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good morning, welcome to breakfast with charlie stayt and naga munchetty. our headlines today. a man accused of carrying out the worst mass shooting in new zealand history appears in court — so far charged with one count of murder. the people of christchurch mourn the 49 worshippers who were killed at two mosques. the country's prime minister vows to take action. ican i can tell you one thing right now, the gun laws will change. staying in, while trying to leave. more confusion over brexit — a leaked eu document shows that the uk has to take part in european parilament elections if we delay leaving. red nose day 2019... viewers pledge more than £63 million in donations for comic relief during last night's fundraiser show.
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and it's all set for a big finish on super saturday in the six nations. but can england or ireland snatch the title from grand slam—chasing wales on a delicately poised final day? and in the weather heavy rain, hail oi’ and in the weather heavy rain, hail or snow and strong wind all featuring in the forecast today. full details in the next 20 minutes. it's saturday 16th march. our top story. a 28—year—old australian man has appeared in court in christchurch charged with murder, in connection with a mass shooting at two mosques, which killed 49 people. this is brenton tarrant coming into court — the pictures are blurred for legal reasons. he did not make a plea and the brief hearing was closed to the public because of safety concerns. the shootings were streamed live and shared widely on social media. 39 people are still being treated in hospital including a two—year—old boy.
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a memorialfor the a memorial for the victims, christchurch residents have brought flowers a nd christchurch residents have brought flowers and left notes all day. the message is clear, people here are determined to show unity. the new zealand prime minister praised the effo rts zealand prime minister praised the efforts of police but called for review of gun laws in the country after it was revealed the suspect legally obtained his weapon. while work has been done as should the chain of events leading to both the holding of this gun licence and the position of these weapons, i can tell you one thing right now. our gun laws will change. man has appeared in court, 20 showed brenton tarrant was not on any security watch list he did not enter a plea and is next due to appear on the 5th of april. the shootings were streamed live and widely shared on social media. i have not looked at those images and i will not look at those images and i will not look at those images and i will not look at
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those images and i will not to that voice and will not give voice to those messages commit their messages of hate. it is understood that nationals of bangladesh, india and indonesia are among the dead. the rallying cry in many messages of support is a maori phrase that means, stay strong. well bachelor, bbc news. 0ur correspondent phil mercer is in christchurch for us now. just let us know where you are, earlier we had people taking tributes towards the mosque where one of the attacks took place. what has happened here, we are close to the al noor mosque about 250 metres up the al noor mosque about 250 metres up the road to my right. police in the last half an hour i still have just lifted part of the chording, moving it slowly as the investigation in this part of christchurch wraps up. but what we have seen is dozens and dozens of bunches of flowers move from down
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the road to behind me and what we have now, it is almost nine o'clock in the evening here in christchurch, people are still coming to extend oui’ people are still coming to extend our sympathies for the people involved. 49 people lost their lives in the atrocity here in christchurch and we know that 48 other people have been in hospital and we are getting more information about the patients involved. a boy as young as two and a four—year—old girl among those patients being treated. we also note that four of the victims died on their way to hospital. also earlier today we had brenton tarrant, this trend in man accused of perpetrating this atrocity, he did not enter a plea, he has no criminal history, he was not on any security watchlist and as we have heard he will be back in court in early april. the prime minister percent a darren failing to review the new zealand gun as this country tries to come to terms with this
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atrocity that has brought immense shock right across the nation. phil mercer, thank you. a leaked eu document appears to confirm that the uk will have to take part in european parliament elections in may if brexit is extended beyond the start ofjuly. a memo has been circulated to eu ambassadors in advance of theresa may's visit to brussels on thursday, when she will ask eu leaders to move the current brexit deadline beyond march 29th. 0ur political correspondent susana mendonca is in our london newsroom. let's go through this chronologically. if we leave on the 29th of march, there is no issue. because we will have left and those elections in may will have nothing to do with us. but if it isjune beyond the question until now has
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been, would we have to take part in electing meps if we leave on the 29th of march as you say we would not take part in those elections but that at the moment to his mate has no deal through so we would be leaving with no deal on the 29th of march and parliament has made clear it does not want to leave without a deal. so we have this issue. what the eu has said in a document that has been leaked, it says basically the uk would have to take part in european elections if the extension granted goes beyond the end ofjune, so be on the ist ofjuly that is significant because the ist ofjuly is when the new european parliament after elections would meet. for theresa may this could help her because she said to mps last week that if they don't vote for her deal, she will end up having to ask
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for a longer extension and we would have to take part in these elections for the that effectively reinforces that idea so it could help it win over some of those brexiteers that are wavering we expect her to move to the meaningful vote part three, likely to be on tuesday, and the eu have said that they are working on the assumption that there could even be part forward to that meaningful vote. so the prime minister trying everything to get that deal through and if not it looks as if the extension would have to be longer than the end ofjuly. and we will have a conservative and labour mp with us a little later on for a measured discussion about what all that could mean in practice. it is an extraordinary time in politics. the department for transport may be forced to pay tens of millions of pounds to keep its emergency "no—deal" ferry contracts in place if brexit is delayed. one of the firms involved,
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brittany ferries, said it had already incurred large fuel and staffing costs, for which it would have to be compensated. a whitehall source said the contingency plans had to be in place for the original brexit date of march 29th. the snp has accused the uk government of neglecting its moral obligations to syrian refugees. figures released by the party show a fifth of syrian refugees who've come to britain as part of a resettlement scheme, have ended up in scotland. in a statement the home office said it was working closely with nearly 300 local authorities across the uk to find homes for vulnerable people. sir philip green's arcadia retail group, which includes top shop and miss selfridge, has said thatjob cuts and store closures are likely because of challenging retail conditions. in a statement, the company said any job losses would not be significant. arcadia currently employs i9—thousand people and has already closed a reported 200 stores in the past two years for the first time since taking office, donald trump has used his presidential veto — he has done so to to protect his plans to build
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a border wall with mexico. many democrats have already criticised the president's decision to declare a national emergency last month — that was to enable the redirection of billions of dollars to building the wall. mr trump defended the move saying that americans have been put in grave danger. congress's vote to deny the crisis on the southern border is a vote against reality. it is against reality. it is a tremendous national emergency, it is a tremendous crisis. last month, more than 76,000 illegal migrants arrived at our border. we are on track fori million illegal aliens to rush our borders. people hate the word invasion but that is what it is. it is an invasion of drugs and criminals and people. last night's "comic relief" show raised more than 63—million pounds! it takes the grand total to more than 1.3 billion pounds
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since it began fundraising in 1985. highlights of yesterday's programme included a special reunion of the cast of ‘four weddings and a funeral‘. 0ur entertainment correspondent, lizo mzimba reports. it is the night when some of entertainment‘s biggest stars come together and use comedy to raise money for comic relief. perhaps the most anticipated part of the evening was the short follow—up to four weddings and a funeral. it featured the original cast reuniting 25 years later. mamma mia also got the comic relief treatment. # can you hear the drums fernando? and there was an appearance from the star of tv‘s biggest drama for years, bodyguard. are we there yet, sweetie? there were celebrity performances in the studio and a musical number from the hit new west end version of only fools and horses. as well as appearances from comedy
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favourites like alan partridge. everyone coming together like david cameron's big society. before the night even began, huge amounts had already been raised. bbc‘s dan walker was one of a team of celebrities who climbed kilimanjaro for comic relief last month. not to mention the 24—hour danceathon. would you do it again? the money goes towards helping people here in the uk and abroad. since comic relief began over £1.25 billion has been raised. they are delighted that tonight added significantly to that total. it's been another dramatic week at westminster.
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mps rejected the prime minister's deal, refused to accept a no deal exit and then gave their consent to extend brexit in a series of votes in parliament. let's take a look back at the week and what it could mean going forward. joining us now is chris green, the conservative mp for bolton west. he's a committed brexiteer. and yasmin qureshi is the labour mp for bolton south—east — and campaigned for remain. and sitting next to one another here, and you have bordering constituencies, quite literally. absolutely. one is labour and one is conservative and you come at the argument from different places. chris, looking ahead now, what are you going to do if the vote comes in for the third time with the theresa may deal. i want to respect the referendum and that means voting
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against this deal. i do not think it will deliver brexit, i do not believe it will deliver on the democratic instruction from the british people. but there is a calculation of the moment we have to make, is this the closest that we can get to brexit and can nest then be fixed in the coming years, how can we improve from this position, get what we can and improve down the line. because the prime minister over 100 times has said that she will take us out on the 29th of march. just try not to go backwards, did you say that you intend to vote the deal down? i have not definitely made up my mind. i would like to. you know what the deal is. we do not know what the eu is going to do for example. they may just know what the eu is going to do for example. they mayjust stick to an extension until the end ofjune as parliament suggested. the eu may
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demand a longer extension, this is the conversation in the european union at the moment. but the prime minister hasjust voted union at the moment. but the prime minister has just voted for that extension, she voted against the 29th of march and so that changes all the questions for me. so you're still deciding, it is fair to say. and how are you going to vote? we will definitely vote against the deal, i voted against it on the previous occasions and will vote against it again. i think this is an attempt by the prime minister to wear down tory mps. she keeps bringing it back, even though a few days ago we agreed to extend. so if she agreed to extend then why is she bringing this deal back on tuesday. when we do not have the results of what the eu has said. i think it is too soon but personally i think
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she's just trying this again and second time round there was a reduction in the number of mps who voted against it and maybe she is helping the third or fourth time, eventually she will frighten them into saying that this is the best we've got. both of you have used the word personally, and, what i feel. a lot of viewers have been in touch with us to say it is not about you, it is about your constituents and representing what the country wants. a lot of what we have been observing his party politics and how that is played into the decisions that you have been making when it comes to the votes for that just give have been making when it comes to the votes for thatjust give us some insight into what it has been like in these past couple of weeks with all these votes and if you feel you have been pulled set ways. all these votes and if you feel you have been pulled set wayslj all these votes and if you feel you have been pulled set ways. i was very clear that i campaigned to leave the european union. my
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constituents are clear on that and their opinions have not softened and in fact on the doorstep, we have been out canvassing and often people are not that interested in politics but now people are angry and saying ta ke but now people are angry and saying take us out on the 29th of march this year. deal or no deal. that is the way the load has hardened. bear in mind you have neighbouring constituencies and i think you are suggesting that you're hearing something different? absolutely. also that point about it not been about individuals and that is true but as members of parliament representing constituencies and also thinking what is best for the country because as a member of parliament i do notjust represent my constituency but i'm thinking what in my opinion, and i have done a lot of research and looking at the
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consequences of us a lot of research and looking at the consequences of us leaving the eu without a decent deal would be and if that means that some people would disagree with me because they say we should be getting out because of the referendum, i would should be getting out because of the referendum, iwould be should be getting out because of the referendum, i would be inclined to disagree. but on that question of the doorstep specifically, i find a number of constituents have now changed their mind and they want to remain. because they have now discovered that a lot of the things that they had been told would happen... you like neighbours, quite literally. and you claim to be hearing different things. what i'm hearing different things. what i'm hearing is so clear and people almost before i say anything else, people tell me take us out on the 29th. so people tell me take us out on the 29th. 50 i people tell me take us out on the 29th. so i think there is a democratic question here, people expect this and the prime minister
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has said over 100 times at the dispatch box, the 29th of march. people know that that is brexit day. ifi people know that that is brexit day. if i may, i'mjust people know that that is brexit day. if i may, i'm just keen to get through a bit of material. a lot of stories going round that conservative mps have been told this is how it is going to go, you vote for the deal, theresa may, call it two months, we will give you a date when she will be gone has anyone had that conversation with you? no, since reading that in the medial have heard that. you have not talked about this with any colleagues? i'm aware of that but that is through the media. iwould not discuss private conversations anyway but i have not had that conversation with colleagues. i have seen that in the media. help us with this a little bit, you say that you have heard that this is going on, is that
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helpful, either conservative mps being persuaded to vote for this deal by talk around theresa may leaving? no, i am saying that i know the media are speculating but i do not know of any serious move in that area. it will not make any difference, the deal is still the same and democratically people expect to leave on the 29th of march. and in terms of business the prime minister is committed now to extend in article 50 and businesses have prepared for the 29th of march and the prime minister is now saying all that money you spent is a waste because we will have an extension and perhaps one after the other. what are people saying about the labour party and the handling of the situation. people were saying yesterday that it seems that the mood shifts quite frequently in terms of what the labour leadership is asking of its mps. i know that
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collea g u es is asking of its mps. i know that colleagues have different opinions in the party about this but as i have always understood from the leadership is firstly re—triggered article 50, but we should have brexit with a proper deal. and no ha rd brexit with a proper deal. and no hard border of course between ireland and northern ireland and the protection of workers' rights, the customs union and the single market. the eu is not giving you that. but when the labour party has gone to discuss this the eu has said that they can work with these things so that they have been clear statements from eu negotiators that they can work with the labour deal. but when that deal has been suggested to the prime minister she has categorically refused to discuss any of these things or take back any of these
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points. and then we have said that if there is no sensible deal that can be negotiated and there is an impasse in parliament, then we have said at the labour party conference we would then support the people's vote. so we have been very clear. 0urtime is up vote. so we have been very clear. our time is up this morning, i appreciate you both coming in and it has been interesting not least because of the geography of where you both are. we look forward to events next week. i wish we had another half an hour. here's matt with a look at this morning's weather. very windy outside here. when she has returned this morning for some. a covering of snow in north—east england and parts of scotland. and just one of the
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elements causing issues today if you're on the move. we had that snow and also heavy rain and strong wind around. so do keep abreast of the latest travel news. we have cloud stretching all the way from mid atla ntic stretching all the way from mid atlantic and belief that a developing area of low pressure. the mildest of the heir to the north. so scotla nd mildest of the heir to the north. so scotland and northern ireland and the far north of england, we have some snow, heavy snowfall of higher ground in particular but even to lower levels across scotland. persistent rain across northern ireland at the moment it will create toa ireland at the moment it will create to a scattering of showers. the wind across england and wales rising to gale force in places. there will be
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some light rain and drizzle pushing through on the strengthening wind and we could experience gusts of 40 miles an houror and we could experience gusts of 40 miles an hour or even more around the coasts having an impact on the ferries. england and wales, mounted today at ten, 12 degrees. cold in scotla nd today at ten, 12 degrees. cold in scotland and northern ireland. especially when you have that snowfall. the snow clearing east through the night. a band of rain moving in and then clear spells and showers as we go into the second half of the night. and a cold night with temperatures barely above freezing. for tomorrow low pressure continuing to push towards scandinavia. the east of scotland will have strong wind to begin with, a blustery day. and temperatures on the slide for all. in the face of it
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not as cold as far as the temperatures are concerned in scotla nd temperatures are concerned in scotland but adding that wind—chill, dealing every bit as better. but at least tomorrow more sunshine around. and temperatures around six, 10 degrees celsius with that added wind—chill. time now for a look at the newspapers. vicky gosling, the head of british ski and snowboard, is here to tell us what's caught her eye. let's just go through the front pages first. 0ne story of course dominating, the times reporting m15 is investigating the main suspect and links to right—wing extremists in the uk the daily mirror also
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looking at the story, carrying a picture of the main suspect as a child alongside his father. the express focusing on the response from home secretary calling it an attack on freedom and the guardian reporting that the gunmen displayed white supremacist symbols during that attack. vicki, just to move away from that story but one story you picked out, you focused on aidan 0'brien, a gentleman who is talking about his life been transformed after turning his back on gang violence and just this morning we are reporting another stabbing in fulham in south london showing around 15 stabbings in london this year. very topical. aidan o'brien was brought up in a council estate, he talks about being surrounded by guns and crime and fighting. he saw
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people killed and he knows people who had been killed and he turned to football at the age of 15, used to football at the age of 15, used to football on these concrete pictures but then he got into playing for m illwa ll but then he got into playing for millwall and ireland and he describes how it gave him the opportunity to leave this way of living and gang crime and move into this way of living and being healthy doing sport. i think what i like around this piece, i was hearing a lot about a charity working in many rough areas and giving young people an opportunity, something that he is showcasing, to get away from the crime and give them the opportunity to be educated and follow the sport, art, drama, different pathways that enable them to not follow the norm but to break away from it. to have had a career as a professional footballer, clearly a gifted
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sportsperson but from what i read of some of these schemes, that is not quite the point, you do not have to be potentially a professional sports person to gain something from the idea of people paying attention to you and saying that you can do something. i think as he is highlighting, a lot of these kids have innate ability but theyjust do not know what it is and they followed the wrong pathway. they get into what appears to be the normal thing to do, to get into these gangs but if they given the chance to be differently and be inspired, using someone that has demonstrated that it is totally possible, i think that really helps. one story that came out yesterday, a new law has come into statute. i picked this, i think it is brilliant. max and keira, the
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legislation to make organ donation automatic unless people opt out and this is the young boy who aged ten had his organs donated by a young girl aged nine had his organs donated by a young girlaged nine and had his organs donated by a young girl aged nine and i thought it was great to show how campaigns can work really well. i remember speaking about this campaign previously and for it to become legislation from a child who has pushed this, this is incredible and will benefit, potentially save 700 lives each year and that is marvellous. and in the names of two of the youngsters involved. i just names of two of the youngsters involved. ijust think it demonstrates as well help when people get behind something it can really work for the good. just the idea of doing something, pottering about is good for you? exactly it shows how older women who potter around the garden, a study demonstrates that women aged 50, up
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to 79, who are on their feet for more than 5.6 hours a day are so much less likely to develop coronary heart disease. pottering around the garden sounds a bit rude in the way because actually it is physically ha rd because actually it is physically hard work. so this is another reason why people are feeling healthy. massive health benefits and it has been said that setting is the new smoking and being on yourfeet, it demonstrates it can really help. i love this because it shows something quite simple can work really well. in the breaks we all do vigorous exercises. headlines are coming up.
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hello, this is breakfast with charlie stayt and naga munchetty. here's a summary of this morning's main news. a 28—year—old australian man has appeared in court in christchurch charged with murder, in connection with a mass shooting at two mosques, which killed 49 people. this is brenton tarrant coming into court — the pictures are blurred for legal reasons. he did not make a plea and the hearing was closed to the public because of safety concerns. earlier, the mayor of christchurch us the city was a target because of their reputation for safety.
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this was not an act of hatred born of our city and country. we were chosen because we are a safe city and ina chosen because we are a safe city and in a safe country. i do not give any credence to an act of cowardice such as that. what i will say, our communities will come together and wrap themselves around those affected. the department for transport may be forced to pay tens of millions of pounds to keep its emergency no—dealferry contracts in place if brexit is delayed. one of the firms involved, brittany ferries, said it had already incurred large fuel and staffing costs, for which it would have to be compensated. a whitehall source said the contingency plans had to be in place for the original brexit date of march 29th. the snp has accused the uk government of neglecting its moral obligations to syrian refugees. figures released by the party show a fifth of syrian refugees who've
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come to britain as part of a resettlement scheme have ended up in scotland. in a statement the home office said it was working closely with nearly 300 local authorities across the uk to find homes for vulnerable people. arcadia group, which includes top shop and miss selfridge, has said that job cuts and store closures are likely because of challenging retail conditions. in a statement, the company — which currently employs 19,000 people — said the number of job losses would not be significant. last year, chairman sir philip green was embroiled in claims of bullying and inappropriate behaviour, which he strongly denies. he was also criticised over his management of department store chain, bhs. for the first time since taking office, donald trump has used his presidential veto — he has done so to to protect his plans to build a border wall with mexico. many democrats have already criticised the president's decision to declare a national emergency last month — that was to enable the redirection of billions of dollars to building the wall.
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mr trump defended the move saying that americans have been put in grave danger. congress's vote to deny the crisis on the southern border is a vote against reality. it is against reality. it is a tremendous national emergency, it is a tremendous crisis. last month, more than 76,000 illegal migrants arrived at our border. we are on track for one million illegal aliens to rush our borders. people hate the word invasion but that is what it is. it is an invasion of drugs and criminals and people. last night's comic relief show raised more than £63 million taking the total raised, since it began in 1985, to more than £1.3 billion. highlights included a special reunion by the cast of four weddings and a funeral, and actor richard madden reprising
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his role from the bodyguard. fresh from comic relief. it is make up. your walk to kilimanjaro, raising funds for comic relief... before we left, we were told £1 million would be an amazing amount to raise. to hear we raised two. and over the course of the programme £700,000 donated. a lot of that is down to bbc breakfast viewers, radio two listeners. thank you for all your support, it has been amazing. relax. the rugby, oh my goodness, even for a neutral, in terms of the title it
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is incredible. three teams can win it. wales, england and ireland still in contention for the title. people are confused but even for a neutral, exciting. victory for wales over ireland this afternoon would see coach warren gatland lift the trophy for the third and final time before he leaves the side after this autumn‘s world cup. john watson is at the principality stadium in cardiff. if he wins today, a third grand slam for warren gatland ? if he wins today, a third grand slam for warren gatland? unprecedented success. no head coach has ever done that in the six nations or the five nations before that. massive moment
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for him, it would be. and for his team, it is going to be such a special day today. any bar or public house, it is all people are talking about. if wales beat ireland, what a party it will be in cardiff. they are on the brilliant run, wales, the meanest defence. hard for ireland arguably to score later. they could extend their streak to 14 matches. much hinges on the roof which is closed at the moment at the principality stadium. the rain is falling quite heavily already. it is closed because the sponsors‘ nines are being painted on the pitch. no one wants to see their handiwork smudge. —— sponsors‘ nines. it will
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be very special. everyone has the image of warren as a big, tough couch. he said even he cries. 12 yea rs couch. he said even he cries. 12 years in charge, could win a third grand slam. even he might shed a tear or two. will he get his way over wales ? tear or two. will he get his way over wales? ireland could spoil the party and open up the championship? ireland know what they have to do. let‘s be honest, there is the feeling after the defeat in their opening match to england that ireland have suddenly become a bad tea m ireland have suddenly become a bad team overnight. we know that is not the case, they have the world coach of the year, world coach of the year __ my of the year, world coach of the year —— my world player of the year in jonny sexton. impressive run, they
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are on. and they are the grand slam champions. a couple of years ago that england were on the brink of winning the grand slam under eddie jones and ireland spoiled the party. how england would like a repeat of that. if england beat scotland, the six nations title will be theirs. you won‘t want to take your eyes off it. it is charlie. you were talking about celebrations in the bars. did one sense the atmosphere in a bar last night? i had done saying he was feeling a little tired. i think i could say i am feeling tired myself. perhaps for very different reasons. you get drawn into the conversation
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and that is the great thing about sport, predicting the line—ups, the score, the tactics. a special night and let‘s hope it could be another special night here today again. proper sports journalist, special night here today again. propersportsjournalist, doing special night here today again. proper sportsjournalist, doing his research into the night. committed to the cause. if ireland beat wales, i will be dedicated to the cause. plenty of fa cup action, too. and the champions league quarterfinals draw? 0n football focus, speaking to graham porter, swansea boss.
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enjoying going toe to toe with pep guardiola. thankfully it is not me versus him. it is at swansea against manchester city. a huge task, they are the best in the country at the moment. wonderful team. we just are the best in the country at the moment. wonderful team. wejust have to hope they have a very bad day and we get very lucky. we have to be ourselves and play well. that is the challenge. you can see from the previous premier league games, not easy to get a shot on goal let alone score and when, but it is the fa cup and we will try, a one—off game, the beauty of the competition. we have to have the optimism and the dream. manchester united playing wolves is live. talking to cody and doherty.
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and an fa cup haircut before each round. what does it look like? not in the shape of an fa cup! you have a haircut by a barber, as you like, but he talks to you while you do it. nothing shaved into your head, whatever you like. also everton against chelsea. laura kenny is doing premier league prediction today. the champions league draw, four english sides in the last eight. alex scott, mark lawrenson in the chairs. and in the english football league, leeds against sheffield united, yorkshire rivalry, both vying to try and get into the
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premier league next season. personal interest on your part? i tend to favour the blue and white side in sheffield, my wife‘s team, i can‘t talk about sheffield united with a smile on my face or i will get in trouble with the family. mid day on bbc one. rory mcilroyjoined tommy fleetwood at the top of the leaderboard after the second round of the players championship at sawgrass after fleetwood posted a round of 67 which included this brilliant eagle from the bunker on the second hole. to move to 12—under par. that looked to be good enough for the outright lead until mcilroy surged through late on — finishing in style with an eagle on the 16th and this birdie on the 17th to sign for a 65. roger federer and rafael nadal will face each other for the first time since 2017 in the semifinals at indian wells after winning their respective quarterfinals. the two greats last played in
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the final of the shanghai masters. fourth seed federer eased past poland‘s hubert hurkacz 6—4 6—4. the swiss is chasing a record sixth indian wells title. while nadal is looking for his fourth victory in california after a hard fought win over russia‘s karen khachanov, during which he needed treatment on his knee. there was a re—run of last season‘s grand final in super league, where warrington made up for that old trafford defeat in october by beating champions wigan. a spectacular finish coming up here from josh charnley made the difference in a 25—12 win for warrington, but the home side finished the match with two players sent to the stands. in last night‘s other matches, there was shock win for london broncos at leeds, while wakefield beat hull fc. a busy weekend. and what‘s with cheltenham as well... quick
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prediction for the six nations? my prediction for the six nations? my prediction probably will be that wales will win it. but i would love ireland to beat wales and open it up. come on, ireland! come on england as well, just to keep the balance. windy and blustery. hunker down? snow across parts of scotland. strong winds for england and wales.
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massive swathe of cloud coming up from the atlantic. underneath, low pressure. developing, winds getting stronger. milder air. pressure. developing, winds getting stronger. milderair. northern edge, something colder. split the country into two for the forecast. rain in northern england —— much snow in northern england —— much snow in northern england —— much snow in northern england turning to rain now. brighter weather to the far north and west. northern ireland, persistent rain back to showers and some brighter spells later. england and wales later, north and west wales, 14—17 millimetres of rain, perhaps flooding. dry the further south and east you are generally. staying cloudy with england and wales, very strong winds, up to 60 mph gusts. travel problems, even
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some minor damage. the south, 10—12. ba rely some minor damage. the south, 10—12. barely above freezing in some parts of scotland. 4—5 in northern ireland this afternoon. finishing with sunshine and showers. heavy rain sweeping across england and wales. snow clears away from scotland. then a story of patches of showers, some clear skies in between. not1 million miles from freezing as we start tomorrow morning. certainly a chilly start uk tomorrow morning. storms push off towards scandinavia. the winds coming down from the north and north—west bringing much brighter skies, all of us seeing the sunshine at some point tomorrow. clusters of showers working southwards in the breeze. the shower is heavy, hailstones, thunder. ever higher ground, sleet and snow. more
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sunshine and showers tomorrow even though an added wind—chill and a cold and i —— colder day for england and wales are special. into next week, losing the strong winds, heavy rain, snow, much drier, less windy. later in the week, turning milder. i love a n later in the week, turning milder. i love an afternoon with the blanket. the department for work and pensions is asking relatives of people who‘ve recently died to return what it says are overpaid pensions. pensions and other benefits are often still paid for a week or two after someone dies. however, the dwp hasn‘t been informing next of kin that there is no legal obligation to pay. we‘re joined by paul lewis from bbc radio 4 5 money box. people are dealing with a death in
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the family, a very sensitive time. and then this happens. just explain what has happened for some. there is one lady we have been talking to, laura, her grandad in the autumn. then she got three letters for the department for work and pensions are saying she had been overpaid after the death. a total of £625 and she should pay it back. she thought the letter m ea nt should pay it back. she thought the letter meant she should pay it back. when public funds are incorrectly paid, we are obliged to ask for them to be returned, we recommend you use the bank giro credit slip and close. she didn‘t feel there was a choice. although she had had nothing from her gran‘s estate, living in a rented flat, left money for her funeral and that was about it. she felt obliged to pay it, and sent them £625. what happened? they kept
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it. because the purpose of this department, as i understand it, is to get back whatever money they can. they write to executors or relatives if there are none, those people probably haven‘t got a will or executors, they ask for the money back on these terms. many people felt they have to pay it. laura said she was afraid it would be a debt hanging over him. and that could affect your credit record. that was one reason she paid. what advice can you give to people? these letters are still going out, they will be sent out anyway? they have been going out for years, this isjust a very bad case we have come across. as far as very bad case we have come across. as farasi very bad case we have come across. as far as i can tell, the department will continue to send them. they will continue to send them. they will not make it clear, it is fine to ask people for money, i could ask you for 50 quid, charlie, they can ask but they have no legal right to recover it. that is what people should think. they told us that in
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unequivocal terms. they said this is not quite borne out by some solicitors but once you have been written too, if you don‘t respond, don‘t pay the money, that is it, they do not write again. i have to say, when people get to these letters about money paid after death, they should think, well, they should understand they don‘t have to pay it. they should think, is it fairto pay it. they should think, is it fair to pay it? if they think it is not and they do not want to, they canjust not and they do not want to, they can just ignore the letter completely. really interesting. you still owe me that £20, as a point of information. i have not forgotten. the department for work and pensions does say it is not our intention to cause distress, we have a responsibility to taxpayers but there is no legal obligation to repay a debt and we encourage people to get in touch. it did that it will
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not pay the £625 to laura. you can hear more about that story on money box on bbc radio 4 at midday. studies show the stress and pain experienced by very premature babies can go on to cause mental and physical illness later in life. now, aberdeen maternity hospital is preparing to trial pioneering techniques, that it hopes will reduce the chances of complications. 0ur correspondent laura goodwin has been to take a look. the twins were born at 26 weeks. the first few months of motherhood where bewildering and at times frightening. at times i thought... the past couple of weeks, i felt like a the past couple of weeks, i felt likea mum. the past couple of weeks, i felt like a mum. you could pick up your own baby. you don‘t realise how
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important that is until you cannot do it. aberdeen neonatal unit are trialling a new approach. minimising the medical procedures for babies and showing parents how they can help. —— the trauma for medical procedures. friends of the neonatal unit raised £27,000 to bring a neonatal expert from boston to bring her techniques. one person is doing the procedure and the other person‘s solejob is to make the procedure and the other person‘s sole job is to make sure the baby is co mforta ble. sole job is to make sure the baby is comfortable. the gold standard for the two person approach, the comfort person is the parent or a family member. lots of things happen to these little people and their families, it is just they are critically ill, they need the procedures, but it is how we manage those experiences that can really reduce the short and long term
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complications as a result. it is the smaller things, littlest things make the biggest difference. like a pa re nt the biggest difference. like a parentjust talking the biggest difference. like a parent just talking to their baby whilst they are having a painful procedure done. we might not have thought about it, it could be as simple as that. the parents being here and comforting their baby has beena here and comforting their baby has been a huge eye opener for us. baby ella was born eight weeks early. her mum says empowering parents to help their babies is hugely important. 0bviously their babies is hugely important. obviously you feel a bit helpless, they are crying. 0riginally she was in an incubator. not much comforting you can do so anything you can do to help, you want to do it. willow, neave and ella are making good progress and will be heading home soon. aberdeen neonatal unit hope that this will be a centre of excellence for neonatal care and ensure more little miracles are
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given every chance to thrive. could these be the next big inventions that‘ll change our everyday lives? they were dreamt up as part of a contest to encourage young people to take an interest in science and engineering. maeve and freddie are two of this year‘s big bang competition winners and join us along with judge, shawn brown. you must have been presented with so many smart people and choosing the winners must have been tough. the big bnag fair, we have the competition, big bang competition. the projects are on a high level.
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university level engineer level. freddie, you have been built up big. tell us about your invention. people can probably see, what did you come up can probably see, what did you come up with? facial recognition door entry up with? facial recognition door e ntry syste m up with? facial recognition door entry system and monitoring system for the elderly at home. there is a motion sensor, pir, triggers the camera, takes a picture of your face, runs it against databases, then an identification tag is checked, then the door will open. was it your aunts, your great aunt, who has alzheimer‘s, dementia, was struggling to remember who would
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come to the house, knocking on the door and was getting quite perturbed and unnerved by not knowing or recognising people? what did you do? my mum was getting worried. i said i would make a system to solve this. you didn‘t employ another company, you are behind all the technology? tell us what you came up with. hold ona tell us what you came up with. hold on a second. activating charcoal? charcoal that has been heated to a certain point, it can grab hold of toxins and medicine. some people ta ke toxins and medicine. some people take charcoal because they think it is good for them. what is your discovery? it wasn‘t helping with
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the way medicines were being absorbed in the body? it grabs hold of things. it is important we absorb medicine and dangers of return. especially people have problems or are diabetic. activating charcoal, i was looking at how it affects medicines. it will make medicines more effective? it's present you -- prevent you from observing it. preventing people taking higher dosages and becoming immune. you said, it is not that, it is this, very dignified. have you always thought about things in a different way? that is what inventors do, able to just way? that is what inventors do, able tojust think a way? that is what inventors do, able to just think a bit differently?
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from a young age i have been very curious and always asked my parents questions and they always fully answer me. i then use that knowledge to apply to things i am learning in school and everyday life. what can we do now with these inventions and discoveries? we are keen to do with the winners is have them be role models and a for the next generation. these two will represent the uk and talking about their projects, showing what can be achieved. good companies take this invention of freddie‘s anyone been in touch? not yet but i definitely wa nt in touch? not yet but i definitely want to implement the system. first of all, in my aunt's house. then hopefully in other people's ounces. very impressive. so grudge came in.
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