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good morning — welcome to breakfast with louise minchin in the studio and dan walker in enniskillen in northern ireland. our headlines today: a man is held on suspicion of murder after a car hit children outside a school, killing a 12—year—old boy here outside debden park high school in excess ——sx, police are continuing their investigation. —— essex. president trump arrives in the uk, joining other world leaders
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for a summit marking 70 yea rs of nato. we are on the latest step of our bbc brea kfast, we are on the latest step of our bbc breakfast, at enniskillen, the westernmost constituency in the uk and we're looking at other issues with the general election just nine days away. dan is inside the castle and i'm outside. farming, tourism and i'm outside. farming, tourism and construction, the big employers in the region so what did the firms here want to hear from the politicians? it's a record breaking night for lionel messi. the barcelona striker wins the ballon d'or for the sixth time. megan rapinoe takes the women's honours. i'll be keeping warm by the fire in enniskillen‘s oldest pub, it's chilly out there this morning but nowhere near as cold as yesterday and for most, today will be a dry day. your full forecast writing and for most, today will be a dry day. yourfull forecast writing on brea kfast.
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day. yourfull forecast writing on breakfast. this good morning and welcome to breakfast. it's tuesday the 26th of november. we have brought the bbc election tour to northern ireland and we're looking at a really crucial swing seat, the most westerly constituency in the uk. we are in fermanagh and south tyrone and it's always a battle between the unionists and the nationalists. 600 years of history but talking about the next few weeks and how that will affect the people who live here, just 12 miles from the republic border and right across northern ireland. some of the key issues we will be looking at our politics across northern ireland, how the stalemate in the stormont has affected people here and also theissue has affected people here and also the issue of peace and reconciliation and what a great place to do it because all the way backin place to do it because all the way back in 1987, place to do it because all the way back ini987, an place to do it because all the way back in 1987, an ira bomb here in enniskillen left 12 people dead and really affected attitudes in the heart of the troubles as well so all those sorts of things to look at
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today and louise's back in the studio in salford with the rest of the day's news. see with little bit later. a man has been arrested on suspicion of murder, after a 12—year—old boy was killed when a car hit children outside a school in essex. six other people, including five teenagers, were also hurt in the accident which happened yesterday afternoon. brea kfast‘s tim muffett is there for us this morning. tim remind us what happened. emergency services were called here around about 320 yesterday afternoon when pupils were making their way home from school and there were reports of a collision between a vehicle and a group of students and police announced last night at a 12—year—old boy had died and six others had been injured, including 215—year—old boys, a 13—year—old boy, a 12—year—old boy, a 16—year—old girl and a 23—year—old woman and it's thought none of their
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injuries are life—threatening. lee said they wanted to speak to terry glover, 51, in relation to the incident and said that a man had been arrested on suspicion of murder and six other counts of attempted murder as well as one count of death by dangerous driving. the school community is devastated by what has happened. the local church said it will be open as well for people to light candles, just to talk if they need to. police have also said that anyone with any — cam footage, for example, of what might have happened should contact them as well. we consider police already there this morning. borisjohnson will urge nato leaders to put on a united front today, as they gather in hertfordshire to mark the 70th this anniversary of the partnership. over two days, 29 allies,
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including us president donald trump, will hold talks amid growing divisions over nato's future. here's our diplomatic correspondent, james landale. donald trump may have arrived for a meeting of tnato leaders, but the big question is whether he will be able to resist saying anything about the general election. white house officials say the president knows he shouldn't wade into other countries' politics, but the conservatives have made sure he won't have a one—on—one meeting with borisjohnson to avoid pictures that could be used by his opponents. this evening, the prime minister and the 28 other nato leaders will be guests of the queen at buckingham palace, for her reception to mark the 70th anniversary of the alliance. but the smiles may be rather false. for when they meet tomorrow at a hotel in watford, the leaders may find it hard to hide their differences. there are tensions over turkey's offensive in syria and purchase of russian anti—aircraft missiles. president macron of france has angered some by saying nato
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is suffering strategic brain death. thank you very much. and donald trump is expected again to push for european allies to spend more on their own defence. so expectations of this meeting are low. it is very, very important for europe and the uk under and for world peace, i believe, and therefore i think that importance will be reflected in what happens. the summit, i think, will be a bit of a shambles, because it is taking place during an election campaign with a lot of debate going on among people, i'm not sure it will come out with anything useful. some have described nato as one of the most successful military alliances in history. british troops seen here training in the baltic to deter russian aggression. but at this meeting, the questions may be whether the leaders have time to resolve their differences, or merely paper over the cracks. james landale, bbc news. jeremy corbyn has written to president trump, insisting uk public services including the nhs, will not be included in in any future trade deal with the united states. let's speak to our political correspondent jonathan blake who is in westminster.
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jonathan, what else was included in mr corbyn‘s letter? we know the us president donald trump is in town. none of the parties would like to see donald trump interfering the election campaign. labourand trump interfering the election campaign. labour and others are using the presence of the president in the uk. concerns about a future uk us trade deal. jeremy corbyn has written to president trump again, highlighting this key campaign message of his about the involvement of the nhs in any trade talks. is called the us to change its negotiating stance. nicola sturgeon wa nts to negotiating stance. nicola sturgeon wants to legislate that against
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happening and is accused the us of being desperate to charge more for drugs. the liberal democrats main concern is around food standards and hygiene. jo swinson saying she doesn't want to see that sacrifice to the alter of the us trade deal. borisjohnson has said the nhs is not part of any international trade deal discussions and has pledged to protect animal welfare and food standards. the prime minister has also said that he would not like to see president trump interfering the election campaign while he is here. during visits in the past, we would have to see if that is the case this time around. lots of people will be watching very closely. five women who accuse the late convicted sex offender jeffrey epstein of abusing them are calling on prince andrew to testify in their cases. their lawyer told bbc panorama he plans to serve subpoenas asking the duke to give evidence. last night's programme included an interview with the woman who says
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she was forced to have sex with the prince when she was 17. he categorically denies any such relationship. darragh macintyre reports. the allegations made by virginia giuffre about prince andrew have raised questions that won't go away. the lawyer for five ofjeffrey epstein‘s accusers says he wants prince andrew to testify as a witness in their court cases. the women say the prince witnessed how epstein and his guests were given massages at the sex offender's home. with respect to prince andrew, i think he needs to come clean, and i think the facts need to be revealed. prince andrew says that he did not see, witness or suspect any suspicious behaviour during his visits to mr epstein‘s homes in florida, new york and the caribbean, and he says he is willing to help any appropriate law enforcement agency with their investigations
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if required. virginia giuffre, who says she was trafficked to london by epstein to have sex with prince andrew, told panorama that she was introduced to him by the prince's long—standing friend ghislaine maxwell. she says that, after a visit to a nightclub, ghislaine maxwell instructed her to have sex with the prince. in court documents, ghislaine maxwell says all virginia giuffre's allegations are lies. the people on the inside are going to keep coming up with these ridiculous excuses, like the photo was doctored. i mean, come on. i'm calling bs on this, because that's what it is. he knows what happened, i know what happened, and there's only one of us telling the truth, and i know that's me. for his part, the duke of york emphatically denies any form of sexual contact or relationship with virginia giuffre, and says any claim to the contrary is false and without foundation.
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darragh macintyre, bbc news. we'll be talking about that in the next half an end i'm talking to one of geoffrey epstein‘s dim's lawyers. lots to talk about. we will be with damned soon but sally is here to talk about records. lionel messi has won a record sixth ballon d'0r. a little bit disappointed in him, got to try harder next time. he normally connects his or —— collect his award in an outlandish suit. the barcelona forward pipped liverpool's virgil van dijk and cristiano ronaldo to the award, which honours the best player of the year. megan repinoe won the women's
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award for the first time. she led the usa to world cup victory in the summer. england's lucy bronze was runner—up. england's cricketers have lost the test series in new zealand, after the second test ended in a draw. they failed to take a wicket on the final day, before rain ended the match early. and there was a huge shock at the uk snooker championship in york — 54—year—old nigel bond beating the world championjudd trump. let's take a look at today's front pages which are dominated by images of the victims of the london bridge attack. the guardian leads with an article written by jack merritt‘s father, david, who says his son would be "livid" that his death has been "used to further an agenda of hate" after the terror attack on friday. "andrew's new tv humiliation," is the daily mail's headline as it details virginia giuffre's allegations on panorama about how
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she was trafficked to london aged 17 by convicted sex offender jeffrey epstein to have sex with the prince. prince andrew of course has denied the allegations. the daily telegraph says senior conservative mps have demanded that labour explain how it obtained leaked documents which allegedly showed the nhs was "for sale". labour says releasing the dossier was "clearly in the public interest". the i newspaperfeatures a large composite image of newspaper headlines about the general election campaign. "the media won't decide this election, you decide", he talked about he voted for the ballon d'or and went for van dijk
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and why strikers and forwards tend to do better at that competition, many years since the defender wanted that he gives various examples which are that he gives various examples which a re really that he gives various examples which are really great, moments and games from the last season when he basically saved liverpool's skin, van dijk, when he got past people like messi and suarez, those in contention for the ward and he said it was time a defender won the award. van dijk was pipped by lionel. in a little thing i thought that was interesting here, lord's taverner‘s christmas lunch to you, it sounds fairly establishment, very civilised. but we were wrong. anish kumar, the lord's taverner‘s lunch went wrong because they didn't like what he was saying. they buried him.
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he got a bit political. see little bit later. matt is at blakes of the hollow, one of the most famous and recognised victorian pubs in ireland. is it open, already? laughter. good morning, yes, it is for me, anyway. northern ireland, famous for its hospitality. where better to start than one of the old est better to start than one of the oldest pubs. this pub was opened in 1887, it's been owned by the same family and is a listed building, it still has all of its original features, including the cigarettes veined oak panelling, the edgewood panelling, i should say. it has a marble topped bar as well which we
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will look at later, and of course the friendliest by manager in town as well. very cosy and very warm here this morning, not quite the same outside across the country. if we ta ke same outside across the country. if we take a look at the forecast, not quite as cold, but there is some frost in the south and east of the country, and we will see one or two fog patches. the fog is not as bad as we anticipated this time 2a hours ago, but there is still a chance for some of that to form, so take it easyin some of that to form, so take it easy in east anglia and the south—east. that fog could develop in the next few hours. for most, variable cloud and a dry start today. not as frosty as it was yesterday. windy on the far north of scotla nd yesterday. windy on the far north of scotland as it will be all day long. a dry shift for the vast majority with some sunny spells breaking through, best of which in the east and high ground, east of scotland. you may see the sunshine in wales, too. temperatures were many are up a degree on what we saw yesterday, still rather chilly, six or seven
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for many of you. as we go into tonight, the temperatures shouldn't drop too much, we will see a little bit of frost around. the breeze continues to pick up, touching 50—60 miles an hour across the north of scotla nd miles an hour across the north of scotland where we could see some abex arrange to take us into the end of the night and tomorrow morning —— outbreaks of rain. as we going to wednesday morning, a little bit of frost here and there, maybe some fog across the south—east of england but it is going to be a case of showers in the morning across scotland, northern ireland, brightening up in a bit more sunshine tomorrow afternoon. across parts of northern england and north—west wales as well as the isle of man we could see some rain at times, too. further east, still dry and some sunny spells, notice we have a few more places in double figures. as we go into thursday, even milder air putting m, thursday, even milder air putting in, it should be a frost free start forjust in, it should be a frost free start for just about all, but in, it should be a frost free start forjust about all, but going to be a wet and windy day across scotland and northern ireland. persistent across the islands, blustery
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wherever you are, driest brightest around the south—east of the country and later in the day temperatures will rise here about 7—8d in the afternoon and south—east quarter, about 12 degrees elsewhere. certainly for this morning, i know you are outside this morning, damp, but it's a nice change for me to be inside, beside the fire. over to you. yes, very nice. we could do with some of your roaring fire. we aren't too far away from where matt is. ben is looking at business today ona is. ben is looking at business today on a boat. here is a basic geography lesson for you, we are in northern ireland today. you can see belfast there are derry, the airport we flew into yesterday, and it is a two hour driving to enniskillen, that the
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constituency of vermin are and tyrone —— fermanagh. this keepsjust behind us here is the oldest part, and the first part that was built 600 years ago. everything else was built around that. these to be a moat around the keep, and a watergate if you look at the top of the water gate, the english flag is flying. you might ask why? bruno clea ry flying. you might ask why? bruno cleary who works here may be able to explain it. good morning. good morning. the flag is there because enniskillen fought bravely in the battle of the boyne under king billy and, and was a reward for fighting so bravely, they were able to fly this flag in this part of the castle. and that battle was? 1690. correct! and this man was built by
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hugh the hospitable, was here hospitable? here seems to have been, here made it into poetry for this hospitality and offered help to pilgrims travelling this way. matt has this roaring fire. and today we are using our base here at enniskillen castle to look at all sorts of things, the politics and issues at stormont as well. chris page is going to be with us throughout the morning, and here has been looking in this constituency at some of the key issues for the general election. if you thought the general election. if you thought the election campaign was unpredictable that mike was not an unpredictable, adrenaline pumping race, try this? this man's driving skills have won him international prizes. this latest fast pace in other ways, too. that many business people in this area here paved this way by having a few different
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interests, from few showers to farming. but the man who loves to keep moving is frustrated by political paralysis, both in stormont and in the brexit process. its just uncertainty, we stormont and in the brexit process. itsjust uncertainty, we need stormont and in the brexit process. its just uncertainty, we need to know what's happening and we need to know what's happening and we need to know soon, because there needs to be investment here. there is nobody making positive decisions or anything, anything that is a real problem. if we decide what is happening we can decide how it is going to happen, but we need to know. just down the road you get to patch ago, a place that shows why that uncertainty is so unsettling. the border is this river which runs right through the village. a derelict customs post remains as a relic from different times. this bbc field from 35 years ago captured the unique local challenges. this is a smuggler, she is on a return trip from britain into ireland with quantities of butter, bread and teen food, all of which are cheaper in
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ulster. 79, 79. tension is here remember well the days of disruption, amidst the troubles. —— pensioners. i remember it was hard. the customs, when you come over the border you got searched, and i was the way it was. the future of the frontier is very much playing into the big numbers game of how people will vote. well it's often been said in the last few years that this voter is pretty much invisible, although brexit means it has loomed large in the political debates in the uk. however, for generations in northern ireland, elections having a sense handed to be about this frontier, and in particular, the
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question of whether it should exist at all. the contest between unionists and nationalists is always tight in this constituency. this campaigner thinks that kind of politics doesn't really work. it's about identity and belonging, and when that your questions or chastised or pointed out, then people they think and up falling back into those camps. however i think there is an increasing desire for day—to—day politics. think there is an increasing desire for day-to-day politics. at the edge of the united kingdom, the issues unlike anywhere else. but that means the election matters all the more here. chris page, bbc news, pet ago. and you can see chris is with us on the red sofa next to enniskillen castle. it is a fascinating picture of this constituency, what might happen across all of northern ireland. unionists and nationalists, is that changing? it still
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definitely, i think, is that changing? it still definitely, ithink, down, the main dynamic driving politics in northern ireland, that battle between unionism and nationalism, that sense of whether people feel british or irish, and it will continue to be the case in this general election. earlier this year something interesting did happen. 0ne earlier this year something interesting did happen. one for local councils, and then the election for the european parliament, the cross european alliance party made significant gains, they define themselves as neither unionism nor nationalists, as well as two other parties as well. some people thought that could bea sign well. some people thought that could be a sign that things were moving more towards the centre, not wanting to be associated with unionism nationalism and more of a middle way through, if you like. so something very interesting at this election will be can other cross community parties sustain that progress? and speaking to various taxi drivers and people in fermanagh yesterday, it seems brexit is woven into discussions. but one thing to
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appreciate actually coming here, this stalemate at stormont is bringing decision—making to a halt. it's been almost three years. almost a year since the devolved power—sharing at stormont has collapsed. elected politicians aren't really running the place. decisions are being made by civil servants, but because they are civil servants, but because they are civil servants, not politicians, their decision—making powers are limited so that means there is a huge impact being felt on infrastructure projects, roadbuilding, in the health service, in education. they will talk about the slow decay in public services, so there is no cliff edge moment, if you like, no moment where public services will colla pse moment where public services will collapse but there is no doubt people in northern ireland are really feeling it. this will be with us really feeling it. this will be with us throughout the morning. if you wa nt us throughout the morning. if you want any questions answered, get in contact with us and we will try and cover those. you saw matt with the
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weather, he is in a lovely pub in town with a roaring fire. we have a sofa and a castle, then what have you got for us this morning? laughter. i've got a hold boat! what more would i want? i would kill for that fire right now. good morning. i'm just outside the castle on the waterway. this is the shannon hurn waterway. this is the shannon hurn waterway. it links the republic of ireland with northern ireland, and this place during the summer will be busy with tourists. there is a feeling with all the uncertainty of the politics you've just been talking about, that having a big impact on the tourist trade. we are going to speak to some businesses a little later and find out what they make of all about and what impact thatis make of all about and what impact that is having on visitor numbers. you just on is a little earlier, dan. this county have the longest border with the republic, and a lot of businesses here do trade across the border every single day. so specific issues related to the border are really important for firms here. lots and lots of small
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firms, more than 90% of businesses here employ fewer than ten people. so very specific issues when it comes to business, and what those businesses want from the politicians in this election. so what we're going to do a little later as speak to those businesses, out what they wa nt to to those businesses, out what they want to hear this election and the politicians can deliver for them. so we're going to talk about that a little later. but if you farm here in fermanagh, that's check—in for the first time this morning on the news, travel and weather where you are waking up this morning. we will see you soon. are waking up this morning. we will see you soon. “— are waking up this morning. we will see you soon. —— for the first time here in enniskillen. good morning from bbc london. i'm tarah welsh. thames valley police will today make a fresh appeal to help find the killer of a bookmaker in buckinghamshire exactly 25 years ago. john sheppard had just closed the shop he managed in aylesbury when he was stabbed and bludgeoned to death on the third december 1994. soon afterwards,
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the branch was robbed. the people responsible for this offence would have been covered in blood, they would have removed their clothing and perhaps spoke to other people. maybe those people have had it on their conscience for 25 years, maybe there has been a change of allegiance in 25 years and they realise now that they can speak. and i would urge them, please, make contact with us. as it gets colder, the reality of homelessness in our city is often brought in to focus. but what about the families who don't have a permanent home? accoring to charity shelter that number has risen by a third in five years. it says there are more than 88,000 children in london that are homeless or living in temporary accomodation. the government says it's given £1.2 billion to councils to tackle homelessness. 0ne one of princess diana's most recognisable dresses is to be sold at auction in london next week. the gown she wore when she danced with
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john travolta in 1985 is expected to fetch up to £350,000. plenty of avenues this morning. as you been hearing, president trump is whether —— as well as other world leaders are in london for the nato summit, and there are a number of road closures in intra— london —— central london. severe delays on many lines this morning. and a reduced service on southwestern railway because of strike action. now the weather with kate kinsella. good morning. it's another chilly start this morning with temperatures hovering above 0dc mark. there is quite a bit of cloud about this morning some bright and sunny spells expected as well. some mist first thing this morning, but i will lift into the low cloud, breaking more so throughout the afternoon or at least evening, so bright and sunny spells then and temperatures feeling cold,
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looking at a maximum of seven or eight celsius. it is evening and overnight we still have a bit of cloud around, but it breaks, which could lead to potentially a little bit of fog by dawn tomorrow morning. the minimum temperature again quite chilly, heading down towards zero, so we might get a sparkle or to frost tomorrow morning. so chilly start to wednesday, quite a quiet day, there is going to be cloud around, limited sunshine and temperatures still cold. but you notice the change in temperature as we head towards the end of the week, the wind starts to strengthen, slightly milder air, but with that comes some rain. i'm back with the latest from the bbc london newsroom in half—an—hour. plenty more on our website at the usual address. we are also on facebook, twitter and instagram. bye for now.
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good morning, this is breakfast with me in the studio and dan is in enniskillen. a man has been arrested after a 12—year—old boy was killed, when a car hit children outside a school in essex. the 51—year—old man is being held on suspicion of murder and attempted murder. five teenagers and a woman were also hurt in the crash, which happened in loughton yesterday afternoon. donald trump has arrived in london to join events to mark the 70t anniversary of nato, just nine days before voters go the polls in the general election. the president will meet other world leaders at the us ambassador‘s residence in london, beforejoining a reception at buckingham palace later. over two days, the 29 allies, will hold talks amid growing divisions over nato's future. meanwhile, all eyes will be on president trump to see whether he intervenes in political campaigning.
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mr trump's presence has already prompted opposition parties to again warn about the possible impact of a post—brexit us trade deal. the labour leader, jeremy corbyn, has written to mr trump demanding assurances on the nhs and drug prices. five women who accuse the late convicted sex offender, jeffrey epstein, of abusing them, are calling on prince andrew to testify in their cases. their lawyer told bbc panorama he plans to serve subpoenas asking the duke to give evidence. last night's programme included an interview with the woman who says she was forced to have sex with the prince when she was 17. he categorically denies any such relationship. a news of record breaking ballon d'0rs.
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a news of record breaking ballon d'ors. there he is, lionel messi, but they got them all together him. it was a really nice gesture. six times. there is quite a lot of lush photography coming up. he scored 5a goals last season, earning him the vote from internationaljournalists. he pipped lionel messi has won the prestigious ballon d'0r for a record sixth time — a warning there's some flash photography coming up. messi scored 5a goals for barcelona and argentina last season, earning him the vote from internationaljournalists. he pipped liverpool's virgil van dijk into second place, with five—time winner cristiano ronaldo finishing third. translation: ten years ago i was awarded my first ballon d'or here in paris. i remember! awarded my first ballon d'or here in paris. i remember i came with my three brothers. i was 22 years old and everything that was happening to me, it was unthinkable. now, ten yea rs later me, it was unthinkable. now, ten years later i have received the sixth one in a totally different and special moment in my personal life with my wife and my three sons. megan rapinoe won the women's award, after leading the united states to the women's world cup title
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in the summer, scoring six goals in the process. rapinoe's co—captain for the tournament, alex morgan was third, with england's lucy bronze in second place. rapinoe wasn't at the ceremony but she sent a video message. i can't believe i'm actually the one winning it in this field, it's been such an incredible year and will insert always lucky to have every single one of these amazing players every year and pushes us and pushes me to be the best player i can. the draw for the third round of the fa cup did not disappoint. as if there weren't enough merseyside derbies they're also meeting in the premier league tomorrow night. the premier league leaders are at home to number 16, everton. as if there weren't enough merseyside derbies they're also meeting in the premier league tomorrow night. all the ties are on the bbc sport website.
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west bromwich albion returned to the top of the championship after a controversial 1—nil win at preston north end. the game looked destined for a draw, until kyle edwards went down in the box in the 89th minute — although there didn't look to be any contact. charlie austin scored from the spot. england's cricketers have lost the test series against new zealand, after the second test in hamilton ended in a draw. they failed to take a single wicket on the final day — joe denly missing a simple catch that would've ended kane williamson's innings — bowlerjoffra archer could only laugh. williamson and and ross taylor were both on unbeaten centuries when rain brought an early end to the match. england now have to regroup for the tour to south africa. it's hard sometimes to keep picking yourself back up what you do but
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it's part and parcel of playing international sport. you're not going to have it all your roadway all the time and some of the bowlers have found that this trip but if you wa nt to have found that this trip but if you want to be around and you want to be successful, you have to keep coming back from difficult days. it's been called one of the biggest upsets in snooker history — world number one judd trump knocked out of the uk championship in york by nigel bond, who's in his 50s now and ranked 98th in the world. bond came from behind, taking five frames in a row to win it 6—3. iam 5a. iam 54.1 i am 5a. i played some good stuff really. public took a little bit to sell but once i sailed, i felt good out there. roger fetter has been
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around for awhile and his incredible career has earned him a big honour. he is the first living swiss person to feature on one of the country's coins. thanks roger feder. the mint website almost went down. it's gone on sale already. 50 frank version next year. really. what an honour. the duke of york is facing fresh scrutiny following last night's panorama programme. the lawyer, representing five women, who accuse the convicted sex offenderjeffrey epstein of abusing them, says he plans to serve subpoenas asking prince andrew to give evidence. the duke says he did not witness any suspicious behaviour during visits to epstein‘s homes. gloria allred is the lawyer for some of epstein‘s other alleged victims. she joins us now from los angeles.
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thank you forjoining us and i'm sure many people here will have watched that documentary last night. just tell us what you know about these subpoenas which may or may not be set. well, i don't know anything about those subpoenas but i know that they need to be served, either upon the person who is being subpoenaed or perhaps upon the attorneys who could accept service for the client. but i think in the case of an sandra, no subpoenas should be necessary. he should just volunteer without conditions, without delay to speak to the federal bureau of investigation who is investigating whether anyone should be charged with conspiring knowingly with geoffrey epstein to sexually traffic underage young
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girls. in the case of civil lawsuits, and i do have free lawsuits, and i do have free lawsuits filed on behalf of victims who allege that they were underage when they were sexually —— sexually victimised and trafficked byjeffrey epstein in some cases, prince andrew should volunteer to testify in all the civil cases as well. nobody is above the law. anyone who has information that may be relevant to a criminal case should provided. it's as simple as that. if they are willing to accept the subpoena, that's fine that they shouldn't make anyone jump through legal hoops or hurdles in order tojust gain information. at this point, what they really want in addition to justice is the truth. and i think
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prince andrew could provide it, not only in the case involving virginia roberts but information that could help all of us to understand how this could have happened, how so many underage girls could have been sexually victimised. jeffrey epstein could not have done that without assistance. did ms maxwell help? virginia roberts says she was essentially set up and instructed by ms maxwell to engage in certain conduct with prince andrew. is that the truth or not? ms maxwell should come forward. certainly she would be of interest to law enforcement as would anyone who is in the close social circle of geoffrey epstein. we have different laws and ways of approaching things, we talk about going voluntarily. could he do that
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from the uk? i, for one, would be willing to come to the uk to take his deposition, with the civil lawsuits that i've pending and i could do that. i would not be interested in inconveniencing the prince but i would like to get that information as soon as possible. from him or anyone who might have information that could be relevant to my client's case and this is something that we routinely do. my law firm just want a big sexual harassment case, $50 million in cumulative damage and more than $8 million in compensatory damages so
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used to litigating against the rich and famous, and if we can get the truth for our clients, we will be able to achieve the justice that they have some longer been denied. on the subpoenas, for them to be served, they would have to be given to somebody who represents prince andrew, is that how it would happen? again, he wouldn't have to be served, he could just say, i'm happy to co—operate and submit your questions, tell the truth, the whole truth and nothing but the truth so help me god. it's as simple as that. if he wants to play cat and mouse and requires subpoenas, he can do that and then we have to go through the technicalities of serving someone who is in another country. have you approach the palace or prince andrew yourselves? not yet,
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but we would like to do so. we plan to do so. prince andrew, every day the clock is ticking while he delays and as i've said, he should provide his testimony without condition or delay, as required. required by whom? it's delay, as required. required by whom ? it's required delay, as required. required by whom? it's required for the truth, required for the justice and he shouldn't be delaying this, it hurts his image but more importantly, it denies the truth and denies us finding out what we need to know in our civil cases and what the criminal investigators to the fbi need to know in order for them to have a complete criminal investigation of anyone who might have been a co—conspirator. is he afraid of incriminating himself? i
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hope not, i hope is not committed any crime. i'm not alleging that he has so why the delay? he needs to move forward, as virginia roberts said, in her interview, only one of them is telling the truth. it's time to find out whether that is prince andrew or virginia roberts. thank you very much for your time for that. if you haven't watched the panorama programme, it will be on iplayer. matt is at blakes of the hollow, one of the most famous and recognised victorian pubs in ireland. he has been sitting by the fire. good morning. i'm very, very lucky this morning, indoors. i am at enniskillen's
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old est indoors. i am at enniskillen's oldest pub. game of thrones fans, you may recognise one of these doors made from wood in northern ireland, representing episodes from the series, certain scenes as well. some of the series was filmed here. i had to come behind the bar of course, all of the original features are here. the pub was built in 1887, we have the original marketable worktop —— marble, and the antique silver landholders, too. northern ireland is famed for its hospitality and here in enniskillen as well, it's a big draw. this is the only town in ireland that is on an island, it is surrounded by water as well. and if you come here today, it is going to bea dry you come here today, it is going to be a dry day by a large with a little bit of sunshine. let's take a look at that forecast because it is still a little on the chilly side, not as cold as it has been, though. but it is the south and east, we will see some frost around first
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thing. if you fog patches as well, but maybe not as extensive as we thought pretty four hours ago, but still some time for that, so take it easy on the roads. variable cloud, a bit breezy in the north of scotland, gales here will continue throughout the day but generally a drier day than yesterday. most of us will stay dry throughout. god breaks to northern scotland, eastern northern ireland. once you see the sunshine, temperatures not far from what we saw yesterday but maybe a we were so different. —— breaks in the cloud. so we finished today largely dry. going into the night, the wind will pick up even further across northern ireland and scotland, and it is here we will see rain developing later in the night. the temperature will be kept up here, away from that, still a chance of frost for any clear skies across england and one or two mist orfog
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skies across england and one or two mist or fog patches for wednesday morning. for wednesday, many mist or fog patches for wednesday morning. forwednesday, many parts of england and wills will see perhaps rain into the north—west of england and also north—west wales. scotla nd england and also north—west wales. scotland and northern ireland, some rain during the morning, since i developing later on. it will be a windy day and we will see plenty of showers back into the western isles, and the northern isles later on. temperatures on wednesday probably a degree also higher than today, a few spots into double figures. milder weather as we head into thursday, but with some wet and windy weather for parts of northern scotland and ireland. widespread gales of the western pa rt of ireland. widespread gales of the western part of the uk. temperature around seven or eight degrees on thursday. in the west we will see the peak around 12 or 13, maybe 1a in one or two spots on that woman airwill in one or two spots on that woman air will push along as we go into thursday night. so another thing about enniskillen is that it is also the birthplace of one of its famous sons, detective hastings of course,
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agent dunbar. how is it going at the castle ? agent dunbar. how is it going at the castle? sucking diesel? not yet! maybe later on. matt is down in the town, here is on the boat behind us. enniskillen castle, come and have a look at the water gate up here. absolutely beautiful this morning. the reason why it is so dark is we are in the most westerly part of the uk, this is the most westerly constituency for firm and are and south tyrone. loads of issues to discuss around here in northern ireland. one of those issues is the stormont stalemate —— fermanagh and south tyrone. think of the normal things you take for granted like passing laws, education, getting appointments for your kids in the nhs or yourself in the nhs, getting an assessment for your children. even basic things like you had been promised a pay rise and nothing has happened the last 2.5 years, all of
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those things have been affected by what is happening at stormont. another one of the things we will be talking about this morning. what we've done throughout this campaign is take the breakfast roadshow around the country, jayne mccubbin has taken her coffee cart. yesterday she was out and about in enniskillen. this is enniskillen, and with nine days to go, the clock is ticking. and that means it's time to crack on with the coffee cart. madam! have you got time for a free tea or coffee ? you got time for a free tea or coffee? i haven't time. cup of coffee? i haven't time. cup of coffee with the bbc? a cup of coffee ? coffee with the bbc? a cup of coffee? what's going? i love your enthusiasm? what's your name? major
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leonard stop major leonard? nigel leonard? what are the issues in enniskillen? waiting list here in the nhs have hit an all—time high, saying they need sustained investment. john says it's the main issue. if the difference between someone living and dying, that waiting list stopped but important devolved issues like health lacked leadership right now. northern ireland hasn't had a functioning government for two whole years. how do you take your tea? as the clock ticks down to the general election here in northern ireland, politically time stands still. i am hearing a lot about the nhs. oh, yes, my two girls work in it. both nurses. and they would like to see the stormont money taken all of them and given to the nhs. they are being given big money and getting double
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loa ns for given big money and getting double loans for doing who knows what. they need to get back to work. -- travel loa ns. need to get back to work. -- travel loans. either come to this, darren? you have a donkey with a green flag and one with an orange black, people will vote for the colour of the donkey. you could take a generation or two before we get through this. and what about the younger generation? average wages and northern ireland are the lowest in the uk, more young people live with their parents here than anywhere else in the uk. come to my coffee ca rt. else in the uk. come to my coffee cart. rory said there is no surprise there has been a brain drain. what are the opportunities likelier? there has been a brain drain. what are the opportunities likelier7m small so there aren't that many options but of course there are opportunities for people, but going to the cities would give you more opportunities. there is enough. to find a lot of people in northern ireland leave? a lot of younger ones, people tend to stay over there because there are more options to work with people. a third of university students leave never return. of course, the real question
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is will votes cast in nine days return a fully functioning stormont? an even bigger question — will edith make it onto the box? oh, i don't wa nt to make it onto the box? oh, i don't want to be on tv. the problem is, that's a camera and this is a microphone and you've just given me a brilliant interview, so can we come to some arrangement? of course. nine days to go! here we go! welcome back to the sofa. thank you to jane. speaking to some of the issues about people and what is on their minds. we have here chris and maxine, good morning to both of you. maxine, good morning to both of you. maxine, some of the concerns that jane was speaking to people about in
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enniskillen was about stormont and having a functioning government here in northern ireland. it is an idea from your line of work about some of theissues from your line of work about some of the issues you have faith because about. most recently, the thing that has struck me is the lack of legislation we've been able to move through, and particularly on one case that happened in enniskillen about abuse. when things happen, we believe the legislation is there to help us, what we and i discovered in the case i was involved in with two teachers at a grammar school here was that that legislation was not there to protect those two teachers. you just can't get process. you can't get process, so england and scotla nd can't get process, so england and scotland have moved on, now england has moved on that image bs abuse in place, —— that abuse legislation in place, —— that abuse legislation in place, but to be told by the public prosecution service here that the legislation wasn't there to protect these people because they were in a
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public place was deeply disturbing at the time. so the first thing we look at is let's turn to stormont, let's turn to the mlas, and make sure this legislation is here in northern ireland. we found out that wasn't going to happen because we didn't have a government. in one of the other things we picked up from jane yesterday is the issues, chris, with the nhs. we were speaking earlier this morning, we were told an incredible statistic, in a population of 1.8 million people here in northern ireland, over 300,000 people, 300,000 people, waiting over a year to see a consultant. that's right. hospital waiting lists here are the worst in the united kingdom. it's been that way for quite some time, those statistics were published last week. 300,000 people waiting to see a consultant, that was the highest ever. now the health service here needs big reforms, one of the last things that stormont did before the
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power—sharing collapsed, actually, was they published a huge report on what they thought was the way forward for the health service, it was compounded by a global expert. so they said there needs to be a huge number of reforms in the way hospitals work in northern ireland, the health service had to be com pletely the health service had to be completely restructured, but those big decisions haven't been taken because ministers haven't been in power since. now some people say the ministers were stormont, perhaps things wouldn't be any better but most people agree if you did have ministers it sitting in northern ireland's capital, then you have someone to hold to account. and timing, once the election is sorted, december 12 then into the 13, there would be discussions here about what would be discussions here about what would hopefully happen before that deadline in mid—january. maxine, we talk about those issues that you mentioned in the legal system, chris has talked about the nhs, what are the other key issues are for you in this general election? well, it's employment rates. here in northern
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ireland we were making great progress. we got some employment legislation that is more advanced than what there is in the rest of the uk. around zero hour contracts and how they were being abused, david fari, before he obviously collapsed, there was quite a move to bring in new legislation around zero hour contracts and exclusivity causes. essentially, that people had the right to claim guaranteed hours after a certain period of time. that just came to an end before it collapsed. so that hasn't... northern ireland legislation could have moved on and be progressive, we are about to essentially govern ourselves, which was the right thing to do. but we're losing, we've lost all about. so the impetus and the momentum. i can hear the frustration in your voice for the moment. anchors as well. one of the other things we're talking about is the issue of peace and reconciliation ——
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and chris as well. in 1987 an ira bomb left 12 people dead. at the time it really affected issues surrounding the troubles. we will be speaking later to two young people who are both in the same rowing team, one goes to a catholic school, one goes to a protestant school. we are speaking about the next generation of young people here in northern ireland and how they feel they will be voting in the future as well. and we are here at enniskillen castle, beautiful enniskillen castle in the constituency of fermanagh and south tyrone. look at that, gloriously lit. it's hundred years of history, we will be talking about the next nine days in the build—up to the general election throughout the programme on bbc breakfast today. time now to get the news, travel and weather where you are. good morning from bbc london. i'm tarah welsh. thames valley police will today make
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a fresh appeal to help find the killer of a bookmaker in buckinghamshire exactly 25 years ago. john sheppard had just closed the shop he managed in aylesbury when he was stabbed and bludgeoned to death on the 3rd december 1994. the people responsible for this offence would have been covered in blood, they would have got rid of their clothing and perhaps spoke to other people. maybe those people have had it on their conscience for 25 years, maybe there's been a change of allegiance within the 25 years and they realise now that they can speak. and i would urge them, please, make contact with us.
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accoring to charity, shelter, that number of homeless children has risen by a third in five years. it says there are more than 88,000 children in london that are homeless or living in temporary accomodation. the government says it's given £1.2 billion to councils to tackle the issue. one of princess diana's most recognisable dresses is to be sold at auction in london next week. the gown she wore when she famously danced withjohn travolta in 1985 is expected to fetch up to £350,000. plenty of travel news this morning. well as you may have been hearing, president trump as well as other world leaders are in london for the nato summit and there are a number of road closures in the centre of the capital. there are a number of issues on the tube too this morning. the central line is part suspended because of a signal failure caused by vandalism and there are severe delays on the circle and hammersmith and city and district lines. because of the strike, there's a reduced service on southwestern railway. and london bridge is down to one lane northbound and the pavement on the western side of the bridge remains closed.
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now the weather with kate kinsella. good morning. it's another chilly start this morning with temperatures laregly hovering just above the 0dc mark. there is quite a bit of cloud around today but some bright and sunny spells expected as well. now, there may be a little bit of mist first thing this morning, but that will lift into the low cloud, breaking moreso throughout the afternoon or at least thinning, so bright and sunny spells then and temperatures feeling cold — we're looking at a maximum of seven or eight celsius. now, into this evening and overnight we still have a bit of cloud around, but it breaks, which could lead to potentially a little bit of fog by dawn tomorrow morning. the minimum temperature, again quite chilly, heading down towards zero, so we might get a sparkle or two of frost first thing tomorrow morning. so a chilly start to wednesday, quite a quiet day on the cards, there is going to be quite a bit of cloud around, limited sunshine and temperatures still cold. but you'll notice the trend in temperature, as we head towards the end of the week, the wind starts to strengthen,
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slightly milder air, but with that comes some rain. i'm back with the latest from the bbc london newsroom in half an hour. plenty more on our website at the usual address. good morning welcome to breakfast with louise minchin in the studio and dan walker in enniskillen in northern ireland. a man is held on suspicion of murder after a car hit children outside a school, killing a 12—year—old boy.
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here outside debden park high school in sx, please continue their investigations. president trump arrives in the uk — joining other world leaders for a summit marking 70 yea rs of nato. good morning from enniskillen castle and we are in the constituency of fermanagh and south tyrone, lots to talk about with the election just nine days away. i am just outside the castle because we are talking to business about what they want to hear from the politicians, construction, farming and terrorism but what difference will be election make. it's a record breaking night for lionel messi. the barcelona striker wins the ballon d'or for the sixth time. megan repinoe takes the women's honours. and i'm in st michael's church in
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enniskillen as we take a look around the centre of the town. it's dry there at the moment, but things will be changing over the next few days. good morning and welcome to breakfast. it's tuesday the 26th of november. if you're just if you'rejustjoining us, we if you're justjoining us, we are at enniskillen in northern ireland. over 600 years of history here and you can hear the birds, the starlings waking up behind us, coming out of the little cracks in the wall. can you hear the birdsong? it is beautiful here this morning. the most westerly constituency anywhere in the uk, fermanagh and south tyrone, which is why we will be waiting for the sunrise, not till about 830 this morning. we've got then on a boat, looking at the business issues in northern ireland.
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some of the things we are talking about today is obviously politics here in northern ireland, this is a swing seat between the unionists and nationalists. it's incredibly tight and it will be in nine days and we are also looking at stormont, there has been no functioning government for almost three years. how does that affect the daily lives of people here. and the other issue we are talking about, and why we are in enniskillen, is because back in 1987,, the other key issue, based on that, all the history surrounding that, all the history surrounding that and where we are now in 2019. dojoin the morning. back in this very warm studio in salford is louise. good morning. a man has been arrested on suspicion of murder, after a 12—year—old boy was killed when a car hit children outside a school in essex.
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six other people, including five teenagers, were also hurt in the accident which happened yesterday afternoon. brea kfast‘s tim muffett is there for us this morning. tim remind us what happened. emergency services were called here at about 3:20pm yesterday following reports of a collision between a vehicle and a group of pupils as they made their way out from the school and later on last night, it was confirmed that a 12—year—old boy had died following that incident and six others engined. two boys, 15, a boy, 13, a boy, 12, a girl, 16 and a woman, 23. last night police said they wanted to speak to terry glover, 51, in relation to this and overnight they said a man had been arrested on suspicion of murder and six of the counts of attempted
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murder and last night, the chief superintendent from essex gave this statement. a number of casualties were reported near debden park high school and sadly, a local boy of 12 years old died after being taken to hospital. from essex police and those called to the school, our thoughts are with those, his family and friends and all those who were injured and affected by what's happened this afternoon. this has been an incredibly difficult day for the local community and we ask everybody to continue to show their kindness and their bravery that we have seen today. and to respect the privacy of all those that have been involved. the head teacher of the school helen gascoigne has said she is devastated
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and counsellors are available to anyone who wants to talk to them and stjohn's church will also be open and police have asked for anyone with any — cam footage of what might have happened to get in touch to help them with their investigations. thank you, tim, and i know you will be out there through the morning. donald trump has arrived in the uk ahead of the nato world leader's meeting in hertfordshire.the us president will meet other world leaders at the us ambassador‘s residence in london, beforejoining a reception at buckingham palace later. we'rejoined by our washington correspondent, gary o'donoghue. gary, what kind of welcome is mr trump expecting? good morning to you. lots of eyes on donald trump. what kind of —— reception is he expecting? this is designed to be a celebration of
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nato's 70th anniversary, not really designed as a working summit as such but it's going to be one of those christmas parties where everyone gets around the table and a couple of difficult uncles kickoff during the process because there are plenty of tensions and flashpoints between this group of 29 countries, soon to be 30. you've got the ongoing row between america and the europeans about who pays for nato, the president forcing the europeans to pay more, the president of france was going to meet donald trump here, saying that nato is brain—dead, and a row between presidents macron and erdogan of turkey over syria, so plenty for people to get angry about. meanwhile, jeremy corbyn has written to president trump insisting
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uk public services including the nhs will be not included in any further trade deal with the united states. let's speak to john trade deal with the united states. let's speak tojohn blake in westminster. also, it's going to be an interesting 48 hours with the president here in the uk. the prime minister has said keen for the president to avoid weighing into the election campaign debate but that won't stopjeremy election campaign debate but that won't stop jeremy corbyn and election campaign debate but that won't stopjeremy corbyn and leaders of the other parties highlighting mr trump's presence and using it as an opportunity to raise their concerns about a future uk—us trade deal. jeremy corbyn has written to president trump demanding america change its stance to take the issue of drug pricing of the table and he says a labour government would take the nhs of the table completely, the snp want to legislate, the lib dems talking about food and hygiene standards and animal welfare. the nhs expect the nhs has will not be
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pa rt nhs expect the nhs has will not be part of any international trade negotiations. five women who accuse the late convicted sex offender, jeffrey epstein, of abusing them, are calling on prince andrew to testify in their cases. their lawyer told bbc panorama he plans to serve subpoenas asking the duke to give evidence. last night's programme included an interview with the woman who says she was forced to have sex with the prince when she was 17. he categorically denies any such relationship. darragh macintyre reports. the family of 19—year—old harry dunn, who was killed when a car crashed into his motorcycle in august, are hoping to meet president trump during his visit to the uk.they want answers as to why anne sacoolas, the woman driving the car which crashed into him, is still in america and hasn't returned to the uk for questioning. we're joined now from banbury by harry's mum and step—dad, charlotte and bruce charles. thank you forjoining us, thanks are talking to us again. charlotte, the
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president arrived in the uk last night and president arrived in the uk last nightandi president arrived in the uk last night and i know you've met him before, what would you like to say to him? just, i wouldjust before, what would you like to say to him? just, i would just ask him again like! to him? just, i would just ask him again like i did before, to put anne sacoolas on the plane and get her back to the uk. we as a nation are hosting him today at buckingham palace while the usa/ donald trump are still harbouring the woman who killed my son. i can't really get my head around that. i know that you, plus friends and supporters are planning to go to london today. what are your plans? just to carry on with our public campaign, we are not allowed protesting people, just going to go up there, sorry, go down
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to london with our t—shirts on and wristbands on and just continue to make people aware, doing it quietly. we won't get on the way of anybody else in whatever they might be there for. i think it's important that tea m for. i think it's important that team harry try to spread word as much as possible. that somebody can come over and kill one of ours. it doesn't make sense. we are going to head to buckingham palace early evening to be where with our friends and supporters while let's not forget the sovereign of our nation hopes the person harbouring who took
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cha rlotte's life hopes the person harbouring who took charlotte's life but we have issued an invitation to borisjohnson to meet. i have called and i'm continuing to call for this government, to pressure donald trump, to demand the return anne sacoolas to the uk. they've said a numberof times sacoolas to the uk. they've said a number of times publicly that they are doing everything they can to help this and we have not seen a shred of evidence. i'd quite like them to look the family in the eyes and tell them exactly what attempts they have made to bring her back so we've been there in london and we will await the phone call, issued the invitation and hopefully we will meet with president trump and boris johnson today. charlotte, what are your hopes? is that realistic mr mark i would like to think it's realistic, considering the campaign
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we've been having for the ninth week, thanks to you guys and all our supporters stop but with everything else going on, obviously i'm very aware of the huge issues surrounding their visits and their meetings. so realistically, probably not hoping for much, to be honest. the more that they ignore us, the more that they don't talk to us, the more they hope we're just they don't talk to us, the more they hope we'rejust going they don't talk to us, the more they hope we're just going to go away and harry's will be split under the carpet. but we're not going to go away. this isn't right, and something needs to change. we have the foreign secretary here in the programme later, what would you say to him. ? talk to was. instead of him expecting us to phone him, he
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should be reaching out to help the uk citizens contact us, let us know what it is, that he supposedly has done to clear this path to justice. we've seen no evidence. we are a lwa ys we've seen no evidence. we are always open to dialogue. it can get you a long way. that's what desperately trying to do so if you talk to him about it from, ask him to co nta ct talk to him about it from, ask him to contact us. wide and i've talked to contact us. wide and i've talked to about this before but this is had a huge impact. it continues to, yes. us family thanks very, we have a lot
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of people we can lean on. harry's friends i was broken as we are, they are 19, 20 years old and trying to get there heads around the fact that one of the best wrens was wiped out and no—one has been held accountable. they are not sleeping. they are struggling to work the same as we are. it's had a huge impact on everybody. nobody has been able to start the grieving counselling and we are desperate to get to that point but we have to get this fight done first and then we can really start to look after ourselves and try to rebuild our lives without harry which is going to be hard.
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charlotte, thank you very much for speaking to us. thank you, louise. thank you. i'm sure we will speak to them again on bbc breakfast. it is 7:16am. dan, ben and mattare them again on bbc breakfast. it is 7:16am. dan, ben and matt are all in enniskillen for us this morning. dan with the weather was explaining it wasn't going to get light there until about 8:30 wasn't going to get light there untilabout 8:30 a.m.! wasn't going to get light there until about 8:30 a.m.! but it does look very beautiful all the same. good morning, matt. it does look stunning, louise. yes, a very good morning. i have moved along the main street here in enniskillen to the incredible surroundings here of saint michaels church. there has been a catholic church on this site for over 200 years, and this is the very church where queen elizabeth ii made herfirst ever visit very church where queen elizabeth ii made her first ever visit to a catholic church in ireland during her diamond jubilee celebrations in 2012, making this symbolic walk from saint mccartin is cathedral, over here into the church with the duke
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of edinburgh. now, dan and ben have been outside and they are looking inside because it is a bit on the chilly side up there this morning. not as cold as it was yesterday but let's ta ke not as cold as it was yesterday but let's take a look at the forecast. there is some frost around, particularly to the south and east of england, and is here that there could be some fog badges as well this morning, not quite as extensive as we have seen the recent days but there could be some fog nonetheless. that fog because if you issues and it could last into the morning where does form, giving things on the chilly side. but elsewhere, that it is they morning, quite busy across the far north of scotland, winds touch gale force in orderly and shetland —— orkney. clouds been dominant in the sky in scotland, northern ireland in particular. a few showers in the high grounds. it is going to be a rather good over the majority, temperatures 6—8d. maybe 10— 12 celsius in the far north and west. as we go into this evening and overnight, we will start
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to dry, there could be a bit of rust and some patchy fog towards the south—east corner, but later notes and rain spilling into western scotla nd and rain spilling into western scotland and northern ireland, and i will keep temperatures up here. a stronger wind across scotland and northern ireland as we go into tomorrow morning, and the cloud and patchy rain was its way southwards and eastwards as we go through wednesday. we be seeing something wetter and windierfor wednesday. we be seeing something wetter and windier for scotland and northern ireland on thursday. that is how it's looking. it has been chilly in enniskillen castle but i will hand you over to down who will tell you all. thank you, matt. yes we have moved indoors. i know you have moved from the pub to the church. you can see the castle behind us here. i give you an idea where we are in enniskillen. we are in the most westerly constituency anywhere in the uk, fermanagh and south tyrone. you've got derry, it's about a two hour drive from the
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airport. there is a 310 mile border all the way along it with the republic. so a lot of key issues we re republic. so a lot of key issues were notjust this republic. so a lot of key issues were not just this constituency, republic. so a lot of key issues were notjust this constituency, but right across northern ireland to be discussed here. and as louise was telling you, we are in a beautiful pa rt of telling you, we are in a beautiful part of the world. enniskillen castle, 600 years of history and we will be talking about about that with some of our guests. let me introduce you to get in when from the we deserve better campaign and denzil mcdaniel, a reporter who has written a book about enniskillen and the bombing here from remembrance day in 1987. a lot of topics to talk about here at our base in enniskillen castle. tell us about yourcampaign, enniskillen castle. tell us about your campaign, essentially you had been frustrated for nearly three yea rs been frustrated for nearly three years without a government functioning properly here in northern ireland ? functioning properly here in northern ireland? 1051 days today, and £13 million to the people of northern ireland —— 13 billion. and i'm looking at the future ahead and thinking what sort of future were my children have in northern ireland,
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file fractured and damaged society after so many years of conflict. and we have political leadership that has been left seriously left wanting because it has not provided the direction we need to heal the wounds of the past and we see the destruction about across all the social services here from health and education infrastructure and yet they are not engaged in talks in order to fix those problems, dissolve those issues. that's a great concern to me. and you talk about the future, we are here today and reflecting on the past, taking this back to the heart of the troubles in the mid— 805, 12 people we re troubles in the mid— 805, 12 people were left dead by a bomb from the ira not farfrom were left dead by a bomb from the ira not far from here. were left dead by a bomb from the ira not farfrom here. reminders about the politics of the time and how everyone was affected on that remembrance day? it's remarkable 32 years on that we still talk about the bombing, in many ways it defines enniskillen. enniskillen and furman are generally is a divided side ——
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fermanagh generally is a divided society. at that time the campaign was at its height, the enniskillen bombers were in many wow connex —— bombing was in many ways iconic because people gathering to remember the dead and 12 people were killed. it didn't cause major headlines around the world and it is credited with being one of the turning points where people in both sides really this couldn't go on. i don't think that in the whole scheme of the troubles one incident was a turning point, but this was a point when people stopped and said we can't go on like this. you mentioned it as well there, it was a shift in attitudes at the time. and in 2019, things have changed a lot in enniskillen and northern ireland generally people also remember the summit held here not too long ago, some of the great leaders of the
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world gathered here. our politics sort of now in 2019, compared to what they were in 1987? how have things changed and moved here in enniskillen? i think there are contrast, i think. enniskillen? i think there are contrast, ithink. what enniskillen? i think there are contrast, i think. what are the issues that i would have his i think we're missing an opportunity, not ju5t we're missing an opportunity, not just the fact that we haven't had government here for almost year5, just the fact that we haven't had government here for almost years, i think we had the good friday agreement over 20 years ago and i think there has been an opportunity missed. i think the politicians really are a little bit behind the people, but we tend to get an awful lot of people on the ground, who get along very well together and they wa nt to along very well together and they want to get on with their lives, they want to get jobs want to get on with their lives, they want to getjobs and sort out education, they really want to move on with their lives. and you see that now? i don't see it reflected in government at all. we had a health strike yesterday and i think people are behind health workers, but it doesn't seem to be filtering through to the government, we don't have a government at all, and people are so farahead have a government at all, and people are so far ahead of that on the ground. and with the general
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election in nine days' time, there are discussions about what will happen hopefully about restoring the power of stormont and the governance here. do you think there is a light at the end of the tunnel?” here. do you think there is a light at the end of the tunnel? i think there needs to be change and sea change in politics here in northern ireland and political leaders need to understand out speaking to just their core community and voters, they need to be reaching across the community in order to reach those people who wouldn't ordinarily vote for them. that's been part of the problem. the good friday agreement has put people in silos and move political extremes into the centre, now we're talking about upn sinn fein is the main leaders and u nfortu nately fein is the main leaders and unfortunately it has tied in that intransigence and we need to find the middle where those voices of compromise can come together —— dup and sinn fein. this is a swing seat where it has always been so tight between unionists and nationalists, and that is part of the reason why here. begin to people on the way
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here, quite a few are saying they aren't going to be voting for the main parties anymore, had they been a change in recent years? do you think i may be picked up in this next election? i am not sure, fermanagh is such a marginal — brexit is a major issue here, it has a major effect on people's lives and there are other social issues. it's a beautiful area but behind the beauty there are problems. i am just not sure if people are quite ready to come out of the silos, and we may find they aren't quite ready and vote along their previous lines. these issues like nhs and education a sort of woven into the overarching structure of brexit. i think they are. we have to see this as a process , we are. we have to see this as a process, we have to see this as a long—term process. and unfortunately the language of the current political leadership fell back into rhetoric of the past when we should be looking at the future and moving
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forward. as denzil said, we missed an opportunity to move forward positively, until the line starts to change and people take ownership of that and with that process forward, u nfortu nately, that and with that process forward, unfortunately, i think we're going to be stuck in the same old trench. i vitiate your time this morning, gentlemen. i know you will talk to us gentlemen. i know you will talk to usa gentlemen. i know you will talk to us a bit about the history of enniskillen later in the programme. —— i appreciate your time. building up —— i appreciate your time. building up to the general election, it's just a week on thursday, fast approaching. now we have the news, travel and weather wherever you are watching. there is that you this morning, sunrise is an hour and a half away, about one hour away, 8:30am in enniskillen, we are in the far west of the uk. let's get an indication of what you are watching this morning. good morning from bbc london. iam tarah i am tarah welsh. 25 years on from
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the brutal murder of a bookmaker in bucks, john shepherd had just closed the shop be managed in aylesbury when he was stabbed and bludgeoned to death. the people responsible for this offence would have been covered in blood, they would have to have got rid of their clothing and maybe they spoke to other people. maybe those people have had it on their conscience for 25 years. it may be that there's been a change of allegiance within the 25 years and they realise now that they can speak. and i'd urge them, please, make contact with us. the number of homeless children in the capital has risen by a third in five years. according to the charity shelter there are more than 88,000 children living in temporary accomodation. the government says it's given £1.2
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billion to councils to tackle the issue. one of princess diana's most recognisable dresses is to be sold at auction in london next week. the gown she wore when she famously danced withjohn travolta in 1985 is expected to fetch up to £350,000. two other outfits she wore will also be sold at the same auction. plenty of travel news this morning. well as you may have been hearing, president trump as well as other world leaders are in london for the nato summit and there are many road closures in the centre of the capital. there are a number of issues on the tube too this morning. the central line is part suspended because of a signal failure caused by vandalism. and there are minor delays on the circle line. there's a reduced service on south western railway because of strike action. and london bridge is down to one lane northbound and the pavement on the western side of the bridge remains closed. now the weather with kate kinsella.
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good morning. it's another chilly start this morning with temperatures laregly hovering just above the zero celsius mark. there is quite a bit of cloud around today but some bright and sunny spells expected as well. now, there may be a little bit of mist first thing this morning, but that will lift into the low cloud, breaking moreso throughout the afternoon or at least thinning, so bright and sunny spells then and temperatures feeling cold — we're looking at a maximum of seven or eight celsius. now, into this evening and overnight we still have a bit of cloud around, but it breaks, which could lead to potentially a little bit of fog by dawn tomorrow morning. the minimum temperature, again quite chilly, heading down towards zero, so we might get a sparkle or two of frost first thing tomorrow morning. so a chilly start to wednesday, quite a quiet day on the cards, there is going to be quite a bit of cloud around, limited sunshine and temperatures still cold. but you'll notice the trend in temperature, as we head towards the end of the week, the wind starts to strengthen, slightly milder air, but with that comes some rain. i'm back with the latest from the bbc london newsroom in half—an—hour.
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plenty more on our website at the usual address. bye for now. hello, this is breakfast with louise minchinin the studio and dan walker in enniskillen. here's a summary of this morning's main stories from bbc news. a man has been arrested after a 12—year—old boy was killed, when a car hit children outside a school in essex. the 51—year—old man is being held on suspicion of murder and attempted murder. five teenagers and a woman were also hurt in the crash, which happened in loughton yesterday afternoon. donald trump has arrived in london to join events to mark the 70th anniversary of nato, just nine days before voters go to the polls in the general election. the president will meet other world leaders at the us ambassador‘s residence in london, beforejoining a reception at buckingham palace later. over two days, the 29 allies, will hold talks amid growing divisions over nato's future.
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meanwhile, all eyes will be on president trump to see whether he intervenes in political campaigning. opposition parties have already warned about the possible impact of a post—brexit us trade deal. the labour leader, jeremy corbyn, has written to mr trump demanding assurances on the nhs and drug prices. the prime minister has said the nhs would not be on the table in any trade talks. five women who accuse the late convicted sex offender, jeffrey epstein, of abusing them, are calling on prince andrew to testify in their cases. their lawyer told bbc panorama he plans to serve subpoenas asking the duke to give evidence. last night's programme included an interview with the woman who says she was forced to have sex with the prince when she was 17. he categorically denies any such relationship.
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we'll be back with danny was in enniskillen shortly but sally going to talk about us about record—breaking football. to talk about us about record-breaking football. is there any stopping lionel messi? liverpool's lionel messi has won the prestigious ballon d'or for a record sixth time — a warning there's some flash photography coming up. messi scored 54 goals for barcelona and argentina last season, earning him the vote from internationaljournalists. he pipped liverpool's virgil van dijk into second place, with five—time winner cristiano ronaldo finishing third. translation: 10 years ago i was awarded my first ballon d'or here in paris. i remember i came with my three brothers. i was 22 years old and everything that was happening to me, it was unthinkable. now, ten years later i have received the sixth one in a totally different and special moment in my personal life with my wife and my three sons.
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megan rapinoe won the women's award, after leading the united states to the women's world cup title in the summer, scoring six goals in the process. rapinoe's co—captain for the tournament, alex morgan was third, with england's lucy bronze in second place. rapinoe wasn't at the ceremony but she sent a video message. i can't believe i'm actually the one winning it in this field, it's been such an incredible year and women's football is lucky to have every single one of these amazing players every year and it pushes us and pushes me to be the best player that i can. the draw for the third round of the fa cup did not disappoint. number 22, liverpool. the premier league leaders are at home to...
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number 16. everton. as if there weren't enough merseyside derbies they're also meeting in the premier league tomorrow night. west bromwich albion returned to the top of the championship after a controversial 1—nil win at preston north end. the game looked destined for a draw, until kyle edwards went down in the box in the 89th minute — although there didn't look to be any contact. charlie austin scored from the spot. england's cricketers have lost the test series against new zealand, after the second test in hamilton ended in a draw. they failed to take a single wicket on the final day — joe denly missing a simple catch that would've ended kane williamson's innings — bowlerjoffra archer could only laugh. williamson and and ross taylor were both on unbeaten centuries when rain brought an early end to the match. england now have to regroup
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for the tour to south africa. it's hard sometimes to keep picking yourself back up what you do it's part and parcel of playing international sport. you're not going to have it all your own way all the time, and some of our bowlers have found that this trip, but if you want to be around and you want to be successful, then you have to keep coming back from difficult days. it's been called one of the biggest upsets in snooker history — world number one judd trump knocked out of the uk championship in york. by nigel bond, who's in his 505 now and ranked 98th in the world. bond came from behind, taking five frames in a row to win it 6—3. he is the man at the moment and, you know, i'm 54! i played some good
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stuff, really. i probably took a little bit to settle but once i did, i felt good out there. you want to watch later, there is someone thanking the emergency services. it's fantastic. out there. a very good morning, we are indeed in enniskillen this morning and just over there, you can see the historic town hall, christmas lights twinkling away, coming to life. this high street was named one of the best in the uk in 2012 and its quite unique. but it's the only term that is in ireland in itself. here at the moment, it's a
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bit chilly but because we got cloud in place, we are frost free. not the same everywhere. there is some frost, mainly towards the south and east of england. mist and fog patches to start your tuesday morning. not as extensive as you are thinking but there is a chance for that to form over the next few hours. the visibility could be reduced quite drastically. temperatures just above freezing, across scotland and northern ireland and orkney & shetland, we have gale force winds over the moment. it's a dry day. almost across the board. some sunny spells across england and wales. temperatures up a degree or so and what we saw yesterday. as we going to this evening and overnight.
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there will be hidden miss ross to england and wales so we could see some mist and fog patches here but through the night, the rest of scotland, northern ireland, the breeze will pick up further. temperatures into the start of the morning, with most, frost free. outbreaks of rain pushing across scotland and northern ireland. parts of north—west england. but chance of some sunshine, scotland and northern ireland. much of england and wales will stay dry, varying amounts of cloud and temperatures in single figures yet again. the wind picking up figures yet again. the wind picking up on wednesday, further into thursday with the wind potentially touching 50, 60 miles per hour, gail's possible just about anywhere in the north—west and as you can see from the chart, lots of rain to come
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which could cause minorflooding before the day is out. turning witter and northern ireland may be rain into north—west england before the day is out. driest towards the south and east before we see rain eventually arrive through thursday night and into friday but the big story for thursday, much milder than we've had so far and we could do with the bit that milder weather. it's a bit chilly out here, i will have to go back inside and find that lovely pub and warm, roaring fire. that pub looked absolutely lovely, even at this time of the morning. a nine year old girl from chorley in lancashire, has been handing out sweets and letters to police officers and nhs staff to say ‘thank you' for all their hard work.eva felt compelled to reach out after watching an online clip showing the more difficult side of thejob. she's here with her dad gary and pc paul elliott, one of the officers on the receiving end of eva's kindness. lovely to see you. tc paul elliott,
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one of the officers on the receiving end of eva's kindness. we will have to start with you, eva. what was the idea? because they do so much for us and it was good to get back and some people, obviously you don't have to do stop like this but it makes them feel good. what did you do? we wrote some letters and got some chocolates in them. i've got one of the letters andi in them. i've got one of the letters and i will read it to people at home. dear emergency service worker, you do so many outstanding things and work so hard. mostly i can say thank you from eva, aged nine. enjoy the chocolate bar. he received one of these. that's my letter. and you ate the chocolate bar obviously. what's it like when members of the
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public go out of their way to thank you? i was working that surely game that day and we will walk town in this little voice shouted. initially think, what's going on? you say, i just wanted to say thank you. she doesn't know me very well but it was really nice and touching. especially what's gone on the day before. it just focused everyone's mind on some really nice people. you immediately thought, what a young girl like you says hello, there is trouble ahead. s you never know what you are going to face out on the beat. you are not expecting people to thank you for what you are doing and give you chocolates. it was lovely and it made our day. we found a she'd been
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sticking them on police cars, one of them started crying. one of the female police officers. she was actually crying. did you imagine you would make people cry? of course not. you must have been very proud of her. i am super proud of her. it was eva's idea. she even said she wanted to find a way to let the emergency services no and didn't feel that way about them and let them know how much she was appreciated. it didn't take much of anything. we usually go out for a coffee or whatnot. i going to do it ain? coffee or whatnot. i going to do it again? we think next time we will probably go to a hospital. we gave
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it to the commonwealth nurses. they wa nt to it to the commonwealth nurses. they want to say thank you to you. we got to thank you card and it's to extend an invitation to police headquarters and spend the day with others. seeing the police forces and the police dogs. we won't talk about the dive. it's already been mentioned. i can imagine you mentioned it. we will pick you up on the police car and spend your day with us on police the football matches. she is going to be in charge of the football match? we will see. thank you so much. do you want to say thank you as well? she has a full run of it
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all. she will do what she wants, brilliant. well done, thank you so much for coming in. i gave your metal after running a half marathon. it was a bit different then. a series of hugs i got. great to meet you. what a lovely story. dan is out and about and we are doing this whole series of general election outside broadcasts and down a p pa re ntly election outside broadcasts and down apparently is hiding stop good morning. this is our home for the latest leg of our bbc but missed election tour. the river earn is the other side, you would have heard of loch earn, it is just on the other side here. this place was built
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1600, sorry, 600 years ago by a man called hugh the hospitable. the other side of this christmas tree which is outside the keep, the old est pa rt which is outside the keep, the oldest part of this castle and used to bea oldest part of this castle and used to be a moat which has all been replaced these days because there is a big visitor centre. and it's important to the tourism industry. that's one of the things we are discussing today. the most westerly constituency anywhere in the uk. using this as a picture of some of theissues using this as a picture of some of the issues more broadly. there is a 310 mile long border here. and we will be speaking with chris, he's been taking the temperature of not only enniskillen, but northern ireland as well. if you thought the election campaign was an unpredictable, adrenaline—pumping race, try this.
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garryjennings' dedication, passion and skill have won him international rally driving prizes. his life is fast—paced in other ways, too. like many businesspeople in this area, he paves his way by having a few different interests, from fuel sales to farming. but the man who loves to keep moving is frustrated by political paralysis, both in stormont and in the brexit process. it's just uncertainty, we need to know what's happening and we need to know soon, because there's nobody investing in here. and there's nobody making positive decisions in anything. and i think that is the real problem. if we decide what is happening and we can decide how it is going to happen, it'll survive, but we need to know. just down the road you get to pettigo, a place which shows why that uncertainty is so unsettling. the border is this river which runs right through the village. a derelict customs post remains as a relic from different times.
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two soldiers... this bbc film from 35 years ago captured the unique local challenges. this is a smuggler, she's on a return trip from britain into ireland with quantities of butter, bread and tinned food, all of which are cheaper in ulster. 79, 79. pensioners here remember well the days of disruption, amidst the troubles. it was enough a handicap to have the roads blowing up all around you, that you couldn't travel. some of the time they were filled in, but then the army came in and reopened them. then the customs, they were there. when you come over the border. they then searched you. so that was the way it was. the future of the frontier is very much playing into the big numbers game of how people will vote. well, it's often been said in the last few years that this border is pretty much invisible,
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although brexit means it's loomed large in the political debates in the uk. however, for generations in northern ireland, elections have, in a sense, tended to be about this frontier and in particular the question of whether it should exist at all. the contest between unionists and nationalists is always tight in this constituency. this campaigner thinks that kind of politics doesn't really work. it's about identity and it's about a sense of belonging, and when that feels questioned or chastised or pointed at, then people, i think, end up falling back into those camps. however, i think there is an increasing desire for day—to—day politics. at the edge of the united kingdom, the issues are unlike anywhere else. but that means the election matters all the more here. chris page, bbc news, pettigo. i'm joined now by our ireland correspondent chris page. he is with us on the sofa right in
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front of enniskillen castle. great to hear what is happening here and right across northern ireland as well. this is a really crucial swing seat, isn't it? the nationalists and unionists are always against each other. certainly it is the case that the main dividing line of politics in northern ireland isn't particularly about economics or about social issues, though those things do matter. we see nationalism and unionism here, the winning margins here tend to be very small. backin margins here tend to be very small. back in 2010, when sinn fein won the margin with just four votes, that's how close it got. these days sinn fein's majority is just under 1000, so it is still very, very tight. across northern ireland, those issues, that battle, that raised
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between unionism and nationalism does seem to trump most considerations for voters. does seem to trump most considerations forvoters. some indication earlier this year that parties in the centre now defined themselves as unionist or nationalists were making ground. themselves as unionist or nationalists were making groundm is interesting to see that can be sustained this time. i appreciate you actually being here and hearing the frustrations of people about everyday issues that have have problems about things that have been stalled or prevented from happening is the result of stormont not having an effective government. the region has been in administrative autopilot since power—sharing collapsed. civil serva nts since power—sharing collapsed. civil servants have been running the place, but they don't have unlimited decision—making powers. the huge
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issue has been the health services, more than 300,000 people, out of a population of 1.8 million, i waiting to see —— are awaiting to see someone at the hospital. it also affects education and roadbuilding projects. you hear a great deal of frustration. and briefly, we'll keep a close eye obviously on what happens in the election. last time we had the dup without sublime confidence arrangement the conservatives. that is going to be critical as well. absolutely. the dup, their ten critical as well. absolutely. the dup, theirten mps critical as well. absolutely. the dup, their ten mps kept the conservative minority government in power. they didn't like boris johnson's brexiteer because they thought it would drive an economic wedge between northern ireland and the uk, so they will be cautious to strike another deal if they are in the position to do that in a hung parliament. chris, lovely to see you this morning. we're quite a bit of the breakfast team today. matt has
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beenin the breakfast team today. matt has been ina the breakfast team today. matt has been in a pub, he's been in a church, bringing up the weather this morning, and ben is out on the river erne and he has his own boat. good morning, ben. i noticed a theme here, i'm outside in the cold. good morning. we are out on the shannon erne waterway, this links the republic of ireland with northern ireland. we are talking about some of the biggest employers here, because tourism, agriculture, construction, those are big employers here the water is also important. this is a county with the longest border and that means things across it, every single day. come onboard because they want to introduce you to stephen and teresa with me this morning. good morning to you both. stephen, this is your bow than we are here on a cold december morning. ordinarily this boat would be full of tourists, wouldn't it? absolutely. and they come here to see the duty. they come
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here to see beautiful fermanagh a beautiful esculin and wonderful attractions. —— enniskillen. tourists come here from around the world and they want to do what is going on. yes, there is uncertainty and we want to remove the uncertainty. it is affecting our market and the european areas. and you want to be able to plan, don't you? there you want to be able to plan, don't you ? there is you want to be able to plan, don't you? there is a, your market is a marketing business does make your business. but the issue of that border, a practical reality for you every single day? my office is based in blake, i live 11 miles from there and across the border twice a day every day, and in fact i could cross the border three orfour every day, and in fact i could cross the border three or four times depending on what i have to do. i have clients on both sides of the border and i can't imagine how brexit would affect the business if it becomes more difficult for me to do business in the republic of ireland. and there is a danger that
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brexit just ireland. and there is a danger that brexitjust dominate so much of the political discussion right now but there are other issues to contend with? we have been concerned with brexit for the last 2.5 years, and issues that really concern my business are infrastructure, having better infrastructure that connects us more better infrastructure that connects us more closely with the north—east, belfast in particular, and also our availability of broadband and getting broadband connection. a lot of my clients deal with me on a daily basis via e—mail, i need to send large files and broadband is key to the operation of my business. as well as the other thing i would say is that fermanagh is a rich entrepreneurial culture. we have a brain drain, though, and a lot of well educated young people here are not seeing the opportunities to come back to fermanagh. how do we stop those young people leaving or encourage them to come back to fermanagh and make a contribution to the economy? that is an issue because the hikers you moved away from here many years ago and moved back to set up your own business.
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from here many years ago and moved back to set up your own businesslj moved back to set up your own business.” moved away for 18 years and i came back for personal reasons, and on my return i was in employment for a number of years. i realised, really, after 2.5 years, after a contract that i want to set up my own business. you know, a lot of people will say to me you are based in blake, how do you keep your doors open? i have to say if you want to work and find business, you will find it. i was blessed. work and find business, you will find it. iwas blessed. i work and find business, you will find it. i was blessed. i was in dublin, and! find it. i was blessed. i was in dublin, and i sat in traffic for two hours, but i don't insert fermanagh. in terms of my health and wellbeing, i have a good quality of life and i can makea i have a good quality of life and i can make a living. ok. now, best of luck to you both. thank you very much. you get a sense, though, it is just coming alight here so we will start to get a sense of some of that usual scenery here on the lough, but you can see that everyday, practical
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matters here are important for businesses. yes, there is brexit but so many other things. we will talk about that after eight o'clock and some of the other issues business is facing. from the just getting light lough erne, we will get the news, travel and whether wherever you are watching. —— getting light on lough erne. good morning from bbc london. i'm tarah welsh. 25 years on from the brutal murder of a bookmaker in buckinghamshire. a £20,000 reward is being offered to help catch his killer. john sheppard had just closed the shop he managed in aylesbury when he was stabbed and bludgeoned to death during a robbery on the third december 1994. the people responsible for this offence would have been covered in blood, they would have to have got rid of their clothing and maybe they spoke to other people. maybe those people have had it on their conscience for 25 years. it may be that there's been a change
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of allegiance within the 25 years and they realise now that they can speak. and i'd urge them, please, make contact with us. the number of homeless children in the capital has risen by a third in five years. according to the charity shelter, there are more than 88,000 children living in temporary accomodation. the government says it's given £1.2 billion to councils to tackle the issue. one of princess diana's most recognisable dresses is to be sold at auction in london next week. the gown she wore when she famously danced withjohn travolta in 1985 is expected to fetch up to £350,000. two other outfits she wore will also be sold at the same auction. plenty of travel news this morning. well as you may have been hearing, president trump as well as other world leaders are in london
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for the nato summit today and there are a number of road closures in the centre of the capital. on the tubes, the central line is part suspended because of a signal failure caused by vandalism and there are minor delays on the circle line. 300 cables of signal lining has been stolen on the central line. there's a reduced service on south western railway because of strike action. and london bridge is down to one lane northbound and the pavement on the western side of the bridge remains closed. now the weather with kate kinsella. good morning. it's another chilly start this morning with temperatures largely hovering just above the zero celsius mark. there is quite a bit of cloud around today but some bright and sunny spells expected as well. now, there may be a little bit of mist first thing this morning, but that will lift into the low cloud, breaking moreso throughout the afternoon or at least thinning, so bright and sunny spells then
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and temperatures feeling cold — we're looking at a maximum of seven or eight celsius. now, into this evening and overnight we still have a bit of cloud around, but it breaks, which could lead to potentially a little bit of fog by dawn tomorrow morning. the minimum temperature, again quite chilly, heading down towards zero, so we might get a sparkle or two of frost first thing tomorrow morning. so a chilly start to wednesday, quite a quiet day on the cards, there is going to be quite a bit of cloud around, limited sunshine and temperatures still cold. but you'll notice the trend in temperature, as we head towards the end of the week, the wind starts to strengthen, slightly milder air, but with that comes some rain. i'm back with the latest from the bbc london newsroom in half—an—hour. plenty more on our website at the usual address. bye for now. good morning, welcome to breakfast with louise minchin in the studio and dan walker in enniskillen in northern ireland. our headlines today: a man is held on suspicion of murder after a car hit children outside a school,
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killing a 12—year—old boy. we are outside debden park high school in essex. police are continuing their investigation. we will have the latest details. president trump arrives in the uk, joining other world leaders fora summit marking 70 years of nato. good morning, nine days to go until the general election and we are on the general election and we are on the latest stop of our bbc breakfast tour, in enniskillen in northern ireland, right on the border with the republic, looking at some of the keyissues the republic, looking at some of the key issues for voters here. you are inside the castle, i am outside on the water talking about some of the biggest industries in this part of the world. construction, tourism and farming of some of the biggest industries, but what did they want from this election? it's a record breaking night for lionel messi. the barcelona striker wins the ballon d'or for the sixth time.
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megan rapinoe takes the women's honours. iam also i am also an ellis cannon, out and about in the high street exploring that there is to offer —— i am also in enniskillen. a chilly and dry started northern ireland, as it is for many. more coming up on brea kfast. a man has been arrested on suspicion of murder, after a 12—year—old boy was killed when a car hit children outside a school in essex. six other people, including five teenagers, were also hurt in the accident which happened yesterday afternoon. brea kfast‘s tim muffett is there for us this morning. presumably children will be turning up presumably children will be turning upfor presumably children will be turning up for school in the next hour or so? that's right, and a police coordinator is in place. emergency services were called here at event about 3:20pm yesterday following reports of a collision between a vehicle and a group of teenagers as they were leaving school, it was
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later confirmed that a 12—year—old boy had died as a result. six others we re boy had died as a result. six others were injured, the injuries are not thought to be life—threatening. that included 215—year—old boys, a 13—year—old boy, a 12—year—old boy, a 16—year—old girl and a 23—year—old woman. police want to speak to 51—year—old terry glover in relation to this. overnight, police said a 51—year—old man had been arrested on suspicion of murder, six counts of attempted murder and one count of causing death by dangerous driving. chief superintendent tracy harman from essex police last night gave this statement, and awarding the footage contains flashing images. numberof footage contains flashing images. number of casualties were reported near debden park high school, and sadly a local boy, 12 years old, died after being taken to hospital. at essex police and on behalf of all of those at the school, our thoughts
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are with him, his family and friends and all of those affected by what happened this afternoon. this has been an incredibly difficult day for the local community and we ask everybody to continue to show their kindness and bravery that we have seen today, and to respect the privacy of all those that have been involved. the head teacher, helen gascoygne, said she and the school community are devastated by what has happened. the school will be open, we have seen people to write, but there will be cancelling available for anybody who needs to talk. —— we have seen people arrive. the local church says it will be open for anybody who wants to light a candle, and the police have asked for anybody with —— can footage to get in touch so it could help with their investigation. —— police have asked for anybody with dashcam footage. studio: thank you, tim muffett.
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donald trump has arrived in the uk ahead of the nato world leaders meeting in hertfordshire. the president will meet other world leaders at the us ambassador's residence in london, beforejoining a reception at buckingham palace later. we're joined by our washington correspondent, gary o'donoghue, is outside the us ambassador's residence in london. gary, what kind of welcome is mr trump expecting? mrtrump is not mr trump is not known for holding back. he has some big meetings, first of all the nato secretary—general yen stoltenberg, he will be arriving here pretty soon to speak to the president, and then really quench meetings this afternoon with president macron of france, he has described nato as brain—dead and his criticisms of america's disengagement have been pretty well and well—known, so that will be a pretty tense meeting. on wider position, the president is unhappy with europeans over their contributions to nato, he thinks america pays too much, and there is
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a range of other issues faced by nato, not least problems with turkey, thrashed from russia and china and the whole question of the cyber threat, what to do about what they quell hybrid warfare that nato is having to deal with, as well as ta nks is having to deal with, as well as tanks and troops. —— what they call hybrid warfare. thank you, gary, we're watching pictures of the arrival last night. meanwhile, the labour leaderjeremy corbyn has written to president trump, insisting uk public services including the nhs, will not be included in in any future trade deal with the united states. let's speak to our political correspondent jonathan blake who is in westminster. tell us about the contents of the letter. so many eyes will be on president trump to see if he says anything controversial. they will, and jeremy corbyn is making the most of his arrival in the uk for the nato promise commerce —— for the
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naco summits, seeking again to raise his concerns about american access to the nhs as part of any future uk us trade deal. he has written to president trump, demanding the us changes its negotiating stance and does not demand any full market access to the nhs, and also saying that a labour government wood roulette negotiation over drug pricing. he is not the only party leader raising concerns, nicola sturgeon is calling for a law to legally rule out any us access to the health service injo swinson, the health service injo swinson, the leader of the liberal democrats, raising her concerns about potential lowering and standards of animal health fair —— welfare or food hygiene. borisjohnson health fair —— welfare or food hygiene. boris johnson has health fair —— welfare or food hygiene. borisjohnson has said the us is not part of any discussions in any international trade negotiations and he has pledged to uphold uk standards on food hygiene and animal
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welfare. the prime minister had said it would not be a good idea for donald trump to weigh into the election debate or offer any comments whilst he is here and it might be that assurances have been sought in private that will be the case. we will have to see whether or not president trump keeps his thoughts to himself. very interesting, thank you. five women who accuse the late convicted sex offender jeffrey epstein of abusing them, are calling on prince andrew to testify in their cases. their lawyer told bbc panorama he plans to serve subpoenas asking the duke to give evidence. last night's programme included an interview with the woman who says she was forced to have sex with the prince when she was 17. buckingham palace say her allegations are false and without any foundation. he knows what happened. i know what happened. and there's only one other is telling the truth, and i know that's me. —— only one of us the truth. people who say that you're not telling the truth, they point to inconsistencies
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in your tale. how do you account for those? you are left with a foggy memory sometimes, you really are. so, yeah, you know, i might be wrong on dates, absolutely. i might be wrong on places, even, sometimes. but one thing that i can tell you is you never forget a face of someone who's heaved over you. our royal correspondent nicholas witchell joins us now. let's get some analysis of that programme last night. i am sure that like many people you will have watched this, what did you make of this and where does it leave the prince? i think it leaves them under more pressure, particularly in relation to testifying in response to these five women and their lawyers, women who were victims of jeffrey epstein, who now want him to tell what he saw. they believe he could be a witness for them in the civil war —— civil lawsuits. it is only fair to say that buckingham
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palace has consistently said that andrew did not see, witness or suspect any improper behaviour. the curious thing is that although andrew said in his statement when he said he was stepping back from public life that he would co—operate fully with law enforcement agencies, it is unclear whether he will agree to cooperate with american lawyers on behalf of the american women who we re on behalf of the american women who were wronged byjeffrey epstein. that is opaque, it is unclear whether he will cooperate that he faces the prospect of a subpoena if he were now ever to go to the united states. that is very interesting. we know he has stood down and stood back from royal duties, what more can you tell about that?” back from royal duties, what more can you tell about that? i think it's route back to public life, to resuming royal duties, is even more unclear and uncertain. i think there are very unclear and uncertain. i think there are very few charities, from the
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evidence gathered over the past ten days or so, who are welcome with him remaining as patron. he has resigned many of the 200 patron edges that he had. what remains are some of the military positions he holds, such as colonel of the grenadier guards. i know the grenadier guards were not terribly happy with having him as their colonel even before this all arose, so quite what their view of him remaining on that ceremonial position now remains to be seen. will we see him at trooping the colour next year? will we see him at the cenotaph laying a wreath next year? we will have to wait and see what happens. nicholas witchell, thank you very much. we have the latest analyses of pre—election outside broadcasts, damp, ben and matt are all in enniskillen this morning, which looks lovely, despite the fact it has been dark pretty much all morning. i understand it will get lighter at about 8:30am, matt? yes,
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already starting to get lighter. i have come inside for this, we have come into the town hall on the main high street in enniskillen, there has been a market hoseasons the early 16005, this building was built in 1901 for the cost of 13,000 p, a beautiful building. let there has been a market has here sincerely 16005. it is surrounded by water, making it quite a unique island town centre here in ireland. it is a pitch at the moment but know when you're as cold as yesterday morning. there will be first to the south and east. fog not as extensive as it would be 24 hours ago. frost free for the vast majority, some sunny
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spells at time, most places are dry, certainly dry across parts of scotla nd certainly dry across parts of scotland compared to yesterday, when stitching gale. across orkney and shetland is more especially this morning and the winds pick up later towards the western isles. six, seven or 8 degrees across much of england and wales, 12 spots in the west will reach around ten or 11 celsius later in the day —— one or two spots. into tonight, starting dry with light winds across the south and east of england and wales. we could see some mist and fog patches on some frost form again. the wind continues to pick up in scotla nd the wind continues to pick up in scotland and northern ireland, the west of scotland to maybe northern ireland by tomorrow morning, we will see some outbreaks of rain. that stops the temperatures from falling too much. through wednesday, red bull spread across scotland, northern ireland, western england and wales and even wetter and windier in scotland on thursday. back to louise, now. thanks very
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much, matt. as nato world leaders gather in hertfordshire, plenty of attention will be focussed on donald trump's friendship with borisjohnson. the president has been criticised for voicing his opinions on british internal affairs, and last week the prime minister asked mr trump not to "interfere in the election". we're joined from westminster by the foreign secretary, dominic raab. good morning, thanks very much for joining us. we know donald trump is not known for holding back his opinions, is very real fear that he might interfere in the election, overs ha d ow might interfere in the election, overshadow edge? —— is there a real fear that he might interfere in the election, overshadow edge?” fear that he might interfere in the election, overshadow edge? i don't think so. we are proud to host the nato meeting and we need to make sure that nato can face up to the challenges of cybersecurity etc, the prime minister is looking forward to leading in this respect because we can bring our american and european friends together and show we are bigger than the sum of our parts. it
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isa bigger than the sum of our parts. it is a stark contrast to the leadership corbyn would offer, he has talked about nato shutting up shop, it is another example of the leadership you get into this prime minister. i think it was last week that the prime minister was asking for donald trump not to talk about it all interfere, has he sought private assurances, particularly over the election campaign and dominicjo donald trump not talking about it. they would not be very private if we were discussing them on air. -- and donald trump not talking about it. we are pleased to have the us president here, he a lwa ys have the us president here, he always talks fondly about this country, but ourjob is to bring together with jens stoltenberg, country, but ourjob is to bring together withjens stoltenberg, the secretary—general, all the heads of government, to make sure we have nato fit for purpose, to live up to and rise to the challenges we face and rise to the challenges we face and we are looking forward to that leadership role. i understand what you say about nato but there are other important things to discuss with the president, is borisjohnson
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having a one—on—one meeting with him? he looks for the two meeting another summit, i him? he looks for the two meeting anothersummit, iam him? he looks for the two meeting another summit, i am sure there will be various opportunities for that and there are things we want to discuss to take a friendship with america from strength to strength —— he looks forward to meeting him at the summit. i am sure that the people listening to the show, whether it is russia, whether it is cantering dilation and terrorism, adapting to cybercrime. .. whether it is countering daesh. there will be multiple chances for the prime minister and the us president to speak about all the issues they need to. when you meet the secretary of state, would you be clear that the nhs is not on the tape in future negotiations? absolutely, but it is not so clear on both sides it does
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not so clear on both sides it does not need saying. can i answer the question, please, louise? would it help if president trump said it for you? the reason this keeps being wasted because jeremy you? the reason this keeps being wasted becausejeremy corbyn is trying to talk about anything else other than the approach she has to brexit, the economy or security, because in a hung parliament with jeremy corbyn we would not have the leadership to take britain forward, which is why this nato summit is another illustration of the leadership the prime minister and the conservatives provide and the chaos he would have under corbyn. another question about the nhs, if thatis another question about the nhs, if that is all right, you had said it is not on the table, but what about drugs, pharma? we will make sure the best medicines at the highest quality and the lowest prices get to the patients of this country and there is no negotiation on that
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whatsoever. we have talked to you before about harry dunn and his pa rents, before about harry dunn and his parents, we spoke to his mother today and we know they will go to buckingham palace because they specifically want to meet donald trump again, can you assist them in getting a meeting with him?” trump again, can you assist them in getting a meeting with him? i have had no contact from the representative of the parents. i made clear that they can talk to me every time they like and i will move heaven and earth. i have had no contact from them. if i had a request made i would do anything i could to help that family. i am focused on removing the obstacles to the police doing byjob, to the cps making their decision, which is done independently, i understand how important that is to give them justice and some semblance of solace in what is a deeply tragic case. she said very specifically, i will quote, she said to you, talk to us, we are always open to dialogue, i think dialogue can get you a long
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way. she says one thing to me, you are saying the other, but you are not talking. they have asked for the conduit to be through the representative of the family, i make sure shalit had my direct line to my private office, i have reiterated on a number of occasions and we continue to do so. —— i make sure charlotte had. i cast no doubt on the family, if there is any lack of clarity, let me make it clear, i will talk to them anytime i can, but we have had no request to that conduit. i cannot control the police investigation or the cps decision, rightly that is independent and any attempt to politically influence that would risk that we could not see justice done the my role is to make sure is foreign secretary that we clear the path, and we have done, it is very clear that immunity ended when the individual subject of this investigation left the country and
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thatis investigation left the country and that is what we have, i had and everything in good faith to achieve that. will you talk about that with the secretary of state?” that. will you talk about that with the secretary of state? i have raised that with the secretary of state, the failure to waive immunity is something we were deeply disappointed about, we asked for them to review it, i think it is redundant now she has left the country, but we have established with our us opposite numbers, and this is a point of agreement, that the immunity is at an end and that is important because it allows the police to do theirjob and for the cps to take their decision. we have established that you will talk to them? it has never been beyond doubt, from the moment i first met charlotte and the wider family, i have given them my contact details and of course i would be willing to meet them, my heart goes out to them, i want them to see some solace to justice and i them, i want them to see some solace tojustice and i had to be quite
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careful because of the law not to do anything which elliptically interferes, otherwise she would have a clever defence lawyer saying there was not a prospect of a trial, i am trying in good faith to do myjob to the best of my ability without interfering unduly with the process and just clear the obstacles away, thatis and just clear the obstacles away, that is what we have done. lets talk little more about the bbc panorama documentary which you may not have had time to see last night, it is about prince andrew, i understand that some of the lawyers forjeffrey epstein's victims are ready to serve subpoenas on prince andrew. what is your reaction? no i am afraid it has nothing to do with the foreign office or me as foreign secretary, this is for prince andrew at the royalfamily to this is for prince andrew at the royal family to deal with and i will not offer any further comment, particularly on anything relating to legal matters. will it be a topic of
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conversation for the next 48—hour is, or not? you are talking about it, iam is, or not? you are talking about it, i am sure others will, i cannot comment because of the reasons i just explained. dominic raab, thank you for your time and bbc breakfast. we have been on pre—election outside broadcasts, we have sent dan walker to enniskillen with only nine days to enniskillen with only nine days to go. good morning, nine days to 90, to go. good morning, nine days to go, a week on thursday, we are in enniskillen this morning. this is in northern ireland, it is a really important and crucial seat because it is the most westerly constituency anywhere in the uk, fermanagh and south tyrone, the border to the republic is only about 12 miles away from where we are and it is really tight between the nationalists and unionists, it always has been. we are at enniskillen castle. the
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watergate is right behind us, water from the river used to flow here around the keep, they used to be a motor. 600 years of history built by hugh the hospitable. here is an idea of some of the history and the rich politics around this area. enniskillen is an island town lying in the rural west of northern ireland, home to enniskillen castle, built almost 600 years ago as a strategic base in the province of ulster. tourism is a major industry, nearby loch earn and it's 150 ulster. tourism is a major industry, nearby loch earn and it's150 per silence attracts tens of thousands of visitors every year. in 2013, it played host to some of the well‘s most powerful leaders when the gh came to its shores. the area is also home to the marble arch caves, one ofa home to the marble arch caves, one of a handful of local locations featuring in the blockbuster tv series game of thrones. fermanagh's
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famous faces include oscar wilde, who attended school here, and line of duty‘s adrian dunbar was born and bred in enniskillen. politically, it lies in the uk's most westerly constituency, fermanagh and south tyrone, it is one of the tightest battle grounds between unionism and nationalism in northern ireland, and over the years has delivered mps as ideological different as the fifth duke of westminster and ira hunger striker bobby sands. sinn fein's michelle gildernew has been mp here since 2017, her main challenger is tom elliott of the ulster unionists, the man she had seated into thousand and 17. this was a remain boating area in the eu referendum three yea rs area in the eu referendum three years ago, and while brexit remains a significant issue here you can expect most people to cast their votes based on unionist or nationalist lines. here's a list of the
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candidates standing in fermanagh and south tyrone. you can find the full list of candidates standing in every constituency by going to the election section of the bbc news website. i'm joined now by former newspaper editor here in enniskillen, denzil mcdaniel. that newspaper is the impartial reporter, and he is the author of a book about the remembrance day bombing, which we will discuss later. do you think that this place particularly being so tight, a swing seat, as we mentioned, voting will still be down the traditional lines in the general election?” still be down the traditional lines in the general election? i think if you look at the nature of this particular country, fermanagh, so close to the border, if you look at the geographical situation we are pretty much a criticism between belfast and dublin, and that is
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where peoples allegiance lies, you are either british or irish, for the most part, and that has been the traditional way that people had voted. social issues, all sorts of other issues, even the major issue of brexit. when it comes to the crunch, people tend to vote along traditional orange versus green, british versus irish lines, you are for again to the border, that it a lwa ys for again to the border, that it always been reflected in the ballot box. it seems to be particularly black and white in this area, as you say. with regards to the bombing, we have many years on from 1987 and there has been a lot of work done on peace and reconciliation, which we will look at when you are back with us will look at when you are back with us later, but do you think things have changed a lot from those days, backin have changed a lot from those days, back in the heart of the troubles of the mid—805, how are things in 2019? it is important to distinguish between individualfamilies it is important to distinguish between individual families who were affected and the community at large.
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after the bomb that was initially quite surreal, there was a moment when everybody held their breath. enniskillen has always had good community relations despite the differences, protestants community relations despite the differences, protesta nts a nd catholics got on well together. it seemed to be a 1987 that was maybe torn apart, it may even have been one of the purposes of the bomb, it seems a particularly inappropriate place for such a bombing because people got on so well together. immediately after the bombing, people came together again, that has continued to grow. there were some initiatives that the community here has developed very well, there are very good relationships between young people in all sections of the community here. we will be exploring that a bit later, we had two young people, one goes to a catholic school, one goes to a protestant school, one goes to a protestant school, they take part in a rowing clu b school, they take part in a rowing club together. i think it will be interesting to hear from them about their hopes for the future of not only enniskillen but northern
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ireland when it comes to those traditional divisions and politics. denzel, thank you. plenty more to come from enniskillen castle, we are in northern ireland on the latest of a general election to come in nine days away from that. time now to get the news, travel and weather where you are. national headlines in a few minutes. good morning. not quite as cold as it was this time yesterday morning, not really a widespread frost but quite a bit more cloud compared to yesterday. this is the big picture on the satellite, you can see this mass of cloud going over the top of an area of high pressure. keep things relatively settled today, going to be dry and as i said, quite a bit of cloud out there. mr and
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four patches towards the south—east of england. those clearing away, bright or sunny spells for england and wales and the north—east of scotland, maximum temperatures 7—9 possibly 10 degrees in the south—west and the north west. through this evening and tonight, if you bought mist and fog patches developing in the east of england, rain moving in across northern ireland and the west of scotland. again, there could be one or two pockets when temperatures fall close to freezing, in general, temperatures above freezing, especially in scotland and northern ireland. throughout the day, the rain moving further east, tending to break up as it moves into the far north—west of england, north west wales, some plug lingering into the afternoon across eastern areas, but sunny spells across scotland, northern ireland, through central and southern areas of england and wales. temperatures getting up to around 7—10d. but that weatherman moving south and east, the rain easing as it pushes eastwards, into thursday, we have this quite big
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mass of milder air moving its way gradually in. it will bring heavy rain across the west of scotland, some strong and gusty winds here with that as well. elsewhere, again some cloud, bright and sunny spells, breezy conditions for all of us, as i mentioned in particular the north—west of scotland during thursday. temperatures will be coming up into double figures across northern areas, around 8—10dc further south. that is all from me. goodbye.
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this is worklife from bbc news, with sally bundock and david eades. leaders of the nato alliance are gathering in london to mark its seventieth anniversary amid growing tensions over security. live from london, that's our top story on tuesday 3 december. touching down — president trump has arrived in the uk — amidst us fears that china's dominant 5g technology poses a security threat. also in the programme — fresh attempts to stop france's plan

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