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good morning. welcome to breakfast with rogerjohnson and babita sharma. our headlines today: a break for president trump before his meeting with vladimir putin, but there's no escape from protestors. thousands demonstrate in edinburgh. theresa may warns conservatives to back her or risk ending up with no brexit at all. it wasn't to be for england. they sign off in russia with another defeat by belgium, but fly home with their heads held high. here at wimbledon, there's a new name on the honours board. germany's angelique kerber beats serena williams in straight sets to win her third grand slam title. good morning. it is spring for scotla nd good morning. it is spring for scotland and northern ireland. elsewhere, hot and dry and sunny once again. more details and 15 minutes. it's sunday the 15th ofjuly. our top story: donald trump will leave the uk later after spending a second night in scotland.
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the us president will fly to helsinki where he'll meet the russian president vladimir putin. his stay at his turnberry resort in ayrshire has been met by protests, as catriona renton reports. he has described it as magical and incredible. this is the first time donald trump has played on his own course since he became president of the united states. not everyone was pleased to see him. people were telling him he is not well, at his own resort. when something like this happens, you have to turn up. yesterday, there were protests around the country. police estimate 9000 came to the carnival of resista nce 9000 came to the carnival of resistance in edinburgh. near his other golf course in aberdeenshire,
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another gathered. hello, glasgow. first minister nicola sturgeon did not meet president trump. she led the pride march in glasgow. be trumped the state provides jobs in the villages and has poured millions of pounds into the economy. this man lives across the road. he says they should be made to the welcome. we should be made to the welcome. we should have good manners and welcome them. he was invited here. did not decide to come. a visit from the president of the united states was never going to be low—key. security, road blocks, and checkpoints, will be cleared as donald trump head off to helsinki later today. catriona joins us now from turnberry. he could not escape the protesting, evenin he could not escape the protesting, even in the middle of his own golf course yesterday. given what is in
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store for him before he leaves today, what do you have to report? this is a private visit. anything we are seeing is a bit of a surprise to us. are seeing is a bit of a surprise to us. you heard there was a wedding yesterday that donald trump was in and around. i do not know if he got into it. certainly, that was an occasion for the bride and groom. he spent a second night with the first lady in the luxury hoteljust beyond the trees. he did get close to protesters yesterday on the golf. he managed to avoid them in edinburgh and glasgow. we saw the paraglider that got very, very close to the presidentjust after he arrived here. i was standing just outside at the back at the back of the hotel when president trump was talking to his entourage. the paragliderflew in within yards of the president. he
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got very close. questions are being asked about how there was a breach of the no—fly zone with such tight security. we are moving on. the next day. the question is will he be playing golf or will he be getting ready for the meeting with vladimir putin? he is getting ready to leave today to helsinki. no no agenda has been released. we know that the focus will be improving relations between the two people in the two countries. we will see if he gets out on the golf course today or if he is inside working with his special advisers. shocking for the bride and groom if he got in. thank you very much. the minister we spoke
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to conducting the wedding, he said the parents of the bride stayed next door to donald trump the night before. it will be something for them to talk about for the rest of their lives. definitely. a fly on their lives. definitely. a fly on the wall in that conversation. theresa may is warning members of her own party that they are putting brexit at risk. some long—standing leave campaigners are unhappy with her plans, which propose a common rulebook with the eu for goods. writing in the mail on sunday, the prime minister urges mps to "keep their eye on the prize." but in the sunday times, the former brexit secretary david davis says brussels has been offered too many concessions. the minister for small business andrew griffiths has resigned from the government, after it emerged he sent text messages of a sexual nature to two women in his constituency. mr griffiths, who's mp for burton, has issued an apology and says he's deeply ashamed. he once served as theresa may's chief of staff. the palestinian militant group,
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hamas, says it has agreed a truce with israel, after the latest round of clashes in gaza. israel says it's carried out its most significant air strikes on the gaza strip since 2014, but it has declined to comment on any mention of a ceasefire. more than 400 items have been recovered by police investigating the death of a woman who was poisoned by the novichok nerve agent. dawn sturgess died after she and her partner charlie rowley were exposed to the chemical last month. mr rowley remains in a critical condition. police warn that searches of the area in wiltshire could last months. the troubled rail operator govia thameslink is introducing its third new timetable in two months, promising it will be more robust and reliable. passengers on the company's lines, which include southern, thameslink, and great northern, have suffered severe disruption since an overhaul of the schedule in may. the operator says the new timetables
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will be in place until additional services can be re—introduced. england's footballers fly home today after finishing fourth in the world cup. the team will land at heathrow airport this afternoon, around the same time as the final between france and croatia gets underway. from russia, david ornstein reports. this is not how england hoped it would end. as the dust settles they will reflect on a remarkable journey which should help positively shape the future of the national sport. in a game neither side really wanted to be playing but both hoped to win, belgium were quick to showcase their devastating attacking ability. harry
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kane squandered a fine opportunity to equalise. after half—time, eric dyer looked certain to score until tony intervened. jordan pickford kept them in contention, only for the mercurial eden hazard to seal the mercurial eden hazard to seal the win. a bronze medalfor the so—called golden generation, the best ever world cup placing for them. we gave it everything. it is not how we wanted to finish, but it shows we have room for improvement and a lot to do. ultimately, then, it is disappointment for england, who depart russia wondering what might have been. yet their overall performance, their sense of joy, might have been. yet their overall performance, their sense ofjoy, and the reconnection with their long—suffering supporters suggest that success might not be too far away. today, the attention turned to moscow, liverpool's biggest prizes to be decided. france, firm favourites. but the competition full
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of surprises, croatia will try to cause one last upset. david ornstein, bbc news, saint petersburg. our moscow correspondent, sarah rainsford, is in the russian capital. sarah, are the locals supporting croatia or france in today's final? what could have been. we will not talk about that. it will be interesting to see how the russians are going to go to be well they go croatia or france this morning?” think the answer is fairly clear. i am talking to russians on the streets. even yesterday in a shopping more, one of the assistance said my friend should be supporting france. there is not a lot of love—in russia for croatians. i think it is safe to say a lot of russian football fans will be in the stadium tonight backing france. of course, a lot of people keep saying it is all about the football. we just want to see a great game. that
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is very true for the majority of people. looking around today, there are not that many football fans in the square. the huge crowd of international supporters has started to return home. some england fans are in town and some will be at the final. not many french. but a lot of croats. i think there is one clear winner in the world cup, that is russia. one thing russian people keep saying to us is we have been misunderstood and now the world understands us. president putin will think this has been a huge win. he has been at the centre of the world's attention despite all the negative reports about president putin, about russia, of course, and the bad politics surrounding this country. when it comes to the world cup, he will be feeling very pleased with himself and the positive
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coverage. it has been a massive success. thank you so much. sarah ra i nsfo rd. success. thank you so much. sarah rainsford. will you call it whatever i have a sneaking suspicion croatia will do it. really? in terms of talents, i will go with france. —— balance. one of the biggest car—buying groups in britain has said that more than half of its vehicles will be electric by 2025. the british vehicle rental and leasing associations wants to increase its fleet of electric cars to three—quarters of a million, as our business correspondent joe lynam, reports. noxious gases coming out of cars could soon be a thing of the past. one of the biggest fleet buyers in the uk says it is switching to low oi’ the uk says it is switching to low or zero emission vehicles in seven yea rs. or zero emission vehicles in seven years. the british vehicle rental and leasing associations is responsible for one in every five va ns responsible for one in every five vans as well as one in every eight
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ca i’s vans as well as one in every eight cars on our vans as well as one in every eight cars on oui’ roads. vans as well as one in every eight cars on our roads. its members have pledged to turn most of their fleets in the plug—in vehicles by 2035. a 15 fold increase in over seven years from, but it still needs government action. this is about investing. infrastructure for electric vehicles. we need tax support. the government said its road to zero strategy will help make sure the uk remained a world leader for investment in and uptake of zero emission technologies. at the moment there are just under 200,000 plug—in vehicles on uk roads. but as the taxes and charges mount on diesel vehicles, the number of plug—in cars is going to multiply. joe lynam, bbc news. staying with transport issues. with all eyes on the football
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in russia, we thought we'd show you some pictures from another tournament perhaps not getting the attention it deserves. this is tram bowling, apparently a competitive sport between transport workers in moscow. it's being played as part of events to celebrate the city's annual public transport day. that is a bit bizarre. can you imagine that happening in manchester? i cannot work out... are they monitoring the speed of it? perhaps it is morejust like bowling... anyway... the sunday times. the royal family bowling... anyway... the sunday times. the royalfamily snub donald trump. the queen leaves and they avoid him. the picture, a royal
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picture. the duchess of cambridge and the duchess of sussex on a day out to watch the wimbledon yesterday. as you can imagine, brexit everywhere. the front page of the sunday telegraph. quoting david davis, speaking to the paper, saying theresa may presided over cloak—and—dagger plot to undermine brexit. it will blow apart public trust in democracy, he says. and another picture of the two duchesses. the story, the main story, brexit, as well. jacob rees—mogg says the prime minister has broken the trust of the public. interestingly, borisjohnson, has broken the trust of the public. interestingly, boris johnson, we have not heard from him after he resigned earlier, he is preparing a bombshell speech. a lot more coming up on the
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editorial that theresa may gave, back me or there will be no brexit, strong words, saying she is issuing a stark warning to the rebels as she pledges i will not let brussels water down my deal. we have a lot more analysis on that to come. the observer has brexit on the front page as well as a picture of the two finalists at wimbledon, and peter mandelson, lord mandelson, joining into the brexit debate, joining with brexiteers on an attack on the eu humiliation of theresa may. and the sun newspaper this morning has a world exclusive, meghan markle's father thomas saying that he believes, this is what the paper is quoting, she looks scared stiff as she begins a lifetime of royal duties. the duchess of sussex fare. and the mirror to complete it, the story we reported of the resignation of thejunior story we reported of the resignation of the junior post of griffiths. shelby look at the weather?m
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of the junior post of griffiths. shelby look at the weather? it is hot. i think. it shelby look at the weather? it is hot. ithink. it was shelby look at the weather? it is hot. i think. it was quite fresh at four o'clock this morning when i left the house. it is lovely but tricky to sleep i wonder if it will continue, louise? iwould tricky to sleep i wonder if it will continue, louise? i would like tricky to sleep i wonder if it will continue, louise? iwould like you to to chat away, fresh, warm, and actually... we're not trying do your job. it was a warm night, actually, roger, particularly in scotland, and some around so both of you will be a little bit wrong, he had some rain coming but a change in the forecast also. this is west yorkshire yesterday, wildflowers and sunshine coming through but the clouds and he —— clouds on the way. the story today, some of the rain could be quite heavy and persistent in one or two places but further south, we are under the influence of high pressure and you are right, it will feel hotter air for and you are right, it will feel hotter airfor many and you are right, it will feel hotter air for many of us. particularly those at wimbledon,
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more ina particularly those at wimbledon, more in a moment. a public cloud in the sky to start an further north and west the rain clouds are gathering and some outbreaks of rain into northern scotland, largely showery with breast from time to time but through the borders, you may stay dry with some sunny spells. a fresher feel, the yellow toned denoting with temperatures will set, around the mid teens, perhaps as high as 21 or 22. further south, perhaps 30 yet again. 29— 30, maybe 31 of the question at centre court, it will be a hot afternoon. sunscreen, that the ready. as we go through the evening, we will continue to see the weather front pushing its way steadily south and east and could be one or two thundery showers with it as it comes through but weakening substantially, cloud and outbreak is offering,
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nothing too significant, into monday. to the south, a warm start on monday, only one place is —— place for the temperatures to go. another hot day for many areas. behind that front of dividing line is introducing somewhat fresher air, probably most of you will be saying iraq to that one but it looks as though temperatures will start to come down. —— hoorah. the front will bump into the warm air. 29 or 30 in the south—east, 16— 20 behind it is a little more comfortable. that front will drift its way south—east, not ringing any significant rain i'm afraid to the gardens but it will introduce the slightly fresher air for all of us if it has been too humid for you over the last couple of days you will be happy with this. we will see a little more in the way of cloud around and yes, temperatures in the high teens, mid 20s. back to you too. thank you, louise. we'll be back with
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the headlines at 6:30. now it's time for the film review with martine croxall and mark kermode. hello, and welcome to the film review on bbc news. to take us through this week's cinema releases is mark kermode. they've let me back a second time! i'm very glad. so am i! what have we got this week? it's very interesting this week. first reformed, which is the new film by paul schrader. a return to form, i have to say. incredibles 2, back after all this time, more than a decade since the first one. and skyscraper — dwayne ‘the rock‘ johnson versus a very large building. so, first reformed, ethan hawke, a return to the screen for him. has he been away a while? no, ethan hawke's fine, it's more to do with paul schrader.
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paul schrader wrote taxi driver ages and ages ago. god's lonely man was a big thing. he was really well respected film—maker. recently, he's made some quite terrible films like the canyons, which is irredeemably awful, dog eat dog, which i can't even believe was made by paul schrader, and then before that dominion" prequel to the exorcist. —— and then before that dominion: prequel to the exorcist. i kind of started to lose faith in him and now with first reformed, my faith in him is restored. so, ethan hawke plays this young cleric who is basically haunted by the death of his son, who he sent off, he encouraged to go off to war, and has now lost. he's having a crisis of faith. he is keeping a diary in which he's writing down personal confessions because he says he can't pray, he's lost his faith. then he meets somebody who is potentially an ecoterrorist somebody who's become completely obsessed with the despoliation of the planet. suddenly, this captures a spark in ethan hawke's character. the next thing, he similarly becomes obsessed with what's happening
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to the planet from an ecological point of view. here's a clip. so we should pollute so god can restore? we should sin so god can forgive? i don't think that's what the apostle meant. i think we're supposed to look with the eyes ofjesus into every... you don't live in the real world. you don't. you are a minister at a tourist church that no—one attends. do you have any idea what it takes to do god's work? i'm trying... to maintain a mission of this size, the staffing, the outreach, the amount of people we touch each day. who's that priest that you like so much? thomas merton. he didn't live in the real world either. yes, he did. he didn't. he was a monk who lived in a monastery in kentucky and wrote books. somebody has to do something! it's the earth that hangs in the balance. what if this is his plan? what if we just can't see it? you think god wants
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to destroy his creation? he did once, for 40 days and 40 nights. it says something about me that i refer to him as "young"! so basically, it's a story about a crisis of faith and what then happens as a result of it. ethan hawke i thought was brilliant. i completely believed in him, i really believed in his character. the most important thing is it felt like schrader was back on home territory. he is dealing with themes he's dealt with since the beginning of his career. there's a couple of scenes in which we see ethan hawke writing his diary, he has a glass of whiskey on one side and he's writing and he's very, very tormented. this apparently is how schrader himself used to write. the look of the film is very sparse, it reminds you to some extent of dry, of something like pawlikowski's ida. i know that schrader has spoken to that director about making that film. it looks heartfelt, it looks passionate, it has none of the nonsense of dominion: prequel to the exorcist which was theoretically a theological work but which was absolute hooey. it really feels sincere, it's dealing with important issues,
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it's got a great central performance. it looked really good. it's schrader back on form. i think it's the best thing he's done since auto focus. it's not a bunch of laughs, but it is very, very intense. it has some hallucinatory moments in it. i thought it was a really fine piece of work and i would happily watch it again. it looks beautiful... it is. ...the way it is designed. how difficult to watch is it? well, ifound it easy because i thought "this is great, he's back on form." it's not a huge blockbuster but it's a film in which the form of the film mirrors the subject matter of the film. it is a film about an existential crisis of faith, which obviously isn't blockbuster territory. i think you would like it. something very different — incredibles 2. they've made us wait a very long time for this sequel. i know, 13, 14 years. did you like the first incredibles? i loved it, i watched it many times. so i was sceptical about the first one. i was wrong about it, incidentally. i said in my review that i didn't think the kids would get on with all of the birdman—esque stuff.
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i was proved completely wrong! anyway, so along comes incredibles 2. when incredibles came out on dvd, there was a short which was jack—jack attack, which was all the stuff about the baby. i thought it was hilariously funny. in incredibles 2, which picks up the story, there is a lot more jack—jack. the story is they are still trying to rehabilitate supers. so, elastigirl is basically roped in to a lot of pr stunts to make supers popular with people again. mr incredible is left at home looking after the kids, having to help dash with his maths homework, having to help his daughter with her first crush. but, it is the baby jack—jack stuff that is really funny in the same way that in the despicable me movies, the minions started out as sidekicks and ended up being centrestage. here, jack—jack started out as a sidekick and ends up being centrestage. i started laughing about five minutes in and i laughed all the way through. it looks fabulous, as you can see. all those future retro ‘605—inflicted designs look great. and i am happy to admit that i was completely wrong about the first film. a new foe in this, is there? there's lots of new stuff.
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the most exciting thing is the stretchy cycle, the elasticycle bike, which when she first gets on it she goes "it's talky, it's very talky." i've even managed to strong—arm a teenager to go with me and see it this week. i think anyone can enjoy it. that was my excuse, anyway! skyscraper — how can you go wrong with dwayne ‘the rock‘ johnson? dwayne ‘the rock‘ johnson is basically a security systems specialist. he's brought in to sign off on the tallest structure in the world. his family come with him — they are one of the first families to stay in the penthouse at the top. then, of course, evildoers come along, set fire to the structure, so he has to break into the building to save them, and breaking into the building is harder than it looks. here's a clip. hands up! 0k! don't shoot! i know, turn around! edge—of—your—seat stuff.
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i thought it was. for a start, i'm scared of heights, anyway. there's a bit when they've got to climb over a plank that's balanced vertiginously over a big fiery pit, and all that stuff always really scares me. here's what i like about it. firstly, i really like dwaynejohnson in everything. everyone always says he's lovely but on screen, he's great. a colleague of mine said he made a movie once in which he had to do a fist bump with a 60—foot gorilla. somebody said, "i'd like to see daniel day—lewis pull that trick off!" you believe in it because you believe in the rock. there is a setup at the beginning
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in which we see him combat training, in which he loses the bottom half of one of his legs. he has a prosthetic leg which he then uses as a tool to help him with this impossible mission. did you ever see the towering inferno? oh, yes. ok, well, the towering inferno is based on two books. it was based on the glass inferno and the tower. die hard was basically towering inferno with cowboys and indians. this is basically the rock meets die hard, or, get this — "die rock hard"! see what i did there?! i thought it was really good fun. it was really silly, it doesn't make any sense whatsoever, but i did enjoy it and an awful lot, and a lot of that is down to the fact that he is such a likeable screen presence. there's even a lady from shanghai at the end of it for the cineastes, to keep them happy. it was real popcorn, leave your brain at the door and enjoy yourself entertainment. is it too sniffy of me to suggest that it's more about special effects than character and plot development? honestly, and you're going to have to believe me on this, it's about dwayne ‘the rock‘ johnson. that's good enough! now, the best out, leave no trace, you've reviewed this before. yes, i have, and i keep
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going on about it. it's a small release, i think it's the best film i've seen this year. it's directed by debra granik, who directed winter's bone, which i loved. that was the film that really launched jennifer lawrence. father and daughter living off the grid outside portland, oregon. they are found by the authorities and they have to reintegrate into society. the thing i love about it, i keep saying the same thing, it is a film in which the characters don't explain themselves. they don't stop and stand around and talk to each other. it's a film that's to do with emotion conveyed through physical gesture. the performances are fantastic. thomasin harcourt mckenzie, whose the young girl in it, is just brilliant. people have made the comparison with her and a young jennifer lawrence. she is fantastic. i just thought it was wonderful. if you see one film this year, this is the best thing i've seen this year, and i guarantee it will break your heart. the idea of them coming in from the wilderness and living in society again, is that the thing that is explored? yes, and it's to do with what he wants and what she wants, because he's a combat
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veteran, he's got ptsd. it's to do with... there's a moment when she says "what's wrong with you is not what's wrong with me," and it's really about them growing apart as father and daughter. there's the tempest in the background of all of this. the shakespeare idea of the tempest is in the background. i loved it. you'll love it, i promise you, you'll love it. that's always my approach. not what's wrong with me, what's wrong with you? that's always the way i approach the world! best dvd, then. tomb raider. this is the alicia vikander iteration. it is. i never liked the tomb raiders before with angelina jolie and i'm not somebody who has ever played computer games. i thought this was much more fun than it had any right to be. i think alicia vikander was terrific, and it's a reboot, it's kind of an origin story. as somebody who isn't a gamer and doesn't know that world that well, i thought it was gripping and good fun. the reason i've included it is because there are so many terrible video game adaptations. video games don't generally transfer very well to the screen.
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i also liked assassin's creed with michael fassbender. i know not everybody else felt the same way, but i thought they made a nice double bill. it was trying to do something new and i thought she was really good. i thought she carried it rather well. mark, thank you. a quick reminder that you'll find more film news and reviews from across the bbc online at bbc.uk... bbc.co.uk/markkermode. you'd think i'd know it by now, wouldn't you?! and you can find all of our previous programmes on the bbc iplayer. mark, thank you so much. that's it for this week. thanks for watching. goodbye. hello. this is breakfast with rogerjohnson and babita sharma. good morning. here's a summary of today's main stories from bbc news.
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donald trump will leave the uk later after spending a second night in scotland. the us president will fly to helsinki where he'll meet the russian president vladimir putin. his stay at his turnberry resort in ayrshire has been met by protests locally, while thousands of people marched through edinburgh. theresa may is warning members of her own party that they are putting brexit at risk. some long—standing leave campaigners are unhappy with her plans, which propose a common rulebook with the eu for goods. writing in the mail on sunday, the prime minister urges mps to "keep their eye on the prize." but in the sunday times the former brexit secretary david davis says brussels has been offered too many concessions. the ministerfor small business andrew griffiths has resigned from the government, after it emerged he sent text messages of a sexual nature to two women in his constituency. mr griffiths, who's mp for burton, has issued an apology and says he's deeply ashamed. he once served as theresa
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may's chief of staff. the palestinian militant group, hamas, says it has agreed a truce with israel, after the latest round of clashes in gaza. israel says it's carried out its most significant air strikes on the gaza strip since 2014, but it has declined to comment on any mention of a ceasefire. more than 400 items have been recovered by police investigating the death of a woman who was poisoned by the novichok nerve agent. dawn sturgess died after she and her partner charlie rowley were exposed to the chemical last month. mr rowley remains in a critical condition. police warn that searches of the area in wiltshire could last months. the troubled rail operator govia thameslink is introducing its third new timetable in two months, promising it will be more robust and reliable. passengers on the company's lines, which include southern, thameslink, and great northern, have suffered severe disruption since an overhaul of the schedule in may. the operator says the new timetables will be in place until additional services can be re—introduced.
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residents of a village in greenland have left their homes after an iceberg, weighing 11 million tonnes, drifted inland prompting fears of a tsunami. local officials say they have never seen such a big iceberg before. they warn it could split in two, forcing a huge wave onshore. 260 billion tonnes of greenland's ice is lost to the ocean each year. astonishing. wimbledon has a new champion. angelique kerber added to her us and australian open titles to win her third grand slam here at the all england club. serena williams was many people's favourite to win an eighth title here, but she never really found the power that we've grown so used to over the years and kerber took the first set 6—3 // williams says she's still only at the start of her comeback after giving birth to her first child last september. beautiful fish here.
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and kerber got another break in the second set to take that 6—3, and become the first german woman to win here since steffi graf in 1996. at the end, i was starting to get
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quite nervous. i had to take my first chance because you never know with her, she fights until the last one. it isjust with her, she fights until the last one. it is just amazing. with her, she fights until the last one. it isjust amazing. i cannot describe the feeling. as a child, i was dreaming of this moment. wimbledon is something special in my career. it was a great opportunity for me. i did not know a couple of months ago where i was, what i would do, how! months ago where i was, what i would do, how i could come back. it was such a long way to see the light at the end of the road, kind of. and so i think these two weeks have really showed me that, ok, obviously, i can compete for a grand slam. now, how about this from sweden's steffan olsson in the men's wheelchair doubles final, he loses balance and falls
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from his chair but, remarkably, recovers to win the point! in the end though, olsson and his partner, germany'sjoachim gerard were beaten by britain's gordon reid and alfie hewett. it was a third successive wimbledon doubles title for the pair. so to today's men's final, and both novak djokovic and kevin anderson will have to dig deep into their energy reserves after the two longest semi finals in history. after anderson took six and a half hours to win his semi, djokovic took more than five hours to beat rafael nadal in a five set epic. he's now one match away from winning his first grand slam title since 2016. there's british interest in today's boy's final. jack draper beat the colombian nicolas mejia in the longest match in wimbledon's boys history to book his place in the final, the three setter went on for four hours 24 minutes. standing between draper and his dream of becoming the first british boy to win the title
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since 1962 is world junior number one, chinese taipei's chun hsin tseng. after a month of highs and lows, in which they banished the nightmare of penalty shoot outs, and allowed the country to dream again, england head home later this morning. they finished the tournament with a pretty disappointing 2—0 defeat to belgium in the thrid—fourth place play off in st petersburg. the belgian's took the lead early, and then rounded things off in the second half thanks to chelsea's eden hazard. a best ever finish then for the belgians, and england's best since 1990, but with plenty of promise for the future. in the end, we are very proud of
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what we have done. we are under no illusions as to where we stand as a team. we have finished in the final four but we are not a top four team yet. we know that and have never hidden behind that. against the very best teams we have come up short. umm, but we have had a wonderful adventure and some experiences that will stand this group of players and staff in really good stead for the future. and i could not ask any more of the players today or right the way through the seven weeks we have in together. finishing fourth in the world, you cannot complain. we did not expect to get this far. a great tournament. ultimately, proud of what we have achieved. we have brought the nation back together which i am so proud of the green what more can you ask for?
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a young team like england, they are doing well. so, football's not coming home, but it might be heading next door. france have the chance join an elite club, that of multiple world cup winners, when they take on croatia later in moscow. when france won the world cup in 1998, they beat croatia in the semi—final. if they are to recreate that triumph of 20 years ago, they'll be looking to theur toung star, kylian mbappe, to be at his best. what a difference a couple of days make in english cricket, after their heavy defeat to india on thursday. england were under pressure, needing a win to level the one day series and take it to a decider at headingley on tuesday. but england weren't the only ones under pressure, during the 24th over in england's innings, the cameras panned to the crowd where a supporter proposed to his girlfriend, thankfully she didn't take too long to accept. so a happy day for that fan and a good one for england withjoe root‘s century helping them post a total of 322. india fell well short with england winning by 86 runs. mark cavendish is struggling
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for form at the tour de france, he hasn't won a stage this year and was eighth yesterday behind dylan groenewegen who won stage 8. chris froome finished in the main bunch and is 12th overall. his team—mate geraint thomas is second, behind greg van avamart of belgium. today the race heads for the dangerous cobbled roads of northern france. jonny brownlee could only finish 4th on his comeback event in the world triathalon series in hamburg. the two time olympic medallist led at the start of the 5k but couldn't hold off the leader
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mario mola who claimed gold for the third successive year. it was brownlee's first race since pulling out of the leeds triathlon mid—run, with a stomach problem. and finally, how about this for a pre—season friendly. everton are in austria, where they have thrashed atv irdning 22—nil! it's marco silva's first game in charge as everton manager and this is the kind of start you want! some cracking goals, the pick of them this own goal while it was all to easy for nikola vlasic scoring this one after the keeper practically gave up. you can't blame him really can you. not his day was it. lots of bizarre animals predicting the outcomes of certain matches. these fish are saying novak djokovic and france. no one is going to argue
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with you. while you have been talking we have been working on new natural history series we will pitch to the bbc. we could have some mike busheu to the bbc. we could have some mike bushell nature adventures. britain's biggest festival for gay women takes place in the seaside resort of llandudno this weekend. butjust how much has life and society changed over the past few decades? we sent the sofa to the north wales coast, to invite some women and their families to share their stories. when did you come out? it is funny, that word come out. i was thrown out
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of thin royal navy in 1970.” that word come out. i was thrown out of thin royal navy in 1970. i could not come out when i was first teaching because i worked in school andi teaching because i worked in school and i worked with children. how different it is now. it is rather nice to be in the position we are in 110w nice to be in the position we are in now because once you nice to be in the position we are in now because once you come nice to be in the position we are in now because once you come out you come out. i came out as a vegetarian recently. do you know that was more difficult? how old are you when you came out? three years of age. i have not known any different. i have been spoiled, had a good life. for me and my children it was totally different. i ended up having to leave home. i left them with their father. how old are you? they were teenagers. the hardest thing i have ever done in my life. i said to him i never left you, i left the home. at that time, the 805, you know, i
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was a bit embarra55ed at that time, the 805, you know, i was a bit embarrassed about it all. i lived in suburbia. i did not find any le5bian5 anywhere. i did look. so, did you realise when we were married that we would be the first in yorkshire, so high—profile, getting on bbc news at ten o'clock? not at all. i knew it would be the first, but the news, quite a shock. all of those people coming and talking to us like we were long—lost be5t talking to us like we were long—lost best friends. really strange. hello, iam so—and—5o, best friends. really strange. hello, i am so—and—5o, we have never met before but my daughter is get. do you want to have a conversation?” grew up in a roman catholic family. my father is muslim and my mother is catholic. i grew up in a mormon household and came out in front of six different psychologists, very interesting. you have to kind of ta ke interesting. you have to kind of take the time to bring them in to
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where you are. they love you, it is ju5t where you are. they love you, it is just a matter of your lifestyle. i think for them, the casting wa5 just a matter of your lifestyle. i think for them, the casting was they are thinking we do not want you to have a difficult life. if we break it down to the basic things people want, we want to be loved and accepted and respected. let5 hug it out, my girls. where do you think we are out to get? i got more for being ginger when i was younger. 50 years ago ijust never ginger when i was younger. 50 years ago i just never dreamt ginger when i was younger. 50 years ago ijust never dreamt this could happen. yes. i hope they have a great time. it's a nice day in north wale5 when we filmed that, possibly yesterday or the day before. louise, is it cooling down? good morning. it is, and many people will be very pleased to hear that but we have a couple of hot days to come before it happens. thi5 hot days to come before it happens. this is yesterday, some weather what
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p i ctu res this is yesterday, some weather what pictures are coming in now the sun i5 pictures are coming in now the sun is up so! pictures are coming in now the sun is up so i will show you what is happening today but i want to illustrate further north and west yesterday the cloud arrived into highland and there is a weather front so it will be responsible for gradually turning things a little bit more fresh, chilly responsible today for bringing some rain acro55 scotla nd today for bringing some rain acro55 scotland and northern ireland, welcome rain for some areas, there i5a welcome rain for some areas, there is a ho5epipe ban acro55 northern ireland so some rain to come through the day to day and through we5tern fringes of scotland and the northern isles and maybe eastern scotland to the borders like yesterday clinging to some sunny spell5 the borders like yesterday clinging to some sunny spells and the rain will weaken a5 to some sunny spells and the rain will weaken as it pushes further inland but elsewhere, hot, dry and sunny for many, particularly in the south—east. warm russet tones across central and eastern england today will be likely to the temperatures high 205 perhaps 30 or 31. the fresher feel behind the front, 17—
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20 as the maximum. if you're heading to wimbledon for the centre court for the men's final, 31 degrees, and have not seen temperatures like this on centre court for well over 20 yea rs. on centre court for well over 20 years. we've had one hotter wimbledon, i will be asking you later in the morning what year you think that is, but elsewhere through the night to night we are headed for a warm one across central and southern areas. cloud and patchy rain drifting its way steadily south—east and behind it a little fresher and more comfortable and night for sleeping. the far north, a mild and humid night last night. into tomorrow, the weather front drifting south, it bumps into the warmerairand we may drifting south, it bumps into the warmer air and we may see if you thundery downpours triggered off but not much in the way of significant rain is the front pushes south—east. the main difference with the front is behind it, it is introducing this fresher air so the last day of very extreme heat in the south—east perhaps on monday or 29 and behind
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it, something more comfortable and probably bearable for most sober front sweeps through and look at what happens through the city forecast over the next couple of days. high teens, mid 205. stilla pleasa nt days. high teens, mid 205. stilla pleasant feel, warm and sunny, we will be happy with that, but not as extreme as it has been. it is getting back to thought of the weather fronts coming in getting back to thought of the weatherfronts coming in rather than the big blob of high pressure that sat there for some long keeping us warm? yes, for the moment, but it could be quite interesting, because the more significant rain. fingers crossed. do you know why? a lot of the state schools broke up on friday across england and wales, what a surprise. perfect timing. always the way. we're back with the headlines at 7:00. now, it's time for the travel show. coming up on this week's show... i'm in amsterdam tojump on board a boat which once ferried migrants across the mediterranean
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but now carries tourists. so whenever you have a chance to help somebody, do it. it will come back to you. and lucy is here with the low—down on how to pick the best smart suitcase. the main difference here is you can afford to be a bit more careless in this, safe in the knowledge that your wheels will not buckle under the pressure. amsterdam is famous for its picturesque canals built in the 17th century to help the city trade in goods from all over the world. these days, they're often clogged with boats catering to tourists, ferrying groups from one famous sight to another. but there are one or two boats that stand apart from the rest. this is a hedeer, a former people smuggling vessel that was used to transport refugees across the mediterranean. up to 76 people would be crammed in there. but now it is being used to give tourists a very different perspective on amsterdam. hello!
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i will be your guide for the day. and we have sami, he is our captain. this is part of an initiative called lampedusa cruises, named after the italian island where many asylum seekers from africa come ashore. and the staff are all refugees. i remember, my mother told me, "what do you want to study?" i said, "i want to study cinema." she was like "come on, what do you want to study?" tommy was an artist and a rebel politician in egypt who rose to prominence during the arab spring and soon after was forced to leave his home. in 2013, we had a coup in egypt. the president went to prison and i became a fugitive. i was arrested later, i was tortured, i had to leave the country and i became a refugee, and i got all the help i needed. so whenever you have a chance to help somebody, do it. do it.
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it'll come back to you. the tour winds its way through familiar sights but the emphasis is on showing amsterdam's long history as a migrant city, built and made prosperous with the efforts of people from all over the world. in the 17th century, between the year 1600 and 1650, a lot of migrants came to holland. you can imagine, in 50 years, the population of amsterdam grew from 50,000 people to 200,000 people. 75% of the people who lived here were not dutch. and now, we have more than 180 nationalities living in amsterdam. tommy is just one of many refugees who have come to amsterdam in the last few years. most came in 2015, when 45,000 refugees, predominantly from syria, sought asylum in the netherlands.
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smuggling is somehow the new slavery system. it prompted a number of local initiatives to help the new arrivals settle more easily into their communities. lampedusa cruises is the brainchild of amsterdam artist teun castelein. heartbroken by the sight of refugees struggling to reach europe, he sought to build a social enterprise that would help amsterdam's refugees. he bought two vessels which had been abandoned on the shores of lampedusa to become tour boats in his city, with the aim of raising awareness about refugee issues for both tourists and local residents. most people in amsterdam, they tend to forget that amsterdam was built on thousands of years of immigration. we have — even, i think, our most famous philosophers, erasmus and spinoza, are most famous poet, and our most famous writer, anne frank. i mean, they all came
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here because of a threat from their nation. boat tours are not the only way for tourists to learn about refugee experience in the city. another of teun's collaborations takes place on dry land across town. this is the bijlmerbajes, a prison complex that was built in the 19705 and then closed again just a couple of years ago in 2016. from the outside, it is unsurprisingly quite foreboding, but on the inside, it is an entirely different story. are you ready? i am ready. welcome! what do you think? wow. it's really nice on you. i'm not dressed in a towel just for fun. this is a bona fide hamam, created in the former isolation cells of the prison with showers, massage suites... this is our steam room.
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you can't even see the room! ..a steam room, and even a pool. first of all, we felt it was impossible to make it a pool, but after the small wall and some small arrangement, it worked fine. it works perfectly. it is amazing. all of the therapists and staff here are refugees. mostly from syria, where hamams are a big part of the culture. many features of the originaljail cells remain, including graffiti left by former prisoners on the ceilings and walls. it is an odd juxtaposition between this and the relaxing hamam experience. still, it would have been rude not to try it out. the concept of hamam, actually, is a taste of syrian culture, in a western theme. so people can know about us, know who we are.
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so instead of watching the media and thinking that they know who we are, we use our culture to welcome the dutch society that we are part of now. initiatives such as the hamam and refugee boat cruises offer tourists a completely new perspective on the city of amsterdam. but the hope is they will also impact the way visitors perceive refugees across the world. smart luggage is perhaps the most innovative thing to come to carry—on since the telescopic handle, but when you buy one, you have to be really, really careful. that's because this year,
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select airlines are banning ones without removable batteries, citing fire concerns as the main reason. so if there's no removable battery, it's not going on board. so here is our round—up of some of the ones you can take on your holidays. let's start with something nice and simple. this is the away carry—on, with a 37—watt lithium ion battery located under the handle. that's enough to charge your phone up to five times, using either one of the two full—size usb ports or the micro—usb port under this rubber lead. i quite like this nifty design feature that sees the portable battery pop—up so you simply need to remove it or recharge it. you can keep your laptop in there. you can keep other devices in this zipped compartments down here — only small devices, mind you. it's got a decent amount of storage space and best of all, the battery doesn't encorach on how much space you have to work with. if you are after a stylish, convenient, all—in—one package, the away bag is a nice idea but you could always just buy
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a portable charger, put it in your bag, and have a cheaper a bit of luggage. so far, so straightforward. but what if your travels take you off—road ? the main feature of this giro classic is its wheels. its makers say it deals with any kind of terrain with ease. steps, bumps, even snow. it also comes with a phone charger of similar power to the carry—on with that earlier. now, if i'm being completely honest, dragging this bag around doesn't feel drastically different to doing so without regular piece of luggage. but i guess the main difference here is that with a lifetime guarantee on the wheels you can afford to be a bit more careless with this, safe in the knowledge that your wheels won't crumble under the pressure. elsewhere, you also get luggage tracking, with a little bit from tile tracker. this connects your phone via bluetooth and uses your phone's gps to locate your luggage. so if you arrive and your bag doesn't, open the app and you can locate your luggage anywhere in the world. so for the most part, smart cases have mainly been
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designed to charge and track your phone. useful but boring. this is the nomadic speakese. fitted into the front is a bluetooth speaker. the bags acoustics are designed to amplify your tunes and make them sound even better. it's clipped into the case so all you need to do is simply unclip it, pop the speaker out, and you've got audio. you can also remove the speaker altogether if you want to. it's pretty loud. it's an interesting idea but i feel one that only really appeals to people who love to travel and feel that they need high—end audio with them wherever they go. the rest of us, a portable speaker will probably do. so you've got your luggage, but dragging it around a new city when all you want to do is explore is farfrom ideal. that's where stasher comes in. search your immediate location and stasher will show you the shops that have agreed to look after your bag — for small fee, of course. it's like airbnb for your luggage.
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ah, there it is! just going to show you my code. that's good. thank you. yeah? it's all right. awesome. so i havejust paid £5 to store my bag here for the next 24 hours. which, in the grand scheme of things, isn't that much to pay given you'll be bag—free on your travels. the one thing i will say about this service — it is fantastic, but if you're outside the western europe area, be mindful because there's not as many options. that's all we have time for on this week's show. coming up next week: rajan is in amman injordan, seeing what some people are calling a cultural revolution. arabic food in general is arabic food. there is no such thing as syrian, lebanese. i love that you are agreeing with me yes! so do join us then. in the meantime, from me and all of the travel show here in amsterdam, it's goodbye.
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good morning. welcome to breakfast, with rogerjohnson and babita sharma. our headlines today: a break for president trump before his meeting with vladimir putin, but there's no escape from protestors, thousands demonstrate in edinburgh. theresa may warns conservatives to back her or risk ending up with no brexit at all. it wasn't to be for england. they sign off in russia with another defeat by belgium, but fly home with their heads held high. here at wimbledon, there's a new name on the honours board.

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