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today at five, prosecutors in sweden will reopen a rape investigation, against the founder of wikileaks, julian assange. he denies the charges, having avoided extradition for seven years, by taking refuge in the ecuadorean embassy in london, but swedish prosecutors say they're still on the case. my my assessment is that there is probable cause. we'll have the latest, and we'll be talking to the editor in chief of wikileaks. the other main stories on bbc news at 5. # que sera sera # whatever will be will be... tributes to one of the biggest names in hollywood history, doris day, who's died at the age of 97.
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senior labour figures says any brexit agreement with the government, will need a new public vote. the inquest into the london bridge terror attacks in 2017 has been hearing about the death of the youngest victim. and an explorer breaks the record, for the deepest—ever submarine dive, and finds plastic bags have reached the ocean floor. today at 5, our main story is that prosecutors in sweden say they'll reopen an investigation, into rape allegations, against the founder of wikileaks, julian assange. he denies the charges, and avoided extradition for 7 years, after seeking refuge at the ecuadorean embassy in london. assange, who was jailed last month
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for breaching bail conditions, also faces extradition to the united states, for his alleged role in unlawfully releasing classified military material. our correspondent caroline hawley has the latest. 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 investigation in its current state, my assessment is that there is still probable cause to suspect that mr assange committed rape.
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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 over the mass leak of american state secrets which first made his name. as he sits behind bars at belmarsh prison, it will be
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for the uk government to decide which of the extradition requests takes precedence, that of sweden or the us. our correspondent angus crawford is at belmarsh prison in london, where julian assange is being held. tucked because through the next steps. ill make it a very short term, he'll be here for the next five and a half months until he even eligible for parole. select next in sweden? we believe that they will apply a second european arrest warrant, they can either decide to try and interview him by video link or to put ina interview him by video link or to put in a formal extradition request and then we get to a fascinating time where mr assange is wanted
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simultaneously by two countries, sweden and the us. charging them with an offence of hacking and getting secret material, they have to launch that formally i the 14th ofjune and by that point, we have a problem. the question is which takes precedents? it gets really political because that decision lies in the hands of the home secretary, who has to carry out what is a somewhat judicial process of what comes next. whatever the decision, it will be hugely controversial. but it is unlikely that it will happen anytime soon. putting your mind back to 2010, the process arrived extradition take more than a year to reach its conclusion that the end of it, mr assange went into the ecuadorian embassy. the legal process will be slow and grinding. live to reykjavik, and kristinn hrafnsson, the editor—in—chief of wikileaks.
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and of course, following this, thank you so much forjoining us. can i have your perspective? well, i think they're going to eventually put political pressure and the prosecution service, i think that is why they are now reopening the case for the third time, a third prosecutor is coming to the case. this case was closed in 2010 and again in 2017 and now it is being investigated again by a third prosecutor. where is the pressure coming from? it comes from every direction, even the other day when jeremy corbyn said that assange would never be extradited to the
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united states, if it was 2a hours later, his enemies within and outside the labour party brought up the case and were taking a swipe at him. and it was mentioned earlier in the report that this is a politicized process from beginning to end. if there were to be, according to prosecutors, new evidence to consider, what would you say then? would you say that they are quite entitled to reopen? what possibly could be new evidence, the only new evidence that has come to light and all of these years is evidence of how corrupt this process is been. e—mails that surfaced after the information requests by journalists, and 2017, which show that the swedish prosecutor wanted to close down the case in 2013. but they were urged on by the prosecution service, not to close
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down the case, not to travel to london to interrogate or interview assange in the embassy. it seems very much that the prosecution service was in the driver's seat, not serving the interests of the swedish prosecutor. so it has been very little justice in this case from beginning to end. we have the prospect, as we heard from our report there of a simultaneous extradition request process from sweden and the us, how do you read that and how do you read the dynamics of the dual process? we do not even know what the extradition request will be based on. in the end, the americans have untiljune 12 that have new material, they might even add to the charges in the process of making more likely that he goes to the united states. it is up he goes to the united states. it is up to the political entity to decide
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which comes first. but it is also the possibility of the home office to make the demand, which is very important because that is a big concern since 2010, the fear of extradition to the united states and the fear of politicized persecution in front of a secret grand jury you are saying the uk, if it agrees, they'll be no forward extradition that to the us? absolutely. and in no certain terms, to be clear, it is unacceptable, but it is in their power, but the swedish prosecutor this morning, acknowledge that. pointing it out specifically. will
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be those wondering why the uk would do that, the us is a very strong ally of the uk, why would you uk put that condition and on the extradition? on the basis of common decency, supporting the freedom of the press, and at the end of the day, this is persecution of an editor and a publisher who has committed no other crime than the one of publishing truthful information and was not taken lightly by the donald trump administration, the pentagon and other forces across the sea in the united states. and how would he, at this point have an extradition process to sweden? which his attitude towards that?” process to sweden? which his attitude towards that? i have not been able to talk to them, you can't just call. i do not even know whether he was actually heard of in two days by the swedish prosecutor.
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thank you very much, good for you to —— good of you tojoin us thank you very much, good for you to —— good of you to join us today. the latest on thejulian assange case. doris day, one of the biggest names in the history of hollywood, has died at her home in california at the age of 97. the singer and actress starred in many popular films, such as calamity jane and pillow talk, and in later life she became a prominent campaigner for animal welfare. despite her stellar success, her life was not without its challenges. she suffered a mental breakdown, had severe financial trouble at one time, and according to her charitable foundation she wished to have no funeral, memorialservice or grave marker. 0ur correspondent david sillito has been looking back at the career of one of the great stars of entertainment. doris day, cracking her whip as calamity jane. no one symbolised the hollywood of the 50s and early 60s better. good—natured, musical escapism. # whip crack away...#
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but when doris kappelhoff in 1922, she had one ambitious, to be a ballet dancer. but after being injured in a car crash, she began singing instead. by 16, she was doris day and touring with a band, a chance film audition made her an overnight star. it was the first of a string of musicals that launched a successful recording career. but the public image belied darker private life, her four marriages ended unhappily, her first was violent and unnervingly close to the on—screen relationship with james cagney. you can't tell me what to do! a pig's eye i can't! you think you own me?! you're right, i own you! that's exactly right!
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but she is best remembered for her romantic comedies. they were glamorous, witty, and very innocent. you ain't the kind of gal who would break a date. no, i'm not. and i'm not the kind of guy to ask you to. i know you're not. i will pick you up at eight. i'll be ready. i had a great time and i think that they sensed it, that fun. and wear all the gorgeous clothes and work with jimmy garner and clark gable, i mean, how bad can it be? to the public on the doris day was the all singing, allsmiling, i kind of lost hollywood. # que sera sera # whatever will be will be. # the future's not ours to see # que sera sera # what will be will be #
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joining me now from new york is david kaufman, author of doris day: the untold story of the girl next door — and who met many of doris day's closest friends. thank you very much forjoining us. what are your thoughts today about the passing of this legendary figure? i am a little bit overwhelmed, i suppose that it was inevitable. i imagined i would outlive her because i am considerably younger than she was, but it is still devastating that she is gone. let's talk about... let's talk about doris day the character,
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because we are used to the screen figure. let's talk about the character behind—the—scenes, if you like, how would you describe are? character behind—the—scenes, if you like, how would you describe are ?|j would say she was basically pretty unhappy, because she most wanted was to have a happy family life. and children, etc. and it is one thing she never really did have. it's almost as if, she imagined that one could lead a happy family life like in many of the romantic songs that she saying but of course, most lives contain obstacles, barriers, difficulties and hers certainly did. a great many. i think you are he alluded to the fact that her first marriage was, first husband, was very physically abusive and she
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divorced him within a year of marrying him, she met him, she was a big band singer at the time and he was one of the instrumentalists and one of the bands that she sang with and see is the actual father of her one and only sun. but, after the divorce, she married a second time and his second husband was emotionally abusive, not physically and that led to another divorce in less tha n and that led to another divorce in less than a year and then her third husband was also her manager, and that they were together until he died but she wanted to divorce marty. i guess seven or eight years before he died in 1960, but he would not agree to that so instead they agreed that they would have an open
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relationship and sleep with other people and doris day certainly did. we heard mention of mental health problems and the fact that she suffered from a kind of break down at one point, what caused that?” think the pressures on her were enormous, as i said, just before. shejust enormous, as i said, just before. she just wanted to have a happy family life and she did not have that. she made... she made 39 films in 20 years while she recorded 600 recordings. and before that, she worked with the big band, big bands for several years. she basically was working for her mother, who put her to work and then for her husbands
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and ultimately, for her sun, when marti married doris, her manager married doris, he adopted terry who took his name. but it is not one thing, it was many things, but certainly the anxiety and intention of working so hard, basically for other people because she did not really wa nt other people because she did not really want to be doing it herself, i think looking back, really want to be doing it herself, ithink looking back, she appreciated it but i also feel, and maybe this is a question you will get to a little bit later, that she was not appreciated enough for her acting ability. she was definitely admired for her voice which was so pristine and clear and pure, but she was also a great actress and one of my motivations for writing this book, which i did some years ago
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now, was to try and rectify that and demonstrate what a wonderful actress she was. not only in comedies, she never won an oscar, but the kennedy centre wanted to give her a lifetime achievement award, they offered it to her several times, but she refused to appear in public and would have had to make an appearance to receive the award. so she never got that either. but what i considered to be her best film, which is love me or leave me, it is just a stunning performance and she is wonderful in comedies, but she made so many different times of film, she even did a film noir a black and white film called julie in which she is being accosted by her
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husband, who to all evidence, they did actually have an affair at the time of making that movie.” did actually have an affair at the time of making that movie. i would ask at this point, you have given us ask at this point, you have given us a fantastic overview, but to think of her career at the age of 97, for those who are praising her career now and alluding to her acting skills, how will she be seen in the great pantheon of hollywood stars was i think it has increased since my book was published, i cannot say without sounding a bit immodest that it was because my book, but the book was so successful that it became a best seller. the fact that it led to
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so many tv interviews and that, i think, is what created a greater admiration for her abilities as an actress. i think a lot of people saw films that they had never seen before that she was in as a result. nowadays, you can watch anything at anytime, anywhere. but that is been true for a while. i kind of imagine that it was all that attention which was suddenly focused on her, when she retired which she basically did, she retired which she basically did, she had her own tv show for several yea rs she had her own tv show for several years in the early 80s, but by the mid—80s, she had moved to carmel before that. carmel california on the coast, beautiful, beautiful place on the coast. i visited it.
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she really went into retirement and she had nothing further to do, she refused to be interviewed, notjust by me, but by anyone, but she had her animal clauses, at 1.1 believe she had 27 different dogs and cats and most of them needed medical attention. so she was basically running a pet hospital and that was one of the reasons why she had to leave beverly h ills one of the reasons why she had to leave beverly hills because there was an ordinance against having so many pets and that is why the reasons why. the animal welfare, i was going to come onto it, thank you so much for talking to us and it was great talking to you today.
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two senior members of labour's frontbench, say they're likely to demand a new 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 will resume very shortly. 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 secretaryjeremy hunt says this is a ‘crunch week‘ for the talks, but has rejected having another public vote. 0ur political correspondent chris mason is in westminster are the talks under way yet? they were in the past 20 minutes or so, they are meeting in a conference room in the ministerial corridor in parliament rather than the cabinet office, they not having to run the gauntlet of
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people like me and cameras being shoved into their noses asking for progress checks. we will ask for that when the talks wrap up later on anyway. in terms of the prospect, wherever you look at in westminster, there isn't exactly bubbling cauldrons of enthusiasm about these talks, certainly amongst those who are not involved in evenly speak to those who are actually around the table privately, they have long said that they feared the end result that these talks will break down and as you are saying that your introduction, more and more of the seniorfigures are not introduction, more and more of the senior figures are not publicly knowledge and the prospect that in the end, these talks five weeks long now are likely to run into the sand. thank you so much for the update, keeping an eye on those talks in westminster. 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.
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and we want you to send us your questions. tomorrow at five thirty we'll have nigel farage of the brexit party, and on wednesday at the same time chuka umunna from change uk. you can email us at askthis@bbc.co.uk or text us on 61124 or use social media with the hashtag #bbcaskthis. the inquest into the london bridge terror attacks in 2017 has been hearing about how the youngest victim was being helped by a passer—by after falling over in high heels, when they were both fatally stabbed. sara zelenak, who was 21 and from australia, as well as 32—year—old james mcmullan were among the eight people killed when the attackers drove their van into pedestrians before stabbing others. 0ur correspondent richard lister is outside the old bailey.
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yes, that account was given by a friend of theirs was the first person to give evidence today. she was saying how they had gone out to have fun for the evening. they are dressed up for a night out, the streets were wet, they‘ re dressed up for a night out, the streets were wet, they're walking towards the london bridge were they heard the sound of a crash behind them, they both turned to see what that wasn't turned out to be the van that wasn't turned out to be the van that the attackers used which was driven across london bridge and being steered into pedestrians, crushing outside a barjust a few metres behind them. they were shocked and did not know what to do, but then they heard the sound of someone but then they heard the sound of someone saying run! so they turned and ran but it seemed as though sarah slipped on the road, may be in her high heels that she was wearing, maybe because the road was wet and she fell over and there's evidence that she was assisted by james who was the only british national killed
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in these attacks stop the three men came upon them and the witnesses they saw them both being stabbed and they saw them both being stabbed and they were killed. a police officer arrived and tried to do what he could to save sara, but she was far too badly injured and he was frantically calling for help. we heard a few days ago from sara's pa rents heard a few days ago from sara's parents that they set up a sanctuary in australia for parents who were victims of bereavement and this kind of tragic way and outside of court, sara's mum gave a tribute to those who try to save her daughter. we talk to the first responders and it was beautiful. so genuine, real people and it was really important for me to thank them for trying to help her and for me to thank them for trying to help herandl for me to thank them for trying to help her and i was sincerely affected now like to come down and i will meet you in paris and i would love for them to come to our
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sanctuary. that was really important, ifind sanctuary. that was really important, i find it really good. incredible people. and we heard from a couple of police officers who were very quickly on the scene talking about how they're making desperate effo rts about how they're making desperate efforts to try to get medical personnel to the area because they simply were not able to cope with the number of injured people that needed help. we also heard from paramedics that said that when they got there, there are three paramedics that were on the bridge dealing with the casualties but when they got to the south end of the bridge because of such a confused and dangerous situation, they were called to evacuate for their own safety. no one really knew how many attackers there were in these three paramedics are forced to leave the police and members of the public to deal with the injured. thank you.
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thejeremy kyle show has been indefinitely pulled from itv, following the death of a guest days after recording an episode. the circumstances around their death are not clear, but the show‘s bosses say they're "shocked and saddened" and a review is being held. 0fcom has released a statement saying: "this is clearly a very distressing case. we are discussing this programme with itv as a priority to understand what took place." time for a look at the weather. the forecast pretty cool weather we had at times last week, this week is looking much warmer and there will be more sunshine as well. temperatures could reach around 2a celsius across parts of scotland. the changes are done the high—pressure that is what is been bringing us the sunny skies today and overnight, we will keep the clear conditions as well. a bit more of a breeze in the southern and
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western coastal areas and we will keep some by higher temperatures stored away from around 8 degrees. not his court his recent nights for most of us, —— not as cold as the recent nights for most of us. perhaps a breeze around the coastla nd perhaps a breeze around the coastland of east anglia, but presently warm in the sunshine and we could see lots of sunshine right across the united kingdom. the sunshine will be even warmer with temperatures into the low 20s with the warmest air across northern and western parts. and that is your latest weather.
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this is bbc news. the headlines: prosecutors in sweden will reopen a rape investigation against the founder of wikileaks, julian assange. he denies the charges, having avoided extradition for seven years, but swedish prosecutors say they're still on the case. my my assessment is that there is still probable cause to suspect that julian assange committed rape. tributes to one of the biggest names in hollywood history, doris day, who's died at the age of 97. the inquest into the london bridge terror attacks in 2017 has been hearing about the death of the youngest victim, sara zelenak
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time now for a look at the sport. good evening. a day after losing to premier league champions manchester city, brighton have sacked their manager chris hughton, afterfour and half a years in charge. they've only managed two wins from 18 league games in 2019. chairman tony bloom says that poor form led to him making what he's described as one of his most difficult decisions. former brighton player kerry mayo says — despite his previous success with the club — the recent results weren't good enough. when he got us to the premier league two seasons ago, it was absolutely amazing. by anyone's standards. he has had several backing of tony bloom and the board, all this time, andi bloom and the board, all this time, and i think you look at the run of
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results since christmas, no premier league manager is not going to be under pressure when they are only producing three points are trying to climb the table as much as brighton could have done. they had become quite stagnant, really. relegated championship club bolton have officially entered administration. they've appointed administrators this afternoon, after announcing their intention to do so last week. that followed the adjournment of a winding—up order. the club have faced a string of financial problems and a recent failed takeover attempt. it means a 12 point deduction at the start of next season. it looks like adil rashid and jofra archer will be rested for england's in their third one day international against pakistan at bristol tomorrow, asfter they both missed training on today. joe denly is expected to play and could act as a second spinner in place of rashid, as england continue to rotate their squad. meanwhile, pakistan fast bowler mohammad amir will again miss the game — he reportedly has chicken pox. british number one, johanna konta, is through to the second round of the italian 0pen
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after her second win over american alison riske in straight sets. konta did the same in madrid last week. and in the second round on rome, she'll play another american sloane stephens. kyle edmund, though, is out, beaten by spaniard fernando verdasco in three sets. it's a fifth straight defeat for edmund. dan evans has also lost in three sets to caspar ruud. tyson fury says he loves boxing "more than ever" as he prepares for his first fight in las vegas. the former world heavyweight champion takes on the german tom schwarz on the 15th june. he controversially drew against wbc champion deontay wilder in december last year after a 32—month absence from the sport. i am very contented. i am happy in my life and a happy fighter is a dangerous fighter. i always remember a coach telling me, a happy fighter is a dangerous fighter and my objective is to make my fight is happy, and then makes me happy.
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—— make my fighters happy. we have got a great relationship. so i am dangerous when i am happy so watch out. the dutch grand prix is set to return to the formula one calendar next season after a 35—year absence. f1 bosses are hoping to benefit from the surge in interest in dutch red bull driver max verstappen. an announcement is expected to be made tomorrow that the zandvoort circuit near amsterdam will host f1 races for the first time since 1985. the race is set to be held on the weekend of the 8th to the 10th of may, effectively taking the place of the spanish grand prix. it's already been confirmed that a street race in the vietnamese capital of hanoi will also be added to the schedule. now, if you thought the premier league title race was tight, imagine an outcome that's decided in the very last second. kawai leonard landed a jump shot at the death to send his nba team the toronto raptors into basketball‘s eastern conference finals.
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the ball bounced off the ring four times before it settled in the net to send the raptors into raptures. the final score 92—90 against the philadelphia 76ers in the most incredible finish. leonard had 15 of his 41 points in the final quarter as the raptors get to the eastern conference finals for only the second time in their history. they'll play the milwaukee bucks in a best of seven series starting in milwaukee on wednesday. we'll have more for you in sportsday at 6:30. forjust the third time, a person has dived to the deepest part of plane, discovering new species along the way, but also witnessing the human impact on our oceans. a specially built submersible went to a world record depth ofjust under seven miles —— in the pacific 0cean's mariana trench. the craft spent four hours on the bottom of the trench ——
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and discovered four new species. but even at those extreme depths —— plastic bags and sweet wrappers were also seen on the ocean floor. the man behind the controls was victor vescovo —— who had this to say on the mission —— when he spoke to us a short time ago. well, a big reason for the entire mission was to develop a new set of capabilities so, we have spent four years designing and building the submersible and testing it all over the world so we could provide a doorway for science and exploration. because before this, it has all been experimental craft and kind of one—off visitations, but we dived the mariana trench five times in ten days. i made two dives myself and it was just an extraordinary technical achievement that hopefully will benefit a lot of scientists going forward. it actually is quite peaceful. once you break the surface and go down, it is very dark, until you turn the lights on of course. but it is a very peaceful feeling to descend for the end of the last 20 or 25 metres before you get to the bottom, you slowly start to see it come into view, and it is peaceful but also incredibly exciting.
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to be at the bottom of the ocean with, you know, 16,000 lbs per square inch pounding the outside of the submersible but feeling completely safe, it was just a wonderful experience. let's speak now to drjon copley, associate professor in ocean exploration at southampton university. thank you forjoining as. we know you are a record—breaking dc diver. let's have your perspective i what has been done on this mission. —— deep sea diver. they have died five times to the deepest point in the ocean. before this expedition, only three people had been down there, two people made it in 1960, hollywood directorjames two people made it in 1960, hollywood director james cameron two people made it in 1960, hollywood directorjames cameron in 2012, they have managed to get slightly deeper on this expedition. they have spent more time down there, more people, and so it is telling us more about these most extreme reaches of our ocean planet
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—— planet. they have encountered some animals down there that might turn out to be new species, once they have been analysed and that has been checked. they might have insight into how they live under the high—pressure, potentially for some medical treatments for human diseases. we also know that human impact has reached they are. they saw rubbish, and we know that micro—plastics have also reached down there and animals are swallowing them, so the builder to research what an pact that is happening. also more about how the world works, where this change is as where two huge plates of the earth's trust are colliding. it is part of the process that shaped our world. can be talk about the pollution? to what extent were you surprised by what extent were you surprised by what they found ? what extent were you surprised by what they found? we have obviously seen what they found? we have obviously seen lots of coverage, david attenborough and others, on the extent of this pollution, but when it reaches this depth, is that something that should surprise lots of people? unfortunately it is not a surprise to us working in the deep ocean. we find human rubbish almost
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everywhere we explore, visible. i have seen it in the bottom of a trench in the caribbean, the indian 0cean, atlantic, and we know that the micro—plastics are everywhere, bottom of the deepest trenches. the effects of even smaller carbon dioxide molecule that go into the atmosphere has an impact on the ocea ns atmosphere has an impact on the oceans and the very deep oceans. i thick this will help to raise awareness because of it being at the debate points, and hopefully it will get us thinking about what we will do for the future to choose a better future for our oceans. which is the next point, given what we have learned, what would you you as an expert suggest as the next step? learned, what would you you as an expert suggest as the next step7m is clear that we have to stop the flow of plastics and rubbish into the ocean. 0nce flow of plastics and rubbish into the ocean. once it is they are in tiny particles, it is almost possible to get it out of the other ocean life. part of the web of life on which the health of the oceans depend. if we stop the flow, it will sink to the bottom of the deepest places like this, it will eventually
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be buried and then centuries can' time, situss well find a narrow layer of plastics and say that was the late 20th—century, early 21st at the late 20th—century, early 21st at the got themselves sorted out. the late 20th—century, early 21st at the got themselves sorted outm the late 20th—century, early 21st at the got themselves sorted out. it is a contractor point to make at the end of the interview, thank you. —— a contractor point. —— a constructive point. 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 has been at preston crown court. he was the safety officer in 1989, ultimately responsible for making sure fans got inside the stadium without any problems, but he didn't assign enough turnstiles, just seven for the number of liverpool fans who had tickets for the lettings lane end of the ground, the turnstiles couldn't turn fast enough, he expected them to admit twice as many spectators as a safe number set out in the guidelines.
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——leppings lane. so what happened was the large cloud built up outside the stadium, the police opened an exit gate to relieve the pressure, but fans went inside into an area already full. there was a fatal crash and 96 people died. today's sentencing, sir peter 0penshaw said that graham mackrell should have foreseen the risk of that cloud building up outside the ground, with just 17 sails to let fans inside. —— crowd. he said that although mr mackrell‘s action set the scene for the disaster which unfolded they hadn't directly caused the 96 deaths. peter 0penshaw said that had such an offence being committed recently he could have considered a jail term. as it is, he has fined mackrell six and a half thousand pounds. some of the families of those who died at hillsborough says they are disappointed with the amount. they say it is £67.70 per person who died in the disaster. you may remember at preston crown
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court last month that julie couldn't decide what to do in the case of david duckenfield. —— ajury —— a jury couldn't decide. the match commander who was charged with gross negligence, lan and manslaughter. they couldn't reach a verdict on the court he will meet again next month when the judge decides whether or not a retrial should be held. major organisations and individuals from the worlds of food, retail and hospitality are being asked tojoin forces to help halve food waste in the uk by 2030. retailers, including tesco and sainsburys, have signed up to a new government scheme, which is voluntary. food waste is a growing problem in the uk, with more than 10.2 million tonnes of food going to waste each year. emma simpson reports. food waste, it is everywhere, but this compa ny‘s is food waste, it is everywhere, but this company's is trying to cut back. wetherspoons is now offering customers smaller portions of its
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most popular dishes. takes a simple idea. if you want less food, a small plate means you are less lightly to waste it. i know which one i am having. the small haddock and chips, that was just right. if i had a having. the small haddock and chips, that wasjust right. if i had a big one, i would that wasjust right. if i had a big one, iwould have that wasjust right. if i had a big one, i would have left a lot. you are going to leave all of that? yes, i don't eat chips. it all adds up. the uk currently waste just over 10 million tonnes of food a year. the majority of that some 7 million tonnes, is down to what households throw away. the rest of the waste comes from across our food supply chain, from farms and manufacturers to retailers. a lot of it is perfectly edible. this national charity take some of that surplus food to give to people in need. look at this. we're so lucky to get this, it shouldn't be to waste. that would have gone to waste, maybe to feed
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animals or even to landfills. there is so much of it. he was more state. it is fit for human consumption. people are in need, they should be available for people to eat. the food industry is waking up to doing the right thing with their surplus food. what more does business need to do? i think first of all they should measure their waste. that is really important. they should publish that, it should be transparent. that should be mandatory? yes, absolutely. the government is not ruling that out. it held a food conference today, encouraging businesses to cut food waste in half by 2030. back at fair share, a local charity makes a collection stop food redistribution schemes like these are getting more support. there is plenty more produce that can come their way instead of going to waste.
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the headlines on bbc news: prosecutors in sweden will reopen a rape investigation against the founder of wikileaks, julian assange. tributes to one of the biggest names in hollywood history — doris day, who's died at the age of 97. senior labour figures say any brexit agreement with the government will need a new public vote. an update on the market numbers for you — here's how london's and frankfurt ended the day. losing ground. and in the the united states, this is how the dow and the nasdaq are getting on. still trading, the dow losing a bit of ground already. people fleeing domestic abuse and violence in england could be guaranteed somewhere safe to live by their local authority. the government says new proposals will mean an end to the " postcode lottery" of survivors getting support. ministers say extra funding will be provided, though the government hasn't said how much.
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0ur correspondent chi chi izundu has more. 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 england to provide secure homes for those fleeing violent relationships. having a safe place to go for victims can be life—saving, a former victim who now runs a refuge says 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. according to women's aid, 60% of all
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referrals to refuges we re 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 it should be spent. last november 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 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 services is increasing year on year and as welcome as the announcement is they need
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the fullest range of support to help those that need it. new research suggests a generation of young people who entered the workplace a decade ago have been left financially "scarred" by the impact 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 retail, hospitality roles. 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 has in a string of different roles, not earning as much as she had hoped. i did not expect it
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to as tough, 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 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 19805 and early 19905, we saw a much larger
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rise 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 in hiring that happened a decade ago has eased but it is still harder to get that firstjob. before the recession, it was more going in, doing exactly what you wanted to, and now it is about that compromise and saying, 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 was halved since 2010 and it is introducing new programmes to support career and pay progression. katie austin, bbc news.
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let's return now to the news which broke earlier this afternoon that doris day, one of the biggest names in the history of hollywood, has died at her home in california at the age of 97. the singer and actress starred in nearly a0 films and sold millions of records — she was also a prominent animal welfare campaigner. i am joined on the line by the entertainer and fellow animal rights campaigner, paul 0'grady. paul, a pleasure to have you with us, thank you forjoining us. paul, a pleasure to have you with us, thank you forjoining usm paul, a pleasure to have you with us, thank you forjoining us. it is a pleasure. doris day, safely say, one of the all—time greats. a pleasure. doris day, safely say, one of the all-time greats. she certainly was, she could do it all. she could sing, dance, act comedy comedy, pathos. she was a true star. some people say her as a very highly regarded actors, others more as a singer. she combined both roles.
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just talk about her performing ability. how would you describe her? she is in one of my favourite movies with james cagney, playing a torch singer. it is a complete change for her, she went from the girl next door to play a dance hall hostess. a troubled relationship with his gangster, and she is remarkable in it. she sings, dances, acts, she is just sensational. she has an all—round performer. she was very modest as well about it, that was the other thing. she had that beautiful voice. it is interesting, you choose that film because we were talking earlier to one of her biographers who made the point that she had a pretty turbulent private life and several marriages, she had eight half—time, and that film in some ways tells us something about her. it does, you see a hard edge in it. you do not normally see that any
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other films. she's it. you do not normally see that any otherfilms. she's usually it. you do not normally see that any other films. she's usually and light, but in this film, she was a great actress, she made quite a few movies where she played heavy roles. especially in the later years. i think people always associate her with the sunshine girl next door, thatis with the sunshine girl next door, that is the image, the beautiful voice. looking at the later years, some images now after she retired from making films, and as you know, she devoted lots of her time and energy and money to animal welfare, which of course revealed another side to her, as she was incredibly committed in that area. what can you tells about that? she founded the doris day animal charity, rescuing dogs and horses. carrots. she was known in hospital as the dog catcher. —— katas. people would
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leave dogs at her gate constantly. she bit was try to find homes for them. she started a campaign for spaying animals, getting them neutered. she was into metal and that which solved a lot of problems, saving dogs. she was committed to animal welfare. she was remarkable in that, did so much good work. the biographer was telling us that the reason she moved to that part of california, which was carmel, was that when she had been before that, in hollywood, they did not like the fa ct in hollywood, they did not like the fact that she kept her many animals. not only that, the noise, all these dogs howling and barking. i don't think kim novak as well, she was into animal conservation so she had a lot of dogs as well. the racket between them in the hollywood hills was amazing. when we look back at her career, lots of people qualify
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asa her career, lots of people qualify as a hollywood greats. but when we look at the career that doris day had, notjust as an entertainer but asa campaigner had, notjust as an entertainer but as a campaigner as well, how do you think people will look back in years to come at doris day, the woman and the figure that she cut? first and foremost, she will be remembered for her films foremost, she will be remembered for herfilms and foremost, she will be remembered for her films and also for her songs. for her voice. those around to well remember her being a tough lady when it came to animal welfare. fighting for the underdog, she did a lot as well for campaigning. for the underdog, she did a lot as wellfor campaigning. in for the underdog, she did a lot as well for campaigning. in the early days, because of rock hudson, she was very vocal then. she was quite a remarkable lady when you think about it. so many sides to her, notjust an entertainer but has a human being, she was a very caring lady. great to talk to you, paul. thank
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you so much. you are welcome. may she rest in peace. time for a look at the weather. blue skies dominating through the first half of this week, barely a drop of rain as well. we have these blue skies and side—chain overhead, warming up the ground and a. rather than a case of bring a warm from elsewhere. this afternoon in shropshire, billy icloud. high cloud elsewhere. that warmth will be peaking on wednesday, after round 2a celsius in some parts of northern scotland. some spots elsewhere above 20 celsius. the next few days, high pressure in charge, keeping things dry and clear, helping to warm things up, but the air is quite dry. by things up, but the air is quite dry. by night we will see temperatures
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drop away quite rapidly. clear skies, temp it is dropping, this is a satellite image from earlier. cloud across the north, high cloud, not stop that strong sunshine overhead. it doesn't stop the tem ptress overhead. it doesn't stop the temptress from falling tonight. fresh night, a breeze blowing down across the southern counties add the far north—west of scotland. light went elsewhere, mist time fog patches. a commute tomorrow with a bit on the fresh side, one or two spots across east anglia and the south could get close to freezing. with the sign up before six, that does not last long, snatch back, soon does not last long, snatch back, soon warming up. easterly breeze across southern most counties, stopping the temperature right here, probably at best around 15—16dc on the coastal strip. further north, 20 celsius, 21—22 across parts of central and northern scotland especially. high pressure is still there as we go through tuesday night and wednesday. we have clockwise
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winds and so we still see that easterly breeze along the council counties, keeping things a little bit cooler to where we see further north. light went through the day on wednesday, high cloud the west, later in the day, the far north of england and southern scotland, isolated chance of a shower. wednesday is the warmest day of the week, 23—24dc across some parts of scotla nd week, 23—24dc across some parts of scotland in particular. from then on it starts to turn cooler. thursday, high pressure pushing from scandinavia, and easterly wind, more cloud, dry, by friday more cloud generally add more of an easterly breeze by the end of the week. we see the cloud increasing, greater chance of rain later, eglin and wales in particular. temperatures still close to where they should be for the time of year, always cool down those eastern districts.
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a hollywood legend, the actress and singer doris day has died. she was 97. # que sera, sera whatever will be, will be hit records and hugely popular romantic comedies. doris day made her name in the 1950s and 60s — becoming one of cinemas biggest stars. had fun! and where all gorgeous clothes and work with rock hudson andjimmy garnerand clark gable, you know. i mean how bad can it be? also tonight... the youngest victim of the london bridge attacks — the inquest hears how the 21—year—old slipped over in high heels and was stabbed as she tried to get up.
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