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the duke of edinburgh's recovering at sandringham after the dramatic car crash which has left him shaken but physically unhurt. police say there was a baby in the back of the other vehicle and two women required hospital treatment. an eyewitness described the moment he pulled the duke to safety. i helped him move his legs which were a bit trapped. it was all a bit crushed. and then i saw his face and i realised who it was. after a number of fatal crashes on this stretch of road, the local council today approved a cut in the speed limit and the introduction of speed cameras. the princess royal, at a royal engagement today, was asked about her father's welfare. no idea. do you know where i am? the same place as you. also this lunchtime: liam fox, the international trade secretary, says staying in a permanent customs arrangement with the eu would "not be delivering brexit". patients complain of delays in getting painkillers and anti—depressants as pharmacists
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warn of shortages of common medicines. the successful us basketball star too afraid to travel to the uk to play, after turkey issues a warrant for his arrest. and after a drink—driving conviction and time away from the spotlight, ant mcpartlin returns to work for this year's britain's got talent auditions. and coming up on bbc news, the defending champion is out of the australian open. caroline wozniacki beaten by maria sharapova. good afternoon and welcome to the bbc news at one. the duke of edinburgh is recovering at the royal family's sandringham
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estate, after he was left "very shocked" and shaken in a car crash yesterday on a busy road nearby. prince philip, who's 97's land rover overturned after it was hit by another car. police say a baby was in the other vehicle but wasn't injured, and that the driver and the other passenger in the car have now left hospital after receiving treatment. after a number of serious accidents on the same stretch of road, the local council today approved plans to cut the speed limit and introduce cameras there. our royal correspondent sarah campbell reports. that's not good. that is where the duke's land rover ended up, on its side. still trying to get them out. images from the aftermath showjust how serious the crash was. the other vehicle involved, a kia, contained two women nine—month—old baby. a passing motorist, who says he saw
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the land rover role across the road, stopped to help. with another passer—by, we got the baby out and then i went to the other car, which was on its side. there was an elderly gentleman in there. i told him to move one of his legs which freed up room for the other leg. then i put my hands under his... arms and... helped ease him out backwards. and then i saw his face. he didn't seem to be in pain. i think he wasn't particularly concerned, but obviously, very shocked. in the circumstance, it was a horrendous accident. it'sjust amazing people were not seriously injured. the emergency services were quickly on the scene and the duke was taken back to sandringham house to be checked by a doctor. he had no injuries. in the other car, the 28—year—old female driver suffered cuts to her knee and a 45—year—old
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woman suffered a broken wrist. the nine—month—old baby was uninjured. norfolk police said that both drivers passed a breathalyser test and colon. the accident happened on the a149 which passes close by the sandringham estate, where the queen and duke based themselves over christmas until early february. it isa christmas until early february. it is a busy road and this morning, at a meeting planned before the crash, the county council agreed that the speed limit along this stretch should be reduced from 60 down to 50 mph. the 97—year—old duke, who retired from public duties a year ago, has continued driving well into his 90s. when the 0bamas visited windsor castle in 2016, the duke got behind the wheel. past the age of 70, the driving licence must be reviewed every three years but
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retesti ng reviewed every three years but retesting is not required. —— must be renewed. the incident has already prompted road safety groups to call for a tightening of the rules. it is business as usual today for the rest of the royal family. business as usual today for the rest of the royalfamily. the duke's daughter, princess anne, was in lancashire this morning. your royal highness, how with the duke of edinburgh this morning? no idea, do you know where i am? the same place as you. the queen and the duke remain at sandringham, no doubt hugely relieved that neither the duke nor the passengers of the other car suffered serious injuries. sarah campbell, bbc news. helena lee is at the site of the crash. 0bviously, obviously, the police investigation was ongoing but as the report said, it isa was ongoing but as the report said, it is a notorious stretch of road with developments on safety measures there just today. that is right, just to show you, kate, what has been left from the crash yesterday, you can see some of the glass and we think that is from the duke of edinburgh's land rover and also, what is left of a wing mirror. we
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are at the side of the a149, this is are at the side of the a149, this is a very busy road. the current speed limit is 60 mph. there has been a lot of concerns from local people around the area about the speed. this is the place where the duke of edinburgh had his car crash yesterday. we believe he was coming out of a private driveway and tried to get across to the other side of the road, and that is where he was in collision with another car. it will come as some relief to local residents that the speed limit has been reduced from 60 mph, down to 50. thank you forjoining us. the international trade secretary liam fox says staying in a permanent customs arrangement with the eu would "not be delivering brexit". the prime minister is being urged by some in her party to keep the uk in a customs union with eu. 0ur political correspondent iain watson is at westminster. how easy is it going to be to ensure the cabinet remains united on this?
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the short answer is, not easy at all. even this lunchtime, theresa may is meeting small groups of her top team to try to plot a way forward will stop it is a measure of the difficult situation she is in. ultimately, her problem is this, she can't keep all of her party happy all of the time. it is quite clear that if she does not rule out no deal with the eu at some stage, there will be cabinet level resignations. if on the other hand, to get a deal, she adopts something like labour's policy of a permanent customs union with the eu, a different set of ministers are prepared to resign and certainly, earlier today, the international trade secretary liam fox made it very clear he was not keen on the idea. i don't believe we could have an independent trade policy if we stayed in a customs union. the reason for that is in a customs union with the european union, we would have to apply european trade law without having a say in how it is made. we would also have to apply what is called the common external tariff, which would restrict our ability to make agreements outside the european union's ability to do so.
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it would not be, in my view, delivering brexit. a strong line from liam fox, a customs union would not be delivering brexit, and just to make the prime minister's day, she got some unsolicited advice from the former foreign secretary boris johnson, who said she needed to show more determination and go back to brussels and cancel the irish backstop, this way of avoiding a hardboard on the island of ireland. the prime minister will be talking to the president of the european commission. she has also spoken to other european leaders. but if she is tempted, as some mps wish i had to do, to extend article 50 and delay leaving the european union, borisjohnson delay leaving the european union, boris johnson declared delay leaving the european union, borisjohnson declared today delay leaving the european union, boris johnson declared today that would be shameful and seen as an elite conspiracy. at the moment, every solution for the prime minister seems to bring a problem. thank you forjoining us. pharmacists in england say they're experiencing shortages of many medicines, including pain—killers and anti—depressants,
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which is forcing them to pay "vastly increased" prices. they say there are a number of issues causing the problem , including increased demand and new regulations, and fears of uncertainty over brexit which could make it worse. our health correspondent catherine burns reports. this happens 2 million times a day in england — people collecting prescription medicines. but it's a question of supply and demand. when supply goes down and demand goes up, prices can increase, too. when this happens to vital medicines, the government agrees to pay a premium for them. the list of these temporary prices is published every month. the bbc has analysed that data over the last three years. in england, there has been a sixfold increase in the number of medicines on the monthly list. in january 2015, there were 12 on it. the number started to climb in 2017, when it peaked at over 90. at the end of last year, there was a surge from 45 to 80. some of these drugs are among the most commonly prescribed. furosemide, which treats
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high blood pressure. fluoxetine, an antidepressant. and a widely used inflammatory, naproxen. it's awful. it's very difficult to describe to somebody, but it's depressing. you... on saturday, i literally could not sit still. i was crying. i actually managed to get some naproxen from a friend. they had some stockpiled and they very kindly offered me some. i wouldn't be here today without that. some pharmacists say they are sending patients back to their gps to ask for a different prescription. others are giving as much of a drug as they can spare, and sending people away with iou notes for the rest. the advice for patients is that there is almost always an alternative. for patients, obviously it is concerning if the medicine is not available. and certainly, we'd advise patients to order the medicines in advance if they can do, in case there are any problems. it gives the pharmacists more time to deal with it.
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there are many possible factors explaining this, from increased global demand to problems with raw materials. there is no evidence that brexit is making the problem worse. people are putting two and two together because shortages generally are being spoken about. this problem of medicine shortages has been an ongoing problem, a fluctuating problem, for ten years. it is not the worst it has ever been. it may get worse, it may get better. the government says the vast majority of drugs are not in short supply, but it is working closely with the industry to make sure patients get the medicines they need. catherine burns, bbc news. the government's financial watchdog funding settlement for social care. our health editor hugh pym is here. as we have just been saying, the big
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nhs plan for england launched just last week, does some of this throw that into question now? yes, i think it does. there was all the fanfare last week when the prime minister and head of nhs england, simon stevens, went to liverpool to unveil the plan and toured alder hey hospital, went to the children's ward and big ambitions were set out including accelerating cancer detection, more money for mental health and community health. and now a bit of cold water is being thrown on it by the official watchdog, the national audit office. in its report, it does say the ambitions are prudent, given the money that has been advocated to the nhs in england by the government. —— that has been allocated. but it says right now there are big questions about the sustainability of the service because of financial problems and some trusts, the government is bailing some of them out with emergency loans, they have gone up. workforce is a big issue.
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they are saying some of the extra money allocated by the government might have to go to plugging gaps, hiring expensive agency staff and that kind of thing. to expand services might be difficult for hospitals because they won't have the money to take on the staff to deliver the extra services. the government line is they are going to come up with a workforce plan later in the year. that will if you like speu in the year. that will if you like spell out the future for the workforce in england. and they think making the nhs sustainable is very much part of this plan. but i think what the watchdog's report suggests is that the jury is really still out on all of these ambitions. thank you for joining on all of these ambitions. thank you forjoining us. the old bailey has heard that a pilot of a vintage plane which crashed at the shoreham air show, killing 11 men, made no apparent attempt to recover from a loop which had gone wrong until he was 100 feet from the ground. an airshow safety official said he felt the aircraft was not being controlled. tom symonds is at the old bailey. whatmore has been said on this, then? -- what more. this was a
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witness called derek davis, the chairman of the shoreham flying committee, an expert in aerobatics. he became concerned when he saw the plane attempting to come back down and recover from the loop it was carrying out. he said he felt the aircraft was not being controlled, that there was something wrong, either with the plain or with the pilot. he gave three reasons for this. the first, he would expect to hear extra engine noise as the pilot put on power to come out of the loop and he said he did not hear that. he also said if there was a problem, he would have expected a radio call from the pilot and even the possibility the pilot might object if he was really worried about the aircraft and the flight. he said he felt that meant there was something wrong. actually, the pilot only responded at about 100 feet, when he tried to pull up but it was too late. where does this fit into the evidence? andrew hill, the pilot, says he accepts his flying was very
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poor that day but he must have been incapacitated for some reason, possibly the effects of g force, the extra gravity you feel while you are flying an aerobatic loop. the point is, he can't actually remember because he was so injured in the crash. the prosecution say there was nothing wrong with the plane and he was negligent. mr hill denies all the charges against him. thank you. our top story this lunchtime: the duke of edinburgh's recovering at sandringham after the dramatic car crash which has left him shaken but physically unhurt. and still to come, after glasgow school of art was gutted twice in four years by fire, how technology is making it possible to take a tour of the mack's famous studios once again. coming up on bbc news, all the latest from the australian open, where rafa nadal is through to the last 16, beating australian teenager alex de minaur in straight sets. he's a highly paid sports star but he's too afraid
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to leave the united states. turkish born enes kanter should have been in london last night playing for his basketball team the new york knicks. instead, he remained in america, fearing he could be arrested or attacked if he travelled. turkey issued a warrant for his arrest, claiming he has links with armed groups said to be behind the failed coup in 2016. nomia iqbal reports. both on the court and now off. speaking—trmehhrhis-l kanter explains his fears have been justified. are you worried that you'll be sent back to turkey? yes, because now everybody was saying, "oh, you'rejust talking, but you don't no evidence". but when my team was flying to london, the turkish
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government put a red notice under my name with interpol. as soon as i left the plane, they will send me back to turkey. do you feel you have been proven right? yes. ka nter has been a long—standing critic of pesident erdogan, seen here with theresa may. the turkish government believe kanter is part of the group that wanted to oust him in 2016. but he believes mr erdogan is a dictator who will target anyone who criticises him. if i step in turkey, you probably won't hear any word from me ever again. so you fear that you will be killed? i won't be killed, but i don't know what they would do, but i know it will be very ugly. we put this to the turkish authorities, but haven't had a response. the 26—year—old says it has been years since he had contact with his parents in turkey for fear of reprisal. he is worried about even going to the shops here in the us on his own.
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the new york knicks play here at madison square garden, one of the world's most famous arenas. and the nba wants to take basketball around the world. but it seems going global means getting caught up in other countries' problems. ka nter admits he feels bad about letting his team—mates down by not travelling to the uk for the match, but believes his cause is bigger than basketball. well, i am risking everything. i am risking my life, iam risking my family, iam risking everybody i love. around me, to do only one thing, stand up for human rights, stand up for freedom and stand up for democracy. and whatever happens to me, to my family or anybody, i will not back down. he is the latest sports star in america who is using his platform to highlight political issues. but it comes at a cost. and as ka nter says, he is now effectively trapped in the country for years to come. nomia iqbal, bbc news, new york. a senior north korean
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negotiator is in washington for discussions on a second summit between his leader, kimjong—un, and president trump. the envoy, kim yong—chol, is due to meet the secretary of state mike pompeo before seeing the president. laura bicker has the latest from seoul. we understand kim yong—chol, who is thought to be kim jong—un‘s right—hand man, will meet with the us secretary of state, mike pompeo, when washington dc wakes up. he is there, we understand, with a message from kim jong—un. you might remember last time, just before the singapore summit, kim yong—chol went to washington dc with this huge letter from kim jong—un. so we're wondering exactly what he has been dispatched with this time. but certainly, sending a messenger of the calibre of kim yong—chol would suggest north korea is serious about a second summit. we also understand that the talks are taking place in sweden between north korea and the united states.
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it may well be that all of these meetings are to try to lay the ground work for a second summit. and when it comes to the details of a proposed second summit, we are hearing from our reuters colleagues in vietnam that kim jong—un is planning a state visit there. now that may give us a clue as to the location of a second summit. as to the details of what the two leaders may talk about, well, certainly when it comes to north korea, they have been demanding sanctions relief or some kind of concessions from the united states. the united states, on the other hand, says, look, we're not going to do anything until north korea shows concrete signs of giving up its nuclear weapons. laura bicker reporting there. sales on the high street were disappointing in december, after people brought forward their christmas shopping to november. the office for national statistics said all sectors except for food and fuel declined last month. dharshini david is here.
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let's talk a little bit more about these figures and what they tell us. it's really interesting. shopping is an unavoidable part of modern life. we understand that more robust are taking advantage of things like black friday, bringing shopping forward. to get a picture of the high street you have to look back a few months. they can from what retailers like and ice and debenhams have been saying, that the run—up to christmas simply failed to meet expectations. —— m&s. look back over last year, consumer spending has been losing momentum. terrible news for retailers. they are struggling with bills such as business rates and higher wages. one with bills such as business rates and higherwages. one shopping centre has been put up for sale with a price tag that could be as low as £1. it also tells us that consumer spending is the biggest part of gdp. economists are worried this could
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weigh down growth. thank you. in the space of four years, two separate fires have devastated the world renowned glasgow school of art. the iconic mackintosh building was gutted injune last year, while it was undergoing a multimillion pound restoration following a previous fire. as the investigation into the cause continues, our scotland correspondent, lorna gordon, has been finding out how virtual reality technology has made it possible to walk round the famous studios once again. it was a building that was distinctive and defining to glasgow, butjust over six months ago, the mackintosh building at the glasgow school of art was engulfed in fire for a second time. now, shrouded in scaffolding, this is what remains. you can see part of it from here, and it's much more extensive than last time, of course, that's true. a large part of the internal structures are gone. these pictures taken shortly after the second fire show the extent of the damage — hints of the world—renowned building, now just a hollowed—out shell. the investigation into what caused this fire is still ongoing,
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but within the next few weeks the hope is to start scooping out the debris from the bowels of what remains of the mack, so experts can start sifting through it and salvage what they can. this was a charles rennie mackintosh masterpiece, with its curves and angles, its shadows and light, the distinctive wooden panelling, wooden furniture, unique as a working art school and a work of art. now, though, a chance to experience at least part of it, if not in the real world, the virtual one instead. and the plaster casts like this one, the laocoon, genuinely, i think it's amazing,
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what you can do with vr technology and digital technology, especially obviously because of what happened with the art school fire. what kind of reaction have you had? it's actually very poignant. the people from archives were some of the first people to see it, and they were moved to tears, because they were seeing a studio space in the mack building that didn't actually exist anymore. some have been critical of the way the institution handled the aftermath of the fire. the new director of the school said communication could have been better. looking forward, she wants a rebuilt mack to stay faithful to the original, and for the community to play a part. we feel we have an absolute duty and responsibility, for educational purposes, but also for the world, for glasgow and for the world, to bring that building back. this is the building that was designed to be here, and this is the building that will stay.
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determined that the mackintosh building will one day take its place on glasgow's skyline again. in a record—equalling sixth olympic games next year, when she will be 46. pavey was the oldest woman to win a european championships gold when she won the 10,000 metre title in 2014, aged 40, and just 11 months after giving birth. she now hopes to earn a place in team gb at tokyo 2020. jo currie has more. sydney 2000. jo pavey competes in her first olympic games. for many athletes, this would be the pinnacle of their career. but forjo pavey, one olympics wasn't enough. in fact, she is currently aiming to qualify for her sixth, and the 45—year—olds told me there's nothing quite like it. when i walk out into the olympic stadium,
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i always take a moment to look up at the flame and just think, "wow, how special is this?" and also, to appreciate the moment and be thankful to everyone who has helped me get to that position. i just love the honour of being in the team, all the team—mates and the banter, just the whole experience of it. over the years, pavey has claimed world and commonwealth medals. in 2014, she became the oldest female european champion when she won gold in the 10,000 metres at the age of 40, she admits her children a busy mum, juggling training, parties, play dates, has made. wefeel—xbaaeeeeegzzg j maui-l..- !-.-..-.j.-.-..- ,
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i wasjo pavey i was jo pavey 40. i wasjo pavey 40. l was neverjo pavey anymore. i enjoyed that banter. that should be a problem. if pavey claims a spot at the 2020 and a fix, she—isa! ruling eetihepncublhtv—l jo currie, bbc news. for this year's britain's got talent auditions, after months out of the limelight. he stepped away from his tv roles in march, following his drink—driving conviction, leaving his longtime on—screen partner, declan donnelly, to host them without him. the first auditions for the hit itv show are taking place at the london palladium,
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and colin paterson is there. yes, here at the london palladium in the next hour ant mcpartlin should return to work for the first time in ten months. he is one of the nation's favourite tv presenters. the auditions are taking place all afternoon. we believe around 2:15pm he will arrive. the last time he made a television programme, the 17th of march last year, it was saturday night takeaway live on itv and the following day he had a bad car crash which led to his drink—driving conviction. since then he has voluntarily spent time in rehab and his partner, declan donnelly, has had 2% on his own for the first time in his 13 year career. he had to finish off the saturday night takeaway series, he did the britain's got talent finals on his own and in november hejoined holly willoughby for i'm a
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celebrity. that actually got pretty good reviews. but now ant and dec are reunited. the last time and was in rehab there was a feeling that perhaps he had been rushed back to quickly because he did i'm a celebrity are few months later. things going at a slower pace this time. this year's run of saturday night takeaway has been postponed. britain's got talent will be his first show of the year. i have been around at the stage door. i have seen around at the stage door. i have seen a around at the stage door. i have seen a troop of irish dancers are right and seen a troop of irish dancers are rightand a seen a troop of irish dancers are right and a dalic. i suspect it will not be long before ant feels he has never been away. thank you. new research appears to have settled a long—running debate over the age of the rings of saturn. data gathered by nasa has established they were formed relatively recently in cosmic terms — just 100 million years ago, when dinosaurs still walked the earth. some had previously argued that the rings of saturn were formed along with the planet itself, around four and a half billion years ago. time for a look at the weather.
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here's ben rich. how long will the big chill continued? it has taken a while to get going, this winter. but it looks like it will continue. temperatures have dropped away. some of us have even had the chance to see some snow. this is how it looked earlier in shropshire. we started the day very cold. hence the thermals. look at these temperatures. —11 in some parts of scotland. a band of rain coming in on a weather front. parts of scotland. a band of rain coming in on a weatherfront. some sleet and snow as well. especially over high ground. a
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