tv Breakfast BBC News May 23, 2021 6:00am-9:01am BST
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good morning, welcome to breakfast with ben thompson and sally nugent. our headlines today: two doses of the main covid rack scenes used in the uk are found to be highly effective against the indian variant of the virus. the former bbc journalist martin bashir defends his panorama interview with princess diana, but apologises to princes william and harry. frustration for the organisers of glastonbury festival, as technical problems stop fans from watching a special online concert. zero points.
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and, nil point for great britain at eurovision as italy wins the big prize. phil mickelson is eyeing a different prize — he stands on the verge of golfing history. he leads heading into the final round of the pga championship, and at the age of 50, could become the sport's oldest major winner. good morning. a chilly and bright start for much of the day for much of the uk. some eastern areas keeping dry all day. i will have all the details for you here on breakfast. i will have all the details for you here on breakfast. it's sunday the 23rd of may. our top story — both the pfizer and astrazeneca coronavirus vaccines, the two main jabs used in the uk's rollout, are highly effective against the indian variant of the disease — according to a study by public health england. the health secretary matt hancock described the findings as ground—breaking and said he was increasingly confident
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the government is on track for the final stage of its roadmap out of lockdown. here's our health correspondentjim reed. in places like rochdale in greater manchester, vaccinations are now being offered to younger age groups. all those over 18 can get a jab is no appointment needed. all those over 18 can get a “ab is no appointment needed.h all those over 18 can get a “ab is no appointment needed. quite eager to come and — no appointment needed. quite eager to come and get _ no appointment needed. quite eager to come and get it _ no appointment needed. quite eager to come and get it done _ no appointment needed. quite eager to come and get it done because - no appointment needed. quite eager| to come and get it done because once the first one is out of the way, it is out of the way, and it is easy to just get it done well it is offered to get it done than waiting for an appointment to get schedule. two keepers yourself safe but also hip other —— help other people keep safe as well. other -- help other people keep safe as well. . ~ as well. scientist think the so-called _ as well. scientist think the so-called indian _ as well. scientist think the so-called indian variant i as well. scientist think the so-called indian variant of| as well. scientist think the - so-called indian variant of the so—called indian variant of the virus can spread more quickly so areas like this where cases are growing are being offered extra surge vaccinations and the first real—world data shows how important that could be. an early study has found one dose of either the visor or the astrazeneca jab was 33% effective in stopping infection from the indian variant. it worked better against the older tent strain. a
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second dose boosted that protection —— tent strain. —— it narrowed the gap almost completely, bringing it in line with the more widespread tent various. —— cant variant. it makes it more effective against other variants of sars—cov—2 to that we are experience. that other variants of sars-cov-2 to that we are experience.— other variants of sars-cov-2 to that we are experience. that lower figure for the astrazeneca _ we are experience. that lower figure for the astrazeneca jab _ we are experience. that lower figure for the astrazeneca jab in _ we are experience. that lower figure for the astrazeneca jab in the - we are experience. that lower figure for the astrazeneca jab in the studyl for the astrazeneca jab in the study may be revised up later as that vaccine takes longer to build up its protection. right now, it is notjab should offer even stronger protection against any severe disease and death caused by the indian variant. imilli disease and death caused by the indian variant.— disease and death caused by the indian variant. will know that the wa out indian variant. will know that the way out of _ indian variant. will know that the way out of this _ indian variant. will know that the way out of this is _ indian variant. will know that the way out of this is the _ indian variant. will know that the way out of this is the vaccine - indian variant. will know that the way out of this is the vaccine and | way out of this is the vaccine and this data shows that is not changed, thatis this data shows that is not changed, that is the right strategy, that it makes it even more important for
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everybody to get the second jab. overall, then, this study makes for reassuring reading. it is the strongest evidence yet that vaccines can beat new variants of the virus but it suggests that second dose could be key as the world heads back towards normality. the former bbc journalist martin bashir has defended his controversial panorama interview with princess diana in 1995, and rejected suggestions that his actions were ultimately responsible for her death two years later. in an interview with the sunday times, he admitted that he was wrong to have forged bank statements to obtain the interview but insists it had "no bearing" on subsequent events. james reynolds reports. the dyson report showed that martin bashir used false statements in order to secure his interview with
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princes diana. martin bashir who resigned from the bbc on health grounds said he is deeply sorry to princes william and harry but he rejected the claims by the dyson report that he fuelled diana's. .. tony hall, martin bashir�*s loss at the time of the 1994 interview, led an internal enquiry soon afterwards which found the journalist to be honest and honourable, but the dyson report said this enquiry with. as a result, lord hall, who left the bbc as director—general in 2020, has now stepped down as the chairman of the national gallery. in a statement, he said...
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diana's brother earl spencer has asked the metropolitan police to look again at the circumstances of her interview with martin bashir. scotland yard is looking at the investigation to see if there is any evidence to support a new criminal investigation. the current director—general of the bbc tim davie said the scandal leaves the corporation with much to reflect on. the government is carrying out an existing review into public rod casting in britain. james reynolds, bbc news. —— public broadcasting. a volcanic eruption in the democratic republic of congo has sent thousands of panic—stricken residents fleeing from their homes — many of them on foot. fountains of lava burst into the night sky from mount nyiragongo and flowed towards the city of goma. the government has urged people
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to evacuate, and officials said about 3,000 people had already crossed the border with rwanda last night. the organisers of glastonbury festival have apologised after thousands of people who bought tickets for a live stream concert were unable to view the show for more than two hours. the ticketing system was eventually abandoned altogether, and made the concert free for anyone to watch, as colin paterson reports. when glastonbury is disrupted, it is usually by rain and mud. last night, the problem was internet connectivity. live at worthy farm was a live stream but when it started at seven o'clock, people paid £20 to pay —— to watch pre—recorded sets, were told that their access codes were invalid. fans said they were given up of watching recordings of old glastonbury �*s or even switching on
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eurovision. element is at the eurovision. element is at the eurovision song contest 2021! almost two hours passed the time it was announced, anyone could watch the event for free whether they bought a ticket or not stop glastonbury boss emily has apologised and the whole thing will be rerun online today. colin patterson, bbc news. staying with music but of a different kind. italy has triumphed at this year's eurovision song contest in the netherlands. it was a bad year once again for the uk, as james newman was the only act to end the night with nil points — from both the national juries and the public. anna holligan was watching in rotterdam. the italian rockers won the audience over with the cathy —— cassie
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anthem, quiet and good. it is 21 years since the italian last tasted victory. years since the italian last tasted victo . ~ �* years since the italian last tasted victo .~ �* ., ., ., victory. we're so honoured and we want to thank— victory. we're so honoured and we want to thank everyone _ victory. we're so honoured and we j want to thank everyone supporting this is unbelievable stop we really didn't expect it. we're happy, yeah. # you and i going to light up the room _ # you and i going to light up the room. ., , ., , room. from the winners to james newman. room. from the winners to james newman- who — room. from the winners to james newman. who secured _ room. from the winners to james newman. who secured his - room. from the winners to james newman. who secured his place | room. from the winners to james. newman. who secured his place in history with nul pointe. for the first time in a long time, the fans were allowed to remove their face masks and forget about social distancing inside. to sing and dance along to a quintessentially eurovision range. watching the
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contest in the stadium or on screen, eurovision�*s taste of togetherness offered some escapism from the virus that has dominated our lives for so long holding this event which has made pop —— possible can help to make live music and events around the world once again. anna holligan, bbc news, rotterdam. let's speak to the bbc�*s steve holden now, who watched the night unfold in rotterdam. steve, it was a very disappointing night for the uk's entry. yes, the dreaded nul points. from thejury and the yes, the dreaded nul points. from the jury and the public was not the second time it has happened in the 65 year history, to the uk. inevitably, the teams behind the
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song, that includes the bbc, will now look at what went wrong. was it the song itself? what didn't connect? others will say it is all political? the truth is, after a two—year break, the countries really brought their a game and the song selection and standard of song was so high. i will say aboutjames newman, though, because i spent a lot of time with him filming a documentary in the months, the run—up to eurovision, is he fully embraced this contest. he knew what it stood for, what it meant, didn't want to pass up on the opportunity to sing in front of 180 million people. it isjust to sing in front of 180 million people. it is just a shame that it didn't go to plan. mil people. it isjust a shame that it didn't go to plan.— didn't go to plan. all that said, civen the didn't go to plan. all that said, given the debate _ didn't go to plan. all that said, given the debate around - didn't go to plan. all that said, given the debate around what. didn't go to plan. all that said, l given the debate around what we enter, what sort of song we submit, who is the act that goes, every time we end up with a poor score there is all this debate and we still don't get it right. why was italy so good? italy 142 simple reasons. it looked
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good and it sounded good. —— italy won for two reasons. it looked great. brilliance staging, they brought that huge fiery finish with the pyrotechnics. that brought that huge fiery finish with the pyrotechnics.— the pyrotechnics. that is what we need next year, _ the pyrotechnics. that is what we need next year, a _ the pyrotechnics. that is what we need next year, a fiery _ the pyrotechnics. that is what we need next year, a fiery finish. - you are watching breakfast on bbc news. thousands of couples whose weddings have been delayed during the pandemic will now be able to celebrate their big day with up to 30 guests, thanks to the easing of restrictions this week. fiona lamdin has been speaking to a bride and groom whose wedding date has been moved three times. beth and toby have been waiting for this moment for two years. in march 2020 we went _ this moment for two years. in march 2020 we went down _
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this moment for two years. in march 2020 we went down to _ this moment for two years. in march 2020 we went down to a _ this moment for two years. in march 2020 we went down to a venue - this moment for two years. in march 2020 we went down to a venue and l 2020 we went down to a venue and chose a date was up it happens to be the 20th of may and we hoped and prayed between then and now, really. as of this week, 30 guests are now allowed inside the ceremony and although they still have to wear face masks, one of the other biggest changes is that now beth's father is able to walk her down the aisle. yes, feels good. others, though, haven't been _ yes, feels good. others, though, haven't been as _ yes, feels good. others, though, haven't been as lucky. _ yes, feels good. others, though, haven't been as lucky. fantastic! | haven't been as lucky. fantastic! charlotte and _ haven't been as lucky. fantastic! charlotte and her— haven't been as lucky. fantastic! charlotte and her fiance - haven't been as lucky. fantastic! charlotte and her fiance have - haven't been as lucky. fantastic! | charlotte and her fiance have now moved their wedding date re— times. so, our original date was january two and then unfortunately with lockdown we had to move it to the 17th ofjuly so we were really, really hopeful and what we had to do was change of venue, unfortunately. todayit was change of venue, unfortunately. today it is the hair and make—up
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dress rehearsal. they have booked the 17th ofjuly, is partly hoping that in two months time, all restrictions will be lifted —— desperately hoping. they are keeping all theirfingers desperately hoping. they are keeping all their fingers crossed. it has been terrible, _ all their fingers crossed. it has been terrible, i _ all their fingers crossed. it has been terrible, i didn't - all their fingers crossed. it has been terrible, i didn't work- all their fingers crossed. it has been terrible, i didn't work for| all their fingers crossed. it has. been terrible, i didn't work for a whole year, had to put the mortgage on hold. it was notjust financially, also the mental side of things as well. have to get another job. now things are looking up and fully booked until november this year which is absolutely early on. this is the room that would normally hold up to 40 guests. im’ith this is the room that would normally hold up to 40 guests.— hold up to 40 guests. with current restrictions — hold up to 40 guests. with current restrictions on _ hold up to 40 guests. with current restrictions on social _ hold up to 40 guests. with current restrictions on social distancing, i restrictions on social distancing, it can _ restrictions on social distancing, it can hold — restrictions on social distancing, it can hold up to 12.— it can hold up to 12. there have been 20 sets — it can hold up to 12. there have been 20 sets of— it can hold up to 12. there have been 20 sets of rule _ it can hold up to 12. there have been 20 sets of rule changes . it can hold up to 12. there have| been 20 sets of rule changes to ceremonies since the first lockdown. s some people have moved there so many date five, six times. we s some people have moved there so many date five, six times.— many date five, six times. we have not a new many date five, six times. we have got a new system _ many date five, six times. we have got a new system for _ many date five, six times. we have got a new system for couples - many date five, six times. we have got a new system for couples to - many date five, six times. we have | got a new system for couples to get in touch_ got a new system for couples to get in touch and ask for things to get amended — in touch and ask for things to get amended and we have had so many enquiries _ amended and we have had so many enquiries are so far. i amended and we have had so many enquiries are so far.— enquiries are so far. i promise to rive enquiries are so far. i promise to
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give yon — enquiries are so far. i promise to give yon i _ enquiries are so far. i promise to give you. i promise _ enquiries are so far. i promise to give you. i promise to _ enquiries are so far. i promise to give you. i promise to give - enquiries are so far. i promise to give you. i promise to give you. | enquiries are so far. i promise to i give you. i promise to give you. my lovin: give you. i promise to give you. my loving friendship. _ give you. i promise to give you. my loving friendship. they _ give you. i promise to give you. my loving friendship. they have - loving friendship. they have promised — loving friendship. they have promised to _ loving friendship. they have promised to scrap _ loving friendship. they have promised to scrap their - loving friendship. they have promised to scrap their firstj loving friendship. they have - promised to scrap their first dance and cancel had their honeymoon. kiss our and cancel had their honeymoon. if; 33 your beautiful bride stop applause finally, after the long wait, they are finally mr and mrs ward. hagar are finally mr and mrs ward. how does it feel? _ are finally mr and mrs ward. how does it feel? amazing, _ are finally mr and mrs ward. how does it feel? amazing, so - are finally mr and mrs ward. how does it feel? amazing, so great. | fiona lamdin, bbc news. 0h, oh, isn't that gorgeous to see? see and the sun was shining for them. not much of that around this weekend but sarah has the details. is it going to get any better if people are planning a wedding? goad going to get any better if people are planning a wedding? good morning to ou, are planning a wedding? good morning to you. yes. — are planning a wedding? good morning to you, yes, eventually _ are planning a wedding? good morning to you, yes, eventually things - are planning a wedding? good morning to you, yes, eventually things are - to you, yes, eventually things are going to get a little bit better. we still have low pressure, unsettled conditions over the next few days but as we look towards the end of the month into the start of summer which is honestlyjust around the
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corner, things will turning warmer and drier and corner, things will turning warmer and drierand in corner, things will turning warmer and drier and in fact out there today we have got some sunshine around, particularly first thing in the east, so this is the glorious sunshine in north yorkshire, some blue skies around and for many a bright start to the day but a chilly one. rain is going to be arriving, you will not be surprised to hear, from the west as we head through the day and the winds will pick up from the west because we have this area of low pressure. it is heading from the atlantic, this is the radar over the atlantic, this is the radar over the past few hours and you can see it arriving across ireland, northern ireland, if you show is ahead of it across western parts of scotland, england and wales but the band of rain will be heavy through the day, pushing across northern ireland into about lunchtime and the rain quite heavy across england, wales, north—west england and western scotland —— showers ahead of it. dry weather for eastern scotland, gum is coast of england, towards the south—east so hazy sunshine around there. temperatures at best 13 or 14
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in the sun but 11 if you are stuck under the rain. winds are becoming more of a feature particularly down towards the south—west later and this evening and tonight, heavy showers developing behind the band of rain as it sweeps its way eastwards. again, quite a cool night, not as chilly as the one we just had, the coolest across northern ireland, three orfour degrees first thing. monday's weather has low pressure in charge, sitting right across the uk so a day most of us of sunshine and scattered showers on monday and some of the showers on monday and some of the showers developing across parts of england and wales can be heavy, thundery and slow—moving. further north across scotland, more persistent rain in the north and rain pushing into northern ireland and some in scotland later in the day. some sunshine here and therefore northern england, wales perhaps in the afternoon but temperatures not great for this time of year. tuesday, low pressure clears to the east but still near enough to bring us another day of
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sunshine and showers, most for scotland and eastern england. temperatures 14 degrees or so but take a look at the week ahead because things eventually are going to be turning not only drier but also a little bit warmer too. salli; also a little bit warmer too. sally and ben. that _ also a little bit warmer too. sally and ben. that is _ also a little bit warmer too. sally and ben. that is all— also a little bit warmer too. sally and ben. that is all we _ also a little bit warmer too. sally and ben. that is all we asked for, thank you. eventually it gets nicer. thank you, nice to see you. it is auoin to thank you, nice to see you. it is going to get _ thank you, nice to see you. it is going to get better, _ thank you, nice to see you. it is going to get better, everybody. it is all _ going to get better, everybody. it is all we _ going to get better, everybody. it is all we need to know! now it's time for the film review with mark kermode. hello and welcome to the film review with me, mark kermode, rounding up the best movies available in cinemas and in the home.
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uk cinemas reopened this week, with films that have previously been available on streaming services such as minari, mortal kombat and raya and the last dragon 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, her 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 something else to worry about.
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music sting. 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, this is solidly pedestrian stuff — a by—the—numbers, box—ticking affair spiced up by shoot—outs, lightning strikes and some very impressive fire—scapes. we can't go through that! that eats everything in its path! none of it is particularly believable, withjolie looking far too much like a movie star to convince as a battle—scarred firefighter. still, her character is far more convincing than the hit men, who were essentially upmarket, b movie caricatures, killing everyone they meet whilst complaining about the scenery in entertainingly daft fashion. he's still on duty — you can try him on your radio. on the other hand, you have medina senghore stealing the show as the most indomitably bad—assed mother—to—be since francis mcdormand's marge gunderson in fargo. —— since frances mcdormand's marge gunderson in fargo.
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no masterpiece, then, but distracting popcorn fare, tailor—made to be seen on the big screen. on the subject of indomitable women, sigourney weaver achieved iconic status as ripley in the alien movies — a role which earned her an academy award nomination. she's had two further oscar nods for working girls and gorillas in the mist, and starred in such varied fair as ghostbusters, the ice storm and the cult sci—fi spoof galaxy quest. in her new movie my new york year, from the 2014 memoir byjoanna rakoff, weaver plays old—school literary agent margaret, whose most high—profile client is reclusive catcher in the rye authorjd salinger. well? i like it. really? but what do you make of it? i'm not sure what you mean. well, it's not a kids' book, is it? no, no. it's about kids for grown—ups. it's about female friendship. but will adults buy a book about kids? can i sell it?
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into margaret's agency comesjoanna, a college grad played by once upon a time in hollywood co—star margaret qualley who has never read salinger but aspires to be a poet. she's set to work dealing with salinger�*s fan mail, ensuring that no—one gets to the writer, while keeping an eye out for anything suspicious. jd salinger on phone: don't get stuck answering the phone, - joanna! you're a poet! what follows is a whimsical drama in which salinger befriendsjoanna over the phone and encourages her to concentrate on her writing, despite margaret's fierce insistence that she must never telljerry that she's a writer. there are echoes of the master—slave relationship at the heart of the devil wears prada, although this has none of the bite of that acerbic novel—turned—film. instead, it settles for something more twee — a nostalgic world observed with dewy—eyed wonder by a character who, although based on real life, never seems real. is it on? but weaver has fun as the imperious grande dame who cannot abide computers and whose withering look
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is worth the price of admission. it's in cinemas now. a decade ago, saw 3d, the seventh film in the torture—packed franchise, promised to be the final instalment. fat chance! after 2017's jigsaw, we now have a ninth movie, portentously entitled spiral: from the book of saw. what is that? "play me." digitally modified v0|cez hello, detective banks. - directed by darren lynn bousman, who held episodes two, three and four, this new chapter stars chris rock, promising to do for the saw franchise what 48 hours did for buddy cop movies. he's zeke, a wisecracking detective whose dad, played by samuel ljackson,
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was a legend in the force. i could've killed you. faced with a jigsaw—style copycat targeting the police, loner zeke, who's watching his back after turning in a dirty cop, finds himself paired with a wide—eyed rookie played by max minghella. detective banks. zeke initially hates the rookie because, hey, that's what cliched movie cops do. but gradually, he comes to respect him because, hey, that's what cliched movie cops do. based on a script that has been polished by rock — and remember, there are some things you just can't polish — spiral seems to be pulling in two different directions. on the one hand, there's rock doing his post—eddie murphy procedural shtick, and on the other, there's the elaborate set pieces in which people get horribly tortured by ridiculously complicated machinery while a puppet explains the plot on a tape. when's the last time you saw your father? the saw franchise may be predicated upon these set pieces, but it would help if they actually made sense and didn't leave
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you wondering a, how the killer designed, built and then set up all this machinery without anyone noticing, and b, what exactly the point of the traps is, particularly one that seems to offer the victim the choice between death and, er, death, without even the possibility of cake. most importantly, for all its grotesquery, nothing in spiral is scary, with its plot twists provoking not shocks but groans. it's in cinemas now. meanwhile, over on netflix, we have army of the dead, the latest from zack snyder, who recently scored an online hit with his director's cut ofjustice league. is there anybody else here who hasn't killed a zombie? well, we all know the basics. zombies, shamblers, the undead — whatever you want to call them — when it comes to killing them, it's all about the brain. brain. one comes at you, shoot in the brain. it's that simple. any questions?
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yes. what if i took a big rock and smashed it into the head? would — would that work? best known for such comic book—inspired movies as 300, watchmen and batman v superman, snyder cut his teeth on a remake of george romero's zombie classic dawn of the dead. in army of the dead, he conjures a satirical world in which a zombie outbreak has been confined to the walled—off environs of las vegas, a place that's always been hell on earth, but is now doubly so. what the. . ? shh! with a nuclear strike looming, muscle—bound dave bautista leads a ragtag troop back into vegas to raid a vault in one of the casinos, and also to try to save a mother who went missing in sin city some weeks earlier. it's not too late to go back. with so many zombie movies in the past few years, it's unsurprising that army of the dead — of which a prequel and a spin—off anime—style series are on the way — seems so unoriginal, lifting riffs from everything from romero's movies to world war z to return
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of the living dead part iii. what's more surprising is just how much snyder and his co—writers have pinched not only from john carpenter's escape from new york and escape from la, but also from james cameron's 1986 gem aliens, which similarly spliced genres to altogether more gripping effect. bickering squad entering a deserted area full of temporarily dormant beasties? check. let's remember the team. parent—child jeopardy reconciliation theme? check. that's crossing the line. duplicitous company man who can't be trusted? check. foolhardy return to rescue someone as the clock counts down to a nuclear blast? check. the difference is that while aliens was a nail—biting combination of horror movie and war movie, this not—very—humorous horror heist hybrid settles for altogether more goofy splatter thrills, contempt to throw blood and entrails
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around without ever getting beneath —— content to throw blood and entrails around without ever getting beneath the surface of the story. but when it comes to snyder's films, surface is everything, as is length, with army of the dead clocking in at a bloated 2.5 hours when it could have been in and out in 89 minutes. oh, and note to film—makers — putting a gurning cameo by trump's former press secretary sean spicer in your movie is never a good idea. ever. army of the dead is on netflix now. i'll leave you with news of rare beasts, in which star of stage, screen and pop charts billie piper adds writer—director to her cv. speaks breathily: even though i feel scared and angry, - i still love and respect myself. a post—fleabag era tale of dysfunctional male—female relationships teamed with humour and a hint of horror, it's an ambitious work boosted by an exceptional cast. so, why are you single, pete?
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i find women intolerable. right. piper plays mandy, a single mum living with her own mum, played by kerry fox. when mandy goes out on a date with uptight workmate pete, played by leo bill, he tells her that he finds women intolerable but he refuses to be without one — something that should send her running for the hills. instead, she embarks upon a masochistic relationship with pete while simultaneously trying to reconcile with her selfish father, played by david thewlis, and to raise her anxiously twitchy son. every wife, respect your husband! there are stylistic echoes of craig roberts's eternal beauty, in which piper and thewlis co—starred, both in the mix of tragedy and comedy and in the heightened theatrical reality which occasionally tips over into fantasy. i want a man! at times, this super stylised performative approach can seem distracting, and some audiences will struggle to engage with the characters, but the examination of modern gender roles is intriguing,
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entertaining and honest. and while mandy may be an uncertain character riddled with self—doubt, piper's direction is bold and confident, suggesting that a future career behind the camera awaits. rare beasts is in cinemas and online now. that's it for this week. thanks for watching the film review. stay safe, and i'll see you next week. how'd you get in here? are you forgetting who the landlord is? yeah, but that doesn't give you the right to just walk in here anytime you want. renters got rights. you start paying some rent, you can get some rights. hello, this is breakfast with ben thompson and sally nugent.
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is just after isjust after 6:30am. is just after 6:30am. john is with us with all the sport this morning. phil mickelson i think making everything out of this experience count and it will be some achievement if he wins the us pga championship because he will be the oldest us major winner going into the final day. what a day ahead for phil mickelson as the amercian looks to make golfing history and become the oldest major winner. he takes a one shot lead going into the final round at kiawah island. his third round included this birdie on the 10th, which at that stage had mickelson five shots clear. a tricky end saw his advantage cut to just one, but lets not forget mickelson — who won the last of his majors eight years ago, is ranked down at 115th in the world, and will turn 51 next month. i think that because i feel or believe that i am playing really well and i have an opportunity to content for a major championship on sunday and i'm having so much fun, that it sunday and i'm having so much fun, thatitis sunday and i'm having so much fun, that it is easier to stay in the present and not get ahead of myself and so i think that is a big part of
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it. a huge amount at stake on the final day of the premier league season and while the title and relegation have been decided, it's crucial for the three teams, chelsea, liverpool and leicester — who all vying for the last two champions league places. as it is for the fans who'll be back in to watch. as ben croucher can tell us. phones at the ready, this is the day for constant communication and careful calculation. where a goal hundreds of miles away can be as priceless as one white in front of you, chelsea, liverpooland you, chelsea, liverpool and leicester are you, chelsea, liverpooland leicester are all chasing champions league football next season —— right in front of you. three into two doesn't go. will it is nice if you play for stuff in the end, it keeps you on the edge and brings out the best in you and you can absolutely feel the excitement. ladle best in you and you can absolutely feel the excitement.— best in you and you can absolutely feel the excitement. we are full of o timism, feel the excitement. we are full of optimism, positivity, _ feel the excitement. we are full of optimism, positivity, whatever - feel the excitement. we are full ofj optimism, positivity, whatever you want, _ optimism, positivity, whatever you want, because we are really excited to play— want, because we are really excited to play that — want, because we are really excited to play that game now and we have no
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chance _ to play that game now and we have no chance for— to play that game now and we have no chance for anything anymore, that is 'ust. chance for anything anymore, that is just but _ chance for anything anymore, that is just but it— chance for anything anymore, that is just but it is— chance for anything anymore, that is just. but it is really exciting as well _ just. but it is really exciting as well. ~' , ., ., well. 69 points at the end of the season and _ well. 69 points at the end of the season and if _ well. 69 points at the end of the season and if we _ well. 69 points at the end of the season and if we somehow - well. 69 points at the end of the season and if we somehow don't well. 69 points at the end of the - season and if we somehow don't make it to the _ season and if we somehow don't make it to the champions _ season and if we somehow don't make it to the champions league _ season and if we somehow don't make it to the champions league then - season and if we somehow don't make it to the champions league then it- it to the champions league then it has been — it to the champions league then it has been really, _ it to the champions league then it has been really, really— it to the champions league then it has been really, really miss- has been really, really miss fortunate _ has been really, really miss fortunate-— has been really, really miss fortunate. �* �*, , , . , fortunate. at's because leicester have spent _ fortunate. at's because leicester have spent the — fortunate. at's because leicester have spent the whole _ fortunate. at's because leicester have spent the whole season - fortunate. at's because leicester have spent the whole season in l fortunate. at's because leicester i have spent the whole season in the top four until they lost to chelsea on the weekend was a bit means that chelsea and liverpool have their fate in their own hands this saturday. there is a whole load of permutations that could see any of them miss out. if, though, chelsea failed to win and slip to beth but they can still pull a eye to the champions league —— slipped to fifth. elsewhere, new european competition that anyone from west ham down to intent could qualify for. there is a personal prize up for. there is a personal prize up for grabs, too. mo salah and hurricane eta vying for the golden route. we will be defined with farewell to some favourites. ——
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harry kane stop behind, a bit more nerve racking. however you are following, don't take your eyes or of this one. ben croucher, bbc news. hoping to reach the premier league next season are brentford. they're into the championship play off final at wembley for a second season in a row after beating bournemouth in a thriller, 3—1 in their second leg, winning 3—2 on aggregate. they'll play swansea, who overcame barnsley. stjohnstone are celebrating the double. they beat hibernian to lift the scottish cup having already won the league cup earlier this season. shaun rooney scored the only goal in that final and he scored again yesterday. 1—0 the final score, just the second time in history a club outside of the old firm have have done the double in the same season. all in manager callum davidson's first season in charge. unbelievable, you know, i don't think i have got much to describe. to get a double for a club, a double
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win, not many teams outside the old firm managed to do it. a small club likejohnston to achieve that, everybody involved... he like johnston to achieve that, everybody involved. . .- like johnston to achieve that, everybody involved. . . everybody involved... he had his clothes on _ everybody involved... he had his clothes on at _ everybody involved... he had his clothes on at that _ everybody involved... he had his clothes on at that point. - everybody involved... he had his clothes on at that point. his - clothes on at that point. his clothes on at that point. his clothes off at this point, though. well, landmark moments deserve a befitting celebration. how about a bare—chested bellyflop across the dressing room? that is callum davidson. pretty good stuff, right? yeah, i link? a great — pretty good stuff, right? yeah, i link? a great moment _ pretty good stuff, right? yeah, i link? a great moment -- - pretty good stuff, right? yeah, i link? a great moment -- yeah, | pretty good stuff, right? yeah, i| link? a great moment -- yeah, i link? a great moment —— yeah, i think. atletico madrid are the new spanish champions, so no title for barca or real. the former liverpool striker luis suarez scoring the decisive goal in a 2—1win over real valladolid that hands them a first title since in seven years. adam peaty�*s dominance continues, adding another gold to his collection. the latest the 50m breaststroke title at the european championships
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in budapest. he's already won gold over 100m. i couldn't have executed that anymore. it gives me confidence in my own stroke. whether speed is out. it is only going to get easier now. obviously dip back down again. back into the trenches as we like to call it. and then come out open firing for the olympics. that's something lewis hamilton wasn't able to do in qualifying ahead of the monaco grand prix. the formula 1 world champion struggled after winning last time out in spain. before he could go for a final lap charles leclerc crashed, bringing the session to a premature end. the ferrari driver had already set the best time ahead of red bull's max verstappen. hamilton, though, will start from seventh, his lowest position for almost three years.
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and scotland'sjosh taylor's became britain's first undisputed world champion in the four—belt era after defeating jose ramirez in their light—welterweight unification bout in las vegas. at the taylor fight was tyson fury, and his own huge unification fight against anthonyjoshua looks to be further away than ever with fury saying he's signed a contract for a third fight with deontay wilder in july. that came just a few hours after the wbo had ordered anthonyjoshua to defend his heavyweight title against mandatory challenger oleksandr usyk. so not the news the fans had hoped for, in a really bizarre week. allen what's going on? we had this date set for august for the pair to meet in saudi arabia... set for august for the pair to meet in saudi arabia. . ._ in saudi arabia... they had the venue. there _ in saudi arabia... they had the venue. there was _ in saudi arabia... they had the venue. there was still - in saudi arabia... they had the venue. there was still a - in saudi arabia... they had the venue. there was still a clause j in saudi arabia... they had the i venue. there was still a clause in the contract _ venue. there was still a clause in the contract saying _ venue. there was still a clause in the contract saying they - venue. there was still a clause in the contract saying they needed l venue. there was still a clause in l the contract saying they needed to be a third fight. there was some dispute as to whether or not that clause would stand. fury didn't know
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if it was going to stand but deontay wilder, that is going to take precedent over the big bout to come. i have a feeling this saga is not over. �* . i have a feeling this saga is not over. ~ . ., ,., ., over. arranging a fight with someone else when you _ over. arranging a fight with someone else when you still _ over. arranging a fight with someone else when you still have _ over. arranging a fight with someone else when you still have potentially l else when you still have potentially one that you have to commit to with another. ~ ., ~ ., ., . ., one that you have to commit to with another. ~ ., ~ ., ., is another. who knows? thanks, john. is somethin: another. who knows? thanks, john. is something entirely _ another. who knows? thanks, john. is something entirely different. - something entirely different. 6:38am. yellow crazy ants spray acid when they're aggravated and they're responsible for devastating populations of frogs, of lizards and ground—nesting birds in australia. now the authorities there have a secret weapon to help sniff out the ants and eradicate them — a detection dog called fury. we can speak to gareth humphreys, who's part of the team tackling the ants at the wet tropics management authority in queensland.
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thank you forjoining us. tell us more about these ants. thea;r thank you forjoining us. tell us more about these ants. they are from south east asia _ more about these ants. they are from south east asia and _ more about these ants. they are from south east asia and first _ more about these ants. they are from south east asia and first turned - more about these ants. they are from south east asia and first turned up - south east asia and first turned up in queensland in 2001 and over the next few years, they spread throughout far north queensland. they do a large amount of damage to native wildlife, they start with the other invertebrates in systems. other ants, earthworms, things like that but they eventually start working their way up the food chain and so they start taking at the frogs, the geckos and ground nesting birds. when chicks hatch, they start attacking them and usually they push out all the other native ants in the system and come to completely dominate the ecosystem. so system and come to completely dominate the ecosystem. so you can see why you — dominate the ecosystem. so you can see why you would _ dominate the ecosystem. so you can see why you would want _ dominate the ecosystem. so you can see why you would want to _ dominate the ecosystem. so you can see why you would want to control. see why you would want to control them, if not eradicate them entirely. and this is a very long—term process, isn't it? we're
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notjust long—term process, isn't it? we're not just talking about a few long—term process, isn't it? we're notjust talking about a few months and years here, this has been going on for more than ten years.- on for more than ten years. yeah, so, the eradication _ on for more than ten years. yeah, so, the eradication work _ on for more than ten years. yeah, so, the eradication work first - so, the eradication work first started when they were first detected in 2001. for various reasons, those programmes rose and fell a little bit. in 2013, the wet tropics management authority pushed really hard for funding and we have been leading the fight against these things ever since. tell been leading the fight against these things ever since.— things ever since. tell us a little bit, if things ever since. tell us a little bit. if you _ things ever since. tell us a little bit. if you can. _ things ever since. tell us a little bit, if you can, about— things ever since. tell us a little bit, if you can, about the - things ever since. tell us a little bit, if you can, about the work. things ever since. tell us a little i bit, if you can, about the work that fury is able to do.— fury is able to do. fury is a labrador — fury is able to do. fury is a labrador and _ fury is able to do. fury is a labrador and because - fury is able to do. fury is a labrador and because she l fury is able to do. fury is a | labrador and because she is fury is able to do. fury is a - labrador and because she isjust so labrador and because she is just so much more sensitive in terms of her sense of smell than a human could ever be, she is a wonderful tool. when we go out, we survey for ants, we lay lewis down on the ground which is a measure of cat food and jam so it gives sugar and proteins are ants will come in for a feed and we can have a look at an area and
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say right, there is ants here, or not. but when we put a lot of effort in and get them down to very, very low numbers, the probability of us actually detecting them through that method becomes much reduced so that is where fury comes in and she is able to detect ants at far fewer numbers than we are able to using other techniques and so we can begin to really target out our work and our treatments on the last remaining patches. our treatments on the last remaining atches. �* ., . . ., , , patches. and how crucial is fury then in a speeding _ patches. and how crucial is fury then in a speeding up _ patches. and how crucial is fury then in a speeding up the - patches. and how crucial is fury i then in a speeding up the process? because it is such a long process. has this help you do a lot more in a much shorter period of time? absolutely. when we surveyed with people, typically to get enough confidence that the ants have gone and that we have eradicated, it will take somewhere around ten surveys. with fury, her probability of detection is much higher, so 2—
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three surveys will do the same job. so she speed things up a great deal. is there a risk that fury could ever be hurt by the ants? how does that work? . . be hurt by the ants? how does that work? , ., , ., , work? yes, that is a very good question- _ work? yes, that is a very good question. when _ work? yes, that is a very good question. when the _ work? yes, that is a very good question. when the ants - work? yes, that is a very good question. when the ants are i work? yes, that is a very good j question. when the ants are in work? yes, that is a very good - question. when the ants are in very high numbers, it is a definite possibility so when they spray acid, it is a defence mechanism and in very large numbers it can be quite potent. however, she is not particularly useful for working in large numbers because she is surrounded by them and the odour is everywhere. when they are in very low numbers, the amount of acid that is being sprayed is very low and so it is not so much of an issue then. i was reading that actually even though they are so small, quite clearly, they are very easy to spread and they are able to spread in very simple ways so people not disposing of garden waste properly or selling pot plants, for example.
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that's correct. left to their own devices, they don't actually travel that much, only 50— 100 metres a year. it is when they are in materials that are moved around so as you say a garden waste and pot plants, anything that they can nest in. when we get them into creek systems, they can nest in hollow logs and things and when we get a flood, here in far north queensland we have our pronounced wet and dry season so we will get creeks that i dry for most of the year suddenly come to life and a lot of water flows through to they are in a hollow log, they can be washed down the stream quite a distance. and movement of normal garbage and rubble from renovating houses as well. so we work very closely with the community to minimise those risks. . . . the community to minimise those risks. . , , ., ,. ., the community to minimise those risks. ., , , ., ,. ., ., risks. harris, it is fascinating to talk to you _ risks. harris, it is fascinating to talk to you this _ risks. harris, it is fascinating to talk to you this morning, - risks. harris, it is fascinating to talk to you this morning, thank| risks. harris, it is fascinating to - talk to you this morning, thank you so much forjoining us —— gareth, gareth humphreys from the wet
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tropics management authority in queensland, australia. fascinating, that is why our _ queensland, australia. fascinating, that is why our love _ queensland, australia. fascinating, that is why our love this _ queensland, australia. fascinating, l that is why our love this programme, you learn something every day. find you learn something every day. and we love a brave _ you learn something every day. and we love a brave dog. much - you learn something every day. and we love a brave dog. much prefer. you learn something every day. and l we love a brave dog. much prefer the dog pictures — we love a brave dog. much prefer the dog pictures to _ we love a brave dog. much prefer the dog pictures to the _ we love a brave dog. much prefer the dog pictures to the ants _ we love a brave dog. much prefer the dog pictures to the ants pictures. - speaking about that wet, damp weather in australia, sarah, how is it looking here? fairto weather in australia, sarah, how is it looking here? fair to say it is still pretty damn here? it it looking here? fair to say it is still pretty damn here?- it looking here? fair to say it is still pretty damn here? it is, yes, we have some — still pretty damn here? it is, yes, we have some more _ still pretty damn here? it is, yes, we have some more rain - still pretty damn here? it is, yes, we have some more rain on - still pretty damn here? it is, yes, we have some more rain on the l still pretty damn here? it is, yes, - we have some more rain on the cards but it is not right, particularly if you live in the east because you have scenes like this, with getting out early for. this is the morning's picture in norfolk. blue skies. some will keep the sunshine for quite a good part of the day but there is rain on the way, working its way slowly west to east across the uk through the course of the day. i day of mixed fortunes pending on where you are. quite chilly and bright therefore most of us but low pressure is on its way, not far away, moving in from the atlantic with quite a lot of isobars around
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the area of low pressure so it will not only turn weather but windy as well. the rain has already arrived across parts of northern ireland, a few showers in the western fringes of britain so the rain continues its progress slowly eastwards. some drier, brighterweather progress slowly eastwards. some drier, brighter weather lusting for a good part of the day for eastern scotland right down towards east anglia and the south east of england when you do get these outbreaks of rain pushing into wales and south—west england, it will be heavy with some squally winds associated with some squally winds associated with the downpours and heavy showers for northern ireland later in the afternoon. if you have the rain under the cloud, just 11 degrees or so but in the brighter skies, 13 or 14 towards the east. into this evening, the rain arrives across eastern parts of england, eastern scotland, and we see further heavy showers developing tonight was the west so there could be the odd rumble of thunder as the main rain band pushes its way north and east. again, quite a chilly night for the time of year but not as cold as it
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was last night. i think northern ireland sees the lowest of the temperatures as we head on into monday. so monday, low pressure is still with us, quite familiar now, isn't it? it's right across the uk so monday will bring us a day of sunshine and showers for most. more persistent rain for northern scotland as the weather front lingers and spat she ran into southern scotland and northern ireland later in the afternoon but those showers have yes i think through central and eastern parts. driver england, wales later so some sunshine in between those showers and temperatures at best 14 or 15. into tuesday, yet another day of sunshine and showers so a bit of a case of deja vu. most for scotland and eastern england and could be a bit in the far south—west as well. 13 or 14 at best but then eventually, things are going to turn drier and warmerfrom eventually, things are going to turn drier and warmer from wednesday onwards. it will not be dry across the board but certainly, drier than it has been and those temperatures will be creeping up and we could see 20 degrees by the bank holiday
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weekend. i 20 degrees by the bank holiday weekend. ., , ., ., ., weekend. i will hold you to that, wednesday _ weekend. i will hold you to that, wednesday is — weekend. i will hold you to that, wednesday is the _ weekend. i will hold you to that, wednesday is the day _ weekend. i will hold you to that, wednesday is the day that - weekend. i will hold you to that, | wednesday is the day that things weekend. i will hold you to that, - wednesday is the day that things get better. yes! ., �* . wednesday is the day that things get better. yes! ,, �* , ., wednesday is the day that things get better. yes! ., �* , ., ., ., better. yes! she's not even going to answer you! — better. yes! she's not even going to answer you! she _ better. yes! she's not even going to answer you! she is _ better. yes! she's not even going to answer you! she is just _ better. yes! she's not even going to answer you! she isjust smiling! - better. yes! she's not even going to answer you! she isjust smiling! i i answeryou! she isjust smiling! i don't— answeryou! she isjust smiling! i don't blame her! answer you! she is 'ust smiling! i don't blame her!_ answer you! she is 'ust smiling! i don't blame her! now it's time for click with spencer kelly and lara lewington. welcome to click! hope you're doing ok! this week, we're going to be talking a lot about taking photos. so, lara, you know how we have all been looking for new hobbies to help fill the time during lockdown, yeah? i've been very busy colouring in with my eight—year—old. oh, lovely! so she's got her colouring—in book and you've got an adult colouring—in book and you sit next to each other, do you?
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no! i only do the children's ones because i think the grown—up ones are too fiddly! anyway, what have you been doing? chuckles. well, let me tell you, you know those amazing photos of the stars in the night sky that you can get by taking a long exposure photo? well, i've kind have been getting into that, and it turns out that astronomy as a whole has become a much bigger deal in the last year. i suppose it's something you can do in your back garden when you're on your own and can't go out. exactly! so you might think that you'd need a big dslr and a telescope to get those kind of shots. but no. turns out you might already have everything you need in your pocket. so i wanted to find out more about this, so i asked tv host, space journalist and author sarah cruddas to try a bit of astrophotography on her smartphones. it was looking up at the night sky as a child which inspired my lifelong love of space. but whereas in the past,
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capturing images of the night sky required expensive kit, now all you need is the latest smartphone, a bit of luck with the weather and enough time to set up before it gets dark. the latest generation of smartphones have a few low—light tricks up their sleeves to make getting those insta—worthy night sky photographs a lot easier. i'm testing out four of the latest smartphones. we've got the huawei mate 40 pro. the samsung s21. this google pixel 5. my iphone 12 pro max. and as for this, don't worry about it just yet! because we'll be taking long exposure photographs, the most important extra you'll need is a tripod to hold your phone steady. and the other really important thing is to go find somewhere that doesn't have too much light pollution. you can always have a look online for dark sky
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recommendations near you. then all you need to do is wrap up warm and wait for night to fall. in fact, you might not have to wait until it's fully dark before you get your first shot. if it's up at dusk, it's actually easier to shoot the moon against a blue sky rather than a black one — that way, your phone won'tjust turn it into a white blob while trying to compensate for the incredibly dark sky. often when you think of astronomy, you think of expensive kit. but to be honest with you, if your phone isn't enough, if you want to get slightly closer to these astronomical objects, you need a pair of these, not a telescope. i'm such a fan of binoculars — they're lightweight, you can carry them around, you can take them where you want to be and it involves less setting up and literally, it is a case of holding your smartphone up to the binoculars to get that perfect shot. there we go, i've got it. it is a bit tricky but if you want to get really close—up pictures of the moon, it might be worth
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listening to a proper pro. a problem with trying to attach your camera or get your camera in the right place to look down the eyepiece of a telescope is holding the camera nice and steady over the eyepiece. so there are now devices — in fact, i've got one here, there we are — it's like a little clamp. this bit clamps over the eyepiece of the telescope and your phone fits in here. which is brilliant, because it will keep it really rock steady on the eyepiece and then concentrate on the picture. it is, as you can probably tell, insanely dark. of course you're going to need a torch, but so that you don't dazzle yourself or ruin your night sky vision, here's a top tip for you — use a red light. in fact, it's so dark that we have chosen to record this entire film using a sony a7s mark iii, which has very impressive low—light credentials. it's a full moon but apart
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from that, we have only used an artificial light for a handful of shots — we'll tell you which ones on—screen. just look at how much our normal tv camera struggles in comparison. ok, time to see what these phones can do. camera clicks. this is the iphone 12 pro max. it's not bad for starters. and here's another tip — if you are worried that pressing the shutter button will wobble the phone, you can get a very cheap bluetooth remote clicker like this one, or you can even use the volume control on your headphones as a remote shutter button. the iphone and samsung don't have specific astrophotography modes, so i'm going to go into full professional mode on the s21 and set a long exposure going. and the result is... oh, wow! wow! do you know what? i even need to do slightly less exposure. it looks — to be honest with you, it looks like a nuclear bombs gone off, it is so bright! if you play around with the settings, you can get some
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really lovely shots, but the next two phones remove the trial and error with full astrophotography modes. hold still for two minutes and 48 seconds. the google pixel 5 decides for itself how long it needs to run for. and for this shot, i'm also using one of pete's other photography tips. if you take pictures of stars with no context around them, they are just dots in your photo. there's nothing better than actually putting in a bit of artistic composition and adding in foreground objects because it gives everything a beautiful context. this is incredible! it's a really, really bright, really powerful image i would say of the night sky but it almost looks like daytime and ifeel like i'm a professional photographer, even though i'm just using a setting on a smartphone. one thing to bear in mind is when the moon is full, the brightness will make photographing stars rather difficult.
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we actually got some better shots a few nights later, before the moon was up. and now, to the huawei mate pro 40, which has something called light painting mode. this simulates a very long exposure shot by taking one photo every few seconds and stacking them together. the results are stunning. and itjust makes you realise that we are on this object that is moving, that is hurtling through space, you know, because you see how far the stars have moved. i think that's the best astrophotography picture i've ever taken with a phone, if i do say so myself! it is quite incredible, really. i'm really impressed with the phones but now, i'm going to try something that is comparatively out of this world. the stellina telescope uses the same technique of stacking lots of images, but on a very different scale. it's been designed in consultation
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with astronauts and former nasa astronaut terry virts is a telescope's brand ambassador. the stellina is kinda like being in space because you can see the planets and pick them out in space but they're just small dots. and the stellina optics are sort of the same — it doesn't have a big zoom lens that really zooms in to planets, but what stellina does let you do is see these deep sky objects, and in space it was kind of the same thing — you can't zoom in with your eyes on the planets but you can see these giant clouds of hydrogen in the milky way, or you can see nebula with your eyes. once powered up, the stellina orientates itself by looking around for familiar stars and constellations and the accompanying app will give you a list of deep sky objects to choose from. so we've got to choose from the m13 galaxy, m51, m82, sombrero galaxy, double cluster. let's do m13, the hercules cluster. it will then track the chosen object across the sky, building up an image which it sends direct to your smartphone.
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do you know, i've done astronomy since i was five years old — i remember i had a little children's pair of binoculars — but this is the most high—tech thing i've ever seen. i've done it! so this is my photograph — it's taken it for ten minutes — of the hercules cluster. you can't even see this object in the night sky, and this image has brought up not only the cluster but more stars than i can see with my own eyes. it's — it's really incredible to think how much technology has evolved since galileo looked up with his telescope all those centuries ago, and now we have these science fiction—like smart devices which you can capture images of the night sky. in order to get the best pictures, you do need some perseverance and patience, but the results really have been worth the cold. sometimes, though, it isjust worth putting your phone down and taking
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in the majesty of it all as we hurtle through the universe on our one tiny ball of rock. brilliant! that was sarah cruddas. how amazing were those pictures?! incredible pictures. and it's amazing to see what our smartphones can do that most of us will never actually use them for. right. and over the course of the past year, some people have got into new hobbies. others may have been busy sorting things out around the house, like maybe going through some old photos. and in fact, i have something here that could be very handy for that. this is a gadget for digitising old negatives, so you can either save them in your phone or you can print them. right. ok, how does it work? it's simple to use but it is a bit fiddly. you've to download the pictoscanner app first and then turn the light on...
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slip your negative in here. line up your phone camera with the hole, and then you're ready to go. i see, so it's reversing the colours in the image — it's showing you the positive of the negative in a live view, yeah? that's right, then you've just gotta snap it. that is a striking photo, by the way — that's darth maul, if anyone's asking. it is, and its bright, so it seemed a good one to test as the colours really pop. and after a bit ofjiggling the device about, it works. it's not perfect, but it is largely made out of cardboard and it does only cost 35 quid. is that you under the make—up, by the way? no! all of my old pictures are way too embarrassing! i think it's you under the make—up. anyway, that is it for the shortcut of click this week. much more waiting for you in the full—length version, which is on iplayer right now.
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we love a brave dog. much prefer the dog pictures to the ants pictures. i good morning welcome to breakfast with ben thompson and sally nugent. our headlines today: two doses of the main covid vaccines used in the uk are found to be highly effective against the indian variant of the virus. the former bbc journalist martin bashir defends his panaorama interview with princess diana, but apologises to princes william and harry. frustration for the organisers
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of glastonbury festival, as technical problems stop fans from watching a special online concert. zero points. and nul point for great britain at eurovision, as italy wins the big prize. phil mickelson eyeing a different prize — as he continues to make the running at golf�*s uspga championship. he leads heading into the final round of the pga championship and at the age of 50 could become the sport's oldest major winner good morning. it's a chilly and bright start to the day for much of the uk. we will see some rain moving in from the west later on. some eastern areas keeping dry all day. i'll have all the details for you here on breakfast. it's sunday the 23rd of may. our top story: both the pfizer and astrazeneca coronavirus vaccines, the two main jabs used in the uk's rollout, are highly effective against the indian variant of the disease — according to a study by public health england. the health secretary matt hancock
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described the findings as ground—breaking and said he was increasingly confident the government is on track for the final stage of its roadmap out of lockdown. here's our health correspondentjim reed. back up a little bit more there, fella, if you will. in places like rochdale in greater manchester, vaccinations are now being offered to younger age groups. all those over 18 can get a jab with no appointment needed. quite eager to come and get it done because once the first one's out of the way, it's out of the way, and it's easy to just get it done while it's offered to go get it done, than waiting for an appointment to be scheduled. i think it's very important to just keep yourself safe but also help other people stay safe as well. so yeah, i think it's really important for everyone to do it. scientists think the so—called indian variant of the virus can spread more quickly, so areas like this where cases are growing, are being offered extra surge vaccinations, and the first real—world data shows
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how important that could be. an early study has found one dose of either the pfizer or astrazeneca jab was 33% effective at stopping infection from the indian variant. it worked better against the older kent strain. but a second dose boosted that protection, narrowing the gap almost completely, and bringing it in line with its effect against the more widespread kent variant. the second dose boosts your immune system, makes it more effective at a wider range of variants of sars—cov—2 that are circulating, and that's why we're asking people to come forward for their second dose at 8 weeks. that lower figure for the astrazeneca jab in the study may well be revised up later as scientists say that vaccine takes longer to build up its protection. right now, the research can only tell us about covid infections.
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it's thought both jabs should offer even stronger protection against any severe disease and death caused by the indian variant. we all know that the way out of this is this pandemic is the vaccine and this data shows that has not changed, that is the right strategy, but it makes it even more important for everybody to get the second jab. overall, then, this study makes for reassuring reading. it's the strongest evidence yet that vaccines can beat new variants of the virus, but it suggests that second dose could be key as society heads back towards normality. jim reed, bbc news. britons are effectively barred from entering germany from today, under tough new rules introduced to keep on top of covid levels. german citizens, residents and their immediate families are still allowed to enter from the uk, but they will have to quarantine for two weeks on arrival. let's speak to now to our correspondent damien mcguinness. good morning to you, damien was not
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can you explain why this is happening now? it can you explain why this is happening now?— can you explain why this is happening now? can you explain why this is haenin now? , . , , , happening now? it is really because ofthat happening now? it is really because of that variant _ happening now? it is really because of that variant that _ happening now? it is really because of that variant that jim _ happening now? it is really because of that variant that jim was - happening now? it is really because of that variant that jim was talking i of that variant thatjim was talking about. it has been spreading in parts of england and originated in india. infections have been falling in germany, quite rapidly. for the past month here, vaccination rates have gone up so actually germany is faring quite well right now in the pandemic. officials say the third wave has been broken. the problem is, the german government is really worried about the so—called indian variant coming over to germany. which is why on friday, the government announced that travel would effectively be banned for britons coming into germany. the only exception is for german citizens and residents of germany but that will make travel incredibly difficult and also those people coming in will have to do two weeks' quarantine when they get here and of course you add that to the quarantine you have to do when you come from germany to england, or to
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the uk, so it means that travel will be really limited between the uk and germany for the foreseeable future, until things change, which could be in the next month or two. fascinating stuff, thanks very much, damien mcguinness, life for us from berlin. the journalist as the centre of a scandal about the 1995 bbc panorama interview with diana princess of wales has rejected suggestions that his actions were ultimately responsible for her death two years later. in an interview for the sunday times, martin bashir admitted he was wrong to have forged bank statements to obtain the interview, but insists it had "no bearing" on subsequent events. boris johnson's former chief adviser dominic cummings has suggested that the government's original plan to manage the pandemic was to let the virus spread through the population, thereby achieving so—called "herd immunity". in a series of tweets, mr cummings refers to the government's handling
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of the crisis as a "disaster". let's speak to our political correspondent, greg dawson. this comes ahead of the hearing in parliament when dominic cummings will be giving evidence to mps about the government's handling in the early stages of the pandemic. we always said he wouldn't rinse his words and there is a lot of hype about this appearance. he has given us a taste of what is to come —— mince his words. he referred to the pandemic in his tweets as a disaster and all decisions were made by the government and said lives and money were needlessly lost and that key claim is made. he said government's official plan at the start of the pandemic was herd immunity and let the virus spread freely throughout the virus spread freely throughout the population. it said the government changed its mind on this when it realised it would leave the catastrophe, in the words of dominic cummings. the government has always said in the early stages it followed the best scientific life and it will
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hold an enquiry into the pandemic in the fullness of time to review what happened. he had a relationship with lorisjohnson, they worked in downing street for 16 months and borisjohnson downing street for 16 months and boris johnson trusted downing street for 16 months and borisjohnson trusted his judgement and now dominic cummings is delivering the judgement in a very damaging way. delivering the judgement in a very damaging way-— delivering the judgement in a very damaging way. the organisers of glastonbury festival have apologised after thousands of people who bought tickets for a live stream concert were unable to view the show for more than two hours. the ticketing system was eventually abandoned altogether, and made the concert free for anyone to watch, as colin paterson reports. when glastonbury is disrupted, it's usually by rain and mud. last night, the problem was internet connectivity. live at worthy farm was a five—hour live stream to raise money for the festival, but when it started at 7:00, people paid £20 to watch pre—recorded sets by the likes of coldplay and damon albarn, were told that
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their access codes were invalid. as the minutes ticked by, fans said they were giving up and watching recordings of old glastonburies or even switching on eurovision. this is the grand final of the eurovision song contest 2021! almost two hours passed before it was announced that a new link had been created and anyone could watch the event for free, whether they'd bought a ticket or not. glastonbury boss emily eavis has apologised and the whole thing will be rerun online today. colin paterson, bbc news. to music of a rather different kind. the eurovision song contest last night, you may have heard, italy triumphed, we didn't do very well. that is kinda all you needed to know, isn't it? it was a bad year once again for the uk, as james newman was the only act to end the night with nul points from both
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the nationaljuries and the public. anna holligan was watching in rotterdam. singing in italian. maneskin, the italian rockers, won the audience over with their catchy anthem, quiet and good. it's 31 years since the italians last tasted victory at the world's biggest televised singing competition. we're so honoured and happy and we really want to thank everyone who supported us. this is unbelievable, we really didn't expect it and we're so happy, yeah. # out of the embers, you and i gonna light up the room. from the winners, to james newman... # light up the room! ..who secured his place in history with nul point. #itis # it is the bones of a new age. for the first time in a long time, the fans were allowed to remove their face masks and forget about
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social distancing inside. to sing and dance along to a quintessentially eurovision range. watching the contest in the stadium or on screen, eurovision's taste of togetherness offered some escapism from the virus that's dominated our lives for so long. in the dark, inside a hole in my heart. holding this event which has made possible can help to make live music and events around the world once again. anna holligan, bbc news, rotterdam. let's speak to the bbc�*s steve holden, who watched the night unfold in rotterdam. steve, it was a so disappointing night for the uk's entry. what went wrong? morning, sally. we are 'ust what went wrong? morning, sally. we are just outside _ what went wrong? morning, sally. we are just outside the _ what went wrong? morning, sally. we are just outside the arena _ what went wrong? morning, sally. we are just outside the arena whether- are just outside the arena whether lorries are packing up everything for another year. lorries are packing up everything
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foranotheryear. —— lorries are packing up everything for another year. —— where the lorries. it will have a postmortem and look at exactly what went wrong for the uk, was it the song? was it the performance? some will say was that the politics as well. after a two—year break, so many countries in eurovision brought their a game. the standard was incredibly high and spare a thought forjames newman who represented the uk. on the night, four countries got no points from the public was not germany, the netherlands, the spain and the uk he was the only one who didn't get any from thejury at was the only one who didn't get any from the jury at all. i followed him for a documentary way before this contest and the thing about james is he really invested his time and effort into the song and the performance so spare a thought for him this morning, he was —— he is going to be heartbroken. him this morning, he was -- he is going to be heartbroken.— him this morning, he was -- he is going to be heartbroken. that's talk about the winners, _ going to be heartbroken. that's talk about the winners, what _ going to be heartbroken. that's talk about the winners, what did - going to be heartbroken. that's talk about the winners, what did italy i about the winners, what did italy have as the edge over all the other acts? . , , . ., , acts? italy whether pre- contest favourites and _
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acts? italy whether pre- contest favourites and they _ acts? italy whether pre- contest favourites and they gave - acts? italy whether pre- contest favourites and they gave and i favourites and they gave and assured, confident, star making performance on the stage. the band is manor skin, performance on the stage. the band is manorskin, a performance on the stage. the band is manor skin, a young rock band from rome. —— maneskin. they looked good and sounded good. i brought literally the entire lot countries apply of pyrotechnics —— entire country's supply of pyrotechnics. they had a fiery finish pyrotechnics and star quality. some eye—catching outfits as well as they got a landslide amount of public boats, too. . . landslide amount of public boats, too. . , ., ., ., too. that is going to win it, great too. that is going to win it, great to talk to you. — too. that is going to win it, great to talk to you, steve. _ too. that is going to win it, great to talk to you, steve. -- - too. that is going to win it, great to talk to you, steve. -- public i to talk to you, steve. —— public votes. the lorry moves! right on cue. he was in rotterdam. _ the lorry moves! right on cue. he was in rotterdam. not— the lorry moves! right on cue. he was in rotterdam. not as - the lorry moves! right on cue. he was in rotterdam. not as good i the lorry moves! right on cue. he was in rotterdam. not as good as| was in rotterdam. not as good as waterloo, was in rotterdam. not as good as waterloo. was — was in rotterdam. not as good as waterloo, was it, _ was in rotterdam. not as good as waterloo, was it, though? - was in rotterdam. not as good as waterloo, was it, though? how. was in rotterdam. not as good as| waterloo, was it, though? how far was in rotterdam. not as good as i waterloo, was it, though? how far do we want to go back?
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let's return to one of our main stories. the fallout from the report into the bbc�*s1995 martin bashir interview with princess diana continues to lead several front pages this morning. let's take a look. the front page of the telegraph carries a warning from former bbc chairman lord grade of yarmouth, who says the bbc is one journalistic lapse "from bringing the whole house down". there's a quote from the family of michaeljackson, who was also interviewed by martin bashir, on the front of the sunday mirror. the singer's nephew, taj, accuses him of "unethical" journalism, according to the paper. in his first interview since the scandal, martin bashir has told the sunday times he's deeply sorry to princes william and harry over the way he secured the interview with their mother in 1995 but he has defended the interview itself. and the observer is reporting that ministers are to conduct a wider—than—anticipated review of the bbc�*s operations next year as recriminations over the controversial interview grow. let's bring in the conservative mp julian knight, who is chair
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of the digital, culture, media and sport select committee. hejoins us now. good morning. lots of speculation as we saw in the papers about what happens next and i suppose the question many will want to know is how the bbc draws a line under this and how it moves on and what you would like to see happen next. ., , h what you would like to see happen next. ., _ �*, , next. lord dyson's report was very thorough. i — next. lord dyson's report was very thorough, i thought, _ next. lord dyson's report was very thorough, ithought, in— next. lord dyson's report was very thorough, ! thought, in many- thorough, ithought, in many respects in terms of, and incredibly damning as well, and i think it is quite brave of the director—general to have instigated this and then to put this out there as well because it certainly is a very dark moment for the bbc. however, there are still questions to be answered, particularly around the re—employment of martin bashir in 2016 and also, i would say that we need to be sure that the processes are in place that editorial policy is respected and has allowed a voice in the bbc so in the future we don't
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have any chance of a repeat of this shoddyjournalism. the shoddy journalism. the director-general i shoddy journalism. the director-general of i shoddyjournalism. the director—general of course tim davie pointing out this happened 26 years ago and the bbc is a very different organisation now than it was then and says obviously work needs to be done to make sure a repeat cannot happen. but what improvements would you like to see made, given that this was 26 years ago?— you like to see made, given that this was 26 years ago? yeah, well, absolutely. — this was 26 years ago? yeah, well, absolutely, the _ this was 26 years ago? yeah, well, absolutely, the whole _ this was 26 years ago? yeah, well, absolutely, the whole tabloid i absolutely, the whole tabloid culture, particularly around piano, then was very toxic, as many of us are old enough to remember. —— around diana. i don't agree that it is all in the past. i have written to him in the last day or so to ask him a series of questions related to the re—employment of martin bashir and also there are questions over what effectively could be deemed a cover—up at the bbc over this over a long period of time and whether or not for example journalists within
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the bbc were discouraged investigating this and also who was it precisely, who rehired mr basheer and under what circumstances, what conversations i had with the then director—general lord hall agree to. i don't think we should say 26 years ago, let's move on. i think real questions to be answered and we will try to get to those as best we can. you mentioned lord hall of course, and last night he resigned as chairman of the national gallery. do you think it is enough? i chairman of the national gallery. do you think it is enough?— you think it is enough? i think, well, personally, _ you think it is enough? i think, well, personally, i— you think it is enough? i think, well, personally, ithink- you think it is enough? i think, well, personally, i think that i you think it is enough? i think, i well, personally, i think that lord hall was right to resign, partly because the patron of the gallery, the prince of wales, had to leave as well. i'm not here tojudge lord hall as such, i will let other people do that, and also have to say you must remember that he worked for 35 years of the bbc and put on and off a lot of work during that time
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so i don't really wish to be casting stones at particular individuals, if you like. however, what i would say is we still need to get to the bottom of the rehiring process because that is very recent. and also what we need to do is ensure that within the bbc that the editorial policy actually has a much greater say because my concerns, and i speak as a formerjournalist, 17 years on fleet street and also at the bbc, great concerns are that really, the editorial policy is not respect enough at the bbc and other interests take over and that, i think, is a culture that needs to change and i look to mr davey to enact the change.— enact the change. within a lot of a olories enact the change. within a lot of apologies made _ enact the change. within a lot of apologies made over _ enact the change. within a lot of apologies made over recent i enact the change. within a lot of| apologies made over recent days enact the change. within a lot of. apologies made over recent days as enact the change. within a lot of- apologies made over recent days as a result of this investigation and report so are apologies enough or would like to see compensation paid
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to who were particularly affected? i think in particular the whistleblower seems to have been incredibly poorly treated. he alleges that he effectively have been blackballed and that is unacceptable on every single level if it is the case. i would urge tim davie to speak to the graphic designer concerned, urge him to meet with him and to discuss exactly the way forwards so that the bbc can put to write the errors of, well, it may seem in the distant past but obviously for this epic design it probably seems very real and very now. , ., ., ., probably seems very real and very now. ., ,, .,~ ., probably seems very real and very now. ., ,, ., probably seems very real and very now. good to speak to you this morning- _ now. good to speak to you this morning. thank _ now. good to speak to you this morning. thank you _ now. good to speak to you this morning. thank you very i now. good to speak to you this| morning. thank you very much. let's speak now to the guardian columnist jane martinson. good morning to you. there has been a lot of talk over the past several days about how damaging this whole thing is for the bbc and public trust in the standards of the bbc.
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what needs to happen now to rebuild the trust? i what needs to happen now to rebuild the trust? ~ �* ., the trust? i think you're right and i think the trust? i think you're right and i think there _ the trust? i think you're right and i think there are _ the trust? i think you're right and i think there are obviously - the trust? i think you're right and i think there are obviously huge l i think there are obviously huge editorial misjudgments made at the time and since. i do think, however, we have two bear in mind that the bbc is still on the top of every poll of the most trusted new source and i think it would be a tragedy if this incident, terrible though it was with awful consequences, many of whom we don't even know how far the consequences went, can be used because of the political situation, because of the political situation, because of the economic crisis facing a lot of news providers, to sort of hit the bbc even more. i know thatjulian knight there said some useful things and i know that there would be lots of government ministers who have talked about changing the governance of the bbc and next year they are looking at the charter and the review will be
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opened up and government, as mentioned, will be looking at that and the point i would like to make was it was 2017 the last time the bbc charter was changed significantly, where they completely changed the governance so that ofcom was given rights to regulate the bbc, for the first time, it was completely separate. ending decades of self—regulation. ofcom, that is just a few years ago. and the government itself is change with another type of inaudible so i think changes that we made in the bbc needs to understand that in order to survive and when our trust and they need transparency, openness and honesty. they need to be properly understood and valued. fine honesty. they need to be properly understood and valued.— honesty. they need to be properly understood and valued. one of the thins i understood and valued. one of the things i know _ understood and valued. one of the things i know many _ understood and valued. one of the things i know many people - understood and valued. one of the things i know many people are i things i know many people are concerned about when reading the details of the story is the treatment of the person who attempted to blow the whistle on the martin bashir situation. what can
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the bbc do, jane, to change and protect people who want to come forward and express concerns? there have been changes _ forward and express concerns? there have been changes made _ forward and express concerns? tues have been changes made about whistleblowers but it needs to go far further. whistleblowers but it needs to go farfurther. there needs to be cultural changes. ifind farfurther. there needs to be cultural changes. i find the treatment of him and other people who have tried to raise concerns, this awful narrative of being a jealous colleague. no, this could have been dealt with back in 1996. if someone like him, who was there, closely working with him, ever having checked out at the time, and the bbc will say they change their whistleblowers will change the way they treat with whistleblowers and dies and's report had a section called issues i have not considered outside the remit of his report and one of them was whistleblowing procedures and i think that is really urgent, that they need to work out a way that if you come forward and say this is happening,
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someone will take it seriously. i agree withjulian knight that his entire career was strange because of what happened and same thing can be said of other people. i.tlul’hat what happened and same thing can be said of other people.— said of other people. what do you think of the _ said of other people. what do you think of the decision _ said of other people. what do you think of the decision that - said of other people. what do you think of the decision that the i think of the decision that the original interview itself with princess diana should not be used again? i princess diana should not be used auain? ., , ._ again? i found thursday night, when prince william _ again? i found thursday night, when prince william stood _ again? i found thursday night, when prince william stood up _ again? i found thursday night, when prince william stood up and - again? i found thursday night, when prince william stood up and said i prince william stood up and said what he did incredibly affecting. it broke with tradition but it also obviously was a man talking about the death of his mother and the consequences. i think we have to be careful though not to lose sight that nobody has suggested that princess diana did not want to give the interview. she wanted to reply, her husband had given an interview tojonathan dimbleby and she wanted tojonathan dimbleby and she wanted to speak her truth which has become a trendy phrase now but obviously
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her daughter—in—law is using the same words, the interview was still given and she said things and i personally find the idea, to silence that seems to me to be going too far. we need to be careful. but of course, sensitivities around all of theseissues course, sensitivities around all of these issues and how she was sort of i think there were two different things, the way she was sort of, you know, agreed to give the interview is different from what she actually said. , . . ~' ,. is different from what she actually said. , . ., ,, y., , is different from what she actually said. , . . ~ ,. , . said. jane, thank you very much indeed. let's check in on what the weather is doing. it is expected to get a little nicer and were not sure when, is that the case, sarah?— is that the case, sarah? good morning. _ is that the case, sarah? good morning. yes. _ is that the case, sarah? good morning. yes. a _ is that the case, sarah? good morning, yes, a bit _ is that the case, sarah? good morning, yes, a bit up - is that the case, sarah? good morning, yes, a bit up and i is that the case, sarah? good i morning, yes, a bit up and down certainly over the next few days and we are fairly confident now there is eventually dry weather on the cards over the next week or so but before we get there, a mixed picture. some sunshine this morning, particularly
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in the east. this is the story in eastbourne, lipsky, a little bit shower cloud. an area of rain will move west to east slowly through the course of the day so it may well start of right and fairly chilly but most places will see some rain before the day is out. it is courtesy of this area of low pressure so that is moving its way in from the atlantic with quite a bit of isobars around it so not only turning wetter but windier in the west as well. the past few hours has seen the rain already arriving across northern ireland with a few showers ahead of it for western parts of britain as well and as we move through today it is bringing this band are fairly heavy rain with squally winds around it which will shift into parts of south—west england, wales, western scotland but northern and eastern scotland and eastern england, a different story, you should hold onto some brightness through quite a good part of the day so some hazy sunshine here with 13 or 14 in the warmest spots but under the rain with the squally winds, 11 degrees so not feeling particularly
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warm for the time of year. heavy showers rattle in across northern ireland through the afternoon and evening. this rain band eventually pushes across all areas overnight, clearing from the east coast but lingering parts of scotland and further south, a few showers overnight. anotherfairly further south, a few showers overnight. another fairly chilly night but not as cold as the night we just night but not as cold as the night wejust had. northern ireland down to about three or four first thing. monday's weather is dominated by low pressure once again, sitting right across the uk and we will see some systems rotating around the area of low pressure, some showers, heavy across england and wales, particularly in the south towards the east with thunderstorms likely. some sunshine for northern england, north wales but they could be rain pushing south across parts of scotland and northern ireland and again, relatively cool, 14 or 15 in the warmest spot. another day of sunshine and showers on tuesday, most of them on tuesday for parts of scotland and eastern england. some
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drier weather for the likes of wales, northern ireland, potential forsome wales, northern ireland, potential for some rain wales, northern ireland, potential forsome rain in wales, northern ireland, potential for some rain in the south—west. 13 or 14 degrees on tuesday, bear with the weather though because eventually things were looking like things will be looking drier and warmer. towards the bank holiday weekend we could at last see temperatures up to 20 degrees. still one or two showers possible eventually it will be an improving trend. . . , eventually it will be an improving trend. . . _ eventually it will be an improving trend. . . i, ., ., trend. that curvy bit of rain will not no! trend. that curvy bit of rain will not go! not _ trend. that curvy bit of rain will not go! not to _ trend. that curvy bit of rain will not go! not to use _ trend. that curvy bit of rain will not go! not to use the - trend. that curvy bit of rain will| not go! not to use the technical term but it will not move. at least for the bank holiday it is looking better, hopefully, fingers crossed. for now, thank you!— for now, thank you! curvy bit of rain, i for now, thank you! curvy bit of rain. i love _ for now, thank you! curvy bit of rain, i love it. _ for now, thank you! curvy bit of rain, i love it. exactly! - for now, thank you! curvy bit of rain, i love it. exactly! it- for now, thank you! curvy bit of rain, i love it. exactly! it needs| rain, i love it. exactly! it needs to no! i rain, i love it. exactly! it needs to go! i know. _ rain, i love it. exactly! it needs to go! i know, it _ rain, i love it. exactly! it needs to go! i know, it does, - rain, i love it. exactly! it needs to go! i know, it does, and i rain, i love it. exactly! it needs. to go! i know, it does, and soon. the royal navy flagship hms queen elizabeth has set sail for its first major deployment after the queen flew onboard to wish the crew well. hundreds of people lined the harbour walls to wave off the £3 billion
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warship as it set off from portsmouth naval base for the 8—month operation towards japan and the south china sea. our defence correspondent jonathan beale was there to watch. britain's longest serving monarch arrived on britain's largest warship. arrived on britain's largest warshi -. ,, . . arrived on britain's largest warshi. . ., , two queen warship. queen elizabeth! two queen elizabeth's, her _ warship. queen elizabeth! two queen elizabeth's, her majesty _ warship. queen elizabeth! two queen elizabeth's, her majesty bidding i elizabeth's, her majesty bidding farewell to the crew of the aircraft carrier she named and commissioned. about to sail at least halfway around the world. moored alongside an american destroyer, one of six warships that will accompany her to the pacific. the navy says it is the most powerful uk maritime deployment in a generation. and the embodiment of global britain. 50 in a generation. and the embodiment of global britain.— of global britain. so this is a tanuible of global britain. so this is a tangible expression - of global britain. so this is a tangible expression of- of global britain. so this is a tangible expression of how i of global britain. so this is a i tangible expression of how the country can go out into the world and so we have a fantastic new capability and when we deploy, this
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speaks to our values, our interests, what we stand for. the speaks to our values, our interests, what we stand for.— what we stand for. the carrier has already been _ what we stand for. the carrier has already been training _ what we stand for. the carrier has already been training with - what we stand for. the carrier has already been training with the i already been training with the latest f 35 planes and more us jets on more than british. the government says that is a sign of strength, not weakness. doing the seven voyage they are expected to launch the first combat missions over iraq. at dusk, the towering 65,000 ton warship finally set sail on a 26,000 mile voyage. with crowds gathered to waive her off. as hms queen elizabeth leaves portsmouth on her long voyage to the pacific, the government insists it is not seeking a confrontation with china. this is more about boosting trade and diplomatic ties in the region. but does this deployment signify a big shift in uk foreign policy? a tilt towards asia? i shift in uk foreign policy? a tilt
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towards asia?— shift in uk foreign policy? a tilt towards asia? i think diplomacy is often about _ towards asia? i think diplomacy is often about theatre _ towards asia? i think diplomacy is often about theatre and _ towards asia? i think diplomacy is often about theatre and this i towards asia? i think diplomacy is often about theatre and this is i towards asia? i think diplomacy is often about theatre and this is a l often about theatre and this is a great piece of theatre. it is an impressive piece of british engineering, available military asset but making it there and back to the indo pacific is not a strategic shift back for a powerful military asset.— strategic shift back for a powerful milita asset. , ., , ., ,, ., military asset. this does mark a new era for the eight _ era for the eight >> for the navy, a return on the huge investment it is made in its two carriers. but will it really redefine britain's place in the world? jonathan beale, bbc news. stay with us. plenty more still to come on breakfast.
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hello, this is breakfast with ben thompson and sally nugent. is just after isjust after 7:30am. the two main coronavirus vaccines in use across the uk, do protect against the indian variant of the disease, according to new research. a study by public health england found both doses of either the astra zeneca or the pfizerjab were nearly as effective against the indian, as the kent variant. we're joined now by the gp, dr mohit mandiratta. good morning to you. good news. lots of concern during the week about what the indian variant could mean as far as the vaccines were concerned but this research tells us that actually things are looking good. that actually things are looking aood. �* , , ., , that actually things are looking ood. �* , ., , ., , good. absolutely, really, really aood good. absolutely, really, really good news- _ good. absolutely, really, really good news. again, _ good. absolutely, really, really good news. again, there i good. absolutely, really, really good news. again, there has i good. absolutely, really, really i good news. again, there has been concern about the indian variant. we
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know it is a bit more transmissible than the dominant kent variant we have in the country at the moment, but this is really positive news. the research has shown that one dose of the vaccines, a few weeks after that, it takes around 30% —— protects around 33% against symptomatic covert cases but this increases with the second dose of salt —— covid. with pfizer, it is just shy of its effectiveness against the kent variant and astrazeneca, it is again in a similar ballpark to its protectiveness against the kent variant. positive news. again it highlights the fantastic work our researchers have done to get us to this point in the vaccine programme, the hard work of the nhs but also it shows the importance of getting the second dose of course the first dose offers some protection, you do need the second dose for protection so really encouraging everyone awaiting their second dose to come forward when the time comes. you their second dose to come forward when the time comes.— their second dose to come forward when the time comes. you are right and it does — when the time comes. you are right and it does highlight _ when the time comes. you are right
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and it does highlight the _ and it does highlight the importance of the second dose but also might go some way to convince people who have perhaps been a little bit hesitant about having the vaccine at all because of new variants, perhaps this reinforces that getting it is the best way to prevent infection. absolutely and there has been so much work going on to tackle any hesitancy and complacency which i have to say, we were concerned about complacency with our younger population and with them thinking, i am younger, maybe covid won't affect me and maybe i don't need the vaccine. but is not something i am really seeing too much on the ground but absolutely, itjust highlights the fantastic work the vaccine programme has done and the fact it is effective against these variants is effective against these variants is fantastic news. they may be a booster programme in the winter which is fantastic opportunity for scientists to tweak the vaccine to be more effective against the variants. we are carefully but successfully so far coming out of lockdown. b. successfully so far coming out of lockdown. �* . ~ successfully so far coming out of lockdown. �* . ,, ., ., lockdown. a quick word on the rollout as _ lockdown. a quick word on the rollout as far _ lockdown. a quick word on the rollout as far as _ lockdown. a quick word on the rollout as far as a _ lockdown. a quick word on the
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rollout as far as a different i lockdown. a quick word on the | rollout as far as a different age groups are concerned. we know that it is easily now getting to younger age groups and people able to get access to the vaccine. how is it going where you are in birmingham? really, really well at the moment. this cohort we are now doing is not the high risk covid group, it is generally a more well, working age or mobile population so we are doing things in a slightly different way with more walk—in centres, pop—up clinics, trying to be a bit more flexible to their needs but still going incredibly well, still a lot of positivity. lots of people coming in so really, really good news again. the statistics are showing that the proportions of all of the age groups that have had the vaccination and as always, people who were hesitant and haven't had the vaccine, are changing their mind, we encourage them to come forward and if they had questions, please come forward and we will try to address any concerns that you have regarding the vaccine. fight! have regarding the vaccine. and mohit, have regarding the vaccine. and mohit. let's _ have regarding the vaccine. and mohit, let's turn _ have regarding the vaccine. and mohit, let's turn our attention to somewhere else. later we are talking about rises of cases of abuse that
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—— towards staff who work in gp clinics was not maybe people have had a —— there is a bit of a strain on people's mental health. i wonder if people are taking out their stresses or anger on frontline workers where you are? i stresses or anger on frontline workers where you are? i have and i'm sad workers where you are? i have and l'm sad to — workers where you are? i have and l'm sad to say _ workers where you are? i have and l'm sad to say i _ workers where you are? i have and i'm sad to say i have, _ workers where you are? i have and i'm sad to say i have, but - workers where you are? i have and i'm sad to say i have, but it - workers where you are? i have and i'm sad to say i have, but it is i i'm sad to say i have, but it is something unfortunately we do experience in primary care. i am sure across all health settings. realistically, what i would want to say is that it has been open throughout the pandemic, we are working harder than ever as a number of appointments we are offering is more than ever that i think statistics have shown we have offered 275 million appointments in gps across the last 12 months through the pandemic for top this is alongside to the 175% increase in the vaccination programme. i completely appreciate that patients and people may be struggling to get through to us, they may feel their expectations and needs are not met which is upsetting and i'm sure
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takes people frustrated but obviously unfortunately we are a finite resource, there is a fixed number of doctors, nurses, secretaries, receptionists, who are all working to the maximum of their ability through this increased demand for. i appreciate people are frustrated but obvious live we can't tolerate abuse in any sector, it is the same across any factor. i know how hard are receptionists work trying to get people into the right person at the right time but as much as i can understand that is as frustrating to get through, i would really request that people be kind and respectful and understand how each other, how we are all working as best we can and you know, in gps, there are absolutely times where we are more busy than others first time in the morning. mondays, fridays, i wouldjust in the morning. mondays, fridays, i would just request people if they can, have their requests that can wait and maybe call at a later time, use a fantastic network but yes, please be kind, we are all working as hard as we can in difficult circumstances.— as hard as we can in difficult circumstances. ~ , ,., , . circumstances. absolutely. we will talk about that _ circumstances. absolutely. we will talk about that here _ circumstances. absolutely. we will talk about that here on _ circumstances. absolutely. we will talk about that here on breakfast l talk about that here on breakfast bit more after eight o'clock. i want
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to end, mohit, orsome bit more after eight o'clock. i want to end, mohit, or some at a news. as far as weddings are concerned. we were talking earlier in the pro ramp about when restrictions are eased, more people can come to wedding receptions —— programme. i'm not talking about weddings but booking the wedding. taste talking about weddings but booking the weddina. ~ ., , the wedding. we were due to be married in _ the wedding. we were due to be married in march _ the wedding. we were due to be married in march last _ the wedding. we were due to be married in march last year i the wedding. we were due to be married in march last year when | the wedding. we were due to be i married in march last year when the lockdown hit and we unsuccessfully tried four times. my other half is an in pensive care nurse so i know how hard she has worked and how much pressure she has been under but we are keeping ourfingers crossed about this successful vaccine programme and all the data keeps heading in the right direction so in august, yeah, we can finally get married. x' august, yeah, we can finally get married. a �*, august, yeah, we can finally get married. w �*, .,, married. good luck, let's hope everything stays _ married. good luck, let's hope everything stays on _ married. good luck, let's hope everything stays on track- married. good luck, let's hope everything stays on track and i married. good luck, let's hope i everything stays on track and you can set that date. nice to talk to you, mohit. can set that date. nice to talk to you. mohit-— can set that date. nice to talk to you, mohit._ fingers| you, mohit. and to you. fingers crossed! john _
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you, mohit. and to you. fingers crossed! john is _ you, mohit. and to you. fingers crossed! john is here _ you, mohit. and to you. fingers crossed! john is here with i you, mohit. and to you. fingers crossed! john is here with the i you, mohit. and to you. fingers i crossed! john is here with the sport was not good news potentially for. pap some history! —— perhaps some history. attesti ng attesting final day at the pga championship fulfil mickelson. —— for phil mickelson. what a day ahead for phil mickelson as the amercian looks to make golfing history and become the oldest major winner. he takes a one shot lead going into the final round at kiawah island. his third round included this birdie on the 10th, which at that stage had mickelson five shots clear. a tricky end saw his advantage cut to just one, but let's not forget mickelson — who won the last of his majors eight years ago, is ranked down at 115th in the world, and will turn 51 next month. ididn't i didn't stay is focused and is sharp on a few swings of it is significantly better than it has been for a long time so i am making a lot of progress and i will continue to work on that and hopefully i will able to eliminate a
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couple of those loose swings tomorrow because i am playing a lot better than the score is showing and if i can just stay sharp tomorrow, i will post a score that is, that better reflects how i am actually playing. yes, he has won it before, he certainly knows how it will feel. a huge amount at stake on the final day of the premier league season and whilst the title and relegation have been decided, it's crucial for the three teams, chelsea, liverpool and leicester — who all vying for the last two champions league places. as it is for the fans who'll be back in to watch. as ben croucher can tell us.. phones at the ready, this is the day for constant communication and careful calculation. where a goal hundreds of miles away can be as priceless as one right in front of you. chelsea, liverpool and leicester are all chasing champions league football next season, but three into two doesn't go. it's nice if you play for stuff in the end. keeps you on the edge, brings out the best in you and you can absolutely feel the excitement.
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we are full of optimism, positivity, whatever you want, because we are really excited, if we have to play that game now and we have no chance for anything anymore, then it's just intense. but it's really exciting as well. i if we arrive on 69 points at the end i of the season and somehow don't make it to the champions league then it has been really, i that's because leicester have spent the whole season in the top four until they lost to chelsea on tuesday. it means that chelsea and liverpool have their fate in their own hands this afternoon. there are a whole load of permutations that could see any of them miss out. if, though, chelsea fail to win and slip to fifth, they can still qualify for the champions league by beating manchester city in this season's final next weekend. elsewhere, there's a new european competition that anybody from west ham in sixth down to leeds in tenth could qualify for. there's a personal prize
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upfor grabs, too. commentator: and salah scores! mo salah and hurricane eta vying for the golden route. we will be defined with farewell to some favourites. —— harry kane stop behind, a bit more nerve racking. where ever you are watching, however you are following, don't take your eyes or ears of this one. ben croucher, bbc news. absolutely, an exciting day ahead. swansea will play brentford at wembley on saturday for a place in the premier league next season. swansea overcame barnsley in their championship play—off semifinal. 1—1 it finished on the night, 2—1 on aggregate, with matt grimes scoring this cracker for swansea. brentford beat bournemouth in the other semi. stjohnstone are celebrating the double. they beat hibernian to lift the scottish cup having already won the league cup earlier this season. shaun rooney scored the only goal in that final and he scored again yesterday. 1—0 the final score — just the second time in history a club outside of the old firm have have done the double in the same season, all in manager
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callum davidson's first season in charge. well, landmark moments deserve a befitting celebration. how about a bare—chested bellyflop across the dressing room? that is callum davidson. adam peaty�*s dominance continues, adding another gold to his collection — the latest at the 50m breaststroke title at the european championships in budapest. he's already won gold over 100m and the mixed medley, with last night's win a 15th european title. he'll go for another today in the men's 4x100 relay. and it wasn't only peaty celebrating last night. britain's mixed 4x100m freestyle relay team also claimed gold. gb now top the medal table. we will be speaking to 11 time world champion mark foster at 11:30am on adam peaty�*s success. a day to forget for lewis hamilton in qualifying ahead
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of the monaco grand prix. the formula 1 world champion struggled after winning last time out in spain. before he could go for a final lap, charles leclerc crashed, bringing the session to a premature end, but the ferrari driver had already set the best time ahead of red bull's max verstappen. hamilton will start from seventh, his lowest position for almost three years. and scotland'sjosh taylor's became britain's first undisputed world champion in the four—belt era after defeating jose ramirez in their light—welterweight unification bout in las vegas. at the taylor fight was tyson fury, and his own huge unification fight against anthonyjoshua looks to be further away than ever with fury saying he's signed a contract for a third fight with deontay wilder in july. that came just a few hours after the wbo had ordered anthonyjoshua to defend his heavyweight title against mandatory challenger oleksandr usyk.
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crazy, right? it is all to do with the contract that tyson fury had with deontay wilder and there is always the potential for the third fight in the offing and a clause in the contract that fury�*s team had argued it had expired that he could fightjosh, but obviously deontay wilder's team was saying no, i want my third fight and seemingly, there has been, i think the courts have ruled in the us they have to have it so joshua and ruled in the us they have to have it sojoshua and fury, the weight goes on. which for boxing fans is a real shame. it was set for august. 1ch shame. it was set for august. 14th of august. — shame. it was set for august. 14th of august. date. — shame. it was set for august. iota of august, date, venue, everything. saudi arabia, it seemed like we were good to go but now, who knows where we are at. ., ., ~ ., ., good to go but now, who knows where we are at. ., ., ., we are at. looking forward to heafina we are at. looking forward to hearing from _ we are at. looking forward to hearing from mark _ we are at. looking forward to hearing from mark foster, i we are at. looking forward to i hearing from mark foster, adam we are at. looking forward to - hearing from mark foster, adam peaty is in great form. i5 hearing from mark foster, adam peaty is in great form-— is in great form. is there anything that man cannot _ is in great form. is there anything that man cannot do? _ is in great form. is there anything that man cannot do? he - is in great form. is there anything that man cannot do? he is - is in great form. is there anything i that man cannot do? he is fabulous, eah. that man cannot do? he is fabulous, yeah- thank — that man cannot do? he is fabulous, yeah- thank you- — that man cannot do? he is fabulous, yeah. thank you. i _ that man cannot do? he is fabulous, yeah. thank you. i tell— that man cannot do? he is fabulous, yeah. thank you. i tell you _ that man cannot do? he is fabulous, yeah. thank you. i tell you what i that man cannot do? he is fabulous, yeah. thank you. i tell you what we | yeah. thank you. i tell you what we are also waiting _ yeah. thank you. i tell you what we are also waiting for? _ yeah. thank you. i tell you what we are also waiting for? some -
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yeah. thank you. i tell you what we i are also waiting for? some sunshine. sarah _ are also waiting for? some sunshine. sarah. ,., ., ., ., are also waiting for? some sunshine. sarah. ., ., ., sarah. good morning, quite a long time coming. _ sarah. good morning, quite a long time coming, the _ sarah. good morning, quite a long time coming, the wait _ sarah. good morning, quite a long time coming, the wait for - sarah. good morning, quite a long time coming, the wait for the i time coming, the wait for the sunshine, but it does look like things will improve. the longer range forecast through the next week orso range forecast through the next week or so is for things to eventually turn a bit warmer and drier but we have low pressure in charge for another few days to come so was some there is some time out there this morning but for other areas the cloud has moved in and this is the scene in pontypridd, the rain sweeping west to east so i chilly but about suffer some on the east although the rain bullhead through during today and all courtesy of this area of low pressure. the latest in a conveyor belt of low pressure affecting the uk. the radar picture shows the rain sweeping across northern ireland, some shari both ran across western parts of britain and in the east, dry at the moment for most and hazy sunshine out so some blue sky lasting through much of the day for the far north
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and east of scotland and eastern england as well. further west, this band of heavy rain, high school he winds associated with it as it pushes into south—west england, wales, north—west england as well, 11 degrees also under the brand of rain but in the brighter skies, 13 or 14 in the east. northern ireland has a chilly day but they return to sunshine and heavy showers late this afternoon into evening. eventually the band of rain pushes across all of the uk so we will all see wet weather through this evening and overnight. it will lingerfor weather through this evening and overnight. it will linger for the north of scotland, clearing from east coast of england. another fairly chilly night so temperatures into the mid single figures, particularly chilly for northern ireland, not quite as cold as last night. into tomorrow, low pressure is still very much with us, sitting across the uk. a few fronts are rotating around the area of low pressure that will pep up the showers a day of sunshine and showers a day of sunshine and showers for many. england and wales and particularly in the south and
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east, the showers will be heavy, slow—moving and thundery. further north, rain pushes across parts of scotland and northern ireland but sunshine in between the north england and north wales with temperatures 14 or 15 at best. we still have the theme of sunshine and showers so a case of deja vu into tuesday. some dry weather for parts of northern ireland, perhaps wales, not an unsettled story and still cool for this stage in may. take a look at midweek onwards because eventually things are going to turn not completely dry but certainly much drier than they have been with less windy and potentially warmer so quite a bit of dry weather on the outlook as we head towards the bank holiday weekend and we could very well see temperatures leading up to the elusive 20 degrees or so, at least in the south, by the time we get to the weekend so bear with the weather, a few more shari days before we get there. we weather, a few more shari days before we get there.— weather, a few more shari days before we get there. we are looking forward to the _ before we get there. we are looking forward to the sunshine! _ before we get there. we are looking forward to the sunshine! provided i before we get there. we are looking forward to the sunshine! provided it| forward to the sunshine! provided it is not too elusive! _
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now it's time for the travel show with mike corey. coming up this week on the travel show — safari for the very first time. we are more excited. and now we can afford the rates, that's why we're here. as the world slowly reopens, our global guru simon is back with advice on when and how to book. my passport hasn't seen any action all year and i am desperate to escape! hello and welcome to kenya's maasai mara, one of the the best game reserves in the entire world, and for good reason. local tourism authorities say nowhere in africa has wildlife this abundant. in 2020, when international tourism largely stopped, a lot of the high—end resorts had to come up with new ways to keep their rooms and theirjeeps full.
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there aren't many nature reserves on earth quite as well known as kenya's maasai mara. this is the final destination everyjuly and august for all of the creatures involved in the great migration from the serengeti plains over the border in tanzania. there is around 1.5 million wildebeests alone, with large numbers of zebra and antelope species joining the journey. can we go closer to the elephant? you want many elephants? uh, we want many, yeah. that would be good. this is wild! one, two, three, four, five... 11. ..11 lions. this is wild! chuckles. they are just looking at us like, "what are you? what are you doing here?" it is only 7:30! is it your first time on safari? yes. ah, 0k. how do you feel, being
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on yourfirst safari? excited, yeah. we are more excited and we are hoping to see this again. so why did you come now and not before? just because of the high rates. and now we can afford the rates, that's why we're here. last year saw a huge push to attract more kenyans to go on safari in their own country. normally, this is an expensive trip but prices have been dropped by half at some resorts. other luxury hotels have been offering tantalising package deals. and this is one of those places. in pre—covid times, a stay here would put you back a little bit but during the pandemic, there were some special deals offered to local tourists, and they've been a bit hit. but some people are beginning to ask questions about the future. ok, one pineapple mint for you. asa nte sa na. i spilled it a little bit! no worries!
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what happens when borders reopen and the wealthy foreigners start returning? harriet is a kenyan travel writer and she sees trouble ahead. if the prices go high again, i think these hotels will not have learned their lessons. i think the covid experience should have taught them a lesson in that they would have made fair prices. we don't need to use them when we are down and then dump them when the things are good. there will be some who will have learned from the lessons, probably some who will have diversified and tuned into the kenyan market and what they like. because there's no sense of you offering what you are offering for international market when our taste buds are different. let's take food. some of the small, simple things, you know? yeah. that makes me know that you really understand me and you have learnt about my culture and you appreciate me. even their social media pages, you know? it will make a difference having a kenyan or black people in there. but of course, some resorts have
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been popular with domestic tourists for years. this place, just on the edge of the reserve, is owned and run by kenyans, and there's lots of locals that stay here. it's a tented camp, without some of the thrills of the more luxury resorts, with a price tag that's much more accessible for many of us. a night here will set you back about us$100, and that's around £70. evening in the maasai mara. it's beautiful, a time of day when us canadians are interested in only one thing. i can't help it. i see a fire, i want to tend to it. it's in my blood. canadians love campfires. look at this — let me show you some of my photos. you might recall issac and jackline from earlier, who kindly let me join their game drive. it was their first time ever
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seeing kenya's wildlife. many people have been coming to mara but we have been seeing the migration through the televisions. and one day i told my husband that we should plan to come to maasai mara. but my husband was like, "oh, the problem is the rates. they might be too high for us, so we cannot afford." so that's when after the covid—19, when it came, ourfriends came to siana springs and they told us that the rates are affordable, so we decided to come and see the mara. and how do you feel about the future here, knowing that tourism is opening back up again? yes. the future might be bright when the hoteliers themselves consider the local tourists. they do care more about the local tourists. they are treating us just the same
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like the international tourists, and we feel more different. if they treat me like a white person, i'mjust 0k. i feel nice. with travel on the horizon, people are starting to think about what is possible again. but before you book the trip you have been dreaming of, take a moment to consider what happens if something gets between you and your plans. fortunately, simon calder is here to untangle all the complexity surrounding a trip this year. if you're a loyal viewer of the travel show, you might be
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thinking, "hang on! "about a year ago, i'm sure he was saying, 'oh, it will all be over byjuly! we'll have a normal summer'." well, yes, i was hopelessly overoptimistic. and the confidence we used to have as travellers has been seriously dented. for the coming months, maybe years, there will be an awful lot of uncertainty associated with travelling abroad. but as some parts of the world at least start to emerge, even the most valid adventurer has to accept that the journey abroad —— even the most avowed adventurer has to accept that the journey abroad these days is almost a constantly changing obstacle course. until the start of the coronavirus pandemic, nobody red the small print. now pretty much everybody does, and you will see what the big holiday companies have said, "ok, we want to be as flexible as possible in order to get in your pocket".
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and so quite typically they will let you change your destination. they will allow you to postpone your trip, sometimes up to a few weeks, maybe even a few days before departure. you won't be able to get a cash refund if the trip is still going ahead, but you will have the peace of mind that you will be able to enjoy the holiday at some stage in the future. accommodation providers are increasingly flexible, and so i am booking stuff where i know that i only pay at check—in. they'll probably still want a credit card number to prove you are serious, but please remember to cancel as early as you possibly can if you're not going to be taking it up, so they can give it to someone else. i'd love to say there is bargains galore out there, but while there are some really cheap deals popping up here and there, i suspect that the overall trend for the year is going to be that whatever
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you paid in 2019, expect to pay a quarter, third, maybe a half as much as the airlines and holiday companies desperately try to recoup some money. if the price of the trip you are looking at looks astronomical, i urge you to practice masterful inactivity. that simply means doing nothing, because if there are large profits being made, well, you can be sure that other travel companies are watching, they may well put in extra capacity, and that will force prices down. don't forget to build in the cost of testing. coming back to the uk, for example, i have to have a test before i leave and another one on arrival. and for a family, that can really start to add up. early on in the covid crisis, cruise ships were hotspots
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for the virus, and as cruising finally gets going again at scale, a lot of cruise lines are saying "if you've not been fully vaccinated, you're not getting on board". and for people who cannot, or choose not, to be vaccinated, well, i'm afraid you could find international travel for the next few months really tricky. that's everything for this week but coming up next time... we look back at some of the strangest places we have spent the night here on the travel show. have spent the night here on the travelshow. from have spent the night here on the travel show. from krista spending a chilly night perch camping in the uk to the time i did not get much sleep in a bunker in sarajevo which tries to recreate some of the terror of living through the balkan conflicts in the 905. and remember you can watch all of our adventures on the bbc iplayer. actually, there are longer ver5ions bbc iplayer. actually, there are longer versions of the episodes there too. and we are on all of the
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good morning, welcome to breakfast with ben thompson and sally nugent. our headlines today: two doses of the main covid vaccines used in the uk are found to be highly effective against the indian variant of the virus. the former bbc journali5t martin ba5hir defends his panaorama interview with princess diana, but apologises to prince5 william and harry. frustration for the organisers of glastonbury festival as technical problems stop fans from watching a special online concert. and nul points for great britain at eurovision a5 italy wins the big prize. the unstoppable adam peaty
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— it's another gold at the european championships for the record—breaking swimmer, his third of the week. ill be talking to mark fo5ter at 8:30 to discuss what sets him apart from the rest. good morning, it's a chilly and bright start to the day for much of the uk. we will see some rain moving on from the west later on. some eastern areas are keeping dry all day. i'll have all the details for you here on breakfast. it's sunday the 23rd of may. our top story — both the pfizer and astrazeneca coronavirus vaccines, the two main jab5 used in the uk's roll—out, are highly effective against the indian variant of the disease — according to a study by public health england. the health secretary matt hancock described the findings a5 'ground—breaking' and said he was "increasingly confident" the government is on track for the final stage of its road map out of lockdown. here's our health correspondentjim reed. in places like rochdale in greater manchester, vaccinations are now being offered
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to younger age groups. all those over 18 can get a jab with no appointment needed. quite eager to come and get it done because once the first one is out of the way, it is out of the way, and it is easy to just get it done when it is offered to get it done than waiting for an appointment to get scheduled. to keep yourself safe but also help other people keep safe as well. scientist5 think the so—called indian variant of the virus can spread more quickly so areas like this where cases are growing are being offered extra surge vaccinations and the first real—world data shows how important that could be. an early study has found one dose of either the pfizer or the astrazeneca jab was 33% effective in stopping infection from the indian variant. it worked better against
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the older kent 5train. the gap almost completely, bringing it in line with its effect against the more widespread kent variant. the second dose boosts yourune system, makes it more effective against other variants of sars—cov—2 to that we are experience. that lower figure for the astrazeneca jab in the study may be revised up later as that vaccine takes longer to build up its protection. right now, it is notjab should offer even stronger protection against any severe disease and death caused by the indian variant. we all know that the way out of this is the vaccine and this data shows that is not changed, that is the right strategy, that it makes it even more important for everybody to get the second jab. overall, then, this study makes
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for reassuring reading. it is the strongest evidence yet that vaccines can beat new variants of the virus but it suggests that second dose could be key as society heads back towards normality. the former bbc journali5t martin ba5hir has defended his controversial panorama interview with princess diana in 1995, and rejected suggestions that his actions were ultimately responsible for her death two years later. in an interview with the sunday times, he admitted that he was wrong to have forged bank statements to obtain the interview, but in5i5t5 it had "no bearing" on subsequent events. james reynolds reports. the dyson report found that martin ba5hir commissioned fal5e bank statements in order to secure his interview with diana, princess of wales. mr bashir, who recently resigned from the bbc on health grounds, has now told the sunday times he is deeply sorry to prince5 william and harry, but he rejected the duke of cambridge's claim that he fuelled
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diana's paranoia. i never wanted to harm diana in any way, and i don't believe we did, he said. i don't feel i can be held responsible for many of the other things that were going on in her life and the complex issues surrounding those decisions. tony hall, mr ba5hir'5 boss at the time of the 1995 interview, led an internal enquiry soon afterwards which found the journalist to be honest and honourable, but the dyson report said this enquiry wa5 "woefully ineffective". as a result, lord hall, who left the bbc as director—general in 2020, has now stepped down as the chairman of the national gallery. in a statement, he said... i've always had a strong sense of public service and it's clear my continuing in the role would be a distraction to an institution i care deeply about. as i said two days ago, he went on, i am very sorry for the events of 25
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years ago and i believe leadership means taking responsibility. diana's brother, earl spencer, has asked the metropolitan police to look again at the circumstances of her interview with martin bashir. scotland yard says it's looking at the dyson investigation to see if there is any significant new evidence to support a new criminal investigation. the current director—general of the bbc, tim davie, 5aid the scandal leaves the corporation with much to reflect on. the government is carrying out an existing review into public broadcasting in britain. james reynolds, bbc news. a volcanic eruption in the democratic republic of congo has sent thousands of panic—stricken residents fleeing from their homes —
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a volcanic eruption in the democratic republic of congo has sent thousands of panic—stricken residents fleeing from their homes — many of them on foot. fountains of lava burst into the night sky and flowed towards the city of goma. the government has urged people to evacuate, and officials said about 3,000 people had already crossed the border with rwanda last night. the organisers of glastonbury festival have apologised after thousands of people who bought tickets for a live stream concert were unable to view the show for more than two hours. the ticketing system was eventually abandonded altogether, and made the concert free for anyone to watch. colin paterson is here to tell us more. thi5 this was a huge event and we previewed it yesterday. it was going to coldplay and damon albarn and heim had all pre—recorded 5et5 coldplay and damon albarn and heim had all pre—recorded sets but when the time came around people had been given an access token to watch the
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short but it came up as an invalid code and they could not see the show. two hours later, the company 5how. two hours later, the company who were responsible for the technical5 of the event decided to make the whole thing free and gave another chord and anyone anywhere could watch it for free but it didn't really make up for those people who had perhap5 dedicated their evening to it and invited friends around and some people had been recreating glastonbury in their garden. you could see the anger online and some people said they had started to watch all the glastonbury events on youtube and many had turned over to univi5ion. —— univi5ion. emily eavi5 has offered heard apologies and said people will enjoy it when they eventually 5ee enjoy it when they eventually see it. the company responsible say5 it. the company responsible says people could not watch it last night will receive a new code today and
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will receive a new code today and will be given a whole week to watch it but for many the night was ruined and this was a real blow. if they did watch eurovision they would have been equally disappointed. italy has triumphed at this year's eurovision song contest in the netherlands. it was a bad year — once again — for the uk, as james newman was the only act to end the night with nul point5 — from both the nationaljuries and the public. anna holligan was watching in rotterdam. he sings in italian. maneskin, the italian rockers, won the audience over with their anthem, quiet and good. it's 31 years since the italians la5t tasted victory
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at the world's biggest televised 5inging competition. we're so honoured and happy and we really want to thank everyone who supported us. this is unbelievable. we really didn't expect it. we're so happy, yeah. # out of the embers. # you and i are gonna light up the room #. from the winners to james newman, who secured his place in history with nul point5. for the first time in a long time, the fans were allowed to remove theirface ma5k5 and forget about social distancing inside. she sings in russian. to sing and dance along to a quintessentially eurovision range. she sings in ukrainian.
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watching the contest in the stadium or on screen, eurovision's taste of togetherness offered some escapi5m from the virus that's dominated our lives for so long. # here in the dark. # inside a hole in my heart #. many hope the way in which this event has been made possible could help to make live entertainment a reality around the world once again. anna holligan, bbc news, rotterdam. now, stand by for some amazing amazing pictures. thi5 i5 virgin galactic�*s latest test flight, as it took another step closer to taking paying passengers into space. traveling at more than 2,300 miles per hour, the aircraft took about 50 minutes to reach the edge of space — before gliding back down to earth. the company has some 600 paying customers — including movie and music 5tar5 —
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waiting to take the ride. i get travel 5ickju5t driving my own car. there is no way i would do that. you would do it, wouldn't you? it is 12 that. you would do it, wouldn't you? it i512 minutes past eight. let's return to our top story now and the news that both of the uk's main coronavirus vaccines are almost as effective against the indian variant of the disease — as the existing, now dominant kent variant. the health secretary matt hancock described the findings of the study by public health england as ground—breaking. we're joined now by professor adam finn, who sits on the uk'sjoint committee on vaccination and immunisation. good morning. this is clearly great news, what do you make of the findings? i news, what do you make of the findinus? ~ . , findings? i think it is very reassuring _ findings? i think it is very reassuring that _ findings? i think it is very reassuring that the i findings? i think it is very i reassuring that the vaccines are continuing to work other i don't think we expected them to completely
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collapse. i think we should qualify the results by pointing out that is the results by pointing out that is the reduction in effectiveness after two doses and quite a measurable one after one dose so i think there is pause for thought here there is a slight adjustment to be made but encouraging use that the vaccines still work, absolutely. what encouraging use that the vaccines still work, absolutely.— still work, absolutely. what does this study tell _ still work, absolutely. what does this study tell us _ still work, absolutely. what does this study tell us about _ still work, absolutely. what does this study tell us about the - still work, absolutely. what does| this study tell us about the indian strain and the response of the vaccine to it? it strain and the response of the vaccine to it?— strain and the response of the vaccine to it? it tells us that the new version _ vaccine to it? it tells us that the new version of _ vaccine to it? it tells us that the new version of the _ vaccine to it? it tells us that the new version of the virus, - vaccine to it? it tells us that the new version of the virus, the - vaccine to it? it tells us that the | new version of the virus, the 6172 that evolved in india has evolved slightly at least after two doses. after one dose, combining the two vaccines together because there are not so many results yet there is a slightly bigger drop so it really emphasises the importance now for people coming through for the second doses to come through and get them.
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is there any possibility the findings of this study might result in people being called back sooner for second door�*s? we in people being called back sooner for second door's?_ in people being called back sooner for second door's? we have already ad'usted for second door's? we have already adjusted that _ for second door's? we have already adjusted that forward _ for second door's? we have already adjusted that forward a _ for second door's? we have already adjusted that forward a little - for second door's? we have already adjusted that forward a little bit. i adjusted that forward a little bit. there is a downside to that because the size of the boost the response you get to the second dose increases as you increase the interval between the two doses so there is a bit of a balancing act there and the logistics of the operation mean you can'tjust immunise everyone all at once so i think coming forward a little bit earlier at eight or nine weeks after the first dose which is what we're doing is probably about the right balance. the what we're doing is probably about the right balance.— what we're doing is probably about the right balance. the indian strain does appear— the right balance. the indian strain does appear to _ the right balance. the indian strain does appear to be _ the right balance. the indian strain does appear to be picking - the right balance. the indian strain does appear to be picking up - the right balance. the indian strain does appear to be picking up a - does appear to be picking up a little, are you confident that this is indeed more transmissible? yes. little, are you confident that this is indeed more transmissible? yes, i think we are — is indeed more transmissible? yes, i think we are confident _ is indeed more transmissible? yes, i think we are confident it _ is indeed more transmissible? yes, i think we are confident it is _ is indeed more transmissible? yes, i think we are confident it is to - is indeed more transmissible? yes, i think we are confident it is to some l think we are confident it is to some extent more transmissible but uncertain as to exactly how much. we are getting cautiously optimistic it is not a massive rise but it will take a little longer to get more
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confident around that so it's a slightly more infectious virus and it is slightly able to resist the immunity virus so it is a slightly worse situation than we would end before but not a disaster. in terms of our approach — before but not a disaster. in terms of our approach to _ before but not a disaster. in terms of our approach to new _ before but not a disaster. in terms of our approach to new strains, - before but not a disaster. in terms of our approach to new strains, we have discovered that new strains will come to light all the time. we are out there focus need to be at this point? —— we are does our focus need to be? the this point? -- we are does our focus need to be?— need to be? the real focus needs to be the success _ need to be? the real focus needs to be the success of _ need to be? the real focus needs to be the success of age _ need to be? the real focus needs to be the success of age groups - need to be? the real focus needs to be the success of age groups called | be the success of age groups called forward for immunisation to carry on coming forward. we have done well this country getting really high percentages and the percentage drop a little as you come down through the ages but not by much so we can gradually eliminate the proportion of the population still susceptible and i think we can be confident that immunity will to some extent persist evenif immunity will to some extent persist even if the virus evolves.— even if the virus evolves. should we be feelin: even if the virus evolves. should we be feeling more _ even if the virus evolves. should we be feeling more confident _ even if the virus evolves. should we be feeling more confident because i be feeling more confident because the new strains of the virus we are
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seeing coming through are now being dealt with? i seeing coming through are now being dealt with? ~ ., ., ., ., dealt with? i think all along that has been the — dealt with? i think all along that has been the impression, - dealt with? i think all along that has been the impression, that i dealt with? i think all along that - has been the impression, that there virus would not entirely escape as we went forward so i think we should be pleased that we've got a system thatis be pleased that we've got a system that is working but at the same time i think there is a bit of a race going on between the vaccine programme and the relaxation of restrictions and so on and we will see more cases over the coming weeks as a result of that sort there is still a need to be cautious and not to form the false conclusion that the story is all over because it is not over yet. this the story is all over because it is not over yet-— the story is all over because it is not over yet. the story is all over because it is not over et. �* , ., ., not over yet. as we move further and further down — not over yet. as we move further and further down the _ not over yet. as we move further and further down the edge _ not over yet. as we move further and further down the edge strips - not over yet. as we move further and further down the edge strips we - not over yet. as we move further and further down the edge strips we of i further down the edge strips we of course approach the point where the decision has to be made about vaccinating children. what is your view on that? i vaccinating children. what is your view on that?— view on that? i think we need to wait and see _ view on that? i think we need to wait and see on _ view on that? i think we need to wait and see on that. _ view on that? i think we need to wait and see on that. it - view on that? i think we need to wait and see on that. it is - view on that? i think we need to wait and see on that. it is not i wait and see on that. it is not clear at this point whether we will actually need to immunise children in order to get that population immunity that we have to get. if we
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do, it will be most likely to be teenagers and of course we need to identify clearly children who are at high risk of serious infection because they need to be prioritised as well. i think it is relatively unlikely that we will need to immunise young children preschool our primary children but that remains a possibility as well, i guess. remains a possibility as well, i cuess. remains a possibility as well, i a uess. ,, ., . remains a possibility as well, i a uess. . ~ ., guess. some, including the world health organization _ guess. some, including the world health organization is _ guess. some, including the world health organization is suggesting | health organization is suggesting that any vaccines that could potentially go to children should be shared with other parts of the world that are potentially in severe crisis. what do you say to that? this is a global crisis and we need to think globally and notjust domestically. it may be better for children this country if vaccines are to stop outbreaks like the massive outbreak in india which then get imported into this country and then provide a threat to them and
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their schooling. so we need to think globally and notjust domestically about that, i totally agree. in terms of the 21st ofjune, the date terms of the 21st ofjune, the date that i think lots of people are looking forward to when we are hoping perhaps that life might feel a lot more normal, what is your view of that date now, is everything on track for the 21st ofjune? ida. of that date now, is everything on track for the 21st ofjune?- track for the 21st ofjune? no, i think there _ track for the 21st ofjune? no, i think there are _ track for the 21st ofjune? no, i think there are uncertainties i track for the 21st ofjune? no, i i think there are uncertainties when the situation at the moment and i think in a way that has been uncertainties all along. it has always been a provisional timetable and it may have to be adjusted according to events as they occur so when we get tojune, whatever happens on that date, this global pandemic will not be over and will still be going on. there will still be cases going on in this country through europe and around the world so life is not going to go suddenly back to normal injune because life won't be really normal until this is
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really brought under control. life is going towards normal but it is not normal yet.— is going towards normal but it is not normal et. ., ~ , ., , . not normal yet. thank you very much indeed for your— not normal yet. thank you very much indeed for your time _ not normal yet. thank you very much indeed for your time this _ not normal yet. thank you very much indeed for your time this morning. i indeed for your time this morning. thank you. one of the places worst affected by the new indian variant is bolton, where a new vaccination hub has been set up this week. dr helen wall is leading the roll—out in the town and joins us now. we will come onto the new research about the vaccine and its effectiveness against the indian variant and a second but bring us up to date on how things are going in bolton. ' ., , ., .., bolton. the efforts are continuing at larae bolton. the efforts are continuing at lane in bolton. the efforts are continuing at large in bolton _ bolton. the efforts are continuing at large in bolton and _ bolton. the efforts are continuing at large in bolton and we - bolton. the efforts are continuing at large in bolton and we have i bolton. the efforts are continuing| at large in bolton and we have had bolton. the efforts are continuing i at large in bolton and we have had a great week in terms of the numbers of extra people we have managed to vaccinate but we have got a long way to go and we are reallyjust focusing now on expanding a vaccination programme to other areas
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and also encouraging the second door�*s people to come forward but also trying to provide extra capacity for that to happen. find also trying to provide extra capacity for that to happen. and the extra capacity _ capacity for that to happen. and the extra capacity in _ capacity for that to happen. and the extra capacity in the _ capacity for that to happen. and the extra capacity in the form _ capacity for that to happen. and the extra capacity in the form of - capacity for that to happen. and the extra capacity in the form of the i extra capacity in the form of the new vaccine centre, is that helping you get more vaccines to the people that need them? it is you get more vaccines to the people that need them?— that need them? it is absolutely removin: that need them? it is absolutely removing the — that need them? it is absolutely removing the barriers _ that need them? it is absolutely removing the barriersjust i that need them? it is absolutely removing the barriersjust as i that need them? it is absolutely removing the barriersjust as we removing the barriers just as we wanted it to do. it is in the heart of communities and when i spoke to last week we had had a good weekend of vaccinating in one of seven bl postcodes in bolton and last week that it almost 12,000 vaccinations on that site and on tuesday opened up on that site and on tuesday opened up another site in a neighbouring ward of bolton and we have done almost 2000 vaccines since tuesday which is a slower rate than we have been doing that it is starting to pick up. been doing that it is starting to ick u -. �* ,.,
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been doing that it is starting to --icku.�* ,.,. , pick up. and saw the new research is research that — pick up. and saw the new research is research that the _ pick up. and saw the new research is research that the two _ pick up. and saw the new research is research that the two vaccines i research that the two vaccines currently making up the large part of the roll—out in the uk, pfizer and astrazeneca are pretty effective against the indian variant. that must be a relief notjust to everyone but particularly in bolton. absolutely and the surge vaccinations we are doing provides an extra boost to our team because we are working hard on the ground, to know what we're doing is productive and i think now it is not just focusing on the first doses but really providing that extra boost towards second doses because as the research has shown it is the second door�*s as well that really brings up the immunity to where we needed to be to keep the population the immunity to where we needed to be to keep the populatior_ be to keep the population absolutely underl inc be to keep the population absolutely underlying that _ be to keep the population absolutely underlying that it _ be to keep the population absolutely underlying that it might _ be to keep the population absolutely underlying that it might underlining l underlying that it might underlining the importance of the second door�*s.
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younger people —— might second door�*s of the vaccine. people who i younger and people who do not want the vaccine at all, tell me what you're seeing in terms vaccine hesitancy. you're seeing in terms vaccine hesitancy-— you're seeing in terms vaccine hesitancy. younger people and vaccines is _ hesitancy. younger people and vaccines is a _ hesitancy. younger people and vaccines is a real _ hesitancy. younger people and vaccines is a real issue - hesitancy. younger people and vaccines is a real issue for- hesitancy. younger people and vaccines is a real issue for us l hesitancy. younger people and| vaccines is a real issue for us in bolton and i have spoken in the past week that we have a very diverse community in bolton but the areas that have really been hit by the covid virus over the past weeks are areas which have had a young population so in the area of bl3 we are talking about 8000 people in that small area in their 30s and 7000 people in their 405. people that small area in their 305 and 7000 people in their 405. people in their 805 in that area there are
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about 900 people. so ma55ive differences between younger and older populations 5o differences between younger and older populations so it is really important we engage with those young people and include them to come forward for vaccination. i think thatis forward for vaccination. i think that is happening now and we are making some headway. we have really had to notjust provide a vaccination site on a testing site, we have had to get into those communities by doing lots of things like community engagement with faith leaders and community groups, by knocking on doors and really getting into the communities to sort of build that trust and communication. really good to hear from you this morning, thanks for talking to us and best of luck as the roll—out continues in bolton. here's sarah with a look at this morning's weather. some rumours which are hopefully going to be delivering a5 some rumours which are hopefully going to be delivering as we head through to the bank holiday weekend.
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eventually things look drier and more warm as well and we are heading quite close to meteorological summer. forthat quite close to meteorological summer. for that we have sherry weather over the next couple of days. today some of us start off with blue sky and sunshine and this is the picture in kent at the moment. —— weather with showers over the next couple of days. rain is moving west to east over the course of the day and the cloud increasing, rain arriving and the wind picking up rain arriving and the wind picking up due to low pressure moving from the atlantic. it has been raining across northern ireland and showers are pushing into western scotland and wales. further east it is dry at the moment. some hazy sunshine blasting through the day about north and east scotland and down towards the south of england but this band of rain moving and will be quite heavy and persistent particularly across wales and south—west england.
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squally wind and temperatures around 11 degrees. in sunny spells it could be 13 or 14 celsius. heavy showers this evening across parts of northern ireland and into england and wales. heavy showers behind the main band of rain and the odd rumble of thunder overnight. rain will linger in the north of scotland but under clear skies elsewhere are fairly cool night so temperatures down to mid—single figures are not quite as chilly as last night. tomorrow low pressure still very much with us and driving our weather. so is rotating around this area of low pressure. across england and wales it will be a day of sunshine and scattered and slow—moving showers and rain across northern scotland and patchy rain and sun for scotland and northern later tomorrow. and sun for scotland and northern latertomorrow. parts and sun for scotland and northern later tomorrow. parts of northern england and north wales as well so not a complete write—off stopped 13
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degrees to 15 degrees top temperatures. choose the another day of summer sunny spells but also scattered showers building through the day most likely across scotland in eastern england but there could be rain in the south—west as well. some dry weather and between the showers and temperatures at 12 to 14 degrees. from wednesday onwards i am not promising things will be completely dry but as higher pressure builds in things looking more dry and settled than they have been and a little bit warmer. temperatures in the south reaching about 20 degrees for the bank holiday weekend. don't shoot the messenger. she is the expert and not us. it is just proving we paid attention all morning. a bit of a case of deja vu.
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focusing on the ones towards the bank holiday weekend, that's all we asked for. —— focusing on the warmth. thousands of couples whose weddings have been delayed during the pandemic will now be able to celebrate their big day with up to 30 guests, thanks to the easing of restrictions this week. fiona lamdin has been speaking to a bride and groom whose wedding date has been moved three times. beth and toby have been waiting for this moment for two years. in march 2020 we went down to a venue and choose a date and it happened to be the 20th of may. and we hoped and prayed between then and now, really. a5 of this week, 30 guests are now allowed inside the ceremony and although they still have to wear facemasks one of the other biggest changes is that now beth's father is able to walk her down the aisle.
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how does that feel, is that 0k? yeah, it feels good. others, though, haven't been as lucky. all right? you look fantastic. charlotte and her fiance have now moved their wedding date three times. so our original date was january the 2nd and then unfortunately with lockdown we had to move it to the 17th ofjuly, so we are really, really hopeful and what we had to do was change of venue, unfortunately. today it is the hair and make—up dress rehearsal. they've booked the 17th ofjuly desperately hoping that in two months' time restrictions will be lifted. emma is also keeping her fingers crossed. it's been absolutely terrible. i didn't work for a whole year, had to put the mortgage on hold, it's not just financially, it's also the mental side of things as well. had to get anotherjob, but now things are looking up and fully booked
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until november this year which is absolutely brilliant. so this is the vivary room in taunton registry office, normally it would be able to hold up to 40 guests. with the current restrictions and social distancing it can hold up to 12. there have been 20 sets of rule changes to ceremonies since the first lockdown. some couples have moved their ceremony date five, six times so far, so we've devised a new system for couples to get in touch and register interest or ask for things to be amended and we have had around 6000 or so inquiries so far. i promise to give you my loving friendship. beth and toby may have had to cut their guest list in half, scrapped their first dance and cancel their honeymoon. you are now husband and wife, and toby, you may kiss your beautiful bride. but finally, after the long wait, they are officially mrand mrs ward. flo! how does it feel?
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amazing! thank you to them for letting us and with our cameras on their big day. the andrew marr show is on bbc one at nine o'clock. andrew, what do you have on today's programme? but i've got for you is for married couples and almost never knows, i hope some good news. i'm joined by doctorjenny harris has been a government adviser through the pandemic and she now runs the uk health security agency, by the home secretary priti patel, by her opposite number on the labour benches nick thomas—symonds and talking about that ghastly few days the bbc has had by dame esther rantzen. lots to the bbc has had by dame esther ra ntzen. lots to talk the bbc has had by dame esther rantzen. lots to talk about at nine o'clock. ., rantzen. lots to talk about at nine o'clock. . ,, , ., ., stay with us.
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plenty more still to come on breakfast. hello. this is breakfast with ben thompson and sally nugent. gps' receptionists are facing increasing levels of abuse from patients. that's the warning from the group representing surgery staff in england. the institute for general practice management say more than 80% of employees have had to deal with abusive patients, with some turning violent. they've launched a new video to highlight the issue, let's take a look. ifi if i died, it will be your fault. so you do— if i died, it will be your fault. so you do answer the phone eventually then? _ you do answer the phone eventually then? i_ you do answer the phone eventually then? ., �* , ., , then? i don't understand why it so hard to get — then? i don't understand why it so hard to get through. _ then? i don't understand why it so hard to get through. it's _ then? i don't understand why it so hard to get through. it's not i then? i don't understand why it so hard to get through. it's not like i hard to get through. it's not like you're _ hard to get through. it's not like you're doing _ hard to get through. it's not like you're doing any— hard to get through. it's not like you're doing any work. -
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hard to get through. it's not like you're doing any work.— hard to get through. it's not like you're doing any work. you're 'ust a receptionist. — you're doing any work. you're 'ust a receptionist. put i you're doing any work. you're 'ust a receptionist. put me i you're doing any work. you're 'ust a receptionist. put me through i you're doing any work. you're just a receptionist. put me through to i receptionist. put me through to someone who knows what they're talking about.— someone who knows what they're talking about. your receptionist is a rottweiler _ talking about. your receptionist is a rottweiler and _ talking about. your receptionist is a rottweiler and would _ talking about. your receptionist is a rottweiler and would let - talking about. your receptionist is a rottweiler and would let me i talking about. your receptionist is| a rottweiler and would let me see the doctor. | a rottweiler and would let me see the doctor-— the doctor. i pay your wages, so rive me the doctor. i pay your wages, so give me what — the doctor. i pay your wages, so give me what i _ the doctor. i pay your wages, so give me what i want. _ the doctor. i pay your wages, so give me what i want. i'm i the doctor. i pay your wages, so | give me what i want. i'm entitled the doctor. i pay your wages, so i give me what i want. i'm entitled to see who i want _ give me what i want. i'm entitled to see who i want when _ give me what i want. i'm entitled to see who i want when i _ give me what i want. i'm entitled to see who i want when i want. i give me what i want. i'm entitled to see who i want when i want. give i give me what i want. i'm entitled to. see who i want when i want. give me my vaccine — see who i want when i want. give me my vaccine are _ see who i want when i want. give me my vaccine are i _ see who i want when i want. give me my vaccine are i will _ see who i want when i want. give me my vaccine are i will complain i see who i want when i want. give me my vaccine are i will complain to i my vaccine are i will complain to the c00 — my vaccine are i will complain to the coc i — my vaccine are i will complain to the coc. , my vaccine are i will complain to the cqc. , , the coc. i need my pill prescription. _ the coc. i need my pill prescription. if - the coc. i need my pill prescription. if i i the coc. i need my pill prescription. if i get i the coc. i need my pill- prescription. if i get pregnant because — prescription. if i get pregnant because of— prescription. if i get pregnant because of missed _ prescription. if i get pregnant because of missed it, - prescription. if i get pregnant because of missed it, it i prescription. if i get pregnant because of missed it, it will. prescription. if i get pregnant. because of missed it, it will be your— because of missed it, it will be your fault _ because of missed it, it will be yourfault if— because of missed it, it will be yourfault. ifi— because of missed it, it will be your fault-— your fault. if i don't get my appointment. _ your fault. if i don't get my appointment, i— your fault. if i don't get my appointment, iwill- your fault. if i don't get my appointment, i will bang i your fault. if i don't get my| appointment, i will bang on your fault. if i don't get my i appointment, i will bang on the your fault. if i don't get my - appointment, i will bang on the door until someone sees me. we're joined now by kay keane, the director of the institute of general practice management, who is herself a practice manager. really distressing to see those words that i think some of the staff have heard when they are doing their dailyjob. i5 have heard when they are doing their dailyjob. is it getting worse? it feels like it is, sally. we are kind of rumour rating why that might be. there is some thought that last year was sort of so different and
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pleasant and the staff are so well supported by the general public and then coming into the vaccination programme we've had volunteers working with us, directing traffic, directing patients. and we felt really loved by our community, but then the abuse continues within general practice. that line, if i die it will be your fault, is something that everybody was worked on a general practice has heard. find on a general practice has heard. and what sort of — on a general practice has heard. and what sort of experiences have you had in yourjob?— had in your 'ob? gosh. well, i've worked in — had in yourjob? gosh. well, i've worked in general _ had in yourjob? gosh. well, i've worked in general practice i had in yourjob? gosh. well, i've worked in general practice since| had in yourjob? gosh. well, i've| worked in general practice since i was 19, so i think i've probably seen lots of things. probably the most kind of monumental was quite recently when a gentleman didn't get what you wanted from a practice within my building and he returned within my building and he returned with six knives and decided to smash up with six knives and decided to smash up the building and threatened the staff. and really that's an extreme. what we're talking about is that daily abuse that people get, who are
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just doing theirjob.— just doing their 'ob. some people have that at _ just doing theirjob. some people have that gp receptionists i just doing theirjob. some people have that gp receptionists are i just doing theirjob. some people| have that gp receptionists are the gatekeepers and protectors of gps, apparently? do you think that maybe sometimes that can go a little bit too far? i sometimes that can go a little bit too far? ., sometimes that can go a little bit too far? ~' �* sometimes that can go a little bit too far? ~ �* ., too far? i think you're in a situation _ too far? i think you're in a situation where _ too far? i think you're in a situation where there i too far? i think you're in a situation where there is i too far? i think you're in a i situation where there is only a certain amount of resources and when you say protecting the gps, i think what they are actually doing is working with the patients. and if you think of that reception team on that front desk team as being your advocate, what we would ask everybody to do is be honest with those people. so if you are honest and tell them what's wrong, they are the best people to help you to access the right service first time. what about people who phone up or call in and perhaps don't want to tell the receptionist what's wrong? sometimes i'm sure you're dealing with people in heightened states of emotion, anxiety, what sort of training and support with a medical receptionist get in order to deal
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with someone like that who perhaps can't say or doesn't want to see what's wrong and just wants to tell a doctor? what's wrong and 'ust wants to tell a doctor? ., what's wrong and 'ust wants to tell a doctor? . . ., , , a doctor? yeah, we completely understand _ a doctor? yeah, we completely understand that _ a doctor? yeah, we completely understand that we _ a doctor? yeah, we completely understand that we know i a doctor? yeah, we completely understand that we know that i a doctor? yeah, we completely| understand that we know that if someone says they don't want to and they can talk to the doctor, that's absolutely fine. they might have to wait longer for that appointment because we can't prioritise it or know who would be the best person to see. for example, if it somebody who has got a particular problem that we have a clinician who is a specialist interest in that, then we would want to put them with that person and get them straight to that person. and more and more across the uk, so this campaign isn'tjust for england it is for all the uk, there are more and more professionals working in general practice and the doctor, the gp, is not always the right person to see for a particular condition. we know that now it is increasingly challenging, isn't it, to get face—to—face time with a gp in some situations. a lot of the time gps
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are, you know, having to use the phone basically to do their appointments in some situations. can you understand that some people are frustrated by that and actually want to come in and sit in a room with a doctor and have a conversation face to face? . ., u, , , to face? yeah, we do completely understand _ to face? yeah, we do completely understand that _ to face? yeah, we do completely understand that when _ to face? yeah, we do completely understand that when it's - to face? yeah, we do completely - understand that when it's necessary, when the patient talks to the receptionist about what their issue is, so if they have a lump or perhaps a skin condition or something, then of course we will let them see their gp face—to—face. but that needs a lot of careful consideration because we've also got people coming into the practice who are extremely clinically vulnerable. and they may be sat in the same chair as somebody who has been in with a cough and cold or with another viral infection. there is also an awful lot of cleaning and preparation between patients. to that minimises the amount of patients that we can see. 50 we need to safeguard everybody, notjust the staff but also all of our patients.
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it's lovely to talk to you. director of the institute of general practice management. thank you very much indeed. now the sport. we have an actual guest in the studio! it's been a great week for the gb team at the european swimming championships in budapest. after six days of racing, gb top the standings with 20 medals — nine gold, seven silver and four bronze. adam pety first, gold again yesterday in 50 metre breastroke. a brilliant swim. let's have a quick look at that. you can talk us through how he did it. the bottom line is he is that good. any time he gets on the block, he wins. the 50 breast stroke out of the two individual events he swims,
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is not so dominant but still you see their dominant enough. his world record of 25.9 seconds, this might sound stupid, but we're still not seeing them at his best. they had trials three weeks ago and this is like a stepping stone towards tokyo. adam pt has a lot more. i still think he can go better. we adam pt has a lot more. i still think he can go better. we will talk about the challenges _ think he can go better. we will talk about the challenges he _ think he can go better. we will talk about the challenges he has - think he can go better. we will talk about the challenges he has set - about the challenges he has set himself. but let's hear from about the challenges he has set himself. but let's hearfrom adam pety. i himself. but let's hear from adam pe . �* ., . ., pety. i couldn't have executed that any more- — pety. i couldn't have executed that any more- it _ pety. i couldn't have executed that any more. it gives _ pety. i couldn't have executed that any more. it gives me _ pety. i couldn't have executed that any more. it gives me confidence l pety. i couldn't have executed that| any more. it gives me confidence in my own _ any more. it gives me confidence in my own stroke, where the speed is at. my own stroke, where the speed is at it's_ my own stroke, where the speed is at it's only— my own stroke, where the speed is
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at. it's only going to get easier now _ at. it's only going to get easier now we — at. it's only going to get easier now. we are going to come guns blazing _ now. we are going to come guns blazing for— now. we are going to come guns blazing for the olympics.- now. we are going to come guns blazing for the olympics. there is one cu blazing for the olympics. there is one guy recently _ blazing for the olympics. there is one guy recently from _ blazing for the olympics. there is one guy recently from the - one guy recently from the netherlands who has been at 57.9. adam's world record is a second faster than everybody else in history. the british public don't really know. swimming is not on the tv all the time like football, but people don't realise how good he is. he is about 2.5% faster than anybody else in history over 100 breaststroke. if you think of usain bolt and how dominant he was, obviously a runner, that's eight people behind him. when he says about being back in the trenches, what he means is the qualification
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when they are rested off, he's now back into that hard work, it's like building the foundations to the skyscraper again. they will ease off come the olympic games. you skyscraper again. they will ease off come the olympic games.- come the olympic games. you talk about the distance _ come the olympic games. you talk about the distance between - come the olympic games. you talk about the distance between him i come the olympic games. you talk| about the distance between him and his competitors. he wanted to go to that elusive time to break that 52nd mark. i guess yes to set his own challenges because he is so far ahead of the rest of the field? his best time ahead of the rest of the field? h 3 best time is the fastest in the world. he's not worried about anyone else and dominance. him and his coach sit down and make a plan. i5 coach sit down and make a plan. is he the best british swimmer we have ever had? �* , , ., ever had? he's better than me. i mean, i ever had? he's better than me. i mean. i was _ ever had? he's better than me. i mean, i was good! _ ever had? he's better than me. i mean, i was good! he _ ever had? he's better than me. i mean, i was good! he is - ever had? he's better than me. i. mean, i was good! he is awesome. ever had? he's better than me. i- mean, iwas good! he is awesome. he mean, i was good! he is awesome. he does not lose until he retires. as
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long as he does not get injured. the other beauty of what he is doing is is he is dragging a lot of people with him. you mentioned the medal haul at the beginning. we are top at the medal table and that has not happened before. we are the powerhouse, as in russia. we've never said that. it's exciting for me. every race we cover, we have me. every race we cover, we have someone me. every race we cover, we have someone in there and someone who potentially could win it. just cuickl , potentially could win it. just quickly. he _ potentially could win it. just quickly, he could _ potentially could win it. just quickly, he could win another gold medal. who should we be looking out for today? medal. who should we be looking out for toda ? ., medal. who should we be looking out for toda ? . ., ., for today? kathleen dawson won gold in the 100 backstroke. _ for today? kathleen dawson won gold in the 100 backstroke. i'm _ for today? kathleen dawson won gold in the 100 backstroke. i'm going - for today? kathleen dawson won gold in the 100 backstroke. i'm going to i in the 100 backstroke. i'm going to miss someone and i apologise. today we have the men's relay and the woman's really. the reallys, we won the women's really, for the first time in 92 years. we got a silver
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medal in the men's for the first time since 1962. strength and depth is there. it's notjust the pety, we have the others as well. just cuickl , have the others as well. just quickly. all _ have the others as well. just quickly, all eyes _ have the others as well. just quickly, all eyes will - have the others as well. just quickly, all eyes will be on tokyo. as far as british swimming is concerned, is it looking in an good place to go and achieve there? the best it has place to go and achieve there? tie: best it has been. we are not going to do to the rest of the world what we're doing at the moment in europe because you throw in the usa who are phenomenal and have so many swimmers. also australia. but we have the individuals now that when it comes to those games we should have a couple of medals. i am hoping. adam will win his gold medal. you can guarantee that. you said he's better _ medal. you can guarantee that. you said he's better than you. i would like to see you in a sprint! t am
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said he's better than you. i would like to see you in a sprint! i am 51 now, but like to see you in a sprint! i am 51 now. but if— like to see you in a sprint! i am 51 now. but if he _ like to see you in a sprint! i am 51 now, but if he did _ like to see you in a sprint! i am 51 now, but if he did 50 _ like to see you in a sprint! i am 51 now, but if he did 50 freestyle - like to see you in a sprint! i am 51 now, but if he did 50 freestyle i i now, but if he did 50 freestyle i think i could beat him. but he doesn't do that event, so he's fine! thank you. coverage starts at 5pm on the red button today. i know you like your golf as well. what a day ahead for phil mickelson, the amercian at 50 years old, hoping to become the oldest major winner in history. he leads heading into the final round at kiawah island. this birdie at the tenth yesterday saw him move five shots clear. his advantage was cut to just one, that's the size of his lead heading into today's final round. stjohnstone are celebrating the double. they beat hibs to lift the scottish cup having already won the league cup earlier this season. shaun rooney with the only goal of the game it's just the second time in history that a club which isn't rangers or celtic have have won both trophies, all in manager callum davidson's first season in charge. and on a night whgich saw scotland'sjosh taylor's became
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britain's first undisputed world champion in the four—belt era, plenty of talk ringside about tyson fury and anthonyjoshua's fight which appears off. fury was there in las vegas and says he's signed a contract for a third fight with deontay wilder injuly. that came after the wbo ordered anthonyjoshua to defend his heavyweight title against mandatory challenger oleksandr usyk. so no mammouth match up in august. and we featured jonathan rea yesterday here on breakfast, telling you how he was getting his bid for a seventh consecutive world superbike title under way, and it couldn't have got off to a better start as he won the season opening race in spain. remarkably that was his 100th victory in the series. he's the first rider to achieve the feat. many congratulations to him. what a great start. in exciting times, as we heard from mark. and we have the diamond league to come later. dina asher—smith taking part later.
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so exciting to have a guest in the studio in real life and for it to be mark. are you feeling short, sally? i'm five foot nine, i think that's all right. i think the average height in the studio is quite tall this morning! sally is off to read the news for andrew marr. now sarah is the weather. things are going to be turning more wet and windy as we head through the day. it's quite chilly first thing. the air is still quite cool for the time of year. right start, but the cloud already
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moving on from the west and some of us have some rain first thing. we will all see before the day is out and that's all down to this area of low pressure, so it is moving its way in from the atlantic. quite an active cold front, so the ring quite heavyin active cold front, so the ring quite heavy in the west, especially later on. some servers for northern ireland and western scotland, down over wales and the west of england. in the east and the south of england, quite a sunny day. this rain moving into the west will be quite heavy and persistent and will bring some squally winds with it, so not particularly pleasant conditions across wales, south—west england and western scotland today. only about 11 degrees under that band of rain, but further east you could see 13 or 14 but further east you could see 13 or 1a celsius. through this evening and tonight, the main band of rain will clear its way slowly eastwards, still lingering across parts of scotland, but some showers moving in behind it as well. under the clear skies, a fairly chilly night to come. temperature is not quite as
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low as the past night, but still down to mid—single figures quite widely. we saw of monday then with low pressure is still very much with us, sitting right on top of the uk. not too many isobars through central areas, and that means not too much wind. some of the showers could be heavy and slow moving over parts of england and wales. hail and thunderstorms possible for many others. some patchy rain for southern scotland and northern ireland later in the day. still only about 13 or 1a degrees at best. as we head into tuesday, it's going to be another day of some sunshine and again some heavy showers. most frequent for scotland and eastern england, too. temperatures on tuesday about 12—14 , but bear with the weather because from about mid week onwards it does look a little bit more optimistic. higher pressure building so at last something a little bit drier and also a touch warmer as we look towards the bank
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holiday weekend. back to you, ben. a touch warmer. that's all i needed to hear! sarah, thank you. lovely to see you. we all know that hollywood loves an underdog, but what about an under—horse? toni collette's new film, dream horse is the true story of an unlikely racehorse who was raised by a group of friends on an allotment in south wales, and went on to win the welsh grand national. nelli bird has been to meet some of the real people involved in his amazing story. i need something to look forward |to when i get up in the morning. | i'm going to breed a race horse. and i'm going to play fly—half for wales. it was a dream that even her husband thought was crazy, the story that unfolded perfect for the silver screen. so jan, this is where it all started, where the dream started? this is the allotment near blackwood in south wales were dream was born and where jan still keeps horses. my father was a coal miner and i was born and raised in a little village just up the road. soto imagine that my life
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was going to be played out by an a—listed actor, it's just unbelievable. in the beginning, i couldn't really see a story there, but when you sit down and think about it, it really is a sort of fairy tale, i suppose. the film tells the story of a group of friends who each paid £10 a week to own dream allowance. to own dream alliance. despite a series of setbacks that even hollywood didn't need to exaggerate, he went on to win the welsh grand national in 2009. i wasn't sure we should carry on after that. - in the film, toni colette plays jan. there's something about this that's so impactful to me. i i'm such a sucker. it's just a story about these - honest, decent, normalfolk coming into their own for a minute. it's gorgeous! so what is it like to see your life played out on screen? surreal! you are looking at it and thinking, do i do that? do i really do that?
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another member of the syndicate is howard davies, and in the film he is played by damian lewis. that's probably the most surreal part of the whole episode. but i think overall it's the celebration of the horse that matters most to us. i think what a lot of people forget is that dream alliance has been retired for nine years, but he just keeps giving. and the syndicate goes on. they all now own this horse called a little faith, known as elsie, and hope she might be a winner. and so when you consider that we started at the start of the century with our little savings of £10 a week and we're still going today, 21 years on, waiting for elsie who decided to exit at the wrong time. that's the sequel then, is it? it should be, shouldn't it! could well be.
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the film will get its premiere this evening, at the local cinema in blackwood. it goes on general release next month. for only the second time ever, the uk entry for the eurovision song contest failed to get a single point. james newman and his song embers didn't prove popular with either the nationaljudges, or the viewing public. the eventual winner was italy. so what went wrong and what can we learn for next time? we can speak now to cheryl baker, who won the eurovision song contest with bucks fizz singing making your mind up a0 years ago, and eurovision superfan will o'regan. i assume you watched last night. what did you make of it? t i assume you watched last night. what did you make of it? i thought it was an amazing _ what did you make of it? i thought it was an amazing show— what did you make of it? i thought it was an amazing show and - what did you make of it? i thought it was an amazing show and james| what did you make of it? i thought - it was an amazing show and james was up it was an amazing show and james was up again some really strong competition. i thought it was probably one of the best eurovisions i've seen. the
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probably one of the best eurovisions i've seen. . ., probably one of the best eurovisions i've seen. , . ., , i've seen. the staging was particularly _ i've seen. the staging was particularly incredible. - i've seen. the staging was l particularly incredible. every i've seen. the staging was - particularly incredible. every year they upped the ante. well, let me bring you in. i mean, it was an incredible show. but what went wrong for the uk entry? t incredible show. but what went wrong for the uk entry?— for the uk entry? i think what you had last night _ for the uk entry? i think what you had last night was _ for the uk entry? i think what you had last night was probably - for the uk entry? i think what you had last night was probably the i for the uk entry? i think what you i had last night was probably the best grand _ had last night was probably the best grand final there has ever been. 26 songs. _ grand final there has ever been. 26 songs. lrul— grand final there has ever been. 26 songs, but only the top ten can actually— songs, but only the top ten can actually get those points and as we saw the _ actually get those points and as we saw the spectacle on something different— saw the spectacle on something different that many of the other nations— different that many of the other nations brought to a close vote in the end — nations brought to a close vote in the end. when the sequence began, it wasn't _ the end. when the sequence began, it wasn't looking good and unfortunately after the 39 juries gave _ unfortunately after the 39 juries gave out — unfortunately after the 39 juries gave out their points, there was nothing — gave out their points, there was nothing for the uk. then we went on for the _ nothing for the uk. then we went on for the public vote and we saw zero points _ for the public vote and we saw zero points for— for the public vote and we saw zero points for the uk, for the public vote and we saw zero points forthe uk, but for the public vote and we saw zero points for the uk, but we weren't alone _ points for the uk, but we weren't alone. there are zero public votes for germany, spain and the netherlands, who were the hosts as well. netherlands, who were the hosts as well so _ netherlands, who were the hosts as well so for— netherlands, who were the hosts as
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well. so for them and as there is definitely— well. so for them and as there is definitely a — well. so for them and as there is definitely a need to look at how this is— definitely a need to look at how this is done for the future. yes, at this is done for the future. yes, at this oint this is done for the future. yes, at this point there _ this is done for the future. yes, at this point there are _ this is done for the future. yes, at this point there are the _ this is done for the future. yes, at this point there are the familiar i this point there are the familiar accusations about whether there is political voting, whether we just don't have the right type of sound, whether we are not very good at staging. what do you think was the problem in the eyes of both those nationaljuries and also just the general public? t nationaljuries and also 'ust the general public?i nationaljuries and also 'ust the general public? i think that james was a fantastic _ general public? i think that james was a fantastic choice _ general public? i think that james was a fantastic choice and - general public? i think that james was a fantastic choice and he i general public? i think that james was a fantastic choice and he put | general public? i think that james l was a fantastic choice and he put so much _ was a fantastic choice and he put so much into— was a fantastic choice and he put so much into it. — was a fantastic choice and he put so much into it, but when you look at what _ much into it, but when you look at what was — much into it, but when you look at what was there and how entries had been able _ what was there and how entries had been able to really upped the ante over two— been able to really upped the ante over two years, i been able to really upped the ante overtwo years, i mean been able to really upped the ante over two years, i mean production wise _ over two years, i mean production wise be _ over two years, i mean production wise be the — over two years, i mean production wise be the best there's ever been, perhaps— wise be the best there's ever been, perhaps the approach from the uk wasn't _ perhaps the approach from the uk wasn't quite where it needed to be to stand _ wasn't quite where it needed to be to stand out. but i think that the decision— to stand out. but i think that the decision in— to stand out. but i think that the decision in which to go with the record — decision in which to go with the record label and to go with james was the _ record label and to go with james was the right one, but when you are
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looking _ was the right one, but when you are looking up— was the right one, but when you are looking up what was there last night. — looking up what was there last night. it— looking up what was there last night, itjust simply didn't have that impact it would need in order to gain _ that impact it would need in order to gain those votes.— that impact it would need in order to gain those votes. cheryl, as you said, it's to gain those votes. cheryl, as you said. it's an _ to gain those votes. cheryl, as you said, it's an amazing _ to gain those votes. cheryl, as you said, it's an amazing show - to gain those votes. cheryl, as you said, it's an amazing show to i to gain those votes. cheryl, as you | said, it's an amazing show to watch. something for everybody. it is still hugely popular. record audiences around the world. expanding to the us. we know the us version is coming soon. people still want to watch it, despite all the criticism we might have in the uk this morning? yeah, i mean, have in the uk this morning? yeah, i mean. you — have in the uk this morning? yeah, i mean. you know. — have in the uk this morning? yeah, i mean, you know, it— have in the uk this morning? yeah, i mean, you know, it can't— have in the uk this morning? yeah, i mean, you know, it can't be - have in the uk this morning? yeah, i mean, you know, it can't be a - have in the uk this morning? yeah, i mean, you know, it can't be a case i mean, you know, it can't be a case of sour grapes. someone has to be last. i thinkjames was fantastic. but he was up against some powerful songs and very diverse songs. you never know how the voting is going to go. he should hold his head up high and we should not come out of eurovision in my opinion because it's the mostjoyous evening of the
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entire year, musically, in my opinion. so, you know, ijust loved it. let's look forward to next year. but we do need to take this on board, that they are powerful songs. we need big production. that's what they want in europe. big production, big songs, big voices. that's what we need to do, in my opinion. stand we need to do, in my opinion. and ou did we need to do, in my opinion. and you did it. — we need to do, in my opinion. and you did it. of— we need to do, in my opinion. and you did it, of course. it's something you will be known for all these years later. just how often are you asked about it? how instrumental has it been on changing your life? instrumental has it been on changing our life? ., , , ., , your life? completely and utterly. look at my _ your life? completely and utterly. look at my wall _ your life? completely and utterly. look at my wall behind _ your life? completely and utterly. look at my wall behind me. it i your life? completely and utterly. | look at my wall behind me. it goes on and on. it's all because of our song. we were the right act for the right time. and that's what we need again. music has changed dramatically. i thought that italy was excellent but it wasn't my cup of tea. i don't like that kind of music. but i did think they were
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very good. france, what a comparison. italy and france. that beautiful ballad she sang. that edith pr for voice. amazing. you just don't know with eurovision. you need to give it your best shot. well, was the act for italy the right act at the right time? they clearly hit a chord with the juries and the public? clearly hit a chord with the 'uries and the public?i clearly hit a chord with the 'uries and the public? absolutely. i agree, the uk should _ and the public? absolutely. i agree, the uk should not _ and the public? absolutely. i agree, the uk should not leave _ and the public? absolutely. i agree, the uk should not leave eurovision. | the uk should not leave eurovision. they won _ the uk should not leave eurovision. they won the san remo festival this year and _ they won the san remo festival this year and they went on to win eurovision. italy took a long absence _ eurovision. italy took a long absence from eurovision in the i990s. — absence from eurovision in the 1990s, but they have gone from strength— 1990s, but they have gone from strength to strength recently. there
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are one _ strength to strength recently. there are one of _ strength to strength recently. there are one of the big nations. the contest — are one of the big nations. the contest we _ are one of the big nations. the contest we looking forward to year should _ contest we looking forward to year should be — contest we looking forward to year should be massive, in which every italian _ should be massive, in which every italian city — should be massive, in which every italian city attends up being staged in. italian city attends up being staged in, . ., ., italian city attends up being staged in. some relief it could go ahead at all this year- _ in. some relief it could go ahead at all this year. there _ in. some relief it could go ahead at all this year. there were _ in. some relief it could go ahead at all this year. there were delays i in. some relief it could go ahead at| all this year. there were delays and concerns about what sort of audience they could have, but the show pretty much look like previous years? absolutely, my heart was truly broken — absolutely, my heart was truly broken last year when it was common -- cancelled — broken last year when it was common —— cancelled in the midst of the pandemic _ —— cancelled in the midst of the pandemic. the fact they could bring it back— pandemic. the fact they could bring it back and — pandemic. the fact they could bring it back and we saw what we did last night. _ it back and we saw what we did last night. a _ it back and we saw what we did last night. a tv— it back and we saw what we did last night, a tv spectacle that looked pretty— night, a tv spectacle that looked pretty much the same as what we would _ pretty much the same as what we would ever— pretty much the same as what we would ever see on eurovision, it was phenomenal — would ever see on eurovision, it was phenomenal. the dutch production company— phenomenal. the dutch production company and the producers who made that contest should be so proud of the show— that contest should be so proud of the show they put on last night. no doubt. _ the show they put on last night. no doubt. the — the show they put on last night. no doubt, the ratings will have been through— doubt, the ratings will have been through the roof.— doubt, the ratings will have been through the roof. cheryl, how nice was it to see _ through the roof. cheryl, how nice was it to see live _ through the roof. cheryl, how nice was it to see live music _ was it to see live music performances again, after so long? the pandemic has put paid to so much
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live music. i know you have been performing recently. how was it to be back in front of a crowd? brute be back in front of a crowd? we performed _ be back in front of a crowd? - performed live the night before and it brought tears to my eyes. it's what i was born to do. to have that taken away from you, understandably of course, but it was painful. and go back on stage and see an audience without masks. it was the most incredible feeling. and it was so good last night to see that performance and to see an audience and to see their reaction, that fantastic, joyous eurovision reaction. it's always so magnificent. you know, they are so positive and happy. it's such a lovely occasion. it positive and happy. it's such a lovely occasion.— positive and happy. it's such a lovely occasion. positive and happy. it's such a lovel occasion. ., , ., ., lovely occasion. it was wonderful to see. i'm lovely occasion. it was wonderful to see- l'm glad _ lovely occasion. it was wonderful to see. i'm glad you're _ lovely occasion. it was wonderful to see. i'm glad you're able _ lovely occasion. it was wonderful to see. i'm glad you're able to - lovely occasion. it was wonderful to see. i'm glad you're able to be i lovely occasion. it was wonderful to j see. i'm glad you're able to be back at their performing. thank you to both of you. lovely to see you this morning. some optimism and joy, even though we had the infamous nul points last night in eurovision.
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