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i think i'm going to leave it to the professionals. i need a bit more practice. i might be done, but if you want to catch some stickball, the emperors league big blowout memorial day competition takes place next weekend. well, that's your lot for this week. but coming up on next week's travel show: i'm going to be looking back at a white—knuckle start to the year on the programme. like when ade experienced life in the fast lane in dubai. wowee. that was incredible. so much raw power. don't forget, you can keep track of us wherever we are in the world on our social media.
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but for now from me, lucy hedges, and the rest of the travel show team here in the bronx, it's goodbye. good morning, welcome to breakfast with rogerjohnson and nina warhurst. our headlines today: former allies borisjohnson and michael gove are set compete against each otherfor the conservative party leadership. they're among eight hopefuls now in the running to become prime minister by the end ofjuly. fire experts warn that more than 2500 buildings in england could fail a new round of safety tests being held as a result of the grenfell tragedy. a hiker found alive more than two weeks after she went missing in a forest in hawaii describes how she faced a choice between "life and death". celtic make history with their latest scottish cup final win.
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they beat hearts to claim an unprecedented domestic treble treble as neil lennon's offered the manager's job on a permanent basis. the weather story not quite as straightforward today, a lot of cloud this morning and some rain slowly moving south and east. on top of that, cloudy and breezy. it's sunday, the 26th of may. our top story: the contest to replace theresa may as prime minister looks set to feature a battle between two former allies who famously fell out the last time the job was up for grabs. environment secretary michael gove is expected to formally announce his leadership bid later today, while former foreign secretary borisjohnson has already declared he intends to run. so far, seven mps have confirmed they'll stand. here's our political correspondent, chris mason. look at these two — architects of the leave campaign three years ago, now they seem to be
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involved in a tantalising contest. why? well, remember this? in view of the circumstances in parliament, i have concluded that person cannot be me. borisjohnson shocked westminster by pulling out of the leadership race to replace david cameron. after michael gove, a former supporter of his, said this. i came to realise this week that for all of boris‘s formidable talents, he was not the right man for that task. ouch. well, this time the two men will take each other on. who else is in the race? andrea leadsom, who resigned as leader of the house days ago, told the sunday times that if she became pm the uk would leave the eu at the end of october, the current deadline, with or without a deal. writing in the mail on sunday, former brexit secretary dominic raab agrees, saying he would prefer
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to leave the eu with a deal, but as he puts it, the country must also calmly demonstrate an unflinching resolve to leave at the end of october at the latest. he also set out plans to cut a penny off the basic rate of income tax, and boost apprenticeships and paternity leave. but in these opening skirmishes of the campaign, what is emerging as the central faultline is the instincts of candidates on a no deal brexit. some are willing to embrace it, others believe it would be a disaster. the outlook of the potential winner could shape our country for years to come. let's speak to our political correspondent, tom barton, who joins us now from oui’ london newsroom.
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fundamental to this race will be the plan on how they leave the eu. firstly, are they distinct from one another? and, what do other tories want? yes, those are the key stories. and this is all coming down to that brexit issue. part of the question here is about how this process plays out, because these candidates have to appeal to two different audiences. in the first insta nce different audiences. in the first instance it is down to mps to whittle down the field of candidates from eight, perhaps eventually more, down to just two. in order to do that the candidates will need to convince mps that their vision for brexit is realistic enough to be approved by parliament. notjust the conservative part of parliament but may be reaching out to labour mps and others as well. so that question around what we think about an ideal brexit very important. but whoever
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ends up in the final two will have to do appeal to those as well. at that stage, the candidate's brexit credentials will be very important. voters in more than 20 eu countries will go to the polls today to select new meps. a number of countries, including the uk, have already voted, but the results can't be revealed until the polls have closed across the eu. more than 400 million people are eligible to vote in the election. fire safety experts have warned that 1700 buildings in england are likely to fail a new round of tests into cladding and building materials. hospitals, schools, nursing homes and tower blocks are among buildings which could be at risk — that's according to bbc 5 live investigates. it comes almost two years after 72 people died in the grenfell tower fire.
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presenter adrian goldberg is here with the details. adrian, what have you learned? what have you learned. it is troubling, after gran felt it was recognised that cladding, which had recently been considered safe, the g re nfell recently been considered safe, the grenfell cladding, which had been approved, and was a contributory factor for the fire and to spread. that was available to private landlords and local councils to do without. because the cladding had been recognised as safe that point, they said, is there any other cladding that may be dangerous, but we need to know about it? they issued an independent report, and thatis issued an independent report, and that is where this shocking report emerged, where hundreds of buildings with similar types of cladding may also be made of combustible
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materials. it has been said that they are making funds available and working with councils and private developers to make sure all unsafe cladding is removed. worrying, but good it has been exposed. cladding is removed. worrying, but good it has been exposedlj cladding is removed. worrying, but good it has been exposed. i think it is an indicator that now fire safety is an indicator that now fire safety is now, belatedly, being taken very seriously. you can hear more about that this morning on radio 5 live. the social media app snapchat has become a "haven" for paedophiles who are using the platform to groom children, according to a newspaper investigation. the sunday times has uncovered thousands of reported cases involving snapchat since 2014 and says police in the uk are handling around three child sexual exploitation cases a day, in which the photo—messaging app has played a part. snap, the parent company, said it had "easy in—app reporting tools" so users can notify the company of abuse.
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president trump has begun the second day of his state visit to japan, the first to be made by a foreign leader since the coronation of the country's new emperor, naruhito. he started the day playing golf with the country's prime minister, shinzo abe. let's get the latest from our correspondent hywel griffith who's in tokyo for us this morning. when we spoke an hour ago you were waiting for donald trump to arrive to watch the sumo wrestling? yes, still waiting, as thousands of people queueing around the block. safe to say the sumo wrestlers are the main stars, with premier league footballers posting for selfies on their way in. president trump will be sitting on a seat, not the traditional cushion. he has been golfing this morning, and he will be seen always in the presence of shinzo abe. the two leaders have
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become best buddies, which shows that the relationship between the two countries is so strong. we have been told that this is much less about trade and more about the strong friendship between the countries. tomorrow, the focus will go from here over to the imperial palace, where donald trump will have his moment is the first state visitor to see the new emperor. a lot on the itinerary for president trump, but he will have the experience of seeing a sumo grand final. very interesting. a woman has been found alive more than two weeks after she went missing in a forest on the hawaiian island of maui. amanda eller was rescued by helicopterfrom a deep ravine — she'd been hiking in the area when she became lost and then injured. ramzan karmali reports.
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the last 17 days of my life had been the toughest of my life. hiker amanda eller knows how lucky she is to be alive. she spent over two weeks lost in a forest in the hawaiian island of maui. the yoga instructor thought she was walking back to her car but was walking further and further into the wilderness. it came down to life and death, and i had to choose, and i chose life. i wasn't going to take the easy way out, even though that meant more suffering for myself. amanda was rescued from a deep ravine. she waved down a rescue helicopter funded by donations. one of her friends was on that rescue helicopter. out of the woodwork she comes out, arms swinging. i was like, there she is! i know her very well so i said, that is amanda eller! i thought, how is she dressed, she is not wearing shoes, we have to land this thing!
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don'tjump out of the helicopter! in order to survive she foraged on berries, but she was injured with a fractured leg and severe burns from the sun. doctors say she should make a full recovery. she is most grateful for those who didn't give up on her. i have the most gratitude and respect and appreciation, i can't even put it into words, for the people who helped me, who have prayed for me. her mother, julia, has called the rescue a miracle. so back to our top story — the race to the top job in downing street. by now we're getting a sense of the runners and riders in the battle to become the next prime minister. but how does the vote work? under party rules, conservative mps select two candidates to go through to a run—off. around 120,000 party members will then vote for one or the other. and of those eligible to vote, 70 per cent are men and the average age is 57. well our next guests
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buck that trend — we have two young female conservative activists. laura—beth thompson and soutiam goodarzi you're very welcome. before we started, nina was asking you who you would back of those who have already stood? you who you would back of those who have already stood ?|j you who you would back of those who have already stood? i would back dominic raab. i think he has a quality that is needed for pm material, because he has backed brexit from the very beginning and he resigned over the withdrawal agreement because he couldn't negotiate the type of brexit that members wanted from the beginning. he also has a good personal relationship with parliamentary mps, so he can reunite the mps back with the membership, in my opinion, and he can pass both stages, and to me thatis he can pass both stages, and to me that is very important for the next candidate. it is important that the
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pm and the next leadership candidate has politics that resonates with the membership. it is notjust the membership. it is notjust the membership of the whole country, isn't it? absolutely, but at the end of the day it is the membership who are going out and campaigning and convincing voters. who would you like to see? out of those who have already stood, i would also back dominic raab, i was quite disappointed when liz truss said she wasn't standing. he is perfectly happy for us to leave without a deal. does that worry you, when you see the economic forecast of a no deal? it does worry me personally, because i was a remain a back at the referendum, but i think we just need to get out at this point. even with no deal? yes, i think it is no good for business contingency planning and also people just want to know what is going to happen with their
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lives, so i think we need to get out one way or the other. do you agree? ido,i one way or the other. do you agree? i do, i think we need to leave on the 31st no matter what. it has been three years since the vote and people are really frustrated with what is happening in parliament. you have seen the rise of support for the brexit party and they are breathing down our necks while they are trying to have this leadership contest. i think uncertainty is more damaging to business than the threat of no deal. and you see the point of view coming from the other side of the political spectrum, from the labor party, who say the conservatives have made a mess of this, and whoever they choose a new leader have a mandate from 120,000 conservative members, but not from the country, let's have a general election and put someone in downing street who has the backing of the people? i don't agree with that,
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when we go to the polls we elect our local member, not a president. will thatis local member, not a president. will that is effectively what you are doing, anointing a leader without asking the people. but people vote for their asking the people. but people vote fortheirmp in their asking the people. but people vote for their mp in their local area under the banner of the party, for their mp in their local area underthe banner of the party, so people vote for the party, we have a majority, it is now up to members... a majority with the help of the dup... this has plagued the party for you many years, and there will be elements of the party who will not tolerate a conservative leader.“ we don't leave on the 31st, that is a really bad outcome, because what we have here is rising support for the brexit party, i am pretty sure they are going to win, and as i said, they are breathing down our necks, and if we don't elect the right leader who is prepared to
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leave with no deal, or a deal if they can get one that is perfect, but if they can't, if we don't, we leave with no deal, and i think it will be the end of the conservative party for good. the two front runners, michael gove and boris johnson, neither of them appeal to you? not personally. ithink johnson, neither of them appeal to you? not personally. i think we need someone you? not personally. i think we need someone from the next generation. out of those standing, i would back dominic raab, but i think we need someone dominic raab, but i think we need someone who can unite the party in the country, and they are both quite divisive. it is a tricky one, isn't it! i don't envy that task. thank you both are coming in. here is louise with a look at this morning's weather.
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and also what is coming up over the bank holiday. good morning, it is a bit of a messy story this sunday. there is some rain in the forecast, but it will not affect all of us for too long, really. as you can see, the rain is moving its way steadily east and behind it it is much breezy and cooler. the one area which will stay wet for much of the day is the far north of scotland. but the rain is quite light and patchy as it moves its way out of northern ireland into north—west england and wales, so it is going to take its time before it moves its way south and east, and then it will be rather showery in nature as well stop so for the rest of the day we keep that rainfairly for the rest of the day we keep that rain fairly persistent in scotland. we see showery outbreaks moving their way steadily south and east. it would be a different story in the south—east in comparison to yesterday, where we had 25 degrees as the high. but the showers will be hit and miss through the middle of the afternoon, and behind it actually an improving picture, so areas like southern scotland, northern ireland, northern england, some brightness into the afternoon
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albeit quite easy. temperatures a few degrees down and where we were yesterday and rather cool and disappointing in the far north of scotland. in fact, that rain is set to linger not only through the day to linger not only through the day to day and also tonight, but into tomorrow. although we get rid of the cold front, we have this little fella clinging onto the far north of scotland, and that will keep it grey, wet and rather breezy. so cool here to start the day on monday. elsewhere it is going to be clear skies first thing. some lovely sunshine first thing on monday morning. but with the north—westerly breeze it will continue to push in cloud and moisture along those west facing coasts, so as we go through the day we could see some sharp showers developing. eastern areas will see the best of the dry weather for bank holiday monday, and temperatures again a degree or so down, hires of 9— 19 degrees. that little wea k down, hires of 9— 19 degrees. that little weak front continues to shift its way steadily south. it allows a northerly component to develop, so northerly component to develop, so northerly winds from tuesday, and that will make it feel cooler still,
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soa that will make it feel cooler still, so a pretty disappointing field to the day if you are out for any length of time and plenty of frequent, sharp showers, some of these really quite heavy indeed. once we get tuesday out of the way, it looks like the rest of the week ahead, because of course it is half term, will be rather cloudy at times. a little bit disappointingly cool times. a little bit disappointingly cool, and some further rain to come. i will have details on that coming up i will have details on that coming up in the next half hour. now we have a call—out from scientists this morning. have you seen any spittlebugs? would you even know what they look like? the insects get their name from the frothy spittle they leave on plants in springtime. volunteers are being asked to report sightings of them, because it is thought they could spread a deadly tree disease called xylella. it is feared the disease could soon arrive in the uk, and scientists want to be prepared, as helen briggs has been finding out. spittlebugs are easy to spot if you know what you are looking for. here
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we go, he has one. hidden know what you are looking for. here we go, he has one. hidden in know what you are looking for. here we go, he has one. hidden in bubbles of froth on the stems of plants. where my pencil is pointing — there we are. we might be able to persuade the little juvenile spittlebug to come out. and there it is. if xylella arrived in the uk, spittlebugs could spread the disease by feeding on the sap of infected plants. now scientists want help recording sightings of spittle and fully grown to spittlebugs, which i champion jumpers, able to fully grown to spittlebugs, which i championjumpers, able to leap more than four times their own body length. so we need to learn as much as we possibly can about what kinds of plants they feed on, what habitats occupy and where they are in the country, so that ultimately if the worst possible happens and the disease does arrive in britain, we will be able to make some really good predictions about how it is likely to spread and how quickly. xylella arrived in europe six years ago, devastating olive groves in
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italy and spreading to other countries in the eu. it's important to remember that xylella isn't yet in the uk, but if it did arrive, there's a huge amount of plants that could affect. and it's notjust in our gardens, with the rosemary, lavender, but the wider environment as well, things with particular care about, so tree species, like oak trees, sycamore trees, things that are trees, sycamore trees, things that a re really key trees, sycamore trees, things that are really key in our landscape. we wa nt to are really key in our landscape. we want to protect those as well is within our gardens. scientists are calling for thousands of volunteers up calling for thousands of volunteers up and down the country to help map spittle and spittlebugs in gardens, meadows and woodlands. good morning. it is time for a look at the newspapers. jon tonge, who is a professor of british and irish politics at the university of liverpool, is here to tell us what has caught his eye. we will speak tojon in a minute. first let's look at the front pages. the race is on, declares the sunday telegraph, which like many other papers devotes the front page
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to the conservative leadership contest. it says environment secretary michael gove is standing because he believes he is the best candidate to beatjeremy corbyn. the sunday times says the contest recalls 2016, when mr gove dramatically torpedoed boris johnson's leadership hopes. tory moderates are campaigning to stop borisjohnson because of fears over a no—deal brexit is what the observer headline says. and you can't trust boris over brexit, according to brexit party leader nigel farage. he has written a column for the sunday express saying none of the current politicians can be relied on to deliver a clean—break brexit. wow. anything happening in politics, then? it has been another quiet week, nothing to do but twiddle my thumbs. i was going to say it all
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started, it was rumbling along, wasn't it, before friday, but this picture we saw of mrs may walking back into downing street having delivered that tearful farewell, it was all pegged back to the last general election. absolutely, it is an important piece in the sunday express because it makes the point, yes, of course the issue of the eu brought down theresa may ultimately as it brought down her predecessor, but really she lost her authority a couple of years earlier. the loss of that hard—won couple of years earlier. the loss of that ha rd—won majority couple of years earlier. the loss of that hard—won majority for the conservatives at the last general election was the point when conservative mps really turned against her because they lost a number of friends and colleagues at that election. the conservative party is pretty ruthless about its leaders, it doesn't tolerate those who are not electoral assets, she rana who are not electoral assets, she ran a pretty wooden campaign during that and that is when her authority drained, it was almost an impossible position to recover. and those closest to her say she is a public
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servant and it is important to have a legacy, the express say she will fight in herfinal a legacy, the express say she will fight in her final days to leave some sort of legacy. is there time, and what would that be? the question is what with that legacy be, because frankly she was so consumed by the issue of brexit over the last couple of years, she never had time to fulfil those aspirations, those were the aspirations he outlined the day she took office when she talked about fighting for burning —— fighting burning injustices, which she fought for a while home secretary. and she can point to some achievements, the reduction in the level of debt, the high level of employment, the record level of employment, the record level of employment in society, so there are some economic achievements. they are massively overshadowed by the chaos that has engulfed her premiership over the last couple of years, and in terms of where she will rank in terms of great prime ministers, it won't be the top half of the table, that's for sure. however, she may
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return. may may. c has already been touted for a return to a front—line role. whether this is true or not is open to question, david cameron said he could stay on as an mp and a month later decided that the life of a backbench mp wasn't for him. so i would be slightly sceptical, but she enjoys the constituency of maidenhead, there is always the problem of what you do as ex—pm, are you simply a backseat driver? if she doesn't think she is finished, then politically she might really want to stay in the game. i think there is a fair chance with theresa may that she will stay on as an mp, and possibly still in ministerial office. it would the incredible, wouldn't it, if she came back and served on someone else's cabinet. wouldn't it, if she came back and served on someone else's cabinetlj think it is possible, because what do you do as an ex—pm? theresa may has always been driven by duty and service and she can offer that, and she is probably better in a ministerial role than a prime ministerial role than a prime ministerial one where she simply didn't have the authority. and so
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much of the talk around the last few months has been how she has handled it on months has been how she has handled itona months has been how she has handled it on a personal level and you wonder whether she will become slightly different now that that pressure is off, whether she is relieved. those photos use or contrasted how she looked in 2016, with the worn and tired look of 2019, spoke volumes. there was a picture of her looking very relaxed ina picture of her looking very relaxed in a supermarket over the weekend, thatis in a supermarket over the weekend, that is in some of the sunday papers. it is such a pressurised job. i think she had the most difficult inbox of any postwar prime minister, but never really got to grips with that. moving onto important issues, this is in today's expressed. struggling with the loss of your pet? you could get paid leave from work. what is this about? this is a lady in south london who has been given compassionate leave, paid compassionate leave, to deal with the death of a pet, a pet cat, samaj, who had to be put down. much
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to her delight and surprise, she was given today's compassionate leave —— smudge. the argument that comes in the sunday express is this is increasingly common among employers. i hear the words of dismay from some employers about caternity leave, given that one in four households has a pet, we have 9 million dogs and 8 million cats in the country, so and 8 million cats in the country, so that would be a lot of time off. we shouldn't be flippant about it, because they mean the world to some people, don't they, and losing a pet to some is a real grief, like losing a member of the family.” to some is a real grief, like losing a member of the family. i know my pecking order in the is well below the three cats —— in the household. it might be a big vote winner, the next conservative candidate could put that as policy and win an election. quickly, this is in the telegraph today, keeping up with the
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joneses can lead to unhappiness. some people will profoundly disagree with some of the claims in this article, not least that having children can be largely miserable. there is a quote from a happiness expert from the london school of economics, he is a professor of behavioural science, it would be awful if anything happened to them, but our experiences with children are largely miserable. kids, it is not my experience at all! he says basically there is too much pressure from society, trying to keep up with the joneses, he from society, trying to keep up with thejoneses, he points to a us study saying if you live in the same neighbourhood as a lottery winner, there is a tendency to go bankrupt as we try and keep up with conspicuous consumption. it is interesting, i don't think it's a secret that a lot of parenting can bea secret that a lot of parenting can be a little bit miserable, isn't it? another study found childless single women are the happiest, and men are happier when married. if you are a man, you should probably marry, if you are a woman, don't bother. if the single women are bothering, then
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the single women are bothering, then the single women are bothering, then the single blokes are going to be frustrated, aren't they? thank you very much. headlines are on the way. hello, this is breakfast with rogerjohnson and nina warhurst. good morning, here's a summary of today's main stories from bbc news. the contest to replace theresa may as prime minister looks set to feature a battle between two former allies who famously fell out the last time the job was up for grabs. environment secretary michael gove is expected to formally
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announce his leadership bid later today, while former foreign secretary borisjohnson has already declared he intends to run. so far, eight mps are in the frame and their positions on a no—deal brexit are emerging as a central issue. voters in more than 20 eu countries will go to the polls today to select new meps. a number of countries, including the uk, have already voted, but the results can't be revealed until the polls have closed across the eu. more than 400 million people are eligible to vote in the election. the social media app snapchat has become a "haven" for paedophiles who are using the platform to groom children, according to a newspaper investigation. the sunday times has uncovered thousands of reported cases involving snapchat since 2014 and says police in the uk are handling around three child sexual exploitation cases a day, in which the photo—messaging app has played a part. snap, the parent company, said it had "easy in—app reporting tools" so users can notify
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the company of abuse. president trump has begun the second day of his state visit to japan by playing a round of golf with the country's prime minister, shinzo abe. he'll also attend a sumo wrestling tournament later today and become the first foreign leader to meet the country's new emperor, naruhito. the united states and japan are in the process of negotiating a delicate trade deal. a woman has been found alive more than two weeks after she went missing in a forest on the hawaiian island of maui. amanda eller was rescued by helicopterfrom a deep ravine — she'd been hiking in the area when she became lost and then injured. she survived by drinking from streams and eating plants, and was malnourished, shoe—less, sunburned and had a broken leg, when she was found. she said the experience was the "toughest" of her life.
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if you're looking for a new way to relieve stress and tension in your life, you might think about taking up yoga — but forget the downward dog — this is literally the cat's whiskers. yoga with cats has become a thing in alsace in north eastern france where sessions are fully booked up. one teacher described the energy the feline friends bring to the classes as "happiness", and they certainly look like natural yoga masters. flexibility is a big thing with yoga and spines are very flexible. that is a dangerous position to sit, it certainly would be if i was doing it. i'm worried about that kitten. the cats look so unimpressed. we here?
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the treble treble four celtic? yes, a good season for neil lennon, swooping in on taking overfrom brendan rodgers, and now winning the treble treble. three years in a row winning all three titles, it is unbelievable. and of all the places to be offered thejob and of all the places to be offered the job permanently, in and of all the places to be offered thejob permanently, in the and of all the places to be offered the job permanently, in the shower! you just wonder how that worked out. for a while it looked like hearts might spoil the party but celtic came back from a goal down to beat them 2—1. it's the third season running they've won all three domestic trophies, completing the treble treble. with more on their unprecedented achievement, here's chris mclaughlin.
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the first half was like the mid—may glasgow weather, all of it well. hearts soaked up what celtic could offer, and despite this attempt, they offered up very little. but finally, the goal the game was pouring out for. but shortly after, the goal the game was crying out for. first blood to the underdogs. but their lead didn't last long. celtics pushed, hearts tripped, penalty given. edouard's leveller providing relief for those in green and white. it all got a little bit stodgy again until ten minutes before the end. with history in their sights, edouard once again made the crowd roar. history, silverware, and enough for neil lennon to be
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offered the job on a permanent basis. celtic have made world football history. the treble treble is theirs. you will never see this again, it is all about them. i spoke to them a bit at halftime because we didn't turn up in the first half, then we needed parts to score before we really got our energy levels back, and the response from them was excellent. but hearts wouldn't let us off easy and it was a very good final in terms of pressure, emotion, but they've done at. the climax of the league one campaign is upon us with sunderland set to face charlton athletic in the final match of the season
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to determine who will play in the championship next year. meanwhile, it's tranmere who move to league one after snatching a dramatic late winner in the league two play—off final against newport. they left it late though, connorjennings with the winner with less than two minutes of extra time remaining to clinch back to back promotions. celebrations for who else but premier league referee and tranmere superfan mike dean, slightly more subdued than we saw in theirsemifinalwin! england women's manager phil neville blamed what he described as a ‘messy‘ performance by his side on a tough week of training that included camping with the royal marines. england won their penultimate warm up match ahead of the world cup beating denmark 2—0 in walsall. nikita parris scored the opening goal for england just before half—time but it was a far from flawless performance from phil neville's side. jill scott added some gloss to the scoreline but they were outplayed for long periods by denmark. england play new zealand next week before their world cup campaign starts on june 9th. we did take them camping on wednesday night and they probably got one or two hours of sleep. we took them on obstacle courses,
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we expected that today, and the pitch wasn't great. but ijust wanted them to do the basics well, pass the ball to each other. they were a bit sloppy, slow, i was bored watching the first half and i don't know what thought. my players were shattered, and i have to say we have worked hard, and yet there are still massive improvements to go. australia's steve smith scored a century as his side beat england by 12 runs in their world cup warm up match at southampton. both smith and david warner were playing their first match in england since serving bans for ball tampering and both were booed by the crowd. it didn't put smith off though as he hit a century. australia made 297, which england looked on course to make until joss buttler was caught and they ended up losing by 12 runs. meanwhile, somerset beat defending champions hampshire by six wickets to claim the one—day cup at lord's.
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they chased down a target of 245 to win a 50 over final for the first time since 2001. james hildreth hit an unbeaten 69. formula 1 and lewis hamilton dedicated his pole position for the monaco grand prix to the late niki lauda. hamilton edged out team mate valtterri bottas to take pole ahead of today's race. the world champion finished ahead of his mercedes partner by eight hundredths of a second to take the 85th pole position of his career. max verstappen will start from third on the grid. in rugby union, leinster held off a fightback from glasgow warriors to retain their pro 14 title. glasgow took an early lead through matt ferguson's try before the irish side hit back with tries from gary ringrose and cian healy to seal an 18—15 victory at celtic park. european rugby union champions saracens are just one match from successfully defending their premiership title. they're through to the final
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after beating gloucester by 44 points to 19. sarries ran in a total of six tries in the match. they'll face exeter in the showpiece after they beat northampton. warrington closed the gap on super league leaders st helens to four points after a 26—14 victory over wigan in one of three magic weekend matches at anfield yesterday. it was warrington's second victory over wigan in 13 days. blake austin with the pick of the tries for the wolves. elsewhere there were wins for the catalan dragons and huddersfield giants. now this week at the european tour's made in denmark, players have to walk through a beer tent to get to the 14th tee, and no one is going to better this from jamie donaldson, who came off the 13th green and dedcided to bust some serious moves — much to the delight of the crowd.
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he stumbled home with bogeys at 15 and 17 to card a 3—over 74 — but still ended up the hero of the day. i'm not sure about his high—fives. but he can move, so we will give it to him. is that before or after the beer tent? a little beer tent as we came out of the studio, that would be nice. can you imagine? taking a child swimming is something most parents and carers do without a second thought. but for children who have disabilities or are seriously ill, it can be much more challenging. but now a scheme in aberdeen has found a way to help children enjoy the water whilst keeping vital equipment dry, and there's a bonus — the children can swim with mermaids. nasim asl reports.
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alana has a rare lung disease. she is two, and today she is off to swim with the mermaid. she needs a co nsta nt with the mermaid. she needs a constant supply of oxygen, is fed by a tube in her bowel, and is hyper mobile. she loves coming to swim, and it is amazing to see, considering a couple of years ago we didn't think she would ever get in the water, but with her hypermobility it is amazing to get her into the water because it is exercise for her. this is the only chance she gets to be safely in the pool chance she gets to be safely in the pool. the sessions are free. zara trained as a swimming instructor just for this. this is one of the reasons i started it, just so i could create magical memories that pa rents could create magical memories that parents could could create magical memories that pa rents could have
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could create magical memories that parents could have for ever, and allow for children to come in and have the memories or even just a day at the pool with their family and to have that kind of normality while going through the treatment. the mermaid swim started with aidan patterson. she had neuroblastoma and died in 2017. she was five. it is obviously upsetting for ellie's family, but they have this memory now they can keep forever and she got to fulfil some of her bucket list. the bond between zara and alana is amazing, and she goes above and beyond to make sure everything is safe for her to be in the pool. do you love zara was? yes. her mother looks after her full—time, but caring for her daughter isn't
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a lwa ys but caring for her daughter isn't always straightforward.” but caring for her daughter isn't always straightforward. i don't think about half the things we do now, but if you think about a year ago or two years ago, we struggled. we don't know what her future will hold if she is on oxygen for the rest of her life will have to be tube fed for the rest of her life, or will need a wheelchair, we don't know. we have to learn just to take each day as it comes. each trip to the pool brings benefits.“ each day as it comes. each trip to the pool brings benefits. it helps her movement and her confidence. za ra her movement and her confidence. zara hopes to keep giving these special experiences to families that need them, and she has certainly made a splash with alana. you can see more stories like that on bbc scotland every weekday evening at nine o'clock or on the bbc iplayer.
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the weather has not been too bad so far this weekend. we will find out from louise how the rest of the day will unfold, and of course, importantly tomorrow and the four day weekend. it looks as though this bank holiday weekend is not as stunning as the easter weekend we had, in the early may bank holiday weekend. nevertheless it is not too bad, northampton around an hour or so bad, northampton around an hour or so ago, bad, northampton around an hour or so ago, you can see bad, northampton around an hour or so ago, you can see quite a lot of cloud and a mild start to the day. there is some rain, and it is going to steadily sweep its way south and east. not that much across the extreme south—east. as you can see, the most heavy and persistent rain in the last few hours across
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scotland, and already it is starting to break up as it moves out of northern ireland then into north wales. we will probably move to the north midlands and east anglia, the south—east corner, through the latter stages of the morning and then into the south—east corner by then into the south—east corner by the afternoon. by then, maybe just a few isolated showers. it is weakening all the time, and behind it you should see an improving picture. if it is cloudy and wet where you are at the moment, it won't last. into the afternoon, it will be a breezy one, but a brighter one for northern england, north wales as well, southern scotland, as the showery rain drift south and east. here, not as warm as yesterday. nevertheless we could be 21 degrees. cool, disappointing and wet into the far north of scotland, as well. that went weather will linger not only for the rest of the day, through the night as well —— wet weather. this weather front hugs the far north—west of scotland. unfortunately it is going to stay with you throughout the bank holiday monday. so we start off on bank holiday monday with a cooler start in comparison to this morning. that rain will linger for much of the day. the north—westerly flow will continue to drive a few showers along west facing coasts of the country. showers in eastern areas, seeing the best of the brightness
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because you are further away from that wind direction. fewer showers here. highest values cool and disappointing in the north, 17 or 18 if we're lucky further that weak weather front continues to slip its way south, but more importantly it will allow the wind to swing around toa will allow the wind to swing around to a northerly direction. that is not great news for tuesday. half term this week, so many are off with the kids, and cool and breezy day with some hit and miss showers, whether you see them or not, if you catch a shower there could be quite heavy and it will be quite cool for the time year, temperaturesjust a little bit low where they should be, really. into wednesday and thursday, again those temperatures are going to bea again those temperatures are going to be a little bit more disappointing. there could be some more persistent rain especially affecting northern ireland and northern england. more details on all of that coming up in half—an—hour. back to you two. mixed picture, then, for the week ahead. we will be back with the headlines at 8:00am. now it's time for click.
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welcome to london's piccadilly circus, one of the busiestjunctions in the city, popular with tourists on the way to the world famous west end theatres. and that's why the biggest brands pay huge money to advertise on those enormous billboards. but why go big when you can go small? our mobile devices nowadays know more about us than we do. this almost unrestricted flow of information is a goldmine for advertisers and other groups who want to target us with their messages. not just about what to buy, but also about what to think, and maybe even how to vote.
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so, exactly one year ago, new eu legislation came into force. gdpr is designed to stop companies from endlessly collecting and storing our data without us ever knowing. if you live anywhere in europe, these notices appear to let you know that the website you're looking at is about to collect some data from your device. delve in and you can choose how your information is shared and collected. well, that's how it should work, anyway. but what's bothered me over the past year is just how complicated some sites make it to switch off the data collection. the option to actually opt—out is often obscure, the process of opting out is long and confusing, and even then you might not be able to opt—out completely without going to lots of other websites and individually opting out there too. i don't think many of us really understand the options and even if we do, come on,
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how many times could you notjust be bothered and just press accepted all anyway? hmmm, i'm not sure gdpr is working as intended, are you? the good news is, this legislation is notjust about restricting how our data is collected, it also gives us the power to ask companies what information they hold on us. so that's exactly what carl miller set out to try to do. i'm on a battle to get my data back. hi there. can i make a subject access request under gdpr, please? a subject access request, did you say? yes, to exercise my right to be informed about all data which is held on me. if you live in the eu, you can use something called a subject access request to ask companies for a copy of your data. all sorts of businesses hold onto our personal information, from banks to supermarkets to media organisations. the whole process is supposed to be straightforwards. i've gone on their website
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and it doesn't work! there's no e—mail. now i have an e—mail address. you're supposed to pick your own channel for making these requests. and these are only the businesses i directly work with. most people don't realise how companies you've never heard of have bucketloads of about you. every click you make, and maybe not make, may be recorded and shared. this is the business of personal data. theirjob is to scoop up every crumb of information they can get hold of, both from public and private sources, and analyse it to understand me. or at least try. one company i got my information from had drawn data from hundreds of different sources to create thousands of different guesses about what i'll be like as a consumer. these companies have created a strange digital copy of myself that i don't even recognise, making presumptions i don't necessarily agree with. all the while i'm thinking i'm getting things for free,
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so little nuggets of information leaving my life and getting collected by others, it doesn't really matter. but now i'm beginning to feel i'm the product and it is me that people are getting for free. frederike kaltheuner is a data and privacy campaigner, and i sat down with her to talk through my concerns. there are two separate types of harms. when it's accurate, it's very creepy, and you'll be, like, "why does this company knows how much alcohol i consume?" but when it isn't, it can be equally concerning, maybe you're misclassified as something negative and you aren't, but you're not aware that the company... somewhere in some database a company think you're a gambler and there's nothing you can do about it. this is my new vacuum cleaner, the robot i've been dreaming of for many years. and like many other smart devices, to operate it, i first have to download its companion app. i just scanned over the terms and conditions because otherwise
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i'll be here forever. according to one study, it takes 76 days to read all the privacy policies that we come across online. and then the cleaner starts mapping my house, but now i'm suspicious and i go to check its not hoovering up things i haven't bargained for. i'm off to imperial college. here, researchers have been looking at how internet of things devices, from child monitoring cameras to light bulbs to smart plugs, can collect and share our data. let's start off with my vacuum cleaner. so we brought the hoover into the lab and we have realised the hoover is a little bit more than a hoover. we analysed the wi—fi data and we saw that the hoover is sharing the floor maps with some server in china. and it's notjust a vacuum cleaner, this is a monitoring camera meant to keep us secure but in fact it's sharing data with 54 partner organisations.
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collecting data is a common practice for lots of internet—enabled vices — after all, they need it to function properly — but there's very little transparency, so we have no way of knowing how much a device needs itself to work and how much is being given away. sometimes with these devices, we notice there's an inverse relationship with the amount of data they collect and their price. so cheaper devices, they are financed, in a way, with your personal data. so they're collecting tons of data about you and send it to tens of servers around the world. it's really strange how actions you think are really trivial — switching on a light, switching on a smart plug, changing the volume on your tv or, of course, cleaning your floors — can actually be telling so much about you to companies you're not even aware of. stop tracking me! gdpr says it doesn't matter where the company is based or product is made, you still have the right to your information. but if you don't know who to ask, how can you ask? i've spent over a month making requests from 80 companies,
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and around a dozen have replied. so this is what it actually looks like to get your data back. i'm probably 100 e—mails deep now, and yesterday, by recorded delivery, this slightly crumpled white envelope turns up at my front doorstep. sp thank you so much, gdpr, i've got my data now. and it's in huge quantities. so if i was to print out all the data that i've got, well, this is 1,000 sheets of paper, i would need seven stacks of this if i was to print out all of it. for all its faults, i have no doubt, gdpr is the first step in the right direction, but i fear ultimately we, the users, will be the real instigators of change. until we demand it, we are accepting to carry on living in a system that we know precious little about but that certainly knows a lot about us. now, did you know that there are a whole host of effects artists working across instagram,
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of all places. we went to visit one in modena, in italy, home of balsamic vinegar and ferrari, amongst others, to find out why. my name is simone vezzani, i am a 3d artist based in italy, and i publish content for social media. if somebody thinks that what i do is real, for me this means that i did a good job. i choose instagram because it is full of people that they are just watching and get amazed at what they see.
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# i don't want to set the world on fire...#. i started record footage about my own life, my travel, my trips, my visits, museum visits, for example. and i start to mix them with digital content. platform for this kind of content, instagram, was perfect because people are not used to see and to watch this kind of media content in this platform. when i was younger, i was really obsessed about video games.
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suddenly i grew up and i realised that for living i have to work somehow. i found this kind of software and this 3d software in particular for me is another way to see these video games, because inside this kind of software i can manipulate and create everything i want. i usually spent something like one, two, maybe three weeks working on one single video because i'm alone and i have to take care of every single aspect. i don't consider myself as an artist. i'm really happy when someone told me that i'm an artist, i'm a surrealist or something like that, but i'm simply a guy who likes to play with computer and experiment new techniques,
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new styles, new ways to see the world. the rather talented simone vezzani, finishing off the short cut of click for this week. the full—length version is up on iplayer, you can watch that on right now, and if you'd like to follow us throughout the week, we are all across social media — youtube, instagram, facebook and twitter too @bbcclick. thanks for watching, and we'll see you soon.
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good morning. welcome to breakfast with rogerjohnson and nina warhurst. our headlines today: formerallies, borisjohnson and michael gove, are set compete against each other for the conservative party leadership. they're among eight hopefuls now in the running to become prime minister by the end ofjuly. fire experts warn that more than 1,500 buildings in england are at risk of failing a new round of safety tests being held as a result of the grenfell tragedy. a hiker found alive more than two weeks after she went

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