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tonight at ten, england and scotland's much—anticipated euro 2020 clash ends in a draw at wembley. john stones... both sides had chances, but in the end neither could score in this, their first encounter at a major tournament since 1996. a roller—coaster ride forfans watching on big screens in both nations, as scotland managed to keep england at bay. we'll have the latest from wembley, and we'll be live at fanzones. also on the programme... smashing a blue wall in buckinghamshire — a stunning by—election victory for the lib dems, as they take a seat that's been tory for almost 50 years. more summer holiday uncertainty, as italy announces all visitors from britain must quarantine for five days on arrival from next week.
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polls havejust closed in iran's presidential election — we'll report on the challenges facing the country's new leader. and the british woman attacked by a crocodile in mexico leaves hospital — her twin sister, who saved her, describes their ordeal. also coming up in sport on the bbc news channel... cameron norrie beats jack draper in the battle of the brits to reach the semifinals at queen's. good evening. england and scotland's hotly anticipated group game at the european championships has ended in a draw. both sides had their chances on the night, but were unable to take what would have been a famous win. fans had gathered throughout the day, with thousands of scots
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travelling to london, many without tickets, in high spirits. the result leaves both sides still able to qualify for the next round. let's go live to wembley and our sports editor dan roan. sophie, a 149—year—old rivalry was about to be renewed forjust the second time in a major tournament. england and scotland, those arch rivals, would meet, 25 years after that iconic match at wembley at euro 96. but england, despite being favourites, at times were outplayed, and amid an atmosphere that stirred the blood, despite wembley being just a quarter full, the blood, despite wembley being just a quarterfull, it the blood, despite wembley being just a quarter full, it scotland, the blood, despite wembley being just a quarterfull, it scotland, i think, who will go home by far the happier. no older rivalry and no greater stage. a quarter of a century had passed since wembley hosted the only previous meeting between these teams at a major tournament, one of
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england's most memorable victories, but the visitors have enjoyed success of their own, a night of history and hope lay ahead. we've not a history and hope lay ahead. we've got a good — history and hope lay ahead. we've got a good chance, _ history and hope lay ahead. we've got a good chance, a _ history and hope lay ahead. we've got a good chance, a good - history and hope lay ahead. we've got a good chance, a good squad, | got a good chance, a good squad, good line—up. anything can happen and england always underestimate us. we have nothing to lose. i’m we have nothing to lose. i'm nervous- _ we have nothing to lose. i'm nervous- i— we have nothing to lose. i'm nervous. i can _ we have nothing to lose. i'm nervous. i can see _ we have nothing to lose. i'm nervous. i can see scotland getting a goal— nervous. i can see scotland getting a goal and — nervous. i can see scotland getting a goal and it's making me nervy but i think_ a goal and it's making me nervy but i think we _ a goal and it's making me nervy but i think we will come through. these fixtures almost _ i think we will come through. these fixtures almost always _ i think we will come through. these fixtures almost always have - i think we will come through. these fixtures almost always have an - i think we will come through. iii"? fixtures almost always have an edge and come up with the rain failing to dampen the atmosphere, it was clear be no exception. dampen the atmosphere, it was clear be no exception-— be no exception. wembley was no lace for be no exception. wembley was no place for the _ be no exception. wembley was no place for the faint-hearted. - place for the faint—hearted. although a moment of solidarity quickly followed, scotland joining their rivals in taking the knee. they might have been underdogs but it was the visitors who threatened first, che adams with the early chance. in a lively opening period, john stones's karen hadaway came
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agonisingly close to putting england ahead. so much for predictions. this could be cagey. jordan pickford faced into a great save by stephen o'donnell for the hard to believe a0 places separate these teams in the world rankings. with england needing more energy, mason mount tried to provide it, this theirfirst more energy, mason mount tried to provide it, this their first shot on target. but back came scotland. lyndon dykes effort cleared off the line by reece james. agony for manager steve clarke. gareth southgate had played enough —— seen enough. jack grealish introduced to the relief of england's frustrated supporters club minutes later, harry kane was withdrawn after another below par performance, but it was scotland who looked more likely to score, adams again going close. despite an injury time goal mouth scramble, england had been kept at bay in a performance that raises more questions than answers. a goalless draw the result, but a
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point scotland will be proud of. let's return to our sports editor, dan roan, at wembley. what does this mean for both sides in the tournament?— in the tournament? despite a relatively disappointing - in the tournament? despite a - relatively disappointing performance by england, that was a point that takes them a step closer to qualification for knockout stages. they won it, it would have been guaranteed they would be through to the second round but, because it's a goalless draw, they will have to hope for another put at least against the czech republic on tuesday. while scotland play croatia. they will need a win if they are to get through to the second round for the first time in their history. this is their first major tournament for 23 years. the group is still open. bear in mind, three years ago, england made the world cup semifinals, so i think many of theirfans world cup semifinals, so i think many of their fans will be expecting to have been on a site that is a0 places below them in the world rankings, especially given the
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impressive nature of their performance against croatia in their opening match last weekend, especially when you consider the fact that scotland struggled against the czech republic, eating 2—0, but i think manager steve clarke has done a greatjob and he deserves the credit for getting his players back for the the four changes he made or worked, the likes of billy gilmour, kieran tierney and kimi, they played exceptionally well, and whatever happens i think that scotland in the future and their fans who came here, only around 3000 got into wembley but thousands have been in london for an occasion they really handled, you have to say, better than england. fix. you have to say, better than encland. �* ., .,, england. a night of contrasting emotions for _ england. a night of contrasting emotions for england - england. a night of contrasting emotions for england and - england. a night of contrasting - emotions for england and scotland. let's get reaction now from england and scotland fans. in a moment we'll be live in newcastle at an england fanzone, with our correspondent danny savage, but first, let's go to glasgow, and our correspondent lorna gordon. what a result. and at the end of that game. this fanzone erupted with
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joy- that game. this fanzone erupted with joy. 3000 scotland fans very, very happy at this result. the police in the last few minutes have swept the area, cleared the fence out, i think the celebrations here will continue well into the night. and what a party! for the tartan army, games don't get much bigger than this. thousands travelled to london. the city's mare asking them to stay away if they didn't have tickets or a safe place to watch the game. tickets or a safe place to watch the name. �* , ., tickets or a safe place to watch the iame_ �* , ., ., , ~ game. he's done it legally. we sta ed in game. he's done it legally. we stayed in the — game. he's done it legally. we stayed in the pubs. _ game. he's done it legally. we stayed in the pubs. england i game. he's done it legally. we i stayed in the pubs. england fans, pubs, restaurants, everyone is fantastic. 50 pubs, restaurants, everyone is fantastic. ., , pubs, restaurants, everyone is fantastic. . , , fantastic. so far it has been mostly good-natured. _ fantastic. so far it has been mostly good-natured, an _ fantastic. so far it has been mostly good-natured, an early _ fantastic. so far it has been mostly good-natured, an early flashpoint, j good—natured, an early flashpoint, smoke bombs thrown by england fans, quickly calmed by police. for those that didn't travel, no less passion
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and hope. that didn't travel, no less passion and ho e. ., that didn't travel, no less passion and hoe. . ., , , ., that didn't travel, no less passion andhoe. . ., ,,., �* and hope. can do us proud, boys. are here for you- — and hope. can do us proud, boys. are here for you. come _ and hope. can do us proud, boys. are here for you. come on! _ and hope. can do us proud, boys. are here for you. come on! 3000 - here for you. come on! 3000 sunporters — here for you. come on! 3000 supporters there _ here for you. come on! 3000 supporters there for - here for you. come on! 3000 supporters there for the - here for you. come on! 3000| supporters there for the team here for you. come on! 3000 i supporters there for the team in here for you. come on! 3000 - supporters there for the team in the football fa nzone supporters there for the team in the football fanzone in glasgow. who cares about _ football fanzone in glasgow. who cares about the _ football fanzone in glasgow. "tow cares about the price of football fanzone in glasgow. "mn cares about the price of players? we are here. it's been 2a years. that's all that counts. if we beat the english... all that counts. if we beat the english- - -— all that counts. if we beat the enalish... ., �*, ., english... nothing's coming home! scotland boss _ english... nothing's coming home! scotland boss of _ english... nothing's coming home! scotland boss of the _ english... nothing's coming home! scotland boss of the best - english... nothing's coming home! scotland boss of the best chance . english... nothing's coming home! j scotland boss of the best chance in first half fell to 0'donnell, but it was well saved byjordan pickford. scotland went close again early in the second through lyndon dykes, his shot cleared off the line. the tension almost unbearable for the fans, as this historic game drew to its close. this oldest footballing rivalries didn't disappoint. a
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nation proud that its team made it this far. , ., ., ., this far. brilliant! come on, scotland! — this far. brilliant! come on, scotland! we _ this far. brilliant! come on, scotland! we can _ this far. brilliant! come on, scotland! we can do - this far. brilliant! come on, scotland! we can do this i this far. brilliant! come on, - scotland! we can do this tuesday night. we are going to do it, three points against croatia and we are in the last 16. come on, scotland! lorna gordon, bbc news, glasgow. england fans expected tonight, second best not an option for the legends of euros past grew up here. 3-0, a- 0a legends of euros past grew up here. 3—0, a— 0a double scotland are bad chemicals are good. i 3-0, a- 04 double scotland are bad chemicals are good.— 3-0, 4- 04 double scotland are bad chemicals are good.— chemicals are good. i think it'll be a slow game _ chemicals are good. i think it'll be a slow game but _ chemicals are good. i think it'll be a slow game but we _ chemicals are good. i think it'll be a slow game but we will— chemicals are good. i think it'll be a slow game but we will come - chemicals are good. i think it'll be a slow game but we will come outj chemicals are good. i think it'll be i a slow game but we will come out on top. a slow game but we will come out on to -. ' ., ., 3-0. a slow game but we will come out on top-_ 3-0- after- top. 2-1 to england. 3-0. after months of _ top. 2-1 to england. 3-0. after months of current _ top. 2-1 to england. 3-0. after months of current restrictions, | months of current restrictions, these fanzones got the green light, these fanzones got the green light, the sort of atmosphere people have missed and they are loving being
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part of again. it’s missed and they are loving being part of again-— missed and they are loving being part of again. it's amazing to be in this atmosphere _ part of again. it's amazing to be in this atmosphere with _ part of again. it's amazing to be in this atmosphere with my - part of again. it's amazing to be in this atmosphere with my friends. | this atmosphere with my friends. it's social distanced. it's great, and we are safe, and the atmosphere is amazing. and we are safe, and the atmosphere is amazinu. .,, is amazing. even those getting married today _ is amazing. even those getting married today had _ is amazing. even those getting married today had the - is amazing. even those getting married today had the match l is amazing. even those getting i married today had the match built into their plans, for better or worse. ~ . ., ., into their plans, for better or worse. ~ . . ., ., ., worse. we are having a meal and we are auoin worse. we are having a meal and we are going to — worse. we are having a meal and we are going to see _ worse. we are having a meal and we are going to see where _ worse. we are having a meal and we are going to see where the - worse. we are having a meal and we are going to see where the night i are going to see where the night those with a few drinks hopefully england will win. 50 those with a few drinks hopefully england will win.— those with a few drinks hopefully england will win. so watching the football is on _ england will win. so watching the football is on the _ england will win. so watching the football is on the agenda? i football is on the agenda? definitely. d0 football is on the agenda? definitely.— football is on the agenda? i definitely._ not football is on the agenda? - definitely._ not much definitely. do you mind? not much choice. a goalless _ definitely. do you mind? not much choice. a goalless first _ definitely. do you mind? not much choice. a goalless first half - definitely. do you mind? not much choice. a goalless first half wasn't | choice. a goalless first half wasn't to ian, choice. a goalless first half wasn't to plan, although _ choice. a goalless first half wasn't to plan, although they _ choice. a goalless first half wasn't to plan, although they were i choice. a goalless first half wasn't to plan, although they were still l to plan, although they were still optimistic at half—time. it’s to plan, although they were still optimistic at half-time. it's been an even contest _ optimistic at half-time. it's been an even contest in _ optimistic at half-time. it's been an even contest in the _ optimistic at half-time. it's been an even contest in the first i optimistic at half-time. it's been an even contest in the first half. | an even contest in the first half. as the game goes on, i think our quality will show. i am confident england will win. we quality will show. i am confident england will win.— quality will show. i am confident england will win. we played 0k and there is room _ england will win. we played ok and there is room for— england will win. we played 0k and there is room for improvement. if l there is room for improvement. if john stones — there is room for improvement. if john stones put that header away it
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would _ john stones put that header away it would be _ john stones put that header away it would be a — john stones put that header away it would be a different game. but it wasn't to be- _ would be a different game. but it wasn't to be. the _ would be a different game. but it wasn't to be. the belief- would be a different game. but it wasn't to be. the belief of i would be a different game. but it wasn't to be. the belief of the i would be a different game. emit it wasn't to be. the belief of the fans didn't transfer to the team on the pitch. but everyone had the sort of big night out they had had for a long time. —— they hadn't had. i think it's fair to say that england fans are broadly speaking underwhelmed with what happened this evening. they certainly expected a lot more and they expected some goals. however, what you have had this evening is quite a big outdoor event that we haven't seen for many months in the uk, and broadly speaking people did have a good evening, they enjoyed it and are still in good spirits, even after a goalless draw. they have had a good time at the least, although they hope that england would actually get a win on the pitch. it wasn't to be, we will have to move onto the next game. denmark's christian eriksen has been discharged from hospital after a successful operation to fit a heart—starting device. the danish midfielder suffered a cardiac arrest
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during his side's defeat by finland in copenhagen on saturday. he visited the team today and will now return home with his family. the liberal democrat leader, sir ed davey, has said the party's historic win in the chesham and amersham by—election will send a shock wave through british politics. the conservatives had held the seat since its creation in 197a but the lib dem candidate managed to overturn a 16,000 majority and win by more than 8,000 votes. 0ur deputy political editor, vicki young, reports. finally, the liberal democrats have something to cheer about. victory in a leafy buckinghamshire seat the conservatives would never have dreamt of losing. enough is enough. we will be heard, and this government will listen. how are you feeling, mr davey? very happy. and a rare chance for the lib dem leader to make the headlines. do you know what happens when a really powerful, strong orange force goes
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against a blue wall? let me show you. cheering. polls suggest just 7% of voters back his party, but sir ed davey insists this isn't a one—off, and lib dems could knock down other conservative strongholds in southern england. i think there is a shock wave through british politics. this wasn'tjust another liberal democrat by—election victory, it was one of our best ever, and on the swing that we achieved, dozens of conservative seats would fall to the liberal democrats in the next election. so the lib dems we know are good spectacular by—election wins, and they will see this as a sign that they are the main challengers to the tories in many southern seats, not labour. and there are conservative mps concerned that there has been too much emphasis on the north of england, and this is what happens when tory voters feel ignored. many here are furious about hs2, the high—speed rail link being carved through the chilterns, and new planning proposals
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which could mean more housing developments. 0n the high street in amersham, voters reflected on the conservatives' defeat. totally taken it for granted, and they haven't worked for our votes this time round, at all. ithe hsz building which was drivenl by the conservative government has made people have a protest vote |for lib dem, but i'm not entirelyj sure if it's the start _ of the blue wall tumbling down. i think that's maybe a little bit too far. l i felt quite honestly we've been taken for granted in this constituency. i speak as a tory voter, who has always voted tory, who has never, ever voted liberal democrat in my life, but did so at this election. labour received a dismal 622 votes, the worst by—election result in the party's history, and for borisjohnson, it was a rare election defeat. yes, it was certainly a disappointing result, but there were particular circumstances there, and we are getting on with delivering our agenda for the whole country.
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cheering. this victory could be down to many things. a well—organised campaign on local issues and lingering anti—brexit sentiment in a remain—voting area. but many conservatives believe in a general election the result would still go their way. vicki young, bbc news, amersham. new data from public health england suggests that a single dose of the pfizer or astrazeneca vaccine reduces the risk of needing hospital treatment by three quarters. the news comes as the booking system for coronavirus vaccines in england has been opened to everyone over the age of 18. here's our health correspondent, catherine burns. in normal times, this would be entirely unremarkable — festival goers braving the british summer weather. i feel a wee bit damp, but this will be the highlight of my year. download festival at donington park at leicestershire is going ahead as part of a government pilot scheme.
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everyone's had to test for coronavirus before pitching their tents. no tents in sheffield, but the queues for vaccines started early this morning. from today, all over—18s in england can book theirs. my arm doesn't hurt too bad, and i think that's outweighed by the prospect of having normal life back. normal life was penciled in to start in england next monday, but it's been pushed back a month to get as many people vaccinated as possible. 18—year—old andreas and his mates have just left sixth form and want to celebrate before university. how does it feel that it's finally your go after seeing all the other ages have theirs? it's just good to feel like you're actually doing something, because for so long, we've just been sitting doing nothing. yeah. ijust really want to get the vaccine, so that i can sort of go out as much as i can this summer. long—term, it's probably good
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we all get it, but short—term,| i don't think it makes any real difference to your life, - what you can do. unlike the rest of these guys, you are not 18 yet, are you? no, i'm not. and there is a level of vaccine envy. it's kind of a race at this point between the vaccinations and the increase in cases at the moment. figures from the office for national statistics suggest that one in 5a0 people across the uk would test positive for covid. that is up — not hugely, about 10% on the week before. this vaccine push comes as public health england says 99% of the cases it's checking are now the delta variant. and since february, 806 people with it have needed hospital treatment, but only 8a of them were double vaccinated. and there's good news, too, about the impact of a single jab. if you've had two doses of either of these vaccines, you're more or less guaranteed not to end up in hospital. your chances of ending up in hospital are reduced by more than 20 times. and even one dose, once you've
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had a chance to make an immune response to it, will very substantially reduce the risk of ending up in hospital. just lift your sleeve for me, please. with just 31 days now until the 19th ofjuly, the postponed freedom day, everyjab in every arm will give us extra protection. catherine burns, bbc news. the latest government figures show that, in the past 2a hours, 11 deaths were reported and 10,a76 new infections were recorded. it means an average of 8,7a0 new cases per day in the last week. nearly 2aa,000 people received a first dose of the vaccine in the latest 2a—hour period. almost a2.5 million people have now had theirfirstjab — that's just over 80% of uk adults. more than 223,000 people have had their second dose of the vaccine in the latest 2a—hour period. almost 30.9 million people have now had both doses — that's 58.7% of uk adults.
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italy has announced that from monday any visitors arriving from britain will have to be tested and quarantine for five days. 0ur correspondent mark lowen is in rome. italy is a big holiday destination for uk tourists. will it make any difference if you've had both covid vaccines? no, it won't. all travellers coming from the uk, whether or not they are fully vaccinated, will have to quarantine for five days and to be tested amid growing fears of the spread of the delta variant in the uk, and even the fact that even with two doses of the vaccine, you could potentially carry it. italy's covid infection rate is currently about a fifth of that of the uk, and it is taking no chances. welsh football fans coming here to rome for sunday's italy wales 2020 euros match don't need to worry, because the role is coming in on monday. we don't know how long it might last,
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but passed quarantine lists have lasted weeks, and italy is currently on the uk's amber list, so anyone coming here would have to quarantine for ten days on their return to the uk. last month, the big tourist destinations, italy, greece, spain, all opened their doors to travellers, but italy is now the first to partially close their doors once again, dashing the hopes of british holiday—makers hoping to have some italian sun this summer. mark lowen, thank you. people in iran have been voting for a new president. the country is facing big challenges — from the pandemic and an economic crisis to soaring inflation and continuing us sanctions. the winner is expected to be a hardline candidate, who has close links to the country's supreme leader — ayatollah khamenei. ebrahim raisi is head of the judiciary and a religious conservative who's led crackdowns on popular protest and demands for reform. many more moderate candidates have been barred from standing.
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the election comes at a delicate time, with hopes that iran will return to the deal that restricted its nuclear programme. 0ur middle east editor jeremy bowen reports. elections in iran are not free or fair, but they're a window into an opaque country with a repressive regime. any resemblance to democracy is coincidental. candidates are vetted in advance. millions of frustrated iranians have stopped hoping that voting will improve their lives. in the city of shiraz, he was pulling down every election poster he could find. well done, shouts the man in the car. this man posted a plea to boycott the election next to portraits of his son, amir hussain, who was killed with hundreds of others in protest in 2019. my vote, he says, is for the downfall of the dictator and the criminals who sold
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out the country. a hardliner, ebrahim raisi, the head of thejudiciary, seems to have a clear path to the presidency. his strongest rivals were not allowed to stand. get set. a viral video compared raisi to the murderous middle eastern tyrant in the sacha baron cohen film the dictator, partly because of the way that voters were denied a real choice. and it's because of the executions of thousands of regime opponents in the late 1980s. raisi was one of their prosecutors. his past sends a bleak message to iranian reformists who want more freedom. this man, not the president, is at the pinnacle of power in iran.
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he is ayatollah ali khamenei, the 82—year—old supreme leader who seems determined to deliver a victory for conservative hardliners. the only candidate left who might appeal to reformists is abdolnaser hemmati, the former central bank governor. elections in iran can produce surprises, but he needs a miracle. iran's nuclear future remains the big issue for any president. ebrahim raisi says he supports reviving the international deal that restricts iran's capabilities. iran's price would be an end to the sanctions that have caused real hardship. this was a queue for a chicken in a country with huge reserves of oil. whoever�*s president, the iranian people need some relief. jeremy bowen, bbc news. the conservative mp for wakefield,
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imran ahmad khan, has been charged with sexually assaulting a 15—year—old boy in 2008. mr khan, who was elected in 2019, has released a statement denying the allegation in the strongest terms. he will appear at the central criminal court on 15thjuly. the conservatives say he has been suspended from the party. an nhs trust has been fined more than £730,000 for failing to provide safe care and treatment following the death of a baby boy. east kent hospitals admitted failures in the case of harry richford, who died seven days after his emergency delivery in november 2017. 0ur social affairs correspondent michael buchanan reports. they didn't want to be here. they shouldn't have been here. but today, sarah and tom richford came to court to hear the nhs trust that failed them receive a record fine. their son harry died in 2017 after a catastrophic series of errors in maternity care. at folkestone magistrates' court, the east kent hospitals trust
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was fined a record £733,000 forfailing to provide safe care and treatment to both harry and sarah. sadly, both individual and systemic errors are pushed aside for many years with no learning taking place. this failure to learn has led to the significant failings witnessed in harry's death, and no doubt countless others which are now being investigated. before harry richford's death, maternity problems were mounting. in 201a, the trust investigated eight neonatal deaths in just eight months. in 2015, an external review found maternity consultants didn't carry out ward rounds or review women. in 2017, management acknowledged problems in developing a safe patient culture in maternity care. following the fine, the trust apologised and said improvements were under way. learning lessons and efforts to improve should never stop, and we will work tirelessly to provide high quality maternity services which continually strive
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for improvement and are safe, effective and centred on the women and children we care for. an independent investigation into maternity care across east kent is now examining around 200 cases. for harry's parents, who had to fight for answers and accountability, today marked an ending of sorts. we would now ask to be given privacy to take today's news on board. we will privately support any future investigations in an effort to ensure long lasting change at local and national levels as the legacy for harry's short life. hopefully less families will have to suffer unnecessary birth, death or injury bereavement as a result. michael buchanan, bbc news. coronavirus has been spreading remorselessly to some of the world's most remote places. nepal in the himalayas is experiencing a devastating second wave of infections,
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with thousands of deaths. gurkha veterans and their families are among those suffering in isolated rural villages, far from hospitals or health care. 0ur correspondent rajini vaidyanathan has been to the remote region of gorkha. the virus has now travelled to every corner of this mountain nation. we journeyed through the rugged foothills of the himalayas to the gorkha region, where there has been a steep rise in cases. here, navigating the terrain is as tough as getting access to medical help. the views are spectacular, but the road conditions are difficult. we are in a remote part of nepal now in the gorkha district. there aren't hospitals here for hours. just imagine trying to get emergency health care in this situation. we reach barpak, known as the village of the brave.
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home to many gurkha veterans and theirfamilies. this was the epicentre of nepal's devastating earthquake in 2015. a community rebuilt, now struggling to contain the virus. locals say dozens have died of covid in this recent wave. one of the victims served in the queen's gurkha engineers. left behind, his son. already penniless, now fatherless. he says he couldn't afford to take his dad to the nearest hospital, a three—hour drive or a two—day walk. translation: we don't have proper medical facilities in barpak. - we only have a small health clinic. so even if we get a fracture and need an x—ray, we have to travel far. we couldn't get a car
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to take him to the hospital. the only option would have been by helicopter. we couldn't afford that. the delta variant spread as migrant workers returned to their villages from india. vaccines aren't reaching as fast. only 8% of people have had a first dose. supplies from india were suspended. some are coming from china. but it has still left more than a million elderly nepalis waiting for their second shot of the astrazeneca. this gurkha veteran is holding on his vaccination card and to the hope other nations will help. translation: we served in the british army. i it would be nice if they could give us vaccines. there are many people who need them in nepal, notjust us. in a country famed for the most challenging of treks, these journeys are the toughest.
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a village says goodbye to another covid victim who couldn't get in time. even before the virus came along, they lived a life of isolation. now for so many in rural nepal, it has turned into one of desperation. rajini vaidyanathan, bbc news, gorkha, nepal. a british woman who was attacked by a crocodile while swimming in a lagoon in mexico has been released from hospital. 0ur correspondent, will grant, has been talking to her twin sister who managed to fight off the crocodile and save her. a bandage hiding the teeth marks in her wrist. the only outward sign of georgia laurie's fight with the crocodile. i actually heard her scream, and i saw her being taken underneath by the crocodile, and then i realised she was really in trouble when i was calling out her name, and there was no response from her.

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