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this is bbc news. i'm lukwesa burak. the headlines at five. nazanin zaghari—ratcliffe, the british—iranianjailed in iran — begins a new hunger strike in protest against her imprisonment. foreign secretary, jeremy hunt, urges iran to ‘do the right thing'. a man is stabbed to death in east london — after four separate london attacks — leave three people dead and three men injured — in the space of 2a hours. hundreds more people are urged to leave their homes in lincolnshire because of flooding, brought on by heavy rain. a major review of hospital food — after the deaths of 5 patients from listeria — is announced in england. four—time tour de france winner — chris froome says he's fully focused on getting back to his best after his high—speed crash on wednesday.
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nazanin zaghari—ratcliffe, the british—iranianjailed in iran — has begun a new hunger strike — in protest against her imprisonment. her husband, back in the uk, also plans tojoin her on hunger strike. the mother—of—one, has been detained for the past three years, after being accused of spying by the iranian authorities — a charge she strongly denies — and sentenced to five years in jail. our correspondent andy moore is following the story for us. her daughter gabriella is in iran staying with her parents. she has just recently celebrated her fifth
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birthday and she said that if she was still in prison with her daughter was five she would go on hunger strike. so there was an event outside the iranian embassy in the uk today and her husband said he was going to get anjoin uk today and her husband said he was going to get an join that hunger strike and be out so that embassy not taking any food, just water and until his wife came off of her strike. i think we may be able to hear what he said a few hours ago. strike. i think we may be able to hear what he said a few hours agolj had had some wind and that her brother was a landmark in that she would do something and i said to the foreign office, i think she might have a hunger strike and we will be lucky if we get to the end ofjune without one. on the phone and so previous phone calls she'd been quite tense and stressed and angry and, you know, distraught. she was actually quite calm and made the decision and said she said to her letter to the judiciary. and then she was yes kind of nervous. and we
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will see how things go. the hunger strike for you, how may that last? completely unknown territory, i have i'io completely unknown territory, i have no idea. i'm glad i've had my breakfast before this started. we will see. obviously it could be a day can be could be three days or ten days and hopefully not much longer. we will take it one day at a time. she she has been on hunger strike before earlier this year and she said she wanted medical treatment so she wanted hunger strike briefly. richard has not been a hunger strike before but he says he will be outside the embassy camping overnight until his wife ends her strike or until she is released. iran is "almost certainly" responsible for the attacks on two oil tankers in the gulf of oman, according to the foreign secretary, jeremy hunt. the us military released video footage yesterday — which it said proved iran was behind thursday's attacks, something iran
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has categorically denied. the labour leader, jeremy corbyn, says there's no "credible evidence" iran is responsible, tweeting that the uk should ease tensions, rather than fuel a military escalation. nearly 600 homes have now been evacuated in lincolnshire, because of fears a river could burst its banks, again. around 300 homes had already been evacuated after two months of rainfall fell in just two days, with some houses filled with water almost a metre high — after the river steeping burst its banks in wainfleet, near skegness. raf chinooks were called in to drop ballast to bolster the banks. but authorities say water levels are still rising, and this afternoon told residents in another 290 homes to evacuate. earlier, i spoke to the chief inspector of lincolnshire police — phil vickers — who's been helping co—ordinate efforts and updated us on the situation.
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as you say, the repairs completed by the raf yesterday evening were checked again at first light and although they were holding, there was concern about the volume of water seeping through. another crack was found in the bank and a decision was made that the first 290 homes, that's the area to the west of wainfleet, would be evacuated. later today we've seen rising water levels around the pumping station that serves the area and as a result we are concerned we might lose the capability of the pumping station, so further properties have been evacuated. where people being evacuated to? we are asking most people to self evacuate to stay with friends out of the area. we have prioritised vulnerable residents and providing a specific level of support depending on their needs. we have a refreshment centre, reception centre in skegness for people who don't have anywhere else to go and
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we are treating people according to their needs and looking at the next 24—48 hours. the rain has been going on for the past week. how are residents feeling? they have responded well. the community are very positive and supportive and have evacuated pretty much as we have asked them to. they've been really helpful for all of the volunteers and emergency services on the ground. clearly, there is concern for the damage to property and we are trying to minimise that. but we are providing local residents with as accurate information as we can in a timely manner. you must be coordinating with weather forecasts. how much more rain are you expecting across this area? there's a delay in the impact. although the weather on the ground today has been relatively dry compared to previous days, there
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is still a large volume of water coming through. the high volume pumps we've got in place are helping us to reduce the area, but we are prepared for potentially an increase over night and that's why we are planning through the weekend and into early next week. like you said, there is a delay. how long does it take before those waters start to recede? it's going to depend on the weather in a very tight local area. there is a lot of water from the fens that comes out through the river, so we need to prepare for a number of contingencies. the high—volume pumps that have been put in place are making a real difference to that. it's not a precise science and we are trying to provide accurate information as often as we can. raf chinooks are helping to drop ballast and gravel to try and shore up those banks. in terms of preparation, had he done as much as you could or where you caught off guard? i think we've done a lot.
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0ur higher civil emergency risk in lincolnshire is around flooding. we provided local communities with information about what they can do to be prepared, as a group of agencies we have worked together and exercise around this kind of scenario on a regular basis. 0ur priority is always going to be to save life, protect people, and we are happy with what we have achieved so far. clearly it's a significant challenge, we are an raf county and military support has been fantastic too. thank you very much. the health secretary, matt hancock, has ordered what he called ‘a root and branch review‘ of hospital food, after two more patient deaths were linked to a listeria outbreak. a total of five people have now known to have died. production has been halted of the sandwiches and salads thought to have caused the outbreak. leigh milner reports. five people have now died after eating hospital sandwiches and salads containing listeria.
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two lost their lives here at the manchester royal infirmary, another at aintree hospital. it's not yet been revealed where the other two patients died, but public health england has confirmed that seven trusts across the country have been affected. the food standards agency ourself are trying to identify how this could have got in to the food chain. that is going to take some time to do. but what we have done is taken steps to make sure that the product is no longer distributed and therefore the public and the nhs patients are safe. the health secretary, matt hancock, has now called for a review of nhs food. in a statement, he said... listeria typically causes mild food poisoning, but can prove fatal if people are already seriously ill. the first patient affected showed symptoms on the 25th of april.
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suspect salads and sandwiches were withdrawn on the 25th of may. public health england first warned about the outbreak on the 7th ofjune. the good food chain, which is being linked to the outbreak, has since voluntarily ceased production. as investigations continue, public health england insist any risk to the public remains low. leigh milner, bbc news. a little earlier i spoke to dr nick phin, the deputy director of the national infection service at public health england. we very quickly identified this, on the 25th of may the products were withdrawn. we have now been running for over two weeks and we have not seen any new cases since then. that is very encouraging. one of the things we have to be aware of is that listeria has a long incubation period. we would have expected most cases to have appeared by now.
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all i can say is that having taken the product off the market, people can have confidence that there is no longer a risk from that source. these are products that were used as part of the sandwiches. at the moment, the food standards agency ourself are trying to identify how this could have got into the food chain. that is going to take some time to do, but what we have done is taken steps to make sure the product is no longer distributed. therefore, the public and nhs patients are safe. we are fairly confident that now we have identified it and are working with the fsa and local authorities, steps have been taken to stop production, that this issue is no longer. police are investigating after 3 people were killed
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in separate attacks in london. a man in his 30s died after being stabbed in tower hamlets earlier this afternoon. it follows the deaths of 2 teenagers yesterday evening. it comes after police made 14 arrests — following 4 separate attacks in london which left 2 teenagers dead and 3 men injured — in the space of 12 hours. our correspondent ben ando is here. it is really upsetting look at all these numbers. bring us up—to—date on what we know of this latest attack in the tower hamlets. the police were called and were told that he may have been found with sta b that he may have been found with stab wounds in a park and they attended the ambulance service were called, but they were unable to help this man that he was pronounced dead 14 minutes later. 0ur this man that he was pronounced dead 14 minutes later. our understanding at the moment is that there have been no arrests in connection with this latest one. and there have been
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some arrests made in attacks that took place yesterday? yesterday afternoon around this time ken the first report of another stabbing and police attended and found a teenage boy they are suffering from stab wounds and again it could not save him in the ambulance crews cannot save him. he was pronounced dead at the scene. in connection with that there've been six young men age 16 to 19 arrested and questioned. but a few minutes later there was a shooting in southeast london and the armed police were called and attended again in may was found with gunshot wounds, he died and three people including one girl age 16 to i7 people including one girl age 16 to 17 has been arrested in connection with that and they say that he was sickened by this latest round of violence. chris froome has posted a picture of himself recovering in hospital after his crash in france. posting on his instagram
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account, he says he's ‘on the road to recovery‘ following a six—hour operation in st etienne. he sustained multiple injuries including fractures to his neck and leg crashing at a0 miles per hour while testing the course at the criterium de dauphine. following huge protests, the leader of hong kong has suspended plans to introduce a new law that would allow extraditions to mainland china. the proposals have prompted big demonstrations, including one last sunday where organisers said more than a million people took part. 0ur china correspondent stephen mcdonell reports from hong kong. and a warning the report contains some flashing images. the large demonstrations just days ago turned into running street battles with the police. it would prove the turning point in this stand—off. the hong kong government has been forced to concede that its controversial extradition bill has prompted ill
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will and division here. and the announcement came that it would be shelved, at least for the time being. i now announce that the government has decided to suspend the legislative amendment exercise, restart communication with all sectors of society, do more explanation work and listen to different views of society. however, a vast array of opposition groups say the extradition bill means facing mainland chinese courts controlled by the communist party, which can't guarantee a fair trial, and they say carrie lam ultimately still wants it introduced. translation: hong kong people won't be cheated by the temporary suspension and carrie lam's comments will only make us more angry. the city enjoys freedoms guaranteed when the former british colony was handed back to china. a key pillar of that is having an independentjudiciary, which is why, for many people,
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the fight against extradition is a fight for everything this place stands for, and it's why they say they won't give up until the extradition proposal has gone for ever. protests planned for tomorrow will go ahead, with some calling for carrie lam to resign. the government hasn't given up yet, so i think we still have to fight for what we want, because this is not the end. delay of this bill may provide a truce for now, but with both sides digging in, this relief of pressure could also only be temporary. stephen mcdonell, bbc news, hong kong. the headlines on bbc news. nazanin zaghari—ratcliffe, the british—iranianjailed in iran, has begun a new hunger strike in protest against her imprisonment. police are investigating after three people were killed in separate attacks in london
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in the last 2a hours. hundreds of homes have been evacuated because of flooding in lincolnshire, brought on by heavy rain. exam board edexcel has launched an investigation into how an a—level maths paper was leaked online. images of the paper were shared on social media, ahead of the exam yesterday. pearson, which runs edexcel, said the images were circulated "in a very limited way". it reassured students no—one would be advantaged or disadvantaged and they would not have to re—sit the paper. joining me now is christy curran — who sat the exam yesterday. just to get some clarity on this, there were actually three papers as pa rt there were actually three papers as part of this exam, is that right? yes. there are two papers in the
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first two on pure maths and the last one that was leaked was mechanics. before we get onto how you feel about what has happened, how much work did you put into this exam? out of all of the math exams this when i thought was the hardest, so i probably, well it's hard to gauge really, maybe 20 hours. quite a lot. so hearing now that some people may have cheated, how are you feeling?‘ bit upset. you want a level playing field to renew or doing an exam. i went in there and i had seen the paper scribbled out, a diagram on the paper and then i go into my exam as to the same diagram and i realised it was actually leaked, and that puts me off for about five or ten minutes. it is unfair, we worked so ten minutes. it is unfair, we worked so hard. with the school aware of this? the students know about it and there was constant going on, people
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checking it out. i'm not sure if they were aware, but afterwards they definitely were. i am not sure. so edexcel said the images were circulated in a very limited way. is that what you think? do you agree with what you saw? after the exam, straight after they were circulated ina very straight after they were circulated in a very unlimited way. so i saw all of them straight after which, i don't agree with what they have said i don't believe that. what would you like to see happen if you do not agree with what they have said? how would you like things to pan out?” don't want to do a retake, i have worked so hard to people are saying there might be a retake. i really hope not. i'm not sure how they would make this fair afterwards because some people have got it easier if they made the grade
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boundaries lower or higher, it is affecting everyone. i don't know. what do you parents think? they have seen what do you parents think? they have seen you what do you parents think? they have seen you studying so hard to come hoping to university. it was sort of conversations have you had with them? i came in frustrated, buti thought i did really well on the exa m thought i did really well on the exam andi thought i did really well on the exam and i hope it does not make it look like a cheated, because i did not and i hope i look like a cheated, because i did notand i hope i did look like a cheated, because i did not and i hope i did really well. they were proud of me but annoyed as well. disappointed that this was happening. come september when the results come in, are you going to be happy with whatever results you have it despite or rather knowing what happened and that some students would have cheated ? happened and that some students would have cheated? ifi don't happened and that some students would have cheated? if i don't get the grade i will probably be upset. i think the grade i will probably be upset. ithinki the grade i will probably be upset. i think i would be upset with that they were choosing or not —— cheating. would you appeal if you do
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not get the grade was yellow if i don't get the grade, i will retake it, i have to because i want to go to university. it might be worth appealing, but i do not know what i would get out of that, really. good luck in august. good luck. goodbye. six candidates remain in the race to be the next leader of the conservative party and the next prime minister, to replace theresa may. health secretary, matt hancock, pulled out of the contest yesterday but is yet to declare who he is backing. former foreign secretary and mayor of london, boris johnson, remains the frontrunner and has confirmed he will participate in a bbc televised leadership debate. today the candidates have been addressing a leadership hustings in central london, where contenders for the tory crown have been lining up to insist
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there must be no unchallenged "coronation" for mrjohnson — here's the former brexit secretary dominic raab. are you concerned they may be denied a proper contest here? they certainly should not be. we have got fantastic people and coming from all parts of the country. great to engage with them as their party and must be given their say. do you really have a chance or should you leave the field now? i'm just getting started. i think i'm the candidate most trusted to deliver on brexit we have to get that done to deliver a fair dealfor brexit we have to get that done to deliver a fair deal for workers and afair deliver a fair deal for workers and a fair society and unite the aspirations of working a middle—class society in this country. how will you stop it boris johnson coronation? will have proper scrutiny in the longer this goes on will have a proper election.
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meanwhile, as he left the event, the environment secretary, michael gove, brushed off questions from reporters about his future in the race. it was a hugely positive reception from a wonderful audience. critical questions about the future of our country it was a pleasure to be able to talk to the best of our property. is this the end of the line? do you have any questions for the next prime minister? on tuesday bbc one will be hosting a live election hustings between all the candidates left standing for conservative leader — and one of them will be the person who moves in to downing street. their debate will be shaped by your questions — and we're asking you to submit them in advance. email have your say at bbc dot co dot uk with your question and include your name and contact number if you're interested in asking it live from your local bbc studio. full special coverage of course
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here on the bbc news channel. people from black, asian and other minority ethnic communities are more at risk of developing some cancers and other life limiting illnesses, such as kidney failure and type two diabetes. they're also less likely to access, or be offered, hospice care services and now a new government—funded study aims to increase ta ke—up rates across england. our community affairs correspondent, adina campbell can explain. are you comfortable? retired businessman dalbagh singh was diagnosed with stage four lymphoma 2.5 years ago. part of his healthcare planning includes coming here to his local hospice in luton. a service he and many others wouldn't normally consider. the concept the asian community have of hospice is a place you go to die.
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i didn't want to come here, there was a certain nurse at the health centre, she said, just try it. and then come and tell me. i'm so grateful that i came, and it's made my life a lot more comfortable. a new 2.5 year study, the first of its kind in the uk, will now look at the improvements needed to encourage more people from asian, black and other minority groups accessing this type of care, using more than £a00,000 of government funding. there has been quite a lot, relatively quite a lot of research about establishing that people from minority ethnic communities are disadvantaged in the end—of—life. there's not a lot about what those disadvantages look like in terms
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of health outcomes. there are many reasons for a low take—up of hospice care services by these communities — including cultural, language and religious differences. and often families take on the full responsibility of caring themselves. but some doctors are also unlikely to recommend this kind of support in the first place because of a lack of understanding or fear they may cause offence. the uk is set to become one of the world's most ethnically diverse countries over the next 30 years or so. take leicester, for example, and this busy cosmopolitan high street. we hear all the time about the pressures of an ageing population. but there's also an increasing need to ensure our care services also reflect and serve a wide range of cultural groups. these women in birmingham were brought together through a hospice service which cared for them and their children before they died. i didn't know what a hospice was,
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i didn't have understanding because i had a child before who passed away, whose life was mostly spent in children's hospital. the quality of life of one individual is so important to embrace, that we need to look at community resources. we learn a lot and now we try to give other people information. the results of the new study will be published in 2021. researchers say it will help develop real change for ethnic minority groups all over the uk, with specialist training for those working in our care services. lets take you live to paris now and the notre dame cathedral, where the first mass since it was ravaged by fire two months ago. the mass — led by archbishop of paris michel aupetit — is being celebrated on a very small scale in a side chapel.
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as you can see they have to wear protective gear, those hard hats. in more than $60 million donated so far to help rebuild the cathedral of the a lot more has been pledged. the first mass being held at notre dame cathedral in paris since that fire that destroyed the roof and spire two months ago. a small side chapel because the main structure itself has not yet been declared safe with worshipers and as you can see the archbishop having to wear protective headgear. the italian film and opera director franco zeffirelli has died at the age of 96. in a career which spanned over 60 years some of his best known work included the taming of the shrew starring elizabeth taylor and richard burton and hamlet with mel gibson and glenn close. lizo mzimba looks back at his life.
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operatic music franco zeffirelli made his name as an opera director, on stage and occasionally on—screen. 0pera taught him how to deal with highly strung and highly talented performers. it is a simple as that, holding their hands. really dealing with vulnerable people. really charming little kids. they can't believe their luck and they are afraid. his experience proved useful when he made a film with a famously temperamental couple, richard burton and elizabeth taylor.
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his film version of romeo and juliet was nominated for an oscar but was controversial. olivia hussey, then just 15, appeared topless. franco zeffirelli, who started out as a stage and screen designer, was sometimes attacked for self—indulgence and sentimentality. but jesus of nazareth, made for television, showed a different and more austere side to his work. if my kingdom were of this world, my followers would have fought to prevent me from being captured. in 2004, he was given an honorary knighthood. he had always been an anglophile. in terms of the country, i would like to see it married with my country. to make this marriage happen with my work. such a traditional honour meant
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a lot to a director renowned for his love of formality, opulence and beauty. tens of thousands of cricket fans are converging on manchester this weekend as india take on pakistan in the world cup. both sides have large british fan—bases and there were half a million ticket applications for the match, meaning old trafford which has a capacity of 25,000, could have been sold out 20 times over. the game is expected to attract a worldwide audience of over half a billion — making it one of the biggest sporting events of the year. secunder kermani has been speaking to some of the many pakistanis who will be watching the game. there were cheers as pakistan took on australia earlier this week.
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but the night ended in disappointment for these fans in islamabad as their team narrowly lost. the passion inspired by matches against india, though, is on another level. is it a big deal to beat india? it's a pretty big deal, and notjust because it's india versus pakistan, but because, you know, like, real madrid versus barcelona, it's sport rivalry so that makes it very exciting as well. sunday's game will be the first between the neighbours since a conflict in february that saw pakistan shoot down and capture an indian pilot. i'm sorry. i'm not supposed to tell you that, sir. this advert, spoofing his interrogation video in which he politely refused to answer questions, whilst sipping tea, has attracted both laughs and some criticism. you can leave now. ok, sir.
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for most fans, though, cricket is a rare opportunity to unite the two nations. i think primarily we have the same culture and i think cricket can be used as a bridge between the two countries, for peace and for stability throughout the subcontinent. i think irrespective of who wins, at the end of the day, a good game and peace is what matters most. pakistan—india games have at times produced some of cricket's greatest moments. players know tens of millions will be watching. there's a massive amount of pressure, and now that india—pakistan games don't happen so frequently, there's more pressure. i feel someone who is in good form would probably be looking forward to doing well against india, because if you do well against india, you could be a hero overnight. on sunday, grounds like this will be deserted. because of tensions between the two
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countries, it has been years since pakistan and india have been able to play against each other in front of a home crowd. cricket fans will hope that can change some day soon. now it's time for a look at the weather with phil avery. a mishmash of a weekend continues apace through the rest of saturday and on into sunday as you will see. there is some reinstall to be had but not with the intensity that has caused so many problems of late. they sherry band of rain working to the east of the british isles to finish off saturday, showers processed in northern scotland and return across wales and southern counties of england. it will not be a particularly cold night. make the most of the dry weather across the midlands, southern scotland, as the day goes on showers moved from the
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south—west to cover many parts of the british isles. with sunshine and temperatures could go towards 20 celsius. 0n temperatures could go towards 20 celsius. on monday a lotto shower activity for central and western parts of scotland and northern ireland. fewer showers in england and wales and things are beginning to turn a bit warmer. hello this is bbc news. the headlines. nazanin zaghari—ratcliffe, the british—iranianjailed in iran, has begun a new hunger strike in protest against her imprisonment. police are investigating after three people were killed in separate attacks in london in the last 2a hours. hundreds of homes have been evacuated because of flooding in lincolnshire, brought on by heavy rain. a major review of hospital food after the deaths of five
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patients from listeria is announced in england. the leader of hong kong backs down indefinitely after mass protests over their controversial extradition law to mainland china. sport and for a full round up, from the bbc sport centre, here's 0lly foster. a big one tomorrow, india, pakistan, more on that in a moment. today, australia against sri lanka. sri lanka went into bat. australia reached 354—7. sri lanka desperate for a result. the skipper
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lost his wickets just short of his tally. sri lanka have slumped, 236-8. tally. sri lanka have slumped, 236—8. they are not going to do it. the game in cardiff between afghanistan and south africa hasn't been so lucky, a couple of rain delays there and the match has been reduced to 48 overs a side. but that looks fairly irrelevant. south africa should be able to chase that down pretty easily. one of the most eagerly anticipated matches of the world cup is at old trafford tomorrow, india against pakistan. 0ur sports correspondent andy swiss was with the teams today. welcome to old trafford where it is an all too familiar scene at this cricket world cup. 0nce an all too familiar scene at this cricket world cup. once again that rain has been pouring down. hardly ideal preparation is for india and
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pakistan, although india did get some time out in the nets early on ahead of what is one of the biggest rivalries in world sport. just to give you an idea, there are more than half a million ticket applications for the scheme. in other words they could have sold out 0ld other words they could have sold out old trafford more than 20 times. it is estimated there could be a tv audience around the world ofi billion people. india and pakistan really play each other outside of major tournaments like this because of the political tensions between the two countries. that only adds to the two countries. that only adds to the anticipation. not surprisingly both teams are looking forward to it. there is always pressure in any game. these games carry exactly the same amount of points. they carry two points. there is a massive hype that has created a lot of the time by the media. we are prepared, we are ready, we are comfortable we can get out there and perform. we are so excited about the opportunity
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tomorrow. any game that you play for your country can be emotional, adrenaline filled. no one game is more important or more special than the other. as cricketers who have been selected to play for their country, our responsibility is to treat every game equally because you have to be committed to play for your country every game that you play. putting the excitement to one side, india will undoubtedly start as the favourites tomorrow. they are unbeaten in this world cup so far. of course they have one of the best batsmen in the world. as for pakistan, they have never beaten india ina pakistan, they have never beaten india in a cricket world cup match. they have only won one of their four matches so far in this tournament but as they showed in their victory over england, when they do click they are capable of doing something very special indeed. of course the only other big factor is the weather. there is the threat of more showers here tomorrow afternoon. but
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fingers crossed we will get to see what could be one of that matches of this world cup. the forecast is iffy tomorrow, 0k until early evening. they are set to start at half past one. the netherlands are through to the last 16 at the women's world cup with a game to spare. they beat cameroon 3—1 in valenciennes. arsenal's vivianne miedema scored twice making her the countries top goalscorer. paul frostick was watching. the first a0 minutes was forg etta ble. the first a0 minutes was forgettable. after an uninspiring start the match exploded into life. the european champions finally showed their class as vivianne miedema found the target. they barely had time to celebrate. less than three minutes later the
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equaliser, a perfectly timed run exposing the dutch defence. after the break it was cameroon who were caught sleeping. this time another arsenal player with the easiest of goals. cameroon had their chances to make it 2—2 but this was to be vivianne miedema's day. her 60th international goal sending them through to the last 16 and making her the country's all—time top scorer. england face two—time finalists japan on wednesday to determine who finishes top of group d. the lionesses are already sure of a place in the last 16 after yesterday's victory over argentina in le havre. here's our sports correspondent katie gornall. today the england players will be reflecting on that game and feeling quite pleased with themselves that above all else they were able to get
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thejob done with above all else they were able to get the job done with a game to spare. this had all the ingredients for being a frustrating evening for them. argentina defends deep, they are physical. they had already taken are physical. they had already taken a point of japan. are physical. they had already taken a point ofjapan. and the goalkeeper was having the game of her life, saving a penalty in the first half. jodie taylor came to the rescue after finishing jodie taylor came to the rescue afterfinishing off a jodie taylor came to the rescue after finishing off a very slick move on the left—hand side. that was her first move on the left—hand side. that was herfirst goal in ia move on the left—hand side. that was her first goal in ia months. it was enough to put england through with one game to spare, afterwards a lot of their players were saying it was about putting in a disciplined performance. obviously going into this game today we knew it would be a tough test. we knew that argentina we re very a tough test. we knew that argentina were very physical. well organised and had to break down. we had to show some patience and we did that. it could have been even more than one goal but it does not matter. just get the three points. get qualified for a round of 16 and look forward to playing japan. the england players that did not play last night train this morning. the
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good news from the camp is that a player who has missed the first couple of games with a thigh problem took part in training today. they travel to nice for their final group game. still plenty to play for, a point or a game. still plenty to play for, a point ora win game. still plenty to play for, a point or a win againstjapan in their last game will see them top their last game will see them top the group and a more favourable route in the last 16, they could avoid the likes of canada and holland for example, they will want to top the group. there's a very different mood in the scotland camp, after their defeat to japan left the bottom of group d without a point. jane dougall has been with the team. scotla nd scotland might feel aggrieved that decisions did not go their way against japan but they must put that to— against japan but they must put that to — one loss behind them and travel to — one loss behind them and travel to paris where they have to beat argentina if they are to have any hope of progressing through the gi’oup hope of progressing through the group stages of this world cup.
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argentina who have had the impressive tournament so far with a 0-0 impressive tournament so far with a 0—0 draw, and then that 0—i impressive tournament so far with a 0—0 draw, and then that 0—1 loss against england. the scotland manager watched that match and said nothing changes following that result we need to beat argentina together is a chance which is a scenario we have had in our heads since the draw was made. scotland can still technically qualify, only if they beat argentina, and if other results go their way. in each of the six groups the top two teams automatically qualify for the knockout stages. and then four of the teams that finished in third place will go through. if scotland are to be one of those four teams then they at least need to beat argentina and hope that other teams do not do as well. if not they are flying back to edinburgh far faster than they thought. it will be a nervy round of final matches in group d. scans have revealed that chris froome also sustained a small fracture to his neck in the crash that has ruled him out
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of the tour de france. the team ineos cyclist, underwent a successful six hour operation, on wednesday night after breaking a leg, elbow, and ribs when he hit a wall on a training ride during the criterium dauphine. he's out for the rest of the year and may have to stay in a french hospital for the next six weeks. froome has released a statement today. former heavyweight champion tyson fury, returns to the ring, in las vegas, in the early hours of tomorrow morning against german tom schwarz. the weigh—in took place last night, fury drew with wbc champ deontay wilder in december.
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he's the heavy favourite but schwarz is unbeaten and fury says it won't be as easy as people think. you can find more on all those stories on the bbc sport website. it's time for the film review. hello, and welcome to the film review on bbc news. we've got mark kermode taking us through this week's cinema releases. what have you got in store for us? a very mixed bag, we have men in black: international, which is the fourth instalment in the ongoing sci—fi series, we have the hummingbird project,
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which is a film about obsession, and a child's eye view of the world in we the animals. you always have a mixed bag, don't you? yeah. men in black, i remember seeing the first one, i didn't think they would make three more. yeah, i think you're not alone in that. i thought the first was great. i remember seeing the first one and being really surprised by how smart and funny it was. i like barry sonnenfeld. i thought it was smart, funny, i liked the special effects, i thought the story was well told. second one, terrible, third one, not great. now the fourth instalment, which is attempting to kind of breathe new life into it. so we have tessa thompson is molly, who as a child met an alien, nobody believed her, who would believe a child who met an alien, and so she decides she wants to become one of the men in black, she pursues this dream. she finally meets up with emma thompson's agent 0. who does actually allow her tojoin the men in black. they have a discussion about "men in black?" emma thompson says, yeah, i know, i've had the discussion, they're very attached to the name. she's then teamed up with chris hemsworth in an adventure
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which involved extraterrestrials and the most powerful weapon ever in the universe and also kumail nanjiani playing this tiny little character, pawny, who is essentially a pawn in a chess set who is looking for a queen. here's a clip. excuse me, what happened here? we had the best party. kanye showed up and dropped like a whole new album. my queen! i'll never serve another. i must end my own life in the most painful way possible. i don't think that she would want you to, you know... who are you to know what a queen would or wouldn't want? are you a queen? well, i mean, to the extent that all women are, yes. but no, no. i'm not a queen. you know what she is, though, is an agent. is that a title? it is a title.
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maybe the best way to honour the dead is to go on living. yes. i pledge loyalty eternally to you, agent m. no, no, no, i'm not interested in a subject. too late, it's done, i've pledged the loyalty. i wish you'd said no, no, no before. and if you should die before i, i promise to end my own life... ..in the most painful way possible. now, you didn't laugh during that. no. that's some of the best stuff in the film. right. did you laugh? no. i think that that character is the funniest character in the film and i did have a few chuckles during it. the main problem is men in black was really good but you're right, did it necessarily need all these sequels? it's not terrible, it's just terribly ordinary. there's an awful lot of visual effects going on, there's an awful lot of stuff being thrown at the screen, but it felt very sort of throwaway and very disposable. and it is tempting to say, oh well, it's because f gary gray has come on board to direct it. but actually, you know, sonnenfeld was behind both the previous sequels, neither of them were as good as the first one. so although there are some charming performances, and i do think kumail nanjiani is, you know, from the big sick,
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and is a really funny writer and performer. i think that's not anything like enough to paste over the cracks. is that the hollywood way? that you just keep making sequels? if they're making money, why not keep making them? there used to be a law that a sequel will take two thirds of what the original took regardless of how good or bad it is, that is no longer the case but if you have name recognition, your money is safer, even if the film itself is frankly not up to snuff. 0k. not up to snuff. right. the hummingbird project, with jesse eisenberg, is that up to snuff? i think it is. it's a really weird little film. jesse eisenberg, he was so edgy in social network, he plays someone who is a trader, who bullies his cousin into leaving the organisation that they work for, and joining him in digging a trench from kansas to new york, down which he can put a fibre cable that will shave the time of trading from 17 milliseconds to 16 milliseconds. and this apparently will create
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a tiny opportunity — equivalent to the beating of a hummingbird's wing — that will allow them to get ahead of the game. the funny thing is it sounds terribly unpromising. in fact, it's really gripping. there's a great performance by salma hayek as the boss who doesn't want to let them go. it's got a touch of werner herzog in it. about somebody dedicating themselves to a dream which is mad which involves them burying this pipeline through rivers and mountains, no matter what it is, they have to carry on going through a straight line. 0n the one hand, it is about family loyalty, on the other hand, it's about having the vision of having a faster way of doing something but it is about obsession and giving yourself over to an obsession and it can take over your life even to the detriment of your health. i actually thought it was really good. it is called the hummingbird project. you have to seek it out. i actually thought it was really good. we the animals. a coming—of—age drama? yes. three young kids growing up
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in a sort of dysfunctional household in upstate new york. the father is prone to violence, the mother struggles to get out of bed. so the kids are left very much to fend for themselves. what i like about this is, it felt, on the one hand, very, very naturalistic but it also had a real poetry to it. here's a clip. what if it's pops? phone rings. hello? how come you didn't answer when i called you? because you sound so ugly. here, try. yo—yo, what's up? woman! this is your husband talking to you right now. you better act right! what do you want from me? dig at me, talk to me. i've been missing you. i've been missing you real bad. i know, i know. i'm sorry. no, baby, i'm sorry.
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i think that's got a really lovely natural tone to it and what i really like is on the one hand it has that charming naturalism, but it's also very poetic. for example, you feel every drop of rain, you can feel the mud between their fingers when they're burrowing around in the ground. there are moments in which it goes to animation because the central character, the youngest character draws and these animations kind of come to life. and it deals with some very difficult subject matter, it deals with kids coming to terms with their own sexuality, it deals with a violent relationship between their parents and trying to find their own way in the world. and it's tempting to say it's like the kind of movie terrence malick made before he went off the boil or the kind of thing david gordon green did when he was making films but actually, i think the thing it's
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closest to is the florida project. you know, that child's eye view of the world. the world is harsh and the world is tough, but actually it's being looked at through a child's eyes and it has a real poetic edge to it. it is a feature debut and i thought it was very, very fine and effective piece of work. and the acting in that clip looked extraordinary. you literally thought you were just eavesdropping on those three kids having a completely normal, you know, charming and really tender conversation about something which is very difficult which is that their parents are having difficulties. i really liked it. good. best out? dirty god. so this is directed by sacha polak and it stars vicky knight. and vicky knight has never been in a feature film before, never acted before, and she is astonishing. she plays somebody who is the survivor of an acid attack and she's trying to redefine her life. she is absolutely brilliant. i mean, honestly, seeing this performance you think she'd been in theatre all her life or before a camera all her life. it's a really natural but very,
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very complicated performance, and i think she's an absolute star in the making. the film itself is really good, again it deals with difficult subject matter in a way which is subtle and effective. she is an absolute star, i thought her performance was extraordinary — vicky knight, a name to watch for the future. right. my best out, for what it's worth, is rocketman. 0h, rocketman. it was fabulous. i know you loved it. i loved it. yeah, i absolutely loved it. and we both want to see it again, don't we? yeah, and as you said yourself, you come out of the cinema and you want to go straight back in again and watch it because it is so good. absolutely. highly recommended. for anyone who hasn't seen it. and best dvd? if beale street could talk, which is — it kind of got overlooked, partly, it was up for some awards, but it didn't get the attention it deserved. i think barryjenkins is a brilliant director. and i loved this. and what i loved most about it is it's a film about social justice and imprisonment, and a lot of very difficult stuff, but it is at heart a love story. with another wonderful score by nicholas britell. and if people didn't see it
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in cinemas, and many people didn't, it didn't find the audience it should have done, get it on dvd or blu—ray, it's really fabulous. and barryjenkins did moonlight. yeah, he did. moonlight, it is astonishing that film did as well as it did, because it came out of nowhere, it was a little independent movie thatjust won over the hearts of everyone who saw it. we've got used to the fact that it was a huge hit, it started as a really, really small movie thatjust found its audience — and deservedly so. it's actually great that that can still happen in today's hollywood. it renews your faith in films when something like that can be discovered. because obviously there's a blockbuster market out there. and it's great, i think, that rocketman's done as well as well as it has as well. because rocketman is a film which takes risks, more than bohemian rhapsody did, but it still managed to find an absolutely mainstream audience. so, yeah, we're in a pretty good period at the moment. people say cinema isn't as good as it used to be. barry norman said every year there are the same number of comparatively good and bad films itjust depends which one you look for. and we have a mixed bag every week,
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we have good and bad for you. and it is up to you to decide which are good and which are bad. anyway, mark, thank you very much indeed. thank you. that is it for this week. thank you so much for watching. goodbye from both of us. the rest of the weekend looks similarto the rest of the weekend looks similar to how we started. a mixed bag of weather across the british isles. for the rest of saturday some rain, a little bit of sunshine for some areas as well. the reason we have such a various pattern of weather at the moment is because it is being driven by an area of low pressure and swinging bands of cloud and showery rain across most parts of the british isles at some point over the next few hours. it is not all doom and gloom. the torrential downpours of late have given way at times to something as good as that, but it has not been like that throughout the day because we have
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had this showery band of rain gradually work its way from west to east. things have improved behind it. if you had decent weather to start the day your evening probably will not end up similar. all through the night showers push further north in scotland, more prolonged spells of rain there. then it turns drier, then another portion of the weather front comes into the south—western quarter of the british isles to conclude the night and to start sunday. which will not be overly cold to start the day. but it will be fairly unsettled. the pattern is being repeated. no pressure on the western side of the british isles. the airflow is from the south and south—west. not particularly cold directions but if you lose your sunshine, as you will across england and wales after a bright start, showers working their way out of the south—western quarter ever further towards the north, towards the east, and after a dry start, well again we bring those showers back, heavy into
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northern ireland and widely across england and scotland. in the sunshine, up to 20 celsius, if you lose the sunshine, mid—teens, here we are on monday, not a great deal changes, low pressure towards the west. showers in northern ireland, longer spells of rain in central and western scotland. at this stage england and wales fewer showers to report. a week weather front across the north—east of england and we are is. as that clears so we turn up a bit of heat for the southern half of the british isles and a better chance of seeing warmer spells.
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this is bbc news. i'm lukwesa burak. the headlines at six. nazanin zaghari—ratcliffe, the british—iranianjailed in iran — begins a new hunger strike in protest against her imprisonment. foreign secretary, jeremy hunt, urges iran to ‘do the right thing'. hundreds more people are urged to leave their homes in lincolnshire because of flooding, brought on by heavy rain. police are investigating after 3 people were killed in separate attacks in london in the last 2a hours. a mass is held at notre dame cathedral — for the first time since a fire destroyed the roof and spire two months ago. and four—time tour de france winner — chris froome posts this picture from his hospital bed — and says he's fully focused on getting back to his best after his high—speed
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