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this is bbc news. the headlines at 5pm. there's focus on boris johnson's private life after he failed to answer questions about why police were called to his partner's flat following reports of a row. it is no way to become prime minister by ducking these questions, and he is not answering them. the united states reportedly launched a cyber attack on iranian weapons systems on thursday as president trump pulled out of air strikes on the country. neither iran or any other hostile act should mistake us prudence as weakness. five people are arrested over alleged accounting fraud at the bakery chain, patisserie valerie.
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and england are 1—0 up against cameroon in the women's world cup. there's continued focus on borisjohnson‘s private life after he failed to answer questions at a conservative leadership debate about why police were called to his partner's flat following reports of a row. his supporters, including the cabinet minister liz truss, say he should bejudged on his policies, not his personal life. but others, like international trade secretary liam fox, who's backing jeremy hunt, said today mrjohnson should have given an explanation of what happened. here's our political
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correspondent nick eardley. often in the headlines, this time for the wrong reasons. after police were called to the flat borisjohnson shares with his girlfriend, mrjohnson has been reluctant to explain. i don't think they want to hear about that kind of thing, er... applause. but this senior tory, who's backing mrjohnson‘s leadership rivaljeremy hunt, said an explanation would be sensible. it's always easier to just give an explanation, but i think the key thing is then how you get on the issues. what we can't have is it being a distraction from explanations about wider policy. mrjohnson‘s team say he has never answered questions about his private life and won't start now. his supporters say we should move on. the police were called to an incident and what they say? they said everybody was safe, everybody was well, there was no concerns that the officers had and there was no cause for any further action. given that's what the police said
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and it's clearly a private incident, i wasn't there, you weren't there, i think we should just leave it at that. but the front runner to be prime minister is no stranger to controversy. scotland's first minister suggested he was racist for comments he's made in the past, like comparing women wearing the muslim veil to letterboxes. boris johnson has made overtly racist comments, people who are prepared to make comments like that can't suddenly throw their hands up in horror when people call them out for it and say that they appear to be racist as a result of it. the first thing we need to do — you know what it is — we need to get brexit done. at the heart of the leadership contest are questions about brexit. both sides made their case at a hustings in birmingham yesterday. liam fox suggested some of borisjohnson‘s claims about what would happen if we leave without a deal are wrong. but mrjohnson‘s supporters say their man can deliver. we need a leader with a determination to follow through, go through to the 31st of october, leave, preferably with a deal but without a deal if necessary.
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he will be asked many more questions over the next few weeks, but for now, he's the man to beat. nick eardley, bbc news. speaking a few moments ago in scotland, jeremy hunt was asked about borisjohnson‘s refusal to explain what happened when police were called to his partner's flat in the early hours of friday morning. mr hunt called on mrjohnson to do more live tv debates and interviews, saying his opponent is avoiding answering important questions. my challenge is this, come and do interviews with andrew marr, or on the today programme. there is no point in ducking the question is, he has to answer them.
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the foreign secretary was also asked whether mrjohnson becoming prime minister could boost support for scottish independence. mr hunt said any prime minister had to be careful to avoid fostering divsion in handling brexit. i sincerely hope that whoever becomes prime minister does not allow that to happen, because frankly the great thing about our country are the four nations of the uk, that is what has made us one of the greatest countries on the planet, so any prime minister has to be careful in the way we handle brexit not to allow it to add fuel to the independence fire, because people in scotland do not want another independence referendum, that issue was settled, and they wa nt that issue was settled, and they want to get on and see the government here getting on improving the lives of families in scotland. our chief political correspondent vicky young joins me now. what is the view in the selective camps about how the story has been handled, and how difficult it is proving for borisjohnson to move on
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from it? it is difficult for both of them, actually, but not unexpected in both camps. there is a lot of confidence in boris johnson in both camps. there is a lot of confidence in borisjohnson being the front runner, but his team have a lwa ys the front runner, but his team have always been cautious knowing that there is a long way to go. let's not forget there are 15 more hustings to come. borisjohnson forget there are 15 more hustings to come. boris johnson has forget there are 15 more hustings to come. borisjohnson has never a nswered come. borisjohnson has never answered questions about his private life, but i can remember one occasion he denied an affair, but it turned out to be true, which led to his sacking of file ago. this was under michael howard. yes, he has spoken up in the past, but it didn't go very well. if the answer is one question, he will be asked more and more and more, so rather than taking the advice of liam fox, to answer it and give an explanation and move on, they feel that it wouldn't move on, so they feel that it wouldn't move on, so it is best not to answer it and talk about other things. regarding jeremy hunt, it is difficult, they do not want to be going for the
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personal attack, but on the other hand they are portraying jeremy hunt as the alternative candidate to who can get things done, he talks about being sensible, steady, and it is all in contrast the way they are trying to portray borisjohnson. all in contrast the way they are trying to portray boris johnsonm is difficult because i remember theresa may, talking about the importance of strong and stable leadership, and you end up being lampooned for it if you cannot deliver it. and i suppose the difficulty forjeremy hunt as he is perceived as being a bit colourless next to this colourful character, so could it be a bit of a tortoise and ha re could it be a bit of a tortoise and hare race, when we are all focused on one thing, speed and agility and all the rest of it, when they, no disrespect, dull side of it has no drama. in the hustings, in the room,
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we saw the man trying to ask the question being booed, but we saw people coming out saying it was really interesting that they came in being a boris johnson really interesting that they came in being a borisjohnson supporter but came out liking jeremy hunt. many people will have backed boris johnson for a long time, but see jeremy hunt as the leader. i still think he is the frontrunner, and it depends if there are more so these are questions about his private life oi’ are questions about his private life or if they can move on and talk about policy. but i would say on policy boris johnson about policy. but i would say on policy borisjohnson cannot about policy. but i would say on policy boris johnson cannot steer clear and be evasive about all of these things given that there are going to be a lot more of these events. the issue of brexit, did you form any sense yesterday from either candidate that there is a well thought out plan? when you talk
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about the withdrawal agreement and taking out... you could do the unilateral bit, and the backstop requires a lot of movement, and then you talk about the 39 billion being ambiguous, creatively ambiguous about the money, it is almost like he's trying to rip it up and start again because he does not agree with the consequential sequencing where the consequential sequencing where the divorce has to happen before you talk about the trade deal, he says that should never have happened, but it did happen in a way. how can you start it all again by the 31st? he has said he will leave with or without a deal by the 31st. liam fox is backing jeremy hunt, he is in arch brexiteer, and he is sitting along with people like david liddington. .. he along with people like david liddington... he was along with people like david
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liddington. .. he was almost eurosceptic before borisjohnson. they are all slamming his view, saying —— borisjohnson‘s view, saying —— borisjohnson‘s view, saying there could be an implementation period, and you have people saying it is just not the case. i assume that borisjohnson‘s tea m case. i assume that borisjohnson‘s team say that you do not know what will happen, they have seen one prime minister come down because of this. there has also been a change in brussels? yes, not in terms of leaders but in terms of commission, and you have seen labour mps, it has been incredible seeing them saying that if a deal came out now, i would vote for it! laughter if borisjohnson if boris johnson has if borisjohnson has the current —— charisma, he may get them to change their mindsa charisma, he may get them to change their minds a little bit, jeremy hunt was foreign —— as foreign secretary, and she knows how they feel about it.
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so you can see all of that, but it requires movement on the other side, of which there has not been very much so far. thank you very much. reports in the us say america launched a cyber attack on iranian weapons systems on thursday, as president trump cancelled air strikes on the country. several sources including the washington post, said the attack disabled computer systems controlling rocket and missile launchers. the action was in response to the shooting down of a us drone in the strait of hormuz last week. a senior british foreign minister has arrived in tehran today for talks amid growning tensions between iran and the west. jane frances—kelly reports. america appears to have used cyberspace rather than airpower to retaliate against iran's elite military forces. us media reports that the online operation was designed to cripple weapons systems like this, used by the islamic revolutionary guard to shoot down an american drone last thursday. the wreckage was later put on display by tehran.
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it came as president trump publicly declared he had pulled back from an air strike on iran because it would cause a loss of life. what it has to do with, very simply, is the fact is we are not going to have iran have a nuclear weapon, and when they agree to that, they are going to have a wealthy country, they are going to be so happy, and i'm going to be their best friend. i hope that happens. but tensions remain high. the downing of the drone comes after a series of attacks on tankers travelling through the busy shipping lanes of the gulf, which washington has blamed on iranian forces. mr trump pulled out of the iran nuclear deal last year and has announced new sanctions will begin on monday. a british foreign office minister meeting with diplomats in tehran today has called for a lessening of tensions. within days, iran is likely to start breaching some technical limits of the agreement. this puts pressure on european leaders including germany's chancellor, who remains committed to it.
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translation: i say that the political solution should not just be a hope but it should be worked towards with the utmost seriousness, because i believe it should only be a political solution. mr trump is using both the stick and carrot. he is piling on the pressure while offering the hand of friendship. and so far iran has shown little inclination to bow to his will. our washington correspondent chris buckler has been following this story. they are trying to show... that is mixed messages, and that is a concern inside the white house that is partly because it might seem like some of the president's team are on a different page to the president. we know that reports will suggest
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the national insurance advisor, the secretary of state and the vice president were among those who were pushing for military attacks, real retaliatory action against iranian targets, but it was the president who decided not to go ahead with the drone strikes, and despite the fact that people have praised them for restraint, there seems to be concern that he walked away and did not show strength. we got a tweet in the last 24 strength. we got a tweet in the last 2a hours saying he did not back down, but he stopped the strikes, he could go ahead at a future date. mike pence was just on cnn could go ahead at a future date. mike pence wasjust on cnn in could go ahead at a future date. mike pence was just on cnn in the united states and was asked about whether he supported the strikes, but he did not deny it and said he was prepared to offer all the
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national security team his support to the president, but you get the impression that there are some in the administration who are on a different page to the president at the moment, and by getting out this it quite how iran is regarded in republican circles, but more widely in political circles in the united states, not least those who are supportive of israel, worrying about the impact iran has on israel's security.
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president trump always said as far as he was concerned, it was a bad agreement, and that perhaps gives you the idea that in republican circles there was some concern that it was giving something to iran, that president obama had gone too far, and president trump wanted to reel back from that. but of course there are also consequences to that because within the next week, we are expecting tehran to breach some of the rules of the iran nuclear deal, and while america is not part of it, there are european countries that are there are european countries that a re close there are european countries that are close allies of america, who have said they will stockpile uranium which they are allowed under the deal. you could argue that tehran are using it at the moment, they are saying to america's allies that unless you can get the us to ease the sanctions that have caused such pain in the country, we are not
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going to deal with the agreement anymore. but of course, at the moment we are preparing for president trump to put on more sanctions, and you can that relationships between tehran and washington will deteriorate even more after that. in the last few minutes we have had a statement, and doctor morrison said it provided an opportunity for open, frank and constructive engagement with iran's government, but he reiterated that the such activity needs to stop, and he reiterated that the determination of the uk to maintain the deal, in contradiction to the united states which pulled out, and believes it is in ourshared
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which pulled out, and believes it is in our shared interests, and said they have pressed iran again for the release of nazanin zaghari—ratcliffe and others who are detained. an interesting visit, and he will be asked about that in the course of the next few days. five people have been arrested as part of a fraud investigation following the collapse of patisserie valerie. the high street bakery chain folded in january, with the loss of 900 jobs. our business correspondent katy austin has the details.
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before january, back in october, someone before january, back in october, someone had already been arrested, chris marsh, the former finance director of patisserie valerie, he was arrested and released on bail, that was an investigation by the serious fraud office into what happened and how it came to collapse in that way. it is worth noting the chain has not disappeared altogether. worth noting the chain has not disappeared altogetherlj worth noting the chain has not disappeared altogether. i was going to say, some of the shops are still trading, but others are closed. so when the firm went into administration, some of them had already closed, i think it was about 70 stores closed, so 900 people lost their jobs, 70 stores closed, so 900 people lost theirjobs, but firm 70 stores closed, so 900 people lost their jobs, but firm but 70 stores closed, so 900 people lost theirjobs, but firm but what remained out of administration so thatis remained out of administration so that is why it still trades today in another form. the serious that is why it still trades today in anotherform. the serious fraud office investigation, how it initially came to collapse, after the first arrest in october, we have had it confirmed that five other people have also been arrested. that happened on tuesday, the tuesday just gone, and we are told that as
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pa rt just gone, and we are told that as part of thejoint just gone, and we are told that as part of the joint operation with police in hertfordshire, leicestershi re police in hertfordshire, leicestershire and london metropolitan police. the serious fraud office have not said anything else about who these people are and why they have been arrested. that is katie austen reporting on the arrests potentially linked to patisserie valerie. the north korean leader has said he's received a personal letter from donald trump. kim jong—un said he would seriously contemplate the "excellent" and "interesting" content and he saluted the "extraordinary" courage of the american president, according to reports on state media. talks to stop north korea's nuclear
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programme remain stalled after the failure of the hanoi summit in february. millions of residents of turkey's biggest city, istanbul, have voted in a re—run of an election to choose a new mayor. the opposition candidate narrowly won the vote in march. but the result was annulled after complaints by the governing ak party. critics of the president , recep tayyip erdogan, himself a former mayor of istanbul, have accused him of pressurising turkey's election authorities. the polls have now closed and a result is expected later tonight. from istanbul, our correspondent mark lowen told us the latest. this is much more thanjust a local election, it is political test for barack obama one, everything from the europe to syria. whoever wins istanbul wins turkey, he has said. —— political test for president
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erdogan. it would start to prompt talk of whether this is perhaps the beginning of the end for him, the end of his political rise over the last 25 years. the opposition has managed to tap into the widespread desire of its supporters for change, with a positive, optimistic message. this is a watershed moment for turkey, and its most powerful leader of modern times. we will bring you that result as soon as we get it. the ethiopian prime minister's chief of staff has been shot dead during an attempted coup. he was killed by a bodyguard at his home in the capital, addis ababa. three other officials were killed in two separate attacks. let mejust let me just update you on the women's world cup. the football match going on at the moment between england and cameroon. the score is now 2—0. there was a bit of a dispute in the last couple of
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minutes after the goal was scored. it appeared to be cameroon disputing whether the goal should be allowed but the match has restarted and you can see the score line as they continue their game. thousands of runners and cyclists have taken part in a charity race in thailand, marking a year since a group of boys and their football coach became trapped in a cave complex. i knew that was coming! excuse me. the team was eventually rescued 18 days later in a mission that caught the attention of the world. kathryn armstrong has more. the start of a race in remembrance of a rescue that
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captivated the world. these are some of the 12 boys who, a year ago, entered the vast tham luang cave system in northern thailand with their football coach to relax after training. a trip that went horribly wrong. flash flooding left the teens trapped inside for more than two weeks with little food or water, before diving experts were able to rescue them. the death of a former thai navy seal and rescue volunteer, who ran out of air while returning through the caves, highlighted just how perilous the mission was. a year later, and the boys have had their story chronicled in the books, documentaries, and a netflix production is also in the pipeline. translation: its indescribable, my life has changed a lot. translation: i feel thankful for all the officials who, on this day last year, spent their time to help me out and the boys are so that we got out safely. i thank you very much. also among those taking part in the charity race from the still closed caves to the village where the rescue took place were some of the experts involved. i think it's important we never forget what happened in june and july last year. it's just really about people coming together and enjoying the day. it is hoped the race
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will be an annual event, with the money raised going to the redevelopment of the cave complex. kathryn armstrong, bbc news. last yea r‘s last year's heat wave caused chalk streams to dry up, because the underground water streams, the aquifer, had next to no water. many are calling for urgent action. 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 abstracting 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.
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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. 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.
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team sport players are as good at endurance as long—distance runners and as powerful as bodybuilders. that's according to research carried out by manchester metropolitan university — and earlier this afternoon i spoke to the lead researcher of the study who's professor of muscle physiology at the university. at the heart of the findings is that team athletes who combine endurance and resistance training are doing as well as power athletes in the power events, and they were doing as well as endurance athletes. this is somewhat surprising because the current concept is that there is an interference effect between endurance training and resistance training. this means that if someone is doing resistance training and wants to build up his or her muscle
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and then does endurance training, the effect of the resistance training will be reduced, that is the idea. if someone wants to build up his or her endurance and then add resistance training to it, the idea is that the gains in endurance will be reduced. our study suggest that is not the case and the team athletes that combine both types of training are doing as good as enduring specialists, on the other hand, as good as power specialists. your advice would be in some sports that people would need to adapt their training and not be frightened of doing the thing they might in the past of what he would have a negative impact on their overall performance? indeed. in fact, at the moment we are working on body—builders. we had some problems recruiting people to participate in an endurance training programme because of this idea. and we said to them we do not have evidence that this happens but also,
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if you participate, it will probably be put to love good for your health because you have a high capacity to burn fatty acids and that is quite a nice thing. in terms of applying this to those of us whose level of activity doesn't go anywhere near a sporting field or racetrack or indeed a gym, if i'm honest, but do things like walking and climbing and all those kind of activities, are there things that you can apply to everyday activities? the things you could do in daily life are things like gardening, walking, maybe a bit ofjogging. as a rule of thumb, you could say that any exercise which is at a pace where you can just have a conversation,
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so it is a bit difficult to converse with someone, but you can do it at the right pace. also throughout your ageing process, because that is a big thing. when you become older, you become weaker, your endurance becomes problematic and you may have problems with rising from a chair. and of course in this case, strengthening muscles with resistance exercise is highly beneficial and adding some endurance like modest walking will help as well. encouraging news. what about for team athletes? this information could re—evaluate how they train. i think they should not be afraid to add endurance training to their resistance training programme. there can be strenuous training.
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but also strength training should be added to endurance programmes. so there is no reason to believe there is a danger that the gains from one sort of training are lost when you add to the other type of training. it can be combined and you can gain the best of both. is it changing your athletic activity? not in that way that i am not afraid to add resistance to cycling. i like long distance cycling and there is no reason not to add the resistance exercise so yes. that was a professor from the manchester metropolitan university. some quick breaking news, we will have more on this. the former church of england bishop peter boll, who you may recall was convicted of sexual offences against young people
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during his time in the church of england is reported to have died. this news has come from the archbishop's counsellor of the church, and it is from bishop peter hancock, the lead on safeguarding issues at the church. he says we have been made aware of the death of peter bull, and our prayers and thoughts are with everyone affected by this news. we understand that the church will try to contact survivors who were abused by the bishop. and we will obviously bring you more on that story as soon as we can. now, the weather. yesterday bob blue skies, today we have seen increasing amounts of cloud across the uk, rain pushing towards the southwest, pushing its way further north, heavy burst of northern wales, the mittens, northern ireland, some blank surface water monday morning and through the early hours of monday, that rain arrives across central parts of
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scotland. hot muggy feeling especially in the south lowe's in london, around 18 sizes. through the day on monday we have got that rain lingering in cross parts of scotland, also some scattered showers that will be hidden miss not everywhere sing a shower, but if you do catch one, it could be pretty heavy with some thunder and lightning. 18 to 25 degrees, just a little bit cooler because the north of scotland, the unsettled charlie weather continues and to stay, especially in the south. but does look like he will see drier weather from mid week onwards. hello this is bbc news. the headlines focus on boris johnson focus on borisjohnson after a round the early hours of friday morning. his opponent from the conservative party says he should be answering questions about his brexit plans.
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party says he should be answering questions about his brexit plansm is no way to become prime minister by ducking these very important questions and so far he is not answering them. the united states reportedly launched a cyber attack against iranian weapon systems on thursday after president trump abandoned plans for air strikes. neither iran orany abandoned plans for air strikes. neither iran or any other hostile misstate us prudence and discretion for weakness. five people have been arrested over fraud at the bakery chain, valerie. and england 2—0 at half—time and the women's world cup. sport and for a full round up, from the bbc sport centre. we are going to start with that women's world cup, very much on—call to the mormon to leave cameron by
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two goals to zero, a free kick got them going inside the box. penalised for a pass back to the keeper and spotted well home past that wall on the line and then scoring her first goal of the tournament to make it 2-0, goal of the tournament to make it 2—0, hitting bullet and again it was given the off side but clearly, it was on. the goal was given but it's pa rt was on. the goal was given but it's part rather bizarre scenes of the end of the half as they protested against the decision. but england is very much in control at half—time. hamilton has strengthened his grip after a another dominant display, finishing well ahead of his team—mate to win the french grand prix, making it six winds, taking third, call reports. another
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mercedes front row lucked out at the bottom of the two ahead, this wasn't a start that he had hoped for, hamilton was clinical and it looked like it was his race. without strong form on the continuing, for all we would have to hope some kind of error and maybe this was it. hamilton raised the alarm about a problem with this seat, but it would ta ke problem with this seat, but it would take more than that to stop and as he continued to post fastest lap after fastest la p, he continued to post fastest lap after fastest lap, sebastian trailing behind. a new lap record and untouchable hamilton cruising out 18 seconds. was not threatened and third but he kept them at bay, attacking noris in seventh and eventually he got there. as the mercedes domination continues, it is looking like the title race could be as easy as this one. lewis hamilton
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now has a 36 point lead and this yea r‘s now has a 36 point lead and this year's title race as he looks to win his sixth world championship. first lap was very tricky with a couple of m ista kes lap was very tricky with a couple of mistakes in the first few laps were a little bit hairy, the tires felt odd and were not working very well andi odd and were not working very well and i caught my balance and then i was good. and i started peeking away andi was good. and i started peeking away and i kept pushing, there was never and i kept pushing, there was never a point that i backed off and let the gap stay as it is, discover on trying to eke it out. the first wild ca rd to trying to eke it out. the first wild card to win the queens cup title, and three sets and is now the oldest singles champion in the history of the event. took the first set co mforta bly, the event. took the first set comfortably, six games to two but some fought back on the second but
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the tie—break and the deciding set also went to a tie—break. doing enough to take the title. an emotional celebration at the queens cup, 13th in the world and just won three singles match is going into the tournament. the grueling weekend continues, bear in mind he only has five hours playing yesterday, and is now an action in the men's doubles with andy murray and warming up there, murray of course continuing his comeback from hip surgery and you can follow all of the action on the bbc sport website. in the british number one has won the wheelchair final after beating gordon reed in straight sets, 6—2, 7-5, gordon reed in straight sets, 6—2, 7—5, in an hour and 28 minutes. and he is not the only match that the
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pa rents he is not the only match that the parents play today, joining forces in the doubles final later. added again, getting his wimbledon preparations of a perfect start by winning the title and having the record, the 20 time grand slam champion, beating david in straight sets to become just the second man in the open to win the same ten times, winning 6—1 and in good form for the season ahead of wimbledon. it is amazing. for some reason, i never thought is going to make it any more, didn't think about much, because the second round were so tough andi because the second round were so tough and i never thought how it would feel if i wanted and now it is reality. the first time ever i could wina reality. the first time ever i could win a title ten times in one place so, it is a very special moment in
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my career. the new world number one after beating her in straight sets to win the valley classic in birmingham. the first australian woman to put the rankings since 1976. this was a trophy that meant so much for her and she was the new world number one. to do that, she had to be a familiar face. world number one. to do that, she had to be a familiarface. her doubles partner normally, this time they were on opposite ends of the court. and in the first part, it was her in control, when you gets 6—3. hopes of a similar saunter to success in the second set were quickly dashed as she raced into a three lead. but it is the sign of a true champion when you can be down but not out. winning three successive games of her own. before producing this when she was set point down. pressure, what pressure?
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serving the title, she showed her brilliance point after point but no reply. the trophy in the world number one ranking secured, become the first australian woman to do that and 43 years. watch out wimbledon, there is an ozzy ace in the pack. nothing changes wiki by going about business the right way and preparing as best as we can and we are certainly not going to win every tennis match, we discover ourselves in the right place to see if we can get it every time. battling to avoid elimination from the world cup, 390 b pakistan at lourdes, there at 189 for six after the review at the moment on that sixth wicket decision, they put on 63 before being caught by ahmed, 69. pakistan
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will be very hopeful at the moment. patrick just missed out will be very hopeful at the moment. patrickjust missed out i winning the bmw international and a dramatic final—round in munich. they had this illegal chance of the 18th to seal victory but it stopped agonisingly short, that meant he had to settle for playoff with him, and italian wedding that bertie and his caddie. certainly enjoying that one. they have confirmed that the manager has left the club, keynote return to the city ground when he was appointed manager and january of this year. and they described their years and with the republic of ireland as a magnificent experience, a club that wishes keen the very best at this stage of his career. great britain's
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men have reached the semifinal of the cup, they beat new zealand 2—0, chris goldsmith scoring twice for gb, victory means your take on australia in the first edition of this tournament in belgium for the netherlands. they may not of claim before the nba title in five years, but two—time mvp in the golden state warriors had an impressive season, losing out to the toronto raptors by four games to two, and the rest of the players are hungry for more. four games to two, and the rest of the players are hungry for morem was an amazing season. we went to five straight finals and did something that hadn't been done since the 1960s, i believe. obviously, we did not win and that isa obviously, we did not win and that is a tough feeling walking off the court but, i am very proud of the way that we played all year, we doubles and injuries, some ups and downs, but the story is still going
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soa downs, but the story is still going so a lot of people said this was going to be the end. but i'm not going to be the end. but i'm not going to be the end. but i'm not going to let that happen. it's going to be fun to come back and chase more championships next year and beyond. before we go, just a reminder that england are on course to reach the quarterfinals of the women's world cup. but there's all sorts of drama playing out at the moment because cameron thought they pulled a gold backed by the va are disallowed that goal for off—site, so england's lead is still intact but the cameron players are not happy at all. to face norway than in the qualifiers that he met quarterfinals, they are not happy with yet another controversial decisions at this women's world cup. and that is all your support for now. back to you.
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hello and welcome to the film review on bbc news. to take us through this week's cinema releases is mark kermode. so mark, what do we have this week? we have brightburn, which is a horror movie meets superhero, we have toy story 4, a trilogy no more, and the flood, a moving drama about the refugee crisis. something for all the family. brightburn is like a dark superman. it's a very strange film, it's produced byjames gunn who made guardians of the galaxy. a couple are trying for a baby when an asteroid lands outside their home in kansas.
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several years later, they have an adopted son who they love very much and is hitting adolescents and starting to act up like all teenagers, but meanwhile there are a series of increasingly weird and violent events playing out around this small town. here's a clip. come on! stupid piece of... 0k, time to go. nope? no! out of here! stop!
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you saw all the references to superman, the kid's initials, everyone thinks of clark kent. there are lots of individual elements which remind you of the superman story, it's like man of steel but with a darker twist. there are also influences like carrie, a young girl with telekinetic powers. it also reminded me of an old episode of the twilight zone called it's a good life where a community are in fear of a child in control of everything, but what is impressive is how well and how long it managed to sustain just being a drama about two parents who desperately want a son and now they have one, but there is a secret in his past. elizabeth banks is terrific as the mother who just wants to look after her son and wants to protect him despite the fact that she knows he's not like other children. it's not for everybody, a couple
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of people came out of it saying, "i didn't get that at all," but i liked the way it played with the superman mythology. i'm not a big comic book fan, but i knew enough to understand where it was going and i thought it was strange and quirky and there were moments in it that were quite nasty and moments that were quite funny. i'd also say if you are really interested in a sideways glance at superman mythology, remember the old film punch—drunk love? that is an allegory of superman as well so brightburn makes a good double bill with it. it's an intriguing idea, to turn the superman story on its head. one of the tag lines is, "he's not here to save the world," and i like that. what if an adolescent had powers and what if it wasn't working out well? i like the fact it has horror elements, it has a super hero elements,
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but it also feels satirical and like it's unpicking something with which we are all familiar and making it scary and challenging. sounds intriguing. the latest toy story, number four. my problem in advance was that the original trilogy were perfect and the end of the third one is like the end of winnie the pooh when christopher robin says goodbye. a trilogy is never enough for hollywood! suddenly toy story 4 and i thought, really? i went in with a heavy heart and thought we were retreading a certain amount of ground. the child goes to kindergarten and the toys are left in the cupboard but things pick up when the young child makes a new friend, literally makes a toy out of a spork and pipe cleaners which then becomes animated but thinks it is trash and there is an existential question, is it a toy or trash?
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then we meet up with an old acquaintance and suddenly the drama goes off into a whole different area and suddenly it found its feet again. i think what's interesting about toy story 4, nobody was more trepidatious about it than me, was once it got going it had me laughing and crying like the first three but also of all the toy story films, this is the one that's actually about the toys. the toy story mythology is about children and parents and separation anxiety. this sounds pretentious, but it was closer to the kind of concerns of steven spielberg's ai in which the robot child wonders whether or not it is a real boy, the pinocchio story. i thought it was original and unexpected, there were a good 20 minutes at the beginning when i thought it was retreading old ground but once it got going, i was back there and pixar cast their spell again. it's really funny and very moving and i laughed and i cried. i admit by the end, we did need another one. i really thought we didn't.
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i was wrong to be trepidatious. i don't think i've used that word before! i've probably made it up! if you have, it is now in the dictionary. the flood is about an immigration officer who gets a high—profile asylum case. this is a topical story with refugees and asylum seekers. lena headey is an immigration officer who has a reputation for being hard—nosed, she's heard lots and lots of stories but she is unmoved by them and what her superiors like about her is she is not sentimental, she is basically the person who will deal with things in an unemotional and rather callous way. here's a clip. if you passed through any other countries prior to your arrival, why did you not apply for asylum there? i don't know. when did you arrive in europe?
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i don't know. it was dark. let me help you out. where did you arrive in europe? greece. she seems to be very cold and then what happens is she gets presented with a case and she starts doing the same thing with him, she is told to process it quickly, but she starts to hear his story and then we start to see his story of his journey and the trauma of his journey in flashback and we start to learn things about her that she has troubles in her own life, that she's getting divorced,
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is separated from her child and has a drinking problem. she starts to see the story from the other side, she starts to feel empathy because up until this point she has been trying to avoid it. it reminded me of a film from 1990 called journey of hope. the subject matter is kind of different but the aim of the story was to make you see what the journey looks like from the other side and i think this actually manages to do that, occasionally the drama is a little too on the nose and contrived with how itjuggles its mirroring situations, but i found myself very gripped by the performances, they are terrific and it's got a lot of heart and it's made with real commitment. i think it's also very technically well made, the way in which the music is used to distinguish flashbacks from stuff we are seeing in the present day, the way you can feel the two worlds are seeping into each other, i thought it was very
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intriguing and very moving. it reminds me of up in the air with george clooney where he flies around the united states sacking people and suddenly starts to feel empathy for the people he is a sacking. best out at the moment? dirty god. i know it is playing in a small number of cinemas but it's a terrific movie about a woman who survived an acid attack and rebuild her life and it has a star making performance by vicki knight. in ten years' time, vicki knight will be part of the furniture as far as acting is concerned. we will all know she is a very versatile actor. this is where it began. she is astonishing, she is a real star in the making. you heard it here first. best dvd? the kid who would be king. it reminded me of a children's film foundation movie which we used to get in the 1970s, but with harry potter special effects.
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a modern day kid finds king arthur's sword. he has to get his enemies and bullies to reunite. i thought it was really enjoyable. it didn't do well in the cinema, i think it should have done better and i hope it will find a dvd audience. it's really charming and its message is, you know, we've all got to just pull together and work together and the young people are the future and we have faith in them. it's wonderful, it's a film with its heart is really in the right place. not a bad message to end on! mark, thank you very much indeed. that's it for this week. thank you for watching. temperatures have been rising over the past few days, but would that
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building heat and humidity we are likely to season heavy showers and thunderstorms developing over the next couple of days. this afternoon, we had quite a lot of cloud in the sky, so a lot of brightness and sunshine on offer, but the increase in cloud all down to the fact that we have low pressure to the southwest has been pouring in some rain in the southwest of england already, two parts of wales, northern ireland, showing increasingly as he had to the rest of the afternoon and this evening. what weather moving its way gradually and from the southwest, or perhaps southern areas or should stay dry and muggy, but as the rain pushes northwards, we should see around 20 to 50 mm of northern england, ireland, with some thunderstorms mixed into those heavy spells of rain. into the early hours of monday morning, most of the wet weather will push it to parts of scotland, could be quite heavy and persistent in the east of scotland monday morning and will be left with quite a lot of surface water on the roads. through the day on monday,
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that first batch continues through northern and eastern scotland, quite heavy at times but the rest of the uk can see if you showers building. the show would be hit and miss, when you do get a shower, it can be quite heavy and potentially thundering. it could be humid and heavy in the southeast, high teens to the low 20s. through monday evening, that may continue to parts of scotland and then our attention turns towards the side as the next batch of heavy rain and thundera the side as the next batch of heavy rain and thunder a showers moves from the channel across many southern and eastern parts and in particular, in the midlands as well, that could be particularly heavy and brings some localised flash flooding problems as well. quite hot and humid and sticky overnight and into tuesday. to the day, that looks like a punctuate slowly towards the northeast, lingering through parts of scotla nd northeast, lingering through parts of scotland and we have a drier, brighter spell, temperatures certainly on the hot and humid side, especially in the southeast, 26 degrees or so, the high teens 20
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across scotland and northern ireland, later in the week after that unsettled start, there are some drier conditions developing later on in the week, but that wednesday onwards, we have quite a southeasterly airflow, with temperatures especially in the west up temperatures especially in the west up to 32 degrees, goodbye.
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