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this is bbc news. i'm martine croxall. the headlines at midday... the prime minister appeals to jeremy corbyn to resolve their differences and help her deliver brexit. but the shadow chancellor says a crucial factor, trust, has been broken. in a word, a single word — do you trust the prime minister? no, sorry not after this weekend when she has blown the confidence she had here and i actually think she has jeopardised the negotiations for her own personal protection. 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. thailand's king makes a grand procession in front of large crowds in bangkok, in his first public appearance since his coronation on saturday.
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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. and at 12:30 coming up on click. the future of 56 technology and how it might benefit uk farms. good afternoon. welcome to bbc news. the shadow chancellor, john mcdonnell mp, has accused theresa may of breaking the confidentiality surrounding brexit negotiations between labour and the government. speaking to the bbc‘s andrew marr, he said that he doesn't trust her and is concerned that any deal labour agreed with prime minister, to end the deadlock, is liable to be broken by her successor. some senior tories, including the leader of the scottish conservatives ruth davidson remain
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confident that a compromise can be found. our political correspondent nick eardley told why both sides remain optimistic of agreeing a brexit deal. the two sides aren't that far apart. if the government is prepared to move towards labour's position on the customs union, similar trading rules to the ones we have just now then a deal might be within side. one of those who is urging compromise to get that done is the scottish tory leader ruth davidson. her argument is very similar to the prime minister's that the public is sick of this, they want to get it done and that if the message she has taken away from the local election results in england. let's have a listen to what she said on why that deal could be within reach. what we have seen since the brexit vote is the two extremes, the edges are getting louder and louder and the voices in the middle are getting quieter. on one side when people are saying this is wrong, let's overturn the result and on the other side, you've got people saying let's not do a deal at all. let'sjust crash out.
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let's just take our chances. and the answer has to be somewhere in the middle. we have to start walking ourselves back to an agreement where we can get the majority of the people in the house of commons on board. now getting a majority of people in the commons on board is not going to be easy. the first challenge the government faces, but by no means the only challenge, is getting labour on side. i must say listening to the shadow chancellor, john mcdonnell on marr this morning, he is someone that is part of labour top team in this negotiation, he was less than happy that there were details of what could be a great out there. suggesting that the government was working government was working in bad faith by briefing the media. but also, raising concerns that anything is a great needs to be permanent, that it cannot be something that theresa may says yes to and then when she is replaced by another conservative leader, perhaps someone who wants a cleaner break
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from the eu, that that new leader could then replace the rules that have been put in place. and here is a colourful analogy he used. let me use this analogy, it is trying to enter into a contract with a company that is going into administration and the people who are going to take over are not willing to fulfil that contract. we cannot negotiate like that. john mcdonnell. what are the other pressures on the conservatives of them getting a deal? because some people think they should not be working together in the first place. absolutely. the next one is party discipline and whether they can get any deal they do agree through the house of commons. something, which, let's be honest, isn't guaranteed. so on the conservative side, you have some tories absolutely furious that the prime minister might move closer towards labour's position. remember, most conservatives that were unhappy with the deal where unhappy because they did not think it was a clean enough break. so the idea of a closer relationship absolutely infuriates them. graham brady, the chairman of the 1922 committee, the tory backbench committee, was saying in the
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telegraph this morning that agreeing to a customs union could lead to a split in the conservativeconservative party. they are worried not just because of the impact it might have on conservative discipline, but also because it might lead to other parties taking some of their space. here is the brexit party leader, nigel farage. 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. so it could be like a realignment? it would be the final betrayal. if theresa may signs up to this, i cannot see the point of the conservative party even existing. you know, what is it for? i suspect some conservatives will be worried about messages like that resonating, but on the labour side, you have splits too. because remember they are many labourmps you don't want to leave the european union. 100 or so who want
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another referendum. they are saying tojeremy corbyn this morning, don't agree to anything that does not include another referendum. so even if the government and labourcan come close to a deal in the next few days, selling it to the respective parties is another challenge. 0ur political correspondent there. 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 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.
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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 say that in some cases, material unconnected to the rape case has been obtained by officers and used to undermine the complainant. 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. the newly—crowned king of thailand has begun a procession of the country's capital,
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bangkok, on the second day of ceremonies to mark his coronation. earlier he granted titles to members of the royal family. 0ur correspondentjonathan head is in bangkok. thailand has strict laws, which ban criticism of the monarchy. let's speak to jonathan now. let's speak tojonathan now. they have had to wait a long time for a coronation and it has drawn a big crowd. it certainly has. for most of the people here this is a once—in—a—lifetime experience. there has not been one in 69 years. what they are really waiting for is what we saw just a they are really waiting for is what we sawjust a half an hour ago, the king coming past in a very slow procession. the soldiers were wearing uniforms very similar to those of buckingham palace. he was
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being carried by 16 soldiers. and all these people got their first glimpse of the king in the flash. they were able to see him walking past. they all had to go down on their knees, they are not allowed to be higher than the king. they were flags waving. he has moved on to other parts of the capital. this has a lwa ys other parts of the capital. this has always been a tradition in coronations, the king when he makes this circuit, he is going around symbolically the whole of his round. establishing his authority. how might his rain difference! how might his rain differfrom his father's? we just know it will be very different. he is a very different personality. these are different times. his father came to the throne in 1946. times. his father came to the throne in 19116. this is when tylan was a very poor, very unstable country. he
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—— thailand. he builds up the country. he was very much loved by people. this new king is very different. he a stickler for ritual and quite severe. and intimidating figure. at times in the past, some wondered if he had the qualities to be king. but he has been doing it for two and a half years and has a good understanding of royal power. it is unlikely and no one expects that he would enjoy the same love as his father. although the monarchy is constitutional, it does have enormous power and wealth. and he could weld both of those. thank you very much. 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.
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distressed dogs kept in appalling conditions by breeders not paying their taxes, treated animals as a commodity rather than with humanity. selling them on in huge numbers. the impact of the illegal poppy trade on dogsis impact of the illegal poppy trade on dogs is one of absolute misery. from disease to over breeding, it really does cause suffering. and some of these people are moving dogs around, travelling great distances when they are sick and injured and it really isa are sick and injured and it really is a miserable trade. the task force that was set up in 2015 has recovered almost five and a half million pounds in lost taxes. and identified 257 cases of tax evasion. 0ne puppy breeder in scotland has had to pay over £105,000. animal welfare groups stated that there are tens of thousand puppies being
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greeted in unregulated concessions. this is a growing problem. the government was unable to say how many of the breeders they had to find that were still operating. but the advice from the rspca and anyone wanting a dog is to do their research on whoever is selling it or to consider a rescue dog. 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. israeli armed forces and palestianian militants in the gaza strip are exchanging fire for a second day. israel says more than 400 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 including a mother and baby who the israeli military say were killed by a hamas rocket. earlier today, the israeli prime minister benjamin netanyahu said he has ordered the military to continue its massive strikes on the gaza strip.
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0ur middle east correspondent tom bateman has the latest from jerusalem. 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. so we had 24 hours now which has amounted to one of the worst flare—ups between these two sides, in the last year. as you said, an israeli man was killed overnight when a rocket hit his house in their city of ashkelon. these waves of air strikes, attacks that have hit the gaza strip, by israel, israel says its targeted hundreds, more than 100 militant sites. and the palestinian ministry of health in gaza has said that seven people have died, now, included in those deaths are the deaths of a 14—month—old baby, her mother, was pregnant, and that account has been disputed by the israelis. they say that there are indications
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are that those deaths were due to what they call terrorist activity, i mean, over the last year, tensions have been ratcheting up around the gaza boundary, what palestinian militants want, in gaza, is the easing of a blockade which is imposed by israel, and also supported by egypt. that blockade is necessary to stop weapons, and weapons material getting into the gaza strip. hamas, the militant group that runs it, have been seeking an easing of that blockade, amidst the context of that, have been weekly protests at the perimeter fence, becoming increasingly militarised over time. palestinians are seeking the right to return to their ancestral homeland in israel. 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 backed up to one of the military flare—ups, rockets fired, from gaza as well, responding
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with waves of air strikes. that was tom bateman injerusalem. 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. thailand's king makes a grand procession in front of large crowds in bangkok, in his first public appearance since his coronation on saturday. sport and for a full round up, from the bbc sport centre, here's 0lly. hello. i made no promises. the premier league title race is going down to the final day of the season after liverpool beat newcastle 3—2 to move back
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to the top of the table, two points clear of manchester city drawing 2—2 liverpool had a scare when mo salah was staretchered off after a clash of heads but they are optimistic that he'll be ok for the the second leg of their champions league semifinal against barcelona. the man who replaced him, divock 0rigi scored the winner inside the last five minutes..they are now on 94 points, the title is still in city's hands because they have a game in hand, that's against leicester tomorrow night. there race for the top four continues today with chelsea, arsenal and manchester united all playing. 3rd—placed tottenham could have taken one of the champions league spots yesterday but lost at bournemouth. united are in 6th and head to relegated huddersfield this afternoon. we were disappointed after the result against chelsea. i think the boys felt there was a chance gone, but then again, we are still in with a chance. we need some help. arsenal, chelsea, they played in europe this week. you never know. we have just got to focus on the next two games. that is my focus... the players' focus.
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it's the final day of the championship, all matches kick off in the next 15 minutes. norwich and sheffield united have already been promoted. the only live issue is who finishes sixth and takes the final playoff spot. derby county are there at the moment but only by a point from middlesbrough. bristol city could also sneak into the top six if those two slip up. derby are at home to west brom, who have already qualified for the playoffs. i know this is the playoffs, 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. i know that the work we have done from —— the work we have done from day one until now, the tough nature of being the manager of a club with a lot going on. it does not mean thatjob is done, the next thing is can we be a
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success in the playoffs? yes, i would be delighted if we could get over the line. the world championship snooker final will be betweenjohn higgins and judd trump higgins came through an epic semi—final against david gilbert. the four—time champion fought back from five frames down to win17—16. it's the third year in a row that higgins has made the final, and the eighth time in his career. he'll face trump in a repeat of the 2011 final that higgins won. trump beat qualifier gary wilson by 17 frames to 11. the final is the best of 35 and begins at 2 o'clock on bbc two today. saul ‘canelo' alvarez has unified the middleweight division with a unanimous points victory over american danieljacobs in las vegas. the mexican tookjacobs' ibf belt to add to his wbc and wba titles, canelo could now go after the wbo champ demetrius andrade or a third meeting with kazakh fighter gennady golovkin. the two drew their first bout in 2017, before canelo took a controversial points win last year. as for golovkin, he was
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unimpressed by the fight... he tweeted this soon after: rory mcilroy is in contention at the wells fargo championship heading into the final round in north carolina. the northern irishman who turned 30 yesterday is on nine under par for the tournament, which is two shots off the lead. he's won the tournament twice before, england'sjustin rose also has a chance, he's on eight under par. that's all the sport for now. you can find more on all those stories on the bbc sport website. a bit ofa a bit of a bonus this afternoon, live coverage of ireland against the west indies in dublin. ireland are
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not doing too well at the moment. 105 without loss, to the west indies. he can watch that on the bbc sport website if you wish. 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, facial palsy uk. geraint thomas has more. people have called me a freak, sloth, after 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 eyes.
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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 spot on your face it's ten times worse for 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 in ear, nose and throat specialists on numerous occasions. every time i'd would get 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
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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. 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.
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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. geraint thomas, bbc news. 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 f1! even fear their children could be taken from them. 5 live investigates' adrian goldberg told me a bit more about fii.
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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 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
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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? 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?
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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 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. adrian goldberg. and you can hear more on this story from adrian on 5 live investigates over on radio 5 live now, or later on the bbc sounds app. let's just have another look at some
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pictures from bangkok in thailand where the newly crowned king has been making his way through through the city's streets. we can show you inside one of the temples. king maha vajiralongkorn, who was crowned yesterday, is visiting three temples to greet his subjects as part of a elaborates coronation ceremony. today is the second day. well—wishers have been turning out in huge members. it has been 69 years since the last coronation. and that was of his father. this king was proclaimed king in 2016, but has onlyjust been crowned. this it was him earlier being carried through the streets in 16 -- being carried through the streets in 16 —— by16
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being carried through the streets in 16 —— by 16 men being carried through the streets in 16 —— by16 men in a being carried through the streets in 16 —— by 16 men in a sort of chariot. he is dressed in gold embroidered clothes. he is wearing the same military style hat as his father wore it during his coronation. many of the spectators are wearing yellow. that is a colour associated with this king because he was born on a monday and that is the colour associated with monday. the thai government is spending 1 this monarch is revered as a living deity. immense heat at the processions. 37 celsius and very high humidity. no wonder they are
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taking their time. 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 lucking 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. hello there. the fairly chilly theme for our bank holiday will continue appeared quite large deal of dry weather. the best of the sunshine will be across parts of southern england and. quite a lot of cloud working in from the northwest and bringing some showers particularly for its scotland. temperatures between nine and 14 degrees. the showers across northern scotland
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will come south over the night. and they will become very wintry over higher ground. elsewhere, more cloud than last night. around about two to 4 degrees. a chilly start to the bank holiday monday. the line of cloud is coming and it will bring some showers as well. either side of that line you should state mostly dry. some sunny spells here and there particularly across parts of scotland, but not very warm. temperatures just 13 degrees. goodbye.
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