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this is bbc news. the headlines at 2pm. the queen's birthday honours are announced. amongst the names on this year's list — are former liverpool manager kenny dalglish — who is knighted — and actress emma thompson — who is made a dame. to get this far and to get the accolade that has been awarded is very humbling. the second and final day of the g7 summit begins — after negotiations failed to resolve divisions over us trade tariffs yesterday. more than 65 people die after taliban fighters launch a series of attacks on afghan soldiers — just after promising a ceasefire for the muslim holiday of eid. also in the next hour. thousands turn out in central london to watch the trooping the colour parade. the queen and members of the royal family have taken part in her official birthday celebrations, during which they saw a fly—past by the royal air force. and talking books speaks to marian keyes from this year's hay festival.
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good afternoon and welcome to bbc news. the queen's birthday honours list has been unveiled and it's generated some controversy. the boss of network rail, mark carne, has been made a cbe in the same week that network rail itself was criticised for railway disruption. some have called mr carne‘s honour a ‘slap in the face‘ — passengers have faced delays and cancellations since an overhaul of train timetables three weeks ago. joe lynam reports. it's been a bit of a shambles, really. it'sjust been a nightmare. we were just stuck because there were so many northern
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trains just sat at platforms because they had no drivers. take the train to work everyday? you'll be aware of some of the issues over the past fortnight. thousands of trains cancelled or delayed. innumerable journeys ruined. and all because of new timetables from network rail. hello, everybody. this is a really exciting time to be a part the railway... and now mark carne has been awarded for his services to the rail industry with a cbe. he's not talking about his gong today, but others are. i think passengers who have suffered enormous disruption this week will be incredulous, possibly furious, to see mark carne being awarded a cbe. but i think it's really important that we are not misdirected into thinking the problems with the introduction of the new timetable are all down to network rail. network rail defended the gong and said people should look at mr carne‘s entire career, and his tremendous contribution to the railways.
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here at king's cross station, some services for thameslink and great northern passengers have seen disruption in recent weeks, as a new timetable is bedded down. things are improving, but some commuters may feel that this public reward for the boss of network rail might be a bit premature, even if he has devoted many years of service to the railway industry. joe lynam, bbc news. the list recognises the achievements of more than 1,000 people across the uk. among those to be recognised was the former liverpool manager kenny dalglish who received a knighthood. emma thompson, the 0scar—winning actor, has been appointed a dame. lizo mzimba reports. commentator: dalglish! player, manager and a figure who gave huge support to the hillsborough families, kenny dalglish says he's hugely proud to receive a knighthood. to get this far and to come out and get the accolade i've been
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awarded is very humbling. imagine your husband bought a gold necklace and come christmas, gave it to somebody else. oscar—winning actress and writer emma thompson becomes a dame for services to drama. most honours have gone to people for work in communities, people like akeela ahmed, the founder of online forum she speaks, we hear. i really wanted to elevate the everyday voices of muslim women, because i felt that more often than not, they're spoken about in negative terms, but we didn't get to hear their authentic voices. the oldest person recognised, becoming an mbe, 103—year—old rosemary powell, britain's longest serving poppy seller, who retired after 97 years earlier this month. there's been no breakthrough at the g7 summit in canada between president trump and the other leaders after he imposed trade tariffs. 0n the second and final day, there's concern that the countries
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won't be able to agree a joint statement. 0ur diplomatic correspondent, james robbins, reports now from quebec. serious faces, as the leaders sat down to confront the collision course on trade, which so divides donald trump from america's traditional partners and friends. but once they were alone, the talking was apparently tough and one official described strong emotions around the table. the president apparently fired off his sets of numbers, showing america suffering from unfair treatment. other leaders fired back their very different figures. when canada's prime minister met the president separately, justin trudeau tried to sound upbeat. we both got elected on a commitment to grow the middle class and help those working hard to join it, and that's exactly the kinds of things we're going to stay focused on. it's a pleasure to have you here, donald. trump opted for a joke, at his host's expense. justin has agreed to cut all tariffs and all trade
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barriers between canada and the united states. so i'm very happy. so i'd say nafta's in good shape! but we are actually working on it. the big question for this second and final day of the summit is how much can be salvaged from the wreckage of the most divisive first day at a g7 anyone can remember. and if an agreement can be achieved at the end of the day, will it be at the price of diluting fundamental principles simply to bring together president trump and america's traditional allies? and it's notjust trade which isolates president trump from the other six nations. there are big divides over climate change, iran and the israel—palestinian conflict. one thing is certain, weather this is g7 or g6+i, president trump will be long gone before the summit ends. last to arrive, first to leave. seeming to confirm his lack of appetite for this whole forum, where he can't make the individual deals he much prefers.
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james robbins, bbc news, quebec. the taliban in afghanistan has announced a three—day ceasefire to take place over the muslim holiday of eid at the end of next week. it's the first offer of its kind for 17 years. the militants said foreign forces would be excluded from the ceasefire. violence in the country has continued today — as more than 50 members of the security forces have been killed in taliban attacks across the country so far today. joining us now from kabul is our correspondent shoeib sharifi. put these development into context. —— this. put these development into context. -- this. indeed. afghanistan had a boring piece to start today with a big number of security forces killed —— had a warring piece the taliban have said they will halt
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attacks on afghan skiddy forces. —— security forces. this is hailed on the ground from locals who are suffering violence every day because this is the first time the group that has been fighting for the last i7 that has been fighting for the last 17 years, this is the very first practical gesture, the very first gesture towards any peace talks with the afghan government. do we know how this was achieved? what work was put in to arrive at this point?m is not just a put in to arrive at this point?m is notjust a eid holiday announcement. this followed... in the last nine days we have been
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following some big developments towards what is happening today. the top american general in afghanistan announced last week that afghan officials have managed to hold talks with high—level taliban officials, about peace talks, and that was followed by a grand gathering of afg hanistan‘s religious clergy followed by a grand gathering of afghanistan's religious clergy in the capital, kabul, which called on taliban and the afghan government to stop fighting, which was followed by last thursday's afghan government, a week—long ceasefire which will be triggered on the 12th ofjune. the afg ha n triggered on the 12th ofjune. the afghan government's ceasefire conditions, it will not attack taliban forces but they will continue to attack is and foreign militants in the country and the taliban also says they will continue to attack international forces
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although small numbers, they have emphasised, and in fact this is the first time they are talking about their internal opposition, because in the past they used to call them the puppet regime soldiers, but this isa the puppet regime soldiers, but this is a soft tone and a very practical measure, although very small. it looks like there may be some developments followed by this. very quickly. will all the actors in the country and the neighbouring countries, will they be happy with this development? the neighbouring countries in the past few months, there have been efforts going on outside afghanistan. the uae and saudi have been behind some talks and it is expected early next month
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there will be another big event on peace talks and so definitely the countries, pakistan, iran and russia, they have some sort of stake in the afghan conflict, and clearly afghanistan being located in the important geopolitical location, it appeals a —— it appears a peace deal with the taliban will be better for the immediate neighbours of afghanistan that have some sort of sta ke afghanistan that have some sort of stake at the current conflict. thanks forjoining us. a man will appear before magistrates today charged with the manslaughter and robbery of a 100—year—old woman whose neck was broken when she was mugged. zofija kaczan died nine days after she was pushed to the ground and her bag stolen in derby. 39—year—old arthur vass—ker—vitch has been remanded in custody and will appear at derby crown court next month.
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the food standards agency has opened an investigation into allegations that traces of meat were found in some vegan and vegetarian products at tesco and sainsburys. it follows a report by the daily telegraph newspaper, which said traces of pork were found in sainsbury‘s meat—free meatballs, and traces of turkey were identified in vegan macaroni from tesco. the supermarkets say they're investigating, and that early analysis had not raised any issues. a teenage boy has been charged with seven robberies committed in north london in the space of an hour. named for legal reasons, was a passenger on a moped during a series of attacks across three areas on thursday afternoon. police found 13 mobile phones in his possession. the homelessness charity, shelter, says that well over a million people are stuck on waiting lists for social housing — often for years on end. the organisation is calling on ministers to do more to help, after it emerged some had been
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waiting as long at 18 years for a property to become available. the government says it's investing a further £2 billion in social housing. the queen is celebrating her official birthday this morning with the trooping the colour parade. the queen travelled solo in a horse drawn carriage down the mall, towards horse guards parade. the duke and duchess of sussex were also there, along with the rest of the royal family. 1,000 soldiers took part in the annual parade. the duke and duchess of sussex have appeared, made their first major royal appearance as a couple, taking part in this queen's birthday parade, riding in a carriage from buckingham palace, down to horse guards, taking in the sunshine, enjoying the crowds. followed a few moments later by the queen, riding alone in her carriage, down to horse guards for this annual parade,
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the late marking of her 92nd birthday, a few weeks ago. the parade went smoothly, a display of precision and skill by the footguards down on horse guards, then, as they returned to buckingham palace, just as the queen's carriage was entering the palace, one of the senior officers on horseback, riding just behind her, field marshal lord guthrie, the colonel of the lifeguards, former chief of the defence staff, he fell from his horse. the balcony appearance went ahead, a large number of members of the royal family, including some of the younger members, prince george and princess charlotte appeared on the balcony to watch a fly past by the raf, which of course is marking its 100th anniversary. well, the ministry of defence has confirmed that field marshal lord guthrie — the former chief of the defence staff —
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was thrown of his horse during the parade. lord guthrie, who's 79, was in the procession of soldiers and mounted horses, behind the queen's carriage, as she made her way back to buckingham palace. he currently receiving medical attention in hospital. theresa may has said the government's white paper on brexit position — won't be published until after mrs may said the cabinet would hold another away day at chequers, to finalise the details. the government hopes to complete its negotiations with the eu by october. 0ur political correspondent matt cole is with me now. she has had a tough week and a tough weekend at the g7, hasn't she? not the best of weeks for theresa may, especially when it comes to brexit. the divisions between her own cabinet, laid bare all week,
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suggestions on wednesday that david davis the brexit secretary, that he might be resigning if you didn't get what he wanted on one aspect of customs policy —— if he didn't. that seems to be sorted, but then she jumped on the plane to the g7, and when she arrived she has covered a recording from borisjohnson, in which he said the brexit talks were heading for meltdown. this is building up to a summit of eu leaders at the end of this month. we had been told at the summit we were likely to get a white paper from the government, a proposal document outlining how it saw the future relationship it would have with the eu and we now learn from theresa may that that is not going to come out and what's more, the swirling problems that have been illustrated by borisjohnson problems that have been illustrated by boris johnson and problems that have been illustrated by borisjohnson and david davis, she will try to sort this out at an away day at chequers, the prime
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ministerial retreat in the countryside, behind closed doors, to get everyone together, and theresa may is determined that she is going to get ahead of the agenda. people like boris have strong views on brexit, but so do i. i want to deliver brexit for the british people. tvs; sang; eifi‘éifléfih- how many times can we get to this position where you have to have these clashes with those on your own side? at every stage in these negotiations, we have seen people casting doubt on whether or not we could achieve what we want to achieve. we're now moving on to finalise those withdrawal issues, and also to move on the discuss our future relationship. what is coming up this week? what is coming up this week7m won't be another easy week for the prime minister. tuesday the brexit bill to withdraw from the eu legislation returns to the commons, and when it was in the house of lords 15 amendments were made and
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the government has got to see how many of those it can unpick in the commons. it has made concessions on one side far and there could be some difficult nervous moats and we know the chief whip —— votes. the chief whip has told conservatives to not go farfrom the whip has told conservatives to not go far from the parliamentary estate and they will clearly be needed for votes, but when they get the on that, to the summit in brussels and a couple of weeks, and the awayday afterwards. there are difficulties this week, never mind coming up, and it underlines how difficult this is, and the clock is ticking, i october and the clock is ticking, by october the future relationship should be figured out, it should be put to parliaments around europe to sign off the deal, and the pressure is clearly building because we don't have the white paper and we know we are not going to get it soon. thanks for joining are not going to get it soon. thanks forjoining us. the headlines on bbc news: the queen's birthday
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honours are announced — former liverpool manager kenny dalglish is knighted, and actress emma thompson is made a dame. but there's anger too as the chief executive of network rail, mark carne — is made a cbe. the second and final day of the g7 summit begins — after negotiations failed to resolve divisions over us trade tariffs yesterday. theresa may says the government's white paper on its brexit position won't be published until after the eu summit at the end of this month. let's return now to the queen's birthday honours list. business woman jo malone was awarded a cbe for services to the british economy. jo is best known for her creative fragrances in the high—street store named after herself. jo told the bbc how she felt about being made a cbe.
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i feel... this is ifeel... this is still so i feel... this is still so unreal. ifeel... this is still so unreal. i feel honoured and humbled. i feel for the first time... i don't know... i just feel on top of the world. it's an amazing feeling to be honoured and thanked by your queen, country and government for hard work. the work you do is not to get honours like this but how does it feel to be an example especially to young women? i feel i'm just feel to be an example especially to young women? i feel i'mjust me. i share my story and i createjobs in the work environment, but i don't set out to be an example. but i'm really happy to share my story and the things that i've done in my life to help others and to give them courage. i think when you hear other people's success stories and you hear
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how other people build, it gives other people hope, and i'm happy about that. you think entrepreneurship should be in the curriculum? yes. all children are working very hard about whether they have done 0—levels, a—levels, degrees, and i haven't got anything at all, i don't have a qualification to my name, but it is important that people know and understand how you set upa people know and understand how you set up a business. and making it really simple, nightly we should start at the age of eight or night, so start at the age of eight or night, so not right at the end, but as part of the curriculum —— i think we should. so children grow up, so we have a with the ability to know how to build. —— so we have equipped them with the ability to know how to build. guatemala has asked for more aid from the international community after the volcanic eruption, which has claimed more than 100 lives. a state of emergency is in place, with rescue efforts hampered by bad weather.
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the volcano, 50km west of the capital, first erupted last sunday. andrew plant reports. more evacuations, as the fuego volcano looming over the guatemalan landscape continues to spit smoke and fire, clouds of ash high into the air. translation: at the moment, the national civil police is evacuating the people located in the areas surrounding the mountain. there's a lot of activity at the fuego volcano, which puts the lives of everyone who's in the area at risk. a massive quantity of material could come all the way to where we are now. sunday's deadly eruption sent a fast—moving mixture of gas and ash pouring from the volcano, burying everything nearby. this, a thriving town just a week ago, now locals are calling it ground zero. the stench of burned farm animals, they say, hangs in the air. eufemia garcia grew up here and is now searching for loved ones.
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my family was here, and here they are buried. my sister, with all her children are here, there are 52. no—one has appeared. friday brought further eruptions. 0fficials helping more people to leave their homes. now the government has called for more help, more international aid, as guatemala tries to cope with more than 100 deaths and hundreds more missing. andrew plant, bbc news. the much anticipated summit between president trump and kimjong—un is now just days away. the world's media is descending on singapore which is hosting the high—end talks. hotels are booked out and security is on high alert. both leaders are expected to bring big delegations and singapore has said it will foot the bill for the summit‘s security. karishma vaswani takes a look at the cost for world peace. this is why most tourists
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come to singapore's resort island of sentosa. it's known as the island of peace and tranquillity, but next week it will be host to two of the most volatile leaders of the planet — donald trump and kimjong un. this is where the summit is going to be held. you can see why this hotel has been chosen as the venue. it's sealed off, isolated and tucked away from the rest of the island. the perfect spot for the summit of the century. but at $500 a night, it's not cheap, and this isjust for the summit venue. imagine the total bill. and then there's the media madness. 2,500 journalists descending on singapore for the event. american television networks are flying out dozens of staff to cover it. we'll be filing for
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all of our platforms. it will be cbsn, which is our digital platform, our morning show cbs this morning and anything associated on the web we would be filing for. it will be quite busy for us. it's a logistical nightmare. many of singapore's busiest spots will be affected. think of this as the oxford street of singapore. the main shopping district where tourists generally come. police have told us that they will be securing some parts of this area for the summit, and they will have the power to conduct searches and spot checks on anyone if they want to. government is covering the bill for security and it is very high level security. we are talking about planes up in the sky, we are talking about people on the street, in the water and everywhere, so it's 2a/7. for the south korean community in singapore, that's money well spent. they're excited about the prospect of hope for their home land. exciting. really, really. so, so happy news for us actually.
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but nobody knows, we don't know, but we have to have hope, we hope best of the best our next summit. there's a sense of anxiety about this summit, concern that maybe everything won't go to plan. which is why for many here, the high costs of hosting this event may well be worth a shot at peace. karishma vaswani, bbc news. the first bond girl, eunice gayson, has died at the age of 90. she played sylvia trench in the firstjames bond film 1962's doctor no. and was the first person sean connery ever spoke perhaps 007‘s most famous quote to. iadmire yourcourage... i admire your courage...” i admire your courage... i admire your luck mr? bond, james bond.
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the makers of game of thrones have announced that they'll be making a prequel. hbo has given the green light for a pilot that will take place thousands of years before the original series. written by george r r martin and kickass creatorjane goldman — it's expected to explore the secret history of westeros and the origins of the white walkers. chester zoo has welcomed the birth of a rare greater one horned rhino. akeno is only the second of his breed to be born at the zoo as part of a programme to increase their population. it's thought only 3,500 remain in the wild in their native india and nepal. here's the weather, with louise lear. good afternoon. it's a weekend of mixed fortunes. for many of us there's decent spells of sunshine, but if you have caught a shower
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you'll know about it — some of them are quite heavy and thundery. the remainder of the weekend continues with a similar headline, really. most of the showers over the next few hours confining themselves across the highlands, into the north—west of england and maybe northern ireland, and one or two perhapsjust down to the south. but pleasant enough this evening for a barbecue. if you are spending some time outside, i don't think you will be too disappointed, and the showers will start to fade away overnight tonight, and we will see those lows perhaps dipping down to around nine to 1a degrees. so we start off tomorrow morning with a little bit of early morning mist and fog, a lot of low, grey cloud, but the sunshine will quickly burn that away, just like today, and the emphasis is with a dry settled story for most of us. if you catch a shower, and these may welljust be that little bit further east in scotland and northern england and one or two into wales and the south—west. highest values again of 23 degrees. enjoy. this is bbc news, our latest headlines.
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the queen's birthday honours are announced. amongst the names on this year's list are former liverpool manager kenny dalglish, who is knighted, and actress emma thompson, who is made a dame. the second and final day of the g7 summit begins — after negotiations failed to resolve divisions over us trade tariffs yesterday. taliban fighters launch deadly attacks on afghan soldiers — just after promising a ceasefire for the muslim holiday of eid. the queen and members of the royal family take part in her official birthday celebrations at the trooping the colour parade in central london.
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