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this is bbc news, i'm lukwesa burak. the headlines at five. ten men, aged between 13 and 30 — are being questioned on suspicion of murdering pc andrew harper in berkshire. he's clearly a man who, in a short period of time, has touched many lives and has been an exemplary police officer. a 17—year—old has been charged with the murder of lawyer peter duncan, who was stabbed with a screwdriver in newcastle on wednesday. pro—democracy protesters take to the streets of hong kong once more — they've been supported by thousands of teachers. and we can cross now straight to the thames valley police training centre for the latest details following the
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murder of pc andrew harper. because of death has been recorded as multiple injuries, it is consistent with our current belief andrew was caught between the vehicle on the surface of a road and then dragged for some distance. however the circumstances as to how andrew came to be out of his vehicle and caught under the suspect vehicle are as yet unknown. therefore i would reiterate oui’ unknown. therefore i would reiterate our plea for the public and media not to speculate on the circumstances of this incident while the investigation is ongoing. what we do know is andrew and his crew made where attending a reported burglary in bradford southend. while responding dedicated vehicle suspected to be involved in that burglary and as we said a gesture date within an hour of the incident happening we had arrested ten males aged between 13 and 30 on suspicion of murder. i can confirm that the males were arrested from a local authority run caravan and mobile home site, in reading road near
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burghfield common. earlier today we sought a 36 hour extension to their detention and that was granted at reading magistrates court and in respect of investigations were interviewing those in custody, carrying out house—to—house inquiries, obtaining and reviewing cctv footage and undertaking extensive forensic examination and taking witness statements. earlier today we had to again close the bath road near the junctions with afton lane and land until. in order to carry out the searches. the a4 remains closed at this time. i would like to think local residents for their patience and cooperation will be carry out this vital work and other enquiries at a number of other scenes across west berkshire. i also wa nt to scenes across west berkshire. i also want to thank the public and wider police and family for their messages of support during this extremely difficult time for everyone affected
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by andrew's death. we continue our appeal to anyone who has information about the incident to contact the police by visiting our website or alternatively calling 101. you can call crimestoppers anonymously. and finally our thoughts remain with andrew's wife and family, his friends and colleagues. thank you. that was an update from detective superintendent elsa kent of the major crimes unit. she was speaking to the media and what we have learnt is that pc andrew harper died of multiple injuries. we heard that he was dragged for some distance underneath the suspect vehicle. as detective superintendent said it is still not clear as to how he left his patrol car and ended up under
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the vehicle so that is something they are still looking into. and a reminder again of how things took place, they had, pc harper and his colleague responded to a burglary call and once things had happened and further officers were on the scene, within one hour they had made arrests and those arrested were found at a council run caravan park. they are currently in custody and being interviewed. statements have been collected as well as forensic searches taking place. his family, pc harper's family have said that they are devastated following his death and he had only been married four weeks ago but it was on thursday evening that he died following himself and a colleague responding to reports of a burglary
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in berkshire. flags have been flying at half mast across the thames valley force area and just to remind you that thames valley police have arrested ten people aged between 13 and 30 years old. they were arrested ata and 30 years old. they were arrested at a local council run caravan park. more as and when we get it and of course we will get more from our correspondent simonjones who has been following the story all day today. you are watching bbc news. a teenager has been charged with the murder of a 52—year—old man, who was stabbed with a screwdriver in newcastle on wednesday. peter duncan was attacked after what police said was a chance "coming together" with a group of youths in the city centre. northumbria police said the 17—year—old — who cannot be named for legal reasons — will appear in court on monday. the senior conservative mp, sir 0liver letwin, has said
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he could not support a plan to prevent a no—deal brexit — that would result injeremy corbyn appointed as a caretaker prime minister. it's another blow for the labour leader's plan to form a time—limited government of national unity. 0ur political correspondent, tony bonsignore, explained what this could mean for the labour leader's hopes. you had the liberal democrats come out this week saying they didn't want to be part of it if it was jeremy corbyn being caretaker prime minister. yesterday we had dominic grieve, senior tory, ardent remainer saying he didn't want, he wouldn't vote against his government if it meantjeremy corbyn being in number ten and today, another senior tory, sir 0liver letwin and these are exactly the sort of people that jeremy corbyn needs to attract if he's going to get his plan through the commons. he was speaking on the today programme, sir 0liver letwin about this prospect of him voting against his own government
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for labour's plan, a temporary, time—limited labour government with jeremy corbyn as prime minister, here's what had to say. i'd much prefer it at the moment to try to get to something that will actually get us a substance of alternative we can agree on without going through all of that and finding out whether people are, in the end, willing to do that or not. you are prepared to rule it out at this stage? i would rule it out if it led to jeremy corbyn being in downing street. i'm not at all convinced there is any solution that involves such a mechanism as you are describing, that wouldn't have that result. so i think we are talking there are about very distant possibilities. i'd much prefer to focus on the question, how do we get there? so that was sir 0liver letwin. of course the lib dems have been talking about alternative possible interim leaders, harriet harman, ken clarke being floated. but labour is standing firm, it's saying no, if this plan is going to succeed and they want to avoid a no deal, as some mps, plenty of mps do, they say no, it has to bejeremy corbyn. here is the labour leader himself
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talking this morning. i suspect all those people that are now making lots of noises in the media will realise that the option that will be put to parliament, of supporting a motion of no confidence against the government in order to prevent a no—deal brexit, is the most important vote they will ever do in parliament because they'll prevent this country being brought to a great problem by a no—deal exit and i suggest they should think about that and support the motion that i will put forward. tony, the clock is ticking, how much time do they have to sort it out? very little. it is just over two weeks until mps return to the commons. those few weeks are going to be absolutely crucial because if they are going to put through legislation or put this plan in place, it needs to happen soon because the real date on everybody‘s minds is october the 31st, which is 75 days away. if they're going to agree on something, no sign of it yet, but if oppenents are going to agree on something, they need to do it soon.
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pro—democracy demonstrators have continued their protests in hong kong after taking part in a rally in an area popular with tourists from mainland china. the organisers used loudhailers to appeal for the event to remain peaceful — after violent scenes during protests at the airport on monday and tuesday. anti—government protests have been going on now for 11 weeks. crowds have gathered in the sudanese capital to celebrate the signing of a power sharing deal between the ruling military and the civilian opposition alliance. sudan's dominant military figure, general dagalo — better known as hemetti — told the bbc that the council would abide by every letter of the deal. the agreement is intended to bring to an end to months of pro—democracy protests during which the long—serving president, 0mar al—bashir was toppled. my colleague zeinab badawi is in khartoum. there is no doubt this is a historic day.
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i've been standing here overlooking the banks of the river nile, there have been people passing by in their vehicles, hanging out of their cars, tooting their horns. because there is really a mood of celebration about this landmark power—sharing agreement. why is it so important? because it disbands the transitional military council that has been governing the country since the fall of al—bashir in april. and it sets out a route through which sudan can eventually return to civilian rule. but there is a lot of concern still among civilians that the military may not relinquish power so easily after enjoying it for so many decades. i've been speaking to the man who signed that document, the agreement, on behalf of the military. he is known as general hemetti, sometimes described as the most powerful man in sudan. and i asked him if the military could guarantee that they will implement this deal in full and not just today but also in the coming months.
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this is what he said. translation: in accordance with the agreement we will stick to every single letter we have agreed on. secondly, even without the agreement, we have to work in this direction because it is in the country's interests. it is not in our own interests. therefore we have to carry out the agreement, stick to it, and support it. there can be no doubt that there is a powerful and palpable sense of hope, optimism. not confidence, however, that this is a new page, that sudan is turning a new leaf and that it may be able to finally put decades of military rule behind it. but civilians are still very concerned that there should be vigilance, there should be safeguards to ensure there is no slipping and sliding by the military in the months to come because for the first 21 months of the coming period set out in this constitutional agreement, the military is still in the driving seat. i should just point out that this
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is something the civilians did say they wanted, a long transitional period, because they have been excluded from the democratic scene for quite a while and they were notjust able to take over on day one after the removal of al—bashir. and just one other point i wanted to make, the focus quite rightly is on democratisation, rule by civilians, but also we need peace in the sudan and there are conflict ridden areas in the country and the people who live in these regions are saying look, do not forget that peace and democratisation go hand in glove and we also want to be involved in crafting this new sudan. the spanish sea rescue charity, ‘0pen arms', says 27 children are to be allowed off a migrant ship anchored off italy. 134 migrants picked up in the mediterranean off libya, have spent 16 days waiting for permission to come ashore. the italian interior minister
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blocked them disembarking in italy — and said the vessel could easily have got to spain in the time the stand—off has been going on. a54 pedestrians died on britain's roads last year. the number killed has remained broadly stable for the last decade, with no big strides in cutting deaths. simon browning reports. stop, look, listen! well done. it is a phrase we all had drilled into us at school, and it is still crucial. a pedestrian is killed every single day in britain. this school in sutton coldfield has a busy main road running straight past the school gates. it is a bit dangerous. not really safe. it is busy. there are lots of cars. and do you think walking to school helps with road safety? and those fears are not unfounded as the head teacher has had to deal with some nasty accidents on this road. we have also had a child with a broken collarbone, a couple of years ago, when he was knocked
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down outside school. in 2017, 65 pedestrians per day were injured in road traffic accidents. and a quarter of those were children. and the biggest problem we now face is being distracted by these, both at the wheel and on the pavement. the head at walmley infants‘ is so concerned about her pupils‘ safety on this road, she has tried to make the school a mobile free zone. there are a number of parents who are on their phones looking at them, not paying attention to their child and as they are walking out of the gates, they are straight onto a busy road, looking at their phones. obviously the impact could be devastating. surely a school can only do so much? we can and we do a lot at ground level but when we hand the children over, back to their parents at the end of the day, they are their responsibility. we are glued to our phones, notjust on the pavement but when we step off it and into a busy road. just watch this near—miss. pedestrian accidents happen every
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single day, often unreported. critics say we turn a blind eye as we live in a society with an ever—increasing number of cars. but for the survivors, the impact of an accident will last a lifetime. an entirely disconnected car mounted the pavement. and what was left was absolute carnage. jack martindale was simply walking along the pavement with friends. a single vehicle managed to collide with all five of us. you would not believe it, but it did, and injure us all. two young ladies died and i was the worst injured survivor. i spent over three months in a coma. people are careless and the car, if used wrongly, the car is a weapon, do you know what i mean? it killed two people. road safety campaigners feel pedestrians are not a priority. we kind of accept the fact so many people are dying and being seriously injured as part and parcel of having roads. what is disappointing with the department for transport is they have not got a kind of set of numbers that they would be happy with, targets they are aiming
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for in terms of reduction. the government has recently announced new road safety plans, including teaching children about smartphone danger. and some local authorities are working towards zero road deaths. but with a50 fatalities a year, that still seems a long way off. the hollywood star, peter fonda, has died at his home in los angeles at the age of 79. the actor was best known for the 1969 film, easy rider — which he co—wrote and produced. 0ur correspondent, peter bowes, takes a look back at his career. easy rider, the counterculture classic. the open road, sex, drugs and rock and roll. the film was written, produced by and starred peter fonda, along with dennis hopper, playing a pair of long—haired bikers travelling through the american south—west and deep south. it touched a nerve with the country's youth and captured the mood of the times.
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it also spawned a new era in film—making, focused on younger generations. it earned peter fonda an oscar nomination for best original screenplay, and catapulted him to stardom in hollywood. later in his career he was nominated for best actor in the 1997 drama ulee's gold, in which he played a florida beekeeper. he won a golden globe for the film. peter fonda was part of hollywood royalty, the son of the actor henry fonda and younger brother ofjane fonda. like his father, he was honoured with a star on hollywood's walk of fame. a lasting tribute to the actor, and as news emerged of his death, a place for his fans to remember their hero. in a statement peter fonda's family said they were mourning the loss of a sweet and gracious man who had an indomitable spirit and love of life. jane fonda said he was her sweet—hearted baby brother and went out laughing.
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now it's time for a look at the weather with phil. hello once again. thanks forjoining me. let's bring you up—to—date with how we see things shaping up for the weekend and we will take you into the forthcoming week. for the rest of the day it is a mixture of blustery showers and sunny spells to be had as well, a much improved prospect for the next few hours than where we were this time yesterday. you notice we still have portions of the weather front that brought the cloud, wind and rain close to the far south and the north—western quarter of the british isles and there are lots of isobars on the chart as well, so the winds still an ever present over the next 2a hours or so. the northern portion of the weather front, bringing showers through the evening to bring longer spells of rain, pushed along by winds. some of the gusts at low levels 45 mph, on the highest ground, watch out, 60 or 70mph.
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in the small hours of sunday morning, the southern portion of the weather front thickens the cloud and drags the prospect of rain back into the south—eastern quarter. not a cold night there, nor among the showers but in between, in parts of the north of england, where the winds begin to drop, it could be. temperatures under clear skies into single figures. we start the day on sunday, the southern portion of the weather front moves away from the south—east and eventually sunshine will break out, joining in with the rest of england and wales with decent sunny spells but the further north you go towards the border and across it into scotland, northern ireland, particularly in the north—west, there will be hefty showers around. temperatures a few degrees down on where we were through saturday for most. as far ahead as monday, the low pressure will take its time to move towards the norwegian coast
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but the change in wind direction may alter the distribution of showers. if you are fully exposed to a north—westerly wind in the northern half of britain, you may see more showers, some of them sharp, a rumble of thunder, heavy downpours. fewer showers in the south and east but i would not promise anybody a completely dry day. in the second half of the forthcoming week, more dry weather to be had for many more parts of the british isles. europe's last great wilderness is under threat. will climate change and the traditional way of life here?
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good evening. police in berkshire have been searching a caravan site close to where a 28—year—old policeman was killed on thursday night. in the last few minutes thames valley police have confirmed that a post—mortem examination revealed pc andrew harper died from multiple injuries. 0fficers said it was consistent with him being dragged along a road by a vehicle. detectives are continuing to question ten people, aged between 13 and 30 years old, arrested on suspicion of murder. daniela relphjoins us from the scene. as we have been listening to a police update and watching officers here today, it is hard to imagine just how difficult it must be to investigate the death of someone so many of them new. officers want to make sure they do not miss a thing after a day of extensive police work around the murder scene. friends, colleagues, the local community. the tributes to police constable andrew harper have been constant. almost exactly a month ago to the day, pc harper
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was getting married. now, instead of heading off on honeymoon next week, his new wife has to face life without him. a postmortem was carried out on andrew's body yesterday and the cause of death has been recorded as multiple injuries. the cause of death is consistent with our current belief that andrew was caught between the vehicle and the surface of the road and then dragged for some distance. forensic teams have continued their search for evidence throughout the day. there have been extended road closures, widening the search area. much of the focus has remained on the four houses corner caravan site, around three miles from where pc harper was killed. forensic teams working along officers leading the murder inquiry. all having to face the difficultjob of investigating the death of one of their own. the death of pc harper has highlighted the dangers facing police officers in their everyday work. it's a pressure recognised by other emergency services, some of whom were here today
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to pay their respects. a lot of people say we have a dangerousjob but most of our opinions is that ourjob is nowhere near as dangerous or as difficult as the police and the ambulance service. trying to establish a detailed chain of events remains a police priority. as the thames valley force deal with the professional challenge and the personal angst of solving the murder of a much—loved police officer. daniela relph, bbc news, sulhamstead in berkshire. a 17—year—old has been charged with the murder of a lawyer who who was stabbed with a screwdriver in newcastle on wednesday evening. peter duncan, who was 52, died after being attacked outside a shopping mall in the city centre. northumbria police say the teenager — who can't be named for legal reasons — will appear in court on monday. riot police have cleared roads in hong kong after a standoff with pro—democracy protesters as the political crisis in the city enters its 11th week.
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a rival pro—government rally also drew thousands, highlighting the deep divisions that have been widening ever since china took back control from britain two decades ago. from hong kong, here's our china correspondent, john sudworth. and a warning — his report contains some flashing images. hong kong's summer rains have done nothing to dampen the fury. most of it directed at the police. now seen as agents of a hostile state. by people who say they are fighting for their city's freedom. just a short drive away, china has stationed paramilitary police in the border city of shenzhen, designed, it seems, is a very visible and ominous warning. are you worried china will send troops to hong kong? no, because of they do, they have to pay for that. we don't want to have to
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pay for anything. on the other side of this deeply divided city, probation groups were rollicking, they reject the claim that china is eroding hong kong's special status. and they support the police, who by nightfall were once again facing off against the pro—democracy protesters. and sweeping them from the streets. well, what began as a provocation by a small group of hard—core provocation by a small group of ha rd—core protesters provocation by a small group of hard—core protesters has turned into this. a massive show of force by dozens this. a massive show of force by d oze ns of this. a massive show of force by dozens of riot police. clearing a busy shopping street. it is a clear illustration of the intractable nature of hong kong's political crisis and of the breakdown of trust on all levels. bystanders, drawn in by the scenes, also hurled abuse at the police. 0ur once confident,
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outward —looking city trapped in a cycle of recrimination and bitterness. john sudworth, bbc news, hong kong. in sudan, military rulers and the leaders of pro—democracy protests have signed a historic power—sharing agreement, paving the way for a transition to civililan rule and elections. there were celebrations in the capital, khartoum, as the deal was signed. it's hoped the agreement will end months of unrest in the country. sudan has been rocked by protest and violent repression — including the deaths of civilians — after long—time ruler 0mar al bashir was ousted. labour leaderjeremy corbyn has insisted that he should be installed as a caretaker prime minister to stop a no—deal brexit. it comes after senior conservative mp sir 0liver letwin — who's been leading moves at westminster to try to prevent a no—deal brexit — says he could not support any plan that would result in a government led by mr corbyn. 0ur political correspondent, nick eardley, is here.
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do this make a no—deal brexit more likely? that is what many think because this mexican stand—off over who is best place to stop it continuous. jeremy corbyn again saying today that if there is an emergency interim government he has to be prime minister, challenging lib dems and rebel tories to back as planned. the problem he has is a rebel tories will not get on board, and another one today, 0liver letwin, important in this because he has been spearheading cross—party talks over the last few months and he says he won't do anything that puts mr corbyn into number 10. add into that mix 0liver letwin's warning that it is all fine and well saying you don't want no deal, opposition parties have to come up with an alternative. at the moment there are split on that. number 10 says that we are simply leaving at the end of 0ctober we are simply leaving at the end of october and that is not going to change so 0liver letwin concludes that no deal is highly likely. he is not the only one. thank you.
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wales are now the number one rugby side in the world after a 13 points to 6 victory over england in cardiff. george north scored the only welsh try in what was the second warm—up match in a week between the two sides ahead of next month's world cup in japan. cricket and england have a slender lead in the second ashes test at lord's after bowling australia out for 250. joe wilson has been watching the action. everyone at lord's knew the contest. england against steve smith. australia's outstanding batsman would use every piece of his skill and concentration to remain at the crease, to defy england his way. he reached his 50 just before lunch. even if england got rid of other australian batsmen, smith was on another level. fast, aggressive bowling is a perfectly legitimate tactic smith here took a blow on his arm. a few minutes later it was far more worrying for everyone. to see a batsman in this state is where cricket suddenly remembers its context.
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to see smith turn his head and be struck like that is a stark reminder of the danger. the score didn't matter when smith rightly was led from the field of play. even if his bravery told him to continue. peter siddle was the next man to be dismissed by england. at that point, steve smith decided to come out to bat again. most applauded — some decided to boo. well, here's what steve smith did next. he passed a concussion assessment to allow him to resume. soon, however, he miscalculated. lbw and steve smith was out for 92. helping australia to 250 ad as soon as the second innings began, england we re as the second innings began, england were ina as the second innings began, england were in a mess. joe root the second man out. england are 30—2 in the second innings, a lead of 38. it has been an intense day with courageous batting and hostile batting but
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doing steve smith today means the one thing it has not been here today isa one thing it has not been here today is a pantomime. joe, thank you. the american actor peter fonda has died at the age of 79. he co—wrote, produced and starred in the cult classic 1969 film easy rider. his family said he died from lung cancer and passed away peacefully at his home in los angeles. peter fonda was the son of the actor henry fonda and the brother ofjane fonda. there's more throughout the evening on the bbc news channel. we're back with the late news at 10.10pm. now on bbc one, it's time for the news where you are. goodbye.
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hello, welcome. to the premier league first where it's been a succesful start to the season for arsenal. they beat burnley 2—1 with arsenal's manager, unai emery particularly pleased with the performance of his new signings. rhia chohan reports. this is one of those that feel good fixtures for arsenal, they have never failed to beat burnley at the emirates and with the new faces they we re emirates and with the new faces they were hoping to maintain that record. early on, alexandre lacazette took advantage of it is not defending holding off eric peters. strength and pure determination crafted an early lead but it was just before the break when bernie was able to cut open the defence to level, ashley barnes continuing his run of the season. in the second half pierre—emerick aubameyang a shot.
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this attack allowed the victory to be settled and the sky—high moment arsenalfans be settled and the sky—high moment arsenal fans love. it is the first time in ten years the gunners have w011 time in ten years the gunners have won theirfirst time in ten years the gunners have won their first two opening premier league games. feel good indeed. the first match was good because the tea m the first match was good because the team won and they helped us really well, and good for danny and pepe and the young players, another step ahead and positive for us. at the end of the day, we walked it. liverpool have not dropped a point in the premier legaue as they continued their victorious run. jurgen klopp's side beat southampton 2—1 — their 11th successive top—flight victory.
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sadio mane scored against his former club before roberto firmino made it 2—0. there was a dreadful mistake from goalkeeper, adrian which let danny ings score to get one back for southampton but ings squandered the chance to get a second it was so difficult for us today and we showed from the first second that nobody is tired. we only came to win the game so you have to fight like crazy. we thought the game and i think most of the headlines are already, and everyone is prepared. it looks like the biggest banana skin in history. norwich city have had their first win of this premier league campaign, a 3—1win over newcastle and thanks to a teemu pukki hat trick. it was norwich‘s first game at carrow road since returning to the top flight. newcastle have lost their opening two league games under
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new manager, steve bruce bournemouth beat aston villa 2—1. an earlyjoshua king penalty gave them the lead, and harry wilson scored on his bournemouth debut to make it 2—0 as all three points went to eddie howe's side confirmation of the day's results so far, brighton and west ham drew1—1. everton had their first win of the season beating watford 1—0, the late kick off sees premier league champions, manchester city hosting spurs. it kicked off six minutes ago and is still 0—0. scottish league cup takes centre stage with celtic starting their league cup defence after going out of the champions league in qualifying last week. 4 out of the 5 games today went to extra time. celtic beat dunfirmline 2—1. livingstone beat forfar 2—1 in the only game to finish in 90 minutes. all the results are on the bbc sport website. day four of the second ashes test
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has been a fascinating one. and again australia's innings was all about steve smith but notjust because of his incredible batting skills. resuming on 13, he soon reached his 50 — aiming to become the first batsman to score four successive ashes hundreds in england. jofra archer was brought into the attack — and quickly got to work — removing tim paine. and then archer proved too quick for smith — who was forced to leave the play with concussion concerns after being struck. he was on 80. flat out on the floor, went out of the game. flat out on the floor, went out of the game. smith remarkably then returned — but was out for 92 — australia all out for 250 — a lead of 8 for england. but their second innings has started poorly. jason roy and joe root both out — england's captain gone for a first ball duck. joe wilson is live at lord's for us — joe — yet again steve smith
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outstanding for australia. england tried everything but has he played the decisive innings yet ain? played the decisive innings yet again? it could be because all options seem possible in terms of results for the match, albeit we are heading towards the end of the fourth day, the forecast is quite good for tomorrow. we always thought that the duel between jofra good for tomorrow. we always thought that the duel betweenjofra archer and steve smith was going to be thrilling and exciting, and potentially decisive. archer pulled quickly at steve smith hitting him on the forearm and then with that blow that struck him just below the neck. what was worrying was because so many people's minds, especially its australian mines would have gone back to what happened to phillip hughes. it was important to see concussion protocols came into play,
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it was important he was let off the pitch so he could be properly assessed. i think what was disappointing for a lot of people was when steve smith came out, a couple in the crowd decided to boo him. we know about banter but in the context of the danger of today, it seemed completely out of context. he made 92 when england finally got him out. we can expect that due to last until the middle of september when the ashes reaches its conclusion. as for this match, rory burns looks again to play a key innings. for this match, rory burns looks again to play a key inningsm for this match, rory burns looks again to play a key innings. it has been an interesting day, thank you very much. it's just over a month until the rugby union world cup starts and wales have had a huge boost — they will be officially ranked as the world's number one side on monday after beating england today by 13 points to 6.
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it's the first time wales have held the position since the ranking system was introduced in 2003. holly hamilton reports. another week closer to the world cup, another chance to prove their worth. england know they will be boarding the flight to japan whilst for wales, there was more than just pride at stake. 0ne for wales, there was more than just pride at stake. one man looking to book his plane ticket is dan biggar. he followed up an early penalty with fast thinking. england went a man down and he took his chance to the arms of george north who complied with the only try of the game. after the break, the family felt a little less friendly as england finally got some points on the board. george boyd narrowing the gap with his second penalty, just four points in it, enough to make the home fans a bit nervous. the kick added to the welsh skyline and gave them the win as wales go top of the board for the
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first time. wales will take over from new zealand as the top side in the world despite new zealand thrashing australia 36 points to nil today. it was a quick turnaround from last week where they suffered a record test defeat to australia. this morning richie mo'unga scored 1a points, including the opening try — although there was cause for concern later when he was forced off the field after a heavy tackle. sevu reece kicked through to finish off the pick of the tries in the second half. it's the 17th season in a row that new zealand have lifted the bledisloe cup. all four home nations have been in action on day two of hockey‘s euro nations championship. wales were denied a famous win in their opening match. they drew 2—2 with england. but they had been leading 2—1 withjust over eight minutes remaining — it was an own goal from henry weir that gave wales that lead. england then swapped their goalkeeper for an extra attacker, and snatched a late draw. james gall with the equaliser with just over two minutes remaining. both teams are back
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in action tomorrow. scotland had a terrible start to their tournament though. they were thrashed 9—nil by germany in their opening match in pool b. the eight—time winners were 4—0 up at half time and continued to dominate to take the comfortable victory. well scotland face northern ireland on sunday — who will also be licking their wounds after a heavy first round defeat. northern ireland were beaten 5—1 by the netherlands — the reigning champions scoring their first three goals inside the opening 8 minutes. that's all the sport for now. now on bbc news it is time for click.
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here's something that splits opinion, you either love these or you hate them, depending really on whether you ride one, or whether you've had a close encounter with one. these e—scooters are powered by electric motors and that leads to something really interesting that not many people know. in the uk, these things are not legal on public roads and they are not legal on public pavements. so, although they're getting more and more popular, and companies are hiring them out to ride on private lands like here at the queen elizabeth olympic park in london, where they're geofenced and speed—limited, the law varies hugely around the world. one of the issues is that these things can reach speeds of over 30 miles an hour, which is very cool, but also very
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dangerous, again, depending on your experiences with them. not long ago, presenter emily hartridge died while riding an e—scooter. it was the first fatal collision involving one in britain. there have been similarfatal cases around europe. in france, there have been three e—scooter deaths in the last four months, and there have even been deaths in los angeles where these are completely legal. so, whether it's e—scooters, segways, one—wheelers or e—skateboards, there's a lot of confusion over the legality of these new modes of transport. as 0mar mehtab has been finding out. here, at one of the busiest intersections in london, the metropolitan police are on the lookout for electrically—powered scooters. these eco—friendly and easy to ride vehicles have exploded in popularity and are rapidly transforming the make—up of road traffic
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in cities around the world. however, as spencer pointed out earlier, with e—scooters freely available to buy in stores, many people don't know that they're actually illegal to ride on public streets. when i bought it online they should have told us that there are legal to ride here. i mean, ijust spent £500 for nothing, basically. the problem is, these e—scooters are electrically powered, so they're classed as motor vehicles, which means you can't ride them on pavements or in bike lanes. and to ride them on roads, you need insurance, licensing, tax. things you can't get for light e—vehicles at the moment. and if you get caught? well, in the uk, you could get up to six penalty points on your driving license and a fine of up to £300. stops today was just about education, about letting them know you can't ride these things on the road, you can't use these things on the road.
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recently, just down the road, there on rosemary avenue, was a fail—to—stop collision involving an e—scooter and a 125cc scooter. i think it sends out the message that this needs to stop and the vehicles can only be used on private property or land. but, there's some confusion in the uk. the law states that personal transport devices powered by motors are prohibited for use on roads, pavements and cycle lanes. however, in the different categories listed, they don't specifically mention e—skateboards, and that is catching some people out. this man was stopped by the police on his way to work, given a written warning, and while he got away without the hefty fine, he was informed that his e—skateboad was illegal to ride. all the information i can find is that this one's are not illegal, like the electric skateboard is in the grey area, kind of, there's not really legislation that actually bans it.
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until today, you know? and the police told me and i was like what? very upset. i said i bought this, it cost me a lot of money, i've been riding it for nearly five months now, no issues at all, no accident, no issues. and now from tomorrow, i think from this afternoon, i have to take underground, exactly. there will be queries with regards to e—skateboards as well as e—scooters and other types of powered transport but we recognise there was a growing trend with the use of e—scooters around london and awareness that people weren't necessarily educated to the fact that they are illegal to use on the roads and footpaths. so we have issued a number fines and also seized some e—scooters, but we are maintaining that message that we would like to educate the public first and foremost and sort of spread that message wide that they are actually illegal to ride on roads, on the pavement or in cycle lanes. we contacted the department for transport and they told us they are actively examining how
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these light e—vehicles can be regulated for safe use on the roads. but, for now, they are still illegal. so, this is michael. he's the one who first introduced me to e—skateboards and he is a part of the community. so, that is the official line of the met, they're illegal to use on the roads and pavements. what do you think of that? i mean, they're not wrong. as a mechanically—propelled vehicle they are illegal on the road because we don't have things like insurance or licensees for these devices. the problem is, there is no legislation out the moment for that, so we can't get insurance, we can't get licenses, and at the exponential rate the boards are being used, legislation needs to be put in place so we can get insurance. it's not like we don't want to, it's just that we can't. if we can legally ride on the roads with every other road user, whatever the cost, if its legal, i'd say go for it. right. michael, thanks a lot for chatting with me. appreciate it. now, this is the bbc, its private land. so, i'm out of here!
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right, let's talk money now, or more specifically, plastic. now, the last time technology touched one of these things was more than ten years ago when they made them contactless. wave—and—pay uses nfc or near field communication technology and it's really convenient, but not exactly secure. not if you have your wallet nicked. anyway, that's why they limit contactless payments to £30 or roughly the equivalent in other currencies. but that limit could be extended by quite a chunk if a new security feature is added. dan simmons has been invited to test the uk's first debit card that can read your fingerprint. it's a big moment in the world of money. natwest and rbs are launching this — although the real—life ones will probably be smaller. and they should help wave goodbye to fraud.
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what we're learning from customers is they want experiences to be simple and easy. this means they don't have to remember their pin, it means from a safety and security perspective, they don't have to worry about standing at a cash point and someone looking over their shoulder and seeing what their pin is. and we think customers are really going to the experience. could they not get an imprint? no, it's not csi, it doesn't work that way. it doesn't? 0k. so, a photograph? nope. if i go hi, theyjust go, oh, yes, excellent there's enough pixels there and nick that? that won't work. on a glass, you know, like police evidence kind of things? the powder? no, that doesn't work. no? nothing? no, sorry, your television dreams are shattered. if something goes wrong and i find that somebody‘s got my money that shouldn't have my money, will you give it back to me? what you can always do is block your card with one phone call. is that a yes or a no, georgina? we review all customer experiences on a case—by—case basis. right. it's arrived.
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i've got a — sort of of like a card reader and the card itself. i'm going to need that little black box to kind of register my thumbprint on the fingerprint reader. i've been invited to take part in a three—month trial. the small battery in the reader is enough to power the card. after seeing my thumb from five different angles, it's happy it's got my print. now, of course google and apple pay systems using our mobile phones linked to a debit card and credit card offer similar biometric security for payments. but your phone costs a lot more, needs to be charged and it's a lot bigger. my new card is no thicker than a standard debit card. a strip down of it shows what's going on. 0n the right is the fingerprint reader, there's no battery inside, instead an inductive loop, shown here in red, acts as an aerial for the card to receive power
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from the card terminal. the six dots at the top are the programming port. and it's here, in the microcontroller, when my fingerprint is stored and verified. all on the card, so our biometric data never leaves our hands. a coffee please. now using the card is pretty much as easy as it is at the moment, except you have got to put your thumb, or whatever finger you've registered, over the golden box, so it can recognise it when you make the payment. a green light flashes to show all‘s 0k, and that's my plastic is not in some trickster tv producer's mitts. now the other big bonus i found is my new spending limit. normally, contactless payments cap out at £30. but this allows me to spend up to £100 because of the additional security, and i'm told that by the time it comes to market, that limit could be limitless,
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which means i could get my weekly shopping, fill up my car, and buy a bike just with a tap of my card. so knowing all that — will the card be secure? gemalto is behind the tech. the actual sensor we use is dynamic, which means each time it reads your fingerprint it needs to be a 98—99% match. if there is a slight variation, a micro—slash on your finger it will take that into account, so next time it knows that micro—slash will be there. but does it then allow for someone with a similar fingerprint to get into the system? no, not at all, the variation is so small, there is not two people that would be within that level of variation. this would be the biggest change to payment cards for a decade, if the banks back it. that's it for now. for the next couple of weeks we're going to be
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recharging our batteries, so we will give you the chance to see again a couple of our favourite recent shows. we will still be here though, on the end of youtube, facebook, instagram and twitter, at @bbcclick. so feel free to get in touch. thanks for watching and we will see you soon. hello once again. thanks forjoining me. let's bring you up—to—date with how we see things shaping up for the weekend and we will take you into the forthcoming week. for the rest of the day it is a mixture of blustery showers and sunny spells to be had as well, a much improved prospect for the next few hours than where we were this time yesterday. you notice we still have portions of the weather front that brought the cloud,
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wind and rain close to the far south and the north—western quarter of the british isles and there are lots of isobars on the chart as well, so the winds still an ever present over the next 2a hours or so. the northern portion of the weather front, bringing showers through the evening to bring longer spells of rain, pushed along by winds. some of the gusts at low levels 45 mph, on the highest ground, watch out, 60 or 70mph. in the small hours of sunday morning, the southern portion of the weather front thickens the cloud and drags the prospect of rain back into the south—eastern quarter. not a cold night there, nor among the showers but in between, in parts of the north of england, where the winds begin to drop, it could be. temperatures under clear skies into single figures. we start the day on sunday, the southern portion of the weather front moves away from the south—east and eventually sunshine will break
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out, joining in with the rest of england and wales with decent sunny spells but the further north you go towards the border and across it into scotland, northern ireland, particularly in the north—west, there will be hefty showers around. temperatures a few degrees down on where we were through saturday for most. as far ahead as monday, the low pressure will take its time to move towards the norwegian coast but the change in wind direction may alter the distribution of showers. if you are fully exposed to a north—westerly wind in the northern half of britain, you may see more showers, some of them sharp, a rumble of thunder, heavy downpours. fewer showers in the south and east but i would not promise anybody a completely dry day. in the second half of the forthcoming week, more dry weather to be had for many more parts of the british isles.
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