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this is bbc news. the headlines at five... sajid javid says he recognises the "huge responsibility" facing him as he takes over as health secretary, following matt hancock's resignation. i will do everything i can to make sure that i deliver for the people of this great country. we are still in a pandemic and i want to see that come to an end as soon as possible. more bodies have been recovered in miami as the search for survivors under the collapsed miami building continues as of today, one victim passed away in the hospital and we recovered eight more victims on site so i'm
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confirming today that the death toll is at nine. an urgent investigation as classified ministry of defence documents — containing details about the british military — are found behind a bus stop in kent. and, as ibiza prepares to welcome back british tourists, one of the party capitals of the world experiments with reopening its famous clubs. good afternoon. welcome. the new health secretary, sajid javid, says he recognises the huge responsibility confronting him — as the country faces rising cases of coronavirus. mrjavid was speaking publicly for the first time since taking up his post, following matt hancock's resignation last night.
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questions are being asked about why borisjohnson ignored calls to sack mr hancock. tomorrow, mps will be given an update on when covid restrictions will be lifted in england. our political correspondent helen catt reports. he's already done some of the top jobs in government, but sajid javid is walking into a new department and challenges on a huge scale. we are still in a pandemic, and i want to see that come to an end as soon as possible. and that will be my most immediate priority, to see that we can return to normal as soon and as quickly as possible. as he's back in government, matt hancock is out. he resigned after being caught on camera breaking social distancing rules by kissing a colleague. those of us who make these rules have got to stick by them, and that's why i've got to resign. he's left his ministerialjob and his marriage, but remains an mp.
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in newmarket in his constituency, many agreed that the accusations of hypocrisy over the rules meant he had to stand down from government. i'm pleased he has resigned. ifeel like he had no choice but to resign. he's setting the rules, he's setting the guidance, and he's expecting everybody to follow those, but then he hasn't followed those himself. how can he tell us to do one thing and then he does- something else himself? it's not right, is it? he's a bit of a hypocrite, isn't he? the decision to go was matt hancock's, although he was helped by private discussions with senior tories. not, though, by the prime minister, who backed him publicly. it shouldn't have come to this last night. borisjohnson should have had the guts, the spine, the awareness, the judgment to sack him on friday. one cabinet minister this morning said he was right not to. we are in the middle of a very surreal situation with the pandemic, something that he has got huge experience of dealing with,
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it's a phenomenal success with the vaccine roll—out we've seen with the team at the department of health. he and the prime minister wanted to deliver on that. the department of health will investigate how the image of matt hancock in his ministerial office was able to find its way onto the sun's front page. top of the in tray for the new health secretary, the government is due to give a statement to mps tomorrow about the potential lifting of the final legal restrictions in england onjuly 19th. then he'll need to think further ahead. we haven't seen flu or respiratory syncytial virus last winter so there will be increased susceptibility in the population. so there's a very real risk this winter of covid plus flu plus rsv, respiratory syncytial virus, which could put a lot of pressure on the nhs. july 19th still on track? for sajid javid the challenges start immediately. helen catt, bbc news.
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saffron cordery is deputy chief executive of nhs providers, an organisation representing health trusts across england. firstly, it's about tackling that covid surge which is up there and we really need to make sure that we remain on top of that, because it does pose a challenge, not only in terms of ongoing treatment but also to the other initiatives that are at play which are also important for him to tackle. the second one is thinking about how he deals with the recent spikes in demand for emergency care and also for mental health care and both of those sectors are really struggling at the moment and then there is the critical issue of dealing with the backlog of regular operations and interventions and diagnostic testing. wwe know that the waiting list is now at about 5.1 million people, we know that the waiting list is now
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at about 5.1 million people, so we've broken through any kind of levels of backlog that we've seen before. so he's got a big, big task at hand, but i would say that we really do welcome the rapid appointment of a new secretary of state, so there's someone there who can really focus on the task at hand. i mean, there's lots there. let's start, actually, if we can, with your last point, the backlog, because it's something we have discussed so much in the last few months with matt hancock still as health secretary at that time, of course. from your organisation's perspective, i mean, this has been building and building and we've known about it and, obviously, the figures are eye—watering. what sort of planning has been going on, what sort of, what has been said, what has been discussed to try to start thinking about this, because we have watched it build, haven't we? we have watched it build, but i think it would be fair to say that it would be even higher if trusts hadn't been doing the, you know, heroic levels
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of effort that they have over the past few months but also last summer as well where they did a lot of work to tackle that backlog. you have whole new initiatives in place to get through as quickly as possible, i don't like to use the phrase but it's the best one to use, the industrialisation of some processes just so that we can get them done. things like cataracts, where it's really critical that they take place and they can be done quickly and effectively. so, there are measures in place in order to do that, but what you've got to remember is the nhs is an ecosystem and it has a finite number of staff. so, you can try and be more efficient with what you do, but if you have the need to tackle the backlog and the waiting lists, but then you suddenly have a spike in demand from emergency care, which is what we've seen over the last few weeks, there's a critical need to then divert staff to tackle that and we have also got the whole issue of the new covid surge
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from the delta variant. so, if it was just a case of the nhs focusing on tackling the backlog in terms of waiting lists and regular operations, then that would be one thing, but it's these three things coming together — and also thinking about what's going on beyond hospitals, so in mental health, in community services and ambulances. the latest daily figures on coronavirus in the uk have been published. a further 11 people have died within 28 days of a positive covid—19 test. 111,876 new cases have been recorded in the latest 24—hour period. and, in the uk's vaccination programme, more than 44 million people have now received their first jab — that's just over 84% of the adult population.
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and more than 32 million people, orjust over 61%, have had both jabs. the authorities in florida say nine people are now confirmed to have died when an apartment block collapsed near miami on thursday. the mayor of miami—dade county says four more bodies had been found today and another person had died in hospital. around 150 people are still unaccounted for. the mayor said that rescuers are working around the clock. we have six to eight squads that are on the pile actively searching at any given time. hundreds of team members are on standby to rotate as we need a fresh start, so we are not lacking any personnel. we have the right people and the right number and we are getting it done. as we continue to sweep these piles with our canines, with our cameras, with our sonar, we are standing with our engineers as well, making sure that our first
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responders are safe. we need to be sure that the pile does not fall on them, that it does not fall on any possible survivors, and we are diligently pursuing that as we do our work. so, we're cutting a deep trench to assist us. it's now 125 feet in length. into the pile, it's 20 feet wide and a0 feet deep. now, this trench is very critical to the continuation of the search and rescue process. we've continued all night to build that trench, and, as a result of that, we were able to recover four additional bodies in the rubble as well as additional human remains. as of today, one victim passed away in the hospital, and we've recovered eight more victims on site, so i am confirming today
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that the death toll is at nine. we've identified four of the victims and notified the next of kin. my deepest condolences to the families, friends, communities of those who have lost their lives and my prayers with the families and the whole community as they mourn this tragic loss. that was the mayor of miami—dade county who gave an update to journalist nowjust in the last hour. classified ministry of defence documents containing details about hms defender and the british military have been found at a bus stop in kent. a member of the public passed the papers to the bbc. the government has admitted that it's a serious breach of security, and says an investigation has been launched. our diplomatic correspondent paul adams says the documents include material about the british warship involved in an incident with russian forces
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in the black sea last week. it lead to something of a confrontation with the russian military, a range of papers to do with the british arms trade, britain's defence dialogue with the united states, and also, perhaps, more sensitively, a paper which discusses proposals for the uk military presence in afghanistan after the end of the current nato operation which is winding down at the moment. clearly, that is something unlike the hms defender episode, which is happening in the future. it obviously involves all of our nato allies and particularly the united states. so, that is a document of extreme sensitivity. as you say, the ministry of defence has launched an investigation into this. it has confirmed an official reported these papers missing but the labour party is demanding an urgent investigation. the shadow defence spokesman is saying that he wants the defence secretary to report to parliament this week,
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in his words, to reassure the public that no military operations have been put at risk. police in sussex are responding to a large unlicensed music event in the steyning area. social media footage showed hundreds of party goers dancing in the early hours of sunday. sussex police have confirmed at least 23 people have been arrested for drink and drug—driving offences. police added that emergency services have been met with hostility, with one police officer being assaulted. a second officer has also been injured after a collision with a vehicle being driven by someone leaving the event. a man in his 20s has died after armed police fired shots inside a property in milton keynes. officers were called yesterday morning to an address in two mile ash over reports of a serious disturbance, and made a forced entry. police discovered a man in his 30s who had died,
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and a seriously injured young child. they then came across the second man. police say a taser was deployed before shots were fired. tens of thousands of people have been continuing to leave the bangladeshi capital, dhaka, before a nationwide coronavirus lockdown comes into force. crowds have flocked to dhaka's ferry terminals to try to get home to towns and villages. from tomorrow, people in bangladesh will only be allowed to leave their homein an emergency.. our correspondent, akbar hossain, told us more from dhaka. the government—published figures shows that the positivity rate, the nationwide positivity rate is now... coronavirus is more than 23%, although the districts bordering with india, the situation is more grave there, because the positivity rate is, in many districts in the bordering area, is more than 50%. bangladesh government thinks that, in consultation with the health experts, that this is the time
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to put strict measures so that they can contain the spread of the delta variant. without having strict measures or a strict lockdown, it would be impossible to contain the situation, because hospitals in the rural areas — especially in the rural areas — are overwhelmed and doctors are finding it very difficult to deal with the patients. that's why the government has put some strict measures. people are leaving the capital dhaka, because they have some livelihood issues, because many people are saying that they cannot afford to, you know, feed theirfamilies while staying during lockdown in the capital city. that's why they are leaving the capital city and heading towards their village home. and i have spoken to some families and they say that they have no option but to leave the capital city, because when the coronavirus first detected in 2020, march, bangladesh has imposed several lockdown measures in the last one—and—a—half years, but the situation has not improved.
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so many people have lost theirjobs already and many people are on the verge of losing theirjobs. so they think if they lose theirjob, which already many people have, they cannot stay in the urban areas, so they have to move to their village anyway. that's why they are leaving the capital city. it is 16 minutes past five. the headlines on bbc news... sajid javid says he recognises the "huge responsibility" facing him as he takes over as health secretary, following matt hancock's resignation. more bodies are recovered as the search for survivors under the collapsed miami building continues. nine people are now known to have died. an urgent investigation as classified ministry of defence documents — containing details about the british military — are found behind a bus stop in kent.
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good afternoon. let's start with the euros, as the netherlands are taking on the czech republic for a place in the quarterfinals. after 15 minutes, it's still goalless. netherlands finished winners of group c, while the czech republic came third in group d. the winner will play denmark in the quarterfinals in baku on saturday. later, the world number one�*s, belgium take on the reigning champions portugal in the evening game. you can follow both matches via the bbc sport website and app. there's also live commentary on bbc radio 5 live, and highlights on bbc one at 1115 max verstappen has beaten mercedes' lewis hamilton in a dominant display to win the styrian grand prix. the win for the red bull driver extends his lead in the championship to 18 points, putting him in control of this year's title race. nick parrott has the details.
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at red bull's zone circuit and spurred on by his fervent fans nothing was going to stop max winning the stevie and grand prix. starting from pole, he had dutchman lewis hamilton alongside him but this would be the briton�*s the full 71 laps. his mercedes has been the best car for years but now it struggles to run with the red bulls. behind him, there was some action with sergio heather is moving his behind briton�*s and then vow but rebut us leapfrogging the mexican into third thanks to a better strategy. with hamilton making elites point to get an extra point for the fastest let he had a flattering margin of more than half a minute. this is the best season of the statin�*s formula 1 career. the question now, is how much better can it get? nick parrish, bbc news.
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england's women have just won the first of three one day internationals against india at bristol's county ground. the hosts won the toss and put india into bat. captain mitali raj top scored with 72 off 108 balls, and her side finished their innings on 201 for 8. in reply it's been all about tammy beaumont and natalie sciver — beaumont lashing out for england and she reached 87 not out. india's bowling has been poor and the in—form sciver was also allowed to hit out and finished on 7a as in the last few minutes england won by eight wickets. there's a new leader of the tour de france, mathieu van der pool has taken the yellow jersey after winning stage two in brittany. the dutchman, riding the tour for the first time, broke away on the final climb and left the field trailing behind him and gain enough time to take the overall lead. defending champion tadej pogacar and primoz roglic finished second and third to gain bonus seconds. but britain's geraint thomas was distanced, and lost just over half a minute.
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it's the final day of the british championships in manchester with britain's best athletes bidding for places at the forthcoming 0lympics. teenager keely hodgkinson stormed ahead in the women's 800 metres, passing fellow brits jemma reekie and laura muir. so that means hodgkinson and reekie both claim automatic qualification, while muir will have to wait until monday to see if the selectors find her worthy of inclusion. meanwhile, jazmin sawyers has also qualified for tokyo after winning the women's long jump final. adam gemili has secured his 0lympic place after a comfortable victory in the men's 200 metres. gemili says he will be focusing on the 200m but is speaking to selectors about being considered for the 100 metres as well. and fabio quartararo has won the dutch motogp to extend his lead
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at the top of rider standings. the frenchman dominated on his yamaha to claim his fourth victory of the season. the series now has a mid—season break — no prizes for guessing how quartararo will be spending it, probably working on his golf game. that is all of the sport. i'll have lots more for you in sportsday at 7:45pm. see then, katie. thank you very much indeed. the good news is, we are going to be talking a little bit more about wimbledon before the end of this half hour because that starts tomorrow, of course. we just have a later story that sajid javid being the new health secretary following the resignation of matt hancock and just in the last few minutes we have more the action from the labour leader following the events of the last 48 hours, talking about such a definite�*s appointment
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and about matt hancock's resignation. let's hear that. we need a resignation. let's hear that. - need a strong health secretary as we come through this pandemic but obviously the best questions still to answer. if anybody thinks the resignation of matt hancock is the end of the issue obviously never wrong and i think the new health secretary and have serious questions to ask about the cctv access, the contract, the pass, etc, so the resignation is far from the end of the matter. in resignation is far from the end of the matter-— resignation is far from the end of the matter. in his first statement is a tv cameras, _ the matter. in his first statement is a tv cameras, sajid _ the matter. in his first statement is a tv cameras, sajid javid - the matter. in his first statement is a tv cameras, sajid javid was i is a tv cameras, sajid javid was very clear that his inclination is to get rid of restrictions and get us back to normal as normal as quickly as possible. is this a shift in the direction from her sexy�*s pivotal role? ? in the direction from her sexy's pivotal role? ?_ in the direction from her sexy's pivotal role? ? in the direction from her sexy's ivotal role? ? ~ . ., , , pivotal role? ? what we have seen is confusin: pivotal role? ? what we have seen is confusing because _ pivotal role? ? what we have seen is confusing because the _ pivotal role? ? what we have seen is confusing because the incoming - confusing because the incoming health secretary says he wants to open up as up as quickly as possible and the government now rolled back on that. inaudible... idon't
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on that. inaudible... idon�*t think on that. inaudible... idon't think it inspires confidence that in day one of the health secretary has been saying his position is... with the national secretary will back on it. ~ ., the national secretary will back on it. matt hancock's resignation, do ou think it. matt hancock's resignation, do you think that _ it. matt hancock's resignation, do you think that labour _ it. matt hancock's resignation, do you think that labour played - it. matt hancock's resignation, do you think that labour played any i you think that labour played any part in a matt hancock to go? well. part in a matt hancock to go? well, matt hancock _ part in a matt hancock to go? well, matt hancock was _ part in a matt hancock to go? well, matt hancock was right _ part in a matt hancock to go? well, matt hancock was right to - part in a matt hancock to go? .11 matt hancock was right to resign because he broke the rules. he had to go. but the prime minister should have sacked him. yet again, boris johnson was too slow, too weak and didn't show the leadership that was needed and when many people made huge sacrifices during this pandemic see this what they see is one law for them and another rule for those closer to government and there is a lack of integrity at the heart of government. and it starts with boris johnson, i'm afraid. that government. and it starts with boris johnson, i'm afraid.— johnson, i'm afraid. that was so keir starmer, _ johnson, i'm afraid. that was so keir starmer, the _ johnson, i'm afraid. that was so keir starmer, the labour - johnson, i'm afraid. that was so keir starmer, the labour leader| keir starmer, the labour leader speaking in the last few minutes. let's talk about the vaccination programme as well.
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it's thought half of all adults under—30 in england will have received a first dose of a covid vaccine by this evening. more than 4 million people aged between 18 and 29 have now had a jab. 0ur health correspondent catherine burns reports. drop in, pop—up, grab ajab — whatever you call it, the government is making it as easy as possible for people to get their vaccines. so the message is, this weekend any adult in england can turn up for theirs without booking. it's happening in venues up and down the country, from shopping centres and theatres to stadiums — including the emirates. i feel amazing. to finally get this jab is actually amazing. like, it's been anticipated for, like, a few months now about the covid jabs and stuff like that. and, to be honest, it feels amazing to actually get the covid jab and just feel free! just had it. it was great — it was quite quick. i walked in, it was about a 15—minute wait. the staff were super nice. yeah, lovely — a lovely experience. i feel fantastic. it's great to come out, i great to come to arsenal,
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my home club, and to support the vaccine roll—out _ and get my first jab. at the front of the queue after about a half—an—hour wait here at the emirates stadium, they're injecting about 20 people every five minutes, which is quite a pace, but they've set themselves quite a target — to do 10,000 overfour days. you'll hear authorities calling this latest effort "a final drive", "a race to the finish line", but it's as important as ever because, as the number of people being vaccinated is rising, so, too, are cases — more than 98,000 people have tested positive in the last week. this vaccine is our best chance of getting protected and getting back to the lives that we love and that we have missed so much and i'm blown away by everybody�*s commitment to that — coming forward when it's their turn to get protected. and it's notjust about slowing down transmission of this awful virus but it's most importantly about stopping people having to go into hospital and dying.
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the gap between high levels of infections and relatively low numbers in hospital or dying shows the real—life impact of vaccines and explains again exactly why ministers are so keen to make it easy for us. catherine burns, bbc news. ibiza, the party capital of the world, was forced to stop dancing and close down its entire club scene because of the pandemic. now the mediterranean island is hoping a test event this weekend could prove the vital clubbing industry is capable of reopening without causing a spike in infections, just in time for the return of british tourists. anna holligan was there, and sent this report: dance music plays. music is the pulse of this island. ibiza's economy revolves around its nightclubs. now ibiza's been green—listed by the uk, this island is gearing up for the return of mass tourism, and this experiment could
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represent its revival. the guinea pigs are all key workers — like these nursing assistants. lucia told me, "i really want to dance. it's been so long since we've able to party around here." her friend said, "it's true. "after such a long time, you do really want to go for it." most other bars are serving again, but, beyond this event, dancing is still banned. there are signs ibiza is emerging from the crisis. there are no restrictions on people travelling to these shores from the uk. but the balearic politicians want to tighten the entry rules. we think that, with the increase in the number of cases in the uk, now is the right moment, you know, to put in place some controls to make sure everyone that comes here is in the right condition, is safe and can have a safe holiday.
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balearic beats were born here, and the ibiza experience can draw people in for life. you know, kids come here at17,18,19 years old, fall in love with the place, and they keep coming back, yearafteryear, until, you know, even in their 50s, they're bringing their kids here and they're renting villas. so, you know, the clubs play a really important part of being that gateway to discover the island. djs worry that if the tune doesn't change soon, the clubbers will simply go elsewhere. there is something - magical about the island. ibiza is about the clubbing. and it would be foolish... you can't stop clubbing, simple as. you know, there needs to be a place for it somewhere, . and if it's not here, _ it's going to be somewhere else. there is a lot riding on a sensitive experiment. media access was tightly controlled. and, soon, the moves that were meant to be restricted to the dance floor were breaking out elsewhere. ibiza's iconic venues should
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reopen within weeks, if the results from this event prove clubbing can happen without ruining efforts to beat the pandemic. anna holligan, bbc news, ibiza. racquets at the ready. after the championships were cancelled last summer, this year's event will look a bit different. as pa rt of the government's test event programme, a larger number of fans will be allowed to attend as the two weeks progress. chris slegg has been behind the scenes to see how preparations are going. wimbledon fell silent last year. now, a familiar sound of summer
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can be heard once more. grunting. it was only last monday that those running the tournament learned how many spectators will be allowed. we will start off at around 50% of the grounds capacity — that's around 22,000 — and as we work our way through the championships, that will increase, and we've been enabled to get 100% of our capacity for the men's and ladies' finals weekend. 0n wimbledon fortnight last year, this place was completely deserted because, for the first time since the second world war, the championships didn't even take place. well, this year, the show is back on and come finals weekend, there will be a capacity crowd of 15,000 spectators here on centre court. ground staff have been ensuring the courts look as immaculate as ever while working in covid—19 bubbles. ithink, ifanything, it's, kind of, made the team more, sort of, empowered to deliver better than normal, purely because we missed out for a year and everyone realised how much they missed it so now, you know, we're kind of chomping at the bit to get the championships under way. the ladies' final won't feature simona halep — the defending champion has withdrawn with a calf injury. rafa nadal is out.
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roger federer has fitness concerns. novak djokovic — favourite to retain his 2019 title.

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