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this is bbc news. the headlines at 11 — boris johnson attacks the prime minister's brexit plans saying she has wrapped the country in a suicide vest and handed the detonator to brussels. trade unions back calls for a new referendum on brexit, if theresa may fails to get a good enough deal. in sweden — gains for the far right, after immigration dominates the election campaign. also this hour — north korea stages a huge military display to celebrate it's 70th anniversary. but the country's long range missiles weren't part of the display of power. serena williams is fined over an outburst at the us open, igniting a row over sexism in tennis. and sir mo farah wins the great north run for a record —— and at 11:30 we'll be taking an in—depth look at the papers with our reviewers. stay with us for that. good evening.
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the former foreign secretary boris johnson's latest intervention on brexit has been attacked by fellow conservatives as outrageous and disgusting after he likened the prime minister's proposals to a suicide vest — with the detonator given to the eu. in a newspaper article he said the chequers plan was a humiliation that gives brussels what it wants. our political correspondent alex forsyth reports neverfarfrom a camera, it seems, but borisjohnson didn't get the warmest welcome from cricket fans at the oval yesterday. commentator: ah, the former foreign secretary appears to be on his own. booing. perhaps dreaming up his latest attack on the government's brexit plan. in today's mail on sunday he called
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it feeble and pathetic and said by promising no friction at the irish border... suicide bomb or suicide vest... that language was quickly criticised by tory colleagues. i think there are much better ways to articulate your differences and i think it's a reminder, i think, for all of us in public policy, whichever political party we represent, to use measured language because that's what the public want to see. some went much further. on twitter, the mp and former army officer tom tugendhat said... while sir alan duncan, a government minister, said it was one of the most disgusting moments in modern politics. with years of experience at westminster, there is little doubt boris johnson
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knew that his comments would provoke reaction. critics have suggested it was a deliberate distraction from revelations about his private life including the recent announcement about his divorce, but his supporters say his only focus is fighting for brexit and that's why he's being attacked. i think boris says it as he sees it and it's how many people see it in the country but few dare to call it. and he speaks truth unto power and i'm not surprised that those in power resent that and there's a backlash. either way, his willingness to challenge the prime minister has again fuelled speculation about his own ambition. although his allies insist the only change he wants in downing street is a different brexit policy. alex forsyth, bbc news, westminster. the trades union congress has said it will back the campaign for a referendum on the final brexit deal if the government fails to secure an agreement that protects jobs and the economy. our political correspondent iain watson reports from manchester where the unions are holding their annual conference.
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time is running out for a brexit deal. that is the warning from the tuc as their annual gathering gets under way and the leader of britain's leading trade unionists said she could now put the full weight of the tuc behind a new referendum on a final brexit deal. just 200 days to go, before potentially we crash out of the eu, all we have got left is that campaign and call for a popular vote, and if the prime minister will not come back with a deal that working people deserve, then we will be throwing our weight behind that campaign. you have made it very clear what you want the prime minister to do, what do you want the leader of the opposition to do? different organisations will make their own democratic decisions, and it is about time, i think, that politicians focused on what people are telling them, that they want a say. oh, and who is this?
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not an official speaker. the shadow brexit secretary keir starmer has been meeting senior trade unionists behind closed doors. some unions have been pressing him to take the option of a referendum off the back burner and to adopt their policy of calling for a new vote. in our constitution term. —— decision time. the final deal needs to be put back to the public and the public need to vote. will the labour leadership travel that direction? i want to keep all the pressure on the government for a general election. that's my preference. after that, after the conference... will you change it? they will be part of the advisory group and anything can happen. you could see it happening?” you could see it happening? i think
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anything can happen. the country's biggest unions say the country will back another referendum. the unions supporting brexit are warning of a real danger. a second referendum will cause huge divisions, not only in the trade union movement who expect people to respect their voice but also in society and we need to worry about that. they're playing with fire and they need to be very careful. the mood music here is more in favour of a new referendum but not all the unions, never mind the labour leadership are singing from the same hymn sheet. ian watson, bbc news, manchester. in sweden the nationalist anti—immigration sweden democrats have made significant gains in the general election, with the main centre—right and centre—left blocs running neck and neck. our europe correspondent, jenny hill is in stockholm. this is a historic night. exit polls
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suggest they have won but a far right party has expected to come third, perhaps even second. for sweden, a country with a long liberal tradition, that really is an astonishing results. this is their night. the far rightjust make swedish political history. the sweden democrats don't like the eu, vetera n sweden democrats don't like the eu, veteran like migrants and they have just upended this country's liberal tradition. translation: more people understand the situation now, that we can't carry on like this. the judgement in the rhetoric will change a lot. i'm from the bbc. you feeling worried? change a lot. i'm from the bbc. you feeling worried ? for the change a lot. i'm from the bbc. you feeling worried? for the swedish prime minister, it is a battle for the soul of the country. am very concerned, of course. this is important. either we stay with a
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decent democracy which is another path. the centre-left party still tops the poll is the strength and far right won't make it easy for him. it is a historic day for sweden but also perhaps the europe. you get the sense of the political establishment under pressure. as your government failed to address voters' concerns over migration? —— has your government. no simple a nswe i’s. has your government. no simple answers. the far right list to show sweden something different. they offer security and a new identity thatis offer security and a new identity that is fragmenting society. they wa nt to ta ke that is fragmenting society. they want to take sweden back 100 years. they're not going to take it. what you think about the government here? do they do enough for you as a person? no, i don't think so, no. today, it is a rich land but where
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is the money? not to the people. the political establishment have ruled out coalition with the far right, 110w. out coalition with the far right, now. tonight, sweden is waiting, impossible to predict who is going to run this country. tonight's results as they come in over the course of the evening will be closely scrutinised in other eu capitals. that is because, like so many other eu member states, sweden, for all its liberal values, it seems, is also shifting to the political right. let's talk to annika rothstein, swedish political adviser and a journalist at the wall street journal. thank you forjoining us tonight. how much of a shock or surprise has this result that we are seeing with the sweden democrats doing so well
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merely been for people in sweden?- be honest, as we see the results come in, do shock is... broken audio. seeing the coalition neck and neck and the sweden democrats being second is a shock. am so sorry, we are having terrible problems here knew very well. let's reconnect with you and see if we can talk with you ina you and see if we can talk with you in a moment. then she very much. —— thank you very much. a 28—year—old woman has been charged with attempted murder after a man was stabbed in barnsley yesterday. ayaan ali of isleworth, west london, has also been charged with affray
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and possession of an offensive weapon and remanded in custody. she is due to appear at barnsley magistrates' court tomorrow. 20 handguns and 7.5 million pounds worth of class a drugs have been seized by border force officers at dover. they were found hidden in a lorry carrying photocopier paper. the drugs included ketamine, cocaine and heroin. two polish men, resident in their home country, were arrested and will appear in court tomorrow morning. the royal navy has confirmed that several of its sailors were detained by police in florida earlier this week. the arrests took place after complaints of fighting and urinating in public. at least one crew member was tasered. the group were on shore leave from hms queen elizabeth, britain's newest aircraft carrier. north korea has held a military parade to mark its 70th anniversary but in contrast with previous years, long—range missiles, with the potential to carry nuclear warheads, were not on show. donald trump, who is hoping to persuade north korea to abandon its nuclear weapons programme, called it a "big
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and very positive statement." our correspondent laura bicker reports from seoul. it's a disciplined display, meant to show devotion and military might. but on this occasion a key piece of north korea's hardware was missing. of course there was the usual fervour from kim jong—un‘s foot soldiers. but the most advanced ballistic missiles were kept out of sight. it seems kimjong—un has decided not to provoke the united states at this sensitive time. instead he took the hand of china's envoy, showing the world he has powerful friends. the bbc was not invited to pyongyang but we did speak to north korean defectors who took part in past events. translation: it really was a painful experience. the people suffered.
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this was just days and days of pain and suffering. it can take up to six months to prepare, ten hours of rehearsals a day with very little food. the goose—stepping in particular is difficult to master, especially while turning your head towards the dear leader. translation: you have to lift up the back leg at the same time your front leg hits the ground. this is very difficult. if you do this for six months, you can lose over five kilograms. complaining is not an option. absolutely not. as soon as you did it, it would be saying, kill me. away from the waving pyongyang elite there are fears north korea is on the verge of a food crisis as crops fail after a heatwave. the kim family show only what they want the world to see.
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just like the missiles, north korea has so much hidden from view and until that changes the international community will find it difficult to trust. laura bicker, bbc news in seoul. the department store chain debenhams has hired experts from the auditors kpmg to try and improve its financial position. the move follows three profit warnings from the retailer in the last year. debenhams' share price has also fallen by two—thirds since january. a group representing religious education teachers and faith organisations has called for big changes to the way the subject is taught in england. the commission for religious education says children should learn about atheism and humanism, as well as the main faiths, to better reflect modern britain. returning to their general election in sweden where the swedish democrats have made significant
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gains with the centre right and centre left blocs running neck and neck. we re—established contact with annika rothstein, who is going to govern them? the country is waiting for the conservative bloc to offer to work with the swedish democrats. if they don't, they will be no change because we are looking at a situation where the centre—left bloc has a mandate of 144 seats and the conservative bloc has 142. that is where we are at right now at midnight our time. the leader of the sweden democrats held his big speech for his supporters and he extended and (which, if you will —— extended
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and (which, if you will —— extended an olive branch. he said he was willing to work with anyone who is willing to work with anyone who is willing to work with anyone who is willing to work with him. they should be at least given the voice of swedish politics. i havejust been reading on the news that the swedish liberal party leader has said, "i want an alliance government that it will not happen as a result of corporation with the sweden democrats". could we then see something unusual? two blocks who never normally work together doing so never normally work together doing so to keep the anti—immigration party out? it is possible. just before getting on the line with you, i listened to the leader of the moderate party. the leader of the conservative coalition. although he didn't say it out right, there was something in his tone that he implied he was willing, for the first time, to work with the socialists coalition. something that
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would of course change the face of swedish politics but then again, this is such a change election but the face of swedish politics has already been changed irreversibly. that even if the sweden democrats are not part of the coalition government, what sort of impact are they going to have now they have made these games? they are not going away readily, are they? no, they are not. i would say perhaps the smart thing would be to work with them. perhaps the most constructive thing would be to the conservative coalition to let them in, into the warmth, if you will. it's only an opposition that they continue to grow. it's because they have been shut out of the political conversation that they have been allowed to double their numbers at the two past elections. that is their base and that is how they gain their base and that is how they gain their votes. only if you bring them in and expose the floors of their policies will they be able to
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diminish. —— flaws. policies will they be able to diminish. -- flaws. what are we likely to see in terms of changes to sweden's attitude, generally, at government level, to immigration levels ? government level, to immigration levels? it changed all over the continent. then numbers have diminished all over the continent. this is a change that is not only focused on sweden. there is a real change, a real anger focused on sweden. there is a real change, a realanger in focused on sweden. there is a real change, a real anger in this country. we have seen quite responsible immigration policies. you mentioned before that we received the most per capita in terms of immigration is a business changed the face of sweden, literally. there is a lot of anger around the country and you have to address it. at this point, we are asking ourselves as voters, who is the first to step up and address that problem? thank you forjoining
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us. the headlines on bbc news: borisjohnson boris johnson attacked borisjohnson attacked the prime minister's brexit plans saying she has wrapped the country in a suicide vest and handed the detonator to brussels. trade unions back all three new referendum on brexit after theresa may fails to get a good enough deal. exit polls in sweden suggest that the parties that the country ‘s anti— immigration party have made gains in the year general election. sport and for a full round up, from the bbc sport centre, here's steven wyeth. good evening. alastair cook's final innings as a test match batsman will continue tomorrow, and it could yet lead to a victorious farewell. cook's unbeaten 46 run contribution means england lead india by 154. with more, here's tim hague. there was no doubting who the
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capacity crowd had come to see. but before the final leanings, the home side needed the final wickets. that was not easy. that wasn't easy, jadeja's style and substance got him to 86 not out but he ran out of partners. india, all out for 292, 40 behind england. this match was less about the result and more about him. cook coming out one last time. but how many could england's record run scorer accumulate this time? definitely more than keaton jennings. that's called leaving a straight one. no such worries for alastair cook, who remained focused as usual, and showed why he'd be so missed. moeen ali couldn't follow his lead, another englishman beaten by the bowler. yet the runs kept coming for the home side. the lead 154 and alastair cook is still there. so england will resume
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on 114 for 2 on day four, the captain is unbeaten on 29 but all eyes will be on his predecessor who has again demonstrated what england will lose at the top of the order. he has the respect of everybody and everybody is comfortable talking to him. he has a down to earth way of being, a cheeky sense of humour and people are drawn to him. is something that should anchor... there will be people looking around and realising he is not there and then people will realise what an impact he has had on them and us as a team. wales have lost 2—0 to denmark in their second nations league game. it was a tottenham player who did the damage in aarhus as jim lumsden reports:
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ryan giggs first gig as wales manager kicked off with an impressive thumping a viral and. a contract disputes sold standing is replace the start as denmark lost to survive your last week that the big names were back. at the world cup they only lost two finalists croatia in penalties. they began to worry the welsh. but wales had something other sides lacked. aris bailed. then again, denmark have christian erickson and he is not bad either. indeed, he could have made it two goals before half—time buffer the reflexes of the goalkeeper. handball, penalty, ericksen with his second of the evening. novak djokovic is one win away from
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a grand slam title number 14. he is facing the 2009 championjuan martin del potro. novak djokovic is aiming to win back—to—back majors for the first time in years. it is currently five games each in the second set. mo farah has become the first man to win the great north run 5 times. he led the half—marathon from start to finish, breaking the course record in newcastle. britain's david weir won the wheelchair race for the seventh time. that's all the sport for now. olivia colman has been named best actress at the venice film festival
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—— festival for her portrayal of queen and due for release in the uk next year. the top award, the gold mine, which went black—and—white spanish—language drama. it brings net flicks its first major festival victory and seals the company's reputation as a big name in arthouse movies. roma is a deeply personal black—and—white memoir to be conspired by his childhood in the rumour “— conspired by his childhood in the rumour —— roma district of mexico city. the film has inspired the judges as well, taking the top prize at the venice film festival. it was at the venice film festival. it was a decision that was reached unanimously by the jury. 9—0.|j a decision that was reached unanimously by thejury. 9-0. i am the queen. the favourite, which, like roma, focus predominantly on
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female characters took the grand jury female characters took the grand jury prize. its star, olivia colman, received the best actress award for her portrayal of queen and. the best actor went to william dafoe who played vincent van gogh in a bio pics, at eternity stay. despite stories about women dominating the festival, only one of the films was directed by a woman. jennifer kent took the special jury directed by a woman. jennifer kent took the specialjury prize directed by a woman. jennifer kent took the special jury prize for the nightingale, a revenge thriller set in 19th century tasmania. she made a plea in her acceptance speech. in 19th century tasmania. she made a plea in her acceptance speechlj would also like to say, to all those women out there wanting to make films, please, go ahead and do it. we need you. however, the talk of the night was most certainly net flicks. roma was one of six net flicks. roma was one of six net flicks films that premiered here and it was the first big win to the streaming service at a major festival. cans banned netflix from
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its festival. it has been attacked for its strategy for making films available for streaming on the same day it is released in a cinema. while some worry about what they will do to the movie industry, alphonso sees it as an opportunity. this is a film that is in black—and—white, in spanish, mexican, with unknown stars and actors. and yet it has an international porsche from netflix. not any company does that. as the conversation about the future of film continues, what does seem certain is that we will hear more about roma as the awards season approaches. a trainee teacher from salford has just completed a 2500—mile run across southern africa — from its atlantic coast to the indian ocean. this is the moment, earlier today, when brendan rendall completed the 3—month journey
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from namibia to mozambique. it saw him run the equivilent of 94 marathons in as many days. he's raised tens of thousand of pounds for a charity helping orphans in malawi. now it's time for a look at the weather with ben rich. thank you. good evening. the start of this week is a battle between the warm airand coolair. of this week is a battle between the warm air and cool air. we felt the effects of both today depending on where you were across the country. the south—east have a lot of sunshine with two temperatures reaching 25 degrees in places. further north, this is looked in north—east scotland. temperatures here around 15, 16 degrees. the radar over the last few hours, you can see we have had a clutch of heavy downpours drifting in across western and northern parts of scotla nd western and northern parts of scotland and intense downpours offering that will continue through the night, learning on a brisk wind.
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wind gusts of up to 55 mph have already been recorded across some of these western areas. they continue to push the showers eastward as we go through the night. further south it will be quieter. rearseat but not a bad night. starry skies overnight and that means a fair amount of sunshine tomorrow across england and wales. cloud will thicken up all the while. more rain beginning to push in here and the wind picking up once again. further south and east more in the way of sunshine, not as warm as today but still 21 degrees in london. we push the frontal system across northern areas on monday night. that will bring wet and windy weather. for tuesday we are left with a trailing weather front sitting in place across the central parts of the uk. that brings cloud and our breaks off patchy rain, misty murky conditions to the western coast. but the battle
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between warm air and cool air, the warm air is getting squashed away, confined to the south—eastern corner on tuesday. having said that, temperatures here will reach possibly 25 degrees. sunshine to the north and west to fulfil and blustery showers into north—west scotland. still showers in the north—west of scotland on wednesday, the weather front still wriggling around across southern areas with patchy rain. for all of us, by this stage, we will feel a lot cooler, 17 degrees at best. that frontal system should finally get a move on and clear away as we get into thursday. the high pressure behind that means there will still be nice whether that we will be squash and walked away into the new continent. all of us away into the new continent. all of us feeling the effects of that cool and fresh air. before the end of the week, cool feel to the weather, rain at times but not all the time. in a word, next. that's all for now. —— mixed. hello. this is bbc news with martine croxall. we'll be taking a look at tomorrow
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mornings papers in a moment — first the headlines. boris johnson attacks the prime minister's brexit plans saying she has wrapped the country in a suicide vest and handed the detonator to brussels. trade unions back calls for a new referendum on brexit, if theresa may fails to get a good enough deal.
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