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this is bbc news. i'm robert hall. the headlines at 8:00. harvey weinstein appears in court charged with rape and sexual abuse, his lawyer says the film producer will plead not guilty. mr weinstein did not invent the casting couch in hollywood, and to the extent that there is bad behaviour in that industry, that is not what this is about. bad behaviour is not on trial in this case. the modesty of a 96—year—old d day vetera n who fought off a hammer attack and was left for dead. i name myself because i was special services and i think i should really have known how to deal with this. is it off or on? president trump says the planned north korea summit could go ahead, one day after it was cancelled. also in the next hour: disappointment for some liverpool fans as mo salah and the squad prepare for tomorrow's champions league final. some lucky fans have made it to kiev, but almost 1,000 are unable to get there after flights are cancelled.
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since when do you know how to fly? 190 years old 7 190 years old? you look great! mark kermode and jane hill discuss solo: a star wars story, along with the rest of this week's releases, on the film review. good evening and welcome to bbc news. the disgraced hollywood film producer, harvey weinstein, has been charged with rape and sexual abuse, after appearing in court in new york. once one of the most powerful men in america, he paid $1 million, in cash, as bail, and agreed to wear an electronic tag. the charges relate to two women, but dozens have made allegations
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against him since hollywood was shaken by claims of sexual misconduct last year. mr weinstein‘s lawyer said bad behaviour was not on trial, that mr weinstein denies the criminal charges and that he will mount a vigorous defence. 0ur correspondent nick bryant has more. new york city can often feel like a giant movie set, but this was the criminal justice system being put into action for real, and as harvey weinstein arrived to be charged, i managed to confront him. this must be very humiliating. this must be very humiliating for you. he walked into the police station with three large books under his arm, one about broadway musicals, but what mattered today were the charges read to him, accusing him of two counts of rape and one count of a criminal sexual act for incidents involving two separate women. inside the police station, he was arrested, fingerprinted and formally booked, and about an hour later he was brought out by two detectives wearing handcuffs and what looked like a wry smile.
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harvey weinstein is now being taken to a criminal court, and this is a day his accusers longed to see. his demeanour had noticeably changed by the time he was led into court. the movie mogul who once loved parading on the red carpet is forced to take a perp walk. then, in a short arraignment hearing, prosecutors outlined their case. the defendant used his position, money and power to lure young women into situations where he was able to violate them sexually. outside the courthouse, his lawyer claimed his client was innocent. mr weinstein will enter a plea of not guilty. we intend to move very quickly to dismiss these charges. we believe they are constitutionally flawed, we believe they are not factually supported by the evidence, and we believe that
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at the end of the process, mr weinstein will be exonerated. dozens of women have accused mr weinstein of inappropriate behaviour, notjust in america. lisa rose worked with him in the uk — she was afraid to go up against him. there was that fear inside me that someone would come back at me for speaking out and the fact they spoke out initially, there was a fear that the world would change and he would be powerful again and you would be in trouble. the fact that if he gets put away, and i hope he does, he will not be able to get back at people who spoke out against him is a good thing. as news of his arrest and charges came out, the reaction on social media was swift and damning, from some of those who accused him of wrongdoing and those who worked hard to see him in court today.
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harvey weinstein not only used to dominate an industry — he commdaned almost every room, but to watch him today was to see his power drain away. harvey weinstein has been released on a $1 million cash bail, but he has had to forfeit his passport, he has this electronic tagging device to track his movements, and his movements are restricted to new york and connecticut. now, his legal team are saying he will plead not guilty, which means this will go to trial, and the big question is, how many women will be allowed to testify? the two women that the charges relate to all the dozens of women who have accused him of sexual assault. and we'll find out how this story, and many others, are covered in tomorrow's front pages at 10:40 this evening in the papers. our guests joining me tonight are benedicte paviot from france 2a, and owen bennett from huffpost uk. president trump has hinted his summit with the north korean leader kimjong—un might take place next month after all. speaking to reporters a day after abruptly pulling out of the planned meeting, mr trump said: "they very
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much want to do it. we'd like to do it." in a minute, we'll hear from president trump himself but first this report from laura bicker, with the view from seoul. three, two, one! blast! this was north korea's big moment — the destruction of its only known nuclear test site. a grand gesture to show it was serious about its planned meeting with the us president. hand—picked journalists were shown tunnels where the state tested its nuclear weapons. before they were blown to smithereens. blast! but barely had the dust settled when donald trump decided the longed—for summit was off. some in south korea could not contain theirfury. they feel their best hope at peace in decades is now slipping away. in a statement through state—run media, pyongyang attempted to take the moral high ground. "the unilateral announcement
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to cancel the summit is unexpected and we cannot but feel regret for it," they said. "we have the intent to sit with the us side to solve problems regardless at any time." the un is also urging both sides to find a way to meet. i urge the parties to continue their dialogue, to find the path to the peaceful and verifiable denuclearisation of the korean peninsula. at the border between the two koreas, where its people can look but never cross, this summit was about more than making a deal — it was about ending a near 70—year conflict. translation: this time north korea opened itself up and dismantled all of its nuclear test sites. but president trump suddenly changed his mind. i am not sure what he was thinking, but i hope he will change his mind again. translation: i think north korea must change itself for their people. the north's inappropriate remarks
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and statements that do not respect the other side are wrong. i think trump will eventually hold hands with north korea, it is just being delayed. it appears the south korean president got little or no notice of the summit‘s cancellation, and many here are asking, is that any way to treat a key ally? there was so much hope placed on that singapore meeting. they have learned over 70 years not to trust the north, but now when it comes to their future, they are asking here, can they really trust the united states? laura bicker, bbc news, seoul. well speaking this afternoon the president seemed to leave the door open to talks taking place at some stage and possibly even as planned on 12th june. he was speaking as he was about to board his helicopter at the white house. we're going to see what happens, we're talking to them now. it was a very nice statement they put out, we'll see what happens. inaudible. no, no, we'll see what happens, it could even be the 12th.
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we're talking to them now, they very much want to do it, we'd like to do it, we're going to see what happens. joining us now from new york is kevin rudd, former prime minister of australia and now the president of the asia society policy institute. thank you very much forjoining us this evening. can i ask you first of all the hats looking back at events, confusing events may be over the past 2a hours, this flip—flopping of diplomacy, what has this done in terms of damage to be processing your view? i think in terms of managing us allies in the region particularly managing the relationship to clean washington and macron, this is a very sovereign developing. you'll be wondering how domestic politics had been created around these negotiations, having the americans on board and
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suddenly... changes. buti the americans on board and suddenly... changes. but i think is the factor here. we talked about damage there. do you feel in your water is that this summit, this meeting will eventually go ahead, that there is gamesmanship going on here? i think the bottom line is if you stare through the entrails of what has unfolded in washington, there has been a big change in strategy. up until about a week ago the us strategy was to leave a degree of strategic ambiguity about the definition of denuclearisation and capital d and small the unilateral, all at once or over time. and see what happens in negotiations in singapore and see what shook out of the tree. then i think in the last week you have had the entry into the equation of national security adviserjohn bolton, who said quite clearly that a precondition for these first round of the associations to occur was a north korean commitment to
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comprehensive denuclearisation. and thatis comprehensive denuclearisation. and that is where the north koreans pulled back. does your own political experience tell you that this is gamesmanship and that in fact the two parties will end up at a table, evenif two parties will end up at a table, even if it is to talk about the early stages of something more substantial? i hope that is the case. it has been and untidy process so case. it has been and untidy process so far post—op people have commented on diplomacy before. it is never a pretty process to observe up close. it is always incremental. i think where the hope lies in this is the actual toll now at the end content of the statement which came out at pyongyang overnight. and if the north korean statement is by their standards exceptionally conciliatory. he doesn't threaten to push the button on another test and says let's wait for the americans to think about this more, though critically hones in on this singapore meeting which was about stage one and a long time process
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about denuclearisation rather than accepting the precondition about everything at once. i think there is hope there. i think also a lot of people watching all this might say they have also been conflicting m essa 9 es they have also been conflicting messages regarding china. i know you have got concerns about how that will play out. president trump on two occasions in the last week has effectively blames china for shall we say changing kim jong—un‘s mind about the content of the proposed singapore summit. this visit to china by kings angban in the last week or so when he met with resident xi xinping, i don't have any evidence for that. i think a more accurate reading is that the american position, as i have said before, has internally changed. my concern is this, if this whole thing goes off the rails, that is we don't getan goes off the rails, that is we don't get an outcome through a negotiating process , get an outcome through a negotiating process, number one in washington there will be some conclusion drawn
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by various parties that diplomacy has failed, therefore let's look again at military options. number two alliance most critically with the south koreans but also japan. agree i think the collateral damage the us — china relations where you have got so much at stake he on the korean peninsula as well. finally, i don't think any of us including you would get to put money on this, but do you believe personally that there isa do you believe personally that there is a real desire from these two people to get together? whatever the motivation might be, that there is a desire and that that eventually will went through? to be honest, i have been surprised by the conciliatory nature of the tone of the language coming from north korea. this is different. i've been to the country several times over the year. this to me suggests a slight, know a significant qualitative change. still a lack of definition about denuclearisation. so from that point of view i think kim jong—un sees that there is a big advantage to be
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had and having this summit. guess a lot of domestic and political view with the united states and it might actually produce a view for the future. as for president trump, in his heart of hearts and mind of mine, ithink his heart of hearts and mind of mine, i think is the guy let the end of the deal wants to see something done. but i do since there has been a deep, shall i say, revision of depositions based on the advice of john bolton who is saying caution, caution, caution, let's have some very hard—line caution, caution, let's have some very ha rd—line preconditions caution, caution, let's have some very hard—line preconditions first. the two principals i think would like to do something. kevin rudd, we have fascinating days and weeks ahead. thank you. a burglar who attacked a world war two veteran with a claw hammer and left him for dead, has been sentenced to 20 years. joseph isaacs was found guilty of attempted murder after the attack in taunton last november. 96—year—old jim booth was left with fractures to the skull, and cuts to his head, hands and arms, but insists he has not been left terribly ‘het up' by the attack.
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jon kay reports. when you've been recognised for outstanding bravery at d—day, when you've been praised by prime ministers and have even danced with a duchess, it seems nothing phases you. and then he started lifting the thing and all of a sudden, he pushed me backwards, right up the... for the first time, 96—year—old jim booth is describing the moment he was attacked in his somerset home. by a bogus builder wielding a claw hammer. he hit me six times on the head, as well as more on the arms, with the claw side. each time between it, shouting, "money, money, money!" somehow, jim booth managed to stagger out of his house into the lane to alert neighbours, even though he had a fractured skull, he was concussed and was covered in blood. to suffer that level of abuse with a hammer, most people would expect that
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to be fatal. but as i said, it showed jim's strength of character and resilience which helped him pull through. maybe it was his military training, butjim reckons he did not go down without a fight and took on his attacker. i punched, i hit him, that is right. and i couldn't. .. i think i probably defended myself. because he was hitting myself. but i am saying, i blame myself, because i was special services, you know, and i think i should have really been able to deal with this, but i didn't. i was too old, obviously. two days later, joseph isaacs was arrested. i am not saying anything until i have seen my lawyer. thejury was told he had been traced after using the war veteran's stolen bank cards. 0ur father was subjected to a brutal and cowardly attack, inside his home. 0ur father has shown extraordinary courage and determination, as he has battled with the pain and the long—term effects of the injuries. jim hopes he will soon be cycling
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again and playing the church organ like he did before the attack. and as a veteran of the normandy landings, he is philosophical about what he has been through. worse things happen at sea, as they say, in the war. jon kay, bbc news, somerset. the headlines on bbc news: harvey weinstein appears in court charged with rape and sexual abuse. his attorney says he will plead not guilty. a 96—year—old d—day veteran speaks of surviving a hammer attack, as a man is jailed for 16 years for attempted murder. president trump says the planned summit with north korea could still go ahead, despite cancelling the meeting yesterday. sport now. and for a full round up, from the bbc sport centre, here's lizzie. thanks, robert, good evening. jurgen
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klopp has spoken to the media and of his champions league final tomorrow admitting no one expected them to get this far. liverpool will be definite underdogs when they take on the record—breaking overtime renders real madrid in the ukrainian capital, butjurgen klopp is confident real madrid having come up against a team like his. you see real madrid playing in different games against our players, teams, and you think wow, they are really strong. but they never play us. that is another part of the trip. and we are liverpool, and not only a really good football team, we evolved as well and this club expect that they can really go for the big things. nobody expected us to be here, but we are here. because we are liverpool. meanwhile the number of liverpool. meanwhile the number of liverpool fans in the city is growing by the hour, but some who plan to want to be able to make it. myriad travel have announced the
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cancellation of one of their flights, and that is in addition to the hundreds affected by the world of choice sports flight cancellations. the mayor of liverpool had negotiated alternative flights, but it is not going to be resolved in time. it's simply not good enough, you know, in 2018 that u efa good enough, you know, in 2018 that uefa have allowed this to happen. and other people as well. and someone and other people as well. and someone needs to take this possibility. somebody has to be held accountable for what clearly is, as isaid, you accountable for what clearly is, as i said, you know i am not in any way underestimating what this is, it is a shambles. and as i said i'm a people have been let down and wrongly so. there has been a big change with the long—time overall leader simon yates blown his chances on the 19 states. instead chris froome taking the pinkjersey and a 42nd overall lead. yates started today's alpine second with a 28 second lead. but with columbus left he faded fast, allowing his britches
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compatriot to take control. the four—time tortas that champion chris froome has never won here and didn't look like this would be his year either. after a couple of falls in the early stages. but he has clawed backin the early stages. but he has clawed back in advantage and actually blew away to win the stage with over three minutes in hand. the final stages on sunday. cricket in pakistan remaining complete control of the first test against england after the second day at lords. they ended the day 350—8. a lead of 166. three players may have century. england were bowled out atjust 184 on the opening day and try to rally later on into three rickets, but the visitors remained big favourites to win first test of the summer. rory mcelroy has surged into the lead at the pga championship. carded a seven under par 65 the pga championship. carded a seven under par65 in the pga championship. carded a seven under par 65 in his second round and moved three shots clear. he is 12 under par overall after his bogey through ground today. mcelroy‘s closest challenger is back on nine
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under. britain's longest reigning world boxing champion jenny mcdonnell has lost his wba title after a devastating first—round stoppage defeat in tokyo. he got to his feet after a second minute knock—down, but the unbeaten upon it pounced soon after to finish the contest. pounced soon after to finish the co ntest. h e pounced soon after to finish the contest. he wept after the referee waved the fight all. it's being listening's first defeat in ten yea rs. listening's first defeat in ten years. he had held the title for four years. —— it years. he had held the title for fouryears. —— it is years. he had held the title for four years. —— it is the englishman's first defeat in four yea rs. englishman's first defeat in four years. that is it for me now but we will have a full round of for you in sports round—up at 10:30pm. thanks, lucy. —— lizzie. the relatives of 14 people who died in the grenfell tower fire have been speaking of of their loved ones on the fifth day of the public inquiry into the disaster. 72 people died in the fire last year. among the emotional testimonies was one from a nine—year—old girl who paid tribute to her cousin. tom symonds has the story of two of the families killed that day. it has become a symbol
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of society's failure, but this week's commemorations have taken us inside a different grenfell tower, a place that families called home. this family lived on the 21st floor, one was a hospital porter and his wife. 0ur sister—in—law was the anchor of her family. she had a real presence within the community, and she was loved by many. she was our family, our sister and she will always be remembered for her strength, her kindness and her love for others. we miss her dearly. it is a daunting prospect to be watched publicly grieving, but this nine—year—old girl was not going to be put off remembering herfriends. had he lived until adulthood, i think he would have liked to have been a comedian,
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although i do think he had some work to do on hisjokes. laughter. his brother and his sister all five of the family died. singing. video has been an important part of the commemorations. this one remembered this family. a singer, a talented public speaker, she read so many books that her and said her father could not afford to pay for all of them. her brother, the sportsman. he had a big heart and unique character and personality. it was so poignant. —— he was so, so funny. and the youngest, remembered by his school friends. in reception, we like to play football with each other and he was a really nice friend. i keep on forgetting that they are gone. i think of them as if
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they are still here. their mother and father also died. when this video finished, the sounds of sobbing could be heard within the inquiry hall. but the chairman sees all of this as evidence of human cost of this tragedy. there will be more next week. tom symons, bbc news, at the grenfell tower inquiry. president putin has denied a russian army missile brought down a malaysian airlines flight over eastern ukraine in 2014. his comments come after australia and the netherlands announced they are holding russia responsible for downing the passengerjet. all 298 people on board mh17 died when the flight, which was en route from amsterdam to kuala lumpur was shot down over rebel—held territory. a 95—year—old man has been arrested on suspicion of murder
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after a female carer died in north london. the 61—year—old woman was taken to hospital with head injuries yesterday morning, but later died. police said they believed she was injured at a residential address where she was working as a carer. a fifteen—year—old has been arrested on suspicion of murdering another boy of the same age in sheffield. the boy, who's not yet been named, died in hospital last night shortly after being stabbed in the lowedges area of the city. he is the second teenager to be fatally stabbed in sheffield this week. people in the irish republic are voting in a referendum about whether to change the country's abortion laws. voters will decide whether to repeal the eighth amendment of the irish constitution, which bans all terminations, except when the mother's life is in danger. a report commissioned by the snp to make a fresh economic case for an independent scotland suggests immigrants could play a crucial role in the country's future prosperity. it also recommends that an independent scotland should keep the pound for at least ten years.
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0ur scotland editor sarah smith reports from edinburgh. the price of a pint might not be the most important issue when choosing your country's future, but what currency you might use to buy a beer or anything else in an independent scotland is a big question that needs a clear answer before there is another vote. the idea is you would still pay for a scottish beer with british pounds, just like you do now. that's meant to reassure voters that their money won't change. but there is still the option of setting up a new scottish currency at some point in the future. i think in time, it's entirely credible an independent scotland will want to move to its own currency, and that would be considered to be in the best interests of scotland and the people of scotland. even the most ardent supporters of that position recognise that there would require to be a period of preparation and transition. back in 2014, the uk government ruled out a currency union
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with an independent scotland. i could not, as chancellor, recommend that we could share the pound with an independent scotland. now the snp don't want a formal pact and said the uk cannot stop scotland simply using the pound. can't we use the pound anyway? of course we can use the pound. less than a few seconds ago, he admitted we could use the pound anyway. so have they now solved their currency conundrum? i think what we've seen today is pretty muddled. we'll use another country's currency, without a central bank, without a formal link to them, and then at some indeterminate point in the future, will shift to something else, but we're not telling you what that something else is. we're not telling you the steps in between. craft brewing is exactly the kind of growing industry and independent scotland would want to see thrive. it would be reassuring to know that an independent scotland would continue to use the pound, just because i feel like a change in currency would complicate transactions with the rest of the uk
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and the rest of the world. but there would always be the possibility of a new scottish currency round the corner. if we've got to worry about different currencies, different exchanges, another layer of bureaucracy and administration, it's just going to be more and more difficult. the snp are now suggesting a more cautious approach to independence and economics, but one that's reassuringly inexpensive, if you like. but possibly less inspiring as a result. sarah smith, bbc news, edinburgh. time for a look at the weather with stav da naos. hello there. it's going to be warm this weekend, including the bank holiday monday as well. best of sunshine will always be across northern parts of the uk, whereas further south we will see a mixture of sunny spells but also really heavy and thundry downpours. for the rest of this evening and overnight it is going to be quite cloudy, misty and murky across a good swathe of england and wales,
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particularly across wales central and northern england, the rain fizzling out here. it should turn a little bit dryer. to the north, it should be clearer and a touch cooler. further south it is going to be really warm and muggy. we will see some of that low cloud and mist returning to some eastern coast, particularly northeast scotland. we start saturday off on a rather misty, murky note across england and wales. any overnight clearing away. then we will see plenty of sunshine developing, a glorious day in fact but there is a threat of heavy showers and thunderstorms developing particularly across southwest england and wales, maybe into northern ireland. top temperatures, 25 or 26 degrees. that threat of thunderstorms continue on into sunday, particularly across southern and western areas. offences against two women, his lawyer said he will
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plead not guilty. a 96—year—old d—day veteran has spoken about surviving a hammer attack — as a man is jailed for 16 years for attempted murder. president trump has suggested he may still meet with north korean leader kim jong—un next month. he cancelled the meeting yesterday, saying pyongyang had shown "open hositility" to the us. police in north london have arrested a 95—year—old man on suspicion of murder after the death of a carer who had suffered serious head injuries. let's return now to our main story. the disgraced hollywood film producer, harvey weinstein, has appeared in court in new york charged with rape and sexual abuse. the prosecutor outlined the charges in court. your honour the attendant is been charged with felonies for it two separate assaults of woman. the charges have gone on for months of investigation and the analysis of
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the evidence. that investigation revealed that this defendant used his position, money and power revealed that this defendant used his pcgoungfimeney into power
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nu um that bf; ,l§l:lz:- f; iiizzz’ case, a criminal intentionally committed a criminal act that 0ur correspondent nada tawfik was at the police station in new york where harvey weinstein turned himself in.
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i would call it a carefully orchestrated performance. you had the off and unobstructed view into his world and unobstructed view into his walk into the precinct and eventually came walked quietly by, ignored a reporter questions, and when he came back out, they had repositioned his suv so he would walk straightforward and handcuffs. and he was taken away to the criminal court, where the judge, allowed cameras, seeing it as a high—profile cases been in the public interest. so all around this was a very public display of the first criminal case to come to light since accusations came. a new law designed to give people more control when i caught him looking closely, i
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suppose will be regarded as a... absolutely, and we heard from several of his victim is reacting on social media. putting out statements, one of the first to speak out against harvey weinstein has been giving some very heartfelt interviews today, saying that she thinks this is the first step towards justice. of course harvey weinstein denies any nonconsensual sex, but the power that he will in hollywood, many saw this as it may be giving them the power to speak out against their abusers. so as i say, this is a very symbolic day for many women for those reasons. a new law designed to give people more control over their data has taken effect. the general data protection regulation — or gdpr — affects how companies and organisations collect,
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store and share information. here's our technology correspondent chris foxx to explain what it all means. you have probably had a lot of e—mails from companies asking you to review their privacy policies. that is because the new law kicks in that changes how our personal data can be used and stops companies using old tricks to get hold of our information. gdpr stands for general data protection legislation and it applies to all eu countries, but even the us and china have to follow the new rules if they deal with eu citizens. it spells out how companies can get our consent to use our personal information. a request for consent cannot be buried under pages of terms and conditions, it has to be clearly distinguishable from other matters. pre—ticked boxes can no longer be used to indicate consent. making someone hand over more personal information in exchange for extra features or a premium
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service is not allowed because it does not count as freely given consent. the law gives all citizens the right to access and erasure. you can ask a company for a copy of your personal information and they will have to comply within a month. you can tell a company to correct any data that is wrong or ask a company to delete any data and they will have to have a good reason not to do so. it also requires companies to keep our data safe to stop it from being stolen. if there is a breach, companies must inform their national regulator within 72 hours where possible. there are penalties for companies that do not comply. the maximum fine is 20 million euros, or 4% of a company's global turnover, whichever is higher. that has got companies worried. someone who knows what companies should be doing
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is frederike kaltheuner, data programme lead at privacy international. it isa it is a complex subject. in lehman stea rns, it is a complex subject. in lehman stearns, why should we care about long before facebook even existed, data protection laws needed an overhaul and that is why these are so important. it is a very wide—ranging change, the impact on companies, we've all got to think a lot harder. what so great about it is that it places the onus on companies and not on you. we do not have to be data protection experts jabber data protected. this is about the la times, what they have done,
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tell us about that. they have taken the decision to block them from their website, and this is been reported by gdpr block access for europeans. an alternative take would be the la times is doing this so extensively that they cannot comply with privacy laws, they've had two is to prepare, but they shown is a very lazy solution. you talk about empowerment and think that that is that the heart of this, people being empowered. how are we going to see that in the coming weeks and months and years was yellow we've just come out of a scandal that showed how companies like facebook and analytic over more exploiting peoples data, this helps organisations, ecosystem at the moment, and it's also good for people who have very powerful rights that allow you to protect yourselves from being exploited by
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such companies. one thing that does puzzle me personally is that i have been flooded with e—mails to unsubscribe from things, and try to persuade me to carry on with a particular one. why have i and so many other people have been receiving all those e—mails? many other people have been receiving all those e-mails? there's a lot of misinformation about gdpr, not all of those e—mails are necessary , not all of those e—mails are necessary, it is already illegal to receive unsolicited marketing if you have received some of these, this was already legal. it is an opportunity to clean your inbox and tell these companies that you do not wish to be tracked or contacted. we've heard a lot about cambridge analytic on the past weeks, if this had been in place, would that requires investigations to meet,
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gdpr isa requires investigations to meet, gdpr is a powerful investigation tool, and offers protection against such things, yes. you look very hard at this and the individuals that you represent, how do you see this in terms of the internet, which is been around for long time, you talk about google, where is this it is milestone in the development of the world wide web and the internet? milestone in the development of the world wide web and the internet7m isa world wide web and the internet7m is a shift of power balance between back from the power of companies and towards people. we work around the world, places affected by this scandal, and those people are looking jealous and europe because of that. they do very much indeed. a leading cancer scientist says the serious failures in england's breast cancer screening programme go back further, and affected more women
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than previously thought. hundreds of thousands of women were not invited for a scan when they were aged between 68 and 71. here's our health and science correspondent james gallagher. you're going to come and stand. screening helps spot breast cancer early. women aged 15 to 70 should be offered a mammogram every three yea rs. but it was revealed computer problems meant some invites were never sent in. tragically, there are are likely to be some people in this group who would have been alive today if the failure had not happened. officials say the problems began in 2009, but new research suggests the issue goes back to 2005. four years earlier. the government had estimated that 450,000 women were not invited for theirfinal scan. but now scientists think tens of thousands of more women may have been affected. it's taken 13 years to spot that we haven't implemented a policy the way we said
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we were going to do. and things need to change to make sure that we look at what we are doing and that it's somebody‘s job to actually inspect and let, to collect the data and inspect the data and make sure we're doing things right. public health england rejected the findings, saying the analysis was flawed and that an independent review will look at all aspects of the breast screening service. the stage is set and from tonight the bbc‘s biggest weekend will host some of the biggest names in pop and classical music. ed sheeran, craig david and taylor swift will join in the four days of performance across the four nations. 0ur entertainment correspondent lizo mzimba reports. the start of a four—day festival, spread across four sites in four
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different nations. i give you the first act of the weekend! each event reflects the identity of different, here in belfast it is bbc news six music. it is all part of a strategy to undermine the corporation's commitment to music. it is vital to appeal to those of all ages, and music is the best way to do that. it seemed an ideal opportunity to showcase the depth of music that bbc champions. to classical music like nigel kennedy. and to and to jazz acts... this remains as a special place in
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my heart, because you find yourself reading something different to the table. trying to communicate with an audience that big. and also, these festivals are you are not always plain towards your audience, you are ina plain towards your audience, you are in a variety of acts. see up to work little bit harder. in today's radio of that, was one of today's highlight. at the final two venues, hoping to continue the musical momentum. just under a week after her wedding, a coat of arms has been created for the new duchess of sussex. the design was agreed and approved by the queen and thomas woodcock — the garter king of arms and senior herald in england — who is based at the college of arms in london. the headlines on bbc news: harvey weinstein appears in court charged with rape and sexual abuse — his attorney says he
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will plead not guilty. a 96—year—old d—day veteran speaks of surviving a hammer attack — as a man is jailed for 16 years for attempted murder. president trump says the planned summit with north korea could still go ahead, despite cancelling the meeting yesterday. now on bbc news, it time for the film review. hello and welcome to the film review on bbc news. to take us through this week's cinema releases is mark kermode.
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