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eventually, the sunshine pops on through and eventually, again, those temperatures get into the low 205. this time it's the far south of the british isles likely to see the greatest number of thunderstorms. into the middle part of the week, not a great deal changes. perhaps we willjust develop some thunderstorms drifting towards the northern parts of scotland and still that threat of thundery showers down into the southern parts as we get into the second half of the week. this is bbc news with lukwesa burak. we'll be taking a look at tomorrow morning's papers in a moment — first the headlines. celebrations in dublin, but now the focus shifts to the north and abortion laws that are far more restrictive than the rest of the uk. a teenage girl and a 20—year—old man die at a music festival in portsmouth. no end to the political deadlock on italy, as the man designated as the country's prime minister gives up his bid to form a government. the us sends a delegation to north korea aimed at reinstating a possible summit between the countries‘ leaders. hello, and welcome to our look ahead
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to what the the papers will be bringing us tomorrow. with me are rob merrick, who's the deputy political editor at the independent, and the author and broadcaster, natalie haynes. lovely to have you both here this evening. many of tomorrow's front pages are already in. the telegraph leads on comments made by boris johnson. he's reported to have said that staying in the customs union, or any version of it, will leave the uk unable to form partnerships across the globe. the i has splashed on the growing pressure on the prime minister to reform northern ireland's abortion law, following the referendum in the republic of ireland. the express says after the "mother of all storms" and some incredible displays of lightning, we now face what might be the hottest day of the year. the mirror reports
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on the death of eighteen year old georgia jones — who died at the mutiny festival in portsmouth this weekend. the financial times says that theresa may's power to threaten to walk away from brexit negotiations is undermined by a lack of preparation for a "no—deal" scenario, with some officials briefing that the uk is unprepared for a no—deal scenario. let's ta ke let's take a look through the papers. let's start with the ft, and it is brexit, we could never go through the papers without a look at brexit. do you want to kick off for us? i long to. itjust feels like another sunday night and another day when people basically throw rocks at each other within the higher
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echelons of the tory party. hurray. it turns out this time they are being undermined by their own civil servant suggesting because we haven't made any preparations for no deal that we might not be able to threaten and no deal option and i'm not sure where we thought the personnel was coming from to run multiple completely separate negotiating strategies in which we had the customs union option or the no deal option and four sets of civil servants happy to do this. i can't imagine what the time or money oi’ can't imagine what the time or money or expertise was coming from. and so soon. well done, everyone. what is your take on this? i think the ft have found someone high up and go to say the preparing a spur the no deal is virtually nonexistent and the only surprise is that it is the virtually element. however many times ministers claim we can leave
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with no deal, it's pretty obvious we could not nehra no plans to announce it. it would just be political suicide for the prime minister to do this. think of all the time she has promised us an orderly brexit and you got to the stage where planes don't take off in hospitals cannot get a flow of drugs and it's a massive car park back to the blackwall tunnel it will be political suicide and theresa may knows that, so if mps vote down the deal, and then after that we don't know what will happen but what i think we do know is we won't deal with ashley with no deal because it's too difficult. the front page of the eye has theresa may, this time following the referendum that took place in ireland. were you surprised by that result? absolutely andl surprised by that result? absolutely and i think everybody was by the margin of it. we thought that the law would change but maybe not by
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that margin and the focus turns to the north and a typical tweet from the north and a typical tweet from the prime minister congratulating the prime minister congratulating the people of the republic on their impressive show of democracy, a sort of mutual —— neutral tweet, but she is the prime minister of northern ireland and although it is a devolved issue to northern ireland, this story as it says is that northern ireland has pressured to change its laws and has a far more repressive set of laws than the uk. it is not surprising that she does not want to listen to these pleas for change in northern ireland because she is propped up by the democratic unionists who are opposed to abortion, and it's a can of worms and it will be difficult to keep it off the agenda now. it is and isn't a can of worms, the numbers in northern ireland according to amnesty and 2016 suggested 72% of people in northern ireland are in
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favour of abortion in the case of rape, incest or fatal facial abnormalities so higher numbers than the results of the republic of ireland referendum abnormality —— faecal abnormalities. so it seems absurd, and the people in northern ireland have had to choose it because everybody who stands for election want to keep those laws, and they feel differently as the actual people that's why they say that when asked for their opinion. lot of people are talking about the great shift in the social landscape we have seen over the last few yea rs, we have seen over the last few years, with the changing marriages, 93v years, with the changing marriages, gay marriage, partnerships and now this, so where next do you think we will go? a lot of people are saying it is women's rights. it's almost like starting thinking women are the same as people. we just don't know. i was taken by the statement that said we trust women to make decisions. it seems radical. let's
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give it a go. another important point about taking decisions is that there is no authority in northern ireland to take that decision and as natalie points out, the polls show overwhelming support for a change but there is no assembly and there hasn't been for 16 months and there is no prospect of it coming back sooi'i so is no prospect of it coming back soon so that's why there is particular pressure on the government in london to make a decision because there's no other way. although theresa may doesn't wa nt way. although theresa may doesn't want to get involved. a full agenda at the moment. well, yes, but she doesn't want to get involved and almost certainly there will be an amendment for another piece of legislation at some point. i think almost certainly parliament will vote to change the abortion laws but what theresa may will hope, and i assume out what theresa may will hope, and i assume our strategy is that she can hold bands and say it was nothing to do with me and parliament made a decision —— hold up our hands. she is in bed with the dup and you can decide if that is statesmanship or not. leadership qualities. the front
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page of the daily telegraph says use extra funding for tech if the nhs is to survive. why then you cook a soft with this one? —— why don't you kick us with this one? —— why don't you kick us off? you wonder which world jeremy hunt is living in where the extra funds in the nhs can go on anything other than trying to stick everything back together again that fell like it was breaking all through the winter as hospital after hospital declared they could not ta ke hospital declared they could not take extra patients, and elective surgeries and nonurgent surgery is had to be at. now the answer is more tech, please, well given how much money has been cut from public health which is by far the best money you spend, theoretically, in terms of saving money. every pound you see stopping treating people with lung cancer seems absurd to suggest that tech is the answer.
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does the answer —— article suggest where the money should go on tech? you, with your optimism. i've not let that —— read that far into it, because let's be honest, it's boring. its bank holiday monday and it won't keep people from the beach or the garden. but there is an important debate behind it which is the government is almost making a promise it will deliver a big cash boost to the nhs for its 70th birthday which is five weeks away but doesn't seem to have decided when the extra money will be delivered and how it will be funded and this seems to be maybe some sort of negotiation in public with the health secretary saying they can spend the extra money on tech which sounds a bit more go getting and forward—thinking and thinks it's a way he could push people who are resistant in cabinet to go further oi'i resistant in cabinet to go further on funding because the anniversary is only five weeks away and the government has pretty much made a promise and doesn't seem to know how to deliver and that's a problem.
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interesting see how much of the extra funding will be spent. a p pa re ntly extra funding will be spent. apparently the nhs has been leading the world in medical breakthroughs by pioneering services such as patients being diagnosed using ai and test results being delivered by smartphone. well done, everyone. who doesn't want to get bad news by text? all others. were you affected all woken up by the mother of all storms? a little bit. it was pretty full on for a while, a bit disconcerting. i'm slightly alarmed by lightning because it looks a bit lord of the rings to me as though someone lord of the rings to me as though someone is lord of the rings to me as though someone is angry lord of the rings to me as though someone is angry with us, but maybe that's what i bring to the picture of the shard. but i don't really like the thunderstorm thing and now i'm finding out it will be the hottest day tomorrow. we are talking about the daily express air. i'm not, i'm talking about a long run. i've lost interest in the daily express. i love thunderstorms. do
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you? why? because it's wonderful and exciting, and its nature at its best. fair enough. ithinki managed to sleep through the whole thing. it was a nice thing to get a good nights sleep before the paper review, so i rather missed it. i just hope the rest of the country got some of the spectacular sights. i think got some of the spectacular sights. ithinkl got some of the spectacular sights. i think i did miss it. got some of the spectacular sights. i thinki did miss it. goodness me. my i thinki did miss it. goodness me. my friends in birmingham said their garden was flooded. we do have a little bit more to night. you have been forewarned. the telegraph, and we are going to the back page and cricket. it was the cricket fan? don't look at me. i don't like a tea m don't look at me. i don't like a team sport. i only like one person. i like lavatorial things. file —— gladiatorial things. what should we be reading into this
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then? for england, cricket is more about than the ball and the baton who wins, it's an important part of national life and england were humiliated and the idea is they might get rolled over in australia but they come back in england and do better, but instead they got rolled over by pakistan, and geoff boycott calls for the coach to be sacked and it's starting to feel of it like a football. it is a crisis but the only encouraging thing from the point of view of england cricket fans is that people still care, those leading the back page of the paper. we read that attendances are going down cricket is watched by fewer people, but at least it's important enough to get on the back page when england are humiliated. what is your take on our world cup prospects? i have nothing at all. i feel bad telling you i genuinely don't care what happens. as a
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comedian used to lose an audience when england was playing because i was kicking around this time but i honestly don't care. not in the least? no, i have things on. it's not even started yet. i've been watching the tennis today and was very sad forjohanna konta. a person against a person, that one i like. so you are saying your substitute tea m so you are saying your substitute team would be anyone other than england? 0h team would be anyone other than england? oh dear. now you are going to get people grumpy. talking about the team, is it a good choice that the team, is it a good choice that the team, is it a good choice that the team is so young? he is the only one who cares out the three of us. give me formula 1 and i am there. really? really? i think give me formula 1 and i am there. really? really? ithink he give me formula 1 and i am there. really? really? i think he probably picked the best players but you could argue some of the experienced players are experienced in players —— in failure and you hope a different mindset but i'm not sure that increases the chances of
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winning the world cup which remain very slim. let's go to cycling. chris. i am aware of this. there is a headline were it says chris froome hits back? it sounds like he rode over a bridge. he was like the billy goat gruff and i've enjoyed that more than other people. i'm fine with that. are you following the cycling? it's finished. he's won, he is holding a cup. well done him.|j ama is holding a cup. well done him.|j am a team sport person, so it is a lone pursuit and i don't know as much.
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