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hello, this is breakfast, with rogerjohnson and babita sharma. remembered, one year on. a special service will be held for the victims of the terrorist attack at london bridge and borough market. eight people died and 48 others were injured — today a minute's silence will be held across the country. good morning, it's sunday the 3rd ofjune. also this morning: the government warns of an ongoing threat from islamist and right—wing extremists as it announces a major review of counter—terrorism strategy. warnings of a trade war within days, as g7 ministers criticise us tariffs. in sport, england show promise ahead of the world cup in russia as captain harry kane fires them to a win against nigeria at wembley. and protecting the countryside, the traditional way. we'll find out how ponies are being used to help preserve our paths.
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and matt has the weather. still a few heavy downpours around today, especially in scotland. for the vast majority it will be a dry and sunny sunday. all the details coming up. good morning. first, our main story. a special service will be held at southwark cathedral this afternoon to remember those killed and injured in the terrorist attack on london bridge and borough market a year ago today. eight people died and 48 others were hurt. simon clemison reports. borough market, ten o'clock. how a saturday night should be. the more you think about it, the more you let it impact your life, they've won. sojust carry on. let's get rid of the barriers, let's carry on with our day—to—day lives. i feel pretty safe now, because the government, the police, is taking care of it.
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this city knows how to live past difficulties. it has done that many, many times through way more difficult experiences. so really, i think people look on. police were prepared for a new style of attack, where individuals or groups go on the rampage, sometimes turning cars and vans into weapons. but this was not the first of its kind in 2017 and it wasn't the last. after people were knocked down on london bridge, the attackers ran towards the market, stabbing those they passed before being shot dead by armed officers. with the manchester arena bomb, there were five attacks in the uk last year. but there are those who are keen that each one is not forgotten. today's service at southwark cathedral will also honour the work of the emergency services. we have a long history of serving the people, the residents of this parish.
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but this has seen a new level of strength. and that is very encouraging, because it could have destroyed. that is what the intention was. but actually, it has built something that is rather beautiful. solidarity and defiance are words often used. but here it is about actions, too. it is saturday night and they are enjoying it. and simonjoins us now from southwark cathedral. what can we expect from today's service? it is going to be a day of poignant memories, and a sad day for many people? it is indeed. as you say, we are in the grounds of southwark cathedral. you can hear them clearing up at borough market in the background. it was interesting to be out again last night, again on a saturday, almost exactly a year on. it reminded me of when i was in the aftermath of the finsbury park attack, a very similar attack, and people all coming together in a show of solidarity,
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praying together from across london, on the very night after that happened. as you can see, very, very close to southwark cathedral, a fitting place for the ceremony this afternoon. at three o'clock, the families of some of those who died just near here will come and light candles. there will then be a short procession down to london bridge where there will be a minute's silence at 4:30 p.m. people across the country are encouraged to join in. there will also be the planting ofa in. there will also be the planting of a trio of healing, and olive tree, just my left, and the hashtag #londonunited will appear on london bridge. it is a hashtag we have seen before but it very much sums up the sentiments of the people i have in speaking to hear over the last few hours. —— been speaking to here. and we'll speak to the dean of southwark cathedral in a few minutes' time. the government is warning that the threat from islamist terrorism will remain for at least the next two years, and that the threat from extreme right—wing groups is growing. let's talk to our political
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correspondent mark lobel. mark, once again the conversation continues with this. it is the latest development? following a security review after those attacks across the uk last year the government has said it wants to do more to catch as well as punish terrorists, and in particular, assess the risks of those people with known that links to terrorist organisations. —— known the links. it was to share information more widely, it wants mi5 to declassify lots of information interest to a part of current investigations, as well as 20,000... inaudible... such as social services and neighbourhood policing, so they can manage the risk at a local level. secondly, they want to increase the terms for terrorist offences in prison, and also to monitor them when they come out of
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prison more closely, and thirdly, they want more progress with the tech industry for spotting online terrorism before it actually happens. and the government is saying that progress has been made. they have foiled, they say, four pots by right—wing extremists as last march, and i2 plots by islamist terrorists since last march as well. we expect the government to outline their plans tomorrow, on monday, and we might heara their plans tomorrow, on monday, and we might hear a bit more from home secretary sajid javid when he speaks to andrew marr this morning. a 17—year—old boy has been stabbed to death in ipswich, in what was police believe was a targeted attack. witnesses said the teenager was leaving a shop in the town centre yesterday afternoon when he was attacked by two men. he was found with life—threatening injuries and died later in hospital. a 41—year—old man has been arrested. finance ministers from the rest of the g7 have urged their american counterpart to tell donald trump how disappointed they are about new us tariffs on steel and aluminium imports.
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they warned washington there were only days left to avoid a trade war. this report from lebo diseko. as family photos go, this looked pretty awkward for one member. us treasury secretary steve mnuchin, facing his counterparts from some of america's closest allies, united in their frustration at the us' latest tariffs. the americans have decided, in our mind, to take an action that is not at all constructive. it is actually destructive to our ability to get things done around tariffs on steel and aluminium. mr mnuchin played down talk of us isolation, saying his country believes in the g7. i think our leadership on the economy, which is one of president trump's major objectives, that national security, is not only good for the united states, but is good for growth around the world. signing in measures against cheap steel and aluminium imports was a key campaign promise for mr trump.
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he said china was a key offender, but now america's allies have been hit too. the tariffs on the eu, canada and mexico have led to a heated response. canada is imposing dollarfor dollar countermeasures and the eu says it is taking the matter to the world trade organisation. the message from six of these finance ministers is that there could be a trade war within days. so if this meeting has been tense, next week's summit of g7 heads of state could be even more difficult. the government has confirmed that it intends to launch a free website for schools in england to advertise teacher vacancies later this year. the department for education says it hopes the measure will help schools to save money. there will also be a list of supply agencies that do not charge high fees. coronation street and hollyoaks have dominated this year's british soap awards.
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eastenders took home three prizes, with rudolph walker, who plays patrick truman, being recognised with the outstanding achievement award. hollyoaks picked up four awards. coronation street took six, including best british soap. i've got 30 seconds to say thank you to all of you for voting for coronation street! i want to thank everybody involved, and a special tribute to kate 0ate, who is leaving us, for her dedication and passion to coronation street. safe to say, happy. no doubt about the passion. you could almost
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hear the cheers. 0ur asian street was probably about 100 metres in that direction. —— coronation street. if you've been struggling to sleep through a muggy night you might fancy a refreshing dip this morning. but maybe not if it involves a 90—foot dive. this is the world diving series championship at possum kingdom lake in texas. divers are falling at around 50 miles per hour by the time they hit the water. the event was won by kris kohlanus from poland with britain's blake aldridge in third. blake used to be a member of the tea m blake used to be a member of the team gb 0lympic diving squad. he doesn't hold his nose! he doesn't look like he needs to. whenever! go on like that, if you go in feet first, it is like you arejumping off the side, it goes straight up your nose. you said before you were delayed bellyflop. let's have a quick look at the
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papers. we will have a look at the 0bserver this morning which is featuring helen mirren column —— helen mirren. this lovely picture, her wearing a rather eye—catching hat at the epsom races yesterday. the derby was won by 16/1 shot massar. the observer says that theresa may might be replaced by michael gove to sort out the brexit situation, according to a senior tory donor. the front page of the sunday times talks about brexit as well. revealed, plans for a doomsday no deal brexit. this is a story the sunday times is putting forward. food, petrol and medicine would run out. apparently that is a doomsday brexit scenario which is being brought —— been drawn up by senior civil servants to david davis. wonderful picture of the queen looking splendid in herfloral
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outfit. and a story about the tories and brexit, no doubt. theresa may's conservatives, the paper says, have abandoned their position as the party of meritocracy. that is according to priti patel. the sun on sunday. 0ne according to priti patel. the sun on sunday. one of lee rigby‘s killers, it is five years, just a couple of yea rs it is five years, just a couple of years ago, since he was killed outside woolwich barracks. michael and larger, one of the men given a whole life tariff for killing him, has said he is going to write to lee rigby‘s family saying that he is sorry he killed him. i interviewed lee rigby‘s parents a couple of weeks ago. about the work they now do at the lee rigby foundation, which is helping people who are caught up in terror attacks, and former servicemen and women who have served, i don't quite know what they will make of that. that is indeed an
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interesting development this morning. let'sjust give interesting development this morning. let's just give you a reminder of our main story today. there will be a one minute silence this afternoon to mark the first anniversary of the london bridge terror attack. eight people died and 48 were injured when attackers drove a van into crowds and launched a knife attack in borough market. the bbc‘s hollyjones was on her way to meet friends when it happened. i have never felt fear like i have neverfelt fear like it. when you hear the phrase, your life flashes before your eyes, i can understand that now, what that means. i was kind of frozen to the spot and i remember seeing it come directly towards me and there was a couple that were behind me and something in the back of my mind just said, get out of the way! and i couldn't tell you how it happened, andi couldn't tell you how it happened, and i remember looking directly in the eyes of the van driver and i managed to get out of the way, but u nfortu nately managed to get out of the way, but unfortunately the van then hits a couple that were behind me also. the things i saw that night, as i say,
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you kind of see things on the tv and you kind of see things on the tv and you become desensitised towards that, but when you see it in real life it is not so much the images, it is the sounds. the sounds that you never. . . it is the sounds. the sounds that you never... you can't contemplate them, they just don't you never... you can't contemplate them, theyjust don't make sense to you. those are things i'm never going to forget. a service will be held at nearby southwark cathedral this afternoon, to remember those who died. the dean of the cathedral, the very reverend andrew nunn, joins us now. reverend, thank you very much indeed for joining reverend, thank you very much indeed forjoining us this morning. just give us an idea of the kind of time that the service this afternoon will have? we will be remembering the events of one year ago. the service will not dwell upon it, but hopefully take people through to the future to a positive way forward. it is meant to be all about healing. how difficult
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a time as the last 12 months been for you at the cathedral and those in your community? for the people who are caught up in it, in so many different ways, everyone had a different ways, everyone had a different experience that night. some people are grieving, some with injuries, physical and mental, some people are grieving, some with injuries, physicaland mental, and the community has been changed and strengthened in some ways. people have reacted differently. we have tried to keep that in mind. coming together this afternoon is important for everyone. it will mean different things with different memories for this holy place. as we saw a few weeks ago on the anniversary of the manchester arena attack, the service held in manchester cathedral saw representatives of other faiths as well. i believe that is something you will have today. yes. we will, both in the service in the afternoon
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and then the evening. this is ramadan so we are holding an iftar with the muslim community. we are remembering the people who perpetrated this act, they may have thought they were acting in accordance with their faith, they we re accordance with their faith, they were not. we know that, and we stand shoulder to shoulder with muslim brothers and sisters, which is important in this diverse community. has it strained relationships with different communities? yes. the relationships, in a way, have been much deep end and strengthened. when you go through an experience like this, you go through something with someone, this, you go through something with someone, it strengthens your relationship. —— deepened. we have all come together, whatever the
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creed or background of people. we will be working out of that, not just a day, but in the future. there isa just a day, but in the future. there is a lot more healing to go on. lot of difficulty for the traders in terms of visitor numbers. that is right. we have seen many tourists around here. london and its people are resilient. there has been a relu cta nce are resilient. there has been a reluctance to come along from some people to do shopping. it is mainly those who sell produce at the markets you have suffered most, i think. together, we can go forward. iam sure think. together, we can go forward. i am sure of that. 0ut think. together, we can go forward. i am sure of that. out of the strength created from such terrible locations, we can build on it. just to be clear for anyone locations, we can build on it. just to be clearfor anyone in the locations, we can build on it. just to be clear for anyone in the area today, in terms of your 3pm service, is it only open to those with invitation? i am afraid because so many people wanted to come, and as you can see, it is a small
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cathedral, it is limited. but people can lay flowers on london bridge once again. at the south end of the bridge, people can go and do that. flowers will be there all week. the cathedral will be open so people can come and see the tree of healing and ta ke come and see the tree of healing and take part in it around the service itself. thank you for taking the time to talk to us. the dean of southwark cathedral. coverage will be on the bbc news channel. here's matt with a look at this morning's weather. good morning. nota bad good morning. not a bad start for some of you. blue skies in devon along with many parts of england and wales. not the same everywhere. grey and wet in dumfries and galloway. this is the radarfor the
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and wet in dumfries and galloway. this is the radar for the last few hours with the rain falling, especially in southern scotland. rain heading towards fife. rain in the channel islands will go towards parts of devon and cornwall. a morning feature fading away in the afternoon. fizzling out. cloud in the north and east of scotland to below cloud to come on the shore of eastern part of england as well. —— scotland. a warm day in southern areas. low to mid—teens is. coolest in the coast. —— low to mid 20s. some showers around today, but not as many as he saw in the western grampians in the southern highlands. —— answer. blue skies in much of wales and the midlands and england. isolated downpours. the vast
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majority, a dry afternoon. tonight. showers were largely fade. cloud will become the dominant feature. a muqqy will become the dominant feature. a muggy night for some of you for monday morning. a half—term week for many, but you should have a dry return to work. a grey day. the west as the best sunny spells. —— has the best. the rest of the week, the battle between low and high pressure, north and south. tuesday, drierair pressure, north and south. tuesday, drier air from pressure, north and south. tuesday, drier airfrom scandinavia. pressure, north and south. tuesday, drier air from scandinavia. a pressure, north and south. tuesday, drier airfrom scandinavia. a lot of sunshine. sunny conditions will go
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south after a grey start. for many, a fine day. northern ireland, the chance of a few showers. temperatures in the teens on the east coast. sunniest further west. temperatures going up a little bit through the week. an increasing chance of showers. not as sunny as last week, but pretty good. one of the breakfast crew has her birthday this week. more soon. an army of church—goers are being mobilised to try and beat criminals involved in the modern slave trade. the campaign, led by the church of england with the support of the catholic church,
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is raising concerns about the way workers are treated at some car washes, asjeremy ball reports. a clean car at a cheap price. is that costing someone's freedom? thousands of hand carwashes have been set up in the last two years. some are legitimate, some are being exploited and abused and trapped by threats and debt. i was threatened he would kill me because i did something wrong. i had to work 11 hours per day non—stop. i had no brakes. the employer does not get me protective gloves and my skin is corroding. today, the church of england and the roman catholic church are asking congregations to help get rid of it. is there a boss controlling or intimidating youth? they will have sermons and lessons
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on sunday schools about it. they will have sermons and lessons on sunday schools about itm they will have sermons and lessons on sunday schools about it. it is ourjob to be concerned about the most vulnerable in our society is that the —— society. we have eyes and ears looking out for this. if you have that many people looking for signs of it, it can make a huge difference. the clever bit, how they would use smartphone technology. if you get your car cleaned, you can use the app safe car wash. it will help you spot an report these signs to send it for analysis to look at the scale of slavery. you can say if they have protective clothing and how much it costs. anything less than £6 70 should raise suspicions.
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hopefully people can report if anyone looks dishevelled or frightened or malnourished and without proper equipment. if it is too cheap, it could ring alarm bells. it will be sent to police teams to investigate modern slavery. workers here were not mistreated by the victims have been rescued in other raids and controllers put behind bars for what has been described as an assault on human dignity. bbc news. you're watching breakfast from bbc news. time now for a look at the newspapers. vicky gosling, former raf officer, now working with the invictus games is here to tell us what's caught her eye. good morning. good morning. you are
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talking about, it is a rich man who is saying it, make pupils run a mile a day, with big benefits. it is in the times. it is interesting. you literally have pupils... he wanted to happen every day and it takes 15 minutes. he wants to make it compulsory. 30% in wales do it in 40% in england. 15 minutes. compulsory. 30% in wales do it in 4096 in england. 15 minutes. tim radcliffe is the man who is saying this. big ——jim. radcliffe is the man who is saying this. big -- jim. he is the person pushing it which is good. we used to do 800 metres compulsory at my school. it was enough at the time. doing it frequently through the week. some schools do not do it now. my week. some schools do not do it now. my six—year—old would literally go ona my six—year—old would literally go on a visit with her dad on the
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weekend and loves it. she gets a pound for it. it is a routine and it helps. if you do it and the children get used to it and enjoy it, it is easy to instill. if it is part of the daily routine, you do not need much pushing. and we are constantly hearing headlines about obesity among the young of britain. i will let you do this one. this is more so about what this person has achieved. this is about chris bonington who did the first ascent of the wall. it is an incredible story. he was in the royal air force and the army and is mission oriented. it takes you
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through the lengths he went through to do what he wanted to do and to achieve what he achieved. what is fascinating is the detail. he is 83 now! the history he has had in the expeditions, just overcoming the personal doubts to keep going and going and going, it is incredible. it is interesting he has a military background, he has huge drive and determination and desire to succeed through everything he has done and against adversity. the lengths he we nt against adversity. the lengths he went to get funding. and he looked after his team, a natural leader. finding the determination to carry on is something you see a lot obviously with the invictus games. today we are talking about the anniversary of the london bridge and borough market terror attack. this
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person works for the paper. this is an uplifting story. it is uplifting. the story i pulled out is the fact that he actually says tragedy cuts through everything and wipes away all extraneous and unworthy and unnecessary things and leaves the truth, do you love this person and wa nt truth, do you love this person and want to be with this person? when you meet people who have been three horrific scenarios, they come out the other side, and they really value life. —— through. they go for it. i found this quite... 0ut value life. —— through. they go for it. i found this quite... out of the worst scenario that can happen, he is looking at finding the silver lining. he found love as a result lying on his hospital bed. we will speak to reverend andrew talking
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about how hope is the message. people have come together in the community to look after each other and say we can set what each other in times of adversity. —— support.|j love this story. we often talk about who will replace daniel craig as james bond, but we are looking at the next villain. helena bonham carter. it will be interesting. she is one of the scariest character is out of the harry potter films. —— characters. it should be interesting and absolutely incredible. she has the right character. it would also attract a lot of people interested in seeing how she is in this role. thank you. we will see you again later. thank you for that. andrew marr‘s on bbc one at 9am this morning.
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andrew, what have you got in store? 0ne one year ago we were waking up to the aftermath of the london borough and the terror attacks on the london bridge. my main guest is sajid javid, the new home secretary. we would talk about anti—terror initiatives and immigration and sadly brexit and other things. i am also talking about to a labour mp a vote in the commons on abortion in northern ireland. very controversial. i will be talking about lord lloyd webber, and talking to him, to talk about his career. and michelle keegan, we will talk about her promotion in the british army. a busy and lively and i hope it is slightly controversial as well, a busy hour. stay with us, headlines are on the way.
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hello, this is breakfast with rogerjohnson and babita sharma. good morning, here's a summary of today's main stories from bbc news. a special service will be held at southwark cathedral this afternoon to remember those killed and injured in the terrorist attack on london bridge a year ago today. eight people died and 48 others were hurt when attackers drove a van into crowds, before launching a knife attack in borough market. bbcjournalist hollyjones was on her way to meet friends when it happened. it's a very strange thing to see somebody‘s belongings just scattered in the street. as an example, there was one shoe and one phone on the pavement, and it sounds strange, but that doesn't make sense to you in your head,
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it's not an everyday thing that you notice. and obviously there were people and things, it was so much worse than the movies. the government is warning that the threat from islamist terrorism will remain for at least the next two years, and that the threat from extreme right—wing groups is growing. the warning comes as the home secretary prepares to announce a major review of counter—terrorism strategy. it includes declassification of certain secret intelligence held by m15, to raise awareness about the threat posed by some individuals. two men have been taken to hospital following reports of a shooting near peckham. the men, in their twenties, were left with gunshot injuries. no arrests have been made. meanwhile, detectives are appealing for information after an attempted murder in shadwell. officers found a 22—year—old male with multiple stab wounds. one man has been arrested. firefighters have put out a fire at a six—storey block of flats
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finance ministers from the rest of the g7 have urged their american counterpart to tell donald trump how disappointed they are about new us tariffs on steel and aluminium imports. they warned washington there were only days left to avoid a trade war. the chancellor philip hammond said he hoped good progress would be made at the leaders' summit later this week. the government has confirmed that it intends to launch a free website for schools in england to advertise teacher vacancies later this year. the department for education says it hopes the measure will help schools to save money. there will also be a list of supply agencies that do not charge high fees. bosses are being urged to allow staff time off to watch their team play in the world cup. the tournament in russia starts in a few weeks and conciliation service acas says employers should be flexible, but advised fans to be reasonable. kick off times will vary between 1pm and 8pm.
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i love that. be flexible, but be reasonable. how do you marry those two ? reasonable. how do you marry those two? and where is the middle ground? i suppose that is why they are the conciliation service. absolutely. what i think they should, support england, if you get that far. we have to watch it because of our jobs. we are very lucky. that is always the excuse i make it home when she wants to watch something else. i say, when she wants to watch something else. isay, i when she wants to watch something else. i say, i have to watch it, for myjob. else. i say, i have to watch it, for my job. so that was the discussion in your house yesterday? it was, and i'm glad, because england were really good in the first half, i thought. england played their first of two world cup warm up matches at wembley and there were definite signs of promise from gareth southgate's side. a strong start saw them go 2—0 up in the first half against nigeria before they launched a comeback.
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0ur sports correspondant david 0rnstein was watching at wembley. happy and victorious. the task for england is to replicate their form in friendlies when it matters most. this squad is low on age and experience, an exception being gary cahill, and the defender used his 32—year—old head to full effect to bring the home side into an early lead. shortly before half—time it was two, harry kane leading by example. the captain, you sense, will prove key to england's ambitions. nigeria had been obliging opponents, but after the break they broke. alex iwobi on hand to give them hope, showing why the super eagles believe they can soar this summer. england had lost the momentum and raheem sterling his footing, after a week in which he made headlines for the wrong reasons. another moment for the forward to forget. ultimately, however, for gareth southgate and his tournament—bound team, it was a job well done. spirits are high, the training has been fantastic.
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everybody‘s at a very high level. we've had some great fitness over the last couple of weeks in training. yeah, just looking forward to getting out there, you know? a lot of competition for places and that always makes a good squad. a couple more weeks and we'll be there. england's attention now turns to their final warm—up game against costa rica on thursday. then it's the real thing, the true test of their credentials. world cup fever is building. england will be desperate to deliver. scotland meanwhile were beaten 1—0 by mexico in their international friendly. the former spurs forward giovanni dos santos with the only goal of the game after 13 minutes in mexico city. england go into day three of the second test with pakistan with a lead of 128 after a mixed day at headingly. after a rain delay, they lost captain joe root just short of his half—century.
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nightwatchman dom bess took full advantage of an extended spell in the middle, making his way to 49 before getting out. england losing five wickets in the day. dawid malan anotherfailing to build a big score as he went for 28. jos buttler and debutant sam curran are at the crease, curran with a late flourish. so with three wickets left, england will be hoping to build on that lead later today. british number one kyle edmund is out of the french open, losing in five sets to the italian 18th seed, fabio fognini. edmund was 2—1 up in sets, but the 23—year—old yorkshireman was broken in the 5th and final set to hand fognini the place in the last 16 at roland garros. it's been a good season so far for edmund though, reaching his first grand slam semi—final and breaking into the world's top 20 for the first time. just wasn't my day. yeah, for sure, had my chances and he had his chances,
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but he just got them today. it's just one of them where it's over now. just sort of reflect a bit and, you know, go again for the grass court season. well, a bad day for the brits in paris contines in the doubles. jamie murray also out, along with his partner bruno soares. they were beaten in straight sets by maximo gonzalez and nicolas jarry in their second round match. heather watson is also out. she lost alongside tatiana maria, in the second round of the women's doubles. there are now no british players left in this years french open. serena williams meanwhile continues her comeback. she's playing herfirst grand slam since giving birth and beat germany'sjulia gorgez in straight sets to set up a fourth round tie against her old rival maria sharapova. that'll be played tomorrow, after sharapova beat karolina pliskova in straight sets. and the top seed in the men's draw, rafael nadal, had a comfortable straight sets win over richard gasquet to reach
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the fourth round. after his win, the ten time french open champion made a ball boy's day, by warming down with him before leaving the court. wales began their summer tour of north and south america with a 22—20 win over south africa in washington dc. warren gatland is without any of his english—based players for the match as they were prevented from playing because of a row with the premiership. ryan elias scored a late try to give wales the victory. they head to south america now to face argentina next weekend. warrington wolves are through to the semi—finals of rugby league's challenge cup after beating wigan warriors. warrington scored three first half tries and then declan patton rounded off the scoring for a 23—0 win.
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it's the first time warrington have beaten wigan at home in the competition since 1936. now to racing and with the queen in attendance it was masar who came home in front to win the epsom derby. charlie appleby‘s colt denied the odds—on favourite saxon warrior for a first derby win for the godolphin stable. masar, ridden by william buick, finished strongly in the 239th running of the race to scoop the 920 thousand pounds in prize money. who needs that much money when you can get 25 quid? tell us about that. yes, i had a free bet and i thought, i don't know anything about this race particularly, but i heard william buick, who you just saw, smiling indeed blue of godolphin. so
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i thought i would just take a chance. he gave me a tip. 0ne i thought i would just take a chance. he gave me a tip. one of the richest races in the world. i thought i would have a go, and i won. so the coffee is on me. thought i would have a go, and i won. so the coffee is on melj thought i would have a go, and i won. so the coffee is on me. i want a posh one than that! congratulations. staying with equine matters. it is that time of year when thousands of ramblers step out to enjoy the stunning scenery of the lake district. that is what you were up to last weekend. all that walking is taking a toll on the ground beneath their feet. so volunteers have started using a traditional source of labour. they are using fell ponies. these fell ponies are on a mission — a mission to save the landscape from which they took their name. the fact is, each year at this time the lakeland fells prove an irresistible draw to thousands of walkers. but the relentless trudging
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of so many boots takes its toll on the footpath. for more than a decade, volunteers from the organisation fix the fells have turned out whatever the weather to keep footpaths in good order. 0ur usual method of building a path is to do what we call stone pitching, which is using large rocks with a nice flat surface to create a pitch causeway. but there are some environments where this method doesn't work. boggy ground presents particular challenges, challenges they have now met by using a wholly natural and readily available resource: sheep's wool. the idea with the fleece is that you dig a tray, bundle up the sheep wool like this, and then put an aggregate surface on top. the wool spreads the weight and prevents it from sinking and because it's a very wet environment, it won't rot either. the fact is that the price of wool is now so low that it often costs farmers more to take it to market than they actually receive for it.
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so many are quite happy, presently, to give their wool to this project and see it put to good use. the purpose of today is to take this local herdwick fleeces up into the fells above langdale to use them to repair some parts up there which are on peat, and have been trampled and are damaged. but how do you transport masses of this stuff to remote mountain pathways well beyond the reach of even the best 4x4? answer: think back to the future and use four legs. we all feel that we should put something back. if we want to use these routes we should be prepared to help with them too. and so, laden with the latest batch of supplies, our 4—legged heroes plod onwards and upwards. this is a new experience for both of us. it's good fun. he's taken to it like a duck to water. this is what he was bred for. this is what the fell ponies were bred for. so they're using a wholly organic
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material conveyed by carbon neutral transport to fix the fells. what could be more environmentally friendly than that? a beautiful part of the world, the la ke a beautiful part of the world, the lake district. it is always impressive when people go to work on that, i know quite often you don't have a choice, you just have to do it, but especially when yourjob involves getting up in the middle of the night. it is somebody‘s birthday today. is it yours? whose birthday? # happy birthday to you! # happy birthday to you! # happy birthday to you! # happy 21st birthday to you, matthew. how did you guess? i'm sorry, it is the early starts. and the advancing years. no better way to start my birthday morning. lots of sunshine in england
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and wales. north—west scotland as well. not the same everywhere. the far north of england, rather grey. a bit wet for northern england and southern scotland. this is the rain. heavy bursts. rain in the channel islands. it will push across devon and cornwall. a morning feature. sunshine in the afternoon. sunshine. this will go back to the coast. keeping things cool. cloud in northern ireland breaking up sunshine. temperatures in the 20s. 27 in some parts of southern england. lets focus on the wet spots for the afternoon. thunderstorms in scotland. not as many as yesterday.
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isolated showers in northern ireland. campaign drizzly in the high grounds of scotland in the far north of england. some showers elsewhere. very few in the forecast. better prospects for headingley. the small risk of a shower. most places will become dry. increasingly misty and cloudy in northern and eastern scotla nd and cloudy in northern and eastern scotland and eastern england. double figures for the start of monday morning. ajourney back figures for the start of monday morning. a journey back to work after a week off. dry for the vast majority. low cloud into the midlands. struggling to break up. especially in the east. in these areas, sunny especially in the east. in these areas, sunny spells. a few showers. temperatures in the 20s. fuelling
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more cool. high pressure to the north. —— feeling. clearairfrom scandinavia. grey and misty to start. then sunshine. northern ireland will see some heavy showers. eventually, that in the midlands and wales will break up to sunny spells. —— cloud. cooler than last week. high teens and low 20s. pleasant with the sun. fewer storms than last week. largely dry ahead. it is lovely to see your birthday tie making an appearance. simon cowell is on the phone after that singing.
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he says you're a "no." it was lovely, babita sharma. it's 7:45 and you're watching breakfast from bbc news. this week we are in the netherlands‘ capital, amsterdam, battling the city's monster crowds. the streets are really small, the canals are really narrow and those areas are completely overcrowded. we have lentils, chickpeas, these fried onions... chomping our way around cairo. it has long been known as venice of the north. with its colourful 17th—century houses, network of canals and bridges, and picturesque old city centre, it is not surprising that amsterdam has become a favourite with tourists. one study claims that
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numbers have shot up from 11 million in 2005 to around 18 million annual visitors. that is a lot of people in a city ofjust 850,000 residents. so how do locals feel about this constant influx of tourists? we have seen that it has really risen in popularity in the last few years, and the streets are small, the canals are narrow, when there are tourists they tend to be around the same areas, and those areas get overcrowded. people who come here for the first time want to go to the anne frank huis, they stay around the red light district, they may not realise we have so many other nice areas and things to offer. cities across europe have seen similar rises, sparking a wave of anti—tourist protests. in reaction, the amsterdam authorities have introduced new laws restricting the number of tourist shops in the city centre and enforcing tougher rules
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on hotels and airbnb lets. measures have also been taken at popular sites like the van gogh museum. this used to be full of tourists. people would queue here for up to three hours to buy tickets. but, as of recently, tickets are now only available online, meaning far less crowding on the day and a much more pleasant experience for visitors. the tourist board have also been looking for modern ways to keep tourists and locals happy. we think first of all the city is a city of the inhabitants. they own the city. and visitors are welcome, but it should not be an open—air attraction park. within the last year, frans and his team trialled a pilot called rijenradar. it monitors the size of crowds at popular sites. when crowds get too big it tells the user,
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suggesting less busy sites. it ties into another campaign to encourage tourists to venture outside the old town into the wider metropolitan area. new regulations and visitor initiatives can only go so far. so the amsterdam institute for metropolitan solutions have proposed a rather more radical solution, one that seems torn from the pages of a science—fiction novel. you have these canals which is 25% of the surface of amsterdam is water. it is not roads, it is water. so why don't you use that infrastructure that is already there again for moving people and goods in and out of the city. at the same time, we saw a lot of development in autonomous driving on the road, and they came up with the idea that autonomous boats, we call them roboats, could be
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employed in the city. so far only miniature versions of the roboats have been tested on the canals. but stefan is certain their full—size counterparts will enhance the visitors' experience. one idea sees passengers hail the boats with an uber—style app. in the city you can get everywhere by boat. for tourists, it is a nice way, not the fastest way but you can get around, you can go to your favourite museum or hotel. stefan says the roboats could be up and running within the next three orfour years. providing tourists with fewer crowds and a new futuristic draw to this historic city. and if you are thinking of taking a trip here, here are our tips on what to know before you go. and finally this week we go to egypt, a country to which travellers are just starting to return after several bad years.
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we sent adi to the capital, cairo, to see how foodies there are trying to stir interest in dishes which until now have not been widely celebrated. egypt, a country blessed with a wealth of attractions. if you come here as a tourist there is no shortage of things to see and do. most people come on holiday to egypt for the ancient history. last time i came here, it was for the beautiful beaches and the lovely weather. you wouldn't normally put food at the top of your list of reasons to be here. but there is a new group of people who are working really hard to make us fall in love with egyptian cuisine. i am in the capital, cairo, where street food is visible everywhere you turn. typical local cuisine is dominated by beans, grains, and lots of rich flavours. now, up until recently it has not
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received as much international recognition as other middle eastern styles. we were like, 0k, we are going to do a food tour. local entrepreneur mia is hoping to change that. she and her foodie friend lyna founded what they claimed to be the first tour of its kind in the capital. it all started off with lyna, my business partner. she was in italy, she was hungry, she found this pasta restaurant on the internet. she went there and had the worst lasagne of her life! a waste of tummy space, who wants that? back on home soil the pair spotted a gap in the market. there are no food tour companies here in egypt. that it is very popular in other parts of the world. egyptian cuisine is so underrated. it is always overshadowed by the monuments and by all the historical tours. that is really the reason why a lot of people come here but nobody really comes here for the food. first on my tour is a family—owned business which specialises in
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the country's most ubiquitous dish. so, this is koshary. it is the national dish of egypt. you can get a very gourmet one, you can get a deconstructed one. you have lentils, chickpeas, fried onions, rice, macaroni. all in this one dish! yes. it is typical of middle eastern food. a melting pot of influences from former rulers such as the ottomans, to mediterranean countries and beyond. ok, i am going to give it a go. it is very rich. you can get the kick as well, from the spice and the peppers and the garlic as well.
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i like it a lot. egyptians love social media almost as much as their grub. and that has led to increased awareness of the latest culinary trends and fusions. since 2011, some 6000 new restaurants have opened in cairo. this unassuming eatery specialises in a local favourite called hawawshi. can you tell me what these guys are doing now?
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for thousands of years, bread has held a special place in egyptian diets. their word for bread actually means life. ancient workers were even paid in the stable. it is a food you will find with every meal. hawawshi is a bit like an egyptian version of a hamburger. but here it has been upgraded. when would you eat this? that is what i like! every time. i love this. so gooey i have to put on gloves to eat it. serious.
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as we say in the uk, the proof is in the pudding. that's good! it is really tasty, very rich. tell him not to give away too many secrets, otherwise people will steal your recipe. there is no doubt that this tour has shown me a completely new experience. i would never have tried these dishes if i had been eating in my hotel. this trip has definitely given me a genuine taste of cairo. that is it from this week's show. coming up next week... i will be here to guide you through some of our best bits from the last few months on the road. 0h, hi! we have had some pretty special times. from an encounter with some of the scariest beasts in mauritius... i can't believe it! to michael's breakneck trip
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around manila on one of its iconic vehicles. the traffic here is crazy. dojoin us then. in the meantime, from me and everybody here in amsterdam, it is goodbye. hello, this is breakfast, with rogerjohnson and babita sharma. remembered, one year on. a special service will be held for the victims of the terrorist attack at london bridge and borough market. eight people died and 48 others were injured, today a minute's silence will be held across the country. good morning, it's sunday the 3rd ofjune. also this morning. the government warns of an ongoing threat from islamist and right—wing extremists as it announces a major review of counter—terrorism strategy.
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