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prosecutors in sweden are to reopen a rape investigation against the founder of wikileaks, julian assange. he denies the charges, having avoided extradition for seven years, holed up in the ecuadorean embassy, in london. my my assessment is that is still probable cause to suspend that miss dressage committed rape. — mr assange. he could be extradited back to sweden, but also faces computer hacking charges in america. we'll have the latest. also this lunchtime. the shadow brexit secretary says any agreement with the government to leave the eu, will need a public vote. victims fleeing domestic violence may no longer have to face a post code lottery, to get safe housing.
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itv takes ‘thejeremy kyle show‘ off air, following the death of a guest after filming. # you're my wonderwall... and a celebrity sing along for the champions, as manchester city savour retaining, their premier league title. brighton have sacked their manager chris hughton. it's been confirmed that he left with immediate effect after the club narrowly avoided relegation this season. good afternoon and welcome to the bbc news at one. prosecutors in sweden say they'll reopen an investigation,
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into rape allegations against the founder of wikileaks, julian assange. he denies the charges, and has avoided extradition for seven years after seeking refuge at the ecuadorean embassy in london. mr assange, who was jailed last month for breaching bail conditions, also faces extradition to the united states, for his alleged role in unlawfully releasing classified military material. here's caroline hawley. it was this dramatic moment that paved the way for today's decision. julian assange evicted by the ecuadorians last month, his political asylum stripped from him. under arrest. translation: as mr assange is currently incarcerated in the united kingdom, the circumstances now allow for an extradition to sweden on the basis of a european arrest warrant. this was not the case prior to april 11th of this year. after reviewing the preliminary
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investigation in its current state, my assessment is that there is still probable cause to suspect that mr assange committed rape. during the seven long years that julian assange was inside the ecuadorian embassy, prosecutors ran out of time to investigate three lesser allegations of sexual assault, but they have until the summer of next year to examine the rape case. prosecutors came to london in 2016, but then dropped the investigation the following year, not because of difficulties with evidence, they say, but because of the circumstances. butjulian assange is no longer beyond the reach of the law. his lawyer has criticised the prosecutor's decision, but says he will co—operate, that he wants to clear his name. i am very surprised that they did this. i think it is wrong to put this burden on him now when he is in prison in the uk, 50 weeks in prison, and he is risking to be extradited to the united states. julian assange is wanted in the us for conspiracy to commit computer intrusion
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over the mass leak of american state secrets which first made his name. as he sits behind bars at belmarsh prison, it will be for the uk government to decide which of the extradition requests takes precedence, that of sweden or the us. caroline hawley, bbc news. our correspondent angus crawford is at belmarsh prison in south east london, where julian assange is being held. with news from sweden, what now? fourjulian assange inside the prison in the short term nothing is going to change very quickly because he still has just under six months to serve up his essentially year—long sentence before he's even eligible for parole. so in sweden it appears the swedish authorities will now formally applied european arrest warrant was up they have a couple of options they may then decide to just interview him by video link or they could then apply for a full
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extradition and that would leave the extraordinary situation of mr assange facing extradition to the two countries simultaneously, sweden and the us for the us as you heard in that report, he has already been charged out with essentially a hacking offence. they have until the 14th of june to hacking offence. they have until the 14th ofjune to put that request informally so the big question is which comes first. that now becomes a very highly politicised decision which must be taken by the home secretary. but cast your mind back to 2010, the original extradition process took the better part of 18 months so whatever happens now you can be sure it is going to be a long drawn—out legal process. can be sure it is going to be a long drawn-out legal process. angus crawford, thank you. two senior members of labour's front bench say they're likely to demand a fresh public vote on any cross—party deal over brexit. talks between the government and labour aimed at finding a way out of the current deadlock
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will resume later today. the deputy leader, tom watson, and the shadow brexit secretary, sir keir starmer, say any agreement would have to be put to another referendum. the foreign secretary, jeremy hunt, says this is a "crunch week" for the talks but has rejected having another public vote. 0ur political correspondent jonathan blake reports. for more than a month, these two sides have been talking — labour and the government trying to do a deal that finds a way forward for brexit. but should whatever‘s agreed be put to a public vote? one key member of labour's team now says yes, that's the only way. the shadow brexit secretary, sir keir starmer, said a significant number of labourmps, probably 120, if not 150, would not back a deal if it hasn't got a confirmatory vote. he added, "i've made it clear at this stage, at this 11th hour, any deal that comes through from this government ought to be subject to the lock of a confirmatory vote." others in labourfeel the same. i've wanted a deal,
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i reluctantly came to the view that there should be a confirmatory ballot, but only... in all circumstances? no, hold on, let mejust explain, because i thought what was the only way we'd break the impasse. if a deal could be found that inspires enough votes in westminster, then fine. but it seemed to me that that's very, very difficult. so no deal without the promise of another public vote — is that labour's position? well, it's not quite that simple, because others on their negotiating team who've been sitting round the table with ministers up the road there see it differently and don't regard another referendum as essential. add to that the fact that many tory and labour mps over the road in parliament there are deeply uneasy about doing any kind of a deal with the other side, and it starts to look very difficult for these talks to reach an agreement. keir starmer says he wants a second referendum, would you ever accept that? ministers have their own reservations. are these talks with labour really going anywhere? international trade secretary liam fox is against a customs union with the eu, which labour wants to see, and on that idea
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of another public vote, one cabinet minister made his position clear. i think from the conservative point of view, we've always said that we think that would be a betrayal of what people voted for, and we want to implement the first referendum, but let's see where these talks go to. theresa may's critics have been on the march recently, putting her under pressure to set a date for her departure from downing street. arriving back at number ten after a weekend where polls painted a gloomy picture for the tories in forthcoming european elections, the prime minister may see these talks with labour — difficult as they are — as her best hope of persuading voters that she can yet deliver brexit. jonathan blake, bbc news, westminster. 0ur assistant political editor, norman smith, is at westminster. talks resumed between labour and the government today but are they getting anywhere? to be honest i
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would suspect we have more chance of winning the eurovision song contest than of a breakthrough in these talks because the intervention of keir starmer is pretty close to a deal breaker and there is no way to isa deal breaker and there is no way to is a make or accept another referendum. she has always set her face against that and we had the foreign secretary saying that it would be a betrayal. it is as if you are involved in a negotiation to sell your house and you have had weeks of solicitors letters going to and fro over the detail and then the other side come back to say that the roof looks a bit dodgy and they want a new roof on the house before they we re a new roof on the house before they were put in an offer. and you would think that isjust were put in an offer. and you would think that is just not happening. well the referendum call from keir starmer is like that and the only hope government is that perhaps he does not speak forjeremy corbyn and it is true thatjeremy corbyn is much cooler about the idea of another referendum. but even packing that issue the fact is many labour folks now think what is the point in
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doing a deal with theresa may because quite honestly she might not because quite honestly she might not be there for much longer and then you'll have another tory leader who mightjust rip up any agreement. so no point really trying to reach any deal with theresa may. so it seems to meet you are left with either labour engaged in the most gigantic political double bluff ever and despite all the difficulties and objections they are going to do a deal or more likely, much more likely, ministers arejust deal or more likely, much more likely, ministers are just whistling in the dark to keep up their spirits because they really do not have another plan for getting this deal through. the inquest into the london bridge terror attacks two years ago, has been hearing about the death of the youngest of the eight people who died, sara zelenak, who was 21, from australia. a witness who saw what happened said he also saw bystanders throwing objects at the three attackers, forcing them to run away. here's daniel sandford.
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0njune the on june the 3rd 0njune the 3rd 2017 strahan sara zelenak went out a drink with her friend priscilla but never made it home, she was one of eight people to be killed in the london bridge attack. her mother and stepfather came from australia for the inquest to hear how their daughter's trip of a lifetime ended in tragedy the attackers had already injured two people in london bridge and had crashed their ban into the railings. filming with his phone across the road, this man quickly realised that this was a deliberate act. today he was in court to describe what had happened. he said as soon as the van crashed the driver stepped out and five seconds later at the other two stepped out of the passenger side. they were carrying knives, all three of them. the friend priscilla also gave evidence explaining how she had just reached some stone steps down
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into the market. people said run and we started running and then when i looked again she was not next to me anymore, she told the coroner. in the chaos of the night it was the last time that she saw her friend. she frantically tried to call her and message her as she sought shelter for herself in a restaurant. she discovered later that week that temple had died. the witness told the court in the early panic he had seen a young woman the court in the early panic he had seen a young woman full to the ground and a young man tried to help herup ground and a young man tried to help her up when both of them were stabbed. it is thought that that woman was sara and young mountjames mcmullan, another of those killed. he also said he saw customers a restau ra nt he also said he saw customers a restaurant fighting back with chairs and glasses as they tried to defend themselves and each other from the murderous knifeman. daniel sandford, bbc news, at the old bailey. people fleeing domestic abuse and violence could be guaranteed somewhere safe to live,
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by their local authority. the government says its new proposals will mean an end the postcode lottery of survivors getting support. ministers say extra funding will be provided, though the government hasn't said how much. chi chi izundu reports. this was an issue for me... she has called it a postcode lottery, a crime that has no place in uk and to date theresa may meeting victims of domestic abuse announced plans to make it a legal duty for councils in england to provide secure homes for those fleeing violent relationships. having a safe place to go for victims can be life—saving, a former victims can be life—saving, a former victim who now runs a refuge says she has been fighting for this for yea rs. she has been fighting for this for years. for me and for many other women having a refuge is literally life—saving. and you know we always feel absolutely terrible when we have to say to somebody sorry, we do not have space this is critical.
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according to women's eight to 60% of all referrals to refuges were declined in 2016 to 2017, normally due to a lack of available spaces but the charity says it is concerned about how much money will be put up to help because of the cost to local authority budgets. i'm clear that this needs to be backed up by additional funding for local councils to deliver on this, to deliver this effectively for estimate is this may well be in the order of around £90 million a year for councils but nonetheless we want to test that with those involved. ministers have launched a 12 week consultation not only to work out how much money will be needed but how much money will be needed but how it should be spent. last november at the government ordered, ordered £20 million to buy more than 2000 beds for refuges and safe accommodation, education and employment. we are in consultation and we welcome this but it needs to be fully funded so those who find
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themselves in a situation like this can themselves in a situation like this ca n a ccess themselves in a situation like this can access the support they need in a local area. charities say the number of people attempting to access number of people attempting to a ccess services number of people attempting to access services is increasing year on yearand as access services is increasing year on year and as welcome as the announcement is they need the fullest range of support to help those that need it. the man in charge of safety at the hillsborough football stadium on the day 96 liverpool fans died almost 30 years ago has been fined £6,500. graham mackrell was convicted last month of a health and safety offence. 0ur correspondentjudith moritz is at preston crown court. take us through what happened today! graham mackrell was safety officer at hillsborough in 1989 ultimately responsible for making sure that the fa ns responsible for making sure that the fans got inside the stadium without any problems. but he did not assign enough turnstiles, just seven of them, for the number of liverpool fa ns them, for the number of liverpool fans who had tickets for the leppings lane end of the ground. in fa ct leppings lane end of the ground. in fact the turnstiles could not turn
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fast enough. expect them to admit twice as many spectators as the safe numbers set out in the guidelines and so what happened was a large crowd up outside the stadium. the police opened an exit gate to relieve the pressure but the fans went insight into an area which was already full. there was a fatal crash and 96 people died. today something, so peter 0penshaw said graham mackrell should have foreseen the risk of that crowd building up outside the ground with just seven turnstiles to let them inside. he said though that although his actions had set the scene for the disaster was later unfolded, they had not directly cause the 96 deaths and he said that had such an offence being committed recently, he could have considered a jail term but as it is, he has find graham mackrell 6500 it is, he has find graham mackrell 650 0 fa ns it is, he has find graham mackrell 6500 fans some of the families of those who died at hillsborough have
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said that they are disappointed about amount. amounting to just £67 per person who died and as you remember last month here at the crown court jury remember last month here at the crown courtjury could not decide what to do in the case of david duckenfield, the match commander who was charged with gross negligence, manslaughter manslaughter. they did not reach a verdict in his case and the court he will meet again next month when thejudge the court he will meet again next month when the judge decides whether or not a retrial should be held. it is it i517 it is 17 minutes past one. our top story this lunchtime. prosecutors in sweden are to reopen a rape investigation against the founder of wikileaks, julian assange. and still to come, the incredible story of the iraqi boy who thought he had lost everying in a napalm attack. coming up on bbc news, manchester city's party went on long into the night. it's two premier leagues titles in a row after victoy over brighton sealed the league by one point.
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an iraqi boy who, in 1991, was left seriously injured in a napalm attack by saddam hussein's forces came to personify the suffering of the iraqi people at the hands of a dictator. amar karneem's story became known around the world, and he was adopted by a british politician, making a new life here in the uk. for almost 30 years, he believed he was an orphan, until a chance appearance by a woman on iraqi tv last year changed everything. jon kay takes up the story. he was the little boy who lost everything in a napalm attack. that day i physically got scarred, i lost my family. it changed my entire life. and for 30 years, amar has believed he is an orphan. there's nothing more important than the feeling of belonging to someone
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and loved by someone. 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. he's a complete orphan. he's lost everything. his life, his home, his whole family. with brutal suppression, saddam ordered his forces to crush the uprising... 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. let this commission adopt the genocide convention and save the iraqi people. amar even appeared at the united nations. 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.
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you feel completely empty. this world has let you down. you feel completely against the world. you can't trust anyone. it's the most horrible position to be in. without family, you don't belong to anyone. you just feel almost born out of nothing, really. but could it be that, in the confusion of war, a terrible mistake was made? 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
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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. my amar. but could it be the same amar? she told us she searched for her son in the rubble four days after a napalm attack. she agreed to amar‘s request for a dna test. so the results have come. two weeks later... that's for you. she is my biological mother. over the moon. really happy about this. you've got a mum. i've got a mum, yeah. i might even celebrate tonight, have a few drinks. a few bevies! it's the first time we've seen him smile. so three decades
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after he thought he was orphaned, amar is ready to go back and be reunited with his mother. every day i was waking up, it was playing on my mind all the time, you know, and i couldn't really rest. every day just wondering, you know, if i'm ever going to find my mother or some relatives. which i did. it's a relief, yeah. i can't imagine what she felt. it's hard to imagine. after 30 years. i never thought i wanted to go back, there was no reason for me to go back because i thought i had nothing left. but it has been an incredible journey, you know. and you can see more on amar‘s story on panorama tonight at 8:30 on bbc one and later on the iplayer. thejeremy kyle show has been suspended indefinitely following the death of a guest shortly after filming an episode. itv has begun a review in to the programme and will not broadcast the show
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which featured the guest. 0ur entertainment correspondent lizo mzimba is with me now. what more do we now? well, we have very few details at the moment, itv, which makes and broadcast the show, did say in a statement that they we re did say in a statement that they were shocked and saddened at the news, and given the seriousness of this event, that was why they decided to suspend filming and broadcasting of the show in order to give them time to conduct a review of this episode in particular. now, thejeremy of this episode in particular. now, the jeremy kyle of this episode in particular. now, thejeremy kyle show, it is well known for its confrontational style with jeremy kyle known for its confrontational style withjeremy kyle mediating between guests who are in conflict over a range of issues, whether it is addiction or relationships, it is particularly known for its dna tests, often in cases of disputed parentage, and it's a lie detector tests, which are often used on the show too, as they say, indicate whether they think that people
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participating have been truthful with friends or family or partners. now, this is a formula that's at itv's now, this is a formula that's at itv‘s most successful daytime show, it's been nominated, short—listed three times at the national television awards, which are voted for by the public. now, jeremy kyle, we've heard nothing from him directly, at this particular time, about the show, and right now we're just waiting to see what other details might emerge. 0k, lizo, thank you, lizo mzimba. the authorities in iran say an iranian national has been sentenced to ten years in jail on charges of spying for the uk. speaking on state television, a judicial spokesman said the unnamed individual was responsible for managing a project for the british council connected with cultural influence. the council said it couldn't confirm that one of its colleagues was involved. the foreign office said it was "very concerned" by the reports and was urgently seeking more information. new research suggests a generation of young people who entered the workplace a decade ago have been left financially scarred by the impact
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of the economic crisis. those leaving education to get a job between 2008 and 2011 have endured ten years of reduced earning power, with many graduates having to accept lower paid jobs, affecting future earnings and pensions. here's our business correspondent katy austin. i was mainly applying for, like, retail or hospitalityjobs. and in one interview i was interviewed against people who 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, really. but on a positive note, i think the whole experience has taught me a lot about just persevering.
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we already knew that people starting out in 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 has been a long—lasting impact. today's report 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 the early 1990s, we saw a much larger rise in youth unemployment. 0n the other hand, in this recession
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what happened was we saw a less marked rise in unemployment but on the other hand we saw inflation rise a lot higher, and therefore people's pay still hasn't recovered a decade later. this recruitment agency says the freeze on hiring that happened a decade ago has eased. but it is still harder to get that first job. before the recession it was more going in, 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 tells us youth unemployment has halved since 2010 and it is introducing new programmes to support career and pay progression. katy austin, bbc news. the manchester city manager pep guardiola says retaining the premier league trophy was the toughest title win of his career. after victory at brighton yesterday, his side pipped liverpool to become champions
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byjust one point, and city fans celebrated well into the night as they welcomed the players back to manchester with the trophy. here's our sports correspondent andy swiss. rarely has success been quite so deafening. manchester city's players and fans partied long into the night at the etihad — after the tensest of title races, retaining that premier league trophy was all the sweeter. back—to—back is more and more difficult, so the first time, last season, was always perfect, but this season we had an incredible opponent, so congratulations, liverpool, as well for this incredible season. but...we did it, we beat them. rewind a few hours, though, and he hadn't been quite so relaxed. at one stage, the title was slipping from city's grasp — they were losing, rivals liverpool were leading. they're doing their bit of the equation! briefly, anfieled dared to dream, but as they have done all season,
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city found a way. wonderful! a remarkable 14th league win ina row, and the celebrations could begin. they were led by superfan noel gallagher, the ex—0asis star conducting a dressing room singalong. # and after all # you're my wonder wall... # but as well as the players, this was another triumph for their managerial mastermind. pep guardiola cementing his place city folklore. he's the very best, simple as that. i'm fortunate enough to travel on the planes with him coming back, and a laptop comes to him, and it's not the game we've just played, it's the game we're going to play. he is always one step ahead all the time, he's quite an amazing man. and could yet more history awaiting?
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city are also through to this weekend's fa cup final. having already won the carabao cup, they could clinch an unprecedented domestic trouble. but for now, they can savour this. premier league champions, manchester city! one of english football's most remarkable title races won by one of its most remarkable teams. andy swiss, bbc news. lewis hamilton has sent a formula one car and trophy to the home of the boy who inspired his win in the spanish grand prix. five—year—old harry shaw, who has a rare form of cancer called ewing's sarcoma, sent the formula one driver a video last week wishing him luck in the latest race in barcelona. the driver replied with his own video, calling harry "his spirit angel", before he and his racing team, mercedes, arranged for the car and trophy to be flown in. time for a look at the weather. here's matt taylor. iam sure i am sure many man city fans think
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the weather is all for them,

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