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especially collin morikawa, a stunning round from the american and soon he led the way. yes! what a day he is having. among a cluster of english players in contention is tommy fleetwood, and he soon gave the home crowd plenty to get excited about. but if you thought that was good, just watch this. carlos ortiz, taking a direct route. at the other extreme though, paul francesco molinari, twice trying and twice failing to get out of a bunker. eventually he did it, but the damage was done. among a few unheralded names going well south africa's daniel van tonder as he surged right into contention. but it's been collin morikawa's morning — he is the man they have all been trying to catch.
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yes, a great day from the american, finishing nine under, three clear of the rest of the field, as for tim gunn, things going a little better for him, level but still nine shots off the pace. thank you, and the swiss in the sunshine. time for a look at the weather with nick miller. good afternoon. much of the uk on the way to a warm and hot begin, northern ireland matching its highest temperature of the year so far, likely to exceed in scotland and over the weekend, some spots in england, perhaps wales, reaching 30 degrees for the first time this season. there is an exception, you see on the satellite, clouded towards the north and west of scotland, close to a weak weather front, the cloud staying with us this weekend, from it you may encounter some light rain or drizzle, the wind arrows indicating a stiff south—westerly breeze. eastern and southern scotland have sunny spells, northern ireland,
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across england and wales, temperature widely in the low to mid 20s, around the coast, high teens and low 20s. tonight, the cloud and mist in scotland becoming extensive, pushing into northern ireland, some mist and fog patches elsewhere, temperatures down towards the midst and low teens. the big picture for the weekend, that area of low pressure that brought horrific flooding into germany slowly moving south—east, the potentialfor flooding downpours, where it's been exceptionally wet, it will turn drier. here, high pressure, most areas try, the week whether front in northern scotland, tomorrow some cloud and patchy rain. northern ireland starting cloudy, brightening up, eastern and southern scotland seeing sunny spells, mist and low cloud around irish sea coast, england and wales plenty of sunshine. it will be hotter in the sunshine, parts of yorkshire could see temperatures approaching a0 degrees. it is going to be a hot weekend at silverstone, hot track
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temperatures in the sunshine. if you are following the gulf, in kent, a stiff northerly breeze will ease. some words of caution about whether likeness of weekend, high to very high ultraviolet levels, you will burn quickly without protection and no relief for haiti sufferers, high to very high pollen levels, under cloudy skies in northern scotland, some outbreaks of rain on sunday, more cloud elsewhere in scotland, northern ireland, parts of england, into north wales, these areas on sunday will be a little cooler, south wales and southern england will be looking hotter as the temperature gets close to of not reaching 30 degrees. heat like this is not for you, open up the app, go online, pop in your location, you will see into next week, where it is hot over the weekend, it will turn a little cooler, staying warm, a lot of dry weather, the chance of a shower, more especially later next week. nick miller, thank you. a reminder of our top story...
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more than 100 people are known to have died in the worst flooding to hit northern europe for decades — many more are injured or missing. that's all from the bbc news at one, so it's goodbye from me, and on bbc one, we nowjoin the bbc�*s news teams where you are. good afternoon. it's just gone i.3apm and i'm austin halewood with your latest sports news. the second round of golf�*s oldest major tournament, the open championship, is well under way at royal st george's in kent. the course is famous for it's mountanous bunkers and trecharous rough, but there's been some impressive scoring from the world's best so far today. it's this man that now leads — american colin morikawa. he's just 2a, but he's already a major champion and he was in brilliant form today. he made seven birdies in a round of 6a to put him at the top of the leaderboard on nine—under.
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englishman andy sullivan is the closest british threat. he's midway through his round, five shots back on four—under par. but rory mcilroy is battling hard to make the cut. he bogeyed his first two holes, but he's battled back to one under, with just a few holes to go. so here's the latest leaderboard from royal st george's. confirmation of collin morikawa up at the top there on nine—under. and then daniel van tonder, emiliano grillo and louis 0osthuizen all level on six under. 0oosthuizen, the overnight leader, tees—offjust before 3.00pm. lewis hamilton says winning an eighth formula i world drivers�* title will be a tall order this year. the mercedes driver is 32 points behind max verstappen of red bull before this weekend's british grand prix.
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there's qualifying today before the new sprint race to decide the grid tomorrow and hamilton is hoping the home crowd of more than ia0,000 will make a difference for him. the roar of the crowd here is unlike anywhere else, so, considering we have had a drought in terms of fans not being at the races in the past year, the energy is definitely very much missed and, yeah, you arrive with his excitement but kind of with this nervousness also because he want to deliver for anyone anyone everyone and you want to do good on the weekend. away from golf, england's lewis ludlow has been banned for four matches for kneeing an opponent in the head during the side's win over canada at the weekend. gloucester�*s ludlow had been captaining england on what was just his second appearance, but he'll now miss club games against ealing, hartpury and northampton. the ban was reduced to four games from six because of his admission of guilt.
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england's cricketers are back in action tonight at trent bridge with the first of three t20 internationals against pakistan. nine of the players who were recently forced to self—isolate have been named in the squad. eoin morgan will return as captain and, after an unpredictable few weeks, he says the series is a good chance to improve their strength in depth. probably not knowing what is ahead of ourselves, we need to... ..sort of look more to a little bit more strength and depth, so probably... probably not knowing what is ahead of ourselves, we need to... the opportunities with us at the moment, we will see over the next three games, and going through various different options of possible injury replacements for certain players within the group, we will see as well.
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meanwhile, ireland are taking on south africa in a one—day international in dublin. victory today would have given them their first ever series win over south africa, but the tourists have been magnificiant so far. both openers reached their centuries before ireland finally got the wicket of quinton de kock. south africa are currently 268—1 after a2 overs. that's all the sport for now. you can find more on all those stories on the bbc sport website. that's bbc.co.uk/sport. welcome to bbc news. i'm jane hill. i'mjane hill. back to our top story today and more than 100 people are now known to have died in germany in flooding that's devastated parts of europe. dozens of people are still missing after heavy rainfall caused the worst flooding in living memory. in germany, north rhine—westphalia's
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interior minister, herbert reul, told a news conference they were unable to say how many people have died in the disaster. several people were killed and others are missing after houses either collapsed or were swept away by torrents of water after a landslide in erftstadt—blessem near cologne. a castle was also demolished by the flooding. it's thought the ground collapsed into a nearby gravel pit. earlier, we heard from moritz friedenberg, a journalist at radio hagen, the local station for hagen, one of worst affected cities in germany's north rhine—westphalia region. in the morning we spoke to the fire department in hagen and they told us that the situation starts relaxing a little bit, so the water level drops and the rivers go back, in the morning we spoke to the fire department in hagen and they told us that the situation starts relaxing a little bit,
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so the water level drops and the rivers go back, but there is still lots of work to do and you can imagine there are lots of people who have insecurity at the moment. moritz, when you say the water level is receding, and they told us that the situation starts relaxing a little bit, moritz, when you say the water level is receding, that doesn't necessarily mean the problems are over, does it? all no, the problems start now because now you see the damage that was caused, there was lots of heavy rain in the last few days. this last night there was no rain and we are really lucky for it, but there are basements that are full of water. the water damage to streets, lots of main streets in hagen which can't be passed, so the fire department and the police have lots of problems to reach the areas which are damaged and there is still lots of work to do until we can go back to normal life. are evacuations still taking place? because i know whilst the rain has stopped and the waters have started to recede, some areas are still evacuating their residents. yeah, for sure, especially the south of hagen is very affected. there are floods which still take cars or trees and you have the problem that you can't reach
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the areas where people are. lots of people had to leave their homes and the problem now is that the people have to search for a new place to stay. we have two safe spots here in hagen and there are many more coming because lots of people need a new place to stay at the moment. moritz friedenberg talking to lukwesa burak a little earlier. 15 people have also died in belgium where dramatic footage of the floods showed cars being swept away along streets. those living in the belgian city of liege close to the river meuse have been told to evacuate or move to upper floors. here are some more latest picture, also from belgium's liege province.
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these three houses were not only flooded, but also engulfed in fire in the town of aux—sous—chevremont. two rivers, the vesdre and the meuse, both burst their banks inundating areas in and around the city. well, lukwesa also spoke to dr philippe devos, who's a liege resident. well, there are still some areas that are underwater. the water is still at the level of the first floor in some areas, while in others the water is leaving now, so... some people are just able to go back in the house right now, while others are not yet safe... and the helicopters are just flying now to take them back to the ground. so it is very different, it depends on where you are in the area of liege. dr philippe devos, can
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you explain how you as a family experienced flooding? was it quick? we have heard about the speed at which it caught people out in parts of germany. what happened to you? yes, to me, nothing happened because i am living on a hill, but my parents are living... ..over a river, so they had to move, actually. so two days ago in the evening, the water was flooding, but it was not a big concern for them. there was only 1—2 centimetres in the garden and the garden is 1.5 metres lower than the house, so they went to sleep and said, "ok, nothing will happen." but at 2am the police asked them to evacuate because the water reached the floor.
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in less than five hours, the level of the river is higher than 1.5 metres, so they had to move. they went on a hill in a little school and i think four hours later, the water was on the ceiling of the ground floor of their house, so i am very happy that the police asked them to evacuate. otherwise, they would have been on the first floor of the house without any help from anyone. they are more than 80, so it would have been dramatic for them. we are keeping an eye across all of that's and the devastating floods across many european countries.
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there is some covid related news right now, we havejust there is some covid related news right now, we have just had a few lines of comments from downing street about the app, the pinging we keep talking about. a lot of businesses now are saying that their businesses now are saying that their business operation is being highly disrupted because so many members of staff are being painted by the test and trace app, causing them huge logistical problems. that topic has come up at the downing street lobby briefing. lots of questions about it. downing street saying we are asking people contacted by the app to continue to isolate. the spokesman saying as cases go up you would expect the number of people being asked to isolate to increase as well. the spokesman wouldn't be drawn on any possible exemptions for particular industries, although they set for nhs workers the government
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is still looking at the requirements around self isolation, because it is causing problems for the nhs, not just private companies. 0n the possibility of tweaking the sensitivity of the outcome of the spokesman said things are being kept under review, so a holding statement in effect. so they are saying that as you see more cases in the community, you would expect for people to be contacted by the app. just in terms of the r number, the new figure is three and it is the same as the previous week? figure. the number of macro in england is estimated at between 1.2 and la. that means on average every ten people infected with covid will go on to infect between 12 and 1a other
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people, so similar figures to last week. now it's time for our regular look at some of the stories from our newsrooms �*across the uk'. now it's time for our regular look at some of the stories a motorway in county durham will remain closed throughout the afternoon after a multi—vehicle crash last night. highways england said it hoped the northbound carriageway of the a1—m at bowburn would re—open after 6.30pm. bbc newcastle's peter harris is near the crash site. bring us right up to date with what is happening, peter. you bring us right up to date with what is happening, peter.— bring us right up to date with what is happening, peter. you can see the activity still — is happening, peter. you can see the activity still going — is happening, peter. you can see the
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activity still going on _ is happening, peter. you can see the activity still going on here, _ activity still going on here, including the two crashed lorries which are still here at the scene. through the morning we have seen police officers, some in white forensics uniform working at the scene. what happened here yesterday was grim. 0ne scene. what happened here yesterday was grim. one of the crashed lorries burst into flames on impact and the fire service i took them around about an hour to extinguish the blaze. that being the case, it is perhaps not surprising to hear that durham police this afternoon expect to tell us that there have been fatalities in this accident. also perhaps an indication of the magnitude of it that the a1 — m is still closed in both directions, about 18 hours after the crash, which happened at six 20p yesterday evening. highways england said they expect this route to be closed into this evening. this is one of the main routes through the north of england. drivers are being advised to avoid this area generally if they
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can. we expect from durham police a bit more this afternoon on exactly what happened here, the number of casualties i'm afraid, very probably the number of fatalities. figures show women from black and asian communies are at a higher risk of dying while giving birth. in these communities, language and cultural barriers mean preganancy can often be a challenge. in bolton, a maternity community hub has been set up to tackle this issue and already it's helped more than 100 women. nazia mogra reports. maryam is six weeks pregnant. she's come along for a checkup at her new local maternity hub. maryam speaks urdu and so does her midwife. translation: i feel so cared for when i come here. - the midwife explains everything in my language,
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making my pregnancyjourney easy and less stressful. this community centre is around the corner from my home, so i don't have to travel far. well, this is deane in bolton where the maternity centre is based and many women from indian, pakistani and somalian backgrounds live here. this area is full of women who do what they need to do to live every single day. they are trying to survive. they are taking care of theirfamilies. they might not have the ability to communicate what they need. they may have a language barrier or might not have an access to the resources they need. in sri lankan, in somalian, in all these languages there is no word for depression, so how do you raise that you have this problem? i have been asking for this service for quite a long time. especially for the ladies who can't speak english, they are just so happy that we can communicate in their language so they do feel comfortable talking to me.
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it does break down the barriers. and it is a busy afternoon for this midwife. her next appointment is with a couple whose new bundle ofjoy arrives in a few days. having people that understand your background, it makes it a lot easier because they understand the situations that are going on at home, the connection is just there automatically. i am very nervous. i have already got a little girl, she's 20 months old, so you can imagine hands—on full! but i am very excited. translation: if you live in this area, come here. | the midwives understand my concerns and make everything perfect. thanks to them, i am having a lovely pregnancy. it really is a great service. as restriction ease, the hope is to offer a drop—in clinic with no appointments needed. there are just days to go until the end of the summer term for most schools across the east midlands and it won't be long until the school uniform shop.
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one nottingham mum is urging schools to get involved in a scheme, which aims to reduce school uniforms being sent to landfill, saving parents money too. jodi law reports. pre—loved, second—hand, hand—me—down. whatever you want to call it, these uniforms are being given a new lease of life, thanks to the uniform project. as a mum, ijust thought it was incredibly wasteful that there's all this uniform we are going to buy for our children and it's... you know, they grow out of it so quick and i just thought, well, why don't the school's parents and the communities come together and we can just all, you know, donate a uniform they have grown out of and, yeah, give it back out. once donated, all of the uniforms are checked to make sure they are in good condition, washed and stored away for families to have. some of our families have two and three children here at school and, as your children grow, it can become quite expensive, but we all really want to do our best for the planet, don't we? and therefore, being able to buy secondhand or used secondhand things
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is great for everybody. robert shaw primary in nottingham is one of seven schools in the city part of the initiative. youngsters here are keen to recycle and reuse. when we do it, we don't, like, trash up the environment and we can make the earth a better place. the earth a better place. it is helping out the people that maybe can't afford it and stuff. according to a children's charity, parents spend over £300 a year on primary school uniforms and almost £3a0 for those at secondary. nearly a quarter of parents said the cost of uniform meant their children had worn ill—fitting, unclean or the wrong uniform. i have brought all my kids' stuff down because my kids tend to have grown out of it, rather than out of it, so it has all been like brand new. and i think it has done really, really well. a lot of families feel embarrassed about saying that they need any help and support,
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so the way it's situated in the school, that parents canjust come in and donate and no—one needs to know, so it is a really good initiative. everyone can benefit from the project and other schools are being encouraged to sign up to the scheme. jodi law, bbc east midlands today. ten years ago, amy winehouse was found dead in her flat in north london. now her parents, janis and mitch, are telling her story in a new bbc documentary called �*reclaiming amy�*. they spoke to our music reporter mark savage at the jazz cafe in camden, where she performed.
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what am i scared of? myself. # love is a losing game. it�*s ten years since amy winehouse died of alcohol poisoning at the age of 27. i will always remember our last words. i said, "i love you, amy". she said, "i love you, mummy". i can always remember the love she had for me, always there. since then, amy�*s story has been told countless times but now her parents janis and mitch want to tell their side. people's idea about amy, the very black—and—white image of amy was that she was struggling with addiction to alcohol and drugs. they thought she was a certain way, she wasn�*t. i knew amy. in a new bbc documentary, the couple and amy�*s friends look back on the ups and downs of her life. she wanted to be famous, she wanted to be successful. when she got it, it was like, oh, god. it all kicked off, it all kicked off. at one point, you say mistakes were made when amy was ill.
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what were those mistakes? the mistakes were... i think we didn�*t know... we didn�*t know what to do. no—one knew what to do because obviously, the responsibility of the addiction lies with the person who is struggling with the addiction. as a family, we could stand on our heads. how many times we had family interventions, i lost count. how many times i took her into rehab and she'd walk out the next day... i don't think there is no right or wrong way to deal with it. it will be amy�*s talent that her friends and family remember next week on the anniversary of her death. on the 23rd, we'll all be together at the cemetery. the first ten minutes, we'll be sobbing and then after that we'll be in fits of laughter with a new amy anecdote. although it�*s not a joyful thing that you would go
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and celebrate it, but we do — we actually go and remember her. myjoke is, now i know where she is. that's a blackjoke. yes. but true. while amy�*s family celebrate her humour and kindness, her fans will hold on to her music. mark savage, bbc news. now it�*s time for a look at the weather with nick miller. hello. much of the uk is set for a fine, dry, very warm to hot weekend. yesterday northern ireland had its warmest day of the year so far. this weekend a few spots in england and perhaps wales reaching 30 degrees for the first time this season. and plenty of warm, sunny spells out there today, just some patchy cloud here and there. yet again, though, thicker cloud in north—west scotland and you could encounter some light rain and drizzles. a brisk south—westerly wind as well. just 15 degrees in lerwick, whereas in aberdeenshire reaching up into the upper 20s and elsewhere widely low to mid—20s, just a touch cooler around the coast.
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the cloud in scotland more extensive, especially across western parts overnight, pushing into northern ireland, a few patches of mist and fog elsewhere and temperatures dipping down into the mid teens. we will take a look at the big picture for the weekend, starting with that low pressure, which has brought the horrific flooding into parts of western europe, especially into germany. slowly moving south—east, with the potential for heavy flooding downpours as it does so, but where it has been so very, very wet it will be turning drier. and with high pressure for the uk, most places dry, the only rain on the way close to this whether front, still lurking close to northern, north—western parts of scotland. so again, with thicker cloud and wind, you could encounter a bit of light rain during saturday. elsewhere, there will be decent, sunny spells and again some misty, low cloud maybe hanging around some irish sea coasts. if anything, it is looking warmer away from the cloudier north of scotland. we could get close to 30 celsius in the hottest parts of yorkshire, for example. as ever, this sort of weather coming with words of caution about uv levels, highs of very high in the sunshine,
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you will burn very quickly without protection, and pollen levels widely high to very high throughout this weekend. part two of the weekend and still in northern scotland some outbreaks of rain around on sunday — a few heavier bursts are possible — and a lot of cloud elsewhere in scotland and northern ireland, a few sunny spells coming through, a bit more cloud around parts of northern england as well and here on into north wales temperatures down compared to saturday, but higher for south wales and southern england, again, where some spots will be reaching close to 30 celsius. if you don�*t like temperatures that high, where it has been quite hot over the weekend, looking into next week it will cool a bit, although it will stay very warm across much of england and wales. into scotland and northern ireland and northern england, temperatures are widely in the low to mid 20s, but stilljust in the teens in northern scotland. chance of a shower, plenty of dry weather for the end of the week.
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hello, you�*re watching bbc news. the headlines at 2pm: more than 100 people are known to have died in the worst flooding to hit northern europe for decades. many more are injured or missing. locals say they were caught off guard. nothing you can do. the sound of the water dripping into your house, i never want to hear it again. more than three months�* worth of rain fell in 2a hours over parts of western germany, the netherlands and belgium. some local politicians are blaming climate change. after 500,000 people were advised to self—isolate by the test and trace app, businesses are warning it�*s becoming impossible to operate because of the impact on staff numbers. the cost of severe covid — new research shows that half

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