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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. good morning, welcome to breakfast with rogerjohnson and rachel burden. our headlines today...
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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 ten 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. chili to start, a little mist and fog for the next hour or so, but it is promising to be a drier day with far fewer showers than yesterday and it will probably feel a bit warmer.
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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. 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.
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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 play wolves 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 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.
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it has been an insane season, the way they have been taking over each other all the way through, especially in the last few weeks. have you ever seen anything like this before? it has been a roller—coaster and it is fantastic that both sides are of such high quality and they are hoping the other one slips up. even a draw would be a slip—up for them and they would be a slip—up for them and they would gain points on the other. if you cast your minds back to 2012 when manchester city and sergio aguero scored that full pipping manchester united to the top. it was sweet for them because it was there rivals. and for liverpool some of us ofa rivals. and for liverpool some of us of a certain age in 1999 played
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arsenal. that was ever so tense. they had to win by two goals and they did. but the last few months have been tense because notjust the intensity, but also the quality of the sides. we have seen some beautiful football which has been fantastic. but there will still be nerves and people from both clubs could not sleep last night because they have been active on social media. manchester city tweeted a video with the words the calm before the storm. it is very apt because they are going to the coast as well. fight to the end as well, not taking their foot off the gas. liverpool have tweeted the image ofjuergen klopp with the words one more game. manchester city are away at brighton who have struggled this season so they will be hoping that manchester
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city slip—up. 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 leak from a meeting of the national security council, described the talks as a "grave mistake" and "politically naive". 0ur political correspondent jessica parkerjoins us from our london newsroom. some might say sour grapes on his part. the government would say he supported the talks whilst he was in government. will it make much of an impact? it is interesting. to some extent he is reflecting an unease about the talks in the conservative party and scepticism as well. these cross— party party and scepticism as well. these cross—party talks have been going on for weeks. if the government wants to pull something out of the hat
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before the european elections, they are running out of time. gavin williamson has been scathing. he criticises the prime minister's attem pts criticises the prime minister's atte m pts to criticises the prime minister's attempts to do a deal withjeremy corbyn saying they are futile and destined to fail. he also called the talks are politically naive. he was sacked as defence secretary and has denied any involvement with the leak, but downing street sources are saying he was supportive of the government strategy at the time when he was in office. but the other thing this tells us is gavin williamson is not going to quietly retire to the backbenches.. williamson is not going to quietly retire to the backbenches. a couple of eye—catching poles in the papers this morning which suggest the brexit party is doing very well. they are a snapshot of public opinion and different polls will say different things, but it might cause alarm amongst conservative mps, some of whom want theresa may to be much
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clearer about when she departs downing street. but combined with the intervention from gavin williamson it does not make optimistic, light sandy reading for the prime minister. the talks resume tomorrow and they might have been hoping for a sense of momentum. instead she has got a scathing assessment of her attempts. thank you. 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 assessment on tuesday which will look at how gangs are exploiting advances in technology. a legendary mexican wrestler who gained international fame in a hollywood film has collapsed and died in the ring during a bout in london. "silver king" as he was known, was 51 and is reported to have suffered a heart attack
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at the sell—out show in camden. in 2005 he starred alongsidejack black in the comedy nacho libre. 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. the ceremony, hosted by graham norton, will be shown tonight on bbc one. here's our entertainment correspondent lizo mzimba. are you 0k? killing eve was one of the most talked about shows 2018. it leads the way with six nominations including one for best drama and two in the best actress category for its two leads, sandra oh and jodie comer, who plays a charismatic assassin. there are three nominations for the year's most watched show, bodyguard, including best drama and best actress. it is time for me to say hello. ant did not take part in the final episode of saturday night takeaway,
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following his drink—driving arrest and subsequent conviction. he and his co—star are nominated for best entertainment performance, however, and the itv show for best entertainment programme where it will be up against the bbc‘s strictly come dancing. do you love him? 0h, do you love him? oh, god. oh, god. there are also four nominations for a very english scandal, the miniseries about the jeremy thorpe scandal including a best actor nomination for hugh grant and best actress for ruth wilson who played her own grandmother in the drama mrs wilson. in this year, the highest accolade, the bafta fellowship, went to the journalist and broadcaster joan ba kewell, recognising her huge contribution to tv. those are the main story is, you are up—to—date and it is ten past eight. and it is ten past eight. it's been a week of extraordinary football drama,
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in which the seemingly impossible became possible. and the drama might not be over yet. this afternoon, either manchester city or liverpool will be crowned premier league champions, and withjust one point separating the teams, the stakes could hardly be higher.
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we have got a couple of supporters with us. which team are you? liverpool. manchester city. with us. which team are you? liverpool. manchester citym with us. which team are you? liverpool. manchester city. it is yours to lose. that is what scares me. the very idea that city go into this and it should be comfortable. they are a brilliant team and they should be able to walk away with the lead this afternoon, it feels like there is something ready to go wrong. and after what liverpool did on tuesday and what tottenham did on wednesday, you can never take anything for granted. the perfect thing would be for them both to lose this afternoon. you would still win. if barcelona had knocked you out of the champions league, there would have been a real sense of gloom about today, but as it is it is like if it comes off, it comes off and if
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not, we will win the champions league. is that the way liverpool fa ns league. is that the way liverpool fans are regarding it? you are spot oi'i. fans are regarding it? you are spot on. if tuesday night had not happened we would be going into this with a bit more doom and gloom and anfield would be a different place. given tuesday night happen the pressure is off liverpool now. if they are to win the title it will ta ke they are to win the title it will take some sort of miracle from brighton. no one is expecting it, but everyone is full of hope. a p pa re ntly but everyone is full of hope. apparently pep guardiola has told his staff he does not want to know what is going on at anfield. everyone in the crowd will be looking at their phones the whole way through that game or listening into the radio. i imagine so stop i think it will be less of the radio and more of the phones. that is one of the things liverpool fans will be looking towards, you know we are here. if they score, anfield will
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know. last year we played newcastle and when city conceded against leicester it fed through and the noise was incredible. leicester it fed through and the noise was incrediblelj leicester it fed through and the noise was incredible. i wouldn't be able to take it. if brighton score first, i will be a wreck. it could have been different if it were not for a central defender playing what may or may not be his last game for manchester city, scoring against leicester with a goal that you would neverin leicester with a goal that you would never in a million years have expected. i was sat right in the line andi expected. i was sat right in the line and ijust expected. i was sat right in the line and i just thought why are you going to hit it from there? what are you going to achieve? you could see him taking the run. after i thought fairenough, if him taking the run. after i thought fair enough, if you hit it, do that. it is sunday morning, it is a relaxed programme, people are saying they are interested in football. what would you say to people who are
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not interested in football about why it is so exciting? first off, whoever finishes second will get a re cord whoever finishes second will get a record number of points for second place. that to me says we have had two fa ntastic place. that to me says we have had two fantastic teams this season. the slip could have been liverpool's draw with everton in march. when you think about fine margins and elite athletes playing one of the most exciting sports around, the fact it will go to the final day and if it is tight in both games it could be a nervy afternoon. and the world will be watching. we are going to have oui’ be watching. we are going to have our own head to head. four simple questions about your season so far which we will throw at you now to see who comes out on top, liverpool 01’ see who comes out on top, liverpool or manchester city. ready? josh, who scored the first goal of the season for liverpool? you have got to be
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quick. mohammed sala? yes, it was. how about city? raheem sterling. what has been your club's highest ever points finish in the premier league and for a bonus point in what season? hungry and last year. i believe ours was 1989. it was 1986. what happens if the two teams finish the season on the same number of points, the same goal difference and the same goal scored? points, the same goal difference and the same goal scored ?|j points, the same goal difference and the same goal scored? i have a heart attack because it is a play—off. the same goal scored? i have a heart attack because it is a play—offlj don't know how we score that. one each. how many times has the team starting the final day in the
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premier league in second place gone on to win the title? josh? should have researched this, i am going to say it has never happened. we will give you a point. it is five — four to manchester city. say something nice to each other. to be fair, i have got an ultimate respect for liverpool this season, they have been fantastic and they have pushed it all the way. if manchester city come out on top, they have had the best opposition this year and it has been nerve—racking. best opposition this year and it has been nerve-racking. i hope you get a draw today. i hope you get a hard fought point. josh, you said you we re fought point. josh, you said you were lucky that rachel did not reach across because people would be on their phones and not on the radio. but five live will have the best coverage of the football this
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afternoon as the drama unfolds. 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. anyone listening to the champions league on radio this week will know that you will not miss the drama if you listen. and for everybody else who does not care about the football, here is helen. whatever you are doing, the weather will not interrupt your plans. this is the misty view we have had this morning. if you are getting up early to head to the ground or out for a morning run, it has been a bit misty. the fog is not that widespread and it is starting to lift. more cloud drifting into northern ireland, but it is a bit of fair weather cloud. that is because
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of these weather front here that is bringing in higher cloud to northern ireland and western scotland. the high pressure is putting a lid on the atmosphere, stopping those showers from rising up through the atmosphere. none of that on the cards today, just a bit of hazy sunshine in the west. there could be an outside chance of a shower in the south downs, the peak district and the pennines. for most of as it is dry and fine. there are some showers in the northern isles, so they will continue on and off this morning and into the afternoon. that weather front is brushing around the periphery of scotland and northern ireland. it is giving us some cloud and it will not be as cold as it was this morning. they may well be ground frost levels. as we go through the next few days and the temperatures get higher, they will not fall as low at night. frost
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becomes less of a risk. temperatures getting above average will be more on the cards, particularly for the western side of the uk. the east will pick up a bit of an easterly breeze. 17—19 quite widely in areas away from the coast. we will see the sea breeze settle in in that strong may sunshine. that is just tempering the feel of things a little bit on the feel of things a little bit on the north sea coast. still very pleasant. and into the 20s potentially in the central lowlands and parts of wales as well. this is because the high pressure is orientated to the east and we have gotan orientated to the east and we have got an easterly breeze tempering the feel in the eastern seaboard. in the west we have got that southerly wind and that is why temperatures will be higher in the north and west. but for all of us it is dry with hazy
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sunshine. this time of the year the sunshine. this time of the year the sun is as strong as it is in august. but unfortunately little sign of any rain at the moment until the latter pa rt rain at the moment until the latter part of next weekend. some people will be relieved about that, but i know it is required. you're watching breakfast from bbc news, time now for a look at the newspapers. politics lecturer victoria honeyman is here to tell us what's caught her eye. we start off with this one from the sunday times. tell us a bit more about this. this is regarding maternity clothing which even a few yea rs maternity clothing which even a few years ago was relatively difficult to get hold up. you had to get it online. this is to do with a model who is pregnant who is arguing that
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for many top end maternity providers they do not use pregnant models when they do not use pregnant models when they are doing their catalogues. she argues it is because they think they don't look as pretty and they don't have a realistic pregnant look about them. the people whom i knew thatcher the clothes say they don't wa nt thatcher the clothes say they don't want models on their feet all day and it is a health and safety issue. she argues when you are pregnant you very rarely have a little bump at the front. like all of us it shows around your face and your ankles. there was also that ludicrous story doing the rounds when meghan markle was pregnant about the fact her bump might not be real. it shows women's pregnancy is to find themselves in all different kinds of shapes and sizes. it is about the idea about how women should look. there are
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grooming products for men and all kinds of things and we come in all shapes and sizes and maternity wear is meant to be a great look for us, but it has to recognise the fact we come in all shapes and sizes. let's have a look inside the sunday telegraph and hs2. senior peers are telling ministers that the case is not convincing. there are rumours and opinion that it might never happen. it is taking a long time to ta ke happen. it is taking a long time to take off and get off the ground and there has been a lot of consultation and huge amounts of money spent. it is in the daily mail as well. the idea is that it is notjust something that will cost absolutely a fortune, but it will cause damage to the environment and homes and gardens will have to be bought and land will have to be requisitioned.
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some people have sold and moved out. forests will be trimmed, cut down and have a line put through them. why is this happening if it is not going to happen eventually? the house of lords have asked for a stay of execution and have suggested people do not do anything until december in terms of cutting down ancient forestry or ploughing more money into this because they don't know if it will happen. it could be a complete waste of money. if you cut down on these areas you can't replant them very quickly. this is a curious story. it is to do with a small administrative error which has pitched a husband against his wife. incredible. this is in cumbria and is essentially a husband and wife both stood for election in the council elections. peter and karen.
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there was an administrative error made by the returning officer. karen got over 300 votes and peter got under 200. eventually peter was awarded the seat in a mix—up. but they cannot undo it. it is not easy to undo because according to electoral law the returning officer is the person who should do it. this is the person who should do it. this is an 0scars moment. but you cannot give the envelope to someone else. he will have to stand down and there is talk of a by—election, it could go to the high court. couldn't eve ryo ne go to the high court. couldn't everyone agree and acknowledge there was a mistake? there was no problem with the voting. the couple are quite happy to sort it out. they are incredibly relaxed about it and peter would stand down tomorrow but this whole legal process has to be gone through. all the papers have
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pictures of the duke and duchess of sussex with baby archie. a big feature in the observer, but you could go into any paper and get their own interpretation of what this means. all sorts of stories relating to family issues and privacy. the observer is saying this is an important picture for mixed race in britain. it is not about whether they are famous, it is about the idea that there is a mixed race member of the royal family and that is crucially important for everybody in our society and for those who are mixed race it is important for them to see individuals like themselves in public life. there are stories in here about people like stephen graham from line of duty. it is a beautifully composed picture. nice to see you. we are here until ten o'clock on bbc one. we are here until ten o'clock on bbc one. andrew marr will be here
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on bbc one at 10 o'clock. what have you got in store for us this morning, andrew? we have these very strange but important european elections. i am joined by damian heinz, jonathan ashworth, the labour health spokesperson, and by nigel farage of the new brexit party. an awful lot to talk about. i have got the great sir michael paling talking about a very exciting ship voyage he has been writing about and about monty python. 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 think confusion. that's my word, just total and utter confusion. liberation. challenging. hot, dried up, brain fug. wisdom, maturity and experience. relief because i'm
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through the other side now. no more periods. try not to commit murder. it made me get out and enjoy life. it's pretty damn unfair that as women go through what we do. what's my advice for 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 adapt, you can make small changes which do lessen the symptoms. don't accept it if you are younger that you are anxious or depressed, because it's something physical that you can be helped with. i'm going to use the change tojust make the most of my life. be more positive. feel good about myself. i'm not going to be quiet about it whatsoever. i'm going to help normalise it
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in every situation that i can. to become an even better person. informing and welcoming men into this topic so that we can all feel that we understand. i'm going to use 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, by being as positive as i possibly can. that's our wake 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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hello, this is breakfast with rachel burden and rogerjohnson. here's a summary of this morning's main 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 days 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 leak from a meeting of the national security council, described the talks as a "grave mistake" and "politically naive". a downing street source said
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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 citizens 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. a legendary mexican wrestler who gained international fame in a hollywood film has collapsed and died in the ring during a bout in london. "silver king" as he was known, was 51 and is reported to have suffered a heart attack at the sell out show in camden. in 2005 he starred alongsidejack black in the comedy nacho libre. 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.
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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. if you've ever been in one of those photographs, your class or your team, you will probably be interested in this. members of a primary school football team have met up to recreate a ao—year—old photo. the team met up for a 50th birthday party and decided to re—stage their original team photo. here they are during their school days. and this is what they look like today. they said reuniting was "quite emotional" and that they're now hoping to make it a more regular thing. really impressive, i think every single lad from that original
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picture is there. the thing that is missing there, the tall one is still the tall one, there come at the back, but look at those hairstyles! they have changed, just a little bit. absolutely brilliant. fair play to them. fantastic. those are the main stories this morning. football, leading the way with all of the headlines. the last day of the season and the premier league title is still up for grabs. just one point between manchester city and liverpool who both play at the same time today. city take on brighton and liverpool host wolves. whatever happens at anfield, city will retain their title if they win. both clubs have accrued more than 90 points each. it's 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,
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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 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.
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yet something keeps dragging saracens and leinster back to this stage. in newcastle, a meeting of the two 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. when two such forces collide, much sound and fury follows but initially more bruises than points. it took until 0toje 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. the intensity never lifted. the red army rumbled forward, a game of spot the ball. no try but a penalty.
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farrell did the necessary. it was still tight when leinster was struck by a bowl by billy. a moment of skill and strength that england may need at the world cup. even in this wild week of sporting comebacks this was too much for leinster. their reign 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. championship side bradford shocked leeds rhinos in the super league, to reach the quarter—finals of the challenge cup. they led 22—14 at half—time, mikey wood among the try—scorers, and they managed to hold off a determinted leeds fightback, to win by 2a points to 22. england's cricketers clung on to beat pakistan in the second one—day international southampton.
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joss butler powered them to 373 for 3, with a spectacular century off just 50 balls. the visitors came close but england edged it, winning by 12 runs. back to football now and 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. aston villa beat west brom 2—1 in theirfirst leg, tammy abraham with the winner from the penalty spot. the second leg is on tuesday. chris maguire's stunning volley gave sunderland the advantage after the first leg of their league one play—off semi—final against portsmouth. and 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 in the national league play—off final at wembley.
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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 one this season with another first and second inqualifying 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 in the drivers' championship. i enjoy the adrenaline rush we get from those laps and i am very pleased. it was difficult but i forgot that and moved on.
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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. england's matt wallace has a share of the lead at the british masters at southport going into the final round. wallace, who's chasing a fifth european tour title, was three shots ahead early in the third round, but he dropped his first shots of the tournament on the back nine to finish on 1a—under par, alongside sweden's marcus kinult. ahead of the world athletics championships later this year, the world relay championships are underway in yokohama. great britain's men qualified for today's 4 by 100m final, running the fastest time in the world this year in their heat. gb‘s men and women both qualified for the 4 by 400 metre relay finals. and finally, i would imagine there are many ways to get yourself disqualified from a judo contest. this next one is probably a first. this is anri egutidze,
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he's in the white, competing at the baku grand slam in azerbaijan when his phone falls out of his pocket. he might have had to use it soon afterwards for an awkward phone call home. that is your sport. that is great! i love that the guy in blue, thinking, what is that? our friend, love that the guy in blue, thinking, what is that? 0urfriend, louise minchin, got caught out with her phone. going off the other day. i thought you were going to say in the middle of a triathlon. she wasn't disqualified. it is interesting, maybe he said to his mate, if he's got me in a hold, just ring, call for help! it just got me in a hold, just ring, call for help! itjust goes to show, we bring our phones with us everywhere, we don't even think about it. there isa we don't even think about it. there is a phone under there. be careful! it doesn't ring. thank you.
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a group of mums will take to the streets in central london later, demanding action on climate change. the demo, organised by the campaign group mothers rise up, will end with a rally in parliament square. broadcaster konnie huq will be addressing the crowd and shejoins us now. good morning. nice to see you. tell us good morning. nice to see you. tell us how this idea came about, it's quite new, isn't it? it was a group of mums that literallyjust got together. these are all unpaid mothers that are feeling passionate about climate change, there is no money changing hands, no remuneration. between nappy changing and drop—offs and pick—ups, they've been organising this march, spreading the word on social media and there is a march today starting at 12 noon at hyde park corner and then ending at parliament square but also its family friendly fun so there will be bubble blowers and magicians and lots and lots of children. how many people are you expecting? i have no idea, but we
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are hoping for hundreds, the press have been saying thousands, who knows? but if you are bored today and you're thinking, it's a sunny day, why should it be left to the children to do this? they've done amazing things, the kids we've seen rising up so far but it's time for the adults to take responsibility and put pressure on the government and put pressure on the government and big business and spread the word so everyone can do something together. time is running out. climate scientists have told us about the impending doom around the corner and we need to do something about it. we are seeing some of the pictures from the extinction rebellion protest which happened in london a couple of weeks ago. what do you say to anyone who might accuse you of using children to make accuse you of using children to make a political point? this is a nice family day out but also something that will help our society and our environment in the long run. and really, actually, it's a short run, we re really, actually, it's a short run,
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were talking about 11 years' time. it's not using the children. the children have actually been much more vociferous than us adults, many would say. greta thunberg, putting people to shame. isn't it time we did something when it comes to something as big as environment and our existence? you are in westminster but what would you like to see government here and abroad doing? actions which speak louder than words. it's all very well to say they are on board and they will do something, zero net carbon emissions by 2030 would be a brilliant goal to work towards because at the moment, not enough is being done. there is irreversible damage being done to our environment and you know, my parents, for instance, are from bangladesh, a low level country. land will be swamped by water, species are dying out all the time. it's really important for us the time. it's really important for us to preserve the time. it's really important for us to preserve our the time. it's really important for us to preserve our planet. what
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could be more important than that? do you think marches like this can make a difference? you haven't got an answer, have you? sorry, i didn't realise it was a question to me, i thought it was rhetorical. it could be either way, it could be either way. of course. but in terms of what happens, what you are going to do today, you are going to be in westminster, you're going to address the crowds, what will you say to them? i'm introducing some really great speakers. there is a fantastic line—up, we have all sorts of people including climate scientists and they are the ones that know, they have the facts and figures. people canjudge for themselves have the facts and figures. people can judge for themselves whether they think this is important whether it's a lie, it doesn't affect me. you know, everyone, anyone sat at home thinking what am i going to do today that's even a little bit concerned about this, why not come out and join western markets called mothers rise up because it is organised by mums but adds, you are welcome as well, anyone who wants to
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make a stand. you think and you set marchers like this, hundreds, possibly thousands, do you think things like this can ultimately make a difference? people power can definitely make a difference. this has been organised literally by a handful of mums. the reason i'm on board is coincidently one of the mums that started her child, goes to the same school as my children so that's how, you know, they got me on board. but people power it definitely makes a difference in the fa ct definitely makes a difference in the fact this is a small group, it will be interesting to see in the day of social media how messages can be spread. what those numbers are. but i know, i knowjust from speaking to people, this is a massive concern and if we can all club together, if everyone, if everyone tried to make a difference then the job would be done. people power works. thank you, and we wish you a good day. she
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mentioned the nice weather. it looks certainly drier and sunnier today. here's helen with a look at this morning's weather. good morning, rachel and roger. there is a little bit of cloud today, northern ireland has high cloud moving on but its then, you will still feel the strength of the sun shine and the sunshine has lifted the mist and fog that we have and temperatures are starting to rise. most of the cloud will be kept at bay. you can see this mass of cloud is menacing, scooting around the outskirts of the uk, around the area of high pressure. the same cloud, the forward fringes we are seeing in northern ireland, it's hazy here rather than sunny, similarly so for parts of scotland but for most of us, there is sunshine and sun shining in abundance. a little bit of fairweather cloud, an outside chance of showers across the peak district,
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the pennines, it's a dry picture. but there will be showers continuing across parts of the northern isles. 0vernight we pick up a bit of rain later for the northern 0vernight we pick up a bit of rain laterfor the northern isles. this weather from skirting around but it introduces high cloud, not as much frost in the north and west tonight but cold enough under clear skies for a frost further south and east and mistand for a frost further south and east and mist and fog. but a new week looking vastly different to the week we just left with torrential downpours, below season temperatures but temperatures will be above average and for most of us, sunny spells stop we need the rain, i am aware but we had quite a lot of very volatile weather, you might say last week. this week, much calmerfor most, temperatures rising day by day, peaking mid week and they peak in the north and west. i'll explain why. this southerly wind across the west, tuesday we pick up a north easterly wind, the north sea quite chilly, taking the temperature is a
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little lower for east anglia and kent, for example. for most of us we get into the mid teens, creeping above average, 60s fahrenheit, that warmth as i mentioned, we have this supper lee and the western side of the uk, that's where we see the high temperatures. fine and dry for most of us. promising weather if you are heading out today are into the new week, temperatures doing quite well. higher than they have been, not a heatwave but remember if it's 13 or 23 the sun is just as strong at this time of year, as strong as it is late august at the moment. take precautions. back to you. sensible advice. helen, thank you. looking good for the rest of the week. it's approaching 8:50am. it's been called the olympics of the art world, attracting big names, big money and big crowds. the venice art biennale opened this weekend with unusual exhibitions representing britain and ireland. 0ur arts editor will gompertz has more. if a city could ever be called a work of art,
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surely it is venice. that man—made masterpiece rising out of a salty lagoon, with its magnificent palazzos, shimmering canals, and napoleonic gardens — at the end of which is the british pavilion — a neoclassical building that plays host to a disturbing and at times brutal installation by the artist cathy wilkes, whose display of eerie mannequins and household objects is representing britain at the 2019 venice art biennale. she trained in belfast, as did the sculptor eva rothschild, who has filled the irish pavilion with an array of materials and shapes that create a sort of landscape of art to wander through, and to climb on, to talk about the biennale's founding idea, dating back over 100 years, an artist representing a country. is there an argument against it, that it's an anachronism? i think there could be, if it happened everywhere. i think it's the fact that it is anachronistic, and it is the only thing. i mean, if every major art exhibition was themed around national identity, i think that would be deeply problematic. but this is the only one,
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and venice itself is an anomaly. i mean, who can believe it exists? not far away, across a narrow canal, is a welsh pavilion, where the cardiff—based artist sean edwards has created a forest of art. it's based on woodlands on the estate where i grew up, in llanedeyrn in cardiff, and how these woodlands that were the boundary of the estate as you grew up... so there was this idea that what is actually a boundary suddenly becomes an open space that leads you on to somewhere else. i've come from the welsh pavilion, which is just down the canal there, walked over this wooden bridge and arrived at this spot, which is the scottish pavilion. up until a couple of months ago, it was a working boatyard. but the vessels have moved out and art has moved in, with charlotte prodger, the turner prize—winning artist, showing the third in her trilogy of films, which is a memoir on love, loss and queer identity. and it's in this space, which is a rather disorientating black hole.
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voiceover: you understood what that meant, don't you? idid. and after that, it was like a switch went off, and i didn't go back. there are 90 national pavilions competing for this year's prestigious golden lion. every one is fascinating in its own way, revealing not only how a country sees itself, but also how it wants to be seen. will gompertz, bbc news, venice. 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, 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
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for the captains of industry. one of the most famous names, philip green who fell out with the british establishment over the collapse of his 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. we'd be much richer and better off asa we'd be much richer and better off as a nation. 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.
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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 to solve inequality. robert watts compiles the list, and joins us now. i know this takes months, in fact all year. it's a labour of love, isn't it. it is like the forth road bridge, it never stops, isn't it. it is like the forth road bridge, it neverstops, i've isn't it. it is like the forth road bridge, it never stops, i've done entries for the next list already. it doesn't stop. the other thing we started doing as a tax list, we started doing as a tax list, we started looking at how much tax these people when you look at these people when you look at the total amount of wealth it seems extraordinary. figures most of us cannot get our heads around. how much of that is taxable, how much
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are these people contributing? it's are these people contributing? it's a real mix, with the tax list we can only show what we can prove and we found five people paying more than £100 million of tax in the past year, someone £100 million of tax in the past year, someone like james dyson, in that piece of research, we found he paid about £127 million of tax on a single year. he's done very well on the rich list today, up to number five from 12, worth well over £12 billion now. but if he moves to singapore as he says he will, he says he will is going to move his company will pay a lot of tax, he won't pay it here. necessarily. so i think before, we all dismiss of the people as not paying tax, if all of them go, as some of them are threatening to do, then we will end up threatening to do, then we will end up paying a little bit more tax ourselves if we want to stay and love of public services. is this more glossy than previous years, it looks like a proper magazine, a great bit of research, information,
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fascinating to read any of of way to see how much money people have got. tell us the headlines. the hinduja brothers are top again. we have a wealth of new entries, sometimes from quite a surprising way. people posting youtube videos. it seems extraordinary. 0ne posting youtube videos. it seems extraordinary. one of the most interesting new entries isjohn gore who made a fortune on broadway selling tickets for andrew lloyd webber shows. he's a big conservative party donor, this is the first interview he's ever given toa the first interview he's ever given to a national newspaper. he is someone, to a national newspaper. he is someone, rather than running away from the uk because he doesn't like some of the politics that we have in this country at the moment, he is getting more engaged with the uk and i asked him if he were donating millions more to the conservative party and he said yes. he's a very interesting story and typical of the
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rags to riches story we are increasingly seeing on the rich list, people often from humble backgrounds who had the guts and gumption to start a business, work hard. we have the first black woman on the rich list as well. yes, we found it very difficult to find young black entrepreneurs to put on the list, we are finding them on the sports list, people like raheem sterling, people like storms are p°ppin9 sterling, people like storms are popping onto the list for the first time. an excellent example asking why that might be the case. this is valerie maureen. a lovely story. she started her business with her then business partner who became, she was his first employee, they are now married and the business is set to float on the stock market. we talk about all this wealth, but the question is whether it genuinely trickles down on benefits everyone else and when you look at growing inequality, poverty in this country, 14 inequality, poverty in this country, 1a million people living in poverty
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in the uk, 33% of children and you compare that with his enormous record of wealth, there's something really distasteful almost about it. well, there is a real mix, 1000 people on the rich list, people who ican people on the rich list, people who i can see amassing huge sums of money in hedge funds in london who i cannot see, you can't necessarily see the benefit of them here, are they creating a lot ofjobs, seven, a job perhaps? are they creating a lot of tax? for others it's much easier to see thejobs lot of tax? for others it's much easier to see the jobs they are creating, tax they are paying, there isa creating, tax they are paying, there is a mixed picture. the top, as you mentioned, the hinduja brothers have 22 billion, the 1000th person on the list, to even get on the list you have to have 120 million, is that right? it's right and that's gone up from 5 million in the past year, the rich are getting richer and often its people right at the bottom who have the most interesting stories. do they cooperate with you, when you
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are looking into this? you look at whatever you can see officially. do you ring up and say, how much have you ring up and say, how much have you got? about a third of the people on the list engage with us, that can bea on the list engage with us, that can be a text message or two, or it can be a text message or two, or it can be three hours at a london hotel going through as its line by line. why do they want to talk to us? a number of reasons, they know we will do it anyway, this rich list has been going for 31 years, seen as a matter of public record, they want that number next to their name to be right. at the end of the day whether you find it uncomfortable to look at this kind of wealth or not, as i'm sure you will say or testify, people are sure you will say or testify, people a re interested. sure you will say or testify, people are interested. they are but i think there's a bigger point here, do you wa nt to there's a bigger point here, do you want to live in a country where it's possible to become stupendously wealthy and no one know anything about it? there is a democratic accountability issue. thank you so much, it's fascinating and makes an interesting read, i've been transfixed all morning. that's it from breakfast for this morning. dan and louise will be
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here tomorrow from six. but for now, from us, have a lovely sunday.
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this is bbc news, i'm ben brown, the headlines at nine. the sacked defence secretary gavin williamson warns the prime minister it would be a "grave mistake" to compromise with labour over brexit. the president of iran warns his country is facing difficult times ahead because of renewed us sanctions. the national crime agency says organised criminals are killing more people a year than terrorism, war and natural disasters combined. it wants more money to tackle the problem. two bbc dramas go head to head tonight at the bafta tv awards. the biggest prize in domestic football goes to the wire this afternoon. will it be title glory for liverpool or manchester city?

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