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that is all from us. we'll back to hear your thoughts about bbc news coverage again next week. goodbye. good morning, welcome
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to breakfast with nina warhurst and jon kay. our headlines today: an all—english champions‘ league final — tens of thousands of liverpool and spurs fans gather in madrid ahead of the big game. i was welling up, i was almost entails getting off the train, it suddenly became a reality. entails getting off the train, it suddenly became a realitym entails getting off the train, it suddenly became a reality. it is going to be number six! on, liverpool! i am outside the stadium which is already a high five activity as final preparations take place ahead of tonight's champions league final. ahead of his state visit, donald trump says borisjohnson would be an "excellent" choice to be britain's next prime minister. 12 people have been shot dead in the us state of virginia after a gunman opened fire in a local government office. good morning, a blast of heat on the way for some of ours, but a very short left heatwave it will be. the
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temperatures are going to air per way as we go into a rather more u nsettled way as we go into a rather more unsettled week next week. more details coming right up. it's saturday the ist ofjune. our top story: around 70,000 liverpool and tottenham hotspur fans are arriving in madrid for tonight's all—english champions league final. if tottenham win, it'll be the first time they've lifted the european cup. liverpool are hoping to win it for a sixth time. anna holligann has been meeting fans on the streets of madrid there is only one thing on his mind. and hers. everyone of the 70,000 supporters in the city, all intent on victory. for many, it has been a missionjust to get on victory. for many, it has been a mission just to get here. we flew
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from australia on wednesday afternoon. i have already lost my voice. all this singing. it has been good, the atmosphere has been great. u efa good, the atmosphere has been great. uefa has warned fans to be cautious, fa ke uefa has warned fans to be cautious, fake tickets are circulating, a number of sellers have been arrested. 0nly around half of the tickets were allocated to the two clu bs‘ tickets were allocated to the two clubs' fans. freddie and his dad tim are among the lucky ones. clubs' fans. freddie and his dad tim are among the lucky onesli clubs' fans. freddie and his dad tim are among the lucky ones. i have never been to something as amazing as theirs. i was almost in tears, it suddenly became a reality that we had made it to the final. i cannot explain it, it is something that is so explain it, it is something that is so deep in the blood. you follow along with your football team and i have been a lover them for 40 plus years. almost 5000 officers are on duty at what is being treated at a high event. despite this security, fa ns high event. despite this security, fans are focused on lifting this, the biggest trophy in european club
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football. this city is buzzing. rivalries aside, both sides are conscious there is something incredibly special about being part of what is only the second ever all british final and champions league history. and we'll be live in madrid, tottenham and liverpool throughout the programme this morning, for all of the build—up ahead of the game. president trump has spoken publicly about who he thinks should be the next conservative leader — just days before he arrives in the uk for a state visit. he's told the sun boris johnson would make an "excellent" prime minister. 0ur political correspondent mark lobel is in our london newsroom — how unusual is it for an american president to get involved in something like this?
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how serious a break in diplomatic invention is that? it is a break, but it is donald trump. he comes close to endorsing a candidate, saying that borisjohnson would be an excellent prime minister. for borisjohnson, edward probably be a meeting with donald trump that would be the real prize for him, as he is rumoured to be unveiling soon senior endorsements from mps in his party a cross—section of mps, to back his campaign, which he hopes to take to the next gear and the coming week. looking at who donald trump is endorsing, he has been asked to endorse one of the candidates but would not reveal who it was. he has showered his compliment with the foreign secretary jeremy showered his compliment with the foreign secretaryjeremy hunt, he said he likes them, he will be meeting his son—in—law to discuss the middle east. his daughter will be meeting the defence secretary. she has not thrown her hat in the ring but is expected to do so. such as javid, the home secretary, who is
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standing, but be meeting donald trump at the anniversary of the d—day landings, he has no deal on the table, but who donald trump is back in, we'll have to watch what he says when he lands in the uk. —— sergey javid. not quite an endorsement, then. labour peer lord falconer has said allegations of anti—semitism within the party must be dealt with as quickly as possible after a member of its national executive committee, peter willsman, was suspended over remarks he reportedly made, saying the israeli embassy was "almost certainly" behind the row. earlier on breakfast lord falconer said the case should be seen as acid test as to whether the party can be trusted when it comes to tackling antisemitism. f alistair is reinstated into the labour party, and peter willsman is quickly dealt read, add on the basis of what i have seen, he should be
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expelled, if he has got some defence that it wasn't him, let him say that, so there is an opportunity for the labour party to get it right by reinstating alistair and expelling peter willsman. at least 12 people have been killed in a mass shooting in the us state of virginia, after a gunman opened fire in a local government building. police say the suspect, described as a disgruntled employee, died after a shootout with officers. 0ur north america correspondent david willis has more. the chilling aftermath of another mass shooting. this one the work of a disgruntled employee who walked into a municipal building shortly after four o'clock on a friday afternoon and opened fire on his colleagues. they said to stay about the cops got there and let us come out. there was probably about 20 of us out. there was probably about 20 of us in the office, and we barricaded the door. did you hear any gunshots?
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yes. we did. after shooting indiscriminately, the gunmen died after trading fire with the police, after trading fire with the police, a long—term employee officials have yet to releases name. i can tell you that we have an additional victim to report, we now have 12. one victim succumbed to the injuries on the way to the hospital. we also have four additional victims being treated at area hospitals and we have reports that others may have self transported. it is thought to be the 150th mass shooting in the united states this year. president trump has been briefed on the situation at the white house says it has monitoring events in virginia beach closely. a ban on "unfair" fees charged by lettings agents in england has come into force today,
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two—and—a—half years after the plan it means tenants will no longer be billed for things like viewings, credit checks or setting up a tenancy. but there are warnings rents could be pushed up as a result, as landlords try to make up their lost income. the british retail mogul sir philip green has been charged with four counts of misdemeanour assault in the united states. sir philip is the chairman of arcadia group, which owns a number of retail brands including topshop. prosecutors say he has been accused of touching a woman inappropriately while staying at a resort in arizona. a spokesman for sir philip says he's "strenuously denied" the allegations. people protesting against lgbt lessons at a primary school in birmingham have been banned from gathering outside its gates by a high court injunction. birmingham city council made the application after more than two months of demonstrations at anderton park school. the education secretary, damian hinds, said it would allow parents to "continue peaceful discussions with staff".
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hm revenue and customs says it's found a way to stop fraudsters from tricking people into believing they're recieving a call from genuine tax officials. it's known as "number spoofing", and because the call display looks genuine, it's easier for scammers to persuade people to send them money, as our personal finance correspondent, simon gompertz, explains. fraudsters have been bombarding the public with calls, trying to deceive their victims into making payments, thinking they are settling genuine bills. hmrc says there was more than 100,000 attempts last year to get people to pay spurious tax bills, up from 8,000 the year before. the scam involves manipulating call number display. people are tricked into thinking the calls are genuine because the phone shows a real hmrc phone number. now, with the help of phone companies, hmrc has managed to put a block on a list of its most frequently used helpline numbers,
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so they can't be displayed. number spoofers also pretend to be calling from banks, trying to get direct access to accounts and siphon off cash. the banks say they are working with phone regulator 0fcom on how they can crack down on the problem as well. geologists in iceland say that one of the country's most beautiful natural attractions has been left in ruins after years of uncontrolled tourism. the leidarendi cave near reykjavik has seen many of its stalactites and stalagmites destroyed — and much of the walls have been covered in graffiti. it looks like a pile of rubble. a bit like the beach in thailand that had been mobbed after the movie, they had to close that off for months to try and get it to revert to its natural beauty. a victim of its own success. the countdown is
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on. only 11 hours its own success. the countdown is on. only” hours and its own success. the countdown is on. only 11 hours and 49 minutes i tell the chances league final tonight. thousands of liverpool and tottenham fans have descended on madrid in preparation for the champions league final this evening. the two premier league sides will meet at the wanda metropolitano stadium, but how are fans back here feeling? 0ur reporter wendy hurrell is in tottenham — we'll speak to her in a moment, but first let's speak to mairead smyth, who's in liverpool for us. hello. we are at anfield, we are only shadow of the stadium, this is where the action happens on the pitch, but here at the party has absolutely started.
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that edge just that edgejust one that edge just one of the many songs you will hear tonight in madrid, but as her doll around the city already. it means a lot. it does, we have released this as a single four fan supporting food banks. on match day they take donations for the food bank here, it is a fantastic charity and we are pleased to support them. the song means a lot. there are many songs that you can associate with liverpool for bile club. they will doa liverpool for bile club. they will do a lot better than spurs with this singing. they only have one are two big songs, we have plenty. just talk about songs for our players. cannot really compete. we need to speak to this guy. you were in a buggy the last time liverpool won a champers league final. you are now fully fledged. i don't think he had a choice. reid ed was in his blood. every second he has been a liverpool
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supporter. he slept through that famous game in istanbul, you will not be sleeping tonight. reid he was fast asleep the whole way, despite all the mayhem. he definitely will not be sleeping tonight. all the mayhem. he definitely will not be sleeping tonightlj all the mayhem. he definitely will not be sleeping tonight. i don't like anyone will be sleeping in this city tonight. it atmosphere, we will speak to isaac later. back to you. city tonight. it atmosphere, we will speak to isaac later. back to youlj speak to isaac later. back to you.” can hear them from here! laughter was that a ukulele? laughter and let's go to tottenham now where our reporter wendy hurrell is this morning. it isa it is a banjo ukulele, gladys and johnny are there giving us a musical accompaniment. at the antwerp arms in tottenham, a community owned and run part. it has been serving up
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refreshment to spurs fan since 1882. lindsey is a member of the committee and has been baking. tell me about your cakes. this was baked by a bakerin your cakes. this was baked by a baker in tottenham and he had it out to the kitchen of tottenham —— children of tottenham, when they wonder. it is going to power them along. super fan here, jackie. tell me how you felt against the odds spurs made it to the final. when that girl weight in, the emotion was amazing. i went to pieces and started to cry and that lasted about two days. we could not believe that actually happened. is spurs going to be there when i? i would have been magic to know that answer, but pochettino is magic, so who knows? i wouldn't bet against them. ted has
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dropped his cup. named after teddy sheringham. the manager of this place is going to get very busy later, it is peter. how are you expected this to look and a few hours' time? you will not be able to move. ed bobby like sardines in a ten. seven or eight staff coming in, they will be working, very busy, trying to serve everyone. they will have to wait, we can only go as fast as the beer pours. it be a great atmosphere, the street will be alive. it is good for tottenham and bring something back to tottenham. good for the whole community. brilliant. good like. i think it is only right our brilliant ukulele banjo players play ours out. take us away, guys!
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# when the saints go marching in # when the saints go marching in cheering and applause what a way to start a saturday morning! rayner liverpool, —— lets hear your band and let's hear the bad in london as well, i get the ukulele is started, let's get a footballing harmony going on. this is what they two bands together, musical football. music plays oh, that is beautiful! love that has woken you all are! —— that has woken
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you allup! comments made by conservative mp dominic raab about not being a feminist have certainly provoked a strong reaction this week. while some have applauded his honesty, others believe his stance makes him unfit to be the next prime minister. it's also opened up a debate on what it means to be a feminist, and whether politicians should be coming down on one side or the other. to discuss this, we're joined by author and journalist leaf arbuthnot, and from our london newsroom, laura perrins, co—editor of the conservative woman website. if he says he doesn't want to be a feminist, why does it matter?m does matter, because being a feminist today means you want equality of opportunity, and he does seem to want that, so i find his comments confusing. what he is trying to do is to establish himself asa trying to do is to establish himself
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as a macho strong guy who is fit to ta ke as a macho strong guy who is fit to take the country, take charge and go back to the eu i get a better deal for brexit. i see this as part of a broader strategy by him to portray himself as atopic guy, and he is refusing to talk about feminism with any sort of nuance, and i can see an argument for not identifying as a feminist, but i think we should expect way more and ask way more of oui’ expect way more and ask way more of our politicians and the people that we wa nt our politicians and the people that we want to lead us into the challenges that are facing us in a post except britain. he says he believes in equality of opportunity for women, that women should maximise their that is feminist talk, isn't it? well, it might be a quality talk, i like the idea of having more macho men in politics, that would be a great thing. we need
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more of them. unfortunately i do not think feminism today is about equality of opportunity, it is about equality of opportunity, it is about equality of opportunity, it is about equality of outcome, that is why you have such a big focus on things like the gender pay gap, what most feminists are looking for is parity. that will require massive state intervention, which is why i say feminism is inherently against conservativism which is for equal opportunity but not equality of outcome. the other big issue is feminism these days is the #metoo movement which is against you process and fundamental principles that all conservatives should be protecting. boris johnson says he is a feminist, eight of the others say they are feminist. do you think that is point close, to have these men saying that, i do think it is to be
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welcomed? i do not welcome it. i think feminism is inherently left—wing as an ideology and i do not take any conservative has any business identified that way. why is borisjohnson at business identified that way. why is boris johnson at all these other business identified that way. why is borisjohnson at all these other men as well as women in the leadership campaign describing themselves as feminist? i suppose they think it is woken of them and fashionable ad in their interest to do so. some of them may believe that. borisjohnson isa them may believe that. borisjohnson is a good example of how shallow it is a good example of how shallow it is for some people to say they feminist when clearly perhaps respecting women in particular your wife is not very high up there on the agenda. state agenda as well, to make sure feminism is achieved, is that inherently contradictory to conservative ideology?” that inherently contradictory to conservative ideology? i think she has quite a narrow view of what feminism is. obviously we do want
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to, a lot of feminists want to make sure women and men are paid equally, but i know a tonne of conservatives who identify as feminist. you do not have to take off your feminist heart and put on your conservative hat, you can rage orfeminism into your conservatism. i do not see an issue there. —— braid yourfeminism. when it comes down to it, wanting quality of opportunity, it they can be put into the same category. at the risk of sounding cynical, are they claiming to be feminist when they are not because they think it is a vote when i? there is a bit of that, we see some of them with their feminist t—shirts on, trying to surf the wave of feminism to get all the female votes. that does get up my nose a bit. it feels like they are selling something they are not
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actually genuinely attached to. i am not a feminist policewoman, i have they say they are feminist and they are actions are vaguely matching their words, i am are actions are vaguely matching their words, iam powerfully are actions are vaguely matching their words, i am powerfully happy by them tojoin their words, i am powerfully happy by them to join the club. it has a great club to bn. laura, it looks like a club that you are not particularly keen to be a member of. is this an issue that will keep going during the toy leadership campaign? going during the toy leadership ' ? is going during the toy leadership campaign? is there something all of the candidates will have to explain their membership of that club?” think brexit will be the big issue, but the last thing we need are any more fashionable tory leaders. basic issues like fundamental rights, equality of opportunity, limiting their state, good educational health syste m their state, good educational health system and also being strict in the criminal justice system and also being strict in the criminaljustice system, system and also being strict in the criminal justice system, they system and also being strict in the criminaljustice system, they are the vote winners. the tories have lost a lot of support in the traditional base by tacking to the
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left, not economically but on social policy. they will never pick up the votes from the card—carrying feminists, so why they do it, i think it is because they are caught in the westminster bubble and this is all they hear. open down the country, do you hear things like what we really need is more women on the board of kpmg. that is not high up the board of kpmg. that is not high up on most people's agenda. that is the reality. a week ago on, i'm sure our viewers will contribute. thank you both indeed. —— we could go on. here's susan with a look at this morning's weather. beautiful sunshine in the south. this beach will get busy in the coming hours as it well warm up and the southern half. beautiful start further north as well, the blossom looking lovely in cumbria. more cloud around out there will be some
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rainfor cloud around out there will be some rain for the northern half of the uk. not to take up to two march. 0ur heat is coming from the continent today, feeding into an area of high pressure that is holding the weather fight for the southern half forward today. tomorrow, low pressure starts today. tomorrow, low pressure starts to throw its influence increasingly our way, add our temperatures well starter ever way. saturday, sunshine to the south of the uk and some pretty significant warmth as well. further north, remnants of a weather front to bring in more cloud, some drizzly rain mostly to the west of the pennines, drizzle as cloud bills for northern ireland and for southern scotland. showers in the north—west, temperatures 16—17 in the north but potentially up to 27 or 28 across eastern eglin. that pod make it our warmest day of the year so far. this evening, a 5—storey overnight, the rain will come piling into western scotland, showers for
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northern ireland, western half of england and for wales. a muggy night. temperatures in some sports as low as 16 or 17 celsius. sunday, no pressure pushing its way towards us, eventually introducing fresh atla ntic us, eventually introducing fresh atlantic air. still heat around for sunday across the eastern side of england, but the best of the sunshine there, 25—26. further west, rain, becoming shari for scotland and northern ireland during the afternoon but then we could get the odd heavy thundery downpour. another change for tomorrow, much breezy. especially baby get some of the livelier showers. the heat isolated to these, elsewhere values high teens, perhaps low 20s. next week, the front clearing off, moving into fresher air. temperatures closer to average, a little bit below, low pressure centre is rolling across
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us, a changeable picture as we go into the week ahead. you're watching breakfast from bbc news, it's time now for a look at the newspapers. anand menon is with us, he's director of uk in a changing europe, a source for independent research on uk—eu relations. are you a woke feminist? if i should be. that is what the candidates have said. sajid javid, the air to thatcher? they are all out there this morning, what is interesting about this is a bit like parliament,
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sajid javid has given us a long list of things people not agree to. he will not extend article 50, have another referendum or a general election. he thinks we should step up election. he thinks we should step up no deal planning. he is quite vague about how he would he will get a new deal through the eu and through parliament. that is the problem most candidates. we have had a european election and will have a new prime minister, but parliament will be exactly the same as it was under theresa may. it still remains to be seen whether a new deal can be negotiated and whether it is a majority. you still have to go to brussels with the same card your hand. stop—go team to release their secret weapon. seems like the knives are coming out. there is a rumour that ed david cameron's new book, out in september, the papers will be full of quotes from it in august, he
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a p pa re ntly full of quotes from it in august, he apparently has a real go at michael gove for his disloyalty. that is something to look out for. they have said they want to keep it clean, but ican said they want to keep it clean, but i can see more knives coming out as the weeks go on. michael gove with nick robinson in his political thinking podcast was talking about that decision that he came fight for leave at the referendum. he says it was something he had to do. he had the freedom to vote how he wanted, but it was the leading the campaign that cameron thought was... they are all being appallingly reasonable on that podcast. it is quite interesting listening to them on that. house of lords, one in 5p as have second jobs as private advisers. this intraday‘s guarded. the guardian did a scoop on the house of lords earlier in the week, claiming that a of psi down for the
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expenses without poking in the chamber, and this is a follow—up. there are some serious issues about is who act as advisors to foreign governments, some for bahrain which has a dubious human rights record. all this feeds into a order debate about, what is the house of lords for? there is a piece by owen about, what is the house of lords for? there is a piece by 0wenjones today which says we should scrap the unelected house of lords. i am actually a house up a fan of the house of lords. there is an argument that working outside the house of lords gives them greater powers of scrutiny. there should be a place for people who have risen to the top in whatever field they are in. this is clearly problematic. the answer isn't let's close the whole thing down, it's how we can regulate their behaviour, so things like this that you look a bit dubious can be cut
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down on. thank you very much. we will go through some more later. if you are waiting for a letter to arrive in the post this morning and due think it was too late, wait until you hear hardly at this latter and plymouth has been. stay with us, headlines coming up. hello, this is breakfast with nina warhurst and jon kay. a summary of this morning's main news:
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around 70 , 000 liverpool and tottenham hotspur supporters will be in madrid tonight, for only the second ever champions league final to feature two english clubs. but, without a ticket, fans won't be able to watch the game on the big screens as officials have confirmed that fan zones will shut before kick—off for safety. if tottenham win, they'll lift their first european cup. liverpool will be hoping they can win their sixth. president trump has spoken publicly about who he thinks could be the next conservative leader, just days before he arrives in the uk for a state visit. in a move that breaks with diplomatic convention, mr trump told the sun newspaper that boris johnson would make an "excellent" prime minister. at present, 12 mps have put themselves forward to take over from theresa may. at least 12 people have been killed in a mass shooting in the us state of virginia after a gunman opened fire in a local government building.
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police say the suspect, described as a disgruntled employee, died after a shoot out with officers. the state governer described it as "an act of unspeakable, senseless violence". a ban on "unfair" fees charged by lettings agents in england has come into force today, two—and—a—half years after the plan was first announced. it means tenants will no longer be billed for things like viewings, credit checks or setting up a tenancy. but there are warnings rents could be pushed up as a result, as landlords try to make up their lost income. the british retail mogul sir philip green has been charged with four counts of misdemeanour assault in the united states. sir philip is the chairman of arcadia group, which owns a number of retail brands including topshop. prosecutors say he has been accused of touching a woman inappropriately while staying at a resort in arizona. a spokesman for sir philip says he's "strenuously denies" the allegations. people protesting against lgbt lessons at a primary school
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in birmingham have been banned from gathering outside its gates by a high court injunction. birmingham city council made the application after more than two months of demonstrations at anderton park school. the education secretary, damian hinds, said it would allow parents to "continue peaceful discussions with staff". hm revenue and customs says it's found a way to stop fraudsters from tricking people into believing they're receiving a call from genuine tax officials. it's known as ‘number spoofing' and because the call—display looks genuine, it's easier for scammers to persuade people to send them money. the tax authority says more than 100,000 attempts to con people in this way were made last year. geologists in iceland say that one of the country's most beautiful natural attractions has been left in ruins after years of uncontrolled tourism. the leidarendi cave, near reykjavik, has seen many of its stalactites and stalagmites destroyed and much of the walls have been covered in graffiti.
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a man walks into a pub with a gosling and asks for a pint — it might sound like a line from a joke, but it's becoming a regular occurance at the kinmel arms tavern in llandyrnog in north wales. canadian gosling granville was ignored by his parents nesting on a nearby lake and eventually rescued by local farmer nigel. after two unsuccessful efforts to release him back into the wild, nigel took the baby goose under his wing and he's now becoming a hit with the locals. do you know how big they get?! he will want barrels of beer before too long, not just will want barrels of beer before too long, notjust a quick step stop those little leaves don't cut it any
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more! what is eating there? that's not a pork scratching, is it? we are in lots of pubs this morning, we have been in liverpool, tottenham, as people gathered to watch the big game tonight. now the sport. the stories are great. people have made their way over, some of them two weeks ago. some people are trying to get there today before the eight o'clock kick—off tonight. so many people will get into the stadium, but it is about the journey, isn't it? the big screens that people were hoping to watch have been panned by authorities in
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madrid. it will be good chaos. 0n the pitch should be brilliance. two fantastic teams. tottenham haven't spent a penny on a player and not in the champions league final. 0ur reporter hugh woozencroft is in madrid this morning. hello. it is just the final preparations taking place at the beautiful stadium behind me. time to focus on spurs. darren lewis, football correspondent at the daily mirror. for spurs fans, they are here in sheer disbelief. are you from the same camp? not really. i have looked at this tottenham team andl have looked at this tottenham team and i have seen the signs that they can produce something special over the last five years. the manager has
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given them confidence, belief, a tactical plan. what is it about the manager that has given them what we can all see as a stronger mentality? it isa can all see as a stronger mentality? it is a belief in the abilities of the individual players and the tactical plan to come together to go to places like manchester united, arsenal and go to to to with them. they managed to get a result against barcelona in the group stage. he has managed to keep spurs in the top of the premier league when many people thought they would fall out. they haven't bought any players for the la st two haven't bought any players for the last two transfer windows. it is a triumph for his coaching. harry kane, his top scorer, has been out since the 9th of april. do you think he will start? harry kane is a dual
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golden boot winner from the premier league, a world cup golden boot winner. he is a masterat league, a world cup golden boot winner. he is a master at proving wrong expectations, and i think he could do so again today. i think he will be in the side from the start. he isa will be in the side from the start. he is a talisman, the players respond to him and he delivers the big goals on the big occasions. respond to him and he delivers the big goals on the big occasionsm isa big goals on the big occasionsm is a very big task against liverpool. although neither manager has delivered a trophy during the time of their current clubs, liverpool were 26 points ahead of spurs in the premier league. spurs only won three of their last handful of premier league games. can spurs shake of the underdog label?”
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of premier league games. can spurs shake of the underdog label? i think the pressure is all on liverpool. people are expecting their experience to tell. liverpool have spent the money. spurs can play with freedom. they can go into this match knowing there is no pressure on them. ithink knowing there is no pressure on them. i think that will enable them to express themselves, to attack liverpool and to show they are not just here to make up the numbers. darren lewis, thank you so much for joining us. there will be full commentary on ppc radio five live. plenty to look forward to. on andy ruinunior at new york's madison square garden to defend his wba, wbo and ibf heavyweight titles. let's cross live to new york and speak to the telegraph's boxing correspondent, gareth a davies.
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let's cross live to new york and speak to the telegraph's boxing correspondent, gareth a davies. how difficult will this fight before anthonyjoshua? how difficult will this fight before anthony joshua? good morning. very tough i think in the first three or four rounds. andy ruiz has a very good amateur record. he is very dangerous with his fast hands in the first three or four rounds. if anthonyjoshua first three or four rounds. if anthony joshua can first three or four rounds. if anthonyjoshua can get through those three orfour anthonyjoshua can get through those three or four rounds, we would expect him to land his big punches in round four, five and six. andy ruiz it is looking to be the first mexican american to win a world title as a heavyweight. all the pressure is on anthonyjoshua. he is a late replacement. anthonyjoshua has to look good on his american
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debut. it is a good point. mike costello has been saying it is a no—win situation this forjoshua, because if he knocks him out in the first round, people will say he is not a worthy opponent. if it goes on for too long, people will think, is joshua declining? it is the game of thrones in the heavyweight division is at the moment. anthonyjoshua, deontay wilder, he had an incredible knockout after 137 seconds, and tyson fury who is preparing in las vegas at the moment for a fight in a week, who is undefeated, as well. anthonyjoshua does week, who is undefeated, as well. anthony joshua does need week, who is undefeated, as well. anthonyjoshua does need to make a statement here. there are huge
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posters ofjoshua statement here. there are huge posters of joshua on statement here. there are huge posters ofjoshua on the neon billboards of madison square garden. i think he will make an emphatic statement later tonight. also, i have been around a lot this week and he is incredibly relaxed. i think he is under less pressure because he can walk on a street corner without being mobbed in the uk, but here he has been very relaxed indeed. we are on tenterhooks to find out if he is going ahead with the much anticipated fight against tyson fury, will that happen?” anticipated fight against tyson fury, will that happen? i think to get onto the skin of anthonyjoshua on the eve of this fight, deontay wilder, the wbc champion, anthony holds the other three belts, a controversial draw last year with tyson fury, deontay wilder. i think he has tried to get ontojoshua's skin to say he will fight tyson fury
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again robbery next february, which puts pressure on anthonyjoshua to look good. eventually, and it is taking a very long time, we will see all three of these great heavyweights fight each other. it must happen. the best thing to fight the best when they are at their best. that's what the fans really wa nt to best. that's what the fans really want to see. gareth, thank you for joining us. deontay wilder tweeted about potentially fighting tyson fury next. if you fancy a major final but can't go to madrid, how about london instead? twickenham hosts english rugby's premiership final this afternoon. exeter take on saracens in a repeat of last year's showpiece and the 2016 version too. so what has the exeter head coach rob baxter learned from those experiences? maybe just learn to be ourselves a little bit more. last year we were pretty good physically, particularly in the early stages of the game, but were we actually cool—headed and did we see the opportunities that were there in attack and probably in defence?
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we didn't really, and that is something we have to learn from and move forward, because it doesn't matter how hot the battle gets we need to be able to think clearly as well. johanna konta has become the first british woman since 1983 to reach the last 16 of the french open. the british number one dismantling slovakia's viktoria kuzmova in straight sets to ease into the second week. konta hadn't even won a main—draw match at the tournament until this year, but she cruised past kuzmova in under an hour to continue her impressive form on the clay. she faces 24th seed donna vekic from croatia next. meanwhile, in the men's draw, roger federer became the oldest man to reach the fourth round at roland garros in 47 years by beating norwegian casper ruud in straight sets. next for the third seed is argentina's leonardo mayer. warrington are through to the semi—finals of rugby league's challenge cup after a hard—fought 28—22 victory over hull kingston rovers. this try from ben currie proved to be the winner for last
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years beaten finalists. the wolves are nowjust a game away from their third wembley final in four years. tsoday, st helens take on wakefield in the last eight. the second game of the cricket world cup was over and done with pretty quickly. the west indies beat pakistan before 2.00pm in the afternoon at trent bridge. pakistan's batsman really struggled with the windies' fast bowlers and were all out for 105. it didn't take west indies long to wrap things up. nicholas pooran hit the winning runs with a six to secure a seven wicket victory. 25 years after his first win at the oaks, the 48—year—old frankie dettori was a winner again, this time on ana—purna. detorri's fifth career win in the race came on the far side, as she held off pink dogswood with fleeting in third. at 4.30pm this afternoon it's the derby at epsom with the aidan o'brien—trained sir dragonet the favourite.
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it may have been developed as a sport for athletes with a disability, but now ‘sitting volleyball‘ is opening itself up to all. while at the elite level the gb women‘s team are preparing for the european championships, at grass roots, a campaign is underway to get more of us playing, so we sent mike bushell to the medway sports centre in kent to find out more. it‘s volleyball, but probably not as you know it. still trying to keep the ball up on your team‘s side of the net before smashing it down onto your opponent‘s court for a winner, but in sitting volleyball you also have to use your hands to get around. it has all the thrills and spills of volleyball, but everyone is sitting down. not that that makes it more relaxing. i tend to think of it like a crab.
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you know how a crab runs along the ground with its...? i do that, and i use my hands as my legs. the sport has been around since the 1950s but it shot to prominence in the uk at the london 2012 paralympics, where martin wright, who lost both her legs in the london tube train bombings, fulfilled her ambition. even me reading my paperjust before the explosion happened, all i kept thinking as i was turning the page is, i have got to get tickets. and i didn‘t get tickets, but seven years later i took part. i don‘t think i could have done anything that day to stop getting on that tube, because i truly believe i was meant to meet this brilliant bunch of people, and absolutely revolutionise my life with sport. martine and the gb women‘s team are heading to the european championships soon make it look so easy getting around the court
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and positioning themselves in just the right place. you can only hit the ball as long as your torso — so, from here down to here — is in contact with the floor. i don't really like standing up, so i like the fact that it sitting down. it is very fast, isn‘t it? it is like volleyball but i don‘t have to use my legs. it is a lot more freeing in that respect for me. i get to the end of the day and the thing i want to do the most is take my prosthetics off. since the paralympics in london, the sport has really taken off thanks to the invictus games, so there are a gruelling number of sessions trying to get all involved. it is quite adaptive, everyone from every ability, be it able—bodied people who are triple amputees, which i have seen play. you can get on and just play. due to a lack of funding there is not a men‘s team, but by holding more sessions like this one at medway sports centre in kent, it is hoped that increased awareness will bring increased sponsorship to fund it.
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and if you are thinking of making it to the top, you will need to be far quicker around the court than i was, attempting the 21—ball challenge. how exhausting this sport is! what speed, what fun! he has done well there, hasn‘t he? in12 hours, we he has done well there, hasn‘t he? in 12 hours, we will be into half—time at the football. england women are playing scotland this afternoon in theirfinal women are playing scotland this afternoon in their final warm women are playing scotland this afternoon in theirfinal warm up game before the women‘s world cup. that‘s the great thing about summer, one great sporting event after another. now susan with a look at this morning‘s weather.
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take a look at this picture, be greece or spain. a lot of warmth to come today in prospect. more cloud further north, but a striking image in its own right from wigan. not much work for the wind turbines today, light winds across the uk. the air is getting fed up from the south, that is where all the water is coming from. further north, low pressure and the remnants of a weather front having more of an influence today. increasingly more so tomorrow. a short lived heatwave, then, 24—hour is at best. in certain areas, a lot of sunshine, perhaps up to 27 degrees. pick a card for northern england and north wales. a bit of drizzle with the west of the
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pennines. showers for the west of scotland. through this evening, it stays fine. overnight, the renal compiling in, heavy for a time across scotland and northern england stop a warm evening. at the end of the night in some spots temperatures no lower than 16 or 17 degrees. 0nly going to sunday. the high—pressure get squeezed off towards the continent. a little bit of fine weather clinging on for eastern england. coming into the west, this front that will usher in cooler, fresher air. some quite heavy showers for western areas on sunday morning. they will turn out a little as the day goes on. some more persistent rain first thing in scotland. the old shower could be having a country. the winds will be keen tomorrow. particularly where we
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get the sharper showers. we are looking quite widely at the high teens. for monday, weatherfronts all the way through, fresher air from the atlantic and areas of low pressure rolling in. a much more mixed picture. there will be some sunshine, but the temperature setting at average values. some showers at times, too, but no significant rainfall for the gardens or the growers of southern and eastern england. we will keep watching that forecast closely for you. a charity that helps the elderly is urging people with vulnerable relatives to check for signs of financial abuse. ‘action on elder abuse‘ says it‘s a growing concern and can be hard to spot. paul lewis of radio 4‘s money box programme has been looking into this. he‘s in our london
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newsroom this morning, good morning, paul. it sounds pretty frightening. what is financial abuse of the elderly, how widespread is that? it is formally declined as the misuse of resources of older people. the story came to us via an example. a lady got in touch with us to say that her friend, who was 91, had a lady got in touch with us to say that herfriend, who was 91, had had nearly £30,000 taken from her bank accou nts nearly £30,000 taken from her bank accounts and the only person who had access to it was her carer. she seems to have used a debit card. quite often people would give their debit card so people can do their shopping for you. it can be a dangerous thing to do in some cases.
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it ranges from financial abuse, using or misusing their money, to out and out theft of their financial resources . out and out theft of their financial resources. that lady was lucky, she had a vigilant friend. there will be people watching thinking what can we do to make sure there friends or relatives are protected? lloyds bank investigated, stop the card and reimbursed her, which is very unusual in fraud cases. thanks to lloyds ba n k unusual in fraud cases. thanks to lloyds bank in this case. if you have an elderly relative, particularly one that is looked after by a distant relative or a com plete after by a distant relative or a complete stranger, may there are a long way away, then you really should make sure that a trusted relative keeps an oversight over what is happening. 0ne sign is that they are being isolated, their contact with friends and relatives
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is being slowly cut off by the person exploiting them. if you can keep an oversight, that is a very useful thing to do. sometimes it is worth not just giving useful thing to do. sometimes it is worth notjust giving at carer access to the bank by at the debit card, but perhaps setting up another account that doesn‘t have a lot of money in it. just to make sure that this type of exploitation on that sort of skill can happen. may be keeping an eye on receipts and things like that. how widespread is this? i was very surprised. action on elder abuse did a report in northern ireland for the older persons commissioner and they find that nearly one in five older people in northern ireland had suffered some sort of financial abuse. i think that is an extraordinary figure. 0ther surveys and other parts of the country have shown
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slightly less. even if it is much less, it is still a lot of people. it seems women in their 70s and over are particularly vulnerable. it is something well worth being aware of if you have elderly relatives living by themselves, just be aware that the person who is most trusted by them perhaps can‘t be trusted. you can find out more on that story on bbc radio four at 12 o‘clock today. tens of thousands of football fans have descended on madrid in preparation for the champions league final tonight. among them is 11—year—old scottish soccer—player and amputee keeley cerretti. keeley is the face of uefa‘s ‘equal game campaign‘ and has been invited as the special guest of uefa president aleksander ceferin. 0ur reporterjohn beattie went to meet her. hi, my name is temp three. i do
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football, running. what is it that you like about football? just running, kicking. just running around and having fun. this weekend is going to be exciting, isn‘t it? why? because i‘m going to madrid to watch the champions league final.m is notjust the smile, it is the determination. she has her braveheart face on! she dove has —— have a smile that would light up a room. we didn't know what the future was going to hold for her. i remember looking at a little pair of sandals and falling apart at the
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seams because she would never wear sandals, but she does. in terms of fitness, health, well— being sandals, but she does. in terms of fitness, health, well—being and just enjoyment, it gives her that bit of drive and determination to go there and try and do her best. when she does it, that smile of hers, she just beams and she knows that she is in amongst children like her. she has a decent strike on her, hasn‘t she? i hope she has a brilliant day. we‘ll be back with the headlines in a few moments. stay with us.
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good morning, welcome to breakfast with nina warhurst and jon kay. 0ur headlines today: an all—english champions‘ league final — tens of thousands of liverpool and spurs fans gather in madrid ahead of the big game. i was welling up, i was almost np is getting off the train, it suddenly became a reality. in madrid it is going to be number six! come on, livable! come on! 0ut already gloriously sunny madrid, will the sunshine or liverpool or spurs at the stadium later

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