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this is bbc news, i'm martine croxall. the headlines at 10: the prime minister appeals to jeremy corbyn to resolve their differences and help her deliver brexit. but the leader of the brexit party condemns any deal between the two parties. i think if they push forward with this it will be a coalition of politicians against the people, and i think millions of people would give up on both labour and conservatives. police forces in england and wales are urged to rethink their policy of asking rape victims for access to messages and photographs on their phones. the illegal puppy trade exposed — the treasury recovers more than five million pounds in unpaid taxes, in an operation to tackle the black market trade. crowds gather in the royal quarter of the thai capital bangkok to watch their newly crowned king in a ceremonial procession. and in half an hour,
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we'll be hearing five extraordinary testimonies from the past, including a fashion industry pioneer from the days of the soviet union. that's in witness history. the prime minister has urged the labour leader, jeremy corbyn, to ‘put their differences aside‘, and work together to find a way to break the brexit deadlock, telling him ‘let‘s do a deal‘. writing in the mail on sunday, theresa may said the british people are fed up with the failure of both parties for not finding a way to honour the result of the 2016 eu referendum. but the leader of the brexit party, nigel farage says a deal between the conservatives and labour would be seen as a ‘coalition of politicians against the people‘ with me is our political correspondent, nick eardley.
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first telus more about what the prime minister is saying. the conclusion she has made on the local elections is the conservatives did badly because they have not delivered brexit. she is saying to jeremy corbyn that when talks resume on tuesday between the government and the labour party, now is the time to basically get it over the line, come to some sort of compromise so brexit can be delivered and they can get it through parliament. we are not com pletely through parliament. we are not completely sure how close labour are to doing that. there are some in the labour delegation who are extremely sceptical, who think there are still -- is sceptical, who think there are still —— is still a big gulf between the two sides that needs to be sorted. there‘s clearly a push from the prime minister and some the labour leadership to try and work this out, try to come to some sort of compromise. a lot of people saying the prime minister‘s analysis that the prime minister‘s analysis that the rise of the parties that support remain in the local elections isn‘t
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a sign that brexit should be got on with, but may be rethought. how difficult would it be for labour and the conservatives to do a deal? that point you make shows the difficulty. many in the labour party look at those results for the liberal democrats and the greens doing really well, two parties in support of another referendum and ultimately staying in the eu, there is a big body of opinion in the labour party that says we should be following their lead. but the prime minister also faces huge pressure in her own party. if she moves towards labour‘s position of a customs union, following eu trade rules after we leave, and she‘s going to face a backlash within her own party. graham brady, chairman of the 1922 committee, saying this morning it could cause a split in the conservative party. all the while, breathing down their neck is the brexit party which is preparing for
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the european elections and taking an unequivocal message of, let‘s get out of the eu. here‘s what nigel farage had to say. i think if they push forward with this it will be seen as a coalition of politicians against the people and i think millions of people would give up on both labour and the conservatives, i really do. it could be a realignment? this would be the final betrayal. i can't see the point of the conservative party even existing, what's it for? no guarantee that deal will be done. evenif guarantee that deal will be done. even if it did, huge pressure on both leaders and no guarantee. thank you. police and crime commissioners are calling for controversial new consent forms — asking rape complainants to hand over their phones for examination — to be withdrawn. campaigners say the measure amounts to a "digital strip search". andy moore reports. these are the new consent forms that could be used by the police, asking victims of crime — including rape victims — to allow their mobile phones
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and other data to be examined. campaigners have described them as a "digital strip search." support from the view that the police have gone too far has come from an unusual source — the police and crime commissioners who are elected by us to hold police forces to account. the forms were introduced after a series of scandals where vital evidence held on social media was not handed over to rape defendants. they were seen as an attempt to improve the thoroughness of investigations. police said data would only be examined where it was relevant to an enquiry. but the association of police and crime commissioners opposes the move. david lloyd, the organisation‘s lead on criminaljustice, told the observer newspaper: the police and crime commissioners
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say that in some cases, material unconnected to the rape case has been obtained by officers and used the police and crime commissioners the police say they are trying to balance privacy and justice. those whose job it is to oversee the police say that on this occasion they have got that balance wrong. dog breeders selling puppies on the black market have been forced to pay back more than five million pounds in tax as part of a clampdown on illegal puppy farming. customs officers found fraudsters making huge profits by breeding puppies on a mass scale — with little regard for their welfare. simonjones reports. distressed dogs kept in appalling conditions by breeders not paying their taxes, treating animals as a commodity rather than with humanity, selling them on in huge numbers. the impact of the illegal puppy trade on dogs is one of absolute misery and animal welfare problems, from disease to over—breeding, it really does cause suffering, and some of these people are moving
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dogs around, travelling great distances when they are sick and injured, and it really is a miserable trade. a task force from hm revenue and customs set up in 2015 has recovered almost £5.5 million in lost taxes. it identified 257 separate cases of tax evasion across the uk. 0ne puppy breeder in scotland was handed a bill of £105,000. animal welfare groups say tens of thousands of puppies are being reared in unregulated conditions. the task force says it has made inroads into what it calls a brutal trade, but it is a growing problem. the government was unable to say how many of the breeders who had been fined were still operating. the advice from the rspca for anybody considering buying a dog is to do your research on the person selling it, or to consider a rescue dog.
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asda has been criticised for trying to push through changes to the contracts of thousands of its workers. more than 150 mps have signed a letter saying the new terms could leave employees worse off. asda says the move will bring the company in line with industry standards. the newly—crowned king of thailand has been granting titles to members of the royalfamily on the second day of elaborate ceremonies marking his coronation. he‘s expected to take part in a grand procession on the streets of bangkok later today. 0ur correspondent laura bicker is in bangkok. thailand has strict laws, which ban criticism of the monarchy. letsjoin her now. tell us lets join her now. tell us what is planned. we have hundreds of thousands of people lining the streets, all wearing yellow which is the king‘s colour because he was born on a monday and monday is yellow in thailand. everyone is wearing yellow in celebration. they
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have been bussing them in since early this morning, so many people have been here six or seven hours. the police expecting about 200,000 people on the streets of thailand. forgive us if we getjostled or have to kneel down because no one can be higher than the king. sometimes these palace officials come past and we have to kneel down. this will cement and anchor his place as a godlike being among the people of thailand. 0ver godlike being among the people of thailand. over the last few days, with these ornate ceremonies, they have been watching them on television. this is the first chance they will get to see him close—up. he will be carried in a kind of chariot, carried by 16 soldiers and there will be a marching band behind him. this king is slightly more controversial than his much loved father. many people here are curious as to what he will do with the kind
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of power that he has. this is one of the most powerful monarchies in the world. in the last couple of years, since his father died, he has shown a willingness to intervene in state affairs, he has changed palace bureaucracy and palace finances. he has gathered them in which makes him one of the richest monarchs with $30 billion at his disposal. it will be interesting to see what kind of king he will become. yesterday, during his speech, he said he will brew with righteousness for the benefit of the people of thailand, echoing the words of his father. there has been a buzz on social media which has allowed people to believe that perhaps he will continue the legacy. we are getting jostled here but you can get the idea of hundreds of thousands of people arriving. the are expecting the procession to arrive in the next 30 minutes or so. the last few thousand people arriving to get their position and hopefully find a position in the shade. it is so hot they are. this
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is obviously a very special occasion. not used to it! this is not the weather you are used to. in thailand, how visible is the king on a normal day—to—day basis? thailand, how visible is the king on a normal day-to-day basis? this king has been raised mostly in munich with his 13—year—old son, so he has felt quite remote. whereas his father, i have heard from people here that his father spoke like an uncle. during his funeral many people came out here and there was real grief. when it comes to this king they are wondering what kind of king they are wondering what kind of king he will be, because he is slightly more remote and unknown. what we are hearing is when it comes to kings, perhaps his father was also like that, he has to prove himself, spent time here with the people and they need to get to know
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him. this is theirfirst people and they need to get to know him. this is their first chance to do that. they have seen all these buddhist and hindu rituals over the last few days. very ornate. they have seen him crowds with a very heavy, seven kilograms crown. now based need to see what he will do with that power. —— now they need to see. i will let you seek some shade before you melt. thanks very much. a 13 year old boy‘s died after being rescued from the sea near llandudno in north wales. coastguards were called to pigeon‘s cove on the great 0rme last night. the boy was airlifted to bangor hospital but died later. 16 people have been killed, and thousands have been left homeless by cyclone fani — one of the most powerful storms to hit india in 20 years. more than 10,000 villages have been damaged by the cyclone, which made landfall on friday, but indian officials say the early evacuation of more than a million people saved many lives.
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israeli armed forces and palestianian militants in the gaza strip are exchanging fire for a second day. israel says more than four hundred rockets have been fired from gaza so far and an israeli man was killed when one hit his home. palestinian officials say seven people have died. that includes a mother and baby who the israeli military say were killed by a hamas rocket. 0ur middle east correspondent, tom bateman, has the latest. the israeli military has said that 430 rockets have now been fired since saturday morning. that barrage starting during the funerals of two palestinian militants who had died the day before. we‘ve had 24—hours now which has amounted to one of the worst flare—ups between these two sides in the last year. an israeli man was killed overnight when a rocket hit his house in the city. these waves of air strikes,
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attack fire that have hit the gaza strip by israel, israel says it has targeted more than 100 militant sites. the palestinian ministry of health in gaza has said that seven people have died. included in those deaths are the deaths of a 1a—month—old baby and her mother, who was pregnant. that account has been disputed by the israelis who say that their indications are that those deaths were due to what they call terrorist activity. over the last year, tensions have been ratcheting up around the gaza boundary. what the palestinian militants want in gaza is an easing to the blockade which is imposed by israel, and also supported by egypt, which is said to be necessary to stop weapons and weapons material getting into the gaza strip. but hamas says it has been seeking an easing of the blockade.
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and in the context of that, there has been weekly protests at the perimeter fence, that have become increasingly militarised over time. palestinians also seeking a right to return to their ancestral homeland in israel. but the israeli troops have shot dead up to 200 palestinians now in the last year in those protests. they have on frequent occasions provided the backdrop to what has been military flare—ups involving rockets fired from gaza. israel responding with waves of air strikes. the headlines on bbc news... let‘s do a deal — the prime minister appeals to jeremy corbyn to resolve their differences and help her deliver brexit. police forces in england and wales are urged to rethink their policy of asking rape victims for access to messages and photographs on their phones. the illegal puppy trade exposed — the treasury recovers more than £5 million in unpaid taxes, in an operation to tackle the black market trade.
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sport and for a full round up, from the bbc sport centre, here‘s 0lly foster. the premier league title race down to the final day of the season. that‘s after two. two points clear of manchester who face leicester tomorrow evening. the report could be without no seller for the second leg against barcelona on tuesday. he was stretchered off after a clash of heads, but leaving under his own volition so they are optimistic. the man who replaced him scored the winner inside the last five minutes. the manager was full of praise for his players. juergen klopp saying they couldn‘t have done any more for him this season as they move up to 94 points. even that might not be enough, even if they get to 97. it
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is all in the hands of manchester said. a nervous one in the championship, the final day of the season. championship, the final day of the season. sheffield united have been promoted for the next season. but who finishes sixth and takes the final play—off spot? derby county there at the moment but only by one point from middlesbrough. bristol city could also sneak into the top six. derby at home to west bromwich you have already qualified for the play—offs. you have already qualified for the play-offs. i know this is the play—offs so i don‘t want this to sound over—the—top but it will be one of my biggest achievements because it is in my first year, and i was lucky enough to have them. the work we have done from day one, and the moment of walking in here and the moment of walking in here and the season and the tough nature of being a manager of a club when there isa being a manager of a club when there is a lot going on, i‘m not the only manager telling you that but i think for me it will feel great. it doesn‘t mean the job is done, for me it will feel great. it doesn‘t mean thejob is done, the next thing is to be a success in the play—offs. i will be delighted if we could get over the line in terms of
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securing. the world snooker final between higgins and trump. foot back from five frames down, won it 17—16. the third year in a row he has reached the final. the eighth time in his career. three years running i have lost. i would dearly love to win. third time lucky. just try and savour it. get out there and enjoy it and savour it because it‘s never going to last forever. facing trump isa going to last forever. facing trump is a repeat of the 2011 final when higgins won. trump beat gary wilson by 17 frames to 11. best of 35. you can watch it at 2p n. —— two pn. unified the mexican has now beaten —— been
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beaten once in 55 fights. he took jacob‘s belt to add to his own titles. he said he was open to meeting the because i fighterfor a third time. the two drew their last, first about in 2017 before he took a controversial points win last year. he was unimpressed by last night‘s fight, tweeting this straight afterwards. great britain‘s jamie chadwick has won the first race of motor racing‘s new w series. he started from pole in germany and beat compatriot alice powell to the chequered flag. the women‘s only series aims to give female drivers a greater chance of competing at the highest level. for the first time in 145 years the
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horse that finished first in the kentucky derby has been disqualified for interference. maximum security was penalised for veering across the track on the final turn, impeding a couple of other forces. the decision left outside country house to be declared the winner. it is the second biggest prize winner of the race, which is the first leg of the triple crown. that‘s just about it. don‘t forget the website. in the next 15 minutes or so, there is live coverage of ireland‘s one day against the west indies in dublin. sta rts against the west indies in dublin. starts at 10:45am. watch all the build—up on the sports website. bell‘s palsy is a condition which causes paralysis to the face and it can be life—changing for sufferers, causing them anxiety and depression.a lack of awareness means some aren‘t getting the treatment they need in time, which can make things worse — that‘s according to the charity,
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facial palsy uk. geraint thomas has more. people have called me a freak, sloth off the goonies, ugly, tramp. claire will always remember christmas 2003. it‘s the night, she says, that stole her smile. she woke up the following day with bell‘s palsy. 15 years later she still has a weakness of the muscles of the right side of her face, which can be painfulfor her. some days i can‘t open my eye. some days i slur when i speak. i dribble when i drink. i try to act like it doesn‘t bother me, but it‘s your face. if you have a spot on your face it‘s ten times worse to you than it is to everyone else. it‘s not life—threatening, but it is life changing. claire‘s been frustrated with her treatment, having been wrongly referred to ear, nose and throat specialists on numerous occasions. every time i would get
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there the doctors would not know why i was there, discharged me, would go back to my doctor a couple of years later and be referred again to ear, nose and throats. and it went round like that. i had structure and direction in my life until bell's palsy struck me, which stopped me dead in my tracks. the condition changed everything for marcus. he was an army sniper when he developed bell‘s palsy in january last year and says the anxiety and depression was instant. he says he was mistakenly diagnosed with meningitis at first, despite suggesting bell‘s palsy to medics. it ultimately meant he couldn‘t carry on in his dream job and left him suffering both physically and mentally. eating, speaking. i couldn't say bs and ps properly. so i had to go onto youtube and research that. and eventually taught myself how to speak properly again. i was drinking through a straw for about one year. the pain is a daily thing.
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it does get worse when i am tired or if it has really affected me that day. it would be really bad. it‘s not known what exactly causes bell‘s palsy and the symptoms vary from person to person. but neither marcus nor claire received steroids, which could have helped with recovery. the importance for patients is to pick up the bell‘s palsy early, because there‘s very effective treatment for it. but the most effective treatment is oral steroid tablets, but they need to be started within 72 hours of the onset of the weakness. marcus is moving on with his life. alongside his newjob he does everything he can to help others, like claire, with bell‘s palsy. and things are looking up for her as well, having been recently accepted onto a botox programme on the nhs. they want to share their experiences and raise awareness that more support is needed when the sudden and instant onset of bell‘s palsy has a lasting impact.
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campaigners are calling for an independent inquiry into what‘s known as fii. it stands for fabricated or induced illness. it‘s where parents are accused of inventing their child‘s health condition — or deliberately making them poorly. families and charities claim there is a "wave of false allegations" — and some parents accused of fii even fear their children could be taken from them. 5 live investigates‘ adrian goldberg told me a bit more about fii. this is about fabricating or inducing illness, either inventing a sickness or actually making your child ill. campaigners are concerned that there has been an increase in the accounts of this, or the accusations of it. which they believe often occurs when parents either make enquiries about their children‘s condition, or they question a professional judgment or are just unhappy
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with how their child has been treated. how common is it? it‘s becoming more common if you believe some of the campaign groups that we have been talking to. we have a couple of campaign groups on the programme later who will say they have been contacted by scores of families who have experienced this. i have spoken to one mother who has a really heart—rending tale. she took her child into hospital, she was accused of poisoning the child. the child had a long history of medical conditions. the child improved in hospital. because the child improved the mum was accused of having poisoned the youngster. she was actually taken away from her for 360 days before independent reports cleared the mother, established that in all likelihood she had not poisoned the child. but that was a year that mother and daughter had to spend away from each other. the call is for an enquiry into this problem. what has the official response been?
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the department of health say if you take a child to any clinical setting there will be a clinician there who is a specialist in diagnosing both rare conditions, because these allegations are often associated with rare health conditions, but also in spotting child abuse. that clinician should be an expert in distinguishing the difference. they say they are leading the way in terms of diagnosing rare conditions. how common is this and other parts of the world? have you looked at that? often the way the nhs might deal with things could be different elsewhere. it‘s very difficult to establish that, to establish the number of occasions even in this country. in gloucestershire, numerous families say they have been falsely accused, in their view, of this. establishing the data in one particular health area, or in one particular county, and then getting comparative data
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across local authority areas, across the uk, never mind abroad, is extremely difficult. we are in a world where we are listening to campaign groups saying that in their experience, these accusations are becoming more common. thank you very much. and you can hear more from adrian on 5 live investigates at 11 on radio 5 live. every year hundreds of thousands of people suffer brain injuries. some of those can be life—changing or mean a long and difficult road to recovery. now a new rehabilitation centre, based in the lake district, is looking to combine advanced neurological treatments with outdoor activities. megan paterson has been to visit. it‘s a landscape which inspires adventure. and, for more than 40 years, the calvert trust has used lake district activities to challenge disability. the latest guest, the headway group, a charity for people who have experienced brain injuries.
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just been outdoors, i suppose, it‘s a confidence boost as well because you lose a lot of that and then it‘s just acceptance. i was involved in a car crash in 1997, left me in a coma for two weeks and i've just been in recovery ever since then really. it's good to mingle with people with similar issues that you've got. i have anxiety, so it helps with that. it helps us be more confident. you just have a laugh with everybody. those positive benefits will now be transferred into a rehabilitation centre — more than £1 million raised to transform this tithe barn on the outskirts of keswick. a former base for wordsworth, its new function is a uk first. people with a brain injury, it‘s a very compact injury. the brain needs lots of physical activity to get lots of oxygenated blood pumping around the neurons. we know that the brain needs to learn new things, preferably in a physical way, so cognitive skills development.
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we know that a social interaction is a really important thing for the brain to recover and develop. so we‘re looking to bring all those things together. and it‘s a building site now, lots of work going on. what will it look like when you finish this project? the inside of the building will be very different, so it will be a ten bed facility initially. the upstairs will then be all the social spaces, kitchen, dining, treatment rooms. but what we‘re very clear about is that we want it to remain characterful. so we want people to be stimulated just by being in the environment, by looking at the old beams, thinking about the heritage of the building and thinking about the interesting space that they are in. more than 300,000 people suffer a life changing brain injuries every year. it‘s hoped this space can play a significant part in rebuilding some of those lives. it makes you feel good because you can actually achieve something and you can actually, you know, do things that you maybe thought that you might not be able to.
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it‘s hoped calvert reconnections will open its doors by the end of this year. a rare brooch has been uncovered in norfolk. the 800—year—old treasure features two lions and is studded with two pink stones. it was found in a freshly ploughed field by a newly qualified archaeologist but it wasn‘t his first find. tom ‘luck‘—ing unearthed a anglo—saxon pendant worth £145,000 when he was still a student in 2014. now it‘s time for a look at the weather with sarah keith lucas. the chili theme continues through the day but quite a good deal of dry weather. not as windy as yesterday. we have quite a lot of wind working across bringing some chilly
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