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today at five — a man who plotted to kill theresa may in a suicide attack has been sentenced to life in prison with a minimum term of 30 years. 21—year—old naa'imur rahman planned to detonate a bomb at downing street and kill the prime minister with a knife or gun. thejudge sentencing him said rahman was a "very dangerous individual" and it was "difficult to predict if he could become de—radicalised." we'll bring you the latest. the other main stories on bbc news at 5pm: an independent review into the deaths of several babies at shrewsbury and telford hospitals trust is to be expanded after more than a dozen further allegations of poor care emerge. the number of people aged 85 and over who need round the clock care in england is projected to double in the next 20 years. bidding farewell to the queen of soul. we'll be live in detroit, where thousands are gathering
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for the funeral of legendary singer aretha franklin. idris elba makes his directorial debut with yardie. we'll hear what anna smith thought of that and the rest of this week's releases in the film review. the funeral of aretha franklin is taking place in her home city of detroit. the singer died earlier this month at the age of 76, from pancreatic cancer.
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faith hill is performing at the moment in front of thousands. and there are many, many performers do on stage there in detroit. stevie wonder among them. and there are former presidents, senators, former senators, who are in the audience as well, as members of the public, of course. the funeral service itself is invitation only but it is still, as you may gauge, a very, very large affair. more from detroit later in the hour.
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a man who plotted to kill theresa may in a suicide attack on downing street has beenjailed for life, with a minimum term of 30 years. naa'imur rahman, who's 21 and from birmingham, was convicted last month of preparing acts of terrorism. he was arrested in november by undercover officers, in a joint police and intelligence services operation. matt cole has been following the case and is at the old bailey. we mentioned the sort of operation that led to his arrest. explain more about what exactly went on with this case. yes, the events which led to today's sentencing all took place a little less than a year ago. naa'imur rahman came to the attention of the security services, who began to engage with him in conversations on the internet. he thought he was talking to is
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supporters and sympathisers. not police officers. he said he wanted to blow himself up next to a gas tanker alongside the palace of westminster so he could achieve nothing less than the death of all the leaders in parliament. he eventually settled on a plot to target downing street in a knife and bomb attack. he wanted to set off explosives at the gate, and to get in and be head prime minister tvs in may. he was introduced to another undercover agent. he did not know that. he said he could provide him with what he thought was a suicide vest. it turned out those were fake devices. he took those but moments after receiving them, he was arrested and then eventually put on trial and in july was convicted
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arrested and then eventually put on trial and injuly was convicted at the old bailey of preparing acts of terrorism. and the minimum terms set is very lengthy. yes, indeed. a life sentence but with a minimum tariff to be served 30 years. no time deducted in fact for the remand he has been on this far. he won't be getting out of prison until 2048. the defence had tried to say to the judge in mitigation that he had been brainwashed by an ankle, an uncle who had been killed in a drone strike whilst fighting for is in syria. however, thejudge said he was satisfied that in fact, naa'imur rahman was a very dangerous man and that it was very difficult to predict whether he would ever be the radicalised. in sentencing, he told him, you should understand the koran isa him, you should understand the koran is a book of peace, that islam is a religion of peace. he told him, you have violated the koran and islam
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and is well, the law of all civilised people. tonight, you're starting a life sentence with a minimum of 30 years to serve. more than a dozen further cases of alleged poor care are to be investigated at an nhs trust where an independent probe is under way into the death of several babies. the department of health ordered an investigation of maternity care at shrewsbury and telford nhs trust. the review team is looking at cases including the death of babies and mothers, and brain injuries. now other families have raised concerns about treatment at the trust. 0ur correspondent richard galpin is with me. explain a little bit more about all of this because there is an investigation already under way. yes, that's right. it dates back to last year, that is whenjeremy hunt ordered an investigation into maternity care at the hospital trust and that was following the deaths of
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and that was following the deaths of a number of babies. in fact, there we re a number of babies. in fact, there were seven deaths between 2014 and 2016, which were later deemed to have been avoidable. with a failure to monitor the babies' hearts a contributing factor in five of those cases. the independent review was originally asked to look at 23 cases. the bbc now understands the number has increased by at least eight doesn't, after families number has increased by at least eight doesn't, afterfamilies have come forward —— a dozen. they include injuries to the brain. we have already had reaction from one woman who was baby died at the hospital trust three years ago. woman who was baby died at the hospital trust three years agom makes you angry. all these parents are still going through the same thing i went through three years ago. and it is still happening now. they have said that changes have been made. and promises. but at the moment, we are failing to see anything. that isjust one person's
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experience. what is the trust itself saying today? they have put out a strong statement, strongly denying there are any more cases which have 110w there are any more cases which have now come to light which were not already known about. and in a statement, the chief executive said we ta ke statement, the chief executive said we take our responsibilities in reviewing these cases very seriously. richard, many thanks for now. as we were saying at the start of the hour, the funeral of aretha franklin is taking place in her home city of detroit. the singer died earlier this month at the age of 76, from pancreatic cancer.
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the service began in the last hour and is estimated to last for five hours with performances from stevie wonder and ariana grande. nada tawfik is live outside the greater grace temple in detroit for us. this is of course aretha franklin ‘s home city. they hold her very dear and this long funeral service is really designed to reflect that. and already, the service is running an hour and already, the service is running an hourand a already, the service is running an hour and a half behind because of their desire to get everybody in. people still trying as you can see behind me to make their way into the service but certainly, this was a huge task that the family and the city of detroit undertook, trying to figure out how to best on aretha franklin because the singer herself
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did not give any final instructions of how she wanted to be honoured. and so far we have seen musical tributes from the country music star faith hill, the entire greater grace temple stood up and you could feel the power in that moment in the church and we have also heard very powerful prayers from some of the pastors who have come here to speak about her. i want to give you a bit ofa about her. i want to give you a bit of a flavour from what one pastor said. he said, she touched hopes and presidents, she was pure in heart. just some of the phrase is being used to describe aretha franklin. 0ver used to describe aretha franklin. over the next several hours, we will hear from over the next several hours, we will hearfrom president over the next several hours, we will hear from president clinton, over the next several hours, we will hearfrom president clinton, smokey robinson and stevie wonder. all of this just reflecting her roots in the church but also her life as a civil rights activist and a strong proponent of women's rights, who really changed american culture. thank you very much. and we may well
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have more from detroit over the course of the hour. a new study suggests that the number of people aged 85 and over who need round the clock care in england, will double in the next 20 years. researchers from newcastle university are warning that relying on unpaid, informal carers, such as family members, isn't a long—term solution. the government says adult social care reforms will be unveiled this autumn. here's our social affairs correspondent, alison holt. we are living longer and more of us will need help in our old age. today's research spells out the pressures that brings. the number of people in their mid—80s with complex health problems who need 24—hour a day support will double within two decades. researchers calculate by 2035, there will be nearly half a million people aged 85 and over who need round—the—clock care. overall in the 65 plus age group, more than 1 million will require that high level of support. the report warns health and care services will have to adapt,
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because families will struggle. it is going to be more difficult forfamilies because women are working, women are the predominant carers, women are having to work longer, they are taking retirement later. just at that age, they will have maybe an 85—year—old parent who they will have to care for and sometimes, two parents they will have to care for. i think the thing that will make a difference is some clear leadership from government. we've had 20 years of talking and discussing the question, what we need now are years of leadership in which we craft a solution. what i want to see is an innovative green paper, i want to see something that has clear milestones, i want to see some timelines and budgets. above all, i want to see government embracing innovative new ways of delivering care and support. the government says it will set out its plans for the future funding
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of care services this autumn and that it aims to meet the challenge of a growing ageing population head—on. john mcgrath is a gp in london. he's also currently working in a hospital, assesing the ways primary and secondary services care for people who are elderly or frail. this is very mature area of speciality. when you hear research like this that talks about the really rapid rise that we are going to see, the big increase we are going to see in the next 20 years, that presumably as no surprise to you? not at all. i guess as a gp, it is nice not to be a specialist in one thing but a generalist about many different things and from my experience of working both as a gp and in london but also in a hospital
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is that the patients i am seeing are getting older, they are living longer lives with more medical problems and that is leading to increased competition is as people age and the burden on the care sector is absolutely intense. and when you are in hospitals, do you see consistently older people who are actually well enough to be discharged but they cannot be because there is nowhere next for them to go? is that really happening as much as we all feel it is? it is really happening and that is the story that gets told very often. i think there is a concept that people, hospitals feel under pressure to not admit people to hospital because of the bed pressures . hospital because of the bed pressures. 0r hospital because of the bed pressures. or to discharge people quickly, perhaps even before they are medically well. i don't think thatis are medically well. i don't think that is the case. i think hospitals are very good at looking people until they are medically well. when they are well, they have difficulty discharging them because of the lack of provision of care. and the
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government says it is going to unveil more proposals this autumn, precisely about that area. what would you as a medical doctor want to see them say? what is not working right now that they need to improve? i would like to see recognition of the differences we are talking about. one is something that we call multi—mobility. people with more than one condition. but the second issueis than one condition. but the second issue is frailty, which is a balance, a dynamic balance, and in balance, a dynamic balance, and in balance of not just balance, a dynamic balance, and in balance of notjust medical problems but social and environmental, psychological, mental health, support services around and when those services get out of balance, thatis those services get out of balance, that is what we call in the medical profession frailty. but those services, could they with enough resources , services, could they with enough resources, enough people, still go back and live in their own home? they need people coming to help
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them? should we be talking more about that? i don't want to be another doctor asking for more money, that is a boring story to tell. what we should be talking about is what works is small teams of real people invested in their local community, working in an integrated manner to care for people that they know. i think what does not work particularly well is the current structure in many boroughs of london and nationwide, whether it is -- of london and nationwide, whether it is —— where there is this great disconnect between the sectors and cou ntless disconnect between the sectors and countless wasted hours of people and clinicians‘ time organising care packages or community therapists at home and what the geriatric society published in their policy paper this week is about what bad policy looks like for the next ten years and predicting into the future. when you are trying to do that as a gp, that isa are trying to do that as a gp, that is a waste of your valuable time. think what else you could be doing. you are saying the health care immediate sign of it is not... it is very difficult to talk to the social
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ca re very difficult to talk to the social care side or there are not enough human beings on the social care site? i think it is both. human beings on the social care site? ithink it is both. it is amazing when you talk to people in the community how much that is happening. how much that is —— little that is recognised that the minute. families are doing an absolutely wonderful job for people. what this is that he talks about is when the oldest, over 85, when we get to 2035, they are saying 50% people are going to require assistance to get out of bed, go the bathroom, looking after themselves. we are either asking families to ta ke we are either asking families to take that on all we need to support that, using a formal social care structure. that is what we are being challenged to do. we have known about it before but now we have another study to prove it and we could plan for it because we know about it and now we need to fund it. yes, thank you very much. very interesting to hear your perspective. the headlines on bbc news:
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a 21—year—old man who plotted to kill the prime minister in a suicide attack has been sentenced to life in prison with a minimum term of 30 years. an independent review into the death of several babies at shrewsbury and telford hospitals trust is to be expanded, after more than a dozen further allegations of poor care. and thousands of people are gathering in detroit for the funeral of legendary soul singer aretha franklin. in the sport, india are 230 549 on day two of the fourth test, trailing england by 11 runs in southampton. jose mourinho claims he is still one of the best managers in the world as he faces questions about his future at manchester united. usain bolt makes his footballing debut as the superstar comes off the bench in a friendly for the central coast mariners in australia. veteran mp frank field,
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who quit the parliamentary labour party last night, says he‘s considering triggering a by—election in his constituency of birkenhead. mr field has described labour as a "force for anti—semitism" and says his local constituency party is now governed by a culture of intolerance, nastiness and intimidation. allies ofjeremy corbyn have accused him of making grotesque slurs. 0ur political correspondent, chris mason, reports. i was delighted to be us... this was frank field in parliament in 1992. even back then he had already been an mp for over a decade. the word maverick could have been invented to describe him. he‘s long been very independent minded, and now having walked out of the parliamentary labour party, he is considering whether to trigger a by—election in his constituency merseyside. a big mega step i havejust taken. i am trying to recover from that.
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over the next weeks and months, i will obviously be thinking about that and consulting with people. getting a response as i walk around birkenhead and see what people say. the feed in so far does not suggest there is any demand for that but that‘s what it may obviously come to. it might not happen but imagine it did, a by—election featuring frank field, an mp for birkenhead and nearly 40 years, against the labour party. the very divisions at the heart of labour crystallised in a single context. plenty in mr field‘s local party came on merseyside are irritated at his full throated support the brexit, including voting but a weak government in a hung parliament. but this constituency as a whole back brexit. frank field also said labour displayed in tolerance and nastiness and was a party where anti—semitism is more than tolerated. he‘s obviously lost the confidence
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of his members, and he‘s now getting his excuses in, it seems to me, and throwing around grotesque slurs which have no basis in reality. that‘s a very regrettable end, i think, to frank‘s career. the question is how many could follow and walk out of the parliamentary party. i shall be staying and fighting. i shall fight to the last and the end. there is a danger others will say, i've had enough, i'm not taking any more of this. why should i be putting myself through this? there is a danger. if this isn't sorted, others will go. therefore, sort it, labour leadership, and sort it very quickly. one thing is certain. shami and chatty, tea and a sandwich. don‘t expect to see this this
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again any time soon. the brexit secretary, dominic raab, says he‘s stubbornly optimistic that a deal can be made on britain‘s departure from the eu, if both sides grasp the opportunity. mr raab was speaking after talks with the eu‘s chief negotiator, michel barnier in brussels. the two sides remain deadlocked on issues such as the irish border, but mr raab insisted they were close to agreement. and finally, ladies and gentlemen, just a reminder about ireland and northern ireland. now, we must have a detailed backstop solution, which is legally operational in the withdrawal agreement. the prime minister committed herself to this,
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as have all the leaders of european union institutions, parliament for example. it is a matter of some urgency. we have to work on drafting and operational backstop and for that, i have asked dominic and his tea m that, i have asked dominic and his team to give it a certain amount of data which is necessary for the technical work which we need now on the —— on how the necessary controls and checks take place. this backstop is critical. it is essential to conclude the negotiations because as isaid, conclude the negotiations because as i said, with no backstop, there will be no agreement. we must remember that beyond brussels or the westminster village, the politicians and civil servants involved in working things through, there are real people affected by there are real people affected by the trade negotiations, whether it is the jobs, the livelihoods of uk
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firms and uk workers, or the jobs and livelihoods of european workers. and we have got to be really ambitious for all of them in this negotiation. we remain committed to accelerating and intensifying our negotiations. i think we have done well on the substance. there is a good dynamic between the two teams. we have committed to the october counsel. we are committed to resolving the deal by then. ultimately, on my side, i am stubbornly optimistic that a deal is within our reach, if both sides grasp the opportunity. that was dominic raab, the brexit secretary. before that, michel barnier. that was at the joint news conference after their talks in brussels. west midlands police have arrested a man in connection with the fatal stabbing of two women in solihull. 21—year—old janbaz tarin was arrested in the sparkhill area of the city last night. raneem oudeh and her mother khaola saleem were attacked at ms saleem‘s home on bank holiday monday. let‘s take a look at some of
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the other stories making the news. homebase has secured the approval of its creditors to close 42 of its stores — putting 1500 jobs at risk. the company said the move would give it a platform to turn the business around and return to profitability. it also staves off the immediate threat of administration. coca—cola is to buy the uk‘s biggest coffee chain, costa, in a deal worth nearly £3.9 billion. whitbread who own the chain will now focus on its premier inn busines, while coca cola said it planned to make costa into a global brand. the competition watchdog has launched legal action against online ticket reseller viagogo over concerns it is breaking consumer protection law. the regulator issued warnings to the big four secondary ticket sites at the end of last year. it now says viagogo has failed to make the required changes to its business model. the funeral of aretha franklin
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is taking place in her home city of detroit. the singer died earlier this month at the age of 76, from pancreatic cancer. ariana grande is performing at the moment. one of quite a number of performers who have been influenced by her, inspired by your aretha franklin, performing there for hundreds of invited guests. well, that is of course one of aretha franklin ‘s most well—known tracks. a glorious song. that is performed in tribute by ariana grande and when you looked at who was sitting in the front row behind her comic reminds you of the magnitude of this. jesse jackson and bill clinton right behind her.
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when i saw ariana grande on the programme. . . when i saw ariana grande on the programme... girl, let me give you all your respect. she is an icon herself. one of the greatest voices... more from detroit to come. as we have said, it is scheduled to last really quite a few hours. sometimes quite ha rd to quite a few hours. sometimes quite hard to remember, watching that over the last couple of hours, that it is indeed a funeral service, but it is a very special way of remembering aretha franklin, who died earlier this month at the age of 76. more from detroit to come. plenty more coming up in the next
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half—hour including a feed film review but now we can catch up with the weather. hello. friday means the weekend is upon us and today started ona weekend is upon us and today started on a chilly note with a touch of frost across parts of scotland but coming into the weekend, temperatures will be climbing. largely dry, although sonnenschein amounts will vary. tonight cloud thickening up in parts of northern ireland, scotland and the north—west bring some rain and drizzle. slightly more persistent rain across the northern isles but clear spells elsewhere. tomorrow a lot of cloud in western areas. some spots of drizzle. north—east scotland and central and eastern england,
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sunshine through the day lifting temperatures to 23—24 and in belfast, 20. parts of scotland up to 19. southern areas looking warm on sunday. rain in the north—west moving south—east on monday. this is bbc news. the headlines... a 21—year—old man who plotted to kill theresa may has been sentenced to life in prison with a minimum term of 30 years. naa‘imur rahman planned to detonate a bomb in downing street and kill the prime minister with a knife or gun. an independent review into the death of several babies at shrewsbury and telford hospitals trust is to be expanded, after more than a dozen further allegations of poor care. the department of health is investigating cases which include the deaths of both babies and mothers, and brain injuries. and thousands of people are gathering in detroit
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for the funeral of aretha franklin. the legendary soul singer died at the age of 76 earlier this month. time to catch up with the latest sport. hello. good evening, we‘re starting with cricket and the 4th test between england and india is turning into a fascinating game in southampton. after day one‘s disappointment for england‘s batsmen — india are looking similarly vulnerable at 241—9 and england were bowled out for only 246 yesterday, but stuart broad struck twice in the morning session. india stabilised though and were going along well until sam curran took the key wicket of virat kohli. the biggest impact came from moeen ali. he‘s been brought back into the team for this test and has ripped through the indian batsmen, taking five wickets. india have just edged past england‘s first innings total,
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thanks largely to a century from cheteshwar pujara. he‘s still in on 110 — india are 245—9. india are 247—9. jose mourinho is making headlines again — this time telling reporters that he‘ll still be "one of the greatest managers in the world" even if he doesn‘t win the premier league with manchester united. mourinho was being questioned about his side‘s poor start to the season. united play burnley on sunday. i am the only manager in the world that won italy, spain and england. and by winning eight titles, not small titles, not small countries, eight proper titles, my second position last season is one of my greatest achievements in football. wales and england‘s women meet tonight in a crucial world cup qualifier. a win for either side will assure them of a spot in france next year. wales are a point ahead of england in group 1, having played one game more.
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england boss phil neville says his side will "have to be at their best" to win the game. when the sides met earlier in the qualiftying the game ended goalless. and, you can follow the game across the bbc, with live coverage on bbc two starting from half past seven. fernando alonso says formula one is "too predictable" and a sport in which "only two teams can win". the two—time world champion is retiring at the end of the season after 17 years of racing. in an exclusive interview with the bbc alonso said he would stay in the sport if he had a winning car — but wouldn‘t enjoy it as much as racing in another series. isaid i said formula 1 is too predictable. i also heard and read i stopped formula 1 because i‘m not competitive, which is partly true. ifi competitive, which is partly true. if i were winning all the races i would continue. but it is true as
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well i would continue maybe not having the same fun i find somewhere else. formula 1 is a little too predictable now. the world‘s fastest man — usain bolt — has taken another step towards playing professional football. the retired athlete, who holds the record for the 100 and 200 metres, came on as a sub for the australian a league side the central coast mariners in a pre—season friendly. he‘s hoping to impress enough to get a deal ahead of the new season — however he was unable to take this chance — ironically hejust wasnt quick enough. that‘s all the sport for now. you can find more on all those stories on the bbc sport website. that's bbc. a memorial service has been taking place on capitol hill in washington dc for the republican senatorjohn mccain,
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who died on saturday aged 81. both republican and democratic senate leaders laid a wreath in the rotunda of the us capitol, where his body is now lying in state. the vice president, mike pence, spoke on behalf of the white house. in the long history of our nation only 30 americans have lain in state here in the united states capitol rotunda. today, as a reflection of the esteem in which his colleagues and our country hold him, senator john mccainjoins those and our country hold him, senator john mccain joins those ranks. and our country hold him, senator john mccainjoins those ranks. the son and grandson of 4—star admirals. john came from a family that prized military service. he entered the us naval academy at 17 years old. his service as a naval aviator took
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around the world and to the war in vietnam. was there on his 23rd bombing run, thatjohn was shot down and captured. refusing early release for the sake of his comrades, he endured five and a half years of confinement and torture. then, as now, americans marvelled at the iron will ofjohn mccain. but captivity did not diminish his sense of calling. all his commitment to mission. as he would later say, i fell in love with my country when i was a prisoner in someone else‘s. and after he made it home, john traded service in the uniform of the united states for service in
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congress, exchanging the rank of captain for congressman and later senator. for 35 years, john served in these very halls under this very dome. and he fought for what he believed in. in my years in congress, and as vice president, we did not always agree either. and he almost always noticed. but his support for limited government, tax reform and our armed forces sean lee left our nation more prosperous and more secure, and he will be missed. vice president mike pence talking about senatorjohn mccain. the formalfuneral about senatorjohn mccain. the formal funeral service will be held tomorrow for senator mccain, but, tellingly, donald trump not at the
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events in the rotunda today. that is why the vice president mike pence gave that address. we will return to detroit because today of course as we have reflected is the funeral of aretha franklin and the reverend al sharpton has been talking to the congregation. i am told he has started to read a letter from barack obama. the example she set as an artist and citizen, she embodied those most revered virtues of forgiveness and reconciliation, while the music she made captured some of our people‘s human desires, namely affection and respect and through her own voice, she lifted those of millions, empowering and inspiring the vulnerable,
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downtrodden, and everyone who may have just needed a little love. aretha truly was one of a kind and as we paid tribute, we will be saying a little prayer for you are thinking of all her loved ones in the days and weeks to come. sincerely, barack obama, 44th president of the united states. cheering please receive motown great, mr smokey robinson. at levi stubbs‘ funeral here, he had motown artists to come and stand the casket. i saw grey hair and no hair
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andi casket. i saw grey hair and no hair and i kept looking at them. and looking at smokey. i said, i want what you are drinking and eating! give smokey hand. idid not i did not know where you were going with that! laughter at eight years old, i am playing with my neighbourhood friends. we are shooting marbles because it was ina we are shooting marbles because it was in a time when kids were able to play outside, you know? i do not know if the boys know what that is any more. richard ross, another friend came around. he had a new guy
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with him. he said this is cecil. like boys do, we started playing and after awhile, we went around to cecil mull's new house because he had just —— cecil's new house.|j cecil mull's new house because he had just -- cecil's new house. i am seeing stuff i have never seen. it is not like my house. if somebody broke into my house, they better be bringing something! laughter we are walking around the house and i hear music, the piano being played. and this voice sounds like a little girl singing. ilooked and this voice sounds like a little girl singing. i looked in the room andl girl singing. i looked in the room and i see you, and you were there and i see you, and you were there and you were singing and that was my first meeting and my first sight of you. from that moment on, almost we
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have been so, so close, and so tight. | have been so, so close, and so tight. i did have been so, so close, and so tight. i did not know, especially this soon, i was going to have to say goodbye to you, farewell, whatever we say, everybody, all the people i mentioned earlier. have passed on and gone. we talked about it many times how we were the two left out of our neighbourhood friends, the longest ones. the only two left, but we were the longest ones. now my longest friend has gone home and you are going to be with our father like we all have to do. i know you are celebrating with your family and our neighbourhood friends who have gone, and you will be one of the featured voices in the choir of the featured voices in the choir of angels, because, you know, you
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would have to be. applause i also know, i have been watching the celebration of your life from everywhere. i have been doing interviews from everywhere, from all over the world. the last i did was from brazil. and the station i was talking on covered all of south america, so the world is celebrating you and the world is mourning you and the world is going to miss you. i know that i am going to miss you so i know that i am going to miss you so much, because i miss our talks, and we would talk for hours, just talking about anything we wanted to talking about anything we wanted to talk about, or nothing. the last conversation we had, you were telling me you were going to do your
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movie and you wanted to know who i wanted to play me. laughter we will have to leave that ceremony into trite but as we have said, it will run for quite some time so we will have more from detroit through the afternoon and evening. you may have spotted jesse jackson, bill clinton, in the front row and those gentlemen and many others are yet to speak, so there is some way to go in the funeral of aretha franklin and that was smokey robinson. the headlines on bbc news... a 21—year—old man who plotted to kill the prime minister
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