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a third day of protests against donald trump on his uk visit, as the president takes time off in scotland. relaxing at his ayrshire resort, the president was greeted with chanting and boos. the protests have prompted this response from a cabinet minister. i don't think that the protesters were an embarrassment to the government. i think they were an embarrassment to themselves. set to leave hospital at last — we speak to the father of one of the 12 boys rescued from a flooded thai cave. sir david attenborough launches the polar research ship which was almost called boaty mcboatface. and germany's angelique kerber beats the favourite, serena williams, to win her first wimbledon title. good evening.
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donald trump's uk visit has prompted more protests, this time in scotland, where the president has been taking time off, playing golf at his resort in ayrshire. the international trade secretary, liam fox, has described those who've turned out to demonstrate against mrtrump as an "embarrassment to themselves". but scotland's first minister, nicola sturgeon, publicly criticised the president's policies — on climate change, minorities and the treatment of women. from mr trump's turnberry resort, lorna gordon reports. this has been described as a private visit to scotland, but president trump is not publicity shy. making his way around the turnberry fairways, acknowledging the waiting media and protesters. booing donald trump the businessman owns two golf courses in scotland. donald trump the president calls his ayrshire resort "magical". president trump has described his trip to turnberry
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as two days of meetings, calls, and hopefully some golf. he has managed to play a round, but it's not been entirely relaxing — protesters getting close to the course. demonstrations too in scotland's capital, where many thousands took to the streets of edinburgh. we don't agree, like he doesn't have a special relationship with the british people, and we just need to exercise our right to protest. he is a cruel, horrible man, and as an american i should speak out. this is now the third day of protests. not impressed, says the minister hoping to cut a deal with the us after brexit. i don't think that the protesters were an embarrassment to the government. i think they were an embarrassment to themselves. and i think when you have the president of united states, the leader of the free world, greeted with signs that say, "go home, we hate you," i don't think that reflects
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the genuine good manners and hospitality of the british people. hello, glasgow! the diplomacy seemingly strained at other points, too. it has been reported that donald trump has said he hates scotland's first minister, nicola sturgeon. addressing a pride march in glasgow, she said it is the policies, not personality, that matter. many people in scotland and across the uk, and we've seen that over the last couple of days, take strong objection to some of the policies of the trump administration — the treatment of minorities and women, or most importantly, the separation of migrant children from their parents, and i think it's important that we don't have diplomatic silences around those things, but we all have the ability to speak out. last night's security breach by agreenpeace campaigner who got close to donald trump is being investigated. security here is very visible and tight — until the president leaves for helsinki tomorrow.
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lorna gordon, bbc news, at turnberry in ayrshire. the 12 boys and their football coach who were rescued from a cave complex in thailand are to leave hospital on thursday, when they'll be reunited with theirfamilies. the father of one of the boys, who's the team captain, has told the bbc the team had feared for their lives and he is looking forward to hugging his son. martin patience reports. they're arguably the world's most famous football team. the latest pictures from hospital where the boys are building up their strength. this player wants to eat crispy pork and fried rice. another boy is after some sushi, and a third wants a kfc. thank you so much. after the darkness of the cave, they now have the light to draw. one of those recovering is 13—year—old dom. his father has spoken exclusively to the bbc. translation: he said it was an enormous
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struggle inside the cave. it was of course dark, and there was no food. they drank the water dripping from the roof of the cave. the coach got them to meditate every day. it created a tight group, and they all stayed together. they must have feared that they were going to die in that cave. yes, because children are not like adults and cannot control their emotions in the same way. in the darkness, some of them must have been crying. i think many were afraid of the dark. what is the first thing he wants to do when he gets out of hospital? when he comes out, i want to hug him and tell him that i love him very much. and we need to celebrate his birthday and have hot pork for him, because that's what he will want to eat and to have a cake, a big cake so that he's happy. and dom will not have to wait long for that belated birthday. officials say the boys will be out
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of hospital in a few days. martin patience, bbc news, thailand. there's a new warning tonight from theresa may to her own conservative mps not to put the government's plans for brexit at risk. she's appealing to them to back her in key votes in the house of commons in the coming week. our political correspondent iain watson is in downing street. iain, what more is the prime minister saying? well, she's coming out fighting, reeta, but as you suggest, against some other own mps rather than the opposition. some long—standing leave campaigners are unhappy with the brexit white paper, so they are trying to scupper key elements by changing legislation in the house of commons next week, and writing in the mail on sunday, she is warning them that if they do so and do not get behind the plan, they risk a disorderly brexit, or as she put it,
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risking brexit itself. the mail on sunday's splash says back me or there will be no brexit, sucked upwards from the prime minister for long—standing brexiteers, but also for some remainers who want to stay in the customs union, because she said that would be a betrayal of brexit. and further pressure on the prime minister tonight with another ministerial resignation, andrew griffiths, a business minister, has resigned because apparently, according to the sunday mirror, he sent a large number of text of a sexual nature to some of his constituents, but i think the prime minister will be relieved tonight, reeta, that this is one resignation that appears to have nothing to do with brexit. i think she will have to be as relaxed as larry the cat in the very challenging week ahead. iain, many thanks, iain watson there. the former sinn fein president gerry adams has appealed for those who carried out an attack on his home in west belfast to meet him. an explosive device was thrown at the house last night. it follows several nights of rioting in londonderry, which police have blamed
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on dissident republicans. our ireland correspondent chris page reports. people in northern ireland had hoped these scenes had disappeared from their streets. but in the last week, there's been an unwelcome reminder that paramilitary violence has not ended. in londonderry, there were six nights of trouble in the bogside area. police blamed dissident republicans who are opposed to the peace process. sinn fein condemned the rioting, and this may have been the retaliation for that — an explosive device, made up of large fireworks, was thrown at the home of the party's former leader, gerry adams. he appealed for calm and had a message for those who targeted him. i'd like them or their representatives to come and meet me. i'd like them to sit down and explain to me what this is about. i'd like those who are involved in exploiting children in derry to do the same thing. a similar device was thrown at the house of bobby storey,
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one of mr adams's closest allies. he's a former ira prisoner who is also a senior sinn fein member. sinn fein dominates irish republicanism. the party has greatly increased its electoral strength during the peace process. but there's a small minority of republicans who still think the ira should never have called a ceasefire, and they're hostile towards sinn fein‘s political strategy. dangerous disorder is much less common here than it used to be, but sudden outbreaks show that peace building isn't complete yet. chris page, bbc news, belfast. the uk's newest polar research ship, the sir david attenborough, has been launched on merseyside. the name was chosen for the largest commercial ship built in britain for three decades after ministers rejected a public vote for boaty mcboatface. our science correspondent victoria gill watched the launch. two, one, launch. years of work
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and one momentous splash — as britain's newest polar research ship floats for the very first time in the river mersey, the man whose name it now bears considered the role the vessel will play in polar science. it's only in recent years that we've discovered how dangerous plastic is. before that, we didn't really understand about cfcs and the problems of what it was doing to the atmosphere and the ozone layer. and so what this ship will be discovering is not only solutions but revealing problems to which i hope it will find the solutions. while she's not the biggest vessel built here on the mersey, this ship will be a unique place for researchers to work. we'll have the labs, mostly aft, cabin areas, and then this little bit in between which has got a coffee shop, there's a gym and a sauna just forward. nice! yeah. as well as labs and living quarters, the vessel has giant freezers to keep safe scientific samples
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from the polar extremes of our planet. now that all 10,000 tonnes of her hull is in the water for the first time, there is actually still plenty of work to do. there's a whole accommodation block to be lifted onto the ship. but once that's done, she'll be ready to head to some of the most remote corners of our planet. this is how the ship will look when the real exploration starts. trials in the ice of arctic waters will begin next spring. from then on, the sir david attenborough will spend 25 years as a base for polar discoveries that are yet to be made. victoria gill, bbc news, birkenhead. now, with news of england's final game at the world cup thank you, reeta, tomorrow we have the world cup final here between france and croatia. england's players will be heading home around the same time. they lost their third place play—off to belgium 2—0, but captain harry kane says they will leave this tournament with their heads held high.
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our sports editor, dan roan, was at the match in st petersburg. it's the match no team really wants to play in, a reminder ofjust how close you came to the main event. but for england, this was at least a chance to end a stirring campaign on a high. they say no—one remembers who finishes third at the world cup. but belgium's hunger was immediately apparent — less than four minutes gone when thomas meunier stole in. despite still being the tournament's top scorer, harry kane had failed to find the net in his last two matches, and here again it wasn't quite happening. eric dier then denied by a desperate goal—line clearance from tottenham team—mate toby alderweireld, as england improved. a brilliant belgian counterattack then ended with thomas meunier bringing the best out ofjordan pickford. great save byjordan pickford! but there was nothing he could do when eden hazard glided past philjones to cap a fine performance. despite the progress, england's world cup ending with back—to—back defeats. it was a really difficult challenge,
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probably a step too far for us. i reflect that the players have given absolutely everything right the way through. i'm incredibly proud of what they've done. i think we've gone beyond what we thought was probably possible, and we also know where we sit, you know, we're a little bit off the top four or five teams in the world, and we've never hidden from that, really. this result shows there's still work to be done, but as england prepare to travel home, they'll reflect on their great russian adventure with a mixture of fondness and frustration. they exceeded all expectations here, but a wonderful opportunity to reach the world cup final passed them by. but having said that, this team is revived, it's reconnected with the footballing public, and maybe in the end that was the biggest result of all. dan roan, bbc news, in st petersburg. germany didn't do so well here in russia, but they have a champion at wimbledon. angelique kerber beat serena williams
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and novak djokovic also booked his place in tomorrow's final. from the all england club, here's our sports correspondentjoe wilson. serena williams is a superstar. she has unique status across society and sport. lewis hamilton and tiger woods sat with her camp today. on court, angelique kerber outplayed her. first set, 6—3. serena was strangely tentative, where kerber was diffident. maybe this big occasion came too early in serena williams‘s comeback, but credit kerber — she maintained her poise and profited from errors. still, nobody really expected kerber to win injust 65 minutes — not even her. i knew that i have to play my best tennis against a champion like serena, and it is always an honour for me to share a court with her. to all the moms out there, you know,
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i was playing for you today, and i tried but... you know, angelique played really well. two sets, two duchesses, and then out to meet a hundred cameras. well, kerber‘s moment and kerber‘s day. but if you did have a seat on centre today, there was loads of entertainment. the hangover match — resuming after friday night, djokovic and nadal were almost inseparable today. 10—8 djokovic eventually won the fifth set — he goes for his fourth title tomorrow. british wheelchair pair reid and hewett lifted their third wimbledon trophy, whilst angelique kerber was getting to know her first. joe wilson, bbc news, wimbledon. england's cricketers have levelled their one—day series against india after beating them by 86 runs at lords. joe root hit 113, a 12th one—day century that equals marcus trescothick‘s england record. the decider is at headingley on tuesday don't forget, there's much more on the bbc sport website,
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including the latest from the tour de france — chris froome is over a minute off the lead after eight stages. and there's lots more world cup news, with all the build—up to tomorrow's final here in moscow. reeta. you can see more on all of today's stories on the bbc news channel. that's all from me, good night. hello. this is bbc news. over 400 items, samples and exhibits have been recovered by police as part of the ongoing investigation into 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 small bottle found at his house in amesbury. 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. i spoke to our correspondent andy moore earlier this evening, and asked him if today has been a significant breakthrough. it's not a significant breakthrough. i mean, what we got today was a long and detailed description ofjust how difficult,
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time consuming, dangerous this operation is, especially in this hot weather. i mean, we saw some of the pictures there of the infrastructure around charlie rowley‘s house. what police have to do is plan their operation in advance, they have to put on those hazmat suits in the forensic tents, with temperatures up to a0 degrees celsius. because it's so hot, they can only work in the house for 15—20 minutes, they come out, they have to take off those suits again, takes another a0 minutes, being very careful of course not to contaminate any other areas — ambulance crews, fire crews standing by, just in case. the police officers, all volunteers, have to undergo regular testing to make sure they're not exposed to the poison. because it's so complicated, they can only do these investigations twice a day. 0k. despite that, they have recovered these 400 items. most importantly, that bottle of poison that is being investigated to see if it's the same batch that poisoned sergei and yulia skripal. we had a brief statement
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from neil basu, the national lead for counter—terrorism. he said it's not an exaggeration to say that the search process linked with both this and the salisbury investigation has been one of the most complex and difficult that uk policing has ever faced. and what about people living locally, what does all this mean for them? are we going to see the police in the area for some time to come? yes, i mean police say they will be there for weeks, if not months. they say it will be a very long operation. they say the reason, of course, they are carrying out this investigation, not only do they want to find out who carried out this crime, but they want to be sure there is no risk of other contamination, no risk to the general public. so it will be a very detailed thorough meticulous investigation and it will take a long time. the former pakistani prime minister has begun a ten—yearjail sentence. he arrived back in the country last night from the uk. nawaz sharif was convicted in absentia by an anti—corruption
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court last week. but he says he's the victim of a political conspiracy that aims to ensure his party loses in the country's upcoming elections. secunder kermani was on the plane back to pakistan with him and has this report. nawaz sherif was met by a crowd ofjournalists as he boarded a flight heading to lahore. he knew that when he landed he'd be arrested. i know that i'll be going straight to the jail, of course. this is a struggle for the restoration of democracy in pakistan, for the restoration of sanity to the vote, and i am prepared to pay any price for that. sharif‘s supporters claim the real reason he was convicted is because the pakistani army want him out of power ahead of the elections. defying roadblocks, cuts to mobile phone service
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and pre—emptive arrests, thousands turned out in lahore, hoping to welcome him. the decision that came is not right, it's not correct. that's why they are going to support nawaz sharif, and the pml is going to win the election with more majority. in the end, sharif‘s arrival was overshadowed by a huge suicide bombing on an unconnected political rally in the western province of balochistan. the build—up to the elections is becoming increasingly fraught. landing in lahore, he and his daughter were surrounded by security officials, waiting to fly them to a jail in rawalpindi. for some, nawaz sharif is a corrupt politician finally being punished. for others, he's a political martyr. how the majority of the country view him will play a large part in determining the elections. it's estimated that 19 million
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children worldwide have vision problems, but that around 12 million of those could have their sight easily corrected with glasses. research published in the lancet global health today has shown that a pilot school—screening programme in kenya, which trained schoolteachers to identify children's eye problems using the first clinically—tested vision smartphone app, saw a substantial increase in children's treatment. our global health correspondent, smitha mundasad, reports. in this class, all eyes are on the teacher, and of course the blackboard behind him. but for this 13—year—old who struggles with his sight, this is what it looks like. another lesson missed, but getting help isn't easy. i'm an ophthalmologist, i'm one of the hundred ophthalmologist in kenya. i'm in charge of a region which is 2 million people. i cannot reach everybody in that area. but first the team tried to take masses of specialist eye
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equipment to rural kenya. but the work was difficult, reliable roads and electricity were scarce. there was consistently queues of two or 300 people waiting to see us when we turned up. the majority of whom were blind or visually impaired and did not need to be. we realised the need was so great, and a different approach would be required and it was realising in those same places that have no infrastructure that there was a perfect mobile signal. close your right eye. that sparked the idea of creating an app that turns teachers into opticians. the child points in the direction the symbol is facing. the teacher then swipes the screen in the same direction and the app determines how good the child's sight is. this is how he saw the world for many years, and it is notjust him — this type of problem affects 12 million people around the globe. spotting the problem early can help children do
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so much better at school, and help them set their sights on so much more in later life. but the team knew that finding the children with poor sight was not enough. they needed to show parents just how blurred their child's vision was, and they used these split screen photos. children were then given an appointment at their nearest eye clinic and text messages were used to encourage them to go. i'm examining him now to find out what the problems are with his eyes and then i will tell you the feedback. with the right help, many school children like him can finally read the board. the team are now testing other ways that smartphones can help change how people their world. an iceberg the size of a hill has drifted close to a small village on the western coast of greenland, prompting fears that waves could overwhelm homes there.
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the village, which has around 170 residents, has been partially evacuated. it's feared the iceberg could break apart, with waves flooding the coastline. earlier, kenneth elkjaar from the greenland broadcaster knr said the movements of the iceberg were up in the air. right now, the situation is that everybody is waiting to see where the iceberg is going. the wind is controlling the situation right now. yesterday, it moved a bit towards the north because of the wind and high tides, and that was a good thing for the village, because it moved away. but this afternoon the wind is supposed to change in the other direction, so the iceberg could go back to the original position, thereby being a threat again to the village. so right now everybody is waiting to see how it's going and where the iceberg is moving. the joint arctic command in greenland has sent one
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of their vessels up there. they are monitoring the situation with the local authorities. but, i have to say, it's quite far away from everything up here. it's 1,000 kilometres from nuuk and it's quite remote. so, well, we have to see what happened up there, and the locals are very important in this. they tell the police and local laboratories how they see it, and yeah... it's quite unique that the iceberg is staying where it is. they are used icebergs floating by all year round, almost, especially in northern greenland, this one is very big. the locals describe it as the biggest one they've ever seen so close to the village. for some days this week, it was stuck and yesterday it moved a bit, but it's still laying very close to the village, which makes it unique, that it stopped moving by. it's time for a look at the weather with nick miller. hello. much of the uk has enjoyed a fine, dry, quite warm, even hot in places start to the weekend,
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but not everywhere. let me show you a weather watcher picture from highland scotland, where at least there has been some more cloud around, but for some a little bit of rain, too, along a weather system which is weakening as it moves in at the moment, although as we go into tomorrow it mayjust pick up a little bit and turn that rain a bit heavier in western parts of scotland and northern ireland. in fact, that process under way later in the night, as cloud starts to spread a bit further east. for england and wales, with the exception maybe of some mist and low cloud in parts of wales and north—west england, it's going to stay clear, and temperatures at their highest overnight in scotland and northern ireland. a rather warm night to come here, and temperatures for some into the upper teens. into tomorrow, and more of scotland compared with today and northern ireland will have cloud and some outbreaks of rain, but i think many in eastern scotland aren't going to see any rain until quite late in the day. for england and wales, sunny start, some cloud building, but a dry day to come with plenty of afternoon sunshine and temperatures every bit as warm or even as hot as they were today. we'll add a degree or two onto some
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of these temperatures. it will be a bit cooler in scotland and northern ireland. where we saw temperatures in the mid—20s, somejust into the low 20s for sunday, so quite a range from north—west to south—east across the uk, but near 30 in the warm spots in south—east england. at wimbledon, it's going to be one of the hottest men's finals in recent decades, and temperatures not too far away from 30 celsius. much more sunshine compared with today. this is the picture for monday, and our weather front is continuing to move its way south—east, and it will include a few heavier downpours as it moves into parts of england and wales. quite a variety of rain totals, from basically nothing in some spots to quite a bit in others, so fingers crossed if you want something on the garden. the south—east staying dry until very late in the day, and still quite hot for one more day, whereas elsewhere that weather front is turning things cooler and fresher. a process just about complete on tuesday as it moves away eastwards, so where it's been hot temperatures are coming down a few degrees.
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there will be a few showers around as we go through the week ahead, but still a fair amount of fine, dry, occasionally sunny weather, and it won't be as hot as it's been but pleasantly warm where the sun makes an appearance. that's the forecast.
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