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they were able to dig down and rescue him. bear has now been reunited with his owner. time for a look at the weather. here's ben rich. it is the last day of high temperatures across southern and eastern parts as things are changing. a little bit of sunshine this afternoon but for many further north and west that change has already begun. we've seen some outbreaks of rain and you can see on the satellite picture this cold front and behind that the air is turning increasingly cool and fresh. cool air lying turning increasingly cool and fresh. coolairlying in wait turning increasingly cool and fresh. cool air lying in wait up to the north west and that is heading our way over the next few days. so for this afternoon the frontal system is bringing some rain down into wales and parts of the midlands, most quite light and patchy but with the odd heavy burst. a fair amount of cloud and further north and west it
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isa cloud and further north and west it is a cooler and fresher feel. tonight the front continues to move south east across england and wales, some heavy breasts across the south—west and midlands at times. to the north of that some places will get down into single digits especially in the countryside. this is another cold front and behind this we really feel the difference, starting to tap into that cool air. it is coming from basically the art took and working its way across the country as we head towards the end of the week. so a couple of whether france on thursday, one moving gci’oss france on thursday, one moving across the south—east and another gci’oss across the south—east and another across scotland and northern ireland. some showers behind that. the breeze will be a future wherever you are not particularly across the north west of the country and the
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temperatures significantly lower. the green colour showing up across north—western areas, and even parts of the south—east. for friday all of us of the south—east. for friday all of us into that cooler air coming from the north, a mixture of sunny spells and showers. some of those heavy and thundery. again and noticeable breeze and it may be that nowhere gets to 20 degrees. a little below parfor gets to 20 degrees. a little below par for the gets to 20 degrees. a little below parfor the time of gets to 20 degrees. a little below par for the time of year. then into the weekend and mixed picture, sunny spells but rain at times as well. the days will be cool and the night decidedly chilly, some of us in fact could even see some frost. a reminder of our main story this lunchtime intense pressure on president trump as his former lawyer implicates him in criminal behaviour. that's all from
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the bbc news at one — so it's goodbye from me, and on bbc one we nowjoin the bbc‘s news teams where you are. this is bbc news. 4 it's all over at trent bridge... india completing a 203 run victory in the third over on the final day of the third test. with england already nine down. they were free today. england 2—i up. it has a different feel about this now because india have been
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terrific for the last four days. they really have. they were right on it. it is all quite strange. they only needed one wicket. it took them ten minutes to take it. 17 deliveries before jimmy anderson went. it was effectively decided all the weight back on sunday afternoon when england lost all ten wickets in a single session and england were absolutely superb. england pretty poor with the bat. in managed this aim superbly. they put together a good first innings total after they had been so poor at lord's. after they bowled england out, they were able to manage the game further. they bowled really well. after they took the new ball they ended the
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resistance, ran through the english pale. they're catching has been superb. they have a lot of momentum going into the fourth test which start in southampton one week tomorrow. do alarm bells start ringing now among england selectors (whispers) in the last couple of hours i have heard various debates. robbie burns, the surrey captain. i have heard talk of dropping alistair cooke was not do the selectors panic, do they have to change things, do you feel? they won't panic but they aren't afraid of making bold decisions, this selection panel. he has been in this england side before. he offers the option of bowling spin. he's got 200 ba ht option of bowling spin. he's got 200 baht worcestershire this week. he
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has showed the repeats of the technical problems which caused him to be dropped from this england side in the first place and he has dropped a couple of catches, a sign of declining confidence. the feeling is he has earned the right to step back from international cricket in his hometown, in own pace but i think there will be questions asked about how long he can be keep going on. he scored a big double century backin on. he scored a big double century back in melbourne. you can keep going if you are continually putting together our scores and he will know that himself. there needs to be a change in attitude. too often england use too many wickets in a short space of time. their defence and technique has been questioned and technique has been questioned and they will need to be much better if they are to get something out of this series. they add 2—1 up. they will want to take it to the deciding test at the oval. thierry henri has agreed
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to become the new manager of bordeaux according to reports in france. he's been part of roberto martinez‘s team with the belgian national side and recently quit his media work to focus on coaching. if confirmed, he'd take over from the former premier league manager gus poyet who was suspended by the club last week for publically criticising the sale of a player. the rfu has repeated its desire to give full—time contracts to england's women internationals. it's a controversial issue because the union didn't renew the contracts of the world cup winning team last year, preferring instead to focus on the sevens format of the game. giselle mather is director of rugby at wasps, she says it's important to professionalise the game in the right way. as far as i see it, it's evolutionary. you have to put it on the platform of women's sport in general which has exploded as it should have done perhaps ages ago. people see it is not a smaller, slower brand of sport, it's
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different and exciting and the women's game is generally an untapped platform in terms of sponsorship and media interest and obviously that is gaining. if you try to do it too quickly it will all go wrong. slow and steady approach is how i look at it. you have to make the balance right, if you make some players professional and others not, particularly in other sport with the contact and strength elements, you have a group of athletes who cannot access that stuff every day, then the product you produce is not going to work. that is all the spot for now. breaking news coming from the raf. they say that two raf typhoon jets have been scrambled from the mania to investigate suspected russian fighter aircraft operating near native airspace over the black sea.
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the typhoons took off from eight dominion base to shadow the smacks affected russian aircraft. that statement from the raf. we will bring you more later. donald trump is under outing pressure to pay two women who think they had affairs. paul manna thought bank and tax fraud prior to his work for the president. his lawyer lanny davis has been speaking to cbs news and be directed at president trump directed mr cohen to make illegal payments. it is not about evidence.
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it is definitive, indisputable that donald trump's lawyers said in a letter to the special counsel that president trump directed michael: to make illegal payments. it is not in dispute. it is not about credibility. his own lawyers used the word directed. he said he knew nothing about it and rudy giuliani said he could lie to the american people and it is not a crime but his lawyers are the witnesses against him that he has directed michael cullen. there is no dispute on that. when a lawyer aches and admission, thatis when a lawyer aches and admission, that is evidence might not disputable evidence and rudy giuliani then repeated that statement as another lawyer contradicting the light that president trump made an air force 0ne when he said he didn't know
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anything about it. he said the president reimbursed michael cohen. there is no dispute that his lawyers had not taken it back. president trump committed a crime by directing. and why did he direct? because he didn't want his signature on the check? because he was covering up right before the election. lanny davis there. earlier my colleague talked to the us constitutional expert who explained the process around potentially prosecuting or impeaching the us president at the moment his
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attorney generaljeff sessions as shown some degree of autonomy. the law is in the gift of the president. impeachment is much more problematic as well because although we might regard that in a legal process , we might regard that in a legal process, the way the constitution is designed makes it entirely political. it has two distinct stages. the first is the house of representatives which by a majority can decide that impeachment proceedings might be justified. can decide that impeachment proceedings might bejustified. at the moment of the 435 members of the house, there is no meaningful
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prospect able involved in favour of impeachment. that scenario may change in november because all 435 of the house seats are up for the election and it certainly seems possible that a swing of 25 of 30 seats to the democrat is entirely feasible. at which point and impeachment majority might emerge. evenif impeachment majority might emerge. even if that were the case, we then moved onto senate and the senate's power to convict for impeachment depends upon two thirds majority of senators voting in favour. at the moment the balance is 51 — 49 in favour of the republicans it seems inconceivable that impeachment will occui’. inconceivable that impeachment will occur. at the moment it seems the prosecution and impeachment are really a lot of political noise
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without much legal substance underlying them. as you say, there is a long way for things to enfold but with people who have been so close to donald trump now being charged and convicted, it 1 .— 7 f 7 7 f e know potentially. who knows what they might know that they might speak about? how would you describe this situation compared with previous historical situations involving presidents? what is unprecedented about this is you have a president who perhaps is in sincere difficulty in grasping the truth actually is. one could look back to richard nixon in the early 19705. although in many senses, one might have regarded nixon as a rather venal politician, i don't think there is much doubt that he had a good grasp of what was true and what was false. he probably also had a degree of shame, which is consequent on being found out about lying rather than telling the truth to the public and to the congress.
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it seems to be the greater problem with donald trump is that he simply doesn't accept those premises as valid. he is not a man who recognises the distinction in truth and deceit and he seems to have no personal shame. first the headlines here on bbc news. president trump's former lawyer is convicted of violating campaign finance laws, and says the president directed him to pay hush money to two women. banks are told they should be fairer to customers who fall victim to increasingly sophisticated scams. facebook and twitter say they've taken down hundreds of accounts linked to iran and russia containing misinformation campaigns. i'm maryam moshiri in the business news. price comparison websites offering
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car insurance policies are rife with errors, according to the consumer body which? they say millions of consumers "are not getting a clear picture from the websites they visit and are receiving policy documents that differ to what was offered online. more turbulence at ryanair — angry passengers say compensation cheques they received from the airline for cancelled flights have bounced because they were unsigned. rya nair has apologised and blamed the problem on an "administrative error". and uber is close to reaching a settlment over several sexual harassment and discrimination claims. the firm will pay £1.5—million to 56 workers who say they were victims of sexual harassment and in addition 485 people will receive £8,500 each over gender and racial discrimination claims. the governments brexit "no deal" plans should extend freedom
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of movement for at least two years, to help british cities avoid labour shortfalls. according to a report published today by the think tank centre for cities, 70% of eu migrants in england and wales choose to live in cities, bringing significant economic benefits. eu migrants are more likely to be in work than uk—born residents of these cities and are more likely to have a degree. moreover, the report shows that cities in the greater south east — are particularly reliant on eu migrants, who account for around 1 in 10 workers in cities such as cambridge, london and oxford. we're nowjoined from our westminster studio's by naoimi clayton, who's the policy and research manager, for independent think tank, centre for cities, which cities in particular will b impacted? we have looked at the significant economic contribution that eu migrant make in the uk cities. as
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you say, 70% of eu migrant choose to locate in cities and in some of our most successful cities, particularly those in the greater south east. they make up about one in ten of the workforce. so they make a significant economic contribution to oui’ significant economic contribution to our cities and we need to ensure that businesses in these cities are able to access these workers going forward. which cities in particular would be impacted if we'd lost movement soon would be impacted if we'd lost movement $0011 and would be impacted if we'd lost movement soon and you would like? we know that cities like london and cambridge, for instance, are particularly reliant on eu workers. workers in these cities make up around one in ten of the workforce in these cities and the share of these workers are higher in some
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sectors. do you think... how did you come up with a two year plan? why is two years important? in the event of a two years important? in the event of 3110 two years important? in the event of a no deal scenario, we think it is important to ensure there is still that transition phase. of course, if there is a deal with the eu that is likely to be around a two year period. we are calling on the government to ensure that in a no deal scenario, we have still got a period of time to allow a new immigration system to be designed that works for all parts of the uk and to ensure that businesses have certainty going forward, that they are going to be able to access the skills and workers they need. the government insists there will not be a cliff edge. it says that future policy will take into account any
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economic impact. what you say to that? of course, there is no need to bea that? of course, there is no need to be a cliff edge when it comes to migration and cities and businesses access to international labour. it is within the government's power to extend freedom of movement and that is why we are calling on them to do that in light of how important eu migration is to our cities. thank you very much. people with mental health issues face huge extra premiums or are refused travel insurance — even when their problems are well managed. new research from the money and mental health policy institute shows that several insurers hiked premiums by over 400% for people who disclosed mental health problems. they also found one in three people tacking the issue have travelled with no insurance to cover their mental health.
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as a result of rising premiums, 45% of people with mental health problems "never" disclose their illness to their travel insurer. helen undy, who's a director the money and mental health policy institute feels the premiums are not justified. there are some circumstances in which your mental health might cause you to incur hospital bills when you are on holiday if you are particularly unwell, for example. and it's reasonable that your premiums might cost more if you have more acute health problems such as a mental health problem that is likely to affect you in that way. when you go through your application for travel insurance they will ask you things about your diagnosis, whether you are taking your medication. we would expect some premium increases when you disclose that kind of information. but what we are seeing are increases right across the board, even when those conditions are very old and historic. even when people are living with conditions now, the kinds of increases we are seeing are enormous. we heard of some people getting premium increases of 2000% or being offered premiums that cost more whilst also excluding any pay—outs related to the mental health. oil revenues
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helped scotland's public finances improve last year, with an increase in revenue and a reduction in the deficit. according to official figures, the country spent £13.4bn more than it raised in 2017/18 as income from north sea oil grew. this represents 7.9% of scottish gdp — first minister nicola sturgeon said the statistics showed scotland was "on the right trajectory". coffee prices on commodity markets have fallen to their lowest level in decades due to oversupply in global markets. but that won't impact coffee drinkers in the uk, because coffee is priced in us dollars, meaning with the dollar's recent strength against sterling in the past few years, prices are roughly the same as two years ago. and mexican farmers are up in arms, after accusing volkswagen of causing a drought — just to protect its newly made cars from hailstones. the car—maker has been
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using "hail cannons" — sonic devices that disrupt the formation of hailstones in the atmosphere — to clear storm clouds hovering above the new cars parked on its car parks. but farmers say that's starved the land of rain and made them lose 2,000 hectares of crops. they want about about £3.1 million in compensation. 0h oh dear. that time of day when you just want to hand back to be kept because it is just not working for you. donald trump has written... michael cullen is his former lawyer who says the president directed him to pay bush money to two women. his first
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announcement of the day on twitter. a quarter of school age children have never been taken for a sight test by their parents — that's according to a survey by the association of optometrists, which says that children are developing permanent vision problems because they are not being examined early enough. the report reveals that more than half of parents surveyed assume their child will have a full eye test at primary school, heidi tomlinson reports. a sight check for 15—year—old eve. she has one good eye and one lazy eye. it is a condition called amblyopia, and affects around 3% of people. well done, let's have a look at the letters with your other eye. if it is not treated early, it can lead to permanent sight loss in the weaker eye. eve was diagnosed at seven. it's just a shock at how much difference there was. my right eye, i can see and it's clear, and everything is how it should be. but as soon as they cover it up, everything is blurry. it's quite scary, because i can't see out of this eye. it made me feel like a terrible parent, really,
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because you want to do your best by your children, and finding out that there's a problem which could have been sorted earlier, but you weren't aware of it, was really hard to handle. children should have an eye test at around three years old, then if a lazy eye is detected vision can still be improved using a combination of glasses and an eye patch to cover the strong eye, forcing the weak eye to work. after the age of seven or eight, it becomes very difficult to treat because the eyes are fully formed. a survey from the association of optometrists found around a quarter of children have never been to an eye test, and around half of parents believe their child will have a full sight test at primary school. that is not always the case. well, it's a bit of a postcode lottery at the moment, with screening being available in some areas, but not universally, across—the—boa rd. amblyopia has few symptoms. parents often don't know there is a problem until it is too late. taking a child for their free eye
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test at around three years of age is key. now it's time for a look at the weather we can cross the newsroom. hi there. a very good afternoon. it is the last day of high temperatures are crossed southern and eastern parts of the country. further north and west things have already started to change. some rain and then some cooler, pressure conditions. in the south east there is a little bit of sunshine. in suffolk. thicker cloud in cheshire. 0utbreaks sunshine. in suffolk. thicker cloud in cheshire. outbreaks of rain. you can see this type of cloud here. it is behind that that we start to get into cooler pressure conditions. there is quite a lot of cool at lying in wait up to the north—west. we will be an ink that in our direction. mixed fortunes in the afternoon. whether font sizing the
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country in two. to the south—east, sunshine. the pitch is 27 degrees and some sunny skies in scotland and northern ireland. here, a cooler, fresher feel. the frontal system makes progress south—eastwards. heavy rain for a time in the south—west, part of the midlands. to the south east, warm and humid night. further north and west, a fresher feel. some spots single digits. in the north—west, more rain because of this cold front. behind that we really opened the door to the cool air. where is the air coming from? a long wait north. it is coming from the arctic. even at this time of year, that will not be one. two weather fronts, this time of year, that will not be one. two weatherfronts, one this time of year, that will not be one. two weather fronts, one across the south east and another one
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moving across scotland and north—west england and wales. a bit of rain. elsewhere, sunshine, heavy showers in the north—west. some of these heavy and thundery. bt, but particularly across the north—west. temperatures will be heading downwards. green colours showing up on our project chart. even towards the south east. 22, 20 three degrees. 15 for glasgow and belfast. by degrees. 15 for glasgow and belfast. by friday all of us are into that cooler air. spoils of sunshine but also showers. in the north—west they could be heavy and thundery. debra jo values, 15 to 19 degrees a touch below what they should be at this time of year. weekend, mixed. sunny spells, some rain at times. days will be cool and the nights decidedly chilly. there could be a
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touch of grass frost in places. that will feel very different. hello, you're watching afternoon live. i'm martine croxall. today at 2pm: intense pressure on president trump as his former lawyer is convicted of violating campaign finance laws, implicating him in criminal behaviour. this is a witchhunt and it's a disgrace. this has nothing to do what they started out, looking for russians involved in our campaign — there were none. it comes as mr trump's former campaign manager paul manafort is found guilty in a separate court for bank and tax fraud. we'll bring you the latest from washington. the trauma of being a victim of a financial scam — coming up on afternoon live, all the sport with 0lly.
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third test all over for england.

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