tv Breakfast BBC News May 20, 2018 8:00am-9:01am BST
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hello, this is breakfast, with ben thompson and tina daheley. the start of their married life together. the new duke and duchess of sussex drive off into the sunset for a party with close family and friends, after tying the knot in a service watched by millions around the world. the newly—weds sealed their union with a kiss as crowds cheered on the streets of windsor. good morning, it's sunday 20th may. also this morning: all change for commuters — one of the biggest changes to train timetables has begun, designed to cut over—crowding. corruption, murder and forbidden love — hugh grant talks to us about playing shamed politician jeremy thorpe. in sport, its chelsea's day at wembley. just one goal, but its enough to beat manchester united and win their eigth fa cup.
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good news and bad news for the weather. darren has all the details. good morning. we have more clout today for scotland and northern ireland, even a bit of rain. for england and wales, today will be dry with increasing amounts of sunshine. but how long will the honeymoon last? i will have more detail later. first, our main story. the duke and duchess of sussex will spend their first day together as a married couple. prince harry and his new bride, meghan markle, celebrated their wedding at an evening reception in the grounds of windsor castle with 200 close friends and family. the royal family thanked everyone who travelled to windsor, and the millions around the world who watched the ceremony on television, as andy moore reports. on a sublime summer's evening, the royal couple left windsor castle for a night of partying with 200 guests at nearby frogmore house. meghan was now wearing a dress by stella mccartney,
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harry had changed out of his uniform into black tie. they drove through a now quiet windsor home park, past one last small group of well—wishers and into their future. unusually perhaps for a wedding, the bride had turned up precisely on time and the crowds got their first view of a well kept secret — the dress. as meghan entered the church behind her, a pageboy‘s face summed up the sheerjoy of the occasion. prince charles accompanied the bride to the altar, "thank you, pa" said harry — and then to his bride, "you look amazing." bishop michael curry gave the address in a style of preaching rarely seen in st george's chapel. there's power in love,
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there's power in love to help and heal when nothing else can. now the power of love is demonstrated by the fact that we are all here. two young people fell in love and we all showed up. meghan‘s mother was emotional, as the formal part of the ceremony reached its conclusion to the echo of cheers from outside. i therefore proclaim that they are husband and wife. cheering. as they went off to witness the signing of the registrar, prince charles reached out to meghan‘s mother, she was the only member of her family there. finally, the newly—married couple emerged into the bright sunlight, "shall we kiss?", said meghan. "yes", said harry. then they rode in an open top carriage through the streets of windsor and down the long walk, a spectacle witnessed by tens of thousands first—hand and broadcast worldwide
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to hundreds of millions. andy moore, bbc news. a number of celebrities were spotted amongst the guests at the ceremony yesterday, and some of them have taken to social media to congratulate meghan and harry. sir elton john, who performed at the wedding reception, posted a picture of the couple with a quote by american singer and civil rights activist maya angelou. david beckham, who was seen at the wedding with his wife victoria, took to instagram to tell his followers how proud he was of the prince. and, actor gabriel macht, who starred in us legal drama suits, alongside meghan, also passed on his congratulations to the couple. we will talk more about the wedding
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a little bit later. the kingdom choir will also join a little bit later. the kingdom choir will alsojoin us in about a little bit later. the kingdom choir will also join us in about 20 minutes. you are watching bbc brea kfast. the family of the 17—year—old boy accused of killing 10 people in a shooting at a high school in texas, have said they are shocked and confused at what has happened. relatives of dimitrios pagourtzis offered their condolences to the victims and their families. the teenager is facing capital murder charges. authorities have now said that two supply teachers and eight students were killed at the school in santa fe. residents in the south—eastern corner of hawaii's big island have been told to evacuate immediately as fast moving lava from the eruption of the kilauea volcano approaches a major coastal highway. it follows weeks of disruption since the volcano began to erupt. will leonardo reports. authorities are warning that the
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lava may reach this highway within the next three hours. fires ignited by the molten rock have also been spreading, and officials have been going from door to door to warn householders. if the flow meets the ocean, it could release highly toxic gases into the air. meanwhile, the first known serious injury has been reported after a man was hit by lava. since may, the eruption has forced around 2000 local people to leave their homes. incredible pictures, but this devastation has been going on for weeks. cu ban authorities say 110 people are now known to have died in a plane crash near havana on friday. 99 cubans were among the dead, which also included people from argentina, mexico and western sahara. three cuban women survived but are in a critical condition. one of the plane's flight recorders has been recovered from the wreckage. the times of every train service on four major uk rail operators changes today, with almost a million rail journeys affected. the operator says it will help
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deliver vastly improved services with greater passenger capacity but not everyone agrees. here's our transport correspondent victoria fritz. from today, arrival and departure times will change on every train run by great northern, thameslink, southern and the gatwick express. it will also have a kncok—on effect on south—eastern trains, together these operations run more than a quarter of all railjourneys in the uk. this is what is part of what was once known as thameslink 2000. more trains, more seats and more destinations at a cost so far of £7 billion. they have had years to prepare, but are they ready? it is going to be ok. i am not saying there won't be a few bumps, we will, but we are here for the next two weeks, means longer hours for me, to make sure the transition is as smooth as possible. this is the reality of train travel for many.
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capacity has become such an issue that for the first time, passenger numbers in the south—east are beginning to fall. thameslink has promised space for an extra 50,000 passengers travelling in and out of london at peak times, but not everyone will be a winner, some services will be deliberately slowed down, whilst other passengers may find that their regular stopping service just whizzes straight on through. for emily, the changes mean she will no longer be able to drop her daughter at school. it is hard enough being a working mum, trying tojuggle a career in london, and being a mother, and it will directly impact me and my family. it is, in part, to accommodate these new trains coming onto the railway lines. the first big test will come tomorrow on the monday morning commute, passengers are being asked to check the new times before
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they embark on theirjourney. victoria fritz, bbc news. survivors of terror attacks and relatives of those killed have signed an open letter, calling on the public to do more catch those responsible. the widow of fusilier lee rigby, the brother of a man killed in last yea r‘s manchester arena attack, and victims of the tunisia beach shooting are just some of those who've signed an open letter, urging people to come forward if they suspect a plot. we strongly believe that it is well within the power of ordinary people to have a positive effect on how we handle these things. it really is about reaching out to people, who may not have been directly affected, can still have an influence. police have charged a man with the murder of an 85—year—old woman whose body was found at her home in romford, east london on tuesday. 65—year—old paul prause was arrested on friday in connection with the death of rosina coleman. he'll appear before redbridge magistrates court tomorrow. a new tougher mot test has come
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into force in britain today, to try and improve air quality and make roads safer. there will be tighter smoke limits, new fail categories and a number of components tested for the first time under the new regulations. our business correspondent joe lynam reports. it is the annual car health check that we all have to do, and some dread. standards are being raised from today, to keep deficient vehicles off the roads. among the new reasons to instantly fail an mot test include underinflated tyres, the engine management light being on when you turn on the engine, and this showing up, or the reversing light not working. and, if you have a diesel car with a special filter, you will fail if there is any smoke coming out of your tailpipe. 0n
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you will fail if there is any smoke coming out of your tailpipe. on top of that, there will be a new "dangerous those quotes category, meaning your car will not be allowed back on the road. our priority is to make the roads safer, so we are making changes to two areas. we are changing some parts of the content of the test, but also changes to how we present the information to motorists, to help them look after their cars. an mot test is hoped the new rules will remove inconsistencies about why a car may pass orfail. inconsistencies about why a car may pass or fail. for us, a lot of the subjectivity is being removed. the testing service we use to create mots is largely far more prescriptive now than it has been before. the good news is that our ca i’s before. the good news is that our cars should be safer, thanks to the new mot test. the bad news, initially, is that more cars are likely to fail. there was the kiss on the steps. the beaming smile of a pageboy as the trumpets played. a passionate sermon about love. just a couple of the highlights of yesterday's royal wedding. at least 100,000 people
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lined windsor‘s streets, trying to catch a glimpse of the newlyweds. our royal correspondent daniela relph is there. the morning after the royal wedding, how is windsor feeling today? there is quite a flare—up going off on on the streets of windsor this morning —— clearup. it the streets of windsor this morning —— clear up. it is slowly getting back to normal after and extort me day. in this small town in berks yesterday. the big question everybody wants to know is what was the evening reception last night, that exclusive evening party held at frogmore house in the grounds of the castle here in windsor great park. just 200 of the couple's friends and family. we thought those lovely pic is of the couple heading off in that e—type jaguar. that is a drive of around one mile through the grounds
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of windsor great park to frogmore house yesterday. so they had a little drive in the sunset as they went off for that very private evening party. so much of yesterday was public, but last night was a moment to do something a little bit more private for them. the details have been sparse in terms of what went on. we know that the bright did give a speech, unusual in itself for a royal wedding. she was wearing a new ring, and aquamarine and most cut ring, a gift from prince harry from the collection of his mother. we had a glimpse of what some of the guests we had a glimpse of what some of the gu ests we re we had a glimpse of what some of the guests were wearing. serena williams has posted a picture of herself getting ready to go to the evening party at frogmore house. she is wearing a down by valentino. a pretty impressive backdrop. there has also been a picture of an
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actress, a friend of meghan markle, the new duchess of sussex. standing on the steps there ahead of the evening party. also one ofjessica mulrooney, a close friend of the bride. her two boys carried the bride's chain as they went into the chapel. —— train. we are hoping over the course of the day we may get a hint of what went on. iam hoping hint of what went on. i am hoping so. thank you. there may bea i am hoping so. thank you. there may be a view saw heads this morning! for most people yesterday, one of the standout moments of the service was the possible choir. we're delighted to say we can speak to a few members of the kingdom choir now, they're in central london. karen, bim, vernon, sharlene and wayne, good morning.
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you made a lot of people cry yesterday. how do you feel about that? i hope it was in a good way! yes, ina that? i hope it was in a good way! yes, in a very good way. it was so emotional and moving. for people watching, how did you feel, performing? i think we were just excited. we had been preparing for it, and we knew what we had to do. once you step into the chapel, it feels very different, and the atmosphere was really warm. it was like any other wedding, butjust on an international scale. but it wasn't, it was a royal wedding! karen, talk us through some of the preparations. 20 to get the phone call, when did you decide what you would sing? we action got the call from clarence house. i am led to
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understand that prince charles loves gospel music. we actually got a call about two months ago, not very long. we did not actually choose the music, the couple were very intentional about what they wanted, very hands—on. we added our flavour to it, and that is what you heard yesterday. when you put your phone down from the core from clarence house, what did you say to the choir? i can tell you what i said when i got the phone call. i said, are you joking? all i got on the other end of the line was silence. everybody was stand to find out that they would be involved in such a phenomenal happening. yesterday was a happening. phenomenal happening. yesterday was a happening! phenomenal happening. yesterday was a happening. i have got to be honest and say that i did not think it was true until about two weeks ago. i thought, is this really happening question mark we were doing the
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rehearsals and everything, having the conversation, but it did not quite believe it for a good, long while. a lot of people have talked about the symbolism of yesterday, it being a turning point for britain, for the royalfamily, being a turning point for britain, for the royal family, and being a turning point for britain, for the royalfamily, and you were pa rt for the royalfamily, and you were part of that. the diversity of the guests in the chapel, the cellist, the choir, the preacher. is that something that you feel you represent? it is a beautifulthing to have that diversity, and we were really ha p py to have that diversity, and we were really happy to be a good representation within that space but for us, more than anything, everything is superseded by the fact that it everything is superseded by the fact thatitis everything is superseded by the fact that it is a young couple in love, and we are honoured to be able to share their day, and to contribute toa share their day, and to contribute to a small part of it. we are happy that we were able to give our gift in this way. and that they were really blessed by it, they loved it, this is what they wanted. that supersede everything. the two
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gentlemen, let's hearfrom you, there were so many people in that chapel. george clooney, david beckham, did anyone catch or i in particular? we caught the eye of eltonjohn, and particular? we caught the eye of elton john, and i particular? we caught the eye of eltonjohn, and i thought we are in good company today. and david beckham, again, it was quite surreal in one respect because there were so many people in the same place that we were. you have performed in all sorts of amazing venues, st paul's cathedral, the millennium dome, where does this figure in terms of amazing performances? did you really have to ask that question? ! it is absolutely out there. we are all still processing what happened yesterday. did that really happen to
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us? we are just so honoured. yesterday. did that really happen to us? we arejust so honoured. we really feel so privileged to be a pa rt really feel so privileged to be a part of such a monumental thing. i don't even know what to call it, it is not even an event, a moment, a happening. honestly, i really don't know what to say. we are going to relive that moment. we will have a quick look at the weather, and then you will sing for us. don't go anywhere! no pressure. here's darren with a look at this morning's weather. iam i am pleased you are not asking me to sing! we have got the son in windsor. it is not perfect everywhere, mind you. we do have some fog and low cloud that has been affecting east anglia
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and the south—east of england. it is beginning to break up. blue skies in derbyshire, a beautiful start to the day. and that is the story across much of england and wales. for scotla nd much of england and wales. for scotland and northern ireland, things are a bit different. this cloud has moved into scotland and northern ireland, and there are a few pockets of rain. no great amounts, and that wet weather. it it's way towards the north—west. the misty start in east anglia will burn off, and the sunshine will develop more widely across england and wales. improving across eastern scotla nd wales. improving across eastern scotland as well. in the english channel, still some pockets of low cloud around some coasts this afternoon, but for most of the country afternoon, but for most of the cou ntry lots afternoon, but for most of the country lots of sunshine, maybe up to 23 celsius. more clout in the irish sea, few spots of rain in northern ireland. eastern becoming brighter with some sunshine and temperatures around 2! celsius here.
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the bigger picture into this evening, this cloud and rain is coming back into scotland and northern ireland. across england and wales, low cloud coming back in off the north sea into eastern england. clear skies elsewhere, not too cold, with temperatures 6—10dc. a weather front is on the scene for the start of the week giving us some rain in the north—west the united kingdom. it will be blocked off either area of low pressure, which will reshape oui’ of low pressure, which will reshape our weather over the week ahead. an easterly breeze, low cloud burning back again across eastern parts of england, sunny and more some developing in scotland. getting a bit warmer, 2a celsius. that would trigger a few showers across more southern parts of england, perhaps into east wales and the midlands. that is late in the day, and not
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guaranteed. a pretty fair week ahead, the risk of some showers, particular on thursday, but with light winds and more sunshine, it should feel pleasa ntly warm more sunshine, it should feel pleasantly warm for this time of the year. we are going to leave you on bbc one, we will be on the bbc news channel until 9am. but we did promise you that we would return to the the kingdom choir, and their amazing performance of stand by me. what better way to play out our programme than to hear from them again. take it away, guys. # when the night has come.
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what a treat to get that on a sunday morning. more from them i am sure over the coming weeks after that amazing performance. everyone knows who they are now. it is a 20 4am and it is now time for a look at the newspapers. politics lecturer victoria honeyman is here. there is no escaping because there is no escaping it. ithought no escaping because there is no escaping it. i thought that we would start with doria ragland, megan marco's mother. she has lived a
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normal average life and am sure that's one for all those things. clearly we huge amount of international attraction from all around the world there's only one story in talent is just that picture now. this is great for tourism. this is brand terrorism. we want to see a beautiful country with a fabulous glorious weather and we have a wonderful time. it is not necessary, you can come in two of that but why
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was the spectacle for all of that. it was just brand britain, was the spectacle for all of that. it wasjust brand britain, it was the spectacle for all of that. it was just brand britain, it was brand monarchy. they did a brilliant job, the kingdom choir was aptly extraordinary. they showed us a more modern version of britain are past there used to seeing with the monarchy. quite the contrast in the daily mirror, the plan to feed homeless people with an used army rations could get the go—ahead. that's used to be very never sure the amount but it's now gone up to over 10,000. obviously, we will knows to be used in some capacity, that's excellent. there is some issue over this that will hopefully be released to the homeless. many of these russians have about 4000 calories in them is they would be very useful. a positive step in the sense of recycling that it could be negative and you think the number of
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people who would require this kind of assistance and therefore bringing both praise from the political divide. perhaps there are other ways to tackle the homeless. the critical question is why so much is going to waste. the numbers here are staggering. it says that they contain three meals a day and that isa contain three meals a day and that is a lot of money and a lot of food. it's a lot of money and a lot of food but we can't not think of the human cost and bass there is a procurement issue, there is a problem at the other work and. the best way to use they are going to waste. let's talk about cannabis. cannabis ban is death sentence for my epileptic son is the headline. cannabis ban is death sentence for my epileptic son is the headlinelj picked my epileptic son is the headline.” picked up a story because in many ways this is the most tragic story.
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this about a 12—year—old boy who is from northern ireland who is suffering up to 100 seizures a day and was taken into the united states treatment and one over there he was prescribed to different types of cannabis oil. they reduced as epileptic fits down to a very small number, the change in him is not extraordinary but finance forced her to come back to northern ireland wishes he cannot access those same kind of treatments. she essentially argues that her son is being subjected to a life of epileptic seizures because the government structures view cannabis as being a recreational drug worries in the case of her son there is a genuine medical reason she is arguing for the view of the law so people who need cannabis medical reasons can be allowed that. doctors can apply for
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licences in special circumstances but they haven't received any applications recently. they‘ re talking about this in a conference in london so an ongoing conversation. they do seem to be the exception rather than the rule and it should be something that would be worth looking at again perhaps. stay with us. headlines coming up. hello, this is breakfast with ben thompson and tina daheley. a summary of this morning's main news: the duke and duchess of sussex will spend their first day together as a married couple. prince harry and his new bride, meghan markle, celebrated their wedding at a reception in the grounds of windsor castle with 200 close friends and family. they drove to the event at frogmore house in an e—type jaguar, specially converted to run on electric power. the wedding was watched by around 100,000 people in windsor
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and millions around the world on tv. the ceremony was notable for combining british tradition and more modern elements, reflecting the bride's african—american background. a gospel choir performed a version of the blues song stand by me, while the most tweeted—about moment of the wedding was an energetic sermon delivered by the us pastor bishop curry. that eisner smiles and reactions we re that eisner smiles and reactions were talking back. it was nonverbal truncation drops the whole thing. you could watch them look at each other and even when they weren't talking, the way they looked at each other just sent a message talking, the way they looked at each otherjust sent a message of talking, the way they looked at each other just sent a message of these people were in love for real. the family of the 17—year—old boy accused of killing 10 people
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in a shooting at a high school in texas, have said they are shocked and confused at what has happened. relatives of dimitrios pagourtzis offered their condolences to the victims and their families. the teenager is facing capital murder charges. authorities have now said that two supply teachers and eight students were killed at the school in santa fe. rail services across britain will be rescheduled today, in what's been described as the biggest timetable shake—up in uk history. almost a million rail journeys will be affected, including trains on great northern, thameslink, southern, and gatwick express. the train group says it will help deliver vastly improved services with greater passenger capacity butjourney times on some routes will increase. cuban authorities say 110 people are now known to have died in a plane crash near havana on friday. 99 cubans were among the dead — which also included people from argentina, mexico and western sahara. three cuban women survived but are in a critical condition. one of the plane's flight recorders has been recovered from the wreckage.
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a key highway route used by hawaiians to escape the kilauea volcano may be cut off in the next few hours, as scientists warn of approaching lava. bush fires ignited by the molten rock have also been spreading, and officials have been going from door to door to warn householders. meanwhile the first known serious injury has been reported after a man was hit by sputtering lava. survivors of terror attacks and relatives of those killed have signed an open letter, calling on the public to do more catch those responsible. the widow of fusilier lee rigby, the brother of a man killed in last yea r‘s manchester arena attack, and victims of the tunisia beach shooting are just some of those who've signed an open letter, urging people to come forward if they suspect a plot. motorists face stricter mots on their vehicles from today, as an updated test on cars more than three years old is introduced. the driver and vehicle standards agency says the changes, which include new categories to indicate how serious faults
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are, as well as tougher emissions standards, will make it easier for motorists to know if their cars are fit to drive. those are the main stories this morning. now, all the sports news. you could have sat down and watch the tv the whole day. the royal wedding and then the cup final. kind ofa diary wedding and then the cup final. kind of a diary clash for prince william, are you going to wembley or your brother's wedding. obviously he ended up at his brother's wedding. it wasn't much of a match to watch. would've been great into some kind of seven goal thriller. even if it
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was a seven goal thriller it might have been overshadowed just a bit. a lot has been made about how british but with the modernity and multiracial celebration it was, wouldn't it been great if the fa cup was one of the crown jewels of british sport that had a brilliant as well but it didn't turn out that way. chelsea have ended the season on a high, lifting the fa cup after beating manchester united 1—0 at wembley. eden hazard's penalty was the only goal of the game, as our correspondent natalie pirks reports. for chelsea, it was a day to remember after a season to forget. the pressure was all on chelsea's manager antonio conte, his star player eden hazard did his best to lift the burden. oh, it's a penalty! philjones saw yellow for this tackle, chelsea wanted red. de gea, so often united's saviour, couldn't keep this one out. 1—0 to chelsea! a lacklustre united picked up the pace in the second half, only the offside flag came between alexis sanchez
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and an equaliser. paul pogba could have taken the game into extra time, but this wayward shot summed up his match. chelsea resilient, organised and victorious. losing finalists last year, their 13th fa cup final was certainly not unlucky for chelsea and for their travelling blue army. natalie pirks, bbc news at wembley. after the match manchrster united jose mourinho said he felt his side deserved to win... i congratulate them because they won. but i don't think they deserved to win. i congratulate because i am a sportsman and they scored one more i am manchester united's manager and i have to be respectful, not just because they were my previous club, but because they are the opponent that won the cup.
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but i think we deserved to win, i think we were the best team. history was made in scottish football yesterday celtic beat motherwell in the scottish cup final hampden park — and it means brendan rodgers's side are the first scottish club to win all three domestic titles in successive seasons, the so—called "double—treble". i am very lucky to get the chance to manage the club and it's a big thanks to dermott and peter and the board for choosing me to come in. you can only do your best and the last couple of seasons have been magical, really. i said to the players before the game that this is a chance for you to make your own history. we have had some brilliant achievements, but like i say, to win today it's going to live with you and the family's forever — and the supporters. there was a british one—two on the hardest stage of cycling's giro d'italia. chris froome picked up his first win of the race. but it wasn't easy for the four—time tour de france winner, having to fight off some over enthusiastic fans.
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he just about held them off, and the challenge of fellow briton and race leader simon yates to take the victory. froome is now up to fifth overall — yates extended his lead to almost a minute and a half. british motogp rider cal crutchlow could miss today's french grand prix after a worrying high side crash in qualifying here's the view from on—board crutchlow‘s bike. he was flung from his lcr honda, landing awkwardly on his back. medical assistance was quick to arrive, and he did give the crowd a thumbs—up before being placed in the back of an ambulance. his team say he's suffered no major injuries. crutchlow is currently seventh in the world championship. keeping with the finals theme, we now know who will contest rugby union's premiership final next weekend. saracens and exeter chiefs in a repeat of the 2016 season finale. sarries scored six tries, and england captain owen farrell kicked a record 27 points,
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as they beat wasps to reach a fourth premiership final in five years. and it'll be a third in a row for defending champions exeter chiefs after they beat newcastle falcons 36—5. don armand scoring one of their three tries in the last minute of the game. there was a entertaining opening day at rugby league's magic weekend, held at the home of newcastle united, st james' park. there'll be seven games in all, three to come today yesterday super league leaders st helens put on a show on tyneside — ben barba's try was one of the highlights as they beat widnes. in the days other games there were wins for wigan and castleford. josh warrington is the new ibf world featherweight champion after upsetting the odds to beat lee selby at leeds united's elland road warrington, fighting in front of his home crowd, dominated in the early exchanges, with selby cut after an accidental clash of heads. the fight went the full 12 rounds. an enthralling battle and we needed the judges score cards to decide it. warrington picking up the victory on a split decision. on the undercard double olympic champion nicola adams returned
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to action with a convincing win over soledad del valle frias. adams had taken some time away from the sport but now is aiming to challenge for a world title soon. plenty of tennis but we have not had time to talk about that. the final of the rome and italian open for the women and the men. just when the football finishes, the tennis starts. everyone loves a stray animal on the pitch, a pitch invasion. dog, cat, fox we will take everything. from today, if you take your car in for its mot, you should be ready for some big changes — because a new, stricter test has come into force. rules will be tougher on emissions, lights and brakes, in a bid to improve air quality and make roads safer in britain. but what does this mean for motorists? mechanic brian millerjoins us now.
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we turn to you for all the answers. run us through the biggest changes. the biggest change now is going to be around emissions and certification. the certificate is going to look a little bit different. it'll be easy to explain to the customer and the customer will be able to understand more from this ticket as well. we would talk about this earlier in the week and instead of that form with lots of little boxes, it's clear and broken down into four main areas of way you're parked car has passed or failed. you might give you see a major defect in your car with a dangerous item on it, you will see it really clearly. what about diesel cars? diesel properly the main crux. if the engine management lights on the vehicle that is going to give
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you an automatic failure but the diesel now is more prescriptive. we are able to fail a diesel engine on any smoke coming from a later model vehicle followed with a diesel particular filter. that means that it is going to be harderfor diesel ca rs it is going to be harderfor diesel cars to it is going to be harderfor diesel ca rs to pass it is going to be harderfor diesel cars to pass the mot and working to a description of the smoke level thatis a description of the smoke level that is actually on the plate of the vehicle so a lot lower figure that will be working pass the mot. in terms of stricter rules, what should motorists be looking out for? we've a lwa ys motorists be looking out for? we've always said to customers that it's a goodidea always said to customers that it's a good idea to run through the basics of your vehicle before you bring it m, of your vehicle before you bring it in, just to make sure that your brakes, lights and steering feels all right. those the little things that can hick up an ot and cost you a little bit of money as well.
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logistics of getting it fixed. a lot of people imagine that if he takes into the garage, and as a fail then you should fix at that garage which are not forced to? no, you are not. it it's a dangerous defect then you should not be driving your car away. we have some of the safest roads in europe and i don't think it's a good idea to drive your vehicle away. minor defects, you should be able to drive your vehicle away and repairs yourself or by another garage.” drive your vehicle away and repairs yourself or by another garage. i ask ona yourself or by another garage. i ask on a half of the mot tester is, because my dad is one, is the process simplerfor them because my dad is one, is the process simpler for them to?m because my dad is one, is the process simpler for them to? it is more prescriptive. put a of expense into the mot world. we have we have had have massive upgrades done to our equipment for testing the new diesels. cost me the best part of
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£1500 to upgrade so significant for us. if things pan out. sorry dad. the changes come into force today, on sunday. time to say goodbye to you. now on breakfast, here's darren with a look at this morning's weather. we have got the sunshine out on many parts of england and wales. a weather watcher picture taken in derbyshire but it's not the story everywhere. we have had mr ford and low cloud so changes into the north west. this cloud is now coming in from the
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atla ntic to cloud is now coming in from the atlantic to bring some pockets of rain and drizzle, no great amount and the rain retreated to the north—west throughout the day. brightening up across a good part of scotland. a few pockets of mist and low cloud flirting with the coastal areas, perhaps running into more western parts of the english channel. could be hitting 23 degrees, quite warm out there and son. cloud through the irish sea threatening western parts of wales and cumbria. improving in eastern scotland, getting quite warm again around the moray firth. we have to keep an eye on that raid tonight. on the whole, turning misty and murky again across easternmost counties as
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that low cloud comes in. nothing too cold as we start the new week. the new week has the weather front on the scene. pushed away by that area of high pressure on the neocons meant. a dominating our weather. sunshine more widely for england and wales, improving across a big part of scotland. bit of rain at times, especially across western areas. the threat of one or two sharp showers later in the day across the south. most later in the day across the south. m ost pla ces later in the day across the south. most places still going to be fine, warm and sunny. weather improving in scotla nd warm and sunny. weather improving in scotland and northern ireland as the cloud breaks up. those temperatures climbing up to 20 degrees plus. through the week ahead, we are going to be dominated by high pressure. still the chance of some rain in the
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south, bunbury showers. most of them on thursday. dry weather and light winds and some sunshine and it will feel quite warm again. it's hugh grant's first appearance in a tv drama for 20 years. this evening, he takes on the role of former leader of the liberal party, jeremy thorpe in bbc one's a very english scandal. thorpe was accused of conspiring to murder his former lover, norman scott in one of the biggest political scandals of the ‘705. charlie went to meet him and the show‘s director, stephen frears. think of the bigger picture. if you were sit on that committee and steer it correctly, then one day, you could claim the ancient barony of thorpe. wouldn't that be marvellous? i suppose it would, yes. it would be elevated, darling. elevated! mmm!
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everyone who knewjeremy thorpe said he was real charming, a real matter about him, people warmed to him as a politician and a person as well. but there is a sinister side to the way he behaved. he had a man murdered, which is reasonably sinister. all the people who i spoke to who knew him, some said jeremy was lovely and very charming and wouldn't hurt a fly. others said he was a monster. one and they all agreed on was that he was very ambitious, narcissistic and capable of being quite ruthless. thorpe was of a type, oxbridge, etonian, who actually used to show up at my parents dinner parties when i was a teenager. irememberthat time. very smooth, wonderful, never stuck for something charming to say and the conversation always flowed beautifully. and talked about you, so interested in you. and yet, do you really quite trust him? you know? everything. i remember being young and these men
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coming to dinner and sitting on the sofa, their trousers would, come up like trousers do and there would be these socks held up by a garter belt. tiny things like that you latch onto and think — that is who he is. if you go down to north devon, people were very, very fond of him and point to a hospital and say he got that built. that is because he was the local mp. and a very good one and liked. the truth is it is a absolutely natural tory area and as someone said to hold it for the liberal party for 30 years is a real achievement. maybe you could you give us a sense of the time that it is played outin? some people will be familiar with the story, others will not be familiar of what the nature of the politics was and the nature of society was at that time. it begins in 1962 and ends when the seduction happened, when thorpe met the boy in the stable, norman scott. and it ends in ‘79, by which time jeremy thorpe had been
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through the arc of the liberal party, become the head and in fact lost the ‘79 election. did you love him? oh god. sorry old thing, but i have to wonder, did you? he is a man. did you love him at all, but even once, for a moment? that doesn't even exist. it does for norman, he seems to find it easy. doesn't he just? there definitely is an element of this tv series which is a sort of, it is like the last hurrah of the former british establishment and what you see happening during our series is the establishment gradually dwindling, losing its power, the 60s happened and you end up at the trial in 1979 with norman scott, a self—confessed
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homosexual who, up 'til then, the establishment have expected to be ridiculed in the dock, actually having a trial and the jury and the press loving him and his honesty and thorpe with his cretion of privilege starting to look weaker and weaker and weaker. more than 100,000 friends, families and fans packed the streets of windsor yesterday, to try and catch a glimpse of the newlywed duke and duchess of sussex as they passed in their carriage. and a lucky 1,200 members of the public were invited into the grounds of windsor castle for the royal wedding. daniela relphjoins us now, with people who caught some of the action yesterday. what is the hangover like today? not yours but in windsor generally. i am
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feeling all right. tired but fine. there is a bit of a hangover in this town and an attempt to get it back town and an attempt to get it back to normal after the events of the past few days. for a group of very lucky people, they had a chance to be within the castle grounds to watch the comings and goings of the weddings. they became known as the people with the golden ticket. they we re people with the golden ticket. they were there because of the community and outreach work that they had done. i have a chance to seek to a girl guide leaderfrom done. i have a chance to seek to a girl guide leader from staffordshire and she told me what it was like to have a bird's eye view of the wedding. as saw the princess walked down the hill first and megan coming in hercarsol down the hill first and megan coming in her car so i saw them as they waved past, going in their carriage. did you feel that you are sharing some in very special? very much so. a lot of charity workers and people who run therein charities with me and between all others, it felt very for everybody. the vast majority of
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yesterday was a very public today but last night was the evening reception and that has been very private. not a lot of detail but we did see an amazing fire display. we do know that the bride made a speech as well as the groom and the best man. some of the celebrity guests who are at the evening do have put some of their own pictures on social media to give us a flavour of what it was like. serena williams, one of those who put her picture and valentino gown outside frogmore house. she was one a guest at the reception, as was one of megan maher calls actress friends, priyanka chopra. one of those invited of the 200 invited to the evening reception
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and jessica mulrooney affair, or one of meghan's closest friends. that was reserved for the closest family and friends and we're hoping of the course of the day we will hear little more detail of exactly what went on. i am keeping fingers crossed. i am keeping fingers crossed. the royal commentator victoria howard joins me again now. my my personal highlights yesterday was seeing meghan's dress. she looked absolutely beautiful, didn't she? seeing meghan's dress. she looked absolutely beautiful, didn't sham was very elegant, classic down the flooding. in fashion and 50 years' time. the tiara, something we expect. we are keen to predict what tiara she would use out of the green's collection and this tiara hasn't been seen since queen mary was alive and she died many years ago. that attention to detail, you
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know that meghan has had a lot of hand in the detail on the day, at the fail, the different countries of the fail, the different countries of the commonwealth recommended on that as well. the floral emblems, the firm of new zealand, but what are the stray leander etc as they'll be on there and that's a nod to the royal family and the commonwealth. after a ll royal family and the commonwealth. after all of the speculation her dress was givenchy. the bridesmaids and the page boys had their moment as well. they were so adorable. of course prince harry chose his niece and nephew and that was one of our most popular tweets, they loved princess charlotte just waving at the crowds. the page boys were mimicking william and harry in their frock coats so that was adorable but
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there was some jostling because of course they are all aged to 27. there is charlotte there looking very adorable and cute with her tongue out. miss devious but they also pulled it off because trying to get very young children to coordinate that you have to be brave. they travel down in a car with their mothers said the duchess of cambridge was in that car. are just about the overall feeling but that feeling of love and a certain informality to the wedding. and they we re very informality to the wedding. and they were very touchy—feely with each other. always, they are voiced in very tactile at other engagements. because harry won't be king, they can afford to do this in a more personal way. a smaller setting, william had westminster abbey which
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is 2000 people. the informality of the american preacher and the gospel choir, it was lovely. it felt like a turning point for the royal family. it felt like a turning point for the royal family. dan and louise are back tomorrow morning from 6am. let's leave you with a reminder of some of the key moments from yesterday's royal wedding. goodbye. # when the night has come # when the night has come # and the land is dark # and the land is dark # and the moon is the only light you will see some act know i won't be afraid. # know i won't be afraid # know i won't be afraid #just as # know i won't be afraid # just as long # just as long #as # just as long # as you stand, stand by me
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# as you stand, stand by me #so # as you stand, stand by me # so darling, darling # so darling, darling # stand by me # stand by me # stand by me, # stand by me, stand # stand by me, stand by # stand by me, stand by me # stand by me, stand by me, stand by me # stand by me, stand by me # i therefore proclaimed that they are husband and wife. # stand by me # stand by me # stand # stand by # stand by me. this is bbc news. i'm ben brown. the headlines at 9am: the royal family thanks the public for their support, after thousands line the streets of windsor for the wedding of prince harry to meghan markle. the new duke and duchess of sussex
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left for their evening reception in an electricjaguar. the couple are staying in the uk, rather than going on honeymoon immediately. survivors of terror attacks sign an open letter, calling on the public to help stop future atrocities. also in the next hour: officials in cuba say 110 people are now known to have died in a plane crash near havana. three women who survived remain in a critical condition. one of the plane's flight recorders has been recovered from the wreckage.
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