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sixteen nurses at a hospital in the us state of arixzona have found out that they're all pregnant at the same time. max gorden, a reporterfrom the local tv station, has the story. it wasn't like they planned it. they're wondering what's in the water! and they sure weren't counting on this. one after another, after another, after another. 16 intensive care unit nurses at banner desert medical center in mesa, all pregnant at the same time. did we have some kind of pact going on? the boon of burgeoning bellies has increased trips to the cafeteria. simple, you know, soups, making sure the kids all right. and it has some patients a little confused. he was like, "are you all pregnant?" though there are a few limitations to the cases these nurses can now treat. certain infections, and also chemotherapy drugs can be very toxic to the foetus. but don't fear — a maternity—leave—induced nurse shortage isn't on the way. we've been planning for this for months. it's left some of these nurses learning a lesson. you find out how supportive your co—workers are of you, and your management team. so it's been a good experience.
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in mesa, max gordon, arizona's family. now it's time for a look at the weather with stav. the morning rain cleared away to leave a legacy of cloud for many places this afternoon. a little bit of sunshine here and there. it was humid for most of us, despite a lack of sunshine. tonight, as well, we hold onto a lot of cloud. it will be pretty warm and muggy, too. across southern britain, again quite breezy to end the day, lighter winds further north, but those winds will continue to ease down over the course of the night. we could see lengthier clear spells developing across central and northern parts of the country of the night wears on. and if we do see that, temperatures could get down to around 10—12d. but elsewhere where we hold on to the cloud, 1a to 18, a warm, muggy night. the pressure chart for monday, we are in between weather systems, widely spaced isobars, this weather system struggling the centre of the country
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could give thick cloud with spots of rain at times. a lot of cloud across the board on monday. lighter winds in the south, breezy across the channel islands and the far south—west. a few clear spells here and there, mostly cloudy and humid. temperatures 17—25d in the south east. and for the test match cricket at trent bridge, it will stay largely dry. largely dry bar the odd spot of rain in the year. temperatures will increase. warm and humid. tuesday, a different story, a weather front rushing into the north—west corner of the country. long spells of and more of a breeze. further south, close to the area of high pressure, the cloud breaks to give a greater chance of sunny spells, a fine and warm day, reaching the mid—20s. on wednedsay the weather system slips southwards and weakens, in central parts of the country
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producing a few showers. to the north, brighter but cooler. to the south of the weather front, warm and muggy conditions, 25—27dc. that warm air ebbs away towards the near continent from thursday onwards. we open the door to something cooler and fresher across the north—west of the country which will spread to many areas during friday. this week, we are starting off on a cloudy and humid note. mid—week onwards, something brighter and showery, before turning fresher by the end of the week. the relief effort in the indian state of kerala — after an easing of the rain allows rescuers more access. the indian army is helping to reach survivors — but tens of thousands of families are homeless after the worst flooding for a century. an ordeal at sea — the woman who fell from a cruiseship and spent the next ten hours in the water. the bible belt of the
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southern united states — how evangelical christians see donald trump. the return of ben stokes — but england are overwhelmed by india in the 3rd test at trent bridge. good evening. more bodies have been recovered in the indian state of kerala — after devastating floods that have claimed nearly 200 lives in the last 10 days. many people have been killed by landslides — which have swept entire villages away. the flooding is the worst for a century, and has also left 300 thousand people homeless. our correspondent yogita limaye reports now from kerala. the help they were waiting for has
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finally arrived. this baby was rescued from a southern district. the boy's mother had been airlifted just before him. they are among hundreds of thousands who have had to leave their homes, finding shelter at schools turned into relief centres. there are nearly 4000 people here, ages been sent by the government that they are receiving supplies from people who wa nt to receiving supplies from people who want to help. instead of running the school he normally heads, this man is managing the centre. it is more than our imagination, they are coming from all over. they had no time to respond. they have no place to go anywhere. they left everything and they came. suddenly, they are here now. this woman was visiting here now. this woman was visiting her sister when the flooding started. she was rescued by locals
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ina started. she was rescued by locals in a small fishing vote. translation: i thought i was going to die. even the boat i was rescued in nearly capsized and my sister and i fell out of it, but somehow they we re i fell out of it, but somehow they were able to hold onto us. for the first time since the 8th of august, there was no rainfall in most parts of the state. this road was flooded earlier but because it has not trained in the past 12 hours or so, the water levels have receded a bit and cars can pass through it again and cars can pass through it again and it has made the work of people like those who are in these lorries behind me, indian navy personnel and rescuers, it has made their lives easier. land slide and uprooted trees had also blocked roads and troops have been clearing them. bridges that were broken are being repaired so that relief material can get to even the most remote areas of the state. no brains are expected for the next few days, but even now, large parts of kerala are
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underwater. it will be a while before people get to go home. the government is preparing to publish advice, designed to prepare the uk for the possibility of a no—deal brexit. the notices, to be released on thursday, will include information for citizens, businesses and public bodies. it comes as one of the co—founders of the fashion brand superdry donated £1m to the campaign for a public vote on the final deal, saying brexit was going to be a disaster. 0ur political correspondent leila nath—oo reports. leila nathoo reports. this weekend in edinburgh, the latest in a series of rallies being held by those calling for the public to have their say on the final brexit deal. the people's vote campaign is demanding another referendum. now it has been given a boost, a £1 million donation by the businessman julian dunckerton, who wants to fund polling to test whether public opinion is shifting. if people think that this brexit is going wrong, if they think it is being botched, if they think that the politicians
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are making a mess of it, they have every right to demand that they take back control of this brexit and have a people's vote. parliament would have to pass a law for there to be another vote. the government has repeatedly ruled that out and for now labour is not backing the idea either. and it is a prospect that incenses brexiteers. the only poll that counts is the referendum and people voted to leave. the people's vote talk about democracy, but what their declared intent is is to overturn the democratic decision of 2016 to leave the european union, they want a second vote only to remain in the european union. the brexit secretary dominic raab will be in brussels again this week for further talks, but he is now also preparing to set out the government's plans for the possibility of no deal being struck. the cabinet agreement reached at chequers last month, over what britain's offer to the eu should be for the future now appears to satisfy no one. if or when a brexit deal is struck, it will then go before parliament,
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but it is unclear if any type of brexit could command a majority here and with mps and ministers divided, there are those who think it is now up to the public to step in. leila nathoo, bbc news, westminster. a british woman has been rescued in the adriatic sea, more than 10 hours after falling from a cruise liner off the coast of croatia. she's now recieving treatment after her ordeal — and says she feels lucky to be alive. tom burridge reports. stranded at sea for ten hours after falling from a cruise ship. but kay looked pretty well on this, the final leg of her rescued by the croatian coastguard. 0ne final leg of her rescued by the croatian coastguard. one very grateful holiday—maker back on dry land. and this is the moment she was rescued. i fail off the back of the norwegian star and i was in the water for
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norwegian star and i was in the waterfor ten hours. so, these wonderful guys rescued me. the norwegian star is a 92,000 tonne cruise ship and k fell from the back deck down into the adriatic. the ship had docked in dubrovnik and was heading north towards venice when, just before midnight last night, kay went overboard, about 60 miles off the croatian coast. so much sun and the croatian coast. so much sun and the only visible effect, but what an ordeal. i am very lucky to be alive. we do not know how she fell, the coastguard said she was exhausted when they got out of the water. tom burridge, bbc news. the indonesian island of lombok has been shaken by further earthquakes, two weeks after one that killed more than 450 people. a 6.3 magnitude quake struck this morning, causing mudslides and damaging buildings. officials reported a second quake 12 hours later. it's unclear whether anyone has died. the ministry of defence is investigating allegations that british vessels shipwrecked in asia during world war two have been targeted by scavengers. the defence secretary gavin
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williamson says he's "very concerned" to hear claims that four shipwrecks off the malaysian and indonesian coasts had been looted. chi chi izundu has the details. iname i name this ship prince of wales. cheering and applause. may, 1939. the launch of the prince of wales a few months before the outbreak of the second world war. in 1941, that same vessel was used to host a secret meeting between winston churchill and the american president franklin roosevelt. later that year, it and hms repulse would make their final voyage. repulse and the prince of wales were lost in the java sea on the 10th of september, 1941. the warships had been trying to intercept a japanese invasion force that was headed for malaysia, then called malaya. both vessels were sunk by japanese bombers as they tried to return to their base in singapore. over 800 sailors died making the wrecks war graves. as a naval officer and as
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a historian, i feel very disturbed about this sort of thing, because you essentially have criminals, scrap dealers going in and disturbing the graves of people who fought for their country, but also destroying historical wrecks, which sometime in the future, might be of significance to future generations. diving experts currently think at least ten british warships are in that area. they have been ransacked for their steel, which has very little radiation and could be used to make sensitive instruments. it is thought the salvage of one ship alone can fetch up to £1 million. the looting of sunken worships breaches the un international salvaging convention and breaks british, indonesian and malaysia laws. the defence secretary gavin williamson has said that he is very concerned over these allegations and is working with those governments to investigate these claims. but, with defence resources under pressure, any kind of effective policing of designated naval war graves could be difficult. chi chi izundu, bbc news.
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president trump has again called the special counsel robert mueller‘s probe into the 2016 election ‘a rigged witch hunt‘ after news that the top white house lawyer has been cooperating with it for months. mr trump says he has "nothing to hide" from the investigation — and he's again hit out at the media. as our correspondent nick bryant has been finding out in tennesee, many of the president's messages continue to resonate with his evangelical christian supporters. it wasn't just the post—industrial landscape that provided lush political terrain for donald trump, but the southern bible belt as well. congregations such as the thousand hills cowboy church in central tennessee. white evangelicals who in the presidential election gave the new york billionaire a higher level of support than ronald reagan or george w bush. we would like somebody who would
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just say what is on their mind, speak whatever it is you want to say and say it as plain—spoken as you can. i don't agree with some of the words he uses, but he is doing more than any other president has ever done in the past. his behaviour, a lot of people think, is not that christian. well, as christians we all feel that is why we need jesus christ in our lives. many white evangelicals feel besieged and isolated in what they fear is becoming an increasingly godless america. many also feel sneered at by east and west coast elites, a grievance shared by donald trump. there is a mutual sense of victimhood, that the president has exploited. 0n policy, too, pastor adam says that trump's support for gun rights and a zero tolerance approach to immigration resonates in these churches, too.
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it is a very tough situation to jail mommas, daddies and babies that are left here. it is a tough situation. but you don't blame donald trump? i don't blame donald trump, i blame mommas and daddies that chose to come to this country illegally. evangelicals have become even more right wing over the past 50 years, partly because the gospel of prosperity has been preached in so many mega—churches across the country. the former property tycoon is a beneficiary of that trend. the evangelical movement has always liked a showman, charismatic speakers with star power on tv, but it is notjust what donald trump is, it is what he isn't, a democrat pushing a socially liberal agenda. white evangelicals used to be the demographic most likely to believe that politicians' private amorality would impact their behaviour in public life. only now it shows that they are the demographic least likely to think that.
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they have become more forgiving, since the advent of donald trump. nick bryant, bbc news, tennessee. with all the sport now, here's john watson at the bbc sport centre... good evening. england capitulated on day two of the third test at trent bridge. all out for 161 runs they lost ten wickets in a single session to leave india, who are batting again, well placed to win the match and reduce england's lead in the series. patrick gearey reports. not a glorious sunday morning scene unless you have a cricket ball in hand. cloud cover is the preferred climate of the english swing bowler. few understand by the ball looks like this. one of four indian wickets to fall before lunch. 329 all out. england had to bat. clearly not easy after a decent start alastair cook was first of all, the
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next ball, new over, keaton jennings, 54—2. 0llie pope went and it was felt thatjoe root was next that he disagreed. he did not think the ball had carried to the field. sometimes the more you see something the more confusing it is. they stuck with the umpire, unpopular but unsurprising. as was what happened next, england collapse. ben stokes went out for ten as trent bridge blotched sunday afternoon repeats. jonny bairstow fell for 20 runs as the indians ripped through the english batting. jos buttler hit a few back but he could not stop england losing all ten wickets. still 160 macro runs behind. india bat for the second time today, now in full control of the test. england must chase. stokes
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managed to bowl —— michael bowl a therapeutic wicket but as the sun finally comes out, it feels as if it has set on england. patrick geary, bbc news. in the premier league, manchester united slipped to their first defeat of the season losing 3—2 at brighton. how different it was for the champions manchester city who brushed huddersfield aside six one, sergio aguero scoring a hat trick. holly hamilton reports. their last trip to the south coast endedin their last trip to the south coast ended in defeat, a result of manchester united wanted to put behind them, but this time around it would have been brighton fans left feeling deflated. that was not long before they could breathe a sigh of relief. glenn murray put them ahead, just two minutes later, shane duffy doubled their lead. this was not in the script ofjose mourinho. united pulled one back but a bright penalty made it 3—1. a final penalty from paul gave the visitors hope but too little too late. another famous victory over the red side of manchester. earlier for manchester city the first home game for the reigning champions, could this be a step towards an unbeaten record?
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baby step towards an unbeaten record? ba by ste ps step towards an unbeaten record? baby steps at least. victory over huddersfield was in the sights of sergio ag ero, calm, composed, a sign of things to come. manchester city made it look easy. david silva! it is superb. on his 250th premier league appearance show them who is the daddy. but sergio ag ero was on the daddy. but sergio ag ero was on the hunt for a hat—trick before long he got it. a resounding victory for the blue side of manchester. lee hamilton, bbc news. there was a win for manchester united today on their return to women's football they beat liverpool one nil in the continental cup. the team's reformed after disbanding thirteen years ago, they'll begin in the second tier of the women's game there's more on the bbc sport website including news of the scottish league cup quarter final draw. back to you. that's it. we're back with the late news at ten. now on bbc one it's time
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for the news where you are. this week, it's a look back at click‘s summer of sport. we will start with our trip to f1 from july, which has been at the cutting edge of technology and design since its creation in 1946. welcome to the pit. every year, teams compete fiercely to outdo each other in aerodynamics, data communications and materials, all with one aim — to make their cars go really, really fast. and they do a really good job of making them that, as we are finding out
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here at the austrian grand prix. lewis hamilton's ride. what's even more impressive is that this whole show is permanently on the road, with car, teams, engineers and scientists moving from country to country and track to track. now, these are the most expensive motorhomes i've ever seen. each one of these is a lorry, and theyjust drive them to the next formula 1, stick them together, zip, zip, zip, and that's ferrari's office for the length of the race. mercedes are the current world champions, and like every other team here, they spend millions on their car and developing the technology that will hopefully win them the race. but what you see at any grand prix is just the tip of the iceberg. it takes hundreds of people to develop that technology. so we sent lara lewington to mercedes hq to find out what really goes into winning a race.
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away from the track, the people, the preparation, the planning, and the precision are pivotal. hi, i'm lara lewington from the bbc. hello. can ijust put security stickers on your phone? of course, no problem. so we're allowed to film here but i mustn't take any pictures on my phone! there's clearly a lot at stake here, so it's no surprise that formula 1 is notoriously secretive. but today, we've got some behind—the—scenes access. this business is big bucks and millimetres and milliseconds matter. this is last year's winning car. in fact, it hasn't even been cleaned since its last race in abu dhabi. but the thing that is most striking standing here next
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to it is the amount of detail there is everywhere throughout the car and, after each race, if there's something they're not happy with, it can be perfected. well, this was a winning car last year so clearly it's been very successful, but you're obviously not happy with it because you're working on a new one. so what do you think needs to be improved? we're never happy with it, as you say. this is lewis's car from last year. it was the first car we made on the back of a really big regulation change. we worked really hard on all those little small bits you see around the car, which are all the aerodynamic bits and pieces. it seems to be made up of lots of little small bits. yeah, every little bit has a job and when we put it into the wind tunnel, each one is about optimising the airflow around the car. but we are not happy with it here because we focused so much on that,
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we now need to do a lot on the packaging internally to make it much tighter. the tighter you get it, again, the better you can get the aerodynamics around the car. the operation here goes way beyond the car itself, though. this lot are busy practising at speed. they make it look easy, but inevitably it's not, as i can tell you first hand. whoa! oh no! so loud and it's meant to be so quick, but i clearly wasn't. meanwhile, spencer's already living life in the fast lane. thank you, lara. this year, mercedes has got its pit stop down to an incredible 1.85 seconds. now that's quicker than it takes to say 1.85 seconds.
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it's a finely—tuned operation that the engineers practice over and over in the days before each race. it's a bit of a ballet and the ergonomics is quite important because it's 20—odd people around the car, trying to do a job in two seconds. and it's — if you start banging into people, then you're losing half a second, a second, and then the strategists can't get their numbers right and then you don't get the position you need. the human element to this ultrafast manoeuvre is accompanied by technology, individually developed by each team. even the hydraulically—powered wheel guns are a closely guarded secret. and i hear they're quite expensive. they are expensive and they have a life because they're under an awful lot of pressure, so we are changing the internals a great deal. do i hear about £30,000 each? i wouldn't know the exact cost, but that sounds quite low to me. right, we're going into
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mercedes' garage now. keeping the pit crew safe is of utmost importance. these lights, for example, let the crew know if the cars have become electrified, stopping them from getting more than a nasty shock. and then there's what goes into the cars, or more specifically, what comes out of the cars, which is monitored by trackside labs and high—end scientific equipment. between every session, the cars are given the equivalent of a blood test. the oil and the fuel is taken to see if it's contaminated, and that might give you a clue as to the state of the engine, and that is done in the fuel lab. the oil is put into a spectrometer, which tests for different metals in the fluid. the amount of a specific metal present can reveal if a particular part of the engine is degrading too quickly. at this year's world cup finals
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in russia, data played the weather stayed cloudy for the next couple of days until we see something fresher. we could see some lengthy clear spells developing, especially across scotland. if that does happen, temperatures may fall to around ten or 11, but for england and wales, warm and muddy. 15 or 17 in that cloud blanket. starting monday on a grey note, but warm and muddy. for most of us it should stay
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dry but the odd spot of rain. it's going to be m1 one, 20 or 25 degrees. for this week, we are starting cloudy and humid and midweek onward something a bit brighter and fresher by the end of the week. this is bbc news, i'm julian worricker. the headlines at seven o'clock. rescue teams step up their efforts to try and reach thousands of stranded families in the indian province of kerala. many people are still trapped in their houses in many places. i hope they get help very soon. we could not stay there any more and i'm thankfulfor the people who brought us out of there. a british woman who spent ten hours
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in the water after falling from a cruise liner near croatia has been rescued. the campaign for another brexit vote receives a £1 million donation from the co—founder of fashion label superdry. also coming up tonight. pakistan's new prime minister addresses the nation. imran khan promises to tackle corruption and improve the country's finances.
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