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this is bbc news, i'm ben brown. the headlines at 8.00: prosecutors in sweden will reopen a rape investigation against the founder of wikileaks, julian assange. he denies the charges but swedish prosecutors say they're still on the case. my my assessment is that there is still probable cause to suspect that mr assange committed rape. the inquest into the london bridge terror attacks in 2017 has been hearing about the death of the youngest victim. senior labour figures says any brexit agreement with the government will need a new public vote. itv‘sjeremy kyle show is taken off air after a guest died shortly
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after appearing on the programme. six men found guilty of conspiracy to murder over a feud with a rival gang in glasgow have beenjailed for a total of more than 100 years. # que sera, sera # whatever will be, will be... and tributes for one of the biggest names in hollywood history, doris day, who's died at the age of 97. good evening and welcome to bbc news. an investigation into rape allegations against the wikileaks founder, julian assange is being reopened in sweden. he has always denied the charges and sought refuge
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in the ecuadorean embassy in london for seven years to avoid extradition. the 10—year—old, 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. caroline hawley reports. it was this dramatic moment that paved the way for today's dramatic decision. julian assange evicted by the ecuadorians last month. his political asylum stripped from him, under arrest for skipping bail. and now from sweden there's to be a new european arrest warrant. translation: after reviewing the preliminary investigation in its current state, my assessment is there is still probable cause to suspect thatjulian assange committed rape. the investigation into julian assange began back in the summer of 2010, when two women accused him of sexual assault on a visit to sweden. he was arrested in london at the end
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of the year and fought a legal battle against extradition, which he lost. in 2012 he went into the ecuadorian embassy, outlasting the time limit for the less serious allegations to be investigated. in 2017, swedish prosecutors shelved the rape case because they couldn't pursue it, but that changed last month when julian assange was hauled out of the embassy. today the lawyer for the woman accusing him of rape said they wouldn't give up until the case was in court. translation: the decision of the prosecutor we feel is clear, signalling something important and it is that everyone is equal before the law. that no one is above the law, even if you are called julian assange. he's now behind bars in belmarsh jail facing two extradition requests from sweden and from the us, where he is wanted over the mass leak of american state secrets. his lawyer in sweden says he wants to clear his name.
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we are open minded to cooperate with the swedes but we are highly critical they do this because this is a ten—year—old story and it died two years ago and it should have remained dead. it will be with for the home secretary to weigh in onjulian assange's fate and decide which extradition request takes precedence. the most important factor for him to take into account is the relative seriousness of the offences. rape is a very serious offence. computer intrusion in this context is a serious offence as well but ultimately i think the home secretary will decide that rape is the more serious of the two. this tangled legal and diplomatic drama, which began nearly a decade ago, is far from finished. caroline hawley, bbc news. earlier our correspondent angus crawford was outside belmarsh prison wherejulian assange is being held and explained what the next steps could be. well, in the very short term, nothing at all is going to change
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forjulian assange. he is here for at least the next five and a half months, until he is even eligible for parole. what next in sweden? we believe the swedish authorities will apply to court for a second european arrest warrant. two choices then follow, they can either decide to try and interview mr assnage via video link or more likely to to put link or more likely to put in a formal extradition request. and at that moment, we get to a fascinating time where mr assange is wanted for extradition simultaneously by two countries, that's sweden and the us. the us would wish to charge him with an offence is essentially of hacking and getting secret material. they have two lodge that formally by the 14th ofjune and at that point, we have a problem. the question is, which takes precedent, sweden or the us? and at this moment, the process really gets quite political because that decision lies in the hands of the home secretary, who essentially has to carry out what is a quasi judicial process to decide what comes next.
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whatever the decision, it will be hugely controversial, but it's unlikely that it's going to happen anytime soon. if cast your mind back to 2010, the process then around extradition took more than a year to reach its conclusion and at the end of it, mr assange went into asylum in the ecuadorian embassy. so the one thing we can be sure of is the legal process now will be slow and grinding. and we'll find out how this story — and many others — are covered in tomorrow's front pages 10:40 and 11.30 tonight in the papers — our guests joining me tonight are political strategist, jo tanner and broadcaster, david davies. an inquest has been hearing how the youngest victim of the london bridge attack was being helped up by a passer—by after slipping in high heels when they were both stabbed to death.
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21 year—old sara zelanak, who was an australian au pair, was on a night out with a friend when she was set upon by the three attackers. our home affairs correspondent daniel sandford reports. less than an hour before she was killed, sara zelenak was enjoying her night out near london bridge. here, in the white blouse, she's seen leaving a cocktail bar with herfriend, priscila goncalves, just three minutes before she was stabbed. her mother and stepfather came from australia for her inquest, to hear how their daughter's trip of a lifetime had ended in tragedy. the attack started with three men driving a hired van across london bridge, fatally injuring two pedestrians. they then crashed into railings and got out, stabbing six people to death as they headed towards borough market. that is terrorists. filming with his phone across the road, erick siguenza quickly realised what was happening. at the inquest today, he told the coroner,
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"as soon as the van crashed, the driver stepped out, and five seconds later the other two stepped out of the passenger side. they were carrying knives, all three of them." sara's friend, priscila goncalves, said they had just reached some steps down into borough market. "people say, ‘run,’ and we start running, and then, when i look again, she's not next to me anymore," she told the coroner. erick siguenza saw sara zelenak fall over in her heels. he noticed a young man trying to help her up, probably james mcmullan. he watched the attackers stab them. neither survived. both were killed just near the borough bistro. in all, five people died there. as erick siguenza looked down on the courtyard, he could see the three men rampaging through the restaurant. he could also see customers throwing chairs and glasses at them, desperately trying to defend themselves and each other. this incident has brought out a lot of people's true colours of being heroic and taking on, i guess, adverse circumstances, so you know,
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hats off to a lot of people. but there were questions asked today, too, about why specialist ambulance men left police officers and members of the public to treat those injured at the borough bistro while they left the scene after hearing gunfire. daniel sandford, bbc news, at the old bailey. the man in charge of safety at the hillsborough football stadium has been fined £6,500. 69 year old graham mackrell was sentenced today at preston crown court after he was found guilty of a health and safety offence last month. judith moritz reports. hillsborough hasn't harmed your career, mr mackrell. isn't it time to resign? though he was responsible for safety at hillsborough, graham mackrell still works in professional football. will you resign from the league
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managers association, mr mackrell? now, he's the only person ever to be convicted in connection with the hillsborough disaster. on that day, wearing a buttonhole, he was dressed for a special occasion, playing host when liverpool met nottingham forest in the fa cup. but he only put on seven turnstiles for 10,000 fans. a huge crowd formed. police opened a gate, but supporters went on to terraces which were already full. 96 died. thejudge said, whilst mackrell‘s actions set the scene for the disaster, they weren't a direct cause of the deaths. he fined him £6,500. our 96 are dead and all it's worth is £67.70 each. shameful. it'sjust another day in the life of hillsborough where, yet again, the families have been shafted. i just really don't think that they've got any regard for what the families have actually been through. this is an original match programme from the fa cup semifinal. you can see graham mackrell‘s
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name here on the back. and inside makes interesting reading as well. there's a letter from the sheffield wednesday chairman, bert mcghee, who talks about hillsborough as the perfect venue for all kinds of important matches. he says it's a stadium that befits such occasions and the large crowds they attract. the next day, mackrell was one of those showing margaret thatcher around hillsborough. the match commander, david duckenfield, was there too. his recent trial ended without a verdict. a retrial is being considered. judith moritz, bbc news. six men convicted of a gangland murder plot have been jailed for a total of 104 years at the high court in glasgow. they were said to be part of the lyons crime gang and carried out the attacks
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in a feud with another glasgow gang, the daniel family. the judge said they'd tried to turn the city into a war zone, but there was no place in scotland for the law of the jungle. aileen clarke reports. 0n conviction, the judge told the six men in the dock the courts take a dim view of such gang conduct and he emphasised that. you sought to turn glasgow into a war zone for your feud. turn glasgow into a war zone for yourfeud. this is a civilised country which is based on the rule of law. there is no place for this type of conduct, retribution all the law of the jungle. for these six men, convicted last month of conspiracy to murder, the tightest of security for their arrival, mirrored by armed officers inside the court building. the trial heard these men, known associate of the lyons crime family had systematically targeted members of those they associated with rivals, the daniel family. those they associated with rivals, the danielfamily. they those they associated with rivals, the daniel family. they were subjected to extreme violence
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including frenzy blows with knives, hammers, machetes, axes and batons. 0ne hammers, machetes, axes and batons. one by one, the men, all associated with the lyons crime family, stood up with the lyons crime family, stood up in the dock to hear their sentence. brian ferguson, andrew gallagher and john hardie, all involved from the outset, sentenced to 20 years each. peter bain, involved in the attempted murder of three men, jailed for 15 years. robert pickett, with a criminal record showing convictions for four attempted murders in the past, jailed for 16 years. and andrew sinclair, involved in two attacks, jailed for 13 years. in total, 104 yea rs jailed for 13 years. in total, 104 years in prison. 0ne victim was chased through the streets of glasgow at speeds of 100 miles an hour. thejudge said glasgow at speeds of 100 miles an hour. the judge said such recklessness put the public in great danger and the notion this is a private feud couldn't be further from the truth, he said. robert daniel, thomas billson and daniel
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petty all attacked by max men wielding axes and machetes. the next victim was riley fitzsimmons, he was left unconscious and brain—damaged. he was a hard—working man living peacefully with his mother. his brother was said to be an associate of the daniel family but this is not the responsibility of ryan fit simmons. as a result of the extensive injury sustained during the attack upon him, he has had to give up work and is dependent on his motherfor his care give up work and is dependent on his mother for his care and support. then the last victim and that terrifying car chase. stephen daniel's skoda was rammed with such force he was left unconscious in the driver seat. he was set upon with weapons, including a machete. police found that machete in a burnt out car. there attack was so savage, officers first thought he had been shotin officers first thought he had been shot in the face. detective said it isa shot in the face. detective said it is a miracle no one died in these
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horrific attacks. take them away please. these six men, brought to justice, thejudge noted, despite such a sophisticated plot, by good, old—fashioned detective work. the headlines on bbc news... prosecutors in sweden will reopen a rape investigation against the founder of wikileaks, julian assange. he denies the charges. the inquest into the london bridge attacks in 2017 has been hearing about the death of the youngest victim. senior labour figures says any brexit agreement with the government will need a new public vote. sport now and for a full round up,
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a day after losing to premier league champions manchester city, brighton have sacked their manager chris hughton following a disappointing 17th place finish in the league. 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 hughton‘s previous success with the club, the recent results weren't good enough. we only got into the premier league two seasons ago and they were amazing scenes. he has had the full backing of tony bloom all this time andi backing of tony bloom all this time and i think you look at the run of results since christmas and i think any premier league manager is going to be under pressure when they are not producing three points, or certainly trying to climb the table as much as bright and ifeel could have done. they were quite stagnant.
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bolton wanderers have announced that they've officially entered administration. it comes after a rescue package from the businessman laurence bassini fell through. the club has unpaid debts of £1.2million and failed to pay the wages of their staff and players. administration means a 12 point deduction at the start of next season. millwall lionesses have chosen to break away from the mens team. millwall released a statement saying they were disappointed that the hierarchy for the women's team had taken the decision to become independent. it comes after the lionesses narrowly avoided having to disband because of financial difficulties last season. from next season, they'll be known as the london city lionesses. in the scottish premiership. st mirren are home to hamilton, in their last regular home league match of the season tonight. still goalless. saints come into the game having lost just one of our last six league matches. hamilton know that a draw or better, will see them secure premiership safety for another season. and, it's the second leg of the league two
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semifinal playoff between forest green rovers and tranmere. the visitors are a goal up from the first leg. currently level at 1—1, with tranmere 2—1 up on aggregatejoseph mills, forest green, headed opener before 0llie banks levelled the scorethe winner will face newport in the final at wembley, in 12 days' time. 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. iam very i am very happy in my life. a happy fighter is a dangerous fighter. it was said to me, happy fighter is a dangerous fighter and my objective is to make my fighters happy. then it makes me happy, we get on and we have a great relationship so i am dangerous when i am happy. so watch
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out. british number one johanna konta is through to the second round of the italian 0pen — after her second win over american alison riske in straight sets. konta did the same in madrid last week, and in the second round in rome, she'll play another american — sloane stephens, who she beat injanuary in brisbane. kyle edmund and dan evans were both knocked out of the men's draw. now if you thought the premier league title race was tight, imagine an outcome that's decided in the very last second. kawhi leonard landed a jump shot at the death to send his nba team the toronto raptors into basketball‘s eastern conference finals. 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. they'll play the milwaukee bucks in a best of seven series starting in milwaukee on wednesday. that's all the sport for now.
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i'll have more for you in sportsday at 10:30. let's go to our political correspondent iain watson at westminster with the latest. i think it wasjeremy westminster with the latest. i think it was jeremy hunt saying westminster with the latest. i think it wasjeremy hunt saying this westminster with the latest. i think it was jeremy hunt saying this was the crunch week for those talks going on since the beginning of april. how do you see it? is this the last few days of these talks?|j think it probably is. they have been going for about six weeks and the cabinet will be having substantial discussion on the talks, the progress 01’ discussion on the talks, the progress or lack of it tomorrow. tonight the talks broke up. john mcdonnell, the shadow chancellor said they were constructive as always. a labour spokesperson in the past few minutes have said they will update the shadow cabinet on the discussions. it sounds like the plug
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have not been told yet but it does sound as if there is substantial progress to report neither. certainly a decision will have to be read by either or both parties to put the talks on the transatlantic deal to one side and then think about taking the process forward, whether it is further stages of vote in parliament for example. there was a very long meeting of labour's parliamentary party, jeremy corbyn addressed the meeting. while brexit talks were going on elsewhere with john mcdonnell and keir starmer. he was under pressure from the mps in his party that back another referendum, to call off the talks. they don't think enough progress has been made but also dire warnings have been made that labour is potentially facing a scottish type meltdown, some mps suggested, in remain areas because it didn't have a clear, simple message and wasn't emphasising the option of another public vote or a referendum strongly
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enough. there were voices in the other direction about three other labour mps talking about their seat which voted to leave. but there was quite a lot of criticism about labour not having a clear enough message at these elections are criticism about some of the campaign materials as well. criticism that some of the materials that labour supporting unions had material they wa nted supporting unions had material they wanted to put out and had been prevented from doing so. so this is not entirely, if you like, united message coming from the labour party at the moment and jeremy corbyn told his mps it would —— he would take some of their frustrations on board. evenif some of their frustrations on board. even if there were to be some sort of miracle breakthrough at these brexit talks, sir keir starmer was indicating most labour mps wouldn't endorse it unless it was put to a referendum? there are certainly varying estimates of how many labour
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mps would die in a ditch over another referendum, how many would d efy another referendum, how many would defy the labour whip ifjeremy corbyn had been able to pull a deal out of the bag, with theresa may. keir starmer seems to think 120 to 150 labour mps would insist on another referendum. tom watson, the deputy leader, for him the figures we re deputy leader, for him the figures were not clear, but didn't dispute the enormity of it. some closer to jeremy corbyn think the numbers will be fewer than 80. but what is guaranteed is yes, even if a deal where to emerge there would be substantial rebellion on the labour side on this question of a confirmation ballot if that wasn't an integral part of the package. the real dangerforjeremy an integral part of the package. the real danger forjeremy corbyn would be to potentially reach some kind of deal with the conservatives and then not be able to get it through parliament. he would take quite a substantial political hit if that we re substantial political hit if that were the case. that is what he has been warned off by some of his mps
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tonight. the way things are going, reading the mood music, i think nonetheless, the idea of that deal emerging is i think, unlikely. i think it is far more likely there will be some kind of discussion about how the party has managed the process and there were vote in parliament on different options including a customs union further down the line. thank you very much, iain watson. itv has suspended the broadcast of the jeremy kyle show indefinitely after a gas dish said to have died shortly after filming. the circumstances around the individual‘s death are not clear. the broadcaster has said they decided to take this morning's show off the air after participant from the episode died a week after its recording. ina the episode died a week after its recording. in a statement, itv said eve ryo ne recording. in a statement, itv said everyone at the show is shocked and saddened under review is being carried out, given the seriousness
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of the event. i have been discussing this with honey lancasterjames, a tv psychologist who has worked as a welfare officer on reality television shows, including celebrity big brother and love island. i asked for her views on the jeremy kyle show and how its guests are treated on the programme. every service provider needs to make a decision on the kinds of shows they are happy to work on. personally it is not the show i would want to support and work on because it has been a concern of mine that the people who go on the show are quite vulnerable, in many different ways in their lives. they maybe have addictions, mental health difficulties, maybe social economic issues going on. we have to ask ourselves what is the potential benefit and gain of someone going on the show. where some other shows like love island and other big reality shows, you might argue people want to go on those because they might develop a platform. but one of things about thejeremy
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they might develop a platform. but one of things about the jeremy kyle show i don't particularly want to be involved in is that it's a very relatively short period of time they appear on the show and i cannot see any potential benefit for them. although i do know the show makers have said they do offer some therapy and addiction services to some of the contributors. but people are obviously queueing up to go on the programme, there doesn't seem to be a shortage of participants?m programme, there doesn't seem to be a shortage of participants? it is a popular show and it has been on tv for a number of years. what we have to understand is that as an appetite for both the people to go on such a show but also for people to watch the show, otherwise it wouldn't be so popular. what we need to be thinking about is how can we make sure that people who might otherwise be quite vulnerable, are safeguarded in terms of their involvement and their life situations don't suffer any deleterious effects because of going on there. the producers obviously have a duty of care for anyone who appears on the programme?
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that is right. i would like to say all the producers i have ever worked for, including producers at itv have a lwa ys for, including producers at itv have always been very well meaning and ta ke always been very well meaning and take their role very seriously. they do care about their contributors. but one of the difficulties is, they are producers and not mental health ca re are producers and not mental health care providers and they don't always know what is good services and what isn't good services. what a difference, for example, between a psychologist and a psychotherapist and a counsellor. some of these things need more work in terms of educating these people who are putting the show aren't, as to what kind of services they need to be putting in place. there has been a death after an appearance on the jeremy kyle show, but also a programme like love island, which i think you have worked on, there have been two deaths of people who have been two deaths of people who have been on love island. is there a connection, do you think between appearing on the sort of reality tv shows? it is very difficult to say. 0ne shows? it is very difficult to say. one of the things i have campaigned
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for is a better understanding in this field and more academic research to be done, in terms of what are the effects of going on a show. my role on love island was one of the early seasons and i believe these deaths have been in more recent times. but one thing we have to be careful about is we don't draw causal links where they might not be there. we are living in a time where, i believe, we have a national mental health crisis and suicide is the leading cause of death between young men. we have to be really careful that we don't say this is isolated to just going on tv. this isolated to just going on tv. this isa isolated to just going on tv. this is a problem nationally and i think we need to address where do people turn for help, especially now we are in mental health awareness week, where do people turn for help when they need it. that's where i think more work needs to be done. do you think the programme produces, whether it isjeremy kyle or love island, they need to be more careful and more aware of potential harm that may be being done to people who may be participate in their
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programmes? i think they are aware there is a potentialfor programmes? i think they are aware there is a potential for it to be very stressful a nd there is a potential for it to be very stressful and for there to be negative effects on people. that is why most of the production company, especially the ones i have worked for, do put in careful precision. what is missing is a greater understanding on how we can coordinate their services, and also, when people have been on the show, how did they get access to after—ca re how did they get access to after—care in a way that it is something they will reach out for. when people come off a reality show, they often see the producers as being people in a position to get them more tv exposure and they don't wa nt to them more tv exposure and they don't want to tell them they are struggling with their mental health. i offer production companies are read by where those contributors can come directly speak to us after they have finished on the show, so they can get away from that concern they might have. that was tv psyshcologist honey langcaster—james.
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now it's time for a look at the weather with matt taylor. the blue skies that we had today will be repeated tomorrow. by night, the air mass is dry and low in humidity and temperatures will drop away under clear skies. the fresh night to come with if you spot across england and wales and a degree or two above freezing to take us degree or two above freezing to take us into tomorrow morning. the sun is up us into tomorrow morning. the sun is up before 6am and it doesn't take long to warm things up with strong sunshine. it is strengthening day by day and that is adding to the ground warming up underthe day and that is adding to the ground warming up under the blue skies. ba rely warming up under the blue skies. barely a cloud in the sky tomorrow, maybe high cloud here and there but temperatures will be into the high teens, may be low 20s, maybe 23 across some parts of scotland. tempered a little bit by the breeze across southern coastal counties of england. into wednesday we will notch the temperature up a little bit more before things in the east and cooler and cloudy later in the
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week. hello this is bbc news with ben brown. the headlines — prosecutors in sweden will reopen a rape investigation against the founder of wikileaks, julian assange. he denies the allegations. the inquest into the london bridge attacks in 2017 has been hearing about the death of the youngest victim.
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senior labour figures says any brexit agreement with the government, will need a new public vote. 30 years after the hillsborough disaster — the man in charge of safety at the stadium has been fined more than £6,000. six men found guilty of conspiracy to murder over a feud with a rival gang in glasgow have been jailed for a total of 104 years. she was one of the biggest names in hollywood history. the singer and actress doris day has died at her home in california. she was 97. she starred in many popular films, such as calamity jane and pillow talk. she had wanted to be a dancer but turned to singing as a teenager after a car accident and went on to have a hugely successful acting career. later in life, she became a high profile campaigner for animal welfare. david sillito has been looking back at the career of one of the greatest
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stars of entertainment. doris day, cracking that whip in calamity jane. no one captures better good—natured ‘50s hollywood innocence. # whip—crack—away, whip—crack—away, whip—crack—away. . . # her romantic comedies were smart, glamorous box office hits. pillow talk with rock hudson won her an oscar nomination. you ain't the kinda gal who'd break a date. no, i'm not. and i ain't the kinda guy who'd ask you to. i had a great time, and i think that they sensed it. ihad fun! to wear all the gorgeous clothes and work with rock hudson andjimmy garnerand clark gable, you know. how bad can it be? as a child, the young mary von kappelhoff wanted to be a dancer but a car accident ended that dream. she then discovered she could sing. # not so politely when we dance,
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and you hold me tightly #. in the late ‘40s, with her stage name doris day, she was one of the highest—paid singers in the business. # when we walk hand in hand, the world becomes a wonderland, its magic #. the film romance on the high seas was her first screen role and, despite almost no acting experience, the star quality was immediately obvious. doris day, star of the new film... she went on to become the highest paid actress in hollywood. in public she was platinum grade, all—american good cheer. # gonna take a sentimentaljourney...# but in private, it was a rather different story. you can't tell me what to do! this movie withjimmy cagney was perhaps a closer reflection of the first of her four marriages.
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# que sera, sera...#. her move into tv was the consequence of her third husband leaving her virtually bankrupt. fashions had changed, her movie career was over. # que sera, sera...#. then in 1985 a reunion, a tv interview with rock hudson. a few months later, he'd die from aids. showbusiness was now, for doris day, over. her life, her animal foundation. there was an album of unreleased songs that made her a chart topper at age 89. however, her wishes are no memorial, no funeral, no grave marker. however, we'll always have the films. # que sera, sera, what will be will be #. the hollywood star, doris day, who has died at the age of 97. we can talk now to author, tom santopietro, author
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and broadway theatre manager. hejoins us from new he joins us from new york. thank you for being with us. what are your thoughts about doris day, such a legend and being remembered today. we have been watching all day some of those great clips from great movies. i think it really struck me how far ranging her images and her legacy, which has been growing bigger every year in terms of record sales and dvd sales and seeing this outpouring today confirms it. do you mean there is a new generation of people who are coming across movies and her songs? i think there is, really. it's part nostalgia, a younger generation starts watching the films with a view of irony and the films with a view of irony and the irony gets dropped and theyjust
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have a good time. our reporter was saying that she symbolised a way, an age of innocence. would you go along without? yes, it was such a different time then and the studios we re different time then and the studios were still powerful when doris came up were still powerful when doris came up and they could shape images. went i wanted to examine in my book was for all the innocence, doris was ahead of her time because if you look at those popular movies with rock hudson, it's always, doris is a lwa ys rock hudson, it's always, doris is always playing a career woman with a great job, fantastic always playing a career woman with a greatjob, fantastic clothes, a huge apartment, which is i knew what york i couldn't work out how she could afford! it was a constructive image. women responded to that and said, i wa nt women responded to that and said, i want that life is up at the same time, men thought she was sexy but at the same time somebody they could
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ta ke at the same time somebody they could take home to meet their mothers. she had all the bases covered. that's one way of putting it! she had the girl next door image in some ways. at her off—screen life was rather complicated, shall we say, not a lwa ys complicated, shall we say, not always happy, for marriages. complicated, shall we say, not always happy, for marriagesm complicated, shall we say, not always happy, for marriages. it was an extremely difficult off—screen life because her first husband an extremely difficult off—screen life because herfirst husband beat her while she was pregnant. her second husband walked out because he said he didn't want to be mr doris day. her third husband is the one, who she was married to for 20 years, when he died she found out he had stolen all her money. a complicated off—screen life but doris approached life as if the glass was half full. that contradiction really fascinated me as well as the enormous talent she had. we are told she left instructions that they should be no funeralfor her, instructions that they should be no funeral for her, no
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instructions that they should be no funeralfor her, no memorial service, her grave should not be marked. it is of extraordinary psychology, isn't it, she doesn't wa nt to psychology, isn't it, she doesn't want to be come in a sense, remembered. she had been a christian scientist for a large portion of her aduu scientist for a large portion of her adult life and she stopped attending formal services. she had an interesting philosophy about life and death and she said herself, i think when everything is going right this is how then, this is heaven on earth right here. it's a remarkable attitude that this screen legend, that's not what concerned her. just to sum up, how will she be remembered? 0bviously, to sum up, how will she be remembered ? 0bviously, hollywood legend, there is no doubt about that but how would you like her to be remembered? i'd like to be remembered? i'd like to be remembered as one of the greatest p0p remembered as one of the greatest pop vocalists of the 20th century, praised by everybody from paul
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mccartney to tony bennett, a terrific underrated versatile film actress and an animal rights activist that helped change the way people took care of animals. it's a pretty wide ranging legacy. all rights, that is a lovely testament to her life. thank you very much indeed forjoining us from new york. people fleeing domestic abuse and violence could be guaranteed somewhere safe to live, by their local authority. the government says 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 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 in
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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 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
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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 awarded £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 the fullest range of support to help those that need it. there's been an international outcry following the murder of a former television presenter in the capital of afghanistan. mina mangal, who was most recently a government advisor, was shot dead at close range in kabul on saturday. she was in the process
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of divorcing her husband and prosecutors suggest her death may have been related to her dispute with him. a demand forjustice for mina mangal is trending on social media. her mother spoke in the aftermath of her killing. translation: listen to me, listen to my heart. there has been so much cruelty towards my daughter, they killed her, she was innocent. they shot her on the street nine times. i'm scared for my other daughters. sri lanka has imposed an overnight curfew after anti—muslim riots spread to several districts near the capital, colombo. crowds of people torched vehicles and damaged mosques and businesses owned by muslims in the north western province. the army has warned that stern action will be taken against anyone involved in he riots. the situation has been tense since 200 and 50 people were killed in a series of church and hotel bombings on easter sunday.
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an iranian working for the british council has been sentenced to ten years in prison in iran for spying for britain. the person has not been officially named. the british council says it hasn't been able to confirm that the accused is one of its employees, who's been under arrest in iran since last year. 0ur diplomatic correspondent, james robbins, explained what we know about the british council employee detained in iran. this is an iranian national, she doesn't enjoy any protection of —— british protection. she had been studying for the british council. the council has a name that officially but they say they never send anyone to iran, they don't have offices there and she was there privately when she was arrested. she was there to see her ailing grandmother. the iranians say she was infiltrating and encouraging
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cultural and theatre groups to influence and infiltrate, whatever that means, but it amounts to spying. richard radcliffe told me this is bad news, this ten year sentence and he regards this as a similar case where they have been used as a chess piece in a political board game. joining me now is rana rahimpour from the bbc persian service. what would you say about this case? james roberts was suggesting this is a part of a chess game between iran and britain. it seems quite likely because it is important to look at the wider picture. i ran feels threatened and isolated. it was any iranian who might be working with european countries or organisations, but is not just european countries or organisations, but is notjust that, there has been a crackdown on any activist. when
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you see that iran comes under pressure, we can see an increase crackdown of any activist who might be looking for a change in the iranian government. is this the iranians trying to send a message to britain? there is already the case of mezzanine is a gary radcliffe. yes, it is a message. if we want to, there are other means of putting pressure on europe. it is important to remember that last week the president said iran will suspend two elements of the nuclear deal and they have given 60 days to europe to act upon the deal, and if iran doesn't meet its demands, they will increase their nuclear programme. if you look at the whole picture, you can see it is probably a way for iran to send a signal to europe they have to move fast. when we talk about iran, we use a iran as
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shorthand, the government there, the error complicated patchwork quilt. there's different factions within the government. there certainly is. historically, the more hardline factions of the government would try to put pressure on their more moderate government. as iran has come under a lot of pressure, we can see these lines have blurred and we can see that moderate factions of iranian politics is being pushed towards the hardline faction because they have proved to be wrong to trust the united states and they have come under a lot of pressure by hardliners. thank you for being with us. saudi arabia says two of its oil tankers suffered "significa nt damage" in what it described as a "sabotage attack" off the united arab emirates. explosions were reported on the two ships, as they passed by the port of fujairah, which sits on the arabian peninsula side, of the straits of hormuz.
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we don't yet have any images of the attacks, but these are pictures from today of the two tankers. foreign secretaryjeremy hunt has called for calm. we are very worried about the risk of a conflict happening by accident with an escalation that is unintended on either side. i think what we need is a period of calm to make sure that everyone understands what the other side is thinking. joining me now is dr aniseh bassiri, an expert in security and defence in the midle east. she is a research fellow at rusi — a defence and security think tank. thank you for being with us. we were discussing iran and there are people pointing the finger of suspicion about this to iran. what is your view? it is early to say, there
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really isn't any indication so far of who is to blame for it. there hasn't been any kind of finger—pointing even by the emirates or saudi arabia. what we know is they have been similar incidents in they have been similar incidents in the past, we had different incidents putting down to the risk of escalation. it is very dangerous but at the same time we know asjeremy hunt explained, neither side seems keen to go into a confrontation. if there is any miscalculation and misunderstanding, that is likely to go into the direction of unintended war. i think from both sides, a commitment it should be to avoid that. unintended war with who? what are we talking about? there is a
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huge tension between saudi arabia and iran, is that what you mean? there are two clear friends here. 0ne there are two clear friends here. one is in iran and the other is the united states together with saudi arabia and the emirates. this is nothing new really, it shaped up with the trump administration. it became more and more clear. what we have seen escalation in terms of rhetoric and the deployment of missiles by the us, then of course the consequence interpretation by a number of people has been this is necessarily a consequence of the escalation in between the us and iran, notjust escalation in between the us and iran, not just between escalation in between the us and iran, notjust between saudi arabia and iran. this is something that needs to be cautioned against, the intelligence and information we get it needs to be carefully understood and analysed in order to avoid
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unintended consequences. we were just discussing the case of the british council employee has been sentenced to jail in a round for spying to ten years, could there be any connection between that and this? in the sense of perhaps hardliners within the iranian regime gaming the upper hand in trying to make a point on the world stage? gaming the upper hand in trying to make a point on the world stage7m is difficult to say but as the report mentioned, the person who was arrested was arrested one year ago. ifind it difficult arrested was arrested one year ago. i find it difficult to see the connection at the moment. of course, the fact it was released today might be pointed in that direction. this has been an issue since 2015, the implementation of the nuclear deal, it is nothing new. tensions in the region have been taking place over the last few years. i think we have
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lost the line. as we got the gist of that, a security of defence in the middle east. a lorry driver using his mobile phone to make a card payment, while 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 hgv‘s to film drivers breaking the law. 0ur transport correspondent tom burridge has the story. shopping online on the wheel. when
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changing, momentarily neither hand on the wheel. just like this pick—up driver on the m 60 in greater manchester who attention seems to be on his phone rather than on the road. they were all caused by police officers travelling in unmarked lorry cabs which had been controlled —— patrolling the main roads over the last year. in total, they recorded 3500 defences —— offences. asimilar number recorded 3500 defences —— offences. 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. for 30 years amar kanim believed he'd been orphaned after a napalm attack in iraq. he suffered serious injuries and was brought to the uk in 1992 by the former mp emma nicholson.
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a bbc investigation has discovered amar‘s mother is still alive. and he's finally been reunited with her in iraq. jon kay reports. radio presenter: delighted to say that amar is with us in the studio today... sharing his incredible story. i thought it was some kind of scaremongering. amar kanim, still stunned by news that his mother is alive. 30 years ago, amar was found alone, unconscious and with life—threatening burns after a napalm bombing by saddam hussein. he's a complete orphan. he's lost everything — his life, his home, his whole family. the mp emma nicholson brought him to the uk for surgery after being told all his family had been killed. he settled with her in devon. but now a bbc news investigation has confirmed that amar‘s birth mother survived the attack after all. their reunion in iraq, after three decades apart, will be shown on tonight's panorama.
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it feels wonderful, really. almost unreal to believe, and it's going to take time to build the relationship, and it'sjust been incredible, you know, from travelling to iraq to meeting my mum. it's something i'll never forget, really. it was earlier this year that we tracked down amar‘s mother in iraq. zara told us she only recently heard that her son could be alive in the uk, and she was desperate to see him again. she showed us a birth certificate and photographs. amar. so, the results have come. but it was a dna test that finally confirmed the link. 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.
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might even celebrate tonight, have a few drinks, a few bevvies. the politician who brought amar to the uk and set up a charity in his name had searched for any surviving relatives but never expected this. it's an absolute miracle to find amar and his mother. he's overcome monstrous pain, monstrous desolation, and now the excitement is he's got that bit of his life back again. i think it's fabulous. so, an orphan no longer. amar reunited with his mother. jon kay, bbc news. absolutely extraordinary story. now it's time for a look at the weather with matt taylor. good evening. the air mass sits aith us in the uk, may not be an overly warm one
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but because we've got strong sunshine overhead and scenes like this one captured in wrexham earlier, that sunshine is strong enough at this time of year to start warming things up day by day. by the time we get to the middle part of the week we will see temperatures peak at around 24 celsius across parts of central and northern scotland, always be a little bit cooler further south, that's even with the same amount of strong sunshine overhead and that's because we will have more of a breeze here. high pressure is centred to the east and eventually north—east of us. 0n the southern flank of it, with winds coming round the high—pressure clockwise we draw in an easterly wind. always quite breezy through the first—half of this week down through english channels. that'll be the case through tonight. it will stop any mist and fog here, there may be the odd patch further north where winds are light but with clear skies and the air around us still quite dry, low on humidity, temperature drop quite a lot during the night. it's going to feel fairly fresh first thing in the morning, a few spots across parts of england and wales, only a degree or two above freezing. but don't forget the sun is up before six at the moment so it doesn't take long to warm things up and look at that, barely a cloud in the sky
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for much of the day. maybe a little later across northern england, southern scotland cloud will bubble up over the hills, may produce the odd isolated shower as we see temperatures climb for more into the low 20s, 21, 22, maybe 23 across some parts of central and northern scotland. as we go through wednesday, sorry, tuesday evening into wednesday, high pressure is still there to the east, that is what is keeping is largely dry. starts to nudge away a little bit allowing a bit more of a south easterly breeze to develop elsewhere across the country. but barely a strong one, breeziest of all in the english channel coast once again when temperatures through the day will only be around the mid teens at the very best. an isolated chance of a shower in northern england and southern scotland, but it is blue skies for many through the day. the peak in the warmth with temperatures 24 celsius across northern parts of scotland. we start to see changes later in the week, thursday, the high—pressure nundges into scandinavia, easterly wind. mostly dry, a bit more cloud brewing late in the day but into friday with a stronger easterly wind, low pressure developing across parts of western mediterranean, greater chance of some cloud forming. more especially for england and wales, that may produce the odd shower here and there.
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hello, i'm kasia madera, this is 0utside source. beijing hits back again to washington with thousands of tariffs on us products. president trump says he's happy to be fighting a trade war with china. are very positive step, i love the position we are in. there can be some retaliation but it can be very, very very substantial by comparison. the legendary holywoods actress doris day has died at the age 97.
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