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you're watching bbc news at nine with me, carrie gracie. the headlines: as cross—party brexit talks resume, the shadow brexit secretary says he's not afraid to pull the plug if the pm refuses to budge on her red lines. a promise to end the postcode lottery of support for victims of domestic abuse. using their phones, making card payments and driving with no hands — police catch thousands of drivers in unmarked lorry cab patrols. killing eve slays its rivals at the baftas as it wins three awards including best actress and best drama series. to have got to a place where people love it, and you make a biggerfamily from it and you make friendships from it, it'sjust a glorious, glorious
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moment to celebrate together. and a night of celebration for manchester city as they retain their premier league title byjust one point. good morning and welcome to the bbc news at nine. talks between senior conservative and labour politicians will resume later in an effort to reach a deal on brexit. it comes as the shadow brexit secretary warned that almost two thirds of labour's mps would reject any agreement that failed to include a referendum on the final deal. sir keir starmer also said he was not afraid to pull the plug on cross—party talks as soon as this week if the prime minister did not budge on her red lines.
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our political correspondent jonathan blakejoins me now. jonathan, are we reaching best before date? it won't be long, and this idea of a confirmatory ballad, in other words another referendum as pa rt in other words another referendum as part of any deal agreed between labour and the government as always, officially at least, been part of the discussion, one of the things that labour has brought to the table, but keir starmer really pushing the issue in this interview with the guardian, saying as far as he is concerned, any deal that the party reaches with the government in terms of securing a brexit which could get through the house of commons has to have another public vote attached to it, otherwise it simply won't fly, because, he says, there are anything up to 150 labour mps macro in his view who would need that as a condition to vote for any deal. so he has come out clearly and
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said this, and there are shades of opinion, it has to be said, within labour about whether another public vote is a good idea or not, not least between sir keir starmer and jeremy corbyn, who was less enthusiastic about the idea. but someone enthusiastic about the idea. but someone who was enthusiastic about the idea. but someone who was not on enthusiastic about the idea. but someone who was not on the negotiating team but nevertheless close to the top of the party, deputy leader tom watson, was asked this morning whether he could see, under any circumstances, a deal done with the government they did not have a confirmatory vote of further referendum attached. the reason we went into these talks is while we couldn't see an outcome at the start, if you sit round a table, the ingenuity of the people around a table can often find a solution no—one has thought of. i think the difficulty is just parliamentary arithmetic. and, you know, keir starmer has alluded to this today as well, john mcdonnell did last week — the whipping arrangements for these deals is very difficult because mps have hardened their
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positions within their parties. now, the prime minister and the cabinet, the government as a whole, have been dead against the idea of any further referendum, and i think it's very difficult to say them agreeing to that. it would perhaps be one red line crossed too many for the prime minister. the communities secretary, james brokenshire, was asked about the prospect of a deal with labour that included another public about this morning and how the talks were going in general, in his view. they have been constructive, they have been detailed, they have been, i think, positive in where we are really getting through and exploring where we can find that sense of compromise and consensus, but it will need that on all sides. but no, i think if we go down this approach of a confirmatory referendum, that is taking us in a different direction, that is actually saying we're looking at this issue all over again and not giving effect to the original vote. now, even if there are areas of agreement between labour and the
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government in these talks, politically the two sides are far apart, and there is deep unease on both sides, among conservative and labourmps, both sides, among conservative and labour mps, about the idea of doing a deal. time, it has to be said, is running short, and keir starmer hinted at that, saying if there is not progress in the coming days, he would be willing to pull the plug on these talks. there is a desperate attempt on the government side to reach some sort of conclusion, because they need to get an agreement through to bring something back before the house of commons that can be voted on and secured to ensure that the conservatives can say, in the run—up to those european elections next week, that they do have a plan, and to give any chance of those meps elected in those elections not having to take their seats in the european parliament. jonathan, thank you. during the campaign for the european parliament elections, we're going to be interviewing all the main uk parties here on the bbc news channel. and we want you to send us your questions. tomorrow at 5:30, we'll have nigel farage of the brexit party,
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then the next day at the same time chuka umunna on change uk. you can email us at askthis@bbc.co.uk, text 611211, or use social media with #bbcaskthis. apologies, that was my eyes, i couldn't say whether that was a stop ora comma! victims of domestic abuse and their children will have to be given secure accommodation by local councils in england under a change in the law proposed by the government. theresa may is promising extra money to help councils, but it's not yet clear how much. leigh milner reports. for victims of domestic abuse, having a safe place to stay can be life—saving. that's why, for the first time ever, councils in england will be legally required to provide secure accommodation for survivors of domestic abuse
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and their children. local authorities have been obviously squeezed over the years and have been looking for cuts, easy cuts to make. and, unfortunately, refuges have been one of the main casualties of that. so the real beauty of this, of putting a legal duty on local authorities to provide refuge spaces, means they are going to have to do that. it is not yet clear, though, how much that will cost. in november, ministers awarded £22 million to buy more than 2000 beds for refuges and other safe accommodation, as well as access to education and employment. today's consultation comes just months after a new draft of the domestic abuse bill was published early this year. it said domestic abuse victims will no longer face cross—examination by their abusers in family courts. controlling and manipulative nonphysical abuse will be included in the government's definition of domestic abuse.
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and there will be specialist support for black, asian and minority ethnic, lgbt, and gypsy, roma and traveller survivors. charities and local councils say it is a positive step and they want to know how much money will be provided in the face of cuts to authority budgets. a consultation on the proposals will last 12 weeks. leigh milner, bbc news. prosecutors in sweden will announce this morning whether they will re—open their investigation into a rape allegation against the wikileaks founder, julian assange. the inquiry was dropped two years ago because mr assange had taken refuge in the ecuadorian embassy in london. he denies the allegation. last month, mr assange was removed from the embassy and jailed for 50 weeks for breaching bail conditions. deaths from heart and artery disease are rising among people under the age of 75 for the first time in 50 years, according to the british heart foundation.
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until recently, deaths had fallen by 75% since 1971, but they went up by 3% between 2013 and 2017. the charity believes diabetes, high blood pressure and obesity are all contributing to the trend and is calling for increased investment in research. manchester city have claimed their second successive title, in a premier league race that went down to the wire. liverpool finished just one point behind the champions — a record tally for a runner—up in the league. holly hamilton is at the eithad stadium in manchester this morning. holly, over to you. morning, carrie, yes, a lot quieter here than it was last night, but understandably so, the celebrations went on into the small hours, and what a season it has been, only the eighth time that the title race has gone down to the final day, and for
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manchester city fans and liverpool fa ns manchester city fans and liverpool fans in the race for this, the premier league trophy, i mean, it has been exhilarating, it has been exciting, and at times it has been pretty cruel, the leadership changing hands over 30 times over the season, and of course it all came down to that final game, the final day, whenever manchester city went down to the south coast, beating brighton to make it 1a victories in a row, what they needed, in the end, to overcome liverpool, and they beat them by just one point in the league. but that game in brighton was pretty tense, not without drama, whenever you recognise that liverpool went 1-0 you recognise that liverpool went 1—0 up against wolves early into the game, putting a bit of pressure on the city fans, but 83 seconds later manchester city going on to win 4—1, and a second consecutive premier league title. after that game, the players headed all the way back up to the etihad to celebrate,
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alongside the fans, who it is safe to say were in very good form, very excited, but having spoken to them, most could not quite believe what the club has achieved. i was born on maine road, i have been a city fan all my life, i am so proud. bittersweet, gutted, the boys done us so proud. you have just got to enjoy it while it is there. the lads have given it their all, tried everything, so what can't you not to be proud of? we can't really move forward now, can we? fingers crossed for next year. absolutely brilliant, the best ever, that was. after all the years of being a city fan, since 1972, this was better than ever. we feel amazing, it has been a brilliant day, thank you so much, come on, city! # championes, championes, ole, ole, ole!
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so celebrations for manchester city fans, heartbreak for liverpool, when you think how close it was in the end. but there is season is not over, still a champions league final to worry about injune, and manchester city are still on for a domestic treble, looking to win the fa cup when i take on watford at wembley this week. i was going to say next week, that is this week. manchester city fans will have to dust themselves off the celebrations and perhaps do it all over again. carrie. does the trouncing come off the top of there? say again? does not come off, the golden crown thing? carrie, very importantly, i am thing? carrie, very importantly, iam not allowed to touch these, there is a woman over there with gloves on who will have my life if i go any closer than this, she is already looking a bit nervous! animal welfare campaigners
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are welcoming a new law aimed at cracking down on so—called puppy farms run by unscrupulous breeders and dealers. the legislation, known as lucy's law, will ensure that anyone buying or adopting a kitten or puppy under six months deals directly with the breeder or an animal rehoming centre, rather than a pet shop or commercial dealer. a lorry driver using his mobile phone to make a card payment behind the wheel. that was just one of thousands of dangerous drivers caught by police in england last year. highways england have been using unmarked hgvs to film drivers breaking the law, to help improve safety on our motorways and a—roads. 0ur transport correspondent tom burridge reports. caught on the m40, and notjust typing away on his phone. still texting, and he's actually making a payment with his card. card in one hand, phone in the other, shopping online at the wheel.
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then, on the m38 near derby... he's on his phone. he's got his hands on his phone. and when changing gear, momentarily neither hand on the wheel. just like this pickup driver on the m60 in greater manchester, whose attention also seems to be on his phone rather than on the road. they were all caught by police officers travelling in unmarked lorry cabs which have been patrolling britain's main roads and motorways over the past year. in total, they recorded 3,500 offences. nearly 1,200 drivers were caught not wearing seat belts. a similar number were using mobile phones while driving. the police made 73 prosecutions for the most serious offences. this footage shows what happened when a lorry driver fell asleep at the wheel on the m6 two years ago, a reminder of why truck drivers have a big responsibility when out on the road.
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tom burridge, bbc news. now, some breaking news coming in from iran, and they say is that the iranian government says it has sentenced an iranian national to ten yea rs sentenced an iranian national to ten years in prison for spying for britain. this is the news agency quoted in a judiciary spokesman saying that an iranian who was in charge of the iran desk at the british council and was cooperating with britain's intelligence agency, was sentenced to ten years in prison after a clear confessions. the individual is not named, no further identification given. of course, the british council is the cultural arm of the uk overseas, so we will be looking for reaction from them and for further detail on that story, but according to the iranian news agency, an iranian national
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sentenced to ten years in prison for spying for the uk. let's look at our headlines again this morning. as cross—party brexit talks resume, the shadow brexit secretary says he's not afraid to pull the plug if the pm refuses to budge on her red lines. a promise to end the postcode lottery of support for victims of domestic abuse. using their phones, making card payments and driving with no hands — police catch thousands of drivers in unmarked lorry cab patrols. two trophy lifts in one day for the team who have won two premier leagues in a row. manchester city's party went the length of the country after their win over brighton sealed the title. lewis hamilton is back on top of the standings in formula 0ne's world drivers championship. he won the spanish grand prix for a third year in a row. and the british masters brings a first european tour title for a swede. marcus kinhult birdied the final hole
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to secure a one—shot win in southport. more on those stories just after 9:30am. people leaving education to get a job between 2008 and 2011 suffered a decade—long hit to their earning power from the financial crisis, according to a new report from the resolution foundation. many graduates "traded down" for low paid jobs, affecting their future pay packets. our business correspondent katy austin reports. i was mainly applying for retail or hospitality roles, and in one interview i was interviewed against people who had at the time had a business degree, and i was like, wow. looking for her firstjob in 2008, during the recession, carol found herself up against stiff competition for fewer jobs. since then, she's done a string of different roles — not earning as much as she'd hoped. i didn't expect it to be as tough,
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really. but on a positive note, i think the whole experience has taught me a lot about just persevering. we already knew that people starting out on their careers in the aftermath of the financial crash were at a disadvantage, but new research highlights that because it was particularly difficult to find well—paid work, there's been a long—lasting impact. today's reports says a so—called "crisis cohort" who graduated during the downturn took a 6% pay hit. it says university leavers were 30% more likely to get a lower paid job, and a young person qualified to gcse level was 30% less likely to find a job at all. researchers say earning less then has seen this group earn less since, compared to people who left education just a few years earlier or later. in the early 1980s and early 1990s, we saw much larger rise
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in youth unemployment. 0n the other hand, in this recession, what happened was we saw a less marked rise in unemployment, but on the other hand we saw inflation rise a lot higher, real pay be hit a lot harder, and therefore people's pay still hasn't recovered a decade later. this recruitment agency says the freeze on hiring happened a decade ago has eased but it is still harder to get that first job. before the recession, it was more going and doing exactly what you wanted to, and now it's about that compromise and saying, well, maybe i can't do my dream job right away, maybe i need to go and do something else first and sidestep within that company. the authors of today's report have called for politicians to do more to support those whose working lives were scarred when the economy was at its weakest. the government told us youth unemployment has halved since 2010 and it is introducing new programmes to support career and pay progression.
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katy austin, bbc news. it was a successful night for the bbc‘s killing eve at the tv baftas. the thriller took three awards, including one for best drama. the stars of the small screen gathered for the ceremony at the royal festival hall in london. 0ur entertainment correspondent lizo mzimba was there. and the bafta goes to... killing eve. it was the show that kept on winning throughout the night. killing eve, about an intelligence operative and a charismatic assassin, took three awards, including best drama and best actress forjodie comer, who paid tribute to the show‘s creator, phoebe waller—bridge. phoeb, i feel so lucky not only to say that i have worked with you, but to call you a friend. you are the most talented person i know. thank you for being such an inspiration. i would really to get away from new york, if at all possible. there were two awards for drama patrick melrose,
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best miniseries and best actor for benedict cumberbatch. no chance of a rushjob? double success too for declan donnelly, together with partner ant for britain's got talent, which won best entertainment show, and with stand—in partner holly willoughby for i'm a celebrity, which won best reality and constructed factual. i'd like to say thank you to holly for helping me out last year. you did a fantasticjob, standing in for ant. best tv moment went to bbc 0ne's bodyguard for a shocking scene involving the show‘s main characters. and the bafta goes to eastenders. and eastenders beat rivals coronation street to win the prize for best soap and continuing drama, on a night where the bbc won more than half the evening's awards.
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provides big night. just in case we needed any evidence that phoebe waller—bridge is the force of the moment, in front of the camera and behind, we know that she has taken all hearts recently with fleabag, we can expect that to turn up next year, but this year for killing eve. you work so hard, and you really believe in something, and even from those very early days, when sallyjust sent it to me, and sent it to me, and sent it to me, and she's writing other things, it was like, please, please do it. and i think when you come from something that starts so small, and it's just all of your instincts, and to have got to a place where people love it, and you make a bigger family from it and you make friendships from it, it'sjust a glorious, glorious moment to celebrate together. 0ne happy woman. one happy woman. inspiring. benedict cumberbatch was a winner, he described himself as arriving as the
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bride, not the bridesmaid. for yea rs, bride, not the bridesmaid. for years , we bride, not the bridesmaid. for yea rs, we have bride, not the bridesmaid. for years, we have just associated bride, not the bridesmaid. for years, we havejust associated him with success after success, commercial acclaim, critical acclaim, but we shouldn't forget he has been bafta nominated eight times, so it must have been pretty gruelling, they lose a's grain, and last night the evening belonged to him, and it was a worthy win, patrick melrose, which he was quick to credit the writer for the role, which he has portrayed to such magnificent effect. so i worthy winner, and that won for best miniseries, which was perhaps a little bit of a surprise, because many people were expecting a very english scandal to walk off with that one, but no one would have said it didn't deserve to win. one that didn't win as big as people expected was bodyguard. i know, but it has certainly done the business, although we did win moment of day, when the home secretary, seemingly,
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was assassinated, so that was the viewer's vote, no doubt it was a must see moment. it did something. and going back to talking about partnerships, and tanned deck, you know, a tribute from dec to ant. there was a bit of awkwardness, but ant was pulled onto the stage for dec‘s win, and he was very gracious, ant was pushing holly willoughby forward for his substitution role in i'm a celebrity, dec was quick to say that ant was reluctant to come on stage, but he has been part of the show for a really long time, so hopefully this is the beginning of going forward with a pair of them. i wasn't sure about dec saying thanks for helping me out, i thought her role was a bit bigger than just melted in the sidecar of his george, but that is how he chose to phrase it. what else caught your attention
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last night? it was interesting that some of the surprises came in the comedy categories, so we didn't see any derry girls when, despite that being massive on channel 4, instead that went to the julia davis programme, andi that went to the julia davis programme, and i was expecting maybe mum to get more reaction, lesley manville went home empty—handed, and that award went to jessica hynes. so a few upsets, lee mack finally won, he is another bridesmaid who normally goes home empty—handed, and he gave a funny speech. pulling no punches. very funny, talking about his bad reception, obviously it was sponsored by virgin media. having a go at the sponsor is an occupational hazard! a sign of confidence! judge rinder winning four who do you think
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you are, that was a particularly moving episode that he contributed to, soa moving episode that he contributed to, so a fitting recipient, and he gave one of the most moving speeches of the night. were you there? no, i have done my time, you are either ...last have done my time, you are either last night was a sofa appointment, thanks for coming in. now, the government is calling on nearly 300 organisations and individuals from the worlds of food, retail and hospitality to pledge ground—breaking action to drive down food waste. environment secretary michael gove is launching the government's "step up to the plate" campaign today, along with food surplus and waste champion ben elliot. well, hejoins us now from westminster, that is quite a title, did you choose a tumourlj
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westminster, that is quite a title, did you choose a tumour i didn't, and my son, this is a ridiculous title, i didn't, and my son, this is a ridiculous title, ididn't, no, not at and my son, this is a ridiculous title, i didn't, no, not at all!|j am title, i didn't, no, not at all!” am not going to say i agree with your son, but you am not going to say i agree with yourson, but you might am not going to say i agree with your son, but you might want to chop it down a bit and have something slightly more catchy, do you think? have you got any good suggestions? 0therwise have you got any good suggestions? otherwise i will get the viewers to think on it! what are the major issues, what are you hoping to achieve? we have got a lot to achieve, and much of the subject has been discussed many times before, today hopefully is a line in the sand, so we are asking people from retail, from manufacturing, from hospitality, from chefs across our land to come together to make a large commitment, and that commitment is there is — in 11 yea rs' commitment is there is — in 11 years' time, we as a country have committed, under the united nations sustainability and development goals, 12.3, to cut ourfood sustainability and development goals, 12.3, to cut our food waste by half, and what was happening up until 2015 as it was going down. but in the last four years, we have
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plateaued, so we need to do some pretty aggressive things across all the different stakeholders, in order to make that commitment. in regards to make that commitment. in regards to climate change, as you said in your introduction, the amount of carbon emissions that comes from food waste in this country is the equivalent of all of the carbon emissions that come from every third motorcar on the road, or every heavy goods vehicle, so we have to do something about this, and i do think that the climate change debate has been a catalyst for businesses thinking about their own individual sustainability, but i would also say that 70% of the waste is not manufacturing, retail or hospitality, it is in our own homes, so hospitality, it is in our own homes, so much as we can point the finger and go after all the baddies out there who are not doing a good job, we have got to be more introspective and reflect on what we ourselves can do. i take the point, so what do you do? i have a constant battle with my sons, and you can imagine that
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re—heating things the next day for a four and six—year—old is not great, but we have two dogs, so they get fed jolly well with leftovers. but we are better, as a household, in using our freezer, if we are better, as a household, in using ourfreezer, if you think about a loaf of bread, the last third is the one we usually throw away, put that in the freezer. keep your refrigerator at 5 degrees, that will preserve the life of milk. in terms of eggs, there is a trick that probably we all know in terms of whether it sinks or swims, do that if you are worried about whether it is edible or not. potatoes, the fourth—largest issue, the fourth—largest issue, the fourth—largest food stuff that is thrown away, keep them in a dark space. but i think, you know, nobody is perfect, i am not saying i am in any shape or form, is perfect, i am not saying i am in any shape orform, but if is perfect, i am not saying i am in any shape or form, but if you is perfect, i am not saying i am in any shape orform, but if you can meal plan, be organised about that, andi meal plan, be organised about that, and i know we all live jolly busy lives, and also if you can shop more frequently for less. but if you shop more frequently, you were talking about one in three cars on the road,
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if you tell people to shop more frequently, are they not getting in the car to go to the shop? as you know, there has been a huge increase in terms of online shopping, and you can do that, but also not everybody lives a perfect high street, and we have seen the destruction of high streets, so getting to know your local butcher, baker, grocerand those things is also a good thing as well. rather than just doing a those things is also a good thing as well. rather thanjust doing a huge weekly shop at the supermarket. in a moment the weather but first let's here's but first here's joanna gosling with what coming up on the victoria derbyshire programme at ten. there are 2 million victims of domestic violence in britain every year. domestic violence in britain every yea r. two domestic violence in britain every year. two women are killed by their partners every week. for the first time, councils will have a legal duty to provide safe houses for victims of domestic abuse and the government says it will provide the funding, making sure everyone has access to services they need. but
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crucially for councils, the government has not said how much money they will receive. joiners at 10am. now it's time for a look at the weather with carol many have had a beautiful start to the day and many will hang on to blue skies as we go through the day as high pressure dominates. it will be breezy through the english channel and areas adjacent to it and breezy and as a result cooler in the south—east of the uk where we have south—westerly across the north—west where we will see high temperatures and we could hit 21 in the highlands and we could hit 21 in the highlands and 20 inland. generally 15—19. blue skies this evening and as darkness falls, also the temperature will. not particularly, although parts of east anglia and central and southern england and in rural areas you could
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see a pocket of frost. tomorrow, the temperature will pick up and there will be dry weather, sunshine. still cool along the north sea coastline in the english channel. but we could hit 22 in northern parts. hello this is bbc news. the headlines. as cross—party brexit talks resume, the shadow brexit secretary warns two thirds of labour mps would reject an agreement that didn't include another referendum. the prime minister makes a promise to end the postcode lottery for survivors of domestic abuse — with more funding for secure housing. using their phones, making card payments and driving with no hands — police catch thousands of drivers in unmarked lorry cab patrols. killing eve slays its rivals
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at the baftas as it wins three awards including best actress and best drama series. time now for the morning briefing, where we bring you up to speed on the stories people are watching, reading and sharing. animal welfare campaigners are welcoming a new law aimed at cracking down on so—called puppy and kitten farms run by unscrupulous breeders and dealers. the legislation, known as lucy's law, will ensure that anyone buying or adopting a kitten or puppy under six months deals directly with the breeder or an animal rehoming centre, rather than a pet shop or commercial dealer. what we find is that the unscrupulous breeders that sometimes masquerade as having the mother of the litter there may not actually be doing that, and they could be involved with puppy smuggling and raising puppies in really awful conditions. and what we want to do now is make
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sure that we put that to an end. this week, experts from around the world are meeting in berlin to discuss the menopause and promote better health care for women. professor lesley regan is the president of the royal college of obstetricians and gynaecologists and wants to make the nhs website the best in the world for menopause information. i think it remains a really taboo subject, despite the fact that almost all women go through this phase of life. and one of the things we are really trying to do now at the roc g, in partnership with the women's health task force that i co—chair, is to try and make information easily accessible and really comprehensive for women. so if you give them information, information is power and they will be able to cope. as a menopausal woman and also as a gynaecologist, i would like all women to be able to access good, high—quality care. i think the most likely chance of achieving that is if they have really good information and they really understand the problem. one of the commitments i have made
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in my last six months as president, together with jackie doyle—price, who co—chairs the women's health taskforce, is to try and make the nhs website the very best place to access good high quality care. there is masses of information out there, wonderful organisations like you've mentioned, doing all sorts of fabulous things, but we need to get it all into one place so really comprehensive coverage of this really common and easily treatable problem. in 1991 an iraq boy left seriously injured in a napalm attack on his home thought the rest of his family was dead. but a message he received nearly 30 years later changed all that. amar kanim was adopted by a british mp and made a new life here in the uk. the bbc'sjohn kay has been following his incredible story. the bbc‘sjon kay has been following his incredible story. he was the little boy who lost everything in a napalm attack.
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and for 30 years, amar has believed he is an orphan. but could everything he knows be about to change? the british politician emma nicholson found amar close to death in a refugee camp in 1991. she was told all his relatives had been killed when the iraqi dictator bombed his own people in basra. doctors advised her to take him to london, where he underwent 27 major operations. after surgery, he stayed in the uk, moving to devon with the mp who'd rescued him. and that's where we found him three decades on, settled but still haunted by the loss of his birth family. but could it be that, in the confusion of war, a terrible mistake was made?
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a year ago, he received this extraordinary message — a video clip of a woman in iraq interrupting a tv broadcast appealing for her lost son. someone watching wondered if it could be the same little boy who was taken to the uk all those years ago, so he tracked down amar on social media. i'd like to think it's true, you know. i don't want to put my hopes up and then...be disappointed, really. after months of research, we tracked down the woman in the video to this house in the city of karbala. amar asked us to investigate her story. the woman called zahra emerged with what she said was her most treasured possession. but could it be the same amar? speaking on bbc breakfast this
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morning he described the moment he found out his family could still be alive. it was hard to believe first of all. i thought it was some kind of all. i thought it was some kind of scam or something like that. so yes it has been really difficult, but also i was excited. i never thought i wanted to go back. there was no reason to go back because i thought i had nothing left but it has been an incrediblejourney. amar‘s full story will be on panorama tonight at 8:30pm on bbc one. for the first time in 50 years deaths from heart disease are rising in the under 75s. the british heart foundation says increasing rates of diabetes and obesity are partly responsible. the chief executive of the charity...
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there is a combination of factors involved. over the last a0 years or so we have seen drastic reductions in death rates in heart and circulation disease and over the last three or four years we have seen that really flatten out and this is very concerning. in the future, what we see is an increasing number of people with diabetes. a large proportion of the population who are obese or overweight not doing enough physical activity. we see a lot of undiagnosed early signs, such as high blood pressure, which significantly increases your chances of having a heart attack. looking at the most popular on the mobile app. danny baker. his first live shows since that tweet that led to accusations of racism, being sacked by the bbc. he addressed that elephant in the room at the start, says this new story, describing his tweet as revolting and misjudged but denied being racist. the show was at the nottingham theatre royal and ended with a standing ovation and
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danny baker described it as one of the greatest nights of his career. let's look quickly at the most watched. that story about drivers making phone card payments and putting their feet up and taking their hands off the wheel, we did that in the main news and we have also done the baftas. let's look at the third story, cut off at 18, this is about mental health for young people and the story focuses on a young woman called kirsty, who was treated by child and adolescent mental health services until she was 18 and makes the point she was one of 25,000 young people in england who then have to move to adult mental health services and it goes through the difficulties kirsty faced, and many young people face, when they make that transition and have to go sometimes years without treatment they need and nhs england saying they have addressed the issue
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by extending young people's mental health care until the age of 25. take a look at that, it is a thought—provoking piece. that's it for today's morning briefing. sport now and a full round up from the bbc sport centre. good morning. in a premier league title race where two rivals refused to blink... the tired eyes will be in manchester this morning. city have become the first team to retain the trophy in a decade in what is their sixth league title. they overcame liverpool with a final day win many expected but didn't come altogether smoothly. as adam wild reports. still premier league champions — manchester city. after all the drama, all the excitement, manchester city have done it again. we will remember this season for ever. to come this far and to win the premier league was a fantastic achievement. we are so happy. now it's time to celebrate.
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but before the celebrations, before the adulation, for manchester city, there wasjust tension. even the very best get nervous sometimes. this was manager pep guardiola an hour before kick—off, alone with his thoughts. that lone thought ofjust one thing. victory would see his side win another premier league title. it was all in city's hands. but, at anfield, liverpool were waiting for any slip-up. when they took the lead against wolves, the impossible seemed a little less so. that news filtering through to those on the south coast, moments before the unthinkable. brighton have the lead! it's all going wrong for manchester city. but even after football's most extraordinary week, this was one twist too many. within seconds, manchester city were level, and before the break, things had turned around completely. aymeric laporte changing the blue mood in brighton. city back in control. a moment of brilliance from riyad mahrez, and the nerves
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were finally starting to lift. a special feeling matched by a very special goal. ilkay gundogan's free kick kick—starting the celebrations for real. the party in brighton matched by the wild celebrations back home in manchester. i was born on maine road. i've been a city fan all my life and it's just outstanding. i'm just proud. we have struggled in europe. but now we've got back—to—back, we've proved we're one of the greatest teams the premier league has ever seen. emotion too in liverpool. disappointment, of course, but also great pride in a side that has come so close. very disappointing, but i mean, we played our part today. we won the game, that's all we could do. but obviously city have done better than us. to push man city after the season we had last year, i think has been a tremendous effort. brilliant season. but the last word came from city, and they were words everyone knew. # you're my wonderwall! a dressing room celebratory singalong led by noel
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gallagher himself. manchester city, champions again. adam wild, bbc news. well the back pages are full of the celebratinos from the amex. more specifically the bumps pep guardiola got on the pitch. the guardian have got nice and close to what they've called pep's party. the times has guardiola's description of his toughest title. he's won eight now. the mirror has something of a threat. blue sky's the limit. three different takes on manchester city's premier league title. let's talk about each with former city midfielder michael brown. you are at the match and then you went up to manchester to have a double party. let's start with pep guardiola's party, an extraordinary
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moment of celebration. was there any doubt they would seal the deal? you are always doubtful, thinking it will be 0—0, that they would not break down brighton and the early goalfrom glenn murray, you saw break down brighton and the early goal from glenn murray, you saw the concern. 83 seconds, it changed quickly with that man sergio aguero putting everyone at rest and from then on, they were comfortable. brilliant scenes throughout the day. what a show they put on at the etihad stadium, the organisation to have that so quickly and they got it right. brilliant scenes. at the etihad stadium you arejust right. brilliant scenes. at the etihad stadium you are just watching everybody, so pleased, the tension of the long campaign finally ending with the win they deserved. and the toughest title pep guardiola described it as being, because of the rivals they had, because of the back—to—back premier league title is not being done for a decade, i imagine is the reason he called it
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that. manchester city had the hick up at the start of the year and have had to win14 up at the start of the year and have had to win 1a games consecutively but full credit to liverpool who push manchester city all the way and even when manchester city were not at their best, late on in games, holding the ball in the corner, being more professional, not so open. it was a fantastic squad performance all around throughout the season. going for all trophies and a pleasure to watch and be involved in. back to back not done since manchester united and three in a row has not been done since manchester united and pep guardiola fencing investing more in the squad to try to achieve what would be be unprecedented. left backs he would like to strengthen and have security. i think manchester city will certainly look for the treble.
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who can stop them? liverpool have got stronger. it's brilliant, it is what we want from the premier league and we are lucky to have it. thank you very much. following that defeat to manchester city brighton have sacked chris hughton this morning. they finished 17th in the permier league. two points above the relegation zone. they've only managed two wins from 18 league games in 2019. chairman tony bloom sez that poor form led to him making what he's described as one of his most difficult decisions. plenty more coming up throughout the day on manchester city's title win. and on that sacking. make sure you join us for sportsday at 6:30 which will have all the reaction to city retaining the trophy plus a round—up of all the day's other sports news. that's all the sport for now. more from the bbc sport centre at 11:15. the headlines on bbc news...
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as cross—party brexit talks resume, the shadow brexit secretary says he's not afraid to pull the plug if the pm refuses to budge on her red lines. a promise to end the postcode lottery of support for victims of domestic abuse. using their phones, making card payments and driving with no hands — police catch thousands of drivers in unmarked lorry cab patrols. more now on the proposals to change domestic abuse law in england to ensure victims and their children are given secure accommodation by local councils. a consultation has been announced by the government, but it's not yet clear how much funding will be provided. with me is is lyndsey dearlove — head of uk says no more at domestic abuse charity hestia.
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we have heard from the prime minister, are you pleased with the remarks? do you think they give you hope the issue will be dealt with properly? absolutely, across the board, providers of domestic abuse services have asked for this for yea rs services have asked for this for years and we need to ensure there is the right level of funding and refuges a re the right level of funding and refuges are sustainable and accessible to all victims, but we wa nt to accessible to all victims, but we want to see more from government, to ensure children are part of the domestic abuse bill and their needs are accounted for. if we say there will be funding for refugees it knits to extend so children have access to specialist support and also there is a percentage of children experiencing domestic abuse who have witnessed it and cannot access support because they are not going into refugees, so we need to extend this and make sure they can
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access support based in the communities they live in, whether through school, community, we have to ensure children have support and although we welcome this step by the government and are thrilled to hear there is additional funding government and are thrilled to hear there is additionalfunding pledged, there is additionalfunding pledged, there is additionalfunding pledged, there is more we need to do in order to end domestic abuse and sexual violence. why do we need this bill and conversation now?” violence. why do we need this bill and conversation now? i think bringing all of the different types of laws available, some of them existing in different legislation, into one place is useful. it is supportive of enabling survivors to get support they need. we are at a crucial time, as a society we are looking around and saying we have the ability to enact change and as an individual i am part of that change so we are saying in order to end domestic abuse, we need to make sure everybody in the community learns more and is able to respond and by using things like the app to
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link the victim to specialist services is crucial and so important. at this moment as you describe it a moment of opportunity, do you see all the possible players in this lining up to try to make it work and achieve this step change you talk about? one thing that is clear, the victims and services that provide support, we always work together to do this. no one agency or type of support provides the ultimate answer. we know all victims present at different types of services before they meet the specialist service so i would say we are invigorated but there is much more we can do and we call on everybody to talk together about ending domestic abuse. coming back to an issue we touched on is money. wherever we look at the moment, we see the question of how we are going to fund it. what we have to look at
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is at the moment a lot of services are funded from different pots of money and those pots of money are often ring—fenced and have clear outcomes that need to be achieved with them. we know that they needs around the person change differently from person to person and we need to make sure services reflect those needs and there is sustainability and opportunity to grow to innovate and opportunity to grow to innovate and try new ways to provide support needed, but also most important, we have to listen to survivors and they tell us that they need access to emergency accommodation and the access needed is with speed and ease, so they do not need to phone a specialist service and then find out there are no bed spaces. we have terrible statistics about the number of women, children and men who cannot access spaces in the country and that is wrong. it must be worrying to all of us and particularly women and their
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children who may be watching you now and thinking what do i do if i need that support? the key thing is to talk to somebody. we have independent domestic violence advocates in the uk who are a phone call away and will enable you to access the refuges service. and look at different criminal proceedings and things such as protection orders, but the key thing is to tell somebody close to you and ask the specialist support number because there are women and men across the country waiting for phone calls and being readily available to support them and their children. thank you. as doctors from around the world meet in berlin this week to discuss the latest research into the menopause — a small group of women in bangladesh are on a mission to spread information. they say a majority of bangladeshi women don't recognise the symptoms and rarely seek help. they've spent the last two years educating young girls about menstruation but say the education shouldn't stop there. the bbc‘s global health
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correspondent tulip mazumdar reports. these women are on a mission. they've been biking through bangladesh, hoping to smash through the national taboo surrounding menstruation. menstruation is, in some places, still considered a paranormal activity. that is weird, but yes, that is true. and that's why we thought that they should know their female reproductive system. they should know what is menstruation, and it's not something to be afraid of. clean water and private toilets are rare luxuries in parts of the country. many girls reuse cloth rags rather than use sanitary towels. the rags can cause infection if they're not washed and stored properly. this is all vital information that's being spread to help empower women and girls. the doctors are also throwing in some lessons in self—defence.
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after the success of this mission, the travelettes of bangladesh are now looking at tackling an even greater taboo — the menopause. menopause, it's just ignored, because the women who are about the age of the menopause, they don't talk about that. they don't know about this topic, because it's not well spoken about. so the mood swings, the hot flushes and the medical problems persist. they just think that it's an ageing problem. doctors here say 99% of women won't see a clinician about menopausal problems, even though symptoms can be treated. for some, the menopause is a relief after years of having multiple babies, but in many of these patriarchal communities, it can have another significant impact on women's lives. when a woman gets older,
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it is seen that men tend to opt for another marriage, because she is not fertile any more. women are considered — they are terribly old if they reach menopause. 45 and 50 is not that old. armed with better education about their bodies, it is hoped these girls will lead healthier, happier lives, as the mission to encourage more communities to open up about women's health continues. that's it for news at 9 — joanna gosling is here at ten the victoria derbyshire programme — first here's simon with the weather. many had a lovely day yesterday with temperatures getting up to 18 celsius, a real taste of spring. this morning, we carry on without fine weather. this is the seed at the moment in somerset. plenty of
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blue skies here. plenty of sunshine across the uk. cloud toward scotland and northern ireland making sunshine and northern ireland making sunshine a tad hazy. the rest of today, not a great deal of change. if you have sunshine now you will continue to see it into the afternoon. fairweather cloud developing here and there and high—level cloud in northern and western areas making the sunshine milky at times. the highest temperature likely to be in northern scotland. a little bit cooler around the coast of east anglia and the south—east. this evening and tonight, clear skies and it could turn colder. the odd mist and fog patch early in the morning. likely across eastern england but generally amateurs staying 5—7, but it means we start with more sunshine as we go through tomorrow. they will be cloud developing, more so towards
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northern and western areas, but lots of sunshine expected in the full cost and those temperatures could be higher. 22—23 in northern scotland, north—west england, but it is on the coast of the south—east where it will be cooler, because we have an easterly wind bringing cooler weather. this area of high pressure moving up to scandinavia. still having a big influence on conditions during wednesday, so likely to be a largely sunny day. they will be cloud developing. wednesday likeliest to be the warmest day of the week with 2a degrees possible in northern scotland. northern england having high temperatures but to the south—east, always that little bit cooler. by the end of the week, the high—pressure moving and bringing an easterly wind for more in the uk which will draw in cloud and perhaps some rain, particularly by friday
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and into the weekend. those temperatures will start to come down. by friday, 15—17. mid to high teens for many but this warm weather will gradually break down. goodbye.
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hello, it's monday, it's ten o'clock, i'm joanna gosling. the prime minister promises to end the postcode lottery for victims of domestic abuse in england. councils will legally obliged to give them secure accommodation under new government plans. because you're basically begging, every day not knowing where you're going to be sleeping, at the same time trying to put on a happy face supportive for the children, telling them that it's going to be all right, when deep inside you don't think it's going to be. a third of all food made for humans to eat is wasted every year. today the government's launching a campaign to halve leftover food by 2030. over 300 business and supermarkets have signed up, but

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