tv Breakfast BBC News June 16, 2019 7:00am-8:01am BST
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good morning, welcome to breakfast with chris mason and rachel burden. our headlines today: as a british—iranian woman jailed in tehran for spying begins a hunger strike, her husband stages his own demonstration outside the iranian embassy. it comes amid rising tensions between the two countries over attacks on two oil tankers in the gulf of oman. a trans—atlantic row over a series of violent deaths in london — donald trump launches a twitter attack on the city's mayor, sadiq khan.
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exposed — the illegal trade in rare eels from britain's rivers to the far east. tyson fury delivers a knockout performance in las vegas. the heavyweight fighter has convincingly beaten the previously undefeated tom schwarz in the second round. and we're with the next generation of cricketers ahead of today's world cup match between pakistan and india. a beautiful sunrise out there earlier, but beware, showers and thunderstorms may be heading your way. it's sunday the 16th ofjune. our top story: iran has complained to britain's ambassador in the country after the uk government accused it of involvement in the attacks on two oil tankers in the gulf of oman. the iranian authorities deny being involved. amid the growing tensions, the british—iranian woman jailed in tehran for spying,
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nazanin zaghari—ratcliffe, has begun a new hunger strike. she denies any wrongdoing. simonjones reports. outside the iranian embassy in london, a lone tent symbolising the growing tensions between the uk and tehran. the husband of nazanin zaghari—ratcliffe camping outside the building to try to make his voice heard. his wife remains injail following her arrest at tehran airport, after visiting her family three years ago, accused of being a spy, which she has always denied. we are camping out in solidarity with nazanin, she has gone on hunger strike in iran. we can't see that, but said if she was going on hunger strike we would do it here. obviously you can see me, and i am doing it as well.
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nazanin zaghari—ratcliffe‘s case is intricately connected with the difficult relationship between the uk and iran, which has just become even more tense. london has accused tehran of being behind attacks on two oil tankers in the gulf of oman, one of the world's busiest waterways. iran says that isn't true, making its displeasure known in a meeting with the ambassador. jeremy hunt, who met mr radcliffe yesterday, as said compassion should be shown to nazanin zaghari—ratcliffe to allow her to return home. for her husband and his supporters the wait continues, with no response yet from the iranian authorities. and simon is outside the iranian embassy for us this morning. these are desperate measures for the family now, aren't they? yes, they are desperate to get their voice heard. richard radcliffe has spent his first night in the tent behind me, pretty cold and uncomfortable. but he says he will carry on with this protest outside the embassy for
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as long as his wife remains on hunger strike. richard, tell me if you don't mind what you are hoping to achieve through this. in some ways just to to achieve through this. in some waysjust to get to achieve through this. in some ways just to get her home and to make clear that it has gone on long enough and it is time for her to be released. beyond that, one of the demands we have was for the british ambassador to be able to visit her and check she is ok. and if she is not going to be released i would like to get a visa to go to iran and see how she is going. has anyone from the embassy come out and send anything from you 7 from the embassy come out and send anything from you? we haven't had direct contact. we have been telephoned by the embassy, checking that we weren't on the steps or touching the fence, but so far no direct contact. you will be aware of these tensions between britain and iran, and the things happening in the gulf of mine in terms of tankers
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being attacked. what effect do you think that will have on your wife's situation? i think it depends how it pans out. i don't think there is any good time for a hunger strike because it is a pretty aggressive act. on the one hand they are castigating the country for these apparent attacks, and on the other they are making a plea, saying show some compassion. we have always wanted the british government to be tougher with iran, if i'm honest. for them to say that this is not acceptable. we are not pleading nicely, it is a fairly in—your—face kind of act. and we will see how the government responds to it. as he put it, this in—your—face act is carrying on here outside the iranian embassy.
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president trump has reignited his feud with the mayor of london, sadiq khan, calling him a "national disgrace". he made the comments on twitter following five attacks in london which left three men dead in less than 2a hours. let's speak to our political correspondent, nick eardley. there is a bit of previous between these two men, and nowjeremy corbyn is weighing in as well? yes, he has. he is accusing the us president of spreading hate. this is the latest ina long spreading hate. this is the latest in a long line of spats. it is about a series of violent attacks in london over the weekend. i think we can show you the tweet, where president trump quotes katie hopkins and says london needs a new man a sap. sadiq khan is a disaster, it will only get worse. we haven't had
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a direct response from sadiq khan's team, butjeremy a direct response from sadiq khan's team, but jeremy corbyn a direct response from sadiq khan's team, butjeremy corbyn also tweeted last night, saying... all of this comes just after, a couple of weeks after that very public argument between the two went public, when president trump was here for his state visit. sadiq khan said the carpet shouldn't have been rolled out, the london man allow that infamous baby blimp to be flown. in response, donald trump called sadiq khan a "stone cold loser" former conservative leadership contender, esther mcvey has come out in support of borisjohnson, ahead of the first televised leaders debate tonight. mrjohnson, who is the favourite to succeed theresa may
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as prime minister, will not be taking part in the debate however. he has chosen instead to wait until tuesday to face his rivals. a surgeon who served time in prison for killing a patient before his conviction was quashed has raised concerns about the way black and ethnic minority doctors are treated by the professional regulator. figures obtained by the bbc suggest the general medical council is more likely to investigate complaints against bame doctors than those who are white. here's amara sophia—elahi. i had lost my salary, i had lost my reputation, i lost myjob. david is a respected colorectal surgeon with over 20 years of experience in the nhs and private sector. in 2010 a patient died under his care. he was investigated by the gmc, then charged and convicted of gross negligence manslaughter. he was later cleared on appeal after serving 15 months of a two—year prison sentence.
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he believes his race played a part in the way his case and others have been handled. the general medical council, our regulator, investigates a disproportionate number of black and ethnic minority doctors. we should all proportionately take the blame for when things go wrong, and things do go wrong in medicine after all the. black and asian doctors make up around a third of the workforce in the uk, yet they are overrepresented in fitness—to—practise cases. figures obtained by the bbc show that over a five year period, 44% of complaints made against black doctors led to investigations. for asian doctors it was a0%. and for white doctors it was just 29%. they also revealed 12% of black doctors were suspended or erased from the medical register after an investigation by the medical practitioners
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tribunal service. that is more than double the proportion of white doctors. the gmc said it is not complacent about its own processes being free from discrimination, which is why it regularly and independently gets them reviewed. it has commissioned research to understand better why black and asian doctors are disproportionately complained about, investigated and sanctioned. they destroyed my profession, they destroyed my career. somebody surely should have been held to account for that, but nobody — i didn't get any apology, nothing. protesters in hong kong have vowed to push ahead with a rally today, despite the government's decision to suspend its controversial bill to allow extradition to mainland china. protest leaders urged chief executive carrie lam to resign and permanently scrap the plan. the proposed law led to mass demonstrations and sparked violent clashes.
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our south asia correspondent, stephen mcdonell, joins us now. from the pictures behind you, the protests are clearly continuing? yes, in fact it hasn't even started yet. people are pouring into victoria park for what looks like we'll be another big march here in hong kong. this is despite that humiliating back down from the government yesterday, when it had to, for the time being at least, put this extradition to mainland china proposal to one side. people here wa nt proposal to one side. people here want it gone altogether, and many of them are also asking for carrie lam to resign, hong kong's leader. they blame herfor the to resign, hong kong's leader. they blame her for the crisis. to resign, hong kong's leader. they blame herfor the crisis. if to resign, hong kong's leader. they blame her for the crisis. if people thought this would be a small gathering, i can tell you i don't think it will be. estimations of the crowd could be already tens of
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thousands, and as i say, people are still pouring into victoria park. we are seeing crowds of hundreds of thousands in recent weeks here, and this will put even more pressure on the government of carrie lam to announce the would—be scrapping of that extradition proposal altogether. she might also be worried about growing calls for her to resign. people are blaming her for this crisis, and many in the government here see this as a bit of an upstart place, people are challenging its authority. well, this emboldened movement is turning out yet again to challenge the government in hong kong, and indirectly that in beijing. the park is really filling up, isn't it? the illegal international trade in one of the uk's most endangered species the european glass eel has been exposed by a bbc investigation. countryfile has uncovered an international black market,
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with smugglers using suitcases to take the eels from uk rivers to asia where they are farmed as a delicacy. campaigners are now calling for tougher enforcement of the laws to protect the critically—endangered species. the first mass has been held at notre—dame cathedral since the devastating fire that left much of the building destroyed two months ago. the service was attended by clergy and those helping to rebuild the 800—year—old parisian landmark, they all had to wear hard hats for safety. french president emmanuel macron has set a goal of 2024 to complete the cathedral's restoration. nazanin zaghari—ratcliffe, the british—iranian woman jailed on spying charges in iran has begun a new hunger strike, in protest at her imprisonment. she's been held since 2016 and denies any wrongdoing. her move comes at a time of escalating tension, with the united states,
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backed by the uk, accusing iran of a series of attacks on oil tankers in the gulf of oman. iran denies any involvement. we're joined now by scott lucas, professor of international politics at the university of birmingham. let's ta ke let's take things back a step or two if we can. the attacks on the tankers, it wasn't the first time that something like this happened in this particular region. what is going on because ella is not the first time. last month there were four ships including two saudi bankers it with explosives in the uae input. again, we don't know who did it. the mystery was already there. all of a sudden we get this more overt attack because it was filmed and it was in the gulf of oman. this vital waterway, it carries 80% of the world's oil. that means someone is carries 80% of the world's oil. that means someone is ratcheting up the tension. the question is who? we have heard from america and the uk saying it is iran. how compelling is
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the evidence because elliott is not conclusive. all we have publicly seen conclusive. all we have publicly seen is an iranian revolutionary guards boat near one of the tank is taking off what appears to be an unexploded mind. they will say that they were there to rescue the boat and were there because they did not wa nt and were there because they did not want it to detonate. they might have something they have privately shown things that we have not seen. you have the us and the british saying that the iranians did it and the iranians are saying they did not. this was a norwegian and a japanese tanker. what would be the purpose of sending missiles to these tankers by the iranians that was who was behind it. what would they want to do with this action by seller if the iranians are doing it means the hardline factions, the revolution regards military, who are increasingly in control rather than the president, are sending a warning shot to america, saying if you want to step up your sanctions and move
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your military forces and attack us, we can hear you as well. and they are trying to make the americans back off, if they did this. the very human aspect to all of this is that there is a row about geopolitics and there is a row about geopolitics and the movements of either running well, but out the heart of this, nazanin zaghari—ratcliffe commentators have been long—standing between uk and iran. and it has stepped up again. from the perspective of the radcliffe family, it potentially makes it harder for them to make the case should be released, even the tension between the government ‘s. released, even the tension between the government 's. i'm afraid so. she is a pawn in this political game. she was seized in april 2016, only a few months after the newsletter went into effect. someone in iran was saying to the british we have got leveraged on you. ijust wa nt to have got leveraged on you. ijust want to repeat, this is a charity worker who was with her daughter who was on .5 years old at the time who had visited her mother, the child was my grandmother, and she is picked up, why? at some point someone can say picked up, why? at some point someone can say that if you want her what are you going to do for us? and
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someone what are you going to do for us? and someone inside iran and say to the president and foreign secretary, you might want better relations with britain, but you will have to go through us to get them. have no way foreign who was making all the right noises. but what is actually happening in order to alleviate that situation, is there some serious diplomacy going on behind the scenes we don't know about? it is no good just writing things on twitter and having a hashtag. a few months ago the british stepped up the status of nazanin to say she was a person who had the protection of the british government. while she is inside iran and while the iranians continue not only to hold her but several other political prisoners from other countries, unless someone decides that they can get a benefit from letting go, they won't. having said that, all credit to richard radcliffe and to her. they are brave people in the face of big politics, which unfortunately does not have
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human rights at the centre of it. thank you, professor. we appreciate your insights. thank you for getting up your insights. thank you for getting up early for us. here's tomasz with a look at this morning's weather. it is father's day. happy father's day to anyone out there. happy father's day. just a few hours ago the weather was beautiful. as a just a few hours ago. most people have only just a few hours ago. most people have onlyjust got up. it was clear earlier on. that lovely sunrise. the clouds are rolling in now. clouds coming off the atlantic. the low pressure spinning to the west of us. you can see lots of clouds are heading towards south—western parts of the country, the north—west as well. these clouds will bring thunder, lightning, some hailand some pretty gusty winds at times as well. but not all the time. we not expecting the day to be a right of by any means. it will be changeable. one our will be will have sunshine and clear blue skies, maybe an hour later you will have to dodge those showers. this is what it looks like in the middle of the afternoon. more
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greenland, greenland is where the skies are clear, obviously. the blue is rain. it will be raining less of the time, if you know what they mean. it is a usable day. for a time tomorrow, this evening into tonight, rain moving in. belfast and glasgow probably a wet and to the day and start to the night. looking at tomorrow's weather. the low pressure is still there. still spinning around. it has been here for a long time, almost are not —— eternity. high pressure is where the good weather is across europe. good weather is across europe. good weather across germany and france. here in the uk we are closer to the low—end the latics of the clouds are rolling in, the wind is blowing in. further showers. —— athletic. rolling in, the wind is blowing in. furthershowers. —— athletic. more frequent showers in northern ireland and scotland tomorrow. this could be heavy and boundary. looking at tuesday, showers in scotland. the
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weather is starting to improve, at least temporarily across england and wales. temperatures will rise as we head into tuesday and wednesday. the thinking is at the same time with slightly warmer weather coming in from the south we will see cloud building, humidity rising, and we could see some storms across eastern parts of the uk tuesday night into wednesday. this is what happens tuesday night into wednesday. this weather system comes in from the south, drugs and slightly warmer air in our direction that we will pay for with the heavy downpours. the outlook, temperatures probably picking middle of the week to around 23- 24 picking middle of the week to around 23— 2a degrees. then it looks as though they will go back down again. all in all there is really no change to this early summer weather, changeable weather pattern that we have had. all right. thank you very much. glimpses of sunshine in there. a smidgen of summer, which is how you described it earlier your tone of voice rather tells the story. it is 20 past seven. the exam board edexcel insists no
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students will be disadvantaged by the leaking of an a—level maths paper hours before tens of thousands of pupils sat the test. it's not the first time something like this has happened. quual, the exams watchdog, said they are aware of "allegations of malpractice or wrongdoing" and are working with pearson, which runs edexcel, to establish the facts. geoff barton from the association of school and college leaders is in our cambridge newsroom. good morning to you. good morning. as rachel was saying, this is not the first time this has happened. m ista kes the first time this has happened. mistakes do happen, but when they happen more than once you begin to wonder if there is a systemic problem. welcome i think you could argue that the systemic problem is the sheer scale of the examination system is country. if you have a child doing gcse‘s they might have finished doing 25 papers. as we had last year in the system, we have 1.3 million children sitting exams, each of them doing a gcse beyond 20
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exams, the logistics of that are eye—watering was abutted to it, we don'tjust eye—watering was abutted to it, we don't just use eye—watering was abutted to it, we don'tjust use exams in this country tojudge the child, don'tjust use exams in this country to judge the child, they are used to judge the teacher, the head teacher, the school. so the accountability pressure put such a weight of responsibility onto people in schools that i think what has happened in this case it looks like somebody within a school or a couege somebody within a school or a college has leaked the paper. talk to us about that process around accountability. the potential for a problem now is magnified in an era of social media, being able to broadcast any kind of leak. ultimately, the generations that has been this issue of keeping exam papers private and confidential until the point where they appear in front of a pupil. how does that chain at work? the papers will be sent out by courier, by transit van just ahead. a couple of days ahead. there are very strict arrangements in terms of the security. there are schools, all schools are subject to inspection for their security arrangements. if the arrangements
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are deemed to be appropriate you have to put that right. even for the primary tests, which in the scale of things are relatively small, four days of tests, is 130 pages of documentation telling them how to conduct those tests. we have created an extraordinary industry here, but it is made more complicated, of course, by social media. last year the breaches in security actually largely way around something rather different, it was children bringing their phones into the exam. they did not bring them in to take pictures of the paper, they are looking for a nswe i’s. of the paper, they are looking for answers. if you are a head of a school, and invigilator, as i was for 15 years, you have got huge responsibility in a more complex world. peirson that runs edexcel has said it does not think anyone will be advantaged or disadvantaged by the leak and there won't have to be any resets. what do you make of that explanation or attempted reassurance for them? the first thing as any
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student doing an exam and their teachers as well, having prepared for it, is going to file you sense of anxiety at the best of times. that is going to be added to if they are coming out of an exam thinking has somebody else had advance notice of the questions. what they will be looking to us what reassurance they can get. i think what edexcel is probably implying is that if these are two specific questions they will look statistically to see if there isa look statistically to see if there is a spike in the number of people who, compared to the other questions, are doing better on it. they will do some analysis to see how big the evidence base is to whether cheating is taken place. my guess is what they then do is make adjustments overall and it could be that those questions are removed from the overall marks scheme. i am speculating. i do it based on talking to markers. that could bring some reassurance, of course, but if those questions are the ones you are particularly good at and have been involved, in a sense, to answering, you will feel hugely frustrated around it. so i think edexcel are doing the right thing, saying the right thing. they also the
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examination board that has introduced a kind of coding system so introduced a kind of coding system so that are tracking packages delivered to schools and colleges. but my opening point, if you are having to do that in the exam system, it does suggest that maybe we rely too much on the 21st century on old—fashioned exams. we rely too much on the 21st century on old—fashioned examslj we rely too much on the 21st century on old-fashioned exams. i am not sure there was any question that i'll look forward to answering back on exam days. but i'd take your point. tanks were talking to us. jeff barton, general secretary of the association of school leavers —— thanks. when you start your a level politics paper... i did not do politics. probably slays quite a lot. -- says. people do bring their phones into exams. they have to put them ina phones into exams. they have to put them in a plastic bag and they sat there on the top of the desk during there on the top of the desk during the exam. so they are not in bags at the exam. so they are not in bags at the back of the hall. i don't know about you, but that would invigilator, and the tapping of the foot —— word. invigilator, and the tapping of the
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foot -- word. 7:25. you're watching breakfast, it's time now for a look at the newspapers. a very good morning. the columnist angela epstein is here to tell us what's caught her eye. thank you for coming in so early on a sunday morning. a pleasure. people will be limping up for the first fitness session. we have become obsessed with steps. but actually it is not the way to keep it. everyone thinks 10,000 steps of the holy grail, the magic number, if you fulfil that the day with a pedometer strapped to your wrist you will be on the journey to fitness. experts now say it is 15,000 steps. the equivalent of a 7—.5 mile hike. what a love about this story in particular... eidetic there is anything about this story that i love. but they have completed two studies —— i don't think. they looked at hunter gatherers in the tanzania savannah and glaswegian postman. laughter.
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not an obvious connection. is there a hunter—gatherer thing where they lived in the dustbin because there is negative to take it. just the idea that these are the two demographics that indicate this. anything that helps the nation's health is going to be beneficial. as a glaswegian postman more fitter than a mancunian postman? take the challenge. 27 pieces of fruit and veg bidet, walk seven and a half miles, and pretend to be a hunter—gatherer from tanzania. miles, and pretend to be a hunter-gatherer from tanzania. and no vaping. there will be a load of people who will open the mail on sunday this morning and think oh, i did 10,000 and now have to do another 5000. the rise in the use of botox in our armed forces. this was quite a curious story. according to the sunday mirror, this is an exclusive in the sunday mirror defence cheese has spent millions on botox and other cosmetic treatments for military personnel. there is an
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argument that botox has been used for various medical complaints, especially the treatment of spasmodic conditions. facial palsy it is used for. things like that. since 2015, almost 10 million has been spent on operations such as those jobs, tummy tucks, been spent on operations such as thosejobs, tummy tucks, breast reduction for male and female trips, one inside of them so it must be true, said somebody needed a breast reduction so he could fit into his body armour. obviously it is a time when the public purse is under enormous stress and strain. it is very difficult to compute the story and process that thinking hang on, how much of this is absolutely necessary? a nose job? how much of this is absolutely necessary? a nosejob? i don't know how that fits with your fitness. is it about body image and if you are not feeling good about yourself... self—esteem, confidence. not feeling good about yourself... self-esteem, confidence. on the other hand, military personnel.“ we are indulging a stereotype that people in the armed forces are tough and would be able to brush off
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cosmetic surgery is something that would not be for them, maybe that is exactly that, a stereotype, and you are just as inclined to want to have cosmetic surgery in the armed forces as in any other walk of life. but you are not necessarily expect your boss to pay for it. i can't imagine many chartered accountants going to their boss and saying they have lived with his nose for 35 years and it is done now. also the idea, it is outdated, but it is drawn. we think of military forces as braun, not just intellectual power. the mod says we do not pay for procedures that are purely for cosmetic reasons. any procedure is undertaken so reasons. any procedure is undertaken so that they can continue to do theirjob and it is assessed by medical expert. absolutely. i am so glad you have picked up the story. my glad you have picked up the story. my absolute heroes. glad you have picked up the story. my absolute heroeslj glad you have picked up the story. my absolute heroes. i love this story. in the observer today. there has always been a lot of discussion about who the fifth beetle should be, george martin, theirfamous producer, pbs the drama that was booted out and replaced by ringo
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starr? and this new play which is going to premiere in liverpool in the middle of august, 21st of august, is going to look at the contribution that cynthia lennon made to the beatles. she was a stabilising force in john made to the beatles. she was a stabilising force injohn leonard's life, she was there from the very beginning, apparently she was very good at keeping the group together in terms of the differences they would have. she has not had a great deal of recognition in that respect. this playwright is very keen on redressing the balance, redressing the narrative and talking at cynthia lennon and seeing what role she would play. they married extremely young but she was a rock steady force, presence in his life up until the beatles became really successful. they could not even say they were married at first. she has passed away now. but she became pregnant and those were the days, ironically, and rather perversely when you had to get married. there must be rock star is now who have unintended pregnancies all the time. they got married at the height of theirfame they got married at the height of their fame and they could not acknowledge that there was a wife amongst the details. it is good to
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see the story being told now. thank you. ap of newspaper stories. we will speak to you later. cheers. stay with us. the head lice injust a moment. —— headlines. good morning welcome to breakfast with chris mason and rachel burden. here's a summary of today's main stories from bbc news. iran has protested to britain's ambassador in the country after the uk foreign secretary, jeremy hunt, said the country was "almost certainly" responsible for the attacks on two oil tankers in the gulf of oman.
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the iranian authorities deny involvment. meanwhile, the british—iranian woman jailed for allegedly spying, nazanin zaghari—ratcliffe, has begun a new hunger strike to demand her release. she's been held since 2016 and denies any wrongdoing. earlier, her husband richard said that the tension is not helping her because. there is probably never a good time for a hunger strike because it is a pretty aggressive act. we will see how things develop and we will see what happens. president trump has reignited his feud with the mayor of london, sadiq khan, calling him a "national disgrace". he made the comments on twitter following five attacks in london which left three men dead in less than 2a hours. responding to mr trump's tweets, the labour leader, jeremy corbyn, said it was "absolutely awful" to use the tragedy of death to attack the mayor. former conservative leadership contender, esther mcvey has come out in support of borisjohnson,
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ahead of the first televised leaders debate this evening. mrjohnson, who is the favourite to succeed theresa may as prime minister, will not be taking part in the debate.he has chosen instead to wait until tuesday to face his rivals. protesters in hong kong say they'll push ahead with a mass rally later despite the government's decision to suspend a controversial bill. they want chief executive, carrie lam to resign and scrap the plan which would allow extradition to mainland china. the proposed bill led to mass demonstrations and sparked some of the worst violence seen in years. these alive shots, we can see the numbers of the people in victoria park, and those numbers look like they have at least doubled in the last hour or so. we will keep you
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posted as the demonstration begins. complaints against black and asian doctors are more likely to be investigated than white doctors according to figures seen by the bbc. data from the general medical council also suggests doctors from ethnic minorities are proportionately more likely to be suspended or struck off. the gmc say it's processes are reviewed regularly to ensure they're free from discrimination. the first mass has been held at notre—dame cathedral since the devastating fire that left much of the building destroyed two months ago. the service was attended by clergy and those helping to rebuild the 800—year—old parisian landmark, they all had to wear hard hats for safety. the french president emmanuel macron has set a goal of 2024 to complete the cathedral's restoration. they kinda fit in, those hardhats! i suppose being right helps. if they we re suppose being right helps. if they were red or yellow... talk about putting on a show, what
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about that display by tyson fury in the early hours of the morning. and at the end, when he beat tom schwarz, he serenaded his wife. i found that impressive, but equally mortifying. if that had been me, i'm not sure if anyone has been serenaded by their partner... have you not? i haven't, funnily enough. i think you not? i haven't, funnily enough. ithinki you not? i haven't, funnily enough. i think i would try to hide away underneath the ring. although he does have a voice, it could have been worse! she did look quite shocked, to be honest with you. being married to tyson fury must be eventful, shall we say? it was all about putting on a show for this big american audience. it was, he came in dressed as uncle sam, and he delivered. tyson fury made quick work of the previously undefeated heavyweight tom schwarz in las vegas.
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fury entered the ring wearing the the american stars and stripes on his shorts and didn't take long to stamp his authority in the ring. he produced a ruthless display and eventually stopped the german fighter in the second round, his opponent's corner throwing in the towel to end a one—sided contest. let's not get carried away. i did come in tonight and i put on a good show. i'm not going to look into it too much, i don't look back in time i will keep moving forward. i was happy with how things went and i was here to put on a show tonight, which may have been obvious with the full american outfit, apollo creed, it was the proper american experience andi was the proper american experience and i loved every minute of it! josh warrington retained his ibf world featherweight title with a split—decision points win against british rival kid galahad in leeds. galahad frustrated the champion throughout the fight, grappling to kill any flow throughout, but warrington did enough to edge it. he is hoping that would be his last fight in his home city before a potential unification fight
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in the united states. england's justin rose will go into the final round of the us open later today just one shot off the lead. topping the leaderboard still is the american gary woodland, who will begin the day 11 under par at pebble beach. but rose, who's 2013 us open win remains his only major victory, is breathing down his neck — he moved to ten under after another impressive round in california. rory mcilroy is still among the chasing pack and is five shots off the lead. i'm not chasing, really. i am so close to gary that i will play my game tomorrow and i think it will be dictated by the pin placement and the weather tomorrow as to how aggressive you can be and what it will take to win. i make no predictions about how it is going to feel tomorrow. i have been pleased with how i played all week. i think i did the right things yesterday, but i just
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need to get a bit more out of the round tomorrow that i did today and i am expecting the conditions to be similar, but i could see the course getting a little firmer and faster, and being a touch trickier. australia are at the top of the men's cricket world cup standings after beating sri lanka at the oval. australia got off to a slow start but then their captain aaron finch kicked them into life, making 153, the joint—highest innings of the tournament so far. sri lanka looked like they might chase the target of 335 at one point but after the openers fell, the rest followed very quickly. australia winning by 87 runs. elsewhere, south africa claimed their first victory of the tournament with a nine wicket victory over afghanistan in a rain affected match in cardiff. later today, it's the most eagerly
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anticipated match of the world cup so far as india and pakistan battle it out at old trafford. an estimated global audience of one billion will tune in for the clash, with tickets exchanging hands for hundreds of pounds. rain is forecast for later in the day in manchester, in the build—up both camps have playing down the significance of the fixture. any game that you play for your country can be emotional, adrenaline filled, so no one game is more important or more special for us than the other. as cricketers who have been selected to play for our country our responsibility is to treat every game equally, because you have to be committed to play for your country in every game. there is pressure in every game and every game carries the same amount of points. there is a massive hype that is created by the media, really. we are comfortable that we can get out there and perform, and we are so excited
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about the opportunity tomorrow. at the women's world cup, the netherlands secured their place in the last 16 with a game to spare after beating cameroon 3—1. arsenal striker vivianne miedema scored twice for the dutch — at the same time making her her country's all time record goalscorer. canada are also through to the knockout stage after they beat new zealand 2—0. both goals came in the second half to secure their progression to the last 16. in cycling britain's lizzie deignan is the women's tour champion for the second time. she won byjust 2 seconds, the narrowest margin of victory in the history of the event. it's her first title since giving birth to her daughter nine months ago. four time tour de france winner chris froome says he's focused on 'getting back to his best‘ after his high speed crash on wednesday. the briton suffered a fracture to his neck,
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as well as a broken leg, hip, elbow and ribs. the collision occurred during a practice ride before stage four of the criterium du dauphine. current tour champion geraint thomas says he hopes froome returns soon. he knew he was about to crash, it wasn't just boom and you are on the floor before you know it, it is one of those we are trying to save it and that is the worst as well. it sounds like he was lucky to come away with the damage he has done, it could have been a hell of a lot worse, which i guess is a positive in a bad sort of scenario. but he has the best care around him now so hopefully he can get back on the bike soon. london broncos have pulled off another shock in the super league. the bottom side followed up victory over st helens with a win over catalans dragons. rhys williams was amongst the try scorers in perpignon, going over twice, as his side won 30 points to 12. broncos are still bottom but only
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on points difference now. elsewhere, hull kr beat warrington. it was a ruthless display in front of an adoring crowd earlier this morning, tyson fury packed more than a punch to prove he's well and truly back. let's speak now to bbc radio 5 live's boxing pundit, steve bunce, who was at the match and hejoins us now. how good was tyson fury today? he was as menacing and sinister and nasty as i have ever seen, and after a week of laughing and dancing and kissing and cuddling, i think it came as a bit of a shock. but you know what? it was a welcome shock. it was, but this was all about him taking his place on the american stage, wasn't it? and he pitched it perfectly. he did indeed. the way it
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works, there was a time, for decades and decades, where the only place to bea and decades, where the only place to be a heavyweight was in america, and the only heavyweights were americans. but for the last 20 odd yea rs, americans. but for the last 20 odd years, since the glory days of evander holyfield and mike tyson, there hasn't been a heavyweight present here. tonight, in five minutes and 58 seconds, inside the mgm, just across the strip, tyson fury, a traveller boy, the gypsy king, the boy from morecambe, established himself as the number one heavyweight attraction in america, and he did it in some super style. i was listening to an interview you had done with him before the fight, in which you return to the fact that anthony joshua and klitschko had been the best conditioned heavyweight fighters, but as he said, they were both beaten by fat chavs, those were his words. my days as a sportsman
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are over, but i look at the people around me, and if you try to out nimble tyson, you are wasting your time. he moves like a man of about eight or nine stone. he can do things with his hands and feet and co—ordinate. there are very few 6—foot nine inch men who way 19 odd stone, who can move like that. and he can do it while hitting you. and he can do it while hitting you. and he does it with pleasure! inaudible. even those watching were shocked by what they witnessed in the flesh. did you expect more from tom schwarz tonight? he gave it all in the first round, and then in the second round, andi round, and then in the second round, and i was about four feet away from the ring, i was watching his face transformed. it was like a cartoon character going out of shape. his nose was broken, moved to the side,
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cut and split. there was a really ugly cut and split. there was a really hes, cut and split. there was a really ugly gashes, like a zig—zag above his eyebrow, there was blood everywhere. he was stunned. when you have been hit by a guy that good, when a guy is doing pirouettes and turning around and touching you on the backside, everything wasjust turning around and touching you on the backside, everything was just so good and perfect. people were talking about the range of shots that he was managing to get in as well, so what next for tyson fury? he will be quite talked about in america now. he could stay here for a week and do a different chat show every single night and every single afternoon. he won't because by tuesday he will be back in morecambe with his wife and children, but he could stay here. he is established in my opinion as the number one heavyweight in america. that is where he will be fighting in the future. only the september the 21st
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or october the fifth. on that day he will be fighting at madison square garden. boxing's spiritual home in new york city. he will be here on october the fifth, and then there will be a rematch with wilder, who dropped tyson in the fifth round. after a ll dropped tyson in the fifth round. after all these years of all these great american heavyweights, it is like fa ntasyland to great american heavyweights, it is like fantasyland to be describing an 18 month period with tyson fury at the centre of it. when was the last time you serenaded your significant other at the end of a fight? this is the third week in seven that i have been overseas and i had to serenade her own both knees with about 15 different songs just to get the permit to come here. when i said, there is a chance i might go to las vegas, i looked at her and said don't worry, i will sing you a song!
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you had better increase your repertoire because there will be more to come! he used the phrase whispered in his first answer to your conversation there. he has never used whispered in his life. tomasz, we need as much energy in this weather forecast as we just energy in this weather forecast as wejust had from energy in this weather forecast as we just had from steve. he is ending his day. is it still yesterday there? it is. isn't it. the weather is changing. it was beautiful earlier on. if you were up very early some of us had clear skies and a nice sunrise. pink, fluffy clouds on the horizon. things are changing fairly quickly. this low pressure just to the west of us are sending showers. they have overlaid the radar so the thing that spins around and tells us where the rain has been falling. the showers carried by an increasing breeze. around all these
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ghosts we will start to feel the strength of that winter during because of this morning and this afternoon. this atlantic wind will blow in the showers, which may bring some thunder and lightning and also hail as well. quite a changeable day for some of us. the sunshine will last for longest across eastern areas of the uk this morning. but then through the afternoon i think then through the afternoon i think the chance of catching a shower almost anywhere across the country, may be the extreme south—east, kent, dover, might mist fisher was altogether. this evening, it might turn wet for a time. prolonged drain in old —— northern ireland, scotland, possibly the lake district. for many of us further east and south it should be a dry night. temperatures overnight tonight, 13 in london, eight degrees in the north—west of scotland. then tomorrow the low pressure is still with us. it hasn't moved. if you wa nt with us. it hasn't moved. if you want something drier and brighter you need this high pressure to be over us, but it's not. it's across
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central and eastern parts of europe. it is just central and eastern parts of europe. it isjust nibbling in here central and eastern parts of europe. it is just nibbling in here across the south—east of the country, east anglia. this is probably where the best of the weather will be, not just monday, but tuesday as well. scotla nd just monday, but tuesday as well. scotland and northern ireland, closer to the low in the atlantic. more showers. some with hailand hail and thunder. tuesday's weather. it looks as though the weather is not starting off to bad in the morning. showers coming on in the afternoon. temperatures will slowly be rising. by mid week we could see temperatures up into the mid—20s briefly across the south of the country. also that warmer, slightly more humid weather mid week will come with one or two showers and thunderstorms as well. it looks as though it will take more of an easterly track as we go through the course of wednesday. you can see the one coming out of europe. these are showers and thunderstorms. look at that orange colour across the continent. that is where the real heaters. here is the outlook, the summary heaters. here is the outlook, the summary for today into tomorrow a
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very brief rise in the temperature and then going back down again, surprise, surprise. back to you two. we all need some orange. thank you. cheers. time now for the travel show. my name is tony giles and i'm totally blind and severely deaf in both ears. my mission is to visit every country in the world. i started off in december planning this recent trip and i decided to get to ethiopia. they aim to arrive at my home. ok. it is rocky.
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really rocky. it is really steep. quite difficult to walk along. if this is what lalibela is all like, this is going to be great. ok, this is my house. the place i'm staying tonight, for me, it's perfect. it's as rough as you can get, as off the beaten track as you can get, as basic as you can get. it is real africa, for me. and it wakes up all my senses. ok, this is the toilet? yes. bit of a walk, if you get caught short. it is nothing new for me. just a bit more difficult with the steps. ijust got to be a bit slower and take my time. if i get stuck ijust shout, there are people around here, they will come and help me. it's not a problem for me.
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are quite tricky i try and find a guide, a personal guide, to show me around. hello. my name's zamed. hi zamed. yeah, i'm a local guide in lalibela. 0k. yeah, today's plan is we will explore the churches for you. ok, thank you. 11 churches. the churches divided into three groups. the first group churches, there are six church. yep. and the second group churches, there are four church. 0k. and the third group church there are only one churches. when were they made? what year? sorry? how old are they? 1,000 years old. 0k. more than, yeah. the church is in front of me? chanting in background. it's pretty rough, big steps. the guide was — probably not guided a blind person before, so they didn't really tell me anything about the steps or the terrain, started telling me information when i sort of started asking her. i don't think she could really
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understand me, and i couldn't understand her at all. this church is one of the biggest in ethiopia. the biggest? the biggest. outside, inside, total 72 pillars. sorry? 72 pillars. seven pillars? yeah, 72. yep. outside, 34, inside 38, total is 72 pillars. is it this way? yes. what does it look like? just big doors, the main gate, a little bit of windows to get in light on the priestess. and do the windows have glass? no glass. they're open? rock. just rock windows. yeah, yeah, rock windows. so now where are we heading? around there we get inside. is this the entrance, yeah? yeah. so we went in the first church and walked around it
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and could hear chanting. chanting. i tried to explain, but it was very difficult to understand her. this all origanlly rocks. sorry? this originally pillars. right. not collapsed. soa column? yeah, this very cold. 0k. where's your arm? this way. tony sighs. very frustrated, a bit upset. unsure how handle it, how to extricate myself from the guide without being rude and also getting another guide to continue, i probably can't do this by myself. i could probably have a go and follow tourists, but, the terrain's pretty, pretty rough. i just want to be normal.
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she is a nice person but, ah. rrgh! i'm not very good expressing my emotions. i've got to be strong all the time. it's the only way i can travel. it's the only way i can cope. i am guiding you now. 0k. 0k? i will be on your left because the wall is on your right. and then, one step, tiny step, and then keep forward and then a big one. yes. well done. another one, that is good. you can feel it either side if you stretch your hands. all right! we got a different guide organised overnight and gently got out of the situation without offending. i felt more confident with him, ifelt more secure, i got the information i wanted. it was all explained in great detail, it was very personable with me, he gave me what i needed. this is a moment for
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you to take a picture, tony. yep. down there is bete giyorgis, it is a shape of a cross. yep. it is made of one rock, completely detached from the surrounding rock. it's one monolith? yes, one monolith. inside there is a tunnel to get to the church. so it's like a fortress, isn't it? exactly. a few steps forward, we are literally in the centre of the church. so we're at the transept? yeah, exactly. the pillars are part of the structure, so it is supporting itself. right, yep. but the space is very peaceful and very calming. 0k. lots of echo because of the shape, obviously. yeah. chanting.
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a big step, like a big slope. yeah. a few more steps and we will get there and we shall see the beautiful ceremony. yep, ok. ready? 0k. let's go. so this morning in lalibela i went to this amazing service up at one of the rock churches. it was almost like being transported back in time. keep coming. always hundreds of thousands of people around me, it's quite calming, ifeel quite emotional. i didn't expect to feel that. the energy here is... quite overwhelming. the last thing we sort of did was light a candle, that's when it hit me, really.
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a very spiritual saying just sort of got to me and i let the emotions go. i thought about the people i love and the people i've lost recently. i love you, brother. just said goodbye to some people. not leaving them behind, ijust — sending them on their way, releasing all the pent—up grief, i guess. that was good. good, i'm glad. i had to give the impression that i was ok and it was good and, you know, i couldn't get my mum worried.
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you can show it's ok to let it go, ok to show weakness. it's been an awesome week, an emotional week, i visited some amazing places. so ow become a better person. i think we made a heck of a documentary, in it. i think it will show people that a disabled person, a blind or deaf person can do incredible things. and so can other people. and hopefully it will make them realise that i had to let them — anything stop them from living their dreams.
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