tv Breakfast BBC News August 2, 2019 6:00am-8:30am BST
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good morning. welcome to breakfast, with steph mcgovern and ben thompson. our headlines today: the derbyshire dam at risk of collapse holds overnight. if it bursts, it could swamp the town below. an raf helicopter is helping emergency services divert water from above the town. we will keep you up—to—date with the latest on the evacuation. the conservatives lose the brecon and radnorshire by—election to the lib dems, reducing borisjohnson‘s majority in parliament to a single mp. a dramatic first day in the ashes, as a century from steve smith on his return to test cricket
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after his ball—tampering ban saves australia in the first test at edgbaston. and who will be the latest contestant to quick—step his way into the strictly ballroom? we will reveal all after 8:00am. and i will be revealing the forecast, which is much drier than recent days. fewer showers around, lighter showers as well. join me for all the details in liverpool. it is friday 2 august. our top story: the emergency services have been working through the night to try and divert water away from a reservoir dam in derbyshire which is in danger of bursting and flooding a town. the raf has been called in to help protect whaley bridge. more than 6,000 people have been told to leave their homes. simonjones has this report. an unprecedented, fast moving emergency situation. the words of
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the police after intense rain left this dam dangerously close to collapse. access to nearby whaley bridge remained blocked overnight, and a large part of the town evacuated. you can't risk it, can you? if something happens to the dam,i you? if something happens to the dam, ithink you? if something happens to the dam, i think we're getting wet. you? if something happens to the dam, i think we're getting wetli think people are horrified about what is happening. it is a shock, because this is people's lives, it is where they live. a torrent of water flowing over the dam is where they live. a torrent of waterflowing over the dam damaged its concrete panel. sandbags have been put along the top of the reservoir. pumps are being used to reduce the water to a safe level. during the night, hundreds of tons of aggregate have been brought in dropped by at chinook helicopter to stop more waterjoining the reservoir. the future of the dam well remains in the balance. is abouti.2 well remains in the balance. is about 1.2 million tons of water in
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that reservoir, so the environment agency has issued a severe flood warning, because we don't know the state of the dam, and if there was a catastrophic failure, that volume of water at whaley bridge would have a devastating impact. the clean-up is continuing in other parts of northern england hit by flooding. the national trust's park in cheshire suffered major damage. but near whaley bridge, residents have been told it could be days before they are allowed back home. they are just hoping they have homes to go back to. we will be in whaley bridge throughout the morning, finding out what the condition is of the dam, what the condition is of the dam, what the condition is of the dam, what the raf are doing to try and solve that, and of course talking to the people who have been evacuated from the area about what they are doing. the liberal democrats have won the brecon and radnorshire by—election, taking the seat from the conservatives and reducing borisjohnson's working majority in parliament to just one. 0ther pro—remain parties had stood aside to give the lib dems a better chance of winning. 0ur political correspondent jonathan blake was at the count, and sent this report. the votes had been cast and
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accounting could begin. conservatives fighting to hold on, liberal democrats sensing a chance, both sides knew it would be close. liberal democrats sensing a chance, both sides knew it would be closelj do hereby declare that jane dodds both sides knew it would be closelj do hereby declare thatjane dodds is duly elected member of parliament for the said constituency. a win for the party that campaigned against brexit, and a message to the new prime ministerfrom brexit, and a message to the new prime minister from parliament's newest member. my very first act as yourmp, wheni newest member. my very first act as your mp, when i arrive in westminster, will be to find mr borisjohnson, wherever westminster, will be to find mr boris johnson, wherever he westminster, will be to find mr borisjohnson, wherever he is hiding, and tell him loud and clear, stop playing with the future of our communities, and rule out a no deal brexit now. liberal democrats threw
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everything at this by—election, although they held back from their staunch stop brexit message, knowing it might cost them votes in a constituency of finely balanced between leave and remain. in the end, it was a narrow victory, but one the lib dems will say shows that they are a party on the up. the liberal democrats were held here by other anti— brexit parties standing aside. it was a terrible result for labour, who finished a distant fourth. the brexit party managed third, may be costing the conservatives win. for him and for his party, defeat will be deeply felt. we can speak tojonathan for the latest now, and jonathan, there is no doubt that this result is bad news for borisjohnson. definitely, borisjohnson's hands we re definitely, borisjohnson's hands were already tied in parliament, and with his working majority cut from
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two to just with his working majority cut from two tojust one, with his working majority cut from two to just one, well, they have just got tired a little bit tighter. it is going to be very difficult for the prime minister to get any legislation through parliament. all it will take is one or two conservative mps to decide they don't like any kind of new brexit deal he might be able to reach with the european union before that deadline of 31 october and he won't be able to get it through, never mind any other kind of legislation. this is not the result that boris johnson and the conservatives wanted. it was, as you saw in the report, a very narrow victory for the liberal democrats, but it is one that they will take and run with, and say is proof that they can win elections with an anti— brexit message. if the conservatives are looking for any kind of consolation, they might well add the brexit pa rty‘s votes on to they might well add the brexit party's votes on to theirs and say there was still an overall majority for parties in favour of brexit, as
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opposed to parties in favour of remain, buta opposed to parties in favour of remain, but a win is a win, and the night belonged to the liberal democrats. thank you very much. a holiday firm which had taken bookings from more than 50,000 people has ceased trading. super break, which specialised in organising city breaks, along with its sister company, the booking website laterooms.com, had around 250 employees, based in york and manchester. charlotte gallagher reports. the summer holidays have onlyjust begun, but it is bad news for thousands of people who have booked trips away. super break, which specialised in organising city breaks, along with its sister company, the booking website laterooms.com, have ceased trading. they were trying to drum up custom in the hours before going into administration. laterooms tweeted it is never too late for a cheeky weekend up in manchester, but it was
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too late to save the business. those who are yet to travel are likely to see their holidays cancelled, but should be able to obtain a refund if they had a package deal. in a statement, super break said hotel only breaks had been cancelled, and customers could be asked to pay twice, while laterooms said it anticipated that reservations would be honoured. with this latest collapse, and british airways pilots set to strike, it could be a long, hot summer for holidaymakers. global temperatures forjuly could be the hottest on record. that is the initial assessment of the eu's climate change service. their figures show that this month will be 1.2 degrees above pre—industrial levels. 0ur science correspondent pallab ghosh explains. it is not water they are walking through, but a heat haze on the streets injapan. and it has been the same story across many parts of the world. record temperatures in finland,
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and a three—week heatwave in china too. and now, it's official — july is one of the hottest, if not the hottest, on record. and july isn't alone. 2019 has been very warm globally. each month so far is among the four warmest for the month in question, and june has been the highest ever. this particular month has been very warm. but to me, this is really not the main point. the main point is that not only this month has been very warm, but last month was very warm. all months during 2019 were very warm. in terms of comparing with other years. the results are based on billions of measurements from satellites, ships, aircraft and weather stations all across the world. these latest figures are part of a long—term trend in rising global temperatures. and computer models of the impact of climate change predict that more summer temperature records are likely to be broken all across the world more often.
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individual heatwaves can't be pinned to human—created global warming, but the increase in extremes of weather we are beginning to see is in line with the predictions made by climate change experts, and they say that they are likely to get worse and more frequent. pallab ghosh, bbc news. for the first time, women in saudi arabia will be allowed to travel abroad without getting permission from their male guardian. the ultra—conservative kingdom is relaxing the guardianship laws, where women had to seek permission from their husband, father or other male relative, which have faced criticism from international human rights' groups. last year, saudi women were officially allowed to drive. 0ur galaxy, the milky way, is warped and twisted, and not flat as previously thought, according to new research. analysis of the brightest stars in the galaxy shows that they do not lie on a flat plane as shown in many science books. astronomers from warsaw university speculate that it might have been bent out of shape by past interactions with nearby galaxies.
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so is that picture wrong as well?m looks to me pretty 3d, but a p pa re ntly looks to me pretty 3d, but apparently astronomers speculate that all those funny shapes are that it has been bent by past interactions with nearby galaxies. it has been bent by past interactions with nearby galaxieslj will not even pretend to understand all of this. we will ask someone who actually knows. thousands of people evacuated from their homes are waiting to hear how long it will take to repair a dam thatis at risk of bursting and flooding their town. pa rt of the reservoir wall on the dam near whaley bridge in derbyshire has already collapsed, due to the recent heavy rainfall. so what's going on? here to explain is civil engineer richard coa kley. nice to see you, welcome to brea kfast. nice to see you, welcome to breakfast. we looked at those pictures, and we can see that one there. talk us through what that dam
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is supporting right now. first i need to say that all our thoughts are with the people of whaley bridge, and of course further downstrea m bridge, and of course further downstream in the valley through furness vale. thoughts are with what is going on there. first thing in the morning, they are turning up for business and can't open businesses, so business and can't open businesses, so it is a big challenge for them all. it is a dam that was constructed back in the early victorian times, so it was before ca rs. victorian times, so it was before cars. the railway wasjust victorian times, so it was before cars. the railway was just being invented at the time, and that was the water supply for the canal system. so it wasn't for drinking water, it was for canal transport and for power, and that created the wealth of whaley bridge and the environment, as well. that is then moved on to an environmental,
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beautiful haven for people to enjoy. so one week after the hottest temperature in the uk, we have got — where they will have been enjoying the weather for its coolness, we have got this potential disaster. and what the engineers right now will be looking at is how they alleviate all of that challenge downstream. that will actually lead to potentially more disruption in the water downstream, on the river, and flooding as i say through furness vale. because what the engineers will have to do is divert the water that is going into that dam as much as possible, to reduce the pressure on the upstream face of the pressure on the upstream face of the dam itself. is this the kind of thing that could have been anticipated, then? we anticipate all of these aspects in every dam in the country. the uk has got an act of parliament that actually is 100 yea rs parliament that actually is 100 years old, and it was revived back
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in 1975, that requires every owner ofa dam in 1975, that requires every owner of a dam to actually have an engineer look at it all the time, and every year that engineer reports on the quality of that dam and the safety of that dam. and part of that is looking at the potential for it to actually burst, and what the devastation would be downstream, and how you would actually ameliorate, mitigate, any of those potential circumstances. that is shared with the emergency services. and we know the emergency services. and we know the raf this morning has a helicopter there, trying to stop the worst of that, or that damage getting any worse. you talk there about reducing the water levels and trying to divert some of that water. but that in itself has huge problems, doesn't it? there is no good way of this being resolved. no, it isa good way of this being resolved. no, it is a very challenging prospect, because the dam actually covers the whole of the valley. that's what they did in victorian times, they
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blocked off the river. so it is very difficult to actually find diversions around that dam. maybe farmland would be affected. potentially you create a diversion of the river upstream, up in the hills, as we go towards macclesfield. that would be diverted, and you have major pumping systems to actually pump the water in the dam at the moment, to reduce the level of the dam upstream. and is there any sense of the timescale in terms of sorting this out, do you reckon? it is a lot of water, and therefore it is a lot of pumping. and basically you want to close that reservoir off from all the incoming water and put as many pumps in as possible to lower that water level in the reservoir, so it is below the potential failure area of that dam on the downstream face. that spillway has collapsed, and you don't want to actually have any water going onto that spillway. it is imperative. but we have got blue sky this morning, it is back to as
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we we re sky this morning, it is back to as we were last week, and that is good for the next few hours of getting something done. let's hope they can do it quickly. thank you for coming into talk to us, really appreciate that. matt is in croxteth park near liverpool this morning — matt what's going on there? no relief for people facing problems with the damper? a little bit of good news that there will be fewer showers around. whaley bridge might get away with it. things are starting to look a bit quieter. behind mejohn newman, nina nesbitt,
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pixie lott. and the one and only mr tumble will be there. there is sunshine overhead. let's take a look at the detailed forecast for today. we will stay see a scattering of showers around. the ones we see will not be quite as intense. we have seen some not be quite as intense. we have seen some really intense downpours and thunderstorms across parts of scotla nd and thunderstorms across parts of scotland and northern england in the midlands in particular. we do start this morning with a few showers around across the coasts of north—eastern parts of england and down towards the north—east of scotla nd down towards the north—east of scotland as well. similar showers will be a bit on the heavy side. if you are heading out in the short—term, a few missed in pop fog patches, particularly across parts of the western half of the uk. the ground is barely damp after the recent showers. particularly across
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lincolnshire and yorkshire. even if you haven't got the rain at the moment. particularly across parts of northern england. most of the day dry, some mist and fog patches which will gradually lift and shift as you go through the next few hours. today will be largely dry day across the country. a few more showers dropping during the day, mainly eastern areas but also the south of wales. still a bit on the sharp side. most places will avoid staying dry throughout the day. given the fact we have lighter winds. around 16 degrees in lerwick, 25 degrees in the south—east corner. the showers will continue into the evening. it will made away through the night. wanted
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to will continue across western areas as we go into tomorrow morning. damages for the vast majority will "figures. a few spots dropping down into single figures. the winds colitis across eastern areas. this is where we could see some mist and fog patches to start saturday. most places start the weekend drive. a few showers will develop here and there, particularly across western parts. staying dry tomorrow which is good news for those affected by the downpours of late. temperatures widely into the 20s, mid 20s that is going to sunday, a greater chance. further south and east, you will stay dry.
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the dam at whaley bridge is on the front of most of today's papers. a photo showing the partly—crumbled wall, as workers stand above it, is on the front of the daily telegraph. the paper's main story is the bank of england cutting the uk's growth forecast. dam busted — is the headline on the front we'll be there this morning to bring you the latest on that evacuation and what being done to make that damn safe. that is the scene in whaley bridge this morning. that features on a lot of the covers this morning. let's have a look at them. the telegraph, a photo showing the partly crumbled wall as workers stand over it. the paper ‘s main stories about the bank of england cutting the growth forecast which came out yesterday. dam busted — is the headline on the front of the metro. it also features louise porton who killed her daughters, aged three and 17—months. the daily mail reports
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on the birth rate in the uk which has hit an all—time low since it was first recorded 80 years ago. it also follows—up on the death of alana cutland, who fell from a plane above madagascar. and the times carries a photo of kadeeja mellah — she made history by winning the magnolia cup at glorious goodwood believed to be the first person in the uk to appear in a competitive horse race while wearing a hijab. mike is with us. no businessperson because we're both here. we've got results out. clearly facing lots of ppi claims. that amazing story. the first jockey to race wearing a
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hijab, khadijah mellah. i can't get my head around the fact that she only sat on a horse in april. hadn't even been on a resource before. to get from that in april to be winning a race of goodwood, it's incredible. paving the way for so many more british muslim women to have a go, get a taste of it. because it still feels like it's a sport that is hard to break into. the british muslim foundation estimates you can count the numberof foundation estimates you can count the number of british muslim women who are racing. it's incredible, just the small numbers. the other big story is steve smith. england australia, edgbaston and they took it substantive people to try and wind up the australians. i suppose
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you could say that steve smith refused to be rubbed up the wrong way. he showed what a brilliant player he is. i can handle the rough stuff, lots of sandpaper ponds on the back pages but he really did answer any critics. i suppose we should not be surprised. the fort william match. did you see this. this is the uk's worst foot team. after 73 matches. that is dedication and commitment. absolute self leave. they are in a winning run. that would be good. 73 games they could do. it would be break, wouldn't it? it's been more than 30 years since the devastating nuclear
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disaster at chernobyl, but families in the region are still suffering the effects of the radiation. this week a group of affected school children are retreating to the derbyshire town of glossop for three weeks of health and wellness activies to help them enjoy the outdoors and learn new skills. fiona lamdin went to meet them. right, everyone. it's pizza snack time. everyone around the fire circle. wash your hands first. this is more than just an adventure in the woods. these children are here for a recuperative rest. all are in remission, recovering from cancer. likely to be as a result of chernobyl, the world's worst nuclear accident when in 1986, a reactor in the nuclear power station in ukraine exploded sending a radioactive boom across europe. it happened 33 years
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ago but these children still live in radioactive environments in belarus. with the accident in chernobyl, the wind was blowing northwards so a lot of contamination fell onto belarus. a lot fell on europe but belarus got most of the radiation so there are areas of contamination still all over belarus so areas of contamination still all over belarus so even areas of contamination still all over belarus so even though some of the children may live hundreds of miles from the actual chernobyl reactor, they still breathing contaminated and eating contaminated food every day. we're going to now demonstrate to toaster marshmallow. and that is why over the last two decades, a charity based in derbyshire has brought over 5000 children to the uk to give them some respite. doctors believe that these children spending time here in the fresh air, eating fresh food without contamination can boost their immune systems for up to two years. so what difference do you notice in the children after they deem to the uk?
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translation: after staying in the uk, our children have less faults and infections. these two girls, it is the first time in the uk. do you feel a lot better being here in england? she says that she is enjoying staying here in the uk because she feels more energy, she feels cheerful, more energetic, more healthy. at the end of the summer holiday, these children will have to go back home but it's hope this clea n go back home but it's hope this clean our holiday will give these damaged young bodies are boost.
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fiona lamdin, bbc news. will back with headlines for you just of the minutes but first, it's chicken for the first time with the news, travel, and weather where you are this morning. good morning from bbc london news, i'm tara welch. a review looking at whether to allow electric scooters on the road needs to move more quickly, according to transport for london. it is against the law to use the vehicles on roads and pavements by the government is looking at ways to change that. tfl says the department for transport needs to accelerate its review to really put some safeguards around their use. security staff at gatwick airport will go on strike for 48 hours in a dispute over what they describe as poverty pay. members of united, who
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scan passengers luggage, we walk out next saturday. the union says most of the 130 workers are paid less than £9 an hour. gatwick says flights won't be affected. meanwhile, a strike by easyjet check—in staff at stansted airport which was due to play place this morning has been called off. it's been serving passengers for more than 100 years but now there is a chance to explore some of the secrets of piccadilly circus tube station. doors, passageways and lifts that were closed to the public in the 1920s have now been reopened. it's all part of a tour showcasing some of the station's unique design and hidden history. november 1940, during the blitz, nearly 2000 people were sleeping nightly in piccadilly circus station. this corridor here housed laboratory facilities, staff facilities and later on, a secret art collection of the london museum and the tate gallery.
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now let's take a look at the travel. a good service on all tube lines, no reported limbs on the trains either. traffic is building on the lamdin in dagenham and in hackney, temporary traffic lights for gas mains work and on the a1 and six victoria park road, just off the roundabout. let's have a look at the weather with lucy martin. hello, good morning. it looks like a settled speller withdrew today and into the weekend. a fine day to day with warm spells of sunshine, the temperature is getting into the mid—20s. as we start this morning, there will be a bit more in the way of cloud and we will see later in the day, the best of the sunshine to come later and feeling pleasantly warm in the sunshine with highs of 25 celsius and light winds. through this evening, it will stay dry with some further sunshine and overnight, once the sun sets, there will be patrick loud and perhaps the old
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expected patch of mr developing, around 12 or 15 celsius. tomorrow is looking like a cloudy day than today. any mist will lift fairly quickly. it doesn't look like it will be dry with bright and sunny spells of times. temperatures similar today. as we move into sunday, a bright start to the day. feeling a bit warmer and more humid with temperatures reaching 27 celsius. i will be back with the latest from bbc london in 30 minutes but there is more on the website. hello, this is breakfast, with steph mcgovern and ben thompson. it is 6:30am. we will bring you all the latest news and sport in a moment. but also on breakfast this morning: can you guess who it is yet? we will be exclusively revealing the next celebrity to get the sequins and fake tan treatment for this year's strictly come
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dancing. later we will chat to documentary maker stacey dooley about her latest investigations into bounty hunters, arms dealers, and isis brides. and there is not long to go until the new series of peaky blinders hits our screens. we will be joined by creator steven knight and the actor natasha o'keeffe just before 9:00am. good morning. here is a summary of today's main stories from bbc news. the emergency services have been working through the night to try and divert water away from a reservoir dam in derbyshire, which is in danger of bursting and flooding a town. (tx in the past half hour, an raf chinook has been dropping tons of ballast in an attempt to protect whaley bridge. more than 6—thousand people have been told to leave their homes. the police and the environment agency say there is a "real risk" the dam could collapse.
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we will keep you up to date with the latest from whaley bridge throughout the programme. those pictures just into us of that chinook helicopter to prevent any water leaking, they are trying to remove some of the weight from behind the dam to make safe. the liberal democrats have won the brecon and radnorshire by—election, taking the seat from the conservatives and reducing borisjohnson's working majority in parliament to just one. 0ther pro—remain parties had stood aside to give the lib dems a better chance of winning. it was not a good night for labour, whose vote share dropped by more than 12% as they were beaten into fourth place by the brexit party. a holiday firm which took bookings from more than 50,000 people has collapsed. super break specialised in organising city trips, along with its sister company, the booking website laterooms.com. 0wners the malvern group said people who were currently on holiday might have to pay again.
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they said bookings through late rooms should be secure. global temperatures forjuly could be the hottest on record. that is the initial assessment of the eu's climate change service. definitive figures will be released next week, when temperatures from the final days of the month have been collated. the research also shows thatjuly was on average 1.2 degrees celsius above pre—industrial levels. for the first time, women in saudi arabia will be allowed to travel abroad without getting permission from their male guardian. the ultra—conservative kingdom is relaxing the guardianship laws, where women had to seek permission from their husband, father or other male relative, which had faced criticism from international human rights groups. last year, saudi women were officially allowed to drive.
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0ur galaxy, the milky way, is warped and twisted, and not flat as previously thought, according to new research. analysis of the brightest stars in the galaxy shows that they do not lie on a flat plane, as shown in many science books. astronomers from warsaw university speculate that it might have been bent out of shape by past interactions with nearby galaxies. mind boggling, isn't it? previous interactions with other galaxies, thatis interactions with other galaxies, that is the line that gets to me. interactions with other galaxies, that is the line that gets to mem sounds like something dodgy has gone on. talking about goals which have been bent out of shape, by sandpaper, that was the whole problem with steve smith, the likes of warner and bancroft, and steve smith came back with a bang in test cricket. he had already played
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one—day cricket. for england it was a case of frustration and not taking their chances, because australia had been reduced for 122—8. then smith stayed at the crease and they got to over 280 in the end. they are in a good position now. it is in the balance, as they say. england's cricketers have a bigger total to chase than they would have hoped for on day two of the first ashes test match at edgbaston. england got off to a great start yesterday. but a century from former captain steve smith, on his return to test cricket, helped australia to 284 all—out. joe wilson reports from edgbaston. the ashes began with a rhythm. the australian out, the crowd response. yellow sandpaper aloft, just to remind david warner of his part in the ball tampering scandal. well, steve smith had been banned too, and he was greeted predictably. booing. james anderson apologised to the other england bowlers because he got injured. without him, it seemed fine. woakes took wickets, so did broad.
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australia's captain batting — well, there's a fielder there. what luck, what joy. england's bowlers were making the first ashes day their day. but one man had a different plan — steve smith. he guided, steered and persevered. smith's tearful apology in the wake of the ball—tampering scandal was even recreated in the stands. but, whether mockery, drizzle or england's bowlers, smith absorbed it all. in a game of teams, and a test of everything, his hundred was personal. there were times throughout the last, um...15 months where i didn't know if i was ever going to play cricket again. i lost a bit of love for it at one point. fortunately, that love's come back. at the close, england were 10—0 in reply to australia's 284. steve smith is already the ashes act to follow. joe wilson, bbc news, edgbaston. it resumes at 11am in birmingham. now at the other big event this
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weekend, the women's open golf. the second round gets under way shortly, and english players are in contention. defending champion georgia hall began with a bogey—free 69 to finish four shots off the lead, while charley hull also started strongly in her bid to win a first major title. woburn is her home course, and she made that knowledge count with a five—under—par 67. she is two behind the leader, south africa's ashleigh buhai. the fairytale european adventure for welsh side connah's quay is over, knocked out by partizan belgrade in the europa league. but wolves are through, beating crusaders of northern ireland 4—1 last night in belfast, and 6—1 on aggregate, a second goal there for rauljimenez. rangers and linfield are also through. arsenal have broken their club transfer record, spending £72 million on winger nicolas pepe. the ivory coast international, who is stilljust 24, has signed a five—year deal. he scored 35 goals in the french top division last season, and becomes the fourth—most—expensive player in premier league history.
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now, one of the talking points from the recent world swimming championships was the refusal of several swimmers to share the podium with sun yang, the chinese swimmer who had previously been banned for doping. one of the athletes who protested was scotland's duncan scott, and he has told the bbc that he doesn't regret what he did. i have made my stance and i have not really thought too much about it afterwards. and i had to turn around as soon as afterwards. and i had to turn around as soon as that week, so i had to turn around and the relays as well. soi turn around and the relays as well. so i have not really had much time to reflect on the events that have happened, with regards to me making the stands for clean sport. it's something that i probably will think about in this downtime that i have away from swimming, and away from it all. now, we told you earlier this week about 18—year—old khadijah mellah, who was about to become the first jockey in history to ride professionally in a hijab. well, she won herfirst race at goodwood yesterday,
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meaning a fairytale ending. she was on the outsider haverland and managed to beat the likes of olympic cycling champion victoria pendleton, despite only sitting on a race horse for the first timejust three months ago. it was really difficult initially. racehorses are very difficult. i had quite a few mishaps. but as soon as they got the hang of it, i started enjoying it loads, and i want to continue writing out, and i love it. racehorses are not easy beasts to control. i sat on one controlled by three people, so that my legs didn't give it the wrong signal and it would bolt. getting on the horse for the first time, learning to stay on the first time, learning to stay on the horse and then racing, never mind winning the race, exactly. and frankie dettori was watching, and said it was unbelievable. and she seems so said it was unbelievable. and she
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seems so much older than 18, so mature. hopefully this isjust seems so much older than 18, so mature. hopefully this is just the beginning. she will inspire so many others, i am sure. we love a good heartwarming story, don't we? see you later. so the first test of boris johnson's premiership has delivered a devastating blow. his party's defeat in the brecon and radnorshire by—election leaves the new prime minister with a parliamentary majority ofjust one. what will that mean in practice? let's get some analysis now from professor laura mcallister from cardiff university. thank you very much forjoining us this morning. what are your thoughts then on this result that came out overnight? i think the first thing to say, this is a tremendous victory for the liberal democrats. they joined forces with two of the other avowedly remaining parties in wales, the greens and plaid cymru, and
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those initial results proved crucial as it was closer than some initial results had expected. very good night for the lib dems, who held this seat previously. a very bad night for the conservatives although their vote held up better than some had predicted, but in his first electoral test, as you mentioned, borisjohnson has electoral test, as you mentioned, boris johnson has been electoral test, as you mentioned, borisjohnson has been found wanting. to lose a by—election so soon wanting. to lose a by—election so soon after taking the reins of power isa soon after taking the reins of power is a huge blow. andjust looking soon after taking the reins of power is a huge blow. and just looking at how this vote worked out, when you look at it on the outside, it looks like this is an anti brexit vote, but when you add up votes for the conservatives and the brexit party, does actually amount to more. is this about brexit? you make a good point, because of course one of the reasons why the lib dems one was because they had a very clear and consistent identity for the remaining vote. as i say, if you look at the votes that went for the parties that support exit, they are slightly more than the lib dem
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victory. we know that brexit is probably the most significant fault line in our politics at the moment, and it covered most of the by—election campaign. but of course, the backdrop to this by—election is an expenses scandal, and that is why the election was called, under the recall ability that the public now have, 20% of the local electorate supported having a by—election and the former mp, chris davies, suffered the consequences of that. but there were other issues as well. it would be a mistake to say this was all about exit. agriculture, the state of the rural economy, jobs and so on state of the rural economy, jobs and so on played a very important part in this by—election as well. so on played a very important part in this by-election as well. and what is important from all of this is the parliamentary arithmetic, and the fact that boris johnson, the prime minister, has been only left with a working majority now of one mp. so how much of dangerous territory is he in with that? well, you wouldn't want to be in his position, certainly. i don't think it changes things strategically in terms of whatjohnson and the
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conservative party want to do now in terms of preparing for a deal or no deal brexit. i think had the lib dems absolutely run away with this, it would be a different story, but they haven't. i don't think things change strategically, but where they changes tactically. we know there is simply one vote between the government's support and the opposition, and that makes it extremely hard to manage any significant decisions in the house of commons. it also makes the possibility of a vote of no—confidence more likely and it makes it more difficult to get a no deal brexit supported by the house of commons as well. and another interesting thing that comes with this by—election is the fact that the labour party had a completely dismal results, didn't they? what is this telling us, do you think?” think it was a dreadful night for welsh labour and their candidate. i
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think it was never a stronghold seat for labour, boundary changes have made it difficult for labour to really register well there, but to come close to losing its deposit, too, pour forth and to be largely irreleva nt too, pour forth and to be largely irrelevant in the election campaign tells you something about the state of play for the labour party in wales, and probably in the uk more widely at this point in time. thank you very much for your time this morning. a day matt is in croxteth park near liverpool this morning — matt what's going on there? it looks gorgeous where you are. it certainly is this morning. we are at croxton at the park. it's the bbc summer social. how many festivals do you know have a little area like this? behind me is the story tend for cbeebies. some big going to be
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here as well. in amongst them, the likes of pixie lott. it's a fine start of the day and we need that after some of the storms were seen. let's ta ke after some of the storms were seen. let's take a look at the forecast for today. it's a case of some sunny spells and a few showers but nowhere near as many as we've seen over spells and a few showers but nowhere near as many as we've seen over the past few days in the showers we do see are not likely to be quite as intense. the ground damp in a few areas, light winds, bit of mist and fog to start with the early morning commute. a few showers across parts of north—eastern scotland, down to eastern counties of england. even if it's dry, still a number of flood warnings in place. some of the rainfall totals were seen over the past few days, some areas, 1.5 months of rain in four days alone.
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many will stay that way throughout the day. a few more showers will crop up into the afternoon, particularly across parts of south wales and eastern england. some of them could just come with the odd rumble of thunder. it will feel quite warm out there. in lerwick, around 16 celsius. much of the country, into the 20s. strong sunshine. as we go into the evening, still a few showers rumbling on into the first part of the night. many places will become dry. a few more showers later on as the cloud starts to increase. many places, double figures to start. a few fog patches on saturday morning. we start to see
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the winds go to a more south—westerly direction. cloud will increase through the day, bringing with it the chance of a few showers. mainly western areas likely to see the showers it should stay largely dry throughout. the further east you are, like today, temperatures in the mid—20s. sunday, particularly across scotland, a greater chance of a few heavier showers and thunderstorms but certainly at the moment, things looking a bit quieter than what we had which is good news for many. 0ne insect just landed on had which is good news for many. 0ne insectjust landed on the camera lens. it's gone up now. i will try my best to avoid them. 0nto familiar
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territory. the value of the pound has been falling over last few months and is now close to three—year lows. yesterday the bank of england warned there's a one—in—three chance of a recession in the first few months of next year because of the continued uncertainty over brexit. that's assuming the government does a deal with the eu. what does all this mean for your mortgage, your savings, and your weekly budgets? we'rejoined now by laura suter, a personal finance analyst from aj bell. especially if you are going on holiday. let's talk about this. it's been falling pretty significantly. we are now at a point where people are starting to notice a difference. we are significantly lower. where will people feel this the most? the timing is not great because people are packing to go on their summer holidays and one of the big areas
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you will feel this is if you are going abroad your meals out, your activities, your hotel if you haven't really paid for it, is going to be more expensive when you go abroad. it's not like it's going to cost you hundreds of pounds more. but people will notice. if we take a 50 euros meal after all the family tickets to an attraction, that will cost about £46. earlier, £43. tickets to an attraction, that will costabout £46. earlier, £43. but three summers ago, that would have cost you about £39. over that time period, there is a big difference. there is an obvious impact. what about the wider household budgets? the bigger areas affected, anything basically that we import into the country. it's predominantly food and energy. those the areas where households will see it. you might see the cost of some food items
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going up. it takes a while for that to filter through. about 3— six months to filter through. we'll probably get a combination of some price rises and shrinkflation, where you price rises and shrinkflation, where y°u pay price rises and shrinkflation, where you pay the same amount of money but you pay the same amount of money but you are getting less. people rage about that. it feels sneaky. it's costing us more. therefore you still get the thing. you're getting less of it. there are some winners and losers. the tone —— talking about losers. the tone —— talking about losers with holidays being more expensive. who does well out of it? the cost of dish made goods could become cheaper. if it's made entirely in the uk, and to end, the price of the pound were defected. those things could get cheaper. also should provide a bit of a boost for
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tourism. if the streets of london are anything to go by. it will obviously be cheaper for them to buy stop over here. the backdrop of all of this which we mentioned in the introduction is the bank of england bringing up this forecast. they don't always get their forecasts right. how seriously should be we are taking the fact of this? particularly at the moment, with exit, there are so many uncertainties that it's hard know with any certainty each of these outcomes so going into this, a couple of months ago, raising interest rates. because of the increasing talk of nodal exit, it might bea increasing talk of nodal exit, it might be a very small chance in the bank themselves have said in a ideal brexit scenario, they could move in
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either direction which is not particularly helpful for people because they don't know which way interest rates will go. it's quite an uncertain time. that's the issue. there are so many ifs, buts and maybes, this will happen if that happens. this is the stage where people are going to hunker down in the real danger is people doing nothing? i don't know what i'm going to do nothing? i don't know what i'm going todoi nothing? i don't know what i'm going to do i don't know about holidays and that's when we start to see an economic model which creates a recession when the might not have beenin recession when the might not have been in the place. the bank of england acknowledged that, does a survey of consumers and found one in five people are thinking about spending less because of the uncertainty around brexit. i think normally are becoming on and saying interest rates are going to go up. it's very hard to give that advice u nless it's very hard to give that advice unless people out there have a strong opinion about what exit will do and where interest rates are going but otherwise i think the best things have gone to personal finance
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one and one, though not languishing ina bank one and one, though not languishing in a bank account, to make sure that you are not on a mortgage deal it's gone onto the standard variable rate which is the most expensive is going back and making sure you're getting the most from your money at the moment. even if we don't know where interest rates are going. and we got to enjoy the comfort of the sofa rather than the pod. i'm going to stay here the whole time. thanks are coming to see us. first it was tennis, then football, but now it seems that even the medieval sport ofjousting needs modern day technology — a video referee. var may have proved controversial but that hasn't stopped it being introduced in the premier league from next week. now cameras are being used to see when knights score a direct hit on their opponent.
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david sillito has been to see it in action. you can't breathe, you can't see, you can't hear, you can't talk to anyone, you can't feel the horse through your legs. it's an experience. sensory deprivation, i can see this much, i can see a person said, i can see nothing else, ican person said, i can see nothing else, i can feel nothing and hear nothing. jousting. a little bit of the middle ages that still survives in britain's castles and it does have rules under scoring system but it's ha rd to rules under scoring system but it's hard to follow. i asked a couple of young fans what they made of it all? people riding on horses and fighting each other with sticks. bashing swords. it's my stuff. so a little
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bit of explanation. the pointscoring, three points forget the shield, one point body and alarmingly, five points if if you hit the head. here they come, here they come! however the real question is, how could anyone be sure who sit what, where? she took a nasty one now, didn't she? and so to solve the oblong, hidden in a tent is mark jenner. thejoust video oblong, hidden in a tent is mark jenner. the joust video assistant referee. you might get a point with that. you wouldn't have got this without this? no, not a chance. these are blink and you moments. take this contest between clive la ncelot take this contest between clive lancelot heart and lisa wild woman dixon. can you see me? i can see your glasses, just about. in the
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joust? any idea what happened there? tha nkfully joust? any idea what happened there? thankfully the action replay reveals all. he struck you in the head, didn't he? apparently. you can't feel it. you have to go down or you don't feel it. ladies and gentlemen, please give it up for rob le jester. 0n the point of this? justin wants to be taken seriously. jousting was england's first national sport. this isa england's first national sport. this is a joke. england's first national sport. this is ajoke. english heritage is england's first national sport. this is a joke. english heritage is at the forefront of getting this recognised as a sport that should be competed it. it even got olympic athletes... you're kidding me. not athletes... you're kidding me. not at all. they are very serious. 30 mile—per—hour impact sinful playtime. it's not quite as dangerous as it was in the middle ages but it's still spectacular and i hope technology mayjust help give
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this bit of the past a new future. new champion, the night of the river! david sillito, bbc news, bournemouth. that looks like so much fun. i was reading aboutjousting and word freelance comes from. freelance comes from someone who is hired to be a lance and they were free. i like that, bit of history on words. that's like you get the word salary comes from salt, because used to be paid insult. a bit of knowledge we didn't know had. not even seven o'clock and we've learned two things this morning. time to get the news, travel and whether you this morning. what else do you know? good morning from bbc london news, i'm tara welsh. a review looking at whether to
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allow electric scooters on the road needs to move more quickly, according to transport for london. it's against the law to use the vehicles on roads and pavements by the government is looking at ways to change that. tfl says the department for transport needs to accelerate its review to really put some safeguards around their use. security staff at gatwick airport will go on strike for 48 hours in a dispute over what they describe as poverty pay. members of unite, who scan passengers‘ luggage, will walk out next saturday. the union says most of the 130 workers are paid less than £9 an hour. gatwick says flights won't be affected. meanwhile, a strike by easyjet check—in staff at stansted airport which was due to take place this morning has been called off. it's been serving passengers for more than 100 years but now there is a chance to explore some of the secrets of piccadilly circus tube station. doors, passageways and lifts that were closed to the public in the 1920s have now been reopened.
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it's all part of a tour showcasing some of the station's unique design and hidden history. november 1940, during the blitz, nearly 2,000 people were sleeping nightly in piccadilly circus station. this corridor here housed lavatory facilities, staff facilities and later on, a secret art collection of the london museum and the tate gallery. now let's take a look at the travel. a good service on all tube lines, no problems on the trains either. traffic is building on blackwall lane. and in hackney, temporary traffic lights for gas mains work let's have a look at the weather with lucy martin. hello, good morning.
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it looks like a settled spell of weather through today and into the weekend. a fine day to day with warm spells of sunshine, the temperatures now, as we start this morning, i think there will be a bit more in the way of cloud than we will see later in the day, the best of the sunshine to come later and feeling pleasantly warm in the sunshine with highs of 25 degrees celsius and light winds. through this evening, it'll stay dry with some further sunshine and overnight, once the sun sets, there will be some patchy cloud and clear spells with the odd expected patch of mist developing, around 12 or 15 degrees celsius. tomorrow is looking like a cloudy day than today. any mist will lift fairly quickly. it doesn't look like it will be dry with bright and sunny spells of times. temperatures similar to today. a maximum of 25 degrees celsius. as we move into sunday, a bright start to the day. feeling a bit warmer and more humid with temperatures perhaps reaching 27 degrees celsius.
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i will be back with the latest from bbc london in 30 minutes but there is more on the website. good morning. welcome to breakfast, with steph mcgovern and ben thompson. 0ur headlines today: the derbyshire dam at risk of collapse holds overnight. if it bursts, it could swamp the town below. an raf helicopter is helping emergency services divert water away from reservoir above the town of whaley bridge. throughout breakfast, we will keep you updated on the condition of the dam and the very latest on the evacuation of the town. the conservatives lose the brecon and radnorshire by—election to the lib dems, reducing borisjohnson's majority in parliament to a single mp. a dramatic first day in the ashes, as a century from steve smith on his return to test cricket
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after his ball—tampering ban saves australia in the first test at edgbaston. and who will be the latest contestant to quick—step their way into the strictly ballroom? we will reveal all after 8:00am. and before that, i get to reveal exactly what the forecast is today. it isa exactly what the forecast is today. it is a better one for many of you, drier, sunnier, a little bit warmer as well. join me in liverpool on brea kfast. it is friday 2 august. our top story: the emergency services have been working through the night to try and divert water away from a reservoir dam in derbyshire which is in danger of bursting and flooding a town. the raf has been called in to help protect whaley bridge.
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more than 6,000 people have been told to leave their homes. simonjones has this report. a race against time. at first light, an raf helicopter joins a race against time. at first light, an raf helicopterjoins the battle to stop the dam collapsing. it will drop hundreds of tons of aggregate to try to prevent more water entering the reservoir. described by police as an unprecedented, fast—moving emergency situation, as intense rain took its toll. access to nearby whaley bridge remained blocked overnight, and a large part of the town evacuated. you can't risk it, can you? if something happens to the dam, i think we're getting wet. i think people are horrified about what is happening. it is a shock, because this is people's lives. it's where they live. a torrent of water flowing over the dam damaged its concrete panel. sandbags have been put along the top of the reservoir. pumps are being used to reduce the water to a safe level.
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the warning is the future of the dam well remains in the balance. there's about 1.2 million tons of water in that reservoir. so the environment agency has issued a severe flood warning, because we don't know the state of the dam, and if there was a catastrophic failure, that volume of water at whaley bridge would have a devastating impact. the clean—up is continuing in other parts of northern england hit by flooding. the national trust's lyme park in cheshire suffered major damage. but, near whaley bridge, residents have been told it could be days before they are allowed back home. they are just hoping they have homes to go back to. we will keep you up to date with the latest from whaley bridge throughout the programme. we will try and join our teams on the ground and try to work out what is happening there as far as that dan is concerned, and the raf who are trying to shore up that damn. ——
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dam. the liberal democrats have won the brecon and radnorshire by—election, taking the seat from the conservatives and reducing borisjohnson's working majority in parliament to just one. 0ther pro—remain parties had stood aside to give the lib dems a better chance of winning. 0ur political correspondent jonathan blake was at the count and sent this report. the votes had been cast and the counting could begin. conservatives fighting to hold on, liberal democrats sensing a chance. both sides knew it would be close. i do hereby declare thatjane dodds is duly elected member of parliament for the said constituency. a win for the party that campaigned against brexit, and a message to the new prime minister from pa rliament‘s newest member. my very first act as your mp
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when i arrive in westminster will be to find mr borisjohnson, wherever he's hiding, and tell him loud and clear — stop playing with the future of our communities and rule out a no—deal brexit now. liberal democrats threw everything at this by—election, although they held back from their staunch "stop brexit" message, knowing it might cost them votes in a constituency finely balanced between leave and remain. in the end, it was a narrow victory, but one the lib dems will say shows that they are a party on the up. the liberal democrats were helped here by other anti—brexit parties standing aside. it was a terrible result for labour, who finished a distant fourth. the brexit party managed third, maybe costing the conservatives a win. for him and for his party,
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defeat will be deeply felt. we can speak tojonathan for the latest now, and jonathan, there is no doubt that this result is bad news for borisjohnson. what is interesting about this is the analysis of what it means for the analysis of what it means for the bigger political picture now, isn't it? yes, by-election is always tell a story of what is happening locally, but they allow us to take the political temperature and apply that to the national spectrum as well, as you say. 0n the result of the election here in brecon and radnorshire last night, things have got even more difficult than they we re got even more difficult than they were for boris johnson got even more difficult than they were for borisjohnson in the house of commons, with his majority, as you say, cut from two to just one now. it won't make a huge amount of difference, frankly. things were a lwa ys difference, frankly. things were always going to be very difficult for him to get anything through parliament. but it is also a difficult victory, a difficult
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defeat, for him to have to swallow just a week into his premiership. there were some factors here that came into play. the candidate had been convicted of expenses fraud and then allowed to stand again, so that perhaps was a bit of a handicap from the start. and the parties on the other side of the brexit arguments stood aside, plaid cymru and the greens, allowing the liberal democrats a clear run from the remains supporting side. but a win isa win remains supporting side. but a win is a win from the liberal democrats, and they will use this as an argument that they are a party on the up and they can campaign on an anti brexit message and when. —— win. dave guestjoins us now. what more
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can you tell us from where you are? yes, and in fact that raf helicopter is working just a few miles from here. they have closed this road leading towards the affected reservoir. they have closed the road off because this tunic helicopter is gathering tons of aggregate, and the plan is to drop this into the water supply to the reservoir to try and divert that water off to other areas. this is being done in tandem with various other measures to try and reduce the level of water in the dam. they will try and start pumping water out of the reservoir as soon as they can. at the moment it is not safe for engineers to get too close, to try and assess the full scale of damage to the dam wall. the priority at the moment is to try and take some pressure off that damn, to reduce the danger of it bursting and causing complete devastation to the town of whaley bridge. —— dam. roads
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all around whaley bridge have been closed off overnight. we are about four miles from the reservoir and the road has been blocked off. they have been turning back a number of vehicles this morning. this is an ongoing situation. 6500 people have had to leave their homes last night. i was talking to a couple who were sleeping in a campervan last night because that was all they could manage. they thought it was better to sleep in a campervan they knew, with their dog. they are worried about what they were fine when they get back to their homes, because nobody knows how this situation will resolve itself. and that is the challenge, we don't know how secure these homes are or how long this is going to take. and you talk about some of the work of the raf is doing. while that is better than the dam collapsing, quite clearly, that water has to go somewhere. we might find that farms or other parts of the town are flooded to save the rest of the town. what the
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authorities say is that they have diverted this water to other watercourses, which is part of an emergency plan that they have in place anyway. whenever we see flooding, we have seen a lot of flooding, we have seen a lot of flooding over the past few days, as you know. they have various emergency plans in place. for instance, there was flooding of the river mersey in cheshire, and what they did was they diverted some of that water onto a nearby golf course. they flooded the golf course, which of course was bad news for the golfers, but that was part of the plan to relieve the pressure. what they are doing here is a similarthing, what they are doing here is a similar thing, try what they are doing here is a similarthing, try and what they are doing here is a similar thing, try and get the pressure off the dam wall, to try and relieve the pressure.” pressure off the dam wall, to try and relieve the pressure. i know you will go away and find out what is happening on the ground. dave is just by whaley bridge with the latest on the evacuation and those rescue attempts to try and shore up the dam and make that safe. let's get the latest now from our reporter leigh milner, who's at the evacuation centre in chapel—en—le—frith for us this morning.
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as we were just talking about, this has been a huge situation to try and get everyone to a safe place and away from any damage that might have happened from that flood. what is happening this morning? some residents have stayed at this school overnight, while evacuating from chapel and also whaley bridge. they have stayed here overnight, especially vulnerable people, especially vulnerable people, especially friends and family, and they could be spending several days here. with me is a counsellor. david, how real is the risk that some of these residents might not have i hope to go to in the next few days? i will hope that the council can find some accommodation for them. they worked very hard yesterday to accommodate people in nearby towns. a lot of residents have been put up with friends and
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neighbours, who have not been evacuated. hopefully we can sort out the situation as fast as possible, but we don't know what is happening. what is going to be done to ensure that this doesn't happen again? we have seen the pictures of that damn. it is collapsing slowly. what is going to be done? obviously there is vast amounts of stone going in to divert water away from the reservoir. it will need some major structural work, and it needs to be done very quickly. when was the last time that repair works were actually happening on that dam?” time that repair works were actually happening on that dam? i moved to whaley bridge 47 years ago, and that is the last major work. it is over 200 years old, it is bound to be showing its age. it needs some major work on it. and as i said before, some vulnerable residents with nowhere else to go, what advice would you give to people who are living in whaley bridge at the moment, who are perhaps still staying in their homes? well, i
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think most people didn't move —— did move out, they listened to the police. there has been a good response from people in higher areas of whaley bridge, who have offered their rooms if available, and we have to see what the situation is, the briefing we get from the meeting at 7am when we will find out some more details. and as we heard from our reporter earlier, he was saying engineers are working around the clock to try and drain that reservoir, and the raf helicopter is dropping hundreds of tons of aggregate to try and stop that flow of water. it has protected the town for 200 years and residents are hoping it will stay that way. and of course, we will be talking to an engineer on the programme as well. there is a history to this, but we will be talking about what they need to do to solve this as quickly and safely as possible. we will stay across that story for you. they have both been leading their parties forjust over a week, but borisjohnson and jo swinson's fortunes have taken different turns in the last few hours.
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while the conservatives have been left with a wafer—thin majority after the brecon and radnorshire by—election, the pro—remain lib dems are celebrating success, in a constituency which voted leave in the eu referendum. jo swinson joins us now. good morning to you. so in thejob just a week. not bad for the first week in the office. certainly i am smiling this morning. it was a great victory. a huge effort by so many liberal democrats from across the country, with a fantastic candidate and now mp injane dodds. it is really good for the liberal democrats, but i think this has wider national significance as well. not only does it cut borisjohnson's majority to just one, and show that there isn't a mandate for his no deal brexit, this also shows hope to people in this country that they don't have to settle for that choice between boris johnson don't have to settle for that choice between borisjohnson and don't have to settle for that choice between boris johnson and jeremy corbyn, there is a more positive
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alternative available. the liberal democrats. you say it is a great night for your party. 0n democrats. you say it is a great night for your party. on paper, yes, a victory as a victory, but nonetheless the greens and plaid cymru stood aside to let you campaign on this platform, and there was still an overall majority for parties that were backing leave. this is not a huge anti— brexit move, by any stretch. well, first of all, i do genuinely say thank you to plaid cymru and the greens. i have beenin plaid cymru and the greens. i have been in touch with their leaders this morning to express that personally. because they put the national interest first and stood aside. i think that is to be welcomed and that cooperation and working together has worked in this case. we have a first past the post voting system. you know, this is a voting system. you know, this is a voting system. you know, this is a voting system which you know i want to change, and if the conservatives or anyone else who has for years been extolling the merits of first past the post now wants to come to the cause of electoral, i tell you, the cause of electoral, i tell you, the liberal democrats are going to be very up for making sure we have a
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voting system where every vote counts. but we are working in the system we have, and we have won a victory with a 12% swing, overturning an 8000 majority. and this comes off the back of our best ever local election results, and storming victories in the european elections, where we beat both the conservatives and the labour party ‘s to our best ever european election results as well. so this is a sustained pattern of liberal democrats winning again on the up. are you use the phrase working the system and they will see the deals that you did with plaid in the greens. they will say this is not democracy, this is you doing deals with other politicians to get what you want. i want to have a different voting system but we work within the system that we have. the many years, the conservatives have said that is the conservatives have said that is the best system and they can't turn around now and say they don't like
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the result and therefore there is something illegitimate. we have pursed past the poet fix back first past the post voting system but a liberal democrat member of parliament has been elected in this system, which voted leave in the referendum were where people are hugely worried. we are here on the royal welsh showground where farmers have been talking about their concern that borisjohnson's lanza brexit will mean devastation for the rural economy here. 40% tariffs on bmb rural economy here. 40% tariffs on lamb exports. a third of which welsh bmb lamb exports. a third of which welsh lamb goes to the european union and we're talking about thatjust lamb goes to the european union and we're talking about that just a few weeks' time and the government has no answers so weeks' time and the government has no answers so it's not surprising that people here have sent a very clear message to borisjohnson that he needs to change his plan. the prime minister says he will not call the general election but it feels like that. they are visiting factories and talking about infrastructure spending. i wonder
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whether you want to fight a general election right now because after the end of october, if we left the european union, we don't know anything about any of your domestic policies. i'm absolutely up for a general election. i'm campaigning for a people's to stop brexit because that is the most urgent challenge our country faces. my point is if the general election comes point is if the general election co m es after point is if the general election comes after we've left the european union, what do you stand for? we stand for liberal values which are under attack in this post brexit world. notjust in the uk but actually globally. standing up for individual freedoms, actually globally. standing up for individualfreedoms, equality, where we have the leader of the labour party who is letting anti—semitism run rifle not clamping down on in his own party and a conservative party with islamic phobia a big problem. i'm standing for internationalism, the recognition
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that immigration is a good thing, that immigration is a good thing, that we should be welcoming the contribution that different people make to our society. these liberal values are under attack like never before and it is one of the reasons why we see a before and it is one of the reasons why we see a resurgence before and it is one of the reasons why we see a resurgence in the liberal democrat fortunes. yes, it's partly about brexit but why do you wa nt to partly about brexit but why do you want to stop exit? it's because we are internationalist. if you want to tackle the problems of the climate emergency or international terrorism, we need to work with our closest neighbours across countries in order to do it. that is why we wa nt to in order to do it. that is why we want to stop brexit and why the liberal democrats are about so much more than brexit. that's why tens of thousands of people are joining us. joe swinton, thank you forjoining us. lots of people will be wondering what is happening with the weather. matt is in croxteth park in liverpool this morning.
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matt, what is going on there? the stage is set for the bbc summer social, taking place this weekend. the likes of nina nesbitt will be on tomorrow and for those of you with slightly younger viewers out there, none other than mr tumbler will be around and watching them on the grounds behind me will be around 10,000 - 15,000 grounds behind me will be around 10,000 —15,000 people, a festival that everyone from toddlers to teens can look it. taking place here at croxteth park in liverpool. it's tried the moment and over the weekend but if you are coming down, there might be want to showers and that really is the forecast for today so let's look at the details. we have seen the forecasting lots of showers and thunderstorms recently but the forecast today is one that is much, much better. you are showers, lighter showers and spending the rest of the day com pletely spending the rest of the day completely dry. because of the light
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winds around at the moment and the ground is quite damp after the recent downpours, there is some mist and fog around the early commute. some of that will clear away the next hour or so and for most of you, dry day ahead. a few showers. some will drop across parts of scotland. down across some eastern counties of england, particularly north—east england, particularly north—east england, yorkshire and lincolnshire, a few showers on the go already. evenif a few showers on the go already. even if you are dry, you will notice the flood warning symbol on the map, just check. recent rain has still got swolle n just check. recent rain has still got swollen rivers. most of the day drive. across parts of south wales, that we saw yesterday, we do see showers across eastern parts of
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scotland. a little on the heavy side. we are going to be talking about the minority. most will be dry. well into the 20s for the vast majority. 25, the hi. some of them will continue into the evening. light winds again tonight so some mist and fog patches under clear skies. temperatures will drop down but for the vast majority, double—figure temperatures to start your weekend. some mist and fog will quickly clear away, dry day for the vast majority, particularly across central and eastern areas. in the west, a bit more cloud around. picking up towards the south—west to bring some great conditions. a few showers across western areas. temperatures like today as we going to sunday, scotland on the western half of the uk most likely to see showers. across scotland in
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particular, they could be a bit on the heavy and bunbury side. back to steph and ben. it's hard to keep up with the weather at the moment. we're going to that with a thing. the torrential theme —— rain without of late is devastating news for people evacuated from their homes in derbyshire. a dam is still at risk of bursting. we will be live in whaley bridge throughout the morning. that is where the wall of the dam has already collapsed. the road has been close to there. it's been blamed on heavy rain falls but what exactly is going on there? you to explain is civil engineer richard co keley. to explain is civil engineer richard cokeley. what is the problem they are dealing with? notjust the
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whaley bridge residents who have been evacuated but those further down the river. in furnace veil and new mills. they will all have been involved. the heavy rain, and it's ha rd involved. the heavy rain, and it's hard to believe, isn't it. one week after the highest temperatures with had in the uk, with potential devastating consequences. that heavy rain that was upstream. as we get close to macclesfield, takes three or four days to actually come down the valley to that reservoir. that's what sort of misleading. we looked at the live shot, the sun was out, everything looks calm. it will take several days for the real extent of that to become known. that's right. it may well be reaching its peak around about now. a really important
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aspect of that chinook helicopter is to divert anything that is coming in that they can stop they will start the pumping. they will be pumping that reservoir to increase it safely. what is the water go, because that would be a problem for the people? you have a big challenge because the river is quite a steep sided valley. we've got very little places. working out diversions, they are doing that. that will actually increase the water levels here. you've got to manage the process. taking the water off the hills, as i say, shining tour, to macclesfield.
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this is probably something that the people of whaley bridge are all too aware is there. he sort ofjust assume it's always going to be ok. how common is this sort of problem? it's not common and this is very unusual. a very special event. it's so unusual. a very special event. it's so unusual. what will be done is, it will be investigated in great detail stop making sure it can't happen anywhere else. every damn by an act of parliament in the last 100 years houses a specialist engineer who understands how the dam operates in work. it has to report on an annual basis. it has to be inspected on an annual basis, the safety of the dam and they have to create plans for
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evacuation, like we see panning out. can you give us a timescale about how this will get sorted? there is a lot of pressure on them. very quickly, that water will get that under control. investigations will start on the dam for a potential failure. but it will take weeks and potentially months to understand what has gone wrong, to refurbish that term. it's a long time. businesses will get back to normal very quickly. that water is used for the canal syste m that water is used for the canal system see how pleasure boats to actually go up and they provide money to the town. that will potentially be affected for some considerable time. thank you for coming in. richard touched on some
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of those homes and businesses in the people who have been evacuated. we will speak and find out with how they are dealing with something pretty unprecedented. and find out how the emergency services are getting on. time for the news, travel and whether where you are. good morning from bbc london news, i'm tara welsh. a review looking at whether to allow electric scooters on the road needs to move more quickly, according to transport for london. it's against the law to use the vehicles on roads and pavements by the government is looking at ways to change that. tfl says the department for transport needs to accelerate its review to put some safeguards around their use. the mayor of mogadishu who previously led to london as a refugee has died. abdirahman 0mar
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osman came to in the 90s and served asa osman came to in the 90s and served as a counsellor in ealing before returning to somalia in 2008. it's been serving passengers for more than 100 years but now there is a chance to explore some of the secrets of piccadilly circus tube station. doors, passageways and lifts that were closed to the public in the 1920s have now been reopened. it's all part of a tour showcasing some of the station's unique design and hidden history. november 1940, during the blitz, nearly 2,000 people were sleeping nightly in piccadilly circus station. this corridor here housed lavatory facilities, staff facilities and later on, a secret art collection of the london museum and the tate gallery. you now let's take a look at the travel. a good service on all tube lines, no problems on the trains either.
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0n the m25, slow anticlockwise. that's because of a broken down lorry. and in hackney, temporary traffic lights for gas mains work. and in fulham, the same for water works. now lucy martin. hello, good morning. it looks like a settled spell of weather through today and into the weekend. it's a fine day today, with warm spells of sunshine, the temperatures getting into the mid—20s. now, as we start this morning, i think there will be a bit more in the way of cloud than we will see later in the day, the best of the sunshine to come later and feeling pleasantly warm in the sunshine with highs of 25 degrees celsius and light winds. through this evening, it'll stay dry with some further
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sunshine and overnight, once the sun sets, there will be some patchy cloud and clear spells, perhaps the odd patch of mist developing, around 12 or 15 degrees celsius. tomorrow is looking like a cloudier day than today. any mist will lift fairly quickly. it does look like it will be dry, though, with bright and sunny spells of times. temperatures similar to today. a maximum of 25 degrees celsius. as we move into sunday, a bright start to the day. but cloud will tend to increase as the day wears on. feeling a bit warmer and more humid with temperatures perhaps reaching 27 degrees celsius. i will be back with the latest from bbc london in half an hour but there is more on the website. hello, this is breakfast, with steph mcgovern and ben thompson. here is a summary of this morning's main stories from bbc news: the emergency services have been working through the night to try and divert water away from a reservoir dam in derbyshire which is in danger of bursting and flooding a town. the raf
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has been called in to help protect whaley bridge. more than 6,000 people have been told to leave their homes. 0ur correspondent dave guest is in whaley bridge for us this morning. i know you are getting up—to—date with what is happening where you are, and clearly the raf stepping into try and shore up some of those defences and divert water. clearly that evacuation means many people are that evacuation means many people a re left that evacuation means many people are left in doubt about when they can get home. two yes, a lot of people waking up this morning not in their own beds, basically because around 6500 people were told that they should leave the whaley bridge and surrounding areas last night in case this dam did best. authorities we re case this dam did best. authorities were not going to take any chances, so some were not going to take any chances, so some have been put in an emergency centre at a school. most people have gone to hotels or have found accommodation with relatives and friends. you mention that chinook helicopter, we saw that
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flying over the hills a short time ago because a couple of miles down this road is the spot where those general helicopters are loading up with aggregate, —— tunic helicopters. they will release some of the pressure building up behind that dam —— chinook helicopters. people have been turned around and told to find another way, the town of whaley bridge itself a complete no—go area, as you would expect because they had evacuated a lot of properties in that area. 0vernight engineers are still trying to assess how serious this damage is and what they will be able to do. it is too dangerous for them to get close at the moment and no word yet as to when people can be let back into their homes. one of those evacuated from whaley bridge is philipjupp, who we can now speak to. good morning to you. thank you for joining us. good morning. so can you
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explain where you are at the moment, and what you have been told? well, my brother—in—law, my late wife's sister, has actually put up. she lives in... she is a whaley bridge resident, and we are just the road ona resident, and we are just the road on a bit of high ground. so you are not that far away from the area that has just been evacuated, then. not that far away from the area that hasjust been evacuated, then. no, i am certainly one of the very lucky ones. i can't quite see my house, but obviously i am a bit more fortu nate but obviously i am a bit more fortunate than some other people who have been moved quite a distance away. and so what have you been told about what is happening? well, to be honest we haven't been told a lot. we have to rely on yourselves and social media. i mean, but obviously the emergency services are very, very busy, and we are upbeat. the local people, we are good guys. we are not going to be down there
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troubling any services too much. i mean, we all want to know, but obviously we can't. and philip, you have lived in whaley bridge for more than 30 years, haven't you? have you ever experienced anything like this before? no, no, nothing like this ever before. i mean, to be honest, i think it comes as quite a shock to a lot of people how old the dam actually is. it has always been there, but to be told the age of the dam is quite amazing for many of us. and have you chatted to many of your neighbours, to see how they run getting on? well, i haven't, to be honest. because we are quite well scattered. you know, but people are so scattered. you know, but people are so kind. people are so kind, so helpful. i mean, istruggle a bit because i have got a couple of health issues which i am trying to manage at the moment. but people are
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so manage at the moment. but people are so kind. people are lovely, and whaley bridge and derbyshire in particular are quite stole what. —— stalwart. i cast myself as a whaley bridge person, but originally born in london, believe it or not. but people are great, people are calm, people are great, people are calm, people are great, people are calm, people are trying to cope with this. it is an extreme situation, we all appreciate that. and you mentioned there about your health concerns. are you able to get access to the things you need? because this is quite significant, isn't it?” things you need? because this is quite significant, isn't it? i am actually a home dialysis patients, so actually a home dialysis patients, soi actually a home dialysis patients, so i normally have a kidney machine set up in my bedroom, you know, with all the kit and caboodle there. but obviously i won't. .. all the kit and caboodle there. but obviously i won't... in some ways it was fortu nate obviously i won't... in some ways it was fortunate that i actually
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dialysed yesterday morning, before this happened. but i will need to be on dialysis again by saturday, or i may be a little bit ill by then. yes, well, hopefully you can get everything you need as soon as you need it, and thank you very much for talking to us. i am sure we will be able to. philip, look after yourself, thank you for chatting with us. thank you very much, have a great day. i have an interesting one ahead. well, good luck. sounds very jolly, ahead. well, good luck. sounds very jolly, given the circumstances, being evacuated. it is nice he is talking about the community, and i think you see that in these types of situations. clearly the emergency services working really hard, and you have the raf, who are trying to solve this problem as well, and hopefully get people back to their homes as soon as possible. we will keep you up—to—date with that, but
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let's bring you up—to—date with the rest of today's main stories. the liberal democrats have won the brecon and radnorshire by—election, taking the seat from the conservatives and reducing borisjohnson's working majority in parliament to just one. 0ther pro—remain parties had stood aside to give the lib dems a better chance of winning. it was not a good night for labour, whose vote share dropped by more than 12% as they were beaten into fourth place by the brexit party. global temperatures forjuly could be the hottest on record — that is the initial assessment of the eu's climate change service. definitive figures will be released next week, when temperatures from the final days of the month have been collated. the research also shows thatjuly was on average 1.2 degrees celsius above pre—industrial levels. coming up, we will get the weather from matt.
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might is on the sofa with us. might is on the sofa with usm might is on the sofa with us. it is going to be dry in edgbaston, hopefully a whole day's play. an amazing atmosphere, so much excitement. a lot of fans showed up with pieces of sandpaper to share those three australians who were banned for the bold tempering scandal in south africa last year. they were back for the first time in a test match and we found out, not very surprising, but steve smith is one of the world's best batsmen, and he is certainly not rubbed up the wrong way. a little sandpaperjoke for you. england's cricketers have a bigger total to chase than they would have hoped for on day two of the first ashes test match at edgbaston. england got off to a great start yesterday, but a century from former captain steve smith, on his return to test cricket, helped australia to 284 all—out.
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joe wilson reports from edgbaston. the ashes began with a rhythm. the australian out, the crowd response. yellow sandpaper aloft, just to remind david warner of his part in the ball—tampering scandal. well, steve smith had been banned too, and he was greeted predictably. booing. james anderson apologised to the other england bowlers because he got injured. without him, it seemed fine. woakes took wickets, so did broad. australia's captain batting — well, there's a fielder there. what luck, what joy. england's bowlers were making the first ashes day their day. but one man had a different plan — steve smith. he guided, steered and persevered. smith's tearful apology in the wake of the ball—tampering scandal was even recreated in the stands. but, whether mockery, drizzle or england's bowlers, smith absorbed it all. in a game of teams, and a test of everything, his hundred was personal.
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there were times throughout the last, um...15 months where i didn't know if i was ever going to play cricket again. i lost a bit of love for it at one point. fortunately, that love's come back. at the close, england were 10—0 in reply to australia's 284. steve smith is already the ashes act to follow. joe wilson, bbc news, edgbaston. now, at the other big event this weekend, the women's open golf, the second round gets under way shortly and english players are in contention. defending champion georgia hall began with a bogey—free 69, to finish four shots off the lead, while charley hull also started strongly in her bid to win a first major title. woburn is her home course, and she made that knowledge count with a five—under—par 67. she is two behind the leader, south africa's ashleigh buhai. the new domestic football season starts tonight in england and scotland. in the championsip, promoted luton
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taking on middlesbrough. new manager, steph — jonathan woodgate. while the fairytale european adventure for welsh side connah‘s quay is over, knocked out by partizan belgrade in the europa league. but wolves are through, beating crusaders of northern ireland 4—1 last night in belfast, and 6—1 on aggregate, a second goal there for rauljiminez. rangers, aberdeen and linfield are also through. now, we told you earlier this week, about 18—year—old khadija mellah, who was about to become the first jockey in history to ride professionally in a hijab. well, she won herfirst race at goodwood yesterday, meaning a fairytale ending. she was on the outsider haverland, and managed to beat the likes of olympic cycling champion victoria pendleton, despite only sitting on a racehorse for the first time just three months ago. it was really difficult initially. racehorses are very difficult.
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i had quite a few mishaps. but as soon as they got the hang of it, i started enjoying it loads. and i want to continue riding out, and i love it. she must be good, because the legend thatis she must be good, because the legend that is frankie dettori was watching and said that she is unbelievable, she is incredible. that is a great story, i love it. a few months ago she hadn't even been on a horse before. it was a charity in brixton that gets people onto horses. so many status to that, staying on the horse, riding a horse, and then winning. -- so many stages to that. are it was a narrow win for the lib dems, but a win nevertheless, and whichever way you look at it, today's by—election result is bad news for borisjohnson. with his working majority cut tojust one, it is going to be near—impossible for him to get any legislation through parliament. so what will the prime minister do now? we are joined now by the conservative party chairman, james cleverly.
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given joining givenjoining us this morning. how disappointed are you at the party losing the seat? is never nice to lose a parliamentary colleague. a very well liked person in his community. he got a strong result. the live —— the lib dems with their dirty backroom deal with the greens and plaid, they threw the kitchen sink at this. that is disappointing but what is also frustrating for us, and will be for the people in brecon and will be for the people in brecon and radnorshire, the majority voted to leave the eu and the majority vote of the parties committed to leaving the eu yet in this by—election, they have a lib dems mp who is explicitly clear she would do everything she can to frustrate the referendum result and attempt to stop us leaving the ego. but that is
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a lib dems mp who was voted in by the majority. there was that kind of backroom deal between plaid and the lib dems and the greens and they have every right to do that.” lib dems and the greens and they have every right to do that. i don't like political backroom deals like that. they didn't do anything wrong, though. you describe it as a dirty deal. that's what it is. it's entirely up to them. there is nothing illegal about it but i do think it shows that even with those kind of antics going on, they scraped to win but as you say, when isa win scraped to win but as you say, when is a win and is disappointing. we as a government won't be distracted from what we have committed to, which is to leave the european union by the 31st of october. you talk about this being a dirty backroom deal but the candidate you had standing in this by—election was chris davis, dmp was the why this
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by—election happened in the first place, because there were thousands of people who are unhappy with the fa ct of people who are unhappy with the fact that he had been convicted of expenses fraud. why did you then have him stand again? the situation he found himself in, he did something foolish, he apologised about that, he claimed for something he hadn't legitimately spent, he did it in the wrong way. he conceded that. as i say, he was incredibly popular locally, he still is. the result bears that out. he was very, well respected amongst his local community. they wanted him to be our candidate. not all of them, clearly. as you saw in that result, he got very close to being re—elected. it's
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disappointing that he didn't. but to go back to your fundamental question, what we are as a government now, going to continue with, is delivering on the promise that we made which is to leave the european union on the 31st of 0ctober. pushing for a deal, if the eu can strip out that stop, the undemocratic backstop which nobody likes. and there is the chance that we leave the deal. if not, we leave anyway. from just two mps to just one. is that going to change the strategy in any way. if there are any tory mps who don't like the deal, that you perhaps get this, they might decide to jump ship and it could be the majority completely gone. the simple truth is that as we've seen over the last 6—12
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months, whether it's a majority of one. is really largely irrelevant. how it irrelevant. i was about to explain. because actually, the house is comprehensively rejected a withdrawal agreement, and specifically because the backstop. if that backstop can be removed, and democracy can win out and we can leave the deal but that isn't really dependent on the numbers, whether they be 12 or three. if we can't get that backstop removed, if the eu are unwilling or unable to remove that backstop, we continue to prepare to leave on the 31st. to make sure we can take advantage of exit things like free ports which we can't do as a member of the european union, which enables us to spread. spreading the economic benefits
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around the country to coastal communities and part of the country that really need that economics —— support. you are not worried about this. the board appointed as it will not it will not distract us from what we have explicitly promised to do, which is deliver brexit so we can seize the opportunities that divides, so we can do things like free ports which my colleagues are announcing today is going to boost the economy of parts of the country which really feel left behind over recent decades. we're going to do something about it. we will do that once we got the advantages that exit well. thank you very much for your time what is the weekend got in store ? your time what is the weekend got in store? matters in liveable for us this morning. —— matt is in
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liverpool this morning. summer social this weekend. we are in croxteth park this morning in liverpool. for younger viewers, the likes of mr tumble will be here in the cbbc ho lot. likes of mr tumble will be here in the cbbc hq lot. people want dry weather and there is more in the way of dry weather around. we're still good to see if few showers around today, particularly across the eastern half of the country but compared to what we've seen over the past few days, not quite so severe as would have seen. 0ne past few days, not quite so severe as would have seen. one way dry weather. lighter winds, it as would have seen. one way dry weather. lighterwinds, it will feel a bit warmer as well. since a mist and fog around but the sun really up and fog around but the sun really up and going. most places dry. wanted
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to showers brewing across parts of scotland. keeping up—to—date with the latest flood warning details on the latest flood warning details on the bbc weather website because some of the rivers, recent heavy rains, but further south it's been that bit drier, it continues with a dry story. patchy cloud here and there. most story. patchy cloud here and there. m ost pla ces story. patchy cloud here and there. most places will stay dry. if we go through the day, we will see further showers across eastern scotland and eastern england. some of those could be on heaviside. the odd rumble of thunder but not quite looking at the same torrential downpours we've seen over the past few days. most places will stay dry. 16 the high today, thatis will stay dry. 16 the high today, that is 77 in fahrenheit. the showers continuing into the evening before gradually fading away. most places dry overnight. mist and fog
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forming. you can see most towns and cities will be in double figures as we start the weekend. into saturday, early morning mist and fog patches. most early morning mist and fog patches. m ost pla ces early morning mist and fog patches. most places dry. if anything, tomorrow, western areas will be a bit cloudy and it could turn quite grey a cross bit cloudy and it could turn quite grey across the south—west and south—western parts of wales. greater chance of a few showers developing as we go through the day but in the sunshine, away from that, it will be another warm day. warm again as we going to sunday but greater chance of some showers, particularly across scotland and western parts of the uk but at least, then instead, the not looking quite a severe as it has done of late. that will be a relief to a lot of people. the royal bank of scotla nd of people. the royal bank of scotland has reported a rise in
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profits. as well as rbs the banking group also runs high street banks like natwest and ulster bank, and the private bank coutts — whose customers include the queen. while this morning it has reported a rise in operating profits. with the deadline of course, i was talking about this at the beginning of the way, claims coming to an end at the end of this month, the 29th of august. you've got to get your claim in before then. the banks said they spent 4.9 billion pounds on those ppi claims and its expecting another 95,000 claims before the deadline comes. so let's speak to the boss. ross mcewanjoins comes. so let's speak to the boss. ross mcewan joins us now. good morning to you. within the last hour, announcing this huge rise in profits. this comes after many years of losses. are you confident the worst is behind you? this is a good
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set of results for the bank and we are pleased with them. doubling of operating profit. more importantly starting to see growth coming to parts of the business. mortgage lending, 14 billion gross lending in the first six months. sme lending up. midmarket is misleading up so we are starting to see a bank doing what it's doing. serving customers in the uk and the republic of ireland. you talk about serving your customers but we're looking the figures. you came last out of 16 banks for customer service. you need to improve, don't you? well certainly under the royal bank of scotla nd certainly under the royal bank of scotland which is impacted pretty badly by the rbs brand, it's about 10-15% of badly by the rbs brand, it's about 10— 15% of our customers. natwest is performing much better. 0ur commercial operation is number one for service, as is our private ranking but a lot more work to be done with the royal bank of scotland group that serves our scottish
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customers and we are making progress in many ways but i must admit we've got a lot of work to do with that brand. at the time, you say you got a lot of work to do. we are closing 400 branches and those other parts where people are coming into contact. how is that improving service? first off, you are seeing a very big trend towards the digital channels. 0ver very big trend towards the digital channels. over 50% of all our sales for our personal business are now done on mobile or on some form of digital device. you are seeing check usage down about 17% every year the past five years books. —— cheque. cashis past five years books. —— cheque. cash is being used less. we need to make distribution changes but we now have 700 stops that our mobile vans make in country and town areas. we've connected with the post 0ffice. where customers can put money in. community bankers. the
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shape of the bank has changed quite dramatically over the past five yea rs dramatically over the past five years as dramatically over the past five yea rs as our dramatically over the past five years as our customers have changed. a quick word on payment protection insurance. it's been the bane of the banking sector. you put £5.3 billion to pay for them. another 95,000 before the end of the month when the deadline to get the claims is in. are you happy then that that is the final word on ppi, that it's cost you a lot? it's cost the industry abortion. it's nice to have this coming to an end. as we get to the end of august, we didn't make any additional provisions to of accounts, we would like to see what comes through in august. we are expecting an uplift of claims. it would be nice to see this one finished. it has been a tough one for the industry and for customers so for the industry and for customers so nice to have it fixed for all parties. we will speak again. ross mcewan, chief executive of the royal bank of scotland. type the news,
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travel and whether you are. good morning from bbc london news, i'm tara welsh. a review looking at whether to allow electric scooters on the road needs to move more quickly, according to transport for london. it's against the law to use the vehicles on roads and pavements but the government is looking at ways to change that. tfl says the department for transport needs to accelerate its review to put some safeguards around their use. the mayor of mogadishu who previously fled to london as a refugee has died. he was wounded in a suicide attack last week. abdirahman 0mar osman came to the uk in the 90s and served as a labor counsellor in ealing before returning to somalia in 2008. it's been serving passengers for more than 100 years but now there is a chance to explore
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some of the secrets of piccadilly circus tube station. doors, passageways and lifts that were closed to the public in the 1920s have now been reopened. it's all part of a tour showcasing some of the station's unique design and hidden history. november 1940, during the blitz, nearly 2,000 people were sleeping nightly in piccadilly circus station. this corridor here housed lavatory facilities, staff facilities and later on, a secret art collection of the london museum and the tate gallery. now let's take a look at the travel. a good service on all tube lines, no problems on the trains either. 0n the m25, slow anticlockwise. that's because of a broken down lorry. traffic is building on blackwall lane. and in hackney, temporary traffic lights for gas mains work. and in fulham, the same
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for water works. now lucy martin. hello, good morning. it looks like a settled spell of weather through today and into the weekend. it's a fine day today, with some warm spells of sunshine, the temperatures getting into the mid—20s. now, as we start this morning, i think there will be a bit more in the way of cloud than we will see later in the day, the best of the sunshine to come later and feeling pleasantly warm in the sunshine with highs of 25 degrees celsius and light winds. through this evening, it'll stay dry with some further sunshine and overnight, once the sun sets, there will be some patchy cloud and clear spells, perhaps the odd patch of mist developing, around 12 or 15 degrees celsius. tomorrow is looking like a cloudier day than today. any mist will lift fairly quickly. it does look like it will be dry, though, with bright and sunny spells of times. temperatures similar to today.
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a maximum of 25 degrees celsius. as we move into sunday, a bright start to the day. but cloud will tend to increase as the day wears on. feeling a bit warmer and more humid with temperatures perhaps reaching 27 degrees celsius. i will be back with the latest from bbc london in half an hour but there is more on the website. good morning, welcome to breakfast with steph mcgovern and ben thompson. it is eight o'clock. 0ur headlines today: the derbyshire dam at risk of collapse holds overnight — if it bursts it could swamp the town below. an raf helicopter is helping emergency services divert water away from reservoir above the town of whaley bridge. throughout breakfast, we'll keep you updated on the condition of the dam and the very latest on the evacuation of the town. the conservatives lose brecon and radnorshire
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by—election to the lib dems, reducing borisjohnson's majority in parliament to a single mp. a dramatic first day in the ashes as a century from steve smith on his return to test cricket after his ball tampering ban saves australia in the first test at edgbaston. and who'll be the latest contestant to quick—step their way into the strictly ballroom? we'll reveal all after eight. before that, i get to reveal the full cast, which is a lot drier than recently, a bit more sunshine and a bit warmer. —— i get to reveal the forecast. join me at the bbc summer social at croxteth in liverpool for all the details. it's friday 2nd august. our top story: the emergency services have been working through the night to try and divert water away from a reservoir dam in derbyshire, which is in danger of bursting
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and flooding a town. the raf has been called in to help protect whaley bridge. more than 6,000 people have been told to leave their homes. simonjones has this report. a race against time. at first light, an raf helicopterjoins the battle to stop the dam collapsing. it will drop hundreds of tons of aggregate to try to prevent more water entering the reservoir, described by police as an unprecedented, fast—moving emergency situation, as intense rain took its toll. access to nearby whaley bridge remained blocked overnight, and a large part of the town evacuated. you can't risk it, can you? if something happens to the dam, i think we're getting wet. i think people are horrified about what is happening. it is a shock, because this is people's lives. it's where they live. a torrent of water flowing over the dam damaged its concrete panel. sandbags have been put along
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the top of the reservoir. pumps are being used to reduce the water to a safe level. the warning is the future of the dam wall remains in the balance. there's about 1.2 million tons of water in that reservoir. so the environment agency has issued a severe flood warning, because we don't know the state of the dam, and if there was a catastrophic failure, that volume of water at whaley bridge would have a devastating impact. the clean—up is continuing in other parts of northern england hit by flooding. the national trust's lyme park in cheshire suffered major damage. but, near whaley bridge, residents have been told it could be days before they are allowed back home. they are just hoping they have homes to go back to. a couple of updates on the situation in whaley bridge, we have had a statement from the police and emergency services on site trying to deal with that, they tell us there is still a very real risk that the
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dam will fail. the warning remains to stay away from the area, the evacuation is well under way, people spending the night away from home. they have said the raf chinnock, the pictures we saw in that report, moving more than 50 tonnes of aggregate to try to reinforce the reservoir wall. lots of people are working very hard to sort this out. there is a total of 16 high—volume water pumps installed in the reservoir in order to reduce the water levels, that is the key to this, getting the water level down and trying to divert some of the water away from the town, and lots of services are being provided for those people who have been evacuated. 0ur correspondent dave guest is in whaley bridge for us this morning. it is one of those stories where we are talking about problems with the rain, yet you are standing in a very sunny part of the area where it looks very peaceful, and that is very much not the case? the surname
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shining, the sky is blue, you would not think there is a problem. let the sun is shining. but beyond as is the sun is shining. but beyond as is the reservoir in danger of flooding the reservoir in danger of flooding the town of whaley bridge. you spoke about some of the measures employed overnight, this operation as involving all sorts of organisations. the raf have had that chinook flying, 50 tonnes of aggregate so far have been dropped to try and patch up that dam one. 16 high—volume water pumps provided by fire services. we are told fire services from right across the country have been helping by getting equipment and people into this area, a fire equipment and people into this area, afire engine equipment and people into this area, a fire engine from nottingham came through the roadblock a short time ago. many roads are blocked in this area, this isjust outside buxton, a couple of miles down this road to the reservoir. also down the road is the reservoir. also down the road is the source of aggregate, that is where the chinnock has been landing
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to drop the aggregate into the reservoir. the main worry for people in whaley bridge is how long this will go on fall, nobody yet has the a nswer to will go on fall, nobody yet has the answer to this. the raf is assessing how dangerous the damages and when it can be made safe. i know you will keep us across this this morning, dave, thank you. let's get the latest now from our reporter leigh milner, who's at the evacuation centre in chapel—en—le—frith for us this morning. as he said, people spending a night away from home, still no news about when people might be able to return? that's right, we have had people staying inside the school and also in the car park in a camper van. this is tim, julie and mr blue. how concerned are you that you might not have a home to return to? a blow there is not much we can do, it is just life, that is how it goes. how
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comfy was it here? fine, just like camping. i'mjoined by terry mcdermott, the chief fire officer. these guys had stayed here overnight, do we expect another day, two, three days? i would like to thank the residents of whaley bridge who have been cooperated on the evacuation. to get out so many people in such a short time for a really critical incident has been magnificent, thanks very much for that. in terms of how long they will be displaced, it is really difficult to say. we will not be able to accurately predict for about 24 is until you can establish how much water we can take out of the german the rate it is leaving. we have a difficult job, the rate it is leaving. we have a difficultjob, water is coming in and going out of the reservoir at the same time. we have a meeting at ten o'clock and will get a further update than. the dam is the only thing separating the reservoir from
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whaley bridge, if the dam collapses, 1.2 million tonnes of water will come crashing down. it has protected the town for 200 years, let's hope it stays that way. thank you very much, we will be back with you later. the police have told us there was still a risk that dam will fail, so we was still a risk that dam will fail, so we will keep you up to date with events and the work of the raf to try to reinforce that. the key message remains the same from the emergency services about staying away from the area, if you don't need to be there, please stay away. let's bring you up to date with the rest of todaymain stories. the liberal democrats have won the brecon and radnorshire by—election, taking the seat from the conservatives and reducing borisjohnson's working majority in parliament to just one. 0ther pro—remain parties had stood aside to give the lib dems a better chance of winning. 0ur political correspondent jonathan blake was at the count, and sent this report. the votes had been cast and the counting could begin.
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conservatives fighting to hold on, liberal democrats sensing a chance. both sides knew it would be close. i do hereby declare thatjane dodds is duly elected member of parliament for the said constituency. a win for the party that campaigned against brexit, and a message to the new prime minister from parliament's newest member. my very first act as your mp when i arrive in westminster will be to find mr borisjohnson, wherever he's hiding, and tell him loud and clear — stop playing with the future of our communities and rule out a no—deal brexit now. liberal democrats threw everything
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at this by—election, although they held back from their staunch "stop brexit" message, knowing it might cost them votes in a constituency finely balanced between leave and remain. in the end, it was a narrow victory, but one the lib dems will say shows that they are a party on the up. the liberal democrats were helped here by other anti—brexit parties standing aside. it was a terrible result for labour, who finished a distant fourth. the brexit party managed third, maybe costing the conservatives a win. for him and for his party, defeat will be deeply felt. let's get the latest now from our correspondent tomos morgan. interesting, the liberal democrats claiming a big victory, but still an overall majority for parties that voted to back leave? they can claim
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victory, but not a resounding one? exactly right, and in this constituency which is part of the cou nty of constituency which is part of the county of powys, in the european parliamentary election the brexit party came out top, so that is probably by the brexit party came third and the conservatives came so close to holding onto the seat. it was very close to holding onto the seat. it was very close but the lib dems won. jonathan mentioned the other two pro remain parties stood aside to give a better chance to the liberal democrats with a majority ofjust 4.5%, plaid cymru and the green party helping the lib dems to take back the seat which has always historically been jostled between the two parties, but in this current climate brexit was a big talking issue and the remain backing party, the lib dems, came out on top. thank you, tomos morgan. strong suit! i
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like that. you don't see that very often. you certainly look very boring! could i get away with that pink suit? it might clash with the red sofa. let talk about some serious stuff. a severe flood warning is still in place this morning, with a dam at risk of bursting near the town of whaley bridge in derbyshire. last night thousands of residents were told to leave their homes, taking their pets and medication with them, and to head to a school in the neighbouring town of chapel—en—le—frith. joining us from there now is julie sharman from the canal and river trust, and resident susan kelsall. thank you forjoining us, julie. i know you guys are very busy trying to sort this out, so where are things at the moment? it is very much an emergency operation on site, as you heard earlier the raf tunic
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helicopter is bringing in lots of aggregate and they're dropping that onto the face of the dam to stabilise the situation —— raf chinook helicopter. the weather has improved and the influence to the reservoir have reduced, the water level in the reservoir has lowered by approximately 200 millimetres, all good news but we are still in a critical situation. the teams have worked hard to reduce the water level, there is still a risk that the dam could fail. what is that risk at now? with the emergency team we are not putting a figure on that risk, we are treating it as a critical situation. very rightful to the residents who had taken themselves away from their homes for their safety. they have been so cooperative in the emergency situation. it must be very distressing for them. what more can
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be done to sort the situation out and have you any sense of what it might take? there is an amazing team from the emergency response situations, the raf, mountain rescue, everyone is situations, the raf, mountain rescue, everyone is pulling together and working very closely. to do this emergency response as quickly as possible, to stabilise the situation and to lower the water levels in the dam. as soon as we know anything fairwe dam. as soon as we know anything fair we will talk to the residents through the emergency response people on site. how common is this type of problem ? people on site. how common is this type of problem? fortunately it is extremely rare, one of the things we will do when we had stabilise the situation and got people back into the homes is to do a full investigation and understand the reason for the failure, but we all
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know there has been exceptional rain in this area over the last 36 hours, that has clearly been a big contributory factor. thank you, julie, for speaking to us this morning, because clearly you guys have been very busy. the canal and river trust are working to get everything back to normal and hopefully get evacuated people back into their homes. 0ne hopefully get evacuated people back into their homes. one of the issues is that the weather looks much better than no, but lots of rain in the hills further up the valley is working its way through the system, so even working its way through the system, so even though they are trying to remove some of the water, more is still coming into the reservoir, so lots of work to do even though it looks like the weather is a little better. julie is saying that it's reducing, which is good news. matt is in croxteth park in liverpool this morning. it is interesting, the river is picking up in most places but it has been pretty torrential for many
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through this week? it certainly has. good morning. the good news is things are turning a bit drier, not com pletely things are turning a bit drier, not completely without showers over the next few days between eight something drier. it will take awhile for a lot of the water that has fallen to run down through the river system. a very good morning from croxteth park in liverpool, the venue for bbc summer social. not bad to have a location like this within the festival area. the cbeebies bedtime story tent is next to me, that will be very full on sunday, it is almost sold out already. if you are coming, bring something waterproof just in case. are coming, bring something waterproofjust in case. there will bea waterproofjust in case. there will be a future over the next three days, but the focus contains a lot more dry weather compared to what we have seen over the past few, and in the sunshine it will feel pleasantly warm. we had some showers this morning across parts of eastern
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scotla nd morning across parts of eastern scotland and eastern england, a bit of mist and fog, with clear skies overhead and light winds. the mist and fog is clearing nicely, varying cloud across the country as we look across the uk at nine o'clock, maybe the shower popping up across parts of western scotland, but eastern scotland, north—east england, yorkshire and lincolnshire have the greatest chance of getting wet. we have a footballing triangle on the map, even though the rain has stopped thereafter to warnings in full. you can get the latest on the bbc weather website. further south, we have avoided the worst of the showers and today starts dry, sunny and already feeling quite warm with the sunshine of the head. the showers for me across parts of eastern england and eastern scotland could turn heavier later, there is a small risk of thunder, but not the torrential rain storms of late. for the vast majority of you it is a dry
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day today, not a bad end to the day, lots of sunshine, temperatures into the low 20s for many of you. the showers that form will continue into the evening, mostly becoming dry through the night. with clear skies and damp ground you could see mist and damp ground you could see mist and for patches forming into the start of tomorrow. temperatures into rural areas into single figures, double figures and turns in cities as we start the day. any early mist and fog clears and a dry start to the weekend, saying that way for many central and eastern areas, very few showers. more cloud towards western parts as the breeze picks up, turning western parts as the breeze picks y western parts as the breeze picks up, turning grey foursome across south—west england, south—west wales and northern ireland. it is here we are most likely to see showers, temperatures up to 25 degrees in the sunshine. it looks like the showers will get going more across parts of scotla nd will get going more across parts of scotland and western areas but at least nowhere near as wet as it has
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been. studio: thank you. it looks gorgeous there. glad to see it is dry enough in some places. look at what is behind us. glitter balls! and a champion on the sofa! iam doing i am doing it again next could you imagine?! the other contestants would be like, no! strictly come dancing 2019's ballroom is starting to fill up, with five celebrities having already been announced as taking part in the show. we will shortly be revealing who the next contestant is. last christmas, it was stacey dooley who lifted the glitter ball trophy. it must be funny for you, one year net —— one year on from winning. how did you feel this time last year? you have known for such a long time by this point and she won not to tell a soul, it is cloak and dagger. can you tell one person? yes, i
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could not tell my mum, she is such a fan that the whole of tk maxx would have found out. once it is out, it is like, let's go, but they will have the most incredible time. you will have some top tips for the next co ntesta nt, will have some top tips for the next contestant, that is all i will say at the moment. it is almost time for us at the moment. it is almost time for us to reveal the next contestant. here is a close. —— here are a new clues. we are milking this! # eight don't mean a thing, if it ain't got that swing. # it don't mean a thing, if it ain't got that swing. #it # it makes no difference if it's sweet or hot. #if sweet or hot. # if you gave that read them every
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little thing you've got. # it don't mean a thing, if it ain't got that swing. strictly theme tune plays. cheering here he is. my goodness! dry ice is in here, we can barely see you! this will just follow you around, mike, glitter. mike bushell, class of 2019. he will have the best time! this is very exciting. how long have you known? a weeks. for years,
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people have got me confused with chris hollins, who won in 2009. people would ask for a selfie, they are in the middle of the selfie, my partner lent are in the middle of the selfie, my partner len t wong strictly. and i think, do i say anything or keep quiet? and when they get home they say, it is not hidden! but now it is excavation at we did not know, well done. i told my wife, she wondered why i was doing funny moves around the lounge. have you been practising? we had our first dance at our wedding at the end of may, but it wasjust at our wedding at the end of may, but it was just jumping at our wedding at the end of may, but it wasjustjumping up at our wedding at the end of may, but it was just jumping up and at our wedding at the end of may, but it wasjustjumping up and down. i will not give anything away, but i had seen you dance! you are worried?! i and doing had seen you dance! you are worried?! land doing this for dad john says, ——i worried?! land doing this for dad john says, —— land doing this for dad dancers. it will be a steep
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learning curve, but you could not dance and you won. it is not really about the dancing, i think they love about the dancing, i think they love a trier, do you know what i mean?! as long as you are trying your best, and they like spectacle. you will love it. you will have the most incredible time. i am not underestimating the physical challenge, i did a piece about street dance and l challenge, i did a piece about street dance and i suddenly realised what a physical athlete you had to be, not only physical but the mental side, it is like patting your head and rubbing your tummy, side, it is like patting your head and rubbing yourtummy, the mental agility, remembering the moves, l know it is 90 seconds but it feels a lot longer when you are in it. know it is 90 seconds but it feels a lot longer when you are in itm know it is 90 seconds but it feels a lot longer when you are in it. it is about eight and half minutes, the trickiest moment is when they say, dancing the samba, stacey dooley and her partner... then you are like, i
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have no idea about the routine! i was doing 14 hours double eight day?! what was the hardest thing? i didn't take it too seriously. i thought i know i am very lucky to have the space, i want to throw myself into it, and these professionals a re myself into it, and these professionals are the best in the world so you want to make the most of having them at your disposal. all of having them at your disposal. all of you raised the bar so high last year. i have always been a fan, but some of the routines last year were jaw—dropping. some of the routines last year were jaw-dropping. you will be joining esteems colleagues. no pressure, when you have 0re, bill turnbull, now there, carol, natasha, susanna reid. provides lots of other night.
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does this strike fear into your heart? a little bit, but also excitement. i have tried hundreds of different sports as a beginner, sometimes ending up with egg on my face. but have a go, don't be worried about being embarrassed. that has properly shown already many times. have you a preference on your partner? i feel sorry for whoever it is. david james, proper athlete, partner? i feel sorry for whoever it is. davidjames, properathlete, or myself?! maybe someone my size, or it might be quite fun to be with a giant. steph, when we did the world wife carrying championships... we decided i should carry him because i was too tall for him! i was dragging along the floor! i'm glad we can finally see you amongst all of this.
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all talk at once i have a good feeling about you, i think you might do very well. as long as l do very well. as long as i don't get out in the first week, after that, it is a bonus. we are super proud of you. stacey, he will stay with us and we will speak to you about your documentaries. mike will be back to the sport later, you need to keep up with the dayjob! let's check in on the news, travel and weather where you are. good morning. there are fewer showers in the forecast through the day, after those torrential downpours that we have seen through this week. however, we still have a
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severe flood warning and risk of danger to life issued by the environment agency for the river goyt at whaley bridge in derbyshire. through the afternoon, a good deal of sunshine around but the showers will get going affecting the west highlands of scotland, the pennines and the derbyshire peak district. these showers have the potential to be heavy. we could also see one or two showers in south wales and into the far south—west of england. the winds are light so it should feel pleasa nt winds are light so it should feel pleasant in the sunshine with temperatures reaching highs of 25 in the far south—east of england. those showers continuing for a while into the evening before gradually starting to ease and fade and we may see the return of some low cloud and mist in places but otherwise it is dry with lengthy clear spells and temperatures not falling away too far, temperatures not falling away too fa r, lows temperatures not falling away too far, lows between 11 and 15.
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hello, this is business live from the bbc. 0n the offensive, president trump launches a fresh assault in his trade war with china, rattling global markets. we are live, in london, and that's our top story on friday the 2nd of august. us president trump says he will impose more tariffs on another $300 billion of chinese goods in a sharp escalation of the trade war
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