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this is bbc news. the headlines at 5: manchester city beat brighton 4—1, to retain the premier league title. this is the scene live at the etihad stadium, where city fans are celebrating their win... the ultimate protest vote? a cabinet minister thinks so, and says the european elections will be "difficult" for the conservatives. three people have been rescued from a light aircraft after it crash landed on a dual carriageway in south wales. us—iran tensions: president rouhani warns his country of difficult times ahead because of renewed american sanctions. the national crime agency says more people are killed by organised crime gangs than by war, terrorism and natural disasters combined. i'm live on the red carpet as some
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of the biggest names from the small screen arrived ahead of this evening's bafta television awards. good afternoon. in the last few minutes, manchester city have won the premier league title after one of the tightest races for years. city won 4—1 away at brighton meaning they pipped liverpool by one point. as the finanl whistle went in brighton — city's players celebrated on the pitch. a look at the scene outside the stadium as celebrations happen from the etihad arena, lizzie greenwood hughes is at the bbc sport. it was highly contested but in the
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end, manchester city's style paid off? they have been ruthless and so clinical, their 14th consecutive premier league victory which is a record, and it beats arsenal from ten yea rs record, and it beats arsenal from ten years ago. they have been ruthless and taunting liverpool with a one—point advantage for months. liverpool have matched them toe for toe and they lost one game this season. toe and they lost one game this season. city did it today. most people expected them to do it today but what we have seen with the champions league this week, anything can happen in football but they were good today and they did not have it all their own way. for about 20 minutes, liverpool were going to be the champions, they took the lead against wolves, sadio mane was this score is 17 minutes in. then brighton where beating manchester city, glenn murray there. then liverpool were going to be the champions and we were writing other
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stories. then, manchester came back and they equalised, it was 1—1 and 1- 04 and they equalised, it was 1—1 and 1— 04 liverpool. they were just one point behind city in the league but ten minutes later, city put their foot on the gas, and then in the second half they scored another couple of goals. they did what they have been doing for months, they went and beat brighton, brighton at the bottom end of the table. it would always be the advantage for manchester city but liverpool will finish the season on 97 points, which is cruel! when manchester city got 100 points, in which is cruel! when manchester city got100 points, in any which is cruel! when manchester city got 100 points, in any other season they would have trounced eight bet manchester city have been extraordinary, and liverpool painfully have done this for 29 yea rs, painfully have done this for 29 years, they were hoping this year would be their year but they have been living in parallel seasons, living manchester city's ideal
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season. living manchester city's ideal season. through to the final. manchester city have never won it, liverpool have before. but liverpool are so liverpool have before. but liverpool are so desperate for it and haven't done it for 30 years. they have been existing in each other‘s ideal seasons. existing in each other‘s ideal seasons. but liverpool fans are disappointed today that they must be so proud. 97 points is a wonderful total but sadly, for them, it is at least one point too few. manchester city have been found premier league champions, back to back winners and won it this year and last year, they are the only team who had done this in history. pep guardiola led this fabulous season for them. studio: he is really setting the bar quite high for the team. i notice that richard scudamore was saying it before the match, he is leaving as the premier league boss, he was saying that he was particularly proud this season because it had been such a high point scoring season. what is the explanation for that? have the team finally settled into this new
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season? it will be a long season, not least? it may be that, but personally, it's just because liverpool and manchester city have been so much better than everyone else. look at manchester united, they lost to cardiff today, they had been relegated. that will not go down well at old trafford. liverpool have only lost one game this season, this went from four, for manchester city today, this was their 14th in a row in the league. they have both been supreme. city have spent more money than liverpool, liverpool have been even more impressive then. but those two clubs have been brilliant. it's been a wonderful year for english football, to have all the elite european competitions to be held by english clubs. and kevin keegan, an icon, and at one point the city manager, he was echoing what you were saying about the quality of the teams. in many ways,
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they had a better reserve team better than liverpool. in terms of the quality assembled there, it is quite a golden team. it is, and when you see people like aguero who scored manchester city's first goal down in brighton, how good has he been? he's not even 30 and has been extraordinary. all of their players have stuck together, they have knuckled down and got the job done for the second year in a row and when you compare that with manchester united whose players seem to be completely capitulating and the whole club seems to be falling apart, it is the team ethic. even with all of that money, what is extraordinary about what pep guardiola has done, even with all of the cash, he has galvanised them. they are a proper team. notjust lone superstar players on millions of pounds per year doing their thing, they are a proper team. that is why they have won the second
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title in a row. lizzie, always a pleasure to speak to you. thanks very much. let's take a quick look at the brighton stadium, bruno is retiring from the team at the end of the season, having his valedictory chance to address the crowds of loyal fa ns chance to address the crowds of loyal fans celebrating his time at the club. fairly shortly we should be getting the handing over of the title to manchester city. we will p0p title to manchester city. we will pop back there as soon we get it. let's move onto other news this afternoon. the education secretary, damian hinds, has said that some voters will treat the european parliament elections as "the ultimate protest vote". he admitted they'll be difficult for the conservatives. the uk's due to take part in eu parliamentary elections after brexit was again delayed until the end of october. 0ur political correspondent jessica parker reports. the sun shining as theresa may left church this morning, but the prime minister knows there are plenty of political storm clouds about.
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as the european elections approach, this conservative said the party has a challenging contest coming. they will be difficult elections for us, that has been clear. for some this is the ultimate protest vote opprounity. turnout tends to be low in european elections. they have been important politically. some people use them for a free vote. this is in a sense for some people the second referendum. cross party talks with labour in search of a brexit deal have been going on for weeks and this path will be walked along again tomorrow as discussions resume. the government's eager to see its efforts bloom, warning brexit may not be delivered at all, if parliament does not support a deal. does labour think a compromise can come? what we are trying to do is say, we want a brexit deal along a permanent customs union basis, something that secures rights for workers and environmental protections and a single market relationship. that is what we have
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been negotiating. we're not getting very far. if we can't get that and we have a tory deal that we don't believe is in the interests of the country or no deal, which is not in the interests of country, then we would support a referendum. released today, a couple of favourable polls for nigel farage's new brexit party. they are a snapshot of opinion, but... in a tense interview he said he was confident of his cause. you can accept from the point of view of the referendum in 2016, there is no mandate for a no—deal brexit. i couldn't disagree more. we voted to leave. we didn't vote for a deal. we voted to leave once in the referendum. the year after that the labour and conservative parties promised in their manifestos that they would honour the result of the referendum and here we are, nearly three years later, brexit has not been delivered and given this government and parliament, there is no prospect of these parties delivering
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a clean break brexit. what of parties who want a further referendum, whatever happens, like the greens and the liberal democrats and the snp and change uk? we are arguing we should stop brexit and have a people's vote on the deal, and keep the benefits we have for our economy and public services and for opportunities forfuture generations. but urged others to opt, above all, for any pro—remain party. if we tumble out of eu with a no—deal brexit of the sort farage and boris johnson want, you are going to get a silent revolution in this country as well. there are going to be people who are going to feel so strongly about this and i say this to both parties, they will sweep them away. the battle lines are being drawn but it is an unusual picture. these european elections are unlike anything we've seen before. jessica parker, bbc news.
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and with the campaign for the european parliament elections under way we're going to be speaking to all the main uk parties here on the bbc news channel over the next few weeks. and we want you to send us your questions... on tuesday at 5.30 we'll have nigel farage of the brexit party, then the next day at the same time chuka umunna on change uk. you can email us at askthis@bbc.co.uk, text 61124 or use social media with the hashtag #bbcaskthis. a light aircraft has crash landed on a dual carriageway in south wales. emergency services were called to the scene on the a40 between raglan and abergavenny, at around 11 this morning. these are the latest pictures we've had in. police says three of the aircraft's occupants were treated by paramedics at the scene. their injuries are not life—threatening. the un secretary general has warned that politicians are not doing enough to tackle climate change. speaking in new zealand ahead of a tour of the pacific islands, antonio guterres, warned
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that the world was "not on track" to limiting global temperature rises. sunita jaswal reports. it was a warm welcome to new zealand for antonio guterres, but his message was direct. the world is facing a climate emergency. there's also another reason why he's there. he's coincided his three—day visit to meet leaders and show solidarity during the muslim holy month of ramadan, just less than two months after 50 muslims were killed in a terror attack on two mosques in christchurch. the visit will include travelling to the islands in the pacific region, low—lying countries that could disappear completely because of the rise in sea levels. they are really in the front line of the dramatic impact of climate change. we absolutely must be able to stop these dramatic trends, to reverse these dramatic trends. we cannot allow for a runaway climate change. we need to protect the lives of our people and we need
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to protect our planet. speaking about the recent floods in mozambique he said the world is feeling the effects of climate change faster than the human efforts to tackle it. while the paris agreement on climate change aims to try to limit global temperatures to 1.5 celsius, antonio guterres says politicians aren't doing enough. we are seeing everywhere a clear demonstration that we are not on track to achieve the objectives defined in the paris agreement. and the paradox is that as things are getting worse on the ground, political will seems to be fading. however, he praised new zealand, saying all other countries should follow its lead after it introduced its zero carbon bill earlier this week. the country has set a target to reduce all greenhouse gases, with the exception of biogenic methane, to zero, by 2050. climate change is not just about humans. it's also about wildlife. take polar bears, for example. global warming means there's less
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sea ice for them to hunt seals on, limiting their access to food, and threatening their survival. then you have african elephants. they need to drink 225 litres of water a day. so changing weather patterns means risking their lives to travel further into unprotected areas to rehydrate. the ramping up of diplomacy will lead to a climate action summit at the un in september, an event that's been billed as a last chance to prevent irreversible climate change. it was a warm welcome to new zealand for antonio guterres, but his message was direct. president rouhani of iran has warned his country that it is facing difficult times ahead because of renewed us sanctions. addressing a meeting of political actvists, he said iran could be facing even greater economic problems than in the 1980s when it was subject to international trade restrictions during the war with iraq. andy beatt reports. american military might en route to the gulf. warships, bombers and missiles,
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intended to send a clear message to tehran. but it's notjust about fire power. tough new us sanctions are raising temperatures further. iran's president is feeling the heat. the pressures by our enemies, he said, is a war unprecedented in the history of our islamic revolution. during the war we did not have a problem with our banks, oil sales, imports or exports. but i don't despair. i have great hope for the future provided we are united. his rallying cry comes amid growing anger at a slump in the economy caused by sanctions and sustained pressure from washington over the country's nuclear programme. translation: we are here today to defend our right to nuclear technology. this is a right of all nations and the islamic republic has used this right, but they have intensified sanctions and made life very hard
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for the iranian people. protesters here back president rouhani's recent threat to restart nuclear activities, but that risks killing the landmark nuclear deal that america pulled out of a year ago, a decision robustly defended on saturday by the us secretary of state. we struck a terrible agreement with the islamic republic of iran that put the regime's campaigns of terrorism and proxy wars on steroids. as its military build—up continues, the pentagon claims iran was preparing to stage attacks against us forces or interests. that is dismissed as fake intelligence by tehran. it says whatever the pressure it will not be intimidated by psychological warfare. the headlines on bbc news...
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monk has won the premier league title after one of the tightest races in —— manchester city. a cabinet minister describes the european elections as the ultimate protest vote and predicts they will be "difficult" for the conservatives. three people have been rescued from a light aircraft after it crash landed on a dual carriageway in south wales. the stars of the small screen will gather in london tonight for the top awards in british tv — the baftas. killing eve — which is up for six gongs — will go head—to—head with the bodyguard, for the prize of best drama series. here's our entertainment correspondent, lizo mzimba. are you all right? killing eve was one of the most talked about shows of 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, who plays an m15 officer, and jodie comer, who plays a charismatic assassin.
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this ps budd. there are three nominations for the year's most watched show, bodyguard, including best drama and best actress for keeley hawes. it is time for me to say hello to our audience. ant mcpartlin did not take part in the final episodes of saturday night takeaway, following his drink—driving arrest and subsequent conviction. he and his co—star dec 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. did you love him? good god! there are also four nominations for a very english scandal, the mini—series 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. this year, the highest accolade, the bafta fellowship, goes to the journalist and broadcaster joan ba kewell, recognising her huge contribution to tv.
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0ur entertainment correspondent, lizo mazima, is already on the red carpet. there has been a certain amount of controversy but as always the red carpet is about the frocks and you have a fine one with you there, worn bya have a fine one with you there, worn by a very famous television celebrity! absolutely, thank you. i am with grayson perry, up for the award for rights of —— rites of passage. where did the idea come from? we staged a ritual in durham cathedral in the last series, and we thought we would make a whole series about the idea of when we mark the most important parts of our lives, like birth, death, marriage. and we quite fancied going abroad. i don't like holidays, but i love going abroad for work! and the great thing about making documentaries is you get access to things you would never
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get access to things you would never get access to normally, you know? we we nt get access to normally, you know? we went to the distant amazon and indonesia, and you get to go to, you know, an alcoholic's refuge in halifax or you go to someone's living funeral. they are powerful events. i was crying a lot of the time, either with exhaustion orjust being overwhelmed. you have a wonderful public profile and your programmes are adored, what does it mean to be nominated for a bafta, is that extra special on top?|j mean to be nominated for a bafta, is that extra special on top? i am very proud of our bafta pull so far, hopefully we get a third tonight but for me, personally, it means as an artist that it is unexpected that i can move on telly, but as a team method, i love the team aspect of television. that i'm hanging out with my friends and going to these amazing places and having amazing experiences. it is great for my friends and my colleagues. for them,
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this is... i am just happy, i am the teddy bear on the front of the dustcart! and are there other shows and dramas and programmes that you will be having your fingers crossed for? flea bag has two more pub? it's not up for anything, but killing eve is. -- not up for anything, but killing eve is. —— has two mop up? not up for anything, but killing eve is. -- has two mop up? if we lose to that, we have to go, yes, it was good! we are still waiting for a lot of the other stars to arrive but for now, it's back to you. thank you. we will have more from him down at the bafta awards. more than 40 states in the us have filed a lawsuit against 20 pharmaceutical companies. they are accusing them of price—fixing and conspiring to reduce competition. this follows a five—year investigation into why prices have sometimes suddenly increased and in some cases by over
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a thousand percent. 0ur washington correspondent chris buckler explained more. according to that investigation, at times they seem to be doubling, tripling or rising by more than 1000%, sometimes with no explanation whatsoever. that's why the states have been looking into this and have brought the lawsuit. they're suggesting 20 of these companies, along with 15 individuals, have been involved in some kind of conspiracy, essentially to try and manipulate and inflate prices and also to try and restrict competition. extremely serious charges. they say they want to bring this suit to try to force change, but also to claim damages and ensure drug prices remain lower. there are 20 companies and 15 individuals and there has not been a response from all of them, but it seems that the majority of them, if not all, will fight this suit. if you listen to any politicians here, including president trump, they say time and time again americans are paying more than people in other parts of the world for their medications
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and they cannot understand the reason for that. it is one of the rare issues in the us at the moment that unites republicans and democrats, and they both want something done about it although they can't agree on what that should be. so far we have not had any proposals for legislation that would address this issue properly. i suspect it will be talked about a lot leading up to the 2020 presidential campaign. 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. europe goes to the polls in less than two weeks to elect a new parliament. increasingly, the contest is being framed as a fight between mainstream parties and insurgent populists.
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nowhere more so than in france, where president macron's en marche is being targeted by national rally — the national front, as it used to be known — led by marine le pen. caroline rigby reports. under the banner of project renaissance, nathalie loiseau, the head of emmanuel macron's party candidates, warned the future of the european project is under threat from the rise of populists. translation: we do not want a world in which the european construction of the founding fathers, monnet, schuman, adenauer, gasperi, spaak is destroyed. i don't want it for myself or my children. i won't let us take that risk. we will not be europe's sleepwalkers. but since launching her campaign, she has faced criticism for a series of blunders, and with en marche, the last of the major french political parties to announce its candidates, many believe the french president is counting on himself
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as much as anyone else to ensure success. at a rally on friday, far right leader marine le pen suggested mr macron's engagement in the race put his future in the hands of the voters. she has urged him to leave if he fails. yellow vest protesters in recent months serve as evidence of the power of the people. and the far right is expected to perform strongly in a country where those in charge have come under increasing scrutiny but this picture is not confined to france. across the continent, people are closely monitoring the potential impact of populist movements. translation: right-wing extremism and populism are the major challenges in this campaign.
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we take seriously the worries behind them, like economic decline, unregulated migration. we'll be clear in our fight against right—wing extremism. i will not allow it europe, as we have created it, a europe, freedom and solidarity, to be undone by nationalists. polls suggest the centre—right european people's party, which manfred weber belongs to, is likely to remain strong, but with widespread predictions of historic gains for populists and nationalists the stakes remain high for establishment parties. you can find out more about who is running in the european elections and how the voting system works on the bbc news website. here, the annual list of the richest people in britain is out — and it reveals that there's now a record 151 billionaires in the country. together they hold a combined wealth
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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 the largest yachts but life is not all plain sailing for the captains of industry. one of the most famous names, philip green, fell out with the british establishment over the collapse of his high street chain bhs and harassment claims, which he strongly denies. it is notjust his reputation that has 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 fortune in energy, property and finance. we've been much better off and richer as a nation. at numberfive is sirjames dyson,
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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. it is stormzy here. 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 to solve inequality. ina in a moment we will be joined by viewers on bbc one for the national and international news. that's in a few minutes. now it's time for a look
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at the weather with chris fawkes. hello. a dry and sunny day for most parts of the uk, we have lost showers and replaced it with dry weather and sunny skies. some fair weather and sunny skies. some fair weather cloud bubbling over the skies of worcester earlier today, repeated up and down the country. you can see the sunshine today and cloud working into northern ireland which was then and high, sunshine coming through there as well. 0vernight, cloud thickens for some time in northern scotland, not as chilly here as in recent nights. some rain on the northern isles but otherwise dry. underneath, clear skies but a chilly night, cold with patches of frost developing in the countryside first thing monday morning. 0n countryside first thing monday morning. on monday, a glorious start to the day. in the afternoon, fine with light winds. in the sunshine, warm across—the—board. with light winds. in the sunshine, warm across—the—boa rd. but with light winds. in the sunshine, warm across—the—board. but across western and northern parts of the country receive the highest temperatures, 19 in edinburgh and temperatures, 19 in edinburgh and temperatures much higher across the north—east of scotland. that's your
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a thrilling battle for the premier league crown — but in the last hour manchester city have triumphed. it was victory over brighton this afternoon that saw them retain the title. but it meant heartbreak for liverpool, who finished a single point behind after an extraordinary run — losing one game all season.
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we'll bring you all the drama as an epic title race comes to an end. also on the programme — 11 days to go to the european elections that the conservatives admit will be difficult for them. the light aircraft that crashed onto a south wales road — three people were pulled from the wreckage. pleasure to meet you ma'am. the best television of the year — bodyguard and killing eve are among the top contenders for tonight's baftas. good afternoon. manchester city have won football's premier league for the second year in a row on a dramatic final day of the season. their triumph came with a 4—1 win over brighton —
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which meant they ended the season on 98 points, only one point ahead of liverpool who came incredibly close to the title having lostjust one game all season. we'lljoin our sports editor dan roan at anfield in a moment but first to brighton and our sports correspondent natalie pirks. what a battle it's been, natalie? this was one of the most thrilling title race is the premier league has ever seen, the lead changing hands 32 times prior to today and remember at liverpool were at 1.7 points clear. the way manchester city reeled them in to win today was nothing short of magnificent, they have been relentless in pursuit of this title and it means they are at the first team in a decade to win back—to—back titles. they could still complete an unprecedented domestic treble if they beat watford in the fa cup. they have one of the most expensively assembled squad is in the whole of europe and uefa are
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investigating them for a potential breach of financial fair play, but for the city fans who made their way down south 260 miles today, all that mattered to them was to end the season on a high, they did not particularly care how they did it but they ended up doing it in quite some style. liverpool actually scored first and that news filtered through to year, the brighton fans started singing and it went from bad to worse for manchester city because a murray scored, a header. manchester city fans with their heads in the hands but not for long because as it so often the case for manchester city sergio aguero is the man for the big occasion as he was in 2012. he saved the special times for the final day of the season. sergio aguero popped up with the goaljust 83 sergio aguero popped up with the goal just 83 seconds sergio aguero popped up with the goaljust 83 seconds later. so the fa ns were goaljust 83 seconds later. so the
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fans were celebrating, at the etihad they were very happy then brighton got sloppy, needlessly conceding a corner and it was laporte who has been so brilliant for manchester city all season in defence popping up city all season in defence popping up with a header to make it to — one. now manchester city could start to relax, they finally started to turn on the style and it was riyad mahrez, he had not had a very good game but he popped up with a brilliant goal straight into the top corner and now manchester city knew the title was in the bag. they did not relax, they did not take their foot off the gas, can begin popping up foot off the gas, can begin popping up with a free kick to make it 4—0 to free the deal. jubilation for the city fans, jubilation at the etihad for the fans watching and tears at anfield, they cut two shots of tea rful anfield, they cut two shots of tearful liverpool fans because they had come so close yet so far. of course their season is far from over, the champions league final in madrid to come and our sports editor dan rowan is that i dealfor us now.
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this liverpool side will arguably go down as the best runners—up english foot ball down as the best runners—up english football has ever seen. inevitably there will be a sense of what might have been here at anfield. i think after the remarkable champions league semifinal victory over barcelona earlier in the week here at the liverpool fans would have been forgiven for arriving here thinking anything was possible but i thinking anything was possible but i think also most of them were realistic enough to know that given manchester city's remarkable run of form the chances of this club ending that long 29 year wait for the title to return here were relatively slim and so it proved. as you mentioned, for a few glorious minutes however, many of them did believe it was on. those minutes when both liverpool wade through mane's first—half goal and shortly after news filtering through that brighton were leading as well. at that stage liverpool we re as well. at that stage liverpool were on
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as well. at that stage liverpool we re on course as well. at that stage liverpool were on course to win the title by two macular points and when city equalised soon after they were still in control but city pulled through. mane scored a second and a half, emblematic of liverpool's season, refusing to give in, this side with such resilience. there will be a mixture of emotions, on the one hand pride in what the team has achieved, the style of football it's displayed, and of course and any other year almost they would be worthy champions but i think there will also be a great deal of regret, they were seven points clear at one stage and there would have been this longing to have won the title again finally 30 years on from the hillsborough disaster. it was not to be, they will have to look on to next season but before that there is a very big consolation prize as you said of the champions league final. thank you both very much.
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the education secretary, damian hinds, says next week's european elections will be difficult for the conservatives, calling them ‘the ultimate protest vote' for some people. as two opinion polls suggested the brexit party is ahead by a signicant margin, its leader, nigel farage, said he would use a successful result to demand the party is included in the government's eu negotiating team. 0ur chief political correspondent vicki young reports. theresa may is keeping faith with her brexit deal but there is little sign she's persuading others to back the plan. the uk is still in the eu and has told european elections. senior conservatives braced for a challenging contest. these are going to be difficult elections, that much has been clear from the start. for some people this is the ultimate protest vote opportunity, turnouts tend to be quite low in european elections and people do use it as something of a free vote and i think that will be even more true this
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time. ironically this is in a sense for some people the second referendum. and two opinion polls out today suggest nigel farage's new brexit party could do well. he's backin brexit party could do well. he's back in the spotlight, as outspoken as ever. i'm confident of inflicting damage on his all political enemies. we voted to leave, we did not vote for a deal, we voted to leave once in the referendum, the year after that the labour party and the conservative party promised in their ma nifestos conservative party promised in their manifestos they would honour the result of the referendum and here we are almost three years on, brexit has not been delivered and given this government and this parliament there is no prospect of these parties delivering a clean break brexit. brexit talks between the government and labour have been plodding on for weeks and there will be more tomorrow. the opposition say the prime minister is refusing to compromise and that's what's leading toa compromise and that's what's leading to a surge in support for nigel farage. people in this country are angry. they are angry that the
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referendum result has not been delivered on by an incompetent government and there is a protest which is being signalled by those figures, 34%, saying they would go for brexit. there is no policies on this party, just one. it's that they wa nt to this party, just one. it's that they want to leave the european union without a deal. labour has got problems of its own, some members wa nt problems of its own, some members want the party to be more clear about backing a second referendum like the greens, the snp, plaid cymru and the liberal democrats.“ you can attach a peoples vote to the brexit deal we will be able to get that through the houses of parliament because there is enough support for making sure that a deal goes back to the people. that's the obvious way out of this mess. conservatives are trying to play down the significance of these european elections are still clinging to the hope that meps elected later this month might never ta ke elected later this month might never take their seats but that depends on the government being able to break the government being able to break the deadlock year at westminster and finally deliver brexit. if they can't story mps fear the party will
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continue to be punished by voters. theresa may found time for a kickabout this weekend, but if support for the conservatives slumped badly it could be her mps putting the bit in in two weeks' time. three people travelling on a light aircraft have had a lucky escape after it crashed on a dual carriageway between raglan and abergavenny in south wales. it's thought it hit overhead power—cables, which then caused a cardiff to manchester train to make an emergency stop. eyewitnesses saw the plane burst into flames shortly after those on board were pulled from the wreakage. david grundy reports. eyewitnesses have been describing the shock but also relief saying it was a medical nobody died or was more seriously injured. a light aircraft with three people on board came down this morning near abergavenny hitting power lines before bursting into flames on a dual carriageway. anthony lives just metres away from where the plane came down. i heard of this tremendous bang. then the power went
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off. and my wife was in the field with the dog. she came and said a plane had just hit our telegraph for the transformer on and landed on the motorway and it was on fire. motorists killed three people from the wreckage were then treated by paramedics at the scene. all three are said to be in hospital but with only minor injuries. the wreckage of the light aircraft is through these species bind me on the a40 dual carriageway. the plane or what is left of it is upside down on the dual carriageway on the central reservation with its wheels the air. the investigation into exactly how this happened is under way. meanwhile the main railway line has been closed until power lines have been closed until power lines have been made safe. motorists have been asked to avoid the area and use alternative routes. local here say it's a miracle nobody else was on the road. let's take a look at some
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of today's other news. 0rganised crime kills more britons per year than terrorism, war and natural disasters, and more money is needed to tackle it. that's according to the national crime agency, which called it a "chronic and corosive" threat to the uk. the government says it has invested in the right tools to fight organised crime. police in northallerton in north yorkshire are appealing for information after a 15—year—old girl collapsed in a car park, and later died. it's believed she had taken mdma. detectives are warning anyone who has taken the drug recently to get medical help if they feel unwell. a mexican wrestler who gained internationalfame in a hollywood film has died during a show in london. cesar barron, who is known by his stage name silver king, appeared in nacho libre with jack black in 2005. he was performing in camden when he collapsed in the ring. mexican media are reporting that he suffered a heart attack. the bafta television awards ceremony takes place in london this evening with killing eve leading
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the pack with six nominations — and going head to head with bodyguard in the best drama category. 0ur entertainment correspondent lizo mzimba is on the red carpet now — iimagine i imagine there is excitement about which stars are spotted? absolutely, some of the biggest names of the small screen are expected in the next hour or so, the likes of benedict cumberbatch nominated for patrick melrose, tess and claudia from strictly come dancing, jodie whittaker from doctor who. we from strictly come dancing, jodie whittakerfrom doctor who. we have seen and an deck nominated for best entertainment performance and best entertainment performance and best entertainment programme for saturday night takeaway. those nominations come from a series where an part and had to miss the last two shows last year because of his drink—driving conviction. bafta have nominated them in multiple categories here this evening. and a familiar face will be on the red carpet and inside, dean joan bakewell who will be on the red carpet and inside, deanjoan bakewell who is being given the highest accolade
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bath that can provide, the bafta fellowship. i mentioned killing eve and bodyguard because they have got and bodyguard because they have got a lot of attention in the drama category? two of the most talked about shows, killing eve leading the way with six nominations including two in the best actress category for sandra oh and jodie comer. also a nomination for best drama where it will be up against bodyguard, the most watched drama for the last decade. you have also got keeley hawes being nominated in that category for best supporting actress. it is difficult to know who is going to win, unlike film awards season there is not a string of awards ceremonies to show what people might be thinking, bafta also like to provide a nomination and a win for something that's not a huge audience so that could be big surprises tonight when the ceremony gets under way. thank you.
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rangers beat scottish premiership champions celtic 2—0 in the last old firm game of the season. steven gerrard's side have played second fiddle to celtic this campaign but they were dominant at ibrox today — ending their glasgow rivals' 16—match unbeaten run in the league. lewis hamilton is back on top of the formula one drivers‘ championship after winning the spanish grand prix. starting from second on the grid, he managed to overtake his mercedes team mate vaterri bottas on the first bend in barcelona — and held on for the next 66 laps. hamilton leads bottas in the standings by 7 points. and before we go — what did you do for your birthday? well, for one grandmother from the us state of arkansas, she decided to try something she'd never done before. taking the plunge — 10,000 feet up. 0ur north america correspondent chris buckler has her story. rosie johnson never let age or a walking stick hold her back and on her 86th birthday, she had high hopes for how she would celebrate. she gathered the family
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to watch her skydive. my husband never would let me do this so i don't have a husband anymore. so i'm doing what i want to do and this is what i've always wanted to do. god help me! and with those words, rosie took to the skies to experience something she'd never felt before during more than eight decades on earth. getting up there, seeing what it feels like, like floating like a bird. i asked my doctor about this and he told me i can do anything i want, so this is what i'm doing. if all this proves something, it's that a husband should never doubt his wife. i liked that! that was wonderful! bill, you were wrong. i had a wonderful time. i'm still alive
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and i'm in one piece. and you can probably guess what rosie is planning for her 90th birthday. yes, back up into the skies! before we go, let's return to our top story, manchester city have won the premier league for the second year in a row — on a dramatic final day of the season. their triumph came with a 4—1 win over brighton — which meant they ended the season on 98 points — just one point ahead of liverpool who came incredibly close to the title having lostjust one game all season. that was how an epic battle for the premier league ended this afternoon. there's more throughout the evening on the bbc news channel. we're back with the late news at ten o'clock. now on bbc one it's time for the news where you are. goodbye.
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hello. you are watching bbc nieves. at least three gay rights campaigners have been detained in the cu ban campaigners have been detained in the cuban capital havana after the island's annual gay pride event was cancelled without a clear explanation being given by the authorities. they said the usual match would not be held, citing foreign interference. that prompted a number of people to organise another much. havana's gay pride is normally much bigger than this, an annual celebration of the island's gay and lesbian community, and their decades—long struggle to be recognised. but this was an improvised event, with word spread by social media, after the cuban government cancelled this year's march at the last minute.
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this particular gay pride march might not look very big, but what it represents is really quite significant in cuba. after being told they weren't allowed to hold the march, many have simply turned up anyway. the organisers said they had always wanted to hold their normal event, and only decided to put this one together instead as they were never given a coherent reason for the cancellation. translation: they obliged us to hold this event. we had every intention of participating in the government—organised event, the usual gay pride march. but what we still don't understand is why the march was cancelled. we know the excuses they have given us are not the reasons, because they lack any real foundation. in essence, the decision to go ahead with a smaller march, in defiance of the authorities, put the participants in conflict with the government—approved gay rights body, cenesex, and its head, mariela castro, seen here at a gay pride march a few years ago, the daughter of the former president raul castro and the niece of fidel.
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once the improvised march began, the event was held in a festival atmosphere, walking down one of the main boulevards of old havana. however, at their destination, the marchers came up against a large number of police and state security. at least three people were arrested, some of them violently detained. the image of peaceful gay and lesbian marchers being dragged away was exactly the kind of scene in which the island's lgbtq community hoped was finally behind them. gay pride has been held in havana peacefully in previous years, and the fact that this one ended in some confrontation is a reflection of the fact that the authorities aim to control anything that hasn't been government sanctioned. however, the organisers say the entire situation could have been avoided if they had been allowed to hold their original march in the first place.
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we will weather will be fading from our memories with a lot of sunshine on the way. a reminder if you needed it of her wet last week was. we had nearly a months worth of rain in north—east england and will come rainfall in east anglia, where we have had an extended period of dry weather. it is here to stay for the next few days and you can see the extent of the sunshine today on our satellite picture. cloud in northern ireland has been fame. 0ur weather watchers have been snapping some glorious pictures of those blue skies, in shropshire you can see some fair weather cloud building up in worcester. not spoiling those long spells of sunshine. a similar picture across much of the country. 0vernight tonight the cloud will thicken for a time in northern scotland, threatening rain into the northern isles for the end of the
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night but with the cloudy zone, not as cold as recent nights but otherwise it's another chilly night with a few patches of rust developing in the countryside. looking at their weather picture over the next few days it will be sunny and feeling warm weather temperatures on the rise. high pressure has built across the british isles. high pressure reaching its maximum intensity on monday and once it has built, it is going nowhere fast. 0n monday and once it has built, it is going nowhere fast. on monday a lot of dry weather to come with sunshine from dawn to dusk for many of us and the wind is circulating around our high pressure in a clockwise direction, keeping our eastern coasts a bit fresher but feeling pleasa ntly warm coasts a bit fresher but feeling pleasantly warm with the highest temperatures wafting into the north and west of the country with a jump in temperatures for eastern scotland. feeling warmer here. he is dead, little change. more of that is in trying to come from dawn until dusk for most parts of the country. for some, those temperatures will be
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higher. 18 in london and 19 in cardiff. the low 20s in parts of scotland. on wednesday we are likely to see the warmest day of the week with the highest temperatures in scotla nd with the highest temperatures in scotland once again, seeing highs of 23 or 24 celsius. at the same time kent and essex cooling down a little bit with the onshore winds but still fine and sunny and feeling pleasant in the sun.
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this is bbc news. i'm shaun ley. the headlines at six... a thrilling battle for the premier league crown — but manchester city have triumphed, following victory over brighton. but it meant heartbreak for liverpool — who finished a single point behind after an extraordinary run — losing one game all season. 11 days to go to the european elections, that the conservatives admit will be difficult for them. the light aircraft that crashed onto a south wales road — three people were pulled from the wreckage. us—iran tensions: president rouhani warns his country of difficult times ahead because of renewed american sanctions. the national crime agency says more people are killed by organised crime gangs than by war, terrorism and natural disasters combined.
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