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good morning. welcome to breakfast with tina daheley and ben thompson. our headlines today: president trump visits the site of californa's deadliest wildfires as the number killed and missing continues to rise. the charred remains of paradise, president trump visits the site of californa's deadliest wildfires as the death toll continues to rise. president trump visits the site of californa's deadliest wildfires as the death toll rises to 76. stand up to eu bullies, former brexit secretary dominic raab says the uk must be prepared to walk away from negotiations with brussels. and — a degree in two years. the latest promise to cut student tuition fees. england's cricketers have wrapped up the series win in sri lanka, theirfirst there in 17 years. in the, it will be a sunny sunday almost uk wide. it is a chilly start and cold airon almost uk wide. it is a chilly start and cold air on its way. i have the details here on breakfast. it's sunday the 18th of november. our top story: president trump has visited northern california to see the devastation caused by wildfires, the worst ever in the state. this morning, officials said five more bodies have been recovered,
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bringing the total number of deaths to 76. more than 1,200 people are still missing. our correspondent dave lee has more. this isjust a glimpse of the kind of bravery shown by those tackling california's fires. this footage was taken from a security camera outside a house in southern california. on saturday, president trump visited affected areas to see the devastation for himself. he began his trip in the north, where most of those killed by this fire have been found so far. he was met on the tarmac by california's governor, jerry brown, and the man who will take over from him injanuary, governor—elect gavin newsom, both men who clashed publicly with the president for blaming what he said was poor forest management before offering any condolences to the dead. the president struck a much more conciliatory tone in person. we will work together and we would
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doa we will work together and we would do a realjob. this is sad to see. as far as the lights are concerned, no one knows quite yet. we are to a certain number but we have a lot of people who are not accounted for. the next few days provide new challenges. those fighting the blaze are welcoming the forecast of rain, but those taking care of recovery efforts worry it could make their work even more difficult. as of tonight, the current list of unaccounted for individuals stands at 1276, which is an increase today of 265 over yesterday. that's due in large part to our continuing effort to mine the data. meanwhile, others in the state continue to suffer from dangerously poor air quality. spending the day outside, experts have said, is like smoking half a packet of cigarettes. the former brexit secretary, dominic raab, is accusing the prime
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minister of failing to stand up to a bullying european union. in the sunday times, mr raab — who resigned over the draft withdrawal agreement last week — said there had been a lack of resolve with brussels and suggested britain walk away from negotiations rather than being bullied. theresa may has rejected suggestions the agreement could be changed. some of britain's biggest companies are urging the government to honour a promise to give mental health in the workplace the same status as physical health. executives from 50 companies, including royal mail, wh smith and ford, have written to theresa may, asking her to follow through on last year's manifesto pledge to update health and safety legislation. the government says it will bring forward the recommendations of an independent review. three men are in hospital after a shooting in north london. police say they were called to enfield yesterday evening, and two of the men are believed to have suffered gunshot wounds. no arrests have been made. president trump has said the us will determine in the next few days who it thinks was behind
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the murder of the saudi journalist, jamal khashoggi. there have been reports that the cia believes mr khashoggi's killing was ordered by crown prince mohammed bin salman. saudi arabia has blamed rogue intelligence agents. the government has confirmed plans to allow universities to offer two year, or "accelerated degrees". they would be allowed to charge higherfees per year but overall students would save around £5,500. 0ur education correspondent sean coughlan reports. instead of studying for three years at 30 weeks a year, the government wa nts at 30 weeks a year, the government wants more universities to provide fast tracked courses, with degrees towards two years, with 45 weeks of studying. this short—term, or intensive courses, would need savings of about £5,500 intuition fees and a years worth of accommodation and costs. the
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universities minister thinks it will particularly help to reverse the decline in the number of mature stu d e nts decline in the number of mature students who might want to reduce the cost and to get back into work more quickly. even though the overall cost would be lower than studying for three years, each year would have tuition fees equivalent to about £11,000 per year, above the current maximum limit of 90 hours of jewish such a change to the fee system would have to be approved by parliament and that could be a significant stumbling block. the actorjohn bluethall, has died at the age of 89. tell us what you had for breakfast. post. i need more than that, let your imagination run wild. wild, great. two pieces of toast. he was best known for playing
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the likable but dull parish council secretary frank pickle in the vicar of dibley. its star dawn french paid tribute on social media, saying "cheeky, naughty, hilarious. bye darlin bluey." it was a terrific night of tens, as the strictly celebrities danced at blackpool‘s tower ballroom. faye and giovanni picked up two 10s for this ferocious paso doble, a score matched by charles and karen with their samba. joe and diane went one better picking up three 105, but the night belonged to pasha and ashley, who picked up the first full marks of the series with this jive, a dance bruno described as part of strictly history, and the rest of the judges agreed. cheering. ten!
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cheering. who knew those for little numbers could make someone so happy? it numbers. —— four. we've been hearing this morning how more than 1,000 people are believed to be missing and many more homeless, after wildfires swept through parts of california. a week on, and rescue teams are sifting through burnt out debris searching for bodies. we're joined now on the phone byjoe greco, a search and rescue volunteer in northern california. very good morning, thank you for joining us this morning. just overstating, pictures that are coming out of california and the
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loss of life too. you are part of a search and rescue team. can you tell us search and rescue team. can you tell us what the situation is like they're now? yes, good morning, thank you for having me. it has continued to be a dire situation, it really has. we are ten days in now, the pictures do it nojustice. it is literally a catastrophe of epic apportions and we have got a response of equal portion under way now. “— response of equal portion under way now. —— proportion. search and rescue has literally turned into a recovery at this point. are you holding out any hope of finding anyone else alive at this stage? we a lwa ys anyone else alive at this stage? we always hold that hope. that is our job, is to hope people come home. but ten days in now, if family hasn't found each other in shelters
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and other things, finding them out in the woods or in their homes now, i don't think there is a possibility, no. and can you describe just the type of scenes that you have been dealing with for the last ten days on the ground? we are dealing with ash. there is nothing left. we are dealing with raw emotions and it is a catastrophe that we have never seen anything like this, we really haven't. this fire came through so quick and so hot that you had to get out of the way, you couldn't stand up and fight it. we have family members that have been torn apart, we have families who have lived in these cities for generations of and now you have got grandma and grandpa without a house. their kids without a house and there kids kids without a house. we
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literally have generations of people out on the street, or missing. donald trump visited the site of the fiery yesterday, how was his visit received? fiery yesterday, how was his visit received ? —— fire fiery yesterday, how was his visit received? —— fire yesterday. fiery yesterday, how was his visit received? —— fire yesterdaylj believe received? —— fire yesterday.” believe it was received great. any help these people can get right now is going to be well received. whether president trump is loved or hated, president trump is our president and people are going to be looking to him for direction. what is your response? you live there and you know what the situation is, these wildfires happen seasonally but they do seem to be getting worse and have been more ferocious in the last decade. experts have blamed climate change, weather, populations, president trump has blamed poor forest management, populations, president trump has blamed poorforest management, what is your response to that? you know,
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i really don't have one. i don't know if forest management could have possibly played into this. again, i said before that this thing burns so hot, so quick, their whirlwind whipped, tornadoes of fire, people just had to get out of the way. thank you very much forjoining us this morning. we really appreciate it. thank you guys. speaking to us from california. we will stay right across that story, bringing you more updates as we get them. is just approaching 12 minutes past six. time now to take a look at today's papers. the prizes for guessing what it is, that chaos in westminster. stand up to eu bullies, former brexit secretary dominic raab says the uk must be prepared to walk away from negotiations with brussels.
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we are expecting to hear further details tomorrow about whether there will be enough games on a letter to the committee to potentially begin a vote of in theresa may. front page of the sunday telegraph, the headline is the plot to oust may hit tipping point as rebellion grows. michael gove there. there is also speculation about him quitting during the week, he hasn't yet, their key is on the front page of their key is on the front page of the telegraph. they are saying that zac goldsmith has sent a letter of no—confidence. the observer has a slightly different take. a new warning about the potential cost of more delay. we already know the figure that has been put on the so—called divorce settlement, but brussels telling downing street that a delay on brexit could cost another £10 billion. the sunday mirror is
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going with a different story, hounded to death by the nhs. they say a mother took her own life after the nhs sent intimidating letters demanding money for a prescription, they have the full story inside. also he can see at the top, is celebrity is back. we will be talking to the winner of the first ever celebrity. there is speculation that noel is elected addition to the jungle. —— is a late addition. this comes up jungle. —— is a late addition. this comes up with the scenarios in the sun, like most people you might be confused about what happens next. in the papers this morning there is also a bit of clarity on what potentially could happen next and also, they have got all of the bookies results on what scenarios could wait when they have done some adding up of the vote is that are
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needed to get through parliament. not only that potential vote of no—confidence in the prime minister, but be questions about whether she will be able to push this deal through parliament. the time is coming up to quarter past six. you're watching breakfast from bbc news. the headlines: president trump has visited areas of california, where wildfires have left 76 people dead and more than 1,200 missing. the former brexit secretary dominic raab has said the uk should not allow itself to be bullied by the eu and must be prepared to walk away from the negotiations. use it as to what is happening with the weather. what is happening? a lovely sunday at there for many. chilly at the moment. temperatures
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close to frost levels. in scotland it was around “11 in inverness in the night. despite the chilly start most of you will be treated to a day of blue skies overhead. high pressure close by. it is in scandinavia today. we are on the southern edge of it by bringing in dry air off the edge of it. that melted the cloud yesterday morning. we do have some patchy cloud here and there and some mist across the eastern side of the pennines, the peak district, parts of eastern scotland. while the cloud will come and go on some of the hills, most of you, you have sunshine from dawn to dusk. more breeze blowing across southern areas. coming infrom breeze blowing across southern areas. coming in from that easterly direction. that knox peter britcher a little bit. for most still where we should be for the time of year, in scotland it could be 13— 15 —— above where you should be. we are in the same slice of generally mild air we have into iceland. it could get to 16, well above where they should be. we have to turn our attention to
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what is happening in germany, four or five degrees this afternoon. that is crucial because it is easterly winds. it should drag the air towards us during the next 2a hours. after a clear start we will have the cloud start to roll in on that easterly breeze, back in the north sea, bringing light rain and drizzle to eastern coast lebron. it will ta ke to eastern coast lebron. it will take time before it reaches western areas. the further west you are, be lowered its averages and more chance of frost to take you into morning. the morning sunshine to start the day —— the lower the temperatures. the cloud will bring some showers, eastern scotland, and across parts of england. most will stay dry for the bulk of the day. it is going to start to feel chilly in that easterly wind. england and wales notably singh temperatures around 7— nine degrees. that area of high pressure is close by in scandinavia —— seeking. area of low pressure
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across iberia starts to extend further north. that destabilises the airee little bit. could see more showers around on tuesday, particularly across england and wales. the showers across england could turn a little wintry over the higher ground. a little sleet and wet snow mixed in. sunny spells in between. note the temperatures. all of us in single figures. the add—on effect of the will —— wind, it will feel colder than you have been used to for sometime. temperatures will feel close to freezing across some parts of england and wales. have you got your warm jackets ready? back to you. i have might be kowt out already. i was sort of sweating yesterday. —— i have made big coat. you had it on this morning. well—prepared. i am not sure i am ready for the freezing temperatures yet. you will have to be. more on that later.
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now it's time for the film review with mark kermode and ben brown. hello there and welcome to the film review here on bbc news. and taking us through this week's cinema releases is mark kermode. what delights do you have for us this week, mark? very interesting week, we have fantastic beasts: the crimes of grindelwald, which is the latest in thejk rowling wizard world expanding. we have suspiria, which is a remake of the dario argento 1977 horror classic. and the price of everything a documentary about the intersection of art and commerce. ok, so, fantastic beasts: the crimes of grindel —vald or —wald? even within the films the w and v sounds are slightly floating. are you a harry potter fan?
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up to a point. 0k. there's some question about whether or not if you hadn't kept up with the expanding harry potter wizarding universe, how much of this you would follow. it follows on from fantastic beasts and where to find them left off. essentially grindelwald was in prison at the beginning, there is a fantastic escape sequence, he goes to europe to spread his anti—muggle, pure blood message. meanwhile, eddie redmayne's character of newt is enlisted to help thwart his rise. but dumbledore, now played byjude law as the younger incarnation of dumbledore, is conflicted. here's a clip. why can't you go? i cannot move against grindelwald. it has to be you. i can't blame you. in your shoes i'd probably refuse, too.
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it is late. good evening, newt. wait, no. oh, come on. dumbledore. so, it's an odd one, on the one hand, i like this world, i like these characters, and i was somebody who was very much seduced by the harry potter cinematic world because the first films i wasn't crazy about and then i kind of felt into them round about the time of prisoner of azka ban. one of the issues with this is, and this was something which was true of the star wars prequels, because the world that has been created is so big and expansive, when you start telling this story from this perspective, there is an awful lot of detail and plot and characters and threads and i do feel
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that there are times that this gets lost in its own back story, in its own threading the narrative together. that said, there's a sort of strange tonal mix, on the one hand you get moments of slapstick comedy, which we have always had in the potter movies, there are times when you have spectacular set pieces, great big visual effects, set pieces, huge things happening on screen in a way which is rather delightful. you also get the return to hogwarts, which which was a moment, at the screening i was in, you could hear people enjoying that. and there is also a lot of darkness in the same way that there was with the deathly hallows films and i think some of it works, some of it gets confused and tied up in its own back story and logic. however it does come together in what's kind of the third act, when all of these themes about the central character, who is somebody who's basically spinning lies and deceit and has this aryan philosophy of pure bloods, which is something which has run all the way through the stories and this is tied in with the politics of the era in a way which looks like its setting us up for something very interesting
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in the next film and again that is one of the weaknesses of this, quite a lot of it felt like getting everything in the right place so that the next instalment can do something really interesting. i mean if you are a fan of this world and there's no question people will go to see it, there are very good things in it, some nice performances and touches, i did feel it got lost in its own exposition, there was almost too much plot fighting for space. and there are times when it lacked that central clear line which you need through this kind of narrative. but by the time we got to the end of it, it had gathered it all together, 0k, fine, now i'm ready for the next instalment — that is going to be quite a way off. there is going to be quite a few more! there will be, yes. it's doing fine. it'lljust kind of keep going. suspiria, supernatural horror, is that the right categorisation? 0k, well, did you ever see the dario argento suspiria? i'm afraid i didn't. that's fine.
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quick primer, dario argento in the ‘70s, having done these giallo thrillers moved into sort of supernatural suspense, horror and suspiria was a huge international hit, moving on from the work he had set up until that point. everything was very stylish. the story was an american dancer comes to europe, she enrols at a dance academy where she uncovers witchy secrets. now we have what tilda swinton describes not as a remake but a cover version directed by luca guadagnino. story is dakota johnson comes to europe, she enrols in a berlin academy, a divided berlin it is set in, and she goes to a dance academy where she uncovers witchy secrets. but this one, which is pretty much an hour longer than the argento version, there's an awful lot of back story about baader—meinhof, about nazi legacy, about the changing role of women in pre and post war society. there is an awfully sort of verbose feeling of explaining everything. my problem with it is there are individual things in this which are very good, the dance numbers are evocative horror dance numbers in the same way that gaspar noe's film climax had evocative dance numbers. the problem is when i watched
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suspiria by dario argento, there was no point where i thought, this is great but what it really needs is an hour of people holding forth about the politics of this specific time. also, the dario argento one alludes to its timeless setting whereas this one is very specifically set when it is set and there is a lot of stuff about what is going on in the news! and the weird thing is that if, like me, you're a horrorfan, you will think, the argento was pretty much untouchable and what this has done is demonstrate that there are interesting things you can do with that idea, but i'm not sure that weighing it down with all this padding and baggage is actually to anyone's benefit. however, i do know a couple of people who have seen it and said, well, i think it's the masterpiece that the argento version never was. they're wrong — but it is an interesting if utterly flawed opinion!
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they're wrong but it's their a valid opinion! they have every right to be completely wrong! you're so generous! it's not about being generous, it's about being right! this isjust a matter of right and wrong. the next one a documentary, the price of everything. yeah, which leads us very nicely into this. my opinion is my opinion, why is it any better than anyone else's? it employs the phrase price of everything — which implies price of everything and the value of nothing. it's a documentary about how we now live in a world in which a art commerce is this multibillion—dollar industry and in which modern art sells for millions and millions, not old masters but modern art, which is being made now, selling for millions... speaking of that, we have been reporting on bbc news that a david hockney has sold at auction for £70 million and that is the highest value for a work by living painter to be sold. wow. in a way that makes this all the more timely because at the beginning of this, you see this montage of auctions in which huge amounts of money are going... we hear from artists and auctioneers and dealers, collectors and investors,
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about what it is that they are doing and what it is that they are investing in. and the thing i like about the documentary is, it's notjudgemental, it's not saying you can't possibly talk about art and commerce because the two things are bound up. at one point it says, all of this money is making people make more sun, and stop complaining about it! then there is the question of supply and demand, if there is more of it, is it worth less? then there is the people who wanted to go somewhere where it can be seen by the public — here is a clip. so, you want your work in museums. museums are for the lack of a better word the gatekeepers of culture, to some extent. once you cross the threshold you are walking in and you're thinking, these are works that matter, not just for our generation but for future generations. so maybe things happen and i fall out of favour in a number of years, it will go into storage, but someday, maybe in 50 years, maybe in 70, maybe in 150, it could come out, it doesn'tjust vanish. what i know about art would not fill the back of a postage stamp but i was really gripped by these debates about, how can you say that this painting is worth this much money and how is it that this has now become an investment strategy? if an artist isn't actually
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making the work of art, can they still put their name on it? and all the things put together in a way that i thought it was witty and fascinating and i came out of it thinking i knew more than i did when i went in but i was entertained throughout. speaking of entertainment, best out at the moment? yeah, they have reissued what was a brilliant film, 9to 5. it still holds up and it has a very strong feminist message but it is funny and he has characters you can root for and i can't wait to go back and see it again in the cinema. yeah. lovely. and best dvd? this one is out on dvd and i was never a bros fan... i bet you were! hey, listen, i liked showaddywaddy so i have no shame in pop music! but bros i never did. but this documentary made me really like them. it is part spinal tap, part sibling rivalry, and it is also a story of the fans
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got out of loving bros, it's very sympathetic, very funny and very, very funny and i thought it was touching. mark kermode, secret bros fan, even though he won't admit it! quick reminder before we go that you will find more film news and reviews cross the bbc online and you can find all our previous programmes on the bbc iplayer. but that is it for this week, thank you so much for watching, goodbye from us. hello, this is breakfast with tina daheley and ben thompson. good morning. here's a summary of today's main stories from bbc news. president trump has visited northern california to see the devastation caused by the worst ever wildfires in the state. this morning, officials said five
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more bodies have been recovered, bringing the total number of deaths to 76. mr trump said the fires had not changed his views about climate change, and said improvement to forest management would make sure that a blaze on such a scale did not happen again. no. i have a strong opinion. we are going to have forest that are very safe. 0ur correspondent dave lee sent this update from the town of chico in northern california where the worst of the fires have been raging. it is now more than a week on since this huge wildfire devastated the town of paradise and there are still many hundreds of people unaccounted for. those who did make it out are still in places like this, this is an unofficial area for those who fled the fire and didn't have anywhere else to go. gradually we are expecting this
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place to thin out as people are being offered free bus rides and free ride shares to get a proper shelter around an hour or so drive from where we are. when they get there they are going to be greeted with proper supplies, a place to sleep, but also help with the next steps, getting the financial support to try to move on from what has happened to them here. president trump has been in the area surveying the damage for himself and also offering his support to the firefighters that are still tackling this blaze up in the hills here. he removed his threats, or rescinded his threats, to take away federal funding from california because of bad forest management. he now says funding will be made available and he and governorjerry brown will work together to solve this problem for california. as for the people that are here, you can see behind me is the first blue sky since the fires happened. dave lee, bbc news, in chico. the former brexit secretary, dominic raab, is accusing the prime minister of failing to stand up to a bullying european union.
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in the sunday times, mr raab — who resigned over the draft withdrawal agreement last week — said there had been a lack of resolve with brussels and suggested britain walk away from negotiations rather than being bullied. theresa may has rejected suggestions the agreement could be changed. some of britain's biggest companies are urging the government to honour a promise to give mental health in the workplace the same status as physical health. executives from fifty companies, including royal mail, wh smith and ford, have written to theresa may, asking her to follow through on last year's manifesto pledge to update health and safety legislation. the government says it will bring forward the recommendations of an independent review. there have been protests in france
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over the price of diesel fuel. is at the highest level for more than 20 yea rs. president trump has said the us will determine in the next few days who it thinks was behind the murder of the saudi journalist, jamal khashoggi. there have been reports that the cia believes mr khashoggi's killing was ordered by crown prince mohammed bin salman. saudi arabia has blamed rogue intelligence agents. the actorjohn bluethall, has died at the age of 89. he was best known for playing the likable but dull parish council secretary frank pickle in the vicar of dibley. i need to hear a little bit full level, tell us what you had for brea kfast. level, tell us what you had for breakfast. post. i need a little bit more than that, make something up. let your imagination run wild. —— post. —— toast. wild, great. two pieces of toast. its star dawn french paid tribute on social media, saying "cheeky, naughty, hilarious. bye darlin bluey."
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he also appeared in carry on films and worked regularly with spike milligan. thousands of young people have found a rather unique way to make sure their climate change message is heard, by trying to set a world record for the biggest postcard of all time. it's on a glacier high up in the swiss alps and features 125,000 drawings from children all over the world. it's urging governments to come together to help stop global temperatures rising by more than 1.5 degrees celsius. that is one way to get your message noticed. those are your headlines, you are up—to—date. willis here with the sport. start with the cricket. look at that behind me, i
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a lwa ys cricket. look at that behind me, i always wonder what they do with those stumps. he should be happy, he looks quite angry. joe root, a very happy man this morning, england have sealed their first series win away from home in two years, but more importantly in sri lanka, 17 years, all the way back in 2001. joe root answering a lot of questions about his captaincy because you heard yesterday, there were many calling forjoe root to potentially focus on his batting, but he has called away and got this win. england made short work of it this morning. it took them just half an hour to get the three wickets they needed to finish off sri lanka, win the second test and with it the series. moeen ali finishing with four wickets, and jack leach got five
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in just his third test match for england. one more test left, but lots of positives for england in a part of the world where they've really struggled in the past. dublin was the place to be last night! ireland beat the mighty all blacks forjust the second time — the first on irish soil. it was the standout result on a big day of autumn international rugby, as our sports correspondent joe wilson reports. in one place, the best two teams in the world, this was intensive. ireland had to keep new zealand moving, keep them guessing, switch the play and there was jacob scott ——jacob the play and there was jacob scott —— jacob stockdale, you kick and you hope. it worked. that was the moment. but defence isjust hope. it worked. that was the moment. but defence is just as important, look at peter armani, snatching the ball a split—2nd before the all blacks could grab it and score. new zealand were attacking until the last, no way through. 16— nine, ireland have beaten the best in dublin, now they just need to win the world cup.
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elsewhere, scotland took on south africa with their three running, freethinking kind of rugby. that is a great try from scotland! but south africa's outstanding player said big moments —— small moments were big moments, they held on to win. in cardiff, wales met tongan read with steel. their shirts are extra site colour, officially,. ten welsh tries displayed strength and depth and strength in character. wales cut loose with 7a points in the end, lovely when a plan comes together. we spoke all week about timing and coming through at the end and it hand out exactly the way we thought. it was tough for us but we made it tougherfor them. it was tough for us but we made it tougher for them. japan made it truly tough for england at twickenham, bursting through the
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grey areas in england's defence to lead at half—time. confronted by huge embarrassment, potentially, england responded eventually. 35— 15. if it is how you finish that counts, england did enough. joe wilson, bbc news. there was a strange ending at the atp world tour finals, semi—finals as alexander zverev beat roger federer. the german stopped play in the tie—break after a ball boy dropped a ball at the back of the court. it's all above board and part of the rules of tennis for him to do that, but sections of the crowd didn't like it — and they made their feelings known after zverev had sealed the win. first of all, i want to apologise for the tie—break. the ballboy dropped ball, it is in the rules that we have two played the point. —— to play. iam not i am not sure why you are all
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booing, he is telling the truth, the ballboy moved across the court and disrupted the place to be a thing you have to be a little bit more respectful. it is just you have to be a little bit more respectful. it isjust unfortunate circumstances. the things happen. booing, i never like it, we see it in other sports, in tennis it is rare so when it happens you feel it is really personal and we take it very direct and i think it is u nfortu nate very direct and i think it is unfortunate that this happened. sasha doesn't deserve it. well zverev will play novak djokovic in topday‘s final at the 02 after the world number one comfortably beat south africa's kevin anderson. he's been almost perfect at the tournament so far and will be very hard to beat. football, and scotland hammered albania 4—0 in the nations league. bournemouth‘s ryan fraser scored the first of the night with a fine curling effort. he was involved in the fourth goal aswell,
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setting up celtic‘s james forrest to dink the ball up and volley into the back of the net. if scotland beat israel at hampden park on tuesday night they'll be promoted to the second tier of the competition, and also secure a play—off spot for euro 2020. what an afternoon ahead at wembley. it's winner takes all at as england host croatia in the nations league. it's a repeat of the world cup semi final, which of course croatia won. if england win today they'll top their group, lose and gareth southgate's side will be relegated. we are always improving and i think, in those five matches you have seen since the summer, what we have not done is sit on our laurels and say we are happy with what we did at the world cup and that is it for the year and we look forward to the european championships. we have wa nted european championships. we have wanted to keep improving and i think the players have shown that mentality as well. arsenal women will try to maintain their 100% winning record in the women's super league when they take on everton this afternoon in mid table bristol city moved above liverpool with a 2—1win. ella rutherford scored what proved the decisive goal midway through the first half.
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golf and francesco molanari is on course to win to his first race to dubai title. he can only be denied if tommy fleetwood wins the world tour championship. former masters champion danny willett is right in contention for his first win since collecting that green jacket at augusta two and a half years ago. he's in a share of the lead in dubai on 1a under par alongside currently masters champ patrick reed. they tee off at 8am in their final round. willet sank this putt at the 16th for his third birdie in a row to put him 1a under par. fleetwood's needs the win but as it stands he's way down the field, leaving his friend and ryder cup teammate molinari in pole position to top the rankings. ronnie 0'sullivan is through to the final of the northern ireland 0pen snooker after a thrilling deciding frame victory over mark selby. in a high quality contest, this incredible fluke in the decider proved pivotal for 0'sullivan, as he cleared up to take the match on the final black. he will play in the final in belfast. can we talk about the tennis? yes,
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annabelle intervening and that was great. yes, great. so harsh from the fans. it is all within the rules, editing the fans understood it. the ballboy dropped the ball which clearly distracted him, but the umpire had seen it. so he stopped play himself and thankfully the umpire asked the ballboy and he went yeah. i am sure everyone saw him drop the ball, except for the umpire. tennis fans. they were all there for roger tetris. —— roger federer. he looked a bit shocked but he is certainly on the rise, up and coming, we will hear a lot more from him. one of the most controversial industrial projects ever built in the uk, is closing down after nearly a quarter of a century. the nuclear reprocessing plant at sellafield in cumbria, has already recycled its last batch of fuel. parts of the site will now be used to store waste, while the rest will be
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decommissioned — a process expected to take decades, as theo leggett reports. the fuel has been taken from the main pond and transferred into this area. for nearly 25 years, this has been recycling old nuclearfuel, separating usable uranium and plutonium from useless waste. a process seen as a kind of alchemy. what kind of science could take a fuel, burn it and turn the ashes back into fresh fuel to burn again? but soon, alarms were sounding. it was meant to provide fuel for a new generation of super efficient power stations, but they were never built and ambitious targets were never met. the plant didn't operate as well as we had initially expected. there were a number of operational —— problems throughout its life. those lofty expectations were built
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on expectations around nuclear power, the cost of uranium and those expectations did not, those assumptions did not prove to be valid. it did make some £9 billion reprocessing waste from overseas, but now those contracts have dried up but now those contracts have dried up as well. although reprocessing has now finished here, that isn't the end for this vast facility. parts of the plant will still be used to store old nuclear fuel and the rest, that will become part of a growing industry, the nuclear decommissioning. the most dangerous parts of the site will have to be decontaminated before being dismantled. sophisticated technologies being developed to go where humans cannot. the engineering will will have to apply will be fascinating. new technologies, new processors, as well as the technical aspects, for me personally the most challenging aspect will be to look after the people. it was once a key target for
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environmental campaigners greenpeace. they now agree that decommissioning creates exciting opportunities. decommissioning has to be done well with skilled people who know what they are doing and have experience in doing it. so we support decommissioning work and if that sellafield wants to become a global reader of that, we are supportive. and there is no trick acid with a lot of radioactive substances? thorpe wants a black ambitious plans for a future of keep and clean nuclear power. it legacy though, is a contaminated facility which will take decades the commission. theo leggett, bbc news. the time is quarter to seven. here's matt with a look at this morning's weather. it looks beautiful, that backdrop behind you. this was the lake district yesterday. it was taken by one of our weather watchers. would have
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loved to have been there yesterday in that. even if he did not have those views, many of you finished with skies of a similar colour. there is more of that come today a cracking sunday. temperatures in the last hour in parts of aberdeenshire dropped to minus five. a noticeable chill but sunshine to take us through the day. after yesterday's cloud, high pressure across scandinavia, dry and clear air coming in from the continent. not much in the wake of cloud to come. cloud across eastern parts of aberdeenshire and towards the borders and towards the pennines peak district. that will come and go through the day. still some sunny spells. —— and the lake district. coming in from an easterly direction, the breeze will make you feel rather cool at times during the afternoon, particularly the coastal areas. further north, light winds, and another pleasant day. sharing in
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similar warmth is not warmer is iceland at the moment. it will get to around 16 today. should not be getting back in november. compare that to germany, four or five today. we cast our highs to germany because with easterly winds that cooler areas on its way towards us. —— we look towards. more cloud across eastern areas. the cloud returns, bringing light showers may be too coastal districts into the morning. creeping slowly westwards through the night. many western areas will stay clear. there could be a touch of frost into tomorrow morning. it is where we start the day with sunshine. elsewhere, more cloud tomorrow compared to today. still some sunny spells. the cloud will be thick enough at times for eastern scotla nd thick enough at times for eastern scotland and parts of england for some rain showers. the breeze will be picking up as well. that will add to the till tomorrow with more cloud, less sunshine. the temperatures dropping 6—9 across england and wales, dropping across
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scotla nd england and wales, dropping across scotland and northern ireland, but not quite as much. monday night and into tuesday, we continue to run of easterly winds, bringing more and more cloud away. through into tuesday, more cloud generally. still some sunny spells in between. most likely to see showers more abundant, particularly across parts of northern england and northern wales and across southern counties of england. it will be cold enough on the hills for sleet and wet snow to be mixed in. the realfirst feel of winterfor be mixed in. the realfirst feel of winter for some be mixed in. the realfirst feel of winterfor some of you be mixed in. the realfirst feel of winter for some of you as we go into tuesday. the temperatures on the thermometers, 6—9 widely. 0n the wind chill it will feel more like freezing, but —— declare lee across parts of central and southern england. just to emphasise the change, this is the outlook for the capital cities —— particularly. it will be much colder through the week ahead. that is how it is looking. back to you. it feels like winter. that is all you need to say. it certainly does. thank you.
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time now for the travel show, which this week is exploring lebanon. this week on the travel show, i'm in lebanon, finding out why beirut is hoping to regain its reputation as the entertainment capital of the middle east. we have amazing people who are doing work that is internationally recognised. also coming up, i'll be discovering how an ordinary man became the king of his own castle. did he build it himself? himself, stone by stone. it took him 73 years. with its mix of minarets and church spires, lebanon's capital beirut
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is a clash of culture and religion between the mediterranean and the middle east. and i have come at a special time for the city. this year marks 75 years since this nation finally gained its independence — the birth of modern lebanon. for four centuries, it was the ottomans who ruled here, right up until the end of world war i, when control was handed to the french. it wasn't until 1943 that the struggle for self—rule finally paid off. now this statue here in martyr‘s square was put here to commemorate all of those who died resisting ottoman rule in the name of lebanese independence. today, the statue is pocked with bullet holes, scarred by the civil war that tore this city apart in the 19705 and ‘80s and made beirut a byword for sectarianism and conflict.
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a significant proportion of this city's historic buildings have been torn down. and on the ones that are still standing, the damage caused by the war is clearly visible. but it wasn't always this way. in the 1960s, beirut was the height of glamour, dubbed ‘the paris of the middle east'. and few spots epitomise this ideal better than one of the city's 5—star destinations. this commemorative book was produced a few years ago to celebrate the 50th anniversary of the hotel and when you look through it, it really gives you an idea of the calibre of celebrity that have stayed here.
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i mean, they've got marlon brando, there's bridget bardot, even the great muhammed ali. i was coming to the phoenicia since the beginning. we used to do fashion shows here, and this is a very special hotel. mona ross is an international model who was based in beirut before the war. wow! mona ross! take a seat! now she is a permanent resident of the hotel. i mean, it's part of my life. i consider i'm part of the columns of the phoenicia. maybe i am! you are part of the furniture, yeah? part of the furniture! yeah, you're part of the fabric of the whole hotel! when the war came, the hotel
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became a battleground, a key strategic point because of its size and downtown location. i was passing by next to the phoenicia when it was destroyed and saw a little plant, hibiscus plant, with little red flowers on it and i was so touched by this and i couldn't believe my eyes — why this plant is alive in front of this hotel who was dead? and it's the night life that's really putting beirut back on the map. the music hall is one of the capital's most famous venues, hosting a cabaret packed with an eclectic mix of musicalforms. i said "i'm going to get a place where you have extremes, there could be classical music and then something that is totally punk or very kitsch." i always like to mix things to be very eclectic. i tried to work on cultural entertainment — usually those two words do not meet. because entertainment is night life and alcohol, and culture is museums and theatres. with its bill celebrating both the city's pre—war golden age and contemporary music trends,
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the music hall offers a vision of beirut comfortable with its past and living in the moment. and to close this week, i am at beiteddine palace, one of lebanon's historic castles. many of these fortresses are left over from the crusades. but beiteddine was built later, at the end of the 1700s, in tribute to the country's ruler, emir bashirshihab ii. it is only an hour out of beirut, but nestled in the mountains it is a world away from the city's hustle and bustle. legend has it that once this unique palace was completed, the emir ordered for the architect to have his hands chopped off to prevent him from building anything as beautiful ever again. the building was restored in the 19505. ziad's father was part of the restoration team. good to meet you. welcome! my father was here, he was 20 years old. so he worked here when he was very young? very young. this is mou55a al maamari.
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when mou55a was working on the palace, he discovered a plot of land ju5t a few kilometres away, and had an idea. a few years later, in 1962, he laid the foundations of his very own landmark, mou55a castle. this is incredible. how long did it take your father to build it? it took him 73 years of work to fulfil his dream. imagine! 73 yea r5 ? 73 yea r5. and did he build it himself? himself, stone by stone. every stone, and as you can see every stone has a different design. mou55a drew the plans, laid the bricks and perfected the carving5 of his very own 3500 square metre ca5tle. inside, the 5urprise5 keep coming.
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ziad takes me downstairs to see where it all began, moussa's classroom. when he was a child he was caught 5ketching the plans for his dream ca5tle. his teacher responded by beating him and tearing apart the drawing. my father stood up and collected the pieces of the drawing and he told them, "you are going to see this real one day." let me show you the drawing. look at this! you see? the original tears... that's right. it looks exactly like it. you see, it's similar. very similar. this is a work of art! yeah. since it opened to the public in 1969, the castle has grown
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to become a big tourist attraction. in the summer, ziad estimates that they regularly welcome more than 1000 visitors a day. this afternoon, moussa's wife is among them. sadly, mou55a died earlier in the year, injanuary. but his family are determined to keep his legacy alive.
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beiteddine palace, which your father helped to restore, is more than 200 years old. do you think in 200 years' time, people will still be coming to visit mou55a castle? ah, yes. for sure. good morning, welcome to breakfast with tina daheley and ben thompson. 0ur headlines today:
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president trump visits the site of californa's deadliest wildfires, as the number killed and missing continues to rise. stand up to eu "bullies". former brexit secretary dominic raab says the uk must be prepared to walk away from negotiations with bru55el5. and the price of convenince, how shopping at smaller supermarket stores could leave you out of pocket. england's cricketer5 have wrapped up the series win in sri lanka this morning. their first there in 17 years.
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