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good afternoon. the home secretary, sajid javid, has said it may be time to raise the migration cap on skilled workers, allowed to enter the uk, as part of an overall review of the government's immigration policy as we prepare to leave the eu. businesses and parts of the public sector such as the nhs have been arguing they're struggling to recruit enough skilled workers. here's our political correspondent mark lobel. reducing net migration, a key conservative target, may not be as safe as it once was. the home secretary, sajid javid, has said he supports the conservative manifesto commitment, to bring net migration down to the tens of thousands, but he has refused to back the figure explicitly. in his first major tv interview since becoming home secretary, he said he was prepared to look at raising the cap for skilled workers. when the policy was
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put in place, there was a cat that was established at 20,700 of these highly skilled immigrants, and for yea rs highly skilled immigrants, and for years and years, that cap was upheld. it is something that i am taking a fresh look at. it follows pressure from businesses and the nhs, which is struggling to recruit doctors. he also accepted there was a perception problem, with students being included in net migration numbers. but labour rejects the government's numbers. but labour rejects the government‘s target— numbers. but labour rejects the government's target— led approach. the mistake the conservatives have always made on this is that they said they would set an arbitrary target for immigration, and they would then let the economy but the consequences. would then let the economy but the consequences. we have always said the sensible thing to do is to say, what does the economy need? let's make sure that we have the skills to match those needs. tackling violent crime is another urgent challenge for the new home secretary. last month he told the police federation he would put prioritise police funding in the spending review. our
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police have an incredibly difficult job to do. they are seeing rising demand, notjust job to do. they are seeing rising demand, not just the job to do. they are seeing rising demand, notjust the terrorist threat but the rise in the man from cyber crime, reporting of historic sexual crimes, child sexual exploitation, domestic violence, and i want to make it a priority of mine in the next spending review. with spending tight, securing extra funding will not be easy. a year ago today, eight people died and 48 others were injured in the london bridge terror attack. three men drove a van into pedestrians on the bridge and then attacked people in the nearby borough market before being shot dead by police. this afternoon a service of remembrance is being held at southwark cathedral. richard galpin is there for us. richard. yes, we expect hundreds of people to attend the service here at southwark cathedral, including the families of those who were killed, the eight
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people, and some survivors as well. of course the people who were killed came from many different countries. there was one british man but people from france, canada and from spain who were all killed in the attack. we understand there will also be members of the emergency services here as well, because of course they played a vital part in trying to stop the attack, the police, and then for the medics getting in to try and save people's lives. after the service, we expect that people will walk the monument known as the southwark needle on london bridge, where there will be a minute's silence. we have heard from the bishop of southwark this morning, saying that the terrible events of last year will not be forgotten. a 17—year—old boy has been stabbed to death in ipswich, in what police believe was a targeted attack. witnesses said the teenager was walking back from the shops yesterday afternoon when he was attacked by two men who approached him on bicyles. he died later in hospital.
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a 41—year—old man has been arrested. the world could be only days a way from a full—blown trade war. that's the warning from the world's leading finance ministers, meeting in canada. it follows president trump's decision to levy big tariffs on imports of steel and aluminium. several countries including neighbouring canada and mexico have already retaliated with their own tariffs. our business correspondent joe lynam reports. the drumbeats of a looming trade war on getting louder. as finance ministers from seven of the world's key economies arrived in canada, greeted by some canadian indigenous people, there was only one major issue — tariffs. and it was six against one. the americans have decided to, in our mind, take an action that is not at all constructive.
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it's actually destructive to our ability to get things done around tariffs on steel and aluminium. in order to revive steel—making plants like this one in pennsylvania, the us has imposed a 25% tax or tariff on all imported steel and 10% on aluminium. that will make steel far more expensive to sell in america for british, mexican or canadian manufacturers. but the us was playing down the significance of the tariffs. the concern is not these tariffs per se, but i think the concern is obviously many of them have put on more threatening reciprocal tariffs and then perhaps what the us's reaction, so i think that trade is a very important issue, and i think as you know the president and i and others in the administration are very focused on this. in the next few days, these iconic but noisy harley—davidsons could be the focus for eu retaliation against us—owned brands. that in turn could lead
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to the americans imposing tariffs on european cars, which could include jaguar and land rover. and the threat of a global trade war could intensify even further this week if trade talks between the us and china break down and tit—for—tat barriers are applied to products between the world's two largest economies. next week the g7 presidents and prime ministers will try to paper over the cracks, but short of a change of heart from president trump, that meeting will doubtless highlight us isolation on this issue. joe lynam, bbc news. there have been violent clashes across jordan in a third night of protests against proposed income tax increases and price hikes in the shops. protestors are calling for the dismissal of the prime minister. the government says the rises are a necessary condition of a loan from the international monetary fund to bail out the country's faltering economy. many churchgoers will have received
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an unusual sermon this morning about bringing to bear their christian values when they get their cars washed. the church of england and the catholic church say many workers at car washes in britain are exploited and abused — and they want parishioners to help the fight against modern day slavery, asjeremy ball reports. a clean car at a cheap price, but is that costing someone's freedom? thousands of hand car washes have been set up in the last few years, and while many are legitimate, some workers are being exploited, abused and trapped by threats or debts. i've been threatened twice that he would kill me, because i've not done something quite right. i had to stay outside, i was only allowed to go indoors to eat. i had to work 11 hours per day, nonstop. i had no breaks. the employer did not buy any protective gloves, and the shampoo is quite strong. while washing the cars,
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it keeps corroding the skin. we want clergy to be talking about this. so, today, the church of england and roman catholic church are asking their congregations to help root it out. does there appear to be a boss who is controlling or intimidating... they're suggesting sermons about slavery in car washes and lessons in sunday schools, too. it is ourjob as christians to be concerned about the most vulnerable in our society. there's still a million people or so who go to church in this country every sunday, and that means we've got eyes, ears in every community, every town, village, city anywhere in this land. but the really clever bit is the way they're going to use smartphone technology. if you get your car cleaned, you can use this new app called safe car wash. it will pinpoint your location and help you spot and report any warning signs. that information will be sent to experts here at the university of nottingham, who will use it to build up a national picture of the scale of slavery in car washes. certainly, if people looked malnourished,
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frightened or dishevelled in any way, without proper equipment. if it's at a price that's too good to be true, perhaps there is something which might set the alarm bells ringing. the information is also going to be sent to police teams who investigate modern slavery. workers here weren't mistreated, but victims have been rescued in other raids and their controllers put behind bars. jeremy ball, bbc news. england's cricketers have had a good morning on the third day of the second test against pakistan at headingley. england were dismissed for 363 in theirfirst innings but an unbeaten 80 from jos buttler helped the home side extend their lead to 189 runs. they've struck early in pakistan's response. jimmy anderson claiming two wickets and stuart broad a third. the visitors at lunch are 48—3. you can see more on all of today's stories on the bbc news channel.
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the next news on bbc one is at 6:35pm. bye for now. you are watching bbc news. let's get us you are watching bbc news. let's get usa you are watching bbc news. let's get us a full round—up of the sports withjon. hello there. let's get a bit more detail from the second test between england and pakistan at headingley, it's been an entertaining day so far. at lunch the tourists have been reduced to 48—3, that's a lead for england of 141, as adam wild reports. at headingley, the clouds were gathering over this pakistan side. england already with a sizeable lead, the only question just how big could it get. withjos buttler at the crease, anything seems possible, scoring freely, his only concern was could his team—mates stay with him? sam curran couldn't, so now buttler forced to get a move on. this six took him past his half—century, the
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only england player in this innings to do so. with another belligerent buttler blow, the lead continued to grow. this took him past 180, but thatis grow. this took him past 180, but that is where his company deserted him.jimmy that is where his company deserted him. jimmy anderson, last man out, but a performance worthy of praise that came from both sides. now time to press home that advantage. there are few better than jimmy anderson for a fast bowler, and there are few better sites. there was more to come, this time helped by a quite brilliant don best catch. england firmly in control. adam wild, bbc news. from england's footballers to england's footballers. gareth southgate says there were plenty of positives to take from england's penultimate friendly before heading to the world cup. goals from gary cahill and harry kane gave england a 2— first half lead. nigeria improved in the second half and pulled one back through arsenal's alex iwobi. s0 far then, so good for southgate. i thought it was an excellent performance
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with the ball, really good movement and interchange between the front four. we managed to overload midfield, and whenever raheem or harry came short, dele and jesse were there, they made some fantastic runs in behind. we didn't always find them, didn't always see them, but there was a lot of unselfish one—two touch play, and i thought we played from the back with composure. 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. to golf, and lee westwood is tied for the lead on the final day of the italian open in brescia. the former world number one, who's now ranked 113th, has rediscovered some form with an eagle and six birdies so far on his final round. compatriot lee slattery who's ranked 3a0th in
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the world, is a shot behind. he last won a european title in 2015. danny willett and callum shinkwin are also tied second. justin rose meanwhile has the chance to become golf‘s world number one if he wins the memorial tournament in ohio. he's currently four off the lead currently held by america's bryson duchambeau. rose is one ahead of tiger woods, who sunk four birdies and an eagle in a li—under par round of 68. the round of the day though belonged to rory mcilroy — a bogey free round of 8—under par including this eagle. he's tied for 11th going into the final round. billyjoe saunders has withdrawn from his wbo world middleweight title defence against martin murray. it was scheduled forjune 23rd at the 02 arena in london, and it's the second time the fight has been postponed, having previously been moved from march after saunders injured his hand. the englishman is unbeaten in 25 fights and would have been making the fourth defence of his crown.
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that's all the sport for now. you can find more on all those stories on the bbc sport website. that's bbc.co.uk/sport. the latest on the cricket, the french open, too, and a look back at england's performance yesterday in the football. more from the sports desk here later in the day. jon, many thanks indeed. it is 16 minutes past one. one year ago today, eight people died and 48 others were injured in the london bridge terror attack. three men drove a van into pedestrians on the bridge and then started stabbing people in nearby borough market. today, a service of remembrance is being held at southwark cathedral. jane hill is there. good afternoon. ben, hello, thank
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you and welcome again to southwark cathedral where those dreadful events of one year ago have already been referenced in the usual sunday morning service here, very well attended at southwark cathedral, and then ina attended at southwark cathedral, and then in a couple of hours from now, then in a couple of hours from now, the formal commemoratives service will get under way. 700 people expected here at the cathedral which sits just expected here at the cathedral which sitsjust on the expected here at the cathedral which sits just on the edge of borough market, which was the focus of that attack one year ago. there will be readings from local people, local councillors, from the mayor of london, sadiq khan, and then after the service the olive tree will be planted here in the grounds of the cathedral, and that very small service will be attended in particular by families of those who died. some of the families will be here today. eight people died from all over the world, and 48 people we re all over the world, and 48 people were injured, some very badly injured indeed. all of that will lead an to a national one—minute's silence at az30pm. among the
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hundreds of people invited to be here are local people, local tradespeople. borough market if you don't know it is a lively place, and it isa don't know it is a lively place, and it is a traditional food market, it isa it is a traditional food market, it is a fantastic part of the city, and a lot of the city who people who run their businesses here. lets dr patrick williams, he runs a stall at borough market called soul food. it is one year ago. the londoners it is ha rd to is one year ago. the londoners it is hard to believe that one year has passed. what are your memories of that night? yes, like i said earlier we we re that night? yes, like i said earlier we were just that night? yes, like i said earlier we werejust in that night? yes, like i said earlier we were just in the area having drinks after work, which i don't normally do, i normally go straight home. so we were in the area at a bar, maybe 500 yards away from the market, so when the commotion started to happen, we were just locked in, the police locked in whole area down, and we were locked in that bar, so i saw nothing, we we re in that bar, so i saw nothing, we were never in any danger, but we
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didn't know exactly what was going on. we weren't in any danger at that time, but we spent hours locked in that bar until it was safe enough for us to leave and go home. and the not knowing as unnerving as well. how long was it before you realised friends and workers were 0k? there we re friends and workers were 0k? there were hundreds of people in the bar, eve ryo ne were hundreds of people in the bar, everyone on social media try to find out what was going on, nobody knew, there were lots of stories, so we didn't really know anything until we got out and looked at the media the day after when the dust had settled and everything was factual rather than all the stories we were hearing, because at one stage it was seven 01’ hearing, because at one stage it was seven or eight terrorists, we heard three were killed and the rest were still running around southwark somewhere, so still running around southwark somewhere, so you still running around southwark somewhere, so you had to be careful on the way home just in case. because you didn't know. you didn't know, you never know what is true and what isn't. and in terms of borough market, it was shut for 11 days, not your choice, that was what happened, it was a crime scene. when the traders got back together again,
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when business resumed, there was the ringing of the bell. what was the mood like? what was that day like? the mood itself was quite sombre. we we re the mood itself was quite sombre. we were just the mood itself was quite sombre. we werejust thinking the mood itself was quite sombre. we were just thinking about the people that have lost their lives, and obviously the market had closed down, and without the market, which isa down, and without the market, which is a vibrant part of the community, it just is a vibrant part of the community, itjust didn't is a vibrant part of the community, it just didn't seem is a vibrant part of the community, itjust didn't seem normal. but as soon as itjust didn't seem normal. but as soon as the bell rang, and then the thoughts of the traders were to get back to work, and we mentioned before, if we could have gone back in the day after to work, if it wasn't a crime scene, that is the sort of people work at borough market. they would have got straight back up and tried to get normality back up and tried to get normality back as soon as possible. and eu thing that is what happened? do you think londoners are resilient, even in the face of attacks like this? because tragically there were a lot of attacks last year in different parts of the country. exactly, there was manchester, brent fell, a lot of different things happening around us at the time, and there is a resilience. it is a bit sad, really, that in the back of your mind you're
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a lwa ys that in the back of your mind you're always thinking that may happen. also you are alert and aware of what is going on around you more than you normally would be. there is always that thought in the back of your mind. so you will be at the service this afternoon? what will that mean to those who have been invited? what is the importance of it, do you think? the numbers, 700 people coming to the service, that says everything itself. the main importance is to show the solidarity, togetherness. these people lost their lives are in our hearts, and we are thinking about them. they have gone, but everyday we come to work, you can't forget what happened, so as long as we are here, it is always going to be with us, because it happened on our patch. and although we didn't lose anybody directly from the market, it is still part of the family, and all the businesses and the swell of love that actually came from what happened with the other businesses trying to help, pouring money, and
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it is great, it is great to see people coming together and working ha rd people coming together and working hard together in london. patrick williams, thank you very much, very good of you to give us your time this morning. patrick williams runs a store called soul food here at borough market. we will have much more from here over the course of the day, and of course we will have full coverage of the commemorations, and we will be with you right through for the national one—minute's silence at az30pm. fenner, ben, back to you. jane hill reporting there from southwark cathedral. a new therapy for men with terminal prostate cancer has yielded spectacular results, according to doctors at the institute of cancer research and the royal marsden hospital in london. the treatment involves boosting the immune system, so it can attack the tumour. in a trial, a third of patients with an advanced form of the disease were still alive after a year — while a tenth did not see the cancer grow. the therapy won't work for most patients, but
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cancer research uk says the next step is to try to predict who will respond. doctorjustine alford, senior science information officer at cancer research uk, joined us from salisbury. she explained how important the findings are and how the immune boosting treatment works. this is what was called a phase two clinical trial. it will still need to go through much further testing before we know how well these drugs do work in these men, but we also have to bear in mind that these were men who had run out of treatment options, their cancer was very advanced, they had already been through several rounds of chemotherapy and hormone therapy, and these treatments had stopped working, so effectively this is giving some men with these advanced disease new hope. the drugs that they were using in this particular clinical trial is what is known as immunotherapy, which is any type of treatment that works by engaging the immune system. in this particular case, they were using a drug which works by cutting the brakes on the immune system.
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these brakes exist to stop the immune system from going into overdrive and harming the body when it is responding to something, but unfortunately cancer cells can use this to their advantage, and produce molecules which stop the immune system from attacking the cancer. and this drug stops this from happening, cuts the brakes so that the immune system can swoop in and start to attack the cancer cells again. drjustine also bearfrom cancer research uk. doctors say thousands of women with early stage breast cancer can be spared chemotherapy. it follows trials of a genetic test that analyses how dangerous a woman's tumour is. the findings, presented at the world's biggest meeting of cancer doctors and scientists in chicago, are expected to change practice in clinics immediately. cuba is getting ready to reform its constitution to open up the economy to business and investment. but as will grant reports from havana, this won't mean
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the communist—run island abandons its socialist ideology before business, a moment of reflection. the parliament, among them raul castro, observed a minute's silence for the 112 victims of the recent plane crash in havana. once the national grief was marked, they settled down to rewrite the constitution, upon which the communist—run state is founded. it's no small undertaking. applause. 0n stepping down from the presidency in april, raul castro had urged the assembly to codify his economic changes into law. private businesses, from family run restaurants to homes on airbnb, have cropped up in their thousands since he relaxed the rules, yet many business owners fear they have no legal protection in the constitution. these reforms would, at the very least, recognise their greater role in a new cuban economy. there are other questions on the table, too, not least
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the issue of term limits. mr castro and his older brother fidel ruled for the best part of six decades. their successors will be contained to just two consecutive five—year terms. socially, too, cuba is changing. gay and lesbian rights have moved on a great deal from the repression of the 1970s and ‘80s. the lgbtq rights lobby, led by mr castro's daughter mariela castro, is hopeful that they can overturn the concept of marriage on the island as strictly between a man and woman. whatever reforms are agreed, there are some fundamentals that won't change in cuba. the socialist character of the political system was enshrined into law several years ago. and with raul castro overseeing the reform committee, no change will be allowed to stray too far from the original concept of a communist—led revolution. will grant, bbc news, havana. it's the time of year when thousands
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of keen ramblers step out to enjoy the stunning scenery of the lake district — but all that walking is taking its toll on the ground beneath their feet. volunteers have employed a traditional source of labour to help restore the routes that are more difficult to reach — fell ponies. dave guest explains. 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 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
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to create a pitched 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 a gravel aggregate surface on top. the fleece 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. 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 these local herdwick fleeces up into the fells above langdale to use them to repair some paths up there which are on peat, and have been trampled and are damaged. but how do you transport masses
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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, ourfour—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 material conveyed by carbon neutral transport to fix the fells. what could be more environmentally friendly than that? dave guest, bbc news, great langdale. spectacular scenery there. it is
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just approaching 1:30pm. time for a look at the weather. here's darren bett. good afternoon. cloudy skies in the la ke good afternoon. cloudy skies in the lake district today, but many parts of the uk enjoyed warm sunshine, and certainly fewer showers than yesterday. this was the scene in herefordshire. but there are some cloudy skies, not just herefordshire. but there are some cloudy skies, notjust in the lake district but in north yorkshire and up district but in north yorkshire and up into the southern half of scotla nd up into the southern half of scotland as well, and these areas have seen most of the rain so far, but it has been lightened patchy. to the north of that, some sunshine in the north of that, some sunshine in the highlands of scotland, sparking off some storms a bit like had yesterday. but for many areas of the uk, it will be dry, a bit warmer, temperatures getting up to 26 degrees or so in the sunshine. but where we get the sunshine, this is where we get the sunshine, this is where we get the sunshine, this is where we will see storms late on
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