tv Breakfast BBC News May 12, 2019 7:00am-8:01am BST
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good morning. welcome to breakfast with rogerjohnson and rachel burden. our headlines today: judgement day — manchester city and liverpool bid for premier league glory, as a record breaking season comes down to the wire. what an incredible title race it's been — the lead has changed hands 32 times. city are looking for their fourth title in 10 years, but liverpool fans have to go back to 1990 when their team last won the league. elsewhere this morning, the former cabinet minister gavin williamson —sacked over a national security leak — launches a scathing attack on the government's cross—party brexit talks. how the rich are getting richer. there are more billionaires in the uk than ever before according to the annual sunday times rich list. good morning. chile to start and a little mist or fog for the next hour or two little mist or fog for the next hour ortwo —— little mist or fog for the next hour or two —— chilly. it will probably
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feel a bit warmer after fewer showers than yesterday. for more details join showers than yesterday. for more detailsjoin us in a quarter of an hour. it's sunday the 12th of may. our top story. one of the most dramatic title races in premier league history will be decided this afternoon with manchester city and liverpool separated byjust one point with one game to go. it has been a title race of the highest quality. with city on 95 points and liverpool on 94, whoever finishes second will have the highest points total of any runners—up in english top—flight history. ben croucher has the story. and then there were two. 0k, we have known that for a while. we might not have expected to reach the final day and have both still in it. but having landed blow after blow since august, come five o'clock, just one, liverpool or manchester city will still be standing. the odds for liverpool are longer.
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they need to defeat wolves and they are relying on city slipping up in brighton. but don't write them off. and in one of those i was there for it moments, they defeated barcelona. it is a challenge because you have messages and nobody speaks about the weekend. unbelievable how we have played and stuff like that and all the best and now you do it but we played well and we know that. for whoever misses out this afternoon, unwanted history awaits. no team has ever scored as many points as these two, yet not won the league. it's in city's hands for now. vincent kompany‘s bolt from the blue to defeat leicester could come to define the season but it won't mean much if they do not defeat brighton. we are in this position
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because we have won most of 30 games in a row, we have to win one more tomorrow in the premier league and that is what we have to do. you have to rewind seven years to find the last final day decider. city won it in the final minute. it seemed unthinkable, unrepeatable. until this week. your first day on the breakfast sofa and you chose quite a day for it. the lead has changed so many times, what do you think the crucial turning point was? there were a few moments where either side could have taken the lead and run with it. they could have dropped pointed several times. leicester on monday, it looked like we were not in for a deadlock until vincent stepped up and scored a screamer. and liverpool at saint james ‘s and scored a screamer. and liverpool at saintjames ‘s park, another player there stepped up to score a winner. but the key match and turning point was when they played each other on the third of january. at that point liverpool were seven
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ahead and had they won they would have gone ten points clear. psychologically that is difficult to come back from, quite a mountain to climb, but it did not happen because city defeated them. since then manchester built on that, they have won 13 games, have not been behind once, they have had clean sheets for six out of seven matches. liverpool after what happened at anfield on tuesday. and to go to enfield you think you will be them at your peril, really. how narrow it is when it comes down to everything on the last day of the season. manchester city defeated a video with the words come calm before the storm. liverpool tweeted as well. an iconic image now
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of their manager saying one more game. theyjust of their manager saying one more game. they just have of their manager saying one more game. theyjust have to hope that manchester city slip up, don't they? they host wolves and they have to hope that brighton do what they can against manchester city. it will be fascinating no matter what happens full stop bbc radio live five has both games covered on five live and five live —— five sports this afternoon. the former defence secretary gavin williamson has made a scathing attack on cross—party brexit talks. writing in the mail on sunday mr williamson, who was sacked over a leakfrom a meeting of the national security council, described the talks as a "grave mistake" and "politically naive". our political correspondent jessica parkerjoins us from our london newsroom. i suppose, jessica, his comments reflect a n i suppose, jessica, his comments reflect an unease from some conservative mps about this negotiation with labour. conservative mps about this negotiation with labouri conservative mps about this negotiation with labour. i knees and i think negotiation with labour. i knees and ithinka negotiation with labour. i knees and
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i think a deep sense of skip this is among some conservative mps. these cross— party among some conservative mps. these cross—party talks with labour and the government have been going on for weeks now and if theresa may is really hoping to try and pull something from the bag before polling day on the european election, she is running out of time. gavin williamson is scathing in his assessment of what is going on and he criticises the prime minister's attempt to do a deal with jeremy corbyn as futile and destined to fail. the former defence secretary also describes talks with labour as politically naive. he was sacked as defence secretary but has permanently denied any involvement with the huawei leak. downing street said he was perfectly happy with the government strategy when he was in office bought this also suggests is that gavin williamson is not set to retire quietly to the backbenches.” suspect privately they may all wish he would go away and shut up. two of the sunday papers today have got
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separate opinion polls ahead of the european elections later this month and interestingly boat give the brexit party the bigger share of the vote. look, polls are a snapshot of opinion at one time. from polls will say different things. undoubtedly this could further alarm conservative mps, some of whom we know want theresa may to name a departure date for a time to end in terms of her time at number 10. combined with this intervention from gavin williamson, this does not make optimistic light sunday reading for the prime minister who was maybe hoping for a sense of momentum with cross— party hoping for a sense of momentum with cross—party talks set to resume tomorrow with labour. a instead of a sense of optimism she has a scathing attack on her approach and a rising sense of panic in her party. 0rganised crime is a "chronic and corrosive" threat to the uk and more money is needed to tackle it. that's according to the national crime agency,
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which says organised criminals are killing more people a year than terrorism, war and natural disasters. it comes ahead of an annual assessment on tuesday which will look at how gangs are exploiting advances in technology. legendary mexican wrestler has collapsed and died during a bout in london. silver king was 51 and is reported to have suffered a heart attack. in 2005 he start alongside jack black in the comedy nacho libre. iran—backed houthi rebels have begun withdrawing from a key strategic port in yemen, to allow in humanitarian aid. it's the first major step since a ceasefire agreement was signed in december. but the country's internationally—recognised government has accused the rebels of staging a "ploy". at least 6,800 civilians have died
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in yemen's four—year civil war. the annual list of the richest people in britain is out this morning, and it reveals that there's now, a record, 151 billionaires in the country. together they hold a combined wealth of 525 billion pounds, and london is home to more billionaires than any other city in the world. that's according to the sunday times. john mcmanus reports. if you woke up this morning to find that once again you haven't made it onto the sunday times rich list, well, don't be too envious. the very well—heeled can afford large yachts but life is not all plain sailing for the captains of industry. philip green who fell out with the british establishment over the collapse of his
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high street chain and harassment claims that he strongly denies. it is notjust his reputation that plummeted. the sunday times says he lost over £1 billion and is now merely a multimillionaire. the top dogs of the list for the third time are the hinduja brothers who made their 22 billion pound fortune in energy, property and finance. at numberfive is sirjames dyson, under some flak for deciding to move his head office from the uk to singapore. he hoovered up an extra £3 billion bringing him a tidy sum of 12.6 billion. 25—year—old grime artist stormzy is a new entrant to the list. worth 16 million. he uses some of his money to support two scholarships for black students at cambridge. fellow musician ed sheeran has doubled his net worth which is now £180 million. and if you do find some spare gold bars down the back of the sofa, the equality trust says it is asking the rich list members to support higher taxes on their wealth
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to solve inequality. the stars of the small screen will gather this evening for the bafta tv awards in london. the bbc‘s killing eve is leading the way with six nominations, while one of the year's most watched programmes, bodyguard, is also a top contender for bafta accolades. the ceremony, hosted by graham norton, will be shown tonight on bbc one. lightning never strikes twice — or so they say — but these pictures seem to show a very different story. these lightning bolts appear to strike the same spot not once — or even twice — but actually eleven times. it happened in texas on thursday night. the area had been dealing with some extreme storms — in fact, there were around 200,000 bolts in a 36—hour period across south central us, including las vegas.
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where was it hitting? is itjust. just the middle. it seems to come down in the same place. just the middle. it seems to come down in the same placelj just the middle. it seems to come down in the same place. i wonder if something is conduct thing it towards the same place. they are never quite that dramatic here, thank goodness. we do have football drama, however. it's been one of the tightest premier league races in history. and now, after 10 gruelling months of unprecedented drama, it all comes down to today. just one point separates leaders manchester city and second—placed liverpool, as they approach their final round of fixtures. and what a season the two teams have had. let's speak to football writer and broadcaster, daniel storey.
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i thought we were going to have some sort of dramatic music there before the introduction, drama in the buildup. sorry we don't have more of that for you. no offence taken. you would think on the face of it that. the moment they were eliminated from the champions league by tottenham in the champions league by tottenham in the quarter—final, dramatically at the quarter—final, dramatically at the end i think it double down their resolve to go again domestically and when all three domestic trophies. i fully expect them to do that. this today would register 1a wins in a row which is secondary to their own record they satellite system. this —— they set last season. shall we remind ourselves of what happened this season? here is that drama.
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there we go. that was the entrance we really wanted for you. and we have been saying, everyone has been saying that manchester city should decide this at brighton. but when you look at what has happened in football this week then all the prescription should be thrown out the window. we just do not know. it has been a great week for the football soul. i was at anfield on tuesday and i did not expect that to happen and i did not expect at
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halftime on wednesday for tottenham to come back. liverpool got one of their wanted miracles this week. they are reliant on brighton picking up they are reliant on brighton picking up something against manchester city andi up something against manchester city and i do not think it will happen but they have few reasons to doubt themselves at the moment. maybe i am putting words into people ‘s malice here but perhaps manchester city would prefer to win the champions league and maybe some liverpool fans would prefer to win the premier league. most seller was interviewed earlier in the season and he said that he understand he would prefer to win the champions league others would prefer it otherwise. —— one mac was interviewed earlier. —— salah was interviewed earlier. you are absolutely right. both teams would obviously take it the other way around, take the vice—versa. there will always be people who say
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that manchester city bought their way to the title. they have money on their side looking at the leadership and the manager team. to likeable managers. the premier league has struggled to attract the very best players in the world. but what we do have to my mind is free of the five best managers in the world. that leadership and that sense that a clu b leadership and that sense that a club has created its culture specifically for this type of manager is incredibly powerful. and all three of them, experts have said, they are very good. they have great players but not the very best. but they have fantastic managers. clu b but they have fantastic managers. club like liverpool it is about harnessing that culture, the fan culture, the belief, the extraordinary sense that the crowd can makea extraordinary sense that the crowd
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can make a difference. their manager said it on tuesday, they said it was not possible in an empty stadium. they all set up money and wealth does not guarantee success. it greases the wheel but that is it. if you put on a long—term structure and the planning in place and show the rate people in place for the football structure and coaching, thatis football structure and coaching, that is more important than anything else. the obvious example is manchester united with a have struggled to do that. there is a scenario whereby they could end up on equal points, an equal goal difference, so i think what has to happen is, basically, manchester city have to lose 4—0 and there has to be a 4—1; draw at liverpool all that has to be the differential. city could lose 5—0, 5-1. the odds are 18,750 to one. probably 5-1. the odds are 18,750 to one. pro ba bly less 5-1. the odds are 18,750 to one. probably less likely than coming backin probably less likely than coming back in the 3—0 deficit to
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barcelona. but still, if that happens, how do they decide? barcelona. but still, if that happens, how do they decide7m would be, and it won't happen, it would be, and it won't happen, it would be, and it won't happen, it would be a play—off which is the final sort of shootout that everyone would love stop even after everything 's happened,. it's a bit like the rugby premiership final, you have a play—off tween the top tweens but both of them equally deserving. —— between the top two teams. thank you very much. there are many people who really couldn't ca re less are many people who really couldn't care less and if you are one of those... care less and if you are one of those. . . are care less and if you are one of those... are there? and you can hearfull commentary of the manchester city game on bbc radio five live and liverpool versus wolves will be on five live sport extra. as you will know, if you didn't
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manage to catch all the champions league action on tv, you can follow it on the radio and you get all the drama and the tension. fantastic. here's helen with a look at this morning's weather. the weekend is looking 0k. nowhere near as much drama as we've seen with the weather for the past two days. turbulence guidelines, but it's all quietened down. we are having a bit of morning mist and fog for example but at this time of year, the sun is so strong, it will clear very quickly but barely any cloud across the uk. it's all being held day. by high pressure which is effectively put a lid on the atmosphere, stopping those big showers that we've seen develop. not great news for all. as yesterday morning, in fact more so this morning, in fact more so this morning, it's really cold out there. widespread cost, temperatures and all the nations of all below freezing in some parts. very chilly. it will warm up. we've lost that northerly breeze. there might be an
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afternoon shower across some of the higher ground. the showers will be few and far between. most of us will have a dry and warm day. the south coast having a bit of an onshore breeze. the most of us, temperatures are at last getting to where they should be at this time of year. those weather fronts bringing should be at this time of year. those weatherfronts bringing hazy sunshine will increase the cloud a little overnight so not as cold here but certainly ground frosts in central and eastern parts of england and again, it could be some mist and fog around as we go into the morning commute. 0therwise next week, next for five days, we got that high pressure. still weak weather fronts with a bit of rain. a little bit of rain overnight for shetland and adverse tomorrow. that clues away. some high cloud coming and going so perhaps hazy sunshine. it's warm because we got the light winds, the strong may sunshine, with loss that
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cold out from the north, temperatures gradually rising by day. particularly with the southerly wind across the western side of the country. we've got this easterly wind, not quite but still 13 or 1a across east anglia and kent, more like 16 or 17 further inland but into the 20s across parts of scotland. with a high oriented to the east of us, we have the easterly wind to the south and southerly wind on the west but it's in terms of where you wind —— where you are in the wind direction as to how high it will be. it's looking dry with hazy spells of sunshine and pretty warm temperatures. even in those areas where we got the onshore breeze, it will feel warm enough and it doesn't matter whether it's 13 or 22. the sun isjust matter whether it's 13 or 22. the sun is just as strong. strong matter whether it's 13 or 22. the sun isjust as strong. strong may sunshine, equal to that. you're watching breakfast from bbc news,
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it's time now for a look at the newspapers. politics lecturer victoria honeyman is here to tell us what's caught her eye. we'll speak to her in a minute, we will just we willjust get on with it. victoria. tell us what you've picked. this is a story from inside the brexit talks. it's a bit like having williamson leaking what goes on in the national security council. john mcdonald saying the tories falling out amongst themselves while they are trying to thrash out a compromise. the idea of party talks on brexit has always been a slight oddity in that both parties want claim credit and neither want their fingerprints on it if it goes badly. here we havejohn mcdonald saying it's possible for them to do a deal
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with the conservatives if they don't change the way they are engaging in these talks. he says that it's very difficult for them to give ground, very difficult for the conservatives to a cce pt very difficult for the conservatives to accept that whatever is agreed will extend beyond the life of theresa may as prime minister. therefore, how can they possibly engage in discussion and he accuses the conservatives of leaking the details of the top and says the labour party are trying to keep spirit of the talks and the conservatives are breaking it. in fairness, it's in the mirror, which isa fairness, it's in the mirror, which is a slightly labour— leaning paper. brandon lewis has said they are playing party politics and has voted against 37 times. not going on as well as you would have hoped. we are doing what we should be doing. it's an interesting labour perspective because the many individuals, the
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idea that they should support the conservatives anyway to deliver brexit under theresa may is a questionable aim. it's interesting as to how this whole thing is going to be resolved. which paper is this one, the sunday times? ministry staff have been left unpaid. this is a pretty shocking story regarding the business energy and strategy department. they have moved some of their workers onto a different style of payment structure and what it's meant is that since the first of march, many of those workers have not been paid click the accommodate not been paid click the accommodate not been paid at all, some too much or too little, deductions. and it is essentially put those workers in real financial difficulties so an emergency food bank has been set up in whitehall offices to make sure these people essentially have some food, which is absolutely appalling.
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i should point out that the departments of last night, there was daily contact with iss, the organisation that organised the pay structures, promising any additional costs would be reimbursed, it's contacting every contractor to make sure any further errors not identified are resolved on the same day. we'll talk about it a bit later on. some are fascinated, some find ita on. some are fascinated, some find it a bit distasteful when you are looking especially at rising levels of inequality. the number of people who are experiencing work inequality. the differentials between rich and poor. we have to remember that huge amounts of people who receive benefits from the government are in work, they are doing this because there is an inequality in terms of wages and the cost of living and many of us they sat on a daily basis. i have a
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lighter one, with only got a minute left. tell us about this. it's donald trump, obviously. something to do with fish and chips. there's been an awful lot of talk about donald trump's next visit to the united kingdom. whether he will be allowed to give a speech to houses of parliament. this is about 100 mps who want the us president to visit their constituencies. some of these are magnificent. priti patel says she wants to give him a welcome and ta ke she wants to give him a welcome and take him around the arboretum. 0r morley, where we will speak to the people of leeds in outdoor face—to—face meeting. iain duncan smith wants to take him to win arboretum. it seems like a positive choice. david jones wants to take him to one of the most beautiful and historic towns of the country. robert goodwill wants to take him to
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mandatory fish and chips. it's a plethora of traditional british images. i don't think any of them will actually get their wish. it's unlikely. more from victoria in one hours time. tomorrow, "wake up to the menopause" with our new series to help women live a better menopausal life. to understand what it's really like we asked some who are living through it to share their tips and advice." what do i think when i think of the menopause? ijust what do i think when i think of the menopause? i just think confusion, that's my word, just total and utter confusion. liberation. challenging. hot, dried up. wisdom, maturity and experience. relief, because i'm through the other side now. no more periods. try not to commit murder. it's made me get out and enjoy life.
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it's made me get out and enjoy life. it's pretty damn unfair most women go through what we go through. what's my advice to someone going through menopause? talk, talk, talk. you don't have to put up with the worst of the symptoms. talk about it, it is funny, it happens to all women. try and embrace it. you can't adapt, you can make small changes which does lessen the symptoms. don't accept, particularly if you're running expect if you're younger that you're anxious and pressed because it's something physical that you can be helped with. i'm going to use the change to just make the most of my life, be more positive, to feel good about myself. i'm not going to be quiet about it whatsoever. i'm going to help normalise it in every situation i can. to become an even better person. informing and welcoming men
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into the topic so that we can all feel that we understand. into the topic so that we can all feel that we understandlj into the topic so that we can all feelthat we understand. i will use the change to grow up and become a proper grown—up adult. the change to grow up and become a proper grown-up adult. to start the next chapter of my life. i'm going to sail through it, i hope, next chapter of my life. i'm going to sailthrough it, i hope, being next chapter of my life. i'm going to sail through it, i hope, being as positive as i possibly can. that's our ‘wa ke up to the menopause' series all this week on bbc breakfast. and you can join the conversation on social media using the hashtag #bbcmenopause. stay with us — headlines coming up.
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emma hello, this is breakfast with rogerjohnson and rachel burden. good morning, here's a summary of today's main stories from bbc news. one of the most dramatic title races in premier league history will be decided this afternoon with manchester city and liverpool separated byjust one point. jane will be here with more on that in a few minutes, but first the rest of the day's news. the former defence secretary gavin williamson has made a scathing attack on cross—party brexit talks. writing in the mail on sunday mr williamson, who was sacked over a leakfrom a meeting of the national security council, described the talks as a "grave mistake" and "politically naive". a downing street source said mr williamson had been supportive of the brexit strategy while he was in cabinet. 0rganised crime is a "chronic and corrosive" threat to the uk and more money is needed to tackle it. that's according to the national crime agency, which says organised criminals are killing more british people a year than terrorism, war and natural disasters. it comes ahead of an annual
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assessment on tuesday which will look at how gangs are exploiting advances in technology. south africa's president, cyril ramaphosa, has promised to build a democratic, prosperous and united country. his anc party won another five years in office, albeit with a reduced majority. he acknowledged they had made mistakes in government — and it had lost the trust of many people. the opposition democratic alliance also saw its share of the vote fall. the sunday times rich list is out this morning, and it reveals that there's now a record 151 billionaires in the country. top of the list for the third time are brothers sri and gopi hinduja, who work in in energy, property and finance. hoover tycoon james dyson is in the list‘s top five, while topshop owner philip green has plummeted to 156th place — and is no longer a billionaire.
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they say a dog is man's best friend, and we think these pictures prove it. 96—year—old feliks oszczyk had just come home from a two week stay in hospital, and his dog ben couldn't hide how much he'd missed him. ben has been in the family since he was one. feliks' grandaughter jane was the one who shared the video online. safe to say it was a happy reunion. let's talk now about the sport. jane is here. gosh, it is exciting and there are a few people on social media saying football, football, really? ! media saying football, football, really?! but it is the end of a long season and it has come down to the final day for the premier league
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title. for those people, i bet they will be watching. it is fabulous that it has come down to the last day of the season. 0ne that it has come down to the last day of the season. one of the last time that happened was when manchester city won on gold difference. so this is it, one of the most memorable premier league title races comes down to the last day of the season. liverpool host wolves. manchester city play brighton. city know that whatever happens at anfield, they'll retain their title if they win. after monday night's1—0 win against leicester, vincent kompa ny celebrated with his team as though they'd won. not over yet but no side has ever missed out on the title having gone into the final day leading. it is a dream to be here. honestly i did not expect one month ago when we were seven points against this liverpool, being in the position we are now. and that is why it is a dream come true. and we are showing many things now to say how good we have done. and to have the chance to be
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champion if we win our game, that is what we have to do. the boys did an unbelievably consistentjob and being consistent is the most difficult thing in life and in football as well because many good footballers are out there but to show your quality, that is the most important thing to be successful and that was the biggest step. saracens beat leinster in the biggest game in european club rugby, winning the champions cup for the third time in four years. they won by 20 points to 10 in a close final in newcastle. patrick gearey spent an eventful day at st james' park. in rugby, the final stretch can be the hardest. yet something keeps dragging saracens and leinster back to this stage. in newcastle, a meeting of the two
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biggest beasts in the game. the toughest of all, the toughest to call. a match above all matches. saracens have been unbeaten in this competition all season. they have won two years in a row but leinster took it off them. these two are the dominant forces in european rugby. went two such forces collide, much sound and fury follows but initially more bruises than points. it took until one player was in the sin bin for leinster to batter a way through. saracens freed themselves from claustrophobia. sean maitland went over and saracens were level by the break full the intensity never lifted. the red army rumbled forward, a game of spot the ball. no try but a penalty. farrell did the necessary. it was still tight when leinster was struck by a bowl by billy. a moment of skill and strength that
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england may need at the world cup. even in this wild week of sporting comebacks this was too much for leinster. their rain as european champions ended with this kick. with these games you are running on emotional energy and there is a huge amount of resilience that you have to show but to be part of this team, you get energy from the players on either side of you and today there were monumental performances. this team can now be considered amongst britain's most successful sporting sides. saracens, the strongmen of europe. leeds united have the advantage in their championship play—off semi—final, after a controversial win over derby county in the first leg. mike edwards among the try scorers and they held off determined fightback. it was a day for the batsmen as england beat pakistan in southampton in the second one—day international. joss butler hit a spectacular
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century off just 50 balls. then, chasing 374 — pakistan's opener fakhar zaman made 138. but england edged it, winning by 12 runs — leeds united have the advantage in their championship play—off semi—final, after a controversial win over derby county in the first leg. kemar roofe scored early in the second half — his 15th goal of the season and derby were incensed when the referee overturned his penalty decision, after a collision in the box. the sides meet again on wednesday. aston villa beat west brom 2—1 in theirfirst leg — tammy abrahams with the winner from the penalty spot. the second leg is on tuesday. salford city — the club part—owned by manchester united's class of ‘92 — have been promoted to the football league for the first time in their history. they beat afc fylde 3—0 at wembley in the national league play—off final. it's salford's fourth promotion in five seasons.
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in scotland, we have the old firm derby at noon — and with celtic and rangers already filling the top two spots, the focus has switched to the chase for third place — kilmarnock moved above aberdeen yesterday with victory over hibs. dundee, already relegated to the championship, earned their first win for three months, beating livingston. kenny miller was injured in the act of scoring the only goal of the game. women's super league champions arsenal finished the season on a high — by inflicting a first league defeat on their closest rivals manchester city. the only goal of the game came from emma mitchell, who surprised even herself with a brilliant strike. mercedes continue to dominate formula 1 this season with another first and second in qualifying for the spanish grand prix. valterri bottas secured a hat—trick of pole positions ahead of his team mate lewis hamilton. the finn has a one point lead over the briton in the drivers' championship. i enjoy the adrenaline rush
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we get from those laps and i am very pleased. it was difficult with the spin but i forgot that and moved on. i did not put a lap together. the last few laps, particularly in 03 were not strong. i had to go out first ahead of everyone because i had a low battery pack and this was not a good job. britain's simon yates just missed out on winning the opening stage of cycling's first grand tour of the year, the giro d'italia. yates, the reigning vuelta a espana champion, finished the five—mile time trial in bologna just nineteen seconds behind slovenia's primroz roglic. yates says he has a "deep passion" to win the giro, after leading for 13 stages last year before missing out to chris froome. wasps are through to the netball superleague final after a 20—point victory over loughborough lightning. the defending champions won 7a points to sa keeping them on course to win a third successive title. they'll face manchester thunder in the final after they beat five—time champions team bath.
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and that is it for sport. an you can follow all the full all today on five live. —— football today. after rachel thompson's husband died, she spent three years trying to get access to his online accounts to recover treasured family photos. eventually she beat tech—giants apple in court, and she was able to retrieve thousands of images to help her daughter remember her dad. but it raises the question of what should happen to our ‘online life' after we die? do companies owe a "digital duty of care" to grieving families? first we will talk to matt hemsworth who took on rachel ‘s case and joins us now. who took on rachel ‘s case and joins us now. good morning to you. this was a terrible tragedy for rachel
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and for her daughter. why was it so important to her that she had access to this information and these photos in particular? we underestimate how important our treasured memories are to us before something like this happens. rachel obtained a probate in relation to her husband ‘s digital assets and it was easy for her to get access to his shares and finances. that was a simple matter for the ye think she and her daughter really wanted to get hold of where his photographs and videos on his icloud. he was the photographer in the family and all the family photographs were taken on his phone. indeed, he used matilda's thumbprint as a mechanism for opening his phone. but because the phone had been powered down and needed to be recharged, once it was recharged they were not able to use matilda's farm and they needed a pin
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code which matthew had. and part of the grieving process, particularly with a young daughter between six and ten as she is now, her memories and ten as she is now, her memories and recollections are changing and what is in portland and part of the healing process is for her to remember herfather, healing process is for her to remember her father, to write down memories about him, keep a special soft toy to remember him by. you can imagine that with all this in place, photographs of matthew and what he looked like an video about what he sounds like a hugely important. even considering taking on a company of this side must be incredibly daunting. the only way financially she could do it was because you were able to work for free but this will not be an option for everyone. no, it is not an option for everyone and the reason rachel was chosen to speak out was because she wants eve ryo ne speak out was because she wants everyone to know how important it is to make decisions before the unexpected and terrible things that might happen in our lives do happen.
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so that other people do not have to go through what she did. she is an incredibly determined woman and this was done for matilda's well—being and as she grows older she will want to keep her memories of who her father was and the time they spent together. it was daunting. she had a good friend who was a commercial lawyer who i knew and as soon as her friend spoke to me, we were determined that we wanted access, not just because it determined that we wanted access, notjust because it is the only time i have ever ta ken notjust because it is the only time i have ever taken a witness statement and shed tears while talking to a client but there is a wider issue as well. data companies and social media companies, they are and social media companies, they are a massive part of our lives, for good and for bad. therefore it is important from our point of view that we are having conversations with those companies that run our lives for this. and that we are part of our conversation with them so that they can help us make decisions
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about what happens to digital assets because they are so profound. 0ur pa rents because they are so profound. 0ur pa re nts ke pt because they are so profound. 0ur parents kept photo albums but now they are all online and the next generation will want to pour over those. james norris is from the digital legacy association. what can people avoid getting themselves into those situations? it's important to understand what you can and can't do on each social media site an on line service. each plat warmers got its own terms of service based on how we use that platform. some of them have now got end—of—life policies, some of them have got tools and features that enable you to pass on your data and others don't so it's really important that us as individuals and us as users important that us as individuals and us as users of the world wide web know about the platforms that we use and then when the aren't processes
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in place, like with apple and mobile phones, quite often and other physical devices, we think outside the end think actually, maybe i should pass on my password to somebody, maybe i should give out downloading some of the photos and videos from that specific site. can you put it into your will? do you actually think that far ahead that you have this digital component in a conventional will? we recommend that if you've got digital assets. they are ultimately assets that reside in the digitalform are ultimately assets that reside in the digital form and they can be photos, videos, things of sentimental value but they can also be things of monetary value as well and we recommend that if its monetary value, it should be documented within your will but if it's of sentimental value, you should keep something that is known asa should keep something that is known as a digital world, or social media will which is a list or a log of all of the plat forms that you use with
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a statement stating what you would wa nt to a statement stating what you would want to happen so for facebook, for example, you can set up facebook‘s legacy content —— contact or download your photos through the settings section so you may want to say what you want to happen into your facebook account but for other accounts, it's important each person understands what you can and can't do on each and documented within your digital world. think ahead. thank you so much for setting up —— shedding some light on that. thank you both. time to look at the weather with helen. all the details forest this morning. it looks like a beautiful day for some. it's looking up beautiful day for some. it's looking up from many who want the sunshine. i found up from many who want the sunshine. ifound some up from many who want the sunshine. i found some cloud for you. this is a cross in northern ireland. plenty of sunshine, just in layer of cloud
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here but it's obviouslyjust a little bit more cloud. a bit of mist and shallow log but fairly well isolated. most of us with a high—pressure sitting across, keeping all the loud, expect or the cloud keeping all the loud, expect or the clou d m ostly keeping all the loud, expect or the cloud mostly to the west. it's just tied in with this week when the front. just turning the sunshine a bit hazy. high pressure puts a bit on the shower video in recent days so because the cloud melted away last night, it's been a cold start this morning. temperatures are starting to leap up. it should be a pretty decent day, dry and bright if you want to be heading out and about. it'll probably feel quite warm. the south coast might have a bit of a breeze. the risk of a showerfor bit of a breeze. the risk of a shower for the south downs, bit of a breeze. the risk of a showerfor the south downs, possibly the pennines and the peak district and a few showers question but i'm really chasing the odd shower here. it's fine and dry, a bit more cloud coming to the north—west so here it
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alleviates the risk of cost. that shouldn't be as cold in the north and west but a bit of patchy frost tojoin first thing and west but a bit of patchy frost to join first thing across the south and east first thing tomorrow morning. there may be a bit of mist and fog but as we move into the new week, the high pressure is set fair. for five days of mostly dry weather. the coastal breeze. the cloud coming in but it's essentially fine, fine weather and strong may sunshine will allow those temperatures to continue to rise over the coming few days. probably peaking wednesday time before easing off again. it looks like the warmest weather will be in the north—west. just for the weather, we were talking about technology issues. expectjust before. —— just before the weather.
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now for the latest technology news in this week's click. in the uk, police are pushing ahead with live facial recognition, deploying specially equipped vans to events such as london's annual rk notting hill carnival and major football games. i am completely comfortable that the activity we are doing in the trials is lawful and appropriate. but this has become a highly controversial issue, with civil liberties groups claiming that the technology is inaccurate, intrusive and infringes on an individual‘s right to privacy. for the last year, jeff white has been following the uk police's deployment of facial recognition. the frontline in facial recognition.
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police cameras in an east london street — everyone gets scanned. if you refuse, here is what can happen. if i want to cover my face i'll cover my face, don't push me over... this man didn't want to be caught by the police cameras, so he covered his face. police stopped him, they photographed him anyway, an argument followed. how would you like it if you walked down the street and someone grabbed you? officer: calm yourself down, or you're going in handcuffs. woman: what's your suspicion? the fact he has walked past a clearly marked facial recognition thing, and covered his face... i would do the same, i would do the same. ..gives us grounds to stop him. no it doesn't! the police said this was disorderly behaviour, so they gave him a fine. the chap told me down the road, he said they got facial recognition. so i walked past like that, it is a cold day as well, soon as i have done that, the police officer has asked me to come to him. i have got my back up, i said to him, (bleep) off, basically. i said i don't want my face shown on anything. if i want to cover my face,
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i will cover my face. no—one is going to tell me not to cover my face. i have a £90 fine, look at that. £90, thanks lads, £90, well done. he was caught up in the last of ten trials carried out by the metropolitan police. the met have had successes — there were three arrests from facial recognition on this test day alone. but the trials have proved controversial. 0pponents say they are taking place in a legal vacuum. there is nothing in uk law that has the words "facial recognition." there is no legal basis for police to be using facial recognition. there are no legal limitations on how they can use it, no policy, no regulation. this is a free for all. we don't know who's on the watch lists, we didn't know how long the images were going to be stored for, and the police are kind
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of making up rules as they go along. my ultimate fear is that we would have live facial recognition capabilities on our gargantuan cctv network, which is about 6 million cameras in the uk. if that happens, the nature of life in this country would change. it would mean that everywhere we go we could be identified, tracked, that we would be leaving a location data trail, that your face could be searched and a detailed record of your movements gained. police argue that in a time when every smartphone camera has facial recognition, why should they be left behind? i believe, as does the commissioner and the management board of the met, believe not trialling such technology would be neglectful. we ought to explore all technology to see how it can keep people safer, how it can make policing more effective. however we are completely aware of some of the concerns that are raised, and what we're doing with these trials is actually trying to understand those better, so we can actually protect human rights but also keep people safe at the same time. we're reviewing all capabilities in terms of live facial recognition, and absolutely the technology is there for body—worn or smaller
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devices to be fitted with facial recognition technology, as is cctv. so absolutely we will look at that, but again the right safeguards and the right reviews and learning have to be put around that. it is notjust cameras on vans. last summer, outside one of london's biggest shopping malls, police cctv scanned thousands of shoppers — aimed, they say, at spotting known criminals. this is all about making our streets in our communities safer. people who are unlawfully at large may well be reoffending, and it's really clear that we need a tactic, another tactic, which is why we are deploying this technology now, to apprehend these individuals and bring them to justice. that is what the people want and that is what we are responding to. i want to be absolutely clear. the technology is very accurate and reliable. the human intervention side is the safeguard we have got in place. despite the warning signs, many passers—by do not know
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what was happening. when they found out, the reaction was mixed. some thought it was an improvement on current policing methods. it is better than stop—and—search. that's a good point. it is better than stop—and—search. at least that would be discriminative. it is a bit creepy, i have to say. i wouldn't like to feel like i am being watched all day long. it is notjust in london that the tech is being tested. south wales police have carried out more than a dozen trials, including at the champions league final, using similar equipment to the met. after you, hop inside. it is quite cosy, isn't it. let's have a look. so we have two cameras on the roof of the vehicle, one at the front and one at the back. both 360 ability, so we can control them from in the vehicle. focus all around the vehicle. when tested on a member of police staff, the system quickly spotted herface and matched it
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almost instantly to a file photo, even though the two were quite different. here, heading to our headquarters, it has picked up, it has come up withjulia gardiner, it shows her name and almost instantly generates an alert. 0nce checked that alert can be relayed to an officer in the street, who can approach the suspect and verify the match. the system is incredibly sensitive. the starting point is the eyes, the eyes are really important in terms of facial recognition technology. 0ften those eyes are visible with face coverings, to include motorcycle helmets, so the technology does work with motorcycle helmets as well. using facial recognition is not new for the police. what has changed is that systems like this one work in real—time and across massive numbers. the system acts as a big filter, it enables the officers to find that needle in a haystack. if you have got hundreds of thousands of people walking past the camera, it would be incredibly difficult with the human eye to spot one of the 700 you are looking for. so it gives the officers an indication, so it could be that individual. the system works by matching
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the camera footage to a database of file photos, and that is part of the controversy. so—called intelligence data bases include people who have never been convicted, as does the police national data base, which includes more than 10 million photos. that database then could include people who were found not guilty, perfectly innocent people. at the moment, but they can have their image removed. but only if they apply to? only if they apply to, but measures are afoot to automate the process. south wales police and the met have finished their trials now, but in the meantime both forces are facing legal action from privacy campaigners over their use of facial recognition surveillance. one of my concerns, i don't know how you feel about this... london assembly member baroness jennyjones has strongly backed the legal challenge and has had personal experience of the issue. the police national database has all sorts of people like me, and you do not have to have committed a crime, not even be arrested to be on that database. that suggests to me that it is an extremely flawed way
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of trying to keep track of people, and once you are in it and once that information is on there, you have to request that it should come off, which is what i did finally. but you have to know that it's on there. if you don't know it's on there you can't get it removed, because you can't make the request. and that means that there would be all sorts of false positives on the system. so for me this is a very foolish move. and what is even worse is that it is so inaccurate that on previous trials it has been 2% accurate, that means 98% inaccurate. so the policejudgement at times is very poor, and i can sort of see why they think this might be a good thing to do, but actually it is disastrous, and the sooner they listen to people who are saying "you've got to, if not stop completely, at least row back a bit, have a pause, and actually make sure you are using it in the right way."
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that was baroness jones finishing jeff's report, and jeff, facial recognition is really controversial yet the police are still going ahead with it. yes, i mean theirargument is that this isn't anything new. police officers have always had the usual suspects in the back of their mind, they're looking out for them on the street. what is different here is the speed and scale. so this is no longer about a police officer looking out for a few people in a hundred, this is cameras scanning hundreds and thousands of faces and comparing them insta ntly to data bases of thousands of people. and that is what has campaigners worried. you mentioned the usual suspects, which implies police are only using previous suspects' images. but where do they get their facial data from? this is the other controversial bit — a lot of police forces are using the police national database. this is a stash of millions of images police have accumulated over the years. there are controversies over how they have accumulated it, whether that database should still exist, and controversies about who is on it, some of these are people who have been arrested
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but cleared of any offence. another problem we hear about with artificial intelligence is the problem of bias in the training data, where a lot of ai is trained on white men, and so it's not as good at recognising the more diverse range of people that exist in the world. are the police aware of any biases in the training data and what are they doing about it? as part of this investigation we have found that police have on several occasions had golden opportunities to check how well the software and systems deal with black and minority ethnic faces, and on each occasion they have failed to investigate that. the problem there is that there are already problems with power police deal with these communities in terms of stop—and—search, if that rolls into facial recognition there is another point of controversy brewing for police in the future with this technology. jeff, thank you for your time, thank you for those brilliant reports. and if you have any views on the subject, which i'm sure you will, why not get in touch with us on facebook or twitter at @bbcclick. that's it for this week, thank you for watching, we'll see you soon.
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