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the eu tells the uk — it's time to lay your cards on the table over brexit. as theresa may leaves the eu summit, she's told time is running out. the most difficult tasks are still unresolved. if you want to reach a deal in october, we need quick progress. theresa may says she is ready to accelerate and intensify the pace of negotioations. also tonight... the police commander in charge on the day of the hillsborough disaster is to stand trial. the firefighter who left his colleagues and tried — and failed — to rescue a girl trapped in the grenfell fire. the migrant parents in america still separated from their children, despite donald trump promising to stop it. translation: what they have done is horrible. i have had no information and it's been more than 50 days. i call, and no—one tells me anything. and the heatwave brings the almost inevitable hosepipe ban and water shortages. and coming up on sportsday on bbc
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news — will he or won't he play at wimbledon next week? andy murray is still yet to decide, but says it's most likely. good evening. the eu has given what it says is a last warning to the uk to lay its cards on the table, if it wants to resolve all outstanding brexit issues in time for a crunch summit in october, and that "huge and serious" differences remain between both sides. theresa may says she is "ready to intensify and accelerate the pace of negotiations" and will publish more detail about the government's plans in a white paper. our political editor laura kuenssberg reports from brussels. hovering in the background, brexit has been a footnote,
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not the main order of business here. but brussels' main broker had prepared a very big message to give. huge and serious divergence remain, in particular ireland and northern ireland. now we are waiting for the uk white paper and i hope it will contain workable and realistic proposals. but the very, very, very long night of talks that became 5am in the morning was dominated by the stresses and strains of migration around the mediterranean. then, a deal pushed by italy emerged, eventually with support of the others. not clear if it will give enough relief to angela merkel, in deep trouble on the issue at home. but the eu's frustrated with what they see as britain's lack of decisions on brexit. it sounds, though, like the prime minister is irritated right back. we are ready to intensify and accelerate the pace of negotiations.
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i want to see that from the european commission and the european union. but by sunrise, it was all quiet on the british front. theresa may had been and gone and it's that relative silence, as the eu sees it, that frustrates them so. gathering again, they mulled over the state of play. one government source said this is a prolonged finger wagging exercise, but insiders suggest there is real despair among the member states. this time next week, the cabinet at home will be locked away in their own talks, trying to resolve once and for all what will the relationship with the eu really be? the best friends orjust respectful neighbours? there's a great deal of work ahead. and the most difficult tasks are still unresolved. if you want to reach a deal in october we need to great progress.
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—— we need quick progress. this is the last call to lay cards on the table. then again... a simple message — we cannot wait any more. european voices can shout ever louder, but the coming drama for theresa may is the one that awaits her at home. can she solve, in just seven days, the contradictions that the tories have struggled with for two long years? do you think theresa may will be able to resolve the differences in her cabinet? yes. and what happens if she does not? she will. she will, why are you confident when...? because i know her. so you trust that she will be able to get her party together? i was always trusting the british. yet the eu's frustrated. hanging around for britain. in a week, we should know what they are waiting for. laura kuenssberg, bbc news, brussels. as we heard there, a deal was reached in the early hours of this morning at the eu summit on how to manage the issue of migrants. it comes as around 100 migrants are missing after a boat sank off the coast of libya just today.
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during marathon talks overnight, eu leaders agreed to set up secure centres inside and outside european union countries on a voluntary basis, to identify migrants who do not have a right to be in the eu, and return them to where they came from. also agreed were new efforts to strengthen controls on the borders of the eu, and more money for turkey and countries across north africa to help stop the flow of migrants. our europe editor katya adler is in brussels for us. this has been a very difficult negotiation within the eu. it's not entirely clear they've reached a solution they are all happy with. no, i can tell you they are not all happy, nor have they suddenly magically solve the vexed question of illegal migration to europe either. you talked about the processing centres. they are basically designed to put economic migrants off from even trying to come to europe, once they realise
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only those with a legal right to asylu m only those with a legal right to asylum or refugee status are allowed to stay but we've been told these centres a re to stay but we've been told these centres are voluntary, so where will they be set up, and when? in the meantime migrants will continue trying to come to europe, risking their lives at sea in doing so. a decision by eu leaders to limit the operations by charity run rescue boats could also result in even more migrant deaths in the short term at least, because people smugglers won't give up easily on the lucrative trade. in terms of numbers, the arrivals of migrants to europe is already down about 95% since the height of the migrant crisis three years ago, so all of these arguments we've been seeing between eu leaders is pretty much political. so the fact we could see leaders like angela merkel leaving the summit today, saying big step forward have been taken, is a hint that in true eu summit style the cracks have been papered over but is europe north, south, east and west, now really united over a common
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migration policy? absolutely not. katya adler in brussels, thank you. nearly 30 years after britain's worst sporting disaster at hillsborough football stadium, a judge has ruled that the police commander in charge on the day can face trial. former chief superintendent of south yorkshire police david duckenfield will face charges of manslaughter by gross negligence in relation to the deaths of 95 liverpool football fans. four other men will also face trial in connection with the disaster and its aftermath. judith moritz reports. nearly 30 years since david duckenfield was in charge at hillsborough, he'll now appear in the dock of a criminal court. it is the first time that anyone has been charged with the deaths of 95 liverpool fans, who were killed when the terraces at the sheffield ground became overcrowded during an fa cup semifinal in 1989. mr duckenfield is accused of failing to take reasonable care for their safety, and it is alleged that amounts to gross negligence. 96 supporters were crushed. the youngest, a boy of ten. the oldest, a pensioner of 67.
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the match commander can only be charged in connection with 95 of the fans. for legal reasons, he can't be prosecuted for the death of the final victim, tony bland. we are unable to charge the manslaughter of anthony bland, the 96th casualty, who died almost four years later. this is due to time limitations imposed by the law as it applied at the time. 18 years ago, david duckenfield was prosecuted privately. an order was then imposed to prevent him being put on trial again. now that order has been lifted. four other men will also stand trial. graham mackrell, former sheffield wednesday club secretary, is charged with breaching health and safety and safety at sport ground legislation. separately, two senior police officers, donald denton and alan foster, and a solicitor, peter metcalf, are accused of perverting the course ofjustice by amending police statements in the wake of the disaster. former chief constable sir norman bettison has applied to stop
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the proceedings against him. his case has been adjourned until august. some of those bereaved by hillsborough were at court today to watch the ruling. they will be back again when the first trial gets under way. those facing charges will now be split into separate trials. trial one, with defendants david duckenfield and graham mackrell, is due to start in september. trial two, of those accused of amending police statements, should then follow on at the start of next year. judith moritz, bbc news, preston. a firefighter who went on a "personal rescue mission" to save a 12—year—old girl trapped alone in grenfell tower has told the public inquiry that he cried every day for a month after the fire. david badillo recounted in heartbreaking detail how he tried to rescuejessica urbano ramirez from the 20th floor. from the inquiry, tom symonds reports. there was only one easy way up and down grenfell tower. the lift worked.
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but firefighters quickly found they were unable to control where it stopped. yet for david badillo it became a way to possibly save a life. i saw little 12—year—old girl on her own and, you know, ijust wanted to go and get her out. jessica urbano ramirez‘s flat was on the 20th floor. would it be right to say that you were on a personal rescue mission? yeah. he had been given the keys and he went up in the lift. he told no—one what he was doing. the doors opened and a big rush of black smoke filled the lift. he was five floors short. what did you think of that? that i'm in trouble here. somehow he managed to get down the stairs, but then, amid the chaos on the ground, david badillo grabbed breathing gear and went back in, with colleagues,
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up the stairs to jessica's flat. there was a bigger room with a big window and the whole window was an orange flame on the outside. jessica wasn't there. he never found her. she didn't survive. there was another difficult question. did you knock on the door or shout to anybody who might be inside flat 175? that flat next door to jessica's. to the family of the people in flat 175, i was looking for another girl. i didn't know there was anyone in there. that's all right. but his witness statement made clear the overwhelming challenges he faced. the firefighters' radios often failed to work. at critical times they couldn't send crucial messages, and tonight, the fire brigades union has said
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that fire services need to improve communications. tom symonds, bbc news at the grenfell tower inquiry. virgin airlines has said it will no longer help the home office with the removal of immigrants to their countries of origin. in a statement he airline said it had taken the decision in the best interests of its customers and staff. the move follows the recent windrush scandal involving the wrongful removal of people from the uk to the caribbean. the bbc has apologised to its presenter carrie gracie for paying her less than male colleagues , and will award her back—pay. carrie gracie publically resigned as china editor injanuary when she learnt she was paid su bsta ntially less than her male counterparts. she now says she'll donate the funds to a gender equality charity. today, at the bbc i can say i am equal. and i would like women in workplaces up
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and down this country to be able to say the same. as the heatwave continues, water companies across much of the uk are warning of serious shortages — and urging people to "use water wisely". demand has soared to record levels in many areas. in the midlands, severn trent is planning bottled water collection points "as a precaution", after parts of shropshire and staffordshire ran out altogetherfor a time. customers of affinity water in south—east england have also faced interrupted supply and low pressure. anglian water has issued advice on cutting water use. while united utilities in the north west says it's facing record demand. meanwhile, northern ireland water is the first to announce a hosepipe ban, which began this evening. emma vardy is in belfast. emma, how serious is the situation there? there's been unprecedented demand on water services as northern ireland
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has experienced its hottest summer in many years. northern ireland water said it is pumping water as quickly as possible but it can't keep up with these spikes in demand. people in some areas have had a loss of pressure, others have experienced a failure of their water supply. utility companies are warning people to keep water used to a minimum. the hosepipe ban has been in place since 6pm. that's northern ireland's first hosepipe ban in 23 years. people in a number of areas of the uk are being advised to keep water used to a minimum as we head into another hot weekend. thank you. many across america are preparing for a weekend of protests against donald trump's immigration policies. in particular, demonstrators are criticising the continued detention of young migrant children who are separated from their parents, despite the white house promising to end the practice. in el paso, texas, our north america correspondent aleem maqbool has been given access to a centre housing
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immigrant parents who have recently been released, only to find they still haven't been reunited with their children. phone rings. this is where parents wait by the phone, desperate for news of their children. they were taken away from them by us immigration officials. all they've been given in return is a number to call. jessica still hasn't even been told where her six—year—old son, marcelo, is. translation: what they've done is horrible. i've had no information and it's been more than 50 days. i call, and no one tells me anything. i can't sleep. i wake up and my heart's beating so fast, i can't even breathe. jessica's still being monitored but she's one of the first released from jail since donald trump's
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policy of separating migrant parents from their children started. there was a lot of publicity surrounding the release of this group of parents, but none has as yet been reunited with their child. unfortunately, some of the parents were led to believe that when that bus arrived here, that their children were going to be inside waiting for them, and that was tragic. that is not the way that it works. you need to understand that there are over 100 facilities throughout the us that are presently detaining over 10,000 minor children. as it stands, immigrants are within their rights to claim asylum in the us and then have their cases assessed. undoubtedly, and it may have been part of the calculation, what's the last few weeks have done is make people think twice about coming to america, however difficult their situation at home. do you regret trying to come to the usa? translation: of course i do, a lot.
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never did i imagine it was going to be like this, that they would take our kids. our children are not to blame for anything. donald trump announced no more parents will be separated from their children, but it now appears that could mean whole families are detained together, and for longer. the american government has now asked its military to prepare areas on its bases where thousands of migrants can be detained, including here at fort bliss. far from feeling that this crisis is over, human rights groups are now are now even more worried about what the next phase of donald trump's immigration policy could look like. aleem maqbool, bbc news, in el paso, texas. the carbon dioxide shortage which has hit britain's food and drink industry has now spread to crumpets. the simultaneous shutdown of several major carbon dioxide plants is affecting supplies of many everyday products, including soft drinks, beers and meat.
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here's our business correspondent emma simpson. her report contains some flashing images. crumpets, one of our favourite treats. they should be making 25,000 of them an hour at this factory. but the production lines have ground to a halt. two of warburtons' big bakeries have run out of co2. this is the point at which we package our crumpets and here we fill every packet with c02. that helps us maintain the freshness and quality of our product over the shelf life. i've got two plants here that haven't run for the last ten days. it's a massive impact on our ability to provide our customers. but supermarkets aren't running out of crumpets just yet. it's notjust some bakery products that rely on co2. it's everything from fresh salads, chicken, meat, ready meals, sliced cheese. because the co2 in the packaging helps keep your shopping fresh
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for as long as possible. co2 also puts the fizz into lots of soft drinks and beer. this gas really matters to our food and drink supply chain. why is there a shortage? a lot of carbon dioxide is created as a by—product when making fertiliser. plants usually scale back production in the summer, but this year, even more than normal, just as demand for drinks has shot up thanks to the world cup and the hot weather. the shortages are even causing problems in abattoirs. they need co2 to stun pigs and poultry before slaughter. it's having an impact at scotland's biggest pig processing plant. it's been shut since tuesday and we don't actually know when it's going to open again. added on to that, a number of the packing plants which would take the product and then make it into sausages
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and mince and things like that use co2 in that and with the shortage those plants have had, it's hard to see how we're going to avoid some disruption to the product on the shelves. at warburtons, they're not sure when things will get back to normal either. but co2 producers say they're working as hard as they can to resume production. emma simpson, bbc news. all this week we've been reporting on 70 years of the national health service, and hearing from the doctors and nurses that are an integral part of it. but around 40% of the nhs workforce are non—medical staff, such as porters, cooks, and maintenance workers. adina campbell has been to meet some of them. i like myjob very much. and the job that i do every day is to help patients, meeting people and talk to people. it must be quite tough at times, though, seeing people when they've lost someone or when they've been given some very hard news. a tough pill to swallow,
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when it comes to their own health or someone else's health. oh, yes, because i have witnessed a lot of relatives, when they lose someone. it's not easy. sometimes we porters have to try and talk to the relatives, console them, you know, give them a good word of advice. i think the nhs is made up of many cogs and we all try to make the nhs turn in one way or another. so we all have a greater role. in terms ofjob satisfaction levels for you doing this role, you've been doing it for a very long time. too long! is it rewarding? yes, it is. i suppose just the fact that when you hand post to patients or staff and see their smile, and you see the fact that they are excited, that is quite rewarding. without electricians, without fitters, without porters, without domestics, cleaners, you know, the nhs wouldn't run.
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if there's not a power supply, a ward doesn't open. how's yourjob role changed over the last 25 years? it's changed quite a bit because technology changed. we used to primarily have steam generators that would supply the heating. now we've moved to gas boilers. when i've done my role i can see it working, the lights are back on, the power's back on, the heating's back on, the refrigeration, the air conditioning is back on. that's quite good. can you see yourself doing this for another 25 years? if my body allows me! yes, yes — it would be nice. wimbledon starts on monday and two—time champion andy murray says he is "most likely" to play, as he continues his comeback from almost a year out with a hip injury. the former world number one, training here earlier today, will face frenchman benoit paire in the first round. defending men's champion roger federer opens his 20th wimbledon championship by facing world number 57, serbia's dusan lajovic.
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meanwhile, in the women's singles, it's two years since her last appearance at wimbledon. serena williams returns from maternity leave. the seven—time champion will play dutch world number 107, arantxa rus. england's footballers have arrived back at their repino training camp after their first world cup defeat to belgium last night. they'll return to full training tomorrow as the knockout stage of the tournament gets under way. our sports editor dan roan reports from repino. england returned to their training base this morning to begin preparations for a match that this time they know they can't afford to lose. after two opening wins, a much weakened side faltered against belgium in kaliningrad last night and they now have just four days to regroup before the first knockout match, against colombia. so, how far could they go? i think for us to get to the semis would be a massive achievement. it's possible, as we saw in this tournament, people can beat anybody. so it is a possibility, but realistically i think they would do
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very well to get that far. commentator: barely come on, and it's in! england may be in the kinder half of the draw, but tuesday's opponents colombia represent a stern challenge, quarterfinalists at the last world cup. the south americans are also one of the best supported teams here in russia. i have heard that we are like 30,000 fans in russia, so that's incredible. it's better that we have england in the next round than belgium. i guess both are going to make a great game and i hope colombia wins. tomorrow, england return to full training here in repino as they bid to win their first knockout match at a major tournament in some 12 years. russia 2018 has now reached its halfway point and there's been no shortage of drama. from the host nation surpassing expectations to one of the world cup's greatest shock exits. ronaldo! but the game's top talents remain, both on the pitch and off it.
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after various concerns in the build—up to russia 2018, organisers are hailing the success of the last fortnight. all our plans are well implemented, but on top of that, there is a great atmosphere. we were happy that so many foreign fans came to our country. that number is already exceeding 700,000. but this world cup has also been notable for a young england team that has reconnected with its fans. next week will reveal just how long they continue to have something to shout about. dan roan, bbc news, repino. that's it from us. here on bbc one, time for the news where you are. hello and welcome to sportsday — i'm tim hague. here's what's coming up tonight. the first round draw for wimbledon takes place, and andy murray says he will "most likely" play in it. it's a day of rest in russia as fifa claim var has had a 99 % success rate so far. and no one can touch
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hamilton in practice for the austrian grand prix, as the two mercedes cars, dominate. wimbledon begins at the all—england club on monday, and the draw took place this morning. the big question remains whether andy murray will be fit to play or not? the former world number one has been recovering from a hip injury over the past year. today, he was drawn alongside france's benoit paire for his opener but he's still to confirm for definite whether he'll be ready. this is what he had to say a little earlier. i feel all right. not much different
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than how i felt a couple of days ago, really. have you made a decision yet? i think most likely, yeah. i have checked with my team this afternoon, and i will also see about how the next couple of days ago. iam playing about how the next couple of days ago. i am playing sets tomorrow. but most likely, yes. will he or won't he then? we shall find out in the next couple of day, but with more details on murray and the rest of the men's and women's draw, here's our tennis correspondent russell fuller. it is quite acquainted and suzy andy murray and a pair paired together once again at wimbledon because he was the last man murray beat in a grand slam in the fourth round on centre court last year. andy murray says he will play as long as he feels competitive. he is 48th in the world to talented and powerful, but he is also hugely unpredictable. the new british number one is carl
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edmonds, he could play novak djokovic in the third round of that to get past the australian qualifier first of all. lots of interesting serena williams and where she would land in the trough. she's the 25th seed, so she cannot play another seeded player before the third round, but in the third round that could be the fifth seed for the seven—time champion. but of british women have a tough first—round draws. naomi in particular. she will open the programme on tuesday afternoon against the defending champion. plenty of interesting storyli nes champion. plenty of interesting storylines there. a little earlier today, top seed caroline wozniacki beat angelique kerber to reach the final at eastbourne for the second year in a row. the dane saved a match point and came from a set down to win. having just missed out on the title last year, the world number two has another chance in tomorrow's final. and she will play belarussian airyna sabalenka in the final tomorrow. sabalenka beat the polish former world number two aggie radwanska in three sets. in the men's tournament,
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lukas lacko is through to his first atp world tour final for nearly six—and—a—half years. the slovakian beat fourth—seed marco cecchinato in straight sets, and will play germany's mischa zverev in the final. well after all the drama of the last 15 days it was time to take a breather at the world cup today. the knockout matches start tomorrow, but fifa held a news conference as they always do after the group stages. on the agenda was var, the video assistant refreee system. and fifa say its success rate is over 99% — when it's been used. let's hear from the referees committee chairman pierluigi collina there were some incidents that suddenly disappeared. i mean we had some holding at certain moment but
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