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the headlines. jack charlton has died at the age of 85.
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jack charlton — who played in england's world cup winning football team and later managed the republic of ireland — has died at the age of 85. critics condemn president trump after he spared his former adviser from jail. roger stone had been sentenced to a0 months for obstruction and lying to congress. mps warn the predicted grades system being used in place of exams in england this summer could deny pupils from disadvantaged and ethnic minority backgrounds the marks they deserve. labour calls for the uk government to clarify its position on face coverings, after the prime minister said a "stricter" approach was needed in england. bosnia is marking the 25th anniversary of the srebrenica massacre, in which 8,000 bosnian muslim men and boys were murdered. there are those who choose to forget or deny what took place but we must not allow to happen. hello and welcome if you're watching in the uk or around the world — and stay with us for the latest news and analysis from here
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and across the globe. we start with the death of england football legend jack charlton at the age of 85. the former centre half, who was a member of england's 1966 world cup winning team, as well as a former boss of the republic of ireland, passed away on friday night following a long—term illness. a statement from his family said: "as well as a friend to many, he was a much—adored husband, father, grandfather and great—grandfather. "we cannot express how proud we are of the extraordinary life he led and the pleasure he brought to so many people in different countries and from all walks of life." andy swiss looks back at his life... few have blended courage and charisma quite like jack charlton, as a player, a manager and as part of english football's most famous family. commentator: bobby charlton with the corner. jack! perfect goal! charlton grew up in northumberland
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and, after a brief spell as a miner, opted for a career in football, along with his younger brother, bobby. while bobby's attacking flair soon made him a star, jack's defensive qualities were rather less glamorous. commentator: great tackle by charlton. he came in like a brick wall and he's hurt. he got an elbow in the face. for all his bravery, he always admitted he was no match for his brother. people try to compare us and i used to say you shouldn't compare us. i can't play. i can stop other people playing, but i can't play. bobby can play. he's a creative player, but there is a place in the game for both types. it was a point he proved very successfully. charlton's power helped him score goals as well as stop them. he spent his entire playing career at leeds united, winning the league title in 1969. he wasn't called up for england until he was nearly 30, but soon made his mark, scoring his first international goal against finland in 1966.
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commentator: jackie charlton has got it. and it's a goal! a month later came his defining moment, both he and bobby part of the team which lifted the world cup. the brothers were now both international celebrities. after 35 caps and more than 600 appearances for leeds, charlton eventually retired as a player in 1973, before embarking on the next stage of his career. he was first a manager at middlesbrough, where his passion and personality proved an instant hit. if the ball‘s coming towards you and he's coming back, there's no way you're going to jump. he guided them to promotion, before spells at sheffield wednesday and newcastle united, but it's at the republic of ireland's manager that he will be most colourfully remembered. after taking them to the first ever world cup in 1990, charlton's team produced the shock of the tournament by reaching the quarterfinals. commentator: ireland,
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they are in the last eight and the party can begin! the english hero was now an irish one too. at the 1994 finals, despite receiving a touchline ban, he guided ireland to the last 16, before two years later, he resigned and effectively retired. away from football, charlton was a man who enjoyed the rural life, especially as a keen fisherman, while his garrulous nature and ready wit made him a chat show staple. you are the same age as me, would you believe? i was told you were a bit older than me. i remember going to a cricket match and watching you report on it, i was only 15. his relationship with his brother had become strained after a family dispute, but on an emotional night in 2008 he presented an award to the player he still regarded as the best. when we were kids and we used to go
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to the park and play and we would go home for dinner, he would stay on all day. bobby charlton is the greatest player i have ever seen, my brother. while he often lived in his brother's shadow, jack charlton's achievements, like the man, stood tall. one of english football's biggest and best loved characters. tributes to jack charlton have been pouring in online... his grandaughter, emma wilkinson, tweeted. .. the fa wrote... ireland's football
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association tweeted. .. and leeds united — where jack charlton made 629 appearances during his career — said the club are deeply saddened to learn of the death of a a "club legend." the former england goalkeeper, peter shilton paid tribute to his teamate... i was very fond of jack i was very fond ofjack and very sad, obviously to hear he has passed away, another one of the 1966 world cup squad to have died but he will obviously be remembered very fondly. he isa obviously be remembered very fondly. he is a great character, really, jack. i was in the england squad with him at the end of his claim of the start of mine and played against him for the great leeds united team
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and he was very underrated as a player, you know, he is very dominant in the air and he had more ability than people gave him credit for but it was just his character and the way he was that made him so fond and, you know, he was a good leader as well. in the united states, leading democrats have condemned donald trump's decision to spare his long—time friend and political ally roger stone a prison sentence. senator elizabeth warren said mr trump was the most corrupt president in history. mr stone was due to begin a forty— month jail term next week after being convicted of obstruction, witness—tampering and lying to congress during an investigation into russian interference. but the white house said mr stone had been treated unfairly. freya cole reports...
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a former donald trump adviser and a self—proclaimed "dirty trickster", roger stone was due in prison next week, but old—time friend president donald trump has used his commuting powers to stop the sentence from going ahead. traitor! roger, your hair transplants are showing! the 67—year—old was convicted of lying to congress, obstruction and witness—tampering linked to the robert mueller investigation of russian interference in the 2016 election campaign. but a statement released by the white house said... and mr stone has big plans for his new—found freedom. i am going to do three things. i'm going to write another book about this experience, because people need to understand the extraordinary abuses in ourjudicial system. i am going to work as hard as i can to help general flynn get exoneration, because the
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refusal of thejudge in his case to dismiss his case and try to drag it through the summer is outrageous. democratic senator elizabeth warren, however, has said the donald trump has abandoned the rule of law and made a mockery of our democracy. it's not the first time president trump has flexed his powerful commuting powers. in this case, he has freed a long—serving ally who has vowed to do everything he can to get mr trump re—elected. ceremonies are under way in bosnia to mark the 25th anniversary of the srebrenica massacre, in which thousands of bosnian muslims were murdered. the killings were carried out by bosnian serb forces in 1995 during the fighting triggered when the country declared itself independent from yugoslavia. the killings were the largest mass murder of the conflict — and the worst in europe since the second world war.
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among the events taking place today is the burial of newly identified victims of the massacre. this is the scene at the memorial to those killed. the remains of those new victims are lying in a row waiting to be laid to rest. an estimated 8,000 people are thought to have been killed, but more keep being found. throughout the morning world leaders have sent recorded messages offering their solidarity and thoughts. prince charles spoke of the emotion he feels for those fighting forjustice and seeking closure. i have been deeply moved by the remarkable and courageous efforts of those working tirelessly in pursuit ofjustice, to rebuild trust, and to bring hope to their communities. the terrible events ofjuly1995, confirmed as genocide by international courts,
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are a dreadful stain on our collective conscience. the international community fails those who were killed, those who somehow survived, and those who endured the terrible loss of their loved ones. by remembering the pain of the past, and learning its lessons, we can together resolve that it must never happen again. former president bill clinton, who was in the white house at the time of the massacre also spoke. he lamented that too many people around the world can identify with the families of those who lost loved ones in the massacre. 25 years later, we don't seem to have learned very much in a lot of places. even as you have honoured the difficult political compromises and made accords, and, most crucially, kept the peace. it is more important than ever to remember that in
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bosnia, and across the world, real democracy requires a genuine commitment to an inclusive society. british prime minister borisjohnson also spoke. this is what he had to say. as in so many cases from this conflict, which brought violence and destruction across the western balkans, many families still do not know what happened to their loved ones. many perpetrators have still not been held to account. and there are those who would prefer to forget or deny the enormity of what took place. we must not allow that to happen. we owe it to the victims, and to future generations, to remember srebrenica and to ensure it never happens again.
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now our correspondent, guy delauney, joins me now from ljubljana. i understand that is because distancing is you cannot get into bosnia. turning now to the huge events of 1995, it is shocking to learn that, still, these events are not accepted everywhere and still not accepted everywhere and still not all the victims have been buried? i think a lot of people would be stunned to find out that the current mayor as srebrenica is not just the current mayor as srebrenica is notjust an the current mayor as srebrenica is not just an ethnic the current mayor as srebrenica is notjust an ethnic serb but that he won't accept that the genocide took place at srebrenica in 1995. when i have met him he has told me look, ethnic serbs were murdered in the conflict as well as ethnic bosnia acts. why don't we call that genocide is well? why is it only genocide is well? why is it only genocide when it comes to bosniak muslims and of course that is enormously hurtful to people who lost members of their family it is rubbing salt in a wind that is still open especially because, as
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you say, around 1000 people still haven't been identified as the victims are that massacre and that is because of what the ethnic serb forces did after the massacre, they spread dug up after the massacre, they spread dug upa after the massacre, they spread dug up a mass grave after the massacre, they spread dug up a mass grave sites and then spend the remainder because different mass grave site which is made identification very difficult in the search still continues. —— rubbing salt in old whims. when we see prince charles and others say we must never forget the lessons we learn from srebrenica the point that you making another are making is that the lessons have not been learned in the first place. they haven't. bosnia is a country which is very deeply divided, it is split by down to two halves, the republic where the majority of ethnic serbs live and the federation where the majority of ethnic muslims and quotes live —— croats live, and
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there is a government in the middle thatis there is a government in the middle that is useless, it runs it very badly, and the politicians play on fears and play on all the divisions that cause the conflict in the first place to entrench their power and make reconciliation even more difficult. it is an incredibly sombre picture that you paint. are you basically saying that, psychologically, as a society, this trouble spot in europe really has not moved on in those 25 years since? you can go to, say sarajevo 110w since? you can go to, say sarajevo now and you will be charmed by the city although people will tell you it was not what it was in the 1980s where people will describe it as the happiest place on yugoslavia but if you go to srebrenica now it is not quite a ghost town but it has an odd feel to it. there were more than 35,000 people living there before the war and it was a very ethnically mixed place. now there are about 7000 people, more of a leading all the time, those who were displaced
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during the conflict in many cases haven't come back and you have a genocide on nine may. what hope is there when you have a situation like that? -- there when you have a situation like that? —— genocide—denying mayor. let's just look at the situation in srebrenica and players are taking place at the cemetery which for the dead, there are only 6643 tombstones because the names of more than a thousand other men and boys have not been found and we are expecting nine burials to take place in the next few minutes, i think people just coming out now in order to witness those burials. these are the bodies of those discovered identified just in recent times. so, as we have been
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hearing, a very unfinished piece of history and unresolved tragedy. the srebrenica massacre 25 years ago and the remembrance event for it's there in srebrenica today. mps have warned that young people in england risk missing out on the grades they deserve, after exams were cancelled because of the coronavirus. a system of predicted grades is being used instead, but the education committee says it risks inaccuracy and bias against pupils from less affluent groups and ethnic minority backgrounds. dan johnson reports. while some pupils may be back in school, nobody is doing exams this summer. instead, grades will be given by teachers based on expected performance, taking into account mock exam results and coursework. grades are then standardised across england by the regulator, 0fqual. that ensures grades are roughly in line with previous years, but parliament's education committee warns the system could be unfair
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and may discriminate against some pupils, we are very worried about what's called ‘unconscious bias'. that means that disadvantaged groups, particularly children with special educational needs, low income pupils, bame pupils are often under—predicted in their grades. we are worried that the system that has been devised by 0fqual does not reflect that. 0fqual told us its standardisation process was designed so students weren't disadvantaged. any who are unhappy with the grade they are awarded can opt to sit an exam in the autumn. dan johnson, bbc news. the united nations and the european union have criticised a decision by turkey to turn one of the world's most famous buildings back into a mosque. president erdogan made
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the announcement after a court annulled the museum status of hagia sophia in istanbul. it was built 1,500 years ago as an orthodox christian cathedral, and the building was then converted into a mosque after the ottoman conquest in 1453. in 1934 it became a museum and is now a unesco world heritage site. well we can speak now to ibrahim kalin, chief adviser to president recep tayyip erdogan. thank you so much for talking to us. why do you need to turn this monument, this important museum to so monument, this important museum to so many different cultures and faiths back into a mosque?m so many different cultures and faiths back into a mosque? it served asa faiths back into a mosque? it served as a mosque for more than 500 years after the conquest of istanbul as you have a pot pointed out and in fa ct you have a pot pointed out and in fact one the republic was founded in 1923 it continue to remain as a mosque until 1934 and all the christian icons, the mistakes have been preserved in the past, over the
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last 500 years or so, —— the mosaics., they will be protected again. there has been a constant debate about this status in turkey, white was turned into a museum in the first place, now it has been turned back into original identity. sorry, can i just turned back into original identity. sorry, can ijust interlock for a moment? that it is not its original identity, is it? that is part of the point. it is original identity was a christian place of worship. point. it is original identity was a christian place of worshipm point. it is original identity was a christian place of worship. it was before the conquest of istanbul, these things happen in history, and thenit these things happen in history, and then it served as a mosque for more than 500 years and in fact when the turks conquered istanbul they have yet sofia was not one of the central places of worship for christianity, in fact it was thanks to the work of the ottomans that the building continue to live, otherwise it would have collapsed. we don't have time
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to delve into every point and twist and turn in history but obviously the fact that it was a christian place of worship for nearly 1000 yea rs place of worship for nearly 1000 years in any muslim place of worship for 500 years means that it has a shared history, obviously, so the argument of critics of this move say that it should have been kept as a shared museum for everybody. let us turn to specific practical questions. will rebuilding still be a world heritage site? it will preserve its identity as a world cultural heritage site, of course it is up to unesco to make its decision but there are mosques and other places of worship such as notre dame in paris which remain places of worship as well as cultural sites. there is no reason why there is no regulation in the decision by our president to prevent any visitors of any faith from visiting the hardier sofia is a cultural
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site. —— hagia sofia. now it will serve as a place of worship for muslims and all visitors around the world. just to clarify the practicalities, sorry, we short of time, for visitors, will they have to leave it for visitors, will they have to leave at player times? there will be specific time is obviously where there are players and it will not be open to visitors. more or less what you have any blue mosquejust more or less what you have any blue mosque just across from the hardier sofia, they come and visit the place during the fairtime sofia, they come and visit the place during the fair timejust sofia, they come and visit the place during the fair time just like sofia, they come and visit the place during the fair timejust like in notre dame where there is a religious service there, it is for religious service there, it is for religious services and at other times, you know, it is open to all visitors from around the world and it will remain like that fall visitors, so no one should have any concerns about that, visiting the hagia sofia, seeing this beautiful place of worship as well as cultural site? will visitors have to take their shoes off? there are some discussions about that. certain
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parts will probably not require taking their shoes off but it is a lwa ys taking their shoes off but it is always good to visit a, you know, a holy place, a cultural site with a proper respect and protocol. what guarantees can you give 0rthodox christians that they will have access to their icons in hagia sofia? look, when maxi was converted into a mosque, those images, icons, which are beautiful, were preserved and not just which are beautiful, were preserved and notjust good void, unlike what happened to many mosques and other places of worship in that you have a poor example like the cordoba mosque in spain. i do apologise we don't have time to go into all the other questions. what access will orthodox christians have to their icons? as i said, they will have access to see them, not only christians but also everybody, i mean muslims,
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buddhists, christians, dues, everybody who wants to see them will be able to see these icons untouched and they will be also be preserved and they will be also be preserved andi and they will be also be preserved and i can do this to place them in context or sometimes these comparisons help. ——jews context or sometimes these comparisons help. —— jews though. you know that this has faced a barrage of criticism and has upset many people both secular turks and christians. they said that secular turks are unable to protest now in turkey because there is simply not enough freedom of speech. what is your answer to that? festival, there is overwhelming support and consensus on this issue. if you look at the political parties including opposition parties, the republican party, they all supported this decision, in you can look at their statement since yesterday, and in regard to similar critics claiming that it regard to similar critics claiming thatitis regard to similar critics claiming that it is a world historic heritage will be shadowed or destroyed by this decision it is simply not true. in regards to the
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arguments of secularism, religious tolerance and coexistence, look, there are more than 400 churches and synagogues openin than 400 churches and synagogues open in turkey today. they are free, the christians and jew pro. there are many mosques, why do you need another must? president himself said there are other mosques in sofia, why do you need to do this? there are other mosques in sofia, why do you need to do thi57m there are other mosques in sofia, why do you need to do this? it is not about numbers, it is about religious and historical significance. the question that should be yesterday as why was it turned into a museum in the first place? —— should be asked today. thank you very much forjoining us. bbc news. tougher rules on wearing face coverings could be on the way in england, after the prime minister said a "stricter" approach may help stop the spread of coronavirus. it's already mandatory
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to wear a face covering in shops in scotland, and ministers are considering whether to follow suit in england. the government has previously said the scientific evidence around wearing masks in public is "weak". john mcmanus reports. could this be the face of your future shopping trip in england? well, it's unlikely that you'll bump into the prime minister when you pick up your groceries, but boris johnson's government is considering whether to make the wearing of face coverings mandatory in shops. at an event on friday filmed at downing street, the prime minister dropped a very large hint. we're looking at ways of making sure that people really do observe, really do have face coverings in shops. the balance of scientific opinion seems to have shifted in favour of, more in favour of them than it was, and we're very keen to follow that. face coverings have been compulsory in scotland's shops since yesterday. but one expert has cautioned that they are not a panacea.
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social distancing and good hygiene practices are paramount, and we need to emphasise that. what we don't want is a situation where people think that because they wear a face mask, somehow they can relax. in a move welcomed by swimmers, outdoor pools in england will reopen from today, though only four out of more than 100 will do so. the industry body, swim england, has warned that a third of lidos will remain closed this year, because it's not financially viable for them to open, and it has questioned the lack of notice. we've always said that it takes a minimum of two weeks to bring a pool back into commission once it's been out for so long. there's a lot of work to do to do that, not only bringing your staff off furlough for a kick—off, but also to get the pool temperature up, to get the water microbiology right, to get the dosing right, and just to get all the covid protections in place. in response, the government said that while it recognised that not every business could reopen on the permitted dates, its approach was guided at all times by medical and scientific advice. as some swimmers take the plunge again today,
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it's a sign of a return to some kind of normality, whatever the government's final decision on face masks. john mcmanus, bbc news. darren bett has the weather. hello, there. the weather this weekend has much improved from recent days and for much of the country, the weekend will remain fine and dry. there will be some sunshine around and we are going to find those temperatures climbing as the weekend goes on. the reason for the upturn in fortunes is higher pressure. that is dominating this weekend. eventually we will find those weather fronts arriving into the north—west, but not until the end of sunday. underneath the high pressure, we can look forward to some sunshine for the cricket returning and for the test match in southampton, it is going to be dry and sunny. no interruptions to play, temperatures climbing into the low 20s and the winds will be light. it is a lighter north—westerly wind for england and wales today. some patchy fair weather cloud bubbling up and spreading out a bit, still some sunshine, a bit more cloud on the westerly breeze into scotland and northern ireland, a few showers coming into the north—west
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of scotland in particular. 17 degrees for scotland and northern ireland. warmer through the midlands, towards the south—east, 19 or 20 is likely. as the cloud fades away over england and wales, it will be a lovely end to the day. 0vernight though we keep more cloud for scotland and northern ireland, far north of scotland seeing a little bit of rain and drizzle for a while. that should have cleared away by the end of the night, by which time temperatures are looking like this in towns and cities. again, it will be cooler in the countryside, as it was this morning. a sunny start for many parts of the country. northern areas i think will see some build—up of cloud through the day. generally it is going to be dry, mind you, the rain from those weather fronts holding off from arriving into northern ireland and western scotland until later on in the afternoon into the evening. lots of sunshine for wales, the midlands and southern england and those temperatures should be a few degrees higher across the board and it will be warm in the sunshine, 24 in the south—east of england. for the beginning of next week, well, we see the high pressure getting squeezed by that weather front bringing some rain down from the north—west. some rain for scotland and northern ireland overnight.
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what is left of that band of cloud and rain is sinking slowly down into england and wales. to the north of it, we get some sunshine and showers, most of those for scotland. the rain not really reaching east anglia, nor indeed the south—east of england, so another reasonably warm day here. temperatures of 23 or 24 degrees. behind the rain though there is cooler air pushing down from the north, so temperatures will not be quite as high on tuesday and wednesday, but over the week ahead it is a much drier week ahead. there'll be bit of rain around, mainly for northern areas, but most places will be dry, maybe a bit warmer later in the week. hello and welcome to dateline london.

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