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welcome to newsday. i'm kasia madera in london. the headlines: england cricketers win the men's world cup for the first time, beating new zealand in a thrilling final. we did it! jofra delivered! jofra delivered! jofra delivered! he's the guy! england, world champions! on the fourth anniversary of the iran nuclear deal, the bbc is given rare access inside the country. and i'm mariko oi in singapore. also in the programme: more protests in hong kong. police fire pepper spray at demonstrators in a shopping mall. commentator: and that's it!
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and after more than five hours on court and a 25—game final set, novak djokovic beats roger federer to retain his wimbledon title. live from our studios in singapore and london. this is bbc world news. it's newsday. hello and a very warm welcome to the programme. it's 7am in singapore and midnight here in london, where england's cricketers are celebrating after winning the men's world cup for the very first time. they beat new zealand in one of the most incredible matches ever played. after a period of overtime — the super over — the teams were tied again with england winning because they'd scored more boundary hits. the outcome sent crowds at lord's cricket ground in london into wild celebrations.
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joe wilson was there. announcer: england! in the historical centre of a global sport, the cricket world cup had, as the song goes, finally come home. but, my, what a staggering journey over a match that stretched everything. when england were bowling, it all seemed pretty straightforward — three wickets for liam plunkett 1a years after his england debut. 2&1— a winning score for new zealand seemed unlikely. but england's chase flopped. england required controlled aggression — ben stokes. this would push you to the edge, to the boundary. commentator: slower ball, now then! trent boult caught the ball, but watch his step, instead of out, it was six. unusual? you've seen nothing yet. nine needed three balls, stokes sprinting, the ball rebounded off his bat, he didn't know. a glorious two runs plus four more.
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two needed from the last ball, they dashed, they dived, they made one. scores were tied, what now? super over. england scored 15 off their six extra balls. new zealand back to bat. from the last ball of the super over, from the last moment of the most momentous match, they needed two to win. the throw, the stumps, the run out. even the super over was tied, but by virtue of scoring more boundaries in the game, by the tiniest margin in sporting imagination, england had won. at the fan zone in trafalgar square, they understood that. it was all that needed to be known. it was a victory. after so much tension, the release, everywhere. well, this world cup has been shared by many nations, all linked with their love of cricket, but in england, cricket passion? where's the passion?
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here's the passion! all chant: england! i thought we'd lost it, i thought it was all over, and i was like that, my hands in my head. that is the greatest one—day cricket match of all time. honestly there's no words at the moment. i'm gutted. honestly, i'm just so gutted. only respect between these two sides, only one winner. fortune favours the brave — well, that's the word that's defined england'sjourney to this. joe wilson, bbc news, lord's. john wilson at lord's. well, as you might imagine, there have been celebrations across england at the world cup victory, as well as commiserations for new zealand at the end of what everyone agrees was a memorable final here in london. here's some reaction from both sets of fans outside the ground. jofra delivered, jofra delivered! england, world champions!m jofra delivered, jofra delivered! england, world champions! it is tough. at the end of the game i
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cried for about five minutes. honestly had 15 english people consoling me. it's one of those things where neither team deserved to lose. england celebrates winning the cricket world cup. let's take a look at some of the day's other news. tens of thousands of people have taken to the streets of hong kong for more mass protests against a controversial extradition bill. the weekend's protests started peacefully but ended with a small number of pro—democracy campaigners clashing with police. stephen mcdonell reports. another weekend, another protest which ends in this way. riot police are gathering here, you can see how many of them there are. they've come to clear their shopping district because protesters have refused to leave the streets. and now in their hundreds, they're leave the streets. and now in their hundreds, they‘ re moving leave the streets. and now in their hundreds, they're moving to where the protesters are. and forcing them
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to leave. one thing that has definitely changed is that this was at one point a completely peaceful movement, but now we are seeing at least a certain proportion of protesters who are prepared to dramatically escalate their struggle, and that involves using weapons of some sort to take on police. throwing projectiles at them, having polls and other sharp objects they can use to attack the police. and this is now becoming a regular occurrence. the problem is this movement, which was once one focus in only on an unpopular extradition bill, has now morphed into something else. their defending hong kong's freedoms more generally and calling for universal suffrage. many of the protesters emboldened by what they see as a victory over this
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bill, they've effectively killed it, they think they can now get one person, one vote here and they won't be satisfied unless they get something approaching that. well, beijing isn't going to give them that without a fight, so i suppose they've decided a fight is exactly what they'll give beijing. also making news today: dozens of people have been killed as monsoon floods rip through nepal, bangladesh and north—eastern india. officials in nepal say at least fifty people have died in recent days due to heavy rains. another 30 people are still missing. the capital kathmandu is one of the areas worst affected as rivers burst their banks. the rains are expected to continue for another few days. us president donald trump has sparked outrage after posting tweets about four democratic congresswomen. he claimed they originally came from countries whose governments are a complete and total catastrophe, before suggesting they go back to where they came from. here's bbc washington correspondent david willis.
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president donald trump didn't name the women, but they're thought to be four democratic women of colour who we re four democratic women of colour who were elected to the house of representatives in last year's mid—term elections. they are all on the left wing of the party, the so—called progressive wing of the democratic party, and they have clashed at one time or another with the house speaker, nancy pelosi, to killer lee over the hot button issue of immigration. donald trump tweeted, so interesting to see progressive democratic congress women who recently came from governments viciously telling the people of the united states, the greatest and most powerful nation on earth, how our government is to be run. why don't they go back and try to help the totally broken and crime infested places from which they came. the only problem with this is one of these women, only one of
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these women, was actually born outside of the united states. ilhan omar was born outside of the united states. ilhan omarwas born in outside of the united states. ilhan omar was born in somalia and came here as a child. the rest were all born in the united states, one of them within a few miles of donald trump's birthplace. ariana pressley, who is african—american and one of the four, tweeted this is what racism looks like. the house speaker, nancy pelosi, accused the president of xenophobia. the united nations has called for the dismantling of all detention centres for refugees in libya, saying the facilities are not fit to house migrants. the un's refugee agency said people currently kept in the centres, mainly around the capital tripoli, should be released into the community. a major 7.3—magnitude earthquake has hit the remote maluku islands in eastern indonesia. the quake sent panicked residents running into the streets, but there are no reports of injuries and no tsunami warning was issued. local officials report at least seven big aftershocks were felt after the initial quake.
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police in paris have fired tear gas at protesters on the champs elysees shortly after france's annual bastille day military parade. the demonstrators, from the grassroots ‘yellow vest‘ movement, were trying to block the road with metal barricades, dustbins and other debris. but let me show you these other pictures from paris as well. before the clashes, french inventor franky zapata, put on an impressive show with a turbine—powered flyboard. the former world jet ski champion soared above the parade. he was grasping a rifle to demonstrate the possible military uses of his device. the leaders of britain, france and germany have issued a joint appeal to tehran and the united states to halt the escalation of tensions and to resume dialogue. theresa may, president macron and chancellor
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merkel say they are concerned that the nuclear agreement could unravel further under the strain of sanctions imposed by the united states and iran's decision to no longer observe key conditions. our correspondent martin patience, along with camera—opeerator nik millard and producer cara swift, have been talking to iranians about the escalating crisis. while in the country access was controlled, as with all foreign media the team was accompanied by a government representative at all times. here's martin's report. that optimism after the nuclear deal has evaporated. a year ago america pulled out of the nuclear agreement and reimposed to sanctions on the country and the sanctions on the country and the sanctions are really hurting. now we
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see—sawing tensions between iran and the west. iran sees donald trump's decision as a complete and utter betrayal. donald trump says the first agreement was to generous and gave iran a freehand to meddle in the middle east. iran has resumed enriching uranium to levels higher than permitted under the agreement, and is threatening to carry out further steps unless it gets sanctions relief. the sanctions mean that many iranians are struggling to get by. food prices here are going through the roof. now, iran stands accused of carrying out attacks on oil tankers in the gulf, that's something it denies. something it doesn't deny is that it shot down a us drone. and last week, another incident stop in britain seized an iranian 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. what all of this shows
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is miscalculation from any side could lead to a serious confrontation. you're watching newsday on the bbc. still to come on the programme: we report on a controversial hydropower project in myanmar that china wants restarted. also on the programme: the five—hour thriller on wimbledon‘s centre court. how novak djokovic beat roger federer to retain his wimbledon title. after months of talks and missed deadlines, a deal has been struck to keep greece within the eurozone. the immediate prospect of greece going bust, in the worst crisis to hit the eurozone, has been averted. emergency services across central europe are stepping up their efforts to contain the worse floods this century. nearly 100 people have been killed. broadway is traditionally called the great white way by americans,
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but tonight it's completely blacked out. it's a timely reminder to all americans of the problems that the energy crisis has brought to them. leaders meet in paris for a summit on pollution, inflation and third world debt. this morning, theyjoined the revolution celebrations for a show of military might on the champs—elysees. finally, wildlife officials in australia have been coping with a penguin problem. fairy penguins have been staggering ashore and collapsing after gorging themselves on a huge shoal of their favourite food — pilchards. some had eaten so much they could barely stand. this is newsday on the bbc. i'm mariko oi in singapore. i'm kasia madera in london. our top stories: england cricketers have won the men's world cup for the first time. they beat new zealand in a thrilling final at lord's.
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britain, france and germany have appealed for an end to escalating tensions over iran's nuclear programme. and in formula 1, lewis hamilton took a record sixth british grand prix victory in a thrilling race featuring a crash between max verstappen and sebastian vettel. let's take a look at some front pages from around the world. we start with the financial times, which reports that beijing has turned down carrie lam's offer to resign. the paper's sources say beijing insists that hong kong's chief executive has to stay — "to clean up the mess she created". south china morning post is also leading with the unrest in hong kong. the paper says the city was shaken by "unprecedented violence" — with protesters and police fighting pitched street battles. and here's an image that dominates the front pages here in britain this
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morning — including the independent — england's jubilant cricket team, celebrating their first—ever world cup triumph. congratulations to them and commiserations to new zealand. neil armstrong is one of the most famous people in human history. but when he returned from the moon, he retreated from the spotlight. but speaking exclusively to bbc news, his sons and granddaughter have given their insights into a man they describe as warm and funny — and who was profoundly affected by seeing the earth rise from the lunar surface. pallab ghosh reports. archive: and the prime crew now departing from the crew quarters. on his way to the launch pad, he was about to become the most famous person in human history. yet since he set foot on the moon, the world learned little about the real neil armstrong. here they're in the suit—up room. you really do look a lot like him, dad. thanks.
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his son, mark, was just six years old at the time. here's a photo. 0h, dad! little baby. cute as a button. 50 years on, and a world away, he relives those moments with his daughter, kali. buzz aldrin: lights on, forward. basically, dad's controlling the vehicle and buzz is calling off, how far down they go and how much fuel is left. neil armstrong: it's one small step for a man... ..one giant leap for mankind. good job, grandpa. he did not appear to be worried, and so we weren't worried. everything's going to be fine, and we'll see dad in a month or so when he's out of quarantine. dad was very much the same after as he was before, and both he and my mother wanted our lives to try to stay the same after as before.
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and that was a struggle. his oldest brother rick told me that it wasn't always easy being neil armstrong's son. everybody wants to be judged on their own merits, i think. i would have liked to have been an astronaut in the shuttle programme, and maybe i didn't because i didn't want to have to face down that comparison. at the time of the moon landing, through his eyes, millions across the world saw what he saw. in 1969, he was looking back at the earth and seeing it as a fragile resource. i wasn't alive, of course, for it, and so getting to relive it in my own generation is really, really special. it's very pretty out here. pallab ghosh, bbc news. tropical storm barry has been buffeting the us state of louisiana, threatening tornadoes and flooding in some places due to torrential rain. despite being downgraded from a hurricane shortly
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after making landfall, authorities say the storm still poses a significant threat as it moves towards mississippi. more than a hundred thousand households remain without power. in the past few hours, the storm has slowed considerably to hover over louisiana as daji aswad, a meteorologist for american weather forecaster accuweather, explains. that is the big danger here. slow—moving, we won't even see it from five to maybe ten mph at its greatest and a slow—moving nature is really what is causing the flooding to be so extensive across portions of louisiana, this is libby, alabama and we will eventually see devastating impacts across the mississippi valley as a whole into the long—term plan in terms of the weather. china is pushing for a highly controversial hydropower project in myanmar to be restarted.
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in 2011, the burmese government bowed to public pressure and suspended the $3.8 billion project at the start of the irrawaddy river, which is considered by many to be the birthplace of the burmese civilisation. but now aung san suu kyi's government says they are working to find a solution — sparking a renewed campaign to stop the project. lara owen reports. the start of the irrawaddy river, a waterway described as the country's lifeblood, and the proposed site of one of the biggest and most controversial hydropower projects in the region. this is the closest this woman can now get to her land inside the project site. it's difficult to see it but not be able to walk on it. she is one of thousands forcibly moved to make way for a dam that is yet to be built. translation: i cry every time i talk about the dam. now i have nothing
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because of it. before, we ate work we grew, there was no need to buy anything. when we were forcibly moved, the chinese company gave us this small house and compound. we can't do anything in here. the project, when completed, is estimated to generate more power than the entire country produces now. much—needed clean energy, but environmentalist worn it would do the repairable harm. we are going to lose the forest, the last remaining forest of the area. this is the main river in this country so that — not only the area itself which will be flooded and lost, we are also going to have a huge downstream problem. the hydropower project is most likely to kill the river. aung san suu kyi was part of a protest movement against the dam earlier this year in a rare statement about the project. she said it was
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important to uphold past deals, otherwise the country will be seen as unreliable and investors would leave. analyst says he faces a dilemma, given the far—reaching influence china has here is a major investor and trading partner. the people believe this area is their ancestral birthplace. this song tells of its importance. translation: whenever we sing the song, we feel like crying. if this dam project is built, we won't see this landscape anymore. please don't build it, just let the irrawaddy river flow freely for ever. we have a duty to protect it. scheduled for completion this year, this massive project remains in limbo. the chinese lobbying to resume it, this community fighting to stop it. lara owen, bbc news. we do have lots more on that story
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on our website. we've already heard a lot about the cricket world cup, let me tell you about the tennis. in tennis, novak djokovic has beaten roger federer, in an epic wimbledon men's final, lasting five sets and more than five hours. the match went to a thrilling final—deciding set, but djokovic prevailed after a tie—break and has now won 16 grand slams. andy swiss watched it all happen. a day to reach for the superlatives. one of the greatest finals between two of the greatest players. it was about all of the bookies' favourite against the sentimental one. but if roger federer had the support, it novak djokovic that soon had the edge.
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a picture of poetry in motion. with a crowd on theirfeet, it was into a decider. what followed almost defied belief, leading 8—7, federal had two championship points, but somehow djokovic save them. at 12 all, it was a tie—break for the title, but after nearly five hours of drama, it went to djokovic. it had been the longest singles final over, two grades in the sport, but only one winner. this was if not the most exciting and thrilling finals i was ever pa rt exciting and thrilling finals i was ever part then definitely top 2—3 in my career against one of the greatest players of all time, roger, who i respect a lot. a wimbledon
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classic than, novak djokovic an extraordinary champion. my goodness. and swiss reporting there. it has been a phenomenal reporting weekend of sport, we had this five—hour tennis match in the man's singles and i want to talk about the teenager, the first japanese singles and i want to talk about the teenager, the firstjapanese boy singles and i want to talk about the teenager, the first japanese boy to wina teenager, the first japanese boy to win a junior teenager, the first japanese boy to winajuniorgrand slam teenager, the first japanese boy to win a junior grand slam title as well. you have been watching newsday. i'm kasia madera in london. and i'm mariko oi in singapore. stay with us. i will be back with business news. amazon warehouse workers prepare to strike over working conditions. and they've chosen one of the company's busiest sales events to do it. we look forward is about, we will join you very soon. and let's leave you with celebrations from london's trafalgar
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square where hundreds of fans watched england win the cricket world cup for the first time. as you can see it has been a beautiful summer day here in london for that nail—biting final with the home fans clearly enjoying the result. hello. there's some warmth and sunshine to start this forecast — by the end, some rain for many. monday, an area of high pressure centred over the uk for now keeping atlantic fronts at bay. some some changes through the day on monday. more in the way of cloud, particularly across northern scotland into shetland and eastern countries down the counties of england.
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that cloud will be stubborn before it clears. some bright, sunny spells by afternoon. some sunny intervals through the second half of the day but aside from an isolated shower, dry, pleasantly warm 20 — 21! celsius the top. but for many, dry with clear spells overnight. more cloud arriving into northern ireland and western scotland as the night goes on. on tuesday we are looking at lows between 10— 11! celsius, not quite as good as the nights of the weekend. through tuesday we have this weak front pushing its way across northern ireland and scotland. it's going to introduce more cloud, also bring some showery outbreaks of rain on tuesday initially across northern ireland and then working its way into western scotland. a dry, pleasantly warm day with highs between 22— 25 celsius, although the northern
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ireland and northern scotland. as a going to wednesday we have a more active front pushing off the atlantic. stronger winds as well, ordering onto the warmth across much of england and wales. a bit of a split on wednesday, if you like, some persistent rain settling into northern ireland and western and eventually northern scotland, to the south of these, a lot of dry weather with sunshine the morning of the cloud will tend to build from the west of the afternoon. still light winds for much of england and wales with the breeze picks up across northern ireland and scotland, temperatures at least 16— 19 celsius but still up to 25 — 26 across central and eastern parts of england. as we go through thursday, this front pushes its way eastwards as we go through, not much rain getting across to central and eastern parts of england, here we should see something more substantial as we go into friday. that's all from me, bye—bye.
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i'm kasia madera with bbc news. our top story: england have won the cricket world cup, beating new zealand. in a dramatic finish at lord's cricket ground in london, the game went to overtime, known as the super over, after the teams tied. a new leaked memo from the british ambassador claims donald trump ditched the iran nuclear deal to spite barack obama. it comes as the uk, france and germany made a direct appeal to mr trump and iran to end the escalating tensions. and novak djokovic has beaten roger federer to retain his wimbledon title. the world number one saved two championship points in a thrilling 5—hour match, the longest wimbledon singles final. that's all. stay with bbc world news. now on bbc news, hardtalk.
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