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today at 5: two days on from the devastating fire at notre dame, plans to restore the cathedral within five years. the french prime minister announces an international competition to design a replacement spire following its loss. firefighters describe their total shock after being called to the blaze. translation: in the beginning, we were incredulous, we could not imagine that a cathedral could burn. and then afterwards you become professional, and you carry out your orders, your mission... bells from cathedrals across france will ring out within the hour, to mark mondays fire. we'll be live with ur correspondent in paris. the other main stories on bbc news at 5: people who view porn websites will have to prove they're 18, from july, in new measures hoped to make the internet safer for children. the priory healthcare group
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is fined £300,000 over the death of 14—year—old amy el—keria in one of its hospitals. as climate change protests in london enter a third day, activists are arrested after glueing themselves to a docklands light railway train in the financial district. it's 5 o'clock — our top story: the french president has promised that notre dame cathedral will be rebuilt within five years, despite the damage caused by monday's fire. emmanuel macron said he was determined the work would leave the building looking even more beautiful by the time paris hosts the olympic games in 202a. nearly one billion euros has already been pledged for the restoration. experts are warning that the president's timetable may
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be optimistic — and it could be at least a decade to rebuild. 0ur correspondent hugh schofield is in paris. good afternoon from a beautiful spring day here in paris, looking gci’oss spring day here in paris, looking across at once again at the magnificent, still magnificent, east end of the notre dame cathedral. i am again surrounded by thousands of people who have been passing through, tourists and parisians, checking that it is still there, and it of course is still there. it was ravaged by the fire on monday. in less tha n ravaged by the fire on monday. in less than one hour from now, ravaged by the fire on monday. in less than one hourfrom now, around the country, the 80 or 85 other cathedrals of france will ring their bells in solidarity with the notre dame cathedral. the bells here are in the two towers, but i very much doubt they will be ringing. the place is still extremely unstable, thatis place is still extremely unstable, that is why we are seeing these teams of people up on the cathedral
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all day, working to make the place safe. what have we learned today? we have had a news conference from the fire service who have spoken for the first time of how they intervened, their feelings in the first moments on the evening at 6:50pm, when they got the call and came to the scene. and how initial incredulity turned to professional instinct when they arrived on the scene. we have also heard from the government, a press conference, sorry, a news conference following a special cabinet meeting by the government, in which the only subject of discussion was the restoration of notre dame. and there, we heard about plans for a competition, for a new spire, and tax exemptions for donors to encourage people to donate for the subscription. for me, the big thing that has happened today is looking up that has happened today is looking up at the cathedral and seeing, for the first time in two days, real signs of serious human activity on the building.
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day two since the fire, and crews were out on the roof and towers of the notre dame. theirjob for now is simply to make the place safe, sure up what is unstable, remove what is likely to full, put out any lingering hot spots. restoration and repair, that is for another day, long in the future. translation: the action of the fire brigade is to supervise the building and accompany the experts who will decide the action is to be taken to be able to preserve this building. this building is holding up because the two towers were saved, thanks to the fire brigade. but across town at the weekly cabinet meeting, long—term restoration was the focus. the prime minister announced a competition to design a new spire and tax exemption for donors. translation: this is a big challenge and a historic responsibility of this generation. france and the government will deliver. we have already started and set up
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a special committee to deal with the restoration. pictures from inside the cathedral reveal the scale of the work that lies ahead. it is notjust the roof that has gone, parts of the stone vaulting, too. president macron has said he wants the job done by 2024, five years away, in time for the paris 0lympics. 0verambitious? not necessarily. translation: it is possible that the restoration works could take five years, but we would need hundreds of workers to make that happen. it is up to everybody involved to determine how long the reconstruction takes. for me, the urgency is to preserve what is in place now, then in the next few weeks, planning will start on how to rebuild the cathedral. disasters, there have been before to medieval buildings, this at france's beloved notre dame was may be more devastating than most, but every time, it is the same question — what kind of restoration to be chosen?
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we try to recreate the original wood the timber framework, it was a fascinating one. it was well known and well designed, there were a lot of surveys. so this is one issue, and another one is, to recreate something new using new tools and techniques, and this debate is starting right now. notre dame will eventually be restored. the goodwill is there and the skills. money is pouring in, but the task is of monumental proportions. well, as you heard there are, we have heard today for the first time from the fire service, who gave a news conference. they describe their feelings, just across the river here in the local police station, they describe how they had war games with
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this. anyone based in the centre of paris is a fire officer will have been aware of the risk of the danger of fire at notre dame cathedral, and they would have prepared for that and they say that everything went as well as it could have done. they quickly realised the scale of the problem and they mobilised resources from all over the capital to come and put it out, and they worked to come and put it out overnight. among those officers was the chaplain of the fire service in paris, and he was at the forefront of the effort to rescue the artefacts, the holy relics and other artworks that were inside the cathedral. he was head of the human chain that went into the burning building and brought them out, and here is his account of what happened. translation: it's a realjoy to have participated in preserving this important landmark for the french people, as well as the catholic heritage. it brings us a lot of happiness to see the parisian population
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showing their affection with their applause and kind words. again, iam again, i am happy to again, iam happy to bejoined by two gu ests again, iam happy to bejoined by two guests have come to see us. they are from the world of architecture, an architect and the member of the royal institute of british architects. and another architect teacher. both experts in the field and in particular in the man who restored this cathedral in the 19th century, and his was the spire that fell. i noticed today that his great—grandson is saying to respect him, we have to put back the spire exactly as he made it 150 years ago. what do you think about that?|j think what do you think about that?” think if we want to think about him,
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we should think about him, the project he did to build the spire and then the theory of restoration he wrote in his dictionary. if we listen to his theory, we cannot rebuild as it was, as he built it. and we need to understand that his theory said that we have to do things more perfect, so we cannot do the same. so it is possible to do better? yes. as emmanuel macron said? yes, i notice that in his discourse. and i thought that through the books of the designer, we have to make it better than it was. this is very important, we have to understand that all the people around the table thinking on this project of construction and restoration of notre dame is now what we want to give to the next generation. what kind of relationship to the past of history
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and historical monument to be want to show to the future and the world? there is a competition now to design a new spire, do you approve of that, do you think the competition should be for the whole of the restoration? i think this competition is too limited tojust i think this competition is too limited to just an object. i think this competition is too limited tojust an object. a spire is something quite vain, and there is something quite vain, and there is the confusion with a spire and a tall building. it is vain to do 100 metres high in the centre of paris. i think it could be interesting to open the river and the spire and a general proposition. i think we could see it now, it is a fantastic terrace, and the timber inside was the name of the forest oak, and to put a forest on the top, to have a rooftop with. .. put a forest on the top, to have a rooftop with... like a green forest? yes, it could be something of the memory of what bird and second, it
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could be something very good for biodiversity. it is difficult to know what to do, but i think it will be quite interesting and quite challenging. could be do something as dramatic as saying the 21st century is a new era, the environment is extraordinary important to people, why do we have to have a conventional roof? why don't we have something completed different? yes, and that will be really into eugene viollet—le—duc's theory, because he says that historical monuments should advance to the time we are in as human beings living right now. so, that could be interesting to add some problematic some of the 21st century. and so i think that what we have to do, what architects should do, is dreaming what we want for the future of notre dame. we have to leave it there, sorry it was so short. we must now go back to london
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from paris, whereas we see, some very interesting ideas are being thrown about as to how to renovate this wonderful structure. thank you, hugh. at 5:50pm i would have this evening, the bells of all the cathedrals in france will ring out to mark 48 hours since the devastating fire was first discovered. people in the uk who view porn on websites will have to prove they are 18 or over. in july, the government is bringing in compulsory age verification checks, as part of efforts to make the internet safer for children. websites which fail to implement the age—verification technology, could have payment services withdrawn or be blocked for uk users. 0ur media editor amol rajan reports. like so many industries, pornography has shifted online in recent years, dragging with it concerns about who is using it. these changes are significant. but is there any prospect of them working? hello, mate, lovely to meet you. drew users
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pornography. at 23, he belongs to a generation for whom pornography has a lwa ys generation for whom pornography has always been instantly accessible. everyone has access to that from a very early age, so i think the level of exposure is much more extreme. do you think that is dangerous? do you think young people are seeing things online that they shouldn't? think young people are seeing things online that they shouldn't7m think young people are seeing things online that they shouldn't? it is dangerous because young people are learning about sex three pornography, which i don't think young people should learn about sex. from july, users will have to prove their age with a credit card or passport, or with an age verification cardboard over the counter. the aim is to block all sites don't comply, but this could prove trust. a generation ago, if you wanted to buy some of pornography, you would have to go to a newsagent. what this specialises inissue a newsagent. what this specialises in issue removing the human friction and replacing it with abundance.
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there needs to be a balance between the games and freedom and convenience, and the risk of harming people. that is what these reforms are aimed at. a recent survey of just over 1000 people aged 18—25 for bbc three found 77% of men and 47% of women had used pornography in the previous month. 20% of those questioned said they may have been addicted at some point, and 45% said pornography had been their main source of sex education. charities who worry about the exposure of young minds consider this law an important step. this age verification will work to try and prevent the accidental exposure of young people to this content. we are particularly worried about young people seeing this when they are not expecting to see it. the impasse to protect many adults want to view legal pornography will be terrified about data lea ks legal pornography will be terrified about data leaks in the future. this academic at sunderland university has two main concerns. young people
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will not be put off looking at pornography, they will go to different spaces to find it. they will move away from the spaces that we have understood to be legal into possibly more illegal spaces. and secondly, we have no idea what might happen to people's details, once it is entered into that database. there are grounds to think these changes may not work immediately. young users are astute and are able to circumvent blocks. any breach in the rules will be based overseas, making them harder to reach and punish. you are watching bbc news at five, it is 5:15pm. the headlines on bbc news: the french prime minister announces an international competition to design a replacement spire following the fire at notre dame cathedral in paris on monday. they're 18 from july, in new measures hoped to make people who view porn websites will have to prove they're 18 from july, in new measures hoped to make the internet safer for children. the priory health care group
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is fined £300,000 over the death of 14—year—old amy el—keria in one of its hospitals. and in sport, manchester city continue their pursuit for an historic quadruple tonight, trailing in the champions league against totte n ha m in the champions league against tottenham hotspur is, who they face again in the premier league on saturday. and no place in england's preliminary 15 man world cup squad, but he is offered the chance to impress in their two warm up games. i will be back with more on all of those stories at 5:30pm. climate change protesters have caused gridlock across london for a third day, around a dozen people have been carried to police vans at oxford circus, after they refused to comply with a public order direction by the police to leave the area. protestors have blocked busy roads, and some demonstrators glued themselves to the top of a train at ca nary wharf. more than 300 people have been arrested so far across the uk since the protests began
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earlier this week. the mayor of london, sadiq khan, says he understands their right to protest, but says that public transport helps to protect the environment. well, the right to peaceful protest is just that, it's a right. it's one of the cornerstones of our democracy. and the issue about which those who are protesting are protesting is one that is very important. we do face a climate emergency. the government has been too slow to act. what i would say to the protesters is you have to make sure you are safe, and you have to make sure you are not causing danger to others. it also, you don't want to inadvertently cause problems with our public transport, which is what we are going to be encouraging people to use when we face a climate emergency. and i am worried about protesters targeting public transport, because i'm trying to encourage more and more londoners to use public transport because it is better for the environment. let's speak to our home affairs correspondent, dominic casciani, who is in oxford circus where the protests are. that is right, 0xford
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that is right, oxford circus has now been occupied for three days. no traffic can come in and out of this majorjunction at traffic can come in and out of this major junction at the traffic can come in and out of this majorjunction at the heart of the city. that has caused some serious disruption. i have to be honest, the atmosphere here is very carnival—like, it is very peaceful, people who have been arrested who are refusing to move on when the police are directing them to what they say should be the main protest further down the road into the west end. they have been very passive, there has been no aggression. i don't want people to get the wrong idea that somehow there is a clash going on here with the police, it is not that kind of atmosphere. protesters themselves say they want to get their message across that there is a climate emergency that there is a climate emergency that the country has to face, as well as the country has to face, as well as the world. they don't want some kind of huge row about police tactics to get in the top of course, we do have this issue of some controversial tactics which have been used up earlier today, there were three arrests at canary wharf where protesters blew themselves to the
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railway. we understand there was a bit ofan railway. we understand there was a bit of an argument and debate among the rebellion grip whether that was a wise tactic, given what the mayor of london was saying. there have also been some other direct actions over waterloo bridge, there it has been occupied for three days. earlier this afternoon, for my protesters blew themselves together outside the home ofjeremy corbyn in north london. —— ford protesters. they said they want him to speak more about climate change, we will see whether they get moved on. lots going on. earlier today, a colleague of mine at waterloo bridge spoke to some of the drivers who have been caught in the gridlock and jams south of the river about the thought about this extinction of the rebellion process. i think they have gone too far on this occasion. it's just ridiculous, really.”
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gone too far on this occasion. it's just ridiculous, really. i am angry and upset. it is causing issues? yes, absolutely. causing more traffic and the more traffic there is, there is more pollution. people have the right to protest, but i think it is too long. many protesters here say they will stick it out for as long as possible. i am joined by two protesters and let see what they have to say. i am joined by lauren from barnsley, dressed as a dodo, i think your message is clear. why have you come out today and how long will you stick this out? i came out today because there isa out? i came out today because there is a strong scientific consensus that if we don't dramatically reduce out that if we don't dramatically reduce our carbon emissions we are working towards extension. at the university of california, it was said that we have a one in 20 chance of reaching 5 degrees warming. at that point, we will only be part of the northern
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hemisphere fit for growing food... it's the end of humanity. not a politicians say they are taking this seriously. they are not doing anything, no policies have changed, we need mass globalisation. —— mobilisation. i am we need mass globalisation. —— mobilisation. lam not we need mass globalisation. —— mobilisation. i am not only scared of the science, but i can't see hope through this, that is why i'm here, ican see through this, that is why i'm here, i can see hope for positive change. we can create thousands of well— paid skilled jobs in the green industry. also joining skilled jobs in the green industry. alsojoining me is katie, you have been helping as a volunteer to give out and guide people here. what do you say to people that say the occupation here and waterloo bridge and elsewhere is disrupting the city. there are people who want to get on with their lives and have to go to work. personally, i feel bad about disrupting people's lives. i know that people are under a lot of pressure economically at the moment, so pressure economically at the moment, soi pressure economically at the moment, so i don't want to put pressure on the average person. i am an average
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person and i have taken time away from my family and young children to come here and help, because they also need a future. although what i would like people to be saying is it isn't fair that the government are not protecting us, what is inconvenient is the fact that even this last year, when we had a heat wave, the heat was buckling the train tracks. if we don't do something soon, then nature itself is going to cause a disruption so large that we won't have any control over it. you're looking to the long—term future of. over it. you're looking to the long-term future of. it isn't even that long term, we have 11 years now, the ipcc said last year we have 12 years, so now 11 years, in order to make deep and lasting change. we need to mobilise on a scale like world war ii, basically. in order to change our whole society. thank you, katie, that is the message you get from all of the demonstrators here.
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behind me here, there is a pink yacht parked in the middle of oxford surface. there has been a lot of dancing going on, they say one day a road like this could be under water as the ice caps melt, and that is the message they want to spread, they believe there is a climate emergency and we have to act now. whether they are here tomorrow will be up to the police and the tactics they choose in the hours to come. no thank you, dominic, at a traffic less 0xford thank you, dominic, at a traffic less oxford circus, a rare sight. the rate of inflation was unchanged last month, at 1.9%. economists had expected a slight increase. lower food prices offset the price rises in the cost of clothes and petrol. the liberal democrats have announced their candidates for the european elections. the pro—european party will campaign for another referendum on eu membership, in the hope of persuading voters to back remain. the party leader, sir vince cable, has called for anti—brexit parties to work together, saying it would be better if they were "fighting under the same banner". the former president of peru — alan garcia — has died
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after shooting himself. he was about to be arrested, in connection with corruption allegations. the 69—year—old was taken to hospital in lima by the police. the former president had been accused of taking bribes from a brazilian construction company — claims he denied. an inquest has ruled that the death of a mentally—ill man — who killed his wife and them himself after they were turned away from a&e — was due in part to the failure of the crisis response team at ipswich hospital to carry out an assessment. thomas kemp and his wife katherine had gone to the hospital to seek help after dialling 999. 0ur news correspondent sophie hutchinson was at the inquest. well, the coroner here described in this case as a very tragic, and it is rare, the killing by a mental health patient. and it happened at a trust, a mental health trust, which is known to be unsafe. 32—year—old thomas kemp, a university administrator, who suffered from severe anxiety last summer had a psychotic
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episode and tried to kill himself with a knife. his wife, katherine, then called 999, the police came and took the couple to a&e. but it was there at a&e that the mental health crisis team refused to see thomas and decided instead to discharge him. when they did decide to do that, katherine, witnesses say, looked extremely distressed and was crying. and within hours of them getting back home, she had been stabbed by him 28 times and was found eventually died on the kitchen floor and he also killed himself. now, today, lawyers, the counsel for the family, made this statement on their behalf. both thomas and katherine desperately reached out for help, and they were discharged, resulting in us losing our loved ones. there is a need for better systems in the future. they have failed not just thomas, but his wonderful
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partner, katherine. and the ipswich coroner here, jaqueline devonish, has ruled today that the crisis teams' decision not to offer thomas kemp a bed or an assessment by a doctor was, she said, a missed opportunity to prevent their deaths. the norfolk and suffolk trust has expressed its condolences and said it is implementing changes and improvements to ensure that this kind of thing doesn't happen again. it is the only mental health trust to be currently in special measures and hospital inspectors have deemed it as unsafe. time for a look at the weather with chris fawkes. as the easter weekend approaches, it is looking promising. by is looking promising. by the time we get to saturday, it we are looking at the warmest weather for the year, so timed perfectly. what a beautiful day today, today has been the day that we are seeing the temperatures rise
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as the sunshine has come out. a glorious picture here looking over in the highlands of scotland, some snow left over the tops of the mountains. probably not for longer as it will get quite warm. the satellite picture tells the story of today's weather, most of us bathing in the sunshine. across the south coast of england, some low cloud and mist onto the shore, keeping things a bit cold and disappointing for some. 0vernight tonight, some low cloud coming back in. some mist and fog could form, some could turn quite dense overnight. not desperately cold, temperatures between 5—9. tomorrow, the low cloud, mist and fog will burn quickly through the morning and we are looking at another glorious day. we will have brisk wind from the north sea, that will keep the eastern coast of scotland and england a little bit colder and fresher. but in land, it will be warmer than it was today, temperatures up to 20 degrees, that is just the start of things. we'll be up to 25 in places as we head into the weekend.
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this is bbc news. i'm shaun ley. the headlines... the french prime minister announces an international competition to design a replacement spire following the fire at notre dame cathedral in paris on monday. people who view porn websites will have to prove they're 18 from july in new measures hoped to make the internet safer for children. the priory healthcare group is fined
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300 thousand pounds over the death of 14—year—old amy el—keria in one of its hospitals as climate change protests in london enter a third day, activists are arrested after glueing themselves to a docklands light railway train in the financial district. before the news, let's take a look at the sporting headlines with holly hamilton. good afternoon. more champions league action tonight. manchester city face tottenham in the second leg of their champions league quarterfinal. tottenham won the first game by a goal to nil. the prize tonight is a semifinal against dutch side ajax, who have been the surprise package in this season's competition. let's cross live to the etihad stadium, where katie gornall is waiting for us. tottenham have the goal advantage from the first leg but it's a huge task for them. yes, a huge game for both sides.
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when you look at it there is probably more pressure on city, they are chasing the unprecedented quadruple and have not yet won the champions league despite all the investment and bringing in pep guardiola, a coach brought in really to deliver this trophy. spurs have not reached the champions league semifinal before, pochettino has not won that trophy in his career. but there 1— team won that trophy in his career. but there1— team up won that trophy in his career. but there 1— team up from the first leg, they kept a clean sheet so if they can score at the etihad then city would need to score three. —— mega bed they are 1—0 up from the first leg. argentina was very relaxed, —— richard pochettino was very laid back. he says they are the quarterfinal. they have not been in a quarterfinal with a realistic
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chance of winning it, and that was put to the manager, but he said city are still a huge challenge and one of the best sides in the world. manchester city, for me, is one of the best teams in the world and, of course, is a clear favourite to win the premier league and win the champions league. but what we have is the belief and the faith that we can be strong, and we are going to fight. an amazing challenge, and i'm so motivated and so excited. spurs will be without harry kane, with that ankle injury. can they cope without him? they have had to before, we don't know if it is the same ankle problem that he has suffered with ankle injuries in his career, he had won earlier this season and spurs won five of the seven games he was out. they will be relying on their korean striker, he is scared —— scored in the first leg. there will be more pressure on
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his shoulders. they have a few injury problems, they will be without harry winks as well, it will be interesting to see how they set up be interesting to see how they set up tonight, but they will be missing harry kane. katie gornall, thank you. liverpool can make it two english clubs in the semi—finals of the champions league. they travel to porto holding a two—goal advantage from the first leg. porto, though, boast a 100% home record in the competition this season, butjurgen klopp's side can take confidence from the fact they won 5—0 at porto's ground last year. there's live commentary of manchester city v tottenham on bbc radio 5 live this evening. coverage begins at seven o'clock. a man has been arrested following an alleged altercation between fleetwood bossjoey barton and barnsley head coach daniel stendel at 0akwell last saturday. the man attended a police station on wednesday where he was arrested on suspicion of a racially aggravated public order offence and racially aggravated assault. he remains in custody
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for questioning. anthonyjoshua's next big fight is in doubt. he's scheduled to take onjarrell miller in new york on the 1st ofjune. but promoter eddie hearn says miller has returned an adverse sample to anti—doping authorities. miller's team say they're waiting for more information, and both fighters continue to train for the fight. that's all the sport for now. you can find more on all those stories on the bbc sport website. that's bbc.co.uk/sport. you can get all the build—up to the champions league action. we'll have much more for you on sportsday at 6:30pm. thank you, holly hamilton. the priory healthcare group has been fined £300,000 over the death of a child at one of its hospitals. amy el—keria, who was 1a, was found hanged in her room at the priory in ticehurst, in east sussex, in november 2012. an inquest found that, if she had received proper care,
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her death might have been prevented if she had received proper care. sangita myska reports. amy el—keria was just 1a years old when she took her own life. the teenager had been diagnosed with multiple mental health conditions and had been referred by her local nhs trust for treatment from the private health care group, the priory. today, that company was handed a £300,000 fine by a court for, among other things, failing to properly assess the risks to amy whilst she stayed in hospital it ran in east sussex. outside the court, amy's mother said she was disappointed by the size the fine. the public‘s eyes have finally been opened to what the priory stands for, profit over safety. today is an historic day in our fight for justice for amy.
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amy's mother broke down in court today when she heard the judge issue that fine of £300,000 to the priory healthcare group. in a statement, the priory healthcare group said it wanted to repeat its sincere and profound apologies to amy's family. it added that significant steps to strengthen those areas at the hospital where the court found weaknesses, including additional training and support for staff dealing with emergencies had taken place. the judge said that amy's tragic death had led to a better understanding of how similar vulnerable and suicidal teenagers should be cared for in the future. sangita myska, bbc news, lewes crown court. i'm joined now by natasha devon — a mental health campaigner. she was the government's child mental health tsar until she was fired in 2016 for criticising its approach to education policy. i right
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iright in i right in saying that? —— and i right? yes, there was lots of fa nfa re right? yes, there was lots of fanfare in 2015 when i was first appointed, the government said they we re appointed, the government said they were making mental health day priority, but after conducting lots of research with genuine experts in the field and talking to teachers, pa rents the field and talking to teachers, parents and health care providers, i realise the root cause of poor mental health in young people, lots of the time, has to do with austerity in the education system, soi austerity in the education system, so i had to talk about those policies, and ultimately i was fired because of it. we don't need to go into the detail of the terrible events leading to amy's death, but it is young people essentially being handed over to a commercial provider. in a sense, that is
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neither here nor there, it could be within the health service, but getting to the point of desperation rather than being treated earlier, is that your worry? yes. the fact that the priory is a private provider, i think, that the priory is a private provider, ithink, is relevant. we associate it with glamorous celebrities but 85% of their referrals come from the nhs, paid for by the taxpayer, yet we do not have an accurate record of how many children and young people are dying in those private hospitals. so there is an anomaly. mental health issues, like physical health issues, exist ona like physical health issues, exist on a spectrum and get worse the longer you leave them. i wonder why we are doing so much firefighting at the crisis ends and not looking at where the issues are beginning? to be crude, it would be a lot cheaper and a lot more effective to do the intervention earlier?” and a lot more effective to do the intervention earlier? i wrote to the then education secretary michael govein then education secretary michael gove in 2013 and said the fact he
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had cut the budget for personal, health and social education, the arts, sport, drama, all these subjects which we know are fundamental. the scheme, confidence and mental health being cut would have a catastrophic effect on children's mental health, and all those years later we are in the midst of a children's mental health crisis. how do you define a children's mental health crisis, thatis children's mental health crisis, that is quite a dramatic statement. it is based on what? at the end—of—life, young lions revealed that the number of young people with a diagnosable mental health issue in an average classroom has jumped from one in ten to one in five, it has doubled. if we are seeing a children's mental health crisis, thatis children's mental health crisis, that is telling us about the culture we live in. our education system is no longerfit for we live in. our education system is no longer fit for purpose and is impacting not only teachers, parents and children but whole communities. the media is guilty of this, it is
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something you will hear a lot of in, chat and debate, do we make a mistake that the real problem of social media, technology, children are becoming isolated for those reasons and it is not these other factors ? reasons and it is not these other factors? social media has a dramatic impact on the way people think, behave and communicate, but the evidence shows there are only two ways it can impact your mental health negatively. the first is if you are being cyber bullied and the second as if it is interfering with your sleep, sleep is crucialfor mental health. 0utside your sleep, sleep is crucialfor mental health. outside of that, social media is pretty nude full, —— neutral, it is just the platform through which we access information, which can be positive or negative. but all the focus on social media is stopping the conversations about why children are being brought to crisis point. ifi point. if i might ask about the provision of mental health service beds for
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young people, there was a debate about the number of kids ending up in police cells because there is nowhere else to put them in crisis moments, is anything changing on that? at present, on average only £5 per child is being spent on child and adolescent mental health services, it is underfunded even compared to adults, who are underfunded. the average onset h foremost mental health disorders such as eating disorders, mental health and anxiety, is 1a, but children at 1a received some of the least adequate care. you are no longer really a child, you are not an adult, so campaigners like me are campaigning fora an adult, so campaigners like me are campaigning for a specific provision between the ages of 16 and 25 to be supported at this crucial point in child development —— brain development. natasha devon, thank you forjoining us. to paris, in a few minutes we will
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be getting the belt of the cathedrals in france trolling to mark exactly two days since the fire was first discovered in notre—dame on monday. this is notre—dame cathedral, we expect silence, we are waiting to see the president of france, mr macron is expected to be in church. brigitte macron is expected for this particular ceremony. cameras are relaying the pictures from inside to the crowds outside to take part in this public act of affinity for notre—dame, a secular act as well as a religious one. from the kyle —— crowds over the last couple of days, you can see the last couple of days, you can see the enormous impact the damage to notre—dame has had. and it is a weekly christians are celebrating death and resurrection, we hope to see the same at notre—dame. at ten to the hour we expect to hear the
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bells of the cathedrals all over france chiming out in solidarity with notre—dame. we will return to france for that in a few minutes. eating even small amounts of red and processed meat can increase the risk of bowel cancer, according to new research. scientists at oxford university say people who stick to nhs guidelines — that's eating no more than three rashers of bacon a day, or half an 8 ounce steak — are still at greater risk of developing the disease. experts say it's further evidence that we should find ways to cut down, as richard galpin reports.(tx) the health warnings about what is a traditional meal for many people are becoming increasingly stark. processed meats like bacon and sausages have, for some time, been known to cause cancer. and this latest study suggests unprocessed red meat might be a cause for concern, too. the six—year project led by oxford university found that for every 10,000 people
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in the survey, who ate the equivalent of one rasher of bacon each day, a0 were diagnosed with bowel cancer. and that number went up to 48 for those eating the equivalent of three rashers each day, a 20% increase. so, what is it about processed meats in particular which links them with bowel cancer? the link between processed meat and bowel cancer is likely to do with the chemicals found in processed meat, so they could be added to processed meats, things like nitrates and nitrites which are preservatives and linked to the increase in bowel cancer, as well as natural chemicals found in red meat, also thought to increase the risk of cancer. cancer research uk release the findings of this study about red and processed meats means the government should review its current guidelines about how much meat people should eat.
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but will it change people's changing eating habits? i absolutely love bacon so it is not going to put me off it, nothing will. i think it is all about balance, to be honest, but i have this vegan sausage roll. any response to the study, the meat advisory panel said... despite this, the advice from cancer research uk is the less meat you eat, the less likely you are to get bowel cancer. richard galpin, bbc news. the headlines on bbc news... the french prime minister announces an international competition to design a replacement spire following the fire at notre dame cathedral in paris on monday the bells of all cathedrals
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in france will soon ring in unison to show solidarity 48 hours after the blaze broke out. people who view porn websites will have to prove they're 18 from july, in new measures hoped to make the internet safer for children. the priory healthcare group is fined £300,000 over the death of 14—year—old amy el—keria in one of its hospitals. an update on the market numbers for you — here's how london's and frankfurt ended the day. and this is how the dow and the nasdaq are getting on. i don't know what happened to the nasdaq, sorry! british universities are being accused of using gagging orders to stop claims of bullying, discrimination and sexual misconduct being made public. universities have spent nearly £90 million on pay—offs tied
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to non—disclosure agreements, which prevent people from making their complaints public. dozens of academics say they've been driven out of theirjobs and made to sign ndas after making complaints. here's our reporter, rianna croxford. i've been bullied. the is across two universities by the same man. provides once designed to protect trade secrets, now creating a culture of silence. nondisclosure agreements are keeping allegations of misconduct in the dark, feeling trapper desperate to be heard. after i complained i was advised to sign an nba and belief, i ended up hundreds of miles away at a new university, only for the bully to follow me and continued his harassment. i and depressed and it is gripping my career. the bbc had spoken to dozens of people who said they felt criticise
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—— pressurised into signing an nda. some described being groped and harassed, one woman said she was disciplined for not being at work on the day of her miscarriage. this academic has broken her nda. she signed one during ongoing grievances relating to her disabilities, teaching and research role, particularly following her cancer diagnosis that she felt was not fairly addressed. we need to be a community, even if we don't know each other, we need to know others out there have been through the same horrors we have. it is not a small thing, andi horrors we have. it is not a small thing, and i think it is important for other people to see people like us. the university of liverpool refute these allegations in the strongest possible terms. this academic was not subject to discrimination or bullying, the university said, and they did not fail to make reasonable adjustments. for those trapped in the present,
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nda snake and seal the problem but do not heal the wounds left behind. -- ndas do not heal the wounds left behind. —— ndas may conceal the problem.” have been prevented from doing my job for years since this person arrived. because of the nda i cannot tell people what went on in the past and why he is doing this, so the university sets aside a pot of money. they would rather pay of people to leave than push out the person doing the bullying. the government is trying to tighten the rules on what n das trying to tighten the rules on what ndas are used for, and these women hope that breaking the silence. then from being used. well that report was by rianna croxford. earlier she explained what was being done to tackle these non disclosure agreements. (tx next) lawyers have said we cannot quantify —— solve the problem if we cannot quantify. it is rare for somebody to publicly break and nda, so it is impossible to know the true scale,
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although we know universities have spent around £90 million on these agreements but cannot say why they we re agreements but cannot say why they were signed, so there is a general lack of transparency because of this. some people have said they had to choose whether to sign an nda over harassment, racism or unemployment dispute, and that would affect how we recorded it and how they monitored the scale. the government is consulting on the misuse of ndas for harassment and discrimination cases. anecdotally, we know there are people who had signed things called confidentiality waivers, meaning they can speak out about the grievances, their agreement, but that is not standard. those who spoke to me said they hope universities. to accurately monitor their spending, the reasons behind them and ultimately will hold them to account. let cross to france, and
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we prepare at any moment for the bells to begin tolling in the cathedral of ndas. —— the cathedral of lyon. this is chartres cathedral. it was built in 1135, i think it is slightly older than notre—dame de paris. these are chiming throughout france in the great cathedral cities two days to the minute that the fire started. 0n two days to the minute that the fire started. on monday the archbishop of paris suggested that churches should ring their bells in an act of solidarity, that idea has been
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copied, as it was on monday evening at westminster abbey, throughout france. some of the great cathedral cities, we have seen lyon, this is chartres, seen as the epitome of french gothic arch. and this is marseille cathedral. bells toll. bells toll. this is actually the marseille basilica, what is striking about it is the belltower supports a
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magnificent 30 seven thirds statue of the madonna and child, made of copper, gilded with gold leaf. it really catches the sunlight on a bright day and it is a striking image. —— a magnificent 37 foot statue. it is built at the highest point of marseille. bells toll. this looks like the cathedral of strasbourg, which you can see from as far away as the black forest across the river rhine. bells toll.
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we are up relatives hunting warmth in europe, we are up to 25 degrees on saturday, we are up to 25 degrees on saturday, we have bragging rights. just 18 degrees in barcelona, 17 in athens and a chilly ten in istanbul, so 25 looks toasty compared to parts of southern europe. what a glorious day today has been, plenty of sunshine. that was the scene in the highlands. not so pretty along the south coast, banks of low cloud and mist and fog occasionally lapping on show. there is fog with us at the moment. areas of developing on eastern parts of scotland, eastern england and coming on line. mist and fog developing elsewhere, some of those patches could turn out to be quite dense. temperatures between five and nine celsius. into thursday morning, the low cloud, mist and fog should burn away quite quickly. more of a keen breeze from the north sea will affect eastern areas in
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england and scotland, particularly near the coast, keeping coastal areas cooler. head inland, feeling similarto areas cooler. head inland, feeling similar to today, 20 degrees also for london and cardiff, 16 in belfast, 17 in edinburgh butjust 12 in aberdeen with the onshore winds. more of the same into good friday, there could be fog around that thing but it is a fine, settled anthony day for most others. if anything, even warmer, 21 in edinburgh, and with lighter winds across the north sea those areas are warming up as well. that warms up into the easter weekend, plenty of sunshine for most areas, the risk of rain into the western isles but this is open to some uncertainty. another dry day put sunshine for most of the
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uk, the warmest spot easily reaching 24 uk, the warmest spot easily reaching 2a or 25, the warmest day of the year to date and in time for the weekend. sunday monday, many areas staying dry but there is uncertainty about weather a weather front will move it from the atlantic, threatening rain across the north and west. into next week, temperatures easing back a little and we could see some rain on the way. enjoyed the fine weather most of us will have over the easter weekend. that is your forecast.
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tonight at six — just two days on from the notre dame fire and thoughts are already turning to its restoration. a few moments ago, at the same time monday's fire started, church bells have been ringing across france. new images from inside the devastated cathedral. firefighters say they arrived at the scene within ten minutes of the first emergency call. translation: i went up into the towers. it was only when i got to the top that i saw how daunting it was. at some point, we heard an enormous noise, which must have been the spire falling down.
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