tv Breakfast BBC News July 21, 2018 6:00am-7:01am BST
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good morning. welcome to breakfast, with rachel burden and charlie stayt. our headlines today: 17 dead, nine of them from the same family. tributes are paid to the tourists who drowned when a duck boat sank in the us state of missouri. not so clever — mps deliver a damning verdict on the rollout of energy smart meters. on the trail of a nerve agent, police in salisbury search for clues, as novichok victim charlie rowley is released from hospital. big hits from fleetwood and mac leave them well—placed at the open. england's tommy fleetwood is just one shot off the lead at carnoustie, while northern ireland's rory mclroy is also right in the mix. boxing, mindfulness and financial management. we will hear about a 21st—century revamp for the girl guides, as they launch hundreds of new badges and activities. good morning. we have had a rarity in the past 2a hours. a splash of rainfor in the past 2a hours. a splash of rain for some of us. but today the heat returns. in fact, this weekend
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the heat in the sunshine returned. i will fill you in on the details in about 15 minutes. it is saturday 21 july. our top story: 17 people, including nine members of one family, have drowned after an amphibious duck boat carrying tourists sank in stormy weather in the us state of missouri. the vessel was carrying 31 people when it overturned near the town of branson. our north america correspondent james cook reports. oh, this is not good. this duck boat made it back to the shore. the passengers, not wearing lifejackets, apparently unaware of quite how much danger they were in. oh, my god. oh, it's going under. further out, a second duck boat was in bigger trouble, unable to cope with the blast from a severe thunderstorm. of the 31 on board, just 1a survived, brought ashore in shock.
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among the dead was a one—year—old baby. emts — tell one of the emts, please. the missouri governor's office told the bbc that nine of the dead were from one family, and two other family members survived. again, i say it's been a long night, a very trying night. and please keep all of the families involved, and all the first responder personnel, in your thoughts and prayers. now the questions — a weather warning had been issued, so why were the boats on the water? and were the passengers wearing personal flotation devices, or pfds? it has happened so quick. i guess everybody should have had a pfd a little closer, i don't know. you know, they were up over our head when we rode in it. you don't think that stuff like that's going to happen, and then, man, it happened. based on the amphibious landing craft of the second world war, duck boats are popular
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with tourists, but their safety record is now under scrutiny. worldwide, more than a0 people have died in accidents involving them in the past 20 years. this is just the latest in a long line of tragedies. james cook, bbc news. the government's multibillion—pound rollout of smart energy meters has been heavily criticised by a group of mps. the programme was meant to give customers a better idea of how much they are spending on energy, but is now believed to be behind schedule and heavily over—budget. our business correspondent joe lynam reports. it is one of the biggest infrastructure projects under way at the moment, smart meters in 30 million british homes by 2020 to, designed to connect households in real—time with their energy suppliers, and hopefully cut bills. what, for one group of mps, things are not going to plan. the cross— party are not going to plan. the cross—party big infrastructure group says the project may miss its target. it says the government is
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rolling out technology that is already obsolete in some homes, and the smart meters will go down due to insufficient mobile coverage in some areas. the mps say the expected savings for consumers may also be in doubt. that accusation is rejected by the group which is rolling out the technology. this in the structure upgrade is the biggest one thatis structure upgrade is the biggest one that is happening and energy in our lifetimes, so it is really important that people get to talk about this debate, but the main thing that eve ryo ne debate, but the main thing that everyone needs to do is to get a smart metre, because it is going to save us smart metre, because it is going to save us all billion pound —— billions of pounds over the next two yea rs. billions of pounds over the next two years. the government said smart meters were already improving people's homes by putting consumers in control of their energy. it said it was simply wrong to say that first—generation smart meters were obsolete. the fbi is reported to have seized a secret recording of donald trump discussing a payment to a former playboy model. the new york times says the tapes were discovered in the offices of mr trump's former lawyer during a police raid. 0ur washington correspondent chris buckler reports. karen mcdougal was a model for hugh hefner's playboy magazine and she claims that she had
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an affair with donald trump that lasted for months. their alleged relationship took place a decade before mr trump ran for president, but in the months leading up to that vote, karen mcdougal sold her story to a tabloid newspaper. however, the national enquirer, which is owned by one of donald trump's friends, never published it. his campaign team denied knowing anything about that payment, but it seems donald trump did talk about it with this man, his former lawyer and so—called fixer michael cohen, who is currently under investigation for a series of possible offences. in a raid on mr cohen's offices, fbi agents apparently seized a secret recording in which mr trump discussed with his lawyer the possibility of paying money to keep ms mcdougal quiet, perhaps by buying the rights to her story. the president left washington for a weekend at one of his golf clubs without answering
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that question. but payments to bury embarrassing stories about an election candidate could potentially be seen as breaking campaign finance laws, although his representatives insist that no cash was actually handed over. in a statement, michael cohen's own lawyer said... donald trump's political opponents are also still trying to discover exactly what he said to vladimir putin during their private meeting in helsinki, amid the controversy over plans to invite the russian president to the white house this autumn. they believe there is a possibility that mr trump's own words could yet come back to haunt him. chris buckler, bbc news, washington. police investigating the wiltshire novichok poisonings are expanding their search for clues. it comes after charlie rowley,
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who was exposed to the substance two weeks ago, was discharged from hospital yesterday. investigators are concentrating on a riverbank near one of the spots mr rowley and his partner, dawn sturgess, visited the day before they collapsed. duncan kennedy reports. it has been a life—changing three weeks for charlie rowley, poisoned by a nerve agent, but now well enough to leave hospital. the hospital said he'd been decontaminated to ensure the novichok can no longer affect him or anyone else. charlie has been through an appalling experience most of us could never imagine. today is a very welcome milestone in his recovery, and all of us here at salisbury hospital wish him well as he continues to get better. nearly two weeks ago, dawn sturgess, charlie's partner, died after she received a high dose of a novichok. today, at a park in salisbury, a few of those who knew dawn
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gathered to remember her as a mother and a friend. she was a really nice, friendly person. she always looked out for people. she lent people money if they needed it, she helped them out in any way they could. so, like, it's a shame to see her go, really. she was a really caring person. she liked to be the, like, mother of everyone, really. dawn and charlie came into contact with the novichok here at charlie's home in amesbury. the source of the poisonous liquid was a small glass bottle found here. police have now released these pictures of the park in salisbury where it is possible charlie or dawn picked up that bottle. the operation comes as some reports suggest officers are close to identifying suspects in the case. four months after yulia and sergei skripal were contaminated with novichok, along with a police officer, it is now charlie rowley who is able to leave hospital, to carry on his recovery alongside a huge, complicated police investigation. duncan kennedy, bbc
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news, in salisbury. the funeral of a six—year—old girl who was killed while on holiday on the isle of bute is due to take place. the body of alesha macphail was found in woods after she went missing earlier this month. a 16—year—old has appeared in court charged with her rape and murder. mourners have been asked to wear pink in her memory. israeli forces have carried out a series of attacks across the gaza strip, after a soldier was shot dead at the border. at least four palestinians are reported to have been killed. hamas, which controls gaza, said both sides had now agreed to a ceasefire. roads, ports and airports are set to be extremely busy this weekend, as millions of us embark on oui’ summer getaways. with schools in england and wales breaking up for the summer, there could be lengthy delays, as more than 9 million road journeys are expected to be made between friday and sunday. ben ando reports. if yesterday was frantic friday,
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today could be standstill saturday. travel experts say more than 5 million people are expected to set off this weekend on getaway trips at the start of the school holidays, and that means super busy roads, airports and railways. at this time of year, it is really avoiding the peak times, so over the weekend it tends to be lunchtimes. so if you can go earlier in the morning or late at night, and also you then get the advantage you are not stuck in a hot car when the sun is bearing down, or indeed the thunderstorms that are predicted in some areas. four staycation is, roads in england, particularly the m5 and a303, look likely to be the worst hit, while the port of dover is expecting its busiest day of the summer expecting its busiest day of the summer as thousands had to the continent, and a further 2.5 million are taking to the skies, with heathrow expecting 500,000, 250,000 at gatwick, and 150,000 passengers
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through manchester. weekend engineering works are causing disruption on the railways as well. the main line linking london and the west cou ntry the main line linking london and the west country is blocked, meaning the versions of a0 minutes, and in scotla nd versions of a0 minutes, and in scotland the line linking glasgow and motherwell is also closed. and here at king's cross, in st pancras, passengers are facing ongoing disruption caused by the botched introduction of a new timetable back in may. but there is one piece of good news for weary rail users. virgin trains are dropping evening peak restrictions every friday until the end of august, in an effort to spread loadings and cut congestion. mike will bring us the latest news from the tour de france in a few minutes, but before then, we can bring you an important update from the tour de turtles. more than 1,000 spectators gathered to cheer on the release of two sea turtles who were rescued and rehabilitated at an animal hospital in florida. they have been fitted with satellite trackers and returned to the ocean to become part of the tour de turtles, an annual event that
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follows the long—distance migration of different species of sea turtles. they are guided out into the water and then they are launched and followed. they attract all around the world, wherever they go. how good must that field, after a spell of care and rehabilitation, to be set free once again. the total sound effect is ooh... let's have a look at the papers now. mike will be here injust the moment, as at the papers now. mike will be here in just the moment, as we say. 0n the front of the times, the big image are those sentenced for planning an attack on a school. we will be talking specifically about the naming of the two youngsters, it is quite controversial in itself. thejudge decided that is quite controversial in itself. the judge decided that they should be identified. the other story is
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about tens of thousands of people being given antidepressants, according to the times. loads of stuff in the papers this morning about government business, about exit in particular, but i will highlight the story on the daily telegraph about the weather. if you thought the hot weather had broken in the last few days, and some of us have had some rain, they are it may get even hotter. some children in england on the start of their summer holidays, and they are saying the weather particularly in the south—east of england could be the hottest we have seen so far this summer. which i have missed much of since being away in russia, so i will be glad to get a little bit of that. you mention all the business around brexit at the moment. the daily mail concentrating on theresa may's chequers plan and the reaction yesterday, michel barnier, you may have seen some of that my questioning some of those proposals, talking about the four core principles of the single market. now
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there is a surprise is the way the daily mail is playing that one. and on the guardian, schools needing less stress and more cash according to the new education secretary, who says teachers in england are being overwhelmed by excessive workloads, which will be a message i am sure appreciated by all in the teaching profession. you're watching breakfast from bbc news. the headlines: nine of the 17 people who died when a tour boat sank in a missouri lake were from the same family. mps say the multibillion—pound programme to install smart energy meters is behind schedule, uses out—of—date technology, and will save consumers much less than anticipated. here's helen with a look at this morning's weather. there she is! i am here! good morning. yes, as rachel mentioned
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earlier on the papers, we feel as though the weather broke a little yesterday and this was a shot taken, many of us have a splash of rain, there wasn't a great deal around for many of us, not as much as we would like, and again as hinted at, the heat is returning so this is the weather fronts that gave us the splash yesterday and indeed through the night but behind it, the pressure is building. the rain was not insignificantly, one millimetre or two millimetre, enough to water the garden but yes, it has not all will not make a huge amount of difference when you consider the sunshine returns today after the early mist and merck was away and the heat builds. while sometimes the north as well compared with yesterday and in the south, any bits of drizzle we have this morning will clear away, as will any bits of mist, and into the afternoon the best of the sometime around the coast at temperatures widely the low to mid 20s in the south and east, possibly the high 20s which could trigger the odd sharp isolated shower survey a hit and miss the
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day, fine and dry the southern and eastern scotland, northern ireland clearing but at the end of the day we will get more rain coming in to the north—west of scotland but further east across scotland, even though we are starting the day on a quiet dreary note, it will brighten up quiet dreary note, it will brighten up the grubel this in brighton is coming through, fine and dry for the open and warmer through the day and certainly more so tomorrow. this evening and open —— overnight, mostly to the north—west of the highlands, the great glen, at front is coming, or cloud across northern and western parts of wales, some mist and fold in but murky around the coast of western scotland and although we have freshened up just a little bit, gradually the humidity will build and those nights will get warmer as the days get warmer so tomorrow as you can see we have rain with us, the main difference tomorrow with the north and west i'll sense that north of the great glen, the breeze increases but eastern scotland, northern ireland some decent weather, or cloud, but
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elsewhere, the heat continues to build, even with the cloud further north, a warming trend so 28, 29 in the south and east. as we just saw from the papers, it looks as though it could get even hotter in the next week, potentially heading towards the warmest spell, the hottest spell of the summer so far, we are breaking in these southerly winds, it is warm indeed, the fly in the ointment will be the weather systems towards the north—west, if you like the heat, many children have broken up the heat, many children have broken up some the heat, many children have broken up some are the heat, many children have broken up some are not breaking up until next week but it looks set bare except for the far north and west with those were the front bringing some cloudy weather with some rain which for some obviously is needed. i will have more for you through the morning. back to you. this 33 degrees too much for you?m definitely is for me. we are wilting flowers. i have been building for
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weeks now! thank you, see you later on. now it's time for the film review with jane hill and mark kermode. hello and welcome to the film review on bbc news. to take us through this week's cinema releases, maybe some singing, here's mark kermode. you cannot fail to notice that out this week is mamma mia! here we go again. i know you're a huge abba fan. i can't wait to discuss this with you. also out this week, hotel artemis, a future noir thriller withjodie foster. and the receptionist, a low—budget but brave film from jenny lu. here we go again! so, now, first question, where do you stand on the first mamma mia!? yeah, you see, massive abba fan of more than a0 years standing, really didn't think the first one was very good.
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0k, see, the thing is, i watched the first one and i thought, "this isn't very good, this isn't very good, this isn't very good. oh, good heavens! i'm completely going with it!" i was completely... were there tears? yes, there was tears! and so, ten years later, i thought they can't possibly repeat this phenomenon because it was one of those things, it really questioned my entire ideas of good and bad, and whether or not there was any role for critics in the world! so now, a decade after the original, we have a prequel—sequel hybrid. yes, structurally, it's godfather ii! and so back in 1979, lilyjames is the young donna. she graduates from oxford and she goes off on the holiday that's the beginning of all the trouble. in the present day, her daughter, amanda seyfried, is opening the newly—refurbished hotel bella donna, and she is calling around some old friends because history is repeating itself. see what i did there?! i see where it's going! here's a clip. # look into his angel eyes, one look and you're hypnotised. # he'll take your heart and you must pay the price. # look into his angel eyes,
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you'll think you're in paradise. # and one day you'll find out he wears a disguise... # don't look too deep into those angel eyes. # oh, no, no, no.# i don't think it's camp enough! 0k, here's what i feel. firstly, julie walters, in terms of physical comedy... on a technical level, i think this is slicker than the original. this is directed by 0l parker — the original was phyllida lloyd. this has sort of slightly smoother camera moves. there are slightly better choreographed dance sequences. because it's happening in split time and temporal structures, we get these scenes which mirror each other, so from the point of view of the construction of a film, it's really good. we have all the old cast back again and some new cast members playing the old cast in their younger incarnations.
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they're a very, very likeable cast. i mean, lilyjames could charm the birds out of the trees. none of that would matter if the thing didn't have any emotional punch, and it did. about 10—15 minutes in, the sequence where they did i kissed the teacher, i started having just a little cry. just a little quiet cry. and then when pierce brosnan took a very gentle run at a song... because, pierce, god bless him... bless him, he can't sing, can he? we are allowed to say that. you can't sing, you can't dance, but you can still have the time of your life! so then — so here's the big question, what's the greatest abba song ever recorded ? dancing queen! no, wrong. no? i'm right. no, you're not. the greatest abba song ever recorded is my love, oh, that's beautiful, but that's a heartbreaker. and the drama moves towards it. and i promise you when my love, my life happens, and i won't spoil the moment it happened, i was in floods of tears. knowing the song, i can imagine. i was sobbing, i was... i was actually having to stop myself from making a noise in the screening because i thought all these other people would think, "what on earth is he doing?"
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i laughed, i smiled, i enjoyed it, i loved it to pieces! and the thing you always think about a film is "is there any way in which this film could have been better?" well, i suppose having dwayne ‘the rock'johnson in it, but other than that, it could not possibly have been improved. i thought it was absolutely fabulous. i cannot wait to go and see it again. it topped the original. there's the thing, you see — you're saying that a sequel is better than the original. how often does that happen? i'm saying that in the case of both the sequel and the original, i lost all sense of critical faculty and i felt myself going with it. and, i mean, were i a braver man, i would've been dancing in the aisles. it was — and particularly, as things are at the moment, it's the film that you really need. and i promise you, if you can get through my love, my life without floods of tears, then you're dead to me. it's kind of that and mary poppins at the moment. those are the two touchdowns. you will love it. well, i can tell that i will. and i didn't like the first one because i felt there were too
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many people in it who couldn't sing, and that really annoyed me. this is better. well, there are still some people who can't sing. but it's fine, because when they do the songs that matter, they can sing. someone just said to me that we can't talk about this film for the whole programme, which is very disappointing, because we could. i actually feel that we can! no, we could, but we have to move on to very, very, very different matters. 0k, hotel artemis, which is this future noir dystopian thriller. jodie foster runs this hotel — this is ten years in the future, los angeles, there are riots — and she runs this hotel which basically takes in outlaws and bandits and she patches them up after they've got wounded. and the cast includesjeff goldblum, zachary quinto, sterling k brown and, of course, jodie foster. i thought it was kind of disposable fun. i'm saying that after mamma mia that this is the disposable fun thing. it's quite of slickly done. it has a cartoonish feel to it. it's written and directed by drew pearce. there are some quite stylishly mounted sort of violent set pieces which are all, as i said, done in a very cartoonish way. doesn't have much emotional clout, except for the fact at the centre of it you do havejodie foster
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playing this character who has a darkness in her past, which she manages to convey. there's also a brilliant comic turn by dave bautista, who makes the most of a recurring joke. you know, he's a man mountain of a guy but he's a medical orderly, and he keeps showing everyone his badge to demonstrate that he is actually a medical orderly and they must take him seriously. it's kind of 0k, it is not great. it's not mamma mia! here we go again, let's be honest, but it's kind of 0k! and a totally different turn for the third film, which i haven't seen but by everything i've read is really emotional in a very different way. it is, it's very tough. it's a drama written and directed byjenny lu. it's a taiwanese graduate who can't find work, ends up taking a job in an illegal massage parlour. here's a clip. she's so nice, thank you. see, i told you! bye! bye — bye. i'll be back! come again soon. thank you so much, bye—bye. bye!
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bye — bye! so you can see from that, it's a resolutely unglamorous and actually very grim film. the writer was inspired to write it after a true story of somebody that she knew who was working somewhere and, you know, had her dreams crushed and ended up committing suicide. what i like about this film is that it feels very real. it is very gritty. it's done with a lot of heart and integrity. the way the film got made was that the script was written and the script then won a prize and they needed funding and they went to crowd funding. so it's very hard to get a film made. when you think about things like hope dickson leach taking ten years to get the levelling made. yes, terrific. and this is how it works. my feeling about this film is it's tough. there's no question about it, it's a tough watch, it is a bleak story, although there's hope. there's also a real sense of companionship. you hear these women's voices and you get to know them and i think that comes across well. but i think more importantly, it's a feature that makes me want to see more from this
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writer—director because i think it's done, as i said, with integrity and heart. it's a very, very small budget film. you'll have to seek it out. i mean, you know, mamma mia will be on every single screen. hotel artemis will be one of those. you will have to seek out the receptionist, but it is worth it. i would say again, it is a tough watch. it is a bleak film but it does have hope, and it does have heart. and, more importantly, it does have integrity. all good qualities. and best out — leave no trace... last time i'm going to say this, leave no trace is so far the best film i've seen this year. i absolutely love it. directed by debra granik, who made winter's bone, which is so great. it's the story of a father and daughter living off the grid in the forest outside portland. they get found by the authorities. and it does not put a foot wrong. there's just nothing that this film gets wrong. there's never a moment when the characters stand and explain themselves to each other. there's never a moment when the characters have one of those conversations that you know was written by the scriptwriter to tell you what's going on. it's all to do with the gestures and emotion. again, you'll love it, trust me. i do trust you.
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forgive me, i'm a bad person — the only reason i haven't seen it is because the weather has been so utterly beautiful. i couldn't face going to sit in a cinema. that doesn't make you a bad person! i know that may be a controversial statement, but... the summer blockbuster was was built on air—conditioned cinemas. but i'm very excited to see it as soon as we get some rain, right? and a dvd? filmworker. this is a dvd about leon vitali, who was a very, very promising actor. worked with stanley kubrick, realised that to him, stanley kubrick was a genius, and decided to dedicate his whole life to working for stanley kubrick in every possible way. it's a really interesting film because it's about what does it mean if you decide that somebody else is a great artist and you are going to basically sacrifice everything that you have to facilitate their art? and i think he's a bit of an unsung hero. i thought it was a really interesting documentary. i'm not the world's biggest kubrick fan. i think kubrick was great at times. i could live without eyes wide shut. but i really do think this — it's a portrait of somebody who is in love with the movies
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and in love with the moviemaker and decides to dedicate himself to making that art happen, and it's very inspiring. mmm, fascinating. did he ever see his children? that's what you wonder. it's an extraordinary story. it is, it really is. thank you very much. go and see mamma mia! that's the weekend sorted, isn't it? just a reminder before you go, you can find all the film news and reviews on the bbc online, bbc.co.uk/markkermode. and all our previous programmes are on the iplayer, of course. enjoy your weekend of cinema—going! i've still got angel eyes going round and round in my head! have a good week! good morning. welcome to breakfast, with rachel burden and charlie stayt. mike will be here with the sport shortly. but now, a summary of this morning's main news: 17 people, including nine members of one family, have drowned after an amphibious duck boat sank in stormy weather in the us state of missouri. the vessel was carrying 31 people when it overturned near the town of branson. flowers have now been laid on cars which belonged to some of the vicitms. the rollout of smart energy meters is over—budget and using obsolete
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technology, according to a panel of mps. the british infrastructure group said the programme bad been plagued by repeated delays and cost increases, and looked set to miss its 2020 deadline. the government agency involved has responded that millions of people are already saving money after having the meters installed. so this infrastructure upgrade is the biggest one that's happening in energy in our lifetimes, so it's really important that people get to talk about this debate. but the main thing that everyone needs to do is to get a smart meter, because it's going to save us all billions of pounds over the next few years. police investigating the wiltshire novichok poisonings are expanding their search for clues. it comes after charlie rowley, who was exposed to the substance two weeks ago, was discharged from hospital yesterday. investigators are concentrating on a riverbank near one of the spots mr rowley and his partner, dawn sturgess, visited the day before they collapsed at his house, where police found a bottle containing the deadly nerve agent. the fbi is reported to have seized
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a recording of president trump discussing making payments to a former playboy model. the tapes were allegedly found during a raid on the office of the president's former lawyer. it comes as the us department ofjustice investigates if hush money was paid to women who claimed they had relationships with mr trump. roads, ports and airports are set to be extremely busy this weekend, as millions of begin our summer holidays. with most schools in england and wales breaking up yesterday, there could be lengthy delays as more than 9 million of us are expected to be on the road between friday and sunday. good luck if you are out and about and on your way. mike bushell is very much here. i am, away from all the traffic. and following all of the traffic. and following all of the golf. some big names missing, they are out, the likes of the top two in the world, the first time it
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has happened since 1986 when the rankings came in. but leading the challenge for fans closer to home are challenge for fans closer to home a re fleetwood challenge for fans closer to home are fleetwood and mac, fleetwood mac, the famous band from the 19705, for those who don't understand why thatis for those who don't understand why that is intended to be a clever play on words. i like it. ithink that is intended to be a clever play on words. i like it. i think we like it, does everyone like it? thank you, i will probably overdo it now, i5 you, i will probably overdo it now, is the trouble. tommy fleetwood and rory mcilroy are both in the mix. tommy fleetwood says it would be very special if he can last the distance and become the first englishman since 1992 to win the open. at the halfway point, he is just one shot off the lead, as tim hague reports. day two of the oldest golf event going, and unlike the fine 5un5hine of the first round, carnoustie would offer some other challenges today. not that they affected tommy fleetwood. whatever the weather, the
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englishman i5 fleetwood. whatever the weather, the englishman is in fine form, and his 65 put5 englishman is in fine form, and his 65 puts him right into contention. when you are out there you hit the shot5, when you are out there you hit the shots, and when you come in you think, yes, that was really, really good. and it will be a tough 5core. if you went out, you wouldn't really fa ncy if you went out, you wouldn't really fancy beating 6—under out there, so i think that is a good indication of how good it was. on the 2014 winter may not be far off either. rory mcilroy, two days, two rounds of 69, and two off the lead. and while there are few players as popular as rory mcilroy, tiger woods is one of them. he had a mixed day, but at even par, will be back for more. them. he had a mixed day, but at even par, will be back for morelj am 5ixpack, and by the day's and i think i will be more than that. it will be a pretty packed leaderboard, andii will be a pretty packed leaderboard, and ham will be a pretty packed leaderboard, and i i am certainly right there in it. his countrymen zach johnson will be as well. he shares the lead on 6—under, a5 be as well. he shares the lead on 6—under, as does fellow american ki5ner. he was well clear at one point, only for this to happen at
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the last. and then, on the same bridge, time for tears and celebration. the 1985 champion, lyle, and likely his last ever 0pen appearance, fini5hing lyle, and likely his last ever 0pen appearance, finishing in style, and fini5hing appearance, finishing in style, and finishing with not a dry eye in the house. emotional scenes there. red bull's max ver5tappen was the surprise pace—setter ahead of this weekend's german grand prix. he topped the boards after second practice ahead of the two mercedes driver5, including lewis hamilton, who will be hoping for a good weekend at hockenheim, to eat into sebastian vettel‘5 lead at the top of the standings. britain's geirant thoma5 still has the leader's yellow jersey at the tour de france. peter sagan of slovakia, was the sprint winner of stage 13, as we start to look towards the business end of the tour. but thoma5 finished 5afely in the main group, and leads his sky teammate chris froome by one minute and 39 seconds. there was a thriller in the t20 blast at old trafford last night, as lancashire beat yorkshire in the battle of the roses. after a rain delay, lanc5 captain liam livingstone scored 79 off 37 balls, to help them set yorkshire a big target of 176
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from just 1a over5. yorkshire got so, so close in reply, england'sjoe root and adam lyth both making 505. but they fell just short, losing byjust one run in the end. cue wild celebrations from the home fans. elsewhere, there were wins for durham, somerset, hampshire and leicestershire. ca5tleford tigers missed out on the chance to go second in super league, as they lost to the huddersfield giants. ca5tleford lead for much of the first half, but huddersfield took control in the second half, withjermaine mcgillvary helping himself to a hat—trick. elsewhere, leeds rhinos beat widne5, and warrington won on the road at hull kr. it looks like everton are about to make their biggest signing of the summer. they are close to signing the brazilian forward richarlison from watford, in a deal that could be worth up to £50 million. he is well known to the new everton boss, marco silva, who managed him during his stint at watford. england play india in london later, on the first day
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of the women's world cup. england have never won the tournament and were knocked out in the semis of their last big tournament, the commonwealth games earlier this year. but they are ranked second, and former captain kate richardson—walsh says the team will benefit from home support. i've never felt expectation. i've neverfelt expectation. i've only ever felt supported, and i think they will feel that here. it will be like having another player on the pitch. i don't think the girl5 on the pitch. i don't think the girls will feel any expectation other than going out and giving everything, i think that is the only thing people expect. from then, that i5 thing people expect. from then, that is the only thing they expect from them5elve5. while we are on the subject of home support, there will be plenty at the london stadium today for the anniversary games. so much british talent on show, including dina asher—smith, who goes in the 200 metres. i'm also grateful that that calibre of races in london, where i am
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fortu nate of races in london, where i am fortunate enough to have the home advantage. the only brit in the race, so i know that she me. so if i'm really tired and i hear that she i5 i'm really tired and i hear that she is getting louder, i will speed up because they are all coming in or they are getting further away, or something like that. it feels really, really good to have that kind of race at home, because i a lwa y5 kind of race at home, because i always like to put on a good show for a home crowd. they get up to 60 mph, quicker than a formula one car, and yet speedway bikes, have no gears and no brakes. it is the biggest weekend of the speedway calendar, with the british grand prix taking place at the principality stadium in cardiff. to get a taste of these most extreme motorbikes, ijoined britain's rising star robert lambert in training. the glitz and the glamour welcomes
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those in a sport that is all about true great. faster acceleration in formula one cars, hitting the bands with no brakes at 70 mph, while your rivals shower you in jail. with no brakes at 70 mph, while your rivals shower you injail. the world's best speedway riders have gathered in cardiff for the british grand prix, a highlight of the calendar. is such a big stadium, and not normally used for speedway. it is normally used for rugby, football, that kind of thing. so to put thousands of tons of shale down and get the fans and there will make this such a great atmosphere. over in norfolk, robert has been putting in the laps at his home track at kings lynn and practising those flying starts. where he goes, my gudas! you can feel the air vibrate as he shoots around. you can see why it is the most extreme form of motorcycling. -- my goodness. he is out racing most days, if not the uk, in sweden or poland, where the sport
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has a higher profile. and despite being one of the form riders, he knows he is always on the edge. there is always that fear, but if you think about it you wouldn't be able to race. it is kind of no fear sport, and i've got no fear, so i definitely suited to this. while his bodyis definitely suited to this. while his body is prepared for the physical demands by a set of gruelling. straight arms and rotate, keep your hips of steel and rotate the body. see, this is broadly one of the most important ones, because you have a lot of turning and whipping around as you go around the corners. so this is it, the moment of truth. my little untrained hands of trying to tame this, the ultimate in motorcycling. my palms have never been so sweaty, knees so shaky. let the clutch out, but the clutch out. i was told that many experienced by craters don't make the first end due to the power in the throttle, hence my cautious start. and i remember what happened to former breakfast colleague chris hollands, on the left ear, colleague chris hollands, on the left ea r, over colleague chris hollands, on the left ear, over a decade ago. one
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slip of the wrist and i will be off. he is doing all right to his first go. not many people get around the first corner, i will tell you that now. it feels incredible. it feels like it wants to take you away into the north sea, it is so fast, so powerful. around the corner. of course, i'm not going to win any races at this speed, but even at this pace, my arms were so stiff by the time my sixth lap came to an unexpected end. this is as fast as i have gone. what a way to end, running out of fuel. i have done that a few times on the motorway, not on the speedway track. this is something you won't see is the professionals take to the track in cardiff this weekend, for one of sport's great spectacles. i was so relieved, i genuinely thought i had broken the bike when it suddenly stopped. imagine if i
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had let it rip and go, i would have beenin had let it rip and go, i would have been in the north sea or in norwich, miles away. but the big race is at 5pm, you can still get tickets if you want, at cardiff principality stadium. it is a brilliant event, full of razzmatazz, speed, dirt. thank you very much. with a week of uncertainty surrounding brexit dominating the headlines, it could be said that many of us are struggling to keep up with the ever changing situation. tim muffett has been gauging opinions in leave—voting constituency of bexhill and battle in sussex. stitch up, a vision of a brighter future? at the quilt retreat in east sussex, brexit is being discussed. future? at the quilt retreat in east sussex, brexit is being discussedlj am sussex, brexit is being discussed.” am particularly keen just to find out what you think. local
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conservative mp hugh merriman has come along to listen to opinions. has just been bickering the whole time between people in the government, and i don't think we are getting enough information. government, and i don't think we are getting enough informationm government, and i don't think we are getting enough information. it is frustrating listening to all this arguing and backstabbing in the government. there is perhaps more common sense spoken government. there is perhaps more common sense spoken in constituencies by our constituents and there is by politicians in parliament. i have found a disappointing in terms of what goes oi'i disappointing in terms of what goes on in parliament. i have lived amongst my constituents for 13 years, so amongst my constituents for 13 years, so when they find it all a bit farcical, when they find it disappointing, we should be better than that. of course, we have only just got the white paper, but i think we need to be spending our summers in our constituencies explaining to our constituents what this means. the town of battle was named after the events of 1066. now, 29 march 2019, brexit day, is the
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date under discussion. it isjust so chaotic, and i think the rest of europe, and all over the world, must be laughing at us. do you think at the moment the politicians are not doing enough to engage in to explain? i think they could do a lot more to help us understand this chequers deal, and i think they could do a lot more to talk about brexit locally. so while i'm here, it would be interesting to hear your views. are you really going to get the brexit agreement that everybody voted for. people wanted to know that the buck stopped with parliamentarians, and i believe that is what this deal will actually do. 59% of voters in this district council voted to leave the eu. huw merriman wanted to remain. once that decision was made, to leave, then i was behind that, because the ballot box said the majority want to leave, so box said the majority want to leave, so it is myjob as an mp to deliver it. that is what the democrat should do. brexit's impact on agriculture isa do. brexit's impact on agriculture is a big concern in this area.” do. brexit's impact on agriculture is a big concern in this area. i am really concerned about wrexham, my
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concern is if we have to go to the world open market, is we get dumped with lots and lots of these cheaper goods. i think most people are so, so confused, and we don't really know where it is going to end up, and that is the problem we have got. explanations urgently wanted. as brexit approaches, the question is will keep coming. let's look at the weather for the weekend and beyond because it is warming up again, helen, isn't it? we are very had 33 at the end ofjune but we could top at the end ofjune but we could top at next week. good morning. i thought i'd start with this beautiful start of the day it is across east anglia, this was taken bya across east anglia, this was taken by a weather watcher. some beautiful cumulus up there. the reason why we have had some splash of rain, an interruption to the heat and rain, is this weather front. we have some drizzly weather across the southern half of the country, the western
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side of wales and also western parts of scotland. it is quite maquis out there in some areas because of the weather front but equally as quickly given the strength of the sun at this time of year, and it comes out quite widely, but we will see another weather front knocking on the door of north—west scotland later in the day but to the day ahead it looks as though we will see more sunshine for the majority than yesterday. the heat is rising on yesterday. the heat is rising on yesterday but it could trigger some sharp showers, hit and miss but nevertheless some around. less hot if you like with a bit more cloud persisting through the north—east, more sunshine today across northern ireland, the bulk of scotland but later in the day for the western isles, in particular the next batch of rain coming in isles, in particular the next batch of rain coming in or isles, in particular the next batch of rain coming in or cloud isles, in particular the next batch of rain coming in or cloud over isles, in particular the next batch of rain coming in or cloud over but starting with the cloud this morning and gradually, and improving picture this morning is warmer but winds sta rts this morning is warmer but winds starts to pick up a bit more to ring the course of tomorrow. after a fine day and evening, almost, but more
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cloud and rain to come through the north—west of scotland so humidity will start to rise again, and more uncomfortable nights sleeping across the majority of the country with some mist and fog returning, probably 20 in london, 1a— 17 for most of us. again, fairly sticky. warm and dry the start. some mist and fog around actually to get rid of, just like today, shouldn't take too long, more cloud for northern ireland, northern and western parts of england and wales but more sunshine poking through across the north—east of england and the east of scotla nd north—east of england and the east of scotland we could see 2a or 25 aberdeenshire also the west, the cloud and rain but 29— 30 will be pushing across east england east anglia and as we have been talking about, the heat is likely to increase further so at this time of year you get more energy from the sunday new lose at night so basically clear skies by day and by
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night, temperatures will rise progressively through the day and then drop less if you like overnight because there is only so much of the drop you get in temperature but you can see apart from the weather front in the northwest, it looks set. very nice. i'm not sure about but 33 though. it may get high. slightly worrying. though. it may get high. slightly . - by though. it may get high. slightly worrying. by day it increases so by night is increasing and the warmer the air it is, the more moisture it can hold so the humidity rises and it becomes more uncomfortable. i know lots of people love it, i am talking personally. thank you, hallen. —— helen. we'll be back with the latest news at 7:00 but now, it's time for click. welcome to one of the biggest airshows on the planet.
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this is the farnborough international airshow, a chance to see the newest aircraft up close, and witness them being put through their paces. i mean, really, something that big should not be doing that. alongside the air displays, this is where the aviation industry does its business, and on the first of seven show days, orders were made for more than 300 aircraft and deals of almost $50 billion were struck. oh, my goodness! i mean, it'sjust so incredible to see what these enormous flying bits of metal can do. but interestingly, the next big
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thing in aviation could be quite small and very personal. this is the blackfly, a new type of single—passenger craft. now, you may have never heard of 0pener, the company that made it, and that's because it has been operating in secret for the past nine years. the eight rotors are powered by a battery, offering travel distances of about 25 miles. in the us, speeds would be restricted to 62 mph. you don't need a runway because this pav, or personal aerial vehicle, can take off and land vertically. in fact, it doesn't even have wheels. and that is partly due to its amphibious ambitions. it can land on water if necessary. now, after you have towed it to your take—off spot, it's time to quickly
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assemble the craft. 0pener is targeting enthusiasts who have open stretches of uninhabited grassland that they need to get between. well, who doesn't? america's faa has approved the design, which has an autopilot function. in fact, it's even said that riders won't have to hold a pilot's licence. it is one of several companies hoping to change how our skies look. earlier this year, we reported on uber‘s plans for sky taxis. with the help of bell, of the companies to get chance to go forward with it. while chinese company ehang is designing a craft to be piloted by enthusiasts for self—flying taxis. this week, aston martin joined the growing list of companies with personal aviation in its sights when it showed off its concept design. and rolls—royce pitched in with its own helicopter—like four—seater. so personal aviation is fast becoming a thing. 0pener hopes to be selling
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the blackfly from next year at the cost of an suv, and while that's not an exact figure, it seems that it would be within the price range of quite a few people in the us and elsewhere. now, just after the blackfly was announced, it was revealed that the man funding it all is google co—founder larry page. and this is a guy who seems to collect flying cars like they're cadillacs, because this week there was another big announcement from his fleet, this time in las vegas, and david lee travelled there in a boring old normal plane to check out the kitty hawk. this used to be a top—secret project, but not anymore. you are seeing the kitty hawk flyer in all its glory. so many people think this thing is the first step in a dream that we as humans have had for a long time —
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the dream of flying around in a flying car. this test flight flown by brittney lasted about nine minutes. right now, battery capacity allows for around 20 minutes, but the speed is limited to six mph. not exactly fast travel, but you can cut them some slack. this is a flying car, after all. i really don't have to think about a lot, other than letting the aircraft do its thing, and then putting in where i want to go. it's, like, that simple. that's the beauty of it, because you're about, you're flying, beautiful scenery, and ijust put in where i want to go. and i don't have to overthink about anything, the controls, so it's like, all you have to think about is how awesome it is to fly. kitty hawk has created this small hangout at the edge of a lake near las vegas. the location is important. it rarely rains, but it does get incredibly hot, and sometimes too windy to fly. the vehicle itself weighs less than 25a pounds,
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which is important, because it means the us aviation authority does not require a rider to have a pilot's licence. instead, kitty hawk puts them through a training regime that lasts just 90 minutes. first, a simulator, then a real machine, strapped to the ground, and then this fun ball pool with a serious purpose. this is where you practise getting out if the flyer was to crash into the water. 0k. there's not much of an interior yet, but i imagine they'll be working on that. and here is the seatbelt. sadly, they wouldn't let me fly it myself, but i did at least have a chance to try it out for size. so i'm in, and then i have the controls here. one of them does altitude, the other one is the direction of where i'm travelling. these things, they are going to crash one day, right? have you had any issues? has one fallen out of the sky yet? we have not had a single — flying people, we have not had
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a single person go in the water. we do a ton of flight testing on this, and as we're always developing new things, we find bugs and we fix bugs. that is a huge core part of what we do. as is often the case with new and exciting technology like this, it's not a question of whether they can do it, but whether we're going to be allowed to. in order for this flyer to be a reality in our daily commute, a lot of laws need to change to make it possible. but it's not the only way humans can get into the sky. dan simmons has been looking at another idea. that is so loud, but he does it with such grace. so the jet pack does 250 mph.
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it will go up to 500 metres, which is like 1,500 feet. —— it will go up to 5000 metres, which is like 1,500 feet. it can fly for 10—15 minutes, and it only weighs about 65 kilos. goodwood's main straight is more familiar with fast cars than jet packs streaming past the stands, but as part of the future lab exhibition here, this man dreams of us all taking to the skies. this jet pack — as soon as the whole thing is off, you do want to clear all of that fuel and all of that baggage. it might be thejb11, it might be new, it might be extra—special in terms of the amount of power and agility it offers david as he goes flying around this circuit, but once he's done with it, just get the thing off. great landing, like it. tell me a bit about this. so jb11, six engines, this is our latest version. sojb11, this is the 11th iteration? this is the 11th version,
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so there have been ten before this. flew around statue of liberty injb9, that was two years ago, but it only had two engines. so you have some redundancy. you can lose one of these thrusters and you will stay up. yeah, exactly. and the computers have got to be robust. where are they on here? so that one is the starting one, that is on the throttle. and then there's a computer system in here, that's our main computer, in this distribution system, and then each of the engines has their own computer. so there are six computers, then a master computer and throttle computer, so a lot of computers. how long has it taken to get to this stage with a jet pack? over 12 years. yeah, i started on it 12 years ago. and it's gone quickly, but it's been a hell of a process. and now you have got this, this is supposed to be in a sweet spot. i am going to dive in here. is it ok if ijust sit here? i'm not going to take it up for a spin. but from this position, what am i looking at here?
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so on the pilot's side, you're looking at the left engine and the right engine, so you're looking at all the engine information on this side. so how hot they are, how fast they're spinning, what's the battery voltage, how much fuel you're using, et cetera, that is this side. and when the batteries turn on, you see all of that information there. and those leds are basically — if its green, everything is good. fly. if it's orange, probably want to start thinking about it. if its red, definitely land. jetpack aviation says the jb11 would sell for north of $300,000, if the public could be trusted to be let loose with one, which is why it's not for sale — although the us military is looking into its use, as they have been with jet packs for the last 50 years. the new design will wow crowds around the world, but it could also offer us the chance to have flight sessions in the near future. you know, my idea is that young kids or 1a—year—old kids,
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you know, my daughter included, should be able to fly in one of these on a tether system, in complete safety, and get a feel for the future of aviation. because it's not big aeroplanes any more. it's about the capacity for individuals to move around their environment, you know, go from their house to the shops, or their house — you know, to be able to take an autonomous flying vehicle from one place to another. it will happen. it's not to happen tomorrow, but it will happen. how brilliant is that? and that is it from my plane and the shortcut of click, the full—length version is on iplayer for you to watch and loads of extra photographs on twitter as well. thank you for watching and we will see you soon. good morning. welcome to breakfast, with rachel burden and charlie stayt. 0ur headlines today:
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17 dead, nine of them from the same family. tributes are paid to the tourists who drowned when a duck boat sank in the us state of missouri. not so clever — mp5 deliver a damning verdict on the rollout of energy smart meters. children's charities questioned the decision to release the names of two children who plotted an attack in yorkshire. big hits from fleetwood and mac, leave them well—placed at the open.
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