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in the these leads to find the big day, many were watching on television. over 30 million on bbc alone. the wedding celebrations ended with a black—tie dinner and a fireworks display at frogmore house. so many people have descended on windsor today, notjust tourists, but actually, plenty of local people, as well. i have been talking to people here today who come from the local area, and they are really keen, the day after, harry and meghan‘s wedding, i should say, the duke and duchess of sussex, to come along and soak up the atmosphere, because of course, there are still many signs here of what has gone on. there is still quite a heavy police presence, there is still lots of bunting up across the town. i was speaking to a local councillor earlier, he was telling me how there's about three and a half miles of bunting strung up along windsor. of course, that will start to be de—rigged as part of a wider de—rigging process. the world's media descended
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on windsor for yesterday's occasion, so that is beginning to be packed up, but still very much a celebratory atmosphere and lots of people, as well, queueing up just up the road, there, you go and take a tour of windsor castle, because of course, the grounds of windsor castle have reopened. it has been a great event for winter, great exposure for the town, which is already, of course a very busy tourist destination, and lots of people coming here today to try and get a sense of the atmosphere, the day after the big day. the next chapter of their journey together begins, after a memorable day shared with all the world, the now duke and duchess of sussex headed to a private reception at frogmore house. meghan wearing a gift from her new husband, an emerald cut aquamarine ring, which had belonged to his late mother, diana, princess of wales. it followed a day of pageantry, as thousands lined the streets around windsor, to catch a glance of the bride. meghan wearing a pure white, boatneck gown, by british designer, clare waight keller, of givenchy. then, a ceremony noted for its diversity amongst
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the usual traditions, a nervous looking a nervous looking prince, a gospel choir. # stand by me.# a passionate sermon. those who do not love, do not know god. more than 13 million people tuned in on the bbc to watch this fairy tale wedding, with a modern twist. then, as the sun set, the clear up began, three and a half miles of bunting needs to be taken down, but people here remain in a celebratory mood, and after the worldwide exposure, windsor might expect to welcome more tourists than ever, when the castle we opened to the public this morning, the harry and meghan effect was clear. we planned our trip around it. a bit of fun, we love the royals. anything royal, everybody goes crazy. we wanted to visit before the wedding, but now the wedding was here we want to see it even more. it was also beautiful, the dress, and the ceremony...
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as royal wedding fever subsides, a new focus, in a couple that have captured so many people's imaginations, the world waits to see what they do next. well, of course, as you are just hearing there, lots of speculation as to what will happen next. now, we know that the duke and duchess of sussex spent the night here last night after their private reception with 200 guests, in windsor castle. we understand that they are expected to leave here today, lots of people here i am sure will be hoping to get a glimpse of the royal couple, but i think that is possibly unlikely. i think, after yesterday's huge event, that they have obviously shared their wedding with the world, today, perhaps a more private day for the couple and their family. so, lots of people i am sure will be hoping to get a glimpse of them, but i think they will be lucky to do so. in terms of the honeymoon, we know that they are not
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immediately going on the honeymoon. we don't know where they are going when they do end up going, but we do know is that on tuesday, they will attend their first public engagement together as a married couple. it is going to be a charity garden party event in buckingham palace. i , interviewed. i actually hadn't worked with meghan before but she contacted me late last year. i had hugely admired her work with a charity so that was something i was very interested in. she did have an idea of what she wanted and in a moment like this when you are designing a dress there are a lot of ideas that go around, but they truly do believe that we work closely together on bringing ideas to the table. she had definitely our vision of what she thought and a very much tried to bring even more to that, so part of the process of that brings you these incredible moments
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of working together. she is so modern and fresh and i think that was part of what she wanted to be. i really wanted to represent her, for her to feel incredible in the dress and i also wanted her to feel like it was absolutely right for the occasion, too. as things evolve, you talk more about the different aspects of the dress, not only the silhouette or the proportions, but also the other elements that she wanted to bring in that actually became very critical and important to the whole story with this incredible moment. the veil was a huge part of the conversations that we had early on. we talked about what we wanted to do in terms of trying to embrace some of the royal connections in there. a lot of the work she will probably do in the future will be connected to the commonwealth, so that was something that i really thought could be quite compelling. part of the discussions around the veil were what we are going to do, would it be a lace edge or a border? wouldn't it be amazing if we took the 53 countries of the commonwealth and embroidered flower and some
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flora and fauna from each one of those and that they would go up the aisle, thatjourney up the aisle with you. she said, i love the story of that. she said that was an amazing moment for her, to have that idea of all of those countries walking with her through the ceremony. i saw her after the service. she was absolutely radiant. there was just a glow to her. you could tell they were so in love in that moment when it had all come together for them and she just looked absolutely exquisite. is clare waight keller, the designer of meghan‘s wedding dress. although details of the evening reception have been scarce a firework display was seen over the windsor rooftops late last night. these were some shots taken by a viewerfor these were some shots taken by a viewer for us. the party for 200 close friends and family was hosted by prince charles and held
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at frogmore house on the outskirts of the town. ina break in a break with tradition, amongst many others, the bride herself made a speech. they will not be disappearing off on a honeymoon, they will be staying in london. the reason for that is on tuesday, at buckingham palace, the queen is hosting a special garden party to mark prince charles‘ 70th birthday, which was actually in november. it isa which was actually in november. it is a charity event for regiments with which he is associated. there have been problems on the first day of a major overhaul of rail timetables, designed to reduce pressure on services in and out of london. all trains run by great northern, thameslink, southern, southeastern and the gatwick express are operating to a new schedule. it has already caused delays with some services today not running at all. angus crawford reports. let‘s get more on the overall shake
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up let‘s get more on the overall shake up of trains. all change for 4 million train journeys across the uk, and every single service run by great northern, thameslink, southern and the gatwick express. there will be a knock—on effect to south—eastern trains, too. these providers account for 25% of all train journeys nationwide. long in the planning, these changes were part of what was once called thames link 2000, now running a little late. basic problems remain the same, overcrowding and unreliability. the new timetable promises more trains, more seats, better stations, all at a cost of £7 billion. it is going to be ok. i am not
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saying that we won‘t have a few bumps. we well. but we will be here for the next two weeks to make them as smooth as possible. passengers have been warning about those bumps for months, and today‘s new real teething problems with the new timetable. thameslink cancelling trains across the network, blaming the huge logistical challenge, and promising that the situation will improve. it is in part due to these new trains, and new infrastructure, meaning that in theory, more services, will be closer together across the capital. the upgrade will not be complete until 2020. it will be tomorrow morning when the timetable gets its first real test. angus crawford, bbc news. well the travel journalist simon calder said the overhaul would benefit some passengers, but does have this advice.
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i have been running around the relegations and central london since early this morning, and it seems to be getting rather worse. this project was originally known as thameslink 2000, because it began in the millennium, and here we are a dozen 18, and there has been a bit of time to prepare for it. i am seeing not just problems of time to prepare for it. i am seeing notjust problems on the so—called thameslink call, but also at moorgate, going up into hertfordshire, from king‘s cross up to cambridge, and to ealing and king‘s lynn, and these are lines which are supposed to be relieved by the new trains, and the fact that things are going wrong is not particularly encouraging. really interesting following social media. great northern is saying, this is happening because of an operational
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incident. people are saying, tell us what that incident is. they are saying that they are not privy to the nature of the operational incident. that will be a lot of worried commuters and a lot of people who will be furious anyway, because their service has changed for the worse. it is simon calder, let mejust bring for the worse. it is simon calder, let me just bring you some confirmation on the statement that we have got from govia thameslink. they are up apologising for the problems today. any inconvenience caused during the initial stage of the change. they say that improvements will be causing a 30% increase in services. these changes affect more than 3000 daily services, but they do put it quite blu ntly, services, but they do put it quite bluntly, as well. in in earlier statement, they said the short—term amended timetable is in place today, this is resulting in a reduced service operating, trains being cancelled or revised. disruption is
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expected until the end of the day. i think the advice is if you‘re an travelling, to wherever you are in the country, given the new timetable anyway, it is worth double—checking ona train. more residents have been rescued from their homes in hawaii as molten lava continues to pour from the ground following the eruption of the volcano. the latest explosion from kilauea sent an ash cloud three thousand metres into the air. our correspondent chris buckler has the latest from hawaii. well, people are being prevented from getting anywhere close to the volcano, and certainly that area where fissures have been opened up. those are volcanic vents, and they really create cracks in the ground, and they are getting ever bigger, and lava is shooting up from them. last night we saw fountains of lava springing up from one of those vents. we can see the national guard and the police are here to make sure that people are not going into those areas, and of course, that means that people have been moved out of their homes. that has caused all sorts of difficulties. just across the road
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from here, you can see that there is a centre that has been set up. in there, people have got clothes, they are being given food, because there are families that have lost literally everything, notjust their houses, but everything inside it, because it has been destroyed by the lava. and with those fissures, if they continue to get longer, that is a real concern for other people. and last night, the national guard had to remove people from their homes, and that is because some people have been reluctant to leave, but they have been that they have to leave for their own safety. the other concern is toxic gases. that is a real fear for people. people are being given masks to make sure that they are all right, but the real concern at the centre of this is the volcano itself. there has been another violent eruption, and there are fears of other explosions, which is why people are being prevented from getting anywhere near it. if you listen to the radio, you will hear amazing announcements,
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like the idea that the volcano could spew boulders the size of cows. that gives you an idea ofjust how dangerous kilauea is becoming. the headlines on bbc news: the royal family thanks the public for supporting the wedding of prince harry and meghan markle — after thousands lined the streets of windsor to see the newlyweds. some travellers report delays. a major overhaul of train timetables begins today, affecting half a million passengers. beijing promise is to buy more goods and services from america. let‘s ta ke and services from america. let‘s take a look at the sporting action. britain‘s olympic and world 10,000 metres champion, mo farah has
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claimed his first victory in the great register run. he finished third at the london marathon, he had to outsprint his competitor, or 100 metres left to win. in the women‘s race, it was an ethiopian who won her the straight title. samit, i have got great speed, and i know that at the end of the races, that the guys have not had the enough, and it was a matter of hanging in there, and using my speed. i was pretty tired, they just want to say thank you for coming up tomorrow. —— today. trying to work at which marathon and going to do, and which one will suit me. and what i need to do, and hopefully, 2019, world champs, and then maybe tokyo. manchester city have qualified for next season‘s women‘s champions league, winning13—0 against everton. jill scott gave city aim
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lead against everton. after 22 minutes. great shot, by half. in the second half, there was a goalfrom nikita paris that doubled the advantage. it was a strike that made it 3-0 advantage. it was a strike that made it 3—0 victory. the champions of super league1 it 3—0 victory. the champions of super league 1 chelsea, after they had an unbeaten season. after losing at arsenal, and watching chelsea who are deserving winners, to congratulate them for winning the trophy is, we wanted to get in the champions league, it is the minimum requirement for this team. it is as good as a trophy. we are disappointed, but second place gives us disappointed, but second place gives us champions league football, and it gives us a chance to learn, but still play in those four competitions next year. still play in those four competitions next yearlj still play in those four competitions next year. i would have been devastated if we hadn‘t made it. the impact that we have made the last couple of seasons, semifinal, and how much we grew, as well, this
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year. only losing 1—0 in the second leg. to not be in it would be devastating. the former injured captain, is set to become the manager of manchester united‘s women‘s team. they are expected to be given a licence to play at the start of next season. she is currently assistant manager to england boss, phil neville, and is likely to stay in that role, as well. tennis, and elina svitolina has won her second consecutive italian open title by beating the world number one, simona halep in straight sets. in a rematch of last year‘s final, she dominated and took the first set in just 90 minutes. although simona halep‘s performance abridging the second set, she took that 6-4. abridging the second set, she took that 6—4. josh warrington is the new ibf world of the weight —— world featherweight champion after seeing off selby. it wouldn‘t his own
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cloud, he dominated. an accidental clash of heads, the fight went for 12 rounds, but warrington picked up the victory on a split decision. double olympic champion, nicola adams return to action after some time away from the sport, she has been looking after her mother recently. she had a convincing win against some of the —— against an adapter free asked. tyson against some of the —— against an adapterfree asked. tyson fury against some of the —— against an adapter free asked. tyson fury has not fought since claiming the wf title. he has also had a drugs ban and has been away from the sport for and has been away from the sport for a while. now, britain‘s simon yates has continued his magnificent form in the italian race, by winning his third of the tour, extending his overall lead. he left the rest well
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behind, and finished ahead over a0 seconds ahead of anyone else. chris broome was well behind, and looks out of the race, now. yates looks to become the first british rider to win it. that is all for now. latest from the scottish premiership play—off final. we will have more free at around 5:30pm. the bbc understands that chelsea football club‘s owner roman abramovich has experienced delays in renewing his visa for the uk. the russian billionaire didn‘t attend yesterday‘s fa cup final at wembley when chelsea beat manchester united. his office said it doesn‘t discuss personal matters with the media. but a source close to mr abramovich suggested he was in the process of renewing his visa and said it was taking a little longer than usual. reports suggest his visa expired last month. the family of a 17—year—old accused of shooting dead
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ten people at a school in the us state of texas have expressed shock and confusion about what happened. the parents of dimitrios pagourtzis said he had been a smart, quiet boy and that they, too, wanted answers. gary o‘donoghue reports from texas. 2a hours on, parents and teachers were allowed back to the scene of the shooting to collect their cars, as the police continued to gather evidence. we‘ve got people with lost loved ones. some of them students, some adults. we are going to pull through this. this is going to be a time for the community of healing. this is the second time in eight months we have gone through tragedy. we had hurricane harvey at the end of last august. and now this. some of the names of those who died are beginning to emerge. one was a 17—year—old pakistani exchange student, whose ambition was to be a diplomat. another, cynthia tisdale, was a stand—in teacher who loved her job, according to her son—in—law. she had been married for a7 years.
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a number of people remain in hospital after the shooting. and according to a statement from the medical authorities, two are still in intensive care. this latest tragedy comes just three months after the killing of 17 students and teachers at the parkland school in florida. that has sparked a nationwide protest movement by young people demanding change. but in washington, beyond the symbolic, the administration seem to have little by way of an answer to the question, how does america stop this continuing to happen? i don‘t have anything to announce on that front at this point, but certainly conversations are ongoing about the best ways to protect kids across the country. they started the school safety commission, and i know that group has been activated today, to start that conversation, and starting again in the first part of next week, they have a meeting. local police and the fbi are saying little about their investigation.
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but in an affidavit, dimitrios pagourtzis is quoted as saying that he hadn‘t shot students he liked because he wanted his story to be told. it is that story the authorities are now trying to piece together. gary o‘donoghue, bbc news, at the santa fe high school in texas. a man believed to be his twenties has been stabbed to death in mitcham in south west london. a man in his forties has been arrested on suspicion of murder and officers are yet to formally identify the victim or inform his next of kin. more than sixty people have been murdered in the capital so far this year. beijing has said that it will significantly increase its purchase of american goods and services. the two countries issued a joint statement pledging to avoid a trade war. us treasury secretary insisted
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that washington would not back down on its pledge to reduce the trade deficit with china. we are putting the trade war on hold. right now, we have agreed to put that on hold while we tried to execute the framework. the president has been very clear says the first meeting, that we are going to reduce the trade deficit. we have got a agreement with china that they will substantially agree to it. with me is our business correspondence, joe line. it is an ambitious programme, do you have any idea how this will be achieved? we know that the chinese have said that they will buy more american—made energy products and agricultural commodities. this is possibly fracking product, because the americans produced the world‘s largest fracking reduces... so it could be any equipment? the actual gas. put into tankards. liquefied natural gas, they put it
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in tankards and sell it to the chinese, and the chinese navy won‘t buy it from abu dhabi, but buy it from the americans, instead. the say might apply to agricultural policies. that could be pork bellies, frozen orange juice, policies. that could be pork bellies, frozen orangejuice, all manner of things. we don‘t have the detail. there is no numbers on this. they have not said, we will buy x million amount of. so, i am a tiny bit sceptical, but i do think that it will be seen very much as a political windfall resident tom, do think the markets will respond quite positively —— it political windfall for president trump, and i think the markets will respond quite positively overnight. zouma bay, he will face the questions from journalists. the administration has been taking about telling a deficit of billions of dollars into one that could be as small as $175 billion. the scale of numbers gives you a idea of how long a journey this could be. could be very ambitious.
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to demand... it is a political win. you have got to understand that president trump was elected in those parts of the america. spells that physically make stuff, and they are not making as much as they used to do, and what he was, is to show them that he is having a concrete win. i think it will be concrete, politically, i think the market will react quite well, but i am not sure that it react quite well, but i am not sure thatitis react quite well, but i am not sure that it is a solution to the problem. america does not make the stuff that china wants to buy. but american consumers definitely want the stuff that china exports. so, it isa the stuff that china exports. so, it is a consumer led thing. what the americans are they to do? will they make it more expensive than their consumers? that is the only way that this could work, if you impose ta riffs this could work, if you impose tariffs which have been due to come into force tomorrow, the only —— tariffs which have been due to come into force tomorrow, the only -- you impose those tariffs on china, it just makes it more expensive the consumers to buy those products. so
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it is choice of either it is more expensive fermanagh consumers to —— for american consumers to punish china,... but their economy is not at that stage, yet. there economy is still not fully developed. if it was fully developed, then they would definitely need more of the services that american banks provide, they would need more of the physical goods that american... but why would they buy american goods if they can buy very well made chinese cars, washing machines or internet products? fascinating stuff, thank you very much. officials in cuba say 110 people are now known to have died in the plane crash near havana on friday. 99 were cuban. three women who survived remain in a critical condition. the boeing 737 was on a domestic flight to the eastern city of holguin when it crashed shortly after take off at havana airport. one of the plane‘s flight recorders has now been recovered from the wreckage. will grant reports. cuba is in mourning. two full days of national mourning
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are taking place for the victims, more than 100 of them, in the island‘s worst air disaster since the 1980s. amid their pain, people also want to know the full story — how a plane on a routine flight across the island ended this way. eyewitness testimony is beginning to provide some clues, but there isn‘t a clear picture yet. translation: the plane left the airport, then came to here. it seemed unable to lift, and it came to here, and when it arrived at the house, it turned, it got tangled in the cables, and that is where it fell. now an important breakthrough. the cuban government confirmed it had recovered one of the black box recorders from the wreckage, and potentially vital information as to what caused the plane to come down so soon after take—off. translation: we already have the black box in our possession, and we are searching for the other black box.
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the grief and confusion extends beyond cuba too. the plane was owned by a mexican company, and families of the mexican crew and passengers gathered in vain for more information. translation: they do not have any data right now. they are just like us, waiting for more information about what happened. earlier, the cuban president visited the crash site, and promised a full investigation. for now, though, the emphasis is on supporting the victims‘ families, and praying that the survivors, just three of them out of 110 people, pull through. cuba has experienced air disasters in the past, but none this bad for decades. the questions are already being raised about the reliability of the rest of its air fleet, much of which dates to the soviet era. for a new president who only recently took over power from raul castro, this represents his first real test as leader. will grant, bbc news. for a new president who only recently took over power from raul castro, this represents his first real test as leader.
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