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people in the uk each year. this study looked at how the quality of the air we breathe affects the heart. this is a report that looked at data from 4,000 people and it found that people living near busy, loud roads and therefore exposed to air pollution, had changes in the structure of the heart and, although these people were healthy and they had no symptoms, the concerning thing is that those changes are similar to those you see in people with heart failure. faiza yassin has had a heart condition from birth. she works in london as a yoga teacher, but says pollution has made her live outside the city, in maidenhead. pollution plays a massive part in my condition, especially when i come into a city. i feel like there is this cloud of smoke, really, i'm breathing in and i instantly, i've got a reaction ofjust placing my hand by my mouth, by my nose, to not take in that air. unsurprisingly, london has some of the worst pollution
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levels in the country. this street in particular has some of the poorest air quality in the capital. what is interesting about this study, though, is that most of the people that took part lived outside the big cities and yet still showed signs of damage to their hearts. the heart tends to get larger when it undergoes a stressful situation. we often see that in people who are developing heart failure, when the heart is not pumping efficiently. in these individuals in the study, they are healthy people, so the heart function is still normal, but we start seeing these early signs of enlargement of the heart. it doesn't always feel that way, but air quality is actually improving in britain. still, the british heart foundation says more needs to be done. the government says it wants to reduce air pollution so that 50% fewer people live in areas which exceed world health organisation guidelines by 2025. jon donnison, bbc news. the headlines on bbc news...
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the governor of the bank of england mark carney tells the bbc the risk of the uk leaving the eu without a deal is now "uncomfortably high". the leader of zimbabwe's main opposition party nelson chamisa has said that his party will not accept a "fake result" — after robert mugabe's successor emmerson mnangagwa claimed victory in the presidential election. 18—year—old safaa boular is jailed for life with a minimum term of 13 years — she's the youngest woman convicted of plotting a terrorist attack on british soil. now on bbc news, a look ahead to sportsday at 6.30 tonight... coming up, we will have all the latest from the european championships following the first real day of action in glasgow. with great britain claiming their first models of the competition, track cyclist emily kay was first on the
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table with silver in the women's scratch race, narrowly missing out on gold behind dutch rider kirsten wilde. and there has been more medal success wilde. and there has been more medal success in the swimming. more on that as well as all the action from day three of the first test between england and india at edgbaston. all that coming up on sportsday at 6.30. now on bbc news, it's time for the full review. —— the film review. hello and welcome to the film review on bbc news. to take us through this week's cinema releases is james king. so james, what do we have this week? well, for comic book fans, there is if angelina lily creating a buzz in marvel‘s ant—man and the wasp. for music fans, there is nicked off and
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following his dreams of rock stardom in heart speak loud. —— heart speak loud. and for gemma arterton fans, there is gemma arterton, just being awesome in the escape. let's start with and man. did we need a sequel? is the world crying out for this? a p pa re ntly is the world crying out for this? apparently so. it is three years since the first one. this is ant—man and the wasp. paul rudd and eventually lilly as the title characters, returning, better known as scotland hope. michael douglas is back as well as hope my father, doctor hank pym, the science boffin. this time, villains are after his secrets. they are after what he knows about shrinking. there was a lot of shrinking in this film. let's look at if angelina lilly as the wasp in action. —— evangeline lilly.
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i wouldn't mess with her. she is cool i wouldn't mess with her. she is cool. there is a slight difference to the first one in that it does feel more like a free hand. paul rudd, who is and man, shares pretty much equal screen time with evangeline lilly and michael douglas. so it feels more like an ensemble piece. if you look at the way marvel has been going, they love an ensemble movie now. this fits into that, although the mood is of course much lighter. there are dark marvel movies and epic marvel movies. there are silly marvel movies. there are silly marvel movies. this one has its own personality, as it should, and it is the more child friendly marvel movie. it is a bit more flippant and funny and frothy and pacey, and there is nothing wrong with that. but ultimately, it is slightly less memorable because of that. but there is nothing wrong with that in august as long as though something for adults and children, as that is what we all need at this time of year. absolutely. i was a little disappointed that michelle pfeiffer, who plays hope's mother, is not in
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it that much. admittedly, she has been trapped in what they referred to asa been trapped in what they referred to as a sub atomic quantum realm for the last 30 years, so she has essentially been shrunk in amongst the atoms. she is in it a bit, but it is michelle pfeiffer and i would like to see more of her. but if you are an eight—year—old viewer, they probably don't care whether michelle pfeiffer is in it. who is michelle pfe iffe r ? pfeiffer is in it. who is michelle pfeiffer? it is pacey and fun and there are great action scenes around san francisco. they have a lot of laughs with it, and that is the main thing. there is a lot of fun to be had with shrinking and enlarging things, and they make the most of it. hearts beat loud, i am intrigued by this. should we call it a musical oi’ by this. should we call it a musical ora drama? by this. should we call it a musical or a drama? it is a musical drama. very big on the festival circuit like south by south west. it is about a father and daughter, nick offerman and kiersey clemons, who have been playing together as father and daughter. they live in brooklyn
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and daughter. they live in brooklyn and the summer before she is about to go to university, they start to ta ke to go to university, they start to take things more seriously and start to write songs together and upload them and get a bit of attention. so you have a film about people embracing change and coming out of their shell a little bit. i think it's impossible to dislike this film. it is so good—natured and so warm—hearted. it's really about the therapeutic power of music and how it can bring people together. that is gorgeous, and the music itself, which is original music, is gorgeous. there is a downside in that it gorgeous. there is a downside in thatitis gorgeous. there is a downside in that it is not exactly edge of your seat. a bit more threat would not have gone amiss. but ultimately, it's full of good nature and optimism. i love that theme about the power of music. exactly. of course, the music had to be good in it. that is the key thing because if they start playing and we in the audience go, it's not that great, the whole thing would fail but the
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music is genuinely good. i hope it crosses over from the festival circuit into the mainstream. and your third film this week, is this gemma arterton's bid for an award?|j would gemma arterton's bid for an award?” would love to see her get an award for the escape. dominic savages the right and for the escape. dominic savages the rightand are for the escape. dominic savages the right and are touchy uk is what seemed to be a very everyday suburban housewife, a wife and mother. got the car in the driveway, the two children, a husband who is 0k, played by dominic cooper. it is a normal suburban life but on the inside, she is having a breakdown. she wants to escape and be someone else and somewhere else. you're a great mum. you love them to bits. hey. that's what you do for kids. you look after them, you bring them up and they treat you like crap most of the time. that's what happens, everyone knows that. i don't care about them. oil. you don't mean that. you're a mum, that's what mums do. don't care if they don't finish their dinner.
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don't care if they... oi, oi, oi. don't care. don't care if they go to school, if they don't go to school. what are you talking about? stop it. but i make myself care, make myself do it. i make myself be funny... all right. ..and happy, silly... all right. like you. i think they hate me. shut up. i think they can feel what's going on. all right, this has got to stop now. is it quite claustrophobic? cluster verbic at the right moments, and then things change which i will not give away. a lot of it is improvised, which really helps. i didn't realise that when i watched it, ijust had a sense as a viewer that it felt very natural. it really flowed very casually. and then afterwards, reading about it, a lot
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of it was improvised, which makes sense and really helps with the realism of it. very believable and very good at capturing the miniature of suburban life, of being a parent, the frustrating things about being a parent. there is this underlying menace throughout the whole thing and the music really helps with this. you just think, things aren't going to go well. things are going to implode. things are going to go badly. i think it's her best performance. it reminded me of films that i associate more with coming out of france, those sort of unhurried character studies, grown—up movies with kristin scott thomas in or someone like that. i thought it was just fantastic. it is her best performance and utterly heartbreaking. and we are not giving any plot spoilers, but that sounds like one to watch. in terms of the best out this week, you could feel the money in mission: impossible. there was a big budget for that film. and it has made a lot of it
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back already. the biggest opening weekend for a mission: impossible film in the states, ever. 22 years after the first one, this is number six and still doing incredibly well. last week, we talked about the action scenes, which are brilliant. we talked about the realism of it. a lot of it feels very contemporary and plays with the realistic fears we have. i forgot and plays with the realistic fears we have. iforgot to mention vanessa kirby, who is great. she pays a black—market arms dealer. she is best known from the crown, where she plays princess margaret. she really radiates cool in this. you can see her there. and the brilliant sean harris, who returns as the bad guy. lowestoft‘s finest, sean harris. his spine chilling, as always. so a couple of very good performances as well as tom cruise. who still looks about 38. looks 38, throws himself headfirst into the action, has a great relationship with christopher mcgrory, the writer and director. they bring out the best in each other. it is a terrific watch. and a
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quick thought on a dvd for anyone staying in? the double lover. psychological thriller. real nods to the greats like hitchcock, about a young woman who falls in love with her psychiatrist, suspect that he has a double life and is hiding secrets about his family. lots of mirrors, lots of split screen, lots of references to split personalities, all the classic psychological thriller stuff is in there. it is hypnotic and mesmerising and pretty seductive. it earns its 18 certificate. it becomes like 50 shades of frasier by the end of it. but i think it is really classy and there is a lot of panache there. 0k! you'll agree you don't look won over. there is nothing more ican look won over. there is nothing more i can say about that without actually seeing it. i was fine until you mentioned fifty shades of grey. thank you very much. lovely to see you. thanks for being with us and
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enjoy all your cinema going this week, whatever it is you choose to go and see. have a good week. see you next. a warning from the bank of england governor about the brexit talks. he says they're entering a critical phase. mark carney tells the bbc the financial system has to be ready if britain crashes out of the eu. the possibility of a no deal is uncomfortably high at this point. brexiteers say the comments are "project fear" all over again, as theresa may travels to france to sell her brexit plans. also on the programme. the sister of a young midwife who's been missing for a week, makes a heartfelt plea. she's my best friend and partner in crime. without her, half of me is gone. zimbabwe's new president emmerson mnangagwa calls for unity. the opposition maintains,
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his election was rigged.
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