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that but those days in the 19705, that was the — but those days in the 19705, that was the price of income that could regulate _ was the price of income that could regulate what people get. we have a free market economy now, so in the free market economy now, so in the free market — free market economy now, so in the free market economy, how do you control— free market economy, how do you control the — free market economy, how do you control the situation where inflation is rising, people can get 'obs inflation is rising, people can get jobs whenever they want, there are lots of— jobs whenever they want, there are lots ofiobs — jobs whenever they want, there are lots ofjobs available and, as a resutt— lots ofjobs available and, as a result of— lots ofjobs available and, as a result of the fact that lots ofjobs are available, businesses are closing — are available, businesses are closing down — a restaurant near my house _ closing down — a restaurant near my house is_ closing down — a restaurant near my house isjust — closing down — a restaurant near my house isjust announced its closing down _ house isjust announced its closing down because it can't get enough workers _ down because it can't get enough workers to— down because it can't get enough workers to come and work for it. this_ workers to come and work for it. this is— workers to come and work for it. this is an — workers to come and work for it. this is an extraordinary situation the likes— this is an extraordinary situation the likes of— this is an extraordinary situation the likes of which i don't think we've — the likes of which i don't think we've ever— the likes of which i don't think we've ever seen certainly in our lifetime — we've ever seen certainly in our lifetime. ~ �* we've ever seen certainly in our lifetime. . �* . ., . lifetime. indeed. we've covered a lot of the uk. _ lifetime. indeed. we've covered a lot of the uk, let's _ lifetime. indeed. we've covered a lot of the uk, let's go _ lot of the uk, let's go international to the front page of the guardian, the story at the bottom of their front page underneath the picture of the queen there about ukraine and russia. "fate of there about ukraine and russia. " fate of azovstal soldiers there about ukraine and russia. "fate of azovstal soldiers unclear after surrender." camilla? this
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�*fate of azovstal soldiers unclear after surrender." camilla?- after surrender." camilla? this is some news— after surrender." camilla? this is some news we've _ after surrender." camilla? this is some news we've had _ after surrender." camilla? this is some news we've had coming - after surrender." camilla? this is| some news we've had coming out after surrender." camilla? this is i some news we've had coming out of ukraine today — it's the final stand, really, orwe getting ukraine today — it's the final stand, really, or we getting close to the end of this long siege on mariupol. this is the azovstal steel would we've had those ukrainian soldiers hold up, trying to take a stand against the russians as long as possible. what we are seeing now is increasing evacuations, and it looks like the beginning of the end for this. what the guardian are picking up on is the fate of the soldiers who've been transported into russian controlled territories, there's been some suggestions of a prisoner exchange coming from the ukrainian side, but also suggestions from russian officials saying these ukrainians could even be tried or executed. so a very worrying situation there, but it does sound like this very long—running siege is
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nearing its end game. here like this very long-running siege is nearing its end game.— nearing its end game. here in these situations, it's _ nearing its end game. here in these situations, it's always _ nearing its end game. here in these situations, it's always difficult - nearing its end game. here in these situations, it's always difficult to - situations, it's always difficult to get complete clarity on numbers and positions of people. but this premise was that this would be a prisoner exchange, the idea from the ukrainian officials was that we want to keep our heroes alive, that was their mantra. now it looks like these mps and russia could be derailing that by not letting them be part of any prisoner exchange. indeed, this is a very worrying story~ — indeed, this is a very worrying story. certainly the reports from russia _ story. certainly the reports from russia is — story. certainly the reports from russia is that these ukrainian soldiers — russia is that these ukrainian soldiers that they have, far from releasing — soldiers that they have, far from releasing them any prisoner exchange, they may hold them captive and even _ exchange, they may hold them captive and even put them on trial for crimes— and even put them on trial for crimes committed in ukraine against their own _ crimes committed in ukraine against their own people. this is an extra ordinary— their own people. this is an extra ordinary thing, they were defending their people against invasion, and their people against invasion, and the invaders put up the defenders on trial for— the invaders put up the defenders on trial for defending their people.
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we've _ trial for defending their people. we've talked about a possible war crimes _ we've talked about a possible war crimes trial against the russians, but i _ crimes trial against the russians, but i can only take place after the war is— but i can only take place after the war is over — but i can only take place after the war is over. at this stage, the russians themselves would hold obviously a show trial, like the kind _ obviously a show trial, like the kind stati— obviously a show trial, like the kind stall and used to have in the i930s, _ kind stall and used to have in the i930s, a — kind stall and used to have in the 19305, a completely fake trial —— staiih, _ 19305, a completely fake trial —— staiih, irut— 19305, a completely fake trial —— stalin, but nonetheless convinced the russian people they're doing what's _ the russian people they're doing what's right. that remains quite a real possibility. we what's right. that remains quite a real possibility.— real possibility. we will continue to follow the _ real possibility. we will continue to follow the fate _ real possibility. we will continue to follow the fate of _ real possibility. we will continue to follow the fate of those - to follow the fate of those soldiers. heading back to the front page of the daily telegraph now, a little story at the bottom of the paper. "us military discloses 11 ufo close encounters." camilla, why on earth this is about? this close encounters." camilla, why on earth this is about?— earth this is about? this is a very funny story. _ earth this is about? this is a very funny story. the _ earth this is about? this is a very funny story, the ufo _ earth this is about? this is a very funny story, the ufo sightings i earth this is about? this is a very i
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funny story, the ufo sightings used to be for conspiracy theorists are crazy people, but this is something that they are taking increasingly serious in the us. they've been telling him about the various different settings and near collisions they've had with ufos, so far from this being collisions they've had with ufos, so farfrom this being some kind of far—fetched conspiracy theorist nonsense, it's actually hearing about something in a very serious setting from the us congress. what setting from the us congress. what ou make setting from the us congress. what you make of all _ setting from the us congress. what you make of all this? _ setting from the us congress. what you make of all this? it's _ setting from the us congress. what you make of all this? it's very - you make of all this? it's very interesting. — you make of all this? it's very interesting, as _ you make of all this? it's very interesting, as camilla says, l you make of all this? it's very . interesting, as camilla says, that they do— interesting, as camilla says, that they do not take this to be a fantasy— they do not take this to be a fantasy story. but what's interesting is that the story ends tiy interesting is that the story ends by there — interesting is that the story ends by there being no evidence of extraterrestrial origins. clearly if there _ extraterrestrial origins. clearly if there are — extraterrestrial origins. clearly if there are ufos, that must mean there
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are other— there are ufos, that must mean there are other human beings somewhere out in space _ are other human beings somewhere out in space. that's what we want to know, _ in space. that's what we want to know. and — in space. that's what we want to know, and i'd say this is the story camilla _ know, and i'd say this is the story camilla should be investigating. laughter you're very keen to get other people to do lots of work. i'm not opposed to do lots of work. i'm not opposed to that. i'm pleased you didn't pull that line out, because just because something is unexplained does not necessarily mean it's extraterrestrial. the fact that there's no evidence of that. before we get any weirder into a conspiracy territories, all move on finally, sticking with the front page of the daily telegraph, but the picture you'll have seen on lots of the front pages is — i'll tell you what it is, because he lives seen it lots of times. the queen made a surprise appearance to open cross rail�*s new elizabeth line, being named in her honour yesterday. elizabeth line, being named in her honouryesterday. i'm elizabeth line, being named in her honour yesterday. i'm afraid we are out of time, but thank you very much
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for talking us through a wide range of stories there, a flavour of what we will be talking about tomorrow. thank you both. that's it for the papers this hour. we'll be back again at 11.30pm. goodbye for now. good evening. this is your update from the bbc sport centre. liverpool have beaten southampton 2—1 at st mary's, to keep their title hopes alive. it all goes down to the final day — they're now one point behind premier league leaders manchester city. andy swiss reports. down to the wire we go. after a night when liverpool kept the title race alive, albeit not without a few jitters. they knew if they lost to south hampton, their hopes were over, so this was all they needed
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most nathan redmon firing the saints ahead, leaving jurgen klopp unimpressed. he thought there had been a foul — this at least should've cheered him up as liverpool promptly equalise. lashing at home to make it all square at the break. so could they find a weather was like they were sort of chances, but none of them would go in. the tension was palpable. finally though, they got their reward. a looping headerfrom joel though, they got their reward. a looping header from joel met up spiking delight among the players and relief among the fans. not a goal of the year contender, but that hardly mattered. the title race goes to the final day — and while liverpool need manchester city to slip up, they'll believe anything is still possible. andy swiss, bbc news. that put forest 1—0 up on the night and 3—1 ahead on aggregate. sheffield united struck back with
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goals from john fleck to make it 3—3 on aggregate and force extra time. nothing to separate them there, so penalties needed. the hero of the night was breeze rembert, the final one from gibbs white sparked the wild celebrations and the fans onto the pitch. forest take on huddersfield and the final later this month for a chance to be back in the top flight for the first time since 1999. steph houghton has been included in england's 28—woman provisional squad for this summer's european championships. the former captain has been out injured since january and hasn't played under boss sarina wiegman yet. however, tough news for arsenal midfielderjordan nobbs — she's been left out after picking up a knee injury earlier this month. she looks set to miss another major tournament, having not played at the 2019 world cup. yes, so the arsenal midfielder went to the world cup in 2015 but barely played because she went injured and wasn't really fit to play while she wasn't really fit to play while she was out there. she talked about how hard it was to be part of a squad
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that won the bronze medal democrat medal and she didn't play but a minute. the fact that she'll be out with a knee injury will be very hard to take. the tournament starts in 50 days today when england host austria at old trafford. manchester city are losing their all—time top goal—scorer, england midfielder georgia stanway. she'sjoining german club bayern munich. she made her senior debut for city at 16, and leaves with 57 goals in 165 appearances. the 23—year—old's last game was the fa cup final defeat to chelsea on sunday. eritrea's biniam girmay has made cycling history at the giro d'italia — he's become the first black african rider to win a stage at a grand tour. it happened on stage ten of the giro and against top—class opposition in the shape of mathieu van der poel, who put his thumb up to admit defeat as the eritrean beat him to the finish line. african to win a one—day classic race this season, but this is the biggest victory of the 22—year—old's career so far. british number one cameron norrie
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continued his preparations for the french open, with a straight—sets win at the atp event in lyon. top seed norrie, ranked 11th in the world, won 6—4 6—4 against argentina's francisco cerundolo to reach the quarterfinals. worcester clinched the 2022 premiership cup after a nail—biting win against london irish at brentford's community stadium veteran forward, matt kvesic, scored the opening try for the warriors, catching the exiles asleep at the breakdown for a free run to the line. the victory had looked set to go to london irish, but kyle hatherall stole in at the death to force a dramatic extra time. neither side could find the breakthrough in the added ten minutes, meaning worcester sealed the title on tries scored. london irish teenager henry arundell has been named in a 36—man england squad for a training camp next week. the 19—year—old only made his premiership debut in february,
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but he's been in blistering form. the full—back has scored 11 tries in 15 matches for irish and england under—205 this season. owen farrell, manu tuilagi, mako vunipola, and anthony watson are all back in the squad, ahead of a three—test tour in australia. some sad news to bring you — former rugby league chief executive maurice lindsay has died, aged 81. lindsay masterminded wigan's revival in the 1980s as chairman, and was heavily involved in the creation of super league in 1996. current rfl chief executive ralph rimmer said, "he will be remembered as one of the most significant leaders in the sport's history." the rebuild of english men's cricket continues. tom harrison, the chief executive of the england and wales cricket board, has resigned after seven years in charge. harrison oversaw success in limited overs cricket, with both england's women and men's teams winning the world cup. but recent failures in test cricket have seen an overhaul at the ecb, with a new test coach, captain, and managing director being appointed. harrison's biggest project was introducing a new limited—overs competition —
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the hundred — which started last year. london—born defensive end jack crawford has announced his retirement after a ten—year career in the nfl. he was draughted by the raiders in 2012 and played for the dallas cowboys, atlanta falcons, and tennessee titans. he recorded a sack and forced fumble for the cowboys at wembley stadium against the jacksonville jaguars, which he says was his career highlight. and that's all the sport for now. we will see you soon. rain which has been a feature is sweeping eastwards through this evenin: sweeping eastwards through this evening with some have read verse around. it very worn sunshine, the uk's highest temperature of the year so far, near 28 at heathrow airport. showers following into northern ireland, west and into scotland, the
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fine weather around, morning show was clearing through northern scotland, sunny spells elsewhere, the next weather system into northern ireland but not until later in the day. ahead of it, starting to push into wales in southeast england. temperatures on par where they've been today, not quite as warm as southeast england. into wednesday evening and night, more wet weather pushing east including some sundry outbursts. the potential for downpours across the southeast of england. thursday, a largely wetter one than friday.
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welcome to newsday, reporting live from singapore, i'm mariko oi. the headlines... president biden called on all americans — to reject the "poison" of white supremacy, during a visit to buffalo. what happened here is simple and straightforward, terrorism. terrorism. domestic terrorism. also on newsday — after holding out for nearly three months, ukrainian forces leave their last refuge in mariupol. more than 200 of them are searched by the invading army and taken to territory controlled by the russians. the bbc investigates the disappearance of a prominent journalist who kick—started china's #metoo movement.
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