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this is bbc news. i'm shaun ley. the headlines at 11: the government sets out the plans for more than 3 million eu citizens if they want to remain in the uk after brexit. the home secretary says it will be a simple process involving three questions. the need to prove the rate, prove you believe in the uk, and three, that you have no serious criminal convictions. —— prove your id. the us first lady, melania trump visits a child migrant detention centre on the us—mexico border, and says she's there to learn. a report finds the racist murder of an iraqi asylum seeker in bristol could have been avoided. the chancellor, philip hammond, delivers his annual mansion house speech and, says the treasury is "not the enemy of brexit‘." he also confirms taxes will have to go up to boost spending on the nhs. also coming up: misery for maradona at the world cup. argentina hand croatia a 3—0 win, leaving the south americans
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on the brink of going out of the tournament at the group stage. and we'll take another look at tomorrow mornings front pages at 11:30 in the papers. my guestsjoining me tonight are steven swinford from the daily telegraph and jack blanchard from politico. good evening, and welcome to bbc news. the government has set out details of the process that will enable more than 3 million eu nationals to apply to stay in the uk after brexit. the home secretary sajid javid said the scheme would be easy, simple and quick, but there's been a cautious welcome from the three million group, which campaigns on behalf of eu citizens living in the uk. to apply eu citizens will need to provide documents to prove their identity to show that they are resident in the uk and have no serious
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criminal convictions. our deputy political editor, john pienaar, has more details. what's the hardestjob you've done? cooking? cleaning? across the country, there's a chance eu are doing jobs brits can't or won't do, living on low wages and promises they can stay after brexit. cheese omelette, please. 0k, thank you. at this blackpool seafront hotel, elena's been worried about her future. i'm worried because i don't want to come back in italy because it was my dream since i was a child to move in england. so now i've realised my dream and want to continue it.
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the government ministers say you can stay. yeah, but i'm still worried anyway. good morning? i've been here for five years now and blackpool is now my home. my boyfriend is spanish as well and we are planning to stay here. 50% of the team here are from europe. there are over six nationalities, european nationalities, here, and we don't really get the applications from the uk british citizens of blackpool, so they are really, really important. today, for those settled in this most traditional of english resort towns, and across the country, the future's become clear. are you going to tell me the future? notjust predictions and vague promises. settled status will be open to over 3.5 million eu nationals here for five years by 2020. there'll be checks for id and criminal records. close relatives will be allowed to join their families in the uk. applications would cost £65, that's less than a passport, and half that for children under 16. we will not be looking for excuses
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at all to not grant status. of course, it will be very driven by the default view that you provide this information and if you are not going to be granted status there has to be a very good reason why you are not going to get that. change might have come too quickly for some. you don't get more british than blackpool. voters here also voted two to one for brexit and views on migrants are mixed. i know you could say the eastern europeans will take more menial jobs, which they will. cleaning and things like that. but i say if we need the work in this country, it's got to go to the british people. you think they're taking british jobs? i do, really. they only take those jobs they find they can do. if the brit were there to do them then they'd have taken them themselves. so i don't see a problem with them coming over here at all. the new home secretary wants to put an open, welcoming face on brexit,
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but the brexit deal will decide whether eu nationals get preferential access in future. some ministers would like to drop the government's target of cutting net migration into britain. this is about more than the needs of business or the right to remain. britain's redefining its role in the world. john pienaar, bbc news, blackpool. the us first lady, melania trump, has visited a child migrant detention centre on the mexican border after the president reversed his policy of separating some immigrant children from their parents. mrs trump, who is reported to have urged her husband to change the policy, said she wanted to help reunite children with theirfamilies. 0ur north america correspondent, nick bryant, is at the white house and sent us this report. the first lady has made herself a centralfigure in this row, and today decided to make a dramatic journey to a detention centre in texas where more than 50 children are being kept. publicly, she's called for a country that governs with heart. privately, she's pressed her husband to reverse the policy of taking
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children from their parents. and today came questions that any mother might ask. when will families be reunited, and in what conditions are children being detained? i know you housed children on a long—term basis. and i'd also like to ask you how i can help, to these children, to be reunited with their families as quickly as possible. much is being made of the coat she was filmed wearing, bearing the slogan "i really don't care, do you?" words which seem to contradict her actions. her office said there was no hidden message. today, she completely upstaged her husband, who stayed in washington, where he lashed out at his democratic critics. so, they want us to take care of bed space, and resources, personnel. and take everybody. you know, like, let's run the most luxurious hotel
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in the world for everybody. but they don't want to give us the money. there's been a concerted attempt by the trump administration to put a caring face on what's been slammed as the cruellest of policies. these pictures, released by the us government, showing classrooms, rather than cages. meals, not wire meshing. even the wonderful world of disney. the youngest are being kept in what the trump administration calls "tender—age facilities." terminology that democrats have seized upon. i've seen the pictures of these tiny little girls, with forlorn looks on their faces. it breaks your heart. and they're being placed into what is being called "tender—age facilities." that's an 0rwellian term if there ever was one. in the immigration debate on capitol hill, democrats can't agree with republicans and the republicans can't agree amongst themselves. with congressional elections looming, washington is obsessed with the politics of immigration. but for the parents separated children, it's the practicalities that count.
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how are they going to get their kids back, how are they going to prevent them being lost in the system? in the halls of congress, a protest which served as a reminder to warring politicians of who is in the crossfire of this battle. children. nick bryant, bbc news, washington. interest has been shown in what melania trump was wearing to that visit to the migrant centre. it wa nted visit to the migrant centre. it wanted a tweet from donald trump himself. this is the guardian. you can see it. there is beheading jacket flak. this is the back of it. what is she referring to? this is what donald trump said. i'm sure they have different views.
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we will discuss it in the paper review this evening. we have some active guests today from the us. we will talk to them in the papers. and 110w will talk to them in the papers. and now for a story that dominated headlines yesterday which is too important stop —— to leave alone. the chief constable of hampshire police says it must take a "step back" and allow another force to lead a review into how officers handled investigations into the suspicious deaths of hundreds of elderly people at a hospital in gosport. the force and other public bodies were strongly criticised
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in an independent report yesterday, which found that more than a50 patients died prematurely after doctors gave them "dangerous" amounts of painkillers. 0ur health editor, hugh pym, has more details. for tracie, today was the first chance to look at the full report. that's appalling, isn't it? listed with others are details of her own father's death. robert wilson died at gosport war memorial hospital in 1998, aged 75. he'd been taken there for rehabilitation after breaking a collarbone and other health problems. like others, he died after huge doses of painkillers. the report said drjane barton was responsible for prescribing on the wards in the 1990s, though other staff were also involved. she was later disciplined, but not barred by regulators. i am astonished that she wasn't sacked. that she was allowed to then jump ship, protecting herself and her reputation, protecting her pension, and allowed to move away and continue to claim that her career was successful.
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because, literally, her career ended successfully with retirement. after leaving hospital, dr barton worked as a gp at local practice. one patient told me she was well regarded. she was very brusque in her manner. she didn't suffer fools gladly. but she was a very good doctor. we were very, very happy with her. what do you think, now that you've seen the report? i'm still uncertain, but, umm, i do feel that one person as a scapegoat, i don't think is right. a lot of others involved. hampshire police apologised today to families of patients for any distress caused because investigations were not high quality. they said they'd step back and let another force take the lead. the report of the independent panel published yesterday makes clear that there were numerous warnings about potential problems at the hospital that went unheeded.
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some nurses raised concerns about prescribing as far back as the early 1990s. 0ne nurse who worked on a different ward at that time said she and her colleagues had reservations, and now regret, not saying more. i'm ashamed to say we didn't, you know... why? i have questioned that myself. that because we did say, you know, there's a patient, dr barton's coming in and we hoped she wouldn't put them on anything too heavy. professor richard baker highlighted problems at gosport in a report for the department of health in 2003. he was told it couldn't be published because of legal proceedings, a decision he now says was wrong. it's quite extraordinary. i don't understand why, umm, looking back, why an investigation like this panel was not set up fairly soon after my own report, which showed that there were reasons for being concerned. as for tracie and other relatives,
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there's some relief that what they've suspected for many years is now at least confirmed in the first detailed account of what happened. hugh pym, bbc news, gosport. the death of a man murdered by a violent schizophrenic patient was the result of racism and could have been entirely avoided, according to a new report. kamil ahmad was an iraqi asylum—seeker. he was stabbed to death by his neighbourjeffrey barry, who had been released from a psychiatric hospital just hours earlier. michael buchanan reports. drunk and armed, jeffrey barry heads towards his neighbour's flat. a knife is visible. moments later, it would be used in a frenzied and sustained attack and kill kamil ahmad. shortly after dismembering him, he called the police. today's
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report says he should still be alive, and that a failure to address the racism of his killer led to his death. both men had mental health problems and lived in this sheltered housing complex. jeffrey barry attacked kamil ahmad on six separate occasions. he was obsessed with him for being an iraqi asylum seeker. he was mentally unwell. is racism was a manifestation of his illness. they saw. . . alex manifestation of his illness. they saw... alex runs a charity which helped kamil ahmad after jeffrey barry attacked him. he said he was assaulted and had his teeth knocked out. he was being verbally and racially abused and threatened.
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shortly before killing, jeffrey barry was in this psychiatric hospital. a mental health tribunal unaware of that background decided to release him. the local mental health trust failed to properly plan his discharge. a sheltered housing provider was givenjust his discharge. a sheltered housing provider was given just hours to prepare for his return. provider was given just hours to prepare for his returnlj provider was given just hours to prepare for his return. i will not be resigning. i respect their right to comment, but it is my mission to make our services as safe as they possibly can be. kamilahmad came make our services as safe as they possibly can be. kamil ahmad came to this country seeking refuge. instead, he died at the hands of a racist, failed by many of those paid to protect him. bbc news, bristol. the trade minister, greg hands,
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has resigned from the government so that he can speak out against plans for a third runway at heathrow airport. the conservative mp said he had promised his constituents in chelsea and fulham that he would oppose expansion. a vote on the proposals is due to be held in parliament on monday. the headlines on bbc news: the home secretary, sajid javid, says the government's scheme to allow eu citizens to remain in the uk after brexit will be a simple process. us first lady melania trump visits a child migrant borderfacility on the us—mexico border, and says she is there to learn. the chancellor, philip hammond, deliver his annual mansion house speech, and confirms taxes will have to go up to boost spending on the nhs. the chancellor of the exchequer has said that the treasury is not trying to undermine brexit, but is instead focused on boosting prosperity by promoting continued ties with the european union after brexit happens. in his annual mansion house speech in the city of london, philip hammond also said taxes would have to rise to boost spending
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on the nhs. earlier in the day, the bank of england kept interest rates unchanged but its chief economist has expressed support for an increase. 0ur economics editor, kamal ahmed, has more details. a night for the finest chains of office and the smartest outfits, for one of the biggest city events of the year, and the chancellor here at the year, and the chancellor here at the mansion house in london with a big message about the future of taxes, which he said were going up. earlier this week, the prime minister announced a five—year nhs funding package that will boost spending on health by over £20 billion a year in real terms in
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england alone. partly funded by lower contributions due to brussels, so as lower contributions due to brussels, so as the prime minister said, taxpayers will have to contribute a bit more, in a fair and balanced way, to support the nhs that we all use, while delivering on our fiscal commitments. mr hammond insisted he was no enemy of brexit, but was working for the best deal. that does not make the treasury on my watch the enemy of brexit. rather, it makes it a champion of prosperity for the british people. 0utside makes it a champion of prosperity for the british people. outside the eu, but working and trading closely with it. now, it was only a year ago the conservatives were promising to cut taxes in their election ma nifesto. cut taxes in their election manifesto. my worry is, at the same time he is giving away taxes, tax cuts to corporations, but may well be increasing taxes on lowest and
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middle earners. now, we all agree the nhs needs more funding, but any tax increases have to be fair. this will be the battleground, funding the health service and the best way to raise money to do that. the chancellor made clear the night he wa nts to chancellor made clear the night he wants to stick to promises not to borrow more. it does seem clear that the only way that you can afford higher spending for the nhs is either through increased tax reve nu es either through increased tax revenues 01’ either through increased tax revenues or by raising borrowing. it seems the chancellor is unhappy about the prospect of raising borrowing, so taxes it will be. about the prospect of raising borrowing, so taxes it will hem is time to listen to a new debate, not on brexit, but on that old—fashioned political not on brexit, but on that old —fashioned political fight, not on brexit, but on that old—fashioned political fight, but one of the tax and spending. —— one over tax and spending. a fire brigade report on the grenfell tower disaster has revealed how firefighters made desperate attempts to prevent the flames from spreading. a timeline of the first hour of the blaze reveals that crews outside were forced to delay directing their hoses at the flat where it started, because colleagues
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were trying to tackle it from inside. a bbc investigation has uncovered claims of sexual misconduct at one of the world's biggest foreign aid charities. former employees of medecins sans frontieres say they saw aid workers using women believed to be prostitutes. msf says it does not tolerate abuse or exploitation. the education secretary, damian hinds, has backed calls for universities to tackle so—called grade inflation. the think—tank reform says the number of first—class degrees being awarded has doubled since 2010. it has warned that degrees risk losing their credibility, but university leaders say a standardised approach is a threat to their independence. while today has brought some clarity about the status of eu citizens already living here, it is much less clear how easy it will be for young people to travel on study or work exchange programmes after brexit. almost 40,000 placements for young uk citizens are currently funded under the eu erasmus+ programme. 0n humberside, there was a strong vote in favour of brexit, but how do young people there feel about the possible curtailing of the programme? 0ur education editor
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bra nwen jeffreys has been finding out. grimsby institute sends students abroad every year. emily went to malta for her arts diploma. the college takes part in an eu exchange scheme. after brexit, the uk will have to negotiate access to it. i probably wouldn't have been confident to go to another country by myself. it's changed my outlook on things. you know, that maybe i could do something like that. it's given me that confidence to think about these things. the opportunities should definitely stay for these young adults, because it could change their lives forever. a couple of miles away is east marsh. charlie is on zero hours at a fish factory. sophie wants to start a carpet cleaning business. local people live alongside eastern europeans. word on the street is they're on,
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like, £3 an hour, and they work seven days a week, and the carwashes are open until7:00pm, 8:00pm, even on a sunday. it's not because they're bad people. i think it's because they don't get the money they should. so what will change for them with brexit? some of them could be changes for the better. but then some of them could make things worse than what they already are. forjake, the future is more certain. an apprentice with an offshore wind company, the danish business is investing for the next 20 years. my grandad has been offshore a lot of of his life, but he was a fisherman. renewables is the way to go forward. it's going to be around for many years. i'm hoping to stay as long as i can in the renewables sector. i know it's going to set me up for life. beyond grimsby is hull. the university is waiting for deals to be done with the eu. after brexit, the eu plans to double
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the amount of money it spends on programmes like student exchanges. the idea is to build a stronger european identity. but that political agenda, and the extra cost, could make it much harderfor the uk to buy in. or, at least, not without some compromises. jordan is doing a phd in a research lab here. it is part—funded by the eu, and he wants certainty. it's difficult to plan for a career in academia, regardless of what happens due to brexit. but, because of the brexit factor, it's making it even more difficult to plan ahead. whatever the future looks like, it is theirs. branwen jeffreys, bbc news, humberside. there are memories in 1986 of the hand of god, and lionel messi's
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argentina are on the brink of going out. adam wild has more. cast your eye around those in blue and white, it isn't too hard to see upon whom their hopes rest. lionel messi, talisman, their greatest strength. still, such expectation can at times appear to weigh heavy, and against croatia, argentina looked aside in desperate need of a little of that lionel messi magic, this has only real site at goal. instead, the chances fell elsewhere. but peres, like his team, should have gone better. as the game grew, so have gone better. as the game grew, so did croatia. argentina can't say they won't warned. when the goal came, it was all their own doing. the goalkeeper, what an absolutely awful mistake. rebic with a finish that only got croatia started. those blue and white hopes already fading before modric took control. modric,
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great goal! magnificent goal by modric. there is no way back for argentina, not even with him. and now argentina could only watch, croatia again going close through macro rakitic. but his goal would eventually come. eventually. 3-0, and curtains for argentina. 0utperformed, up played, messi and argentina's dream in tatters. it is croatia heading for the last 16. earlier today, england were back in training ahead of their next match on sunday against panama. but it appears that the top—secret line up for the game may have been accidentally revealed. here is our sports editor dan roan. he may have dislocated his shoulder while outjogging yesterday but
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southgate was showing little sign of pain this morning as he oversaw training. whether he would be quite so relaxed afterwards, however, is uncertain. images emerging of his assistant coach, steve holland, holding trading notes which appeared to inadvertently reveal england's tea m to inadvertently reveal england's team plans for the next match on sunday against panama. the leaked lineup suggest forward raheem sterling, criticised for his performance in england's win over tunisia, has been dropped and replaced by marcus rushford. midfielder ruben loftus looks set to start in the place of the injured alli. so what do the players think of the injured gaffe? we haven't been told who is starting and who is not, all of the positions are still up not, all of the positions are still upforgrabs, not, all of the positions are still up for grabs, really. and until the manager actually names the team, it doesn't matter what came out or what has leaked, or anything like that. england chose to base themselves here at the secluded stretch of the gulf of finland close, coastline because of the privacy and security it offered so this may be the source
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of some embarrassment to the fa but they now have an excellent chance of qualifying for the last 16 of the world cup and confidence is running high. these situations happen. it can be unsettling for the group and this is when it is put to the test. soi this is when it is put to the test. so i hope it won't unsettle them. i'm sure it won't, because they look like a good strong group. and whoever is elected on sunday, if england are successful again, southgate will have to change his style of celebration. hello. 0ur weather is getting warmer on thursday. the uk's top temperature was 21.3dc in hampshire, but for a time next week the hotspots could well be getting near 30 celsius. not everyone will get that hot but it will be widely into the low to mid—20s. we will quite quickly lose the of air which has been coming in from the north—west as high pressure builds in right
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across the uk, and with plenty of sunshine, those temperatures are going to be building day building day on day. that said, for friday morning, for early rises, there will bea morning, for early rises, there will be a chill in the air as temperatures widely drop under clear skies into single figures. those temperatures are going to recover quite nicely with plenty of sunshine. lighter winds compared with the past few days but there will still be a breeze and some cloud around northern scotland and the far north, more especially into the far north, more especially into the northern isles, and some patchy rain and drizzle will spread its way eastwards for a time. elsewhere, in the sunshine, for a time, very high uv and pollen levels, so be aware of that. and the flow of air coming from the north—west, you can see its breed, breezy as the northern scotland. high teens and low 20s, adding a few degrees to what we have had over the past couple of days. on friday evening and night it stays clear. a bit of patchy cloud around northern scotland. barely a breath of wind for most places and temperatures dip again. while some will have into single figures, not
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quite as chilly on saturday as it was on friday morning. for part one of the weekend, high pressure continues to move in across the uk. but just around the continues to move in across the uk. butjust around the top of it you can see a weak weather system heading on through. still, that will produce a bit of rain on saturday the northern scotland, especially the northern scotland, especially the further north you are, and the northern isles will get some heavy burst that times with brisk breeze. elsewhere some dry weather, but some higher cloud. it will be hazy at times and those temperatures edging up. looking at the picture for sunday, at this stage all of us are dry. maybe some early rain in shetland, clearing away. plenty of sunshine to come in at this stage temperatures are widely into the low 20s. and we will increase those temperatures again in the next week. getting into the low to mid—20s, and the possibility of getting close to 30 celsius, especially across parts of england. that is your forecast.
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