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a new home for cosmetics company avon — it's to be sold to brazilian cosmetics group natura, which already owns the body shop and aesop. the deal will create the world's this is bbc news. our latest headlines: fourth—largest cosmetics company hello, you're watching afternoon live — i'm simon mccoy. under growing pressure — with 3,200 stores worldwide. today at 2pm. the government delays publication under growing pressure — of theresa may's revised brexit the government delays publication plans amid a backlash of theresa may's revised brexit in her own cabinet. plans, amid a backlash and the pound is the worst in her own cabinet. performing major currency so far an apology as the government this month, having lost 3.3% condemns as appalling the abuse an apology — as the government of vulnerable patients, of its value against the dollar. condemns as "appalling" the abuse uncovered by the bbc it's also weakened for 14 of vulnerable patients uncovered by the bbc at a hospital in county durham. at a hospital in county durham. consecutive days against the euro. the actions revealed the actions revealed by this by those programme are programme are quite simply quite simply appalling. appalling, there is no other let's talk about boeing, a big day there is no other word to describe word to describe it. i absolutely condemn it, and i absolute condemn for them because air regulators are any abuse of this kind, completely and utterly. any abuse of this kind, meeting in texas to discuss the modifications made to the plane that completely and utterly. has been responsible for the two indian prime minister narendra modi secures crashes. that's right. the planes another five—year term — indian prime minister narendra modi after winning a landslide secures another five—year term — general election victory. we re crashes. that's right. the planes were grounded in march after the after winning a landslide second of those crashes. airlines general election victory. tributes to a woman whose books brought joy to millions around the world will be paying coming up on afternoon live, of children and their parents — judith kerr, author attention to this because that all the sport — olly foster. of the tiger who came to tea, particular model was a big part of the business mix of lots of dies at the age of 95. it's a bit of a world cup feel to airlines, so they will be looking
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and still to come: the gymnast for clarity in terms of safety and a the spot today, with women's who scored a perfect ten tells timeline of when they might be able the bbc how issues over body image football, men's cricket, and netball to stop the planes again. outside filled battle. england have named affected her career. that meeting is our north american their squad today. all the details coming up. sport now on afternoon live thanks olly, and chris fawkes with olly foster. business correspondent. about 30 regulators round the world meeting has all the weather. the netball world cup is 50 days away and england are one today. yes, they will be speaking it is the all—important bank holiday of the favourites — forecast. we will also be looking at and we now know who's been selected. what is happening in portland where with the faa, the federal aviation they have flooding which will be authority here in the us and this is getting worse. —— appalling. england and scotland are the two authority here in the us and this is home antions that we'll a chance for the global regulators be cheering on in liverpool. to speak directly with the faa about thanks, chris. we saw that really also coming up: the fixes that boeing is making to trubutes to a woman whose books emotional interview brought joy to milions of children — and their parents. with ama abwayze earlier this week, its planes and also in terms of what her pain at missing out judith kerr, author they are thinking in terms of of the tiger who came to tea, with injury. has died at the age of 95. getting these planes of the ground the roses squad was revealed today. and back up in the air. of course serena guthrie is going to be there has been a lot of criticism skipper in her absence, against american regulators in how an easy decision really. they were allowing these boeing planes to go up in the air in the first place and why they took so she has 90 caps, 8 of the 12, won hello, everyone — long to ground them after that this is afternoon live. second crash. there will be a lot of i'm simon mccoy. commonwealth gold last year the government has decided to delay when they stunned australia publication of theresa may's revised in the final. brexit withdrawal bill the head coach tracy neville says pointed questions from these global which was due tomorrow. that there were some really tough
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it will now be made public decisions to make but she's says regulators asking about this. in the first week ofjune. all her players are at their remember, this situation has eroded the news comes as a growing physical peak and are able number of conservative mps some of the confidence that these openly call for mrs may to resign, to consistently perform under extreme pressure. global regulators had in american after revealing changes to her new brexit plans earlier this week. authorities so there is a charm offensive that is being at play but the foreign secretary, there is the squad that will be here. the 737 max plane is really jeremy hunt, has insisted mrs may looking to go a long will still be prime minister when president trump arrives way in the torunament. for his state visit onjune 3rd. it's a first world cup important to lots of airlines, they for francesca williams had them on order, they were using and natalie panagarry, from westminster, 36 year old shooter rachel dunn here's our political is back after missing them and so some clarity will be a correspondent, nick eardley. the commonwelath games, and a warning that his report the tournament begins onjuly 12 much welcomed if any comes out contains flash photography. when england face uganda, today. indeed and in advance these not everyone at westminster followed by matches is panicking just yet. meetings, we heard from the head of larry the cat doesn't seem to have a care in the world against scotland and samoa. the faa who made it clear that they on his morning stroll, but inside it is far are not going to rush to try and get from business as usual. there are big questions these planes back up in the air and about the future of the brexit plan if it takes a long time, so be it. and how long theresa may there was some mention of possibly will be living here. the chief whip has the task of in october but one of the things they were making very clear is that getting a deal through parliament, but after an outpouring sure the safety fix may be put in of criticism, publication many of the teams have being paying tribute to formula one place, but there are questions over of the brexit bill has been delayed legend niki lauda who passed away and no date for a vote pilot training and whether they has been confirmed. should mandate extra training for this week at the age of 70. we plan to publish the withdrawal bill in the week pilots on these planes. something commencing the 3rd ofjune, so many tributes are going to be they didn't have previously. thank
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we hope to hold second reading on friday 7th ofjune, paid. at the moment we have not secured on red bull's car the words you. it looks very windy where you agreement of this in the usual danke niki and the message — channels but we will update niki, our wingman for the monaco gp are. let's have a look at the weekend. ferrari — the house when we where he won two of hsi three world market. brent crude oil has fallen return from recess. labour thinks the plan is dead. the prime minister has yet again titles have said : ciao niki this below $70 per barrel and that has put her own political survival ahead had a knock—on effect on the oil of the national interest. mercedes — where lauda it is clear she does not command was nonexecutive majors bp and shell. they are down chairman, say their car a majority for her approach just over 2%. the ftse 100 to brexit and has failed to accept will have a a single red star. they have the words, this political reality. "for our chairman and for ourfriend." last night the leader of the house majors bp and shell. they are down just over 2%. the ftse100 largely in negative territory at the moment. of commons quit, unhappy at the new brexit plan. will you be resigning yes, bp and shell down quite a bit. from your position? hamilton has set the fastest lap no. thank you. so far, a fraction quicker than max verstappen of red bull. injanuary a video of hamilton's mercedes team—mate valtteri bottas finished i thought i couldn't stand up and first practice third. the american gymnast katelyn ohashi performing a ‘perfect deliver with the withdrawal but monaco is a street 10' routine went viral, agreement bill in aid that i circuit that is notoriously difficult to navigate, gaining her millions of new fans couldn't support elements of. i have as lando norris found here. around the world. the 19—year—old british driver but her no doubts that i need the right is getting his first taste of f1 amazing performance in competition on this famous track in california, betrayed none decision and it is up to the prime of the struggles in her life dealing minister to decide what is right for with crippling body image issues. and had a close shave. katelyn has been speaking to our
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her. will you be following in the steps of andrea leadsom and resign katie swan is through to the final round of french open sports correspondent, jo currie. quaifying after beating from your position? no. china's wang xiyu over 3 sets. but others have concerns too. the foreign secretary spoke of his today. swan is hoping to reach herfirst it was the gymnastics routine that he insists she will be grand slam main draw outside flipped the internet on its head. imposed in a fortnight, when mps were due to vote again wimbledon. and injanuary, it turned us on brexit and president collegiate athlete katelyn ohashi into a viral sensation. trump is town. heather watson has played it was crazy, like the next theresa may will be ready to welcome him and all of the discussions in the french open six times, day my phone kept going off, my twitter notifications. between foreign secretary but won't be there next week — and prime minister should remain i looked and i had like 50,000 more confidential and i won't she lost a third set tie—break change that this morning. to valentina grammatikopoulou of greece. followers than i had that morning. the pm will meet the backbencher her defeat means katie swan is the only british player i had people screen shotting tory committee today. left in qualifying. mps in revolt, cabinet ministers like celebrities posting the video, the cricket world cup gets under unhappy at government policy, way in seven days' time this was so crazy, i'm like i don't with england taking on south africa even know what's happening at the oval. it all paints a bleak picture former sri lankan great — but it was so amazing. and mcc president — but behind that smile and bravado, kumar sangakkara says that for theresa may. ohashi has had a difficultjourney while england might be favourites, to stardom, quitting the sport that will count for nothing because of the nature when she was younger after coaches she has clung on before, of the tournament. told her she was too big, but increasingly around westminster, too fat to be a gymnast, there are those who predict it doesn't matter who that tag falls theresa may has days despite being a rising star. rather than weeks left. downing street says the pm onto. once you get to a knockout, it i was told that i didn't is listening to concerns, look like a gymnast, but finding the answers that can is anyone's game. you can be the i was told that i looked keep her party happy and keep her in power may be proving favourites coming into a tournament like i swallowed an elephant, but once that stage and is, the tag or i looked like a pig,
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increasingly elusive. and as a 14—year—old that's is off and it is everyone's fair impressionable, you start in game. that is the excitement that is believing those things. it hit me so hard. key to this world cup and i would i felt so uncomfortable love to see what happens once those looking in the mirror, i felt uncomfortable walking back knockout games start. it is sunny into the gym, because i felt like there were eyes just targeted anybody with a diary for the next at me and i do think couple of weeks it doesn't really there in lords. so much to look it is a form of abuse. know what you write in it. no, i forward to this summer. ohashi had been tipped as the next think it is keep everything clear at big thing in us gymnastics, the moment. the first seem theresa even beating simone biles may has to do today is having yet in a senior international production of the dangerous, ozone—destroying chemical cfc—11 was due to be phased out globally competition, but the constant mental another reshuffle, i think around 35 strain around her body image, in 2010, but last year, ministers have resigned during her scientists reported a mysterious coupled with a serious back slowdown in the rate of depletion. time during prime minister. quite a injury, led to her walking today, scientists can reveal that lot related to brexit. today, she they've pinpointed the source away from the sport. to the eastern provinces of china, where the chemical is still being i came home and i wasjust bawling. has promoted no slider, taking over used for home insulation. my mum was like, aren't you happy? from andrea leadsom as leader of the i was like, i'm miserable. let's speak now to i don't think the coaches dr luke western from house of commons who resigned the university of bristol, who was on the team that were necessarily aware of the damage yesterday over her concerns over made this discovery. they were doing and so i scheduled an mri and that's when they told me brexit policy. mel stride is popular good afternoon to you. this gas, why that i might not even with mps and has been unofficially do gymnastics again, to never put on a leo again and be running at the leadership campaign of michael gove, the environment is it so dangerous? cfc 11 is judged critically by anyone i felt was a relief. secretary. downing street said theresa may is focused on delivering
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brexit which the british people voted for and they say she is similarto is it so dangerous? cfc 11 is similar to all cfcs, they are but after a year recuperation and recovery, ohashi did ozone—depleting, they destroy the return to gymnastics, listening to the concerns of ozone—depleting, they destroy the albeit not as a professional. ozone layer which is what protects instead finding a home at college colleagues. we know jeremy us listening to the concerns of colleagues. we knowjeremy hunt has ozone layer which is what protects us from harmful uv radiation. a in california and it's beenin colleagues. we knowjeremy hunt has been in to sing her today for about here that she created that routine an hour. the question on everyone's and found her voice. being comfortable with the only natural global sunscreen. what was person that matters is yourself, mind is, how long can she go on in found is these substances were because you're the only person that thejob? living destroying the ozone layer at such mind is, how long can she go on in the job? living for her tomorrow is has your back and you are the person a meeting with sir graham brady, the an alarming rate that it was that's on your skin, 100% of the time. internationally recognised that this routine catapulted something had to be done and this ohashi into the spotlight, head of the 1922 executive but it's her body issues that committee. last night, they voted was when the montreal protocol is will resonate with girls and women everywhere. whether there should be able change jo currie, bbc news, los angeles. was when the montreal protocol is was introduced. what we have seen to the leadership challenge rules so fiow was introduced. what we have seen now is a violation of this, possibly that she can be challenged immediately. they had voted but the a violation of the montreal all the headlines coming up in a results are in a sealed envelope. protocol. on top of that, these moment but first let's catch up with most people think if she doesn't lay gases are pretty potent greenhouse the weather. the weather has out a clear timetable for her gases are pretty potent greenhouse gases as well sojust departure, then at that meeting with gases are pretty potent greenhouse gases as well so just the emissions sirgraham we are seeing from these departure, then at that meeting with sir graham brady they will say, the improved. a lot of dry weather with rules have changed and it will be a some sunshine out and about as well. challenge to her almost any delay, north—eastern provinces. certainly in the next couple of it is not like that everywhere. we weeks. the question she is having to also have some high cloud in the sky do with is whether there is any we are seeing from these north-eastern provinces. they are as well, so even where we do see point to carry on with her bricks also quite harmful greenhouse gases. plans given the huge amount of some sunshine, it is a bit hazy. how significant is this discovery? opposition they have been greeted
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with earlier this week. if not, when some high cloud in our picture in terms of ozone depletion, if the she decides she is going to there. a bit of rain for northern scotland, but otherwise a largely depart? these emissions are stopped tomorrow dry picture with some sunshine. in the government has condemned as "appalling" the abuse these emissions are stopped tomorrow the impact on ozone recovery would the sunshine coast temperature is of vulnerable patients be quite moderate, but if these uncovered by the bbc at a hospital in county durham. emissions continue or even increase, doing pretty well, 23 degrees. that secret filming for the panorama is about average forjuly, so a warm programme showed staff mocking so emissions continue or even increase, and intimidating people with autism and learning so people continue to violate day for this stage of the year. difficulties, at whorlton hall. montreal protocol, we will see a across northern scotland it is cooler here with those northerly delay of the recovery of the ozone the health minister caroline dineage winds pushing rain and cloud in. has apologised on behalf layer, it will take longer, so i of the health and care system. this report from our social affairs correspondent, alison holt, contains think this is a big issue for ozone otherwise it should become dry with clear spells. not cold though, some distressing detail. and possibly an even greater see that tiny, tiny car? challenge for the montreal protocol temperatures between six and 11 i can see it. guess whose car it is. and environmental policy. is it a degrees. a quiet start to friday. who? mine! should be some nice sunshine to start off across england and wales, alex is 20 years old and big issue for china? will they care? perhaps a bit of fair weather cloud profoundly autistic. she spent ten months yes. china are already taking some building in through the day. always here at whorlton hall hospital action. there have already been some more cloud for northern ireland and in county durham, a private hospital looking after about a dozen nhs—funded patients with learning arrests for those producing scotland. again for scotland, a disabilities or autism. su bsta nces trail of a weather front which will arrests for those producing substances banned under the montreal here, panorama's undercover reporter protocol. the most positive way bring in some wet weather. away from found a culture of bullying, intimidation and taunting. forward is the information that we can provide a scientists that will that far north coast, largely dry. alex is scared of men and should help the authorities in china and most areas will avoid any showers. only be looked after by women. other places in the world to
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alex screams. identify individuals or countries temperatures in the high teens to producing these substances, to low 20s. for the bank holiday but when she gets upset, really crack down on them and put an weekend, there will be some sunshine two male care staff soon arrive. end to this. if you have located around but also some rain, particularly across the north and west and a tendency for the weather the female carers are told to go between 40, 60% of where these are to gradually call down a bit. away for five minutes. coming from, where with the recipe saturday, a reasonable start to the coming from, where with the recipe alex's screams can still be heard as they reach coming from? these findings are day. the cloud will thicken in the the end of the corridor. based on a global network and these north—west, a warm moving in. the alex's parents, tony and sarah, have agreed that her face can shown. i feel so upset that alex has had we re rain probably not too heavy, but it based on a global network and these were primarily to look at trends in to put up with that. we don't know anything could become quite persistent. about any of this. further south it is dry and bright because she wouldn't tell us. again with some sunny spells and they are meant to be global and atmospheric concentrations of these greenhouse temperatures in the high teens to working to get alex better, to move out of that environment, gases. some of these stations are low 20s. into the second half of the and they are making it worse. positioned in east asia so even here and alex is a regular target. we only have coverage to the weekend, low pressure will move in which will bring in some heavy rain easternmost part of china, that is and this cold front will push its staff joke they are around 35% of the population, so we way eastwards, sweeping in some cooler and fresher air as we head pushing the man button. see emissions here, perhaps through sunday afternoon. a wet elsewhere in east asia that they start to the day, heavy and could be emissions. we also have persistent at times. eventually we some stations in europe, so here we should start to see the weather improving across north—west england, are some stations in europe, so here we professors glynis murphy a re pretty some stations in europe, so here we are pretty sure there are no west and wales but was the
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and andrea mcdonnell are leading emissions, again in north america, south—east, before that front experts on learning disabilities, autism and challenging behaviour. arrives, still quite warm with 21 it's like torture. degrees on the thermometer but it i think it is like psychological we don't really see any signs of torture, because she's stuck there, will be getting cooler towards bank she can't actually get away. holiday monday with a top it's a secure unit. emissions but other than that the world is a big place and we don't temperature of 18 degrees. it will they are deliberately taunting her be cooler towards the bank holiday and deliberately upsetting her. have much coverage. there are lots of different areas. thank you for i'd agree with professor murphy. weekend. that's torture. joining us. that's adding something to a situation to visibly cause all this week, the bbc‘s distress to another human being. we are middlesbrough series, has been focusing on stories from the town, and bringing the concerns and interests of local the care regulator, which had rated the hospital as good, has apologised people to a wider audience. today, we're examining why secondary to patients and families. school pupils there are more likely to face periods of exclusion, it says a review it's carried out than anywhere else in england. some in the community are trying for the government has also underlined the failures to turn things around, of the wider system. by offering alternative learning these hospitals should shut and support, to help because they are no longer needed, young mums and teenagers. our education correspondent frankie but that was said seven or eight years ago, and it hasn't happened. mccamley has the story. so it's delivering on that promise of providing alternative services — johnny helps out at youth centres that's what has to happen. across middlesbrough, offering guidance and support through games. the government has said patients living out of their local area he was bullied in school, will now be visited every six weeks if they are a child, which led to depression. or eight weeks if they're an adult,
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and in answer to an urgent question around when i became 16, after prom, that's when it all kind ofjust hit me at once. in the house of commons, the care minister condemned the treatment seen at whorlton hall. we are adamant that no stone should i'd got my hands on alcohol when i shouldn't have. remain unturned in identifying problems and identifying poor i attempted to drink hello, you're watching myself to death. afternoon live — practice and care which falls short and why were you in i'm simon mccoy. of quite frankly what we'd today at 3. such a bad place? (00v) former football coach expect for our own family. partly the bullying, and partly, ithink, bob higgins is found guilty of 46 but this comes eight years i just let myself formerfootball coach bob higgins after panorama exposed abuse get into that state. at the now—closed winterbourne view, "i just give up. another hospital for people "i just want to be is found guilty of 46 with learning disabilities. done with this now." studying for a degree, counts of indecent assault he now wants to help increasing colin groombridge, numbers of people struggling against teenage boys. who was the original in the town. whistle—blower there, so, if you just keep under growing pressure — going with it, you'll get there. the government delays publication has heard this all before. of theresa may's revised brexit lewis was excluded from school. we've had reviews, we've had i've been communicating plans — amid a backlash promises, we've had sound bites from politicians. to different people. in her own cabinet. feeling better, training to be a mechanic, and hopefully people with learning an apprenticeship. an apology — as the government disabilities and their families get me somewhere in life. condemns as ‘appalling,’ the abuse were made promises. of vulnerable patients, uncovered by the bbc, those promises have been broken, increasingly, it's some of the most at a hospital in county durham. they've been lied to and let down. vulnerable children, the company that recently took over living in deprived areas in england, whorlton hall says it's cooperating who are most at risk of exclusion. with the police investigation and all patients have now but here in middlesbrough, been moved elsewhere. you don't have to go far to see alison holt, bbc news. the other side of the story. coming up on afternoon live there are more young people all the sport — with olly foster going to university,
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and the number of those not in education or employment is lower we have had in england world cup a man has recalled the moment than the national average. a bulletjust missed him, part of the reason for that is announcement, this time from nimble. when armed officers opened fire on the london bridge and lewis hamilton has really attackers two years ago. the people in this community. simon edwards was leaving a pub impressed about practice for the when he saw the three suspects hundreds of women come to lisa's grand more later. i'll be back again carrying what appeared at first to be "red sticks". our correspondent richard lister training salon every week. gave us the latest from i found it a bit easier to do that. talking about heavy rain that is the old bailey. these colours always suit an olivey skin. affecting polling and i will be 20—year—old aisha was excluded looking ahead to the all—important from one school and moved bank holiday weekend. to another, which can have an impact two very lucky escapes for mr on a child's mental health. edwards, he told the court about them in some detail today. he was anxieties went through the roof, and i wasn't around my friends. tributes to a woman whose books outside a pub watching the three ijust felt i was all by myself attackers are bearing down on him what he took to the red sticks. they in a tiny hole, like, broughtjoy to millions of children i couldn't get out of. were, of course, nye is covered in many of the women here have also — and their parents. blood. he said people were shouting struggled with confidence. at him to get back end but he wasn't ijust believe in them, rooted to the spot and it was his judith kerr author of give them hope and help them the tiger who came to tea with their aspirations has died at the age of 95. wife who eventually dragged him into to become a reality. the pub, some locked the door, one and one of those people of the three attackers immediately who's used opportunities is lisa's former student, try to kick his way in. mr edwards alisha, who ended up in hospital with depression. she's now opened her new shop. hello everyone —
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said he seemed calm but determined this is afternoon live. a former football coach has been to get through the door. he said he i didn't even want to talk found guilty of 46 counts to my parents, and wanted of indecent assault. eventually took out a knife and to stay in my room. started smashing the panes of glass now i'm always down talking to them, bob higgins was accused telling them my ideas. in the door to try and get in. mr of molesting 24 boys, from selling to friends to selling around the world mostly southampton and edwards said people in the pub were screaming and were very scared about alisha's main idea, peterborough youth players. what was happening. eventually, he between 1971 and 1996. said the pub was filled with blue the sky is the limit. let's cross live lights, the arrival of the police to bournemouth crown court and our correspondent, armed response unit. within a matter duncan kennedy. of seconds, there was a volley of this is the one of the worst cases shots and the attackers went down. mr edwards said that he himself dropped down to his knees and the to come out of the football abuse court were shown cctv image of one a scandal. to the list of convictions, just in the past few minutes we have we can now add the name of bob stray police bullet passing through had the verdicts on this case which has been running for eight weeks or higgins. he was a youth football the glass and missing mr edwards by so. has been running for eight weeks or so. a bit of background as to what coach at southampton football cloud and peterborough united and various centimetres and hitting the man has happened. the football abuse other clouds for years and years. behind him who did suffer a severe scandal itself broke in 2016 and during that time, he abuse dozens of since then there have been thousands head generally but survived. mr edwards talked about trying to get of allegations of abuse and that has people. in the past few minutes, he led to several convictions. to that has just been convicted of 45 counts medical assistance for mr list of convictions can now be added of indecent assault against a many mcclelland, he was aware that the the name of bob higgins. he was the
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attackers had what looked like suicide vest on. he repeatedly tried youth coach at southampton football victims. they were young boys at the to get to the police to try medical club, also peterborough united and time but are now middle age, many assistance and they eventually did. various other clubs and just in the we re it was only after they got out of past few minutes, he has been found time but are now middle age, many were in court to hear bob higgins to the pub that was that it was said be sentenced. some of the cases go that he too had suffered slight guilty of 46 counts of indecent back to 1971 and lasted some 25 injuries from shrapnel. assault against 23 boys. it all goes yea rs. the children's author, judith kerr, back to 1971 and lasted some 25 years. bob higgins was a youth coach best known for her book ‘the tiger back to 1971 and the abuse of those who guided the lies and nature due who came to tea,‘ has died at the age of 95. boys who all wanted to become dreams of generations of young it's sold five million copies, and has never been out of print. professional footballers lasted for footballers. —— lives. but he was her publisher paid tribute, 25 years. bob higgins was a youth saying she was a "brilliantly talented storyteller." daniela relph looks back at her career. judith kerr was in her 40s when she also a sexual many polluters who wrote the tiger who came to tea. abuse dozens of boys. he was head of coach who guided the lives of a former art teacher and script writer turned full—time mother generations of young footballers but of two small children. youth development at southampton it got really very boring. he was also a sexual manipulator who abused dozens of boys from the 1970s football clu b youth development at southampton football club and brought on future england stars, like alan shearer, you'd go for a walk and have tea and then that was it, really. although neither of these men were we wished somebody would come. to the 1990s. he was head of youth development at southampton football involved in the trial. billy seymour clu b development at southampton football club and brought on a future england says he was one of higgins victims, stars like matt le tissier and alan so i thought, "well, he waived his right to anonymity. he why not have a tiger come?" shearer although neither of these so that is where the story men were involved in the higgins was among a party of boys who went with higgins on coaching trips, like came from, really. trial. my life has been chaos. billy
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she drew the pictures to a story she seymour says he was one of the had previously told her daughter. victims. he waived his right to the tiger was friendly, not fierce. his appearance mildly surprising, anonymity. he was among a party of not downright surreal. boys who went with higgins on the book was a runaway success. coaching trips like this one to judith kerr had been drawing sweden. he believed higgins could since childhood in pre—war berlin. make him a football star but instead her father was a prominent theatre he says higgins became a predator. critic and a critic of the nazis. the family was forced to flee he would come and sit down on the bed, stroking my hair and then he when hitler came to power. she later wrote of her experiences would tell me to move up and he in when hitler stole pink rabbit. regulate on top of the covers and a translation of the book became his hands would be going under the a set text in german schools. covers and touching my groin area. in london, she went to art school but billy seymour never lived to see and worked as a designer before marrying and starting a family. his tormentorjustice. he died in a when her son protested car crash in january. his that the books he was learning his tormentorjustice. he died in a car crash injanuary. his funeral attended by others who say their to read from were too boring, lives were also blighted by bob she embarked on the mog series about a family cat using, she said, higgins. dean radford who has also as few words as possible as well as possible. raised his white to anonymity was mog is dead. another youngster subject to sorry to be brutal about it to those higgins‘s attentions. his time at of you who were brought up
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southampton football club overlapped on the mog the cat stories, with alan shearer, highlighted here but there is no getting away from the fact that to the right of dean. although there after 30 years of mog books, judith kerr, her creator, is no suggestion alan shearer was a has killed her off. killing the central character victim of sexual abuse. but for dean was almost unprecedented in a children's book. but then the energetic kerr ra dford, victim of sexual abuse. but for dean radford, higgins became a was an unusual children's writer manipulative, overbearing presence. it is not until you are older that who had confronted the possibility of death when herself a child. you realise that everything he said she always said she wrote was evil, disgusting lies. so that for those many children he could get what he wanted from in nazi—dominated europe, who, unlike her, did not survive to live full and happy lives. controlling, grooming and abusing me. in 1991, dean radford's abuse was the subject of a separate trial involving bob higgins but the case collapsed. we coach them in the you're watching afternoon live. these are our headlines: mornings, we have the cup competition in the afternoon. theresa may delays higgins went on to abuse other boys the publication of her over a number of years. that was a brexit withdrawal agreement bill which was due tomorrow, huge level of trust that families after a backlash from her own party. put into mr higgins that they would not only look after them but their the health minister apologises, after an undercover investigation careers and he abuse that. by panorama finds vulnerable patients being mocked, taunted, southampton football club told the and intimidated by staff bbc they were not aware of that
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at a hospital in county durham. the indian prime minister abuse of trust until 1989 and that narendra modi secures another five—year term — when they did find out, they after a landslide general election victory. immediately told the police. the football association says they have and in sport, england have appointed an independent lawyer to investigate all the allegations involving bob higgins. after his named their squad for the arrest, higgins was questioned for 15 hours. have you ever engage in netball world cup that taking place in liverpool in july. serena guthrie will captain the side. 8 of the 12 won commonwealth any behaviour that could be gold last year. construed in any way shape or form world champion lewis hamilton was quickest in first practice for the monaco grand prix this weekend. second practice is under way. has been conducted forced your and great britain's heather watson sexual gratification? but he didn't has been knocked out of french open qualifying in the second round. say a word. nor did he say a word katie swan is through to the final round though. i'll be back with more on those stores later. about this. leading a football parade in 1986 where the man at the backis parade in 1986 where the man at the back is the notorious former football coach barry byrne l, as you just heard, the indian prime minister narendra modi has secured himself jailed last football coach barry byrne l, another five—year term after winning a landslide himselfjailed last year for general election victory. football coach barry byrne l, himself jailed last year for 30 it has been the largest democratic yea rs himself jailed last year for 30 years for raping and abusing junior players. a month later the two coaches were pictured together again exercise in history, surrounded by youngsters. . higgins
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lasting for six weeks. 900 million people were eligible to vote — would this disguise to court but it that's nearly four times as many was his abuse he really try to voters as the united states. conceal. a gatekeeper to boys who voting took place dreams of a career in football but at1 million polling stations actually someone who slammed the across the country and there door on their innocence. were seven phases of polling over 39 days. many of higgins‘s victims have been counting began at 8am local in court for the past eight weeks listening to what he did to them all time, and results so far suggest narendra modi has those years ago. they are of course decisively held on to power. this is the picture 110w those years ago. they are of course now middle—aged men but that hasn't stopped the raw emotion during this in the last 30 minutes — the bjp party and its coalition are leading, on 3117 seats — trial from stopped the raw emotion during this trialfrom coming stopped the raw emotion during this trial from coming out. stopped the raw emotion during this a clear majority. trialfrom coming out. many of them the indian national having to relive what bob higgins congress and their allies are trailing behind on, 87 seats. did to them when they were young and the rest of the parties — there are scores of regional boys, ten, 11, 12, 13 years old. and local parties across the vast nation, add up to 108 seats. when one verdict was read out, that sanghita myska reports from delhi. dancing in the streets of india's of billy seymour who waived his commercial capital, mumbai. no waiting for official right to anonymity, when the guilty results here. verdict was read out concerning his sweets are eaten, the stock market case, there was a lot of emotion in court because we now know that billy rallies, the media have
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seymour died in a car crash earlier declared a landslide victory this year and wasn't able to see mr for the hindu nationalist bjp. higgins facejustice. his their leader, incumbent this year and wasn't able to see mr higgins face justice. his family now prime minister narendra modi, know that bob higgins was guilty of has dominated this election. abusing billy seymour and that 22 are the victims. bob higgins has this anti—establishment son been found guilty on 46 counts of of a tea seller is loved and loathed with equal passion. modi, modi, modi... indecent assault involving 23 mr modi's supporters victims, many of them had dreams of afford him a cult—like status, becoming football players, saying he will enrich the nation, professional football players but not himself, unlike their lives, their footballing the politicians of the past. careers were cut short by that abuse. a lot of anger, a lot of as a regional superpower. frustration when you speak to these men about what could have happened, but at what cost? what lies they might have led had they not been subject to this abuse. asi they not been subject to this abuse. violent attacks on people as i also said in the report, the at the bottom of the hindu caste football association is investigating the whole of this system and indian muslims have gone uncriticised from mr modi's government, but today, football abuse scandal which first came to surface in 2016. that report is due out at some point, so far as he tweeted a message of unity. sentencing of bob higgins is concerned in this case, no date has
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been fixed, it will be moved to but in a nation where the majority winchester crown court for of the population is under 35, sentencing sometime in the next few critics say debate over rising unemployment — now at a a5—year high — has been drowned out weeks. by nationalist rhetoric. our headlines: yet, despite the loud speakers and the road shows, our theresa may delays the publication of her brexit withdrawal agreement bill, which was due tomorrow, after a backlash from her own party. the health minister apologises, sales of cars are also down for the after an undercover investigation by panorama finds vulnerable first time in years. and the promise patients being mocked, taunted, and intimidated by staff that india's farmers will have a at a hospital in county durham. guaranteed minimum income is yet to the indian prime minister narendra modi secures another five—year term, materialise. after a landslide general yet, despite the loud election victory. speakers and the road shows, india's only national party of opposition, congress, has struggled to be heard. rahul gandhi, whose family has yielded three generations of prime ministers, has been accused here's your business headlines on afternoon live. of being complacent, assuming four pharmaceuticalfirms have been victories rather than earning them. accused of illegally colluding to restrict the supply of an anti—nausea tablet, driving the price paid for it by the nhs up by 700%.
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the drug is often prescribed to cancer patients congress has been serving the nation undergoing chemotherapy. for years. we are the guardians of one of the firms named, alliance, denied the allegations. 00:20:08,595 --> 2147483051:46:49,012 the bbc has contacted focus, 2147483051:46:49,012 --> 4294966103:13:29,430 lexon and medreich for comment. democracy in this country. as for mr gandhl democracy in this country. as for mr gandhi, he is our leader, he will remain our leader. this election is about much more than who governs india over the next five years. enshrined in this country's constitution is the idea that india is built on socialist principles and a secular society. mr modi's critics claim that he is inching india towards a country that is built on hindu principles, and where one citizen is more equal than another, based on caste and religion. this, they say, is a fight for india's soul. sanghita myska, bbc news, delhi. well, my colleague karin giannone is also in delhi. earlier she spoke to election analyst dorab sopariwala from new delhi television and asked him how surprising the size of mr modi's win was. that was slightly surprising, it is
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not bigger than 2014, it's about the same. to repeat a victory of that size is quite surprising but if you look at the exit polls, the average gave was about 302, now running with the allies, it is not about fear in the allies, it is not about fear in the 40 which is not very surprising. exit polls in india do not underestimate the winner, they get it right. it what are the factors that has given another emphatic victory because surely one would think it is more difficult is encumbered with a record to defiant, promises not the fault, to come back with such strength? —— narendra modi. if you look at these features, what other words he is mentioning?
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bjp, 150 times each, then unemployment, five times. so that we could curious get less attention? he needed a personal choice, waiting for me. he says he is not corrupt personally so he has a good things going for him. he says, trust me. he tells the people of the country about how great the country is abroad. one of the things about politics in india, an issue might be important to you as a voter but it must matter enough for the two parties, that is what becomes the big issue. the questionjust doesn't have to be important, it has to be differentiated. he protects the country from pakistan, he says. when he does that, he is appealing to the mass index. the questions you are
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telling people, i'm looking after you, how do you come back after congress has failed? it does not have enough leaders. it is not the bgp's have enough leaders. it is not the bgp‘s victory, it is his victory. how bad is this for congress? is it a devastating blow ed cannot recover from? it's a question that they have to a nswer from? it's a question that they have to answer this evening. but i think they can't recover, the question is whether they can ever be a serious contender in the next couple of elections because they are short of leadership and resources. they actually are a family party, like all parties in india except from the bgp. so what do you do in a family establishment? people in britain occu py establishment? people in britain occupy the same seats for generations. when that fails, you must find alternative. it's congress inseparable from the gandhi family?
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every party in india is inseparable from the leader. in a way, it might not be such a bad thing if congress disintegrate and its various sectionsjoin the disintegrate and its various sections join the other regional parties because regional parties are stronger. except from the bjp and congress is run, the original parties. we are like the european union. i think it is very difficult to visualise congress disintegrating but it is not impossible, it is something that is possible, it is low i think but it is still a possibility. now — time to take a look at the weather. this is southern poland were flooding has... they have weather
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warnings in place for this rain, they have had something like 180 millimetres and in some locations causing complete a new edition, farmland going on the water, it's a very serious situation. the authorities there and watching the flooding risks at the moment, flood warnings are out in force across poland and it is likely to continue that way for the next few days as this flat water flights away. it is down toa flat water flights away. it is down to a slow moving weather system, you see northerly winds moving into southern poland. in southern poland, the mountain ranges causes the moist airto get the mountain ranges causes the moist air to get pushed in by the northerly winds, so that 118 millimetres, that was in one of the low down cities in southern poland, it is likely we will see a bit more than that over the mountains. and what is happening close to home? all eyes a re what is happening close to home? all eyes are on the bank holiday
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forecast. normally means one thing. actually, our weather will be ok. for the rest of the afternoons, skies like this for many of us. spells of sunshine out and about, how is times. we have seen a bit of rain across northern scotland which will continue, clark contains the thinking across the south—west of england, threatening a few patches of rain here but for the majority of the country, it is dry weather with some sunny the country, it is dry weather with some sunny spells coming through over the next few hours. in the same time, it feels warm, to purchase up to 23 degrees in the london area, colour the night in the north of scotland, the theme of our weather for the next few days, and afraid. the next few nights, it stays cloudy for northern ireland and scotland, england and wales having dry weather. not too cold at night, around 6—11d at night. friday, across the north—west of the uk they
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will be quite a bit of cloud, scotla nd will be quite a bit of cloud, scotland and northern ireland, you cloudy start with cloud threatening scotland. it will be on the go is with these temperatures. struggling with these temperatures. struggling with those northerly winds, highs of around 10 celsius or so. further south was, there could be a few isolated showers popping up during friday afternoon but very well scattered, many areas will stay dry with sunny spells. for the bank holiday weekend, we will all see some spells of sunshine, rain at times across north—western areas, and there is a trend for the weather to tongue a little bit cooler into the holiday weekend. —— turn a little bit colour. the rain could be quite persistent but not too heavy for the south, it is dry. in the sunshine, temperatures are 22 degrees, not too bad, ten and stornoway which is a bit miserable for this late stage of may. the
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second half of the week on a season where active pots have been looking in on where active pots have been looking inona where active pots have been looking in on a weather front, heavier rain getting into scotland, northern ireland, and wales. this is a cold front, as it moves through, the air peek turning cooler and pressure. before that front arrives, there are still some warmth with temperatures reaching the low 20s. as we head into bank holiday monday, maximum temperature will be around 18 celsius. we have a killing 20 things but there will be some dried bright weather over the next few days for a 00:28:34,654 --> 4294966103:13:29,430 good chunk of the uk.
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