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this is bbc news, i'm ros atkins in turnberry on the penultimate day of the us president's uk visit. the ‘working' part of the trip is now over and president trump is expected to play some golf in scotland. there are no more scheduled events, but he has confirmed what we all suspected, golf will take place later. not long after he arrived on friday, a paragliderflew by later. not long after he arrived on friday, a paraglider flew by with an anti—trump banner. he threw up to the terrace of the hotel. we will speak to the organiser of that protest. i'm shaun ley, with the other main stories on bbc news... an explosive device has been thrown at the home of the former sinn fein president, gerry adams, in west belfast. investigations continue in wiltshire after a bottle containing novichok is found at the home of charlie rowley, one of the victims poisoned by the nerve agent. the rescuer‘s story, one of the divers who helped save 12 boys and their football coach
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trapped in a thai cave speaks to the bbc. back from maternity leave, serena williams could make history in the wimbledon ladies singles final today. she takes on germany's angelique kerber in what could be serena's 24th grand slam singles title. playing for pride, can the three lions beat belgium to their highest world cup finish since 1966? and... coming up on dateline london, a further look at donald trump's visit to the uk, his advice for theresa may on brexit and a look ahead to his meeting with vladamir putin in helsinki on monday. hello, and welcome to turnberry, where president trump is spending the weekend at his golf resort. we continue to pick through the
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diplomatic debut of this visit. he made a range of differing statements on the trade deal that will be caught after brexit is completed. he has treated this morning, after arriving on his estate. while most things he says are contentious, on this one there are some things we can agree on. he described the setting here in scotland as beautiful. indeed, it is a gorgeous summer beautiful. indeed, it is a gorgeous summer day. he will be making the most of that by playing golf later on. we will focus as well on the protest. we know there are further protests planned in glasgow and edinburgh today. in a moment we hear from the man who organised that
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protest, as a paragliderflew towards the president. hotel yesterday. here is lorna gordon looking ahead to the day. scotland is a country donald trump knows well and has visited many times before but this, the first time as president, arriving at prestwick airport on air force one. the president accompanied by his wife melania are expected to spend the weekend relaxing at his golf resort on the ayrshire coast. after a fast moving working visit which has included tea with the queen, a full banquet, and political talks amid controversy over his comments about brexit. away from the official agenda, there have been large protests, tens of thousands taking to the streets in cities throughout the uk. this has been described as a private visit to scotland but there have been some very public anti—trump demonstrations and more are planned for over the weekend.
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it is about making a stand as a society and saying we don't really approve of trump, we don't approve of the people around him and his agenda. what do you want to say to him? go back home, please. we don't want you here. that sentiment isn't shared by all, in glasgow a small group heavily outnumbered showed their support or president trump. there has been no official confirmation of president trump's plans for the next two days, but a round of golf at his turnberry course is likely. more than 5,000 police on duty from the duration of his visit to scotland, patrolling the sea and shore line and they will be hoping there will be no repeat of last night when a protestor flying a paraglider got within around 100 metres of the president shortly after he arrived at his resort. lorna gordon, bbc news, glasgow. let's pick up on the point lorna
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made at the end of that report. that paraglider who flew in last night around 8pm, towards the president and the hotel he is staying in. then stuart is from greenpeace and organised the protest. a dangerous manoeuvre, this is a no fly zone, someone manoeuvre, this is a no fly zone, someone could have got hurt, the americans were taking this very seriously. it wasn't dangerous at all. we let the police know we were coming in. they knew we were coming in. we've done this before. we thought it was important that the president saw real—life protesters. there are tens of thousands of people in the street, he's gone around in his helicopter like revisiting digitally, not wanting to see real people. our banner said, digitally, not wanting to see real people. our bannersaid, tramp, you are well below par. he is the worst president ever. you made a slightly weak golf pan.
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why not use the allocated spaces for protesters, he is well aware of what's going on across the uk, we know he watches tv. it is not either or. most of our staff were at the match. he didn't see that, because he is going around in his helicopter. we wanted him to see a real—life protest. it's part of the democratic process to indicate we don't approve with what he is doing. he called climate change a con job and a he is doing. he called climate change a conjob and a myth. he overturned the 0bama era ban on offshore drilling, and he has separated kids from their parents. he isa separated kids from their parents. he is a bad man. he says he doesn't like the paris deal because it doesn't work for the american economy, and he sees all policy issues through the prism of the american economy. that is clearly an approach the majority of americans like. it is not, 50% of people disapprove of him pulling out of paris. if
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that's what trump wants to do, that's what trump wants to do, that's what trump wants to do, that's what he is going to do, america will be left behind in the race to develop renewables. people won't be driving petrol cars in 30 yea rs won't be driving petrol cars in 30 years getting electricity from coal. america has been at the cutting edge of development until this man arrived at the white house and took them back a0 years. they need to embrace the green economy. you've got policy points you want to get across, i'm just trying to understand why you think flying a banner over the trees behind where we are talking here wishes that agenda, your agenda, forward. iamon agenda, your agenda, forward. i am on bbc news talking about the new agenda now. you are talking about is life on news 2a. president trump doesn't want to talk about these protest, use thin—skinned narcissist threatened by the idea of resistance. rather like the baby blimp, whatever you think about it, we went over his head and said,
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there are people who don't agree with you. you're falling, sycophantic with you. you're falling, sycopha ntic supporters aren't with you. you're falling, sycophantic supporters aren't the only people that have an opinion on you. it's a very british protest. you have the hotel where he is staying over there, there is the golf course where he will be playing. i assume you've got other tricks up your sleeves? no, it's interesting that he is playing golf again. he always had a go at barack 0bama for playing golf, he's played 99 games since he's been president. he might do better to solve those problems rather than stringing a nine iron down a nine a&e golf course. surely you'd play golf? ifi was president, i'd be doing myjob instead. the central issue, the prospective uk, us trade deal, a bespoke deal that emerges once brexit is complete, you will be
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aware what the president said in the sun, saying the current approach would kill that idea. he gave a press co nfe re nce would kill that idea. he gave a press conference when he said the prospect of a deal was still there. that is left as all confused. let's listen to what the international trade secretary made of it all. i think it's gone well. the discussions have been very constructive. i was with the president and a number of chief executives from our biggest companies, rolls—royce, bt and dsk, it isa companies, rolls—royce, bt and dsk, it is a very positive atmosphere, the president was interested in what british companies are doing in the united states. we employ more than i million americans, and we discussed the investment opportunities available both in the united kingdom and the united states, and the trade opportunities that exist between us. the atmosphere is very positive, i was very pleased to see it reflected in the present‘s press conference yesterday. when you have the
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president of the united states, the leader of the free world, being greeted with signs that say, go home, we hate you. that does not reflect the general in good manners and hospitality of the british people. i found the and hospitality of the british people. ifound the president himself to be impeccably well mannered and well—informed. the important thing was, the discussions that we had, not what people say elsewhere. we have had important trade discussions with our american counterparts, looking to see where we have opportunities when we leave the eu to do things we can't do at the eu to do things we can't do at the present time. for example, the united states has a bit of a problem with the eu over car tariffs, because the eu will charge 10% ta riffs because the eu will charge 10% tariffs on american cars coming into the eu. as they only charge two and a half percent on european cars into america, that is one of the things we would be able to deal with
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ourselves, unilaterally, after we leave the eu. that is something that was reassuring to the usa. now let's speak to hamish mcdonald, a scottish political editor, thank you for your time today. let's look at the situation, nicola sturgeon finds herself in. she has a delicate relationship with donald trump, doesn't she? i think that what has transpired here is a win—win situation for the first minister. if she had met donald trump it would have put her on the world stage, to a certain extent, meeting the most powerful man in the world, but it wouldn't have gone down well with her base. what's happened is that donald trump has not asked for a meeting with the first minister, so she hasn't had to turn it down, which would have been embarrassing. she hasn't met him, so she can still keep with that fairly vocal voice in
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the snp want nothing to do with donald trump. scotland's economic ties, notwithstanding political ties, notwithstanding political ties, economic ties with america are profound. it will become even more important after brexit, is it a political misstep for there to be so little diplomatic and political activity with the president, who are just a few miles down the road from glasgow and edinburgh?” just a few miles down the road from glasgow and edinburgh? i think it could be seen in those terms. the context there is very important. we should look back, the days when donald trump was being courted by the snp administration, alex salmond went out of his way to be nice to donald trump and getting to invest. he was seen as a big—money investor. he was seen as a big—money investor. he built golf courses. that relationship fell apart over a wind farm in the coast of aberdeenshire. 0n the back of that, donald trump
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and the scottish government have fallen apart completely. it wouldn't do any harm for the scottish government to try and repair relations, even just a government to try and repair relations, evenjust a little bit with the administration. particularly because this is the government trying to make scotland independent, and those terms they need all the friends they can get. quickly, hamish, nicola sturgeon will be taking part in the pride event later on today, what would you like to hear her say on the subject of donald trump? i think that she should set out her reservations about him. she has in the past. i think she should show her willingness to meet him, and say, look, here's the president of the usa, the most powerful man in the usa, the most powerful man in the world. he holds a respected world of this and whatever people, including herself, feel about him personally, there is room therefore the scottish government to have some kind of accommodation with him. we appreciate you joining us. thank
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you very much. live here on bbc news, i think we can save the prospect of nicola sturgeon and donald trump meeting is very, very low. with much more certainty, the president will be stepping out at his hotel, behind me, playing 18 holes of golf. this is, according to the president and his son, eric, one of their favourite places in the world. he seems keen to make the most of it. you will be there to bring it to us as and when it happens. thank you. police in wiltshire are continuing their search for evidence in the poisoning of a couple with novichok. detectives say the substance which killed dawn sturgess, and left charlie rowley in hospital, had been in a bottle found at his house. scotland yard says it doesn't know where the bottle came from, and says it can't guarantee that there isn't any more of the substance left. alastair hay is professor of environmental toxicology at the university of leeds and has worked on chemical weapons issues for decades. thank you for being with us, as
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ever, on bbc news. we all thought novichok has gone away. it hasn't. it will surprise people it could persist in this way. yes, this is true for all nerve agents, there are a variety of them. some disappear more readily than others. some are deliberately designed to persist. novichok is one of the latter. it is one of the more persistent agents. it seems the police say they found some kind of container, what do you think that container is most likely to be? it will be relatively small. i suppose you could think of something that might hold nail varnish, for example. that sort of quantity would be, if it was fully feels, with novichok, it would be sufficient to kill hundreds of people. it is a
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small container easy to smuggle in. it would contain more than enough agent to do the poisoning that has happened. what kind of material would it likely be encased in or protected in? presumably you put it in there to only use it when you wa nt in there to only use it when you want to, you don't want it leaking out. absolutely. this is the most important thing, avoiding any contact with the agent other than, you know, placing it somewhere where you know, placing it somewhere where you want people to deliberately come into co nta ct you want people to deliberately come into contact with it. if it was brought in in this container, it would have been very well sealed. i don't know what the state of the ceiling is at the moment, but clearly there has been some sort of contact with it. i imagine it must be some sort of container of interest for them to have picked it up interest for them to have picked it up in the first place. but that is speculation on my part. glass rather than plastic, or other man—made substance? with these sorts of
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agency would be looking at glass containers. some nerve agents are corrosive, they have materials in them at a very corrosive. gas tends to be the standard kit, if you like, for these agents. -- glass. where does this leave the advice that we receive from public health england, saying that the risk is low, you know, this was a gap of three or four months between the first poisoning, and this coupled becoming infected. i think it takes a huge distance forward, it suggests that this is how the latest couple, came into co nta ct this is how the latest couple, came into contact with the agent. it will bea into contact with the agent. it will be a huge relief to the police to have found this bottle. they will be analysing their contents, and that isa analysing their contents, and that is a rich trove, if you like, for the police. this is the most likely
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way others will have come into contact with the agent, and having found the bottle, it would suggest that there is probably a much, much smaller risk for the general public now coming into contact with the agent. the police will be scouring the environment, trying to find out where the bottle was found in the first place, to make sure there is no contamination there. it will be a huge relief to find the source. some good news out of that given public concern about the risk. thank you very much for being with us on bbc news. you are welcome. sinn fein says an explosive device has been thrown at the house of its former president gerry adams in west belfast. the attack comes after six nights of violence in londonderry. police blamed it on dissident republicans who are opposed to the peace process. mr adams tweeted that no—one was hurt. he is expected to make a statement today. he is expected to make a statement today. the headlines on bbc news. the word is over and the golf
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begins, donald trump arrives in scotland. further unrest in northern ireland — as an explosive is thrown at the home of former sinn f in leader gerry adams investigations continue in wiltshire after a small bottle found in the home of one of the victims is found to contain the deadly nerve agent novichok england's footballers face belgium in the third place play off of the world cup this afternoon. if england win it would be the side's most successful tournament on foreign soil. and one man who's captured the teams run in the world cup is paul cookson, a poet in residence at the national football museum. hejoins us now he joins us now from hejoins us now from sheffield. what have you made of this, highs and lows ? like most people of my generation, the last few years have been a bit disappointing, and achieving. to going to become tissue with limited expectations, those expectations have been exceeded, really. people
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have been exceeded, really. people have been exceeded, really. people have been nicely surprised. you, we are talking on the day of this play—off match against belgium, i suppose you and i would have hoped we'd be talking the day before the world cup final, with england facing france. it was not to be. you have composed a poem for the occasion, i suppose it's an attempt to capture the spirit the players on the manager has created over the last few weeks. i wrote a song with a friend of mine, called this is our time, before the croatia match. 0bviously, time, before the croatia match. obviously, it wasn't our time, so that's gone out the window now! on friday i was commissioned to write this one. give us a first public rendition of it if you would? it's called 0ne match at the time. same old england, same old fears, 1966,
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distant shrine still deceiving, most of us have stopped believing, one match at a time. weary from the dream that kills us, hoping that the football fills us, disappointment was your heart and mind, egos crushed, stars that burned, mistakes repeated and unlearned, one match at a time. in manager, of trust required, a man who some feel uninspired. a tyre design, from the many, you chose the few, outwith the old inn with the new. expectation grew, one match at a time. a band of brothers, 23, dignity and destiny line, sleeping lions, far too long, we never did to sing that song, slowly though, he proves that is wrong, one match at a time. ghosts and demons from the past, penalties, one at last, laid to rest, hopes
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rise higher, everybody feels the same. at last we found, and lick that flame, one match at a time. a tea m that flame, one match at a time. a team that makes in history, victory across that winning line, we nearly did it, nearly one, nearly heroes, everyone. perhaps the future just begun, one match at the time. no wonder this time is the scapegoat, it is more than just that waistcoat, there is hope we can at last she. thanks for all the twists and turns, we found the flames, the fire still burns, one match at a time, to write our brand—new story, time to chase a blaze of glory, one more mounting yet to climb, ties that we can never sever, time to stand and come together, gina stream we've had for ever, one match at a time. we're going to do it, we going to do it, one match at a time. if they are not
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inspired by that, they would be inspired by that, they would be inspired by that, they would be inspired by anything. that was terrific. i know a man who can follow that. here's ben with the sport. another busy sporting saturday for you sean. we'll start at wimbledon where serena williams stands on the verge of an eighth wimbledon singles title. her longevity is remarkable in its own right reaching the final here all the more impressive as she gave birth to her first child just 10 months ago. 0n the other side of the net will be angelique kerber in a repeat of the 2016 final that williams won. earlier, former world number one tracey austin described the challenge that lies in wait for kerber. her serb is the biggest weapon in the history of women's tennis. that'll serve. she is an incredible athlete, she's got so much confidence, because she has won wimbledon seven times. it's a big champion, and the big order to come
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on centre court with. kerber beat serena in 2016. she has the credentials and the knowledge, this is her favourite surface because of his style of play. she hits flat and hard. the lineup for the men's final is still incomplete. it's after novak djokovic and rafa nadal were forced off at 11 o'clock last night with djokovic leading 2 sets to 1. the winner plays kevin anderson. they'll play to a finish from 1 before the women's final gets underway. the action is already underway on court 3 in the men's wheelchair doubles final. british duo alfie hewitt and gordon reid are aiming to defend the title they won in 2016 and 2017. they're up againstjoachin gerard and stefan 0lsson. chelsea have confirmed the appointment of maurizio sarri as their new manager
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on a three—year deal. the former napoli boss replaces antonio conte in charge as said he hoped to "provide some entertaining football for our fans, and that they'll be competing for trophies at the end of the season" as he gets to work, gareth southgate might be planning a couple of weeks off but before that he's got one more match in russia. not the one he wanted to be in but it's the 3rd ath placed playoff against belgium this afternoon. it's a repeat of the group stage game, when both teams fielded their second strings. our sports correspondent david 0rnstein is at the st petersburg stadium. an unforgettable journey, but this final match, can they get up for it? i think sojudging final match, can they get up for it? i think so judging from training yesterday, all 23 players were involved, and gareth southgate will be making changes, we still think he'll include the likes of harry caine, going through the golden boot. a competition in its own right
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there. jordan pickford in goal, in contention to win the golden glove. there are still things to play for. they have not finished as high as bronze at a world cup since 1966, of course, there's the pain of the croatia match, they came so close it was agony, but this has been progress for england, optimism for the future, football may one day, come home. and just lastly to cricket. the second one day international at lord's between england and india. england captain eoin morgan won the toss and elected to bat first. it's an unchanged team. that's all the sport for now. johnny bisto going well, you can listen to that on five live. you can also keep up—to—date with the tour
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de france. now for the weather. a favoured few were lucky enough to have some sharp showers yesterday. that won't be the case today. it looks dry and settled, sunny, in fa ct looks dry and settled, sunny, in fact it will feel hot across central and southern areas of england and wales. 0ne and southern areas of england and wales. one exception to the rule is the north west. she worry outbreaks of rain across western isles and northern ireland. it will take its time pushing eastwards, high pressure in the driving seat. dry, settle, sunny, hot. an isolated she wears in east anglia. cloud gathers into northern ireland anne western scotland. it should stay dry for much of eastern scotland, a little fresher behind the yellow tones, mid—to—high 20s here. behind that
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weather front, 16 mid—to—high 20s here. behind that weatherfront, 16 or 18 mid—to—high 20s here. behind that weather front, 16 or 18 degrees mid—to—high 20s here. behind that weatherfront, 16 or 18 degrees in scotland. if you are lucky enough to have centre court to at wimbledon, the weather is not going to you. you will need your sunscreen. 30 degrees for the men's final tomorrow, potentially the warmest men's final in 20 years. a sultry night to get through, particularly across england and wales, mid—teens, an uncomfortable night for a good nights sleep. bad weather front continues to bring outbreaks of light, showery rain into northern ireland, and never making much of an impression, damage to the borders on sunday. a slightly fresher and breezy feel. warmer still further south, light winds, even on the east coast, the breeze inland will see temperatures in the high 20s. that
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weather front will slip its way south and east, not bringing any significant drain for the gardens, it is starting to get desperate now. it will introduce more cloud, and slightly fresher conditions. if it is too hot for you at the moment by tuesday we see those temperatures in the low 20s. take care. hello and welcome to dateline, the programme in which some of the uk s most distinguished columnists lock horns with those who write for the folks back home under the dateline london . this weekend ? has theresa may s brexit plan been trumped?
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