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more pressure on the prime minister over her brexit strategy, with threats this time from remain supporters to oppose her trade bill. her battle to get her plans through continues in the commons this afternoon, with senior colleagues warning potential rebels. were we not to get these pieces of legislation through today then we would leave british business dangerously exposed. we'll be asking just how much trouble the government is in. also this lunchtime: a £61,000 fine for the brexit campaign group vote leave, for breaking electoral law. millions in north—west england face the first hosepipe ban of the summer in england. one of them things. you can't have a good summer and, you know, have all the water as well, so... and home to face the music — president trump is back in the us amid a barrage of criticism over his meeting with vladimir putin. and coming up on bbc news... cristiano ronaldo says he wants to make his mark in the great history ofjuventus
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after completing his £99 million move from real madrid. good afternoon and welcome to the bbc news at one. after avoiding two parliamentary defeats on her brexit plans yesterday by the narrowest of margins, theresa may is facing a fresh battle in the commons this afternoon. the prime minister was last night accused of "caving in" to eurosceptic tories by accepting their amendments to her brexit plans. she now faces a rebellion from mps who want closer trade links with the eu. mps are also being asked by the government to vote on whether to start their summer recess several days early. it's prompted accusations that the prime minister is running scared of her own party. from westminster, our political correspondent jonathan blake reports. all smiles when the cabinet table
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this morning. theresa may and her top team putting on a brave face inside number ten. after a difficult night in parliament for the prime minister and her brexit plan. it doesn't get much closer than this... the ayes to the right, 305, the noes to the left, 302. the government won by just three votes. what to the left, 302. the government won byjust three votes. what happened in parliament last night shows how high feelings are running on all sides. the government agreed to the demands of mps who wanted to cut ties with the eu, but that made other pro—european tories so angry that they voted against the government in protest. for many, these changes leave the government's plan dead in the water. ministers
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say everything is fine... the fact that the government got one of its key pieces of legislation through last night is extremely important. we have a very important bill coming today, the trade bill allowing us to doa number of today, the trade bill allowing us to do a number of things related to our agreement with the eu, but also to protect the uk as we do leave. but with another bill comes another battle, more chances for mps to make changes, put on a show of strength and fire warning shots and frustration at the government and its increasingly unpopular plan. what is required is for the government to top two colleagues in the houses of parliament. i think yesterday they did listen, but i think there is a lot more listening that needs to be done, but i think it is good that that process is beginning. i very much regret some collea g u es beginning. i very much regret some colleagues decided they wanted to amend this particular bill and to make life difficult for the government at this time. it is
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wholly unnecessary. we just want to give the government space and i think the mood of the country is for people to get on with it. mps are split on whether brexit is a gamble that will pay leave the uk worse. with the government looking to be pushed this week and that, it makes it easy for critics to say it is the uk with a weaker hand. bbc news, westminster. 0ur political correspondent chris mason is in westminster. very feverish. how much trouble could the govenrment be in today? yes, tricky night and difficult time ahead as well. there was a feeling among pro—remain campaigners that they felt downing street had capitulated in the direction of brexiteers, in some of those votes last night, crucially in accepting some of the things that brexiteers had demanded. but this afternoon could be a role reversal. some former remain campaigners see an
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opportunity and they are confident to amend government legislation, which if they were to win would ensure the uk stayed in a customs union, if there wasn't a free—trade deal negotiated by january next year. the government is absolutely of the view that the uk will leave the customs union when we leave the eu. there is a separate argument going on at westminster which is when mps should pack their bags and disappear forever summer. there has a suggestion that the government working for that to happen sooner rather than later, thursday rather than next tuesday, to stop all this plotting that has been going on amongst conservative mps, but labour and the snp say they are opposed to early summer break, and it is the beginning of evidence the government might be going cool on it as well. chris mason, thanks. the official pro—brexit campaign group, vote leave, has been fined £61,000 for breaking electoral law in the run—up to the eu referendum. the electoral commission said the group got round spending limits by funnelling money through another campaign group, beleave.
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two people have been referred to the police. vote leave said the commission's report was "wholly inaccurate" and that it had a political agenda. here's our correspondent tom burridge. vote leave had big names campaigning for brexit, and that bus. but now the electoral commission says vote leave overspent and broke electoral law. like any other group campaigning in the referendum, vote leave was entitled to spend up to £7 million. but the electoral commission said it overspent by half a million, and it has fined vote leave £61,000. the electoral commission says vote leave worked with another campaign, beleave, to pay a data analytics firm £675,000 for adverts targeting voters. now, the money was sent to the company by beleave, but it came from vote leave.
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and the commission says vote leave should have declared it. vote leave claims the commission's report is politically motivated. we repeatedly sought co—operation from vote leave, which we didn't get. but we were able to get a whole range of evidence from different sources, which we have closely inspected and looked at in the course of our investigation. and i think we have produced a detailed, robust and impartial report. so i would strongly refute any allegation that the electoral commission isn't independent and impartial, because that is fundamental to what we did. the founder of beleave was fined. he said he was shocked and disappointed. vote leave said the electoral commission's report contained a
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number of false accusations and incorrect assertions, and it said it provided evidence to the electoral commission proving that there was no wrongdoing. vote leave actually deny what has been said. but in terms of expenditure, it's clear that the remain side spent more than the leave side in any event. i don't doubt the outcome of the referendum. but people who have been investigating vote leave's spending say the implications are very serious. you cannot underestimate the scale of this. and also, what the electoral commission has come outand said. this was a premeditated scheme. it was a premeditated scheme and they have refused to help with the electoral commission's inquiries. this absolutely goes to the very heart of government. because people like michael gove were central to the vote leave campaign. as if brexit wasn't already controversial enough. tom burridge, bbc news. agreement has been reached on plans to create an independent complaints and grievance scheme at westminster. the plan, which will be voted on by mps and peers later this week, comes after recent allegations of harassment and bullying.
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0ur political correspondent eleanor garnier is there for us now. eleanor, this will aim to deal with a long—standing issue at westminster? that's right, reeta. you will remember that back last winter there we re remember that back last winter there were a whole series of allegations which led to resignations and mps being suspended from different political parties. up until now there hasn't been a formal disciplinary procedure for mp5. nor independent way for staff to make complaints about their bosses. if these new rules get voted through, they will cover all people working in westminster, the staff, clerks in the commons and lords, but also researchers working for mp5. will be a new behaviour code and independent complaints scheme, plus an independent investigator. but not everybody is happy with the range of sanctions which for example at the
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bottom end will be apologies, but could also include mps being kicked out of parliament and staff dismissed. but some people are not happy. 0ne union, the fda, says it mps will continue to make judgment on other mp5, marking their own homework. but they also talk about historic allegations, as those that predate 2070 will not be looked at under this new process. the whole system has been led by the leader of the commons, andrea leadsom, and she on the group she has been working with admit it is not a permanent system and there is still some way to go but they say there is a positive step to creating the long—term cultural change in parliament. 7 million people in north—west england are facing a hosepipe ban from early next month. united utilities is due to introduce the measure after weeks of hot and dry weather. the company says the temporary ban will "safeguard essential supplies" in the region, where reservoir levels are already low. danny savage is at a reservoir near bolton. danny... yes, reeta, just a few
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mails from bolton and this reservoir should be full of water at this time of year. as you can see, it is empty. the ground around it at the bottom is all cracked by the sun we have had over the last few weeks, and there are other reservoirs like this at the moment. people here have been encouraged to stop using as much water as they have been used to and they have responded to that which has led to a slight drop in demand but not enough. it means with no rain in the forecast still, we 110w no rain in the forecast still, we now have a hosepipe ban. in cumbria, falling water levels here at united utilities' biggest reservoir have triggered the hosepipe ban. the lack of water has even expose the remains of the village flooded to create this vast storage facility. the company says it has no choice but to impose a ban. we have had a little rainfall, but sadly it is not enough to refill
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the reservoir to the point where they should be for this time of year, so that is why we have had to ta ke year, so that is why we have had to take this decision. we haven't taken it lightly, but we will need to impose a hosepipe ban. the ban affects nearly the whole north—west england were united utilities has nearly 7 million customers. it will come into effect in the 5th of august unless there is prolonged rainfall between now and then, which looks unlikely. is hot, dry sunny weather will stick around for most areas of the uk, particularly the south and east, so in the north and we st of south and east, so in the north and west of the country i think there is a greater chance of more changeable conditions. yes, some dry days, but also whether fors bringing showers are rain at times the western areas. as reservoirs in the region dry out, people here seem to accept a formal restriction is needed. we are on an island surrounded by it, but, yes, we will take whatever instructions we will take whatever instructions we are given. even using the waste water out of the bathrooms... you can't have a good summer and, you
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know, have all the water as well, so... know, have all the water as well, so... there is already a hosepipe ban enforced in northern ireland and the republic, where blisteringly hot weather has melted roads and seen bozosin weather has melted roads and seen bozos in use. it all has echoes of the famous summer of 1976, when the ta ps were the famous summer of 1976, when the taps were turned off at times and people called the government, complaining about what they saw an unnecessary water use by others. there is a sprinkler system operating there? at a riding school? ic, and you feel something should be done about that. of course. -- i see. the bottom line is that in part of england where rainfall is usually abundant there just has not been enough of it. even the reserves in the lake district are not adequate to keep the conurbations of north—west england supplied with enough water. united utilities‘s other big site in the lakes is an 82 mile long aqueduct from here which
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feeds supplies direct to manchester, but as you can see levels are low, and there is little sign of replenishment. so not looking too good here in the north—west of england, but other water companies around the uk are saying that they don't foresee any restrictions coming into place in the coming weeks, but back here it really is just domestic users affected by this hosepipe ban from the beginning of next month. they will not be able to use their hosepipes, or will have to use a watering can do what their garden. business users are exempt, and sports clubs will still be able to water the wicket, but not the outfield and things like that. back to you, reeta. studio: danny, thank you. the government has been warned it must raise taxes or cut spending to fund the planned increase in nhs funding in england, or risk putting the country's finances under pressure. the uk's economic watchdog — the office for budget responsibility — also says the long—term outlook for public finances is now "less favourable". 0ur economics editor kamal ahmed is
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here. tell us more about what they are saying. it is a pretty stark warning. you will remember that in june the government announced this big spending increase for the nhs, £20 billion more by 2023, but very little detail on how the government was going to pay for that. so offers for budget responsibility, the economic watchdog that the government set up itself —— the 0ffice government set up itself —— the office for budget responsibility. they said there are some pretty difficult choices. as you say, should be taxed more to pay for it? theresa may talked about a bit more attacks and the 0br is saying that delay will not cut the mustard. shall we borrow more? reports suggest we should not because that will be unsustainable. 0r because that will be unsustainable. or should be cut spending elsewhere? after so many years of austerity that would also be difficult, so tax rises, but possibly substantial seems to be where the 0br is
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pointing. two issues around that. could the government get that kind of thing through parliament, which is very fractious as we know of brexit and other issues? first thing. secondly, the public. people have been suffering from a wage squeeze for many years. i've suddenly going to be told, "your taxes are going up"? so this is a big challenge for the government and i think we will have to wait until the november budget until we start seeing some the november budget until we start seeing some answers. the november budget until we start seeing some answers. kamal, thank you. our top story this lunchtime: more pressure on the prime minister over her brexit strategy — with threats from remain supporters to oppose her trade bill later today. and coming up — sightseeing drama — tourists are injured as a "lava bomb" from a volcano crashes into a boat in hawaii. coming up on bbc news... the netherlands‘ annemiek van vleuten steals victory in la course, the one—day event that runs beside the tour de france, pipping her compatriot anna van der breggen at the finish. commentator: that looked impossible!
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president trump is planning to meet members of congress this evening amid strong criticism from senior republicans following his summit with vladimir putin yesterday. speaking alongside the russian leader, mr trump contradicted the findings of his own intelligence services, which said moscow interfered in the 2016 presidential election. the top republican in congress, house speaker paul ryan, said president trump must see that russia is not an ally of the us. david willis reports from washington. arriving home to a blizzard of condemnation, the president who pledged to put america first is facing accusations of weakness from members of his own party. president trump's refusal to condemn russia's attempts to sway the outcome of the 2016 election and his characterisation of vladimir putin as both strong and powerful have incensed many here. among them, the former cia directorjohn brennan,
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who branded the move "nothing short of treasonous" on twitter, and accused president trump of being in president putin's pocket, whilst republican senator john mccain called it "one of the most disgraceful performances by an american president in memory". president trump's reluctance to criticise russia has prompted speculation that the kremlin may have something on him, incriminating information obtained during a business trip to moscow, perhaps, a suggestion mr trump was forced to confront before leaving helsinki. i guess he said as strongly as you can say it, they have no information on trump. it was an interesting statement. many years ago when i was there, a long time ago, he said there were many business people there. in all fairness, i was a very successful businessman, but i was one of a lot of people. and if they had it, it would have been out. as to the denial of russian meddling in the election
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which swept him to power, the president's very own head of national intelligence, dan coats, said in a statement, "we have been clear in our assessments of russian meddling in the 2016 election and their ongoing, pervasive efforts to undermine our democracy, and we will continue to provide unvarnished and objective intelligence in support of our national security". invited by an american tv reporter to inspect a copy of the indictment involving 12 russian military officers accused of hacking the computers of the hillary clinton campaign, the russian president demurred, only to repeat his insistence that russia wasn't involved. translation: first of all, russia as a state has never interfered with the internal affairs of the united states, let alone its elections. president trump is to meet with members of congress on tuesday, and there are those ready to challenge him with failing to stand up against an old adversary on behalf of the country that he was elected to protect.
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david willis, bbc news, washington. 0ur correspondentjane 0'brien is in washington. how much more criticism is he likely to face today? it is already mounting. in the last few minutes, anthony scaramucci, a staunch supporter of donald trump and his former communications director, said the president had to change course. we are also hearing from other normally friendly figures like the former house speaker newt gingrich, who said the president'scomments we re who said the president'scomments were the worst mistake of his presidency and he has to clarify them. and i think we are going to hear more and more of that sort of criticism. what did you mean by this, what was the strategy behind this? from republicans. but don't forget, we are also heading into a mid—term election. the republicans need the president to help them
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succeed, and they are likely to be very unwilling to have a full—blown confrontation with him over this. in the words of another republican, this wasn't the end of the world, but it was a bad day for the president. donald trump still enjoys support of 90% or so within his own party, and a lot of people still believe him when he says that the investigation into russian interference is a politically motivated witch—hunt. interference is a politically motivated witch-hunt. jane, many thanks. anxiety and depression in pregnant women under the age of 2a has increased by more than half in the last 20 years, according to a new study. researchers from the university of bristol say pressure from social media and a decline in community support are thought to be contributing factors. it's the first time scientists have been able to compare mental health symptoms in pregnancy across generations, as john maguire reports. georgia is enjoying playing happy families with her mum and gran who, when she was pregnant with georgia's mum, jasmine,
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signed up as one of 111,000 pregnant women in a major research project. now, the children of the ‘90s, as they're known, are becoming parents themselves, allowing researchers a unique insight into changes from one generation to the next. the scientists have compared how the expectant women felt they coped with being pregnant, and have noticed some significant changes. i don't recall any anxiety, ijust recall normal concerns about whether the pregnancy was progressing well. we literally went to see a midwife every two weeks, if i remember correctly. we certainly didn't have online tools or social media to try to try and interact with, to get information or frighten ourselves with. i got quite anxious throughout both my pregnancies that something was going to go wrong. i can't explain why i felt like that. both my children were healthy. but there's so much thrown at you,
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and that creates anxiety in itself. and access to social media and internet, you go googling things, you get your results back, you then type that into a computer... you don't get what the actual results really mean. the university of bristol found a 51% increase in women reporting symptoms of depression. in the case of mothers from the early ‘90s who were depressed, their daughters were found to be three times more likely to experience similar symptoms. researchers are now looking at why an increase in problems is being reported. we think it's much more likely to be more subtle things, differences in social support these days, financial pressures on families for both parents to work. obviously, this particular generation of children of the ‘90s are the generation that really got hit by social media. so it could be something particular about that, having that wealth of information
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and also that social comparison. everyone knows everyone's lives and there's perhaps judgment and all of those things. and this is the next step, tiny wearable cameras that help scientists understand daily family behaviours when it feels as if no one is watching. in this footage, you see the mum's relief. she laughed then. and there was a soothing response from mum. you can see these lovely moments. they're now getting this ice lolly or a little toy and it is helping soothe them. because the children of the ‘90s study is so big and has now been running for 27 years, it provides a wealth of information and is unique in the world. and armed with that knowledge, scientists hope decisions made about health, social and community support will improve the lives of children in the decades to come. john maguire, bbc news, bristol. a transgender woman who worked as a van driver in the "gig" economy
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is bringing a discrimation claim against the delivery company she worked for. while there have been previous cases against companies such as uber about rights to holidays and pensions, this case is thought to be the first case testing discrimination in the gig economy. here's our legal correspondent clive coleman. until recently, this was hayley, formerly stanley's, daily routine before starting her day's work as a delivery driver. it's something she's been doing for 12 years. hayley worked at gnewt cargo, where her duties were to load parcels onto her van and deliver them across central london. but she claims she encountered problems based on her gender reassignment. they would constantly leave things in my bay where i would load up in the morning. one time, there were about 70 boxes i had to physically move by hand out of my bay before i could start work.
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sometimes, when workers would come in, they would point and laugh and snicker. the front wheel of my bike was loosened and i came off it going home. and you complain about it and they would just ignore it. hayley was dismissed in january, when gnewt cargo alleged she had deliberately damaged a shutter, which she denies. she hasn't worked since. she is now bringing a discrimination claim for bullying and harassment. to do that, she has to establish that she was a worker or an employee and not an independent contractor running her own courier business. the gig economy debate has focused on people's right to holiday pay, pension and the minimum wage, but the other thing denied to those who are bogusly classified as independent contractors is protection from discrimination. without that, employers can treat women, ethnic and other minority groups less fairly. hayley‘s case is being supported by the independent workers union of great britain. the government refuses to enforce the law.
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what we have seen across the board with courier companies and private hire companies and others is that they unlawfully deprive their workforces of basic rights, and they are able to do that because the law is not enforced. in a statement, gnewt cargo said: "we ended the relationship with ms stanley hayley after an incident captured on cctv in which she purposefully damaged the main roller shutter door of our premises. the decision to terminate her contract was purely due to this incident, and any other self—employed contractor would have been treated in the same way". this case puts dignity at work under the spotlight. it's an important issue for workers and firms in both the established and new gig economy. clive coleman, bbc news. more than 20 tourists have been injured by what's been described as a "lava bomb" which hit a tour boat off the coast of hawaii. the group had been watching
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molten rock from a volcano pour into the ocean when their vessel was struck. it's understood the boat operators had received special permission to get close to the volcano, as richard lister reports. it's one of the most thrilling sights in the natural world. an erupting volcano is a display of immense power and great danger. from a distance, explosions like this can be viewed relatively safely. but when nature puts on a show, there are people who want front row tickets. wow. 0n hawaii's big island, tour boats leave every day to watch the almost constant eruptions on the volcanic coastline. most are allowed no closer than a few hundred metres, but more experienced crews can get closer. 0n the tour boat hot spot, it was deceptively calm. people filmed the lava boiling the ocean, sending up clouds of steam. no one was prepared for this. people scream.
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the debris punched a hole through the boat roof, breaking a woman's leg and showering the passengers with sizzling rocks. altogether, 23 were injured. as soon as you saw it coming, there was no time to move. the worst part was that you were in a small boat, so as you were getting pelted with this lava, there was nowhere to go. there are 20 feet and everyone is trying to hide in the same spot. it was actually really terrifying. screaming. another tour boat came to help. we saw lava on the vessel when we pulled up to it. there were a few big chunks that were on the roof. we could see chunks lying all over the side of the boat and on the floor of the boat. back at hilo harbour, the hot spot had offloaded its passengers and some were taken to hospital.
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an inquiry is now under way into whether the rules on lava tours should be tightened, but the tour companies say the incident hasn't affected the demand for tickets. richard lister, bbc news. time for a look at the weather... here's darren bett. the weather has changed a bit today. it feels different across the uk. there is a fresher feel and it is cooler. we have this westerly breeze, bringing the chance of a few showers and certainly more cloud. it is still dry towards the south—east and east anglia. we are about 6 degrees lower than yesterday here. 0ver degrees lower than yesterday here. over the next few days, there will still be some sunshine and maybe a few showers.
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