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you're watching bbc news at nine with me, carrie gracie — the headlines... borisjohnson will try to get mps to vote again on his brexit agreement — but he could be blocked by the commons speaker and opposition parties. we'll be talking to a parliamentary expert at 9.15 about just what we might expect to see in parliament in the coming week. prince harry opens up about struggling in the spotlight, saying he and his brother have "good days and bad days" amid reports of a rift. part of this role, and part of this job and this family being under the pressure that it's under inevitably, you know, stuff happens. but look, we're brothers. we'll always be brothers.
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we're certainly on different paths at the moment. some members of the northern irish assembly will gather at stormont for the first time in nearly three years to debate the liberalisation of abortion laws which become law tonight. two people are arrested after an fa cup tie was abandoned on saturday, amid reports of racist abuse against the haringey team. two indian—based call centres, thought to have defrauded thousands of british victims in a computer security scam, are put out of business following an international police operation. this man on the phone kept saying, "oh, my god, oh, my god, this is really serious". and he was just increasing my level of anxiety to the point where i was in total panic. the tears flow for andy murray as he wins his first singles title since career—saving hip surgery. he won the european open in antwerp.
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good morning and welcome to the bbc news at nine. the government will push again today for mps to vote on borisjohnson‘s brexit deal. it comes after a bruising weekend for the prime minister, in which he was forced to ask the eu for an extension to his planned leaving date of october 31st. let's take a quick look at what's in store. ministers will try for another meaningful vote this afternoon — that's where mps can indicate whether or not they support the prime minister's deal in principle. whether that vote goes ahead is a decision for the speaker, john bercow. most westminster watchers think he'll probably refuse. the government will also bring forward legislation to implement its eu withdrawal agreement bill. that would start the legal process
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of the uk leaving the eu. meanwhile, the court of session in edinburgh — that's scotland's supreme civil court — will sit today to consider whether mrjohnson acted unlawfully by failing to sign his letter to the eu, which asked for an extension to the brexit deadline. joining me from westminster is our assistant political editor — norman smith. where would you like to start? the places that really is on the looming parliamentary battle. over the previous weeks, months and years, i know we have gone on about this battle with parliament. if anything, it's now look set to intensify as mr johnson tries to push his legislation, the deal he struck with brussels, through parliament in time for his do or die october the 31st deadline. the first thing he will try today is to have another crack
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at getting his deal through on a so—called meaningful vote. he tried on saturday and was thwarted by mps. the question is, where the speaker ‘s eye, that is fine, you can have another go today? —— wheel this speaker say he can have another go? i think the answer is almost certainly know, because under parliamentary rules, you can'tjust keep having another go because that would mean the government could lose a vote and then say never mind, we will try again and keep trying. so i think the speaker will almost certainly say no but on top of that, it is not clear that parliamentary arithmetic has changed in the past 48 hours. those tory mps who were uneasy about falling out without no deal are still uneasy about it because they haven't got an extension from the eu yet. so it looks as if mrjohnson will be thwarted in his first attempt to have another meaningful vote, albeit the chief secretary to the treasury,
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rishi sunak, was asked this morning whether he thought the speaker would turnit whether he thought the speaker would turn it down, and he seemed more hopeful. what we want now is for mp5 to have the opportunity to show that they want to respect the result of the referendum, as they say they do, and they can do that with this new deal that allows us to leave at the end of october. the speaker has said previously that he will allow the house to find a way to express its voice. i think there is a clear desire from the country, from businesses and from our european partners that they want to see that happen, and i think people would find it odd if it didn't. so there is a view from the government side. what about the other camp? the opposition parties are now massing to try and devise amendments and alliances, either to so amendments and alliances, either to so fundamentally rewrite the bill that boris johnson simply so fundamentally rewrite the bill that borisjohnson simply can't accept it, or to insert changes which forced mrjohnson to go back
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to brussels to try and renegotiate a different package. and lurking in the background is the possibility of a so—called confirmatory referendum and what some opponents of mr johnson seem to be trying to work towards is to get to a situation where the bill runs into the ground in parliament. then you table an amendment on a confirmatory referendum and data mps, look, he can't get it through. the only way we can sort this out is to have another referendum. maybe that will happen, maybe it won't. but what i think is likely is that mrjohnson will struggle to meet his october the 31st deadline because you really are going at breakneck speed for a massive piece of legislation, added to which you have to get parliament to which you have to get parliament to approve what is called a programme motion, which sets out the timetable. i think there is very little chance that they are going to
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do that. just listen to the former tory mp justine greening. this is a huge bill. it is likely to be 100 pages, and we all know that russian law is bad law. but this isn'tjust any russian law is bad law. but this isn't just any old law, —— russian law is bad law. but this isn'tjust any old law, —— we all know that rushed law is bad law. this has to be done properly. i recognise that people are saying, let's get this done. it is the beginning of a brexit process. even when we have done this bill, we will need to look at the free trade agreement. so all i am saying is, we have to go through this process properly, otherwise we will end up with a bad result. there is an aspect we haven't yet talked about, which is not direct your bag but does play into the westminster scenarios, which is what brussels are going to do. we are literally ten days away. are they going to give an extension, given the strange
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confetti of letters they received at the weekend? the short answer is that they are waiting and watching to see what emerges from the melee at westminster. if the speaker was to say, i will let borisjohnson have another go at this meaningful vote, and he was to get it through, then the view in brussels would be, 0k, mr then the view in brussels would be, ok, mrjohnson seems to be making progress, we will see how it goes and we will not talk about an extension because he seems to be getting somewhere. but if things begin to get difficult and bog down and there is little chance of him meeting his self—imposed october the sist meeting his self—imposed october the 31st deadline, i would think there isa 31st deadline, i would think there is a strong likelihood that brussels will say, we had better give them an extension because if we don't, there isa extension because if we don't, there is a possibility that they will crash out without any agreement on october the 31st, which we really don't want. then the question is how long an extension they give. if it
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is just long an extension they give. if it isjust a long an extension they give. if it is just a couple of weeks, then team johnson will think that provides them with a window to get their bill through the commons. if it is months, then the second referendum brigade were think that gives them the time to engineer another referendum. unfortunately, anyone thinking this is anywhere near over, the bad news is, it ain't. it really could go on for weeks, maybe even months more. thank you for that warning, norman. we will leave the politics for a moment. the duke of sussex has admitted he and his brother are "on different paths" amid reports of a rift. in an interview with itv he said they have "good days and bad days". the duchess of sussex said that adjusting to royal life had been hard and that she wasn't prepared for the scrutiny of the tabloid press. jon donnison reports. filmed during their recent trip to africa, this documentary reveals that, despite appearances, the royal couple are at times struggling. harry says he sees his mother diana
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in every camera and flash bulb. every single time i see a camera, every single time i hear a click, every single time i see a flash, it takes me straight back. so, in that respect, it's the worst reminder of her life, as opposed to the best. meghan says she's been shocked by the level of press intrusion, even though herfriends had warned her before she got married. my british friends said to me, "i'm sure he's great, but you shouldn't do it, because the british tabloids will destroy your life." and i very naively, — we're american, we don't have that there — "what are you talking about?" prince harry talks about the relationship with his brother. inevitably, you know, stuff happens, but, look, we're brothers, we will always be brothers. we're certainly on different paths at the moment but i will always be there for him, as i know he will always be there for me.
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prince harry acknowledges he sometimes needs support, saying he still struggles with mental health issues. i thought i was out of the woods and then, suddenly, it all came back, and i suddenly realised that this is something that i have to manage. look, part of this job and part of anyjob, like everybody, means putting on a brave face. the turnaround from a sunny wedding day a year and a half ago is very sharp. spikes in air pollution trigger hundreds of heart attacks, strokes and acute asthma attacks in cities across england compared with days when the air is cleaner. that's according to new research from king's college london, which found there are significant short—term health risks caused by polluted air which also contributes to up to 36,000 deaths each year.
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abortion and same—sex marriage will become legal in northern ireland at midnight tonight. the change will happen because of legislation passed at westminster with no devolved government at stormont. the assembly there is meeting for the first time in two and a half years to debate the change in law today. here's our ireland correspondent chris page. it's a sensitive, emotive and personal issue, but abortion law in northern ireland, which is much more restrictive than the rest of the uk, has generated huge demonstrations. westminster has passed legislation which means terminations will be decriminalised if devolution isn't fully restored today. protesters who oppose the changes have pressured politicians to bring back stormont, so the democratic unionist party has led a move to recall the devolved assembly. campaigners believe it will send a valuable message.
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let's bring this back to the floor of the assembly, let our elected local representatives discuss this, because they are our voice, and let us speak because westminster shouldn't be speaking for us. butjust holding a sitting of the assembly doesn't mean the change in abortion law will be stopped. that will only happen if the parties agreed to settle all their differences, appoint ministers and go back into government together. there's no prospect of such a big breakthrough, so politicians who pushed for change say having a debate in the assembly at this stage is a sham. i think that it is really disingenuous and an absolute stunt to have a motion on that debate when we know it can deliver nothing in the chamber on the same day. as well as abortion, there is set to be another big social shift. the new legislation will legalise same—sex marriage in northern ireland, five years after the rest of the uk. chris page, bbc news, belfast. two men have been arrested by police investigating reports of racial abuse during saturday's abandoned fa cup match between two
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non—league football teams, haringey borough and yeovil town. the game was called off after haringey‘s players walked off the field, following alleged racial abuse of the team's goalkeeper. he was also reportedly spat at and hit by an bottle thrown from the yeovil town fans‘ end. chile is to extend the state of emergency to cities in the north and south. rioting has continued in spite of a curfew imposed for a second consecutive night. protesters have clashed with police in many areas of the capital, santiago. looting and rioting have spread to other parts of the country and eight people are known to have been killed since the unrest began on friday. freya cole reports. soldiers on the streets of santiago for the first time since the end of the military dictatorship. the curfew to end the unrest has been extended for a second night. translation: i am convinced that democracy not only has the right, but has the obligation to defend
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itself using all the instruments that democracy provides and the rule of law to combat those who want to destroy it. protests began after a rise in ticket prices for the capital's metro, a decision which has been reversed. but anger has widened amid the huge inequality between the rich and poor. parts of santiago's transport system have been destroyed. but on sunday, residents helped with the clean—up. translation: it would have been nice if everyone had come out and banged on parts and protested other ways, but this? not even during the time we had the conflict with pinochet did we touch the metro, because we knew because we knew the metro was for us. and look at this now. this is sad for all of us, that we're here helping to clean up. several people have died and there have been mass arrests
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as looting and riots have spread across the country, despite the return of the troops, the curfew and a state of emergency. chileans continue to express their anger. the headlines on bbc news... borisjohnson will try to get mps to vote again on his brexit agreement — but he could be blocked by the commons speaker and opposition parties. prince harry opens up about struggling in the spotlight amid reports of a rift with his brother. the northern irish assembly returns to stormont for the first time in nearly three years — to debate the liberalisation of abortion laws which become law tonight. and it was just six months ago that andy murray began hitting a ball again after the hip surgery that saved his career and then only his 17th singles match back, he has won a title. var is involved again as liverpool's possessed at the premier league season was ended by adam
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lalla na league season was ended by adam lallana with a late equaliser for the leaders. and two of australia's ashes stars picked for the 100. more to come on all of those stories later. more now on our top story — the commons speakerjohn bercow is set for another clash with mps today when he decides whether the prime minister borisjohnson can hold his meaningful vote. but how does it all work? let's shed some more light on the situation. joining me is hannah white, the deputy director of the institute for government. isaid i said the speaker is set for a clash with some mps, but things are hopelessly divided right now. let's talk about the speaker's role first. what does he have to decide today? the government wants to have another go today at holding what has been called its meaningful vote, the
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vote it has to have on its deal, as well as trying to pass legislation to put that deal into law. that was the question that it asked mps on saturday. it said, do you want to give approval to this deal? on saturday, mps said, we are going to withhold our agreement to that deal until the legislation has passed. but the government said it wants to ask again. it wants a clean vote on that question. the question for the speaker is, does that fall foul of a rule the commons has which says you can't ask the house the same question twice in one session? and is there a clear answer to that question of whether it falls foul of the rules? the speaker's role in all of this and his impartiality have been questioned. this came up before with theresa may's deal. at that point, there was talk that every time she put her deal to the house, she got slightly closer to a majority. and the speaker said no and reiterated this rule that this
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is not right to keep asking the house and browbeat them into making a decision. i can't see personally why that would be different this time round. the question that was asked of the house on saturday would be fundamentally the same proposition as the question being asked today. in which case, what is the government's option? can it start on that whole legislation route, and can that be achieved in the ten days between now and october the ten days between now and october the 31st? it doesn't matter what order these things happen in. they can order these things happen in. they ca n start order these things happen in. they can start on the bed today, and they are going to introduce the bill today. it will be published. it will probably have a second reading, so the big debate on the principle of whether the house wants to legislate tomorrow, and that will be key. it is essentially the same thing as a meaningful vote because that is the house saying, do we want to legislate on this? if the government can get its second reading, that would be really significant. getting it through in the time will be
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really tricky and there is talk about the house of commons needing to sit all hours to achieve that. and meanwhile, over in brussels, they think we have got this set of letters which appear to contradict each other about the request for an extension. what do they do, and other rules for how they behave now clear? that is also going to play back into decisions in westminster. i think it is clear that the eu sees the letter that was sent as a valid request for an extension because of the way it was received. donald tusk has said he will be talking to other leaders about that request. they haven't cast any doubt on whether it isa haven't cast any doubt on whether it is a valid request. but yes, they now have to think about what they are going to say on the timing of when they say it. they might delay saying yes to an extension in order to see what the house of commons does with this legislation which is expected to be brought forward this week. and also to put pressure on
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mps that may they won't get an extension, so they need to get on with passing this bill. in other words, their interests now seem to coincide with the prime minister's interests here. they want that deal to go through now, having agreed with the british government. the eu have always been clear that once they have come to an agreement with they have come to an agreement with the government, a deal that they are both happy with, they will do what they can to help the government get that through. it was the same with theresa may is with borisjohnson. they have lots of other things they wa nt to they have lots of other things they want to get on with. they don't really wa nt want to get on with. they don't really want to be coming back to talk about this again. they want to get the deal done and be able to move on. and one last question we haven't addressed is what the opposition do in the midst of all of this. if they hang so much under the bill that you talked about getting its second reading, does that then slow it down? i think there is a good chance that if the opposition managed to amend the bill in any
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significant way, the government might decide not to pursue it. they might decide not to pursue it. they might say, we have been forced into asking for an extension. now the bill has been amended, so it doesn't reflect our deal. we are not happy with that and we need to have an election. the reason the opposition parties had given for not having an election was the fear of no deal, that they didn't want the uk to crash out on the 31st of october. if they think there is an extension in place, the government might argue, we don't like the way this bill now looks. we are not prepared to put this version of the bill into law, give us our election and whoever wins contract negotiations forward. and where does that leave october the 31st? the government has asked for extension, so if in the next couple of weeks we got to the point where the house agreed to have an election, the extension would very likely be granted by the eu. they have always said that if there is going to be a further democratic exercise like a referendum or an election, that would be justification for an extension.
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thank you. british and american scientists are joining forces to search for the earliest signs of cancer in a bid to detect and treat the disease before it emerges. the researchers say they plan to "give birth" to cancer in the lab to see exactly what it looks like "on day one". it's just one of the research priorities of the new international alliance for cancer early detection, which says working together on early detection of cancer will mean patients benefitting more quickly. two—indian based call centres, thought to have defrauded thousands of british victims in a computer security scam have been put out of business following a joint investigation by authorities in both countries. our technology correspondent, rory celllan—jones has more. i was iwas an i was an absolute plonker to get involved, but these people are so believable.
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it offered antivirus software for £550 for a period of 12 years. and i thought, per year, that is quite cheap. hello? they said, mrvary, we have got a serious problem. we have just discovered a serious problem on your computer. don't put the phone down, but can you walk to your computer? initially, iwas down, but can you walk to your computer? initially, i was seeing this thickset russian. this man told me it was a russian. for me, it was a bald—headed, thickset sort of man you wouldn't mess with. and then the screen switched to his computer screen, where you can see what he was looking at and doing. white matter and what was he doing? well,
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he appeared to be ordering these guns, bullets, grenades. and all the while, this man on the phone kept saying, oh, my god, oh, my god, this is really serious. and it wasjust increasing my level of anxiety to the point where i was in total panic. and he then, on my computer, helped me to go into my bank account on the computer and move £4000 to this bank of his choosing, which was in india. the money has gone, but what i really wa nt the money has gone, but what i really want to do is stop other people falling for the same scam.
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canada goes to the polls later in what promises to be a very close general election. justin trudeau was the country's second youngest prime minister when he swept to power four years ago. but after recent controversies, the liberal leader now faces a stiff challenge from the conservatives. thousands of people have taken part in a huge clean—up operation to remove oil and tarfrom beaches along brazil's north—eastern coast. volunteers and government workers used wheelbarrows, spades and plastic gloves to remove the thick tarfrom the sand and water. the source of the spill, which was first detected on at the start of september, remains a mystery. experts say this could be the worst disaster for the region's coral reefs and at least 15 sea turtles have been found dead. tens of thousands of homes are without power in the us state of texas, after a tornado swept through the north of dallas. power lines and trees are down and roads are littered with debris. there is extensive damage to houses.
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in a moment, the weather, but first, here's victoria derbyshire with what she's got coming up in her programme at ten: what do you think of those extraordinarily frank comments by harry and meghan about their struggles living in the media spotlight? what do you make of such openness? let me know this morning. and, three generations of the same family move in together. what could possibly go wrong? we have had access to an experiment in margate which is finding new ways to tackle the housing and social care crisis. when she said, do you want to move in with us, i said yeah, sure. because when i was on my own and i was working quite a lot, i didn't get to see much of them. well, hardly at all. now it's time for a look
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at the weather with carol. we still have rain across the south—east and quarter of england, but through the day, it will tend to retreat and weaken as it pushes back into the extreme south—east. for the rest of us, we will see sunny skies develop, particularly in northern ireland and scotland, where it has been a cold start of the day with pockets of thrust. but later, the cloud thickens towards the west and we will see rain coming our way as a weather front arrives. tonight, we will see rain coming our way as a weatherfront arrives. tonight, we could see dense fog patches from across parts of southern england and also wales. it is worth keeping an eye on that. but many of them will lift tomorrow, either into locales or we will see holes develop in some sunshine —— they will lift into low
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the headlines: borisjohnson will try to get mps to vote again on his brexit agreement but he could be blocked by the commons speaker and opposition parties. prince harry says he and his brother have good days and bad days amid reports of a rift. we are brothers and we will always be brothers. the northern irish assembly returns to stormont for the first time in nearly three years to debate the liberalisation of abortion laws. two people are arrested after an fa cup tie was abandoned on saturday, amid reports of racist abuse against the haringey team. two india—based call centres, thought to have defrauded thousands of british victims in a computer security scam, are put out of business following an international police operation. time now for the morning briefing, where we bring you up to speed on the stories people
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are watching, reading and sharing. we're actually going to start with the second most—read story on the bbc news website and talk about australia where rival newspapers have joined forces to protests against press restrictions. the news corp australia and nine mastheads on monday all showed blacked—out text beside red stamps marked secret. the protest is aimed at national security laws which journalists say have stifled reporting and created a culture of secrecy in australia. trending on twitter this morning is the sad death of former guardian journalist deborah orr. she has died of cancer atjust 57. shejoined the guardian in 1990, becoming the first female editor of weekend magazine before she was 30. she also wrote for the independent before returning to the guardian as a columnist. her memoir is set to be released next year. on twitter
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many of her friends have colleagues have expressed their sadness. the guardian columnist suzanne moore tweeted: thank you for the many kind messages and thoughts about my brilliant friend deborah orr. never could get that woman off the dance floor. so many tales to tell. one day. gather close, raise a glass and live and love as fiercely as she did. i loved her. hadley freeman is also from the guardian and shared this: as a writer, deborah was fearless & thoughtful, cutting & compassionate. as a friend, she was loyal, loving, fun, hilarious & kind. last month, despite being v ill, she held my baby in the sunlight and said, "ah yes. she's the one." deborah was the one. and the economist's alex andreou tweeted: one of the best friends anyone could wish for, one of the cleverest human beings, the best damn gallery tour guide, and a sense of humour so dry
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it was almost desicated. after all these years, i still wasn't sure when she wasjoking. oh, my darling girl. a story that's getting a lot of attention this morning from instagram, where comedian katherine ryan told herfollowers a masked man broke in to her home, stealing a ring and attempted to steal her laptop. # bad boys, bad boys. # what you gonna do? # what you gonna do when they come for you? she said her boyfriend fought the attacker, and wrestled back her laptop containing scripts for her new netflix show. why i love bobby k. he got into a fight and wrestled back my netflix series. only scripts. despite that, she then posted another video in the early hours telling her followers she was struggling to sleep.
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let's have a look at what's currently the most watched on the bbc news website. that is something i have got to do. we have been through some of the most read. most watched. like all scientists bounce back from trolling. —— black hole scientists. this is a piece about a nuclear physicist who did some extraordinary work on what is called the event horizon telescope, which looks at measuring black holes and taking pictures of them. she is part of our 100 women series and what is fascinating about the story apart from the actual design of the virtual super telescope and the algorithms to fit in the missing details and the way that she describes with great metaphors the way that the event horizon telescope is like hearing a song played on a
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piano with broken keys, it is a gripping piece anyway, but the point of it and why it is in our 100 women series, is because she got trolled for daring to take any credit for this project. she was accused of stealing credit from men who deserved it more. she has a thing or to to say about that which is worth watching and it is drawing a lot of attention on our website this morning. i think that is it from the morning briefing. now time for the sport and a full round—up from the bbc sport centre. it is it? it is john! good morning. some suspense there. who would have thought it? titles and silverware seemed a long way off for andy murray, when he gave that tearful press conference at the australian open as he feared his career might be over.
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but after a second hip operation back injanuary he won his first singles title at the european open beating stan wawrinka yesterday. patrick gearey reports. andy murray has now won 46 tour titles in his career but none quite like this. one of british sport's great fighters is a champion once more. in another chair at the start of this year and the tears were of pain. murray said his career was ending but revolutionary hip surgery gave him a second chance. first in doubles, then eventually in singles, murray fought his way back. his body renewed, his spirit restored. he said he now loved tennis again but stan wawrinka would test that affection. two years older than murray and recovered from injuries of his own, in the first set it took energy to watch him, let alone stop him. he carried on in fast forward in the second. murray had played four tournaments in little more than four weeks and struggled to block his path, unless accidentally. but murray is tennis‘s survival expert. with a partly metal hip and an iron
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will, he fought hard, punching his way back into the match. one set all. in the third, wawrinka broke but murray broke back. wawrinka broke again. murray broke back again. and then as the pressure increased and the stakes grew, the swiss made the crucial miss. murray had done it. and he should get home just in time to see the birth of his third child. when i've been off the tour the last few years, my family has got bigger so i need to get on the road so we don't get out of control! look, i'm excited for the third kid and my wife has been a huge support for getting me back on the court. he has a few weeks to take his paternity leave before the tennis starts again. the way he's playing, next year could be busy. patrick geary, bbc news. plenty of reaction to that achievement, as you can imagine. as he often does, andy murray used the power of emojis to express his feelings. he was still on the soft drinks
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at the post—match meal with his coaches, a bunch of twerps in antwerp. mumjudy raised a glass of something fizzy. why not after that long journey? andy's former primary school in dunblane spoke of their pride, saying that he is an inspiration to us all. and james corden was among the celebrities who tweeted their appreciation. unbelievable resilience and commitment, he says. and no surprises murray's victory features on many of this morning's back pages. "tears of a crown", the headline in the express, which also features wales's victory over france at the rugby world cup. the times focus on that, along with quotes from eddiejones, who says england can beat new zealand in the semi—finals at the weekend. and the sun
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is among the tabloids going with the latest var controversy. "jurgen strop" they call the liverpool manager, after his fury at having a goal against manchester united disallowed. liverpool's perfect start to the premier league season has been ended by manchester united, after yet more var controversy. the first came as united took the lead at old trafford, through marcus rashford — that was given after a var check decided divock origi wasn't fouled in the build up. and then sadio mane's goal was ruled out by the video ref for handball. before adam lalla na scored a late equaliser. united will be frustrated with the defending, a great time to put away his first goal for two and a half years. hearts have opened an investigation after claims that rangers striker alfredo morelos was racially abused during their 1—1 draw. after hearts had gone ahead early on, morelos scored the equaliser and he was allegedy targeted as he celebrated in front of the home fans. rangers are second in the table, level on points with celtic. for the first time in british sport, there's been a player draft. the eight teams taking part
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in the new cricket competition the hundred got to bid for members yesterday and we can talk about it now with one of the players who was picked, england batsman jason roy. great to speak to you. you will be playing with the oval invincible. how closely have you been monitoring the player drafted to see who is going where? i was there last night andi going where? i was there last night and i spent a few hours watching the d raft and i spent a few hours watching the draft and picking the squads and seeing the squads get together. there is some extreme talent around and it is hugely exciting. we will talk about your team in a moment. steve smith, mitchell starc, they are going to be playing alongside your team—mate jonny bairstow at welsh fire. is that a team that stands out to you with real quality in there? 10096. extremely dangerous. but most of the squads, pretty much all of the squads, have got such dangerous players. it will be an amazing tournament. it will be very different with a very different format. but it will hopefully
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inspire the next generation. we are just seeing some other pictures of that draft being made. let's talk about the oval invincible. sam curran, tom curran, the brothers playing alongside you. a lot of english talent in there. how do you rate your chances? we have clearly gone for a younger, more home—grown squad, to try and develop over the yea rs. squad, to try and develop over the years. everyone gets excited about the first year and wants to win the and so on but we have developed a squad that can hopefully stay together for the foreseeable future and future and build and build. we have a very strong squad and a lot of pace off, so the tactics are there. interesting to see that the west indies player chris gayle was not picked up and he we know their success he has had in shorter formats of the game. where you surprise nobody put money on the table to take him? i was personally very surprised. he is obviously a
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huge draw to the game and probably the best short format opening batsman who has ever graced us with his presence. it was interesting to see he did not get picked up. maybe the year after. absolutely. we know about his past talents that he was not selected this time round. what do you make of it all? so much has been said about the new competition attracting new fans to play and watch cricket. what is the view among the players about how it will play out next summer? to be honest, very excited. it is a completely different format. you have seen a t10 format that was developed in the uae and now the new hundred ball. as far as we uae and now the new hundred ball. as faras we are uae and now the new hundred ball. as far as we are players, we are excited about working towards it and finding you formally for how to play. it will be difficult to get our heads round the tactics side of things but as players we are excited for it. it is a huge tournament on
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home soil played by the best players in the world so it will be good viewing. we will see you producing some monster hitting and it will be a great watch. thanks. we hope so. great to speak to you. jason roy, who will be playing for the oval invincible is when it gets under way next summer. and the best place to find more on the hundred draft is the tms podcast. henry moeran is joined by ebony rainford—brent, ryan sidebottom and graham onions to chat about the teams and hear from some of the players. that's available on the bbc sounds app or via the bbc sport website. and coming up later, we have the draw for the first round of the fa cup, live on bbc two from 7 o'clock. that's all the sport for now but there's more on the bbc sport website, including the latest news from the england camp at the rugby world cup. gearing up for the two big semifinals to come this weekend.
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that is all from me for now. back to you. thanks. the illegal use of drones will be tackled by a specialist police unit under new government plans. it's been set up to avoid a repeat of the disturbances seen at gatwick airport last winter, when around 1,000 flights were delayed or cancelled following sightings of rogue drones. andy moore reports. the technology now exists to bring down a drone electronically in a matter of seconds. the security minister brandon lewis saw for himself how it can be done in a lab. that is quick, isn't it? now the hardware is being exported to the real world, with mobile units that can detect and bring down rogue drones. in essence what we are looking to do is make sure that where drones can be used for malicious or inappropriate circumstances, that our agencies, our police forces, have the tools and ability to stop that and prevent that. last december, drone sightings over gatwick airport caused chaos for several days. the flights of hundreds of thousands of people were cancelled. at heathrow, in a separate incident,
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flights were briefly disrupted earlier this year. nobody has ever been arrested. drones are also used to deliver drugs and mobile phones to prisons. it will be used on major infrastructure sites. it could be airports. we are working with the ministry ofjustice looking at prisons, talking to the ministry of defence about various sites that we could use it around there. so around critical national infrastructure sites of importance. drones have many positive applications. here, a device equipped with an infrared camera is being used in an exercise by firefighters to detect heat sources. the government wants to make sure this kind of technology is used for the general good, not for malicious purposes. andy moore, bbc news. the headlines on bbc news: borisjohnson will try to get mps to vote again on his brexit agreement but he could be blocked by the commons speaker. prince harry opens up
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about struggling in the spotlight amid reports of a rift with his brother. the northern irish assembly returns to stormont for the first time in nearly three years to debate the liberalisation of abortion laws which becomes law tonight. hair loss advertisements promising unrealistic results are targeting young men with some procedures delivering damaging consequences. it's led the british association of hair restoration surgery to call for greater regulation of the industry. tim muffett reports. my name is jerry. i had a hair transplant in 2015. the whole experience, to be honest, was terrible. you're wanting to kind of better yourself and make yourself feel better for it then to only be way worse. all i've got is regret. jerry started losing his hair in his early 20s. newspaper adverts helped convince him to pay £9,000 on a transplant. what were the adverts promising you? and what did the clinic promise you?
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a full head of hair, that's why i went in. i paid for front to back, so planted from here all the way to the back of my head. i was screaming in pain, saying that i could really feel this. what do you feel about the results you have now? i think they speak for themselves. they're just shocking, absolutely shocking. straightaway i had a big patch at the front of my head and just a line across where the new hair was planted. and then the patch is starting to get bigger. you can see all the scarring. the nerve damage is all round the top here. it's like... it's like a brain freeze all the time, just a constant pain. it's thought a fifth of young men experience hair loss by the age of 20. it can have a huge impact on self—confidence and self—esteem. i find it increasingly common that people are seeking to have these kind of procedures even earlier, at a younger age. perhaps it's also because of the number of celebrities,
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actors, footballers, who are having it done and making it public. bessam farjo says he is increasingly being asked to correct botched transplants. a hair transplant, whichever technique we use, relies on moving hair roots from the back and the sides of someone's scalp to the top. if you do too much too soon, you end up with visible scars. putting the hair line low, you end up with a look that doesn't look natural. at dr farjo's clinic in manchester are clients undergoing transplant surgery. we are at the part of the operation that determines the design of the transplant. we make tiny little cuts in the skin at a particular angle, in a particular direction, and at a particular depth. so without that, that's when transplants can go wrong? that's when the appearance of a transplant can go wrong. there are a lot of clinics where it's not the doctor making the incisions in the skin.
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it's a non—medically—trained person. there needs to be steps put in place to change that. it is often seen as cosmetic surgery because it affects appearance, but hair loss from male and female genetic pattern hair loss is really a medical condition. done properly, the procedure can boost hair growth and self—esteem. but a bad hair transplant can be an expensive, painful mistake. tim muffett, bbc news. just last month, a glacier in switzerland was the scene of a symbolic funeral to mark its disappearance. four weeks later, parliamentary elections in switzerland have seen a big rise in support for green parties. with nearly all votes counted, the results show a combined vote for switzerland's two green parties of around 20%, making the greens a major player in swiss politics. the rightwing swiss people's party, which has been the most successful
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in switzerland for more than two decades, saw its hold on power weakened. imogen foulkes reports from berne. swiss voters need only look up to see the effects of climate change. their glaciers are shrinking. when the ice melts, mud and rock slides threaten alpine villages. today, voters took their worries to the ballot box. the green party increased its share of the vote to 13%, gaining an astonishing 17 seats, while its fellow green liberal party gained nine. it is really incredible. i am still trying to come to terms with what is happening right now. with all of the seats that we have already won, it is really incredible, and it is really moving to see how people are now hoping that the greens are the ones who are going to make the difference now. the traditional parties all suffered. the right—wing swiss people's party lost 11 seats. although it will remain the largest
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party in parliament, these results are a serious blow. its once successful anti—immigration, anti—europe policies did not seem to resonate with voters. they were scarcely mentioned in the election campaign. as ever in switzerland, no party will have a majority. the different groups will have to work together. but this new parliament is greener and younger and voters will expect a much greater focus on environmental policies. imogen foulkes, bbc news, bern. in egypt, thirty ancient wooden sarcophagi have been put on display following their recent discovery near the nile. the ornately decorated coffins of men, women and children are around 3,000 years old, and well—preserved. nina nanji reports. it is the biggest find of its kind
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in more than a century. perfectly preserved mummies discovered in 30 ancient wooden coffins in the valley of the kings, the egyptian city of luxor. the trove was unearthed by a team of egyptian archaeologists on the west bank of the river nile. the coffins date back around 3000 years but despite this they were found in good condition, sealed and intact and adorned with vibrant colours and inscriptions. it is believed they contain the remains of high priests and their families. this will enrich our knowledge about the belief of the afterlife and the workshops that made these beautiful scenes, the colour and the religious scenes. it is for the common people, for a king orfor a priest? and that is why i believe this discovery is very important. egyptian authorities will be hoping the discovery, along with other finds of ancient relics, will help revive the country's tourism sector,
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hit in recent years by political instability. the sarcophagi will undergo restoration before being moved to a showroom at the grand egyptian museum, due to open next year. nina nanji, bbc news. a major exhibition of the works of leonardo da vinci opens at the louvre in paris this week. timed to coincide with the 500th anniversary of the artist's death, the show took a decade to put together and includes works on loan from queen elizabeth and bill gates. gail maclellan reports. some of the most recognisable paintings and drawings in the world. four works will form the centrepiece of the show alongside a wider array of the show alongside a wider array of drawings, put into context by a small series of paintings and sculptures from renaissance contemporaries. five of da vinci's paintings are permanently in the louvre, but other things including drawings and notebooks have been
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added to the exhibition. queen elizabeth said two doesn't drawings and the vatican and private collectors like bill gates also contributed. leonardo's most famous object has not moved home for the exhibition. mona lisa will stay in her own gallery in the louvre where she is visited by 30,000 people a day. the vitruvian man made the journey from venice following a court case that tried to stop him. this fragile drawing on paper it is not often seen and will only be shown in paris for a limited period. it demonstrates leonardo's interest in science and nature as well as work. leonardo da vinci, with his universal talent, is someone who was interested in many things. some people are fans of geometry or mathematics. others of animals, some of painting. as leonardo was interested in all human knowledge, we see a bit of ourselves in him. prepare to be amazed, says the
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gallery's chief curator, but he will also have to be quick. they're already almost a quarter of a million advanced bookings for the retrospective which will run next february. gail maclellan, bbc news. each year many of us flock to cities like madrid to see the sights, but this weekend the city's streets were full of shepherds exercising their ancient rights. thousands of sheep wandered through the spanish capital as part of an annual agriculture festival, a tradition that dates back to the 13th century. unlike many visitors, they didn't complain about being fleeced by tourist traps. idid not i did not write thatjoke! now the weather with simon. thank you. we have a bit of sunshine out there at the moment and it has been a fairly pleasa nt the moment and it has been a fairly pleasant autumnal start for some of us. high pressure is moving on from the south—west and certainly keeping things much more settled for many of
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us things much more settled for many of us compared to the last few days. nudging in across the uk. in the south—east of england we have this wet weather system bringing outbreaks of rain. quite a wet start to the day across east anglia and the south—east of england and train continues for the next few hours. gradually it will start to weaken and become more patchy and lighter, the rain in the south—east of england. for most others it is dry with sunny spells in northern ireland and north—eastern scotland and central and southern areas also getting sunshine, as will northern england and parts of the netherlands. maximum temperatures today about 11 to 13 degrees. through tonight that rain in the south—east of england were finally clear away. the cloud deck and is in the north of scotland with some outbreaks of rain. some clear skies for england and wales with patchy fog lately that it macro likely. some patches of rust with temperatures getting down into single figures. —— patchy fog
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likely. some patches of frost with temperatures getting down into single figures. when in southern areas with this area of low pressure and then this low pressure moves and further north bringing rain and it will be heavy in northern and north—western areas of scotland. any fog will tend to clear up further south and there will be sunshine for england and wales and claudia in northern areas with temperatures getting up to 11 or 15. into wednesday the area of high pressure that we have had for today and for parts of tomorrow will get squeezed towards the south and the low pressure in the north and west moves in slowly, making things more u nsettled in slowly, making things more unsettled across much of northern ireland and scotland, compared to tomorrow. more rain moving its way in here. dry for most parts of england and wales with some sunny spells throughout wednesday and temperatures 12 to 15. for the end of the week, some uncertainties. for scotla nd of the week, some uncertainties. for scotland and northern ireland, some
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hello. it's monday, it's 10 o'clock, i'm victoria derbyshire. "we are currently existing, not living". the words of meghan, the duchess of sussex. in an itv documentary, she says her british friends warned her not to marry harry because the tabloids would destroy her life. very naively — i'm an american, we don't have that there — "what are you talking about? that doesn't make any sense". i didn't get it. so, it's, um... yeah. it's been complicated. and this was prince harry's response when asked about rumours of a rift with his brother william. part of this role and part of this job and his family being under the pressure that it's under, inevitably, stuff happens. but we're brothers,
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