tv Breakfast BBC News December 2, 2018 7:00am-8:01am GMT
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good morning — welcome to breakfast with ben thompson and sally nugent. our headlines today: time for mums and dads to step up. the chief inspector of schools says teachers shouldn't be expected to act as substitute parents. violence, tear gas, and looting as fuel tax protests in the heart of paris are condemned by president macron. theresa may comes under fresh pressure to publish the legal advice given to the government over her brexit deal. and in sport, tyson fury is denied a hollywood ending in los angeles. he draws his heavyweight world title fight as deontay wilder keeps his wbc belt. plus: the rise of the bionic builder. we hear how hi—tech suits are helping to ease the strain in uk construction. good morning. showery sunday a weights across the country, but with light wind, it is cooler into the north. further south, it light wind, it is cooler into the north. furthersouth, it is light wind, it is cooler into the north. further south, it is windy but milder. all the details coming up. it's sunday 2nd december.
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our top story: parents are being told they need to stop relying on teachers to toilet train their children and to prevent them from becoming obese. in her annual report, the chief inspector of schools for england, amanda spielman says that parents cannot abdicate their responsibility for preparing their children for adult life. our reporter simon clemisonjoins us now. good morning to you. what sort of example is the she get about the things that children should be able to do? —— doshi give. things that children should be able to do? -- doshi give. when you think about it, childhood is a complicated business. —— does she give. away from the books, who is responsible for what you learn and when, in terms of how to live life? in the excerpts we have seen from this speech, where she suggest that there are problems. she doesn't always say who is to blame. watch it is clear
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on is what schools are not. —— what she is clear on. so, on knife crime she believes the lines of responsibility are getting blurred. it's up to everyone to work together to find a solution. the chief inspector does say policy—makers are well intentioned, but she has more criticism for parents whose children start school not being able to use the toilet. you get the strong sense from what she is saying is that the responsibility is far too much on
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the school. the department of education has said that schools have had investment and powers to do some of this work. thank you. the french president, emmanuel macron, will meet his prime minister and other senior officials today to discuss the violent protests that took place in paris. at least 110 people were injured, and more than 270 were arrested, when anti—government protestors burned cars, vandalised buildings and clashed with riot police. bill hayton reports. parisiens are used to demonstrations, but this violence was of an intensity rarely seen in the french capital. smoke from torched cars mixed with water cannon and tear gas deployed by riot police. one protester was left in a critical condition as these metal gates were ripped down. demonstrators also scrawled anti—macron graffiti on structures,
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including the arc de triomphe. at the 620 in argentina, the french president condemned the violence, much of which, the authorities believe, was caused by extremists from both the left and right. translation: what happened today in paris has nothing to do with the peaceful expression of a legitimate anger. no cause justifies that authorities attacked, that businesses are plundered, that passers—by orjournalists are threatened or that the arc de triomphe is defiled. what began two weeks ago was a peaceful protest by the so—called ‘yellow vest‘ movement against rising fuel taxes has now evolved into a far broader show of anti—government anger. later on his return to france, emmanuel macron will convene an urgent meeting with his prime minister and other senior officials to address the situation. but on the ground in paris, the cleanup has already begun. time for many to survey the damage and try to understand how a peaceful march could turn into such a dark day of destruction
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for the city of light. bill hayton, bbc news. opposition parties, including the dup, will write to the speaker of the house of commons in an attempt to force the government to publish its full legal advice on the brexit withdrawal agreement. writing in the sunday telegraph, labour's brexit spokesman sir kier starmer said if the advice was not published in full he and other parties would start proceedings for contempt of parliament. let's get more detail from our political correspondent, jonathan blake. explain what is this legal advice and why could it be difficult for the prime minister? this as —— is an attempt to make theresa may's week even trickier. all about the advice the government gets through the attorney general in private and
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cabinet meetings and other high—level meetings, about the way that the government's brexit agreement with the eu, the withdrawal agreement setting out the columns of our divorce, will work. —— terms. usually this advice is given in private and that is an established way of doing things, but sir kier starmer, says these are exceptional circumstances and therefore the government should make that advice public. some brexiteers wa nt to that advice public. some brexiteers want to see it and want to hear it because they believe it will set out the difficulties of the uk being able to withdraw itself from an eu customs union. the government is resisting, going to give a statement to parliament tomorrow with sra only the dinnerfor some. to parliament tomorrow with sra only the dinner for some. —— to parliament tomorrow with sra only the dinnerfor some. —— a summary only, that would be enough for some. —— that won't. the united states has announced that it's reached an agreement on trade with china after talks at the 620 summit in argentina. president trump met
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chinese leader xi jinping and confirmed he will not carry out threats to raise tariffs on chinese goods from io—25%. china's foreign minister said it opened up what he called "win—win co—operation". theresa may has backed the metropolitan police over their controversial new tactics for stopping moped—riding criminals. scotland yard last week released dramatic footage showing police vehicles knocking suspects off their scooters. the prime minister said that a "robust" response was needed to what she described as a growing problem of people using the vehicles to commit crimes such as bag and phone—snatching. lesbian, gay, bisexualand trans people are becoming trapped in abusive relationships because they say that the police don't take them seriously, that's according to a bbc investigation. one lgbt charity told radio 5 live investigates, that the number of people they are seeing has doubled in the last five years. adrian goldberg joins us now. good morning. these findings, in any
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scenario, these are horrible findings, but they are particularly applicable for lgbt who are not able to seek help. very often there will bea to seek help. very often there will be a barrier of perception if you area be a barrier of perception if you are a member of one of the lgbt communities. if you are a game and you might find that the police state agencies because they say you are a man he should to stand up for yourself. if you are lesbian, they make say that the perpetrator is female, not as bad as being attacked bya man. female, not as bad as being attacked by a man. these are perception barriers that sometimes lgbt people from going to the authorities. is interesting that we asked all 46 uk police forces for figures relating to lg bt police forces for figures relating to lgbt domestic abuse. only a third of them were able to provide those figures of. if we don't know the scale of the problem, it is very difficult to start dealing with it and it begs questions about how well lg bt and it begs questions about how well lgbt people who go to the police for
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support are signposted and how part —— how they are supported. support are signposted and how part -- how they are supported. what does the government say? they say they support the national lgbt support helpline and they have consulted recently helpline and they have consulted rece ntly o n helpline and they have consulted recently on how better to support these communities. thank you adrian. and you can hear more on that 5 live investigates story at 11 o'clock this morning, on the bbc sounds app and bbc radio 5live. it is nine minutes past seven. shall we have a look at the front pages so far? two stories dominating. brexit, of course about that legal advice on front of most of papers. one story that has not made the papers because it has only just that has not made the papers because it has onlyjust happened in the last couple of hours or so, is the tyson fury fight, which has happened in centre was just in the last couple of hours. earlier this morning, the heavyweight boxer tyson fury has drawn his first major comeback fight
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against america's deontay wilder. the self—styled gypsy king, from preston, outboxed his opponent for much of the match but was knocked down twice. the bbc‘s ade adedoyin is in los angeles to tell us more. talk us through this. it was quite a fight, wasn't it? it was a brilliant performance by tyson fury, he has come out from corner to use out of the sport. only to fight against substandard opponents, nowhere near the standard of deontay wilder and yet he pushed the champion, one of the hardest punches in the game, all of the way. he was put down in the middle ground, got up and about the second knockdown in the 12 round, how he got up from that i would have no. he looked like he was out cold and somehow he dragged himself up. he actually hurt deontay wilder towards the end of the round as well. incredible story when you
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consider he was battling illness, mental health issues, depression, drink and drugs, ballooning to 28 stallions in the last two and half yea rs stallions in the last two and half years and then he gathered himself and produced performance he did. in and produced performance he did. in a lot of ways he will feel like a moral victor because a lot of people i spoke to predicted he would get knocked out and yet, had he not long down in the 12th round we will be talking about the new heavyweight champion. wait there for us because in the last few moments we have heard that tyson fury has been talking to the media. lets hear how he and his trainer reacted when asked why they seemed happy with the draw. we all know sitting in this room who won that fight but he also could have caused a right if you get off about that scorecard. do you know what it was, was told my and my family to keep quiet. there were about 8000 travellers and brits coming from around the world, 10,000. they probably would have smashed this arena up if i instigated it. so really, he is owed
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a thank you for keeping it rational. ijust wanted a thank you for keeping it rational. i just wanted to a thank you for keeping it rational. ijust wanted to be an ambassador for my country and the people. ijust wanted to be an ambassador for my country and the peoplelj don't know if you are able to hear that or if you are there when that happened, that is tyson fury trying to calm things after the result, which would have been a shock to many of the travelling fans who were there. yeah, he had quite a huge number of people who can to support him. we saw that at the way in and at the arena, they seemed to outnumber the deontay wilder fans, in great spirits, charting his name andi in great spirits, charting his name and i understand what he was saying at about the reaction, some of them we re at about the reaction, some of them were near me and were upset. one of thejudges scorecard, were near me and were upset. one of the judges scorecard, 113 were near me and were upset. one of thejudges scorecard, 113 — were near me and were upset. one of the judges scorecard, 113 — 111 created a lot of headlines because it was a close fight and it didn't seem it was a close fight and it didn't seem that much of a margin. wexler scum here in la suggest that the deontay wilder was gifted the decision. he posted a message on social media saying that it will thing happened to him. it proves
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that if you are a british fighter, it is hard to get the decision here. a lot of people feeling that tyson fury one, a lot of people spoken to hear agreed that we would like to see it again. i spoke to his promoter, he said that he would like to put it on again next year and it isa to put it on again next year and it is a fightback could sell out the stadium. —— stadium. what that means in terms of anthonyjoshua means, we are not sure. he has a wembley stadium booked in april next year. thank you. who knows what will happen with anthony joshua thank you. who knows what will happen with anthonyjoshua and potentially tyson fury in the next 12 months. oliver has all of the sports. plenty of other news today. leaders from around the world are meeting for the first time since a damning report warned that much needed to be done to prevent irreversible damage to the planet. last month, scientists outlined how to avoid "a climate catastrophe".
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one of the report authors is professor myles allen, hejoins us now from oxford. lets ta ke lets take this back to basics. we talk about these headlines, we see these numbers about global warning one degree, two degrees, what impact that could make. start at the beginning, where are we? out the risk is this? we are now one degree, will warming at a couple of 10th of a degree per decade, it would be very long until we get to 1.5 degrees. if we want to avoid doing that, it is simple we have got to get carbon dioxide emissions in particular, down to zero. that is going to be a big ask, it crucially, it is still possible. it is possible and yet we are in an era where there isa and yet we are in an era where there is a much confusion, doubt and 70 people including the president of the saying it just people including the president of the saying itjust doesn't happen. he is not saying it is not happening any more and very few people say
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that. that wine has gone a bit tired over the past year ‘s. —— lie in. —— line. what people are concerned about is the eye watering cost of solving the problem. one of the numbers from the report, was that it would cost 800 billion dollars per year to transition our energy system to zero carbon, so as to be fit for the second half of the century. that is a huge amount of money, but it is less tha n a huge amount of money, but it is less than 10% of what we spend every year on energy. when you put it into perspective, when you realise that the globalfossilfuel perspective, when you realise that the global fossil fuel industry needs to be seen, and its customers, including you and me, it needs to be seen as including you and me, it needs to be seen as the solution to the problem, rather than part of the problem. then the whole thing starts to look feasible. isn't the problem here that we all
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feel a bit helpless in making a difference? we all know we should walk rather than using the car more often. maybe we should turn down the thermostat, maybe we should use less energy. we look at industrial countries like china who are pumping out a lot of industrial fuels. a lot of people can help by using less —— less energy, i'm not denying that. but until the industry itself becomes part of the solution, we are not going to make progress. when you fill your car with petrol, the kind that —— that company selling the petrol could get rid of the carbon monoxide and you can drive the car to your heart's content that the company is not being asked to do so and that is what needs to change. should it be the producers who are creating the fuel or the organisations that are polluting or is it us as individuals to drive that change? it seems it is very easy to pass the buck, isn't it? in
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the end, of course the consumer pays. at the moment, we use fossil fuels and we dump the main waste product in the atmosphere, we use the atmosphere as a giant landfill for our carbon monoxide. we do it do that with most other things. whoever is creating the waist or selling the products that is creating the waist, they have to get rid of it. that can be done for carbon dioxide but it is expensive and about the only institution in the world that has the resources, the access and the engineering skills to do it is the industry itself so they have got to be brought into the solution rather than just be brought into the solution rather thanjust being be brought into the solution rather than just being seen as part of the problem. how confident are you that this meeting will change anything? this is a transitional meeting it is about process and about agreeing rules going forward after the paris agreement in 2015. at going to expect any major new announcements but thereafter hopeful signs,
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particularly about the involvement —— companies, cities and institutions rather than just governments. it is one of the areas where most is happening on the climate front at the moment. clearly that debate will run. the meeting getting under way potentially having the power to change minds but it is an uphill battle. we have been talking about messy weather with louise. it says everything you need to know. can you explain to everybody who are just waking up what that means? it is a cry for help. i'm trying to get my head around it. it is 6am, there is a bit here, a bit there and it is a mess! i want here, a bit there and it is a mess! iwanta here, a bit there and it is a mess! i want a nice sunny day or a lot of rain but it's not, unfortunately. they're with me, i would find explain it. most of us will see a
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story this, a lot of cloud around, thick enough for some drizzle and even some showers. the reason why it's a bit of a mess is that most of us are it's a bit of a mess is that most of us are under the influence of the atla ntic us are under the influence of the atlantic at the moment and these weather fronts that are piling in off the atlantic with the exception, really, the far north of scotland, we have cooler source here, a chilly start of the day. as i say, a lot of cloud around and some showery outbreaks into northern ireland, central scotland and southern england. clearer skies and a chilly start across the far north—east but elsewhere, a lot of cloud and it is the can of four drizzle. eventually they will turn into showers being driven on by pretty strong wind. —— strong enough for drizzle. a mild one, 14 or 15 degrees, the wind source driving in the mild air. the exception is scotland, six or seven degrees. there you go, i said it was a bit ofa degrees. there you go, i said it was a bit of a mess. through the night,
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more persistent rain across the scottish borders, travelling east. we keep the clearer skies in the far. 3aw four degrees that far north. ——3 or four degrees. far. 3aw four degrees that far north. ——3 orfour degrees. still under the influence of the atlantique source, mild but breezy conditions across the south, bringing in more organised rain. —— atlantic. it will come in through northern england during the day on monday. further north, we are still under the influence of this northerly flow so cooler air, a scattering of showers close to the coast but temperatures struggling 5— seven degrees whereas further south, breezy, mild or 12 or 13 degrees the high. the only exception is monday night into tuesday morning, the northerly wind sneaks its way south with clearer skies. the temperatures will fall away. tuesday morning could be a chilly start and it will be at shock to the system but equally across england and wales where it has been so mild. that is
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worth bearing in mind if you are up and early on tuesday. down to the extreme south but it will be a chilly start for tuesday morning. yes what? back to the atlantic and the milder source bringing in wet weather. the winds turn into a south—westerly direction and we are back to temperatures being back where they should beat for this time of year. across england and wales, cool again of year. across england and wales, coolagain in of year. across england and wales, cool again in the north. louise, that wasn't messy at all, you explained it perfectly!” that wasn't messy at all, you explained it perfectly! i am going to ask you to summarise it. (laughs). we are into 11, 12, 13. boiling! speak to anyone working on a building site and a common complaint will be the strain the physical work has on their backs and joints. the solution? a piece of hi—tech kit developed in america to help patients with mobility issues. our correspondent, joe miller has been getting to grips with an exoskeleton vests.
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asimple a simple screw driven by a mixture of man and machine. this isn't the set of a superhero film, it's just a construction site in bristol, staffed by bionic builders. repetitive movement on anyjoints come eventually you feel something. i have tennis elbow at the minute and to be honest, lifting it today, it hasn't been too bad at all. this vest was originally built to rehabilitate stroke that in this. the first time in the uk it is being used to reduce the strain of routine overhead work. under my own steam, this can get tiring. quite quickly. but transformed into ironman, i can keep doing this all day long with the help of my second skeleton which
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is able to support the weight of up to two large bowling balls. they may look like elaborate toys but exos keleton look like elaborate toys but exoskeleton is not just look like elaborate toys but exoskeleton is notjust a gimmick. there is something like 135,000 work—related injuries which is a staggering figure. if the vest can ta ke staggering figure. if the vest can take it away, the vest can do some of the workforce and, if the positive. is this a step towards the robots taking over?|j positive. is this a step towards the robots taking over? i think we are a bit away off that yet. there are new technologies and we know the construction industry needs to monitor —— modernise. construction industry needs to monitor -- modernise. exoskeleton is are already hard at work in america, reducing fatigue on ford's busy production lines. not everyone is a fan. some are worried this tech will give bosses an excuse to demand longer hours and push for a later time. and when tested in a battlefield simulation, researchers found exoskeleton wearers were slower to react. there is no lack of
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focus back in the west front treat wet even young workers are keen to embrace their robot —— robotic assistance. exoskeleton tech is still in its infancy and the next generation of sidekicks might then decide to do away with their masters. you're watching breakfast from bbc news, time now for a look at the newspapers. political historian mike finn is here to tell us what's caught his eye. let's start with a little bit of politics. i'm like a mastermind. what have you picked out? this is the telegraph. the first one for the telegraph. it can't get away from brexit, no matter what we try and do. i
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brexit, no matter what we try and do. lam brexit, no matter what we try and do. i am in manchester so we are in that time position, we are getting there. this is what people are afraid of when it comes to this parliamentary vote. there has been a snap poll of polls, 30,000 voters. it basically says if there was a general election, imminently, s jeremy corbyn has been asking for. labour would be forming an assembly. most of the people are accepting that there probably isn't going to bea that there probably isn't going to be a general election that this is something that is in the tory mps' mind. do they want to jeopardise the pm at this point? this was in the rationale of the bank of england who we re rationale of the bank of england who were talking about what could happen and there was fear from the financial community and what a labour government could do for house prices and things like that. we're if you go back, comments from mark
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carmi. jeremy corbyn speaking, you could see he was trying to persuade them and say, look, it's not going to be the end of the world. that relationship has been ongoing behind closed doors for a long time now. you are seeing here a clear sense that tory mps are more scared of jeremy corbyn then they are of voting down. this is something the labour watchers point be too surprised by. the idea that labour has gradually been behind a second—rate —— referendum. jeremy corbyn has been split within the party, there is a strong romain faction. —— remain. they were saying they were moving towards a referendum. it looks like this will be the only way out the labour.
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let's move away from politics. although it is difficult to get too far away, isn't it? this will come down to health policy. and 88 mile trip to the dentist. some patients are being forced to travel a long way. i am sort of confused by what is an nhs dentist these days anyway. even though it is technically an nhs dentist, you are sometimes paying a lot. if you are like me and you try to avoid the dentist, but if you are ina ten to avoid the dentist, but if you are in a ten month gap... you suddenly turn up and realise the world has changed. that happened to me. in respect of what you are saying, there are different price bands in there are different price bands in the nhs but in this case, the story, they have done this analysis were they have done this analysis were they have done this analysis were they have shown some part of the country, 88 miles, to get from your home to the practice. in north norfolk, is over five hours on public transport to get from your home to a practice which is
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phenomenal. somebody who gets nervous to get to the dentist, being ona nervous to get to the dentist, being on a bus for five hours quite troubling. and when you get there, you will probably be in a surgery thatis you will probably be in a surgery that is overcrowded because there are so that is overcrowded because there are so few of them, tried to serve so are so few of them, tried to serve so many patients and it is because a lot of dentists are going private. is essentially the question of the philosopher 's stone. —— quest. is essentially the question of the philosopher 's stone. —— questlj wa nt to philosopher 's stone. —— questlj want to share this. this is the tv show i wish i had thought of. who wait all the pies? it was this lot. itv have got together attend the former footballers who will nitties leaves definitely is a bit of weight. managed by harry redknapp. —— who all need to lose a bit of weight. they are trying to get back into their old england shirts from the 905. tell into their old england 5hirt5 from the 905. tell me why you picked this. there are going to be a couple of angles to this story. harry redknapp is coaching them. the knee,
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some people will look at the centre say this is that shaming, this is bad. actually for me, someone who is not an athlete, never has been —— some people will look at this and say. it makes you think that these professional athletes are struggling with the same kinds of things that i do and it makes you realise that we are all human and we all face these things and it gives you a bit of a lift. if you are at a similar age and want to lose a bit of weight... if you are an elite athlete and your meal plans are organised, you have to fend for yourself. the aim was to lo5e to fend for yourself. the aim was to lose 40 stone. they are not saying how much they lost but... it didn't quite go ahead. mike, thanks indeed. stay with us, headlines coming up. hello, this is breakfast with ben thompson and sally nugent.
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good morning. here's a summary of today's main stories from bbc news. parents should not expect school5 to police children's eating and exercise, or to toilet train pupils, that's the warning from england's chief inspector of education. in her annual report, amanda spielman argues that the answer to the obesity cri5i5 lies in the home. she also says that schools cannot be a "panacea" for problems like knife crime or child neglect. the french government is looking at all options to prevent further rioting including imposing a state of emergency following the violent protests in paris. at least 110 people were injured, and more than 270 were arrested, when anti—government protestor5 burned car5, vandalised buildings and clashed with riot police. the french authorities blame left and right wing extremists for hijacking a peaceful demonstration. opposition partie5, including the dup, will write to the speaker of the house of commons in an attempt to force the government to publish its full legal advice on the brexit withdrawal agreement. writing in the sunday telegraph,
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labour's brexit spokesman, sir kier starmer said if the advice was not published in full, he and other parties would start proceedings for contempt of parliament. the united states has announced that it's reached an agreement on trade with china, after talks at the g20 summit in argentina. president trump met with chinese leader xi jinping and confirmed he will not carry out threats to raise tariffs on chinese goods from 10—25%. china's foreign minister said it opened up what he called "win—win co—operation". b have a win—win situation in this ought this morning. huge reaction on social media... not great for deontay wilder either. where do we go from here? perhaps the water will muddy anyway, had we
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had a tyson fury wind. it was a big draw. tyson fury‘s heavyweight title fight against deontay wilder ended in a controversial draw in los angeles. that means the american keeps his wbc belt. fury, the former world champion, only returned to the ring this year after two years of inactivity following issues with addictions and depression. fury looked to be in control of the fight, out—boxing the unbeaten american and causing a lot of problems with his jab. but he started to get caught in the later round5, he went down in the ninth and then was hit with a ferocious combination in the final round, he looked to be knocked 5park out, but got off the canvas and made it to the final bell. many commentators thought fury was still ahead on points, but the judges were split, one giving it to wilder, one to fury and the judge from england calling it a draw. a lot of reaction to that deci5on coming up, but let's hear
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from the boxer5. it was what it was. i enjoyed every second of it. i am not going to sit here and complain all night, scream robbery. i thought i won the fight, i will leave the audience to decide what they thought. listen, two men tried their hearts out, we trained for ten weeks, way from our families, but put the sacrifices in, both came in in great shape. it showed. i have everybody enjoyed it andi showed. i have everybody enjoyed it and i am sure we will put a great 5how and i am sure we will put a great show on in the second fight. —— i hope. i don't know how he got up, you know? i don't know why they didn't start the count earlier. but we don't make no excuses. i started overthrowing my right hand because i really wanted to get him out of there. it felt like he had baby oil on him too, he was slippery. all in all, i had a lot of fun, i had a great time and i hope you guys did as well and you will see miss and.
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—— you will see me soon. it's derby day in the premier league this afternoon, chelsea/fulham, arsenal/spurs and then liverpool against everton. so, expect some movement in the top four, but no—one's catching manchester city today. they are five points clear at the top after a 3—1win over bournemouth at the etihad stadium. it was 1—1 at halftime, before second half goal5 from raheem sterling and ilkay gundogan made sure the champions remain unbeaten in the league. jose mourinho say his manchester united team lack mad—dogs in midfield. they found themselves 2—0 down at southampton. the saints are in the relegation, but were in dreamland after 20 minutes with goals from stuart armstrong and cedric. united equal5ied by half—time through romelu lukaku and ander herrera. no goal5 after the break. it fini5hed 2—2. united are 7th 16 points off the top. we don't start well, many, many times and today you had a reason for that little bit of fragility because mctominay and matic were completely
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out of position. to have more continuity in your attacking wave5, you cannot lose the ball so easily and we lost the ball many, many times. the floodlights went off twice in the scottish premiership game between kilmarnock and hibernian, but that didn't stop killie moving up to second in the table. they won 3—0. eamon brophy scored two of the goals. elsewhere, there were wins for livingston and hamilton. there weren't many shocks to be had in the day's fa cup second round. non—league maidstone united mi55ed out on a first appearance in the third round since the 805. they were beaten 2—0 by old ham athletic, the league one side ea5ing to victory in the end through goal5 from peter clarke and chris o'grady. you can watch all yesterdays cup goals on the bbc sport website. there are 8 more ties this afternoon. a ninth straight rugby union
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premiership win sent saracens back to the top of the table. the unbeaten champion5 beat wa5p5 29—6 at allianz park, the match was close for an hour before late tries from jamie george and then this interception from nick isekwa made the scoreline more comfortable. bristol, gloucester and newcastle were also winner5 ye5terderday gla5gow warrior5 withstood a scarlets fight—back to go seven points clear at the top of their pro14 conference. warrior5 scored tries in each half through brandon thomson and nick grigg. thomson also made the difference with his boot and scored 24 points in total a5 gla5gow won 29—20. the four—time world champion john higgins has hinted that he might retire from snooker, after losing to fellow scot alan mcmanus in the second round of the uk championship in york. mcmanus came from 5—3 down to win the match 6—5. higgins failed to make a break over 50. he said it was the wost he had ever felt in his career. what an incredible morning. no matter what you think about him, a controversial. more on that in the next half—hour. after more than 50 years of sci—fi adventures ‘doctor who' has entered a new era that embraces inclusivity with the first female doctor and a diverse cast of companions. tonight the show introduces the first blind actor, before we speak to her, let's take a look at where the tardis has taken the time lord this season.
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it is amazing. delighted to say. ellie wallwork, who 5tar5 in tonight's episode, joins us now. we were chatting a moment ago and he 5aid we were chatting a moment ago and he said you are in shock that you are evenin said you are in shock that you are even in who. happy find out you got the part? i am with an agency who works with disabled actors to try to get their mainstream roles and they put me up for this audition and i went to it with my dad and i was able to do that because i have been working with guide dog5 able to do that because i have been working with guide dogs to become more independent, really. ha5 working with guide dogs to become more independent, really. has been really amazing. i went to the audition, did the audition, stayed for about half an hour in the audition room and have a chat with the casting director and a couple of weeks later i got a call, when i was in school thoma5
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weeks later i got a call, when i was in school thomas i couldn't answer. when i got home, i was at my mums house and they run me up, i answered andi house and they run me up, i answered and i half knew, but i didn't really wa nt to and i half knew, but i didn't really want to get my hopes up. and then they run me and they were like you got the part, and i ran around the house screaming. you are with your dad when you went to the audition and you told your dad that you got the part. he danced around the room, we just danced around the room screaming. it was the same when i told my mum, to be honest, she was really ha p py told my mum, to be honest, she was really happy and they are both really happy and they are both really supportive, which is amazing. really exciting moment coming up for you tonight. lets share with eve ryo ne you tonight. lets share with everyone at home the moment you meet the doctor for the very first time. who argue people and how did you get into our house? are you?” who argue people and how did you get into our house? are you? i am the doctor. we got word something was wrong here. when you say powerhouse, who lives here with you? —— our house.
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if you don't mind me asking, what has got you so scared? this thing it. —— this thing. not giving too much a way! that is on tonight, of course. tell us about being on set with such an amazing cast. what difference, how difficult is it with your condition, to be on set and what does it let you do, what are the challenges? to be honest, it wasn't too difficult because before i started filming we went for an orientation, the crew we re went for an orientation, the crew were amazing, so supportive. they took me around the set, explain to me what i would eat filming, how i would eat filming and particularly difficult scenes where i would have two run or walk very fast or something like that, they block it out for the first. i never felt like
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i was running into the unknown, i a lwa ys i was running into the unknown, i always felt really at home and it was quite familiar. by the time i got really into filming, i could just navigate the set, really. i suppose, another challenge was keeping up with everyone else and making sure that i knew all of my lines properly, because i didn't have any scripts to work off because i couldn't see them. those were really easy —— really easily ove 1120 m e really easy —— really easily overcome and i really easy —— really easily overcome and i never really easy —— really easily overcome and i neverfelt like i had to work really, really hard copy i just felt like another cast member, really. chatting to you, it doesn't seem really. chatting to you, it doesn't seem to me that you feel what you are doing is particularly groundbreaking, but are you aware that actually it is? yes. to be honest, i am surprised that it has taken such a big show like this this long to have a blind actor. that is what it is like. people still cast able—bodied actors in disabled roles
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and that is starting to change, i hope that this casting of the role will show people that disabled actors can keep up with, and it is more authentic. that is what i wa nted more authentic. that is what i wanted to ask. do you think this sets a precedent that all of these things, knowing what to do in one of the most energetic shows on television running around and all sorts of things, that casting is they have thought that you cannot do and you have proved to them that you absolutely can. it feels like a lot of the time disabled actors are limited by perceptions —— perceptions of what they cannot do, when the question is what can they do and what can we do to help make that possible to! what is next for you? i like to pursue acting in the future. i did a radio play in the last few days and that has been amazing because they have never done radio before. i hope to go to university next year. i am not sure exactly what is on the table for the future, but i just exactly what is on the table for the future, but ijust want exactly what is on the table for the future, but i just want to exactly what is on the table for the future, but ijust want to keep my options open. you are still at
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school, still studying.” options open. you are still at school, still studying. i am at the royal national college for the blind, iam royal national college for the blind, i am doing a gap year course andi blind, i am doing a gap year course and i are doing performing and things like that. they have been supportive as well. a final, tough questions. i know you cannot talk about anything, how hard is it in keeping the secret? horrible. it has been so, so difficult to. i only found out three weeks ago that the news broke nationally, i have had to keep it for a year, more less. it has been so tough! thank goodness i can speak about it now. not long to wait, either. really nice to see you, thank you for coming in. ‘doctor who' is on bbc one tonight at 6.30pm. i will be watching. i cannot wait for that one. here's louise with a look at this morning's weather. morning louise. quite a cloudy, messy story across
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the country today. it is incredibly mild down to the south but to the north, some clear skies overnight and for you, it is on the chilly side. but take a look and explain what is going. scotland is under the influence of cold and northerly winds but for the rest of the country, it's windy a mild wind source coming up country, it's windy a mild wind source coming up in a westerly direction. that will produce a lot of cloud today. a scattering of showers being driven by a brisk wind across the west facing coasts. the exception is always the far north—east of scotland. here we might continue to see some sunny spells but this —— despite lighter winds, temperatures will still struggle. by the middle of the day, six degrees here. further south, 14 oi’
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six degrees here. further south, 14 or 15, way above average for the early half of december. as we go through the evening and overnight, we will have a band of rain. to the south of it, we keep clear skies but it will be a mild night. to the north of it, under the influence of cold air, back to low figures. as we move into monday, still for most of the country, under the influence of this atlantic flow. again, it will stay mild that they will be outbreaks of rain moving through central and northern england. to the far north, again, clearskies. a cold field. five, seven degrees. that will be the setup that it is worth bearing in mind that the cool airwill worth bearing in mind that the cool air will nibble away further south monday night and into tuesday morning as we keep some quiet weather for a morning as we keep some quiet weatherfor a time. the
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morning as we keep some quiet weather for a time. the cold egg digs infora weather for a time. the cold egg digs in for a time with the mild air waiting in the wings. —— cold air. if you are up early, it will be a chilly start. widespread frost across northern ireland and northern england. maybe not as far south as southern england but hopefully dry with some sunshine to start the day. it won't last long. the cloud will arrive and the milder air pushes backin arrive and the milder air pushes back in ringing back yet more rain. —— ringing. the bulk of scotland this week is chilly but not much in the way of significant rain. back to u2. -- the way of significant rain. back to u2. —— back —— back to you two. time now for the latest technology news in this week's ‘click'. one of the most important topics
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that we cover regularly here on click is tech which can assist disabled people. as the cost of prototyping and innovating has come down, and as disabled people have become more involved in the design, we've seen some amazing projects over the last few years. this monday is the un's international day for people with disabilities, and so this week, we're dedicating an entire episode to the area. now, we start with kat hawkins. she is a double amputee herself, and she has been looking at a company that is trying to bring low—cost prosthetics to children. lead the way. so this is my room. i love it. i'm with 12—year—old raimi, having a tour of her bedroom. this is my pride hat,
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because we get to pride every year. you can see an arm poking out of there. i make a lot of hats for my arm. i love that you make that! she was born with a shortened right forearm due to amniotic band syndrome while she was in the womb. have you been bullied, have people been mean to you? when i was in year 3, people used to bully me, and they used to go like that, just to represent me, and it was horrible. the bullying raimi encountered meant that she felt excluded and different. but after years of dealing with these feelings, a piece of tech has hit the market, and it is making a huge difference to her confidence. are you ready? yeah, i'm ready. so this is my arm. so hopefully it's charged, i'm not sure. raimi's arm is made by open bionics,
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a start—up based in bristol. they are bionic and myoelectric, meaning a motor is run by muscles on the residual limb. they have only been going for four years, but are already making an impact. so this is the 3d printing room. oh, my gosh. we've had a lot of users tell us previously that they would go into school and they would feel ashamed of their device, and they didn't want to wear the hook at school because it resulted in bullying. whereas with the hero arm, it's like a gadget, almost, that they get to show off, and they get to experiment with and play with, and they get to swap the covers. and, away from the circuitry, the entire arm and hand it 3d printed. it is the first 3d printed arm to be medically approved and offered to children. it is over half the price of other available bionic arms, but will still cost you around £5,000. it is not currently available on the nhs, either. but they are currently part of a clinical trial, trying to change this.
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one of the biggest incentives for open bionics is about making prosthetics look cool, making kids superheroes. back with raimi, i hearfirst—hand how her arm has made a difference. did you do this? yeah. and so, then, how does the arm kind of fit into how you see yourself? it changes everything. does it? tell me why it changes everything. because you can do so many more things. you can rubik's cube with it, you can drink with it. it makes your life better, definitely. especially if you're in school, it makes people back off from, like, bullying and things like that. so it's definitely... do you really think it has made a difference in that respect?
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yes, definitely. and you don't want this on yourface. yeah! i'm lucy and this is my guide dog, olga. i'm a youtuber, freelance journalist and disability rights advocate, and as a blind woman, i use apps to help me with everyday tasks, in order to be as independent as possible. and today we're going to test out some new blind apps. the first app i'm testing is welcome by neatebox. what it does is address the issue of accessibility in businesses. when visiting somewhere for the first time, it can be stressful, but this technology should alert venues in advance of what i need during my trip. today i'm visiting the first bank of england to try out this app, and i've set up a profile and booked an appointment. now i'm going to see
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if their location beacons, known as a geofence, will alert the bank that i'm about to arrive. good morning, lucy. morning, lovely to meet you. hello, hi. i really do like this app, and it suitable for all disabilities, but the tech is so new that there still are a few teething problems with. up next is the big spender app, and it has nothing to do with banks. i'm wanting to spend olga's today, so i'm going on the big spender app, which will me show me hopefully where green patches are so she can go for a busy. and side note — the sped—up voice you can hear is not part of the app, it's a screen reader that helps me use my phone. 109 metres away. we'll get going. i usually have someone helping me to take olga to the park, so this app could give me so much more independence. so confusing. when i've done it before, it sort of works, but this time, it's still telling me that i'm109 metres away. 3 hours, 20 minutes? have i done something wrong? no, it's still telling me... so it's telling me the grass
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is 109 metres away? yeah. i can feel it. ooh. ..ok, this isn't the app, but it's olga. unfortunately, the app also can't tell the difference between a public space and someone's front garden. bit of a fail, isn't is, 0g? hopefully, we will have more success with our final app, selfie x. and what better place to try it is in the selfie factory. this is not made for people with disabilities but the voice controls could hopefully help me take a great photo. ok, so i'lljust load the app. i'm going to turn my phone around. cheers. done. olga has no idea what's going on. say cheese! down, right. down — say cheese! so we've tested out some great apps today and some not—so—great ones.
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and i think the blind tech world is getting better and better every day. but i think some apps need some work, and the selfie one is definitely a go situation for me. down. olga! olga, no! don't get the donuts, darling. we're really sorry about those donuts. were they real? i don't know. anyway, that was lucy edwards and olga. now, if you are visually impaired, driving a car is obviously currently impossible, but as autonomous vehicles start to appear over the horizon, so do the chances of becoming more mobile and independent if you are blind. we asked invictus games athlete jamie weller to try a new car that's under development by jaguar land rover. when i lost my sight, i was told by my grandparents, "well, you can't see
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now, you can't do." those words have always stuck in my head. i always look at things and say, "well, how can i do this?" rather than, "i can't do that, i'm not going to do it." it's about a positive mindset. i've pushed back boundaries in what people can do. i've been to deloitte and became the first blind chartered accountant, which doesn't sound that sexy. and i was in the invictus games in toronto, winning four bronze medals on track. it's a standard range rover sport, that's right. but it's been adapted, and bolted on around the car, you've got various sensors, radars, front and back and these lidar sensors. this is all the car. did that accelerate itself? yes, yes. this is all the car. my first reaction is,
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it's pretty impressive, actually. now i feel like i'm just in a normal car. obviously, it doesn't feel likejim is driving. i think that technology is just going to get better and grow. is this test being used as part of the research, or is itjust pr? no, this is all research we are gathering data. every single run we do. so now cars are coming across in front of us. the car's not reacting, because they're driving away. exactly. there we go. a bit more. so all of this has been from the learning we've on the roads. it's critical testing and data—gathering. i'd like the car to tell me where i am on my road, whatjunction i'm coming up to, what shops, where i'm passing. you know, what's my eta, when am i getting to my destination. all that type of stuff would be
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extremely useful for me to come into my head, so i can understand what's going on. for me to be able to get around independently, and get in a car and go and take my children to school, pick them up or go to the gym, without having to get public transport, it's going to be a massive step forward. my wife always drives the kids around, from parties to school, and all different clubs. but for me to be able to do that, to be be part of the family and function, it's going to be a massive step forwards. notjust getting from a to b myself, it's fantastic. today, accessibility in tech is phenomenal. when i lost my sight in 1991, the level of accessibility in tech was zilch compared to what it was today. but there's still so much room for improvement. don't get me wrong, every day is a challenge. it doesn't get easy. it's hard. but, you know, ife would be interesting if it was easy, would it?
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and that's it for the short cut from click for this week. all the companies we featured today have accessibility webpages, and we will put the links to those on our social media channels. we live on facebook, instagram and twitter @bbcclick. thank you for watching, and we will see you soon. good morning. welcome to breakfast with ben thompson and sally nugent. our headlines today:
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in the past hour, the french government has said it is considering a state of emergency as it tries to prevent a repeat of violent riots by fuel tax protestors. this is the clean—up taking place as we speak at the arc de triomphe. we'll get the latest. time for mums and dads to step up. the chief inspector of schools says teachers shouldn't be expected to act as substitute parents.
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