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this is bbc news, i'm carole walker. the headlines: more leaked memos from britain's former ambassador to washington suggest president trump scrapped the iran nuclear deal to spite barack obama. a man is charged with the murder of kelly mary fauvrelle — the 26—year—old who was eight months pregnant when she was fatally stabbed at home. he could be out! he is out! could be spectacular! at lord's, new zealand take vital wickets — as england wobble — chasing 2a2 to win the cricket world cup. pro—democracy campaigners keep up the pressure in hong kong, gathering in large numbers on the streets. storm barry makes landfall
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in the american state of louisiana, where there are warnings of life—threatening floods. novak djokovic is one set up in the final of the men's singles at wimbledon — this is live from centre court, where roger federer is seeking a ninth title. bill murray and adam driver team up to rid their town of zombies. find out what mark kermode made of that and the rest of the releases in the film review. good afternoon, and welcome to bbc news. the mail on sunday has published more leaked diplomatic correspondence from britain's former
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ambassador in washington, defying warnings from scotland yard that media organisations could be prosecuted for doing so. in one of the cables, sir kim darroch suggests that president trump pulled out of the iran nuclear deal last year to spite barack obama. our political correspondent helena wilkinson reports. may last year, boris johnson as foreign secretary goes to washington and meets his us counterpart. his mission, to persuade the us president to soften his stance and stick with the iran deal. he appeared on talk shows. tougher on iran... but efforts failed — donald trump did not listen and withdrew from the deal. now new confidential e—mails printed in the mail on sunday revealed what was allegedly going on behind—the—scenes. according to the paper, kim darroch wrote to mrjohnson, saying...
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under the deal, iran had agreed to limit nuclear activities. the trade—off for us economic sanctions to be lifted. donald trump did not think it went far enough. borisjohnson failed in trying to persuade him, and he has been criticised by those who feel he did not do enough to support sir kim darroch, who has since resigned. it was wrong for it to be leaked, it was wrong for president trump to throw a wobbly and behave like a toddler. it was wrong for theresa may to be as weak as she was, but the real villain of the piece is borisjohnson who refused to stand with one of our most senior diplomats. focus has shifted to a row over press freedom in britain — whether it was right for the paper to publish the e—mails. scotland yard has issued a warning, if you publish leaked government documents, you are at risk of committing
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a crime — comments which have been widely condemned. i do not think the mail on sunday was wrong, we have a very precious freedom of press, so i think we have the right balance. for whoever becomes the next prime minister, they will have to pick up the pieces of this diplomatic fallout. in the meantime, there is a criminal investigation into who leaked the e—mails. the shadow foreign secretary, emily thornberry, has criticised her party's response to the bbc panorama programme, which made allegations about the way labour handled claims of anti—semitism. the party described former officials who had acted as whistle—blowers as "disafffected" and said they had "professional and personal axes to grind". ms thornberry told the bbc‘s andrew marr show that it was important labour addressed the problems raised by the programme. i think that the labour party has
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to deal with this issue, and frankly, i welcome the fact that the... i mean, it's a shame and a disgrace that the equalities and human rights commission have been brought in to look at the labour party but they have, and i think we should now welcome it. i think we should open — wait a minute. we should open our doors up and we should say to them, "right, we have been trying to improve our processes. clearly, it's still not working. can you help us?" a 25—year—old man has been charged with the murder of a pregnant woman in south london, and the manslaughter of her baby son. kelly mary fauvrelle was eight months pregnant when she was attacked at her home in south london two weeks ago. navtej johal reports. kelly mary fauvrelle was eight months pregnant when she was fatally stabbed at her home in croydon in an attack last month. her son, who was delivered by paramedics at the scene, also died a few days
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later in hospital. police were called to her house in the early hours of the morning, where she was in cardiac arrest, and died at the scene. herfamily, including her mother and baby nephew, were all at home at the time of the attack. today, police have charged aaron mckenzie with her murder and manslaughter of her child. the 25—year—old has also been charged with one count of possession of an offensive weapon. he is one of three men arrested over the deaths. a 37—year—old was released with no further action while a 29—year—old has been bailed until next month. aaron mckenzie is due to appear in front of magistrates tomorrow. the chancellor philip hammond has said the uk will not be able to control key elements of a no—deal brexit. speaking to bbc panorama, just days left before he's expected to leave the treasury, the chancellor says the eu
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will control most of the process if the uk leaves without a deal later this year. private business is an important player in this, and the eu 27 control many of the levers. for example, we can make sure that goods flow in through the port of dover without any friction. but we cannot control the outward flow into the port of calais. the french can dial that up or down, just the same as the spanish for years have dialled up or down the length of the queues at the border going into gibraltar. we cannot control what no—deal brexit would be like? we cannot, because many of the levers are held by others — the eu 27 or private businesses. we can seek to persuade them, but we cannot control it. philip hammond speaking to the bbc‘s panorama programme. you can watch the full programme, britain's brexit crisis on bbc one this coming thursday, july 18, at 9pm.
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meanwhile, the work and pensions secretary amber rudd says she's changed her position on a no—deal brexit. she had previously been opposed to the idea, but has told the andrew marr programme that the possibility had to be kept alive in order to succeed in the negotiations. i maintain my position that a no—deal brexit is bad for this country, and will be difficult to handle. to be fair, even brexiteers say that at the very least it will have adverse consequences. i am very clear that we need to be frank with the british people that no deal is not easy, it will be something that will challenge us, but if we have to do it, it has to be a backstop, by the end of october, but i no longer say that i will lie down in front of the bulldozers if it arrives. england have lost vital wickets as they chase a target of 2a2 to win the cricket world cup final at lord's. both teams are chasing their first
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ever world cup victory. let's talk tojohn watson who is at lords for us with the latest. john, it's not going as well as many england fans would have helped. john, it's not going as well as many england fans would have helpedm is not. this will be very tight. england 99—4 as they chase that target of 242. a number of key wickets down, and a lot will hinge on the partnership currently ofjos buttler and ben stokes. ben stokes is yet to score 100 in this tournament. as we know, it has often proved difficult to chase. with england playing on a wicket that is difficult to score much—needed runs, a lot of pressure will fall on the shoulders of these two and the batsmen that follow. as we know, here at lord's, batsmen that follow. as we know, here at lords, of the four matches played here the team that has batted first has gone on to win, that has been new zealand. and with that scoreboard pressure, a lot hinges on these two to try to produce some
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much—needed runs on a wicket which is proving very difficult to score on. england have never won this world cup before, nor have new zealand. a huge amount at stake. and england, having concentrated so much effort put forward to try to win this tournament, this world cup, something never achieved before. a lot of attention and focus has been placed on the shorter format of the game, on white ball cricket, and we just wait to see whether or not it is going to pay off, because it all comes down to today. it is the final in front of a packed house, it will bea in front of a packed house, it will be a dramatic finish, and eoin morgan, having just been dismissed after a brilliant piece of fielding, after a brilliant piece of fielding, a great catch in the deep, having masterminded this effort to get england to the world cup final, he will be desperately hoping that his tea m will be desperately hoping that his team are not going to fall at the final hurdle.
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nail—biting stuff. 0ur reporter is in sheffield, he has been speaking to members of the family of the england cricketerjoe to members of the family of the england cricketer joe root. to members of the family of the england cricketerjoe root. and there is real tension this afternoon. i'm sure that where you are they are following this more closely and intensely than in many other parts of the country. it is glorious here, but yes, the tension is building because we were hoping this would be a great celebration, and it might still be, but if england are going to when they will clearly have to fight for it. about an hourago clearly have to fight for it. about an hour ago there was an audible sigh from the clubhouse when the local lad, joe root, got out. he had been tied down a bit by the new zealand bowlers, and eventually has patience snapped. this is the club where joe root learned patience snapped. this is the club wherejoe root learned his trade, started playing cricket, his dad played here, his brother, and some of the people here have been watching play developed since before 11 o'clock when it started. we will
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hope for the best that they will recover, u nfortu nately hope for the best that they will recover, unfortunately with joe root backin recover, unfortunately with joe root back in the pavilion. earlier on, his grandma and auntie were here. this is a huge day for them, for the grandson to be in the world cup final. and we had a little chat. we are so we are so nervous, we are so nervous, it is such a key match, you can't help but be nervous. we're so proud of him. the whole team have done brilliantly. but obviously are slightly biased! because we love him so much. we are just thrilled to bits. we couldn't be happier that they have got to this point. fingers crossed for a good result. i'm very proud, i can rememberwhen he was good result. i'm very proud, i can remember when he was quite small his dancing me, i can tell you now, man, he is going to play for england. and he is going to play for england. and he was quite right, he just knew he
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was so he was quite right, he just knew he was so talented. and i think there was so talented. and i think there was a photograph of him on the television this morning at a festival when he was awarded a prize when he was quite small. but it's been his life, playing cricket, since he could walk. grandma was quite nervous earlier on! the focus is on the star, but for the family who have no control, they do have to sit and watch a developing. a lot of the family are down at lord's, developing. a lot of the family are down at lords, and others have been here at the club today. another person at the club isjosh marley, an old friend ofjoe. how do you feel it is going? not ideal at the moment. we still have wickets in hand and a long way to go. anything can happen. could go either way at the moment. he has played some really important innings on the tournament, but i guess today there isa tournament, but i guess today there is a lot of pressure, and he was bogged down. yes, i think that's the way england picked their side. they pick the team where they pick a long
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batting line—up, and it's not down to one person each time. jill has had a fantastic career so far, and it sums up the way that england play that each time it is someone else's responsibility, and if someone doesn't do it, someone else will. how old were you when you and him we re how old were you when you and him were playing on this field cosmic it was properly under 11 when we started playing together. joe and bill first started, we played under 11, then all the way through. and that it was sort of the joe team, we didn't get to do much because he was doing at all! villas his brother, a professional. i guess it's one of those that once he is batting he stays batting and you don't get a turn. yeah. he was great, because of visa you want to watch that command as you grow older it is the type of thing you learn from the most. both are very different players, billy andjoe, are very different players, billy and joe, but equally as good as each other. you are a good club cricketer
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yourself. what does it mean to people in sheffield that he is here in the world cup final and achieving this as a local lad? massive. everyone in the area, the cricket club, the fact we have got it here at the club, and there is so much going on. in itself that says a million things. joe is brilliant, he is always supporting the club, and i think it shows now how much it means to everybody that there are so many people here supporting. and being pa rt of people here supporting. and being part of the game. it's great. thanks, josh. this is it. we will find out in the next hour whether england will be world champions and whether we will be celebrating here along with joe whether we will be celebrating here along withjoe root whether we will be celebrating here along with joe root and whether we will be celebrating here along withjoe root and his family. thanks, peter. fingers crossed. the headlines on bbc news... more leaked memos from britain's former ambassador to washington suggest president trump scrapped the iran
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nuclear deal to spite barack obama. a man is charged with the murder of kelly mary fauvrelle — the 26—year—old who was 8 months pregnant when she was fatally stabbed at home. a stand—off on the streets of hong kong between pro—democracy campaigners and police. scuffles have broken out for the second day in a row. tropical storm barry has made landfall in the us state of louisiana. the first major hurricane of the season has been downgraded but authorities are warning of heavy rain and possible tornadoes throughout today. all flights in and out of the airport in the state's biggest city new orleans have now resumed after being cancelled yesterday, thousands have been evacuated their homes and tens of thousands are without power. stephanie abrams, meteorologist at the weather
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channel in the us, gave us this update from morgan city, which is south of new orleans. the good news is it is starting to lose some strength because it is overland. the bad news is it does still pose a threat for flooding as we head over the next several days. some areas have seen over we head over the next several days. some areas have seen over 170 millimetres of rain so far, and we are expecting more. the winds have been over 60 knots and a lot of locations. and much higher than that for some. 0n the river behind me, i can slip this camera around and show you these men and women who are trying to get out of their hunting and fishing cabins. this river is well out of its banks. 0bviously and fishing cabins. this river is well out of its banks. obviously not supposed to be this high. we had a very wet spring, a lot of snow melt in the midwest, and all that water came down here, and then we had a
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southerly push of wind from storm barry, that pushed all the water higher. so right now that water is slowly going down, but still in the coming days we do have to worry about this going to other states, north of this area and also east of this area. obviously people like yourself are mapping the course of the eye of the storm very closely. do you feel that the authorities are responding well to what has been unfolding so far? they absolutely have. the national guard has been here helping people. there have been mandatory evacuations, and even those that didn't evacuate, yesterday the coast guard did go to try to help some people. i do believe the authorities are doing a greatjob here. police have used batons and pepper spray against demonstrators in hong kong, as thousands of pro—democracy campaigners took to the streets again today, as they try to keep up the momentum of recent mass protests. scuffles broke out between officers
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in riot gear and the anti—government protesters, who built barricades in the street. this evening, thousands remain on the streets and have been facing off against police. 0ur correspondent stephen mcdonell has been in hong kong this evening. it isa it is a pretty tense mood here. this is the situation right now, as you can see behind me there are hundreds of riot police that have come with large shields and batons and helmets. there are rows behind me. and the reason they are here, i will show you, is that as we go to the march, which was legal today and given permission to go ahead, as it has reached the end of its official permission time. so from this moment on, what i'm going to show you is an
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illegal gathering. this has now become the pattern in hong kong. there is a large march, where people have now gone beyond just calling for getting rid of this extradition bill, and now they see that they are defending hong kong's broader freedoms, and even calling for one person one vote democratic elections. we move down to the other end, i'm sure you can see this is how the protesters have responded to that riot police presence. this is their front line, that riot police presence. this is theirfront line, if that riot police presence. this is their front line, if you that riot police presence. this is theirfront line, if you like. they have put up barricades, and they are double layered, if you like. there are umbrellas as well, they are designed to repel tear gas and pepper spray, and are also symbolic of the umbrella movement protests. if we come a bit closer, as the rain comes down, you can see how these
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have been put together to try to secure them, and at some point the police are going to come through and have to clear this. but, you know, it does show the seriousness of what has now become the new normal in hong kong. every weekend we have these rolling protests. and at the end of it, these demonstrators, they are prepared to have a showdown with the police. behind these umbrellas they've all got helmets like this one. they know that tear gas and pepper spray is coming, and somehow or other both sides have got to find an end to this crisis, but there is nonein an end to this crisis, but there is none in sight. french police have detained more than 150 people, including two yellow vest leaders, during violent clashes in paris. they're accused of staging an unauthorised demonstration at the annual bastille day parade. protesters tried to occupy the boulevard in the city's centre
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using metal barricades, with police firing tear gas in an attempt to disperse them. the demonstrators booed president emmanuel macron as he was driven down the champs elysees during the parade. five people have been arrested after a car was driven into a group of people in south—west london yesterday evening. police were called to reports of a fight following the incident in battersea. one man suffered a broken leg, and another suffered a head injury. a number of other people are said to have sustained minor injuries. the driver of the car fled the scene. police say the incident was not terror—related. as tensions rise between iran, the united states and its allies, the bbc has been given rare access to iran. iranians remain furious that donald trump pulled out of the nuclear deal last year and has imposed crushing sanctions on the country. 0ur correspondent martin patience, along with cameraman nik millard and producer cara swift,
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have been in tehran and the holy city of qom, talking to iranians about the escalating crisis. while in country recording access was controlled, as with all foreign media the team was accompanied by a government representative at all times. it was four years ago today that the iran nuclear agreement was signed. here in iran there was a real sense of optimism, but that optimism has now evaporated. a year ago america pulled out of the nuclear agreement and reimposed sanctions on the country. the sanctions are really hurting. now we see soaring tensions between iran and the west. iran sees donald trump's decision as a complete and utter betrayal. donald trump says that the first agreement was too generous and gave iran a free hand to meddle in the middle east.
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iran has resumed enriching uranium to levels higher than permitted under the agreement. it is threatening to carry out further work unless it gets sanctions relief. the sanctions mean that many iranians are struggling to get by, food prices here are going through the roof. iran stands accused of carrying out attacks on oil tankers in the gulf, something it denies. something it does not deny is that it shot down a us drone. last week, another incident. britain seized an iranians oil tanker off the coast of gibraltar. iran was furious and a few days ago iranians vessels challenged a british commercial ship in the gulf. but what all of that shows is that a miscalculation from any side could lead to a serious confrontation. schools and hospitals in england could be held accountable if they fail to spot signs of violent crime among young people. that's according to plans
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due to be announced by the government this week. public bodies would have a legal duty to work together to report concerns about children at risk. here's our home affair‘s correspondent dominic casciani. a community programme putting football at the heart of saving lives. the london—wide premier league kicks initiative has worked with hundreds of young people at risk of falling into a life of crime. now, the home secretary sajid javid wants to go ahead with a new public health duty on public health bodies that will put them all at the centre of spotting serious violence that has blighted cities across the country. the proposed duty will cover police, councils, health bodies, schools and colleges. it will compel them to share intelligence of youths at risk of serious violence. ministers hope the legal duty will mean professionals, such as mentors, can intervene earlier to turn around more young lives before it's too late. but it is not without controversy. when the idea was first floated in april, teachers and nurses responded with both dismay and scepticism.
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they warned that the threat of legal sanctions against them for not spotting the warning signs would lead to them overwhelming the system with alerts out of an abundance of caution. the final proposals, to be unveiled this week, have been amended so that institutions such as schools, rather than individual professionals, will be monitored for how well they are doing in identifying vulnerable young people. that change has been welcomed, but the plan will still need parliamentary time to become a reality and critics say it needs to be backed by a massive investment in youth workers and other experts who have been cut over the last decade. dominic casciani, bbc news. this week marks 50 years since man first landed on the moon, and if it wasn't for a ground—breaking british invention, we may never have got there. a scientist at cambridge university developed the fuel cell which provided the electricity to power part of the
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apollo 11 space craft. here's our science correspondent richard westcott. tucked away on board apollo 11, just behind neil armstrong is a small device without which president nixon said they would not have reached the moon. and here is one part of it. it does not look much. this is a classic example of an object that looks so simple on the outside, incredibly complex on the inside and actually changed the course of history. it's an electrode from a bacon fuel cell. a prototype, because the original was left in space. as we can see from the old manual, 30 of those discs combined into a cell that provided the electricity for apollo 11. it consumes hydrogen and oxygen to water and produces electrical energy. he makes it sound simple,
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but the inventor cracked a huge scientific problem — to turn the theory of a fuel cell into a practical working device. it seems to me that this is almost as revolutionary as the discovery of steam traction. would you agree? i would like to think so but remember, i am an enthusiast perhaps you should have that confirmed by someone else. a more single—minded man i could hardly imagine. professorjohn davidson knew tom bacon well. he was always very polite. he would ask you what your interests were, and if they had any bearing on the fuel cell he was deeply interested. but if they did not, he switched off. but why was the fuel cell quite so good? and how does it work? new students in bacon's old cambridge department showed me. so this is where we do our blue peter. look down the lens and tell
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everybody what we have here. we have a small pot of soapy water here and a balloon filled with hydrogen gas. what we will do is generate a layer of hydrogen bubbles on top of the water and then we will ignite it and you shall see a small—scale explosion. the cells used hydrogen and oxygen that were already on board apollo as rocket fuel. when combined, they create energy. which can generate electricity. even better, the only byproduct was water. which the crew drank. it is safer, lighter, it is smaller, quieter and, above all, more efficient. the bacon fuel cell. the small british invention that made the moon landings possible.
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it's been called the "poldark—factor". the bbc drama, which is based in cornwall, has become such a successful global brand that it's attracting tourists from all over the world. ahead of the new series, we caught up with a group of american fans who were visiting some of the locations used in the show. eleanor parkinson reports. what are you up to? daydreaming. the drama of poldark has captured the hearts of millions across the uk. there's the romance, the scenery, its swashbuckling hero... oh, and did i mention the romance? and the drama is notjust confined to cornwall because behind me are a group from virginia in america and they are part of a growing band of global fans of poldark. the american fans are on a tour ofjust some of the locations that provided the tv series with its stunning backdrop and they haven't been left disappointed. i knew it would be beautiful but, honestly, it's breathtaking.
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every time you turn a corner, it's so lovely. you're very fortunate. i've always done a lot of reading about england and cornwall was a place that captured my imagination when i wasjust a young girl and so, being able to see that visually was just tremendous. i love it. and now you are here, is it up to expectations? she sighs. i think itjust surpasses expectations. it is just staggeringly beautiful. the history... i knew nothing about this area. i love the fact that poldark himself, ross poldark, is pulling for the common man, even though he is an aristocrat. and the george character is such an incredible nemesis. and all of the casting is so well done. after the mining heritage, it is back on the bus. next is the beach. the beach is a favourite spot for ross and demelza. they can walk windswept, barefoot and indulge in a bit of that romance.
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today there were just a few more people on the beach but they were still able to walk in the footsteps of their favourite characters and get their feet wet. just around the cliffside which you can't see until the tide is out is the beach where they filmed the shipwreck scenes. poldark is now a household name in many countries all over the world. and those making this poldark pilgrimage are also boosting the county's tourism industry. maybe something this brooding miner and adventurer didn't foresee. now it's time for a look at the weather. it looks like most of us are set for a fine end to the day. sunny spells to come this
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evening at a low chance of catching a shower. this is what it looks like around five or six o'clock. a lot of clear weather across the uk. low 20s in the lowlands and around 22 to maybe even 24 still in some parts of southern britain. clear evening on the way and then it looks as though overnight this wind off the north sea is going to push in a little bit of cloud. looks as though east anglia and the south—east may be waking up to some overcast skies. once again maybe a few spots of light rain, but should not be anything more than that. weather for monday, a lot of fine weather across the uk perhaps but then the afternoon is looking very similar. hello, this is bbc news. the headlines:
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more leaked memos from britain's former ambassador to washington suggest president trump scrapped the iran nuclear deal to spite barack obama. a man is charged with the murder of kelly mary fauvrelle — the 26—year—old who was eight—months pregnant when she was fatally stabbed at home. pro—democracy campaigners keep up the pressure in hong kong, gathering in large numbers on the streets. sport, and a full round up from the bbc sport centre. what an afternoon for sports fans of any kind. nervy times at lord's, england's cricketer‘s need 242 runs to win the world cup, but they are making hard work of it against new zealand.
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let's cross live to the ground now and john watson is there, john, new zealand 241—8 off their 50 overs, a gettable target you'd have thought, but england are making a meal of it. it isa it is a wicket that is proving very difficult for england to score runs and the scoreboard pressure could play with difficult for england. 242 is the target and england will be pleased with how they bowled. chris woa kes pleased with how they bowled. chris woakes with three wickets. nichols was one of those to fall off of the bowling of liam plunkett. 118—3, new zealand at that stage. another wicket fallen court of the bowling of chris woakes. he went for 16. on the way to new zealand reaching
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241-8. the way to new zealand reaching 241—8. disappointment seeing jason reichel early as the jonny bairstow. joe root as well, as england looked to him to steady the innings, he was caught and went for just seven. then a superb piece of fielding from new zealand. mark and hitting out and a fantastic catch by ferguson. and on that that stage were just 86—4. that scoreboard pressure is starting to tell the england and we will see a new name on the trophy this year. new zealand have never won the world cup and neither have england. so much emphasis has been placed on delivering best trophy. they have prioritised white ball cricket and baseball cap and ian morgan has been at the forefront of that he will be hoping that england did not fall at
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the final hurdle. 16 overs remaining. tense times in the world cup final. lewis hamilton has won a record 6th british grand prix. he benefited from a taking a clever pit stop whilst a safety car was out to jump in front of his mercedes teamate valterri bottas. his 7th win of the season sees him stretch his lead in the standings to 39 points. silverstone is steeped in rich history. britain's most decorated driver, lewis hamilton was looking to become the most successful at the british grand prix. it was his team—mate who was on pole. hamilton piled on the pressure but could not make it stick. his breakthrough came ina make it stick. his breakthrough came in a moment of misfortune. but the
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safety car out hamilton canine, a tactical pit stop that gave him the lead. fresh from ending mercedes' dominance last year marks the stop and was on a charge and came first sebastian vettel and third but they both dropped out of the podium places. sebastian vettel finished last. hamilton cruised to a record six british grand prix when mike and his 80th overall. it means he has a lead at the halfway stage of the championship. you think you would get yes to something like that but it feels like the first time and i am forever grateful to everyone who has come out and spend their weekend here. i hope you enjoyed your day. these people have witnessed history but he is racing towards more. next, michael schumacher and's record of 90 race when mikes. he could even haveit 90 race when mikes. he could even have it by the next time he comes
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here. the men's final at wimbledon has gone to a fifth set. the defending champion and 4 time winner novak djokovic was twice a set up but roger federer, with 8 titles to his name at the all england club, has taken it to a decider. they are calling it one of the greatest finals of all time. the pendulum swinging back and fourth between two of the worlds greatest players. djokovic taking the first set after a tie—breaker and then back to federer who took the second set 6—1 and then a third set tie—breaker and into the fourth set federer breaking djokovic to take it into a fifth and deciding set. it is
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neck and neck. djokovic had been leading the— two and has just broken federer to go for— two do deciding set. the crowds here still very much behind the fan favourite of federer, who has saved two break points so far. his wife looking extremely worried. i had in her hands. difficult to watch at times. they have had to close the hill because it has become so overcrowded. it has to be one of the closest and most exciting finals we have had at wimbledon. djokovic looking for a fifth wimbledon title and federer looking to match the record from navratilova to win a ninth title which would be incredible. he would also be the oldest male when i hear in the open era. i would say
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djokovic at the stage. federer looking to break back now. we are nearing the end of the first stages of matches at the netball world cup. all three home nations involved have made it through to the next phase that starts tomorrow. england though were the only winners today. the more seeded team so it was expected to be an easier match. quite a thrashing and impressive from the england players who have had a tough 24 hours, losing one of their key defenders yesterday in their key defenders yesterday in their against scotland. she ruptured her achilles which meant england had
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to play the tournament with just 11 players, which is a tough task considering it is so many back—to—back matches. they will bounce back and look forward to the next stage where they are in a good possession and they have made a mark on the early group stage. defeats for scotland and northern ireland but they still take their place in the last 12. i was not going to work? it would have been important for them to take some points through with them. yes. the top three from each group progressed through. scotla nd each group progressed through. scotland and northern ireland both finished third in because they have lost two matches and makes it difficult for them and next stage but they are through. the northern ireland zimbabwe match was a thriller. definitely the highlight of the tournament so far. we knew it was going to be an interesting clash. zimbabwe on their debut world cup and they have been impressive
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and they have an amazing set of supporters who set this arena are light. northern ireland set off at a good pace but could not keep up with the confident zimbabwe who seem to pull through and in the final quarter they tipped northern ireland at the end to win 51—49. devastation for the northern ireland team because they wanted that to be the game that set them on to the next phase of the tournament. scotland lost to uganda. not a huge surprise. uganda are a tough african nation. all of the home nations will progress and much behind me will determine who they will face. plenty for the home fans to celebrate at the tour de france, bastille day, and a frenchman is still wearing the yellowjersey atjulian alaphillipe kept hold of the lead after today's ninth
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stage. south africa's daryl impey won the 170 kilometre stage from st etienne into brioude, it's his career first stage win. the defending champion geraint thomas is still fifth, just over a minute behind alaphillipe. a sensationalfinal round from andrew ‘beef‘ johnston has given him the clubhouse lead on the final day of the scottish 0pen. johnston was way off the pace but a round of 62 featuring ten birdies has taken him to 19 under par. three other players are level on that score still out on the course. it could be johnston's first european tour win in three years. an update from the cricket. england still four down. 142—4. they are having a break at the tennis. i think federer hasjust having a break at the tennis. i think federer has just broken back. 4-3 to think federer has just broken back. 4—3 to djokovic i believe. get up to date on the bbc sport website. we will be back with another update in about half an error.
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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 the dead don't die, it is a zombie movie but not a horror movie. so you are fine. 0k? we have stuber which is an action comedy. and the brink, a documentary about steve bannon. the dead don't die. yes, it is a zombie movie but that is about the end of the horror. this is an ironic movie. this is byjim jarmusch.
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so we have two cops, adam driver and bill murray, who are driving around centerville, which is a real nice place. then they start to think something weird is happening, there are news stories about the world being knocked off its axis by polar fracking. daylight ending when it shouldn't do. by the time they get to the station, things are going severely wrong and the dead are coming back to life and walking the earth, not to the delight of everybody. guys... shouldn't we be telling each other that it's all going to be ok? like this will all go away like a bad dream? ronnie? gee, wendy, i'm not sure i can say that. cliff? please? it's all going to be ok, wendy.
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maybe it'll alljust go away... ..like a bad dream. i doubt it. you were laughing all the way through that clip. who doesn't love bill murray? there's a lot to be said for him. individually, there are lots of funny and charming moments. you have a cast which includes steve buscemi, tilda swinton wielding a samurai sword, iggy pop is on the search for good coffee. if you are a fan ofjimjarmusch it often starts to feel like a greatest hits collection of quirks and jokes, there isn't anything you haven't seen before. you might see it as a sister picture to only lovers left alive.
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the weirdest thing about it is that it takes a lot of tropes from george romero's zombie movies, particularly the dead trilogy. which i know you watch on hard rotation. each of which are about a specific thing, dawn of the dead is about consumerism. this sort of seems to be saying, we are all consumers, and what we are looking for is wi—fi, zombies walking around looking for wi—fi. in passing, it is quirky and funny up to a point. there is also a fourth wall—breaking device, there is a song by sturgill simpson, it is on the car and bill murray says why do i know the song? and adam driver says it is the theme song. and also how do you know this is going to happen? well, we have seen the script. there is a weird fourth wall breaking. you think it is going to do something really interesting and radical and itjust doesn't. every now and then, it cuts back
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to tom waits who plays this sort of wild man and lives in the words and quotes henman melville. and does a lot of being tom waits with hair. tom waits is the only impression i can do. i wanted more. i think there are individual funny and quirky moments but itjust felt like — yeah... it seems to me like you're saying it doesn't quite hold together. like the zombies, it doesn't go anywhere — it just wibbles around and then falls over. wibble! i love that! let's move to the second film, which i haven't seen, but i like the premise. kumail nanjiani and dave bautista in a comedy. i think kumail nanjiani is really funny, he is an unassuming uber driver. dave bautista is a law
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enforcement agent, who, due to a complicated plot contrivance, there is a bad guy he has been trying to get for ages. he has a laser surgery, therefore he can't see. he knows where the bad guy will be. he has to get an uber driver to help him. so they are thrown together like a sort of odd couple buddy cop movie. i think kumail nanjiani's always funny, he does get the maximum laughs. he isjust a driver driving an electric car. the problem is, it is not really enough for the film. also they have a brilliant martial arts performer who is never really given the chance to shine. so in the end it comes down to whether you find kumail nanjiani and dave bautista sparking off each other. dave bautista plays the whole thing like a short—sighted bear with a sore head, which is a joke that lasts around 15—20 minutes. afterwards it starts to kind of...
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again, talent that i wanted more from. i will confess that i did laugh four or five times and all of those laughs were because ijust find kumail nanjiani just funny. number three is a documentary but this has a regular cinema release? yes, documentaries are now a very important part of cinema. this is directed by alison klayman, it is a documentary about steve bannon. and what steve bannon did after having gone out of the white house for complicated reasons and is now going around the world trying to drum up support for his populist nationalist movement. in doing so, we see him consorting with a rogues gallery of people, people with links to far right groups, on the other hand, opportunist millionaires — and nigel farage. if you're interested, what i like to do is set up something — and i'll fund it somehow — and i think you're
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the perfect guy. we help knit together this populist nationalist movement throughout the world. because guys in egypt are coming to me, the modi guys in india, duerte. you know, and we get 0rban, and... we are somehow some sort of convening authority for conferences and stuff like that so we get ideas out... i mean, you think that's a worthwhile thing? yeah... nobody's got it, nobody is doing it right now. it's not being done. the reason that we are going to beat corbyn and sanders is they're not prepared to take on any powers that be. we're fire breathers, i mean, we're taking on the establishment every day. you've taken on the tory party, i'm taking on the republican party. they don't have that... and that's why we can steal a march on them. and the reason they don't want to do it — it's immigration. as long as they don't take on... theyjust refuse to take on immigration, we're prepared to take it on. yes. it's a global revolt. "we're fire breathers and we're taking this on." the thing is, the documentary
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doesn't interrogate them at all, it is a fly on the wall documentary. it is like spending time in his mind. the film—maker had very good access. yeah, great access. in a way, it is left to journalists who we see actually challenging bannon. great interventions from paul of the guardian and others who do actively challenge him, talking about charlottesville, affiliations to people who are appallingly racist and have extremist views. those sections remind you the importance of good journalism, ofjournalists who are willing to raise the hard questions, willing to interrogate and ask things that are difficult. do you really need to be interested in the minutiae of us politics to enjoy it as a film? enjoy is a strange word because i found it very hard company to be in. i respect the film—maker's decision to literally stand back and let people have their say.
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give them enough rope, let them say what they want. obviously, there are moments in the documentary which do cause an intake of breath in which people say things which are quite outrageous but the documentary is very keen to just stand back and say, judge it yourself. which i did. anyone who follows you on twitter can imagine how you judged it. let's talk about best of the week. well, this film, which is out in cinemas, and it's not a really wide release, but it's never look away and it's a film by florian henckel von donnersmarck, who made lives of others. i think it is a very smart film. it is inspired by, but not based on, the life of gerhard richter. the artist. yeah, the artist. it's a film about ways of seeing, that is kind of talking about quite complicated artistic ideas but wrapped up in a melodrama that goes through various sections of history — from the war and then from fascism to communism to the west and what is interesting about it, on the one hand, it's a very mainstream and very accessible film of a love story and a mystery.
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0n the other hand, it is a film which — look at that title, never look away — is asking about the ways in which artists can look at things by kind of looking at them from the side. sometimes you can only look at something by looking away. it's three hours long... yeah. ..but it flew by. ok, that's good. i'm terrible with long films but i thought it absolutely flew by. all right. and dvd? yes, this is a very brief theatrical release, but armstrong, the documentary about neil armstrong is coming out on dvd next week. we are at the anniversary of the moon landings, we have seen a lot of films about it — it was apollo 11 just recently and first man, the feature film, not long before that. but the fact of the matter is that it is such an astonishing story. this documentary concentrates much more about his life story — so before and after the mission. i am just did addicted to this... it's all very fascinating, isn't it? that's just the thing. every single time, i am astonished at what was achieved when people work together, what you can actually do.
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at the centre of it is this very, very enigmatic character who was never very emotional in public but did something extraordinary. fantastic. thank you very much. see you next week. enjoy your cinema going. bye— bye. the weather has not been so bad during the afternoon, just a couple of showers here and there. for the rest of the afternoon and into the evening hours, it is a case of sunny spells, many of us are in for a beautiful sunset this evening. high pressure is over the uk right now, there are weather fronts and low pressure lining themselves up in the atlantic, ready to come our way, but the weather won't go downhill until later on in the week, in fact, the south of the country isn't expected to get any rainfall from the weather fronts waiting out there until the end of the week. in the short—term, this
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is what we have across the country around 6pm, temperatures are still around the 20 degrees. the evening is looking largely clear across the uk, but overnight, the wind out of the north sea will drag in some cloud, so east anglia, the south—east and some other eastern counties could be waking up to an overcast monday morning. monday itself will bring sunny spells, widely across the uk, and again, just an outside chance of a shower from one of those bigger summertime clouds. high pressure across the uk, but you can see the weather front very slowly edging in, it is still way to the west, you can hardly see it in our forecast area, just behind me, that is a sign of the low pressure, the winds swirling around. very little wind on monday across the uk, quite warm, low 20s across the south, low 20s even in the low lands of scotland, so beautiful throughout the country. tuesday, and you can see it starting to edge in, high pressure clinging to central and southern part of the uk,
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so here, the weather will remain fine, but showers are gathering across ireland, northern ireland, into parts of scotland as well. warm, temperatures expected to rise a little bit across england and wales as we head towards tuesday and wednesday, that is because, ahead of these weather fronts, the wind often changes direction, coming from the south or south—west, bringing some air from the near continent, france, so temperatures on wednesday expected to rise widely into the mid 20s across southern and central parts of england. at the same time, the weather will turn in the west, you can see the cloud and rain sweeping in. bye— bye.
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