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this is bbc news. the headlines at 11. baby sussex has a name — archie harrison mountbatten windsor. proud parents meghan and harry chose windsor castle for their newborn son's first photo call. it is magic. it is pretty amazing andi it is magic. it is pretty amazing and i have the two best guys in the world so i'm really happy. we're just so thrilled to have our own little bundle of joy just so thrilled to have our own little bundle ofjoy and we hope to spend some special time with him as he slowly starts to grow up. it's getting tougher to get an appointment with a gp. for the first time in 50 years there's been a sustained fall in the number of family doctors. we tried to recruit a new gp but
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there were zero applicants. the pioneering treatment that saved isabelle's life. antibiotics didn't work so doctors used a virus cocktail to attack the infection. a new proposal to protect people with food allergies — all ingredients in ready—made products would have to be listed. it's tottenham's time for a comeback as they scoop a stunning victory against ajax to reach the champions league final. and at half past 11 we'll be taking an in—depth look at the papers — with our reviewers, the daily mirror columnist, susie boniface and brexit editor of the telegraph, asa bennett — stay with us for that. prince harry and meghan have named their new baby — archie harrison mountbatten windsor.
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the announcement came after the happy couple had introduced the queen and the duke of edinburgh to their eighth great—grandchild at windsor castle. earlier, the duke and duchess of sussex gave us all a first glimpse of the youngest royal — no doubt the first of many photocalls to come. our royal correspondent sarah campbell is in windsor. the first of many royal photocalls. and having had two days to get to know baby archie in private, this was the time for his proud parents to show him off. it's magic. it's pretty amazing. and, you know, i have the two best guys in the world, so i'm really happy. yeah, it's great. i mean, parenting is amazing. it's only been, what, two and a half, three days. yeah. but we are just so thrilled to have our own little bundle of joy. nestled in his father's arms, getting a close—up view of the baby's face was tricky, so who does the seventh in line to the throne take after?
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we are still trying to figure that out. well, everyone says that babies change so much over two weeks, and we are basically monitoring how the changing process happens over the next month, really. and what do the public make of his name? archie harrison. what do you think? archie harrison? 0k. was not expecting that, i'm not going to lie. i was thinking of something a little bit more traditional. i think it is a good choice. i think they've gone with something a little bit left field, a little bit different. and i think good for them for going for something that's clearly their choice and not a traditional royal name. no title, archie harrison. that's kind of it. that surprises me, actually. there yet, it does, but... yes. it's kind of of the time. unaware of his royal status and unique place as an anglo—american, mixed—race child at the heart of monarchy, he slept through this entire photocall. he has the sweetest temperament, he is really calm. i don't know where
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he gets that from?! he hasjust been a dream, it has been a special couple of days. thank you all so much. thank you. thank you, everybody, for all the well wishes and kindness, it's meant so much. and then it was off to meet the family. meghan‘s mother doria was present for the first meeting of baby archie and his great—grandparents, the queen and duke of edinburgh, both said to be delighted to welcome an eighth great—grandchild. sarah campbell, bbc news, windsor. for the first time in half a century the national health service has seen a sustained fall in the number of gps across the uk. the figures come from analysis by the nuffield trust for the bbc, at a time when the population is ageing and demands on family doctors are rising sharply. in 2009, for every 100,000 patients in the uk there were 66 gps.
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by 2014 that number had fallen to 65. and by last year there was an even bigger fall tojust, 60 gps for every 100,000 patients. 0ur health editor hugh pym reports on the scale of the problem and how some gp practices are trying to meet the challenge. rural north wales, the nefyn area — vacancies for gps are hard to fill. each has more than double the number of patients on the books as a decade ago. come in! dr arfon williams had to take time off because of illness. a colleague died and two others retired, but he couldn't find any replacements. i was left in a situation where i was kind of last man standing. we tried to recruit a new gp — there were zero applicants, so it was either a matter of handing back the keys to the health board, which has happened extensively across north wales, or we had to come up with a new plan. it's notjust in rural areas like this where there are problems recruiting gps. it's an issue in many parts
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of the uk, and at a time when there's a drive to treat more patients closer to home, to take the pressure off hospitals. workload and pension concerns are causing more gps to retire early. that means patients in some areas are struggling to get appointments. hi, can i help you? hello, i rang up this morning... gillian from plymouth has anxiety and depression and really wants to see a doctor. is there any chance that i could get an appointment? i don't think we've got any available slots to see dr boyle at the moment. no? no. it doesn't help the anxiety, um... when you can't get an appointment. hiya! the fall in gp numbers relative to the population is steeper in england than other parts of the uk. nhs england says more health staff, including experienced nurses, are being recruited to help gps. ultimately, we are always going to be here for you, but remember, it might not
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be your gp that sees you. what we want to do is make sure that the best person sees you and keeps you as healthy as they can for as long as they can. back in north wales, dr williams told me how they've had to adapt. i think we need, as professionals, to delegate work where we can safely but always be available for consultation or help. if you could put your hand out flat for me... all his reception staff, for example, have been trained to carry out some basic tests, including this one, for inflammation. julie, an advanced nurse practitioner, makes home visits to take the pressure off gps. it's quite difficult to be responsive on the day, so i'm helping them with pressures of responding for urgent things on the day. wales' and scotland's gp numbers are higher than england's. northern ireland's have increased. but all face the same issues — finding the best way to provide care for growing populations. hugh pym, bbc news, north wales.
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family and friends of those killed in the london bridge attacks were warned that they would see distressing cctv images as the inquest into the deaths continues. they heard how the police kept shooting the attackers because they thought they were wearing explosive vests. in all, eight people were killed in the attacks injune 2017. here's our home affairs correspondent, daniel sandford. two minutes before he was hit by the van, xavier thomas was walking along london bridge with his girlfriend, christine. with the footage slowed down, this was the van, 2.5 tons of it, just before youssef zaghba began driving it deliberately at large groups of pedestrians on the bridge. this is the same footage at its original speed. ten seconds later, it hit xavier thomas at 27 miles an hour. his girlfriend, still recovering from her injuries, was in court with his parents today, and wept as the footage was played to the inquest. next, the van hit christine archibald, dragging her along the road.
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her fiance tyler ferguson can be seen on cctv frantically running to help her. that is terrorists. bystanders soon realised an attack was under way but by then the three men left their van and were marauding through the boro bistro restaurant with large knives and fatally stabbing five more people. 0n mobile phone footage they can be heard shouting "allahu akbar". cctv footage showed one of the great acts of bravery that night, where an unarmed off—duty police officer, a police officer armed with only a baton, and a passer—by armed only with his skateboard took on the three attackers here. you see snippets of the fight with the baton and the skateboard flying. unfortunately, the passer—by ignacio echeverria was fatally wounded but all three men earned george medals for their bravery that night. the killers ran on.
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in three minutes they fatally injured eight people but six minutes after that, cctv caught the moment armed police officers arrived and finally brought the night of horror to an end. daniel sandford, bbc news, at the old bailey. a teenager who contracted a life—threatening infection has been successfully treated with a new type of therapy which could prove vital in the battle against growing antibiotic resistance. instead of antibiotics this treatment used a carefully—controlled mix of viruses to target the specific bacterial infection that would otherwise have killed the patient. 0ur medical correspondent fergus walsh has this report. isabelle carnell—holdaway was given only a 1% chance of survival after a bacterial infection ravaged her body. antibiotics couldn't save the 17—year—old, who was recovering from a lung transplant, but now she is back at school doing her a—levels after being treated with viruses.
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it's an incredible thing. it's still working, slowly. but it's just great being able to do all these things on my own, without having any problems. isabelle still takes the personalised treatment at home twice a day. these syringes being prepared by her mum contain viruses known as phages. they are naturally—occurring viruses which infect and kill bacteria. they latch on to them like this, and then inject their dna. now, this hijacks the machinery of the bacterial cell to make multiple copies of the virus, and then they destroy cell when they burst out to hunt for more bacteria to kill. doctors used a cocktail of three different phages, genetically engineered in the united states,
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to target the specific bacteria attacking isabelle's body. phage therapy was developed in the 1920s, but the research was largely abandoned when antibiotics were discovered. it's still widely used in russia. the rise of antibiotic resistance has prompted renewed interest in phage therapy. doctors at great 0rmond street can't be certain it saved isabelle, but her family have no doubts. it was absolutely incredible that the phage had on her life. she's been such a fighter all her life, and this phage has come along and been a miracle for her, it really has been. isabelle is due to have her new phage treatment in a bid to clear a bacterial infection completely. this is just one case in thejournal nature, but it gives hope that other patients may benefit from the same approach.
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theresa may has rejected calls to set out a precise timetable for her departure from downing street, despite growing pressure from her own party. downing street said she had already promised to leave after delivering the first stage of brexit and was sticking to that ‘generous and bold offer‘. this evening the chairman of the 1922 committee of conservative backbenchers, sir graham brady, said they would meet the prime minister next week as our political editor laura kuenssberg reports. it's now when, not if theresa may will leave what's now her office for her last prime minister's questions. will you give a clear departure date, prime minister? more and more on her own side believe that must come sooner rather than later. questions to the prime minister. in normal times, this would be a bombshell. sadly, the public no longer trust her to run the brexit negotiations. isn't it time to step aside and let somebody new lead our party, our country and the negotiations?
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you can hear that nicety is long gone. actually, this is... under attack, but defending herself. no, wait for it, wait for it. actually, this is not an issue about me and it's not an issue about her. if it were an issue about me, and how i vote, we would already have left the european union. the problem for the prime minister, plenty of tory mps think she is the problem. so today, again, they huddled away in the commons to talk about whether to force her out. remember, the prime minister has already said she will go as and when she gets her brexit deal through this place. but she is refusing to tell them exactly when, at least, not yet. we will be meeting with the prime minister next week and we will have a further discussion after that. there are numerous different opinions amongst colleagues.
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it is the job of the elected i922 executive and me as the chairman to represent those views and to try and bring things to a conclusion. ministers want to line up another shot at getting the brexit deal through the commons in a couple of weeks, but it is a tall order, whoever is in charge. no change of leadership in any political party is going to make the slightest difference to the numbers in the house of commons, or to the very serious and difficult choices that the country faces. however much tory mps plot, theresa may is determined to have another shot at getting her brexit deal through parliament. but there is a sizeable chunk of her own party who are equally determined not to let that happen and the mood is changing. 0ne former cabinet minister, who has backed her up until now, tells me she has to go, because she's using up the oxygen her successor will need to breathe. tonight, downing street says talks with labour to find a way through our serious and still going. a lonely number ten, heads down, trying to ignore the deluge outside. laura kuenssberg, bbc
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news, westminster. the green county —— the green party has launched its european election campaign, hoping to improve on the three meps it secured on the 2014 euros elections. it is time to say yes to europe, yes to investing in communities no to climate chaos and saying a very loud note to a failed brexit project and transforming our society to one that puts people fast. 0ur government is at a standstill in the two—party system is broken. both the conservatives and labour have embraced brexit and refused to see it can't succeed in solving any of the problems of our
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country. the headlines on bbc news: the duke and duchess of sussex name their newborn son archie harrison mountbatten—windsor. he is seventh in line to the throne and is the queen's eighth great—grandchild. the nhs has seen the first sustained fall in the number of gps for half a century. the pioneering treatment that saved isabelle's life. antibiotics didn't work so doctors used a virus cocktail to attack the infection. britain has warned iran that it will face serious consequences if it breaks the terms of the international deal to limit its nuclear programme. the iranian president said today that his country would start enriching more uranium unless european powers did more to help iran's economy. the us, which pulled out of the international deal a year ago, said the iranian threat amounted to nuclear blackmail. 0ur diplomatic correspondent, james landale reports. when america's top diplomat comes to town, he gets the full tour — meetings with foreign secretary, prime minister, high office and high church.
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but for all the warm welcome, there are divisions here that run deep, especially on iran and how best to restrict its nuclear programme. today, iran's president threatened to re—start his country's nuclear activities. he told his cabinet that, in 60 days, iran would start enriching more uranium unless european powers did more to relieve the pressure of us sanctions. for, in 2015, iran agreed a deal with key world powers — it agreed to restrict its nuclear programme in return for getting economic sanctions lifted. but a year ago, donald trump pulled the us out of the deal. and that places these two men at odds, becausejeremy hunt believes the deal is working, and so iran's threat is unwelcome. foreign secretary, what are you prepared to do to keep
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the iran nuclear deal alive, and whose side are you on here, tehran or washington? if they break that deal, then there will be consequences in terms of how european powers react, so we urge the iranians to think very long and hard before they break the deal. some us officials are threatening further sanctions, but for now the secretary of state just accused iran of being intentionally ambiguous. we'll have to see what iran's actions actually are, and they've made a number of statements about actions they've threatened to do in order to get the world to jump. we'll see what they actually do, the united states will wait to observe that. britain and its european allies now face a tough choice — do they back iran and encourage it to stick with the deal, or do they back the us
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and consider new sanctions? and all thatjust as the us sends an aircraft carrier to the gulf to deter what it says is an increased threat from iran. none of this is getting any easier. james landale, bbc news. the us senate intelligence committee has subpoenaed one of the president's sons, donald trump, jr, to answer questions about his contacts with russia, two congressional sources have told the news agency reuters. the panel is seeking to question trump, jr about congressional testimony he gave in september 2017 to the senatejudiciary committee which was subsequently contradicted in public testimony by former trump attorney michael cohen, one of the sources said. a man charged with the kidnap and rape of a woman in hertfordshire has now been charged with 10 further offences. joseph mccann, who's 34, was due to appear at westminster magistrates this afternoon but refused to come up to the dock and was remanded in custody. he'll now appear via video—link tomorrow from belmarsh prison. polls have closed in
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the south african election with the ruling anc party likely to win despite anger over corruption scandals and a struggling economy. the election is the first test of whether president cyril ramaphosa can reinvigorate support for his party which is losing ground as glaring inequalities in the country remain unresolved. 0ur africa editor fergal keane sent this report. it was the sheer normality of the day that stood out. a free election and a fair one. no drama, no violence. here in the rural free state, only the hope things might get better. i'm waiting for the changes. after this election, we are going to have the changes, especially the jobs. i think that it's very important that there should be fairness
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between everyone here, and just equality and rights. this is the country's sixth democratic election in the 25 years since the end of apartheid. issa, aged 90, walked from his soweto home to cast his vote at this school. voting is a privilege he will never take for granted. what does voting mean to you as a person? it means that we africans are ruling now. ebefore, it was the white people. now we, the black people, we are ruling now. that's nice. one, two, three! the incumbent, president ramaphosa, wants a strong mandate to help him defeat factions in his own party who are mired in corruption. he was talking up his prospects. the confidence that is just being emitted by our people is just amazing. this is a vote that reminds us of 1994. the anc is expected to win, but this party offers a growing challenge to its dominance. the economic freedom fighters want radical redistribution of wealth. if the people want to continue
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unemployed, if the people want to continue landless, if the people want to perpetuate for the same party that they have been voting for. the past shadows this election. back in 1994, the long queues told a story of liberation from centuries of oppression. now, among a younger generation, there is apathy and alienation. around half of those between 18 and 30 didn't sign on the voters' roll. the fact that so many young people didn't register to vote will surely worry all of the parties, because if this country's history offers any lesson, it is the necessity of an inclusive, democratic process that holds leaders to account, a process so many were imprisoned and died to bring into being. this is still a young democracy, and its peaceful vote a real achievement. but there will be turbulence ahead if the longing
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for change is not answered. fergal keane, bbc news, johannesburg. if you bought a sandwich or salad for lunch today — you might not have noticed whether it was clealry labelled with all its ingredients. but for people with severe food allergies that's exactly what they need to know — for some it's even a matter of life or death. now the food standards agency is intervening. (ani subtitle) it has proposed strict new rules for ‘pre—packaged' food. it wants a full list of ingredients clearly marked (an) — including highlighting the 14 major allergens, like fish, eggs and shellfish. the proposals follow the death of fifteen—year—old natasha ednan—laperouse who had an allergic reaction to a pret—a—manger baguette. 0ur correpsondent colleta smith reports. it's a big day, isn't it? have a seat. this is tanya and nadim ednan—laperouse. it's been three years since their daughter natasha died after an allergic reaction to a sandwich from pret.
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because it was made and wrapped in the shop, it didn't have to have an ingredients label. there is a need to work on the issues in the supply chain about what's going into food, because... today, the food standards agency recommended changing that rule. it's the news tanya and nadim had been hoping for. it is a bit like that emotion, really. because... since natasha's inquest, there's been a lot going on, and it's been quite high stakes in many ways. this is a culmination of one of the first pieces of the jigsaw, the landscape ahead for people with food allergies in this country. society is finally recognising they are deadly. allergies are deadly, and it's so serious, it has to be the full implement of labelling to safeguard people. always have a conversation about what his allergies are... if the recommendations become law,
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it'll have a big impact on sarah in sheffield, trying to avoid foods that four—year—old william is allergic to. nuts... sesame seeds, fish and nuts. if you do eat any of those things by mistake, what happens to you? i will get poorly and die. we should not be expected to take that risk on a daily basis. this isjust a family and a little boy trying to live a normal life, and we should be able to do that, because if one place can do it, then everyone can do it. the food standards agency say they want the law to be changed slowly to get it right but that small businesses shouldn't worry. doesn't apply it to delis and me getting round the corner this lunchtime and saying, "can i have a ham and cheese baguette?"
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if i'm asking you to make it for me, you don't suddenly have to put a label on it. the stuff you've made first thing in the morning or maybe last night. that really matters, because i think some of the impact on business is misunderstanding that it's everything sold in a sandwich shop. pret a manger told us they support the changes and have begun to put full labels on their products. what an incredible legacy and what an incredible achievement for you as a family. i think we can go on living the rest of our lives knowing there's more good to come. and in your soul, that really matters a lot. colletta smith, bbc news. and we'll be taking an in—depth look at the papers with our reviewers daily mirror columnist, susie boniface and brexit editor of the telegraph, asa bennett. that's coming up after the headlines at 11:30. last month was pretty dry everyone in the uk. this area of low pressure that brought in the wet weather on wednesday, it brought welcome rainfall to many a gardener,. the
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low still influences the weather, bringing with it a lot of cloud and outbreaks of rain, tending to transition to heavy showers and thunderstorms as he goes on through the afternoon. some of those will be slow—moving in nature. a little more in the way of sunshine. still a few showers. temperatures below parfor this time of year. looking for highs between ten and 15 degrees. showers continue on and off through the evening and overnight. parts of northern ireland in north—west england, a weather front encouraging those downpours. the far north of england and scotland will be cold enough patches of lost and still noticing wintry showers across the high ground of scotland. 0r noticing wintry showers across the high ground of scotland. or the end of the week, showers continue to feature in the forecast but the area of low pressure is filling, just getting deeper all the time and the winds are getting significantly
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lighter. where we see those showers, they will become particularly slow—moving in nature, empty downpours, thunderstorms and hail but in between those showers, we start seeing a bit more in the way of sunshine. that trend to slightly more settled conditions continues. western areas staying dry in the sunshine. showers tending to become limited to central and eastern parts of england and scotland. in between the dance or pixma downpours, more sunshine. 17 degrees in cardiff. warmer than recent days. the jetstrea m warmer than recent days. the jetstream starts to change and get more amplified. with this ridge extending into the uk, pushing down through the severe. in the continent, underneath the trough, encouraging an area of low russia to fall. that low is going to stay across the other side of the
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channel. as high pressure builds, thanks to the sinking air. sunday is a dry day. a sunny start to the morning. particularly to the north—west. 0therwise, morning. particularly to the north—west. otherwise, a bit more sunshine. it will make a difference to how the deed feels. 15 in edinburgh, not bad at all. temperatures should rise further into next week. our area of high pressure remains slow—moving. a lot of dry weather to come next week. exactly where the high—pressure ends up exactly where the high—pressure ends up being will influence where the wind is going on if it comes in from the sea, that will bring slight cool air but many of us, it's a lovely looking weak on the cards. plenty of dry weather around, decent sunshine, climbing to the high teens with is a bit average for this time of year. further south for england and

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