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this is bbc news. i'm lukwesa barak. the headlines at six. this shot is deflected and harry kane has another goal. england score six goals for the first time in a world cup in their match against panama. harry kane joins sir geoff hurst and gary lineker by completing a hat—trick in a world cup. we have been working on the way we wa nt to we have been working on the way we want to play and it is all coming together. brilliant result. obviously, it is fantastic and to do it in this way is brilliant. england fans celebrate as the result means the ‘3 lions' are through to the knock—out stages new measures aimed at halving the number of obese children in england by 2030 are announced by the government. we know this is what people want. our research tells us that parents really wa nt our research tells us that parents really want to see all the things that are driving them to buy more and eat more cut back on.
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polls have closed in the turkish presidential election and local media is reporting president erdogan has in the lead after about half of the votes have been counted. president trump has said illegal immigrants to the us should be deported immediately and not allowed in his words to "invade the country". also coming up... women in saudi arabia finally get behind the wheel.. after a decades—old ban is lifted women in the gulf state are allowed to drive legally. and prince william arrives injordan at the start of a tour — that will see him become the first british royal to pay official visits to both — israel and the palestinian territories. good evening and welcome to bbc news.
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england are through to the knockout stages of the world cup after thrashing panama 6—1 in russia — their biggest win in a major tournament. captain harry kane scored a hat trick becoming the leading scorer in the competition with 5 goals in 2 games. john stones got two and jesse lingard, one. panama pulled one back in the second half with their oldest player scoring their first—ever world cup goal. let's take a look at the goals... that is a header forjohn stones that has just gone in. that is a header forjohn stones that hasjust gone in. two that is a header forjohn stones that has just gone in. two goals at the 2018 world cup for harry kane. however static was that? raheem sterling. jesse lingard. jesse
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lingard! and puts the ball in and is ita lingard! and puts the ball in and is it a cross for raheem sterling and 110w it a cross for raheem sterling and now it is in. same place. same result. ruben loftus—cheek. the shot is deflected and harry kane has got another goal. england fans across the uk are celebrating the lions' win. here are some in newcastle speaking to our reporter gerry jackson. cheering and applause. your instant reaction? did not expect that. i was expecting two or three. to watch them when 6—1. absolutely brilliant performance. cheering and applause. incredible,
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it was what we wanted and needed. a little bit of a head start for the next round. i think we are going to beat belgium. and then it is coming home. cheering and applause.“ home. cheering and applause. if harry kane was going to score a hat—trick, his wife is pregnant, now it will be baby harry. ba by wife is pregnant, now it will be baby harry. baby harry bruce. harry bruce! yes! that will do us! i've been discussing today's result and england's future prospects in the competition with the telegraph's deputy football correspondent, jeremy wilson. the caveat is that tunisia and panama are two of the easier teams in the competition but it is still really important because in previous tournaments, england have started slowly and never really got any momentum orfeel—good slowly and never really got any momentum or feel—good factor and
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slowly and never really got any momentum orfeel—good factor and now eve ryo ne momentum orfeel—good factor and now everyone is really excited, but also the people who seem to be enjoying themselves are the players and the staff around them and i think that all goes well for the tougher test out will obviously await. it does a lot for their confidence, but what did you make of gareth southgate saying he did not particularly like their performance? i think he is just trying to keep a bit of perspective. if england were to reach the final, which is obviously a long way off, there are another five games, 6—1 is such a striking scoreline, i think he is trying to keep everyone calm, keep everyone worrying about the next game, making them understand they have not really achieved anything too much yet, but having said that, i feel that the mood around them is very different than what it has been a recent tournaments and that gives them a better chance when they face the bigger test. we will come to panama ina bigger test. we will come to panama in a moment. harry kane, man of the
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match, a real contenderfor in a moment. harry kane, man of the match, a real contender for the golden boot as well. previous golden boots have been won with five goals and he has done it already. it will be more this time because romelu lukaku and be more this time because romelu lu ka ku and cristiano be more this time because romelu lukaku and cristiano ronaldo, a few players have already scored four or more. his goal—scoring record in the last two or three years is up there with lionel messi and cristiano ronaldo in domestic football and we should not be surprised. he is a goal—scoring phenomenon. the fact that he has got over scoring and a world cup, that was a big thing for wayne rooney, our last big famous world —class wayne rooney, our last big famous world—class striker and he went a long time, did not score at a world cup for several goes and i think the fa ct cup for several goes and i think the fact that harry kane was able to get away so quickly will be really good for his confidence. it is not something new, he has been one of the best goal—scorers in europe for three orfour the best goal—scorers in europe for three or four years now. just thinking about belgium and what
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notes gareth southgate will be reading out of the team. we have heard so much about the set pieces they have been working on, how do you think they are looking at the moment and how would you like to see them grow as they progress, hopefully through the tournament?” think the one thing they might have to do is tweak the structure little bit. at the moment it is very offensive and that was always planned, because the opening games we re planned, because the opening games were against tunisia and panama and i think gareth southgate thought it was a good opportunity to be on the front foot and play offensively. i think when they play belgium, there might bea think when they play belgium, there might be a few changes in both teams, because it is strange how it has worked out, they are both qualified and it is not clear whether it is an advantage to be group winners oi’ whether it is an advantage to be group winners or not because germany and brazil could delete the group winners. it will be interesting how he approaches that, he could perhaps rest a few players but going forward , rest a few players but going forward, in the knockout phase, he might we get and have a more
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defensive minded midfield in there, because against the better teams, there is that worry that we are a little bit too offensive at the moment. that was jeremy wilson from the telegraph. the government has announced new measures to tackle obesity in england. ministers want to ban shops displaying unhealthy snacks at checkouts impose tighter restrictions on television adverts and ban the sale of energy drinks to children. the government said the cost of obesity was ‘too great to ignore' but labour accused the prime minister of a ‘dossier of failure' on children's health. here's our health correspondent, dominic hughes. the government's first obesity strategy for england, unveiled in 2016, was seen by many health campaigners as a missed opportunity. ever since, ministers have been under pressure to go further, and so many of the measures that were ditched two years ago are now back on the agenda. parents are very worried. we have overtaken america in terms of obesity rates for 11—year—olds, we have one of the biggest obesity problems in europe, and this is a big statement. we will halve childhood obesity by 2030 as a national ambition, we will take a wide range of measures in the supermarkets,
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restaurants and sandwich shops that we buy snacks from. the new obesity strategy includes a proposal to ban tv advertising ofjunk food before the 9pm watershed. there will also be curbs on supermarket promotions such as buy one get one free deals on sugary, high—fat foods. and all primary school pupils in england will be encouraged to get active through schemes like walking or running a daily mile. we are really delighted to see this new childhood obesity plan. it's brave and it's ambitious and it's where we should be as a nation. the scottish government also plans to announce tough measures to reduce obesity, an issue that is now firmly established as one of the big public health challenges facing the uk. but after what was widely seen as a false start, the government's plans will now face close scrutiny. dominic hughes, bbc news. so are these measures
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what parents want? we sent leigh milner down to a park in west london to find out. enjoying a picnic in a local park. louise and her family originally from france have packed a rather healthy lunch. on the menu, stroke risk, apricots and a potato salad. it is for them to learn —— strawberries. we want to keep that going forward. do these children in west london know what happens when you eat too many sweets and unhealthy snacks? you can get ill. your teeth can't get decayed. how do you feel about eating sugary things? not that good. you can have it an occasion. how do you feel when your mum says you cannot have any
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chocolate a day? not very happy. i know, but do you realise why she is saying that? yes. with this man and his children, he feels it is important to teach them the importance of eating healthily. we see a lot of bad examples around us and we see the advertised man's around us and there are too many junk foods available. you have to read the ingredients first to find out if it is healthy or unhealthy. as pa rt of out if it is healthy or unhealthy. as part of the new obesity plans, sweets and fatty snacks will no longer be sold at checkouts and there will be tighter restrictions on advertising junk food on television, but will it work on these parents? i think it can only help, stop my children from being tempted. it is a good approach. i totally supported. whether it is what mel and instead of chocolate, water rather than fizzy drinks, it seems parents at this park in hammersmith are already doing what
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they can to keep the children healthy. a 15—year—old boy has been stabbed to death — in a fight at a community centre in east london. three teenage boys have been arrested on suspicion of murder. police say they were called to the centre in romford just after 9pm last night, after fighting broke out, as people left a birthday party. jim wheble reports. on the corner of a suburban road in romford, the paramedic spikes. the spot where a 15—year—old died from sta b spot where a 15—year—old died from stab wounds last night. around nine p:m., as up to 100 people were leaving this community centre after a party, fighting broke out. when police arrived soon afterwards, seen here in this mobile phone footage, they found the boy. the police were trying so hard to keep him alive until the ambulance came. and i was standing outside here for about an hour or standing outside here for about an
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hourorso, and standing outside here for about an hour or so, and they were doing shocks on him and cpr and then we found out that the boy had actually died. today, the usualforensic analysis as officers combed the area for evidence. a bus also within the police cordon, the driver was caught up police cordon, the driver was caught up in the fighting, suffering minor head injuries. london has more knife crime than anywhere else in the country. this latest murder means there have now been 49 fatal stabbings in the capital. and of those this year, nine of them have been teenagers. for the local mp, one answer to deal with the growing problem of viole nt one answer to deal with the growing problem of violent crime in london, tougher sentencing. if anyone thinks they can commit crimes and get away with it, they will not be punished adequately, they will not fear the law. are you saying there needs to be tougher sentences? i do. the mayor of london in a statement said his thoughts were with their friends and family of the 15—year—old
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victim. and at the same time, as anotherfamily victim. and at the same time, as another family deals with the violent murder of a loved one in the capital, three teenagers are being questioned by police on suspicion of murder. turkish television says the country's president — recep tayyip erdogan — has taken a small lead in its presidential and parliamentary elections, with about half the votes counted. turnout was high with 87 % of turks taking part, according to the state broadcaster. the snap election has been seen as the biggest challenge yet to the president. his ak party has been in powerfor 16 years. selin giritjoins us now from istanbul. he will be heartened by these early figures coming out. well, the early figures coming out. well, the early figures were announced by their state run news agency and they put president erdogan's votes at 55.8%
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and the main challenger, his main challenger, their votes stand at 2996, challenger, their votes stand at 29%, according to the figures announced by the state run newsagency. however, we need to underline that other figures are coming in as we speak. there are half a million independent election monitors working today at the ballot boxes, making sure that the votes are free and fair and the figures they are announcing are dramatically different. they put president erdogan's votes at 33% and the other contender at 33%. that could mean a dramatic change in whichever direction turkey will be heading towards. a professor on political sciencejoins me now. why is there such a dramatic difference on these figures? exactly. how can you explain such a large difference.
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unfortunately this has been the trend recently in turkey, that the state—controlled agencies have started with much higher numbers creating the expectation that it could be ta ken creating the expectation that it could be taken for granted, that president erdogan and the ruling ak party will win the elections, but later, they have really come down in their numbers, which became much closer to the original score is published by independent monitors. is that the reason why the opposition presidential candidate is calling for independent monitors not to leave the ballot boxes, but to reclaim the votes? exactly. this is related to overwhelming concerns in turkey about the erosion of democracy, the neutrality and reliability of the state institutions and the possibility of fraud and i would like to remind our viewers that as far as turkey is concerned, even though turkey never
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had a perfect democracy and it was pretty much known that there were problems, certain aspects of democracy and democratic institutions have been quite well—established. turkey has a very strong democratic tradition as well as spirit. it looks like voters have lost confidence in the voting system. why would they have so many independent monitors otherwise? for all these imperfections, we used to think in turkey that we can trust the electoral boards and other state institutions as far as the results are concerned, but this is the problem. what if the results are as the news agency reports, what should turkey expect if president erdogan winds again another election? turkey expect if president erdogan winds again another election7m turkey expect if president erdogan winds again another election? if he wins the presidency as well as the majority in parliament, then we will have a political system where the opposition well, as far as the formal incisions are concerned, will the week and it will be very
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difficult to control and check and balance the government. however, this election campaign has shown that the opposition have united and they have also seized the momentum and the spirit of change in turkey and the spirit of change in turkey and they have learned to come together. they will remain, actually, really important actors and that will be a political spectrum were even though the formal institutions are controlled by ak party and president erdogan, they will face opposition. president erdogan is saying that his executive presidency will bring stability to turkey and he will continue with the big infrastructure projects, white with the voters not want that. this was the promise, since president erdogan was elected to the presidency in 2014, similar promises we re presidency in 2014, similar promises were made but since that, the turkish lira lost value and since the election, these promises have not really been delivered. it is
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also very possible that of course the opposition will win the majority in parliament, they can also win of course the presidency, but we may also have split government, the legislature may be controlled by the opposition and then we would have president erdogan and i think in that case the big question would be, it is possible that president erdogan will try to do with the opposition by resorting to more and more authoritarian measures and it will not be good for turkish democracy, but it will not be easy. thank you forjoining us. there is a lot at stake, we still do not have the final numbers, but there are conflicting reports about the initial numbers. will attempt to win the presidential elections of the first round and secure his executive presidency, but come this ever more powerfulfigure in turkey presidency, but come this ever more powerful figure in turkey or will the figures change, giving the opposition and the boys that they have been looking for for over a decade? thank you. police in zimbabwe say 49 people
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were injured in an explosion yesterday at a political rally held by president emmerson mnangagwa. police say they're expecting more casualties to come forward. an investigation is under way at bulawayo white city stadium where the blast took place. president mnangagwa says next week's elections will still take place. the headlines on bbc news. england fans celebrate after the lions make it through to the knock out stages of the world cup in russia thanks to a record—breaking win over panama new measures aimed at halving the number of obese children in england by 2030 have been announced by the government. polls have closed in the turkish presidential election, and local media is reporting president erdogan has in the lead after about half of the votes have been counted. president trump has called for illegal immigrants to be
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deported from the united states "with nojudges or court cases" immediately. the president said the current system was "a mockery to good immigration policy." our correspondent, chris buckler has the latest from washington. this week has seen donald trump having to back down on that policy of family separations, something he did not want to do. there was a public outcry over seeing those children being separated from their families as they tried to cross the border. as a result, he has tried to show himself to be looking at those concerns, but if anything over the past couple of days, we have seen his language harden further. yesterday in las vegas he talked about the laws here being a laughing stock when it came to immigration. they are being laughed at in the
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rest of the world and in the tweet that he has published today, it is very clear that he wants to go even further. i will just very clear that he wants to go even further. i willjust read you did tweet that he has actually put out that has already caused controversy. he said we cannot allow all of these people to invade our country. when someone comes in, we must immediately, with no judges someone comes in, we must immediately, with nojudges or core cases bring them back from where they came. that idea of getting rid ofa they came. that idea of getting rid of a judicial process and simply deporting people will appal political opponents and it... they will say in response that frankly donald trump does not understand but these people are trying to escape from, which is poverty, violence, many are coming from central america and that he fundamentally does not understand the whole policy of asylum. what this is an indication of, whether it is policy or simply a twea k of, whether it is policy or simply a tweak from donald trump, of, whether it is policy or simply a tweakfrom donald trump, it indicates that he is going to become harder on this issue of immigration, he is going to adopt a hard—line sta nce
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he is going to adopt a hard—line stance and he believes, as far as his supporters are concerned, that they will back him. meanwhile, the us navy is looking at plans for new facilities, potentially involving intent to hold thousandsif potentially involving intent to hold thousands if not tens of thousands of migrants and that gives you an idea of the scale of the problem and the concerns about immigration here in america and it is one that donald trump intends to continue talking about. prince william has landed in jordan for the start of his middle east tour. the duke of cambridge was flying while england played panama in the world cup — he asked reporters not to tell him the score because thejordanian crown prince had recorded it for him to watch later. the health secretaryjeremy hunt has described the warning by airbus about brexit uncertainty as "completely inappropriate. " earlier this week, the company warned it could pull out of the uk if the country exits the single market and customs union without a transition deal. speaking on the andrew marr show, mr hunt said the government had to "stand firm" and "ignore siren voices." i just thought it was completely
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inappropriate for businesses to be making these kinds of threats for one very simple reason. we are in an absolutely critical moment in the brexit discussions. what that means is that we need to get behind theresa may to deliver the best possible brexit, a clean brexit. and what businesses want — and i was in business for 14 years — what they want is clarity and certainty. the more that we undermine theresa may, the more likely we are to end up with a fudge that will be an absolute disaster for everyone. saudi arabia has become the last country in the world to permit women to drive. the move is part of a programme of modernisation under crown prince mohamed bin salman. but leading women's rights activists who challenged the ban are still in prison. from riyadh, orla guerin reports. on the stroke of midnight, seizing their moment,
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and driving into the history books with a smile that says, it is our turn now. and plenty of support along the way. come morning, more women were taking to the road. teacher kareema seen off by her daughters. in six months it will be your turn. the only hazard she faced, male drivers. there is a stop sign, we have to stop. he did not want to stop. oh, my god. kareema has been taking us for a spin around the neighbourhood. today, she and other saudi women are finally behind the wheel. it has been a long time coming, and many women here are hoping there will be more changes ahead. watch us. in a few years you will see that saudi society is different,
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and the community, mainly. people will be more open, they will be more tolerant. really, a couple of years, five years maximum, saudi arabia will change a lot, for the better. but some saudi women are not free to drive today. this is lujain al—hathloul, who has challenged the ban for years. instead of celebrating, she is now behind bars, along with other leading activists rounded up last month. when i met lujain three years ago, she was expecting a hard road ahead. how long do you think it will take for women here to achieve equal rights? do you think it can be achieved? equal rights, the entire package, my god, it would take forever. i will not be alive to actually witness it. few here would dare to speak out now.
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saudi women may have been given freedom to drive but not freedom to challenge the authorities. the jailing of a leading activist is a reminder of that. orla guerin, bbc news, riyadh. now it is time for the weather. hello. temperatures have been 2 degrees above yesterday and there has been more sunshine for scotland and northern ireland and that will continue as they go through this evening as well. some fine weather to end the day. it does mean that temperatures as they dip away are quite low across parts of scotland, it turns chilly here, but for most of us, given that temperatures have been higher than recent days, they will not drop solo but we are starting to get warmer nights as well. perhaps a bit more cloud will come into east anglia heading into monday morning and a bit more cloud returns to the western isles, which mayjust give the odd spot of drizzle.
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here, it will not be quite as sunny as today but for most, temperatures will soar again, a couple of degrees up again, we are pushing 29 or possibly more in the far south and east and that heat and fine and dry weather is set to continue for the rest of the week. this is bbc news, our latest headlines. england fans celebrate after harry kane's men make it through to the knock out stages of the football world cup in russia, thanks to a record—breaking win over panama. new measures aimed at halving the number of obese children in england by 2030 have been announced by the government. polls have closed in the turkish presidential election, local media is reporting president erdogan has a narrow lead, after about half of the votes have been counted. president trump has said illegal immigrants to the us should be deported immediately and not allowed in his words to
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"invade the country". what a day. now on bbc news, sportsday. hello i'm olly footer, live in moscow, this is sportsday at the world cup, these are our headlines. kane's panama hatrick helps england through to the last 16. they thrash panama with a record world cup score. we wouldn't swap anyone's in the tournament. you know that when you get the opportunity, he'll bury them.
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