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hello. this is bbc news. we'll be taking a look at tomorrow mornings papers in a moment, first the headlines. the government takes over the running of birmingham prison from the private firm gas as prisoners and inspectors describe appalling squalor and violence in the jail, with staff asleep or locked in offices. a man has appeared in court charged with attempted murder, after a car crashed outside the houses of parliament. the group representing hospitals and ambulance services in england warns there needs to better contingency planning to deal with the impact of a no—deal brexit on the nhs. three people have been taken to hospital after a shooting in the kingsbury road area of north west london. none are believed to have life threatening injuries. police say the incident is not terror related. hello and welcome to our look ahead to what the the papers will be
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bringing us tomorrow. with me are kate andrews, news editor at the free—market think tank, the institute of economic affairs and henry mance, political correspondent at the financial times. most of tomorrow's front pages are now in. the foreign secretary, jeremy hunt, is warning the eu not to turn brexit into a "messy divorce" — that's in the daily express. the metro describes the chaotic scenes at gatwick airport today, after information screens broke down, forcing thousands of passengers to read flight details written on white boards. the ft leads with the economic crisis in venezuela, as authorities issue new banknotes to try and stem hyper—inflation. lord hague is warning
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the conservatives not to change their leadership rules, to make it easier to elect borisjohnson — that's in the telegraph. the times reports on the surging number of measles cases in europe. the same story makes the front page of the guardian, which says the outbreak has triggered a european health alert. the daily mail reports on a new five—minute treatment, which it says could offer hope to millions of middle—aged men, who suffer with an enlarged prostate. and the sun claims nhs staff kept a stray cat in a surrey hospital and allowed it to prowl around a&e, prompting fears over infection. let's kick off. first of all we are going to talk about borisjohnson indian. potentially a change in the tory leadership rules that would help him. —— again. tory leadership rules that would help him. -- again. there is a
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grassroots movement to make it easierfor mps to grassroots movement to make it easier for mps to get onto that final ballot. they are calling for any mp that has 20 colleagues backing them should be able to be voted on by the party membership. lord haig has come out saying that it isa lord haig has come out saying that it is a big mistake to change the entire system for short—term game. although there are deep frustration is particularly related to brexit as the government is negotiating and there is this sense that new leadership might emerge, that the process shouldn't be easier for one particular candidate. how likely is it, in your expert opinion, that we will have a tory leadership contest sometime in the next year? in the next year i would say that is probable and in that case, unless there is a general election before then, the leader of the party will be the prime minister and effectively the question is, who chooses the next prime minister? should it be a filtering job by tory
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mps to choose the two who are best qualified or should it be open to the members? huge parallels with how jeremy corbyn took control of the labour party. people thought he was such a no hope that mps back him to broaden the debate. he got onto the ballot paper and wiped the floor with the mainstream candidate 's and i think william hague said that was a disaster for democracy, don't let that happen. you think there could bea that happen. you think there could be a contest, why are? because theresa may cannot hang on or because brexit warrego highway?” think a lot of tory mps are being loyal because they know she has got this huge task of getting the uk out of the eu by the end of march. while she has done that, discipline and loyalty will break down the. people will say we have picked that 0x, we have fulfilled the referendum vote and now we really need someone fresh
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because her leadership has not been inspiring. do you think the fresh would be boris johnson? he has got a good shot. he has been consistent on brexit. there is an argument that if the people got the brexit —— and get the people got the brexit —— and get the brexit that they thought they would get isn't delivered, then borisjohnson would have more to give saying that he would take the uk that next that further. it would be interesting to see who emerges, there are a lot of hopefuls who have great grounds, it would be a contest to shore. —— backgrounds of. great grounds, it would be a contest to shore. -- backgrounds of. the daily express have a headline saying thatjeremy hunt will warn tomorrow thatjeremy hunt will warn tomorrow that he warns that the eu against a messy divorce that could leave us divided for a generation. it is quite funny. the government has this jewel argument to make. is trying to
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tell the eu that if we don't have a deal it will be fine and there will bea deal it will be fine and there will be a bit of disruption but we are basically prepared because they are trying to use that as negotiating leverage. they are also saying it will be very messy, really disruptive to try and shut up eurosceptics in their own party from insisting on a different deal. jeremy hunt is in washington making this argument about brexit, trying to say it would be a mistake for europe. he is saying for us no deal would be ok but fall europe it wouldn't. dominic having to brussels for talks with michel barnier and slightly beginning to run out of time to get the brexit deal. the clock is absolutely ticking and jeremy hunt's statement is really telling, with the chequers statement, i think the underlying content here is that we cannot go on that much further. you need to
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accept what would be a decent deal if you want us to be able to compromise in this way. let's move away from politics, going back to the telegraph. they have this extraordinary story about a woman who survived ten hours after plunging from that cruise ship, we are not quite sure why she plunged into the water but it seemed she was on the seventh deck. she was in the waterford ten hours, it was warm but even so waterford ten hours, it was warm but even so it is quite a feat to survive that long. petric was to sing to herself and yoga helped her get through this. —— water for. sing to herself and yoga helped her get through this. -- water for. she didn't do yoga in the water? there is probably that out there, it is probably possible. i am guessing, it seems like something that would be on offer. hurts tory is quite remarkable, there are big questions about how she ended up in the water. some people have less kind words to
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say but overall it is optimistic because you can see the story going ina because you can see the story going in a different direction and she is alive, which is great. inevitably there is speculation in all of the papers as to how she ended up in the water. fell in around midnight, she had been arguing with her boyfriend, we have got a rather strange source, the mother of the cruise line 's president has claimed that she is a stupid woman who must have jumped. we don't know her response to that and we don't know exactly what happened but the papers will delve into it. it is a story, to shore. a different holiday story is what happened at gatwick airport. chaotic scenes with all the flight information boards going wrong. —— for sure. all of the flight details being put up on whiteboards with market trends. some of the practical it group down and it ended up in
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meltdowns of the estimated that 100 travellers missed their planes, which is depressing for them. 0verall which is depressing for them. overall it reminds us what we actually had to do not that long ago and that these it systems have improved the way we travel but now when we go without them we cannot cope and this is a really good example of that. it looks like an obscure mathematical lecture at a universe three —— university.” could see passengers having sympathy, they are doing something, they are working with the materials available and as a poor disasters go, this is probably fairly mild. —— airport disasters. financial times have interesting coverage on the situation in venezuela, where we have seen hyperinflation, economic down, millions of people trying to get out of the country. —— not down. it is very sad, the destruction of that country ‘s economy. they are
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trying devaluation to knock a view zero is off the banknotes of. —— few. one of the country with the biggest oil reserves in the world so they should not be having these economic problems. were used to worry when inflation was put by% in the 70s, their inflation is expected to hit 1,000,000% this year, which means that people do not have the money that they need. —— 25%. we have seen clashes on the border with rozelle, with brazilians saying get back, we don't want this influx of potentially tens of thousands of people and the police being sent. is quickly goes from —— this quickly goes from a problem on the markets to regional instability. the falling oil price has hit venezuela very ha rd oil price has hit venezuela very hard and that is part of the reason why they are in this mess. the
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devaluation we are seeing in the currency is just another huge problems that they had under the leadership of this socialist government. they are notjust dealing with devaluation and hyperinflation, they are dealing with hunger, lack of medicine and a lack of a very basic products. venezuelan are starving in one of the most resource rich countries in the most resource rich countries in the whole world. it is horrific and is causing an immigration crisis, it is causing an immigration crisis, it isa human is causing an immigration crisis, it is a human rights crisis, i am pleased to see it on the front page. would you say it is underreported as a story ) would you say it is underreported as a story) is born slightly under the radar. —— underreported as a story? hugo, last time we saw, was an icon. he had a deal with ken livingstone when he was the mayor of london. since his death, things have gotten much worse, deteriorated and gotten
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much worse, deteriorated and gotten much worse. i think country like this, which is not in civil conflict, often does go unreported. but now i think it is getting to the point where it is difficult to sustain and this latest solution by the government does not seem to have a support market. this is not the end to a. —— to it. a support market. this is not the end to a. -- to it. the daily mail, leading on a story about a breakthrough on a five—minute treatment for people with prostate problems. kate, tell us more? this isa problems. kate, tell us more? this is a really positive story. a new treatment that will be offered on the nhs it as early as tomorrow. treating prostate problems without any invasive surgery. it is quite a simple solution to a problem which irritates many men. the key is early diagnosis because while this is only to cancer, the symptoms can be
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linked. it is important to go to the gp and knowing that actually can have a solution that doesn't involve invasive surgery should encourage a lot more people to do so. also an interesting story on the front of the telegraph about the gcse results this summer and it looks like some people who should have failed art actually going to pass. that's right, if you think it's all over, it may be now, but this is seen as a highly unusual step by the exam regulator and what it's decided is some students were put in for a higher difficulty paper, didn't do well, and their grades have been moved up, so it's not doom and gloom as it might have appeared. so that's good news. it's good news for them. there are questions about how we are targeting education at different levels for different puils, how we assess them and there is this incentive for teachers to put more stu d e nts incentive for teachers to put more students are fully harder exam because it reflects well on the ——
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pupils. when they fail or don't do as well it doesn't. there are some questions around that. you would think that if they are trying to re— ink age is it is probably because it was set on fairly to begin with. -- re—engage. we are endlessly the merits of the exams, if they are too tough, bickerstaff for the kids taking the exams, they get the grades and people say, well, maybe they are easier than they were ten yea rs they are easier than they were ten years ago “— they are easier than they were ten years ago —— it is quite tough for the kids. the grades are not the c or d, they are three or four, you ta ke or d, they are three or four, you take it to your mum or dad and they say, i don't know what you're on about. is it good or bad? maybe that's good for some kids, they have done really well... yes. i am sure that you were star students. string of as. sometimes. let's move on to the times, an emotional picture of what has been a
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heartbreaking story today. some in south korea who sought of $1 treat to visit relatives in the north, but only a handful —— who sought of won a lottery. some have learnt that in the interim the relatives they had hoped to meet passed away. adding 20 reunions in the last 18 years. if you win the lottery you have the opportunity to see brothers, sisters, children, mothers and fathers once in your lifetime for a few hours if you're lucky. it's very emotional, absolutely tragic, it's quite sinister and horrific to think that a government could be so thai —— brutal to keep family members away in this way and a very important reminder as the us attem pts important reminder as the us atte m pts to important reminder as the us attempts to engage with kim jong—un that they are dealing with a cruel
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dictator who separates people in this way. and what a random way to do it, a lottery, it seems rather inhumane. tens of thousands of people are waiting and some of them will die before their lot comes up, really. what i am fascinated in is what you talk with someone you haven't seen for 65 years or maybe never saw in the case of a mother and son. and in that moment there must be also, along with all the personal stuff, there must be a political discussion in which the propaganda barrier between... north korea has put up, itjust falls down, that's presumably why they don't want hands of thousands of families to do it. and it really shows the divide of the korean peninsular in very human, stark human terms, doesn't it? it was reported people from south korea have brought basic medicine and clothing and food that they imagine they can't access in north korea. people in north korea not only meet their relatives. they might be exposed to things we take for granted everyday. in a free society
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you can access those basic goods and services. so it isjust you can access those basic goods and services. so it is just absolutely shocking. and really something to bearin shocking. and really something to bear in mind. yes. 0k. shocking. and really something to bear in mind. yes. ok. i shocking. and really something to bear in mind. yes. 0k. ithink shocking. and really something to bear in mind. yes. ok. i think our la story of our pay—per—view —— our last story of the paper review is the cat in downing street and in the treasury. those are all proven very popular on social media. it might be taking it a little bit too far for hospital staff to keep one. infection—control experts said it was beyond belief that the staff at this hospital in surrey, epsom hospital, had a cat. they had to give it in secret. it is hard to imaginea give it in secret. it is hard to imagine a scenario where you don't wa nt to ta ke imagine a scenario where you don't want to take in a stray cat. hospitals are probably off—limits. and especially a&e. yes, poor
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judgement. implications for the national health service, do you think? i highly doubt it, it is in a perpetual state of crisis and i don't think the cat did much to sway it either way. i your cat person? yes, very much though.” it either way. i your cat person? yes, very much though. i can see the attraction here. is it classic silly season? we are still in august. it is hard for the papers to find a decent front—page lead.” is hard for the papers to find a decent front-page lead. i think there is enough. this is the kind of story where we wanted something light in august. we have and —— anti—semitism and bruqa season and we have just... anti—semitism and bruqa season and we havejust... squeezed anti—semitism and bruqa season and we have just. .. squeezed in anti—semitism and bruqa season and we havejust... squeezed in the anti—semitism and bruqa season and we have just. .. squeezed in the cat. yes. do you think that the papers are struggling because brexit is such a staple diet, ever since the referendum it has been, and because the ministers and the mps have been on holidays, there has been little news on that or anything else.”
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think you are seeing that with brexit especially with the horror stories around the no deal scenario, we won't be able to get medicine, we can't make sandwiches, these have appeared in the news, and there is a lot of merit to the concerns around an ideal scenario and no one in the policy world i know wants one. you are seeing a reach, and i think it is hard to know if people take this too hard, with they put it to the site. ok, everything from brexit to the cat, thank you so much for being with us, it is good to see you both. that's it for the papers tonight. don't forget you can see the front pages of the papers online on the bbc news website. it's all there for you 7 days a week at bbc.co.uk/papers and if you miss the programme any evening you can watch it later on bbc iplayer. thank you, kate and henry. goodbye. good evening. liverpool beat crystal palace at selhurst park to maintain their perfect
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start to the season. theyjoin the likes of chelsea and manchester city in winning their opening two premier league fixtures, signs from jurgen klopp's side tonight they could be the team to rival the champions for the title this season. nick parrot reports. crystal palace and liverpool have had some memorable encounters. this wasn't pivotal to either‘s season, but it might indicate what's to come. salah repeating goalscoring feats might prove difficult. he had plenty of chances but for once couldn't get on the scoresheet. palace were industrious but lacked a finishing touch andros townsend leaving liverpool rattled. the home team's optimism was dented. salah brought down saw palace go one down. whenjames brought down saw palace go one down. when james milner scores in brought down saw palace go one down. whenjames milner scores in the premier league his team never loses but liverpool never looked co mforta ble, but liverpool never looked comfortable, needing their expensive goalkeeper to show his worth. 0n another day salah might have got a
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hat—trick. stopping him cost palace dearly. it was deep in injury time before liverpool ran away with it. sadio mane staying on his feet while all around were losing fares in a game that lacked goals but not thrills. —— theirs. manchester city's back—up goalkeeper claudio bravo looks set for a spell on the sidelines after rupturing his achilles tendon in training. he fell down the pecking order at the etihad stadium with the arrival of edison last summer. with city selling joe hart last month, their other goalkeeper is daniel grimshaw, who has yet to make a senior appearance. england were beaten in the semi—final of the women's under 20 world cup. two first half goals put japan into the final at their expense. they'll stay in france and will face the hosts in friday's playoff. england look to be heading for defeat in the third test after india set them an imposing target on the third day at trent bridge. england were already struggling, so their mood wont have been improved when jonny bairstow suffered that blow to his hand. the fractured middle finger stopped him keeping wicket, but he's expected to
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be fit enough to bat. virat kohli's century helped india to 352 for 7, setting england more than 500 to win with two days remaining. it is all very well us defending and talking positively about our team, but actually the only time to do thatis but actually the only time to do that is in the middle when you have the opportunity, and having had such a poor performance yesterday you would expect your batters to show some gumption and guts and get stuck in tomorrow and show that they are the best players and you are looking forjoe root and ben stokes to get stuck in and show they are quality players. and that is what looking for. —— and that is what you're looking for. hollie arnold and harri jenkins were the gold medallists for great britain as they won seven medals in total on the opening day of the pa ra—athletics europeans in berlin. the reigning world and paralympic champion set a new championship record of 110.15
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metres to win the f46 javelin final. it's her maiden european title after the event was withdrawn from the last european championsips in swansea in 2014. we didn't know and expect this to be in my event to be in here so the fa ct in my event to be in here so the fact that i only had a slim opportunity to get back to training and to start throwing, i am just so happy together european title and also a course record after an amazing commies. i am done for the season amazing commies. i am done for the season now and i can't wait to get back into winter training and ready for the next two years. johanna konta is through to the second round of the conneticut 0pen with a routine win over germany's laura siegemund. the british number one came through 6—2, 7—5 in the first round of her final tournament before next week's us open. she's the only british woman to have direct entry into the main draw. she'll play spain's carla suarez navarro next. that's all the sport for now. it is fairly quiet on the weather
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front right now. very muggy as well. temperatures pretty high first thing this morning. how about the weather on tuesday, tomorrow? it is looking not bad at all. it might be cloudy first thing. the sun should come out in one or two areas. the weather systems and all the rain bearing clouds after the north—west of us between scotland and iceland. you can see just above my head. as far as we are concerned it is mist and murk and a spot of drizzle. we have had that in northern england. that is it. those temperatures very mild, 17 degrees 6am on tuesday and even the meetings as far north as newcastle. and this is warm, humid aircoming from newcastle. and this is warm, humid air coming from the azores, the subtropics, in our direction. so with this weather pattern, quite often what we get is lot of cloud and murk around coastal areas and that's why that is happening right now. so the weather forecast from tomorrow morning, then, onwards, it
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looks grey first thing and in the cloud breaks up by around lunchtime and then through the afternoon the cloud keeps breaking up. difficult to say exactly where, almost anywhere, probably mostly across these western and southern areas and feeling very warm and humid in the south, 26 in london, into the low 20s widely. so that's tuesday. wednesday? there is a change on the way and it is expected to cross northern ireland and scotland, possibly north—west england as well. this is the forecast from the morning onwards, it is raining in belfast, lowlands of scotland and any reaches the north—west of england and northern wales too on wednesday. that's the weather front. to the south of the weather front we got the orange colours, warm, humid air with got the orange colours, warm, humid airwith us, so got the orange colours, warm, humid air with us, so perhaps the high 20s in one or two places, norwich and london. the other side of the weather front in belfast and glasgow is going to be much fresher with temperatures in the high teens. and as we go through wednesday, thursday and friday a succession of weather fronts will bring some rain and
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behind it some cooler air is going to swing in all the way from, pretty much iceland, so that means we are infora drop much iceland, so that means we are in for a drop in the temperatures big—time over the coming days. here is an example, london 26 degrees, wednesday it is down to 19 on friday, and in belfast temperatures dropping to around 1a degrees. so the next couple of days, still very warm, still very humid, then a spell of rain will come and then at the end of the week it looks like the temperatures will dip. good night. welcome to bbc world news. i'm rico hizon in singapore. the headlines: tears ofjoy as relatives from north and south korea meet for the first time in more than 60 years. aid reaches more flood victims in the indian state of kerala. a million have now fled to relief camps. i'm babita sharma in london.
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also in the programme: pope francis condemns sex abuse atrocities and cover—ups by the church, in an unprecedented letter to the world's catholics. and more details on the remarkable story of the british woman who fell
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