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welcome to bbc news. i'm lewis vaughan jones. our top stories: senior royals attend a church service after the death of the duke of edinburgh and talk of the loss felt by the queen and their family. she described it as leaving a huge void in her life. it's been a bit of a shock, however much one tries to prepare. a nuclear facility in iran's left without power in what's suspected to be a cyber attack — iran describes it as an act of terrorism. a major easing of england's lockdown — pubs, gyms, hairdressers and shops can all open for the first time this year. and it shines a light
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on the ignored in america, but nomadland was not overlooked at the baftas, it's the big winner at britain's top film awards. hello, and welcome to the programme. queen elizabeth has said the loss of her husband, the duke of edinburgh, has left a huge void in her life, according to their second son, the duke of york. prince andrew, princess anne, and prince edward have been speaking about what he meant to them. remembrance services for the duke of edinburgh took place around the uk, including canterbury cathedral. our royal correspondent, nicholas witchell, reports. on a day of pause and reflection, prayers for the duke were said in many church services. and after the service at the chapel of all saints in windsor great park, members of his family spoke about him.
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it's a great loss. i think the way i would put it is that we've lost almost the grandfather of the nation. and i feel very sorry and supportive of my mother, who's feeling it i think probably more than everybody else. she described it as having left a huge void in her life. but we, the family, the ones that are close, are rallying round to make sure that we're there to support her. the earl and countess of wessex also spoke about how the queen was dealing with the loss. thinking of others before herself. she's amazing, yeah. as always, yes. so, er... but bearing up, but again, it's just that wave of affection for him and just those lovely stories, theyjust mean so much, and the tributes have beenjust fantastic, and that's really, really important and we really do appreciate it. and i think it's so lovely
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for so many people to learn about what he did, because i think quite a lot of the things that have come out will have surprised some people. the countess spoke to members of the congregation about the manner of the duke's death. it was right for him. it was so gentle. she said his passing had been "very, very peaceful, as if someone had taken him by the hand, and off he went." at a special service of remembrance for the duke in canterbury cathedral, the archbishop spoke about loss. we may pray and offer love for all who find that a great life leaves a very great gap. britain's former prime minister, sirjohn major, knew the duke. he said his death would leave an enormous gap in the queen's life.
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i hope she will be given some time and space. i know she is the monarch, i know she has responsibilities, but she has earned the right to have a period of privacy in which to grieve with herfamily. and sirjohn said he hoped the duke's funeral would give princes william and harry a chance to mend their differences. the friction that we are told has arisen is a friction better ended as speedily as possible. and a shared emotion, a shared grief at the present time, because of the death of their father, of their grandfather, i think is an ideal opportunity, i hope very much that it is possible to mend any rifts that may exist. outside buckingham palace, barriers have been erected around the pavements, and signs have been put up to discourage people from leaving flowers. but despite the discouragement, bouquets and personal tributes are still being placed. this evening, one more family
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tribute, a written message from princess anne, the princess royal, describing herfather as "my teacher, my supporter and my critic." "we will all miss him," she wrote, "but he leaves a legacy which can inspire us all." iranian nuclear officials say the natanz atomic facility has been hit by a terrorist act. the site is reported to have lost powerjust a day after new advanced uranium enrichment centrifuges were unveiled there. last year, a fire broke out at the plant, which the authorities said was sabotage and blamed on israel. the bbc�*s middle east analyst, sebastian usher, explains. in israel, and iran has blamed israel for previous incidents on natanz, there has been no official comment on it but the
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media has been quite outspoken in seeing it all seems to point to israel having being behind what happened, and talking about a cyberattacks similar to what happened back in 2010, when the stock net virus was put in to computer systems there which caused a huge amount of damage which put the nuclear programme in place back in a few years, and that was the us and israel together. —— stuxnet virus. a man was pepper sprayed during peppe" a man was pepper sprayed during pepper sprayed during a traffic assault. it pepper sprayed during a traffic assault. u, , pepper sprayed during a traffic assault. _, , ., pepper sprayed during a traffic assault. , ., ., assault. it comes at a time durin: assault. it comes at a time during increased _ assault. it comes at a time
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confrontation with police he had to keep both hands on display. had to keep both hands on disla . . ~' had to keep both hands on disla. . ~ ,, had to keep both hands on disla. , ., , display. take your seatbelt off, and display. take your seatbelt off. and get _ display. take your seatbelt off, and get out _ display. take your seatbelt off, and get out of the car! j display. take your seatbelt i off, and get out of the car! he was handcuffed and forced to the ground. in the end, he would be released without charge, but the lieutenant is no longer happy to let things lie. ~ , ., , . lie. we must hold these police officers accountable _ lie. we must hold these police officers accountable for - lie. we must hold these police officers accountable for these l officers accountable for these actions. with don't want to have another incident like this. and i think my client's major aims are that. to try and stop this kind of behaviour. open the door, get out of the car! _ open the door, get out of the car! . , open the door, get out of the car! ., , ., ., car! there was no immediate resnonse _ car! there was no immediate resnonse from _ car! there was no immediate response from the _ car! there was no immediate response from the local - car! there was no immediate l response from the local police department. race relations in america remain fraught. this, another example ofjust how another example of just how tense another example ofjust how tense these confrontations can be. tim allman, bbc news.
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thousands of businesses in england are preparing to reopen on monday in the next stage of easing the third national lockdown — due to the coronavirus they include shops — while pubs and restaurants will be able to serve outdoors. hairdressers, beauty salons, gyms and outdoor attractions like zoos and theme parks can also reopen. wales also reopens retail tomorrow, remaining pupils will return to school, and restrictions on travelling across the border will ease. in scotland all pupils, except those who are shielding, will return to the classroom. and pupils in northern ireland will also go back to school. here's our business correspondent, katy austin, on the changes in england. the first lockdown pushed this lingerie and swimwear chain to the brink. since then, they've ramped up online and closed some stores for good, but they still see monday as hugely important. we've had lots of calls from customers, which tells us that obviously, lots of customers are wanting to come into shops, but we know that some will want to continue shopping from home for some time. and we are yet to find out exactly how much of that mix is a permanent shift.
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changing rooms can open, carefully managed, and bra fittings will be done, contact—free. our teams are using actually the fitting rooms opposite, so rather than actuallyjoining them in the fitting room, they're doing exactly what they would normally do, from further apart. people are being encouraged to shop alone and stay socially distanced. bravissimo is confident of opening safely. profitably — not sure. the british retail consortium says that non—food stores will have lost £30 billion worth of sales over the three lockdowns. it's also clear that the past year has sped up a change that was already underway towards there being fewer shops on our streets and people buying more online. but some things sell much better in person. after a slow winter, this bed retailer hopes to benefit from pent—up demand when it reopens 172 stores in england tomorrow.
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all of our stores will have very clearly designated sanitising areas, our products are for the majority requiring an assisted sales process where customers and the sales staff can touch and feel and lie on the products, and so being able to do that is an integral part of the sales process. pubs, restaurants and cafes in england can serve outside from tomorrow. gusto will open three restaurants including this one in liverpool. they are fully booked, but it's not worth opening nine others with small outdoor areas. by the time we've got in a team of chefs, someone to wash the pots, a team, front of house to make drinks and serve the food and a manager to run the place, we would actually be worse off than we would be by staying closed. hairdressers are already open in wales and scotland. tomorrow, england, too. with social distancing, this salon will only have 50% capacity. we opened up our online bookings quite a few weeks ago, and we have been inundated. we're fully booked until the beginning ofjune, and we've also had our phone
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lines open, so, yeah, we've got our clients banging the door down, they can't wait for us to open. shops can open late to cope with an expected initial rush. after a painful year for retail, they're relying on customers to keep coming back. katy austin, bbc news. stay with us on bbc news. still to come: a caribbean island left like a battle zone, volcanic ash blankets the cities. pol pot, one of the century's greatest mass murderers has reported to have died of natural causes. he and the khmer rouge movement he led were responsible for the deaths of an estimated 1.7 million cambodians. there have been violent protests in indonesia, where playboy has gone on sale for the first time. traditionalist muslim leaders
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have expressed disgust. the magazine's offices have been attacked, and its editorial staff have gone into hiding. it was clear that paula's only contest was with the clock. and as for her sporting legacy, paula radcliffe's competitors will be chasing her new world best time for years to come. shouting quite quietly but quicker. and quicker, she assumed —— seemed to just slide away under i the surface and disappear. this is bbc news. the latest headlines: services are held to remember the duke of edinburgh. queen elizabeth has described the loss of her husband as having left a huge void in her life.
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emergency services and st vincent have described the country is looking like a battle zone after the continuing explosions from the volcano there. streets, houses, forest and fields were covered in white ash. seismologists warned further eruptions are probable over the next couple of days with continuous pulses of days with continuous pulses of ash, and steam. al respondent will grant reports. the volcano's activity later knocked out the power to much of the island. a blanket of white grey volcanic ash puts everything in sight. homes, buildings, cars and roads. the dust cloud even reached the neighbouring island of barbados and visibility in some places
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is extremely limited. st vincent has closed its airspace and travel across the wider caribbean has been affected with many thousands left stranded. i with many thousands left stranded.— with many thousands left stranded. ., ., stranded. i came over here for my mother's _ stranded. i came over here for my mother's funeral. - my mother's funeral. last—minute hour flights were cancelled, we've tried to get through to the embassy, we've had no luck in getting through. we had our pre— travel covid—19 tests, now we have to have another one before we travel to the uk. where we can get these donein the uk. where we can get these done in this current time i'd genuinely don't know, we just don't have a clue. genuinely don't know, we 'ust don't have a clue.i don't have a clue. following the first initial— don't have a clue. following the first initial explosion i the first initial explosion there has been a series of smaller eruptions over the past 48 hours. the question being posed to scientists is how long could this go on for? it is very difficult _ could this go on for? it is very difficult to _ could this go on for? it is very difficult to say. i could this go on for? it is very difficult to say. the | very difficult to say. the eruption in 1979 lasted a few months, the eruption in 1999 lasted ten months although not
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continuously so why expect we will see quiet periods and in periods where there are perhaps explosions which will produce more ash which will spread across the island. although this is the _ across the island. although this is the most _ across the island. although this is the most active i across the island. although i this is the most active volcano in the eastern caribbean it is only erupted five times over the past 300 years. islanders know they are living through a moment of history but the only aim of residents and authorities are like is to come through it with no loss of life. the annual bafta film tribute to the duke of edinburgh, who became the organisation's first president in 1959. nomadland was the big winner, but this year, because of the pandemic, winners delivered their acceptance speeches remotely. our arts editor will gompertz was watching. there was a sombre note to begin this year's baftas, as the academy paid tribute to its first and greatly admired president. before we start, we're extremely saddened by the passing of his royal highness prince philip,
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the duke of edinburgh, on friday. now, the duke was bafta's first ever president over 60 years ago and was the first royal patron, a line that goes through all the way to bafta's current president, his grandson, the duke of cambridge. it was a largely virtual awards in which the nominees appeared on giant screens while the celebrity presenters opened the golden envelopes in a virtually empty royal albert hall. nomadland was an early and fitting winner, a film about loss and loneliness striking a chord in a year when the pandemic has left a lot of people bereft and isolated. the film was helmed by chloe zhao. if you can look over your shoulder. ..who became only the second woman ever to be awarded the best director bafta. we would like to dedicate this award to the nomadic community, who so generously welcomed us into their lives. its star, frances mcdormand, won the leading actress award, as many expected, but she was unable to attend the event.
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nor was sir anthony hopkins, who won the leading actor bafta for his powerful portrayal of an elderly man with dementia in the father. were you? yes! dad. yes? you were an engineer. what do you know about it? yes, tap dancing was my speciality. the winner of the best supporting actress was... yuh—jung youn for minari. especially recognised by british people, known as very snobbish people, and they approved me as a good actor. so i'm very, very grateful and happy. she won for her performance as the equally straight—talking grandmother in minari. you can murder a liberator, but you can't murder a liberation! daniel kaluuya followed his golden globes win with a best supporting actor bafta for playing fred hampton injudas and the black messiah. i'd like to thank chairman fred jr and mama akua for partnering
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up with us and joining hands to bring this man to the position that he belongs. emerald fennell won for outstanding british film and original screenplay, ending the night with two baftas to add to her personal collection. but i only have this chocolate bafta which has melted in my hand because my palms are so sweaty. bukky bakray, the teenager who plays the eponymous character in the british drama rocks, appeared genuinely surprised to win the rising star category. the big winner, though, was nomadland, which finished the night with four baftas, including the prestigious best film award. will gompertz, bbc news. matt donnolly is a film critic for variety and joins me now. thanks for coming on the programme. there is only one place we can start, nomad land, the film that did very, very
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well. �* , ,., , ~' well. absolutely. i think this movie has had _ well. absolutely. i think this movie has had so _ well. absolutely. i think this movie has had so much i well. absolutely. i think this i movie has had so much momentum in their somewhat tortured run to the awards season. but yes, best picture. to the awards season. but yes, best picture-— best picture. and is this something, _ best picture. and is this something, what i best picture. and is this something, what is i best picture. and is this something, what is it i best picture. and is this i something, what is it about the film that has generated this momentum, as you put it? it is a treat momentum, as you put it? it is a great question. _ momentum, as you put it? it is a great question. i _ momentum, as you put it? it 3 a great question. i think because of the global pandemic there are a couple of things that make the film so universal. first and foremost is isolation. it follows their incredible journeys. is isolation. it follows their incrediblejourneys. this is a community of people who have been left behind because of financial reasons so is resonant overall. i do believe that chloe delivered a beautiful, simple and powerful film. ,, , ., , , film. she easily won best director _ film. she easily won best director for _ film. she easily won best director for that. i'm i
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film. she easily won best| director for that. i'm sure everyone along for the day where we don't have to reference the gender of a best director winner but we are not at that stage yet. it is another significant milestone. absolutely. yes. between this after win and saturday night in los angeles, chloe took best director at the direct deposit guild awards, a prestigious body here. notjust the guild awards, a prestigious body here. not just the fact she is the second ever that she represents a marginalised community and she uses her craft and her position to tell stories about other communities that might not get enough tension in mainstream films. it is incredibly exciting and huge milestone. is incredibly exciting and huge milestone-— is incredibly exciting and huge milestone. west actor went to sir anthony — milestone. west actor went to sir anthony hopkins was up i milestone. west actor went to | sir anthony hopkins was up i'm welsh and biased and thinks anthony hopkins should win every year whether he is in a film or not. what did you make it as a —— performance? element i think was incredible and him... it i think was incredible and him... , , , ., him... it is the best intimate oosk -- _ him... it is the best intimate oosk -- small _ him... it is the best intimate oosk -- small screen i him... it is the best intimate oosk -- small screen actingl him... it is the best intimate i oosk -- small screen acting we oosk —— small screen acting we have seen the past several
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years. notjust in the uk but in america, there is a large contingent of people that want to see him awarded for this performance and incredible career. chadwick boseman, the late chad mick bozeman has been picking up awards so it is nice to see anthony get his due. great to have you want, thank you. —— have you on. japan's hideki matsuyama has won this years masters title and in doing so has become the first male player from an asian country to win one of golf's coveted major titles. heading into the final day with a four shot lead he survived a couple of scares to win by one shot. although this is his first major title he has enjoyed success at augusta before winning the silver cup for the top amateur finish 10 years ago. let's cross to singapore now and speak to skye neal, a professional golfer and sports analyst.
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thank you for coming on the programme. mr; thank you for coming on the programme-— thank you for coming on the rouramme. g , ., ~ programme. my pleasure, thank ou for programme. my pleasure, thank you for having — programme. my pleasure, thank you for having me. _ programme. my pleasure, thank you for having me. what i programme. my pleasure, thank you for having me. what does i you for having me. what does this win means _ you for having me. what does this win means for _ you for having me. what does this win means for golf i you for having me. what does this win means for golf in i you for having me. what does this win means for golf in the | this win means for golf in the region as well as for him? it is absolutely huge. he hideki has had a great professional career so far but hasn't one forfour career so far but hasn't one for four years. career so far but hasn't one forfouryears. some career so far but hasn't one forfour years. some people would say that today's victory would say that today's victory would be a bit of a surprise but he has been a fantastic player for a but he has been a fantastic playerfor a number of but he has been a fantastic player for a number of years and obviously we shouldn't play down the fact that the asian amateur pacific champion which hideki had vilified to play in the masters, has obviously been quite influential in creating
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this result.— quite influential in creating this result. �* ., this result. and you will i am sure be watching _ this result. and you will i am sure be watching a _ this result. and you will i am sure be watching a long i this result. and you will i am sure be watching a long and| sure be watching a long and going down the last 18 hole, he then puts it in the bunker. how nervous were you at that point? i was just thinking please, please, just added out on the green and close it off. it was a little bit nerve racking. but he pulled — a little bit nerve racking. but he pulled through. this is something that walks around with a huge weight of expectation on his shoulders because japan in particular, such an enthusiastic country for golf and he carries this on his shoulders and a lot of the time in the men's game, and now he can kind of finally, i don't know if relaxes the right word, but enjoy his win. i know if relaxes the right word, but enjoy his win.— but enjoy his win. i think so, definitely- — but enjoy his win. i think so, definitely. the _ but enjoy his win. i think so, definitely. the pressure i but enjoy his win. i think so, definitely. the pressure that must have been on him from the outset but for shots going into the final round, obviously saturday, six underfor the final round, obviously saturday, six under for the last eight holes, but as we saw
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in 96 with norman, things happen in the masters. the pressure is huge on players. a clean sweep forjapan. the ladies amateur as well. congratulations, japan. by, ladies amateur as well. congratulations, japan. a good time for golf — congratulations, japan. a good time for golf down _ congratulations, japan. a good time for golf down there. i congratulations, japan. a good time for golf down there. are l time for golf down there. are you so much for coming on. —— thank you so much. a quick reminder of our top story before i go. services are held to remember the duke of edinburgh. hills children say queen elizabeth has described the loss of her husband as having left a huge void in her life.
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-- his —— his children. you can reach me on twitter — i'm @lvaughanjones. i'm lewis vaughan jones i'm lewis vaughanjones and this is bbc news. hello there. generally speaking, it looks like monday should be a dryer day, and temperatures may be a little higher than they were over the weekend. it certainly was a cold weekend, and we had widespread wintry showers developing, even had some snow here for a while in greater london. a lot of those wintry showers are fading away, but we still have cold air across the uk. high pressure towards the south—west — and running around the top of it, this weak weather front has been bringing some damp weather into northern ireland, that's pushing into parts of wales and southern england. there could briefly be a little bit of sleet and snow as we run into the colder air. and we start monday with a widespread frost, perhaps some icy patches. lowest temperatures in scotland and northern england, where we have the clearer skies. maybe still some damp weather, a bit of rain or wintering us across parts of wales will soon move into southern england. that doesn't last long,
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cloud breaks, sunshine comes through, we're left with the odd shower. most of the showers will filter into western parts of northern ireland, much of scotland, northern, eastern england, and the midlands having a dry day, much better day than it was on sunday with some sunshine — and as a result, temperatures will be a couple degrees higher, as well. still cold and those temperatures will fall away most places ending the day fine and dry. high pressure is building in across the uk for tuesday. you think of high pressure, you think dry weather — and for most places, it will be, but not quite everywhere. starts cold and there'll be a frost around. the sunshine coming through, some cloud developing especially in the west, maybe bringing a few showers into northern ireland, southwestern parts of scotland, wales, and western areas of england. the distribution of showers does keep changing a bit, but it does look drier towards eastern areas, and more parts of the country will see temperatures in double figures. now we still have high pressure in charge as we move into wednesday. things look a little different — yes, it'll start cold, there may well be a frost around, as well, and after a sunny start, cloud
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will tend to build up. but this time, it'll probably spread out a bit more, there won't be the depth of cloud, so we're unlikely to see many, if any showers around, and those temperatures in western areas could hit 13—14 celsius. it's fairly quiet weather over the weekend, there won't be much rain around, many places will be dry. but it'll still be cold — not quite as cold as it was over the weekend, mind you, but there's still a risk of frost overnight. goodbye.
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this is bbc news, the headlines: been elizabeth has said the loss of her husband, the duke of edinburgh, has left a huge void in her life. prince andrew was among members of the royal family to attend church as remembrance services were held because the uk. emergency services in the caribbean island of st vincent has led the country looks like a battle zone after the continuing explosions of the rare volcano. streets, houses and forests and fieldwork covered in ash. there are warnings of further eruptions. the baftas are taking place here in london with a virtual event. nomadland was the big winner, scooping four awards. was the big winner, scooping fourawards. it was the big winner, scooping four awards. it is about the american midwest after the great financial crash.
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