tv Breakfast BBC News August 15, 2018 6:00am-8:31am BST
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good morning, welcome to breakfast with dan walker and louise minchin. our headlines today — a desperate search for survivors in the rubble of the motorway bridge that collapsed in the italian city of genoa. at least 26 people have died. counter—terrorism officers carry out a series of searches after a car was crashed into the barriers outside parliament. three properties in the midlands have been raided. a war of words over the best way to limit rail ticket prices. the transport secretary and the unions disagree over measures to control fares. to the college. 3.8 million people will be getting their vocational qualification result of this year. —— welcome to gateshead college. i have everyone from hairdressing, robotics, computer designs, health and social care, the list goes on. i will be talking to some of them who had just gotten their results. ben stokes is brought back into the england squad, just hours after being cleared of affray at bristol crown court. how to give a pep talk, pep style.
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no body talk! sit down! a rare glimpse behind the scenes at manchester city. it isa it is a blustery day ahead, for the south and the east, dryer, bright and warm. more details in 15 minutes. it's wednesday, the 15th of august. our top story this morning — rescuers in the italian city of genoa have been searching throughout the night for survivors after the dramatic collapse of a motorway bridge. police say at least 26 people were killed after dozens of vehicles fell from the bridge. around 11 people have been pulled alive from the rubble but many are still missing. jane—frances kelly reports. the desperate search to find survivors enters its second day. the emergency services have been using sniffer dogs and climbing gear as they scale the enormous structure. hundreds of people have had to move from the area in case other parts of the bridge came down.
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"oh god, oh god," was the cry of the man capturing the moment the road disintegrated in bad weather, falling to the ground. a rescue helicopter revealed the scale of the disaster. the four—lane highway collapsed more than a0 metres onto the valley floor beneath. the exact cause of the disaster is not known but italy's prime minister has promised a full investigation. translation: from what we have worked out so far, the number of casualties will increase. at this moment, it is an incredible tragedy above all because there has not been an explosion or an accident, but we are working on hypothesis of structural failure. the viaduct was built in the 1960s and was designed to allow access to the italian riviera and the southern coast of france. it was refurbished two years ago. questions are now being raised about how a bridge in one of the wealthiest parts of italy could simply collapsed
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during a summer storm. joining us now from the scene is danjohnson. we can see the devastation behind you. i imagine the search continues this morning. yes, the search work is still going on. they are curiously picking through the rubble that now lies where average stood yesterday. you can see the extent of the gap between spans that are left, that truck perched precariously at one end of the bridge and the other peer that is stood there. there was another one of those concrete piers right in the middle yesterday, supporting the bridge right across. it is about 200 metres of the bridge that has completely collapsed down onto the roads, the river and the railway lines beneath and it is all
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of that rubble that emergency —— emergency teams have got to sift through. we think that at least 31 people have lost their lives in this catastrophic colour, according to the authorities in charge of this operation. but they have still got an awful lot of work here to do to work out exactly who else may be able to be pulled from that rubble. the there are some amazing stories of rescue is already emerging of people whose vehicles plunged down to the bottom of the valley and have been found alive and that is certainly the aim of the rescuers today as that work continues. then there will have to be some serious questions about what went wrong here. how a catastrophic collapse could have happened on a bridge that had stood here for 50 years. that is an interesting element of the investigation, had been concerns about the structure of the bridge, is that right? can you repeat that?
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that is ok. i was asking you about the concerns of the engineering and the concerns of the engineering and the structure of that bridge in recent yea rs, the structure of that bridge in recent years, is that right? we know that there was some work being done on the bridge. it went under some sort of modification, some improvement work about two years ago and we understand the work was still going on and they were working on the foundations of the bridge, perhaps on that very pillar that supported the bridge yesterday that collapsed. the rain here yesterday was phenomenally bad, and intense storm that washed down this valley, whether the rain combined perhaps with some maintenance issue, the weakening of the concrete that the authorities had not corrected soon enough, that will all be a part of the investigation. politicians here are already talking about someone having to pay for what happened here, to hold people to account. they will be going through the
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maintenance record of the bridge, working out why it stood for half a century but suddenly why it collapsed with such devastation yesterday. thank you very much, we shall be covering that story throughout the morning. when you see where he is standing there, near the pillar that disappeared, it is incredible. we're talking to a engineering expert later this morning to find out what might have caused the collapse. counter—terrorism officers have been carrying out raids at three addresses in the midlands, after a man was arrested for crashing a car into barriers outside parliament yesterday. the 29—year—old british suspect isn't believed to have been known to mi5 or to counter—terrorism police. tomos morgan is in westminster for us this morning. details are coming out about this man and the details leading up to the event. we understand this man drove from birmingham to london and between 1.30 and six in the morning
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his ford fiesta were seen in the totte n ha m his ford fiesta were seen in the tottenham court road area. for a bout 90 minutes from six o'clock in the morning to 7.30, it was seen driving around westminster and whitehall before at 730 it drove down at parliament, it came this side of the island bridge behind me before swerving back in between the barriers and crashing just right there. as you mentioned, the 29—year—old is still being questioned. he doesn't seem to be cooperating. and he was not known to mis cooperating. and he was not known to m15 or the police. there will be an increased residence from british transport police on trains and stations across england, scotland and wales, considering what has happened here. scotland yard are still appealing for any witnesses to come forward with any information regarding the suspect and this incident. thank you. rail passengers will find out later today how much their ticket prices will go up next year, but the transport secretary says he wants to change the way fares and wages in the industry
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are calculated. chris grayling says he wants increases to be determined by the lowest measure of inflation. but union leaders says his plans are an attempt to punish staff for government failings. 0ur transport correspondent tom burridge reports. commuters in the north of england have not had it easy. chaotic changes to timetables in may have caused major disruption. this week, the labour man is of liverpool and manchester called for a freeze in fa res. manchester called for a freeze in fares. today, we will learn by how much many rail fares fares. today, we will learn by how much many railfares in england might rise come january. much many railfares in england might rise comejanuary. that is because the retail price index for july will be published. this measure of inflation, which will probably be around 3.5%, will be used as a cap for increases in regulated rail fa res for increases in regulated rail fares in january. for increases in regulated rail fares injanuary. by the government is now proposing using a different,
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lower measure of inflation, the consumer price index. is currently 2.3% so annual ticket price rises will be lower too. the government argues that if a lower measurement of inflation is used for increases to ticket prices, then it should also be used for costs, including workers wages. that suggestion has angered the unions. 0ne workers wages. that suggestion has angered the unions. one year and described the proposal as a bad joke, they argue lower ticket prices should be covered by the rail companies and not cuts to workers wages. tom burrage, bbc news. will be talking about that little later. —— we will. today marks 20 years since 29 people died in a bomb attack in 0magh in northern ireland. it was the biggest single atrocity of the troubles and no one has ever been brought to justice. the town will host a vigil of "remembrance and hope" later today to mark the anniversary, which is set to be the last official remembrance ceremony. mps say the uk needs
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to boost its defences, to deal with the increasing threat posed by russia in the arctic. the commons' defence committee says vladimir putin is building up a heavy military presence along the arctic coastline. it argues the government must show greater ambition and commit more resources to the region. an advert for amazon's one—day delivery service has been banned for being misleading. the advertising standards authority said it had received more than 280 complaints about the online retailer's prime delivery service, mostly from customers who had not received their packages within a day. the company says only a "small proportion" of orders were affected by a "period of extreme weather". an adventurerfrom lincolnshire has broken the world record for the longest staged sea swim, having spent 7a days at sea. amazing. it's just one milestone in ross edgley‘s epic challenge
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to become the first person to swim around mainland britain. he still has more than 900 miles to go. and we are going to be talking to him a little bit later. 20 past eight. i have so many questions. i like a long swim. you like a calorie inta ke like a long swim. you like a calorie intake questioned. to an half thousand calories for a normal human. —— 2500. thousand calories for a normal human. -- 2500. ithink thousand calories for a normal human. -- 2500. i think he gets them in liquid form. he has them while he is swimming. liquidised bananas. doesn't sound nice. he has been something with dolphins, does that cheer you up? amazing. cracking swims in the caribbean as well, which i can understand a little bit more! he is an absolute unit. is being very muscular, does that make it harder to swim long—distance? being very muscular, does that make it harder to swim long-distance? we
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will find out more, 20 past eight. ben stokes is back in the england squad for the third test against india, which starts on saturday. it's after he was cleared of affray following a fight in bristol last year. he could still face a ban from playing cricket though, as he has to go through the ecb's disciplinary process. there will be no champions league football for celtic this season after they lost in the third qualifying round to aek athens. brendan rodgers side were beaten 2—1 on the night, 3—2 on aggregate and now drop into the playoffs for the group stage of the europa league. the two—time world champion fernando alonso is retiring from formula one at the end of the season. the mcclaren driver won the title for renalult in 2005 and 2006, he could continue driving in the indy 500 though. and great britain won nine more medals on the second day of action at the world para—swimming european championships in dublin. leading the way was 16—year—old maisie summers—newton who took gold in the 200m individual medley,
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setting a new world record in the process. much more on the swimmers coming up in the next half hour. it is a bit green, that pulls. that -- that pool green, that pulls. that -- that pool. that is a good point. someone told me yesterday it is green because it is in dublin. you could tell us anything, we would believe it. they have made it green on purpose. it is fine. is perfectly clea n. purpose. it is fine. is perfectly clean. it something else making it green. it is not like swimming through secretary. —— moss. here's carol with a look at this morning's weather. is that a double rainbow? it is beautiful. good morning. yes, today we will see some rainbows. there is
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some rain in the forecast. we also have some showers as well. we can split the country in two, the north and west and the south and the east because we have weather fronts moving southwards, taking cloud and rain with them, it is dry in the south and east and quite breezy if you can see with the proximity of the isobars in the north of the country in particular. first thing this morning there is a lot of cloud around. we also have some rain coming in across parts of scotland, northern ireland, north—west england, wales as well and as we pushed to the south—west fair bit of cloud. the bright skies this morning across east anglia and lincolnshire. you will hang on to some sunshine for a while yet before later on the cloud builds. you can see the weather fronts bringing cloud builds. you can see the weatherfronts bringing rain, the heaviest across the north and the west of scotland as the second weather front here south, it will still have rain, although not as heavy. in between there will be some brightness, the best of the brightness, the best of the brightness and the highest temperatures and dry conditions will
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be in the south—east. look at the temperature in hull, 26 degrees. through the evening and overnight the weather fronts are still heading south—east. eventually they will merge. you can south—east. eventually they will merge. you can see south—east. eventually they will merge. you can see in the south—east the dry conditions and clear skies. clear skies coming in the weather fronts with showers peppering the north and west of scotland and northern ireland. 0nce north and west of scotland and northern ireland. once again it will be quite humid, quite warm, especially in southern areas. we start off with all the rain tomorrow. moving slowly to the south—east. then it will take time to clear. behind it, fresh conditions follow on. remember the cold fronts. we will see sunshine but still a lot of showers across northern ireland, northern england and northern and western scotland. some of those could be heavy and thundery. temperature—wise, remember 26 in hull, look at tomorrow, it is going down. temperatures for some of us
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going down. temperatures for some of us will be a bit below average for this time of august. 0n us will be a bit below average for this time of august. on friday it is still a lot of dry weather around. the next system coming from the west will introduce more cloud and rain. we could see showers in wales and south—west england. and it will be quite a blustery day as well. these are the wind gusts you can see. windy in the north and west of scotla nd windy in the north and west of scotland and northern ireland. that will affect the tempo to as indeed will affect the tempo to as indeed will the rain. he highest averages will the rain. he highest averages will be slightly higher. it looks like saturday will be the better day of the two this weekend. thank you. let's take a look at today's front pages. the times goes with three big stories, the police raids of homes in the midlands hours after the westminster attack. the page's main image is of the collapsed bridge in italy. it also goes with scrutiny of a senior prosecutor after cricketer ben stokes was cleared of affray yesterday. ben stokes is the main picture on the front
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of the guardian. it also reports that the pay for chief executives at britain's biggest listed companies rose more than six times faster than wages in the wider workforce. the daily express is leading calls for the police who responded to the westminster attack to be honoured. the paper said they risked their lives apprehending the suspect. and the daily mirror's big picture is of the collapsed bridge in genoa. we will be talking about that this morning. it also has a quote by theresa may on yesterday's westminster attack. the paper says theresa may has praised police for their response. the most—read article on the bbc news website this morning is the latest on the westminster attack and police carrying out raids in the midlands. three homes are being examined. sally, what have you got? an
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interesting piece in the times, which illustrates what we've been talking about, tiger woods and ben stokes, and he says both sporting icons really give fans something to think about, because you watch these players in their dayjobs, especially with tiger woods, the story he came through, the perpetual comeback on the cards, and some can compartmentalised it and just want to see him win, the same with ben stokes, you want to see him play well, but other people, matthew says, quoting his wife, how can you cheer him on when he has done all of the things we heard about over the years how can you cheer on a man who has had the complex personal life that we know about? it is a real dilemma. we want sporting heroes to be brilliant at theirjobs and we also want them to be perfect away from the game as well. the truth is that not all of them are perfect. it
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is difficult. we love this story. you probably do as well. it is amazing. it has been so dry. two prehistoric villages have been seen for the first time in many years. around 1500 lost landmarks discovered because of the heat wave. this is the outline of a prehistoric structure re—emerging in 0xfordshire. i love that whole village, it is amazing. lots of new evidence over the uk of ancient history and i love those pictures. do you like that? it is a great story. i listen to an interview talking about the fact that when it is incredibly dry, when you can see the depth of the grass, because there is less water in some parts, so there is less water in some parts, so it goes a different colour. anyway, i did listen. i have good news for anyone over 30. britain's
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decathlon hero says 60 is the new 30. if anyone has a good mental attitude, it is this man. still in the gym every day. incredibly fit. still has an appetite for life. huge sense of adventure. he still looks great. he took a group of over 60 is to climb snowden the other day. —— over 605. he said gina asher—smith i5 over 605. he said gina asher—smith is great, but she isn't the finished article —— dina. is great, but she isn't the finished article -- dina. how much faster is she going to go? yesterday she said she going to go? yesterday she said she needs a little bit, if she takes on the best in the world, to win the world championships and the olympic games, she needs to find something extra. happy birthday. yes. these pictures of this little girl in the water in front having a —— france
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having a laugh, i love this, her grandfather's dog, as she went under the wave, was worried about her. she went in to rescue her. it looks like a bison. he pulled out by the t—5hirt. he was really gentle. a bison. he pulled out by the t-shirt. he was really gentle. he is cold —— called mateus. t-shirt. he was really gentle. he is cold -- called mateus. i have a miniature jellyfish story for you. freshwater jellyfish miniature jellyfish story for you. freshwaterjellyfish normally miniature jellyfish story for you. freshwater jellyfish normally found in the yangtze basin in china have been spotted in cheshire. i can try to get the name right... it is the size of a 10p coin and harmless. it has never been sighted before. how did it get in? it is weather related. it is thought that the hot weather could have encouraged them. they arrived in britain in the 19th century, with returning explorers. we didn't have jellyfish until then.
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i don't mind them so long as they don't sting. you know when you swim in the see an awful lot, when they brush against your leg. in the see an awful lot, when they bru5h against your leg.|j in the see an awful lot, when they brush against your leg. i know that feeling. even though i know that there are not many sharks around, my immediate thought is shark! thank you. you are watching breakfast. good morning. it was 20 years ago today that a bomb ripped through the town of 0magh, killing 29 people, making it the biggest single atrocity of the troubles in northern ireland. the town will later host a vigil of remembrance and hope to mark the anniversary. 0ur ireland correspondent emma vardy reports. as if in permanent remembrance, 0magh exists each day under the shadow of this terrible atrocity. many here are still coping with the consequences of the bomb which was detonated on the town's main high street. i will never forget the last timei street. i will never forget the last time i saw aden. he walked out of the kitchen and looked back and said
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i won't be long. michael gallagher's sun had gone to town that day to buy a pairofjeans. sun had gone to town that day to buy a pair of jeans. the sun had gone to town that day to buy a pair ofjeans. the sound of the bomb which detonated at 3:10pm could be heard from miles away. and we could see the smoke rising. you couldn't tell exactly where it was. it was in the town centre direction. the longer that we had no word from aidan, we were more concerned. he never returned home. he was one of 29 people killed that day, including a pregnant woman with twins. more than 200 were injured. this afternoon, families will gather for what will be the final official commemoration of the 0magh bomb. the attack was claimed at the time by the so—called real ira, but despite thousands of hours of investigation and many arrests there has never been any criminal convictions for these killings. 20 years on the
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chief comes to all of northern ireland's police service has underlined continued commitment to the case, saying if new evidence emerges there will be a fresh investigation. believe me, we would love to solve this horrible crime and bring people tojustice. and if new evidence emerges, we will grab that with both hands. 0r indeed with new technology or science, if it allows us to harvest more evidence from the 2200 exhibits we have, then we apply an exploit that to get justice for the family. some have given up hope of finding answers, but others like michael gallagher have campaigned to try to bring about a public enquiry. we feel that there has to be answers even 20 yea rs there has to be answers even 20 years on, there has to be answers even 20 yea rs on, because there has to be answers even 20 years on, because this was a crime that every sane person in ireland would have wanted to see the people responsible for behind bars. today the focus will be on those whose
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lives were taken from this attack and 0magh's survivors who live with the loss. you're watching breakfast from bbc news. still to come: exam results will be out for many this week. but it's not all about gcses and a—levels. steph's at a college where students are getting their vocational training results. morning. i expect they are excited to hear what they have got. good morning. iam what they have got. good morning. i am at gateshead college. it is exciting. lots of the young people have been working hard to get their qualifications. let me give you a flavour. we have ceilidh with a health and social care result. we have sports people here as well. we have those working in aerospace. a lot of them apprentices with ford. we have the automotive people over here. we have catering, robotics, computer games. i could go on and! robotics, computer games. i could go on and i wouldn't name them all. they have been doing vocational
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qualifications. that is where they will do a lot of on—the—job learning. they will do work experience as part of the course. and lots of assignments rather than one big exam at the end of study, as you would have with a—levels and gcse. to give you a flavour, it is 3.8 million last year with vocational qualifications. that co m pa res vocational qualifications. that compares with 1.5 million who got a—levels. i will chat with them through the programme. we have some wonderful performing arts students as well. time now to get the news, travel and weather where you are. good morning from bbc london news. i'm tolu adeoye. the security minister has called for the public to be vigilant following yesterday's suspected terror attack in westminster. an eight—year—old boy who suffers from cystic fibrosis has urged a company to from cystic fibrosis has urged a com pa ny to lower from cystic fibrosis has urged a company to lower the price of a drug so company to lower the price of a drug so it can be made available on the nhs. the drug hasn't been recommended for use on the grounds
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of cost effectiveness. lewis walker has already written to the prime minister about the issue and is writing to the pharmaceutical company directly, along with hundreds of other children. the charge imposed on motorists using the dartford crossing between kent and essex is increasing for people who use a prepaid account. the current charge is £1.67 perjourney but from october the first it will increase by £2 with all other payment rates remaining the same. police have released an image of a man they would like to speak to in connection with an attempted robbery in kent. a man unsuccessfully tried to steal a woman's handbag onjuly 20 four. detectives say the man pictured might have information about what happened. —— 24. in football, defeat for all of the teams in last night's matches. now, it is time to look at the
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weather. good morning. it is another warm day today. if you look at your window you might see some sunshine. it will be giving way to cloud fairly early on as it increases through the morning. this is going to be the picture for much of the day. some brea ks picture for much of the day. some breaks and sunny spells. and by the late afternoon it looks either sunshine is winning. temperature—wise up to 23, possibly 24 degrees. a south—westerly breeze. most noticeable on the south coast. tonight, we have clear spells and fairly warm and perhaps uncomfortable night with lows of 15, 16, even 17 degrees for some with a south—westerly wind continuing. after a bright start tomorrow at band of rain pushes south eastwards,
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clearing by the evening. if you have a story you think we should cover today, we would like to hear from you. you should cover today, we would like to hearfrom you. you can should cover today, we would like to hear from you. you can call us should cover today, we would like to hearfrom you. you can call us or e—mail us. the details are on the screen. i'm back with the latest from bbc london in half an hour. bye for now. hello, this is breakfast with dan walker and louise minchin. it is just it isjust on it is just on 6:30am. we'll bring you all the latest news and sport in a moment, but also on breakfast this morning: fare rises and train cancellations have left passengers frustrated. but transport secretary chris grayling thinks there's a way for train companies to cut costs for commuters. we'll find out more later. he's not touched dry land for 74 days, we're talking to swimmer ross edgeley about his record breaking sea swim around britain. and david lindo calls himself the "urban birder" and says cities can be just as good for birdwatching as the countryside, if we remember to look up. good morning.
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here's a summary of today's main stories from bbc news. rescuers in the italian city of genoa have been searching throughout the night for survivors after the dramatic collapse of a motorway bridge. police say at least 26 people were killed after dozens of vehicles fell from the bridge. around 11 people have been pulled alive from the rubble but many are still missing. jane—frances kelly reports. the desperate search to find survivors enters its second day. the emergency services have been using sniffer dogs and climbing gear as they scale the enormous structure. hundreds of people have had to move from the area in case other parts of the bridge came down. "oh god, oh god," was the cry of the man capturing the moment the road disintegrated in bad weather, a vast section of the road fell to the ground. a rescue helicopter revealed the scale of the disaster. the four—lane highway
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collapsed more than 40 metres onto the valley floor beneath. the exact cause of the disaster is not known but italy's prime minister has promised a full investigation. translation: from what we have worked out so far, the number of casualties will increase. at this moment, it is an incredible tragedy above all because there has not been an explosion or an accident, but we are working on hypothesis of structural failure. the viaduct was built in the 1960s and was designed to allow access to the italian riviera and the southern coast of france. it was refurbished two years ago. questions are now being raised about how a bridge in one of the wealthiest parts of italy could simply collapsed during a summer storm. counter terror police have raided three properties in connection with a suspected terrorist attack in westminster, after a man was arrested for crashing his ford fiesta into barriers outside parliament yesterday. it's thought the 29—year—old suspect, who's believed to be british but born overseas,
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isn't known to m15 or to counter—terrorism police. it's the second attack on the area in less than 18 months. transport secretary chris grayling says he wants railfare increases and industry wages to be determined by the lowest measure of inflation. passengers will find out later today how much their ticket prices will go up next year, analysts are predicting a 3.5% rise in january. but union leaders said it would fight any attempt to impose a "pay cap" on its members. today marks 20 years since 29 people died in a bomb attack in 0magh in northern ireland. it was the biggest single atrocity of the troubles and no one has ever been brought to justice. the town will host a vigil of "remembrance and hope" later today to mark the anniversary, which is set to be the last official remembrance ceremony. bosses of the one hundred
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most valuable companies on the london stock exchange have had an 11% pay increase over the past year, meaning their average annual salary is almost £4 million. meanwhile, the average earnings for the wider public have increased just 2% over the same period, according to a study by the chartered institute of personnel and development and the high pay centre. mps say the uk needs to boost its defences, to deal with the increasing threat posed by russia in the arctic. the commons' defence committee says vladimir putin is building up a heavy military presence along the arctic coastline. it argues the government must show greater ambition and commit more resources to the region. an advert for amazon's one—day delivery service has been banned for being misleading. the advertising standards authority said it had received more than 280 complaints about the online retailer's prime delivery service, mostly from customers who had not received their packages within a day. the company says only a "small proportion" of orders were affected by a "period of extreme weather".
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i think there was a change in that. high was talking to steph, i think they are subcontracted out and it is done differently and that is why there are issues. i have never had a problem. they say, mention that it gets there. it is 35 and it is past six. —— 35 minutes past. a discussion about ben stokes? the thing about him, england's best player, arguably the most marketable player, arguably the most marketable player, he is the man that a lot of hopes were pinned on. is he the man to get little kids more interested in playing cricket rather than foot all? they had so much hope for him. you can imagine the despair when this whole incident happened last year. this whole incident happened last
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yea r. lots of this whole incident happened last year. lots of talk this morning about what might happen to him next. he was added to the england squad ahead of the test against india. his inclusion was announced just a couple of hours after he was cleared of affray at bristol crown court following that fight outside a nightclub last september. he's still got to face an ecb disciplinary process, and the main message from within the world of cricket is that he's very much in the last chance saloon. he is an aggressive cricketer, very exciting cricketer. he is a brilliant cricketer and he plays with a great deal of passion which i5 with a great deal of passion which is what makes them successful and very compelling to watch and to follow. but obviously off the field, he has follow. but obviously off the field, he ha5ju5t got follow. but obviously off the field, he has just got to take a follow. but obviously off the field, he ha5ju5t got to take a deep breath, have a few mate5 around him to perhaps control him if necessary at times. but i canju5t take a little bit of stock and 5ake at times. but i canju5t take a little bit of stock and sake i do need to behave like this, i am a public figure, i do want to behave
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and perform in an aggressive and pa55ionate way, but i must keep that on the field and off the field, ju5t chill out. celtic are out of the champions league before it's even properly started. the scottish champions lost 2—1 to aek athens in the second leg of their third qualifying round tie. missing out on the main draw of the champions league will cost celtic at least £10 million, and they now go into the play offs for the group stage of the europa league. kyle edmund is out of the cincinatti masters. he lost his second round tie in straight sets to canada's denis shapovalov who's playing in the tournament for the first time. roger federer meanwhile is safely though to the third round. two time world champion fernando alonso will retire from formula one at the end of the season. the spaniard says it's time for a change after 17 years in f1. he could move to america to try and complete his ambition of landing motorsport‘s triple crown, he just needs the indy 500 having already won the monaco grand prix and le mans.
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great britain won nine more medals on the second day of action at the world para—swimming european championships in dublin. leading the way was 16—year—old maisie summers—newton, who beat five—time paralympic champion ellie simmonds in the final of the women's 200m individual medley sm6, setting a new world record in the process. just wanting to go out and give everything i could. i wanted to go quicker than this morning. but to go that fast, ijust can't believe it. i have been training really hard with my coach. yes, itjust all came together. tymal mills had a night to remember as sussex sharks pulled off a dramatic win over glamorgan in the t20 blast. the welsh side were needing a pretty remarkable turnaround to get the win, but that dream was soon in tatters thanks to mills. two wickets in two balls set up a hat—trick opportunity to close the innings, and he didn't let it pass! sussex winning by 98 runs. just to warn you there is some flash photography coming up,
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because we're going to talk about tyson fury. the former world heavyweight champion continues his comeback on saturday night after spending two and a half years out of the ring. he'll fight francesco pianeta in belfast, and he was in fine voice at yesterday's press conference. ready? suite caroline! —— sweet caroline! sing it. , born. there is loads of people in here, can't hear you! —— come on. who is actually singing along to that? i don't know. if you were in a room with tyson fury and he told you to sing, what would you do? i quite like that song, i am not sure i would think about it in the same way. back to football now, and if you've ever wondered how a manager interacts with his team
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off the pitch when they aren't playing well, have a look at this. sit down! nobody talked! sit down! that is what happens every day when dan walker comes in. that is pep guardiola at half—time during manchester city's defeat to weaken last season. —— wigan. it was filmed as part of a behind—the—scenes documentary that's out this week. kevin 0'brien at did an interview, i went to see him and had access to this documentary, it basically follows hi m this documentary, it basically follows him throughout the season and it is you that insight into what goes on in the dressing room. they have one lot of games, but it is
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really interesting when they lose and the amount of talking that he does. even if you hate football but you are into studying leadership... it is clearly working! sit down, watch this! have a look at this, this is another bit from the documentary. here's kevin de bruyne being mobbed by his city team mates after scoring the winner against chelsea. the cameras were on when he came into the dressing room after the match. you know the song, have a look who is singing it. cheering. kevin de bruyne! when you hear the white stripes,
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seven nation army, you ever sing own name to that? no. laughter. honestly. honestly. think he is a bit embarrassed. you'll hear more from his interview at 20 to nine this morning. this is called a tease, we are teasing you. a fascinating insight into how they got their success this season. ‘all or nothing: manchester city', will be available from friday on prime video. iam i am absolutely intrigued. you can imagine, i i am absolutely intrigued. you can imagine, lam i am absolutely intrigued. you can imagine, i am not a i am absolutely intrigued. you can imagine, lam not a huge i am absolutely intrigued. you can imagine, i am not a huge football fan, but! imagine, i am not a huge football fan, but i imagine those kind of thing5 fan, but i imagine those kind of things that laid out and guess what, thati5 things that laid out and guess what, that is what happened. —— played out. and we might see pep guardiola caving in a way that we might not have expected from him. more anger and more passion. and kevin de bruyne, even though he is quiet, he isa bruyne, even though he is quiet, he is a real leader. there is a time where he would take a pledge to one
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side if they have had a bad game all sent off. it is just a window into how success works. rail passengers will find out later how much their ticket prices will go up next year. this morning the transport secretary says they way the rise is calculated should be changed. chris grayling wants any increase to be based on a lower rate of inflation. but union leaders oppose the plans. mick lynch is assistant general secretary of rail union, the rmt, hejoins us from millbank now. thank you so much for coming in and talking to us about this this morning. to go back to chris grayling's suggestion, the rail industry would calculate their and rail rises according to inflation. can you outline your issue with that? wage rises and salary packages are negotiated. chris grayling will not pick it to us and we won't allow him to dictate to an industry what our wage increases will be. we have free collective arginine, with
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network rail, the train operating companies and london underground and we will be negotiating on the face of the retail price index, which includes housing, most of us want a house even though it might be unaffordable to be able to pay for those houses and our members will be looking for above rpi increases this year and for next year. will be going into negotiations with network rail this autumn and our target is to increase our members wages by above the rate of the retail price index and we will not tolerate any other index being used and we will not settle for a agreement that do not settle for a agreement that do not achieve above inflation pay deals at the measure of the retail price index. you say people want to buy houses, people also want affordable train fares and his calculation would actually keep costs down, that is a good end, isn't it? as grayling has shown himself to be completely incompetent. the best way is to renationalise the industry. if you
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took away the operating companies and private operators who are mainly state owned railway industries from abroad, you would save the public £1 billion per year. the companies have been increasing their profits year upon year since privatisation and he is not go to pin the blame for this disaster which he has presided over on frontline railway workers, many of whom are low—paid, some on minimum wage, some on modest salaries and wages and it is ourjob asa salaries and wages and it is ourjob as a trade union to secure increases in their living standards, goods, terms and conditions and we will do that on the basis of the retail price index and we will not accept chris grayling try to dictate. the problems are down to him and the profit making railway companies and we will negotiate our wages as we see fit along our members demands, not on what he tells us. we will put some of those points to him in about half an hour time. in his letter to
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you and the rest of the unions he said he would still be open for negotiating above pay rises above the rate of inflation if there is an improvement in productivity. surely that sounds fair? if you do a better job you will get better pay. we have given productivity year on year since privatisation at the end of british rail. there are far less people working in the industry. they work in different setups and agreements. 0ur work in different setups and agreements. our members are looking for above inflation pay rises. we know that the real rate of inflation is not rpi. —— cpi. you cannot have a measure that doesn't include housing costs. chris grayling i am sure once one, we want one, members expect the deals to reflect real living costs, not a false measure which is cpi. good to talk to you, thank you. we will put some of the points to the transport secretary chris grayling at 7:40am this
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morning. in about one hour. here's carol with a look at this morning's weather. i think it is a mixed picture. good morning. not bad. you are more or less right. we have a north and west — south—east split, and in the north and the west we have more cloud and some rain, it will be cooler here. in the south and the east, we have dry and bright and warmer conditions. the reason for this is the weather fronts, cold weather fronts, moving south, not in the south—east yet, with the high pressure, and you can see from the isobars in the northern half of the country it is going to be quite windy. blustery for most of us. this morning the weather fronts are producing rain across northern and western scotland, into northern ireland. we have outbreaks of rain in north—west england and parts of wales. don't be surprised if you see a shower coming out of the cloud in
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south—west england. the brighter skies in lincolnshire and east anglia. you will have sunshine for a while before the cloud builds as the weather front move south. here is the first one producing light rain and the second one producing heavy rain across northern ireland and scotland. temperatures in the sunshine in the south—east might reach 24, 25 in hull. i am pointing it out for a reason. 0vernight, we still have the weather fronts. they will merge, not reaching the south—east, where we will have clear skies. behind them, clearskies, cloud and some showers. it won't be a cold night tonight. it will be quite warm and quite humid until we pushed to the south—east. tomorrow the cold fronts, which have merged, slowly move to the south—east, clearing kent last, much later in the day. behind them, fresh conditions follow. there will be sunshine and showers for scotland,
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northern england and northern ireland, some of them heavy and thundery in western scotland. look at the temperatures, look at hull, 19, so things will be turning cooler and on thursday for many of us temperatures will be below average for this time of august. we start the day on friday with a lot of dry weather and sunshine. then another weather and sunshine. then another weather front coming from the north and west introduces thick cloud and rain. it will be quite a windy day wherever you are on friday. particularly in the north, the black circles indicating the gust speed, so circles indicating the gust speed, so 40 mph for example in stornoway. temperature—wise, tempered by the wind, so feeling cool, but further south and east into the dry conditions, albeit the cloud building through the day, in the sunshine temperatures start to recover with highs of up to about 23. as for the weekend, at the
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moment saturday looks like it will be the driest of the two. we will have to make plans around saturday then, thank you. i have plans on saturday already. i have plans to ride my bike on sunday. every weekend for you is a bike ride. it's a year since the scottish government introduced the baby box scheme. they contain clothes, toys and a mattress so the box can be used as a safe sleeping space and are given free of charge to every new parent. earlier this month, the royal college of midwives called for the boxes to be given out in england too. but critics say the £9 million that has been spent on them in scotland so far could have helped families in poverty. 0ur scotland correspondent catriona renton reports. it's time for a rest for five—week—old baby grace, but this is not her bed, it's her baby box. for the past year, the scottish government has been offering them to all babies born here, packed with essentials like clothes and nappies. and for grace, a useful refuge from her older siblings. just everything was in there that
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you forget that you need. you don't really have time to do that when everything is going on. it was really nice that it was all there. over 52,000 boxes have been gifted to newborns in scotland in the past year. they cost £160 each, and so far the scottish government has spent almost £9 million on them. this is our warehouse where we keep our stock donations. this baby and family support service in the north of glasgow works like a food bank. it was originally set up to help people with all the things new babies need. in here we have some of our prams. we have our car seats, we have our cots and cotbeds and our buggies. the baby boxes are a nice idea, but we don't live in a world where nice is needed. personally i would have preferred to see the money invested in baby boxes being invested in somehow coping these parents.
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the scottish government say the boxes help give babies the best start in life. there's no proof that sleeping in the boxes reduces infant mortality, but the royal college of midwives says the benefits of giving a baby its own sleep space is likely to reduce the risks associated with unsafe cosleeping. they now want the scheme introduced throughout the uk. catriona renton, bbc news. that is a really interesting scheme. fascinating. we talked about the launch of it. many people will be depending on exam results coming out this week to move onto the next stage of their life, but success in gcses and a—levels isn't the only route. nearly four million people take vocational qualifications every year in subjects ranging from engineering to hairdressing. steph is in gateshead college this morning where people are getting their results.
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are they nervous quest ——? are they nervous quest --? good morning. yes, we have various subjects either showing us what type of things they've been doing. they are many people getting vocational qualifications. it means they do lots of assignments rather than a big exam at the end. they do lots of theory, practical work, work experience. they have everything from robotics, computer games, hairdressing, aerospace apprenticeships as well with the likes of ford here. to have some context here, let me give you the numbers. 5.1 million people did gcses in england last year. 1.5 million did a—levels. and 3.8 million did a—levels. and 3.8 million did a—levels. and 3.8 million did vocational course occasions. let's meet the people who have been doing it. rob has his
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result. i got the equivalent of three as in a—levels. result. i got the equivalent of three as in a-levels. amazing. i am going to go to durham university.” wa nt to going to go to durham university.” want to do sport and exercise science and transfer into sport psychology. so does it mean you got into uni? yes, it does. so tell me what you do for the cause, because it is practical? we do sport psychology, things like that, anatomy, physiology as well and it isa anatomy, physiology as well and it is a really broad range. and the big thing for you is tennis, so you do lots of that. i am a level three qualified tennis coach, so i do all ranges of kids and adults as well. fortu nately ranges of kids and adults as well. fortunately with the qualification that i have, it has allowed me to have time to do that. i had 13 days off to get my qualification.
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amazing, well done. good luck. there are so many amazing, well done. good luck. there are so many different things. meet barbara, she is getting a result tomorrow. i want to see how she feels. you are a make—up artist. you get your result tomorrow. are you nervous? a little bit. i hope i will do 0k. and you are freelancing as well. yes, i work for local photographers and magazines. good luck tomorrow. i want you to meet one of the computer game designers. we will meet the robotics people later. rees, you just got your results. what did you get? triple distinction. what is that? it is one of the highest possible grades you can get in this course. and it is computer gaming? this is your game, isn't it? she has already died. yes, this is my game. i made it for a local studio. it was for my work
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experience. i had it done within a week. i had it done within a week. i got it done. and the guy from sumo digital and they liked it so much he invited me to the studio to look around. and! invited me to the studio to look around. and i haven't had anything since, but i am hoping... i was told it was really good. and you have other interviews as well. good luck with that. we can see your game. well done. i will chat with some of the experts about why the qualifications are important, why employees are interested, because of the practical experience. more from me later on. i will leave you with some of the performing. more from me later. that is fascinating. thank you. congratulations to all of them. wiggling as well going on in gateshead. she will be there this morning talking to someone with a
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triple a start distinction, it sounds good. time now to get the news, travel and weather where you are. good morning from bbc london news. i'm tolu adeoye. the security minister has called for the public to be vigilant following yesterday's suspected terror attack in westminster. ben wallace says as attackers are using everyday items like knives and cars, community leaders and car hire businesses, among others, should get ahead of the game and report any suspicious behaviour. police are still questioning a 29—year—old man on suspicion of terror—related offences. there are calls for the government to extend the ten year time limit for women to store their frozen eggs. claire fenalon from woking already has a baby from eggs she froze almost ten years ago, but she needs to decide now whether to use the remaining eggs or they'll be destroyed. it seems a big waste that they would
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spend the time and energy and money on treatment and then saving them for all of that timejust on treatment and then saving them for all of that time just to be told that they can't use them now because of the law says it is ten years maximum. the government sez the storage limit can be extended for medical reasons but otherwise the limit remains. the mayor of london is going to ask the government for the power to cap the number of private hire drivers working in the capital. the number has doubled since 2011 because of apps like uber. sadiq khan says the rise is unsustainable and adds to pollution and congestion. more young londoners are streaming jazz music online. artists like moses boyd from catford are said to have sparked a revival. spotify has reported just over 108% rise in streaming of playlists since january. let's have a look at the travel situation now. there's a good service on the tubes this morning. in the city, aldersgate street
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is part closed due to a damaged foot bridge. let's have a check on the weather now with georgina burnett. good morning. it's another warm day today. if you look out your window you might see some sunshine. but it will be giving way to cloud fairly early on as it increases through the morning. this is the picture for much of the day. some breaks and sunny spells. and by the late afternoon it looks either sunshine is winning. temperature—wise up to 23, possibly 25 degrees. a south—westerly breeze. tonight, we have clear spells and fairly warm and perhaps uncomfortable night with lows of 15—17 degrees for some with a south—westerly wind continuing. after a bright start tomorrow at band of rain pushes south eastwards, clearing by the evening. now, for many of us that will clear by the end of the afternoon. further
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south—east, you will see that clearing. temperatures tomorrow, quite a shock, 20— 21 degrees, and the breeze persisting. tomorrow night, it is even cooler as well. probably welcome news for some. 0n friday the temperatures are up again and we stick around the mid 20s for and we stick around the mid 20s for a few days with some fairly settled weather. i'm back with the latest from bbc london in half an hour. bye for now. good morning, welcome to breakfast with dan walker and louise minchin. 0ur headlines today — a desperate search for survivors in the rubble of the motorway bridge that collapsed in the italian city of genoa. at least 31 people have died. counter—terrorism officers carry out a series of searches after a car was crashed into the barriers outside parliament. three properties in the midlands have been raided. a war of words over the best way to limit rail ticket prices.
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the transport secretary and the unions disagree over measures to control fares. welcome to gateshead college. 3.8 million people will be getting their vocational qualification results year. i have everyone from hairdressing, robotics, computer designs, health and social care, the list goes on. i will be talking to some of them who had just gotten their results. ben stokes is brought back into the england squad. just hours after being cleared of affray at bristol crown court. how to give a pep talk, pep style. sit down! nobody talk! a rare glimpse behind the scenes at manchester city, the premier league champions. good morning. it is a blustery day and had and we have got a north—west south—east split. in the north—west, cloudy with rain and in the south
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and east, dry, brighterand cloudy with rain and in the south and east, dry, brighter and warmer. more in 15 minutes. it's wednesday, the 15th of august. our top story this morning — rescuers in the italian city of genoa have been searching throughout the night for survivors after the dramatic collapse of a motorway bridge. police say at least 31 people were killed after dozens of vehicles fell from the bridge. around 11 people have been pulled alive from the rubble but many are still missing. jane—frances kelly reports. aerial shots of the floodlit areas show the desperate search to find survivors continue throughout the night. a crane removed debris, some 300 firefighters from across italy used sniffer dogs and climbing gear to help them scale the enormous structure. police say they are still hopeful of finding people alive in the rubble is that infrared images pick out the ceaseless activity of the rescuers as if they were worker at ants. hundreds of people have had to move from the area encase other
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parts of the bridge came down. "oh god, oh god," was the cry of the man capturing the moment the road disintegrated in bad weather. a vast section of the road fell to the ground. a rescue helicopter revealed the scale of the disaster. the four—lane highway collapsed more than 40 metres onto the valley floor beneath. the exact cause of the disaster is not known but italy's prime minister has promised a full investigation. translation: from what we have worked out so far, the number of casualties will increase. at this moment, it is an incredible tragedy above all because there has not been an explosion or an accident, but we are working on hypothesis of structural failure. the viaduct was built in the 1960s and was designed to allow access to the italian riviera and the southern coast of france. it was refurbished two years ago. questions are now being raised about how a bridge in one of the wealthiest parts of italy could simply collapse during a summer storm. jane francis—kelly, bbc news.
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later will be talking to an engineer about what could have possibly caused that. we will be live either side of the bridge of little later. _by side of the bridge of little later. —— by the side. counter—terrorism officers have been carrying out raids at three addresses in the midlands, after a man was arrested for crashing a car into barriers outside parliament yesterday. the 29—year—old british suspect isn't believed to have been known to m15 or to counter—terrorism police. tomos morgan is in westminster for us this morning. have been details emerging about what this man was doing in the hours leading up to the event. there have been more details but it is a testa m e nt to been more details but it is a testament to the resilience of the people of london that people are carrying on as normal here today. this is the normal police presence behind the barriers where the
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incident took place. the car came down from the road in front of me and then it is understood that it may have actually crossed where we are standing here before ploughing into the barriers behind me. the extra information you refer to that we have had overnight is that the 29—year—old, we think, has driven from birmingham to london on monday night. between 1.30 and six in the morning, his silver ford fiesta were seen morning, his silver ford fiesta were seenin morning, his silver ford fiesta were seen in the tottenham court road area. foran hourand seen in the tottenham court road area. for an hour and a seen in the tottenham court road area. foran hourand a half seen in the tottenham court road area. for an hour and a half between six and 7.30 in the morning, that car was seen six and 7.30 in the morning, that car was seen drowned —— seen driving around this area in westminster and whitehall before just around 7.30 before going into the barrier. two people have been taken to the hospital and have been released. questions have now begun as to why this wasn't known to security forces, what the motives were and what his reasons were for carrying out this attack. transport police
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have said there will be an increased hazards on trains and stations across the uk in england, scotland and wales. scotland yard are appealing for any witnesses or anybody who knows anything to come forward. transport secretary chris grayling says he wants rail fare increases and industry wages to be determined by the lowest measure of inflation. passengers will find out later today how much their ticket prices will go up next year, analysts are predicting a 3.5% rise in january. but union leaders said it would fight any attempt to impose a "pay cap" on its members. we will be going into negotiations with network rail this autumn. 0ur target is to increase our members wages by above the rate of the retail price index and we will not tolerate any other index being used and we will not settle for a grievance that do not achieve above inflation pay deals at the measure of the retail price index. we will be putting some of those
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points to chris grayling in half an hour ‘s time on breakfast. it was 20 years ago today that a bomb ripped through the town of 0magh, killing 29 people, making it the biggest single atrocity of the troubles in northern ireland. the town will later host a vigil of "remembrance and hope" to mark the anniversary. 0ur ireland correspondent emma vardy reports. as if, in permanent remembrance, 0magh exist each day under the shadow of this terrible atrocity. many here are still coping with the consequences of the bomb which was detonated on the town's main high—street. detonated on the town's main high-street. i will never forget the last time i saw him. he walked out of the kitchen and looked back and says i will not be long. michael gallagher's son aidan had gone to town that day to buy a pair of jeans. the sound of the bomb which detonated at ten past three could be heard from miles away. aidan never returned home. he was one of 29 people killed that day including a
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woman who was pregnant with twins. more than 200 were injured. this afternoon, families will gather for what will be the final official commemoration of the 0magh bomb. the attack was claimed at the time by the so—called real ira, but despite thousands of hours of investigation, many arrest, there have never been any criminal convictions for these killings. some have given up hope of finding asses, with others like michael gallagher have campaigned to try to bring about a public enquiry. we feel that there needs to be a nswered we feel that there needs to be answered is, even 20 years on. because this was a crime that every sane person because this was a crime that every sane person in ireland would have wa nted sane person in ireland would have wanted to see the persons responsible for, behind bars. today the focus will be on those whose lives were taken in the attack, and 0magh's survivors who live with the loss of.
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mps say the uk needs to boost its defences, to deal with the increasing threat posed by russia in the arctic. the commons' defence committee says vladimir putin is building up a heavy military presence along the arctic coastline. it argues the government must show greater ambition and commit more resources to the region. an advert for amazon's one—day delivery service has been banned for being misleading. the advertising standards authority said it had received more than 280 complaints about the online retailer's prime delivery service, mostly from customers who had not received their packages within a day. the company says only a "small proportion" of orders were affected by a "period of extreme weather". the world record for the longest staged sea swim has been broken by an adventurer from lincolnshire who has spent 74 days at sea. and he is not done yet. it's just one milestone in ross edgley‘s epic challenge to become the first person to swim around mainland britain. he still has more
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than 900 miles to go. and before he starts his swim today, we will be talking to him here at on bbc breakfast. back to our main story this morning, and as rescuers continue to search for survivors following yesterday's bridge collapse in italy, questions are being raised as to how something like this could happen. we'll be discussing what went wrong with an expert in a moment, but first our reporter danjohnson is at the scene in genoa. you were telling us about an hour ago that you expected the death toll to rise. it has now risen officially to rise. it has now risen officially to 31, the investigation as well continues behind you. —— 39. to 31, the investigation as well continues behind you. -- 39. lots of emergency service workers coming to and fro, bringing more personnel workers to carry on a delicate work of going through that rubble trying to find any survivors that they may be able to pull out alive and then
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they have the job to carry on recovering the bodies. there is a lot of work to do here. is difficult and delicate work. looking at what is left of that reach this morning, you really get a sense of what happened here yesterday. you have got that tower on that side that was supporting the bridge and then you got what is left of the bridge over there where that truck is perched. yesterday there was a span of concrete, probably 200 metres of it, right across as valley. there was another tower in the middle there which completely collapsed when this intense rainstorm hit. that is what brought about the start of this collapse, but certainly there are tough questions being asked about hey —— how a 50—year—old bridge could have fallen down with such devastating consequences, taking so many ca rs devastating consequences, taking so many cars and trucks with it and crushing the warehouses, the houses, roads and railway lines that later date. it is all of that rubble that rescue workers are still going through. something that can —— something akin to an earthquake
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mission that they go today. it has left people asking how this happens. you really get a sense of the devastation. here to try to make sense of this is the editor of new civil engineering magazine, mark hansford. the pictures are devastating. how could something that is so crucial, colla pse could something that is so crucial, collapse like that? the pictures are horrific. clearly it should never happen, each person —— it certainly shouldn't happen in a country like italy. lily right now the priority is finding survivors, but the authorities said there will be a thorough investigation. what are the theories, do you think? there is probably two main ones in play, there is talk of this big storm that was happening at the time it collapsed. 0ne was happening at the time it collapsed. one possible option is that maybe the storm caused a surge
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in the river which may have and amount to find —— the foundations slightly. they were doing work on the foundations at the time of the colla pse the foundations at the time of the collapse of. that would have to be an option which they will look into. similarly, it is an unusual structure, it is a major that structure, it is a major that structure, a lot of work has been done to it. so again, there is talk that maybe there could have been some corrosion which could have been in taste in the concrete and supporting it. there is talk that the bridge might have been struck by lightning and that could also have affected it. it would be a bit unlikely. it is conceivable that maybe the lightning struck one of the top anchorages which is holding the top anchorages which is holding the cable. it is in its very early stages. anyone who has driven in
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europe will know that countries like france and italy, you get a lot of these huge ridges that are built with wide spans, you talked about that routine maintenance on the foundations, quite a bit of work done two years ago. how normal is that for a structure like that to be closed for a while and check that the foundations are working? these bridges need constant monitoring and maintenance. if you look at the bridges in the uk, the severn bridge, they had tenfold spent on them in maintenance compared to how much it cost to build them over the years. these are living structures. there is no magic attached to it. you don't build it and leave it for 100 years. they need constant maintenance. the authorities say that's what they have done on this. they say they did a lot of work on it two years ago. i
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don't know what it was. clearly something has gone very wrong. as a member of the public, how do you know that the bridge is safe that you are going over? you have to trust the authorities that they are doing a good job. in this case something has gone badly wrong. you would hope in the uk that our bridges are well maintained, regularly inspected. those bridges i mentioned are under constant monitoring. the authorities have told us even this bridge was under co nsta nt told us even this bridge was under constant monitoring. and it is a major route. absolutely, yes. a serious issue. there will be some serious issue. there will be some serious scrutiny on it. this bridge is not unusual. there are lots like it around the world. so it needs to be properly investigated. everyone with a bridge like this would need to look at it. absolutely, yes. thank you. here's carol with a look
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at this morning's weather. that is a moody sky. it is. it is a picture from devon. today we have a north—south, in fact, picture from devon. today we have a north—south, infact, north—west, south—east split, it will be cooler in the north—west, whereas in the south—east we have dry conditions, it will be bright and warm. we have two cold front is moving from the north—west to the south—east, not getting there yet. if you look at the isobars, they are squished together, so we have windy conditions, especially in the north. first thing this morning there is a lot of cloud around. weather fronts producing rain in scotland and northern ireland. some of it in north—west england and wales and clout in the south—west. in the midlands and the south—east there is afair bit midlands and the south—east there is a fair bit of clout. we have some sunshine across lincolnshire and
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east anglia. the cloud will build through the course of the day. the rain will be on and off. we have light rain from the first front moving south. then heavy rain from the second one across northern ireland and scotland. in between, bright skies, but the lion's share of sunshine will be in parts of the midlands, east anglia and the south—east. temper to wise we could see the mid—20s, all the way up to yorkshire. hull, 25 today. 0vernight the weather fronts merge as they journey south—east with. ahead of them, it is dry, behind them, some cloud around producing showers in northern and western scotland, and northern ireland. in between, there will be clear skies. temperatures falling to between 11 and 17, so it isa falling to between 11 and 17, so it is a muggy night once again in the south. through tomorrow, the weather fronts continue to move slowly,
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taking rain into the south—east corner, heading to the channel islands. behind it, fresh conditions follow. there will be sunshine. for northern england, scotland, and northern ireland, some showers. some of them could be heavy and thundery. look at the difference in the temperatures. i pointed out hull. they were looking at 26 on wednesday. 0n they were looking at 26 on wednesday. on thursday, 19. quite a difference. 0n wednesday. on thursday, 19. quite a difference. on friday we start on a dry note. a fair bit of sunshine. another system from the west will introduce more cloud and some patchy light rain. it will be a blustery day wherever you are. and windy as you can day wherever you are. and windy as you can see day wherever you are. and windy as you can see from the wind arrows. especially in the north and west. and temperatures slowly recover in the south. still pretty cool in the north. thank you very much. see you later. it is 7:18am. good morning, if you've just turned on your tv.
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let's take a look at today's front pages. the times goes with three big stories, the police raids of homes in the midlands hours after the westminster attack. around about this time yesterday, actually. the page's main image is of the collapsed bridge in italy. death toll is now 31 people. it also goes with scrutiny of a senior prosecutor after cricketer ben stokes was cleared of affray yesterday. ben stokes is the main picture on the front of the guardian. it also reports that the pay for chief executives at britain's biggest listed companies rose more than six times faster than wages in the wider workforce. the daily express is leading calls for the police who responded to the westminster attack to be honoured. the paper said they risked their lives apprehending the suspect. and the daily mirror's big picture is of the collapsed bridge in genoa. it also has a quote by theresa may on yesterday's westminster attack. the paper says theresa may has praised police for their response. and a fascinating story. yes. i need
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my glasses. 0h and a fascinating story. yes. i need my glasses. oh dear. you are going to have to read it. ok. you have really broken them. hidden history emerges from the dust. archaeologists fined 1500 monuments, and buildings as the dry spell continues. i listened to a documentary on this. as the dry speu documentary on this. as the dry spell happens, essentially the areas where there is soil is far drier, so you can where there is soil is far drier, so you can see where there is soil is far drier, so you can see what's underneath the earth. this is a prehistoric structure, which is really huge, in 0xfordshire. structure, which is really huge, in oxfordshire. beautiful aerial shots as well. thank you for your assistance. having a baby throws up many challenges but for women who develop post—partum psychosis it can become one of the worst experiences of their lives. the singer adele has drawn attention to the rare condition, writing on instagram about her best friend's experience.
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she has urged more mothers to talk about how they're feeling after childbirth because it could save their life. we're joined by amy spruce who suffered from postpartum psychosis after the birth of both her children, and dr giles berrisford who specialises in the mental health of new mothers. thank you so much forjoining us. tell us about your experience. how soon did this happen and what happened? i had postpartum psychosis in 2007 after my first son, and in 2014. the first episode was devastating. i have no history of mental illness. to be hit with psychosis after birth was frightening. i was quite fixated on people wanting to take my baby. i saw people creeping into my bedroom at night to try to steal the baby. that went on until i was seen by
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amatil health team who supported me through the rest of the postpartum period. —— a mental health team. then i went into a mum and baby unit. the second time around in 2014, did you feel more aware about what might be happening? definitely. with postpartum psychosis there is really good resources to tap into, there is a website where i educated myself about what happened to me. i spoke with other mums. when i decided to have another baby i had the same team who were fantastic. i had a bed waiting at the unit ready in preparation if i became unwell. that is incredibly helpful. it sounds terrifying. so what is exactly going on and how common is this? it is not uncommon. it happens at around four to six times a day that a woman is diagnosed with postpa rtu m that a woman is diagnosed with postpartum psychosis, 1400 per year,
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one in 1000 deliveries, so it's not uncommon and it's something we don't unnecessarily know about. it is as common as a baby with down syndrome. everyone knows about down's syndrome but not everyone knows about postpa rtu m but not everyone knows about postpartum psychosis. and in some cases it happens out of the blue. you have described what you are going through. how difficult was it, cheekily the first time, six weeks, and for your family? essentially, you are hallucinating and thinking people are stealing your baby. you are hallucinating and thinking people are stealing your babym changes the relationship with caregivers, with the family around you, because i live with my parents, you, because i live with my parents, you love your parents, you trust them, and the slightest takes over so you become suspicious of everyone. when they asked, i don't know if you are well, you think you are ok. and i was having hallucinations, well, for me it was real, the tv was talking to me, i was hearing messages in songs, it floods your brain and that is all that you can think about, you can
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hear the voices saying that you are going to take the baby, you are not a good mum. so how do people get... you talk about carers. people will be concerned. how do you get someone in that situation to talk to their doctor, to get the help that they clearly need? for families it is out of the blue. you try to normalise it. you think, is it happening? you conceptualise it happening to your partner or your daughter. raising awareness is really important. that means family members can get help. then they can talk to the midwife or the gp to make sure that this is brought to attention. we are talking about this this morning because adele put the post on instagram. when you see that, and i can see that you are smiling, does it make a difference? massively important for any mum to note it isn't perfect when you have a baby —— know. you have the perception things will go well. i am still here. i am still a
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great mum to my children. i have a great mum to my children. i have a great relationship. for mothers unwell, it is about sharing the message that it is hard, it gets dark, but it gets light again. what is the treatment? admission into a psychiatric hospital and preferably mother and baby unit so you are with your baby and then medication, which is the mainstay treatment. how long did it take to return to what you would say normality? a couple of yea rs on would say normality? a couple of years on and off medication and the second time it was nine months, so a massive difference which has to do with accepting what happened and educating myself. thanks for coming on to tell your story. thank you. get in touch with us as well. thank you for giving lots of information. you're watching breakfast from bbc news. still to come: exam results will be out for many this week. but it's not all about gcses and a—level. steph's at a college where students are getting their vocational training results. morning. good morning. a real hive of
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activity. 3.8 million people do vocational qualifications. everything from hairdressing, catering, robotics, computer gaming, design, engineering, sport, the list goes on and the way they work, which is different to the a—levels, it is more a sign and based learning and lots of work experience. i will be talking to people throughout the programme on that. 0pen talking to people throughout the programme on that. open up these results. tell me what you got. triple distinction star in business studies. i am over the moon. that is the equivalent of three years of a—levels? the equivalent of three years of a-levels? yes, it is great. what does it mean? i can get into university, hull university, so i am buzzing. well done. thank you. very proud teacher. lots going on. we
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will be meeting more people later on. we have some fantastic performing arts students as well. time now to get the news, travel and weather where you are. good morning from bbc london news. i'm tolu adeoye. the security minister has called for the public to be vigilant following yesterday's suspected terror attack in westminster. ben wallace says as attackers are using everyday items like knives and cars, community leaders and car hire businesses, among others, should get ahead of the game and report any suspicious behaviour. police are still questioning a 29—year—old man on suspicion of terror—related offences. there are calls for the government to extend the ten year time limit for women to store their frozen eggs. claire fenalon from woking already has a baby from eggs she froze almost ten years ago, but she needs to decide now whether to use the remaining eggs or they'll be destroyed. it seems a big waste that they would spend the time and energy and money on treatment and then saving them
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for all of that time just to be told that they can't use them now because of the law says it is ten years maximum. the government says the storage limit can be extended for medical reasons but otherwise the limit remains. the mayor of london is going to ask the government for the power to cap the number of private hire drivers working in the capital. the number has doubled since 2011 because of apps like uber. sadiq khan says the rise is unsustainable and adds to pollution and congestion. more young londoners are streaming jazz music online. artists like moses boyd from catford are said to have sparked a revival. spotify has reported just over 108% rise in streaming of playlists since january. let's have a look at the travel situation now. there's a good service on the tubes this morning.
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0n on the tubes this morning. the roads, eastbound d through 0n the roads, eastbound delays through finchley following a breakdown. in the city, aldersgate street is part closed due to a damaged foot bridge. let's have a check on the weather now with georgina burnett. good morning. it's another warm day today. if you look out your window you might see some sunshine. but it will be giving way to cloud fairly early on as it increases through the morning. this is the picture for much of the day. some breaks and sunny spells. and by the late afternoon it looks either sunshine is winning. temperature—wise up to 23, possibly 25 degrees. a south—westerly breeze. tonight, we have clear spells and fairly warm and perhaps uncomfortable night with lows of 15—17 degrees for some with a south—westerly wind continuing. after a bright start tomorrow at band of rain pushes south eastwards, clearing by the evening. now, for many of us that will clear by the end of the afternoon.
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further south—east, the later you will see that clearing. temperatures tomorrow, quite a shock to the system, getting up to 20—21 degrees, and the breeze persisting. tomorrow night, it is even cooler as well. probably welcome news for some. on friday the temperatures are up again and we stick around the mid 20s for a few days with some fairly settled weather. i'm back with the latest from bbc london in half an hour. bye for now. hello, this is breakfast with dan walker and louise minchin. it is 7:30am. here's a summary of this morning's main stories from bbc news. rescuers in the italian city of genoa have been searching throughout the night for survivors after the dramatic collapse of a motorway bridge. police say at least 35 people were killed after dozens of vehicles fell from the bridge. around 11 people have been pulled alive from the rubble but many are still missing. counter terror police have raided three properties
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in connection with a suspected terrorist attack in westminster, after a man was arrested for crashing his ford fiesta into barriers outside parliament yesterday. it's thought the 29—year—old suspect, who's believed to be british but born overseas, isn't known to m15 or to counter—terrorism police. it's the second attack on the area in less than 18 months. transport secretary chris grayling says he wants rail fare increases and industry wages to be determined by the lowest measure of inflation. passengers will find out later today how much their ticket prices will go up next year, analysts are predicting a 3.5% rise in january. but union leaders said it would fight any attempt to impose a "pay cap" on its members. today marks 20 years since 29 people died in a bomb attack in 0magh in northern ireland. it was the biggest single atrocity of the troubles and no one has ever been brought to justice. the town will host a vigil of "remembrance and hope" later today to mark the anniversary, which is set to be the last official remembrance ceremony. bosses of the 100 most valuable
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companies on the london stock exchange have had an 11% pay increase over the past year, meaning their average annual salary is almost £4 million. meanwhile, the average earnings for the wider public have increased just 2% over the same period, according to a study by the chartered institute of personnel and development and the high pay centre. mps say the uk needs to boost its defences, to deal with the increasing threat posed by russia in the arctic. the commons' defence committee says vladimir putin is building up a heavy military presence along the arctic coastline. it argues the government must show greater ambition and commit more resources to the region. an advert for amazon's one—day delivery service has been banned for being misleading. the advertising standards authority said it had received more than 280 complaints about the online retailer's prime delivery service, mostly from customers who had not received their packages within a day.
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the company says only a "small proportion" of orders were affected by a "period of extreme weather". britain's recent heatwave has uncovered a number of surprising archaeological features, some of which have never been seen before. a team of aerial archaeologists from the heritage body historic england say they've made hundreds of new discoveries, which have only become evident due to cropmarks formed when the soil is very dry. today is the first time the pictures have been released to the public. that is a proper before and after.” am absolutely fascinated by that is you don't know what has been there. it is all about the depth of the soil and all of that business. if you wanted to find out where to dig it, a perfect example. carol will be here in around 10
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minutes to tell you what's happening with the weather. but first, sally's here with the sport. talking about, a really interesting discussion about what happens to ben stokes now. clea red discussion about what happens to ben stokes now. cleared of a free, back in the england squad, but there is an investigation to come. —— affray. we expect a lot from our sporting heroes. we expect rate performances in their arena heroes. we expect rate performances in theirarena and heroes. we expect rate performances in their arena and we expect perfect behaviour off it. ben stokes is england's best cricketer, isn't he? we wa nt england's best cricketer, isn't he? we want them to be perfect and heroes and this is just shown us very clearly that they are not. but everybody is. of —— lots of discussion and debate around ben stokes this morning after he was added to the england squad for this weekend's third test against india. his inclusion was announced just a couple of hours after he was cleared of affray at bristol crown court
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following that fight outside a nightclub last september. he's still got to face an ecb disciplinary process, and the main message from within the world of cricket is that he's very much in the last chance saloon. he is an aggressive cricketer, very exciting cricketer. he is a brilliant cricketer and he plays with a great deal of passion which is what makes him a — successful and b — very compelling to watch and to follow. but obviously off the field, he ha5ju5t got to take a deep breath, have a few mate5 around him to perhaps control him if necessary at times. but he canju5t take a little bit of stock and say "i do need to behave like this, i am a public figure, i do want to behave and perform in an aggressive and passionate way, but i must keep that on the field and off the field, ju5t chill out." celtic are out of the champions league before it's even properly started. the scottish champions lost 2—1 to aek athens in the second leg of their third qualifying round tie. missing out on the main draw of the champions league will cost celtic at least £10 million, and they now go into the play offs for the group stage of the europa league. kyle edmund is out of the cincinatti masters. he lost his second round tie in straight sets
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to canada's denis shapovalov who's playing in the tournament for the first time. roger federer meanwhile is safely though to the third round. great britain won nine more medals on the second day of action at the world para—swimming european championships in dublin. leading the way was 16—year—old maisie summers—newton, who beat five—time paralympic champion ellie simmonds in the final of the women's 200m individual medley sm6, setting a new world record in the process. tymal mills had a night to remember as sussex sharks pulled off a dramatic win over glamorgan in the t20 blast. the welsh side were needing a pretty remarkable turnaround to get the win, but that dream was soon in tatters thanks to mills. two wickets in two balls set up a hat—trick opportunity to close the innings and he didn't let it pass! sussex winning by 98 runs. two time world champion fernando alonso will retire
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from formula one at the end of the season. the spaniard says it's time for a change after 17 years in f1. he could move to america to try and complete his ambition of landing motorsport‘s triple crown. he just needs the indy 500 having already won the monaco grand prix and le mans. brace yourself, this is how he announced his retirement. everytime i close my helmet, ifeel your warm embrace, your energy, there is nothing like it. but today i have some other bigger challenges than you can offer me. and this year while i am driving at my best is how i want to be remembered. i can only be grateful to you and to the people that are part of you for introducing me to so many cultures, traditions, languages, wonderful people. for having been my life. i know you love me, and be certain that i love you too. we love him so much. a nice way to say goodbye. it is a bit final,
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isn't it? when i retire i might do that. we are seeing more and more behind—the—scenes stuff from sports. back to football now and if you've ever wondered how a manager interacts with his team off the pitch when they aren't playing. well, have a look at this. sit down! nobody talk! sit down! drink water, relax! iam too i am too scared to relax! nobody speak. drink water, relax! that's a furious pep guardiola at half time during manchester city's fa cup defeat to wigan last season. they eventually lost in the fa cup. it was filmed as part of a behind—the—scenes documentary that's out this week. this documentary, which it can be
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watching on friday. i have spoken to kevin 0'brien at this week and they showed this behind—the—scenes footage of them winning the title last season. we will show you and other click now. the song kevin de bruyne, the white stripes, we will hear a bit of that. this is footage from the dressing room after they won at chelsea about seven games towards the end of last season. he scored the goal against his own team and this is what happened in the dressing room afterwards. cheering. when you hear white stripes and seven nation army, do you ever sing
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your own name to that? no. honestly? honestly. there is more. in an hour ‘s time we will have more from kevin and more from that documentary as all. —— as well. ‘all or nothing: manchester city‘ will be available from friday on prime video. and baby aside to pep guardiola that we haven't seen before. —— may be a side. —— maybe a side. rail unions have responded angrily to a suggestion by the transport secretary that rail fares and wages in the industry should be determined by the lowest measure of inflation. passengers will find out later how much their ticket prices will go up next year. chris grayling joins us now from westminster. thanks very much indeed forjoining us. thanks very much indeed forjoining us. passengers will want to know how much the tickets are going up. they will also want to know that trains are going to be running. it has been an extraordinarily difficult summer for commuters. when are you going to to get the railways back on track? it has been difficult, particular
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for those in the northern area and the thameslink and that is why we put in place substantial compensation schemes are. the timetables have stabilised. they are not perfect, but both areas are seeing more trains running them was the case before the change. the huge frustration about the summer has been what was supposed to take place and what will take place is a big expansion of services in the north and the london area to meet increased demand and passengers on the railways. it has gone badly wrong, that is why we have set up an enquiry as to how this happened. i am determined that we get these ra i lwa ys am determined that we get these railways working normally as quickly as possible. we spoke to andy burnham recently on the programme, he says you get nothing from ministers, they blame the rail industry, this time last year as grayling cancelled the upgrade of the track capacity in manchester and isa the track capacity in manchester and is a big part of the problem. have a timetable that doesn't work with the infrastructure. what are you doing about that? what he has said is not
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true. i haven't cancelled any track upgrades. the challenge is that the proposal to expand the route which is going through a transport and works site at the moment is being opposed by manchester city council. what we are actually doing is looking at how we have put more capacity into manchester using digital technology to increase the capacity. across the manchester area we are replacing every single train with either a brand—new train or a train completely refurbished that is a new with longer trains, more capacity. the real frustration a new with longer trains, more capacity. the realfrustration for passengers in manchester, i am sorry it has happened, has been that this was part of an investment programme. we are electrifying the railway line between manchester and blackpool, that will mean better services for passengers. that went wrong and has been delayed and we have a fleet of electric trains that cannot work. diesel trains are in the wrong places and it has caused chaos. i am sorry about that and that is why we have provided a compensation scheme
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for those who are worse affected. have provided a compensation scheme for those who are worse affectedm not just about northern for those who are worse affectedm notjust about northern rail. what about southern as well and all of those passengers who had been badly affected over the last few months? and on thameslink, which has been the service at the heart of the problem in the south. we have done the same thing with a generous compensation package for passengers andi compensation package for passengers and i have set up an enquiry to figure out what on earth went wrong. in the case of the thameslink improvements, i was given a clear green light by the assurance panels that were set up ahead of the timetable that it was got to be fine and it wasn't and that is completely unacceptable and that is so we have a proper independent enquiry as to how this went wrong.” a proper independent enquiry as to how this went wrong. i ensure passengers will be delighted with compensation, but they are continually telling us on breakfast that they want trains that they can get on that are not in cancelled.” ee, get on that are not in cancelled.” agree, iam get on that are not in cancelled.” agree, i am a commuter and commute to work every day and i share their
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frustrations at. the challenge we have got is that the rail system is bursting at the scene. is carrying twice as many passengers as it was 20 years ago and that is why we are spending money on longer trains, investing in new services in the north and south and expanding the capacity of the network. it is a challenge because it are right, the trains are. the we are running to try and keep up. one of the things i wa nt to try and keep up. one of the things i want to do and my challenge to the union is let's get the routine increases in train fares that are there each year to cover crease in costs down to the lower level of inflation that used a pretty much the whole of the and much of the rest of the economy so that passengers don't have a higher level of the increased and they should have. we have spoken to the unions and they said they won't tolerate any other index inflation at the retail price index. they have also said, on this new agree about the state of the railways, they are suggesting that it a big—time for the railways to be renationalised. this is a completely fallacious
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argument. there isn't a magical group of people waiting to emerge to ta ke group of people waiting to emerge to take over the running of the ra i lwa ys take over the running of the railways for the government and suddenly everything will be transformed. it is not the case. the ra i lwa ys transformed. it is not the case. the railways are bursting at the seams. take away the private sector and you lose the investment going into new trains and longer trains and instead every year but it comes to the budget the railways have to fight with schools and hospitals for the money to invest in the train. that's why with british rail each year the ra i lwa ys why with british rail each year the railways lost the argument. the public sector only has so much money to spend and the priority tends to be the nhs and education. the nhs is a big priority. private finance is delivering new trains in the north, south, east and west. that's what you think the answer is, private finance, or you, the transport minister? if you look across the country, every train in the north, longer trains in the south, new
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trains in the west, we are providing public support for private investment delivering new trains across the network. that is something that passengers want more than anything. we want them to arrive on time. and we won trains with more space. longer trains are important with congested areas. thank you for your time this morning. here's carol with a look at this morning's weather. another moody sky. it is beautiful, isn't it? good morning. this is moody sky as dan has said because today we have a north—west, southeastern split in the weather. in the north and west we are looking at more cloud and rain. in the south and east we have something dry and bright and warm. the reason is we have weather fronts moving southwards. they are cold front. we will see fresh air coming behind
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them. look at the ice above. it indicates it will be a blustery day wherever you are. “— indicates it will be a blustery day wherever you are. —— look at the ice above. especially across scotland and northern ireland —— —— isobars. we have rain in parts of england and where will and a lot of cloud. the brighter skies are across east anglia and lincolnshire. as the weather front here south you will notice the cloud will build. having said that, through the afternoon, the midlands, east anglia and the south—east will see some sunny skies but the rain will turn heavy across northern ireland and scotland. as a result of this and a blustery conditions, temperatures are not great in the north. it will be cool if you are stuck under the rain and the wind. as we come further south, especially in the sunshine, in the south—east of the country towards yorkshire we could get into the mid—20s. as we head through the evening and overnight the fronts continue to move south. eventually
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they will merge. ahead of them, a lot of dry weather, clear skies and behind them clear skies, but showers coming in across the north and west of and northern ireland. temperatures falling to about 11 to 17, so still sultry, especially further south. tomorrow the weather fronts continue to move south—east, moving slowly, taking this rain with them. all the way to the channel islands and east anglia. it will be awhile before it clears kent. brighter follow awhile before it clears kent. brighterfollow on. awhile before it clears kent. brighter follow on. but fresh conditions. rememberthe brighter follow on. but fresh conditions. remember the mid—20s in yorkshire? it will be a thing of the past. we will have a lot of showers for northern ireland, northern england and scotland, some will be heavier thundery. temperatures generally a bit below average for this time of august. thank you very much for that. see you later on. his
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exa m much for that. see you later on. his exam results season. specialtime. steph is in gateshead college this morning where people are getting their results. good morning. good morning. there is good reason. these are the students who have been doing the various catering and restaurant courses. natasha, what did you get? in restau ra nt natasha, what did you get? in restaurant services, what is your ambition? afteri get restaurant services, what is your ambition? after i get level three i wa nt to ambition? after i get level three i want to be a conference organiser so ican want to be a conference organiser so i can work my way up in hotels. amazing. there are lots of students here working on car mechanic and automotive things, young engineers from ford, good morning, some of the apprentice is getting their various courses, and i want you to meet with
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caley as well. before you do, ijust wa nt to caley as well. before you do, ijust want to give you some numbers, there are 5.1 million people who did gcses in england last year, then 1.5 million people who did a—levels, and then for vocational qualifications it is three—point a million people and as you can see there a lots of different types of organisations —— 3.8 million people. interestingly, one infour 3.8 million people. interestingly, one in four university entrance get in with a b tech. tell me what you got. distinction a, double distinction, three as in health and social. so, tell me what you are going to do next. i will go to northumbria university to become a midwife. so you have got in? definitely, yes. amazing. what have you been doing? lots of units for
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effective communication and things to do with cpr as well, physical things, i've worked with charities, a cancer charity in the north—east, so that was really fun to get to know. and it is a lot of work experience, isn't it? it is 50-50, so it is what uni is like as well. who is this? this is harry. it is important kit. this is so when we do the physical, he turns blue and he sta rts the physical, he turns blue and he starts shaking, so it is helping to deal with being under pressure. starts shaking, so it is helping to dealwith being under pressure. and you have named them? who is the skeleton? it is fred! good luck. see you later. you have heard some of the performing arts students as well. linda, iwant the performing arts students as well. linda, i want you to meet. tell me what you got? a university of arts london level three diploma in artand of arts london level three diploma in art and design and my final grade was a distinction. and i can see that you are like, i have done it!
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absolutely delighted.” that you are like, i have done it! absolutely delighted. i don't want to go into ages but you have chosen to go into ages but you have chosen to do this after your career. yes. i have always been interested in creative things. it was my dream to be professionally taught. i left my part—time job be professionally taught. i left my part—timejob in the be professionally taught. i left my part—time job in the local primary school and enrolled in the course. i will go to university after this and i would like to teach to pass on creativity and my passion for the subject. and how was it, being slightly older than the other people? it didn't make any difference at all. i felt completely at home when i started. ijust absolutely at home when i started. ijust a bsolutely love at home when i started. ijust absolutely love it here. it is fantastic. amazing. congratulations. i wish you could meet everyone. let's chat with neil. neil is from reed recruitment. how important are the skills? extremely important. as you can see, there are a variety of skills people are learning. they are very important to employers. 0ne
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skills people are learning. they are very important to employers. one of the advantages of a vocational qualification is getting access and exposure to practical skills. this is what employers like us and like thousands of clients want. we talk a lot in the media about a—levels and gcses, and actually i think that they should be equal, the esteem for these guys and what they achieve, because that's what these guys are looking for. that the valid point the notion of having a degree to land a dreamjob the notion of having a degree to land a dream job is rapidly becoming a thing of the past and i don't think it's accurate at all. these days employers look for actual skills that are transferable and that are going to have an impact on graduates entering the workplace more seamlessly and also having a great impact once they start work. so, yes, definitely. interesting, thank you for your time this morning. there are lots of people getting results. iam morning. there are lots of people getting results. i am sure you have been working really hard. it is a scary time. i remember i had to open
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up my scary time. i remember i had to open up my a—levels on tv. that was nerve racking. there is lots of support for you. the bbc has a great service called bite size, have a look online and you want to see the content, what to do if you got your results, or if you haven't, lots of options. iam or if you haven't, lots of options. i am sweating from running around. have a look at the bbc bite size website and listen to these guys. more results from me later. it is wonderful. the enthusiasm is palpable. thank you.” wonderful. the enthusiasm is palpable. thank you. i remember getting my a—levels, i went to school, got the envelope and ran off to go and open it. i can't remember mine. way back in the mist of time. that is the important thing. it's a year since the scottish government introduced the baby box scheme. they contain clothes, toys and a mattress so the box can be used as a safe sleeping space and are given free of charge to every new parent. earlier this month, the royal college of midwives called for the boxes to be given out in england too.
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but critics say the nine million pounds that has been spent on them in scotland so far could have helped families in poverty. 0ur scotland correspondent catriona renton reports. it's time for a rest for five—week—old baby grace, but this is not her bed, it's her baby box. for the past year, the scottish government has been offering them to all babies born here, packed with essentials like clothes and nappies. and for grace, a useful refuge from her older siblings. when i arrived i was surprised by how much was in there. some useful and practical things, some nice clothes and, you know. just everything was in there that you forget that you need. you don't really have time to do that when everything is going on. it was really nice that it was all there. over 52,000 boxes have been gifted to newborns in scotland in the past year. they cost £160 each, and so far the scottish government has spent almost £9 million on them. this is our warehouse where we keep our stock donations.
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this baby and family support service in the north of glasgow works like a food bank. it was originally set up to help people with all the things new babies need. in here we have some of our prams. we have our car seats, we have our cots and cotbeds and our buggies. the baby boxes are a nice idea, but we don't live in a world where nice is needed. personally i would have preferred to see the money invested in baby boxes being invested in somehow coping these parents. the scottish government says the boxes help give babies the best start in life. there's no proof that sleeping in the boxes reduces infant mortality, but the royal college of midwives says the benefits of giving a baby its own sleep space is likely to reduce the risks associated with unsafe co—sleeping. they now want the scheme introduced throughout the uk. catriona renton, bbc news.
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i love that kiss at the end. it is so sweet. time now to get the news, travel and weather where you are. the headlines here at 8am. see you then. good morning from bbc london news. i'm tolu adeoye. the security minister has called for the public to be vigilant following yesterday's suspected terror attack in westminster. ben wallace says as attackers are using everyday items like knives and cars, community leaders and car hire businesses, among others, should get ahead of the game and report any suspicious behaviour. police are still questioning a 29—year—old man on suspicion of terror—related offences. there are calls for the government to extend the ten year time limit for women to store their frozen eggs. claire fenalon from woking already has a baby from eggs she froze almost ten years ago, but she needs to decide now whether to use the remaining eggs or they'll be destroyed.
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it seems a big waste that they would spend the time and energy and money on treatment and then saving them for all of that time just to be told that they can't use them now because of law says it is ten years maximum. the government says the storage limit can be extended for medical reasons but otherwise the limit remains. the mayor of london is going to ask the government for the power to cap the number of private hire drivers working in the capital. the number has doubled since 2011 because of apps like uber. sadiq khan says the rise is unsustainable and adds to pollution and congestion. more young londoners are streaming jazz music online. artists like moses boyd from catford are said to have sparked a revival. spotify has reported a 108% rise in streaming of playlists since january. let's have a look at the travel situation now. there's a good service on the tubes this morning. 0n the roads, there
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are clockwise delays on the m25 towardsjunction ten following a collision. roadworks on the hampton court road are causing delays in both directions. let's have a check on the weather now with georgina burnett. good morning. it's another warm day today. if you look out your window you might see some sunshine. but it will be giving way to cloud fairly early on as it increases through the morning. this is the picture for much of the day. some breaks and sunny spells. and by the late afternoon it looks either sunshine is winning. temperature—wise up to 23, possibly 25 degrees. a south—westerly breeze. tonight, we have clear spells and fairly warm and perhaps uncomfortable night with lows of 15—17 degrees for some with a south—westerly wind continuing. after a bright start tomorrow at band of rain pushes south eastwards, clearing by the evening. now, for many of us that will clear by the end of the afternoon. further south—east, the later
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you will see that clearing. temperatures tomorrow, quite a shock to the system, getting up to 20—21 degrees, and the breeze persisting. tomorrow night, it is even cooler as well. probably welcome news for some. on friday the temperatures are up again and we stick around the mid—20s for a few days with some fairly settled weather. i'm back with the latest in half an hour. plenty more on our webiste at the usual address. bye for now. good morning. welcome to breakfast with dan walker and louise minchin. 0ur headlines today: a desperate search for survivors in the rubble of the motorway bridge that collapsed in the italian city of genoa. this is the scene there this morning — at least 35 people have died. counter—terrorism officers carry out a series of searches
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after a car was crashed into the barriers outside parliament — the suspect is identified at a 29—year—old originally from sudan. a war of words over the best way to limit rail ticket prices — the transport secretary and the unions disagree over measures to control fares. good morning from gateshead college, 3.8 million people get vocational qualifications every year, these quys qualifications every year, these guys are getting their results in everything from health and social care, sport, restaurant services, the list goes on. i will meet some of them and get advice on what they could be doing, next. ben stokes is brought back into the england squad. just hours after being cleared of affray at bristol crown court. how to give a pep talk — pep style... sit down! nobody go, sit down! a rare glimpse behind the scenes at manchester city, the premier league champions.
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it's a blustery day ahead, in the north and the west there is a bit more cloud, rain at times and cooler, in the south and east drier, brighter and warmer, more in about 15 minutes. it's wednesday, the 15th of august. our top story this morning. rescuers in the italian city of genoa have been searching throughout the night for survivors after the dramatic collapse of a motorway bridge. police have confirmed this morning that at least 31 people were killed after dozens of vehicles fell from the bridge. around 11 people have been pulled alive from the rubble but many are still missing. jane—frances kelly reports. a crane removed debris, some 300
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firefighters from across italy used sniffer dogs and climbing gear to help them scale the enormous structure. infrared images pick out the ceaseless activity of the rescu e rs the ceaseless activity of the rescuers as if they were a worker ants. hundreds of people have had to move from the area in case other parts of the bridge came down. a vast section of the road fell to the ground. a rescue helicopter revealed the scale of the disaster. the four lane highway collapsed more than 40 metres onto the floor of the valley beneath. the exact cause of the disaster is not yet known but the disaster is not yet known but the italian prime minister has promised a full investigation. translation: from what we have worked out so far the number of casualties will increase, at this moment it's an incredible tragedy, above all because there has not been
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an explosion or an accident but we are working on the hypothesis of a structural failure. the viaduct was built in the 60s and designed to allow access to the italian riviera and the southern coast of france. it was refurbished two years ago. questions are being raised about how a bridge in one of the wealthiest parts of italy could simply collapsed during a summer storm. joining us now from the scene is danjohnson. dan what's the latest there this morning? the death toll continues to rise? more than 30 people now known to have lost their lives in this colla pse have lost their lives in this collapse and i think the fear is that will continue to rise, the hope of finding that will continue to rise, the hope offinding any that will continue to rise, the hope of finding any more people live in that rubble seems to be gradually diminishing, you get a real sense on a bright and sunny morning of exactly how much of this bridge collapsed. you can see the tower holding the road up with the
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suspension cables, there was another pillar exactly the same way that crane is now standing and then you have got the remaining part of the bridge on the other side, 200 metres of road has collapsed as the tower disintegrated yesterday in the storm. there are serious questions about how that can have happened, it cannot have just been the effect of a lightning storm, there are suspicions, questions about the maintenance of the bridge, politicians have said they will get to the bottom of it and hold people to the bottom of it and hold people to account for exactly what went wrong. for the moment the focus is on sifting through the rubble, trying to find anyone else who might be alive and then bring out the bodies of the rest of those who died. thank you for that, huge job still in progress. the driver in yesterday's suspected terror attack in westminster has been identified as a 29—year—old man old originally from sudan. it's believed he was not
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previously known to police. raids at three addresses in the midlands, were also carried out overnight. tomos morgan is in westminster for us this morning. tomos what more do we know? this man's name is salih khater, he has been named as salih khater, a 29—year—old british citizen originally from saddam. it was suggested he was residing in the birmingham and three properties have been investigated, two in birmingham and one in nottingham yesterday and overnight. he's still not cooperating with the police, there is no more information in the reasoning behind the attack, if he's pa rt reasoning behind the attack, if he's part of any group or what the reason was behind this attack. but we do have more detail about his background as i just have more detail about his background as ijust mentioned. the three people who were injured in
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that suspected terror attack yesterday have almost been released from hospital, one was treated at the scene and last night all the cordons were lifted from the barrier behind me and westminster has now returned to normal, the only security presence is the two officers who would normally be on the cordon at the barrier behind me. there will be an increased presence of security and police forces is at trains and stations across the uk and as investigations continue we will get more information, scotland ya rd will get more information, scotland yard still appealing for more information about the individual about what happened here yesterday morning. thanks very much for bringing us right up to date, information emerging all the time. rail passengers will find out later today how much their ticket prices will go up next year, but the transport secretary has just told us he wants increases to fares and wages to be determined by the lowest measure of inflation. union leaders says his plans
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are an attempt to punish staff for government failings. 0ur transport correspondent tom burridge reports. commuters in the north of england have not had it easy. chaotic changes to timetables in may have caused major disruption. this week, the labour mayors of liverpool and manchester called for a freeze in fares. today, we will learn by how much many railfares in england might rise, come january. that is because the retail price index for july will be published. this measure of inflation, which will probably be around 3.5%, will be used as a cap for increases in regulated rail fares in january. by the government is now proposing using a different, lower measure of inflation, the consumer price index. it's currently 2.3%, so annual ticket price rises would be lower too. the government argues that if a lower measurement of inflation is used
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for increases to ticket prices, then it should also be used for costs, including workers wages. my my challenge to the unions is let's get the routine increases in train fa res get the routine increases in train fares to cover increasing costs down to the lowest level of inflation thatis to the lowest level of inflation that is used by pretty much the whole of the rest of the public sector and much of the rest of our economy. that suggestion has angered the unions. 0ne union described the proposal as a bad joke, they argue lower ticket prices should be covered by the rail companies and not cuts to workers wages. tom burrage, bbc news. bosses of the 100 most valuable companies on the london stock exchange have had an 11% pay increase over the past year, meaning their average annual salary is almost £4 million. meanwhile, the average earnings for the wider public have increased just 2% over the same period, according to a study by the chartered institute of personnel and development
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and the high pay centre. mps say the uk needs to boost its defences, to deal with the increasing threat posed by russia in the arctic. the commons' defence committee says vladimir putin is building up a heavy military presence along the arctic coastline. it argues the government must show greater ambition and commit more resources to the region. an advert for amazon's one—day delivery service has been banned for being "misleading." the advertising standards authority said it had received more than 280 complaints about the online retailer's prime delivery service — mostly from customers who had not received their packages within a day. the company says only a "small proportion" of orders were affected by a "period of extreme weather". the world record for the longest staged sea swim has been broken by an adventurer from lincolnshire who has spent 74 days at sea. it's just one milestone in ross edgley‘s epic challenge to become the first person to swim around mainland britain. he will bejoining us in about 10—15
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minutes. he still has more than 900 miles to go. yesterday saw another apparent terror attack on the streets of london, less than 18 months after a terrorist killed four people on westminster bridge. how did the capital respond this time? we can talk now to the london mayor sadiq khan. thank you very much for your time on the programme, i know you are aware of this but to update viewers in the last few moments we commend name the suspected terrorist, 29—year—old salih khater, originally from saddam. —— saddam —— sudan. is
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london safe? it is one of the safest cities in the world, yesterday, tha nkfully cities in the world, yesterday, thankfully the level of injury was not as serious as it could have been. 0ne not as serious as it could have been. one person treated at the scene been. one person treated at the scene and two taken to hospital and released very quickly. what we saw yesterday was the planning and practice, the preparation that our police service, that our security services do pay dividends and what was remarkable yesterday was the speed and the bravery with which the police responded not knowing who was inside the car, what was inside the car, you saw the police racing to the barriers. police officers, some armed, some not, rushing towards this vehicle. i have nothing but gratitude and appreciation for our police services but we must never be complacent and always vigilant. we are seeing pictures of what happened
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yesterday outside westminster and you are right, many people commenting on the amazing job the emergency services do. you talk about the image of london, international way it is crucial that those who come here for tourism, not just london but across the uk, that we maintain the image that the capital is a safe place to be, they placed a holiday and work. do you think damage internationally is being done to the image of london? it is not just being done to the image of london? it is notjust london, other cities are being targeted by terrorists, not just are being targeted by terrorists, notjust in this country, around the world. what terrorists seek to do is not just kill and injure world. what terrorists seek to do is notjust kill and injure but disrupt our way of life and i am reassured as the mayor, working with the government and the police and the security services and emergency services, doing what we can to keep our cities as safe as we possibly can. tourists and londoners will see today in central london and
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increased police presence, some armed, some not armed. they will not see the convert work being taken by the police and other experts, we a lwa ys the police and other experts, we always evolve and find new ways to keep our cities safe. just like the terrorists are evolving to find new ways to harm us. we are always adapting, tweaking and tinkering and seeing if there is more we can do to keep our cities as safe as we can. many people have been saying you should look at pedestrianise in the area around westminster, those attacks using vehicles then cannot happen, is that something you are looking at? i am an advocate of part pedestrianise in that part of parliament square. there are couple technical ways to make parliament and visitors safer. many viewers will have seen clever designed ways to make buildings more difficult for hostile vehicles to attack around whitehall there are no very
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attractive small pollard is in place which actually stop vehicles hitting pedestrians or buildings with temporary solutions over the past 18 months but i think we need a permanent solution to the fact we now know terrorists will target pedestrians and buildings. we also know because of the work we have undertaken around parliament square the number of people injured was tha nkfully the number of people injured was thankfully small and the injuries sustained were thankfully small but we must never stand still and we are a lwa ys we must never stand still and we are always looking at new ways to keep that part of our city and other parts of the city and around the country are safe as we can. during your time during yourtime in during your time in london you have made much about the multicultural aspect of london and that is a message you have preached on numerous occasions. with that in mind, what do you make of the fact
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that the labour party and jeremy corbyn in particular cannot make a clear statement and remove the allegations that continue to come at the moment at the labour party? the labour party has been too slow to respond to allegations of anti—semitism. we have been too slow in kicking out from the party, members who have views that are disgraceful and anti—semitic. i am reassured by what the new general secretary has said, but she will, over the course of that summer speedily investigate those whom have been accused of being anti—semitic. it breaks my heart that i have friends, who are londoners, because of theirjewish faith feel wrong believe that the labour party isn't a home for them. believe that the labour party isn't a home forthem. it believe that the labour party isn't a home for them. it got to come from the leadership, to make sure we weed
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out any members of the party who have anti—semitic views. out any members of the party who have anti-semitic views. is jeremy corbyn the right man to do that because he doesn't seem to have a zero tolerance approach? he is, i have worked with him for many years and he has been an anti—racist campaigner for many years. and he has been an anti—racist campaignerfor many years. he and he has been an anti—racist campaigner for many years. he will be as disappointed as i am it has taken too long to get rid of these people. i want anybody who has anti—semitic views, anybody who has racist views to realise that our party isn't a place for them. we must also make sure we use the influence we have as a mainstream political party, to lead by example and show from the very top, the nec must kick out from our party, anyone with these racist views.
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anti—semitism is a form of racism, there is no hierarchy when it comes to racism. does there need to be a clear line drawn in the sand? i know you are saying the labour party need to make it clear and you have a leader who can do that, but it doesn't appear to be clear at the moment, so why can't it be sorted out? i am as disappointed as many viewers who support the labour party that this issue is carrying on. in city hall, since i became the murder, we use the definition of anti—semitism recognised by groups around the world. i want the labour party to to adopt that definition. i understand the general secretary has put murray sources in place to speedily investigate those members who have had allegations of anti—semitism against them. there are other people who find this
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abhorrent but we are a political party and we're not dealing with this speedily. we need to be ready to form the next government, and not only do we make sure we pass laws that will reduce racism in our country, but we also lead by example. sidiq khan, thank you for joining us on breakfast this morning, good to talk to you. here's carol with a look at this morning's weather. today's weather is split. in the south and east it will be dry and cloud but will break during the day. we have two weather fronts sinking south. conditions will turn fresher and you can see from the ice bars it will be blustery, particularly so across the north—west but it will be windy. there is a lot of cloud
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across scotland, england northern ireland producing outbreaks of rain. that extends through wales and into the south—west and into the midlands, east anglia and north east anglia. but some breaks across northeast anglia and lincolnshire, but you will find as the weather front sinks south, the cloud will build. we continue our two weather fronts with lighter rain moving south and heavy rain across northern ireland and scotland. temperatures roughly from the mid—teens to the mid—20s. we can see the mid—20s anywhere in the south east all the way up towards yorkshire. this evening and overnight, the two weather fronts merge, evening and overnight, the two weatherfronts merge, producing heavy rain as it continues to slip south. the head of it we are looking a clear skies and behind the band of rain, clear skies, variable amounts of cloud and showers peppering the north of scotland and also northern ireland. tonight's lows are likely to be between 11 and 17. tomorrow,
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we start with this band of rain that at times it will be heavy cover extending into the channel islands and then pushing slowly south eastwards, clearing kent last. behind it, fresher conditions but also some sunshine and a peppering of showers across northern ireland, northern england and northern and western scotland. some of those can be thundery and heavy. the mid—20s on wednesday all the way up to yorkshire, we're looking at the high teens by then. temperatures below average for this stage in august during thursday. 0n average for this stage in august during thursday. on friday dry weather to start the day, a fair bit of sunshine and then the next sunshine comes in from the worst. introducing thick cloud and spots of rain. the rain turning heavy through the course of the day. it will be windy day, particularly in the north. if you are under the rain and in the wind it will feel cool but
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top temperatures getting up to about 23 in the south—east. at the weekend, saturday at the moment looks like being the drier day of the two. carol, we know you know everything, we are about to speak to a man who has spent a lot of time in the sea, what will it be like? september has the highest temperature in the sea. the north sea will be cooler than where we have got the gulf stream around the south—west of england. told you she knew everything. carol, you are a genius. thank you so much. imagine swimming 20 miles in one day. now, how about doing that for 74 days in a row? that's exactly what adventurer ross edgley has been doing this summer, and yesterday he broke the world record for the longest sea swim without touching dry land. but he's nowhere near finished yet. it's just one milestone in his ambition to become the first person to swim 2000 miles around mainland britain. he set off from kent
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on the 1st ofjune and is now on the north west coast of scotland, from where he'lljoin us injust a moment. but first, let's take a look at his journey so far. i want to become the very first person to swim all the way around the coast of mainland britain without ever touching land. there were a few jellyfish yesterday that i accidentally swam into or they swam into me. an entire team ofjellyfish. we've realised in 24 hours i'm actually going to have achieved over 30 miles.
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it's been the roughest week i've ever had competing in any sport. i love ilove swimming! and ross joins us now from just off the coast of kyle of lochalsh, a village on the north west coast of scotland. this is an extraordinary adventure, but first of all well done on this award. have you been swimming today? no, we missed the type this morning, so we will be swimming this afternoon. i loved the weather report, it is definitely colder in scotland. 23 degrees down south, that sounds amazing, i want to go back down there. what is the water temperature like? do you get used to it after such a long time swimming? you do, your body temperature, you will adapt to it and get used to it, but the jellyfish. in scotland, they are big and mean. you don't get used
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to them. do they sting as well? they do, iam to them. do they sting as well? they do, i am nursing a wound on my nose. that was last night because basically we went to go and swim and we made up about 12 miles but i slam straight into one of the giant jellyfish of scotland. oh dear. i presume you start your day with eating a lot? yes, trying to make up about 10,000 to 1500 calories. but it was the first two weeks in, we had salt tonk, because of the salt water, your tongue starts to fall apart. so things i like to eat on land, i cannot eat as well. spicy food, my tongue doesn't want any of that any more. so to make up those amount of calories it is things like
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porridge oats with a packet of biscuits. also we are keeping a tally on the number of bananas i have eaten so far. after 75 days it is up to 356. how do you eat this food, are you swimming while you are eating, what is going on? the bananas are perfect. because as i said, my tongue is a happy and we have fallen out at the moment. but bananas, it likes. sometimes i will sit on the back of the boat and eat a whole bowl of porridge oats and a packet of biscuits and then jump back in. 12 hours of swimming altogether. because the tide changes every six hours, i can swim for six hours, then sleep and eat for six hours. we have been doing that for 75 days. you are extraordinary, i could talk to you for hours about this. i have so many questions. thank you, we will speak to you
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again and good luck. i hope you get to eat more than bananas soon. thank you. thank you. what an effort. i am enjoying the idea of porridge with an entire packet of biscuits broken into it. i knew that would appeal to you. what a hero he is. i am sure we will speak to him again on his epic journey. you're watching breakfast from bbc news. still to come ? we'll have the weather with carol and the sport from sally and we ll also hearfrom cricket commentator jonathan agnew about the future for ben stokes now that he's been cleared in court. time now to get the news, travel and weather where you are. we will see something of a north west, south east split today across the uk, northern and western parts it will be quite cloudy, outbreaks
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of showery rain and also quite a strong breeze at times as well but it's the further south and east you go that will see the driest and brightest sort of weather and it will feel quite warm as well. the reason for that is we have high pressure towards the south of the uk, just about holding on, low pressure towards the north—west driving the weather fronts moving away in. some of the rain could turn away in. some of the rain could turn a bit heavy at times, i think towards east and south—east scotland something a bit more dry and bright. showery rain into wales and north—west england but drier the further south and east you go and quite breezy conditions, the wind coming from the south west always strong, that's a temptress will be about 15—21, the highest temperatures down to the south east, 24 or 25 degrees. through the evening and tonight the rain will move its way further south and east, behind it some clearer spells,
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pressure conditions moving in as temperatures dropped down, still quite a warm and muggy night in the south—east, temperatures staying up in double figures, 16, 17 degrees. the fresh air behind the rain, it will continue to dig in to many parts during thursday as the rain clears away, like a wet day in the south—east, behind its sunny spells, quite heavy showers moving into scotla nd quite heavy showers moving into scotland and the far north of england, eventually the rain will have cleared the south east but a good drop in temperatures, 19 or 20, 1617 further north. going into friday quite unsettled, clyde and outbreaks of rain, temperatures rising. this is business live from bbc news with vishala sri—pathma and david eades.
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it was once asia's most valuable company — but can tencent reverse it's tumbling share price? live from london, that's our top story on wednesday the 15th of august. in a few hours from now the chinese tech giant will be announcing its second quarter results. the company has seen $150 billion wiped off its market cap so far this year, its shareholders will be praying for a strong set of figures. also in the programme: we take a look at greece, which is set to emerge from its bailout programme — we look at the impact the financial crisis has had on its housing market in athens.
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