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this is bbc news i'm rachel schofield. the headlines at eight. labour agrees a new code on anti—semitism in a bid to end the controversy that's engulfed the party. it was critical today that we reassure the jewish community, and we are in complete solidarity with the concerns they've raised over the last few months. police ask social media companies for instant access to accounts — after a man suspected of murdering 13—year—old lucy mchugh refused to reveal his facebook password. one of the strongest typhoons to hit japan in 25 years has claimed several lives, and injured over 160. and how old is your heart? the new online test which is supposed to tell you your risk of having heart problems. also coming up, going to extreme lengths to battle hair loss. as more and more men opt
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for hair transplants — we report from turkey where thousands are travelling every year to have the operation done more cheaply. scotland qualify for the women's world cup finals for the first time ever. they sealed their place with a dramatic 2—1 victory over albania. wei good evening. labour's ruling national executive committee has agreed to adopt in full an internatioanl definition of anti—semitism. but they also issued a statement aimed at protecting freedom of speech on israel and the rights of palestinians. it's an issue that has split the party and led to intense criticism ofjeremy corbyn‘s leadership. as talks began, protesters demonstrated outside the party's headquarters in london. our political editor, laura kenssberg reports. hours before the meeting began...
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months after the anguish started. shouting outside gave little hope that labour inside would find a way through. jeremy has been at the forefront of fighting all forms of racism. all of his life. what people really mean is that he has taken the side of supporting palestinian rights. the nec have engaged in a shocking display of content against the british jewish community. that upset because labour would not completely accept a standard way of describing racism towards deuce. ——jews. one activist was
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clapped on his way in. a file alleging anti—semitism was even handed to the police. jeremy corbyn was bundled into the back, avoiding questions, his deputy though, looking for a change of stance. i am hoping that we can adopt the ihra definition today. and hope that is the start of the journey every building cost. do you think it is going to happen? i've not seen any papers yet. what was on paper was precisely about heart of the dispute. the international definition says it is anti—semitic to claim the existence of israel is a racist endeavour. but labour's version was, they said, to protect free speech, to discuss the circumstances of the israeli state's foundation is a legitimate part of modern political discourse. after hours of discussion, the party agreed to move, accepting the whole definition but with a statement alongside.
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jeremy corbyn and allegiance of his supporters on the left have been long—time critics of israel and one of the freedom to do so as they saw fit. but rejecting the widely agreed definition of anti—semitism was seen by many mps and much of thejewish community as a tolerating racism towards them. this long and bruising i’ow towards them. this long and bruising row has been about where you draw the line. a line that labour admits has been crossed sometimes, provoking fear and pain from any truth —— jewish provoking fear and pain from any truth ——jewish people. provoking fear and pain from any truth -- jewish people. we are a party that prides itself on our values of equality, equality for all and antiracism and if we are serious about those values we need to put them into practice. sounded simple, but for labour underjeremy corbyn it's been anything but. let's now speak to a labour mp and
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oui’ let's now speak to a labour mp and our westminster studio. good evening to you. let's speak now to the labour mp, dame louise ellman — who is vice—president of thejewish leadership council. how do you feel about what has been agreed today? i'm very concerned that this situation is far from resolved. yes, the national executive committee accepted the international definition on anti—semitism with its examples in full, but the labour party that issue —— then issued an additional statement which drew into question one of the very key points of that. it said that accepting that definition in no way whatsoever change is the right to criticise israel, but in that definition it is not acceptable to say israelis and nazis so on the one hand the party says they accept the international definition and on the other opening up definition and on the other opening up the possibility of undermining it and i'm concerned and i think it's a
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great shame that definition was not accepted as it is in full without any count of caveat attached to it. and yet colleagues of yours in the party have said those caveats were necessary because they wanted to make sure there was reagan of speech for people who wanted to criticise the israeli leadership for example, benjamin netanyahu, and wanted to protect palestinian rights but you would dispute that? there is nothing wrong in criticising the present government of israel or any other government of israel or any other government of israel or any other government of israel, and the international definition of anti—semitism makes that very clear. it states very clearly that criticism of the government of israel and any other government is not anti—semitic. that is part of the definition. why did the labour party need to issue an additional statement saying that freedom to criticise would not be changed in any way whatsoever? i find that very troubling, and really this matter should have been resolved today. i'm now afraid it is still going to be
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very, very controversial. now afraid it is still going to be very, very controversiallj now afraid it is still going to be very, very controversial. i invite you to answer your own question. what is your take on why the labour party has chosen to do that? the people who made that statement, and i'm not clear if the national executive voted on that statement or if it was put out separately by the party itself, perhaps by the leader of the party and i would like some clarification on that. the national executive wanted the full definition accepted, the party statement started to say that it would be in practice possible to say israelis and nazis and it would be ok and the international definition says it is not acceptable at all. in addition to all of this, there now is to be a further consultation and there is such a low level of trust i'm not sure how that consultation is going to go. let's hope this is heading in the right place. after a summer which has been so divisive for your party and hearing from you now that you are essentially saying as yet you are essentially saying as yet you are essentially saying as yet you are not sure a line has been drawn under this, where does this leave the party going forward
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specifically the leadership of jeremy corbyn? according to these state m e nts jeremy corbyn? according to these statements the labour party there are to be further consultations, and i don't quite know how those will be conducted. it is a shame a line could not be brought under the definition at least today. i hope he can be resolved, but accepting that definition is a very important stage, but not the only thing that's to be done and dealing with the allegations of anti—semitism as they have been lying around so long in the labour party must be the next step. also with growing threats of action against people who have spoken out about their concerns on the party's failure to deal with this very great evil. on the second of my two point thatjeremy corbyn‘s leadership have come in for a great deal of criticism, a spite —— a party split essentially many people think he has not been able to adjust any of the big issues for the summer and so tied up with this and has left him very weekend. and so tied up with this and has left him very weekendlj and so tied up with this and has left him very weekend. i think strong leadership would have recognised that there was a problem, the position of anti—semitism in the party was not going away, it should
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now and even today it has not been resolved. thank you very much indeed. and we'll find out how this story — and many others — are covered in tomorrow's front pages at 10:40 and 11:30 this evening in the papers. our guests joining me tonight are kevin schofield, editor of politicshome, and the talkradio presenter, daisy mcandrew. the metropolitan police commissioner, cressida dick, says social media companies should hand over "vital evidence" connected to criminal investigations within minutes of it being requested. it comes after hampshire police were unable to access the facebook account of the man suspected of murdering a 13—year—old girl in southampton in july, because he wouldn't give them his password. facebook says there are well—established legal mechanisms that police follow to obtain such information. but officers say it takes far too long. duncan kennedy reports. it's ok to grieve and be upset. for pupils at lucy's school
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in southampton, the excitement of the first day of term was mingled with the sadness of her death. in a special assembly, they remembered her and listened as the headteacher spoke of lucy's irrepressible personality, and how her loss had touched everyone. it is ok to cry. i've cried. a lot. it's ok to feel sad. it's ok to feel down. lucy, who was 13, was seen in this security footage the day she disappeared in july. her body was later found in woodland next to a park in southampton. she had been stabbed. police arrested a man called steven alan nicholson on suspicion of murder. he was not charged, and was later given bail. but last friday at southampton crown court, he was jailed for 1h months for failing to give the police the password to his facebook account. he had pleaded guilty to breaking
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a law, calling on people to disclose passwords in a police investigation. today the head of the metropolitan police said companies like facebook should unlock these accounts much more quickly. law enforcement in the uk ought to be able to have vital evidence which might bring somebody to justice. within minutes rather than through some protracted process? absolutely, but there are complex practical things for them and legal things for them, which i do respect. and lucy's mother agrees with that, saying facebook should unlock this account and hand over the details to the police. stacey white says it will be easy for them to do so, and that all she wants is justice for her daughter. but facebook says it is bound by a legal agreement between the united states and britain governing access to its data, and says it can't just bypass the system. 0ne former facebook executive says the agreement is out of date. i think it's absolutely not fit for purpose.
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this procedure for exchanging criminal information was built for exchanging information on drug traffickers and fugitives. it was built before the internet age. the police say they have other lines of inquiry whilst access to the facebook account is resolved, and say they need every tool possible when investigating the most serious of crimes. duncan kennedy, bbc news, in southampton. just a very short piece of breaking news coming to us out of the states this evening, specifically from the los angeles district attorney concerning the case of actor house of cards after kevin spacey. the district attorney in la saying that they will not be prosecuting kevin spacey on the 1992 sexual assault accusation due to the statute of limitations. just one line of information from the da in los angeles saying that there'll be no
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prosecution for kevin spacey concerning that accusation which dates back to 1992 because the statute of limitations, meaning therefore it was so long ago that therefore it was so long ago that there are legal issues with that. find out a little bit more for you if we can. the chief executive of tsb, paul pester, has resigned with immediate effect five months after a failed computer upgrade affected up to 2 million online banking customers. mr pester will receive a payout of around £1.7 million. the ticket reseller viagogo is suing musician ed sheeran‘s promoter stuart galbraith for an alleged multi—million pound fraud. it's claimed that galbraith's company kili—mijaro live, set up fake viagogo stalls at music venues where customers were told they had to buy new tickets. the move is the latest in a long running fued between artists and promoters on the one hand and ticket resellers on the other. japan has been hit by the strongest typhoon in 25 years with winds of up
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to 135 miles an hour. more than a million people have been told to leave their homes. the typhoon struck afterjapan‘s summer of extreme weather, with flooding that killed more than 200, and the highest—ever recorded temperature. robin brant reports. screaming. japan knew that this storm was coming, but some were still caught out and had a very lucky escape from the torrent of water below. typhoonjebi is the strongest to hitjapan in 25 years. in the worst hit area, around 0saka, the damage is widespread. down there, on the left, you can just about make out a runway. the rest of kansai international airport is underwater. but 3,000 passengers have nowhere to go. the bridge thatjoins the airport and the mainland has been damaged. a ship was repeatedly blown into the columns and roadway. the storm surge caused fires that
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destroyed dozens of cars waiting to be shipped abroad. others were battered by the winds that reached 135 mph. typhoons and serious storms are not unusual injapan, but more than1 million people have been advised to leave their homes as jebi approached. the prime minister, shinzo abe, warned them to take action to protect your lives. those who left now have to wait for the damage reports. this is a country well prepared for extreme conditions. but 2018 has been hard so far. japan achieved its highest—ever recorded temperature this summer. that, after severe flooding killed more than 200 people earlier in the year. robin brant, bbc news. international experts have tonight formally agreed with police in the uk that the toxic chemical which left one person dead in wiltshire in june, was the same nerve agent used to poison the former russian spy sergei skripal and his daughter yulia.
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dawn sturgess and charlie rowley fell ill after being exposed to a perfume bottle contaminated with what the organisation for the prohibition of chemical weapons says was novichock. ms sturgess died in hospital on the 9th ofjuly and a murder inquiry has been launched. excerpts from a ?new book about donald trump s white house by the author who helped bring down president nixon have been released this evening. according to bob woodward's account called fear ? trump in the white house, the president s most senior staff see him as a childish liability who needs constant day to day management. 0ur north america correspondent nick bryant is in washington. first of all i should say that bob woodward is one of washington's most highly—respected journalist, a reputation he established during watergate with his work alongside carl bernstein in bringing down richard nixon. this is an extraordinarily explosive book. he describes a white house in chaos, a west wing suffering from a nervous breakdown,
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an administrative coup d'etat, as he puts it, where aides would simply hide pieces of paper that the president wanted to sign to stop him committing to policies that would damage america. and listen to these quotes from the white house chief of staffjohn kelly, who describes donald trump as "unhinged." "he's an idiot, it's pointless to try to convince him of anything. he's gone off the rails. we are in crazy town. i don't even know why any of us are here, this is the worstjob i've ever had." and here is donald trump's withering assessment of his attorney generaljeff sessions. "this guy is mentally retarded," he says. "he's this dumb southerner." now given bob woodward's standing in washington, sophie, this is going to be hard to write off as fake news. indeed, this feels like real, authentic history. nick bryant speaking to sophie raworth a little earlier. time to look at the headlines on bbc news.
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labour agrees a new code on anti—semitism in a bid to end the controversy that's engulfed the party. police ask social media companies for instant access to accounts — after a man suspected of murdering 13—year—old lucy mchugh refused to reveal his facebook password. one of the strongest typhoons to hit japan in 25 years has claimed several lives, and injured over 160. more to come on all of those stores but first time for sport. scotland's women have reached the world cup finals for the first time in their history after her victory in their final qualifier in albania. the wind alone was not enough, the scots result needed to better switzerland's over poland to gain automatic qualification. patrick geary was watching. could this be
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the team to make scottish sporting history? a question they can only a nswer history? a question they can only answer in part. qualification for a first women's world cup would depend ona first women's world cup would depend on a result in poland, scotland can only affect things in albania. to that end this was a good start. kim little, a former bbc world player of the year1—0. 5a little, a former bbc world player of the year 1—0. 5a ranking places separate besides, a gap almost as big as the one aaron peppard picked out but she and jane ross running to albania's goalkeeper making a busy yet brilliant debut. still the rivals switzerland being held by poland, scotland comfortable, it only takes a moment. that belonged toa only takes a moment. that belonged to a albania's nagy, 1—1, back to square to a albania's nagy, 1—1, back to square one. to a albania's nagy, 1—1, back to square one. still no scoring in poland was colin gold might still no scoring in poland." my soul take them through. for a moment it seemed ina them through. for a moment it seemed in a mitchell had in the agony went on. a nation with its share of footballing near misses would fear the worst, the time for clear, firm had like that of jane ross. the worst, the time for clear, firm had like that ofjane ross. the the worst, the time for clear, firm had like that of jane ross. the girl from the isle of butte la scala in
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en route to the world cup, but tension remained as is with school could change it all. it never came. this is the moment all the waiting and all the work delivered, daily history. and the former scotland strikerjulie fleeting feels this could be a big moment for the women's game and got wind. women's foot ball women's game and got wind. women's football is growing all the time, and the fact that we are now getting success and the fact that we are now getting success in the women's team just helps that growth, a gives young girls and players the opportunity to watch role models playing at the very highest level —— it gives. there has been a huge growth in the game since it went to the first finals and going to the euros, and it now again we will hopefully see a knock on effect. july one colin as theyjoin england knock on effect. july one colin as they join england and knock on effect. july one colin as theyjoin england and france but european champions the netherlands will have to qualify the hard way by the playoffs. england had already qualified, but finished in style with a 6—0 victory over kazakhstan.
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the lioness is 2—0 up by the interval thanks to a penalty and this strike by rachel daley. they went upa this strike by rachel daley. they went up a gear in the second half with izzy christiansen, lucy staniforth, meat and was the bronze of finding the target. —— lucy bronze finding the target. adam lalla na has pulled bronze finding the target. adam lallana has pulled out of the england squad for the upcoming matches against spain and switzerland due to a groin strain. he is returned to liverpool for treatment, but fulham goalkeeper marcus bent nally has been called up to bolster the squad meeting that england now have four keepers in their party. meanwhile, manchester united defender luke shaw has been speaking about changes he's been going through to win his place back for cloud and country. notjust on the pitch, but off the pitch i have matured. i've grown up and you can
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say i've gone from startup may be a kid to a man now, and i know what i need to do to push myself and i want to play for manchester united and obviously i want to stay there and obviously i want to stay there and obviously fight for my place and prove my worth to the team and obviously i want to try and do the same here now and give gareth bale a headache to select and give him different choices from what i can show i can do. different choices from what i can showl can do. it different choices from what i can show i can do. it has been a shock in the women's tour at the us open with last year's champion suffering defeat in the quarterfinals. she was beaten in straight sets by 19th seed anastasia becoming the first latvian woman to make the semifinals at the us open. john is there is currently taking on alexandre del potro for a place in the last four. we will have more for you on that in sports day at half past ten. thank you very
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much. people over 30 are being asked to take an online test to find out the age of their heart and find out if they're more likely to suffer a heart attack or stroke. public health england says 80% of heart attacks and strokes in people under 75 could be prevented by living healthier lifestyles. 0ur health correspondent sophie hutchinson reports. how healthy is your heart? sta rt. taking the test to find outjust how old her heart is, jag jadda agreed to do public health england's quick online questionnaire. have you ever received blood pressure treatment? no. it's for people aged over 30. it asks 16 questions about health and lifestyle in order to estimate heart health by calculating its age. that's horrific! it says that your heart is 51 years old. no! but i'm 49! but jag isn't alone. of the 2 million who've already taken the test,
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78% had a heart age older than their actual age. of those, 34% had hearts more than five years older, and 14% had a heart age at least ten years above their age. have you had a relative under 60 told they have cardiovascular disease? not currently, but my father died of heart disease at the age of 57. so do put yes. it says your heart is 69. yes. and how old are you? i'm 58. is that a little bit upsetting? it's very upsetting, but how does it know that? how does it work that out? well, public health england has stressed the test doesn't give a medical diagnosis. there are no questions about alcohol consumption or exercise, and if a person doesn't know their cholesterol or blood pressure, a national average is applied. and have you ever received blood pressure treatment? no. but those we spoke to were still interested in results, including simon cohen,
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who's 33 and is now considering official advice to step up exercise and improve his diet. i don't think anyone wants to feel older than they are, necessarily. and certainly not by five years. in my heart, i don't feel that old. but my heart's clearly telling me something else. sophie hutchinson, bbc news. the united nations has called on russia and turkey to act urgently to avert a bloodbath in the syrian rebel—held province of idlib. russian planes are reported to have renewed air raids — as government troops mass before an expected offensive. with rebels defeated in most of syria, idlib may be the last major battleground of the syrian civil war. it's also the place to which many thousands of people have been evacuated from other rebel—held cities, such as aleppo. with me now is samina haq, she is the head of programmes at islamic relief — a humanitarian organisation that has been providing aid to syrians caught in conflict. give us a sense of your concerns in
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the current situation in idlib for civilians. it is obviously very alarming. what we know today after speaking to our team on the ground if air strikes have started, 17 people are dead, some children, the majority women. we know it is a very small area where 3 million people are currently confined. 1 million of those people children and another 1.5 million are people that were uprooted from other areas in syria when the conflict took hold there. that means those people will have to relive the trauma of having to live through another conflict in the fear of potentially losing loved ones. we also know that aid supplies are in short supply at the moment, and our biggest concern obviously is the fa ct biggest concern obviously is the fact that the international border is closed and the neighbouring provinces are all government held territories, so if this does
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actually in the manner its being expected to then we will expect to see probably the largest humanitarian crisis to hit syria since the conflict started seven yea rs since the conflict started seven years ago. when an organisation like yours tries to plan for that what yours tries to plan for that what you have to think about and what are your priorities on the ground? 0bviously our priority is to help those that need support and access is obviously a big key issue for aid agencies, so we would like to have u nfettered agencies, so we would like to have unfettered access. the problem that we have is obviously it's very difficult to deliver aid supplies when the conflict is raging so we would ask for core doors where we could actually do that. we are planning our response, we have done oui’ planning our response, we have done our contingency, our teens are ready, we have a multi—million pound plan in the pipeline and we are expected to start delivering food, water, shelter and health care obviously people will be injured as a result of the bombs and fire. for people who are concerned and think they want to get out of idlib, is that possible or are they now at the
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point were trying to even leave the city is not an option? it will be extremely difficult for them because the border with turkey is closed and if they move they are moving into government held areas. we do expect between 200 thomas 700,000 people to start moving again so we expect to see mass displacement —— 200,000-700,000 eminent see mass displacement —— 200,000—700,000 eminent happens we will need to support them because they will have left everything behind. i have been inside syria, i was there a few years ago and i visited a camp close to the border with turkey and was only set up to accommodate 5000 people. when i got there there were 25,000 people strong, which meant there were not enough sanitation facilities. i saw people openly defecating, unable to wash their hands afterwards. they did not have access to water and the most heartbreaking thing with seeing people queuing for food and having to walk away without any food. that is the gravity of the situation of this conflict if it escalates as we expect it to and as you pointed out we think it is the last battle i think once this battle is won by the
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government forces then potentially the pockets of resistance will die out. when we look at the political situation, we've got your concern is humanitarian, you're not involved in the politics, but clearly you're hearing from you when they are calling on the sides to get together to try to resolve this. this has been running for so long, how optimistic are you any kind of resolution can be found? we have to hope for resolution because if we don't we see civilians die and what we wa nt don't we see civilians die and what we want is to see —— to see an end to the fighting. we want all sides to the fighting. we want all sides to international humanitarian law, the non—targeting of civilians and civilian infrastructure and u nfettered civilian infrastructure and unfettered access for aid agencies to deliver aid. obviously that's going to be carefully watched over the next few days. thank you very much for giving us insight into that situation. the governor of the bank of england, mark carney, has confirmed he is in talks with the treasury over extending his time in charge at the bank. he's due to leave the post injune 2019, just three months after brexit. but he told mps that he wanted to support the uk through the process.
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even though i have already agreed to extend my time to support a smooth brexit, i am willing to do whatever else i can in order to promote both a smooth brexit and an effective transition at the bank of england. sian berry and jonathan barclay have been elected as the new co—leaders of the green party. they secured a landslide vote among party members. they say they want the green party to become the third largest in the uk, backing a second referendum on brexit and extending the right to vote to those aged 16. brexit secretary dominic raab has updated the house of commons on the state of brexit talks, and responded to chequers criticism. mr raab said the plan had proved "challenging" for some in brussels, but that european counterparts were "engaging seriously". mr raab responded to a question from the labour backbencher caroline flint about what a final
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brexit deal looks like. first of all, we should be striving in the closing stages of negotiations to bridge those outstanding gaps and secure a good deal, and she's also right to say that there'll be two components which is the withdrawal agreement and there will be also the framework for the future relationship and its right to say that during the implementation period we will need to turn that into a binding treaty. and one of the areas that we've made progress again, not touched on by other honourable members on that side, is the agreement in principle that we are pursuing to have a linkage so that with the withdrawal agreement requires in good faith to proceed to that future relationship. i think that's important when we talk about not having a deal until he got the whole deal. yes, there are different aspects of the package, but the deal has got to be viewed in the round and in a balanced way. time for the weather now. we're
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looking at something much more u nsettled. looking at something much more unsettled. cooler for many of us towards the end of the week. but tomorrow's not a bad—looking day. we have high pressure near by and variable amounts of cloud and sunny spells and largely dry. as we head into the over night, some showers could affect the far south—east of england and they could be thundery. elsewhere dry with some cloud in the north—west of scotland. but with clear skies in southern scotland, northern england and northern ireland, it will be chilly. but double figures in the south. for wednesday, we start off on a chilly night, but bright in the north. more cloud in the south and east. a weather front pushing into western scotla nd weather front pushing into western scotland and northern ireland. but for most largely dry. variable cloud and sunshine and temperatures from 17 to 22 in the south. it turns cooler towards the end of the week. u nsettled cooler towards the end of the week. unsettled in the north with
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outbreaks of heavy rain. drier further south and west. hello this is bbc news. the headlines. labour agrees a new code on anti—semitism in a bid to end the controversy that's engulfed the party. police ask social media companies for instant access to accounts — after a man suspected of murdering 13—year—old lucy mchugh refused to reveal his facebook password. one of the strongest typhoons to hit japan in 25 years has claimed several lives and injured over 160. and coming up: nike court controversy with the face of their new advertising campaign.
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people over 30 are being asked to take an online test to find out the age of their heart and find out if they're more likely to suffer a heart attack or stroke. public health england says 80% of heart attacks and strokes in people under 75 could be prevented by living healthier lifestyles. joining us from plymouth is david green, who took the online test and has made some major life style changes as a result. david, can you tell us more? how did you come to take the test and what is in it. i had been having some problems health—wise and my legs in particular were giving me a lot of pain. i went to a physio therapist and had physio therapy and started to get problems in my other leg. it became apparent it was die to my weight. as part of a programme that i followed with our local live well organisation, they got me to ta ke well organisation, they got me to take the heart age test and my heart
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at the age of 59 had the heart of a 69—year—old, so life expectancy being curtailed and putting myself at risk of a stroke or heart attack. so something had to be done. so that is when i started to change the way that i eat, the way i exercise and what i drink as well. we will talk more about the changes you made. for people thinking, ooh, should i take the test. it is an online test. what sort of questions are there?m the test. it is an online test. what sort of questions are there? it is very easy to complete. it is on the nhs web—site and it will include factors like your age, height and weight and if you know your level of cholesterol and it will give you an indication of the age of your heart and whether you should be look at changing something in your lifestyle. it was a wake up call for you to be told your heart was ten
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yea rs you to be told your heart was ten years older than the rest of you. did it make a difference to have this particular test, presumably you we re this particular test, presumably you were aware that you perhaps weren't in the shape you ought to be. yes, i needed something to actually tell me you are in trouble here. and finding out that my heart was ten years older than it should be, that is what made me want to change. i had to wa nt what made me want to change. i had to want to change, for that is where the support of other people locally really helped me in getting into a better way of eating and exercising, which i quite like now. so give us a flavour, because obviously you can get the news, but you have to know what to do with the information, how easy has it been to make the changes you have had to make?” easy has it been to make the changes you have had to make? i have had a lot of a support called live well, which i believe is nationwide. but they have loads of online help and you can have one—to—one support. it is all free of cost. there are lots
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of activities they can get you involved in. i have made a lot of new friends as a result of taking part. so the support is there. you can do as little as much as you want, but do something. how are you feel something i'm feeling good, i'm two and a half stone lighter, my waist measurements are down. . exercise—wise i love swimming and i have done aqua aerobics and zum ba and it is fun and being a bigger quy: and it is fun and being a bigger guy, it being exercise in water you are not putting pressure on your joints and my legs are fine. i don't have pain and i can sleep without
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pain. wake up without pain. that is fantastic for me. you are looking very well. good of you to come on and tell us about it. thank you very much. the metropolitan police have confirmed they're investigating the 99th murder in london this year, after a man was found dead in a cemetery in tottenham yesterday. today, in a separate case, five teenagers were found guilty for stabbing to death a father of four, daniel frederick, in january in another part of north london — in what was the third murder of the year in the capital. our home affairs corresponent, tom symonds reports now on efforts to curtail the violence. by the second week of this year, two people had already been stabbed to death in london. then these men — boys really — were caught on camera about to kill the city's third victim. when i heard from the witness how they surrounded him, the fact that they circled him, that made me angry.
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daniel frederick was 34. he and louise, his sister, grew up in the stoke newington area of north london. his killers were taking revenge on rivals who also live there — a friend of theirs had been attacked in prison. they picked the wrong man. and he doesn't know them, got nothing to do them, just lives in that area? it was evil and it was just... mindless for them to even do an attack such as this. it was awful. these two were convicted of killings today, along with three younger attackers. there will be plenty of trials — there have been 99 killings, approaching last yea r‘s 116, and it's only september. the only comfort, the figures were worse a decade ago. the police response? the creation of a violent crime task force. this is the southern end of the blackwall tunnel under the thames.
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0n the northern side, the police are trying to stop organised criminals, so they can be pulled over here, where there's no escape. it's a huge operation. it's a bit like stop and search on wheels. by law, under the road traffic act, i've stopped you, sir. every driver we saw stopped was allowed to go, except one young man — drugs were found in his car. the big police operations help reassure people. the met says they're intelligence—led, but this was mainly about picking out number plates. a great deal of intelligence from a number plate, what is mostly important around there, is you don't go solely on the intelligence of the number plate, you have a conversation with the occupants of that, so is is an indicator for us, it's the starter for a conversation. the murder rate has started to slow, but policing can only go so far. the leadership message is what it is that you might do about something... these children live in the areas where the violent crime is actually happening.
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they have been on the voyage scheme. it teachers them to be leaders, not followers, so they make the right decision when a friend says... let's go do this, let's go do that and you know it's wrong. what would the consequences of not doing it be, as far as your friends are concerned? some people can't take it, some people do itjust for the reputation of it. are you saying it is a in a way slightly easier for people to go with what the group does? yes. it is harder to do what you've done? it is kind of more the mentality, really. some experts see youth crime as a disease. policing may be one cure, but prevention mayjust start here. tom symons, bbc news, east london. the met police commissioner has called for officers to be able to access social media accounts "within minutes" in order to avoid missing out on vital evidence needed for investigations. cressida dick made the comments after a suspect in the murder of 13—year—old lucy mchugh was jailed for withholding his facebook password from police.
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lucy was found stabbed to death in southampton last month and detectives investigating her murder say it is taking an "inordinate amount of time" to access evidence from facebook. i absolutely think that in certain instances and it sounds to me like this is one, law enforcement in the uk ought to be able to have evidence. within minutes? yes, but there are complex, both practical and legal things for them. which i do respect. but i think that is where we should be. i'm joined from san francisco by hannah kuchler, technology correspondent at the financial times. this issue being raised by a
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particular and very sad case, but presumably this is something that is becoming more widespread as an issue? yes, my heart goes out to the family. i do think it's very, very sad. but it high lights this important issue that companies like facebook grew so fast that they didn't take into account local laws. it made sense the us wouldn't want some foreign police force marching into someone's house to search it. but that is not what we are talk about. these are global companies. when it comes to a request from british police, it is not they're saying they can't help. but do we know about the process as it stands? so, yes, facebook say they're working carefully with law
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enforcement in the uk, but they're bound by us law and they have to go through something called mutual legal assistance treaty, that takes a long time to apply to the us government and say, we have a legitimate reason to want to access this account. that is going to change soon, because the us has passed a law called the cloud act to try to accommodate these problems by saying you can have other countries accessing accounts and hopefully by the end of the year the us and the uk will have gone through the next stage and it won't be so much of a problem. yet the uk police say about speed being vital. in this particular case, it would be very helpful if they could get something quickly, but it is not one might say an emergency, but if there were something like a terror attack imminentand something like a terror attack imminent and police wanted something quickly, that would be hopeless as things stand ?
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quickly, that would be hopeless as things stand? so, facebook say the police have not said it is an emergency. in cases involving a terror plot or something about to try and stop imminent harm, they would be able to access this. as the police haven't said it is an emergency, they cannot. the wider debate about what rights people have to have their information essentially shared by companies like facebook, are there still a lot of moral issues around that, as well as legal issue, where the issue of snooping and government surveillance tend to come in and people campaigning for privacy would get twitchy about things like the cloud act? yes, yes it is a careful balance, in is in case it seems you would want to help law enforcement but when the edward snowdon leaks showed there was mass surveillance, because it is easy to access millions of accounts at once in a
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way you can't access millions of houses at once under the old style of warrant, people were concerned. thank you very much. the headlines on bbc news: labour agrees a new code on anti—semitism in a bid to end the controversy that's engulfed the party. police ask social media companies for instant access to accounts — after a man suspected of murdering 13—year—old lucy mchugh refused to reveal his facebook password. one of the strongest typhoons to hit japan in 25 years has claimed several lives and injured over 160. an update on the market numbers for you — here's how london's and frankfurt ended the day. the footballer wayne rooney had one as did
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the actorjames nesbitt. and it seems more and more men are turning to hair transplants to help them cope with a receding hairline. but it can be costly. so every year thousands of men are travelling from the uk to turkey where the operation is cheaper. but how effective is it? tiffany sweeney followed one man from middlesborough to istanbul as he underwent the long operation. there are over 300 hair transplant clinics in istanbul, treating hundreds of thousands of men from around the world. 0ne agency told us that enquiries from the uk about hair transplants in turkey have almost doubled in the last two years. hi, nice to meet you. i'm tiffany. paul is one of those men. he's decided to go under the knife at the age of 26. paul works at a supermarket warehouse in middlesbrough and has
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saved £1,400 for his transplant. that's around four times cheaper than having the same operation done in the uk. i hate flicking it across all the time. why do you feel you have to do something about it, though? it's just confidence. but like any cosmetic surgery, hair transplants can go wrong. gerry had two operations in the uk, but neither worked, and some of the transplanted hairdidn't grow. i'm in the situation where i cannot be repaired and i'll never get what i set out for in the beginning. what do you think? erm, it's quite worrying, actually. at the turkish clinic, paul will be awake for the eight—hour operation. one by one, 2,700 hairfollicles are taken from the thick hair on the back of paul's head. paul's hair follicles are then reinserted. lots of men are proud of their new hairlines,
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but psychologists are concerned. some people have underlying low self—esteem and the surgery is not actually going to fix anything, you're not going to be happier afterwards and they may focus on other areas that they want to improve. the next day, paul leaves istanbul. hi! a month later, i've come to middlesbrough to see paul. 0h, let me have a look at your hair. the first few weeks after surgery are the worst for patients. hairs from transplanted follicles fall out and it can take up to six months for new hairs to grow. i might go back for another one, depending on how this turns out. you're thinking of going back already? i'm hardly bald in the middle here, but i look in the mirror now and it is a bit light, so i might go back. with pressure from society and cosmetic surgery becoming cheaper, it seems more men are now going to extreme lengths to change the way they look. tiffany sweeney, bbc news. the sports giant nike has
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said its latest advertising campaign will feature colin kaepernick — the former american football quarterback who led a protest against police brutality towards african—america ns. instead of standing, he knelt when the us national anthem was played before matches. other players followed suit, but the protest divided the country and sparked donald trump's anger — as caroline rigby reports. "believe in something, even if it means sacrificing everything" — the words of former nfl quarterback colin kaepernick, part of an advertising campaign for the sports brand nike. kaepernick was at the san francisco 49ers when he began kneeling during the national anthem in the 2016 nfl season, a protest against racial injustice and police brutality — what he saw as state oppression against african—americans and people of colour. his actions sparked a wider movement
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and national debate, criticised by some, including president trump, for being disrespectful to both the american flag and the military. now a free agent, kaepernick is suing the nfl, alleging team owners colluded to prevent him from signing with another team. being chosen as the face of nike's latest advertising venture is likely to be welcomed by many, but raise eyebrows too. in a statement, the company said: news of kaepernick‘s involvement comes just days before the first game of the new nfl season, where protests could once again flare up. this advert yet more proof that sports continues to be a front line in the american political and racial divide. caroline rigby, bbc news. a survey of nursery providers
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in england shows many feel underfinancial strain because of the government's offer of free childcare to working parents. but the free provision for three and four—year—olds, introduced a year ago, has proved highly popular with parents, as 0livia richwald reports. uh—oh, we've got to go. off we go. stumble, trip! it was a vote winning offer — 30 hours a week of free childcare for working parents of three and four—year—olds in england. and it saved families thousands of pounds a year. i don't pay a penny now because of the 30 free hours, so it's like nearly £300 a month in money that i save. i think it is a fantastic scheme. it means i will probably be able to go back to work an extra day, because i'll be able to afford to do that. so far, 340,000 children have benefited. but, as the scheme begins its second year, the government has been accused of not funding it properly.
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8,000 members of the preschool learning alliance were sent a survey. 1,300 of them replied and of them, 843 said the fees paid by the government were less than the hourly rate. more than 400 said the scheme was putting a strain on their finances. it really is that bad. we are seeing closures almost on a daily basis. settings that have been around for 20, 25 years, that, frankly, have just said that the new offer, the 30—hour funded places offer, is just the final nail in the coffin. as a result, many nurseries are now asking parents for contributions. some of up to £10 a day. last year, this nursery in bradford offered its children free places. but this year, the city's funding has been cut, so now parents will contribute an extra £3 a day. we have to be viable. if we are not viable, then we disappear and lots of providers nationally have disappeared.
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my parents have been very understanding. they are willing to pay because they love our nursery. childminders have been affected too. helen linkhorn has been caring for preschoolers for 18 years. she says the rates paid are really tough. sheffield city council pay £4.07 an hour. my hourly rate is £5 an hour. so i'm losing 93p an hour. so if i have a child for eight hours a day, i'm pretty much losing £8 a day. the department for education says the rates it pays for childcare only and not for additional services and meals. it says it has commissioned new research looking into the cost of childcare and adds that 80% of providers around the country have been willing to take part in this scheme. 0livia richwald, bbc news. it's been one of this year's biggest films in the us and is being hailed as a triumph for on—screen diversity. now crazy rich asians
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is due to hit uk cinemas. the film — a romantic—comedy based on the novel by kevin kwan — features a mostly asian—american cast. 0ur entertainment correspondent lizo mzimba asked actors henry golding and constance wu about the huge response to the movie. it's been amazing. it really has been the response that everybody wished for. i think every film—maker hopes that their movie does well like this. but it is beyond every expectation. in terms of representation especially, this feels more than a movie. it feels like a real moment. yes, i definitely think it is because when you look at the lack of asian american and asian—led stories and actors and cast coming out of the hollywood studios system, it has been 25 years since we've had an all asian westernised cast centred in a movie. and that's, you know, a quarter of a century.
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and so i think when you make a movie like this it highlights that and you realise that we do want to create a movement so that people feel represented and heard and understood and valued. people of colour have tremendous amounts of stories to tell and now is the opportunity that studios are like, hold on, this could be something that we work with. so thatjust leads to more and more. a plastic tunnel attached to the side of a supermarket has become the highest rated tripadvisor attraction in a cornish seaside resort. the 70 metre long structure in bude, linking the sainsbury‘s supermarket to the car park, has racked up more than 170 comments with the majority rating it "excellent". those commenting have jokingly likened it to the taj mahal. people of bude have a good sense of
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humour there! now the weather. today was a dry and brighter day in scotla nd was a dry and brighter day in scotland and northern ireland after a chilly start. further south and east we had more cloud. tomorrow, i think high pressure will dominate and it will be another dry day with some sunshine. today has been a complicated society up with one front approaching the north—west. 0ne lying through central areas and another across the near continent. each bringing a band of cloud. this one through central areas brought a grey day with some rain. but it is a dying feature and will fizzle out. this front across the near continent could push west bringing some heavy and thundery showers to east anglia and thundery showers to east anglia and kent. in the north—west of scotla nd and kent. in the north—west of scotland more cloud, because of the other front. elsewhere with clear skies a chilly one. further south not as cold. for wednesday, we are
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going to continue to see that weather front through centraljr. areas decaying and some sunshine developing. some showers in the far south—east. and some rain in the north—west as that other front. and temperatures 17 to 22 in the south—east. as we head into thursday, high pressure to the west, low pressure developing to the east and that will set up a north—westerly wind. always a cooler direction. so it will feel fresher across the board through thursday. with outbreaks of rain or showers in scotla nd with outbreaks of rain or showers in scotland and northern england. a top temperature of 20 degrees. temperatures beginning to come down and it will feel cool in northern areas. this area of low pressure deepens as we head into friday and an unsettled day windy in scotland. some heavy rain and maybe thundery
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at times. further south and west, t better chance of staying dry. 14 to 19 across the south. it stays u nsettled 19 across the south. it stays unsettled into the start of weekend. i think saturday does look like being the more unsettled with sunday high pressure tending to build in. so drier, bright and warmer. hello, i'm ros atkins. welcome to outside source. let me ta ke welcome to outside source. let me take you through some of the stories around the road i'm going to bring you into the's addition. in the us, one of the reporters who brought down richard nixon in the ‘70s has dropped a book on trump, saying the president's own officials view him as a threat to national security. he quotes his chief of staff is
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saying it's "crazy town." the white hazard he pushing back against that. —— white house...

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