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this is bbc news, i'm shaun ley. the headlines at six jubilant liverpool fans turn out in force to welcome home the champions of europe. they're on a victory lap of the city — afterjurgen klopp‘s team beat tottenham 2—0 in madrid. the liverpool team has landed back in merseyside, with something like three quarters of a million people have turned out to see them parade through the city streets with the european cup. heavy rain and snow hampers the search for eight climbers, including four from britain, who are missing in the himalayas. president trump's verdict on brexit — britain should be prepared to leave the eu without a deal, he says, on the eve of his arrival in london. a cruise ship loses control as it docks in venice, crashing into the wharf and hitting
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a tourist boat. a shock defeat for anthonyjoshua — losing his three boxing world titles in new york to underdog andy ruinunior. jubilant crowds are celebrating with liverpool's players as a victory parade takes place in the city. the team are european champions for a sixth time following their 2—0 win over tottenham hotspur last night. the players arrived back in the uk earlier today with the european cup trophy and tens of thousands of people have turned out to line the streets to welcome them home. the bus is being driven slowly through the city and the parade is due to finish in a couple of hours‘ time on the waterfront. stuart flinders is
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in liverpool for us. not farfrom the not far from the docks. stuart, they're still not there yet? well, who knows when that bus will get here? people have been waiting since about one o'clock. the parade started at about four on the queens drive area outside the city, but the police say it is making its way very slowly. it should have been here about now. but they now say it could be between seven and eight o'clock. people have been patient. they have been here for maybe five hours. and people are on top of traffic lights and road signs. if you look on the building behind you can see we have people in yellowjackets. you can't see them, because your looking at the bus making its way through the
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city. the players enjoying this. people have been here for hours waiting for the bus. no sign of it, but it has been going through the city, through the residential areas and on to the waterfront. there are those council workers, what a great view they have on one of buildings by the waterfront. we are just along from the albert dock, which is just there, where the beatles museum is. you can see the density of crowd is right along here. people have gone to extraordinary lengths to get a view. there is a building site along there and there are maybe a hundred people on top of some scaffolding. even but etch wants to o‘ — everybody but everybody wants to get a good view of the champions. everybody but everybody wants to get a good view of the championslj everybody but everybody wants to get a good view of the champions. i hop you haven't made any plans for later. what do people expect to see when the bus finally reaches the
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city centre? do people make speeches, is it organised?” city centre? do people make speeches, is it organised? i don't think it is speeches. it is more a visual thing really. the bus will come along and people will get a chance to wave at the players, to ta ke chance to wave at the players, to take pictures and cheer them on and show how much they enjoyed their achievements. they had 97 points in the premier league and that is the sort of total you expect to see somebody win the title with. and what a battle to win it, that semifinal, where they were 3—0 down to barcelona and then against a very good side, spurs, winning 2—0. you can't see it, but a football has been doing the rounds and it nearly clobbered my cameraman on his head!
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that is how they're entertaining themselves waiting for the bus. there is the ball back, thank goodness. we have had a mo salah look alike here. he was enjoying himself. the real mo salah is there in the bus as it progresses through the streets of liverpool. this must be the moment that will really take in the fact that you have done it. you have won the european cup. and six times now this club have done it. stuart, this is a city with a great football heritage with two distinguished teams in terms of their reputation and histories, how would you characterise the relationship between liverpudlians and liverpool football club? as you say, there are two great clubs, but this something special about this city and football. there are few peoples who if they won a trophy
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would produce this kind of reception. you see it in glasgow with rangers and celtic and i mean, just look at them. five hours they have been standing here. it wouldn't have been standing here. it wouldn't have mattered if it was raining, i don't think. a special relationship and that bond seems to be closer now jurgen klopp is in charge of liverpool team. he seems to have bonded with the club and with the city. there is a mural of him in liverpool now. he talks fondly of the city. he recognises how important football is to this city. if it goes on like this, there will bea if it goes on like this, there will be a klopp hotel to go with the shankly hotel! . great to see eve ryo ne shankly hotel! . great to see everyone having such a fabulous time. now other news. heavy rain and snow are hampering
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the search for eight climbers, including four britons who are missing in india. the group had been trying to climb the country's second highest peak — nanda davey — but failed to return to their base camp on friday. officials say there were signs of an avalanche on the mountain. angus crawford has the details. more than 25,000 feet of ice and rock — nanda devi, india's second highest peak. now, eight climbers, including fourfrom the uk, are missing after reports of bad weather. it's thought they planned to take on another peak in the range never climbed before. it's a very challenging mountain even by its... i can't even say easiest route, but more common route. this is a mountain that's only seen 13 or 11! successful expeditions since it was first climbed in 1936. on friday, when they failed to return, the alarm was raised. the rescue hampered by rain and snow. one of those confirmed missing is academic dr richard payne from the university of york. the expedition leader is martin moran, a hugely experienced mountaineer.
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yeah, well i'm still holding out hope, as people can go missing in the himalayas for a week. you can get trapped, and then might have to dig a snow hole and survive for several days. but the monsoon is moving in now, which is very heavy rain in the indian lowlands, and then it's dumping fresh amounts of snow and bad weather in the mountains. we are worried that there is an avalanche involved. the search mission, abandoned due to bad weather, will start again tomorrow. angus crawford, bbc news. earlier this afternoon, the family of the expedition leader, martin moran, issued a statement. they said: meanwhile, officials have said four other british climbers have been rescued from the same area of the himalayas. zachary quain, ian wade, kate armstrong and markthomas were airlifted to safety after being spotted early this morning at a base
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camp near nanda davey. they were not part of the larger group, but had been keeping in touch with them via radio and last spoke to them a week ago and will now be providing information to help search teams. president trump says the uk should be prepared to leave the eu without a deal. his comments to the sunday times come ahead of his arrival in the uk tomorrow for a three—day state visit. the issue of brexit is dominating the race for the conservative leadership, and today another mp came forward to become the 13th candidate for the role. 0ur political correspondent, susana mendonca, reports. state visits are not supposed to delve into politics but this is donald trump. not only has he suggested that the uk government include the brexit party leader nigel farage in its negotiations with the eu he is also advising britain to opt for a no—deal brexit if it does not get its way. i would not pay $50 billion,
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that's a big number. it's a big number. if you don't get the deal you want, if you don't get a fair deal, then you walk away. the us president's views could be seized on by some in this ever—growing line—up of conservative leadership candidates for a contest in which the debate has centred of leaving with no deal versus delaying brexit to do a deal. the former leader of the house has been putting more meat on the bones of her plan today which sounded a lot like no—deal although she is calling it something different. i have a three—step plan for a managed exit which i believe is workable. i've been advocating it in government for some time now and i think it's based on the premise that number one we have to leave the eu at the end of october, and number two the withdrawal agreement bill is dead. the home secretary who is keeping no deal on the table for his bid is promising a digital solution to irish border. i would make a grand gesture, a grand offer to ireland that we would cover all their costs, the upfront costs and the running
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cost of a new digitised border, i think it can be done in a couple of years but we would cover their costs. the health secretary matt hancock who says a no—deal brexit is not realistic is suggesting a time limit on the irish backstop and a new free trade deal with the eu. the latest wannabe prime minister to join the fray is throwing another referendum into the mix. the former universities minister who quit over theresa may's withdrawal agreement says he wants to broaden the debate. if the choice is between no—deal and revoke then the way to break through this impasse and actually get things moving could be a second vote. that's 13 candidates so far trying their luck in a race that doesn't officially begin until theresa may formally steps down. and that will be after donald trump's been and gone. in london, preparations are underway for the arrival of president trump tomorrow. american flags are lining the mall towards buckingham palace,
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where a state banquet will be held tomorrow. the president is due to meet the queen, the prince of wales and the duchess of cornwall. police in northern ireland have started a cross—border investigation after a bomb was left under the car of an off—duty officer at a belfast golf club. one of the vehicles that detectives believe was used in the murder bid yesterday had a dublin number plate. police have blamed the attempted attack on dissident republicans who are opposed to the peace process. from belfast, mark simpson reports. an army bomb disposal unit at a golf club. they had just defused a device placed under a car of one of the golfers here. he was an off duty policeman. the bomb was spotted before it went off. but everyone here has been left in shock. before it went off. but everyone here has been left in shockm before it went off. but everyone here has been left in shock. it is worrying, to think that people have come into your own community, you know people like this that are filth
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really that are coming here trying to murder somebody. the police described those who targeted the off duty officer as vicious and reckless. they were prepared to put at risk his whole family, anyone in the vicinity, people at the golf club, people in that area. it is worth remembering that at that golf clu b worth remembering that at that golf club yesterday there were families, there were children, there were people out enjoying their saturday afternoon. in the wake of what happened here yesterday, police officer have been advised to step up their personal security. the police federation wishing represents rank and file officers in northern ireland, has told them to be extra vigilant. six weeks ago, dissident republicans shot dead a young journalist, now they have tried to kill a police officer. among those telling them to stop are sinn fein.
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they need to get the message that there is nobody supporting them, that they're killing people for killing's sake and they need to go away. back at the golf club, the investigation continues, but there is no sign yet of a break through. the condition of a seven year old boy who was critically injured after falling from a roller—coaster at a yorkshire theme park, is said to be improving. the unamed boy was airlifted to leeds general infirmary on thursday after the incident at lightwater valley. north yorkshire police said that the boy is now breathing independently and his condition continues to improve. police investigations continue. a cruise ship has hit a tourist boat as it was docking in venice harbour this morning. the msc 0pera, which is 900 feet long can be seen here moving towards the dock and hitting the other boat. those on the quayside began running away as the ship scraped along
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the dock with its horn blaring, before knocking into the other vessel. four people were slightly injured. the incident has reignited calls for large vessels to be banned from the city's giudecca canal. ministers said the crash proved the need for a ban on liners and that they were working to resolve the problem. earlier i spoke to morwenna whawell who was on msc 0pera when it crashed in venice earlier this morning. literally we could see out of the window the other boat coming towards us window the other boat coming towards us and it seemed to be getting a little too close for comfort. we know in venice it is narrow canals, but it was a lot closer than you would have expected. and there was the vibration, almost like you had gone over a speed bump and we must have caught their anchor chain and then we realised we had actually
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collided with them and the dock at the time. and pulled them away from the time. and pulled them away from the dock. every other time, it's literally just been the dock. every other time, it's literallyjust been a case of straight n straight out. no issues whatsoever. we have always got on and off easily. the same appeared to be happening today. we didn't realise we had hit the dock straight way. it was only later we realised. it was quite a slow stop. the size of ourship in it was quite a slow stop. the size of our ship in comparison to them, we just seemed to glide to a halt actually. so on the clips i have seen on actually. so on the clips i have seen on social media, it looks com pletely seen on social media, it looks completely different from the outside to how it was on the ship. it just seemed outside to how it was on the ship. itjust seemed like quite a slow, steady stop. we didn't, you couldn't feel it. nobody fell over or anything like that. it was just a steady kind of stop. then, within half an hour we got told there was a collision, but there was no
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immediate danger and to remain where we were. and then it was probably about an hour we were. and then it was probably aboutan hourorso we were. and then it was probably about an hour or so later we got told that the italian police would investigate, so we would be another few hours before we could get to the actual dock to disembark and to remain. that was a passenger on the ship as it struck the harbour wall. the home secretary, sajid javid, has said the number of migrants attempting to cross the channel to reach the uk is "deeply concerning". yesterday, 7a people on eight boats tried to make the crossing when they were intercepted by the uk border force off the south coast. a criminal investigation is now underway. the headlines on bbc news: jubilant liverpool fans turn out in force to welcome home the champions of europe. the sixth—time european cup winners are on a victory lap of the city — afterjurgen klopp's team beat
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tottenham 2—0 in madrid. heavy rain and snow hampers the search for eight climbers, including four from britain, who are missing in the himalayas. donald trump has again intervened in british politics — saying the new conservative leader should be prepared to walk away from the eu without a deal. an image behind me was very graphic in 1989. it shows a single figure of a man standing with a couple of shopping bags, in front of a tank. what followed was a highly violent crackdown, which has been suppressed in modern chinese history. china has made a rare acknowledgement that the 1989 tiananmen square protests were violently put down. students and workers held a massive pro—democracy protest in beijing's tiananmen square in the spring of 1989.
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many were killed in a brutal clampdown by the communist authorities. reporting on the event is heavily censored in china. defence minister way fung—hur has told a regionalforum in singapore that stopping the "turbulence" was the "correct" policy. everybody is concerned about tiananmen after 30 years. throughout the 30 years china and the communist party has undergone many changes. do you think the government was wrong with the handling ofjune the 4th? there was a conclusion to that incident. that was a political turmoil that the central government needed to quell. the government was decisive in stopping the turbulence. that was the correct policy. many people applying for us visas will have to hand over their social media account details under new rules.
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the new regulations will see 14.7 million people a year submitting their social media information and a five year history of email addresses and phone numbers. while some diplomatic and official visa applications will be exempt from the measures, those affected will include people travelling to the us to work or study. an explosion at a factory in the russian city of dzerzhinsk has injured 79 people and damaged 180 homes nearby. city officials say the factory produces and stores high—explosive bombs for the military. at least five people were inside the factory at the time of the explosion. they were all safely evacuated. the brazil and paris st—germain football star, neymar, has strongly denied an accusation of raping a woman. in a brazilian police report, the woman alleges that neymar attacked her in a paris hotel. neymar‘s management has put out a statement saying the footballer "completely repudiated" the accusation. funeral plan providers are set to be regulated by the independent financial watchdog for the first time under new government plans. it follows complaints that some
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people are being pushed into buying products they don't fully understand. those found guilty of bullying people into buying expensive pre—paid plans could face fines and criminal charges. fridges and air conditioning units are responsible for a fifth of the world's carbon dioxide emissions. now, scientists think they might have come up with a solution to make them better for the environment and a balloon has provided inspiration for the idea. richard westcott reports. 0ne fifth of the world's energy goes on running fridges and air—conditioning units. they are often inefficient, energy hungry and can leak greenhouse gases into the air. demonstrate it quickly. so now a cambridge team... it's gone really hot! ..has come up with an alternative. and then... it's really cold! that's amazing. i will explain the balloon thing in a second. first, you need to know that fridges and air—conditioning units currently work by expanding
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and then squashing gases. the cambridge team is looking to replace that gas with more eco—friendly solids. it is complex work but you can show it with a simple experiment and a thermal camera. like with a balloon, if you expand the new materials quickly, they go white, which means hot. squash them quickly and they go black, which means cold. here are some of the materials they hope will one day replace the gases in the back of ourfridges. so, they'll load them into the machine and then squeeze them and stretch them to see what happens. so, the impact can be potentially tremendous because if we can actually find a solid material to replace the gases we use in vapour compression fridges and air—conditioning systems, we can hope to have a technology that is both environmentally friendly and much more energy efficient. they have developed organic materials that workjust as well as gas but without the potentially harmful leakage. it's still early days, but it could lead to fridges
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and aircon units that devour much less energy and are better for the environment. richard westcott, bbc news, cambridge. scientists are warning that drought could damage scotland's peat bogs, undermining efforts to tackle climate change. the flow country, in the far north of the nation, stores three times as much carbon as all the trees in the uk combined. now artists are trying to raise awareness of the area's importance by turning the scientific data being gathered there into music, sculpture and sound. this report from james cook. this is the flow country, a blustery bog that blankets 1,500 square miles. unique in europe, it looks flat and featureless. when you first walk out into this bog, you get the idea that there is nothing much going on here, but it is amazing
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what happens if you just stop and listen. suddenly the whole landscape seems to come alive. birds chirping. bubbling sound. from this observation tower, scientists and visitors alike can marvel at a landscape formed over thousands of years. the peat is composed of not—quite—rotted—away remains of plants, and plants, when they are growing, take in carbon through photosynthesis, so that is holding carbon in the peat. and the sphagnum moss, that is the important one. that's the main builder of the peat. cathy hind keeps her ear close to the ground. she is capturing the sounds of the flow country for a show of soundscapes and sculptures at the edinburgh festival.
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she is one of five artists who are turning science into art. i started off recording sounds from inside the bog, i have underwater microphones that i can throw into the bog pools and have a listen. i also have microphones i can bury in the squelchy bog. i kind of want to listen underneath the bog, below the blanket, which is the title of the show, and i am hoping to hear some other water boatmen and other invertebrates that will make popping sounds. the art carries a message about conservation in an era of climate change. for centuries, the folk of the highlands sliced and burned peat for warmth. scientists now say it is essential to keep the bog pristine. underneath our feet in the flow country there is an estimated 400 million tonnes of carbon. that is more carbon than trees in the whole of the uk, approximately three times as much.
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peatland covers overall a very small proportion of the landmass of the globe, but they play a tremendous role in regulating and slowly but surely cooling the climate. is there a danger that as the climate warms, that the storage of carbon he will be disrupted? there is a risk. when peatlands are disturbed we lose the carbon at a much greater rate than it is being created, so it could fuel climate change rather than mitigated. conservationists are fighting back, damming drains to raise the water level and clearing 1980s forestry to restore the peatland to its original state. preventing this bog drying out is, they say, critical in the struggle against climate change. ina moment in a moment we are joined by viewers
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on bbc one. now a look at the weather. many parts of uk have seen rain as the front moves east. there has been a slice of hazy sunshine in the east, where temperatures soared close to 30 celsius, the highest the uk has had so far this year. but even here, this front will move through and introduce cooler, fresher air. it is taking further showers and they will clear from eastern england tonight. so this is how it looks as we go through the evening. what showers are left on the front moving through east anglia and the south—east. clear skies for many to end the day, clear skies for many to end the day, clear skies for many overnight in england and wales. but blustery showers running into northern ireland and scotland. most frequent in western scotland. for all of us a cooler night. noticeable where it was so humid and warm last night. this is the picture for monday. low pressure close to northern scotland and close to that it isa
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northern scotland and close to that it is a brisk wind and there are showers and these are across northern ireland, more showers than we have seen today and into scotland, most frequent in the west. if you catch a shower it could give a heavy down pour with a rumble of thunder. but they will move through. england and wales seeing sunshine. the odd shower popping up. many places will be staying dry. not as windy in england and wales as it is in scotland and northern ireland. we have had a big range of temperatures over the weekend, close to 30, closer to 20 in eastern england. most of us into the teens and that is where the temperatures will stay. in duce, we have —— tuesday we have this system bringing rain northwards across much of the uk and shurs on wednesday and rain in the south—east later. va is close by this week throughout the week and it is looking unsettled as a result. so looking unsettled as a result. so look at some of our city forecasts, even into the start of weekend, for
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most temperatures will be in the teens. there will be some dry and occasionally sunny weather, but a lwa ys occasionally sunny weather, but always a chance of rain. of course thatis always a chance of rain. of course that is needed on some of the gardens. with low pressure in control, it is an unsettled week, sunny at times, wet at time and temperatures at are below average for the time of year.
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liverpool celebrate their champions league victory with an open—top bus parade through the city. hundreds of thousands of fans come out onto the streets to welcome their team home from madrid. it's the sixth time liverpool have won europe's top club competition. it was amazing. i saw them last night in the pub with the trophy. i was like, "i want to see them today in liverpool." i saw them on the bus and i was so happy. also in tonight's programme: missing on india's second highest mountain — a group of climbers, four of them british. the terrifying moment a cruise liner crashed
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into a dock in venice. th uk prepares for president trump's controversial state visit which begins tomorrow. and a shock defeat for britain's anthonyjoshua — he loses three heavyweight world titles in new york. good evening. liverpool's footballers have been celebrating their champions league victory with an open—top bus parade through the city. hundreds of thousands of fans turned out to welcome the team home from madrid, where they beat spurs 2—0. it's the sixth time liverpool have won europe's top club championship. andy swiss reports. talk about painting the town red,
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for liverpool players and fans a day of unbridled celebration as the european champions brought the city toa european champions brought the city to a glorious standstill. stars and supporters united in euphoria. jurgen klopp enjoying the party as they paraded the trophy through the streets. whatever it took, you just had to be there. we are so proud. once you are liverpool you love liverpool. the future is looking bright for us, anything. we have waited years for this. we wanted the premier league but this will day. few hours earlier the players had landed back home with that extra hand luggage. six visit to liverpool ona hand luggage. six visit to liverpool on a night when wedding was all that mattered. their victory over
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totte n ha m mattered. their victory over tottenham might not have been particularly pretty but it is safe to say they didn't seem to mind. the celebrations continued from the pitch to the dressing room. a case of singing when you are winning. might there is actuallyjust be the start of something very special? no we won something and we will carry on and we want to win things. this group, it is only the start for this group. it is still a wonderful age group. it is still a wonderful age group. they all have the best times in their careers still ahead of him so in their careers still ahead of him so that is big for me. i am really happy. forjurgen klopp and company today was a chance to revel in their glory. if you wonder what this means to the fans, look at theirs. they are clinging to trees and lamp posts, literally any vantage point will do it seems for the chance to
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cheer whom they are heroes. thousands upon thousands are still doing that as the bus scrolls its way through the throng. a sea of red and a wall of noise, a homecoming like no other. liverpool's spectacular season ending in spectacular season ending in spectacular celebration. let'sjoin our sports editor dan roan who's in liverpool for us now. dan. i was iwas in i was in madrid last night to see the beginning of those celebrations following that victory. they were nothing compared to the scenes here in the centre of liverpool. it is at times like this you are reminded just how much footballing glory means to the city and to this club. it is an expression of huge joy, pride, but i think also relief after losing the final last season and then coming so close to what would have been a historic premier league
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title, losing by just have been a historic premier league title, losing byjust one point. european glory has long been part of the fabric of liverpool football clu b the fabric of liverpool football club but what that sixth crown date is brief life into that special relationship between the most prestigious competition in european football and liverpool football club andi football and liverpool football club and i younger generation of fans have seen for themselves what their pa rents have seen for themselves what their parents and grandparents have told them over the years, and this is the remarkable result. thank you. four british climbers have been airlifted to safety from india's second highest mountain. they were spotted early this morning at base camp. but four other britons — in a separate group — are still missing. officials say there were signs of an avalanche on the mountain. our correspondent is in the indian himalayas. today was the second day of search
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operations but when the weather turned and commented on the afternoon they had to be suspended and they will resume tomorrow, trying to find the climbers, who started their expedition on the 13th of may. they were due to return to base camp two days ago on friday. they were trying to climb a mountain thatis they were trying to climb a mountain that is more than 25,000 feet high. it is one of the toughest mountains in the world to climb. not many have dared to take it on. this is video filmed by a group of 19 years a few yea rs filmed by a group of 19 years a few years ago. now, in these icy slopes, it climbers are missing. they were being led by martin moran, a man well known in the climbing community. this is a photo of the tea m community. this is a photo of the team before they set out nearly three weeks ago. they were to return to base camp on friday. when that
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did not happen in a search was launched. the terrain in the himalayan mountains are so treacherous many parts are so remote they cannot be accessed by road and search and rescue operations are a lwa ys search and rescue operations are always difficult. once the climbers we re always difficult. once the climbers were reported missing we are told two tea ms were reported missing we are told two teams were dispatched from different directions to the base camp to look for them. but even getting there and getting information out is a tough task. they were able to add lefties british to safety. a group of four that was stuck on the mountain —— airlift these. they were able to give us some output as to the general direction in which these remaining mountaineers have gone. there seems to have been multiple avalanches in that general area.
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family has asked for the search to be continued and widened.” family has asked for the search to be continued and widened. i am holding out hope because people can go missing in the himalayas for a week. you can get trapped and you might have to dig a snow hole to survive for several days but the monsoon is moving in, which is very heavy rain which is dumping fresh amounts of snow and bad weather in the mountains. we are worried there is an avalanche involved. at sunrise rescu e i’s is an avalanche involved. at sunrise rescuers will once again scour these slopes. president trump arrives in the uk tomorrow for his state visit, but the build—up to his visit has been dominated by controversial comments from him on brexit and the conservative leadership contest. the foreign sercretaryjeremy hunt said donald trump would still get a warm welcome, calling it "the most important partnership in the world". here's our diplomatic correspondent james landale.
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this visit is designed to celebrate an old alliance. flags and heads of state standing together. but even before the ceremony begins there is controversy with president trump intervening on brexit. if you do not get the deal you want, a fair deal, then you walk away. even seeing who he thinks would be a good prime minister. i think boris would do a very good job. i think he would be excellent. a breach of diplomatic protocol that left his ambassador picking up the pieces. he has known boris for a long time so he is commenting on his knowledge of boris asa commenting on his knowledge of boris as a person and all the meetings he has had with boris. it is not an endorsement. president trump will get all the pageantry of a state visit. dinner with the queen, lunch with the prime minister and d—day
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commemorations at portsmouth. at a time when there are discussions over how best to combat climate change. there are things we do not agree on but it does not affect the fact we have the most important partnership that there is in the world. not eve ryo ne s ha res that there is in the world. not everyone shares that view. london mayor sadiq khan described president trump asa mayor sadiq khan described president trump as a global threat and tens of thousands are getting ready to protest. lots of people will be taking the day off work and coming down to protest to send a message to donald trump and our government and the world that everything he represents is rejected by the people here. this visit is designed to emphasise britain's relationship with the us, shared history, values and sacrifice, particularly in the second world war. the vessel as it highlights britain's differences with the current administration,
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differences that will be played out on the street in the corridors of power. state visits are about symbols and imagery. not all may be to the president's liking. well, 13 candidates are now running in the contest to be the next leader of the conservative party, with the contenders defined by what kind of brexit they want to see. with me is our political correspondent, iain watson. the field getting bigger and bigger. that is right. this is maybank‘s last week in august and we have a baker's dozen last week in august and we have a ba ker‘s dozen of last week in august and we have a baker's dozen of candidates to replace her. deal or no deal sounds like a replace her. deal or no deal sounds likea game replace her. deal or no deal sounds like a game show about how conservative candidates answer could be crucial to the chances of becoming the next prime minister. to two contenders, matt hancock and rory stewart, argued strongly for a deal but said they believed that and play simply would not allow a new
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prime minister to leave without one. the former cabinet minister andrea leadsom disagrees and says parliament would accept no deal if there is some kind of mutual arrangement to avoid disruption. the home secretary said let's ramp up preparations for no deal but he would go hammer and tongs for a deal. when conservative mps in just over a week began this process of whittling down this huge field of candidates to two this question of no deal could be definitive in deciding how they do so. thank you. a cruise ship lost control as it tried to dock in venice — crashing into a wharf and hitting a tourist boat. it seems the vessel, called the msc opera, may have broken loose from a tug boat and was then unable to stop because of strong currents. four people were hurt. katharine da costa reports. horns blaring and out—of—control. the cruise ship ploughs into the dock, ramming a small
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tourist boat and sending dozens of people running for safety. on board, stunned passengers brace themselves for impact. someone else went in the water. that way. back! it was just a massive shock and we were trembling. we couldn't believe what we were seeing, just to see this thing out—of—control was almost literally unbelievable. the collision happened this morning on the giudecca canal, one of the busiest in venice. the ships owners, msc cruises, has blamed a technical issue. the incident will no doubt add pressure to ban large ships from venice's busy canal system. boxing and, in a shock result, britain's anthonyjoshua has lost his three heavyweight world titles after being stopped
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in the seventh round by andy ruinunior. from new york here's ade adedoyin. not many thought this would go the distance and even fewer thought it would be joshua who would be counted out. the champion struck first and, as he went for the finish, ruiz countered, wobbling joshua before a right hand sent him to the canvas. sensing his moment, ruiz swarmed onjoshua in the seventh. two more knock—downs and it was all over. the referee had seen enough. a shock to rank amongst the greatest in heavyweight history by a man who wasn't even supposed to be there. joshua says he still wants to face the wbc champion deontay wilder, but more realistic is a rematch with ruiz. boxing is about not getting hit and i got hit one too many times. it's all good. it's not the result i wanted but it doesn't define me. i'm going to bounce back, sharpen my tools, sharpen my mindset, and i think there's still a lot of positives. this was meant to be the moment when anthonyjoshua conquered america, but rather than make his mark here he leaves
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america with questions now about his future. this week, commemorations will take place across britain and france to mark the 75th anniversary of the d—day landings — the allied invasion of normandy in 19114 which did much to change the course of the second world war. our special correspondent allan little has been been meeting people who witnessed the battle for normandy.
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what happened on these beaches changed the course of human history and helped liberate a continent. this man was 12 years old and kept a diary. he lived near the beach, right on the path of the biggest naval invasion force ever assembled. where the weight of battle had fallen heaviest it was a scene of utter destruction. the battle to take the city of caen lasted weeks. allied bombardment destroyed most of it. 20,000 french civilians would be killed in the three—month battle of normandy.
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this woman was nine. she survived an american air raid. her mother and grandmother were killed, along with her ten—year—old brother. were so many civilian casualties inevitable? after the war the question would divide a france that had to live with the humiliation of defeat and occupation by nazi germany. michel was 1a on d—day.
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but post—war france would be haunted by this. that the boots that landed on these beaches had come almost entirely from the english—speaking world. and france would have to reconcile itself to the inescapable reality of american global power. that's it for now. we're back with the late news at ten o'clock. now on bbc one it's time for the news where you are.
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hello. this is bbc news. iraq has suffered from decades of war. the legacy of the fighting means the country is littered with unexploded mines, bombs and munitions — with more than almost any other country in the world. from iraq, cameron buttle reports. radio check. weaving through the baghdad morning rush hour. flanked by mile after mile of concrete blast walls. frank phillips has been working in iraq for more than a decade. for the past year he's been setting up the halo trust operations. as the convoy moves north
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the threat changes. 15 kilometres to our east is a town called tarmia. tarmia, at the moment, is one of the hotbeds of activity of what remains of isis. this kind of pop—up terrorism will be active in one area, then inevitably the government will mount operations against them, may neutralise them, they may move on somewhere else. morning. hi, frank, how are you? halo has been dealing with mines, munitions and explosives around the world for 30 years. in places like afghanistan it has thousands of workers. these are some of the first 100 being trained in iraq. it was a device exactly like this that killed a little girl two weeks ago.
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she was out playing near these houses. khaled ali still lives here along with his family. he says there are many accidents in the valley. they are afraid to walk anywhere beyond their home. this is what happens when the locals tried to clear the rubble themselves. a man driving this digger lost both his legs when he hit a mine. a0 miles west of baghdad the city of fallujah was an isis stronghold. re—taking it was a symbolic victory for iraqi forces. but at a huge cost. today it needs industrial machines to clear it. we can clear so much more ground than old —fashioned metal detectors in this area. you can just see the top of what would be a paint pot and then just off to one side, there will be the pressure plate where the victim or someone might stand on it. you reckon there's another one? i think there's
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another onejust here. the machine digs up the bomb, then it's a long wait in the searing heat to see if it detonates. and it still takes a man with wire cutters to take a long, lonely walk to make sure it's safe. radio chatter. so this is the ied they've taken out of the ground about half an hour ago. it's quite day—to—day for them but i have to say when you pick it up and you start handling it, it's quite chilling. and it's quite unnerving to see how simple it is in the material that's been used, these are bits of hose, everyday stuff that people have got from hardware stores. there are some who already feel the risk is worth it to move back home but the problem is vast, development has stalled and hundreds of thousands of iraqis won't return here until it's safe again. and that could be at
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least a decade away. at more than 100 miles long, the cleveland way is one of england's oldest long—distance trails. it circumnavigates the north york moors and drops down the coast to filey. the route has been enjoyed by millions, from hikers and walkers, to stargazers and bird watchers — and this year marks its 50th birthday, as phil chapman reports. archive: where this acorn marks the route, there is a 100 mile footpath across a land alive with history. nearly half a century on and teesside university students have produced this slightly more up—to—date public information film featuring the cleveland way and somehow over the last 50 years the route has become longer without actually adding any extra miles. back in 1969 the route was described as being 98 miles long and now we talk about it being 109 miles and actually, it's the same route
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but they didn't used to count the urban stretches so the bits through whitby and scarborough didn't count because maybe they didn't think the urban bits were important. i've always been a walker and it's one of the most beautiful parts of the world and it's right next door to where i live. we walked parts of the cleveland way before and we just love the scenery and the coastline is absolutely gorgeous. it's very, very dramatic and you're right on the edge of it all the time, it's wonderful. and, of course, the route has plenty to offer inland as well. archive: medieval monks peopled this once proud abbey. it's a big thing, people actually walked the whole cleveland way as a long—distance holiday what the cleveland way was actually first developed for. in the present day actually involved with a race series and saturday it's the 12th edition of the 110 race, starting in filey, finsihing in helmsley
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and we have 36 hours to do it. archive: vikings raided the coast. and if you're feeling really ambitious the cleveland way forms part of the 2795 mile england coast path, set to be completed next year. phil chapman, on the cleveland way. julie is here later but let's look at the weather. time for a look at the weather with phil avery. hello. the weather headlines may well be made by the fact that we just experienced the warmest day of the year thus far with over 28 degrees in a way born in norfolk, but elsewhere, there was quite a bit a cloud of round and they may not have completed the plane there. that was because this is a trailing portion of the weather front has gradually worked its way from west to east across many parts of the country over the past few hours. we are not quite done with itjust yet. the pair of lows will sit to the west side of scotland during the
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course of the week small hours in the figure cloud will keep the showers coming for northern and western parts of scotland overnight and there will be fresher across some parts of the countryside. tonight, ten to 12 will be the minimal. that front continues its journey into the near continent and the low pressure that dominates. a number of isobars on the chart you will notice the wind will be a factor, especially a crossing of the parts of the british isles left on monday, not a bad day come away from that low centre, you will see there isa that low centre, you will see there is a steady supply of showers there again, northern and western parts of scotland, getting through the central belt into northern ireland. but elsewhere come across the greater part of england and welcome a pretty decent day. quite a breezy one come out on top of these mean speeds, you have to add in the gas which will be close to the centre and be around a0 to 50 miles an hour. the temperatures will be no more than 28 or 29 degrees across
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the singly and the southeast. the max will be around 20 or 20 and a quarter of here we are free to say, and another set of weather from shifting away from south and north. if you are looking for rain across the eastern part, it may well be the second half of the week if this comes true, a waiting portion of a front may just comes true, a waiting portion of a front mayjust drag sufficient cloud into the eastern side of britain to get some significant rain at last at last but you get a sense from looking at the capitals that the forthcoming week will be a fairly u nsettled forthcoming week will be a fairly unsettled affair with a temperature for the most part a large rigidly there for many parts in the teens. the forthcoming week, low pressure dominant, unsubtle, some sunshine, but also some welcome rain for some and over all, it will be a wee bit cooler.
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this is bbc news, i'm julian worricker. the headlines at seven: a sea of red — as hundreds of thousands of liverpool fans come out onto the streets to welcome home the champions of europe. it's the sixth time liverpool have won europe's top club competition. their victory lap of the city is still continuing. it is unreal. you have got to be here to feel it and experience it to know what it means. what he has achieved is brilliant. just unbelievable. liverpool have brought the european cup back to merseyside and something like three quarters of and something like three quarters of a million people have turned out to see it.
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