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good morning, welcome to breakfast with rogerjohnson and rachel burden. our headlines today: the neighbour of boris johnson and his partner defends calling police and giving a recording to a newspaper after apparently hearing a row — he says he feared for the couple's safety. tackling the tensions between iran and the us. a senior foreign office minister heads to tehran to appeal for calm. ready to roar — england's lionesses prepare to take on cameroon in the knockout stages of the women's world cup. for many of us, early summer's long days are a welcome treat, but can you have too much of a good thing? we'll be catching up with a family in shetland where the sun sets forjust a few hours a day. good morning. after a stunning start to the weekend, not quite so straightforward today. many places dry with hazy sunshine, but get ready for the chance of torrential thunderstorm and more heat and humidity on the way. the full
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forecast is coming up. good morning. it's sunday the 23rd ofjune. our top story — a neighbour of tory leadership hopeful borisjohnson and his partner has defended calling the police after overhearing a row at the couple's flat, and passing a recording of the incident to a newspaper. the story continues to dominate the front pages of the papers today. our political correspondent nick eardley joins us now, what more can you tell us about this? the man who made the recording and contacted the police is tom penn, he had spoken to the guardian now exactly about why he did that. the basic story is that he had the row happening from their house, spoke to his wife, they knocked on the door three times and when they got no reply, decided to phone the police. he said his only concern at that point was for the welfare of the people in the flat. but he did give
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the recording to the guardian afterwards because he thought it was in the public interest. now, there have been some questions raised in the papers this morning about the motivation of mr penn for releasing that recording. he dismisses that a nswe i’s , that recording. he dismisses that answers, no, this wasjust that recording. he dismisses that answers, no, this was just about the two people in the flat, checking they were fine and we thought it was in the public interest because as johnson is going for the top job. in the public interest because as johnson is going for the topjob. mr johnson is going for the topjob. mr johnson so far has not commented on what has happened so far. and it also featured at the hustings event, didn't it? he was asked several times for his version of events, his simple answer was, the audience they do not want to hear about it, his team are saying that mrjohnson has never spoken about his private life in the past and he is not going to start doing so now. that hustings was about much broader issues, about brexit, about the fight for number
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ten between borisjohnson and jeremy hunt. i thought boris was fantastic, the read came alive as soon as paris entered the room and when he spoke it was absolutely relate. —— baris. jeremy came over much better than i thought he went. food for thought. what did you think about the question for boris johnson's personal life? it was inevitable that they would be asked and probably, probably inevitable that he would choose not to answer. interesting that those two people don't seem to have thought that this i’ow don't seem to have thought that this row has had much of an impact. there isa row has had much of an impact. there is a poll on the mail on sunday which suggest mrjohnson‘s lead over mr hunt has been reduced, although it is still about ii%. a long way to 90, it is still about ii%. a long way to go, 15 hustings go, lots of questions and hopefully lots of a nswe i’s questions and hopefully lots of a nswers to questions and hopefully lots of answers to come. yes, and several weeks of
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campaigning to come. the outcome of that should be released on the 22nd ofjuly. the foreign office minister, andrew murrison, will call for the urgent de—escalation of tensions in the gulf, when he holds talks in iran today. let's get more on this from our middle eastern correspondent tom bateman who is in fujairah in the united arab emirates. good morning to you. how concerning has this escalation of tensions that ben? i think the feeling here is one of increased volatility after those events last week, of the iranians shooting down a us drone and those disputed circumstances. then the us president donald trump saying a plan was being put in place that he was due to authorise for a retaliatory strike. he said he stood down at the last minute because the fed hundred and 50 iranians would die and he did not think that was proportionate. as for that visit by the british foreign minister to tehran this
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morning, the british will be calling for the escalation of tensions for the iranians not to breach the technical limits of the iran nuclear deal, which they say they are due to do next week. the iranians will be pushing for more action from the europeans because they won three europeans because they won three european countries, including britain, to get on with a mechanism that would help alleviate some of the sanctions that the americans put in place when the us pulled out of that nuclear deal last year stop britain and the other countries are still signatures to that deal with iran. they still believe that is the best way to ensure that iran does not get nuclear weapons. donald trump does not think that deal would have worked. we had him in washington last night saying, giving this mixed message. one hand, if the rains would agree not to have nuclear weapons on his terms, he said they could be best friends, let's make a run great again. on the other hand, if conflict was to come to the region, whitby and britain
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relation, as he described. —— there would be retaliation. a large—scale campaign to plant forgeries and fake content on twitter and facebook has been uncovered by a group of researchers. the atlantic council's digital forensic research lab says the material originates from russia and is still going on, but it has had little impact. and is still going on, the russian state has always dismissed claims it is involved in these types of so—called "influence operations." union members have raised concerns over unpaid trial shifts — where employers ask potential staff to work, before deciding whether or not to keep them on. unite claims a loophole in the law allows some employers to use inexperienced people as free labour. sangita myska reports. like thousands of teenagers this summer, 16—year—old mia had been looking for a part—time job. when a local cafe responded to her cv with the offer of a trial shift, she was elated. she says she spent seven hours waitressing on a busy saturday but was not offered any work
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or paid the minimum wage. i don't think it's fair at all, that we would not get paid. just because we are young, i think we should still be treated like adults, and the fact we are young doesn't mean we shouldn't be able to get the job or anything like that. it is interesting that so many other people have posted a similar experience to you. when her dad, shaun, posted mia's experience on social media, he says dozens of parents wrote back saying their kids had experienced the same thing. what does the law say? according to the government it is illegal to employ anyone on an unpaid work trial for what it calls an excessive period of time or if there is nojob on offer. but trying to prove exactly what an excessive period of time is, or whether there was ever a job in the offing, is difficult to prove, especially if you are young and inexperienced. guidelines that they put out kind of give a bit of a loophole
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to the employer to they can say that this is a genuine trial and we need to assess if the person is right for the job. but that just creates a situation where employers can take advantage. having someone there for five hours or an entire day is not a trial shift, that is working time and people should be paid for that. after the bbc contacted the cafe where mia had had her trial shift, she received a text message saying that she had not got the job as a waitress, and that her travel expenses would now be reimbursed. some of england's rivers are reaching crisis point, according to conservationists, with climate change and water extraction being blamed. last yea r‘s heatwave and dry winter caused chalk streams across the country to dry up, because the underground layer which feeds them — the aquifer — had next to no source of water. campaigners, including an ‘80s pop star, are calling for urgent action
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as tom edwards reports. this is one of only 200 red chalk rivers in the world, but like many in the chilterns, this once rich habitat has dried up. fergal sharkey, the former musician, says decades of water companies taking and over abstructing water has pushed chalk streams over the edge. this river should be full of more waterfalls than you could possibly count, kingfishers, and it should be the best habitat on the planet. it's not. we have a muddy, grassy ditch, driven by incompetence. most chalk streams in the world are in england. they emerge from chalk aquifers and have very pure water. here in the chilterns, it is very different. campaigners want water companies to introduce restrictions on water use, and drive down demand for water. they also say climate change is having an impact.
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climate change is also reducing the recharged window for the chalk aquifer. in other words, the growing season is longer and plants take a lot of water out of the soils. the time period in which rainfall can soak into the aquifer is reducing. the environment agency which regulates abstraction says it has to balance supply and the environment. it says customers should use water responsibly and it has cut abstractions, but campaigners say much stronger action is needed to stop this chalk stream crisis. team sport players have as much endurance as long—distance runners and can be as powerful as body—builders, according to a new study. researchers from manchester metropolitan university say it's all down to their blend of training, which gives them the best of both worlds. they say people wrongly assume you can't excel in both. the report also says climbing the stairs or doing chores energetically is a good alternative
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to the gym. he can save yourself in a gym membership and just do the hoovering with extra then. —— vim. i wonder if mickjagger was doing with extra then. —— vim. i wonder if mick jagger was doing the with extra then. —— vim. i wonder if mickjagger was doing the dusting. sir mick jagger has proved he still has the moves, even after major surgery. he made an energetic return to the stage in chicago last night, just a few months after having a heart valve replacement. the rolling stones' no filter tour was postponed in april to allow the frontman to recover, and judging by these pictures, he seems fighting fit once more. he does not need a hip replacement, does a? 75 now. still an incredible performer. it is 8:12am. if you feel like the race for the tory leadership has been dragging on, well, we've got news for you. it's onlyjust getting started! how many days in our weekly —— are
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we? yesterday was the first of 16 hustings around the country, so we've got a long way to go until the next prime minister is confirmed on the 22nd july. so how did the two contenders perform? we're joined now by andrew pierce from the daily mail and kevin maguire from the daily mirror. good morning. we have to address this issue about his private life first of all, he was asked a question by iain dale about it yesterday, the row he had with his girlfriend, it is all over the sunday papers today. how do you think he handled it? badly. he did not answer it, he pretended it was of no importance. jeremy hunt, his rival, does not think that way, he wa nts to rival, does not think that way, he wants to debate character as well as politics policies. it is a moment when somebody wants to be prime minister and police are called to their flat because neighbours are concerned about shouts of get off me, get out of my flat, reported crashing and banging and screaming, and hejust crashing and banging and screaming, and he just tries to pretend, nothing to answer there, nothing to
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see. that cannot be the case, but it is how boris johnson see. that cannot be the case, but it is how borisjohnson has behaved in his entire career. he has tried to do it over his blunder over the jail sentence of the women in iran. he wa nts to ru n sentence of the women in iran. he wants to run away from everything he does, he wants no scrutiny and no accountability. if i had does, he wants no scrutiny and no accountability. ifi had been advising baris, iwould have said you should simply say men and women have arguments they don't normally expect the neighbours to record it, to call the police. when the police decide to take no action, than to go to the guardian which is the newspaper. however, he is a public figure and his private life has to be subjected to public scrutiny and what this does is reminds people that boris has had a pretty interesting, colourful private life. he is getting divorced for a second time. carrie symonds might become wife number three, rather like jeremy corbyn who is number three. but nobody talks about that. that is no issue. the number of yc has is
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not an issue. the issue of the —— the number of wives he has is not an issue, the issue is they are worried about the couple, the police come, the police leave saying there was nothing criminal happening. why doesn't borisjohnson say nothing criminal happening. why doesn't boris johnson say that? nothing criminal happening. why doesn't borisjohnson say that? you have still got to explained there was this furious row, that threatens your neighbours and the police are called. you can't airbrush it. we could talk about this all morning, if we wanted to. it is important to address other issues. pa rt important to address other issues. part of me wonders whether stories like this do not letjeremy hunt off the hook slightly. he should be subjected this scrutiny. he might be getting bounce from the stories, but do you think he has anything else to offer that might chip away at boris? i thinkjeremy offer that might chip away at boris? i think jeremy hunt offer that might chip away at boris? i thinkjeremy hunt was a surprise to some of the people in the hall because it was very fluent,
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authoritative, he came over very well. a lot of people had decided it was all over bar the shouting. he has been an accomplished foreign secretary, borisjohnson hasn't talked about his record of foreign secretary because it wasn't a great success. he prefers to talk about the mayor of london when he won twice. he wants to remind that audience and tory activity is a prove n audience and tory activity is a proven winner. hunt will run this closer than people think, i think, it is still boris' chilis comment as an expression we keep losing. and what happened the other day is a pretty good start on losing it. what about the policy positions? are we getting genuine discussion about that and seeing clear differences? the big issue for the conservative party, many people in the country as well, is brexit. both now say they willaim to well, is brexit. both now say they will aim to leave on the 31st of october, halloween, if there is no
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deal in second circumstances. i think that is what has got to be scrutinised because borisjohnson claimed gap 2a, no tariffs, no taxes on trade. he isjust plain claimed gap 2a, no tariffs, no taxes on trade. he is just plain factually wrong. jeremy hunt dated remain, he wa nted wrong. jeremy hunt dated remain, he wanted a fresh referendum, he compared the european union to the soviet union, now he's trying to talk himself to hardline brexit if, which we know is not the realjeremy hunt because he's too sensible for that. i think they both really need to be scrutinised very closely and forensically, which both are trying to dodge. that is boris's strength with the activist, these are the people who choose the banister, a lot of them are going to be brexiteers. boris is a long—standing brexiteer. wallace has to clarify, he said we are —— boris has to
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clarify, he said we are definitely leaving on the 315t, now he was a bit more vague. he wanted to stay in the single market a few years ago when he wa nted market a few years ago when he wanted another referendum, at the 2016 campaign, he wrote two articles, one for the case in, one for the case out. he is a neck compression argue, a debater. an accomplished twister. when we talk about tax policy, the way that we handle the health service, education, we have not yet seen one service, education, we have not yet seen one bold statement from either them, apart from boris johnson's commitment to cut taxes for higher rate owners. he is now saying that as an aspiration. that was in his column in the telegraph. he says he wants to help people, he wants to
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ta ke wants to help people, he wants to take the more out of the top rate of tax. while too many on that rate, it isa tax. while too many on that rate, it is a noble ambition. he is also -- he also spent 30 billion on broadband. it's like they did not preside over the authority of the last nine years with the cuts of education and the nhs, what is happening in the welfare state. kicking people when they are down. where will their mandates be? if they win, they can promise all this, where is their mandate without a general election? it is the same mandate as gordon brown had... lesson, plenty of time to talk to both of you much more about this in the weeks to come. we do have a good few more weeks about, whether we like it or not! nice to talk to you. you too. the week of the 22nd of
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july when it all comes through. think they will have a cup of coffee together now? let's have a look at the weather forecast. good morning. good morning i have changed the picture of sunshine, the hardware i'd say, there is more cloud around today compared with yesterday. there is a weather system coming in, as it advances, it will deliver some torrential country downpours and places but then as the week goes on, looks like it is going to settle a bit and temperatures are heading up between hot for some of us by the end of the week. let's show what is going on at the moment, low pressure, more influencing up weather, particularly across south—western parts of the weather front comes in. although high pressure is clinging on, more calderon, hazy sunshine in places.
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the chance of a shower in scotland, and one or two developing north of the central belt, mainly into this afternoon. this is the most substantial rain across parts of south—west england, pushing into south wales, towards northern ireland as the day goes on with more ofa ireland as the day goes on with more of a breeze as well. mid 20s south—east england in a few spots, most of us towards the high teens. a little bit cooler north sea coast with the warm breeze. high pollen in england and wales. this is the rain moving north—west tonight, particularly north wales, northern england for a time, there could be some torrential country downpours, 20 to 50 millimetres as possible. there is a risk of some spots getting flash floods and disruption, similar picture to eastern parts of scotla nd similar picture to eastern parts of scotland as the rain continues into the morning here. another burst coming in later in the day, that is why the totals are going to be mounting here. this is monday, a lot of calderon, some showers and thunderstorms breaking out, southern england, back into eastern scotland.
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you could see some hazy sunshine, not everybody is getting a deluge that the potential for disruption. as we go through monday night into tuesday, still wet for a time in scotla nd tuesday, still wet for a time in scotland but could see another area of heavy thundery rain, lightning with this, a across parts of south east england. deeper into tuesday, a few more showers and thunderstorms breaking out here and there, not everywhere, some places will stay dry. a mix of cloud and sunshine, i'll quite hazy sunshine. worth keeping in touch with the weather before all the time because the details of where the storms i will change. there are met office yellow warnings for storms and rain across parts of the uk. later on anyway, high pressure, that starts to take charge, we are dragging in some much warmer air, it is going to be quite
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hot across continental europe in particular to southern and western parts of the uk, we are going to see temperatures into the high 20s, perhaps into the late 30s and some spots. some see coastal counties could be cool and messy at times. not everyone getting the heat. talking about heat, it is the england line in action. if you are running to stay inside, it is already very warm weather that matches taking place. that is your forecast. nick, thank you. andrew marr will be here on bbc one at ten o'clock this morning. let's find out what he's got in store. good morning. busy weather and busy politics. the papers are seething and bubbling with plots and gossip across politics. i will be joined and bubbling with plots and gossip across politics. i will bejoined by liam fox, a keyjeremy hunt supporter. caroline flint on the labour side putting pressure on jeremy corbyn and disagreeing with her, david miliband, back here from
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america. i am joint as well by the historian to talk about the windrush scandal. an our very busy, bubbling political gossip and insights, i'm sure, here at ten o'clock. thank you very much. angie talks about —— angie talks political commentator and founder of conservative home, tim montgomerie, is here to tell us what's caught his eye. we'll speak to tim in a minute. iama i am a freelance political commentator now. it is beginning to have some impact on the pulse, this ongoing coverage of his private life. if you believe the polls. always believe the polls. page two of the mail on sunday is looking at a poll where both voters at large and tory voters, boris's support has shrunk quite a bit. people thinking about the story that broke on friday night, and a third
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saying it makes them less likely to vote for boris. the fact that the poll of voters at large, actually, is to some extent irrelevant because they do not get a say. well, they do not. i have been in this game for too long now and i remember 14 years ago when it was david cameron versus david davies running for the tory leadership. david davies was the more right—wing person in the way, closer to the average tory voter, by two to one, they voted for david cameron. tory members do love a winner. i think critically one of the things tory members most wanted him moment, they want to stopjeremy corbyn getting into number ten. so if opinion polls started to suggest jeremy hunt was more likely to stop the otherjeremy jeremy hunt was more likely to stop the other jeremy dunbar jeremy hunt was more likely to stop the otherjeremy dunbar is, i think i could be quite important. —— stop the otherjeremy getting in.|j
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i could be quite important. —— stop the otherjeremy getting in. i know you support boris johnson, the otherjeremy getting in. i know you support borisjohnson, how do you support borisjohnson, how do you thinkjeremy hunt would do if he we re you thinkjeremy hunt would do if he were to when, in terms of unifying the party? today, i do not know if we wish each other happy referendum day or unhappy referendum day. it is the third anniversary of the vote that took place to leave the european union. that isjeremy hunt's big challenge, the tory membership and most of the parliamentary party overwhelmingly are brexiteers. ithink parliamentary party overwhelmingly are brexiteers. i think that is why boris isjust so far ahead at are brexiteers. i think that is why boris is just so far ahead at the moment because boris did notjust vote to leave, he helped lead to vote to leave, he helped lead to vote leave campaign, whetherjeremy hunt was on the other side of the debate. that is his real challenge. i thought he did really well in birmingham yesterday. i think he spoke passionately and made it clear, a choice between no deal and no brexit, he which is no deal. he is recommitting in a very big way for us going out of the eu. away from the politics, this is an
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amazing story, the front page of the sunday times today. they are saying if they need to go around for meetings, the rail bosses are telling them to take the planes. meetings, the rail bosses are telling them to take the planesm is properly the most environmental friendly way to get around as well, when you have air travel, one of the least environmentally friendly ways of getting around, costing a lot less, it seems that even the bosses of network rail attempted by this. some of the fairs that are quoted in the story from cardiff to anglesey, you can save. . . the story from cardiff to anglesey, you can save... you spend just £20 if you went on certain airlines, but you spend full times as much going by train. i suspect there's a lot of people watching this programme had been moment he can meet or use railways, i can understand that too.
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it is an inconsistency in pricing, it is much cheaper to travel the same distance east to west and it is not to south. i would think that i just benefited from split ticket pricing, if you have a journey of two legs or three lakes, if you buy the ticket separately, it can be cheaper, half the price it was. i thought they were going to sort all of that out. i think it frustrates people. it is the confusion, not knowing how much it is going to cost if you go by train. if you do not know how much is going to cost, you wonder if someone is getting a better deal than you. in the airlines have now that. we willjump ahead 12 off the hook, the pack. we talk about disposable fashion in the last half—hour of the programme. this is about fly fishing. do you fish? no. fly fishing becomes fashionable, the attire. so i
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apologise for being so boring, wearing a shirt and a jacket? you are inoffensive, that is all we can ask of you on a sunday morning. i'm not sure about some of my comments on boris! they will probably be commenting train spotters. maybe we should go in business together as train spotting fashion. the latest is wages and beanie hats and coats with lots of pockets. it is all based on anglers. if i canjust with lots of pockets. it is all based on anglers. if i can just hold this up. this is lewis hamilton, and he has gone for the anorak with massive pockets. he is clearly ahead of the game. it is practical to wear. i do not thinki could rock that. goodness gracious. next time you are on the marsh show, give it a while. —— the andrew marr show. thank you very much. it is approaching half past eight. stay
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with us, the headlines are on the way. hello, this is breakfast with rachel burden and rogerjohnson. here's a summary of this morning's main news. a neighbour of boris johnson and his partner has defended calling the police after overhearing a row at the couple's flat — and passing a recording of the incident to a newspaper. tom penn says his sole concern had been the couple's safety. mrjohnson brushed aside questions about what happened at the first tory leadership hustings event in birmingham yesterday.
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the foreign office minister, andrew murrison, is visiting the iranian capital tehran for talks aimed at easing tensions between iran and america. it comes as the new york times claims the us launched a cyber—attack on iranian weapons systems on thursday, as president trump pulled out of air strikes on the country. it was in retaliation for the shooting down of a us drone as well as attacks on oil tankers that the us has blamed on iran. a large—scale campaign to plant forgeries and fake content on twitter and facebook has been uncovered by a group of researchers. the atlantic council's digital forensic research lab says the material originates from russia and is still going on, but it has had little impact. the russian state has always dismissed claims it is involved in these types of so—called "influence operations." union members have raised concerns over unpaid trial shifts — where employers ask potential staff to work, before deciding whether or not to keep them on.
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unite claims the government's guidance on paying the minimum wage can be taken advantage of by employers and a loophole in the law means some businesses use inexperienced people as free labour. england's rivers are reaching crisis point, according to conservationists, with climate change and water extraction being blamed. last yea r‘s heatwave and dry winter caused chalk streams across the country to dry up, because the underground layer which feeds them — the aquifer — had next to no source of water. the environment agency says it has cut abstractions, but campaigners say stronger action is needed. team sport players have as much endurance as long—distance runners and can be as powerful as bodybuilders — according to a new study. researchers from manchester metropolitan university say it's all down to their blend of training, which gives them the best of both worlds. they say people wrongly assume you can't excel in both. the report also says climbing the stairs or doing chores energetically is a good alternative
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to the gym. now, if you were watching yesterday, you might remember the marvellous 81—year—old mavis paterson as she attempted to become the oldest woman to cycle the 960 miles from lands end tojohn o'groats. well, we're delighted to say that mavis has done it. here she is at the finish. she tookjust over three weeks to complete the epicjourney — which was in memory of her three grown—up children who had all died within four years of one another. and, as if her record—breaking feat wasn't incredible enough, she's managed to raise more than £60,000 for charity in the process. much of that thanks to you because lots of people after seeing her yesterday donated to her charity, so thank you if you did that.
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england then the first game of the knockout stages. it is a place in the quarterfinals up for grabs. we have high hopes for them in their game against cameroon. it's live on bbc one and radio 5 live at 4.30. let's cross live to valenciennes. how do you see this one going? how do you see this one going7m how do you see this one going? it is going to be tough. cameroon are the lowest ranked team left in the tournament but england are absolutely favourites with firepower up absolutely favourites with firepower up top. england's front three have been fantastic so far in this tournament. cameroon are less organised at the back and there will be space for england to get in and
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get a mark on this tournament. lots of people have been getting into the women's world cup but it will be a huge audience back here in the uk for this one. give people who have not been following at some of the angle starts to look out for. the world cup has been marred a little bit by va if we are talking about stars ellen white has been their top scorer, the linkup play with lucy bronze has been world—class, and we have a young kid of all she has been pivotal in front of the back four. the girls admittedly have not got into full throttle yet so if you are watching tonight i would like to see them stamp their authority on this and go for light and get lots of goals. on var phil neville has said
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in his press conference that fifa has major decisions to make on video assistant referees. what is your ta ke assistant referees. what is your take on how the technology has been used in the tournament? it is a combination of two things. the introduction and application of the new rules that came in on the 1st of june, the first major tournament we are seeing these rules being applied not only by the referee but with the ar. particularly with the goalkeeper is moving off their lines during penalty kicks. that has been contentious. in the early rounds goalkeepers were booked for that and will still be booked for offences during games but if it comes to penalty kicks, like last night, they have decided to take away that well that the goalkeeper would be booked for that. other than that it is the roles that have been applied. i am trying to decide if i do not like the rules or i do not like var. i do
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not think it is there for goalkeepers not to be able to move off their line is that makes it easierfor the off their line is that makes it easier for the outfield to score, so iam not easier for the outfield to score, so i am not surprised as a —— not happy asa i am not surprised as a —— not happy as a former goalkeeper. temperature could be an issue this afternoon for england. i think they are used to it. they have spent the early rounds in nice where we have had the best of the weather but today it is going to be 30 degrees at kick—off time and it is going to remain at high temperatures. a heatwave over the next few days so they have to get used to it. they will be fine. they are in the best condition, our lionesses. cameroon are also the indomitable lionesses. they are looking fitter than they have done before. they are in peak condition
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as athletes and that's where they will not be a factor for them. phil neville has kept his squad fresh so the girls, yes, some of them have played 390 minutes already, fitness eyes they can cope with it, but changes to the starting 11 means that fitness, tiredness, will not be a problem. score prediction? england 3-0. a problem. score prediction? england 3—0. three lions, 3—0. a problem. score prediction? england 3-0. three lions, 3-0. good for you. the winner of england cameroon will face norway after they beat australia on penalties. the game finished 1—all after extra time and so went to a penalty shoot—out. australia missed their first two
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including this by top scorer and captain sam kerr. ingrid systad engen struck the winning penalty to win the shootout 4—1. germany are into the last eight after a 3—0 win over nigeria. alexandra popp gave them the lead after 20 minutes. and moments after the restart, the video assistant referee was involved once again after evelyn nwabuoku caught the knee of lina magull. it took three minutes before the decision to award a penalty was finally made. converted the spot—kick to put the germans two goals ahead. lea schuller added a third late on. at the cricket world cup afghanistan went agonizingly close to causing the biggest shock of the tournament so far. they restricted india to just 224 with the bat, and in reply got within just 12 runs of victory before a mohammed shami hat trick in the final over to end their hopes. india now go above
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england into third. new zealand are closing in on a place in the semi—finals after a dramatic win over the west indies. chasing 292, the windies were within six runs of victory when carlos brathwaite was caught going for that match winning boundary with an over to spare. the black caps won by five runs, are still unbeaten in the tournament, they play england on the 3rd ofjuly. andy murray has reached the doubles final at queen's only five months after having career saving hip surgery. the two—time wimbledon champion and his partner feliciano lopez had to play their quarter and semi—finals back—to—back. they went through in three sets against the third seedsjohn peers and henri kontinen and will play britain's joe salisbury and american rajeev ram in the final today. i didn't know what to expect, and obviously we had a tough draw as well. top seeds in the first match, and i didn't have high expectations at all. it's going to be a busy day for lopez as he's also in the final of the singles.
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he beat the 18 year old canadian felix auger alia—seem in straight sets before playing those two doubles matches with murray. he'll face frenchman gilles simon, who beat medvedev in the other semi—final. world champion lewis hamilton will start today's french grand prix on pole. he was second best to his mercedes team—mate valtteri bottas until the final round of qualifying, but will start at the front of the grid. ferrari's sebastian vettel could manage only seventh. you can listen to live commentary of the race on radio 5 live and the bbc sport website at 2:10pm. it isa it is a brilliant day of sport. brilliant to see andy murray back and some sort of form. yes, we thought he might not be able to walk properly let alone played two games of doubles tennis in one day and make the final. doubles is very different but there is optimism that singles may not be beyond him.|j different but there is optimism that singles may not be beyond him. i am no expert but he seems to be moving
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0k. no expert but he seems to be moving ok. you know it with andy murray when he is not. let's hope he winds the final this afternoon and he could maybe do something at wimbledon in the doubles as well. stitching to the radio if you cannot watch on television. for people who come out of prison, finding work can prove difficult, but getting a job can actually reduce reoffending by a third, according to the ministry ofjustice. now the charity key for life is urging companies across the uk to employ ex—offenders and give them a second chance. fiona lamdin has been to see how some former inmates are being prepared for the world of work. five years ago, saj was still in prison. i have spent most of my life in and out ofjail. but having served his sentence, now the task of re—entering society and trying to find a job. carlos is coming over and joining in when we are talking about negative people, so...
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part of the training ready for the world of work is equine therapy in somerset. it is believed the horses can work with the men's emotions. but why do prisoners deserve this help? in a competitivejob market, why should they be given work over others? i am at a stage where i am trying to do better in my life and leave all that behind, break the cycle, kind of like move on from what i did. i am no longer that person, i'm a different person now. but it is hard getting people to understand that. 64% of men spending less than 12 months in prison reoffend within the year. so, how do you break that cycle? it is thought that work can make a huge difference, and yet, a year on, only 17% of ex—offenders are in work. but the charity key for life are trying to change that. i'm going to ask a few questions
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that will help us learn about you... they have got 63% of their men into work. listing the nine prisons in ten years that he has been to, truman tells me at 28 he's desperate to be given a chance. if i was an employer, how would you persuade me that i should trust you now? if you would take a chance on me i would tell you i am not still, like, a little child. you cannot look at my criminal record to see what i was like as a kid and go off that. i feel that nowadays i have grown up a lot. in reality, it is not that easy. according to the department for work and pensions, half of all employers said they wouldn't consider hiring an ex—offender. but the ministry ofjustice say 5,000 businesses are now signed up, and this dairy farm in dorset is one of them. mikey came out of prison three years ago.
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if you're not working and keeping busy, you will find things to do and you will probably end up getting in trouble and getting arrested. doesn't it feel like a massive risk? they have a chance to redeem themselves, and they have a big point to prove, they come here, if they can work for us for a long time that is brilliant. if they can work for us for six months, that's just as good. it is really about giving them a chance to prove themselves. for some, certainly a risk. one many employers so far have found too big to take. lots of farmers busy working this morning doing the milking and everything else. the weather has been kinder in the last few days but it is not necessarily going to stay that way. a picture of volatility.
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temperatures have been in the comfort zone. for some of us it is about to get much wetter with the chance of torrential downpours later. the sun popping up over the next few days and then the second half of the week is looking quieter and for some it is looking hot. there is a lot going on. low pressure is getting closer to the uk. this weather front is pushing pressure is getting closer to the uk. this weatherfront is pushing on some cloud for many of us to start the day and the rain is pushing into cornwall through the day and parts of south—west england, wales, northern ireland, with the thickest and very slowly turning wetter as the day goes on with a stronger breeze. elsewhere plenty of cloud but mainly dry hazy sunshine. a few
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showers in scotland north of the central belt. temperatures on the up. afew central belt. temperatures on the up. a few spots into the mid 20s. very high pollen in england and wales. focusing on the rain, this evening and tonight, north wales and northern england have a greater risk of seeing torrential thundery downpours. in some spots that could produce at a few places up to 50 millimetres of rain which gives the chance of disruption. in scotland a few cha nces chance of disruption. in scotland a few chances to see some very wet weather as we go through the night and into tomorrow particularly in eastern scotland. the risk of some disruption. a lot of cloud for monday and a bit of sunshine if you are lucky but storm is breaking out. the midlands towards eastern scotland, these could cause travel disruption is the day goes on. a bit of hazy sunshine here and there. more wet weather affecting parts of
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scotla nd more wet weather affecting parts of scotland to end monday into monday night. this is monday night into tuesday. we could see frequent lightning was more torrential downpours running and across eastern england for a time and a few more storms breaking out. again hazy sunshine. temperatures in the high teens, low to mid 20s in the warm spots, very humid in places, especially towards the south and south—east. making for a very active start to the week. if you want something quieter and looks like the second half of the week into the start of next weekend with high pressure but be careful what you wish for. it is turning much hotter across continental europe and it looks like we will tap into some of that heat towards the south and west. some sports breaking 30 celsius. mid 20s even into western scotland. not everywhere is getting into the heat but that is something to be aware of later this week.
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already very warm for the women's world cup. england, the big match of the day, temperatures already into the day, temperatures already into the upper 20s for that. there is no escaping the heat for some of us. and the sun when you are somewhere like shetland this time of year can bea like shetland this time of year can be a blessing or a burden. in shetland they call this time of year "the simmer dim", because the sun dips just below the horizon for only a few hours at night. imagine what it's like trying to get the kids to bed when it's light until midnight. breakfast‘s weather presenter matt taylor has been to meet one family in lerwick to find out more about living in a place where the sun barely sets. this family loves the summer. living in shetland, the most
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northerly inhabited place in the uk, winter can get pretty dark, with less than six hours of daylight. so at this time of year, when they have more than 19 hours of daylight to play with, they want to make the most of it. living in shetland in the summertime is fantastic. it is a fantastic place to live and bring up children. all the visiting sea birds come out, the flowers are out, it isjust a magical time here. you sometimes lose track of time. when it is a nice night you really have to make the most of it and just get out whenever the weather allows, and store up some vitamin b. do you like going to the beach? i want my shovel! you want your shovel? we forgot our bucket and spade, didn't we? if it's a nice night you can pack a picnic and go to the beach. on a nice night when the sun is still shining then sometimes
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bedtime does get pushed back a little bit. the lighter evenings can make it a struggle for her to get her three and seven—year—olds to sleep. you don't want to go to bed? trying to get them to understand it is bedtime when it is so light, how difficult is it? i think because they were born here it isjust normal, it's what they are used to. it is just a reality. they know that in the winter it is dark all the time and in summer it is light all the time. you go from 16 hours of daylight in the summer, to barely six in the winter. what's that like? house gets trashed. when they go to school in the morning it is dark, when they get home in the afternoon it's dark. so, really, there is no
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opportunity to get outside, so they are just bouncing off the walls inside. wintertime can actually be worse. which is better, summer or winter in shetland? summer! do you like going to bed in winter? no! do you ever like going to bed? no! what do you like about summer, is it all the sunshine? yeah! do you like playing inside? yes, for all week! beautiful. it is just stunning. when it comes to fashion, we buy five times as many clothes, on average, as we did 20 years ago, and last year more than 200 million items of clothing ended up in landfill.
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but, as we become more environmentally aware, some retailers are coming round to the idea of so—called "sustainable fashion", with the online chain boohoo this week announcing a new range made from recycled polyester. but critics say it's not enough, and claim the industry is a major source of pollution. rachel vieira is a fashion lecturer at the university of gloucestershire and isabella west runs hire street — a high street fashion rental service. presumably the idea for your business came from precisely that, the need for more sustainable fashion. exactly that. i used to be a fast fashion consumer. i graduated from university, graduation, work events in london, i loved wearing something once, putting it on instagram. i was moving house and i saw highways to it was, how many of
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these items had only been worn once, andi these items had only been worn once, and i was thinking about what i could do to make what i was doing more sustainable and an affordable price point. it is persuading people to change their habits that can be difficult. also the whole idea of wearing someone difficult. also the whole idea of wearing someone else's clothing. i ama wearing someone else's clothing. i am a massive advocate of charity shops but some people hate the idea of wearing something someone has one before. we work with a brilliant dry cleaning facility and they would see everything is immaculate when it goes out. it has gone through a chamber to remove every kind of particle. they would see it is cleaner than buying because if you are buying an ace to our people might have tried it on, lots of hands might have touched it. might have tried it on, lots of hands might have touched itm might have tried it on, lots of hands might have touched it. it is no different in many ways from hiring a dinnersuit no different in many ways from hiring a dinner suit or something which lots of people do. absolutely. the company we work with provide the
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cleaning services for the dinner suit hire companies which have been going round for years so it is the same principle applied to the no fashion. the to the environment is huge. it is worth reminding people that pull on resources and manufacturing clothes creates. they say at least 200,000 tonnes goes to landfill every year. it is down to what you are talking about, overconsumption, people buying because they want to look good, feel good, targeted at a younger generation with supposedly disposable income. they are going to spend it on themselves. it is relatively so cheap compared to what clothes cost. yes. in my mind it is about changing the mindset of that consumer and initiatives like this will help. some of the research i have been doing is about sharing fashion and consumers buying less,
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particularly the younger generation. and how they feel about that. there are still quite a lot of misunderstanding about the facts are rendered so although we know there isa rendered so although we know there is a lot of landfill and we know charities do their best to recycle there is a lot of work to be done. you touched on previously being a consumer of fast fashion. we understand that often these are made by people who are not working in very good environments in other countries. yet still it is all about the price. i know. for me, when i first started high street, i was not aware and this was two years ago, andi aware and this was two years ago, and i could see it was wasteful but it was before a lot of the headlines, the documentary. it is about educating yourself and there are about educating yourself and there a re lots of about educating yourself and there are lots of facts that you see lots of different numbers and we are not quite sure of the true cost. it is an education like process that that
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is why i wanted to focus on more of the high street price point because previously existing rental services it was still £100 for a weekend whereas for my generation that wasn't affordable so we focus on a dress that might be £100 on the high street bad events for £20. you are atan street bad events for £20. you are at an affordable price point. fashion still moves so you are presumably having to refresh your stock all the time. does that ever go away, that desire to be seen in the...?l go away, that desire to be seen in the...? i have clothes i wearfrom yea rs the...? i have clothes i wearfrom years ago. i am not fashionable, in my case. it is exacerbated more with social media so this notion of influencers. it is notjust celebrities, it is peer—to—peer, so consumers are influencing each other and saying they were nervous because
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i got it from isabella or whoever. retailers have a challenge on their hands. we mentioned boohoo which has a controversial recyclable range but the point as they are committed and ta ke the point as they are committed and take their responsibilities seriously so these companies are trying or say they are trying. yes. from my perspective building awareness is great. a lot of boohoo customers might be the younger generation who are not that aware. like to see and we care about it is a good thing for us. will it ever change? there is a saying that you get what you pay for. if you buy something really nice you are going to get a better garment. are you could rent it. thank you. that's it from breakfast today. jon and louise will be here tomorrow from 6am.
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this is bbc news. i'm ben brown. the headlines at nine: the neighbour of boris johnson and his partner defends calling the police and giving a recording to a newspaper after apparently hearing a row. mrjohnson continually refused to answer questions about the incident yesterday. tackling the tensions between iran and the us — a senior foreign office minister heads to tehran to appeal for calm. their last meeting failed to reach a deal but north korea's kim jong—un says he's received a personal letter from donald trump. russia's accused of ratcheting up international tensions by spreading fake news on facebook and twitter. unions raise concerns over unpaid trial shifts — where employers ask potential staff to work, before deciding
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