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today at five, boris johnson urges the prime minister to change course in the brexit talks and condemns her latest plans for life outside the eu. delivering his resignation statement to mp5, mrjohnson says there's a ‘fog of self—doubt‘ over britain's ambitions and says there's still time to change tack. it is not too late to save brexit. we have time in these negotiations. we have changed tack once and we can change again. and mrjohnson was on his feet in the commons, the prime minister was in another part of westminster, denying that britain was set to leave the eu, without a deal. ebay still question of an assumption that said we were getting closer to a ideal scenario, i don't believe thatis a ideal scenario, i don't believe that is the case. we have put forward a proposal for what the future relationship should be. we'll have the latest from westminster, and we'll be talking to lord heseltine the former deputy prime minister about today's developments.
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the other main stories on bbc news at five... the 12 thai boys and their football coach, who were rescued after two weeks trapped in a flooded cave, make their first public appearance after being released from hospital. translation: i was shocked. translation: iwas shocked. it translation: i was shocked. it was a miracle. i have do think about the question. when he got up, he asked, how are you? i said we were 0k. question. when he got up, he asked, how are you? i said we were ok. i was shocked. sir cliff richard has won his high court privacy battle against the bbc and was awarded 210 thousand pounds in damages. i can't really answer too many questions at the moment, it's going to take a little while for me to get over the whole emotional factor. and so i hope you'll forgive me. i'll talk to you some other time, thank you very much. the bbc apologises for any distress caused to sir cliff, but say its journalists had acted in good faith, and it's considering an appeal. a record fine for tech giant google, as the the eu fines the company
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almost four billion pounds over its android operating system for smartphones. it's five o'clock. our main story is the outspoken attack on the prime minister's brexit strategy, by the former foreign secretary borisjohnson, whose resignation statement was delivered to the house of commons this afternoon. while he praised the vision set out by theresa may at lancaster house last year, for a ‘strong, independent, self—governing britain', he condemned the new deal agreed by the cabinet a few weeks ago at chequers as a ‘miserable, permanent limbo'. mrjohnson, who resigned in protest at the chequers agreement, said there was still time to save brexit, and urged the prime minister to change course, or risk delivering a kind of economic slavery for the uk.
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this is a selection of the forthright remarks made by mrjohnson to the house a little earlier. it is the default of self—doubt has descended. what they understood, even though the commentators liked like it, and the markets like it, my right honourable friend the chancellor i am sure observed, the pound soared. we never actually turned that vision into a negotiating position in brussels. we never made it into a negotiating offer. instead, we dithered and we burned through our negotiating capital, we agreed to hand over a
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£40 billion exit fee with no discussion of our future economic relationship. we accepted the jurisdiction of the european court of key aspects of the withdrawal agreement and worst of all, we allow allow the question of the northern irish border, which had hitherto been assumed on all sides to be readily soluble, to become so politically charged as to dominate the debate. the chancellor was asked to identify the biggest single opportunity from brexit. after some thought, he said, regulatory innovation. well, there may be some regulatory innovation post brexit, but it won't be, alas, coming from the uk and certainly not in those areas. we are volunteering for economic vassalage. notjust in goods and agriculture, but we will be forced to match eu arrangements
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on the environment and social affairs and much else besides. 0f course we all want high standards, but it is hard to see, how the conservative government of 19805 could have done it vital supply cycle form5 could have done it vital supply cycle forms with those freedoms taken away. the result of accepting the eu'5 rule books and of our propo5al5 the eu'5 rule books and of our proposals for a fantastical heath robinson customs arrangements is that we have much less 5cope robinson customs arrangements is that we have much less scope to do free trade deal5. a5 that we have much less scope to do free trade deal5. as the chequers paper actually acknowledges, and which we should all frankly acknowledge. otherwise, if we pretend otherwise, we continue to make the fatal mistake of underestimating the intelligence of the public. saying one thing, to the eu, about what we are doing, and
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then saying another thing to the electorate. it is not too late to 5ave brexit. we have time in these negotiations, we have changed tack once and we can change again. the problem is not that we failed to make the case for a free trade agreement of the kind spelt out at lancaster house, we even tried. —— we have not even tried. we must try 110w we have not even tried. we must try now because we will not get another chance to get it right. the uk'5 admirers, and there are millions if not billion5 acro55 admirers, and there are millions if not billion5 across the world, are fully expecting u5 not billion5 across the world, are fully expecting us to do what we 5aid fully expecting us to do what we said and you take back control and to be able to set new standards for technologies in which we excel, to behave not as rules take us but as great independent actors on the
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world stage and to do free trade deals, properfree trade world stage and to do free trade deals, proper free trade deals, world stage and to do free trade deals, properfree trade deals, for the benefit and prosperity of the british people. that was the vision of brexit that we fought for, that was the vision that the prime minister rightly described last year. that is the prize that is still attainable. there is time. if the prime minister can fix that division once again before us, then i believe she can deliver a great brexit for britain. with a positive, self—confident approach that will unite the party, unite this house, and unite this country as well. a rather memorable resignation statement. let's cross to our chief politcal correspondent vicki young in westminster. while he was speaking, the prime minister in another part of westminster defending her brexit strategy? that was a scathing
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assessment of the policy and of the negotiating approach. what he was doing was articulating what dozens of conservative mp5 feel, that she has given away too much too early and she needs to go back to her previous position, and i think many will see that as a threat from boris johnson, saying there was still time to save brexit, to change tack. the question being, if she doesn't, what happens next? there are rumours going around this place that there are almost enough conservative mp5 willing to put in that letter to the 1922 committee which theresa may is about to address now, which would force a vote of no—confidence in her. that is all still speculation of course. theresa may absolutely sticking to her guns, no sign that she she is going to go back from her position, she thinks what she has put forward is the only workable solution, the only kind of deal that can get through here and the house of commons. interestingly there has
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been a greater emphasis today on preparations for a no deal scenario, the new brexit secretary saying they will put out lots more documentation over the summer to households and businesses about what is being done to prepare for all of that. theresa may asked whether we were getting closer to a new deal scenario. you placed your question on an assumption that said we were getting closer to a no deal scenario, i don't believe that is the case. we have put forward a proposal for what the future relationship should be, we believe that should be with the eu and we are in negotiations on the basis of that. the timetable i set out still remains in relation to working, to having sufficient detail of this, and for agreed by october. theresa may has just gone in to speak to her backbenchers, there has been a feverish atmosphere here in westminster in the past few days and weeks. really she will be very glad to get to the end of this session
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next week, we will have to see what that holds in store for her. at the moment she is absolutely sticking to her guns. many thanks. the former conservative deputy prime minister — lord heseltine — is at westminster. there is still time to save brexit, says borisjohnson. what is your response? i'm not interested in saving brexit, iam interested in saving brexit, iam interested in saving britain's position as a major economic and political power in the corridors of the world. i was appalled to listen to that catalogue of historic hypocrisy in which boris johnson explains he sat in the choir in the cabinet whilst theresa may made all these mistakes and did nothing about it. the fact is, he and the two other brexiteers have beenin and the two other brexiteers have been in charge of the brexit situation for two years and they
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have not come up with any coherent strategy for resolving our problems with europe. our position in europe is totally clear in my view, we wish to influence the world in which we operate and we can only do that inside europe. the time has come clearly for that majority of people in the house of commons who are in favour of remaining to rebel against the drift in which we are engaged, to remember, if i may conjure up a historical analogy, the words of henry v. gentleman who lie about in england will count themselves accursed they were not here. on the main thrust of what he said, which was that the chequers deal brokered by the prime minister is the worst of all worlds, in the sense that would be playing rules we had no say in drafting orforming. would that at least make sense to you? it's what i said the night i read first d raft what i said the night i read first draft of the chequers deal. it's
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deadin draft of the chequers deal. it's dead in the water, it will be even more dead when the europeans have changed it. in what way? they will not accept the chequers deal which is cherry picking of the most blatant sort. the europeans will toughen up their demands and we will have then to face that. what will happen then, there will be more rows in the house of commons, more divisions in the conservative party and the time has come for those people who know that brexit is a disaster politically and economically to use their minds and their votes and their determination to be as determined as the brexiteers are to resist this process. the prime minister today giving evidence to one of the parliamentary committees saying it's wrong to think that we are closer to the point of leaving the eu without a deal, but are you saying that the current situation as he described it, makes a no deal exit more likely? yes. the implications? a disaster. there is no conceivable
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way in which you could have a no deal situation without bringing large parts of the british economy and our industrial capabilities to a standstill. i'm wondering at this point, how you read the balance of opinion on the conservative benches in the commons, where you sat for many years. what is your reading of that? my view is that the opinion is being driven by a substantial minority of determined fanatics. john major was absolutely right. we have seen the number grow, there are 110w have seen the number grow, there are now more than there were but the majority of conservatives in the house of commons now that brexit is a deal against british self—interest and it's time that theyjoined the very brave number who are already saying it and voting for it and now bring this terminal decline of british political influence to an end. why did the prime minister and the government accept some of the amendments and parliamentary votes this week if as you say, they had
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the support to go in another direction? because they do not have the support to resist the minority of brexiteers who will hold them to ransom. therefore they capitulated, as they have done consistently, to the brexiteers, because the remainers are not organised and there is not —— are not as ruthless, frankly. what one needs to see a much people who will add to the number ofa much people who will add to the number of a dozen or so brave conservatives who are already exposing the weaknesses of brexit. we know brexit is a much, much bigger issue than any question about individual ambition, of course. there are colleagues of yours already talking about boris johnson's statement today and his statesman—like demeanour in the house. will it be seen as some kind of positioning? well, the extraordinary hypocrisy of boris's
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position is that he was prepared to go along with the chequers deal. the only reason he left the cabinet is because david davis had already left without, as far as i'm aware, working in conjunction with boris. boris could see that david had then become a cheerleaderfor boris could see that david had then become a cheerleader for the brexiteers, he could not allow that to happen. he walks out. then he turns round and says, of all the things he's been defending for the last few years, he is totally against. ifind this hypocrisy last few years, he is totally against. i find this hypocrisy on a historic scale. where are we after today's statement when we look at the kind of parliamentary arithmetic we have, the immense difficulty dpm has in trying to find some kind of compromise. where does today leave us? the prime minister is in that inevitable difficulty that comes from having changed her mind. once she made the speech she did in the remaining referendum, she was always going to be committed to remain
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until she says no, it's brexit. that's incredible. from that moment on, her problems start. she effectively lost the general election and now she has got a very divided party. she has not shown the strength in this process, she has been seriously diminished in scale and stature as the months have gone by, and giving into the brexiteers asjohn major warned by, and giving into the brexiteers as john major warned about by, and giving into the brexiteers asjohn major warned about very clearly is no way to try and bring unity back to the conservative party. thank you. members of the thai football team, who were trapped in a cave for more than two weeks, have all left hospital, and spoken publicly for the first time. questions from the media were vetted by psycholgists, as the youngsters continue to try to put the traumatic experience behind them. our correspondent caroline hawley has the story. discharged, the 12 boys emerged today into the sunlight at last
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and straight onto minibuses on their way to tell the world for the first time about their extraordinary ordeal. a celebratory sendoff from relatives who still cannot quite believe their luck. nor it seems can the boys themselves. deeply grateful to be alive and well. the hospital that treated them says they put on an average of three kilos and they are all strong and ready to go back to their lives. one by one the young football team introduced themselves. translation: hello, my name is pornchai kamluang, nickname is tee. i am playing the midfielder. hello, i'm 11 years old. hello. and then they answered questions, carefully vetted by child psychologists. the first was about the incident rescuers discovered them huddled together in the cave.
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translation: they got out of the water and they were saying something. i thought that they were thai officers but when they got out of the water i found they were english. i did not know what to say to them, so ijust said hello. and what happened next? it was a miracle. i was shocked. after we found out that we were stranded and we knew that we'd got stuck. so the second option was to dig into the wall of the cave to find a way out. at least we were doing something to try to get out. i tried not to think about food, just thinking about food.
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what did you think about? i tried not to think about fried rice. and thai pears. this was the start of a dramatic rescue operation that delivered them from the mountain against the odds. for their families it was an agonising wait and then, nine days after the wild boars football team went missing... how many of you? ..the moment when british divers first found them deep inside the cave complex. they were thin, hungry, but water dripping from the cave walls had kept them alive. but how to get them out? it was a race against the clock with the risk of more floodwater engulfing them. a painstaking, dangerous and daring mission by thai navy seals and international cave rescuers, in which one
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thai diver died, finally brought them all to safety. already there's interest in a hollywood treatment of their incredible story, but first they have got to finish telling it themselves and then at last, these boys are going home. caroline hawley, bbc news. sir cliff richard has won his privacy case against the bbc, over its coverage of a police search of his home four years ago. the singer took action against the corporation over how it had covered the raid by south yorkshire police, following an allegation of historical sexual abuse. sir cliff was neither arrested nor charged. thejudge said the bbc had infringed the entertainer‘s privacy rights in a ‘5erious and sensationalist way‘. the bbc has said it is considering an appeal. our correspondent daniela relph has the latest. for sir cliff richard, it was an overwhelming legal victory. he cried in court as the judgment was read and showed his emotion as he left. i can't really answer too many questions at the moment. it's going to take a little while for me to get over
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the whole emotional factor. and so i hope you'll forgive me. i'll talk to some other time, thank you very much. in august 2014, the bbc reported on a police search of sir cliff richard's home in berkshire. it was part of a south yorkshire police investigation into an historical allegation of sexual abuse made by a boy under the age of 16. sir cliff richard was never arrested or charged. he argued the coverage was intrusive and an invasion of his privacy. today thejudge agreed. he never expected after 60 years in the public eye that his privacy and reputation would be tarnished in this way and he would need to fight such a battle. although he felt it necessary to pursue this case and the sum awarded in damages is one of the highest ever in this area of law, sir cliff's motivation was not for personal gain. as he knew all along he would be substantially out of pocket, no matter what. there was one point where i was already quoted as saying he was pretty well skin and bone
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at that time. but, you know, he has tremendousjoy about him anyway as an individual, he has tremendous tenacity and he was determined to fight this case. bbc reporter danjohnson had been told about the search on sir cliff's home by the police. in his ruling, thejudge said he believed mrjohnson was capable of letting his enthusiasm for the story get the better of him. although stressed he did not believe he was a dishonest man. the judge's harshest criticism was directed at gary smith, who was then uk news editor and is now head of news for bbc scotland. mrjustice mann said he did not feel mr smith was always a reliable witness. describing him as unduly defensive. fran unsworth signed off on the story at the time. she was described as an honest and conscientious witness. she is now the bbc‘s director of news. after today's ruling, she said the bbc was very sorry for the distress caused to sir cliff, but warned the judgment had wider implications. it will put decision—making
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about naming individuals in the hands of the police over the public‘s right to know. we don't believe this is compatible with liberty and press freedoms. for all of these reasons, there is an important principle at stake. that is why the bbc is looking at an appeal. i don't think it's a question of whether or not we should have done the story, everyone at that time would have, but we are moving into a different context of privacy law is the judge's decision today is upheld. but for now the bbc faces a substantial bill. general damages of £190,000 covering the effect on sir cliff and his life. then aggravated damages of £20,000 because the bbc entered the story for scoop of the year in the royal television society awards. and there could be further special damages awarded, to be decided at a future court healing. at a future court hearing.
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the issue of damages is for privacy, you can never undo the harm, we are never going to be able to not see the images of the police storming into sir cliff's house. but what the judge has obviously done is set the damages at the highest level to send a clear message that this was completely wrong. # congratulations! a small group of sir cliff richard fans were there to support him today, loyal and vocal. a5 sir cliff richard left court he did so knowing this was a significant win in a case he said had caused him unbelievable hurt. daniella relph, bbc news. our correspondent helena lee followed the case and joins me now from outside the bbc‘s new broadcasting house. let's talk more about the bbc‘s reaction. this hint from fran
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u nsworth reaction. this hint from fran unsworth that there could be an appeal. i don't think it could have been any more damaging for the bbc in terms of the contents of that judgment today. the bbc all along and around the case, when they gave witness evidence earlier this year, had always maintained and argued that the bbc had reported the story accurately and in good faith. you heard there from fran unsworth, we also had a statement later on in the day from the bbc which said that they had looked back at the coverage from 2000 there were some things they would have done differently, looking back at it. it goes on to say that this judgment represents a dramatic shift against freedom and the long—standing ability of journalists to report on police investigations. it goes on, this impacts not just investigations. it goes on, this impacts notjust on the bbc but on every media organisation. their
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argument is that this judgment, for them and other media organisations, means it will be harder to scrutinise and to cover the early stages of a police investigation. we have had a comment from a serb cliff richard, he has given an interview to itv nears, in his interview, he says they, and he is referring to senior managers at the bbc, have to carry the can. —— sir cliff richard. he goes on, if heads roll, maybe it is because it was deserved. it's too big a decision to be made badly, it was nonsense. those are the words from earlier on from sir cliff richard in an interview to itv news. what is happening behind me on the floor above you, senior bbc news managers are going to be looking through that judgment, 200 managers are going to be looking through thatjudgment, 200 pages of it, in very fine detail. they will
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wa nt to it, in very fine detail. they will want to be looking at any areas in which they believe they may be able to appeal and take this further. given they say there are significant principles at stake here, i don't think it will be hugely surprising if they do take this to appeal. thank you. joining me now is persephone bridgman baker, senior associate at the legal firm carter—ruck. when you look at this judgment, how significant is it and what are the elements that you would pick out as being the ones which are most of interest? it's undoubtedly a very significant judgment. this case interest? it's undoubtedly a very significantjudgment. this case is about the clash of rights and that is sir cliff richard's rights to privacy against the bbc‘s rights to freedom of expression. that's important and it will set a key precedent for the media. the most
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important takeaways are the reasonable expectation for a right to privacy in the name of someone involved in an investigation, but this is why i didn't think it's quite the dramatic shift some are saying, that's not an unassailable or absolute right. that right can be displaced. this is a fact specific case. on these facts, that wright has not been displaced but if that's not to say it won't be in the future. how did the judge balance judgment, you mentioned the right to freedom of expression and privacy, what's your sense of how he balance that? the judge looked at a number of different factors which implements balancing exercise, enshrined in case law on which he has utilised on the specific facts. the key ones in this case where the sensationalist manner in which the bbc reported, another was the lack of advance warning to sir cliff richard and his advisers, the lack ofa richard and his advisers, the lack of a real right to reply. his pr adviser was quoted as saying that
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had he known there were helicopters involved and it would be this significant a news story, he may have gone for a privacy injunction and the situation could be different. when we look at the reaction, some people think there has been a dramatic shift, you do not think that's the case? the bbc‘s view clearly is that something significant has happened in times of people'sright to report. why don't you think it's significant? what this case has done is taken principles which already existed and delineated them and set boundaries to establish how reporters can report cases moving forward. that's not to say publishers can't report on the facts of a common investigation, it'sjust on the facts of a common investigation, it's just setting the guidelines for that. that should help publishers going forward, we will have more structure to the way those events are able be reported. thinking about the way the public would see this case and the way they would see this case and the way they would weigh this up, we are dealing with not just would weigh this up, we are dealing with notjust a celebrity but a
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global personality. are these factors as relevant for the man in the street as they would be for sir cliff richard? absolutely. an individual‘s right to privacy is in existence whether or not to are a high profile celebrity or someone on the street. just because you are a celebrity, solely because your life is in the public eye, does not mean you have less of a right to privacy. the whole scenario must be taken into account. we mentioned the bbc might appeal, helena lees said she thought it might happen. what are your thoughts on how that would be calibrated? what other factors involved? that is not a straightforward decision?m is difficult to say. this case is of great importance to the bbc and i can imagine they are figuring out whether or not they want to appeal. historically prissyjudgments are bumped up to the court of appeal and supreme court, they are matters of
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immense importance to both parties, we are talking about fundamental human. unsurprising that they are considering it but very difficult to say whether it will go ahead. thanks for coming in and shedding some light for us, persephone. time for a look at the weather, with chris fawkes. we have seen some passing showers today, which will fade with time. quite a bit of code around but some brea ks to quite a bit of code around but some breaks to take as to the evening and overnight. —— quite a bit of cloud around. temperatures slowly drifting down to between ten and 15 celsius, it should be a comfortable enough mate's sleep. the forecast for thursday is largely dry for england and wales, probably more sunshine than today, but starting the day across the south of england and wales with quite a bit of cloud, some bright and sunny
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intervals breaking in overtime. the north—west of the uk will see clouds thicken and outbreaks of rain across western areas of scotland before the end of the day. it will be a bit warmer, temperatures into the mid to high 205. thursday night and into friday, the weather front brings welcome rain across scotland, into the north—west of england and northern areas of wales. south of this, some uncertainty with the weather forecast, particularly on friday across east anglia and south—east england. we may see some torrential thundery downpours. welcome for the gardens but could cause localised flooding as well. this is bbc news. the headlines... delivering his resignation statement to mp5, mrjohnson says there's a fog of self—doubt over britain's ambitions, and says there's still time to change tack. and mrjohnson was on his feet in the commons. the prime minister was in another part of westminster, denying that britain was set
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to leave the eu without a deal. the 12 thai boys and their football coach, who were rescued after two weeks trapped in a flooded cave, make their first public appearance after being released from hospital. sport now with hugh woozencroft. good afternoon. we start at the tour de france, a very good day for the british. geraint thomas has won stage 11 at the tour de france, and taken the overall race lead. the welshman took advantage as this morning's leader greg van avermaet struggled in the alps, putting in a great ride to win the stage by 20 seconds. behind him, team—mate and defending champion chris froome finished third — he's up to second overall, one minute and 25 seconds behind thomas. there's ten stages to go until the race finishes in paris. a surprise in rugby union today as sam warburton announced his retirement from the sport.
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the former wales and british and irish lions captain isjust 29. he had scheduled a comeback for his club cardiff blues but knee and neck problems have ruined those plans. warburton made his debut for wales when he was 20 and went on to captain the side more times than anyone. here's our rugby union reporter chrisjones. we know that wolverton has not played since the third test for the lions against new zealand back in july 2017, almost a year ago to the day. but many thought, warburton himself, that he would come back fit and firing after a good pre—season having over a year out of the game. clearly having so many surgeries, the mental and physical toll it would have taken, he got back into pre—season training and his body could not deliver what it has done in the past. it is a great time is
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having to give about 29, far too young for a player who maybe had so much more to give. but we can celebrate a quite fantastic career for a celebrate a quite fantastic career fora man celebrate a quite fantastic career for a man celebrated both on and off the pitch. we are building up to the third golf major of the year. tomorrow's first round at the open. so far the americans have dominated this year's majors but what odds of a return to grand slam success for a briton? john watson is at carnoustie for us. john, who should my money be — on tommy fleetwood, justin rose or maybe rory mcilroy? that is the big question which i think the british contingent is asking themselves, and the european contingent. they have too tried to wrestle back control of the majors, the americans holding all four currently. that will be the challenge heading into the weekend. with tiger woods in the field after a two—year absence from the open, how he would love to put himself in a challenging position heading into the final round come sunday. you talk about some of the names, tommy
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fleetwood played very well at the us open, finishing one shot behind eventual winner. justin rose, the world number three, and rory mcilroy, who won the open in 2014. but those players only too aware that they must wrestle back control of those major titles as they look to challenge this weekend. it's so much depth, if it's not jordan itjust it's so much depth, if it's not jordan it just and, it's so much depth, if it's not jordan itjust and, if it is not him it is brooks, patrick, there are so many great players and it seems like at this point they are all playing really good golf at the same time and it will be tough to beat them this week, tough to beat them in france, that is how it is. europeans had a nice little run a few years ago and these things work in cycles, right now all these guys are playing really good golf and they are some of the best in the world, deservedly so, they will take some beating. what to look out for on day one?
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sandy lyle will get is under way at 635 with the first tee shot. the selected groups to look forward, jordan spieth heads out withjustin rose, what a pairing. rory mcilroy gets his championship under way at 1253, expect huge crowds lining the first tee at 3:21pm tomorrow, when tiger woods heads out in a lake tee time. he's so often pulls in the crowds, we can expect him to go again. studio: thank you, lots to come from carnoustie over the coming days. former england defender gary neville has criticised the football association's plans to sell wembley stadium for £600 million. a government select committee has started hearing evidence from the fa and other interested parties on whether selling wembley is a good idea. the fa say it will benefit grassroots football but neville disagrees. the fa feel to fund a grass—roots
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programme they have to sell a national asset, a national stadium? it is, quite simply, ridiculous. i com pletely it is, quite simply, ridiculous. i completely agree with everything you put that statement before the question finally came. this is a nonsense. it's a nonsense. this is not me being emotional about wembley, about wembley, forget wembley, about wembley, forget wembley, what is it next? st george's park goes because we had to build another 500 pictures? this is not long—term thinking. one other line of football news to bring you and liverpool have agreed a fee in the region of £67 million with roma for the brazilian goalkeeper allison. the club are now free to talk to the player, and if the deal goes through it world record fee for a keeper. the premier league record for a keeper is the £35 million manchester city paid benfica for ederson last year. we'll have more for you in sportsday at 6:30pm. a full round—up. today marks 100 years
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since the birth of nelson mandela — south africa's first black president and one of the towering figures of the 20th century, who's remembered for his long struggle against apartheid rule as well his message of peace and reconciliation. but with inequality still evident in south africa , some young people have begun criticising his legacy. nomsa maseko reports from johannesburg. there are many people who feel that it is useless and futile for us to continue talking peace and nonviolence. from the call for armed struggle to the voice of reconciliation. nelson mandela took many journeys in his life. the global icon would have been celebrating his 100th birthday today. world renowned photographer oscar gutierrez documented south africa's transition into democracy and followed mandela
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closely through his lens. i wouldn't be surprised that one day the catholic church would say, he was one of us, he was an angel. somehow, things take time, but i wouldn't be surprised if 100, 200 years from now, maybe earlier, they would say, he was an angel. but not everyone feels this way. young activist yolanda dyantyi says nelson mandela and his generation should be left in the past. we still have nelson mandela shoved down our throats, literally, as the only stalwart or only struggle icon that contributed to the freedom that we supposedly have. i'm not going to worship nelson mandela. he did what he did. thanks. but he wasn't the only person. researcher and author sahm venter, who recently released a compilation of letters nelson mandela wrote while imprisoned, feels the criticism is unwarranted. i think it's very unfair
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on madiba and his generation. because they did what they could do and what they had to do and theirjob was to bring about democracy. but in a country struggling with unemployment, discontent and the ever increasing inequality gap, nelson mandela's ideals will continue to be re—examined. nomsa maseko, bbc news, johannesburg. and very interesting points raised there. you will have seen a view of there. you will have seen a view of the faces in the studio in the piece. —— you have seen a view of. as part of the celebrations, a new book — the prison letters of nelson mandela — has been released, which collects letters and correspondence sent by mr mandela whilst in detention for so many years. let me show you the cover of the book, it is a very striking cover
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with a very nice etching of nelson mandela's face, with lots of character and charisma coming out of the cup itself. —— out of the cover itself. joining me now is sahm venter, senior researcher at the nelson mandela foundation, and zamaswazi dlamini—mandela, nelson mandela's granddaughter. sahm venter wrote the book and the forward was written by zamaswazi dlamini—mandela. it is an honour to have you both. it is a great book, beautifully produced, i want you both to convey to viewers today what this reveals about the man himself. i will start with you, sahm. it is an almost impossible task to take a couple of highlights, but what would they be? firstly the letters to his family in very difficult circumstances showing how he tried to bea circumstances showing how he tried to be a father to his children and a husband. he wasn't allowed to see
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them for many years, the children. also the letters to the authorities, he was not allowed to write about prison conditions to the family, but he did to the authorities, and we gotan he did to the authorities, and we got an idea of exactly what it was like in prison. there was a letter written in 1986, he had been imprisoned for 24 years, and he said toafamily imprisoned for 24 years, and he said to a family friend, if i had to do it allagain, i to a family friend, if i had to do it all again, i would do it in exactly the same way. gosh, it is a very powerful statement for the family. for you as a granddaughter, what is it about this book that tells us something about his character? what are you most proud about? the fact he was a consistent person, the fact he was who he was going into prison and coming out. he ke pt going into prison and coming out. he kept his dignity throughout and his sense of respect for himself and his fellow prisoners and the prison guards and everyone within robben island. and i think the fact that
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trying to parent and look after my mum and my grandmother and trying to really support them the best that he could with very little ability, but still this is something he was very, very, very passionate about and felt very, very passionate about and felt very strongly about. i think there is quite a deep insight into the relationship between my grandmother and grandfather, which i feel sometimes a narrative which is much removed from history. this puts her back into history for me. and the fa ct back into history for me. and the fact that i feel my mum and my aunts we re fact that i feel my mum and my aunts were the victims of apartheid, this clearly portrays them and brings that to life. is their anger in the letters, frustration? no. this is the remarkable thing. it really resonated with me so much and was so moving for me, he kept his cool
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throughout. i think sahm remarked that one of my uncle said he only saw him lose his temper twice in 18 years, incredible. and the reasons were? he only told me the one time his wife was insulted by the prison warders, he did not tell me the other. apparently bad language was used, he did not tell me what that was. medina went into prison deciding to keep his dignity, no one was going to take that away, and they never did. —— madiba went into prison. to be learned something new about the conditions in which she was kept, does it shed new light in the letters? i think so, was kept, does it shed new light in the letters? ithink so, he was kept, does it shed new light in the letters? i think so, he goes into great detail about what they couldn't have. google black prisoners were not allowed to wear pyjamas. besides not having a bed or
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proper share was released ten years. some of the images of the incredibly sparse conditions in the cell. what about the process of transition, getting towards the end of detention and beyond ? getting towards the end of detention and beyond? we see an emergence... we clearly knew he was a very able and special person, how does he help us and special person, how does he help us with that? he writes to the authorities. we know he reached out from 1986 to the minister ofjustice to say let's talk, and that happened. not official negotiations but to talk about conditions necessary for talks, is happened. we also know through the letters that he asked for the release of others over and over. not himself, ever. he asked for the release of others overand over. not himself, ever. he wa nted overand over. not himself, ever. he wanted them out, he got them out,
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then he was raised. this is a very sensitive area, really, in these circumstances there would have to be tensions, certainly among family members, because he suffered a terrible injustice and he would not be normal if he hadn't been frustrated, even if he kept his cool frustrated, even if he kept his cool. is there a sense of how the family may be found it difficult at times to manage the process? how would you describe back?|j times to manage the process? how would you describe back? i think there is a great misconception that we are a family who bickers and who are divided and there is no sense of unity, that is completely false. i think my grandfather was very instrumental in ensuring we came together as much as possible, especially in the later part of his life. i think that helped us a great deal. it brought the three houses together. i think we have deal. it brought the three houses together. ithink we have had deal. it brought the three houses together. i think we have had also together. i think we have had also to ensure we take it upon ourselves
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to ensure we take it upon ourselves to ensure we continue that. he played his part, now we must play ours. we are very supportive of each other's efforts and whatever we do in our personal as well as public lives, it is important to be united because we suffered so much. my mum and my aunts suffered a great deal, so and my aunts suffered a great deal, soi and my aunts suffered a great deal, so i think the sense of family is what keeps us going forward. you get a sense of that a lot in the book. he tries to bring my mum and my aunts who live in completely different tones and completely different tones and completely different areas together. how is she doing? have you reached out? we would do him a great disservice if we did not continue that. can i refer you to one of the voices in the piece that run before we started talking, a young lady, i suppose she would be quite sceptical about the legacy, saying he did what he did but i will not be one of those praising unconditionally. how
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typical was that few in south africa today, where younger people are maybe more open or more ready to question what may be people of an older generation, because of what he achieved, would never do, which is question his legacy? is there a danger younger people are more happy to??| danger younger people are more happy to?? i think my grandfather with a value that conversation, he valued the freedom of an individual to express themselves, he fought for that. because of the current state of the country, it is unfortunate he has to bear the weight of that. i do not think he was perfect and i think some of the negotiations could have been done differently, but this man was 30 years injail, so were his counterparts. the negotiation at the time was necessary for the time. like you said when he retired, i have done my bit, now it is time for you to do yours. i think we need to
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point fingers and take responsibility. sahm, why should people read the book? lots of young people read the book? lots of young people were not even born when he was released 28 years ago. it is in his own words, written at the time when he was sitting in a cold cell in robben island and the other prisons, you will not get that voice anywhere else. great to talk to you both ensure your voices. the prison letters of nelson mandela, edited by sahm venter and with a foreword by one of his granddaughters, which is amazing. thank you both for coming in and good luck with it. let's move onto some of the dayother news. google has been fined a record £3.9 billion by the european union for freezing competitors out of its android operating system. the european commission says the american tech giant unfairly favoured its own internet search service. google says it will appeal. our technology correspondent rory cellan jones reports. android, google's software which runs on the majority of the world's mobile phones. get a new android and you're likely
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to find it is full of google apps. now the eu says the search company has used its control of the operating system to crowd out competitors. it has imposed a record fine of nearly £4 billion and ordered google to change its ways. europe's competition commissioner said the company had forced phone—makers to prioritise google's search. google has used android as a vehicle to cement its dominance as a search engine. these practices, they have denied rivals a chance to innovate and to compete on their merits. they have denied european consumers the benefit of effective competition in the very important mobile sphere. the fact that google has so much control over what happens on so many phones not only gives it a lot of power, it gives it a lot of money. because it connects vast amounts of data which enables it to target advertising. but the company says that ends up
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with a great deal for phone users. google has promised to appeal against the fine. a spokesperson said, android has created more choice for everyone not less. a vibrant ecosystem, rapid innovation and lower prices are classic hallmarks of robust competition. if you look at the home screen you will see how much... but the organisation which took the complaint to the eu applauded the ruling. google is going to have to do is stop all these complex locking in practices. and that means that over time consumers will get a much better choice and access to more innovative services in the future. google and other american tech giants think they are good for consumers but the eu seems determined to curb their power. rory cellan—jones, bbc news. a man has been convicted of plotting to attack number ten and murder the prime minister. a jury at the old bailey heard naa'imur rahman, who is 20, was arrested after a major undercover operation involving m15,
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the police and the fbi. he had planned to blow up the gates to downing street before attacking heavily armed police with pepper spray and a taser. let's take a look at today's other news. the independent inquiry into child sexual abuse has been fined £200,000 after sending a mass email that identified possible abuse victims. the inquiry says it has apologised and reviewed its data—handling. the dup's ian paisley could be forced to stand down as an mp, forcing a by—election, after being found to have breached parliamentary rules. the mp faces a 30 day suspension after he failed to declare the details of two family holidays in 2013 paid for by the sri lankan government. the labour mp margaret hodge faces action by the party after reportedly calling jeremy corbyn an anti—semite. the alleged confrontation came after labour adopted new guidelines on anti—semitism, which were criticised by somejewish leaders and some mp5. it's being claimed poor government estimates suggesting traffic
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on britain's roads could increase substantially in the near future, will encourage ministers to build more roads and damage the environment. research from the department for transport due out next week, says traffic could increase between 20 and 60% by 2040. but critics say this is a wild overestimation. our environment analyst roger harrabin has the story. how bad will gridlock get? the government is understood to be forecasting increases in traffic of between 20 and 60% by 2040. is this realistic? it is difficult to forecastjust how congested the roads will be in the next 20 or 30 years but research indicates people are more reliant on their vehicles now compared to this time last year. one of the reasons for that is simply because people cannot rely on public transport. but attitudes are changing. driving used to be a rite of passage for all young people. you don't need a car in the city
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centre, there's no need. i've never wanted to drive, it's easierjust get the train. insurance for someone my age is so expensive, there's the petrol, tax — it is cheaper to use public transport than own a car. young men in particular are driving much less. in 1995 they did 7000 miles a year, that has almost halved. in fact people in general are driving 10% fewer miles than in 2002. yet next week the government will still forecast that potentially huge rise in car travel. the government says these figures will not affect the way transport money is invested. but experts say they inevitably will. this really matters because if you spend more money on roads, you attract more traffic, if you spend more on pedestrians and cyclists, you get more people walking and cycling. there are choices to be made. the main concern if things do not change is we will put investment —— the main concern if things do not
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change is we will put investment in the wrong places. so when we look at the most progressive, productive cities in the rest of europe, they put a lot more investment into high—quality urban transport systems rather than into the inter—urban road systems. today's traffic forecasts will help to concentrate minds. roger harrabin, bbc news. time for a look at the weather with chris fawkes. for those that have been praying for rain, it looks like there will be some towards the end of the week for some towards the end of the week for some parts of the uk. i will tell you more about that later. for the time being, some bright sunny spells getting through the cloud today. this was the scene with the standing stones in cumbria. over the next couple of days, the weather will be turning warmer once again. some styles of sunshine but even some
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rain towards the end of the week. quite a bit of cloud, we have seen brea ks quite a bit of cloud, we have seen breaks in the cloud to allow some sunshine through. through this evening and overnight, still if you showers around, they will fade away and we will be left with clear conditions overnight, patchy cloud coming and going in temperatures between ten and 15 degrees. it should be a relatively comfortable's might sleep. —— relatively co mforta ble might sleep. —— relatively comfortable night's sleep. we will still have some cloud across the south of england wales two starts tomorrow, but the sunshine will come through. a weather front will move m, through. a weather front will move in, bringing rain to the afternoon getting to the western isles of scotla nd getting to the western isles of scotland before spreading into the highlands. a bit more sunshine is poking through across england and wales, temperatures a bit higher, 25 to 28 in the warmer spots. for
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friday, some uncertainties in the forecast due to the jet stream. sometimes it takes a big, sharp dip, if that gets really sharp we could seek low—pressure and all of a sudden the winds start turning around ina sudden the winds start turning around in a different direction, which has a big impact on the weather we expect. on friday we will get this band of rain pushing into scotland, northern ireland, north—west england and probably north wales. that is not uncertain. that east anglia and south—east england, there is some uncertainty there in the forecast. some models keep it dry, others bring heavy century showers. i think that could happen. they could be slow—moving where they form and bring 30 millimetres of rain in the space of just an hour, enough to cause localised surface flooding issues. we could see some rain across parts of southern wales in south—west england. there is some uncertainty with that. some showers kresic
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strea m with that. some showers kresic stream east of england to start saturday, they will fade away over time. temperatures will generally rise a little through the weekend as well. for some, towards the end of the week we might see some rain, that has been in short supply this very hot and dry summer. sir cliff richard wins his privacy case against the bbc, and more than £200,000 in damages. the judge said coverage of a police raid on sir cliff's home had invaded his privacy in a sensationalist way. i can't really answer too many questions at the moment. it's going to take me a little while to get over the whole emotionalfactor so i hope you'll forgive me. i'll talk to you some other time. thank you very much. the bbc apologises for the distress caused to the star but says it's considering an appeal to today'sjudgement. it will put decision—making about naming individuals in the hands of the police over the public's right to know.
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we don't believe this is compatible with liberty and press freedoms. we'll be asking what today's ruling means for freedom of the press and for privacy. also on the programme:

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