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good morning, welcome to breakfast with charlie stayt and louise minchin. our headlines today: given the go ahead. mps overwhelmingly back a third runway at heathrow. "below average". the nhs is behind other countries at preventing deaths from heart attacks, strokes and cancer, according to a new report. another day of soaring temperatures, now a health warning about the heatwave. yes the temperature in london soared to 30 celsius. the heatwave likely to 30 celsius. the heatwave likely to continue across the uk for another week yet. investment in the uk car industry has halved in the first six months of the year. the sector says it's been thwarted by brexit uncertainty. the controversy over the video assistant referee continues, as iran snatch a draw against portugal in the world cup. ronaldo was lucky not to be sent off. it's tuesday the 26th ofjune. our top story: in a vote late last night mps decided to back the controversial
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expansion of heathrow, europe's busiest airport, by 415 votes to 119. giving the government a majority of 296. business leaders and the government say expansion is essential for the uk's economic prospects. but there are those who vehemently oppose the plan. 4000 homes will go. forcibly removed from their community, the biggest force removal of the human being since the scottish highlands as a. church, a temple, community centres, open even our hospices are now threatened. that is what it means to oui’ threatened. that is what it means to our community. we got a taste of some of the debate. chris mason is in
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westminster, we were talking about this yesterday. the surprise is how many this yesterday. the surprise is how ma ny votes this yesterday. the surprise is how many votes there were for this, is that right? it was a majority for the government, a planeload of a majority, that is because labour was split right down the middle. conservative mps were told how to vote, that they had to back the expansion of the airport and a vast majority of those who were there and turned up and voted did so. just a handful of conservative rebels. but labour split right down the middle with a huge number of labour mps supporting the government, so that is plus the conservatives and it ensured that the government was home and dry. the scottish national party in the end of they didn't take part in the end of they didn't take part in the vote. the intriguing thing all day yesterday, even though it wouldn't have made any difference, was borisjohnson, wouldn't have made any difference, was boris johnson, the wouldn't have made any difference, was borisjohnson, the foreign secretary in a slightly bizarre, absurd game of where's wally, when
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people try to figure out where he was. he turned up in afghanistan and so was. he turned up in afghanistan and so he didn't have to vote against the government and remains in the cabinet. as for that runway, i don't expect diggers to trundle through west london any time soon. a whole host of legal challenges and the else expect it yet, this is, to put it mildly, a long—term project. else expect it yet, this is, to put it mildly, a long—term projectlj suspect it mildly, a long—term project.” suspect we will talk about it to yea rs. suspect we will talk about it to years. thank you very much a. —— about it to years. thank you very much. —— about it for years. we'll be speaking to one labour mp who has been campaigning against the plan for 16 years. that's in about half an hour's time. mps have warned that the uk must significantly increase spending on the armed forces if britain is to maintain its defence relationship with the united states and other nato allies. the government insists it will continue to exceed nato's 2% spending target, but the house of commons defence committee says britain needs to spend billions of pounds more on defence to respond to what it describes as "intensified threats". there is real concern is stressed by
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the united states, who spend much more than any of the rest of europe on collective defence and want europe to bear its fair share. that is understandable. and with emerging threats and also with gaps in defence capability, particularly for example, in antisubmarine capability. the uk's health service is lagging behind other countries when it comes to treating common killers including heart attacks and certain cancers, that's according to an independent report produced for the bbc to mark the 70th anniversary of the nhs. it also said the system is running with fewer doctors, nurses and vital scanning machines than similar countries. nhs england says it's ready to address the issues "head—on" and that the report highlights many areas of outstanding care. our health correspondent dominic hughes reports. as the nhs approaches its 70th
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birthday, four major think tax —— think tanks have posed the question just how good is our health service? the answer seems to be not bad, could do better. would compare to 18 other industrialised countries, a relatively efficient nhs in areas such as protecting people from the financial burden of illness. but when it comes to health outcomes, it is less impressive. when you treating eight out of the 12 most common causes of death such as lung cancer 01’ common causes of death such as lung cancer or heart attacks, is worse than average. the uk has a lower number of doctors, nurses and other medical staff per head of population and the lowest levels of both city and the lowest levels of both city and m, writes dan is —— mri scanners. and m, writes dan is —— mri scanners. given what we spend, we are ok but we could he doing better. we are very efficient and spend very little on management cost, but we could spend more money well and effectively and improve the outcomes
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for people. this report reveals an nhs that is perhaps no longer the envy of the world. the health services is running on the scarce resources in terms of staff and resources , resources in terms of staff and resources, and health come —— health outcomes in some areas are poor. it's certainly been heating up over the last couple of days and now the met office has issued a yellow health warning for heatwave conditions. the warning is in place between this morning and thursday evening and comes as more high temperatures are forecast for later in the week. mark lobel reports. with temperatures predicted to rise above 30 celsius and outshine the sahara, it is said to be an unforgettably sahara, it is said to be an u nforg etta bly hot sahara, it is said to be an unforgettably hot couple of days for residents and visitors are like at chester zoo. wallowing in the north—west, there is an 80% chance ofa north—west, there is an 80% chance of a heat wave there. at the opportunity to top up your $10 cup with —— does come with a health
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warning. those being told to take extra ca re warning. those being told to take extra care include the elderly, young children, people with serious health conditions and hayfever sufferers. the met office has issued its first health alert of the summer to prepare people for consecutive days and nights of extreme temperatures. it may not be the last. there are severe weather warnings across england, with a 60% chance of it occurring in the next two days in the north—east, west midlands and south—west. transport will be affected too. rail delays are almost guaranteed, with tracks at risk of overheating. drivers have been warned of sticky, bumpy roads at as scalding temperatures hit the tarmac. the met office and public health england are clear, that with the hot temperatures like dangers ahead. -- lie. prince william is continuing his visit to israel today, he's the first member of the royal family to make an official visit to the country.
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in jerusalem this morning, he will take part in a ceremony remembering those killed in the holocaust, and later he will meet israel's prime minister and president. 0ur royal correspondent nicholas witchell has this report. it's his most testing foreign visit so far, becoming the first member of the british royal family to make an official visit, first to israel where he arrived yesterday evening and later in the week, to the palestinian territories. as a senior royal, william is distant from politics but in the middle east and especially when it comes to israel and the palestinians, just about any action by visiting vip can be seen to have connotations so for william, this is a challenge. it's a visit which officials have entrusted to william because he has the prestige of being a future king, he has experienced a number of foreign visits and it's a visit to which he is well suited, given its emphasis on young people in the future. his first duty will be
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to look to the past. he will visit yad vashem, israel's memorial to those killed in the holocaust. william is said to have prepared carefully for the visit, beginning injordan were even a sightseeing visit to a ruined roman city with a serious edge. he met a group of syrian refugee children. now in israel and the palestinian territories, his immersion into the challenges of the middle east will intensify. investment in the uk car industry has halved in the first six months of the year — that's according to the society of motor manufacturers and traders, which represents the sector. ben's here to tell us more. yes this is a report out this morning from the smmt. it was an industry that we all but wrote off. a lot of investment from
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overseas firms are. it says brexit is hampering investment in the car industry. it says investment in the uk was £647.4 million in the first six months of 2017. but in the first six months of this year that fell to £350 million. they say that is all related to the concerns over the customs union. if we leave the eu without a deal in staying in the customs union or replicating that, they are worried about getting parts because we know ca rs about getting parts because we know cars need thousands of different parts when assembled, lots of those parts when assembled, lots of those parts come from different countries. they have said there is a real worry that if there are delays at orders they will not be able to make the ca rs they will not be able to make the cars and they rely on those parts being delivered just in time to make
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sure they arrive and they get into the car and the car is sold. it is a huge export industry for us. 8 in 10 vehicles made in the uk is exported — that was more than a million vehicles last year. there could be real problems for the car industry. president trump has criticised american motorcyle maker harley davidson over its plans to move some production away from the united states to avoid eu tariffs. the us president tweeted to say he was "surprised that the company had become the first to wave the white flag." the eu tariffs are a response to new us duties on steel and aluminium imports. most 102—year—olds would be forgiven for choosing to put their feet up on their birthday — but one daredevil great—grandmother decided to celebrate in style, by taking part in an indoor skydive. eva lewis, from hertfordshire, was lifted by winds travelling at 110 miles per hour while being cheered on by three generations of her family. watching from the sidelines as she
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had to go in the simulator. 0h watching from the sidelines as she had to go in the simulator. oh my goodness, i absolutely love herfor that! i have never done that. have you ever done that? no!” that! i have never done that. have you ever done that? no! i want to find out how it was for her. what she thought of it. what a way to celebrate your birthday. last night watching the world cup was like, it was like some weird, dramatic soap opera. you thought things were going one way, then going the other and then it changed again, both games going on at the same time, the other side didn't know what was going on. it was just so know what was going on. it was just so bonkers, i think is the technical term. once again it was the use of the video assistant referee. as portugal
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reached the knock—out stages with a 1—1 draw with iran. var also featured in spain's match. they were 2—1 down to morocco in injury time when iago aspas scored an equaliser, which was initially disallowed for offside, before the referee looked at the replays and gave it. 2—2 it finished. uruguay will play portugal in the last 16, after luis suarez helps fire them to a 3—0 win against russia to win theirgroup. russia will now face spain. andy murray has returned to winning ways after that long injury absence and defeat at queen's. he beat stan wawrinka in the first round at eastbourne, but he hasn't said yet if he'll play at wimbledon in a week's time. that is a little bit of good news for him. it is! when you saw the press conference i can genuinely he is saying that i don't know yet. he wouldn't commit and he is not
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hitting anyone, he just said i don't know yet. i know someone who will definitely be there, though. carol. and you. and me! it was glorious weather yesterday. carol, you are in kensington gardens. good morning. and in kensington gardens. not much happening here. joggers out early while the temperature is pleasant. it's not as cold and many yesterday but once again, we are looking at high values. it hit 30.1dc in hampton. but it wasn't just values. it hit 30.1dc in hampton. but it wasn'tjust london. we had high temperatures across the land. high temperatures in edinburgh and cardiff. in birmingham, it was similar. right into the mid— 20s.
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today, once again, we are looking at similar values. high pressure is firmly in charge of our weather. the jet stream is into the north of us, allowing this high pressure to stay. if you take a look at the charts, there is also some low cloud which is coming from the north sea. that will push back the coastline. a whiff of that, a lot of dry and sunny weather. turning the sunshine hazy. the cloud will be a bit thicker. an outside chance of a shower in northern ireland. we are looking at temperatures again reaching the mid—to high 20s, possibly 30. as we had on overnight, we are looking at more low cloud lapping in from the north sea. it's not going to be a cold night. clear skies. in rural areas, not going to be a cold night. clear skies. in ruralareas, a not going to be a cold night. clear skies. in rural areas, a little bit
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lower than that. a little bit chillier but not cold by any stretch. tomorrow, we start off with that scenario. looking back towards the coastline. it's always going to be cool along the coastline. and again tomorrow, we could hit 30 degrees once again. from west london to north shropshire. in other parts of the uk as well. edinburgh could hit 29 celsius, for example. if you're wondering when it is likely to break down, on sunday, we could see some boundary showers. later on, we will see a breakdown in the north. we had a little bit of a breakdown with your microphone but we got 99%. i blame the squirrels. they chew on
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the cables and stuff. it's definitely the heat. it's gone to my head. we are all a little bit giddy. the front page of the daily telegraph, andy murray, what a wonderful picture. sally talking about him. boris raises new doubts about him. boris raises new doubts about the new runway, whether the third front they will be built. they averted yesterday, boris out of the country. the main story is about a senior minister attacking cabinet colleagues, demanding unsustainable budget increases as she warns and spend policy will see them crash at the polls. mps voting in favour of the polls. mps voting in favour of the third runway. we will pick up on some of those issues this morning. the mail, the main story is about passports. a black market in british passports, sold openly on social
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media. we are talking about love letters between jamie media. we are talking about love letters betweenjamie oliver and his wife. the front page of the guardian, a lot of it knocking around the commons. he was in afghanistan when the vote was happening yesterday.” afghanistan when the vote was happening yesterday. i was at heathrow yesterday, talking a lot about that. an interesting one. the really big story to the business world but elsewhere in the papers, as though, the supermarket, has named —— has been named the big —— the worst big grocer. —— asda. and that's important because it is about to merge with sainsbury's. 1000 to merge with sainsbury's.1000 suppliers were surveyed and said it rarely or never complied with a legally binding code of practice. a quick look at this story in the
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guardian. one way of reviving the high street is to open other things, relying on shops. talked about how a lot of things are going, putting in more officers. that could be one of the solutions. the papers are dominated by world cup coverage. if you could help me, c, gareth southgate as the england lads have a beer, which is no great surprise. he said they perhaps didn't enjoy qualification as they should have done for this world cup and he's decided to change them and now they are there, he wants them to relax. this core strength, do you not do that in the gym? this morning, yes. idoit that in the gym? this morning, yes. i do it all the time. its extreme core strength. i've never used the exercise ball in that way. i have put my feet on the top of it and
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done things that way. we should try it at home. we call that the scissors. not like any i have done. the interesting thing about gareth southgate, he says he knows himself so well, he is a great manager obviously, and knows himself so well that what he likes to do, he needs to get time away and be on his own. he dislocated his shoulder running the other day. he loves running. he gets his energy from being on his own. isolated, not necessarily in a big group. he fell. i want to shave this because ronaldo is over back pages. theory is looking upset with himself. is unfair to say he missed a penalty because the goalkeeper saved it. you are bang on. that
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goalkeeper has such an incredible story, even being at this world cup. it's an achievement to him.” story, even being at this world cup. it's an achievement to him. i stand corrected. it will never be said again. let's not miss that moment. you were going to move on them. i'm going to talk to about over— sharing.jamie and going to talk to about over— sharing. jamie and jools oliver writing love letters online to their 6 million followers. jamie said, today i am so proud... it's in the newspaper but i think it's today i am so proud... it's in the newspaper but i think its private. lam newspaper but i think its private. iamso newspaper but i think its private. i am so proud to what? telling themselves how much they love each other, it is sweet but putting it to their 6 million followers. charlie, you were right. then, please don't
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make him worse. what day is it today? the "envy of the world". that's how the nhs was described by the health minister, nye bevan, when he launched it 70 years ago. but independent research has found that our national health service now lags behind other developed countries when it comes to treating strokes, heart attacks and certain cancers. mark dayan wrote the report for the nuffield trust, and hejoins us now. thank you very much feel time this morning. there is a lot of material in this report. can you give a second against version on why we are falling behind. it's a mixed scorecard, there is good and bad. it was set up 70 years ago to protect people against paying a financial penalty for being ill and it does that really well. we are reasonably good on waiting times, even though that's not something she believed from the way we discuss them in this country but on the minus side, as
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you say, survival rates for people in the uk for things like cancer, and we looked for different types of cancer, as will as heart disease and stroke, a lower than the average of other wealthy developed countries that we looked out. how closely do you go down into the specifics. —— statistics. you mentioned/. 11% of people in britain who have a stroke will die within 30 days. the comparable figure for finland is 7%. he looked at the figures. you try and work out why there is a discrepancy? so for stroke victims, for example, the uk has performed below average. we should really keep doing what it is we've been doing. for things like cancer, there is evidence it might be to do with british patients being more
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relu cta nt to british patients being more reluctant to come forward or it might be to do with gps not ready to refer people for tests. another thing we have to bear in mind which you mentioned in your piece earlier, the nhs is working with a strikingly low level of staff. like mri scanners. that's going to make things more difficult. is there a direct correlation. when you look at staffing levels and equipment. you can directly say, if they were levelled up, then better outcomes would happen to our patients? you are not necessarily. you can look at the usa, which is spending a large amount, as a lot of equipment but not getting the results. it is not that simple. with more resources and staff in place it might make it
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easier to with other clinical rankings. you look at babies, seven in 1000 babies die. the average is 5.5 in1000. again, in 1000 babies die. the average is 5.5 in 1000. again, that's a major discrepancy. i think that's right. you must saddening facts. i would be careful saying this is necessarily or entirely the fault of the nhs. we know the mortality of very young babies is shaped by the health of their mothers, for example, ranging from inequality to smoking rates. there may be things going on beyond the health services door. but i think that is a concern in fact. thank you very much feel time this morning. tonight at 8 o'clock on bbc2, anita rani and nick robinson will present the centrepiece of the bbc‘s "nhs at 70" season, a live broadcast from birmingham's queen elizabeth
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hospital. i'm alpa patel. legal challenges are likely to follow the decision to expand heathrow airport. 450 mps voted to support the expansion while 119 support the expansion while119 voted against. among them, london mps who have long been against a third runway. among them — london mps who have long been against a third runway — including zac goldsmit, justine greening and greg hands. fierce opponent boris johnson missed the vote. westminster council says it may need to review some market traders' licences because of the cost of clearing up. it says it's also looking at increasing prices — because it is running at a loss of £300,000. traders are opposed and say they will put up a fight. it's
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they will put up a fight. really bad about the chargt going it's really bad about the charges going up. i think it's not very good, it's not a good idea. we pay enough as it is now, we don't get that much help from westminster really so i don't know why they put the charges up. the government has given a london charity one million pounds to help train the public to support syrian refugees. ali and khaled's family were rehoused in hackney. this scheme has helped them navigate health and social services and arranging english lessons for them. but questions have been raised about the scheme. aren't you relying on communities to fill the gap that government is missing? it's important we consider the numbers. the government is determined to make sure there are 20,000 people resettled by 2020. we know the community sponsorship schemes are small but they are an avenue for communities to play their pa rt avenue for communities to play their part in response to them asking us how they could help so it's actually about everybody playing a part. on the tube — the london overg round has minor
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delays between stratford and richmond and out to clapham junction. on the trains — disruption on south western services after problems yesterday which mean trains are displaced across the network. and on the roads, rosslyn hill in hampstead is still shut because of a burst water main between willoughby road and downshire hill. let's have a check on the weather now with kate kinsella. yesterday was the hottest day of the year, record over at hampton. temperatures reached 30.1. a similar day today, it's dry and hot and again very sunny. first thing this morning, a little bit of missed out towards the thames estuary which will burn back quickly leaving a day of blue skies and sunshine, a gentle easterly breeze, temperatures in the high 20s, 2829. one of two spots could reach 30 by the end of the day. a lovely warm evening in the
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sunshine and overnight, a bit of low cloud and missed moving in again from the east. reasonably warm, temperatures between 11 and 13. similar for temperatures between 11 and 13. similarfor wednesday, temperatures between 11 and 13. similar for wednesday, and even though crowded miss will burn back to blue skies and sunshine. temperatures in the high 20s. similarto temperatures in the high 20s. similar to thursday and friday, this hot spell continues. into the weekend, temperatures perhaps a little bit cooler but mid to high 20s and starting to break down just a little bit into next week but there isn't too much rain in the forecast. i'm back with the latest from the bbc london newsroom in half an hour. now though it's back to charley and louise. hello this is breakfast with charlie stayt and louise minchin. it's just coming to 6:30. we'll bring you all the latest news and sport in a moment, but also on breakfast this morning: we'll be asking if sounds like whispering, nail tapping, or brushing your hair could be used to treat mental illness. as serena williams waits to find out if she'll be seeded
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for wimbledson, we'll ask if new mums should get special treatment, and have their rank and seedings protected. and we'll meet the gymnast who swapped team gb to pursue her dream of a life in the circus. good morning, here's a summary of today's main stories from bbc news. mps have overwhelmingly backed controversial plans to build a third runway at london's heathrow airport. the government won a key vote in the commons by 415 votes to 119 — a huge majority of 296. tory mps were under orders to support the government — but borisjohnson, a leading opponent of expansion, missed the vote because he was in afghanistan. labour's official position was to oppose expansion, but its mps were given a free vote. the snp abstained. we are losing connections to other countries and the investment and thatis countries and the investment and that is a really important part of
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why this expansion is necessary. mps have warned that the uk must significantly increase spending on the armed forces if britain is to maintain its defence relationship with the united states and other nato allies. the government insists it will continue to exceed nato's two per cent spending target, but the house of commons defence committee says britain needs to spend billions of pounds more on defence to respond to what it describes as "intensified threats". there is real concern stressed by the united states, who spend much more than any of the rest of europe on collective defence and want europe to bear its fair share. that is understandable. and with emerging threats and also with gaps in defence capability, particularly for example, in antisubmarine capability. the uk's health service is lagging behind other countries when it comes to treating common killers including heart attacks and some cancers. that's according to an independent
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report produced for the bbc. nhs england says it's ready to address the issues "head—on" and that the report highlights many areas of outstanding care. our health correspondent dominic hughes reports. the met office has issued a yellow health warning for heatwave conditions. the warning is in place between this morning and thursday evening — and comes as more high temperatures are forecastfor later in the week. a child has gone missing in staffordshire, emergency crews are looking after hearing that three children were in danger. they confirmed to the children had made it to safety but a search will continue today a missing child. they said they knew the identities of the
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children and were in contact with their parents. prince william will meet the israeli president and prime minister today as he continues his historic tour of the middle east. this is the first official royal visit to israel and the palestinian territories. he'll meet the palestinian president tomorrow. the family of an elderly british couple, found murdered injamaica last friday, have urged people in the community to speak out if they know anything about the killings. charlie and gayle anderson were found by neighbours in their home in mount pleasant. they were both in their seventies and had recently retired to the caribbean. please, please speak. speak to the authorities, i know you might be scared but reach out to them, tell them everything you know. we know that you must know details. it is a small community up there. everybody knew my grandad and my grandmother as well. they gave back to you, i know how much you all of them, so please ring these people to justice. investment in the uk car industry has halved in the first six months of the year by £300 million.
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the society of motor manufacturers and traders says uncertainty over the uk's future relationship with the eu has "thwarted" investment in the uk. but the government says the uk automotive industry remains one of the "great success stories" — and a whole host of companies have recently committed to investing billions in the sector. e—cigarettes should be allowed on nhs sites, thats according to a new report from the royal college of physicians. it also says nhs patients should be given help to stop smoking while they're in hospital. currently patients are admitted and discharged without being asked if they smoke and do not get advice on giving up. sally has got all of the sport for us. very exciting night. if it was a movie drama, the star of the show would be the video assistant referee. it was great. referee's
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don't always get everything right and sometimes even the decisions they make with var are not necessarily right. cristiano ronaldo missed a penalty, he was lucky to stay on the pitch. the first half was relatively straight—forward — and ricardo quaresma putting portugal ahead with a stunning strike. but for the rest of the game, var was instrumental — cristiano ronaldo winning a penalty, but he couldn't convert it. and many believe ronaldo was very lucky to avoid a red card for this apparent elbow. what do you think? and probably most controversially, var had a hand in iran being awarded a late penalty, which they scored to earn a 1—1draw. i thought one of the positives of var was that it would decrease play
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acting. if anything var was that it would decrease play acting. ifanything it var was that it would decrease play acting. if anything it has made it worse. we saw pepe, we saw others to night, some behaviours are embarrassing. but the referee was hopeless. spain finished above portugal at the top of their group, with var also involved in their game. spain were 2—1 down against morocco in injury time when iago aspas scored an equaliser which was initially disallowed for offside, but then given after the replays were studied. spain will face russia in the last 16. russia lost 3—0 to uruguay, who finished top of their group — a luis suarez free—kick setting them on their way. they'll take on portugal. there was only pride to play for in egypt's game with saudi arabia, liverpool's mo salah showing off his talent to give egypt the lead. their keeper essam el hadary became the oldest player in a world cup at 45 and he saved a penalty. but he did let in saudi arabia's late winner. so, another four matches today. here's what's coming up. australia—peru and denmark—france are at three o'clock with the group yet to be decided. you can follow those games on bbc radio 5live and the bbc
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sport website. and at seven, can lionel messi rescue argentina? they must beat nigeria and hope croatia don't lose to iceland. those matches are on bbc one and bbc four. we still don't know whether andy murray will be playing at wimbledon, which starts a week from today — but he is back to winning ways. he beat stan wawrinka in straight sets, in the opening round at eastbourne — that's murray's first win for almost a year. next he faces kyle edmund, who replaced him as british number one. qualifying for wimbledon has begun and dan evans is through the first round — he wasn't awarded a wildcard last week, following his 12—month ban for taking cocaine, so he needs two more wins to reach the main draw. i missed tennis a lot when i was off. it was a difficult time. it is
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just good to be out again playing, especially playing my favourite tournament of the year, without a doubt. so it is good to be back on court. seven time champion serena williams will find out whether she'll be seeded for wimbledon. she's dropped to 183rd in the rankings after taking time out last year, when she had her daughter. she made her comeback in march but she wasn't seeded at the french open — former british number one tim henman will help make the decision at wimbledon. it is going to be very interesting conversation. i am sure there will be lots of difference of opinion, but that sometimes is the case with many of our meeting. we need to discuss it and make a decision we see fit for the champions. —— check digit. bash that check digit. —— check now we were talking about cristiano ronaldo earlier —
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do you remember the statue of him at madeira airport? the likeness was questionable, shall we say. but a group of portuguese journalists at a museum in saransk thought they saw something familiar in this sculpture, called ‘citizen of distant planet ofjupiter‘ — it was created way back in 1962. oh my goodness! that is surreal. that is a better likeness and the one they put in the airport. and he wasn't even born. there is a hint of elvis in that as well. there is. although, they have changed the statue. it is actually better now.
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see later, thank you much. the time is 6:40 a.m.. after years of debate, three public inquiries and a ministerial resignation, mps have voted decisively to allow the expansion of heathrow airport. but despite last night's vote, there are still a number of hurdles for the government to overcome before building starts. so what next? there are questions about the environmental impact. a forthcoming report into the uk's climate change policy will assess aviation emissions. there are expected to be a number of legal challenges from local councils and campaigners. and the construction project will be a huge logistical task — aside from the demolition of several villages, the m25 motorway will have to be re—routed. the timetable could well slip, but under current plans building is expected to start in 2021 and will be completed by 2025 or 2026 at the earliest. ruth cadbury, the labour mp for brentford and isleworth joins us
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now from our london newsroom. she's been campaigning for 16 years against the runway. the question for you is, it was an overwhelming majority, how disappointing for you is that? the vote was disappointing but there we re vote was disappointing but there were a lot of mps from both conservatives and labour who opposed ru nway conservatives and labour who opposed runway three for very good reasons. the case isn't made by the government and i sometimes wonder whether it the government is working for heathrow, because there is no national aviation strategy. expanding heathrow will not only be bad for our constituencies around london and thames, but it won't help the northern regions who desperately need long—term commitment to good
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international links, as well as links to london. on the other side they would argue that heathrow‘s long—term commitment to offer the economy in the uk. that might be the argument. do you accept now that there has been a vote and it will go ahead? there is a certainty it will go ahead. there are far too many hurdles in the way. this is a massively expensive cost that the government are not prepared to fund a. they say it will be funded by the private sector, the airlines are not prepared to shoulder the cost either. and heathrow appears to be have given a blank cheque by the government to fund any cost is that heathrow cannot sort out themselves. there are massive uncertainties to this. last night's vote is a point in the route that i think will be here for many years to come. what is
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more, the figures now, the department for transport figures now show that the regional airport away from london will lose out if heathrow expands. sadiq khan said he will support a legal challenge, is that the way? there will be a number of challenges and that is one. he's not the only major in there who opposes this, the mayor of manchester opposes this because he knows it is bad for manchester airport and the north—west region. there is so much fallout from it, not least, jeremy corbyn who opposed it, paul mps supported it then backed him. what does that mean for your party? the problem is i know that heathrow airport did a very heavy lobbying exercise over the last few days and i took to people
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who felt very pressured, some who said if we have been whipped to oppose the government they would have no problem doing that. but u nfortu nately, if have no problem doing that. but unfortunately, if a lot of people are telling them that they must support the government, to two many did. iam support the government, to two many did. i am impressed and support the government, to two many did. iam impressed and number of mps from all around the country also realised that those, so many gaps with the government figures and that we know you can't hold the government. we are running out of time. what does it mean to your constituents? the third of my constituency that is not under the current approach path, will be under the approach path to runway three. the government in heathrow have not released a map showing the final approach path into heathrow. massive noise, massive traffic injection and even worse air pollution. thank you
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very much indeed. this has been going on 20 years already and it is set to continue. here's carol with a look at this morning's weather. they are saying it will be hotter than brazil and the caribbean. for some, yes, but some of the temperatures being compared are in the southern hemisphere were at his winter but it's certainly going to be hot. hotter than many parts of europe. you mentioned the met office health warning or heatwave warning and what that means is, basically, different criteria for different regions. for northern, western and south—western england. in the north, for example, you have to have two consecutive days with temperatures of 28, 29 celsius. the top level is
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red. other areas may well be added. yesterday's top temperature is 30 celsius. you will see what i'm talking about. yesterday, for example, it was 28 celsius in cardiff in edinburgh. 26 degrees in belfast. high temperatures, and the nice thing if you like is, finite, it's not been as human as it was last week. the air is that bit drier. this heatwave —— heatwave is set to continue. we'll start to see it break down with some thundery showers. the high pressure is firmly
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in charge of our weather which is why things are fairly static. the jet stream as to the north of us for the moment. what we have is a lot of dry weather as well. not as chilly as it was yesterday. in the east of the uk, eastern scotland, parts of england, a lot of low cloud. that is going to push back to the coast and we will then and break. it's not go to be as hot as it will be inland. today, once again, we could hit or 30. west london, heading over to the midlands. for northern scotland, from northern ireland and england, some series this morning turning the sunshine hazy. later in the day, a bit more cloud. through this evening and overnight, still a lot of sunshine. in the east, more low cloud coming in from the north sea. a bidder? as to how far inland that will get. rather like today, it will
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push back through the coastline. seabreeze is developing. tomorrow promises to be another hot dry and sunny day. temperatures getting up to 30 degrees. west london towards bristol and shropshire. don't be fooled, other parts of the uk are going to be looking at very high temperatures as well. it will be a lot of dry, hot and sunny weather around. many of as having temperatures from the mid—to high 20s. i know some people are enjoying it but thank you. not just people i know some people are enjoying it but thank you. notjust people who are feeling the heat. we are talking about ways to keep your pets cool. thank you, as always, for your pictures. stanley and reggie there.
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they are lying down.” pictures. stanley and reggie there. they are lying down. i thought from moment they were chasing each other. for a moment, whichever one in front was being chased. no, they are both flats. in cornwall, that is. to be fairto c, it flats. in cornwall, that is. to be fair to c, it is hard to see things in this studio. there is a picture ofan in this studio. there is a picture of an elephant. elephant on the run, being followed by a kangaroo. charlie, i have no idea what this is. this is sally's dog. that is actually sally ‘s dog. is. this is sally's dog. that is actually sally 's dog. very cute. the merits of getting a paddling pool for your dog. under sharing it with you. you are talking about cars
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now. this is an interesting one. from the society of motor manufacturers and traders, the body that represents all the carmakers in this country. we're so used to talking about how well industry is doing, record sales, record production but a real success industry and have issued a warning today unsurprisingly related to brexit. they say there has been a big falloff in value of how much these big firms, particularly the likes of nesson and the firms investing here —— and the firms investing here —— and the firms investing here, in the first six months of last, they are investing £650 million nearly. it's now moved to 347 million. a big fall. it's nearly halved. that's in the first six months of this year. they —— they say that its brexit that is thwarting this investment. they are worried about things like the customs union. there is undoubtedly
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prostration in bordering is. the way the industry works with investments overfour, the industry works with investments over four, five years, the industry works with investments overfour, five years, you the industry works with investments over four, five years, you will see the next of years, that decision point. what we are seeing over the last six months or so, that investment has been declining. investment in the automotive industry is always lumpy, it's not consistent, but if you match what is happening in terms of total investment with what we hear, we are seeing companies sitting on plans that it reaches the point that you have to make that decision and that is when you need the clarity. that is when you need the clarity. that is the boss of the sm in tea. it employs about 186,000 people. 1810 of all the cars we produce in this country are sold overseas. pretty vital, and this is why the customs union issue is so big in the industry, they need to be able to sell abroad. we the cars are made up of thousands of different parts and
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they need to come to the uk known what isjust in time. that's a real worry for them. the question, what happens if we leave without a deal? the risks are always that companies enact some of those contingency plans. they can be in terms of supply chain sourcing, future model allocation. it want the overnight closure but it could be death by a thousand cuts. gradually, the competitiveness of the uk is eroded, making it that much harder to attract investment and that's what makes us so competitive. what is the government say? they are talking about how successful is an industry it is. they said it's a success story in working very hard to make trade is friction free as possible. that is the big question. like so many other industries, airbus wants clarity. what happens next, we need
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to start planning and getting our reserves in order. thank you very much. with thousands of football fans from across the globe in russia this month for the world cup, locals are getting a flavour of a whole variety of cultures. now a couple who live in st petersburg, but who come from very different backgrounds, are using this tournament to bring reggae to the russians. our reporter, ashleyjohn—baptiste, went to meet them. these are reggae artists and a couple who live in st petersburg. they have been performing in world cup parties. when the goal drops. they see the world cup as a chance to introduce russians to reggae music. a lot of russians will not
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have had reggae music before. how are they responding to your sound and reggae music? first of all, they say, what kind of music is that. what style. they are saying what is it. they love it. there is a little niche market which likes reggae music. often they don't know who bob marley is. no! i know, it's hard to believe. in terms of you as a black man and a reggae artist, how are russians responding?” man and a reggae artist, how are russians responding? i can speak for me and what i've seen, since 2014, i've been coming here and i've never experienced racism. nothing like that. so you don't feel like you are negatively judged by that. so you don't feel like you are negativelyjudged by people in russia for being an interracial couple? no, people come up to us all the time and say you guys are the most beautiful couple i've ever seen. there have been reports in
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serious concerns of racism in russia in the lead up to the world cup and to some black people in russia, racism is very real. the presence of international bands is exposing russians to different cultures from across the globe. the mix, the fusion of people, the black people, the brown people, the different cultures, different races. when people from russia see that, they are, wow. you can people from russia see that, they are, wow. you can see people from russia see that, they are, wow. you can see how people from different countries or different nations they are coming together, dancing together, having fun. i think a lot of time, hostility comes from this i think this exposure with the world cup and exposure to reggae music kind of men is that gap. it takes that the way
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and says it's ok to talk, it's ok to have fun together. this person is not here to threaten me, they are actually here to have fun. you're watching breakfast. time now to get the news, travel and weather where you are. good morning from bbc london news, i'm alpa patel. legal challenges are likely to follow the decision to approve plans to expand heathrow airport. 415 mps voted to support the expansion while a hundred and 19 voted against. among them — london mps who have long been against a third runway — including zac goldsmit, justine greening and greg hands. fierce opponent borisjohnson — missed the vote. westminster council says it may need to review some market traders' licences because of the cost of clearing up. it says it's also looking at increasing prices — because it is running at a loss of £300,000. traders are opposed and say they will put up a fight.
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we didn't know anything about the charges going up. it's really bad about the charges going up. i think it's not very good, it's not a good idea. we pay enough as it is now, we don't get that much help from westminster really so i don't know why they put the charges up. the government has given a london charity one million pounds to help train the public to support syrian refugees. ali and khaled's family were rehoused in hackney. this scheme has helped them navigate health and social services and arranging english lessons for them. but questions have been raised about the scheme. london is like everything is fair and everything is quiet, they don't say that your syrian, move away or something like that. there is so much bad things about syrians. they can't get out of their house after eight but here, you can get out whenever you want.
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on the tube — the london overg round has minor delays between stratford and richmond and out to clapham junction. on the trains — disruption on south western services after problems yesterday which mean trains are displaced across the network. and on the roads, rosslyn hill in hampstead is still shut because of a burst water main between willoughby road and downshire hill. good morning. yesterday was the hottest day of the year, record so far. over at hampton, temperatures reached 30.1. a similar day today, it's dry and hot and again very sunny. first thing this morning, there may be a little bit of mist out towards the thames estuary which will burn back quickly leaving a day of blue skies and sunshine, a gentle easterly breeze, temperatures again up in the high 20s, 28, 29. one or two spots could reach 30 by the end of the day. a lovely warm evening in the sunshine and then overnight, a bit of low cloud and mist moving in again from the east.
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still going to be reasonably warm, temperatures between 11 and 13. similar day again for wednesday, any low cloud and mist will burn back to blue skies and sunshine. temperatures in the high 20s. very similar for thursday and indeed friday, this hot spell continues. into the weekend, temperatures perhaps a little bit cooler but still mid—to—high 20s and starting to break down just a little bit into next week but there isn't too much rain in the forecast. i'm back with the latest from the bbc london newsroom in half an hour. bye for now. good morning, welcome to breakfast with louise minchin and charlie stayt. our headlines today: given the go ahead. mps overwhelmingly back a third runway at heathrow. "below average".
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a new report says the nhs is behind other countries at preventing deaths from heart attacks, strokes and cancer. another day of soaring temperatures, now a health warning about the heatwave. yesterday to the temperature was in london at 30 celsius before the next few days we are still looking at values like that as we continue with dry, hot and sunny weather. —— yesterday's top temperature. a dramatic drop in car industry investment. the sector says it's been "thwarted" by brexit uncertainty. the main player at the world cup last night was the video assistant referee. iran snatched a draw against portugal, ronaldo was lucky not to be sent off. it's tuesday the 26th ofjune. our top story: mps have overwhelmingly backed the government's £14 billion proposal to expand heathrow airport with a third runway. in a vote late last night, the house of commons supported the plan by 415 to 119,
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giving the government a huge majority of 296. business leaders and the government say expansion is essential for the uk's economic prospects but others vehemently oppose the plan. let's get the latest on this now from our political correspondent chris mason is in westminster. morning to you. you have been following this for many years, tell us what you think the main points are? the striking thing here, after plenty of occasions where i have sat here in the morning and talk about wafer thin majorities for a government that cannot command a majority on its own and has to rely on the de upn the rest of it, is that last night's majority was stonking. a plane load of mps in favour of expanding heathrow. the conservatives had told their mps that they had to vote in favour of this third runway and the vast majority of those who turned up at
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least, did do that. that there was a bit about the whereabouts of boris johnson, a where's wally came in westminster that involve people eventually tracking him down to afghanistan for a hastily arranged trip there. but he has long opposed a third runway and would have to leave the government if he defied the wishes of the party managers. the reason the government was fine in getting this over the line was that labour was split down the middle. we shouldn't confuse that majority with the prospect of diggers rolling up in west london any time soon. a huge amount of challenges still to come. this stage just amounts to outline planning permission. 20 more chances to talk about this years to come. —— plenty. mps have warned that the uk must significantly increase spending on the armed forces if britain is to maintain its defence relationship with the united states and other nato allies. the government insists it
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will continue to exceed nato's 2% spending target, but the house of commons defence committee says britain needs to spend billions of pounds more on defence to respond to what it describes as "intensified threats". there is real concern stressed by the united states, who spend much more than any of the rest of europe on collective defence and want europe to bear its fair share. that is understandable. and with emerging threats and also with gaps in defence capability, particularly for example, in antisubmarine capability. the uk's health service is lagging behind other countries when it comes to treating common killers including heart attacks and some cancers. that's according to an independent report produced for the bbc. nhs england says it's ready to address the issues "head—on" and that the report highlights many areas of outstanding care. our health correspondent dominic hughes reports. as the nhs approaches its 70th birthday, four major think tanks
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have posed the question — just how good is our health service? the answer seems to be not bad, but could do better. when compared to 18 other industrialised countries, a relatively efficient nhs in areas, such as protecting people from the financial burden of illness. but when it comes to health outcomes, it is less impressive. when you treating eight out of the 12 most common causes of death, such as lung cancer or heart attacks, performance is worse than average. the uk has a lower number of doctors, nurses and other medical staff per head of population and the lowest levels of both ct and mri scanners, important for diagnosing illneses. given what we spend, we are ok, but we could be doing better. it is clear from the report that outcomes could be improved. we are very efficient and spend very little on management costs, but we could spend
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more money well and effectively and improve the outcomes for people. this report reveals an nhs that is perhaps no longer the envy of the world. a health service is running on the scarce resources in terms of staff and equipment, and health outcomes in some areas that are poor. it's certainly been heating up over the last couple of days — and now the met office has issued a yellow health warning for heatwave conditions. the warning is in place between this morning and thursday evening and comes as more high temperatures are forecast for later in the week. mark lobel reports. with temperatures critic had to rise above 30 celsius and out ‘s with temperatures predicted to rise above 30 celsius and outshine the sahara, it is said to be an unforgettably hot couple of days for residents and visitors are like at chester zoo. wallowing in the north—west, there is an 80% chance of a heat wave there. but the opportunity to top up your tan
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does come with a health warning. those being told to take extra care include the elderly, young children, people with serious health conditions and hayfever sufferers. the met office has issued its first health alert of the summer to prepare people for consecutive days and nights of extreme temperatures. it may not be the last. there are severe weather warnings across england, with a 60% chance of it occurring in the next two days in the north—east, west midlands and south—west. transport will be affected too. rail delays are almost guaranteed, with tracks at risk of overheating. drivers have been warned of sticky, bumpy roads as scalding temperatures hit the tarmac. the met office and public health england are clear, that with the hot temperatures lie dangers ahead. later on this morning prince william will be visiting
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the yad vashem holocaust memorial injerusalem. our middle east correspondent, yoland knell joins us from there now. yoland, why is this visit so significant? this is where prince william is really going to begin his official engagements on this historic visit to israel, the first—ever official visit by a member of the british royalfamily in visit by a member of the british royal family in the country's 70 year history. here at this holocaust museum he will lay a wreath in the whole of remembrance, but this is also a place that will have personal significance because he will seek the name of his great grandmother on the name of his great grandmother on the list of the righteous among the nations. for her role in helping a
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jewish family in athens in nazi occupied athens during the second world war. later he will go on to meet israeli political leaders before he will head off to meet jewish and arab and israeli children being football and will take part in a penalty shootout and that is early get a different sense of the visit because when he visits the occupied west ba n k because when he visits the occupied west bank tomorrow, he is going to be meeting young people, getting a much bigger taste of culture, of sporting events, different traditions. he is here to learn about the place, kensington palace insisting this is a nonpolitical visit. but of course, that is something that will be extremely challenging, an unprecedented diplomatic challenge because everything is politicised because of the conflict. thank you. president trump has criticised american motorcyle maker harley davidson over its plans to move some production away from the united states to avoid eu tariffs. the us president tweeted to say he was "surprised that the company had become the first to wave the white flag."
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the eu tariffs are a response to new us duties on steel and aluminium imports. investment in the uk car industry has halved in the first six months of the year — by £300 million. the society of motor manufacturers and traders says uncertainty over the uk's future relationship with the eu has "thwarted" investment in the uk. but the government says the uk automotive industry remains one of the "great success stories" — and a whole host of companies have recently committed to investing billions in the sector. we talk a lot about problems for high—street shops. another one this morning. this is the retailer carpetright. a big change in its
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fortunes. we knew this was on the cards, they were talking about difficulties on the high street, but this tells us a bit more about the out of time —— out of tie on —— town. it is interesting because they say there have been so many issues, not only in terms of closing unprofitable stores, it says it will close of them by the end of september it is also trying to invest in the stores keeps open. but it has faced a big problem. because there is uncertainty and no clarity about the ongoing trade, suppliers said we're not going to supply you until you tell us what is happening. if you look at their sales figures overall, it is down by about 3.5% but in the last half of the year they fell back 8% and that is because they didn't have enough stock in the stores. it is a familiar tale. a fall in consumer spending and that has hurt it,
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increasing competition, online sellers selling similar products, all of that leaving it with a loss of £87 million and a big increase in debt. worrying times, but they say they have got it in hand and a closing stores and hope to invest in the new ones and they think this is the new ones and they think this is the answer to their problems. most 102—year—olds would be forgiven for choosing to put their feet up on their birthday, but one daredevil great—grandmother decided to celebrate in style by taking part in an indoor skydive. eva lewis, from hertfordshire, was lifted by winds travelling at 110 miles per hour while being cheered on by three generations of her family. this is a lady who is 102 years old! brilliant. you want to hear from her? i want to hear how it was afterwards, howard do you feel? ——
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how do you feel. it is 7:12 a.m.. prince william will meet the israeli president and prime minister today as he continues a five day tour of the middle east. this is the first official royal visit to israel and the palestinian territories. he'll meet the palestinian president tomorrow. kensington palace say the historic nature of the tour is "important". joining us now is eugene rogan, professor of modern middle eastern history from oxford university. when you hear about the itinerary, it illustrates very starkly the challenge that he is facing on this trip. i think his trip to the region isa trip. i think his trip to the region is a moment for good news. i think from the palace's perspective, to ensure written remains an even policy to the region is so important to. and so, meeting with the israeli prime minister and what is the best
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official visit to israel it was essential that he also the equal time in palestine. at a time when palestinians have been let dropped the international community. well aware of the risks when they go on any kind of mission, will well aware. this is particularly sensitive. even a question or a a word out of place it is dangerous. it is, but i think they are professionals and they are aware of the limits of what they can say. much of the itinerary is going to be based around eating with young people, entrepreneurs and doing what they can to provide an environment in which diplomats and politicians can get on to resolve deep differences that divide palestinians and israelis are. is often said that it is very much about listening, you listen a lot to. as you said, we know he is focusing on young people and talking about their hopes and aspirations of. even when you talk about those things, they are inevitably caught up in political
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issues. obviously the palestinian authorities had a very bad summer. they have watched the american administration leave a kind of balanced position on israel and palestine, to move their embassy and recognise jerusalem as palestine, to move their embassy and recognisejerusalem as israel's capital and right now you have jarrod kushner going around trying to promote a still secret peace plan thatis to promote a still secret peace plan that is being imposed on the palestinians, not negotiated. i think this is a tense moment for eve ryo ne think this is a tense moment for everyone in the region are. the israeli prime minister, still wet waiting to hear whether the attorney general are pressing charges against him. a new word out a press at this moment could prove counter—productive and i am sure the duke of cambridge will be up to the challenge. wondering your thoughts on why they chose to do that is in our? my understanding is that has been for years in planning. there has been a sense that it has been long overdue for the royals to make an official visit to israel. there
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never has been an official royal visit, and get there would be no question going to israel in this centenary. thank you very much. you're watching breakfast from bbc news. in kensington gardens, good morning again, carol. aren't they beautiful. beautiful colours here surrounding this grass and blue skies almost like something could expect from a beautiful painting. the sun is beating down. this time yesterday morning, it was a bit chilly. this morning, it's not. particularly in the highlands,
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a cool start view. yesterday's top temperature was in london. making it the warmest day of the year so far. the first time of course we have seen 30 celsius anyway. it was warm wherever you were. in manchester, 28 degrees. cardiff and edinburgh, 26. in belfast, 25. it was a hot day. today will be very similar. what we have this high pressure firmly in charge of our weather. the jet strea m charge of our weather. the jet stream as to the north of us, allowing a high pressurejust to stream as to the north of us, allowing a high pressure just to sit there. we are starting off with the local crowd and sea fog. on the coast, it will be in and break. we will see seabreeze is developing. add to the coast because
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temperatures will be lower. scotland, northern ireland and northern england, serious sunny spells. just outside chance in northern ireland. temperatures again, oxford could hit 30 that there will be high temperatures across the board more or less. through this evening, a lot of sunshine to behold. more low cloud coming in from the north sea. eastern parts of scotland and england. we start like that tomorrow, like the last few days, burning back towards the coast and continuing to pin on the coast with seabreeze is developing. move away from there and we are looking at a lot of blue sky. as a result, temperatures climbing. the highest chance of seeing 30 will be towards bristol and shropshire. thursday, we are looking at the potential of 30 in scotland, maybe someone like glasgow or edinburgh. again, a lot
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of dry, hot and sunny conditions around. it's worth mentioning that is to go through this heatwave, the pollen levels are high or very high for most of the uv levels are high as well. if you're spending any time, in the sunshine. we talked a bit later about how to keep pets cool. sally has lovely pictures of her dog sadie in a paddling pool. not everybody sitting at home will have experienced this, but lots of people get a brain—tingling when they hear everyday sounds like a pencil scribbling on paper, or nails tapping a keyboard. now scientists say that watching videos of these seemingly i don't understand this at all. do you have this brain tingling? one of them is to do with your head. washing your hair.
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now scientists say that watching videos of these seemingly ordinary activities may even have health benefits for some people, as ali fortescue reports. this video you can hear, its sleepy and whispered. what do whispering, nail tapping and and whispered. what do whispering, nailtapping and hair and whispered. what do whispering, nail tapping and hair brushing have in common? well, they may not seem like the most exciting things to watch but these videos are getting millions of views online. they are some of the sounds that are bought to trigger an autonomous sense to me —— sensory meridian response, or asmr. it's a tingling sensation which starts at the top of your head and spreads down, it can be very relaxing. and now sheffield university is shown to those who experience asmr, these videos can lower the heart rate by more than
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three beats per minute. this could be an innovative treatment for those with mental health problems. we found a general physiological relaxing effect from asmr videos. it was great, it was confirmation of something that i knew anecdotally from my own experience and other people ‘s experience but it's really nice to see the data behind it. she is one of you to's biggest asmr stars, her videos viewed more than 20 million times. i was experiencing ptsd after a car accident and i couldn't sleep and i went on to my phone, on youtube, and i could find something to play on the background. and i came across asmr videos and then i realised there was a name to this feeling that i've always experienced and other people experienced and other people experience it to. now if these videos are not doing anything to you, many people, asmr does nothing at all but some people, this
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research shows it can lower your heart rate and benefit physical or mental health. it can be offered as treatment. we need approaches to treatment. we need approaches to treatment for mental illness. it's a phenomenon is experienced by millions of people so it is interesting as a first step in trying to measure this phenomenon and whether it exists. the hope is the sheffield study has legitimised asmr and will help with the growing need to treat those with mental illness. i'm not, ijust don't understand this but luckily the report author is here with us. report author giulia poerio from the university of sheffield joins us now. i don't experience this but you do. explain to us what it makes you feel. it's sort of a warm tingling sensation which starts from the top of your head and spreads down through the rest of your body and some experience it in response to different triggers. i've got a few
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things here which might be triggering for people. things like water sounds, tapping, things like having your make—up done, things like that, being measured is also common. some people like to be measured. a situation that involves close personal attention and all sorts of different sounds can trigger it. what are these? i don't know what these are but the sound but that the what is the thing that does it for you? i really like whispering. whispering and soft speaking and that is a common trigger. if you hear other people whispering? it's trigger. if you hear other people whispering ? it's other trigger. if you hear other people whispering? it's other people were spring. other people whispering or speaking very softly. eating sounds a common trigger. a lot of people found it quite irritating. the
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sounds of other people eating? if you typed asmr into youtube, you would see videos are different scenarios hoping to create this asmr video in viewers, including eating videos. there is the opposite and the opposite is called misophonia. misophonia means hatred of sound. it's a clinical can dish and where people really hate sounds like whispering, chewing. so what is the sound that we have got to play with now? what is the sound? we should have done a warning on that, that is awful. have we got another one? the classic, which is fingers on a blackboard. that is going to bring
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out a bad response. i haven't seen any asmr videos using nails on a blackboard to make people relaxed. sometimes when men get their hair cut, they use a razor thing to get their hair is off. and that, i think, has the same effect. i think are going to try some of this. i think i have an aversion to most sounds. can this really benefit them? a lot of people watch these videos to help with things like insomnia, anxiety, feelings of stress, insomnia, anxiety, feelings of stress , surveyor insomnia, anxiety, feelings of stress, surveyor using these videos to calm themselves to dash to calm themselves down. and it has a tangible impact? yes, the research shows in people who experience asmr,
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asmr videos lower their heart rate. autonomous sensory meridian response. it can make people feel less stressed, lowers the heart rate, and generally creates a feeling of calm. everything you've mentioned would only do the opposite to me. that's really interesting. we've got a measuring tape here and everything. no, no. no, no. it's reallyjust not going to work. making it go peeing and going in really quickly. it's just extraordinary. send us your m essa 9 es just extraordinary. send us your m essa g es of just extraordinary. send us your messages of what makes you feel calm, noises. iclearly messages of what makes you feel calm, noises. i clearly need some help in this. still to come this morning. if you've just rolled out of your bed this morning, spare a thought for these guys, they've been sleeping in spectacular a hollow
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— but pretty terrifying — locations all week. stay tuned to find out why. good morning from bbc london news, i'm alpa patel. legal challenges are likely to follow the decision to approve plans to expand heathrow airport. people were swimming in the lake and behaving antisocially but it's not being treated as suspicious. legal challenges are likely to follow the decision to approve plans to expand heathrow airport. 415 mps voted to support expansion. while 119 voted against.
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among them — london mps who have long been against a third runway — including zac goldsmit, justine greening and greg hands. fierce opponent boris johnson missed the vote. westminster council says it may need to review some market traders' licences because of the cost of clearing up. it says it's also looking at increasing prices — because it is running at a loss of £300,000. traders are opposed and say they will put up a fight. we didn't know anything about the charges going up. i think it's not very good, it's not a good idea. we pay enough as it is now, we don't get that much help from westminster really so i don't know why they put the charges up. the government has given a london charity one million pounds to help train the public to support syrian refugees. this family were rehoused in hackney. this scheme has helped them navigate health and social services and arranging english lessons for them.
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let's have a look at the travel situation now. on the tube — the london overg round has minor delays between stratford and richmond and out to clapham junction. on the trains — disruption on south western services after problems yesterday which mean trains are displaced across the network on the m3 — two lanes have been shut southbound — after the m25. rosslyn hill in hampstead is still shut because of a burst water main between willoughby road and downshire hill. good morning. yesterday was the hottest day of the year, record so far. over at hampton, temperatures reached 30.1. a similar day today, it's dry and hot and again very sunny. first thing this morning, there may be a little bit of mist out towards the thames estuary. it will burn back quickly leaving a day of blue skies and sunshine, a gentle easterly breeze, temperatures again up in the high 20s, 28, 29. one or two spots could reach 30 by the end of the day. a lovely warm evening in the sunshine and then overnight, a bit of low cloud and mist moving
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in again from the east. still going to be reasonably warm, temperatures between 11 and 13. similar day again for wednesday, any low cloud and mist will burn back to blue skies and sunshine. temperatures in the high 20s. very similar for thursday and indeed friday, this hot spell continues. into the weekend, temperatures perhaps a little bit cooler but still mid—to—high 20s and starting to break down just a little bit into next week but there isn't too much rain in the forecast. i'm back with the latest from the bbc london newsroom in half an hour. hello, this is breakfast with charlie stayt and louise minchin. here's a summary of this morning's main stories from bbc news. mps have overwhelmingly backed controversial plans to build
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a third runway at london's heathrow airport. the government won a key vote in the commons by 415 votes to 119 — a huge majority of 296. tory mps were under orders to support the government. labour's official position was to oppose expansion, but its mps were given a free vote. those who support the plans say the expansion is vital for britain's future economic prospects. the uk's health service is lagging behind other countries when it comes to treating common killers including heart attacks and certain cancers, that's according to an independent report produced for the bbc to mark the 70th anniversary of the nhs. it also said the system is running with fewer doctors, nurses and vital scanning machines than similar countries. nhs england says it's ready to address the issues "head—on" and that the report highlights many areas of outstanding care. mps have warned that the uk must significantly increase spending on the armed forces if britain is to maintain its defence relationship with the united states and other nato allies. the government insists it will continue to exceed nato's 2% spending target, but the house of commons defence committee says britain needs to spend billions of pounds more on defence to respond to what it describes as "intensified threats". the met office has issued
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a yellow health warning for heatwave conditions. the warning is in place between this morning and thursday evening — and comes as more high temperatures are forecast for later in the week. a child has gone missing after getting into difficulty at a lake in staffordshire. emergency crews are searching for the youngster after reports that three children were in distress in westport lake in stoke—on—trent. staffordshire police confirmed that two of the children had made it to safety, but a search will resume today for the missing child. the force said it knew the identities of the children and was in contact with their parents. prince william will meet the israeli president and prime minister today as he continues his historic tour of the middle east. this is the first official royal visit to israel and the palestinian territories. he'll meet the palestinian president tomorrow. the family of an elderly british
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couple, found murdered injamaica last friday, have urged people in the community to speak out if they know anything about the killings. charlie and gayle anderson were found by neighbours in their home in mount pleasant. they were both in their seventies and had recently retired to the caribbean. please, please speak. speak to the authorities, i know you might be scared but reach out to them, tell them everything you know. we know that you must know details. it is a small community up there. everybody knew my grandad and my grandmother as well. they gave back to you, i know how much you all of them, so please bring these people to justice. victoria pendleton says she feels
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psychologically damage after she pulled out of a climb of that everest. she was put on medication in the uk, explaining that oxygen deprivation can trigger depression. speaking to the radio times, she says she has never felt so overwhelmed with illness. we spoke to her last month when she pulled out. just on the evening when it got cold and your heart rate goes down and your breathing rate goes down, i started to feel really unwell and the guys around me were worried that my physiology just isn't the guys around me were worried that my physiologyjust isn't suited to high altitude. unfortunately, i can try as hard as i like and be as committed and focused and dedicated, but there is a lot you can do. —— not a lot. e—cigarettes should be allowed on nhs sites, thats according to a new report from the royal college of physicians. it also says nhs patients should be given help to stop smoking while they're in hospital.
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currently patients are admitted and discharged without being asked if they smoke and do not get advice on giving up. you are up—to—date with the latest news. coming up on the programme, carol will have the weather for you. and there are heat wave warnings out, we will talk about how to keep your pets cool and sally i love what your pets cool and sally i love what you have done with your dogs. sadie in the paddling pool. have we got a picture? it was so hot, wasn't it? the only place you could keep her cool. when we show everybody the photo you might be able to tell whether she liked it or not, she is very static, she didn't move much. at this world cup, we have had lots of different dances, we have had the floss, the strike, i might do that at some point another day. what about this one? have you seen this? you have. the video assistant
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referee, that sign has got to be the next world cup and speakers we saw it loads last night. in fact, if you had to pick out a star last night it probably was the video assistant referee. let's speak to our sports correspondent david ornstein. we are going to come on to england injusta we are going to come on to england injust a moment. first we are going to come on to england in just a moment. first of all, we have to look at that portugal iran match from last night, again, var has come in for some pretty heavy criticism. it really has. welcome to the gulf of finland, england's base for the world cup, around 45 minutes to saint petersburg. all of the news came from a long way away from here. because of the var in the portuguese game but also the spanish game. portugal had already taken the lead against iran and cristiano ronaldo
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had been awarded a penalty that was saved, a penalty that was awarded by the ai system. then came the most controversial incident when ronaldo tasselled with an uranium player about midway through the second half, it seemed his arm was flailing and it caught the uranium player. there was a long deliberation as the da are system had a look at it, the referee came over to the pitch side television and inspected for himself and eventually he gave only a yellow ca rd and eventually he gave only a yellow card for cristiano ronaldo. any people thought they should have been a red card and portugal would have had to play the last 15 minutes or so of the match with only ten men and without the best player. as it happened, iran did equalise, another controversial ba are —— var decision after a portuguese defender had handled the ball. then, in the final seconds of the match they hit the
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side netting. if they had scored that goal it would have knocked portugal out, and sent iran through. as it was, portugal go through with spain but the night will continue to be debated because of the var system, which was brought in for this world cup despite being in trial mode around the world and the debate is set to raid on. stay there, we will talk about england in just the second. portugal finished below spain with var also involved in that game. they were 2—1 down against morocco in injury time when iago aspas scored an equaliser which was initially disallowed for offside, but then given after the replays were studied. spain will face russia in the last 16. portugal play uruguay. so, we heard gareth southgate talking about the belgian game, which is coming up on thursday. he has been asked a lot of times, will
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they play the second place and he seems determined that they will not be doing that. i think you only needed to see the reaction from him after that win against panama when he was so disappointed that england had conceded a goal towards the end because if they had 16—0 they would have been top of this group outright rather than by goal difference. that indicates that he really wants to win this group. if we think back to that match it was so emphatic, still ha rd to that match it was so emphatic, still hard to believe that england one 6-1. hard to believe that england one 6—1. their biggest ever world cup victory, the biggest at any major tournament. scoring as many goals against panama as they had scored in their previous six world cup matches combined. they returned to training, those who started the match were recuperating at the hotel. those who we re recuperating at the hotel. those who were substitutes or not involved at all continued to train as normal. today they are training behind
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closed doors and we will hear from some of the players later. thursday they play belgium, the last 16 early next week. here's what's coming up today. australia—peru and denmark—france are at three o'clock with the group yet to be decided. you can follow those games on bbc radio 5live and the bbc sport website. and at seven, can lionel messi rescue argentina? they must beat nigeria and hope the iceland—croatia result goes their way too. those matches are on bbc tv. we still don't know whether andy murray will be playing at wimbledon, which starts on monday — but he is back to winning ways. he beat stan wawrinka in straight sets, in the opening round at eastbourne. that's murray's first win for almost a year. next he faces kyle edmund, who replaced him as british number one. qualifying for wimbledon has begun and dan evans is through the first round — he wasn't awarded a wildcard last week, following his 12—month ban for taking cocaine, so he needs two more wins to reach the main draw. i missed tennis a lot when i was off. it was a difficult time.
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it is just good to be out again playing, especially playing my favourite tournament of the year, without a doubt. so it is good to be back on court. still waiting to hear if serena williams will be given a place. andy murray was playing with stan wawrinka in a small tournament, two grandslam winners but because they hadn't gotten form recently they ended up playing in the early rounds of. asimilar ended up playing in the early rounds of. a similar situation, but for different reasons for serena williams. serena williams is currently at 180 something in the world. she won't stay there for long. seven—time champion serena williams is waiting to hear if she'll be seeded for wimbledon. the former world number one made her comeback in march after giving birth last year and is now 183rd in the rankings. she believes players returning from pregnancy should have protected seedings, as well as
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protected rankings, but some officials believe that would be unfair to other players. let's discuss this more with the world, european and commonwealth medallist, jo pavey, and the sports writer anna kessel. thank you very much forjoining us. what do you think should be happening to serena williams?m what do you think should be happening to serena williams? it is amazing that we are discussing this. any other woman who goes away on maternity leave, they come back to theirjob as it was. that is how it is protected. in sport things are so different and why would somebody who is world number one suddenly be playing down the rankings not be seeded? of course, she has lost all of her earnings as well. so why
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would we penalise herfor of her earnings as well. so why would we penalise her for having a baby? this is a very good question but so many people are against it, of protecting both seedings and rankings as well. some people are against it, butjohn mcenroe, maria sharapova, have come out in favour of her getting that protected seeding. we want to see the best players at the championships. if you area players at the championships. if you are a player lower down, you are probably not going to want to play serena williams in the first round either. is not about serena williams, it is about the bigger picture and would we be having this discussion if it wasn't her coming back from maternity leave? if it was somebody else, victoria azarenka came back and we didn't have a global debate about it. the bigger question is should all women in sport be afforded the same rights? i think the answer is yes. joe, from a
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different sport, but you have been through this. he had a baby and then came back, how did it works you? —— work for you. definitely, it was a disappointing situation, really. obviously you are delighted you are becoming a mother. but when i first got pregnant, my then the sponsor, not my current sponsor, then had to freeze my contract and it did actually have the right to terminate it. my money was frozen for a year from my sponsor and then after that there was very strict actual things i had to achieve in the contract to then get the sponsorship back the following year. if i had achieved those very strict criteria i would have then been dropped completely. to put a lot of pressure on me, i had to get training as quick as i could, you have got sleepless nights, breast—feeding, your body is
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undera lot of nights, breast—feeding, your body is under a lot of change and it is really tough. i actually ended up getting injured on the comeback from my first pregnancy because of those pressures. then, with my second child i had learnt a lot and took my time and did actually have a more successful comeback, making more sense about what i could achieve. it is difficult and with the funding side of things i got treated as though i didn't perform and funding which i didn't have many years at the time was stopped because purely because i hadn't performed because i was pregnant, rather than it being a natural situation for a woman's. serena williams makes a point, being pregnant is not an injury. uk back and did fantastic when you came back. it is a huge amount of added pressure. yeah, it is a lot of pressure, i just thought pressure. yeah, it is a lot of pressure, ijust thought i am going to enjoy that newborn time and what will be will be. thinking about it
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asa family will be will be. thinking about it as a family we had to make sure we saved and have enough money to fill that gap as it is really difficult. having a child is such a wonderful thing and you don't want to, sort of, put it in front of the child. it is difficult for women because it is so far behind the business world and women feel they are not supported or given any maternity rights as such. it is really difficult for women to sustain a support —— sporting career and with the likes of serena williams you do not want it are punished for having a child when it is such a wonderful thing as a woman's. i think it is really nice that you can be a good role model to your children and show what a positive thing sport is anyway.“ serena williams is not seeded, you could have a situation where the number one seed would play probably the best player that ever lived in
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the best player that ever lived in the women's game in the first round, thatis the women's game in the first round, that is a practical implication. this is it and this is one of the big arguments ratings wise. that's why you would give serena as seating. and the us open have announced they will now introduce this is part of their policy and procedure around seeding. just to pick up, i don't think it is, like you said at the top, like andy and sta n you said at the top, like andy and stan playing together. a woman giving birth is not the same necessarily as having an injury and many women, top female athletes like jessica and joe, the football referee who recently came back seven months after giving birth. passing the referee fitness test. there are many women who excel after giving birth. i think we should afford them the platform to do so. two people
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playing in a very early stage of the tournament, i would playing in a very early stage of the tournament, iwould make playing in a very early stage of the tournament, i would make that clear. thank you very much. i know you've written about this, joe, thank you very much. let's ta ke let's take a moment to look at carolyn the sunshine with a word of warning. good morning, it is beautiful here in london this morning. i'm in kensington gardens with a temper. in belfast, it's 15 and in edinburgh, its 14 but these temperatures are set to fly up as we go through today. yesterday's top temperature was in london, 30.1dc but yesterday, to give you an idea of the levels, we had high levels. 20 degrees in manchester and 26 degrees in edinburgh and cardiff. similar
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values expected today as high pressure continues to dominate our weather. it's not going anywhere particularly quickly. again, the jetstrea m particularly quickly. again, the jetstream is to the north, allowing high pressure to stay where it is but that is set to change. as we go through the morning. there is quite a bit of low cloud and sea fog which has come in overnight over the coast of scotland. that will tend through the day to burn back towards the coast and thin. here too, some seabreeze is developing. it will feel cool on the coast. inland, is going to be hot, dry and sunny. for scotland, northern ireland, and northern england, hazy sunshine per year. an outside chance of a shower today. as the crowd thickens late on in the day. it will still be a pleasa nt in the day. it will still be a pleasant and update. through the evening, still a lot of early evening, still a lot of early evening sunshine. through the night once again, cloud and sea fog coming in from the north sea. it's not
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going to be a cold night, except perhaps in some rural parts of northern england and also the highlands of scotland. they are the exception rather than the rule. tomorrow, we start off again, with a low cloud and sea fog in the east, burning back towards the coast. seabreeze is developing. a lot of dry and sunny weather the further west you do travel. once again, we are looking a higher at a height of potentially west london towards shropshire. that kind of triangle. for thursday, a little dry, hot and sunny weather. look at the temperatures this time in edinburgh and glasgow, around about 29, 30 celsius but still, pretty hot or very warm across much of the rest of the uk and looks like on sunday, this could change but on sunday at the moment, it looks like we are looking at some thundery showers developing across southern england. one be till next week to see a breakdown in the north plastic that caveat in that it could once again change. the uv levels are high as
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well. lots of different warnings. see in about half an hour. that is going to explain about people with existing medical conditions. you try to give them a call and they say, oh, your premium jumps. to give them a call and they say, oh, your premiumjumps. even to give them a call and they say, oh, your premium jumps. even if your condition is pretty minor with something you have in the past and it's all clear, it's still pretty severe. there is a warning today that people with medical conditions are poorly served by insurers, something the regulator wants to tackle. at least 15 million people in the uk have one long—term medical condition. insurers are wary of insuring those people because conditions like that could mean hospital bills are on holiday. the
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association of british insurers say people pay out more than half of the money they do. the other 35% covers the cost of cancellations. lost items and delays make up the rest. lost money, bags, delays, passports, all things like that. let's discuss this. pavita saw her piece skyrocket. and anthony wright. he is joining us now from central london —— central london. joining us now from central london -- central london. i want to start with you, pavita. explain what happened. you had a cancer diagnosis but you now find it difficult to get travel insurance. travelling easier
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to different countries, with we had a quote for a couple of insurances, and its almost —— it's almost doubled what my daughter had. the quote came up to about 53. it was 107 for me which was disappointing. lots of questions about what conditions you have. even though i'm in remission is still. taking your case individually, they say you have had cancer in the past, you are a risk. it's a very blunt approach.“ very blanket cover, not looking at the individual people. anthony wright, we heard from pavita who faced the problem. it's a blunt instrument, isn't it, to determine who is at risk? why is it not more specific? we can, and this is an
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important issue. what the reporter is highlighted as people accessing specialist providers in this area and it's really important to shop around, they don't just and it's really important to shop around, they don'tjust go and it's really important to shop around, they don't just go to the first provider, and if they do have a pre—existing medical condition, they look for a specialist because these people can provide more tailored quote is based on your condition. they have expertise in the area. 15 million people have faced across this country. why can't the widespread mainstream insurers ensure these people given there are so many that are seeking the help that they need? the majority of people, a mainstream provider will provide insurance and they will give you the cover that you need at a price that is reasonable but for
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some people with more conflicts conditions, and cancer might fall into that, they might need to go to a specialist provider. there are other things you can do in order to ensure that you keep your premiums down. you can buy single trip insurance rather than annual cover. that will be a little bit easier to price. you can think about the destination you are going. europe, we have a reciprocal health—care arrangement can often be cheaper than going to america where it can be £10,000 a night to stay in a hospital. these are the kind of risks that insurers have to consider. pavita is listening to everything you said and you are shaking your head. my single trip cover was £75 to go to america stead of having a full year for 107.
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single trip cost is higher still. still, clearly it's much expensive, evenif still, clearly it's much expensive, even if you are going to that single trip of shopping around, its not a lwa ys trip of shopping around, its not always available. not everyone. younger people have access to the internet but the older generation doesn't have. you shouldn't have to go to the specialist insurance quotes. i did go on to the internet andi quotes. i did go on to the internet and i did research the best quality and i did research the best quality and the best price. it still came quite high. as a cancer patient, we are playing double. there is a lot of appreciation of the bills can have up to a lot of people assume they can't be insured. people going without any insurance. that could be even more costly. that would be a
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very serious mistake, particularly if you had a health condition. you have to look at the uk marketing comparison. often pre—existing conditions are simply excluded from the policies. what i would say to people is, to look around. unfortunately, if you do have a pre—existing condition, it does require a bit more shopping around. it isjust in relation to the extra risk built up over many years, the extra cost next to risk of cancellations. i have every sympathy for people who do have these conditions and i can understand why they are concerned about this issue. we want to work with fca to improve the system as it stands. thank you very much. and pavita, and keep sharing your story. that's all from me. as the whole of the uk swelters
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in the hottest temperatures of the year, we'll be going outside to meet these puppies, and bringing you some top tips on how to make sure your pets stay safe and cool in the sunshine. time now to get the news, travel and weather where you are. good morning from bbc london news, i'm alpa patel. surrey police are warning about the dangers of swimming in open water, in the hot weather, after a man drowned in a lake in nutfield. the man's body was found in mercers park yesterday evening. police say they had received several calls throughout the day about people swimming there and behaving anti—socially. the death is not being treated as suspicious. legal challenges are likely
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to follow the decision to approve plans to expand heathrow airport. 415 mps voted to support expansion — while a hundred and nineteen voted against. among them — london mps who have long been against a third runway — including zac goldsmith, justine greening and greg hands. fierce opponent borisjohnson — missed the vote — because he was at a meeting in afghanistan westminster council says it may need to review some market traders' licences because of the cost of clearing up. it says it's also looking at increasing prices because they are running at a loss of three hundred thousand pound. traders are opposed and say they will put up a fight. we didn't know anything about the charges going up. i think it's not very good, it's not a good idea. we pay enough as it is now, we don't get that much help from westminster really so i don't know why they put the charges up. the government has given a london charity one million pounds to help train the public to support syrian refugees.
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this family were rehoused in hackney. the scheme helps them navigate health and social services and arranges english lessons for them. let's have a look at the travel situation now. on the tube — the london overg round has minor delays between stratford and richmond and out to clapham junction. london northwestern trains are delayed by 20 minutes towards london between milton keynes central and watford junction, because of a broken down freight train. m25 is heavy clockwise at j1a for swa nscombe, following a broken—down lorry. good morning. yesterday was the hottest day of the year, recorded so far. over at hampton, temperatures reached 30.1. a similar day today, it's dry and hot and again very sunny. first thing this morning, there may be a little bit of mist out towards the thames estuary.
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it will burn back quickly leaving a day of blue skies and sunshine, a gentle easterly breeze, temperatures again up in the high 20s, 28, 29. one or two spots could reach 30 by the end of the day. a lovely warm evening in the sunshine and then overnight, a bit of low cloud and mist moving in again from the east. still going to be reasonably warm, temperatures between 11 and 13. similar day again for wednesday, any low cloud and mist will burn back to blue skies and sunshine. temperatures in the high 20s. very similar for thursday and indeed friday, this hot spell continues. into the weekend, temperatures perhaps a little bit cooler but still mid—to—high 20s and starting to break down just plenty more on our website at the usual address. bye for now. good morning.
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welcome to breakfast with louise minchin and charlie stayt. our headlines today... mps overwhelmingly back a third runway at heathrow. the foreign secretary has just arrived back in the uk after missing the vote. "below average" — a new report says the nhs is behind other countries at preventing deaths from heart attacks, strokes and cancer. another day of soaring temperatures — now a health warning about the heatwave. yesterday's top temperature was in london at 30.1 celsius. similar values today and another dry, sunny and hot day in prospect. a dramatic drop in car industry investment — the sector says it's been "thwarted" by brexit uncertainty. the main player at the world cup last night was the video assistant referee. iran snatched a draw against portugal — ronaldo was lucky not to be sent off. it's tuesday the 26th ofjune.
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our top story... borisjohnson has arrived back in the uk in the last hour, after missing a crucial vote in which mps overwhelmingly backed the government's £14 billion proposal to expand heathrow airport with a third runway. in a vote late last night, the house of commons supported the plan by 415 to 119, giving the government a huge majority of 296. business leaders and the government say expansion is essential for the uk's economic prospects but others vehemently oppose the plan. let's get the latest on this now from our political correspondent chris mason in westminster. in the last few moments, boris johnson has arrived back in the uk. he was not there for the vote? he was not, but he is back to go to commons to answer some questions. i wonder what he might be asked. he did a little trip to afghanistan.
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yesterday was a game of where's wally? the government would not say under the members of the cabinet did not seem to know. —— the government would not say and other members of the cabinet did not seem to know. he was arriving back at heathrow from an overnight flight from afghanistan, heading back to the house of commons. had he voted against the heathrow expansion yesterday his vote would not have made a difference because the government had a stonking majority in favour of backing heathrow relative to those who did not want to see its expansion. why? there was a very small number of conservative rebels, mainly conservative mps, in and
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around the airport to worry about the implications for their local residents. labour was split right down the middle. half of their mps backing the government, half of them saying they did not want to see the airport expand. plenty more to go on this heathrow debate, it has rumbled on for a generation and there is more left. thank you, chris. the uk's health service is lagging behind other countries when it comes to treating common killers including heart attacks and some cancers. that's according to an independent report produced for the bbc. nhs england says it's ready to address the issues head—on, and that the report highlights many areas of outstanding care. our health correspondent dominic hughes reports. as the nhs approaches its 70th birthday, four major think tanks have posed the question — just how good is our health service? the answer seems to be not bad, but could do better. when compared to 18 other industrialised countries, a relatively efficient nhs in areas, such as protecting people from the financial burden of illness. but when it comes to health outcomes, it is less impressive. when treating eight out of the 12 most common causes of death, such as lung cancer or heart attacks, performance
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is worse than average. the uk has a lower number of doctors, nurses and other medical staff per head of population and the lowest levels of both ct and mri scanners, important for diagnosing illneses. given what we spend, we are ok, but we could be doing better. it is clear from the report that outcomes could be improved. we are very efficient and spend very little on management costs, but we could spend more money well and effectively and improve the outcomes for people. this report reveals an nhs that is perhaps no longer the envy of the world. a health service is running on the scarce resources in terms of staff and equipment, and health outcomes in some areas that are poor. mps have warned that the uk must significantly increase spending on the armed forces if britain is to maintain its defence relationship with the united states and other nato allies. the government insists it will continue to exceed nato's 2% spending target, but the house of commons defence committee says britain needs
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to spend billions of pounds more on defence to respond to what it describes as "intensified threats". there is real concern stressed by the united states, who spend much more than any of the rest of europe on collective defence and want europe to bear its fair share. that is understandable. and with emerging threats and also with gaps in defence capability, particularly for example, in anti—submarine capability. it's certainly been heating up over the last couple of days — and now the met office has issued a yellow health warning for heatwave conditions. the warning is in place between this morning and thursday evening — and comes as more high temperatures are forecast for later in the week. mark lobel reports. with temperatures predicted to rise above 30 celsius and outshine the sahara, it is said to be an unforgettably hot couple of days for residents and visitors are like at chester zoo.
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-- it is —— it is going to be an unforgettably —— it is going to be an u nforg etta bly hot —— it is going to be an unforgettably hot couple of days. wallowing in the north—west, there is an 80% chance of a heat wave there. but the opportunity to top up your tan does come with a health warning. those being told to take extra care include the elderly, young children, people with serious health conditions and hay fever sufferers. the met office has issued its first health alert of the summer to prepare people for consecutive days and nights of extreme temperatures. it may not be the last. there are severe weather warnings across england, with a 60% chance of it occurring in the next two days in the north—east, west midlands and south—west. transport will be affected too. rail delays are almost guaranteed, with tracks at risk of overheating. drivers have been warned of sticky, bumpy roads as scalding temperatures hit the tarmac. the met office and public
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health england are clear, that with the hot temperatures lie dangers ahead. prince william will meet the israeli president and prime minister today as he continues his historic tour of the middle east. this is the first official royal visit to israel and the palestinian territories. he'll meet the palestinian president tomorrow. let's speak to our middle east correspondent, yolande knell. what will be happening today? what will be happening today7m what will be happening today? in a few minutes he will beginning his first official engagement in the israeli side. he will be coming to the yad vashem holocaust museum, the first visit by a british while in
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israel's 70 year history. he will meet holocaust survivors, lay a wreath in the hall of remembrance. he will have a personal connection to this place, he will see the name of his great—grandmother, princess alice of greece, appears on the list of the righteous among the nations. in nazi occupied athens during the second world war, she hid a jewish family, the cohens, and is remembered here for that. he has those israeli political meetings later but then he will move onto jaffer, where the trip will differ from what you normally see in a ministerial visit, because he will be meeting young, arab and jewish israelis playing football together. —— moving onto jaffa. there is a lot of emphasis on the prince meeting young people and taking part in sporting and cultural events. kensington palace insists this is not political, as royal visits really are not, but of course it
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will be an unprecedented diplomatic challenge for him because coming here, so much is seen as political. thank you. olympian champion victoria pendleton has said she feels "psychologically and physiologically damaged" after she had to pull out of a mount everest climb. last month, doctors advised the former cyclist to cut the charity trip short due to oxygen deficiency. they put her on medication when she got back to the uk, explaining that oxygen deprivation can trigger depression. speaking to the radio times, pendleton said she'd never felt so overwhelmed with illness. she spoke to breakfast last month after pulling out of the climb. just on the evening, when it got cold in the tent and your heart rate goes down and your breathing rate goes down and your breathing rate goes down, i started to feel really unwell. lots of the guys around me we re unwell. lots of the guys around me were quite worried that my physiology just is not were quite worried that my physiologyjust is not suited to
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high altitude. unfortunately i can try as hard as i like, be as committed and focused and dedicated, but if your body does not adapt to altitude well there is not a lot you can. “— altitude well there is not a lot you can. —— can do. president trump has criticised american motorcyle maker harley davidson over its plans to move some production away from the united states to avoid eu tariffs. the us president tweeted to say he was "surprised that the company had become the first to wave the white flag." the eu tariffs are a response to new us duties on steel and aluminium imports. sally has told me about these pictures, apparently they are amazing. it is the first time i will see them. on a day when we are talking about dogs, we couldn't not show this clip from spanish police of a dog peforming cpr. my my goodness! we will be speaking to a doctor in a
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moment, she might be able to tell us about this. the dog listens to whether the person has a pulse, and clearly they do, and then... i am a bit confused, but it has been trained to do cpr. can we see the shots again? this is the madrid police departments, the dog is called poncho. the madrid police department says he has mastered the art of cpr. it is quite extreme, but then in order to get the necessary. . . another go... and then... there you go. well. we have a doctor here to talk about something different, but what do you make of this? cpi is not easy for us to manage. it is definitely a last resort? if a human being were there,
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it would be betterfor a human to be doing that? you are here to talk about what we have been talking about this morning. the national health service turns 70 this year, and this morning we've been looking at some independent research, commissioned by the bbc, which suggests when it comes to quality of treatment, it's no longer the envy of the world. analysis by the nuffield trust says the uk is lagging behind other developed nations when it comes to treating deadly conditions like heart attacks, strokes and certain cancers. but what's it like for those working at the sharp end of health care? we'rejoined by two people who can give us an idea — doctor fari ahmad is a gp and professor charles swa nton is the clinical director for cancer research uk. good morning to you both, thank you very much forjoining us. charles, what do you make of these figures? are you worried by them? yes, i am worried, it is something we have known about at cancer research uk for several years. we like behind the rest of europe in some areas of cancer survival. the key is earlier
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diagnosis and screening and also to increase our cancer workforce. we have real unmet needs to increase the number of doctors in the nhs to help with early diagnosis and screening and to make sure we diagnose more and more cancers at a much earlier stage when we can achieve cures. just looking at those figures, the key weaknesses, worse than average in terms of treatment of eight out of 12 most common causes of death such as heart attack, breast cancer, pancreatic cancer and lung cancer. it is shaming in some ways? it is. it is a big worry. we know, for instance, that demands in the nhs will increase hugely over the next ten to 20 years, there will be 150,000 more patients diagnosed with cancer by 2035, we will need three quarters of a million more colonoscopies and endoscopies by 2020. we may be 2000
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clinical staff short by 2022. there isa clinical staff short by 2022. there is a huge need to increase our cancer workforce with this new nhs funding of 3.4% which has been promised, year—on—year, to focus that very closely on a diagnostic workforce that can achieve earlier cancer diagnoses for patients. dr ahmad, you deal with this at the front line. looking at strokes, you most people coming into your surgery, you diagnose they have had a stroke. 11% of people in britain who have had a srebrenica will die within 30 days, in finland it is 7%. -- 11% within 30 days, in finland it is 7%. "11% of within 30 days, in finland it is 7%. —— 11% of people in britain who have had a stroke will die within 30 days. i know you do not have experience of finland, but there must be something affecting patients? we have fewer doctors, fewer ways to investigate, fewer
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beds, so we are not doing as well. that is not that surprising. the way things are structured, we are a very cost—effective health care system. so if you are having a stroke, one of the issues we are having as ambulance times. if you are having a stroke, the best thing you can do is to get quick treatments, it will reduce disability and reduce your stay in hospital, but we are struggling to get ambulances to patients. all of these things are happening and they have a cumulative effect. i would love to have time to talk to my patients about how they should stop smoking and look after themselves so they are less likely to have a stroke, but we're so busy firefighting all the time because we are overwhelmed, so the preventative things get pushed. we know the government says it will invest hundreds of thousands, millions of pounds more money. will it change? our big birthday present that theresa may will give us, all that
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will do is top up the stuff we should have had these past few years, it will not make a big difference. we need more investment but we also need... we need brave politicians to look at the nhs and make the big decisions. nye bevan had a vision, that was amazing. we need a visionary politician to look at where we are and say how do we do this? do we tax more, do we say we can't pay for everything? nobody can do that so they each say we will fix it, we will make it amazing, but at the coal face it really isn't. professor, in your area, the coal face it really isn't. professor, in yourarea, cancer, other countries, and you must know from looking around the world, are their countries which have models we could aspire to in a realistic sense? many countries around europe achieve better outcomes than the uk when it comes to survival with many of the common cancers you have just
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discussed. lots of this comes down to organisation of national screening programmes, having front line staff that are there to provide the diagnostic facilities and imaging requirements for following up imaging requirements for following up patients with screen tests that look positive. i keep saying this, but it is critical to point out how short of diagnostic and imaging stuff we are. one in ten diagnostics and imaging posts remains unfilled in the uk. without these endoscopists, ct images, radiographers, we will not be able to achieve the very best cancer survival outcomes in europe, which is what we all aspire to. professor charles, and dr ahmad, thank you. to give you an nhs england response, they say although the nhs has been under great pressure, the report shows once again our health service provides
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outstanding care for many conditions inafairand outstanding care for many conditions in a fair and efficient way, but it rightly highlights areas for further improvements which need to be addressed head—on in the nhs's long—term plan for the decades ahead. tonight at eight o'clock on bbc two, anita rani and nick robinson will present a live broadcast from birmingham's queen elizabeth hospital as part of the bbc‘s nhs at 70 season. we know it is lovely and sunny this morning but there was also a heatwave warning. here is carol with the details. the met office has a public warning of the heatwave we have at the moment. yellow is second from the bottom, we go to amber and then read is the top one. it is triggered by different things. it might be triggered by the temperature being 28 or 29 across northern england for two consecutive days, and above 15
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degrees in the night in between those two consecutive days. the warning is in force in northern england, western england in south—west england. yesterday the temperature hit 30 celsius in london. today we could see very similar values. we are in kensington gardens here is already above 18 celsius. it was notjust london that's all very high values yesterday, much of the land did. it was 28 in manchester, in cardiff and edinburgh it was 26, in your fulton we hit 29. high values. high pressure is certainly very much in charge of the weather. the jet strea m charge of the weather. the jet stream to the north is allowing this hot weather to continue, and it will do for a little while. the exceptions to the dry, hot weather are across the east coast of scotla nd are across the east coast of scotland and england, overnight low cloud has come in and since the fog. most of that will burn back to the coast through the course of the day,
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it will thin and sea breezes develop. along the coastlines it will be cooler than inland, around 16 to 19 celsius. northern ireland, northern england and scotland, sunny spells. a bit more cloud developing later, with the outside chance of a shower in northern ireland, but that will be at. lots of early evening sunshine to enjoy, but overnight again the cloud will romp in from the north sea. temperature wise, staying in double figures in towns and cities. not cold, not humans, but in rule parts of northern england and scotland you could see temperatures dip into single figures. julia for you to start the day tomorrow. tomorrow is rather like today, the cloud will whip back towards the coastline. sea breezes developing and lots of sunshine. tomorrow the chance of seeing 30 celsius will be west london, heading towards bristol and shropshire. somewhere in that triangle we expect that value. by
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the time we get to thursday, we are looking at a lot of dry, hot and sunny weather. temperatures quite widely in the mid—20s. glasgow or edinburgh on thursday could hit 29 or 30 degrees. we are not done with this hot weather yet, it looks like it will continue for many of us into the weekend. temperatures perhaps coming down a touch but way above where they should be, and on sunday we may well see thunderstorms and southern england. that is yet to be decided but it is a possibility. i am being eaten alive by beasties here, they are right at my legs this morning. studio: new look like you are part of the whole landscape, thatis are part of the whole landscape, that is probably why they are doing it. —— you look like you are. carol, is it and —— you look like you are. carol, is itand is? —— you look like you are. carol, is it and is? she was stung on the toll yesterday. —— carol, is it ants? carol: it is lots ofjust beasties.
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chevron studio we will be talking about how to keep your dogs and cats cool investment in the uk car industry has halved in the first six months of the year — that's according to the society of motor manufacturers and traders, which represents the sector. ben's here to tell us more. yes, this is a report out this morning from the smmt. we are used to talking about the industry being robust. it says investment in the uk was £647.4 million in the first six months of 2017. but in the first six months of this year that fell to £347.3 million pounds. they are blaming it on brexit, they say there is too much uncertainty and worry about getting parts and supplies into the uk, also selling those cars because we export lots of them. they say brexit uncertainty has faltered them. there is undoubtedly frustration in boardrooms. over the next couple of
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yea rs, particularly boardrooms. over the next couple of years, particularly with plants, they will risk —— they will reach they will risk —— they will reach the decision point. investment has been declining. investment in the automotive industry is always a bit lumpy and inconsistent, but if you match what is happening in terms of total investment with what we hear, we are seeing companies sitting on their hands for as long as possible, but it reaches the point when you had to make that decision and you need the clarity. clarity is a real concern. it has been such a strong industry, so much investment. you may be wrote off the car industry after the demise of things like rover, but it is thriving. it employs 186,000 people across the uk but it's also very international. eight in ten vehicles made in the uk is exported — that was more than a million vehicles last year. so not only is the worry about getting parts from overseas, but also being able to export them to sell them to customers elsewhere, so they are worried about the customs
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union, car parts, getting those bits into the country. what if we don't get a deal? the risk is always that companies and acts on contingency plans, which could be in terms of supply chain sourcing and future model allocation. it will not be overnight closure but it could be death by 1000 cuts. gradually the competitiveness of the uk has eroded, making it that much harder to attract the investment, and the investment makes us so competitive. so he was adding his name to the list of other organisations worried about the certainty. lots of businesses and lots of business groups are lining up to criticise this uncertainty, this lack of clarity that they say they have from the government. the government says the government. the government says the car industry is a huge success story for the uk and are working to make trade as frictionless as possible. clearly lots of work to
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do, but nonetheless for those companies and all those jobs and balls, lots uncertainty. thank you very much. thank you for not drawing attention to my banana, which has been sitting here. time now to get the news, travel and weather where you are. when i finish my breakfast! temperatures yesterday got up to 30.1 celsius in london, but largely the temperatures were in the high 20s because this big area of high pressure is blocking any usual cloud and rain bearing weatherfronts across the uk. things are very settled through this week. it will bea settled through this week. it will be a case of more hot and sunny
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weather through today. a bit of hair cloud across northern and western areas of england and scotland and northern ireland, meaning just turning the sunshine hazy into the afternoon. the heat today will be a little bit further west from london up little bit further west from london up into the midlands and north west england. look where those dark oranges. 27, 28, 29. we will perhaps not reach 30 celsius today. across the eastern side of england and eastern scotland, still the risk of patchy mist and low cloud moving in where it will be back little bit fresher. overnight tonight, a patchy low cloud and mist could move further inland into the early hours of wednesday. those are your overnight temperatures. during wednesday, most of us starting the morning with sunshine, which will continue into the afternoon. we might have some of that cloud across eastern parts which will burn back towards the coast. it is around those used in areas where it will be fresher. if you don't like the heat, that is
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where to head two. the heat building again on wednesday, temperatures 29, perhaps even 30 degrees even in northern ireland and the west of scotland. temperatures in the mid to high 20s. as for the rest of the week, again on friday and thursday, more sunshine. perhaps turning a bit less hot in northern areas into the weekend. there is a chance later in the weekend for some heavy and thundery showers across southern parts, but we will keep you up to date with one. goodbye. —— we will keep you up to date with that one. this is business live from bbc news with susannah streeter and samantha simmonds. cleared for take—off. britian's parliament votes in favour of a third runway at london's heathrow airport. but how long will it take to get off the ground? live from london, that's our top story on tuesday the 26th ofjune. business groups have welcomed the decision to boost london's
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connectivity to the rest of the world, but environmental campaigners aren't so happy. also in the programme: india's prime minister calls on the asia infrastructure investment bank to lend more money to boost development across the region. and we
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