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this is bbc news, i'm kate silverton. the headlines at 5pm... after unprecedented criticism of the bbc by prince william over the panorama interview with his mother, the prime minister says he's very concerned. i can only imagine the feelings of the royal family, and i hope very much that the bbc will be taking every possible step to make sure that nothing like this ever happens again. the former head of bbc news takes responsibility for re—hiring martin bashir as its religion editor — but says the extent of his misdeeds were not known. i was running bbc news when martin bashir was hired back into bbc news, and so the responsibility for that sits with me. prince harry speaks about the trauma of the death of his mother,
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and the support he says he and his wife needed when meghan was pregnant with their son — and was having suicidal thoughts. the thing that stopped her from seeing it through was how unfair it would be on me, after everything that had happened to my mum, and to now be put in the position of losing another women in my life, with a baby inside of her, our baby. a ceasefire between israel and the militant group hamas has brought to an end to eleven days of fighting. here comes the sun — spain welcomes tourists but the eu delays any decision on opening up this summer. and coming up in the film review — mark kermode looks at the week's new movie releases, including his take on angelina jolie's new "survival thriller".
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good afternoon, and welcome to bbc news. the prime minister has said he's very concerned about the bbc�*s handling of its 1995 interview with princess diana — after yesterday's highly critical report by a formerjudge. lord dyson condemned the way the broadcaster secured the interview and its failure to properly investigate its journalists. borisjohnson said the bbc had to ensure nothing like it ever happened again. last night, prince william said the interview worsened his parents' relationship. david sillito reports. the story that has emerged — that landmark interview with princess diana was based on a deceit. the dyson report concludes that fake documents were used to win the trust of princess diana's brother, that martin bashir was devious
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and dishonest, the bbc investigation was declared woefully ineffective. prince william says the deception fuelled his mother's paranoia and distrust. it is my view that the deceitful way the interview was obtained substantially influenced what my mother said. the interview was a major contribution to making my parents' relationship worse and has since hurt countless others. it brings indescribable sadness to know that the bbc�*s failures contributed significantly to herfear, paranoia and isolation that i remember from those final years with her. but what saddens me most is that if the bbc had properly investigated the complaints and concerns first raised in 1995, my mother would have known that she'd been deceived. she was failed notjust by a rogue reporter, but by leaders of the bbc who looked the other way, rather than asking the tough questions.
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the investigation at the time was led by tony hall, who would go on to become director—general of the bbc. its deficiencies have led to questions about oversight of the corporation. well, i am obviously concerned by the findings of lord dyson's report. i'm very grateful to him for what he's done. i can only imagine the feelings of the royal family, and i hope very much that the bbc will be taking every possible step to make sure that nothing like this ever happens again. i think the government has to, in the light of these serious . findings, consider the matter very carefully and comprehensively- indeed, because it wasn'tjust the decision of a reporter- or a production team. there were decisions made much further up the chain, _ about the conduct of these - individuals, that have now proved, according to lord dyson, . to be unfounded and wrong. and therefore, government does have a responsibility to look- very carefully to see _
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whether the governance of the bbc does need to reform, in the light of these devastating findings. i the bbc knew back in 1996 about the fake bank statements. lord dyson said the bbc�*s knew martin bashir had lied when he said he'd not shown them to earl spencer. the defence was this note from princess diana, saying she had not seen the offending documents, but there were people in the bbc who had concerns. the problem, they say, was the corporation's culture. in very late in 1995, i brought the documents to the attention of the bbc management, as i was asked to do by a bbc lawyer, and was told within 2a hours in very late in 1995, i brought the documents to the attention of the bbc management, as i was asked to do by a bbc lawyer, and was told within 2a hours of doing that that i would no longer be part of the programme, i had been disloyal. that is what happened to whistle—blowers at that time at the bbc. there is also the question of the impact of martin bashir�*s allegations on the people he implicated.
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the bbc has made an apology about what it says were lurid and untrue claims, claims that earl spencer says undermined his sister's trust in the people around her. well, the irony is that i met martin bashir on the 31st of august 1995, because exactly two years later, she died, and i do draw a line between the two events. the bbc has handed back the bafta won by the programme, but lord dyson suggests an interview would have taken place, come what may. the issue is the methods that were used to coax and persuade. in prince harry's statement, he says, "this is the first step towards justice and truth, yet what deeply concerns me is that practices like these, and even worse, are still widespread today." "this is," he says, "bigger than one outlet, one network, or one publication." david sillito, bbc news.
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the former director of bbc news, james harding, said he took responsibility for the re—hiring of martin bashir in 2016. so much was known then, but not by me. to answer your question, i didn't know. in fact, if i had known, of course he wouldn't have got the job. i can't help feeling that the fact that he was hired back in 2016 has made things more difficult for everyone. so i'm sorry that he was. to answer your question. did everyone. so i'm sorry that he was. to answer your question.— to answer your question. did you talk to lord _ to answer your question. did you talk to lord hall— to answer your question. did you talk to lord hall about _ to answer your question. did you talk to lord hall about it, - to answer your question. did you | talk to lord hall about it, because he knew. so the question of exactly who said what to you who, journalistically, i would ask the same question, the way i look at this and the way i think about it is that i was running bbc news when martin bashir was hired back into the bbc news, and so the
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responsibility for that sits with me. let's get more on this from the times columnist, jenni russel. she was the editor for the bbc radio a programme, the world tonight. jenny, thank you forjoining us. how do you reflect on this as someone who has worked within the organisation? i who has worked within the organisation?— who has worked within the oruanisation? �* ., ., organisation? i wasn't at world toni . ht at organisation? i wasn't at world tonight at this _ organisation? i wasn't at world tonight at this point, _ organisation? i wasn't at world tonight at this point, i - organisation? i wasn't at world tonight at this point, i was - organisation? i wasn't at world tonight at this point, i was on | tonight at this point, i was on radio current affairs in the same weekly department that did panorama. to the more important point, i think this is a critical problem for the bbc, and they have to act very clearly, in a way that they haven't donein clearly, in a way that they haven't done in the past to address every one of these criticisms that have been made, because i know is somebody who has worked with the bbc for more than a decade that this kind of behaviour is incredibly rare. the public doesn't know about. what they been left with is that feeling, can you trust what bbc journalists do? i think the bbc has to act very swiftly to first of all, i think, it's an excellent idea that
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there should be an in—depth —— investigative journalist which will go into question anybody and any story where a is any allegation of any kind of wrongdoing, because at the moment, the system depends on people believing what their subordinates and their managers told them and that is untenable. secondly, it has to react to these wrongdoings by making sure that they, first of all, address the issue of compensation, they basically ruined the career of the graphic designer who is brave enough to raise his concerns. secondly, they have to make clear that they are going to investigate further into the bbc. at the moment, so many of these allegations address what the bbc knew or what they did, but actually, we need to know specifically who did what. we know that lord hall knew that martin bashir was a liar and that he very deliberately didn't inquire too far into the fact. he never bothered to interview earl spencer. we need to
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know who told the panorama producer that he was leaving the programme within 2a hours of his raising doubts about it. we need to know why the graphic designer found his doubts about it. we need to know why the graphic designerfound his home burgled within days of him making a complaint about the forged documents, the originals of the documents, the originals of the documents stolen from his house. there are so many unanswered questions here. so there are so many unanswered questions here.— there are so many unanswered questions here. so many, and you have outlined _ questions here. so many, and you have outlined many. _ questions here. so many, and you have outlined many. all— questions here. so many, and you have outlined many. all of- questions here. so many, and you have outlined many. all of this - questions here. so many, and you have outlined many. all of this is l have outlined many. all of this is playing out in terms of public reassurance, where you have the future king of england and bassett in the organisation and the way that he did so passionately last night. how is all of this likely to play out in the public arena in terms of those people who rely on the bbc for, you know, in terms of trust and their loyalty? i’m for, you know, in terms of trust and their loyalty?— their loyalty? i'm afraid it's yet another blow _ their loyalty? i'm afraid it's yet another blow to _ their loyalty? i'm afraid it's yet another blow to the _ their loyalty? i'm afraid it's yet another blow to the faith - their loyalty? i'm afraid it's yet another blow to the faith of. another blow to the faith of institutions. i think it is something that if it is addressed quickly and addressed with extreme thoroughness and openness, then the
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bbc will regain its reputation, because i know that there are thousands ofjournalists who would never dream of behaving like this, but the bbc by reacting as strongly as it needs to needs to make clear that this is exceptional and that exceptional punishments will follow. if martin bashir had any idea when he was speaking these documents and lying so gaily to earl spencer and princess diana and ruining her trust in the people around her and making her paranoid, had he known that somebody else would've had the power to come in and interrogate what he had done, he would have never dared to do it. at was coming at managers above him who realise something had going wrong and had their own investment in their careers and credibility in not looking as any journalist would at what the evidence was before them. jenny, we know, evidence was before them. jenny, we know. don't — evidence was before them. jenny, we know. don't we. _ evidence was before them. jenny, we know, don't we, that _ evidence was before them. jenny, we know, don't we, that organisations i know, don't we, that organisations across the board are fallible. it's
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across the board are fallible. it's a human trait, denial, avoidance, these are human traits, and they can happen anywhere. prince harry has said to match with me there's a bigger issue here, he has called for it before, but is there now a sense that all media organisations have to look to themselves in terms of how they secure stories and in terms of this precise event?— this precise event? well, i mean, ou this precise event? well, i mean, you would — this precise event? well, i mean, you would hope — this precise event? well, i mean, you would hope so, _ this precise event? well, i mean, you would hope so, the _ this precise event? well, i mean, you would hope so, the bbc- this precise event? well, i mean, you would hope so, the bbc has l this precise event? well, i mean, i you would hope so, the bbc has had much higher standards than, for instance, the tabloid papers in britain, which have gotten an appalling record, as we know in the past of cheating and phone hacking and lying to sources, but the bbc is held to a high standard, and rightly so, because it'sjournalism. i have to say, the danger point of the bbc is that we have a prime minister who is that we have a prime minister who is himself unknown liar thomas sacked from the times for making up quotes, one of his most recent lies was telling the irish just before the northern ireland protocol was agreed that there would be no border in the overseas, so to have the
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prime minister singh, welcome i'm terribly troubled about the integrity of the bbc, although true, it makes one feel uncomfortable, but the fact is that the bbc has got to satisfy both the government that has a lot of power under the bbc and much more important, public faith. i think it can do so, but only if there is no more attempted to skim over what has happened in the past. jenny russell, columnist for the times, thank you. clearly, the payments are not here to defend himself, but your personal view is excepted. jenny, thank you for them. david silla joejoins excepted. jenny, thank you for them. david silla joe joins us excepted. jenny, thank you for them. david silla joejoins us now, excepted. jenny, thank you for them. david silla joe joins us now, just picking up very firm words from jenny there. what are your thoughts in terms of how this is playing out in terms of how this is playing out in terms of both the public response andindeed in terms of both the public response and indeed other organisations as they look very closely at how the bbc has been operating, albeit 25 years ago, but, of course, still some any questions to answer. yesterday, the bbc�*s director yesterday, the bbc's director generai— yesterday, the bbc's director general described this as a dark day
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for the _ general described this as a dark day for the bbc. general described this as a dark day forthe bbc. he general described this as a dark day for the bbc. he apologised to licence — for the bbc. he apologised to licence players, apologised to the audience, — licence players, apologised to the audience, he apologised to the palace — audience, he apologised to the palace for what's martin bashir had told earl_ palace for what's martin bashir had told earl spencer 25 years ago. they were talking about the past. today, it's all_ were talking about the past. today, it's all been — were talking about the past. today, it's all been about how it's affecting the bbc today, a whole series _ affecting the bbc today, a whole series of— affecting the bbc today, a whole series of issues have been raised, for instance. — series of issues have been raised, for instance, at initial investigation into martin bashir, lord dyson said, even at the time, martin_ lord dyson said, even at the time, martin bashir had not told them the truth, _ martin bashir had not told them the truth, and _ martin bashir had not told them the truth, and they know that he had not told him _ truth, and they know that he had not told him the — truth, and they know that he had not told him the truth, and yet, 20 years— told him the truth, and yet, 20 years later, he was rehired by the bbc _ years later, he was rehired by the bbc the — years later, he was rehired by the bbc. the questions today, of course, addressed _ bbc. the questions today, of course, addressed thereby former head of new5, _ addressed thereby former head of news, james harding, all those questions — news, james harding, all those questions of who knew what, when, and what _ questions of who knew what, when, and what did they do about it? and those _ and what did they do about it? and those are _ and what did they do about it? and those are still questions that are around — those are still questions that are around. also the issue of why has it taken _ around. also the issue of why has it taken 25_ around. also the issue of why has it taken 25 years to find out about
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this? _ taken 25 years to find out about this? this — taken 25 years to find out about this? this has raised questions about— this? this has raised questions about the — this? this has raised questions about the government —— governance of the _ about the government —— governance of the bbc _ about the government —— governance of the bbc. it has been a massive overhaul— of the bbc. it has been a massive overhaul two or three times since then— overhaul two or three times since then from — overhaul two or three times since then from the board of governors to then from the board of governors to the trust. _ then from the board of governors to the trust, board of directors as we have _ the trust, board of directors as we have now. — the trust, board of directors as we have now, but, the fact that the government is looking at that has made _ government is looking at that has made an— government is looking at that has made an issue from a long time ago a very current _ made an issue from a long time ago a very current one, even off, says, who _ very current one, even off, says, who did — very current one, even off, says, who did not _ very current one, even off, says, who did not regulate the bbc back in 1995 say— who did not regulate the bbc back in 1995 say that they are looking at the report and indeed they have today— the report and indeed they have today parted company with a member of their— today parted company with a member of their board, a man called tim suter, _ of their board, a man called tim suter, who _ of their board, a man called tim suter, who was in 1996 parts of the bbc's _ suter, who was in 1996 parts of the bbc's investigation into martin bashir~ — bbc's investigation into martin bashir. , . bbc's investigation into martin bashir. ,. ., ~ bbc's investigation into martin bashir. ., ,, prince harry has described how he turned to drink and was willing to take drugs as a way of dealing with the trauma of losing his mother. in a tv series he's made about mental health, the prince said he would drink a week s worth of alcohol in a single night to cope with his feelings. here's our royal correspondent, sarah campbell. and just a warning that her report
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contains flash photography. this is where prince harry said he was happiest — in the army, with no special treatment, wearing the same uniform as everybody else. it was carrying out royal duties that he now says caused him severe anxiety and panic attacks. to help him cope, he turned to drink. i was wanting to drink, i was wanting to take drugs, i was wanting to try and do the things that made me feel less like i was feeling. but i slowly became aware that, ok, i wasn't drinking monday to friday, but i would probably drink a week's worth in one day on a friday or a saturday night, and i was finding myself drinking not because i was enjoying it, but because i was trying to mask something. in perhaps an early warning sign of future problems, it emerged in 2002 that prince charles had sent a teenage harry to meet staff and patients at a drugs rehabilitation centre after he admitted smoking cannabis at the highgrove estate.
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understandably, harry attributes much of his pain to the very public loss of his mother when he was just shy of his 13th birthday. for me, the thing i remember the most was the sound of the horses' hooves going along the mall, the red brick road. by this point, i was, both of us were in shock. it was like i was outside of my body and just walking along, doing what was expected of me. showing one—tenth of the emotion that everybody else was showing. charles, charles... this is my mum, you never even met her. while trying to deal with the trauma of his youth, harry described the added pressure he felt when he met meghan markle, they became the focus of worldwide media attention, some of it positive, much of it negative. yeah, my biggest regret is not making more of a stance early on in my relationship with my wife and calling out
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the racism than i did. history was repeating itself. my mother was chased to her death while she was in a relationship with someone that wasn't white, and now look what's happened. you want to talk about history repeating itself, they are not going to stop until she dies. in her interview with oprah winfrey, the duchess of sussex revealed it was shortly before this engagement at the royal albert hall, when she was pregnant with archie, that she told harry she was having suicidal thoughts. the thing that stopped her from seeing it through... ..was how unfair it would be on me, after everything that happened to my mum, and to now be put in a position of losing another woman in my life, with a baby inside of her, our baby. archie was born months later. and harry says in the documentary wondering whether he would have
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to end up looking after his son by himself was one of the biggest reasons to leave. it has been a difficult few months for the royal family, who are also having to come to terms with harry's determination to share his pain with the world. again, they too have come in for criticism for what harry sees as their failure to support him and his wife. i felt completely helpless. i thought my family would help. but every single ask, requests, warning, whatever it is, just got met with total silence, or total neglect. now living in california with his family, after years of not talking about his grief and trauma, harry firmly believes discussing his mental health battles publicly will help others. let's speak to sarah now. as you said in your reports, he is determined to share his experience
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to raise awareness around mental health. so in terms of the context of what he is saying in this series, just tell us a little bit more about that and what else we are likely to hear. this collaboration between prince harry and oprah winfrey was first announced two years ago, so well before he and megan stepped back from the royal family, before he and megan stepped back from the royalfamily, but before he and megan stepped back from the royal family, but certainly an indication, even then, that things were not quite right and he was perhaps wanting to do things outside of the royal family, was perhaps wanting to do things outside of the royalfamily, which, of course, he has gone on to do. there are otherfamous of course, he has gone on to do. there are other famous faces in the series, it's a five—part series, each one about an hour long, lady gaga, glenn close, all talking about very personal issues, of course, 0prah very personal issues, of course, oprah winfrey, but prince harry is a co—producer, co—creator, really the thread that goes through it. over five hour long episodes, there is a lot that he wants to get off his chest, clearly. have we heard some of it before? yes, but perhaps not quite in the detail, the trauma, the panic attacks, the anxiety that he
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clearly felt well into adulthood. he described the age between 28—32 years old as a nightmare time in his life. the trauma that both he and meghan felt during the brief time as they worked as royal workers in the royal family. they worked as royal workers in the royalfamily. again, what must they worked as royal workers in the royal family. again, what must be difficult for the royal family to here is the direct criticism of them and his belief that they did not do enough to support him and his wife when they went to them and they asked for help. now, there are people coming look online to me what in the media, there are people saying why is harry constantly talking about this now. he will be criticised for that, but clearly, he believes that through his experience in sharing his experience with others may deal with their mental health issues, and he has signed up with spot if has signed up with netflix, and this is on apple tv, so clearly, there are people at the moment who do want to hear what he has got to say. sarah, thank you.
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heathrow airport is to open a dedicated arrivals facility for passengers from so—called red—list countries. terminal 3, which has been close for the past year, will reopen to process people arriving on direct flights from countries that have high—levels of covid infection. both the government and heathrow have come under fire over reports that travellers from red list areas were forced to mix with other passengers in immigration halls spain is lifting all restrictions for travellers arriving from the uk. the announcement means that, from monday, british visitors won't be asked to show a negative covid test or a vaccination certificate. let's talk to our correspondent in madrid guy hedgecoe. this one is still rather confusing, isn't it? , , ., ., . isn't it? yes, this announcement was made today. — isn't it? yes, this announcement was made today, prime _ isn't it? yes, this announcement was made today, prime minister- isn't it? yes, this announcement was made today, prime minister pedro i made today, prime minister pedro sanchez flushed it out a bit, and said what you just said there, that as a first thing on monday morning, people travelling from the uk to spain will not face any kinds of
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restrictions, and he kind of travel restrictions, and he kind of travel restriction or health care restriction, they want to have to quarantine, they will not have to present a vaccination certificate, they won't have to present a negative pcr either, and prime minister pedro sanchez did underline the importance of british tourism for spain, which seems to be getting somewhat of a preferential treatment here, and that is because british tourism is so important in terms of the number of people that would normally come to spain in a normal year. it makes up nearly a quarter of all foreign visits, it's a single biggest market for spain, and spain's tourism industry is extremely important in terms of the economy as a whole. so, preminger pedro sanchez was very keen to welcome british tourists today. thank you. a further 9 coronavirus deaths have been recorded in the uk. the deaths occured within 28 days of a positive test for the virus. there were also 2,829 new cases reported.
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0n vaccines, just over 37 and a half million people have received their firstjab. and more than 21 point 6 million people have received both doses. police say they're concerned about the welfare of a mother after a newborn baby was found dead in a canal in walsall. a passer—by spotted the baby in rough wood country park, yesterday lunchtime. police think the boy may have been in the water for up to four days. officers say the baby's mother may need of urgent medical attention herself — and are urging anyone with information to get in touch. a ceasefire between israel and the palestinian militant group hamas appears to be holding. eleven days of bombardment led to the deaths of more than 230 palestinians including 65 children, and 12 people in israel — two of them children. experts warn it will also have a lasting impact on the mental health of youngsters. 0ur middle east correspondent, yolande knell, has been hearing
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from children on both sides. edan and nadine. their young lives have been consumed by conflict. this week in gaza, nadine saw her neighbours' homes reduced to rubble. with school cancelled, she has been making videos for social media, documenting the destruction by israeli air strikes. 0ne clip of her distraught went viral. i don't know what to do, i'mjust10. i'm just 10. it captured the mental trauma of children, who make up half of gaza's 2 million people. instead of playing games, nadine's been worrying about life and death. me and my brothers are scared for each other, so we always try to be together, because if we die together, that would be the best thing, because we can still see each other when we go to heaven. just a few miles away, edan, who is 11, lives here in southern israel, with his parents and three dogs.
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they relax me when there's bombs. he rarely leaves the house, so that he stays near the family's bomb shelter inside. at least twice a day, warning sirens have been going off because of rockets and mortars fired by militants in gaza. we have to run to the bomb shelter, and it's so dangerous, cos we can die and we only have 15 seconds. we try to get there as fast as we can and close the door so we don't die. so it's really scary, but we try to... we're getting used to it. the latest violence has left widespread devastation, but as palestinians and israelis pick up the pieces of their lives, the damage that has been done to the next generation may be hardest to mend. 0ur middle east correspondent tom bateman has been assessing the aftermath
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of the bombing in gaza. while, this is one of the big commercial streets in the centre of gaza city, and this is the first time that people have been able to come out since the start of the conflict where the streets have been too dangerous for people to venture outside. now, i mean, just look at this. i'm going to spin around here. people are out, they have come to look at the extent of the damage. there are families that have been really struck by the number of children that, you know, people bringing their kids out. it's extraordinary how children seem to take it in their stride as they are being told what's happened here. this was the building. you can probably see some of the remnants of people's homes inside. there are some bathrooms there, i can see
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inside. they are obviously starting to try to clear it. this building will be targeted by the israelis and each of the major conflicts here. they had been hit in one form or another, this time, it has been totally leveled. there was a warning shots, it was evacuated, it was cleared out, they said there were militants using the building. i've seen quite a lot of celebrations, people giving victory signs as they drive down the street here. and what you can tell immediately is it's going to take a very, very long time to clear up. tom bateman there. let's look at the weather now with helen. hello. it'll stay wet and windy for the rest of the day for many. we have had up to 90 millimetres of rain in some areas since the rain started. the gusts quite lively, as well, 40—50 mph inland around this deep area of low pressure. even stronger than that around
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some southern coasts. so it will stay pretty bleak out there for a may afternoon, and also chilly, 12—14 celsius. perhaps drier weather in north—western areas. the good news is that overnight, although it stays wet and windy in some areas, the rain and the winds are starting to ease away. we are in for a chillier night, a touch of frost not to be ruled out across northern scotland, for example, but quite contrasting in southern and eastern areas, 10 degrees. it will be the east again with the windiest and wettest weather to start the day, but it's a day of sunny spells and showers, so it's a drier and quieter day for many, but there could still be some sharp showers around. temperatures still below par because we have got the headlines: after unprecedented criticism of the bbc by prince william over the panorama interview with his mother, the prime minister
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says he's very concerned. i can only imagine the feelings of the royalfamily, and i hope very much that the bbc will be taking every possible step to make sure that nothing like this ever happens again. the former head of bbc news takes responsibility for re—hiring martin bashir as its religion editor, but says the extent of his misdeeds were not known. prince harry speaks about the trauma of the death of his mother, and the support he says he and his wife needed when she was pregnant with their son, and was having suicidal thoughts. a ceasefire between israel and the militant group hamas has brought to an end to 11 days of fighting. spain says it will welcome tourists, but the eu delays any decision on opening up this summer. heathrow airport says it will open a dedicated arrivals facility for passengers from so—called red—list countries in terminal 3 from june 1st.
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sport and for a full round up, from the bbc sport centre, here's austin haylewood. hi, good afternoon. we're going to start with golf because englishman ian poulter is having a great second round on day two of the us pga championship in south carolina. once again, the conditions are tricky at kiawah island, but poulter has raced into contention. so far, the englishman is four under par — that's five under for the day — mostly thanks to this brilliant eagle from the sand at the seventh hole. —— three under par. what a shot that was. five—time major champion phil mickelson is also tied second on four under. he's not won a major since 2013. but south africa's branden grace is the man to catch — he leads on six under after four birdies so far. this was the pick of them from the bunker on the tenth hole. so, confirmation of the latest leaderboard from south carolina. grace at the top there on six under.
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his fellow south african christan bezendenhout two back on four under, level with poulter and mickelson. and rory mcilroy tees off later this evening, but has work to do after a first round of three over par. to football, and after four seasons at molineux, wolves have announced that manager nuno espirito santo will leave the club at the end of the season. the portugese manager guided wolves to the premier league from the championship in 2018, and has gone on to establish the team in the english top—flight. his last match will be on sunday against manchester united. the bbc understands that there's no other club involved in his decision to leave. manchester united look like they'll be without harry maguire for their europa league final against villereal next week. united boss 0le gunnar solskjaer said today that he doesn't expect maguire to be fit, although he hasn't given up all hope yet. the england defender suffered an ankle ligament injury earlier this month. solskjaer says he'll travel with the squad
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to gdansk either way. there was hope he might be able to play in the game, after he was seen without crutches at the premiere of a new film about sir alex ferguson last night. well, ferguson said he thinks united's star quality might make the difference in the final. they are prepping a decent team. i thought they played well. but that's a good thing. they're winners, these boys when games here. i think you've got that kind of support system in your team, got that kind of support system in yourteam, i give got that kind of support system in your team, i give you a chance.
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kathleen dawson took gold in the 100 metre backstroke, breaking the championship record after winning a silver medal in the 50 metre backstroke on wednesday. kathy wilde was also in the race, but she finished in fifth. it's as you were for the main contenders on the giro d'italia. italy's giacomo nizzolo sprinted to victory on stage 13, a 123—mile flat ride from ravenna to verona. colombian egan bernal leads by 45 seconds. british riders hugh carthy and simon yates are still more than a minute behind in fourth and fifth place. and the six nations looks set to remain on free to air tv after the organisers have reached an agreement in principal for the coverage to continue to be shared by the bbc and itv over the next four years. the bbc will broadcast all scotland and wales home matches, as well as the bbc will broadcast all scotland and wales' all scotland and wales' home matches,
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as well as all of the women's tournament. itv will show all england, ireland, italy and france home games in the men's competition. we'll have lots more for you on sportsday. the health secretary matt hancock has been giving evidence to the inquiry set up to investigate how thousands of patients were infected with hiv and hepatitis c through contaminated blood products in the 1970s and 1980s. around 2,400 people subsequently died. many people felt, and i am sure many people still feel, that the government needs to make sure that the. ..exactly what happened and the consequences of it, are fully uncovered and that those of us in positions of responsibility ensure that
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all past actions and decisions in this area are scrutinised, and perhaps even more than that, that we acknowledge, even though i obviously wasn't involved in the 70s and 80s, that we acknowledge, in my role as secretary of state i acknowledge, the pain and suffering, not only of the initial, the errors that led to this harm on people's lives, but also a sense that redress wasn't properly... ..wasn't properly considered, and that people felt their voices weren't heard. matt hancock there. for many of us, writing a dissertation is one of the biggest pieces of academic work we'll ever undertake. for molly schiller, her master's dissertation is even more meaningful.
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in 2015, her younger brother passed away aged ten from a heart condition. now, six years later, she's written a paper examining the genetic causes of the same condition. mollyjoins us molly joins us now. mollyjoins us now. thank you so much. could you just share a little bit about your family and specifically about your brother? hi. specifically about your brother? hi, es. m specifically about your brother? h , yes. my brother was never diagnosed with the heart condition that affects your muscles and haul causes in 2014, we noticed he wasn't very well. he started losing weight, didn't want to play sports any more and he had tests on his heart, some ccgs and echoes. they never picked anything up. unfortunately, he passed away very suddenly in his sleep in january 2015. passed away very suddenly in his sleep injanuary 2015. we later
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found out it was hcm, which is an extremely underfunded condition. it affects one in 500 and it wasn't picked up in max because his heart was underdeveloped. young children, their hearts are developed enough. —— lawrence. my family and i decided to set up the charity to fund research —— aren't. i decided to do a master project researching the condition. i’m a master pro'ect researching the condition. �* , ., a master pro'ect researching the condition. , ., ., a master pro'ect researching the condition. �* , ., ., condition. i'm sorry for for your loss because — condition. i'm sorry for for your loss because what _ condition. i'm sorry for for your loss because what a _ condition. i'm sorry for for your loss because what a terrible i condition. i'm sorry for for your i loss because what a terrible shock that must�*ve been for you and your family, and you've turned this into... it's your personal passion now, so tell us a little bit more about the masters and what you've actually found through your research. actually found through your research-— actually found through your research. , ., _ �* , ., research. obviously, i can't share too much — research. obviously, i can't share too much because _ research. obviously, i can't share too much because i _ research. obviously, i can't share too much because i literally - research. obviously, i can't share l too much because i literally handed it and a few days ago, so it's still being graded. but my research was looking at a particular protein in the heart in which a variant has
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recently been associated with hcm, and i was looking at whether it actually caused the disease and the mechanism the undertakes. this is very early stage research. anything that was confirmed will hopefully go on to be researched in more detail to look into the mechanism that the variant undertakes, and then eventually hopefully looking at targets to develop treatments. it sounds potentially very exciting for you. you came to our attention because of something of a social media storm, tell us about that. i posted the message on twitter, a picture of me on my dissertation because i was so proud. it was a research project into the same condition it max had. i want to raise awareness for the conditions. i also wanted to share his legacy
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and show that the legacy is there for people to see and it is possible to make tangible changes by funding this research. ijust wanted to share his name and his smile with the world because he deserved it. he was an amazing little boy. you certainly done _ was an amazing little boy. you certainly done that. _ was an amazing little boy. you certainly done that. it - was an amazing little boy. you certainly done that. it was half a million likes?— certainly done that. it was half a million likes? . �* , ., ., ., million likes? that's what we are on now, es. million likes? that's what we are on now. yes- it's— million likes? that's what we are on now, yes. it's still— million likes? that's what we are on now, yes. it's still going _ million likes? that's what we are on now, yes. it's still going up. - million likes? that's what we are on now, yes. it's still going up. it- now, yes. it's still going up. it must have been incredible to get such a response.— must have been incredible to get such a response. yeah, it was a bit much. such a response. yeah, it was a bit much- i'm — such a response. yeah, it was a bit much- i'm happy — such a response. yeah, it was a bit much- i'm happy to _ such a response. yeah, it was a bit much. i'm happy to be _ such a response. yeah, it was a bit much. i'm happy to be able - such a response. yeah, it was a bit much. i'm happy to be able to - such a response. yeah, it was a bit| much. i'm happy to be able to shine a light on it. we never want our family to go through what —— a family to go through what —— a family to go through what we went through. it's so common and i had loads of people in the comments saying "i had it and my mother had it or my sibling habit, thank you for sharing." it's nice to know i'm doing that in max's name.-
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for sharing." it's nice to know i'm doing that in max's name. thank you very much- — there's excitment for fans of the eurovision song contest, which returns this weekend after last year's cancellation. i always have to smile. saturday's grand final will see 26 countries compete in rotterdam before an audience of 3,500 people. the uk's entry will be performed byjames newman with his song, embers. you can watch full coverage on bbc one tomorrow night at eight o'clock. surie represented the uk in 2018. lovely to see you. how are you doing? lovely to see you. how are you doin: ? ., �* lovely to see you. how are you doin: ? . �* ., , i] doing? hi, kate, i'm really well. i was watching _ doing? hi, kate, i'm really well. i was watching footage _ doing? hi, kate, i'm really well. i was watching footage of - doing? hi, kate, i'm really well. i was watching footage of you - doing? hi, kate, i'm really well. i. was watching footage of you because i remember your performance. as many people may do. let's start if we can to that point, because something happened during your performance, which you dealt with very admirably.
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we'll play a little bit of the footage if we can while i'm talking to you, because it must have been nerve—racking. explained to us what happened. nerve-racking. explained to us what ha ened. , ., ., happened. yes, i had a little surprise- _ happened. yes, i had a little surprise. uninvited - happened. yes, i had a little surprise. uninvited guest. i happened. yes, i had a little i surprise. uninvited guest. little stage invader during my three minute moment, which was quite a surprise. i don't think anyone can truly prepare for that. security were quick and got the microphone out of his hands. i was able to pick that back—up and finish the song as best i could. it was quite unique. you are amazing _ i could. it was quite unique. you are amazing because you came back even stronger when you started singing. what is it like to perform at eurovision? it’s singing. what is it like to perform at eurovision?— at eurovision? it's such a thrill. it's such at eurovision? it's such a thrill. it's such an _ at eurovision? it's such a thrill. it's such an amazing _ at eurovision? it's such a thrill. it's such an amazing stage - at eurovision? it's such a thrill. it's such an amazing stage to l at eurovision? it's such a thrill. | it's such an amazing stage to be at eurovision? it's such a thrill. - it's such an amazing stage to be on. the numbers watching at home, you can't quite fathom. 180 million. you sense the pressure and adrenaline, but even in the arena, if the most electric crowd and it's such an honour to be part of that show. the
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theatricality, the cover, the varieties of music —— the colour. are you keeping an eye across the ask for tomorrow? i are you keeping an eye across the ask for tomorrow?— are you keeping an eye across the ask for tomorrow? i am indeed. i'm really looking _ ask for tomorrow? i am indeed. i'm really looking forward _ ask for tomorrow? i am indeed. i'm really looking forward to _ ask for tomorrow? i am indeed. i'm really looking forward to tomorrowl really looking forward to tomorrow night. my favourite is john's really looking forward to tomorrow night. my favourite isjohn's tears. i'm not good at french, but that's the power of music, it transcends language. itjust gives me goose bumps. it makes me feel things. we all need that again after the year we've had. i all need that again after the year we've had-— we've had. i think you're right. i wonder whether _ we've had. i think you're right. i wonder whether there _ we've had. i think you're right. i wonder whether there will - we've had. i think you're right. i wonder whether there will be i we've had. i think you're right. i wonder whether there will be a l we've had. i think you're right. i i wonder whether there will be a real sense of coming together given people haven't been able to travel, but even if it is just on—screen, people from around the world celebrating music and all the wonders it brings. i think it could be special tomorrow. i wonders it brings. i think it could be special tomorrow.— wonders it brings. i think it could be special tomorrow. i think so. the oane be special tomorrow. i think so. the online community _ be special tomorrow. i think so. the online community that _ be special tomorrow. i think so. the online community that eurovision i online community that eurovision unite as well is such a wonderful family. forthem unite as well is such a wonderful family. for them to have the contest
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and that celebration, i think it's going to be quite emotionalfrom everyone from whatever capacity you're involved. min everyone from whatever capacity you're involved.— you're involved. will grab our popcorn- _ you're involved. will grab our popcorn. thank _ you're involved. will grab our popcorn. thank you - you're involved. will grab our popcorn. thank you so - you're involved. will grab our popcorn. thank you so much | you're involved. will grab our. popcorn. thank you so much for you're involved. will grab our- popcorn. thank you so much for time to leave you with the film review. hello and welcome to the film review with me, mark kermode, rounding up the best movies available in cinemas and in the home. uk cinemas reopen this week, with films that have previously been available on streaming services such as minari, mortal kombat and raya and the last dragon,
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playing alongside new releases like those who wish me dead. why'd they put you in a fire tower? well, i'mjust lucky, i guess. angelina jolie plays smoke jumper hannah, combating forest fires in montana. hannah is a wild card, haunted by guilty memories of a mission in which she misjudged the wind, with grim consequences. having been sent to spend a season alone atop a fire tower, their path conveniently crosses with that of a young boy, lost and on the run after his father was targeted by sinister hit men, played by aidan gillen and nicholas hoult. give 'em somethingj else to worry about. loosely adapted from a novel by michael koryta and directed by taylor sheridan, whose credits include the oscar—nominated screenplay for hell or high water,
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this is solidly pedestrian stuff — a by—the—numbers, box—ticking affair spiced up by shoot—outs,

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