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this is bbc news. the headlines at 11:00: the prime minister says she disappointed a tory mp has blocked a bill which could have made "upskirting," the act of secretly taking photos under a skirt, a sexual offence. —— she is disappointed. china and the us take a step closer to a trade war as donald trump announces the us will be putting a 25% trade tariff on more than $50 billion worth of chinese imports. a damning report says the government's flagship benefits scheme, universal credit, may end up costing more than the system it replaced. two teenage moped riders are jailed for life after they stabbed and killed a charity youth worker during a violent robbery spree. after months of disruption for passengers, the boss of govia thameslink railway resigns. now he has done it! he has only gone
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and done it! a hat—trick for cristiano ronaldo as portugal grab a last—minute equaliser in a thrilling world cup match against spain. good evening, and welcome to bbc news. the prime minister has tweeted her personal backing to the proposal to criminalise what's known as "upskirting," where revealing photos are secretly taken, usually of women, up skirts and shorts. she said: the move to ban it by law was blocked today by a single conservative mp, sir christopher chope.
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he shouted the word "object" when the bill came up for consideration in the house of commons, raised by liberal democrat mp vera hobhouse. other mps instantly called out "shame." our political correspondent eleanor garnier reports. i was at iwas ata i was at a festival with my sister ona i was at a festival with my sister on a blistering hot day, waiting for my favourite bands to come on stage, and two guys took pictures up my skirt. secretly taking photographs oi’ skirt. secretly taking photographs or filming skirt. secretly taking photographs orfilming under someone's skirt. secretly taking photographs or filming under someone's clothes. a violation of privacy known as upskirting, and it happens tojean martin. scotland has had its own laws on upskirting for a decade, and the practice was on course to becoming a criminal offence in england and wales until one mp said this. objection. objection taken. with one word, conservative mp sir
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christopher chope derailed the plan. he has spent years snuffing out bills put forward by backbench mps, arguing they need proper scrutiny. a liberal democrat mp had teamed up with jean martin liberal democrat mp had teamed up withjean martin to bring this law to parliament, and she had this message for the tory politician. g row message for the tory politician. grow up, but also, grow into the zist grow up, but also, grow into the 21st century. it doesn't look good that a white, middle—aged bloke is stopping something that is a modern crime, particularly against women. this bill does have the strong support of the government and it will be heard in the commons again next month. sir christopher chope's objection has certainly slowed down its passage. it is rubbish, because its passage. it is rubbish, because it isa its passage. it is rubbish, because it is a year of work. it isjuly that it happened, it has been every single day, every morning and every night stop i am upset, of course. i
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didn't expect this to shoot through and it be the easiest thing in the world, but politics is not stopping. that's what we do, we don't stop. let's talk to our correspondent at westminster, iain watson. the prime minister is not happy about this, is she? no, she isn't. she took to twitter to talk about this herself, making it very clear that she felt this was an invasion of privacy, this practice of upskirting, but also going beyond that and saying that she hopes these measures that are in the private member ‘s bill, the liberal democrats backbench bill, not a government bill, that those measures would very soon become law with government support. so that was quite a strong hint that the government would get behind this. what they have to do to do this is quite straightforward. there are two things would these private members bills would forward wide backbenchers, not by a ministers, which makes them vulnerable. one is
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an mp seeing objects, which christopher chope did, that freezes its progress. opponents can also simply talk it up —— talk it out and use up the time. the government is now more committed to getting this pass. earlier i spoke to the home office minister victoria atkins, who is also the minister for women, and she told me she was one of the mps who cried out shame to christopher chope today, but she also seems to be renewing her efforts to make this law. i am shocked. be renewing her efforts to make this law. lam shocked. iwas be renewing her efforts to make this law. i am shocked. i was angry, be renewing her efforts to make this law. i am shocked. iwas angry, and i was disappointed. and for the record, i shouted shame very loudly after the member objected, because it seems to me this is a case where the law has not kept up to date 's with the modern world. so parliament needs to be flexible, parliament needs to be flexible, parliament needs to be flexible, parliament needs to react. i think what is interesting is that although in some ways, christopher chopra was trying to stop this in its tracks, it seems to stop this in its tracks, it seems to have greater determination than ever by government ministers to make sure this gets on the statute books in england and wales, to make it
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ta kes a in england and wales, to make it takes a oliphant, which could see offenders going to jail for up to two years. —— make it a criminal offence. i think that was an important thing from her, but it still has to overcome parliamentary obstacles, now as far as i am aware christopher chope is not in favour of the practice of upskirting, his ugly doesn't like the parliamentary procedure in which some of these bills, in his view, do not get enough scrutiny. —— simply doesn't like. so the whip will speak to him to try to get him to withdraw this measure to get this bill by temp when mike —— by vera hobhouse to become law as soon as possible. the united states and china have moved closer to a trade war after president trump announced tariffs of 25% targeting $50 billion worth of chinese goods. the tariffs will be imposed from july 6 and cover a range of sectors, including aerospace, communications, robotics and cars. in a swift response, the chinese commerce ministry promised immediate counter—measures of similar size and strength. our washington correspondent
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gary o'donoghue reports. the world's two guest economies just moved a step closer to a full grown trade war. this latest round of us ta riffs covers trade war. this latest round of us tariffs covers some 1100 separate product lines. containing what the administration calls industrially significant technologies. in washington's view of, china is stealing its intellectual property, and unfairly subsidising its own industries. the levies range across a number of sectors including aerospace, information and communications, robotics, and cars. the tariffs will be imposed from the sixth ofjuly. we are just going to do $50 billion on $50 billion of high—technology equipment and other things coming into the country
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because so much of our secrets, you know, we have the great brainpower in silicon valley, and china and others steal those secrets and we are going to protect those secrets. those are crown jewels for this country. america has a trade deficit with china of 375 million dollars. beijing is the latest trading partner to feel the brunt of donald trump's robust america first strategy. last week he angered g7 allies in europe and canada by refusing to move on steel and aluminium tariffs, drawing a sharp rebuke from the normally mild—mannered canadian prime minister. canadians, we are polite, we are reasonable, but we also will not be pushed around. like america's g7 allies, china is planning to retaliate by imposing its own dollar for dollar duties on american imports, likely to target manufacturing, agricultural goods, designed to hit the president where it hurts, in those states that voted him into the white house. staying with president trump. his former campaign chairman,
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paul manafort, has been sent to jail while he awaits trial. he was charged last year with money laundering and tax fraud and has now also been accused of witness tampering by the inquiry into alleged russian meddling in the election. ajudge in washington revoked mr manafort‘s bail, saying he had abused the court's trust. president trump has tweeted, saying it was "unfair." an army sergeant who tried to murder his wife by tampering with her parachute has been told he will serve at least 18 years in prison. his wife victoria suffered life—threatening injuries when both her main and reserve parachutes failed during ajump her main and reserve parachutes failed during a jump in 2015. two teenage moped riders, who stabbed a man to death during a violent robbery spree in west london, have been given life sentences. 18—year—old troy thomas, and 19—year—old nathan gilmaney were found guilty of murdering abdul samad for his mobile phone. the sentencing judge at the old bailey described the cctv footage of their crimes as chilling.
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we believe this vehicle was possibly involved in the stabbing. they have been described as 21st—century highwayman. this was the police pursuit of troy thomas and neck and your money last october. the teenagers had spent hours roaming around the maida vale area looking for victims. by the end of the night there had been nine knifepoint robberies, five stabbings, and abdul samad was dead. the 28—year—old was knifed even after he handed over his mobile. his parents were in court to hear thomas and john money sentenced toa minimum hear thomas and john money sentenced to a minimum of 22 and 20 to seven yea rs to a minimum of 22 and 20 to seven years respectively. —— 27 years. in sentencing, thejudge years respectively. —— 27 years. in sentencing, the judge said years respectively. —— 27 years. in sentencing, thejudge said he had no doubt that had the police not caught them, they would have gone on to rob more people that night. he said the way they had given their evidence during the trial gave a clear
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impression that there attitudes of what they had done and to the victims was one of casual, matter of fa ct victims was one of casual, matter of fact indifference. both teenagers went out armed but night. judge richard marks, qc, referenced the frequency of young people carrying knives and an alarming rise in mopeds crime in his remarks. i'm pleased to see the judge mentioned mopeds crime and knife crime is aggravating —— aggravating factors. i hope that sends a strong message to any young person considering carrying a knife or getting involved ina sort carrying a knife or getting involved in a sort of activity. abdul has been described as an outstanding young man who was engaged to be married. instead, his family have been left utterly devastated i what thejudge called the been left utterly devastated i what the judge called the wicked stabbing of him that night. —— by what the judge called. the government has been severely criticised in an official report on its flagship benefit reform, universal credit. the national audit office has accused ministers of being in denial over the financial hardship it causes to some claimants. it says £2 billion have been spent introducing the benefit so far.
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it could prove more expensive than the system its replacing. of the million people who currently receive the new, combined benefit, 20% experience delays in receiving theirfirst payments, some lasting months. and it costs nearly £700 to administer each claim — that's four times higher than originally intended. but the government insists it's good value for money. michael buchanan reports. my name is alex tipton and i have been on universal credit since november. alex is 30 and has a range of visible and psychiatric problems. for two weeks last month he tweeted daily what was like to survive on universal credit, in his case £95 a fortnight. day one, update of the universal credit sufferer. by day five, after buying
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bread and cheese, he's left with £3.30. by day 11, all his money is gone. can i get an advance of £30? i have no food. we sat and looked through his universal credit journal. no advance is available to you for those reasons. . . alex took out an advance to help him through the initial wait for his first payment. he accepts that he has to repay it. but he's being docked £125 a month, 40% of his total allowance. what is it me not to have any money? no food and no heating or sitting on the bed for a week at the time wrapped up in my duvet with a jumper on sometimes because it is not too warm in the highlands, even in the summer. just drinking water.
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the national audit office says the use of food banks increased and rent arrears rose when universal credit came to an area. ministers repeatedly refused to accept the new benefit creates financial problems. what we have seen is that the vast majority of people are able to cope on universal credit and in fact for many of them, their life chances improve as a result of getting in to work. and for those people... with respect, sir, you have not given me a straight answer. for some claimants, does universal credit cause hardship? what i am telling you is that we have made changes which mean that people can now get 100% advance is up front on day one if they require it, and that is making a positive difference to people. despite the problems that alexandre others have had with universal credit, the troubled benefit will continue, given the time and money already spent on it.
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today's report says scrapping it is not a viable option. this programme is live captioned by red bee media. medicinal cannabis to treat her son has happened cannabis confiscated from her at heathrow airport. the family say they are considering what options are available. the headlines for you on bbc news: the prime minister says she's disappointed a tory mp has blocked a bill which could have made upskirting — the act of secretly taking photos under a skirt — a sexual offence. china and the us move closer to a trade war, as donald trump announces the us will be putting a 25% trade tariff on more than $50 billion worth of chinese imports. two teenage moped riders are jailed for life after they stabbed and killed
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a charity youth worker during a violent robbery spree. the boss of rail firm govia thameslink railway, which runs thameslink, southern and great northern, has resigned. passengers have faced major disruption as hundreds of trains have been cancelled following the introduction of new timetables last month. emma simpson has more. more than three weeks of chaos. dozens of cancellations and cramped carriages to delays and stranded passengers on the problems are still going on. govia thameslink has four services. they make up around a fifth of all train networkjourneys. the network covers a vast swathe of south—west england, but the frustration is the same whichever the route. at one point, not last
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week the week before, they cancelled five trains and had to stay at work overnight. this morning actually i almost missed my exam, my a—level exam, because the train being delayed heavily. theyjust change the times are now constantly the trains are working on sundays i am getting stuck. at the minute with work and family at home, it is disastrous. this one is late as well. it is, it is. just last week, the boss of this rail company seem determined to hang on. are you going to resign? i am absolutely determined to solve the problem is. but the pressure grew and now charles horton is gone, saying in his resignation letter... this new timetable was part of the
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biggest change to the railways for decades, with new technology and infrastructure, the aim was to provide more trains and a better service. teething problems were predicted, not least because govia thameslink the railway was changing the time of every single train, thousands of them. but not enough drivers have been trained for the new routes. network rail, which runs the infrastructure, was also late in finalising the planned changes. but critics say the buck stops higher up. the transport secretary chris grayling, he should take ultimate responsibility for the crisis facing our railways across the govia thameslink franchise, across the northern franchise, the disruption, the people and the suffering that is hitting people's lives on a daily basis at the moment. the department
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for transport said it was working to deliver improved services for passengers, as charles horton prepares to appear before mps on monday, one of two enquiries aiming to get to the bottom of what happened. a mother and daughter, who were part of britain's first all—female terror cell, have beenjailed over a plot to launch a knife attack near the houses of parliament. 22—year—old rizlaine boular, who would have carried out the attack, was sentenced to life with a minimum term of 16 years. her mother, mina dich, was given six years and nine months for helping her. fairfairground workers fair fairground workers have fairfairground workers have been jailed after a bouncy castle blew away, killing the girl. she died after a gust of wind lifted the bouncy castle into the air and two at the 100 metres down the hill in hollow, essex. the workers were both found guilty of gross negligence in
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not securing the bouncy castle sufficiently. hundreds of mourners have attended the funeral of a journalist shot dead in indian kashmir. he was regarded as a moderate voice in an increasingly polarised region. heavy monsoon rains in bangladesh are putting 200,000 rohingya refugees at risk from flooding and landslides — that's according to the un. it says it desperately needs to be able to relocate families which fled government and militia attacks in myanmar and who are currently living in makeshift camps. from balukhali camp, our south asia correspondent dan johnson reports. water moulded the skills. it also shaped the lives now lived here. —— these hills. it has rained every day
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for a week. and the monsoon has not even officially started. buffeted and battered, pushed from pillar to post, these refugees still cannot settle. life here is tough enough as it is but when it rains, that you get a real sense of exactly how much misery is added for the people here. and it is notjust uncomfortable, at this water poses a real threat. with pouring rain comes shifting soil. that could mean homes perched on hillsides being washed away. we're not safe, he told me. last night, i slept in the mud and felt like the house was blown away. we are afraid of the rain, this woman says. we are
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used to living on flat plains, not hills. there are landslides here and children are dying. this is one of the first families left grieving. his young son was buried when a wall collapsed while he slept. his wife is still in shock. he was three yea rs is still in shock. he was three years old. i built the wall for my because i do not have any money and thatis because i do not have any money and that is why i have to stay here. the house was built with bamboo poles and that is why we could not make a strong enough and will stop my wife and one of my children were injured too. they are still surrounded by the rubble that killed their son. -- we could not make it strong enough. there are 700,000 people here and aid workers warned that thousands could die. this weekend marks the
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islamic festival of ede but it is ha rd to islamic festival of ede but it is hard to imagine much of a celebration. these people are defined by the land they have lost in the landscape they now cling to, a fragile existence that is still under threat. —— eid. the world cup in russia is well and truly underway after the most thrilling match so far. spain against portugal was always going to grab the headlines, but the spectacle on the pitch excelled the hype. six goals in an epic game, as cristiano ronaldo scored the 51st hat—trick of his career as portugal drew 3—3 with spain in sochi. natalie pirks reports from russia. it was the pick of all the opening matches and it lived up to its billing. portugal, at the european champions spain, the so many the champions spain, the so many the champions elect. they had already pressed the self—destruct button by
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sacking their manager two nights ago. tonight, they were in disarray from the off. on the day he was fined billions itax evasion, cristiano ronaldo took centre stage, just how he likes it. the finish was priceless. from one line might still to another, as ben started to find their rhythm. diego costa led. you cannot keep a good showman down though with spain dominating. to beat the world's best, you have to beat the world's best, you have to be at your best, usually. class is permanent david de gea simply should have done better. as the game swung back and forth, spain refused to be rattled. diego costa popped up again with a classic goal. with portugal still reeling, the ball found itself at the feet of nacho. and with the
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clock ticking down, the pressure now was all on portugal and pressure makes diamonds, and portugal had the man for thejob. makes diamonds, and portugal had the man for the job. the technique, the vision, the hat—trick. man for the job. the technique, the vision, the hat-trick. he has done it. he has only gone and done it! the 51st of ronaldo's career. the saviour of a 3—3, that could have been the final. iran won their first match since 1998, but it took an own goal in the 95th minute. and without the injured star mo saleh, a last—ditch header was enough to win the match for the south americans. ina stadium the match for the south americans. in a stadium with 6000 empty seat, as they were mo saleh was left to rue what might have been. the eastenders actor
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leslie grantham — best known as "dirty" den watts, landlord of the queen vic — has died aged 71. more than 30 million viewers tuned in to watch a christmas day episode in 1986 in which his character handed divorce papers to his on—screen wife, angie. off screen, grantham's life was also not without controversy. david sillito reports. six little months to live. six tragic little months and poor old angie's gonna pop off. christmas day, 1986, "dirty" den and angie, and a bit of tv history. more than 30 million people watched this scene. this, my sweet, is a letter from my solicitor, telling you that your husband has filed a petition for divorce. eastenders made leslie grantham and anita dobson tv‘s best—known couple. there was that look about him that you just didn't know what he was going to do next. that was his kind of ace
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in the hole, i think. there was always that bit about him that was slightly unpredictable, which i liked. that's i think what gave him the edge on tv. there was a kind of restlessness in him, you know, which i think was innate to leslie himself. however, just three years later, "dirty" den was killed off. leslie grantham wanted out. it's like working in a factory. um... and you have to make a decision that you're going to move on, so, i said i wanted to leave. he'd started acting in the ‘70s. he'd turned to drama while serving a sentence for the murder of a german cab driver. he certainly had his troubles. hello, princess. his return to albert square was cut short after the papers revealed a webcam—related sex scandal, but he continued to work... including starring in a bulgarian comic drama. but when it comes to tv history, leslie grantham will always be dirty den. happy christmas, ange.
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eastenders theme music earlier, i spoke to david brown, tv critic for the radio times reflected on leslie gra ntham's critic for the radio times reflected on leslie grantham's impact on british television. well, the christmas day 1986 episode of course had an audience of 30 million people who saw "dirty" den handover goes to angie. it is a programme that really kind of galvanised the look british television audience. and was he a different kind of character to what we had seen up until then? different kind of character to what we had seen up untilthen? well, i think the inspiration for "dirty" den basically was dallas. that
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sounds extraordinary but dulles was number—1 rating show when eastenders started, " di rty" number—1 rating show when eastenders started, "dirty" den and angie a kind of the eastenders version of them. she was an alcoholic, he was a backstabbing with thorough. i think was a of trans—atlantic version of that pairing. what they obviously had not counted on was the chemistry between leslie grantham and dopson, which is kind of like a form of alchemy. do not think they had realised themselves how much the audience would kind of take to them. during their heyday, they will probably tv‘s best—known couple. during their heyday, they will probably tv's best-known couple. -- dobson. any did not have to be an eastenders fans to recognise that, did you? absolutely. you have some great euros and if the male side of it isa great euros and if the male side of it is a kind of scoundrel and a
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little bit disreputable, then that's a good thing because you got to remember that soap operas at a very female lead jon rahm. —— genre. it is quite rare for a male character to be held up on the same pedestal as the women and he was a rare kind of example of that, i think, leslie grantham. a record-breaking 130,000 muslims have gathered grantham. a record-breaking130,000 muslims have gathered to celebrate eid, the end of ramadan. it is now your‘s the largest eid gathering.

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