tv Breakfast BBC News May 23, 2019 6:00am-8:31am BST
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good morning. welcome to breakfast, withjon kay and mega munchetty. our headlines today: the prime minister's leadership under increasing pressure as a senior cabinet minister resigns, saying she cannot support her revised brexit deal. we'll be live in downing street for more on where it leaves theresa may. mocked, taunted and intimidated — the bbc‘s panorama uncovers shocking abuse at a hospital caring for vulnerable adults. good morning. it is one of the most expensive and controversial building projects in the country, but will
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hsz projects in the country, but will hs2 be finished on time and on budget? i am hs2 be finished on time and on budget? iam in birmingham hs2 be finished on time and on budget? i am in birmingham this morning speaking to the man who runs the project. the europa league final is less than a week away, but who'll be there to watch it? chelsea and arsenal look like they're giving back half their allocation, while uefa has denied sponsors are doing the same. and we have got a bit of rain again in northern scotland. most other areas dry, sunny and warm once again. that last all the way to the bank holiday weekend ? again. that last all the way to the bank holiday weekend? i'll have all the details here on breakfast. it is thursday, the 23rd of may. our top story: pressure has intensified on the prime minister to step down, following the resignation of the leader of the commons, andrea leadsom. a prominent campaignerfor brexit, she said she could not support theresa may's revised withdrawal deal. our political correspondent nick eardley is in downing street this morning. where does this leave ms may?
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on pretty shaky ground. there are a lot of conservatives very unhappy with theresa may's new brexit plan. they were meeting and discussing it in the house of commons yesterday. a number of ministers are not happy with elements of what she is proposing. last night that culminated in the leader of the commons, andrea leadsom, resigning. here is what she has to say... nick, iam here is what she has to say... nick, i am sorry, we have a problem with the technology, we cannot hear you very well. we will come back to you when we have sorted out the sound. we will be back to him shortly. we definitely do want to catch up with nick. we will bring you this story as well. an undercover investigation by the bbc‘s panorama programme has found vulnerable patients being mocked, taunted, and intimidated at a private hospital in county durham. 16 permanent staff have been suspended at whorlton hall hospital and a police investigation is underway. the hospital looks after patients with learning disabilities or autism. the firm which runs it, cygnet, said all patients had now been transferred to other units. we should warn you that this report by our social affairs correspondent alison holt is distressing.
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see that tiny, tiny car. i can see it. guess who's it is? 20-year-old alex is profoundly autistic. she has spent ten months here at a private hospital in county durham, which looks after about a dozen nhs funded patients with learning disabilities oi’ patients with learning disabilities or autism. she is one of the patient‘s panorama's undercover reporter saw being bullied and taunted. alex is scared of men and should only be looked after by women. but when she gets upset male ca re women. but when she gets upset male care staff take over. a joke that they are pushing the man bottom. —— button. it shocked alex's parents, tony and sarah. i feel so upset that alex has had to put up with that. we don't know anything about any of this. because she won't tell us. they are meant to be working to get alex better, to work out of that
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environment, and they are making it worse. so stephen budd carried out a 2015 review into the care of people with learning disabilities and autism. it makes me quite angry that iam now autism. it makes me quite angry that i am now told, well, you cannot close institutions because there are not community facilities. at heart it is actually an excuse and it will be trotted up all the time while these institutions continue to exist and where people suffer what i regard as the most disgusting treatment. the company that recently took over walton hall says it is cooperating with the police investigation and all patients have now been moved elsewhere. —— whorlton hall. later this morning we'll hear from a whistleblower speaking publicly for the first time, who originally contacted panorama about winterbourne view in 2011. let's go back to our top story this morning. the fact that there is growing pressure on the prime minister to step down following the resignation last night of the leader
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of the commons, andrea leadsom. we can return to downing street. we can hear you now, nick. tell us, where does this situation leave the prime minister? where is she today?|j think minister? where is she today?” think this time i can just about explain it with some volume. theresa may is on pretty shaky ground this morning. there was a lot of criticism yesterday in parliament about her new brexit plan. lots of conservatives really unhappy with what she has put on the table. —— conservatives. cabinet ministers who wa nted conservatives. cabinet ministers who wanted to express those concerns directly to mrs may in downing street, last night that culminated with the leader of the house, andrea leadsom, handing in her resignation. here is what she had to say last night. this contains flash photography. i have been supporting brexiter totally for the last three
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years and ijust couldn't, as leader of the commons, with responsibility for legislation, stand up that business questions tomorrow and denounce a bill which i think has elements i cannot support on brexit. huge questions now about what happens next. is there any hope for that plan theresa may had been trying to get through parliament to deliver brexit? will more cabinet investors come here at some point to put more pressure on her to go? —— cabinet ministers. she is safe at the moment for another challenge from her back dentures over the next few weeks but those rules could well change. —— backbenchers. she will be meeting with the boss of tory mps to see what will happen. thank you, nick. always a bonus to be able to hear clearly. the number of people dying from strokes in england has halved in a decade, dropping by 55 per cent between 2001 and 2010. researchers at oxford university say more patients are surviving because of new treatments
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and better nhs care. the number of people suffering strokes has fallen by 20%, but they are becoming more common in people under 55. the search has begun for a buyer for british steel, which was placed into compulsory liquidation yesterday. it follows a breakdown in rescue talks between the government and the company's owner, greybull. the collapse has put five thousand jobs at risk, with another 20,000 people in the company's supply chain facing uncertainty. the polls are about to open for the european parliament elections. 73 members, known as meps, will be elected in nine constituencies in england, and one each in scotland, wales and northern ireland. results will be announced on sunday once voting has finished in all eu countries. the uk has rejected a united nations resolution demanding it gives back control of the chagos islands in the indian ocean to mauritius. the non—binding vote was supported by 116 nations, with the uk being just one of six countries opposing it. mauritius says it was forced to give up the indian ocean group, now a british overseas territory, in
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1965 in exchange for independence. votes are being counted in india's general election with exit polls suggesting prime minister narendra modi is set for a second term. a record 600 million people voted across several weeks, and security has been stepped up in some areas ahead of the final results, which are expected late tonight. our south asia correspondent rajini vaidyanathan is in delhi for us this morning. good to see you. i was just saying, 600 million people voting. what a thing to co—ordinate. 600 million people voting. what a thing to co-ordinate. well, this is the largest election the world has ever seen, and counting is well under way here in india. early indications suggest that the ruling b] p indications suggest that the ruling bjp party are comfortably set for a
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second term, which would likely mean that current prime minister narendra modi will also stay in office for another five years. now, modi will also stay in office for anotherfive years. now, mr modi ‘s p0p yet anotherfive years. now, mr modi ‘s pop yet polarising. —— popular. many human rights groups are concerned that under his rule, religious minorities have been marginalised and the country has become more divided. but mr modi also has huge populist appeal to many people in india. so this is looking like a good day for the bjp but a bad day for the opposition congress party, led by rahul gandhi who is the scion of the famous nehru gandhi dynasties. if they do lose this election, questions will be asked about the family which once ruled this country. the organisation which represents the top 2a universities in the uk has scrapped a controversial list of "preferred" a—levels. critics said the russell group were encouraging schools to sideline creative subjects, such as art, music and drama. instead, the list is being replaced
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by a new interactive website for pupils choosing their college subjects. the 100 wealthiest families and charitable institutions in britain have been sent a letter by a group of leading scientists, asking for help in tackling climate change. the letter highlights the danger of deforestation, carbon emissions and species extinction, and asks for a significant investment to prevent what it calls an "ecological catastrophe." there are calls for nato to do more to stop russia from interfering in overseas elections and targetting government computer networks. the foreign secretary, jeremy hunt, will address a conference on cyber—security later. he'll warn that moscow is mounting a campaign to compromise the infrastructure of other countries. there's some more bad news for the uk's eurovision song contest entry this morning. ‘bigger than us' came in last place in saturday night's grand final, polling just 16.
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now organisers have admitted they made a mistake, and deducted five points from michael rice's song. the contest blamed human error, and said the leaderboard was unchanged. what can you do? talk about checking somebody when they are down. poor quy- somebody when they are down. poor guy. he said he was kind of prepared for it, but that is an extra kick. and staying in europe... sort of, kind of. we are talking about chelsea. chelsea boss maurizio sarri says it's a shame more fans won't be in azerbaijan to watch their europa league final against arsenal. both clubs are set to return half their tickets to organisers
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with cost and travel difficulties scuppering those wanting to travel from london. it isa it is a long way, it is very difficult to get there and very expensive. there were always claims it was too far for a lot of fans to go. they have in saying it continually for six months. —— have been. the 2022 world cup in qatar will only have 32 teams in it. fifa thought about expanding to a8, but with the tournament only three years away, have now said they haven't got enough time to make the changes. he's not been in england's plans for a while, but danny cipriani's domestic form continues to impress. he's been named the premiership player of the season after leading gloucester to the play—offs this weekend. and britain's heather watson and katie swan are in action today as they try to reach the first round of the french open. they've got to win two more qualifying matches to get there. not far to travel now. well, we will be going over to that screen. stay
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here, because we will go through the papers ina here, because we will go through the papers in a moment. good morning, matt. blue skies. have you noticed we are all really co—ordinated this morning? even matt! blue and orange, oi'i morning? even matt! blue and orange, on your tie. blue and red. blue and orange, blue and reddish orange. sort of tomato coloured orange. well done, matt, forgetting the memo. and reading it. she is genuinely chuffed. mind-reading, that is what it is all about. another mild spring day, a bit on the fresh side to some people but it should stay dry and warm when the suit should stay dry and warm when the sun is over the horizon, which it already is in many parts of the united kingdom. it is already blotted out by some cloud across the northern half of scotland in particular. a close look at the details here. outbreaks of rain pushing down on a fresh breeze. wind easing in shetland, the southern
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half of scotland, lots of sunshine once again, a bit more cloud today in northern ireland. the isle of man, south cumbria, north lincolnshire, bringing a few spots of rain, but aside from that it is a dry start, some good sunny spells, and it will stay that way through the day. even the cloud across the central swathe will begin to diminisha bit. central swathe will begin to diminish a bit. a chance of sunshine breaking through. some rain in northern scotland through the day. limiting the temperature rise here. 10- 11 limiting the temperature rise here. 10— 11 degrees for some 23 degrees be hired towards the south—east corner. as we go into tonight the rain will come and go across northern scotland with the breeze but ease through the night and into the morning, a few splashes of rain towards the west of wales and cornwall. temperatures for the most pa rt cornwall. temperatures for the most part holding up around 7—12, one or two spots in the countryside dropping lower than that for a fresh start for the friday morning commute. another dry start for many. still some rain in northern scotland with the breeze. cloud in southern scotland and northern ireland tomorrow, and in wales in south—west
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england we can't rule out a few isolated showers developing through the day. for the vast majority, as you are, sunny and dry and mostly warm. temperatures dropping down a few degrees compared to today. conditions look fine for those heading to middlesbrough for one big weekend for radio one during the day tomorrow. some sunny spells around oi'i tomorrow. some sunny spells around on the weekend but they should be a chance of a few spots of rain, i suspect on sunday as well. details for the weekend, bank holiday weekend of course saturday dry and sunny spells for many, isolated showers developing across southern counties of england. later in the day we will see loud and patchy rain arrived was western scotland and into northern ireland. temperatures also dropping a little bit relative to today. as we go through the night and into sunday, more rain across parts of scotland, northern ireland, and we will see showers spreading south across england and wales. sunday at the weekend, a greater chance of getting wet weather, but many southern and eastern areas will
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stay dry, brightening up in western areas later in the day but a fresh breeze for all, temperatures continuing to drop but pleasant enough when the sun is out. bank holiday monday, a sunny start but some showers in the north and west later. breezy and cooler, but all in all, a bank holiday weekend which doesn't have too many complaints about it. these bank holiday weekend seem to be clumping up lately. couldn't they spread them out a bit? one in the autumn or something? it is because easter was so late, that is why it feels that way. thank you forjoining us on what is not a bank holiday, but it is european elections day. there are very strict rules around what we can say on an election day about politics, so we will take you straight to the inside pages of the newspapers this morning. it has created a few challenges for us, but we will go straight inside the papers and not look at the front pages. a story we have been picking
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up pages. a story we have been picking up on, you may have seen last night's panorama on the bbc, and this has been picked up in the telegraph as well, autistic nhs patients tortured by hospital staff. police are investigating after undercover footage showed nhs patients with autism and learning difficulties being, and i quote, tortured. 16 staff have been suspended at one hospital in county durham after being caught goading and swearing at patients and physically restraining them. we will talk to a whistleblower from winterbourne scandal as well a little later on in the programme, just talking about what is going on when it comes to the care home industry. something that people hoped would never happen again, isn't it, back in the headlines.” have this piece in the telegraph, snooker player ronnie o'sullivan, not the first time we have seen him talking about his new healthy
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lifestyle. and they have a really great partnership between them, he has lost loads of weight, i think he might have a book out, but he is talking about how his life has changed and saying i don't have the appetite for snooker anymore. it is not the first time we have heard him say it, he says next year he might say it, he says next year he might say three or four tournaments. he says his relationship with snooker authorities is a bit like a broken marriage. they don't like me, i don't like them. we are living under the same roofjust for the kids' safe, we a re the same roofjust for the kids' safe, we are staying together for the sake of the kids. when they move out, we will go our separate ways. it is kind of likejohn daly in the golf world, when you have these characters who go against the grain and area characters who go against the grain and are a little bit naughty, you do enjoy them, it is like a pantomime
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character. so when you see him going healthy... he has been healthy for a while. does anyone know what salad he is eating? rocket. very good. you are particularly always keen for us to turn up the heat in here, and we are always saying turn it down, it is too hot. this is a true thing, the battle of the sexes at the workplace. women tend to like a warmer office, men prefer it colder, and it is notjust preferences. apparently they did mental arithmetic tests in some offices as pa rt of arithmetic tests in some offices as part of this scientific test, and women got better results than men generally, but did particularly well when it was warmer rather than colder. i tell you one thing, you have a suitjacket over your shirt, we just have tops or dresses, that is half the battle. are you any good at the checkout? i am rubbish at that, that be... the queen has been giving it a go in sainsbury 's, done
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well. she asked the obvious question, though, the question we are all hoping to ask, how easy is it to cheat? she has been shown this new technology in a central london store. good for her. can you imagine being at sainsbury's and seeing the queen do a self—service checkout? unknown monarch in baggage area. talking about technology and it all changing... when you think about satellites in space, you probably imagine them collecting data from across the universe. but what about helping us find abandoned supermarket trolleys, or locating public loos? those are the winning ideas in a uk space agency competition for teenagers, looking for inspiration on how satellites can improve life on earth. tim muffett is with some of the winners on fistral beach in cornwall.
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good morning, what a lovely spot it is. there are even a few hardy souls going for an early morning dip, and congratulations to them. we are talking about, as you say, the uk space agency's competition about encouraging young people to think of ideas for satellites. imagine you are on a walk like this and you need the loo very quickly. there is a public loo just over there, but the group winners have come up with an idea for an app which would allow you to reserve a loo and track where they are. we will talk to the winners later in the programme. the individual winner is from portsmouth, and her idea affects something we all do regularly, and thatis something we all do regularly, and that is shopping. her idea would help stop the problem of abandoned shopping trolleys. satellites have changed the way we live our lives,
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but could they also prevent sights like this, or this? lewena hopes so. it was seeing trolleys like this in car parks, on the sides of roads, in waterways. and that's when my idea of trolley tracker, which uses gps to track abandoned trolleys, first came into being. there's a gps — global positioning system. if its gps goes out of a certain bound, it sends a supermarket a signal to tell them where the trolley is, so that helps the supermarket keep track of where these trolleys are, and eventually leads to the supermarkets being able to re—collect the trolleys. so the actual device is planning to go in the handle instead of replacing the entire trolley, which makes the actual solution cheaper and it means that supermarkets are more incentivised to take this idea on board. it is stilljust an idea, but it has landed lowena the individual first prize of the uk space agency satelife competition. you can see the routes that people
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take to abandon them, where they're commonly abandoned, at what time of day, what day of the week. and that allows supermarkets to better route—plan, so they're able to but in better preventative methods. it is thought hundreds of thousands of trolleys are abandoned every yea r, costly not just to supermarkets, but the environment as well. they can cause flooding and damage wildlife. i'm going to present my idea to a panel of people who hopefully will give me some support for my idea, and i hope to work with supermarkets and local governments to solve this issue. congratulations to lowena. emily is from the uk space agency. what were the things you are looking for when it came to picking the winners? really, looking for in the competition things that could be made here and made possible, because our lives are determined by satellites, all sorts of things that people don't realise, and these young people have come up with ideas that could be reality, and things
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that could be reality, and things that you think why doesn't this exist already? so an idea is one thing. how do you hope these will potentially become a reality? so young people will be introduced to some heads of industry who can support them in making their idea a reality, giving them prizes that money can't buy, and giving them mentoring and support. the european space agency, about 40,000 people working in the space sector can support people coming in and new entra nts support people coming in and new entrants into bringing their ideas to fruition. this is such a growing area, isn't it, in the uk, job opportunities potentially in the future. that is what you are hoping it will bring. huge job opportunities, it is a massive growing sector. but actually, the opportunities are for scientists, indicators, people doing logistics, people who want to travel internationally and work across different set is. it is a growing area in the uk, and a lot of that is
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down to the government strategy and supporting it, and that is what we're doing with these young people, bringing innovators of the future into the space sector. in about an hour's time we will be talking to the group winners who came up with the group winners who came up with the idea for this public loo tracker, and you think why has that not been done before, and will talk about them later. i will leave you with some lovely views of fistral beach, and taken some of these lovely views. thank you for that, and thank you for the view as well. you are watching breakfast. still to come this morning. ben is in birmingham finding out about one of the uk's biggest and most expensive infrastructure projects, hs2. what have you got in store for us, ben? good morning, my initials, not a
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telecoms company. welcome to birmingham, and we are on the site of what will be one end of the first phase of hs2, and let me show you around here a little bit. the site is absolutely fast. you might be able to make those trees out in the distance, that is where the station will start, running all the way up here, and where we are standing now will eventually be platforms. you will eventually be platforms. you will be able to get off trains here. and you know the whole idea of hs2, of course, is to improve journey times between london and birmingham and from birmingham on towards manchester and leeds, as well. but not without controversy, a lot of cost and time will be invested in this. there it is one of the project managers. talk to us about the work which is going on here, what is happening right now? we are standing on one of the main sites, at the moment we are well into what is called the enabling stages of the project to prepare the site the new station to be built. currently that
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is primarily archaeology, however we have also cleared down at the bottom there, lifting 20,000 square metres of concrete, of an old concrete slab, in preparation for the next stage starting later this summer. when we move into clearing the pockets of contaminated ground that sit across the site, then the final preparation for the new station will be diversion of utilities, because obviously this is birmingham city centre. under ourfeet obviously this is birmingham city centre. under our feet we obviously this is birmingham city centre. under ourfeet we have obviously this is birmingham city centre. under our feet we have a multitude of water pipes, gas mains, electric cables, a victorian brick sewer, and all of those have to be moved out of the way of the station so we can come moved out of the way of the station so we can come in and start construction. it really gives you a sense of how much work is ahead. and one interesting fact you might be able to make out, on the old station on the left, the platforms will be just below that top row of windows, so just below that top row of windows, so it shows why it is building up and how much work they have to do here. we will show you around a
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little later and talk to the boss of this place and the entire project later in the programme. before that we will get the news, travel and weather where you are watching brea kfast weather where you are watching breakfast this morning. we will see you soon. good morning from bbc london news, i'm sonja jessup. a three—year—old boy has died after he was hit by a car in east finchley. it happened just after 7:00pm last night on east end road. he was taken to hospital but died a short time later. the driver of the car stopped at the scene and has not been arrested. deliveries of emergency blood across london could be disrupted today and tomorrow as couriers start a two—day strike. around 100 cyclists, motorcyclists and van drivers are calling for better pay and conditions. their employer, the doctors laboratory, says the strike is irresponsible, claiming couriers want earnings equal to an experienced junior doctor. the nhs says hospitals are prepared and shouldn't be affected.
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a seven—year—old boy from epsom who has had pioneering surgery is raising money to say thank you to great ormond street hospital by starring in his own rap video. that is joe humphrey and his two brothers there. joe has a form of cerebral palsy. it is hoped his surgery will help him with his walking. he is aiming to raise £3,000 to pay for specialist staff who will play with young patients like himself. everything is fine, so no matter how tough the physio is, they make it into a game. even though they don't wa nt to into a game. even though they don't want to go to physio in the morning, even though it is really hard work, they just have even though it is really hard work, theyjust have this incredible knack, don't they, joe, for making everything fun? let's take a look at the travel situation now. first the tube. there is nojubilee line running between finchley road and waterloo at the moment. this is how the blackwall tunnel looks. it is the usual rush hour build—up on blackwall lane. the a13 has one lane
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closed eastbound from the beckton roundabout to movers lane, in barking, while an accident is investigated. and in stoke newington, the a10 stamford hill has temporary traffic lights for works at the junction with manor road. let's take alook at the weather then. here is elizabeth rizzini. hello, good morning. nota hello, good morning. not a lot to report, weatherwise, today, other thanit report, weatherwise, today, other than it is shaping up to be a pretty decent day once more. we will see some lovely spells of sunshine on and off throughout the day, plenty of blue skies and it is set to feel warm, with temperatures peaking in the late 20s in celsius once more. now, we're off with a few missed patches around, especially for parts of surrey. the sunshine is quite hazy for many of us this morning, as well, because there is quite a lot of cloud out there. but that will drift off, some sunny spells around. top temperatures of 22 or 23 celsius and just a gentle breeze today. it will feel pleasantly warm, of course, in the sunshine. overnight tonight, staying dry, bits and pieces of cloud here and there. temperatures generally dropping back
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to single figures in some spots but remaining in double figures in the centre of london. and then tomorrow it is set to be mostly dry, but there could be one or two showers in there could be one or two showers in the west as we had to the afternoon. some sunny spells, 22 celsius the higher, and then over the bank holiday weekend, it is set to be mostly dry. but there could be some rain on sunday night and it will feel cooler by bank holiday monday. there is more from us in around half an hour, and plenty more news, travel and weather on our website at the usual address, www.bbc.co.uk/london, or tune into bbc radio london. bye for now. hello, this is breakfast withjon kay and naga munchetty. it's 6:30. we'll bring you all the latest news and sport in a moment, but also on breakfast this morning, we're live at kensington palace where historians have recreated the bedroom where queen victoria was born. also this morning, musician tom speight will be here to talk about writing his debut album from a hospital bed after being diagnosed with crohn's disease.
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and after 9:00, we'll bejoined by authorjuno dawson. she's written a book about the darker side of the fashion industry. here's a summary of today's main stories from bbc news. an undercover investigation by the bbc‘s panorama programme has pressure has intensified on the prime minister to step down, following the resignation of the leader of the commons, andrea leadsom. a prominent campaignerfor brexit, she said she could not support theresa may's revised withdrawal deal. several other cabinet ministers have said the pm cannot stay on. an undercover investigation by the bbc‘s panorama programme has found vulnerable patients being mocked, taunted, and intimidated at a private hospital in county durham. allegations of physical
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and psychological abuse at whorlton hall emerged earlier this month and a police investigation is underway. the hospital looks after patients with learning disabilities or autism. the firm which runs it, cygnet, said 16 permanent staff have been suspended and all patients have now been transferred to other units. the number of people dying from strokes in england has halved in a decade, dropping by 55% between 2001 and 2010. researchers at oxford university say more patients are surviving because of new treatments and better nhs care. the number of people suffering strokes has fallen by 20%, but they are becoming more common in people under 55. the search has begun for a buyer for british steel, which was placed into compulsory liquidation yesterday. it follows a breakdown in rescue talks between the government and the company's owner, greybull. the collapse has put five thousand jobs at risk, with another 20,000 people in the company's supply chain facing uncertainty.
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the polls are about to open for the european parliament elections. 73 members, known as meps, will be elected in nine constituencies in england, and one each in scotland, wales and northern ireland. results will be announced on sunday once voting has finished in all eu countries. the uk has rejected a united nations resolution demanding it gives back control of the chagos islands in the indian ocean to mauritius. the non—binding vote was supported by 116 nations, with the uk being just one of six countries opposing it. mauritius says it was forced to give up the indian ocean group, now a british overseas territory, in 1965 in exchange for independence. votes are being counted in india's general election, with exit polls suggesting prime minister narendra modi is set for a second term. a record 600 million people voted across several weeks, and security has been stepped up in some areas ahead of the final results, which are expected later today. a controversial list of "preferred" a—levels has been scrapped by the organisation that represents
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the top 24 universities in the uk. critics said the russell group were encouraging schools to sideline creative subjects, such as art, music and drama. instead, the list is being replaced by a new interactive website for pupils choosing their college subjects. the 100 wealthiest families and charitable institutions in britain have been sent a letter by a group of leading scientists, asking for help in tackling climate change. the letter highlights the danger of deforestation, carbon emissions and species extinction, and asks for a significant investment to prevent what it calls an "ecological catastrophe." there are calls for nato to do more to stop russia from interfering in overseas elections and targetting government computer networks. the foreign secretary, jeremy hunt, will address a conference on cybersecurity later. he'll warn that moscow is mounting a campaign to compromise the infrastructure of other countries.
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there is some more bad news for the uk's eurovision song contest entry this morning. bigger than us came in last place in saturday night's grand final, with a score ofjust16. now organisers have admitted they made a mistake, and deducted five points from michael rice's song. the contest blamed human error, and said the leader board was unchanged. so now it is just really, really in last place. even further behind everybody else. oh, dear. never mind. there is always another year. let's go to winds, shall we? or at least successful transition clinic. and the pressure of being in a big
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event, the final of the european foot ball event, the final of the european football competition. but how many people actually make it? to azerbaijan? yes, it is a long way and it is very expensive and tricky to find hotels when you get there. lots of chelsea fans are really struggling with it, when you six months ago it would be a problem and it isa months ago it would be a problem and it is a bit too late now to say, can we hold it somewhere else? of course this time next week we will know who has won the europa league, and how many fans they will be to watch it is anybody's gas. —— guess. uefa has denied reports that sponsors are returning many of their allocation. arsenal and chelsea are set to return around half of theirs because it's so hard and expensive to get to the final in azerbaijan. for everybody, it is better to play with 30,000 fans of chelsea and 30,000 fans of arsenal. you do this job for these matches and it is
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better for everybody to have the fa ns better for everybody to have the fans with the team. they thought about expanding the next men's football world cup, but turns out it's going to stay as it is. fifa, football's governing body, looked into moving to 48 rather than 32 teams for the tournament in qatar in 2022, but decided it wasn't possible to undertake the move three years out. he was described by lewis hamilton as a bright light in his life. well ahead of the monaco grand prix this weekend, fellow f1 drivers have been paying tribute to niki lauda, after the 3—time world champion died on monday. lauda was heavily involved with mercedes in recent years and hamilton was excused from his media commitments on wednesday as a result of the austrian's death. he was a massive motivation for everyone, for myself as well, for sure, as a driver. with everything
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he has achieved, and with the difficult career he had and all the comebacks and everything. but also asa comebacks and everything. but also as a person, it has been great, never forget, as a person, it has been great, neverforget, many, as a person, it has been great, never forget, many, many as a person, it has been great, neverforget, many, many good moments. he was also a very generous and funny guy as well. of course, i have never really worked with him, but the charts we have hardened stuff, he has been a great guy and for sure, it is a big loss to formula 1, so our sure, it is a big loss to formula 1, so our thoughts go out to his family right now. it doesn't look like danny cipriani will feature in the rugby world cup for england in the autumn but he's racking up more awards for his debut season with gloucester. he's added the premiership rugby player of the year prize to his rugby players association equivalent. he's made 13 try assists in helping gloucester reach the premiership semi finals for the first time in eight years heather watson will continue her bid to reach the main draw of the french open today. she plays greece's valentini grammatikopoulou after winning her first round match in three sets. only once this decade has she failed to make it into the main draw at rolland garros.
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katie swan had a more impressive win, beating the second seed jill teichmann. swan is hoping to reach the main draw of a grand slam outside wimbledon for the first time. we've had women's football, men's cricket. well, today it's netball‘s turn to reveal their squad for the world cup. we already know that former captain ama agbeze will not be in it after struggling with injury. tracey neville will name her final 12 this afternoon, and will reveal the new skipper too and finally, we've got another sporting statue to show you. make your own minds up on this one. it was unveiled in belfast to celebrate one of northern ireland's greatest players, george best, on what would have been his 73rd birthday. it's had a mixed reception.
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i don't think it is bad. it is quite small, isn't it? well, he was quite small. it gives you a sense of the energy. it doesn't look like him. there was that rinaldo one which was just scary. and there was a diego maradona one which was pretty bad. i think it captures the essence and the energy and the pace of him. think it captures the essence and the energy and the pace of himm doesn't look like him! do you not think? you can't really see his face and a shot. do you think it looks like him? i am hearing in my ear that we might have some statues to compare. . . that we might have some statues to compare... well, there we go. i don't think it is that bad. there is the cristiano ronaldo one. that is really bad. another one? maradona! who's how does he have and at one? charlie's! the cup looks similar.
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anyway. there we are being mean about people's looks. no we are not! we are being mean about me statues, not the people. that is allowed. all this week i have been doing pieces about women in sport, athletes at the top of their game, women who have had things happen to them. we had victoria azarenka on, who is going back to tennis after having had a baby. it's all part of bbc sport's series "change the game", which celebrates women and their achievements in sport. well, what happens if you don't fa ncy well, what happens if you don't fancy team sports or you don't want to go and compete? what happens if you just want to keep fit, in your own home. just enjoy being part of the team? no, what if you don't. i should listen, sorry. well, one of the things lots of women are doing is online fitness training. i met with instagram fitness coach, shona vertue, who told me about the pressure to have the perfect body. hold it up for me. good, and
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release. perfect! is part of the idea that we do have to aspire to something, but that does appear to —— appeal to women when trying to be healthy and fit? it is actually nice to look at something and think, actually, i want to look like that? i think the bottom line is that there is no problem with athletics or aspiring to something we like the look of. i just think or aspiring to something we like the look of. ijust think if it is the only, the sole fuel for your motivation, you are going to kind of be at the mercy of your self—esteem, toa be at the mercy of your self—esteem, to a degree. you know? you will be at the mercy of things going on in your life. social media comes in for criticism sometimes because sometimes you look at an image and think, that looks so perfect. is it really real? are you have attempted to edit any images of yourself or change the way that you look? no, no, no. absolutely not. because people do. i know. ithink
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no, no. absolutely not. because people do. i know. i think we need to focus less on a statics. —— aesthetics. we need to —— focus on functionality and what we can be capable of. that is how i feel about sport, depression those men and women feel to edit their bodies in a certain way to fit a beauty standard thatis certain way to fit a beauty standard that is ever shrinking and ever leaning out, you know, that is why we need to change the dialogue. when iam in an we need to change the dialogue. when i am in an outfit that is more revealing, be it just i am in an outfit that is more revealing, be itjust a crop top and some shorts, there is certainly more engagement with the post. more people clicked, more people like, more people comment. ijust engage so much more with nudity. u nfortu nately. so much more with nudity. unfortunately. —— they just so much more with nudity. unfortunately. —— theyjust engage. i would like people to understand more about the inner workings of the body under the science of exercise, rather than just wanting to see a half naked girl do some sports. david beckham read the forward to your book and was usually complementary and that forward. how
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much support was that for you? one of the best things about david writing a quote for that book was that he helped to break down the stigma of men doing yoga, because as much as we have a stigma around women lifting weights and being fea rful women lifting weights and being fearful about, there is still a stigma of men doing yoga, or doing any sort of practice, even meditation on things would have to reflect inwardly. she is such an interesting lady, at the top of her game. really inspirational. it was amazing to metre. and i think one of the things we have to remember is that some women want to keep fit in a different way or do sport in a different way and her message is really important. you see her in a crop top on a bikini and that makes people clicked and like. but her m essa 9 es people clicked and like. but her messages is all about strength, you know? fitness, health and well—being. it is a good message. hs2, now there is a controversial issue. is it, well it, won't it?
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that is what ben is looking at this morning, will it deliver the benefits? ben is at the construction site in birmingham. iam i am really glad you got the orange and blue memo, because we are all in some form of orange. it is sort of mandatory, and we are here because this site will be the site of the new station at one end of that first phase of the hs2 that runs initially between london and birmingham, and the subsequent phases will take it on to crew and then manchester and leeds. there is a lot of controversy, not least because of how much it will cost, and big questions about whether it will be delivered on time and on budget. we don't have a great track record in this country, do we, of doing these big infrastructure projects on time and on budget. let me show you around to give you a sense of where
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we are, you might be able to work out the existing west coast main line, currently running between london and birmingham, and then on to the north. much further down this site, and it is an absolutely huge site, and it is an absolutely huge site, this will be the new station. trains will ultimately pass through here, taking you on to crew, manchester and leeds. how do we make sure we get these projects right, and all these controversies don't come to fruition? two people who can explain a bit more, a professor of complex project management at the university of leeds, and a representative from the economics department at birmingham business school. good morning to you both. let me start with you, because i outlined how complex this project is, and we were hearing from the project manager earlier about how much work needs to be done to get to this point. how do you start to cost things like this and work out what needs to be done where, and when? you are right, it is really complex
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and this is the most complex infrastructure project going on in europe at the moment. there are tools and techniques, fortunately, that you can do from this, and at the start it is uncertain. as we go forward we get greater and greater clarity. you start with crude estimates about work practices, and you refine those as you go. and when we talk about refining it, there are already questions about whether the extra phases will get built, will it start outside london and then you have to commute into the centre? if you start to make optimisers like that, does that mean the whole project is unviable? well, one of the key things if you want to do the project well is having an intelligent client. this is where we look back to the government and get them to get their act together. in order to deliver this project well, you have to have a really clear steer. and when it comes to costs, lots of people say we should spend this money elsewhere, connecting leeds and liverpool and manchester,
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rather than just getting more leeds and liverpool and manchester, rather thanjust getting more people between birmingham and london. do they have a point? from an economic point of view we start off with what this project is supposed to achieve from the government's point of view. that objective has changed over time. we started outjust wanting to compete, really, with other countries. then it became about improving capacity, and then it became about connecting the north to the south, and enhancing economic growth. so once we have a clear idea about what the objective is, which has actually changed over time, and we nail it down to those two things, which is capacity, a more effective rail system and connecting north and south for the promotion of economic growth, then we can say, well, is h52 the growth, then we can say, well, is hsz the best way to achieve those objectives, and where is the evidence to support that? if it is the best way to achieve those objectives, then how much is it going to cost, what is the cost based on, and is the cost that has
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been quoted, which has actually changed enormously, i wrote some numbers down here, we started out with {31.5 billion in 2000, at the start of all of this, then 50 billion pounds for 2015 when the house of lords produced their report, and now we are at, what are we at now? {55.7 billion, estimated, this is an increase in cost of £23 billion from inception, when we first got approval, to now. that is a huge amount of money every year and it amounts to £1048 million per kilometre of rail. when we compare this with france, their most recent project, i think the number is 16.9 {16.9 project, i think the number is 16.9 £169 million, just in terms of estimates, and what is the answer? we don't know? is there evidence to back up the benefits and costs of hsz? we don't know. can the government do it? well, we have to look at the current system of transport, and all the debates we experience, and wonder whether this can ever be implemented in the way it is supposed to be. it is
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incredible when you start talking about those numbers. we will crunch those numbers a little bit more later. thank you to both of you. i will chat to the boss of the whole project in about an hour's time and we will put some of those questions to him, about how this can be delivered on time and on budget. join us for that at seven a.m.. a lovely day and lots of places. we have been down to newquay, this morning, with tim. fora bank holiday weekend, it has to be good, surely. come on. lovely in birmingham, a lovely start in derbyshire, for one of our weather watchers. a very good morning for most, but a few exceptions around this morning. in the north of scotland, still cloudy and damp, outbreaks of rain on a brisk breeze and winds falling later in shetland. a bright start in northern ireland, southern parts of northern ireland into cumbria and lancashire, thicker
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cloud. the isle of man, some patchy rain which could catch you out this morning. to the south of it some sunny spells, the odd mist and fog patch. late in the day, conwell could catch the odd isolated shower and still some rain in the of scotland. for most, shaping up to be a dry, sunny and pleasantly warm day. 23 celsius in the south—east corner, fresher where you have the cloud and breeze, the north—west of scotland, and the cloud remains in place through tonight. through tonight, lots of clear skies. a few mist and fog patches, shower or two in west wales towards cornwall and devon. temperatures foremost up a little bit on recent nights but still fresh in the countryside to start your friday morning commute. but a fine day for the most part, more cloudy generally across scotland, rain in the far north and a greater chance of one or two showers developing across wales and south—west england. for the vast majority, another dry day, sunny spells, a bit hazy in places and temperatures down a degree on today
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but one where you have the sunshine. we finished the week on a fine note, looking good if you are heading off on friday for the start of the big weekend, but through the weekend it looks like we will start to see the cloud gather and a little bit of rain. it sums it it up for all of us saturday and sunday. a few isolated showers in southern england, and later on western scotland and northern ireland will turn cloudier with some outbreaks of rain. light and patchy to begin with. temperatures still at levels they should be for the time of year. by the time we get to sunday it will start to turn a bit wetter and breezy, weather system starting to push their way and off the atlantic. for sunday, outbreaks of rain across much of scotland to begin with. clear away from northern ireland, dries to the south—east, brightening up dries to the south—east, brightening up in the west later. temperatures dropping a little bit and a up in the west later. temperatures dropping a little bit and a slightly fresher day again on monday. but a lot of dry weather to the south and east, a few showers in the north and
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west. thank you, we will see you againa west. thank you, we will see you again a little bit later. we have talked about going to the beach, we have been to a building site, and now we can go to a palace, how about that? may has already been a big month for the royalfamily, with the arrival of archie harrison mountbatten—windsor, but it's also the birth month of another royal. tomorrow is the 200th anniversary of the birth of queen victoria. to honour the occasion, kensington palace, her childhood home, will be hosting two exhibitions dedicated to her life. victoria holland is there for us this morning. what can you see, victoria? good morning. good morning, yes, this is actually the room queen victoria was born in. this isn't her cot, but it is of the area, and this would have been her actual bed, it was the bed she shared with prince albert. you can see how short it is. this room is one of many that has been converted back to the victorian era as part of this exhibition at kensington palace. when she was born she was seventh in line to the throne and suddenly at 18 she became
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queen. this was one of her dresses, so different to how we usually think of her. joining us is the exhibition curator. claudia, this dress is not like the black victoria we think of. exactly, so this stress dates from 1843, one of her earliest surviving dresses, and it shows a really different side to victoria, and that is what we want to do with this exhibition at kensington. it is covered in hand embroidery, floral hand embroidery and it shows this vivacious, youthful side of victoria early in her marriage. you have been focusing on her childhood. what was that like for her? it was quite a strict upbringing, wasn't it? that's right, it oscillated between these happy right, it oscillated between these ha p py early right, it oscillated between these happy early years when she was spoiled and indulged and the centre of the household, but in her adolescence it becomes a hothouse of tensions between her, her mother, and the bad guy of our story, a man called john conroy. what sorts of
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things does she have here? she has doll houses, toys, what would it have been like living in kensington palace? well, i mean, she was never wanting for material things. we have been able to bring together for the first time in almost 200 years lots of childhood toys, hotels, her sketchbooks, some of her clothing and her handwriting and school books. materially she never wanted for anything, but quite often she felt sort of lonely and suffocated. thank you very much. we will be exploring some of the other rooms in the palace in the next hour, and we will be at how victoria's life evolved as she became queen and took ona evolved as she became queen and took on a huge responsibilityjust a month after turning 18. good to get that insight. it is fascinating, isn't it? her name is on the door. she knows she is welcome. time now to get the news, travel and weather where you are.
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good morning from bbc london news, i'm sonja jessup. at least 80 firefighters are tackling a fire in a warehouse near the north circular in edmonton. no—one has been injured, but people living and working nearby are being advised to keep doors and windows closed because of the smoke. a three—year—old boy has died after he was hit by a car in east finchley. it happened just after 7:00pm last night on east end road. he was taken to hospital but died a short time later. the driver of the car stopped at the scene and has not been arrested. deliveries of emergency blood across london could be disrupted today and tomorrow as couriers start a two—day strike. around 100 cyclists, motorcyclists and van drivers are calling for better pay and conditions. their employer, the doctors laboratory, says the strike is irresponsible. the nhs says hospitals are prepared and shouldn't be affected. a seven—year—old boy from epsom who has had pioneering surgery
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is raising money to say thank you to great ormond street hospital by starring in his own rap video. # hello, my name isjoel, and here i am with a couple of boys... that's joe humphrey and his two brothers there. joe has a form of cerebral palsy. it is hoped his surgery will help him with his walking. he is aiming to raise £3,000 to pay for specialist staff who will play with young patients like himself. everything is fun, so no matter how tough the physio is, theyjust make it into a game. even to the point wherejoe can't wait to go to physio in the morning, even though it's really hard work, theyjust have this incredible knack, don't they, joe, for making everything fun. let's take a look at the travel situation now. first the tube. there is nojubilee line running between finchley road and waterloo at the moment. this is how the a12 looks (cam busy already heading into town from the gants hill roundabout.
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the a13 has one lane closed eastbound from the beckton roundabout to movers lane in barking while an accident is investigated. let's take alook at the weather, then. here is elizabeth rizzini. hello, good morning. not a lot to report weatherwise today, other than it's shaping up to be a pretty decent day once more. we'll see some lovely spells of sunshine on and off throughout the day, plenty of blue skies, and it's set to feel warm, with temperatures peaking in the late 20s in celsius once more. now, we're starting off with a few early mist patches around, particularly for parts of surrey. the sunshine's quite hazy for many of us this morning, as well, that's because there's quite a lot of cloud out there. but that will drift off, some sunny spells around. top temperatures of 22 or 23 degrees celsius, and just a gentle breeze today. it will feel pleasantly warm, of course, in the sunshine. now, overnight tonight, it's staying dry. bits and pieces of cloud here and there. temperatures generally dropping back to single figures, i think, in rural spots, but remaining in double figures
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in the centre of london. and then tomorrow, it's set to be mostly dry, but there could be one or two showers in the west as we head to the afternoon. some sunny spells, 22 degrees celsius the high. and then over the bank holiday weekend, it's set to be mostly dry. but there could be some rain on sunday night, and it will feel cooler by bank holiday monday. there is more from us in around half an hour, and plenty more news, travel and weather on our website at the usual address. i'll hand you back tojon and naga. bye for now. good morning. welcome to breakfast withjon kay and naga munchetty. our headlines today: the prime minister's leadership under increasing pressure as a senior cabinet minister resigns, saying she cannot support her revised brexit deal. we'll be live in downing street for more on where it leaves theresa may. mocked, taunted and intimidated: the bbc‘s panorama uncovers shocking abuse at a hospital caring
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for vulnerable adults. good morning. it is one of the most expensive and biggest infrastructure projects in the country, but how do we know hs2 will be built on time and on budget? i will be speaking to the boss of the whole project in the next half hour. the europa league final is less than a week away, but who'll be there to watch it? chelsea and arsenal look like they're giving back half their allocation for the match in azerbaijan, while uefa has denied sponsors are doing the same. good morning. rain again in northern scotla nd good morning. rain again in northern scotland today but the sun is up on another fine scotland today but the sun is up on anotherfine spring scotland today but the sun is up on another fine spring day for many of you. will it last into a bank holiday weekend? i will have all the details next on breakfast. it is thursday the 23rd of may. our top story. pressure has intensified on the prime minister to step down, following the resignation of the leader of the commons, andrea leadsom. a prominent campaignerfor brexit, she said she could not support theresa may's revised withdrawal deal. our political correspondent, nick eardley, is in downing street this morning. where does this leave ms may?
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ina in a really shaky position, is the simple answer. in parliament yesterday there was a real changing of mood. conservative mps really angry at what the prime minister was now offering them on brexit, normally loyal mps now saying it was the end of the road and they could not support this anymore. cabinet ministers who had rallied for mrs may before saying privately that they were not happy, and that all culminated last night in the resignation of the leader of the house, andrea leadsom. let's listen to what she said. i should say this contains flash photography.” to what she said. i should say this contains flash photography. i have been supporting brexit is totally for the last three years. —— brexit totally. as leader of the commons, with responsibility for the
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legislation, i could not stand up tomorrow and denounce a bill which has elements i do not support for brexit. lots of questions for theresa may and her team tomorrow in that building behind me. does that legislation showers desperate to get through parliament have any future? at the moment it doesn't look like it. is there any way she can unite a party? again, it looks really precarious from where i am standing. and thirdly, how long does theresa may have left at downing street? there are many tory mps who think it is probably days. an undercover investigation by the bbc‘s panorama programme has found vulnerable patients being mocked, taunted, and intimidated at a private hospital in county durham. allegations of physical and psychological abuse at whorlton hall emerged earlier this month and a police investigation is underway. the hospital looks after patients with learning disabilities or autism. the firm which runs it, cygnet, said 16 permanent staff have been suspended and all patients have now been transferred to other units.
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we should warn you that this report, by our social affairs correspondent, alison holt, is distressing. see that tiny, tiny car? i can see it. guess whose it is? 20—year—old alex is profoundly autistic. she has spent ten months here at the private hospital whorlton hall in county durham, which looks after about a dozen nhs—funded patients with learning disabilities or autism. she is one of the patients panorama's undercover reporter saw being bullied and taunted. alex is scared of men and should only be looked after by women. but when she gets upset, male care staff take over. they joke that they're "pushing the man button." it shocked alex's parents, tony and sarah. i feel so upset that alex has had
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to put up with that. we don't know anything about any of this. because she won't tell us. they are meant to be working to get alex better, to work out of that environment, and they are making it worse. sir stephen bubb carried out a 2015 review into the care of people with learning disabilities and autism. it makes me quite angry that i am now told, well, you can't close institutions because there aren't community facilities. at heart it's actually an excuse and it will be trotted up all the time while these institutions continue to exist, and where people suffer what i regard as the most disgusting treatment. the company that recently took over whorlton hall says it is cooperating with the police investigation and all patients have now been moved elsewhere. later this morning we'll hear from a whistleblower, speaking publicly for the first time, who originally contacted panorama about
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winterbourne view in 2011. the number of people dying from strokes in england has halved in a decade, dropping by 55% between 2001 and 2010. researchers at oxford university say more patients are surviving because of new treatments and better nhs care. the number of people suffering strokes has fallen by 20 per cent, but they are becoming more common in people under 55. the search has begun for a buyer for british steel, which was placed into compulsory liquidation yesterday. it follows a breakdown in rescue talks between the government and the company's owner, greybull. the collapse has put five thousand jobs at risk, with another 20,000 people in the company's supply chain facing uncertainty. yes, and! yes, and i think there is a sense of confusion among workers today, really, about what exactly happens
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next. they have been told it is business as usual and to carry on. but in the longer term, thousands of jobs here in scunthorpe, in teesside, in cumbria, they are now at risk. you are able to hear a small gathering here today, it has been described as a show of solidarity for steelworkers during this very difficult time. theyjust wa nt to this very difficult time. theyjust want to really show that the community is behind them and they are very much thinking about, you know, how everyone in this town is connected in some way to the steelworks. and the reality is, there are very difficult trading conditions, significant challenges for this plant, and they need a buyerfor for this plant, and they need a buyer for it to survive. it is 7:07am. the polls have opened for the european parliament elections. 73 members, known as meps, will be elected in nine constituencies in england, and one each in scotland, wales and northern ireland.
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results will be announced on sunday once voting has finished in all eu countries. the uk has rejected a united nations resolution demanding it gives back control of the chagos islands in the indian ocean to mauritius. the non—binding vote was supported by 116 nations, with the uk being just one of six countries opposing it. mauritius says it was forced to give up the indian ocean group, now a british overseas territory, in 1965 in exchange for independence. votes are being counted in india's general election, with exit polls suggesting prime minister narendra modi is set for a second term. a record 600 million people voted across several weeks, and security has been stepped up in some areas ahead of the final results, which are expected later today. a controversial list of "preferred" a—levels has been scrapped by the organisation that represents the top 24 universities in the uk. critics said the russell group were encouraging schools to sideline creative subjects, such as art, music and drama.
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instead, the list is being replaced by a new interactive website for pupils choosing their college subjects. the 100 wealthiest families and charitable institutions in britain have been sent a letter by a group of leading scientists, asking for help in tackling climate change. the letter highlights the danger of deforestation, carbon emissions and species extinction, and asks for a significant investment to prevent what it calls an "ecological catastrophe." there are calls for nato to do more to stop russia from interfering in overseas elections and targetting government computer networks. the foreign secretary, jeremy hunt, will address a conference on cyber—security later. he'll warn that moscow is mounting a campaign to compromise the infrastructure
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of other countries. matt will have the weather for us shortly, but we will return to one of our main stories. an undercover investigation by the bbc‘s panorama programme has found vulnerable patients with learning disabilities being mocked and intimidated at a private hospital in county durham. 16 permanent staff have been suspended at whorlton hall hospital and a police investigation is underway. we can speak now to sir stephen bubb, who wrote a government report into the winterbourne view unit near bristol, another hospital for people with learning disabilities, where abuse was uncovered eight years ago. thank you so much forjoining us, sir bubb. how unfortunate we are talking about this again. yes, and i wonder how many more scandals there will be before the government acts and closes these institutions down. imean, and closes these institutions down. i mean, what we saw was evil and
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wicked, but what is disgraceful is that the government, setting up a review instead of just that the government, setting up a review instead ofjust acting on my recommendations, closing these institutions down, introducing legislation is to protect the rights of people with learning disabilities, and an independent commissioner who will be able to investigate this sort of abuse. having another review, as they are proposing, is an excuse for inaction andi proposing, is an excuse for inaction and i think should make us all very angry. let's just and i think should make us all very angry. let'sjust break down what your recommendations were. first of all, you want institutions like this permanently shut down. what would be the alternative. well, let's remember, after winterbourne view the government actually promised they would do that, and the reason for my review was that after two yea rs for my review was that after two years they had not done that and so they said to me, would you look at that? i then said in my report, we should close the institutions and at
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the same time, we developed the community facilities that are needed for the 2300 people that are affected, but also, i said we need a charter of rights in law to protect people and their families, and we need an independent commissioner who can tackle allegations of abuse, and practically nothing has been done on any of that, despite the fact the prime minister announced in the commons they had accepted my report and would act on the recommendations. the department of health has released a statement saying "the health secretary has ordered the care of every patient in long—term segregation or seclusion to be reviewed, with people and families supported by specialist, independent advocates, and we will launch a new campaign to improve awareness of raising concerns around ca re" awareness of raising concerns around care". now, iam probably going awareness of raising concerns around care". now, i am probably going to
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anticipate what you are going to say, it just doesn't anticipate what you are going to say, itjust doesn't go far enough? well actually, i think it is pathetic, and in fact it is going to -- it is pathetic, and in fact it is going to —— it is going backwards on the promise they made to implement my recommendations. in the last five yea rs recommendations. in the last five years they have been reviewing cases of people in such institutions and in fact some people have been moved out into community facilities and actually are really thriving. but what happens is, there is a revolving door and as soon as a bed is freed up in one of these institutions, it gets filled. this will always happen until you close them down. what they are basically saying is they will not act, they will continue to allow institutions to segregate people in padded cells, physical restraint over medication, i think anyone who saw that programme should be very angry. what we need to do is convert that anger into action, to tackle this. that is why i am so disappointed without response you have just read out.
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why i am so disappointed without response you havejust read out. it com pletely response you havejust read out. it completely inadequate. —— with that response. the care quality commission, the regulator, does look at these institutions underrate them. by default, is that system in itself failing? i will, them. by default, is that system in itself failing? iwill, it is, and remember, they rated this particular institution, whorlton hall, as good. i think the sea qc need to review what they are doing and how they are doing it because it is clearly inadequate. —— the cqc. what about this statement that people with learning disabilities are thriving. what about the cost of these institutions? how can that be assimilated, especially when we are talking now about the pressures on, you know, medical services and health services? my report actually set out how they could fund that expansion of community, and i said they should set up a national task
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force for providers, charities and government. they could use social service to build that community facility development. and of course if they had done that, because i was recommending about five years ago, we wouldn't be talking now about the need for more community facilities, and again, it is an excuse that they cannot close the institutions because there are not community facilities. i think we should remember that as soon as this abuse was uncovered at whorlton hall, they actually moved to 15 people very quickly. it can be done. you can close these institutions. you can develop the community facilities. and we should remember that it is 2300 people in the great scheme of things in health and social care, thatis things in health and social care, that is not a big task, theyjust need to get on and do it. thank you for speaking to us on breakfast. that was sir stephen bubb. we will actually be speaking to a gentleman who was the original winterbourne
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view whistleblower in an hour. we should also say that signet healthcare, the should also say that signet healthca re, the company should also say that signet healthcare, the company in charge of whorlton hall, as all staff involved have been suspended and patients, as we heard from sir bubb, have been transferred to other hospitals. here is matt with a look at this morning's weather. looking ahead to another bank holiday weekend for most people. yes, indeed, and we have not done too badly with bank holidays. will it last? stay with me and i will let you know. a fine start for many, sunshine on the hazy side, but sta pleton, sunshine on the hazy side, but stapleton, outside bristol, is a dry start. the big exception to the dry start. the big exception to the dry start is in the northern half of scotland. we have plenty of cloud putting in, outbreaks of rain coming and going through the next few hours, the odd heavy a burst as well. but come further south, a bit more cloud across southern scotland, more cloud across southern scotland, more cloud across southern scotland, more cloud to the south of northern ireland, the isle of man, cumbria,
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yorkshire, lancashire and the dales, outbreaks of rain and this zone will gradually diminish through the day. to the south of it, some sunny spells, even if it is a touch on the hazy side and the chance of a shower getting close to cornwall later in the day. rain continuing in northern scotland. a rather cool day, temperatures around 11 degrees, you can see the green colours on our chart but the temperatures warm up further south and east yougov, 23 or 24 celsius possible in the south—east corner. the breeze picks up south—east corner. the breeze picks upa south—east corner. the breeze picks up a little bit through tonight. still most notably across the northern half of the uk, continuing outbreaks of rain in northern scotland. tomorrow morning's commute, most places start the day dry. temperatures in single figures away from towns and city centres, on the cool side in east wales, the midlands and north—east england. sunny spells and lots of dry weather once again. there will still be some rain in northern scotland which will ease a little bit through the day. a chance in the afternoon of the odd moderate shower. but most places will stay dry with the sunshine at
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times for some the best of which will be towards the south—east corner, where we will see temperatures at their highest. on friday, for the start of the big weekend, into saturday and sunday the chance of some rain. that sums up the chance of some rain. that sums up the start of the bank holiday weekend for many of you. a fine day for the most part, a few isolated showers across southern counties of england and later we will seek loud and patchy rain pushing into northern scotland stop the vast majority saturday will be dry, a bit hazy in places, but pleasant and nice enough with temperatures around where they should be. notice on the chart as we go into sunday, weather fronts are starting to push their way in. some rain across in scotland, northern ireland, clearing away quite early during the day i suspect. fairly showery, so some places will stay dry on sunday, especially further south and east you are. it will brighten up to western areas later in the day. with more of a breeze around, starting to feel a little bit fresher. bank holiday monday, while we start with
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some sunshine, a few showers cropping up in the north and west, but some sunny spells around especially further south and east that you are. could be worse, could be better, no real complaints though. thank you very much indeed. matt is using satellite data together all that information, isn't he? no, he just together all that information, isn't he? no, hejust knows it. look at that. straight in this head. it is there. it downloads straight into this head. there is a chip inside. no, he isjust special.” this head. there is a chip inside. no, he isjust special. ithink this head. there is a chip inside. no, he isjust special. i think he is using satellites. when you think about satellites in space, you probably imagine them collecting data from across the universe. but what about helping us find abandoned supermarket trolleys, or locating public loos? they are a bit surprising. well, they are really commonsense. those are the winning ideas in a uk space agency competition for teenagers, looking for inspiration on how satellites
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can improve life on earth. tim muffett is with some of the winners on fistral beach in cornwall. if you are going to look at something like this, why not do it in absolutely gorgeous surroundings? good morning to you. good morning to you. what are stunning view this is, fistral beach, as you say, in newquay, and a bit of surfing going on, but we are here to talk about the satellife competition run by the uk space agency. as you say, it is about getting young people inspired by satellites to come up with ideas as to how satellites can improve our everyday life. one idea for the group winners has been an idea of tracking public toilets. if you are out and you need the loo in this area, out and you need the loo in this area , you out and you need the loo in this area, you are fine, there are public toilets around here. but what about being able to reserve them if you have a medical need? we will be
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speaking to those winners in just a moment. the individual winner, her idea also affects everyday life, but in her case it is shopping. satellites have changed the way we live our lives, but could they also prevent sights like this, or this? lowena hopes so. it was seeing trolleys like this in car parks, on the sides of roads, in waterways. and that's when my idea of trolley tracker, which uses gps to track abandoned trolleys, first came into being. there's a gps — a global positioning system. if its gps goes out of a certain bound, it sends a supermarket a signal saying where the trolley is. so that helps the supermarket keep track of where these trolleys are, and it eventually leads to the supermarkets being able to re—collect the trolleys. so the actual device is planning to go in the handle, instead of replacing the entire trolley, which makes the actual solution cheaper, and it means that supermarkets are more incentivised to take this idea on board. it is stilljust an idea, but it has landed lowena the individualfirst prize in the uk
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space agency satelife competition. you can see the routes that people take to abandon them, where they're commonly abandoned, at what time of day, what day of the week. and that allows supermarkets to better route—plan, so they're able to but in better preventative methods. it is thought hundreds of thousands of trolleys are abandoned every yea r, costly not just to supermarkets, but the environment as well. they can cause flooding and damage wildlife. i'm going to present my idea to a panel of people who hopefully will give me some support for my idea, and i hope to work with supermarkets and local governments to solve this issue. congratulations to the individual winner. the group winners joining congratulations to the individual winner. the group winnersjoining me this morning, from this part of the world, newquay, congratulations. calvin, what is your idea? so the project is an app for your mobile phone which will show a map with public toilets marked on. if you
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have a disability, you can reserve the toilets, but if you don't you can find them anywhere around you stop very good, very simple idea. who is it aimed at? two we have aimed it at people with disability and we have also thought about the general public, because it can be aimed at all of them as well, especially children. and the tech sounds pretty complicated. how would it work? well, first of all, the gps works like any sat nav in your car, that allows it to work offline so you don't need an internet connection when travelling. we would then use motorised locks so users who are allowed to reserve toilets would be able to lock the toilets before they get there and unlock them with their phone as they arrive. and this would be aimed here, how would you like to roll this out eventually? 0k,
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here, how would you like to roll this out eventually? ok, so we would like to roll it out eventually to the entire world. and by doing so we contacted the entire world. and by doing so we co nta cted a the entire world. and by doing so we contacted a couple of charities and they said they were interested in they said they were interested in the idea. and wejust kind of went from there, really. such a brilliant idea, and it is notjust me who thinks it is a good idea, and the uk space agency, but a very special man who has an inspiration for a lot of people. let's hear what tim peake has to say. i would like to say a huge congratulations to everyone who took part in the satellife competition. as a father of two young boys, i know that when you need to find a lou, it is really important, so well done. and the app for finding supermarket trolleys is great, and i hope they both come into reality and we can end up using those apps very soon —— loo. to all those apps very soon —— loo. to all those who took part, greatjob. those apps very soon —— loo. to all those who took part, great job. tim peake, that those who took part, great job. tim pea ke, that is those who took part, great job. tim peake, that is pretty impressive, isn't it? and the module behind him was the one he came down from space to earth in, and that has been on display at the science museum, on a
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national tour. how does it feel to be congratulated by tim peake? amazing, well. are you confident this will actually become a reality, your idea? i think it is on the right track. a quick chat to emily from the uk space agency. what do you make of the entrance this year? i have young children, it would be fantastic to have this. but saving trolleys from the environment, delivering healthcare materials, the inspiration young people have come up inspiration young people have come up with really does blow our minds. and reuse satellites every day without realising it, and it is really good to actually make that more common and widely known across the whole of society. thank you much indeed, and congratulations. there will be a dragon's den style panel. hopefully not too distant future these ideas will become a reality.” love the way you lined them all up in height order, as well. do you
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know what and we would be on? we would be on the left.” know what and we would be on? we would be on the left. i wonder why tim is so close to the camera? talking of height, the tallest man on the team, ben thompson, is talking all about tim —— hs2. i understand you have something interesting on the back of your hat? yes, these are my initials, it is not the telecoms company, i should say that. i have is is on because we are on the site of what will be a station for hsz are on the site of what will be a station for h52 in birmingham. it will be the end of the start, depending on where you are travelling, of the line between london and birmingham, the first phase of high—speed two, and the preparatory work is under way. this is how father station will go, so all the way from there to hear, and
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where we are standing right now will be platforms. of course, you may know it is about improving speed capacity. it will cut journey times between london and birmingham, the subsequent phases will take you to crewe and manchester and leeds. the idea is to cut those journey times and triple the number of seats on journeys between the capital and other major cities. they are already beset by cost concerns, how much it will all cost at the end of the day. will it be finished on time? we're talking 2033 until the trains are running on that last phase, so lots of concern about all of that. i will put some of those questions and worries to the chief executive of the whole project, he will be with me in about 20 minutes, so stay with me in about 20 minutes, so stay with me for that. but we are going to get the news, travel and whether where you are watching breakfast. we will see you soon. good morning from bbc london news, i'm sonja jessup.
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more than 100 firefighters are tackling a fire in a warehouse near the north circular in edmonton. no—one has been injured, but people living and working nearby are being advised to keep doors and windows closed because of the smoke. our reporter greg mckenzie is there. well, the fire behind me took hold in the early hours of this morning. there are more than 100 firefighters at the scene at the moment. there are no reports of any injuries. now, what we do know, it appears to be a furniture store that is on fire, and thatis furniture store that is on fire, and that is where the fire is believed to have begun. the fire brigade are at the scene, there are about 15 fire engines, as i mentioned earlier, about 100 firefighters tried to bring this blaze behind me under control. a three—year—old boy has died after he was hit by a car in east finchley. it happened just after 7:00pm last night on east end road. the driver of the car stopped at the scene and has not been arrested. let's take a look at the travel situation now. we have problems on the jubilee line this morning.
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it is not runnin between finchley road and waterloo. there's a track fault at bond street. now let's show you how it looks at bond street tube station, because emergency vehicles dealing with that track fault are there, and so oxford street is partly blocked westbound. and the a13 has one lane closed eastbound from the beckton roundabout to movers lane in barking while an accident is investigated. a seven—year—old boy from epsom who has had pioneering surgery is raising money to say thank you to great ormond street hospital by starring in his own rap video. # hello there, world, my name is joe. # and here i am with a couple of boys... that's joe humphrey and his two brothers there. joe has a form of cerebral palsy. it is hoped his surgery will help him with his walking. he is aiming to raise £3,000 to pay for specialist staff who will play with young patients like himself. let's take alook at the weather, then. here is elizabeth rizzini. hello, good morning. not a lot to report weatherwise
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today, other than it's shaping up to be a pretty decent day once more. we'll see some lovely spells of sunshine on and off throughout the day, plenty of blue skies, and it's set to feel warm, with temperatures peaking in the late 20s in celsius once more. now, we're starting off with a few early mist patches around, particularly for parts of surrey. the sunshine's quite hazy for many of us this morning, morning, as well. that's because there's quite a lot of cloud out there. but that will drift off, some sunny spells around. top temperatures of 22 or 23 degrees celsius, and just a gentle breeze today. it will feel pleasantly warm, of course, in the sunshine. now, overnight tonight, it's staying dry. bits and pieces of cloud here and there. temperatures generally dropping back to single figures, i think, in the rural spots, but remaining in double figures in the centre of london. and then tomorrow, it is set to be mostly dry, but there could be one or two showers, perhaps, in the west as we head to the afternoon. some sunny spells, 22 degrees celsius the high. and then over the bank holiday weekend, it's set to be mostly dry, but there could be some rain on sunday night,
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and it will feel cooler by bank holiday monday. there is more from us in around half an hour, and plenty more news, travel and weather on our website at the usual address. i'll hand you back tojon and naga. bye for now. hello, this is breakfast, withjon kay and naga munchetty. here's a summary of this morning's main stories here's a summary of this morning's main stories from bbc news. pressure has intensified on the prime minister to step down, following the resignation of the leader of the commons, andrea leadsom. a prominent campaignerfor brexit, she said she could not support theresa may's revised withdrawal deal. several other cabinet ministers have said the pm cannot stay on. an undercover investigation by the bbc‘s panorama programme has found vulnerable patients being mocked, taunted, and intimidated at a private hospital in county durham. allegations of physical and psychological abuse at whorlton hall emerged earlier this month and a police investigation is underway.the hospital looks after patients with learning disabilities or autism. the firm which runs it, cygnet, said 16 permanent staff have been
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suspended and all patients have now been transferred to other units. the search has begun for a buyer for british steel, which was placed into compulsory liquidation yesterday. it follows a breakdown in rescue talks between the government and the company's owner, greybull. the collapse has put five thousand jobs at risk, with another 20,000 people in the company's supply chain facing uncertainty. the polls are open for the european parliament elections. 73 members, known as meps, will be elected in nine constituencies in england, and one each in scotland, wales and northern ireland. results will be announced on sunday once voting has finished in all eu countries. the number of people dying from strokes in england has halved in a decade, dropping by 55% between 2001 and 2010. researchers at oxford university say more patients are surviving because of new treatments and better nhs care.
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the number of people suffering strokes has fallen by 20%, but they are becoming more common in people under 55. votes are being counted in india's general election — with exit polls suggesting prime minister narendra modi is set for a second term. a record 600 million people voted across several weeks, and security has been stepped up in some areas ahead of the final results, which are expected later today. a controversial list of "preferred" a—levels has been scrapped by the organisation that represents the top 24 universities in the uk. critics said the russell group were encouraging schools to sideline creative subjects, such as art, music and drama. instead, the list is being replaced by a new interactive website for pupils choosing their college subjects.
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botswa na botswana has lifted a five year ban on elephant hunting. the country is a sanctuary for around 130,000 elephants — a third of those left in africa, after poaching has reduced numbers across the continent. we're just we'rejust going to we're just going to update you with what has happened with the uk's eurovision song contest entry this morning. it came last. # everything you see... well, that was bigger than us. we were commiserating on saturday when it came last. we gotjust 16 points. but apparently there was a mistake in the count. which raised expectations, maybe, just maybe... it didn't work out quite as we might have hoped. we actually got 16 points on saturday night, they have now worked out that we should have got five less than that. so we have gone down to 11 points. still
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bottom. you are mean, you are sniggering, sally. i'm not! don't dob me in. she was chortling on the side. how are you? it was really sad, wasn't it? the whole thing... he mustjust sad, wasn't it? the whole thing... he must just feel sad, wasn't it? the whole thing... he mustjust feel battered. sad, wasn't it? the whole thing... he must just feel battered.” sad, wasn't it? the whole thing... he mustjust feel battered. i am going to going you some european success going to going you some european success right now. there has to be a british winner of the europa league final next week. that's true. so we can turn it around, this time next week we will know who has won the europa league, but how many fans they will be to watch as anybody's gas. uefa has denied reports that sponsors are returning many of their allocation. arsenal and chelsea are set to return around half of theirs because it's so hard and expensive to get to the final in azerbaijan. for everybody, it is better to play with 30,000 fans of chelsea and 30,000 fans of arsenal. you do this job for these matches and it is betterfor everybody to have the fans with the team.
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they thought about expanding the next men's football world cup, but turns out it's going to stay as it is. fifa, football's governing body, looked into moving to 48 rather than 32 teams for the tournament in qatar in 2022 but decided it wasn't possible to undertake the move three years out. he was described by lewis hamilton as a bright light in his life. well ahead of the monaco grand prix this weekend, fellow f1 drivers have been paying tribute to niki lauda, after the 3—time world champion died on monday. lauda was heavily involved with mercedes in recent years and hamilton was excused from his media commitments on wednesday as a result of the austrian's death. he was a massive motivation for everyone, for myself as well, for sure, as a driver. with everything he has achieved, and with the difficult career he had and all the comebacks and everything. but also as a person, it's been great, i'll never forget the many, many good moments.
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he was also a very generous and funny guy as well. of course, i have never really worked with him, but the chats we have had and stuff, he's been a great guy and for sure, it's a big loss to formula 1, so our thoughts go out to his family right now. heather watson will continue her bid to reach the main draw of the french open today. she plays greece's valentini grammatikopoulou after winning her first round match in three sets. only once this decade has she failed to make it into the main draw at rolland garros. katie swan had a more impressive win, beating the second seed jill teichmann. swan is hoping to reach the main draw of a grand slam outside wimbledon for the first time.
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we've had women's football, men's cricket. well today it's netball‘s turn to reveal their squad for the world cup. we already know that former captain ama agbeze won't be in it after struggling with injury. tracey neville will name her final 12 this afternoon and will reveal the new skipper, too. and finally, we've got another sporting statue to show you. i don't think this one is that bad. it isa i don't think this one is that bad. it is a shame you have to preface it with that. one of belfast's greatest players. guess who it is? it has to be george best. but he wouldn't know that just by looking at be george best. but he wouldn't know thatjust by looking at the statue, to be fair. it would have been his 73rd birthday. let's remind ourselves. i like the way they have his flowing locks. really? yes, i do. and i suppose this one is good as well? that one is terrible, absolutely dreadful. and that is maradona. or is it madonna? i don't know. yeah, but one is not great, is it? ok, so there have been some
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controversial statues.” it? ok, so there have been some controversial statues. i think what this proves is that it is difficult to get here right. and faces. but apart from that, spot on. —— difficult to get hair right. anyway, moving on. throughout this week, we'll be hearing from some of the world's top female athletes about the challenges they face while competing. it's all part of bbc sport's series change the game, which celebrates women and their achievements in sport. we have had professional athletes on. this morning i want to talk to you about ordinary women keeping fit and doing sports for themselves. not everybody wants to compete. lots of people like to be healthy and fit, and a huge area of growth at the moment is online fitness classes. you can do them when you are at home, in your pyjamas, i do mine in the kitchen. one of the best known is shona vertue. she told me about the pressure to have the perfect body. hold it up for me.
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good, and release. perfect! it's part of the idea that we do have to aspire to something, but that does appeal to women when trying to be healthy and fit? it is actually nice to look at something and think, actually, i want to look like that? i think the bottom line is that there's no problem with aesthetics or aspiring to something we like the look of. ijust think if it's the only, the sole fuel for your motivation, you're going to kind of be at the mercy of your self—esteem, to a degree. you know? you will be at the mercy of things going on in your life. social media comes in for criticism sometimes because sometimes you look at an image and think, that looks so perfect. is it really real? have you ever attempted to edit any images of yourself or change the way that you look? no, no, no. absolutely not. because people do. i know. i think we need to focus
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less on aesthetics. we need to focus on functionality and what we can be capable of. that is how i feel about sport, the pressure those men and women feel to edit their bodies in a certain way to fit a beauty standard that is ever shrinking and ever leaning out, you know, that is why we need to change the dialogue. when i'm in an outfit that's more revealing, be itjust a crop top and some shorts, there is certainly more engagement with the post. more people click, more people like, more people comment. theyjust engage so much more with nudity, unfortunately. i would like people to understand more about the inner workings of the body and the science of exercise, rather than just wanting to see a half—naked girl do some sports. david beckham wrote the foreword to your book and was really complementary in that foreword. how much support was that for you? one of the best things about david writing a quote for that book
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was that he helped to break down the stigma of men doing yoga, because as much as we have a stigma around women lifting weights and being fearful of that, there is still a stigma of men doing yoga, or doing any sort of practice, even meditation on things would have to reflect inwardly. it is really interesting, she looks amazing and she is beautiful, but her whole messages strength, health, fitness, mental health. and she is very much into encouraging women to lift weights. to push themselves, to push the boundaries. the health side of things. totally. i think she is very inspiring. interesting. thank you, sally. good morning. h52, when you, sally. good morning. h52, when you talk about it it sparks a conversation. yes, it divides people, it divides them geographically as well, just as the line itself well. some people think it isa line itself well. some people think it is a waste of money and some
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people think it is a great benefit to business. ben is looking at this, he is ata to business. ben is looking at this, he is at a construction site in birmingham. can you tell us why you are wearing gloves? i knew you would ask me about that, you already asked me about this wonderful attire this morning. i'm wearing gloves because there are all sorts of things on this ground. at the moment they are doing remediation works on the grounds, which means they have to basically work out what is here. there are all sorts of things on the site. sewers, pipes, wires, cables. they have to get a pipes, wires, cables. they have to geta grip pipes, wires, cables. they have to get a grip on what is here before they start the real construction work. to give you a sense of where we are, that is the west coast mainline, train line you can see in the background. the existing route between the capital and birmingham. the station itself will run right down to where those trees are. and a point where we are now, where we are standing, will be whether platforms are. so if you are taking the hs2 train from london to birmingham you will get off here and subsequently go on to manchester and leeds. big
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questions, as you have touched on, about the cost. is it money well spent? and also the timing. will it be delivered on time? lots of big questions for the boss and i'm pleased to say he joins me this morning. martin thurston is the chief executive of hs2. thanks for having us. you have a big job on your hands. your two years into this job. many more to come. where do you even start with something like this? great question. i think what we need to remember is that what we're doing here at hs2 is unprecedented. this is on here at hs2 is unprecedented. this isona here at hs2 is unprecedented. this is on a scale that we have not really got in living memory. we have some great experience on big projects in the uk in the last ten yea rs, projects in the uk in the last ten years, the olympics, crossrail, big transport schemes, and certainly what we did in kent. but what we're doing here, building a new railway line in north london —— north england, the first time in a hundred yea rs. england, the first time in a hundred years. it is testing times and it will test the country, frankly, because it will be a big undertaking. what is the biggest challenge for you? when you mention
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something like crossrail, the first thing many people think is a lot of money and lots of delays. we are not great at delivering projects on time and on budget. what makes you think you can do this one and on budget? that is a challenge, but we need to remember that the real test for a big project is whether it is value for money for the public purse. that is as much about the cost as it is about the benefits. the benefits of hs2 in the long run are profound. notjust when it is finished, but even today, we have announced 9000 jobs working on this programme. a whole suite of skills and apprentices. so we are at the beginning of a sort of renaissance in infrastructure investment here, and that is the prize for us, but as much as it takes a long time, as much as it takes a long time, as much as it takes a lot of public money, future generations will thank us for completing this. the pricetag has already gone up from £30 billion to £50 billion plus. should we be spending that on
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existing infrastructure and making what we have debtor? i spend a lot of time travelling between leeds and manchester and liverpool. the services are rubbish. should we be spending money there? we need to do both, in the next five year control period we will spend £10 billion on existing infrastructure, even more than in the previous. £56 billion for hs2 is over 25 years and the equivalent spend on our road and rail system will be greater than that in the same period so the government is investing in all modes of infrastructure. what we have to remember is hs2 is truly transformational. to spend money on existing infrastructure, especially railways, is expensive, time—consuming and disruptive and it creates incremental change but you don't get the transformational change of a project like hs2, or the scale and ambition that hs2 will have. the house of lords have been looking at this and whether it will come in on time and on budget. the house of lords have said this is not value for money and they are far
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from convinced it will be finished on budget. as the boss, when you hear something like that, how do you respond? we see lots of commentary about hs2 and the reality is big infrastructure programmes like this to divide opinion, and we have a track record in the country. if you go back to the 19505, building the m4, the m25, and even the channel link in the 19905, at the time these programmes divide opinion. is it a good use of public money, what impact it will have on the environment, the disruption it causes as we acquire land and property, is significant. but if you look back over history we have held our nerve on these projects. it is unthinkable that you would travel from france and london now without getting the train, you wouldn't fly. so we have seen the ultimate regenerative effect that hs2 will have on our economy, and that is what i get focused on, that is what the team at hs2 are focused on.
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what i get focused on, that is what the team at h52 are focused on. how much have you spent so far? just under £5 billion to date. some would say that is too much to cancel the project. there are a lot of calls, from westminster and elsewhere, to cancel the project. it will come into expensive, it will come into late, that we should spend the money elsewhere. are you at a point where so much has been spent it can't be cancelled? that is a decision for others. but 9000 people across the country are already working on this programme, and we have the opportunity to create a skills legacy in engineering and construction which is unprecedented, not just for this country, construction which is unprecedented, notjust for this country, but construction which is unprecedented, not just for this country, but we can export overseas. and we have to see it as a long strategic investment programme. what other ways you might save money? some are speculating that maybe the train won't go into central london, that it will terminate outside at old oak common. maybe the tunnels go a bit narrower so it slows down the speed of the train. maybe you reduce the
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number of trains that are on that track. if we start getting into that territory, this project isn't viable, is it? that is not what we're doing, we have to go into city centres. all the experience, if you look overseas, spain, japan, china, the city to city high—speed rail links transform economies, transform major urban areas and create connectivity around countries that have an economic effect. so the speed is important. if you think that when this railways finished you will be able to get from birmingham, in the heart of the country, to the heart of london, in 45 or 50 minutes in each direction, that is transformative. leads to birmingham is almost two hours, i have done it many times, so what it will do for the east midlands, for leeds, these are significant benefits we will see when the project is finished. can you guarantee that the lines to leeds and manchester will get built?
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well, we don't have the legislation yet for a second phase. are you confident it will happen? we are preparing legislation. our intent is to put a bill into the house of parliament next year, and that will ta ke parliament next year, and that will take probably three years to go through. it is going to be the biggest piece of legislation after the first bill that went through. and after that we will get on and build the railway. good luck, you have a big job on your hands. so much more from me a little later, we will speak to some people who have been affected by this, who are worried about the cost and the delays, but the boss very confident he can deliver on time and on budget. we will keep an eye on it and that is something i am sure we will talk about over many years to come. more from me a little later. i will see you soon. sunny on the building site. here is matt with a look at this morning's weather. a gorgeous start to the day in newquay. matt will make sure it is wonderfulfor newquay. matt will make sure it is wonderful for those who are celebrating or enjoying a bank
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holiday weekend stop good morning. we will certainly try our best, but doesn't that seen matthew syed? a bit further north and west wales, blue skies are bound. a few exceptions this morning, i am sure some of you are very exceptions this morning, i am sure some of you are very aware exceptions this morning, i am sure some of you are very aware of that. the northern half of scotland, cloudy, damp, quite breezy through here during the next few hours. southern parts of scotland, a better chance of sunshine. to the south of northern ireland into south cumbria, not lancashire and across the dales, a line of thicker cloud producing a few spots of rain here and there. either side of that, the sun out. as you saw in newquay, across—the—board, spells you saw in newquay, across—the—boa rd, spells of you saw in newquay, across—the—board, spells of sunshine overhead. hazy in a few spots and later on an isolated shower towards west cornwall. most will stay dry, the weather spots in the northern half of scotland. 11 or 12 degrees, the temperature chart warming up in the temperature chart warming up in the south—east, 24 the high this afternoon, above where they should be for the time of year. into
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tonight, cloud and patchy rain across the northern half of scotland. one or two showers in south wales, partly clear skies, distant fog patches around, temperatures up a little bit on last night but a bit fresh if you are up bright and early before the sun properly gets going. a bit hazy across the uk, where you have got the sunshine. the greater chance of a few showers in wales in south—west england through tomorrow but the rain in northern scotland gradually turns lighter and patchy, with more places staying dry. temperatures similarto places staying dry. temperatures similar to today's values, down a degree or so on the southern half of the country as the breeze picks up. find in middlesbrough, and once that weekend gets under way, tomorrow evening and into the weekend, passing cloud and a bit of sunshine on saturday, sunday with thicker cloud and there could be some rain. it will be the same for many of us, asi it will be the same for many of us, as i will show you. saturday most bases dry, one or two showers across southern counties of england and to the west of scotland, northern ireland, cloud and patchy rain later in the day. temperatures still
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holding up reasonably well for many of you in spells of hazy sunshine. as weather front start to pushing off the atlantic, the greater chance off the atlantic, the greater chance of wetter weather. scotland and northern ireland and in particular to ta ke northern ireland and in particular to take you into sunday morning. wet across northern scotland, brightening up on the south, but cloudy conditions for england and wales on sunday with a greater chance of a few showers around. some in the south and east will still stay dry throughout, and a little bit fresher and easier as we head into bank holiday monday. a few showers in the north and west later but a little bit of sunshine in the south and east. thank you so much. you are welcome. tomorrow, the 24th of may, would have been queen victoria's 200th birthday. to honour the occasion, kensington palace, her childhood home, will be hosting two exhibitions dedicated to her life. they have opened up her bedroom, haven't they, to see what it is
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like. we were talking earlier to victoria holland, who is at kensington palace and who we will talk to at some point in the programme. she was saying she just had this life of luxury when she was young, literally wanted for nothing, as you would kind of expect from a princess who is obviously due to become queen, that they have opened up become queen, that they have opened up the bedroom and the other living quarters so we have an idea of what it is like. victoria holland is there for us this morning. we have seen the bedroom, where are you now? good morning, this is the red saloon where she would have held her first council meeting when she first came queen. there is so much to show you in this exhibition, i will start with something quite small. this is queen victoria's actual hair, hair at the bottom is her baby hair, and the rest from childhood. they were collected by governess and kept in a scrap. when she was born she was fifth in line to the throne, and a month after her 18th birthday she became queen. this
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is what she war for her coronation, and it is woven with real gold. the red saloon was where she first became queen, where she held her first council meeting, these figurines give an idea of what she would have faced. lucy wesleyjoins me now. what would the scene have been like for a young victoria? it's such a joyful moment in her life because she had such a dark and lonely childhood, that as soon as she was 18 years old she came to the throne and she came in on the first day through that doorjust throne and she came in on the first day through that door just there throne and she came in on the first day through that doorjust there and into her first council meeting. and she was only 18, a tiny little girl, really sort of unimpressive, but she somehow stood up to this occasion, it was full of... you can see the counsellors here, old men, politicians, the patriarch you were standing there. but as the duke of wellington said, sitting there on that chair, it was fantastic. she not only filled the chair, she
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filled the room. and we forget as well that she was quite an inspirational leader and her public perception was riding really high at this time. she did come to the throne in this sort of blaze of glory, and people didn't know much about her as she had been hidden away in kensington palace. it was quite a good pr strategy. her childhood, which unfolded in these rooms, it was quite grim, actually. she found it challenging and difficult, but it did mean that she could emerge like a duckling turning into a swan. and she was enormously popular, as any sort of 18—year—old girl, fresh, virginal, exciting, would be. and she was quite controlled, she was hidden away, she was very controlled, she was hidden away, she was very strict, so it is such a change to go from that to queen, and regal. we will be back in kensington palace later on, as well, to show you some of her toys as well, her
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doll houses and things she made herself. time now to get the news, travel and weather where you are. good morning from bbc london news, i'm sonja jessup. more than 100 firefighters are tackling a blaze in a warehouse near the north circular in edmonton. it is believed it started in the early hours of this morning. no—one has been injured. a few minutes ago our reporter spoke to one of the firefighters at the scene who had this update for us. there have been some issues with water supply in this area so we are dragging waterfrom the water supply in this area so we are dragging water from the canal. we are asking local residents to keep their windows and doors closed while they can see the smoke plume above and around them. a three—year—old boy has died after he was hit by a car in east finchley.
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it happened just after 7:00pm last night on east end road. he was taken to hospital but died a short time later. the driver of the car stopped at the scene and has not been arrested. let's take a look at the travel situation now. we have problems on the jubilee line this morning. it is not running between finchley road and waterloo. there is a track fault at bond street. thameslink servcies are also disrupted this morning between st pancras and blackfriars. if we take a look at the m4, it is slow in both directions on the brentford elevated section atjunction 2. and the a13 has one lane closed eastbound from the beckton roundabout to movers lane in barking while an accident is investigated. before we look at the weather, just time to tell you about the seven—year—old boy from epsom who has had pioneering surgery and is raising money to say thank you to great ormond street hospital by starring in his own rap video.
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that's joe humphrey and his two brothers there. joe has a form of cerebral palsy. it is hoped his surgery will help him with his walking. he is aiming to raise £3,000 to pay for specialist staff who'll play with young patients like himself. let's take alook at the weather, then. here is elizabeth rizzini. hello, good morning. not a lot to report weatherwise today, other than it's shaping up to be a pretty decent day once more. we'll see some lovely spells of sunshine on and off throughout the day, plenty of blue skies, and it's set to feel warm, with temperatures peaking in the late 205 in celsius once more. now, we're starting off with a few early mist patches around, particularly for parts of surrey. the sunshine's quite hazy for many of us this morning, as well. that's because there's quite a lot of cloud out there. but that will drift off, some sunny spells around. top temperatures of 22 or 23 degrees celsius, and just a gentle breeze today. it will feel pleasantly warm, of course, in the sunshine. now, overnight tonight, it's staying dry. bits and pieces of cloud here and there. temperatures generally dropping back to single figures, i think, in the rural spots, but remaining in double figures in the centre of london. and then tomorrow, it is set to be
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mostly dry, but there could be one or two showers, perhaps, in the west as we head to the afternoon. some sunny spells, 22 degrees celsius the high. and then over the bank holiday weekend, it's set to be mostly dry, but there could be some rain on sunday night, and it will feel cooler by bank holiday monday. well, that's all for now. there is more from us in around half an hour, and plenty more news, travel and weather on our website at the usual address. bye for now. good morning, welcome to breakfast withjon kay and naga munchetty. our headlines today... the prime minister's leadership under increasing pressure as a senior cabinet minister resigns, saying she cannot support her revised brexit deal. we'll be live in downing street for more on where it leaves theresa may. mocked, taunted and intimidated — the bbc‘s panorama uncovers shocking abuse at a hospital caring
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for vulnerable adults. good morning, it is one of the biggest and most controversial infrastructure project in the country but can hs to be delivered on—time and on budget? i am on one of the sites here in birmingham and i have been speaking the boss. the europa league final is less than a week away but who'll be there to watch it? chelsea and arsenal look like they're giving back half their allocation for the match in azerbaijan while uefa has denied sponsors are doing the same. and in the weather, while it is still cool and damp in northern ireland and scotland, most have another sunny and pleasant day. will it last into the bank holiday? join me for the details. it's thursday the 23rd of may. our top story. pressure has intensified on the prime minister to step down, following the resignation of the leader of the commons, andrea leadsom. a prominent campaignerfor brexit, she said she could not support theresa may's revised withdrawal deal.
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our political correspondent, nick eardley, is in downing street this morning. where does this leave ms may? under a huge amount of pressure this morning. theresa may will be sitting in numberten morning. theresa may will be sitting in number ten this morning wondering how long she has left. there has been a real hardening of mood against her in the conservative party. some mps, who had previously been loyal to the pm say they cannot support her because of her new brexit plan cabinet ministers who normally sit round the top table with her, who are supposed to be loyal, saying privately that they cannot get on board with it either and that culminating last night in the resignation of the leader of the house of commons, andrea leadsom. we can listen to what she had to say andi can listen to what she had to say and i should warn you that this contains flash photography.” and i should warn you that this contains flash photography. i have been supporting brexit totally for
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the last three years, and ijust could not come as leader of the commons and responsibility for the legislation, stand up at business questions and announce a bill that i think as element i cannot support. it is the 36th resignation since theresa may took office and it leaves big questions to be mulled over over the number ten breakfast table this morning. the pm is meant to meet the head of the backbench committee tomorrow where there will bea committee tomorrow where there will be a discussion about her future. it is quite possible that if she does not say she is going to stand down soon, they will change the rules to give tory mps another opportunity to get rid of her if they want. it all paints a very bleak picture for theresa may this morning. thank you very much. we can see that larry the downing street cat is still there at least! he is sitting on the doorstep, there we go. chief mouser
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to the cabinet office. do you know, he is in fine form. guess how old he is? how old is he? he is 12 years old. he was born injanuary 2007. now we know! it is four minutes past eight. the polls have opened for the european parliament elections. 73 members, known as meps, will be elected in nine constituencies in england, and one each in scotland, wales and northern ireland. results will be announced on sunday once voting has finished in all eu countries. an undercover investigation by the bbc‘s panorama programme has found vulnerable patients being mocked, taunted, and intimidated at a private hospital in county durham. allegations of physical and psychological abuse at whorlton hall emerged earlier this month and a police investigation is under way. the hospital looks after patients with learning disabilities or autism.
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the firm which runs it, cygnet, said 16 permanent staff have been suspended and all patients have now been transferred to other units. we should warn you that this report, by our social affairs correspondent, alison holt, is distressing. 20—year—old alex is profoundly autistic. she has spent ten months here at whorlton hall hospital in county durham, a private hospital looking after about a dozen nhs—funded patients with learning disabilities or autism. she is one of the patients panorama's undercover reporter saw being bullied and taunted. alex is scared of men and should only be looked after by women. but when she gets upset, male care staff take over. they joke that they're "pushing the man button." six men, now, please. it shocked alex's
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parents, tony and sarah. i just feel so upset that alex has had to put up with that. we don't know anything about any of this. because she wouldn't tell us. they are meant to be working to get alex better, to move out of that environment, and they are making it worse. sir stephen bubb carried out a 2015 review into the care of people with learning disabilities and autism. it makes me quite angry when i am now told, well, you can't close institutions because there aren't community facilities. at heart, it's actually simply an excuse and it will be trotted out all the time while these institutions continue to exist, and where people suffer what i regard as the most disgusting treatment. the company that recently took over whorlton hall says it is cooperating with the police investigation and all patients have now been moved elsewhere. alison holt, bbc news. the search has begun for a buyer for british steel, which was placed into compulsory
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liquidation yesterday. it follows a breakdown in rescue talks between the government and the company's owner, greybull. let's speak to our business correspondent sarah corker who's in scunthorpe where 3,000 people are employed. and there are thousands more under british steel who will be very uncertain about their futures. and i think there is a bit of confusion among workers about what exactly happens next. they have been told in the short term that it is business as usual, they carry on and keep coming to work, but in the long term they know that thousands of jobs here in scu nthorpe they know that thousands of jobs here in scunthorpe and in teesside and cumbria, they are at risk. as you said, british steel was put into liquidation yesterday after talks with the government broke down. the reality is that they need to find a buyerfor reality is that they need to find a buyer for this site and this business otherwise it will close. that would have a devastating impact on steel community like this one. people often say this is a town
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built on steel, they have been making it here for the last 150 yea rs. making it here for the last 150 years. speaking to people here this morning and yesterday, there is a sense of resilience as well, a fighting spirit that they can weather this storm, the challenges this time, though, are significant. thank you very much. the number of people dying from strokes in england has halved in a decade, dropping by 55% between 2001 and 2010. researchers at oxford university say more patients are surviving because of new treatments and better nhs care. the number of people suffering strokes has fallen by 20%, but they are becoming more common in people under 55. the uk has rejected a united nations resolution demanding it gives back control of the chagos islands in the indian ocean to mauritius. the non—binding vote was supported by 116 nations, with the uk being just one of six countries opposing it. mauritius says it was forced to give up the indian ocean group — now a british overseas territory — in 1965 in exchange for independence.
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votes are being counted in india's general election, with exit polls suggesting prime minister narendra modi is set for a second term. a record 600 million people voted across several weeks and security has been stepped up in some areas ahead of the final results, which are expected later today. a controversial list of "preferred" a—levels has been scrapped by the organisation that represents the top 24 universities in the uk. critics said the russell group was encouraging schools to sideline creative subjects, such as art, music and drama. instead, the list is being replaced by a new interactive website for pupils choosing their college subjects. botswana has lifted a five—year ban on elephant hunting. the country is home to around 130,000 elephants, a third of those left in africa.
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the government there said that it will restore income to rural communities whose earnings previously came from hunting. it is ten minutes past eight. matt has the weather a little later and sally will bring us up to date with the sport with a lot of controversy about the europa league final and france not being able to get there. it isa france not being able to get there. it is a long way to azerbaijan. and the clubs are giving back tickets —— the clubs are giving back tickets —— the supporters not being able to get there. let's return to one of our main stories now. an undercover investigation by the bbc‘s panorama programme has found vulnerable patients with learning disabilities being mocked and intimidated at a private hospital in county durham. whorlton hall, which is run by a company called cygnet, is now the subject of a police inquiry. it comes eight years after the bbc exposed abuse at winterbourne view in bristol, another hospital for people with learning disabilities. colin groombridge was the original
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whistle—blower there. he has since worked for a different unit managed by cygnet. he says he has now resigned in principle. hejoins us now. good morning. good morning. having been at winterbourne view and seen that, when you saw these pictures from another centre eight years on, what sort of thoughts did you have last night? disgusted, upset, angry, frustrated, betrayed. betrayed? betrayed. i'm very, very passionate about my work. i look after and work for some of the most vulnerable people in society. they were promised change by the nhs, by the cqc, by government. they have been let down and lied to. if anyone has not seen the panorama showed last night, what people would have seen
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at this facility was vulnerable people being treated by those who we re people being treated by those who were supposed to be caring for them and they were being taunted and put in positions where they lost control and were forced to be physically restrained as well. when you go to work ina restrained as well. when you go to work in a place like this, what kinds of things are you told in terms of caring? in difficult situations, forget the daunting, if you have a patient who is vulnerable and is getting distressed or het up, what are you told in terms of how you treat them? how you should be taught is to work in a low arousal manner. the whole ethos of the role ofa manner. the whole ethos of the role of a support worker is to reduce anxiety, reduce challenging behaviour, and promote independence. ourjob is to support people to live as an independent life as possible.
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how does it get to the point where ca re rs how does it get to the point where carers are not even treating them as if they are human beings? without any compassion? i don't know. it scares me that people like that go into the profession. health and social is a profession, it's not an industry, its a profession with professional standards and if people cannot work to those professional standards, they should never be employed also we were all told after winterbourne view that it could not happen again and there were inquiries and reviews, and then we see what was on panorama last night. does it surprise you, what we saw? u nfortu nately does it surprise you, what we saw? unfortunately not. we have had refuse, promises, sound bites from partitions —— we have had reviews. people with learning disabilities and their families were made promises which have been broken and they have been lied to and let down.
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what could be done to stop another panorama happening in anotherfew yea rs panorama happening in anotherfew years to stop these pictures again? if we gave the system to you in terms of recruitment and practices and treatment, what would make a difference? there needs to be local small scale services. people need to be supported in as much a person centred way as possible. how do you mean, person centred? my role, when igo into mean, person centred? my role, when i go into work, every single day, is to try and support an individual to live as independent a life as possible. whether that is in their own home with staff coming in for a few hours a day, whether it is in a small community based setting with maybe one, two, three other individuals, with well—qualified, well—trained, experienced members of staff. you are saying that these bigger institutional type places
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have had their day? by definition and they are nature, they don't work? we were promised eight years ago that they would go. this is after the review from sir stephen bob which followed winterbourne view. is it about better training or pay view. is it about better training or pay ‘— view. is it about better training or pay —— cert stephen bubb. view. is it about better training or pay -- cert stephen bubb. that is an element, however, idon't pay -- cert stephen bubb. that is an element, however, i don't want people to use training as an excuse for what has happened. if you would not act in the way you did on that film, if you would not treat a member of your own family that way, then you should not do it in work. that is the trick to caring, you treat them as if they were a member of your own family, as if their family were watching. give me an idea of the environment of care home life. a facility like this. you can
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be working night shifts, long hours, is it one person that kind of triggers the bad behaviour and pulls everybody in? there were 16 members of staff suspended. it is a culture. it is weak management, often members of staff promoted above their ability. members of staff not supported, not trained. when the ca re supported, not trained. when the care quality commission looks and gives its ratings, what is that worth? they are not fit for purpose. thank you so much for coming in, colin allsop i know you are working for signet, which owned the facility. you realised you were working for them and he resigned in april out of principle. yes. what are you doing now? i'm unemployed. it's been good talking to you and hopefully somebody is listening. cygnet health care,
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the company in charge of whorlton hall, said all members of staff involved have been suspended and all patients have been transferred to other hospitals. it is just after a quarter past eight. here's matt with a look at this morning's weather. good morning. a bright start for many with some sunshine around, similarto many with some sunshine around, similar to those scenes behind me taken in cambridgeshire but there area taken in cambridgeshire but there are a few exceptions. you will know that in northern scotland where there is a lot of cloud and outbreaks of rain this morning, some heavier purse and a fresh breeze. further south, drier and brighter with some sunshine that heavier bursts. still some cloud and splashes of rain around this morning but south of that, much of england and wales is dry with spells of hazy sunshine and little will change today. the outside chance of a shower in cornwall later, some cloud and rain in northern scotland and that will limit the temperature rise. ten or 11 degrees, not so
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special but further south go, the warmer temperatures, up to 24 degrees in the south—east and don't forget, the sun is pretty strong at the moment. tonight, most of us will stay dry, a bit of mist and fog false up some shelves in northern scotland, maybe a couple in west wales and cornwall. temperatures up toa wales and cornwall. temperatures up to a degree or two on last night but a fresh start if you up early. it won't take long before the sun comes out again, a similar day, if anything a bit more cloud, a greater chance of an isolated show in wales and south—west england and turning a bit drier in northern scotland. most have another dry day with spells of hazy sunshine and temperatures of 14-22 hazy sunshine and temperatures of 14—22 for the majority, just down to touch on today. looking lovely in the middlesbrough area as the radio one big weekend gets under way tomorrow. the weekend itself, passing cloud, some sunshine but the cloud thickens up on sunday, take a waterproof, you might need it. on
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saturday, the vast majority stay dry. the chance in southern counties of the odd shower and later in western scotland and northern ireland, it will cloud over it with patchy rain. hazy sunshine elsewhere, temperatures are similar to tomorrow. feeling nice enough with the hazy sunshine. i mentioned a change on sunday. weather fronts pushing of the atlantic am more of a breeze coming in from the west and eventually the north—west so a wet start for northern ireland and scotland. brightening up in the west, but the rain will linger in northern scotland. a lot more cloud compared to the past few days in england and wales. a few showers, mainly in the north and west, some in the south and east but most stay dry. temperatures are still 14—21. more of a breeze on bank holiday monday, a sunny start, some will keep the sunshine. some showers in the north and west but they might only form a small portion of the day. when you take the whole weekend together, more dry weather than wet weather. have you enjoyed all the glorious
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views today? we have been around birmingham... it has been stunning. just makes you go... take a look at this. we are off to the beach at 20 past eight and we are talking satellites not just for weather data and photographing the world but finding discarded shopping trolleys and public toilets! good morning, i'm overlooking fiscal beach —— for stroll beach. we are talking about satellites and the satelife competition run by that uk space agency which get young people to try and think how satellites can improve everyday life. the winners have come up with an idea to track public toilets and possibly preserve them if you have a medical condition. we will talk to them later. the individual when it was from portsmouth and her idea also
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affects everyday life, and in her case, it is shopping. satellites have changed the way we live our lives, because they also prevent sights like this, or this. llewela hopes so. it was seeing trolleys like this in car parks, on that sides of roads, in waterways, and that's when my idea of trolley tracker, which uses gps to track abandoned trolleys, first came into being. there is a gps, a global positioning system, if its gps coordinates go out of certain bounds, it sends a signal to the supermarket saying where the trolley is, so that helps the supermarket keep track of where these trolleys are and it eventually leads to the supermarkets being able to re—collect the trolleys. so, the actual device is planning to go in the handle, instead of replacing the entire trolley, which makes the actual solution are cheaper and it means that supermarkets are more incentivised to take this idea on board. it is stilljust an idea, but it has landed lowena
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the individualfirst prize in the uk space agency satelife competition. you can see the routes that people take to abandon them, where they are commonly abandoned, at what time of day, what day of the week. that allows supermarkets to better route plan, so they are able to put in better preventative methods. it's thought hundreds of thousands of trolleys are abandoned every year — costly not just to supermarkets but the environment as well. they can cause flooding and damage wildlife. i'm going to present my idea to a panel of people who hopefully will give me some support for my idea and i hope to work with supermarkets and local governments to solve this issue. a great idea, simple but hopefully effective and congratulations to lowe na fa u lt effective and congratulations to lowe na fault of effective and congratulations to lowena fault of the group winners are here, calvin, judd, matthew and jol as well as emily from the uk space agency. what is your idea? jol as well as emily from the uk space agency. what is your idea7m is an app for your phone that will
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show a map with public toilets marked on so you can easily find them if you are visiting an area. it also has a preserving function so if you have a disability, you can reserve a nearby toilet. a simple but a really good idea allsop who is itaimed but a really good idea allsop who is it aimed at? at people with bowel disease and children. it is aimed at the public overall. what about the tech side, how would it work and turnit tech side, how would it work and turn it into a reality? we can use gps technology instead of an online map so people can u it does use it off—line. people can reserve the toilets before they get there and then use their phone to unlock it. and elsewhere as well as in cornwall? we were planning to release it just in cornwall? we were planning to release itjust in cornwall in the summer the tourists to use and trial, but eventually, if the tourists and public liked it, we would widespread it. good idea. emily, what do you make of it? the ideas this year have been
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exceptional, young people have come up exceptional, young people have come up with brilliant new ways of using space here on earth and things that you think, why doesn't that exist already? for us it is about supporting the industrial strategy from the government, getting engineers and the scientist of the future to come to the fore. notjust emily who has been impressed but another man who knows a thing or two about space, he has been there himself. tim pea ke, about space, he has been there himself. tim peake, this was his message to the winners. it looks wonderful there. you're watching breakfast. we are out and about so much this morning. still to come this morning, ben is in birmingham finding out about one of the uk's biggest and most expensive infrastructure projects — hs2. good morning. morning. we showed you earlier where the trains and the platforms will come in. we have come inside because this is the most incredible scene fault of this is a
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victorian burial site they have uncovered here. the team are working what is here, cataloguing it, removing it, and it will go on for reburial later the skeletons they remove. harriet is the archaeologist on the site. tell us briefly what we can see happening. we have been here for a year can see happening. we have been here fora yearand a can see happening. we have been here for a year and a half and have excavated 4000 burials. obviously it is still ongoing. each burial will contain an individual skeleton, a confident furniture and any personal effects of the individual. all of the burials will show a significant indication is a birmingham's pass, the industrial revolution, time of change and growth, and it is fantastic we have the opportunity to learn that folsom incredible to see and you will show us later that some of the things you have been able to re move of the things you have been able to remove because it gives us an insight into who was buried here and the involvement they had with the past in birmingham. it is going to be fantastic, we have a few examples of what we have been finding and we will see what we can show. nice to see you and we will come back to that later. incredible to see the
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work they are doing here on this site. as you can see, it is a really big project and a really big undertaking to make sure that all of this is done on time but a little earlier, we were outside and looking at the trains and where they will be coming in because this place really is the centre of it. it is where the cu rzon street is the centre of it. it is where the curzon street station will be and that will bring people on that first phase from london to birmingham and thenit phase from london to birmingham and then it will go on from here, we are told, up to manchester and leeds. we know that it is not without controversy, a lot of concern about how much it will cost and whether it will be delivered on time. the final passengers will be getting on the final trains of the last phase by 2033. it is a huge undertaking. i was talking to the boss earlier and we will bring you some of what he had to say. he is pretty confident that get get delivered on—time and on budget but a lot of variables and a lot of work to do before we get to that stage. from here later but before that we are going to get the news, travel and weather where you
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are this morning. chain good money, not a great deal of change in the weather. much the same as yesterday. some warm and sunny spells. dry for many, but still across the far north and north east of scotland, outbreaks of rain. a blustery north—westerly wind here which makes it feel quite chilly. elsewhere, early morning mist and coastal fog around western areas clears and while there will be a bit of cloud in the sky. for many, it will be fairly sunny and temperatures up to 23 degrees in the south east of england. noticeably cooler further north and west. tonight, that rain eventually eases off in the far north east of
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scotland, still strong winds here. elsewhere, varying amounts of cloud into friday morning, but temperatures down to around about 7-12dc. and temperatures down to around about 7—12dc. and during friday, a bit more cloud around across england and wales and northern ireland in general. the rain will eventually shift from the far north east of scotland. but there will still be some bright and sunny spells developing, especially for england and way is during friday afternoon. an temperatures on a par with the last few days. getting up into the mid to the high teens for many, into the low 205 across the south east. into the weekend, however, we will see some gradual changes. these weather systems move from the west giving a spell of rain through sunday before clearing the into bank holiday monday. so this is saturday, a bright and sunny start for many, showers across southern areas. the cloud beckoning toward scotland and northern ireland. with outbreaks of rain moving in here later in the day
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