza, as the us prepares to open
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its new embassy injerusalem. the head of m15 warns russia it's becoming an "isolated pariah" — trying to undermine european democracies and breaching international rules. former foreign secretary david miliband calls for mps to take back control of the brexit process. i'm jamie robertson. in the business news: british gas owner centrica lost 110,000 energy supply accounts in the first four months of the year. that is roughly equivalent to 70,000 customers as many households buy their gas and electricity from british gas, so will have two accounts. last year, the company lost 1.3 million energy accounts. centrica said there had been "high levels of competitive intensity," but said the rate at which it has been losing customers had been slowing.the company has almost 13 million energy supply accounts in the uk. thanks,jimmy,
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thanks, jimmy, but let's take you to central london now with boris johnson speaking with his french counterpart on the iran nuclear deal —— thanks,jamie. clearly my french is not good enough to follow up on that. we will wait for our own translation which will be hearing boris speaking in english, i hope... jamie, do you to come back in and tell us a little
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more while we wait for that? thank you, we will continue with some of the headlines. we werejust you, we will continue with some of the headlines. we were just telling you about centrica. alos — for more than 50 years club 18—30 has been a popular first holiday without the parents option for younger people. the crazy, hedonistic holiday to places like malia, ayia napa or magaluf usually involved lots of alcohol and interesting games. but could that kind of break be coming to an end? thomas cook is reportedly thinking of selling the brand, as the tastes of young millennials have been changing. so why has thomas cook decided it may call time on 18—30? earlier we spoke to the independent‘s travel editor, simon calder. a great holiday for people going to ta ke a great holiday for people going to take their first tentative independent steps to independent travel because you own a relatively controlled environment, furthermore one with lots of wild parties and some, how can i put it, short term holiday romances, that pic place.
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but, increasingly, it's a very tired brand —— that take place. when club 18-30 brand —— that take place. when club 18—30 really got going in the 1970s, the people going on trips then i now in their70s, so the people going on trips then i now in their 70s, so who knows what their holiday memories are like? but it isa their holiday memories are like? but it is a little tired. to be fair, thomas cook says they remain committed to the club 18—30 holidays they have organised for this summer, but they say they are considering the future of the brand which could include a sale. basically it doesn't really fit in with where thomas cook wa nts to really fit in with where thomas cook wants to be at the moment, which is increasingly moving upmarket, being more differentiated from the mass market. simon cold there on 18-30 holidays. more bad news coming in on the retail sector —— simon calder. the number of people visiting shops, known as footfall fell 3.3% last month.
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a year ago the number was on the increase, and on average over the last 12 months the numbers have been falling. this doesn't necessarily mean they were spending less, but it more likely they ess money was making its way into the tills. perhaps most ominous is the facts that no region in the whole of the uk showed any growth. joining us now is diane wehrle, an insight director at springboard. diane, one thing that springs to mind, they are all buying stuff online. is that the reason? u nfortu nately, online. is that the reason? unfortunately, no, not the reason. over 80% of our spending is still in store sold less than 20% is online, the people really are and spending. not at the moment. you can't think of any reason? one of the regions, for instance, i know that it particularly badly, northern ireland. why does that stand out as bad? northern ireland's retail scene is very volatile. we tracked it at springboard for years and saw big
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springs in footfall, one month it is good and the other it is very bad. partly because it is an enclosed environment, but generally across the uk we have seen fitful dip significantly over the last couple of months, and that is worse, the worst result we have seen since the recession back in 2009, and even then the result of march and april was better. really people are finding their household incomes are squeezed and that is really why they are not spending as much as they have been. household spending is being squeezed, because prices are going up and wages haven't? is that interest rates, mortgage rates going 71s interest rates, mortgage rates going up? is it worries about brexit, for instance, another one? all of those things. what we are seeing now is the legacy of the past few months with wage inflation being less than price inflation, so whilst it is now back into the right side of things and wage inflation seems to be on the right side of price inflation, the right side of price inflation,
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the last three months or so it hasn't been, and households have really felt the pinch. alongside that, as you say, interest rates rising for the first time in a decade in the last few months, a pretty severe shock for a lot of households, and people are worried about uncertainty around brexit, particularly if you're working in an industry or business doing a lot of trade with the eu. 0k, diane, thanks very much forjoining us. a quick look at the markets before we go. the ftse100 edging down, two tenths ofa the ftse100 edging down, two tenths of a percent, the dax looking a little week, the pound against the euro, a little stronger. that is the business news. back to you. thanks very much, jamie. the days of tuning your radio to find your favourite fm station could well be over, when we find out how many of us are now listening to digital devices. the government said it would look at the future of the analogue waveband once listening figures reach 50%. norway has already switched off its fm transmitters. david sillito went to see how it's been going. we are in norway, and when it comes
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to radio, it was suggested, we really ought to pay a visit to this barn. how many radios? about 3,000. jens loves radio, and he has built up quite a collection. you have got 18 of the same type of ancient radio. yes. have a look across there. they're all radios as well. one question. yes? what does your wife think of all this? um... however, most are now useless. fm has been switched off. they've all gone, haven't they? yes, almost all. it is the end of an era, isn't it? it is. i experienced the start of fm, and also experienced the end of it. do you feel sad?
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in a way, yes. yes. and there is another station here... and the reason fm has gone is because of dab. this digital alternative has allowed 26 new national stations to be set up, but running both systems was felt to be too expensive. radio listening — has it gone up or down? i mean, i know you've got more stations... yes, so the listening figures have changed. now, we see a big increase in the usage of the new channels. actually... but overall? but overall, daily listening is down more or less ten percentage points. so a fairly sizeable drop. but the reception on the main road seems pretty good, even when you go underground. now, just let me turn that down for a second, because, yes, we're right
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in the middle of a tunnel. we've been driving for more than a kilometre, and we have perfect radio coverage. and most people haven't been too bothered by the turn—off. fm is, after all, a bit old—school for today's teenagers. can i ask you a very quick question? yes. we are from bbc in london... but, for some, it has really been like losing an old friend.
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