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thejudiciary the judiciary committee in thejudiciary committee in the us senate has approved brett kevin na's supreme court nomination, but a vote in the full senate will be delayed for one week to allow an fbi investigation. —— kavanaugh. president trump said the committee had to do what it thought was right and necessary. facebook is investigating a security issue affecting nearly 50 million accounts. it says hackers exploited accounts. it says hackers exploited a vulnerability in its code which allowed them to take the people's accounts. the company said because it had onlyjust begun its investigations, it did not yet know who was behind the attacks. the police operation in denmark temporarily closed to make key bridges and halted train and ferry services. in a statement, police said they were searching for three people involved in a serious crime. a swedish newspaper said the operation was linked to a kidnapping. hundreds of headteachers swapped the classroom for downing street on friday, to demand more money for schools in england. they say class sizes will increase and staff will have to be cut because they say spending per pupil has fallen 8% since 2010. the government says it is putting more money into schools
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and will invest a record amount per pupil by 2020. 0ur education correspondent elaine dunkley reports. think about your punctuation, what have you missed there? at woolston primary school in warrington, it's time for creative writing, but teachers are struggling to come up with imaginative ways to save money. well, in my last school, it got to the point where i was actually doing plumbing jobs and actually cutting down trees in the area to save money over a weekend, because we just needed the money. for this headteacher and thousands of others, there is no getting away from the difficult issue of funding. i've got colleagues in warrington that have cut to the bone and are now looking at can they afford a teacher in a classroom all day? because they can't — in a primary school — and that's quite worrying, when you're going, i can't afford a teacher all day in every classroom. so, from school to the streets, hundreds of heads from across england joined an orderly queue and delivered a letter warning the chancellor of the exchequer that he must do better when it comes to funding.
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we've had mental health services cut, i can't afford a counsellor. i have children that i've held onto, i will not permanently exclude them because i know actually the odds are stacked against them, but i haven't got the funding to be able to pay for the things that those children need. i'm talking to my colleagues this morning. many of them have said they have never, ever come out like this before. this is not for us. this march is all about the children. from not being able to properly resource special educational needs, to stopping things like swimming classes and after—school clubs, head teachers say this is no longer about efficiency savings, and the decisions they're having to make are damaging to children's education. but the department for education says it has invested heavily in schools. we are spending record amounts on school funding, £43.5 billion by 2020, but, yes, of course, schools are being asked to do more. this was an unprecedented march, but as headteachers go back to school, the arguments overfunding continue. elaine dunkley, bbc news. now on bbc news,
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the travel show. coming up on this week's programme, london's are vanishing landmarks. coming up on this week's programme, london's are vanishing landmarksm is something you have to see, because there are not that many any more. tastes of turkey. roaming without the bills. looking good! and cat learns the secrets of horse whispering. hello, and welcome to the travel
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show, coming to you this week from the heart of central london. this place is known around the world for its red buses, read postboxes and these guys, the humble london red phone box. at time could soon be up for these iconic though now fairly little used landmarks of street life in the capital. the red phone box is synonymous with london. when they we re synonymous with london. when they were first introduced in the 1920s they gave many poorer londoners access to a telephone for the very first time, and after countless appearances in films, tv shows and movies studios, they became something of a nikon both here and around the world. you come to london, you see the red telephone box. the first thing that comes into my mind one come to britain, queen or the red phone booth. although as more people got access
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to their own phone at home, the numbers of actual calls being made from them dropped. but it was the arrival of the mobile phone that really sounded the death knell for these pieces of london history. now, ican these pieces of london history. now, i can remember when i first came here 20 years ago, using a phone box was a really big event, it was like, i have arrived in london. i probably took several dozen selfies in one of these things. these days it is just clear it isn't being used much. and frankly it isn't the nicest place to be. the smell is not ideal, either. imight get be. the smell is not ideal, either. i might get out of here. even though a lot of these phone boxes are not in the best of shape now, there is a group of londoners who still take pride in them, and the postcard image they portray.|j pride in them, and the postcard image they portray. i thinkjust because phone boxes are british
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icons, for them to look scruffy in the photos that are going back around the world with tourist after their holidays, i didn't like that idea. so i thought, why not cleaned 7 is idea. so i thought, why not cleaned iv idea. so i thought, why not cleaned up? is only polite. seeing one in a com pletely up? is only polite. seeing one in a completely sorry state was almost like seeing an elderly relative in distress or some ring. —— something. we like to help her, we think it is a worthy cause and we are loyal friends. it looks nice when they are all scrubbed up. emily and her band of volu nteers all scrubbed up. emily and her band of volunteers regularly spend their spare time sprucing up phone boxes like these for sites years. but it looks like even their valiant effo rts looks like even their valiant efforts might not be enough to save them. they are difficult to keep clea n them. they are difficult to keep clean and they are not very easy for people with disabilities to use, and we are obliged to have a quite high percentage of payphones which can be used by people with disabilities. 0ver used by people with disabilities.
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over the next couple of years, a new high—tech wi—fi enabled street phone is being unveiled across the streets of london. so how do they compare? and this does not look like a phone booth. there is no booth! it looks like a smartphone, actually. all right, how does this work? just pop in my number. there is no receiver. hello? hello, it is me. i am in there is no receiver. hello? hello, it is me. iam ina there is no receiver. hello? hello, it is me. i am in a fancy new phone booth. can you hear me? yes, i can hear you. excellent. all right, see you later. well, it's not very private, but it is free, so that's good. so the question is, what's going to happen to the old red phone boxes we've all come to know and love ? boxes we've all come to know and love? some have been put up for sale, and some are being offered to local communities to turn into things like public libraries. 0thers
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are already being rented out to businesses to see the beauty in keeping things small, like fouad, who now repairs phones inside a phone box. closed, locked, secure. i am not claustrophobic at all. 0ther other businesses that have cropped up other businesses that have cropped up include cafes, coffee bars, and souvenir shops, all crammed inside a square metre of floor space. you think of all the conversations these four walls must have overheard, and declarations of love, cries of emergency or whispers of espionage. these walls have heard it all, every type of conversation. and i think it
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is sad to see they are now empty. as yet, there is no set date for when the last of the red phone boxes will be removed from the streets of london, but i for one really hope they remain part of the cityscape, evenif they remain part of the cityscape, even if it is just for the tourist to ta ke even if it is just for the tourist to take selfies with. and if you are thinking of heading to london while we still have our red phone boxes, here are some travel show tips of things to see and do while you are here. the end of october marks the uk's museums at night week. they are weird and fascinating institution is throwing open their doors late right across the country. if you are staying in the country. if you are staying in the capital, though, you might want to check out the atmospheric sir john soane ‘s museum, 0ran 80s being tonight at the london transport museum. november five is tonight at the london transport museum. novemberfive is long pipe —— bonfire night, marking the date when catholic conspirator guy fawkes
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was arrested for trying to block the houses of parliament. there are busy, fun fireworks displays everywhere. for some of the biggest, had to alexandra palace, where there isa had to alexandra palace, where there is a beer festival, had to alexandra palace, where there is a beerfestival, djs had to alexandra palace, where there is a beer festival, djs and skating rink. 0r head south to —— south of the river to blackheath, which is free of charge. if you are after something a bit more peaceful you will be able to see the autumn leaves at their best from the treat of walkways at kew gardens, and while you are there, khieu's template house has just reopened after five years of renovation work. it is the world's largest victorian glasshouse and contains globally important collections of some of the world's rarest plants. finally, london begins to prepare itself for the frantic christmas period, with the frantic christmas period, with the opening of its ice rinks halfway through november. it is probably best to go early, before the world's shoppers descend on the city in december. they are busy and can be expensive, but an hour spent skating in the splendour of the national history museum or somerset house is
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still 91. -- history museum or somerset house is still 91. —— plenty of fun. next to this week, we are off to turkey for a little taste of ice cream. but it is not the flavours we have gone therefore. 0rdering one in some parts of the country has become something of a test of your sense of humour. we went to istanbul to check it out. it is very fun, even when you know what is going to happen, you fall for it every time. it is really good, it is really fresh and finance taste is really good. this week we are talking about mobile wi—fi hotspots, and today i'll be putting three of them through their paces, except i am not a broad right now. so will be switching my fat —— my plane to aeroplane mode, using only the data from each device to essentially
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replicate what happens when you are away. 0ur challenge is to use three different roaming devices to find out what they've got. first up is the skyroam solis. the company promises for g coverage in more than 130 countries and uses a virtual sins so you don't need a physical saint card. it offers is —— offers unlimited data and the option to connect up to five devices do it. it also doubles up as a power bank as it has a 6000 milliamps battery. so, iam it has a 6000 milliamps battery. so, i am testing out the internet connection with a video call. how are you going? i am all good. i wa nt to how are you going? i am all good. i want to confirm where we are meeting later. regents park. ithink want to confirm where we are meeting later. regents park. i think and when ideas. i will see you there. see you. so that was pretty pain—free. we connected almost insta ntly pain—free. we connected almost instantly with no lag. thumbs up. the initial cost is not cheap. at
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£135 to the device, and then £8 for 34 £135 to the device, and then £8 for 3a hours of roaming, or a flat fee of £79 a month. next up is the glocalme g3. it relies on sim technology. you can choose an amount to top up, or selected data package. it doubles as a power back with a 5000 ma battery. ifound that last about 15 hours. it is not look like your average hotspot. it is quite chunky. in fact it kind of reminds me ofan chunky. in fact it kind of reminds me of an old gen smartphone. it is bigger than any device they views. expected to wait and your pocket. the initial upfront cost is £119. the initial upfront cost is £119. the data packages start from as little as 1 euro 50. you can top all the way up to 100 euros. payment can
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be done via paypal, so it is fairly hasslefree. i have downloaded an application. it seems pretty seamless. it is now telling me where the closest bikies. let's go and find it. so i have found my bike. it means it is time to put away the glocalme g3 and start using my third device, the tp—link. basically you pay in full upfront. that means you can choose from a number of packages from superfast gif or access. i'm good by scott in the park. so far, so good by scott in the park. so far, so good. it is £119 upfront. and it is up to the user to purchase sim and data deals from network operators at home or locally. —— sim. hello. how is it going? good. nice to meet you. scott, connecting
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to mobile wi—fi hotspots is a convenient way to access the internet abroad. but if you don't have one of those devices, i guess hopping onto a public wi—fi hotspot is the next best option, would you say? pretty much. it is the only real thing left you have if you do not have a data package on your phone. anyone around you can see what you're doing on a network like that. connecting to a coffee shop here, and we are both on the same network in the same location, i can see what other people around me are doing. to me, one travel, usually as a data iphone, so it is great in europe. at present are a lot of people, and to me in other countries it is not an option. so if i have to use a wi—fi network in a restaurant when i'm travelling, i always use my vpn. those who don't order vpn is, could you briefly explain what that is? is a virtual private network by its proper name. your salt on your phone or whatever your devices and then usually it is a subscription —based service. they are cheap now.
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you can get them for pounds a month. it makes a secure connection from your device to whoever you choose as your device to whoever you choose as your vpn provider. they are very cheap and easy to install and file a lot of protection for minimal effort. and not as scary as they sound. they are really not. and finally we are in gurugram in india. we are finding out about the native marawi horses they can only be found in this part of the world. losses have played a vital part in indian culture from helping labour is in the field to being part of ceremonial activities such as weddings. but this is stable is the only place in the country that runs a natural horsemanship course, also known as horse whispering. i need to find out exactly what that is. hello. hello. i am
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find out exactly what that is. hello. hello. iam cat. find out exactly what that is. hello. hello. iam (at. when find out exactly what that is. hello. hello. i am (at. when you find the sweet spot of the horse... yes... manjeev and his wife have a special interest in the marawi breeder, characterised by their pointy ears. it is read his seat outside of india because they are from export. natural horsemanship is a way where we understand psychology of the horses. enjoy your freedom. what you doing to make a turn? uncrossing her shoulders. that creates a barrier the horse. —— i am crossing her shoulders in. the moment i block her here — that is how they understand in the wild. it works according to these formulas. so you have established yourself as the alpha. yes. they are a herd
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animal. they need one leader. either it to become leader or they become leader. right. this was was rescued from a brick factory two weeks ago. but it was injured and helen were struggling to keep her. manjeev and charlotte have been looking after her using this method. looking good. my her using this method. looking good. my turn now. she is questioning the authority. just a little bit more. she turned! stay in the circle. manjeev says that cause has become popular with teams from delhi. any offers, you won't see what the member has potential. but when they come across the horses, of course they will come to try and pinch or your nose. better give it time to think about it. you will see out ten people one will become a natural leader. but one who is just rent
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control everybody. so you can see what kind of personality every team member has which makes it easier a day—to—day bases to run your business. 0k, to her back. -- basis. keepin business. 0k, to her back. -- basis. keep in view. —— turn her back. sorry i was not quite the fearless leader. laughter. most of their foreign visitors come from the uk, switzerland, and dubai, mainly travellers looking to learn more about the special breed, and also about the special breed, and also about natural horsemanship, stan from two hours to two weeks. so it is lunchtime for the horses. demi, yummy. —— mandatory. lunch is served. dozens of horses are kept at the stables. it is a bit operations
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-- is the stables. it is a bit operations --isa the stables. it is a bit operations —— is a big operation with lots of people involved. most are polo ponies. it is hoped that these marawi waters will be up to play polo too. their gentle temperament is ideal. this man, helping to rehabilitate these courses and training them to play polo is his passion. do you think people's ideas are changing about the sport in india? for decades, it was only feasible to play polo if you belong to the army. but a recent years it has become more accessible to civilians in india. this polo centre is one of
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the biggest in the country. the men who runs a learn to play in the army and captained in india forfour yea rs, and captained in india forfour years, where he once —— but he wants to promote the sport outside of army circles. you trying to equestrian sports more popular because at the moment everyone is so obsessed with cricket here? absolutely right. it has become a religion here. everyone loves cricket. what is the strategy for getting more people interested? the idea is that the pegasus becomes a place where anyone who wants to come and learn the sport can come and do that. i have a host of kids learning. 0n the other side, i also have a lot of 40—year—olds learning when they register their lives in a midlife crisis. is never too late.
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is never too late. i keep saying when the midlife crisis hits, it is time to learn polo. the more wars is —— the marawi horses are not ready to play and people prefer to use thoroughbreds, but they are hoping to find a place of on the field. they also plan to open a groom school to train up more people in the way of natural horsemanship as equestrian sport in india increases in popularity. what that is all we have time for on this week's show. join us next week if you can, when... my career couples to kazakhstan, where he will be finding out how important and nietzsche continues to be to the traditionally nomadic people of the world's ninth largest country, as well as for travellers who visit there. all that
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and a lot more next week's travel show. in the meantime, you can catch up show. in the meantime, you can catch up with us on social media and share your travel stories with us in the world. until next time, though, from me and the team in london, it is goodbye. hello, good morning. friday felt a little bit more like autumn because we had cooler air coming from the north, not surprisingly, the highest temperature was on the south coast, here in hampshire. still 19 degrees, pretty good. over the weekend, we've got high pressure close enough by, that whilst there will be some showers around, for the most part it will be dry with sunshine at times. but it will probably turn cooler as the weekend goes on. pretty cold at the moment, though, underneath that area of high
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pressure with the clearer skies. we've got more atlantic winds across the northern half of the uk and a weak weather front as well. that's where the we have this band of cloud and patchy rain. ahead of it, maybe one or two showers for scotland and northern ireland. more cloud and quite a strong westerly wind, too. england and wales, the winds are lighter as you head further south. there will be a lot of sunshine. after a cold start, we will see highs of about 18 degrees and it should feel quite pleasant as well. not quite as warm for scotland and northern ireland. we will see the rain coming in to scotland in the evening, perhaps into northern ireland. as it moves southwards, though, the rain peters out again. more a band of cloud heading down into england and wales. and because we have more cloud debris overnight, if you like, it won't be as cold, saturday night into sunday morning. it will feel chillier by day, mind you, because we've got more cloud is moving southwards. behind it, some sunshine and some showers blown in on a brisk north to north—westerly wind. the bulk of the showers i think will be in the northern half of scotland. but temperatures are going to be lower across the board. 0nly around 12 or 13 degrees in scotland and ireland. 14—16 in the south.
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that chilly north to north—westerly airflow is with us for the start of the new month. but then, around the top of this area of high pressure, we're going to change the wind direction across scotland and northern ireland, replacing a chilly northerly with more of an atlantic westerly, bringing some rain to the north—west later. sunshine for england and wales, still not very warm, 1a degrees at best. the odd showers possible towards those north sea coasts. this band of rain in the north is initially quite heavy around that weather front there. but it will topple southwards and then again it is a familiar story. everything just weakens. the rain just tends die out and there won't be much of it left on tuesday for england and wales. but there will be much more cloud around. we'll get a bit more sunshine for scotland and perhaps northern ireland. so a different feel to weather probably on tuesday, those temperatures beginning to risejust a little bit, but there will be much more cloud. we are left with a cloudy
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westerly airflow as we move into tuesday and wednesday. that means higher temperatures by day, higher temperatures by night, but but probably not as much sunshine. good morning and welcome to breakfast with babita sharma and charlie stayt. 0ur headlines today — more than 50 million facebook acounts are hacked as the social media giant suffers its biggest ever security breach. president trump orders an fbi investigation into sexual assault allegations against his supreme court nominee brett kavanaugh. a serious shortage of life—saving epi—pens — people with severe allergies are told to use them beyond the expiry date. europe roar back in the ryder cup thanks to their awesome foursomes. they win every match in the afternoon session, to take a 5—3 lead over the americans on an incredible opening day. your saturday is
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