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scotland's first minister accuses the prime minister of a dangerous approach to brexit. the prime minister was greeted by boos as he arrived in edinburgh for talks with scotland's first minister. he said he'd work hard for a deal. we're very confident with goodwill on both sides, these mature political entities, the uk and the eu, can get this thing done. behind all of the bluff and bluster this government and the part it is pursuing is dangerous. —— the path it is pursuing. vauxhall warns it could move production at its factory in cheshire out of the uk if brexit makes it unprofitable — threatening 1,000 jobs. we'll be asking how well prepared
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we are for a no deal. also tonight: what is going on? panic at food festival in california as a man opens fire killing four people, including a child. "informers will be shot", say signs in londonderry — three months afterjournalist lyra mckee was killed — no arrests have been made. up to his neck in rising water — the dramatic resuce of a father and coming up on bbc news, the ashes are just three days away, and england have to raise their game for a hard and tough series against australia, according to their director of cricket ashley giles. good evening and welcome to the bbc news at six. the prime minister borisjohnson has said he is "very confident" a new brexit deal can be reached
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with the eu. speaking on his first trip to scotland as prime minister — where leaving without an agreement is widely opposed — mrjohnson said theresa may's withdrawal agreement was "dead". but he insisted there was scope for a new plan, provided there was "goodwill and common sense". this afternoon he met first minister nicola sturgeon and scottish conservative leader ruth davidson — both of whom are opposed to a no—deal exit. nicola sturgeon described the prime minister's approach to brexit as dangerous. 0ur scotland editor sarah smith has this report. four borisjohnson, four boris johnson, coming four borisjohnson, coming here to the scottish first minister was much official residence in edinburgh days after becoming prime minister is a capitally choreographed piece of diplomacy. it was universally popular. but boris johnson diplomacy. it was universally popular. but borisjohnson meeting nicola sturgeon face—to—face will not help them to see eye to eye over
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brexit. visiting a vanguard class nuclear submarine on the clyde, borisjohnson nuclear submarine on the clyde, boris johnson wants nuclear submarine on the clyde, borisjohnson wants the eu to know that he is ready for a battle. despite supercharging no—deal preparations, he is also saying he will go the extra mile to try to get the deal. it is absolutely right that we should go for a deal, and there is every chance that we can get a deal, and i think with goodwill and common sense, that is what we will achieve. are the odds are still a million to one that we will... 7 are still a million to one that we will... ? provided there is common sense and goodwill on the part of oui’ sense and goodwill on the part of our partners that is exactly where i would put it. might matter any chance of a new deal brexit even at a million to one or not satisfy nicola sturgeon. she says no deal would be catastrophic and should not be considered. this government and the path that it is pursuing i think is dangerous. it became clear to me
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that this government and the new prime minister has set the uk on an almost inevitable path to a no—deal brexit, the position that it has taken, it makes it difficult to see how any deal could be struck with the eu and i think that would be catastrophic for scotland and the whole of the uk. the scottish tory leader and mrjohnson clashed over brexit three years ago and they still do not agree. she says she will not support no—deal. they met again today. i said i wanted to see the same level of energy and vigour thatis the same level of energy and vigour that is going into no—deal planning going into trying to get a deal, i wa nt to going into trying to get a deal, i want to see the sort of shuttle diplomacy that is going to be required if we are going to see changes that can be brought back to the commons and i received the assurances that i was looking for. borisjohnson has some fans in scotland. the snp are also delighted that he is now prime minister, convinced that he will inevitably increase the appetite for scottish independence. sarah smith, bbc news,
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edinburgh. meanwhile the car—maker vauxhall has warned of the impact brexit could have on around 1000 jobs at its ellesmere port factory in cheshire. the french owned car company says it could move production out of the uk if brexit makes its business there unprofitable. the trade union, unite, accused the government of playing "no—deal roulette" with the livelihoods of vauxhall workers. our business correspondent colletta smith is there. it was just four weeks ago that the company said they wanted to build a brand—new model of the vauxhall astra here at ellesmere port, but there was always some doubt hanging over that announcement because it was contingent on whatever deal the uk government managed to secure. today, we have had more flesh on the implications of what that might actually mean. the plant is closed for two weeks for the planned annual summer shutdown, but this is not good news for the 1000 workers to be coming back to.
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vauxhall, like much of the car industry have been warning about the implications of a no—deal brexit for some time. but today's comments are the hardest punch yet. the boss says they've a southern european plant in mind to build the next generation of astra, if a no deal makes building them here at ellesmere port unprofitable. a load of preparation has already been done, but we are going to be stepping up that, reaching out to those sectors and businesses indeed that do feel vulnerable and will be more affected. let's remember, the car sector has been affected by a range of other issues including the diesel situation and demand in china. the industry is certainly under pressure. honda is closing its swindon site, ford are to close their bridgend plant and nissan are opting for more japanese production lines. car manufacturing is a competitive business, there is always a fight for the next contract and everyone here on the wirral knows just how much is at stake. it's the kids and that, that i feel for because they are our next generation and if there is nothing
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here for us, then what's here for them? i think they are just going to use brexit as an excuse to close it. it's already going to close. that seems to be the opinion of a lot of people round here. there's families involved, i would imagine it'll have a big impact. it seems a shame that it should have to go. it's not only ellesmere port, you have the nissan factory, that's going to go. so where are we going to be? it is a worrying time... jon has been an employee here all his working life. the lunacy of no brexit is a problem. if there no deal, on tariffs etc, but we stand ready. we stand ready as a union to make sure we do everything we can to maintain volume car production at this plan. it would be a huge blow to the community. the local mp says it feels like the government isn't on the side of the uk workforce. this comes off the back of the new prime minister appointing a very right—wing cabinet, who are hell— bent on leaving the eu without a deal.
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0n the 315t of october — it is a very clear warning to them that that's going to have dramatic consequences for this area. around 80% of the finished astros are shipped from here across the sea to europe. and that makes this merseyside workforce more vulnerable than most. colletta smith, bbc news, at ellesmere port. our business editor simon jack is here. all of this talk of a possible no—deal brexit. if you left on 31st of october with no—deal, and 1st of november what can we expect? there is no transition period in an ideal brexit so the eu would be forced by international law to treat the uk just as it would any other country with whom it does not have a trade deal, the way chinaman treat the usa, meaning tariffs on certain british products, for example british products, for example british lamb would see 40% added to its price when it was being bought in europe. cars made in the uk would be 10% more expensive to european
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customers. hence the concern we have seen from farmers and from vauxhall. there will be lots more paperwork, 200 million customs declarations needing to be filled in which have not been filled and over the last few years. what are the government doing to try and cushion the blow? it has set aside £42 billion in order to prepare for brexit. we expect that to be bolstered by another £1 billion because no—deal is getting more likely but there is only so much that the government can do. they will have to look at customs declarations, getting in customs declarations, getting in customs agents, preparing themselves, so another £100 million spent on an advertising campaign to try to encourage people to get ready. all of this concern is showing up in the pound which hit its lowest level for 2.5 years at $1.22. if its lowest level for 2.5 years at $122. if you look back over time you can see how far we have come since the eu referendum when it was nearly at $1 50, that means more expensive imports of things like oil and petrol and should theoretically
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make uk exports more attractive but is not much evidence that has happened. 0n the positive side the government has said it will spend big on rail infrastructure, digital connections, and that could boost the economy and make it more productive in the long term but even the likes of michael gove, who is running an emergency meeting every day, admits that there will be some short—term disruption. we can reduce the disruption by preparing for no—deal, but i'm afraid we can't remove it. let's speak to our chief political correspondent vicki young in westminster. what shall we make of all this talk of no—deal preparations? what shall we make of all this talk of no-deal preparations? there's been a shift in language, talking about turbo—charging those preparations, those daily committees and expensive advertising campaigns, but remember boris johnson and expensive advertising campaigns, but remember borisjohnson has a lwa ys but remember borisjohnson has always said his preference is to leave with a deal and he repeated that today, it hasn't changed. but both are related. many brexiteers know that the best way to get the best deal out of the eu is to show that you are serious about walking away from talks, something they
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don't think theresa may ever did, but it leaves us with a bit of a stand—off, downing street said today that the prime minister obviously wa nts to that the prime minister obviously wants to sit down with eu leaders and meet them at negotiate, but he will not sit down and be told that the eu cannot possibly reopen the agreement, so the big question if push comes to shove is, is boris johnson in 94 days' time willing to walk away without a deal? i don't think anyone knows the answer, but it cannot be ruled out. just the kind of uncertainty that government ministers are hoping will focus the minds of negotiators in brussels. four people — including a six—year—old boy — have been shot dead at a food festival in northern california. officers say 15 other people were wounded when a gunman cut through a fence and opened fire at the annual garlic festival in the small town of gilroy, about 30 miles south of sanjose. the attacker was shot dead by armed officers who were on the scene in undera minute. what's going on?!
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the gunfire began at 5:41pm on sunday evening, as families were starting to head home. they're shooting! as the shots rang out, there was first confusion and then panic, and eventually disbelief. who'd shoot up a garlic festival? a food festival — one that obsessively celebrates the garlic grown here — was now the scene of the 246th mass shooting in america this year. wejust heard pop, pop, pop and we just went behind some tents and took cover. and we knew right away when we saw a lot of people just running away from there. we thought it was a firecracker and then when i looked to the side, we knew it wasn't. we both turned at the same exact time and saw him standing right there. he was within, what, ten feet of us? yeah, he shot one shot. he was just going back and forth. and then he put the clip in and he started moving back and forth, walking towards our tent because that's where most of the people were in that area, and he just started shooting. six—year—old stephen romero is the first of the dead to be identified. his mother and grandmother
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were wounded. police said they took less than a minute to shoot dead the man once he opened fire, but even with that rapid response, the gunman was able to cause carnage. this is an active investigation. i would ask for the thoughts and prayers of the community as our gilroy police officers continue to investigate this tragic and senseless crime. witnesses described the man as being white. local media have named a suspect but as yet police haven't confirmed his identity. around 80,000 people descend on this small city every year for this beloved festival, but now it will become known as yet another instance of everyday american life being torn apart by senseless gun violence. dave lee, bbc news, in gilroy, california. an internal investigation has been
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dropped into the conduct of the conservative mp mark field. he had lost hisjob during the latest cabinet reshuffle. mr field had been suspended as a foreign office minister after he appeared to grab a greenpeace protester by the neck at last month's mansion house dinner. downing street said the new prime minister felt "the incident should have been dealt with by theresa may while she was still in office." a man who filmed a cardboard model of grenfell tower burning on a bonfire has told a court it was a "stupid moment". appearing at westminister magistrates‘ court, paul bussetti, from london said he had "no idea" why he took the footage and shared it on social media. he denies two charges of sharing grossly offensive material. the media watchdog 0fcom has announced its drawing up new rules to protect people taking part in tv and radio programmes. it follows the deaths of two former contestants on itv‘s love island, and a man who took part in thejeremy kyle show. 0ur media correspondent david sillito is outside 0fcom.
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what are the new rules, david? what are the new rules, david ?w what are the new rules, david? it is interesting timing because we are reaching the conclusion of love island the biggest thing in british tv at the moment, and contestants have spoken about the overwhelming experience of going on the show, because you could get up to 3 million instagram followers out of it. teams of psychologist help people cope with the experience and politicians have become very interested in this following the jeremy kyle show and the death of a man who appeared on that programme. so what is happening is that 0fcom, the media watchdog behind me, they are proposing two new rules, one of them is a change to the broadcasting code, the rules for all tv broadcasters, that there should be due care for anyone appearing on television and the second one, there should be no unjustifiable anxiety asa should be no unjustifiable anxiety as a consequence of this. and it is not just reality shows, as a consequence of this. and it is notjust reality shows, it could be phone—ins, quizzes, news and current affairs, because these are just
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proposals but it is looking to create essentially ground rules, legally enforceable, for anyone who appears on television in britain, sophie. our top story this evening: booing andjeering. borisjohnson visit scotland as nicola sturgeon accuses him of a dangerous approach to brexit. and the september issue of vogue, which has been guest edited by meghan markle. coming up on sportsday on bbc news, st helens head coachjustin holbrook is expected to be named the new coach of the gold coast titans in australia's nrl within the next 24 hours. he is set to see out the rest of the season with saints. three months after the journalist lyra mckee was shot dead during rioting in northern ireland by the republican group the new ira, no—one has been charged with her murder. in londonderry, where she died,
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tensions with paramilitaries remain. 0ur ireland correspondent emma vardy has been back to the estate where lyra mckee was killed, and reports on the dissidents pushing anti—police campaigns, and the threats to the community. in the area of derry known as the creggan, normality belies an undercurrent of violence. this mainly catholic housing estate remains one of northern ireland's last strongholds where banned irish nationalist groups or dissident republicans still hold some sway. that is saying to people, just you keep quiet and we'll do what we like here. since the death of lyra mckee, ira signs have appeared in the main street warning people not to speak to police. this one here says informers will be shot, with a picture of a rat on it. that actually is a very dehumanising poster. these people claim to be fighting for some form of human rights, where they treat people like animals if they don't agree with them.
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police believe the ira gunmen who shot lyra mckee was a teenager who was known locally. but with warnings like these outside of schools make the threat to potential witnesses clear. why can't they be taken down? who's going to take them down? fear creates a culture of silence. the school here and plenty of parents i've spoken to have told me they don't think there's anything that they can say publicly about these signs, and the sense you get is, as much as they don't want it, it's just something that has to be accepted. the new ira claims to be continuing a long standing armed struggle to end british rule in northern ireland. this year, the group have claimed responsibility for a bomb outside derry‘s courthouse, explosives sent in letters to train stations and airports across the uk, and a bomb found under a police officer's car in belfast. on friday, another dissident
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organisation tried to murder officers in craigavon, luring them towards a deadly booby trap. since lyra mckee's death, what police say are new ira political wing have launched a fresh drive to rally support. mirroring struggles past, this is saoradh taking part in a picket line supporting ira prisoners — many of whom have beenjailed for acts of violence and possession of weapons and explosive. police say members of saoradh are also in the leadership of the new ira. your sign over here says, salute the men and women of violence, what does that mean, exactly? this is a pretty public demonstration. can you explain to people what you stand for? you put your posters up on the lamp post. one of their key messages in a new poster campaign is a call
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for a complete rejection of the police service of northern ireland, or psni, who they refer to as the crown forces. and to help with these campaigns, saoradh also recruit teenagers into its youth wing, eistigi. your campaign encourages people to reject police, what exactly are you calling for? do you support violence against authorities? put it down. 0ur camera is pushed away. bleep. neighbourhood officers in derry face a constant threat. so how do you police a community then where there is an active campaign to destroy any trust in policing? we're basically trying to get people to understand that we're doing a job, we're there to help them without any favour. we do our best, get out and speak to them, speak to them on their normal terms.
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let them see that we want to engage with them and we are open and willing to help. officers normally patrol the creggan in armoured land rovers but we accompany them for their first patrols on bikes. that's all a show, it doesn't happen. it attracts attention. but the team say they want to do more face—to—face patrols in future. during the 30—year conflict in northern ireland known as the troubles, derry saw some of the worst of the violence, between the british army, pa ramilitaries and police. today those historical tensions live on. the troubles began here in this city in ‘68, and they've never really gone away. there is some support for that message, then, you think? there is in derry, yeah. there would be. but the most extreme views are violent dissidents are opposed by the vast majority of those who live here. these groups need to know
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that they are not representing the people of this town when they're putting up posters like that and speaking like that. some community workers who say they cannot appear on camera have told us that behind the scenes there are negotiations taking place with the people responsible for the signs to try to get them removed. but so far, with little success. and neither the council, police and other authorities will not intervene. paramilitaries cast a shadow here that many believe only the community of creggan can resolve within itself. emma vardy, bbc news, derry. the met office is warning that thunderstorms are expected to hit parts of the uk with a risk of more flooding following a weekend of heavy rain in some places. parts of northern england experienced around 40 millimeters experienced around 100 millimeters of rain injust 24 hours. north west and south west england and parts of wales could be hit more heavy rain over the next 24 hours
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with warnings of more flooding. a man had to be rescued from a beach in norfolk last night after after his leg became wedged between rocks while the tide was in. he was stuck for nearly three hours, at one point submerged up to his neck. 0ur correspondent robbie west reports. the moment the emergency services rescued a man who was trapped between the rocks on the north norfolk coast. the tide was in and they worked quickly to keep his head above the water. sheringham's lifeguard was the first on the scene. the patient had his foot wedged down in between the rock and the structure here. when i arrived on the scene, he was getting hammered by pretty severe tidal waves and so i basically came in with a rescue tube to wedge it between him and the rock and then sheltered him with my body when the waves were impacting. the man and his family were on the steps here when a wave came over. he stepped in front of his children to protect them and he was knocked onto the boulders that are right
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here below us where he got his foot caught. after more than three hours in the water, fire crews had to use brute force to free him. so when we pulled up, the tide was probably at its highest. you couldn't break nothing. there's been reports but you couldn't break nothing because it's granite, it's too hard. we did consider it, but the best way was, we got lucky, the tide went out, we got lucky. the man was treated for minor injuries in hospital. some of his family, who i spoke to earlier, said they wanted to thank everybody that was involved in the rescue. robbie west, bbc news, sheringham. the duchess of sussex has been revealed as the guest editor for september's edition of vogue. rather than be photographed herself, she chose to put 15 women on its front cover, all of whom she describes as "trailblazing changemakers". these are the women chosen by the duchess of sussex to grace the cover of british vogue. from new zealand's prime minister, jacinda ardern, to the teenage climate change campaigner,
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greta thunberg. she described them as fearless and breaking barriers. my force for change is yara shadidi. for me, i think chimamanda is incredibly inspiring. the september issue of the magazine is widely considered the year's biggest and most important. meghan markle chose not to grace the cover herself saying, it would be boastful. instead, she selected the 15 women, each championing a cause and asked them what change they want to see in the world. the duchess said the last seven months working with british vogue editor in chief edward enninful had been rewarding. and she said she hoped their collaboration would steer the fashion magazine's focus onto values and causes represented by the women.
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and finally, it is official, the uk did have its hottest day ever last thursday. the met office confirmed that cambridge recorded a temperature of 38.7 celsius in its botanic gardens, beating the previous record of 38.5 degrees recorded in kent in 2003. here's ben rich. what we all suspected, it was incredibly hot, but it is all change now? it is, but confirmation this afternoon of the new figure, 38.7 degrees. the met office had to verify and check the observation but it has been confirmed. but it is all change. this swell of cloud is approaching from the south—west, moving slowly over the next few days, moving north—east and the centre of the low acting as a focus for some very
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heavy downpours and thunderstorms and with that, some unusually gusty winds for the time of year. the downpours are hit and miss, some places avoiding them and others getting a real trend drenching. moving northwards across parts of wales and northern ireland but it is the heavy showers developing across south—west england and south wales that give most cause for concern. quite a muggy night. tomorrow, you can see the swell of the winds and this is where we have the centre of low pressure which will be drifting north. they could be showers anywhere across the uk during tomorrow, but most especially across england and wales where some will be heavy and thundery and a lot of rain ina heavy and thundery and a lot of rain in a short space of time. we have had some gusty winds, close to 50 mph for some english channel coast. there will be some showers for northern ireland and scotland, perhaps not with the same intensity. this is on wednesday, you can see
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the area of low pressure and showers focus across east anglia into northern england and scotland. further south and west, something drier and brighter. as we head towards the end of the week, showers and eastern parts on thursday. you should turn drier on friday but no more temperature records, that is for sure. that's all from the bbc news at six, so it's goodbye from me
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done. behind all of the bluff and bluster, this government and the pathitis bluster, this government and the path it is pursuing, i think is dangerous. a warning that it could move all its production from ellesmere parts if brexit hits profit from the plants. informers will be shot say londonderry three months after generalist was killed. no one has been charged with her murder. and up to his neck in water, the dramatic rescue of a father who became trapped on the rocks on a norfolk beach. a quick look at what is coming up tonight on bbc news. how do you plant 200 million trees in a single day? plus, it is the final of love islands, we will be talking to a
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