tv Breakfast BBC News June 16, 2018 6:00am-7:01am BST
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hello — this is breakfast, withjon kay and mega munchetty. a huge blaze engulfs glasgow's world famous school of art. it's the second time the mackintosh building has been badly damaged by fire in four years. a huge fire has engulfed"‘s school of art, sending flames shooting into the sky with smoke being seen for miles outside of the city. crowds have gathered to watch the sheer horror of this unfolding for the second time in four years. good morning it's saturday, 16thjune . also this morning: theresa may says she's disappointed after one of her own mps blocked legislation to make upskirting a criminal offence. new health checks for the over—forties in england — they're to receive advice on how to reduce the risk of dementia. in sport, a world cup
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thriller, as ronaldo, scores a hat—trick against spain. this stunning late freekick made it 3—3 as both sides, served up a classic. and nick has the weather. good morning. some showers around to many of us today. sunnier skies come back from the west as we go through the day. it is a bit cooler. tomorrow, plenty of clout. the full weekend weather forecast coming. firefighters are battling to contain a huge blaze at glasgow's world famous school of art. the alarm was raised just after 11 o'clock last night and the mackintosh building was said to have been engulfed in flames within minutes . the historic building was undergoing a multi million pound restoration project after a similar blaze four years ago . our correspondent alexandra mackenzie reports from the scene. the smoke and flames could be seen
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for miles around as they lit up the night sky. glasgow's school of art mackintosh building was engulfed in fla mes mackintosh building was engulfed in flames for the second time in four yea rs. flames for the second time in four years. a multimillion pound restoration project was due to be completed next year. pretty much eve ryo ne completed next year. pretty much everyone is just in shock because i mean, its iconic, isn't it? there's i'io mean, its iconic, isn't it? there's no salvaging it. it's heartbreaking. the scottish fire and rescue service say no casualties have been reported that nearby buildings were evacuated. more than 60 firefighters have been tackling this major blaze for several hours and it now looks as if the flames have spread to a second building. the first minister, nicola sturgeon, said, my first thoughts up the safety of people but my heart breaks for the city's
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beloveds glasgow school of art. alexandra mckenzie, bbc news, glasgow. let's speak now to local journalist colin stone, who is at the scene — he's been up all night covering this story. nobody will be able to believe that this morning. yet again, it's happened. dreadful scenes. it's been quite the evening hearing kaleidoscope. the second time in four years. people i have spoken to today can't believe something has happened. a building which is so beloved in" two glaswegians and people the world either because of its history and the fact that it is a mackintosh building. the flames have now spread to adjacent buildings. but it is that feeling of shock that this has happened once
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again to what is probably glasgow's most famous and iconic building. renovation work has been ongoing since the last fire and it hasn't reopened? not since the initial blaze? the plan was for the building to reopen next year. the school of art started a massive fundraising programme. they set a target of £32 million and averaged around 25, 26 and renovation plans were under way. with much of the original mackintosh design still in place. i have been here since 11 o'clock last night. this fire is worse than 2014 and it will be some time before we find out just how badly damaged this brilliant and fantastic glaswegian building is. we are looking at pictures from overnight and it
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looked like a ferocious fire. i mean, is it possible from where you are standing to get any sense of how bad the damages? it looks catastrophic. in 2014, the fire really affected the western side of the building. contents of the library were destroyed or affected by smoke but people are optimistic the building could be restored, painstaking work, bringing it back to the way it was. from what i can see, icame to the way it was. from what i can see, i came into it glasgow city centre at about 11 o'clock, 1130 when i got here and even then, the smoke was blooming into the sky and could be seen from miles outside glasgow and in the early hours, around about half past midnight, one o'clock, it was a raging inferno and the entire structure was engulfed in
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fla mes the entire structure was engulfed in flames and action —— the reaction people have been given is that the building can't be saved. thank you very much indeed the update. in chope, with the school of art has been damaged. full coverage and more from the scene. the prime minister says she's disappointed after one of her own mps blocked plans to make upskirting a criminal offence. the new law would have seen offenders who secretly take photos up a woman's skirt facing up to two years in jail. but tory mp sir christopher chope was able to block the legislation by shouting object. 0ur politcal correspondent iain watson 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 date waiting for my favourite band to come on stage and two guys took pictures up my
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skirt. juno martin was a victim of upskirting the practice of secretly taking pictures under someone's clothes. a liberal democrat and team wa nted clothes. a liberal democrat and team wanted to criminalise it in england and wales with offenders being jailed for up to two years. already outlawed in scotland but yesterday in parliament, this action. 0bject. 0bjection taken. in parliament, this action. 0bject. 0bjection ta ken. conservative in parliament, this action. 0bject. 0bjection taken. conservative mp sir christopher chope uttered one word, object, parliamentary procedure, the proposed law was halted in its tracks. many of his colleagues cried shame. the minister for women was one of them. i was shocked, i was angry andi one of them. i was shocked, i was 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 with what's happening in the modern world so parliament needs to be flexible in parliament needs to be flexible in parliament needs to react. in a tweet, the prime minister made her views clear: juno martin contacted sir
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christopher to find out why he objected. peter said he objected to it on principle and i said, what about the subject matter of the bill? he said, i'm not really sure on that, i'm not sure what that is, upskirting and i said, i can help you with that and asked ruse e—mail address and said i'd like to talk to you and find out why you objected and explain this and how a can to protect women and girls and he said, let's meet. opposition mps have also criticised sir christopher chope's actions but now government ministers seem actions but now government ministers seem more actions but now government ministers seem more determined to outlaw upskirting. hundreds of civilians are said to be trapped in their homes by the latest round of fighting in yemen. pro government forces backed by saudi arabia are said to have the upper hand in the battle to take the city of hudaydah . the port is a vital lifeline for aid supplies for millions of people
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threatened by famine. a mother seeking permission to use cannabis oil to treat her sick son has said he is in a life threatening condition. 12—year—old billy caldwell who has been at the centre of a dispute over the use of cannabis to treat his epilepsy has been admitted to hospital, suffering from seizures. his mother, charlotte, says her son could die unless he receives cannabis oil. she travelled to canada to obtain more of the drug — which is illegal in the uk — but the supply was confiscated when she arrived at heathrow airport on monday. advice on preventing dementia will be added to the nhs health check for the first time, after a successful pilot project. the test is offered for free to people in england aged between 40 and 74 and currently focusses on reducing the risks of cardiovascular disease. experts say choices that improve the health of the heart can also help the brain. sinn fein will debate changing the party's policy
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on abortion at its annual conference in belfast today. northern ireland is the only part of the uk where abortion is illegal unless there is a serious risk to a woman's health. the republic recently voted to change its policy. 0ur northern ireland correspondent chris page reports. some members say the party leadership have backed the change but members say some members say they should be able to vote according to their conscience. you might remember earlier in the week we told you the story of trevor the peacock who was looking for love. he had been keeping residents in a county durham village awake after being on the loose for more than two weeks. and here's the reason why. his shrieking mating call was causing sleepless nights for villagers after he was dumped by his peahen mate bonnie. he is now set to be introduced
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to a new love interest called poppy. bird experts from blyth wildlife trust in northumberland spent more than an hour capturing him from a roof of a house. you look at this magnificent bird's plumage and his beautiful colouring and somebody has called him trevor. there is nothing wrong with the name trevor but it doesn't sound as fla m boya nt trevor but it doesn't sound as flamboyant as the way the bird looks. i think there are people called trevor across the country... i know some very flamboyant people called trevor. you come here with your fancy exotic name, naga. what is wrong with trevor?|j your fancy exotic name, naga. what is wrong with trevor? i take it back. trevors of the world unite.
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let's look at the papers. they didn't say anything aboutjons, did they? this fantastic picture. dog language. a british academic scientist's study of dog language. the main headline is the story about cannabis oil being withheld. we mentioned earlier, beyond cruelty, boy fights for life as ministers denied drugs. have they decoded dog language? they are decoding it. this isa language? they are decoding it. this is a miniature american shepherd say m, is a miniature american shepherd say in, give me my toy or a bone. is a miniature american shepherd say in, give me my toy ora bonelj is a miniature american shepherd say in, give me my toy or a bone. i like how they spend money on figuring that out. the guardian. staking a look at the scandal hitting 0xfam. we were reporting yesterday that haiti is banned aid workers from the uk arm of 0xfam from working in the country and 0xfam said it was
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disappointed. this, taking a look at what 0xfam is doing. stephen hawking's memorial service yesterday. benedict cumberbatch gave a reading. he is being interred next weizsacker newton. on the front page of the telegraph. a purge of the middle—class going at top businesses. they say that companies are actively avoiding people have been to public school to improve their diversity targets. ann leslie grantham has passed away at the age of 71 after a battle with cancer. this is anita dobson who played his on—screen wife in eastenders and she didn't get to say goodbye. the time
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is 6:13am saturday morning and nick has the weather prize this morning. grey skies? good morning. there is a bit of wet weather around as we start the weekend, heavy rain, of a showery nature so i don't think it is particularly prolonged and there will be some sunshine coming back from the west as we go through the day. and then a word or two about tomorrow. cloud around looking drier compared with today. this is the big picture as we start the weekend. these weather fronts are moving in, which is why it is rainy with you to start the day. it is moving on through fairly slowly, and behind the weather fronts there are some brighter skies coming in. let's take a look at it as we go through today, then. here is the rain we have at then. here is the rain we have at the moment. across northern ireland,
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northern england and scotland, these areas most prone to see some heavy bursts, maybe with a rumble of thunder. lasting longest in scotland. for the rest we will see things brightening up from the west during the day. still a few showers around. east anglia across much of southern england, not much rain at all despite all the cloud around and it being cooler compared with yesterday. if you are looking for something on your garden it might be a bit dry at the moment. i don't think this is the day it will come for you. there will still be a few showers around here. that is how it is looking by four p.m.. through the evening a few showers here or there, especially in scotland and some down the eastern side of england for a time. notice how it clears out later this evening into the first part of the night before cloud increases again later in the west and a hint of patchy rain coming towards wales in south—west england by the end of the night. some of us dipping into single figures, as you can see. apart two of the weekend, for tomorrow, we will start mainly dry. the best of any sunshine will be across eastern parts, especially in the north—east scotland, but the cloud will increase wherever you are. while many will stay dry, we are. while many will stay dry, we are going to keep some outbreaks of patchy rain. south—west england,
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wales, northern ireland, perhaps in the west scotland at times, not amounting to too much. you will notice that most if you are venturing into the hills, and these your temperatures. we will see quite a range, but mostly into the mid to high teens and some of us across east anglia and the south—east of england reaching around 20 degrees. just take a look at monday. we will see some outbreaks of rain coming in on monday especially towards northern ireland and scotland. a fairly wea k northern ireland and scotland. a fairly weak weather front moves through, but notice across a large pa rt through, but notice across a large part of england and wales there will be some sunshine to be had. north—west— south—east split from monday and certainly in the temperatures as well. 13 degrees at stornoway and those temperatures rising in england and wales, mid—20s towards the south—east with some sunshine. that is how your weekend is looking, and a peek into monday as well. i like the look of that peak. it was worth it. and a tweet from someone called trevor. i can't read it out. we will be back with
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the headlines at 6:30am. now it's time for the film review, with jane hill and mark kermode. hello and welcome to the film review on bbc news. to take us through this week's cinema releases is mark kermode. so mark, what do we have this week? we have ocean's 8, stanley a man of variety, a passion project of timothy spall, and rupert everett‘s the happy prince which is an oad to the last days of oscar wilde. ocean's eight, is it fun? it is fun. i went in feeling rather ambiguous about it, because actually, the ocean sequels have got progressively worse. this is an all female gang planning an audacious jewellery heist. they want to steal a famous necklace from a famous neck. they have got to rope in a fashion designer, played by helena bonham carter.
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here is a tip. how did i get here? you spent 18 million dollars in two years and had two houseboats on the seine. i'm old. you're not old. and i'm going to prison. not necessarily. we could make all of this go away. even get your passport back. how? dress daphne kluger for the met ball. are you mad? no, hang on a minute. are you journalists? absolutely not. absolutely not! the thing about this is,
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it zips along, it is kind of fun, it's frothy. it is not much in the way of substance, but you do not go to a 0ceans movie looking for substance. i really enjoyed watching this. i thought it was, you know people say, popcorn entertainment, generally a phrase i hate, but that was what it was like. it was breezy. it zipped along at a good pace, and suddenly, james cordon turns up, and he appears to be playing james cordon. there was a gag aboutjulia roberts' character impersonating julia roberts, and i wondered if they were going to refer to him as james corden. i enjoyed it more than i expected to, and i went in with fairly lowered expectations, thinking, has this series run its course? and it is not a waste of all that talent? because there are some genuinely fantastic people in this. i love cate blanchett, sandra bullock's great. yes, a really good cast.
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it is like one of those variety spectacular movies anyway, wherever you look there is a famous person. i enjoyed it, and you know how grumpy i can be. i read a thing that said it was too many cameos, but that didn't annoy you? it didn't. i felt generally well disposed towards it, except when james corden was being james corden. sta nley. this is brilliant. timothy spall is brilliant. he is good in many roles. psychological chiller devised by timothy spall. he is incarcerated in a bizarre kind of prison where he appears to be for a very long time. he is obsessed with old variety
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comedians like max wall. he desperately wants to go out and visit a loved one's grave, and all of these characters come and visit him, and they are all played by timothy spall. that is why it is called stanley a man of variety. at the beginning you cannot really understand what is going on. it reminded me a little bit of tideland. a few people reviewing it has said that it is kind of a feature length of version of the league of gentlemen. it is also a bit like funny bones. people have forgotten about that. it is not for everyone. there is no question about that, but i have seen it a couple of times, and timothy spall is great in it. it is one of the very few movies in which a single actor could win an award for best ensemble cast, the whole ensemble being him. it is a curiosity.
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it is very strange, it is very, very odd, and quite creepy. i think it has got something, but i am not quite sure what it is. definitely want to see and judge yourself. the third choice this week, the happy prince. i found that such a sad film. inevitably so. rupert everett, writing, starring and producing, as well. a film about the final years and days of oscar wilde. having spent time in prison for indecency, he comes out of prison and goes abroad. his friends rally round to some extent, but his health is declining, his finances are ruined. his reputation is in tatters, and he is estranged from his family, which breaks his heart.
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here is a clip. constance... my dear, good, beautifulwife. there is nothing i can ever say that will undo the great hurt that i have caused you. we both know that. for two years, i have lain on hard boards, knelt on cold stone, dined on shame and thought of little else. you and my sons are the only things in my life. worried not for the hope that one day i would meet you all again, i don't think i could go on. my desire to live, dearest constance, is as intense as ever. although my heart is broken, hearts are made to be broken. that is why god sends sorrow to the world. write to me as soon as you can, and tell me that i am still your 0scar.
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there it is interesting, because it shows you the religion, but it is that strange balance between tragedy and humour. there is humour in here, but a huge amount of tragedy. it is interesting how it juggles those elements. i felt it did so rather successfully. i thought it was very, very interesting visually, and it was quite dreamlike, which i liked. i love the fact that it is about the final years, because people watching will think they know everything about oscar wilde, but actually, nobody talks about what happened once he was... once he left prison and had to leave the country, and that is why it is interesting. did you feel that it managed to juggle the different time frames? one of the ways it is clever,
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is the way it goes to his past and his presence. it does that rather well, and that can be very complicated. i always felt there was an emotional call through it. it made emotional sense. i felt that worked, i felt it worked. in the whole dreamlike state, and how much of that because he was terribly ill, and who knows what lotions and potions he was on to try and alleviate his symptoms, and that all tied into it. there is a hallucinatory sense to it. and there is an intangible anger about the way he was mistreated. although the film never shouted, you can feel that anger underneath the story, and this extraordinary talent was brought to this circumstance. at one point, he says, the natural home of the hypocrite is england. and you feel like the whole film is agreeing with that phrase. and the most powerful elements are when you are reminded of the his hostility dramatically. there are moments of real cruelty in the film.
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beautifully acted. great performances. rupert everett was born to play that role. my goodness, you are making me feel old with your best out this week. i am surrounded by youngsters in the newsroom who haven't heard of it. the piano. the first film ever to win the palm d'0r. it was up for a bunch of oscars and it won three of them. here is the thing about the piano. it is clearly brilliant. it has inspired a huge amount of thought about its form and what it means. the only thing that i would say is that when i first saw it, i didn't like it as much as i admired it, and one of the reasons that i am that it is being reissued, is that i'm going to see it projected on a big screen, because i think you need to see it on a big screen to appreciate it.
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i am going to see it on a big screen next week, and and see whether i have grown up enough to admire it and like it. i remember it being quite a hard film and thinking it was beautiful and amazing to look at. and we all love the fact that... it was about a woman and directed by a woman, so unusual. i don't remember loving it. i remember loving holly hunter. all the different elements are amazing, but i don't remember loving it. black panther? have you seen it? you must see it? i am the only person in my entire circle who has not seen it. it is real good fun. when it came out, there was a huge amount of politics, and all the rest of it, but it is really well made.
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well constructed, there are a number of different storylines, all of which... it looks fantastic. when it needs to do serious, it can do it. i sat there thinking it is the most entertaining superhero film i have seen in a very long time, and you will really, really enjoy it. now it is on dvd. sit down and watch it. it is a real pleasure. there is a lot of really enjoyable stuff out at the moment. ocean's 8 in the cinema, and stanley, if you can find it, you have to seek it out. it does not have a wide release. really interesting week. cracking week! a quick reminder before we go that you'll find more film news and reviews from across the bbc online at bbc.co.uk/markkermode. and you can find all our previous programmes on the bbc iplayer. there
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hello — this is breakfast, with naga munchetty and jon kay. here's a summary of today's main stories from bbc news. firefighters are battling to contain a huge blaze at glasgow's world —famous school of art. the alarm was raised just after 11 o'clock last night and the mackintosh building was said to have been engulfed in flames within minutes. the historic building was undergoing a multimillion—pound restoration project after a similar blaze four years ago. 0ur correspondent alexandra mackenzie reports from the scene. the smoke and flames could be seen for miles around as they lit up the night sky. glasgow's school of art mackintosh building was engulfed in flames for the second time in four years. a multimillion—pound restoration project was due to be
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completed next year. pretty much everyone is just in shock because, i mean, its iconic, isn't it? there's no salvaging it. it's heartbreaking. the scottish fire and rescue service say no casualties have been reported but nearby buildings were evacuated. more than 60 firefighters have been tackling this major blaze for several hours and it now looks as if the flames have spread to a second building. the first minister, nicola sturgeon, said, "my first thoughts are the safety of people "but my heart breaks for the city's beloved glasgow school of art." alexandra mackenzie, bbc news, glasgow. theresa may says she is "disappointed" an attempt to make upskirting a criminal offence in england and wales did not progress through parliament after one of her own mps blocked it. conservatives have criticised sir christopher chope for objecting to the private member's bill. if passed, the new law would have
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seen offenders who secretly take photos up victim's clothes sentenced to up to two years injail. a mother seeking permission to use cannabis oil to treat her sick son has said he is in a life threatening condition. 12—year—old billy caldwell who has been at the centre of a dispute over the use of cannabis to treat his epilepsy has been admitted to hospital, suffering from seizures. his mother, charlotte, says her son could die unless he receives cannabis oil. she travelled to canada to obtain more of the drug — which is illegal in the uk — but the supply was confiscated when she arrived at heathrow airport on monday. advice on the prevention of dementia will be added to the nhs health check for the first time following a successful pilot project. the test is offered for free to people in england aged between 40 and 74 and currently focusses on reducing the risks of cardiovascular disease. experts say choices that improve the health of the heart can also help the brain. cycling just under 22 miles
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in one hour might not sound that impressive. but it was a new british record for the endurance athlete mark beaumont. that's because he did it on a penny farthing, covering 21.91 miles at the herne hill velodrome in london. the british record had stood for 127 years but beaumont was 300 yards short of breaking the world record, which is even older. last year he became the fastest person to cycle 18,000 miles around the world — although he did so on a modern bike. we have more fast sport as well. we can hardly keep our boat together with a world cup. portugal and
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spain, rinaldo. whata with a world cup. portugal and spain, rinaldo. what a game. with a world cup. portugal and spain, rinaldo. whata game. ijust said it was going to be a good game. rinaldo is the first player in history to score so every european championship. the debate is on the reynaldo. is he the greatest player we have ever seen? —— ronaldo. it is so humble as well. maybe that arrogance is what makes great. just to unnerve the goalkeeper. you need to be that good. today, we will get to see another one. today we'll get a chance to see lionel messi in action, but last night it was all about cristiano ronaldo. he scored a hattrick as portugal
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drew 3—all with spain in their opening group game. elsewhere, there were late wins for uruguay and iran but friday's headlines were grabbed by the best player in the world — as ben croucher reports not all heroes wear capes. somewhere the number seven. cristiano ronaldo, whose superpowers have this world cup at his feet. and the world cup sees cristiano ronaldo at his absolutely scintillating best. that best came in book ending a breathtaking contest with spain, winning and scoring fourth minute penalty. a sick ——a sixth sense of where the goal is, ronaldo was not letting him hogged the limelight. portugal were ahead again. this game was fast becoming a world cup classic. all it needed was a goal to match. and driven into the back of
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the net. an absolute peach of a goal. straight in front. remember that portuguese superhero? he has done it. he has gone and done it. tariq — three, a thriller in any language. i am happy that we can watch games like this, really going for it and hopefully an amazing world cup is coming. elsewhere, iran morocco was not going to live up to that. it gave the fans that excuse to dig up the face paint but little in the way of history. ahead at the wrong end. but the canvas. the artwork in yekaterinburg was more like it but salah, benched on his
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birthday, unable to shoulder any blame. the champions getting a 1—0 win. mo salah was itching to get on. finally, he got one in. trying trying. the governing body fifa, has launched an investigation, after more than 6,000 seats, were empty, for the uruguay, egypt game officially, less than 800 tickets were unsold, but there were swathes of spaces in the stands — especially around the halfway line on both sides. england goalkeeperjordan pickford, says the team, will "put their hearts on the line" in chasing success in russia the whole team was fit to train, yesterday, with marcus rashford back from a knee niggle. manchester united teammate ashley young, is also expected to start at left wing back, and pickford says competition is so strong — the players can't afford to relax in their training sessions
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or in the hotel, where it's becoming, a regular fixture, at this year's tournament. england players versus the media, at darts. this time it was our very own, david 0rnstein, on the oche against pickford. is there he's a handy footballer is our 0rno — pub games less his style, pub games less his style, as pickford added to gary cahill‘s win, on thursday a day injust doing a a day in just doing a formal match? it's becoming a formal thing. getting around back? one player now one player, who's been the focus of plenty of media attention, in the build up to russia 2018, is raheem sterling. timekeeping, and tatttoos the focus. well ahead of their match, against tunisia, he's been telling gabby logan, that it's not just gareth southgate, who's been giving him, some tactical tips — his mum has been chipping in too. she would just tell me what i need
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to do more, if i have the chance to shoot. if she is anything like me as a sports mum, you find other people we should have helped your son more. though she do that? she will be like, dell could have passed you there. her main one is getting in there. her main one is getting in the box. you need to get in the box more. cast your mind back a couple of years, to england's darkest day at euro 2016. yes iceland — the smallest nation at this year's world cup will aim to upset the odds once again, against argentina no less. lionel messi included. argentina famous lost the first game of italia 90 against cameroon, and whilst iceland aren't in great form, entering the tournament, their success a couple of years ago, has galvanised the nation peru will be making
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their first appearance, at a world cup in 36 years — they take on denmark in saransk, later this afternoon. already the peruvian fans have been making a name for themselves in russia — travelling in their thousands for what could potentially be a once in a generation tournament. they even found a local couple getting married to chant with. it's estimated around 40,000 peruvians, have made the journey over. and tonight's final match sees croatia take on nigeria — and there's been a rather bizarre story overshadowing this one... the russian government has banned the nigeria fans‘ tradition, of bringing live chickens into the stadium. it's understood that super eagles fans, will be advised on certain areas, they will be allowed to carry chickens, when supporting their team. no chickens are harmed. how do you
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know that? do you think the chickens enjoyed being held aloft? and it's been spray—painted. enjoyed being held aloft? and it's been spray-painted. they can carry it around. i wonder if they are going to do a run on chickens. it around. i wonder if they are going to do a run on chickenslj going to do a run on chickens.” presume they bring the chickens with them. so today, kicks off, with one of the favourites, france against australia. that's on bbc 1. argentina against iceland is at 2, with the first ever meeting between peru and denmark at five. the late kick off sees croatia open their tournament against nigeria — with or without their chickens. that game on 5 live. who knew what it would take to get me interested. in sport, world number one dustinjohnson is the only player under par, at the halfway point, of the us open, with a host of big names, failing to even
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make the cut. included in that bunch is rory mcilroy — who finished on 10 over par — 14 shots off the lead. also missing this weekend are tiger woods, sergio garcia and jason day, but english trio justin rose, ian poulter and tommy fleetwood are just 5 off the pace. johanna konta has reached herfirst semi—final, since wimbledon last year. the british number one beat slovenia's, dalila jakupovic, at the nottingham 0pen in straight sets. she'll face donna vekich, in the semis. the croatian beat her, in last year's final. that is sport now but an important announcement for 412 o'clock, andy murray will save he will compete at queens next week. will he will run out of time to be fit for wimbledon? looking less likely. it won't be the same without you, andy murray.
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more than half of adults say developing dementia is one of their main health worries, that's according to new data from public health england. now the nhs is to offer free advice on how to spot early signs of the condition. it will be included as part of health checks offered every five years to those over 40. jamie waterall from public health england joins us now. good morning. wise is now being included in terms of what most people are worried about? the health checks programme was introduced as a cardiovascular prevention programme but as evidence is mounted, we know that dementia is prevented all. it a real worry but one third of those dementia cases could be prevented if we got more serious about things like high blood pressure, cholesterol and smoking. a third of
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cases could be prevented?‘ cholesterol and smoking. a third of cases could be prevented? a lot of people have thought dementia has been a part of ageing but it's something that you inherit, it's genetic, and that's not a plate —— not the case. we can prevent many of these cases. it sounds like this is advice on how not to get dementia. we are not testing for dementia but what we are doing, we do test your risk of developing stroke over ten yea rs. risk of developing stroke over ten years. principally, what we are trying to say is what is good for the heart is good to the brain. by taking those actions on blood pressure, smoking, physical activity. you're not only benefiting your heart and your brain but reducing your risk of dementia. does
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this just reducing your risk of dementia. does thisjust add to reducing your risk of dementia. does this just add to the risk? the whole idea of the health check is you have a conversation with somebody, to understand what your individual whiskeys but then it's to try and get people to understand talking about heart disease and stroke. half of people quoted as one of their top three health worries for the future. it enabling people to see that by tackling these things, cholesterol and smoking, benefiting you are lots of different ways. if you have thoughts on this, get in touch. maybe you are up early to get the blood pumping. here is nick with a look at this morning's weather. good morning. some of us are running through the rain this morning because there are some of that out there. it will not be wet all day long and it is clearing the sunshine and showers through the afternoon to
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the west, and tomorrow it will be a dry day. not completely dry, but a good deal of cloud around. that's ta ke good deal of cloud around. that's take a look at the big picture. there are weather fronts coming in so there are weather fronts coming in so if it is raining with you, that is why. these are moving gradually eastwards a cross is why. these are moving gradually eastwards across the uk. a heavier burst of rain are really for northern england, northern ireland and scotland today and there could bea and scotland today and there could be a rumble of thunder. so let take a look at how the day is shaping up. rain in northern ireland will clear, thenit rain in northern ireland will clear, then it is sunny spells and diffuse showers. the rain will take quite a bit of the day to move across scotland, not too much on the far north. the west and south of scotla nd north. the west and south of scotland will be brightening up later. heavier burst of rain moving across northern england for a time as well. sunshine and showers later. some rainforest home in parts of wales, the midlands and the south of england this morning but then sunny spells and a few showers on through the afternoon. not much wet weather the afternoon. not much wet weather the east anglia and south—east england but a good deal of cloud and cooler compared with yesterday. quite a brisk breeze, as well. there will be a few showers here going into this evening. eventually as we
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go deeper into this evening, the heavier showers, maybe with a rumble of thunder, will clear away eastwards. clearing skies allowing temperatures to drop. some of us down into single figures, especially across parts of eastern scotland and north—east england, going into sunday morning. you will notice cloud coming in from the west, and thatis cloud coming in from the west, and that is a story for part two of the weekend. this is how sunday is shaping up, then. a lot of cloud moving its way eastwards. still some sunny spells north—east scotland and at times, i think, into parts eastern england. across western areas, so eastern england. across western areas, so wales, northern england, northern ireland and western scotland, from the cloud there will bea scotland, from the cloud there will be a bit of patchy rain at times. not amounting to too much, you will probably notice that most if you are venturing into the hills, and it is still fairly breezy. as for the temperatures, we are still for the most pa rt into temperatures, we are still for the most part into the mid—to high teens but given any brightness, parts of east anglia and south—east england creeping up to about 20 or 21 degrees or so. there is some warmer weather to come next week, but not for everyone. it is really a north—south split. hints of that as
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we look at the picture for monday. a lot of fine weather to begin the day but then thicker cloud for northern ireland and scotland. quite breezy here and some outbreaks of rain moving in. a large part of england and wales, though, will stay fine, especially through central and eastern parts, and notice those temperatures are heading out. a north—south split for the week ahead. warmest and sunniest in the south and some rain at times for scotla nd south and some rain at times for scotland and northern ireland. that is how things are shaping up for you. all right, we will call off that runs are now. we'll be back with the headlines at 7:00. now it's time for click. zombies, dinosaurs, and fluffy cloud candy floss trees. this is all in a day's work at e3. videogames have come a long way in the last 40 years. gaming gear now feels a lot more real. gaming rigs have got big and expensive.
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controllers are notjust a bunch of buttons any more. these days you can feel like you are in control of a real vehicle. and the graphics — ah, the graphics! sometimes you cannot beat the real thing. because even in virtual reality, which can be really, really good, you still can't feel the realism. you can't feel the forces on your body. you can't feel the car... here we go!
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..being crushed under your tracks. laughter. at least that is the argument made by tank america here in florida. and i think they are right. if you don't have your own tank, don't worry, because videogames are getting more and more like the real thing. we will hand over to kate russell and mark cieslak at the world's biggest videogame expo, e3, in los angeles. for the next three days, 60,000—odd people will be jampacked into the giant la convention centre, all to get their grubby mitts on the very latest videogames. it is only the second time that the general public has been allowed into the space, and it is rammed beyond belief, and very, very noisy. but don't worry, we're here to brave the throng so that you don't have to.
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first up, surprising absolutely nobody, battlefield returns with another slice of multiplayer mayhem, battlefield 5. this time, the action has been transported to the second world war. one new edition is a last man standing battle royale mode, but more on that late in the programme. also making waves, first person demon—slaying in doom eternal. and post—apocalyptic rpg fallout 76 got fans excited, as did a third person shooter, division 2. you will note that all of these games have something in common — and that is they are all sequels as part of the franchise. a sequel basically guarantees your user base from the start off.
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developing brand new title costs a lot of money — upwards of, like, millions and millions of pounds, so creating something where you have already got an established genre, you have your weapons and your characters, everything feels familiar and people want more of the familiar. but in amongst all the games with numbers after their titles, there is still plenty of original stuff on show here at e3. uk developer media molecule has a ton of experience creating original and unusual games. they are the brains behind the littlebigplanet series of titles. this is their latest offering, it is called dreams, and it defies categorisation. it is again but it also creative toolbox, if you like — it allows players to create their own game, too. a big part of this game is the creation of your own games, and they supply you with an enormous amount of tools with which to do that. for example, they have made this level and i'm going to remix it,
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so i can go into an editor and i can change or create whatever elements i want to. and if you're musically minded, you could even create your own tunes to go with the game that you have created. this is how calvin harris does it. from making platform games to space shooters, to whatever this is, creating and sharing the fruits of your labour is what this is all about. player unknown's battlegrounds kicked off the current craze over battle royale—type games, but at e3 this year, it's all about fortnite. now the world's most game, fans packed into a stadium to see 50 celebrities and 50 gamers compete great $3 million charity prize pool, with popular twitch streamer ninja claiming victory. more big news at e3 was nintendo announcing fortnite on the switch. from a standing start back in march, pubg and is fortnite have been breaking records all over the place. it seems like almost everyone
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is playing these games. so what is it about battle royale? i think battle royale is so popular because it has all the best elements of online gaming but also reduces some of the problems. so first up, you don't have to spend hours and hours a week playing. we don't all have evenings free to spend playing. it also means you are not going to run into people who are griefing or trolling. i think we have some unpleasant aspects of online gaming, people who just want to get in your way, and in battle royale games that is not always in their best interests because it you get in the way there is a good chance you're going to kill them. with such an appetite for the genre, there are now plenty of battle royale games in the making. and with fortnite reportedly earning around $300 million of dollars on in—game cosmetic purchases in april, it is a tasty slice of pie they are after.
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just charging for emotes, skins, crazy hats your characters, it's pretty unusual, nobody else is doing it. the rest of the industry, believe me, is looking at fortnite and seeing if they can start to borrow some of that stuff. you know battle royale is huge as a concept in something as big as call of duty is willing to drop its single player campaign to focus on it. yes, you heard that right — call of duty black ops is dropping the single player story mode for a last man standing. but not everybody enjoys playing online with real people. you have a legion of fans of call of duty who love the solo mode. what do you say to them? we are trying to tell a narrative in different ways with this game. if you look at the zombie experience we have at launch,
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it's the biggest zombies experience we have ever done and we are introducing a whole new cast with whole new storylines. blackout is a new mode, it brings a lot of the legacy of the black ops series, in a way which i think is going to let fans create their own stories, and i think it's going to really appeal to casual and very competitive and hardcore gamers alike. when you look at these games it's easy to think there is no such thing as an original idea anymore. but maverick‘s proving grounds, due out next year, is hoping to stand out from the crowd. where we see existing battle royales, they are the first step into massively multiplayer competitive gameplay, at maverick is taking a step up in terms of depth. you actually affect the environment more. there is a lot more strategy that occurs in a game of mavericks because you can see information caused by other players. there is much more depth in the player to player interaction. with 1000 players in a match
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and the ability to track your prey by the footprints and other marks they leave on the landscape, it is an intriguing spin on the seemingly unstoppable might of the battle royale game. so, that's it — e3 overfor another year and battle royale games obviously one of the biggest themes on show, basically. so huge. 0ne doesn't wonder if the bubble isn't going to burst at some point. but black ops, i enjoyed playing that — i think there will be a lot of problems with a single player fans when it comes out, despite their insistence they will be content in there for story mode fans. i think fortnite will remain dominant, it's difficult to beat. interestingly, diversity
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in the characters you can play is a very, very big thing. lots and lots of games allowing you to play as female characters, and that has caused some fuss online. but the games companies seem to be ignoring that kind of fuss. and a good job, too, because the figures are showing that more and more women are coming to gaming, so — you know, perhaps more representative of the stories that we live in our real lives, and the characters we come across in our real lives, is actually attracting a wider audience, and that can only be a good thing. yeah, so female player characters in battlefield 5, a female player character in assassin's creed 0dyssey — i mean that's two really, really big franchises. and gears 5 coming out with a strong female lead. we were lucky, though, because we got the opportunity to play a lot of games and even got the opportunity to play against one another. didn't we? i knew you go into bring this up. he is basicallyjust saying this he gets the chance to say again... i'm the king of games! right, play me on a pc game. different story. watch this, just watch this. now, this is a hugely anticipated title for the switch, super smash brothers.
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i'm a bit of a button—masher, which is driving mark wild. it is interfering with my precision combat! it is kind of a cross between a beat ‘em up and a platform, because you have to sound platforms. as well, yeah. it is not quite as simple as pulling off some martial arts moves. you can choose signature moves that you don't normally find in beat ‘em up games. and the winner is... samus! thank you very much. in yourface. i was let down by the hedgehog, seriously. sonic, could do better. and that is it for the shortcut of click this week. the full version is on iplayer. it is a lot of fun if you haven't already guessed. next week we will stay in the us with a special look at the brand—new sustainable technology. in the meantime, you can follow us on facebook and twitter @bbcclick. thanks for watching — and if you don't mind,
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you should get out of my way. hello — this is breakfast, with naga munchetty and jon kay. a massive blaze at glasgow's world —famous school of art. it's the second time the mackintosh building has been badly damaged by fire in four years. there is no salvaging it. it is heartbreaking. good morning — it's saturday, 16th june.
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