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his first appearance at the dispatch box since winning a vote of confidence. the prime minister insists nothing will stop his government delivering. i, of course, picked up political opponents all over the place. jeering. and that is because... jeering continues. and that is because... and that is because this government has done some very big and very remarkable things which they did not necessarily approve of. mr speaker, the prime minister's big plan act is so tired that even once—loyal mps don't believe it. after a rowdy pmqs, we'll have the latest from westminster. also this lunchtime.
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the rmt union is branded selfish and irresponsible by no 10, as days of crippling rail strikes are planned for later this month. our members have had enough, as have many british workers. we need a pay deal, we need job security and we need decent terms and conditions. one person is killed and 12 injured as a car careers into a crowd in berlin. police say they don't yet know whether it was deliberate. bullying and a blame culture among nhs management. a major review of health and social care in england says training of nhs leaders is inadequate. and sir david attenborough is awarded one of the country's highest honour for his service to conservation and television. and coming up on the bbc news channel, phil mickelson says he shouldn't be banned from the pga tour despite joining the new saudi—backed liv golf series.
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good afternoon and welcome to the bbc news at one. borisjohnson has been facing mps at prime minister's questions for the first time since winning a vote of confidence on monday. his supporters are urging him to cut taxes in a bid to unify his party and help with the cost of living. our political correspondent damian grammaticas are you planning to save your skin, prime minister?— are you planning to save your skin, prime minister? �* , , ., ., h, prime minister? he's been damaged so the uruent prime minister? he's been damaged so the urgent question, _ prime minister? he's been damaged so the urgent question, how _ prime minister? he's been damaged so the urgent question, how to _ prime minister? he's been damaged so the urgent question, how to regain - the urgent question, how to regain lost confidence? a bright spot for
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borisjohnson, a majority of his mps to back him. he boris johnson, a ma'ority of his mps to back him.— to back him. he should definitely sta . he to back him. he should definitely stay- he is _ to back him. he should definitely stay. he is doing _ to back him. he should definitely stay. he is doing a _ to back him. he should definitely stay. he is doing a great - to back him. he should definitely stay. he is doing a great job - to back him. he should definitely stay. he is doing a great job and | stay. he is doing a greatjob and he's _ stay. he is doing a greatjob and he's won— stay. he is doing a greatjob and he's won his election and is going to continue — he's won his election and is going to continue to do all the right things— to continue to do all the right things for our country. we to continue to do all the right things for our country. we have to draw a line — things for our country. we have to draw a line and _ things for our country. we have to draw a line and move _ things for our country. we have to draw a line and move on - things for our country. we have to draw a line and move on for - things for our country. we have to draw a line and move on for the i things for our country. we have to i draw a line and move on for the sake of the _ draw a line and move on for the sake of the country — draw a line and move on for the sake of the country. it's _ draw a line and move on for the sake of the country. it's a _ draw a line and move on for the sake of the country. it's a nonstory- of the country. it's a nonstory now, it's finished. — of the country. it's a nonstory now, it's finished, it's _ of the country. it's a nonstory now, it's finished, it's gone. _ of the country. it's a nonstory now, it's finished, it's gone. the- of the country. it's a nonstory now, it's finished, it's gone.— it's finished, it's gone. the prime minister is _ it's finished, it's gone. the prime minister is motorcade _ it's finished, it's gone. the prime minister is motorcade swept - it's finished, it's gone. the prime minister is motorcade swept into| it's finished, it's gone. the prime i minister is motorcade swept into the commons but like the changeable brooding clouds, over borisjohnson is the discontent in his party. many didn'tjoin the cheers as he entered. didn't join the cheers as he entered-— didn't join the cheers as he entered. , , , ~ entered. this week's events, mr seaker, entered. this week's events, mr speaker, demonstrated - entered. this week's events, mr speaker, demonstrated just - entered. this week's events, mrj speaker, demonstrated just how entered. this week's events, mr - speaker, demonstrated just how low this prime minister is. if a 148 of his own backbenchers don't trust him, why on earth should the country? him, why on earth should the count ? ~ . ~ country? well, i thank the right honourable _ country? well, i thank the right honourable lady _ country? well, i thank the right honourable lady very _ country? well, i thank the right honourable lady very much - country? well, i thank the right honourable lady very much for. country? well, i thank the right i honourable lady very much for her question— honourable lady very much for her question and i can assure her that in a long — question and i can assure her that in a long political career so far i
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have _ in a long political career so far i have of— in a long political career so far i have of course picked up, i've barely— have of course picked up, i've barely begun, i've picked up a political— barely begun, i've picked up a political opponents all over. keir starmer then _ political opponents all over. lie: " starmer then quoted political opponents all over. ifle: " starmer then quoted one political opponents all over. if;2 " starmer then quoted one of those opponents, former tory minister who said this week mrjohnson is government lacks a plan. he said this week mrjohnson is government lacks a plan. he chanted on pretending _ government lacks a plan. he chanted on pretending no _ government lacks a plan. he chanted on pretending no rules— government lacks a plan. he chanted on pretending no rules were - government lacks a plan. he chanted on pretending no rules were broken, | on pretending no rules were broken, it didn't work. attending the economy is booming, it didn't work. and pretending to build 40 new hospitals won't work either. they want him to change. but he can't. as always, with this prime minister, when he is falling short he just changes the rules and lowers the bar. ~ . . changes the rules and lowers the bar. . ., ., ., changes the rules and lowers the bar. ~ ., ., ., ., bar. what we are doing more fundamentally _ bar. what we are doing more fundamentally is _ bar. what we are doing more fundamentally is doing - bar. what we are doing more fundamentally is doing what | bar. what we are doing more i fundamentally is doing what the people — fundamentally is doing what the people of this country can see is simple _ people of this country can see is simple common sense and that is using _ simple common sense and that is using our— simple common sense and that is using our economic strength to invest— using our economic strength to invest in— using our economic strength to invest in doctors and nurses and get people _ invest in doctors and nurses and get people on— invest in doctors and nurses and get people on the boards, get people there _ people on the boards, get people there scans and screens and tests on a more _ there scans and screens and tests on a more timely manner and taking our
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nhs forward. the a more timely manner and taking our nhs forward-— a more timely manner and taking our nhs forward. the snp leader pointed out that four — nhs forward. the snp leader pointed out that four in _ nhs forward. the snp leader pointed out that four in ten _ nhs forward. the snp leader pointed out that four in ten tory _ nhs forward. the snp leader pointed out that four in ten tory mps - nhs forward. the snp leader pointed out that four in ten tory mps now- out that four in ten tory mps now don't back mrjohnson and virtually every mp in scotland wants him gone. the lame duck prime minister presiding _ the lame duck prime minister presiding over— the lame duck prime minister presiding over a _ the lame duck prime minister presiding over a divided - the lame duck prime minister| presiding over a divided party. the lame duck prime minister. presiding over a divided party. in the lame duck prime minister- presiding over a divided party. in a disunited _ presiding over a divided party. in a disunited kingdom. _ presiding over a divided party. in a disunited kingdom. so— presiding over a divided party. in a disunited kingdom. so how- presiding over a divided party. in a disunited kingdom. so how does. presiding over a divided party. in a i disunited kingdom. so how does the prime _ disunited kingdom. so how does the prime minister— disunited kingdom. so how does the prime minister expect— disunited kingdom. so how does the prime minister expect to _ disunited kingdom. so how does the prime minister expect to continue . prime minister expect to continue when _ prime minister expect to continue when evi — prime minister expect to continue when evi and _ prime minister expect to continue when evi and unionist— prime minister expect to continue when evi and unionist leaders- prime minister expect to continue when evi and unionist leaders in. when evi and unionist leaders in scotland — when evi and unionist leaders in scotland won't _ when evi and unionist leaders in scotland won't back— when evi and unionist leaders in scotland won't back him? - when evi and unionist leaders in scotland won't back him? under, i don't how long _ scotland won't back him? under, i don't how long he _ scotland won't back him? under, i don't how long he will _ scotland won't back him? under, i don't how long he will last - scotland won't back him? under, i don't how long he will last as - don't how long he will last as leader— don't how long he will last as leader of— don't how long he will last as leader of the snp, but long may he rest in _ leader of the snp, but long may he rest in place. he is the arrow date which _ rest in place. he is the arrow date which is _ rest in place. he is the arrow date which is keeping our kingdom together. which is keeping our kingdom touether. �* . , which is keeping our kingdom touether. �* ., together. and as he sat down, whispered _ together. and as he sat down, whispered in _ together. and as he sat down, whispered in his _ together. and as he sat down, whispered in his ear, - together. and as he sat down, whispered in his ear, well- together. and as he sat down, | whispered in his ear, well done together. and as he sat down, - whispered in his ear, well done from a loyal minister. mrjohnson insisted he would be getting on with his job. insisted he would be getting on with hisjob. damien dramatic is, bbc news, westminster. we can talk now to nick eardley in central lobby.
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nick, what did you make of that performance from the prime minister? it was pretty combative, wasn't it? it was pretty combative, wasn't it? i was just speaking to one of the prime minister is allies who things that went pretty well, he has come out of what has been a pretty challenging few days pretty unscathed. it's worth pointing out that there were a lot of cheering from a lot of his mps, a lot of them were quiet. i was sitting in a chamber and there were some who were very much sitting on their hands. during prime minister's questions and borisjohnson does still have that big a challenge of how to win back those dozens of mps who turned against him on monday and it's not completely clear to me at the moment what is actually prepared to do to do that. some of them have been calling for tax cuts to be brought forward to placate them. some cabinet ministers have been suggesting publicly that they want to see that too. number ten, though, doesn't sound convinced says it wants to wait until the economic picture is a lot more rosy. at the
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moment it wants to prioritise things like helping people with the cost of living and there are potentially more contentious moments to come in the next few days when the government publishes its legislation designed to override the brexit deal. that is something many tory mps are uncomfortable with. but there was a joke in prime minister's questions too from ian blackford who compared the prime minister to the monty python character, the black knight, who had his arms chopped off, who had his legs chopped off and said it is not a flesh wound. that is what the prime minister was full that the snp leader suggested. borisjohnson is hoping he can heal his party a lot quicker. boris johnson is hoping he can heal his party a lot quicker.— his party a lot quicker. nick, thank ou. the government has accused the rmt union of being selfish and thoroughly irresponsible, after it announced action that will shut down large parts of the rail network later this month. thousands of railway workers are due to walk out onjune 21st,
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23rd and 25th in a row aboutjobs and pensions. the rmt says its members have waited patiently for two or three years for a real pay offer. the strikes are planned for a busy week, which includes the england vs new zealand test at headingley, and the first glastonbury festival since 2019. our business correspondent emma simpson has the latest. the morning commute at manchester piccadilly. jubilee celebrations just a memory now. passengers have strikes to look forward to, the biggest on the railways for decades. three days of walk—outs which will disrupt the network for a week. i'm gutted. because, you know, i'm 0k today but it is going to hit some travel for work. tuesday and thursday i am not going to be at work, then. it probably will affect me. | but obviously i don't blame them|
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because they need decent wages. downing street, though, has accused the rmt union of being selfish and thoroughly irresponsible. we have not had a deal on pay for three years while inflation is rampant. and our members have had enough. as have many british workers. we need a pay deal, we need job security and we need decent terms and conditions. that is what this dispute is about. the government have got the key to unlock that. the government injected £16 billion during the pandemic to keep the railways going and passenger numbers still are not back to where they used to be. but companies who run trains say the industry needs to adapt. it is obviously very disappointing that the strike has been called and really nobody wins out of a strike. so we need to have further talks and we need to explore how they modernise the railway and move it forward. that is a key thing for us at this moment in time. how will they get to glastonbury? the strikes coincide with some big summer
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events, from this famous music festival, to the england test match at headingley. we need to be realistic. it is only a few weeks until the first date and actually, the disruption is already being felt now. so if you go on a website this morning and try and buy a ticket for the 21st ofjune, you will really struggle. you will not be able to buy a ticket. so the disruption at a time when many people to be buying tickets, is already being felt, sadly. it is notjust the 13 train companies hit by these planned walkouts. staff at network rail are also out, including signallers, crucial to the whole rail operation. this action will hit freight as well as passenger trains. more talks are on the cards in what is shaping up to be a summer of travel misery, from rail and more flight disruption, to fuel. petrol saw its biggest dailyjump in 17 years yesterday and here is the result at one site in swansea this morning. 0uch. emma simpson, bbc news. britain's economy is forecast to be
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the slowest growing of the world's leading economies next year, according to the think tank 0ecd. 0ur economics correspodent andrew verity is here. the 0ecd has warned that russia's attack on ukraine will lead to higher inflation and lower growth for at least the next year across the world but said joint action by governments and central explain more about what they are predicting. it's the word inflation we are talking about, predicting next year they will be no growth at all and it will be the slowest man notjust all and it will be the slowest man not just the g7 all and it will be the slowest man notjust the g7 group of industrialised countries but the 620. at the industrialised countries but the g20. at the moment, this area are predicted to be the second fastest growth, but what the 0ecd is saying here is that the weight of pressure on house sales from energy bills, from the rising prices elsewhere, from the rising prices elsewhere, from possibly double digit inflation later this year will mean we rein in spending. it has a similarfactor raising interest rates which takes money out of economy by making it
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more expensive to borrow and similarly if you raise energy bills and is people have less disposable income to spend on other things and that's one the reasons why the treasury wasn't worried about stoking inflation by spending more on the measures a couple of weeks ago and it is important to note that these forecasts don't take account of those measures. that's an extra £15 billion put into the economy which could mean that maybe we are not so stagnant next year and have slightly higher growth this year. but it's the same story the world over and this is what the 0ecd is saying. it's notjust the war in ukraine, that has its obvious pressures, it's pushed up the price of gas and grain and the price of sunflower oil, but it's also the reopening from the pandemic. we are only now realising the profundity of what happens when you shutdown down whole industries for two years. it takes a long time for them to crank back up, whether at heathrow, mining, the oil industry, and only when those industries do crank back—up will those wholesale prices come down and the pressure will come. . ~' come down and the pressure will
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come. ., ~ , ., one person has been killed and at least 12 injured after a car drove into a crowd of people in the german capital, berlin. police say they have detained a 29—year—old man believed to be the driver, but they don't yet know whether he acted deliberately. 0ur correspondent damien mcguinness joins me from berlin. this was a shocking scene for those who witnessed it, explain how much we know this lunchtime. yes. who witnessed it, explain how much we know this lunchtime.— we know this lunchtime. yes, very shockin: we know this lunchtime. yes, very shocking indeed, _ we know this lunchtime. yes, very shocking indeed, the _ we know this lunchtime. yes, very shocking indeed, the centre - we know this lunchtime. yes, very shocking indeed, the centre of- shocking indeed, the centre of berlin, you can compare it to oxford street or piccadilly circus. 1030 this morning, a car drove into a busy corner where there was a group of people standing and then drove back onto the street and then back again after a couple of hundred metres onto a pavement, crashed into more people before crashing into a perfume shop. the latest thing from the police is that we know who the man was that we still don't know why
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he did it. he's now being questioned. police have given us the latest numbers, though. round about 10.30, a car drove into a group of persons and in that case there were injured, more than 12 persons. some seriously. one is dead. sorry? 12 persons. we don't know if it's an accident or a crime. that's the question, the main question we are clearing up right now. and of course, yes, that's what everybody wants to know because in 2016 there was a terrible incident where 12 people were killed when a terror attack happened just a few metres away from this incident today, so people are asking whether it's a coincidence or whether there are some connections and police are not ruling out an accident because even though this car crashed, it seems, deliberately into a group of people in drove further, it could well be that the man simply lost
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control or had some medical emergency, so that's really what everybody is trying to find out. mi everybody is trying to find out. all right, thank you for the latest from berlin. the health secretary sajid javid has told the bbc there are no quick fixes to problems facing the nhs. his comments came as a major review of health and social care provision in england. it found evidence of discrimination, bullying and blame cultures among nhs management. the report concluded there was an institutional inadequacy in the way managers were trained and valued. 0ur health editor hugh pym is here. that report certainly sounds damning in terms of its references to management and leadership? yes. in terms of its references to management and leadership? yes, in management and leadership? yes, in man wa s management and leadership? yes, in many ways it — management and leadership? yes, in many ways it does, _ management and leadership? yes, in many ways it does, sajid _ management and leadership? yes, in many ways it does, sajid javid - many ways it does, sajid javid commissioned this review from a retired royal marines general and leader of an nhs trust in england, to come and look at all aspects of leadership in the nhs and social care in england and they say they
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did find examples of inspirational leadership in some organisations, but it was patchy and in some of the worst examples, discrimination, bullying, a failure to make people feel valued. and a lack ofjoined up thinking. that's one thing that comes across very strongly. sajid javid set is going to accept all the recommendations and one of them is to try and find a way of getting the best leaders to move to the most difficult areas of the nhs and social care, to actually take it on and try and turn things around. here's what he said to me in an interview this morning. in parts of the nhs there is a cycle of poor performance. think of some regions that, you know, the nhs trust has just been constantly challenged there with poor leadership. and one of the difficulties is getting the best leaders to move to those regions. and what this report talks about is exactly how you could do that, how you can incentivise that, how you can have the right packages, how you can provide
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the right support. and pay them more? in some cases it will mean making sure you are paying people what is necessary, what is the right amount. sajid javid there. this is all very well and long term thinking but right now there is pressure in accident and emergency units and long waits for patients and this review does not deal with those immediate issues. pharmacists say physical and verbal abuse against them has become unacceptably common, and many now feel unsafe when at work. a survey of members of the union the pharmacists' defence association found nine in ten had seen an increase in violent incidents in the last year. 0ne described being threatened with a knife. chloe hayward reports. vicious attacks, abusive outbursts. the violence in community pharmacies is now leaving many pharmacists terrified. chand had a six inch knife held to her throat.
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initially when he held the knife to me, it was maybe a couple of inches from my chest and i did just freeze. i could hear my colleagues telling me to come over and pleading with the attacker to let me go over to them. but in the first instance, i couldn't move. because i was scared. the pda, a union representing pharmacists, says the majority of their members feel unsafe at work. in a recent survey, 89% of over 500 community pharmacists that responded said they had seen an increase in the number of violent incidents in the last year. we're already seeing a situation where more and more pharmacists are considering whether they want to work in community pharmacy because of the working conditions, and violence and abuse is definitely a contributory factor of that. police forces around the uk have noted this marked increase in violence in pharmacies, even though the government has a zero tolerance policy for abuse
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in any health care setting. no, i believe the numbers are really underreported from the pharmacies and i think the challenge is they provide a real community service and supporting some really vulnerable victims, whether it's a mental health or an addiction issue. and i think they're really keen to support those clients and don't want to see police action taken against them. in terms of guidance for them, i think this is an opportunity to look at around technical options such as body worn video, use of cctv and kind of panic alarms, and also where pharmacies can work together and work with local doctors, where they've got regular offenders that are causing problems, what they can do to try and help manage their behaviour going forward. a quick police response saved chand from physical injury, but the mental scars linger. i didn't sleep well for the first while. and then i do experience more panic attacks when dealing with more aggressive patients. every day i hear more and more people just leaving. chloe hayward, bbc news. our top story this lunchtime.
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borisjohnson has boris johnson has faced borisjohnson has faced mps in parliament in his first appearance at the dispatch box since winning a vote of confidence. the shoppers building up debt by borrowing money to make their buy now pay later repayments. coming up on the bbc news channel. the prospective takeover of derby county is in danger of collapsing. the bbc understands that chris kirchner has failed to close the deal, but the american businessman insists the takeover will still happen. russia's foreign minister sergei lavrov has denied that the war in ukraine is causing a globalfood crisis, despite soaring prices driven by the collapse of ukrainian exports. mr lavrov was speaking after a meeting in ankara with his turkish counterpart who's trying to broker an agreement to unblock grain shipments from ukrainian ports. it comes as ukraine says russia is stopping all other operations to focus
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on its offensive on severodonetsk. 0ur correspondentjoe inwood sent this report from kyiv. the donbas is burning. this is lysychansk, just a few miles away from the current front line and a city under constant bombardment. the sign reads, "i love college". but there are no students left, and nowhere to study. lysychansk has been left a ghost town. most of those who remain do so because they have no choice. translation: every day there are bombings and every day something burns, a house, a flat, and there's nobody to help me. i tried to go to the city authorities, but nobody�*s there. everyone has run away. they abandoned the people. go away, too, they say. but where am i going to go at 70 years old? if yuri were to look to the east, this is the sight that would greet him. the neighbouring city
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of severodonetsk, taking the full weight of russia's invasion. ukrainian authorities say they are holding on here, but onlyjust. it's expected that the russians will increase the intensity of their attacks over the coming days. for many, the fact that russia has not already captured the eastern donbas region is in part down to these soldiers, the defenders of mariupol, the southern port city which held out against the russians for more than 80 days. when they surrendered, there were hopes they might be part of some sort of prisoner exchange, but that now seems a dwindling hope. it's reported that a thousand of them have been sent to russia for investigations, with fears they could be put on trial. it comes as russia's foreign minister visited turkey, an attempt to find a diplomatic solution to the global food crisis being caused by the invasion. the west says russia is entirely to blame. sergei lavrov says the ukrainians need to act first.
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translation: the only way to solve this problem is for ukrainians to let ships leave their ports. they need to remove mines and provide a safe corridor. but for all the talk of diplomacy, in reality, very few people can see a negotiated settlement to this increasingly bitter conflict. joe inwood, bbc news, kyiv. the family of a retired british geologist jailed for 15 years in iraq for trying to take artefacts out of the country have appealed to the foreign office to come out against the verdict, and back his appeal. jim fitton was arrested at baghdad airport in march with pottery shards in his luggage. our correspondent andrew plant has this report. jim fitton was sentenced to 15 years in jail for a crime that can carry the death penalty under iraqi law. the retired geologist had been on an organised trip in southeastern iraq.
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he collected stones and broken pottery here and was then arrested at baghdad airport when his suitcase was searched. his family now able to speak to him for the first time in more than three months. he didn't show he was emotional at all. obviously, i was emotional. i don't think it's really sunk in. obviously, for the rest of us, we have to keep fighting. so we've kind ofjust suspended our emotional response for now as much as we can. but i don't think it's really sunk in yet. mr fitton was charged with intentionally trying to take an antiquity out of iraq. at his trial, he said his guide on the tour had given permission to take souvenirs, and he didn't know he was breaking the law. we need the british government to throw their weight behind us. my dad is so undeserving, he's not a criminal.
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the british foreign office says it is providing assistance but cannot interfere in the judicial process of another country. his family say 66—year—old mr fitton's jail term is tantamount to a death sentence anyway. andrew plant, bbc news. more than two in five people who've recently used "buy now pay later" systems have ended up borrowing money to make the repayments, according to citizens advice. a survey by the charity also suggested half of 18 to 34—year—olds had used another form of credit to make the payments. our personal finance correspondent kevin peachey is with me. what are the warnings? buy now pay later is heavily promoted by retailers and popular with shoppers. 70 million people in the uk have usedit 70 million people in the uk have used it and 30% of people in their 20s use it. the concept is simple, you split the payment or delay payment and then pay it back in
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interest—free instalments. but as its popularity has grown so have concerns about unmanageable or hidden debt and that is what citizens advice have said today. they say that two in five people are using another form of borrowing primarily credit cards to make repayments and that rises to half 418 to 34—year—olds. clearly there are concerns and what advisers are saying is that people facing difficulties with the cost of living are just piling debt difficulties with the cost of living arejust piling debt on difficulties with the cost of living are just piling debt on top of that and this is largely an unregulated sector and we expect to see more regulation. one of the big providers are saying it can be used responsibly, 95% of payments are made on time but when we have big companies like apple this week saying they are entering the market then clearly it is going to come under the microscope for a long time to come.
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kevin peachey, many thanks. the organisers of the commonwealth games say they're still trying to recruit up to 5,000 staff to work at birmingham 2022. the games begin on 28thjuly. the chief executive of the organising committee ian reid said thatjobs in security, catering and cleaning still need to be filled — and that they've spoken to the military about stepping in if necessary. we have got multiple providers, which spreads the risk. we also work closely with the likes of the military and others to make sure there is resilience and back—up plans, just like what kicked in for london 2012. so in terms of the security workforce, we are confident we have got both plan a and plan b in place to make sure the venues can be secure. and plan b involves the army if you need them? ultimately, if we needed them. but plan a is to make sure we have a private contract security workforce in place. sir david attenborough has been officially appointed a knight grand cross of the order
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of st michael and st george — for services to broadcasting and conservation. he was given the honour by the prince of wales at windsor castle. helena wilkinson is at windsor castle for us. well we talk about national treasures and sir david attenborough does fall into that category. a really special ceremony at windsor castle earlier for the 96 yelled as he was knighted for a second time in that ceremony carried out by prince charles on behalf of the queen. and he looked very happy when he was receiving that honour. sir david was first noted by the queen in 1985 and the award he received today is much more prestigious the night. he has been officially appointed knight grand cross of the order of st michael and st george to highlight the work he has done on the natural
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world in his documentaries and also his campaigning to protect it as well. and if you watched party at the palace on saturday his name was projected onto the front of the palace that weekend and he looked absolutely thrilled as we saw him after he received the honour looking very happy indeed. he is 96 yelled old with no sign of slowing down, still making documentaries and still inspiring so many people across the world with his work. —— he is 96 years old. people here also receiving honours today but there was talk outside the castle grounds with excited people saying did you see sir david attenborough! national treasure, see sir david attenborough! national treasure. as — see sir david attenborough! national treasure. as you _ see sir david attenborough! national treasure, as you say. _ jim seals, one half of the american duo seals and crofts, has died at the age of 80.
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together with dash crofts, he enjoyed a string of hits in the 19705 including "summer breeze" and "diamond girl". his family described him as a "musical genius". time for a look at the weather. here's darren bett. all our weather in the week ahead is coming in from the atlantic. let me take you to the west of the uk in this area of low pressure and cloud is actually a former tropical storm which brought a lot of rain in florida over the weekend. it is not going to bring us much rain but around that area of low pressure we have had some rain and it is staggering slowly north across central and northern parts of
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scotland so here it is quite a

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